Reaper leans on the edge of a building looking at the city. He looks up when he hears thunder. He looks at the clear night sky confusingly. Why the hell would he hear thunder without any clouds in the sky.

"Thunder?"

He continues to look up at the sky trying to locate a dark cloud to locate the sound of the thunder clap. He looks back at the city. He hears the thunder once again. He looks back up again. He is annoyed now. He knows now that someone is messing with him and he's tired of their game now.

"Come on out! I know that's not thunder!"

There was no response. Reaper's eye twitched. Does this person think that he was a fool? He then decided to taunt this person.

"Come on, coward! Show yourself"

A red lightning bolt strikes Reaper in the back. It didn't hurt at all. It almost tickled a little. The taunt worked like a charm. A voice was heard behind him.

"No one calls ME that!"

The voice said with venom in those words.

"Was that suppose to hurt?"

Reaper turns around to see Dark Storm clinching his fist in anger. He wasn't decked out with armor but looks more like a ninja from the Tokugawa Period in Japan. He was slick and dexterous. His eyes were red and full of lightning. He was even more pissed that Reaper wasn't taking him seriously. He hates it when people do that to him.

"Don't you underestimate me!"

Dark Storm forms a tomahawk in his hand and threw it at Reaper. As soon as that tomahawk left out of his hand, another one formed and threw that one at Reaper. Reaper deflects them with his scythe. Out of anger, Dark Storm starts throwing powerful lightning orbs at Reaper. They were the size of a cantaloupe. He deflects them as well but has a harder time doing so. Red lightning bolts starts to come out of Dark Storm's eyes expressing more anger. He cups his hands together as lightning starts to form in the middle of his cupped hands. He charges it for a little bit before shooting a lightning beam from his as he thrusts his cupped hands towards Reaper.

"CHARGE BEAM!"

Dark Storm yells out his attack. Reaper realizes that he could not deflect the special attack. Reaper crosses his arms as he is struck by the beam. He gets shot back into an abandoned warehouse. Reaper goes through the window and slams into an old piece of machinery breaking it into pieces. Dark Storm comes through the same window and walks up to Reaper.

"I told you to never underestimate ME!"

"Doesn't mean I have to agree with "you.

That struck a nerve. Dark Storm stops for a second. Did he hear Reaper correctly? Did he really just say that to him? He rushes up to Reaper. He grabs him by the collar of his cape. Their noses were inches from each other. He dared Reaper.

"What did you just say!?"

"You heard me..."

Dark Storm's eyes widen. It was him! He can't believe it.

"Asher...?"

Is what Dark Storm could only get out before Reaper headbutts him. Reaper shook off Dark Storm's special attack and jumps into a shadow. Dark Storm yells in anger and shoots random lightning bolts which causes the building to collapse. Dark Storm screams as he shoots one last bolt to escape from the building's rubble. His eyes glows red with lightning sparks out of them. He makes his way towards Calypso's building with a boiling rage inside of him.

"Me and Calypso has date night, tonight!"

Reaper crawls out of the shadow in pain. He groans as he turns to lay on his back. Dark Storm's special attack took a lot more out of him than he realized. He looks at the sky seeing that morning was almost here.

"Fuck... That hurt like hell..."

He slowly crawls back into the shadow. Reaper enters the Shadow Realm. The Shadow Realm was a special place that Reaper can only enter. It was dark and cold but it felt like home. It's morning outside of the Shadow Realm, but it's always night in the Shadow Realm. Reaper collapses and his cape wraps him up like a cocoon. It pulsates a purple hue as he slowly recovers from his battle with Dark Storm. After what felt like hours, Reaper's cape opens up. He slowly gets up off the ground fully healed. He stretches and enters back into the real world again. Reaper comes out of a shadow and jumps on top of a building like he always has been doing. He jumps from building to building until he gets to his usual spot and leans on its edge watching the city. Calypso is shown at his desk drinking some bourbon as Dark Storm bolts through the door.

"Why didn't you tell me that Asher was alive!?"

Calypso nonchalantly points at the broken door that Dark Storm destroyed.

"You know that's coming out of your salary."

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"I don't fucking care!"

Black Rose walks pass the door and looks at the door frame since there was no door there. She starts walking away until she hears Dark Storm say.

"Answer me! Why didn't you tell me that Asher was still alive!?"

Black Rose stops suddenly. She quietly says.

"Asher...?"

