Here is the ending! I hope it is good. I honestly did not know how to end it. The next fanfic that I'm working on which makes me proud is "White Inferno"









Sai breathed heavily, not from exhaustion but from the stress and the unexpected revelation. "Sage. put your sword down. Your brother is not evil."

Sage put his sword in front of himself defensively. "No, you're wrong."

"What happened?" Rowen called out to Sage while Ryo and Kento approached them, ready to separate Seisuke and Sage if a fight started, uncertain of the purpose of the recent events and determined to find out.

Sage grimaced and shouted, "I am blind. And my brother is responsible!"

Seisuke stifled a chuckle. Oh, for once everything was so clear! "Sage, brother, do you truly think Ryouzou is better than me? He wants my land because with my land, he can summon more nether soldiers and more nether spirits. With my land, he can become stronger than Talpa. He is using you."

Ryo snapped at the demented twin, "Did you blind Sage?"

"Oh, yes. I wanted his armor. His armor was supposed to be mine, or so I thought. I thought his armor would help me see again, but nothing can. My curse is much stronger than the armor. The armor did attempt to heal me, but it was unable. However, in the process, it failed to recognize Sage and I as separate people and thus it gave us a shared curse. Well, that is what Mia said at least. I actually heard the information second-hand from Sai."

"Mia? Sai?" Ryo stared at the Ronin Warrior of Trust incredulously.

Seisuke grinned. "Welcome to the nether world where everyone is a puppet! Yes, I lied to you. Ryouzou lied to Sage, I believe. Mia lied to you and Sai kept secrets. A secret is the same as a lie. Now, who can you trust?" Seisuke stood up, puzzled. Did he really tell them everything? "I have no use for this armor. Sage, I never wanted you to endure my same hardships. Death is better than this darkness, yet there are many, many different forms of darkness. Within this week, everyone has suffered some form of blindness." Seisuke sighed. He never spoke so much of his mind until now. "I deserve my fate. This armor that I am wearing is simply a copy, using half of Halo's energy. Sage, do you wish to return to my castle and restore your armor to its complete power?"

Sage dropped his sword. His voice faltered, "You're- you're lying! Again. Why would you want to help me now?"

Seisuke chuckled. "Because I have no choice anyway! Your friends are willing to kill me, right? I never worried about death when I was younger, but now the idea of dying is rather unappealing. Also, Sage, I meant what I said. This armor is useless to me. Is Ryouzou here yet? He will certainly come after his puppet by himself since Kayura issued a tight restriction on the amount of nether soldiers that a lord can have."

Everyone stared at the eccentric lord. Was Seisuke telling the truth? Although their varying experiences created vast differences between Sage and Seisuke, they were essentially the same. They never backed down once they made a decision there were no more facts to gather.

"Either way, Sage, you will receive what you now want. Complete restoration of your armor and your sight."

After regarding the situation carefully, Sage said, "I will trust you at this moment. Your words seem honest enough." With a sigh, he asked, "Will someone please guide me?"

Ryo grabbed Sage's wrist. "I'm here."

"Everyone?" He was happy to hear the voice of a friend.

"Yes."

Suddenly Rowen shouted out, "I see a youja coming!" Then, the Ronin Warrior of Life was perplexed, "Um, Dais and Kale are also coming. Wait, they're going after the youja."

Seisuke told him, "Kayura and her dogs probably heard rumors about us. The youja is Ryouzou and he will soon be killed by Dais and Kale." He sighed ruefully. He wanted to kill Ryouzou, however he had no desire to aid the former warlords and at least he could hear the sounds of battle. He was also suddenly exhausted. Filled with abrupt good humor, Seisuke exclaimed, "A pity that Ryouzou's grand scheme has to end so anti- climatically!"

Kayura's castle A few days later

Everyone was forced to explain everything concerning the actions of Seisuke, Ryouzou and Sage. Kayura was not pleased with what had happened. Seisuke was furious and joyful at the same time. In the end, Ryouzou's land was divided equally amongst all the lords. After a few days of research and hard labor, Kayura and Mia were able to restore Sage's armor and thus his sight without killing Seisuke. Mia agreed to stay with Seisuke until his nightmares went away.

Kayura concluded the meeting by saying to Sage and Seisuke, "I suggest you two have a long talk together. With communication, your attitudes towards each other will be smoothed out and humbled."

Seisuke never liked Kayura for two reasons. 1) She was descended from the clan of the Ancients. 2) Anubis sacrificed his life for her and he wanted to kill Anubis. As they left the meeting and walked down a hallway, Seisuke said to Sage, "Kayura treats us like children yet she is truly insecure. What do we have to say after everything that has occurred between us?"

Sage replied, "I will forgive you. Eventually. You were misguided and you weren't thinking clearly, right?"

"Somewhat. My heart is still wicked and filled with anger. The cleansing of my heart will take a long time."

Sage remembered his mother's comments about how they were so similar that they knew what the other was thinking like telepathy. "Everyone misses you. Except for the younger sister, Satuki, but she does not remember anything about that day. Everyone thinks of your constantly. Mother would be happy if-"

"NO!!" Seisuke shouted, spinning towards his brother. Oh, he wanted to be near his family again, but. Were they really his family? "I was raised in the nether world. Your home is no longer my home. Mother will be pleased when you return and she will put me in the past. She must put her memories and her hopes for me aside because she will never comprehend who I am. She expects me to act as though I was raised in her world, but no."

Perhaps they did not have telepathy, but a total understanding of each other. Sage could not stay angry with his brother because he knew he would commit the same crimes if he were in his brother's state of mental unrest. "Well, we could set up an appointment for you at a doctor's office. Surgery can be done to give you new eyes. Our family won't know."

Seisuke tensed his muscles and hissed, "Again, no! I learned recently that the worst form of blindness is lies and secrets, especially deceiving oneself. Not viewing people justly and darkness of the soul are equally terrible and hideous forms of blindness. I do not want to be blind to the people around me. Because I already began to weave through the strands with which I ensnared myself, I am freeing myself from my prison." Arden helped him and took care of him with little thought for himself, yet Seisuke never realized and never acknowledged his kindness.

"How did you come to that conclusion?" Sage asked.

Seisuke grinned wistfully. "That, dear brother, will be the only thing in which you shall remain in the dark."