Okay, so chapter three was a little short. But it really rounds out what I have to say for four. So sit back, and enjoy!
I don't own any of the characters except Reyza, Flieber, and Dark Death.
Unknown Location, Lunatea
They were there. The Hall of Sorrow. It was in their sights. Leorina's plane pulled up beside the Ark. "Hop on!" shouted Leorina to Klonoa. He jumped onto the wing of the plane, and Tat directed it toward the floating Hall. They landed on top of the roof. "We'll stay here," said Leorina. "You go take care of this 'Proclaimer of Apocalypse'."
Klonoa nodded. He hopped down from the roof, and guided himself down to a ledge. He landed, and walked right into the Hall, as the window was broken. He saw a large, black orb in the crater where he fought the King of Sorrow. "Klonoa," said a voice above him, "how nice of you to join us." A cloaked figure floated down from the ceiling. He hand a black ring in his hand.
"What?" said Klonoa, surprised. "Another ring?"
"That's right, Klonoa," said the figure. "I, too, hold a ring. I congratulate you for making it this far, but now, it is all over."
"No it isn't, Proclaimer of Apocalypse!" shouted Klonoa. "I will stop you here, one way or another! I will not let you harm Lunatea or any of my friends!"
"Why not, Klonoa?" asked the figure. "They are not real. They are only real to you. Don't you see? This is why no one else from your world is here. Lunatea is a pigment of your imagination. This world and its people do not exist."
"So then you, too, do not exist?" asked Klonoa.
"I do indeed exist," said the figure, "for I am not of this world."
"But you said the only person who could come here is me," said Klonoa.
"That's just the point, Klonoa," said the figure. "I am you. Rather, I am the dark part of you. The part not portrayed by the Elements. The Harmony Bells symbolize your balance. The five Elements exact the power of the balance. But where is all the evil? Sorrow is not completely evil. It is necessary. Sorrow is something that must be faced, and that is why it has an Element. But me, I am pure evil. I am the darkness that doesn't reside within the Bells. I am the worst pain you've ever felt. I am the epitome of darkness. I live to make others die." He floated to the top of the chamber. "Fear me! I am Dark Death, the Proclaimer of Apocalypse!" He threw away his cloak. His body was covered in dark armor. His eyes and mouth were the same sickly gray as the clouds outside. The whole chamber filled with darkness. "Now you shall see what I truly planned to do with these Elements!" his voice echoed. "Behind all good, there is an evil. These Elements have another purpose. They can summon the one thing that can destroy this world: the Electrode Bomb! I have you to thank for this power, Klonoa. You created the bomb. It is used to destroy dreams when necessary, by using a special electrode in your brain. But this world isn't all I'll destroy. Oh no. I will take control, Klonoa, and destroy your world as well!"
"I won't let you!" shouted a voice. The orb at the center of the room exploded, and the King of Sorrow came out of it. "This ends here, Dark Death!"
"You!" shouted Dark Death, baffled. "How did you escape?"
"Sometimes," said the King, "good can be stronger than evil."
Just then, Leorina dropped into the Hall to see what the commotion was about. Dark Death looked around. These fools will interrupt my plan to destroy this world! he thought. I must take control of the boy first! He lunged at Klonoa, and jammed the his black ring to his head…
Klonoa's House, Real World
Dark Death had control of Klonoa's body. His fist grew large and black, and he broke through the wall of the house. As he stepped outside, however, he saw something strange. It was a small doll, about the size of his foot, standing in front of him. "I'm not letting you go any further, Mister Dark Death!" the doll said.
"Thoughtless doll!" he said through Klonoa's body. "You are no match for me!"
"Oh, really?" asked the doll. "Would you be willing to bet your life on that, Mister Dark Death?" The doll lunged at his head, beating him down furiously with surprising strength. This gave Klonoa, who was still fighting for control, time to muster all his energy, and…
Hall of Sorrow, Lunatea
…regain control! They were back in Lunatea. Dark Death was on the ground. He got up, and said, "You that that is enough to stop me? Think again!" He launched a black wind bullet at Klonoa. At the same time, Klonoa and Leorina launched wind bullets of their own at Dark Death. They exploded on contact, causing the Hall to explode and fall to the ground in pieces. Klonoa landed on one of the debris, and saw that his friends were okay. He also saw that Dark Death was still intact. He looked toward the King of Sorrow, who nodded and opened portals at the side of the debris' perimeter. Moos came out of them.
Suddenly, Dark Death's ring changed. It's diamond became the shape of a large ax. He swung it, and tried to hit Klonoa. Klonoa dodged, and saw that after the ax had been swung, it got stuck in the debris. He took this time to throw a Moo at it. It cracked wide open with the impact. "Oh yeah!" cried Klonoa.
"I'm not done yet!" shouted Dark Death. He powered up a charge of energy from his ring, and hurled it at Klonoa. But it never hit him, because a large tower got in the way…
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And so ends chapter four. Stay tuned for the final scuffle in chapter five!