The Fusion Project

"So you're telling me my uncle was in this entire situation also?" Ane asked. Sid nodded.

"He wanted to end the experiments for his own personal reasons which we'll touch on later." Sid stated.

"So what about the name Abby. Is it a nickname for Lana's mother?" Ene asked.

"It wasn't. Why'd you ask?" Sid questioned; eyebrow raised.

"Lana's mom is named Abigail." Ene remarked.

"Let him finish the entire thing then." Eina scolded.

"Okay okay." Ene said; sighing. Sid nodded.

"Okay." he said.

Conner turned to the door of the fully white room and placed his hand on the floor. His shadow lurked under the door and picked the locks from the outside; unlocking the door. Sid immediately paced out but Conner grabbed him by the shoulder. "We can't cause a ruckus; Sid." Conner remarked.

"Why not?" Sid inquired impatiently.

"We can't be found out just yet." Conner answered.

"Ok. I don't see why not but sure." Sid muttered after a moment of silent contemplation. Sid and Conner stepped out the room slowly. "Where'd they go?" Sid asked. A shadow poked its head out from the wall and Conner eyed it.

"They went left and then straight up the isle. The room the girls' are is there." the shadow hissed. Conner nodded.

"Your powers are shadows?" Sid questioned.

"You can say that." Conner answered. He touched the ground and the floor was filled with darkness. A young shadow rose from it. "For protection." he explained.

"I don't.." Sid began reluctantly but the shadow dove onto him and wrapped all around him like armor leaving only the boy's face and up visible. "Cool." he remarked as he eyed himself.

"Shadow Armor." the shadow remarked.

"Let's go...boy." Conner said as he walked away. Sid jogged to keep up and as the two swung a corner; laughter greeted them.

"Conner's swinging the corner." a male voice remarked cornily.

"Tsk." Conner said as he watched forward. A man with dark brown hair, dark blue eyes, a scar on his left cheek that spread down to his neck who was wearing a black leather jacket similar to Ane's, a red t-shirt under, dark blue jeans and black gloves stooped amidst the hallway casually with a grin. "Carter." Conner said; eying the man.

"Hello, Conner." Carter said as he stood upright. He spun his arms and jumped up; warming up.

"Hmmm." Conner mumbled.

"Let's take out this guy already! We need to get to Abby as quick as possible!" Sid snorted.

"I know that but..." Conner began as he pointed at Carter. "He's gonna be a pain." Conner continued.

"Tsk." Sid said; charging Carter. Conner whistled and Sid's armor seemed to pull him back to Conner.

"Don't be an idiot!" Conner warned before pulling a scythe from midair which he then hit the wall with causing two bodies to fall out.

"There goes that trap." Carter said; whistling.

"Enough games. Let's get this started!" Conner yelled as the scythe vanished before he clasped his hands and the ground began to tremble.

"Summoning a shadow? Where's your actual one?" Carter inquired; grinning.

"Training." Conner answered bluntly.

"I'd expect no less from "the shadow spirit"." Carter remarked.

"I don't need any of those titles or your flattery." Conner said as a shadow climbed up his back and lay there; arms wrapped around his neck. The vibrations then stopped. "Time to die!" Conner yelled.

"What should I do?" Sid asked.

"Get to her!" Conner exclaimed as he grabbed Sid's head and wrap the boy in a ball of darkness. "Dark Sphere." Conner said before pelting the sphere across the room. The dragon's claws appeared in Carter's hands and he sliced the ball as he dove at it. He spun to his feet to be uppercutted. Conner then launched another sphere. 

"Too bad!" Carter said before dispersing into elemental energy. The real him appeared before the sphere; sword risen. 

"Hmm." Conner groaned before the shadow on his body stretched it's hand to Sid's armor. 

"Shadow Bind." Sid said as the two forms of darkness attached. Sid's armor grew a mask that had a fanged jaw and purple eyes and he was pulled back as soon as Carter swung. Sid spun to the ground in front of Conner and stood up weakly. His left eye suddenly sprayed blood. The shadow screamed as half of the mask opened up and wiggled like worms and Sid held his eye in pain as he fell to one knee. "SHIT!" he yelled.

"Sacrifices are to made in battle...boy. An eye for your life" Conner remarked calmly.

"Oh? Do you plan on tutoring this kid Conner?" Carter joked; grinning.

"Thanks for the suggestion. It's the only intelligent thing I've heard you say." Conner replied. Carter smirked as he launched a claw at Sid. The shadow spat dark flames in a ball. "Dark Fireball!" Sid yelled. The fireball shot across the room; scorching everything in its path until it was sliced in half by Carter.

"Is that it?" Carter asked. Conner walked to him casually and the shadow spat another fireball which Carter sliced again. The shadow spammed fireballs at Carter who easily sliced apart every single one. The shadow slowly stretched its arms into the ground and Sid puked dark mist. 

"Dark Mist." he groaned; voice full of pain. He fell forward and the shadow roared as slicing was heard along with metal clashing. The mist cleared to a bleeding Carter who was holding back a huge dark claw with his weapons. The multiple claws returned to the shadow.

"Did I forget to mention he's a demon's shadow? He was much more powerful than my own shadow before training." Conner stated. Carter laughed crazily.

"I guess I have to up my game." he said before appearing next to Conner and firing a punch which phased through his opponent.

"Soul Slice Barrage!" Conner yelled; summoning his scythe and slashing Carter continuously; the man's soul constantly leaking out from his person. Conner then rose his scythe but Carter jumped back. His body thumped and he fell back; eyes rolling in. Conner's shadow's hand was on Carter's chest; pulling his soul from him. "Soul Grab." Conner growled before smirking.

"This is our chance!" Sid's shadow hissed as it jumped onto the wall; manifesting into a normal shadow along with Sid. It then rushed past Carter whose eyes rolled back to normal as he stabbed the other shadow's hand off him. The entity of darkness snapped off it's own hand which instantly reformed. 

"Stage one...complete." Conner stated; swinging his arm. The shadow chuckled.

"So that was REALLY your goal? Let the brat pass." Carter remarked with a sigh.

"Now for my new goal." Conner said as the shadow merged with him; both of them screaming. The shadow formed into armor and a mask and it chuckled as Conner cracked his neck. His mask had fangs and red beast-like eyes and the armor was letting out some dark purple substances. Carter sighed.

"I have no choice!' he yelled as he activated his dragon eyes. Fangs grew in his jaw as he grinned and claws on his hands and legs as he stooped. His hair spiked and he licked his lips. "Time to die!" he shouted.