Chapter. 28
Lance and Alisa awake in the mountain range but the others we missing along with the nova. "Where are we?" Alisa looked around to see the world was slightly faded. "Are we in Torri?"
Lance dusted himself off. "Looks like it. That means the nova is in here. We need to find Torri, fast."
"Can you sense her?"
"This way!" Lance took off running through the mountain range, moving along the natural path he came to a small clearing. "There!" Lance pointed to an out-cove. The couple rushed to the location to find Torri laying against the stone wall. Lance and Alisa slid the Torri's sides and tried to wake her. "Come on Torri, please wake up!"
"Torri you can't leave us, not when we're so close."
As the lightly shook Torri the singularity's eyes opened. She looked up to her parents in shock. "Mother, father. What happened?"
"We're in your soul Torri. Lance and I resonated with you to come here." Alisa moved Torri's arm over his shoulders.
Lance did the same on the other side of Torri. "The nova is in here somewhere. If we can find it and kill it we'll free you Torri."
"To rick so much... For me."
"Of course Torri, we'd never let anything harm you." Lance and Alisa helped Torri to her feet and walked with her until she could stand on her own. "It's coming." Lance let go of Torri and took a few steps forward.
On top of a cliff the nova appear and howled to the moon. "Aly get Torri as far away as you can. i'll end this."
"How are you gonna fight it? We don't have our god arcs!"
"Father!"
Lance turned back to his family and grin as he gave a thumbs up. "Aly, Torri. Believe in me."
"Lan no!" Alisa and Torri ran to Lance's side.
"Father what are you gonna do?"
Lance spun around to the two and hugged them both. "I'm gonna kill this thing. Believe in me and I'll win so we can get home."
Alisa and Torri let go of Lance. "I do believe in you Lan. Just don't go too far, please."
Lance leaned closer and kissed her. "When have I ever let you down?"
"When you died."
"Are you really not gonna let me forget that?" Lance shook his head with a smile then looked to his family with a serous expression. "Now get out of here. This is gonna get messy."
The nova leaped down from the cliff to the clearing. "Be careful Lan." Alisa and Torri ran to get away.
"Father! Lance looked over his shoulder. "Show no mercy." Lance waved to Torri and spun back to the nova.
The nova roared at Lance who took a hold of his armlets. "Let me show you a real monster." Lance ripped off his armlets and tossed them a side. A clod wind blew around Lance as his skin was turning a pale blue.
The nova roared and charged towards Lance, the beast stopped and swung its front paw at him. Lance's hand grew larger with claws, held out his hand to stop the nova's paw. The new type looked up at the nova with gold slitted eyes, he grinned as fangs grew from his teeth and punched the nova. As the beast backed off Lance was engulfed by a bright light.
The grew brighter and larger, when it faded Lance was transformed into his inner aragami. The culigula. "Come on you end of the world reject! I'm getting hungry!" The caligula breathed ice into the air then extended its wrist blades.
The nova met its challenge, it spread out its wings and conjured several red orbs. The beast roared and hurled them at the caligula. The caligula held up its blades as a shield against the red orbs as they crashed into the blades.
Once it got close the caligula grabbed onto the nova's front legs and bit into its right wing. The nova rammed its head into the caligula's chest and swung its other wing into its opponent, the blades stabbed into the caligula's body. The ice hannibal bit down harder from the pain, it ripped off the nova's wing and backed away.
The nova pounded on the caligula and sank its teeth into it arm. The caligula swung its other arm and cut into the nova's side with blade, moving the blade up and down to saw into the nova. The nova let go and roared as it unleashed a field of pink energy, shocking it downed enemy. The caligula roared as well and breathed ice onto the nova's back as it struke the nova with it's tail.
The nova bit into the caligula's neck and swung its bladed wing to pin the caligula's arm. The caligula kept hitting the nova with its tail, it charged its free hand with ice and placed its palm on the nova's wound. The nova let go and the caligula shoved the nova off.
