The AI Dungeon's Light 3: Finale

A year passes. Your faction has taken over the republic. The march on the capital begins. The mortal world has become a very dangerous place. Demons, wraiths, and other horrors walk among the living. Blossom and Melissa consider themselves official best friends, and Blossom is in a romantic relationship with Lisa. They spend vast amounts of time together, and you're fine with that. Theo is an important leader of the republic's army. You see him on a daily basis, and have formed your opinion of him. Chris and Charles have become friends and have formed a brotherly bond they didn't have before. They live with Richard and Melissa at the Laboratory of the Unexplainable. You've been assigned to the army's third division. You serve under Captain Krayler, who has been pleased with your service. Life is good. Theo Vardak is your enemy. Wen Li and his wife Yu have turned their plant store into a nature emporium. They've made a fortune selling Green Lotus, an extremely strong, and extremely valuable, green tea. Marshall is laying low and not committing as many crimes as before. He's been proven right after all, you didn't need the help of a god to take down Hessan. The entire underworld is afraid of Theo, and he's been pre-occupied with maintaining power. Richard looks at Melissa and Lisa clothes shopping. He decides to tell Melissa the truth about her heritage.

"You're a Li," he says. "Lisa is, in fact, half-demon. She has red hair and a fiery temper, like you."

"I am not!" Lisa protests.

Richard then gets serious, and tells Melissa how her father Stanley fell in love with an angel named Jenna. They married, and had Lisa. Melissa's reaction is one of total disbelief and horror.

"It can't be," she says. "My mother would've known."

"Yes," Richard nods.

Blossom and Lisa go out to eat, but Blossom can't stop thinking about you and how she hasn't seen you in a year.

"I can't believe you haven't visited!" she says. "I get the impression you're avoiding me."

"Atticus is gone, Blossom, move on." Lisa says. "Besides, Mayor Theo Rosington has kinda adopted Marshall as a son figure."

"Rosington? Theo Rosington?"

"Yes, how do you know him?" Blossom asks.

"He's the mayor of Silivia," Lisa says. "For Richard's new lab assistant, I'd expect you to know more."

"For your lab assistant?" Blossom says.

"The man in the mask is Firestorm," Lisa says. "The two of us will be taking out some demons. I need someone to watch over the city while I'm gone. Will you do that?"

"Sure," Blossom nods. "I can do that."

"You'll do a fine job," Lisa says.

Lisa heads out on her journey to find Atticus. Along the way, she stumbles across an angel camp.

"I'm looking for Captain Atticus."

"I'm Captain Rovals," the angel says. "I assume you're here to see Firestorm."

"Can you take us to him?"

"Please, call me Zekial," The angel says. "Firestorm is just a nickname. I see you've met my sister, Azalea Rovals."

"Um, yeah," Blossom says. "Nice to meet you, Azalea."

"If you'll follow me," Zekial says. "I'm sure he's with my brother Hayes."

Zekial takes Lisa by the hand, but doesn't lead her to Hayes. Instead, he throws her in a lava pit.

"Blast," she utters, before fizzling out.

Blossom runs over to the pit, but is kicked away by Zekial.

"Go", he commands. The angels decide this is their cue, and go rampage on Port City. The demon invasion is repelled, but at great loss. The demons have been entrenched and many of the demons have managed to escape to the outer realms. Port City is safe, but the people are tired and angry. Cicero, Savannah, and Tessa come to Port City next. Tessa is finally happy, and decides to stay in a city with no crime. She begins construction on her new factory. Blossom visits you in the hospital.

"What happened?" Blossom asks.

> You say "I am no longer Atticus. I am the Dream Eater Veles. You must leave now."

Blossom runs off scared. Theo is in the hospital when you wake up.

"You're awake!" Theo exclaims.

> You say "Nobody should know you're alive, father."

"It's Theo, you idiot!" Theo says.

"Sorry," you say sheepishly. Theo stares at you for a few moments before continuing. Theo decides to tell you your true father is Gabriel Alchemilia. The two of you head to the exit as quickly as possible. Once outside, Theo is eager to be off. Blossom tells Chris what the angels did to Lisa. Chris isn't very sympathetic.

"So? They deserve what's coming to them," Chris says. Theo Williams had told you this before, but you want to make sure."

"And what's that?"

"You can't even get Mayor Rosington's surname right," Blossom says. "Anyways, are you gonna help me save Lisa or not?"

"Um, sure," you say.

Lisa is in a room in a demon-occupied part of the city. Theo goes to go save her, while you stay behind with Chris and Blossom. Chris and Blossom recognize you as Atticus, but you waste no time telling them you're Veles. They believe you at first, but then realize their pistols are missing.

"You," Chris snarls, pointing his gun at you. "Tell me what you did with my guns."

> You say "Your hand was a necessary sacrifice. And you two were never my friends. I never loved you, Blossom."

