Chapter 22: The Rematch For The Red Stone (Part 3)
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"*cough* *cough* That was very severe." Ringo said after we dealt what was a very devastating attack that we all created.
"It sure is… it was almost like it was an explosion." Amitie said.
"Did it work?" Arle asked.
"Oh! I think we got rid of their brainwashed minds! But… they are knocked out." I said, looking a little worried.
"It takes time for them to wake up. That's what happens when people get hit severely by Puyo." Alex said.
"But… I'm just glad we brought them back. I didn't know what might have happened if we tried this altogether." Arle said.
"Especially Serilly. She doesn't like dealing with such scary things like that." Witch said.
"Poor Serilly." I whispered with a sweatdrop.
"Huh?! What happened to my friends?!" Ecolo asked as he floated towards our friends that we just cured.
"They are OUR friends, Ecolo. Don't be surprised if we did the same thing to you." Ringo said.
"Boo! You just won't make me have fun, won't ya?"
"You just won't stop causing trouble!"
"And brainwashing our friends isn't going to convince us to give up the stone! Whether your plan is going to go on forever or not!" Raffina shouted.
"*sigh* So maybe you are just begging for another Puyo Battle to settle this once and for all." Satan said.
"You should know that we are not playing around. If you want to duke it out, then it's a challenge. And you should know that by now." I said.
"Hmph. Then it shall be…"
"Ugh… what happened…" I can hear Rulue's voice as she starts to wake up first.
"Rulue! Are you ok?" Arle asked, looking surprised to see her voice.
"A-Arle? W-What are you doing here? And… what am I doing here?"
"Ecolo brainwashed you, forcing you to attack us in order for you to steal the red stone."
"Red stone?" Rulue asked, looking confused.
"It looks like this. It's called a red legendary stone. I'll explain in detail later." I said.
"Ugh… well it was very weird that I was attacking you guys. Although I wanted to attack Arle." Rulue mumbled.
"It's not your fault. It's just we were glad that you finally snapped out of it. We would've been so worried if you guys didn't come back to normal." I said.
"Huh… well, for once, I really do owe you guys for that." Rulue said.
"Were you guys asleep before this happened?" Raffina asked.
"Correct. It was just all of us sleeping. But… wait, what happened to Suketoudara and Nasu Grave?"
"Them? I had no interest in them. I was supposed to make this a human battle." Ecolo said.
"Oh, figures." Ringo whispered with a facepalm.
"W-Wha… Where am I?" I now heard Schezo's voice as he was the second person to wake up from the illusion.
"Ugh… Do I hear… voices?" Harpy was then third.
Most importantly, everyone was starting to wake up from what happened. It was a huge surprise because our friends would've been in danger and things could've been much harder for us.
"A-Arle? What is everyone doing here?" Harpy asked.
"You got brainwashed by Ecolo, causing you guys to attack us and bring this red stone to him." Ringo said.
"The red stone?" Schezo asked.
"Uhh… that's it? A red stone?" Draco asked.
"Yeah. Rulue on the other hand, almost had to finish me off, trying to get my hands on all over my body to search for the red stone, I just couldn't try to get off of her." I said as I was a little worried.
"What? I would never do that. Why would I try to put my hands on you?" Rulue asked, a little infuriated.
"I don't know. It was Ecolo that brainwashed you."
"Well… you do have a point… in the end, I'm truly sorry for what I have done to you." Rulue said, trying to admit.
"No no! It's not your fault! I'm pretty sure that brainwashing must have caught you off-guard."
"Anyway… where is Satan? He's still here?" Schezo asked.
"I'm behind you, timid mage." Satan said, looking annoyed.
"Tch! I figured you would still show up… and try to insult my cover name."
"You just gotta love his perv-sonality." Witch said with a facepalm.
"I can't disagree with you, Witch." Arle said with a sweatdrop.
"I heard that, you know!" Schezo shouted.
"That's the point." Somewhat everyone said. The ones who were quiet were me, Draco, Harpy, Serilly, Amitie, Ciel, Yamabuki and Ecolo.
"Tch! Always not learning when to quit. But enough of that. What are you guys even doing here?" Schezo asked Satan and Ecolo.
"We are still here for that stone. You all should have won and handed us that stone in the first place, but I guess brainwashing them was a bust." Satan said.
"Brain...wash...ing?" Harpy asked, looking a little confused on what that word means.
"I'll tell you what that means later, Harpy." Ringo said with a sweatdrop.
"Did you really have to brainwash my body, Satan?" Rulue asked, with a disgusted look on her face.
"H-Hey, it wasn't me! That was Ecolo's idea!" Satan shouted, trying to blame Ecolo for the brainwashing idea.
"Well… uh… I just wanted to… see how you can control Ringie." Ecolo said, looking unsure on how to explain it thoroughly.
"So you decided to control my body without prejudice?! The nerve of you! Now someone is just begging for a beatdown by the fighting queen!"
