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Part Five
The Party
The Shadow Monarch smiled. The Gray Zombie merely stared at him, no expression on his face. Despite the terror going on, the party goers were beginning to understand how Gray received the 'Zombie' part of his name. Opus slowly edged towards Steve. He held out his hand and she put her hand in his.
"So finally, we meet again." The Shadow Monarch said "It was destined to happen, no?"
"Personally," Gray replied "I'd wish you kept your ugly ass in that nether realm, not to mention the rest of your ugly body."
The Shadow Monarch sneered, "My power has been replenished. It will take more than your chanting a spell to best me, this time."
"Yadda yadda yadda, you know, you bad guys always talk too much. Look you want to beat the hell out of each other, or what?"
"Very well." And with that The Shadow Monarch lunged towards Gray. Gray swung his ax. The Monarch quickly dodged the ax. He spun around bringing his foot against Gray's head. Gray was knocked across the room, through a wall.
Opus looked around, the other Shadow Boxers were watching the fight. She turned towards Steve.
"Steve, the Shadow Boxers don't care for light. It'll kill them."
"Really?" Steve said "Then let's ummm...do something."
Opus smiled, "I think the thing to say is, 'Let's spread a little light on the subject'"
She then kissed Steve on the cheek. Steve smiled back. The two of them quickly spread the word to the other party goers. From across the room, Axion saw that something was up. After eyeing Opus, he slowly moved towards her.
The Shadow Monarch looked through the hole in the wall, trying to see if he could see The Gray Zombie. A door next to where he was opened and Gray stepped out, stood next to the Monarch and looked through the hole.
"Is he dead?" Gray asked
"I do not...." The Shadow Monarch began, before realizing Gray was there. It was too late, Gray brought the butt of the handle of his battle ax against the Monarch's chin. The Monarch stumbled back. He was still strong, but Gray did catch him off guard.
The Shadow Boxers looked around, some of the party goers were missing. They started to leave the room to find them, when Steve appeared from around the doorway. He was holding a spotlight, courtesy of The Masturbating Zombie's. He turned it on, some of the Shadow Boxers quickly turned to dust, the rest tried to run away. The rest of the party goers, however, had gotten prepared. Armed with flashlights, quickly made torches, and other items of bright light, they went after the demons. Axion walked slowly towards Steve. Steve shined the light into Axion's face. Axion pulled a pair of Ray Bans from his pocket and put them on.
"Silly boy" Axion said. He grabbed Steve and threw him across the hallway. Steve fell to the ground, unconscience.
"Hey." came a voice from behind Axion. He turned to find Opus standing behind him.
"You jerk," she continued "That was my date."
Axion went to grab her as well. Opus, having been trained for combat most of her teenaged life, grabbed Axion's arms and dropped to the ground. Bringing her feet against Axion's stomach, she rolled and threw Axion over. Axion crashed into the drum set of the Masturbating Zombie's drummer. A cymbal fell and hit Axion on top of the head. Axion became more furious.
Gray was not having the best of luck. The only way he'd be able to get a really good hit in, was if he'd catch the Monarch by surprise. So far, he'd been unsuccessful, the Monarch was prepared for anything Gray threw at him. The Monarch brought his fist down, hitting Gray Zombie in the head. Gray fell, stunned. The Monarch pointed over to a nearby wall. A dimensional vortex opened up. Gray Zombie came to his senses too late, he was picked up by the Shadow Monarch.
"And now, it's time for you to enter the prison. With you out of my way, I shall enslave this entire planet." the Monarch said. He threw Gray towards the vortex. Gray, still clutching his ax, brought the ax against the wall lining the edge of the vortex, unfortunately the pull of the vortex was strong, but Gray hung on, trying to pull his way out. The Shadow Monarch laughed then started to find another victim to terrorize.
The lead singer of the Masturbating Zombie's picked up his microphone and checked the cord. The pull of the dimensional vortex was becoming stronger, it had started to pull other things in the room into it. A footstool flew past Gray, coming very close from hitting him. The ax slowly started to come loose from the wall. Just as it broke free, a microphone flew towards Gray. With his other hand he grabbed the microphone. Looking over, he saw the entire band holding the cord, ready to pull him out.
The Shadow Monarch walked slowly towards the party goers. They hurried out of his way, not wanting to be a victim. Finally, he had one person cornered. The guy whimpered like a mouse cornered by a hungry cat.
"Please," he begged "don't hurt me."
