Chapter Ten: the great battle

Everyone woke up early to prepare for what would be the most memorable day of their lives.

Margret looked around at the people running hurriedly to get everything ready. She reached into her pocket and pulled out the moon stone necklace she had taken from Adia, she sighed, "Adia,"

Adia ran to her mother, "yes?"

"I want you to have this," Margret showed the necklace to Adia.

"My moon stone," Adia took the necklace from her mother, and put it around her neck, "thank you mother," she kissed her mother on the cheek.

"I hope it brings you luck," Margret wiped some hair out of Adia's face, "be careful."

"You too,"

Adia ran off to talk to Nights, and Margret went to help the young children and marshmallows to safety.

Reala and Will flew gracefully around the worksite.

"You aren't a bad flyer," Reala complemented.

"You're not to bad yourself," Will said back.

Nights waved his arms to flag them down.

"O.K.," Nights said tensely, "we only have a few more minutes till the Wizemin comes, so Will, Helen, make sure you don't expose yourself till its time."

"Are you nervous," Reala asked.

"No," Nights said indignantly then looked at the ground, "I'm scared."

Reala hugged his brother, "don't worry, this will work."

"It has to," Nights said anxiously, "everyone will die if it doesn't."

"Nights," Adia Ran up the hill and hugged him.

"This seems familiar," Nights said, happy but confused.

"Look," Adia held out her moon stone necklace.

"You got it back," Nights said in astonishment.

Adia hugged him again, "be careful Nights, and Helen, can't forget about you."

"You two," Nights said, then Helen said, "Have fun!"

Adia went over to Reala and hugged him tightly, "Make sure you come back O.K.?"

Reala laughed, "Why would I do otherwise?"

"Here," Adia took off her moon stone and tied it around Reala's neck, "For luck."

"The Wizemin's coming!"

"Goodbye," Adia looked into Reala's eyes for a few seconds, then blushed and ran away.

Nights floated into the Wizemin's chamber with a ridicules smile plastered to his face, Reala followed him and shut the door behind both of them; praying that the rebel Nightmaren could hold off the loyal ones.

"Master," Nights fell to his knees and raised his hands to the Wizemin.

"hello my dear creation," one of the Wizemin's hands floated down to greet Nights then noticed Reala, the hand floated to him instead, "Do you have a problem Reala?"

"No master," Reala said anxiously.

"Then you are free to leave,"

"Actually," Nights stood up, took off his persona, and threw it on the floor, "He needs to stay here."

The Wizemin looked at Nights in horror and anger, "Reala, immobilize him!"
"You know," Reala took his persona off and polished it with his finger, "I'm not in a loyal sort of mood," Reala dropped his persona, and lifted his hand; a sphere of aura shot from his fingertips and hit the Wizemin's eye, the Wizemin screamed in pain and rage.

"Traitors," the Wizemin looked at Nights with his five remaining eyes, "I knew you were prone to this, but Reala, you were always so loyal."

"Well I didn't really like what you were doing to my brother so I left."

"You cannot leave me," the Wizemin said, "I am your creator!"

Pain entered Nights' and Reala's bodies, but it quickly subsided.

"That's not going to work on us anymore Wizemin," Nights said floating up towards the silver, horned, mask that the Wizemin had in place of a head, "We understand, we know who and what you are, and you are nowhere near a god!" Nights hit another eye, and the hand it was connected to cringed and fell to the ground, "And we don't worship you anymore."

"But you do need me to live," the Wizemin said, a little too hastily, "if you destroy me you'll die with me."

"I know," Nights held his hand up and charged his aura, "but I would rather die then let you torture my friends any longer!" Nights tried to release his aura but Helen held him back, "no," she said pleadingly, "I don't want you to die."

"I knew I would have to die from the very moment I vowed to get Rid of the Wizemin," Nights said tenderly, "Let me do this, pleas, for our friends."

For Adia, Reala clutched Adia's moon stone necklace, and floated up to join his brother; he held up his hand and charged his aura, "I would say that this was revenge," Reala held Adia's moon stone tightly, "But it's not."

"Goodbye dear master," Nights and Reala released their aura, and watched as the four remaining hands fell, the enormous cloak that had covered the Wizemin fluttered to the floor and the mask hit the floor with a crash.

Reginald heard the crash from the other side of the door, "Hey, guy's I think they won."

The rebels and loyals stopped fighting, and looked at each other.

E.C. watched as her hands faded, "This is it; you think we made the right choice Matsu?"

Matsu shrugged his fading shoulders, "we would have died either way."

"See you on the other side," Reginald said sentimentally.

The three friends embraced each other as they disappeared.

In Nightopia all the Nightopians fought for their freedom.

Adia struggled with a red and gold female Nightmaren.

"You're pretty for a Nightopian," the Nightmaren spat.

"Well," Adia said angrily, "you're pretty ugly for a girl…you are a girl right?"

"Why you little," the Nightmaren freed her hands from Adia's grip and brought her claws down for an ending blow, but her hand past though Adia's chest, harmlessly, "What?" the Nightmaren looked at her fading hand, "No, no, what have you done?"

Adia watched in triumph as the Nightmaren faded out of existence.

Cheers erupted around Nightopia; Nights and Reala had succeeded.

Helen sat on the cold floor of the Wizemin's chamber, clutching Nights' persona and sobbing, Will had his arms wrapped protectively around her, Reala's persona clasped mournfully in his hands.

"Why didn't they tell us?" Helen asked through her tears.

"I think they were afraid we would try to stop them," Will said gently.

The Castile began to shake and started to fall apart.

"We have to get out of here," Will helped Helen to her feet, and ran out of the crumbling Castile.

A great crowed of Nightopians danced and sang as they marched to the Castile, and cheered as it fell apart.

Adia watched for any sign of the rebel Nightmarens and Nights and Reala.

She saw Will and Helen and ran to meet them.

"You did it you did it," Adia hugged them excitedly, "Where's Nights and Reala?"

Helen whiled and buried her face in Will's chest.

"What's wrong," Adia asked worriedly.

Will gave Adia Reala's persona, "In order for the Wizemin to be destroyed, everything he had created had to die with him."

Adia gasped and tears filled her eyes, "Why didn't they say something?"

"I don't think they wanted us to get scared and try to stop them."

Adia fell to her knees, and looked down at Reala's persona in her shaking hands, "Their gone," Adia dropped Reala's persona due to her shaking hands, "No! He said he would come back!"

Will kneeled down at her side and put Nights' persona with Reala's, then took the moon stone necklace off of his neck and laid it in Adia's hands.

"Come on Helen," Will grabbed Helen's hand we need to wake up."

"But there has to be something we can do," Helen said miserably.

"I don't think so," Will said sadly.

"What about our Ideya," Helen grabbed Will's other hand, "Let's give our Ideya up to save them."

"I don't know if that would work," Will said uncertainly.

"What else do we have to lose?"

Will nodded, and closed his eyes.

The two visitors felt their Ideya leave them, this time voluntarily, and their minds went blank.

Will and Helen awoke in the early morning sun, and looked at each other.

"Did I work," Helen asked.

"We can only hope."