Chapter 20 - Darkest Hour

Story by Diamond Celestalis on SoFurry

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#20 of Valkyrie - Pegasus - Book 3 - The Light of the End


"But that's IMPOSSIBLE!" shouted Eclypse as Diamond's skin changed colour, his face moulding from a long horses muzzle to a human females face. His fur disappeared, replaced by green skin and veins the poked to the surface on him.

"Did you really think that with all that has gone on... I was not going to take an interest" smiled the Diamond mould. "The real Diamond died when I absorbed him, the one that died on Helfhiem."

Eclypse drew his sword, a sum of all the rage and hate that he had towards Galladia. "Why?" he asked in his hatred. He had been fooled... not just by the Asgard but by Galladia as well. He had never even imagined that Diamond had been just a puppet for her to play with. "But what about... Levantine?" he asked looking to a cocoon that pulsating in front of him.

"To answer you first question" smiled Galladia. "When Diamond died, the useless servant he was just a puppet of the Asgard. He was created, the same as you to be taken down to Terra and when the time was right hand it over to the Asgard. I manipulated Odin with false visions of Terra wiping out the Asgard race..."

Eclypse moved back slightly as Galladia began to form her beautiful silk black dress and continued to speak in her dark voice. "Odin was an idiot, she actually believed that because of the past with Terra they would eventually defeat them. In some stupid... self-preservation she had Diamond placed on Terra with false memories to find the Valkyrie and begin the chain of events that would eventually weaken the planet."

Galladia shot her hand up into the air that pulled Eclypse back towards her. "Diamond is vessel, his true personality is simply like a computer programming. So I decided he was easier to manipulate through a pathetic biological method called "Love"

"You see..." she smiled as Eclypse fell at her feet, powerless in front of the half horse/half human hybrid. "Back when Kestra attempted to seal me away, a spirit that you are familiar with called Ultraviolet came to Serenity Island and released me out of rage against the Asgard."

"Ultraviolet!" shouted Eclypse looking down at the floor. His memories from his future self were flooding in his brain, saving her was timeless. He was being pushed down into a kneel by Galladia's huge powers.

"Yes... thought she was innocent...? See, the Asgard don't know this" chuckled Galladia. "But the attack on her universe hit her pretty had and she wanted revenge. So she released me years before that pathetic cult tried to on Helfhiem... However I cannot be too nasty, can I?" chuckled Galladia. "They did bring me Gungnir... which that idiot Diamond managed to loose when he died!"

"Though..." contemplated Galladia as she psychically held Eclypse to the floor. "He did play out his part well... Lance, his lover was actually a nice creation of mind and even allowed me to manipulate him after Lance's unfortunate death."

Eclypse fought helplessly against Galladia's power. He just was not able to break free of her, he watched the walls turn slowly into black as she continued to absorb Yggdrasil.

"But... h-how can you be... Diamond AND Galladia?" he asked as Galladia finally released him from the floor and turned to smile. Her body changing, allowing her to have Diamond's tail, his ears and several other equine features.

"Now that's rather complicated... might be beyond you... but" she sneered. "Like I said, Diamond's mind could be programmed, a little "benefit" of Asgard creation. He is not as self-sufficient and free-thinking as you. One mistake the Asgard was not eager to repeat. Diamond is simply a vessel that THINKS he's sentient... that is why Levantine could transfer herself to him. So he carried out his program right up until my ships attacked the Valkyrie, that is when I infested his body... without anyone's knowledge and my future self travelled back in time with my past self, creating too Goddess's of immeasurable powers!"

"But when did you get that opportunity...!?" shouted Eclypse, finding this impossible to believe.

"Through a little boy I trapped in my web... called Munchy... he was the perfect carrier for me!"

Eclypse was completely in disbelief of Galladia's treachery. She had proven herself to be more manipulative then anyone, even the Asgard.

"That there..." nodded Galladia towards the cocoon. "That is my past self, at this very moment she is assimilating Yggdrasil and once complete... a new universe of perfection will be created... so I ask you Eclypse... will you give yourself over to the Collective?"

Eclypse let a tear fall from his eyes, feeling completely defeated by Galladia. He contemplated just giving up... The deception had been so... perfect. However could he stand against her.

"I... surrender..." cried Eclypse as he felt broken inside. Asgard, Terra, Alexandria had all been ruined, what was left to stand against her. Galladia smirked and shot out her arm that coiled itself around Eclypses body. Eclypse felt the last tentacle wrap itself around his helpless body.

This was the end...?

He embraced his new life with the Collective... he had no choice against her.

Bang!

