Angel Beats! REBORN!
Episode 19: The Will To Move On
The air in the dark room was heavy. Yuzuru could sense an aura of death. He took a step forward with the rest of his team behind him; suddenly a large, dark, monstrous shadow appeared before him.
"Satan…"
"I'm surprised you and your friends made it this far" said the shadow.
"I will defeat you and leave this world with everyone"
"Hahaha… defeating me won't get you anywhere. I simply test you all"
"Test us?"
"Yes, to see if you are worthy enough to move on to your next life"
"And how do we become worthy then?"
"The four of you will be the representatives of the humans, as long as you all make it through my two trials, you will be able to move on to your next life"
"And what about Mayu and Katsura?"
"They too will be able to move on to their next life, I shall grant them that much"
"Wait Onii chan, this may be a trap" Kuroha interrupted.
"We don't have much of a choice"
"But…"
"It's okay. Alright, we accept"
"Your first trial… defeat your biggest enemy, Death"
Shadows began to build up to form a level three Shadow, but larger than the normal size. A cloak of a reaper was formed onto the Shadow and a Scythe was materialised and was grasped firmly by the clawed hands of the Shadow.
"Alright team, this is our last fight"
"Roger that" replied Yuri enthusiastically.
"Let us begin, NEO Skill: Elucidator" a black sword appeared in Yuzuru's hands, "I would've preferred Excalibur though"
The level three Shadow named Death began its attack without delay. The team immediately scattered as Death slammed his Scythe deep into the ground creating a huge crater around him.
"Such destructive power" said Kuroha with her eyes wide open, not believing at what she just saw.
"Everyone attack!" commanded Yuzuru. He leaped high in the air and slashed down but was blocked by the Scythe at extreme speed. Mayu came from the side and gave a shallow cut to Death's leg causing him to kneel. Kuroha provided cover fire while Kanade engaged.
Death was corner and swarmed by the team. He blocked most of the attacks, the team gave him no time to go on the offensive. They know the destructive power Death holds and will not let him use it again.
"Keep at it, down allow him to attack at all" ordered Yuzuru.
Click. Click. Kuroha threw her FAMAS away and equipped a Galil. Angel Purge suddenly shattered caused by the deep cuts; Mayu was forced to change her weapon to Bloody Ballad.
Yuzuru eventually pierced the heart of the Death and leaped back. Death imploded into a dark mist.
An hour had gone by; the team was exhausted.
"Nicely done, humans, now you next trial"
"And what's that?" asked Kuroha.
"Remember about your past. How you died in other words"
"And why must we do that?" asked Yuzuru this time.
"I'm sure you have heard this before, in order to move on, you must leave behind a terrible past"
"What are you talking about?" Mayu asked in frustration.
Thoughts shot into Yuzuru's mind. So we were going through purification in this world? Is that why this world exists? It is a purgatory? To purify us before me move on?
Satan gave Yuzuru a look and read his expression, "You look like you got the idea why this is trial is the most crucial part of the trial"
"This shouldn't be that hard of a trial now, we all knew about our past before we came here"
Mayu slowly approached Yuzuru from behind, "Um… Yuzuru…"
"Yes Mayu?"
"I-I don't remember about my death. I just remember my parent's death that was all"
"N-No way…!"
"Move on without me, I won't make it to the next life, so you go on… do things you want there, meet Kanade again. Plea-"
Kanade pulled placed her hand onto Mayu's shoulder to stop her from saying more, "You come too, we are rivals, we promised a fair fight"
"But this situation is doesn't allow it"
"Think further back, think…" Kanade embraced Mayu.
Mayu thought long back and mumbled, "My parents… then I…"
"Come on Mayu…"
"I-I remember now"
Yuzuru smiled the moment those words reached him.
"Let's go everyone…"
Yuzuru and everyone present closed their eyes and thought back on their sad past, and were slowly covered in small particles of light. One by one, they slowly vanished.
Yuzuru opened his eyes, the others were gone. The looked and down and felt dizzy, he was standing just above the clouds.
Where am i?
"You merely need to wait a few more minutes before you move on to you next life" Satan's voice echoed around Yuzuru.
"And why are you here?" asked Yuzuru as he turned around to face Satan.
"I thought you wanted to know about the reason for this world"
"I do"
"This world is called the Afterlife Trial"
"The Afterlife Trial?"
"Yes, it is a world formed to test those who had a sad past whether they were ready to move on or not. It would be nothing but pain and sadness if they were to move on with these sad memories are still deep within their hearts"
"I see… but what about the people who were consumed?"
"They can't return"
"Why not?!"
"They wished to die, that's why they died"
"They wished nothing of the sort!"
"How do you know their deepest desire?"
"I… don't know"
"Anyway, you and the others past this test very well, I the Lord and Keeper of this world, congratulate you"
"We appreciate it"
"I need to get going now; I need to wait for the next batch of people"
Satan vanished within a blink of an eye. Yuzuru blinked once again and this time, there was nothing, darkness surrounded him, only a door was in front of him.
If I am correct…
Yuzuru turned the knob of the door and pushed it open. Light hit his face, he has made it back to the true afterlife…
Fin.
A/N: It's the end of story :( but good news, there may be a sequel. YAY!
We the outtake is out yay!
We have many other stories on their way too, Chuunibyo Demo Koi Ga Shitai! Tournament Of Delusions!.
For those who like Higurashi, please look forward to, Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni: Reality Bend. It a romance story not horror
Kyodai Productions thanks you for reading Angel Beats! REBORN!. A manga may be created by the DefiantArt company, we will confirm it soon. YAY!