Darkness Triumphant
A/N: I think at most points I don't need to keep saying that I don't own anything, so I won't say it. I don't own anything, except what I make up. Who knows what problems I'm causing, who knows how many people want me dead, who knows and who cares is my saying.
Sara (now known as Sarah): You got my name right, except the spelling.
Writer (with beer): Shut up
Sam (now known as Toby): You really have a problem with names and remembering them.
Writer: Shut up
Bell: Well at least he didn't kill anyone important off.
Calvin: Like me
Hobbes: or me
Suzy: or me.
Mrs. Whiskers: or me.
Everyone: You've never been around before!
Mrs. Whiskers: point?
Writer: I killed off Moe, now why am I getting a bad tingly feeling down my spine?
Calvin: Because he's either the ultimate evil or the penultimate evil.
Everyone: HUH?
Calvin: Sorry, just wanted to say that.
Chapter Six: The Penultimate Decision; or what happens when we travel through too many mirrors.
We were again taken up in a shower of light and hurdled through many dimensions, suddenly we slowed and started crashing through dimensions.
"Since when do we 'crash?' thought cast Bell, as she tried to remain with us as we were all getting separated.
"Must be a gated dimension, and we've broken through somehow." I said, and I noticed that the others were hurting or bleeding, since I was using a psychic hold to keep us together.
"We're going to have to split up, this gateway is apparently longer, so we'll find each other when we get to where we go," I said as I let go and we all got flung which way.
The Ninth Kingdom: Wendell's Palace.
I found myself somewhere in a grassy field, and I had no idea where we were, which half the time I never did. All I knew was that I needed to stay alive.
"HELP!" A voice cried out.
I turned to see a young girl run past me in the long grass, followed by a troll like creature; the girl looked like royalty, so I figured I should help.
The creature was ugly, but handsome at the same time, apparently bred for tracking and hunting. I jumped up into the air and spread my wings and fired a dagger at him.
"Urmph!" was all he said as he went down.
The girl turned and looked at me, to most I'd probably look like an Angel, but I wasn't, I had no desire to be holy.
"Are you an Angel?" she asked.
"Heh," I said smiling, "No, but I am here to save you from that ugly Goblin."
"He's a dwarf," she said spitting at the critter, "He was after me since I'm royalty."
"Why you?" I asked keeping my crossbow out and pointed at him, "And why shouldn't I kill him now?"
"Because," said another voice, "If you kill him then we can't find out why he was here to begin with."
I looked to see a woman, a man with a tail, a prince, a kid wearing blades all around him and holding a big gun, and a guy who looked to be really dumb except his eyes had a power about him.
"I had a hunch the trap would work." The girl said, "But I didn't think he'd chase me out into the open."
"Well at least your Guardian Angel saved you," said the woman.
"If I may speak," I said as I glared all around them, "First off, I am not an Angel, I may have the wings, but I am John "Phoenix Ascendant" Garrtz, and two, WHAT THE FREAKY IS GOING ON AROUND HERE?"
The woman sighed, the dog tailed guy winced, the prince glared, the kid glared, magic eyes glared, and the princess rolled her eyes.
"We are sorry stranger," said the woman, "You are a stranger here, probably from another dimension, allow me to introduce myself; I am Virginia Wolfe, the dog tailed dude is my husband Wolfe, the kid wearing the blades is my son Reggie "clawwolfe" Wolfe, the guy who looks like a prince is Prince Wendell, the guy with the magic guys and vacant expression is Doctor Naisin, and the girl being chased is Princess Fiona."
"So what exactly is going on here?" I asked, my blade still pointed at the Dwarf, "Why was she a target?"
"The Dwarfs still hate me and my dad," said Virginia, "Because when we were trying to restore the kingdom we sorta destroyed a few mirrors, and they hold mirrors in high regard since they build them."
Suddenly it hit me, I was in the Fairy Tale Dimension, which meant my power would be multiplied here, and evil would take more powerful form.
"So they've sent out warriors to kidnap your child," I said, "Why?"
"They wish to sacrifice her to their god of destruction, and awaken the Dwarf God: Barau," said Wolfe, "She is hybrid of human, werewolf, and magic, and they want her badly."
"And I could of gotten her if I hadn't been stopped by the Angel!" roared the creature getting up, seizing Fiona and running straight into my fist, where he was knocked down again.
I stood over him glaring, "I AM NOT AN ANGEL," I said, "I AM PHOENIX ACCENDANT!"
I bound him with my powers and we went back to the castle. Half an hour later, the four of us, were staring at a map, marked with where the Dwarfs mines and tunnels were.
"He would have had to walk a long way," said Wendell, "Or we have Tunnels under the castle."
