Drawn to Life: The Final Chapter

I suggest you finish the second game before reading, as there are some serious spoilers. This takes place at the end of the first game. I was so infuriated with their ending, I decided to fix it. Happy Reading! :) You should probably know about my hero, and the Creator. By the way, I named the village Sakitoto.

Creator- Female, unknown in appearance. Some say she appears like her most recent hero, but no one knows for sure. She was hesitant to battle Wilfre, because she cares for all her Raposa, but in the end, Wilfre's murders, lies and cheats led her to kill him.

Lilith- A female hero with probably too epic a name. w Originally, she was a human like version of the Creator, glasses, short blonde hair, and blue jeans and blue T-Shirt. She has kept some memories of this time, but over time she has forgotten, her hair has lengthened, Raposa ears have sprouted from her head, and paws replace hands and feet, although she wears shoes, which cover that fact. She glows lightly. Some say she is the Creator's essence.

Chapter One: Then She Tells Me This is Not the End

The village was bright with color, and dark portals opened constantly, a sign of Wilfre's defeat, releasing the remaining villagers from Wilfre's dark dungeons. Every villager gathered around the Eternal Flame, a crowd of scared, hesitant faces.

"This is it." Mari said. She kept a strong, clear tone, her stance not hesitant at all; however, she choked a little when she spoke, and tears of fear lighted her eyes.

Lilith spoke up. "This place was created for a reason. We can't destroy it."

"Aye. I'm agreeing with her, Captain Mari. Let's stop, we don't have to continue."

"We don't have to do this, Mari. We saved this world, why must we end it? " Isaac concluded, stepping towards her.

"Yes we do!" Mari yelled, almost losing her structure. "You know we do." She added softly. A blurry figure appeared behind Lilith, a glorious echo of the heroine's look; she and Lilith were crying gently. Isaac stepped back, and Mari entered the center of the huge circle.

"...Creator, we are ready." She said, and a look of hopelessness spread across her face, she put her head down. All the Raposa then looked expectantly towards the sky, and the green Eternal Flame burst forth with new life.

All over the world, families clung to each other as the world flashed white, their Mayors offering only knowledge of what was to come, not willing to let a comforting lie escape their mouths.

When the flash ended, Heather ran to Jowee and hugged his leg. "Jowee, make this stop. I'm scared, I don't wanna do this!"

Jowee couldn't bring himself to tell his surrogate little sister it would be okay, because he knew it wouldn't. "We can't stop, Heather, but I'm scared too. We have to do this, I'm here for you." Heather started bawling, joining other Raposa children in utter fear.

Mike had enough of not knowing. "Mari, tell me what you saw to make you do this."

Mari walked over to him. "He showed me you, Mike, he showed me you."

Mari remembered being in Wilfre's chamber, a portal showing her Mike in a coma, an older sister crying over his bed. Mari ran, and Wilfre said,"All a trick, Mari... your father...the Creator."

There was a second flash of white, and everyone hugged their loved ones, including Mari, who hugged Jowee and Heather. Every Raposa closed their eyes tight, unable to look, silent tears streaming down their faces. Samuel stood alone, and said, "She tells me this is not the end." The Creator had spoken to him. Lilith stood protectively in front of the Raposa, and when she faded away, the Raposa knew what had to happen. The Creator watched in horror as every Raposa faded from existence, leaving Mike alone. It began to rain, the Creator's tears staining the land.

Mike was taken to a blank place, where a voice unknown said, "What do you remember about that day?" Heather walked up to Mike.

"It was dark and raining." She said.

"Good, what else?"

"Thick black smoke."

"What were you doing when it happened?"

"I was holding on to him."

"Could you draw us a picture of what happened?" The drawing appeared, though it told nothing and was inaccurate.

"I see... thank you."

Darkness appeared, drowning everything from sight, and Heather said, "Creator, just bxrnu acck i i gggitl bfarr uo em." She continued. "Just bring my little brother back to me."

The Creator saw a family walking away from a festival... driving through the woods...laughing and talking...bright lights, a mother looking back at her children... an impact between two cars... a girl holding her brother, holding Mike... an overturned car, thick smoke, rain pouring... two lifeless, relaxed hands... a girl with a bandaged face... crying by her brother resting on a bed... Mike opening his eyes... hugging Heather... two stuffed animals who looked like Mari and Jowee. She cried at the loss, the reality, and began to doubt her own existence.

Raposa Pov

Lilith, the hero destined to save the Raposa, faded away. The Raposa cowered in terror, Mari and Jowee were crouched down on the ground, Heather at Jowee's knee. Their eyes were tightly shut, tears of fear streaming down their faces. Nothing happened. Slowly, Mari opened one eye, and shut it quickly, afraid of what she might see. Samuel was just standing there, as if nothing was wrong. Mari opened both eyes, stopped crying, and stood. Jowee and Heather looked up and did the same.

"True darkness has come. The power of corruption is greater than you think." Said Samuel. Slowly, the clustered Raposa families stood, wiping away tears and staring up at the sky. The world darkened, purple and black clouds quickly replacing the endless expanse of blue.

"This is not the end..." Mari echoed Samuel's words.

Dr. Cure looked with worry at the fast moving clouds. Trying to get away from the situation, she led several Raposa away to clean the portal's shadow goo off of them.

"Could Wilfre have survived a second time? He was already weakened..." Mari guessed.

"No. But the Creator has left you." Said a familiar voice. Mari turned to see the Mayor walking up to her.

"Daddy! You're okay, but how? You faded away, Dr. Cure claimed you were dead!" Mari said, excited as she ran to her father.

"All in good time, my little Rapo."

She stopped mid-way to her father, when she saw half his body was pure shadow. "D-dad?" She took a step back. "You're... half sh-shadow...."

"It was Wilfre's fault, you see, he stabbed me with a blade made of pure shadow, and to top it off, it was poisoned with shadow goo. That led to my... deformity."

"Well, since you're alive, I guess your the Mayor again!" Mari said with relief. The mayor smirked.

"Mari, I think that is an unwise decision." Samuel approached. "You mustn't make such rash choices-" The Mayor frowned.

"Shut up, Samuel. I'm the Mayor, it's my choice." Mari snapped.

"It won't be your choice for long."

Mari stormed off to the village hall.

"Raposa of Sakitoto Village! I, Mayor Mari, hold a meeting to discuss what is going on."

The villagers gathered, Jowee, Heather, and the Mayor standing beside Mari. "Wilfre has been defeated, however, I believe the Creator has left us again." The Mayor nodded his head in solemn agreement. "But I know it's not her fault deep down." The Mayor frowned. "It also seems that our hero, Lilith, has fallen. I'm not sure what has happened to her, if she is alive or not, but in case we don't see her again, remember the last thing she did: stand protectively in front of us. And, I must say something about Wilfre, he was a good Raposa. Towards the end, he became corrupted, but he did want to protect us. He was a good friend of my Father, and when he betrayed us, my Dad was very upset. I don't know why we have made it this far, but I know we must keep going if that is what fate has decided. Tomorrow, we will have two funerals, one for Wilfre, and the other for Lilith. Try to pray to the Creator, and maybe she will return." Mari took a breath, and added, "Pirate Beard, Crazy Barks, I want the both of you to give the news to Mayor Click, Mayor Rose, and King Miney." She walked away, signaling Jowee to follow her.

She went to their secret beach, and sat down on the soft, white sand. Jowee sat next to her, and they listened to the waves together.