The Final Event - Finale

Everyone was quiet in the Coliseum, looking at each other with question marks in their faces. People could not believe what the king was saying. Right there, close to the king, there was one of the servants of the Evil One.

“Kingdom of Eleutheria, we need to get ready to fight! There is no time for peace! Have your last words, monster.” Said Dion, the king.

“Ahem, people of Eleutheria, I bring good news to the world! The time has come for the prophecies to be fulfilled! Soon, the fallen heavenly being will take control over heaven, and peace will be restored in the universe! It is time to take a side! It is time to go back to the ones that gave us liberty from the go-”

“Shut the F*** up!” Someone screamed from the top of his lungs.

“Your Lords were the ones who destroyed this world!”

The whole Coliseum blew up against the servant of the Evil One.

“Booooo!”

“We belong to the deities!”

“Boooooo!”

“Glory to Bovina, Sapere, Accipitry, and Felida!”

“Eleutheria belongs to Bovina, Sapere, Accipitry, Felida!”

“Praise the gods! Glory to the heroes!”

“Shhhhh! Silence!” The king stopped the multitude, and the multitude kept quiet. “As you can see, servant of the fallen. Eleutheria is loyal to the true gods.”

“Eleutheria and its people will fall! Everyone is welcome on the side of the Fallen. If you seek power, they can give it to anyone! You can have real freedom with the fallen!”

“Servant of the Fallen, whose name is not even worth mentioning. You have been found guilty of treason against the people of Eleutheria and first-degree murder of 36 people. According to the Law of the kingdom of Eleutheria, you are sentenced to death.”

“Ha ha ha ha, you cannot stop the Fallen!” emanating a dark purple aura, he attacked one of the students with magic, killing her instantly.

Immediately, three generals jump over him and thrust him with their swords.

“How was it possible for him to use magic with those chains?” One person said from the stands.

“Dad, look!” When everyone thought the servant of the evil one was death, his skin started to boil, changing to a dark purple. The three general who struck him could not take their sword from his body, but then spikes grew from his back and shoulders, impaling the generals. Immediately after, He grabbed both arms of one of the generals and split him in two, throwing the parts to the audience.

“I will kill everyone here, Ha ha ha ha!” He laughed demonically.

“Paulus, run! Get out of the arena!” Dad was screaming.

More soldiers lunged into attack while the remaining three generals took the king to protect him.

The monster had spikes all over its body, and even though it was being attacked by magic, nothing could stop it. The king pushed his guards away and struck the monster right in the face, throwing the beast to the other side of the arena where Paulus and his teammates were. Everyone in the arena was in panic, and people stood up, running while some soldiers led the way to evacuate, and others jumped into the arena to fight.

When the dust from the king’s attack dissipated, we all could see how the demon was strangling another student.

Paulus, who was closer, jumped to attack with his sword, cutting both arms of the demon clean, saving the student. However, the demons grew another pair of arms.

“Aaah! I’m going to kill you!” Pointing to Paulus, the dark magic of the demons started to resonate. It gave me the chills down my spine. The whole arena felt in darkness, and I felt like I was suffocating.

Paulus put all his strength into blocking the dark magic attack. However, the demon lunged, after his magical attack, with both hands extended with spikes coming from his forearms to impale Paulus.

“Cato! Eugine!” screamed Mom while jumping into the arena.

At the same time, we cast boost magic on Mom for strength and speed.

“Anto! No!”

Mom flew to the arena, protecting Paulus from the attack with her body. The demon pierced Mom’s body right through the stomach, and blood came out of her mouth. Paulus was unconscious from the hit of Mom's body, while Mom’s clothes were soaked in blood. 

The demon took a serious look at Mom's face while Mom was thrilled with excitement, smiling. In the blink of an eye, she immediately sliced both arms and head of the demon, but his body started to boil again, regenerating.

Mom took a quick look at Paulus and the stands in the arena, smiling at us, and then, seconds later, she pierced the demon's chest with her wand, casting fire. The fire was so intense that everything around them was on fire. The ground was burning, melting the rock under the sand. When the fire was gone, Dad jumped into the arena holding Mom in his arms. Most of her lower body and her arms were gone. Her hair was burned, and it seems she could not see.

“I think I went too far. I'm so exhausted I can’t even feel my body- Argh! How is Paulus?”

Dad could not talk. He was biting his lips, trembling, tears running down his face, “Pa- Paulus is okay, he- he is just unconscious. You did great, honey, you saved him…”

“That’s great… I think I'm gonna take a little rest, okay? I love you, Paul. You changed my life. I love our family.”

“I love you too, Antonina.”

With her last breath, Mom was gone from the world of the living.

“Noooooooo!”

…

I don’t remember much of what happened that day. We all hug each other, crying, kissing Mom’s face. Dad was devastated. He didn’t eat for days. Eugina made all the arrangements for Mom’s funeral. The kingdom recognized Mom as a Hero and buried her remains in the Heroes’ burial in the holy grounds. The kingdom took care of all expenses. The only thing that survived Mom’s attack was her adamantium wand, which was half melted.

The whole family mourned her death. To my surprise, Grandma Perpetua was the one who the news hit the hardest. After the funeral, she would take Mom’s parent to the burial every day, bringing new flowers for her grave.

Paulus stayed in the Academy for his graduation. We all went home, and Dad took a break from work for a couple of weeks. We all paused for a moment to gather our strength because, without anyone saying a word, we all knew we needed to get ready. The entire kingdom is now aware of the imminent threat that the fallen heavenly beings pose to humanity, and this is just the beginning.

There is no doubt in my heart anymore. I’m not siding with the fallen or whatever the F*** they are, I'm not siding with the kingdom or humanity. I’m not fighting god’s fight. As the perfect older daughter who was reborn into another world, I’m taking care of my family. This story begins.