A Digimon Frontier Fanfic
By Sakura Martinez
Author's Notes:
Ah yes.
A lot of people were shocked to read the ending of the previous chapter, especially with what happened to Izumi.
To those who were wondering: No, I haven't lost my mind when I decided to go steer the story in to that direction.
There is a reason for everything. So, let me assure you that there is a major reason why that must happen.
Anyways, I won't delay this further.
I hope you enjoy reading this new chapter.
End of Author's Notes
The Rabbit on the Moon
The Bonds of Friendship
The unwanting soul sees what is hidden, and the ever-wanting soul sees only what it wants.
Two things; one origin, but different in name; whose identity is a mystery.
Mystery of all mysteries, the door to the hidden.
The humming, fizzling sound vibrated through the large, dome-shaped room. Darkness blanketed it but the light from the source of the enigmatic sound was enough to allow anyone a glimpse of what the room looked like.
Pillars scattered the room made from alabaster stone with intricate carvings of the various dragons that once lived, supporting the ceiling up above. The walls were covered with painted ornaments telling the stories of wars, ancient and long past. The beauty of this paintings were only a shadow of what it once had been, the passage of time evident in them.
A giant arc-shaped opening acted as a door that led to this room, which had once been a temple. And, in the farthest corner of the room, shedding light, was the source of that vibrating sound and power.
It was made of silvery-white metal mixed with cement, drawn up in a circle that seems to be elevated my crawling and tangled webbing made of the same material. The middle of the circle showed something like a surface of a lake, rippling with the vibrations yet, upon closer inspection, it was not water that was being held. No water shone as vibrant and as alluring as the waters that were held by this structure. And no water could swirl in many different colors at the same time as this water. Whatever the contents was, they knew it to be something holy and mysterious.
It was easy enough to note that the artifact before them was same artifact that Chaos intends to use - the Gates of Gaia.
But, it was not the gates that caught everyone's attention. Not really. Rather, it was of the man in wearing a regal armor.
Even from such a distance, Katsuharu easily recognized him...
"F-Father?" He said in a meek tone, almost verging on disbelief. And yet, as he said those words, there was a hint of distaste and anger in them as well.
The eyes of the man known as Seraphim flickered open. However, where his amber eyes once have been, are now a pair of eyes crimson as blood in color. The face of the king which was once held kindness for his people and love for the goddess was now contorted to that of a man filled with hate, power, lust, greed and pride.
The shadows that the light from the Gates of Gaia created a further dark and ominous look in him and his angled face. His hair, although light brown in color, had gray streaks on them. Yet, he did not feel old to them at all. His lips twisted, ever slightly, a bemused expression on his face.
The other Chosen Ones could not help but wonder what the physical resemblance that both Seraphim and his son could have shared, for whatever that resemblance was, was hidden from them.
"I am afraid," A voice that was not Seraphim's yet which came from him said, "that you have just missed your Father, Lord Prince. For you see, he is no longer around. I now have full possession of his body, though this would only serve as a temporary host until I can finally be able to transform into my true glory."
His voice was taunting as he called him by his title. However, he did not fall under his taunt for he was too focused on what he had just heard. He didn't need to be told that Seraphim was no longer around and that this man, who has taken the shape of his father, is the feared and fabled god of darkness, Chaos.
"We will not allow you to do as you please with the Gates of Gaia, Chaos!" shouted Kouji, there was an air of confidence around him that Katsuharu could not help but wonder where he is basing it from. "We will put a stop to your vile plans!"
Kouichi also seem to have an air of confidence around him as he agreed with his brother, "We will not allow you to harm the goddess."
Laughter erupted from Chaos. It was not hard to tell that he was amused. But, even as the god of darkness laughed, his eyes never shone with laughter, they were merely ice-cold and could have easily killed anyone with a weak hearth with a mere stare.
"Oh such confidence." Bellowed Chaos. "Foolish humans. What could you possibly fight me with? Your powers are drained with nothing more than a drop of what the Chosen Ones of the past had been. Even they had trouble beating me together in the height of their power. And now, you choose to challenge me with 3 of your kind missing and with not much power, defend a goddess whom you didn't know truly existed before? What nonsense is this!"
