The Unliving

 The King Of The Undead has just gotten his head blown off by Susie Walters, and Zeus Eduardo Everest is not happy about it at all.

Dream Destroyer: Hey, what gives?! I had that! (Zeus yells as he returns to his normal appearance, stomping towards Susie Walters)

Silas Gravestone: Stop! I gave the order to kill that Nightmare, if you want to be angry at someone, look at me! (Silas says as he removes his armour, returning to his normal appearance as well)

Zeus Eduardo Everest: What is wrong with you? I was just about to finish off that thing, before Susie blew him to hell! And I have you to thank for it apparently! (Zeus said angrily)

Seth Wild: Come on, Zeus, calm down. We won right, why can't you just be happy about it? (Seth tells him)

Zeus Eduardo Everest: Shut up, you idiot! (Zeus snaps at him)

Silas Gravestone: This fight is not over yet! There is something coming, something worse. (Silas warns them)

Zeus Eduardo Everest: What are you even talking about? (Zeus asks, still angry at Susie and Silas)

Silas Gravestone: We believe that my grandfather is testing us, to find out how strong we all are. (Silas explains)

Milady Benson: Well, we killed the Nightmare, so that means we pass right? (Milady asks hopefully)

Susie Walters: Zeus and I did most of the work, the rest of you just fought the minions. (Susie tells them)

Seth Wild: I killed like thirty of those minions, and they were not as weak as you're making them out to be! (Seth tells her)

Zeus Eduardo Everest: None of that matters! If the old man is really testing us, then we will most likely be fighting... (Zeus says before a beam of energy strikes the ground far behind him, making him turn back)... A High Grade Nightmare. (Zeus finishes, watching all the ashes of the dead zombies gather together in a swirling vortex, constructing the body of a new undead creature)

[Warning: You Are In The Presence Of An Extremely Dangerous Nightmare Being]

[Run]

 "If they can't take out a High Grade Nightmare, then they don't deserve to live, let alone live in the Master's new world. But you Silas, you're different. You don't get the luxury, of failure. (The shadowy man says before he vanishes into the wind)

 Silas and the others all stare at the newly created being, and it's presence alone is overwhelming.

[Name: The Unliving]

[Race: Humanoid Type Nightmare Being]

[Level: High Grade Nightmare Being]

[Title: Domain Lord]

[Skills: Undying Physiology]

[Status: Tamed]

Silas Gravestone: As I thought, this abomination must be one of his. (Silas thought as he stared down the monster, unable to attack first)

 The Unliving was an undead creature, but it has a very small build, almost bone thin in nature. It's eyes were hollow, it's hands were clawed, and it's motionlessness was unnerving.

Zeus Eduardo Everest: Let's... (Zeus couldn't even say more before the Unliving suddenly appeared before him, punching him in the stomach with so much force, that his body is launched clear into the sky)

Milady Benson: Lost! (Milady instantly yells out in fear)

 A green bubble suddenly envelopes the Unliving, quickly shrinking it away to nothingness. Sweat pours down Milady's face as she falls to her knees, trying to catch her breath.

Susie Walters: Did you kill it? (Susie asks, shocked by what Milady just did)

Milady Benson: No, that was just my Nightmare. It makes people get lost. (Milady explains, still terrified by the speed and strength shown by the Unliving)

Silas Gravestone: Normally that would be enough, but this Nightmare is a Domain Lord, a Lord can always return to it's Domain. (Silas says as he dons his red armour, staring off at the distance)

 The Unliving was already back to the Infinite Graveyard, slowly stalking towards them from a distance.

Silas Gravestone: Nightmare Blades! (Silas yells as he summons his chainsaw blades, ready to battle this enemy)... What are you waiting for, an invitation?! Prepare yourselves for battle! (Silas yells as he takes a fighting stance)

Seth Wild: We are so dead. (Seth says as he dons his armour, then summoning his Nightmare Axes)

Shawn Kindle: Don't worry, Miss Milady. I will do my best to protect you. (Shawn says as he dons his armour as well, releasing his Corruption chains from the armour)

Milady Benson: Thanks, Shawn. But I'm fighting as well, you're welcome to still protect me though. (Milady tells him with a nervous smile)

Susie Walters: Dream Armour! (Susie says as she summons glowing blue armour onto her body, now ready for this fight)

Silas Gravestone: The old rules are now out the window, take it down with everything you've got! (Silas yells before he rushes forward, and his team follows his lead)

 Shawn leaps into the air, swinging his Corruption chains from above. But the Unliving moves at blinding speeds, avoiding the lashes from the chains without much effort.

Seth Wild: I can be fast too! (Seth yells as he suddenly appears before the Unliving, his axes now raised to strike the creature's head)

 Seth slams his axes down with earth shattering force, but to his immediate surprise, the Unliving has dodged his attack, and is now standing next to him. Seth moves fast, his body becoming a blur as he spins to strike the creature, but he is kicked in the face before he can even land a hit.

 Shawn swings his chains once again, but the Unliving is able to grab them, using them to slam Shawn's armoured body unto the ground, cratering it with impressive force.

