Chapter 13
My hand was shaking. This was the moment I feared. As I stared into the evil, lust filled eyes of the demon in front of me, I knew I had no choice.
Emily and Mia watched with horror as I handed over my fathers dying wish. The moment I did, I felt like I was stabbed in my heart. The pain of losing my morpher was unbearable. Once I handed it over, Emily and Mia were tossed at my feet like they were trash. I helped them up as Estallia, Octoroo and Diyu celebrated. While the distractions were there, I was able to leave with the girls unharmed. Once we were out of the presence of such evil, the guys re appeared. Mike and Jayden ran straight for their lovers, and their lovers collapsed in their arms. Mike gripped onto Emily tightly and Jayden wept over Mia. I couldn't help but tear up. Love was reunited tonight, and all because unselfishness took a risk.
After the hugs we given out, Kevin turned to me. "She was true to her word?" he asked. Just as I was about to answer, the forest echoed with an ear-piercing cry of anger. My spine shuttered and my blood curled. I turned my head back to the way we came and froze for a mill second. A sea of red began to get closer, and the sound of a battle found its way down the forest path. Then, out of nowhere, Estallia appeared; her eyes wild and her hands mimicking the talons of an eagle. She flew straight for us. "LOOK OUT!" I screamed. We all ducked, avoiding her grip. But as soon as I stood up, she grabbed me and flew ten feet in the air with her claws burying into my flesh. She then dropped me on a bed of rocks. The Mooger hoard followed close with everyone in there clutches. I cried out in pain as Estallia crouched over me and grabbed me by my throat. "You little mortal! You have deceived me!" she bellowed. "What are you talking about? I gave you my power!" I chocked out as I gasped for air. She only tightened her grip after she said, "LIAR! Your power is a fake! Where are you hiding it! WHERE!?" I squirmed in her grasp. "I. Don't. know." She snarled and threw me against a tree. I could feel my spine crack. As I writhed in pain, Estallia walked over to the team that was struggling against the Nighlok bonds. "Maybe," taunted Estallia as she held one long claw to Antonio's neck, "this will help you remember." She then scratched Antonio, and licked the blood off his neck. My heart accelerated and my blood boiled with rage. As I got up to try and stop her, lightning flashed all around us as Estallia and her goons were knocked to the ground. As I followed the source, I found Ji and one hundred Symbol Masters and Tengen Gate guardians standing over the hills. As Estallia roared in fury, the group charged down the hill and into battle.
The fight insured as Ji helped me up. We both then helped the team, while Ji took Emily and Mia to safety. The guys were all right, aside from the minor wounds. "I cant believe this is happening!" I cried. Jayden pulled out his morpher. "Let's make sure a day like this never happens again." Mike pulled out his morpher too. "Lets send Estallia back to the hellhole she crawled out of." Antonio turned to me, his neck bloodstained, and pulled my morpher out of his pocket. "Lets do this," he said. A part of me wanted to be furious with Antonio, but I was saving my fury for Estallia. Together, we all morphed into our Ranger selves.
The battle began to get bloody. All around us, bodies were dropping and blood was spraying. I was double teamed for the longest part, until Estallia grabbed me and threatened me on the cliffs. Her eyes assessed me. "I should have known you would deceive me. You're just like your father!" My mouth fell open. Before I could understand, she attacked. Her force made me fall off the edge of the cliff, but before real damage, I stabbed my spin sword into the earth and hanged on for my life. With the wind blowing, I was able to swing up and land a good kick to her chest. She fell to the ground and I landed on top of her. I got in a few good punches before she kicked me off. Out of nowhere she produced a knife and swung many times. She landed a good slice to my kidney and shoulder, but only before I spun my sword and lassoed my cudgel around her neck and pulled. The air slowed from her mouth, and she fell to her knees. With every pull, I stepped closer. She gripped he chain tight. "You. Cant. Defeat. Me!" I pulled off my helmet as I said, "I just did." With every ounce of strength I had, I landed a knockout punch to her temple. She fell to the ground, bleeding from the head.
The guys ran to my side. Antonio swung me in his arms as Jayden's firesmasher went into cannon blast mode. He was about to ask for our disks when Estallia stood. She was weak and hurt when the stars suddenly disappeared. The earth began to shake as a voice was heard. "ESTALLIA! YOU ARE A FALIURE!" The ground underneath her began to open as she screamed "NO! PLEASE! I BEG YOU!" But the ground opened more, and fire engulfed around her feet. A hand made of smoke reached out and grabbed her ankles. She screamed and wept as the hands pulled her into the gaping hole. The last image I saw of Estallia was her long clawed hand overpowered by smoke and ash. With one final scream, the earth swallowed her and caved her in.
She was gone.