Wayside Forever: Chapter 16 - Into the light

Roy was on the roof of the Royal Woods university and was about to fly after Mally saying "Can't let her get away" when suddenly the phone in his pocket rang. The boy answered it and said "Hello...WHAT...Hang on. I'll be right there." than flew off.

Roy flew to his house and saw there was a hug hole where the front door should be. Looking inside, the house looked ransacked. Sharis father George was on the floor, groaning in pain. "George" Roy shouted as he ran towards him to help him up. "Are you alright? Who did this?" Roy asked him. "I'm fine, but some weird white robed people busted through the front door with some weapons and kidnapped Shari. I tried to fight back, but they outnumbered us. I'm just glad my wife took the other kids grocery shopping while it happened". "Was there anything significant you can point out about them" Roy asked. "Well they had these symbols on the back of there robes. It looked like a crescent inside a sun." George said. "Oh no" Roy said. The family dog named Cowboy came out from the rubble behind them and fell to the ground. "Cowboy" they both shouted. They checked on the female canine and saw she had a gash on the bottom of her stomach. "This is looks real bad. George, you get Cowboy to the pet hospital, I'll get Shari back" Roy said. The boy bolted out and flew off to the sky.

Flash backing to the Wayside library, we see Dana showing Roy an article online. "What am I looking at?" Roy asked. "It's an article on this cult called the sun of light. They're a morally skewed group that do thing they think is for the greater good. They punish people harshly for small crimes on the same level as murder. Their morals are in black and white and think they should eliminate who they think is evil. The police have been trying to find them for two years straight with no luck." Dana said. "Why are you telling me all this" Roy replied. "I'm telling you because word about you and Tore has been reaching places outside the school and I'm worried that the cult may try to hurt you or Shari." Dana responded. "Dana, why are you so worried? If that cult even thinks about trying anything on us, I'll beat them down. So quit worrying alright.". Dana giggled and said "Okay".

Fading back to Roy in the sky, Roy tracked Sharis energy and ended up in front of a small building with the only entrance being a small door leading down some stairs. Roy entered and at the bottom of the steps a door at the end slide open a small panel. Out of the panel, a raspy voice said "What's the password?". "I got your password right here" Roy said, than punched the door off. Inside were a alot of people with white robes and weapons in hand. "Now we can we can do this the easy way and you just hand the girl over or-" Roy said before all the people charged at him. "My way it is then" Roy said in a happy tone. The boy fought the large group of cultists with punches, kicks, blasts, and occasionally taking a weapon from a cultist and tossing towards another. Pretty soon the group was defeated and Roy continued the search.

Roy made it to the center of the cultist base and was greeted by the site of a large hall with rows of seats. On the end of the hall was Shari, asleep and chained to the wall. Roy walked to the center of the hall and said out loud "I know your hiding. Are you planning on amusing me. that won't work on me". A single figure rushed at the boy and Roy blocked the attack and the figure appeared in front of Roy. It was a brown haired man in a white robe with bright white wings holding a steel staff. "Hello...demon" the man said a blunt manner. "I'll give you 3 minutes to explain why you took the girl before I hang you by your entrails" Roy said in an angry tone. "I am Magus, and don't think I don't what you are demon, or would you prefer Roy instead. You come from the future, and that young lady we chained to the wall shall one day give birth to you demon" the man said. "I think you might be missing a couple details. You ever heard of the multiverse theory. That "day" that you describe is only a possibility" Roy explained. "Possibility or not, I will not take that chance. You are an evil demon drenched in darkness. The sun of light shall purge all the darkness in the world so that only the light shall remain. I've been granted these powers by the sun to do just that. No one shall stand in our way, NOT EVEN YOU" Magus said, than charged at Roy.
The two clashed with Magus using his staff and Roy transformed his arms into blades. Roy had the upper hand until his burns from his fight with Mally started to act up, leaving an opening for Magus to smack him in the head. The blow caused Roy to fall down and his head to start to bleed. "I thought you would put up more of a fight than that demon. Oh well." Magus said. The man held his staff high in the air and light started to gather to the tip. "Now it is time for you to face the light" Magus said, than shot a large beam at Roy, engulfing the boy in light.

Roy drifted in a white void and said in tears "I'm fading...fading into the light, I couldn't protect my loved one...I failed". "So your just gonna quit like that huh" a familiar voice echoed. "Dana...is that you" Roy faintly said. Dana appeared in front of him and said "Your not the kind of person to give up like that. Your Roy, you keep fighting in spite of the odds" Dana said. Myron appeared beside Dana and said "Yeah, just think of how many times I ran for class president and failed. No matter how many times I fail, it doesn't stop me from trying again". "Yeah dude." Jenny said as she appeared. "I can't tell you how many stunt I failed and broke one of my bones. But no matter how many times it happens, I get back on my bike and go for it" Jenny said. Roy looked at the three and said "Alright, I mustn't quit, I got that. But that still won't help me. How do you think I can beat Magus" Roy asked them. "Magus says that any kind of darkness, no matter where it comes from is evil. But you've proven that even with darkness, one can be kind. Just ask your friends." Dana said. Some of Roys classmates appeared around him. "Remember the time you helped us get our football back?" Eric said. "Or the time you helped me with pumpkin carving?" Stephen said. "Or the time you helped me with one of my stunt" Jenny said. "You see? Even with a heart of darkness, someone with this many friends can't possibly be evil. So prove him wrong, use the darkness in your heart to move forward and help the people you love" Dana said. "Yeah, you got this." Joe said. "You have my vote." Myron said. "Show them you ooky spooky side." Stephen said. "We believe in you" Shari said.

The people around Roy turned into colorful beams of light and gathered in the center of Roy, turning him solid and giving his color back. Roy smiled and said "Thanks guys" than shouted at the sky. Black flames completely engulfed him from head to toe. When the flames vanished, Roys wings turned into demonic wing and opening his eyes revealed they turned black and pupils turned white. Roy has awakened.

His arm turned into a sword and he slashed the white void around him. The void shattered like glass and Roy was back in the hall and behind Magus. His staff was split in half and his shoulder was cut. "Impossible. How did you break my prison of light?" Magus said in shock. The man turned to Roy and saw the boy sporting black demonic wings and eyes black as coal with white pupils and a black aura surrounding the child. "So, you finally revealed your true colors demon. Good. I was hoping that wasn't all you had. It wouldn't be much fun to vanquish you without a fight." Magus said as the broken pieces of his staff turned into dual swords.

Magus charged at Roy and swung his swords at him, but the boy dodged and uppercut him, causing the man to slam into the roof. Magus descended onto Roy in an attempt to stab him, but Roy quickly countered by punching the man in the gut. "My turn" Roy said, than his aura surrounded the two and Roy disappeared in the darkness. Magus looked around and Roy swiftly teleport around the man, striking after each teleportation. The attacks caused Magus to be lifted in the air. Roys final strike was kicking Magus in the stomach while in the air, causing the man to crash to the ground. The darkness around them returned to Roy. A pool of shadow appeared below Magus and started to sink in it. "Now...sink into the dark void." Roy said. Magus struggled to get out of the dark pool, but the effort proved fruitless as he begged, and pleaded for his life. Soon the man fully sank into the pool and vanished.

Roy cut down the chains holding Shari and caught her before she could hit the ground. The boy carried the sleeping girl out of the base and flew off. As Roy flew, Shari faintly smiled in her sleep.