The time has come. I did what I like to do the most. All readers just got baited last time. (Sorry, I like to annoy my readers with things like that XD). Even if I said, that it would be the end last time, you get this chapter now. Since I write this before writing the chapter, I don't know for sure, but I guess this is the longest chapter of the story. Have fun with the grand finale!
Finale: Shining Darkness!
Music: Your inner demon/Burning Shadows (Instrumental) – Günter aus der Dönerbude (yes, I wrote this song for this story. It's my first ever composition on keyboard, so don't expect too much)
Thunder's POV:
One last smile before the beam was shot… but it was not meant to hit me. The second Fate attacked, she turned around and hit SD full force with a ray made of light. "What the actual… what are you doing, little shit? You're supposed to do like I say! Why are you attacking me?" The yellow glow in my girlfriend's eyes seemed to brighten. "Never will I obey somebody like you!" "I don't care if you want to or not! You shouldn't be able to defend yourself! Your inner darkness was set free! Your inner me!" "Ever heard that people can change? And you underestimated this power! You underestimated the power of trust and love. Things you'll never know! And because of that you could not know. Even the dark can be turned to light. Its time for round two! But this time, I won't lose! Because everything has changed. Now, even the darkness is shining bright, just for this world to live on! Even darkness is shining bright, just to defeat YOU!"
Music: (Yeah, since I think it could be better, I'll switch it now, but if you like it, stick with "Your inner demon". If not:) Octopath Traveler OST – Daughter of the Dark God
Fate's POV:
New power flowed through my veins. A force I never knew joined me in my final fight. The second round of the battle began, but this time, I actually had a chance to win. Where did this mysterious power come from? That's what I could not tell exactly. Only this voice…
SD went on attacking again. Looking behind me, I knew that Thunder was in no condition to fight, if he'd even be able to do anything if he wasn't hurt. For the first time, it was me carrying my friends. For the first time, I was not just some useless burden. Maybe a battle that important was not great for such an experience, but I couldn't care less. I knew, even if I'd stand any chance now, it would still be a very difficult fight. SD seemed really pissed off, or so it seemed. Actually, he started to fight with all of his force for the first time. Seeing him like that, I knew that he probably lied again. If he would've tried to kill me earlier, he would never have needed more than 5 seconds.
It felt very weird to fight with the powers I got anew. Most of the time, it did not feel like I was fighting myself, but something inside of me taking all of the control. Every hit SD tried to make, failed miserably, because I kind of teleported. I could not even see his attacks, since they were that fast and still, I just found myself somewhere else every time he attacked. And I never got hit. The other way around, things changed too. I managed to get some hits! Same way than dodging, I never even recognized myself attacking as my attacks hit him. "What the f*** has happened to you? How did you get all of this power?" "YOU gave it to me I believe. It is YOUR darkness, the Nightmare Virus inside of me, that turned into light." "Don't tell me such bullshit. That's not my force! No matter if its light or dark, that's not my power! Where did you get it?" With no idea and no intention to answer, I attacked him again. He got hit anew. It seemed like his power was slowly fading. I also checked if Thunder was still conscious as I had the chance. It turned out that he was, and he seemed pretty excited about my battle. And he seemed a little proud, probably thinking that his training made me that strong. Even if it did make me stronger, it could never achieve the level of power I got. Sorry Love!
After some more time, I realised myself starting to fight more aggressively. I teleported more rarely and started to throw out stronger attacks. Most of them were using pure light to hurt the God of Dark. And because of these attacks, SD seemed to realise something. "No… you can't… that power. WHERE DID YOU GET IT FROM?" "Why should you care? You'll die to it soon, that's all you need to know!" "The voice! What did it tell you?!" I was pretty surprised for one moment. SD tried to attack me again, but I dodged without dodging once more. "You know about it?" "WHAT. DID. IT. TELL. YOU?" "Tell me one reason, why I should tell you?" "I told you the truth about yourself! Now it's your time to pay me back for it!" With no warning, I heard the voice again. But I realised, that I was not the only one this time. Thunder and SD could hear too. "The pain has been turned into power! Hate has been turned into love! And light has been turned into darkness! This is the power of change! This is the heritage of the dragon!" Thunder clearly recognized the voice. "It's… you again… Who… are you? What is… this power… "Dragon's fury" … "heritage of the dragon" …"
SD did not seem as happy as Thunder did. "NO! STOP IT! IT CAN'T BE YOU! IT CAN'T BE YOUR POWER! THE DRAGON'S FURY CAN'T STRIKE ME DOWN A SECOND TIME!" A second time? Again, the voice answered. "I knew that you would be prepared. The Dragon's Fury has taken you down once. This time, it has taken down Darkrai, you loyal servant. And for you, I prepared something new. I had to leave the world. But I left one thing, just so you'd have fun with it. My heritage was created, to stop you once and for all!"