"I just wanted to test you out. Besides, I bet you would be a perfect matchup against Kaze. You caused her body to enervate by grabbing that precious throat of hers when I brainwashed you. And then you snatched the red stone from her pocket and handed it over to me. It's quite ecological to explain if you ask me. Hey, it kinda sounds like my name."
"It's logical. Not ecological." Ringo said with a sweatdrop.
"It's kinda how I want to say it."
"Tch! Putting a girl's life in jeopardy makes you an evil blob. Now you know why you don't deserve things that are important to you. No matter how serious it is." Schezo said.
"We can take whatever way you guys are holding onto. So even if you guys still have a lot of faith not only for yourselves but in this world, we will still manage to take what will still be ours. I know all of you don't recognize me as being evil and mean all the time and just always hunting down my precious fiancé, but I was now convinced that this stone will give the power to destroy all dimensions down to its last atom. But for me, I don't want my Arly and Carbunny to go away because I don't know who I should track down if both of them are taken down. The rest of you idiots are just not my type in terms of style. So I think I made my point."
"You want "Arly and Carbunny" to live, mister?" Ecolo asked Satan after hearing what Satan just said.
"Well, I know I want to get this over with, but I don't want Arly to die. I still want her to become my fiancé."
"Gu. Gugugu."
"You're not wrong, Carby. He just won't stop this annoying "Fiancé" theory." Arle said with a sweatdrop.
"H-hey… I didn't mean it like that. I-I was just only…"
"I get that. But I'm getting very irritated hearing your filthy mouth over wanting me to become your fiancé. No matter how many different types of tactics you do. In fact, I was just wanting to hope that if I WERE to marry you, you could've started causing trouble, not just for me but for everyone else. I just want to become friends who aren't as perverted as Schezo and I don't care if you are trying to be as chivalrous as you can to make me become convinced at wanting to marry you. I say no everytime, but you always keep on going with this "marriage" stuff. IM! NEVER! GOING! TO! MARRY! YOU!"
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"W-Well… I suppose you are right about this explanation… but I believe it will take some time for you to become convinced I suppose."
"OH MY GOODNESS!"
"Ok! Ok! Calm down, Arle! I don't want you to make yourself go ape, otherwise you might make the situation worse than it should be!" Ringo shouted.
"Ringo's right. We really need you, we don't want you to get so upset. And besides, you might make Serilly even more scared in this situation." I said.
"You know Serilly's watching, right Arle?" Witch asked.
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"Ok… you're right. I'm sorry, Serilly." Arle said after attempting to calm down.
"I...It's fine." Serilly said.
"I'm sure she didn't mean to scare you like that." Chico said to her.
"But like Arle said, you can become innocent all you want, but Arle still won't be yours." Schezo said. "Although I wish to be the only person to hunt power that is coming from inside her body. But still, she has no interest in you. Unless you are trying to use her in order to retrieve that red stone."
"Use her? Why would I use her? I was just making a statement that I don't want her to vanish. We want to start our apocalypse, but I just really wish she would still be alive." Satan said.
"Then why are you doing this nonsense at a time like this? Do you know how much these people, including me, love this world? You just take it as if you don't care about the people as much as you don't care about this world. How come you don't care about this world, but you only care about me?" Arle asked.
"Well, Arly, I just want our time to be peaceful together. I just want to make sure that we can take this time to spend our time forever doing what you want to desire and not have to deal with these brats that stand in our way. So I would rather want you more than any other person in this world."
"You know, it kinda makes me wanna play with Ringo more now that you say that." Ecolo said.
"No, Ecolo. I'm not gonna let that fly." Ringo said.
"So this was your whole reason for wanting to take me down? And reclaiming what I just found first?" I asked.
"You are our target, of course. You were clingin' on to it all day, so it's now our turn to cling on to what you just found first." Ecolo asked.
"Don't be surprised if we capture all the stones to someone who is very similar to you. That someone will catch you by surprise." Satan asked.
"Really? That someone? And who would that be, huh?" I asked, getting slightly irritated.
"You might need to figure that one out if you really want to know. But nevertheless, our conversation is now done. Hand over the stone." Satan said.
"Have you ever read my lips? Or are you just gonna continue to irritate us? I'm not coughing it up. No matter what you do." I said, trying to make it clear to them.
"We'll just keep on comin' and there will be no escape until you do as we say. Don't even think about callin' for backup this time because this is between me and you." Ecolo said.
"Well… Arle and Ringo are on my side. There's nothing you can do about it. And besides, our feelings are strong. And we definitely need this world more than you guys trying to obliterate it."
"And I love this world too! It's what I have been for a very long time and my life it's not going to end with destruction to this world!" Amitie shouted.
"Same here! If you want to mess with my friend, then you shall have to mess with me! I was definitely ready to take out someone who wants to get cruel to a friend who is really generous and nice for a change!" Raffina shouted.
