Xcalibur -A NEW WORLD- Ch XXXI (Series Finale pt 2: Oscurita Angustia)
This is Xcalibur -A NEW WORLD- Season 2: Years of War [Series Near finale]
AN: This one is going to be tragic. You'll know why as soon as the story progressed. I shouldn't be making tragic parts on the story, but It had to be done. During the "Yearly Lives Time-Skip" Arc, I mentioned that there will be three (3) possible endings on this story. However I will compact them into one chapter instead and label them as Alternative Endings. But I do wanted to make a poll or vote on which ending will be canonical. In this way, that ending will be the featured ending while the others (as Alternatives) will just have a summary or a shorter storyline [No conversation whatsoever. Just a synopsis]. I want to finish this story either before New Year 2021 starts or at least between January 1-4 (as estimated time). I hope I'll be able to manage in those times. God bless us all, stay safe and Shalom/Peace be with you!
Ludociel/Lincoln: My… father?
Tarmiel: Yes. Your father's real name is Qlipost Credos Andrealphas. He was a Demon General that fought in the war of the two clans before. When I met him, we both have the same ideals of peace… to end this war. After a while we kept meeting as if destiny is playing with us and… we then fell in love.
Ludociel/Lincoln: Well it was great that you two did then.
Tarmiel: Yes, it was. Because you wouldn't be here to hear it if it wasn't. And there wouldn't be a ceasefire if not. When we got married, the Creator approved of us and created a halt on the battle. The heated violence turned into a cold war with only small attempts to commit bloodshed on the opposing teams, mostly out of being exposed as a spy. Then the ceasefire turns into a peace treaty, with you as the proof of that treaty. Most Angels agreed while some were banished to the Earth and couldn't return to this planet in any means as punishment for their mutiny. The demons that followed Samael's and Credos' commands also agreed on the pact but as evident as it is, the ENDERS are the result of those who had been disagreeing.
Ludociel/Lincoln: It can't be helped then. Does my father loved me?
Tarmiel: He did. He loved you so much, he willingly hold the people that are trying to kill you off. It killed him but his SOUL still lingers… within your weapons. I was just lucky to escape and met the brothers to make sure our safety. My only regret is that I wasn't the one who raised you. For that, I'm sorry.
Ludociel/Lincoln: It's okay. I forgive you. If it wasn't for your choice, we could have died and I could have never met the wonderful people back on Earth.
Tarmiel: That is true, but time here on this planet is different from Earth. So I could have taken you back, but I saw your happiness with them during the year of your growth. I couldn't bear to take that away from you. I'm relieved that you understand that and willingly forgave me for it. One more, even if we perish… our SOULS may still linger until our jobs are finished. So, if you can hear your father now… it is best that you speak with him until this fight is over. After this fight, if I ever perish, I will join your father to the Void and seek if we ever are allowed to be reincarnated. The Creator might even turn us into humans after a few years into the future.
Ludociel/Lincoln: I want you to live, mom. Let's still share this moment together even after this battle. And if it's fate for you to die, I'll wait until the time you and dad get reborn as humans… or I hope you guys wait for me too, to join you both. [Momentary silence] By the way, do have anything to say about dad?
Tarmiel: Well…
Tarmiel then spoke highly of her deceased husband, Credos. She told Ludociel about the times during the war where they teamed together to defeat stragglers that tried to kill them both. They were stylish in fighting. Then when she accepted to date Credos, he erupted several Scheol mounts into volcanoes. When Credos' proposed and Tarmiel accepted, the waters of both Celestia and Scheol upraised into waves and storms then tamed and settle into rivers once more. When assassins from both clans are after them, Tarmiel held Credos' hands and sought the Creator's blessing. Credos had to brawl several Angels for trying to banish him. Tarmiel gave him a scolding. Then the lieutenants of Celestia, loyal to the Creator's choice, offered them a piece of land and a place to stay in Earth so that they could live quietly until they got caught and found by both stragglers and ENDERS minions. After that story, the horn has been blown and the armies of Celestia will now instigate the battle. Of course, some of the lower-class Angels have evacuation duties [mostly on the upper depths of Scheol such as Limbo City, Imp Metropolis, Pentagram Municipality (Lust/Lilith, Greed/Pluto, Gluttony, and Orkos Districts). Those who will be evacuated are marked to be safe [most of them are either penitent or just plain afraid of dying] while those who refused are going to be eliminated [those who aligned themselves to ENDERS or just simply apathetic of the outcome, only caring for themselves and their reputation (fame, fortune, dominion) in the realm. Once the plan is debriefed, all that is left is to carry them out.
