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Kyle of the Drow Elves and Grand Wizard Cartman stared off at each other on the empty fields.
Kyle let out a deep breath as he steeled himself against the Grand Wizard, readying himself for battle. His fingers tightened themselves around his staff - it may not have been Cartman's Energy Staff, but it was still capable of wielding powerful magic.
On the other side of the field, Cartman stared Kyle down. His cocky smirk was gone, replaced instead by a determined glower. Despite his earlier show of bravado, it was clear from Cartman's expression that he hadn't forgotten how he had lost his life to Kyle before. That earlier loss hung over his head, reminding him that, despite his totem, there was still a chance that he could lose.
"I'm surprised, Cartman," Kyle called out to him. "You had your army follow mines away from here. Would've thought you'd have wanted some by your side to fight me."
"You couldn't be more wrong, Kyle," Cartman replied coolly. "You see, unlike you, I prefer fair, even duels."
Kyle scoffed. "Is that so?" He asked.
"I ordered my soldiers not to attack you," Cartman said. "You would be left to me. You and I have a score to settle."
"Well you'll be pleased," Kyle retorted, fury emanating from his body. "No tricks, Cartman. I'll take you right here, now now. I don't need help to handle you."
Cartman grinned. "We'll see about that," He growled.
With a roar, Cartman aimed his Energy Staff at Kyle and fired a blast of electric energy. Kyle let out a gasp of surprise and quickly flew upwards out of the line of fire. The energy blast quickly decimated the ground where Kyle had been standing, leaving a trail of smoking black debris.
Levitating in the air, Kyle stared down at the destruction caused by Cartman's staff. A look of fury crossed over his face, and the Elf King soared towards Cartman, firing a blast from his own staff. With a growl, Cartman quickly fired a laser at Kyle's blast, causing an explosion of blinding energy that forced Cartman to shield his eyes.
As the light dissipated, Cartman turned back in time to see Kyle, inches away from him. Wielding his staff like a sword, he brought it down upon Cartman, who blocked it with his own staff. Spinning around, Cartman struck Kyle across the face with the tip of his staff, sending him flying backwards. He landed on the ground roughly, his staff dropping a few feet away from him.
Groaning, Kyle slowly got to his feet, just in time to see Cartman fire another blast at him. Quick as lightning, Kyle rolled to the side, avoiding the blast, and snatched up his staff. Gritting his teeth, Kyle summoned a Fireball, unleashing a volley of flames upon the Grand Wizard.
"You think I'm going to fall for that trick again?!" Cartman roared, summoning a Freeze Ray. The ray instantly dissipated the fire with ease before expanding across the field, striking Kyle before he could react. The Elf King barely had time to scream as his entire body was frozen in a block of ice.
Through his frozen eyes, Kyle saw Cartman activate his Hyperdrive spell. His entire body sparked with electricity as he blasted towards him at super-speed, slamming into him so hard that the ice around him shattered. Kyle let out a shout as he was went flying across the field, hitting the ground roughly several times before coming to a stop.
For several moments, Kyle lay there, face-down on the ground, breathing heavily. A wraith of doubt hung over him, whispering in his ear that he was outmatched, that he couldn't win.
But Kyle refused to yield. Curling his hands into a fist, he slowly got to his feet, staring down the Grand Wizard, who stood a good distance away, eager to continue the battle.
Kyle couldn't lose. The fate of everyone in the game, in South Park, was at stake. He couldn't let them down.
He had to win.
"Tweek, please!" Craig shouted as he dodged an arrow fired at him by the mind-controlled Robin Tweek.
He and the rest of his gang were doing their best to avoid the relentless assault from their friend, but Tweek was like another person entirely. There was seemingly no trace of the anxious and hyperactive boy Craig knew and loved. He was like a robot, a soulless machine bent on killing everyone in sight.
"What's wrong with him?" Token asked, hiding behind a bush.
"I dunno," Clyde replied. "Cartman must've fucked with his mind, or something."
