A World Deep in Disorder
Chapter Seventy-Eight: Kyle vs. Ace… final round
Sorry about not updating in awhile. Due to circumstances out of my control, updating has severely slowed. There will be most likely three chapters after this, but they might not show until mid-September. Anyway… let's get on with the show.
DISCLAIMER: Refer to previous chapters' disclaimers.
Last time: Kyle just looked at Ace, and transformed into his Bowser form, the eight-foot-tall monstrosity that had always been Ace's opponent. This time, it would be this form that would lead him to victory. He was sure of it. Ace simply smirked with half the mouth that he had, as a humungous bolt of lightning lit up the entire sky.
…Meanwhile…
Alyssa was running through the forests… the rain had gotten more intense. 'I know he wanted me to stay behind where it's safe, but I know what happens whenever the weather gets like this… and I can't let it end like it did last time…' She thought, running even deeper through the forests, as the very same humungous bolt of lightning lit up the entire sky.
Kyle/Alyssa Saga Chapter XXVIII:
"It's been eleven years since I started hunting you down, Kyle." Ace said. Kyle nodded. "Well, your hunt ends here. No retreating this time. Only one of us will walk out of this." He roared. Ace nodded, and then there was a pause. Thunder and Lightning struck in the background. "…And what did you mean about me not knowing who you truly are…?" Kyle then asked. Ace just laughed. Silently, at first, but then it got loud enough to overpower even the great crashes of thunder.
Then the laughing stopped abruptly. "…Never mind that. If you can beat me, you'll find out." Ace said, running forward full speed at Kyle, and then seemingly disappearing in midair. He then reappeared behind Kyle, who closed his eyes, and smirked. 'What does he think he's doing… this is the same technique as last time… I know how to counter this…' He thought.
Ace took out his twin legendary blades, and swung the first at Kyle at blinding speeds, but the Ace of Spades was much faster than the normal shamshir, and it embedded itself in Kyle's shoulder. 'What the hell!' Kyle thought. Ace simply smirked as he sliced his second blade down. With much more agility than normally expected of a bowser form, Kyle ripped the blade out of his shoulder, and jumped over the blow, and turned around in midair to face Ace. 'At least I got the timing down…' Kyle thought. Ace didn't waste any time swinging both of his blades again, which Kyle caught between his great claws.
'Looks like it's over.' Kyle thought, breathing inward to release a Wildfire. Ace has survived many things, but he wouldn't be able to survive a point blank Wildfire when Kyle's as powerful as he is now. Ace just smirked, and without even a hand seal, two black flaming arms appeared out of his back, each holding one of the original two shamshir.
'Shit!' Kyle thought, stopping his attack mid-charge, letting go of the two legendary blades, and instantly tunneling underground to avoid the other two blades. Ace smirked. "What's the matter? Can't handle FOUR BLADES?" He asked, his voice beginning to change into a deep demonic hissing sound.
Kyle popped up from underground twenty feet away. 'Damn, this is going to be hard…' Kyle thought, as Ace suddenly appeared behind him, with all four blades. 'Hah! I got you!' Ace thought, swinging all four of his blades down at once. Even though Kyle's shell had enough defensive power to block the two normal shamshir, the two legendary ones had enough power to cut through fifty tons of reinforced concrete.
Fortunately, Kyle knew this, so he ducked into his shell, causing the four blades to go over him, and began spinning around, and then backwards into a slightly disoriented Ace, who went flying back into a large tree.
…Meanwhile…
Alyssa had used her sheikah form to tree hop all the way to the area where Kyle and Ace were fighting. Alyssa then crouched on the branch she was on. 'I thought so… Kyle's fighting Ace again… he's going to want to do this alone, but if he needs help, I'll jump in.' She thought. Suddenly, Ace swung all four of his blades at Kyle, who ducked into his shell, and spiraled backwards at Ace, with enough force to knock him back into a large tree… the one that Alyssa was standing on.
Alyssa almost lost her footing when Ace made impact with the tree. She would've fallen off, too, if it weren't for her focusing her chakra into her feet, causing her to be able to keep her footing without trouble. 'That was close…' She thought, going back to watching the battle.
…Back to the battle…
Kyle got out of his spinning state, and wiped his scaly forehead. 'Is he gone…?' He thought, as the dust cleared. Ace slowly climbed out of the dust. "FooL. YoU CanNoT dEsTroY ME! I am… INVINCIBLE!" Ace shouted, disappearing, and appeared behind Kyle far quicker than the eye could perceive. Before Kyle could react, Ace kicked his back, and then appeared in front of Kyle as he was sent flying, to punch him high into the air, and then jump up, to slam him back into the ground.
Kyle got up as Ace landed. "Well… this should be more interesting." Kyle chuckled. Ace's eyes widened. "WhAt Do yOu MeAnYOU CANNOT KEEP UP WITH ME!" He exclaimed, a fiery aura emitting from him. Suddenly, Kyle disappeared, and the next thing Ace new, Kyle had rammed his head right into his gut. Waaay faster than one would ever think a Bowser would go. Ace was sent reeling. Kyle smirked. "Don't think I'm done, yet." He stated.
Ace growled, and the flaming aura around him tripled in size. "IDIOT! YOU'RE DEALING WITH POWERS BEYOND YOUR COMPREHNSION!" He exclaimed, floating up in midair. 'Since when could he do that?' Kyle thought.
