A World Deep in Disorder
Chapter Twelve: All in a Single Night
Yeah, like I said: Rapid updating. Enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: Refer to Chapter Nine's Disclaimer.
Last Time: Kyle and Alyssa were training when Aske the mercenary made a deal with Lord Amelgard: If Aske could best the lord, and then he'd be able to stay. If he couldn't, he'd have to leave. Aske, quite easily, won…
Kyle/Alyssa Saga Chapter VII:
…Lord Amelgard's Mansion…
It was late. Very late. The sky was midnight blue (perhaps because it was actually midnight. The sky was, however, filled to the brim with stars, probably every constellation in the book. Alyssa was inside, on her bed, and in her nightclothes. However, she was wide-awake. She couldn't sleep. Gut instinct told her that something was wrong…and it was something near. Therefore, she couldn't get an ounce of sleep. It was then that there was a small knock on her window.
Alyssa turned her head to see Kyle standing on the impossibly small ledge on the outside of her window. She sighed, and wondered how he could do that. 'Inherent abilities, I guess.' She thought, opening the window for him to enter the room. He was in his day clothes, as if he was about to go out for more training.
"Hey, Lyss. Can't sleep?" He asked. Alyssa shook her head. "I feel like there's something wrong going on in this very mansion." She stated, sounding quite serious, indeed. "Yeah…that's why I came over here, I felt like you were in danger." Kyle replied. Alyssa nodded at this. "Thank you." She said. "It's my pleasure, to be honest." Kyle replied. There was a momentary silence. "Want to go look at the stars, for now?" He asked, Alyssa nodded, and leaned her head out the window, which Kyle was sitting on.
There were more numerous stars in the sky than anything else ever seen. "Wow…it's like looking into another world…" Alyssa said in awe. Kyle nodded. "Yeah… didja know that this plane is the only one where stars shine in the sky like this?" He then asked. "Really?" Alyssa asked in reply.
"The dark plane ruled by Kirth is a large, ominous, and foreboding maelstrom of dark and bloody colors, with many flashes of lightning, all day and night long, it doesn't make a difference. The dead plane is either sunny or cloudy all day, almost as bad as the dark plane, or in between. The others, I'm not so sure about, especially the core of existence. Nobody's ever been there… but legends surrounding it say that it contains an item of ultimately great and unfathomable power, an item that can turn your below average warrior into the next thing to a god. But if the gods, themselves got their hands on this item… who knows what'll happen?" Kyle explained.
Alyssa nodded, taking this all in. "Well, I hope that if any of the gods get it, that it'll be you." She said. Kyle smiled at this. "Also…being a greater god, doesn't that mean that you should have your very own plane of existence?" Alyssa asked. Kyle nodded. "Yes, in time, it'll be mine." He stated. "What do you think the climate will be like?" Alyssa asked. "It's said that the climate of a god-ruled plane is determined by the god's personality. Kirth is the darkest and most evil, right? That's why his plane's worse than the dark side of death." Kyle explained. Alyssa nodded. "You'll have to take me with you to your plane one day…" She stated. Suddenly, there was a comforting silence between them. However, it was broken, the moment ruined by two voices coming down from below. With nothing better to do, now, they decided to listen.
It was lord Amelgard and Aske talking in the courtyard outside and below. "What is your true purpose of coming here, mercenary? You don't seem like a normal mercenary to me… no lowly mercenary could take me out that easily." Lord Amelgard said to Aske. A sinister smirk came from the hood of Aske's cloak. There was a twinkle in the black eyes that have been hidden for so long.
"You don't remember me, it's a pity." Aske said. "But enough of that. Surrender the one called Kyle to us, and the members of the village shall survive, unscathed." He stated. "You… you aren't a mercenary, you're a silver rogue, aren't you?" Lord Amelgard asked, with an evil smirk. "Those other mercenaries, they're other rogues, aren't they?" He then added. Aske smirked. "Well, it appears that you aren't the idiot I earlier took you for." He stated. This very much angered Amelgard, but he decided not to say anything, due to the big gap of power between this entity and himself.
With Lord Michelus gone, he didn't have anything standing in the way of handing Kyle over to the rogues. "By all means, do this village a favor, and take that piece of worthless shit." Lord Amelgard spoke, with much hate. Aske frowned. "Idiot. Kyle's actually of much more worth than you, but that's of no importance, now. He's a dead kid by the time we leave Alizano." Aske stated.
