Superbird
Fire emblem is great
Thanks for the advice. I'll keep that in mind when I revise this. But does that mean it's better when it only focuses on Kenji (or just one person, instead of rapidly-switching viewpoints). Also, are you saying that the clone battle was cliché? Actually, I did notice that, but I thought it was fitting for the occasion. But when did Harris help Kenji? =P
Anyway, that aside...
The elevator soon came to a stop after a very long ascension. It was now level with the new floor.
Kenji looked forward. They were in a small hallway, only a little bigger than the castle’s entrance chamber. Behind them there was nothing. In front of them, at the end of the room, was a gigantic door. It was very wide, and about seven feet tall, its top making a wide half-circle. The edges of the door were lined with large silver beads, reflecting what little light the chamber’s black torches could provide. The door itself was colored an extremely dark purple, which fit almost perfectly into the darkness of the castle.
“Here it is,” Harris said, “This is the door to Dakar’s throne room.”
Kenji didn’t hesitate to walk up to it. “So,” he said teasingly, “You ready this time?”
Harris chuckled half-heartedly. “Of course I am!” He then walked up beside Kenji, and put one hand on the door.
It shook, and then a small crease appeared in the exact center. The two halves that it formed slowly began to open into the Throne Room. Soon, the door was completely open, and Kenji and Harris stepped through.
The moment they were both inside, the door slammed shut behind them. Kenji looked around at the room. It was exactly as he’d thought it would look like, with stone-gray walls and no furnishings. This room, however, was the biggest that he’d seen in the entire castle so far. There were black torches on the walls, and on the opposite end of the room was a stone chair—elegantly crafted, but hard and gray. On the chair sat Dakar, smiling.
Dakar slowly rose from his throne and floated through the air towards the boys. He stopped in the center of the room, and smiled.
“Harris and Kenji,” he said. “I congratulate you on finally making it here. I must say, though, I’m not terribly surprised that the castle’s traps didn’t kill you.” He stroked his chin, thinking. “Although the carnivorous welcome mats should have done better…”
Harris stepped forward, pointing his wand at Dakar. “Give it up, Dakar,” he said confidently. Kenji noticed that this time he didn’t even appear to be the slightest bit afraid. “We’ve got you cornered, and there’s nowhere to run!”
Dakar grinned. “Oh, I’ve got plenty of places I could escape to if necessary. But the final fight—for you at least—is at hand, and I’d love to take part in it. And don’t forget…” He waved his arm to the side. “We’re fighting on my home turf. There’s no telling what’s going to happen.”
This time, Kenji spoke. “But here’s the thing,” he said, his wand glowing rainbow, “Now we’ve uncovered your true weakness. Once you’re hit with this, you’re just as vulnerable as we are,”
Dakar shook his head. “Not if you can’t hit me in the first place.”
Jumping back and readying a Rainbow Beam, Kenji continued. “Not even your teleportation can save you from our attacks!”
Dakar frowned. “I tire of this pointless chatter. It is finally time to fight, is it not?”
Harris nodded.
“In that case,” Dakar said, “En garde!”
His first attack was aimed at Kenji, a Shadow Scythe. Jumping to the side, he abandoned the Rainbow Beam. Right now, he had to defend—the shield breaker could come later. As his wand turned black, he raised it into the air and casted a shield of Darkness around himself. He jumped over to Harris, who was simultaneously dodging dark blasts and countering them.
“Harris,” he said quickly, “Take the defense. I’ll break his defenses.”
“Got it,” Harris immediately replied, jumping in front of Kenji and putting up a Light Wall. Kenji meanwhile, began to refocus his energy into his wand. Just one rainbow beam was all it would take, that was all.
He looked up at Dakar. Now he was dueling Harris, and they were hitting a ball of Light energy back and forth. Perfect, a distraction. Kenji ran sideways, and pointed his wand at Dakar. “Rainbow Beam!”, he yelled, and unleashed the beam of energy.
Dakar grinned, though, and just before the attack was about to hit there was a flash of darkness. The Rainbow Beam hit the wall, exploding. Meanwhile, Kenji was hurled forwards, following his failed attack. He spun around. Dakar had actually dodged that?
Harris was noticeably frowning, and went up for another blow with his wand. This time, however, Dakar spread his arms out, letting loose an unavoidable wave of darkness. Harris quickly made a Light Wall, which took the brunt of the attack; Kenji, though, was hit.
He was knocked back again by the attack. He wasn’t faring as well in this battle as he ought to be, and it was time to change that. He slowly began to add Light particles into the air, too small to see, and then ran up to Dakar. Spinning out of the way of another blast of darkness, he let the Light form closer together, condensing right on top of Dakar. There was a focused explosion, and Dakar was knocked back. That wasn’t as fast as he had hoped to do the job, but regardless of how long it took it had worked.
Harris ran forward, shooting Light Slashes, while Kenji ran forward as well. It was truly time for the Rainbow Beam to hit now. As quickly as he could, he condensed energy into his wand, preparing to let loose the devastating attack.