"I will definitely not let you get your hands on that stone. You brainwashed all of us so now we are still not giving what you desire to have. And besides, you don't just need the stone. You just want to cause trouble and want to keep Arle to yourself. For that, You are gonna have to get through me in order to do that." Schezo said while wielding his sword.
"This will be the final time that you will surrender immediately, Ecolo. You will see the real reason why you don't need the stone. And I will show no mercy this time!" Ringo said.
"Satan… I know we have known each other for so long, but now it's time for your unnecessary actions to come to a close. I won't let you destroy everything no matter what plan works best for you. AND I won't let you have me at all. And I know one way that I can prove you right." Arle said.
"Hmph. So your friends are really sidin' with you. That kinda makes sense. Fine. You leave us no choice but to Puyo Battle for it. Don't think this'll be like last time because we are not going to be playin' around." Ecolo said.
"You can not play around all you want, but just know that you are still going to go down, and we are still going to teach you guys a lesson once and for all. And there is no taking it back." I said.
"You're not even a good Puyo player to begin with, so I'm sure we have a huge chance that we can take you down easily."
"Not a good Puyo player, huh? I got people that can help back me up and take you down. And you should know that I may have been in this world for only a few weeks but I will show you why I can defeat you easily. And your luck will run out. Easily."
"Hmph. Look who is confident. I'm sure you just want a beating in Puyo Puyo, but whatever makes you happy, then that's fine. You will taste the revenge of the Dark Prince, Kaze. And we will finally make you hand over that stone once and for all." Satan said with an evil look on his face.
"So prepare yourself, Kaze. This is the end for you." Ecolo said.
"Just bring it! I'm just wanting to get my dark fists to make you go to sleep on this starry night! Ready, Everyone?" I asked all of my friends.
"Ready!" Everyone shouted.
"Although I don't want to hurt my Satan." Rulue mumbled.
"Hmph! Then brace yourself. All of you! Let's?!" Satan shouted.
"PUYO BATTLE!"
This battle will determine who will officially keep the red stone. It's going to take a lot of hard work in order to put the nail in the coffin and keep the red stone. With all of my friends' help, there may be a chance that we can become victorious in this one.
Don't worry, red stone. Kaze will protect you at all times. Just please don't break, ok?
"Are you sure you can handle this one, Kaze?" I hear Schezo ask me.
"Don't worry, Schezo. I know I have struggled the first time, but this time, it won't happen again. Just trust me." I said.
"Alright. But at least, we just need to concentrate because they aren't playing around." Schezo said.
"I know. That's why we must do our best. Now just do your part."
"Tch! Fine."
We had to end our small conversation and start building up our Puyo board. We had to fill up all the Puyos until our boards got higher and higher.
I was just hoping we could try to watch out for Satan and/or Ecolo's powerful spells because I don't want ourselves to get knocked out early. Otherwise, it will be too late.
"Gah… I messed up. Disaster!" I hear Satan shout.
"Ha! Is that all you got, old man?! Just that?!" Schezo asked with a cheeky grin.
"I'm just getting started! You'll see!" Satan shouted.
"I'll pay you back in kind!" Ringo shouted as she tried to clear away the spell that Satan used.
That one was easy to reflect anyway.
We still continued to fill up the Puyo board with Puyo after Ringo's reflection on Satan's spell. It was still getting silent until...
"Hey-O! You boys better prepare yourself for this! Ninjutsu Arts Dance!" Yamabuki shouted as I saw her do a five-chain.
"That's not gonna solve anything. Payback time!" Ecolo shouted as he deflected Yamabuki's five-chain spell.
"This is only just the beginning! And now you will perish midway, so be prepared!" Satan said.
"You won't win this time around!" Arle shouted.
We still continued… Well you guys already know I said that about… what was it two or three times? I'm not gonna say that part again since you already know what we are still doing.
But for me… I was quiet ever since we started this match but I was still managing to get something going in what could be an important and final battle (if this is truly it) and I was not gonna let my guard down because of this.
"I'm sorry, Satan. But this is for my own good! Iron Fist Sanction!" Rulue shouted.
"Well done, Rulue. But you still need more improvement than that. Try enjoying it!" Satan shouted as he dodged Rulue's attack.
"Refaire Sa Vie!" Ciel shouted, creating a four chain.
"Ok… Hey, everyone! Sweet Dreams! Imitation!" Ecolo shouted as he pulled out his powerful spell.
"Not for long! Dunamis!" Schezo shouted as he countered Ecolo's powerful spell.
"Good job, Schezo!" Arle cheered at him.
"Things are starting to get even more competitive now!" I said.
It was really getting competitive and not a single person got hit by a single spell. It's a crazy feeling because I was hoping one would get hit already but it feels like this is going to be more intense then I thought it would be.
"You may be this good, but it won't be easy for you. Just watch and see." Satan said as he was going all out.
