Chapter 14-The End?
They never got the Asylum finished. The fact that the New Evil launched a
full-out attack the day before its official opening didn't help.
So the New Evil now had a Magical Convergence to bring back The Tainted One
(as he calls him.), or Rothus back from the dimension that Schneider sent
him to, by using Foobar's body as a host.
Clan Destiny were about to try and take on Shara head on, with Agatha and
Wasabi running to the battle, mainly just to kill things.
Still...no worries, eh?
- - -
When Babus woke up, he had no idea where he was. He got up, brushed the
dust off his robes and looked around him. He was in a church of some sort,
possibly Ambervale. "Ambervale..." Babus whispered, trying to piece
together his memories. His head felt terrible, like it had been whacked
around by a baseball bat.
When all the pieces fitted together in his mind, it wasn't a pretty
picture. Babus turned and headed for the exit, but, as he was about to
leave, he heard a voice. "Mama, why are we here again?" The Prince!
He heard Queen Remidi reply, "Because, some bad people are coming to take
me away, and this is a very safe place. And look! Your friend Llednar is
here!"
"Yay! My friend is here."
Babus decided to go through and confront them, and headed for the door. As
he was about to enter, the door opened and Llednar stepped out. He smiled
at him. "Hello, Babus."
"Listen, Llednar, I NEED to see the Prince!"
"NO-ONE sees the Prince!"
"Stand aside Llednar, I must see him!"
"Then...you shall die."
At this, Llednar drew his sword. Babus stared. He was serious. Of course he
was, this was Mewt's violent side. But, he wasn't going to give up this
shot.
"SO BE IT!!!" Babus yelled, and, with no other plan in mind, whacked
Llednar over the head with his Mace.
Llednar, despite the fact it didn't do any damage, still felt the blow. It
startled him, but not enough, and he sliced the broadsword, slashing Babus
across the chest. "PAIN!!!" he yelled, before slumping to the floor.
- - -
"What the hell was that!?" Remidi asked Mewt, who responded by shrugging
his shoulders. She went outside to look, and saw Llednar wiping blood off
his sword, and Babus lying on the floor.
"Llednar! What did I tell you! No killing the mages! BAD LLEDNAR!!!
- - -
"Wait, before we start kicking the crap out of each other, a question. How
the hell did Largo, Viola and...Tim, get here from their place so quickly?"
Shara asked.
Shara and Clan Destiny were still facing each other at the top of Siera
Gorge. They all knew this was going to be a fight which would be part of
the battle against the New Exciting Evil. Plus, it was a personal battle;
they had figured out what happened to Foobar and, with the exception of
Thenardi who argued that his jokes were so bad that he deserved to die,
they decided to show no mercy to his killer, who they figured out was
Shara.
Largo answered, "Viola knows teleportation."
"Oh."
"I have a quessstion too." Schneider said. "Shara...are you actually
possessed? Just that Eldana said she was..."
Shara paused, then threw back her head and cackled wildly. When she had
stopped, she answered, "No. Never was, never will be. That demon, I bet the
crap out of. Then The New Evil appeared and asked me to join him. And I
said yes."
Everyone paused. They were hoping that the answer would have been along the
lines of a "Yes, I am a host of Lucifer," so they didn't have to face
someone...normal. Just a normal person who just happened to be evil.
"Bah. Enough talk, let's fight!"
- - -
Meanwhile, Marche had already finished their fight with Ritz, winning and
saving her from the spell, and was headed towards Ambervale.
The New Evil didn't know about this however, as he had work to do.
"Tainted One, arise from your other-worldly dimension. Filter your essence
into this sacrifice, and let the world bleed!"
An aura surrounded Foobar's body, and poured in through his nose, ears and
mouth. The New Evil grinned. "It worked! YAHOO!!!"
Foobar stood up. "Ow...my head...where have I been?"
"First of all, what is your name?" the New Evil asked.
"Rothus. Is it just me, or am I in an...Alchemist?"
"...It's not you. Anyway, I have a treat for you Rothus."
"Really?" Rothus grinned, and the Heretic Rod appeared in his hand out of
no-where. "What is it?"
"Well, it's news. Schneider is still alive."
"Ooh...revenge!" Rothus took on a thoughtful face. "But...I could use him
for a different purpose...nah, I'll just torture and kill him."
"Amen to that," the New Evil whispered.
"So, where do we start?"
The New Evil yelled, "TAINTED ONES!!! ASSEMBLE!!!"
At once, hundreds of men with hooded cloaks materialized. Some of their
hands were visible, and Rothus/Foobar noted that they were hideously
deformed. Yet they seemed nimble enough to hold the knives they were
carrying with deadly skill. No-one had seen their faces, ever.
"These are yours to command. Use them well, Rothus."
Rothus grinned. "When can I use them?"
"Not now. Not enough of them. Now, I when I tell you, I want you to run to
the Church and confront Clan Destiny...the Clan that Schneider's in," he
added, noting the blank look on his face. "Do whatever you want with
Schneider, but capture the Blue Mage and the blind one. They're the
important ones. And you cannot fail. Got that?"