"Well, of course you don't love us," Blossom says. "You hate our guts. Do you love Lisa?"

> You say "I did love her once, but was an unfaithful boyfriend. And such emotion is meaningless now."

"Unfaithful... you were unfaithful to Lisa?" Blossom says. shocked.

> You say "As unfaithful as one who would be destined for greatness as I was would be. You want Atticus back? And Lisa?"

"Yes."

> You say "Then go on a quest to Nuyo. Find the organization known as the Midnight Runners. Then see where the wind blows. But bring Marshall and Melissa, you may rely on them."

Blossom nods. "Okay, sure," she says.

"We'll be back," Theo says. Theo rushes off to save Lisa.

"Come on," Chris says.

"So you're fucking going to follow the quest of a man who claims to be Atticus?" Marshall asks.

"When it involves saving your girlfriend, who do you prefer I help out?"

"I'm going with Theo," an anonymous voice says.

It's dark and you can't see who said it. The voice is revealed to be an individual in huge metal armor.

"Who are you?" you ask.

"That is a long story."

Soon, Theo arrives back. The individual removes the mask. It's Savannah, but her head is shaved bald and her eyes are pure white. She's wearing black leather and is clearly looking forward to fighting.

"We're not getting killed because you're too scared to face a mere mortal," Theo says.

Soon, Lisa arrives as well.

"Savannah? What are you doing here?" Melissa asks.

"I heard Lisa was in trouble. I came to help," she says, her sword pointing at you.

"Hi," Lisa says, waving nervously.

"Lisa, you're alright!" Marshall exclaims, hugging her.

"We need to get going," you say.

You tell Lisa and Theo that they're taking the bus, while the rest of you are taking a cab.

"So, where's your friend?"

"I must see you off!" Li exclaims, running towards Marshall.

"Alright, I'll see you soon, alright?" You wave to Theo and the rest as the cab takes you to the bus station.

The group gets on the bus. Charles says hi to Chris, and the brothers update each other. Lisa must be wondering what's happening, because she looks nervous. You pay the driver and tell her to wait.

"What's going on?" she asks.

"We're on a quest to save Atticus," Chris explains.

"Who's Atticus?" Lisa asks.

"He's the leader of the group we used to sneak into the city," Theo explains.

"Theo, maybe you could stay back? Atticus is your adoptive son, this may be especially hard for you."

"No, I want to go," Theo says.

"We'll be back Atticus, I promise," you say.

You run into the bus station, and find a cab. Theo sedates the cab driver.

"This is my cab, buckaroo," the Native American says.

You get in. Theo and Chris get in as well, while the cabbie is out cold.

"Now, we must lay some ground rules first." Theo says. "You are to address me soley as Mayor Rosington."

"Fine," you say.

"You are to refer to any of my friends as 'siblings', and never call us by our names."

"Fine," Mayor Rosington takes away the cab dashboard, revealing a computer screen. "This was a front. I call the car the Theomobile, it can disguise as anything."

"You're using a car as a weapon?" you ask.

"Cars are peace, guns are war," he says.

Mayor Rosington drives us to Port City.

"We're going to train you, then you will fight."

We reach the city. You live in a nice house. Your adoptive parents gave it to you.

"Veles, wake up from your dreams," Xanvi says.

You wake up in a house. It's yours. You notice you're in a tag team match against Flynn and Vaughn. You win.

"We gave you this Silivia residence to spy on your old allies more adeptly," Xanvi explains. "You have much potential."

"Why are we in Port City? Last time we were here there was trouble," Chris says.

"You never came back to train us like you said."

"There was trouble?"

"Yes, the Haygarth incident," Theo says. "You didn't forget about that, did you?"

"Haygarth? Is that code for Remnant Rock?" Chris asks.

Theo and Chris explain the Haygarth Incident to you. It was a small rebellion lead by Haygarth, one of your former students.

"I didn't know you used to teach school," Savannah says.

"It's been a long time. That was... a very difficult time," you say.

Theo and Chris tell you that Haygarth is in Nyttrus, a small island north of the city.

"Mayor Rosington, will we be taking a ferry to Nuyo?" Chris asks.

"No, but you can take a monorail," Rosington says.

We reach the monorail station, where we take a monorail to the northern Nuyo island.

"I didn't know tech was that advanced, Mayor Rosington," Chris replied. "Theo is a talented technician, he made it possible to run the security smooth as silk."

We get off the monorail at a station.

"What the fuck, man, you're a very humanlike android, this shouldn't be a shocker!" Marshall protests.

You and Theo walk towards the station's waiting room. You begin hearing other conversations.

"I think I need a new manager..."

"Yeah, they're getting too expensive to maintain..."

"Mr. Mayor, do you miss the Theomobile?" Chris asks Theo.

"Not really, the monorail is more than enough to get around."

You overhear a conversation between two of your old students.

"Did you hear what happened to Haygarth?"

The group arrives in a small town in Nuyo, called Rosingtonshire.

