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Kirby: Meta Knight and the Knight of Hades (Chapter 7)

Planet Charm.

It was a prosperous star long ago. However, now it is falling apart. There were collapsed buildings left here and there.

“It looks like this place used to be well-developed,” Sword Knight said as he walked through the torn down city.

Blade Knight nodded. “Oh, that’s right. You can see it by looking at the back of the buildings. These seem to be good structures.”

“Why do you think they’re abandoned now?”

“Hm, maybe because of a war or because of a disaster…”

“What happened to the inhabitants?”

“Who knows, they’re not here now.”

The two were sullen, but the break refreshed them and they turned around at the same time.

Of course, Kirby and King Dedede were refreshed.

“Listen, listen! I made a great discovery! If you have orange juice in your right hand and apple juice in your left hand and drink them both at the same time, it’s really delicious~!”

“Haha, nice, Kirby. I’ve known that for a long time now. My latest big discovery was a fish cake on a rice cake and…”

“...Hey!” Sword Knight called out to them with a loud voice. “Come on, snack time is over.”

“Eh?”

“No more! You guys keep eating all the time!”

King Dedede replied, stroking his round tummy. “It’s not just eating. We’re preparing for a fight. If you’re hungry, fighting isn’t going to happen.”

Kirby also spoke with a serious look. “Snacks give me strength! Snacks are my most important companion. I was deepening the bond with my companion!”

“Tch… one track minds those guys.” Sword Knight suddenly lowered his voice and whispered. “This is already enemy territory. Beryl may be hiding somewhere and watching us.”

“Where do you think?” King Dedede raised his voice. “Hey Beryl! If you’re nearby, don’t mess around! Come on out now!”

Both Sword Knight and Blade Knight pulled out their swords and got up.

However, there was no sign of him anywhere.

King Dedede said, “It seems we’ve got no choice but to go to an ancient temple.”

“Temple… where is it?”

The party looked around.

Waddle Dee shouted, “Oh, there it is! You can see a strange building.”

There was a large building in the direction that Waddle Dee pointed to. It’s dilapidated, but it seems it used to be a great building. The atmosphere there was different from the other ones.

“That looks like it,” King Dedede began to walk with great momentum.

At that time, the sky suddenly became dark.

Kirby looked up and shouted. “Oh, it’s the Halberd!”

Sword Knight’s communication device started ringing. 

It’s a call from Captain Vul. His voice began to flow from the speaker. “We’re above you. Did you find Beryl?”

“Not yet. We are heading to the ancient temple.”

“The four Meta Knights here will join you. I want you all to fight together.”

“Captain… how is Meta Knight doing…?”

Captain Vul replied with a heavy voice. “He still isn’t awake.”

“...Is that so.”

“But it’s okay!” Vul’s voice was powerful. “The doctors say there is a good chance he’ll recover.”

“A good chance?”

“A really good chance!” It sounded like Captain Vul didn’t believe it. “Anyway, defeat Beryl and regain the Galaxia. That’s all we can do.”

“Yes, sir!”

Kirby and the others looked at each other.

“Let’s go!”

With Kirby’s voice as a signal, the party started walking towards the temple.

With the addition of the Meta Knights who descended from the battleship Halberd, the group of nine arrived at the ancient temple.

The temple was a large stone building, but collapsed in various parts and hardly retained its original shape.

Blade Knight said, being alert and vigilant, “It seems the damage is more severe here than other buildings.”

Sword Knight muttered, “Beryl you monster… what kind of trap are you planning here…?”

It was then, a voice ran from the back of the temple.

“You actually came here? Stupid people.” It sounded just like Meta Knight.

The nine were furious.

King Dedede screamed, “So you finally showed up, Beryl! We know your trap, we know you’re here!”

“Fufufu… that memo wasn’t a trap, it was more of a calculation.”

“What?”

“For my plan, you guys had to come here to catch me. That note did exactly what it was supposed to.”

King Dedede’s face was enraged. “Beryl. You sound just like Meta Knight, even that pretentious way of talking. It’s annoying!”

The knight cried out.

“What do you want?”

“You hurt our master!”

“Meta Knight isn’t a fake!”

“How can you be so smug!”

Sword Knight said in a hurry. “Hey, we should split up, the enemy is…” He pointed his sword at the temple. “Over there! There he is, Beryl!”

“Fufufu…” From the darkness, Beryl slowly began to walk. He looked just like Meta Knight. In his hand, of course, he was holding the Galaxia.

“Rah…” King Dedede tried to run straight at him. 

But Beryl quickly shouted, “Oh I won’t be fighting you. Your opponent is… this guy!”

Beryl swung up the Galaxia and slammed it on the stone floor. The floor cracked with a loud noise and a pure, white light burst out.

“What…!?”

Kirby and his friends all closed their eyes from the glare.

Blade Knight shouted with horror. “This light… no… no way…!?”