The Chosen Ones gritted their teeth. If fear was something they felt, it wasn't evident any more. Either it was because they found the courage to step beyond fear or because the fear was too great and they felt their emotions going numb.
Still, something within their very being encouraged them to stand their ground and face the Dark One.
Kouji was the first who drew his stance for battle. His twin and Katsuharu followed suit. And soon, even Teppei was in form along with Junpei and Tomoki.
"Fools. I am growing tired of this already." Chaos said. With one flick of the finger, he managed to send a powerful wave which caught everyone off guard and threw them away.
Kouji managed to flip back and dug his sword into the ground so as not to be blown. Kouichi managed to use one of the nearby pillars as footing, a trick he learned while under Chaos' spell. Katsuharu willed what remains of his power to materialize a barrier around him, which was enough to block the force push. Teppei, Junpei and Tomoki were not as lucky enough as they all found themselves crashing on the walls and pillars of the domed room, destroying what beauty remained with these pillars and walls.
"He is strong." Kouji muttered loud enough for Katsuharu to hear.
"What do you expect?" Katsuharu retorted as Kouichi jumped and landed next to his brother, "This is the god of darkness we are dealing with. I hardly believe that this would be a walk in the park."
Kouichi stifled a laugh while Kouji grunted at what Katsuharu said.
"Still, we have to do something." Kouichi said.
Without much thought, and with the prophecy told to them in mind, his pride as a knight and a Chosen One, Kouji made a dash for Chaos. The sword in his hands ready to strike at the enemy as soon as the distance between them has been diminished.
Chaos seemed unfazed. Even after continuously suffering defeat in the past against the Chosen Ones, he could only view the charging knight as a suicidal warrior. There was no hint of respect for his enemy, unlike how he felt when he came faced to faced with past heroes such as Kaien and Yuuki.
It took only a cold gaze from Chaos, and whatever powers may lie in that gaze, for Kouji to be raised in the air with an invisible hold holding him by his throat, threatening to choke him.
"A feeble attempt to come face me in such a way." Chaos said as he stared blankly, no hint of amusement in his eyes, at Kouji who was struggling to break free of the hold. "To rush at your enemy who is more powerful than you without a thought is not courage in my eyes, human. Have you no fear of death?"
"Death?" It almost came like a gargle. Despite the hold on his throat, Kouji still managed to smirk. "Death will not come for me or my brother. We will be the one to defeat you as the prophecy foretold. You will die by our hands, demon god."
If he had been hoping for a surprised look from Chaos, he did not get it. However, Chaos did find it interesting.
"Die by your hands?" Chaos said, his lips twisted in a smile. He gripped Kouji harder by the throat. "Such words. I cannot die human, and you have no power to even weaken me."
"The...prophecy..." Kouji was about to say. But, Chaos cut him off.
"The prophecy is not meant for you." Chaos said as he flung Kouji back.
Kouichi ran to where Kouji landed with a loud thud and the sound of bones cracking. He shouted in pain, a shout that echoed in the large room.
"Svadrav wer tairais confnic ihk wer vakil waves ekess crash shafaer wer shores di inglata, wer fesiri ekess wer kingdom geou nif vur wer forgotten nishka lleisgar ekess claim wer throne. ergriff svadrav wer chosen svaust ui mirrored ini mitne vur whedabra relgr forth wer joining di wer preahi batobot geou vehafor vi stream svabolen geou relgr forth vi miracle ekess lay vi donoap di charis, geou wer forgotten qe thric throdenilt." Chaos stated in a language that was foreign to them. Then he translated it to what they could understand and what they, save for Katsuharu, had heard before. "When the time comes for the seven waves to crash on the shores of promise, the gates to the kingdom will open and the forgotten shall rise to claim the throne. Only when the chosen who is mirrored by light and darkness call forth the joining of the hearts that will create a stream which will call forth a miracle to lay a path of hope, will the forgotten be no more."
