“Justice, I want you to kill her.” Rose ordered her subordinate. Justice moved his hands fluidly to the scabbard on his back and pulled out slowly his two twin swords. Under her trance his eyes were empty and soulless and he approached the girl, the water in the Order’s sanctuary making the smallest noises. His blades rubbed together making a resonating sound. Jems stood alone with Eden who sat at her throne looking down in anguish, the last warrior of harmony remained and she would have her life ended. Justice quickly shifted his position and dashed forward with his blades pointed to the young girl. Rose smiled at her weapon’s actions, believing it was all according to her plan though he was originally was against it. He did not want to kill the girl, he could not understand why he had became attached to her and it made Rose very impatient but honestly scared, she then took over his mind and forced him to kill Jems for her own entertainment. Jems took a deep breath and closed her eyes and waited for her demise but after a few seconds she did not feel anything but heard another breath embrace her cheek. She opened her eyes to see Justice standing over her his swords by her neck and his face close to hers, his eyes returned to its golden-brown color and he looked as if he was struggling, the pain in his face was indescribable but clearly present. He took the swords away from her and turned away from her to face Rose and the warriors of chaos.
“I will not be controlled by you anymore.” Justice held his swords horizontally over his chest each facing the opposite direction. “You are not her, she would not tell me to kill anyone, she would not be filled with such darkness and I will protect her.”
“You, protect her. You against all of us? You surrender yourself to death so easily?” Rose chuckled, she was correct, he was alone against the numerous warriors of chaos but he did not waver.
“I will protect her no matter what.” Justice said, a golden aura glowing from his body. Rose grew infuriated and her black aura flared.
“Do not bother with the boy, you can kill her yourself. As for the defiant traitor, I will personally send him to the Void.” Lucian the Kid said as he drew his guns. Rose lifted her hammer and halted his progress.
“I will deal with this myself.” Rose whispered to the god of death and he nodded and withdrew his weapons. “Justice, think of what you’re doing, you will cast away your life and memories for this one girl you are destined to kill? Think of what is going through your mind.” Rose pleaded with her former lover, her butterfly masking resting on top of her head rather than on her face.
“I stopped thinking and I started feeling and my heart is telling to protect this girl with all of my strength.” Justice said as he readied to battle. Rose stared at him, she was almost ready to cry but she looked to the ground and turned away.
“I can do nothing to stop you now, can I?” Rose asked and Justice shook his head. While facing away she opened a compartment in her robotic chest. She took out a glowing card. “Now both of you will die! Yeshuah, bring upon your judgment upon the foolish sinners.” Rose crushed the card and out of it came a tall humanoid bathed in white, its back nailed to a cross with coffins hanging from its arm. It drew a long spear with two winding forks and brought it backwards and then threw it with great strength. Justice turned to see the spear and immediately thought of Jems and moved in front of her in a ditch attempt to save her. The spear passed through him in blinding pain and he screamed out in anguish. He looked behind him in vain only to see that the spear went through Jems’ pale flesh. She fell to the ground and Justice pulled the spear out of him.
“Jems, no!” He screamed holding her in his bloody arms. “I don’t want you die, I didn’t want this to end like this!” Justice cried and shook her, he looked to Rose. “How dare you do this to her!” Justice yelled but then he looked back to see Eden crying in her throne unable to use her powers in order to keep the stability of the world in check. He looked down solemnly. “I walked down a path of darkness, all alone, in eternal solitude. I casted out the light like it was nothing and kept on walking. I was too damaged to do anything. I couldn’t embrace the light. Not until now, I’ve seen the light in this remarkable girl and had fallen in love once again. I was not restricted to the past, not on the whims of a lingering sentiment of my past love who also died in my arms. I will not repeat history. I will keep her alive the only way I can.” Justice took his hand and dug into the hole in his body, blood ran down his stomach. Justice grabbed something hard and tried to rip it free but it was tough and hard to separate from what was already there. He bit down as he tore it out of his body and raised it to the air. It was a glowing ball of light. “Let this act atone for the sins of my past, the killing, the darkness inside me. I give my light to her so that she may live. In exchange, revive me as a warrior of harmony. I will do anything to make this girl live and see the end.” Justice cried, the ball of light was powerful, it made him want to shut his eyes but he did not want to give in to the darkness. Eden looked at him.
