[GORE-ILLA]

VGF Member OG Special Edition:
Chapter Four: “Exodia” by GORE-ILLA, based on chapters written by Lupus.

Scene One: Hey, the villain’s dead on the fourth chapter? That sucks.

Exodia’s insane laughter echoed throughout the destroyed warehouse. Yami Yoshi, Fusion, and GORE-ILLA had watched in horror throughout the murder. Exodia turned to face the three heroes and taunted, “Now your time is come! Prepare to be smitten by the might of Exodia! I will begin by smashing your skulls together. Then I’ll kick your ribcage until it snaps like a walnut…” He continued describing his torture methods for quite some time.

Scene Two: The bar of the Afterlife. Yeah.

It was noting. A black and endless void of nothing. Lupus suddenly materialized in the middle of the nothing, a black halo floating above his head. “Un-oh, looks like I’m dead,” he commented. He continued floating for about five minutes, but it isn’t five minutes seeing it is endless time. He then added, “I’m bored.”

Suddenly Lupus saw a bar with three stools floating in front of it hovering towards him. Lupus slowly pushed himself forward until he reached the bar and seated himself in one of the stools. A bartender stood on the other side of the counter, cleaning glasses. The barman asked, “So, what can I do you for while you’re awaiting Judgment?”

Lupus confided, “Exodia betrayed me. I'm now dead.”

“That doesn't sound too bad too me. I mean, I get visitors who tell me that all the time.”

“For real?”

The barman paused and said, “No.”

“Thanks for trying to cheer me up.”

There was another pause as the two sat there for more of endless time. Then the barman broke the silence by saying, “You don't know how long I've been here. Ever since Exodia killed me back in 1867 I've been lonely.”

“Why did he kill you?” Lupus asked.

“I challenged Bob Yoshi the Moustached. Then Exodia killed me saying he had no use for me.”

“That's very scary because I challenged Yami Yoshi and Exodia killed me saying he had no use for me.”

“And…?”

“...I have reason to believe Bob Yoshi was in some way related to Yami Yoshi.”

“I don't care any more,” the barman concluded.

It was then that a man wearing a mask with a dark halo over his head approached the bar and pulled out a gun. He threatened, “Give me all your money or I'll kill you all!”

Lupus refused, “No.” A bullet pierced his heart seconds later. But, due to the improbability of dying when you're already dead, Lupus was then revived into the real world, in the middle of the same street on which he had died earlier. Lupus then raised his fist in triumph and yelled, “My plan worked! Now, to get my revenge on Exodia! BWAHAHAHAHA!! Koopa! “ as his assistant warped to Lupus’s side.

Scene Three: Back to Exodia!

In the real world, five long hours had passed. Exodia was still threatening the trio, “And then I will melt down your bones into Harwax and sell them to the masses!! MWAHAHAHA!”

Yami Yoshi asked Exodia, “Are you going to actually do it or laugh about it all day?”

Exodia stared in irritation. “You anger me. I think I'll laugh about it some more. Mwaha-“ Exodia’s last words were cut off as a green blur zipped past the stone titan from behind. The blur then skidded to a stop, revealed to be Lupus. He had his knife extended from his outstretched right arm.

Exodia stood there, frozen. A second later his head slipped off his neck, fell to the ground, and shattered. Exodia’s body exploded and scattered sharpnels of stone everywhere. “There,” Lupus relieved.

Yami Yoshi, Fusion, and GORE-ILLA stared in surprise at the Turk. “He-he’s back from the dead!: Yami Yoshi stuttered.

Lupus added, “Yes. And now I don't take orders from anybody. Hiya!” He quickly grabbed Yami Yoshi around the neck and… disappeared into nothingness! “Although that ‘nothingness’ was just a distraction while I sneak out the back door.” Of course! “Well say that next time!” Right.

GORE-ILLA and Fusion now sat there dumbfounded as Lupus took off with their supposed leader. GORE grabbed Fusion by the arm and ordered, “They’ve got Yami! We have to save him!”

Fusion pulled away. “Calm down! That Lupus is a wimp. I could beat him in my sleep!”

GORE then looked away and saw a pair of footprints leading away from the back doorway. “There, footprints! They’ll lead us to Lupus and Yami Yoshi for sure!”

And so the unwilling duo left the half-destroyed warehouse at last and began following the footprints in hopes of reaching Lupus’s hidden base. What surprises will they find in store for them? Find out in Chapter Five: “SwordMaster”