Stephen awoke to find himself strapped to a large stake hovering over a pit of boiling lava. He could barely see what was going on around him. Stephen could see red figures flying around him.
Stephen looked behind him to see his twin is a dark robe. Behind his twin stood four Horde in similar robes. At his sides sat six Horde drummers chanting a demonic song. Their robes were less ornate as compared to the four Horde standing.
The evil Stephen was chanting in an alien language. "Ekto poo rrhuha lamha! Pharox, kali mantari ordello! Morthog, Nazboor, Mordamo, Azhnagh, ikto lerrho main! Pharox, kali mantari ordello! Kali mantari ordello norrh poo! Stephen ikto poo, Pharox!"
The good Stephen could tell this meant trouble for him. Specially when the lava began to rise and take shape. From the lava came a figure that embodied unparalleled evil.
Pharox.
The figure rose and began to hover above the lava. Suddenly, other figures began to develop in the lava. A drop of sweat dripped from Stephen's forehead and into the lava. That seemed to make the beings in the lava stronger.
The evil Stephen approached his twin. "It's time to die, bro." He grabbed his twin by the hair and made him face the lava. "Those are Pharox's brothers and sisters: the Lorean gods. They were placed there by Kalmar and his little buddies. They need a pure soul to feed on so they can be free. That's why they want you. Then, the Loreans will go around the universe freeing the beings of evil so that they may bring judgement upon the universe. The Pagh'wraiths of Bajor, trapped by the Prophets and then by Commodore Benjamin Sisko less than 10 years ago. The Klingon gods, defeated and destroyed by Kahless. Satan and his demons of Earth, defeated by Archangel Michael and once again by the return of Jesus in the early 21-century. Evil has been defeated all over the galaxy time and time again. Now is when good dies. Your death will begin a chain reaction in the universe. Evil will rise, and the entire universe will lay in flames! The stench of death will permeate the cosmos!" He threw Stephen's face against the stake. "Now, this will hurt a whole lot and for all of eternity." He smiled wickedly. "There is nothing to worry about."
Pharox's darkness began to envelop Stephen. A burning pain began to tear through his body.
Suddenly, Benton and Sitto Lan interrupted the sacrifice.
The Horde began to disassemble and attack the intruders.
Stephen yelled, "No! No! We have to finish the ceremony!"
The Horde paid no heed. They attacked the Virgo intruders and the Borial demi-god.
While the evil Stephen was distracted, the good one began to work on the knots with which he was tied. Suddenly, Stephen saw something moving. A little hairy ball. Stephen recognized it. "Spot," he whispered. "Over here."
The little half-Tribble hobbled over to Stephen.
"Can you undo these knots?"
Spot immediately chirped and began to bite on the knots.
"Oh! If this works I will personally see that Garek installs a replicator into your cage so you can eat all the jelly doughnuts you want, whenever you want!"
As Spot finished the last knot, he thought, It is good to have friends in high places!
Stephen jumped off the stake. "Now, Spot, go find Benton and keep him safe."
Spot chirped and ran off.
The evil Stephen felt someone tap his shoulder. "What?!" The next thing he saw was a fist coming at his face. Stephen fell back on the floor. "Ow!" He looked up at his good twin. "Damn, you hit hard!" He stood up. He pulled out a knife and tried to stab his twin twice but missed. "You know, I always though Maruu was pretty stupid. The family name is dumb. Did you know our entire family is filled with good, kind, innocent people that want to spread the 'love of the Prophets' throughout the galaxy? It's sad."
Stephen kept his eye on his evil twin. "You are not part of my family."
"That's right. That's why I'm changing my name. What do you think of Kosst Stephen? The son of Kosst Amojen, the leader of the Pagh'wriaths. It's appropriate. Oh wait! The Federation switches Bajoran names around right? So that would be Stephen Kosst. I like it. What do you think?"
Stephen Maruu gave no answer.
"Ah, who cares what you think!" Stephen Kosst lunged at Stephen Maruu.
Maruu jumped out of the way, and Kosst fell into the lava pit. Maruu quickly ran to the edge to see his twin fall into the lava. Instead, he saw Kosst fall onto a ledge none had noticed before. It led to a small cavern.
Kosst looked up and smiled. "Pharox has given me new orders!" yelled Stephen Kosst. "Evil loses today, but this is not the end! We will meet again brother!" He ran into the cavern. A darkness seemed to follow him in.
The next thing they all heard was a humming noise. The cave began to shake. Suddenly, an explosion shook the cave. A vessel of some sort blasted through the rock and out of the cave. It flew into the dark sky and disappeared in a flash of blue light. The vessel had gone to warp.
Suddenly, Thuddius and Francesca ran up to Stephen Maruu. "The mountain is collapsing!" yelled Thuddius. "We need to escape now!"
Suddenly, a voice resonated through their minds. ~That will not be necessary.~
The group was transported to Stonefist, which lay in ruins. The Borial/Virgo/Aody forces watched in awe as the massive mountain tore itself apart. Boulders and huge slices of the mountain plummeted down into the murky waters below. The mountain disappeared from the landscape. Just as that happened, the clouds in the sky began to clear. The night sky became visible and the stars in the distance illuminated the night. Nature had taken its first step into restoring the area surrounding Stonefist to its original beauty.