A/N: Last chapter, now all that's left is the endings. I'll list the order
by name, you wont know what they are, but the name is very descriptive. The
endings in order are:
The Reflections of a Lost Yesterday
A Goodbye to All
A Twist of FATE
We hope you enjoyed this story; currently the next story is still in
the writing stage. This name will also be posting some short stories while
we finish up. The next storyline will begin afresh, with the Time Devourer
no more another Evil is released into their world.
Chapter 16 The Last Hurrah!
Diss looked around the tent; Christy was sleeping next to him. Her wounds mostly recovered and she seemed happy. He smiled on her silently enjoying the moment. She slowly stirred as she moved closer to him before falling back under. He decided to let her sleep. She needed it just as much as he had. Looking around he realized they had cleared the tent of survivors. He frowned as he realized they had given them private space. He didn't want or need special treatment. He laid back sighing as he thought up the arraignments Christy and Him had chosen for their wedding.
Christy stirred slowly, "Mmm morning."
"Morning," Diss whispered back to her. He lay back relaxing. Today was the day. They had been here far too long and now it was time to go home.
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Paul, Kid, Steena, and Marcy were all asleep on the beach after the sun had risen. Shaun managed to get himself up and out of bed to check on the survivors. Viper and his gang all slept soundly in a private tent. When he walked up to Paul he remembered to grab some sugar water for him. Paul was already waking up when he took the water and drank it.
"First thing when I get back is have a talk with Rachel, then I'm going to get some coffee." Paul muttered. One by one Marcy, Steena, and Kid awoke.
"Ey mates." Kid said groggily stretching.
"How long did we sleep?" Marcy asked wiping her eyes. Shaun looked at the sun and thought for awhile before answering.
"You guys slept maybe a half hour or so." Paul nodded figuring he was right. Steena folded the blanket quietly and entered her tent staying it before returning with fresh new clothes. Paul entered the tent with Shaun and they both changed as well. Paul stretched his back and enjoyed the cool sea breeze before he sneezed.
"Bless you." Steena said in a teasing manner sneaking up behind Paul and placing her arms around his waist. Paul held her arms softly in his hands as he looked out before them. Only yesterday was he nearly killed in action fighting countless Shadow Cats for his life.
"Steena, if you had to choose between me and your home what would you choose?" Paul asked quietly. Steena stayed quiet not answering.
"I got the same answer." Paul muttered. "I want to go home, but I also want to be with you." Steena nodded knowing what he meant. She held him slightly tighter to herself as she spoke softly,
"Life always has one tough question to throw at you to make or break you. This is that question for me." Paul just nodded like he always did when Steena began talking about life. She whipped around to his front and gently kissed him. "I'd pick you, you're more fun." She said in a joking matter.
"I'd pick you, because I love you." Paul said softly. Steena looked at him carefully and held him tightly after coming to her conclusion.
"I don't think I want you to stay here with me." She said slowly.
"What?" Paul said getting angry.
"You have a home to go to. You have someone else who loves you in that world. I can't ruin that for you." Paul looked at her in disbelief. He thought for a while and asked her,
"But that's what you think, not what you know yet, right?" Steena nodded. "Must be the brain heart thing." Paul said quietly holding her tightly in his arms.
"Don't go anywhere for a while would you?" Steena said in a hopeless tone sniffling.
"Don't plan to, I got to much to do." Paul said softly rubbing her back.
"Makes you sick doesn't it?" Marcy asked Kid pointing to Paul and Steena who were hugging each other for almost a half hour.
"In there case, I'd say the freak found its beauty." Kid said happily.
"I thought it was the beast that found the beauty." Marcy commented.
"Nah, in that mans case he is the freak. His looks are similar ta that of a beast though." Marcy chuckled at Kid's joke. "So ya watched me back when I was sleeping right?" Marcy nodded. "Thanks."
"No problem." Marcy said happily.
"Ya think we should break them up now?" Kid asked raising an eyebrow. Marcy nodded filling a small pouch with water. Kid filled her own patch when Shaun showed up with more pouches. Shortly after Fargo joined with an armful of his own. After another half hour they filled all the pouches. Marcy poked her head over the log and saw Paul and Steena still hugging.
"Jeeze, like, take a break." Marcy said in her attitude tone. Kid climbed up a tree and carefully moved quietly as a mouse to where she could toss the pouch at Paul. Before she could toss it Paul and Steena where slowly walking over to Steena's tent.
"Blimey, the two are going ta go at it again!" Kid whispered to herself. Kid motioned to let Marcy take the first shot. With her quick like movements Marcy was in position, she aimed carefully and laughed silently to herself as she was just about to let go.
"Good morning General Viper!" Paul said happily. It was to late for Marcy to take back what she did. The water filled pouch was in the air. Paul turned around and ducked in time to miss the pouch so it hit Viper instead.
"WHAT IN THE NAME- WHO THREW THAT!" Viper demanded. Marcy slowly held her hands up high as she walked out from her hiding spot. "Marcy, why?" Viper said in shock.
"Well, uh.like,.um." Shaun yelled loudly as thousands of pouches filled the air.
"GIVE HER LIBERTY, OR GIVE US DEATH!" Paul was prepared this time as he shot each pouch down with his energy. Only one made it by and it hit the ground inches before Paul's feet. Steena laughed as she hugged Paul from the side.
"DEATH!" Paul said loudly as he sprinted forward. Shaun, Fargo, Marcy and Kid all jumped Paul as he violently thrashed around. Before long they had the upper hand with Shaun and Marcy holding Paul's legs while Kid sat on his chest with Fargo holding his head up in a full nelson.
"AHHH!" Paul screamed as Starky did his little walk out to see the commotion. Paul flailed around trying to break free. They were about to throw him into the sea when Steena stopped him.
"Come on guys, he doesn't know how to swim." They all booed in disapproval.
"Yeah! I could get killed!" Paul yelled loudly.
"The least you could do is let me hit him into it!" Steena said loudly setting up the kick.
"NOOOOO!" Paul yelled as Kid held one arm and Fargo held the other. His cries were not to go unanswered as Starky walked in the way. He floated up to Paul's height and spoke in his weird alien voice.
"Starky wanted tooo try thiiis." Paul eyed him suspiciously as the little blue alien grabbed Paul by the throat and began to shake him violently. Paul's head went back and forth.