Amelgard was livid at Aske calling him inferior to Kyle, but was still smart enough to keep his mouth shut. "Well, do what you will, but make it quick." Amelgard said, walking off. "It'll be my pleasure…" Aske replied, walking off the other way.
Kyle turned to Alyssa. "Now, they've gone to far." He said, between clenched teeth. Alyssa's eyes widened with fear. "Kyle…that man is incredibly dangerous. You should leave town, quickly, for your own safety." She said, with a few tears leaking from her eyes. Kyle's eyes met her own. His eyes were flaring with power, the power of a greater god, and something else she couldn't put her finger on. "I'm never going to leave you. Ever." Kyle stated, sounding deathly serious.
"But…Kyle…I don't…want…you…to…die…" Alyssa said, through the flowing tears. Kyle then brought Alyssa close, and they hugged, for a few, but long minutes. "I don't care…I'll fight them if I have to, but I'm not leaving you." He said, sounding even more serious then before. Alyssa nodded. She understood. She had faith in Kyle, and in truth, didn't want him to leave.
They then separated. Kyle then sighed deeply. "I have a score to settle." He said. "I'll see you tomorrow…I promise." He said, almost silently. "Goodbye…" Alyssa said, wiping away the last of her tears, as Kyle left the building.
Aske was walking in a random alleyway of Alizano, when a shadow passed suddenly over him. "Come on out, child of exalted blood." Aske stated. Kyle jumped off from the roof of a nearby building, and about ten feet away from Aske. "What do you want with me, rogue?" Kyle asked. A sinister smirk came from the darkness of the inside of the hood. "Well, everyone here seems to want you dead, and I have every right to kill you…but I actually have an offer…" Aske stated. "…And that is?" Kyle asked. "Come with me, and pledge your loyalty to Kirth. You shall rule all of existence at his side, as the two greater gods." Aske explained. "And betray Alyssa, to join the ones who are responsible for my uncle's death? I don't think so!" Kyle replied. "Fine. Then you'll die, now." Aske said, and there was a sudden flash of light from within the cloak, apparently a transformation. A shamshir blade came out of each sleeve. "Let's dance." Aske said, rushing forward for a speed too fast to be sane. Kyle transformed into his Bowser form, and used the same strategy he used against Alyssa: curling up into his shell. The blades bounced off, but Aske sent the shell spinning into a wall, knocking Kyle out of his withdrawn state.
Quickly, Kyle slashed at Aske with his claws. Aske jumped over them, and slashed some more at Kyle, who got several deep cuts in the chest. Suddenly, and evil smirk came from the hood. "You will not die by my hand… I know one who's much better for the job…" Aske stated, vanishing into thin air. Kyle transformed back into his human form, and breathed heavily. Thankfully, the wounds weren't as deep as he thought… good thing Bowser forms are like tanks. He got to his house, and decided to sleep off the pain, without even bothering to change his clothes for the night…
…An hour later…
Suddenly, Kyle felt two knives pressed against his neck, and crossing each other. Opening his eyes in alarm, he saw that one was his mother, and one was his father. "Mom? Dad? What are you?" Kyle asked. Kyle's mom looked down at him. "Shut up, waste of a son! It's time for you to die!" She yelled. "Aske is making you do this, isn't he?" Kyle asked in anger. "He asked us to, and we could've refused, but we gladly accepted. What better way to get rid of our worthless son, and bring our greater, older son to the glory he deserves?" Kyle's father stated. Kyle couldn't believe what he just heard, but he didn't cry about it… he figured that this might happen sooner or later… he just didn't think it'd be so soon.
Suddenly, Kyle disappeared where he was lying down, and reappeared on the opposite side of the room, already in his Bowser form. Suddenly, both of his parents' heads fell to the floor, with blood gushing everywhere. Aske appeared out of thin air behind the dead bodies, which collapsed to the ground without a sound, brandishing his twin shamshir. Kyle then tackled Aske out the window in blind fury. This was not for fury of his parents' deaths, though. This is for his uncle's death. The two landed in the alleyway that they were fighting in before. "ACE! YOU MOTHERFUCKING BASTARD! COULDN'T DIE COULD YOU?" Kyle asked in pure rage. Ace regained his footing, and smirked his evil smirk. He threw off his large brown cloak.
It was Ace, all right; only he was in his sheik form. However, most of his face, save his mouth and his eyes, was bandaged up. "Yes, It's me… my, have you grown, and what a temper!" Ace smirked. "And look what your uncle did to me!" He yelled, peeling off the bandages. His entire face was scorched a smoldering black, from Lord Michelus' final attack. "Shut up, you're going to die, NOW!" Kyle yelled, running forward at a speed thought not possible for a Bowser form.
