"Well...We've got our army..Theyre skeptical but loyal. Tales aside I'll be glad to start nailing the coffin." A soldier quickly interrupts.
"So,where can we go to start pushing our way into the end? We cant expect her to come to us after the little skirmish I got out of with The End King." Grayson asked.
"Since theyre Enders,nobody knows when they could pop up or how. In that time you cannot remain unattended. As for infiltrating the end,we will have to seek a stronghold with a functional portal. We'd be far away,but the End has been mapped,including Gladya's reigon." The soldier said,leaning on the war table with Grayson and Kupa.
"Lovely...And I thought I needed an escort before.." Grayson mutters softly as he moved one of the tactical pieces into a position around the Golden computer's location.
"Soldier,whats your name?" Grayson asked,turning his attention to the soldier who had barged in.
"Its Diane,Commander of the 45th Platoon. I was assigned to you for protection duty." She explained.
"Against the interest of your commander,I have a better job than babysitting. Do you know this location?" Grayson asked as he pointed to the mountain range the computer was being guarded at.
"Those are the Golden Peaks,where a relic known as the Golden Computer is kept. Its guarded by a huge monster. What's it to you?" Diane asked.
"That's my way home. I need you and your platoon to infiltrate whatever temple is used to protect the Golden computer,and get it,as well as any other vital assets out of there." Grayson requested.
"What about you?" Diane asked.
"Ill be fine. Ive already got an escort until further notice. I also have bigger fish to fry than finding a computer." Grayson said,as he pulled Kupa close.
"In that case ill grab my women and get moving. Should we detail the commander on the objective change?"
"No. I already have enough trouble keeping one commander off my back already..That and she's already here." Grayson sighed,as he turned to Alex,who was now donned in a proper general's uniform.
"Well,as long as you have your plans straight,we could do with the hand in getting that device out of its temple. It could give us a significant advantage." Alex adds.
The soldier salutes,and begins to gather the troops.
"Moving fast,aren't we? Just a few days ago i was possibly an enemy to the public..and now.." Grayson zoned off..
"A general and protector of some greater thing than you? Get with the club,it happens to everyone when you give them something to believe in. You believe you can go home through this computer,right?"
"Yeah.."
"And to do that you have to bring down tyranny itself! We've been waiting years for this opportunity to strike back! All we needed was someone with a different objective!" Alex said with a smile.
Grayson sighs,"I suppose so. With such a major fight incoming,ill need all the help I can get." He said,as he settled a piece representing himself,Alex and Kupa at an end portal.
"So,know of any strongholds?" Grayson asked.
"A couple,though I doubt the portals work after Gladya withdrew her troops. The only live portal that remains is in her only remaining stronghold,Fort Yemeni,and it's guarded more closely than a chest of diamonds. It's suicide to break in their front door without starting a realm dispute." Alex explains,pointing to a dark fortress piece,"On the upside,that fortress happens to neighbor a stronghold with a spare portal. From what few people that have been allowed in,the stronghold was bricked off when one of it's corridors gave way to a Dark Zone. Ive already had a run in with those places,theyre run by a creature called the warden,i assume a type of siren back when males were alive." Alex said as she drew a small map roughly close to the fortress.
"Smart..If the fortress becomes taken over,the habitants can use the stronghold as a final stand. Though it is a profound weakness for a place like that to hold,if an infiltration is made." Grayson noted.
"Indeed. So the plan is as simple as locating the stronghold and it's portal,and we'll be able to launch a surprise attack hopefully from all directions.." Alex explains,opening an End Realm map,already loaded with instructions,as well as the location.
*IN THE END*
As the briefing continued,the Empress was spying through Grayson's eyes. She comes to a stand..
"The boy is planning quite an attack."
"I still have all the plays,though."
The Empress quickly moved from her throne to a window. A Draconic approached her..
The skull sinks into it's body,leaving its eyes behind.
"Serve your Empress. Give me your power,and I will make you stronger."
