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TWO HEROES COLLIDE 9, LYLAT-TERRA WARS
Chapter Eighteen, Do Shadows Tell the Truth?
Eagle was resurrected because of Garuda's spirit, and blessing. Strangely, he accumulated white energy, which helped him counter the shadow X-Eagle. After finding out the secret of X-Eagle, will our hero forgive him or kill him?
"Th-that's true…" X-Eagle moaned. "I'm just your silhouette. I was only created by Omega from your shadows."
"But why with all of the trouble?" Eagle asked.
"A promise," X-Eagle continued, "if I finish you, I'll have my real own body. Omega promised me that!"
"So," Eagle stated, "you really don't mean any harm?"
"Not really…" a faint whisper echoed.
"Can we help him?" Eagle asked Garuda, who resides inside him. "Is there a way we can turn him into a mortal?"
"Don't tell me that you believe that shade!" Garuda shouted within Eagle. "I don't trust him, Eagle, and you shouldn't too!"
"Garuda, I thought you've changed! How come you have doubts in your mind?" Eagle argued.
"It's not what you think," Garuda debated, "I feel something wrong from his sentiments. Do shadows really tell the truth? But if you insist…"
Eagle faced the sobbing black bird. Without a doubt, he's ready to help the shadow to turn into a living person. He won't be an echo anymore.
"Take my hand," Eagle instructed him. "Our spirits will travel into yours."
"But you'll burn me!" X-Eagle protested. "You carry the White Wind, and I'm a shadow! If you travel inside me, I'll vanquish!"
"He's right," Eagle thought. "Garuda, can we remove the Holy Wind?"
"That's risking your safety!" Garuda yelled.
"I trust him," Eagle replied softly. "He won't do that."
"I just hope you're right."
The brown avian focused his thoughts into his heart. With a single whim, light slowly fades away from his body. A film of protection, the veil of the white wind, disappears from his wings. He then let out his hand, ready to help.
"Now grab my hand," he instructed again. "We'll begin there."
"Thank you for trusting me," X-Eagle replied. He then crawled forward, grasping the arm of the avian. He then grinned, "but you know, that was foolish!" He then changed his form, not a bird anymore. He looks like a formless, splattered figure, all made of darkness.
Eagle was surprised from the traitor's action, and tries to escape from the grasp, but then he fails to. He has fallen into a trap, and now he can't get himself out from it.
"You're a liar!" Eagle yelled as he tries to remove the shadow from his left arm. "Garuda was right! I should've listened to him!"
"It's not your fault," Garuda whispered. "It's natural for someone like you to trust a person, so don't blame yourself."
"Actually," the formless figure replied, "I am telling the truth! Omega shall grant me body, and he wants me to use yours!"
The black spirit crawled onto Eagle's body, covering him with shadows. He tries to resist, but couldn't. Will he stay in the darkness?
Meanwhile, Fox wakes up from the unconsciousness he had. He stands up from a corner, and looked at himself.
"Eagle," he thought, "he sacrificed himself for me, even if I consider him an enemy… because we were friends, and for him, we still are…" His thoughts flew to Wulf, who tries to befriend him, even if the war is stressing them out. "Wulf was right… the war is just using me! None of the systems like it! It all came from a misunderstanding! And maybe… Rufus didn't kill Peppy!" He then notice a miniature missile cannon from his belt he took out from the Arwing. "I'll save you, Eagle! I'm still your friend!" He rushed outside, only to find out that his friend is struggling against darkness.
"Eagle!" he shouted fiercely. "I'm here to save you!"
"Get out of here!" Eagle shouted as the shadow binds him. "X-Eagle is controlling my body, and I can only hold on much longer! You better get out of here!"
"NO!!!" he shouted. "I won't let it happen! Peppy, Bark, Slippy… they are my friends and they died because of my ignorance! I won't let it happen to you!" He arms the missile launcher and aims it at the shadow covering Eagle.
"But it's too late, Fox!" the shadow replied. "Eagle is mine, and even if you fire that weapon, Eagle will die!"
