Previously on Doerai: The Face of Betrayal...
She smiled ruefully.
And Doremi-chan... I never did realize my feelings for you... But you were in love with me, weren't you? How ironic... to love me the way I am, now...
I'm sorry... I just love Saiki-kun so much more...
Saiki-kun... My Saiki-kun... Will I see you again? If that happens, despite everything, I think I would be able to overcome anything.
Yes... Even a fall into darkness like this... I won't falter in the pathway of out happiness... I love you so much, you know.
"Yuki-chan..." she heard his voice. Strained. Pleading.
Lovely...
"Please don't give up. Please... For me, for everyone..."
Will I see you either way? she wanted to ask.
"Yuki-chan..."
If I... choose where to go if I'm dead... I'll choose to be with you. I'll choose to be with Doremi-chan, too. I'll choose to be with both of you.
Yuki smiled brightly as she could almost see his disappointed look behind her eyelids.
"Goodbye..." she whispered, her voice wistful. "I love you."
Yuki chuckled to herself when she heard Doremi scream her name.
I'll see you soon...
(Footage: Flashes of red eyes flicker across the screen as the opening begins.)
semenai de kesanai de makenai de
dare datte motteru hazu yuzurenai mono
(Don't make fun of it! Don't destroy it! Don't cheapen it!
That one thing everyone has that they won't give up.)
(Footage: Akemi can be seen facing the screen, dressed in her Purifier outfit, her eyes closed, and her hands together in a prayer.)
ai dake yume dake kimi dake
(Only love! Only dreams! Only you!)
(Footage: Yuki walks up to a nearby cliff and notices Nick standing there, looking a little sad.)
sore dake wa hanasanai donna toki demo
(Those are the only things I won't ever let go.)
(Footage: Nick turns around, tears falling from his eyes. Yuki nods in understanding as we fade to the logo.)
doushi you mo naku ochitsukanai yoru
nani mo kamo nagedashitaku naru
(On nights when I can't settle down no matter what,
I just want to throw anything and everything away.)
(Footage: Nick can be seen in his room, watching the sun rise through the glass window. After a bit, he turns away and mouths Momoko's name.)
tsube kobe iwazu ni sassato DOA o akena
rikutsu nante koneteru HIMA wa nai
(Don't fret or complain, just open the door, okay?
I don't have time to quibble with you.)
(Footage: We see various photos of Yuki and her team before fading into a group shot of Yuki, Akemi, Moriko, and Kurumi.)
juuou mujin tobi mawaritai
youi shoutou mamori takunai
(I want to fly all over the place.
I wanna throw caution to the wind.)
(Footage: Nick can be seen avoiding blade-shaped energy blasts from a mysterious woman with a long staff. After a bit, Nick skids to a stop and faces his attacker with a look of extreme anger on his face.)
nakushita wake ja nai mada hajimatte nai dakara...
(It isn't because I've lost anything, it's because nothing's even started yet.)
(Footage: Nick and Akemi can be seen standing on the same cliff from earlier, but Nick is smiling this time. Akemi whispers something to Nick and then kisses him on the cheek, causing him to blush.)
semenai de kesanai de makenai de
(Don't make fun of it! Don't destroy it! Don't cheapen it!)
(Footage: Nick hops off of a building, skids to a stop, and fires an Ojamajo Arrow of Light at something offscreen.)
dare datte motteru hazu yuzurenai mono
(That one thing everyone has that they won't give up.)
(Footage: We close in on Final Destination, where Yuki and Doremi hear something and turn around, only to come face to face with a fearsome monster that roars loudly.)
ai dake
(Only love!)
(Footage: Akemi waves to the camera with a smile on her face.)
yume dake
(Only dreams!)
(Footage: Nick hops backwards and brings Hanyou Hikari behind him, creating a gust of wind from the path of the blade.)
kimi dake
(Only you!)
(Footage: Yuki releases Tobiume and holds it in front of her.)
sore dake wa hanasanai donna toki demo
(Those are the only things I won't ever let go.)
(Footage: Nick and Akemi join hands, nodding to each other. They raise their hands and perform the Double Ojamajo Sparkle Screw, the silver beam of light covering the screen.)
nani ga hoshii nani ga shitai doko ni ikitai
(What do you want? What do you wanna do? Where do you wanna go?)
(Footage: In a dark area, Nick dodges around shadow creatures, slicing down the ones he can before skidding to a stop and staring at something in the distance.)
yami o saite hashiri nukete tsukamitore
(Cut through the darkness and run to grab what you want...)
(Footage: We see a pair of blood-red eyes opening. Nick charges forward and leaps into the air, bringing Hanyou Hikari down against the screen.)
