Diablo walked along the center of the city of Fulmen. Already, he could see battle scars all over the buildings and deserted streets. Indeed, the official guilds had already taken down many of his forces. Dust lay where his skeleton minions once stood. But...this wasn't why he was here.
Diablo looked across the central square to see none other then his brother Angelus standing there in full battle form.
"You're late." said Angelus. "Usually you would have found me by now. "
"So..." said Diablo. "You've finally abandoned the last bit of your cowardice to face your fate. How amusing. How is that scar I gave you holding up?"
"I won't lie. It's pain grows with every passing day." said Angelus. "But you need not worry. I'm not here to win. Merely to weaken you so your true opponent may finally destroy you."
"You make it sound as if Misaka will actually stand a chance." said Diablo. "She cannott assume the form she used to defeat me unless two other Dragon Born's of differing elements assist her."
"No...but she does have another power I have witnessed." said Angelus.
"She bears no control over her Level 6 form." said Diablo. "Surely you must know this."
"I speak not of a power of science or magic." said Angelus. "She bears a strong heart unlike any I have ever seen. She bears the burdens of the entire multiverse on her shoulders, yet she presses on and continues to fight the battle despite how fruitless it may seem. This power, you will soon realize, is more dangerous then any ancient magic our race possesses."
"Such nonsense." said Diablo. "You sound like our pathetic mother."
"She was wiser then either you or I, brother." Said Angelus. "Had we realized this...our race might have survived."
"Enough talk." said Diablo as the ground began to shake with impossible power. "It is time to end this once and for all!!"
Diablo launched himself at Angelus as the latter did the same. The moment their fists met in the center of the square, an earthquake of incredible capacity occurred...and it did not go unnoticed.
Far on the other end of the city near the palace of Fulmen, Mikoto, Natsu, Kuroko and Hope all stumbled as the entire island shook.
"That magic aura..." said Mikoto looking towards the center of the city with shock. "I-I've never felt anything like it. Th-that's impossible....how can anything have so much power!?"
"It's like two gods are fighting each other." said Hope. "I-incredible..."
Back at the square, Diablo and Angelus both leapt back from each other panting.
"Hmmm...your power has not faltered since our last meeting." said Angelus.
"You on the other hand, have gotten weak...so that injury has taken it's toll." said Diablo. "A pity, had it not been for that, you would actually have a chance of winning."
"Like I said." said Angelus thrusting his armored hand out. "I'm not here to win! "ANGEL'S MERCY!! STRIKE THE EVIL ONE!!!"
A humungous beam of pure white light blasted at Diablo who held his hand out before him and blocked the blast. Diablo grunted as the blast pushed him farther and farther back, his feet drew gouges in the ground as he went farther and farther back.
"I won't be so easily defeated!" growled Diablo. "RELENTLESS DESTRUCTION OF THE DAMNED!!!!"
A powerful beam of molten magma fused with dark energy blasted out from Diablo's hand and blasted against Angelus's own light beam. As the two powerful magic blasts pushed against each other, the ground shook again with a tremendous earthquake. The clouds above began to swirl and turn dark. The wind blew intensely and twisters and tornados began to form near the battle scene.
There was a tremendous explosion of light and darkness, and both Angelus and Diablo were blasted back as well as over 3 miles of buildings and houses. Angelus thrust his hand into the ground at around the same time as Diablo as the two of them turned to face each other once again.
"ANGELIC METEOR SHOWER!!" Angelus pointed at the sky and ginormous white meteors of pure light, each one the size of the palace of Fulmen soared out of the sky and amazing speed towards Diablo.
"DEVOURING SERPENT!!!" Diablo clasped his hands together as if in prayer. The ground erupted with magma as a giant dark serpent with molten eyes shot of the ground and opened it's mouth wide, swallowing all the meteors.
The snake turned to look at Angelus and struck. Angelus side stepped the serpent and let an earth shattering punch straight into the snake's head. The snake disintegrated into dust as Angelus stomped the ground with his foot. "Unwavering gaurdian!!"
The clouds in the sky shone with a radiant light, and large golden automaton fell out of the sky. It looked like the statue of a goddess with multiple arms. The golden goddess took a bow from it's back and knocked several arrows with it's multiple arms into the bow. The building sized arrows shot at Diablo who punched the ground, causing a massive tidal wave of magma to erupt out of the Earth and melt down the arrows.