Dakar, though, suddenly disappeared in a flash of darkness, reappearing on the other side of the room. Kenji spun around, pointing his wand at him. There was no escaping this time.
But Dakar wasn’t done yet. With a snap of his fingers, the air beside Kenji exploded with Darkness, throwing him back. Within seconds, the room was covered in rapid explosions of pure dark energy. Kenji hurriedly thrust up his wand, turning it white, and created a Light Shield. Across the room, he saw Harris do the same, shooting more attacks at Dakar. Wow, he was really giving it his all.
Kenji ran across the room again—He wasn’t just going to hit Dakar any more. He had to immobilize him first—then he couldn’t dodge. Kenji motioned to Harris, bathing his wand in Light and pointing at Dakar. But Harris was too busy giving and returning attacks. Kenji himself soon had to jump over a Shadow Scythe.
“Harris!”, he called, getting Harris to successfully jump back and hurriedly glance over. Kenji made his gesture again, and this time Harris understood. Immediately, along with Kenji, he stopped attacking and began to gather energy from his inner reserves. At the same time, both Kenji and Harris pointed their wands at Dakar, both of their wands’ globes glowing with a pure white.
Then, at the same time, both Kenji and Harris let loose their own beam of pure Light Energy—a simultaneous Light Beam. Dakar let loose a wave of Darkness, but it had barely any effect on the beams—they both hit him hard and directly.
Now that he was immobilized, it was time for the final attack. “Keep it up!”, he called to Harris, running forward and focusing energy. Sure enough, Harris kept the Light Beam going. Kenji soon stopped in front of Dakar, pointing his wand at him.
Harris let go of the beam, and Kenji could hear him start to pant. Well, this battle was almost over. There was a flash in the room. Kenji was ready.
“Rainbow Beam!”, he yelled, unleashing his final attack on Dakar. It was a direct hit. Dakar screamed in pain. It was ear splitting, chilling, eerie, and full of the agony of pure darkness.
Despite the screams, Kenji kept the attack going. This wasn’t the end yet! He continued to fire the beam. Hopefully he could finish Dakar off for good before his energy reserves ran out.
Then, the beam stopped. Kenji stepped back, kneeling to the ground. He was panting hard. He could feel it—his energy was almost gone. It was a good thing he’d succeeded in the Rainbow Beam.
He pushed himself to his legs with a lot of effort. Harris ran up to him. Was that it? Had he succeeded? He looked around. Dakar was nowhere to be seen.
Chapter Notes
-This is the tune I was listening to while I typed this chapter.
-It's not quite over yet...
Anyway, that aside...
[size=+2]Chapter 31[/size]
The Final Battle
The Final Battle
The elevator soon came to a stop after a very long ascension. It was now level with the new floor.
Kenji looked forward. They were in a small hallway, only a little bigger than the castle’s entrance chamber. Behind them there was nothing. In front of them, at the end of the room, was a gigantic door. It was very wide, and about seven feet tall, its top making a wide half-circle. The edges of the door were lined with large silver beads, reflecting what little light the chamber’s black torches could provide. The door itself was colored an extremely dark purple, which fit almost perfectly into the darkness of the castle.
“Here it is,” Harris said, “This is the door to Dakar’s throne room.”
Kenji didn’t hesitate to walk up to it. “So,” he said teasingly, “You ready this time?”
Harris chuckled half-heartedly. “Of course I am!” He then walked up beside Kenji, and put one hand on the door.
It shook, and then a small crease appeared in the exact center. The two halves that it formed slowly began to open into the Throne Room. Soon, the door was completely open, and Kenji and Harris stepped through.
The moment they were both inside, the door slammed shut behind them. Kenji looked around at the room. It was exactly as he’d thought it would look like, with stone-gray walls and no furnishings. This room, however, was the biggest that he’d seen in the entire castle so far. There were black torches on the walls, and on the opposite end of the room was a stone chair—elegantly crafted, but hard and gray. On the chair sat Dakar, smiling.
Dakar slowly rose from his throne and floated through the air towards the boys. He stopped in the center of the room, and smiled.
“Harris and Kenji,” he said. “I congratulate you on finally making it here. I must say, though, I’m not terribly surprised that the castle’s traps didn’t kill you.” He stroked his chin, thinking. “Although the carnivorous welcome mats should have done better…”
Harris stepped forward, pointing his wand at Dakar. “Give it up, Dakar,” he said confidently. Kenji noticed that this time he didn’t even appear to be the slightest bit afraid. “We’ve got you cornered, and there’s nowhere to run!”
Dakar grinned. “Oh, I’ve got plenty of places I could escape to if necessary. But the final fight—for you at least—is at hand, and I’d love to take part in it. And don’t forget…” He waved his arm to the side. “We’re fighting on my home turf. There’s no telling what’s going to happen.”
