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Chapter 327 - Adventure of Astral Part 65: Till Death do us Part

Angel looked up as she sent Willow a quick message. "Get Finnick out of here he has done so much." Gliding over to her brother as she helped him up. He flexed both his hands as his claws extended. "We aren't done yet." She pointed as Bane stood up. Not a scratch on his body and aura. "What a nutter." She stood up as James followed slowly.

"What brats." He kept his eyes on the two of them as Angel handed the spear to James. Willow swiftly snuck through the background and scooped up Finnick. With a splash into the river all three heard it. Looked at where Finnick was and noticed he was gone. "How much help do you have left, you will need more."

"I think you need it you brick shithouse. Thats all you have left for brains." James spat out blood as he held the spear on his right shoulder. The wound from his left failing to heal. Angel rushed in first. Amplifying the aura in her wings to act as shields while James sent jabs and slashes at him. Nothing leaked through as Bane swatted away each one. One coordinated punch as he damaged Angel's wing. She rotated back as she tried to fly up but couldn't.

James handed her the spear as both James and Bane entered close quarters blows. His left side kept coming up short as Bane focused on blocking the blows from the right hand. Being swatted away as more and more hunters slowly gathered to just watch. James kept close and in aggression, jabbing forward with his claws as Bane fought with one arm behind his back. Each attempt batted down as he played with his new prey.

Angels wing fluttered in the background as a ring of feathers formed above her. She saw all her brother was doing to protect her. She moved in with her one working wing as she sent him flying with a gravity pulse a few feet back. The tip of the spear opened Bane's right shoulder as James closed the gap and landed a left hook into his right side. 

Unflinching, unmoving, unbothered Bane's left arm clubbed both of them into the ground as the two rolled around the plaza for several feet. Their auras failing as Bane stood strong, waltzing over in deliberate steps of power as he cracked more of the ground. "You silly kids think you could stand a chance against me? And now I get the chance to finish you two off for good." He stood above them. A deathly stare rained onto the two of them as neither got up.

"I didn't make you two so that way you would quit. You were made to make balance in this planet." A small silver orb rolled out from James' bag. "This message was made for you to be used in your greatest time of need. But; no matter the issue, you two can overcome the fears you are facing and the problem ahead. Despite your dad failing to raise you. He has all the faith in the world that you two can do this!" The male voice shook out of the orb. "If you need help you can just-" Bane smashed the orb as the message was cut short. 

"What a load of bullshit." Bane picked up James by his throat. "Your power is mine you little snake, now that your tricks are over." James coughed up more blood as his eyes and hair turned deep red. 

"MY FATHER WILL SAVE ME! I WON'T NEED HIS HELP TO KILL YOU!" James looked directly into his eyes as a thunderous kick came upward. All his stacks transferred into speed and strength. Bane dropped him as he landed on his feet, as his glare scanned the area, the other was also not found. "Dear father, if you can help us, may it be. After we kill them all." James took a sidestep and jabbed hard into Bane's ribs as he finally felt a punch for the first time in his life.

All the hunters saw the gasp as they lowered their guard in shock. Looking at the fight then upwards to the shadow above. Wings spread out as feathers rained down on every single hunter. Unprepared they took cover and hid for a moment as Angel slammed down with everything she had. Bane got crushed into the ground, his imprint in the ground as he popped back up. Angel hopped backwards as Bane closed the gap, she moved out of the way faster than his eyes could register.

"Your abilities to improvise, adapt and make it this far are impressive." He cracked his knuckles and charged forward. Vines sprouted from the ground and held onto James' ankle as Angel avoided them. Bane's fist launched into his sternum, unable to dodge it he dug his claws into the oncoming attack and slowed it down. Being sent flying as a path behind them opened up. Angel sped past Bane as a gash opened on his back from her wing. She landed next to James as he took her hand and got back up. 

Bane charged straight at them, armored with an external aura shield as both of them backed up to the street. Avoiding his charge they stood in the road. Oncoming hunters used this to their advantage as several large SUV's began to run down the street and try to ram the kids. They made it to the sidewalks as they weaved through the streetlamps for protection as they heard noises from above. Helicopters were locked in on their positions as they opened fire with bullets as the two ducked into an alley. Bane was waiting for them as his punch shattered the wall.