Through The Night!!
(Footage: Nick, Yuki, Akemi, Moriko, and Kurumi can be seen in a group shot staring up towards the stars as the song ends.)
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(Sometimes, we are faced with the toughest questions we've ever had to ask ourselves.)
S.P.D. Gold Ranger and YukiShinoya444 present:
Doerai: The Face of Betrayal
Story Created: July 29th, 2008
Summary: AU. This is a story of betrayal upon the very foundation of life. Nick and his friends face the questions of a dark curse and an adventure that many could not comprehend in a dark new world...
On Today's Episode: As the final battle rages on, Doremi finds herself wrecked when Yuki is gone from her very eyes, but she knows she must still try. Nick knows this as well, and so does Akemi. But... Still...
Note From YukiShinoya444: All I got to say is this... I'll do my best!
Disclaimer by Nick: I've said it before and I'll say it again. Neither Yuki-chan nor I own ANYTHING of Ojamajo Doremi, though we really wish we did. The series and all of its affiliations belong to Toei Animation and whoever licenses it for their particular country.
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Phase 29: The Endless Abyss Filled With Loneliness
"YUKI-CHAN!!" Doremi screamed, unable to comprehend what she was seeing.
Doerai simply laughed. "Now do you see that it's hopeless? There are only three of you left. None of you have the strength to overcome me now."
Akemi and Doremi looked at each other. Maybe there was no hope...
"No... you're wrong, Doerai," Nick stated matter-of-factly.
Doerai looked confused at this. "What hope is there for you? You know as well as I do that you cannot hope to defeat me in your present state!!"
Nick stood up, disregarding the aching wounds he'd suffered.
"I will never back down," Nick shot back. "I'm not the type to give up, even when things seem hopeless. I don't care if there's no hope. I will fight until the very end!!"
Akemi was moved by Nick's words, and joined him at the altar.
"Moriko-chan and Nick have taught me a lot," Akemi stated. "The value of human life... the fact that you should never give up on your friends... Being with my friends has taught me so much... there's no way I'm going to give up now!!"
Doremi stood up as well. "After everything that's happened, Doerai, I won't let you have your way!!"
"Fools!!" Doerai exclaimed. "There is no hope for you!! Concero Animus!!"
The sphere of chaos surrounded the three remaining witch apprentices, but Doerai was shocked to see the seven Majokai Crystals glow brightly and dispel the sphere of chaos.
"WHAT?!" Doerai exclaimed.
Nick smirked. "Not so high and mighty now, are you?"
Nick raised his hands into the air and began to channel the energy of the Majokai Crystals into his very being.
Following suit, Akemi crossed her arms over chest and closed her eyes, while Doremi threw her arms outwards and tossed her head back.
A massive maelstrom of golden energy began to concentrate around the three as they harnessed the powers of the crystals.
Doerai had to cover his eyes as a bright flash engulfed the entire area around them.
When the flash cleared, Nick, Akemi, and Doremi were all in their own super forms: Nick's hair spiked up, Akemi's hair joined into a single ponytail, and Doremi's hair became twin ponytails similar to Akemi. Their Purifier uniforms flowed in the wind of the energy auras surrounding them.
Nick simply grinned. "Let's end this right here, right now, Doerai."
The dark prophet simply grinned. "As I would have expected, you three are turning out to be quite worthy opponents, far beyond what I would have expected. But don't expect me to hold back!! Dark Void!!"
Nick simply swatted the attack away and brought his right hand back.
"Together with the ones I love!! Ojamajo Shining Star!!"
Not wasting a single second, Nick thrust his hand forward, discharging a massive golden energy burst that slammed into Doerai, forcing him back against the altar.
"Insolent brats!! Concero..."
"Compassion is my destiny!! Ojamajo Nova Strike!!"
Doremi was engulfed in a pink sphere of energy in response to her command, and she charged forward, nailing Doerai for considerable damage.
"Beauty and elegance will always shine through!! Ojamajo Crystal Spark!!"
Akemi followed Doremi's attack up by tossing a snowflake-shaped energy burst for Doerai. The instant the crystal snowflake connected with the dark prophet, it exploded into a storm of ice crystals that caused further damage.
"I guess it's time for me to get serious as well," Doerai admitted. "Now you shall know true terror!!"
With that, Doerai raised his hands and began harnessing the dark energy around him. Within just a few seconds, Doerai began to undergo a massive transformation.
"What is he doing?!" Doremi exclaimed.
"Stay sharp, girls," Nick stated, his Purifier aura stronger than ever. "I've got a feeling that what Doerai was showing us was only the beginning..."