"We have sixteen people fighting you guys. So impossible to beat all of us." Ringo said.
"I know. But I have my own ways of not losing my own momentum."
After Satan started to go all out, I alone started to go all out and fill up more puyos.
"Well, say the words "I lost my confidence" multiple times when you eat this! Archrage!" Alex shouted, creating a six-chain.
"Payback Time!" Ecolo shouted as he countered Alex's attack. "There's no way we are gonna lose. Not to one purple-haired girl. Again."
"I just couldn't believe these guys are teaming up with this ugly looking teenager. She's not even that good enough to face us. The others are just helping her protect the stone." Satan said.
"This ugly looking teenager?!" I yelled, being insulted by Satan's name calling.
"Now he is pushing it." Arle whispered.
"No sweat."
That's no way to treat a British girl like me! I wonder how I should punish him!
I felt a purple aura around me, showing the sign of fury that I'm having with me and Satan. Calling me a harsh foreigner. I never noticed how I got that, but I'll let it slide. But now… I'm starting to get fed up with this guy.
"Now you made it too far, you vile tyrant! Calling me an ugly looking teenager! I'll make you suffer from the fiery pits of hell! And I have the bestest way of doing so!"
I then started to pop the puyos and then…
"Darkness Crescent Kick!"
After that, I went faster, filling up the puyos so that I could get dirtier with my chains. I bet I am processing a new ability or something like that. It's not like I wanted to have a new ability. It's just… without overthinking it, I managed to do something that I have never done before.
It's somewhat of a rage spell. Probably. But only in Puyo Puyo.
"Try enjoying it!" Satan shouted as he countered my attack.
But I wasn't backing down.
"You seem pretty tough, but you won't fend me off with one of your ruthless attacks! I will make you silence your whole body! Pay attention and you'll see!" I yelled.
"She's going crazy fast." Satan whispered as he tried to focus and fill up the puyos faster too.
"Geez, look at Kaze." Raffina said, while looking at my board. She sounds surprised.
"She sounds like she can be a toughie in this current state." Amitie said.
"Shadow Dunk!" I shouted, creating a six-chain in the process.
"Payback time!" Ecolo shouted, cutting away my six-chain.
"You still not done yet?! You sure are strong, but you still are not strong at saying the words "I surrender!" Don't ya?! I'll help you with that!" I yelled.
"Her power… I feel… the chances of… claiming her."
"Quiet, pervert!" I yelled at Schezo, while trying to focus.
"Tch!"
I was still trying to go faster setting up my Puyo chain. I know I should go back to my normal self at this rate. But I have to beat them one last time. Just for the sake of this stone.
"Shadow Dunk!" I shouted, creating a six-chain.
"Uh oh! We're not gonna make it!" Ecolo shouted.
"She's going way too fast!" Satan shouted.
"Gaaaahhhh!" Satan and Ecolo got pelted by my six-chain after having not enough puyos to counter my attack. And they started to get a little dizzy.
And I was in for something big, in which it will be finally the time to say goodbye to those idiots.
"You deserve that! Calling me an ugly looking teenager! Now prepare yourself for the worst!" I yelled as I was getting to defeat these guys with one final spell.
"I didn't even expect this from the start." Arle said to Ringo.
"I had no idea either. Kaze has really grown powerful in this… current state." Ringo said.
"SAY GOODBYE! Shadow Concussive Force!" I yelled as I used my most powerful spell to finish them off.
*BOOM*
And after that, I knocked these guys out cold. Leaving them on the ground. The last battle was a total success. All because of the ability to go crazy and start making dirty chains.
"*breathing hard* That'll teach you a lesson!" I shouted as I was attempting to calm down.
"Well someone was very cruel!" I hear Raffina say to me from behind.
"That purple aura, Kaze. What was that just now?!" Amitie shouted, sounding very surprised.
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"I… had no idea. I never had this type of power before. Honest." I said.
"Whatever that source of power is, I need it right away." Schezo said.
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"*sigh* You really do have a perverted mindset, don't you?" I asked with a sweatdrop and a small smile.
"I'm not always perverted! They don't call me the dark mage for nothing. This is what I do for most of my life."
"Whatever. Pervert."
"Tch!"
"But I didn't know you can defeat those guys all by yourself due to your… aggressive side." Ringo said.
"I never wanted this to begin with. But if it helps me get stronger, then I'm okay with it. But I was just wanting to pull off the last laugh with you and Arle. Four if you count Carbuncle."
"Well… Carby does play puyo. He's just taking a break from it." Arle said while looking at her buddy.
"Oh. I guess he's been through a lot."
"Tell me about it. But I'm sure Carby will find his rhythm back. Right, Carby?"
"Gugu!"
"Now, Satan! Ecolo! We defeated you! Now surrender immediately and never return for that stone." Schezo said while pointing his sword at the duo.
