By Kevin Larry Ivy
I don't own the Powerpuff girls or any related characters. I do own Leviathan, Sezu, Kisu, Delu, Glyja, Beelzebub, and the six dark puffs.
The girls fly through the air in silence. The only sound that breaks this eerie quiet is Zenryoko's purring as she snuggles in Blossom's arms. Zenryoko looks up at Blossom and whimpers, more so when her owner doesn't acknowledge her. Zenryoko can easily tell there is something not quite right; something is about to happen. Something that would change her owner and her sisters' lives forever. Zenryoko whimpers again and rubs against Blossom comfortingly. Blossom hugs her tightly, completely aware of the sudden fear she can feel building in her but confused about why it's there. Nothing had happen this morning that could be qualified as bad. Heck, finding Zenryoko had made this one of the best days ever so far. But at the same time, as Pokey Oaks Elementary School comes into view, that fear becomes stronger.
The girls land in the playground for some reason. Something had called them hear, something that their young minds, no matter how advanced they were due to the Chemical X or their deity lineage, could comprehend. They walk through the empty playground, once more in the near trance-like state they'd been in the entire morning. Zenryoko whimpers more and snuggles against Blossom more, feeling the fear her owner is giving off. Blossom, now shivering, hugs Zenryoko close. A soft breeze blows by.
Sezu sits down against a sakura tree, hugging Zenryoko and smiling at her. Zenryoko looks up at her with her big violet eyes and purrs as she snuggles in Sezu's arms. Kisu and Delu run by, laughing while Delu tries to catch Kisu to tag her. But try as she might, the sky goddess always remains just out of Delu's reach. Kisu shrieks and suddenly comes to a complete stop, swinging her arms to keep her balance so she doesn't fall in the river in front of her. Her efforts are in vain; however, since Delu simply tackles her moments later. The two crash into the river, sending up a good-sized splash. Sezu begins giggling hysterically at her sisters' antics. Delu scrambles out of the river, blowing a raspberry at Kisu, who climbs out fuming. Kisu shakes herself out and takes off after Delu. Sezu begins giggling more, especially at the funny faces Delu makes at Kisu while she's chasing her. Kisu speeds up and tackles Delu, and the two begin rolling around on the ground trying to pin the other. Sezu is now laughing out loud at them and Zenryoko is also watching in amusement.
Delu manages to pin Kisu, who leans up and whispers something to her. Delu giggles and lets Kisu up. They walk over to their sister and sit down on either side of her. Kisu pets Zenryoko, who moves from Sezu's lap to hers. Kisu giggles when Zenryoko licks her cheek and whispers something to the little angel fox. Zenryoko looks up at her, with a curious look in her eyes.
"Zyu?" Kisu nods. Zenryoko purrs and rubs against Kisu. "Zyuuu!" Zenryoko hops from Kisu's lap back to Sezu's lap and rubs against her owner. Sezu smiles and pets Zenryoko. Zenryoko begins rubbing her tail up and down Sezu's side, making Sezu squeal and giggle uncontrollably.
"Zyu! That tickles!" Zenryoko purrs and lies down on Sezu's lap, still tickling her stomach and ribs with her tail. Sezu giggles and leans back against the tree. Kisu and Delu, almost in unison, lie down and begin tickling her feet, which makes her shriek and begin laughing hysterically. Kisu plays with Sezu's toes, tickling around them, between them, and of course tickling each toe itself. Delu runs her fingers up and down the sole of Sezu's foot, tickling slowly going up and quickly going down. Sezu is blushing light pink from the forced laughter, while remaining seated and still while her sisters and her pet tickle her. Zenryoko seems to have taken an almost instant liking to this game, now tickling Sezu's legs, behind her knees, her stomach, her armpits, and her ribs with her tail gently and slowly. Sezu squeals and laughs helplessly against the powerful sensations of the tickling.
Almost as quickly as it began their game ends. Kisu and Delu look up, Sezu calms herself down and also looks in the same direction. Zenryoko hops off Sezu's lap, standing in front of the three girls protectively and growling…though her growl is far more adorable than it is intimidating. They three little goddesses stand up, all three shaking with fear and ready to throw up in disgust. Glyja appears in front of them, holding Hyperion, Atma, Requiem, and Guradia. Delu finds her voice first, and asks the question they are all thinking.
