Goodbye?

Alice and Xao Chang looked at each other and grunted. Xao Chang smiled, "You may be brave, young lady. But, you are no match for the Almighty Xao Chang's power. I am going to crush you like an ant." Alice smiled, "You keep saying that but in reality, we are the ones who defeated you numerous times." Xao Chang laughed, "Numerous times? How many times have you fought me, silly woman? Ask that red-haired bitch over there, how I killed her father and mother and she couldn't do anything but run away like the coward she is." Alice looked at Aliyah, who lowered her head and stayed silent. Alice looked at Xao Chang and said, "She might have run away that day, but it was for the survival of goodness, not because she was a coward. But, you hide away in the core of the Earth for so many years due to the fear of us." Xao Chang smiled, "Well, today we both are here and it looks like neither of us is in any mood to run away. So, why don't we see who is better?" Alice held her spear tightly and ran towards Xao Chang who pushed her away and kicked her in the stomach. Alice fell to the ground and rolled back. Xao Chang attacked her with his glaive but Alice was quick to dodge it and kicked him in the shin. Xao Chang tripped a little but remained standing. Alice rolled and kicked him in the stomach, but Xao Chang caught her and threw her on the floor. Alice coughed some blood, but Xao Chang caught her and kicked her in the stomach. Alice fell to the ground. Xao Chang laughed, "Just big talk. You puny pests know nothing else but barking like dogs." Alice rolled and pushed the spear inside Xao Chang's leg. Xao Chang screamed. Alice said, "Well, we bite too." Alice punched Xao Chang in the face and then kicked him in the nose. Xao Chang smiled, "These small tricks won't affect me, darling." He caught her by the neck and threw her over the ground and pulled the spear out of his leg. He pushed it inside her leg and his glaive inside her other leg. He then pulled his glaive back and said, "I am going to sacrifice you along with the Blood Spear." He was about to throw her in the pyre when Aliyah sliced his index finger with her dagger. Xao Chang threw Alice on the ground and walked towards Aliyah. All ran towards him, but Xao Chang was too powerful for them. He caught Aliyah by the neck and started choking her. He threw Aliyah on the ground and took his glaive and threw it in her direction. But, before it could reach her, Assayah came in the way and the glaive impaled him. Kayuba and Bayu ran towards him and caught him. Kayuba said, "NO! PLEASE! DON'T DIE!" Assayah said softly, "I had to. I served for wrong people way too much and it has repercussions. I treated you like trash and sometimes even hated you for abandoning me and supporting your disciple. But, I was wrong. You were right. Serving for oneself is wrong. The real happiness comes from helping others. If I had listened to you and joined you, my Samantha would have been alive. This is my punishment and redemption for all my sins." He looked at Bayu and smiled, "Please, forgive me, son. I didn't understand your heart. I was not a good master like Kayuba. Please, never hate me." He slowly closed and took his last breath. Kayuba, Bayu, and Phantom started crying. Xao Chang laughed, "Bunch of weak cunts. I should have eradicated you long ago. You guys are the reason I am still fighting these worthless pests." Kayuba said, "We sacrificed so much for you. We sacrificed our families, our friends, our love and our lives for you and you just think of us as worthless pests. You are the most ungrateful person in the world." Xao Chang smiled, "I still haven't showed you my real ungratefulness." He laughed and threw some dust in his direction but Bayu took it and started to burn. Kayuba said angrily, "ENOUGH!" He ran towards Xao Chang, but Xao Chang easily threw him away and kicked him in the stomach. Kayuba rose and ran towards him again but Xao Chang stabbed him in the stomach with his glaive. Kayuba fell on the ground and slowly started to die. But, before dying he used his remaining power to give a final strike on Xao Chang's leg. Xao Chang fell on the ground, but the wound slowly started to heal. He pushed the glaive even deeper inside Kayuba's heart and Kayuba fell on the ground and breathed his last breath. 

