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Aspar and Tomix

Down below, the Void Core pulsated, glowing black and purple, a beam of purple light streaming out the top. High above, Aspar stood at the broken edge of the Temple of Óter, soul hand outstretched over the Void Core, straining to synchronise as he grit his teeth (he had teeth! Finally he was human! He knew the soulthreads he had taken from Tomix would come in handy, and look at him now!). "Just a little… Just a little more!"

His synchronisation would have to wait for a while, however, as an oh-so-familiar voice roared "ASPAR!"

Turning his head to the side, Aspar's expression remained decidedly neutral as he took in the sight of Tomix standing there in a ready position, glowing blue and with an adorable helmet indicating he had synchronised with another Elemental Spirit.

For a long time the Soulweaver and the one he thought was his best friend in the world stared at each other in silence, tension thick, before it was broken by Aspar.

"Long time no see."

Tomix's expression was unchanged, and he said nothing.

"Did you figure it out by yourself, or did Lust tell you about me?" Aspar turned his attention back to the Void Core. "I suppose it doesn't matter. We're here, after all. So, what happens now?"

Tomix closed his eyes but still remained silent.

Aspar's eyebrow twitched in irritation and he snapped his head back to the side look at Tomix. "Why aren't you answering me? I'm sure we have a lot to talk about." A cruel smirk spread across his face. "I see you have another SoulAlly. Who's the poor fellow? How are the hands? By the way, do you see something different about me?"

Silence.

"Anything?"

Still no reaction.

"I'm human! Just like you! I don't need you anymore!" Aspar's smirk promptly died as Tomix still wouldn't answer and he bared his teeth in frustration, turning his body to fully face him. "SAY SOMETHING!"

When Tomix finally spoke, it was very quiet. "Did you enjoy…"

"Huh?"

"Did you enjoy the time we spent together? Was our friendship... real... to you?"

Aspar scoffed. "Why does it matter?"

A flicker of hurt and anger washed over Tomix's face. "It matters to me. I want... I need closure! Answer me! Was our friendship real?!"

It was Aspar's turn to remain quiet as he turned his head to the side before looking back at Tomix. "I was never your friend. I never even said that. You needed someone to comfort you after you were exiled, and I needed someone weak I could manipulate. That was all." His eyes very briefly flicked to the ground and back up again. "That was all..."

Tomix bowed his head and closed his eyes, not wanting to admit how much that hurt him, even after everything Asp…Envy had done. "I see. Before I banish you, tell me why... Why are you doing this?"

Aspar gave a mocking laugh. "Before you banish me? You can't, you know why. I think you figured it out by now; you are a smart boy after all."

Tomix frowned. "I am going to banish you."

"So either you didn't figure it out, or... oh." Aspar's eyebrows rose. "Oh. Interesting. You really are going to stop me... no matter what. Do your 'friends' know?"

Tomix's expression tightened imperceptibly.

"Well, I'm not going to argue with you. Just remember it doesn't go both ways," Aspar's smirk returned. "I can kill you without dying myself!"

In a flash of green and black and blue and white, the two of them charged at each other, spikes and beams of ice arching around the room, the sounds of the fight echoing throughout the building.

After a particularly powerful Soul Beam attack from Tomix, Aspar, staggered back, growling in frustration before charging forwards again. "I don't have time for this!"

And thus the fight continued until the two of them were forced to step back again, both panting heavily.

Tomix's eyes were wide and he was frowning in concentration. "I don't…don't care how long it will take... I will banish you!"

Despite his own chest rising and falling heavily, Aspar maintained his smirk. "Don't throw your life away…so easily."

Tomix's eyes narrowed and he was about to retaliate before a voice called out from behind him "TOMIX!" Turning his head, he saw the Hero running towards them, their dragon flying beside them. As they reached him, however, there was a flash of purple light and the building shook, sending the two of them staggering to stay on their feet.

"Wha-?"

