Chapter 50 – Final Family Feud
Team #3 – Lidelle, Yu & Rei, Chilly, Marx
When I said that I wanted to go out and help others in need, the others were pretty shocked at me. It's been a common trend as of late. What with everyone finding out about my future title as the Queen of Hell and just how powerful I actually am. It was supposed to be a secret. But then Ridel happened. And it was the only way to defeat her.
Geez. Explaining this to Satan and Mother is going to be total hell.
"So, was there any reason why you two wanted to come to Nahe Forest?" I asked Yu & Rei.
"Well…we do live here. We just want to make sure it's still okay, right Rei?"
"Yeah."
"Yeah, I guess. I'm honestly shocked that you're just out here at all, Yu. Y-You know…with how you currently look."
"Well, this is only temporary. Once we get the last part of my eternal soul, I'll be back to my normal ghostly self in no time!"
"Yay." Rei cheered.
…
I-I think.
"Chilly Chilly Chilly Chilly?" Chilly asked the twins how did they die in the first place.
"Uh…I-I rather not talk about it." Yu said while gaining a sad look on her face.
"No matter. I can just find out using my God powers later on. It'll be as easy as…"
"Don't you DARE!" Yu shouted at Marx with now an angry look.
"Fine, sheesh. You didn't have to yell."
"You know, now that I think about it…why did you tag along with me?" I asked.
"What? You're saying that I can't take a tour of this place you call Primp? Such discrimination, Lidelle."
"I feel like that's not the real reason."
"You're good. Anyway, once your true power was revealed and all that, I got extremely curious and interested. I want to see more destruction coming from your hellspawn side. And I want to meet this "Ruler of Hell" that you call brother. Sounds pretty powerful, am I right?"
"Yeah, he is. He isn't the Ruler of Hell for nothing."
He's also a weirdo, a bit delusional, and a straight up idiot at times. But he's my brother and I love him.
"Well, anyway…Nahe Forest is looking a bit different from how I remember it. It's a lot more…relaxing. And green."
"Probably because this forest got merged with Green Greens, an area in Dream Land." Marx explained. "Not sure why, though. That place is small compared to others like it."
"Green Greens…sounds like a nice place."
"Yeah, I guess." Yu said. "But I like our spooky haunted graveyard better."
"Me too." Rei added.
"Not sure how since you're not a ghost anymore." Marx said.
"Hey! I WILL become a ghost again! I'm going to get my eternal soul back and turn back to normal! Just watch me!"
"Again. You don't have to yell. I'm right here."
"That's just how she talks." I said. "She's usually super happy. Asking people if she could turn them into ghosts. Even though everyone declines her offer."
"Woah."
"I still don't know why everyone keeps saying no. Being a ghost is super fun and less of a burden. Why is it that people want to stay alive?"
"Yu. The answer is super obvious." Rei said.
"Huh? What do you mean?"
This is going to be hard to explain.
We eventually gave up on the conversation due to Yu still not understanding why people like me want to stay alive. It was just getting annoying at this point. And it was clear to me that she really hates being alive.
Which reminds me…
"Hey, Yu. Aren't you worried that other people will see you as a human?" I asked.
Yu didn't answer for a bit. And kept silent while gaining a depressed frown on her living breathing face.
"W-Well…I-I am worried that a certain person will see me like this."
"Really? Who?"
"W-Well, it's…"
"Huh? Hey! Lidelle!"
"Oh no! That voice! She's here! Quick! Rei! Chilly! Lie for me!" Yu began to panic.
"Okay."
"Chilly."
"Wait, what?! You mean you're going to have a ghost and a snowman lie for you?!" I asked.
"I can't face her, Lidelle! I just can't!"
Yu then ran for the nearest group of trees and bushes to hide from the one person she apparently doesn't want to see her as she is now.
And that person is…
"Oh. Hello, Jarne."
"Oh, hey! Rei's back, too! Where's your sister?"
"Out." Rei said.
"Out where?"
"Somewhere."
"Do you know where that somewhere is?"
"No."
"Chilly."
…
…
"What's with the snowman?" Jarne asked.
"His name's Chilly." Rei said.
"Chilly?"
"Chilly."
"He speaks one of those "one word means everything" languages." I said.
"I see…and the jester?"
"That's Marx. He's a universal God of sorts."
"Right…"
"H-Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" Marx took offense to that.
