OH MY GOSH! I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER GET THIS DONE! With school getting in the way and Christmas just around the corner I had work up to my neck trying to get things done! I was so busy I never got to get this finished on time! This is so late I feel really bad! ;_; I didn't abandon this story! I never would after coming so close to finishing it! This will get finished, I promise! So don't ever think that I ditched it! We are so, so, so, so, so very close! :D Alright, I'm done rambling. Go and read already!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything, blah blah blah. I own Luna, partial Mark, and Kalei. That's it. Have fun. ^^

Chapter 25:

"Luna."

I slowly open my eyes. Janelle is standing right in front of me.

"Hi." I say smiling.

I have gotten used to her appearing by now. It's very comforting, actually.

"You sure were reckless last night." She says chuckling. "Drinking so much."

I blush pouting. "I didn't mean to…"

She pats my head. "It's alright. I thought you were very cute."

I look at her confused. "How do you-?"

"I'm always watching over you, child." She says. "To make sure you stay safe."

"Why now, though?" I ask. "I haven't talked to you like this before."

Though she is smiling I can see sadness within her eyes. There is something she is not saying. I can already tell before she opens her mouth to answer.

"That's nothing needing to be concerned with now. Another time I shall explain."

I want to know more but I know she won't tell me. It would be futile to push her. Instead, I decide to change the topic.

"You looked after Mark and I while my parents looked for a home, right?"

Janelle nods smiling more genuinely. "That's correct. You two were so fun to take care of." She laughs. "I remember the adventures you guys had."

I perk up with interest. "Like…?"

"One time Mark was convinced that there was treasure somewhere near our house." She says. "He grabbed a few friends and was digging around looking for 'clues'."

"How did that turn out?"

"When you started helping you found a box filled with pretty rocks. After that the guys thought you were some kind of good luck charm. Even a few had a crush on you. Mark got very protective of you and tried to keep you away from every boy around."

My eyes widen. "That explains a lot, actually."

We both laugh. Janelle looks around. "It looks like it is time for you to wake up."

I look at her sadly. "Do I have to?"

She places a hand on my shoulder. "Yes, child. You are going to have a big headache so here is my advice to you; drink some water. Even herbal tea if you can find any."

I groan. "This isn't going to be fun…"

She rubs the top of my head. "I will see you soon, Luna. Good luck."

I smile. "Thanks."

As soon as I opened my eyes Janelle was right. A large headache comes right away and the light streaming through the window appears very harshly to me. I am alone in my bed. My eyes widen. Why do I feel like something is missing? All of a sudden pieces of memories come flooding back from last night. My face burns a bright red. Heath carried me to bed and lied here with me…

"EEP!" I nearly scream sitting up straight.

Of course, this makes the headache ten times worse. I grab my head with both of my hands. I bring my knees up so my forehead can rest against them. I hear the door to the room slam open making me jump. I look at the door to see that Mark had burst into the room. He was immediately at my side.

"What's wrong? What happened? Did something-?"

"Mark!" Matthew says loudly. Mark immediately stops talking to look at him. "Calm down already."

"S-Sorry." He stutters.

I smile laughing quietly to myself. I place a hand over my heart feeling it's beating slow down. He scared me a lot doing that. Matthew walks over to me.

"How are you feeling?" Matthew asks. I point to my head. Nothing else needs to be said for he just simply nods. "We should get you outside. You already missed breakfast."

I look at him confused. "Huh? How long did I sleep?"

"It's nearly mid-afternoon." Mark responds.

My eyes widen. I then groan loudly placing my forehead on my knees again. The guys laugh. Mark takes my arm and slowly pulls me out of bed. Both guys stand on both sides of me. I hold on to them as we walk out from within the ship. When on the main deck the bright sun really hits me. I close my eyes for a minute.

"Does she need medicine?" I hear Priscilla ask.

"I think so." Mark answers.

"With tea?" I ask looking at him.

He looks at me pausing for the lightest second. He smiles kindly. "Sure."

They both sit me down against the railing. The rocking makes me feel slightly sick but not enough that I have the urge to throw up (thank goodness for that). I wonder if that's how Guy feels whenever he is out at sea. After a few minutes of waiting Mark brought over some tea with some herbs floating within the cup.

"Priscilla said that this will help." Mark says handing it to me.

I smile gratefully taking it. "Thanks." I take a sip. "It tastes good." I comment.

Mark smiles. "That's good to hear." He looks around before looking back at me. "I really would like to sit with you. However, there are some things I have to take care of. Sorry, Luna."

