This story begins with the future version of Lance Grey. Who is wandering through a desert wasteland in search of something, or to be precise, someone. Lance is now a man, and has several battle scars from previous battles littering his shirtless body, giving him an intimidating presence.
He comes across a decomposed corpse, and uses his enhanced sense of smell to identify it.
Lance Grey: I've finally found you, buddy. (Lance says before carrying the corpse and taking it with him)
But suddenly a Great Demon arrives, and stares at Lance hungrily. This Great Demon looked more or less like a human, but with pale white skin, a skinny body frame, and razor sharp teeth and claws. Almost like a beast.
Cannibal The Great Demon Of Gluttony: Finally, Fresh meat!... I'm going to enjoy this meal! (The Demon yelled before lunging at Lance, ready to devour him)
Before the Cannibal can even gets close, a clan of six Dark Hyenas descend on him. Feeding on his flesh as he screamed in agonizing pain.
The Original Dark Hyena: Master are you Okay? (Hyena asks while the other Hyenas continue to feast on Cannibal, not giving him the chance to retaliate)
Lance Grey: I'm fine, finish off that Great Demon. I have better things to do. (Lance commands as he continues to carry the corpse with him)
Hyena: As you wish. (Hyena replied before joining the clan to devour the Cannibal)
Lance carried the corpse through the blistering sun, not stopping until he reached his destination, which was a man size hole in the ground. After placing the body in the hole and burying with dirt, he marks the grave with a Crest sword.
Lance Grey: Sorry I couldn't protect you, John. (Lance apologizes with a bow, before leaving what is actually a mass grave, filled with all of his friends and family)
Lance enters a cave which he has been living in with Nina Willow... In this future world the Great Demons were freed and killed off all of humanity. Only Lance and Nina somehow survived, but Nina lost the ability to walk due to a severe injury.
Nina Willow: Welcome back honey, how was your search? (Nina asks with a warm smile)
Lance Grey: It went well. (Lance replied as he bends down to share a kiss with Nina, who rested against the cave walls)
Nina Willow: Who did you find? (Nina asks as Lance sits beside her)
Lance Grey: John... His body is buried outside with the others. (Lance tells her with sadness in his voice)
Nina Willow: It's good that we've finally put all our friends to rest. (Nina tells him, thinking of the positive side to this hell)
Lance Grey: We killed a Great Demon today (Lance suddenly tells her).... If I had mastered this power sooner, maybe they'll all still be alive. (Lance tells her with tears now welling up in his eyes)
Nina Willow: Hey, you can't blame yourself. Things just got out of control. (Nina tells him sadly)
Hyena then returns with the rest of the clan by his side.
Hyena: Master, It has been done! (Hyena announced, with the blood of he Cannibal covering his mouth)
Lance Grey: Good job, guys... Patrol the area next. (Lance commands, and the Hyena's all leave to do as they were told)
Nina Willow: You're so cute when you're bossy. (Nina flirts, before sharing a passionate kiss with Lance)
Lance Grey: You are the best thing to ever happen to me. (Lance said with a smile)
Nina Willow: I know. (Nina tells him, and then giggled in the cutest way ever)
Lance Grey: I love the way you laugh. It's adorable. (Lance tells her and they continue to flirt with each other).... You know, there is a way for you to walk again. Alll you need is a Hyena Curse, and I've got plenty.
Nina Willow: You know I'm not ready yet. I still need some time to think about it. (Nina replied in an upset tone)
Lance Grey: I'm sorry, take all the time you need. (Lance tells her patiently)
Nina Willow: Lance... I know you love me, but. Did you ever have feelings for Lora. (Nina asks nervously)
Lance Grey: To tell you the truth, I did... But after she died, I fell in love with you... And I've never regretted that decision, not even once. (Lance assured)
Nina Willow: I love you, Lance Grey. (Nina tells him, leaning in for a kiss)
Lance Grey: I love you more, Nina Willow. (Lance tells her, and they both kiss)
Suddenly there is a loud explosion outside the cave, interrupting the tender moment.