"So does these two being here have something to do with the giant black cloud swirling in the sky that's spitting out those black eye things?"
"Well, they're from the same world. So I guess."
"I see…I think I get it now."
"Do you really, Jarne?"
"No. But I like punching things! So I don't care either way!"
"I see…" I said with a sweatdrop.
"Anyway…I could've sworn I've heard Yu's voice just now. You guys sure she's not here?"
"Haven't seen here." Rei said.
"Chilly."
*sigh* This is getting ridiculous.
"Oh. I see." Jarne said as she gained a sad look on her face. Almost like she was about to cry.
"Jarne?"
"It's okay. It's just that you and Yu had disappeared for days and I was worried sick about you both. I've even heard rumors that you were kidnapped. Now I see you back so suddenly, but not Yu. My childhood friend. And with all this going on, I'm afraid that I'll never see her again.
*sniff*
Yu…where are ya, girl?"
I was now starting to hate myself for allowing this to happen. I should just tell her that Yu is hiding behind that tree over there.
…
"H-Hey, Jar-" And I was about to. When…
"Jarne."
We looked over to see Yu coming out of her hiding spot and walking over towards us. The hood of her jacket was hiding her face. But it became visible once she got face-to-face with Jarne.
As in, she took the hood off.
"Y…Yu?! Wh-What happened to you?!" Jarne shouted in total shock.
"Well…you were kinda right about the kidnapped part. Only I was kidnapped and my eternal soul was stolen by a "somewhat remorseful" clone of Amitie. I'm in the process of getting it back, but I didn't want you to see me like this. It just…brought back too many dark memories."
"You still haven't let those memories go, have you?"
"No. You know it's not an easy thing to do. Especially with what I went through during my final hours."
Yu looked like she was about to cry. That's when Jarne wrapped her arms around her human best friend and tighten her in a hug.
"Yeah, girl. I know."
"*sniff* Geez. It's like one of those feel-good movies."
"Are you actually crying?" Rei asked Marx.
"N-No! I-I'm not crying! I never cry! I'm a universal God, for crying out loud!"
"Chilly."
"Pfft! Baaahahahahaha! Oh my God, Chilly!" I broke down laughing.
"What did he say?" Marx asked. Looking very upset.
"N-Nothing. you wouldn't like it anyway."
"*groan*"
It was very inappropriate, but still really funny.
With Jarne now a part of our group, we continued making our way through Green Nahe Forest (that's what I'm calling it) looking for any more people in need. While doing so, Yu gave Jarne a quick explanation on why this nightmare-ish event was happening. She seemed to understand it better than last time. Maybe it was because it was Yu telling her this. The two are best friends, after all.
"Oh. So that's what's going on. Well, I'm happy to help! My djinn powers will knock these black eye things back where ever they came from! Ja-ja-ja-jaan!" Jarne shouted with glee.
"Cheerful as usual, I see." Yu said.
"Well, I'm extra cheerful now since you came back."
"I see."
"So where are we, exactly?" Marx asked me.
"Right now, we're at Primp Town Park. Which is usually near the forest. Not sure if this Green Greens place had any effect on…"
"Found you!"
…
"Wh-What was that?" Jarne asked.
"I-I don't know. But for some reason, it sounds really…"
*SLASH*
"Lidelle!"
"Chilly!"
The others shouted as I was thrown across the park by a huge swipe at my body. I was in so much pain. And I can feel blood pouring out of the giant scars on the left side of my stomach.
"Wh-Where…did that come from?" I asked as I slowly got up from the ground. That's when I saw it. The thing that had just hit me.
Or really…I saw her.
"Ridel!"
"Surprise! Are you shocked to see me again? I told you I'll be back! And I'm keeping my promise, too! *giggle*"
"Tch. You've got some nerve. Being a part of this."
"Boo-boo! Incorrect! I have no part of this chaos caused by this Zero thing. I just took the opportunity once the worlds started fusing together and escaped from that hellhole. Literally. *giggle*"
"Hmph. Either way, you're still an evil psychopath."
"Say all you want, crybaby. It's not going to stop me from commencing my own little Armageddon on this already doomed world. Or should I say "worlds"? Nyahahahaha! It's like two annihilations for the satisfaction of one! *giggle*"
"You wouldn't dare…" I said in a threatening tone.
