Chapter XX

Ally






   As I began to walk closer and closer to the hole, the Fire Spirit waved her hand and a glowing blue platform slowly moved closer and closer to the middle of the crater. It shone a brilliant orange, and flat rocks appeared as steps from where I stood, all the way to the middle platform.
   I felt a hand be placed on my shoulder. It was Will, who's eyes were filled with sorrow. "Please, no."
   "Oh! So you want me to become that wolf thing again? No way!" I said softly, then moved his hand off my shoulder.
   "And you want to leave us?" Keesa added gently, and she was beginning to tear up again. "You're the only real friend I ever met."
   I paused, and there was silence, if you didn't count the gentle breeze swaying the grass down. "Maybe I'll awaken when it isn't too late into the future. Maybe it'll only be a month."
   "Hopefully," Will said.
   Keesa and Will followed me up the steps and onto the platform. The Fire Spirit turned into her original form again, and carried Rina onto the platform. Keesa and Will took a step back, and the platform seemed to grow brighter.
   "Well... it's time." Rina said in a very quiet whisper. "You've done a good job."
   I opened my mouth to say something, then turned to Will and Keesa, full of regret. I'd miss them. I'd miss everyone who I probably won't see because I could be sleeping for a long while.
   "Look in the center, Ally." Rina said, and began to say a single word with lots of energy. "Kurisutaru!"
   The lava instantly turned into a glowing blue, as if the lava somehow magically turned into water.
   It did.
   Great, big columns of crystal erupted from the water, then circling around the platform like thick vines. A bright light began to shine from my fingertips. I turned to Keesa and Will, then saw that Keesa was turning red, as if she was going to explode with tears. As I began to rise into the air, Will grabbed my hand, visible drops of water coming from his eyes. He began to hold my hand for so long, my feet began to rise higher than my head.
   "Don't go!" Will cried. "I'll miss you... terribly."
   "We." Keesa corrected, giving me a weak smile.
   I began to say I'll miss you too, but my hand slipped out of Will's. Will tried to grab it again to know what I was saying, but I was rising higher at a fast pace.
   I finally stopped when I was like 5 or 6 feet above the ground. I tried to fight my tears, but a single one fell slowly to the ground. The crystal vines grew twisty, skinnier ones until they touched me. I suddenly felt drowsy and calm, and saw a bright light enter my eyes.

Will






   I saw my hands trembling, seeing a bright light come from Ally's heart. It flashed extremely bright, bright enough I thought Bondrum could see it, and I closed my eyes shut.
   When the light faded away, I felt extreme sadness. There was a crystalized Ally, wrapped around in the skinny and twisty vines. Her eyes looked sad and happy. A flame appeared in her heart, and the idle Ally floated lower and lower until it touched the platform again.
   I ran over to her, immediately. "Ally! Wake up! Please!" My eyes watered up, and i banged on the solid crystal with my gun. I began to shoot the crystal, hoping to get her out of there. "You said you'd wake up soon! You said so!"
   I looked up, seeing the Fire Spirit and Rina looking solemn. Then, they faded away, leaving behind something shiny and blue. I walked over to it, and felt my throat swell up. It was Ally's tear.
   I wrapped my hand around it, then slipped it into a pocket. Keesa knelt down before Ally, as if she was saying thanks for something I didn't know. I felt a ringing in my ears, and knelt down too.
   Will... are you ok? I'm sorry I couldn't stay human... but I didn't want to be a wolf thing either! I heard, remembering the familiar voice.
   "You're forgiven," I murmured back. "I'm sorry I threw a tantrum just because I wanted you to stay here."
   Oh, it's fine. No worries!
   "Seriously?" I almost said it really loud, and Keesa raised a brow at me. I looked down. "Ally? Will you ever forget about us?"
   No! Are you crazy? You guys are the best friend I've ever had!
   There was a long pause.
   "Ally? What were you gonna say before you rose into the air?" I asked.
   Another pause.
   I was going to say that I'll miss you guys. I only have a short amount of time before I fully go to the sleep. Anything else? 
   I thought for a moment. I had so many things I wanted to say! "Listen, I just want to say--"
   Sorry, I'm afraid........
   And that was the last time I ever heard her speak.

8 months later....


