Fallen Stars

Mystery Thirty-Three

The Dark One, Zosma!

Zosma sitting on the Dirt Hill, staring down the three. In his sleeveless Army uniform.

Draco: I’m going first.

Vega: …..

Wrath: !

Draco raises his finger pistol.

Draco: The leader has to start it off.

It starts to glow.

Draco: **100% Star Gun**

An immense blast of concentrated orange-red starlight shoots directly at Zosma!! Zosma looked at it coming.

Zosma: Ra ha.

He just disappears, and the star blasts into the Army Facility, exploding it!

Zosma looks at the explosion, while in the sky.

Zosma: That packed a punch, huh?

Draco (smiles): Wait til it hits you.

Electricity blitzes up into the air, above Zosma, on his left. Wrath threw his left arm forward.

Wrath: **Dreadful Lightning**

A massive blast of blue electricity comes out hitting Zosma! The attack does a straight line down to the ground. Vega appears above Zosma on his right, holding his sword towards Zosma.

Vega: **Hellfire Flamethrower**

Blazing hellfire flames erupt from Vega’s sword which is aimed directly at Zosma! Striking Zosma with great intensity!! The red fire goes straight down hitting the ground. The electricity and fire form an X with Zosma right in the middle.

Zosma: ….

Zosma is taking all of the damage. Draco starts to aim, right for the middle point.

Draco: **100% Star Gun**

He shoots off another star blast going straight at Zosma, hitting him in the middle! A huge explosion goes off!!

Draco: X marks the…. Nevermind.

Vega and Wrath both come back down to the ground, and Zosma is seen after all the attacks disappear, wiping off his green uniform.

Zosma: Ra ha ha.

Draco with an annoyed tone.

Draco: Tck. We need more firepower.

All of them looked around.

Draco: Apocalypse!

Vega: Enma!

Wrath: Zeus!

All of their animals’ ears perk up. Running/Flying and getting to be beside their partners.

Enma: (This is Zosma!)

Enma is foaming fire from its mouth.

Zeus: (Yahaha!)

Zeus (Monkey Form) coats its fists in electricity.

Apocalypse: (It’s time!)

Apocalypse flying around in a circle.

Draco: Double our powers. We can get him like this.

Zosma: Aaaah.

All six of them disappear, appearing all around Zosma. All doing a combined attack.

Apocalypse and Draco charging star beams. Enma and Vega shooting off fireballs. Zeus and Wrath throw out electric blasts. All hitting Zosma.

Zosma (discreet): So much light...

Vega: ….

Zosma: Tisk, tisk, tisk. Six-on-one isn’t fair.

Zosma begins to laugh.

Wrath (mad): You killed us when you had a bunch of people!

Vega: It was twelve vs three. And you killed us. Being fair isn’t a concern for you.

While they continue clashing in the sky.

Zosma (smiles): Let’s even it out, three vs one and three vs one. Come out, Rael!

Something covered in darkness slowly walks to the edge of Dirt Hill. Wearing a set of armor and a longsword.

AN* Rael is an angel name that means “Lord of the light” in Hebrew.

Zosma: Rahaha. Handle the creatures, Rael.

Rael lets out a loud war cry!!

Wrath: (What is that?)

Rael jumps into the air trying to cut Apocalypse. Apocalypse dodges the slash.

Draco: (Just stick to that thing, Apocalypse.)

Vega: (Enma, help Apocalypse and Zeus.)

Wrath: (Handle it.)

Apocalypse, Enma, and Zeus: (Alright!)

The three animals swarm around Rael, attacking it with beams and blasts all around.

Draco: What even is that thing?

Zosma: Oh, you don’t know? Do you think everyone has an “animal” beside them? Rahaha, don’t be naive.

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Vega: (Then what is it?)

Wrath (angry): What the hell is it then?! We all are Forbidden…!!

Zosma (grins): You have to think higher than that.

As Zosma points up.

Wrath: Fuck it, we’ll figure it out another time. (I have an idea what it is, but... no way...)

The gang continues using their powers clashing together while hitting Zosma. He dodges a few blasts but is hit by others. This is going on, on the eastern side of the battlefield, while on the Western side is Apocalypse, Enma, and Zeus clashing with Rael.

Rael dashes in for cuts with Apocalypse and Enma dodging it, then attacking with their powers.

On the ground looking up are the privates and the other races looking up at the brightness and clashes. Even some in the hospital watching.

Bulgogi: Are they… Gods…?

Salisbury is completely zoned out staring at the sky.

