Merry Christmas Eve! For your present, here's the second to last chapter! An epilogue will be uploaded within an hour, don't worry!
Enola's P.O.V.
I wake on a cold, hard floor. I don't open my eyes, the pain in my head making me want to slip back into slumber.
But the sound of soft laughter has me awake in a second. Shooting off the floor, I look around. I'm on the floor of a cell, and my guard is the person laughing. "Ah, the little prisoner is awake. Do you need something?"
"Where am I?!" I shout, tugging on the bars.
"Oh, you don't remember? Sorry, I can't talk to you unless it's to mock you, so goodbye." The guard vanishes, and I realize they were a shadow, and everything comes back.
The shadows. Their betrayal. I was imprisoned in my own mind, and the likelihood I'd get out any time soon was about non-existent. Curling up on the floor of my cell, I closed my eyes. Just about all I could do was think. I wondered what would happen now, since the shadows had my body- I never did figure out why they wanted to use my body. Probably my best hope was Lord Garmadon would defeat the shadows, somehow not destroying my body in the process, thus giving me back my body. Chances? Again, non-existent.
Enola! The voice is euphoric, and I snarl.
Go away. My voice is littered with extreme annoyance and hate, but of course the voice doesn't leave.
Are you alright? The voice asks.
If alright means TRAPPED IN MY OWN FUCKING MIND AND UNABLE TO DO A DAMNED SHIT THING ABOUT IT, then yes, I'm alright. I reply sarcastically.
I mean no harm. The voice insists.
Just get away from me! I trusted the shadows, and they betrayed me. Why in the world should I trust you? I counter.
Because I was the person who told you love would help you, not distract. The voice whispers.
I stay silent. True. Fine, I'll listen.
Thank you. Enola, I am here to help. The voice continues. There IS something you can do.
What are you talking about? I'm powerless. I grumble.
Maybe, maybe not. Light and dark must always be in balance. If you were gifted with powers of darkness, those powers must countered by powers of light.
Then why was I never aware of them?
You have been. When you take away nightmares, you also purify them. Lock onto that power now.
I try for a few minutes, with no results. I cuss again. "This isn't working! There's nothing to purify!"
There is always something you can purify. The voice replies.
It takes a moment to absorb the information before everything clicks together. Of course! I reach into my cloak, and Kai's nightmare rests in my palm. Gently, I closed my palms around it and closed my eyes. A small light appeared and my eyes flashed open. Now, where there had been a small, dark orb representing a nightmare, was now a brilliant light blue orb. For a moment, I thought the nightmare was gone, but when I reached out with my mind I realized it was still there. But instead of death and despair, it held happy memories.
Good job. The voice praises. Now make that power a weapon!
Nodding, I take a deep breath. I reach down into the pool of light where I found the power. I waited until I felt it encase me, to find a surprise; my skin was pure white again, and my hair hung light brown as before. Not only that, but my aura was light blue, the same as the now-purified nightmare. Speaking of it, the nightmare (or perhaps dream?) leapt out of my hand, splitting in two. One stretched into a narrow saber, and the other into an arm brace/shield. Casting aside my cloak for the first time since I had first put it on, I took up the sword and shield.
Ready? The voice asks.
More than ever. I answer. I raise my saber and slash, the resulting energy tears the bars apart. I run out of the cell, but not unnoticed.
"The prisoner is escaping! Catch her!" My guard yells. I sprint down the hall, but the shadows are gaining.
What now? I ask.
Use your wings. The voice says simply.
What wings- A pair sprout from my back before I finish my sentence. This time, they're white. Smiling, I fly upward, but the shadows won't give up that easily.
"Cannons!" One calls. "Fire!"
Dark streams come for me, but I refuse to let them encase me. More than once they come close, but I break free. A light above me is my goal, and I come closer and closer. Finally, I enter the light, and it blinds me but lets me through.
No P.O.V.
The Queen of Shadows and the Overlord continued their battle when the Queen began to glow.
"What is this?" The Overlord asked.
