Play "With Me" from Sonic and the Black Knight. Trivia: I was going to play this music for Nega Dimentia way back then.
Chapter -1: Short Death the Queen
Final boss: Goddess of Death
"For so many years, our Negaverse has been a thriving point for demons like you." Aluben spoke, hovering meters from Nerehc in her skeletal child form. "Our gods have abandoned us to be your supper. As goddess of this world, my solace will be found in destroying you. For all time." Her legions of corpses down below alit with majestic flames, which all flew and bunched into her rotting mountain of death. A gigantic feminine Grim Reaper with long hair made of ash and flesh faced him with dark and gold flaming eyes.
"Well, if you're the best god the Negaverse can get, I'll just have to change my religion." Nerehc retorted confidently, his God's Sword flashing.
"At least we can both agree… that a mortal should never have such power!" Ghirahim licked his lips. "Let's destroy her, Master."
Aluben let loose a storm of blue flame, Nerehc expanding the bubble of his violet as he soared at Aluben and slashed her face. Her moldy bones reformed as a swarm of corpses flew out of her body, surrounding Nerehc like giant flies and grabbing him from all ends. The blue flames mixed with his purple and only made the bodies smell worse, he and Ghirahim spinning around like a multi-directional planet and slicing them away with their blades. The bones still existed in pieces and rotated around, and as Nerehc chased a retreating Aluben, the filthy little pieces were latching back on. Nerehc slowed in his flight to shake them off, but after bursting his flame, they were coming right back. Faster than one could think, Ghirahim snapped his strings of kunai out of thin air, sending them at every little bone within milliseconds to break them.
Nerehc made it closer to Aluben and furiously swung his sword at incoming corpses, finally catching the colossus as he slashed beams of light that broke her mountain to pieces, enabling Nerehc to fly into the center and slash the horrible skeleton who was creating it all. The moldy walls around them came out and attempted to grab Nerehc, who backed out as the mountain reformed itself. Multiple tubular currents of bones flew out of Aluben and around the air, trying to surprise him from several directions as he quickly dodged, only to be batted around before Aluben swung her arm and sent him flying. He recovered midair and saw the currents coming again, when Ghirahim appeared in his way and repelled them with a barrier made by his swords.
"It's hard to believe how an ordinary bender can become so ugly." Nerehc commented.
"The Logia level was invented to give mortals the sense of being a god." Ghira replied. "It was the biggest blunder since giving them element bending in the first place."
Nerehc soared around the barrier as ghouls flew up from the earth below, Nerehc slashing them away before frantically dodging what felt like gunfire. "The Nairuomolg bury their dead with their guns. Isn't that just… fantastic?" The skeletons of said alien species emerged from Aluben's body, shooting guns that had molded with them, with blue flaming bullets. Nerehc bounced them back with his sword as he flew forward, slashing beams of light that sliced the guns. But the aliens' mouths morphed into cannons and began blasting, Nerehc and Ghirahim working together to slice the whipping projectiles.
Sipa walked to a barren patch of land away from the others, still miles away from the clash going on. She got to her knees and folded her hands in prayer, her wand in-between. "Lord Ganon… I am hereby discommunicating from your teachings. I will not leave, of course, without my promised compensation. One million souls… to last you ages." Her eyes flung open as though the lids were stapled into such a position, baring no sense of will or emotion as she waved her wand and spun, sprouting massive flames that aligned a perfect circle over a wide range of land. Once the flames were brimming, she began to burn the design.
Nerehc and Ghirahim flew up to Aluben and let fly their slashes, but she dispersed into thousands of bones that created a cyclone, trapping them in the center. Naturally, flaming corpses flew in from every end, forcing both swordsmen to slice them away in defense. The flames began to build within the sides and create immense heat, all of it being channeled at her enemies. Nerehc ignited his violet flame with all his fury, but the blue would overcome it before long.
Aluben's head was formed at the top of the cyclone, glaring as her long-time enemy met his burning end. A dark portal appeared yards from her, however, and Nerehc and Ghirahim came out. She redirected the cyclone back at them, but Nerehc created another portal to suck it in, the other end appearing behind her head as the force of spinning flaming corpses made impact. Nerehc alit his hands with flames imbued with darkness, sending twin beams to burn through Aluben's ember eyes, afterwards flying directly into her mouth and shove her body out through the back.
