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Chapter 41 - BLACK HOLES ARE COOL

Kora continues to fall from the sky limply…she grows closer and closer to the ground…but in a sudden burst of speed Garfield catches her and crashes into the window of a building…he shields her from the broken glass

Garfield: "wake up damnit! Wake up! This is no time for you to go out! We still have work to do!"

Kora stares up at him weakly…she reaches her hand out and rubs his face…

Kora: "You…really don't…know me…this…is nothing…"

Garfield: "Then prove me wrong…get up and prove me wrong! Please…please…"

Kora chuckles softly…she weakly sits up and plants a small kiss on his cheek…Garfield stares at her as the light in her eyes slowly begin to vanish

Kora: "We…haven't known…each other for that long…but…I feel like…I've known you…my whole life…"

She looks up at Garfield and stares into his eyes…her father flashes infront of her for a moment…she turns her head and sees her brothers staring at her…she looks down at herself and she's standing in a grassy field…

Kien: "Welcome…big sister…"

Lyan: "I'm sorry about everything…truly…"

Koras father walks up behind her and wraps his arms around her…she stares up at him and smiles softly…she stares up at the beaming sun in the sky as she feels at peace…

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Garfield stares down at her corpse…tears streaming down his face…he leans down and kisses her forehead before laying her on the floor of the building…

Markus: "How sweat…little Garfield misses his little girlfriend…how sweet."

Garfield stands up and turns to Markus…he stares blankly at Markus as he picks up his sword…Markus feels his stomach drop as the bloodlust from Garfield leaks from his body…

Garfield: "Act 8. Revenge of the fallen soldier…"

Markus: "Another puny attac-"

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Markus blacks out…he wakes up a few hundred miles from the city…he sits up and holds his wounded chest…he stands up and wipes the blood from his face…Garfield appears in a quiet swoosh…his sword dripping with blood…he lunges forward at Markus…Markus creates a black hole and throws it at Garfield…Garfield cuts it down the middle sending both halves of the black hole miles away. Garfield cuts down Markus's chest before grabbing his face and throwing him into the ground

Connie appears behind Garfield with a look of worry and anger.

Connie: "Calm down…you're not being yourself."

Garfield turns to Connie…his eyes are jet black…and a large horn is poking from his head…he lunges at Connie and swings his sword directly into his chest…Connie deflects it and punches Garfield in the throat…he grabs the horn on his head and head butts him knocking him unconscious.

Connie: "Jesus Christ…"

Markus stands up and his grin is completely gone. He holds his hand out and a red black hole is formed in his palm

Markus: "It's over…I'm done playing."

Connie: "Whatever."

Connie slams his fist together and holds his hand out…a similar black hole appears in his hands…Markus stares at it with rage filled eyes…he lunges forward forming the black hole into a blade slicing through Connie's armor penetrating his skin. Connie jumps back and throws the black hole at him…Markus holds his hand out and the black hole implodes sending them both flying

Markus grabs Connie by the shoulder and stabs him through the chest…the black hole blade explodes inside of Connie's chest blowing his body into pieces…

Markus: "YES…finally…"

Connie's body slowly puts itself together…his flames stitching each piece of flesh together like a puzzle…Markus stares at him in shock…Connie lunges forward kicking Markus in the throat before creating a giant ring of fire in the air that rains down setting buildings and streets ablaze…Connie puts his hands together and all the fire in the battlefield collects in his hands before forming a giant arrow

Markus: "What type of bullshit is this?!"

Connie: "Die you sick son of a bitch."

Connie launches the arrow and it hits Markus directly in the chest…he holds his hands up to try to deflect it…the arrow flys him through the air into space as he continues to try and deflect it…he feels the oxygen in his body being to dissipate…he raises his hands and creates a black hole half the size of the earth…the flamed arrow swirls into the black hole and vanishes

Markus: "YOU PEOPLE DONT KNOW TRUE POWER!!!! THIS IS TRUE POWER!!!"

Connie stares up at him…Garfield slowly wakes up and stands next to Connie…Tatski stares up from a different part of the city and begins running as she sees the black hole forming…Hiro follows behind her

Hiro: "Tatski! What are you doing?! It's no longer safe! Look at that thing! We can't win! It's over!"

