Chapter 903 The Twisted Choice



Lee Seng stood with the Sun blade raised. He glared at Queenie as she floated in the air. He looked battered and bruised with blood splotches all over him. A wind blade flew at him, forcing him to dodge once again as another boom echoed through the gymnasium. Lee Seng winced as his cheek was cut.

"You're slowing down, kid. I thought you said you would 'beat me to a crisp'? You haven't even nicked me, yet." Queenie sighed as she shrugged. "I'm quite disappointed, Lee Seng Chang. You are supposed to be this great 'asset' to Deimon kind, but you have nothing to show for it. Maybe I should just end this with a cheap trick and get you to the Master. Mother will give me an earful if I take any longer."

Lee Seng huffed as he tried to think of something to do. 'There's gotta be something I'm missing here. I could easily overwhelm her with my abilities yet she's not giving me a chance to! I—' Lee Seng's eyes widened as the energy broke all around them. Given the Deimon's face, she felt it, too.

"I gotta end this now." Queenie muttered under her breath. She sucked in a breath and smiled at Lee Seng before speaking loudly. "I guess that's my cue to take you in."

'I'll go with you to find the kid. The rest of you try to find Lee Seng! Hopefully we can get outta here together! Ritsuka, we'll meet you outside the Academy!' Manny's voice came onto the comm device. 

'Be careful of Deimons!' Ritsuka shouted. 'Argh! Jiro!'

'That's right.' Lee Seng thought to himself. He tightened his hold onto his sword. His messy energy began to flourish around him like fireflies dancing in the night. He sucked in a breath and steadied himself as his aura flared. 'I'm not alone anymore!'

"Last ditch effort? You haven't even touched me yet!" Queenie lashed out with concentrated blades of winds. Lee Seng blinked and dodged, slowly moving towards Queenie as she raised her hand and continued her attack onto Lee Seng. "You can't reach me! I'm too powerful for even the likes of you, little prick! Ravenous Tornadoes!" Queenie threw her hands outwards, releasing tornadoes.

'Devour it all.' Lee Seng pushed energy into the Sun blade. Lee Seng began to swing, catching the blades of wind between the ravenous tornadoes. Each swing devoured the energy, stopping Queenie's assault. 

'He's lucky.' Queenie thought. 'He's just—' She watched as Lee Seng slashed the first ravenous tornado. 'How did he do that?' A bubbling feeling grew in her chest. It was Number 7. 

"No!" Queenie shouted. She pounded her chest as blasted forward. "I won't allow it!" The two collided, wind on metal. The two energies pushed against each other, fighting for domination as Abby fought for control from Queenie. "I won't allow you to do that!" Queenie's face seemed to shift for a split second before she screamed and blasted Lee Seng backwards.

"Lee…!" Abby's energy called out to him. Lee Seng twirled the sword in his hand, pointing the blade backwards.

"New Moon Stance." Lee Seng whispered. The Sun blade grew black with yellow and silver stars filling the blade. The Sun blade shifted in size, growing smaller as Lee Seng moved forward, punching a ravenous tornado.

'He punched the ravenous tornado. How's that possible?' Queenie thought to herself.

'You don't get it, do you?' Abby asked. Queenie gasped as Lee Seng didn't point the dagger at Queenie, but punched her. A gust of wind protecting Queenie, blocked it, forcing Queenie to back off. Abby's energy grew inside of Queenie. The bubbling feeling grew to fester as it spiked. Queenie gasped, winds dying for a split second. 'Even I can feel his overpowering energy from here. Are you really me? You seem like a downgrade.'

Queenie roared as she rushed forward without thought. She had suppressed Abby for so long and now she was coming out? There was no way the Creator's son could have such effect on her. He was just a Perfect Singular - an anomaly that retained his personality!

"New Moon Stance: Starry Sky." Lee Seng flipped the dagger as he rushed forward, slashing mid-air. A blast of starry light flew out of the blade, exploding and blinding Queenie as she stumbled. 

'No!' Queenie panicked. 

"No!" Queenie shouted alou. Lee Seng's energy flashed behind her, forcing her to turn and block. Lee Seng swung at Queenie's arm, flipping the blade and grabbing her hand. 

"Got you!" Lee Seng shouted. All of his energy pushed into her, overwhelming her in an instant.

"No!" Queenie shouted as all of the air in the air disappeared. Lee Seng gasped as the air in his lungs began to pull away. He held onto Queenie for his dear life. He had to overwhelm the Deimon so Abby could get a hold of herself. He had to do something!

Queenie and Lee Seng fought back and forth awhile. The alarms began to blare, noticing the lack of air in the gymnasium and the large amounts of Dark Matter energy growing.

"Notice: Releasing lock controls! Forcing Air circulation into the room!" The AI spoke.