Xao Chang looked at Aliyah and smiled, "One by one, all of you are falling before my power and greatness. It is still not very late. Surrender Alice to me or else she will meet the same fate as Kayuba." Aliyah said grimly, "Look around, Xao Chang. You have only killed your own men. But, Alice is still alive." Xao Chang turned and saw Alice who was glowing red with anger and blood energy. Xao Chang smiled, "No matter how much power you use today, Alice. I will capture you and sacrifice you in front of Xao Lin." Alice ran towards Xao Chang, who tried to block the attack but Alice's attack was so hard that it broke Xao Chang's armour. Xao Chang couldn't believe what he saw. He tried to block her attack, but this attack was even more powerful than her first. Xao Chang's whole arm fell down on the ground. Xao Chang couldn't believe his eyes. Alice caught him by the neck and pushed him to the ground. She kept punching him till his whole face swell up. Xao Chang pushed her but Alice crossed her hands and punched Xao Chang on the chest. Xao Chang coughed some blood and then said, "How is this possible?" Aliyah said grimly, "Your power is connected with your men. All of them are now dead. So, the only power you have now is your own and your own power is not enough to win." Xao Chang realized his mistake, but it was too late. Alice took the spear and pushed it inside Xao Chang's chest. Xao Chang's whole body started to melt and Gongamtei and Gayumb also started to burn. Mother Manaca opened the gate of the Blood Temple and Alice pushed Xao Chang's body inside the gate. Xao Chang started screaming as the fire of the Blood Temple slowly swallowed him. Alice fell on the ground and fell unconscious.

Alice opened her eyes and saw Mother Manaca, Aliyah, Vexana, Safi, Phantom, Trisha and Diana standing around her. She slowly rose up and asked, "What happened? Is everything finished now?" Mother Manaca patted her head and said, "Yes. Everything is okay now. But, maybe some things changed beyond repair and unfortunately I cannot revert them back." Aliyah said, "We have decided to go to the mortal world. I love my place but now I don't belong here. Maybe, I never belonged here." Vexana hugged her and said, "You always belonged here. You are the reason we have finally defeated that monster. Without you, we all had lost hope in everything. You are the reason I found courage to come back. You the reason, I found love." Vexana kissed her. Alice asked, "Now, what?" Mother Manaca said grimly, "I cannot reverse time. But, I can change time. I can erase all of your memories from the minds of the people and give you a new chance to live your lives again." Aliyah said, "Yes. That will be good." She turned towards Diana and said, "You were always the most prefect of all of us. You are the one who deserves to be the Queen of the Elf Kingdom." Diana said, "How can I do that? Vexana deserves it more than me." Vexana smiled, "No. You deserve it more than me. You know unity and have excellent leadership qualities inside you. You should be the Queen of this vast kingdom. I have full trust in you." Aliyah turned towards Safi and Phantom and said, "I know that you two have lost friends and you guys deserve peace and a good shelter where you can make new friends and can forget the past dreadful memories. So, you will come with us to the mortal world. Phantom can live with his love, Rachel after all and Safi can teach the young students new tricks and maybe, find his love of his life." Aliyah turned towards Trisha and said, "I know I was at first skeptical of you but you proved your worth and showed all of us the greatness of you. I will always remain grateful of you." Trisha smiled, "You are the reason I could achieve that greatness. Your constant nagging encouraged me to be better everyday." Aliyah smiled and hugged her. Aliyah turned towards Vexana and hold her hands, "I know that I didn't give you the love that you deserve and have always neglected you and abandoned you when you needed me the most. I know that I can do nothing to mend the past but I am hoping for a future with you where there is only love and trust amongst us and nothing else. So, Miss. Vexana. Will you marry me?" Vexana smiled and said, "Yes. You idiot. YES!" She took her in her arms and kissed her passionately.

Mother Manaca took Alice a little away and said, "I have been here for so many years and I have seen many good and evil with my eyes. There is no end of evil, but whenever evil rises, good have to rise too and eliminate it before it takes a huge form. I will say that now things are prefect but I cannot guarantee you that the situation will remain same always. So, I have entrusted you this huge responsibility when I gave you this Blood Spear. Whenever, evil takes form you must protect the innocent from its shadow." Alice bowed before her and said, "I will. I will protect the weak, give power to the powerless, provide shelter to the homeless, feed the hungry and serve the ones who serve others." Mother Manaca smiled, "I might have made some hard choices sometimes, but I have never made a wrong one and you are the proof of it." She kissed her forehead.

