Chapter Sixty Two: Chaos Part Three: Chaos Heart

"Wh-what's happening to her?" Vivian asked, her and Coco looking on in shock as Lucinda's body convulsed from the strain and power. Both of them could feel the massive power that was being put out by the Koopa princess. The sheer power of it was more than either of them could even hope to handle. It was even more power than even Luciren was even capable of outputting.

"I-I don't know." Coco said. "Whatever it is, it's killing her."

"Really?" Vivian asked.

"Can't you tell?" Coco asked.

"All I sense is darkness." Vivian said, pulling her hat down over her face.

"Lucinda's dying." Coco said, a tear falling. "She's… turning into something else entirely. That thing he did is killing her."

"Oh no." Vivian said gasping. "What should we do?"

"We have to get the others." Coco said, Vivian nodding. The Shadow Siren grabbed Coco's hand as she pulled her into the shadows.

With Lucinda

Lucinda screamed in intense pain as she fought the influence of the dark entity entering her body. Her body felt like it was freezing and being electrocuted at the same time, stabbed and cut, ripped apart and squished down into a tiny shape.

She struggled against her restraints as Dimentio looked on, grinning as wide as he could. She felt her very essence slipping, the essence of Lucinda Blossomous Koopa burning out. She tried her best to hold herself intact as she felt darkness creep up her body, under her fingernails, into her mouth, into her nose, into her eyes…

Her eyes rolled back into her head as she felt herself slip from the present world and into the next.

She looked around to see she was dressed in transparent rainbow hued silk, winged Koopas escorting her through the clouds. Lucinda then looked forward seeing the face of her dear sweet grandmother holding out her hand to meet her, a smile on her reptilian face. Lucinda looked confused, seeing as Nana Koops had died ten years prior.

"Welcome home, Lucinda." She said. "We've been waiting for you."

With Peach

"No! Lucinda!" The Koopa Queen jolted up in her bed as she sat up, covered in a cold sweat as sweat and tears soaked her sheets. Her heart rate was a rocket as she clutched her chest. Bowser was right next to her, holding her.

"It's alright." Bowser said. "I felt it too. It's going to be alright."

"My poor baby!" Peach sobbed, wrapping her arms around Bowser and burying her face in his shoulder. The large Koopa pat her on the back, holding her as his queen bawled her eyes out. Two large tears fell from his eyes as he held her.

"I know." He said in a soft voice. "Don't worry. She'll be guided by the Paratroopas to her resting place.

"My poor baby." Peach sobbed again. "What do I tell everyone?"

"That the Chosen is dead." Bowser said, his grip on Peach tightening. "We must discuss this at once."

"Right." Peach said, nodding. "Let's go. We have to go tell them."

The two monarchs of the Koopa Kingdom left to meet the others in the meeting hall after they'd given the summons. With teary eyes Peach said what she'd heard. Eldstar covered his face, his sadness conveying he had failed.

"I apologize to you for this." He said, bowing to Peach and Bowser. "In not taking precautions we have doomed ourselves."

"What do you mean?" Peach asked.

"The strongest Guardians were defeated." Eldstar said. "This is bad. And now the Chosen has been killed. All of the worst things could be happening, this is the most negative outcome."

"It is." Bowser said. Everything then turned to Peach, who had a horrified expression on her face.

"Peach?" Bowser asked. "What's wrong?"

"I sense her." Peach whispered. "But… she's dark.'

"What?" Bowser asked.

"Her essence." Peach whispered. "It's corrupted… dark."

With Dimentio

He looked at the dead princess, a little disappointed. She had flat lined just as the power enveloped her. He was hoping for a better outcome than that.

However, just as he was about to destroy her body, he sensed something… something… dark.

He grinned as he saw a finger twitch on the body of the dead princess. She began to tremble as dark power began to flow through her. But, there was also a light aspect to it too. He liked that result. The truest form of power: the power of Chaos. The restraints around her broke as her power flowed fully, nothing holding it back.

The body gave a shriek, something similar to its old voice, but different at the same time. It was thrilling and exciting to the dark wizard. He could feel his pulse racing as he watched the body rise to a standing position. The body stood in a pose that looked like it was trying to power up. It shrieked again, a black and white aura exploding off of it and engulfing the room around it. The two watching outside felt it and dropped to their knees in shuddering fear of this new power that the former princess now bore. It was terrifying and seemed to come from hell itself.

Coco and Vivian looked on in horror as they saw the terrifying aura of what was formerly Lucinda explode outward as she—no, it—shrieked a shriek of pure terror and power.

"Wh-what is that sound?" Vivian asked, nearly in tears due to her fear.

"I-I don't know." Coco said covering her ears. "Whatever it is, it's purely demonic. That's not Lucinda anymore."

"Wh-what is it?" Vivian asked. "And, how is this any different than when Sirena possessed her?"

"Because then I could sense some form of Lucinda still in there." Coco said. "I can't sense any of her in there now. This… thing has totally taken her body. I don't know what we can do."

It was at this moment that the thing that inhabited Lucinda's body turned to look at them. It moved over to them with a speed they didn't expect.

"If you wish to call me something" it said with a very sinister edge and a chilling voice. "Call me… Chaos Heart."

Oh no! Is Lucinda dead?! And, what is this thing that's inside of her that calls itself Chaos Heart? Can it be stopped? Find out soon.