"G-G-G-G-lyja…what is that?" she says in a soft, trembling voice. Glyja's eyes are narrowed. He glows, and a black and white flame erupts around him. In a brilliant flash gone is the weak body of Glyja, now there remains only Glyjametsu. The thing standing nearly forty feet away is slightly shorter than Glyjametsu. Its skin is pale, cold, and clammy, like that of a corpse. The skin on its chest is torn open and split in several places, revealing it's inner muscles and its black heart. Its legs are lanky and thin, and its feet have two long talons on the front and a single talon on the heel. Its arms are massive and long; nearly reaching it's ankles. It's taloned hands open and close as black lightning crackles around the entire creature. Its head almost resembles that of a human. The teeth are jagged; the face is solid white, and the bottom jaw is about six inches long. Its lips are curved in a never-ending grin of malice. Its cheeks have red dots on the end of its lips. Its eyes are hollow and resemble eyeholes. It has a long black mane that is red at the roots. Its voice is low, raspy, and demonic in every way imaginable.
"Glyjametsu. I never dreamed I'd have the honor of tearing the mighty god of death and rebirth apart." Says the monster, laughing evilly. Glyjametsu doesn't waste any time with pleasantries he simply flies at this monster. The monster, the infamous Jester of the Burning Hells, leaps high into the air. He exhales a huge black, buzzing cloud. The girls realize what that cloud is and are even more disgusted by the monster. Glyjametsu swings Hyperion, sending a wave of fire at the cloud of insects to incinerate them. The Jester lands and flies at Glyjametsu, beginning a furious assault with his mighty talons, which drip with his own venomous blood. Glyjametsu goes on the defensive, blocking and dodging each of the swings.
The Jester exhales another cloud of insects. These ram into Glyjametsu and throw him backward, biting and tearing at his skin. He burns them away with Hyperion again, then swings Atma sending a wave of thorny vines at The Jester. They tear through the Jester's clammy skin, making him snarl in pain. The Jester swings his arms and waves of insects devour the vines. He lunges at Glyjametsu and begins another assault, more furious than the last. Glyjametsu is hit several times before finally being able to shift into the offensive. He attacks the Jester with all four swords, slicing, slashing, dicing, tearing, and smashing into the Lord of Flies.
The Jester smacks Glyjametsu away and gathers black energy from the air around him. He fires it at Glyjametsu, who uses Guradia's power to open a hole in time and space. The energy flies through the hole and fires from a new one beside the Jester, hitting him with all of its force. The Jester and Glyjametsu quickly jump to their feet, before charging one another again. Glyjametsu immediately goes on the offensive, attacking the Jester with all four swords. The Jester also goes on the offensive, dodging Glyjametsu's swords while swinging and slashing at him at the same time. The two slam into each other, driving the other backward. The Jester gathers energy and fires a beam of black energy from his mouth at Glyjametsu. Glyjametsu slows time around the beam with Guradia, then rushes at the Jester, swinging Requiem and sending a crescent of death energy at him. The Jester dodges and swings his arms sending two waves of black energy back at Glyjametsu. Glyjametsu rolls out of the way and swings Atma, then Hyperion. Waves of vines erupt from the ground and wrap around the Jester, while giant icicles from Hyperion shoot through him. He tears himself free from the vines; blood pouring from his wounds but not slowing him down in the least.