Suddenly a gooey,sharktoothed mouth shot out from the face of the being,snapping shut around it's prey and bringing it close....
The draconian struggled only briefly,before dissolving into the being..
The Empress growls slightly,and jumps out of the window,sprouting wings and flying out into the city.
"Such power these draconians wield..."
"It is addicting..But you must remember to pace yourself,too much power can corrupt your image.."
The Empress consumed 3 more draconians,and began to use some form of energy breath to begin making a moat..
The sheer,raw power emitting from the maw of what used to be Gladya was enough to punch a hole straight through the land,and into the void below.
Her destruction went out for miles in all directions,save for her kingdom and it's walls.
By the time she finished,a sea of vast nothingness surrounded the city.
"And now none shall be able to escape my grasp.."
With her tactics set it in stone,The Empress flew back to the kingdom that nervously awaited her.
"My loyal subjects..Our time grows near. Gather at the Portal Fountain,for the Grand Unification will begin soon. Give the fountain your energy so we may all be one!" The Empress announced,soaring over the subjects of her kingdom,and landing back in the window...
The skull comes back into view....
Guards enter the room,"Empress! Citizens have began to gather at the fountain. Shall we prepare the Portal?"
"No. We are pooling all of our kingdom's very life and soul into this event...After this,we will all be able to unify the realms. If The Boy comes running,you are to capture him alive. My generals will do the rest."
"What,My Empress?" The guard asked..
"They will push him into the trap I have set. You are dismissed. Make sure the citizens donate their energy safely. They will become one of us upon finishing. It is martial law to give all you have to the fountain."
The guards cross their arms over their chest,and leave as quickly as they arrived.
"You've set a trap?" The female half of the empress questioned
"Yes. We will simply let The Boy in. Upon arriving here,he will have nowhere to run,and will have to slaugher us by the thousands to escape. Here in the end,Unified,we cannot die. And as each person gives their energy,they are granted my powers,as a reward to ease their newfound famine."
"I can feel it..passing into me..."
A villager dips their hands into the fountain,as do many others. Many of these poor souls had become lost to Gladya's influence,or her dark weaponry..
As they did,they turned into tall,thin,dark skinned beasts that appeared to be once human,now walked among their former human counterparts,acting almost like guards...
"Powers like this cannot stop him,but we can ensure that the world becomes one with all of us.."
More whispers began to join,not of Glosys or Gladya,but of the slowly assimilated population now pouring their very being into The Empress...
Ward appears,and bows,as if she had been wordlessly called.
"Find the boy,deliver a message that we wish to seek an audience with him. No fighting. No clashing armies. I will keep my weapon sheathed as long as he does.."
Ward crosses her arm over her chest and teleports away...
*IN THE OVERWORLD*
As Grayson,Alex and Kupa prepare to depart from Terris Magai,Ward appears. Alex steps in front of Grayson,Kupa simply sticks close to him..
A purple maw splits open on Ward's face...
"Grayson the Last,The Empress wishes to audience you,nonviolently. This is a truce,to meet her foe formally. Come unarmed,or at very least nonaggressive. You will have to go to Fort Yemeni,our capitol teleport. Do not keep her liege waiting." Ward spoke,before teleporting back to the end.
"That was...awfully convenient.." Grayson mutters..
"Too convenient. Remember that Gladya is unpredicable..." Alex warns as they started on the trip to Fort Yemeni.
Upon arriving,Endish guard escorts began appearing around the group as they apporached the stronghold..
They stopped at the moat.
"So,Kupa,Alex,any reservations?" Grayson asked as the drawbridge slowly lowered.
"Nope. Just the hope of getting home alive.." Kupa comments. Alex remains deathly silent...
The drawbridge comes to fall,revealing a stronghold no average human could've ever fought. It throbbed with the remaining Overworld occupying soldiers,all of them high ranking...
The entire room stared yet again...