Fox then missed a heartbeat. What if I fired the shot and hit Eagle? The thought came into his mind. But then, he remembered what his father said. Nothing is more precise than a shot that came from the heart. He closed his eyes and focused deeply. "I'll save you!" he yelled, firing a missile.
"It won't harm me!" the darkness grinned.
As the rocket flew towards the shadow covering Eagle's body, it drilled through the shadow. The missile isn't only a regular missile; it is also filled with Fox's positive energy, the energy of friendship.
"What the?" the shadow growled. "How, how can it be?!"
"It's Fox's light," Eagle concluded. "There's no way you will escape."
The shadow suddenly formed cracks. Even with its matter-less form, it produced cracks, jarring the whole black matter.
"NO!!!" the shadow yelled as it explodes into nothing. Eagle was released from his shadow.
"That was a relief," Eagle exhaled. "Thanks Fox. I know there's still a part of you that's our friend."
"Don't mention it!" Fox grinned. "Anyway, will you make me an excuse for Wulf?"
"Sure thing!" Eagle laughed.
Then, a flashing shard appeared and floated from the space wherein darkness was vanquished. It floated steadily and landed into Fox's palm.
"What's this?" he asked.
"A Spirit Particle," Eagle explained, "according to Garuda, it's what the life of X-Eagle is. Even if he's a shadow, he has this. It means that he's just a victim of something or somebody more evil."
"Who?" Fox wondered.
Suddenly, a dark orb appeared. It was formerly the enemy they were facing! It wasn't destroyed.
"I… am… indestructible…" the darkness growled. "Massive… destruction… to this planet… I must do this…" It then starts to gather energy, and for Eagle and Fox, a terrible omen is about to happen if they didn't do something.
"We should eliminate it away from the planet!" Fox howled. "If only my Arwing is still whole, I could've rocketed it away from Zoness!"
Eagle was conversing with Garuda, however. Nothing can stop the dark shadow's attack, and the only way to save the planet from it is to send it away, and the person who'll do so won't have time to return.
"Fox," Eagle softly spoke to the vulpine, "I really want to thank you for saving me. And, I am really happy that you're back to your old self. I'm very glad that I'm still here when you changed back."
"What are you talking about?" Fox wondered. Then, a horrific thought appeared into Fox's mind, which made him shout. "Don't tell me you'll… NO! I WON'T LET YOU!"
"I am the only one capable of doing it!" Eagle yelled, tears falling down. "Just… just say goodbye to Wulf for me, okay? I know it's painful… but…"
"But what?" Fox asked while crying.
"But… now I know what Bark and Slippy felt," Eagle reasoned out. "They, they felt that they were needed most, and they know it's the right thing to do! Forgive me, Fox!" He then gathered his energy, allowing him to swoop the dark orb along with him, up to the sky.
"EAGLE!!!" Fox yelled with tears.
"You fool!" the shadow shouted. "You cannot stop me!"
"I can't," Eagle replied, "but the sun will… Garuda, please don't let me fail!"
"I won't," the spirit replied, "with my power, you can fly at the sun. So this is what heroes feel when they are doing something grand…"
Back at the base…
"Everybody all right?" Tatanuk asked as she checks on everybody.
"We're fine!" Wulf replied. "I wonder what happened."
"It's the dark talisman's effect," Wolf answered it. "Don't worry, we've removed it."
Suddenly, a loud groan was heard. A dazzling light sparked at the sky. It looked like fireworks.
"Will you look at that," Falco remarked. "It seems something happened."
Suddenly, Tatanuk felt something. A bad feeling throbbed her heart. Something was wrong.
"Eagle," she whined at the air.
Moments later, Fox appeared at the gate of the base, limping. Everybody approached him, but Galaxy Wulf and Tatanuk took a distance.
"Whoa," Falco gasped. "What happened to you?! You looked like a dirt bag!"
"I…" he slowly spoke out softly. "I… Eagle's… he…"
Tatanuk was shock. She knew this was coming, but she didn't know that it'll be true. Her heart breaks out, and she fell down, crying.
What will happen next? Now that Eagle's gone, they will have a hard time. They now know a greater evil is lurking, but what must they do?