"Tch! You?! Surrender?! You think we're done here?! We only lost to one single girl! You weren't even doing anything but defending yourself!" Satan said in a threatening tone.
"It doesn't matter. You lost. So now we gotta do what we say. And make it fast!" Raffina shouted.
"Well… I wish to… but I demand a rematch! That last match didn't count!" Ecolo shouted.
"Do you not have a brain or did you hear everything we said?!" Ringo yelled.
"Hmph. It seems like going duo isn't enough. I got somethin' better on my end."
"Look, Ecolo! No matter what you try, you're still no match for each and every one of us! Now just give everything up already!"
"Ringo… That's not how you act nice to blobs! All I want is just one more round. You know I'm always open for another challenge. Even though It's already past bedtime of course."
"We could've been asleep by now. But like we said, we won fair and square." Arle said.
"Unless you want me to bury you with more puyos." Schezo said.
"Hahahahaha! I reckoned you all want your sleep. For now. Hey, mister… I need to possess your body."
"WHAT?!" Satan yelled, looking very surprised at Ecolo's response.
"Tch! You are still going? Even after we beat you?" Alex asked.
"He's not going to let up anytime soon so we should brace for whatever he does to us." Ciel said.
"First you brainwash Schezo and the others and now you are going to need someone's body? You sure have some resilience for an annoying blob." I said.
"Resilience? Hahahahaha! I've always been resilient. But I've been resilient to people who always like to become party poopers back in the days, and I punish them with a massive amount of nuisance Puyo."
"What a scum you are…" I whispered with a mean look on my face.
"So for this one, I demand a rematch. And I might need this guy's body for a second." Ecolo said.
"You can't have my own body, you fool!" Satan shouted with disgust, confusion, and anger. "I understand your willingness to keep fighting, but that doesn't mean you can enter my handsome body!"
"Trust me. This is the only way." Ecolo said as he was trying to go inside Satan's body.
Once Ecolo was going inside Satan, Satan himself was starting to change, but with his whole body starting to turn into a shadowy figure. Even his skin, hair, arms. His whole body was just like Ecolo's body. And the way I'm looking at him. Satan looks just like Ecolo. And This may sound like it's going to be the hardest challenge.
But this hard challenge isn't going to stop me from giving up the red stone. And I actually mean that.
"*giggle* Well… what do you think? Pretty cool, huh?" I heard Ecolo say. But his voice is connected with Satan.
"It looks like you of course. But you are still drooling." I said with a sweatdrop.
"Well I couldn't escape that of course. I wanted to take Satan's body for a reason. Just so that alone, I can defeat you lickety-split. And get my hands on that red stone once and for all."
"You are still alone of course. Your goal and plan won't be as successful as last time." I said. "Because you now have realized that our power can enhance ten times better than you can imagine. And for me, I'm now going to go above and beyond, although you are in Satan's body. But if you want that stone… then you might as well have to take it… by going through my whole body instead."
"Wha… Kaze?" Ringo sounded surprised.
"My dream was to have magic when I was younger. And I was focusing on this while working my way up and growing up. And despite the fact that I couldn't get the chance to just fulfill my dream at my younger self, I just couldn't withdraw my own objective until at my current age, my mother… gave me the green light."
"Gave you the green light?" Amitie asked.
"I guess I haven't even told you guys this before. But when I said that my mom back in the United Kingdom gave me the green light, she really found a way for me to fulfill my dream. At first thought, I noticed she would be just joking in the statement she made, but when I noticed her being serious, it really shocked me. I didn't know what Puyo Puyo meant to me, but I just had to deal with it as long as it deals with magic. Ms. Accord on the other hand, I wanted to give her my warmest thanks for helping me make it this far from where I was several years ago. And my mother as well. When I was testing this out facing you guys, the next thing came to my mind… was that if I was a really good puyo player. So even if I almost collapsed against Satan and Ecolo, I wanted to not give up. Not lose any hope of losing this red stone. And Schezo was a huge help. Alex was a huge help. Even you Ciel. Arle. Ringo. Amitie. Raffina. Almost Everyone. You all helped me get this far. So now I need to fight the good fight one last time… for you guys. I know you want to battle with me, Ringo and Arle, but now for this, you want them out of here right? Then I need this fight alone. Just pray that I can try to take this blob down with all the confidence that I can get."
"Kaze…" Ringo and Arle didn't know what to expect.
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"Alright. If you think you can handle this blob alone… then go ahead." Ringo said as she said with some confidence.
"We may have defeated these guys before, but I'll give myself a chance to take this guy down." Arle said.
"I could've asked you guys for help, but thanks for always trusting me. You have my warmest thanks too. How should I ever pay you back?" I asked.
"You don't have to pay us back. If you have the confidence to beat this guy up all by yourself, then show him who's boss." Raffina said.
"You've climbed a higher mountain, right? Now show us if you can go any higher than that. Without hitting any brakes." Yamabuki said.