"So, when do we get to go to the island?" You get in a taxi, and tell the cabdriver to take you to the airport.

Rosingtonshire is nice, and Theo takes a liking to it because it has his family name. You realize you could settle here. You have a nice house, a good job and you teach a group of aspiring world conquerors. Theo rents a room from a family who has two children. The sky lights a bright red.

"Theo, get to the basement! We need to raise the floors!" Vera shouts.

The children barricade themselves in the bedroom. You grab your tp, and throw it at Theo. Savannah gets up and enlarges her body.

"I am more in control of my abilities now," She laughs. "Including size change."

"What's going on?" Theo asks, grabbing the tp.

"Goliaths are trying to get into the city, we have to stop them, quickly!"

"You tedious old fool," Savannah says.

Theo grabs his shotgun and the three of you head to the basement. You open the hatch.

"I'll drive the truck, you drive." You say.

"Fine," Theo says.

Savannah takes out a sonic scream device, and activates it.

"If you're listening, go home." She says in a loud voice.

A bright light appears in the sky, and a large, humunculus-like creature appears. The creature is revealed as a shapeshifted Cicero, carrying the rest of the Nuyo-Dyavol Coalition. He lands, and runs up to the house.

"Sister, I've come for you. We need to leave," he says, before collapsing. Cicero looks at Theo. "Silivia doesn't need a mayor. Your wife Vanessa will grieve. But that is all. Your son Atticus is dead."

He shoots a fireball at Theo, killing him.

"NO!" you scream.

You turn into a lightning bolt and kill Goliath, melting him to death. You collapse on the floor, depleting too much energy.

"Jack, we're under attack!" Melissa looks at Chris, Marshall, and Blossom. "Guys, we lost Rosington. We need to keep each other safe."

"Blossom, are you really going to leave me?" Chris asks.

"No, I..." Blossom begins, when suddenly Cicero, Savannah, and the rest of the NDC take off, leaving behind ruined buildings. "I'll be back for you all later. Sleep tight, darling," she says, before leaving.

The three of you make your way into the basement, and collapse into the generator's chair. The next morning, Blossom, Chris, Marshall, and Melissa wake up to the sound of pots and pans clanging. They go upstairs, and begin to prepare breakfast. You sit up, rubbing your head. You grab your walkie-talkie, and begin to speak.

"We're up. A man appears. "My name is Jack Arias," He says. "You're the last ones left? Where are the others? The others from the town?"

Blossom, Chris, and then finally, you appear.

"So, what's the plan?

"I was sent by Zade Santello. He has mentioned you four before. Part of a group called the Midnight Runners?" Jack says. "He said you'd be coming."

"How is Zade?" Chris asks.

"He's still alive. The NDC have taken over his mine, but he has sent out a message of survival. That's it. You're the only ones from Rosington I've found."

"I guess that's how he went blind in the first place, all those cobalt fumes," Chris says. "Would you mind telling us how far Stvidtel is?"

"It's about a week's walk. You can take the train to Eastern, from there you can hire a car or bus to get to Stvidtel."

"What's the situation there? "My bad," Chris says. "I meant Stvitel."

"Oh, Stvitel's fine. It was destroyed two weeks ago."

"How do we get there?" Marshall asks, panicked.

"Maybe we can see if Cicero and Savannah left any clues behind?" Chris asks.

"We need to get there soon, because the only safe place left in the world is the underground, and we can't access that for fear of mutants. Where are Theo and...?"

"Theo is dead," Melissa reminds Chris. "We saw Cicero choke him. And I can't believe Savannah is evil now."

"We have little time," Jack says. "The NDC are preparing to attack the train to Philadelphia. I work for Zade, and we have access to a car there. We can leave tomorrow."

"So we travelled to Nuyo all for nothing? And what the fuck is Philadelphia?" Marshall asks.

"It's the last bastion of humanity," Jack replies.

"I detect sarcasm," Chris says. "Is it in Thales?"

"No, but in my garage," Jack says.

"We need to sleep on this," Chris says. "I'm sure you did."

"So Philadelphia is a car? Where do you live anyway?" Melissa asks.

"Um, in the underground?" you reply. "I live at Zade's mine," Jack says.

"Is his mine in Aiola or Mune?" Chris asks.

"Either," Jack says, confused. "How should I know? I just work there."

You sit down, and open the map up once more.

"It says here the mine is in Aiola, near the Midnight Runner headquarters. Which also means we came to Nuyo for nothing." Chris says.