As they quickly approached the portal,a bubbling sound emits. After treading up a tall set of stairs,Grayson stared down into a starry abyss in a small pool,sorrounded by ender eyes...
"Somewhere down there is someone who has been banned to a life in the End..You ready to take the first step?" Alex asked...
Endish guards close the doors in,and destroy the levers.
"Not like I have a choice..have that sword...?"
Alex nods,and discreetly hands him a diamond sword,though it had purple enchantments etched into the blade. "This sword can only hurt her..not her soldiers,only those that have become her. It will also separate your clone from her and deprive her link..."
Grayson nods,and sheaths the blade..
Grayson jumps into the starry 'muck' this portal seemed to be,as it was a slow sink into nothingness..
Alex and Kupa join in..
*STARRY FWOOOOOOOOSH-*
The blinded trio emerge in what could be assumed to be a fountain,surrounded by curious townsfolk. The sky was almost perfect...
So perfect it was blinding....
As the trio emerged further,they stepped out into what seemed like The Overworld...
It was so dreamlike,that the group became separated,drastically so.
Grayson,dispite the image of perfection, knew this audience reeked of a web weaved in lies. He approached the obsidian palace as Alex and Kupa managed to regroup,despite the dreamy haze...
As they ascended the steps,they grew tired...
They kept ascending..
As they did,purple flashes broke the haze,revealing the real image of the End...
Then it tore back into a dreamland...
Stop.
Grayson stopped,though only for a moment.
Alex and Kupa struggled,but managed to keep up themselves as Grayson trudged higher up the steps,breaking the haze of magic to reveal a village that was suffering dearly,as his back turned to the palace for only a moment. The sky was like the dream where he first met Gladya,so many stars it felt he was staring out onto static...
Kupa and Alex emerge from the haze as well..
"What kind of sick fantasy is Gladya's village leading..? Its like we never left the Overworld until we ascended the steps.." Grayson pondered gently.
"It's a mind trick barrier. A magic unique to enders,Gladya especially. She didn't think we'd get this far on our own.." Kupa answered
"Whatever the case,Grayson,we cannot stop now." Alex quickly demands.
Graydon nods and resumes ascending the steps,until the palace doors came into view from a short bridge, 2 matte black creatures were guarding the door.
Their gaze cut to Grayson,and they teleport to him. "Are you Grayson the Last?" One of the creatures questioned in an almost deep female voice.
Grayson kept his gaze forward,knowing this foe well. "I am Grayson The Last." Grayson said affirmatively.
The creature growls...
"Look at me when I talk to you." Gladya spoke through the guard. Unnerved by the voice change,Grayson reluctantly tries to make eye contact.
"Goood,at least you can look me in the face when we talk...We will work with that later." She spoke.
The group began to move,escorted by the guards.
"A-are you Gladya?" Kupa asked the guard..
"No. I am an individual by the name of Jane. Right now you are simply speaking to her through me."
Grayson managed to pull a chuckle out of the moment. "What's so funny?" Kupa asked,cutting a glance to the break in the serious mood. "Oh,nothing. Just a passing thought. You must admit the mood is quite heavy." Grayson explains.
"The Boy has a point. Embrace the pleasantries while you have them." Gladya spoke. They entered the throne room before long...
The Empress purrs as she rises from the throne. The being teleports over,to observe him.
She began checking him,medically. "You're filthy with enchantments...Vaguely familiar ones at that. Despite this...you are indeed very strong,and healthy."
She pulls open his mouth,"All major teeth still intact..."
"What are you even doing?!" Kupa asked as she attempted to split them.
The Empress slinks away some,and slowly breathes in...
Then out...
"I wanted a fair fight.." Glosys spoke...
"No...fucking way.." Grayson said with slight surprise. "Keep in mind that this truce of ours is to sharpen ourselves without rush. In this body..."
The Empress takes on a silhouette of Glosys..
"I can be anything..."
Then she takes form of Gladya.
