Wraith had now become a beast, whose ferocity and lust
for destruction was aimed solely upon Ghast. The assault on Ghast was
relentless as Wraith cast him about the tower's apex like a rag doll.
The poltergeist's speed was uncanny for its size, and Ghast could do
nothing but defend. Ghast's attention was so fixated on warding off
blow after blow that his power to hold Animal pinned to the emerald
throne had weakened. Animal managed to free himself and rushed over
to my master offering aid. After my lord rejected his assistance,
Animal was left in awe at the sight of just how quickly the battle
had turned around in their favor and gazed upon the creature that was
pummeling Ghast relentlessly. With a renewed sense of hope, victory
seemed as though it was only moments away. But the aspiration in
Animal's eyes quickly diminished when he failed to get my lord to
join him in his premature celebrations. My lord explained to Animal
that what Wraith had become was no longer Wraith at all, that the
entity known as Wraith ceased to exist when this new beast was born.
To make matters worse, even if the poltergeist was capable of
destroying Ghast, it would turn on them next.
Unfortunately, Animal would not have to fear his former
teacher delivering the same punishment to him, for as he stood there
in disbelief, refusing to accept the loss of his mentor, the
poltergeist was suddenly sent skyward in a flash of golden light. The
beast came crashing down into the tower sending shards from the
structure flying in all directions, but mostly towards my master. He
shielded himself by turning away and shutting his eyes, but he knew
well that the debris would be not only be painful, but potentially
fatal in his wounded condition. Though when sound of the crash had
quelled and the last bits of crystal had settled, he felt no pain,
though expect for the wound Ghast had dealt from before. He turned
back towards where the poltergeist fell and was in shock of what he
saw. Animal had shielded him, his body littered with dozens of
pieces of emerald shrapnel, his crimson blood draining from the
wounds.
No matter how loud or how much my lord called out to
Animal demanding why he did use his powers to shield himself, he
received no response from the wolf. Animal's eyes were vacant, and
what little life was left in them was quickly fading away. The
poltergeist slowly began to writhe on the ground, slowly returning to
life as Ghast approached from the distance, his body now enveloped in
golden light. Though a midst the chaos as my master tried to revive
Animal and take refuge, he could still here Ghast's voice thundering
through the night air. “You think me so weak that I cannot fell a
beast such as this!? You think so little of my power that you can
just swallow me in darkness!? My master birthed me in darkness, and
it was my salvation!” The golden light that enveloped his body
slowly drained into the hand that wielded his massive blade. The
weapon became iridescent and blinded my lord as he tried to shield
Animal from whatever was about to happen next.
Ghast leaped into the sky and thrust his weapon down
towards the beast that Wraith had surrendered his very life to
become. The poltergeist reared its head towards the falling Ghast
and opened its maw wide as if to swallow him whole, but in the mere
moment before Ghast fell into its jaws, the power stored in his
weapon exploded down into the beast's gapping frame and flooded it
with the power of Ghast's own tangible avarice. His power burst
outwards from within the creature, shattering the darkness that
composed it. Ghast tumbled down into the creature's body as it
screamed an unearthly death cry. The creature soon lay still, its
body slowly turning a golden color when soon it was at last no more
than a golden monument that lay upon the ground where it was cast
down. The golden statue then cracked and exploded into dust from the
inside out. Golden lights spiraled into the air and obscuring my
lord's sight, and when it all was done, Ghast remained, unharmed, and
glaring at him. “I tire... I have never used my power as I have
done this day. I thank Wraith for that. I thank him for allowing to
see just how powerful my master has made me. Tell him for me, tell
him your struggle was in vain after you both have died by my golden
hands.”
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