“Hahahahaha!” Sounding like his swordsman disguise, Beryl burst into laughter.

The light diminished and Kirby and his friends were finally able to open their eyes. Standing in front of them was a masked warrior with pure, white wings. In his right hand, a huge lance. In his left, he held a shield with the coat of arms of a cross.

Sword Knight shouted, freezing up. “Ga… Galacta Knight!”

“Fufufu… that’s right.” Beryl acted like he was victorious.

A legendary warrior who is said to have been sealed off for his power in ancient times. That is Galacta Knight.

Once upon a time, Meta Knight broke the seal and challenged Galacta Knight. After a fierce battle, Galacta Knight should have been sealed against and sent back to another dimension. Why is the strongest warrior here…?

Blade Knight quivered. “This is the trap he prepared…!”

Sword Knight nodded. “This temple has a gate that leads to another dimension. Beryl knew it and used it!”

“Oh, that’s…!”

The Meta Knights began to shake.

“What are we going to do!?”

“Even Meta Knight, a legendary warrior, struggled to fight him!”

“We-we can’t defeat him!”

“We need to run away…!”

But it was too late. Galacta Knight used his lance to knock a large rock. Its sharp tip was pointed downhill.

“Waaaaa!”

Kirby and the others rolled in different directions and managed to avoid the blow.

King Dedede screamed, “Waddle Dee, I’m going to throw you out of here!”

“Y...yes…!”

The king grabbed Waddle Dee and threw him as far as he could.

“Waaaaa!” Waddle Dee flew high and was thrown into a safe place.

Kirby opened his hand and shouted desperately. “Wait, Galacta Knight! We don’t want to fight! It’s not Meta Knight who broke the seal, he’s a fake!”

However, Galacta Knight was gaining momentum and attacking.

King Dedede roared, flying around and dodging attacks. “Give it up, Kirby! He’s not someone you can just talk to!”

“B-but…!”

“If we don’t deal with this, everyone will be killed!”

It was exactly what King Dedede said. At this rate, everyone would be annihilated.

Kirby nodded. “...Okay. I have no other choice but to fight. Let’s go!”

“Oh, oh!” The Meta Knights, while fleeing, picked up their weapons.

Galacta Knight held his lance high. From its tip, beams of light were fired in quick succession. 

“Aaaahhhh-!” The knights were all dodging.

King Dedede shouted, “Yeah, no talking. Leave it to me!”

The king slammed his hammer down at Galacta Knight. However, the knight turned his lance around and rejected the attack. It was a tremendous power. King Dedede staggered and was about to turn over.

The huge lance attacked!

“Look out, King Dedede!” Kirby jumped out and pushed the king. The lance cut the sky, barely missing the king’s tummy.

“D...damn! Thanks, Kirby!”

Galacta Knight’s attacks persist. King Dedede and Kirby flew left and right to dodge his sharp lance. A crack grew in the ground where he last hit. 

Trident Knight shouted in a quivering voice. “What power…! They have no chance…!”

Javelin Knight spoke up. “Kirby needs a copy ability! Yeah, that’s right!” He ran out in front of Kirby. “Inhale me, Kirby!”

“Eh?”

“Copy my power!”

Upon hearing this, the Meta Knights screamed one after another.

“No, me!”

“Me!”

“Use my power!”

The four squeezed into Kirby, as if fighting.

Blade Knight screamed. “You guys are making too much fuss! If you want to help Kirby, go one at a time…!”

However, Kirby’s voice was joyful.. “Thank you everyone! If I have a copy ability, I won’t lose!”

Kirby opened his mouth wide and inhaled with all his might.

“WAAAAAAA!?” Blade Knight fluttered his hands and flew into the air.

Immediately, Kirby’s appearance changed. A green pointed hat on his head, a shining sword in his hand, this is the copy ability “sword” that can cut with a blade!

Everyone cheered.

“He did it!”

“If he has a copy ability, Kirby won’t lose!”

“Go for it, Kirby!”

Sword Knight shouted, “We’ll catch Beryl! Everyone, follow me!”

Beryl turned over his cloak and was about to escape to the depths of the temple. 

Sword Knight started running after Beryl.

Before he could get to him, Galacta Knight stood in his way. A crescent-shaped shock wave popped out of his shield.

“Look out!” Kirby slipped in and protected Sword Knight in a guard position. 

King Dedede shouted. “Leave it to me and Kirby here! You guys must catch Beryl!”

“Okay, I’m having fun! Let’s go!”

Sword Knight and the other knights chased after Beryl.

Beryl’s escape was fast. However, something about it was strange.

Pretending to escape to the back of the temple, he turned around while overcoming collapsing walls and pillars. He was deliberately attracting his followers by leaning or slipping his legs to get over the debris. 

As Sword Knight ran after him, he realized something was off. “Everyone, be careful. He’s planning something!” He called out to his friends.

