....
Magus chose to be alone, to went the first door by himself....
[BRRRRROOOMMMM]
"!!!" magus stopped, and kneels down, his hand touching the ground, "i can feel it...the black wind..!!! it's coming...FAST!!!" then he gets up, and take his scythe out, "I'LL GET RID OF YOU LAVOS ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!!"
and was about to run to the black wind...
"you're going to destroy the Lord, right?" said Shade (or Uranus). she just appeared in magus's back..
magus stood there...and turns around.
"the Lord have grown strong." said Shade, "you can't defeat him without 'the one that wore the power'."
"I DON'T CARE!!!!" shouts magus, angry, "i thought i got rid of Lavos for good on Earth..that i got Schala avenged. but it's not over. the mother of all Lavos lives. i will destroy it!!!"
"..." Shade takes her sword out, "i am the princess of evil, and must do part of my job to help my brother..if you want to go and destroy the Lord, you must defeat ME."
"..." magus is speechless. then he started to walk away, "don't waste you're time...i won't fight you."
shade got upset, and stops him, "YOU WILL FIGHT ME!!!! I WANT YOU TO BATTLE WITH ME!!!! I WON'T LET YOU PASS UNLESS YOU DO!!!"
"....shade.." magus lowers his head, "i won't."
"WHY NOT??? IT'S BECAUSE I'M YOUR FRIEND??? WELL, I'M NOT!!! NOW FIGHT ME AS IF YOU FIGHTS AGAINST LAVOS..!!!" shouts Shade, and attacks, "INTERCEPTOR...FALCON ATTACK!!!"
she calls on her falcon and it sweeps down to magus with sharp claws..
but missed.
"i won't fight you." said magus
"THEN I WILL!!!" shouts Shade, and attacks...magus tries to avoid them.
"why are you doing this, Shade??"
"GRR...!!!! STAY STILL..!!!"
"I WON'T HURT YOU. UNDERSTAND??"
"YOU MUST..!!!" shouts Shade, and is about to stab magus...but stopped, "why aren't you defending yourself??"
"Shade..what's wrong with you?? please, i lost Schala already, i don't want to lose another friend.." whisper magus, "i kill Lavos because it took my life and my dear Schala..i also kill it because i lost a dear friend long ago." then he lowers his head, "i don't know why..i don't know how to explain it..but every since i met crono and the others..including you..i am learning. learning their behavior. and i also felt this strange new feeling to me..it's not the black wind. this one is like i have for Schala."
"it's the love of FRIENDSHIP." smiles Shade, looking up to magus. the same plant seed appears in her hands, the seed when they first met in 12000 B.C. but this time, a small leave grows..!!!
"IT...GROWED??" blinks magus
"i don't know how...i tried to grow it every since we met..but it doesn't work. until later on..until i understand feelings of life and love in the world.." said Shade, closes her gentle eyes, "the plant doesn't need life energy to grow like the Lord, all it needs was love."
"..." magus smiles (for the first time!!! oh no!!! =), "but this feeling is too new to me...i never felt it before...huh?"
Shade touches his hands, "you'll understand. i'm sorry i tried to fight you. i had to. i have to test your ability and your fighting skills. no one can beat the Lord, i couldn't. you can't do it alone, without the 'one wore the power'. he's the only hope in the universe..and the only person to bring peace back. you can help him succeed."
"...right.." said magus
[BRRRRROOOOMMMMMMMM]
"[GASPS]" gasps Shade, very scared...magus stares at the direction where the sound is from..
"it's the Lord. it has fully grown and ready to come out." trembles Shade, "its power is terrifying!!! i couldn't get near and destroy it..not without the Star Ruby."
then she put the seed in magus's amulet..it becomes ONE
"i gave you my power. with this amulet, it will protect you from all harm...if my power is strong enough." said Shade, and gave the amulet back to magus, "go. first, you must stop...my brother, Artemis!! he's being controlled by the Lord..even Sly. you must stop his evil for me!!"
magus nods, and runs to the direction where the sound is coming from...
Shade watches him go...worried.