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Happy Tree Friends: Camp Sanguine

Chapter 28 – End Game

Demons Flippy / Flipqy and Splendid / Splendont flew out of the Demon Skeleton Soldiers' path, the minions being commanded by a soaring Nova as she evaded the Master Demon's clutches. The teens then delivered harsh blows to either side of their opponent, growling as their hits barely made a dent on him. "Whoa!" they yelped as they narrowly escaped being swatted away like flies.

Nova's Demon Skeleton army didn't last long as they were suddenly crushed to pieces, bones becoming dust mixing in with the ground. As she summoned for more, Demons Flippy / Flipqy and Splendid / Splendont continued trying to land a good hit.

"We're going nowhere this way!"

"Plan B!"

"What's Plan B!"

The teen soldier didn't wait for the twin hero's answer and flew higher, conjuring a strength-enhancing spell within his clawed hands. "Rrahg!" he roared, soaring down and connecting his hit with the Master Demon's chest, forcing the latter to stumble backwards. "It's working! Follow my lead!" Demon Flippy / Flipqy ordered.

Demon Splendid / Splendont was about to do the same when he noticed the teen soldier slump slightly; zoomed towards and caught him before he could plummet to the ground. He glared up at the Master Demon as he guffawed evilly. "Miserabilis humana Daemones. An putas, quia, si de me?" he snickered.

Translation: "Pathetic Human-Demons. Did you think that would affect me?"

'Shit!' Nova thought, 'He's stronger than we thought.' Her golden orbs widened as the teen soldier groaned agonizingly, his strength being drained away rapidly since his recent attack. She quickly cast a counter spell to free him and followed through with, "Hasta apparebat!"

Translation: "Spear of Light!"

"GAH!"

"Ngh!" Demon Flippy / Flipqy grunted as his strength was given back, the force knocking both him and Demon Splendid / Splendont onto their asses. "You dirty asshole!" the latter roared as he stood up and flew back up along with the former.

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Flaky cradled the weakened part-albino in her arms, frowning as she tried to reach for the door. "Moonlight, please. Save your strength. Besides, I'm sure they can handle themselves," the scarlet-haired teen assured.

"…you're right…" Moonlight panted, ocean-blues staring into rubies, "I can't help them now, but you can." She then held Flaky's hand and quietly began to chant inaudible Latin phrases; her hand began to glow white with blinding intensity.

"They need you. Go."

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"Ugh –!"

"Shit –!"

"Watch it –!"

Nova grunted as the boys were thrown at her, knocking all three of them out of the sky and onto some nearby trees; the burnt branches and twigs cracked and cumbled under their weight, doing little to cushion their fall. They then fled in all directions and managed to evade being crushed the Master Demon's foot, roaring furiously as he missed.

"Anyone got a Plan C!" Demon Splendid / Splendont asked as they continued to dodge the Master Demon. "I don't see you working on one!" Demon Flippy / Flipqy replied. Nova was about to add her own snappy remark when a bright light blinded and distracted her.

Slash! Shing!

ROAR!

"Flaky!" the teen soldier cheered, watching the Master Demon stumble back again…this time with fresh bleeding gashes on his torso. "What the…" Demon Splendid / Splendont breathed as he took in her new form.

Flaky was engulfed in white light; feathery angel wings flapped gracefully on her back as she hovered effortlessly, clutching two long-swords in her dainty hands; her torso, forearms and calves were encased in silver armor, glinting in her angelic glow. 'Angelus fortis benedictione,' Nova noted, sneaking a quick peek at a now-unconscious Moonlight being tended to by Lammy in the burnt-out cabin shell.

Translation: "Angel Warrior's Blessing."

Angel Flaky continued to lash out with deadly accuracy, slashing away at the Master Demon and successfully dodging any counter-attacks. "He's wide open – strike now!" Nova ordered, sending her fresh horde of Demon Skeleton Soldiers while Demons Flippy / Flipqy and Splendid / Splendont closed in; both parties attacked from ground- and air-level.

…but this battle had barely begun…

"Look out!" Nova screamed as the Master Demon suddenly blasted out a massive flaming sphere, the miniature sun headed straight for them. Angel Flaky reacted on instinct and created a shield to protect them but –

"Aunt Nova!" Demon Flippy / Flipqy yelled as said woman was hit, screaming agonizingly as she was being singed alive – Angel Flaky's shield wasn't large enough.

Demon Splendid / Splendont acted quickly and blew a stream of ice-cold air, extinguishing the flames before zooming and catching her; flew to the safety of the burnt-out cabin. "D-Don't worry about me…help my s-son…" Starlight rasped, being placed into Lumpy's arms as she passed out.

Shriek!

