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originally posted in:The New Dojo
10/2/2017 11:23:18 PM
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[b]Chapter Fifty Four[/b]
Zane found himself standing over a broken, beaten Tywin. But Zane's power....it was gone. All of it. He could feel it because for the first time in his life he felt...Complete. As if someone had removed a complicated puzzle from his dining room table and what was left was a clean slate.
He had his buster sword in hand, the weapon he had used for....as long as he could remember. It had been with him through everything. And it had pushed him through this final task.
Tywin, however, was alive. He pushed himself off the ground, his old weak body blood stained with fatal wounds. He breathed heavily and weakly, as if every breath he took sounded a cat scratching a chalk board.
He looked blankly up, towards the sky, and as he did so Zane felt presences stand beside him. He saw his friends, the ones who helped him defeat his terrible foe. They were...transparent. But their features were still clearly seen. They all looked down at Tywin, as did Zane.
"E-everything...." The old man said softly. "For...naught...."
He limped his head down, so that he looked at Zane. But...not to his face. It was to his chest. Like Tywin was looking through Zane rather then at him.
"Everything...is so....cold...." he whispered. Before his eyes twitched, and his body fell limply forward, lifeless in every sense. His skin began to crumble, turning into a white powder, and the rest of his body followed suit. And all that was left of the old king.
Was a pile of snow.
The group looked at the pile for a moment. When-
"YES!!!" Alex suddenly yelled out, running over to the pile and kicking the snow everywhere. "TWO AGAINST ONE OLD MAN! BEST OUT OF THREE! I WIN! OFFICIALLY! HUZZAH!!!" He exclaimed in victory, which resulted in a laugh from the rest of the group.
[spoiler]zane. Time to end this. [/spoiler]
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Zane chuckled as well, and planted his buster sword into the ground then rested his back against it as he slid to the ground. He flexed his hand, and felt nothing but the bones and muscles move it. His power really was gone, and it put him at peace. "No respect for the dead eh Alex?"
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"Dead? He already had his chance for a quiet exit Zane! No way! No how does He get a second chance!" "Nor will he ever get a third." Fate told the group. "Tywin's soul has been utterly banished from existence. There is no trick, strategy or tactic he can use to find the mortal or spiritual realm ever again." "Ha! NICE!" Alex exclaimed. "Well, I'm not usually one who believes in karma...." Setsuna started. "But, if it exists, that was definitely it." "Ya, I'm with you on that one." Anne agreed. "So...hold on." Akira began. "Zane's powers are....gone...now....right?" "They are, yes." Fate told him. "Zane no longer has the connection to me that he once had." "Damn." Falk put out. "How does it feel to finally put the world off of your shoulders?"
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"Great man, let someone else deal with this world saving shit. I'm officially done."
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"WHOO! RETIREMENT!" Xion exclaimed. "About damn time. You've been going on about it for like, two adventures now!" Anne told Zane.
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"No kidding, I'm too old for this shit..." He said as he chuckled.
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"You are too old?" Fate asked Zane. "Try again. You are 35, hardly past your prime!" [i]"Well how old are you then mister?"[/i] skull kid asked. "You are free to guess." [i]"67 then?"[/i] "That....that was rhetorical."
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"Yeah but remember, most nightingales don't live past 20. Soooo considering that id say I'm old."
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Edited by Inflatablepants: 10/4/2017 12:46:48 AM"I can vouch for this." Akira said. "It's like if a gold fish lives for five years instead of one. It just shouldn't happen, but you won't complain about it."
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"Regardless I'm glad to finally be done fighting. Think I might leave the dojo."
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"Ya. Same." Falk said. "But uh, don't think I actually have a choice in that matter."
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"Yeah I know...... Had to remind me about that huh."
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"Ya well...I don't exactly think we have much time left." Xion told Zane sombrely. "Ya...does anyone else just feel super...light? Right now?" Anne asked the group. "Sweet heart I don't think we actually weigh anything." Alex told her with a grin. She punched him in the shoulder with a smile. "Oh stop it you smart ass!" She said, laughing. Falk chuckled as he stood beside Zane.
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"God, just when I had finally gotten use to you guys being around again..."
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The group had a blanket of melancholy fall over them as Zane spoke. They all knew what was coming, Zane could tell. Yet...even then... They were together. Despite what they knew. "Ya I..." Setsuna started. "Definitely feel as if...the end is coming." "It is." Fate told everyone. "You all knew this was coming, sooner or later. Despite my power, a soul at rest is inevitable. I...would suggest that you say your goodbyes now." The group seemed even more saddened by this. But nonetheless akira approached Zane and offered his hand. "Thank you brother, fighting with you in the end...it was a dream come true."
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He clasped his brothers hand and pulled him into a tight hug, hold back tears. "Gonna miss you little bro....."
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"Oh, I'm taking advantage of this!" Setsuna said as she walked in and hugged both her brothers, nearly knocking their heads together as she did so.
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"Hey easy now big sis, your gonna break something!" He said this, but he still kept his arms around his siblings.
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The two eventually let go of their brother, and walked to the destroyed throne. After them, Xion walked up to Zane. "I guess we were able to take down one final bad guy, hey?" She said. "It's...it's good that we did. Wouldn't want you to remember me as...you know...the damsel that died on your quest or something..."
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"Xion, I could never think of you like that. You were a treasured friend, one of my only ones while I worked with Orginization XIII." He wrapped her in a hug as well. "I'm really gonna miss you too ya know."
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"I know Zane...I know." She told him in confirmation as she accepted the hug. Then, she let go, nodding to Zane as she went to join his siblings. Then, Anne walked up to Zane. She didn't say anything before she wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him probably the tightest hug he had ever received from her. And they had been through a lot together. "Zane....thank you...thank you so much for everything. You were never an unwelcome site...and always there for me when I needed it. Thank you..."
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"I should be thanking you Anne, without you or Alex, I would have been lost to the darkness. You saved me, so for that I'm eternally grateful."
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Anne finally released Zane, and looked up at him with teary eyes but a smile. She wiped them as she went to go join the others. Alex, of course, walked in front of Zane, with a sly grin on his face. He lifted up the Infinite blade, flat up, so that the hilt was at his waste and the blade was up at an angle. "She's seen some times, hasn't she?" Alex asked Zane, seemingly out of the blue.
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"Ay, both our blades have old friend. Made mine when I escaped from the clan, when was yours made?"
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"Hrmmm. I think you met the smith that made it right? Big ass dude, monotone, wore the weird gladiator mask? Some crazy necromancy beast or some shit. Anyways, he made me the original way back when, before I killed Majora even." He told Zane, as his eyes shifted to the sky. "Better question is...how far do you think she can fly...?"
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"Ummm I'm not sure, why do you ask?"
