4A Names Meaning
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This is the last chapter and the truth is I don't really like this story but it isn't the worst I've written. I don't know what possessed me to bother with it but if you like it then it isn't a waste of time. I enjoy making other people enjoy hence why I don't like the tragedy genre. This is a tragedy genre btw and that's why I don't like this story.
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If I owned it why would I write a fanfiction?
Chapter 3: The names meaning
~Danny's POV
I knew just how much time we had left. I needed to get to the ice marshes a few miles away to replenish so I can make the trip up to the darkest peek with Bloom. I would usually be able to do it myself with half my energy but I had bloom to carry as well and I was running low on my energy from giving her a whole new organ. Magic like that was extremely hard for a spirit like me to produce and if it wasn't for my high rank as a spirit I wouldn't be able to do any magic at all.
I waited a while with as much patience I could muster. I saw bloom coming and I sighed in relief for some reason. I knew these few days would be the hardest of my life. I had prepared myself to kill my master and then to kill myself. It was just hard coming to terms with something like that.
Then I noticed something very, very off! What was Bloom doing bringing another fairy. I was beyond annoyed right now. I knew she was hot-headed but to think she brought a friend into this.
"What do you think you are doing Bloom?! We can't bring your friend along." I growled.
"Yes she can and I won't be leaving her to someone as suspicious as you!"
"I think it's better if I brought someone who can help. Stella is quite strong." Bloom defended.
"Why do you think I'm not taking an army there Bloom? The mountain isn't something even you can climb so how do you expect your girly friend too? She isn't even dressed in reasonable attire for this kind of a fight." I growled.
I didn't like how her friend was practically a bright sore thumb. She looked more worried for her looks rather than a fight that could cost her, her life. I couldn't possibly carry both Stella and Bloom up the mountain either. The look on Bloom's face told me that she wouldn't come otherwise.
I ran my hands through my hair and took a few frustrated steps. I needed to release all my anger but I knew I didn't have much time. He was probably questioning why I wasn't returning by now.
"Time is not on our hands! Time will never be unless we stop him!" I growled in cure frustration.
I did not go through hell and back to fail this mission. There wasn't much time though and Bloom wouldn't budge an inch on her decision. I knew I had to take her though because wether she chose to believe it I knew I couldn't do this myself. Hopefully her dragon fire was as feared as they had said in the stories.
I transformed into my ghost half with the small amount of energy I had and opened a pouch. Taking the green stone out of it I stared at it for a few precious seconds.
~Bloom's POV
I wondered what Danny had taken out but he didn't seem to look at it after he put it in his mouth. I felt the energy grow back into him although I knew it wasn't as much as he had when he saved me.
"So what's our first line of action?" I asked.
His smirk grew and I knew I shouldn't have asked. He flew up to both Stella and I in the blink of an eye and grabbed the back of our shirts. I found myself being rushed into the air in a speed I had never gone in. Screaming only seemed to make me lose my breath so I stopped after a while. It didn't seem to be harmful either although I can't say the same for Danny. He looked tired and cuts were forming around his body.
After a few minutes of breathlessness we finally landed... crash landed to be precise. Stella and I both landed down in relative safety but Danny rolled onto the ground before us taking the blunt of the hit. I scratched my head and looked over at both of my friends.
"I am never doing that again!" Stella shrieked.
I didn't think she noticed how hurt Danny was but she soon did when she saw him. She gasped and her apologies were just shrugged away by the Danny who roughly got up and waved her away.
"I'm sorry but we will be doing that again. We need to get up there as quickly as possible and seeing as your cute little fairy wings don't do much I'll be carrying you there."
"I would hit you if you weren't half dead right now," Stella said quite mad.
"I'm always half dead," he joked only to make her more mad.
It was only then that I had the time to check my surroundings. We were in a beautiful forest. But there was only a small pond in the middle which seemed quite cold. Danny seemed to be walking... or limping that way and it was only until he got into the water that he stopped and sat down.
"I thought you said time wasn't on our side. What are you doing in there anyway?" I asked.
"I'm not sitting in here because I feel the need to relax although it does do the job. This pond here can heal wounds in a matter of seconds and restore my energy."
Just as he said that he got back up and seemed to be all better. I looked at the pond in awe and remembered to use this when I really needed it one day. If only I could remember the way here.
"Let's get going. This time I want one of you on my back and the other on my front. I won't be crash landing with the reserves I have," he said hastily.
We obeyed with me in the front hugging him and Stella at the back. It wasn't until the ride up that I began to see his face. It was pale and its creases made from years of worry weren't left unnoticed. His skin was a flawless sort of snowy colour though. His eyes were like an electric green that seemed unearthly and it matched perfectly with his snowy eyes. What worried me though was the way he looked ahead. I almost saw the tragedy awaiting him. It was like he knew he was going to die. I was cut out of my thoughts when he landed us safely like he promised.
The scenery had changed tenfold. This wasn't the sunny, warm forest anymore; this was a cold, windy, desolate mountain. A tall dreary castle stood on it and it might have looked welcoming if the weather wasn't so horrible. He shushed both me and Stella and wiped the wear of his brows.