Silas Gravestone: Darkness, hold him! (Silas commanded, darkness suddenly surrounding the ground and attaching itself to the creature's legs)

 Silas swings his chainsaw blades violently, striking the Unliving multiple times with the roaring weapons. But the only problem was, the spinning blades were not cutting the Nightmare Being at all.

Silas Gravestone: What is this thing made of?! (Silas wondered, still lashing out at the creature with all of his might, but to no avail)

Susie Walters: Leave it to me! (Susie yells as she rushes forward, aiming her staff at the Unliving)... Purification! (Susie yells as she quickly gathers purification energy within her staff)... Beam! (Susie yells as she fires a powerful beam of purification, which can severely harm Nightmare Beings)

 The Unliving bends down slightly, jumping up with so much force that it's legs are ripped off it's body, but this incredible action freed it from the hold of the darkness.

 The Purification beam went on to hit nothing but air, and in the air the Unliving regenerates it's legs, and spins forward with so much speed and momentum that it is before Silas in mere moments, kicking the young man in the chest.

 Parts of Silas's armour shatter as he bounces off the concrete, coming to a painful stop by smashing against a headstone. The Unliving lands on the ground, and then it blitzes towards Susie Walters, attempting to punch the armoured woman in the face.

 But the flesh of the creature sizzles as it's arm is caught inside of a bubble, which was surrounding Susie's body. The Unliving tries to pull it's arm out of the bubble, but the limb vaporizes before that could happen. The Unliving was free, but has now lost an arm.

Susie Walters: Purification Bubble, you can't touch me monster! (Susie tells the creature with a glare)

 The Unliving instantly regenerates it's lost limb, but before it could rush forward again, something stops it.

Milady Benson: Hey you! (Milady calls out to the monster)... Look who I found! (Milady says with a smile, pointing at the Dream Destroyer beside her)...There was no way I could fight that thing, so I used Lost to bring Zeus back, from wherever he was. (Milady explains with a smile)

 Zeus pushes Milady aside, his Destroyer armour glowing red with power. 

 Dream Destroyer: Feo!!! (Zeus yells in anger)... I'm about to redesign your face, so why don't you come over here and take it! (Zeus yells out)

 The Unliving bends down slightly, taking what seems to be a runner's stance. In a blur of motion the Unliving is right in front of the Destroyer, punching the armoured behemoth in the chest.

 The Destroyer had taken a firm stance, so although his armour now has a large dent on it, he was not pushed back by the blow at all.

Dream Destroyer: Good boy. (Zeus says as he firmly grabs the Unliving by the arm and shoulder)...Now about that face! (Zeus says with an inward smile, before headbutting the Unliving in the face, spilling it's green blood)

 Zeus then lifts the Unliving into the air, slamming it back down on the ground with earth cratering force.

Dream Destroyer: You're still, Feo! Let me fix that! (Zeus yells as his visor begins to power up, gathering vast amounts of energy)... Destroyer Beam! (Zeus bellows as he blasts the Unliving in the face with his visor, unleashing an explosion of force that pushes everything and everyone back)... There, now you look pretty. (Zeus says as he stares down at the smoking husk of the Unliving, lying motionless in a massive crater)

 Zeus removes his armour, standing victorious over the Lord of this Domain.

 Zeus Eduardo Everest: And they say I am weak. Did you see that old man?! The Dream Destroyer is unstoppable! (Zeus yells out, proud of his incredible strength)

Milady Benson: Zeus, behind you! (Milady yells out a warning) 

 Zeus turns back quickly, seeing that the Unliving was already back to it's feet. It's body now almost fully regenerated.

Zeus Eduardo Everest: Sh*t! (Zeus thought as he quickly begins to summon his armour, but the Unliving was already moving, about to claw at Zeus's exposed face)

 But for some reason the creature stops it's attack, and looks down at the ground. A swarm of rats has now gathered around the creature's legs, all nibbling and biting into it's flesh. The Unliving tries to move away from the rats, but they were not giving it any freedom of movement.

 "How dumb can you be?!" (A voice asks before the speaker steps out of the shadows, revealing the face of a girl, who was clad in pure black clothing)... "You may be strong, but you lack the power needed to kill a High Grade Nightmare." (The girls tells Zeus)

Dream Destroyer: And who are you? (Zeus angrily asks her)

 "Doesn't the hair explain anything to you? I am Emily Gravestone, Silas is my brother." (Emily tells him with her arms folded in displeasure)

Silas Gravestone: What are you doing here, Emily? (Silas asks, still in pain from the attack he took earlier)

Emily Gravestone: Harry told me that you needed my help, so I came to help you. (Emily explains simply)

Milady Benson: Is it really stuck in there? How are you doing that? (Milady asks in shock, staring at the Unliving, which was now completely buried by the rats)

Emily Gravestone: Annabelle can devour anything, it doesn't matter how fast that thing can regenerate, they'll just keep eating it. (Emily explains)

Susie Walters: But that will not kill it. It will always keep regenerating, so your Nightmare cannot end this fight. (Susie explains)

Emily Gravestone: I am not here to end this fight, I'm here to give you the opportunity to end it yourselves. (Emily tells them)

Seth Wild: So how do we kill something that can't die? (Seth asks the million dollar question)

Silas Gravestone: I might have an idea. But it will require all of us to work together. (Silas tells them)

 "Sure." (Everyone reluctantly agrees, having no other choice but to work together as a team)

 A few minutes later the rats all scurry off the remains of the Unliving, allowing it's body to quickly regenerate. But the team now has the creature surrounded, keeping it at the centre of a big circle. 

