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Amidst the Moonlight
By: Crystal of Psyche
Chapter 25: Ultima
Author's Note: Hehee sorry about all the cliffhangers lately, didn't mean to do that. We're nearing the end here!
Julia's glow made her look ghostly, she slowly started to float into the sky, and she stopped when she was a good ten feet from the ground. The glow got so bright that it was shed in the hole in the ground where Ray and Tolaku were. Ray looked up and suddenly it came to him. He got up left Tolaku where it was safe and hopped out of the hole, once he was out, he swiftly started walking towards Julia.
"THIS IS THE END!!!!" Sutekh cried out, "IT'S COMING THE DESTRUCTION OF THE WHOLE GALAXY!!!" he fell to his knees, but he looked up and watched Julia for a while. "I still have a chance!!" he flew towards her at tremendous speed but suddenly some powerful force made him stop in mid air. He looked into her eyes that were glowing bright white. He began to shake with fear.
"You…" Julia's voice echoed amplifying the power she had, "You……are the one………to go back………to where you came from……" With her other hand it looked like she tore a dimensional rift she turned and faced Sutekh. "……goodbye…" and she tossed him into the rift, it stayed open for some odd reason then Julia pointed to the ground. A beam shot out from her hand, it went through the floor and it came back. At the end of the beam was Orpheus unable to break away from the beam's power.
"LET ME GO!!!" Orpheus shouted as she struggled, she also threw him into the rift and before she closed it she looked him straight in the eye.
"This……is………your……fate…." And then she shut it. She suddenly just floated there in the middle of the sky, then the clouds cleared up again, making all of the moon's light shined on her. Julia felt a burst of unusual power, it felt like it was controlling her. It was her destiny it kept saying.
Ray walked beside Damon, eyes seemed to almost glazed over. "Damon?" The Wind Calain looked up at him. "Get me up there," Ray said simply staring at Julia.
"WHAT!?! You could get killed!!!" Damon countered, but Ray looked at him with such fierce look.
"Do you want Julia to die!?! Do you want the whole galaxy to just BLOW UP!!!!!" Damon shut his mouth and shook his head. "Good! Get me up there!" Damon took a step back from him and concentrated. Soon wind began to pick up and it lifted Ray from the ground. He rocketed towards Julia, he grabbed her and they floated there in the middle of the air. (Author's Note: kinda like he's hugging her)
"What is he doing?" Max asked watching them in the middle of the air. Suddenly bright light came from the two, everyone had to cover their eyes. Once the light faded, they saw Ray falling to the ground. Rose quickly made vines making a net-like thing breaking his fall. Once they got close to him, they saw that he was breathing hard, his breath was like a ghostly mist that would disappear in seconds.
"What were you trying to do!?!" Rose asked as she helped him get in a sitting position. It took him a little while to get them to understand but finally he made it as simple as possible.
"Anyone who touches her in this state, will have her power, that's why Sutekh wanted to get close to her. So he could have her power, but what I did was merely drain some of that power. That power isn't supposed to burst out lake that," Ray explained in between breaths, "The spell Orpheus put on her made her do this when in the moonlight. It was a side effect, they planned on not letting that happen. But it did. I took as much power as I could, though all that power flowing through her needs to be caught and put away safely before we are all doomed." He passed out in exhaustion. Crystal stood up, and took out the lightning strike.
"Rose!! Distraction please!!!" she called to the Earth Calain. She nodded took out her rose, which suddenly formed into a whip. (Author's Note: Like Kurama's in Yu Yu Hakusho.) she snapped it on the ground and the ground started to tremble, suddenly a huge vine of the earth shot through the ground and towards Julia. She merely shot another beam that split the vine in half.
"Good," Rose said, she was looking behind Julia and saw Crystal had used her sword to make it longer and thrust it in the ground making her shoot at Julia and cling on to her. Crystal felt immense energy flow enter her. She tried to hang on as long as she could, but eventually she too fell to the ground. Rose managed to catch her too with her net. Then Max flew up and was able to get close enough to latch onto her.
"We're doing it!!" Damon said, he was about to help, when Rose grabbed his arm. "What's wrong?"
"This is a challenge for the younger Calains, we should stay out of it." She said calmly.
"But what if they can't get all that power under control," Damon complained. Rose merely watched as Max hangs on for a little while longer before he too fell on the ground, once again Rose pulled the net thing off.
She turned to Damon again, "We are here to assist, its part of the prophecy." Damon sighed and watched Kai carry the unconscious Max over to where Crystal and Ray were laying down. "Hopefully she'll wake up."
"Huh?" Damon turned to Rose, "This is REALLY strange. How do you know all of this!?!" Damon demanded. Rose glared at him slightly.
"I was stuck in an infant's form, most of the time I could read, the book Ray and Julia got from the Book Store. My body was like an infant but my mind was as sharp as ever! I couldn't talk to the others, another infant capability I couldn't do. So Flamerion seemed to know that I wasn't an infant so she watched over me and let me get to the book when no one was looking."
