Paper Mario Corrupted
Chapter 2: The Corruption of Mario
Mario stood at the ready with Sharky behind him. On the other side of the room was the Shadow Queen, formerly known as Peach. It was a showdown of strength and battle agility. Armed with the power of the crystal stars, Mario felt ready to take on the Shadow Queen, but she was armed with an uncomprehensible power.
"This is where you will end!" The Shadow Queen said, despite the fact that Mario had preemptive strike.
To measure up Shadow Queen as an opponent, Mario used his normal hammer clobbered the Queen over the head. Next up, Sharky. He moved forward within tongue's range and swallowed the Queen and spat her back out.
It came to the Shadow Queen's turn. Mario prepared to defend himself as hundreds of shadow hands seemingly grew out of the floor the disappeared.
"HA HA!" said Mario, thinking he had blocked the attack. But when He looked behind him, Sharky was gone. The hands dragged Sharky into the shadows. Mario could not see Sharky, but could hear his screams of pain, until Sharky reappeared behind Mario.
Mario had to think quickly if he wanted a chance against the Queen. He quickly grabbed a crystal star out of his pocket and used . . . Supernova! The attack was successful and damaged the Queen severely. Sharky tried to ground pound the Queen, but had no luck.
The Shadow Queen was given another opportunity to attack.
"It seems I have underestimated you! I must bring forth my true form, as I have not fully adapted to this vessel." The black haze returned and upon clearing, the Queen was in her demon form. "Now, you don't stand a chance!" She did not attack this turn, but she charged her power to make her next more powerful.
Mario realized this and had to act accordingly. He tried his Earth Tremor attack and failed miserably. Sharky had lost all hope and simply defended himself.
The Shadow Queen did some creepy incantation and gathered the darkness around them, concentrated it and launched it forth. It squarely hit Mario and Sharky, bringing Sharky to his knees, but Mario still had some fight left. He still had one star power left and used Sweet Treat in a foolish attempt to heal himself. But the next attack dealt by the Queen was too much for Mario to handle. Mario had died.
Mario was to pass to the next world, but was confronted by the Shadow Queen. There, they floated in the black void of death.
"Oh!" Mario grunted.
"No, I am not dead. But you definitely are." The Queen seemed to much calmer than before. She was no longer in her demon form, but back in Princess Peach. "I have grown accustomed to this vessel no and can no longer return to my demon form. But that does not matter now. My power has been regained to the full. And I have seem you from the Princess' eyes, and therefore think you would make a most excellent Shadow King. All you have to do is say yes and I will bring you back to the world you once knew, grant you amazing powers, and the ability to speak in something other than charades and rather amusing grunts. If you refuse, you will continue your journey through the void. Now choose. Point to the left hand to return with me and become the Shadow King and we can take over the world together, or point to the right hand and continue your journey through the void.
Mario thought over the Shadow Queen's proposition carefully. He did not want to become a monster, but he feared what was beyond the void. He pointed to the left hand.
"Excellent!"the Queen sneered. "Take my hand, and we shall return to my tomb." Mario did so and the black of the void cleared, leaving them both in the tomb once again. "Stand there." The Queen pointed at the middle of the room. A bluish-purple haze swirled out of the coffin and wrapped around Mario. He could feel his muscles grow exponentially and he could feel the power within him.
When the purple haze cleared, the Queen was looking at a changed man. Mario's face was the same save for blazing red eyes and an evil sardonic grin and was wearing black overalls with a grey shirt. The Shadow King was born.