"Do this for Primp Town, Kaze! I'm counting on you!" Amitie shouted.
"Don't worry, Amitie. I'm gonna try and keep this place peaceful." I said.
Mom. This is for you.
"Hahahahahaha! So you finally decided to give up the stone?" Ecolo asked me as I walked up to this blob.
"Ecolo, if you want a rematch, then I accept." I said pointing at him.
"Huh?"
"You and me. Mano-a-Mano. Whoever wins, OFFICIALLY keeps the stone. No more rematches. This is a one-time match, since you are just BEGGING for the stone. And this is not going to be an easy fight for you."
"Ooooh. So you want to face me in my new form, eh? I was hopin' I would want Ringo to face me in this newest look, but looks like I'm in for a treat for today."
"Just know that I found this red stone. And I'm still not giving it up to a person who really has the guts to destroy a world that was known for being peaceful. If you still don't get that, then allow my dark spells to tell you why."
"You were lucky that those dark and light buffoons helped you out the first time we faced each other. And that second one didn't count because of you being a cheater and started to go crazy with all the puyos."
"Calling me a harsh foreigner isn't going to change my answer! We could've kept this clean but since you wanted to harass me, now I'm going to harrass you back. With all these Puyos that you guys have been using for so long."
"Well… demolition is my specialty of course. And now since you accepted my challenge, prepare to make this time your last, because you will face this greatest Puyo player of all time, Ecolotan."
"Now I'm making you change that title! Let's?!"
"PUYO BATTLE!"
Here we go. One last time. This may be the last time I will be playing Puyo Puyo as I began stacking Puyos. The stone is on the line and is going to take a lot of concentration because "Ecolotan" if that's what his name is, is not going to be an easy person to deal with.
So now for me, I'm not going to be playing around and learning everything that I have learned when I first arrived into this dimension. And I really hope to show my mother the win.
Geez, Ecolotan is taking this very seriously. But now I should focus.
I was going to fill up the puyos when…
"Disaster EX!"
Ecolotan created a three-chain early and shot a blue-like energy sphere at me. But it didn't affect me at all, although I got hit by nuisance Puyos. I was still alive though.
At first, I looked at him like he was going to be serious, but I didn't bother at all as I was focusing on myself.
"C'mon, Kaze! I thought you had the guts to win! The stone is not likin' what it is seeing out there from you."
Ecolotan said.
I ignored his response and tried to clear away all the nuisance Puyo that was on my board. I'm going to need a lot more than to just go for higher chains because this guy is going to have a more powerful performance than me. I might feel it.
And by the way, It's not like I'm gonna be losing my mojo if I lose. I'm still a good Puyo player.
Alright, Kaze. This is an important battle and my mom is watching. Do not fail her. She is relying on you so you must do what you can to show her the win.
"You still not attackin' huh? Well, I guess it's an easy win for me so why don't I make this easy-peasy, lemon-squeezy."
I'm glad I'm not losing my focus. I would've had everything into jeopard… Gah! Ok… let me be quiet and do me.
"Get ready for some pain! Catastrophe EX!"
"Darkness Crescent Kick!" I shouted as I blocked Ecolotan's five-chain attack, preventing him from not taking me down early in this match.
"And just as I thought it was going to be easy too. No worries. This is only the beginning anyways."
After not allowing Ecolo to put me in a losing position, I started over and repeated the same process as before. I didn't want things to get a little tricky for me so I have to try to pay attention to myself, including how much puyos Ecolotan has on his board.
"Keep going, Kaze! We all believe in you!" Arle shouted.
Arle… alright, Arle. I got it.
"Geez, you seem so quiet, Kaze. Arle and Ringo makin' you feel so uncomfortable or…"
This blob just won't shut up.
"Hmph. You just won't answer. Fine, be that way. I won't play nice either." Ecolotan said as he started to be serious as well and not play around.
This is where we both were filling up our boards again. We were both trying to get at each other's faces and one might get knocked out very shortly. It was really starting to get more competitive than it was in the last battle.
It seems Ecolotan is going way higher than me. But how?
I decided to erase that thought for now and had to continue stacking up. It was quite odd that he filled up the board higher than me. But that didn't stop me as I was trying to match Ecolotan's pace. I had a feeling that Ecolotan will get a chance to attack first.
Wait… if he clears the puyos first… then I might get the chance to build a higher chain… let's try that out. I never noticed that from the start. So I might need this chance to focus and get a higher chain than him. If only I can try to be quick in this.
"Slacking off I see? Welp here goes nothing. Say goodbye to your stone. I built a higher chain so get ready for your withdrawal."
Here we go. I need to be quick.
"Disaster EX!"
"Juggernaut EX!"
C'mon, Kaze.
"Catastrophe EX!"
"Cataclysm EX!"
"Just try to take the safe way out, Kaze." Raffina said.
I'm almost there…
"Ascension EX!"
One more...
