Silvia flew into the chaotic atmosphere. Nothing but flesh and stone covered the landscape for miles. "Still an amazing ability though." Silvia sighed. "Where are you?" Silvia asked. Silvia felt a buzzing feeling on her neck. She spun around to see a black line headed towards her. Silvia managed to dodge the line. The line left a crack in reality itself. "What the-" before Silvia could finish, a large fist connected with her jaw. Silvia crashed down on the stone ground. She looked up to see Stone smiling. "Silvia, are you dumb?!" Stone asked as she flew at the Akie. "You're all alone!" Stone yelled, landing more blows to the akie. "No help! No more power! No aura! No daughter!" Stone yelled all these things while punching the akie repeatedly. "I can feel them leaving! You think I'm gonna let them escape my expansion?! This is MY reality! MINE!!! Now you'll die here alone and with nothing!" Stone threw another punch. This time, Silvia caught the Stone's punch. Silvia had lost so much aura that her form dissapeared. (She stopped my punch?! How is this? She lost her form!) Stone thought. Silvia looked Stone in the eyes. "Power isn't the only thing that makes us get stronger!" Silvia said as she punched Stone back. Stone used her stone abilities to create a pillar. The pillar shot at Silvia. Silvia held out a hand and exploded the object. Stone phased behind Silvia and tried to bite her. Silvia spun and slapped Stone's mouth away. Stone grabbed Silvia by her shoulders. "Chaos attack-"
Silvia punched through the beast with unknown strength. Stone coughed up blood as she stumbled back. (This strength…what is this strength?) Stone thought. Silvia pulled her arm out and clapped her hands together. "Uughhhhh!!!" Silvia shot a beam at the beast that knocked Stone away. Stone planted her feet in the ground. She lifted her head and moved her long hair out of the way. (It's just like then!) Stone thought. Stone remembered when the deer stepped in front of its fawn to protect it. (That deer…that deer gathered strength and courage to protect its young!) Stone thought. Silvia flew at Stone and began punching her repeatedly in the stomach. Silvia follow-up with a small aura explosion that knocked the stone off of Stone's body. (This power…this is-)
Silvia clapped her hands together, shooting a beam that went through Stone's body. Stone fell back and staggered. Stone fell to the ground and began to crawl away. (This doesn't make sense! Me?! Stone?! I am Stone! The one who's a beast! I'm the predator here! Silvia is nothing! She's a damn akie who did wrong trying to be good! Evil is what gives you power and strength! Not good! Not…not you…NOT YOU!!!) Stone thought as her aura surrounded her body. Stone flipped around and quickly healed her wounds. "Flame attack: flamethrower!!" Silvia teleported behind Stone. Stone spun quickly. "Frost attack: Iceberg!!" A giant iceberg was created and pushed Silvia back. "Stone chaos attack: All mighty…FALL!!!"
The sky itself fell. Silvia looked up in horror as she's never seen anything like it. Silvia put both her hands together. "Not yet. I'm not gonna dir to such a bull attack!" Silvia yelled as she shot a beam that shattered the sky itself. As the pieces fell, Silvia looked up to see nothing but millions of cracks in the sky. Silvia ignored the sight and used the falling pieces to jump upward. Stone quickly followed her, as the two exchanged blows. Stone punched through Silvia's shoulder and stomach. Silvia kicked the beast off and continued to jump upwards. "Silvia!!!" Stone roared, her body starting to crack even more from her uncontrollable power. Silvia took one last leap into the air. Stone jumped and grabbed Silvia by the foot. "You're all mine!!" Stone laughed. Silvia looked down and held out her hands.
They finally came into view. Stone looked past Silvia to see all five of Silvia's crystals floating above her. Silvia smirked down at the beast. "Yeah, for you." Silvia said as a light beam shot down at the two.
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The light beam was so wide and powerful. It was larger than the country: United States. By this time, Summer was almost out of Stone's stonified area. She loooed back to see the beam. Good thing for Sendra and Marcel, Summer had already swapped their places with other objects to the outside of the expansion.