Both flew around and laid blows on each other, before Aluben flew back and summoned a bunch of dinosaur bones, shielding from Nerehc's furious fire breath. He stopped to stare at the burning remains, which Aluben sent forward to push him away. Nerehc swerved around to escape and returned to his opponent, who summoned the skulls of apparent giants as they brimmed her evil glow and tried to snap Nerehc in teeth that could munch iron. Nerehc got between one's jaws and held them open with both ends of his blade, another skull chomping from ahead and ramming this one as Nerehc dodged through the new one's mouth. More were coming as Nerehc lit his sword with violet flames, dealing huge slashes that cut the skulls in half.
"I always loved watching mortals duke it out." said Malladus with delight. "Nerehc, since we're in your head, perhaps you could imagine us some tapioca?"
"I'm no psychicbender."
Aluben took what remained of the skulls and sent them flying at Nerehc from all directions, Ghirahim appearing to rapidly slice them all away. Nerehc escaped and flew at Aluben to swing his blade while Aluben defended with her extended shin bone. She used both bones to combat Nerehc and succeeded in slashing his left waist, blood falling below. She thrusted both bones forward while Nerehc dodged down, shooting up behind to slice her up the spinal cord, which Aluben decided to extract and flail around like a spiked whip.
Sipa was near completion in drawing the circle, but her suddenly-keen senses heard the slash. She poofed below their battle and let Nerehc's blood fall on her face. She poofed back to the circle and wiped the blood onto it. The blood sizzled as red spread from it along the design.
Aluben sent a series of animal skeletons that Nerehc easily sliced away, unprepared as she wrapped him in her spinal cord, flew him around, then smashing on the ground. She watched as her mountain of bones once again piled upon her body. Angel corpses, merman corpses, Minish and aliens, she would become a ghastly body of death. Still not fazed, Nerehc flew straight to the head, only for some discarded corpses to block his way and swing spinal whips at him.
"Nerehc… don't you understand? As the Demon Prince, you of all beings must know, the only power in the universe is hatred. Goals spawn from envy and desire, what you call friendships are based on distaste, and a person only grows to rise against what they despise. My disposition against the gods for leaving us down here, and the horrid fate to befall my people, has given me hatred that helped me grow into a level beyond mortal. A being like you whom was born with the power; why would you deny yourself?"
"I'm not denying anything; I've got hatred for plenty of things I wanna kill. But I'm not taking criticism from some freak who steals her hatred from other souls."
"This hatred could have been yours." There was a hint of an insistent rise in her voice. "These souls have waited for millions of years to be awakened and fuel their king. You were supposed to find them first; has the Devil inside neglected to tell you?!"
"Guess I was just lazy. Kinda glad 'cause I can't imagine how many baths you'll be taking."
"I don't BELIEVE this!! You're so ANNOYING! I WANNA KILL YOU!"
"Gee. Mood swing, much?"
"The hate in her souls is finally getting to her." Ghirahim observed.
Nerehc and Ghira landed on the mountain's side and started running up, dodging around or slicing spewing columns of bones. The mountain stretched higher than the clouds, but they neared the gigantic head before long as it snapped sharp boney teeth. The duo flew circles around the head before Nerehc flew away and attracted lightning from the clouds to his sword, using his electrified blade to hold open her teeth when she came. He flew even higher and lit the sky with rising blue lightning, absorbing it all in his fingers, then releasing a powerful bolt at Aluben's neck. The plasma drilled through and severed the head, letting it fall to the earth.
The head tried to fly, but Nerehc shot down and batted it further down like a meteor, crashing the ground. The rest of the body began to disperse as Nerehc and Ghirahim flew down, escaping the bones as they became a humongous wave. It chased them across the plain during their pursuit of Aluben's head, Nerehc blasting comet-like fireballs to break parts off. Eventually Aluben's body was uncovered, the furious bonebender whipping around to lash her twin severed spinal cords at Nerehc. Nerehc let them wrap around his sword and yanked Aluben over, kicking her upside the head, then kicking her miles across the plain.
