New computer. Windows 8 sucks. I had to go look up how to turn it off. Anyhow I will be writing an epilogue tomorrow. I hope you'll enjoy this last chapter.
Chapter 29.
Helios fell forwards. His soldiers crumpled while his body dissolved. I saw Yoshi face-forward, laying on the red stone. "Yoshi, are you okay?" I turned his body over. I felt myself losing conscious and control over my body. The weapons wanted to take over. "Yoshi?"
He started to budge. "Oh hey Icy. Where is Helios? Oh wait you slayed him huh?" He had a weak laugh. I started to cry. "I have some minor injuries so I'll be okay." After saying that he passed out. What he said was a lie. I started patching up his wound to help my bleeding. I changed to frost instead of the Holy Blade. I took him on my back. The blood was leaking out of his back.
I took him to the Alex's house hold. They seem overjoyed to see us back. I kept a smile for the kids. My true feelings were of worries. Worries of Yoshi's injury, worried who will rule now, and worried of the weapons. I saw Zachary coming to the window in a purple cape. The mother signaled for the children to go inside. She cleared the table with the father.
When I landed on the cloud that supported there home I was exhausted. I collapsed immediately and the last thing I saw was Alex and the wife running towards us.
I woke up on a cot. I felt a lot of burns on myself. It hurt so bad that I started to scream. I guess it was an after burn from touching Helios's body. I had so many bandages. The bandages covered my shin, elbow, one entire arm, and one entire leg. The door opened. It was Alex.
"Hey Alex!" I smiled. He smiled back.
"Hey," He sat down on a wooden stool right next to the bed. I was pretty sure we were in the basement. There was a bed stand right next to me with a lamp made out of some material. "I'm really proud of you kid." Proud? "You carried your friend all the way from the gold dungeon and back AND with a broken leg and arm!"
"Wait…" I started to think for a moment. "I have a broken bone!?" That was my first broken bone ever.
"Yup. Happens here all the time. Anyhow," He paused. "Your friend is in terrible condition." I felt a sensation of fear take me over.
"Can you take me to him? Is there anything I can do to help? Will he be alright? Who is nursing him? I've been studying medicine let me help!" Questions spilled through my mouth. He patted my shoulder.
"With that broken arm? I'm not sure if you can do anything. Even if you could you need to rest…" With that, he left. I tried to get up. It hurt so badly. I wanted to get Yoshi the apple before it's too late! I saw one of those things that you use to move when you have a broken feet or leg. I grabbed it and started moving. I showed the father my last golden apple.
"GIVE IT TO HIM!" I was gasping. "Give it to Yoshi." He went inside the procedure room with his wife. Yoshi came back fully healed. "YOSHI!" I felt so much happiness in me I forgot about the splint and fell.
"Ooof…" Everybody looked startled and I felt the spotlight. "Eheheheh…" Yoshi helped me back up.
Instead of festivities there was an enormous debate. Anybody who walked near would feel pressure. Even the wind was still. Yoshi, Alex, Zachary, and I went towards a crowd in the city. When we approached a man was so bold to say: "Look it's the Hero's! They are alive!" There was cheering for a minute then somebody on top of a stage seemed to have so much power to calm the rough seas if she wanted. She wore a silver helmet and so I could not identify her or her race.
"Heroes." She said. We walked forwards. "We cannot rule amongst ourselves, choose somebody who will rule with both just and kindness!" I was in awe by her speech so I started clapping. "You're an id-"she stopped herself from saying.
"I'm not so idiotic to know what you were saying." She was the one in awe now. "Clapping or applaud whichever you prefer is but a compliment. I don't have too much energy to be angry. Beside the point, whom are you to say that we should elect a leader. Wouldn't you say that the people should? "
"Very well then. Have it your way. You can choose people in an election. Once you've chosen the people will vote."
"But what if they don't want to vote?" I smirked. "There are some who don't enjoy making decisions. Therefore, we must choose one." The woman on top was starting to become enraged.
"Do it your way!" She seemed angry.
"Very well then." I remarked as she walked through the crowd. "Oh and Audrey!" She turned around in shock.
"How did you-"
"I was listening you know. To your real voice. Leave here, don't return. Don't go to the main land, go to the Nether, CHILD!" That felt like Holy. I've learned so much from each of the blades. Audrey dashed away in tears and out a portal. Everybody was in shock.
"Ahem. If you have no opposing I have somebody in mind. He is responsible, compassionate, but is not so compassionate that he will not punish. He wears a mask but he is not cowardly. He wears a mask for his sister. I hope you may accept him as your leader. Zachary was left in the crowd as everyone made a circle around him. "His name is, Zachary!" The crowd cheered for their new leader. He didn't react besides looking up at me. Zachary was carried off into the distance while I and Yoshi headed on to the Angel home.
I felt tears inside my eyes. I want to go home… We walked inside and the father showed us something. He opened a spot of the cloud. "Look below you two. There was a city on a bay. It was California! I smiled. It was still awake with those lights still shining at this brilliant time of night. I can't go just yet… my leg… Alex dropped a block of wood. He undid the bandages and told both of us to jump. Yoshi picked me up and jumped like he was told. I still had all my weapons on me. Everything. What about the dogs… and the golems… and Solaris. In time our two cats came on our shoulder. We plunged into the sea so cold. It was so dark and chilling I wanted to stay down there. I saw Yoshi's hand as we paddled to the shore. The waves seemed to be in our favor. By the morning we were at the shore.
The grains of sand under my palm, the warmth of something on my arm. The waves crashing on my ankles. I used my good arm to push myself up. I woke up to people crowding around me… Whispers were made. I could hear them very well even though they were so quiet. Such whispers were of awe, disgust, amazement, and confusion. Now how on earth am I to explain this…? I woke up Yoshi and he looked as confused as I was. He asked them… "What day is today?"
Somebody from the crowd said "June 4th, 2020." Two years? "It's the anniversary of a missing ship. Many people were scholars, nobody knew what happened to them." I was starting to tear up. At last, I'm home.
Stay tuned for an epilogue! That's pretty much it. If you want us to write something again give us two a ring. We'll consider it.
