Fyras14: Hello, everyone...Chapter 25 is here...and still, I can;t find those darn notes...man...it will take a while to get the story done, but at least five or so chapters more and this story will reach its final turn...Whoa, I'm actually surprised I managed to make an update a few days after instead of about five months later...anyway, this is an exclusive Ludwig and Roy chapter...remember Ludwig breaking about a few chapters before, well...now you can guess that he went bad...already...anyway, I hope you all enjoy this chapter, and leave a review.
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Anger is a killing thing: it kills the man who angers, for each rage leaves him less than he had been before - it takes something from him.
-Louis L'Amour
Chapter 25: Madness and Anger
Ludwig glared madly at the ground before him; a dead end created by the tower's crow, overlooked by the moon and a few clouds that could be seen passing by. This is the last straw…the koopa genius hissed within his mind, not daring to look back as his brother finally made his way towards where he stood. This is the last straw…this is the LAST STRAW!! Ludwig quickly turned to face his younger brother, a firm hold on his hammer. "This is the end, you fool! I SHALL BE THE VICTOR, AND YOU, SHALL BE THE FALLEN TROY THAT KNEELS BEFORE MY POWER!!" (1)
"Screw you, man!" Roy called back, some smoke coming out of his mouth. "I had enough of your bitchy moves!"
"Oh, but you have not seen anything yet! You shall see my true power, you fool! I shall destroy you, and everything!! And everyone!! HAAHAHAHA!!" Ludwig laughed, spitting some orange fire around him, small embers that did little to no damage to the roof underneath his feet.
"You lost it, man…" the pink shelled koopa grumbled, staring at his brother, a little pity rising from the his inside.
"I have lost nothing! NOTHING! Here me out, Roy! I AM THE KING OF THE KOOPAS! THE STRONGEST OF THEM ALL…I SHALL RULE THIS WORLD WITH MY MAGNIFICENCE…MY POWER!! I SHALL BECOME THE KING OF THE WORLD…AND NOTHING…NOTHING WILL STOP ME!!" The koopa cried, spitting more embers as he went on with his rant. (2) "WE…NO, I DESERVED MORE THAN TO SPENT MY DAYS AS A WATCH DOG FOR THAT PATHETIC KING!!"
"You moron! Don't you get it!? You've lost your mind, and your game!!" Roy roared back, cracking his knuckles as he shook his fists in anger. "This isn't about power anymore!! You lost! Get the idea!"
"NO…NO…LOSING IS NOT AN OPTION! I SPENT YEARS FOR THIS MOMENT…THE GLORIOUS MOMENT WHEN I WAS CROWNED KING OF THE KOOPA TROOP!!" Ludwig cried, embers making their way out of the koopa's mouth, as each and every word made its way to the air. "LOOK AT ME NOW, DEAR BROTHER! YOU SEE A KING! A KING WALKS AMONG THE PEASANTS, AND SHOWS HIS JEWELS TO THE RICH!!"
"A king that has lost his mind, more likely!!" Roy called back, noticing the sudden changes within his brother coming a little too fast for him to take all at once. Ludwig's eyes turned bloodshot in a matter of seconds, his face appeared older than even that Kamek. His green shell(3) looked about ready to crack open, with a few scratches visible in it. Ludwig was going from bad to mad, and Roy was witnessing that transformation right in front of his eyes. He was losing his brother, but at the same time, Roy couldn't offer to lose this fight.
"LOOK AT ME, ROY!" Ludwig cried in a singsong voice, swinging his hammer around like crazy. "LOOK AT ME, ROY!! LOOK HOW I…GET RID…OF YOUUU!!" In a sudden movement, something that Roy wasn't really expecting, Ludwig jumped in the air, and then, swung his hammer, hitting Roy straight in the stomach. The pink shelled koopa let out an agonizing cry of pain(4), before being thrown by the force of the blow, crashing against a nearby stone, and then, falling face down on the floor. Roy coughed a bit, managing to glare at his brother, who playfully spun his hammer with one hand.
"…bastard…" Roy managed to choke out, as he tried to stand up, only to receive a good hit on his shell, sending him back to the ground. Ludwig shook his finger at him, as one would do to a naughty child.