Just then, Doerai came out of his transformation completely changed. His body was now glowing with a mixture of darkness and twilight energy, and he had sprouted six massive black angel wings.
"Now you shall feel my true power!!" Doerai exclaimed. "No one to this day has ever forced me to use my ultimate power, but you shall now know the terror that is Zarathustra!!"
Nick backed up at the immense aura he felt coming from Zarathustra. "What kind of power is that?!" he exclaimed.
"I see you are impressed," Zarathustra taunted. "Would you like a taste of my power?! Trans Volans!!"
Zarathustra raised his arms and unleashed a massive ring of darkness that blasted Nick back a few feet.
Nick quickly recovered, only to be knocked backwards by another Trans Volans attack.
"Nick!!" Akemi exclaimed, rushing to her boyfriend's side.
"I'll be fine, Akemi dear," Nick stated. "We just have to kick it up a notch."
Nick brought his hands back.
"The force of a boy's determination, take this!! Ojamajo Sparkle Spiral!!"
A spiral of sparkling emerald energy shot from Nick's open hands and slammed into Zarathustra, but Nick was shocked to discover that his attack hadn't done any damage.
"Is that the best you can do, fool?" Zarathustra taunted. "THIS is an attack!! Lumen Nebulae!!"
Zarathustra's wings shined with a dark light. Everything was silent for a few seconds.
"What was that?" Nick wondered, not at all impressed.
All of a sudden, the area around Nick exploded with dark energy, severely damaging the green Purifier.
Nick stumbled to his feet, his wounds obvious. "Okay... I'll admit, I didn't see that coming..."
As he recovered himself, Nick was the only one who seemed to notice that Zarathustra's wings had shined again.
A feeling of dread passed over him as he looked behind him. The area around Akemi and Doremi was beginning to darken.
"Shimatta!!" Nick exclaimed, holding his hands towards Akemi and Doremi. "Asobu soba de sakiyaki sore!! Protect my friends!!"
A bright shield of Purifier energy sprung up around Akemi and Doremi, protecting them from the surprise Lumen Nebulae attack.
"Whoa. That was too close," Nick noted.
"ENOUGH!!" Zarathustra proclaimed, channeling dark energy around himself and holding his hands skyward.
Doremi quickly fell to the ground at this.
"What's the matter, Doremi-chan?" Akemi wondered.
"That freak's aura is rising rapidly!!" Doremi exclaimed. "I don't know what he's up to, but we'd better be careful!!"
"There is nowhere for you to hide, inferior brats!!" Zarathustra exclaimed, lightning and dark energy surrounding him as he aimed his ultimate attack for the three remaining Purifiers.
"It is time for you to know oblivion!! CIRCUITOS!!"
With that, Zarathustra fired a planet-splitting beam of dark energy straight for the three Purifiers.
"Girls, get back!!" Nick exclaimed, gathering all the energy he could muster into unleashing a final attack of his own.
This is for everyone... Momoko, Ai-chan, Mori-chan... this is for everyone who made that ultimate sacrifice to ensure we could make it this far!! Nick thought as his right hand began to shine with an emerald glow. I won't let their deaths be in vain!!
As the Circuitos attack came ever closer to the three, Nick focused his attention on pushing that beam back.
"The bow and string of a determined boy, take this!! OJAMAJO ARROW OF LIGHT!!"
With that, Nick thrust his hands forward and discharged an Ojamajo Arrow of Light unlike any he'd ever unleashed before. The emerald energy crashed into the Circuitos, the two beams meeting in the middle and forming a powerful dome of energy that showed the beam struggle as it continued.
"Fools like you are beyond hope!!" Zarathustra proclaimed, strengthening his attack. "So why not just go quietly to your death?!"
"I don't think you've been listening, Zarathustra!!" Nick shot back, pushing the Circuitos back a ways. "I never give up, even if it's hopeless!! I'll fight until the very end!!"
The power struggle continued for a long while, and it seemed like neither side had the upper hand for too long.
Zarathustra suddenly grinned, his wings shining. Another Lumen Nebulae attack exploded around Akemi and Doremi, knocking them to the ground.
"Girls!!" Nick exclaimed.
"You're wide open, fool!!" Zarathustra proclaimed, taking advantage of Nick's distraction to push his own attack forward.
Nick quickly snapped his attention back to the matter at hand, knowing that if he let his focus slip, they were all done for.
However, it seemed that as the beam struggle went on, Zarathustra's attack became stronger and stronger, so much so that Zarathustra now had the advantage.
Damn it!! That distraction cost me a lot of ground, Nick thought. I'd better stay focused...