"Promoting people?"

He nods. He rubs the top of my head gently. "See you later."

I smile. "Okay. Bye."

Mark leaves to go back within the ship. Matthew sits in front of me and stays silent as I drink my tea. My headache already seems to be subsiding. It still hurts, however. It looks like Matthew is about to say something when someone sits next to me. I look over and nearly drop my tea and blush immensely. Heath looks over at me.

"How are you feeling?" he asks softly.

"U-Um… fine, thanks." I respond.

I look into my tea and shut my eyes tightly. I need to stop panicking like this. I sound like an idiot. He must be thinking the same thing. I hear shuffling in front of me. I look up to see Matthew is moving to stand up. My eyes grow wide. 'Don't leave me alone!' I practically plead with my eyes.

He smirks. "I'll see you later, Luna."

He pecks my forehead before strolling off and waving without looking back. I sit there stunned. Why did he do that? I look over at Heath to see he is glaring at Matthew's back. I now know why. I swear I am going to kill him later. I don't care that he is an assassin. I am sure I can take him down if I try.

"Heath?" I ask.

He blinks a few times before looking back at me. He smiles. "Sorry."

I try to smile. "It's okay."

It becomes silent. I finish drinking my tea. I decide to go and return this cup to Priscilla. I stand up and feel wobbly. What's worse is that the ship decides to sway more than normal. I ultimately loose the battle with my balance and fall.

"Eep!" I exclaim.

I land on Heath. He wraps his arms around me so I don't move. Once the ship settles he sighs. I start blushing realizing the situation. I am sitting on his lap, my back is against his chest, his arms are wrapped around me, and his head is right by mine. My heart is beating like crazy!

"Are you alright?" he asks.

"Y-Yeah. Th-Thanks." I stutter out.

Heath breath tickles the back of my neck. I tense up feeling very nervous. What do I do? What do I do? What. Do. I. Do? I look at him and notice something. This throws my mind totally off track.

"Huh?" I ask confused. "New armor?"

Heath looks at himself. "Oh, right. I got promoted."

I smile widely. "Congratulations!"

He smiles while his cheeks are colored a light pink. "Thank you."

Still remembering that I am sitting on Heath I think of an idea. "Can we go see Hyperion?"

Heath's eyes grow slightly wide. He replies with, "Sure."

Over where Hyperion is I am able to relax. I gently pet his head. I'm glad that I have finally calmed my nerves around wyverns. Well, at least Hyperion. Heath is standing next to me smiling. He turns to me.

"Does this mean you are no longer scared?" he asks.

I think the question over. Finally, I answer with, "I think so. I'm not sure, though."

He pauses for a moment. He puts his hand in his pocket. "What are you planning to do after the battle?"

My eyes widen by the sudden question. I feel myself rendered speechless. What do I plan on doing? I honestly don't know how to answer that question. I've been so busy focusing on fighting and doing my best I never thought about afterwards. To be honest I thought it would never come. It feels so natural traveling with everyone it would be strange to split up once everything is done.

"I-I…" I look at Hyperion again. "I don't know." I reply honestly. "It never crossed my mind." I pause thinking. "Maybe I'll visit my parents. Then travel again."

Heath pulls something out of his pocket and steps close to me. I turn to him with an expression of confusion clearly on my face. He pulls out something small and shiny. He takes my hand and hooks the thing around my wrist. When he is done I bring it close to my face so I can look at it. It's a silver bracelet with little charms decorating it; an arrow head, a wyvern's wing, a pegasus' feather, a spear, and a bow and quiver together.

I stare at it with awe. "It's beautiful…" I whisper. I look back at Heath. "You got this for me?" He nods. "But… why?"

Heath takes both of my hands and holds them gently with his. I blush at the warm touch.

"Because… you looked so happy looking in that jewelry shop." He explains. He smiles. "The way your eyes brightened and sparkled and your lips curled up in that beautiful smile… I wanted to make you happy." He squeezes my hand. "I always want to make you happy."

I didn't know what to say. Honestly, I feel very touched. My heart is beating so fast and loud I can hardly contain myself. Heath must have noticed this because he squeezes my hands shaking them slightly.

"When the fights over," he says, "when everything is done, will you come with me? Settle down some place?"

My whole face burns bright red.

(Much later)

"Well, we've arrived!"Captain Fargus calls.

Looking at the island I was already wishing that we could leave. The eerie feeling makes it feel like I am sinking slowly.

"Fargus, I can never thank you enough." Lord Eliwood says to the pirate captain.