Did she hear Dark Storm correctly? Was Asher really alive? She slowly walks back to the door frame and leans on the wall by

the door frame not trying to be seen by either one of them. She listens to the conversation.

"Because that wasn't important for you to know. All you needed to know is that he did 'die' it's just that he was reborn that's all."

"I'm going to kill him..."

"No, you're going to bring him back to me."

Dark Storm started to rant and ignored what Calypso said to him as he started to say.

"I'm going to kill him... I'm going to kill him... I'm going to kill HIM!"

Dark storm turns into a bolt of lightning and shoots out of the room. His lightning form flies past Black Rose without knowing she was there.

"Oh, dear. Looks like i broke him. Make sure that he doesn't do anything irrational. SHADOW BLADE!"

"Yes, master."

"Make sure that Dark Storm doesn't do anything stupid."

Shadow Blade bows and disappears. Black Rose covers her mouth as tears runs down her face. Asher is alive? She must know if that was true. She rushes into the records department and gets on the computer. She searches "Reaper" and the "Reaper Project" comes up.

"Please God, let it be you..."

A flashing error pops up, "Classified". She clicked her tongue at the message.

"'Classified' my ass! I must know!"

She hacks into the file and reads it through. Asher's name was shown on a single frame before it was changed to a "no name".

"No name? So, Storm was wrong? That asshole! Why would he say that!"

She tears up again and walks out of the room defeated. Calypso logs off his computer and smiles.

"Wasn't that a close one. She almost found out."

Calypso laughs as he finishes his glass of bourbon. Reaper hears thunder, and he rolls his eyes.

"Not this asshole again."

Reaper back flips and a red lightning bolt hits where he was. Dark Storm was at that spot Reaper was just at. He turns around and points

at Reaper full of rage and hatred.

"Why aren't you dead!?"

"Because you didn't kill me."

"I'm not going to kill you if you don't answer my question, Asher!"

A dark figure tackles Dark Storm. Dark Storm pushes the figure off of him. That didn't make him less pissed about the situation.

"Get the hell off of me! Why the hell you here anyways!?"

"Saving your ass."

Reaper looks over to see Shadow Blade. Reaper's eye twitched. It seemed like he didn't devour all of the darkness inside of his heart. He would have to rectify that next time.

"The prodigal son has returned. Aren't you suppose to be dead?"

Shadow Blade realizes that Reaper was there. He smirked at Reaper. It wasn't easy, but he survived Reaper's draining attack that almost took all of his power out of his body.

"No, you left a small amount of darkness in me. So, you're fucked now. If I get seriously injured in a battle and live, I come back stronger than ever!"

"Good."

"Good...?"

Reaper smirked at Shadow Blade. He's going to taunt the hell out of him.

"Because you were a pussy last time we fought."

"PUSSY!?"

"You heard me."

Shadow Blade's weapons comes out of his skin. This time, the weapons look deadlier covered in what looks like a black sludge. He charges after Reaper. Reaper takes out his own weapon and blocks Shadow Blade's attack. Sparks fly out of their weapons as the black sludge splashes on his helmet and into the serrated scar of his helmet. The black sludge stung on his scar but Reaper ignored the pain. Dark Storm sits down and somehow has a bowl of popcorn and eats it as Reaper and Shadow Blade fight each other. Shadow Blade is faster than before but Reaper can still keep up. Shadow Blade got stronger, but Reaper was still stronger thanks to Dark Storm from their earlier battle. They block each others attack and push away from each other.

"So, you did get stronger."

"Oh, you haven't seen anything yet!"

Shadow Blade plants his feet and starts to focus his energy. His muscles start to grow as his blades get deadlier. Reaper smirks. He may be a worthy opponent indeed.

"Finally, a good challenge."

"A challenge? A challenge!? I'll show you a challenge!"

Shadow Blade disappears and reappears behind Reaper. He stabs Reaper in the back. Shadow Blade smiles. He starts twisting the blades as the black sludge seeps into Reaper's wound.

"Is this a good challenge for you!?"

Shadow Blade gets stabbed himself in the back. He looked down to see Reaper's serrated scythe sticking out of him.

"Not quite yet."

"WHAT!? I got you!"

"Look again dumbass..."

Shadow Blade looks at "Reaper" to see him turn into smoke and disappear. Rage was seen on Shadow Blade's face. Reaper and Shadow Blade heard Dark Storm laugh.