The entire magic was brimming red as Sipa knelt outside its edge. A vortex of eternal darkness and despair spawned. "Ganon-sama… your souls are ready. Cooked them nice and fresh just for you." …It was… fun while it lasted. A tear dropped.
Nerehc's sword and Aluben's shin bones were pushing against the other, a psychotic flare in the latter's eyes. "NO! I won't let you stop ME!" The two broke away. "I am the Queen of the Negaverse, the legacy of the Mottobeikniw Family! I will bring the Negaverse to an era of peace and prosperity, as the one and only god who sees AAAALL!"
"Sees all, huh?" Nerehc cocked a brow. "Then tell me… see that little cave in the Earth's core with your name on it?"
If Aluben still had flesh, it would be red with rage. "DIE!! Just DIE AND NEVER COME BACK!" Wave after wave of bones came flying, but Nerehc swiftly dodged them all and slashed across her face.
"Ghirahim, get in!" Nerehc raised his sword.
"Oh, Master… you're too kind." With a peaceful demeanor, Ghirahim dispersed into energy and absorbed in the sword. Its glow brighter and whiter than ever, Nerehc flew with the sword aimed directly at Aluben's chest. The Dictator encased herself in a great, thick sphere of corpses which Nerehc began to pierce through.
"I just want everyone to DIE! I hate everything in the world and EVERYONE THAT EVER LIVED!! I wanna see ALL of you skinned alive and throw you in with MILLIONS of corpses that will never find solace! Before this moment, and even beyond, YOU WILL ALL BE NOTHING FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIIIIVES!"
"Well then… at least we'll have the lives to see that." Nerehc transferred his protective flame into the sword, combined with a little lightning. The thousands of dusty bones begun to encase him too as he entered. The ball of bones stopped spinning, the viewing operatives anxiously awaiting the outcome. Light burst out from many areas of the sphere, until the entire structure collapsed. The blade of justice shone through Aluben's chest.
She felt nothing through her bones. The fire in her eyes kept burning. A wind blew into the vortex below, as though desperately calling her. The immeasurable anger grew inside as Nerehc whispered in her ear. "Short death the Queen…"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" She was down the spiraling chasm like a sudden increase in gravity, through the blazing red flames of the Underworld. The demons below would have a banquet on all of those souls.
The huge portal vanished, the flames died, and Sipa fell. Eons of hatred that had awakened and laid waste to the Negaverse… were gone. (End song.)
Posiverse
The victory over Dimentio was sealed, and the universe was saved. The heroes were Nebula D. Winkiebottom and MaKayla, the former of which felt woozy to her nearly-matter-exploded stomach. "Nnn, actually… how 'bout you guys do it, I'm feeling a little…" She fell unconscious.
Dead Lands
Nerehc slowly returned to the ground, panting in a victorious fashion. "Master… if you would… leave me out of the cheesy wrap-up."
"Huff… sure."
The sword shrunk back to normal as many of the ships landed, and the operatives hurried to Nerehc's side. The Dead Lands were more quiet than they'd ever been. More peaceful.
Everybody shifted their gaze when the Black Lotus members appeared. Itaav, Little Aunt, Raseac, and Yevrah stepped aside to let two more pass. Oitnemid returned, and at his side, Arorua Onu on crutches. The boney man stopped and allowed her to limp toward Nerehc, who merely waited with a cool smile. Just inches from him, Arorua released the crutches and fell to hold him in her arms. Tears fell down to Nerehc's shoulder as he hugged back. Both released and faced Oitnemid. "Oh, right. Sorry for… killing your niece."
"It was… inevitable… My sister's obsession… brought her daughter this fate. But, I'm glad… things turned out… for the better." He fell, the kids gasping. He didn't move anymore. He was dead.
To confirm this, his faint blue ghost emerged from the bones, finally free after all these years. A green flame exploded beside him, and the Grim Reaper appeared. "Will SOMEONE explain to me why over a million-and-seventy-thousand souls were reported showing up in the Underworld in one fell swoop?!"
Nerehc exchanged a glance with Rorua before passing her to Sirhc, approaching Grim with a, er grim look. "Grim, you've overlooked the Negaverse long enough. There are millions of fallen souls left abandoned here consumed in hatred, so it's time you collected."
