I fixed my kimono then looked at my Crest of Arcane. I closed my eyes and thought of Takeo and my mother. The Crest of Arcane shined on my hand then I opened my eyes to look at it.
"Danger is approaching." Arcane said.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"The Legendary Beast of Ezusha. He is awakening. The Beast is known as Game Master, but people call him Fielisk. Fielisk can summon other beasts and spirits to battle via his ability, Cards of War." Arcane explained.
"Wait I thought Ezusha didn't have a legendary beast. What does this mean for Ezusha?" I said then put my hair in a ponytail.
"I thought so as well, but it seems he was just asleep the entire time. It also means Alastor will be coming. He will be manipulating the Legendary Beast. You have to bond with that Beast and you shall be granted Cards of War." Arcane said.
The Crest stopped shining then I smirked and looked at myself in the mirror. I nodded to myself then walked out of my bedroom and traversed down the hall. I heard giggling and laughing then walked into the Game Room.
Koan and Hoshiyo were playing a game together. The two were having a blast then Hoshiyo noticed me and smiled. She hurried over to me and pulled me toward their circle. She rolled the kemari ball onto her foot and kicked the ball to me. I bounced the ball off my knee and the ball landed on my foot. I kicked the ball over my head then bounced the ball off my heel, toward Koan.
Koan bounced the ball off his chest then balanced the ball on his foot. He bounced the ball up then twirled and crescent kicked the ball toward Hoshiyo. She dodged the ball then a magic card ricocheted the ball back toward her then she bounced the ball off her heel. She bounced the ball up and twirled then heel kicked the ball toward the goal and made it.
"Yes!~" Hoshiyo celebrated and hurried to Koan, giving him a double high five.
"We did it Mama!~" Koan laughed with excitement.
I chuckled softly then heard the church bells ringing. Hoshiyo and Koan stopped celebrating as they heard the bells as well.
Masuhiro hurried to the game room. "Lord Ryoma! Hoshiyo! A Legendary Beast is awakening!"
Hoshiyo and I looked at each other then nodded. I hurried off to the church.
"Koan, go with Masuhiro and find shelter. Masuhiro meet with us at the church after you find shelter!" Hoshiyo said then gently pushed Koan toward her brother.
Masuhiro nodded then took his nephew's hand then hurried off. Hoshiyo stood up and hurried toward the church.
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I made it to the church and noticed the people of Ezusha gathering around the church, wondering how a Legendary Beast had appeared in their kingdom. A massive beast began to rise from the ground. His body was humanlike with beast qualities. His wings spread open and his roar shook the ground. Eight magic cards floated around him and shined.
"Fielisk, one of the Big Three Masters. Fielisk is a Game Master. As you know with the Cards of War, he can summon any beast that is within his power. His cards have other effects as well such as attacks, defensive abilities, support, and everything of the association." Arcane said.
Fielisk looked at me and his brown eyes shined. He pointed at me. "Ryoma, Emperor of Yesha. I have awakened once I was known of your true presence."
Everyone looked at me then noticed my smirk. Tsuhori rode on Nebula's back then hopped off her back, landing beside me. Nebula neighed and got on her hind legs.
"My love!" Hoshiyo called out and stood behind me, looking at Fielisk.
Masuhiro also arrived on the scene and noticed Fielisk. He noticed a cloaked figure had teleported next to Fielisk and the Crest of Chaos shined on his cloak.
I noticed it as well then groaned as I was blasted away with an energy beam. I rolled backwards then recovered onto my feet. "Alastor!"
Alastor looked down at me and smirked. "I am not Alastor. I am Chaos!"
His chaotic aura surged powerfully around his body and he laughed. Red lightning crackled around his body then he took aim at the citizens. "Ryoma! It is time! It is time you hand over that Crest of Arcane to his rightful owner!"
I smirked and transformed into my Emperor's Form. "Like I'd ever...do THAT!" I bellowed and propelled myself toward him.
He fired a powerful beam at me. I summoned my sword and bellowed as I used it to slice the beam in half as I flew toward him. Alastor blocked my attack and his Crest of Chaos shined brightly. My Crest of Arcane also shined brightly. We entered a blade lock and sparks began generating from the scraping of our blades.
"Since you don't want to make use of my power, I went to the next best thing. I will have that Crest of Arcane destroyed once and for all!" Chaos bellowed.
"You won't be destroying ANYTHING! Chaos, it's time we get rid of you ONCE AND FOR ALL!" Arcane bellowed.
Alastor and I pushed each other away then stared at each other. Hoshiyo looked worried and watched us. Masuhiro watched as well and grunted softly.
I smirked and my eyes shined then I transformed into my Divine Form and changed my blade to Divine Trinity. "I'm going all out. Let's go...Partner."
"I'm with you, Ryoma!" Arcane bellowed and his voice echoed.
Alastor bellowed and transformed into his Chaos Form. He laughed as his dark aura surged powerfully. "Chaos!"
"Destroy them! Alastor!" Chaos roared and his voice echoed.
