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Chapter 7: The Real Battle Begins
The Partners and Bladebearers were speechless; Jack had deliberately thrown himself into Bart's dark portal leading to his own creation of a world.
"He's gone..." said Gastro. Everyone else was too shocked to speak. Then, Del broke the silence. "All right, guys. We have to find a way into that world." Everyone agreed to that except for the Dark Bladebearers.
"Are you forgetting something?" said Michael. "Maybe you should try defeating us before trying to find a way into that world of his."
"Jack will find a way to defeat him. He's never lost in a battle." said Mark. Michael simply laughed. "Are you deaf or blind? Master has the jewel of Asmatak, allowing him stronger power that not even you can imagine."
Gastro drew his blade and pointed it at Michael. "Tell us how to get into that world...or else." Michael evilly grinned. "Or else what? If I don't tell you, you won't be able to get into the world and Master will rule all worlds. And if you kill me, you won't be able to find a way in since I'm the only other one who knows."
Jack's father then said, "Michael...please don't do this..." Michael then turned to his father. "Sorry, father, but you no longer command me. My master is Bart and I will do what he says."
Jack's father then replied, "Michael, has the darkness overtaken you?! Being led by that scumbag will lead to your doom, not your glory. Once he gets what he wants, he'll kill you and lead all worlds by himself. He can't be trusted."
"Nice try, but Master Bart would never do something like that. I've made my choice and you can't change it, father. The best you can do is just hope my pitiful little brother wins. Which is impossible since Master Bart is now more powerful than ever."
"Michael, listen to me!! Jack is your little brother! You can't just let him die! At least he's choosing to do the right thing! Don't let the darkness overtake you like that! Be more like your brother--"
"SHUT UP! I won't be like Jack and I won't overthrow the darkness. But, since it would be entertaining to watch a futile attempt to stop Master Bart..."
Michael held out his hand and made a rip in space just like Bart. It was another dark portal! "Here...go. Try to help him...it won't work." Michael was holding his head as it felt like his head was overflowing with guilt.
The Partners, Bladebearers, and Jack's father walked into the portal and found the world of which Bart made.
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Jack stood motionless in front of Bart, blade ready and stance ready. Bart laughed. "Do you honestly think you can defeat me after I've obtained the jewel of Asmatak? With it, nothing can stop me from destroying you!" Bart closed his hand over the jewel and absorbed its power. "Yes...let your power flow within me!" He then recited an ancient chant. "Glory is intertwined with darkness. Wickedness sprouts over the branches of might. But, fear not the darkness but overtake the light! Mihj mariko platika menti!" The jewel's light glowed in his hand. "Yes...it deems me worthy of its power! Now, my dreams have been fulfilled!"
Suddenly, a magic blast was shot at his hand and made the jewel fly in the air. "What...NO! The jewel! Save it, you idiot!" Jack hesitated and stood there, motionless. Suddenly, the jewel hit the floor, crashed, and broke like a fragile piece of glass! "NOOO! Do you realize what you've just done?!"
"Yes." said Gastro in the distance. "We've stopped you from gaining unlimited power." Bart then stood, shaking, horrified at what just happened. "Not just that, you idiot...you angered the spirit trapped within it and released it!"
Confused, Gastro said, "What?" Then, Del said, "So, the legends are true...it was said that if anyone was deemed unworthy or abused the jewel, an evil spirit would attack the person holding the jewel and kill them. And now we've released it into this world!"
The evil spirit came out of the jewel and had a red glow. It spoke in a frightening tone and spoke dark words. "Who dares to disturb me in my ancient slumber?! Your foolishness will make you pay dearly!" He then looked around at all of our heroes. "So...no one shall come clean? Fine...THEN ALL OF YOU MUST PERISH!"
He struck his fist into the ground and make his evil energy flow through Bart's world! "Now, what I would've done if it weren't for those Bladebearers thousands of years ago, is about to be done right here!"
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