'No, don't do that!' Lee Seng thought. He gasped, feeling his sight start to unfocus. 

"Ahh!" Queenie screamed. Some air flushed back into the room, letting Lee Seng suck in a breath. The energy inside of Queenie was swelling. The Creator's son was doing something unknown! A gust of wind exploded outwards, separating the two as Queenie's screams started to dim. Abby's energy flourished, taking back hold of her body as she slammed against the wall. 

"Abby!" Lee Seng coughed. He struggled to get on his hands and knees. He reached over to Abby, watching what he felt be put on display with Abby and her Deimon. Abby hissed in pain as she clutched her head. Queenie was trying to kill them.

"No!" Abby shouted. She gasped for air, pushing air outwards.

'Lee!' Olivia shouted through the comms. Lee Seng turned and saw his friends standing at the window. 'Open the door! Open it now!' 

"Lee Seng!" Abby grunted. She clutched her chest as she looked at him. "Kill me." Lee Seng's blood froze. He had managed to overpower Queenie just enough to get Abby back and that was the first thing that came out of her mouth? "Lee Seng, you got to do it! Before she— Ahh!" She clutched her head as cuts appeared all throughout her body. "Before she overpowers me! Do it!"

"But I—" Lee Seng stuttered.

'Lee Seng open the door!' Liz shouted. The annoying ringing noise came back to Lee Seng. IT overwhelmed him, forcing the panic inside to bubble outwards. 

'Open the door!' Evan's voice distorted. 

"Kill me! Kill me now!" Abby's voice warped. "Do me this one favor!"Lee Seng shook his head. He couldn't do what Abby was saying. He couldn't even open the doors. Lee Seng's senses pushed outwards, blocking everything out. He was caving, again. The colorful space he had known, turned to darkness. Lee Seng clutched his knees as he tried to steady his breathing. 

'…Seng…!' A quiet voice called out to him. It came like the light at an end of a tunnel. Lee Seng's eyes caught it for a split second before it came again. 'Lee Seng! Get yourself together!'

"Keng?" Lee Seng lifted his head and everything came back. 

"Please…!" Abby cried. Lee Seng was back in it somehow. He looked around for Keng, but didn't find him anywhere.

'Open the door!' Liz shouted. 'Please!'

'Lee Seng, I know this isn't something you want to do, but we have to subdue the Deimon somehow.' Keng's voice cut through all of the sounds. Lee Seng turned to look at Abby as the Deimon's energy swirled around her like a predator overpowering their prey. 'Save her. I know you can do it.'

"I-it's not like that." Lee Seng shook his head. "What if… What if I can't?"

"Lee Seng! Listen to me!" Abby shouted. She watched the annoying little boy look up at her. They might've not gotten along, but Abby knew Lee Seng's nature. He was good despite everything that was thrown at him. He was everything she wished she could've been. A life where all she had to worry about was parents yelling at her to do better in school. A father who just wanted her to take on his legacy. A mother who would shield her from her proud father. Abby's eyes shook as tears started to fall. "Please, Lee Seng… Do this for me… Before I never come back and… that monster stays… Kill me… before I kill you…"

'Why would you say that?' Lee Seng wondered.

"You know why she's saying that." Keng's voice appeared beside him. Keng knelt beside Lee Seng and put a hand on his shoulder. It was only an image created by Lee Seng to steady himself. "You care deeply for her, no? You two argued all the time, but you didn't really mean any of it. You love her like a sister. She was… She is your annoying sister, but you know what she means."

Tears fell from Lee Seng's eyes as he stood up. Keng stood up with him and smiled at him. "I'll protect you even if I'm mad at you." Lee Seng recited the line. The Sun blade grew in his hand as he looked up at Abby. "Even if the world falls apart, I would never want you to die."

"But death is just a sweet release…" Abby continued. "A sweet release for those who fear it. I don't fear it. No, I loathe this day but it is here. Hurry! Point the blade at my throat and with tears streaming down your face, you end my life. Here and now." Lee Seng raised the sword and let out a sob.

"And I promise you, dear sister… The place you're going will be so much better than this ill place." Lee Seng sucked in a breath and dashed forward. "The blossoms will fill your every sense. You'll walk in a field of flowers as far as your eyes can see… And then one day, I'll join you there. You'll tell me all about that place. Show me your favorite places, where you like to sleep. I hope you can slip under the willow tree as it dances in the wind. You won't be afraid of what comes next… for I will deal with that. Rest easy and I will come for you when it is time." Lee Seng stomped his foot next to Abby. She lifted her head and smiled at him.

"You promise?" Abby asked as Queenie took over.

"I promise." Lee Seng swung the sword, squeezing his eyes shut.