"That's the prophecy we heard!" Gasped Tomoki who was back to his feet and had made his way towards Katsuharu. "The prophecy the elder of the Elvens told us."
"To cling unto a prophecy and to think highly of oneself... the Chosen Ones have indeed been reduced to nothing but desperate and feeble-minded humans." Chaos droned. He shook his head, turned around and said, "I have grown tired of playing this petty game with you. My sister awaits our meeting."
Even before anyone could move, Chaos had summoned ten glowing orbs around him. Each with a different color.
A familiar feeling rushed over at the Chosen Ones, and at once, they knew what those orbs were - those were their powers, stolen from them by the dark one and his minions.
Suddenly, they could not move. It was as if an invisible force was grounding them. The humming and fizzling sound of the Gates of Gaia grew louder and more eerie that they had to cover their eyes lest their eyedrums were to bleed.
The silvery multitude of colors that swirl on the surface of the liquid-like material in the middle of the artifact suddenly swirled into a blinding white color and the air felt even heavier then. It was then that they realized that the gate has been opened.
Despite the buzzing in his head telling him not to look, Kouji willed himself to, and saw how Chaos climbed through the opened portal of the gate. He was about to completely vanish when Kouji, still determined as ever, called out to him trying to reach him and stop him before he vanished.
It was as if Chaos allowed himself to dally even longer than he should, and would have even allowed Kouji to strike him with his sword, had it not for the two people who suddenly appeared to defend him.
Wearing the same kind of armor that Takuya wore, the Minami twins stood in Kouji's way. He looked at Chaos, he smiled maliciously before disappearing into the portal turning Kouji's expression into a scowl.
Without the need to explain, Izumi knew that Takuya had understood what she meant when she had told him that she had become the new Guardian of the World Tree. The look on his face, the pained and uncertain look filled with guilt, remorse and indignation all mixed up together, was enough to tell her that he did not approve of this.
"I will not leave without you." He told her, forcing himself not to choke on his words.
"That is not your choice to make." Izumi replied. "I cannot leave the tree to wither and die. If I leave this place, all that we have been fighting for will be for nothing. Should you hope to reunite with the others in an attempt to defeat Chaos, you will need the power of Milanai, and for that, you will need me to stay here."
"What good would it be to return peace and prosperity to the world if you are not there to celebrate its return with me, Izumi?" Takuya asked, he was angry, scared and hurt. "I would rather spend my eternity here with you than return there and spend the rest of it without you."
Izumi stood and walked away from Takuya, with her back still turned from him she said, "That is a very selfish thing to say, Takuya. I have made a sacrifice for you and for everyone so that there would be a hope in defeating Chaos and reverting this world to how it once was."
"It was a sacrifice I did not want you to make." Takuya argued.
"But it was a sacrifice I needed to make." Izumi replied calmly. For some reason, Takuya could not help but see how calm Izumi was despite all of this. "We may not want it, Takuya. But it is something we need."
Izumi then returned to face him, her whole body aglow. She then took his hands into her own and suddenly, Takuya's hands also began to glow. He felt power surging through him.
"The taint of darkness that Chaos placed on you is still strong, Takuya." Izumi explained upon seeing the bewildered look on Takuya's face after such a spectacle. "however, it is not enough for him to control you any more. The dark flames which you were able to conjure, the flames that never die, is still something that you can use against him and whatever enemies you need to face."
"I can't..." Takuya was about to say but, Izumi knew what he was going to say.
"You must." Izumi insisted. "I have transferred what remained of my power as a Chosen One to you. With it, is Milanai's power as well. That power, with the help of Shinya, will allow you to summon the Bane of Darkness, Eos. It is Milanai's final gift to the world, for you to be able to summon the only weapon capable of defeating Chaos."
Takuya remained silent, not knowing what to say but feeling the dreaded moment when they would be separated from each other, inching ever closer.