"We may not have met for a long time, but I already stopped you once, demon. Knowing that you'd maybe return, I made preparations. Knowing that I would very likely not be there myself to greet you once more, I decided to do what I did. The Dark Crystal. The dragon's heritage. The chosen to carry on my fury. Everything was set so that we'd meet again today. And now… we'll never meet again. Fate, it is time to end this, once and for all… no matter the costs… I am sorry."
As the voice stopped talking, SD's rage seemed to truly unbound. I still could not completely understand, until he explained it. "YOU CAN'T DO THIS! YOU ALREADY SHAMED MY NAME ONCE LONG AGO, DRAGON! DARKRAI MADE SURE YOU'D NEVER RETURN… I CAN'T HAVE UNDERESTIMATED YOU! YOU CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING PREPARED. EVEN USELESS TRASH THUNDER…"
"YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T CARE! JUST COME AT ME, LATIAS! ALL YOUR WORK WAS IN VAIN! I WON'T LOSE AGAIN! I! WILL! NOT! FALL! TO! YOU! AGAIN!"
The dragon's fury is a long-forgotten power. It was the energy that already struck down the shadow demon once. Its name comes from its owner/inventor. Latias, the eon-dragon. The legend who once saved the world, only to disappear after. Since then, she was a legend and a hero to everyone. As she prepared for the Dark Lords return, she did not keep this power, but she searched through time and space to find a soul, worth of this power, so that it would unleash once it's needed.
The heritage of the dragon is a force even stronger than the dragon's fury. It was the most important part of Latias preparations for the Demons return. How she got it to be with Fate… nobody knows. There's only one reason the force of the heritage does even exist. To unleash Latias true power and end the demon once and for all. And now the true finale awaits. Fate has to prove Latias preparations to be saving once more.
Now knowing what this incredible power was, the fight went on. Even if I never knew it, Latias somehow chose me to be the one to save the world again. And if I got everything right, Thunder was chosen too. He was given the Dragon's Fury and was able to beat Darkrai because of it. Like the Demon was beaten once. And now he'd be beaten again, once more by Latias power. I went on fighting like before. Still using my offensive strategy, I managed to damage the Virus Essence even more. But he wouldn't give up. "TELL ME FATE! ARE YOU REALLY BLIND TO SEE THE TRUTH? DON'T YOU SEE THAT YOU CAN'T WIN LIKE THIS? YOU WILL LOSE! EVERYONE WILL!" "No, YOU will. You can't keep up with the heritage of the dragon. YOU are the blind one!" "NO, I AM NOT! I CAN'T DEFEAT YOU, I KNOW THAT. BUT YOU DON'T SEE THAT YOU FIGHT THE WRONG WAY AROUND! KILLING ME WILL MEAN YOU LOSING, JOINING ME WILL BE YOUR VICTORY!" He became distracted. As weakened as he was, I realised that the time had come. I collected all of the light's power I had in once, to unleash one final attack. "If you really think so… prove it!"
Light was blinding me. The whole room was flooded by it. I was not able to see anything. But as the light was still glowing, I managed to see a deformed silhouette. Every second, it changed like it was some liquid. Darkness was leaking out of it. "Once more… once more I failed. Once more I have been taken down. Once more… I did not get what I deserve. The Virus has been defeated… by his own vessel and Latias power… I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. But at least… at least there will be satisfaction for me too… I shall return! I will reign what I deserve too. I wIlL bEcOmE gOd!" The next moment, the silhouette disappeared. The Cursed Virus was defeated. And the light left the room. There were only two Pokemon left. Me and Thunder, who was still buried underneath the rocks. I quickly helped freeing him and we shared a short kiss. "You… you did it. Fate, you just defeated the demon!" He seemed very happy and I was pretty amused by it. It was rare enough to see Thunder being happy. But I hoped this would change. Now, that the Slaves and the demon were defeated, we could live a happy live. Together… could we? There still was something SD said… "KILLING ME WILL MEAN YOU LOSING…", "…at least there will be satisfaction for me too…" Something told me, that something was still coming…
Music: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: Don't Ever Forget/Farther Away... Orchestral Arrangement – The noble demon (you REALLY should listen to it!)
As I had these thoughts, I thought of something for the first time. I struck down the cursed virus. I had banished the Shadow Demon once and for all. But… I was partly demon too. With the light extinguishing what was left of Darkness, would I disappear too? Was that what SD meant? If defeating him would equal me dying… it would be worth it! But how could I know if I would? I asked myself this question. Thunder seemed to realise that something was up. "Fate? Are you okay? Is something bothering you?" I wasn't sure if I should really tell him. How would he stand it? But I guessed it would be of no use to not tell him. "I… Thunder… I am scared. I don't know. You already heard the truth. I`m just a lost soul inside the demon's vessel. Now, that the Virus is banished… I might disappear too." Thunder looked shocked. "What? No! You can't go just now. Now that the demon is gone, we could finally be happy. You can't just go!" "I don't want to either, but…" Just as I was talking, as I felt a shocking pain running through my body. I knew what was coming. "It seems like I have no choice. I am sorry Thunder." My body started to feel lighter, like I was starting to hover. "What is happening to you? Fate? You can't tell me that you already have to go!" The world started to get brighter. Light was filling my view. "I… I did not want it to end like this. I would've wanted to stay with you. Forever… but ironically… my fate doesn't want me to stay." Thunder stepped right in front of me and hugged me. Even if I could hardly see anymore, I felt tears touching my fur. "It isn't fair! You remembered nothing. You always fought for the good. And now, that you returned peace… you won't even see it. I don't want you to leave." I felt like I'd disappear every second now. "Thunder… one last thing. Please, even if I am gone, remember, that I'll always love you. Maybe one day… we'll see again…" As the world faded in front of my eyes, I just heard one last thing. "I… I will never forget you. I will always love you too, Fate!"