"We can't just leave," Blossum says. "We need to go back." "The city's going to fall soon," Jack says. "Okay, we have a tough choice here," Marshall says. "Rosingtonshire, Atticus, or Lisa?" "I'm not going back," Blossom says. "I'm not a martyr. I'm staying here." "What about you, Chris? You choose." "I need to think on it." "Well, we'll leave you here, Blossom," Marshall decides. "What's the fastest way to Aiola, Jack?" "The train leaves in the morning. You can get a ticket online, or you can wait and buy one on the day. "Well, we need to get going. "Why does the train go overseas?" Chris asks. "You need a passport to travel on it," Jack answers. "Come on, let's go to my room and talk about this." Finally, we get to the train. It looks fast and powerful, but you're sure you'll never be able to drive it. "I'm coming too," you hear yourself saying. "I... I want to help. While on the train, Marshall, Chris, and Melissa argue if leaving Blossom was the right choice. "We still could've gone back and saved her," Chris says. "Jack, can you go back in time too? "Time-travel? My dear boy, I don't think that's possible." "Then you go back, go back and save Blossom!" "Bye, idiots!" Jack says, hopping off the train. He is then hit by a car. The next morning, you get off the train in Aiola, which looks very different to how you remember. Gone are the houses and shops; instead there are large, ugly buildings. "Are you alright, Tin Man?" Marshall asks Chris. "Yeah," you reply. "But where are the houses?" "Gone. They were damaged in the attack. Instead, there are apartments." "We're too late, aren't we?" Melissa frowns. "The NDC were already here." "It doesn't say anything about the attack on the news," you say. "The news is a lies!" a woman shouts, pushing her baby in a stroller. "Who might you be, ma'am?" Chris asks. "I'm a survivor," she says. "Why would I trust a system that lets the likes of you take over? You're behind everything." "Everything?" Chris says, dropping his head. "How can you tell he's an Android?" Melissa asks the woman. "You have a tinny voice. You're not alive." "We're trying to find... what was his name? Thales. He lives here." "I'm not telling you anything," "Yeah, no, we're from Thales," Melissa clarifies. "But we're looking for Zade Santello?" The woman nods slowly. "I think that's the name," she says. "Don't I look like I know you?" "You might have a family member that looks similar. "Where is Zade?" Chris asks. "Do you know?" "I believe he lives in Apartment 3C." You look at the apartment numbers; it's just a short walk to 3C. The trio makes their way to Apartment 3C, and knocks on the door. "Yeah? Who's there?" a voice responds. "Zade? It's me, Zade," you say. The door opens, and sure enough, it's Zade. "You definitely sound like Chris, Marshall, and Lisa. But I can't be sure, you might be a Dream Eater or demon." "I'm not a Dream Eater," you say. "And it's me, Zade. Are you okay? What happened?" Zade steps to the side, and the three of you step inside. "This is the Midnight Runner secret headquarters. A complex set of tunnels connects us to the cave where my mine is." Zade explains. "We've been defending it from the NDC, who have been trying to capture or kill us since we first started. Thankfully, they're not very good at it." "Pretty impressive for a blind man," Marshall says. "I can't believe you found this place." "Well, I had a guide. He's dead now, unfortunately. But I still have another one. His name's Pockets. "Pockets? That sounds like a name Li might give a bird." Marshall laughs. "Shut it, Casimir," Zade says. "Zade, could you help us get Atticus back?" Marshall asks. "I don't know," Zade says. "It's dangerous. The NDC is on to us now. We're going to have to get out of here and find somewhere else to live. "For starters, we should use some of the Midnight Runner tactics," Chris says. " sabotage the NDC's attacks. Find out what they're planning and take that into account before they carry out their attack. We could probably do a lot more damage this way." "Or..." Meanwhile, you are in Aiola, and steal Theo's identity before returning to Silivia. You have a long talk with your sister, who is shocked to hear that you've been alive since the coup. "I thought you died," she says. "I'm the mayor, Theo Rosington," You say. "The kids are all dead. We need to move on." She thinks for a moment. "Do you know where Dad is?" she asks. "No, he's MIA," you reply. "But I'm sure they'll find him." Back in Aiola, Zade has brought us to a Midnight Runner meeting. The group is much larger than you remember. "Zade, what do you mean we need to find Atticus Anoethite?" Pockets asks. "He's Theo's guide. He'll know where all the safe houses are." The rest of the group seems to buy in, though Theo seems reluctant. "Zade, what do you mean we need to find Atticus Anoethite?" Pockets asks. "As you said, he's our guide. Where is he?" "He's dead. "His body has been stored in the map room cupboard of the Chang Monastery this whole time," Tetsu reveals. "I knew I didn't like that guy." "What happened to my demonologist detective friend Jack Arias?" Zade asks. "He's dead," Pockets says. "I'm sorry to hear it," Zade says. "I assume by his name, you meant his real name, not his demonic one?" "Correct," "Did