Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ The Red Baron ❯ ...Lights Out ( Chapter 42 )

The Red Baron- Tribulationof the Tainted Dragons Saga

 

…Lights Out

 

The smoke filled air did little to conceal the chaotic situation at hand. Overlooking the fighters and the street below, Duce Propain hovered above the destruction he had caused and looked down on the world which we now called his own. Duce couldn't hold back the smile on his face. The feeling of absolute power was overwhelming and he had become instantly addicted to it, high on it, craving more of it.

 

From below, The White Warrior and the Red Baron still looked up at their opponent and were recovering from the shock of the power up. More importantly, however, was what the Red Baron was hiding. The White Warrior couldn't put her finger on it.

 

“Baron, what's going on? What aren't you telling me?!”

 

The Red Baron, at the sound of her voice, looked like he had just come out of the trance. But he did hear her words and for a while, he was silent. He had no answer. None that he could tell her. So he told her what he could.

 

“I know how powerful he is. I know that the power of the dragon is way beyond what the Dark Baron had.”

 

The White Warrior looked in amazement.

 

“Is that all you're going to give me? Then how do you expect to be the legendary dragon?”

 

The Red Baron looked into the White Warrior's eyes. She almost flew back. The look in his eyes was different from any other moment that she had ever noticed.

 

“There's more. Because he is a human, he isn't able to obtain all the powers of the Fire Dragon. His body wouldn't be able to store such mass amounts of energy. Not yet anyway.”

 

Duce Propain heard this and answered instead of the White Warrior.

 

“I think this dragon told me that you are right. But I already knew that was going to happen.”

 

The Red Baron looked at him with great question.

 

“You knew? How would you know! Who are you and where are you getting all this from?”

 

Duce powered up again and sent wave after wave of energy pulsing through the air. The pressure forced The Red Baron and the White Warrior to focus on staying on their feet. Duce finished his power up and began to speak.

 

“You know, I don't mind if I can't you all this damn power. From the way I feel, boy, I gots all the juice I need to take your ass out. You don't need to know anything else.”

 

Thus, began the fight between the two defenders and the raging inferno of a monster. The Red Baron and the White Warrior came at him at incredible speeds and made their way quickly to their target. Duce remained unmoved and watched as they approached him at their velocity.

 

Duce smiled. He was able to see every one of their actions.

 

“You outta be careful cause a brother can kick your ass easy.”

 

Duce, wasting no time, dashed at them as well. This maneuver startled the Red Baron and the White Warrior and they almost stopped completely. But it was enough time for Duce to make his move. Immediately increasing his speed by charging his power, the quickly rammed his elbow into the Red Baron's face. The White Warrior almost didn't notice that within a few seconds, she was up in the air alone.

 

The Red Baron hit the ground hard back-first and bounced once or twice, making an effort to demonstrate the harshness. Now alone, the White Warrior attempted to make her attack on Duce Propain worth while. He was one step ahead of her.

 

As Duce Propain slammed into the Red Baron, the White Warrior was hit with an energy ball that Duce was creating with this other arm. Now both the fighters were flying, the Red Baron on the ground and the White Warrior blasted into the 5 floor of a nearby skyscraper.

 

Duce Propian laughed as he floated above the streets of the once busy and populated city center. He was enjoying every drop of power that was given to him. It was nothing he had ever felt in any sport he'd ever played. This was more then just a game and he knew it and he wanted it no other way.

 

“You guys don't got any hope of getting away from here. You guys don't' get it. Duce can control fire. I'm gonna burn your asses alive.”

 

But then with a bit of shock in his face, he watched form above as a red light burst from the rubble below. Hundreds of pounds of debris went soaring into the air. Duce, in a bit of fright, shoved him out of the way of some of it that came his way.

 

The Red Baron, with a great burst of speed, blasted into the air as well and followed by a trail of red energy, he climbed the sky to Duce's level. The Red Baron stopped ten feet in front of Duce. He stopped like he had hit a brick wall. Yet, he was focused and even after Duce's attack, looked like he was okay. Aside from dust, the Red Baron was unharmed by Duce's attacks.

 

“Duce, you have no idea what you have gotten yourself into. You may control the powers of the dragon but I will see to it that you do not gain all of them. For even now you are slowly selling your soul to its power and you will soon obtain power but loose your humanity.”

 

Duce, who was at first frightened, now looked calm and had collected himself.

 

“Man, you are smart. Then again, I'm a little smarter. Even though he's not much help, the dragon in me has everything I need to know. And as much as it wants to stop me, I have all the power here. It can't do anything. I'm got him. He's mine. And in a lil bit, you'll be mine, too.”

 

Duce Propain, extended his arms out to his sides. Then, he began to charge an incredible amount of power. The Red Baron didn't attack but again spoke to Duce.

 

“Give it up, Duce. You can end it here. You're power is no match for mine. You are wasting your time and your life. Power down and turn yourself in.”

 

The White Warrior reappeared as well, far enough behind Duce Propain. She was looking very focused but not on Duce, but on the Red Baron. His speech was not like him. It sounded much darker then usual.

 

What's gotten into him?

 

But now was not the time to dawdle on such subject for Duce still was powering up and store mass amounts of energy. The rumbling even vibrated in the air and sent shocks blasting through it, hindering the balance of the other fighters.

 

Then, with a loud roar, Duce Propian screamed into the sky. A Pillar of fire surrounded him as it poured from the sky. The Red Baron and the White Warrior look in horror as they now felt his power increasing even more. The Red Baron's thoughts went wild.

 

No, he wasn't supposed to begin now. That's not what you told me! You told me I had more time!