The Jester laughs and raises his hand. Waves upon waves of black insects fly at Glyjametsu. They blind him, tear into his skin, and bite him. He looks for a chance to destroy them, but they never stop coming. He keeps two of his arms over his face to keep the insects from eating his eyes out. Glyjametsu swings Hyperion, sending all of the insects up in flames. Glyjametsu then uses this time to charge at the Jester, swings at him with Requiem. A wave of black erupts from the ground, slicing into the Jester's chest. The Jester falls backward, growling while more of his venomous blood pours to the ground. The Jester swings his arms, sending beams of black light from the ground, slamming into Glyjametsu repeatedly. Glyjametsu's aura appears around him, as he yells in pain from the endless beams of black. He raises his swords above them. A bright flash of light fills all of Paradise. He is now holding a single colossus of a sword. He brings it down hard and fast. The Jester barely avoids it, now breathing in raspy gasps. He hadn't expected this kind of power from Glyjametsu. Glyjametsu swings the sword again, this time far to fast for the Jester to dodge. Time slows down for the Jester. The sword slices through the Jester, beams of black, blue, red, and green shooting from his body. There is a bright flash, and when it fades a jester mask falls to the ground where the Jester himself had been. Glyjametsu flashes, the swords turn to stone, and Glyja falls to the ground barely conscious.
Sezu, Delu, Kisu, and Zenryoko run up to Glyja, all of them fearing the worst.
"Glyja! Glyja are you okay?" asks Sezu. Glyja doesn't have enough time to respond. A beam of red energy crashes down on Paradise. The skies turn black; the ground becomes dry and cracked. The clouds turn red. The wind begins howling fiercely. A black mist swirls down from the skies, and a laugh filled with all of the malice and evil in the universe rings out across Paradise. The girls all look up, filled with fear, consuming and absolute fear. The mist solidifies, becoming the Lord of Darkness, the second end. He was a colossal monster, bigger than anything the girls had ever seen. His massive arms are crossed, his sharp talons digging into his own flesh. His knees are bent to help support his massive frame. His huge devil wings stretched out and filled the skies. His massive chest is devoid of hair. His head is like that of a demonic wolf, with sharp fangs each as big as Glyjametsu. He has a long, black mane surrounding his face, and his eyes…those terrible red eyes burn with all of the hatred, all of the evil in the universe.
The power these three little goddesses hold doesn't stop the fear. It doesn't take away the cold feeling of terror coursing through ever vein in their bodies. Zenryoko stands in front of the girls protectively, but she doesn't growl. No she whimpers in fear, taking a step back, but quickly stepping forward again. This terror does nothing to weaken the love and devotion she feels for the three supreme goddesses. The Lord of Darkness lowers his head and grins at them.
"Well little girls, I must say I'm impressed with your brother. I never expected him to destroy my greatest minion. But he served his purpose. Now I will destroy all of Paradise and create and endless Hell throughout all of existence. I'll begin with you three!" He brings his massive fist down hard. Sezu grabs Glyja, while Kisu grabs Zenryoko. They take off, moving as fast as they can to avoid the Lord of Darkness's fist. They barely avoid it, but continue flying. They set Glyja down miles from the Lord of Darkness. The pink jewel on Zenryoko's forehead begins glowing. Three beams shoot out hitting the three goddesses. They all feel impossible power flowing through them, giving them the strength to stand up to the Lord of Darkness. Zenryoko whimpers and rubs against Sezu's leg. Sezu picks her up and kisses her on the head. The three girls quickly hug and kiss one another, before taking off to stop the Lord of Darkness. They fly as fast as they can at the monster, which has taken to firing beams of searing black energy from his eyes at them.
The girls dodge; twist, and turn splitting up to avoid his assault. Sezu powers up her Light Speed attack, vanishing and crashing into the Lord of Darkness. He doesn't even move from her attack and slaps him hand against his chest to crush her. Luckily Sezu moves out of the way. Kisu fires a raging burst of fire at the Lord of Darkness, her mighty FireStorm. The Lord of Darkness swats it aside, then backhands Delu away from him. Delu crashes into the ground, growling in pain. She stands up snarling and the area around her explodes. Shockwaves and jagged spires of rock fly at the Lord of Darkness. Her World Shatter has no effect on him; however, he simply puts up his hand and blocks all of it. Sezu and Kisu power up and fire at the Lord of Darkness. The glowing space energy of Sezu's Cosmic Force and the crackling power of Kisu's Dancing Thunder hit the Lord of Darkness hard in the chest. He simply laughs and slams them into the ground. He fires his eyebeams at Delu, who dodges and fires raging roots and vines covered in thorns at the monster with her Floraflex power. A mighty explosion and a dome of energy forces the Lord of Darkness's hand off of Sezu and Kisu as Sezu uses her SuperNova attack. Kisu fires endless waves of icicles and frozen wind at the Lord of Darkness with her Crystalline Arctic attack. The Lord of Darkness simply raises his hands and a wall of fire surrounds him, shielding him from Kisu and Delu's attacks.