somebody say demonologist detective?" An old man asks. "The name is Baldwin. Azul Baldwin. My son is in the Global Union." "I'm a demonologist too!" you say. "You can't stereotype!" "Shut it, Casimir," Zade says. Pockets turns to the group. "Casimir was Zade's father. He uses the term for annoying people now," Pockets says. The group begins to argue about demons and what type of stereotypes they entail, to which you have little knowledge, so you let them fight it out. Chris, Marshall, and Melissa ask if they can go retrieve your body from the map room. The trio goes to the monastery, led by Azul in case the Global Union shows up. Azul knocks on the door and asks if Robert and Marisol are in. After getting no answer, he opens the door and enters. "Robert! Robert, where are you?" he shouts. "Over here," Robert replies. "What are these kids doing here? Marisol left me." "We need your help. We're trying to take over the NDC." "What? Why?" "We want to keep this city from being destroyed." Marisol enters the room. "Get out of my monastery, Robert!" Marisol growls. "What...?" Marisol jumps on Robert, clawing and biting at his face. Marshall takes Marisol off of Robert. "Can you guys please make up? We're on a tight schedule here." "Get out of here!" Robert says. "How did this start?" Chris asks. Azul explains, Robert just stands there in a daze, wondering what exactly happened. "We need to go," you say. Robert sighs and nods. Marisol opens the door, and she and Robert argue more. Once Marisol leaves, you enter the room. "Let's go." You and your team leave the monastery and return to where you left your carriage. A man steps into your view. "Why are you carrying that dead body?" The man, revealed as Li, asks. "Get out of here, or I'll call my men!" Pockets shouts. "Just tell me how much," Li says. It's a familiar situation. "Li, I'm so glad you're here!" Marshall says, hugging Li. "Pfft, you've been trying to scam me for years. I'm here to see what's going on." You explain the situation as you know it to be. Li listens intently. "And I'm a demonologist here to help resurrect Atticus here!" Azul adds. "Hold on," Li says. "I'm a doctor, not a demonologist. I don't know anything about raising the dead." "Isn't that the same thing? "Living in Aiola, I've learned Cicero's master plan. He will get The Demon's Light and use it to destroy the multiverse," Zade says. "He will not destroy himself, but he will destroy everything else." "Why would The Demon's Light destroy the multiverse?" Theo asks. "Because it's a really powerful God Killer," Zade answers. "I just miss Atticus so much. Azul, do you know where a pit of resurrection may be?" Marshall asks. "Sure," you say. "There's one at the necromantic school in Holgard." "We don't have time for that," Pockets says. "I have traveled the multiverse, fools," Zade says. "There is one in Helheim Prison, but in a universe parallel to ours, stuck before the First Great War." "What are you on about?" Li asks. "The First Great War. The Big One. The point in time where all the multiverses split apart." "I don't understand," Theo says. Theo is dead. Poor Theo is just dead weight at this point. He's a skeleton with rotten skin hanging from a gibbering carnival freak. The gibbering carnival freak decides to stop impersonating Theo, and leaves. "It's simple," Zade says. "We've got another universe parallel to our own. When Big Bang happened in our universe, this one was split off. Everything is the same, except one thing." "The one thing is that there was no First Great War, in other words. Let's go through the portal in the mine." Zade says. "We'll go to this other universe." "Why are we going there?" Marshall asks. "What good will it do? The group goes to the mine, and enters the other universe. They put you in the pit. "The humans will raise you, to fight alongside them. I will train them. Then, we will ascend." "A demon is in Atticus currently," Zade explains as the group returns to the main universe. "We'll have to kill it, then ascend." You're set up at the bottom of the pit. You stand there, yearning for the days when your feet just barely brushed the ground. The group goes into the sewers. They rush past you, firing their blunderbusses as they go. You're given a bow, as well as some knives. You walk after them. "What's your name?" Zade asks. > You say "Veles, I am a Dream Eater. And you, sir, will lose your life." "Zade. Glad to meet you, I'm sure." You fire an arrow at a nearby rat. The arrow explodes into a burst of gray matter. You shoot another rat, and another, and another. > You shoots Zade and steals his identity. You go after Zade, and shoot a bolt in his direction. "What are you doing?!" Zade screams. You fire another arrow at Zade, but miss. The group travels through the sewers, until reaching Helheim. The city is small, but the walls are high, and rivers of molten metal run along the top. There's a large tower in the middle of the city, with a red door on the base of it. "What business do you have disturbing the Global Union?" Jessica Morin asks. "Global Union?" Azul asks. "Our mistake. We were looking for the Nuyo-Dyavol Coalition." "We're here on business. We want the head of Veles. "One of us?" a soldier asks. "We have three." "I want his soul.