"No need to worry about that. Are you sure you don't need our help from here?" He smiles as he says, "Fargus's pirate crew makes women smile and villains revile!" This makes me laugh quietly to myself. "We could be helpful."

Lord Eliwood nods politely. "Thank you for your concern, but from here, we go alone."

"We don't have any idea what will happen." Lord Hector adds. "We'd like you to deliver a message, if you would."

Lady Lyn also speaks. "Even if we successfully defeat Nergal, there's no saying if we'll survive the battle."

Lord Eliwood becomes uncomfortable unsure how to word his thoughts. "We might… If we don't return. I apologize for the inconvenience, but…"

I know what he is trying to say. We could possibly lose someone out in the battlefield. The thought jabs at my heart. I don't want it to happen. I do have to prepare myself, though. Just in case the unthinkable happens.

"I'll worry about that when the time comes." Captain Fargus says reassuringly. "Don't worry."

"Thank you. And also… about Nils."

"I know. I'll take responsibility for him."

"…Nils?" Lady Lyn asks unsure. I see the little boy walk over towards us silently. I haven't seen him the entire trip over. I think he has been hiding in a room by himself. The poor kid… "We're going now."

Nils doesn't respond. He just blankly looks at Lady Lyn.

Lord Hector decides to say something. "We're going to shatter Nergal's ambitions and bring him down! You wait here and rest until we get back, okay?"

I smile at him. He is trying to make the kid feel better.

Lord Eliwood takes a deep breath. "Nils… I don't think you'll forgive me no matter how I apologize, but just hear me out. Our power is no match for Nergal." He clenches his hands into fists. Lord Eliwood always seems to look strong; it's amazing he has all of that bravery. "Even so, we can't give up. I have to fulfill Ninian's wish, too. I will never, ever flee from that duty."

Nils doesn't say a single word. He just looks at Lord Eliwood then at the ground. He even glances at me for the slightest moment. I wonder what he is thinking.

"So…" Lord Eliwood says, bringing Nils' attention back to him. "I want you to face reality as well. It doesn't have to be now… When you're past the pain. When you've… recovered… I'm sure that's what Ninian would want, too."

Nils looks at the ground. I can see that he looks very sad. I want to give him a hug so badly! I feel so bad for this kid! No one should have to go through what he has been through!

"Okay, Fargus. We're going." Lord Eliwood says to the pirate captain.

We all start leaving to walk deeper within the island.

"Hey!" Fargus calls. "Don't mess this up, pups!"

I was slow at leaving. Quickly I go over to Nils and give him a tight hug.

"We'll be back." I say quickly to him.

I let go of him and give him a reassuring smile. He just blankly looks at me. I can see there is a bit more emotion within his eyes, however. I turn to leave. Dart is only a few inches behind me also following.

Fargus calls out, "Ahoy, Dart! Hold on a moment."

"Yeah?" Dart replies turning around. "What is it, Captain?"

I look between the both of them. Deciding it would be best to leave them alone I walk away and quickly go to catch up with the others. After minutes of walking Dart has caught up with the rest of us. I want to ask what happened but I have a feeling that I won't get an answer. Instead I stay silent. I try focusing on staying positive but this island makes it difficult to do that.

"You and Heath, huh?" Legault says from next to me. "You both looked very comfy this morning." I blush glaring at him. He chuckles. "Sorry. Hangover?" I look ahead without responding. He simply nods. "Someone can't hold in their liquor."

"I've never drank alcohol before, alright?" I say in defense.

"Oh, really? Well, you were cute for a first time drinker."

I punch his arm. "Shush you."

Legault smirks. The rest of the trip it is basically silent; besides the short conversation with the smirking thief and eventually Serra. I don't know how much time passes but now I can feel that we are much closer to the Dragon's Gate. I want to leave. Something is pulling me towards the place, however. I'm very confused at the moment. Janelle pops into mind. I don't know why I am thinking about her at a time like this, though.

"So far, so good." Lord Eliwood says. "A little more and we'll be at the Dragon's Gate."

Lord Hector sighs. "We got here without much trouble. Wonder when Graybeard will show up?" He looks at Lord Eliwood. "What do you want to do? Wait?"

"Let me think…"

"Lord Eliwood!" a familiar voice suddenly exclaims. I turn to look and see who it is. When I see their face I gasp. "Look out! Move!"

Everyone scatters away from Lord Eliwood's spot. Within a second a large bolt of lightning hits the ground. When things settle I stare at the place. The grass is severely burnt and damaged. That would have been bad if the lord hadn't moved. Nils is then there with everyone else.

