K, here we are! After this, the final chapter of Dormin's Curse: Part 1!

Last time on Dormin's Curse, Emon and his warriors had finally made it to the alter. Wander appeared, disfigured from the essence of the sixteen Colossi surging through him, and Emon attempted to strike him down. Dormin then took Their chance and possessed the warrior, quickly defeating Emon and his men. As the transformation neared completion, Dormin offered to tell Emon how Mone had died. This is what truly happened.

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Dormin's Speech

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Thoughts

Chapter 26

Mone's Story, Finale

SHING

Mone and his look-a-like stood with their backs to each other, the other-Mone's blade straight out and Mone's swords held to each side. Neither moved, then the other-Mone grunted and fell to his knees. "I-impossible..." he coughed. With one swift movement, Mone spun around and beheaded the imposter. He sighed, then growled and yelled at the sky. He threw the final idol to the ground, then raised the Ancient's Sword.

We would not do that if We were thou...

Ignoring the god, Mone let loose a roar of anger before slamming his sword down onto the idol and cleaving it in half. Blue energy exploded from the statue, swirling around Mone, who dropped his swords and raised his arms to protect his face. When he was able to see again, Dormin stood before him, the Colossus God staring at him with Their blue eyes. "You BASTARD!!!" Mone screamed at him. "You...you knew my comrades were going to die!" he growled. Dormin merely stepped forward, causing Mone to take several steps back.

And if We did? We assure thee, if thou had not placed these idols then catastrophe would have struck here.

"And now that I have?!" Mone yelled. "What do I get in return for placing these statues and the deaths of my friends?!" if Dormin had a mouth, They would have chuckled.

Now catastrophe strikes elsewhere. We thank thee, stupid mortal, for giving Us a way out of this valley.

The god began to turn and Mone, gripped by a mix of emotions, was unable to move. Thoughts, memories, images, they all flashed through his head in a matter of seconds. He finally came to one conclusion; he had betrayed his people, and the only way to make things right was to kill Dormin. "NOOOOOOO!!" he roared, seizing the Ancient's Sword and racing forward. He stabbed Dormin's ankle and They roared, twisting and slamming Their hand into his face. Mone was thrown backward and the Ancient's Sword was flung to the side.

Thou dares to challenge a God? Very well, We shalt grant thine wish!

Dormin raised an arm, then brought it down with a crash. A massive shockwave knocked Mone into the air, and Dormin gave a snort before twisting Their head. One of Their horns impaled Mone's chest, and the warrior groaned in pain.

Dead already?

"BASTARD!" Mone screamed. He breathed in deeply, then let loose a flurry of blood from his mouth. The blood spattered over Dormin's eyes and the God raised a hand to Their head, groaning and staggering backwards.

MAGGOT!

Mone slid from the horn as Dormin bent down, trying to shake the blood from Their eyes. He raced to the Ancient's Sword, the immense pain of his wound lost in the rush, and plucked it from the ground before turning to face Dormin. The god blindly charged, and Mone had to leap out of the way. He timed carefully, then stabbed his sword into Dormin's right leg and was pulled along as the God ran. Dormin cried out and came to an abrupt stop, allowing Mone to jump higher up Their leg.

Release Us, mortal!

"Never!" Mone spat through gritted teeth. He continued scaling the God's limbs, holding the Ancient's Sword between his teeth as he climbed. He came to the God's back and found a path of fur. Gripping the sword tightly, he drove the blade into Dormin's back. Dormin roared again and took a step forward, then threw Their back to the side. Mone lost his grip on the sword and was thrown to the right, managing to scrabble a hold on Dormin's right thigh. He groaned and nearly fell off, then shook his head to clear it and reached a hand up to climb.

Dormin threw Their back to the side again, and Mone was flung to the left this time. He grabbed at the Ancient's Sword and it was wrenched from Dormin's back. They roared in pain as the blade was ripped from their flesh and Mone hit the ground with a THUD, gasping as his left arm snapped.

How DARE thou--!

Dormin whirled and smashed Their fist into the ground near Mone, causing a shockwave which threw the warrior back. He shuddered in pain as he stood, then turned to see Dormin raising Their arm. "What the hell...?" Mone murmured, then saw a black orb appear in Dormin's palm. "No...NO!" Mone yelled.

We shalt guarantee that thou shalt never trouble Us again!

Dormin swung Their arm forward and black tendrils shot from Their palm, colliding heavily with Mone's chest and sending him twisting backwards. He smashed into the giant stone platform, lying still on the ground. The warrior then felt a change in his body, as if his very skin was...

With a jolt he rose, staggering as his body grew larger and heavier. His flesh turned to stone, and the parts that did not sprouted fur. Dormin watched silently as Mone grew to enormous size, until finally a garment of rock extended from his waist and stopped at his ankles. Mone looked at his now giant hands, then down at Dormin.

And with that, Malus, We leave thee.

Dormin turned, then felt a jolt of electricity strike Their head and whirled to see Mone, now to be forevermore called Malus, with his hand pointed at Them. Static crackled around a stone ring which glowed yellow on his wrist.

You, Dormin, will indeed leave. But you shall leave for good. I will make sure of it.

Thou dares to challenge Us?! Still?!

With a roar Dormin raised Their fist, but Malus simply raised his leg and brought it down. The resulting shockwave blew the god halfway across the giant platform. Malus' foot sunk deeply into the rocky circle, and he could not lift it again. Instead he raised his other leg, bringing it down with a bang. Dormin was flung back again, this time only barely grabbing the edge. They looked up to see Malus pointing his arm at Them.

We shalt not forget this, warrior...

Nor shall I.

There was a flash of yellow, and Dormin fell with a roar into the great canyon that lay a mile below. There was an earth-shattering BOOM as the now defeated God impacted, and a black shadow flew from the corpse to the Shrine of Worship. There was a blinding light from the ancient building, then nothing. Malus sighed and looked at himself once more. This is what he was to be, until the end of his days.

Oooh, yay! Mone was turned into Malus! Did anybody see that coming? Ah, whatever. Read and review please!