Ace smirked, and disappeared, slashing at Kyle with his two blades. Kyle charged right through the first one, it did little damage, but the second found its mark. Kyle was sent flying backwards. Ace was about to finish him, but a shuriken got lodged in his own shoulder. Blood began to come out, and Alyssa, in her sheikah form, could be seen on the top of a building. Ace turned around, and Kyle took this opportunity to slash his face. Ace cried out in pain, and disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Kyle transformed back into his human form in exhaustion. It was then lord Amelgard, surrounded by the townspeople, blocked off the exit with torches and pitchforks. "Kyle! You've caused us enough problems! Prepare to die!" Lord Amelgard yelled, and all the townspeople rushed forward. Alyssa then jumped down from the roof, and transformed back into her human form. "Kill him, and you'll have to kill me!" Alyssa exclaimed, standing between them and Kyle.
"Lyss…no need to risk yourself…" Kyle stated. Alyssa turned to him. "No, Kyle, we're in this together until the end." She stated. The townspeople stopped. They didn't want to kill what some referred to as the 'jewel of Alizano, town of paradise.' Lord Amelgard stepped forward. "Daughter? What are you doing?" He asked. "Quiet! You know what I'm doing!" Alyssa yelled. The lord remained silent. "I…cannot bring myself to kill you…the two of you are hereby exiled…but coming here again is death." Amelgard stated, before turning around, and walking away in anger. Alyssa nodded, and let a bleeding Kyle lean upon her, and transformed into her sheik form. Using a deku nut to call up a puff of smoke, the two disappeared.
Suddenly, Ace reappeared, followed by the silver rogues he had with him. "Your old protector ruined my face several years ago, and his nephew ruined it more… and that lord's daughter helped… they all lived here, so the punishment for this town is DEATH!" Ace smirked, cutting down a nearby villager. It was mass homicide. Building were being set fire to, and within moments, the entire town was a pile of ashes, and dead corpses… save the manor on the hill, which Lord Amelgard was hiding behind. Suddenly, the ghostly figure of Lord Michelus appeared, leaving Lord Amelgard horrified.
"I told you that if you didn't treat Kyle as an equal, that I'd come back from the grave and seek my vengeance upon you… and now I SHALL!" Lord Michelus yelled, transforming into his Bowser form, and digging a ghostly claw into the other lord's heart. Lord Amelgard's life was sucked right out of him, and he died. Then, the ghostly figure of Lord Michelus went from Bowser form, back to human form, and disappeared. The Amelgard manor was burnt to the ground shortly after, and Ace didn't let the rogues leave until he found Amelgard's dead body. Funny thing was, there were no wounds, as if his life was suddenly sucked out of him.
The other rogues left, leaving Ace alone. The skies cleared up, and the sun was about to rise. "Kyle…Alyssa…I'm going to hunt the two of you down sooner than you'll know it." Ace stated, looking up at the horizon. Of course, Ace didn't know that they were closer than he expected.
Kyle and Alyssa were in the grove again. Alyssa was drinking some water, and helping a now-badly-injured Kyle drink the water, too. The water revitalized him, his wounds closed, and he was better. Alyssa took out an empty water bottle, and handed one to Kyle. "Fill up on this water. It'll help us." Alyssa stated, and Kyle nodded. Both did so. The sun began to rise, and the two were tired.
"We should get out of the area as fast as possible." Alyssa stated. Kyle shook his head. "No. They won't expect us to be this close. We should sleep and regain our energy." Kyle replied. Alyssa understood. The two then sat down on a tree next to each other. Alyssa fell asleep first. Kyle, naturally didn't need sleep, being a greater god, but if he ever needed it, it was now. However, before letting himself do so, he reached into his pocket, and pulled out the shades his uncle gave him, the ones that were his uncle's signature. "My uncle left me these for a reason…I people can't see my different eyes when I wear these… thanks, uncle." Kyle said very quietly, putting the shades that would forever become his signature shades on, and falling asleep, and Alyssa's head rested upon his shoulder. As the sun climbed over the horizon, it was quite peaceful…
End of ChapterHands down, I do believe that this was the best chapter of this story, yet. I really liked it, but now tell me what YOU think, and be sincere on it. I'm done for today…hoped your enjoyed this whopper of a chapter.
Until Next Chapter,
-Biggoron