Catching the gate

Awful truth before the last stand

  Far away from our group, at the Monster’s Hall..

 K shouted “That b*****d He killed them”

R shouted “Z that weak b*****d He Killed O and betrayed our Oath”

“Oath... Don’t make me Laugh *A sighed* didn’t we already had a disorder before”

The Demon Boss entered the Hall

A laughed “Hhhh, I mean our former Leader.. Welcome Back S”

 The mysterious powerful Monster S said calmly “Z & O are dead. Go & get me that sword”

The Three other monsters -K, R, A- disappeared in thin air

 

 In another place in the desolations

K <  “Do we really have to do this.. Regis that guy is formidable we can’t take him down”

R <  “I don’t care.. We only follow orders... If you don’t want to end like X”

A <  “Actually, I’m not interested in anything. I’m just sick of the nowhere.. & Strangely I wanna ask That Survivor something..”  Carelessly said the later

 

  6 days passed and the group is moving some & resting some, defending themselves some & trapping Monsters some

“Regis isn’t well, right?”  Maeda whispered to Kensuko.

“Just let him be.. He will be okay, I hope”

“Do you know what’s wrong with him?”

“His dark power is disturbing his mind.. His body is killing him. I don’t know how we’ll survive”

“Let’s Rest for the night” Regis called before leaving the group to do his usual work, watching out for monsters. 

 The man walked several meters way fighting monsters secretly... Shiori woke up to see the man is drifting away on his own. She followed him to see him drinking the blood of the fallen monster

So, from behind him, she screamed in fear “Kkyyaaahhhh..”  But Kensuko who was already tailing the man held the girl shushing her. Regis turned to them with firing eyes then he rolled his eyes away in shame.

  Kensuko helped the little girl calm down while asking Regis

“Is that how you acquired your powers? Is that how you escaped the Labyrinth?”

“ I.. had to survive in that hell. So I drank the blood of countless monsters.. without caring about the sequences. I didn’t care about anyone if only I could survive...I___”

 -BANG-

 

 An enormous bombing near them, as three of the monsters ruling the nowhere arrived to the game.. Maeda & Machi woke up from the explosion & came where the fight is beginning

 

   “Well, Well. Isn’t that the New Star?”  R �"With silver braided hair and kind of sharp face- shouted arrogantly

 “K” they all shouted at the monster that deceived them but He stepped behind His ally R

“So your name is Regis, Nice to meet you. I’m the 3^rd Ruler, R is the name of the one who is gonna Kill you__”

“Regis-san !”

Regis looked behind him. He knew that he has no choice but to fight.. K’s Hands transformed into big weird Knives, while R showed up his weapon from thin air, it was a big chain mace... They both prepared to the fight. Regis gritted his teeth he knew he couldn’t win in his -state, but luck finally was on his side this time

  A -the tall blonde haired man, with pretty face & elegant attitude- walked in between them -the monsters & the human- looking at Regis

“My name is A, I want to ask you question”

“A, what are you doing? Get out of the way”

“A second please, R”

Regis <  (Huff Huff) taking his breaths with difficulty “What is it?”

“WHY?”

“!!”

“Why would you throw your humanity & become a monster, why would you do all of this to such a group of people you never knew... helping them to the gate?

 Humans who lost their will to live in the labyrinth and trying to barely escape it by drinking the blood of the monster... They are the worst, they turn into monsters & try maniacally killing everyone else outside the tower coveting for power and carving for blood. That’s why they transform into complete monsters, but you.. You maintained your shape, your heart & your mind didn’t corrupt. You earned the will of fire.  Even though you drank the blood & once you do it, you can never return to the world of the living...”

  Maeda & The girls looked at him “Regis-san!!! Is that true, you’re not leaving?”

 “That’s right. He can’t leave this hell... but he can stay here as much as he want.. He could acquire a large spare of life time!

BUT WHY, WHY DID YOU DO SUCH A FOOLISH THING & DRAW THE SWORD? Yeah once you pull it you become the ruler of the Nowhere, you acquire a power far more than everyone else, But your life span will only gotten short, You will die in only Twenty years cuz of your misusing of your power, without even leaving the Nowhere.. Yes only the rulers Can know the Next position of the travelling Gate.. But are they worth It? Dying in vain just to help them!”

