At What Cost? ( A Kirby Madoka Mágica AU)

As If We Met in a Dream

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The spider's footsteps echoed through the halls slowly, as he carefully placed one foot in front of the other. He wasn't sure what was real, or what was an illusion. The whole place was an optical illusion, black and white squares and shapes messing with his mind.

He shook his head, trying to focus on finding a way out.

He turned the corner, and his eyes immediately focused on the bright green sign that was the only splash of color in the room.

Exit.

He sighed in relief. Finally, he could be out of this maze.

Slowly, he ascended the staircase in front of him, listening to only the sounds of his own breathing and his footsteps echoing off of the walls. He hadn't stopped to think about what would happen when he finally escaped, or what would be waiting for him outside. It was weird, but he had a gut feeling that he absolutely had to leave. That there was something he needed to do once he left. Someone he had to look for.

He reached the top of the stairs to see a large black door. He sucked in a breath, and pushed it as hard as he could. The door creaked open, and the boy gasped at the sight in front of him.

He was standing on a platform high in a giant black tree. Buildings of the city were floating in the air, ripped from their foundations, and spiked rocks jutted out from a purple ocean that had taken over the ground below.

The tarantula flied to the edge to see a strange creature floating in the skyline. It appeared to be a giant person in a dress hanging upside down from an equally large gear. A bright red smile was spread across its face, and it had no eyes or nose.

Taranza turned his head away from the monster, and his eyes locked on to another figure standing on top of a building. It was another boy, a short alien with no feet and detached hands with cream mittens, having a clad in a regal blue suit with a gold trimmed cog design on the front and back, as well as a bit of purple right above them. He wears a white cape that has cream trimmings, and gold-trimmed cog designs, along with a white scarf that has a blue belt interwoven.

Taranza watched as he launched off of the building towards the warlock, seeming to fly towards it. The warlock must have sensed him, though, because another building came flying towards him. The building crashed into the boy, and he disappeared amongst the rubble.

Seconds later, the boy reappeared in the air, farther away from the wreckage. The warlock sent blasts of flames his way, but the boy held them back with his shield. It seemed to take a lot out of him just to hold them back.

"That's awful..." Taranza breathed.

"It can't be helped."

The first boy turned to see a strange crown creature with an eye looking like a gem sitting next to him, only much smaller. "One person can't beat that monster on their own. Of course, you know that, don't you, Taranza?"

Taranza turned back to watch the cat struggle against the flames.

"He knew that, too." The crown said. "And yet, he still came to fight."

"But this isn't right! This is too much for him!" Taranza exclaimed as he watched.

The flames finally overcame the boy, and the blast threw him backwards into a building, trapping him there. His head turned towards Taranza weakly, and Taranza could swear that their eyes met, but this person was too far away for Taranza to know for sure.