"Whoa, ughh, ahhh, eghhh, aghhh." Paul yelled. Starky let go and Steena kicked Paul right in the jaw into the water getting him all wet. He landed a few feet away from where he was kicked giving an impressive double thumbs up from the audience.
"Hiya." Steena said in an evil teasing manner getting on top of Paul kissing him.
"That's, like, gross!" Marcy said turning her head the other way. Paul got up with Steena's help as he slowly staggered around from the brunt of Steena's kick. Paul and Steena went back to there tent and before they isolated themselves Paul poked his head around the outside of his tent, grabbed a piece of wood, scribbled something on it and stuck it to the opening vanishing from sight.
"What's it say?" Fargo asked curious to know what was written on the door.
"DO NOT DISTURB!" Steena and Paul yelled at the same time.
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Diss looked around camp interestedly. This was his first time up since he had nearly been slashed to pieces. Looking around he saw the "Do not disturb" sign Paul had set up and laughed. He considered knocking to throw them off, but thought better of it. He would just use it so he would never bother them again. He froze as he felt two very familiar arms wrap around him.
"You didn't say goodbye." Christy whispered into her ear.
"Should I have?" Diss responded in turn. He felt her head on his shoulder. They looked at the rising sun before Christy spoke again.
"You're worried about dying here aren't you?" She said accusingly. Diss stiffened even more. She turned around and looked him in the eyes. "You are, and more so you aren't telling anyone." He avoided her stare but she grabbed him by the jaw and forced him to look her in the eyes. "Answer me." She said dangerously.
"I don't know what we're up against. The odds are stacked against me because unlike the others I'm overly weak to one type of attack. I very realistically see myself dying in this fight," Diss said slowly.
"My husband how little do you trust in your friends?" Christy said slowly. She released his jaw and let his eyes drifted to the ground. He felt guilt well up in him. "We wont let you die, and on top of that Diss, you know you can't die. That thing hasn't a clue on how to kill you." Diss nodded softly the guilt still rising up in him. "Thomas would be proud of you Diss, no matter what, you did everything he wanted. You should take solace in that, and that you have friends willing to protect you." The only response she got was a tight embrace from him. She hugged him back just as tightly before whispering softly," I love you Diss, don't give up on us yet."
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The day of Armageddon had arrived. Each person going slowly got up and changed into their battle armor. No one said anything as they played with their food. To a few people's surprise Fargo wasn't smoking. Steena and Paul were up early just watching the sunrise. Marcy was checking on the sick and wounded as Diss and Christy were eating quietly with Serge and Glenn. For once in a long time Diss didn't have a speech, and for once no one had a speech ready. No one wanted to say they were coming out alive, or they had a fraction of a chance. Everyone who was going knew they had nothing going for them. Paul got up on the table and looked at everyone.
"I look before you and I see a group of great people. Some I laughed with, some I cried with, some I shared with, and some I slept with." He grinned looking at Steena as everyone gave a soft laugh. "But what I mostly see is my friends." Paul said looking at each person. "My friends." Paul repeated looking at everyone. "I see brave young people who challenged FATE, who defied the Dragon Gods, and now defy all that will come." A small little cheer came from some people. "Hell this is the last time we may see each other, so look at these people, all of you. See everyone for one last time." Paul ushered for everyone to do so. Diss looked around as did everyone else. "Let me be honest. This thing took a blast so strong that it nearly killed all of us! So I say we fight with all we got and fight for all we have! Because if we fail the upside is we didn't really lose anything at stake!" Everyone cheered loudly as Paul stomped his foot. "WE WILL NOT GO QUEITLY INTO THE NIGHT! WE WILL NOT GIVE UP! WE WILL STOP THIS THING! WE WILL STICK IT OUT TO THE END AND KILL THIS MONSTROSITY! WE WILL PREVAIL! WE WILL FIGHT, WE WILL WIN, WE WILL PREVAIL! IT WILL, IT WILL, IT WILL, IT WILL, IT WILL, IT WILLLL, GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY IT WILL, GET WHATS COMING TO IT! FIGHT WIN PREVAIL! FIGHT WIN PREVAIL!" Everyone chanted the last three words as the spirits of those going were lifted. Paul jumped down off the table and went into his tent. Shortly after Steena poked her head in.
"You really made it sound like we have a chance." She said quietly. Paul glanced at her and muttered his reply, "Nothing is invincible. Nothing." She looked at him and entered the tent hugging him from behind.
"Don't die on me." She whispered.
"Hey, the same applies to you." Paul whispered back. He whirled around and kissed Steena gently and held her in his arms.
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"Serge, do you think we have a chance?" Glenn asked carefully. Serge nodded.
"Of course we do! We got the freak on our side!" Kid said in a joking manner. Fargo joined them and he seemed unhappy.
"I ran outta me smokes." He said in a low angry tone.
"Good, it was a filthy habit any ways." Kid said in a some what snobbish tone. Fargo just kept to himself as he mumbled vulgar phrases to himself. Serge began to laugh softly as he remembered an event long ago.
"You guys remember when we were at Arni village making fun of Kid because she kept saying CHA?" Fargo and Glenn nodded happily as Kid glared at them.
"Shut up." Kid said in a low threatening tone. "I don't needCHA to remind.DAMN!" Fargo and Glenn fell down laughing as Serge wiped his tears that poured out of his eyes from laughing.
"I can't. breath." Glenn managed to get out laughing. Kid stormed off to the beach before them all.
"HAR HAR HAR!" Fargo boomed as he wiped his eye. "NOW THAT'S FUNNY!" A few Dragoons just watched asking each other what was so funny. Glenn managed to get up with the help of his sword but fell back down laughing harder.
"I fallen.and I can't.get up!" Glenn said though his hard laughs. Serge couldn't help it as he fell onto his hands and knees laughing hysterically. They all got up after laughing for a few more minutes and occasionally laughed a little on the way to the beach.
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"Wow, what a speech." Diss said quietly as he put on the last of his armor. Christy came around the corner with her armor on and helped tie Diss' straps.
"You don't give him enough credit for a baboon." Christy said laughing softly. Diss couldn't help the small laugh that escaped his body.
"Baboon, when did you start calling him that?" Diss asked.
