EoS: So, it's time for the final battle with Weiss.
Lauren: Well, this should be good.
EoS: Yeah, right.
LexiconHuka:
EoS: Weiss doesn't have his dick in anything. It's impossible.
TheLazyRiver:
EoS: Well, okay.
Amalgam24:
Lauren: Why?
Moemon Ranger: Memories of Oblivia Revoir
Chapter 96
The group headed into the final room, where Weiss was standing. Beside Weiss was an Arceus, Lucia, staring at the group.
"Hello, Rangers." Weiss said. "You're too late."
"What do you mean?" Kellyn asked, frowning.
"I've finished gathering energy within the Heaven Temple." Weiss said. "And now, I've used it to awaken the Ancient Weapon, and I will use this power to control the Celestials."
"We won't let you!" Petal said, reaching for her pipe.
"You think you can stop me?" Weiss asked.
"Hold on now." Weiss turned to see Aurore standing there, smirking, leaning against a pillar.
"Aurore." Weiss said.
"So, you're Weiss." Aurore said, frowning.
"I am." Weiss said, nodding.
"And your 'master plan' or whatever it is, is to take control over the Celestials, and use them to create a new world?" Aurore asked, frowning.
"Aurore, what are you doing here?" Petal asked, frowning.
"That's right." Weiss said, nodding, his face expressionless behind the mask. "Let me ask you, Aurore, do you like this world as it is now?"
"I don't understand." Aurore said, frowning.
"This world is filled with prejudice, pain, and suffering." Weiss explained, holding his arms out. "The Celestials altered the deities into human form in order for them to bond with humans, but right now, moemon treat humans as cattle, who serve no purpose! And in the future, human beings will seize control over the moemon, and begin treating them the same way!"
"That's just how the world is." Aurore said, frowning. "Someone has to be in command, or else there will be chaos."
"There could be another way." Weiss said, frowning. "We could turn the Celestials into our servants, and use their power together with this floating fortress to create a new world, a world where moemon and humans can truly be equal."
"What?" Aurore asked, shocked.
"Think about it." Weiss said, frowning. "A world where there are no people buying and trading sentient beings like livestock, only a world where people can be with the people that they love!"
Weiss stopped to allow his words to sink in. It was awkward until Kellyn broke the silence by speaking.
"…Weiss…" Kellyn said, frowning. "I… I don't think you're wrong…"
"What?" Petal asked, shocked. "Kellyn!"
"You're not wrong…" Kellyn said, frowning. "I would… Actually like a world like that… Where I come from, humans… They treat moemon cruelly… But if there was a world where everyone was equal, then I think… That wouldn't be such a bad thing… We could all be friends, and we could continue to have fun adventures the way we have been…"
"Kellyn…" Petal said, frowning.
"But the way you're trying to do it is wrong!" Kellyn exclaimed. "You can't just force peace and happiness onto people! We have to work together with the moemon, to create a world where we can all live happily! If you just force humans and moemon to become equals, then it would lead to hostility and denial, and that would cause even more suffering!"
"You think that you have the power to create a world of happiness and equality?" Weiss asked, frowning. "That's impossible. The Celestials rule over people and moemon like gods, and abuse their power over them. In order to create a world of true equality, I must seize the world from their control and remove the seeds of hatred they've planted."
Kellyn… Petal thought, staring at the man she loved. I know… I know that he knows that what Weiss is saying is true… But he doesn't want to believe it… He's trying to find another way…
"Kellyn." Petal said, frowning. "I believe in you."
"Wh-what?" Kellyn asked, turning to Petal.
"Remember, back when we were in school, you told me that you weren't going to leave me?" Petal asked, frowning.
Kellyn nodded, remembering the event, and then blushed, remembering what happened after it.
"That was when I knew that no matter what would go wrong, you would always find a way to resolve any problem." Petal said, smiling sadly. "That… Was when I really fell in love with you. And those feelings… Even now, they haven't changed. They've only grown stronger. I believe that you have the power to find the solution. I believe in you completely… Because that's what it means to be in love."
"…Thank you." Kellyn said, smiling, the other moemon, even Blaziken, tearing up at this beautiful speech.
Kellyn turned to Weiss, smiling.
"Weiss, I began to doubt myself for a second there. But I won't doubt myself anymore. I believe that there is a solution to creating a better world. And I'm not going to stop looking for it."
"There is no better solution." Weiss said, shaking his head. "I experienced the true pain and suffering of this world. I know that the only hope for redemption this world has can only be cast by my hand."
"You're wrong about that." Aurore said, shaking his head. "You can't see this world for what it truly is, not like these two children can. Not even I can see the truth of this world."
"Aurore, you offer no solutions and no hope to this world." Weiss said. "This world has shown you nothing but pain and suffering. And yet you still fight for it?"
"I do." Aurore said, nodding. "I want to fight for it. In the world that my daughters will grow up in, I want it to be a world where they can live their own lives and make their own choices, not a world where everyone is controlled by your desire for peace."
"You speak of things you do not know." Weiss said, shaking his head. "But I will create a world of peace. A world of freedom. A world where a man doesn't need to prove his existence, and a world where a good man doesn't need to steep himself in regret when his brother sacrifices himself in his place."
