Chapter 6: Man vs Reaper

Grimm entered the large dome-like area looking into the middle he saw a throne like chair.

"Nice to see you!"

Grimm watched as the throne turned around with  Julius sitting in it with an off putting smile..

"I see you brought my cousin back to me. She seems pretty tired."

*BIFF*

The room shook as Julius barely blocked an attack by Grimm.

"Woah you're faster than I thought you would be!" - Julius

'He blocked it...odd?' - Grimm

"Not much of a talker still?" - Julius

Julius pushed Grimm back with a small knife.

'Immense strength, Reaction speed is high, and he is fast. Not like any human I've seen before.' - Grimm

*Drip*

Blood dripped on Grimm's head as he looked up to see Hal hung up like a chandelier by her spine. Creaks of her bones rung through the room.

"She looks better that way doesn't she?" - Julius

*Drip*

"I think you'd look good as my new chair!" - Julius

*Drip*

Grimm stood silently as suddenly the building came crashing down as the two clashed. He leaned back as he thrust a punch into Julius' stomach, instead of Julius being sent flying he stood his ground.

*Cough*

"Don't act like you came all this way expecting to finish me off in one hit. Not even death itself could stop me now!" - Julius

*SHrrrrrring*

A white light started to illuminate off of Julius's body as he sent Grimm flying in the air through what roof was left.

'Angel powers? No it's too weak whatever it is it feels off…' - Grimm

"HEY!" - Julius

Julius appeared above Grimm with pure speed through the debris, the bright light illuminating from his fist as it swung down on Grimm.

*Crash*

Grimm laid in debris as Julius was on top of him.

"You're disappointing Grim. I was hoping I couldn't throw you around this mu-" - Julius

The air shifted as Grimm tightened his grip around Julius's neck.

"You humans live many different lives. You might be the strongest one yet Julius, but no matter what you do all humans' paths lead to the same thing." - Grimm

*Swift*

Grimm held Julius in the sky above the clouds.

"They all lead to me." - Grimm

'This speed…'

"Yes!"

Grimm let go as Julius started to fall with a wild smile.

"THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!" - Julius

Grimm watched down as a bright light beamed through the sky passing by his face.

"THIS IS THE GRIM REAPER I WANTED TO FACE!" - Julius

Julius continued to fall.

'I can do this…I'm one of the chosen!' - Julius

*SHRIPPP*

A howling sound came about, as the sky almost turned to day from the bright light that came off of Julius.

'What is this?' - Grimm

Grimm felt his back burn as suddenly a bright beam of light the size of a building blasted him towards the ground.

"HAHA Burn Reaper Burn!" - Julius

Julius was in the sky with wings and a Halo above his head. His hair was now a shiny white with his eyes being gone with nothing but blood coming out of his closed eyelids. He flew down at unimaginable speed catching up to his beam as Grimm looked at him through the beam as he put out his arm against the beam seemingly halting it from pushing him any further. Julius laughed maniacally as he was blinded by blessing.

"What are you doing with the powers of Angels?" - Grimm

"I'm one of the chosen ones by God himself!" - Julius

"Chosen or not you annoy me." - Grimm

"Is that so?" - Julius

"I've never felt pain before that must have been what I just felt." - Grimm

"What an honor," - Julius

Julius smiled as his wings expanded outwards.

"Shall we continue?" - Julius

Grimm's hole on his shirt on his back resembled itself. He looked at his hands. They were shaking.

'Let it out Grimm!' - Xavier

'I told you to stay away.' - Grimm

'You could kill him now, why give him the chance?' - Xavier

'This human…he is giving me something, a feeling…a feeling of excitement almost.' - Grimm

Grimm looked at Julius in his Angel form as the blood from his eyes dripped down his face even more.

'Stop holding ba-' - Xavier

*SLASH*

Julius was split into two as Grimm was behind him but something was in his hand.

'He used it!' - Julius

Grimm held in his hand a weapon forged by Hell and Heaven.

"Her name is Rose." - Grimm

He pointed the 6 foot tall scythe downwards as its beautiful figure was shown with its black stick-like staff, a shiny black blade, and an aura that demanded blood.

'Angel blood!' - A woman's voice in Grimm's head

'Feast' - Grimm

Julius brought himself together as he felt a dash of wind towards him.

*Thft*

Julius's wings were cut in half with ease as they protected him from the slice.

'It's like that thing has a mind and a different aura from himself; it's like fighting an entirely different person.' - Julius

Julius flew back as fast as possible as his wings regrew he watched Grimm stay in the same spot as he got back no less than a 1000 feet.