"Anyone." The empress spoke in Gladya's voice..
Then the empress copies Grayson's current image. "Even you." She spoke in a voice that truly was his..
"If you don't mind me comparing notes...why wait until now to tell me all of this?" Grayson asked.
"Because before this form,Gladya had a dream to unify everyone,into her own image. Fusing with your clone has left her broken,physically."
"But it gave me your voice. Powers to see into your eyes and mind."
"And now all that's left to do is fight. Though because of your clone,I am willing to be formal. No tricks,no facade. You are to be ready to fight by the end of day. Learn what you want of my world,compare notes. Let it be my honor to allow you to study,before you fight." The Empress purrs.
"Take them to the library,and lock them in." The Empress ordered. The guards grunt in affirmation and begin pushing the group forward. With much speed,they were taken to the library,and it was closed off...
As soon as the guards were heard departing,Kupa pokes Grayson.
"Not to worry you,but isn't this all a little too convenient?" She asked.
"Oh this entire act so far reeks of a trap. We don't have much choice,or room for error. We must learn what we can,surely The Empress is older than even Gladya thought.." Grayson said as he strolled over to a bookshelf,pulling one of many black books titled in gold.
It was written in Endish..
"Aaand I cannot understand a lick of what these people wrote. A little help,please?" Grayson asked,as he casts his gaze back to Alex and Kupa,who have already gotten to work..
Kupa closes her book with a soft smile,striding over as Grayson set the book down for her to read.
"The book of Tales..." Kupa began,though Grayson quickly snatched the book up,"Wrong title...We need a history book of the End. They're bound to have one."
With the agenda sharpened,Alex and Kupa began looking,Grayson simply looked for more subtle designs.
"AH HA! Found it!" Kupa shouts with excitement.
She heaved a heavy brick of a book to the study table,setting it down with a deep thump. She opens the hardbacked book...
"The History of The End. Now let's see here.."
Kupa scrolled the table of contents,"Ah! Realm leaders!" She said,turning to the surprisingly thin section,as the rest of the pages had been torn out..
"Queen Ghrys, The Unending
A well respected queen that lead a powerful army for many,long lasting years. Much of humanity thought the army invicible,and so Queen Ghrys led a long reign,one to thank for the discovery of Redstone,and redstone based technology.
It is believed that Ghrys was half human,the first half human to assemble the Endish species under one flag and belief,that all species,even those of Herobrine's creations are equal.
Queen Ghrys,late in her ruling was assassinated,having been poisoned by an unknown individual."
"Huh...What is her number..?" Alex asked.
"Uhh...says here that Ghrys was the 2nd queen to be throned. Ooh,here's something interesting.." Kupa said as she pointed to a paragraph.
"It is common knowledge that Queen Ghrys gave birth to 2 children,both of roughly similar age. Prince Kliner,and Princess Gladya.
Upon Ghrys' passing,Prince Kliner inherited the throne[Next Excerpt:King Kliner the Curious]. Princess Gladya is believed to become a sorcereress in patience to the throne.
"That explains Gladya's magic.." Grayson mutters.
Kupa turns the page to reveal King Kliner.
"King Kliner,The Curious
A short lived king,brother to Gladya-"
The rest of the Kings bio had been torn out around the picture...
"Gladya really didnt want us finding out who her brother was.." Alex remarks..
The page was turned to reveal Gladya's bio,the remaining chapters were about the history of The End. It seemed to be a long,FAR more detailed monologue of a chapter.
"Wait,go back to the table of Contents." Grayson requested. As they returned,Grayson points out a volume blindly. "What's that chapter..?" Grayson asked.
"Monsters and Beasts." Kupa replied,as she opened the section,conveniently to a formless beast named 'The Empress'. Kupa looks to Grayson,and he nods..
"The Empress
An Endish creature that seemed to have come to these distant lands in search of food and a host. For many this creature is nothing more than an omen of danger and imbalance,a sign that nature is attempting to right itself.
