OUR DESTINY ALONE

A Dark Cloud 2 Fanfic

Chapter 11: A Battle with Fate----

By The Several

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The Several: Sorry for not updating for so long! I had sooo many problems this week: home problems, family problems, girl problems, work problems, ninja problems… and believe me they're pretty hard to tackle all at once (especially the ninjas). Well, I'll try to update ASAP anyway!

Anyway, for this chapter, I decided to give some revelations. First, I'll tell you what the OCs' names mean. Some of them have no relevance. Some… maybe.

Ignatz the Rider (a form of Ignatius, meaning fire); Nieves of the Snow (Spanish name meaning snow); Shulammite the Dreamer (derived from the word peace); Danièle: leader of the Dark of Ancients (also known as "Dark Monica"; French form of Daniel, meaning God is my judge); Luboš no nickname; short form of Lubomir, meaning love (so I bet you can guess his role in the story!)

Oh, and by the way, did you notice that the group Dark of Ancients spell DOA in abbreviation? Heh heh, just a thought…

Well, I guess that's enough spoilies for now. You'll just have to wait and read for the rest!

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"My name is Luboš, and I'm the last Dark of Ancient that you'll ever see."

'Luboš?' Monica asked herself. 'And that weapon…'

"You can't speak, huh…" Luboš concluded from reading her lip's movements. "What a shame…"

"What do ya want with us? Another fight?" Donny asked as he aimed his gun at the dark-haired pretty boy.

Luboš stared at Donny with a menacing stare. Donny swore he could see the stranger's eyes glow as it glared at him with an astounding intent. "Go ahead," Luboš declared. "Shoot me."

Donny decided to stop the guy from moving by shooting at his leg. He fires one, but becomes utterly surprised along with Monica, as the bullet bounced off a few feet from his leg as if by an invisible force.

Luboš smiles at them mockingly. "I told you. That won't work."

Donny was about to try shooting at him again when Monica stopped him with a wave of her hand. "Monica?"

'Donny, I know you're really tired… Let me handle him.'

"By yourself? No way!" Donny shouted, surprised at her suggestion. "Sure I'm tired… but so are you! You don't stand a chance against him in that condition!"

'Donny, please… I want this to be a one-on-one duel…' Monica looked at him with pleading eyes, until finally Donny gave in.

"Alright, if ya say so…" Donny sighed as he was about to leave. He turns back to Monica and shouts, "Ya better not lose!"

Monica looks back at him and waves. 'Don't worry. I don't plan to.'

"You're pretty confident aren't you?" Luboš said, half annoyed. "Planning to take me on one-on-one… Are you underestimating my skills?"

Monica readied her sword and smirked. 'Actually, I am.'

"You'll regret that. I'm not allowing anyone to pass through here, and I shall fulfill that duty!" Luboš declared as he charged at Monica with a dash.

He's fast! Monica told herself. But knowing Max…

Monica halted her attack with a block from her sword. Luboš' wrench stood parried in mid-air, with Monica's Daedalus hanging by it. They both back up and regain posture as they ready for their next attack.

"You ARE good. I shouldn't be surprised, as you handled the other Dark of Ancients welll…" Luboš then aimed his dark wrench with a pose, and his eyes suddenly glared menacingly at Monica. "…But I'm not like the others!" He dashed insanely fast at Monica, trailing skidmarks and creating whirlwinds behind him.

Monica tries to jump in the air to evade him, but as Luboš reaches directly underneath her, he boosts up in the air, and a momentous clash occurs between them. Strictly, he was better than Max. All his moves, strategies, abilities… they were new to her. But something about him reminded her of Max. What IS it?

"You really should be paying attention to the fight," Luboš snaps to her. Brought too much into thinking, Monica didn't notice Luboš' wrench sideswipe and smacks her dead-on on her right arm. She falls to the ground, her right arm numb in pain.

As she continues to cringe on the ground, she looks up at the spikey-haired man who brought that devastating blow. His black costume sways in the wind as he overlooks Monica, whose right arm was now useless.

"I don't want to kill you," Luboš explained. "So please… leave and never return."

…That's it!

Luboš was surprised as she stood up strongly, laughing almost maniacally. Monica then looked at him straight in the eye, and charged directly at him as fast as she could. Without her right arm, she uses her left to carry the sword as best as she can.

"You still haven't had enough?" Luboš asked her as he backs up to prepare to counter her attack. As he does, Monica stops her forward dash in the middle, and unleashes her own payload of bullets with her gun.