Thunder's POV:
Music: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon - Farther Away (Piano) (by DreamEyes)
Life is never fair. It can only take, not give. The journey was finally over, my goal was finally reached and still… life does only take from me. My reward for saving the world was the loss of the only Pokemon I ever really cared about… the only Pokemon I ever loved… just why? I left the labyrinth's main room, having no energy or motivation at all. I could hardly control myself. I only wanted to scream. To cry. To just end my pain… but I had to make sure that Fate would be remembered. Her sacrifice can't be in vain. But there's one thing, I completely forgot about… as I reached the cave's entrance, I could see Tyrunt standing there. He was panting heavily, kneeing on the ground. As he saw me, he started to talk. More to himself than to me. "FINALLY… HE… IS… GONE! I…WON! I…" He just fell to the ground before he could continue. He was beaten up very badly. As he fell, I could see an Umbreon lying on the ground. Around it, there was a pool of blood. It did not move nor did it breathe. It was clearly dead. It took some time for me to realise who it was. "Evan… is that… really you?" Of course, I did not expect an answer. I just stood there quietly. One or two minutes later, I went away, now knowing that I had lost everyone I could trust… once more…
The rest of my journey home was filled with sadness. I felt nothing but hurt. It took me three days and the help of a Lapras to get back to Metro Village. And all I could think about were my losses. Why I even returned? I wanted to tell the people what happened. So that my friends would be remembered. And I would finally get what I deserve. I would apprehend myself to Günter. To get my well-deserved punishment.
As I arrived Metro Village, I realised that I would not have to do much explaining. Somehow, everyone knew exactly what happened. From what I overheard; it was because of some weird hooded guy who told them… With nothing left to do, I went to see Günter. I did not even bother knocking at his door. I just wanted to get over with it. I would spend the next few years in jail and after that… I didn't know. I didn't even care. Like always, Günter was phoning someone. "Yes, that's my last word. You deserve a break. You're on vacation for the rest of the month." He turned around and saw me. "I'm sorry, I have to hang up. Enjoy your break!" Without any hesitation, he hung up. "Thunder… you came back? I did not expect you to come here." I did not say a word. "I… we all heard about what happened. I… am sorry." Still, I didn't say a word. "So… why did you even come here?" "To get what I deserve. After all it was all my fault! I'm apprehending myself." He looked at me for a second, until he spoke again. "There's no need. You made much mistakes in your past, that's true. But after the recent events. After you being part of saving the world and taking down Darkrai, I decided to let you go. You deserve it." I was very surprised by this. I just left the room, saying: "I understand. Thank you."
Two weeks later:
I was back at the clearing where it all began. I was staring to the sea, the cliff right in front of me. Life is hell. Life is torture. I did not care how long it was since the demon was defeated. It may have been days, it felt like years. All I did was suffer. I did not even think about Günter setting me free. I did not know what to do with my life. Was there anyone I could spend my time with? Günter was very likely still disappointed. And who else could be there for me? My sister was miles away in a town I once called home. But did she even care? Or did she just pretend to be spared? I didn't know. I didn't know anything. I felt lonely before I met Fate and SD. But now, I felt even more lonely. Why did I even carry on? Why didn't I get punished? Did I even DESERVE to be alive? After all, if I just would've died in the alley back then, nothing of this would've happened. Hundreds of lives would've been spared. The demon never would've returned. The world would've been a better place. If I would've never been alive. My parents were right all the time. I am useless. I don't deserve to live. The only Pokemon who cared about me are dead. And that's when I decided. I would get my punishment. I would keep my promise to Fate. Back at the hill. Before the final day arrived… "We'll never leave each other… Promise?" It was not her fault she did go. It was my fault breaking the promise. We would be united again. We would truly be together… forever. There were my last thoughts before I took another step forward. As the rocks came nearer fast, I realised that this truly was
The end!
There will be an Epilogue, so it's not the true end. How does the world go on after what happened in this chapter? See it there. But at all… that wraps it up. By far the longest chapter I EVER wrote in any story. Mostly, I'd split chapters like this, but I did not want to this time. I want to thank every single one of you for reading. In the Epilogue, I will reveal how this account will go on… since… it was only created for this story to happen. I told you this. Thank you everyone. Feel free to subscribe to my YouTube XD. Help me reach 200 guys! I'll hopefully see you in the Epilogue.
chosenSpheal out!