Sezu's SuperNova gives in to the force of the Lord of Darkness's hand, but using her Light Speed she is able to get herself and Kisu out of the way. The Lord of Darkness holds up one hand and fires a massive ball of fire, followed by a beam of black energy at the three goddesses. The goddesses dodge the attacks, once more thanks to Sezu's Light Speed. Delu powers up and lets lose a typhoon of burning and freezing waters at the Lord of Darkness with her Rising Seas. Kisu fires another Dancing Thunder at the monster, hoping to play off Delu's attack. The Lord of Darkness is hit by both attacks hard. The two stop firing, expecting to have caused some damage. The Lord of Darkness lifts his head and howls with evil laughter. The girls gape in fear. Everything they've thrown at him he's simply taken without even being harmed by it.
Delu screams and all of Paradise begins trembling. The ground beneath them splits and explodes, pillars of rock shooting into the air then falling. The ground beneath the Lord of Darkness begins glowing. Plants, vines, thorns, roots, stones, spires, shockwaves, burning water, freezing water, all of them fly at the Lord of Darkness without relenting. Delu's frustrated scream grows in volume and more and more attacks fly at the Lord of Darkness. He puts his arms up to help defend against this endless assault. Delu's ultimate power, her Terra Force, continues to attack him endlessly. Kisu begins crying, and also screams. The skies tremble and shake. Balls of fire, streams of fire, icicles, frozen wind, bursts of thunder, everything Kisu has the power to command falls from the sky and attacks the Lord of Darkness. Kisu's Falling Skies and Delu's Terra Force continue to assault the monster. Sezu trembles in fear. All of this is hitting the Lord of Darkness without end, and yet he still continues to grin and bare it. The attacks aren't even piercing his skin. It may be hurting him, but clearly not even close to enough to make a difference. Glyja is barely conscious…they are the only hope the Omniverse has of surviving the Lord of Darkness's plan. She begins crying, as a feeling of helplessness fills her. The fate of the Omniverse rests on their shoulders. This kind of responsibility is too much for her to bear. Aside from fun little sparring matches with Glyja, they'd never had to actually fight or do anything strenuous. Now here they are, fighting against the second end himself. Sezu begins crying hysterically, breaking under the pressure. She knows her sisters feel the same way; they feel just as helpless as she does. That's why they were using their forbidden powers. Sezu holds her head, sobbing and crying uncontrollably. Then just like her sisters, she snaps and screams. Meteors, comets, stars, supernovas, cosmic energy, solar energy, lunar energy, planets all of them fly from space and attack the Lord of Darkness. Her StarBorn Nebula joins her sisters' attacks. The Lord of Darkness's grin fades ever so slightly. The combined force of the three forbidden powers is beginning to take its toll on him.
The Lord of Darkness thrusts out his hands, sending a shockwave of black. The shockwave knocks Sezu, Kisu, and Delu backward, sending them into the ground. Their ultimate attacks combined did little but piss off the Lord of Darkness. The Lord of Darkness stands up straight and raises his hand above him. He didn't show it, but he was afraid of them. He was afraid of these three little girls. Together, they controlled everything that made up reality. The sky, the earth, space and time; only Glyjametsu held as much importance. They weren't properly trained to use their powers, their unlimited potential. But if he pushed them too far, they could tear all of reality apart without trying to. Being what he was, Leviathan couldn't simply be blinked out of reality, but if reality was torn apart, he would simply float in the chaotic remains for all eternity. That is why he has to end it now, once and for all. The Lord of Darkness creates a black ball above him, the size of a small planet. He laughs maniacally and it begins growing. In just moments it has grown larger than Jupiter. It continues to grow without end, surpassing Sol in size.
