I lounged around in my new castle, enjoying giving my new Toad servants orders. They ran to and fro, getting various things for me. One brought me cake, while others fought for my entertainment. I thought about my new empire, and smirked at the idea of conquering even more land. My thoughts then drifted to which kingdoms to give to my servants to look after. I decided on giving Beldam Sarasaland, and Vivian and Goombella could share the Beanbean Kingdom. My mind went to when I had turned Vivian to my side, and how I promised her that Mario would be with her in her castle. I decided I would brainwash him now, as he knew the most about Bowser. I summoned Vivian and Goombella, and then Mario's still unconcious body. "Hello Vivian... Goombella..." I greeted them.
"Hello, my queen." they replied in unison. "Wow..." said Goombella, gawping at Mario. "Haven't seen him in a while..." she muttered.
"Why did you summon us...?" asked Vivian.
"Because... It's about time I held up my end of the bargain..." I told her. "You wanted Mario... Here he is..." I clicked my fingers, and Vivian gained a dark glow around her. She absorbed it, and she could then use a brainwashing spell.
"Thank you... My queen..." she uttered. She clapped her hands twice, and Mario suddenly woke up. He looked around, and his eyes were full of terror. He then turned his head to Goombella, and his eyes grew even wider.
"Goombella... Not you as well... Please..." he said in a pleading tone.
"Now, now, Mario, why are you still scared?" Vivian asked. "No one has hurt you..." she pointed out.
"No, but you're going to." He replied back, suddenly defiant.
"What makes you think that? I think that soon, we'll be seeing eye to eye..." she whispered sweetly to him.
"W-What do you mean?" asked Mario, defiance yet again replaced with fear.
"You'll find out soon enough..." she said ominously. A dark aura enveloped her, and the same appeared around Mario. He started thrashing, but then abruptly stopped. He then jumped out of the aura, with a malicious glint in his eye.
"Hello, Vivian..." he smiled.
"Oh, Mario!" she cried, gliding towards him, embracing him in a hug. "I knew you'd be mine eventually..." she said softly to him. However, I could sense his dark aura was weaker than it should have been. Apparently, his brain was putting up quite the fight against Vivian's spell. "Now, my queen..." Vivian pulled out of the hug, blushing. "Shall we begin the conquering of Bowser's Kingdom?"
"Yesss... What an excellent idea... Muh huh huh huh huh!" I laughed. I suddenly remembered that Bowser's Kingdom was quite a long way away, and it would take a while to get there. I remembered when I first arrived in this world how fun riding my new dragons was. I decided to create a new dragon called Doomtail, but first it needed a home. I turned the middle spire of my new castle into its dormitory. I turned the ground where this castle once stood into its feeding grounds, and it had a play room underneath Toad Town. I then wandered into my balcony, and I drew power from the torches on the edges. I summoned a huge whirlwind around the town, and in the middle, a dragon that looked similar to the Water Vellumental started to form. It had mesmorising green eyes. Its wings were a dark purple that faded into a blood red, and its head had two large horns sprouting out. The whirlwind dissipated, and Doomtail let out a thunderous roar. As a finishing touch, I allowed it the power of possession. I summoned my servants, and they all marvelled at my new creation. "Now, we leave for Bowser's Kingdom..." I told everyone. I hopped on Doomtail's back, and everyone else closely followed. It beat its huge wings, and off we flew.
After several hours, we arrived at Bowser's Kingdom. Peach was the first to get off Doomtail, with her eyes burning with vengeance. A few Goombas had the audacity to ask who I was, and I replied with two lighting strikes. We walked through the castle, until we reached the throne room. Peach entered alone at first, but I could her a commotion coming from inside.
"Well, well, well... Look who's decided to turn herself in..." Bowser smirked. "I suppose you've seen you can't beat me, and have come to surrender your Kingdom."
"Oh, quite the opposite... I've come to take your Kingdom..." Shadow Peach told him, clearly angry at this being.
"Yeah, right!" Bowser scoffed. "As if you could! Oh, KAMMY! Come tie the Princess up, if you can, you old hag!" Bowser yelled behind him. Kammy... I remember that witch. She was my ally before I got sealed away, but she was less devoted than Beldam, and more independent.
"Coming, Your Burliness!" Kammy shouted in response. She then appeared behind him, but stopped when he saw how Peach looked. "Greetings, Peach. Do you have the Shadow Queen with you?"
"Why yes I do... Why do you ask?" Peach replied, clearly taken aback by Kammy's politeness.
"If that's the case, then I won't be tying you up anytime soon..." she told Peach.
"As if you could anyway..." Peach muttered under her breath. "Now, Bowser, I take revenge for all the misery you've caused me..." she told him in a deadly calm tone. Before Bowser could react, a Shadow Hand had grabbed him from behind. "Every kidnapping..." she told him, slamming him against a wall. "Every forced date..." she became more and more angry, throwing him over onto the ground, yet the same calm as well. "EVERY TIME YOU MOCKED ME..." she suddenly screamed, losing all control. "TODAY, I FINALLY TAKE VENGEANCE!" she yelled at the top of her lungs, shooting Bowser with a column of lightning. "And now... It is I who is mocking you..." she scoffed at him, suddenly regaining her perfect calm. " Do you wish to stay alive? If so, just beg for it..." she whispered into his ear.
"Never! I will never give in!" Bowser yelled at her. Peach, like I did, absorbed the darkness of the room into a ball at her feet, and released it in waves.
"I will ask again... Do you want to live? If so, just ask..." Peach told him.
"I will tell you again... NEVER! I WILL NEVER SURRENDER!" Bowser told her, clearly scared but not giving in.
"Well then... You shall perish." Peach summoned some dead hands and grabbed Bowser, dragging him to the depths below. Kammy looked at her, truly shocked.
"Wow, Princess! You are much more powerful than last time we met!" she exclaimed. Peach opened the doors, and was immediately hugged by Daisy.
"Oh wow! Who knew my best friend could be so powerful?! That was amazing!" she told Peach excitedly. I turned to Kammy and greeted her.
"Hello Kammy... Where have you been since I returned?" I asked her.
"I was waiting for the time you would eventually come to conquer Bowser's Kingdom..." she told me. "Please come... I have something to show you..." she asked me. I obliged, and we left this creature's castle. She grabbed her wand once we were outside, and she started to fly around the castle, casting her spells. Where once there were statues of Bowser, there were statues of me. His symbols that were everywhere were replaced with carvings of my face, smirking. The entire castle then sunk, and when it rose out, all the Koopas and Goombas were replaced with Dark Wizzerds and Dark Boos. The surrounding lava was replaced with poison, and all walls were reformed using dark stones. Lastly, the entire castle had a huge recreation of my crown on top, to symbolise my conquering of this land. I must do that to my other kingdoms, I thought to myself.
"This looks... Intimidating... I like it..." I praised Kammy.
"Please forgive my previous disloyalty, my queen. When you left, I felt as though a part of me had gone. That part of me has been refilled, and I pledge my eternal servitude to you, my queen." Kammy told me.
"Yes... Good..." I smirked. "Now... We leave this Kingdom and celebrate my new empire..." I told everyone. They all smiled with happiness, having no idea what was about to hit them...
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