Sora and Mitsune clashed then Sora kicked him to the ground and propelled herself after him. Mitsune created a clone to take the blow for him then landed on his feet. Sora landed on the ground and looked at Mitsune. She stood up straight and got into her battle stance.
"Just tell me what do you benefit from betraying the one who took you in as a young girl? The very man who helped you unlock your connection to the Maji?!" Mitsune asked and glared at Sora.
"I get blessed with life and powerful allies. I never betrayed you all, I only chose the path that could help me stay alive. My purpose is with the Maji. To follow in their footsteps no matter what. I can never become the actual Maji, but I've been blessed with their power! It would go to waste if I died." Sora said.
"So power means more to you than LOYALTY?!" Mitsune yelled.
Sora looked at her fist and her eyes shined. She looked back at Mitsune. She generated aura around her hand. "Yeah." She said then unleashed a powerful Burst Strike at Mitsune.
He dodged the first one and his eyes shined brightly. "Fine...if that's how you see it, I have no choice but to kill you." Mitsune said then his aura surrounded his body.
He performed hand gestures and slammed his hands on the ground. "Earth Arts: Quake Shift!"
The ground began to rumble then spikes of earth protruded from the ground at Sora quickly. Sora raised her arms then a rock wall rose from the ground, stopping Mitsune's attack. Mitsune appeared behind Sora swiftly.
Sora looked surprised then grunted as her kicked her head, making her slam her head into the wall. 'I-I didn't even hear his footsteps...'
"Fire Arts: Inferno Crush!" Mitsune said then blew a giant ball of fire at Sora.
Sora noticed Hime appear in front of her and used her staff to deflect the Inferno Crush. Hime helped Sora up then giggled softly and vanished, dodging one of the Knight's attack.
Sora dusted herself off then popped her bones then hopped up and down. She got into her martial arts stance then looked at Mitsune seriously. Mitsune got back into his battle stance. The two dashed toward each other then Sora evaded Mitsune's attack with ease then struck his stomach with a Burst Strike, knocking him back. She rushed after him then jumped up, spinning, and kicked with lightning crackling around her leg. Mitsune groaned as he was hit with her Bolt Kick. He grunted as lightning crackled around his shoulder.
Sora landed on the ground then rushed him with a barrage of attacks then blew him away with her Blaze Fist. She followed up her attack with a Warp Strike, hitting him then warping in front of him. She grabbed his leg then spun around and slammed him to the ground. The clone had disappeared and caught Sora off guard.
Mitsune appeared from above and came down with lightning surrounding his arm. He managed to land a hit on her. Sora grunted as she was hit then staggered a bit. Mitsune kicked Sora away then dashed after her, throwing daggers at her. Sora opened her eyes then noticed the daggers. Each one was knocked away by an invisible force.
Harold looked at Sora then nodded and dodged an attack from the enemy knight. He slashed at them, instantly killing them.
Sora nodded at Harold then landed on her feet. Her Power Beads began shining brightly then she bellowed and transformed into her Super Oracle Form. Mitsune appeared in front of her then went for a claw strike, but Sora dodged it and elbowed his stomach. He coughed blood then Sora generated a ball of water energy and pressed it against his stomach then it exploded, blowing him away.
Ishia appeared above Mitsune then kicked him to the ground then flew off. Sora flew toward Mitsune then held her hand out and the Space Bead shined brightly. She manipulated the gravitational force and pulled Mitsune toward her. She bellowed and the Wind Bead shined the blew him away with a powerful force of wind.
Mitsune groaned as he crashed through a building. Sora looked in his direction then closed her eyes and exhaled. She turned around and walked off. She sensed Mitsune then ducked under his roundhouse kick then warped away from his Fire Arts attack.
"Surrender Mitsune. You can't beat me." Sora said. "Make this easier on both of us. If not, you'll have to deal with Ashen's and Pandora's insanity and twisted ways with dealing with you."
"I will die in Xovian Lands! Nothing you say can convince me to join you." Mitsune said then began to egebrt Willpower Aura. "I will defeat you and Ashen's army, no matter what I have to do to get the mission done!"
Sora watched him then braced herself for whatever he was planning. Mitsune dashed toward Sora and bellowed then grunted as he noticed dark aura spreading across the city then heard a monstrous roar. Sora looked around and noticed a massive reptilian Kaiju being summoned into the city by Pandora.
"Vorrah! Destroy everything!" Pandora commanded.
"No...I can't let this happen!" Mitsune yelled and flew toward Vorrah, but grunted when she fired a beam of ruinous energy from her mouth wildly. He dodged a few of the beams then looked around, noticing bodies dropping left and right.
