Ashen launched himself toward Valiant then went for a kick. Valiant's eyes shined and time stopped. He went for an attack then noticed his hand phased through Ashen's body then looked surprised. He groaned as he was hit with a Lightspeed Blitz and slid backwards. Time resumed then Pandora had appeared in front of Valiant then struck him with a powerful hook shot, knocking him backwards.
Ashen appear behind Valiant then repelled his Willpower Abilities then palmed his back. Valiant grunted then groaned as Pandora fired a sphere of ruinous energy at Valiant, hitting him and blowing him away. She laughed then generated black tentacles with her aura. Her tentacles rushed at Valiant and wrapped around his leg. She spun around, swinging Valiant around in a circle, then slammed him to the ground.
Valiant's body began to shine brightly and all of his wounds healed with his Absolute Will Ability. He stood up as if he was never hurt then glared at Ashen and Pandora. "You're gonna have to do more than just that. Now I will show you true destruction. Destruction Arts: Ayin."
Valiant held his hand out at both Ashen and Pandora then generate a force of destructive energy enough to erase any being. Ashen stood there and tanked the force of energy then chuckled.
"You think using a move like that would affect us?" Ashen asked.
"It probably would've worked on the lower ranks, but you can't just erase us so easily." Pandora giggled.
"If you're done toying around, let's take this fight more seriously!" Ashen bellowed and his monstrous aura surged powerfully around his body.
He propelled himself toward Valiant then struck his face, blowing him away. He flew after him and laughed. Pandora flew behind him and her eyes shined. Valiant stopped himself in the air then used his Willpower to match Ashen's and Pandora's power level combined. He bellowed and countered Ashen's attack then blew him away with an energy blast.
Valiant dodged Pandora's attack then kicked her away and flew after Ashen. Ashen blocked Valiant's attack then went for a counter attack, but Valiant evaded the strike and grunted as he knocked Ashen to the ground. He launched himself toward Ashen then blocked his attack then struck his stomach with a direct attack then rushed him with light speed strikes then palmed his stomach. A burst of light erupted from Ashen's back then he was blown away once more.
Ashen grunted and rolled on his side then rested on his back. Ashen slowly sat up and chuckled softly. Valiant appeared in front of him and slashed at him with rapid succession then sliced off his arms then severed Ashen's torso from his body. Finally, he slashed in a circle and severed Ashen's head off his shoulders.
Valiant heard a loud chuckle then reality began to shatter on itself. He turned around and noticed Ashen sitting on a large rock. "So...you warped reality. How sly of you."
"You expected to kill me that easily. I'm still not even trying. You Gods and Goddesses can not compare to me and my wife. Our power extends beyond Monster Abilities." Ashen said then stood up.
Pandora watched from the sky and felt her flame becoming stronger because of Ashen. She placed her hand over her chest.
Ashen looked at Valiant, seriously. "Now seriously this time...I will get serious!"
Ashen bellowed and his aura surged powerfully around his body then red lightning crackled around his body. Valiant grunted as he felt Ashen's power level spike by ten times his original level. He grunted as he was struck with a barrage of Burst Strikes. Ashen walked ahead and struck Valiant with invisible, imperceivable attacks.
Ashen vanished then began to strike Valiant with a barrage of speed strikes then knocked him upwards. Valiant groaned and coughed a bit of blood. Ashen kicked him toward Pandora.
Pandora caught Valiant's head then dove to the ground then spun around and threw him to the ground. She conjured multiple orbs of ruinous energy behind her then fired each one at Valiant. They crashed down and exploded upon impact on the ground. Valiant emerged from the smoke, rolling backwards then recovered onto his feet. He slid backwards then grunted as Ashen appeared in front of Valiant with his back turned.
Valiant charged at Ashen, only to be struck with the back of Ashen's fist. Valiant groaned as he was knocked backwards. He rolled on the ground and panted then slowly stood up. Pandora landed beside Ashen then crossed her arms.
"Is this all the God of Willpower can do? Didn't you transform into this form to give me a hard time? Where's all my struggling at? When is it my turn to struggle?" Ashen asked and taunted.
"I'll show you struggle!" Valiant bellowed and propelled himself toward Ashen.
Ashen dodged his attack then elbowed his back, making him fall to the ground then stomped on his back then snapped his fingers then a massive red orb of apocalyptic energy was summoned in the sky. "I'm finished toying with you. You're no God, just a weak vessel."
"How...are you...so strong..?" Valiant grunted.
Ashen looked down at Xavier. "It's because I'm a Monster." He warped to the sky.
Pandora flew up to the sky as well then looked at Valiant then held her hand out to him. A dark aura surrounded Valiant's body, binding him to the ground. "It was fun holding back, but I'm sure there are stronger foes than you, Xavier."
Ashen's eyes shined brightly and he held Pandora's hand. "Ruination. Let us end this battle now."
