NOTE TO THE READER: I'm surprised no one posted any reviews for my previous chapter. I'm not asking you to, but I hope you guys are still around after my month-long absence because of vacation. Important: I forgot to say the size of Dark Matter's eye in the previous chapter. I'll probably put this in when I revise the story (that would be in the far future), but THE BALL THAT HOUSES DARK MATTER'S EYE IS NOW HALF THE SIZE OF MASHER. Okay, with that said, you can enjoy this chapter that is DEFINITELY NOT THE LAST.
Chapter 81: The Omnipotent Entity
Eight black tentacles extended from Dark Matter's eye, which slowly opened.
The tentacles all rushed at Kirby, who made a few slices with the star rod. Whenever he hit a tentacle with the star rod, the tentacle would splatter like water in zero gravity, but then retract and reform.
Tentacle coming on the left! Got it! Right! Left! Got 'em! Front! Right! Top! Front! Got 'em! Got 'em! Below! Left! Top! Front! Spin the star rod... Good! Now, one more swish!
Kirby fired a star shot into Dark Matter's open eye, blasting the ball a few inches backwards.
"hoaaaaaargh..." choked Dark Matter's "voice".
The eye opened again to stare at Kirby, its pupil dilating.
Before the tentacles could attack again, Kirby fired another star shot.
CRACKAPOW!
Kirby felt like he had just been punched numerous times all over his face. Dark Matter's eye had just fired a bolt of black electricity at Kirby. The bolt had destroyed the star shot and scored a direct hit on the unsuspecting Star Warrior.
Immediately, the tentacles moved in to attack. Kirby, luckily, managed to keep them at bay with the star rod. His face really hurt.
As soon as there was an opening, Kirby got a glimpse of Dark Matter's eye. The pupil had dilated again.
Kirby could have fired another star shot right then, but instead he flew sharply upwards.
CRACKAPOW!
Kirby had guessed right. Right as he had flown upward, Dark Matter's pupil violently contracted, discharging another ray of black electricity.
Kirby fired another star shot, which hit Dark Matter's eye as it looked up. Dark Matter groaned again.
"all right kirby," said Dark Matter. "now you have gone and made me angry..."
Eight small, tan-colored balls appeared around the black sphere that housed Dark Matter's eye.
Dark Matter's pupil dilated and Kirby swerved to the left to dodge.
CRACKAPOW!
Then one of the little balls came hurtling Kirby's way. But before it could get close enough to be hit by the star rod, it exploded.
The powerful blast thrust Kirby backwards, scorching his face and disorientating him long enough for Dark Matter to attack with its tentacles.
All eight tentacles clasped onto Kirby, trapping him in a black ball of Dark Matter essence, out of which stuck the star rod.
The tentacles squeezed Kirby, trying to suffocate him. Already Kirby felt his grip on the star rod loosening.
With an enormous effort, Kirby managed to bring the star rod down through the tentacles, which splattered, releasing Kirby.
Another tan ball was already headed his way. In order to not take damage from the impending explosion Kirby flew backward slightly and hit the ball with a star shot, blowing it up.
CRACKAPOW!
Kirby had failed to pay attention to the eye, which had fired another black bolt. Luckily, it did not score a direct hit this time, blasting only Kirby's left arm (the one he wasn't using to hold the star rod).
Now in quite a large amount of pain, Kirby fought off more tentacles. Then he flew upward, over the eye. His new plan was to keep moving.
Another ball. Fire at it! Got it! Tentacles from below! And the Right! Left! Behind! Swing the star rod! Got 'em! One more is coming! But watch out! Swerve!
CRACKAPOW!
Good! Fire at the next ball. Fly down. To the right. Tentacles in front! And on the left! Above! Swing! Swing! Swerve!!!
CRACKAPOW!
Tentacles on all sides now! Swing! Swing! Too many! Little ball! Too late!!!
Kirby saw, as if in slow motion, the tan-colored ball break open and unleash its brilliant fiery blast into his face.
Kirby and his warpstar flew backwards, propelled by the fires of that explosion. A few yards away from when he had been blasted, Kirby's warpstar slowed to a stop.
Since Dreamlanders don't bleed, Kirby's face was not covered with blood. Instead, his face now had a slightly more grayish hue. It was also covered with dents and burns.
