Chapter 22: Final Battle--Eddy, Nya!

Eddy (AN: Who was now Topaz Knight… kay?) was running down the corridor as he then saw a light at the end of the tunnel. He soon stepped through the light and out of the corridor, only to see himself now in a room similar to what Kikki and Bridget had been in.

"I'm so glad you could make it here," said a voice out of nowhere as Topaz came running to the middle of the room and looked around to find the voice, "I was predicting that you and the others would come."

Topaz could only make a glare to the white haired teen, "Bring Corina to me; now!" he demanded.

"What, and ruin the element of surprise?" Raiki joked with a laugh, "How about she comes to you!"

Topaz made a surprised face, "What…?!" It was then that he heard something from behind his back.

Suddenly, Topaz is forced to the ground; someone kicked him underneath his knees. He did a quick turn up above him to see who did the attack to him. Eddy widened his foggy orbs in shock and horror.

There, standing above him at his feet, was the person he was looking for; Corina. She was dressed in her Mew Mint outfit instead of what he had seen her in last.

"Corina!" Topaz exclaimed in surprise, "W-Why did you hit me? You're suppose to hit Raiki, remember?!"

She did not say a word for about three seconds before, "Reborn…" she started to say as she formed her heart bow in her right hand, "… Mint…" she continued as an arrow made of blue light forms in her other hand. She proceeded to put in and pull back the arrow in the bow, pointing it down towards Topaz's chest.

That's when Topaz noticed her eyes; they were hollow of any emotion, "Corina, why…?"

That seemed to be the cue for Raiki's uncontrollable laughter to begin, "Don't you see what's happened here?" he started to say, "I am controlling her; she's now a soulless body. That means your little Lorikeet only listens to me now!"

It was then that Raiki snapped his fingers, commanding Mint to do the unthinkable, "… Arrow!!" she called out as she let's go of the arrow at full force. Topaz cries out in agony as the arrow pierced the top left part of his chest; a few inches above his heart. The arrow of blue light soon disappeared from where it landed; leaving a gaping hole in Topaz's chest.

Topaz put his hands up to his chest as he began to breathe in rapidly; he was tearing in his eyes up from what was happening, "C-Corina…" he started to say as he then gazed back up to her; his breathing was now getting more shallow, "I-I'm sorry; I-I couldn't -- s-save you…"

Despite the tremendous pain he was in, he started to get up to face Mint, face to face. Topaz then did something unexpected, he grabbed Mint's hand and leaned in towards her face, giving her a kiss with his last bit of strength left, "I-I love you."

With those actions done, he fell straight to the ground, his hand slipping away from hers.

"… Mission complete," Raiki stated as he then turned away from Eddy's body and Mint, "Come, we must report back to Master Falion and tell him that one of the enemies is annihilated."

"… Reborn… Mint Arrow!!" cried out a voice behind Raiki as he was then shot with a blue arrow made of light; right in the middle of his chest. He howls in pain as he is then turned to dust in the air.

It was Mint who made the shot; she had just gained control of herself. Mint soon transformed into Corina as she then felt something on her foot; a hand. Corina looked down to see something that made her turn dangerously pale in the face. It was Topaz (AN: Who was now back to Eddy… kay?).

"E-Eddy?" she questioned with a shaky voice as she bent down to him, "Are you feeling alright?"

He did not respond. No movement, no signs of breathing; nothing.

That's when she got a sinking feeling in her stomach, "Eddy, c'mon; get up now," she started to say as she shook him of the shoulder. He still did not respond, as if he were…

"No," Corina muttered with disbelief as she turned him onto his back. That's when she saw what was wrong; an arrow piercing hole in his chest, "No…" she started to say with tears now in her eyes, "Y-You can't be… You can't be dead; n-not now!"

Corina's body started to tremble, as if she had a chill down her spine, "No!!" she screamed as he then crossed her arms across her chest and bending over his body, crying her heart out for Eddy…

Oh bejezus! O: I can't believe I just wrote that...