(Lucinda's POV)
I couldn't do anything. All the Shadow Knights have all of us in some sort of hold. Except for Aaron, but Aphmau is put in a cage made of emerald green crystals. The Shadow Knights took me, Dottie, and Other Lucinda's staffs. All I could do was watch the chaos unravel.
"Listen to me Ein, Aphmau knows you have some good within you. If you could just help us, we can put an end to all of this craziness." Aaron said.
Ein draws his sword.
"Yeah, like I'm gonna let that happen." Ein said.
Ein swings his sword at Aaron but he dodged it and Aaron kicked Ein's sword out of his hand. Aaron grabs Ein by the head, yanking on his hair, and pulls Ein towards him.
"It's over, Ein." Said Aaron.
Ein looked stubbornly at Aaron and then he realized something. That's when he made a cocky smirk.
"I was thinking the same thing." Said Ein.
Ein made a fist and he used his Emerald magic to make a green light of magic appear out of thin air behind Aaron and it flew straight towards him. It made a cut on Aaron's face, causing him to let go of Ein.
Aaron softly groans and takes a knee. Ein gets up onto his feet and chuckled.
"Time's up Aaron. I've won." Ein said.
Aaron tried to get up but it wasn't any use.
"When the Ultima has given up..." Ein said.
He then uses the emerald green crystals to place Aaron in a cage that was made of the crystals themselves just like the one Aphmau is in.
"Tell me... how does it feel to be in MY shadow?" Ein asked.
Ein whistled with his fingers and one of the Shadow Knights tossed Dottie's staff over to Ein. He then walked up to Kim.
"Kimmy... your friends let you get that ghost inside you. It's only right, I take it out." Ein said.
He readies Dottie's staff and says a few words.
"Telanoc." Ein said.
Green light glows from the staff and a zap of green electricity hits Kim and a green aura surrounds her.
"NO, STOP!!!" Kim exclaimed.
Ghost was removed from Kim's body. This caused Kim's blue eye to turn back to its original dark amber color. Now both of her eyes were dark amber. Ghost looked in shock at the fact that she was removed from Kim.
"NOOO!!!!!" Ghost cried out.
As she was floating, Ein conceals Ghost in a giant emerald green crystal ball with his magic. The green crystal ball falls to the ground just a few feet away from all of us. Ghost struggled to get free but couldn't.
That's when Ein looked at Melissa.
"Oh Melissa, your power was found by your future-sister-in-law. It's only right I take it for myself." Ein said.
Ein readies the staff.
"Transverto." Ein said.
A red and black zap of electricity emerged from the staff and it hits Melissa.
"Ein no..." Melissa said weakly.
Kul'Zak's relic floats out of Melissa and it floats towards Ein. He reaches out to grasp it.
"Sorry Melissa." Ein said grinning.
I then saw Shad teleport behind Ein and he tackles him. Kul'Zak's relic falls to the ground. Shad uses his telekinesis in his left hand to hold Ein still. He then lifts his right hand and a red and black aura glows around him and a red and black pentagram emerged from his feet.
"Transverto" Said Shad.
Enki's relic floated out of Ein and it went straight to Shad's hands. Shad grabbed ahold of it and he let Ein go from his telekinesis.
Ein looks at Shad angrily and shocked.
"How did you—?!" Ein exclaimed but before he could even finish his sentence, I saw an aura of emerald green light and it got absorbed into Enki's relic.
Ein lost all of his Emerald magic. Shad eyed Enki's relic with joy as Ein fell to the ground exhausted and unable to get up on his feet.
"Finally." Shad said.
He used his telekinesis to bring Kul'Zak's relic to his other hand. The emerald green crystals around Aphmau and Aaron faded and they both fell to their knees. All of the green crystals except for the one that Ghost was in.
Aphmau was taken hold of by a Shadow Knight while two Shadow Knights pointed their swords at Aaron. I felt very helpless at what was happening.
"Oh Ein, I'd like to thank you for taking care of what RIGHTFULLY should belong to ME!" Shad exclaimed with glee.
He stuffs the two relics into his pocket.
"Stop!! You can't!!" Aphmau exclaimed.
Shad then uses his telekinesis to choke Aphmau.
"No!!! Aphmau!!" Aaron exclaimed.
He turns to Shad.
"Stop it!!" Aaron exclaimed.
"No. Only YOU can stop it." Shad said.
Aaron groans. He could only watch Aphmau get choked on by Shad.
"All you have to do is give me the last remaining shards to my relic. A spell can transfer the power from you..." Shad said.
He raises his hand and makes a fist.
"... To me." Said Shad.
Aaron growls and I hear the Shadow Knight behinds me mumble something to himself.
"That's what the Ultima thinks but... M'Lord is lying to him." The Shadow Knight mumbled.
What does he mean?! I continue to watch the scenario unfold.
"If you don't, everyone you love will die and YOU will have a front row seat!" Shad exclaimed.