The shrapnel knocked them both back. His thunderous footsteps shook the ground around the two as they scrambled up in shock. Behind them were squads of hunters blocking off the alley. Nets were cast over the top of the building allowing for no escape. "With your two deaths the animals can be slaughtered with hopelessness." Bane cackled as he wound up a punch for James' skull, connecting as he slammed into the wall lifeless. Grabbing his leg he threw him to the dead end of the alley. Angel stood frozen in place as her eyes watched in horror. She slid the spear to him as her wings flapped, the clipped one a bit slower than the second.

Bane came in and slammed his arm down to club her as she hopped backwards. Gusting hurricane force winds with her wing into his face as she slashed him with debris and loose feathers. He stood like a massive oak tree in the storm as he came closer. Pushing her closer to the hunters who held out shock prods. Each punch he threw missed. Her speed narrowly keeping her safe as her room to maneuver became nothing. One shock touched her from the prods as she flew above Bane in a blitz as she ran out of room in a second. He chased her down and backed her away. 

'Its over. But I wont allow us to die without killing him.' She slowly backed up with each step. Getting closer and closer to James as his body didn't budge. She stood her ground. All her aura focused on her clipped wing. Hearing the bones crack from Bane's repeated blows onto them she used the last of her energy with her good wing. One slash down the front of his chest. Cutting deep he winced as he snapped her good wing with a punch. She landed on top of James and covered the two with her wings.

Bane brutishly stomped over, the loose trash crushed between his boots and the ground as he lifted his boot to stomp off their heads. A small droplet of rain came down, he looked up as there were no clouds. The hunters all lifted their heads as well. The downpour of rain began as a shadow figure stood on top of the building. "THEY HAVE HELP STILL, OPEN FIRE." Bullets ripped through the man like smoke as he stayed still. But his head twitched to the two kids as a small white orb slowly descended from the sky.

"Young ones, may you have a second chance." It whispered out as a flash of light happened that blinded everyone. Bane looked back as the kids were gone, then up to the man of smoke and shadows as he vanished into nothing. He stood in awe and fury. Grabbing a trash can and throwing it at their empty spot. Marching to the troops at the opening of the alleyway. 

"Move, make the press report. The kids are dead." Bane stumbled onto the road and was staggered for a second. The two slashes had him not just leaking blood, but also they were slow to heal, even with his aura abilities to heal it wasn't doing too well. He broke out into maniacial laughter, a hunter slowly approached him as Bane smacked him away. His body flew lifeless into the canal as he walked off. Hunters ran into the canal and began to start the press release. Announcing the death of several dozen hunters, the two kids and a few civilian casualties. Absent from the death log were Charlie and Auroura. 

Dante sat in silence as he watched the press release. Willow and Finnick came in as he didn't move. "They didn't make it." He said in silence as he rolled back footage of the fighting of the cameras that were working. Willow and Finnick stood motionless as Dante was editing clips across two laptops. "We can at least show the public that Bane is a monster and two kids stood up for the world." Dante had everything fueling the feed as the newscaster stood at her desk with her papers.

"With that the government has also stated that it is now in crisis lockdown." Dante saw the camera where they died, the flash of light and the lack of their bodies. "Curfew will be set to nine at night till nine in the morning, anyone out can be detained, effective immediately." Dante took over the airwaves with the fighting footage all stitched together.

"It sounds crazy, but two kids who were only seventeen when they battled against the greatest hunter of all time. Had their way and almost won." Dante paused as one blow was shown from Angel, then another from James. "Missing on the death reports were also Charlie and Auroura." Dante plugged in the clip of Bane draining her life for himself. "Even then. The government is shady. Be careful and stay safe." Dante played the last clip of the two cornered in the alley but cut it short of the final flash. It turned back to the news as the newscaster was pale.

She moved her mouth to speak, nothing came out. She tried again as she had tears crawling down her cheeks. "The best thing to do is obey the law and stay safe. Do watch out and make sure to protect yourselves." The broadcast was shut off as Dante reopened it with looping footage of the fight. 

"They have to take down all the airwaves and call it from there." Dante sulked as he looked at the screen. "They have a chance to still live and be found."

The shadow figure stood in orbit as the planet was swallowed into a vortex. Where no outsider could ever find. "I missed out on the kids due to my stubborn nature. But once they appear again I can use this to lure them out." The hood fell down in space as it was One. He held the marble in his hand for the planet as he slipped it into a pocket.

The glowing orb circled him for a moment before popping into sparkles. He scoffed and laughed before leaving. The orb then opened up into a hand of pale white light. The two kids fell onto clouds as the hand extended. "Color wheel advanced variations." A soft rainbow light glowed around the two as their wounds vanished. "And now you will rest until your father is ready for you."

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