Mother Manaca walked towards them and said, "Stand around the circle. When the circle stops moving, the whole world will forget you and you would have a new world for all of you." Aliyah looked at Diana and smiled, "Take care of yourself." Diana hugged her and said, "Take care of yourself and Vexana. Don't make the same mistakes as you did in the past." Vexana smiled, "Don't worry. If makes the same mistakes again, I will kill her myself." Aliyah smiled, "You have full liberty for that." Mother Manaca chanted some words and the circle started moving and soon they teleported to different parts of the mortal world.

Safi and Phantom reached Tibet. The cold winds of Tibet shivered them but the amount of aliveness they felt was beyond the cold winds. They laughed and hugged each other. Rachel also appeared. Mother Manaca left her body and gave her a new life. Rachel looked at Phantom and said, "Where have you been, Philips? You left me alone after that night. I searched for you everywhere." Philips smiled, "I never left you. In fact, I waited for this day since that night." Rachel asked confused, "What do you mean?" Philips hugged her and smiled, "Nothing dear. We are going to live together forever now." He looked at Safi and said, "He is my friend,....." Safi smiled, "George." Philips smiled, "George. He teaches science to the poor kids." Rachel smiled and shook his hand. Philips, Rachel and George walked towards the town.

Aliyah and Vexana landed in a house in Venice. They opened the door and saw Diego was lying in a cradle. He giggled on seeing them. Near him, there was a note. Aliyah opened the note and read it. The note said, "When I was changing the time, I saw Elgin who was standing at a corner looking at all of you sadly. Maybe, he wanted to stay with you, but you know that is not possible. So, as his last wish I planned to unite you and Vexana with Diego. Take care of him as I made him human. Elgin's soul will be happy if you take care of his son and not some random strangers." Aliyah and Vexana smiled and took Diego in their arms. The door quickly opened and Raya and Halidesus walked inside. They saw Aliyah and Vexana and were shocked. Raya said, "What the fuck are you doing here?" Aliyah smiled, "I should ask that." Halidesus said, "You gave us the wrong baby. It was a decoy." Aliyah smiled, "And you fell right into the trap." Raya said angrily, "Give us the baby or you will face consequences." Vexana smiled, "Try us." Raya and Halidesus ran towards Aliyah and Vexana, but they easily dodged them and kicked them in the stomach. Aliyah caught Halidesus and Vexana caught Raya. Aliyah smashed Halidesus's head on the table and Vexana smashed a lamp on Raya's head. Halidesus tried to punch Aliyah, but Aliyah was quick and stopped his hand and broke it. Raya saw this and tried to run, but Vexana pulled the carpet and he fell down. Aliyah said, "You guys tortured me and conspired against me. If I was the old Aliyah, I would have killed you two. But, I have changed and therefore I am giving you a chance to live. Run away and never come after us. If you dare come after us, that day will be your last day." Halidesus and Raya rose and ran away. Vexana hugged her and kissed her cheek. Vexana smiled, "I have already started liking this new Aliyah." Aliyah smiled, "So, you didn't like the old Aliyah." Vexana smiled, "Exactly, no one liked the old Aliyah, to be honest." Aliyah smiled, "Well, that old Aliyah saved some lives. But, what's dead is dead." Vexana smiled and they took Diego and walked downstairs.

Alice and Trisha landed on the floor of Paris and looked at each other and smiled. Trisha said, "Well, it looks like we have finally done everything in this life." Alice smiled, "Not everything. Open the door, please." Trisha opened the door and saw Ryder standing there with a bouquet. Trisha jumped in joy and hugged Ryder. Trisha asked, "How did it happen?" Alice smiled, "Just consider it as a gift from Mother Manaca." Ryder looked puzzled, "Who's Mother Manaca?" Trisha kissed him and said, "A great woman. She taught me the value of love and sacrifice." Trisha looked at her hand which was normal. Trisha smiled and hugged Ryder. Alice said, "Why don't you two roam the streets of Paris? It's a lovely evening. I'm sure your love will blossom under the Eiffel Tower." Trisha jumped with joy and they walked outside. Alice looked at the mirror and slowly opened her shirt. Her heart was still red and a small diamond was still inside it. She smiled and took out the Blood Spear and tapped it on the floor. Her whole body started getting red and soon she transformed into the Blood Queen. She again tapped the spear on the ground and she went back to normal. She pushed the spear inside her heart and wore her shirt. She smiled and walked outside as the evening breeze of Paris flew through her crimson hair...