Chapter Ten: Despair Vs. Raven - Battle In the Mystical Kingdom
Everyone looked up in the darkened sky and saw the Darkness Master sitting in the sky as if he was sitting on a throne. No one was prepared for his arrival in the Mystical Kingdom.
The Darkness Master snickered. Not surprisingly, he was looking at the twin sisters with great interest. He was very surprised that the power of the Chosen One had been split between Jennifer and Kinipela.
Gerald was terrified. When the Darkness Master first attacked his home, right before he and Chuckles went to find Jennifer on planet Earth, he had felt helpless, alone and afraid of what might happen next.
"Well, this is interesting gathering especially I am meeting the current Chosen Ones in person." said the Darkness Master
Kara soon appeared with Jenna, Zack and Nickolas. The triplets were there to help Kara, since she did not have enough spiritual power to travel between the Dimensions. Now she too was facing the figure of her past that cost her her life and untold heartache.
The Darkness Master noticed Kara for first time in sixty years. Immediately he sent a dark fireball attack, hoping to drive her away. He did not want to be imprisoned again.
Despite her awesome power, Kara felt scared and nervous because she was seeing her former boyfriend again for the first time after imprisoning him sixty years ago. Kara did not want to see him again. Her main intention now was to help Jennifer with her destiny.
Everyone tried to shield themselves from the Darkness Master's attack. Luckily, Jennifer was alert and used some lighting to protect everyone from the Dark fireball.
Jennifer was very determined to defend her friends and family from any form of danger that came their way.
Kara was very surprised how skilled Jennifer was becoming with her Magic powers. Now she had saved everyone from a very powerful attack with a very powerful defence.
The Darkness Master was now enraged. He started to attack everyone again with a yet another Dark fireball.
This time Kara was the one who saved them from the attack with Stardust Magic. She was still very powerful even as spirit. She was well able to put up a strong fight against the Darkness Master.
"You still have anger management problems don't you, huh, Dylan?" asked Kara.
After all, she was the one who knew him best. That was why she had sealed him away sixty years ago.
"Why are you here, Kara?" asked the Darkness Master.
"THAT IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, DYLAN!" shouted Kara.
Everyone else was very much was wondering about this relationship as they watched the confrontation between Kara and The Darkness Master.
In the meantime, Jenna, Zack and Nickolas were keeping watch in case either Flare or Despair decided to attack.
Jennifer and her siblings had never seen Kara's Stardust Magic before. Jennifer and Kinipela realized they were watching the Magic of their predecessor in a fierce fight against the Darkness Master.
Jase, on the other hand, was very confused. Just moments ago, he had watched his sister Jennifer battle the Darkness Master. Now he was watching Kara encourage Jennifer to join in the fight against her old enemy.
While as this was transpiring, Raven was still running towards the lake, trying to put out the fire burning her hair and her dress. As she ran, she heard behind her a crack of thunder and very loud explosions coming from the palace.
Raven noticed Despair standing in the distance. She stopped running and forgot her immediate problems. Instead, she distracted by Despair's sudden appearance.
Despair summoned her Water Magic to put out fire on Raven that had started with Jennifer's prank earlier.
Raven was now soaking wet from head to toe.
" You are a sad excuse for a apprentice, Raven," said Despair.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN?!" shouted Raven, outraged.
Despair just snickered with an evil grin.
"Oh, you did not know that the current Chosen One is here now along with her friends and family, Raven?" asked Despair.
"WHAT!?" shouted Raven. She could not believe that Jennifer was in the Mystical Kingdom. She had not realized that Jennifer was the source of her current discomfort. She was infuriated.
Raven threw a serious temper tantrum. Using her Magic, she started to direct her anger toward Despair. She began by throwing hurricane force winds at her.
Despair quickly dodged Raven's magical attack and then got mighty angry herself at Raven. She began throwing magic back.
"HEY, DON'T TAKE IT OUT ON ME, RAVEN!?" shouted Despair.
"LIKE I CARE!?" Raven shouted right back.
Raven and Despair started to fight against each other. The Darkness Master realized that two of his apprentices were battling against each other instead of fighting against the Chosen Ones. He was frustrated by this.
"You better not leave the Mystical Kingdom, Kara, because we have some unfinished business!" said the Darkness Master.
"Well, you better not keep me waiting then, Dylan!" said Kara.
Everyone else felt a sense of relief, seeing that the Darkness Master was pre-occupied with his apprentices and his old enemy Kara. Now they could formulate a new plan of escape from their enemies.
The battle between Raven and Despair had heated up drastically. Everyone back at the palace felt the shock waves.
There were sounds of cracking from the palace walls as the palace started to collapse. "Oh no!" thought Jennifer. "We'll all have to get out of here very soon or we'll be killed!" Little did she know that within one hour the palace would tumble, and neither Jennifer nor Kara would be able to stop it.