The goddesses weakly sit up; they are beaten and broken. Kisu begins crying hysterically, falling against Sezu's side. Delu and Sezu break almost moments later. Delu leans against Sezu, and the three simply sit there, crying helplessly. The Lord of Darkness's attack continues growing, its gravitational pull tearing trees and chunks of the ground out of Paradise and pulling them into it. Glyja, now just conscious enough to see what's going on, watches his sisters cry in the face of the end. He is helpless to save them this time. He can't speak, he can't move, he's useless to them. He sees Zenryoko, who is crying as helplessly as the three girls she'd tried to help. Glyja lifts an arm…only in his mind. He gently rubs Zenryoko's back with this mental arm, which catches Zenryoko's attention. The little angel fox runs up to him, licking his face. Glyja speaks in his mind to the devoted little creature. He needs only say two words to her.
"Awaken…zenryoko…" Zenryoko nods and the jewel on her forehead begins glowing. The light shines over Glyja. He can feel his power rising, but his body is still useless. When all is finished, Glyja uses the last of his consciousness to do one last thing before giving in to his exhaustion. He finally passes out, leaving the fate of the universe in the hands of what could be his final act as the god of death and rebirth.
Sezu, Kisu, and Delu feel something in them change. They don't become any stronger; they aren't healed from the Lord of Darkness's attacks. But they feel a strange confidence. Glyja is still alive, and he's given them something…something to beat the Lord of Darkness. Maybe not today, maybe not in a million years, but one day they will be able to beat him. Some day…another side, another story…they will destroy the second end. They take each other's hands and stand up. The Lord of Darkness laughs and throws the ball, which is now impossibly huge, perhaps as large as the Milky Way Galaxy itself. The girls begin glowing…their glow becomes brighter and brighter. The ball crashes into the girls, but their light keeps it at bay. The Lord of Darkness pushes down on it with all of his strength, but still they don't falter. The glow surrounding them becomes blinding. And then there is a flash of light that covers all of Paradise.
Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup open their eyes and stare at the sky above them. They stay like that for a few minutes before sitting up. All of them can still feel that fear pumping through them as they faced the Lord of Darkness. They don't know what happened after that flash of light, but in their hearts they know it doesn't matter. They suddenly feel that cold chill in the air. In seconds they are to their feet and standing defensively. They hear a dark laugh and turn in the direction. Lying against the slide is a boy about their age wearing red body armor and black pants. He has hair that is red at the roots and becomes black as it goes outward. A jester mask, the eyeholes of which are burning bright blue, covers his face. He laughs evilly and stands up. He crosses his arms and just stands there for a few moments, taking in the sight before him.
"Sezu, Kisu, and Delu…my how the mighty have fallen. You're nothing compared to what you used to be." Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup all get ready for a fight. Beelzebub laughs and uncrosses his arms. "So you want to fight, eh? Well I can't turn down an offer from the supreme goddesses. Just promise you'll put up a better fight than Glyjametsu did." The girls growl, then gasp as the wind is forced out of them. Beelzebub lowers his fists and his knee then jerks his head to the side, sending them tumbling in that direction from some invisible force. Buttercup flips in mid air and flies at Beelzebub, throwing punches and kicks at him like lightning. Beelzebub turns and moves ever so slightly, avoiding all of her attacks with ease. He punches her in the stomach, knocking her into the air, then backflips and kicks her in the chin, sending her spiraling into the air. He curls up and spins again in midair, then slams his feet down on Bubbles' back driving her into the ground. When he does that he propels himself upward, upper cutting Blossom on his way up. When he reaches Buttercup, he spins and kicks her into the ground.
Buttercup stands up, growling at Beelzebub. She slams her hands together then thrusts them forward, sending a powerful shockwave at him. Beelzebub lifts his hand, dispelling the shockwave when it reaches him. Bubbles reaches Beelzebub and throws a punch at him. He leans back and avoids it. Bubbles pulls her arms back, now crackling with electricity and thrusts them forward sending a wave of lightning at Beelzebub. Beelzebub becomes slightly transparent, allowing the lighting to pass through him. Beelzebub solidifies and fires two beams of solid blue at Bubbles, sending her flying out of the air. Blossom puts her hands together, lightning crackling around them. She pulls her hands apart, pink lightning crackling between her fingers. A huge basketball sized energy ball appearing in her hands. She slams her hands together, and lifts them over her head. Pink energy explodes around her growing larger and larger with every passing second. Orange energy pours into her aura, cosmic energy.
