Icey: This is my chapter! I hope you like it! I own Nerka!

Clashing Thunder Finale

They were running through Kracko's Hideout on Cosani, Slashing through the opposition and traps that Kracko had set up for them. Dynablade was outside, killing every Demonbeasts that were guarding the outside of the hideout.

They were hoping to kill every Demonbeast in the hideout and get out without dying, and so far, it was working rather well. But the one thing that stood out in Meta Knight's mind was that this was too easy, as if Kracko was toying with them.

Meta Knight jumped over a hidden pit full of metal spikes that would surely have poison on their tips.

Looking backward he saw that while DarkFlame had successfully jumped over them, Kirby had tripped over DarkFlame's tail. Acting quickly he grabbed her hand and hoisted her up; she blushed as he placed her back onto solid ground. He ignored it for the time being, and continued to run towards the end of the hallway.

Upon reaching the end of the hallway he motioned Kirby and DarkFlame to stand to either side of the door. Drawing Galaxia he sliced the door in half, dashing through he saw Nerka lying down in on the other side of what looked like a battlefield.

Nerka sat up abruptly as the other two entered behind him, DarkFlame tried to jump in front of him so he could fight Nerka, but Meta Knight, who knew DarkFlame secretly liked Nerka, Smacked him away with Galaxia. "I will fight her; you two run ahead and fight Kracko." He said in a tone that allowed no argument.

"But what if you don't win Poyo?" Kirby asked as she stared at Meta Knight with eyes that were sure to tear up if he were to lose and by default die.

He smirked behind his mask, "There's no need to worry Kirby, because victory is my destiny." He said with confidence.

Taking his word for it, the two of them ran to the door at the other end of the field. Kirby gave him one last worried look before entering the door, DarkFlame shortly behind her.

"Why do you make promises you don't know if you can keep?" Nerka asked, Dark matter enveloping the spikes behind her shoulder blades.

"Because you can't put your life in someone's hands, as they're bound to steal it away to save the one they love." Meta Knight said.

Nerka nodded, "Well said, but you should you that you shouldn't hide your regrets, as they'll find you and burn you down."

"That is also true, and I have not revealed them for many, many years, but if I am to defeat you, I must show them once more." He said as his cape split in half, turning into a pair of bat wings that marked him as a Demonbeast.

"You should know that those two won't be able to defeat Kracko on their own." Nerka said as she formed a ball of Dark matter inside her mouth.

Meta Knight smirked, "Did I forget to say that Dynablade is with us?" he asked innocently, his smirk growing wider as Nerka gaped in surprise before closing her eyes and laughing out loud.

"Why are you laughing? Your Creator is doomed." Meta Knight asked stoically as he lifted Galaxia and pointed it at her.

"Because, in defeating Kracko, they will give birth to a much bigger threat!" She roared as she opened her eyes and launched the Dark matter at him, dashing after it a second afterwards.

Meta Knight sliced through the Dark matter with his sword before dodging her second attack and attacking her with a flurry of slashes and stabs with Galaxia.

She jumped over him, slicing a deep cut in his back as she fell.

'She got the first hit; this does not bode well for me.' Meta Knight thought as he turned around and managed to get a shallow cut in her hind leg as she was jumping away from him. Ignoring the pain in his back he lunged.

~ One hour later ~

Meta Knight screamed in pain as Nerka sent him flying into the wall with a smack of her claws. Ever since he had sliced her hind leg she had been dominating the fight, using her Dark matter in ways that surprised even him.

He was covered in wounds from head to toe, and while she had deep gashes running along her torso, they didn't seem to decrease her power in the slightest.

An explosion from the other room seemed to knock her out of the berserk rage she had entered since he had injured her. She gave him one last look, before dashing through the door to where Kracko was.

Meta Knight sighed in relief; at long last he was given the chance to rest.

Nerka was breathing heavily as she sprinted towards where her Master was, the time period in which to save his life was closing rapidly.

She burst into the room, taking a second to look at her surroundings before laying her eyes upon Kracko, his eye flashing with panic as he tried in vain to fight all the attacks coming his way.

Taking a deep breath she fired the Dark matter surrounding her spikes at him, it hit him directly in the eye, his physical body exploding as his soul was absorbed into Nerka, saving his life yet making it look like Nerka had killed him.

"Nerka!" DarkFlame gasped in relief as he laid his eyes upon her, glad that she wasn't dead.

"Where's Meta Knight?" Kirby asked as her eyes threatened to well up.

Nerka flicked her head in his direction before dashing down the hall towards where she had left him.

They followed her, assuming her to be on their side, which was the worst mistake they could possibly make.

All three of them entered the battlefield, Kirby crying in relief as she saw Meta Knight resting on the floor. Kirby dashed towards him and hugged him fiercely, crying into his cape.

All of a sudden Dynablade burst into the room from above, the ceiling collapsing on top of Nerka.

"Nerka!" DarkFlame screamed as he lunged towards the rubble, only to stop as Dark matter sent the rocks covering the front half of her torso. DarkFlame flinched as the ground began shaking. He ran towards Nerka only to dodge out of the way of a blast of Dark fire courtesy of Nerka.

"This is my last life." She explained to DarkFlame, turning towards Meta Knight she spoke. "It's hard to imagine, but one day you'll end up like me." She then faced DarkFlame again. "If I stay it won't be long before I succumb to Death's hand, yet if I go with you I can only hope I get to the other side before I die. Now if you want to get out alive, you better run for your life."

"Not without you!" DarkFlame replied.

With a burst of power Nerka lunged out of the rubble. The back half of her torso completely covered in blood, it ran down her legs, revealing the muscles that allowed her to run so fast. "One way or another I am going to die." She said an insane glint in her eyes. "Now I'll say it once more, if you want to get out alive, you better run for your life." She roared as she started firing Dark matter from her entire body.

He nodded before grabbing Meta Knight and Kirby and jumping on Dynablade, they flew out of the building as it collapsed on Nerka.

FIN