"I started calling him baboon when he saw that monkey on the road. He wanted to stop and keep it as a pet friend. I told him no and he was sour until I told him we already had a baboon in the group. I think he hasn't realized he is the baboon." Diss and Christy both softly laughed. "Well, see ya out there." Christy said leaving the tent. Diss grabbed his staff and left the tent shortly after.
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"Shaun, be careful!" Marcy reminded Shaun as he left his tent. He looked around and punched the ground grabbing his mace as Paul and Steena joined him to the beach. At the beach were Serge, Kid, and Glenn talking to each other as Fargo was sharpening his sword off to the side. In a few moments Diss and Christy entered the beach.
"This is it!" Paul said excited.
"Yup." Serge said quietly.
"The time has come for our greatest challenge." Diss muttered.
"Schala even now is waiting for you. Don't disappoint her Serge, defeat the time devourer!" one of the kids said.
"Is that the Chrono Cross?" The second one asked.
"Yes," Serge said carefully.
"It's a very cool memory box; it remembers melodies, so keep that in mind. It has a great melody just waiting to be played," He replied nodding his head.
"Let me open the portal, just use the Time Egg in the distortion, much like when you used the amulet to cross dimensions," The third replied. A small cloud of purple arose from the middle of the three. Serge stepped into the cloud and held up the Time Egg channeling his will through it.
A cold voice was heard from the purple cloud,
"No beginning, and no end, into the darkness you go?" Serge nodded quickly holding the Time Egg in his hand firmly.
A loud boom went off and everyone found themselves in a world unlike they ever thought of. Completely dark except for the one area where in front of them stood the Time Devourer, in its real state. It looked like a scorpion without claws and its tail was mighty sharp. On its back was a glass that had inside of it a woman that looked exactly like Kid.
"That must be Schala." Kid said to Serge. The Devourer moved back as if it was afraid. Christy confirmed the idea by reading its mind.
"THE THING IS AFRAID!" Christy sang with joy. At that moment a large white orb hit Christy and caused her to fly backwards many feet. Diss was the first to retaliate with a fireball that hit the devourer in the nose. Without any hesitation it spewed water at Diss and summoned a large rock to fall on his arm.
"AHHH!" Diss screamed in pain as Serge and Fargo rolled the rock off. "My arm! Its broken!" Shaun ran over to Diss as did Christy and he erected a large rock barrier around him. Paul, Steena, Serge, Kid, and Glenn were all that remained as Fargo stayed behind with Diss.
The Time Devourer fired another orb at Serge but missed as he rolled out of the way. Kid ran up to the Devourer and began slashing away at it. Before long she was pelted back and crushed. Paul was next as he gripped his Halberd tightly in his hand sprinting up to the beast. Just as fast as he approached he was launched back. Steena summoned up the Shadow of Garai while Serge rose in the air and casted Luminair at the beast doing little if anything to the monstrosity. A large black ball dropped out of nowhere and sucked everyone in twirling them around and around like a rag doll until they were spit out at high velocity. Paul and Glenn slowly got up and nodded at each other. Glenn tossed his sword at the beast and Paul shot all he had at the sword as it turned into a conductor.
"Cunductarod." Glenn said quickly to an impressed Kid. Paul and Kid charged at the beast simultaneously striking blow after blow on the Devourer. It didn't take long before Paul was blasted away and Kid was flattened. Serge and Glenn charged up and dove at the beast striking in an X pattern. Paul slowly got up and charged with Steena and Garai in pursuit at the beast as Serge and Glenn were backing up quickly. Steena and Paul landed blow after blow on it as Garai finished each wave with a mighty double strike from both his broadswords. The Time Devourer blasted them all away with a powerful Ice attack that nearly froze Paul in place.
"I'd do my Obliteration attack but it would knock you guys out as well." Paul muttered to Steena as they slowly got up. Kid charged at the beast but ran into a rock that formed in front of her as Serge and Glenn were diving in for another attack wave. The beast summoned a Thunder Storm and as the blast knocked everyone on there feet Paul was gaining more and more energy.
"Oh yeah baby, now you're mine!" Paul taunted as he charged quicker than before striking faster and faster with each swing. The Devourer couldn't react to any of the blows as Paul swung faster and faster hitting himself with electricity to keep up the adrenaline rush. After five minutes the Devourer was able to knock Paul down and blow him away. With a quick spell was covered by a rock and was no longer seen. Steena was just getting back on her feet when Garai slid into her from another black orb attack.
"We need ta help the freak or he'll suffocate!" Kid yelled to everyone. They all tried to get over to Paul but were unable to reach him before the Time Devourer did. It stood over Paul like a bird sitting on an egg. The sound of Thunder boomed in the background as a very large blast of Lightening hit the Devourer on the back causing it to fly off the rock. However, the rock absorbed the blast and Paul was still trapped. Steena tried desperately to get to her boyfriend in time but was unable to as the Devourer sat on the rock again. Another black orb KO'ed Glenn who was dashing at the huge burden. Serge focused all his fighting energy and literally dived at the Devourer but was stopped in mid flight. The erected Barrier was blasted apart as Diss, Christy and Fargo along with Shaun rejoined the fray.
"You guys so far have been able to stand on your own for an hour!" Diss yelled getting next to Kid.
"WE NEED TO HELP PAUL!" Steena cried hopelessly casting a meteor at the Devourer doing nothing to it. Shaun saw the situation and grew angry as he ripped his leather jacket off and picked up a huge boulder that was easily ten times his own weight and size and chucked it at the Devourer. The beast was hit and it rolled off the rock as Shaun ran over and ripped the rocky prison off of Paul. When he chucked it at the Devourer Paul was hardly breathing and unconscious.
"Steena, watch him for me!" Shaun yelled. She nodded and ran over to him only to be intercepted by a large white orb. Shaun charged at the Time Devourer and hit it hard with his mace over and over again until he was bucked off. Diss was able to build all his energy but before he released he was hit by a large boulder that squashed him. Steena slowly recovered to see large cracks form under her. She screamed in agony as a volcano erupted under her sending her into the air hundreds of feet. Christy and Glenn did there double attack as Serge dashed and slashed the beast across its face.