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A massive black hole was in the middle of the expansion. The sky was covered in rainbow colored cracks. Silvia opened her eyes. From the head down, she was burned on some parts of her body. Her entire left arm had been completely torn off. She lifted her head to see Stine laying on the ground. Silvia rolled over and crawled using her one arm. (I have two more vows left. I can actually…pull this off-)
Just then, Silvia could feel a strong grip on her foot. She looked back to see a severely injured and damaged Stone hanging onto her. "Where…do you think your going?" Stone asked. Stone's head was completely burnt. Some of her hair remained and her entire body was badly bruised. "Damn…damn you Silvia. Only you…can help me…I need your flesh to survive. Silvia kicked Stone off and continued to crawl. "Don't…don't you leave me! I need you. I…I want you!" Stone screamed out in a monstrous voice. Her voice cracked and sounded like multiple people talking. Silvia was completely out of aura. Her vows all came at a price. She couldn't just demand to be healed and taken away. Silvia rolled over and looked up at the sky. "Onbeperk…I never…I never got to say…that I'm sorry. I never realized until a few days ago, that you saved my life." Silvia whispered. Stone crawled on top of Silvia. Stone began to choke Silvia with one hand. "Shhh…look at me as you go." Stone whispered. Silvia thought about everything that had happened in her life. Her mind raced until she thought about Udo and everyone else she had met those many years ago. "Life…really is…worth living." Silvia said while looking directly into Stone's eyes. Stone loosened her grip and just looked back. "Why…are you talking like that in this situation? You're about to die…and you wanna talk…about how good life was? Silvia, just shut up and-"
"The people I met…are the ones who helped me get out of the darkness. But, for beings like you who are left in the darkness…nothing ever changes. I'm sorry no one could pull you out…but this is it. This is where I go out. But at least…I'll go out a hero." Silvia said as her aura began to flare. (She still has energy?!) Stone thought. Silvia pushed Stone off of her. Silvia stood up, her aura continued to grow. "My ability was to always weaken my opponents. Anna guess where that energy went?" Silvia asked.
Stone's face showed nothing but pure fear. "It also stored up for all these years. Enemies from my whole life are all put into this attack!" Silvia raised her aura levels. She floated into the air, glowing like a sun. Stone got up and began running. Stone had no aura, she had completely used it all trying to keep her body from falling apart. As the ball of light grew in siize, so did the immense heat. Silvia looked back one last time. (Silvia. Mother of Summer and Jade. Friend of Udo. Queen…of the sky clan. Leader of the women from my clan. Everyone…I'm sorry. I know I was supposed to be a big part of that brilliant plan, but things have changed. I know…we will win. I'm sure of it. As for you my daughter. I've loved you always. I just wish…I just wish this would've happened sooner, our reconnection. And Udo…I should've stopped my pride from letting me try to get at you. I've…liked you for a very long time. Adisa…Adisa…deep down…you're not so bad…right? Hmph. Time for my grand exit! I look foward to watching you and my grandchild grow, Summer. Forgive me.)
Silvia took a deep breath. The ground began to shake violently. Stone ran as fast as she could.
Silvia looked down at the beast and smiled. "Vow…make her see what she could've been." Silvia whispered. Silvia let out all of her energy. The massive ball spreaded quickly all over the 5,000 mile area.
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Stone opened her eyes and jumped up. Her claws and fangs were out. She looked around to see nothing but a great big open field with green grass swaying in the wind. Puffy white clouds that looked so soft was above her head. Two little kids ran up to her. "Mommy!" One boy said. He ran and jumped into her arms. A little girl quickly followed the boy. The two children hugged Stone and cried. Stone just looked up at the sky. "What is this?"
"Huh? Are you okay, mom?"
Stone looked down and locked eyes with the girl. "Ahhh!!!" Stone screamed. Stone shot up and took a few steps back. "So small…who…who's kids are you guys?" She asked. Stone looked down to see her body was no longer damaged. She was back to her first form. "Um…we belong to you!" The boy said. Stone gave the two a confused look. "There's no way the two of you are my children. They passed away a long time ago-"
"But we are! We're here, mom." The little girl said. Stone's legs felt weak. "Galaxy and…Storm?" Stone asked.
"YES!"
"YES!" The two children laughed. Stone fell to her kneees and held out both her arms. "Come!" She said with a crack in her voice. She hugged Gravity and Storm tightly in her arms. (This…this feeling. What is this? My heart is pounding and…my eyes…water?)
Tears fell from Stone's eyes and dripped down onto her kid's heads. "I…I'm such a fool." Stone said with a crack in her voice. The two children wiped the tears from her eyes. "We missed you a lot, mommy." Gravity said with his bright blue eyes.
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry. Storm and Gravity!" Stone cried. She hugged her children close. Stone kissed the both of them on the head, really enjoying every moment of it. (This is what I needed…my cubs. Was Silvia right? Why do I…I feel so inspired?)
Stone looked up at the sky and closed her eyes. She could see herself running away from the pack and living her own free life in the beyond. She was happy and loved by her children.
