Chapter 29

“So, at last you have arrived…excellent…since you have made it this far, I’ll have to reward you. Especially you, Joshua. How would you like to meet an old friend? Well…I’m giving you the opportunity to see your beloved Eiko again.” Aharon laughed.

“Joshua! You mean…Eiko’s dead?!” Seb yelled

“…”

“Joshua…I could’ve…stayed…only if you had given me…” Eiko’s voice said.

Eiko stood in front of them, her wings which were once white, were now black as the darkest night. It swallowed all the light around them.

“Why didn’t you give me The Video Crystals? That could have saved me…Give them to me…”

Joshua grew angry at Aharon’s trick and drew his swords. Seb and Mr Dower seemed to have disappeared, but they walked forwards, a red glow in their eyes.

“So, you’re trying to make me fight my friends? This is nothing but illusions! All of it! I will not fall victim to your tricks!”

Joshua raced towards the image of Eiko and slashed the illusion into nothingness before it could interfere. Fire surrounded him, becoming a large wall, but Joshua walked right through it, unscathed. He raced towards the illusions of Mr Dower and Seb and threw his swords towards them. A brief, inhuman screech filled the air and the illusions disappeared into nothingness, from where they came.

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“So, you choose to accept the inventible…you never learn, do you Joshua. Then come. The darkness…the power which I now wield will destroy you…there is still a chance to run. Go now, or forfeit your lives.” Aharon laughed heartlessly.

Finally, Veneno, Toxic, David and Aisha arrived into the room. All seven of them were now reunited. Joshua yelled out loudly:

“We’ve come this far Aharon. All seven of us. We came to defeat you, Dakoda and my father. We will succeed or die trying. I will not fall. Not now. None of us will lose to the evil.” Joshua said.

Silence entered the room while Aharon was thinking. Joshua put away his swords and stood, awaiting the door in front to open. It did, but then closed.

“Very well. You may fight on for your pathetic planet, but you must face us alone. One by one. You will leave the Video Crystals behind. If you do not agree to these conditions, we will destroy the rest of the ship in which you now stand.”

“…Let me take Veneno and Toxic with me. I don’t have any chance of winning without them…” Joshua lied.

There was no way Joshua wanted to fight by himself. He knew that he would have Veneno and Toxic with him in case something went wrong.

“Fine. Step forward.”

The three heroes stepped forward into the elevator and were taken up to the next part of the ship. While they were travelling, Aharon smiled.

>Fools…Do you think I would let the others live? They can't honestly believe that I would allow them to interfere? Bah. It will make them suffer more. I will trigger the destruction of the lower half of the base. We'll proceed with Phase 2...<