 “Have you ever had someone special to you?” Regis replied failing

The question intrigued irresistible feeling inside the man “Huh!!” Exclaimed A

“Once you have that one, You don’t care about yourself, You can die for them.. Beside I made a promise to someone..”

“Don’t Understand, Can never understand” Shouted the Man

“It’s enough for me to see them happy”

A suddenly stopped in his place remember something from the past..

 •• looking at someone “Don’t be afraid A, I’ll always protect you. You just don’t stop smile even in this hell” The talker smiled cheerfully to him ••

  A cried muttering “X, Was that you meant when you let S kill you, you didn’t rise a disturbance just to protect us protect Me..  I miss you too X, wait for me”

  A walked peacefully towards feeble Regis

R & K shouted “What are you doing, you fool?”

He laughed while tears running down his cheeks heavily

“I am going to X”

Regis let his guard down not because A wasn’t emitting any inferior aura but because he was so torn out to stand

Regis fell on his back, the others gathered around him

But they got back as A approached him

The fearful A looked at them “What do you think of that man?”

“I trust him with my life” Maeda called tending to the man

A smiled happily while taking his weapon out of air, It was long designed Knife & stabbed Regis with it.... they screamed in panic but Regis couldn’t hear their shouts as he found himself lying in a vast white place “where am I?” He asked but a familiar voice answered

“Get up Regis”

“A, what are you doing here? Why I don’t feel tiresome!”

“Promise me something... Get the children out of here & take care of this hell for me”

“Okay. But where are you going?”

“It’s my time to leave” A turned to Hold some man’s hand Regis couldn’t see his gestures, But He could predict it was X

  Regis opened his eyes to see his companions  watching him carefully

“Regis-san, are you okay?”

“Never been better”

He stood up full recovered in front of the Rulers “Where did we stop?” grinned The Man dangerously �'�

“Arrgghhh”

The battle didn’t take long as K betrayed R and escaped. Regis killed him quickly..

  

  In Another building K shivering alone in the darkness

“Where are you going, K?” hoarse voice called from behind, K didn’t have the chance to turn as his heart was already in his enemy’s hand, K just fell pathetically on the ruins saying his last words

“S, Damn you. Damn you Regis. DAMN YOU ALL”

Regis walked them to a strange white Building

“The gate will appear in 10 seconds, Go”

A Large white pole of light fell from the sky, they could see the other side -the world they came from-...

Machi and Kensuko bowed gratefully to the man. Shiori hugged him “Don’t worry, I will tell sensei you’re okay”

They all passed except Maeda looked to him

“Go. It will close in mins”

“Can’t you really come with us?”

He smiled “Sorry, I can’t”

(Sob Sob)

“Why are you crying?”

“It’s just so unfair”

He suddenly grabbed her waist on impulse and kissed her passionately ❤

“Promise me you’ll do fine into that world”

She hugged him “I promise”

 -Bang- Something fell from the sky. It was a Demon of different Aura “Did I interrupt something?”

Regis covered the woman, He pushed her in

“Go now. I trust you Maeda, Be strong & live for me”

“I will... I will” (Sob sob) She cried heavily saying goodbye.... 

Regis turned to the monster behind..

“Nice to meet you Regis”

“You must be S”

“All of your doings are so absurd, I couldn't comprehend. Why would you let her leave & be alone in this hell, do you really believe, She’ll remember you forever, She’ll love you forever, Huh?! Fool, she’d fell in love with someone else and forget you”

“I don’t know. I just saw myself in her eyes, that might be the reason I grown attached to her... I just want her to be happy”

“Don’t mess with me.. Shortly, Hand over your sword. I’m the Ruler of The Ends, The King of the Nowhere”

“Don’t bother. From today, There is nothing called the Nowhere.. after I destroy you, I’ll close the Gates between the worlds forever”

“How Dare Y__”

“HOW DARE YOU”  Regis shouted as he grabbed a hilt out of his chest & pulled The Mighty sword From his Body..