"What the Hell can we do?" Craig asked. "We can't fight him, he's our friend!" As soon as the words left his mouth, another arrow was launched at him, nearly skewering his head.
"We can't just let him kill us, either!" Clyde retorted. Jumping over the bush, he let out a battle cry and rushed towards Tweek, raising his ax high. The blond casually side-stepped out of the way, dodging the swing of the ax, before firing an arrow into Clyde's rear end. The brunet let out a high-pitched shriek, dropping his ax and clutching his ass as he hopped around in pain.
Token froze as Tweek turned his arrow on him. "Tweek, dude, don't do this," He said. "I don't know what Cartman did to you, but you have to snap out of it."
Tweek seemed to hesitate for a few seconds, then launched the arrow, forcing Token to duck under it.
Craig rushed over to Witch Garrison. "Garrison, what do I do?" He asked, panicked. "He's my boyfriend; I can't fight him!"
"I've definitely been in this situation before," Garrison grumbled, watching as Tweek fired at Craig's battalion. "You should kick the shit out of him."
"But he's my boyfriend!" Craig protested.
"Which is why you need to kick the shit out of him," Garrison retorted. "Look, if you're in a relationship, you're gonna have to show your lover who wears the pants sometimes."
"That's not how relationships work!" Craig shouted angrily. "I'm not beating up my boyfriend!"
"Suit yourself," Garrison replied, shrugging. With that, he whistled and called out, "Go get 'em!"
Quickly, three Underpants Gnomes rushed out of the woods and towards Tweek as he continued attacking the battalion. "Die!" They shouted as they crawled up Tweek's legs and around his body.
Instantly, Tweek dropped his bow and arrow and let out a scream. "Get off of me!" He shouted in a panic, rushing around and waving his arms in the air. It appeared that even in his mind-controlled state, his fear of Underpants Gnomes hadn't been lost.
The gnomes forced Tweek onto the ground. "Gimme your underpants right now, or you're fucking dead!" One of the gnomes shouted as they pawed at Tweek's pants.
"No!" Tweek shouted. "Stop!"
"Wait, stop," Craig said as he approached them. He swiped at the gnomes, throwing them off of the struggling Tweek.
"Craig, what are you doing?" Token asked from behind a tree.
"Hold on," Craig told him. Gently but firmly, he grabbed Tweek's shoulder and held him down.
"All enemies of Grand Wizard Cartman must die!" Tweek shouted, struggling in Craig's grip.
"Tweek, look at me," Craig said, forcing the blond to look him in the eyes. Once he did, Tweek's struggling began to cease.
There were tears in Craig's eyes as he stared at his conflicted boyfriend. "It's me, Craig," He whispered, his voice trembling. "I'm your boyfriend, remember. We hang out all the time. Don't you remember?"
"N-No," Tweek said through gritted teeth, shutting his eyes. "I must. . . serve. . . Cartman. . ."
"You're stronger than Cartman, Tweek," Craig told him. "You have to fight it, Tweek. Fight it!"
Tweek gnashed his teeth together so hard they threatened to shatter, his face turning beet red. His shoulders bunched up and tears began to stream out of his closed eyes. "Craig!" He shouted, before his entire body deflated. His head lay against the ground, and when he opened his eyes, they were back to normal.
Slowly, Token and Clyde left their hiding spots and approached the two. "Is he. . . okay?" Token asked, hesitantly.
"Is he okay?" Clyde exclaimed. "He's not the one with an arrow sticking out of his ass!" He pointed as his rear end, which still had the arrow lodged in it.
"Craig. . ." Tweek whispered softly, slowly sitting up.
"Tweek?" Craig said, standing up. He stared down at his boyfriend, unsure if Tweek was back to normal.
Tweek locked eyes with Craig, then suddenly sprang towards him. Token drew his dagger, but stopped when he saw Tweek was hugging Craig close to him.
"Oh God, Craig, it was so horrible. . ." Tweek sobbed into Craig's shoulder. The dark-haired boy simply patted his shoulder to comfort him.
