Dark Cloud 2 Fanfic
Chapter 8: Finale?----By The Several
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The fight between the Dark Element and Monica had lasted half an hour. But without Max's red time ability, Monica do little damage to the dark creature. Remember that she needed both the blue time ability which she had, and the red time ability from the red Atlamillia's carrier, Max.
The Dark Element defeats her. He carries her by the head, lifting her from the ground. It cackles gloatingly at her sight. "Bwahahahaha! Pitiful human! I am more powerful than ever before! Did you really think that without that friend of yours you could really defeat me?"
Monica groans in pain, the damage the Dark Element had done to her was more than she had expected. She had bruises and cuts, and she had no strength left.
"Anyhow," the Dark Element continues, "you've always relied on him, haven't you?"
"W-What are you talking about?" Monica said, trying to convince herself this was just a trick.
The dark creature smiles menacingly. "It's simple…. You've always depended on that little boy since the beginning!"
"T-That's not true," Monica said, her eyes began to water, from the pain and from his insults.
The creature of darkness laughed loudly. "And that's not all… You've also been taking credit for all he's done! How ruthless for a so-called 'friend'!"
"No! You're lying! You're lying!" she shouts at him. "You're…. lying…" Monica weakened more and more. She doubted even herself.
"That's enough!" Max suddenly shouted from far away. His voice, although from a distance, had a clear tone of anger.
"M…. Max…." Monica mutters as she becomes unconscious.
Max runs towards the dark demon, and then stops several feet from him. "You've been feeding her so many lies, you jerk! I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!"
The Dark Element only cackled some more. "Keh, keh, keh…. Don't tell me you don't believe what I said, human…. You've done that too."
"W-What do you mean?"
"Acting all nice to impress her… when you've actually really hated her for taking all the glory!" the Dark Element says at he throws those words in his face.
"Enough lies!" Max said, resisting listening to his insults. "Unhand her, and I might let you go!"
The Dark Element only holds her tighter. "Did you say 'I might?'…. Keh! Keh! Keh! How violent you've become!"
"Please…" Max said, half crying. The sight of his enemy, and of Monica made his sad. He wanted this to stop. "You've done enough. Let her go."
The Dark Element shakes its head. "No, I think I'll keep her. Her strength will do me good… after I possess her soul and darken her spirit!"
Max caught the Dark Element unaware, as he slashes its hand with his wrench. The demon backs up, releasing his hostage. Monica dropped to the ground, the fall making her only half unconscious now.
Max wanted to go see how Monica was, but he couldn't afford to take his eyes of his deceiving adversary. The Dark Element looks at where Max hit him, and laughs, even more annoyingly than before.
"Ha! Ha! Ha!… You actually hit me. But without the blue time ability, you cannot damage me for long!"
"And besides," the dark beast continued, "aren't you happy I wasn't going to kill her? In fact, I change my mind…. Instead of possessing her, I'll just erase all her memories!"
"Don't you even dare, foul beast!" Max replied as he picks up Monica's sword. "Memories make us up for who we are… without them, we are nothing! Max then stares angrily at the dark spirit. "Even you need memories, Dark Element!"
"And," Max continues as he faces Monica who was lying on the ground half unconscious, "if that happened... you won't be able to remember me, Monica…"
The Dark Element paused, and then predictably, laughed as hard as last time. "What a touching moment! You've entertained me far more than I expected, pests!" The Dark Element then raised his staff, and began to summon Dark Fiends – more creatures of darkness to do his bidding. "In fact, you've given me an idea for my next dark deed… But this game had gone on long enough! Attack him, my beasts!"
Max, armed with his own wrench and Monica's sword, plunged head on into the sea of dark creatures the Dark Element had summoned against him. He tricks the Dark Element by acting like he was concentrating his offense on the summoned fiends, but he was actually heading straight for him by ignoring as much of the fiends as possible. He was able to get a good blow with Monica's sword at the Dark Element's glowing sphere in the chest. The Dark Element keels in pain.
"Gwaaaah! No…. You weren't supposed to hurt me… you don't have the blue time ability!… Unless… That sword!" gasped the dark creature.
Max smirked. "Good guess, Dark Element, but not quite true. It's not the sword… Even half-unconscious, Monica's still willingly lending me her power… And with it, the blue time Atlamillia's energy!"
Max then aimed Monica's sword with a spark of steel towards his opponent. "You've hurt enough and caused enough suffering, dark creature! It's done!" Max then moves in for the final strike.
He makes the swing with both weapons at his dark foe, zapping the Dark Element with both red and blue energies of light. The Dark Element appeared to vaporize, but it cackled, "Kaaaaahhhh...It's not over, Maximillian…. Not over yet…"
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Monica slowly opens her eyes, as if awakening from a dream or from a deep sleep. As she does, her eyes view Max's face, hovering over her own. They stare at each other for a few minutes, and then Monica gets up.
"Well. So you defeated him, huh? How long was I unconscious?"
Max shook his head and then said, "You were never unconscious, Monica. You were right beside me all along while I was fighting."
Monica tried to recall for a minute and then replied, "Yeah… I was."
Max then knelt with one leg and smiled at her. "For that…. and everything, thanks… Princess Monica."
Monica then helped him up saying, "Well, feeling knight-like, are we? Is that why you wanted to protect me so badly?"
Max then stared at her for a second and then shyly said, "Well, um… It's not the only reason…." Monica stopped him there. They then began to walk towards the exit of the mine.
As they walked towards the light of outside, Monica remarked, "Well then, consider yourself promoted…. Prince Max."
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Author's Note: To some and probably not to others, it might feel like a lot's left out. And Dark Element's still alive, right? Well actually, I'm creating a sequel to this. What the story's about is already hinted in this chapter. You don't need to read this whole fic to understand it, just so you know. Anyway, that's the end of it! Thank you, everyone!
And Pug Dragonis right: I cannot resist the cookie.