Chapter 11: The Final Battle
I stand in the realm of darkness. The black castle at the end of the road is our destination. Skeletons with flesh hanging off their bones walk by. They are disgusting to look at. Hundreds walk past us. I try my hardest to walk by without getting near them. I hate this place so much.
"Let's hurry this up," I say.
We walk towards the castle. She opens the doors. I see the crystal. I can feel the power radiating off of it. I can feel the crystal calling out to me.
"What if we don't destroy it? What if we keep it for ourselves?" Selene asks.
"Are you crazy? That thing is slowly destroying the realms," I say.
"But imagine the power you could have!" She says.
I push her out of the way. She pulls me back. She throws me down and reaches for the crystal.
"You didn't want to help? You just wanted power?" I yell at her.
"You should've known all along. Why would I help you? Why would I help a stranger? Do you know what it'd be like to have all that power?" Selene says.
"Move, if you continue to stand in my way I will fight you," I say as I draw my sword.
She shifts into a panther. She growls at me. I swing my sword at her. She backs away before lunging at me. She stands over me. An arrow hits her in the neck. The arrow is pink. It's Kala's!
Selene backs away. Kala helps me to my feet. Selene lays in the corner, bleeding out. I smash the crystal. A white flash blinds me. I wake up with Faye and Delphine standing over me.
"Where's Selene?" Faye asks.
"She wasn't helping us. She just wanted the power from the crystal. I knew we couldn't trust her," I reply.
I can see Zara on the balcony. I stand. It's time to face her. I unsheathe my sword. I step out onto the balcony. Zara locks eyes with me. This is it. This is the final battle. I must prevail. I plan my next movements carefully. I can't afford to make mistakes. I'll let her come to me.
"What? Are you too afraid to face me?" She asks.
"No, not at all. I'm just planning accordingly," I reply.
She rushes towards me. She swings her sword. I block the attack with my sword.
"You won't survive this fight," Zara says.
"Don't count this as a victory so quickly," I reply.
I push her back. She circles me. She then charges at me. I slash her arm. Blood drips down to her wrist.
"Just because I'm powerless doesn't mean I'm weak," she snaps at me.
She is nervous now. She no longer is immortal.
"Keep telling yourself that...even though you know that you're lying,"
I feel pain in the back of my knee. An elf kicked me. Zara pulls me to my feet. She pushes me to the edge of the balcony.
"Once I'm through with you I'll kill all of your friends," she says.
I try my hardest to push her back. She throws me over the edge. Gaia flies towards me. She catches me before I fall. She glides upwards. Zara is shocked that I survived. I leap off and land on my feet.
Kala sneaks up behind her slowly. I just need to distract her until Kala gets into position.
"You won't win this war," I say.
Kala readies her arrow. She lets it go. It strikes Zara in the back. She falls to her knees. She wheezes before collapsing. The rest of her people retreat hoping to not face the same fate. I watch over Solius. We've won today. This is a grand victory.
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