Iris and Lucy were both looking at each with the intent to kill each other. Von wanted to help but all he is good for right now is sit back and watch the battle unfold. Silence filled the room but that was interrupted by an attacker chopper that was outside the building they were on.
"I waited for this for far too long Lucy...So I will not let anyone interfere with our fight." Iris said, without looking she shot the pilot between the eyes. The attack chopper spun out of control and crashed a few blocks away from the battle screen. Lucy held her head down and closed her eyes for a moment. In that moment something sparked within Lucy that burst out from her back. It was dark purple butterfly wings and also had spiral tribal markings on her cheeks. Her scythe evolved into a crescent scythe with a skull in between the blades. A menacing dark aura was coming for Lucy which means she awakened the true form within her.
"Finally the Dark Princess has awakened...I am going to enjoy breaking you." Iris said, smirking at Lucy however she wasn't saying anything. Iris tosses her guns in the air and they both change into two swords. Lucy attacks instantly without a thought but Iris blocks her attack. Iris quickly went behind her and did a cross slash but Lucy did a backflip in the air. While she was in the air she grabbed Iris's face, smashing her into the floor causing it to break and sending her down 4 floors beneath. Lucy backed away from the hole she made and looked at Von seeing another attacker chopper on the other side of the building.
"Von get down now!" Lucy screams, running towards him then pushing down. But Iris came out of nowhere thrusting one of her swords through Lucy's injury shoulder. Lucy coughs up blood and Von witnesses this happening in front of him. The attack chopper fired a missile at them, the missile was so fast Von couldn't react fast enough. But Iris stops the missile by holding it back by the tip of her other sword.
"You let down your guard because you wanted to save Vonny. That is very cute of you Lucy but if you keep this up at this rate you'll die before he turns." Iris said, flinging Lucy off her blade onto the floor. Then did a sidekick to the missile which went back to the attack chopper and blew up on impact. Lucy got up holding her scythe gathering more madness around her. As she was doing this, her wound was beginning to heal up quickly. Iris was smirking at her like she was achieving something that she was planning. Lucy's wound was gone and she charged at Iris head on but this time she threw her scythe at her. Iris dodge it and chuckle but she stops immediately because the scythe broke through the window and she turns back to see Lucy delivering a powerful punch to Iris's cheek. The blow was so strong it pushed everything forward along with Iris out the window. Lucy's right eye was tearing up but it was blood instead of tears.
"Von please get out of here...I don't want you to see my dark side..." Lucy said, dashing after Iris outside of the building. Von reached out his hand for Lucy but there was a fear within that kept him back. While Lucy was in the air falling she saw Iris on the ground with her arms crossed on top of dead bodies looking up at her. Then she did a super jump that broke the sound barrier and caused a crater in the ground and shattered the windows on her way up to Lucy. The two ladies clash in the air fighting it out. The weapon clashes were causing shockwaves after every strike. Meanwhile Stacy and Ostrythe were still trying to reach Von and Lucy but there was a golden portal appear in front of them. Mimi walked from it and did a little hop and wave to something that was in the portal. Then she closed it and gave it a bow afterwards but noticed Stacy and Ostrythe right after.
"So what did I miss?" Mimi asks, hearing shockwave coming the same direction that they were going.
"Not too much, just the end of the world it seems." Ostrythe replied, stretching the back of his head smirking at Mimi. But Stacy wasn't amused not for one second.
"We think that Von and Lucy are going to run into a trap...So we have to get there to save them..." Stacy said as she started walking but Mimi grabbed her arm stopping her from taking any more steps.
"I can see Ostrythe getting involved but as for you Stacy I can't let you go any farther..." Mimi said, shaking her head at her but Stacy refused to listen to Mimi and tried to pull her arm away.
'When we get there what can you do? How will you be able to help out Stacy?" Mimi asked, giving her no chance to watch away from them. Ostrythe remained silent because he wasn't going to be part of their argument. Stacy stills tries to break free but Mimi just won't let her.
"Von needs me and I can't...I ca...ca..." Stacy responds stuttering and having a quick flashback.
"Stacy I know you care for him but you don't have powers...We are dealing with things that humanity can't hope to understand...You have to fall back and leave it up to me and Ostrythe...I'm sorry..." Mimi said, turning her head away from Stacy. Ostrythe turned his head away from the ladies looking up at the sky.
"I don't care about this power that you speak of...Deep down in my heart I know Von needs my help...Lucy even knows that i'll give anything to protect him or any of my friends..." Stacy said, tears falling from her face. Mimi felt bad but went in front of her and gave her a big hug. Stacy balling up her fists and something was happening and Ostrythe noticed it. Stacy's hair was starting to flash blue and a blue aura was flowing around her and Mimi.