He blinked.

*Slash*

'What?' - Julius

Julius was in half again vertically.

"You cannot keep up with what you can't perceive." - Grimm

Julius looked at Grimm as his flesh latched back together from each side of his body.

'I'm losing consciousness!' - Julius

"Tell me Julius."

'Blood!' - Rose

"How many times could I cut you without you dying?"

*SLASHES*

"Even if you were chosen,"

*SLASHES*

"You are still a human at the end of the day." - Grimm

*SLASHES*

"Besides." - Grimm

*SLASHES*

"They probably made a mistake." - Grimm

Grimm stopped in the air as chunks of flesh sat motionless in the sky.

*SHRIEKKKK*

The flesh started to reach out and moan to contort itself into a being again. It fell from the sky grabbing itself piece by piece forming itself together once more.

*Plap*

Grimm returned to the ground seeing a monster had been born in the middle of the debris from the dome. Its flesh eeled outwards in horror as the Angel wings sprouted back out as flash, Julius's body came back to form but as flesh in all the wrong places.

'Something is different.' - Grimm

*Sla-*

*Biff*

Grimm's scythe stopped dead in its tracks on Julius's body.

'Interesting?He adapted.' - Grimm

'I can't cut through!' - Rose

*EEeeeeRp*

"DIE!" - Julius's Angel Form

Julius's eyes opened up as Grimm realized something. A blinding light filled the area as the pressure forced Grimm away.

'He looks just like the Angel's true forms.' - Xavier

'Yeah, but it's different. Something about my memory, it's hazy.' - Grimm

'Still gonna hold back Grimm?' - Xavier

'I told you to stay out of this.' - Grimm

Grimm looked back at the light as Julius wasn't there anymore

*TINK*

*Nnnnrrr*

Grimm's Scythe slashed with Julius as the ground shook beneath them.

"Your skin has adjusted to my scythe, impressive…" - Grimm

Grimm overpowered Julius powering to the ground.

"For a human." - Grimm

Grimm smiled for a moment feeling the power he could display.

*Beeeee*

A high pitched noise suppressed itself as Julius shot a beam straight through Grimm's stomach but he smiled still as he only had one hand on the scythe now. He blocked the beam with his left hand. Putting his hand on Julius's throat he picked him up as beams started to burst all around them sprouted from Julius.

'I can see everything, why am I losing?' - Julius

"Can't you fly?" - Grimm

He smiled.

***

*Crashes*

Buildings collapsed as Julius flew through them.

'Where are we?' - Julius

A glimpse of Grimm appeared over him as he tried to fly up.

"Not done yet!" - Grimm

Grimm grabbed him again, throwing him into the ground.

*Crash*

Julius hit the ground

*CRASH*

Grimm stomped on him, his scythe was gone now.

*Biff*

Grimm slammed a fist into Julius, causing him to cough up blood.

'Was that his scythe?' - Julius

Grimm continued to slam punches into Julius.

*Bam*

*Bam*

Blood flew into the air.

*BAM*

*Multiple punches*

"You're still not dead...' - Grimm

Grimm's expression was dull once more.

'...but you have lost." - Grimm

 He looked around the destruction as he started to see hollow-like figures.

'I killed them?' - Grimm

'They were in the way.' - Xavier

'Can I still save them?' - Grimm

Xavier was stumped at the question.

'What do you mean?' - Xavier

'They were not ready to die yet…' - Grimm

'Who decides that?' - Xavier

'I will.' - Grimm

Grimm walked over to a group of lost souls. A little girl who looked strikingly familiar tugged at his pants making actual contact.

'Remorse?' - Grimm

He thought of an idea.

"You shall live within me, within my heart shall you all be protected." - Grimm

Grimm stuck out his scythe as the souls were swooshed in.

'Thank you.' - The little girl

The girl was sucked into the scythe.

'Protect them Rose.' - Grimm

'Yes master' - Rose

Grimm looked around the empty area as he turned back to Julius's defeated body.

'How are you gonna kill an Angel?' - Xavier

'I Won't have too.' - Grimm

*Wish*

Grimm appeared back into the destruction of the dome with Julius's body barely breathing in his hand.

"You..y…you can't kill me…I was chosen…I was-" - Julius

Grimm ripped out Julius's throat as blood fell out Julius put one of his hands to his throat.

"I know I can't kill an Angel." - Grimm

Grimm threw him to the ground as Julius breathed air with his healed throat. His skin started to return to its normal color as hair started to reform.

