Phantom Trip

The Soul Shredder shredded

The sword swung down.

Danny's arms swung up.

And he grabbed the sword before it could slice him through.

Fright Knight stared down in shock. "What?"

Danny lifted his head and smiled. "You thought I'd give up that easily?"

He grit his teeth and clamped tighter. The pointed edges hurt his palms.

Fright Knight scowled and pushed harder.

The two ghosts fought.

Danny grunted as the sword bit into his hands. He struggled. He wanted to scream but that would be wasted energy.

Fright Knight yelled as he put in all his strength. That child will not beat him. He has him at his mercy. He is more powerful.

Danny clenched his eyes shut. The sword lowered and came closer and closer to his head.

No.

He pushed. He felt energy come from his core and into his hands. His hands started glowing. Like a charging ectoblast. Except he kept charging it. He felt the green glow travel from his hands up his arm.

It felt similar to when he had tried to break the glass box at Skulker's.

Danny didn't stop.

The energy glowed brighter and surrounded his own being.

And still he kept adding more.

He didn't know where he got all the power from since his core was weakened. But he wasn't about to complain. Maybe Danny had more power than he realised.

He brought out more and the light green flames of the sword changed to the dark green of Danny.

Danny's hands burned. His whole body burned with pain. He screamed through his closed teeth.

His human form wasn't used to this kind of power.

He felt the rings want to form but he pushed it back.

Dash is watching, he reminded himself. I can do this as a human.

Dash was watching alright. He gaped open mouthed. What was- happening?

He knew one thing for sure.

Danny Fenton wasn't human.

Fright Knight's eyes widened. What was happening to his sword!! He strained but the sword didn't budge in the halfa's iron grip.

The sword was strained. The power attacked it and pushed.

Then...something unspeakable happened. The unimaginable. The unbelievable.

The Soul Shredder cracked.

Fright Night's eyes widened.

And the sword shattered.

Valerie hid behind her shield. Dash lay down and covered his head. Tucker put Sam behind him and Leroy enveloped them, coverung them with his body. Dora closed her eyes. Nightmare screamed.

When it calmed down they opened their eyes and looked, almost scared about what they would see.

Danny lay spread out on the ground. All the power drained. He took small breaths. His eyes drifted to Fright Knight.

The ghost still held the hilt of his sword. The rest of it lay in pieces on the ground. The pieces no longer glowed.

Fright stood paralized. His sword. The Soul Shredder. Broken. It couldn't be. It was impossible.