We followed him silently in our human forms so we wouldn't stand out. Stealth wasn't a fairies forte but it seemed to be Danny's. We went behind the cover of what seemed to be someone's quarters. The bed looked used and there was one picture hanging but everything was so barren.
"Gosh whoever lives here needs a decorator. I would add a bit more colour into this room." Stella said looking disgusted.
"I live here and if I intended to stay I would've made it feel like home," Danny retorted in a sad monotone.
"Oh... I'm sorry I didn't mean it that way." Stella stuttered.
"Guys we are getting of track here." I reminded.
"Yes you're right. Let's get down to business shall we." Danny said with a heavy sigh.
"This plan has to work or I don't think this will end for either of us well. I will walk in and show my master your heart Bloom and you will use the moment he is of guard to strike the gems on his chest with your fire. Put all the magic you have into it and make sure it's in the right moment." Danny ordered.
"What will you do?" I asked.
"I will kill him," he said in a cold voice.
I gasped. I was unfamiliar with killing and I don't think I could ever let somebody do it. I didn't like the thought and I definitely couldn't allow Danny to do it.
"What do you mean kill? You're joking right?" Stella gasped beating me to the question.
Danny looked at us with softer eyes as he eyes us both worriedly and with some sadness. His smile didn't reach his eyes though and only showed how sad he was.
"I have already bloodied my hands because of that man and I want to end it all that way. I'm not asking for your innocence... I'm only asking that you answer my last wish."
"I will not go along with this is you are going to kill him! We can find another way right? We can definitely do something else!" I said trying to be optimistic.
"There is no other way," he said, his voice getting deep and frustrated.
I knew this time it wouldn't be him who moved. He would move down to let Stella and I come but I knew his heart was set. I would just have to stop him before he killed a man who didn't even have his powers. I nodded and he waved for us to follow.
"What am I going to do?" Stella asked.
"If anything goes wrong you are the back-up. We need you in the fight if we fail." Danny ordered much to Stella's dismay.
Then we left.
~Danny's POV
Stella and Bloom were in positions. I took out Bloom's heart and walked in to see a smiling master. I knew his guard was down now. When I was with him I knew he felt completely safe. I wish I could've kept him safe but I knew this was the only way. He was falling into insanity and he was falling for me. Yes I was slightly disgusted he loved me considering we were both men but apparently it wasn't hated in the ghost-zone.
I felt the fire ball zoom past me and everything went slow. I saw his face turn from proudness to betrayal in a second. My heart sank further as his reflexes and turned in just the right time. I jumped backwards dodging the thrown projectiles my way. It seemed my master wanted me dead now.
"I had loved you Daniel! Why did you repay me by bringing the one person who could channel my destruction?!"
"I am sorry sir but I only had your best interests at heart through all of this. You were spiralling down to madness and I couldn't bear to watch." I said sadly.
My broken heart was dismissed as I dodged a flurry of well thrown swings from my master's sword. Bloom and Stella were throwing their useless magic at him extremely slowly. I decided to take matters into my own hands as I took out my dual swords.
I blocked a flurry of slashes as I refrained from hitting my previous master. My crushed soul did nothing to help my position. The wandering of my mind caused me a precious second as I felt his large black sword slash through my chest. I staggered backwards and looked to Bloom with the precious few seconds I had.
"Take your aim and fire at his chest when you're ready! Stella, blind him!" I ordered.
We continued the fight as I saw my master's rage filled eyes consumed my grief and agony. He had fallen into madness like I knew he would. He did a wide swing he wouldn't have done with a clear mind and I jumped on his word and right over him. I made a clear slash at his back which took him of guard enough for Bloom to shoot her fire.
~Bloom's POV
I had done it! I broke the two crystals on his chest and the cut and bleeding Danny moved backwards. Stella was pretty hurt too with a few throwing knifes stuck in her arm. I was the only one lucky enough to come out unscathed.
The crystals shattered and fell onto the ground. The dark lord looked stunned and in agony as he fell to his knees and white and black smoked flooded out his mouth.
I felt my energy leave as the cloud of merged grey invaded the room as if it didn't want me awake. I saw Stella fall to the ground as well. I tried to keep my eyes open and I dread what I saw. I saw Danny pierce his chest with his sword. The raving mad cries of his former master diminished.
~Danny's POV
I saw the real man my master had been. His clouded eyes cleared as he looked at me thankfully. My heart broke knowing it was the end. We could rest in peace. He saw it too and with the last of his strength he stabbed his sword into my stomach. I coughed out blood just like he did.
"Armin, that is my name." He whispered.
"Thank you." I whispered back.
The blood and the dirtiness of it all faded away as we both fell down while we took the swords out of our gushing wounds. I held his hands and looked at him from the cold hard floor.
"Armin..."
Then I finally felt at peace.
~The End~
Hello curry-llama here!
What did you think of the ending? Pretty depressing right? The reason's because it is a tragedy. If I wanted a happy ending it wouldn't be under this depressing genre. Poor Danny at least got his last wish. I didn't specify the amount of time since the message was recorded and since when Bloom had gotten it. Well that's up to you readers to make up.
Llama out~
