Hello, my name is lugi2000. This is my first fanfic, I hope you enjoy it.
I'd like to thank my friends at school for encouraging me to write this. I hope I will get more encouragement from all of you who read the story. Please give me as much fedback as possible. Thank you
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters, settings, or anything else in the story that belongs to Nintendo.
Without a Hero
Prologue – Consuming Darkness
Lightning strikes the side of the tower; an explosion of debris quakes the foundation of the decayed tower, which threatens to fall into the surrounding sea. Another bolt strikes nearby, illuminating the scene at the top of the tower, where two adversaries are locked in ferocious battle. Our hero runs up and throws a punch at the creature, but is caught by the arm and swung wildly into one of the surrounding pillars.
The rays of the full moon light up the appalling creature's body. It wears a shell that glows like green algae in the morning sun, with a sea of spikes protruding, spiralling outward. Underneath the shell, orange muscles stretch and flex as it closes in on our hero. Dark, fiery eyes lock onto their target, as the creature takes another swing with its claws. Fortunately, the swing is evaded, as our hero pummels the creature to the ground with his fist.
"You've got to keep up in order to get me, Bowser!" Mario taunts Bowser as he readies himself for a blow.
"This time, Mario, I will defeat you!" Bowser launches himself at an unperturbed Mario. He steps out of the way, letting Bowser fall on the weak floor, which causes fissures in the wood due to the power of the launch. Punches are thrown, kicks are delivered and evaded, hammers brought down. Nothing is spared as these two arch nemesis duke it out. The ferocious battle lasts throughout the night.
Once again, Bowser called upon his vast army of minions, invaded Mushroom Kingdom and kidnapped Princess Peach, rampantly destroying anything that got in his way. Unable to ready an army in time, Mushroom Kingdom falls under the grasp of Bowser. Mario was unable to defeat Bowser because of the sudden attack.
Although defeated by Bowser, Mario bands together with the remaining members of the rebellion against Bowser. Facing innumerable odds, Mario traverses all of Mushroom Kingdom, eventually finding Bowser's reclusive lair. Mario and the rebels lay siege upon the tower, ferociously battling against swarms of troops. After countless hours of fighting, the princess was finally freed and all the remaining minions and rebels fled, save Mario and Bowser, who fight now atop the tower.
Dawn nears as both combatants have exhausted all of their strength. The battle continued far longer than either of them could have expected. Driven by only their sheer willpower to defeat the other do they continue to fight.
"Let's end this, Bowser; we all know you'll lose in the end, like always." Mario readies himself to attack.
"Not only will I not lose, but you will die here today, Mario. Be sure of it!" Bowser slashes Mario, leaving a wide gash on Mario's arm. Mario leaps back to avoid a second slash, hiding behind the pillar, regaining his energy. Fatigue takes its toll on both the fighters.
"It's time to finish this fight, Bowser!" Mario leaps on top of the pillar, and dives at the gargantuan Lizard. He pummels him with all the force he can muster, but at the second of contact, Bowser raises his head and looses a final blast from his mouth. The weak floor of the tower gives way, breaking off as it sails to the ground. Bowser's final attempt to destroy Mario used up all of the Lizard's energy, rendering himself forever useless, as he plummets to the ground.
Mario took the full brunt of the blast, as he also fell to the ground. He had won the battle, Bowser was at last dead, but he too would be dead soon. He knew it. Cold and darkness rushed up to him as he fell like a stone toward the ground. Colour fled from his vision, which turned grey and bleak, objects fusing together and forming a mist, everything becoming indistinguishable.
As Mario and Bowser both plummeted to their death, the walls gave way and the tower collapsed upon the two adversaries. Rocks and boulders fell from the sky like spring rain. This caused the weak foundation to rock and for the tower to slowly crumble into oblivion.
As the earth rushed up to meet him, the greyness became blacker, as darkness finally consumed him. Before the jarring impact of the floor could rattle him, Mario loses all conscious thought, leaving just the body to suffer the impact.
What now? I they are both dead, then what happens. Read the next chapter to find out!