Loads of people noticed that Ammy drenched Waka in wolf slobber near the end of the game but one thing I haven't seen people notice yet is that Waka is holding what looks like a seedling Guardian Sapling. How could you not notice? It is shown clearly yet no fanfic story has included that he found one.
Ah well. Chapter 18 is the ending of the game but NOT of this story...not yet. MWAHAHA!
Yami the Evil Ruler of Darkness
Waka stood stunned. He was standing in front of the spirit of the Celestial who helped him out with his coughing fit 200 years ago. He never thought he would see them again, he also wished he couldn't. The guilt of him causing the chaos in Nippon came flooding back to him, the memory of the chaos inside the Ark of Yamato, the amount of pain and blood…
"I remember you." The Celestial said and Waka flinched. Waka thought of the anger hidden in the Celestial's mind of how he had messed everything up, he thought of the consequences he had to face as punishment. Whatever they were, he was ready to take them on. "You are that member of the Moon Tribe who battled on the Celestial Plain and drove this ark away." Waka readied himself for the punishment that was to come. The only thing that came was: "Us Celestials forgot to thank you for helping us defeat the demons." Waka looked stunned, he never thought he would be left without punishment let alone thanked by a god!
"You're…thanking me?" Waka asked still pretty stunned.
"Why shouldn't we?" The Celestial replied. "I, Marco, still remember the determination in your eyes when you were suffering from the sickness yet still drove the ark despite the pain you were in. A true warrior you are. There is no reason why I shouldn't be thanking you after all you did."
"But…the Moon Tribe…they caused this and I'm part of their tribe. I should be punished like they were." Waka said sadly but truthfully. "I caused all the trouble in Nippon without meaning to, but I still shouldn't escape punishment. Not when so many lives have been lost because of this."
"That may sound true but you have been through your punishment." Marco said and Waka looked up at him. "The guilt of you causing this has taken its toll on you and it caused you great pain. Isn't that punishment enough?" Waka thought for a moment. He never thought of it that way, because he still had what really mattered to him the most. He would take any punishment but one punishment he could never take was the death or torture of his goddess, Amaterasu.
His train of thoughts was interrupted by a sound he heard coming from above. He said his farewells to Marco and made his way up to where he heard the sound. The sound was like a hammer hitting the floor and a little bit of hissing of hate. Waka didn't like the sound of that but he pushed on.
He arrived and he saw what looked like the sky but he knew it wasn't quite the sky. He saw the constellations that represent the 13 brush gods in the sky. He also saw something flash on the floor and he walked up to it. It was some sort of remote and Waka knew what it was for, he drove the ark after all so he needs to know how it operates. There were always room for replacement escape pods (the thing that looks like a UFO basically) and this remote controls one of them. Waka kept it safe and that was when everything happened quickly.
One minute, Waka was observing a remote, the next; he was sitting up after a giant metal ball had just dropped out of nowhere. That was a very close call indeed, a few inches closer and that would've been it. It was too dark to be able to see what the true form of the ball was but Waka knew by the amount of power around that this was the evil ruler of darkness, Yami!
"You finally show yourself, tres bien!" Waka said drawing Pillow Talk ready for a long battle. Yami cannot talk but if he could, he would be laughing at being threatened by somebody so small.
The battle was quite intense. Waka would be avoiding Yami's rays and sparks would fly as he attacked him with Pillow Talk but doing almost no damage. Yami would be shaking off Waka's attacks and burn him with his rays best he could. Despite Waka being a Tao Master and an ex warrior of the Moon Tribe, he wasn't doing as well as he hoped.
He had a rare moment of rest and he was in a state already! Much of his hat had been burnt, he had been cut in many places from Yami's saws and bruises were all over his body. He was bleeding slightly but it didn't bother him. He was panting heavily and keeping his eyes on Yami at all times. He didn't know how much more he could take but he must do what he must. This was for the Celestials, the whole of Nippon and…Amaterasu.
The thought of her being taken over evil got Waka angry and found the strength to run up to Yami and attack him again with Pillow Talk. Yami was taken by surprise and fell back, then came back with a large hammer and just scrapped Waka's hat. That was a close call indeed and the next might just be Waka's last.
Waka fought gallantly and pushed himself hard but he couldn't find the chance to hurt Yami badly. His sword only did minor damage and he was running out of ideas and will power. He used his last strength to attack Yami with a succession of sword swipes and the last sent Pillow Talk flying out of his hand. He heard it fall off the Ark of Yamato and he turned to see Amaterasu was watching him with concern in her eyes.
"There you are, Amaterasu!" Waka said landing and keeping his last sword up to block any attacks. "I thought I could handle this before you arrived…but it seems I have met my match."
