Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ The Red Baron ❯ Alone with the Dark ( Chapter 12 )

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The Red Baron

Alone With the Dark
The Red Baron was struck hard by the fast moving forces of the soldiers of death. It was about 10 soldiers that came and punched him all at the same time. Without even being able to blink, the Red Baron was already hundreds of yards away, the force of the attack overwhelming.

Kane and the Dark Baron watched from their cozy spot as the battle was only beginning. Kane turned to his master and smiled as he showed his confidence.

”The soldiers will have no trouble taking out the Red Baron, sire. Though alone they are nothing to him, together their force is great and the Red Baron will not break them.”

The Dark Baron gave no response. The sun was no longer shining on this city. A heavy army of clouds has blocked out the sun, just like the Dark Baron liked it. It was that atmosphere he wanted for destroying a city.
The Red Baron had other things to worry about then the color of the sky. The Red Baron was working very hard running and fighting whatever soldier came at him. The Red Baron was blasting off in several directions trying to avoid as many enemies as possible and trying to take out small groups, just like he was taught. But every time he would take one out, another five would come from no where and take the place of the fallen.
The Red Baron powered up again and raced into the sky. A few of the soldiers came up after him. He stopped suddenly and raced back down at great speed. He rammed right into one of the soldiers and kicked him straight into the ground and thus allowing the Red Baron to pass the group right through the middle. Before they realized it, the Red Baron was under them and with one great yell, fired a powerful blast of energy, taking out the group of seven soldiers.
The Red Baron had no time to take a breath. From below, more soldiers were coming and they all began to fire their own ki energy at him. The Red Baron began to do some tricks and flew as fast as he could and dodging as many attacks as he could. Considering he hadn't been flying for very long, the Red Baron was soon hit in the face with a ki ball. Before he could recover, a shower of energy coming from at least two dozen soldiers crashed into him.
The smoke covered the Red Baron and left him burned and bleeding in a hand full of places. He had braced himself as much he could for the attack but it was still pretty bad. From above him, another soldier appeared and kicked down into him, kicking him right out of the cloud of smoke. The Red Baron came crashing to the ground with the smoke cloud clinging a trail onto him as he hit the street with great force. The impact created even more dust and street chunks went in all directions.
The Red Baron pushed himself back onto his face. He was now hurting in places he hadn't hurt before. He looked up into the vast army of powerful being that only an hour ago he had met and tried to kill him, Josh, and his master. He was now putting everything he knew into fighting all of them but all seemed to fail him as he saw the forces swirl around him again.
The Dark Baron kept up a hardy laugh as he saw the complete struggle in the Red Baron's eyes.

Soon, you will be only a moment of entertainment, Baron.
The Red Baron tried to think of a few ways to do this. He had little experience with his new powers and his abilities but now was as good a time as any to experiment. He extended his hands out and began to focus and store tons of energy around him. The soldiers and even Kane high above wondered what he was up to.

The Red Baron began to do a silent hum as he gathered energy into himself. He closed his eyes and focused as much energy as he could into himself and stored it. He waited for a few seconds.

The soldiers decided this was a perfect time to attack and began to jump at him. But as they drew closer, the Red Baron could sense it and opened his eyes. Smiling, he yelled out to his opponents.

”Try this on for size, guys! SHOCKWAVE!”

With that simple term the Red Baron let out an invisible force of energy that shot out of him in a sphere-like form like a large ball of energy forming and expanding around him at a high rate. The wave of energy smacked away the dozens around him and they all went flying, going through buildings and breaking windows in the buildings surrounding him.
The shock of the shockwave took Kane and the Dark Baron by surprise, not knowing that the Red Baron was capable of such power. The Dark Baron gave him credit.
“He has come very far in his abilities, much farther then I had expected. It appears that the child had some training before this time. Makes sense. The necklace wouldn't dare just give itself to anybody.”
Kane nodded as the fight raged on. Though it was true that the power was more advanced then thought, it appeared that the shockwave had done only a wound and not a kill. More soldiers came and began to attack the Red Baron, this time not giving him much time to react and create his Shockwave technique.
The Red Baron was back to hand-to-hand combat. All around him, he was being punched and kicked. Using his great speed, he began to block and attack on his own. As more and more of the soldiers showered on him, more and more he would drive back, killing more and the soldiers.
But soon, the Red Baron was tired and he was unable to punch as fast. Soon, his fatigue took him and he missed a punch. This was the opening the soldiers needed. Two came behind him and grabbed him, holding on to him. Two more appeared in front and began to punch and kick at their captive.
As much as the Red Baron tried to move away and break the hold, the more and more he would be punched. Soon, the Red Baron was not moving and the soldiers again began to surround the area. Leaving a small opening in the crowd of over 50 soldiers, one of them began to create a powerful ball of ki energy and was ready to aim it at the Red Baron. The Red Baron was struggling, but he had been weakened far beyond the energy needed to escape.
High above, the Dark Baron and Kane looked down. The Dark Baron laughed his greatest laugh.

