Total eclipse of the heart part three.
No other way.
Daiken laughed at the mayhem he was causing in Duloc. The misery of his prison and his wife were making him stronger. But Fiona was becoming depressed by the day and the letter she received didn't help matters further. Tears stung her once more as she read it.
Dearest Fiona
I can't stay. Daiken has freed himself from me and is my dark self. He wants to ruin everything I care about and if I stay, he'll be able to especially hurting you and that's something I can't bear to let happen. When he is gone, I'll return but I still love you. Don't listen to anything Daiken tells you. He's trying to force you into evil's hands.
Shrek it said. Fiona was very worried and saddened by this. Puss had read it and saw Fiona seriously distressed. He didn't know what to do to help her. Suddenly someone appeared. It was Snowgre. He was her husband's cousin and worked at the North Pole. He saw sadness in her eyes and wondered what was wrong. "It's Shrek! He took off because his inner darkness got free and is causing mayhem. I'm worried for him since he can't see in the dark anymore. He became disabled with Bardel Biedl Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes!" she said through tears. He then rubbed her back gently to calm her down.
"Don't worry Fi! I can find him but if Daiken got loose again, then it's a good reason he took off. Daiken is one bad guy. You look tired. You go lie down and rest. Puss and I will go and search for Shrek now." He told her. She agreed as she went into her and Shrek's bedroom and climbed into bed. She then saw a photo on the bedside table. It was from their honeymoon. "Please come back! I need you and maybe our love can slay Daiken for good." She said as she closed her eyes. But Daiken then appeared through the wall. He smiled as he watched her moan in her sleep. He glowed as he spat a glob of black stuff at her. It turned into a black gem and glowed. He smiled at this. "She'll become my very first Darkling. A servant who'll do anything I ask and feels no emotions.
I can use her to make Shrek miserable and feed on his misery! But the seed of darkness needs time to grow inside of her and take shape!" he said as he faded from sight. Fiona then began to scream in her sleep. "I WON'T LET YOU USE ME!"she yelled angrily. She woke up sweat running down her face. But the gem glowed as her eyes opened. She felt strange but good. Suddenly magic poured through her veins and her aura glowed darkly. "Give in to me! You can't escape!" she heard in her mind's ear. This chilled her to the bone. Meanwhile Shrek was asleep in a cave. He was near a warm fire he'd lit earlier. Pain flowed through him and was worried.
He could feel something wasn't right and wanted to go help Fiona but couldn't because of Daiken. His heart was pouring out sorrow and he couldn't deal at the minute. Snowgre saw the fire and ran into the cave. He found his cousin asleep and moaning in his sleep. "Please let her be okay! I can't let her get hurt!" he was saying. He then shook him awake but tears ran down his face. His brown eyes opened. "Don't worry. It'll be okay. We'll figure out a way to destroy Daiken." Snowgre said as he sat near him by the fire. Snowgre then saw a vision of Daiken. He had Fiona in his clutches and was reciting some spell. But then he got an idea.
"We need the Blade of Golden Hearts! It can slay Daiken! But where did it go after last time?" he told Shrek. Puss had joined them and was interested in the talk. "What is it?" he asked them. "It's a powerful weapon. It can destroy Daiken. We used it last time to destroy Daiken. It disappeared after that." Snowgre told him.
But in the swamp Daiken was trying to make Fiona an offer she couldn't refuse but was losing her but got an idea. He then took her to a cave. Shrek was lying on the floor He was in pain. "What's wrong with him?" she asked him nervously. She saw a sword lying beside him. It's blade was golden and had hearts on it's hilt. "He's been hurt by the power of the Blade of Golden Hearts and needs love to heal him but if you say what I told you, he'll be okay!" he said to her. Fiona had remained defiant the last time but now she caved. "I wish… to serve you." She said miserably. Daiken laughed at this. "I knew I woild find a way to reach you my Darkling!" he cackled as dark energy filled the gem stone. It had erased all emotions in her heart making it black and remorseless.
There was a zombie like look in her eyes as this was completed. "Go find your True Love and finish him!" he said to her. "Yes master." She said coldly and walked off. Daiken laughed at this. "It's so much fun when you use your opponent's weakness against him!" he said as he disappeared.
Snowgre had seen this and was worried. He saw Shrek stare into the fire sadly. "Daiken… he turned Fiona… into a Darkling. I'm so sorry but maybe if we find the Blade of Golden Hearts, we can help her." He told him. He saw silent tears in his brown eyes and anger filled his heart. Shrek then ran out into the forest. He felt alone. He couldn't let anyone else he cared about get hurt.
He then saw Fiona and ran over to her. "Please tell me you're still you! Snowgre told me that Daiken made you into a Darkling but he was wrong!" he said to her but she pushed him to the ground and snarled. This frightened him. She laughed at his fear. "I'm sorry to disappoint you but I belong to Daiken now! He's my master and my love!" she said coldly. This hurt him more than any pitch fork could and he fell to the ground. "You're so easy to defeat seeing I found the chink in the armour in your soul! What a pity! You're not even worth fighting!" she said as she vanished. Snowgre found Shrek lying on the ground out cold. This worried him as he brought him into the cave.