"Ha! He got you good Blade!"

"S-Shut up!"

Shadow Blade retorted at the popcorn eating Dark Storm. Reaper speaks up.

"I'll make sure this time to drain you completely of your darkness!"

"Not today!"

Spikes comes out of Shadow Blade's body and penetrates Reaper. Shadow Blade smirks at Reaper.

"How about that!?"

Reaper chuckles at Shadow Blade. Reaper was amused by Shadow Blade's attempt to hurt him. Shadow Blade was getting very annoyed by Reaper's demeanor.

"What's so funny!?"

"You just made my job easier."

"I WHAT!?"

Reaper pulls back his hand and almost penetrates Shadow Blade's chest until they were both shot with a lightning bolt. Reaper and Shadow Blade separate by the attack. Shadow Blade glared at Dark Storm and yells at him.

"What the hell was that for!?"

"I was saving YOUR ass."

"I had him!"

Dark Storm sighed and shrugged at Shadow Blade. He didn't believe that for one second.

"Sure thing Shadow Blade. I got bored watching you getting your ass handed to you."

"I was handing his ass to him, Dark Storm!"

"As if!"

As the two continue to argue, Reaper slowly gets up. He dusted himself off. His wounds slowly closes in themselves and were completely healed. Reaper coughs up the bullet from the other night and throws it away. He forgot that he was shot by that one cop. He cracks his neck and forms his scythe into his hand.

"You ladies done with the cat fight?"

Reaper asks the both of them look at Reaper. They forgot about him. Dark Storm charges at Reaper but gets stabbed by Shadow Blade. Shadow Blade wasn't going to give Dark Storm a chance to steal his "kill".

"Who said that my fight with him was over!?"

Dark Storm says without turning around. He knew the fight was over as soon as the fight started with Reaper and Shadow Blade.

"I did!"

"Like hell you-"

Shadow Blade gets electrocuted through his blades. His blade retracts into his skin as he falls unconscious. Dark Storm coughs up blood. He send electricity through his body and burns his wounds shut by cauterizing them. He stands up straight and forms an orb of lightning in both hands.

"Now, where were we?"

"The part where I kick your ass."

"Ha! You're a funny man, Asher! And I thought I was the funny one!

The name rang in Reaper's head but it doesn't ring any bells.

"I don't know you..."

"Oh, yes you do Ashy Boy!"

"Ashy... Boy...?"

Dark Storm sighs. He thought that would jog his memory. Another name popped into his head. He smirked at Reaper.

"Or should I say... Cowboy?"

"Cowboy" echoes in Reaper's mind as he remembers one of his memories. He remembered the many times that Magan called him that and hated it. His scar pulsates as he is remembering. He looks up at Dark Storm. Dark Storm takes off his mask reveling himself as Zayner.

"Z-Zayner!?"

"About time you remember who I am."

Dark Storm puts his mask back on.

"But it's not Zayner anymore! It's Dark Storm!"

Dark Storm throws the orbs at Reaper. Reaper gets hit by them as Dark Storm continues to throw the orbs at Reaper. Dark Storm smiles as he walks closer to Reaper.

"Your ass is mine!"

When Dark Storm gets to Reaper, Reaper grabs him by the throat. Reaper lifts him up in the air. Dark Storm sends electricity through his body.

"You will never defeat me, Asher. Never!"

"Today, I will!"

Reaper forces his hand through Dark Storm's chest. Dark Storm stops sending electricity through his body as his eyes grew wide. Reaper pulls out his heart, but it was still connected to the body. Reaper starts to drain the darkness from it with a bite. After Reaper was finished, he places Dark Storm's body on the ground. Dark Storm look up at Reaper.

"I have something to ask..."

"And what is that?"

"Miley Cyrus or Emma Watson...?"

Reaper chuckled. It felt nostalgic hearing that from him.

"Watson..."

Dark Storm smiled at Reaper. He was pleased with Reaper's answer. He weakly says.

"For once... I agree with you..."

Dark Storm slowly closes his eyes. Reaper picks up his body as it reverts back to Zayner's original body. He looks over his shoulder and sees that Shadow Blade was gone. Reaper glares at the empty spot. Of course he got away. Reaper goes to the hospital. He puts Zayner into a wheelchair and softly kicks him through the door and leaves the area for him to be treated from his wounds. When Reaper was satisfied knowing that he would be well taken care of, Reaper disappears into his own shadow.