He watched then, as Izumi looked up at Milanai's leaves and said, "Milanai is fading. Milanai was much too attached to Kaien, the previous Guardian. Because I have now taken his place, Milanai will eventually disappear and with that, a new World Tree will be born."
She then faced Takuya, with a sad look on her eyes and he knew that the time has come.
"When the World Tree has been born anew, I hope that you will visit me here, Takuya." Izumi said. "I wish for you to give it a name."
Takuya hung his head low as he nodded, resigned to the fact that Izumi does not have a choice but to stay here and that his duty lay elsewhere. No amount of arguing would change that.
It was then that he thought of something. There was actually something that could change Izumi's fate...someone who can break her free from this and bring her back to him - Lumina.
It was as if a renewed conviction to fight against Chaos and to defeat him, suddenly burned inside of Takuya. As he looked up to Izumi, he made her a silent promise that he will not rest until he finds a way for them to be together, as they should be.
Slowly, he found the scene before him vanishing. Slowly he saw Izumi disappear from his eyes and found himself plunged into nothing but white and then black.
When he came to, he was back at the hallway with his brother's back turned against him, his body shaking.
The sound that Takuya made upon stirring back to reality made Shinya turn around, and Takuya saw tears flowing down his eyes.
Two words escaped Shinya's lips. Two words he knew the reason to.
"I'm sorry."
"I see that Takuya at least managed to take down two of your companions." Chiaki said, pleased to see that there are only six Chosen Ones to deal with. "And it seems that one of them is the little princess herself."
It may be because of the adrenaline of the situation before that they did not notice Izumi was no longer with them, and only when Chiaki had mention Izumi did they realize that she was indeed gone.
Suddenly, Kouji's face became pale and so did Kouichi. The promise they had made to her father about protecting her and ensuring her safety should they find her, suddenly echoed in their mind. They could not believe how easily they forgotten about her and how easily they failed to notice that she was not present with them.
"We should go back and search for her." Junpei found himself saying but that was immediately shot down by Katsuharu.
"I am sure she is fine, Shinya is with her. He won't let anything happen to her." Katsuharu whispered to them. "We have to take care of these two and follow Chaos before..."
Suddenly, a loud thunderclap, a powerful earthquake, a strong gust of wind, and darkness enveloped the world.
"Ah, it seems the Master has made it to the Throne of Light." Chiaki said, her smile became even wider. "It will only take a little while for your precious goddess to fall and for Lord Chaos to finally govern the world. Of course, you will not be able to witness such an event. For by that time, you will all be dead."
And that was all that was needed to be said before Terrou launched at them with his power, creating vine-like tentacles that shot its way towards Kouji and his group. But, it was an old tactic made by an old enemy. This was the same as what Terrou had done on the start of their previous battle. He may have surprised them then, but this time, they had anticipated it and, immediately, Tomoki called forth ice from his feet that covered the entrie area where he and his companions stood.
It froze Terrou's attack and the others took this as an opportunity to counter-attack, hacking on the vines which they knew would hurt Terrou. Their strategy was simple: make Terrou quickly use much of his power to the point that he becomes tired while Katsuharu and Teppei would fight against Chiaki.
Under the loud roar of Terrou who had begun his battle with Junpei, Tomoki, Kouji and Kouichi, Teppei faced Chiaki with Katsuharu backing him up.
"Please, stop fighting us, Chiaki." Teppei pleaded. He didn't want to hurt her and Katsuharu knew why. "You are a Chosen One like us. You should be helping us rather than fighting against us."
"Helping you?" Chiaki said after a cold laugh as she summoned twin whips made of water.. "Why should I? I detest the goddess for giving us this fate of being Chosen Ones. I desire her downfall. There is no reason why I should ally myself with you."
"You are only saying that because you are under the control of Chaos." Katsuharu said. "Let go of your feelings of hatred and free yourself from the shackles of darkness that binds you."
Chiaki attacked them with her whips as she laughed and they blocked with their swords, inching away from her but making sure that they do not let themselves be trapped.