Aaron gasps in fear. Then Shad uses his telekinesis to choke Aphmau, Kawaii~Chan, Kim, Melissa, Maria, Dottie, Daniel, Rylan, Zane, Garroth, Other Aphmau, Other Garroth, Other Lucinda, and me.
I wanted to scream but all I could let out was a strangled cry.
Tears swell up in Aaron's eyes.
"THIS is happening, because of YOU... Aaron Lycan. Make your choice... Ultima." Shad taunted.
I wanted to yell at him to not do it but I could barely shout out my words.
"Aar...on.... don't... stop.... you.... you can't.... give it... to him!" I choked out.
I saw the fear in Aaron's eyes but they didn't turn red. That's when he spoke.
"I'LL DO IT!!!" Aaron shouted.
We all gasped.
"I'll do it." Aaron said.
Tears fall from his face.
"At last, you've come to your senses." Said Shad.
Aaron gives him a stubborn look as he wipes his tears.
"Just take us safely back, and I'll give them to you." Aaron demanded.
Shad chuckles. He stops telekinetically choking all of us except for Aphmau. He continued to choke Aphmau with his telekinesis which caused her to cry out. He stopped and Aphmau fell to the ground, growing weak. Me and everyone else on was the ground, growing weak as well.
"YOU!!!" Aaron shouts.
He draws the purple sword and swings the sword at the two Shadow Knights on either side of him making the Shadow Knights fall back fearfully. He charges at Shad, but he uses his telekinesis to make Aaron stand still. Unable to move, Aaron dropped the purple sword as Shad's telekinesis held him still. I couldn't do anything but watch.
"If you want to negotiate you must have something to negotiate with. Too bad. You don't have anything to attack me with." Shad said.
Shad then uses his telekinesis to make Aaron stop doing a sword attack pose and makes him do a regular standing pose.
"Let's see how powerful combining my relic, Enki's relic, and Kul'Zak's relic is. Your Lord is just dying to know." Shad said.
Aaron looks back at Aphmau and Melissa.
"Aph! Melissa!" Aaron exclaimed.
Aaron looks back at Shad.
"Don't you dare harm her, or Melissa! You hear me?!" Aaron asked angrily.
Shad chuckled.
"Who said I had plans for harming your big sister?" Shad asked.
He looked at Aaron.
"But you though..." Shad said.
Aaron then looked hopeless. Shad releases him from his telekinesis. I reached my hand out to Aaron but I was too weak. Shadow Knights point their swords at him from either side.
"Help me." Said Shad.
Tears fall from Aaron's face.
"And DON'T try anything heroic, or I'll make sure all of your loved ones will perish." Shad said.
Aaron sighs deeply and his ears and tail flopped down as he closed his eyes. He opens his eyes and looks up at Shad.
"Just tell me what to do." Aaron asked.
Shad smiled.
"Gladly. Say exactly what I say." Shad said.
I then have a scared look.
"I call the darkness onto me, from the cruelest depths of earth and sea." Said Shad.
Aaron looks sad.
"I call the darkness onto me, from the cruelest depths of earth and sea." Aaron repeated.
A red and black aura glows from both of them while a red and black pentagram emerges from their feet.
Shad smirked. Aaron looked worried. As the aura glowed, a dark red glow of light emerges from Aaron's chest and the same thing happened to Shad.
"From powerful relics that have been shattered, fix the one that can be mastered." Shad said.
Aaron squints and closes his eyes.
"From powerful relics that have been shattered, fix the one that can be mastered." Aaron said.
The two pieces of Shad's relic float out of Aaron while the final piece floats out of Shad. It was the third red layer piece. The shards then fused together and the relic was completed. Shad's relic looked like a flame with a green gem inside it. That's when Kul'Zak's relic and Enki's relic floated out of Shad's pockets.
"The darkest night I pledge my soul, to give into the merciless foe." Shad said.
Aaron grunts softly.
"The darkest night I pledge my soul, to give into the merciless foe." Aaron said.
It looked like he was about to faint.
"To give into the unlimited power, I'll let the evil take over and tower." Shad said.
I then have a look of fear on my face. He's gonna posses Aaron?! I then noticed that Aaron looked weak.
"To give into the unlimited power... I'll let the evil.... take... over...." Aaron says.
He falls to his knees and takes a deep breath.
".... and tower..." Said Aaron.
He finished the incantation. That's when Shad laughed maniacally. Shad's relic, Enki's relic, and Kul'Zak's relic have been absorbed into Aaron.
Suddenly, a purple ghost emerged from Shad. But I quickly realized that the purple ghost IS Shad! He was just possessing Other Aaron this whole time!! As Shad left Other Aaron's body, the lord like armor disappeared causing Other Aaron's normal clothes to reappear, his skin was no longer pale and there were no more cracks on his eyes. The aura around Other Aaron and the pentagram below his feet disappeared.
Other Aaron collapsed to his feet. That's when Shad went straight into Aaron. Suddenly lord like Shadow Knight armor appeared all over him. And red cracks emerged from his eyes but the red tips on his ears and tail became dark red.
Aaron.... is.... gone.