Chapter 28: The End and the Beginning Alternative Ends
Reza: What am I gonna do should I go to the throne room or not?
Should I let him sacrifice himself
That's when she heard the voice of the deities in her head...
Reza: Yes yes I know
Reza thought long and hard and decided to take the path to the throne room,
of course it was a shortcut that would allow her to get there before Noct She opened the doors, and what she saw was a vision of horror,
the bodies of all her loved ones Her father, Luna, Nyx ...
Ardyn: Well, if I was expecting this, I thought I'd see dear Noctis, but instead I see our dearest princess, oh, pardon the queen now...
Reza: Ardyn, Noct's not available to you, the one you have to fight is me!
Ardyn: She's joking, you fight me, an immortal being!
Reza: You're such an idiot.
Ardyn: Huh!
Reza: You're so focused on Noctis that you've never asked what I am.
Ardyn was troubled and confused
Reza : You may be a daemon of darkness, but I am a DAEMON OF LIGHT!
Ardyn opened his eyes but before he said another word, Reza teleported directly to him, pushing him through the wall and into the open air.
Ardyn: Looks like I underestimated you. It's getting interesting.
The final battle between Ardyn and Cereza began...
Sacramentum
Nocturnarum
Nefarious
Sacramentum
Nocturnarum
Nefarious
The swords clashed between the two assailants, blows so powerful that it was as if they were shaking the earth...
Oremus
Deus Sanctus,
Deum Filium Dominum
Martyrum
Oremus
Convertere
Apostolicus
Cedere
Animus
Ardyn: May she power, for a pariah...
Reza: (Clenches teeth)
Ardyn: Takes guts to come in your brother's place, I wonder if you're crazy or stupid.
Reza: What do you want, old man, clothes don't make the man.
Debitus And Catholicus
Debere
Deum Animalum
Dominum Et imperitum
Ardyn: You think your little strokes are going to do something about it,
Reza: I'm going to beat you till my hands bleed, no matter how many.
I'm gonna put it on until you croak Zenith Lightning Guardian FUSION!
Here We Are
E Nomine Sanctus Dominus
Halleluja!
Halleluja!
And Sanctus Spiritus
Call me in the Night
In an instant Reza and the holy Zenith had merged, Reza's outfit had changed to a blue and white one.
Ardyn: Eh she merged with a deity, but then
she has the power of a god!
Reza: Your end is near, usurper.
Sanctus Dominus
Halleluja!
Christus Animus Halleluja!
And Sanctus Spiritus
Call me in the Night
Hundreds of lightning swords appeared around her and pointing to her enemies she would throw herself at them all.
Ardyn: It's not with these stupid powers that I'm going ah!
Ardyn grimaced with pain, one of the swords had touched him but instead of regenerating, he was bleeding, he, the immortal being, was bleeding!
Ardyn: How
Reza: Celester!
Zenith gave way to Celester as water keeper, Reza's outfit this time was green and white holding his spear in his hand.
Rena: Take the wrath of the abyss.
Water around it and a tornado of water that Ardyn took a lot of heat for.
Ardyn: You'll see
He struck his sword on his spear, the two of them stuck together.
Ardyn: I've spent centuries waiting, you know absolutely nothing.
Reza: Of course I know, Ardyn Lucis Caelum.
Ardyn: What
Reza: I know all about your history, you who made your brother usurp the throne and you as a coward you let yourself be fooled, you can only blame yourself.
Ardyn: Shut up, you know nothing! This family took everything from me and they have to die for their sins!
Reza: Sangha!
It was Sangha's turn, a red and orange outfit, a red scarf around his neck and his big claws ready to shred, Reza began to hit him with all his might.
Reza : You think that by killing and slaughtering you will make up for anything! You commit all her crimes just to ease your conscience! Have you forgotten that Aera is sacrificing for you, and the feelings she has experienced
Ardyn: (Clenches teeth)
Reza: Give them all back! Father, Luna, the sight of Ignis you took them all out of your hands, you old bastard!
Ardyn: Shut up!
Reza: Nova!
Ardyn was going to hit her but she disappeared and now she was flying through the air,
wearing a purple cape on her back, her shards in her hands Their two weapons clashed and you could see a blue and red light in the distance.
Reza: Now it's your turn AIRGETLAM!
It is in this last effort, his last fusion, his sword and his brother's sword in his hands, his hair going from black to white.
Reza: It's over, Fuck you, you old fashioned cowboys!
It was in that last shock and explosion,
Ardyn had her sword in her belly, she thrust it deeper, spanking him spitting blood.
Ardyn: You win, slayer of gods.
Reza: One last attack
Reza made the blue blade of his ancestor Carbuncle appear next to her grunting after Ardyn.
Ardyn: * look at Carbuncle* Fury
And it was with this sword that the fatal blow was struck,
She'd succeeded Ardyn was dead, she'd killed him But only Reza spat blood, blood escaping from a wound.
Reza: That's done, don't stay...*cough*
She walked towards the citadel holding her wound firmly.
Noctis walked alone to the throne room to fulfill his destiny, only Reza stood in her way.