"You think that Chaos is controlling me? That he brainwashed me just as he had done with Takuya?" She said as she attacked them. Somehow, they could feel that she was enjoying making them suffer and fighting against them. "I am doing this under my own volition. I wished to serve him and he accepted. I wished for power to help take down the goddess and those who come to her aid."
"No, I don't believe that!" Teppei said as he sliced at the whip. The whip, shattered but another one took its place. "The Chiaki I remembered is nothing like that. She is kind, sweet, generous and helpful. She is loving to her friends and would never think of hurting anyone! What you are saying is a lie!"
"The Chiaki you knew is the lie!" Chiaki retorted. "Everything up to this point has been planned by the Dark Lord, all for the sake of his revenge. All I did before, it was all for this moment, the moment that the goddess and the Chosen Ones that fights along side her, perish."
Katsuharu eyed Teppei wondering what this new revelation would do to him. It was as he expected, he lost focused and was hit by the water whip, which was stronger than how it looked, causing a wound to appear at his left shoulder and his left cheek. Blood began to trickle down them, hitting the pavement with a silent splash.
Katsuharu saw that Chiaki was going to attack Teppei once more, he slashed at the whip that was attacking him and went to Teppei's defense. All the while urging Teppei to "snap out of it" and to return to battle.
"You mean... it was all a lie?" Teppei found himself asking, his eyes hidden by the shadows. "Your kindness? The times we spent together as a team? It was all a ruse?"
"Finally," Chiaki said, her stare was menacing. "you understand."
Takuya ran ahead of his brother, the wound on his leg was gone. He could not help but associate such a "miracle" - as Shinya had said, with Izumi, along with the feeling of being rejuvinated.
True, he still looked like a mess: his hair was ruffled and was sticking out in all directions, his breastplate was torn in shambles revealing the black shirt that was underneath, the blood on his face had hardened and his wound clotted, his arm was all bloodied like the rest of his body, however, Shinya could not help but note the look on his mismatched eyes which held such furious determination.
He would have thought that he would sulk and even fight him for not being able to protect Izumi, or even blame himself for trying to do her harm. He had thought that he would go on with vengeance in his heart but, all he thought he would do, Takuya never did.
Takuya didn't tell him much apart from knowing what happened to Izumi and that it was indeed her who brought him back and gave him the power to summon Eos without the need of completing the whole group of Chosen Ones. He also told him that she gave him her power and that, despite no longer being under Chaos' control, he can still summon the black flames.
"I guess if you think about it," Takuya had joked when he was picking up his sword a couple of minutes back, "it would appear as though I am Chaos' Chosen One of Fire while you are Lumina's, brother."
It was not a joke that Shinya had liked.
The path leading to where they could feel an immense power flowing, and where they guessed the others had run off to, was long and winding; dark and damp, with only the light from the torches leading the way.
The cold wind blowing, and the earthquake that had shaken what seems to be the entire world, did not deter them from their path... from their goal. Shinya, upon gazing once more at Takuya's back, could not help but think how broader his shoulders were now. He felt as though, from the last time they have seen each other, which was not too long ago, Takuya had grown up.
Suddenly, they could feel stronger vibrations and the sound of fighting. Immediately, Takuya guessed that it must be Kouji's group battling it out against the Minami twins. His guess, of course, proved to be true.
Despite giving their all, their all seemed to fall short on what was needed to win.
Their enemy was truly strong and had clung too much on darkness that it would appear even Chaos had been helping them in this fight.
Bloody and battered, the Chosen Ones were all forcing themselves to stand up and to continue fighting. However, no matter how many times they stood up to face the enemy before them, they were whipped and once again sunk back to the ground.
Kouji cursed under his breath, mentally and physically exhausted but knowing better than to give up. Chiaki enjoyed whipping him as Terrou simply watched, mind blank.
"S-stop it, Chiaki." Teppei continued to call out for her but to no avail. She was sadistic, enjoying the pain she was giving them - she was giving his heart.
She allowed Kouji to drop back to the ground, face contorted with pain and turned her attention back to Teppei. Teppei's eyes grew wide as he saw how Chiaki had further transformed, suddenly she didn't look too beautiful in his eyes.
