At dawn, the next day, Ciella and Bahn prepared to lead the Villagers through the Tunnels. All the Villagers from both Bahn's Village and the Village Of Gaya were already awake and prepared to leave.
"What are you going to do now San?" Ciella asked me.
"I'm headed to the Farmlands to distract the Wraiths while you people head towards the Mountain Of Olympus" I said.
"Be careful San" Ciella said.
She looked concerned.
"I will be" I assured her.
I waited and watched as everyone entered the Tunnels. I waited till they were all out of sight.
"Ready Joseph?" I asked.
"I'm ready" he said.
I shut my eyes.
"SEAL OF ENDREGEN UNLOCK! SEAL OF KOLMNID UNLOCK!" I called out.
My Cape and Armour materialized and a mysterious shadow cloaked my face. My eyes glowed Crimson. I released a tremendous amount of Flame from my hands and took to the air propelling myself towards the Farmlands. After about an hour, the air began to feel heavy.
"The air…it's so heavy. It's almost as though it's radiating negativity. To be honest, I almost feel sick" Joseph said.
"We must be close. This is the Wraiths' doing" I informed him.
Soon enough, we stood before an army of Two Hundred Thousand Wraiths.
"So you've come Sanziri Nightbane" the leader Wraith said.
"Are you ready to surrender?" I asked the Wraiths.
"Surrender? You must be overconfident in your abilities if you believe you alone could scare us off" the leader Wraith said with a sneering laugh.
"No, I just believe even adversaries should be given the opportunity to change their minds before a battle can begin" I said.
"You may be the grandson of the Nightmare King however you obviously have no comprehension of the fear Lord Zanböngfar commands nor the domain he rules" the leader Wraith said.
I sighed.
"Just like I thought, none of you intend to surrender. You're just blindly following Zanböngfar's orders. Well, I tried. Can't blame me for what happens next" I said and crouched.
In a flash I tore through the landscape and wiped out a hundred Wraiths in an instant.
"Your speed is definitely incredible but let's see if your willpower matches your speed" the leader Wraith said.
Just as I was about to hit the next set of Wraiths, one of them transformed into Ciella.
"San stop" I heard Ciella's voice say.
I was distracted for an instant and my attack missed. Suddenly, the other Wraiths transformed into the Villagers as well as Keiran, Saito, Concordia, Mitsuki, Ariel and Arlene.
"San it's us. You wouldn't attack your friends would you?" they said.
I leapt back putting some distance between them and myself. Suddenly, the insignia of the Lion on my back began to glow and the Nine Jumen Orkan appeared. The first six in their human forms. The last three in their horse forms.
"San, you can't attack us right? After all, it's your fault we've all been dragged into this mess" the people said.
I frowned.
"You Wraiths just made this personal taking on the forms of my friends!" I roared and charged to attack but all my attacks simply passed right through them.
"I admire your willpower kid but you're going about things all wrong" Endregen said.
I leapt towards the Nine Jumen Orkan.
"What am I doing wrong?" I asked.
"Access Ferren's power. She will tell you" Endregen said.
"SEAL OF FERREN UNLOCK! SEAL OF RYUGAEIA UNLOCK!" I called.
Ryugaeia began to balance out the strain Joseph was feeling by transferring it to me.
"You finally called me kid. Well it's about time" Ferren said.
"These Wraiths appear impervious to my attacks and they've taken on the forms of my friends and comrades" I said.
"That's the Darkness Element in play. Haven't you ever heard of its traits?" Ferren asked.
"I do know about the stories of the Dream Knights and Zanböngfar" I said.
"Well, I can't blame you. No Dream Knight in their right minds would teach their children about the Darkness Element. Here's the thing kid, the Darkness Element has the power to steal form, to conceal form and to alter form. It's kinda like how people lie to cover up the truth. Thus it comes with a Confusion Effect that deals all manner of debilitating stats to the mind. While the Darkness Element is in operation, its users are impervious to attacks for Darkness has another ability, the ability to absorb all forms of energy except for Light" Ferren explained.
"I see" I said as I kept my distance from the Wraiths.
"To deal with the Darkness Element, you need the Light Element or any element that generates Light such as Fire. These elements have the ability to define form and to reveal form. Once the true forms of the Wraiths are exposed, they will be vulnerable to attack" Ferren explained.
"From here on out, I suggest you utilize Endregen's and Jo-lan's abilities.
"Endregen?" I asked.
"Kid, I hope you haven't forgotten my ability to open and close Interdimensional Gates. However, the Wraiths are impervious to even that attack while they utilize the Darkness Element to conceal their forms. Once you expose their true forms, my abilities should work" Endregen said.
"Jo-lan?" I called.
"I have the ability to grant you any of the abilities of the Phoenix Clan from my homeworld. First you'll need to choose a Clan, then pick a Class" Jo-lan said as words materialized before me.
"The Fenix Clan? And it says here they have the ability to utilize a Martial Art called the Killer Ghost. I choose the Fenix Clan and the Class Of Defender" I placed my hands on some of the words.
Jo-lan smiled.
"I expected as much" he said.
"SOLAR FLARE!" I called as a brilliant flash of Light illuminated the surroundings.
In the next instant I'd disappeared just as the Wraiths returned to their Shadow Forms.
"You've finally revealed your true ugly selves!" I said as a portal materialized behind one of the Wraiths.
I appeared and struck it with all my strength. In the next instant, it faded away.
"Was that you Endregen?" I asked.
"Yeah, I just sent that Wraith into the Eternal Mirror Gate. It's not getting out anytime soon" Endregen said.
"He dispelled our Dark Element?!" the Wraiths screamed in alarm. "But even still, we have the advantage in numbers!" the Wraiths yelled.
"They sure never learn do they? Like the old saying goes, 'you can't teach an old dog new tricks'. These Wraiths are like a broken record stuck in a loop" I said with a sly chuckle. "Let me make this clear for you…" I said as I began to move at my fastest speed, oscillating between multiple locations. This immense speed and oscillation caused me to duplicate myself into a large number of clones far outnumbering the Wraiths. "…you never had the advantage, not even in numbers!" I said as multiple Interdimensional Gates materialized between myself and the Wraiths.
I charged into the Portals with my clones just as Two Hundred Thousand Portals materialized all around the Wraiths.
They stared in horror as my clones emerged from the Portals and struck each Wraith on the chest. In an instant, all the Wraiths were sealed within the Eternal Mirror Gate.
"Thanks guys" I said just as the Nine Jumen Orkan returned to the insignia of the Lion on my back.
"Now let's see if the others made it safely to the Coast" I said and flew towards the Coast with Joseph.
When we arrived at the Coast, we found the others waiting. The Mountain Of Olympus stood before them with the Alpha and Omega Gates leading into it wide open.
"Let's go" I ushered the others into the Mountain.
Within the Mountain, there were vast fertile lands since my Dad's energy now flowed throughout the entire Mountain.
"Wow, this Mountain is like one big shelter. We don't even need to build a new Village" Bahn VIII said excitedly.
"We're at the top of this Mountain. You could come meet us whenever you want" I said.
The people cheered happily.
"Joseph, Natalia…Ciella and I have to leave now. Watch over everyone okay?" I said.
Joseph nodded. Then Ciella and I deactivated the Sagittarius System.