1.11 Memories Part 5

“Did he survive?” asks Legacy eagerly as the memory ends as Green Delta loses consciousness.

“He did as Junit kept him alive with her telekinesis, but Green Delta had to be rebuilt with extensive cybernetics to fully recover,” answers Ceta, “With the death of their emperor, the Fayyick Empire soon splinted as the opposing Fayyick Lords battled one another for leadership of its remnants. Within five years, the Alliance had regained control of the galaxy with only Antorian remnants on the fringes.”

“So what happened to Junit and Green Delta?” inquires Legacy.

“That is one of the things I wanted to show you,” replies Ceta, “Guardians don’t always end their lives by falling in battle and many have retired to live out happy lives. Junit and Green Delta are a good example of that. They got married, settled down with another adventure every now. Junit opened an academy for telekinetics and telepaths while Green Delta trained new Mindorrians. They even had two kids, Borrmin and Surrasarr, who became grand and mighty heroes in their own right.”

“It is good to hear that I can have a happy ending,” says Legacy.

“But Green Delta and Junit each suffered their own costs,” continues Ceta, “Not only was Green Delta turned into a cyborg, but Junit lost her voice in battle against the Fayyick Emperor. They never suffered any other injuries of that extent as when they faced another foe as deadly as the Fayyick Emperor, Green Delta and Junit were much more skilled and dangerous.”

“So a happy ending is not without cost,” notes Legacy.

“A Guardian must earn a happy ending must be earned through hardship,” corrects Ceta, “And those hardships may cost you.”

***

“Ceta,” asks Legacy, “Are there memories showing me from before I became the Guardian?”

To Legacy, it feels like years have passed since she arrived in Ceta’s world. Ceta tells her that is because perception happens faster here and claims only two months have passed in the real world.

She also says not to worry about experiencing years in here because I haven’t experienced actual years in the real world.

“Yes, but I should warn you that you might not like what you find in them,” replies Ceta.

“I would still like to find see them,” answers Legacy.

“As you wish,” replies Ceta, “I shall find the most useful memories. Just remember my warning.”

“Thank you Ceta,” says Legacy, “And I shall heed your words.”

***

David Knight draws Gord’Ang as a blue energy beam hits the street behind him. The man is in his late fifties and starting to look it with his dark brown hair now mostly grey.

Not that anyone can see it beneath his power armour consisting of overlapping plates, the inner ones being black with the outer ones a shade of dark green.

Ceta!

Shattered Hope is making another push at us.

The girl relies too much on raw power.

I agree, but don’t forget she has a lot of raw power. More than almost anyone else on this planet.

Yeah, only you or the Demon are stronger than Hope.

The vast majority of people shorten her name to Shatter or Shattered, but you call her Hope. Why?

You know why. You know her background as well as I does if not better.

True.

 “Come on Guardian,” sings a female voice as Guardian turns cloaks himself, making him invisible, “Face me!”

A teenage girl wearing a tight fitting blue and white costume with a bright blue energy field around her body comes flying around the corner of the street. Her long hair flying behind her head and both her hair and her eyes are glowing white while a blue domino masks conceals her face.

Dammit girl. You could have done great thing if you hadn’t chosen this path. Heck, you can still do great things if you just turn back from this path.

Atavari’s hold is too strong on her and Charity believes her lies.

To be fair, they aren’t lies, but half-truths.

Half-truths are still half-lies and these ones leave out the most important half of the truth!

Oh I know, just another reason to hate Atavari for.

We shall bring about her downfall.

David dashes to the side of the street and jumps off the side of a building at Shattered Hope. He tackles her from the back in midair and they both go tumbling to the ground. As they hit the ground, David slams his fist into Shattered Hope’s face.

Shattered Hope coughs as David jumps away.

“I hate fighting you,” hisses Shattered Hope as she gets to her feet, “And not just because you are such a nice person.”

“The feeling is mutual,” replies David.

She has such potential.

That is the reason why Atavari corrupted her.

Shattered Hope sends a large blast of energy down the street, but David jumps into the air as he cloaks himself again.

“Just let me hit you for once!” shouts Shattered Hope in frustration.

“Sorry kid, but I can’t let that happen,” replies David as he ground pounds Shattered Hope into the road.

Shattered Hope groans before slumping in defeat. Her hair goes back to normal including returning to a shade of black while her eyes become blue. The energy field surrounding her disappeared and her costume, including her mask, fades away, leaving in civilian clothing.

The memory ends abruptly as Legacy recoils in shock. 

That was me. I was Shattered Hope. I was a supervillain.

Interlude - Oblivion

The Entity known as Oblivion Halts its strikes as the Bringer of False Hope and the Guardian from Deltae launch another strike of their own.

As host to a Manifestation of Hope, the Bringer of False Hope is one of the only forces in this universe able to Sever or Shatter parts of Oblivion’s being at all. The Guardian from Deltae wields one of the Good Swords, one of the most effective ways to Disbond an Entity, in addition to having been around for three billion years.