   I sat in my old home, where Ally got her necklace. I sat in the kitchen, all alone, chewing on ramen and watching the birds outside sing, free from demonic evil. Then, I heard a voice speaking.
   At first, I thought it was Ally's voice, but as I looked out the window, it was just a lost villager.
   I slumped back into my seat, continuing to eat my noodles. The soup was cold, but I ate it anyway.
   Suddenly, I heard a knocking on the door. I opened it, and saw Keesa, gasping for breath.
   "What happened?" I asked, alarmed.
   "Nothing bad.... but we have to go to the volcano! The light is shining!" She asked, and in all the past months, I finally smiled.

             ❂The End❂

You may listen to this song while reading this chapter... I DO NOT OWN THIS!:

Chapter XIX

Ally




   "No." Rina said, then turned to me. "Now, shall we get you ready? Or do you want to wait 10 minutes?"
   "10 minutes, please." I squeaked.
   Keesa, Will, and I all moved away from the volcano until we were halfway down the mountain. We sat down, and Rina threw a large box at us. Will caught it, then opened it up.
   He took the food out: butter-cakes and three packets of unicorn tea with a hint of raspberry. We took one each, and slowly snacked on it.
   "Too bad you couldn't stay with us..." Will said, while sipping the unicorn tea. He threw his butter-cake away. "It would've been awesome."
   "I just wanted to see my mom and dad again.... I miss them terribly." I said, and sipped my packet of tea until it shriveled up.
   Keesa ripped her butter-cake in half from anger. "It's not fair!"
   "What's not fair?" I asked. "Is it that I can't stay human?"
   Keesa's face softened, then felt something in her pocket. I saw string peep out of her pocket, but she pushed it in quickly, hoping that no one saw it. But I did.
   "The boy... I'm sure he's fine." I reassured her. "He's free of Aku, and he's in that good place Up There.
   Keesa remained quiet, and I only let her be.
   "Ally?" Will asked, and took out his gun. I tensed. "Kill yourself. Now."
   Keesa and I froze. Keesa angrily pulled out her knife, and knocked Will to the ground, trapping him with the sharp blade.
   "Who do you think you are, first helping Ally and then telling her to shoot herself?"  Keesa said, gritting her teeth.
   "Why not kill herself now, so you'll just be put out of misery instead of waiting in that crystal?" Will said. I became angry too, but as I took out my sword, Will pushed the knife away from his neck, then cut my forehead.
   "At least I won't die!" I snapped. "And when I'm back from my idle stage, hopefully my you'll be there so I can rip your throat out for telling me to go suicidal!" I paused, waiting for a comeback. Will couldn't speak. "Some friend you are."
   I drew out my sword just in case, then began to eat my butter-cake. Will snatched the knife from Keesa's hand, then pierced me butter-cake, then threw it away.
   "You think you can eat your way through problems?!" Will exploded, his face turning bright red. "NO!"
   I grabbed my sword and Will took out his gun, but before I did my attack, Keesa somehow stopped it with her bare hands. Keesa first glared at Will, then at me. She threw my sword down at the ground, clenching her hurt hand.
   "And we shouldn't let Ally turn crystal with a fight. Enough said." Keesa said.
   "2 more minutes, guys!" I heard Rina say.
   I only stared at Keesa's hurt hand. She didn't even look like it was bothering her! And how could she stop my sword if it was going so fast? I closed my eyes, then took a deep breath.
   "I think... I should give you guys something. Just before I turn... into the ice." I said, and untied my hair, using the necklace's old chain. I gave that to Keesa. I turned to Will. His eyes were still mad, but he seemed to try and let go of the argue. I took out a weathered, kind of red chef hat. It was Chef's.
   "How did you...?" Will said, his eyes beaming.
   "Let's see that I took it from Chef's head, just before we ran into the lich." I grinned.
   "Time's up. Come on."
   We all slowly walked up the mountain again. We stopped at the peak once again, and it was time to say our good-byes.
   Keesa was breaking into tears. "Please... please awaken again. You're like my younger sister."
   "I promise." I said, and we gave each other a tight hug.
   I turned to Will, and his nose was a bright red as if to run away from his tears. I shifted position awkwardly, since we just fought.
   "I'm... I'm sorry." Will said. "I didn't want you... I mean, a human, to leave... the people again."
   I took this in, wondering why Will was turning red and stammering his words. Then, Will gave me a hug too. A heartwarming hug.
   "Let's... just start the process now." I said, looking down.