While other Privates cheer on Zosma!

Private Jo: Get them, First Lieutenant!

Goblins overrun Jo and start stabbing him. Hobgoblins are still fighting other privates, ducking behind places, and throwing bombs over them.

Stroganoff: *Snort* After this is over… I’m taking out Wellington!

Loaf is next to him throwing bombs.

Loaf: No you won’t!

Earl, still firing his gun, killing goblins and knockers.

Earl: Zosma can handle all of them. Privates!

All the Privates look to Earl.

Earl: Protect. This. City! The heavy hitters are fighting Zosma. The least we could do is handle the little creatures!

All the Privates yell in unison!

Bulgogi: …..They’re getting hyped together. Trows! Use your powders now! And attack!

The Trows all take their pouches and sprinkle the powder on themselves.

The Trows: AHHHHH!!!!

All energized, they continue their attack!

Bulgogi: Charge!

While the fight on the ground keeps going, the Zosma vs Draco, Vega, and Wrath fight is taking place on Dirt Hill.

Zosma: To think, I need this to beat you three. Rahaha. Why not. I want to get some more sleep.

Zosma raises his arms. Yelling out, with a cynical smile.

Zosma: Come to me, Darkness!

All the darkness in the city starts getting sucked in by Zosma. Wrath is right next to Zosma, about to swing, with a fist covered with electricity.

Wrath: Yahaha, I won’t let you power up.

He swings, and his fist goes right through Zosma.

Zosma: That won’t work. While I’m in this process, I'm intangible and immobile. Just sit back and watch, little kid. Rahaha.

All the darkness from the sky goes into Zosma's hands, Wrath jumps back to Draco and Vega.

Zosma’s face and laugh grow even eviler.

Zosma: **Blackout**

The Gang: ….

Zosma’s eyes widened.

**Meanwhile…

Where The Animals Are…**

Apocalypse charges up a beam, while Enma and Zeus are both attacking Rael.

Enma: (C’mon! We can beat this thing!)

Zeus: (.... What even is it?)

Enma firing off some fireballs. Zeus is following up with thunder!

Rael: (....!)

Rael swings through both the fire and lightning. Swiping them all away!

Apocalypse: **Star Beam**

Apocalypse’s charged-up beam hurls straight toward Rael, but it just slices it up!!

Apocalypse: (...What do we-)

Enma: (Apocalypse! Don’t think like that! We’ll just take it out somehow!)

Rael’s darkness armor gets darker. Rael gripes its sword harder and brings its arm into its chest.

Zeus: (What’s- )

(The Dirt Hill.)

All the darkness is gone, but the city is still dark from it being nighttime. Zosma shook his fists and laughed. He slowly takes off his uniform jacket, then his shirt.

Zosma: Might as well go all out.

Vega: …

Draco: ?

Wrath: !

Zosma flexes his muscles, then *pops* six angelic pure white wings from his back. The gang is completely shocked!

Draco, Vega, and Wrath: You're... an angel?!

Zosma's subtle smile.

Zosma: A Seraph to be exact.

All of their jaws drop.

Wrath: A fucking angel acts like this?

Zosma: Let me show the difference in our power.

Zosma suddenly disappears, then appears in front of Wrath!! Quickly saying something before hitting him.

Zosma: I remember you, you were yelling out “Is no one going to save us?!” Right before we killed you. Rahaha.

Wrath: ?!!

Zosma punched him five quick times in the gut!!

Wrath: Awk!

Wrath is sent flying through buildings in Ash!!!

Zosma: Hmph.

Zosma disappears again, then reappears, kicking Vega in the face, sending him flying too!!

Vega: Oof!

Zosma: Raha.

Zosma looked exactly at Draco.

Zosma: You know you fucked up, right?

Zosma grins. Draco turns into a star, dashing up into the sky.

Zosma: Hm.

Zosma shakes his head.

Draco is up in the sky, looking down, trying to place him.

Draco: Where did he-

Zosma comes above him, winding up a kick.

Zosma: Shouldn’t have come here. Angels rule the sky.

He kicks Draco, but Draco gets up his arms to block it. The kick still sends him into the Dirt Hill, crashing!!

Draco: Gah!

Zosma: It's over now.

Zosma flapped his wings, floating in the sky.

(Where Wrath is.)

Wrath coughing up. Moving some rumble on top of him.

Wrath: (His punches are so strong and he has amazing speed. But his partner, I think I know what it is now.)

(Where Vega is.)

Vega started to sit up.

Vega: (.... What classification is he? He has amazing defense….)

