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Star Butterfly was in front of his friend and crush, Marco Diaz, maybe for the last time. His eyes were closed, and he was breathing softly, he seemed like the regular Earth boy that she loved, except for the green waves of dark magic that were engulfing his entire body.
Toffee looked amused at the scene, and made his way to the throne chair that once belonged to King Butterfly, before he could sit, however, he heard Star's voice:
- You're gonna pay for this
- I highly doubt it – The lizard responded, waving his wand in the air – You see, after Marco here destroys you, I'll reclaim the Kingdom of Mewni for myself, and once everything is ready, I'll reshape the universe entirely, I'll make monsters the most unstoppable force in this reality, and we'll reign supreme beyond time and space!
- You can't use Marco as you please!
- I'm doing it right now, Star. I did the same with your Mother, she drained the life force of your father out of his body and once it was done, I absorbed hers. the same thing will happen to you... and Marco
The princess sprinted towards the monster, but in one second Marco cut her off, pushing her away. He opened his eyes and smirked.
- Can I… - The boy asked –
- Of course – Toffee replied – Embrace your essence, Marco!
Star looked in terror as Marco's monster arm made a triumphant return, only this time, replacing both of his human arms. Marco made a karate pose and faced Star
- You're ready for this? – He asked –
- Marco… - The princess muttered, at the verge of tears – I could never hurt you, please don't make me…
But he didn't listen, charging towards her and using his arms as swords
- Spiky bubble shield! – She chanted, protecting herself –
Marco stopped, running around Star's shield and looking straight in her eyes
- It's interesting – He said – How you always use your spells against what you consider is a threat…
- What do you mean? – Star asked –
Marco touched one of the spikes, then pressed it harder and harder, smirking
- I'm not hurt, so, in your heart, I'm still not a threat. That's some really bad news… for you
Marco smashed the top of the bubble, destroying Star's spell. He lifter her in the air, and made her way around her body, the pressure was too much for the girl, who started to cry
- Marco, please… - She implored -
- Finish her! – Toffee demanded –
Star took advantage of the distraction and shouted:
- Mega narwhal blast!
Marco let go of her, avoiding the magical animals with ease, and charging towards the princess once again
- Warnicorn stampede! – Star summoned one of her most powerful spells, she really hated the idea of hurting Marco, but she knew she had no other option –
- Darkara oblitera! – Marco's counterattack consisted in a series of dark orbs who attached to the warnicorn's bodies, making them disappear instantly –
- Glowworm blast!
Star's blue worms attached to Marco's body, however, before they could explode the earth boy chanted:
- Eradika anima!
The worms came out flying in all directions, some of them exploding in mid-air, others affecting Star's body, she got up, her knees were blooding and she could feel how Marco's dark magic was draining her own powers.
Suddenly, the magical princess had an idea; she focused on Marco's arm and chanted:
- Returnio Armius…
- Not again! – Marco shouted, smashing her to the ground with his right arm and covering her mouth with the other –
He approached to her, pressing her body to the ground with even more force, and saw the tears running down her face freely.
- Verdanica destructiva – Marco whispered softly –
Giant vines came out of the ground, trapping Star and forcing her to face Marco, she couldn't stop crying now, and she had done everything to stop him, everything except…
Marco came even closer to Star, their noses almost touching
- I lv y Mar… - She muttered, her face almost wrapped completely in vines -
- What was that? – Marco questioned, freeing her just a little –
She touched his forehead with her own and whispered:
- I love you, Marco… Enterica mentalis…
And in that moment, time stopped
Star opened her eyes; she was in an empty space, a void filled with nothing but darkness
- Is this the end? – She whispered to no one –
- No… - A voice next to her replied –
She turned around and saw Marco Diaz, the real one, the smiling human boy, with human arms and a human smile, before she could say something, Marco added
- I tried, Star…
- Huh?
- I really tried to fight darkness, but I can't
She touched his shoulder softly and whispered:
- I know you can, Marco… I believe in you
- He took me off guard – Marco said – Toffee filled my mind with dark thoughts, and I can't take them out, I just can't ignore them!
- So this is your mind? – Star asked, motioning to the darkness around them –
Marco simply nodded
- Show me those thoughts Marco
- Please Star, they're not real, they're not my real feelings, Toffee only…
- I don't care Marco, show them to me!
