Chapter #5: Death and Destruction
No small stuff today, I'm still depressed from lack of e-mails. Not even my
friends e-mailed me. Y'know how I said no small talk, I lied. This is the
last chapter of this story. It is followed by an epilogue and a little
mini-story that comes between this story and the epilogue. Well, here it is,
the end to Death and Destruction. Brilliant chapter title, eh?
"Say what?"
Sage takes a step. "Tyria, we're sorry."
"Tyria, I'm the one who killed him, he fought with honour."
"If he fought with anything else, he wouldn't of been
SaberStryke."
"It must be awful, having your father die in a battle like that."
"No, he would have wanted it that way. He always said that he
never wanted to die old and toothless in a bed. It was befitting, really.
Fighting was his life and now his death."
"Yah, but still..."
Sage puts his hand on Rowen's shoulder. "My father was a
great man. He fought for the rights of the people of the Dynasty and against
Talpa."
"Who?"
"He fought against Talpa?"
"Yes, it was his belief that Talpa oppressed the residents of the
Dynasty. Did you see the mark on his armor?"
"You mean that big gash mark?"
"Yes. That was done to him by Talpa himself. He thought that
SaberStryke was dead."
"And all this time we thought he was one of Talpa's lackeys."
Suddenly, a bright gold flash appears. When it fades, Kayura, Sekhmet, Kale and Cye are standing where before there was
nothing. Dais is
lying on the ground. Tyria turns and her gaze settles on Dais. She hisses.
Her voice is harsh again as Death takes control. "Toukai."
"Sorry we're late, mates. Hey, who's that?"
Dais stands up. "Ah, Sendo, sister dear. So good of these
mortals to bring us to you. Now we will destroy you." Dais' armor
turns black. His voice is warped and cracks frequently. "Why,
sister, don't you even have enough control over your host to turn her armor
black?"
He clicks just like Death. "We arrre at peace."
"You are at peace with your mortal, how weak!"
"We arrre not weak, we arrre ssstrrrong. Ourrr unity makesss usss
ssso. Unlike you, I need not fight my morrrtal. We arrre, asss shhhe callsss
usss, frrriendsss."
"It is true that I do have to fight my mortal, but we are still
able to destroy you!"
"I seem to recognize her."
"Isn't that Lady Tyria?"
"SaberStryke's daughter?"
"That isss usss indeed, warrrlorrrd."
"Tyria, is there anyway to get rid of Destruction without
killing Dais?"
"Maybe, but we would rrrequirrre ourrr sssworrrdsss."
"What swords?"
"The sssworrrdsss which belong to ourrr arrrmorrr."
"Death, did you mold to Tyria, or to an armor?"
"An arrrmorrr, why?"
"Rowen, what is it?"
"I get it, she's the new Ronin. Her armor is Kayura's!"
"Kayura, do you..." Dias/Destruction knocks him of the
roof with a dark coil.
"Kayura, give Tyria the Star Swords!!"
"NO!!!!!" Destruction lunges towards Kayura but Tyria jumps
in between them. He tackles into her. He uses one of the black tentacles as
a dagger and is about to stab Tyria when Kayura throws her the Star Swords.
She catches them with to coils and blocks the knife. She pushes Dais away
and stands up. Cye jumps back on the roof.
"What do we do know, Tyria?"
"Everrryone attack at once!"
"Right. Flare up now!"
"Iron Rock crusher!"
"Black lightning slash!"
"Snake fang strike!"
"Arrow shock wave!"
"Thunder bolt cut!"
"Super wave smasher!"
"Quake with fear!"
"All the attacks hit at once, but don't seem to do anything to Dais.
"Nothing happened."
"Yesss it did, we made him ssstrrrongerrr."
"What?"
"Ha ha ha, now you will all be destroyed!!!"
"Wrrrong, brrrotherrr, it isss you who will die!" Black
ooze begins to flow from Tyria's mouth. It flows on to the swords. And then,
Tyria herself speaks. "If that is how you want it, Death, I will
follow your instructions. I pray you survive. Star swords celestial
scream!!!"
"Everything fazes out. When everything clears, Tyria the true Tyria
collapses to the ground. Sage runs over and helps her up. She puts her
weight on his shoulder. Dais was lying on the ground in his under-armor
suit.
Next to him were two piles of ooze, one was moving, the other was
motionless. "Sage, please help me over there."
Sage doesn't say anything about the strange request but instead helps
her over to the puddles. The one was moving slowly but steadily towards
Dais. She falls to the ground next to the unmoving puddle. "Now I remember what Death said to do next. Cye, come over here
please."
Cye walks over. "What is it, Lady Tyria?"
"The jewel, on your neck. Take it off and put it in the puddle
that is moving towards Dais."
"All right." He does as she told him to.
"Now say trust. Everyone else, cover your ears."
Everyone covers their ears. When Cye says trust, a loud screeching
arises as the puddle shrivels into black powder. The wind blows the dust
and, seemingly, the scream away. Everyone uncovers their ears.
"Death, Death, she's dying! Death, come back!" Tyria puts her hand in
the middle of the remaining puddle. The black goo absorbs into her hand.
"Now we are safe."
Yeah, I finished it , I finished it!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!! I'm not depressed
anymore!!!! Sorta. I still want feed-back. How was it? Predictable? Crappy?
Cool? Funny? SOMEBODY TALK TO ME!!!!!!!