Aspar bared his teeth in a grin. "Finally! The core has accepted me! I'm synchronized! I can manipul-"

"Not so fast!" the Hero interrupted, causing Aspar to glower at them.

Tomix closed his eyes and lowered his head. "Hero…"

The Hero nudged him with a mischievous grin, causing his own expression to soften and a small smile to form. "You thought you could leave me behind and have all of the fun for yourself?"

"BE QUIET!" Aspar snarled. "Void creatures, attack them!"

Tomix and the Hero merely blinked at him as nothing happened, causing Aspar to grasp his head with his hands in frustration. "Argh! No, no, no! I'm so close!"

The Hero's grin widened. "What did you do to him Tomix? He's throwing a fit!"

Despite having returned to a look of focus, Tomix's lips very briefly quirked up in a smile. "I have to do this now, Hero; it's my only chance to banish Aspar!"

The Hero placed their hand on his shoulder. "You mean our only chance."

Tomix's smile returned. "Let's go!"

Aspar lowered his hand with a growl, baring his teeth as he rose to meet the charge of the two friends. Once again, the sounds of fighting echoed throughout the building, and despite his best efforts and most powerful attacks, Aspar was no match for the combined forces of Tomix and the Hero, his spirit form thrust out of his human body as it disintegrated into green soulthreads behind him and he fell to his knees.

"No! NOOOO!"

"Your 'human' shell is no more Aspar! You can't hide now!" Tomix outstretched his hand to begin the incantation. "BANISHM-"

"Hero!" Aspar interrupted, looking up with his teeth gritted.

The Hero raised an eyebrow. "What?"

"Are you going to let him banish me?!"

"I don't see why I wouldn't."

Aspar hissed, turning his attention to Tomix. "So you did not tell them!"

"Tell me what?"

Tomix's eyes had gone wide. "It isn't important right now! BANI-"

"IF HE BANISHES ME, HE'LL DIE!"

It felt like time stood still, the Hero's heart dropping as they exhaled shakily, taking in the sight of Tomix stood eerily still over the still kneeling Aspar, hand outstretched to banish him, but surely that wouldn't… Aspar was lying…right?"

"Wha…"

"You wouldn't let that happen, would you?" Aspar yelled a little manically. "Huh? Would you?!"

"…Tomix?" the Hero asked quietly, silently begging him to say it wasn't true, but when he looked down and didn't answer…

"He died, thirteen years ago!" Aspar crowed, every word thudding into the Hero as Tomix remained silent. "On the night when he released me and the others! But I brought him back! That's right! I did!"

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because I only found out about it recently. I didn't want to worry any of you..." Tomix replied hollowly before frowning in determination. "Besides, I've made up my mind! I came here prepared for this!"

"But you could have at least let us know!" the Hero implored, trying to clamp down on the hurt of Tomix not telling them and the panic that he would... "You are not alone!"

"Exactly," Izaac's voice broke in from behind them, the Hero and Tomix turning to see that he, Riadne, Yashta and Captain Mazurek had finally joined them in the chamber.

"We've made it!" Mazurek announced.

Riadne frowned at Tomix. "You should not alienate yourself!"

"I am not alienating myself," Tomix protested, lowering his eyes. "I didn't want to drag you all into this... It would've been easier if you'd all just stayed on the ship and let me deal with this alone..."

Mazurek placed her hands on her hips. "Ye still don't get 'tis!"

With everyone's attention away from him, no one noticed Aspar reach behind him, grit his teeth when nothing happened, before an evil smirk spread over his face as he raised his hand towards Riadne, until it was too late.

"Why can't you un-" Riadne's sentence was interrupted as her head snapped back, eyes turning green and rolling back in her head as she was lifted up into the air, back arching as a horrific scream came from her throat.

"Riadne!" Tomix cried out, reaching his hand towards her as behind him, Aspar yelled out "SYNCHRONISATION!" with a smirk, lunging forwards to sink into Tomix's back, the Soulweaver letting out a grunt of surprise as he did so.

