Zephyr dashed to me and adjusted his body and appeared behind me then slashed. I dodged his slash and rebounded up, slashing three times and blade beams were coming directly at him. Zephyr blocked the blade beams and grunted. He slid back then his sword shined. He noticed and knew his ability was ready. He bellowed and his hair turned black and his dark aura surged, shaking the ground. He dashed to me at breakneck speeds and grabbed my neck and slammed me down, dragging my body against the ground. He raised me up and slammed me down again. I coughed and he went for a stab then my red lightning repelled him. I stood up and red lightning surged from my back. I wiped my lip and yelled then the red lightning formed two phantom wings. We dashed towards each other and clashed multiple times. Our last clash resulted in our swords flying out of our hands. Zephyr punched my face then appeared behind me and striking my back three times and appearing back in front of me as dark aura surrounded his arm and he punched my stomach sending me crashing through a building at high speeds.
"Why don't you just give up?! You are no match for me!" Zephyr dashed towards me.
I grunted and stood up then saw Zephyr in front of me. He superkicked me through the walls of a building and I rolled on my back then slid on my knee. I dashed towards him and bellowed.
"You think I'll just let these innocent people die for no reason?! No! Unlike you, I've grown a heart!" I palmed Zephyr's chest and his armor cracked then a loud thunderclap sounded and he was blown away. I appeared above him and opened my hand then a ball of dark energy emerged from my hand then I hit Zephyr with it and the ground broke as the attack connected.
An explosion sounded and I jumped back. The Kingdom of Uphelia was now in ruins. Zephyr grunted and stood up. His armor crumbled into tiny pieces and fell to the ground. I didn't wait for him to recover I went straight for the offensive and lightning surged on my arms. I palmed him quickly multiple times then twirled and stabbed my hand into his chest and lightning burst from his back as he was blown away again, rolling on his back. I panted and fell on one knee. My markings started fading one by one.
"Sh*t...I've used up a lot of energy too quickly.." I said to myself.
Zephyr slowly stood up and spit out blood. He snapped his finger and the dark entity swirling in the sky roared. I looked up and saw a dark serpent swirling and I stood up quickly.
"This is my TRUE Ancient Arms!" Zephyr laughed. "Meet Calamity Bushido!"
What the hell was that thing?! How could I go against something like that?! Zephyr has been hiding this under my nose this entire time and I didn't once think to look up and notice it.
"One use of this beast will cause him to disappear..but one hit from this beast will cause you to die instantly." Zephyr laughed.
Meanwhile with Zain and the others...
"How can I get Zofia to stop crying?" Lina held Zofia.
"I don't know why she's crying.." Zain said.
"She's crying because Stella is on the verge of dying." A man walked up.
"Who are you..?" Zain asked.
"My name is Arden..one of the Supreme Ten. That entity you all saw a few days ago..that's True Bushido..one hit from that thing, will kill Stella, no question.." Arden said.
"We can't stop it?!" Saya asked, worried.
"Only she can stop it. After all she is the Descendant of Lunaris...if she can't find out a way to stop it then your queen is dead.." Arden said then walked to Zofia. He looked at her.
Zain got tense as he walked towards Zofia. He looked at Zain and Zofia then walked off. Zofia sobbed and held onto Lina. Kanon watched Arden. Victoria glared at him. Kotome balled her fist and spoke up.
"You helped do all of this didn't you?" Kotome asked.
Arden stopped and looked back. Kotome glared, wanting an answer.
"Yes...I did help Zephyr get what he wanted. The downfall of Stella will set this land back how it was supposed to be. Stella is only a waste of time to the Emperor now..now he wants the remaining of the Supreme Ten to deal with her in any way possible." Arden said.
"You're supposed to be middle ground! The Emperor has no right interfering with Royal Trivial Matters!" Kotome yelled.
"Now you see why we left the Supreme Ten.." Sazuka said.
"They were never middle ground to begin with..once they saw Stella in a messed up mindset they did nothing but torture her more.." Zain said.
"Hmph..soon it won't matter anymore..Arcania and Lost Astra will be one nation under the rule of Emperor Lazlord." Arden smirked.
"I will not let that happen!" Victoria stood up.
"Oh? And you think you are in any right to question Emperor Lazlord?" Arden walked to Victoria.
"Put one hand on her and I will destroy you with no questions asked.." Kielazar stepped in front of Victoria.
"Kielazar..you are the Original Templar...yet the weakest one of them all...I could kill you here and all the other Templars will die with you." Arden said.
"But you won't...I know you Arden...ever since we were kids you hated me..your words are nothing but empty threats..if you want to kill me so badly...do it.." Kielazar got extremely serious and his aura flashed.
The air got tense. Everyone looked towards Kielazar and Arden. Arden glared then scoffed and walked away. Kielazar shot a sword through Arden's chest and Arden looked surprised.
"It's best you die now than be killed by Stella.." Kielazar glared.
Arden grunted and tried to touch the blade, but it burned him. Arden had blood coming from his mouth and he fell on his knees. Kielazar watched and summoned two more then Victoria held his arm.
"You don't need to do that...he's already dying.. overkilling will be nothing but a waste of time.." Victoria said.
Kielazar sighed and the swords disappeared. He looked at Victoria and she smiled, but it seemed slightly more empty than her usual smiles. He rubbed her head and closed his eyes.
Meanwhile with me and Zephyr...
"Now this is the true end of you Stella!" Zephyr laughed and pointed at me. "Master Skill: End of All!"