"It is time you felt true defeat." said Diablo raising his fists to the sky. "KING OF THE DAMNED!!!"
A ginormous dark blast of energy surrounded Diablo. When the dust cleared, he had morphed into a ginormous black gargoyle like beast with a molten red skull embedded in his chest. Diablo spread his wings out and roared.
"It has been a long time since I have seen that form." said Angelus. "And a longer time still since I've used this form."
Angelus thrust his fists up into the air. "SPHINX OF THE ANGELIC!!!"
There was burst of massive bright light. When the light cleared. A massive sphinx of utter beauty stood in Angelus's place. The sphinx had lion's body with pure white fur and rippling muscles. It's head was that of a gold eyed white scaled anaconda. It's armored chest plate had a woman's face made of pure marble embedded within it.
"Are you ready to begin?" said Angelus as he spread out massive majestic feathered wings.
The sphinx and demon launched high into the sky. Angelus surrounded himself in a bright light as Diablo surrounded himself in tremendous dark energy. The two shot at each other and rammed in mid air. The clouds blasted apart from the shockwave to reveal the moon as the island once more shook with power.
The two monsters ripped and tore at each other with their fangs and claws, each determined to bring a fatal wound to the other, to destroy each other utterly.
Any who looked at this battle from below would have been unable to describe the intensity of the battle. The rage, the power, the skill. It was as Hope said. As if two gods, one of the Underworld and one of Heaven were in conflict. The very forces of nature turned on each other, the very definition of magic itself was brought into question, reality itself trembled as it watched these two combatants put everything on the line to destroy each other.
The two monsters seperated from each other. Angelus opened his fanged mouth. "Strike of the Rightous!!!!"
Diablo thrusted his clawed fists outwards. "Judgement of the Damned!!"
A huge beam of darkness collided with a beam of light. The space and air around the two rippled as an explosion on near the same level of a nuclear bomb erupted with explosive energy. The explosion seemed to contain itself and dissapear as Diablo and Angelus flew at each other again and slammed into each other. \
Angelus's anaconda head lashed out and bit into Diablo's neck as Diablo thrust out his demon claws and slashed at the Sphinx's flank.
"You say you haven't come here to win!" said Diablo. "But here you are putting all your power at me. Just so you can weaken me for her....why? What do you see in that pathetic girl!? What do you see in Fairy Tail!?"
"You really want to know!?" said Angelus pushing Diablo away and flying higher. "I will tell you why. That girl...that guild....they are the future. They are every living thing's last hope against those who would seek to hurt the innocent. Mikoto Misaka is the future...she is the one that will finally defeat you and Dravis... that is my belief. Hydra Head...Grimoire Heart....all of you, you will never win...."
"The ramblings of one who has grown foolish in his old age." said Diablo. "I shall put you out of your misery old fool!"
"Am I really the old fool?" said Angelus. "Or are you? We are the Etwatia twins, we both know how the other thinks...and deep down you know my 'ramblings' hold at least some truth. And you fear it...oh yes brother, you feel fear beyond any kind of fear you have ever felt in your long life."
"LIES!!" shouted Diablo. "I am Diablo Etwatia!! And I hold no fear!! Only Mercilessness, Anger, and Power.....And now I will show you the wrath of my ANGER!!!"
Diablo took the skull on his chest and ripped it out. He threw it high into the sky. "DIABOLUS!! DESTROY THIS FOOL!!! DON'T HOLD BACK!!!!"
The skull grew massive as a skeleton of proportional size and muscles and red skin began to form all over the ginormous demon. When Diabolus had finished forming, his ankles stood above some of the tallest buildings and his horned head touched the few clouds that remained.
"Another to kill for my master." said Diabolus. "Very well."
"So we move to the final play." said Angelus putting a paw on the marble face imbedded in his chest plate and tore it out. The marble face shot into the air as a woman's marble body in golden armor of proportionate size formed beneath it. The woman grew massive until she crashed to the ground, the same size as Diabolus.
"Omoiyari." said Angelus. "It is time to protect all those we hold dear."
"Understood." said Omoiyari drawing a large sword from within her robes. "Devour Evil...Angelus's Compassion."
Omoiyari swund her sword letting loose a blast of golden energy.
"Devour...Diablo's Anger.." said Diabolus clasping his hands together and letting a huge blast of red energy clash with the golden energy. The air lit up with unrelenting power as the two powers clashed.