"Weiss…" Aurore said, turning pale. "You… You're…"
"The time for talk is over." Weiss said, shaking his head. "I shall create this new world. You won't be able to stop me."
"We must!" Kellyn shouted. "Weiss, your world… It isn't the path that this world should follow!"
"You can't just adjust history however you see fit!" Petal exclaimed. She charged at Weiss, and swung her pipe at him, though Weiss dodged.
"Forgive us, Master Weiss!" Blaziken shouted, charging at him, accompanied by the other moemon.
"Not good enough." Weiss said, shaking his head. Lucia held her hand up, and released a blast of light, knocking them backwards.
"Weiss!" A voice shouted. Weiss turned to see Soren standing there, frowning.
"Soren…" Weiss said, his voice cracking slightly. However, his attention was broken momentarily, giving Petal time to swing her pipe and crack his mask, knocking him backwards.
"Damn…" Weiss said, standing up. To the shock of nearly everyone there, Weiss was not what they were expecting.
Weiss has long white hair that reached down to her shoulders, and brown eyes. Weiss's features were very fine and soft, almost like…
"A woman?" Petal asked, shocked. "Weiss is… A woman…?"
"Not exactly…" Weiss's voice was still masculine, but the body it was coming from was most definitely the body of a woman.
"Suddenly Soren's statement about Weiss meaning the world to him makes sense…" Kellyn said, frowning. "But…"
"This is an inconvenience…" Weiss said, frowning. "However, it doesn't matter… I have achieved what I needed, and no matter how you might try and buy time, it is too late."
"Weiss…" Aurore said, frowning.
"I told you, the time for talking is over." Weiss said, shaking her head.
"Weiss, do you really think that this world is beyond redemption?" Aurore asked.
"…" Weiss said nothing.
"If you do this, if you change the course of this world, then do you know what will happen?" Aurore asked, frowning. "Neither do I. Everything you did, it would be for nothing."
"Strange that you have memories from after your time…" Weiss said finally.
"They were a gift from someone who cares about me." Aurore said, turning to Lucia. "Still… If you do this, then everything you did would mean nothing. You would mean nothing. You might not even exist in the new world you create. None of us might. It might create a paradox the likes of which we could never even imagine."
"…I no longer need to exist." Weiss said, shaking her head. "I exist outside of existence. Even if I am not there to see the world I create, I am certain that the Celestials will create a world where whoever lives there will be able to live in peace."
"…Do you… really want that?" Aurore asked, frowning.
"Aurore… I know that you have people you care about…" Weiss said, frowning. "But I must create a world where everyone can live together in peace."
"Enough." Kellyn said, turning to Weiss. "I… I don't have a solution."
"Then why did you speak?" Weiss asked, frowning.
"The Celestials gave me the truth." Kellyn said, frowning. "And Petal, as well. And even Aoshi. If there are eight Celestials, then that means that eight people can obtain the truth. I might not be able to find a solution, or find a way for people to live in peace, but I'm sure that if the eight of us worked together, we would be able to find a way to solve all of our problems!"
"Kellyn…" Weiss said, frowning. "Your eyes… You remind me of Aurore… He looked upon me with the same eyes you look upon me with. Do you truly believe that you will have the power to create a new world?"
"…I do." Kellyn said, frowning. Weiss stared at him, silent. Then she smiled.
"I am destined to live for eternity…" Weiss said, laughing. "And yet I will never see the world you dream of… A world of peace… Perhaps all I wanted was to see it with my own eyes…"
Weiss held her hands up, and the fortress began shaking.
"What are you doing?" Kellyn exclaimed.
"I am doing what history stated is meant to happen." Weiss said, frowning. "I am using the Celestials to alter the state of this world into a world where moemon live subservient to humans."
"…What?" Kellyn and Petal asked.
"This is what was destined to happen…" Weiss said, frowning. "It must be what will happen if this world is to move on into the future, and continue the time loop."
Weiss turned to them, smiling sadly. "I was never going to go through with it… Creating that world… I merely wanted to assure myself… That you would find some sort of solution…"
The machine released its power and the Celestials howled, releasing a shockwave of energy, and then they disappeared into the starts.
"And with this… My time is done…" Weiss said, collapsing to the ground.
"Weiss!" Soren exclaimed, running over to her.
"Soren…?" Weiss asked, with a voice as soft as snow, slowly opening her eyes. "Is that you?"
"Yeah…" Soren said, nodding. "It's me…"
"I just had the strangest dream…" Weiss said, frowning. "It was scary… And kind of sad…"
"It's fine…" Soren said, hugging her tightly. "It's fine…"
"You knew all along that Weiss would never go through with it, didn't you?" Lucia asked, walking over to Aurore, smiling. "That's the only reason I agreed to help him, of course."
"…I didn't know right away, but I figured it out after I listened to what Weiss had to say." Aurore said, smiling a cocky smile.
"So you knew, but you wanted to see what choice Kellyn would make for himself, huh?" Lucia asked, smiling. "You haven't changed, Aurore. You're still a dick."
EoS: Yes. Yes he is.
Lauren: I bet he'll always be a dick.