Bleach Fan Fiction / Tenchi Muyo Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Silent Warrior ❯ Rise from the Ashes; The Re-birth of the Back Phoenix and the Destiny of the Chosen One ( Chapter 46 )

“Everyone, thank you for your courage. Evil beings, in the name of the Phoenix, as the Black Phoenix: Soul Edge, the Chosen One will seal you away.”

Silent Warrior

Episode 46

Silent Warrior has finally made it to the crater with the smoke rising out of it. He realizes that this is the entrance to the Dark Kingdom.

“Reese, Styve, Damon, Ty…I'll do my best to the very end.”

Rise from the Ashes: The Re-birth of the Black Phoenix and the Destiny of the Chosen One

“So, Chosen One, you have finally come,” King Mithos says, looking through his vision window. “And you're all alone. I will show you what true hell really is.”

He creates a red orb, and sends it into the window. On the other side, the orb scoops up Silent Warrior, and drops him off inside the throne room.

“Welcome, Prince Takato,” King Mithos greets him. “You have finally made it to my Dark Kingdom.”

King Mithos gets up from his throne, dressed in an all white suit with his shiny golden blonde hair flowing behind him. In his right hand, he is holding a white staff with an orb on top. The left half of him is covered in shadow.

“You're the Hero Mithos,” Silent Warrior says.

“Yes, that is me. And I'm sure you recognize, Lady Yunalesca of Spira.”

The shadow disappears, and Lady Yuna, dressed in her knight's armor, is on her knees, kissing King Mithos' hand.

“Lady Yuna, kill Silent Warrior,” King Mithos commands.

“As you wish, my master,” she replies, getting up.

Lady Yuna draws her sword, and quickly leaps at Silent Warrior. He does a quick back flip, dodging her blade as it puts a crack in the floor.

“Key of flame, ring of healing; surrender this staff, its magical being! Dark Crystal White Flame Piercing Cleanse!”

Silent Warrior releases an arrow, but it can't break through to Lady Yuna's heart. He fires off arrow after arrow, but nothing gets through.

“Silent Warrior, you aren't a fully fledged chosen yet,” King Mithos tells him. “Not even your crystal will be able to break the bond between the power of Cruxius and your precious princess. Stop wasting everyone's time and hand over the Zinzuishou.”

Annoyed with the flurry of arrows, Lady Yuna rushes up to Silent Warrior and slashes him with her sword, causing him to fall back and drop the Universal Bow.

“Silent Warrior…die!” she says to him, creating a black flower.

She tosses the flower on him, and it turns into a series of vines that wrap around him. Star buds then appear on the vines, and proceed to shock him. After a few minutes, the vines disappear, and Silent Warrior falls to the ground.

“Ashley,” he calls out, reaching out a weak hand.

She walks up to him and without hesitation kicks him in the stomach, sending him flying against a wall. She then picks him up by the throat and begins shocking him again.

“The sun will soon be covered entirely by sunspots,” King Mithos laughs. “When that happens, the power of Cruxius will unify Lord Yggdrasil and I, and then I shall be complete. Yuna, that is enough.”

Obeying her master, she stops shocking Silent Warrior, and tosses him aside.

“Cut of the Chosen's head,” he commands.

Lying face down, Silent Warrior notices the Universal Bow is just barely out of reach.

“It's no use,” King Mithos says, noticing him trying to reach for it. “Soon, Lord Yggdrasil will be revived. Once we are one, we will use the power of the Dark Crystal to destroy this planet and all its inhabitants. Everything you have done has been meaningless.”

Silent Warrior then remembers his friends all lying in the icy wasteland, dead. Lady Yuna raises her sword to cut off his head, but is stopped by Silent Warrior's Phoenix Fist flying into her stomach.

“Please let this work,” Silent Warrior thinks.

The fire extinguishes, and Lady Yuna falls flat on her face. Silent Warrior looks at her still body, and starts to crawl towards her, when she gasps for air, and uses her sword to support her getting back up.

“The power of Cruxius runs within the daughter of the Goddess Yunalesca,” King Mithos says. “She won't be defeated so easily.”

“Time to die, Silent Warrior!” Lady Yuna says, raising her sword over her head.

“No, stop it…stop it!” Silent Warrior yells.

Silent Warrior then pulls out their locket.

“Ashley, he may have your mind, but your heart belongs to me,” he starts. “You remember, don't you? I am the Chosen One: Prince Takato. In the past, we swore our love to each other.”

“You are the enemy,” she responds. “Those who oppose the Dark Kingdom must die.”