"Oh," The Shadow Monarch replied "nothing wrong with pain. We all have to live with pain. It's just a natural born part of life"
He was then caught off guard by a voice from behind him, "All right then, live with this."
The Monarch quickly turned to find The Gray Zombie standing there. Gray swung his ax, it cut deep into the Monarch's chest. The Monarch howled in pain. Gray kept hitting the Monarch, not letting the demon get a chance to retaliate. He spun around giving the Monarch a round house kick (nights of watching Walker, Texas Ranger paid off). The Monarch stumbled trying to get a chance to catch his breath and fight back. Finally, Gray ran, jumped, kick the Monarch in the chest. The Monarch fell back and was caught up in the vortex's pull. The Monarch grabbed for the floor, his claws breaking into the hardwood, trying to pull himself free. The Gray Zombie stood by the Monarch's hand, standing one inch away from the pull. Finally, The Gray Zombie smiled. It was a smile that sent shivers down The Monarch's spine.
"Sayonara Sucka" Gray said as he swung the ax. It sliced through the Monarch's wrist. The Monarch howled again, as he was pulled into the dimensional vortex. Gray picked up the hand and tossed the hand into the vortex. The dimensional vortex closed.
Opus was still fighting Axion, and winning. She hit him with every move that she knew. Axion tried to run away, but Opus wouldn't let him have the chance. She grabbed him by his collar and threw him. Axion landed in the fireplace, where a fire had been started for the torches that were being made. Axion pulled himself out of the fire. He was burning, the fire spread all over his body. There was then a big explosion, and Axion was gone.
"See," Gray Zombie said, "That's what happens when you stay too long on the tanning bed. Those things are dangerous."
Opus hugged Gray, "Are you ok, Uncle Gray?"
"Oh yea, I'm fine. Fought worse demons in the past. Is he ok?"
Gray was pointing to Steve, who had groggily walked back into the room. Opus ran over to him.
"Yea" Gray said to himself "I think she knows what it's like to be normal"
Later
FBI agent Erikson looked over the room where the fight had taken place. There was no evidence that demons had been in the room. He was very disappointed over that.
"I thought you had that one demon's body that Gray killed last night?" Sheriff Mann asked
Erikson didn't answer and walked off. The Gray Zombie smiled to himself. Fellow Capper, Agent Moldy, was an agent of a secret US Government organization. Gray had asked Moldy to pull a few strings and to get the demon corpse for Gray. Some things, whether they were dimensional beings like the Kortac or demons from hell, man was not meant to know.
Gray walked over to Opus and Steve. Opus was checking the bandage on Steve's head.
"You ok?" asked Gray
"Yea," Steve replied "not anything too serious. Just a bump."
Gray nodded then turned to Opus, "Show him the road to the swamp. No point in him taking the long way."
"Sure, Uncle Gray."
"Thank you sir" Steve said. Very few people knew where the road was located, and to know where it was at was a distinguished honor.
"Uncle Gray, where are you going?"
Gray smiled and walked away, "I'm going to tell some people to kiss my ass."
The Council Room
The members of the Council of Order and Chaos slowly walked into the council chamber. Once again, they stopped as the seat of The Gray was once again occupied. The Gray Zombie watched them come in. The Angel stood behind him.
"Hi gang." Gray said with a smile
"You have returned to us." a member of the White said. "We are pleased"
"Sorry to burst your bubbles, but I'm not returning. Remember? I quit."
A member of the Black walked towards him, "But you are the only one worthy of The Gray. You must return to us."
Gray Zombie smiled, "Bite me."
The council members looked at each other, under the hoods they wore, they were shocked.
"For the longest time," Gray continued "I have bottled myself up. Cut myself away from everyone. And all because of this stupid council, and as to what happened back in '95. You idiots can go ahead and play God all you want, thinking that you can keep the balance between Order and Chaos. Me, I've finally got a place where I belong, and people who care about me. I think it's time I quit being the loner and rejoin the human race."
Gray then got up and turned towards The Angel,"Get out while you still can."
"Oh, don't worry, I plan on that." The Angel said with a smile
Gray walked towards the door. A member of the black closed the door, blocking his way out.
"Is that your final answer?" the member asked
"No, Regis," Gray said. He then punched the member, then grabbed his arm and flipped him over. The member of the black landed on the council table "That's my final answer. Anyone wanna go for Final Jeopardy?"
The council slowly backed away from Gray. Gray nodded then walked out of the council chamber.
"He'll be back." a member of the White said. The rest of the council each took turns punching that member in the arm.
End of Part Five
(Still got the Epilog)