"It's okay, Tweek," He consoled. "I'm here."
The two boys released each other. Finally, a look of determination washed over Tweek's face.
"Come on, Craig," He whispered, grabbing his bow and arrow. "We have a battle to win."
Even on the outskirts of the Elven Sanctuary, Kenny and Annie could hear and feel the battle raging not too far away. The sounds of energy blasts, deathly screams, and utter chaos raged across the battlefield, letting the duo know what they were missing out on.
"What the heck is everyone doing?" Annie asked as she dodged past a tree, trying to keep up with Kenny. "Didn't everyone enter the game to find the key? Why are they wasting their time on this huge battle?"
"(Beats me, but it's good news for us,)" Kenny replied, jumping over a bush. "(Hopefully, they'll be too distracted fighting to notice us slip past.)"
As they continued running, they were stopped by a Fireball being launched at them. They just barely avoided the blast, but were knocked into a tree.
"Grand Wizard soldiers!" A voice called out. "Get 'em!"
Through unfocused eyes, Kenny and Annie could see three figures rushing towards them. Unwilling to let them harm Kenny, Annie grabbed her sword and got to her feet, prepared to fight them off if it would give him a chance to escape.
The lead figure approached quickly, but stopped in her tracks when she recognized the blonde girl. "Annie?" She exclaimed, surprised.
Annie's vision cleared, allowing her to see the person in front of her. "Heidi?" She said, lowering her sword. Calamity Heidi stood in front of her, along with a pair of elf soldiers.
"What are you doing out here?" Heidi asked, looking Annie up and down. "And why are dressed like one of Cartman's soldiers?"
"It's a long story," Annie told her. "We're not here to fight you. We're just trying to get-"
Before she could finish, a bullet zipped through the air and struck Heidi in the side of the head. The brunette's eyes widened in shock as she soundlessly dropped onto the ground. Annie immediately let out a terrified scream as she watched her friend collapse dead right in front of her. The elves let out surprised cries and turned towards the source of the bullet, but they, too, were quickly gunned down.
Getting up, Kenny readied himself for a fight, along with Annie. "(Who's there?)" Kenny called out.
Slowly, the gunman stepped out of the shadows. Instantly, Kenny and Annie let out a gasp and took a step backwards.
"(You,)" Kenny whispered.
"Come on," The masked girl told them, her voice filled with urgency. "There isn't a lot of time." She pulled out her motorcycle and rolled it towards them.
Annie knelt down against Heidi's corpse, placing a hand on her forehead. "You killed her," She whispered, looking up to glare hatefully at the girl.
"I'm sorry," The girl apologized. "I thought you were in danger. But never mind that; we have to get you past the castle." She hopped onto the motorcycle and patted the seat, silently instructing Kenny and Annie to get on with her. The two glared at the girl suspiciously, but nevertheless got on, struggling to make room. Once they were seated behind her, the girl revved up the engines and took off.
"(What were you doing this whole time?") Kenny asked as they rode through the forest. "(Have you been stalking us?)"
"Oh, please," The girl said. "You didn't need my help all the time. You've done pretty good for yourselves getting this far. I just thought I'd give you a little push towards the finish line."
As they rode up a hill, Kenny and Annie could get a glimpse of the castle about a mile or so away. They could just barely make out numerous people fighting to the death on the fields in front of it, including a few people they knew, such as Red, Bebe, and Butters.
"Wow," Annie whispered, awed at the sight.
"(Look out!)" Kenny shouted as a stray Arrowstorm was flung in their direction. The girl clenched her fists around the handles of the motorcycle as she swerved to avoid the shower of arrows raining down upon them. A few arrows became lodged in the motorcycle's metal, but it was nothing too damaging.
"Brace yourselves!" The girl warned the duo as she zoomed towards a small hill. Annie screamed and buried her face in Kenny's back as they zoomed off the edge, flying through the air and landing roughly on the ground. The motorcycle bounced, and Annie shrieked as she was flung off the bike and landed roughly on the ground behind them.