Chiaki then decided it was time he whipped him and Teppei had prepared himself for it.
"I will not cry in pain." He had told himself over and over again. It was not just the physical pain he was thinking of as he chanted those words in his mind.
He knew that it was hopeless to call for change in Chiaki. She was far too lost. He understood that now. He felt so foolish to have wanted to try to "bring her back" when there was nothing to bring back in the first place.
He waited for the whip to hit but it didn't. Instead, he heard a surprised shout followed by something warm barely grazing him. When he looked up, he saw blazing, white flame surrounding them and shielding them from Chiaki and Terrou who jumped back. The color of the flames seemingly to bright for them, or too holy.
"I suppose I came at the right time." Shinya said, his arm still outstretched and his palm still held visible white flames.
"S-shinya!" Katsuharu said weakly as he pushed himself up. Glad that Chiaki had no choice but to stop with her whipping. "You're alright! Then that means..."
Shinya didn't answer to him, instead, he focused his gaze at the Minami twins who were snarling and obviously not happy about the intrusion to their "fun". They seemed unfazed by his appearance. Perhaps they thought, particularly Chiaki, that he was as weak as he was back at the valley of mists. He smiled inwardly at that, how very wrong she was. The white flames should be proof of that.
"Still fighting us with fire?" Chiaki asked, taunting him. "Though it has changed color, a flame is still a flame and it is still no match for my power over water. I can easily douse your flames, just like before."
Suddenly, another flame attack appeared and made it's way to one of Terrou's overgrown vines setting it into fire. However, unlike the white flames that came before it, this one was black and it hurt Terrou.
"Black flames?" Chiaki asked dumbfounded, as did the others who knew exactly had that sort of fire.
Sure enough, Takuya emerged from the shadows, his own hand filled with the unquenchable fire that had begun to eat its way towards Terrou. It would only be a matter of time before Terrou succumbs to the power of his dark flames.
"We cannot waste time here." Takuya said as he readied himself to let out another wave of attack.
"What are you doing, Takuya!" Chiaki screamed. "Your mission is to kill these Chosen Ones! Your allegiance is with Chaos! Your heart belongs to ME!"
"My allegiance," Takuya said in a menacing tone directed at Chiaki as he saw what he did to his comrades. "is with my friends. And, my heart belongs solely to the only woman I love, Izumi Orimoto. It can, and never will, belong to you."
If Chiaki's face has been red with anger before, it was even redder now that the only thing missing was for steam to come of out of her ears as her nostrils flared.
A painful roar erupted as the dark flames reached Terrou. Panic was evident in his eyes, as it was in his twin's. She knew that the flames could not be extinguished, even so, she tried and tried using her power to kill the flames but to no avail.
It was sickening to those in the room to watch someone burn so much that nothing bush ashes remained in its wake. Such was the power of the Cursed Flames - such was Takuya's new found power.
Chiaki wailed. Her anger multiplying.
Shinya caught Katsuya looking over at Teppei's face which has paled. Teppei knew that death was Chiaki's only salvation, and the only way for them to proceed and stop Chaos was to kill her. This he understood.
There was no hope for reconciliation. No hope for Chiaki to turn over a new leaf and start a new. She had chosen this path for herself and the consequences of her actions are now looming its way towards her.
Takuya could feel nothing but pity towards Chiaki as he directed his attack towards her and attacked her even before she could attack him. They were running out of time and he knew that someone had to do it.
Chiaki tried to use her powers on herself which still proved useless. Takuya's power was much too overwhelming and soon she followed her twin's footsteps and turned to ash.
Takuya sighed as he placed his hands back down. The room was still echoing with Chiaki's screams of agony. He then looked at Shinya and nodded, allowing him to douse the remaining flames, and that Shinya did.
"Well, that was fast." Shinya said as he also sighed after doing his job. "I can't believe I have to do clean-up duties with that power of yours though..."
"It can't be helped...unless we want to burn the whole building down to the ground." Takuya replied.
