Dark Will witnessed the sacrifice and realized he had it all wrong. He realized he had been wrong to enslave the world and welcomed the light to purge him of the darkness of misery he had long clung to. Dark Will (but will only be referred to Will from now on) stood up and felt new strength rush over him. His darkness was not gone. He still felt pain, but he also felt something he had never experienced before. Love. True love. And happiness. Pure innocence. All of the good he had been blocking out reemerged and hope returned. Light Will's life force had restored the balance to the darkness and Will realized he had been given a second chance to embrace all of him.
"Emperor!" cried Marie. She raced towards him. "Thank heavens you are back! I was worried you wouldn't want to do it tonight," she said in a seductive voice. Will ignited his saber and ordered her to stop. .
"Hmm. I have not forgotten what you did to me. I want to kill you, but I won't. Leave me before I change my mind."
"But Will, my William, you're my Captain. My Captain Sexy Pants!"
"No, I was only one woman's captain. And she is gone. Leave now before I lose my good humor and plunge this saber into your heart, although I doubt you have one."
She began to protest, so Will simply teleported her in a bolt of lightning to the middle of one of the work camps. She won't die, she will finally receive the punishment she deserved all those years ago.
"Well done."
Will turned around to see Michael.
"You conquered your inner darkness and learned to control it."
"So you started me on an adventure of self-destruction when you could have easily never ignited my powers? You manipulated my heart! You ruined my life! Why? What sick twisted construct is my life?"
"It was a way to unlock your potential for good. You had to get through all the junk first. Now, you can rebuild this world and bring glory."
"And Valentina? Is there any way I can bring her back?"
"I'm afraid not" replied the angel.
"NO! I refuse to accept that."
"It is the will of God."
"You are not God, Michael. Only he commands us."
"How dare you address the Archangel like that? God does not interfere. For all intents and purposes, I am God!" And with that Michael was instantly pulled by Will's telekinesis into his hands.
"You are not Michael, nor have you ever been. Reveal yourself…Lucifer"