- Star…
- Marco Diaz, show them to me!
A figure of Marco with only one monster arm walked in front of Star, as he passed by, he stated:
- You did this to me. You!
Before Star could replied, he was gone, another Marco occupied his place, Star remembered this one very well, wearing his white shirt, his body pressed to the ground by a crystal cage
- You did this to me! – He repeated, then, he was entirely squished to the ground, much to Star's horror –
Alfonso and Ferguson then showed up
- You took our best friend away from us! – They accused her –
- I tried to… – Star replied, but she was cut short –
- We were happy before you showed up! You took away our best friend from us and you didn't even care!
They were gone a second later, as the princess stared to the ground. Mr. and Mrs. Diaz appeared then
- You almost killed our son! – They said – You took him on adventures without caring about his safety!
- I was…
- You left him unprotected!
And then Star saw her. Jackie Lynn Thomas, the girl of Marco's dreams was now in front of her, with her arms crossed
- You had to tell him about your crush, hadn't you Star?
- I needed him to know about my true feelings – Star explained, realizing that Jackie let her finish her phrase –
- You knew he was going to follow you after that… - Jackie stated –
- I didn't want to
- But you knew – Jackie repeated – And you were jealous of me, of us, so the only thing you wanted was to destroy my happiness, regardless of what could happen to Marco!
- Marco's happiness was always my goal! – Star said –
But Jackie was gone, the only company she had was Marco, who looked at her and said:
- They are always screaming, always haunting me, filling me with hate towards you, I tried to stop them Star, but I… I just can't do it
Marco started to cry, and the princess embraced him softly
- I can't fight them anymore, Star…
- They are right, though – She admitted –
- What?
- I put yourself in all this situations, it's all my…
- Don't even dare to say it, Star… Every decision I made, every path I took, every time I decided to follow you in your craziness, it was always on my own volition
The images of Marco's friend and family appeared in front of them again
- But they can't understand that – The Earth boy said – They just keep screaming, they just push me towards the darkness, and I can't escape…
- I know you can, Marco… - She repeated – I want to save you, to pull you out. I guess that's why we are here right now; I'm in your mind, trying to free you
Marco closed his eyes and whispered, kissing her softly:
- It's too late, Star… But thank you…
And then, the spell was broken
Marco faced Star, who was still trapped in the vines. He waved his hand, making the vines disappear and setting Star free. He approached to her and smiled
Looking him straight in the eyes, the princess asked:
- Marco… Are you there?
He focused on one of his monster arms and created a large blue blade with it, without thinking, he pierced through her friend's chest
- No… I'm not – He replied – See you soon, Star…
The girl felt the blood coming out of her mouth, the unbearable pain in her chest, the monster hand of Marco, stroking her hair softly one last time
And then, she felt to the ground, with a smile on her face
It was truly the end.
Well, I guess this is it for tod...
*Star and Marco break the fourth wall and demand me to keep writing*
Really?
*The two of them points guns at me*
Fine! Fine!... So unnecesarily dramatic!
Toffee got up and approached to the lifeless body of Star Butterfly
- Excellent – He said, with a devious smile –
- Are you pleased with my work, Sir? – Marco questioned –
- Indeed…
The lizard put a hand on the girl's neck, there was no pulse, just when he was about to free the princess' wand from her grasp, Marco smirked
- Ulcus transferatta! – He chanted, making the large wound on Star's stomach disappear –
Toffee turned around, angry
- What have you done to her? – He demanded –
- You should be worried of what I've done to you – Marco responded –
Before the lizard could say something else, he fell to the ground, groaning in pain, he took his armor off, revealing a large wound in his chest. He focused on the wound, which suddenly stopped to form.
- I have regenerative powers, remember boy? – He said, aiming with his wand at the boy and releasing a black lightning bolt –
Marco fell backwards, but stood up quickly
- Really?
Once again, Toffee fell to the ground, the wound reappearing in his body
- How? – He managed to ask, choking –
- It's a spell of transference – Marco explained – No matter how many times you regenerate, the wound will still be there
- I can survive this! – Toffee said, floating and aiming his wand to Marco –
- But you can't survive this! – A voice behind him said – Dagger Crystal heart Attack!