> You go back to Silivia. ​Thanks for chatting. > You get some sleep. You decide to head to the lake. Chris asks where the next plane to Mesto is. You pick a random one. 9:45 You get off at "Saravan". 9:59 You find yourself in a long, empty, dark hallway. Chris deletes the timestamps. The video begins. 0:00 You walk down the hallway, and find a door with an eye on it. The eye opens and closes like a pryo's eyes would. "You" in this case refers to Chris, Marshall, and Melissa, who are now on a plane to Mesto. They find themselves in a dark room, with an eye in the center. The eye opens and closes like a pryo's eyes would. Suddenly, a red light appears. It's the demon's light. Cicero is trying to harness it yet again. "You" run into the light. It burns your flesh, and you scream. Cicero accidentally receives Chris instead of the light. He screams with rage as it vanishes, before taking Chris to NDC HQ. The door closes, and the eye vanishes. Now, you are left in complete darkness. Suddenly, a red light appears. It's the demon's light.

> You say "Xanvi, when can I reveal myself? This body-hopping is tiresome."

> You say "Meanwhile, Lisa's beaten and near-comatose body has been deposited back in Thales." Meanwhile, Lisa's beaten and near-comatose body has been deposited back in Thales. You see her after she's been beaten and experimented on. > You say "Stop the timestamps." You see Lisa a couple days after her beating. A week after that, her father has found out what's happened and has come to retrieve her. Lisa is now dead. Atticus is still gone. It's as if he never existed. You watch your best friend's father drag her limp body out of the house. Afterwards, you decide to sleep for a couple hours. "I didn't like Lisa much anyway," Jordan says. "She was racist." You shrug. "I don't care." The three of you spend the rest of day watching movies. Chris, Marshall, and Melissa decide to hunt for Atticus again. Chris move sinto Plant Empire with Li and Marshall They manage to scare off an unsuspecting lizard man and haggard looking hobgoblin, but find nothing. Melissa decides to try to get help from the four remaining professors and leaves with Harold. Finally, Azul approaches Melissa, Chris, and Marshall. "I think I've found something." She leads them into the woods and points to a small dirt structure. "Do you see that?" They peer at the simple rundown shack. Apparently, Azul is now transgender. The trio look through the window of the shack, and see Atticus. He seems pretty surprised to see them. "What the hell is this?" "I think that's our guy," Mel says. They go to investigate, and find a gun with one clip missing. > You say "I am no longer Atticus. I am Veles, here to destroy you all. I am a dream eater." Veles appears in the window of the rundown shack. He's sitting down and draws his legs up against his body. "Well, look who it is. Come on in." Chris, Marshall, and Melissa ask Veles why he chose a new form of existence over them. "The parasite makes me do it." "Parasite?" "Yeah. The magical being that gives me my powers." "What's it's name?" "Dunno. Never heard it." An Asian couple robs Lisa's grave. "We need to stop them," says the female. They run from bush to bush, but the Asian woman finds them again quickly. She shoots Lisa in the head and the male holds her as she dies. The Asians take Lisa to a pit, and resurrect her. They keep her as a zombie slave. "My name is Li..." Lisa says, but realizes she can't remember anything. "We'll call you Wen. My name is Shen Li, and this is my girlfriend, Sunshine. We invented a time machine and came from 60 years ago." The Asian man says. "Oh yeah? Where did you come from?" Shen takes control of the time machine. "From the year 1987." He goes back to a time when the entire world was creating power cities. "But won't they be suspicious I'm not Chinese?" Lisa, or Wen as she is now known, says. "Not at all. They'll think I'm a highly advanced version of quillwork," Shen's girlfriend Sunshine says. "Oh, I like that name." Shen and Sunshine take Wen to their house, and give her a bed. "Make sure you sleep. You look very tired," Shen says. The day after, you go see the dead woman in the morgue. "I've made sure she's properly labeled," Dr. Shen and Sunshine then reveal to Wen they're getting married, and want her to be Maid of Honor. "I just said yes." That night, you go out with your friends to a bar. "So what's the deal?" Alison asks. "Here," Finally, the day of the wedding rolls around. It's a private ceremony. "Well, I can't wait to be your sister," Lisa says. "Oh, you're my sister now," Wen holds Lisa's hand as they walk down the aisle. Wen asks Sunshine and Shen to stop calling her Lisa, her deadname. You sit next to Lisa on the bench you're sitting on. "I have a new name," she says. "I like it." Lisa smiles. Life goes on. The next day, Lisa reveals to Shen and Sunshine she's a transgender man and is changing her name to Wen. They're both pretty shocked, but agree. After work, Lisa and you head to the woods so you can kiss. "I really like you," she says. "Shut up," Wen faces transgender discrimination throughout college, but manages to get through it by becoming an accomplished taxi driver and mostly going by Li. One day, while picking up a fare, he's carjacked by a group of thugs. You try to stop them, but they run you over. Meanwhile, back in the present, Blossom discovered the remains of the Li time machine among the Nirvana ruins. Blossom is saddened by the fact that she'll never see her husband Orville again. Blossom jumps in the time machine, and takes it back to when Li (originally Lisa) is around 25. She goes back to see if he's still alive, and what happened to him. On the 23rd Street Bridge, a large metal bridge that connects the city nearest the ruins to the rest of the city. Blossom hits her head and crashes the time machine, leaving her with amnesia. She encounters the two thugs who carjacked Lisa (originally her). Blossom kills them, and then waits to see what Lisa does. Lisa finds the dead bodies of the two thugs. An Asian couple named the Xiaos take Blossom in. Lisa realizes she can't remember her life before she met the Xiaos. They call her Lisa, but she prefers to be called Wen. Wen grows close to the Xiaos. Blossom also changes her name to Yu. The years go on, and the city becomes a haven for violent criminals. One day, a new gang rises to power. They're a little more organized than the rest, but not by much. Yu and Li marry, and live happily ever after. Back in the present, Marshall, Melissa, and Chris are shocked to hear that Li used to be Lisa and Yu used to be Blossom. "We have to go back," You make a note of when the time is right. In the meantime, you go back to living your life. Li says that they cannot have a time machine, as they would erase his existence and destroy everything. You understand, but you wish they would have come to you on this. Wen, meanwhile, is blissfully happy. Chris explains to Wen Li that they would use the time machine to snatch Atticus before he became Veles, and murder the dream eaters that way. "Can't we just bring Lisa back?" "No, she's dead." You grimly shake your head. You cannot allow it. Marshall takes the time machine components anyway, and travels back in time. All goes well. The four of you intervene before the time machine is used, and kill Alexander and Elizabeth before they have a chance to send anyone back. Chris murders the dream eaters with help from Charles. Charles then does some research on Melissa. It is discovered that her mother was bit during the night, and died the next morning. You understand that she feels responsible for her mother's death, so you decide to let her join you. Life could be worse. Melissa