Left without anything but an array of his brother's eggs, Bowser slowly begins to realize that his dream of becoming King has finally come true...

He slowly dragged himself back to the Mushroom Castle, now looking more menacing than ever. With the stained window shattered, a giant hole in the roof, and an even bigger gap bursting through the East Wall, Bowser was surprised that the castle was even still standing. But what shocked him more than the castles condition was the aftermath of the war.

Bodies laid everywhere, covering the ground like carpet. The clouds continued to be a dark red hue, and small drops of blood still fell from the sky. Crimson-tinted swords, hammers, Spinys, and fists lay every which way, sometimes piercing Bowser's already sore feet. He found no survivors on this battlefield, this symbol of freedom, yet sign of death.

He continued walking until he heard the familiar sound of Kammy's soft voice. He turned his attention back to the red skies where he was a faint silhouette of the motherly Koopa flying on her broomstick. He waved his arms, which hurt like no other. She miraculously managed to spot him amongst the corpses and landed next to him.

They didn't really have to say anything to each other. Both of them knew what had happened: The battle was over. The Toads had lost. The Koopas had won. They embraced like the mother and son that they were, holding each other for a longer time then either of them remembered. They were just happy that the hellish battles, both internally and out, were over.

The two made their way back to Keep Canyon, were four remaining Koopas stood, blood-drenched and tired. Kammy gave a grim smile.

"These four Koopas are the only survivors of the battle, your highness." Bowser was more shocked at his new title than the fact that so few Koopas remained alive. He regained his composure and walked over to the surviving heroes.

"You have done so very well, men." He stated, resting a paw on one of their shoulders. "And you have made me both happy and proud. From this day fourth, you shall be known as The Hammer Brothers of Bowser."

The Koopas smiled, as if all of their pains had vanished. They bowed in respect for their new King and walked back to their cave, black armor and hammers and all. Kammy smiled at Bowser again.

"You cannot possibly imagine how happy I am that you are alright." She whispered, as she kissed his cheek gently. Bowser tried so hard to smile back, but thoughts of his brother clouded his mind. Kamilia soon noticed the grave look on his face and questioned the matter.

"Kammy…I killed him." He whispered, feeling a lump growing in his throat. "I hardly even know why, I…I just wanted so much to have power and…seek revenge on Mushroom Kingdom…" he stopped, took a few breathes between his oncoming sobs, and then continued. "He stood in my way…said what I was doing was wrong…I got mad and we began to fight, and I…I…"

Then he lost it completely, burrowing his face in Kammy's shoulder. The witch slowly began to stroke his long red hair.

"The Giga is a dangerous thing, Bowser," she said softly and soothingly. "I should've warned you before you used it, but there didn't seem to be time. We were losing this war and Toadstool stood in between victory and defeat. And I'm sorry things didn't work out well for you…"

Bowser interrupted her and shot his head strait up. "Toadstool…" he thought out loud. "He had a child…a daughter, I believe. I know he does. Until she is mine, the Kingdom still belongs to the Toadstool family!"

He then began to walk away, possibly running (however, that wasn't very easy for him anymore). Kammy ran to stop him.

"Bowser, I will accompany you." She said. "I risked you dying too many times before, I will not let you disappear from my side again." Bowser made a fist in frustration, then nodded his head. He knew he couldn't win.

They made their way back to the blood-stained castle, yet this time around, something was different. The castle was perfectly fine! The best condition Bowser had ever seen it in! The walls seemed to be freshly cleaned, made of the purest white bricks in the land. The roof was blood-red, though compared to real blood, it was much brighter. The water moat was no longer tinted red, but instead the freshest water aside from that on Yoshi's island. And the stained window no longer showed Toadstool and a Star, but now a young girl wearing pink and a yellow crown, hands folded, as if praying to an unseen god.

Curiosity flowed through Bowser's mind like a raging river. How did this happen? He had destroyed this castle himself! How did this happen!

"Look!" Kammy said, as she pointed to the roof of the castle. A tiny shimmer of golden light glowed amongst the darkness. Bowser cringed. It was a Star that had revived this place. Toadstool's daughter must've ordered it do to so.

Filled to the brim with anger, the Koopa King made his way to the castle doors, forcing them open with his mighty fists. Inside he saw the lobby, which was spick and span to the point of the very walls shining. He walked up to the biggest door, placed in the very middle of the room, and slowly walked up the red velvet stairs. Kammy followed closely behind him.

He burst open a door and saw a young girl, filling out a letter, unbeknownst to the King's presence. He gave a small giggle and gave the letter to a nearby dove, which flew it off into the distance. Bowser gave a small gasp. Was that a letter asking for help in a far-off land? Were more Humans or Toads or other races coming to force Bowser's term to end? He roared and ran towards the princess, who saw him and shrieked.

Bowser gripped his large claw around her small, tender neck. "What was that you just sent?" he bellowed. The girl could hardly answer, between being choked and scared out of her wits.

"It…it…was a…letter to…my friend…"

"Your friend is coming here now?" he roared, giving a slight grin. If this person was a friend of the princess, he must've been young and naïve like she was. They would make perfect slaves together.

"Well, I'm sorry, Princess, but there's a new King here, and it's me!" He threw the girl's innocent body up against a wall, nearly killing her. She sat herself up and began to cry. Bowser looked at the girl strangely, not picturing this young, tender, innocent child being the wicked Toadstool's daughter. He reminded him of someone else…someone who he was very close to.

'She is a lot like…Brilette.'

He didn't give the girl a second thought, though, and forced her into a cage of magical energy, created by Kamilia. He suspended her from the ceiling of his new Throne Room and grinned, picturing his fellow-Koopas seeing him now.

This is the penultimate chapter in this exciting, tragic, and suspenseful origin-story. The next chapter takes place simply seconds before Super Mario 64 begins.It is important to me that I make this good, so the only way I'll type up the next chapter is if I get 60 responses...or maybe 58...whatever floats my boat at the time.

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