A gunshot flew past Eclypse and blasted Galladia in the shoulder causing her to release the tentacle and all a broken Eclypse to fall to the floor. The bullet wound was so powerful that it shot off Galladia's arm causing her to regrow another one almost instantly.

"I'm not ready to give up just yet BITCH!" shouted Munchy who went over to pick up Eclypse. Munchy looked beaten, blood was dripping from his nose and his hair was a complete mess. However his hand had a shimmering blade in it, beautifully crafted by the unknown... Demon Sword Levantine which he handed the hilt to Eclypse with a smile.

"Wha-?" sighed Eclypse looking up at Munchy.

"Trust me..." smiled Munchy. "You can do that, can't ya rat boy?"

Eclypse took the sword and suddenly felt a surge of energy as he was almost lifted up in the air and transformed around with shadow energy.

"Noooooooooooo!" raged Galladia as she lifted her hand and conjured green crystal shards which she attempted to fire at the empowered Eclypse who floated in the air. The crystals of Orichalcum just began to dissipate slowly. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?" she yelled at Munchy as she throw another batch of sharp crystals at Munchy who rolled expertly and began to jump out the way.

"I'll kill you for Diamond, Colin, Miles and EVERYONE YOU'VE FUCKING SLAUGHTERED..." shouted Munchy as he fired Aries hand-cannon at Galladia, knocking her back as a new Eclypse dropped to the floor beside him. He reloaded the gun in an amazing second and aimed again.

"YOU CUNT!" he shouted as he returned to blasting Galladia back.

Eclypse had been completely changed, instead of being male he suddenly had breasts and a very sleek purple dress. In fact he had completely changed sex, he was now a complete, corporeal version of Levantine. But something else was also different about her as she held out her sword at Galladia, her hair beautiful long and black.

"Damn bitch! You look good!" shouted Munchy as she rushed forward, causing Galladia to create her own sword from her arm, a green shimmering blade of Orichalcum. "Munch!" she shouted out. "Go for the cocoon..."

Munchy nodded, the cocoon was slowly opening up as he powered his entire round into the cocoon making it explode in a puddle of green goo. The other Galladia who was fighting Eclypse with swords clashing suddenly felt the pain of her past see dying but she continued to fight on.

"Here!" shouted Levantine as she chucked a sword out of her belt, the one that Eclypse had had originally. Munchy took the sword and joined the battle.

Galladia jumped back. "Fine then!" she shouted. "You deny me my place as God... THEN THERE WILL BE NOTHING!"

"DON'T" shouted Levantine as Galladia shoved her sword in the ground, causing a bright seal of light to form out from the sword and shoot outwards. She began to conjure a powerful spell. "If I can't have this universe... then NOBODY will!"

The whole area around them began to crack and shake as the seal expanded, passing out over the entire of Yggdrasil, the dark collective in the way were disintegrated immediate on impact.

Galladia clung to her few seconds of life, after the destruction of her past self inside that cocoon... she had no future... she slowly started to fade.

"No... I CAN'T DIE! I AM ETERNAL!"

Eclypse and Munchy battled against the collapsing Yggdrasil which began a massive electrical storm outside.

Munchy stood over the fading Galladia. "Nobody is eternal.. BITCH!" he shouted as he plunged the sword straight through her body, causing her to shriek in pain as she faded away and suddenly exploded in a massive cascade of light that spread like a shock wave.

Levantine stood in the central chamber with Munchy screaming at her to get out... "A fitting end for this universe" she said before quickly putting her hands together.

"What are you doing... unless you did not notice... we need to get off this glorified tree house!" shouted Munchy as the room started to collapse.

The next words that Levantine spoke were chilling but true. "We are already dead... the universe is dead but I'm casting to create a new Yggdrasil.. and maybe... just maybe things will be better."

At that moment, the room collapsed in on them as the whole of Yggdrasil exploded outwards sending out a massive wave of light leaving nothingness behind. The Altia Galaxy and everyone in it was erased from time, the explosion effected the entire of existence.

"We did not fail..."

Epilogue

"Fucking wake up Diamond" said a voice as Diamond roused in his sleep, he got up and looked around the room. He was in a short apartment with mountains of furry pornography and pictures covering the entire walls of the bedroom.

He looked up to see Miles standing over him.

"What time is it?" he asked, his blue eyes watching Miles place a cup of tea down on the bedside table. He listened to sound of police sirens coming from central Woolwich.

"I've had an idea" shouted Diamond, pouncing from the bend onto his knees. He touched his human face and smiled. "But I think I'll wait until after the fur-meet to tell you about it..."

"Oh come on" smiled Miles. "What is it?"

"I'm gonna write a novel..."