The shock wave was causing trees to uproot, and creating a tidal wave from the sea nearby. The flowers began disappearing into the earth, the ground shook violently and the mountains began to collapse. The people from the villages started running away in fear. But where could they run to? All this came from the fierce battle that was going on between Raven and Despair.
While Everyone was looking for way out, Jennifer sensed a strong vibration from a third enemy, bent on evil. This was Despair, who was still ferociously fighting against Raven.
Jase was looking around the palace for a back gate, so everyone could escape before the Darkness Master and his apprentices came back. Jenna, Zack and Nickolas were helping him.
The shock waves were getting worse with each passing second from the battle between the two apprentices and nobody was prepared for it.
Queen Berry was very afraid and also very sad because her home would soon be no more. Meanwhile, Jase, Jenna, Zack and Nickolas were still looking for a way out of the castle.
Raven was panting and sweating, because Despair was formidable opponent. Even with a magical spear in her hands Raven knew that she couldn't beat Despair in a fight. It was clear to her that this enemy beyond her reckoning.
Despair had looked at Raven who was breathing heavily, but she too was panting with the effort.
"Your fighting skills are impressive," mocked Despair, "but your magical skills are not any good at all."
Continuing her onslaught, Despair added "No wonder the current Chosen One has defeated you twice on planet Earth!"
"What's your point, Despair?" asked Raven, who was still very angry, not to mention worried about how she could keep her strength up against this daunting enemy.
Despair just snickered. She really wanted to meet and fight against Jennifer instead of Raven.
"Why can't I win against this evil creature, huh, WHYYYY?!" thought Raven.
Despair did not even care. She carried on fighting against Raven.
Meanwhile, Jase had looked for forty-five minutes and had finally found an underground passageway, well-hidden and leading to the grounds behind the castle.
"Now everyone can quickly escape before the three evils return," thought Jase.
"Jennifer! Quickly tell everyone that I've found an underground passage way!" yelled Jase.
"Okay!" answered Jennifer. She quickly ran to the throne room.
Kara noticed Jennifer running toward them and realized Jase had found a way out.
"Your Majesty, it's time to go!" said Kara.
Queen Berry looked at Kara, but it was clear she didn't want to leave. Everyone else was surprised.
Gerald and Chuckles knew Queen Berry was very sad and scared without her mate King Miracle.
"We will find a way to rescue King Miracle and bring him home," said Gerald.
Queen Berry nodded and ran toward everyone else waiting for them.
"I'm glad that you've decided to go, Your Majesty," said Kara.
Kara looked at everyone who was getting ready to escape but decided to stay behind in the Mystical Kingdom to buy time for Jennifer. Then Jennifer could use her magic to help everyone.
Kara and the Darkness Master had some unfinished business.
Kinipela had noticed Kara's sad facial expression. She knew that Kara was going to sacrifice to save everyone else.
"Kara, why are you staying behind?" asked Kinipela.
Kara just smiled at Kinipela.
"You and your siblings have a different destiny and mine is almost completed." said Kara.
Kinipela was very confused about what Kara had just said about her family's destiny. Kara saw Kinipela's expression.
"Your story has only begun and so have the stories of your sister and brother." Kara assured Kinipela, "The three of you are meant to save the Dimensions across Time and Space. My story is ending."
Kinipela knew that Kara was right. Her path would be different from Kara's.
"One day, you will know what I mean." said Kara.
Nearby, Jase and Jennifer looked at the underground passageway, making sure that it was safe to travel, especially with the shock waves running through the ground.
"Everyone , wait a minute," said Jase.
Everyone had stopped and listened to Jase while looking toward the passageway.
"I need to check to make sure that there are no cracks in the walls, so we can get out safely," said Jase.
Jase examined the walls very carefully, making sure it was safe to travel. Then he looked at his companions who were waiting.
"Alright, it's safe, but we need to run very fast, " he instructed them.
Jennifer was carrying Queen Berry and her pet kitten on her back. She was getting ready to run full speed through the passageway.
Kinipela then noticed small amounts of dirt falling and the sounds of cracking echoing in the passageway.
"EVERYONE RUN!" shouted Kinipela.
Everyone did run, but almost immediately, the passageway collapsed in front of them. They were shocked to find themselves at a dead end but then looked up to see light shining above them. There was still a way out.
Behind them, the palace had collapsed. Queen Berry looked back in sadness. Her home was gone. She began to lose all hope. Kara watched the whole event even as the palace was crumbling to the ground. She knew, however, that Jennifer and Kinipela would eventually restore the Mystical Kingdom to its former glory.
Jase looked up above them, making sure the coast was clear. He signaled the group to start climbing out of the passageway toward the light.
"Be careful. Climb slowly, because the passageway could collapse even further," he warned. Dust and dirt covered everyone from head to toe.
The shock waves were now much worse as the battle between Raven and Despair escalated.
The Mystical kingdom was being destroyed.
