San Draco El Draco
Caido
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YAY! I FINALLY GOT POWER! YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!
(I'm running out of smilies!)
Baka: I really feel sorry for the whole
Drano idea. I had exactly five seconds left before class
started, so I had to use you. SORRY!
Slipstream: That was an excellent post. I
love it!
To Terra: I really hope you aren't voted out
because of Trauma. First ArchKnightWayne and now you. WHEN
WILL THE NIGHTMARE END? ---
Garland looked at the master of this
place. "Is this the place of Memories?"
The other
nodded. "As you are the master of the Past, so am I the keeper
of the Memories. We are much alike, you and I. We were both
defeated by Light, we both had four guardians with us, and
both of our plans proved futile. However, there is a
difference. I am doomed to stay here forever, until the end of
days. You, however, can be revived."
The Silver Knight
takes a step back. "What? Who would dare to revive me? I was
the dread of Kanania, the Scourge of the Dragons, the Demon of
Darkness! Who would dare to resurrect my evil?"
The
black armored Garland smiled. "There is one who would do
anything for you. The bonds between you are strong, strong
enough for her to risk everything on your behalf. Strong
enough, even, to risk her life to save yours."
"Tiamat?"
"Yes. She is waiting for you, Chaos.
You give her life meaning and purpose. Though all the world
might turn against you, she will always be willing to aid you.
I envy that in you, Chaos. I had countless centuries to wait,
and brood on my loss. You had at least one."
Chaos
slowly shook his head. "That makes the waiting so much harder.
And, I have spent mellenia waiting for nothing. All of my
plans, dreams, and ambitions have fallen by the side, until
only my hatred is left."
The skeletal Garland smiled.
"Perhaps that is why you live. I bid you farewell, Master of
Time."
"And I you, Master of Memories. May our paths
cross again." ---
Garland, the Silver Knight, then
left him. Memories of failure and defeat constantly plagued
him, until he finally met the Four Guardians of Memoria.
The Guardian of Fire looked at him, her side rent by a
fierce blow. "So, the other has come."
Kraken hissed,
his voice sounding as waves upon the surf, "We have been
waiting for you. Your time has come."
Tiamat, his
voice sounding as a mighty gale, shouted, "You have been
considered, and rejected. The Darkness shall consume you, as
you foolishly thought to control it!"
Garland smiled.
"I cannot be consumed by what I am. I am Chaos, the Master of
Darkness and Despair, and I shall defeat you all, and cast you
back into the pit from where you came!"
The Four
rushed at him, but Garland simply stepped aside, his armor
absorbing all of the blows. "Is that all this world can offer?
If my world was so poorly defended, not even Buhamat himself
could stop you!"
The five fought for some time, until
only Lich and Garland were left. Garland, deeply wounded,
still stood his ground.
The monstrosity roared,
"Surrender, mortal, and I shall spare your life!"
Garland merely laughed. "I am not mortal. I am Chaos,
the Demon of Despair. Your doom has come. Did you think I can
only use shadows? Behold the Light, and despair!"
Garland then focused what power he had left, and
lauched a Holy Explosion. The fiend thrashed, and died.
Garland then fell on his knees, almost spent by the energies
he had unleashed.
A slight, whispering voice asked,
"Garland, what have you done?"
Turning slightly,
Garland hoarsely whispered, "Rubicante, I was expecting you.
In answer to your question, I shall show you a memory of mine.
It will answer your questions." ---
The entire
fabric of reality seemed to shift and bend. Rubicante, used to
the effects, looked on at the Temple of Fiends on Kanania,
many centuries younger than when the Light Warriors had
descended upon it.
Garland turned, and pointed. "I was
once a demon, trapped in the Time Loop, which I had created to
imprison myself after my defeat at the hands of Buhamat. The
Temple of Fiends was originally created as a gathering point
of elemental energies. This... stain upon Kanania was the last
rallying point of my minions, and they lasted for some time,
until that fateful day...
Rubicante watched as a Holy
Knight, strong beyond that of mortal men, and wielding a
magical blade, stepped into the Temple. He shouted, "Minions
of Darkness, come unto me, and test my might!"
Countless undead and other minions tried, but all
failed to defeat him. Dragons, Giant Worms, and frost beasts
then tried, but to no avail. The Holy Knight stepped forward
to the Dark Orb, and raised his sword.
"Masamune, the
Sacred Blade, seal the Dark Portal and defeat the monsters
within!"
Just before the blow hit, Garland was flung
into the Time Loop. There, he met Chaos. The much-larger demon
stood to his full height, and towered over the man.
"Fool! You dare to challenge me? For your insolence, I
shall use your body as the ultimate tool, my own form and
yours shall be as one, and your mind shall be sent to the
uttermost Darkness!"
The Holy Knight tried to stop the
demon, but to no avail. The beast entered his mind, and
attempted to eject the Knight forever. However, there was a
problem. The Holy Knight mentally fought with the demon, and,
while unsuccessful in defeating him, forced the demon to keep
the Knight's mind intact. ---
The vision slowly
faded, and Rubicante looked at Garland. "You were
unsuccessful?"
Garland slowly nodded. "The fool
opposed me for too long. In the end, I was forced to switch to
my body when entering the Time Loop, and to return to his when
I left it. Slowly, however, I have been mastering his mind,
and everytime I can feel him slipping away. It is only a
matter of time, before I can leave the Time Loop forever, and
wreak my vengeance."
Another memory interrupted him,
before he could complete it. A gambler stood by a wall,
shuffling cards. "Care for a game?"
The demon stepped
forward, and said, "High Card."
The gambler pulled out
the King of Spades. "Highest card, fancy that."
The
memory then jumped forward, to when the two met again. "Read
them and weep, fiend." Chaos then pulled out his saber, and
cut the table in two. Yume said, "You cannot leave a game,
Chaos. You lose." ---
Rubicante, slightly shocked,
said, "So, you are obessed with this one person? The one you
could not defeat at his own game?"
Garland nodded. "It
is the same with you, Rubicante. You have the best of all
worlds, while I am left with this. Regret, and shame. That
shame and regret, however, will be forgotten. For I am Chaos,
the Master of Time. Kanania shall be mine, as it was long
ago."
Yume's voice then broke in. "This round is over.
Prepare for stadium warp."
Garland then slowly
extended his hand. "It was a pleasure, Rubicante. I hope, for
my sake, we meet once more in the next round. I have several
debts left to pay, and I shall not rest until I pay them. The
fools shall pay for my humiliation. Yes, they shall
pay."
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