"Ryoma!" Hoshiyo screamed.
I gave a wicked smirk and flew toward Alastor at high speeds. "Fielisk!"
Fielisk looked at me then crossed his arms. He watched me closely.
Alastor and I clashed then knocked each other away then flew toward each other. I whiffed my attack then he countered with a strike on my stomach. I groaned and flew backwards then stopped myself. Alastor appeared in front of me then slashed downward, knocking me to the ground. I summersaulted backwards then landed on my feet. Alastor released a beam of energy at me.
I bellowed and the Crest of Blaze shined above my Crest of Arcane then a wall of flames blocked the attack. An explosion happened and the citizens began to retreat with Masuhiro escorting them away from the battle. Alastor fired a large beam of energy and I dodged it then noticed it was heading toward the city.
Hoshiyo kicked a ball of energy at the beam and the two collided, causing an explosion. Alastor looked at Hoshiyo then smirked. He flew toward her and she summoned two Magic Cards then both of them fired a barrage of spheres of energy at Alastor. Alastor deflected them and slashed down at Hoshiyo, but I appeared in front of her and blocked the attack.
I glared then pushed him back then felt low on energy.
"I'm sorry, Ryoma. I still have a time limit. I need to rest..." Arcane said.
I grunted and noticed the Crest of Arcane slowly fade away. I downgraded to my Emperor's Form and fell onto one knee. "Dammit...Rest well, Arcane."
Alastor laughed and grinned at me. "It's over, Emperor Ryoma."
I stood up and readied my sword. "Heh...it isn't over just yet."
I dashed toward Alastor and changed my sword to its Faithkeeper Mode then I slashed at him. He blocked my attack then grunted as he felt himself growing weaker. I rushed toward him and kneed his stomach, progressively making him weaker with each attack. I struck his body with a spinning heel kick, knocking him backwards.
I propelled myself toward him and slashed once more. He dodged my attack then palmed my stomach with extreme amounts of force. I coughed a bit of blood then groaned as I was blown away.
Alastor laughed and held out his arms. "This power...It finally gives me the strength I need to kill you. None can stand in my way now.."
I slowly stood up then fell onto one knee. Hoshiyo hurried over to me and held me. She looked at Alastor then watched him walk toward us.
Fielisk watched us then closed his eyes. He knew there wasn't much I could do anymore.
"It's truly over Ryoma." Alastor said.
I stayed silent and my hair covered my eyes. Alastor stopped in front of me then groaned as he was blown away by Nebula. I smirked and heard her enraged neigh. She spread her pegasus wings and her horn manifested on her head. She made her way toward me and I stood up and climbed on her back. I helped Hoshiyo on Nebula's back as well then she flew to the sky.
Alastor flew after us and fired a beam of chaotic energy at us. Nebula dodged the beam then released a bolt of lightning from her horn at Alastor. He blocked the lightning bolt then dodged Tsuhori's fox fireball.
"All this wasted effort. Can't you see that I am a GOD now?!" Alastor bellowed. "I'll show you how much of a God I truly am!"
He held his hand out toward Fielisk and began to corrupt him. Fielisk roared and his divine aura surged powerfully around his body. A Dark Crest appeared on his chest and he uncrossed his arms. He stared at us and his eyes shined a deep red.
"Ryoma! You have one chance to save everyone! Surrender the Crest of Arcane to me!" Alastor bellowed.
I looked at Alastor then looked at Nebula and pet her neck. "Nebula. Let's go all out."
Nebula let out a powerful neigh and her aura surged then her Crest of Oblivion shined brightly on her forehead.
"My love...Ezusha may meet it's end here.." Hoshiyo said, feeling hopeless.
"No." I said then smiled. "We will win. No matter what, we must protect Ezusha!"
Fielisk bellowed and three of his cards shined then he summoned spirit versions of Pyroc, Rivule, and Therris. They all roared and flew toward us.
"Nebula!" I bellowed and my eyes shined.
Nebula neighed and flew toward the three dragons. They all released elemental beams at Nebula. Her Crest shined brightly and she began to nullify all damage toward us and flew through the beam then fired a massive beam at Pyroc, destroying the spirit easily then used the same beam to destroy the spirit version of Rivule and Therris.
Fielisk made one of his cards appear in front of him then a powerful beam of energy was fired at Nebula. She dodged the beam of energy and fired one back at Fielisk. Another card appeared and an invisible barrier blocked the beam.
I hopped off Nebula's back then transformed into my Hyper Emperor's Form. I flew toward Alastor and bellowed. He flew toward me and we both went for an attack then struck each other's face. Alastor bellowed and knocked me away then flew toward me. Tsuhori fired multiple fox fireballs at Alastor. They circled around Alastor and shined brightly then exploded.
Alastor flew out the smoke and noticed I was missing. He looked around for me and couldn't find me. I appeared behind him then struck his back with a powerful knee attack then sent him flying. I flew after him and bellowed. Alastor flew toward me and bellowed as well.
"Ryoma this is your end!" Alastor yelled.