Angel Flaky struggled as she was caught by the Master Demon, his clawed hands piercing her skin hard enough to shed blood. Demon Flippy / Flipqy rushed over to help but was swatted away, sending him flying several feet and crashing into the cabin's burnt-out wall; left a clear indentation as he slipped to the ground, unconscious.

Demon Splendid / Splendont growled and zoomed towards their adversary and was about to slug him when he too was slapped to the ground, screaming as a gigantic foot crushed him. "Magister sum inferis! Quid Me vincere potestis, putas?" the Master Demon bellowed.

Translation: "I am the Master of Hell! What makes you think you can defeat me!"

Angel Flaky coughed up blood as the Master Demon continued to squeeze, crushing her bones and piercing her organs with them; the same could be mentioned for Demon Splendid / Splendont, groaning agonizingly as a puddle of blood oozed out beneath him.

Demon Flippy / Flipqy slowly regained consciousness, shakily pulling himself to his feet and wobbling slightly as he steadied himself. "Quo itaque fructu, quaerendum est," he panted, green-and-gold orbs burning with renewed ferocity, "Ego alam unam arte mea." Spreading his wings and flexing his claws, a smirk slowly spread across his lips as he added, "Nunquam ad vovi hoc facere, sed magis mihi nullam."

Translation: "It's funny you should ask that. I have one last trick up my sleeve. I vowed to never perform this, but you leave me no choice."

Gathering his strength, he rushed towards the Master Demon and slashed Angel Flaky free from his grasp; sliced a large gash on his leg, causing him to lift his foot high enough to drag Demon Splendid / Splendont away from the area. "You guys stay put. I'll finish this off," he ordered as he laid them against the burned-out Counselor Cabin wall.

"Flippy, are you crazy! This is suicide!" Flipqy ranted, worry evident in his voice. 'I know, but this could be the only way to end all this,' Flippy stated, focusing on etching a large pentagram and a set of symbols on the ground while dodging the Master Demon's clutches at the same time.

"Mom and Aunt Nova will kill you if you ended up surviving this!"

'I'm willing to take that risk.'

"You'll abandon Moonlight!"

'She'll understand.'

"What about Flaky! Are you going to abandon her too!"

'Shut up! I can't concentrate with you yelling in my head!' the teen soldier scolded as he finished etching the final symbol; smirked as the Master Demon had stepped into the pentagram and trapped himself without realizing it. "No…hoc non videtur, quid est?" the latter gasped, snarling as an invisible wall kept him in place.

Translation: "No…this isn't what I think it is, is it?"

The teen soldier snickered and summoned concentrated dark energy into his palms, slamming them onto a specific point of the pentagram; watched it glow red and orange as he chanted the verse of a dangerously forbidden incantation.

"Inde venit, manere

Donec quis vocat eum

Tolle animam meam: signa eum

Lucem diem et cernet ultra"

Translation: "From whence he came, he shall remain

Until one summons him again

Take my soul, seal him away

And never again he'll see the light of day"

BOOM! C-C-CRACK! CRUMBLE!

HISS! ROAR!

"AAH!" the surviving campers and camp staff yelped as the ground quaked violently, the sound of earth crumbling and rocks cracking drowning out their frightened screams. "Flippy!" Angel Flaky and Demon Splendid / Splendont called out, their voices unheard as the wails of the Master Demon echoed around them.

…and just as it started, it stopped.

The sky cleared up to reveal a blanket of glittering stars twinkling in a sea of clear dark blue; the full moon cast its heavenly white glow, revealing an unconscious demonic teen soldier laying facedown on the ground…motionless.

"Flippy!" Angel Flaky called out as she flew to him, biting back a sob as she failed to find a pulse. "Flippy…wake up…please…wake up, Flippy…" she begged, tears flowing freely as she pulled his limp body close to her. "Don't leave us, Flippy…" she continued, her whimpers increasing in volume as she received no response from him.

Lifty and Shifty helped move Demon Splendid / Splendont to the green-and-red couple; knelt and placed his hand sympathetically on Angel Flaky's shoulder. "He died bravely saving us…" he whispered, "He's a true hero."

Angel Flaky refused to let go of her boyfriend, her tears falling freely onto his face. "Flippy…please come back…" she sobbed, wrapping her feathery wings around him, "I need you…we all need you. Please…"

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"I don't like seeing you cry, so could you please stop with the waterworks already?"

Angel Flaky smiled through her tears as he gently caressed her face, green-and-gold orbs revealing a warm expression. "Hey babe…" he added, a smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth. "You son of a bitch!" Demon Splendid / Splendont chuckled out of a combination of anger and relief, "Don't scare us like that again!"

"Relax, that'll be the first and last time…" Demon Flippy / Flipqy snickered, sitting up and hugging Angel Flaky as she cried tears of joy. "It's over," he assured them, "But we're not done here. There's just one last thing left to do."