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Chapter 27 - Chapter 27 ‘Family’

Charles is hunting. As the freezing cold has yet to affect Charles. A wave of heat hits both of us. "What the hell." Charles said, taking a few steps to the heat, seeing a bonfire. The kindling was the dead robots. There is metal melting. As I saw something on the ground, footprints. 

"We should get out of here." I said as Charles nodded. 

"Where are you going?" A voice asked. It came from the flames. 

"Who are you?" Charles asked as I started to fly into the air. This would be trouble. 

"Leo Starling." Leo answered as he took a few steps out of the flames he looked like Charles but with a lighter shade of brown hair. "Now mine telling me how you are copycat?" Leo asked with a cruel smile. 

"Charles." Charles said with a frown. 

"Charles Starling I wanted to test you to see if you're a Starling like me." Leo said his sword was pure gold. It was Oricalcum. As he pulled out another sword, Renfield, threw it at Charles' feet. "This is yours." Leo said with a smile. Charles holds up Renfield with a smile. Blocking the first strike. 

"You're good." Charles said as the struggle for their blades edged from each other's faces. Both of them jumped back. 

"Damn your physical strength is almost as strong as me." Leo said how prideful he was. Leo and Charles were both smiling. 

"Let's make a bet." Charles said with a smile. His blue eyes met the feral blue of Leo. 

"What the bet?" Leo asked, looking at Charles with a predatory smile. Showing off his fangs. What were these two thinking? 

"If I win then you work for me but if I lose then you kill me." Charles said his eyes started to glow a faint yellow. 

"So the winner has the fate of the loser in their hands." Leo said thinking about it. What was Charles thinking? As I see him cloak his whole arm in his invisible Chaos Energy. "Sounds good." Leo said. 

"Phantom Bullet." Charles said with a beastal smile on his face. Leo barely dodged out of the way. 

"Smart move." Leo said before charging. He pulls out a gold gun. Also made of Oricalcum. He fires three shots Charles barely dodges. The strength of the gun far surpasses Jackal. 

"Nice gun, what is its name?" Charles asked, looking at the golden firearm. 

"Apollo." Leo said with a small smile on his lips. As he ducted below five bullets of Jackal. He easily blocked a kick from Charles. Charles was hit by a punch in the face. 

"Damn." Charles said, rubbing the blood running down his face. It looked delicious. 

"First blood goes to me." Leo said with a smile he looked down at his hand and it had a layer of blood on it. Some of the blood got onto Apollo. I swear they were the same person just wearing different skins. 

"Yet I am not defeated." Charles said his voice was manic. Blood is still running down his face. I swear he is manic. 

"You make a good point." Leo said as he took a few steps closer. His swing was aimed to decapitate Charles. Charles blocked the strike and a bead of sweat rolled down his forehead. Charles kicked Leo in the gut knocking him away. 

"Let's get started." Charles said. Looking at Leo he was on his back. But he quickly jumped back up. Both of them were still smiling. They both swing at each other. Sparks fly off the blades. Now they were looking into each other's eyes. Both of them were glaring. They both kicked each other back. 

"Damn this is fun." Leo said with a small smile jumping back up. Charles did a flip form his back and landed on his feet. 

"I can agree." Charles said but a frown covered his face. "Gabriel was much more fun to fight." Charles muttered looking at his sword. Leo started to charge. A deep cut landed on Charles. 

"Get your head out of the clouds." Leo told Charles. 

"Shut up." Charles growled. Pointing his gun at Leo's leg. Leo jumped back to avoid the attack. But then Charles was hit in the shoulder by Leo's Apollo. 

"No one tells me to shut up." Leo growls. Blood rushed from the wound. Dripping onto the fresh snow. 

"Well then make me eat my words." Charles said with a small snarl. They both charged at each other. Their sword clashes. Both of them shot at each other. Forcing both of them to duct. They both shot a few more shots at each other. Charles was hit in the shoulder and the lower part of his arm. 

"Looks like I made you eat your words." Leo said his pride dripped from his voice. Charles opened the bullet wound and there was a swishing sound as he pulled out the bullet. He did the same for the second one. Why is it not using Starlight? This makes no sense. Maybe he is keeping a trump card. 

"You're quite the sharp shot." Charles said with a small smile. "Phantom Bullet." Charles said as Leo rolled out of the way. As he fired another bullet at him. This time he barely dodged. He started to laugh. 