"You don't," I said, they all looked at me, "I scanned, your castle is protected by so much magic that they'd have to use traveler's mirrors to get in here."
They all looked at me and Wolfe got up and walked over to me, "Where do you come from that you know of Traveler's mirrors?"
I explained to them about the multiple dimension and streams, and it was Wendell who finally broke the silence.
"So you're telling me that you came to gather warriors for a battle against the penultimate darkness?" he asked a bit stupefied, "But that would mean that you'd need to take Wolfe, Reggie, Virginia and others as well."
"I need Wolfe, Reggie, Virginia, and Fiona," I said, "This is a dimension of ultra magic, and……"
A courier came in panting, "Your majesty," he said, "A dwarf army is approaching, and they've got M cannons."
"Sound the alarm," said Reggie getting up and putting on his blades, he was always armored, "Get the troops to the walls."
"Sounds like you folks could use some help," I said, armoring up, "Let's go kick some dwarf butt."
We arrived at the top wall, and I could see what the courier was so anxious about, the Dwarfs were small, but the cannons were big and used by Cave Trolls.
"Damn," I said, "I wish I had my friends here."
"You came with friends?" asked Reggie.
"Yes," I said, "With powers and weapons that could decimate this approaching army, now it's up to me."
A cannon fired and the castle shook, no damage, but they could once they got closer.
"Activate now," a voice called "Phoenix Accendant Omega Digivolution to Omegamon!"
Reggie watched in awe as I transformed, then the battle was joined as I leapt out into the fray.
"OMEGA CANNON!"
It didn't do much damage, but it got their attention, I could sense that they were awed but not scared.
"BUNNY PUNCH!"
I looked up and saw familiar figures descending from the sky, at the same time, a bunch of Dwarfs who looked better off then the rest approaching, they had wood and stone with them, weirdly it looked like a warding circle. Thankfully everyone landed.
"What are they setting up?" I asked Bell, since she was a Goddess.
"It would appear to be a ward or a summoning circle," She said, "I can't tell until they activate it."
I heard a scream, and I saw Princess Fiona being tossed about by an unknown force, Cat grimaced as I heard him moan, "She's been captured by a spirit wraith."
I turned my attention to the area of ground of where she was, and aimed a bolt of energy, but missed because she was in the midst of the circle, and I saw that the runes were for summoning circle. Her parents and Reggie ran out, but they were held back by the three bots.
"Why do they want her?" I asked, "Why is she important to them?"
Bell looked up from where she was kneeling, and I could tell she was in pain, "An ultimate darkness is coming," she winced, "it is angered."
I then figured out what was going on, "Virginia," I said, "Did your mother truly die?"
Virginia looked at me madly; I could see she was clutching the rose that had bloomed the day of her mother's death.
"She died in repentance for everything she did," screamed Virginia, "How can you suggest something like that?"
Wolfe looked up, his eyes glowing with energy, and I think he understood, "She died," he said, "But they burned her body, this rose is all that's left of her that was good."
"She may have died in peace, but something happened," said Skuld, "something we couldn't predict."
"Like what?" asked a hysterical Virginia, crying.
"Her spirit was corrupted," I said, looking at nothing and yet everything, "The original Dark Witch who brought her here must not be totally dead, the forest where Tony and Virginia almost died had her old house, with a gravestone and the body, my guess is that Virginia's showing up there awakened her spirit and somehow when Virginia's mother died, she was corrupted, housing both of the spirits."
The dwarfs stood around the circle, chanting.
"Circe, Diaxole, Nerios, Slytherin, Nuffplut, Husslefret."
Fiona screamed, as energy swarmed up all around her. I realized they weren't going to bring in Barau; they'd be bringing in two witches of immense power.
"Everyone get ready," I yelled, "We need to fight together!"
The glow turned a few more minutes, and then died down as the shield disappeared and out stepped….I don't know what it was, but God knew we were doomed.
"Phoenix Accendant!" a voice cried out, "EVO BIOMERGE WITH WOLFECLAW TO…………………….SUPREMEOMEGAWARPHOENIX MON!"
I felt power rush around me as I was given a new form once again. No, as we were given true form.
"I am the Penultimate Doom," cried the creature that was once Fiona, "Now I can complete my takeover, unstopped like last time."
"Then you will have to make due with a few problems," we said, "Supreme Punch!"
We flew straight at the creature and punched, and were sent spiraling backwards.
"I am the Penultimate," roared the creature, "It will take more then that to stop me!"
"Then try me on for size mother," said Virginia, rushing at the creature with only the rose.