(That would've been my future…if they didn't die? Heh…that…would've…been…nice….) Stone was starting to fall asleep. Her head began to drop slightly. Storm and Gravity both held their mother's head up and rubbed their hands through her long blond hair. "We forgive you, mommy. I just want you to know that you're the best." Storm whispered. Before Stone's eyes completely shut, she gave them a soft and heartfelt smile that melted more than the sun ever could. "Thank you…Gravity…Storm….i….i…."
Stone took her last breath in her children's arms.
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Silvia sat up in the chair. She looked around and could see Udo sitting down on the ground in front of the campfire. "Beautiful night, isn't it?" Udo asked. Silvia's eyes were locked on Udo. "Yes…yes it is." Silvia said as her eyes became watery. Udo turned to reveal only had his face. "Sit with me." Udo told her. "Are you asking me or telling me?"
Udo gave Silvia a smirk. "Always have a smart comeback. Do what feels right, yeah?" Udo asked.
Silvia fixed her dress and sat next to Udo at the fire. The two didn't say anything for 30 seconds. "I must know…was it worth it?" Udo asked.
Silvia shot him a glare. "What? Me dying? It was worth every second! I did it for my daughter." Silvia replied. Udo just looked at Silvia. "I…see. I must say, I am truly proud of you, my friend." Udo said. "Th-thank you. That means a lot-coming from you. Ate you being sarcastic?!" Silvia asked, taking offense before Udo could even reply. "I really mean it. You kicked some ass." Udo said, holding out his fist to give Silvia a fist bump. Silvia looked down and gave Udo's hand a nasty look. "How…how dare you?!" Silvia asked. Udo gave her a confused look. "What the hell did I do?! I just-"
While Udo was talking, Silvia ran and hugged Udo tightly. "You big dumb idiot! I never even got the chance to say goodbye!" Silvia cried. "Take it easy…I'm alright." Udo smiled. He hugged her back and the two just held each other. Silvia's face turned red and she quickly pushed away. "You damn idiot! Why?! Why did you have to die?! Why did you fight the king?! You didn't…you didn't even give me the chance…the chance to-"
"Ahahahaha!!" Udo laughed, cutting off Silvia's cry. "What's so funny?!" Silvia asked, wiping her tears. "I'm shocked Silvia, the queen of the sky clan is crying for me." Udo said while glaring at Silvia. "Idiot." Silvia whispered.
"All jokes aside…you did good, Silvia. You had hell of an opponent in front of you. I'm proud of you." Udo said as he stood up, towering over Silvia with his massive size and muscles. "Stone was only a child and was getting even stronger. You and everyone put her down in time. And most importantly…you've attoned for your sins…something I haven't done." Udo picked up both of his swords and turned his back. "I'm proud…old friend." Udo said. Silvia held out her arm. "Udo, is this real or what? Am I just imagining things in my last moment?!" Silvia asked as she rubbed her hand through her hair. Udo placed his hand on Silvia's head. He bended over and kissed Silvia on the head. "Thank you…for everything, Silvia." Udo whispered into her ear, his voice soft and steady. Udo stood tall again and just looked down directly into Silvia's eyes. "No, it's not your time yet. I…should get a move on. Goodbye, Silvia…" Udo turned his back and began to walk into the dark forest.
"Udo…" Silvia whispered. Udo stopped again turned his head. Udo smiled and gave her a thumbs up. "You're still needed…out there- Not here."
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Silvia opened her eyes. Summer,Sendra and Jade were all standing over her. "Silvia…Silvia you're okay!!!" Jade cried, hugging Silvia tightly in her arms. Summer looked down at her mother with a relieved look on her face. She smiled at Silvia and gave her a little nod. The four were beaten and bruised. Silvia lifted her head. Her skin was completely healed, with some bruises still showing. However, her arm was completely gone. "The damage Stone did…it's permanent. With all of the aura I had left…it should've been enough to heal it, but it wouldn't do a thing." Summer explained. Sendra kneeled down and lifted Silvia's head from the ground, seeing she had a hard time to support it herself. "It's better than me being dead….thank you, Summer." Said. "Did my attack…finish her off?" Silvia asked.
"I don't sense Stone. She…was completely wiped out from the blast." Sendra answered. "What's crazy more…was how you got here." Sendra added. Silvia gave her a shocked look. "What do you mean?" Silvia asked. Then it hit her. How did she get out of the 5,000 mile radius? Jade cleared her throat. "You're not gonna believe this, but…you were absolutely burnt to a crisp. And a light dropped you from the sky." Jade explained. Silvia shot her a cold glare. "Right…" Silvia said with doubt in her voice.