"You're down to two bullets and I have three left." Leo said. He fired two at Charles and he rolled forwards. As he fired his last two bullets. Leo closed the gap in seconds. But Charles had a smile. 

"Wrong." Charles said with a smile as a bullet was fired from his gun. Leo jumped back what the hell. "When I say Phantom Bullet now you have to play the mind game, am I firing the gun or not." Charles' smile widens well. That is smart now he has to guess. 

"Damn that good." Leo said as he ripped the bullet out of the wound. His smile widened to match Charles. 

"Since you're a Starling I guess you have Moonlight right? This is where you lose." Leo said as the temperature seems to rise. Leo started to glow with orange light and flames coming off in small batches. He puts his gun away. 

"Looks like I am getting taken seriously." Charles said. As he started to glow a faint white. Both of them seemed like Hellsing two weaker versions of him. Leo's eyes glowed a yellow the same yellow as Charles' eyes were glowing. Both of them let out a roar that sounded malicious and insane. 

"Great, there is another one." I said looking at the two mini Hellsing. 

"So you have it too. It feels different somehow." Leo stated. No duh it was Starlight not Moonlight was the difference between the two. Now I have to wonder what energy he is using. 

"If you want to know then defeat me." Charles said with a pride dripping from his voice. They both charged at each other. Their energy collided, forming a circle around them. Then it exploded, destroying anything close to them. Melting the snow and charring the earth. Then the second blow. 

"I won't lose." Leo said his voice filled with seriousness. 

"Neither will I but one of us has to lose." Charles said. He head butting Leo, knocking him off balance. 

"And that will be you." Leo said with a glare. Getting back up as the flames start to grow. His muscles rippled and seemed to expand a bit. It seemed as if the temperature started to rise. His sword now was covered in flames. 

"Great, you just got stronger." Charles said as he started to glow his Starlight flowed into the sword. 

"Charles, you are not one to talk." I said as he has started to use Starlight and that is completely unfair. But then again so is life. I wonder how I will win. Neither party is weak but they will have to find a victory somehow. 

"Divine Solar Spear: Gungir." Leo said as thrust forward a huge wave of flames shot from the blade. Incinerating all that was in the flames. As I heard a loud sigh. 

"Damn that almost hit me." Charles said. It was a powerful attack. "That impressive attack." Charles' complement. "But it is slow so if you can increase size or speed it would be deadly if you keep the flame condensed then it might have a bit more speed." Charles said, making an observation. He is trying to get a rise out of him but why?

"Bastard!" Leo roared; he was clearly enraged by the comment. Looks like he got what he wanted. I still don't understand why he would want him mad. A bullet whizzed through the air hitting Leo. Wait a second Charles has disappeared. Where is he? Another bullet was fired hitting Leo. These bullets are doing very little damage. Charles appeared in front of Leo. 

"What's wrong Leo? You lost your cool." Charles said as blocks an incoming sword strike. Charles' knees start to buckle. The ground underneath him started to crack. 

"Die!" Leo yelled his flames becoming even more ferocious. As Charles Mythril blade started to glow a crimson. He nodded the blade to the side. It melted the ground like a hot knife through butter. 

"Damn." Charles said with a frown as he started using even more starlight his sword started to shimmer like a diamond. 

"Bastard you stomped on my pride." Leo said, raising his sword above his head. Charles barely dodged. As the sword touched the ground an explosion of fire shot out. Burning Charles foot. Starlight started to heal rapidly. 

"Yet you're the one who lost his cool." Charles stated again he was fanning the flames of rage. Charles let out a little laugh. 

"Divine Solar Spear: Gungir." Leo roared as a huge amount of flames burst forth from the blade. An all consuming inferno. All things caught in its path were burned into nothingness. It was a true flame.

"What do I keep saying if the attack does not land it a waste of energy." Charles mocked I get it now trying to make him waste as much energy as possible. 

"Divine Inferno!" Leo roared. As flames burst all around him. Making a huge amount of flames. It started to burn and made trees on the outer parts of the sphere catch flame. He started a forest fire. 

"Damn he really turned out the heat." Charles said as the flaming sphere started to vanish it showed Leo walking out of it his yellow eyes glowing brightly. Flames hugged his body and seemed to be protecting him. 

"You!!" Leo roared out his flames, seeming to grow again. His yellow eyes glowed even more brightly than the flames. He charged again with new found speed. A deep cut on Charles' chest was instantly cauterized by the heat. Charles let out a roar of pain. 

"Damn that hurts." Charles said as he jumped away from Leo. 

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