"No one messes with me Matey's and gets away with it!" Fargo muttered under his breath coldly as he began to charge at the Devourer swinging his sword as if it were weightless. Each strike connected and the final blow made the Devourer buckle under its weight and fall down on a bended knee. Shaun and Diss did a fiercer version of the meteor attack that again caused the Devourer to fall on its knees. Diss calculated the scene and determined what to do. Before he could inform Serge of his plan he was smacked down by another black orb.
"Serge!" Steena yelled. "Use the Chrono Cross after I cast this spell!" Serge nodded as Steena casted a healing spell on the whole party. Quickly Serge took the colorful orb out of the package and instantly it floated into the air. All time stopped as a soothing melody began to play. With each note the glass on the Time Devourer's back began to crack until eventually the whole thing was shattered. Princess Schala began to float away from the beast as the melody continued to play before she stopped in front of Serge. In a white flash Serge, Kid, Glenn, Fargo, and Steena were gone. Paul, Diss, Christy, Shaun and the Time Devourer fell down unconscious.
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"Where are the others?" Serge asked. Fargo, Glenn, Kid, Steena, and him were floating in the darkness of the end of time.
"Their fight is not yet over. Do not be afraid, you will see them again," Another voice came. They all turned around to see an exact replica of Kid standing there in a white gown.
"What was tha reason they were thrown inta this?" Kid asked her double.
"While you have freed me from the Time Devourer, they will free us all from Lavos. I brought them here the night of the second storm when the bridge between the dimensions widened. I wished the other half of me dead," Schala replied softly looking down.
"What about us? We were nothing?" Glenn asked.
"You were the only ones who could bring Lavos out into the open again. They will make sure he doesn't harm another soul. For now the worlds are combining again, and it is taking all my strength to continue this conversation," Schala said tiredly.
"What's going to happen to all of us?" Steena asked.
"As the worlds combine you will return to the point of your greatest spiritual focus, the one place where your spirit thrives unchecked, search for each other at Chronopolis. Make sure they get back to their world, for even now a deadly force is awakening with the death of its avatar," She warned.
"What are we supposed to do?" Serge asked impatiently.
"Return the ones from the other dimension home, each second they are here is another second that the evil is drawn back into this world. In their world they can face and destroy it, but here it is nigh invincible," Schala replied quietly.
"Then lets say our goodbyes while we still can," Fargo said sagely.
"It was a pleasure fighting along your side Serge, I hope to meet you in Termina so we can head to Chronopolis together," Glenn said. With a bow Schala released her hold on him and Glenn slowly faded out.
"I'll go next, Maties it was a pleasure sailing with you, if you ever need a lift just asked me," Fargo replied, before he too was consumed by the darkness.
"Hurry, I can feel his approach even now, it's like ice through my veins!" Schala implored.
"It is too late; I now have the bait I need!" A cold voice rang out from the darkness. Schala fell to the ground as the darkness finally subsided to the basement containment chamber in Chronopolis. Schala looked up in horror at the man that now stood towering over her.
"How did you get here so fast?" She managed.
"The lure of my toy always attracts me," The man replied coldly. In a cloud of darkness Schala disappeared. "Now for the bait," He muttered before he snapped his fingers. Serge Kid and Steena all found energy binding their wrists and legs causing all three to topple.
"You three have defeated my avatar, while I await my toy's return I shall begin the work that was promised to me eons ago. You shall see them again, but know this, I hold all your destinies in my hands," He said coldly.
"Who are you?" Serge spat out. For some reason this man was starting to anger him, not a good thing.
"I am Fate the goddess herself. My avatar is destroyed so now my playground is finally ready for my Toy and I to play. You shall be the bait while I wait from the shadows," He replied grinning maliciously.
"What makes you think you will get us to do anything?" Steena spat out.
"Because you won't remember one word of this conversation," He said laughing. Slowly they felt a pressure build on their minds then all was black.
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"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?" Paul yelled.
"I don't know." Diss muttered quietly. Shaun slowly got to his feet as did Christy when the Time Devourer also got onto its feet.
"I don't believe it." It said in a somewhat normal voice similar to the White Dragons. "The melody of life." he muttered. "A most disappointing set back." he muttered again. Paul looked at the beast in shock before he spoke his mind.
"SET BACK?" he screamed at it.
"Yes." he quietly replied. "They think because Schala is no longer under my control they have won, but they only delayed the inevitable." He said in a cold icy voice. Diss glared at the thing.
"So you are still going to attack the world huh?" The Time Devourer nodded its head.
"Yes, and you won't be there to stop me when I do." Shaun shivered at the tone of the Devourer.
"Then I guess we'll have to beat you up right now! Nah, it looks like we're going to have to KILL you right now!" Paul said walking over to it.
"Don't test me right now humans. You have your chance to go home.TAKE IT!" his tone sounded more like an order than a threat. Diss stood next to Paul. Diss spoke icily his next words.
"No, we're going to kill you now or die trying!" Christy and Shaun stood behind them.
"Very well, then die trying!" He shouted blasting them all away. Christy was knocked out by the blast and Diss went to her aid instantly. Paul tried to get up but was blasted back. Shaun on the other hand went berserk.
"YOU AREN'T GOING TO SCREW OVER ANYONE THIS TIME YOU PIECE OF SHIT!" Shaun yelled in his rage as he beat the Devourer with his mace hard. Paul and Diss stared at their friend in a new way; as they never saw Shaun attack anything in that kind of rage.
"Damn." Paul muttered.
"Ditto." Diss said. Each time Shaun was knocked off he went right back into the face of the beast attacking it wildly. Paul and Diss joined Shaun as they struck and kicked and punched the Devourer. Christy joined them shortly as they all ganged up on it. Each hit caused the Devourer to scream in pain as blood began to spill everywhere. The Time Devourer was also getting them back as it bit and cast spells at the invaders. It screamed in pain as Paul began to pump electricity into it hard and quickly. Diss yelled in untold agony as a water beam hit him square in the face. Shaun gritted his teeth as the Devourer sunk its teeth into his arm deeply.
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Three hours later of bloodshed and violence the Devourer drew its last breath. It slumped to the ground and began to quickly disintegrate. Paul collapsed as did Shaun from the blood loss and Diss slowly fell to his knees drenched in water as it steamed from his body. Christy held her head tightly as she cried from the pain.
