chronicles of Lux and Tenebrae: The Alpha and the Omega

CHRONICLES OF LUX AND TENEBRAE: The Alpha and the Omega

A/ N: Welp. I'm still hell-bent on finishing this story, so here we are.

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It was a moment of truth. At long last, the three horsemen of Apocalypse were able to face the progenies of their sworn enemies. Death betrayed them a long time ago when he fell for Life and together they banished the Horsemen to the Vanishing Point. They allowed humans to survive and thrive in a world that didn't belong to them and because they did, the three horsemen decided to patiently wait for the seal to be broken. It took some time, so much so that they didn't remember how long it had been since they last roamed the Earth. It didn't quite matter for only their revenge and hatred did. They couldn't kill Death nor Death could kill them for they were eternal, but they could kill their offsprings. They did kill Lux once so seeing her alive and well took them by surprise. It wasn't supposed to happen. It wasn't supposed to be, but it was.

It was a moment of truth. Noises of divine metal against divine metal filled the air. Swords were swung, shields were used for protection. Spells were cast. Darkness fought the Void and the Light. The prince and the princess held their own pretty well, especially the princess since she was still deprived of her power and still couldn't remember what happened when Life's realm was attacked. They were waiting for an opportunity to hold their hands and cast the spell that would force the horsemen back to the Vanishing Point but it wasn't coming. So Tenebrae decided to change his strategy. The prince used his control over the void to teleport the princess away from him, forcing the Horsemen to split. It was a dangerous move because Lux' chances to die increased but it was a risk to take. Pestilence went against her while War and Famine took on Tenebrae. She held on her own quite well, sustained some injuries but was able to protect herself from the god and study him enough to anticipate his next move. 

She learned fast, moved even faster and it gave her an edge on Pestilence up until she jumped on the side to avoid an attack and he sent decaying tentacles to wrap around her waist and pull her closer to him. She used her glaive to cut the tentacle but knew that falling might cause her severe injuries given how high she was. Her screams alerted the prince who quickly assessed the situation. She was falling and Pestilence was still at a reasonable distance from her. He could teleport and reach out to her and he should take that opportunity. War almost impaled the prince but he acted fast enough to teleport. He caught the princess in mid-air and entwined his fingers with her. He then summoned a compact black energy shield around them.

« Together, at last, we banish thee to... » All three deities were attacking the shield, causing tremendous pain to the Prince who winced and forced himself to maintain the shield. « Lux... »

« Tenebrae, you're bleeding! » She said, cupping his cheek.

« I can hold it. Let's finish it! » He said in a growl. She noticed that the shield started to crack and the ray of light pierced through the darkness. She nodded. « Together at last. » Tenebrae joined her. « We banish thee to them. » The shield broke, making the prince scream and bleed from the ears and the nose, as the attacks were too powerful for him to contain. Lux held onto him as they started to fall. « We banish thee to the... Come on... Tenebrae... We can do this. » He groaned and used his powers to teleport them to the ground so they wouldn't crash and hurt themselves. They rolled and Lux ended up on top of him. « I got you. I got you... » She knew the deities would attack but decided to protect him nonetheless. 

Lux smiled at the prince as he painfully opened his eyes again. He was still dizzy from the attack they sustained, so much so that he didn't notice the sword that went through Lux' stomach. He didn't notice Pestilence, War, and Famine ready to end the two of them. Tenebrae watched in horror as her blood splashed on his face and grabbed her by the shoulders and pushed her towards him. He teleported them away from the deities and wrapped his arms around her shoulders. « Lux... Lux, please... » He stroked her cheek and put some of her black strands off of her face. The shock of the stabbing kept her awake, her eyes were wide open. Lux was shaking from head to toe. She anticipated the attack and somehow it did protect her, at least long enough for her to complete the ritual. She coughed some blood and held onto his hands. « Lux, Come on... Lux !! »

« We have to finish... » She whispered, coughing some blood. «Now. » He nodded and planted a kiss on her forehead while he tightened his hold onto her hand. « Together at last... » The began with. « ...we banish thee to the Vanishing Point. »

Their hands started to glow with an orange light and only now was Tenebrae aware of the presence of the three horsemen who were ready to kill the two heirs in one strike. He saw the tip of their swords near his face, his back, and her chest. He saw that just one second more and they would have been dead. Lux coughed some more blood, soiling her armor with her divine blood but she held onto him as tight as she could. The horsemen screamed, « NO ! » they protested and tried to escape from being pulled back into the vanishing point. A large portal opened and sucked the deities into it. The noise that existed before ended and only the two lovers were left behind. With a prince in distress and a seemingly dying princess. It couldn't be the end, now could it?

-TBC-