Tiffany: She sat deep inside of a coral reef, painting the ecosystem that lay before her, fish passing by her as she shifted her brush, and somehow the water did not mess with the canvas or paint. The world suddenly began to rumble, interrupting her study of the environment. She looked around at the fish frantically scurrying away into caves and coral.
With a quick flash of blinding light, the area before her burned up through the water. Her eyes widened as she saw fish turn straight into bone. "NO!" Through the underwater steam, Valkun's figure came into frame, and her expression of sadness shifted to anger.
Valkun: "Oh, so the child is here. That makes this all the better." He stopped on what coral remained, smirking at Tiffany as bioluminescent buds on her skin glowed brighter with each burning moment.
Tiffany: She slammed her canvas down, "What the HELL are you doing here, Valkun, once Monse finds out what you are doing-"
Valkun: He raised his hand, silencing her, "Your mother is a traitor, tying herself with that fool Wiliaquo. What happens to her and everything she loves is her own doing. Which is why I am here."
Tiffany: Her eyes widened, backing up slightly, "You are here to kill any heirs to her throne, you are going to kill all of water?! ARE YOU INSANE OF THE IMPACT THAT WOULD HAPPEN ACROSS INFINITY?!"
Valkun: The water surrounding him boiled brighter, but it wasn't out of rage; it was pure amusement that this creature would even speak up against him. "The world will collapse, but only temporarily. I will bring new life into their elements, choosing far better people to hold their crowns. But I must eliminate all that they are, all that they have, for their false acts against my will."
Tiffany: She bit down on her cheek from frustration, "You fucking monster...You only care about control, not the continuation of life or anything like it!"
Valkun: He grabbed her by her neck, his burning hot hand started to burn her skin, "You are DAMN RIGHT ALL I CARE ABOUT IS CONTROL!" His smile widened as he watched her struggle to try and remove herself from his hand, "I have already taken everything away from Wiliaquo, and once I do the same to Monse, I will find them both and kill them, wiping existence clean of their filth."
Tiffany: In a desperate act, she slashed him across the face with her claw, which thankfully did drop her to the ground. The water rippled around her neck, repairing her wounds, which surprised her. "What?..." She didnt question it further as her gaze jolted back towards Valkun.
Valkun: She laughed, his wound instantly healing, "OH you really are pathetic." His chest opened up, rocks and magma plates shifting to reveal a spiraling orb of fire and energy. The ground beneath him began to crack and burn, like a volcano ripping open. "Try to run, I already destroyed your gateway!"
Tiffany: She shivered, backing up slowly, "MOM!!! MOM PLEASE I NEED YOU!!!" She suddenly stopped, remembering something that Monse had told her once.
Monse: "The golden figure of hope, it is said that if you truly need to feel the presence of positivity, all you have to do is call out his name and he shall appear."
Tiffany: She crouched down, cupping her hands together as she whispered, "Star...please...we need you, I need you..." Silence fell over her as the destruction of the world began to crack and move faster, but there was a quick golden flash of hope in her eyes, a thought formed itself in her head through the hope.
She jumped up, turning around towards Valkun, noticing Eartakiel's shard inside of Valkun's chest alongside a broken piece of Wiliaquos and his. "EARTAKIEL!!!"
Valkun: He raised an eyebrow at her, "What are you doing girl?" The destruction slowed down as his confusion grew.
Tiffany: "Eartkaiel I know you are in there still! I know there is a piece of you left inside! Please, we need you for one final moment!"
Valkun: "You worthless wretch, that wouldn't work in a billion years!-" His eyes suddenly shifted from his rageful red to a calming orange, Eartakiel's eyes. "I do not have much time, Tiffany."
Tiffany: "EARTAKIEL! Please, you need to help us stop him, he's going to kill the planet!" She tried to step forward, but the eruption on the floor was too powerful, the ground still cracked, and the chain reaction was already starting.
Valkun: "There only has to be one heir to the throne, Tiffany..."
Tiffany: "What are you saying?!"
Valkun: In one final act of his strength, he summoned his warhammer, cracked and beaten. The orange runes gleamed a bright color, surrounding Tiffany in a spiral of symbols, both of the color of wind and water. "You were always a nice kid, Tiffany..." She slammed his fist against the hammer, teleporting Tiffany away to Wiliaquo and Monse before she could even say another word.
His eyes snapped back to red, "AUGH! You worthless RAT, now I have MORE WORK TO DO!" He held up his hand, and a shard of stone chipped a piece of Monse's elemental shard, adding it to his chest. Symbols of orange gleamed on his palms as he suddenly disappeared, the planet collapsing all at once in a ball of fire before eventually destroying itself completely.
All that is left of the lovers is no more.