"We.did.it.guys. We beat it." Paul said all in one go. A loud bang was heard and they all fell unconscious no longer aware of their bodies. The battle was over, and the ones who stood victorious were not the people who fought the Time Devourer to the bitter end, but the race of humanity.
Chapter 16 The Last Hurrah!
Diss looked around the tent; Christy was sleeping next to him. Her wounds mostly recovered and she seemed happy. He smiled on her silently enjoying the moment. She slowly stirred as she moved closer to him before falling back under. He decided to let her sleep. She needed it just as much as he had. Looking around he realized they had cleared the tent of survivors. He frowned as he realized they had given them private space. He didn't want or need special treatment. He laid back sighing as he thought up the arraignments Christy and Him had chosen for their wedding.
Christy stirred slowly, "Mmm morning."
"Morning," Diss whispered back to her. He lay back relaxing. Today was the day. They had been here far too long and now it was time to go home.
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Paul, Kid, Steena, and Marcy were all asleep on the beach after the sun had risen. Shaun managed to get himself up and out of bed to check on the survivors. Viper and his gang all slept soundly in a private tent. When he walked up to Paul he remembered to grab some sugar water for him. Paul was already waking up when he took the water and drank it.
"First thing when I get back is have a talk with Rachel, then I'm going to get some coffee." Paul muttered. One by one Marcy, Steena, and Kid awoke.
"Ey mates." Kid said groggily stretching.
"How long did we sleep?" Marcy asked wiping her eyes. Shaun looked at the sun and thought for awhile before answering.
"You guys slept maybe a half hour or so." Paul nodded figuring he was right. Steena folded the blanket quietly and entered her tent staying it before returning with fresh new clothes. Paul entered the tent with Shaun and they both changed as well. Paul stretched his back and enjoyed the cool sea breeze before he sneezed.
"Bless you." Steena said in a teasing manner sneaking up behind Paul and placing her arms around his waist. Paul held her arms softly in his hands as he looked out before them. Only yesterday was he nearly killed in action fighting countless Shadow Cats for his life.
"Steena, if you had to choose between me and your home what would you choose?" Paul asked quietly. Steena stayed quiet not answering.
"I got the same answer." Paul muttered. "I want to go home, but I also want to be with you." Steena nodded knowing what he meant. She held him slightly tighter to herself as she spoke softly,
"Life always has one tough question to throw at you to make or break you. This is that question for me." Paul just nodded like he always did when Steena began talking about life. She whipped around to his front and gently kissed him. "I'd pick you, you're more fun." She said in a joking matter.
"I'd pick you, because I love you." Paul said softly. Steena looked at him carefully and held him tightly after coming to her conclusion.
"I don't think I want you to stay here with me." She said slowly.
"What?" Paul said getting angry.
"You have a home to go to. You have someone else who loves you in that world. I can't ruin that for you." Paul looked at her in disbelief. He thought for a while and asked her,
"But that's what you think, not what you know yet, right?" Steena nodded. "Must be the brain heart thing." Paul said quietly holding her tightly in his arms.
"Don't go anywhere for a while would you?" Steena said in a hopeless tone sniffling.
"Don't plan to, I got to much to do." Paul said softly rubbing her back.
"Makes you sick doesn't it?" Marcy asked Kid pointing to Paul and Steena who were hugging each other for almost a half hour.
"In there case, I'd say the freak found its beauty." Kid said happily.
"I thought it was the beast that found the beauty." Marcy commented.
"Nah, in that mans case he is the freak. His looks are similar ta that of a beast though." Marcy chuckled at Kid's joke. "So ya watched me back when I was sleeping right?" Marcy nodded. "Thanks."
"No problem." Marcy said happily.
"Ya think we should break them up now?" Kid asked raising an eyebrow. Marcy nodded filling a small pouch with water. Kid filled her own patch when Shaun showed up with more pouches. Shortly after Fargo joined with an armful of his own. After another half hour they filled all the pouches. Marcy poked her head over the log and saw Paul and Steena still hugging.
"Jeeze, like, take a break." Marcy said in her attitude tone. Kid climbed up a tree and carefully moved quietly as a mouse to where she could toss the pouch at Paul. Before she could toss it Paul and Steena where slowly walking over to Steena's tent.
"Blimey, the two are going ta go at it again!" Kid whispered to herself. Kid motioned to let Marcy take the first shot. With her quick like movements Marcy was in position, she aimed carefully and laughed silently to herself as she was just about to let go.
"Good morning General Viper!" Paul said happily. It was to late for Marcy to take back what she did. The water filled pouch was in the air. Paul turned around and ducked in time to miss the pouch so it hit Viper instead.
"WHAT IN THE NAME- WHO THREW THAT!" Viper demanded. Marcy slowly held her hands up high as she walked out from her hiding spot. "Marcy, why?" Viper said in shock.
"Well, uh.like,.um." Shaun yelled loudly as thousands of pouches filled the air.
"GIVE HER LIBERTY, OR GIVE US DEATH!" Paul was prepared this time as he shot each pouch down with his energy. Only one made it by and it hit the ground inches before Paul's feet. Steena laughed as she hugged Paul from the side.
"DEATH!" Paul said loudly as he sprinted forward. Shaun, Fargo, Marcy and Kid all jumped Paul as he violently thrashed around. Before long they had the upper hand with Shaun and Marcy holding Paul's legs while Kid sat on his chest with Fargo holding his head up in a full nelson.
"AHHH!" Paul screamed as Starky did his little walk out to see the commotion. Paul flailed around trying to break free. They were about to throw him into the sea when Steena stopped him.
"Come on guys, he doesn't know how to swim." They all booed in disapproval.
"Yeah! I could get killed!" Paul yelled loudly.
"The least you could do is let me hit him into it!" Steena said loudly setting up the kick.
"NOOOOO!" Paul yelled as Kid held one arm and Fargo held the other. His cries were not to go unanswered as Starky walked in the way. He floated up to Paul's height and spoke in his weird alien voice.
"Starky wanted tooo try thiiis." Paul eyed him suspiciously as the little blue alien grabbed Paul by the throat and began to shake him violently. Paul's head went back and forth.
"Whoa, ughh, ahhh, eghhh, aghhh." Paul yelled. Starky let go and Steena kicked Paul right in the jaw into the water getting him all wet. He landed a few feet away from where he was kicked giving an impressive double thumbs up from the audience.