“No, I'm not. Look Ashley, it's our locket.”

The locket begins to play soft music, and Lady Yuna gets ready to attack it.

“Don't destroy it, remember” Silent Warrior continues. “It's our locket: a symbol of everything we shared. All those happy times in the past; don't let them take all of that away from us Ashley, please Ashley! It's me, Prince Takato; I've come to set you free again, just like I promised.”

“I… remember…” she whispers.

“Oh Ashley, all you have to do is touch it!”

Hesitant, Lady Yuna reaches out for the locket and touches it. As soon as she does, a light from the locket spreads over her entire body. She then has flashbacks of memories of her and TJ. She then remembers being alone.

“Who am I?” a young Ashley asks, waking up in a hospital bed with bandages around her head. “I can't remember anything! Am I all alone?”

“No you're not,” a male voice says.

She turns to see TJ (at his normal age) standing by her bed.

“You'll always have me,” he says.

“What's that?” Ashley asks, now at her present age.

“You'll always have me. You aren't alone anymore.”

The light fades, and Lady Yuna falls to her knees, and then into Silent Warrior's arms.

“TJ,” she says to him as a yellow star flower falls from her armor.

“Ashley, it's you,” Silent Warrior responds, taking her in his arms.

“That's so sweet I'm getting cavities,” King Mithos says to himself. “But I won't let this brat insult me in my own place. You won't take her from me again, Takato! I'll kill you both first!”

King Mithos then hurls a large energy ball at the two. Lady Yuna picks up her Astral Sword, and it begins to glow.

“Shine Divine Light!”

She hurls the sword at the energy ball, causing it to shatter into pieces. The sword continues through, and pierces King Mithos through the chest. Quickly reacting, Lady Yuna covers Silent Warrior's body as the shards come towards them. A few pieces manage to pierce into her back.

“Ashley no!” Silent Warrior cries out.

“Why do you protect that boy?” King Mithos struggles to get out. “Had you became my bride, you could've ruled the stars with me.”

He then notices that his body is starting to deteriorate.

“Why am I not healing myself?” he wonders.

He then looks at Silent Warrior caring for Lady Yuna.

“Is it her love for him that corrodes this body? I will never accept that…”

He then falls to his knees and disappears through the floor.

“Ashley, please, not you too,” Silent Warrior yells.

“Hurry, leave this place,” she responds weakly. “Go home and go back to being a normal teenager with normal problems, and find yourself a hot piece.”

“You're the hottest piece out there.”

Lady Yuna smiles, and then closes her eyes. Silent Warrior calls out her name a few times, and then breaks down crying as he realizes she is dead.

* * *

King Mithos has made it to Lord Yggdrasil's chamber, and is barely clinging to his own life.

“Lord Yggdrasil, we must receive the power of Cruxius,” he says. “I must obtain the power to defeat that hateful boy!”

“Very well,” it responds. “The time has come for us to reunite and fill the world with hatred and suffering. Mithos the Hero, kill everything and everyone, and turn the universe to darkness!”

The essence of Lord Yggdrasil then bursts free from its chamber and merges with King Mithos.

* * *

Silent Warrior has laid Lady Yuna on the ground, and is preparing to kiss her, when he stops.

“I can't kiss you Ashley,” he says to her corpse. “The others…they all died before they could find the one that will make them truly happy. Because of this, I can't find my happiness just yet. But I'm not going to run away. There are things that only I can take care of. Just watch; I'll do my best.”

Outside, a bright light bursts from deep within the ice to the sky. In the light, there is a small figure, which quickly grows to the size of a giant. The light fades, and King Mithos is revealed. His white outfit now has gold and purple stripes on the sleeves and legs, his hair sparkling gold with a crown on top, and on his back eight wings made of light.

“Lord Mithos Yggdrasil the hero has been reborn!” he cackles.

He then turns to see Silent Warrior marching towards him.

“So you've come, Chosen One,” he smiles. “This time, you will die at the hands of Lord Yggdrasil, Prince!”

Gathering energy in his hands, he blasts Silent Warrior with a violent stream of black and purple lightning. There is a huge explosion, and a giant ice crystal is formed. At the peak of the crystal, it splits open to reveal Prince Takato holding the Universal Bow with his eyes closed.

* * *

Back in the Floating City of Valhalla, dark clouds are circling the sky. The power is going out, and people are panicking. At the mansion, TJ's family is looking out the window.

“Whatever this is, you can do it, big brother,” Preston thinks to himself.