 The Unliving jumps into the air, trying to escape the encirclement, but the Corruption chains lash out, wrapping around the creature's legs, and then slamming it back down on the ground.

 The Unliving snaps the chains with it's bare hands, and quickly gets back up. But Seth and Silas move fast, attacking the creature simultaneously. Their attacks do little damage to it, but they manage to keep the monster at bay, long enough for the Destroyer to appear behind it, and grab it from behind firmly.

Dream Destroyer: You know I could have just grabbed it from the start, right? (Zeus says as he holds the Unliving in place, even though it was struggling violently)

Susie Walters: We couldn't risk it escaping, now just hold it steady! (Susie tells him, pointing her energized staff at the Unliving, preparing to fire an attack)... Purification... Bomb! (Susie yells as she gathers a massive sphere of energy at the tip of her staff, firing it at the Unliving)

 The sphere of purification hits the Unliving swiftly, unleashing a devestating blast of purification that destroys a large area, but the others are well out of range of the explosion by then.

Dream Destroyer: That did it. (Zeus says as the body of the Unliving turns to ash in his arms)... (Sighs) Goodjob, Susie. (Zeus tells her, removing his armour and returning to his normal appearance)

 Susie falls to her knees, her face now covered in sweat, and her breathing is laboured. She even had to use her staff to not fall to the ground.

Zeus Eduardo Everest: Are you okay?! (Zeus asks, rushing to her side to help her up)

Susie Walters: I'm fine... No I'm not fine, I can't stay here for much longer. (Susie tells him weakly)

Silas Gravestone: You've done well, Susie. You can go now, get yourself some rest. (Silas says as he approaches her)

Susie Walters: Be sure to tell your grandfather who killed that thing. (Susie tells him, now managing to stand on her own)

Silas Gravestone: Don't worry, I will. (Silas tells her)

 Susie opens a portal, and Zeus helps her into it. After Susie enters the portal and it closes, Zeus opens a portal of his own, but his was red.

Zeus Eduardo Everest: Tell your grandfather that I hate him even more now... But I'm not gonna lie, this was fun. (Zeus says with a smile, before entering his portal)

Milady Benson: Well I can't open portals yet, so can you please take me home, Shawn? (Milady asks him)

Shawn Kindle: It will be my pleasure. (Shawn says as he opens a portal, and he and Milady walk towards it) 

Milady Benson: Bye bye goth girl! (Milady says with a wave before vanishing into the portal, which closes shortly afterwards)

Seth Wild: Well, it's been fun mini boss, but now I've gotta bounce! (Seth says as he opens a red portal)... See ya! (Seth says as he vanishes into the portal, leaving Silas and Emily alone in the crumbling Domain)

Emily Gravestone: It's over, you've won. (Emily tells her brother)

Silas Gravestone: It was a team effort... Thank you for being on my team, Emily. (Silas tells her with a smile)

Emily Gravestone: (Chuckles) Don't mention it. Harry is the one who really deserves your thanks, I wouldn't have known you were in trouble otherwise. Which begs the questions, Why did Harry leave your side, and why couldn't he help you himself? (Emily asks)

Silas Gravestone: This was a test from grandfather. He wanted to know how strong we were. (Silas tells her)

Emily Gravestone: And Harry would have gotten in trouble if he intervened... I get it now. (Emily replied, finally understanding what happened)

Silas Gravestone: Hmm, I wonder. (Silas thought to himself)... Inspect! (Silas said, not even trying to hide it this time)

Emily Gravestone: Hey! (Emily said in anger)

[Inspect]

[Name: Emily Gravestone]

[Race: Human (Dream Demon)]

[Title: Nightmare Warrior]

[Level: 1]

[Skills: Queen of Nightmares]

Silas Gravestone: You Evolved! (Silas asks in shock)

Emily Gravestone: You know I hate it when you do that! (Emily yells as she lightly strikes Silas several times with her fists)

Silas Gravestone: Ow, I'm sorry! I'm just so happy for you. (Silas said with a smile)... You really are a hardworker, Emily. I'm proud of you (Silas tells her)

Emily Gravestone: At least now my big dummy of a big brother can clearly see that our 'grandfather', is just crazy. But what will he do now, I wonder? (Emily narrates to him)

Silas Gravestone: Message received... I need to have a word with grandfather. (Silas tells her seriously)

Emily Gravestone: Damn right! (Emily says to Silas as he opens a portal, and they both vanish into it, right before the Infinite Graveyard Domain, is finally destroyed)

[Quest Completed]

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