"Ascension EX!"
Alright, now!
"Alright, I've already decided, Ecolotan. Are you ready for my answer?" I said.
"Hahahaha! So you already decided. Are you finally withdrawing the stone?"
"Oh it's more than just the stone. I'm withdrawing YOU!"
"Wha… just me? Did you even try on your end?"
"Yup. I thank you Ecolotan… for going easy on me." I said as I was preparing my biggest attack.
"Going easy on you?"
Say goodbye… Sir Want-To-Drool-All-Night.
"Darkness Backfist!"
"Shadow Burst!"
"Ahh… that's nothing." Ecolotan said.
"Darkness Crescent Kick!"
"Shadow Dunk!"
"Wait a minute… That don't look right." Ecolotan said, looking very confused.
"Shadow Concussive Force!"
"Shadow Concussive Force!"
"Uh oh. I gotta counter."
Too late now.
"Shadow Concussive Force!"
And after that 9-chain that I created…
"Wait, Wait, Wait! I'm not dead yet! I'm not…"
*BOOM*
*BOOM*
*BOOM*
A massive amount of Puyo just slammed into Ecolotan's head and what was surprising was the blob was coming out of Satan's body, which means that Ecolo's shape came out of Satan's body after that attack. And both of them were dizzy at that moment. And they were nearly fainting at that moment.
Guess someone's dead after all. Well two if you count Satan. Looks like someone has won after all.
"I guess you two were such a pain after all." I said. "Trying to convince me to give up the stone. Now you really know not to mess with a new girl who is trying to discover something very important here."
"Wow… Kaze." Arle said.
"She really did it." Ringo said.
"Now I have one more present for you both on your way out." I said as I pulled out the red stone.
I hope this still works.
I then try to look at these two and squeeze the red stone for a few seconds. And then the stone was glowing.
"Huh? The stone is glowing." Amitie said.
"Does it really do that?" Raffina asked.
"Yes. Wait. Everyone, back up. Because something huge is about to fall." I said to them.
"Huh? What is it?" Ringo said.
*GLOW*
A circle of light popped up and surrounded Ecolo and Satan's personal space. And now there was one final object that came in place.
"Are they… in a spotlight?" Amitie asked.
"W-W-W-W-W-WHAT IS THAT?!" Serilly yelled as she got scared at the giant bomb-like Puyo.
"D-Don't worry, Serilly! It's not gonna blow up on you! I promise! Just try to stay back!" I panicked.
"How did that thing appear?!" Schezo asked, looking very surprised.
"I believe the stone has the ability to send a giant bomb and it can target one or two people I believe. And explode on them."
"That sounds really painful. But I guess if that's what it does, then I'm satisfied with it."
"Satisfied? It's really good. Because although its radius seems big, it may be enough to put them down… cold."
*BOOM*
The bomb then exploded on top of Satan and Ecolo's head, sending them flying through the starry-night sky. And that was all I wrote.
"Holy cow, that was actually devastating!" Raffina shouted.
"Yup. It sure was. I didn't even expect the bomb to appear so randomly. But it was cool to begin with."
"But Satan and Ecolo are gone, of course! I can't believe it, Kaze! You actually beat both of them!" Arle cheered.
"And you didn't need us to help you beat them along the way. How could we ever thank you?" Ringo asked.
"You don't need to do anything. I was just helping myself out. I only needed to win one more puyo battle and I'm all done. And that's what I did."
"Hmph... after some tough times that you were having while you were protecting that red stone, you still managed to stand your ground. I see you are just like me of course." Alex said with a confident smile.
"You actually proved to me that you can handle foul beings with such honor. As expected from a warrior." Ragnus said.
"It was nothing. It was just something that I wanted to show you guys that I'm really good at playing Puyo Puyo although this is my actual first time going here in this dimension."
"Yeah. You truly are heroic, Kaze." Amitie said.
"I actually was kinda embarrassed to see my Satan go, but…"
"Wait, Why?" I asked Rulue.
"Well… I wish I could tell you… but I don't want to at the moment."
"Umm… ok. Is it because you like him?" I said. Rulue nodded.
"Well… he was the one to blame for the red stone, but I guess maybe I'll try to help you get along more with him if that's what you want."
"No no! It's fine, maybe I'll just keep trying and see if I can try to get the door open." Rulue said.
"She just doesn't want to deal with him anymore." Schezo whispered with an exasperated look.
"Oh, shut up, you." Rulue said with a sour look.
"Well… I guess you'll still have a chance, Rulue. I just need to get myself some time first. Remember, I still like you. As a friend." Arle said.
"But being with Satan doesn't make it any better. It's way more ridiculous. I just couldn't stand it."
"I know it doesn't, but you just don't see us more clearly. If I decline Satan's proposal, then it's final. I'm not taking it back. I'm throwing that offer away. So you just need to know that I'm trying to help you make your wish come true. No one's gonna try and take him away from you so you are free to get him all by yourself. Trust me, I'll make sure he doesn't make my lovebug ever again when we are together."