Chapter XVII

Keesa








    There stood our past savior of Lynara. I never knew that Bondrum's shaman was... Rina's ghost.
   We all bowed down, the Fire Spirit standing next to Rina.
   "You mustn't bow to me, for I am long dead. Once I bring Ally alive again, you must bow to her, for she will defeat evil." Rina said, and we all stood straight.
   "Ah, Rina." The Fire Spirit said. "It has been long before we met again,"
   Rina nodded. "Yes. I was killed as I killed the shadow. But a part of it must've survived, from the looks of it." She turned to us, her dark blue hair wrapping around her yellow sun dress. "It is time to heal Ally."
   Rina took Ally's paw. She paused. "Because she was cursed by fire, healing her would grant her the ability to conjure up fire." We all nodded.
   Rina smiled, then whispered words that I couldn't understand. Then, Ally rose into the air, a red light coming from her, blinding all of us. It dimmed after what felt like an hour, and there lay Ally.

  Will






  Ally looked different somehow. Maybe more royal? I could only watch Ally laying on the ground, wearing a red sweater and maroon shorts. I grinned as Ally's eyes began to flutter open, showing her crystal blue eyes once again. She groaned as she stood up, but her face lit up as she saw all of us... and that she saw her skin again.
   "Hey!" Ally said, beginning to run toward us. But she winced, clutching her stomach, showing the wound she had obtained.
   Rina floated to Ally, and took out a bowl that was kept in her shawl. She picked a fire blossom and mashed it up with a rounded stick, then took out a pouch that was magical. She took out a bottle of boiling water, and added it in the bowl. Then, Rina took dried leaves and sprinkled them on top while saying murmured words. The water began to glow dimly, and Rina fed it to Ally.
   "This... tastes horrible." Ally grimaced. I saw that her wound had faded away.
   "Ah, but you feel better now. And aren't you ready to continue the battle with the greatest evil in Lynara?" The Fire Spirit asked, her eyes shining.
   Ally shrugged. "I guess."
   Rina took out Ally's sword, and laid it out in front of her. Ally took it willingly, then looked around to see where the shadow could pop out at any moment.
   "We'll help you," Keesa said, before the battle began.


  Ally






   I can't help but show off how better I was, now that I could do better blows and such. The shadow--Aku--seemed way more better than when I was a wolf. He fought more faster and agile, while I counterattacked his blows.
   "You make me laugh," Aku said in his creepy, warped voice. "When is your real strike?"
   I gritted my teeth. "Right about..."
   I jumped way up and drove my sword through his head, which had a feeling of stabbing extremely thick jell-o. Then, I lost grip of my sword and flew into the volcano's crater, just barely holding grip at the edge. I looked down and saw bright molten rock, while my feet were dangling. I tried to pull myself up, but I sensed the ground would get too crumbly from applied pressure.
   "Help!"
   The first person I saw was Keesa, followed by Will. Keesa took my left arm while Will took my right. They tried pulling me up, but a part of the seared ground began to shift, and we stayed in the same position.
   "Hang on, Ally!" Keesa told me, using her free hand to remove the ribbon in her hair and tie it around her thigh and around a sturdy rock. She stood up and began to pull with her arm and leg.
   Will turned around. "You better help us!"
   "I'm coming!" Said the boy who had used to be the leader of all Unbornes. But then, I heard a cry coming from him. Keesa finally hauled me up, and we saw the boy being thrown far by the shadow, and tumbling down until he used his hands to slow him down.
   "No!" I yelped.
   Aku only sneered at us, as if he thought that I was foolish. I wasn't.
   I threw myself at Aku, jabbing my sword into his heart. His face went pale. I jumped off, and turned on my heels.
   "Don't think it ends here!" Aku said, breathing heavily. "My blood will go over this land!"
    Then, Aku's eyes turned dull. I knew he was definitely dead, even though his eyes were still open.
   We all took a deep breath, one that was extremely quiet, just as a gentle breeze blew.