Unfortunately for Nick, it seemed that Zarathustra had used that very moment to obtain the upper hand, pushing Nick's blast back quite a ways, so much so that the Ojamajo Arrow of Light was barely there anymore, being only held up by Nick's sheer will and determination.
I'm in deep trouble, Nick thought. I'm starting to run out of power to feed into this!! If I can't push Zarathustra's own attack back anymore, I don't know if I'll be able to survive this...
You can do it, Nick. I know you can.
Nick perked up at this voice. He turned his head, only to see a transparent image of Momoko standing right next to him.
"Momoko?!" Nick exclaimed, not able to believe what he was seeing. "Is that really you?"
It sure is, Nick. I came here to help you one last time. We all know you can beat this freak. Moriko-chan just thought you needed a little 'motivation'.
Nick had to stifle a laugh. "That's Mori-chan, all right."
Just channel your power, Nick. Gather all the power I know you still have lying dormant within yourself.
Momoko placed her transparent hands on top of Nick's, and the green Purifier felt a sudden surge of energy.
Just then, Nick noticed other transparent hands resting on top of his. He looked around, and indeed, the other Ojamajos (even Saiki) had appeared one-by-one.
"Girls... you're all here..." Nick noted.
Of course we're here, Hazuki stated. We believe in you, Nick.
The only thing that stinks is that you had to get into a situation like this, huh? Aiko teased.
I don't think he needs to be reminded of that, Ai-chan, Onpu reminded.
You can do it, Nick!! Hana exclaimed.
Hana-chan's got a point, Poppu stated, showing wisdom far beyond her years. It's just like Hazuki-chan said: we believe in you!
Don't let freaks like Doerai push you around, Nick! Fami stated, striking a cute pose.
Remember, your courage far overshadows any sort of power that freak could ever have! Haruka exclaimed.
Yeah! What Haruka said!! Ichiyou stated, giggling cutely.
Nick-kun... I'm so sorry I said those hurtful things about you... Yuki stated. I never meant for you to get involved with this...
"It's not your fault, Yuki-chan," Nick responded.
Things happen, Yuki-chan. And I'm sure Doremi-chan understands, too, Saiki noted.
Don't let him push you around, Nick-kun! Go on and kick his butt! Moriko exclaimed.
We trust you, Nick-kun! Show us what you're really made of! Kurumi continued.
Nick could feel the power coming from the trust his friends had for him.
That's it, Nick! Channel that energy!! We believe in you!! Momoko exclaimed.
Responding to this, Nick focused that power and discharged it into the Ojamajo Arrow of Light, pushing the Circuitos back a bit.
Now!! LET YOUR POWER EXPLODE!! Momoko exclaimed.
"All right, Zarathustra!! Time for a little wake-up call!!" Nick exclaimed, and with a mighty battle cry, he discharged every last ounce of power he could muster into his own attack, pushing the Circuitos back quite far.
"This... this is impossible!!" Zarathustra proclaimed. "What sort of power is this?!"
"Nothing's impossible if you simply believe!! This is the power I get from the trust my friends have for me!! They believe in me with every ounce of their beings, and it's that which gives me my strength!!" Nick shot back, pushing the Circuitos back even further, until the Ojamajo Arrow of Light completely overpowered the Circuitos, enveloping Zarathustra in its holy light.
Nick grinned widely as his Arrow of Light ripped Zarathustra apart, leaving only a very shocked Doerai.
"This isn't possible!!" Doerai exclaimed. "How could I be defeated by a brat?!"
Nick noticed that Doerai was about to disappear, probably to try to up his powers for their next meeting.
No more!! Nick thought. I'm ending this right now!!
Nick raised his hands. "Asobu soba de sakiyaki sore!! Stop right where you are!!"
Responding to Nick's command, Doerai froze in his place, unable to move.
"Nowhere left for you to run, Doerai!!" Nick exclaimed, brandishing a glowing Hanyou Hikari and leaping towards Doerai. "This ends now!!"
Doerai tried to put up a dark shield, but Nick was faster on the draw, slashing forwards with Hanyou Hikari and quite literally cutting Doerai in half, leaving the dark prophet to quickly evaporate until he was no more.
"Game over, Doerai," Nick stated, floating back down to ground level and disengaging his super form.
Akemi and Doremi walked up to Nick.
"It's finally over, girls. Let's head home," Nick stated.
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Next time:
Final Phase: Purity That Reaches For the Horizons
Now that the nightmare is over and Doerai is no more, Doremi must come to terms with her new feelings for Yuki, and there's still one more thing that Nick has to do...