"Tsk…tsk, little brother…lie down for a bit…please…before I…CRUSH YOU!!" Roy gave out a loud cry of pain, as the hammer crashed against his shell, one…two…three times. "WHY IS IT ALWAYS ABOUT THAT JUNIOR BOY!?" the oldest of the Koopalings asked as the hammer moved for the fourth blow, and the fifth. "OUR FATHER LOVES US!? HAHAHAHA! SUCH A WONDERFUL FAIRYTALE…I WISH TO HEAR THE END…WHO DIES, EH? WHO IS THE SHEEP THAT IS LED TO THE SLAUGHTER!?" (5)
"…screw you!" Roy roared, managing to roll out of the way, before the sixth hammer strike could hit him. The pink shelled koopa got up, noticing a few pink pieces of his shell falling to the ground, some accompanied with a bit of blood in them. Ludwig had a look of horror, as his brother released the trail of flames towards him, but the older koopa moved out of the way, and tried to hit Roy with his hammer, but this time, the pink shelled koopa was prepared and dodged the blow.
"STAY STILL, SCUM!"
"Make…me!!" Roy cried, jumping towards Ludwig, something that took the other koopa completely by surprise. Both koopas fell to the ground, as they fought for control of the hammer.
"NO!! NOOOO!!" Ludwig cried madly, as he tried to force Roy's claws off his hammer, but the pink shelled koopa was strong, even using his mouth to drag the hammer away from the other koopa's hands. The two of them fought over the hammer, with Ludwig scratching his brother's face with one claw, as the other held the hammer. Roy didn't budge at first, but soon, both his claws left the hammer, and only his mouth was left to keep the hammer out of Ludwig's grasp. "Let go! LET GO! I DEMAND IT!!" Ludwig roared, spitting some fire on his younger brother's face, the latter which only closed his eyes, but knew that the burns couldn't be avoided. The evil koopa overlord scratched and kicked the other koopa, until the Roy gave up, and let go of the hammer, rolling away from Ludwig before the latter could hit him with the hammer.
"…you think…you think ya can win?" Roy asked him, weakly, as the hammer hit the floor, leaving its mark. "…ya…lost the game…bro…game over…" Ludwig only grinned madly, and then, laughed.
"GAME OVER!? Please! You have not seen anything yet!!" From out of nowhere, Ludwig grabbed a strange black object, and then, showed it to Roy, whose eyes widen in shock. "This…my masterpiece…mine only!! This…my Star of Victory…the star of your doom…this…this…!!" the koopa overlord trailed off, before he looked at the shadow star he held in his hand, and then at Roy. With a wide grin, Ludwig plunged the star within him.
"NO!" Roy cried, gaining a little strength from the shock he had suffered moments earlier.
"Too late now, Roy!!" Ludwig cried, as the change was upon him. "IT IS YOUR….GAME OVER!!" Soon, Ludwig grew larger in size, two horns grew from his blue haired head. His green shell began to get many cracks, as spikes came out of it. The koopa overlord's face turned ugly, as fangs began to appear from every corner of his mouth, his eyes turning cat like, as the skin appeared to be breaking away. Ludwig's tail, too, had grown even larger, holding upon its end a strange rock like structure with small little spikes all over it. On his hand, looking more like a cane than a giant, was the hammer being swung by the newly transformed Ludwig. "YOU LOSE…LITTLE BRO!!" called the beast before Roy, as he raised his hammer, and let it fall, straight towards Roy.
Somethings to point out!
1-Okay, here is another reference to the fall of Troy...okay, this one isn't all that great, but the guy's losing his mind already...
2-Ludwig, in a simple way, is spitting...little embers from his mouth instead of saliva...well, there are times when people spit when they are really, really angry, without knowing...so, that's what I went with...
3-This...I dont remember ever mentioning in my story...if I did put it, the color of Ludwig's shell wrong, I mean, please be kind as to direct me to the chapter and tell me if the guy's shell color is wrong...I would really appreciate it.
4-Okay, little hint...at least five characters heard him screaming that last chapter... ;)
5-Okay, you may notice here..in fact, all of this damn chapter is shown with caps…yep, you are unto something here people, Ludwig has lost…he was breaking two chapters ago, and now, he finally let the last straw fly…I hope it didnt appear to weird or dumb in a way...but, who knows?
Alright, then...sorry for the shortness of this chapter, but I was running out of fuel as I wrote this...yeah, I'm falling asleep...but, I guess it was worth my time to finish it where I did...besides, I did expect this chapter to end in a cliffhanger anyway...well, now to go to sleep, and please...leave a review...(snores on top of keyboard)
Roy: Lazy ass...