"W-Well, of course I did, the Demon King made the rule a long time ago, 'Reapers will leave the souls in the Negaverse be-'"
"I'M the Demon King." For a moment, Grim saw the image of Demise in Nerehc's form, but it was gone like that. "And I hereby revoke that rule. The million souls I sent you was just warm-up; you and your reapers will work around the clock until every last soul in need of solace is taken."
There was a worried look on Grim's face; he even looked like he was sweating. "Th-That's sort of inconvenient for me; see, I'm in the middle of-"
"In the middle of what?!"
Nerehc's glare frightened Grim. He couldn't think of how to argue. It didn't feel the time to unveil such a truth. "…Fine."
"Another thing, that body that's containing those million souls? I need you to keep that alive. That girl's Positive is a really close friend of Cheren, so he wouldn't appreciate me killing her."
"You ask too much of me, Boy. All right."
"You can start with Mr. Ointment here."
Grim turned as Oitnemid's ghost floated beside him. "Hmm… okay. I guess I'll go collect his Positive, too. Let's go, Mr. Ointment."
"It's Oitnemid." And with that, Grim teleported them both.
Nerehc sat on the ground for rest, laying the Devil's Sword on his lap. Surrounding operatives stepped aside once more when Sipa limped through, holding a tired eye. She stopped in place and looked down at Nerehc. "…In the Negaverse, the tired hero takes his time to rest, letting the girl come to him instead."
"Isn't this whole 'opposite' thing getting old?"
"It's only natural."
"What an astonishing journey." Itaav sighed. "But a sad fate of the Mottobeikniw's. They had so much talent, gone to waste."
"To be fair, we should probably do something about her parents." Nerehc said. "To be judgmental, they don't sound like good people."
"I have to agree. To force their daughter into such a fate." Itaav looked at the sky reflectively. Vaati… are you certain of the fate you set for your daughter? Every time I think of, I can only question you…
"Speaking of, I think my Positive got into a nasty piece of business." Raseac informed. "Oh, I hope I don't die…"
"Hm hm hm!" Little Aunt laughed. "Oh, silly, what's the worst that can happen?"
"Boy… you've done a noble thing for this world." Reilicaf spoke approvingly. "Ah see the Negaverse entering an era of peace."
"That would be somethin'."
"Buuut, at any rate… you prob'ly have some loose ends to tie up. As do we. Take care, Boy." He bowed. "Arceus bless us all." His Black Lotus comrades bunched together as Ydnew teleported.
"Yaaaaawn. First I wanna nap." Nerehc said.
"Oh, still tired?" With that, Sipa zapped her wand and made his legs into jelly.
"Aaaaahh!" Arorua and some operatives laughed as he fell to his back. "Hey!"
"I'm downplaying my cruelty by like a lot, but not enough to not cause you discomfort." She smiled witfully.
"Sigh, Sipa…"
Two days later
Panic subsided after those millions of revived dead were subdued, taken by the reapers. The Underworld had one hell of a time, bringing out extra Judgment Scales and working endlessly so every Negative's soul was weighed and judged. Over and over, the officers went "Spirit. Spirit. Prison. Sanzu. Prison. Spirit. Sanzu. Sanzu-PRISON. Spirit. Prison. Sanzu."
Oitnemid was in a line, turning to the man behind him. Oitnemid and Dimentio stared at each other longingly. "Nice hat." the former said.
"Yours, too." Dimentio smiled.
They made it to the scales, Oitnemid first. "Spirit." He was uplifted to Heaven. Dimentio was next. "Yikes, prison."
Dimentio walked willfully to the prison – passing a small building where souls were forcibly extracted from a skeletal child through the window. Dimentio was brought inside the building, walked calmly into his prison cell, and sat while the bars slammed. "Hmph… I'm here now. She said he would come. Sniiiff… this scent. I'm in my sister's old cell."
With the DNKG gone, peace returned to Aixalag; since its operatives were deemed too young for prison, Juvy was the next best thing. Members like Atnort and Annaira were hospitalized, hoping they would think differently by the time they were healed. Aitnemid and Ymerej were reported to galactic officials and arrested for child abuse. Admiral Silver-Foot Eniram earned a medal of honor for apprehending them. Emorej, now an only orphan, was sent to live with his less-than-intelligent cousins, Yrag and Haras.