Mitsune panted as he was having an anxiety attack. He couldn't keep his cool anymore. They were losing worse than he imagined. He heard the sound of a child crying then flew toward them at high speeds. He stopped when he noticed Ashen pick the child up by their head. He looked at Mitsune then a wicked smirk grew across his face.
"You wouldn't...he's just a child! Don't you have any mercy in your heart?!" Mitsune yelled.
Ashen looked at the child and noticed he was peeing on himself. He laughed as he boy peed on himself out of pure terror. "You're right. I was going to rip his head off his body...but I have a better idea."
Ashen tossed the child in the air and the child screamed out of pure terror. Mitsune tried to rush to the child's aid, but Ashen stopped him by trapping him in his aura. Mitsune yelled as he watched the child fall to the ground. His eyes widened when he hit the ground.
Ashen looked at the body and released Mitsune and watched him fall to his knees. "Pathetic."
Mitsune slammed his fists against the ground and yelled out of anger and sorrow. "I will never forgive you for this! NEVER!"
"Do you truly hate me now? Was this enough to get your blood boiling?! Was it enough?!" Ashen taunted and laughed.
Mitsune grunted in pain then stood up slowly. "Ashen...I will kill you.."
Mitsune dashed toward Ashen then grunted as he was kicked away by Sora. He crashed through another building.
"What the hell is your wife doing? Summoning a KAIJU?! And VORRAH of all monsters?! Her Ruinous Energy was enough to destroy an entire Galaxy! Her presence alone kills people!" Sora said.
"Soo...me killing a child isn't enough to raise questions, but Pandora summoning Vorrah is. Man your priorities are fucked." Ashen said then walked away.
Sora looked at the dead child on the ground then noticed Mitsune walking out of the building. Mitsune's hair slowly turned yellow and his eyes shined a bright silver color. His aura grew stronger and orbs of energy formed behind him.
"So you just now show us your Spirit Sage Mode huh." Sora said.
Mitsune infused his Sage Energy into his fists then looked up at Sora. "Now you all...really die..."
....
Xavier watched the carnage from his balcony and watched Vorrah wreak havoc on his city. He noticed the gates burst open with an explosion then noticed Ashen walking through the smoke.
"How did he get here so fast..?" Xavier asked in shock.
Ashen stopped as he noticed himself being surrounded by the Royal Guards. Ragnarok appeared beside him and chuckled. "Come to join me, Ragna?"
"I don't do the fighting. The universe can't handle my true presence alone on the battlefield. I'm just looking at these fools who have enough Courage to challenge us. Willpower alone can't win against us." Ragnarok said then crossed his arms.
Ashen looked at the guards then snapped his fingers, generating a shockwave strong enough to blow them away. He looked at all of them then spotted one. He pointed at her. "You. State your name."
The woman looked at Ashen without fear. She stood up slowly and looked at Ashen dead in the eyes. "I am known as the Heaven's Champion. The Champion of all things Heavensent. I am Nadori."
Ashen looked at her and smiled genuinely. "You're not afraid of me unlike the others. Interesting."
"I have nothing else to fear. I've watched people die for centuries. The wars...the Maji...the Ultimate Evil....I have guided the Light for so long...watched my friends and family around me die one by one to the hands like you. The darkness no longer scares me." Nadori said.
"That's interesting." Ashen said and closed his eyes.
Xavier watched and held the railing of the balcony. "What could they be talking about..?"
"The Holy Halcyon you say?" Ashen said then got into his thinking pose.
"The Maji supposedly has Acolytes to protect the Anima Core that is stored in the Anima Realm...an entirely different universe." Ragnarok said.
Ashen looked at Nadori. "Allow me to meet him."
Nadori looked at Ashen, surprised. "What..?!"
"You heard me. Allow me to meet him." Ashen said.
"I-I don't have that type of privilege. That's up to the Holy Halcyon to decide and that's one of six keys." Nadori said.
"Then take me to him." Ashen said and his eyes shined.
Nadori grunted and groaned as she was struck by Ashen's Force of Corruption. She stumbled backwards then grunted as she began to become corrupted. She panted and looked at Ashen.
"Vulnerable to corruption. Nice job making her let her guard down." Ragnarok said.
Ashen looked at Nadori and held his hand out. "Two choices. Join me and I will spare your friends here or refuse and I will kill everyone who breathes in this citadel. Choose."
Nadori looked at Ashen and coughed, feeling herself becoming more corrupted. She walked to Ashen then took his hand. Her Holy Armor soon became Demon Armor. Her angel wings turned black and finally her weapons went from Blessed Weapons to Devil Weaponry.
"Commander Nadori..." One of the Royal Guards said.
"You would betray us...just to live..? What happened to fight until the very end?!" One of the other Royal Guards said.