“Your memories will be completely erased, your feelings for each other will be gone entirely. Is this what you want?” Eden asked and Justice nodded his head. He took the ball of light and put it slowly into Jems’ chest. She opened her eyes and looked at her savior.
“Justice, why?”
“Because I love you.”
“I love you too. But you’re light.”
“I don’t need it, as long as I have you.” Justice said as he turned around to the warriors of chaos and drew his swords once more, his once golden aura turning into a black haze.
“You sacrificed your powers to her!” Rose called out in anger.
“You are a monster who needs exterminating. I will make sure she lives! I will go to the Void for her.” Justice said hobbling over, his sword barely pointing straight.
“It is you against all of us! You will not win!” Rose said as the warriors of chaos prepared their weapons. All except a small few. Astro, Selena, Jasmine, Silk, Zeiss and Echidna ran to Justice’s side and readied their weapons.
“You know, you guys don’t seem to tough, picking on the few and all!” Astro said as he pulled out his flag, letting the banner wave in the air. “Sign me up, make me a warrior of harmony too!”
“Justice, these guys are wrong and I’d be happy to see your relationship with her come to fruition. So let’s have one last battle!” Jasmine steadied her katana.
“Let’s do this, I don’t need knowledge if I have friendship.” Silk said.
“We’re making the right choice now.” Zeiss nodded his head.
“You know, you are worth dying for. These warriors of chaos just so happened were becoming a bore.” Echidna took out her scepter and held it to the warriors of chaos.
“I’m not afraid anymore, I’ll fight.” Selena’s body radiated with a gorgeous light as she agreed to fight.
“Eden, protect her, do not worry about the stability of the world. And guys, thank you, we may end up dying in this battle.” Justice said.
“We know that, come on. Let’s do this, for her.” Jasmine said looking at Jems’ body trying to accept the light, floating in mid-air. “We all have some atoning to do.” Jasmine said as she made the first move. The rest followed. The fight was vicious. Blades and spells flew across the sanctuary and Justice by himself, without his light killed many of his former comrades with the same energy he had used to slay the warriors of harmony. However they still faced great odds and soon all were destroyed except Justice, who clung on to life for the girl. He used his blades as a walking stick and limped to the girl suspended in mid-air.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t live to see your revival. My attempts were once again in vain. I’m sorry.” Justice said as the life faded from him and he barely grasped her hand hanging solely by the will of his love for her he held on to her hand. Jems felt a warmth fading and she opened her eyes to see Justice’s hand on her and his body disintegrating from his feet up. She woke up and floated down to him. She turned him around and saw that his eyes were still open. He looked at her, ready to die. “You are beautiful in this light. I regret nothing because of you. Please, live on. I do not mind going into the Void for you now.” Justice said as his body completely vanished leaving behind a sword buried in the ground. Jems started to tear and saw the warriors of chaos approaching her. She stood up and she put her hands by her chest bringing forth an intense light. Her body glowed and her clothes became to change, she was now dressed in a white cloth tope, with a white skirt with heart emblems in the front and on the sides. She took the ball of light and raised it above her head.
“Justice, I don’t want you to leave, I don’t want you to be brought to the Void. Don’t leave.” She started to cry. “Oh wicked spirits born in limbo, receive judgment from the light of the holy virgin, cleansed of unworldly impurities, return to the heaven and the earth. Repent.” Jems said as she threw out her arms and the light exploded into a large ring that shot outward, bathing everything in an all consuming light. It however was not just any light, it was light of rebirth, it was the light to start a new cycle, but it would be a different kind of cycle, it would not be a cycle of tragedy and destruction but one of hope and love. The final cycle.