Lance Grey: Stay inside! I'll go check it out! (Lance said as he stood up quickly)
Nina Willow: Please... Promise me you'll come back. (Nina pleaded)
Lance Grey: (Smiles) I always do. (Lance tells her before leaving the cave, and confronting the source of the trouble)
Lance finds the dead bodies of his Hyena Clan littering the ground, with only the original Hyena remaining.
Hyena: Master, It's him! The man that betrayed us all! (Hyena yelled in anger, as he stared down the attacker)
Leon Chronos: Hey Lance. It's nice to see you again. (The evil Leon tells Lance with a wicked smile, and both of his hands were covered in the black blood of the fallen hyenas)
Lance Grey: Hyena! Go back to the cave, protect Nina with your life. (Lance ordered)
Hyena: Yes Master! (Hyena replied before heading back to the cave)
Lance Grey: I don't have any family left in this world, so I cherished these Hyenas... You shall pay for their deaths, Leon. This time, I will kill you! (Lance threatened, with his fist oozing with dark energy)
Leon Chronos: No you won't, this time I have backup. (Leon said confidently)
After Leon said that, three Great Demons stood by his side, almost appearing out of nowhere. The first was a female, almost human looking, but with silver hair, pale white skin, and silver shards floating around her.
Sickle The Morbid Great Demon: I'm going to enjoy seeing your corpse, Lance Grey. (Sickle said with glee, as her silver shards split apart and doubled in number)
The remaining two Demons were both armoured. Having large builds and muscles beyond compare.
Gore The First Great Demon Of Strength: Brother! Are you ready to beat this guy into a bloody pulp?! (The Great Demon asks his brother, who one could mistake for his twin)
Smash The Second Great Demon Of Strength: After you brother! (Smash yelled in reply, before both demonic brothers charged at Lance simultaneously)
Before they could even land a single punch on Lance, he raised a hand.
Lance Grey: Toxic Cloud! (Lance said as he summoned a large green cloud, which was deadly enough to melt one of the Great Demons upon contact, turning him into a pool of mush)
Gore: Brother!!!! You'll pay for that! (Gore yelled in a rage as he avoided the deadly cloud, attacking Lance with a super punch)
Lance Grey: Night Hand! (Lance said as his hand turned black, binding the Great Demon in place).... It would seem that you don't know who I am. So let me enlighten you... I am Lance Grey! The most powerful man on earth! (Lance yelled as his entire body begins to be covered in a dark exoskeleton armor)
Leon Chronos: You're using Midnight's Armor, No fair (Leon joked)
Lance Grey: You think I'm playing with you! (Lance yelled as he uses the Night Hand to telekinetically rip out all the innards of Gore, killing him on the spot, and letting his lifeless body fall to the ground)
Sickle: I won't be so easy to kill! (The Demoness yelled as she attacked the armored Lance with her silver shards)
The shards moved at an incredibly fast speed, hitting the armoured Lance almost instantly. But the shards simply bounce off Lance's impenetrable armor, doing him no damage whatsoever.
Lance Grey: Is that the best you can do? Pathetic! (Lance tells her, before he summoning a dark purple sword to his hand)... Eclipse Slash! (Lance yelled as he slashed with his Eclipse sword, making it lengthen and decapitate Sickle from a distance)
Leon Chronos: You forgot someone! Space Bomb! (Leon yelled as he created a large ball of energy, hurling it at Lance)
Lance Grey: Night Hand technique, The Black Hand! (Lance states as he created a giant black hand in front of his body, which shielded him from the full explosive power of the Space Bomb)
Lance controls the Black Hand like an extension of his own body, and uses it to grabs Leon.
Lance Grey: I'm sorry it had to end like this Leon. I know there's still good in you... But your time to show it is up! (Lance said before he clenched his fist, making the Black Hand to crush Leon in the process)
Leon's squashed body falls to the ground afterwards, and Lance doesn't even show any sign of remorse... This Lance has been through hell itself, and will do anything to protect the people he loves.
As Lance stared at the body of Leon, it begins to change and morph, becoming the imp known as Mistress Copy.
Mistress Copy: (Coughs) Forgive me, Master. (Copy managed to say, before dying a painful death)
Lance is confused, If this was Copy, where was the real Leon Chronos. But then his cave home is destroyed in a large explosion, with Nina and Hyena still inside it. The culprit is none other than the real Leon Chronos, who flies away from the scene, trying to escape.