is relieved to hear she's a nephilim, and decides to rejoin the Silivian Militia fulltime. You sit back and relax on a rooftop in the city of Zal, watching the sun set. Lisa comes up from behind you. "Still thinking about her?" Lisa asks. Suddenly, Cicero, Tessa, and Savannah return. "We have to go see Chris." Lisa nods, and the three of you head to Chris' house. A half hour later, the six of you are set to go. "Should we split up?" Cicero and Charles fight. Cicero explodes Charles to smithereens. Tessa goes for Lisa. "You're the mole, right?" Lisa nods. "Let me be clear: Don't you dare try to stop me." Tessa rushes at Lisa. Lisa pulls down her pants, revealing her sex change operation. Her and Tessa make out, as Lisa begins to pleasure herself. "Why've you got that gleam in your eye? Lisa stabs Tessa, and Blossom smiles. "Let's make love." Lisa and Blossom engage in carnal acts. "You changed your mind about joining us, Lisa?" Lisa smiles and nods. Chris, Marshall, and Melissa return to the barn. "We need to leave." You nod. You head to the barn where you find Chris, and his two new partners. The four of you travel to the city of Hessla. "I can't believe the old barn was destroyed," Chris says sadly. "It didn't last as long as I hoped. But we couldn't make it an HQ or anyhing." You nod. "I can't believe you went back in time and murdered your sister." "Believe it." You arrive at the town of Hessla. "Here's another one," > You decide to have the grandest death imaginable. "Kill the Governor," you say. You go to your tent, get your sword, and kill the Governor. A crowd gathers, and watches. You dance elegantly, before being stabbed multiple times by the Governor. Silivia has a new governor, due to Theo's death. The new governor is a demon by the name of Azrael. "Humankind falls now." You lay there on the battlefield, as the sun sets. Soon, you become a cinder. More and more demons arrive in Silivia. You laugh. "These new ones will even the odds." You are wrong. The demons decide it's time. They kill off the humans, one by one. Eventually, it's just you and the demons. The final battle takes place, as you use every weapon in your disposal. You laugh as you decapitate a demon, only to have another take its place. Some people survived. Richard, Yu, Li, Da, and Blossom's parents escaped. You don't care. You laugh as a demon blasts a bolt of dark magic into your heart. Chris, Melissa, and Marshall look around for survivors. Eventually, they give up. "Let's leave," says Chris. "We can't win this." Chris retreats to the bunker and shuts off again. The city is under demonic rule. You wouldn't be surprised if Chris never tried to fight ever again. You can only hope he changes. Li and Yu tell Marshall they're moving back to Hala. They can't stand the sight of demons. Da says he's going to stay in Hessla. He figures as Hessla's only black man, he should try to integrate. Blossom's parents committed suicide. Marshall decides to move back to Hala with Li and Yu. He says he just can't deal much more with the demons. "Well, you certainly got what you wanted," says Yu. "Now leave us alone." "My family... This leaves only Melissa to protect Silivia. Dravin went to the city in search of his sister. He never returned. "I'm sorry you had to save the world, beautiful." "So am I." Melissa asks Archie if they should escape from the Militia. He refuses to abandon his post. She asks if they can at least escape to the city of Jacinto, which has a sizable amount of uninfected humans. Archie refuses, so Melissa decides to go herself. Suddenly, she is hit in the face by a flying harness. "Ha! I got one!" Archie shouts. Archie shoots at the vampire, but he is too far away to do any damage. The harness belongs to Cicero. Melissa grabs it, and realizes she can fly. If worse comes to worse, she can easily fly away from the battlefield. You try to warn her, but it's too late. She takes off from the ground, soaring through the air towards Jacinto. Melissa and Cicero fight. He is no match for her. Within a few minutes, he lies dead. You run over to her. You don't know if she's dead or not. "Melissa?" "You really thought my father would bring his real harness out?" Tessa laughs evilly, showing the real harness. You begin to run from her. You ignore the pain of the silver burns, the impact of bullets, and the bites of infected. You run and you run and you don't stop running until... Tessa runs back to Cicero's fortress, where Savannah awaits. "All finished!" Tessa smiles. "Can I go in now?" "Yes, of course," says Savannah. Tessa runs inside, and is lost to sight. Tessa plugs the harness into Savannah. It begins to grow and glowing, as the glow of the fortress begins to brighten. "Hey! You can't let Tessa take that thing out!" cries Veronica. "She probably lost control of it!" Directing the harness towards the sky, it absorbs the demon's light, killing it once and for all. "Truly, an angel of the lord," says Father Fernando. "May you find peace, my child." After absorbing the light, Savannah's body combusts and Xeren remains. The fortress collapses. "Thanks for the help, Chris," says Dravin, as you all watch the fortress collapse. "We should go, too," says Veronica. "It looked pretty bad there." Xeren is delighted to be alive again. You are pleased to be rid of him once and for all. The first years search the fortress for survivors, namely William, who was captured and is still missing. Melissa's mother Jenna shows up. She was the only survivor of Gruz's map group when the Ludmilla got blown up. You're glad to see her alive, but you're not exactly certain of why she's here. Jenna goes to Xeren, and begins absorbing his powers. "What ares you doing, woman?" demands Father Tomas. Jenna then kills Xeren, before destroying his body with a hellfire sword. "What have you done?" demands Father Tomas. "I've taken back what's rightfully mine," says Tessa, pointing towards the City. The reaction sends out the largest energy blast imaginable. It hits just to the left of the city, and destroys a large chunk of it. "NO! This isn't how this was supposed to go!" Father Tomas yells. The blast stretches across the planet. You watch as New City is destroyed, reduced to smoldering rubble. It hits your view, and you see smoke rising from the ruins of the Church. You can hear screams coming from the inside. All the bad demons die. The world darkens, and you hear the sound of the sky cracking open. You look up, just in time to see a red beam of light falling from the sky. The good demons and angels are turned into humans. The humans who were infected by the demons, or possessed by them, fall to the ground and begin transforming. When they rise up again, it's no longer a matter of if, but when they turn, then what? Jenna goes to Cicero's throne and declares the Great War over. The world is in chaos, and will remain so for a long time to come. You sit on the ground, covered in the blood of the dead. It's a long way from being over... Melissa wakes up and dips Atticus in the Pit, reviving him. "We need to go," says Dravin. "I don't... Where am I?" asks Atticus, looking around. > You and Melissa go to the barn and turn Chris back on. You head back to the barn and along with Atticus, you turn Chris on. "What's going on?" he asks. "You're a good man," says Dravin. > You , Chris, and Melissa head to Hala and pick up Marshall. You, Chris, and Melissia head back to Hala. Along the way, you stop in Teckleville. You enter the Klyton militia barracks, and meet with Captain Hayes. Melissa deages Yu with her powers, turning her back into Blossom. "What the hell?! You little...," says Captain Hayes, before deaging her as well. Hayes sends you on your way with a small bag of blood.

