Fyras14: Fyras here! Missed me? Well, sorry for the delay, school's to blame...I have been having hell for breakfast each day...one day i have to be at school at 9 AM the next at 7:30 and then 8 really ticks me off...its so damn early in the morning, and I thought I would escape those days...sigh...anyway I hope you don't hate me for such late delay...sorry, I ran into some writer's block lately, and well school and laziness(which is an uncurable disease :) didnt help that much...so sorry...please forgive me!! Will you?
Anyway, once this story is finished I plan to post a sequel(I'm still debating whether it would be a time traveling fic or not), I still need to work on the details, though, but the sequel would be a main sequel we shall see, if I do manage to finish this story by the end of this year...
Please read and reveiw or criticize, whichever comes first. Flames are not accepted, frowned upon, and possibly deleted.
Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing. Use the pain as fuel, as a reminder of your strength.
-August Wilson
Chapter 28: In the Name of the Sun
Luigi's eyes opened; sweat covered his face, while pain circled among his body. At first, he appeared confused at his surroundings…where was he? How did he…
"Ack!" It was the sudden cry of pain that finally got the green plumber's attention away from his confusion, and upon seeing his brother, being crushed under the giant foot of the large koopa monster, that answered his questions. Luigi, in a surge of courage and anger, tried to stand, but his legs were unresponsive. Damn…I'm still too weak from that hit…the plumber thought, flinching as his brother recoiled in pain as the foot kept on crushing him.
"BOHOO…POOR LITTLE MARIO, CRUSHED UNDER MY FEET!" Ludwig mocked, stepping even harder on the red plumber's back, causing Mario to yelp in pain, weaker than he had before. "DOES IT HURT? WELL…" The giant koopa forced his foot deeper into the plumber, causing another cry, this one louder yet weaker than before to emit from the red hero's lips. "DOES IT!? HA! HOW DOES IT FEEL, MARIO!? CRUSHED UNDER A SUPREME POWER, YOU HAVE NO CHANCE TO WIN UP AGAINST! CRUSHED TO DEATH, YOUR INEVITABLE DOOM! ONE THAT BOWSER NEVER COULD ACCOMPLISH, BUT I, A MERE MINION…NO, A KING! HAVE FINALLY DEFEATED YOU, AND GAINED THE STRENGTH OF A GOD!!" Another cry, a whimper, made Ludwig stop his crushing to look at the statue before him; Roy.
What was that? the green plumber thought, one side of him relieved that the attack on his brother had stopped, if only for a moment, while the other, curious as to where that voice had come from…wait, could it be…That statue!
"OH? ARE YOU SADDEN MY DEAR BROTHER?" came the mocking voice of the giant koopa, who removed his large foot from Mario's back. The red plumber only could groan in pain, and lay still, unable to move anymore, the only indication that he was alive was his shaking form. "WHY ARE YOU SO SAD!?" Ludwig took a step forward, as Mario weakly raised a hand, in a vain effort to protect the statue of Roy.
"Leave….Roy…alone…." The koopa only glanced at Mario, before he let out a sickening laugh.
"BWAHAHAHAHA!! LEAVE ROY ALONE!? HOW PATHETIC IS THAT!" Ludwig leaned over, his face on close to Mario's own. "FOOL…YOU WHO HOLDS NO POWER OVER NOTHING…DARES TO ORDER ME…TO LEAVE MY DISGUSTING, ILL-BEHAVED LITTLE BROTHER ALONE?" The koopa's face was closer now, some saliva spitting among the small man's head, who lay uncovered, his cap forgotten during the battle with the koopa overlord. (1) "YOU HAVE NO POWER…NO POWER…TO TELL ME…WHAT TO DO!!" In a flash, Ludwig snapped back to his full height, hammer raised above his head, eyes glaring at the red plumber and Roy's stoned form. "NO ONE TELLS ME WHAT TO DO!! NOT ANYMORE, NOT EVER!!"
"NO!!" Ludwig stopped short from his attack, and glance back at Luigi, who finally stood tall, shaking a bit as he tried to adjust his balance. Both koopa and green man stared at each other for the longest time, before Ludwig broke out laughing.
