So I haven't uploaded for a while. Big whoop. (After all, it's only the last chapter.)
The Goddess stared at the silent tableau before her.
"Really, it was starting to bother me," she sighed.
She barely acknowledged the fairy that floated down on her shoulder. "Has the Holyland been evacuated?"
"Yes, Goddess."
"Good."
Flammie looked up at the Goddess, curious. She smiled, walking over to the young dragon and patting her on the head.
"Take them back to Wendel," she said.
Flammie nodded, then began loading her passengers onto her back.
When the dragon took off, the Goddess began her work. Walking around the edge of the Stone she held out the Sword, allowing a glittering golden light to trail behind the Sword's point.
Eventually she came full circle, sealing the line. Then she raised her hands, stretching the circle she had drawn into a shimmering sphere around the Mana Stone.
"Goddess," the fairy said, "I don't mean to interrupt, but where will we stay?"
"I created a new land," the Goddess said. "It's not as strong as the Holyland though, but in a few centuries it should be just as powerful. You better go now," she added, turning her gaze to the fairy.
"Y...yes, Goddess," the fairy said, bowing as she flitted away.
The Goddess closed her eyes, and when she opened them again she and the Stone were in the Mana Holyland. She nodded with satisfaction, seeing the entire place doused in Matango Oil - it was to minimize the impact the Stone's explosion would cause on the world.
With a sigh the Goddess touched the centre of the Mana Stone...
Everyone in the Temple of Light screamed as another quake shook it. However, this one was completely soundless, and no damage had been dealt to anyone or anything.
Around the world strange occurrences were reported. All the lights in the Lampflower Forest went out, and for the first time Moonlight City Mintos basked in daylight. It rained in the Valley of Flames. The winds stopped at Rolante. The temperature rose in Altena. Bucca rose from the sea as the Island of Oblivion sank beneath pounding waves. The sky turned pink and the moon blood red, and every Mana Goddess statue that existed shattered into pieces.
"What...happened?" Riesz gasped when the quake passed.
"Something obviously beyond our control," Heath growled, climbing to his feet. He looked at Carlie. "Are you all right?"
The girl in the blue jumper and red hat shook her head. "What happened to the Mana Goddess, Heath?" she asked, tugging on his shirt.
"I don't know," Heath admitted.
Heath cursed underneath his breath when he saw the sky outside.
"Well, whatever happens, it's going to make a damn good sequel," he muttered.
And that's...the end! I will now take a long hiatus to appease my real life friends for another series.
But before I go, I'd like to point out a few things you might not have noticed in this story:
= The entire timeline takes place over two days:
= -- Day 1: Carlie gets taken mid-morning [Chapter 1], Hawk is stabbed [noon], Riesz is hanged [afternoon].
= -- Day 2: Hawk and Riesz sneak back to Wendel [night], Heath shows them the mirror [morning], Carlie raises the Mana Stone [afternoon], the battle [evening]. Fast, eh? There're references to the time here and there in the chapters.
= Carlie gets demoted from bishop to cleric in the end.
= Matango Oil helps defend against magic in the game. Hence, the dousing of the Holyland.
= Search for a Secret of Mana fic of the suspense genre. Count how many are listed.
The Goddess stared at the silent tableau before her.
"Really, it was starting to bother me," she sighed.
She barely acknowledged the fairy that floated down on her shoulder. "Has the Holyland been evacuated?"
"Yes, Goddess."
"Good."
Flammie looked up at the Goddess, curious. She smiled, walking over to the young dragon and patting her on the head.
"Take them back to Wendel," she said.
Flammie nodded, then began loading her passengers onto her back.
When the dragon took off, the Goddess began her work. Walking around the edge of the Stone she held out the Sword, allowing a glittering golden light to trail behind the Sword's point.
Eventually she came full circle, sealing the line. Then she raised her hands, stretching the circle she had drawn into a shimmering sphere around the Mana Stone.
"Goddess," the fairy said, "I don't mean to interrupt, but where will we stay?"
"I created a new land," the Goddess said. "It's not as strong as the Holyland though, but in a few centuries it should be just as powerful. You better go now," she added, turning her gaze to the fairy.
"Y...yes, Goddess," the fairy said, bowing as she flitted away.
The Goddess closed her eyes, and when she opened them again she and the Stone were in the Mana Holyland. She nodded with satisfaction, seeing the entire place doused in Matango Oil - it was to minimize the impact the Stone's explosion would cause on the world.
With a sigh the Goddess touched the centre of the Mana Stone...
Everyone in the Temple of Light screamed as another quake shook it. However, this one was completely soundless, and no damage had been dealt to anyone or anything.
Around the world strange occurrences were reported. All the lights in the Lampflower Forest went out, and for the first time Moonlight City Mintos basked in daylight. It rained in the Valley of Flames. The winds stopped at Rolante. The temperature rose in Altena. Bucca rose from the sea as the Island of Oblivion sank beneath pounding waves. The sky turned pink and the moon blood red, and every Mana Goddess statue that existed shattered into pieces.
"What...happened?" Riesz gasped when the quake passed.
"Something obviously beyond our control," Heath growled, climbing to his feet. He looked at Carlie. "Are you all right?"
The girl in the blue jumper and red hat shook her head. "What happened to the Mana Goddess, Heath?" she asked, tugging on his shirt.
"I don't know," Heath admitted.
Heath cursed underneath his breath when he saw the sky outside.
"Well, whatever happens, it's going to make a damn good sequel," he muttered.
And that's...the end! I will now take a long hiatus to appease my real life friends for another series.
But before I go, I'd like to point out a few things you might not have noticed in this story:
= The entire timeline takes place over two days:
= -- Day 1: Carlie gets taken mid-morning [Chapter 1], Hawk is stabbed [noon], Riesz is hanged [afternoon].
= -- Day 2: Hawk and Riesz sneak back to Wendel [night], Heath shows them the mirror [morning], Carlie raises the Mana Stone [afternoon], the battle [evening]. Fast, eh? There're references to the time here and there in the chapters.
= Carlie gets demoted from bishop to cleric in the end.
= Matango Oil helps defend against magic in the game. Hence, the dousing of the Holyland.
= Search for a Secret of Mana fic of the suspense genre. Count how many are listed.