"I will not lose to you, Alastor!" I roared.
We clashed then a powerful force of energy blew across the area, destroying a few buildings and the environment began to turn into ruin.
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Koan trembled in his hiding spot and a few tears rolled down his cheek. "Mama...Papa..." He held his head, afraid for what would happen next.
Koan noticed a beam destroying the room he was in, leaving a trail behind. He screamed and cried then looked surprised when a maid grabbed him and began to retreat from the room. She dodged and vaulted over the falling burning wood. She ran down the hall then came to a stop when she noticed burning rubble blocking her path.
The maid ran off to find another way out. As she ran a piece of the ceiling fell down and caught her leg. She groaned and fell to the ground. Koan rolled forward as she pushed him away from the collasping ceiling.
"Run, Master Koan! Run!" The maid yelled.
Koan looked at the maid with tears in his eyes. He got up and ran to the maid. He didn't know why he was trying to play the hero. "I'm not leaving you!"
This was the maid Koan did everything with. She was his guardian. The woman Hoshiyo placed in charge of him whenever and if ever she was unavailable.
Koan grabbed the Maid's hand and tried to pull her out of the rubble. The maid noticed his courage and tried on her end to escape. A beam was fired through the roof and headed straight toward the two.
"Koan!" The maid screamed.
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I heard the scream then an explosion followed afterwards. I looked back at the castle and my eyes widened. I parried Alastor and flew over to the castle at breakneck speeds. Alastor followed behind and chased after me.
I made it to the burning castle and landed inside. My heart thumped hard when I saw the scene. Koan laid against the wall unconscious and the maid he tried to save was crushed underneath the rubble.
I hurried over to Koan and held his body. "Koan..! Koan wake up!"
Koan wasn't responding to me at all. I checked his heartbeat and he was barely clinging onto life. I used my Faithkeeper to heal him as much as I could. I held him in my arms and held his body tightly.
"You tried to save that maid didn't you..?" I said and smiled softly. "Mia wasn't it..?"
I stared at the burning rubble with Mia's dead body underneath. I had a flashback then closed my eyes and grunted softly.
"Now she's dead...you're severely hurt...I won't let him get away with this.." I said then my personal Crest shined above my Crest of Arcane.
"Wait...you were born with a Crest..?!" Arcane asked in shock.
"Yeah. I am a Prophecy. I hid my true nature away because of what this Crest represents.." I said then warped Koan to a safe part of the city with Masuhiro. "The Crest of Ascea. I am the descendant of Emperor Ascea. The strongest Emperor to ever rule in this world. The Emperor of Ultimate Power. This Crest holds Primordial Power. Universal Power. If I am caught with this Crest, I will be target number one."
"Ryoma." Arcane said.
Alastor made it to my location and noticed me standing with my head down. He noticed the Crest of Ascea on my hand. "What the hell is that..?"
"Alastor. This battle has been going on for long enough. You killed my citizens, you killed Mia. You hurt my son!" I bellowed and my aura surged powerfully across the entire hallway. I roared and transformed into my God Form known as the Ultimate Emperor Form. My hair turned silver and my eyes shined a bright gold color. My Divine Aura surged powerfully as I roared.
Nebula and Fielisk stopped their battle as they felt my energy. Tsuhori felt it as well then my power began to grow so great they couldn't feel it anymore. Hoshiyo looked at the castle in shock.
"I am the Alpha and Omega of my kind. I am the man of Prophecy. The man this world fears. I am the descendant...no the direct reincarnation of Emperor Ascea." I said then fused the Crest of Arcane and Ascea together and formed the Crest of The Hero.
"I can't even feel his energy anymore. Who is Ryoma truly..? Who are you truly?!" Alastor bellowed.
"My name is Ryoma Miyazaki. The Arrogant Warlord. The Fool...but I am also The True Emperor, The Ultimate Emperor."
I answered then looked up at Alastor. "I am your worst...nightmare."
Alastor stared at me in awe then noticed his Crest of Chaos shining.
"The Prophecy. He finally shows his true power. I felt he was hiding a lot of power...but The Crest of Ascea, although powerful, is not enough alone. The Crest of Arcane perfectly synergized with it, making it into...The Crest of The Hero. There is only one man I know who is The Hero." Chaos said.
"What's the plan?" Alastor asked.
"There isn't one. All you can hope for is to deal enough damage to weaken him and kill him." Chaos said.
Alastor looked at me then glared. "So the true battle begins huh..."
"Yeah." I said then lightning crackled around my body.
Shina watched from a distance and had a disappointed expression on her face. "This is not how I wanted things to go. This is taking it too far. People are dying..."
"There isn't much you can do, Lady Shina." A tiny black dragon said as she floated next to Shina.
Shina closed her eyes and sighed. "We need to stop Alastor. No matter what, he needs to be defeated before Ezusha is actually destroyed."
"Any plans?" The dragon asked.
"Not really, but I'm sure I'll come up with one. Now let's go!" Shina bellowed and used her aura to fly toward us. Her Mythical Beast followed behind at high speeds.