The host of the Empress quickly becomes indescernable from the being herself,and begins worshipping Herobrine,as the beast is sentient,and loyal to the god himself. There is no hope that the host could ever be separated from The Empress,though it does not mean they aren't there. The host's mentality reflects onto her,and vice versa. This beast is summoned,not spawned,and is highly exclusive to the end.
Size:unknown.
Danger:unknown.
Engage with extreme caution,or run for the hills and hope night doesnt consume all."
"That explains what happened to Gladya. But the clone..."
"I'd feel sorry for him,if he didnt try to kill me." Grayson said in a sour tone. Kupa pats his shoulder,"You should warm up with Alex. Its gonna be a bad fight..Ill see if I cant learn more."
Grayson and Alex begin lightly swordplaying with iron swords,"So,what do you plan to do?" Alex asked.
"Considering ive been helped this far,you and Kupa should focus on any unwanted company,i think i can take The Empress on." Grayson said with confidence.
"Sorry to break it to ya bud,but 8% of the men that said that died within the hour." Alex began,as she locks swords with Grayson.
"Gladya and the Empress are dangerous alone,already. But challenging her on your own? I refuse to let you kill yourself like that. You're new,still,and arent even that well-" Alex sweeps Grayson off of his feet right as his stance changed.
"Coordinated at times. Not to be the zombie at your door or anything,but you arent hero-grade enough to pull a stunt like this alone." Alex said as she extends her hand,and Grayson takes it.
"Honestly it's not even about skill. I dunno how but i know I can defeat her,maybe not now..but someday soon. How do we expect to move forward if we don't split up?" Grayson asked,as he retook fighting stance for another round.
The previous fight pattern resumed.
"Maybe if we coordinate ourselves right,we could overpower The Empress,that's a sound tactic it seems." Kupa said,looking to the sparring pair.
"It might work,but what if they try to separate us?" Grayson asked
"We fight our way to the portal of course." Alex answers.
The library door opens,"Master Grayson,the Empress wishes to audience you. Privately." A guard spoke.
Alex steps away and gestures to the door,"Go,I'll start scraping together a plan."
Grayson follows in the gait of the guard,as they reentered the throne room,with a patient Empress waiting. "So,boy,have you learned anything of interest in my realm?" She questioned with a sultry purr..
"I have learned a few things,yes. Banter aside,what compels you to summon me before our battle?" Grayson asked.
"Look here,and the truth of your allies shall be revealed." The Empress said,as she summons a seeing orb.
"I know he doesn't want us hurt,but we don't need him hurt either..Alex,I need you to promise me something."
"Go ahead."
"If I sacrifice myself,and he tries to stop me...betray him. Do anything in your power to stop him,even if we have to break our vows of the resistance.."
"Wont he be angry about this backup plan of yours?"
"If he trusts me that much,he'll understand.."
Grayson stepped back slightly,"Y-Youre tricking me.."
"Hmm...Fine. See it your way then. The Eyes of Enil don't lie. You are dismissed." She purrs.
As the Guard escorted Grayson away,a question broke the near-silence;
"What did you do?"
"I merely showed him a very dark truth about his allies. Wether or not that effects his trust is indeed a concern,but even the slightest of distrust could dismantle a tight knit group like this. This is merely the beginning."
As Grayson returned to thr library,he quietly sat down,deep in thought..
Alex and Kupa noticed the change..
"Hey Gray...Something up?" Kupa asked,walking over with a concerned look. Grayson looks to her,then away..
"Y-yeah. Everything's fine..I just need a moment.." Grayson said,as he attempted to straighten out his messy thoughts of the truly incoming betrayal.
The next few hours were spent in deafening silence,Alex and Kupa remained closeby as Grayson was still very deep in thought.
A guard enters the room,"Master Grayson,are you ready to fight?" She asked. Grayson nods,uncertainly. "Come on you two...Lets go save the world."