"I see." Damon a bit shaken from being told off. A figure fell from the sky and latched onto Julia, Damon's eyes widened, "What!? Where did she come from?" Damon shouted as he watched Tolaku hang on for as long as she can.
"I was hoping she'll come and take some power, she's currently worn from the injuries from Orpheus. So she can take in more power than normal people do," Rose said calmly as they witnessed Tolaku hang on longer than the others. But eventually she too fell to the ground, another net was formed and Tolaku was safely on the ground. All that was left was Kai. Julia floated to the ground breathing heavily.
"And now, we will see if Kai has the strength to save Julia and the galaxy," Damon said softly watching the two.
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Kai slowly walked towards Julia, who now fell on her knees. Little power was flowing through her now, thanks to Tolaku's share. The power still in her was still forcing her to think the way it wanted her to. Kai stood over her for a second, then lowered down on one knee so they would see eye to eye.
"Julia?" Kai said softly, he saw her jerk from the sound of his voice. "I'm sorry for everything, I should've trusted you! It was a mistake that nearly cost everyone their lives, I'm such a fool!!" he said as he lowered his eyes.
"…It's not……your fault…." Julia's normal voice came out, she was struggling but it was there. "……please…..take the power…….before…it's too….late…." then her eyes went to her glowing form, and she started to glow as well. Kai did the first thing that came to mind, he kissed her.
The last of the power was all Kai could take. He fell into unconsciousness, but a pair of arms caught him. Julia held Kai tight, he had saved her and everyone else. She would never let go of him again.
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((Back in Japan))
Julia, Tyson, Damon, and Rose (Who are in regular clothing) waited in the waiting room. Suddenly the door burst open and a breathless Kenny. He looked around and ran straight for Tyson.
"WHAT HAPPENED TO GOOD'OL KEN!!!! YOU LEFT ME IN THE DUST!!!!!" he yelled at Tyson, who sweat dropped. Tyson stood up from his chair to make a come back, when suddenly Julia stood in front of him.
"I'm sorry Kenny but it was better if you didn't come, it would've put you in mortal danger," she said calmly and softly, her voice seemed to calm his temper.
"But why did Tyson go?" They heard Damon chuckle slightly and they turned around towards him.
"He was what you call at the wrong place at the wrong time."
"Sooo," Kenny said looking around noticing that they were missing a big number of people, "Where is everybody?" Everyone was silent at the moment, then Tyson decided to fill him in.
"Excuse me?" came the quiet voice of the nurse. Everyone turned they're attention to her, "Some of the patients are waking up, If you would like to see them…you may."
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Julia sat quietly in a chair next to the bed that Kai was laying in, there were a few wires plugged into him. The only sound form the room was the occasional 'beep'. After waiting for what seemed to be a long time, she saw Kai's eyelids slowly open and focus on her.
"J…julia." He said his voice weak from exhaustion.
Tears slid down her face as she took his hand and held onto to it, "Yes it's me. Everything's over now. I don't have to stay on that island anymore."
Kai let a deep breath escape him, "We're finally together at last."
"Yes, together now. We will never separate again."
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Ray had woken up a long time ago, probably because of his clan's power that let him recover quickly. He now stood next to Tolaku's bed. It hurt him to see her like this, all bandaged up, connected to machines. It was a sad sight. Doctors said that she'll wake up soon, so he would wait until she does, it didn't matter how long it would take, and he would wait forever if he had to.
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Max slowly opened his eyes, and noticed two figures in the room. "Hey Sleeping Beauty!"
"Damon, I'm guessing everything is over, right?" Max said as he focused on Rose and Damon. The older Calains looked at each other and smiled.
"Yes Max it is all over," Rose said as she patted his hand. Max smiled and leaned back into his pillow.
"You are free to live your life now," he heard Damon say, "Hopefully no more psychotic people to ruin it."
Max lifted his fist in the air, "Here here!!
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Tyson walked into the room to find Crystal sitting in her bed with her arms crossed. When he walked in, she glared at him.
"WHERE WERE YOU!?!" she demanded before he could give her an answer she started shouted again, "I WOKE UP HOPING TO SEE YOU SITTING NEXT TO MY BED ALL WORRIED, BUT WHAT DO I FIND!!! NO ONE IN SIGHT!!!! HOW COULD YOU!?!?"
"Crystal…honey! The nurse's wouldn't let us in," came Tyson's squeaky replay. Things started flying through the air and their target was Tyson, fortunately the young man was quick enough to dodge most of them. Kenny was leaning against the wall outstide the room listening to the chaos inside. He chuckled and muttered a comment to himself.
"Sweet young love. Ain't it beautiful?"
Author's Note: Well, there's the end!!! Maybe I can squeeze in a epilogue, it depends who wants it. *grins*
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