Ahcniea used her medical know-how to remove every DNKG marking on every operative they could find. Using her magic, Sipa minimized all the traitorous operatives and confined them in bottles, entrusting them to their former sectors. The spell would wear off if they were let out of the bottles, but until then, their former teammates would decide what to do with them. Cire Ztivroh was finally brought out of his petrified state as well; though he was pretty peeved he wasn't brought out sooner.
A lot of factories were ruined in the chaos, so little smoke filled the sky. A golden sun lit a pretty blue sky over Ainigriv. Nerehc and Sipa sat by the Onion River, surrounded by friends like Arorua, Lorac (being googled by Nosam), Ynohtna, Ydolem talking with Nollid about him transferring sectors, Ibsej fluttering overhead, and others. "Who'da thought… Kids so destructively nefarious can try something daring and new." he said.
"Only you." Sipa replied.
"Still… I almost forgot about that 'Apocalypse' thing. I'm still wondering if it's true. You think we should prepare for that?"
"Let the Positives worry about it, they're the gods' favorites."
"Yeah, but they won't do anything 'less we're around watching. Still… the source of all hatred." He held his stomach. "It's inside me."
"Good." Sipa patted his tummy. "It can stay inside you. 'Til we have our own baby!"
"Oh, the day when Reilicaf finally marries us. Depending on who Cheren marries, though, we'll end up gettin' his kids. Still, are you really… giving up on the whole thing?"
Sipa sighed, staring mesmerized at the glittering river. "It's just I was only raised to know evil and honor where evil comes. I know I was supposed to mangle my soul in the name of Ganon, give him power, so he may power others who follow him. I always thought you would give me that pleasure… and I thought you have, because I felt so… wonderful around you. Then I saw… how you were making my soul feel, next to where my soul was going. Is it even right to abandon a philosophy you grew up with for the sake of inner pleasure?"
"You're the last person I expected to hear that from. But if it feels good inside you, all I can say is go for it. Do what makes your soul feel warm."
"But my soul is already so… cold." She frowned regretfully. "So demolished. I don't think it could heal enough in time so we could… see the next world together." (Play "Celebrate the World" from The Lorax.)
"…" Nerehc put his arm around and leaned her closer. "Then I'll stay with you 'til your soul feels right. I'm the Demon Prince, I can probably afford good medicine."
Sipa put on a wry smile and looked at him. "Like a demon would want to buy medicine. You'd relish in the suffering."
"Then I guess I'm… a demon among demons."
"Then you're the only type of demon for me."
"And your soul is the tastiest I'll ever know." And so, Nerehc and Sipa embraced in a long, deep kiss. They remained for several minutes, never knowing greater warmth for each other. It was a sunny day over the world, and they would enjoy it. Sipa glanced angrily at the readers, then aimed her wand as the Death Curse flew.
Down in the Negaverse: Cast:
Sharon Mann as Nerehc Onu and Cheren Uno
Rachael MacFarlane as Arorua Onu, Aurora Uno, and Lehcar EiznekCm
Kerry Williams as Lorac Nosretsam, Akurah Atnalamid, Haruka Dimalanta, and Ennael Nosyarg
Janice Kawaye as Yllas and Yevrah Reprah, and Sally and Harvey Harper
Jennifer Hale as Ininap Yksvolird, Panini Drilovsky, Ibyf Thgirbluf, Fybi Fulbright, and Ibsej
Matt Levin as Sicnarf and Sucram Yksvolird, and Francis and Marcus Drilovsky
Zoe Slusar as Nosam Atnalamid and Mason Dimalanta
Tara Strong as Aliehs Citnarf, Sheila Frantic, Yddam Yhprum, Maddy Murphy, Ikus Latsyrc, Avakam, Amiak, Calil and Yrreb, Ynohtna, Ellehcim, Yevrah, & Eigna EiznekCm, Anthony, and Ydolem Noskcaj (damn, we're gonna have to give her a raise)
Tom Kenny as Hcaz Yhprum and Zach Murphy
Billy West as Yeoj Seltaeb
Lauren Tom as Eirik Seltaeb, Kirie Beatles, Kuki Beatles, Vanellope Schweetz, Alol Krots, and Lola Stork
Greg Cipes as Nollid Kroy and Dillon York
April Goldenweek walked into the living room of Sector W7 Treehouse—she jumped at the cry of "Surprise!", all six of her friends wearing party hats and blowing whistles, a blue cake with '13' candles on the table. Apis scurried up to her, holding a piece of paper with a red ribbon on it. The paper was a special form officially pardoning April from decommissioning, for reason: her special services during the N.E.C.S.U.S. quest. –Signed by Cheren Uno. April smiled and sat at the table, blowing her candles and making a wish. She needed a refresher like this after having a scary nightmare last night about an art gallery.