The plan is to be carried out by some members of the Angel Clan and these members of Ouroboros:
Rivelias Goodwitch
Johnny Phenex
Taara Odinson
Joshua Wayward
Shina Azrael
Bartholomew Alucard
Isaiah Wolfblood
Alexander Solaris
And the Headmasters: Michael and Samael
Those that are left in Celestia are:
Dulor Goldstein
Alicia Pendragon
Irene von Rosenberg
While the rest are on Earth, protecting citizens, teaching to children, preaching morals for the masses and stabilizing the order of the world.
Once everything is ready, the plan had been executed. Lincoln and the girls also followed through and asked Tarmiel to lead them to the way. Many of the demons at the districts are being exterminated while there are those that are being rescued and evacuated from the whole mess. Maderas isn't one to sit idly so he made his move too. Whatever is left of the ENDERS, he sent them to deal with his opposition. It was a wave of retaliation, back-and-forth onslaught of attacks. Many demons are being eradicated, and there are some angels that are being injured… and few annihilated.
Tarmiel: Don't yield my brethren! We must fight until the last ounce of our strength. We must all prevail for the sake of our future!
Lincoln/Ludociel: My mom is doing her best to keep us on the lead.
Lori: Lincoln! What are you literally waiting for?! We should keep moving or these fiends will surround us!
Lynn: Come on and keep up, guys!
Lincoln/Ludociel: Lynn, you know you can't deal the final blow. Here, let me help.
Lori, uses her flames to blast away imps and cipher demons. Leni creates vines of hellish thorns from the local plant-life of Scheol to asphyxiate medium fiends and tangles the giant ones. Luna uses her Cryo-Lycans to put any enemies into cryonic-sleepwhile Luan bashes them with her sledgehammer energy-construct. Lynn acts as bait since her powers are limited to physical immortality and enhanced physical activities. She can only push them back and lead them to Lincoln/Ludociel and Lucy for them to deal the final blow.
Ludociel/Lincoln: Eliminate ALL! Slash Cutter!
Lucy: Voltaic Lilacs!
Lincoln's attack is from his Masamune Katana. By unleashing and becoming one with the spirits, he becomes so quick that a single stroke of a blade equals to 1000 slashes. The slashes could possible rift the fabric of reality or space-time that it shatters like glass. The enemies nearby are cutoff and drawn into the space of Eternal Void.
Lucy's magic is a variant taught by Bartholomew Alucard from a distant relative of the Alucard family. It is said to be a weaker replica of the thunderous storm-spell: Clownish Calendula which creates a flow of purple electricity from the sky and electrocutes any enemy present. Though a weaker variant, it is still strong enough to destroy any demons that came her way.
Lola then activates her true druid power [transforming her into a priestess-like figure with Valkyrie wings and cleric hat. She gains a crux staff that is also a spear] and generates Holy Banishing Light that eviscerate any unholy creatures that comes in contact with its blinding light. Lana then summoned her Four Heavenly Beast-Kings to do the following:
Byakko/Raja - Roars with powerful windstorms that shreds lower demons.
Bowsette & Jafar/Genbu - Summons a powerful wave of water and then freezes the waters. Giant fiends are only caught halfway or waist-deep but smaller ones are frozen wholly.
Sharron/Seiryu - Creates easterlies and rainstorms with thunderous wrath that shock aerial foes and the quakes foot soldiers.
Moltress/Entei - The wings of pure flames ablaze and engulfed gargantuan into a pillar of fire while bombarding the small ones with fireballs.
Lisa and Lily are together. With Lily predicting the next attack, Lisa executes the retaliation, with her armaments. Not only that but those who falsely surrenders are affected by her Commandment and paralyzed in place, ready to be dealt with the final blow. Lily isn't always defensive, as she also used her esper powers to blast away foes if Lisa is wide open for attacks.
With this, the ENDERS army are being pushed back and with only little staying affiliated, their allegiance to the warmonger is drifting and they are losing morale. Any time now, they could end the war. Maderas needs more time, he needs to have it to win the war. He is preparing his last resort to bring his victory into his hands. What he must do is buy more time until this last hurrah is complete. To do so he must send his other puppets and/or discourage his enemies and lower their morale. But how? He thought of something and went flying into the fray. There he sees one of the Archangels, a commander. Maybe by eliminating the threat, he could tip the scales. He then creates a spear of pure dark energy and charges it until it is full power.