Below...the citizens that had hid in assorted places in the town were now leaving their cellars and hiding places in a panic. Random priests were proclaiming the end of the world as these two gods among mages fought with all they had.
Diabolus and Omoiyari ran at each other and grappled with their powerful limbs. Omoiyari swung her giant sword and cut a massive gash in Diabolus's chest. (Omoiyari and Diabolus for size comparision are each over fifty times larger then the Colossal Titan from Attack On Titan.)3
Diabolus sidestepped a couple more slashes from Omoiyari and took her in a head lock, pounding her with a fist. "Foolish being....my master will destroy all life that rebels against his will."
"And my master will ensure your downfall you abomination." Omoiyari broke out of the headlock and punched Diabolus in the face. Diabolus flew into a nearby mountain.
Diabolus stepped forward and opened his mouth as a sphere of red energy began to form there.
Omoiyari held her sword close as a golden light began to form all around the blade.
"DIABOLIC DEATH!!!"
"PEIRCING COMPASSION!!!!"
A golden and red explosion blasted into the sky. The explosion shot out of the atmosphere and continued until all those who were watching the battle saw a tremendous cloud of dust appear on the moon.....the powerful blast....had actually reached the moon.1
When the blast cleared, Diabolus and Omoiyari were gone, and two objects were shooting out of the air and colliding with the ground in massive dust clouds.
Both Diablo and Angelus rose out of craters in the square, their bodies were back in their normal armored combat forms.
"Your body...have grown strong." said Angelus weakly. "But your inner self remains as uncertain as ever..."
"I beg to differ." said Diablo. "I have never been more certain in my life...."
"I doubt it...even now, I can see that Mikoto Misaka constantly swims across your fearful mind...you fear her....just as Dravis feared her enough to create Exisio." said Angelus. "She is your reoccuring nightmare...and with good reason."
"SHUT UP!!!!!" Cried Diablo as he launched himself at Angelus. Angelus clenched his fist and charged at Diablo as well, both of them uttering battle cries as they sought to bring one final blow against their opponent.
There was an explosive shockwave.....and a splash of golden blood. Angelus looked down at his torso that had Diablo's arm piercing straight through it. Angelus coughed up more golden blood from his helmet.
"Where is your gusto now brother?" said Diablo.
"The light..." said Angelus. "I can still see it...that final hope...it still burns brighter then ever."
Angelus held his hand out to the sky where he could see the image of Mikoto Misaka firmly in his mind. "You must survive...you must continue to survive...for you are the one who shall save us....Railgun of Fairy Tail."
"Even in your dying breaths you utter nonsense!" growled Diablo angrilly.
"On the contrary..." said Angelus. "These are exactly how I pictured my final words."1
From Angelus's hand he let loose the blue bird that had been with him in the forest. "Go...tell her...and guide her to the prophecy. It is time...she knew...the truth...."
As Angelus watched the bird fly off, he fell to the ground and burst into golden dust....before he completely dissapated, the hint of a golden face could be seen...it wasn't human...but it's beauty exceeded all discription...and it was smiling...
As Angelus dissapeared from the living world forever, Diablo yelled out angrilly. "OLD FOOL!! WHY ARE YOU SMILING!!? YOU HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT GIRL STANDS A CHANCE AGAINST ME!!! COME BACK YOU OLD FOOL!!! I SHOULD KILL YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR INSOLENCE!!!!!!!!"
Miles away, Mikoto,Kuroko, Natsu, Hope, Happy, and Elli stared off into the distance...
"The battle looks like it's over.." said Natsu.
"Aye.." said Happy. "But who won?"
Suddenly the blue bird fluttered out of the sky. Mikoto put her hand out and let the chirping bird land on her finger.
The bird looked into Mikoto's eyes long and hard...as if willing her to understand, to know Angelus's final will.
Mikoto's shoulders began to shake as tears poured down her face. "Angelus....he's..."
Mikoto couldn't take it. As the the bird fluttered onto her shoulder she hugged Natsu and began crying into his shoulder as he continued to look on into the distance.
Natsu gritted his teeth. "Hydra Head...is going to pay."
The bird fluttered into the air and landed on a nearby lamppost and chirped, as if willing the others to follow. Mikoto broke away from Natsu and began to follow the bird. "Come on...it's time I learned the truth..."
Natsu, Kuroko and Hope didn't question what Mikoto meant, and neither did Happy and Elli. Together they walked forward and continued onwards. Towards the truth.