Rather than a throne room,they were taken to an arena,a large one. In the center was The Empress,donned in obsidian armor. The stands were stuffed with cheering spectators.
"My loyal subjects! It is with great anticipation,and pleasure to introduce our guest,Grayson the Last to the End. Today has been a long time coming for man,the fight of all fights. Finally after 40 long years we can finish what has started!" The Empress announced,raising a Scar of Gladya type sword to the sky.
Grayson drew his own sword,and an Endish referee gave him a shield. The Empress was also provided a shield.
"Now my old forms can have the pleasure of passing away knowing their greatest foes were defeated by me. And nothing wll stand in the way."
"All right,what are the rewards,Empress?" Grayson asked.
"Win,and I'll send you on your happy way to resume dismantling Gladya's armies. Lose,youre mine. Every. Last. Part."
Grayson nods in agrement,as The Empress approached. "Now,let's make this a fair fight. Youll only be fighting me. Your lackeys can handle mine,right?" She asked,as Ward and Kell appear.
Grayson looks to Alex and Kupa,they too nod with uncertainty. With the rules set,the portal fountain appears.
Grayson and the Empress charge,and clash in glittery sparks from the diamond sword's collision. The fight traded back and fourth,between ducks,dodges and blocks,Grayson finally saw enough of an opening.
Grayson slashed at The Empress,producing a diamond blue gash in the armor. The Empress quickly returned the seemingly lethal attack,freeing Grayson of his chestplate,and exposing his weaknesses.
Grayson rolls under another attack,and uses his shield to briefly defend himself,and shunt The Empress backward,to gain a little breathing room.
Grayson's stamina was able to quickly recover,and so was The Empress'. As they charged each other yet again,Grayson hid his body behind his shield a bit more,bracing to bash.
Their shields clashed,and the Empress was knocked down. She narrowly rolls out from under Grayson attemping to administer a final blow.
"Such foul play trying to execute me-" Gladya spoke,as another slash was quickly avoided.
The black goo emitted from the armor,pooling around it,and pulling it away and out of Grayson's reach. As the substance returned to the armor,it attempted to fill the gash that Grayson produced.
It sprouts dragon wings..
"Now you will feel the wrath of the Empress. Now and forever!" The Empress shouts in Glosys' voice,using the wings to propel herself forward at Grayson.
Grayson charges as well...
Time seemingly slowed down to a pause,and Kupa walked over to him. In her hand was a clock made from energy,its ticking the only audible thing...
"I have to protect you. No matter what." Kupa said,turning to Grayson,the expression of war a very grim,terrifying glare to see of her love interest.
She tips the Empress' sword away from Grayson's face.
She walks over to the portal,measuring its height. Perfect for an accident..
Time was slowly picking up again as the spell gradually wore off. Kupa returns to Kell,and time goes full force yet again.
The small editations that were made to Grayson and Gladya's fight was enough to tip the scale back in the favor of men.
Grayson narrowly trimmed Gladya's blade by a hair yet again,and his sword was sunk as deep as it would go into the armor. Letting go of the blade,Grayson was smacked by a large wing,sending him into the wall of the portal fountain.
He yelled out, gasping in pain,and coughing out blood..
Kupa heard the worrying sound,and abandoned her fight to go help Grayson. Kell did not follow,for she seemed as frozen as the Empress..
The Empress' breath quivered..
"I am no more. Let me go."
"I-i don't want to!"
"You have to. Or we will all die."
The Empress screams in a blood chilling manner as she stripped away the obsidian armor,and casting a bloodied blade away from her.
She falls to her knees,the skull that made up her face opening wide,and a bulge forming in her body.
The Empress vomited out Glosys,who was the only one mortally wounded by the fight. His wounds bled black and red..
The Empress quickly dashed over,gently lifting the clone up,"D..do...what I couldnt...Defeat him. Unite us all." He said weakly.
"Yes my King.."
As the clone began turning to dust,the Empress rose,eerily quiet...