Lincoln/Ludociel was busy dealing with more small fries and aerial demons. He must keep up in order to reach the ENDERS' lair. His mother is also busy commandeering the armies. He saw his mother in her leadership and splendour, he couldn't help but smile and love the sights. But alas, some good things don't last. Maderas had his dark spear fully charged and tosses it towards Tarmiel. It was a fast javelin throw and hardly miss. Lincoln saw the incoming attack and panicked.
Lincoln/Ludociel: Mom! LOOK OUT!
Tarmiel saw the spear fast approaching and couldn't dodge it fast so she prepared a barrier to defend. The barrier isn't fully realized so it could only decrease the impact damage. Not nearly enough to make the damage nonlethal. The girls and some members of the Ouroboros saw this too. They immediately rushed to the crash site. Maderas left with a sadistic grin on his face.
Lincoln/Ludociel: Mom. Stay with me.
Tarmiel: Lu… dociel. I'm not… going to make… it.
Lincoln/Ludociel: No, please. Just… don't say another word. [Looks at his surroundings] MICHAEL!
Michael: Tarmiel… no.
Lincoln/Ludociel: Please… do something… anything.
Samael: I will be blunt, child. This dark damage. It is difficult to be undone. Tarmiel already knew that this is her fate.
Michael: He's right. It would take a high amount of Celestial Force and power to actually heal her. Something that only Father could do. And even with the Commandment at your side, it is only a splintered version of the Creators power and will. Not nearly enough to help.
Tarmiel: Listen… to me… my son. This is my last wisdom to you… then I'll join your father into the Holy Vessel to be purified and reincarnated. The Ascalon, the Dragon Slayer is a special sword that houses the soul of a dragon. This dragon will help you increase your strength against what is coming next, against Maderas' pawns and himself. As Nephilim, there is one thing you can do… a power like no other.
Lincoln/Ludociel: What is it, mom?
Tarmiel: You wield both angelic Celestial power and demonic powers of Darkness. And the one that ensures this balance is the Creator. One of his creation once played with this scale and acquire the power over this… He who watches and observes the mortals… The Dragon named Bahamuth. Bahamuth is an ancient being that gives wisdom over all different creatures… including the humans. King Arthur didn't slew the Dragon. The Dragon chose him to be the wielder of Xcalibur and the Dragon Soul of Bahamuth. Which led to the creation of Ascalon. This sword slew lesser dragons that are beneath Bahamuth. If you can absorb the soul. You'll gain unimaginable power. Please… you…must use it.
With those last words, Tarmiel drew her last breath and her body shone like the stars of the galaxy. Her soul is then returned to the Vessel, where the Creator is waiting… from the far reaches of the emptiness of the Void. From there, Metatron: the Creator's right hand Seraph took Tarmiel's soul. But the Holy Vessel then released one soul there. A soul of a distinguished aristocrat from the Demon Clan.
Tarmiel's soul: Qlipost… We have a lot to talk about.
Qlipost's soul: I know… Our son is having visions of those two lost wanderers. Plus, he also needs to know how Ascalon will deem him worthy of Bahamuth's Soul.
The Creator: That Nephilim surprised many creatures of the world. Maybe he will set it right. Qlipost, you have a few moments before you must return to the Vessel. Use it wisely to tell what you need to say to your son.
Qlipost's soul: As you wish, Your Omnipotence.
-To Be Continued: Finale-
AN: Two more chapters to go and it's all over. Now Ludociel/Lincoln lost his true mother. But in turn learned of Bahamuth the Great Dragon. He is also having visions of two other entities, wanderers that don't belong in their world. Who could it be? [Hint: They are Nephilims as well. But they belong to another world.]
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[PS: I also plan on making side chapters for Return of the Mavericks/Dawn of Injustice Universe but it is just a plan. Not yet set on stone. What will it have? Well, some poetic inclinations (such as William Blake, Dante Alighieri, John Milton, Shakespeare, etc.) so expect that this might involve Dark Slayer, Alastor and the Cicadas. Also I still want to know if you want Lincoln to be adopted in Bloody Roar Loud. That's all.]
