Given An Unwanted Second Chance

Chapter 30

Sorry for the delay on chapter releasing.  Life, ya know?

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I stepped forward so that the others could come through unhindered.  I glanced around, feeling uncomfortable in the familiar territory.

I waited for everyone to enter before extending my senses, trying to locate where Code was.

Fresh beat me to it, however.  "Codeski is over in that direction.  He be a bit far, yo, so we won't be seein' him 'til we get closer."

"Just be careful, okay, everyone?  I don't doubt that this'll be tough..."

"Don't need to tell me twice.  He's unnaturally strong for someone who isn't a god."  Error commented, waving his hand slightly.  The band on Dust's wrist disintegrated.

Dust just sighed.  "I really hope someone explains to me what all has happened since I died."

"We will.  Just...later."  I murmured, quietly walking off in the proper direction.

I could feel my soul beating faster as we walked silently.  I was scared.  Really scared.  I didn't want anyone else dying (besides Code, really).

"Are you truly so desperate, Eclipse, that you'd turn to the Stars for help?  How pathetic..."

I froze and the others paused.  Error muttered angrily.  "So much for surprise attacks."

I couldn't pinpoint where his voice was coming from, and my emotional sensing wasn't helping.  It felt like his amusement was everywhere around us.  "I had to do something...I'm not Nightmare."  I said lightly, my tendrils tensed up behind me.

"THAT much is obvious.  I bet you can't even pinpoint where I am, can you?"

I shifted uncomfortably as everyone readied their weapons.

"Not surprising.  You're weak.  Though I bet you had fun~ killing all those innocents."

"I did NOT!! "  I yelled, my anger flaring.  I was so pissed that he did that to me.

"Childish.  How about a round two?  This time...your allies?  How about that, hm?"

I can't afford to die...not while the balance is so positive.  I have to be careful...

I took a deep breath, glaring ahead.  "How about no."

A cackle nearby.  "Who said you had a choice."

Vibrant green strings shot out towards me at a speed I could've never outrun.  I turned my head as the strings wrapped around my arm, though strangely, I could still control myself.  I wrapped the strings around my arm a little more and grabbed it, yanking hard.

Code stumbled from his nearby position, scowling.  "How the hAll...?"

I chuckled darkly as Fresh grinned slightly at his strange ability to censor curses.  "Seems your little 'distraction' made me less vulnerable to your strings."

Dust summoned a knife, cutting the strings around my arm swiftly.  "Now, what was that about turning me against my allies? "

Code just growled a little, his one eye scanning over the lot of us.  I took a step towards him, my tendrils flaring out around me.  "You will die.  Or...at least, as close to death as we can get you."

Code grinned.  "I'd love to see your attempts."

I sensed a spike of anger from one of my group as spiked bones protruded from the ground beneath Code.  Code easily jumped up before getting hit, launching green, glitched bones at us.