The queen then turned her skeletal gaze to Kupa,who was attempting to attend Grayson with a health potion. The Empress waited,watching her foe heal..
As Grayson got up,he was joined by Alex,her blade tipped in black and red as well from her own fight.
"Fall." was heard throughout,in an almost all-encompassing tone. Alex,Kupa,and Grayson fall limp,as a cold blackness surrounded them.
The Empress approached,her heavy footfalls the only audio...
Then an eerie chuckle..
"Im impressed,boy. Your strength is almost unmatched,yet you wield power you do not yet know."
She stood over Grayson.
"From now on,it will only be darkness for you,and extinction for your damnable race. I will sail until every male has felt my wrath,even if it means sailing to a billion worlds.."
"N-no..." Grayson said weakly,as he still attempted to fight.
Yet another amused chuckle,as Grayson was lifted by a fistful of hair. The Empress' breath could be scented..
She reeked of death and rot..
"I will be your End,and so such and an end will come for you,Grayson."
"HEY!!" Kupa barks.
"What?!"
A sword was sunk into her back,causing The Empress to yell out in pain,as Kupa rodeoed her newfound foe.
The interruption removed the effects of the power word used on Grayson and Alex.
"Alex!! Get Grayson out of here! Now!" Kupa demanded as she was thrown off. Grayson attempted to protest,when a distinct sound emitted...A hiss...
Kupa was expanding in size,beginning to push The Empress away from Alex and Kupa.
"KUPA DON'T!!" Grayson yelled out,as Alex attempted to restrain him,and put him into the portal.
Grayson managed to break free,though it was met with a sharp pain in his back...
Grayson looks down,his breath shivering..
An iron sword was seen,bloodied..
"Grayson...im sorry." Alex said as Grayson passed out. Kupa growls as she pinned The Empress against the wall,as she hit critical mass..
"For Grayson." She growls.
Just as Alex slipped into the portal,Kupa unleashed her explosion,scattering The Empress all over the end,save for the skull..
Movement within the eye socket indicated the job was yet to be done...
*IN THE OVERWORLD*
As Alex returned to the Fort Yemeni,a grim atmosphere hung,nobody was around...
With much haste Grayson was brought to Medina. "G-gladya is defeated for now...We can begin resetting the world..."
"What happened to the poor fellow?" Medina asked as Grayson was taken upstairs and set on an operating table. "I...had to disobey my oaths to the resistance..Kupa was sacrificing herself..I couldn't let Grayson talk her out of it.."
"No matter. We must work quickly to restore the balance." Medina said,beginning to whisper not spells,but commands.
Alex joined in,and a beacon slowly rose from Grayson,and shot through the roof and into the sky...
"That was fast.." Alex said quietly.
"It will have to work now on to the bigger problem.."
Hours had passed,health potions covered Grayson's larger wounds,but he refused to wake..
Silence took over the room...
"Im afraid Grayson must be committed to Nature,if he is to completely recover. He is present,but in an ever continued state of comatose rest.." Medina said.
"How long will it be..before he wakes?" Alex asked,taking Grayson's hand into her own,in honor of Kupa,shedding a few tears..
"Days...Hours...Months..I'm unsure...The best we can do is take him to where he spawned and hope for the best." She explainedd.
Alex nods,gently scooping Grayson up,and heading out. She finally arrives at where Kupa had told her where Grayson spawned.
She leans him against a tree,allowing him to rest against as if he had sat there all his life.
"Goodbye,sweet knight..Thanks for everything.." She said,gently setting a kiss on his forehead.
She walks away,possibly to find a new place to stay for now..
*IN THE END*
The skull that was left behind slowly gathered what remained of it's body...
No voice remained,except the Empress' own.
"Grayson...Ill be watching you..."
She began casting a spell,that set loose a wolf made of energy,"To ensure that the balance is always in favor of females,i must do something drastic..cursing the male species to a life of wolves is more than fit for his transgressions.."