Continuing the last chapter — Mason faces off with his old companion Elena - who is also known as Eleanor. Mason abruptly asked, "Why Elena? Why do you side with the Queen? Have you already sold your soul to the devil?"
Eleanor smirked and answered, "You don't have any idea about me or the Queen." As she drops her staff and draws her sword, Mason puked out as he was overwhelmed by the magic power the moment that Elena draws her sword. He already knew that Elena was too much for him to handle, but he still holds his sword firmly and replied, "I didn't think that you are just not a typical everyday girl with magic. Who would've think that you were that strong. I'm getting the chills but that's what makes me excited!" As the two charged straight towards each other and started clashing.
Meanwhile, Jena entered the room where they believed that's where Madison is located. The room she entered was filled with nothing but pitch black with a huge space. As she walks in further, she suddenly heard some voice, it was faint and saying, "Help me... Somebody..."
Jena followed the faint voice as the voice became clearer and clearer, she finally realized that she was already trapped in the room. But the voice was still heard inside, she disregarded her situation and continues to follow the voice until she reached the end.
She reached the end of the room, but with three doors in front of her. She noticed something, it's faint but not far. She grabs her knife and threw it at the door in the middle, the knife pierced something and it was blood dripping down to the floor. The three doors are fading away as the knife itself reveals the trick behind it. It was a witch that can cast illusions, the witch started running away for her life as Jena began chasing the witch which led her to the end of the dark room.
Back at Mason and Eleanor, the two clashed and crossed blades each other, going all out against each other without realizing that the corridor will not hold for much longer due to the heavy blows they exchange. The difference in power is too great that even the sword given by Rem got chipped and will break if it takes another blow from Eleanor.
Mason realized the hopeless situation he's in and distanced himself from Eleanor as he sheathed the sword and said, "You are really strong Eleanor. I have been waiting for an opponent this strong, but it seems too much even for someone like me."
Eleanor smirks and asked, "Are you going to surrender?"
Mason answered, "When pigs fly and when crows became white." As he unsheathes Excalibur, the sword glowed so bright that the light itself is blinding to the eye. Eleanor can't see a thing but Mason was also affected as he heard voices of men inside the sword. The light grew brighter and brighter until Mason's consciousness was drifted away inside the sword. He looks around for a while until somebody showed up and said, "Welcome, my lord." It was a voice of a woman dressed in black cloak. She kneels down to Mason and introduced herself, "My name is Merlin, I am the here to speak with the new king and the new owner of Excalibur."
Mason became confused as he looked at her eyes, he suddenly saw something. Merlin calmly pleads, "Please don't just look into my eyes or you will see something terrible that you will never change." Mason's head suddenly became dizzy as he began seeing something, Merlin explained, "The world's end is inevitable, the day will come where the gods will make the humanity sleep and will never wake up. Only the blood and death of the noble one will prevent this from happening, no matter the cost because he is the only who has the willpower to defy the power of the gods."
Mason screams in pain as he began hearing the voices of the fallen heroes, telling him what fate awaits him on this journey is the same as how they meet theirs. He shouted, "Who are you!? Get out of my head! I'm not like you!" He screams in pain continuously until the Excalibur suddenly showed up in front of him, plugged deep in a giant stone, whispering, "Are you worthy of using the power?"
Mason asked while agonizing in pain, "I don't know! And I don't care if I'm worthy or not, I will risk everything to save my friends and the most important family to me! I am more than willing to pay the price if it's meant to save them!" The Excalibur glowed brightly once again, sending his consciousness back in him.
The glowing light from the sword began diminishing, as Eleanor looks back, she was surprised of what has become of both Mason and the sword. The sword itself was coated with pure white flame as Mason - the one who wields it, has an aura similar of that to the hero of the past who once decapitated the Witches of the South, it's as if the hero himself possessed Mason, but it was not. He was standing upright in confidence as if he was looking down on her and said, "I now acknowledge your worth as my enemy, you have my respect. As a proof of it, I am going to show you a silver of my power."
Hearing this made Eleanor infuriated and replied, "Don't get your hopes up just because you've only unlocked your new power! As a reply for showing me your respect, I will unleash my true power." As she closed her eyes and takes a deep breath, she focuses her power on a greater scale. She began coating herself in dark and malicious aura as wings began to form behind her back, she herself resembles the darkness and death itself.
The Excalibur glows brighter as if it's reacting against Eleanor, Mason felt warmth and comfort amidst the cold darkness when he's holding the sword and said, "Eleanor, if it's not for your betrayal, maybe things would've turned out fine. Please forgive me." As he take one step and quickly dashed towards her, slashing both her sword and magic – killing her in the process. "Farewell, my friend..." He said.
Eleanor's magic rapidly diminishes and her sword snaps along with her life as she gently fell to the ground and smiled, she remembers her memories with Madison and Mason as the life in her slowly fades away, Eleanor died smiling at him. Mason looks down and starts to cry for her, and shouted, "DAMN IT!!!! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU WITCH QUEEN! I WILL HAVE YOUR HEAD!" As he turns around and looked at Eleanor's smile. "In the next life, I hope your life will be peaceful and warm, where you and your family can live safely and peacefully."
To be continued...