Rothus nodded, then walked over to the corner and started to wait. The New
Evil hummed a tune while waiting for the End of Days to begin.
- - -
Before the fight started, Eldana yelled "LAW CARD!!! Banning Sharpshoot!!!"
Shara started. "Ah dammit, you can't get a break these days. Oh well." She withdrew two hunting knives, and prepared for the fight. Tim grinned. "Woo! I can actually do something!" he yelled, before muttering something, and transforming into a Flan. Shara smirked. "A Flan? Honestly, I don't think a Jelly can hurt me no- AH!!! PAIN!!!" she yelled as Tim set a MASSIVE Firaga Ball straight at her, and she ran around trying to fan the flames off her. All of a sudden, she disappeared, and reappeared in the same incident behind Quin, thrusting out with the knives and flooring him. "Ah...dammit. She can teleport too, Kupo!" Kenneth said, before she appeared behind him. He turned round and unloaded an entire clip into her, but she only flinched slightly, before thrusting out, flooring Kenneth. "Kenneth!" Viola screamed. "That's it...young lady, you're in so much trouble!" Shara turned round and smirked. "Ooh, look. It's mummy-dearest! Whatcha gonna do? Smack me?" Viola groaned, before yelling "THUNDAGA!!!" sending a massive bolt towards Shara, who yelled and jumped out of the way, before disappearing again, reappearing behind David. "David, look out!" Madeline yelled. But David was already on it, turning round and parrying with his own knives. Shara started, disappeared, reappeared and stabbed Tim. "Oh, the PAIN!!!" Tim yelled, but didn't fall. "Eh? Why aren't you dead?" Shara asked. Tim grinned, then took out a spell-book with a massive hole in it from the knife. "Feel the wrath of my spell-book!" he yelled, before flinging it at Shara. It hit her square in the jaw. "OW!!! I'm gonna get you for that!" she yelled. But Tim already had that covered, as he slumped to the floor. Shara smiled, then turned around. "Ah, Eldana! How's that wound? Still sore? Well, that's JUST a taster!" she yelled, before running straight for her. Eldana grinned. "Watch, as I show off the staff I found from Present Day! MADEEN!!!" Instantly, a holy beam went flying into Shara. "AH!!! MORE PAIN!!!" she yelled. "Err...sweetie? She ain't falling." Viola whispered. At that point, Schneider pointed down. "Hey look! Agatha! With...sssome guy." Agatha grinned, before running and jumping up onto the ledge with the man. Shara turned around and barely parried two Katana blows. She ducked, then tripped Agatha and the Ninja, before running back towards Clan Destiny. Largo was closest, and would be hard pressed to run, due to the fact he was backed against a cliff. Shara grinned and flung a knife at him. It flew. And it flew. And it flew. And just before it hit him, a shield of light covered him, absorbing the knife and swallowing it whole. "What the hell..." Shara whispered. Largo smiled. "My guardian Angel," he said, before taking out the Sabre. "Rush her." Shara tried to teleport, but found she couldn't. "What the..." she whispered. She turned around and saw Viola at the back, chanting some sort of counter-spell. "Ah crap..." Thenardi was at the front of the pack. Shara saw him charging up the Thundaga Bolt. Shara saw him fire the Bolt. Shara saw the Bolt flying towards her. Then Shara saw black. - - - "We...we did it!" Madeline grinned. "Ow...pain...sore..." Largo whispered. Eldana smiled. "Pheonix Down time," she said before going around, reviving the Clan Destiny members. "So, Agatha. Who's your Ninja friend?" Thenardi asked. "He's Wasabi, the Ninja." Agatha replied. David suddenly yelped. "Wasabi? Wait, he's my brother!" Wasabi, who had been sitting by the bridge admiring the view, turned round. "Holy crap! David! What the hell happened to you!!!?" "New Evil didn't like my rejection of his business proposal." "Oh...I'm sorry." At that point, Tim sat up and asked the one thing everyone thought. "Is it over? Can we end this and go home?" Schneider shook his head. "It may be for the ressst of you, but I want to finish off what we ssstarted. I want to go to the source of it all." Largo whispered, "The New and Exciting Evil..." Schneider nodded. "Yesss, and Rothusss. We can save Ivalice, I mean. Come on! You know we can do it!" Everyone paused for a second, then nodded. Schneider smiled. "Well then. Time to go to Church." - - - "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" The New Evil felt the death of Shara, and was incredibly frustrated. Shara had proved faithfulright to the end...or is it the end? "Ohhhhh, Rothus?" the New Evil asked. He decided to change his form, as he'd been as Shara for quite some time. He transformed into David. Rothus appeared. "Yes?" "I need you to bring me a body." "Want me to kill someone?" "No, a body which is already dead. It's Shara. When you find her, give her a drop of this," he handed him a bottle of Pheonix Down. "So hurry. When you find her teleport back." Rothus nodded, and disappeared. Two minutes later he reappeared, a living Shara in tow. The New Evil smiled. "Good, you're still alive. Ok, time to mount up. Time to prepare for the war. Are we all ready?" Shara and Rothus nodded. "The End of Days is close at hand. And the world...the world shall BLEED!!!"
