WARNING! THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS A VERY SAD ENDING. PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING THAT MAY FOLLOW. THAT IS ALL.

Epilogue: Forever Lost, The Beast Awakens

"You may have survived that Daniel, but you won't stay sane for long. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!"

"You can't control me for long, creep."

"Oh but I can, and I will. You will surrender yourself to me, whether you want to, or not. It is inevitable."

"I will fight… and I will win!"

"We'll just see how long you have that attitude, child."

… … … … …

"Dan…" Hannah said worriedly. "What's happening to you…?" She began to cry. She thought back to the past, when her and Dan were closer. Now, they seemed to be drifting apart. "Please… what's wrong?"

"Hannah? Where's Dan?" Rudy asked. She quickly wiped her tears and answered.

"I don't know."

"You're needed in the city. It's Sirus, he's back."

"No… I'm on my way."

… … … … …

"Run!" A man screamed.

"Please, I'm…" A butcher threw a knife into Sirus's arm. He just pulled it out. "Ugh…" Sirus blasted the butcher into his store. "Oops, to much power."

"Hyah!" Hannah yelled, her foot becoming one with Sirus's face. He jumped off him and pulled a dagger out of her pocket. "How many times must I kill you?" She ran and cut Sirus across the chest.

"Gyah!" The wound then healed, same as the other in his arm. "Do you know how much that hurts? I'm not here to…" Hannah didn't listen to Sirus and attempted to stab him. He sighed and blocked it with his silver gauntlets. "I don't want to fight, girl!"

"Yeah right!" Hannah said.

"I'm here to help. Chaos is back."

"Continue…" Hannah said.

"He's back and he has possessed that boy you like. What's his name? Oh yes… Daniel."

"Liar." She said.

"Haven't you wondered what's wrong with him lately? The disappearances, the restlessness, the anger? Chaos is back. He's acting on his own this time, however. I swear I have no part in this. Wish I did, but I don't. I know how to get rid of Chaos, but you have to trust me. So… will you?"

"I guess I have no choice. Fine."

'Excellent…' Sirus thought.

… … … … …

Sirus blasted a hole through three demons and continued to walk through the forest. "Heh, heh, heh…" A voice laughed.

"What was that?" Sirus asked.

"Dan…" Hannah said. "Come out now!" Dan revealed himself from the shadows.

"I'm losing the battle Hannah. I always thought we would fight together, not against each other. But that is soon going to be a distant dream… good bye, Hannah!" Dan was full dragon and was a bit different. His eyes were now red and his hair was turning purple. He also had a strange green eye on his forehead. "The wolf vs. the lamb Hannah… who will win?" Dan spat a fireball at Hannah, which she dodged quickly. Hannah jumped onto Dan's head then jumped off and reluctantly through a dagger at him. He blocked with his arm. His skin was like steel. "Pathetic." Dan smirked. "I really didn't want to fight you Hannah. But I can't win this battle… I've tried… and failed."

"That's not Dan speaking! I know him! Chaos you coward, why hide in a human.

"I always wanted power Hannah, and this child possesses it! What better man to possess? Until my power is absolute, I must hide in this child." Chaos spoke. Dan was now speaking. "Coward… get out of my body!" Dan screamed as the Spirit of Chaos ripped its way through Dan. Chaos's spirit was that of a rotting corpse. His chest eye stared angrily at Dan.

"This is what I've been reduced to… this… weakling!" Chaos screamed.

"Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh…"

"What?" Chaos asked.

"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!" Dan laughed insanely.

"The darkness has tainted his soul…" Sirus said. "Amazing…"

"Bah, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!" Dan obliterated the remainder of Chaos.

"NO!" Chaos screamed as he disappeared.

"Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh… It's over…" Dan whispered. "Goodbye."

"D… Dan? What's happened to you?"

"His soul has surrendered to the evil." Sirus said.

"No! I… I couldn't reverse it… no!"

"It's time I make my leave, Girl." And with that Sirus disappeared.

"Die!" Dan spat a fireball at Hannah.

"If it's what you want… you'll get it." Hannah morphed into her dragon form and prepared to fight her best friend. She spun around in the air endlessly until she was like a small tornado. She spun around into Dan and knocked him into a tree.