"PURE HATREDS! COME TO ME!" He then exclaimed. Suddenly, countless blue fireballs came from every direction, and struck Ace. There was a bright flash, and a deep moaning sound. When the flash cleared, Ace stood at twelve feet tall. He was, save the face, made up of entirely blue flames of the pure hatred. Much more intense raging flames, though. He gripped his four blades. "I'll CRUSH YOU!" He exclaimed, suddenly disappearing. Before Kyle even knew it, there was a large gash in his stomach, and he coughed up blood. Then Ace kicked him back into a tree, which fell down under the impact. Thankfully, it wasn't the tree that Alyssa was on.
"SEE WhAT I Am, NOW? I AM THE KING OF PURE HATRED! NOW, all the remaining pure hatred of the land… ARE ME! I AM THE EMBODIMENT OF ALL PURE HATRED THAT EXIST! DIE, MOTHERFUCKER!" Ace exclaimed, the monstrosity suddenly disappearing again. This time, Kyle turned around, and there was a flash of sparks. Kyle was holding all four of Ace's blades with his two hands, but he was getting gradually overpowered.
"YOU CANNOT WIN! YOU WILL--- ugh… kill me…" Ace bellowed, and his voice was then replaced with a normal one. This confused Kyle, but his still held his ground. "…please… kill…me-- SHUT UP, YOU!-- …do it… now… before I… auuughhh! – That's better… NOW TO KILL YOU!" Ace exclaimed, the conflicting voices struggling with each other. Then it hit him… Kyle's eyes widened… he knew who that other voice belonged to…. It was his father… his REAL father.
Then, Kyle got a look of anger on his face. He began to overpower Ace, who was shocked. "What the hell?" Ace asked, as Kyle pushed him ten feet backward. Kyle didn't say anything, he just inhaled. "Wildfire!" He exclaimed, exhaling the biggest Wildfire yet. Fortunately, Kyle's Wildfire attacks seem to have a mind of their own… they only attack the designated target. The flames came out in a huge torrent, and slammed right into Ace, incinerating him upon contact. The remainder of the flames surrounded the trees and Alyssa without harming them, and swirled up into the sky in a great tornado of pure red flame.
Kyle then transformed out of his Bowser form, and hit the ground, panting heavily. "I…won…" He panted out. When the flames disappeared, there was a small flicker of light, and then a body appeared. The man appeared to be around forty, and had dark blue eyes and brown hair. He was tall and muscular, but he was also severely wounded, on the ground, and dying… the death rattle could be heard within his breathing.
Kyle made his way over to him. "…Dad…?" He asked. The man smirked. "So… you've figured it out… but how…?" He asked. "Your voice… it's quite similar to mine… more than anybody else's is, anyway. I want to know what the hell happened." Kyle said. The man smirked, and with his dying breaths, he told Kyle the entire story.
"Son… I am your dad… Ace… your mom… was killed by a man named Zalthyr, of the silver rogues. I… sought to avenge him, and left you with foster parents in Alizano, the town where my brother lived. I didn't know that he lived there, though. I stood no chance, and was defeated by Zalthyr, almost instantly. He is a man of power too great to describe in words. He didn't give me a swift death, either… he left me half-dead on the side of the road… to die. As I was dying, a spirit spoke to me… but at the time… I didn't know that it was a… pure hatred. He… told me… that I could… survive… and exact revenge upon Zalthyr… if I gave up… my entire being… to him. I obliged… not knowing what he was. It still wasn't enough to take on Zalthyr… not even close… and the pure hatred that possessed me… made me do horrible things… I could only watch from the backseat… as I killed… my own brother… and tried to kill my own son. I'm so sorry… thanks… for letting me see you… with my own eyes… one last time, son…" Ace said, tears in his eyes, and the death rattle ever present in his voice.
"Kyle was silent. "D-dad." Was all managed to say. "Son… you will be… the key… to the fate of existence… The balance… of… it's… destruction… and… it's prospering… do not… fall… into-…" Ace managed to say, before taking his last breath. Kyle paused for awhile, as the gentle rain fell. "…He died… trying to give me… a warning…" He stated, when Alyssa jumped down from the tree, transformed into her human form, and stood next to him.
"…Kyle…" She said, before Kyle passed out onto the ground.
…One day later…
Kyle and Alyssa stood in front of a marble gravestone outside of the Clan Wildfire Fortress. The Clan was marked with Ace's name, and something was scribbled below it that was kind of hard to read. What it said… I'll leave that up to you.
"…The only family I had left… and I didn't know he existed…" Kyle stated. Alyssa paused. "…What about your brother…?" She asked. Kyle shrugged. "I think he died in Alizano." He stated. "Oh." Alyssa replied. "…Thanks for helping me with the gravestone." Kyle then stated. "…It's no problem…" she replied. The sun began to set, and all that Kyle could do was stare down at the gravestone. The news had hit him so fast… his father was alive… and now… dead.
Alyssa noticed how troubled he was. "…Need some time alone…?" She asked. Kyle shook his head. "No. I prefer your company." He said, looking up at her, and smiling. Alyssa smiled back at him, and the next thing they knew, they each had their arms wrapped around each other in another tight embrace.
End of ChapterWell, there you have it. It was a pretty long one, and of great quality, too, so I believe it should make up for the long wait. The last three chapters might not be out for a little while. Well, please leave a review.
Until Next Chapter,
-Biggoron