"(Annie!)" Kenny cried, whipping his head back towards her. "(Stop the bike!)"
"There's no time!" The girl cried. "We have to get to the Underworld!"
"(Make time!)" Kenny shouted, reaching forward and grabbing the handles, causing the motorcycle to spin around, nearly throwing both Kenny and the girl off. It landed on its side, and Kenny immediately sprang off and rushed towards the injured Annie.
"(Come on, get up!)" Kenny shouted as she grabbed Annie, heaving as he pulled her to her feet. As he picked her up, they noticed several elves, charging towards them.
A distance away, the girl clenched her fists together in frustration. Whipping out her phone, she summoned a Freeze Ray, launching it at the elves. Instantly, they were encased in ice.
"Come on!" The girl shouted, joining Kenny in helping Annie to her feet. The two carried Annie towards the bike and set her down on it. Quickly, the girl hopped on, started the motorcycle, and continued riding, Kenny sitting behind her and Annie.
It didn't take long until they were behind the castle. There, the lush, green fields ended and were instead replaced with miles of dead, rocky fields. Pulling out the map, Kenny glanced down at it, trying to see where they were.
"(Stop!)" He shouted. "(We're here.)"
The motorcycle came to a stop near a large hole in the ground. Quickly, the three jumped off the motorcycle and approached the hole, gazing down into it. There were rows of rocky steps in front of them, leading them down to a dark abyss.
"This must be the Underworld," Annie whispered.
Behind them, the girl glanced downwards. Suddenly, she was tackled by Kenny, who pinned her to the ground roughly. "Kenny!"
"(Who are you?!)" Kenny asked, pressing down against her neck. "(Why are you helping us?)"
"I can explain!" The girl shouted, terror in her voice.
"(You better have a good explanation, then!)" Kenny warned, looking her in the eyes.
The girl let out a deep sigh. "It's because. . . I felt sorry for you."
"(Huh?)" Kenny said, confused. Slowly, he released the girl and got off of her. The girl rubbed her sore neck before getting to her feet, facing him.
"You may not know me, but I've seen how you live," The girl said sympathetically. "I've seen the way your parents take you and your siblings for granted. And how you can barely afford things that, for other kids, just come easily to them. But most importantly, I've seen how you care about your sister."
Kenny felt his heart tighten at the mention of Karen.
"I have a little sister, too," The girl whispered, rubbing her arm. "And I know I'd do anything for her. And to see you go through so much, just for the chance of giving your little sister a better life. . . I knew if anyone deserved to get that key, it would be you."
Kenny's face softened. He hung his head slightly.
"I don't need the key," The girl reassured him. "I can do just fine without it. But you deserve a chance for a better life. You and Karen. So go ahead, take it."
Slowly, Kenny raised his head and nodded to the girl. "Come on, Kenny," Annie urged him, at the edge of the Underworld's entrance. "Let's go."
Kenny took one last glance towards the girl, who gestured for him to follow Annie.
Then, without one word, he turned around and rushed after Annie, vanishing into the Underworld.
Stan, Wendy, and Craig's battalions had rejoined the battle at the castle. The reinforcements had allowed the castle defenders to better hold off the enemy, but even then, it was taking all of their battle prowess and determination to keep from being overrun.
Stan grunted as he cut down a squire with his sword. Suddenly, a sharp pain pierced his leg, and Stan let out a cry and dropped onto the ground. Turning around, he saw Firkle, standing over him with a knife.
As the goth kindergartner prepared to land the finishing blow, he was struck from behind by Canadian Knight Ike. The Canadian kindergartner aimed his lance at the goth before letting out a cry and jabbing at him. Firkle stepped back in alarm, doing his best to block the attacks with his knife.
Stan clutched his bleeding leg, groaning in pain. He looked around the battlefield, watching as more and more people fell dead from the fighting. He caught sight of Blood Elf Bebe, continuing to fire at the attacking soldiers. Behind her, a Native Hunter fired an arrow into the back of her knee. Bebe cried out in pain, whirling around and shooting the hunter dead, only for another to fire an arrow into her back. The blonde collapsed onto her knees, but fought the pain, continuing to fire arrows at the enemy.