"That's why I brought you back here." - Grimm

'Wha-?' - Julius

*BOOM*

Flames erupted from behind Julius; His eyes widened as his head turned.

*Cracks*

A monster crawled out of flames as its bones cracked with each movement. Its spine was floating as it was trying to crack itself back in place. But then it spoke.

"Julius!" - Hal

Hal's voice was demented as she slowly rose up seeming like she was connected to strings. It was a horrific image.

"Julius." - Hal

Julius was sweating as she got closer. The heat was unbearable, as hot as it's ever been.

"Julius." - Hal

"Ha-" - Julius

*SCORCH*

A huge fire beam struck down on top of Julius seemingly out of nowhere.

"Burn." - Hal

Grimm and Hal looked at Julius's ashes as a bright halo was the only thing that remained. The silence was suffocating as the ashes flew away. Hal looked up to the Grimm that was in front of her now.

"Grimm?" - Hal

"Ha-" - Grimm

*SCORCH*

Grimm felt the heat of a thousand hells pressure him as he stood.

'What the?' - Grimm

'You don't get it do you?' - Xavier

'Get what?' - Grimm

Grimm's face started to melt slightly.

'You're not her Grimm.' - Xavier

Grimm crouched down to spring himself out of the flame towards Hal. She was shocked.

"What did you do with Grimm?" - Hal

Her appearance was more normal, only her hair was blazing and was longer.

"I am Grimm." - Grimm

"Then why are you talking?" - Hal

"I can explain everything if you just-"

*Tink*

Hal and Grimm turned over as someone or something picked up.

"Who are you?" - Grimm

The angelic woman turned to them with a dead look.

"I am Zephaniel," - Zephaniel

She was as pretty as the moon and as perfect as a line.

"Angel of Communication." - Zephaniel

She had a long bob cut with even ends, A white over dress with a purple shirt underneath that peaked through, a bright halo above her head, and wings that stretched wide. Her expression was as dead as roadkill.

"It seems I have finally met the being who has been deemed a special threat to all realms.." - Zephaniel

She crouched down picking up Julius's Halo.

"If it wasn't for Ramiel, I probably wouldn't have found you all in time." - Zephaniel

"What are you doing with that?" - Hal

Zephaniel looked at both of them.

"Metatron wants the Reaper back in place as soon as possible, but that includes a lot of work and time…and most likely deaths of countless." - Zephaniel

Zephaniel flew up a bit with the Halo in her hand.

"If I were another Angel the two of you would be dead by now. So for now I'll be taking this back to Castiel It seems one of his experiments went wild." - Zephaniel

She disappeared.

Grimm looked over at Hal.

"You got a lot of explaining to do Grimm." - Hal

"I plan on it." - Grimm

Hal stretch her arm as she heard a familiar voice creep up on her.

"Hal…?" - Naomi

Hal turned in an instant. The moment of somber laid on both of them like a blanket.

"Im…Im sor-" - Naomi

Hal interrupted her with a hug. A tear rolled down Hal's face.

"You are never leaving my side again." - Hal

A tear rolled down from Naomi's face.

"I won't." - Naomi

They smiled together as Grimm looked out to the distance.

'You heard that right?' - Xavier

'Yeah.' - Grimm

'They'll hunt you till you're dead.' - Xavier

'We need to get somewhere they can't.' - Grimm

'Where would that be?' - Xavier

Grimm ignored his question as he turned to the other two.

"Hey, let's get going." - Grimm

Hal looked at him with confusion.

"Hold on, you have some explaining to do!" - Hal

"I'll explain on the way. We gotta go, you heard that Angel." - Grimm

Grimm started to walk away as the stip of cloth around his right arm tightened up.

"Where are we even going?" - Hal

"The gate to Hell." - Grimm

Hal was taken aback.

"What does he mean Hal?" - Naomi

Hal swung her head towards Naomi.

"What he means is getting himself killed,"

She swung it back towards Grimm who continued walking.

"You know that's basically a Death trap! Who even are you ?" - Hal

"You already know who I am." - Grimm

"Do you even know where you're going?" - Hal

"Not a clue but you do." - Grimm

Hal swallowed the spit in her mouth.

"What do you know?" - Hal

Grimm turned around looking at the both of them.

"I know that the two of you should follow me before you get yourselves killed." - Grimm

'He used to be so likable.' - Hal

Grimm continued to walk away.

"What are we gonna do?" - Naomi

Hal had an angry expression.

"No better option." - Hal

Hal started to walk towards Grimm as Naomi followed.

'There's a gate to Hell?' - Naomi