 

And without wasting any more time, the Red Baron powered up and blasted toward the pillar of fire. The White Warrior saw his maneuver and called out to him to halt his attack. It was in vain and the Red Baron flew at Duce.

 

At that moment, Duce's body seemed to morph and he turned into fire itself. Doing little to stop the Red Baron, Baron kept going at him with a flying punch. In his new form, Duce split his body in half, parting into two flames.

 

The Red Baron realized his fault but it was too late to correct it. Duce remerged behind him in flame mode and became whole again. The Red Baron was not fast enough to turn around. Duce had an energy ball in each hand and he was about to use them.

 

“I'm going to call this one Duce Duce.”

 

And with that, Duce began to dribble the energy balls in mid air like it was a basketball. With great agility and speed, he swirled them around him like going down the court and with that balls, began to pound them into the Red Baron with great speed and technique.

 

Avoiding the swirling balls was near impossible for the Red Baron. Duce began to smash his energy balls into the Red Baron's body. The balls were not exploding and we simply jabbing into Baron with unbelievable force and precision.

 

The Red Baron couldn't help but scream in agony as the balls began to nearly tear into him, burning his flesh while ripping it apart with the strength of the balls.

 

The White Warrior immediately went to enter the fray and went speeding into the battle.

 

Duce noticed this attack being made on his life. With hardly a thought, Duce slammed the Red Baron away and then flung his arms toward the White Warrior's direction.

 

“Hey bitch! Tell these two!”

 

Duce shot the two energy balls right at the White Warrior. With a smile on her face, the White Warrior looked on as they came nearer. At the last moment, she blurred out of the way and they passed her. This left Duce wide open and with great precision, nailed him right in the face with a devastating punch.

 

Duce flew back several feet and looked like the attack had dealt reasonable damage. The White Warrior smiled and lifted her hand toward him, preparing for a viscous attack.

 

Power up the energy, the White Warrior was about to fire but then it all went black. All she remembered was a flicker of pain and a bright flash. And lastly, a smile on Duce's face. She fell to the ground and there she did not move. The attack knocked her out.

 

Duce then was seen with his energy balls returned to his hand. Looking down at the nearly unconscious White Warrior, he called down to her.

 

“Did you like that, babe? My balls can really move around. Get it? HA!!”

 

Duce's energy technique was not only used in pounding enemies but it can be shot at as well like throwing rocks.

 

“BARON MACHINE GUN!”

 

From below, the Red Baron began to fire a devastating amount of energy attacks that came at Duce with full speed. A shower of red energy balls began to fly at him and there wasn't much time to do anything about it, for most other fighters.

 

“You ain't got nothing on me when it comes to attacks, Baron. So watch this!”

 

With a yell to go with it, Duce called upon his fire energy and within seconds, had created a barrio of fire. One by one, each ball of energy simply disintegrated as they each struck the barrier. Determined not to give into Duce, the Red Baron only poured more energy into his attack, increasing, power, number, and speed.

 

As the amount increased, Duce began to feel his barrier give in. A few balls were breaking through ant taking a hit out of Duce.

 

“No, Baron. You ain't gonna take out a brother like that, BITCH!”

 

Then, Duce redefined his fire barrier by creating a living beam of fire. Extending his arms toward the Red Baron, he pushed the fire through the endless shower of energy balls. The Red Baron saw the fire come down toward him but he kept firing, now that Duce's barrier was down, he had to try and take him out. Indeed, some of the energy balls were hitting Duce now and scraping his sides little by little.

 

But as many times as Duce was being hit, it was nothing. The attacks were not powerful enough to wound Duce enough to call off the attack. Soon, the pillar of fire was near enough to the Red Baron for Duce to attack.

 

“Alright. Now, FIRE DRAGON SOUL!”

 

As Duce called out the attack, the fire began to consolidate together in front of the Red Baron. The Red Baron stopped his attack and braced himself. He did not like the looks of Duce's attack.

 

He had a reason to be worried. From the ball of fire, a figure was drown and created in fire. Duce had created a dragon of fire that towered 100 stories over the Red Baron. The Red Baron couldn't' move. The shocks of Duce's abilities were overwhelming the Red Baron who had little options himself.

 

With no time to think, the Red Baron quickly powered up and burst into the smoke, filled sky. But right behind him was the fire dragon. As fast as the Red Baron sped in the high skies over the city, the dragon was much quicker and its heat was alone overwhelming to the Red Baron.

 

The dragon shot balls of fire at the Red Baron, who barely dodged each one as it came. Duce from below was simply laughing and enjoying himself. The Red Baron would never be able to reach him from below without being taken by the fire dragon.

 

Without any options left, the Red Baron had only one choice to use. With a sudden stop, the Red Baron turned around and aimed his arms toward the dragon. With little time remaining, he had to take it out in one shot or suffer.

 

“BARON BOMB!”

 

Just as the dragon drew nearer to him, the Red Baron called upon his powers of the Baron Bomb and with incredible amounts of energy, fired it at the dragons. In an instant, the dragon was able to grab at it but soon found it to be too powerful and then it was engulfed in its power. With a serious explosion of energy, the dragon and the bomb exploded which sent the Red Baron flying backwards.

 

A huge cloud of smoke and dust covered the air over the sky and the Red Baron found himself unable to find his way out.

 

“Come out, Duce! Show yourself!”

 

The Red Baron got his answer. As he turned around, two yellow energy balls, the same energy balls that belonged to Duce, smacked into him head on. The Red Baron was hit incredibly hard and his ability to keep himself up was lost to him. Going unconscious, the Red Baron's vision went and he slowly slipped into darkness.