"You…you really think I'd make that up?!" Jade asked. "She speaks the truth. I've…never seen anything like it." Sendra added. Summer helped Silva to her feet. Silvia turned her head to see a empty and black hole for miles. "Woah." Silvia whispered. "Ignore that. Let's just go, okay?" Summer whispered. Her and her mother locked eyes and just looked at each other. Silvia smirked and nodded at Summer. "Okay."
"This is far from over. This is just the tip of the iceberg." Sendra said.
Silvia hadn't realized it…but she could feel at as she leaned against Summer to walk. (My aura and abilities…they…they're gone.)
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Approximately 20minutes after the fight with Stone and Silvia, a man floated above the dark hole and shattered sky.
Adisa had aura around the stab wound from Summer. Adisa slowly put his hand over the wound. Nothing but pure anger began to fill his heart. Adisa looked down and just observed the darkness. "I knew…I could feel another user of the dark deminsion. What kind of battle took place here?" Adisa looked closely. He could see a burnt corpse. "Oh?" Adisa flew down and landed gracefully beside the body. It was Stone's body. "One of the beast, huh? What unbelievable…potential. These creatures are strong…way too strong." Adisa said. Adisa surrounded his eyes with aura. He could see a unique patten of energy on Stone's finger tips. "She was about to summon a knight. Her skin also has stone remains. This must be the one they call: Stone. These creatures are really something. I can only imagine how their king is." Adisa kneeled down and placed his hand on Stone's deceased body. Adisa closed his eyes. "Rest easy, Stone." Adisa whispered. Adisa sensed something in the distance. He stood up and tapped his foot against the ground. Adisa teleported out of the old expansion and was now standing over Marcel. Most of his body was stonified. He gagged for air and struggled to stay awake. Adisa just stared at the man. "A…Adisa….kill…me." Marcel said as tears began to fall from his eyes. "Please. It…it hurts. It hurts so damn much." Marcel said. "They…left…the left me to die-"
"You don't have to explain. I understand." Adisa said with a slight crack in his voice. His hair covered his eyes as Adisa pulled out a small blade. "Thank…thank you." Marcel whispered. Adisa turned the other way and slammed the blade through Marcel's heart. Adisa pulled the blade out and wiped the blood off. "Rest well, Marcel." He whispered.
Adisa spent sometime next to Marcel's body. "I just don't understand. Why do I even feel anything towards you? You weren't a friend…so why?" Adisa held out his and closed Marcel's eyes. Adisa looked and just stared at his hand. "Don't forget your mission, Adisa." He reminded himself. Adisa got up and glanced one last time at Marcel. "Thank you." Adisa whispered.
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Jerome, Aubrie, Bane and all of the other soldiers and civilians all closely walked blindly through the forest. In the distance, there where hundres of explosions going off. (This isn't good. Not at all. We can't…we can't protect everyone.) Jerome thought as he stopped in his tracks. He turned to see multiple humans in the group looking at him in disgust. "Tsk. What a damn waste of energy and time." Jerome spat.
Aubrie was about to say to say something, but before she could, Bane had stepped up to Jerome, towering over the Akie with his immense power and presence. "What's the issue?" Bane asked in a cold voice. Everyone in the group stopped. Jerome tilted his head and just glared at the human. "I think we should split. I don't have time to protect people that don't even care about us." Jerome said as he turned.
"Akie, don't you dare turn your back to me. You will protect every single man, woman and child." Bane ordered.
Jerome began to chuckle and reach for his sword. "Will I?! Well, by all means. Make me do it." Jerome said with a smile.
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Silvia fell to the ground again. This time…her breath was shortened. Silvia crawled to a nearby stump and rested. "Silvia, what's wrong?!" Jade asked frantically.
Summer bent down and looked at her mother. "This…this doesn't make any sense."
"What doesn't make any sense?" Sendra asked.
Summer didn't want to reply. But she knew she had to tell them what she could feel. "My mother…she…"
Sendra looked down to see Silvia looking up at her with a smile. Sendra let out a little gasp.
"I…want to do everything…right with you this…time." Silvia said while looking at Summer. "Damn it, what's happening, Summer?!" Sendra yelled.
"Her life energy is…is draining." Summer whispered. Tears began to form in Sendra's eyes.
"Life energy?" Sendra asked. Before Summer could even explain, Sendra could see Silvia with the same smile on her face. "Silvia?" Sendra said softly.
Silvia didn't reply. Sendra quickly pushed Summer out of the way and held Silvia's face in her hands gently. "She's…dead." Sendra cried.
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Next chapter: Stories from the war