The creature laughed, "You are worthless," it said and punched Virginia hard, she went down, and the creature was about to stomp her into the ground when something raced by and grabbed Virginia out of the way.
"This ends here and now," we shouted, "Supreme Sword!"
The energy connected and blasted the creature back a few feet, but did nothing else.
I alighted on the ground near Wolfe and Virginia. She wasn't breathing and Wolfe was looking scared.
"She cannot die," I said, "This is not her time."
"I can't go on," cried Wolfe, "She is my life."
A single tear fell on the flower and it blossomed, and at the same time magic spread forth from it. Virginia's eyes opened and she got up.
The creature looked scared, "I am Barau," it said, "I killed you."
"You cannot kill what is not mortal!" cried a voice, "Supremeomegawarphoenixmon, omega power spirit evolve with Warrior Princess Virginia to……………….SupremeGuardianPhoenixmon!"
"NO!" screamed the creature, "I AM BARAU, THE PENULTIMATE DOOM, I CANNOT BE DEFEATED!"
"LEARN TO LIVE WITH DEFEAT," we roared, "The Penultimate Doom will learn that the Penultimate Decision is one never to ask!"
The creature looked at me quizzically, and I activated my power. The Penultimate Decision was a power that if used incorrectly or correctly was never sure of the outcome, the power was essentially the life force of the planet, and if used could kill all in sight and all around if used incorrectly.
"PENULTIMATE DECISION!" We cried.
The creature looked scared, realizing that it had been defeated; energies swirled around us as we sucked in the energy required for the attack.
"SWORD OF THE ROSE!" We cried. The rose that which Virginia had been holding had lastly turned into a rose, its power multiplied by the spirits.
The energy ripped through the Queen Creature, sending shockwaves everywhere including hitting the dwarfs who were rooting for the creature, killing many of them, those who didn't get energy fried got hit by my people.
I saw that the creature was still there, and I realized that the Trolls were being used for support.
"SUMMONER'S CIRCLE!"
Bell looked up as her power was tapped into. This ultimate of the ultimate powers would directly destroy the darkness and probably Fiona as well, but I was willing to take that risk.
The circle glowed as it activated around the creature, she was writhing in pain as my powers encircled the shield.
"FOR THE CRIME OF DESTRUCTION, KIDNAPPING, AND COMPLETE DARKNESS WE FULLY DESTROY YOU………..OMEGA BANISHMENT!"
At that same point, the portal opened and the creature struggled against our power, but we drained our energies into the portal and it disappeared.
Then the split happened, and we all three of us fell towards the ground. Wolfe pulled out two swords and flew down; Virginia held the rose and fell slowly to the ground; unfortunately for me, I had used up all my power and I succumbed to gravity and plummeted downwards, gathering speed to become road kill.
"BLANKET SWEEP!"
I don't remember anything, except waking up with Urd watching over me, and smiling when I returned to consciousness.
"What happened?" I asked, "I was falling, I should have died."
"The magic priest doctor blasted something at you that stopped your fall." Said Urd.
"So I'm alive," I said, getting up, "Great, let's go."
"One problem," said Wolfe coming up, "Virginia won't go, with Fiona dead, she feels no reason to go on living."
I sunk my head, Fiona hadn't truly died, or had she?
"Keichii," I said, "Can you sense the spirit world?"
He looked at me, nodded, and joined hands with Bell, Naisin, and Suzy, all three magically gifted.
My own abilities activated and I found her, body and all trying to stay near the zone of living, but having a hard time.
"Spirit Zone Powers activate!" a voice called out.
"Boundary Line Summoner!" I called out.
A warding/summoning circle appeared, and she began to come through.
"Belldandy," I cried, "Harness the energy to help the child through!"
Bell was about to, but a magic blast hit the shield and Fiona had reformed, still looking like a child, but those of use spirit magic users could tell the difference, her eyes had a power about them and her hair had gone white.
"What happened to her?" asked Virginia.
"She was in the Spirit Boundary Zone," I said, "It has an age factor of N, so no one knows how age goes there, but she must have been at the edge, for she didn't age."
"I'm back." Said Fiona, "And I feel more powerful then ever."
To demonstrate her new power, she unleashed a blast upon the remnants and parts of the trolls, dwarfs, and weapons, totally doing what it would take my omega alpha form to do, and obliterated them totally.
"Now," she said looking at me, "You were sent here to summon warriors of vast potential, well, you found us, so let's go."
Virginia looked shocked, Wolfe looked surprised, Reggie was speechless for once, and Naisin had left as soon as Virginia reformed.
"Fine," I said, "But how do we get out of here?"
"Simple," she said as she drew in the air, a door, and it opened.
"Simple?" I muttered, "Let's go."