"Oh, I dare! And I'm gonna start by doing something that should've been done the last time! FINNISH! YOU! OFF!" Ridel then did the gestor of being decapitated as an added bonus of her sadistic threat.
Tch. Sh-She just doesn't learn…
Ridel then placed her left hand in front of my aching self. It glowing black as it was gaining more and more power.
"Lidelle!" Yu and Jarne yelled as they tried to run towards me. But Marx was able to stop them.
"Are you two crazy?! You're going to be next if you go over there!" He yelled.
"But what about Lidelle, huh?! What are going to do about her?!"
…
Marx didn't answer. As he knew (and so did I) that it was unlikely that I would escape out of this one alive.
"Nyahahahaha! I can't wait to see how the Depths of Hell treats ya, Lidelle Namanari! Monocro-"
"Disaster!"
*BOOM*
"*cough* *cough* Wh-What the?!"
Th-That spell. That power. It can't be…
As the smoke began to clear up, a tall figure showed up in between me and Ridel. I can tell from the long green hair, big wings, and the stance as a whole that I knew who it was.
And I was truly happy to see this person.
"S…Satan!"
"Lidelle. Are you alright?"
"Y-Yeah. I'm okay. Thanks to you."
Satan chuckled a bit as he gained a small smile on his face.
"Well. At least that's the concern gone. Now for the nuisance." He then turned to face his little sister's evil clone.
"So you're this Ridel Honnari I've heard so much about. You've caused so much trouble both in and above Hell. You really are such a pain."
"Tch. Onee-sama. How could you say that about your own dear little sister? I'm only just a kid, you know. *giggle*"
"Hmph. What an immature brat you are. Such behavior must be punished." Satan then raised up his hand pointed it at Ridel as it slowly gained power.
"You may look identical to Lidelle, but that doesn't mean I won't hold back on you. You'll know your place."
"*giggle* As if I want you to hold back, Onee-sama." Ridel said with a demented smile on her face as she started gaining power of her own.
This was going to be one intense battle.
"Disaster!"
"Raffiche!"
The two fired their attacks at each other. Both colliding with and destroying each other. Once the smoke had cleared, Ridel had flown up to the sky. With Satan following in hot pursuit.
"Juggernaut!"
"Mulinello!"
"Catastrophe!"
"Ciclone!"
"Cataclysm!"
"Fulmine!"
No matter what attack they used, it always had the same result as the first one. They both kept spamming attack after attack. Ending with a massive explosion and a lot of smoke. Both Satan and Ridel looked like they starting to get weaker. Which to me is shocking on both sides.
They're both equally matched. And I thought Ridel was stronger because of the eternal soul part. But she really is stronger than me.
"Hey! Lidelle!" I heard Yu call out as the group ran up to me.
"G-Guys. I'm okay, really."
"Yeah, I wouldn't call having giant bleeding scars on your stomach okay." Jarne said.
"They're not life-threating. Ridel didn't go deep enough for that."
"Who is Ridel, anyway?"
"Well…" Yu said. "You know how I said that a clone of Amitie kidnapped me and stole my eternal soul?"
"Yeah."
"Well, she used it to create clones of Raffina, Ringo, Arle, and…" Yu then pointed up towards Ridel. Which made Jarne understand completely.
"Whoa…so that's Lidelle's clone?"
"Sure is." I said.
"And right now, a heated battle is happening with her and her brother! The Ruler of Hell! never have I've seen such power before in my lives! It's so satisfying!"
Lives?
I didn't bother asking Marx what he meant by that. Because something in the back of my mind was telling me that I don't want to know.
"Elettromagnetismo!" Ridel had cast an attack that was completely surprising to me.
I've never been able to use that spell! How did she do it so easily?!
That spell…Elettromagnetismo. It's a powerful spell that I've been trying to master for most of my life. It lets you control electrical currents and (if done right) completely paralyzes your opponent. To the point where they can't move for a set amount of time. Depending on how powerful the spell is.
And judging on how Satan fell to the ground next to us in an immobile state, it was extremely powerful.
"Satan!" I yelled.
"I…Impossible! Such power inside a mere clone of my little sister is…this... cannot be...!" Satan tried to get up. But like I said, the spell makes you paralyzed for a while.
"*giggle* Not even the Ruler of Hell can beat me! I'm too damn powerful for you both! And now…it's time."
Ridel raised both arms in the air as a giant black sphere started forming above her head.