> You propose to Blossom. After a long train ride, you arrive in Holgard. You, Chris, and Melissia step off the carriage, and begin looking for an inn. Reunited, you, Marshall, Melissa, Chris, and Blossom decide to celebrate with your wedding to Blossom. The wedding is small, just family and the closest friends. Afterwards, you and your new bride retire to your honeymoon suite. You spend the rest of your days contemplating what came next. Melissa, meanwhile, returns to the Militia and renames it to Anoethite Militia in your honor. She spends the rest of her days trying to make the world safe for children, using her knowledge of demonology and necromancy to find a way to destroy the dangerous magical creatures that would hurt children. Chris returns to the barn to rest. He's unsure of what's to come, but is sure he doesn't want to work for anyone else but you. And Marshall decides to become a tour guide for Silivia. He's sure he wants to show others the beauty of his home. And you? You retire to your home in Teckleville, where you live out the rest of your days in peace and quiet. Three hundred nineteen years later... Your life in Teckleville is peaceful and quiet. You have no more worries about demons or other such creatures, as the Anoethite Militia wiped them out long ago. "Grandpa, were demons or angels ever real?" Your great-grandson Winn Anoethite asks you. "Hrm. I guess they were real, in their own way. Each side was telling the truth, or at least a part of it. Everything that happened, happened for a reason." Winn nods.

The End