personal flagship; the Hellbringer!" Zeetan appeared out of the shadows, holding two small spheres "Existance... Such a triviality. With each of these jewels returns another fraction of my power, and all four equals the apocalypse!"

Spirit growled at the demon, remembering all that Marie had told him. "What do you mean!" The dark lord laughed, his eyes casting off an eerie glow in the darkness "The apocalypse is the destruction of existence! Every world, heaven and hell, will implode upon each other, canceling out time and space, and leaving only the darkness!"

Soon Marie woke up and searched for her love, walking outside the temple to where Spirit stood. Her eyes instantly widened at the sight of the dark lord, and his energy effected her breathing. Zeetan tilted his head towards her, approaching with great speed. She tried to flee, but soon Zeetan had her in his grip, holding her by the throat.
"Now, now, goddess, did you think I was through with you?" he taunted. Marie thrashed and kicked against his grip, but found her body weakening, until a scythe plunged into his back, revealing Kiza. The pain was slight, only enough to draw his attention away from the goddess.
"I'd say welcome back from the dead, but seeing how you turned on me..."
"The goddess is mine to torture! I can't believe you did all that to her without me!" she said in great agitation "I am not your minion..."

Marie crept away while Kiza distracted Zeetan, until he noticed and turned, ready to strike her with his scythe. She saw the blade come down at her, and closed her eyes to embrace the pain, but then heard a scraping sound of metal, Spirit standing in front of her with the ultima.

"Blasted Gaia! You're even more persistent than your father!"

Spirit smiled tauntingly "Maybe, but I'm not going to let you win! You may be stronger than me, but I have something you don't..." Just then, Spirit started glowing. In a flash of an instant, his six wings appeared; each shining brilliantly "What I have is Marie!"

Zeetan's eyes became like fire, burning from his anger "What is it that allows you to defy me!" The Gaia let out a short laugh "Simple."

He raised the Gaia Ultima, the blades surrounded by a blue aura.

"It's my heart!"

With those words, Spirit brought his sword down upon the demon, the blades slicing through his body. Zeetan stood in place, gasping as he let his scythe fall to the ground. Fissures of light erupted from where the sword struck, moving outwards like glass shattering.

"It's not possible..." he gasped "I'm stronger than you!"

His body then broke apart, the remains drifting into the shadows. Spirit then looked up at Kiza, standing between her and Marie. She watched on with a smirk.

"For being a friend of a foe, you're pretty good..." she winked at him, a habit she formed "I'll just have to get stronger so I can kill you one day!"
She fazed into the shadows, leaving Spirit unsure if it was a compliment or a threat, but he didn't care. He turned to Marie and lifted her, saying "Let's go to a safer spot..."
She nodded, ready to fall asleep as he carried her to an inn in town. Even if the temple was a haven from the evil, he felt that what she needed was a safe shelter to rest in.
"Yes sir, that'll be 50 rupees..."
"Fifty what?" Spirit looked to him in exhaustion, holding Marie "I have no money, please... she needs a safe place to rest..."
"I don't take freeloaders!" he said, when suddenly someone sitting by in a chair laid some money upon the table, a familiar friend. Lulu took out a purple gem, and said "I'll pay for the room..."
"Well, I guess it's yours" he handed Spirit a key, and he looked over to the zora with a smile.
"Thanks, it means a lot that she's safe..." he said, carrying her up the stairs slowly, weakly. All the events brought a lot of stress on his body, and after he laid her on the bed, he climbed into it, laying her head upon his stomach gently before blacking out.

The next day, Spirit and Marie awoke pleasantly, but suddenly realizing that there were others in the room.

"Sephiroth, Samus, Kirby, Sora! How did you all get here!"

"Seph did all the work, we just came along." Samus answered.

"Well, you'll be happy to know that Spirit here destroyed Zeetan!" Marie said cheerfully.

"Don't be too sure... He was merely set back. Zeetan feeds from evil, and there is much evil to be had in the universe." Sephiroth explained "Either way, we shouldn't have to worry about him for a while."

"Well, it'll be a nice break!" Marie said between yawns, smiling gleefully "After all that we've been through lately, I could just use some down time... to be with friends... family" she looked towards Spirit on that last part "To catch up with Klonoa..."
The Gaia nodded in agreement and Marie created a portal. By now everyone knew to jump through, and in no time everyone was back home and settled down.