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Not Exactly Rapunzle
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Epilogue...
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In truth, Zelas wasn't killed. She managed to Ray Wing away from the scene just in time to escape the full blast of the spell. But she had taken a great amount of damage, and she knew she would die soon. She didn't have enough strength to cast a Recovery spell to heal herself.
She staggered through the woods, stumbling to her knees every few minutes. Finally, she fell to her knees and couldn't find the strength to stand up again. She sighed, and let herself accept the fact that Death was near.
Suddenly, right in front of her, appeared a person. This person was shining gold, with long blonde hair blocking her eyes from view. Zelas could tell that this woman was very magically powerful-- even more so than she had ever seen.
"Are you Death?" Zelas asked. She had always imagined Death as black, not gold, but it was all the same.
The woman shook her head, and said, "You are dying. I can can make it so you can live forever."
Zelas nodded.
"If you work for me, you can live within eternity," the golden woman said.
"Who are you?" Zelas asked.
The woman glowing in gold grinned. "I am I," she said.
Zelas frowned, and struggled to stay conscious. "What does that mean?" she asked. "I don't understand."
"I am a darkness beyond blackest pitch," the golden woman said. "Deeper than the deepest night. I am the Mother of Darkness who shines like gold upon the Sea of Chaos. I am the one who has searched for ages uncounted to regain my original form. I am the one with dominion over all terrible dreams. That Dark Lord of all Dark Lords."
Zelas knew what was coming even before she heard it.
"That is how you humans describe me," the woman said. "I am the Lord of Nightmares."
Zelas grinned. "I will be a mazoku, yes?"
The Lord of Nightmares nodded.
"Perfect," Zelas said, her fangs flashing.
Silently, the Lord of Nightmares called a spell into her hand, and raised it into the air. "Die," she whispered. She threw the pitch black spell right at Zelas. "And be reborn as a mazoku!" The next part she shouted, over Zelas's screams, up at the stars. "LIVE, ZELAS METALLIUM. BEASTMASTER!!!"
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The End
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