It was then that the others got out of their stupor and hurriedly faced Takuya. Takuya turned to face them only to be met by a powerful punch from Kouji. It was a punch that sent him down and almost knocked him out.
"Who knew Kouji could punch like that?" Was what everyone who knew Kouji had on their minds.
"You traitor!" He hissed at Takuya who was rubbing his left cheek.
Kouichi held Kouji back. "That's enough Kouji. Takuya did help us defeat Terrou and Chiaki."
"That does not erase the fact that he betrayed us." Snapped Kouji.
"That is true." Agreed Junpei. "He even threatened and attacked us."
"Well, what do you have to say to that, brother?" Shinya asked, not bothering to look at Takuya.
Takuya was annoyed yet, he suppressed his annoyance in his voice to try and steer them to what they should be doing.
"I know what I did could never be erased and the consequences of my own actions have been made apparent to me. But," Takuya said facing the others. "This is not something we should be discussing right now. Chaos. We have to go after him. We have to stop him. My actions could never be undone but, as I told Chiaki, my allegiance are with my friends. What you would make as my punishment: exile me, hold me prisoner, put me to death; whatever they are, I will accept once this is over and once I have fulfilled my promise to Izumi."
At the mention of Izumi's name, everyone perked up and asked the question Takuya and Shinya dreaded to answer.
"Izumi..." Tomoki said, "That's right. Where is she?"
Takuya walked in front of them, allowing Shinya to answer for he knew that he might break if he were the one pressed to answer that.
Shinya's answer wasn't much of an answer though. "She's been sent somewhere far from here. Away from all of this. But, this is not the time to discuss that.. We're losing time just by talking around here."
Kouji grunted. He wasn't pleased with the answer but he dreaded to know what really happened to Izumi.
"We don't stand a fighting chance against Chaos." Kouichi found his voice. "We saw a fraction of it. A small bit of Chaos' power and it was enough to literally blow us away. How do we hope to win against him?"
Takuya did not turn around to look at them. He could feel their reluctance, even against Chaos' minions, they proved that they were no match against them. He understood why they are unsure of how to proceed.
"We can beat him." Takuya assured him, for he knew something that they did not. "We can beat him if we work together."
He clenched his fist, dark flames curled itself around him.
"We have the power to beat him. He has something that only we possess and only we can use, if we choose to use it." Takuya went on. "We have to fight together. Alone we are no match against him. But, like those that had fought against him before us, when they united together an insurmountable power was born through them."
"Eos." Katsuharu said as remembered about Kaien's tale. "The sword capable of piercing through the darkness. The weapon the ancient heroes used against Chaos."
Takuya turned to face them and nodded. "That and the bonds that we share with each other and the world. He stands alone but we stand together."
To be continued...
Post Author's Notes:
And, that is that for this chapter.
Ah, I feel excited as we're nearing the end of the story. A couple of chapters left, I hope you guys are feeling excited as I am.
There goes Chiaki and Terrou. Honestly, I didn't want to kill them off at first but, decided that sometimes, when darkness has taken a hold of someone too much that they decided and chose to embrace it and not turn away, there is nothing much you can do about it. At least, that's how it goes for Chiaki.
As for Terrou, he was more of a monster and so, as I have written, "death is his only release".
I think that a lot of readers would have liked what happened to Chiaki, though I can't say the same for what happened to Izumi.
Ah yes, Takuya's speech was (and is) a bit cliched. Sorry about that but, that's how it goes and there was no way of writing it.
Speaking of writing, I feel as though my style of writing is shifting a bit. Hm, must be the books I've been reading. *shrugs*
Anyways, reviews are very much appreciated and encouraged. Even anonymous ones.
The next chapter would be released this within this week or earlier next week, depending if we (my family and I) go through with our plans for a trip. If it gets postponed (aw, man...) I will update earlier. If not, then the update would be next week.
Well, that's that. Hope you guys liked/loved this chapter. Until the next update, this is Sakura Martinez saying, "PEACE" and signing out. Ja ne!
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