Yiss yiss...frantically typing these out.
Carlie allowed herself a grim smile. The eight spirits had flowed into the Mana Stone successfully, bringing it to a new level of power. It had begun to buzz, unstable from the high amount of energy, but the Goddess and Sword of Mana kept it in control.
Taking Carlie's place, the Godbeast, in its combined form, stepped up to the centre of the Stone. It planted its claws firmly into the protruding piece, and slowly the Godbeast began to channel his energy into the Mana Stone.
Free for the moment, Carlie looked up and saw the fight.
"Huh?"
The Goddess glanced at Carlie. "What's wrong?"
Carlie pointed. "They're...they'll be killed!"
Knowing that Carlie meant Hawk, Riesz and Heath, the Goddess patted the girl on the head. "They're trying to stop us, even though it's pointless. See why this world has to end?"
In a low and dangerous voice, Carlie said, "You told me they were all dead."
Suddenly the Goddess knew what was wrong. They had been misleading Carlie all along, convincing her that Hawk and Riesz had committed suicide when she had actually tried to kill them when they had confused her. Accepting the fact that all of her friends were dead, Carlie had agreed to the plan, but now that she knew the truth...
"You've been lying to me."
There was no way the Goddess could have kept up the charade.
"Do as we say or we will kill them."
"Destroy the world or murder my friends?"
Carlie narrowed her eyes.
"Do you remember what I said at the Mana Holyland, when the fairy asked why I was doing this?"
"No," snapped the Mana Goddess.
The blackness melted off Carlie's clothes as she spoke again.
"I am the Chosen One, and I'll save the world again."
Carlie allowed herself a grim smile. The eight spirits had flowed into the Mana Stone successfully, bringing it to a new level of power. It had begun to buzz, unstable from the high amount of energy, but the Goddess and Sword of Mana kept it in control.
Taking Carlie's place, the Godbeast, in its combined form, stepped up to the centre of the Stone. It planted its claws firmly into the protruding piece, and slowly the Godbeast began to channel his energy into the Mana Stone.
Free for the moment, Carlie looked up and saw the fight.
"Huh?"
The Goddess glanced at Carlie. "What's wrong?"
Carlie pointed. "They're...they'll be killed!"
Knowing that Carlie meant Hawk, Riesz and Heath, the Goddess patted the girl on the head. "They're trying to stop us, even though it's pointless. See why this world has to end?"
In a low and dangerous voice, Carlie said, "You told me they were all dead."
Suddenly the Goddess knew what was wrong. They had been misleading Carlie all along, convincing her that Hawk and Riesz had committed suicide when she had actually tried to kill them when they had confused her. Accepting the fact that all of her friends were dead, Carlie had agreed to the plan, but now that she knew the truth...
"You've been lying to me."
There was no way the Goddess could have kept up the charade.
"Do as we say or we will kill them."
"Destroy the world or murder my friends?"
Carlie narrowed her eyes.
"Do you remember what I said at the Mana Holyland, when the fairy asked why I was doing this?"
"No," snapped the Mana Goddess.
The blackness melted off Carlie's clothes as she spoke again.
"I am the Chosen One, and I'll save the world again."