”You see, Red Baron. You're power is nothing compared to mine! Now my Soldiers of Death will take your life and the life of this very city. Your power will be mine and whatever hope this race in surviving will be meaningless. I will finally be able to open this world to my demon minions and eventually the entire universe!”
The Red Baron saw the energy being formed. He himself was losing hope and slowly realizing that he had failed his friends and his master. The power he had obtained was all for nothing and it was looking like more of a curse. He closed his eyes and began to drift.

Carlos! Wake up! Get up! You can't lose! You have a job to do. You haven't even tapped into the true power of that necklace. Get up Carlos! You can't let humanity down! You can't let your friends or master down! GET UP!


That last yell seem to tear at something. At first, the Red Baron thought it was just the attack killing him but the voice seemed familiar and the tear was not of himself. He saw himself again in a dream. He saw a girl in a white cloth with long black hair and dark skin. He eyes stared into him and his soul. They were compassionate eyes with purpose and emotion. He sensed great power in her and another feeling, something much different then he'd ever felt before. Soon, she faded and he felt the light of his necklace glow. He looked down and saw that they light began to engulf him and he himself began to glow red in his dream. He opened his eyes and saw the solider still there.
The Dark Baron yelled down at the solider

”KILL THE RED BARON!”

The soldier fired the attack and it began to go toward the Red Baron. Again, the Red Baron began to hear that voice again, urging him on. Now he could tell it was the voice of the girl he saw. It was soft and refreshing and it empowered him. He knew what to do.

The Red Baron yelled out and broke free of the two solider holding him. His powerful increase of energy automatically disintegrated all five soldiers around him. The ball of energy that had come at him reflected away into the distance and destroyed an abandoned building.
The soldiers, Kane, and the Dark Baron were now looking at the Red Baron who was now changed. He was now wearing a red vest and a black shirt. His cloth pants were that of a karate suit only they too were red. Black arm bands and boots came onto him as well. The Red Baron's hair was the most noticeable. It was now standing upright and streaks of red were now on it like highlights. The aura around his body was bright red and was swirling around him like a dust devil.
Looking at the soldiers in the distance, the Red Baron spoke.

”I am the Red Baron and the necklace around me has chosen me as it's successor and it now speaks to me and tells me you, Dark Baron, are the enemy of enemies. And it is my job to destroy you and all of your armies.”

The Dark Baron was now very serious about the whole matter.

How can this be? How was he able to tap into the power of the necklace? But it is but a small tap. The power is not complete but it is heavy. Perhaps it is time to call upon new power.
The Red Baron looked up at the Dark Baron and their gazes met. The Red Baron, more serious then ever, now looked on at the forces ahead of him. The soldiers still were very numerous and still powerful.

”It appears that I have to call on a cool new trick I got from this necklace.”

The Red Baron began to charge a strange energy into his right hand. Sparks formed around his hand and began to jumps. The sparks grew in numbers and soon an energy cover his hand. With the words, the Red Baron summoned a new power.

”SPIRIT SWORD!”

From his hand came a sword forged and made of spirit energy from his necklace as well as himself. The colors of the sword were in constant change but kept a reddish glow.

The Red Baron wasted no time and with a simple blink, began to blur and run and fly at high speeds. Within seconds, he had sliced through 6 of the soldiers. The others soon realized what had happened and began their own attack. The Red Baron welcomed it. With the greatest of ease, the Red Baron shot around in all direction toward the soldiers. He cut down several of the soldiers within the clap of a hand.
The soldiers kept going on him but they were al easily destroyed with the Baron's new sword and speed. Soon, all the soldiers were across the street floor, all destroyed and all returning to the gray hell from which they were spawned.
Looking up, the Red Baron called out his dark counterpart.
“Time for you to pay for your crimes, Dark Baron. Your minions have been defeated and you and your friend are next.”

The Dark Baron and Kane looked with smiles on their red foe. Kane took the liberty to explain.

”You silly Red Buffoon! Do you think that the Soldiers of Death can be dealt with so easily...?”

The Red Baron didn't like the sound of that. He turned and saw the gray matter had gone in some areas but in others it was beginning to glow and vibrate. Then, with a flash, began to fling toward one spot and mold together like clay.
Though many pieces of the clay were being smashed together, the figure it seemed to be creating was not that large. But the Red Baron was able to sense that slowly, the power of the creature that was now being given life was increasing. With a bright flash of energy, all the gray matter has smashed together and a new being come from it.
This gray being was similar to the soldiers of death but it was much taller and much more buff. It also was black. With this new look came even more power and the Red Baron could feel it. Whatever it was, it was strong.
Kane roared down to Baron and began to boast at the creation.

”Red Baron, behold child! This is the Death Commando. Not much in the name but I can assure you, death is what you will receive. And now my Death Commando, take your prey into the very pits of hell!”
The Death Commando began its attack.