Finally, a Native Hunter approached and fired an arrow through her skull, just as Bebe launched her own arrow into his chest. The blonde collapsed face-down onto the ground, dead.
Breathing heavily, Stan forced himself to his feet. As he did, a shadow loomed over him. Whirling around, he found himself staring up at a massive Crusader. The older boy glowered down at him, clutching his sword tightly in his fist. Trembling, Stan raised his sword to challenge him.
Suddenly, an explosion of energy in the dark skies drew everyone's attention. All eyes whipped into the air as they caught sight of Kyle of the Drow Elves and Grand Wizard Cartman, battling in the skies.
"Holy shit, is that Kyle?" Red exclaimed, awed at the sight.
Kyle let out a furious cry as he fired an energy beam at Cartman, who barely blocked it with a blast of his staff. "You can't win, Cartman!" The redhead shouted, striking the Grand Wizard in the face with a clenched fist, sending him spinning through the air.
"On the contrary, Kyle!" Cartman spat, ramming into Kyle in retaliation, launching him backwards. "I already have!"
Kyle slammed against the windowsill of a hovering UFO. Glancing down at the Visitors piloting the spacecraft, Kyle glared.
"Not while I draw breath, you haven't!" He shouted. Springing off the UFO, Kyle concentrated his magic and used it to engulf the spacecraft. With a pained shout, he hurled the UFO towards the Grand Wizard.
Cartman's eyes widened as the spacecraft soared towards him at top speed. "Nooo-" He shouted before the UFO slammed into him like a car hitting a fly before spiraling into the fields below.
Kyle grinned as he watched the UFO crash into the ground. However, his eyes widened as a large blast of energy suddenly split the spacecraft in half. Grand Wizard Cartman stood on the fields, a protective barrier around him. With a shout, he launched one half of the UFO towards Kyle.
Quickly, Kyle flew to the side, avoiding the UFO, and zoomed towards Cartman. The Grand Wizard growled in anger and slammed his staff into the ground. Instantly, large spikes erupted from the ground, nearly skewering Kyle as he flew towards him. Kyle zipped past the spikes, blasting them to pieces with his magic staff, before concentrating his energy into a potent magical blast that he launched at Cartman. Shouting, Cartman did the same, firing an energy blast at Kyle.
On the fields in front of the castle, all the soldiers recoiled as a explosion of energy erupted from where Kyle and Cartman's magic blasts had collided. A few kids were even thrown through the air by the force of the explosion.
Once the explosion died down, Kyle's friends rushed towards the scene of the destruction. "Kyle!" Stan shouted as he saw his friend, lying face-down on the ground, his body charred from the explosion.
"Come on, Kyle, get up," Stan said, pulling the redhead to his feet. The others were about to help, but stopped when they heard coughing a distance away.
Limping across the field, using his staff as a cane, was Grand Wizard Cartman. The overweight boy was covered in his own burn marks, but he nevertheless had a triumphant look on his face.
"Well then," He said, grinning in spite of the pain. "Looks like I've won."
The small group quickly shielded Kyle. "Not one step closer," Wendy warned, aiming her sword at him.
"Please," Cartman replied, twirling his staff in his hands. "Kyle was the only threat to me. The rest of you are already dead." He pointed the tip of the staff at the group.
"Now, how would you like a taste of my Unholy Combustion?" The Grand Wizard mused, charging up his attack. The group stood firm in the face of Cartman's magic.
With a shout, Cartman fired his attack at the group. Instantly, an explosion of energy enveloped them.
Cartman grinned victoriously, but his smirk vanished when the magic faded and he saw the group standing there, unharmed by the attack. Slowly, the group opened their eyes when they saw that they were being surrounded by a protective barrier.
"What the. . ." Stan whispered, before his eyes widened and he whipped around towards Kyle.