"I don't care what the odds are...I will protect the ones I love...I will protect him and keep my promise I made to him." Stacy said, blowing Mimi away from her and then jumping into the sky and dashing towards Von direction. Mimi was surprised about what just happened. She looked at Ostrythe and he walked up to Mimi.
"I have a vague memory about it but I think Stacy was also a part of the burning of our village. However I can't let either die because there is some much I need to understand. So let's go Mimi. We have a lot to do." Ostrythe said, waiting for her response. Mimi nodded her head and gave a smile and they both jumped in the air dash to catch up with Stacy. Meanwhile back at the battle, Lucy broke Iris's guard and did a spinning kick to her ribs and knocked her down onto the ground. Iris is having a hard time getting up now.
"Iris just stay down and just let u go please..." Lucy said, trying to talk in voice of reason. But Iris gets up coughing up blood giving her pure hatred look in her eyes.
"You have the abilities to become the top ranking Elite Contract Killer...But you threw that away for what...?" Iris asked, looking at Lucy with disgust in her eyes. Lucy landed on the ground and the sky began cloudy and it started to rain heavy. Iris starts to breathe heavier and heavier because she is hitting her limit.
"I am not okay with murdering innocent people for self gain...The Boss just wants to destroy humanity...I can't let him have his way not at all..." Lucy responded but Iris didn't care for her answer and went in to attack her. Iris was wildly swinging her swords around and Lucy was just easily dodging them.Then finally Lucy did a fatal slash to Iris's chest knocking her down. Von just makes it to the ground level and starts searching for Lucy. Iris admitting defeat and not reaching for her weapons and just looking at Lucy.
"You have to do it now...Kill me...Right here and now like you were supposed to before." Iris said, giving a weak smile and continues to cough blood. The heavy rain continued as Lucy walked up to Iris getting ready to deliver the final blow. Iris just smiles again and bow her head but suddenly BANG! Lucy was shot in the chest pushing her back from Iris. Von saw that Lucy was shot and he ran as fast he could to her.
"No no no no no!!" Von screams trying to cover her wound and looking around to see who did this to her. Von's eyes widened when he saw General Brock walking slowly from the shadows.
"Von if you just came with us she could have lived...The bullet that I shot is a custom made just for you monsters." General Brock said, Iris struggling to get up but fell back down. Von held Lucy in his arms and look at her. She faintly open her eyes and caressed his face slowly. Then she said something in her soft tone to Von and after that her live left her body.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" Von screams so loud it echoes down the street. Von tears fell from his face unto Lucy's face. Iris turned away from them fighting back the tears.
"You interrupted our fight just to kill one of us and now you're going to kill the two of us...So who is the real monster here?" Iris asked, she looks at Von and sees that his aura went completely black like the void.
"Hmph...As long as you monsters are still alive no of humanity is safe." General Brock said, walking up to a tank that was coming close to his position. Suddenly The Boss appears in front of Iris and picks her up and vanishes from sight. The General had his guard up and made the other soldier search the area. The Boss appears behind Von with Iris in his arms.
"You see Von this human took everything that you care about...Just like they during the time in the village...Once you break that seal that was placed on you... Then everything will be yours and more..." Jonathan said, patting on the back and vanishing for the final time with Iris. General came back to Von with hundred troops searching the area.
"Von just come quietly or we will use more force on you. The choice is your young monster." General Brock said, extending his hand out to him.
"You all just won't leave me alone...Why won't you all just...LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!!" Von screams out loud with his dark aura burst out of him blowing everything away from him. This is causing the building to collapse and streets light to be blown away. And a dark pillar of light shoots into the sky. Stacy sees it and stops in place and holds her chest feeling her heartbeat.
"Oh no poor Von..." Stacy said, Ostrythe and Mimi coming from behind her. They stop in place and Stacy turns around and sees that her eyes are blue but full with tears. Von continues to scream with so much hatred within his heart. The dark aura continued to grow more and more.
"So this is the power of a Fallen..." General Brock said, with a surprise look on his face. Von was standing in the midst of darkness surrounding him with his dark purple eyes staring the General down with Lucy in Von's arms. Von's Madness has fully taken over him. Watching from a long distance was The Boss with his crew.
"They have finally done it; they broke his final chain to push you to his madness. So let's see what a Level 5 madness power looks like. Everything that I planned is coming underway. Mwahahahaha." Jonathan said, sitting on top of a building drinking wine and smirking at Von.