“This is the end of the world,” Athena says to Prometheus up on the roof. “The power of Cruxius has reunited Mithos and Yggdrasil.”

Prometheus gets up, and starts to run towards the edge of the roof.

“Wait a minute Prometheus, where are you going?” Athena stops him.

“I'm headed to d-point,” he responds.

“It's useless; there's nothing we can do now.”

“I know that, but at this rate, TJ will…he'll unleash the power of the Black Phoenix and the Dark Crystal! Then, TJ will die, just like his mother, the Phoenix!”

“I know this, Prometheus, but there's no other way to save the world.”

“Don't do it TJ,” Prometheus yells up to the sky. “Don't unleash the power of the Zinzuishou and the Black Phoenix! If you do, you'll die…!”

* * *

Prince Takato is still standing with his eyes closed, and Lord Yggdrasil is looking at him. Finally, Prince Takato opens his eyes to reveal that they are completely black.

“Virtuous Zinzuishou!”

Black fire consumes Silent Warrior, and the black Phoenix bird surrounds him.

“Soul Edge dares to challenge me?” Lord Yggdrasil laughs.

“I am not afraid,” he responds. “Beat of a mighty heart, spire, dark crystal, disc of steel, when the wind shifts, and the emptiness ceases, let the clash of lances resonate through the relinquished castle! Roaring Thunder Burn: Raikouhou!”

Energy gathers in Soul Edge's hands, and as he releases the power, Lord Yggdrasil also releases his own energy attack. The two powers collide, and it appears they are caught at a stalemate.

“Why do you go at such lengths to defy me?” Lord Yggdrasil asks. “You dream of a beautiful future, but I'm sure you're starting to realize that this world is already ugly and filthy.”

“I have faith,” Soul Edge responds.

“Faith in what: love, friendship, or the trust between people?”

“I have faith in the world, this world that everyone died to protect!”

“Such impudence; there is nothing left to believe in this rotten world!”

Becoming angry by Soul Edge's words, Lord Yggdrasil manages to make his attack even stronger. The ice crystal Soul Edge is standing on begins to break apart from the amount of energy being used.

“Please, Dark Crystal, make me believe even more in the world!” Soul Edge cries out. “The world they died for!”

“You shouldn't talk so casually about love,” Tyrese says, laughing in his head.

“Don't get the wrong idea, I don't care for Nicole like that,” Styve says in his head.

“So what if she already has a boyfriend?” Damon asks in his head. “We still have to go for it!”

“As long as they're happy, that's all that matters,” Tyrone says in his head. “That's all that matters…”

“Everyone…” Soul Edge whispers as a tear of flame comes from his eye.

“Now that I have been fully revived, the Zinzuishou will not be able to seal me away!” Lord Yggdrasil laughs.

His wave becomes even more powerful, and the surrounding area begins to break apart.

“Then I'll just have to kill you! Everyone, lend me your strength!” Soul Edge calls out.

As if hearing his call, the hands of each Brother touches his shoulders.

“Dark Ice Power!”

“Dark Fire Power!”

“Dark Lightning Power!”

“Dark Power!”

Each Brother's symbol lights up brightly on their foreheads, and Soul Edge's Phoenix wings begin gathering energy.

“Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! On the wall of white flame, inscribe a black bird. In the abyss of conflagration, wait at the far heavens! Demonic Destruction: SÅren SÅkatsui!”

With the final call of his attack, the energy gathered in his wings shoots forth, along with the energy gathered between his hands from the Dark Crystal. The energy bursts forth from the group and envelopes Lord Yggdrasil, destroying him. Soul Edge then reverts back to Silent Warrior, and he falls on his back.

“Thank you, everyone,” he whispers as the Universal Bow lands beside him.

Silent Warrior closes his eyes, and he passes away. The Dark Crystal then releases an energy field, consuming him, and then spreading over the battle field. In the cave, Lady Yuna's body is taken by the energy of the crystal. The Brothers' dead bodies, one by one, also get consumed from the energy of the Dark Crystal.

“When I wake up in the morning, a pure white curtain of lace is rustling in the breeze. The alarm clock reads 7am. Ma's voice says `get up or you'll be late for school.' I'm still half asleep, and I think `just 5 more minutes ma.' I'm late for school every single day like clock works. Mr. Karr makes me stand in the hallway, and I don't get the best grades on tests. On the way home, we'd look in the shoe store at the new Jordan's coming soon, or the latest Terrific T: DW anime movie. These little things bring much joy to me, and make me happy. I wish I could go back to that normal life. I want to go back to that time…”