"My Final Shinespark!" she flings her hands down and a burst of energy flying faster than anyone can keep up with flies at Beelzebub. He puts his hands up, the eyeholes burning brighter. The Final Shinespark curves upward suddenly. Blossom gapes at him, a lot of her energy burned away from that attack. Zenryoko suddenly jumps on Beelzebub's back and begins clawing and biting his neck. Beelzebub snarls in pain and flings Zenryoko away. Blossom catches Zenryoko, and holds her protectively. Zenryoko whimpers and snuggles fearfully into Blossom's arms. Beelzebub laughs and raises his hand, ready to blast them to Hell. Suddenly a red mist surrounds him and a powerful claw clamps down on his wrist. Beelzebub stares at the claw, beginning to tremble unconsciously. He looks a little to his left and stares into a pair of glowing green-yellow eyes. He trembles more looking at that horribly cruel little grin on the owner of the claw's face.
"Y…Y….you…wh-wh-" Him's grin darkens. He flings Beelzebub across the playground like a rag doll. Beelzebub crashes through the jungle gym, a slide, through the monkey bars, and finally rams into a swing and falls backward. Beelzebub climbs to his feet quickly. He is now shaking uncontrollably. He fires endless waves of black energy at Him. Him lifts his claw as he casually walks toward Beelzebub. With just a flick of his wrist all of the beams Beelzebub fired do a 180 and fly back at the demon. Beelzebub jumps into the air to avoid them. Him suddenly appears below him, grabs his ankle and smashes him through the swings. Him swings Beelzebub around again and slams him into the ground over and over again. Him throws him away, then fires a green energy beam at Beelzebub. It hits the demon and shatters his armor and tears into his skin. Beelzebub flies through the ground, digging a trench through the playground. He stands up, holding his chest in pain. Blood seeps between his fingers and down his chest. Him appears in front of Beelzebub and grabs him by his hair. Him lifts Beelzebub up and stares into his eyes. Him grins evilly, and fires his eyebeams at Beelzebub. Beelzebub yells in pain as his body begins tearing apart. His arms explode and become huge masses of muscles with cold dead skin. He tears free from Him's grip, his arms returning to normal, and quickly teleports away snarling.
"Oh what fun, I can't remember the last time I've had such fun. I'll have to see Beelzebub again sometime soon," says Him in his whimsical voice. Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup all stand on their guard, but considering how easily Him just tore this Beelzebub guy apart…the odds of winning are moo. Him turns around and waves his claw at them in a friendly gesture. The girls relax, Zenryoko included. Him walks up to them, his claws behind his back.
"Hello girls, it's been quite a while hasn't it?" The girls nod, but keep their mouths shut. Him chuckles and grins, "You may be wondering why I'm here saving you. Well you see…" he suddenly becomes serious. "As I'm sure you know by now, your brother has filled you in on who I am and who Leviathan is," the girls nod, "You see…Leviathan has stolen one of my dear daughters. I'm sure you've all met Belial," All three girls expressions harden, "…I know you'll probably turn down my offer…but I've come here to ask for your help…" The girls' expressions go blank. Him gets down on his knees and takes there hands in his claws, "Please…you have to help me…as powerful as I am I can't beat him. I can't beat Leviathan." His eyes begin watering, "I need your help. You've beaten him before girls and you can beat him again. I promise I'll do everything I can to help you, please I just want my little girl to be safe." Him shakes his head and stands up, stilling holding their hands. "I know I'm evil, and I'll probably attempt to do what Leviathan is doing now as soon as he is dead. But please…for now let's put that behind us and unite against a greater evil." Normally the girls would huddle up and talk to each other about it before deciding. This time there is no hesitation.
"Alright…" says Bubbles
"We'll help you…" says Buttercup
"Destroy Leviathan." Finishes Blossom.