"Very nice…"

"Dan… please, I know your still in there! Break free from the evil!"

"Hah, hah, hah! Always trying to make things right, eh Hannah? There's no turning back for me now. It's been nice knowing you!" Dan punched Hannah then started to rapidly kick her before slamming her into the ground. "Girl, give up!" Hannah jumped back up and threw Dan into the ground. "Nice one."

"Hyah!" Hannah punched Dan but missed. Her hand seemed to go right through him.

"Hi." Dan was behind Hannah now and punched her into a tree. Hannah was now in human form but was still able to fight, for she had trained herself to do so. "Bye."

"RRRRAAHHHH!" Hannah cut Dan with one of her daggers. He winced in pain but spun around and punched while doing so. He spat another fireball at her then jumped into one of the trees. Before Hannah could blink, fireballs were raining from the trees as the caught fire and Dan jumped down.

"Let your death be a slow and painful one, Hannah. Burn… burn!" Dan spat several fireballs at Hannah before dashing into her chest with his fist.

"AAAHH!" Hannah screamed. "I will never give up… Dan… please! Stop this destruction! Look what you've done!" Dan looked around at the wreckage. People who were in the forest at the time were dead or dying and the forest was now a smoking plain. Lightning struck as Dan grinned.

"So?"

"So? So? Is that all you have to say? All these innocent people died because of you!" Hannah began to cry. "I can't believe you… you of all people did this!"

"Why should I care? This world is imperfect and its destruction is imminent. It's already started destroying itself… I'm just here to speed that up! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!" Dan now had Hannah pinned to the ground. "Any last words, Hannah?" Hannah muttered something. "What was that?" She said it again, still muttering it. "What?"

"I love you!" Dan's eyes widened. "Now stop this destruction, I can't bear to fight you anymore! I always thought of you differently of then anyone else… when I first found out about your future self… what you were destined to be… I… I couldn't believe it. I thought I could reverse it, and save you and everyone else for the darkness in your heart… I failed." Hannah continued to cry. "I couldn't die without telling you that." Dan couldn't believe what he had just heard. His eyes closed and a tear dropped from one onto Hannah as Sirus reappeared.

"Bravo! Bravo! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Everything has finally fallen into place, and I shall finally rule this world! Come Daniel, we have worked to do." Dan hesitantly walked towards Sirus and stared at Hannah by Sirus's side. "Ta, ta, Hannah."

"No!" Hannah jumped up and grabbed Sirus by the neck and lifted him up. "It's over, creep! You killed my parents, destroy my town, leave me in the cold, and take away the only one that really matters to me! You die now, and I will personally see to it that you never come back!"

"V, Very g, g, good H, Hannah." Sirus struggled to say before blasting her with a fire spell.

"Aah!"

"But you can't possibly stop me. Daniel, kill her." Dan started towards Hannah then stopped. "You heard me, kill her!"

"No." Dan said in a whisper.

"What did you say to me?"

"No!" Dan turned and punched Sirus in his face and ripped a bone necklace off his neck.

"My return spell!" Sirus screamed.

"Die, monster!" Dan continued to punch Sirus. Sirus's skull was now dented and his face was red.

"You little…!" Dan turned and sliced straight through Sirus with his claw. "AAAH!" Sirus screamed. His body burned into ash in a purple flame and Dan turned to Hannah."

"I'm sorry." Hannah hugged Dan and cried. "Please forgive me for this, Hannah." There was a thump and everything turned black for Hannah.

… … … … …

Hannah woke up in her room in Dan's house. She looked out the window and watched a purple streak fly through the clouds and disappear. "Dan… please come back someday…"

… … … … …

Dan stared at New York from the sky and turned his head. A tear fell from his eye. "Perhaps once I tame my beast I'll return. I can't risk your life Hannah. I promise we will meet again… but for now, this is how it must be."

He returned to his house later on and stared at Hannah in her bed. "Goodbye." He whispered before disappearing into the night.

End

A tragic ending, I know. Dan disappears as Hannah confesses her feelings to him. Will Dan ever return? That will be answered in my sequel. I know this fic was short and all, but check the review section. I'll post a note there once my sequel is up. Until then, the MegaLaManiac, logging out!