The Hero's head whipped round at the sound, looking at him stand there with his head raised and his hands in his coat pocket. "What happened?! Tomix?"

A smirk spread across Tomix's face and he opened his eyes to reveal that they had turned black with glowing green pupils, the helmet having faded, his soul hands and nose scar now glowing black and green instead of white and blue. "Tomix has left the library!"

"No!"

"Whatever you're doing to Riadne, stop it!" Izaac yelled, desperation colouring his tone.

AsparTomix shrugged. "Oh she's of no use to me anymore."

With a flick of his wrist, Riadne was brought back down to the ground to land in Izaac's lap, and he smiled down at her as her eyes flickered open, now back to their regular purple. "It's alright. You're safe now."

AsparTomix had made his way back to the edge, hand once again stretched over the Void Core with green and black soul energy pouring from it, and the Hero whirled to face him.

"Stop what you are doing right now!"

AsparTomix gave a mocking laugh. "Or what, Hero? You're going to stop me? You can't! By hurting me, you're going to hurt Tomix. And if you want to kill me... Tomix will die too, hah! Isn't that clever! I should have synchronised with him a long time ago; it'd have saved me a lot of trouble."

"Please… leave him alone…" the Hero begged quietly. "Haven't you already caused enough suffering? Please…"

"Hero, there is no use in trying to reason with him," Yashta intoned solemnly. "This is not Tomix anymore."

"The papa bear is right!" AsparTomix sneered. "There is nothing you can do!"

"I…" the Hero closed their eyes and bowed their head, their dragon and Pandora (who had not wanted to materialise and risk causing a catastrophe with the core) sending waves of strength through their respective bonds, before steeling themself and opening their eyes again. "I'm sorry Tomix. I'm so sorry."

AsparTomix was still focused on trying to manipulate the core as the Hero charged, taking the blows with a grunt, and occasionally retaliating with an attack of his own. For their part, the Hero did their best to focus on the necessity of defeating him, and trying to push down the guilt and pain of having to attack the body of one of their dearest friends, until finally they landed the decisive blow, causing AsparTomix to snarl in pain and anger as his corrupted arms shattered, once again forcing him to his knees as the Hero took a moment to wipe a tear away before settling back into a ready stance.

"Gaah, stop!" AsparTomix yelled, glaring up at the Hero. "He is your friend, why are you hurting him?! WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO HIM?!"

"He had only one reason to come here. He wanted to destroy you," the Hero replied quietly. "And as much as it pains me, I'm going to see to it. I'm going to banish you… So he can be at peace…"

AsparTomix hissed through his teeth, talking more to himself than the gathered Void Ship crew as he closed his eyes in concentration. "I just need a little more time. Just a little more… Full synchro… full synchro…"

"We can't let him fully synchronise!" Izaac warned. "I don't know if we could get Tomix back if he does…"

The two circular beams of yellow light flashed from Pandora's cube and the spirit herself appeared before them. "I know what to do. Aspar came from my soul, so I can be where he is."

"I trust you, Pandora," the Hero nodded at their SoulAlly. "Good luck."

Pandora gave a sad smile back at them before vanishing again, this time not to the Plane of Elemental Spirits but into Tomix's soul.

****

Inside, Tomix's soul was being held together by green soulthreads, only the purple torso and head left intact as Aspar stood in front of it with a snarl, punching where the heart would be, a hole appearing that widened with each punch. "Full synchro! FULL SYNCHRO! Stop resisting meeee! STOP DEFYING ME! I just wanted to be humaaaan! You took it away from meee! If I can't be a human, just let me throw the core off balance, so that everyone can die and become a spirit…" He paused his punches to hunch his shoulders, a tear rolling down his cheek. "…So that everyone can be my frieeeend…"

"Enough."

