Aftermath…
"Where's nii-san?!" said Sato and Dai in unison.
"Sato, Dai…they're gone…" said Lara gently.
"Where are they?!" said Sato, not believing her.
"That earthquake was a sign that the Black Wings was about to die. Yami and Hikari gave their lives to save us."
"Why?! Why did they have to leave us!" said Sato, crying.
"…"
Sato and Dai were crying for weeks since the kingdom was restored. While Dai recovered from his grief thanks to Riku, Sato had no one except Getsurin who wasn't much help at all. He spent most of his days as a dragon, learning as much as he could from the Ice drake, to find a way to end his pain. He was gloomy and miserable; none of them could find a way to heal his heart.
Satoshi, you have to get over his death already! It's been nearly three months and you still haven't gotten over your brother?!
Getsurin-sensei…I don't know why I can't get over him. Maybe if this had happened after I had actually gotten to know him…
Dragons can live for over a millennia…we have to get used to losing the ones we care about. We outlive normal mortals, so we should learn to accept the loss and GET OVER IT!
You're harsh…
I have to be, I'm your mentor.
…
Even though Yami and Hikari sacrificed themselves, they left a part of themselves behind; in the form of children…though Satoshi didn't really care. He only wanted his older brother back. He would often play word games with Getsurin, and mostly ignored the other's attempts to get him to open up. Satoshi was nearing his limit…soon he would cease to remember he was ever human. That was when he found a way to end his pain…if he put himself under a sleep spell, he could lose himself in his memories until his brother returned.
Right before he cast the sleep spell, Lara entered the room.
"Satoshi, I know you miss Yami."
"How would you know how I feel?! You at least still have a sister!" roared Satoshi in pain.
"Satoshi…before you decide to go under a sleeping spell, I want you to consider this. Who will teach your niece Rin how to fly and cast spells?"
"You will. She may be my niece, but she can't replace Yami. I barely even got to know my brother before I lost him!" cried Satoshi.
"Satoshi…"
"Just leave me alone so I can sleep! I'll never wake up until Yami is back!"
"…"
Satoshi cast the spell and leapt into the mirror. A bright light came from the Black Wings and then it died down; Lara could plainly see him inside the piece, suspended in time.
A few months later, Riku fell ill and died; Dai was by her side the entire time, praying she would pull through. Right before she died, she gave Dai all of her demonic blood, turning him into a half-kitsune, half tanuki…she died as a human. Dai was distraught with grief and sorrow…he followed Satoshi into the Black Wings and fell into a deep sleep which would not come off until their brothers were freed.
The two sisters, Lara and Nara, both had children, each from the other two clans. (Hikari and Lunara had a brief tryst before they went to the keep.) The children were named Rin Hikari and Kari Niwa. They had started anew by taking the last two letters of the Hikawa and Niri clans and flipping them.
Kari and Rin both lived and started two entirely new clans, the Hikari and Niwa. Lara and Nara gave the kingdom to their people, ending the monarchy for good. They lived out their lives and died.
100 years later…
The Hikari clan was performing a ceremony which would give their masterpiece, the Black Wings, a soul. They couldn't remember who the original creator of the mirror was, but they all assumed his goal was to give life to the mirror. Right before the ceremony could begin however, they were interrupted by their rival, the Niwa clan. Two souls came out of the mirror…they were called Krad and Dark. Two other souls stirred, but didn't come out. Though the first two were finally out of the mirror after they sacrificed themselves, the other two could not come out until their present day counterparts used magic at the EXACT same time! And so they slept…unaware of the passage of time for centuries…
THE END…for now.
Author—so how did ya'll like the fic? I would like to thank Sayoko's-fire for helping me with the beta reading! I also have some good news for those who enjoyed this fanfic!
Akidoshi—aw hell…you're not starting ANOTHER one are you?!
Author—hello again to you too Akidoshi. (Note sarcasm.)
Akidoshi—don't you have ENOUGH fanfics that aren't completed yet?
Author—you can never have enough. Chill!
Akidoshi—You chill! You do too many fanfics as it is!
Author—this coming from someone who's obsessed with Digimon?
Akidoshi—you're obsessed with D.N.Angel…
Author—so what's your point?
Akidoshi—you need a new hobby bad!
Author—look who's talking!
Akidoshi—Grr…
Author—well, I'm not complaining about your love for Digimon. Anything is better than that idiotic Maple Story!
Akidoshi—you said it. I don't even remember why I joined that lame MMORPG to begin with.
Author—strange how we've been best buds since middle school, isn't it?
Akidoshi—define strange when it comes to us!
Author—touché
Akidoshi—gotta go. My show's on in thirty minutes.
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Author—well, now that my best bud's gone, I guess I should tell the fans of my fanfic the good news!
Sayoko's-fire—sorry I'm late. Did I miss anything?
Author—other than Akidoshi and me doing our usual bickering, no.
Sayoko's-fire—good! So what's the good news?
Author—there's gonna be a sequel to "Of Darkness and Light"
Sayoko's-fire—what about the sequel to "Master of Angels"?
Author—about that… The idea of a sequel to this fic has piqued my interest more, so there probably won't be a second one. Though I could just add Anne to the next "Of Darkness and Light".
Sayoko's-fire—what's the new title gonna be?
Author—I was thinking of NOT calling it, "Of Darkness and Light2: awakening".
Sayoko's-fire—so what're you going to call it?
Author—I'm calling it "Between the Light and the Darkness".
Sayoko's-fire—wait, isn't that the name of episode four from the series?
Author—where did you think I got it from? You know how much I LOVE Krad! Besides, that's when they first introduced him in the anime!
Sayoko's-fire—do I still get to be the beta reader for the new one?
Author—hey, you let me be a beta for your new fic, Tainted Wings, so I don't see why not.
Sayoko's-fire—yay!
Author—so I hope everyone doesn't kill me for making this fic short.
Sayoko's-fire—I better get back to my own fics for now, so I'll be back on later.
Author—okay! Talk to you later, Sayoko's-fire!
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Author—well, if that's everyone…
???—what about me?
Author—who are you? Would you like to add a few things to the final chapter?
???—if that's okay with you…
Author—the reason there's even any commentary in the fic is to fill up the space. I'd rather NOT go back to my previous style of short-mini-chapters!
???—so basically this is just a filler-chapter
Author—well, not exactly. Anyway, you still haven't given me your name!
???—do I have to?
Author—it would help! Besides, it's not like I'm going to stalk you or something. I mostly just annoy people for fun
???—…
Author—name please.
???—it's…Goldenbutterfly.
Author—well Goldenbutterfly, any comments you'd like to add?
Goldenbutterfly-- This story had mostly been funny. I'm glad Hiwatari got what he deserved. The way Satoshi changed when after he got back his Rutile was some what good to me. That dragon was really good, too. I don't know, really, the whole story was great! Everything was good, no faulty at all.
Author—glad you loved it! It's people like you that keep me typing!
Goldenbutterfly—can you do me a HUGE favor?
Author—what?
Goldenbutterfly—please quit trying to kill me with laughter!
Author—where's the fun in that?
Goldenbutterfly—EVIL!
Author—I'm evil and proud of it!
Author—well, that about wraps this chapter up. If you think you're the only person who loves anime and is proud of being weird, feel free to IM or e-mail me! Until the next fic:P