This time, Kenji spoke. “But here’s the thing,” he said, his wand glowing rainbow, “Now we’ve uncovered your true weakness. Once you’re hit with this, you’re just as vulnerable as we are,”
Dakar shook his head. “Not if you can’t hit me in the first place.”
Jumping back and readying a Rainbow Beam, Kenji continued. “Not even your teleportation can save you from our attacks!”
Dakar frowned. “I tire of this pointless chatter. It is finally time to fight, is it not?”
Harris nodded.
“In that case,” Dakar said, “En garde!”
His first attack was aimed at Kenji, a Shadow Scythe. Jumping to the side, he abandoned the Rainbow Beam. Right now, he had to defend—the shield breaker could come later. As his wand turned black, he raised it into the air and casted a shield of Darkness around himself. He jumped over to Harris, who was simultaneously dodging dark blasts and countering them.
“Harris,” he said quickly, “Take the defense. I’ll break his defenses.”
“Got it,” Harris immediately replied, jumping in front of Kenji and putting up a Light Wall. Kenji meanwhile, began to refocus his energy into his wand. Just one rainbow beam was all it would take, that was all.
He looked up at Dakar. Now he was dueling Harris, and they were hitting a ball of Light energy back and forth. Perfect, a distraction. Kenji ran sideways, and pointed his wand at Dakar. “Rainbow Beam!”, he yelled, and unleashed the beam of energy.
Dakar grinned, though, and just before the attack was about to hit there was a flash of darkness. The Rainbow Beam hit the wall, exploding. Meanwhile, Kenji was hurled forwards, following his failed attack. He spun around. Dakar had actually dodged that?
Harris was noticeably frowning, and went up for another blow with his wand. This time, however, Dakar spread his arms out, letting loose an unavoidable wave of darkness. Harris quickly made a Light Wall, which took the brunt of the attack; Kenji, though, was hit.
He was knocked back again by the attack. He wasn’t faring as well in this battle as he ought to be, and it was time to change that. He slowly began to add Light particles into the air, too small to see, and then ran up to Dakar. Spinning out of the way of another blast of darkness, he let the Light form closer together, condensing right on top of Dakar. There was a focused explosion, and Dakar was knocked back. That wasn’t as fast as he had hoped to do the job, but regardless of how long it took it had worked.
Harris ran forward, shooting Light Slashes, while Kenji ran forward as well. It was truly time for the Rainbow Beam to hit now. As quickly as he could, he condensed energy into his wand, preparing to let loose the devastating attack.
Dakar, though, suddenly disappeared in a flash of darkness, reappearing on the other side of the room. Kenji spun around, pointing his wand at him. There was no escaping this time.
But Dakar wasn’t done yet. With a snap of his fingers, the air beside Kenji exploded with Darkness, throwing him back. Within seconds, the room was covered in rapid explosions of pure dark energy. Kenji hurriedly thrust up his wand, turning it white, and created a Light Shield. Across the room, he saw Harris do the same, shooting more attacks at Dakar. Wow, he was really giving it his all.
Kenji ran across the room again—He wasn’t just going to hit Dakar any more. He had to immobilize him first—then he couldn’t dodge. Kenji motioned to Harris, bathing his wand in Light and pointing at Dakar. But Harris was too busy giving and returning attacks. Kenji himself soon had to jump over a Shadow Scythe.
“Harris!”, he called, getting Harris to successfully jump back and hurriedly glance over. Kenji made his gesture again, and this time Harris understood. Immediately, along with Kenji, he stopped attacking and began to gather energy from his inner reserves. At the same time, both Kenji and Harris pointed their wands at Dakar, both of their wands’ globes glowing with a pure white.
Then, at the same time, both Kenji and Harris let loose their own beam of pure Light Energy—a simultaneous Light Beam. Dakar let loose a wave of Darkness, but it had barely any effect on the beams—they both hit him hard and directly.
Now that he was immobilized, it was time for the final attack. “Keep it up!”, he called to Harris, running forward and focusing energy. Sure enough, Harris kept the Light Beam going. Kenji soon stopped in front of Dakar, pointing his wand at him.
Harris let go of the beam, and Kenji could hear him start to pant. Well, this battle was almost over. There was a flash in the room. Kenji was ready.
“Rainbow Beam!”, he yelled, unleashing his final attack on Dakar. It was a direct hit. Dakar screamed in pain. It was ear splitting, chilling, eerie, and full of the agony of pure darkness.
Despite the screams, Kenji kept the attack going. This wasn’t the end yet! He continued to fire the beam. Hopefully he could finish Dakar off for good before his energy reserves ran out.
Then, the beam stopped. Kenji stepped back, kneeling to the ground. He was panting hard. He could feel it—his energy was almost gone. It was a good thing he’d succeeded in the Rainbow Beam.
He pushed himself to his legs with a lot of effort. Harris ran up to him. Was that it? Had he succeeded? He looked around. Dakar was nowhere to be seen.
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Chapter Notes
-This is the tune I was listening to while I typed this chapter.
-It's not quite over yet...