C'mon, we'll take him together! Amaterasu encouraged the suffering man. She ran to his side and got ready for battle. Waka chuckled and remembered the time she sacrificed her life for his. He would do the same if there were the chance.
"This brings back memories, ma chérie." He said with a small smile on his tired face. "Remember, when we faced Orochi together on the Celestial Plain?" Amaterasu then took that moment to remember him vomiting on the floor, in pain and still trying to fight a demon. He always pushed himself to the limits even if it meant the death of him.
You really need to know when to give up. You cannot push yourself too hard, unless you are prepared. Amaterasu said but I guess it is a bit late for that now.
"Behold." Waka looked up at Yami and a small wave of nausea caught him but he ignored it. "It is shrouded in darkness but make no mistake…this is none other than Yami, the evil ruler of darkness."
It was him. He was the demon who killed the Celestials and ruined the land of Nippon. Amaterasu explained and Waka slowly nodded. He then stood normally and gestured at the sky.
"Of course, it is too dark to see his true form now." The ground shook and both man and beast looked around knowing what was coming. The day of darkness! The moon had covered the sun but the light in the Ark of Yamato improved and it was possible to see Yami clearly. He was like a big, round sphere but probably had a whole lot of weapons hidden in that armour of his. He had evil red markings like gods have and gives you chills down your spine at the sight of him.
He made a sound that sounded so empty like your end was closer than you think. He glowed an evil red and then Amaterasu whined in pain. Waka slowly turned his head to see she was also glowing the same evil colour. Yami was sucking her powers! It felt like having the life sucked out of you, your soul being ripped out of your body.
She couldn't hold on any longer and her body thrust upwards and her powers were flung out of her. They split into 13 pieces and Waka watched in horror as they gathered around Yami and were absorbed into him. Waka saw the constellations of the gods fade and when the last faded, Amaterasu's tired body fell exhausted to the floor. She was just a tired white wolf with the memories of being a proud goddess with a person that cared for her life more than his own, that person was right by her side.
"Distorted time and space brings about this phenomenon…"Waka explained. "This ill-fated day only happens once every 100 years…nobody, not even the gods, has the power to stop it!" Yami made the empty sound again and Waka prepared himself for the horror that awaited.
The 'horror' wasn't much at first sight. Yami opened his shell and revealed his true self…what looked like a fish in a bowl.
Is that the evil ruler of darkness!? Amaterasu thought but was too weak to speak. I got beaten by a fish in a freaking bowl!? Beaten by a fish in a fucking bowl!? Amaterasu couldn't believe it…who would? Waka didn't let his guard down, knowing from past experience that looks aren't everything. There was a sound like a cannon being charged and Yami's 'bowl' glowed yellow. Then he released his ray…directly into Amaterasu!
Amaterasu had been expecting to feel her end coming but it never came. She opened her eyes to see Waka was in front of her! He used the last of his strength to keep the ray away using his sword. Waka mumbled about how he messed things up and how he couldn't change what had been done even if he tried.
Yami made the ray stronger and Waka started to fall back. His sword then vaporized and he took the brunt of the ray! His hat fell of and he landed with his golden hair showing. He panted knowing his end was soon. He walked slowly and painfully to Amaterasu's side, wanting to say his final words.
"Orochi can only be defeated by the power of the chosen one. That is what I told you and you waited for me without question. You believed in me, despite I count myself among the ranks of the accursed Moon Tribe. I was deeply moved by your earnest spirit." The last few words Amaterasu would never forget was that line and this "That is why my faith in you has not waned since the day we engaged Orochi in battle side-by-side."
She wanted to cry but even so, she couldn't. She didn't want to lose him just as he didn't want to lose her. She wanted to hug him and comfort him but she couldn't even stand up. Yami powered his final blast that would be the end of the warrior and Waka turned to face him. Yami released his ray and sent Waka flying off the ark!
Amaterasu had to watch that happen right in front of her and she could do nothing to stop it. She felt empty, like her life had been sucked out. She heard Yami snicker (if he could) and got ready for her best shot. Amaterasu was beyond mad…she felt the biggest hatred! She wanted to avenge her lost one and she was going to get it. She howled the most foul words and insults she could think of and attacked Yami, intent on killing him!
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How weird could Issun's world get!? One minute he was painting, and that was weird enough of him painting, the next he saw this limp body, whom he could've sworn was somebody he knew, fall from the sky and land in Laochi Lake. Issun hopped over to Laochi Lake and saw the man in the water, still breathing!
"Oki! Samickle! Get over here!" He shouted for the two best warriors whom have been 'disappearing' quite often but not this time. Issun's voice was full of seriousness and Oki and Samickle knew better than to ignore him.
"What have you found, Issun?" Oki asked but it didn't take him long to spot the unconscious man in the water. Both he and Samickle jumped in to get the man to shore without hesitation. Issun mentally cursed when he noticed who it was, Waka!