Toffee turned around in time to see a barrage of hearts coming out of Star's wand, the princess was standing, completely recovered, the monster tried to protect himself, but the spell was too strong, he felt to the ground, extremely weakened. Marco was in front of him.
- I'll be back – Toffee spited – As long as one cell of my body…
- Save it – Marco responded, crushing him to the ground with his monster arms – Negatio!
Toffee tried to free himself, but felt powerless
- What now? – He asked –
- Eclipsa's most powerful spell, it cancels the use of any magic or natural abilities from the enemy – Marco explained – She showed me how to perform it right before you killed her.
- You need a complete control of dark and light magic to perform that spell – Toffee retorted –
- Luckily for me – The boy replied – I have a magical princess from another dimension by my side
- Then end this
- Huh?
- Finish me – Toffee said – Kill me and finally embrace the dark side…
Marco prepared to do it, but someone hugged from behind
- Please… Don't do it – Star whispered –
- The Negatio spell won't last forever, Star. I have to destroy him.
- But… Once you'll do…
Marco turned around and faced Star, kissing her cheek softly
- Once I'll do, you will be safe
- And you'll be gone!
- It's a sacrifice I'm willing to make
- But I don't – Star rejected – Please, there has to be another way…
- There isn't Star. Once I do this, the life force he took from everyone will return to their original bodies. Besides, he's evil, he has to be destroyed, or you will never win.
- Marco… - Star pleaded, unsure of what to say next –
Toffee felt how his regenerative abilities were back in his body, he started to heal. Marco took notice of that and snatched the wand from the monster's hands. The lizard knew it was the end.
A second later, a light engulfed Mewni's Royal Castle, Star cried in anguish, and Marco closed his eyes.
The sun started to appear in the horizon, a new day was beginning, the great evil had been finally defeated, the sunrays reached to Star's face. She was facing the ground, knowing she failed.
Suddenly, a baby cried. Star opened her eyes and looked at the creature in front of her. A baby lizard was trying to get up from the ground, failing over and over again.
- There's always another way… - Marco whispered –
She turned around and hugged her crush, happy to know that he didn't succumb to the dark side
- He's a baby now… - She managed to say –
Marco nodded
- He'll have another chance to be a good guy, I hope
- What about… - Star said, gesturing to her parents –
Suddenly, a series of light beams emerged from the tiny monster body; they approached Star and entered her wand. A second later, they came out and started to dance around her. Little by little, the lights acquired some very distinctive forms.
Two sky blue lights merged together and transformed into King River and Queen Moon faces, there was also a blue Glossaryck, a black Ludo, a violet Eclipsa, a green Buff Frog, a dark grey Ms. Heinous, a red Hekapoo, a bright green Rhombulus, a multicolored Omnitraxus prime and a brown Lekmet.
- These are all the magic essences that Toffee absorbed – Marco presumed –
- Why don't return to their bodies? – Star questioned –
- I don't know Star; maybe they can't do that by their own
The faces floated around, appearing and disappearing, Star could feel how the magic energy fluctuated.
- Maybe… I can use a spell? – She proposed –
The faces emitted a bright light
- That's it! A spell! But… I don't know any…
- Maybe you can use the Spellbook – Marco suggested –
- But I don't know where it is…
- Glossaryck said – Marco remembered – That he teleported the spellbook to a new, similar location
- Where?
- He never told me, but he also said it was hidden between the pages of…
- And he never finished the sentence – Star completed, also remembering –
The princess of Mewni looked at the phantasmagorical faces in front of her, time was running out, and if she and Marco couldn't find the spell book…
Then everything would be truly lost
And here it is where it gets complicated, ladies and gentlemen!
The name of the game is Find the Book! Use the clues that Glossaryck gave to our heroes and tell me in your reviews where is hidden the Book!
Your guesses will have a direct impact on the story's final chapter, so be careful, each place or object you mention, Star will try to find the book there, too many wrong guesses and I'm afraid we'll have an un-happy ending!
I'll give you one more clue: I've never mentioned the object where the book is hidden, not even once in my story, but this object exists in the series universe. And Star isn't the only one who knows about its existence.
So… Where is the Book of Spells, huh?
See you soon, detectives!