Kirby had not let go of the star rod. He had to keep fighting, but he could barely stand.
Dark Matter's eye floated slowly over.
"still wish to fight?" it asked. "eye shall be happy to oblige. this is your last chance to flee."
A warpstar flew down to Kirby's side. Riding on it was a maximum tomato.
Thanks, Gooey, thought Kirby as he reached over and ate the maximum tomato. The warpstar then disappeared.
"that fruit," said Dark Matter slowly. "what was that?"
"I can keep going forever Dark Matter," replied Kirby, revived once more. "You'll never win."
The fight began anew.
Wha... What... What happened? Did Meta Drone self-destruct when I cut him up? No... His pieces fell down here... Then, how did I get knocked out?
Meta Knight looked up. He had been lucky in his fall to land on grass rather than in the unnamed river that runs through Green Canvas or on one of the large grey rocks that litters the area.
WHAT?! Kirby fighting Dark Matter?! How could this be?!! I must act before it is too late!
Meta Knight stood up, spread his wings, and shot towards the fray like a bullet. He held Galaxia pointed forward, aiming to ram it into Dark Matter's eye.
Unfortunately for him, however, Kirby managed, right before Meta Knight would have struck, to score a star shot hit on Dark Matter's eye, blasting the ball backwards. This caused Meta Knight to miss.
Kirby's surprise at seeing Meta Knight was cut short by Dark Matter's retaliation in the form of a huge tentacle sweep, which Kirby had to cut through with the star rod to block.
"Kirby!" shouted Meta Knight. "You have gotten in my way for the last time!!!"
Meta Knight rushed at Kirby, who parried Galaxia with close-range star shot. Kirby fired more star shots, one of which hit Meta Knight in the face. It felt, to Meta Knight, like someone had just punched him, but with little effect.
Knowing the star rod would probably shatter if it contacted the great sword of destruction, Galaxia, Kirby thought fast and formulated a desperate plan.
Turning around, Kirby flew directly at Dark Matter's eye, Meta Knight followed, about to impale Kirby.
At the last instant, before either Dark Matter or Meta Knight could land a hit on him, Kirby spun back around, firing star shots in both directions.
The star shot that went in Dark Matter's direction contacted one of those explosive orbs, removing it from Dark Matter's collection. The other star shot smacked Meta Knight in the face.
That was all Dark Matter needed. First, its pupil had widened enough to fire, which it did, blasting Meta Knight's right arm (the one he was holding Galaxia in). Second, a tentacle reached out and snatched Galaxia away from the dazed warrior.
"Galaxia!!!" shrieked Meta Knight. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"
Dark Matter's tentacle pulled Galaxia away by its hilt and deposited it inside one of those tan-colored balls, which withdrew inside the ball that housed Dark Matter's eye.
Kirby flew a few feet back.
"Die, Dark Matter!!!" roared Meta Knight, conjuring a glowing orb on each hand. He then slammed the sides of his fists together, combining the balls into one huge one, which flew at Dark Matter's eye.
Dark Matter did not close its eye fast enough and therefore suffered temporary blindness from the explosion.
Kirby fired another star shot, but Meta Knight blasted it out of the air with another glowing ball.
"Dark Matter is mine to destroy!" bellowed Meta Knight, charging up two more bright spheres. "I'll not let a pathetic Dreamlander get the best of me!!!"
"Meta Knight!" screamed Kirby. "You've gone insane! You lost Galaxia! There's no hope for this planet unless I finish off Dark Matter now!!!"
But, "now" was too late.
Dark Matter's eyesight had recovered and it lashed out with a single tentacle.
Meta Knight felt a tug as the tentacle wrapped around his left wing and jerked him at the unprepared Star Warrior.
Meta Knight crashed into Kirby with enough force to kill a Grizzo. But that wasn't the end of it. The shock also knocked Meta Knight's hands together. Released automatically, the two combined orbs hovered in the air for a split-second before...
KABLAM!!!
Meta Knight was blown directly downwards into a rock, where a nasty snapping noise announced the breaking of his left wing.
The warpstar spun away, landing, coincidentally, on Dark Matter's eye, where it subsequently exploded.
Kirby shot sideways through the air and then arched down toward the ground, trailing smoke like a rocket.
...and the Great Star Rod of Light fell into the river, far below.