**And I have here the final chapter to bestow upon your eyes to read! Wow, am I retarded, or what? Lol! Anyway, here's the next part, I hope you read, review and enjoy!**
The Ring
Chapter Four: Demolished
Mustan shot the beam of light straight at Tai. It was over in a second, the beam hit the sixteen year old square in the chest. He didn't cry out; he simply fell to the ground in a heap. Mortified, Sora ran to her love, gathering him into her arms. She began to sob when she realized he was growing cold with death.
"I wouldn't waste my tears on that street rat. I should have known his heart would fail when it came to true love. But what's true love when the one you're destined for is dead? Hahaha!" Mustan cried triumphantly. He stalked over to Sora, who was still weeping over Tai's corpse, and picked her up roughly by the arm.
"Let me go, you sinister being!" Sora screeched. Mustan only laughed at the girl.
"You are just like you mother Serene. She was a fighter also. Too bad she didn't give me the ring, then she would be alive today." Mustan said darkly. Sora looked at Mustan in shock.
"You murdered my mother?" Sora asked, her eyes wide with horror. Mustan laughed again, throwing back his head.
"Of course I killed you blasted mother! She was a part of the reason my beloved brother died! I had to kill him to get that damned ring, and when I DID kill him, she was gone. I had to chase her for years, until finally, when I caught her, I lost the ring when she shipped you away to wherever you have come from! Do you know what I have planned with that ring? I will make the entire WORLD bow to my power!" Mustan screamed madly. Sora tried to escape the big man's grasp, but continued to be held prisoner by him.
'I want to get away. . . I want to get away. . .' Sora thought frantically as she fought against Mustan. She felt lighter, and in seconds she was standing free from his grasp, and many feet away from him.
"Insolent child, you should understand that you cannot defeat me. I am the most powerful magician on this planet." Mustan cried. Sora shook her head as a great beam of white light from the heavens poured down onto her. Mustan screamed in fury as two ghostly figures of a man and a woman entered Sora's body.
"Allys and Cass. . . I should have known those two would have the power to aid you beyond the grave." Mustan shrieked. He grew even angrier as one more figure, the figure of Serene herself, entered her daughter. Sora stood tall, infused with the magic of her mother and grandparents.
"No! I will not allow this to happen!" Mustan screamed, pointing a bony finger at Sora.
"Neither will I." Sora stated simply, raising her hands at Mustan and firing a powerful blast of blue energy at him. He crumpled to the ground, wounded.
"This. . .is for my grandparents." Sora shrieked as she pelted Mustan with another blast of energy. Mustan cringed slightly.
"This is for my mother. The one I never knew." Sora shouted as she fired another blast. Mustan's body leapt with pain. He screamed as his life force was diminishing.
"Another for Tai, the one you took from me just now." Sora screamed, infuriated. Another wave belted Mustan, sending him to the ground once again.
"And finally" Sora whispered as Mustan struggled to rise to his feet.
"This one is for me!" Sora screamed. Before Sora could get the energy to leave her fingers, Mustan released a bolt of magic, hitting Sora in the stomach. Yelping in pain, Sora released her magic, killing Mustan permanently. Sora collapsed to the ground next to Tai's body, her entire frame weak with fatigue.
"Oh Tai. . .why did you have to leave me?" Sora asked the dead boy. She didn't get a response from the body, and began to weep bitterly.
"I want you to live. . .with all my heart!" Sora yelled. Her voice echoed through the woods, scattering birds sitting in the trees. A bright light suddenly escaped Sora's body, and the three ghostly figures appeared before Sora.
"Mother. . . Grandmother. . . .Grandfather. . ." Sora whispered. The three almost transparent figures nodded.
"My baby. . . you have proven yourself a fine magician, much like your family. I trust you will care for the ring, as it will not be needed any longer." Serene said, her voice sounding distorted.
"You are a fine child, Sora. Preserve the magic in your heart, and you shall have anything you desire." Cass said, his voice also eerily distorted.
"I want Tai, but Mustan killed him." Sora said bitterly.
"Find the love in your heart, and it will guide you to him. He then shall live on. . . " Allys whispered. Before Sora could ask what her grandmother meant, the trio dissipated into a fine mist, floating back toward the heavens.
"Find the love in my heart. . .but how?" Sora asked herself. She knelt down beside Tai and placed a hand on his chest.
'Guide me to you, Tai. . .' Sora thought, concentrating with all her power. A soft orange aura began to radiate from Tai's body, and he drew a breath. Overjoyed, Sora wrapped her arms around Tai as he tried to sit up.
"What. . .what happened?" Tai asked Sora.
"It doesn't matter now. All that matters is that you're here with me." Sora replied, kissing Tai's lips passionately.
**Ten months later**
Tai and Sora awoke their home to the sound of a rooster. Stretching, Tai reached over and kissed Sora's lips lightly. Sora returned the kiss, putting her hand on Tai's face. On her hand, a gold wedding band and the blue ring sat daintily on her fingers.
"Good morning, my love." Tai said quietly. Sora smiled and got out of bed, covering herself with a silk robe. They lived well now, in a large home with much land.
"Good morning, Tai." Sora replied, leaving the room for a moment, and returning with a sleeping infant.
"Good morning, Cayde." Tai whispered as the newborn stretched and opened his eyes slightly. Two brownish red orbs looked sleepily at Sora and Tai, then closed once again. Tai touched the mass of brown hair the child possessed, then smiled contently.
"The magic lives on in him, you know." Tai stated.
"I know, I can see it. And I like what I see." Sora replied, kissing Tai once again.
