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Episode 26: Words of Power

Finale

As the merkadis reached its final and purest form upon consuming the white phantom, Arthur and the group were reunited with their army, as well as Talieshin and the dragon tribe. Arawn then revealed that the merkadis could have reached this form only with the help of Lector, the white phantom, allowing us to speculate that perhaps the merkadis is not directed by its own will, nor by the final orders of Lector. This also shows possibility that it did not consumed Lector but it only allowed the white phantom to access its inner areas and give the phantom full control of its actions.

During this time, the merkadis emerged from its shell. With the white tower fully integrated into its body, the earth's atmosphere was easily polluted. As it released a powerful blast of electrum, its energy is powerful enough to reach Avalon and strong enough to destroy an entire mountain, leaving it to ashes and untraceable oblivion. This same blast caused chaos that separated our heroes once more from the main group, leaving them to fend for themselves. This caused Arthur to suggest a retreat and redeployment of their forces. However, Ogam countered that it is of no use since the merkadis is already charging its electrum cannon, only waiting to release it in all direction. Thus it would be useless to retreat since it can reach them wherever they are.

Furthermore, Ogam suggests a way to defeat it after Talieshin decreed that they will have to defeat the enemy in order to survive. The ancient half dragon told them about Words of Power. It is a special chant only found in the holy scriptures meant to rouse the merkadis. Its intent is to control the merkadis' power once it has been chanted. This caused the group to question who could chant it. When Ogam revealed that only Riannon could chant it, it was revealed that Riannon inherited both the name of the first human and Pwyll's magical elven powers enabling her to become a candidate as the savior, as was talked before in Ogam's vision while they are trying the break the obelisk.

Hearing this, Arthur immediately asked his sister to do the chant. But Riannon explained that she can't since she can't remember. As the merkadis prepare to release another blast of electrum, Arawn decided to wait for Riannon and protect her while she tries to remember the Words of Power. Inviting the reluctant Arthur, both of them tried to block the incoming beam of electrum.

As expected, Arawn immediately dropped to his knees just by being touched by a wind brought by the electrum beam. The rest of the group were worried as it is revealed earlier that the merkadis has taken Arawn's life millenia ago thus it is also possible that he could die this very instance. However, their losing faith is immediately restored when Arthur told them to have faith since Arawn is their demon king, thus they should place their trust on both of them.

With faith restored, they have enough time to be aware of the incoming tentacle sprouted from the Merkadis. After Arawn slashed it into two with Etlym, the group prepared for their final battle. Quickly mounting the black dragons, Arawn and Arthur went straight for the merkadis while Ogam led the others to draw away the merkadis' attack from Riannon. However, they were disappointed to see the wounds they inflicted on the merkadis easily regenerated right before their very eyes.

Still unaware of the charging of electrum, Arawn himself managed to block the entirety of the beam entirely by himself, causing his body to absorb much of the electrum. Thus the demon king fell to the ground. Fortunately enough, Riannon managed to cast "Carpe Diem" that acted out as a cushion preventing Arawn to die from the impact. However, she would sooner find out that it is not yet a merrymaking time sine her healing magic cannot heal the wounds inflicted by the electrum cannon.

Riannon's melodramatic act was interrupted by Arthur's forceful voice. Telling Arawn to stand up, the demon king managed to open his eyes. Seeing a replica of Pwyll in front of him, the vision of the realization of Annuwyn grew ever more intense giving him more strength allowing him to get back on his feet. Upon doing so, he gave Riannon his faith telling her that she should believe in herself.

Upon hearing this, she was granted a vision- a vision of herself in a peaceful world, reunited with everybody else. It is also in this vision that she finally found the. Primula then showed up congratulating her for casting away her fears and believing in herself. After their encounter, she was immediately returned to reality where she was saved by Morgan from the merkadis.

Managing to get back on her feet, she went straight away for the merkadis, holding her resolve to protect everyone. A bright yellow light surrounded her acting out as a barrier against the merkadis' attack. She has felt the lightening and the harmony of the sea, the land, and all the living things. And just as the merkadis was about to give a strong blow, her true form emerged and the words of power was reborn.

A white glow emerged as a white beam appeared. Then as she performed a chant, the light became even more intense;

Non est ad astra
Mollis e terris
via...
Nutritur Vento
Vento restinguitris ignis
DONA NOBIS PACEM!

