I could feel the tears stream down my face as Chaz took his first swing at Alys Brangwin. She immediately retaliated, whipping the razor-sharp Slasher at him with incredible force. He darted to the side just in time to dodge the attack and swung once again, hitting her square in the chest. She staggered back, and then fizzled out of existence. Even though she had been just an emanation, a ghost, it was still Alys, and it pained me to see her struck down. Amidst all the sadness we all felt, the presence of that anger, that hatred, was still prevalent. The room suddenly went pitch black, only to be illuminated seconds later by a blazing orange flame.
Re-Faze was almost blinding, a brilliant fiery inferno. It laughed hideously as it came closer. Ironically, even though it was pure fire, it gave off no heat. "Crying?" it asked. "She wasn't even real, and yet you sob for this apparition?" Chaz, obviously angered by the fiend's words, lunged at the demon, only to be thrown back by an incredible invisible force. As soon as Chaz regained his footing, he approached the monster again, more carefully this time, without drawing his weapon. Re-Faze spoke, asking the shaking Hunter standing before him, "If I give you the chance to have to most awesome power in the Universe, will you take it?" Chaz, still furious and raging from having to kill his best friend and mentor, even though it was just a ghost, looked as if he might have actually considered it for a moment. Something inside him snapped though, Rune and I both sensed it at the same time. He realized in one fleeting moment that there was no need to be angry, that this was just a test of the Great Light to see if he was worthy to use the ancient power of hate.
"You can have the power of Megid at your disposal, Chaz Ashley!" it spoke in ominous tones. "All you have to do is attack me…and win." With that, the ghoul belted out hellish laughter, and then waited for the Hunter's response. Chaz stood tall, and with all the strength he could muster, yelled aloud, "I don't need your power of hate! If I agree to fight you, and I win and take your damn technique, I'll be no better than the Darkness, fighting with evil power instead of good!" Re-Faze hovered silently for a moment, as if trying to comprehend the answer it had just heard.
"Well done, Chaz Ashley," it replied. "You have proven that if I give you this power, you will use it in the name of the Light, and not Darkness. You are worthy to wield the ancient power of Megid. Take it, there is no need to fight me, and use it to combat the Profound Darkness." Chaz was instantly enveloped in a bright orange glow, which dissipated almost as instantly as it had started. Now, armed with the Guard Weapons and armor, the sacred sword Elsydeon and the ultimate technique Megid, we were ready to confront what everyone in Algo dreads, what were to become our destinies.
As soon as we re-boarded the Landale, an emergency transmission came from Demi on Motavia. The Black Energy Wave had suddenly exploded from the ground north of Piata. Every living thing around, even as far off as Mile, was killed. Demi had detected the Profound Darkness, it had broken the seal once and for all.