Eyes widening at a voice he hadn't heard in hundreds of years, Aspar whirled round to find Pandora hovering before him, her expression firm yet sad. "M-mother? You're…"

"Here? I'm the Hero's SoulAlly. I created you and so I can go to where you are," Pandora's expression tightened. "Dead? Stop acting like you don't know. You killed me Aspar."

"No, I didn't!" Aspar protested. "You were just fine, even after I…"

Pandora held her hand up to stop him. "Please, stop trying to justify your actions." Her shoulders hunched and she closed her eyes. "You are evil, selfish, manipulative, rotten and unlikable…" Her eyes opened again, tears shining in them. "That is all my fault though. I should never have created you…" Gripping Aspar's shoulders, she pulled him close to her in a tight hug. "…But still, you are my son, and I love you. I love you so much. Too much."

Aspar's eyes widened slightly. "Mother, I…" A flash of blue light interrupted him and he looked down to see his legs encased in ice as Pandora moved back, Aegis coming into view behind her, charm outstretched. "Huh? What? I can't move! Release me!"

"Tomix," Aegis floated close to the soul of his weaver, still keeping his charm pointed in the direction of Aspar. "I can't hold him much longer. I'm sorry, but there is only one thing you can do…"

"Thank you both of you," Pandora's voice shook, reaching out as if to hug them but drawing her hands back, knowing there wasn't enough time. "Thank you for being such good friends…"

****

Back outside, Tomix staggered to his feet as Pandora appeared back next to the Hero, who stepped forwards in concern. "Tomix? Is... is that you?"

Tomix's eyes opened to reveal that they were back to gold. "…Yes."

"Is Aspar...?"

"Hero," Tomix interrupted gently. "This is a goodbye."

The Hero gasped. "What?"

Behind them, the Void Crew also reacted in shock with cries of "No!" "What do you mean?" "Huh?"

"Please, everyone, don't make this harder for me," Tomix lowered his head. "Aspar is trapped inside of my soul. If I sever this connection, I'll die anyway, and Aspar will be free. I have to die with him."

"Please no…" the Hero begged.

Tomix took a deep breath to steel himself. "So… this is a goodbye. I'm not good with goodbyes, so I will make this short. Yashta."

The Atealan's expression softened as Tomix continued. "From now on, you will only have one 'master'. Please take good care of them. They mean the world to me."

Next he turned to the captain, who had placed her hand on her heart. "Mazurek. Maz. It was a pleasure to sail under your command. Forget about me, about your worries, and explore vast seas. The vast oceans of the world."

"Izaac. Riadne," Tomix closed his eyes before looking up with a watery smile. "I'm happy for you. Really. You... you would have been miserable with me, I'm... I'm not really boyfriend material. I have known Izaac for a long time and he's been a great friend to me. He'll be wonderful for you." His smile became warmer. "And I'm sure he'll be a great father."

Izaac's eyes widened in surprise as Riadne returned the smile with one of her own, even as tears flowed from her eyes.

And now the hardest one of all.

"Hero… Ah… I don't know what to say," Tomix's eyes shone with unshed tears. "Keep on helping people, just like you have helped me thousands of times. You are an inspiration. A true hero."

"Tomix…" the Hero stepped forward slightly, hands flexing as if they want to reach out.

Despite the tears beginning to spill over, Tomix managed a smile. "I just want to say…"

The Hero's voice was smaller than anyone had ever heard it. "…don't go…"

"I'll miss you."

Riadne opened her mouth in a silent scream, Izaac's eyes widened as he had to take a step back, Mazurek raised her hand to her mouth and a lone tear rolled down Yashta's cheek. Pandora hunched her shoulders and lowered her head, unable to watch but feeling the Hero's heart break…

…as Tomix falls.

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Disclaimer: DragonFable is owned by Artix Entertainment. Dialogue taken from ‘The Last Chapter: Aspar’ and ‘The Last Chapter: Tomix’.

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