"Nils!" Lord Eliwood exclaims surprised. I can tell he is happy, though. "You came!"

Nils nods. "I did. I can't run away any longer. I'll take Ninian's place. I have to do her part." His eyes have that look of strength and they grow along with his voice. "No, I have to do Ninian's part and mine! I'll fight with you, and we'll change the course of fate!" I am smiling at this point. I'm so proud and happy for him.

Lord Hector, of course, looks ecstatic. "Well spoken! Now you sound like a man!"

Lord Lyn smiles happily. "Nils! Glad to see you."

"Sorry for worrying you." Nils says to everyone. He smiles. "I'm fine now!" He steps closer to where I am. He looks over in a certain direction. "And now… Stop skulking and come out! I know you're there."

I follow his gaze along with the others. There is no one there, however. I frown in confusion.

"Hm? What?" Lady Lyn asks voicing everyone's thoughts.

Out of nowhere suddenly a woman appears. She silently looks at Nils with no expression on her face. Chills run up my spine. The dark hair, pale complexion, and golden eyes are present with this person. That can only mean one thing.

"Ah!" Lady Lyn exclaims. "Who?"

"Limstella…" Nils says darkly. "The one who's always at Nergal's side."

"Ebony hair… gold pupils…" Lady Lyn says quietly to herself. She then says directly to the person, "You're a morph, aren't you?"

Limstella looks at her with a steady gaze pausing for only a moment. "I've come for your quintessence." My eyes widen. "…Come out, my humble servants."

Out of nowhere lots and lots of enemies appear on the field. Are they all morphs? There are so many! The thought sends chills throughout my entire body.

Lord Hector exclaims while glaring around him, "We'll have to fight our way through!"

"No matter how many there are, we cannot retreat!" Lady Lyn adds.

Nils pauses focusing on something for a few seconds. "…He hasn't called any dragons yet. If we go now, we might still have time to stop him!"

"Let's go, Mark!" Lord Eliwood says to my brother. "It's the final battle!"

I watch as Nils hands Lord Eliwood something. The lord is smiling looking at the item. From where I am standing it looks like an Earth Seal. Mark is looking over the item nodding approvingly. He is probably thinking about how to use it. Mark and Nils have a brief conversation before he starts giving orders to everyone.

We are to be split up. Half of us are taking the path south through the small mountains while the other half are to go north across a river. Then we are all to meet up at where Limstella should be found. I am part of the group that goes south. As we are getting split up I notice the people that have been promoted; Erk, Fiora, Farina, Lowen and Rebecca.

I am going south along with Hawkeye, Lord Hector, Florina, Lady Lyn, Oswin, Erk, Serra, Louise, Canas, Rath, Jaffar, and Nino. Everyone else is going north. I have a feeling this is going to be a very long battle. Near us is a ballista. I feel like it has been a while since I have last seen one. I jog up to it and look it over. I still remember how to use it. There are a couple cavaliers close by so I aim at them. I fire and it shoots through one of the cavaliers' chest. I cheer silently. I aim again to hit the other one and fire. This one misses. I curse silently. The cavalier spots me and rides in my direction.

Nino runs up beside me and shoots Elfire at the charging cavalier. It stumbles but still makes its way towards us. Jaffar seems to appear out of nowhere and kills him with one strike of his knife. The rider and horse both fall to the ground motionless. Nino looks at me worriedly.

"Are you alright?" she asks.

I nod. "Thanks."

I jump off of the ballista. Jaffar walks past us towards the south path where we are supposed to go. Nino and I quickly move to catch up with him and the others. There I see a few knights and a general attacking our group. Erk fires thunder magic at a knight and Serra finishes him off with light magic. The other knight gets attacked by Lady Lyn and Lord Hector. The general is dealt with by Oswin alone. We continue moving.

A wyvern and its rider fly over a mountain and attempt to attack us. My mind flashes to Heath. I quickly prep my arrow. On the wrist of the hand that is pulling back the arrow I see the silver bracelet dangle there and make the slightest sound. I let go of the arrow and watch it fly through the air. It hits the wyvern's wing but it continues diving in our direction. Louise shoots an arrow and the rider falls off. The wyvern falls to the ground as well where it is finished off by Canas by his dark magic. A ballista from some unknown place tries to hit Florina but she is able to fly away just in time. Another wyvern rider comes our way so Rath finishes them off no problem.