Reza: Noctis
Noct: Reza but, what's wrong with you, what happened?
Reza: Ardyn's dead.
Noct: What!
Reza: I killed him, and now I have one last thing to do.
She made a sword appear in her hand and pointed it at Noctis...
Reza: Give me the ring.
Noct looked at her shocked at his words.
Noct: Forgive me, I can't...
Reza: Give it to me.
Noct: It's no Cereza.
Reza: In that case, you leave me no choice but to take it by force.
Reza attacked Noct with his sword, and at each neck they gave each one could feel the emotions of the other,
finally Noct sent his sister's sword to the ground She coughed even more Then he took her in his arms, as a last gesture of love as his twin
Noct : I love you Cereza
Reza: Noct, I'm sorry.
Reza took the opportunity to take the ring from his brother's hand and put up a barrier between them...
Noct: Reza what the hell are you doing ?
Reza: What needs to be done
Noct: Don't tell me you're gonna.. No, don't do that, Reza!
Reza: I'm sorry
I love you, Noctis.
She gave him a last smile with tears in her eyes before she left.
Noct : Reza no don't go, don't do it REZA!
Noct tried in vain to break the barrier, Reza she reached the throne room, climbed the stairs and looked at the throne with nostalgia.
Reza: I remember as a child when I sat on that throne, so many memories...
Reza sat on the throne and put the ring of lucis on his finger, the ghost of his father appeared.
Regis: That's not what I wanted for you, my girl.
Reza: It's my choice, father, and time has never given us a gift until now.
Regis: Forgive me, Cereza, my beloved daughter.
Reza: Great king of our past, as a royal member is required to bring light back to me Queen Cereza Lucis Caelum came to sacrifice myself to drive the darkness from her lands.
Come to me!
Reza then began to sing.
Reza : Lux in principio
Lumen ad finem
Deus erit non revertatur hourglass
Et sit in tempus ire per
Centuriones de millions de vita
Somnium fit sidera
Et iterum, in cunis de vita et mors,
Cantare... Cantate,
Fortiter... Luceat nocte caelum
Luceat, O Deus, cum omnes tristitia
Tristitia, gaudium, et etiam a plangite
Si videre argentum flumen in caelum,
Et evanescunt sine vestigium, in sola twynglinge oculo Dei
Echo... Echo et nunc, retro ad formam, necesse est fuisse
Weakly ... ut fabulae dicunt
Ora pro aeternum
Cantare... Cantate,
Fortiter... Vehementer lucet in nocte caelum
Loquuntur Aeternitatis
All appeared and one after the other planted their swords in Reza's body and the last one was his father planting his sword with sadness
His soul was transported to the other dimension finding himself born with Ardyn
Reza: You have suffered enough of our sins, I will restore you to your original form and give you peace.
Aera's spirit appeared and walked towards Ardyn, reaching out to her.
Aera: Ardyn
Ardyn: Aera
And they both disappeared, giving them peace...
Back in the real world, his barrier disappeared Noct ran to the throne room and saw with horror the body of his bloody twin still sitting on the throne He was too late.
Noct: Reza!
He ran towards her shaking her, the others also arrived and were all shocked by the scene.
Noct: Why, why did you do it! It wasn't yours to do!
Reza: Noct... I'm... happy, I have... no regrets.
Noct: No, don't die! Don't leave me all alone!
Reza: You are not... alone... rule this kingdom with pride.
Screw Noctis!
Noct recalled all the memories that he had with her,
Noct I'm hungry!
Noct I do look like an angel...
Stupid idiot!
Look what Daddy gave me.
If you want his cup noddles, come and get them.
There's no two like you, you know.
Welcome home Noct
Reza's body disappeared in the dust leaving Noct's hand with his ring, Ignis went to him and put his hand on his shoulder.
Ignis : Noct
Noct: All she wanted was to be useful to someone, to be able to show what she was worth.
Tears flowed and fell on the ring in his hand, the king made to his sorrow mourning his loss.
This is where the song was still heard, its song resonating in the room, the debris then disappeared making the room absolutely intact, Noct with tears in his eyes has its miracle.
* Some time later*
A man holding flowers, put them on a grave, a ring with a purple crystal on his finger...
Noct: You know today we celebrated the wedding of Prompto and Waldo, it was great, I wonder if my wedding with Luna would have been similar,
I wish you could have been there, our kingdom is being rebuilt little by little, everyone is working hard,
I rebuilt the name of the citadel in Cerasus in your honor, don't worry, I'm going to make it a good place to live,
Rest in peace in the gardens you love so much, my beloved sister.
Noct closed his eyes the wind blew, the flower petals to the wind
Noct: Come on, Rex.
Noct and his canine companion left the grave, and to the sandstone of the wind the sound of a wolf howling and singing.
I hope you liked the story. I tried not to disrupt it, but there will be a DLC.
So which ending do you prefer,
the one where Cereza and Noctis both die or just her?
The song used in this chapter is Powerwolf's Sanctus Dominus, because I think it's the perfect song for this fight.