Morana hovered above Daisy and Carter, looking down on them with disdain. The two held their weapons close, wanting to attack but too cautious to make the first move. Never before had they directly faced an opponent so powerful and ruled by hate. But trading sideways glances, they ensured they had each other’s support, preparing to repel any assault. However, finally, Morana attacked.

Morana quickly raised her hand, summoning a storm of razor-sharp icicles. They rained down with speed and range, which made dodging impossible! But Daisy and Carter charged forward. Daisy took refuge under her shield, but Carter slashed away the icicles with his sword!

In a flash, the two jumped to Morana. They prepared to strike her, but she softened the blow with an ice shield. However, she still came crashing down!

Morana separated them with an ice wall, charging at Daisy as they landed. Daisy tossed her shield at her, but she dodged. As she tried to call it back, Morana trapped it in ice. Daisy set up a punch, but Morana caught it, freezer burning Daisy's hand. With Daisy in her grasp, Morana repeatedly punched her face with a sadistic grin!

Carter appeared behind Morana and stabbed his sword forward, going for the head! Morana saw him in the reflection on the ice wall, and she narrowly dodged. She got far away, readying to shoot Daisy and Carter to kingdom come. But Carter closed the distance in seconds, going for a decapitation! However, inches from the blade, Morana unleashed a wave of intense cold that made his metal sword brittle, breaking it.

Daisy, barely clinging to consciousness, watched Carter struggle. She saw Carter drop to his knees, shivering from the cold. To her horror, Morana, with a sadistic grin, stabbed Carter in the stomach with an ice knife!

"No!" Daisy shouted.

Suddenly, Daisy's shield burst out of the ice, growing to a giant size. It moved toward Morana in a stream of light so fast that she couldn't defend herself. Slamming into her face, sending her flying into a wall!

As Morana rose, Daisy appeared in front of her. Morana tried to slash her with an ice sword, but Daisy caught her arm, crushing it. As she screamed, Daisy bludgeoned Morana with a storm of kicks and punches!

Finally, Daisy grabbed Morana, jumping high in the air, coming down with her in a suplex that shook the room, knocking her unconscious!

But as Daisy stood victorious over an unconscious Morana, an alarm rang, and feedback came from the speakers.

"All hands, ready final safety checks for darkhold fortress. We will be fully functional in one minute!"

Daisy hurried to the control panel but collapsed from exhaustion. However, Carter caught her before she hit the floor, and she shed tears seeing him.”You’re okay!”

With seconds remaining until doomsday, the two helped each other to the control panel. Carter quickly input the code, Daisy pressed the big green button, and the power conduit hastily collapsed as multiple explosions went off!

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Morana regained consciousness and looked around in shock as the conduit collapsed. However, she quickly flew out of the room, but not without sealing the exit with ice first.

Without warning, Daisy and Carter saw a pillar of fire burst through the ceiling, and Daisy's stallion flew into the room.

"Your horse?"

The stallion quickly flew over to them, and they jumped on, flying to safety.

Outside, Daisy and Carter flew through the air on the stallion. They saw the human soldiers escorting the slaves away from the fortress. But they soon witnessed the fortress explode, blowing away the clouds above, revealing the beautiful blue sky for miles like an omen of glorious victory!

Over the next few months, Damara and Carter led the charge against the remaining Nemesis forces. The people of Japan rejoiced as the ships left their skies. Those of the Sahara desert celebrated, seeing them expel the invaders from their land. All humanity joined the celebration, witnessing the Earth cleansed of the alien threat.

Later, in Washington, DC, people of every background gathered around a stage. Legions of eyes were on Damara as she got a medal for her heroism. But her face blushed bright red from embarrassment, and she hid behind her shield! However, she spotted Carter giving her a thumbs up, and she grew a depressed expression. She still hadn’t told him her real identity and feared the consequences.

Meanwhile, on planet Nemesis, mavor sat with his servants in his throne room. And his business partner stood by him in the shadows during an important meeting.

"Dr. Zola, is sure his scans are correct? This Damara is the vessel of the divinus?"

"Yes, emperor!"

Mavor signaled his servants to leave the room, and they quickly followed his orders. And he broke into a psychotic laughing fit!

"Forgive my boldness, emperor, but I believe I have missed the joke!"

"The joke is that there was no telling how long it would have taken to destroy the divinus in its natural state. But now that it's flesh and blood, our goal is much closer!"

"I will circulate her picture through the empire and ensure everyone knows the kill-on-sight order is active!"

"Thank you, my old friend!"

On Earth, Daisy walked around a military base holding Everton's cushion close to her heart. She watched Carter from far away as he oversaw the training of recruits.

Daisy hugged Everton's pillow. "Everton, I hope you were right!"

Later, Daisy brought Carter to an oak tree far from anyone else.

"Well, we're here! So what's this about?"

"Carter, I…can't wait anymore!"

Daisy started kissing Carter like there was no tomorrow. She had been restraining her feelings for too long, but he pushed her away.

"I'm flattered, but I can't do this! It's not right!"

"I understand. You have a girlfriend!” Daisy took a deep breath, forcing a smile. “I hope you two are happy!"

"I had a girlfriend, but she died in a nemesis attack!” Carter shed tears. “Her name was Daisy. I loved her more than anything!"

As Daisy heard Carter, she shed tears of joy, breaking into a laughing fit! But as Carter saw her, anger engulfed his face!

"You think this is funny?"

"No, no, I don't! Just look!" Light swiftly swallowed Daisy's body, and she emerged from it, reverting from Damara to her regular form.

Carter staggered back from Daisy as he saw her transformation."What type of sick game are you playing?"

"There's no game, Carter! I'm Daisy! Let me prove it!” Daisy tapped the oak tree. “On our first date, we went under an oak tree like this one. I told you about the worst day of my life, the day my Pa died. You held me tight, and we kissed for the first time!"

Shock swept across Carter's face as he realized the truth. She was Daisy, practically revived from the dead! He hurried over, kissing her passionately, making up for their lost time apart, hugging her tight.

Daisy took out Everton's cushion and held it close to her heart. She reciprocated Carter's hug. And Daisy shed happy tears as she stood ready for the future, armed with the love of the men she held most dear.