"Isn't this the man who was talking to you earlier, Issun?" Samickle asked but Issun didn't answer. Issun saw the injuries on Waka were serious and knew if nothing was done…who knew what would happen?
"C'mon, ya half-baked prophet!" Issun shouted down Waka's ear, trying to wake him up. "Wake up! You can take stuff on like this and still ask for more demons to punch ya!" Waka didn't respond but Issun was known well for his stubbornness. He decided a different approach, trying to wind him! Issun climbed onto Oki and jumped from his head to Waka's chest and, unsurprisingly, Waka woke up chocking.
"You're a handful! Next time if you go getting yourself totally thrown about by a demon, get somebody else to wake ya coz I'm not gonna do it again!" Waka recognised the voice and he was a bit shocked to have been woken up by the person who trusted him the least. Waka could only see a green jumping blur in front of him but the voice reassured him of who that green blur was.
"W-why did you do that?" Waka asked after clearing his throat.
"I don't trust you but Ammy would hit the roof if she knew that I let you die!" Issun replied. "It was for Ammy not you, got it?" Waka slowly nodded too tired to bother arguing. He slowly tried to get up and eventually did but he was very shaky.
"You should be resting." Oki said who was now in his human form. "You've gone through a lot and you can't walk properly yet."
"The work of a prophet…is never done." Waka replied simply and walked on. Issun followed, he had a few questions he wanted to be answered.
"So, prophet." He started. "What happened to old Ammy?"
"She should be up in the Ark of Yamato fighting Yami." Waka replied and stopped to take a short breather. He got tired quicker than usual. He ran his hand over his hair and knew his hat must've come off during that battle.
"Who the heck is this Yami guy you are talking about?" Waka was about to answer when he noticed a green glow in the snow. He walked towards it and found Pillow Talk was still shining brightly. He picked it up and turned it back into the flute he always kept.
"Yami is the evil ruler of darkness…many refer him to as beyond evil…feels little but hate and pain." That sent a bit of chills down Issun's spine and remembered what Waka had told him before he left. He hopped away to continue with his painting, which hopefully will show the people that gods really do exist.
Waka found what he was looking for, a seedling of a Konohana tree. The Celestial Plain used to have one but it was likely that it has withered away to nothing so it was just as well that Waka found a replacement. He picked it up and walked back to Laochi Lake.
"Not bad, my little bouncing friend." Waka said when he arrived back to Laochi Lake to see him painting.
"Better than your statues in your HQ." Issun said but Waka knew that was as close to a compliment as Issun would get. Waka got out the remote he still had and pressed a few buttons. A UFO thing came as if to respond to what he did. Waka jumped on and got the UFO to fly to the Ark of Yamato.
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Thanks to Issun's help, Amaterasu had done it! She had defeated Yami and saved Nippon from evil! She was beyond happy and she howled with joy. She then remembered about Waka and that was when she heard something move behind her. She turned to see a UFO flying towards her. She knew who was driving and her joy returned. She jumped up with joy and her tail was wagging so fast it looked like a windmill!
You're alive! You made it! Did you see me? I totally kicked him away! She barked with joy.
"Fantastique, Amaterasu!" Waka clapped also caught up in joy. "What a long and winding road it's been, eh ma chérie? But at long last…our nemesis Yami has been annihilated for all eternity!"
He had it coming for a long time! Amaterasu barked.
"I'm surprised by your little bouncing friend. You couldn't have done it without him." Waka added and Amaterasu just couldn't stand by anymore. She jumped up on the UFO and covered Waka in a fountain of wolf kisses! He giggled and had trouble getting her off.
"Down! Heel! You're gonna lick me to death!" He joked and stroked her fur.
Wouldn't you prefer that to getting killed by a demon? Amaterasu joked.
"Well, Amaterasu." Waka said finally after getting Amaterasu off him. "It's time to bark onto even stormier seas. Making the world a better place is never easy." Amaterasu looked at him knowing what was needed to be done. "You must return to the Celestial Plain and set things in order. Our journey is far from over, ma chérie." Waka pushed a few buttons on the UFO and light returned to the Ark of Yamato.
Now let's see this ship head of to home. Amaterasu barked.
"Now, full speed ahead!" Waka shouted. "Next stop, the Celestial Plain." The ark then grew sails and it slowly began to move into the sky. It then moved fast and arrived to the destination Amaterasu and Waka have long been waiting to go to…the Celestial Plain, also known as…home.
Aww! Ain't that cute...what!? Still more to come I hear you ask? Yep! More to come! A little bonus ending...how lucky are you!?
I have done Chapter 1 on Lover's Apocalypse because I couldn't wait and it's only the prologue but it must be done.
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