That is even longer than Oblivion or any of the other Entities that Oblivion knows. The Guardian from Deltae is truly ancient.

The Devouring of this Planet is going poorly for the Oblivion Entity. It should have chosen a weak Planet, one which did not naturally have Powers. Those Planets that have natural Power will surprise those that strike them with what they have to Defend themselves.

This Planet had Seven Beings with the Power to Sever or Shatter Oblivion, but the Oblivion Entity has already costumed all, but the Bringer of False Hope and the Monster of Rage and Wrath. The Guardian from Deltae does not count as it is from the Planet Deltae, not this Planet.

Oblivion is at least thankful for the fact this Planet lacks Divine Beings, Native or otherwise.

Luckily for the Oblivion Entity, the Strongest of those that may Sever or Shatter it, the Monster of Rage and Wrath, is uninterested in Halting the Devouring of this Planet unless Oblivion directly threatens the Monster of Rage and Wrath.

Oblivion is Sated to leave the Monster of Rage and Wrath be. It can either be left on the Empty Planet once the Planet has been Consumed or Consumed itself when the Oblivion Entity is too Strong for it to Resist and all others have fallen.

The Oblivion Entity deflects the Hope-Powered Energy with a Sphere of Deflect and a Sphere of Rebound.

As the Bringer of False Hope absorbs the Rebounded Hope-Powered Energy, Oblivion calculates that using a Sphere of Rebound it was not the best idea. Perhaps a Sphere of Absorption would have been a better choice.

Oblivion is distracted as another of the natives with Power attacks him. Annoyance at most, but a distraction at the wrong time could give another of Oblivion’s attackers an opening to exploit.

Oblivion unleashes a Star of Incineration at the Native with Power, Crushing and Destroying the Native with Power.

But the Native with Power provided a distraction for the Guardian from Deltae as the Guardian from Deltae Severs several Spheres, Stars and Worlds from the Oblivion Entity.

The Oblivion Entity uses a World of Portals and a Star of Destination to open an Interdimensional Portal to another Planet. One that doesn’t have any natural Power to it.

As Oblivion enters the portal, the Guardian from Deltae and the Bringer of False Hope launch another strike. The Oblivion Entity will not let these two stop it from escaping.

Oblivion does not hold back and neither do the Guardian from Deltae or the Bringer of False Hope.

Three Stars of Incineration, a World of Breaking, Two Spheres of Energy, a Star of Energy, a Sphere of Flames, Two Worlds of Fire and a Star of Death is what the Oblivion Entity sends at the Guardian from Deltae while it sends Two Worlds of Death, a Sphere of Focus, Four Stars of Disruption, Three Stars of Dispersal and a Sphere of Breaking at the Bringer of False Hope.

Despite Resistance from her Host, the Bringer of False Hope ends her strike in favour of protecting herself while the Guardian from Deltae weathers Oblivion’s strike to continue their strike on the Oblivion Entity.

Oblivion feels the Links being Severed by the Good Sword of the Guardian from Deltae as it goes through the Interdimensional Portal. But the Guardian from Deltae fared little better as their host is Broken by the Strike of the Oblivion Entity.

As it feels itself Disbonding, Oblivion watches the Guardian from Deltae attempt to come after the Oblivion Entity despite being Broken and almost Death. The Weaken Bringer of False Hope moves to support the Broken Guardian from Deltae.

Then something unexpected happens. The Manifestation of Hope abandons her Host, taking most of the Host’s Spirit in the Process and Shattering the Rest.

The Whole Thing irks the Oblivion Entity. When one chooses a Host, they should stick with that Host through Trouble and Turmoil. Not just Abandon them when Trouble and Turmoil starts.

Now the Disbonding Oblivion Entity is trapped in the middle of the Interdimensional Portal with the Shattered Host and the Broken Guardian from Deltae. The Entrance has closed while the Exit remains open.

As more of his Spheres, Stars and Worlds are Severed and Shattered as the Oblivion Entity Disbonds, Oblivion watches the Guardian from Deltae leave the Broken Lawman from Earth as she goes to the Shattered Hope.

As Oblivion drifts through the Interdimensional Portal, the Oblivion Entity realises that the Guardian from Deltae will Arrive on the same Planet as Oblivion will Arrive if there is a bit of a delay in the process.

As the Disbonded Oblivion Entity watches the Good Sword break away from it and drifts back into the Interdimensional Portal.

The Oblivion Entity fades as the last of its Spheres, Stars and Worlds Sever and along with the Shards and Fragments. But Oblivion realises it is not alone. Several other Entities, the Devious and Selfish Eden Entity foremost among them, have arrived at this World at the same time.

Wrath and Rage Consumes Oblivion as realises that its fellow Entities were unwilling to save it, but are more than willing to exploits its Disbond.

The Wrath and Rage Stabilises the Oblivion Entity, but it is too late to save Oblivion. As it finally Disbonds, the Oblivion Entity looks at the Four Parts that remain due to the Last Moment Stabilisation.

A Sphere of Warrior, a World of Physics, a Star of Love and a World of Restoration.