"Yes. I said fight to the very end...but this is not where I want things to end." Nadori said and looked back at the Royal Guards.
"Traitor! You turncoat!" One of the guards bellowed and charged at Nadori.
Nadori looked at the guard then held her hand out at him and generated a force to blow him away. "If you value your lives, you would escape now. The Infernal Demon has shown mercy toward us. Run."
Ashen looked at the guards and chuckled. "Fools..."
Nadori looked back at Ashen. "What..?"
Ashen snapped his fingers and the clouds revealed a massive Ruined Dragon descending from the clouds. "Ramyru! Strike down!"
Ramyru roared and fired a massive red orb of energy at the sky then it erupted into a meteor shower and began crashing down on the citadel. Ashen cast a barrier around himself and Nadori and watched the meteors destroy and kill everything. Nadori watched and although she felt numb to it, it still hurt her because Ashen tricked her.
Xavier began evacuating from the castle then groaned as an explosion happened behind him. He rolled down the stairs and grunted as he hit the ground. He stood up and began to run out the castle before the castle exploded. He panted and looked at the destruction of his kingdom. He looked back at Ashen and Nadori.
Ashen chuckled and let down his barrier. He gently pushed Nadori behind him and walked forward. "King Xavier! Your rule has come to an end. Now it's time for you to suffer in the pits of the Infernal Flame."
.....
Sora and Mitsune clashed then heard the castle exploding. They jumped backwards and looked at Ramyru laying waste on the Citadel and flew to the city, roaring.
"We...lost. King Xavier..." Mitsune said then fell to his knees.
Pandora walked over to Mitsune then held her sword at his neck. "Sadly it's time to end things. Any last words?"
Mitsune said nothing.
Sora watched then stopped Pandora as she was about to execute Mitsune. "It's not too late, Mitsune. Join our side. In the end we will die anyway."
"You don't see it the way I do. I would rather die now than to suffer an eternity with an army like yours." Mitsune said.
Sora looked at Mitsune then looked around and noticed the destruction around her. She looked at Pandora. "It's not suffering."
Pandora smiled at Sora.
"You see us as evil...but I see it as an army fighting for a cause. Behind closed doors...Lady Pandora, Lord Ashen...his army cares for one another. It took time for me to adjust, but..." Sora said.
Mitsune weakly chuckled. "You were always terrible at convincing others..."
Sora watched Mitsune stand up. "It's hard expressing my feelings...but I don't want you to die. I still care about you deep down.."
Mitsune looked at Sora then closed his eyes and turned away. "I surrender."
Pandora lowered her sword and looked at Ruination. Ruination shrugged and looked at Mitsune. Pandora stayed on guard. "Will you join us?"
Mitsune lowered his head then lowered his scarf. "Yes."
Sora smiled at Mitsune and looked at Pandora.
"Taken in how I haven't been double crossed...your words are true." Mitsune said.
"No you were just lucky enough to not be in this situation with my husband..~ He...would have double crossed you. I just have sympathy because I can't resist Sora's puppy eyes." Pandora said.
Sora blushed. "Shut up."
"Anyway...I will be joining my husband to fight Xavier. Retreat from the city at once with the others! If you stay, you will die!" Pandora said then flew off.
Sora and Mitsune looked at Vorrah and Ramyru destroying the city together. They looked at each other then nodded.
Vorrah and Ramyru roared then fired beams at the city. Multiple explosions happened at the same time. The civilians tried their hardest to get away, but we're caught in the explosion.
.....
Ashen looked at Xavier then noticed Pandora landing beside him. "You're late, my love."
"Sorry~ Just had to get my taste of destruction in with Vorrah. It was a lot of fun, we should get more monsters!~" Pandora said and giggled.
Xavier looked at Pandora and glared. "The Aestrean Princess also a Monster. Hmph...if you think you're gonna defeat me easily...you have another thing coming!"
Xavier roared and green aura surged powerfully around his body. His aura fused with his body then his body began shining. Through the sheer power of his will, he began to transform into a powerful Avatar. He transformed into his Persona. His hair became a bright gold color, he generated angelic wings, and a giant gold halo appeared behind his head.
This new entity looked at Ashen and Pandora then his eyes shined brightly. "Your time has come to an end, Monsters. I am known as Valiant, God of Willpower. I will strike you two down here and now!"
"A God huh..?" Ashen said then his flame appeared on his chest.
"Interesting. Our first major battle and it's against a God already. How should we go about this?" Pandora smirked and her flame appeared as well.
"There's only one way. Just do it." Ashen said then powered up with all the experience he gained.
Pandora did the same thing and chuckled darkly. "I like that idea...let's do it."