Destinies: The Origin

Chapter 31: The New Hope

Elsa POV

We ran to the computer after hearing that the analysis was finished. The screen lit up, displaying various plans to counter all of Zalgo's attacks. 
Arvin:"Well, this could work" 
Anjas:"Wait, how can the computer analyze our fight with Zalgo?" 
Fian:"Fadli... He must have recorded and analyzed us while we were fighting" 
Dwiyan:"He's clearly not normal" 
Aditya:"So, do we use this plan and fight Zalgo again?" 
Qori:"But our leaders are still out" 
Arvin:"We can do this without them" 
Elsa:"Are you sure?" 
Arvin:"Yes, I hope so. At least we need to do something because we've been relying on them for too long"

Adzima POV

When I opened my eyes, I found Fadli lying in front of me, facing toward me. He opened his eyes at the same time, and I instinctively reached out to stroke his face, feeling the warmth of his skin under my fingers. A smile appeared on my lips as I realized this wasn't just a dream. 
Adzima:"I am very glad that this isn't a dream" 
At first, he looked confused, but then he understood once he felt my hand on his face. 
Fadli:"Princess, I can explain" 
Adzima:"You don't need to explain anything, my Prince" 
Fadli:"Why do you still call me that?" 

Fadli:"I lied to you. I hid the truth from you. I am not someone who deserves to be called a Prince by you" 
Adzima:"That doesn't matter to me anymore. I trust you, my Prince" 
Adzima:"It doesn't matter whether you are Fadli or Falco—you will always be my Prince. I will always trust you, and I will always stand by your side. Nothing can change that" 
Adzima:"I don't care how or why you hid the truth from me, because I am very happy that you are still alive, my Prince, and that is the most important thing for me" 
He sighed and then smiled at me. 
Fadli:"Thank you, Princess" 

Fadli then got up from the bed and reached out his hand to help me stand. 
Fadli:"Why are we in my bed, by the way?" 
Adzima:"I don't know, I passed out not long after you did" 
We walked over to the computer, and we saw that it had finished analyzing something. Fadli immediately muttered a curse under his breath when he saw the screen. 
Fadli:"This is bad!" 
Adzima:"What's wrong, my Prince?" 
Fadli:"Look at these plans! The others must have come back to fight Zalgo with this" 
He said this as he hurried out back to his room, I followed him, with my mind spinning with confusion. 

Adzima:"They are going to fight Zalgo without us?" 
Adzima:"But why are you so panicking? Do the plans doesn't work?" 
Fadli then opened a secret passage in his room, revealing a magnificent and beautiful white-golden sword in its scabbard hanging on the wall. 
Fadli:"That won't work. These plans were made specifically for me, not for them. They will only end up killing themselves if they try to fight Zalgo using this plan" 
Fadli:"Ah, one more thing...."
Fadli hesitated for a moment before taking the sword, then stared at me with a serious expression. 
Fadli:"Stop holding back, Princess" 
I nodded, and we quickly rushed to catch up with the others. 

When we found them, we saw that they were almost completely defeated by Zalgo. They were covered in wounds and bruises, but luckily no one appeared to be seriously injured. Zalgo, on the other hand, seemed to be completely unharmed, with only a few small wounds marring his evil form. He laughed coldly and menacingly as he intimidated them. 
Zalgo:"Hahahahahahahahahaha!!! Is that all you've got, insects?" 
With an evil smirk, Zalgo formed a massive dark energy ball in his hand. 
Zalgo:"I won't let you escape this time" 
As he released the energy ball toward the others, I quickly ran in front of them, using my true power to protect them from the deadly attack. 

As I unleashed my true power, my body nearly couldn't handle it, causing me to revert to my true form. An incredible light shone from me, and I felt something spreading on my back. 
Qori:"Adzima?" 
I turned to them, smiling as I saw that my power had fully healed everyone. 
Adzima:"I am very sorry for hiding this from you, guys" 
I then spread my wings on my back, revealing my secret. 
Adzima:"I am from the Angel race" 
At first, they stared at me in total confusion, but then Fadli stepped forward to stand beside me and began explaining to them. 

Fadli:"I know you all have so many questions, but please wait until we finish this" 
Everyone nodded, refocusing their attention back on Zalgo. As I observed him more closely, I noticed that the wounds on Zalgo's eyes hadn't healed and had left clear scars. Zalgo laughed maniacally as he saw us. 
Zalgo:"Hahahaha! Finally, you came. I'll make you pay for what you did to my eyes" 
Zalgo:"And you! Angel race—I'll kill you too, to stop the prophecy!" 
Without hesitation, we all lined up behind Fadli, ready for the upcoming battle. 

Fadli:"Go ahead, if you can" 
Zalgo:"This time, I'll make sure I kill you all" 
Zalgo:"Soul Devourers!" 
Zalgo then summoned the Soul Devourers, which immediately attacked us. The others and I quickly engaged them, while Fadli immediately attacked Zalgo alone. 
Adzima:"Wait! My Prince!" 
I tried to stop him, but he was already fighting Zalgo without any weapon. It seemed impossible, but somehow, Fadli managed to force Zalgo to fight him hand-to-hand, not giving him any chance to use any abilities. 

Fian:"How is he doing that?" 
Adzima:"He’s using the plans" 
Arvin:"Wait, we also used the plans, but we failed" 
Adzima:"Yes, but he said the plans were made specifically for him, that's why you failed" 
After defeating the Soul Devourers, we looked back at Fadli, who was still fighting Zalgo without a weapon, not even using his sword at all. 
Andika:"Why did he bring that sword if he's not even using it?" 
Adzima:"That, I don't know" 
Fadli then landed a punch on Zalgo's stomach, sending him flying several meters and making Zalgo extremely angry. 

Zalgo smirked again as he looked at us. Then he fired an even bigger dark energy ball toward us with incredible speed, leaving me no time to create a shield to protect everyone. 
Fadli:"Tch!" 
But then, Fadli appeared in front of us quickly and drew his sword to slice the energy ball. As he swung his sword, his body began to glow even brighter than mine. 
Fadli:"Sigh"