CW- well everyone, we have come to the second to last chapter of the fic.
Collette- you mean it's almost over?
CW- sadly, the answer is yes
Lloyd- finally, the madness comes to an end
Kratos- you realize that once this fic is over we'll be out of a job, don't you
Lloyd- "falls over" your joking right?
Kratos- "shakes head" I don't joke Lloyd
Lloyd- "waving hands up and down frantically" no, no, no, this can't be. CW, please tell me you're writing another fic, tell me we won't end up on the streets
CW- Lloyd, I seriously can't guarantee anything right now. As much as I dislike you, I just don't have it in me to throw you out on the street if I can avoid it. I am trying my best though, so let's just hope for the best.
Lloyd- we're all doomed
CW- your confidence is so enlightening. Let's just answer the reviews.
Kratos Aurion fan- first off, keep Sasuke and Miho away from the computer their starting to piss me off, because I can't tell if their review is a good or bad one. Second, I know I used a lot of cliché lines, but that's what all good stories are made of. And last but not least, thanks for the review.
Kratos Wilder- do what I please? Does that mean "grabs shot gun and points it at Kratos" nah, I'm sure you don't mean it that way….or do you? Thanks for the review
Alex the Summoner- or rather, T the Summoner. Thanks for the review. I want to continue writing fics like these, but its all a matter of if I can or not. I am trying my best though I can't make any promises yet.
CW- ok, all done
Lloyd- all done? All done? Don't say that, it's not over yet
CW- Lloyd, you're such a spaz
Yuan- indeed
CW- alright, since Lloyd is a spaz, I'll just start the chapter now
Chapter 14
Final Battle Round 2: Illumes Unite
Aiyame staggered right past the group, and took her place by her brothers side. Both of them looked upon the only people to ever have defeated them in pitched combat.
"I applaud your effort" remarked Angelos through gasps of breath, "but I'm afraid that now the tables have turned and you will fall".
"Big words from such a little man" remarked Regal.
"Your arrogance surprises me Regal" remarked Angelos as he and Aiyame made their way to Angelos' throne, "it amazes me how someone so intelligent could be so stupid".
"Explain yourself Angelos" called Kratos.
"Gladly" replied Angelos, "you see, during our fight, I was not using my full power, or rather our full power".
"Our?" remarked Lloyd quizzically.
"Yes Lloyd, our" replied Angelos, "when Aiyame and I are together, we are stronger then any force in the universe, especially thanks to this". Behind the two of them, the Cruxcious crystal floated into view and began to radiate with energy. It shot to beams of light, one connecting itself to Angelos' back, and the other doing the same to Aiyame's back. Their wounds began to heal rapidly.
"What's going on?" asked Kratos, a bit dumbfounded.
"We are becoming one" came Aiyame's voice, "the crystal is healing us and melding our powers together".
"Let the darkness and light now become one" called Angelos as their bodies fused together, "the dark and the light, fused together we are Twilight".
They were now fused together into a new body. The hair was the same, but the outfit and eyes had changed. Their cloths now resembled something of Sheena's outfit, but it was black with golden trims and a crimson waste band. The wings were still golden, but the eyes were now blood red. And embedded into their body, right where their heart should have been, was the cruxcious crystal, glowing radiantly still.
"Bow to our will mortals" exclaimed Twilight with great pride in it's voice.
"You have got to be kidding me" remarked Lloyd, "hey, so which are you, a guy or a girl?"
"Insolent whelp" hissed Twilight, "you shall die first". Suddenly, Twilight had vanished, and in the blink of an eye was behind Lloyd. The speed of Twilight's movements had overwhelmed him, and he felt scared and disoriented. "Don't worry Lloyd, death is so bad" whispered Twilight into his ear, "we know because, we died once".
Twilight kicked Lloyd so hard in the back, that it sent him flying across the room and straight into a pillar. He slammed into it with a loud CRASH and he was instantly unconscious upon impact.
"Who's next?" mocked Twilight with a smirk. At this point, Kratos had become infuriated and charged forward full speed, followed by the others. Twilight grinned, and disappeared once more. The team stopped right in their tracks, and looked around nervously.
"where is it now?" they asked themselves, "and who's it going after next?"
They got their answer quite quickly. Twilight appeared again to the side of Regal, and gave him a swift punch to the gut. Regal doubled over in pain, but stayed on his feet, wincing with every pulsation of his heart. He jumped back aways to try and escape the mighty tyrant before him.
"Running and hiding, then attacking from the shadows" said Kratos, "I didn't think someone like an Illume would stoop to something so low as to use gorilla warfare".
"Bite your tongue you wretched seraphim" snapped Twilight.
"It seems I've struck a nerve" mocked Kratos.
"Sounds like a plan" replied Twilight, and it charged at Persea. It pulled out a bunch of small needles, and hurled them toward her, they flew at high speed, but they were blocked by Zelos, and his shield.
"Thanks for the save Zelos" exclaimed Persea.
"No problem" replied Zelos, "gotta protect my friends, ya'know?"
Twilight was agitated now, and it prepared to strike it's next opponent.
"Well" came Lloyd's voice, as he suddenly appeared by his fathers side, "I think we've sized it up enough, don't you guys?"
"I do" replied Kratos with a grin.
"What do you mean size up?" asked Regal, still clutching his side.
"Sorry we didn't tell any of you" said Kratos, "we wanted to test Twilight's power, now we know how strong he is. We needed you to be oblivious to our plan, so that way he wouldn't notice the test, sorry about that".
"Well, as long as it wasn't for nothing" said Persea, "now let's finish this monster off".
"Right" replied the others in unison.
"Fools" shouted Twilight, "you have yet to see the true extent of my power". With that said, the real battle began.