Jessie Flower as Nil and Niyus Gnofieb
Grey DeLisle as Yenmihc Ureku, Chimney Ukeru, Innus, Ycrad, & Aleakim Notirahc, Ydnic Xitroc, and Little Aunt
Cherami Leigh as Ahcniea, Aeincha, Asia, Aisa, Lirpa Keewnedlog, April Goldenweek, and Ycul Yelhsa
Brittney Karbowski as Sipa, Apis, Ahcom, Ydnew Llevram, and Wendy Marvell
A blustery day in Cleveland Virginia as Dr. Facilier waited on the outskirts, seeing a familiar blue-haired girl dashing to him as fast as the wind, carrying something in both arms. Facilier beamed and welcomed her, but panicked when Wendy tripped on her own feet and threw the white egg forward, his shadow thankfully catching it. Wendy looked up and blushed, then both studied the egg with curiosity. Facilier tapped it gently, listening for anything inside. He gave it back to Wendy as she hugged it close—then, suddenly, the middle cracked. Both stared wide-eyed as the whole top crumbled. A small, white kitten popped out, her reflective brown eyes meeting Wendy's red ones.
Jamie Marchi as Anac Anorebla
Brina Palencia as Aivuj Reskcol
Akiko Koumoto as Aluben .D Mottobeikniw
Amy Birnbaum as Annaira Eerfnud
Kayzie Rogers as Atnort Eerfnud, Tronta Dunfree, and Eel Nosyarg
Dee Bradley Baker as Yllaw Seltaeb, Beewv, and Yrret Krots
Rickey Collins as Ynnad Noskcaj and Vweeb
A sunny day in DunBroch 800 years ago as Princess Merida sat on the edge of a vast, endless canyon, swaying her legs. She stared wonderingly across the canyon, seeing part of a large enclosing a few miles off. She couldn't see it all as it turned the corner, but the top of a rather odd building was present.
Kelly Macdonald as Adirem HcorbNud
Scott McGregor as Egroeg Gnik
MaKayla Rogers as AlyakAm Gnik, Eelyah Nagillig, and Aenara Thgirbluf
Olivia D'Abo as Yllehs Nosnhoj
Melissa Fahn as Ikuyim Latsyrc and Miyuki Crystal
Keith David as Yevrah Reilicaf
Mark Hamill as Raseac Atnalamid
Dan Green as Itaav and Vaati
Lord Gnaa escaped from prison and fled to an indigo, windy plain, where a spiky-haired blonde boy waved at him ecstatically in front of a house. Gnaa landed and greeted Naruto, both going inside as their group of friends surprised them as well with cake. A boy with a straw hat, one with spiky orange hair, an afro'd man with huge nosehair, a red-haired boy eating the lit candles, and some others. As they celebrated Gnaa's apparent birthday, they all wondered how long they'd have to wait.
D. B. Sweeney as Negatar Gnaa
Robin Atkin Downes as Commodore Gals
Wally Wingert as Smooth Etep
Maile Flanagan as Menma Ikamuzu
Rob Paulsen as Eissej Yendis, Oitnemid Mottobeikniw, and Dimentio Winkiebottom
Amber Hood as Ydnas Yendis
Anri Katsu as Ghirahim
Kevin Michael Richardson as Malladus Uno
Takashi Nagasako as Demise
Patrick Stewart as the narrator
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Down in the Negaverse: END