"Hiya." Steena said in an evil teasing manner getting on top of Paul kissing him.
"That's, like, gross!" Marcy said turning her head the other way. Paul got up with Steena's help as he slowly staggered around from the brunt of Steena's kick. Paul and Steena went back to there tent and before they isolated themselves Paul poked his head around the outside of his tent, grabbed a piece of wood, scribbled something on it and stuck it to the opening vanishing from sight.
"What's it say?" Fargo asked curious to know what was written on the door.
"DO NOT DISTURB!" Steena and Paul yelled at the same time.
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Diss looked around camp interestedly. This was his first time up since he had nearly been slashed to pieces. Looking around he saw the "Do not disturb" sign Paul had set up and laughed. He considered knocking to throw them off, but thought better of it. He would just use it so he would never bother them again. He froze as he felt two very familiar arms wrap around him.
"You didn't say goodbye." Christy whispered into her ear.
"Should I have?" Diss responded in turn. He felt her head on his shoulder. They looked at the rising sun before Christy spoke again.
"You're worried about dying here aren't you?" She said accusingly. Diss stiffened even more. She turned around and looked him in the eyes. "You are, and more so you aren't telling anyone." He avoided her stare but she grabbed him by the jaw and forced him to look her in the eyes. "Answer me." She said dangerously.
"I don't know what we're up against. The odds are stacked against me because unlike the others I'm overly weak to one type of attack. I very realistically see myself dying in this fight," Diss said slowly.
"My husband how little do you trust in your friends?" Christy said slowly. She released his jaw and let his eyes drifted to the ground. He felt guilt well up in him. "We wont let you die, and on top of that Diss, you know you can't die. That thing hasn't a clue on how to kill you." Diss nodded softly the guilt still rising up in him. "Thomas would be proud of you Diss, no matter what, you did everything he wanted. You should take solace in that, and that you have friends willing to protect you." The only response she got was a tight embrace from him. She hugged him back just as tightly before whispering softly," I love you Diss, don't give up on us yet."
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The day of Armageddon had arrived. Each person going slowly got up and changed into their battle armor. No one said anything as they played with their food. To a few people's surprise Fargo wasn't smoking. Steena and Paul were up early just watching the sunrise. Marcy was checking on the sick and wounded as Diss and Christy were eating quietly with Serge and Glenn. For once in a long time Diss didn't have a speech, and for once no one had a speech ready. No one wanted to say they were coming out alive, or they had a fraction of a chance. Everyone who was going knew they had nothing going for them. Paul got up on the table and looked at everyone.
"I look before you and I see a group of great people. Some I laughed with, some I cried with, some I shared with, and some I slept with." He grinned looking at Steena as everyone gave a soft laugh. "But what I mostly see is my friends." Paul said looking at each person. "My friends." Paul repeated looking at everyone. "I see brave young people who challenged FATE, who defied the Dragon Gods, and now defy all that will come." A small little cheer came from some people. "Hell this is the last time we may see each other, so look at these people, all of you. See everyone for one last time." Paul ushered for everyone to do so. Diss looked around as did everyone else. "Let me be honest. This thing took a blast so strong that it nearly killed all of us! So I say we fight with all we got and fight for all we have! Because if we fail the upside is we didn't really lose anything at stake!" Everyone cheered loudly as Paul stomped his foot. "WE WILL NOT GO QUEITLY INTO THE NIGHT! WE WILL NOT GIVE UP! WE WILL STOP THIS THING! WE WILL STICK IT OUT TO THE END AND KILL THIS MONSTROSITY! WE WILL PREVAIL! WE WILL FIGHT, WE WILL WIN, WE WILL PREVAIL! IT WILL, IT WILL, IT WILL, IT WILL, IT WILL, IT WILLLL, GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY IT WILL, GET WHATS COMING TO IT! FIGHT WIN PREVAIL! FIGHT WIN PREVAIL!" Everyone chanted the last three words as the spirits of those going were lifted. Paul jumped down off the table and went into his tent. Shortly after Steena poked her head in.
"You really made it sound like we have a chance." She said quietly. Paul glanced at her and muttered his reply, "Nothing is invincible. Nothing." She looked at him and entered the tent hugging him from behind.
"Don't die on me." She whispered.
"Hey, the same applies to you." Paul whispered back. He whirled around and kissed Steena gently and held her in his arms.
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"Serge, do you think we have a chance?" Glenn asked carefully. Serge nodded.
"Of course we do! We got the freak on our side!" Kid said in a joking manner. Fargo joined them and he seemed unhappy.
"I ran outta me smokes." He said in a low angry tone.
"Good, it was a filthy habit any ways." Kid said in a some what snobbish tone. Fargo just kept to himself as he mumbled vulgar phrases to himself. Serge began to laugh softly as he remembered an event long ago.
"You guys remember when we were at Arni village making fun of Kid because she kept saying CHA?" Fargo and Glenn nodded happily as Kid glared at them.
"Shut up." Kid said in a low threatening tone. "I don't needCHA to remind.DAMN!" Fargo and Glenn fell down laughing as Serge wiped his tears that poured out of his eyes from laughing.
"I can't. breath." Glenn managed to get out laughing. Kid stormed off to the beach before them all.
"HAR HAR HAR!" Fargo boomed as he wiped his eye. "NOW THAT'S FUNNY!" A few Dragoons just watched asking each other what was so funny. Glenn managed to get up with the help of his sword but fell back down laughing harder.
"I fallen.and I can't.get up!" Glenn said though his hard laughs. Serge couldn't help it as he fell onto his hands and knees laughing hysterically. They all got up after laughing for a few more minutes and occasionally laughed a little on the way to the beach.
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"Wow, what a speech." Diss said quietly as he put on the last of his armor. Christy came around the corner with her armor on and helped tie Diss' straps.
"You don't give him enough credit for a baboon." Christy said laughing softly. Diss couldn't help the small laugh that escaped his body.
"Baboon, when did you start calling him that?" Diss asked.
"I started calling him baboon when he saw that monkey on the road. He wanted to stop and keep it as a pet friend. I told him no and he was sour until I told him we already had a baboon in the group. I think he hasn't realized he is the baboon." Diss and Christy both softly laughed. "Well, see ya out there." Christy said leaving the tent. Diss grabbed his staff and left the tent shortly after.