"YOU AGAIN, TRAITOR!? WHAT IS IT NOW? HAHAHAHA!! DO YOU BELIEVE YOU COULD STOP ME, AS YOU DID SO LONG AGO!?" The koopa turned to face the plumber, whose expression of hate had not changed one bit, as Ludwig had uttered those words. "YOU CANNOT STOP ME, MR. L!! ME, I AM INVINCIBLE!! POWERFUL! INFINITE!! A GOD!!" He began to walks slowly towards Luigi, hammer held in both hands, his grin getting deadlier. "FOOL, FOOL, FOOL, MR. L…WHAT A FOOL…"
"Luigi!" Mario managed to cry out, but he was left in numb shock when Luigi didn't even move. The green plumber stayed planted to the spot, his eyes never leaving the giant form of Ludwig, who still crept closer and closer towards him.
"ARE YOU DARING FOR A CHALLENGE, MR. L?" Ludwig mocked, stopping just in front the green plumber, eyes gleaming with malice. "AH…WHAT IS THE MATTER, MR. L? AFRAID? WEAK?" Luigi didn't answer, causing Ludwig's grin to turn into a scowl. "YOU DARE TO BELIEVE YOU STAND A CHANCE!?"
"Luigi, no!! Stop!!"
"YOU DARE BELIEVE YOU CAN MATCH A GOD!?"
"Luigi…please…get away from him!!"
"YOU, A MERE MORTAL, DARES TO CHALLENGE ME!?"
"Luigi…please!! RUN!!"
"ANSWER ME!!"
"LUIGI!!"
"FINE!!...I SHALL SAVOR SEEING YOU DIE AS ONE WOULD SAVOR WINE!!" Receiving no answer from the silent and glaring plumber, Ludwig, with a loud roar, raised his hammer up, and then, he prepared to—
...crack….crack…
Ludwig suddenly stopped his raging attack, hammer still up on the air, as the thunder's roar boomed into the koopa's ears. "…WHAT?" Raising his head up, the koopa overlord's eyes met the fierce face of a large black cloud, flashes of green light emanating from within it. It took seconds for Ludwig to realize what was happening, but before he could muster what was happening, Luigi had his hand up, his index finger pointing towards the cloud, before crying out,
"TAKE THIS!!" Suddenly, the thunder cloud cried out again, before sending a fierce ray of green thunder towards the koopa and his weapon, with no chance to escape.
"ARGGGHHHHHH!!" Green thunder circled Ludwig's body and hammer, hitting the giant koopa everywhere, as Luigi looked on, his eyes on the electrified form of the koopa, his finger still pointing at the cloud, his breathing hard.
…I have to hold on…Luigi thought, closing his eyes as pain began to circle his body. Just…a little…more…(2) The green plumber suddenly fell to one knee, his eyes closed hard, hand beginning to fall down. No, no!! Hold on, Luigi!! he mentally cried, managing to open an eye, to stare at the roaring koopa before him.
"ARGGGHHHH!! HOW…DARE…ARGGHH!!...YOU!!! AAAAHHHHHH!!!"
…I need to destroy…that hammer…if that hammer brings him power…without…without it…he will be nothing!! Luigi continued his attack, closing his eyes, holding the pain in. …the hammer…it must be destroyed…
"Luigi!! Look out!!" Huh?
"AIIIEEEHHH!!" Luigi suddenly flew in the air, and slammed hard against the ground, before him, Ludwig had one of his claws raised, his earlier attack apparent to anyone that would dare look.
"HOW DARE YOU ASSAULT ME!?" Ludwig cried, spitting flames as he did. "YOU CANNOT DEFEAT A GOD!! YOU CANNOT DEFEAT ME!!" Hammer up once more, the koopa overlord didn't hesitate to attack, and his large weapon went to its target…but, it never made it, for before it could even touch a hair in Luigi's head, the hammerhead cracked opened, and the hammer shattered in two.
1-I never did consider much about the Mario Bros. caps, actually, I almost forgot about them!…since whenever they fight their caps stick to their faces no matter where they are, underwater, space, getting their butt burned to a crisp inside Bowser's castle, etc, I actually never really thought much about it…
2-For those that are wondering why Luigi is getting weak for using that attack, well, since this attack is the strongest on Luigi's arsenal, I assumed that because Luigi was already weakened by his fight against Ludwig, he would need to use everything in his power for that attack…so…I think you get the idea…
I might have the next update later this month, or by the beginning of December, as my vacation's after the second week of that month...almost there!!