Lance could feel his grip on his sense slipping as the fight went on. "Need to... end this, fast! Now!" The caligula returned to its feet, a tornado fromed around the aragami as it hovered into the air. The caligula launched smaller twisters that circled around it. The nova charged at the caligula and was hit by one of the twisters, freezing most of its body.
The caligula held up its fist as it gathered a golden light, the caligula fired up its jets then spun around to build up speed and charged straight at the nova. The caligula punched the nova the face, the force of the attack shattered the ice on the nova's body just before it was frozen.
The caligula struke hard into the nova's back with its fist, it ripped it back open and took a large bite out of the nova's back. The caligula pulled out a large chunk of the nova's body and revealed the core. The aragami grabbed the core and pulled it out.
The nova howled and launched vines at the core, trying to take it back. The caligula sliced the vines off the core and stomped on the nova until the nova finally fell down and remained silent.
"This is it. The nova's core, its very soul." The caligula stared at the core, almost drooling over it.
"Lan!"
"Father!"
The shouts from his family snapped Lance out of his trace. "No. No I won't give in!" Lance regained control and crushed the core. The world around him began to fade away.
Lance, Alisa, and Torri returned to the real world as the nova collapsed with its vines broke away from Torri's body. As the nova melted into the earth a bright light formed over it. The faded away to reveal Shio smiling to everyone.
"Shio!" Shouted Kota.
"It's her..." Sakuya started sliding down the mountain.
"Shio!" Alisa was the first towards Shio as everyone followed a step behind.
Shio looked down to her hands to see bits of light flying off of her. she turned to the moon and smiles warmly before spinning back to the Gods Eaters.
Torri held her hand over her heart. "This... this is my birth mother?"
Kota wiped tears out of his eyes and stepped forward. "Shio! I'll... I will make sure you always have a home here! I'll keep the den safe and sound, I swear! And I'll be right here waiting for you."
Lindow steps up to Shio as he looks at his right arm. "I'll always take a chance to thank the girl who saved my life." Lindow held up his arm to Shio. "I promise, I'll care for everything you gave me. and every day." Shio smiled widely and pumped her fists.
Sakuya caught up with the others and stopped as she reached Shio. "Shio... My sweet little Shio. you still fight for us. Still protecting us. When we meet again, we'll do so much together. It'll be wonderful. I know it will! There's so much fun for us to have!" Shio nods happily.
"Shio!" The singularly turned and was hugged by Alisa. ""I miss you! I miss you so much! But I swear, I'm gonna protect this world for you. I'll study and learn and fight and go anywhere!"
"Aly..." Lance felt glad to to see Alisa and everyone letting their feelings out.
"I won't break down again. Just you watch! No matter how hard it gets, i'll be brave for you!" Alisa go and everyone looked to Soma. "She's waiting for you."
"Get in there." Said Kota.
Soma walked to Shio and patted her head. "Be a good girl, all right? I miss you." Shio laughed as she ruffed her head against Soma's hand. Shio saw Raven then took Soma's hand, she rushed to Raven then took Raven's hand and placed it on top of Soma's.
"What?" Raven was confused as Shio looked to her and smiled.
"I get it." Soma spun his hand and held Raven's. "I won't get hung up on the past. That's what you're telling me."
Nifa felt overjoyed at the sight of her future parents.
As Shio stepped from Soma and Raven back Leo and Vale went to greet Shio. "So you're Shio, the one who gave us our big sis."
"Watch from the moon and see the world we saved." Leo held out his hand and Shio took a hold with both of hers.
The twins backed away as Torri stepped up. "Thank you. Even if it was a coincidence, you birthed me. Thank you for letting me experience this world." Torri hugged Shio tightly as she started to cry. "Thank you so much!" Torri let go and wiped her tear away.
Lance stood in front of Shio, he tilted his head as he grinned. "Hey there. Told everyone it wasn't a farewell, either is this. We'll see you again Shio, count on it."
Shio turned to run away from the Gods Eater then turned back. With a big smile Shio waved to the Gods Eater as she disappeared into tiny bits of light that faded into the night sky.
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