Valiant grunted and used all of his strength to try and break out of Pandora's aura bind. He bellowed and the dark aura around his body began to slowly shatter into energy particles.
"Babe! He's breaking out!" Pandora grunted as she tried to keep a bind on him.
Ashen watched Valiant then let go of Pandora's hand and flew down to Valiant. Valiant broke out the bind then flew up to Ashen at high speeds. Ashen dodged Valiant's attack then struck him with a Force of Corruption then struck his body with a powerful blow, sending him to the ground then warped beneath Valiant and summoned Rakurai then warped above Valiant then impaled his chest with his sword and crashed to the ground.
Valiant coughed blood then his eyes stopped shining. Ashen looked at Valiant with his soulless eyes and smirked. He stood up and ripped his sword out his body then held his hand out to Valiant then began to corrupt his soul. Ashen rose his arm up and Valiant's soul exited Xavier's body.
"A powerful prisoner.." Ashen said then swiped his hand, making Valiant's Soul disappear. He levitated up in the air and hovered next to Pandora. "Now we end this battle..."
Pandora nodded and held Ashen's hand then smiled at him. "I'm ready."
Ashen and Pandora rose their hand to the sky and the red orb shined brightly. "Doomsday!" They both bellowed.
The red orb began to crash down to the ground. Ashen and Pandora warped away to their allies. Xavier watched the giant red orb crash down in his final moments of life. The orb crashed into the ground then glowed brightly then a massive nuclear type explosion happened, destroying all what was left of Xovia.
Soca and the others noticed the explosion. Soca noticed Ashen and Pandora appearing with them and looked at Ashen.
"Too far.." Soca said then balled his fists. "The innocent lives you took...Those innocent people had nothing to do with this war!"
"And that's my problem how exactly? We just saved your kingdom from certain doom." Ashen said.
"That's not the...fucking principle of it!" Soca bellowed.
"Soca." Kagura started, but stopped when Ashen walked forward.
Ashen stood in front of Soca and grinned. "So what is the principle of things? I may have shown mercy against a select few, but that's because I see potential in them as members of my army, potential in being powerful Ruined and Monster Units, or potential in wielding the Corrupt Ember. I could care less about everyone else on the battlefield."
"You are a true monster, why wait for the alliance to be over now when I can just strike you down right now?!" Soca bellowed and unsheathed his sword.
"Oh? So you wish to betray me before time is up? Fine..." Ashen said then pointed at Soca and released Soca from Pandora's curse.
"Baby, wait! His sword is known for slaying Monsters like us! We can't risk this!" Pandora warned.
"I know...and that's what makes this more thrilling!" Ashen said then struck Soca with a Warp Strike then warped in front of him.
Soca looked surprised then groaned as he was sent flying with a kick. He landed on his feet and slid backwards. "This battle was long overdue.."
"Come at me, Hero of Legend. Let us see how truly legendary you are!" Ashen bellowed and his flame erupted from his chest as he cranked up the Ember's true power to 40%.
Soca bellowed and his Sacred Aura surged powerfully around his body. The blade of his sword glowed a bright blue color and his eyes shined brightly. He dashed toward Ashen and slashed at him. Ashen dodged the attack then dodged his next attack and deflected his third. Ashen punched Soca's stomach with godly amounts of force behind it. Soca coughed blood then fell to his knees.
Ashen looked down at Soca then smirked. "Weak. The Light can not save you. Your Sacred Core can not protect you. Everytime someone dies by my hands, Ramyru, Vorrah, Pandora, or any Ruined, Monster, and Corrupt ally makes our Ember stronger. You aren't at your full power which is why I will allow you to retreat."
Soca coughed and held his stomach then looked up at Ashen. He slowly stood up. "Your arrogance...will be your cause of death..."
Ashen chuckled then placed his hands in his pocket. "Is that so. If you think that, I can't wait for you to humble me.."
Soca teleported away to Aestrea.
"Babe..!" Pandora said and ran to Ashen then held his arm.
"There's no need to worry. Our next stop is back to Exithia to take down Zyre." Ashen said.
.....
Zyre sat on his throne and heard a soldier walking into the throne room with news. "Speak."
"Ashen's army has successfully taken down Xovia and is now heading back to Exithia. It is time to prepare for your fated battle against Ashen. Once you defeat him, the others will be easy to take down." The soldier said.
"Great news. I can not wait to show Ashen the true primal power of a true Dragon." Zyre said then stood up.
.....
Ericus stood at the lake then noticed Soca appear next to him. He looked at Soca. "You're back. How did it go? Is the Monster dead?"
"No, he's much more stronger now. It's almost like he fully accepted the Ember. I need more power so I can truly kill Ashen and his monster." Soca said.
"Your base form should've been enough, but then again we are talking about a Universal Threat Monster. I will grant you power exceeding your limitations. You will be considered a God." Ericus said then walked off.
Soca followed behind. "I will need every bit of power for this...The Ultimate Evil must die now to gain back peace within our Universe."