Then the white light struck! And the merkadis' shell broke revealing Lector in its remains, exposed, vulnerable and frail, desperately fighting to get away. The white phantom tried to deflect their attack, his cries unheard by his god, Vatos. But it was of no use. As Arawn and Arthur advanced, a stab was performed! BAM! Arthur did the final blow and the white phantom was no more. The final boundary that connects heaven and earth has finally vanished! A new era opens!

Once this has happened, peace has returned and Earth bathed in eternal glory. As the crescent moon of new beginnings glowed upon the land, Arthur and Arawn spent the night together as they chatted about how wonderfully peaceful it is.

It was in this moment that Pwyll appeared, replacing Arthur, and chatted to Arawn. It is then revealed that Pwyll is residing in Arthur all along. The elf king praised Arthur for his growth but told Arawn to continue leading the young man on to his destiny. Then he presented the elf crown and told Arawn to pass on the title of Pendragon- the name given to every king of the elves. After that, he disappeared and Arthur returned to his place, with no idea of what has just occured between Arawn and Arthur. Arawn then invited Arthur to take a rest, leaving the direct descendant and heir to Albion still unaware to the presences of Pwyll.

The next day took place the coronation of Pendragon Arthur. The ceremony is officiated by Arawn and Ogam, the recognized higher-ups within the kingdom.

"He who with valor and kindness recovered the world once more.. May the stars of twilight guide you forever more" - Upon giving him praises, Ogam finally rested the elven crown on Arthur's head, proclaiming him, their new pendragon!

After the ceremony, they celebrated together, ready to welcome the coming of Annuwyn, the perfect paradise.

Epilogue

And so peace has returned and from Myrddin's aspirations and hope, a new light was kindled, a new hope was revealed and a new kingdom was born. Everyone continued living their lives in a sense that there is a beautiful thing to look forward in the future. As they continued their lives, and as though the world has seemingly returned to normal, it cannot be denied that something has changed.

Ermin finally ended her book. As the adventures of the demon king came to an end, the book that she drew ended with a statement of how the great king (Lucifer/Arawn) and little king (Regius/Pwyll/Arthur) joined forces to build a new kingdom.

While Octavia continued her sword lessons with Conur and Elyr, she managed to evade Morgan's requests for hunting. Life is starting to return to normal. While Epona and Talieshin were reunited, their happiness couldn't have been better as they have a newly adopted son- the baby dragon, a sort of fulfillment to the prophecy "being food for frightening beasts" or rather "an errand boy" as Ogam jokingly referred to Talieshin baby sitting the dragon. Though it's not much, they looked very much like a family. With Epona being the house wife, Talieshin her beloved prince and the baby dragon, their precious bejewelled son.

Meanwhile, Rathty was finished with her session in crafting a new coin, Llyr came crashing in, complaining how the cow tricked her again. It appears that after all that has happened, Llyr has not been able to change from her clumsy, unlucky old self.

And Lastly, Etlym was finally returned to its original position. Arawn was reunited with Riannon and Arthur vowed together with Arawn to pursue the world of Annuwyn and fight side by side.

"A land were dragons fly, giants stomp, elves sing and men laugh. To the kings who have not slept for the yet unfulfilled world of Annuwyn, we offered peace here in Caer Myrddin. As long as the seas expand and the land stretches forth. I hope to see you again and fight with you side by side"

-Arawn

"Lord of the Stars, thank you for your guidance"

-Riannon

Note: And so, our story ended. A little bit fast paced, but with the right combination of drama, action, and romance, an epic story was born. Forming twists from popular legends, Tears to Tiara was reborn from a hit RPG game. But no matter what, its characters, scenes and themes shall forever leave a special spot in our hearts that taught us lessons as we learned to love its characters bit by bit. Friends, we have witnessed the end of a great anime. Yet no matter what, it has not fallen to forgotness. Our work has just begun. Follow me, as I explore, dig deeper and formulate new ideas and let us witness to true arrival of Annuwyn! (let us now turn to fanfiction writing and theory speculations. Hahaha)

May Vatos be with us all and may the remnants of the 12 phantoms disappear forever. May the eternal land of Annuwyn shine upon us! DONA NOBIS PACEM!

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