Twilight launched a barrage of needles at everyone, but they countered with the "Guardian" spell. Lloyd retaliated with his "Demon Fang" but Twilight dodged it with ease.
"It's fast" said Lloyd, "be careful everyone". The others signaled their understanding and returned to the battle.
Collette launched a barrage of Angel Feathers, they hit Twilight on it's left arm. The wounds that were made healed quickly and Twilight gave a smirk.
"Fools" mocked the fused Angels, "you can't win, as long as lord Yuggdrasial is with us, we can not be defeated".
"We'll see about that" called Kratos.
Regal unleashed a "Palm Blaster" attack, it scratched the surface of Twilight's face, and some of the skin was burned off. However, the skin slowly started to grow back, and through the process the team was horrified at the very sight, right up until the skin had finished re-attaching.
"This is crazy" said Lloyd, "no matte what we do, it just heals itself".
"What was it that it said?" asked Kratos, " "as long as lord Yuggdrasial is with us, we can not be defeated"".
"Yeah" replied Zelos, blocking an energy blast with his shield, "so what's your point there Kratos?"
"Don't you see?" protested Raine, who was healing Genis a bit, "Twilight was talking about the Crystal, if we take that away, the healing will stop and we can win".
"Oh" replied Zelos, "I see, so how do we get it away from them?"
"I have a plan" replied Kratos, "but I'll need you and Regal to get in close to twilight, and hold him down. Can you do that?"
"No problem, right Regal?" said Zelos with a smirk.
"Of course" replied Regal, and they both charged straight toward Twilight. They managed to catch it, and pin it to the ground. Twilight struggled fiercely to escape, but before it could, Kratos swooped in from above and smashed the crystal with his sword.
"Impossible" shouted Twilight, "this can't be, you shattered the cruxcious crystal!"
"That's right" said Kratos, "and without the power of the crystal, you're as vulnerable as ever".
"Nice job" shouted Lloyd, "now let's put an end to this once and for all."
"Right" replied the others, and they all launched their ultimate attacks.
Lloyd- Eternity Crusher
Collette- Judgment
Kratos- Judgment
Genis- Eruption
Raine- Photon
Regal- Palm Blaster
Persea- Ax Twister
Sheena- Mana Cannon
Zelos- Sword Rain "CW- though I never mentioned it, Lloyd taught him this move during their last trip to Luminous"
bring them together- Symphonia's Wrath
the attacks seemed to combine themselves together in mid air, and form themselves into a large ball of energy. It collided with Twilight and pounded it into the ground. The energy ball exploded and separated Angelos from Aiyame. They both lay on the ground motionless and pale.
"It's over" said Lloyd, "it's finally over".
"Well done, all of you" came a voice from the throne. It was Martel, standing next to the throne and smiling brightly. She ran to the side of her friends, and let out a sigh of relief as they started back to Darris Kharlon. The serenity of the mood was quickly dissolved however, by the sound of an energy blast coming from behind them. The team turned around, just in time to see a blast of energy pierce the chest of Martel. she fell to the ground with a dull expression on her face.
"Martel!" shouted Kratos as he kneeled down and lifted her body into his arms, "please, speak to me".
"hahahahaha" came the laughter of the Illume siblings, "we may fall here, but we will not fall alone".
"You bastards" shouted Lloyd, and the wings that had only appeared on his back once before, had sprouted once more. Lloyd floated into the air, and unleashed a burst of energy that completely obliterated every molecule of the Illumes beings. He then landed on the ground again, and knelt on one knee, a bit exhausted from the attack.
"Martel" called Kratos again, "please, say something, anything".
"K-Kratos" stammered Martel, as the others gathered around her.
"Ah, Martel, you're okay" sighed Kratos.
"No my dear friend" said Martel quietly, "I am not, my time here is short, and soon I will…..cease to exist".
"Don't talk like that" commanded Kratos, "you're going to be alright, I promise".
"Kratos" started Martel, "you may not see it yet, but you are the….biggest optimist….I've ever known. You always look…..on the bright side…..and I always found that…… to be your best quality. I am sorry….all of this happened…..because of me…..i only wish….i could make things right……before….i die….."
"Martel" said Kratos in a soft voice, as if he were going to cry but didn't want to, "you'll be ok, please just hang on, what would Yuan say if he found out you had died, he'd be furious and devastated, is that really what you want?"
"My dearest Yuan" panted Martel, "how I wish I could see his soft yet serious expression….one last time….but alas…….my time has come……Kratos….please….grant me…one last request"
"Anything" replied Kratos, now realizing and coming to grips with the situation.
"Tell Yuan…….i love him…..i always have………and I always will……..and tell him……that Mithos and i……..will be waiting…..to see him again…..one day…….."cough, cough" ….good bye Kratos……and good bye all of you……..may the goddess Martel watch over….you all……oh wait…….that's …….me" her eyes close and her breathing ceased, but she died with one last smile on her face in hopes that it would lighten the mood for her friends.
And thus with a sob, they bid a farewell. One final adue, to the goddess Martel.
End chapter 14
CW- well, that was the big finale to my fic. What did everyone think? Was it something you expected to happen? I'm sorry if it seemed kind of rushed I've been sick for week or two and my mom was in the hospital, plus there was make up work from school. Needless to say I've been busy.
Kratos- but all is well and the final chapter should be out sooner then this one was, right?
CW- quite right Kratos. Until then, I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter. I must now go and calm Lloyd down before he has a heart attack over losing his job. Until next chapter
Kratos- please review. And just in case you don't feel like reading the next and final chapter since it's just an aftermath sort of thing. We would like to thank you all for reading and being our loyal and devoted fans. "bows" thank you all very much. See you next time.