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"Shaun, be careful!" Marcy reminded Shaun as he left his tent. He looked around and punched the ground grabbing his mace as Paul and Steena joined him to the beach. At the beach were Serge, Kid, and Glenn talking to each other as Fargo was sharpening his sword off to the side. In a few moments Diss and Christy entered the beach.
"This is it!" Paul said excited.
"Yup." Serge said quietly.
"The time has come for our greatest challenge." Diss muttered.
"Schala even now is waiting for you. Don't disappoint her Serge, defeat the time devourer!" one of the kids said.
"Is that the Chrono Cross?" The second one asked.
"Yes," Serge said carefully.
"It's a very cool memory box; it remembers melodies, so keep that in mind. It has a great melody just waiting to be played," He replied nodding his head.
"Let me open the portal, just use the Time Egg in the distortion, much like when you used the amulet to cross dimensions," The third replied. A small cloud of purple arose from the middle of the three. Serge stepped into the cloud and held up the Time Egg channeling his will through it.
A cold voice was heard from the purple cloud,
"No beginning, and no end, into the darkness you go?" Serge nodded quickly holding the Time Egg in his hand firmly.
A loud boom went off and everyone found themselves in a world unlike they ever thought of. Completely dark except for the one area where in front of them stood the Time Devourer, in its real state. It looked like a scorpion without claws and its tail was mighty sharp. On its back was a glass that had inside of it a woman that looked exactly like Kid.
"That must be Schala." Kid said to Serge. The Devourer moved back as if it was afraid. Christy confirmed the idea by reading its mind.
"THE THING IS AFRAID!" Christy sang with joy. At that moment a large white orb hit Christy and caused her to fly backwards many feet. Diss was the first to retaliate with a fireball that hit the devourer in the nose. Without any hesitation it spewed water at Diss and summoned a large rock to fall on his arm.
"AHHH!" Diss screamed in pain as Serge and Fargo rolled the rock off. "My arm! Its broken!" Shaun ran over to Diss as did Christy and he erected a large rock barrier around him. Paul, Steena, Serge, Kid, and Glenn were all that remained as Fargo stayed behind with Diss.
The Time Devourer fired another orb at Serge but missed as he rolled out of the way. Kid ran up to the Devourer and began slashing away at it. Before long she was pelted back and crushed. Paul was next as he gripped his Halberd tightly in his hand sprinting up to the beast. Just as fast as he approached he was launched back. Steena summoned up the Shadow of Garai while Serge rose in the air and casted Luminair at the beast doing little if anything to the monstrosity. A large black ball dropped out of nowhere and sucked everyone in twirling them around and around like a rag doll until they were spit out at high velocity. Paul and Glenn slowly got up and nodded at each other. Glenn tossed his sword at the beast and Paul shot all he had at the sword as it turned into a conductor.
"Cunductarod." Glenn said quickly to an impressed Kid. Paul and Kid charged at the beast simultaneously striking blow after blow on the Devourer. It didn't take long before Paul was blasted away and Kid was flattened. Serge and Glenn charged up and dove at the beast striking in an X pattern. Paul slowly got up and charged with Steena and Garai in pursuit at the beast as Serge and Glenn were backing up quickly. Steena and Paul landed blow after blow on it as Garai finished each wave with a mighty double strike from both his broadswords. The Time Devourer blasted them all away with a powerful Ice attack that nearly froze Paul in place.
"I'd do my Obliteration attack but it would knock you guys out as well." Paul muttered to Steena as they slowly got up. Kid charged at the beast but ran into a rock that formed in front of her as Serge and Glenn were diving in for another attack wave. The beast summoned a Thunder Storm and as the blast knocked everyone on there feet Paul was gaining more and more energy.
"Oh yeah baby, now you're mine!" Paul taunted as he charged quicker than before striking faster and faster with each swing. The Devourer couldn't react to any of the blows as Paul swung faster and faster hitting himself with electricity to keep up the adrenaline rush. After five minutes the Devourer was able to knock Paul down and blow him away. With a quick spell was covered by a rock and was no longer seen. Steena was just getting back on her feet when Garai slid into her from another black orb attack.
"We need ta help the freak or he'll suffocate!" Kid yelled to everyone. They all tried to get over to Paul but were unable to reach him before the Time Devourer did. It stood over Paul like a bird sitting on an egg. The sound of Thunder boomed in the background as a very large blast of Lightening hit the Devourer on the back causing it to fly off the rock. However, the rock absorbed the blast and Paul was still trapped. Steena tried desperately to get to her boyfriend in time but was unable to as the Devourer sat on the rock again. Another black orb KO'ed Glenn who was dashing at the huge burden. Serge focused all his fighting energy and literally dived at the Devourer but was stopped in mid flight. The erected Barrier was blasted apart as Diss, Christy and Fargo along with Shaun rejoined the fray.
"You guys so far have been able to stand on your own for an hour!" Diss yelled getting next to Kid.
"WE NEED TO HELP PAUL!" Steena cried hopelessly casting a meteor at the Devourer doing nothing to it. Shaun saw the situation and grew angry as he ripped his leather jacket off and picked up a huge boulder that was easily ten times his own weight and size and chucked it at the Devourer. The beast was hit and it rolled off the rock as Shaun ran over and ripped the rocky prison off of Paul. When he chucked it at the Devourer Paul was hardly breathing and unconscious.
"Steena, watch him for me!" Shaun yelled. She nodded and ran over to him only to be intercepted by a large white orb. Shaun charged at the Time Devourer and hit it hard with his mace over and over again until he was bucked off. Diss was able to build all his energy but before he released he was hit by a large boulder that squashed him. Steena slowly recovered to see large cracks form under her. She screamed in agony as a volcano erupted under her sending her into the air hundreds of feet. Christy and Glenn did there double attack as Serge dashed and slashed the beast across its face.
"No one messes with me Matey's and gets away with it!" Fargo muttered under his breath coldly as he began to charge at the Devourer swinging his sword as if it were weightless. Each strike connected and the final blow made the Devourer buckle under its weight and fall down on a bended knee. Shaun and Diss did a fiercer version of the meteor attack that again caused the Devourer to fall on its knees. Diss calculated the scene and determined what to do. Before he could inform Serge of his plan he was smacked down by another black orb.
