Magus Professional Goober
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Okay, this'll be the last post of this
round for me, as I don't know when I'll be getting home. You
all wanted to see Vante dead...
THE END OF VANTE...
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"So then, this
is it? We'll never see face to face again?"
"That's
about it Magus. I wasn't meant to live forever, no one is.
That is why I must do this."
"I'm glad I got to meet
you Vante. You've helped me see that it's not what you do that
counts, it's why you do it."
"You know, I think we're
a lot alike, the two of us. We started out with noble ideas of
what we could attain. We both were plunged into lives of
hatred and sorrow. We were both capable of controlling The
Void, and both learned to resent its powers."
"Yes
Vante. We were both cast in a devious light. We went about our
business in an evil way, yet we both had pure intentions. I
don't think anyone could ever truly understand what we went
through."
"Magus, a thought just occurred to me. We
are so alike, perhaps it wasn't a coincidence. Look at us,
together here, working as one to save the Multiverse. We were
destined to work together, right from the beginning. I see now
how far back this day stems. This will be the end of our great
journey together, and I will miss it."
"It may sound
silly, but we were both friends and enemies at the same time.
Its that fact that makes this difficult. I now lose my great
nemesis, as well as my only friend."
"Had we only
known it would come to this...
"Things might have
turned out so much different if only we'd known..."
The dark lord stood tall in his final moments. "Right
then Magus, it's time to do this. An Eternal cannot die, but
their Essence may pass on. It is now time to end this game we
play."
Vante closed his eyes and chanted. His body
disappeared, and in its place stood his Essence. It smiled at
Magus and then began to join with him.
"I...was...just...a...puppet...it...is...true...but...I...acted...for...what...I...believed....in..."
"Vante..."
"Stand...tall...now...Magus...let...the...glorious...darkness...of...The...Void....light...your...way..."
He was gone, and so was The Void. The Essence of Death
had passed on to a new keeper, one who would now bond it to
Life. Magus stood for a moment, thinking of Vante. They were
so similar, it was only fitting. The Creator had taught him
how to live.
Vante had shown him how to
die.
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So we'll go no more aroving, so late into the
night, Although the heart be still as loving, and the moon
be still as bright.
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