As we get out of the path between mountains the ballista and person on it come into view. Jaffar runs up with incredible speed and kills him. An old ruin stands not too far off. Lady Lyn runs up to the building and enters. It takes her about a minute before she returns. Just then two nomadic troopers ride up towards us to attack. Lord Hector runs up and attacks one along with the help of Florina. I attack the other one. It shoots at me and I jump to the side barely dodging the attack. Nino attacks the nomadic trooper but he is still not finished off. Hawkeye swings down his large, heavy axe sideways basically chopping him in half. His strength scares me quite a bit.

We run forward and two more appear. Erk and Canas attack one together. The combo of lighting and dark magic kills him instantly. The other one is left between me and Louise. Rath, Lady Lyn, Canas, and Oswin stay in the back of the group just in case any more nomadic troopers try to come and attack us. There are two axe-wielders that charge in our direction. Hawkeye kills one of them quickly and instantly while the other one is killed by Erk.

Wyvern riders appear and are ready to attack. Jaffar guards Nino very well as he attacks one of them. In order to help I shoot at the same one. The rider falls over dead and the wyvern flies away. Louise shoots at the other one and Serra shoots light magic to finish him off. The third one is dealt with by Lord Hector's axe and Florina's lance.

Dark magic is suddenly surrounding me. I panic for a minute knowing it's a long-range attack. I jump to the side and barely miss. During my dodging I didn't notice that three more wyvern riders showed up. One of them attacks me leaving a deep cut on my side. I fall on my knees in pain. Just as the rider is about to stab me again Nino shoots some fire at them. Jaffar then jumps and slits their throat. The wyvern is killed by Louise. Once they are dead Nino runs to my side.

"Luna!" she exclaims. "Are you hurt badly?"

I place my hand on my side and wince as pain surrounds the area. I can feel warm liquid spilling out. I smile up at her the best that I can.

"I-I'll be fine." I say calmly.

Serra is at my side and her staff is already glowing with power. The warm glow reaches my side and heals it almost completely. The wound closes and the bleeding stops. What is left is a tingling pain, stains, and a rip in my dress. Both Nino and Serra help me stand up. The other two wyverns are dead close by.

"Thanks." I say to the both of them still smiling. I then become serious. "Let's keep moving."

"Are you sure? You just got hurt!" Nino says while her eyes are wide.

I pat the top of her head. "I can't stop now."

I have to see Heath first. Seeing those wyverns and getting attacked made me realize that I have to tell him something important. I hope to rejoin with him soon so I can tell him. The tips of my fingers brush along the silver chain and touch the wyvern's wing charm. Since Nino stays close to me as we keep moving that also means that Jaffar is close by. The wielder of the dark magic is found and brought down by Serra. A large man with a huge axe attacks and is killed by Oswin.

We cross a bridge to be met with another ballista, four knights, and a general. I take care of the person on the ballista with two shots of my arrows, Hawkeye takes care of the general, Lord Hector and Florina take care of a knight, Oswin takes care of another knight, Jaffar attacks the third knight with Nino finishing it off, and Rath and Lady Lyn take care of the fourth one. Beside the castle the rest of our group rejoins with us. We are now facing the large building which Limstella stands in guard.

An unknown bishop attacks her but the attack doesn't seem to faze her much. She attacks him with an ice hurricane and he gets scratched up. He is moved out of the way and Priscilla heals him. Pent and Louise attack together causing more damage towards her but not able to kill. Pent barely misses her return attack. Farina swoops down on her pegasus and stabs Limstella but she still stands. Farina is able to fly away just in time to miss the attack. With amazement I watch as Heath goes and attacks her. I was fearful but he is able to stab her and she finally falls to her knees. Lord Eliwood attacks with his sword just for good measure. Limstella is now dead and the battle is over.

Everyone regroups. I see Heath un-mount Hyperion and can't help but rush over to him. My side hurts but I don't stumble or slow down. He sees me and his eyes widen. I hug him close.

"That was a heated battle." I hear Lord Eliwood say.

I let go of Heath and look over to where the Lords and my brother is at. Heath stands very close to my side with his arm around me. I blush but focus on listening.

"I thought it was going to go on forever…" Lord Hector says tiredly. "Phew…"

"It's not finished yet." Lady Lyn says. "Nergal is waiting at the Dragon's Gate!"

Nils is near them. "Nergal. He must pay!"

"Before we go to the Dragon's Gate…" Lord Eliwood says before looking at the young boy. "Nils, if you don't mind, would you share your story with us?"

