Just a little gloating. I don't normally do this, and I might not ever do it again, but I thought I would mention some of the... Really, really, really, absolutly nice things that people have said...
Little Vili: "This story is giving me the willies... ...The story is overall amaxing... ...Reading this always leaves me without breath and I wish to see more soon."
Julcia-Dark: "You know, I created an account just to review your story..."
sohowisYumi2181: "cool! very erie! I cannot think of anything to critizize you on, but please (x 45) make/post the next chapter soon!..."
And finally (For now at least):
Little Vili: "Sorry I didn't review in a long time... ...Anyway, I think you have done a very good job. It seems like you could even publish this as a book (id buy it.)..."
Thank you all so much. I am so happy that you have given me such great reviews. I am so proud that you love my story so much... Thank you, and now for the thing you have all been wating for, me to shut up, and the story.
Narrator:
On a scale far beyond what the normal eye can see and far beyond what normal electronics can handle the traveler fended off Yumi. She changed, her true power had awoken, and being the strongest 'power' in the universe, she was nearly a match for the traveler to handle. They flew through space as Yumi tried to beat the traveler to a pulp.
You let them kill me! Yumi yelled. I trusted you, we all trusted you, and you let them kill me!
Only so you could become what you are now, Yumi. Without this you would never be able to even take on Xanadu, let alone win. I did what I had to because we ran out of time. What was supposed to happen was Gwyosis would train you until you were ready, then I would finish and this would have been awoken naturally. Instead, you had to do it this way. This way is never easy, and it always leaves people in a state of shock and rage...
Yumi placed her hands together and pulled them apart about three inches; a blinding golden-blue light appeared in it and began to grow. She looked at the traveler and smiled a wicked smile. Raising the ball above her head the ball grew ten feet in diameter and she threw it directly at the traveler. The traveler didn't even bother to move, but instead put out one of his hands and simply stopped the mass of energy. Suddenly the energy spiraled down into his hand and disappeared.
You are wasting your time and energy. He said. Meanwhile your friends are left alone without anyone to help them against the shadow demons. We shouldn't be fighting but working together to take down Xanadu.
But that isn't what you really want is it? All you really want to do is take down your enemy, Antavok, or whatever. Why should I help you when you aren't really here to help us? Yumi asked creating another mass ball.
Because I actually came here to help you and your friends. I had no intention in involving you all in my war. This simply got out of hand... he said. I am truly sorry that it has gone this far, but believe me, I really tried to give you all a happy life. At the very least until it was time for you five to destroy X.A.N.A.
Somehow I don't believe you. Yumi said raising the ball above her head. The ball grew to ten feet in diameter again, but continued. It grew pass fifty feet and suddenly imploded on itself condensing to a ball about the size of her fist. Around the ball was a faint blue glow. This she threw directly at the traveler again.
The traveler watched as the ball came at him and created a small ball of his own. The ball he created was a very dark grey and distorted the 'light' around it. When the two balls collided the traveler's ball engulfed Yumi's canceling it out.
Yumi, this is pointless, you can't defeat me. I have believed in balance for billions of years and thusly have studied both so called dark and so called light magic. I know how to counteract anything that you throw at me. If you would only calm down we could finish this fight where it really needs to be done, against Xanadu. If you continue fighting me there is a greater chance that he will kill one of your friends.
Suddenly Yumi vanished in a blur. The traveler calmly held his ground until from all directions thousands of little balls of many different colors appeared directed at him. He calmly blocked each one of them, stopping them by knocking them aside. As the balls grew bigger he began to have to use a barrier to defend one side while he blocked another. He was beginning to weaken when suddenly Yumi reappeared in front of him and stabbed him in the stomach with a spike of energy. The traveler stopped moving, his barrier disappeared and he was hit with everything that Yumi had thrown at him. He vanished, defeated, and Yumi returned to real space...
Ulrich and the others were standing around wondering what was going on. All they could see was flashes of light, explosions and a few other things, but they really didn't know who was winning, or even who was fighting. They watched the sky's blankly and tried to guess where the two 'super' powers were.
Suddenly Yumi landed on the ground breathing hard, the rage fading from her eyes. She looked at the others and began to collapse completely spent. Her energy drained from her during the last part of the fight she had just had. Ulrich ran over to catch her as she fell and the others followed. Ulrich caught Yumi just as she reached the ground and he held her in his arms.
"What happened?" Ulrich asked. "And where is the traveler?"
"I killed him..." Yumi whispered her eyes growing heavy.
"You what?!" everyone yelled at once.
"Yumi, I hated the traveler, but..." Ulrich began.
"Ulrich, he was nothing but a lying bastard. In the end..." Yumi said fading fast into sleep.
"Yumi, wait, hold on." Ulrich said.
Yumi closed her eyes and began to sleep. Her breathing grew heavy and she went limp. Ulrich sat down and rested her body on his so she wouldn't have to lye on the rubble. He sighed and looked at the others.
"What do we do now?" he asked. "If she is asleep we can't continue, not until she wakes up..."
"True..." Jeremie said, "So maybe we should join her. We have had a very difficult day and we all need rest."
"Here, with that thing on the loose? Are you mad?" Odd yelled.
"I can create a crude barrier." Sissi said. "And possibly a fire as well."
"And I can help." Sam agreed. "If we can keep the barrier up then we should be fine."
"Alright," Ulrich said, taking command. "You two begin work on this barrier. We will need something to burn for the fire... and we may want shelter. If we are going to be stuck here all night, or day, or what ever time it is... we will want to have something to sleep under."
"How do you expect us to make a shelter?" Odd asked. "All that is around us is rubble of the city, and everything is charred."
"Well, we can look for pieces that are large enough to put together." Ulrich said.
"Aelita and I can find building materials." Jeremie said. "Then we can begin building what we can make of a shelter..."
"I'll go with them," Odd said. "I have to make myself useful somehow..."
"Well, that takes care of all of us. We should get this done as fast as possible." Ulrich said. "I don't want to have to worry about any shadow demons or shadow creatures, or whatever, attacking us out of the blue. You have your orders, now go."
In the time of crisis Ulrich was beginning to take on the leadership skills that he had always had. He was beginning to act like the adult whose body he was in. The others now began looking up to him for support and guidance, and they did what they were told quickly and readily. They all knew that they had to survive, and they knew that to do that now they would have to really work together. What they didn't know was that the rest of France and in fact the rest of the world had begun to find out about the things going on around Paris. They were preparing military action to fight what ever they found in the thick black clouds...
Ulrich takes charge and begins to lead the others. Sam and Sissi build a barrier to block out the monsters as they prepare to take a rest while Yumi lies in deep sleep. While Sam and Sissi are building it Odd, Jeremie and Aelita leave to take a look around. Odd finds some useful supplies but is unable to bring them back... When Sam, Odd, Ulrich and Sissi go to pick up the supplies they find out something very unforgiving... Find out what will the children's next discovery in "Rain".