Super Smash Brothers: Reckoning

Chapter twelve: The first legendary warrior

A/N: This chapter reveals the one big plot twist I've been saving...and it's a good one. Trust me.

And thanks for not killing me! Altair's reckoning finishes next chapter. This is plot exposition.

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Altair blinked and sat up.

"Ugh...my head..." Then he remembered everything that happened. "Oh yeah. I'm dead."
Groaning, he sat up. He was completely surronded by white. Literally. There was no floor, no sky...just white.

"I must admit, the hereafter isn't what I expected..." He said dryly.

"What where you expecting, Warrior?" A deep voice came from behind him. Altair spun, hands clenched into fists, but his arms fell weakly to his sides as he gawped in awe at the creature in front of him. It had glowing blue skin, a humaniod shape, with two horns coming from it's head. In one hand, it held a fireball.

"Who are you? What are you?" Altair asked in disbelief.

"I am the divine demon Excelion" It said "And we have a great deal to talk about."

"Starting with...?"

"What do you know of the Three Legendary warriors?"

"Try nothing."

"...Damn." Excelion said "Are you serious?"

"Yes." Altair said, irritated "I don't joke."

"Well," Excelion sighed "I guess I'll just have to tell you everything."

It leaned back in a chair it had conjured with his strange blue flame.

"Where to start – ah, yes, the Dark Triforce." He mused "In Hyrule, at the same time as the forging of the original Triforce created by the Three goddesses, Myself and two of my brothers forged an identical triforce. However, as we are Demons, it was imbuned with Shadow instead of light." He said. "However, my third brother, jealous of our creation, stole it and clamed it's power for himself. He rampaged across Hyrule and Termia, destroying all in his path, and only by allying ourselves with the Goddesses were we able to banish him." He sighed "We gave up our ability to manipulate the mortal world by sealing him inside a gate. A gate which, I regret to say, has been opened."

"I take it that's not good."

"Understatement of the century, Altair. Of course, it took several millenia to restore his full strength, but HE could manipulate your world." He sighed, again "So, we found a way to bind our power to three Chosen Warriors who could stop him. And your one of them."

Altair laughed.

"Oh, pull the other one. Me? A hero?"

"Those were some pretty impressive heroics down there involving Miss Aran and De Sable." Excelion said "The mark of a true hero is to sacrifice himself to save others."

Altair stared.

"Go on, then." He said, irritably "Something tells me I don't have a choice..."

"I cannot reveal much more to you yet." Excelion said "All I shall do is give you your new power..."

"Uhm, I'm dead? Hello! Minor problem in saving the world!" Altair yelled, frustrated.

"I can fix that." Excelion said with a shrug.

"O...kay." Altair said slowly "I accept...even if it's hard to believe."

"Look, do you want to go back or not! I can't give you the power if you don't, and if I don't give you the power than we are totally effed."

"I'll take it."

"Good" Excelion grinned "Here." He produced a Saber out of nowhere. It had a red metal hilt, studded with sapphires. It's blue blade glowed slightly in the light, and cast reflections across the room.

"This is the divine sword Pheonix Saber." He said, throwing it to Altair. "Designed perfectly for you. No-one else can wield it."

"Nice." Altair admitted "Perfectly balanced, perfect proportions...heck, sculpted grip! But can it cut?"

"Try it." Excelion said, throwing a diamond at Altair. Altair swung the sword...and cut the diamond clean in half!

"Right. Now I'm impressed." Altair admitted.

"That's not all. Hold out your hand and concentrate." He said.

Altair did so, and jumped back in alarm when a ball of blue flame appeared in his hands! "What the-" He yelped

"Manipulation of and control over Magical Fire." Excelion said smugly "We haven't got much time left before your friends bite the dust, so I can only teach you one move. But it's a good one. Copy me."

The demon raised his hand and a ball of flame appeareed in it. He reached back, palm flat an pointing forwards, before punching forwards yelling "FLAME OF EXCELION!".

A massive beam of blue flame erupted from his hand, vaporizing the various materials he had conjured for target practice.

"Your turn." He informed the assassin smugly.

Altair took a deep breath, sheathed the Pheonix Sabre, and copied Excelion's movements.

"FLAME OF EXCELION!" He barked, smashing his arm forwards. A blast of blue fire, larger and more intense than Excelion's, roared across the empty void of this strange new dimension.

"Nice." Excelion said "Now, go and save your friends..."

Altair smirked, drew his sword, and felt himself falling down a chute.

"I'm coming back, Samus..." He whispered.

Falling...falling...falling.

A/N: Yeah, yeah, I know it's short, but I really wanted this chapter out of the way. So, you know he's back, and you know what the real plot of the story is! How many saw that coming! Also, cookies to however can guess who the 'brother of Excelion' in the story is...not that I'll tell you until chapter...(Checks rough layout plan)...27? Something like that...Enjoy the ride – it's going to get pretty wild from hereon out...