Shara started. "Ah dammit, you can't get a break these days. Oh well." She withdrew two hunting knives, and prepared for the fight. Tim grinned. "Woo! I can actually do something!" he yelled, before muttering something, and transforming into a Flan. Shara smirked. "A Flan? Honestly, I don't think a Jelly can hurt me no- AH!!! PAIN!!!" she yelled as Tim set a MASSIVE Firaga Ball straight at her, and she ran around trying to fan the flames off her. All of a sudden, she disappeared, and reappeared in the same incident behind Quin, thrusting out with the knives and flooring him. "Ah...dammit. She can teleport too, Kupo!" Kenneth said, before she appeared behind him. He turned round and unloaded an entire clip into her, but she only flinched slightly, before thrusting out, flooring Kenneth. "Kenneth!" Viola screamed. "That's it...young lady, you're in so much trouble!" Shara turned round and smirked. "Ooh, look. It's mummy-dearest! Whatcha gonna do? Smack me?" Viola groaned, before yelling "THUNDAGA!!!" sending a massive bolt towards Shara, who yelled and jumped out of the way, before disappearing again, reappearing behind David. "David, look out!" Madeline yelled. But David was already on it, turning round and parrying with his own knives. Shara started, disappeared, reappeared and stabbed Tim. "Oh, the PAIN!!!" Tim yelled, but didn't fall. "Eh? Why aren't you dead?" Shara asked. Tim grinned, then took out a spell-book with a massive hole in it from the knife. "Feel the wrath of my spell-book!" he yelled, before flinging it at Shara. It hit her square in the jaw. "OW!!! I'm gonna get you for that!" she yelled. But Tim already had that covered, as he slumped to the floor. Shara smiled, then turned around. "Ah, Eldana! How's that wound? Still sore? Well, that's JUST a taster!" she yelled, before running straight for her. Eldana grinned. "Watch, as I show off the staff I found from Present Day! MADEEN!!!" Instantly, a holy beam went flying into Shara. "AH!!! MORE PAIN!!!" she yelled. "Err...sweetie? She ain't falling." Viola whispered. At that point, Schneider pointed down. "Hey look! Agatha! With...sssome guy." Agatha grinned, before running and jumping up onto the ledge with the man. Shara turned around and barely parried two Katana blows. She ducked, then tripped Agatha and the Ninja, before running back towards Clan Destiny. Largo was closest, and would be hard pressed to run, due to the fact he was backed against a cliff. Shara grinned and flung a knife at him. It flew. And it flew. And it flew. And just before it hit him, a shield of light covered him, absorbing the knife and swallowing it whole. "What the hell..." Shara whispered. Largo smiled. "My guardian Angel," he said, before taking out the Sabre. "Rush her." Shara tried to teleport, but found she couldn't. "What the..." she whispered. She turned around and saw Viola at the back, chanting some sort of counter-spell. "Ah crap..." Thenardi was at the front of the pack. Shara saw him charging up the Thundaga Bolt. Shara saw him fire the Bolt. Shara saw the Bolt flying towards her. Then Shara saw black. - - - "We...we did it!" Madeline grinned. "Ow...pain...sore..." Largo whispered. Eldana smiled. "Pheonix Down time," she said before going around, reviving the Clan Destiny members. "So, Agatha. Who's your Ninja friend?" Thenardi asked. "He's Wasabi, the Ninja." Agatha replied. David suddenly yelped. "Wasabi? Wait, he's my brother!" Wasabi, who had been sitting by the bridge admiring the view, turned round. "Holy crap! David! What the hell happened to you!!!?" "New Evil didn't like my rejection of his business proposal." "Oh...I'm sorry." At that point, Tim sat up and asked the one thing everyone thought. "Is it over? Can we end this and go home?" Schneider shook his head. "It may be for the ressst of you, but I want to finish off what we ssstarted. I want to go to the source of it all." Largo whispered, "The New and Exciting Evil..." Schneider nodded. "Yesss, and Rothusss. We can save Ivalice, I mean. Come on! You know we can do it!" Everyone paused for a second, then nodded. Schneider smiled. "Well then. Time to go to Church." - - - "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" The New Evil felt the death of Shara, and was incredibly frustrated. Shara had proved faithfulright to the end...or is it the end? "Ohhhhh, Rothus?" the New Evil asked. He decided to change his form, as he'd been as Shara for quite some time. He transformed into David. Rothus appeared. "Yes?" "I need you to bring me a body." "Want me to kill someone?" "No, a body which is already dead. It's Shara. When you find her, give her a drop of this," he handed him a bottle of Pheonix Down. "So hurry. When you find her teleport back." Rothus nodded, and disappeared. Two minutes later he reappeared, a living Shara in tow. The New Evil smiled. "Good, you're still alive. Ok, time to mount up. Time to prepare for the war. Are we all ready?" Shara and Rothus nodded. "The End of Days is close at hand. And the world...the world shall BLEED!!!"