"Serge!" Steena yelled. "Use the Chrono Cross after I cast this spell!" Serge nodded as Steena casted a healing spell on the whole party. Quickly Serge took the colorful orb out of the package and instantly it floated into the air. All time stopped as a soothing melody began to play. With each note the glass on the Time Devourer's back began to crack until eventually the whole thing was shattered. Princess Schala began to float away from the beast as the melody continued to play before she stopped in front of Serge. In a white flash Serge, Kid, Glenn, Fargo, and Steena were gone. Paul, Diss, Christy, Shaun and the Time Devourer fell down unconscious.
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"Where are the others?" Serge asked. Fargo, Glenn, Kid, Steena, and him were floating in the darkness of the end of time.
"Their fight is not yet over. Do not be afraid, you will see them again," Another voice came. They all turned around to see an exact replica of Kid standing there in a white gown.
"What was tha reason they were thrown inta this?" Kid asked her double.
"While you have freed me from the Time Devourer, they will free us all from Lavos. I brought them here the night of the second storm when the bridge between the dimensions widened. I wished the other half of me dead," Schala replied softly looking down.
"What about us? We were nothing?" Glenn asked.
"You were the only ones who could bring Lavos out into the open again. They will make sure he doesn't harm another soul. For now the worlds are combining again, and it is taking all my strength to continue this conversation," Schala said tiredly.
"What's going to happen to all of us?" Steena asked.
"As the worlds combine you will return to the point of your greatest spiritual focus, the one place where your spirit thrives unchecked, search for each other at Chronopolis. Make sure they get back to their world, for even now a deadly force is awakening with the death of its avatar," She warned.
"What are we supposed to do?" Serge asked impatiently.
"Return the ones from the other dimension home, each second they are here is another second that the evil is drawn back into this world. In their world they can face and destroy it, but here it is nigh invincible," Schala replied quietly.
"Then lets say our goodbyes while we still can," Fargo said sagely.
"It was a pleasure fighting along your side Serge, I hope to meet you in Termina so we can head to Chronopolis together," Glenn said. With a bow Schala released her hold on him and Glenn slowly faded out.
"I'll go next, Maties it was a pleasure sailing with you, if you ever need a lift just asked me," Fargo replied, before he too was consumed by the darkness.
"Hurry, I can feel his approach even now, it's like ice through my veins!" Schala implored.
"It is too late; I now have the bait I need!" A cold voice rang out from the darkness. Schala fell to the ground as the darkness finally subsided to the basement containment chamber in Chronopolis. Schala looked up in horror at the man that now stood towering over her.
"How did you get here so fast?" She managed.
"The lure of my toy always attracts me," The man replied coldly. In a cloud of darkness Schala disappeared. "Now for the bait," He muttered before he snapped his fingers. Serge Kid and Steena all found energy binding their wrists and legs causing all three to topple.
"You three have defeated my avatar, while I await my toy's return I shall begin the work that was promised to me eons ago. You shall see them again, but know this, I hold all your destinies in my hands," He said coldly.
"Who are you?" Serge spat out. For some reason this man was starting to anger him, not a good thing.
"I am Fate the goddess herself. My avatar is destroyed so now my playground is finally ready for my Toy and I to play. You shall be the bait while I wait from the shadows," He replied grinning maliciously.
"What makes you think you will get us to do anything?" Steena spat out.
"Because you won't remember one word of this conversation," He said laughing. Slowly they felt a pressure build on their minds then all was black.
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"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?" Paul yelled.
"I don't know." Diss muttered quietly. Shaun slowly got to his feet as did Christy when the Time Devourer also got onto its feet.
"I don't believe it." It said in a somewhat normal voice similar to the White Dragons. "The melody of life." he muttered. "A most disappointing set back." he muttered again. Paul looked at the beast in shock before he spoke his mind.
"SET BACK?" he screamed at it.
"Yes." he quietly replied. "They think because Schala is no longer under my control they have won, but they only delayed the inevitable." He said in a cold icy voice. Diss glared at the thing.
"So you are still going to attack the world huh?" The Time Devourer nodded its head.
"Yes, and you won't be there to stop me when I do." Shaun shivered at the tone of the Devourer.
"Then I guess we'll have to beat you up right now! Nah, it looks like we're going to have to KILL you right now!" Paul said walking over to it.
"Don't test me right now humans. You have your chance to go home.TAKE IT!" his tone sounded more like an order than a threat. Diss stood next to Paul. Diss spoke icily his next words.
"No, we're going to kill you now or die trying!" Christy and Shaun stood behind them.
"Very well, then die trying!" He shouted blasting them all away. Christy was knocked out by the blast and Diss went to her aid instantly. Paul tried to get up but was blasted back. Shaun on the other hand went berserk.
"YOU AREN'T GOING TO SCREW OVER ANYONE THIS TIME YOU PIECE OF SHIT!" Shaun yelled in his rage as he beat the Devourer with his mace hard. Paul and Diss stared at their friend in a new way; as they never saw Shaun attack anything in that kind of rage.
"Damn." Paul muttered.
"Ditto." Diss said. Each time Shaun was knocked off he went right back into the face of the beast attacking it wildly. Paul and Diss joined Shaun as they struck and kicked and punched the Devourer. Christy joined them shortly as they all ganged up on it. Each hit caused the Devourer to scream in pain as blood began to spill everywhere. The Time Devourer was also getting them back as it bit and cast spells at the invaders. It screamed in pain as Paul began to pump electricity into it hard and quickly. Diss yelled in untold agony as a water beam hit him square in the face. Shaun gritted his teeth as the Devourer sunk its teeth into his arm deeply.
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Three hours later of bloodshed and violence the Devourer drew its last breath. It slumped to the ground and began to quickly disintegrate. Paul collapsed as did Shaun from the blood loss and Diss slowly fell to his knees drenched in water as it steamed from his body. Christy held her head tightly as she cried from the pain.
"We.did.it.guys. We beat it." Paul said all in one go. A loud bang was heard and they all fell unconscious no longer aware of their bodies. The battle was over, and the ones who stood victorious were not the people who fought the Time Devourer to the bitter end, but the race of humanity.