Tatski: "Connie would never give up! So I won't either! I have a plan…but I need to find Connie."

Hiro sighs angrily…he grabs Tatskis arm and picks her up…his body engulfs in lightning as they blast through the city

Tatski: "What are you doing?! You're using too much of your power! You could die!!!"

Hiro: "This plan better be good! We don't have a lot of time left…"

Hiro appears infront of Tatski. She jumps out of his arms and runs over to Connie. Connie looks at her with a confused look

Connie: "What's wrong?!"

Tatski: "I have a plan! But I need you to do something for me!"

Connie: "Do what?!"

Tatski: "Knock me out"

Connie: "What?!"

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A news helicopter fights against the pull of the black hole in the sky…the camera man continues recording Markus form the black hole

Anchor: "We are live from New York City! A giant black hole has formed in the sky above Times Square…this could be our last broadcast ever…if you're near your loved ones…hug them farewell…this is Ashley Carsten…signing of-"

The helicopter gets sucked into the black hole cutting off the broadcast…the city begins pulling into the air towards the black hole…civilians float in the air as they stand no chance of fighting the immense force of the black hole…Markus stares down at the destruction with a giant grin plastered on his face

Markus: "This is what I wanted…total destruction and chaos…"

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Connie: "This plan is crazy…but it should work…Kora did attack me way back so I gave her abilities copied. If this plan doesn't work…"

Tatski: "Trust me it will…"

Connie grabs Tatski and jumps into the sky…they float infront of Markus who stares at them eagerly.

Markus: "It's over! You will not defeat me! It's impossible!"

Tatami: "It may be impossible to kill you…but it's not impossible to seal you away…"

Tatami opens her hands and a giant rift opens on all sides of Markus. His eyes widen as chains fly from each of the rifts wrapping around him tightly. He thrashes around as his hands are chained to his side

Markus: "What is the meaning of this?! What the hell are you doing?!"

Tatski: "A sacrificial lamb!"

Connie flys forward and throws a barrage of fire filled punches into Markus's face and torso…Markus opens his mouth and a black hole forms on his tongue…Connie punches him in the face forcing him to swallow the black hole…his stomach explodes open as blood pours from his mouth

Markus: "N-no this isn't h-how I DIEEEEEEEEEEEE"

Markus body begins to glow…his eyes glowing red and his skin shining orange…Connie understands what he's planning and throws Tatski toward the ground…Garfield catches her and shields her

Tatski: "WHAT ARE YOU DOING CONNIE?!"

Connie: "stay back..this is the only way."

Connie opens a makeshift portal and pushes Markus into it…Markus resists the attempt and continues glowing…Connie slams his fist together and his flames roar covering the entire sky…Connie flys through the portal pushing Markus deeper into it…Connie continues pushing Markus through deep space…then portal closes behind them…in the distance behind the moon a large explosion shakes the universe…the moon cracks down the middle from the force of the explosion…

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Tatski stares up…her eyes full of tears…she watches the explosion disappear and the moon slowly drift into two pieces…

Tatski: "Connie…why…"

Garfield: "We don't have time for crying or mourning…we still have that to deal with…"

The black hole continues to grow in the sky…Tatski wipes her tears and clears her throat

Tatski: "How high can you throw me…"

Garfield: "Pretty high…why…"

She jumps into his arms…he understands the assignment and steps back before launching her into the sky…she flys directly into the center of the black hole vanishing…Garfield and Hiro both fly up towards the black hole as it begins to shine bright red…Garfield and Hiro raise their weapons ready to release their strongest attacks

Garfield: "ACT 10! MERCY OF DEVINE GODS!"

Hiro: "ODINS SON! GOD OF THUNDER"

They attack the black hole and it cracks down the middle before it completely implodes launching them towards the ground…the black hole slowly pulls itself into Tatskis body and she floats in the air as her eyes glow white…she then loses consciousness and falls back towards the ground…Hiro catches her and holds her in his arms…

Hiro: "Is…is that it?…did we do it?"

Garfield: "Yeah…we did…"

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