The redhead was on his feet once more, except he was now in his Human Kite form. His face was filled with exhaustion, but a steely resolve as well.
"Way to go, Kyle!" Butters shouted.
Inhaling, the Human Kite brought down the barrier. He floated into the air, silently glaring at Cartman, who stared at him, his eyes widened in shock and fear. Then, he flew towards him.
Shaking off his surprise, the Grand Wizard fired energy blasts at Kyle, but the redhead dodged them. He continued soaring towards him, his arms outstretched, and suddenly zipped past Cartman, causing him to stumble backwards. As Cartman whirled around to continue firing, he froze when he realized that he was no longer holding the Energy Staff.
Cartman felt his skin pale when he saw the Human Kite, holding the Energy Staff in his hands. "It's over, Cartman," He whispered.
"No. . ." Cartman whispered, his fingers twitching. "No!" He charged at Kyle, his arms stretched towards him, but Kyle simply tipped the end of the staff towards Cartman and fired. The blast struck Cartman in the chest, and instantly, he vanished. His Grand Wizard costume dropped soundlessly to the ground.
The rest of the group rushed towards Kyle. "What spell did you use?" Stan asked.
"Transmogrify," Kyle replied casually.
A squeaking sound was heard from Cartman's clothes, followed by a small movement underneath it. Eventually, the tiny head of a mouse peaked out from the collar of the Grand Wizard's costume.
"E-Eric?" Butters whispered, looking down at the mouse that was once the mighty Grand Wizard.
The tiny mouse let out a squeak and attempted to scamper away, but Kyle quickly snatched it up. "Fight's over, Cartman," He told the mouse, giving him a small squeeze.
As soon as Cartman's forces heard that the Grand Wizard had been defeated, they quickly gave up the battle. With Cartman neutralized, there was no more reason for them to continue fighting; it wasn't as if they were particularly loyal to him, anyways.
"What are we gonna do with him?" Red asked as Kyle's inner circle crowded around Cartman. The former Grand Wizard had been placed inside a small bottle and set on a table outside the castle.
"I have an idea. . ." Craig suggested, gesturing to Mr. Slave Executioner, who stood a distance away, leaning on a battleaxe.
Stan noticed Craig had his arm around Tweek. "Oh hey, Tweek, you're back," He said. In the chaos, he'd only now noticed that Tweek was back with them.
"Yeah," Tweek replied. "I was placed under a mind-control spell, forced to serve Cartman. But when Craig here came to me, I was able to snap out of it. Took a lot of effort, though."
"Hmm. . ." Kyle replied.
At that moment, Craig said, "So, we beat Cartman, right?"
"Yeah," The rest of the group replied in unison.
"That means there's only one thing left to do," Craig whispered, seconds before abruptly knocking Stan over and taking off towards the back of the castle. The rest of his gang followed suite.
"Hey!" Stan shouted, scrambling to his feet.
"We call dibs on the key!" Craig shouted as he and his gang took off in the direction of the Underworld.
"Oh no you don't!" Stan retorted. He and the rest of Kyle's inner circle immediately rushed after Craig and his gang, desperate to beat them to the Underworld.
Kyle watched them go, a blank look on his face. Weirdly enough, he felt he was no longer interested in getting the key. As he scanned the battlefield, he saw the piles of dead bodies littered across the ground, and felt a sense of discomfort that all these people had entered the game hoping to either have a fun time or grant their heart's desire.
And this is what had become of them.
At that moment, Kyle heard a small clapping sound from behind him. "Well done, Kyle," A familiar voice whispered.
Kyle felt his blood boil as he whipped around to the source of the voice. Striding across the blood-soaked fields towards him, clapping sardonically, was the masked girl.
"You. . ." Kyle growled, his eyes turning a blood red as a murderous rage overtook him.
"Thank you, Kyle," The girl said in a grateful tone, placing a hand on her heart and giving Kyle a mocking curtsy. "You have done everything I hoped you would."
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