EarthBound:

The Seed of Giygas

by

JamesPicard_007

Chapter 13

Lost Underworld

            Ness continued to lay a thick layer of slime over the geyser. Ness had arrived in the Lost Underworld as fast as he could and began to cover the geysers with the Slime Generator. However the geysers continued to give Ness problems.

            The extreme heat rising from the geysers kept melting the slime as soon as Ness applied it. Eventually Ness set the Slime Generator to near freezing temperatures. The near freezing slime applied quite thickly and seemed to cool the geysers to tolerable levels.

            Ness continued to apply a thick layer of slime over the geysers for safety precautions. Ness said a silent prayer and hoped that the slime would last the next few days. A foul smell came wafting by Ness's nose.

            Ness looked over in the direction of the smell. A bright, red scenery appeared over the forest canopy. The fire had already begun.

Twoson

            The Master could feel the recent presence of the Mani Mani Statue. The energy that flowed through the world was concentrated here. However that energy wasn't located in one central area.

            "Has the Statue suddenly gained the power to walk?" The Master thought to himself.  Suddenly a new force appeared. A new power so profound it tipped the scales of balance. The source of the disturbance was coming from Dalaam.

            The Master quickly gathered teleport speed and warped back to Dalaam.

Dalaam

            The Master appeared on the outskirts of Dalaam. Somehow Dalaam looked even darker than when the Strangers appeared. The air definitely carried a certain chill to it. The disturbance suddenly overwhelmed the Master.

            It was evil. Pure, uncontained evil. An evil beyond anything the Master had felt so clearly. Then the source of the evil appeared before him. The Master couldn't believe his eyes.

            If what the Master was seeing was true than the world was truly doomed. Standing in front of him was the source of the new evil. The evil was Prince Poo!

            "So. You have finally arrived. Old man!" Poo said.

            "What have you done with the prince, foul demon?" The Master asked.

            "Is it not obvious enough? Here the proof lies in front of your eyes. Can you not accept the truth?"

            "You are not the prince! Just a foul demon taking his appearance!"

            "Are you really so blind to the truth? Are you really into such denial? I sit here looking, talking, breathing and thinking like your precious prince and you cannot even accept that? The Master is right. Humans are a pathetic species."

            "You can tell your Master that we will fight to the bitter end! He can never stop us!"

            "You are right about one thing old man! My Master has encountered your species before and underestimated them. However. This time we shall be triumphant! Soon the human race will be no more!"

            The little country of Dalaam began to shake violently. Building began to crumble, trees fell, and the ground split open. A deep chasm opened in front of the Master. Deep inside the chasm was the heart of Dalaam.

            Floating in the middle of the chasm was a small pink cloud. The demon Poo floated towards the pink cloud.

            "As the heroes that defeated my Master using the energy of the Earth, so shall we destroy humanity with the same energy that defeated my Master!"

            The demon Poo held his hands around the pink cloud. A powerful gust of wind arouse from the chasm as the demon absorbed the pink cloud. Then a powerful surge of energy erupted from the demon.

            The Master suddenly felt lighter and quickly grasped a nearby tree. Dalaam was falling to the sea. The demon gave the Master one final look before he vanished. Before the Master lost consciousness he saw Dalaam split as it hit the ocean.

            Pieces of the little country floated in the sea. The demon had drained the power supporting Dalaam. Now Dalaam was no more….

Will Ness's plan work to save the Lost Underworld? What is the true nature of the demon Poo? And what will happen to the broken country of Dalaam? Find out in Chapter 14 of The Seed of Giygas