Next comes the Epilogue.
No small stuff today, I'm still depressed from lack of e-mails. Not even my
friends e-mailed me. Y'know how I said no small talk, I lied. This is the
last chapter of this story. It is followed by an epilogue and a little
mini-story that comes between this story and the epilogue. Well, here it is,
the end to Death and Destruction. Brilliant chapter title, eh?
"Say what?"
Sage takes a step. "Tyria, we're sorry."
"Tyria, I'm the one who killed him, he fought with honour."
"If he fought with anything else, he wouldn't of been
SaberStryke."
"It must be awful, having your father die in a battle like that."
"No, he would have wanted it that way. He always said that he
never wanted to die old and toothless in a bed. It was befitting, really.
Fighting was his life and now his death."
"Yah, but still..."
Sage puts his hand on Rowen's shoulder. "My father was a
great man. He fought for the rights of the people of the Dynasty and against
Talpa."
"Who?"
"He fought against Talpa?"
"Yes, it was his belief that Talpa oppressed the residents of the
Dynasty. Did you see the mark on his armor?"
"You mean that big gash mark?"
"Yes. That was done to him by Talpa himself. He thought that
SaberStryke was dead."
"And all this time we thought he was one of Talpa's lackeys."
Suddenly, a bright gold flash appears. When it fades, Kayura, Sekhmet, Kale and Cye are standing where before there was
nothing. Dais is
lying on the ground. Tyria turns and her gaze settles on Dais. She hisses.
Her voice is harsh again as Death takes control. "Toukai."
"Sorry we're late, mates. Hey, who's that?"
Dais stands up. "Ah, Sendo, sister dear. So good of these
mortals to bring us to you. Now we will destroy you." Dais' armor
turns black. His voice is warped and cracks frequently. "Why,
sister, don't you even have enough control over your host to turn her armor
black?"
He clicks just like Death. "We arrre at peace."
"You are at peace with your mortal, how weak!"
"We arrre not weak, we arrre ssstrrrong. Ourrr unity makesss usss
ssso. Unlike you, I need not fight my morrrtal. We arrre, asss shhhe callsss
usss, frrriendsss."
"It is true that I do have to fight my mortal, but we are still
able to destroy you!"
"I seem to recognize her."
"Isn't that Lady Tyria?"
"SaberStryke's daughter?"
"That isss usss indeed, warrrlorrrd."
"Tyria, is there anyway to get rid of Destruction without
killing Dais?"
"Maybe, but we would rrrequirrre ourrr sssworrrdsss."
"What swords?"
"The sssworrrdsss which belong to ourrr arrrmorrr."
"Death, did you mold to Tyria, or to an armor?"
"An arrrmorrr, why?"
"Rowen, what is it?"
"I get it, she's the new Ronin. Her armor is Kayura's!"
"Kayura, do you..." Dias/Destruction knocks him of the
roof with a dark coil.
"Kayura, give Tyria the Star Swords!!"
"NO!!!!!" Destruction lunges towards Kayura but Tyria jumps
in between them. He tackles into her. He uses one of the black tentacles as
a dagger and is about to stab Tyria when Kayura throws her the Star Swords.
She catches them with to coils and blocks the knife. She pushes Dais away
and stands up. Cye jumps back on the roof.
"What do we do know, Tyria?"
"Everrryone attack at once!"
"Right. Flare up now!"
"Iron Rock crusher!"
"Black lightning slash!"
"Snake fang strike!"
"Arrow shock wave!"
"Thunder bolt cut!"
"Super wave smasher!"
"Quake with fear!"
"All the attacks hit at once, but don't seem to do anything to Dais.
"Nothing happened."
"Yesss it did, we made him ssstrrrongerrr."
"What?"
"Ha ha ha, now you will all be destroyed!!!"
"Wrrrong, brrrotherrr, it isss you who will die!" Black
ooze begins to flow from Tyria's mouth. It flows on to the swords. And then,
Tyria herself speaks. "If that is how you want it, Death, I will
follow your instructions. I pray you survive. Star swords celestial
scream!!!"
"Everything fazes out. When everything clears, Tyria the true Tyria
collapses to the ground. Sage runs over and helps her up. She puts her
weight on his shoulder. Dais was lying on the ground in his under-armor
suit.
Next to him were two piles of ooze, one was moving, the other was
motionless. "Sage, please help me over there."
Sage doesn't say anything about the strange request but instead helps
her over to the puddles. The one was moving slowly but steadily towards
Dais. She falls to the ground next to the unmoving puddle. "Now I remember what Death said to do next. Cye, come over here
please."
Cye walks over. "What is it, Lady Tyria?"
"The jewel, on your neck. Take it off and put it in the puddle
that is moving towards Dais."
"All right." He does as she told him to.
"Now say trust. Everyone else, cover your ears."
Everyone covers their ears. When Cye says trust, a loud screeching
arises as the puddle shrivels into black powder. The wind blows the dust
and, seemingly, the scream away. Everyone uncovers their ears.
"Death, Death, she's dying! Death, come back!" Tyria puts her hand in
the middle of the remaining puddle. The black goo absorbs into her hand.
"Now we are safe."
Yeah, I finished it , I finished it!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!! I'm not depressed
anymore!!!! Sorta. I still want feed-back. How was it? Predictable? Crappy?
Cool? Funny? SOMEBODY TALK TO ME!!!!!!!
Next comes the Epilogue.