Lance Grey: Nina, Hyena... No!!!!! (Lance yelled in anger and sorrow as he binded the fleeing Leon with his Night hand, stopping him from going any further)
Lance forcefully pulled Leon back to his presence with the telekinetic Night Hand. And he falls from the sky, crashing at Lance's feet. Lance then stomps on the head of Leon, sending it through the concrete.
Lance Grey: You'll die for this! (Lance yelled in anger)
Leon Chronos: (Laughs) Go ahead, Kill me. I've already completed my task. (Leon said with a smile)
Lance Grey: Who sent you?!... Tell me!!! (Lance yelled before stomping on Leon's head even harder)
Leon screamed in pain, but smiled immediately after.
Leon Chronos: Who else, It was my Lord and master... The Dawnbreaker! (Leon said in glee)
Lance is then hit by a blast of energy, sending his body smashing against a wall. The Midnight Armor is impenetrable, and so it protected him from the otherwise deadly attack.
Dawnbreaker The Great Demon Of The Sun: Lance Grey... Not only did you refuse to join me, but you also killed several of my Great Demons... You shall pay for their deaths with your life. (The mighty Great Demon threatened, wielding a massive war hammer)
Dawnbreaker was also an armoured Great Demon, but he was far larger than the Great Demons of strength, almost reaching eight feet in height. His armor bore a resemblance to Lance's Midnight Armor, but was glowing orange like it had the power of the sun, which was the case.
Lance Grey: Let's end this once and for all, Dawnbreaker! (Lance declared, wielding his Eclipse Sword in one hand, and creating a Black Hand with the other)
Dawnbreaker: As you wish. (Dawnbreaker said before facing his hammer towards Lance, and using it to fire another blast of solar energy)
Lance uses the Black Hand to shield himself from the solar beam. But the power is too great for the hand to block, and it is incinerated in an instant. Making Lance receive another Solar explosion.
Lance Grey: Is that... The best you've got? (Lance struggled to say as he's getting back up, the armor on his head now cracked, revealing part of his face)
Leon joins his Dawnbreaker to take on Lance, and it's now two against one.
Leon Chronos: It's your time to die, Lance. Space Bomb! (Leon yelled as he created another Space Bomb, throwing the massive ball of destructive energy at Lance)
Lance stared at the incoming attack, having the power to stop it. But not the will to even try.
Lance Grey: I guess... It's my turn to die. (Lance whisperered, ready to accept death)
The rubble covering the cave is suddenly destroyed, and a transformed Nina jumps out, coming to the aid of Lance... With a Dark Sword she slashes the Space Bomb in two, making it explode behind them.
Dark Nina: Don't give up Lance! I'm here to help you! (Nina yelled confidently)
Lance Grey: Nina, you accepted the Curse... Why? (Lance asks in confusion)
The mouth of Hyena appears on Dark Nina's back, explaining what happened.
Hyena: Master, when she saw that you were in danger, she accepted my power... That is the only reason we survived. (Hyena explained)
Lance Grey: I see... Thank you for protecting her, Hyena. (Lance said with tears of joy in his eyes)
Hyena: You're welcome, Master. (Hyena replied)
Dark Nina: It's not over yet. We are still in the middle of a fight! (Nina tells Lance, still wielding the Dark Sword)
Lance Grey: There's no way we can beat these two. (Lance bluntly tells her)
Dark Nina: That's okay, we live together. We die together! (Nina tells Lance, helping him stand up)
Leon Chronos: You all ready to die yet? (Leon asks)
Lance Grey: No... I think we'll kick your asses first! (Lance tells them, wielding his Eclipse sword and covering his face fully with armor)
Dawnbreaker: We'll see about that! (Dawnbreaker yells as him and Leon both attack)
Lance and Nina fight their final battle, happy that they get to die together. When suddenly present day Leon Chronos wakes up from this atrocious dream.
Leon Chronos: (Pants Heavily) Could this be, What the future holds? (Leon asks himself, terrified by the possibility)
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