Ch29: Destroy All Evil Forever
After we made it the the core of the crater, our group immediately knew what to expect when we faced Azmodan. We expected him to be at least a worthwhile opponent, especially since he was the Lord of Sin. Belial's power was mostly illusionary, so we had a feeling that Azmodan's would be pure strength. "Okay, when we defeat him completely, I'll use the Town Portal to bring the Black Soulstone and the Anvil of Annihilation to completely destroy these guys. When we do that, we'll decide what to do with Adria," I explained. "So long as I get the killing blow on Azmodan. I want that honor for me," Serena smirked. "As you wish," I smiled back at her.
We then proceeded to walk down a very long staircase as we saw Azmodan in front of us, awaiting us with an expectant glare of pure resentment. "So, not only were you able to cripple Cydaea's efforts to protect the Sin Hearts, but you have come with the intent to destroy me, haven't you?" Azmodan asked with a low growl. "That's the idea," Lilith smirked happily. "Peh. I recognize that voice anywhere, but I don't care about you currently, daughter of Mephisto. I only care about killing this Nephalem brownie," Azmodan growled.
When he called me THAT name, I instantly grew red with anger. After all, that was one of the worst offenses that someone could call a black person in my world. "You're gonna regret calling her that!" Lilith exclaimed as she rushed forward faster than I'd seen her go before, colliding with Azmodan's gut with the force of a tank. This was enough to make Azmodan double over in pain, giving Serena the go ahead to begin her slashing jobs. "Haha! Slashy smashy!" Serena exclaimed like a little girl, slicing off every single one of Azmodan's spider legs and then cutting off his head. Once she did this, the giant lard ass evaporated until only his soul remained.
"ALRIGHT!" I exclaimed in pure pride at both Serena and Lilith. They were one hell of a tag team. "Now to use the town Portal to go back," I smiled as I activated it and held onto Lilith and Serena as I did so. We then told everyone of what happened and I had Tyrael, mom, Leah, myself, Lilith, and Serena all travel back through the portal to be right back to see Azmodan's soul. "Okay. I'll seal him in there now. When I do so, you and Serena will give up your Prime Evil powers and we will end the deed with a swift smack of it on the anvil," Leah said as she focused her powers on the stone.
After Leah groaned from the struggle, she eventually managed to seal Azmodan away completely, the stone becoming slightly unstable from the new entity that had entered it. "Okay. Quickly now..." Serena sighed as she put her hands out and I saw a slight ball of red light exit her hands and enter the stone. Following her lead, I did the same, my ball being one of a green light. Now all of the essences of the Lords of Hell were sealed away within the Soulstone. "Okay. Time to end this!" I exclaimed as mom quickly placed the stone on the anvil and Leah took the hammer in hand. With one fell swoop, she smacked the hammer right against the stone, the force of it resulting in the most incredible thing I'd ever witnessed.
The stone immediately started to get covered from the bottom up in a red liquid by the Anvil of Annihilation. After it was completely covered, the stone disintegrated into nothing at all. It was all over and done. The Soulstone had been eliminated with little to no casualties at all... but then, I felt a very bad pain in my head once again. I felt myself go unconscious right in front of everyone. And I had another vision once again.
Only this time, it wasn't at my house and it wasn't from this world at all. This time, I saw me and my mother's bodies at the hospital, both of our eyes closed with bright smiles on our faces. And nearby were 2 different doctors, both of them female, looking at our heart rate as well as some catscans of our brains. "I just don't understand this at all," said the one doctor, a blonde with glasses on her face. "How can both of them be sound asleep for 3 whole days and not feel any adverse effects such as dehydration or hunger? It's like they're in some strange world of immortality..."
"I don't know why either, Lucy, but I do know that these two are probably in some new type of coma," said the other doctor, who looked to be taller and had brown pigtails in her blue hair. "We know that it was caused by lightning, since their house was struck by a nasty thunderbolt. But there was also a video game system and a television there. But we still have no clue if they will ever be able to wake up. And even after 3 days, their heart rates remain the same and they've relieved themselves a few times... yet, despite this, they don't need food or water at all so long as they are in this coma. It is very strange indeed..." "I just hope they wake up soon, Katie. I feel really bad for these two..." Lucy sighed.
When my vision ended, I found myself laid out in the armory of Bastion's Keep and I also saw a sight that horrified me to no end. There was no sign of Adria anywhere! I looked around me and saw that everyone else was accounted for. And the only other person there? Cydaea. And she looked quite relieved to see me wake up from my vision. "Good morning, sleeping beauty," Cydaea smiled seductively. "Y-Yeah... um, what happened while I was out cold?" I asked with a worried expression. "Well, the moment you passed out, 3 things happened," Leah said with a sigh. "The first thing that happened was that, without the Lords of Hell, Azmodan's world began to cave in on itself. We barely got everyone out of there in one piece."
"The second thing was that your blizzard powers on Adria and myself instantly wore off upon your passing out. After being released from her icy prison, Adria vanished, a slew of dead soldiers slain by the time you came back. She disappeared from the top tower behind us, so she is gone for good it seems," Cydaea explained. "But the biggest thing... well... we got a report from Tyrael that he felt Malthael's presence appear out of bloody nowhere and he's already begun his attacks on the major settlements, including Westmarch, Kingsport, Caldeum, and many other places!" Serena exclaimed.
That last bit was enough for me to completely jump out of my laid down stance and I immediately grew a worried expression on my face. "We've gotta go help these guys, then!" I exclaimed in worry. "Have any Reapers been sighted in Bastion's Keep as of current?" I asked in worry. "Not a one. Bastion's Keep isn't on Malthael's death list yet. He is attacking the major cities first, then he will most likely attack the lesser cities unless we defeat him first," Tyrael said. "Okay then. We'll have a trio of teams for this one, then!" I said as I looked at Tyrael, myself, and mom.
"Okay, since me, Tyrael, and mom are the only ones here who don't have demon blood, we'll be the ones to go on an attack to destroy the Reapers. Everyone else should stay here and wait for us," I said. "But which places will we traverse to?" mom asked. "Tyrael, you'll go to defend Kingsport. Mom's in charge of Caldeum. And as for me, I'll head off to defend Westmarch. We'll all meet up in Westmarch when we've completed our jobs," I said. "What about us?" Lilith and Serena asked with worried expressions.
"You two are full-blooded demons, so you would just be another member of Malthael's to-kill list. You guys stay here for now," I sighed at them. "Okay..." Serena and Lilith frowned. "And whatever you guys do, if there is any kind of blue light that enters the Keep or that you see on the horizon, you are to immediately evacuate. Blue light is a sure sign of Malthael's Reapers," Tyrael instructed. "Aye aye, el capitan!" Leah exclaimed. We then had all three of us warp away to our designated assignments via Leah's magical prowess.