**Okay, you all probably think this is a lame ending, but I didn't want to make this as long as War Torn is! That fic's a doozey, and if you haven't read it, I recommend that you do so immediately! Thanks for reading, and I'll be watching for more reviews!**
The Ring
Chapter Four: Demolished
Mustan shot the beam of light straight at Tai. It was over in a second, the beam hit the sixteen year old square in the chest. He didn't cry out; he simply fell to the ground in a heap. Mortified, Sora ran to her love, gathering him into her arms. She began to sob when she realized he was growing cold with death.
"I wouldn't waste my tears on that street rat. I should have known his heart would fail when it came to true love. But what's true love when the one you're destined for is dead? Hahaha!" Mustan cried triumphantly. He stalked over to Sora, who was still weeping over Tai's corpse, and picked her up roughly by the arm.
"Let me go, you sinister being!" Sora screeched. Mustan only laughed at the girl.
"You are just like you mother Serene. She was a fighter also. Too bad she didn't give me the ring, then she would be alive today." Mustan said darkly. Sora looked at Mustan in shock.
"You murdered my mother?" Sora asked, her eyes wide with horror. Mustan laughed again, throwing back his head.
"Of course I killed you blasted mother! She was a part of the reason my beloved brother died! I had to kill him to get that damned ring, and when I DID kill him, she was gone. I had to chase her for years, until finally, when I caught her, I lost the ring when she shipped you away to wherever you have come from! Do you know what I have planned with that ring? I will make the entire WORLD bow to my power!" Mustan screamed madly. Sora tried to escape the big man's grasp, but continued to be held prisoner by him.
'I want to get away. . . I want to get away. . .' Sora thought frantically as she fought against Mustan. She felt lighter, and in seconds she was standing free from his grasp, and many feet away from him.
"Insolent child, you should understand that you cannot defeat me. I am the most powerful magician on this planet." Mustan cried. Sora shook her head as a great beam of white light from the heavens poured down onto her. Mustan screamed in fury as two ghostly figures of a man and a woman entered Sora's body.
"Allys and Cass. . . I should have known those two would have the power to aid you beyond the grave." Mustan shrieked. He grew even angrier as one more figure, the figure of Serene herself, entered her daughter. Sora stood tall, infused with the magic of her mother and grandparents.
"No! I will not allow this to happen!" Mustan screamed, pointing a bony finger at Sora.
"Neither will I." Sora stated simply, raising her hands at Mustan and firing a powerful blast of blue energy at him. He crumpled to the ground, wounded.
"This. . .is for my grandparents." Sora shrieked as she pelted Mustan with another blast of energy. Mustan cringed slightly.
"This is for my mother. The one I never knew." Sora shouted as she fired another blast. Mustan's body leapt with pain. He screamed as his life force was diminishing.
"Another for Tai, the one you took from me just now." Sora screamed, infuriated. Another wave belted Mustan, sending him to the ground once again.
"And finally" Sora whispered as Mustan struggled to rise to his feet.
"This one is for me!" Sora screamed. Before Sora could get the energy to leave her fingers, Mustan released a bolt of magic, hitting Sora in the stomach. Yelping in pain, Sora released her magic, killing Mustan permanently. Sora collapsed to the ground next to Tai's body, her entire frame weak with fatigue.
"Oh Tai. . .why did you have to leave me?" Sora asked the dead boy. She didn't get a response from the body, and began to weep bitterly.
"I want you to live. . .with all my heart!" Sora yelled. Her voice echoed through the woods, scattering birds sitting in the trees. A bright light suddenly escaped Sora's body, and the three ghostly figures appeared before Sora.
"Mother. . . Grandmother. . . .Grandfather. . ." Sora whispered. The three almost transparent figures nodded.
"My baby. . . you have proven yourself a fine magician, much like your family. I trust you will care for the ring, as it will not be needed any longer." Serene said, her voice sounding distorted.
"You are a fine child, Sora. Preserve the magic in your heart, and you shall have anything you desire." Cass said, his voice also eerily distorted.
"I want Tai, but Mustan killed him." Sora said bitterly.
"Find the love in your heart, and it will guide you to him. He then shall live on. . . " Allys whispered. Before Sora could ask what her grandmother meant, the trio dissipated into a fine mist, floating back toward the heavens.
"Find the love in my heart. . .but how?" Sora asked herself. She knelt down beside Tai and placed a hand on his chest.
'Guide me to you, Tai. . .' Sora thought, concentrating with all her power. A soft orange aura began to radiate from Tai's body, and he drew a breath. Overjoyed, Sora wrapped her arms around Tai as he tried to sit up.
"What. . .what happened?" Tai asked Sora.
"It doesn't matter now. All that matters is that you're here with me." Sora replied, kissing Tai's lips passionately.
**Ten months later**
Tai and Sora awoke their home to the sound of a rooster. Stretching, Tai reached over and kissed Sora's lips lightly. Sora returned the kiss, putting her hand on Tai's face. On her hand, a gold wedding band and the blue ring sat daintily on her fingers.
"Good morning, my love." Tai said quietly. Sora smiled and got out of bed, covering herself with a silk robe. They lived well now, in a large home with much land.
"Good morning, Tai." Sora replied, leaving the room for a moment, and returning with a sleeping infant.
"Good morning, Cayde." Tai whispered as the newborn stretched and opened his eyes slightly. Two brownish red orbs looked sleepily at Sora and Tai, then closed once again. Tai touched the mass of brown hair the child possessed, then smiled contently.
"The magic lives on in him, you know." Tai stated.
"I know, I can see it. And I like what I see." Sora replied, kissing Tai once again.
**Okay, you all probably think this is a lame ending, but I didn't want to make this as long as War Torn is! That fic's a doozey, and if you haven't read it, I recommend that you do so immediately! Thanks for reading, and I'll be watching for more reviews!**