"Now it's time I FINALLY killed you both! And with your friends as a bonus, too! Enjoy endless suffering, Namanari! Nyahahahaha!"
"Tch. It…It can't end like this…" I honestly thought this was the end for us. Not being killed by Zero, but by my own evil clone. I was lucky to get out alive the first time. But now. It just seems like there's no hope.
I'm sorry…everyone.
"*giggle* Here we go. Time to die. Mo-no-cro-ma-ti-co…"
"Satan Cross!"
*CLANG*
"Wh-What the?!"
Suddenly, a huge dark chain came out of nowhere and wrapped Ridel tightly around her body. And in mere second after that, slammed her to the ground. She was unable to move. And it looked like she was in pain, too. As she started shedding tears.
"Wha…What is this? Who did this to me? It hurts!" She whined.
"Think of it as punishment for the damage you've caused."
Wait. That voice…It can't be!
That's when the owner of the voice made her appearance. And both Satan and I were completely shocked to see her.
"M…Mother?!"
"Hello, you two. I see that you've had a …interesting time while being away huh, Lidelle?"
"Y-Yeah…you can say that." I said. Still confused on one, why is Mother out here in this doomsday. And two, what did she just do.
"Grr…damnit, Mother…" Ridel said. Still wrapped in the chain.
"Hmm…Ridel Honnari. You have a lot of nerve trying to kill my children. I think lifetime imprisonment in the deepest parts of Hell would be the perfect punishment for you. Don't you agree?"
"No!"
"Well, too bad. I'm your mother. You don't get a say. Now…Begone!"
With just that simple word, Mother's chains began to glow. And a black magic circle appeared underneath Ridel. Slowly pulling her down to the depths of Hell yet again after losing another battle.
"No! This isn't fair! Impossible, even! Why do I keep losing to you people?! Well, no matter! I'll be back, Namanari! Do you hear me?! I won't stop until I have all three of your corpses in my grasps! YOU WILL NEVER SEE THE LAST OF ME!"
The circle closed off with Ridel saying her last threat to us. The chain the disappeared into Mother's right hand as she stood there with a proud look on her face.
…
…
"Woah." Marx said. Breaking the mildly long silence.
"M-Mother…wh-what was that?" I asked.
"Well…it's a spell your father taught me before he passed. He told me to only use it for emergencies like this. Although, I never thought I would ever use it. today seemed to change all that, though."
"Th-That was…Satan Cross, wasn't it? Dad would never teach me that no matter how much I asked." Satan said.
"Probably because he knew you would use it to surround yourself with ladies in bikinis, Satan."
"N-No I wouldn't!"
"Oh, please." I added. "We both know you would've used to either do that or forced Arle to marry you."
…
"Or both."
"Hmph. Whatever." Satan said as he got up from the ground. The Elettromagnetismo Spell wearing off once Ridel was sealed off to Hell.
"What you even doing out here, Mother? It's super dangerous." I said.
"I've heard everything from Melody-senpai. She said something about a legend and other-worlders and stuff like that. So I came out to help out a little."
"I see. Well, thank you so much, Mother. You've saved our lives."
"*giggle* Isn't that what a mother's supposed to do?" Mother teased a little.
"Woah! Yumi! What you just did was so totally awesome!"
"Why, thank you, uh…Yu? What happened to you?"
*RUMBLE*
…
"I-It's a long story. I'll explain to you along the way. Right now, we need to…"
"Stop this fallen angel from destroying our world?" Mother cut me off. "Yeah, I've heard of it. You can count on me, Sweetie."
"I suppose I'll tag along as well. Some extra power from the Ruler of Hell wouldn't hurt. Fuhahahahaha!" Satan added with an evil-like laugh.
"*giggle* Thank you both. Now. Let's see if we can meet up with the others." I said.
We then made our way out of the park back through the forest. As it was the only way out. Continuing our quest to save our worlds from mass destruction.
*giggle* It's all in a day's work for the future Queen of Hell.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Goddamn, 50 chapters…I honestly don't know what to say about this. It's just a thing that I managed to do.
I hope this makes it clear that Ridel is the main antagonist for stories like this in the future. Not crossovers, but stories that involve end-of-world situations like this. So yeah, she will be back. Not sure when, though.
Feel free to review/favorite/follow/kudos the story. Thanks for reading. Later.