(Where Draco is.)

Draco rubs his back gets up, and starts stretching.

Draco: (He has speed, endurance, defense, and… offense)

(On The Ground.)

Two Knockers by a wall, throwing bombs at privates.

Alambre: Did they… lose?!

Mitsado: They wouldn’t have had this fight if they were going to lose.

In the center of the battlefield, Earl rounded up the troops.

Earl: Look at that! That’s our First Lieutenant! We can’t lose either!!

All the privates hear those words of encouragement and go back to firing. The privates surround one goblin.

Salisbury: N-No No No.

They begin to light him up with bullets!

Salisbury: Bleh!

His body stops shaking after all the bullets and he falls face-first. Stroganoff watched it all.

Stroganoff: *Snort* Bastards! That was Wellington’s kid!

A tear comes down his eye, and he starts to run, but Loaf stops him.

Loaf: *Snort* He wouldn’t want you to waste your life like that! Continue throwing bombs, we’ll get them!

Loaf loads up another bomb.

In the distance, a camouflaged sniper lies on his belly.

Roy: I have two in sight.

Someone in camouflage kneeling beside him confirms it.

Joy: Alright. Take out the one throwing a bomb.

Roy: Roger.

Roy lines up his sight, and fires off!

Seconds later– Loaf is hit through the chest!!

Stroganoff: NOOOOOOOO!!!! Loaf!!

Loaf: …

Loaf bleeding out. Stroganoff rushes to her side, he starts crying and snorting.

Stroganoff: Are you-

Loaf: Shut… up…you’re in charge now… Stro.

As Loaf dies…

Joy: Target down.

Roy: Next.

Stro's nose keeps running, holding her body, and his anger starts showing!!

Loaf: BOMB THEM ALL OUT!!

Some hobgoblins sneak up on the sniper and bomb out their camp!!

Meanwhile, Wrath gets up furious, he sees Vega and they dash back to the top of the Dirt Hill.

Draco: ….

They see Draco standing up, staring into the sky, and looking at Zosma. While he flaps his wings laughing.

Wrath cracked his neck.

Wrath: He has every boost.

Vega’s eyes glowed with a demonic presence.

Vega: He does.

Draco is still smiling, he stretches a little bit.

Draco: I noticed.

Zosma: Rahaha. You three are pretty smart. You just can’t figure out what Rael is, huh?

Rael is seen swinging, and chasing after Zeus and Apocalypse with six dark all-black wings, coming from its armor. Enma is throwing fireballs and it catches Rael’s attention.

Zeus comes in and bites Rael, and it just flings it off!

A thought comes to Wrath.

Wrath: (I know what it is! Its-)

Zosma stops his thoughts and gives an arrogant response.

Zosma: I’ll give you some insight. He’s a God.

Vega (quickly reacts): ….?!

Wrath thought intensely.

Wrath: (So I was right?!)

Draco: A… God….??

Zosma: *laughs wildly* He’s Erebus.

**Zosma**

Stellar: K1

Cosmic Path: Darkness Absorption (Positive)

Animal: Erebus (God)

Epithet: Dawnbringer

Army Rank: First Lieutenant

[Darkness Absorption: The more darkness he absorbs, the stronger he gets.]

Draco starts laughing, holding his face, throwing his head back, and laughing into the sky insanely!!

Draco: Hahaha! You idiot! There can only be one true God!

Zosma with a mischievous smug look. Looks down on Draco, who has the same mischievous smirk.

Vega and Wrath look at Draco.

Draco: It’s time. We don’t have long before our powers run out. Use it.

**Two Months Ago.**

Draco, Vega, and Wrath all sitting in the desert after training.

Draco: Aahh. Good day of training, again.

Apocalypse, Enma, and Zeus are all jumping around, chasing after each other. Younger forms of themselves.

Draco: But. I think we need something extra.

Vega: Hm?

Draco falls back into the sand.

Draco: We all need a move or an attack, that’s a finisher. We will face people stronger than us early on. So, we need something crucial like that.

Wrath jumps up, with a serious getting-ready face.

Wrath: I’ll make something up then!

Vega is still sitting. Calm as always.

Vega: …. I will too.

Draco (relaxing in the sand): Good, hahaha, can’t wait to see it.

**Present**

Draco laughs while looking up at Zosma.

Draco: Hahahaha!! The time is now!!

Zosma lets out a hmph.

Zosma: (He’s just as crazy as me.)

[The Final Moves Coming Up!!

Will It Be Enough?!]

Mystery 33 Fin