Calamity Bushido came crashing down towards me. I felt my entire body shine and Holy Eclipse appeared in my hand. At this moment I knew Lunaris was controlling my body. She made me get into the True Heavenless Bushi Technique stance. I didn't target Calamity Bushido, I targeted Zephyr, the source of Calamity Bushido. I dashed towards him and my aura sparkled with light particles around me. I yelled and Lunaris's voice was heard as well. Calamity Bushido got closer. Zephyr kept floating backwards. It was either I strike Zephyr first or I die.
"You won't even be able to hit me before Calamity Bushido kills you!" Zephyr laughed.
The aura emitting from my eyes sparkled as well. My markings was vanishing fast as I was using ALL of my stamina and Holy Eclipse's magic meter.
"Look!" Saya pointed.
"It's moving downward!" Miyuna said scared.
"Stella!!" Zain yelled.
"I refuse to die! I refuse to fail everyone who's come this far with me! I refuse to lose to you!" I bellowed and my aura completely turned golden. "Everyone is counting on me!"
"Goodbye Stella!" Zephyr laughed.
I yelled loudly and my last marking disappeared.
"Heavenless Bushi Technique: Oblivion Twilight Mist!" I bellowed and my aura vanished as I slashed powerfully and the ground below started to form a huge crater and a huge golden explosion happened and Calamity Bushido roared and vanished slowly.
Everyone covered their eyes from the blinding light and yelled. The huge explosion caused a massive shockwave of aura that destroyed whatever was around it. As the light slowly stopped shining, I was standing there and panting. The Holy Eclipse cracked a lot then shattered into tiny particles. I fell on my knees and fell on my side. Lunaris looked at me and smiled. She looked up and closed her eyes then slowly turned into tiny particles.
"You've won...Now I can finally rest... I'm proud of you...I really am...never forget this moment...always carry this victory with you forever. Goodbye...and never forget me...Stella.." Lunaris completely vanished.
Everyone came running towards me and saw the huge crater and the remains of Zephyr, which was his crown. Saya and Miyuna ran to me and panicked.
"She's not breathing!!" Saya said.
Zofia saw me and ran towards me and shook me. She kept crying.
"Mama! Mama!" Zofia cried and her markings glowed and her hands glowed. My body started glowing then I coughed.
"Stella!!" Saya yelled.
"Shut...UP!" I slapped Saya. Saya looked at me and smiled happily.
"Stella..!" Saya began to cry. Miyuna started crying as well. Zofia cried with them and I sat up and looked at them then everyone else.
"You too Izumi?!" I said.
"I can't help it..! We all thought you would've died and.." Izumi tried to wipe her tears.
Kotome fell to her knees and hugged me tightly. Saya, Miyuna and Zofia joined the hug. I looked at them and had a flashback to my old family. I smiled and closed my eyes. Everyone smiled and looked at each other. Two weeks later after I recovered, we celebrated our victory at Lunia.
"And she was all like KAPOW! BOOM! Stella is so awesome!" Saya told the kids.
"Yeah, she's a wonderful woman.." Miyuna smiled and looked back at me.
I leaned against the rails of the balcony and looked at the Moon. Zain walked up and leaned against the rails as well. I looked at him and got closer and hip bumped him. He chuckled and looked at me.
"I like your original attire better than that old battledress." Zain said.
"I do too..it feels great finally being home honestly..I was getting homesick." I smiled.
Zain blew in my ear and I jumped and laughed. I hit him on the side of his head and ran back into the castle. Zain chuckled and followed me. I ran to my room and closed the door. Victoria and Kielazar watched and smiled.
"Seeing her happy...really makes me happy." Victoria said.
"True." Kielazar nodded.
"Boy oh boy, I haven't partied like this since I was young and me and Gabriela were tag teaming." Adriesta sat down.
"I see you've had your fair share of drinks, auntie." Kielazar chuckled.
"Fair share? I haven't had enough!" Adriesta pointed.
Kielazar chuckled and saw Kotome, Julia, and Kudan hanging out. Kotome smiled as she talked with her two new best friends. Kudan looked at the sky and Julia teased Kotome. Vivi and Mei Fang were talking up a storm on the balcony. The Eternal Templars had already retreated home as they intended.
"You started it!" I laughed and opened the door.
"Yeah and I'll finish it." Zain said.
I squealed and ran off and Zain followed and closed the door. I laughed and turned towards him and wrapped my arms around his neck then led him towards my bed and sat down. He placed his hands on the covers. I looked at him in the eyes and he looked into mine.
"My King...I hope to always be with you forever.." I said.
"You don't have to hope...we will be together forever..even after death.." Zain smiled.
I closed my eyes and kissed his lips passionately. He closed his eyes and kissed mine back passionately. He laid me down and I looked at him and giggled shyly.
"Don't be too rough..no I'm kidding, be as rough as possible." I smiled.
"As you wish.." He smiled.
My life has been peaceful and a young farm girl..now I managed to save an entire land from the hands of a manipulative King..soon an Emperor, but for now..I am focused on building up my marriage and spending time with my new family..My husband, Zain..my two sisters, Saya and Miyuna...and two adoptive kids....Zofia and Kotome..There were so many times where I wanted to just give up, but I had to remain strong for everyone who stood with me..carry out my mother's wish along with Zheng Yi. Reincarnating into a Dark Queen wasn't so bad...just extremely stressful and fun. My adventures don't end there either. I promised Saya and Miyuna we'd go places together, travel with the family. I intend on doing that. So for now, the Emperor gets to live his life a little longer, but I will kill him guaranteed.
End of Season 1
We did it...The end of Season 1. For those who stayed throughout the entire book, I'm glad you did. There were actually times where I didn't want to update my book because of motivation reasons, but I wanted to provide and I'm glad I did. I hope you stick around for Season 2 and future projects! For those who didn't enjoy the book, I will do better so you can enjoy it also. Much love to everyone, and have a nice day/goodnight!