The bullets never reached their mark as they ricochet away from him as if by an invisible forcefield. "I already told you, you're wasting your time using that weapon on me!" He decides to end this by charging at her with a super-energized wrench. He's only a few moments from making direct contact. Monica shields with her sword, but he knows it's not enough…

With a clash, Luboš swipes his wrench upward, taking the Daedalus out of Monica's hand flying meters away from their position. He smirks at his achievement as he spins around to deliver his final attack.

But he was completely surprised and overwhelmed as Monica's leg lifts up, and smacks him directly in the gut, sending him flying. As he smashes to the ground, he thinks, 'a physical attack… I didn't expect that…'

He lands hard on the ground, but does his best to get up. As he tries, Monica uses this time to go and pick up her sword. After she does, she turns around to see that Luboš had fully get back up, and was ready to fight again.

"I have to admit, I didn't expect that. But I'm not through yet!" Luboš got ready to charge his weapon once again.

That move again… Monica thinks. Clearly, she got it now. Although Luboš was ready to fight, Monica thought that this match was already over.

As his wrench achieves its maximum charge, Luboš dashes over to Monica. Monica on the other hand, stands still. Not to be daunted, he continues with his attack, but was surprised as Monica easily evades it by ducking down… and counters with a roundhouse kick. The move hits Luboš' leg, tripping him down. Monica then follows it with a combo by charging her leg with magic. As she does, Luboš realizes her plan.

'What? She put her brassard at her leg?' Luboš realized too late that Monica attached her magicbrassard to her leg while she picked up her sword. With this, Monica will be able to use magic with a physical attack - her plan all along.

"!Whirlwind Blade!" Monica shouts as she kicks upwards, sending sharp rising whirlwind magic against her foe, hitting Luboš a thousand times all over his body with jagged tornado columns.

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Luboš falls hard to the ground. Monica goes closer over to him with her blade aimed at his head, ready fora finishing blow. Luboš turns to her. "Y…You're just like her…"

Monica was about to stab him when she was surprised by what she notices... Blood..

'Y…You're human?' Unlike the other Dark of Ancients, this particular member bled real blood. 'No... It can't be...'

Luboš smirks to the side, coughing at the same time. "Ye…Yeah… Unlike the others who are dark creatures, I am pure human…"

Monica stabs to the ground near his face. 'Why then? Why fight alongside the Dark of Ancients and against me?'

Luboš laughs as much as he could under his condition. "F… For her…" He points to the tower over the distance, the highest tower in Raybrandt Kingdom... and her final destination.

'For her?... You mean… Dark Monica?'

Luboš smiles and turns to his side. "Call her… what… whatever you like…" He coughs again.

Monica looks to her with sad eyes. He must be doing it for her… Now where have I heard that before? She kneels over beside him.

Luboš was dumbfounded. "...What? You aren't going to kill me? Just because I'm human?"

To his surprise, Monica smiles at him. 'You know, you remind me of someone…'

Luboš coughs again, somewhat in disbelief. "…Oh yeah?"

'Yeah…' Monica smiles happily. 'He's just like you… wielding a wrench… with an optimistic smile on his face at all times… you two are exactly alike…' She then laughs. 'Except that you have more guts in battle….' They both laugh, until Monica speaks again. '...and the fact that I love him.'

Monica smiles again to Luboš. 'Your battle style is similar to his, except that yours is amplified a little bit. But like him, you don't last very long in battle. Not to mention the fact…'

'…that you were holding back.'

Luboš stays silent for a while, and then suddenly laughs. "Heheheh… How did… How did you know?"

Monica stands up, and looks down at him with a sigh. 'Like I said… you and he are exactly alike.'

She began to leave. She walks a few feet away, and turns her head to look back. 'I'm going to stop her. Please don't try to stop me.'

Luboš coughs again. "I won't. But know this… the Dark Solstice."

Monica turns to him with a surprise. 'The what?'

"...The final Ender can only be activated at the time of the Dark Solstice, several hours from now," he explained. "Please… stop her from hurting herself."

She nods, and continues to walk towards the Raybrandt Kingdom and the location of the final Ender.

Even though she was quite far, Luboš tries to stand up and shout to her, "I'd… like to meet him sometime… this person you speak of that was like me…"

Monica looks back. 'Yeah… maybe sometime…'

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NEXT CHAPTER: Only one more chapter to go! The climactic final battle between Monica and her dark twin. The Dark Solstice, the Final Ender, her final step, and Max's probable resurrection…

The Several: Sorry if I haven't updated DC2: A PREVIOUS PAST in so long! My plan is actually to finish this fic first, and then continue APP afterwards. Oh yeah, I've been able to play DC2 again, and I just thought of my next fanfic! Wow, I never ran out of ideas…