*walks
over to Duece* Duece?*walks
over to Duece* Duece?
*gets
to his knees, bleeding heavily* Caitlyn...
Let me
help you. *holds a card in her hand*
No...
Let me die this way.
Duece?
I'm...
sorry I betrayed you. I... just wanted to be accepted.
What are
you talking about. I accepted you. So did Zak.
But...
I wanted to be a part of something. The Thieves... they were
there.
They
taught you how to steal for the sake of evil?
They
told me... that Tsarkon would rid the world of evil... that
happiness would finally be ours.
Didn't
you ever read History?
... you
know I always skipped that class.
Tsarkon
tried to desroy this world long ago.
Caitlyn...
does any of that matter now?
Duece...
please, let me help you.
No... I
must... the thieves must know I died with honor.
What
honor? This is no way to die.
*hands
Caitlyn a card* Please take this card. I stole it from Zak's card
vault one day... I never got to draw it.
*grabs
the card and read* Heart of Unity?
The
thieves... they laughed at the idea of Card Magic... all except
Jack. Heart of Unity is a powerful card that Zak told me about
long ago. It's a card that... gathers all the energy of your
allies, your friends, and your family... and converts it to
either protective or destructive energy... depending on the
wishes of the caster. The stronger the spirits of the friends...
the more powerful the card.
Duece...
*rolls
on his back, grasping his cards in his hands over his chest*
How... do I look?
*starts
to cry* Like a true warrior... just like you always wanted to be.
Then...
I will die a warrior's death. Take the Earthbound... and thank
you for being a friend... even though I was not a good one back.
*closes eyes and dies*
Duece?
*cries* DUECE!
Caitlyn?
*kneels
at Duece's body* Please... don't die on me Duece...
Doll...
*puts hand on her shoulder* Everything will be alright... Duece
is looking after you now.
*grabs
the Earthbound*... Dammit... *punches Duece's body while crying*
In the
end... even thieves have honor.
Come
on... we have to get to Skyhaven...
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