"I think you should listen to her, Rulue. Arle's not the one to be put to blame for. She's just over with Satan, so you can take this time to make him all yours alone." Raffina said.
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…
"W-Well… *sigh* I guess you are being serious after all… and you did save me from that brainwashing that occurred…
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…
Alright. I believe you, Arle." Rulue said with a smile.
"Thank you. I appreciate it." She said while holding up a peace sign.
"But don't get the wrong idea, Arle. Satan will still be mine. That doesn't mean hog him all to yourself, you hear?" Rulue asked.
"Don't worry about it. I'm not dealing with him anymore." Arle said.
"Welp… I guess that means Arle's power will still be…"
*POW*
"Ow… What was that for?" Schezo asked after I punched him on the side.
"You don't need it right now." I said to him in a serious tone.
"You would still be the same." Ragnus said.
"Tch! You never let me be me."
"So Satan and that Ecolo guy were behind this red stone drama?" Chico asked.
"Well, not really. They were saying that another person is looking for this stone but I know what his or her name is. I might as well need to figure out that person."
"That kinda sounds like trouble isn't it?" Draco asked.
"Yeah. It kinda does. That's why I needed to protect this stone so that nothing happens to you guys. Luckily you guys are fine so that's good to hear."
Even though they might be good enough to know what the six stones do. Well… a few.
"So what are you planning on doing now with the stone still here?" Ciel asked.
"I'm taking it back to my world tomorrow as well as pack up all my belongings. It was really nice to see you guys. I never knew what would happen if I ended up with some creepy people."
"Creepy people?! This is a peaceful town, Kaze!" Amitie asked, stunned by what I just said.
"I get it, Amitie! But I'm just saying in general. Because the name Primp Town sounds like pudding."
"Really?! That's what an eggplant said to me one time! But it's way different than that! He even said that he was gonna eat Primp Town too! THAT MONSTER!" Amitie yelled.
"Uhh… an Eggplant? Is that…"
"Of course that would be him." Schezo said with a facepalm.
"And why would an eggplant eat Primp Town, Amitie? That does not make any sense at all." Raffina said with an exasperated look.
"I thought that was the only word on the street that I have got. And at first I thought it would be unanimous."
"Well, it's a false statement, Amitie, so I don't believe it will happen." Ciel said.
"Ok, aside from rumors, I think I should start heading home. I got to pack up my stuff, get in a shower and prepare for tomorrow."
"Wait, what about my sleeping bag?" Arle asked.
"We are gonna get it. We just gotta make it fast because it's getting extremely late. Probably 11:10 PM. I have to check my phone." I said.
"That's it. Nothing else that we are doing?" Schezo asked.
"I guess all that fighting must've had me sweating. I should probably get going." Yamabuki said.
"Ok. Thank you for helping us back there, Yamabuki. I really appreciate it."
"Sure! Anytime! I'll be seeing you around!" Yamabuki said as she was using her ninjutsu skills and took her leave.
"Wait, who was that girl again?" Draco asked.
"Her name is Yamabuki. She was just a random girl that helped us out." Arle said.
"Oh…"
"Anyway, I'll be taking my leave. I had a long day. It was nice seeing you here, Kaze. Hope we can get along more soon." Ciel said.
"Yeah… take care, Ciel." I said as I waved and watched her leave the area.
"I bet you'll miss her." Raffina said.
"Yeah… I bet I do." I said with a down look.
"Yeah I think I should take my leave too. All this fighting made me sweat. I now need to rest. See you guys later. Later, dark mage." Alex said as she took her leave.
"Yeah. Sure." Schezo said with an annoyed look on his face.
"Anyway… with those three gone, should we get going? I'm tired." Chico said.
"Me too." Draco said with an exhausted look.
"Me three." Harpy said with an exhausted look as well.
"We all are not far away. So try to stay awake while you still can." Witch said.
"Fine."
"Yeah. We were just going to your base anyway, so let's try to go there while we still can." I said.
"Alright. Let's go, everyone!" Arle said.
I could've just said that first, but whatever.
Author's Note: And there you go. That is all Kaze wrote. With two important victories, Kaze still keeps the stone away from Satan and Ecolo and has created a heroic performance in the main finale although the first battle was easy for her due to her going berserk and taking both of them down all by herself without having any backup. What a way to put an end to Satan and Ecolo's pursuit of the red stone.
So with that being said, what's next now… is the conclusion of the Puyo Puyo Series. Yup. The next chapter will be the final chapter for the Puyo Puyo Series. It's been a long ride for Kaze now that she is known to be heroic just in this series. And now… this will be the last time that you guys will see Kaze in the Puyo Puyo Dimension. So I hope you guys enjoyed this three-parter and I will see you guys in the epilogue of the Puyo Puyo Dimension.