“Come at me S”

“Kukuku, I’ll kill you as I killed your ancestor”

“X wasn’t that weak you know, He chose to perish than fighting you, Just to protect everyone from your madness”

“I’ll kill you & acquire the sword for real this time, even I killed him at the past, I just took his power but couldn’t acquire the sword itself ....  GIVE IT TO ME”

“NEVER,,, ARRRGGHH”

“DIIIEEE”

The Battle began, They were equally strong till Regis Raised his hand and called for A’s weapon. Regis looked to him and shouted while landing the finishing Blow “That’s your End S”

 

  On The Other Side, The survivors returned to their lives, they rarely meet each other.. But when they do, they always talk about the man who saved them, that man who turned into a monster to kill another monster himself

   At last, Maeda was gazing at the sky alone doing her best in her new company, working hard, smiling to the hurdles, taking her courage from the man who sacrificed his life just to save theirs. She tries to live strongly not because she feels obligated to him but she thought... There is still something good in life you can find no matter what faces you but that’s only if you are alive...

Never give up easily, never surrender to despair cuz it leads to something more awful which is DEATH, WHICH ONLY MEANS THE END.

Author's Note

Well, that was it.. I really didn’t intend to end it with a moral or something.. I wasn’t even preaching.. it just popped out like that..
Others might disagree with the ending, I’m all open for suggestions and ideas.. Review as you like, I welcome any kind of criticism

Reviews

[SweetWriter88]

Aww, it's sad to see the story end. It was a nice read. But since it's the end, I want to give a thorough review.

When I read, I look for eleven things. I look for characters, character's personality and voice, writer personality, writing type, plot, consistency, grammar, length, the general idea of the story, the image I get in my head as I read, and the author's growth as the story continues.

I saw quite a few of those as I read this. I remember giving you a bit of advice earlier on, which you listened to which I like. As I read this at some points your character's blurred together a bit, during the screaming parts, but then they came right back. I didn't get individual voices for some character's as I read, but for some I did. I think it's because some characters had a stronger personality than others. And the only thing I've noticed that you can work on is grammar. Your paragraphs are split in places they don't need to be and clumped in other places. Not terribly, but just enough to be noticeable. It was a bit fast paced considering how short it was, but that's more hindsight. As I read I noticed you have that talent to make a short story feel like a "normal" lengthed book.

I liked the opening and the voice you showed as you wrote. Most authors don't know that a bit of their personality shows in their writing pattern. That can be a make or break thing. It definitely helped this story along because you kept me engaged. The action was nice, the character interactions were nice, and I like how open you are to honest criticism.

Overall I'd say you did really well. This was a good read. My only true suggestions are to check your grammar, write the chapter and walk away for a few days then reread and edit with new eyes so you can see through the eyes of a reader, and watch your dramatization. At some points it can be a bit too much or off putting when centered wrong. I'm looking forward to reading your other writing and seeing your growth. Also, please don't center your editing around my review, part of being a writer is knowing which advice to take from who because you want to better yourself not hinder your style. And I'm very interested to see how your style grows and changes the more experianced you become.

[A.Tarek]

Thank you so much for this awesome and honest review.. I'm always looking for your reviews everytime, I post something; cuz I know, I will learn a thing or two from you
Yeah, sometimes paragraphs are split in places and clumped in other places --> its like a habit of mine. I always write on my phone so when I like to seperate between thoughs or incidents, my hand race my mind and seperate the paragraphs

About the screaming part, hhhh.. I wrote this story about 7 months ago. I used to post on another site but not in chapters just a whole in one punch.. so I had to delete some parts.

And last, the unending circle of editting. No matter how good you are, you can always edit better next time.. with every line or a story you read, it broaden your horizon that lead you to see things from a different beautiful way
Thank you again, It was my great pleasure having your review

[Coyote Poetry]

I liked the ending. Gave the story some character. A wild chapter and a fun story to read. Thank o you my friend for sharing the amazing chapter.

Coyote

[A.Tarek]

So happy you liked it, Your reviews are always a great deal of support to me.
Thank you so much..

[Coyote Poetry]

Was my pleasure and you are welcome.

[Stephanie M]

Wow! Cool ending. Kind of sad though. I really liked the idea about the labyrinth. This story was one of my favorites!

[A.Tarek]

Thank you dear, Its an honour on my part that you liked it