Beryl’s laughter ran out. “Fufufu! You’re doing a good job. But you’re too late!” He stepped on the bulge of the stone at his feet.

The floor under Sword Knight cracked. “AHHH!?” He screamed and fell into a square hole in the floor.

Beryl stood at the edge of the hole, looked down, and ridiculed him. “Fufufu! I’m sorry, but I couldn’t prepare a hell hole like the one that dropped your master. This one is just a normal hole, but why don’t you wait here for a bit!”

“Beryl! Damn you!”

“This trap is said to have been made long ago to ward off sinners. Fufufu, I guess that makes you one since you went against the great Beryl.”

A small shadow sneaked behind Beryl in his pretentious speech. Unaware, he keeps talking. Until, behind him…

“Eeeeei!”

“Waddle Dee is here to save the day!” Waddle Dee’s power was weak, but Beryl was caught off guard and lost his balance.

“DOHAAA!?” Beryl raised a pitiful voice and swung his arms around.

“Taaahhh!” Waddle Dee slammed against him in the final blow.

Beryl fell to the bottom of the hole. “Nooo….” Beryl was about to get up but was stuck, surrounded by five enemies. Where was his bossy, confident attitude now?

Beryl began to ratte. “Ah, uh… w-wait, no way, all five of you…? P-please!”

“We don’t want to hear anything from you!” Sword Knight thrust his sword at Beryl.

“Hey…! Don’t try anything, okay?”

“First of all, take off that disguise! I can’t forgive a guy who imitates Meta Knight!”

“Yes, yes! I’m sorry!” Beryl took off his mask and fluttered. What appeared was a tiny creature with a flat face.

The Meta Knights all buzzed.

“Why, this is what Beryl really looked like!”

“Unforgivable! Such a weak guy disguised himself as Meta Knight!”

“Only the talent of his disguise will be recognized.”

“If he’s such a talented person, he should have used it for something better.”

Sword Knight extended one hand. “Now, return the Galaxia!”

“Uh… uh… yes… I’m sorry…” Beryl handed over the sword.

Sword Knight took it with care and looked up. “The day was saved, all thanks to Waddle Dee!”

“I’m glad I was useful!” Waddle Dee looked into the hole and said.

He had been in a safe place, but he was worried about everyone and watched from behind the pillars. Then, he noticed the evil of Beryl and gently snuck up behind him.

Sword Knight said, “Now, we need to fight Galacta Knight… and…” There was a considerable height up to the edge of the hole. He couldn’t reach it just by jumping and he didn’t have a foothold to climb.

“Waddle Dee! Is there any way to get up there?”

“Eh… let me see…” Waddle Dee was wandering around, but there was no convenient way to get him out. “I… don’t see one.”

“Hmm…” They all thought about the depth of the hole. 

Sword Knight said, “Waddle Dee, what’s going on in the fight?”

Waddle Dee looked up and turned towards Kirby and the fight.

The battle was about to reach its climax.

Kirby, King Dedede, and Galacta Knight had each suffered considerable damage. Still, the three do not let down their attacks. No, the battle heats up more and more, breathtakingly.

“Eh! Drill Sword!”

“Kyaa! Dedede Hammer!”

Kirby and King Dedede are pushing out deadly tricks one after another.

Galacta Knight wielded his lance and brilliantly evaded the attacks. Energy bursts from the tip of his weapon. A thunder-like pillar appeared on the stone floor, making a loud noise.

Kirby and King Dedede gazed for a moment, moving around quickly and dodging.

Usually they are just fighting for delicious food, but when they confront a strong enemy, their breathing is perfectly in sync. Even if they didn’t exchange words, they could understand each other's thoughts just by glancing at each other.

- If we attack him separately, he’ll just evade our attacks!

- Hm! Hold your breath and attack at the same time!

Galacta Knight raised his lance. 

Following that momentary blow, Kirby and King Dedede fired at the same time.

“Sky Energy Sword!”

“Giant Dedede Swing!”

Their specialty is a clean hit on Galacta Knight!

As expected, Galacta Knight couldn’t dodge both of the attacks and fell down on the stone floor.

Immediately, Kirby struck a deadly blow.

“Meteor Strike!”

Galacta Knight was blown away and fell on his back.

“Hooray!” Kirby blew his voice.

King Dedede lifted his hammer over his shoulder, breathing wildly.

“Haahaahaa… Galacta Knight… is like if… you talk to me… before my morning meal… wow…!”

However, Galacta Knight was about to wield his last power. He raised his body, clinging to his lance, and slowly spread his pure, white wings. 

King Dedede shouted in a flutter. “What…!? Hey, are you still fighting!?”

However, Galacta Knight no longer had the power to lift his lance. 

A legendary warrior who was once sealed because he was too strong. He is now about to be sealed in another dimension again.

The falling knight made a low moan. His voice gradually became louder and shook the temple. It was the agonizing death scream of a legendary warrior.

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