"No, she can't escape!" The Queen shouted, terrified, but from her body a blue light shot to the ground, growing in size to end as a sphere which crashed into the ground of the forest.
From the crater Enola rose, sword and shield in hand. "Time to fight." She hissed, taking off. She began running, but not towards the battle above.
By now, Nya had knocked out everyone but Kai and Misako. Kai refused to hurt his sister, but each time he dodged her chain, it came closer. "Kai, we'll have to fight back if we want to live!" Misako told him.
"I can't attack my sister!" Kai countered.
"Then you'll die, you weakling!" Nya cackled. She was so focused on gloating, she didn't notice the figure from behind glowing light blue in time to dodge the shield slammed into her back.
Nya scream in agony and turned, finding Enola there. She threw her chain, trying to kill.
"Enola, watch out!" Kai shouted.
Dodging, Enola drew her wings and slipped behind Nya once more. Dropping her weapons, she locked her arms around Nya's throat. Purify! She commanded.
The aura surrounding Enola spread rapidly to Nya, soon encasing both. "Get off me!" Nya shouted, but Enola's grip was too tight.
Unfortunately, Nya continued to struggle, so Enola couldn't purify her. In a last ditch attempt, Enola asked Nya, "What would your parents think? You thought you killed them!" Nya stopped struggling for a moment, and Enola took her chance. "It was never your fault, Nya, but if you kill your last remaining family, then it will be!"
Nya stilled before falling over and returning to normal. "Nya!" Kai yelled, running to her side.
"She'll be fine." Enola assured him. "She's just tired." Looking towards the fight above, Enola sighed. "I have to end this."
"Don't." Kai pleaded.
Enola looked at Kai sadly. "It's because of me this started. It's my responsibility to end it."
"Wait-" Kai never did finish his sentence as Enola's lips pressed on his. Kai pulled her close, savoring the feeling of her in his in arms and her lips on his. Enola put her arms around Kai's neck, holding him there. By the time Enola pulled back, both were out of breath.
"I have to do this, but part of this is because I care. I'll come back, I promise." She whispered. Slipping out of Kai's arms, Enola grabbed the saber and shield she'd left on the ground, and, pulling out her wings, flew towards the battle above.
"Come back safe." Kai whispered.
Enola continued to fly upward, her wings never tiring. Finally, after what seemed to be hours but were only seconds, she hit the black shadow that surrounded the fight. At first it merely deflected her attempts to get through. Eventually, however, she made it through, but not without losing her weapons.
The Overlord and Queen of Shadows were fighting so hard they didn't notice her, so Enola cleared her throat. The two turned to face her, the latter incredibly angry. "How did you escape?" The Queen of Shadows demanded.
"I found help. And now, I have a power which is going to help me clean up the mess I made." Enola answered.
"You can't kill me. I'm the Lord of Darkness!" The Overlord scoffed.
"Maybe I don't need to kill you to get rid of the threat you pose!" Enola countered. Concentrating, she felt the air around her vibrate. The aura around her continued to glow brighter and brighter, until the darkness had left, replaced by light.
"No!" The Overlord cried before being cast out of the battle and landing on the mountain top.
"I cannot die!" The Queen of Shadows screeched. "And I will never allow you, a simple human to win against me!" Flashes from her palms hit Enola, who screamed in pain and fell to the edge of the sphere surrounding the battle before recovering.
"I won't give up! I'll never give up! You came into this world because of me, and you're getting kicked out because of me!" Enola shouted, rising back to level with the Queen.
"But you're afraid!" The Queen shrieked, pointing at her. "Just like nightmares, fear will cling to you and slow you down!"
"That's where you're wrong." Enola said quietly. The Queen, dumbstruck, didn't respond, and Enola continued. "I used to think fears were what held you back because you didn't think you could do it. But I learned differently. I learned not all fears keep you from your goal. Kai is motivated by his fear he'd break his promise to his father, just like how I'm spurred on by my fear I won't be able to. It's because of that I know I've got a chance!"
Spreading her arms, Enola let out one last blast of energy, and the entire island was bathed in blue light before it faded suddenly, the battle finished.