"Huh?"

"I won't force you to if you don't want to."

He pauses. I become curious and it slowly rises with the silence. I want to know his story as well. I hope he is alright with telling us. Finally, he answers with, "Okay, I'll tell you. I want you all to know about me and Ninian."

Everyone becomes silent. Nils takes a few deep breaths while closing his eyes. I wait patiently and my hand unconsciously goes to the silver bracelet. My fingers brush over the pegasus' feather and the arrowhead. He opens his eyes looking calm. I am amazed at how brave he is. If all eyes were on me I would be very nervous. I perk my ears to listen.

"A millennium ago… Man chased dragonkind from the land, exiled us. We had no place to go… not on this world. So we used the Dragon's Gate to flee into another world. When we passed through this chasm in space and time, many of us were lost. Still, we endured the journey. We found humans there, too, but they were few in number. We had a few skirmishes, but at last, we found a home. We were stable there, happy, even. But some thought back on our former home, and when we did, his voice reached out to us. Ninian was a medium in the other world, an oracle of sorts. She sat at the Dragon Shrine. She held much power. We were in prayer at the shrine when it happened… We heard a voice calling to us from the Dragon's Gate. It was the voice of an old friend… We knew we weren't supposed to open the gate and return to this world. We had no idea that the owner of that voice was Nergal…"

"Nergal…" Lord Eliwood says softly.

Nils nods. "But something unexpected happened. When we opened the Dragon's Gate and traveled here again, we had lost almost all of our strength… The quintessence left within us was less even than that of an average human. In order to sustain ourselves, in order to breathe the air of this world, we took human form. We placed our energies within a dragonstone. But our dragonstone was taken… stolen. Nergal hoped to use it as a tool to summon other dragons. …Until we escaped. We couldn't let our foolishness condemn our friends. Disguised as a dancer and a bard, we fled and wandered from country to country. That's when we first met Lady Lyndis, one year ago."

Lady Lyn's eyes were wide with surprise. "That whole time… Nergal was after you?" She frowns sadly. "Why didn't you tell me?"

Nils looks at her smiling sadly. "You were so good to us. We didn't want to cause you any trouble." He looks back at the others. "After we left Lyn at Caelin, we were captured again…" He takes a few slow breaths before continuing. "We decided that the only way to escape was to cut short our own lives. That was when we met Lord Elbert." He glances at Lord Eliwood while saying Lord Elbert's name before looking back at the rest of us. A warm smile crosses his face. "He was so strong, so kind… He knew what we were… and what we had done, and he never once condemned us. On the contrary, he tried to set us at ease with stories… Stories of his family, of his homeland. Ninian and I… We listened to his stories, and we grew to love his gentle wife and his son. Premonition… No, that is too strong of a word, but we felt his son would be the one to save us. …That's what we felt. That's why…" Nils looks at Lord Eliwood again. "That's why, Lord Eliwood!"

Lord Eliwood stays silent. Everyone does. Tears were pricking at my eyes from listening to the full story. It's amazing what he and his sister went through up to this point. Nergal is a horrible man-. No, not even a man. A horrible evil being that needs to pay by death!

"I believe in you." Nils continues. "Even though Ninain's gone, I will continue to protect you. I have to. That… That's Ninian's wish. It's our wish. Let's stop Nergal! You're the only one who can do it…"

"Nils!" Lord Eliwood says.

Lord Hector exclaims excitedly, "Let's do it! Eliwood!"

Lady Lyn looks excited as well. "He's right! It's too early to give up! I mean, we're still here! We're still alive!"

Lord Eliwood looks at everyone amazed. I smile at him letting him know that I am ready to fight as well. "Everyone… You're right. My friends are here with me! There's no power on this earth stronger than that! Let's go! The Dragon's Gate awaits! That's where we'll shatter Nergal's ambitions!"

Everyone cheers and shouts with full out integrity and determination. We are going to win this! I can just feel it! I won't give up no matter what! I shall see this to the end and part with everyone once this is all over (I just hope I don't end up getting drunk again)! As everyone moves out with much energy I turn to face Heath.

"Heath, the answer to your question?" I say twiddling my fingers together. Heath nods patiently. I smile. "Yes."

His eyes are wide and a huge grin spreads across his face. He hugs me closely slightly picking me up in the air.

"Let's go win this!" he exclaims letting go of me.

"Yeah!" I exclaim excitedly.

"Well, come on!" Nino exclaims suddenly appearing beside me.

She takes my hand and pulls me along so we can catch up with the others.

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