()= Thinking/ Replacing
*= Actions
""= Phone
/= Whispers
--= Narrator
~~= Timeskip
-Aboard Lemington-
3rd Person POV:
Upon seeing this reaction, Brenan furrowed his brow as sweat dripped from his cheeks. Immediately afterward, as if responding to Westcott's laughter, the huge flower began spreading several grains of light just like dispersing pollen in the air.
The next moment. The <Bandersnatch>, and <Nibelcol>, even the massive airships, anything that came into contact with the particles either lost their lives or stopped functioning, crumbling away like sugary confectionary.
Commander 1: Due to the attack from the mysterious Spirit, the <Bandersnatch> troops have been destroyed!
Commander 2: <Nibelcol> have vanished! Cannot regenerate.
Commander 3: <Galdrabok>, the warship has received critical damage!
At that moment, the sound of the main engine began to fade away, leaving the battleship to be collapsed by its own weight.
Issac: (Darren Satoru...)
Suddenly a screen appeared, the ship was barely floating at this rate.
???: Issac... I'm disappointed at your technology, now... don't even dream about killing Darren Satoru.
Issac: Kira... you shut up! If I were to obtain Mio's power! I would be invincible and I would kill you!
Kira: Oh, you really think so? Even Darren Satoru, who is nowhere as strong as me right now, would defeat you, why do you think that you could win against me? This is my last warning for you, Issac, do not cross me.
Issac: Sorry...
With that, the video ended as the ship was quickly falling once more.
Issac: You've finally appeared <Deus>. My dearest, Spirit. Once I absorb your powers, not even Darren would be able to stop me!
As the ship plummeted downward, Westcott continued to laugh.
-At the fight-
Tohka POV:
I just gulped at the amount of power she was displaying. I knew that it was an unwinnable war since Darren, Yuko and Lucas are all MIA, but the power difference to this extent.
Mio: I feel really sorry for you guys. It is natural that you find it unacceptable to be suddenly asked to return your power. It is natural that you would find it intolerable for Shidou's memories to be erased.
Mio: So I won't ask you to give up resistance. Because resistance is also your natural privilege.
Mio: Now, without Darren Satoru's help, how would you be able to deal with me? My daughters.
-To somewhere else-
Darren POV:
If there was an encounter, there will be a goodbye one day. I stood before someone that I had once hated, Shido Itsuka.
Shido: So, who exactly are you?
Darren: I won't tell you, just know that once we said our farewell. I won't see you in this form anymore.
Shido: What do you?
Darren: I'll see you off now.
I ran towards the door where Igris had told me and I saw Yuko and Lucas summoning their weapons and doing some basic warmups.
Darren: Nice to see that you guys are still training despite us being in a war.
???: Nice to see that you are still alive, darling.
I just turned around with an emotionless look on my face.
Darren: Nice to see you as well, Yoko.
She summoned her sword and clashed against my sword.
Yoko: It seems like your skills are not so far off.
Darren: I hate you.
I dashed towards her and summoned my daggers while she kept her sword up. Our weapons clashed while Yuko and Lucas were standing near us.
Darren: She won't dare to use her full power here if we were to die. She would also be at a disadvantage.
Yoko: True, my plan was to capture you alive as well, so that we can enjoy everything and I can finally have you all to myself! I just wanna say sorry to you about how I betrayed you before.
Darren: Fuck off. You betrayed me when I needed love from you the most, don't think that I would fall for your tricks now.
Yoko: I'm sorry, as compensation, none of the Monarchs except me knew where we are. I've been going on a little solo mission, you see. I just wanted to find you after so long. I love you, Darren Satoru.
Darren: And I don't, fuck off.
Suddenly, Lucas switched from his scythe to his sword and he clashed against Yoko.
Yoko: LUCAS YUTO! LEAVE THIS! THIS IS BETWEEN ME AND DARLING ONLY!
Lucas: You dare to call him your darling?
Yoko: So what? He is my darling after all.
Lucas: He's my best friend, you decided to trample on his feelings like it was nothing and yet you have the guts to call him darling and act as if nothing happened? Even when Kurumi broke his heart, she at least said sorry and made it up to him. What about you?! You just stood there and attempted to say sorry while ignoring your mistake.
Yuko: I hate to say this, but even Kurumi, who was only focused on her goal, was a better girlfriend than you.
Yoko: That... that... bitch was better than me?!
She suddenly released a bit of her aura as she dashed towards Yuko and he was barely able to block her attack with his Clarent. He kicked her stomach while punching her face. I summoned my sword once more as I blocked multiple spears that were made at high speed toward me.
Darren: (She's strong, she has the strength and speed, but her IQ and Battle IQ aren't as good as ours. She's using those fast attacks to her advantage though.)
I dashed towards her while she slashed at me with her sword, slicing the building in the process. The building collapsed while I kicked Yoko's sides and she stabbed my leg with her sword.
Darren: (She was only able to use straightforward attacks)
I dashed towards her once more while using her sword to slice at her, she just turned into goo and teleported behind me and slammed my face towards a wall.
Darren: (shit.)
I kicked her away, while Yuko dashed towards her which made her block with a makeshift sword as Lucas kicked her into a nearby wall. Yoko just looked around and she just gritted her teeth as she dashed towards me once more and placed her hand on my face.
Darren: (Crap, I can't move.)
Yoko: Darling, let's be together forever, shall we? Even if I kill you, let's be together! Even if I die with you!
She started to glow as my eyes widened.
Darren: (Ciel! Use the technique!)
Ciel: (Maximum cursed energy and black flames usage.)
Darren: FLAMES HELL!
Black fire surrounded us as she was slowly being burned from the fire that was mixed with the cursed energy.
Yoko: ARGH!!! DARLING!!! I WILL HAVE YOU ONE DAY! Poison of Spear!
She suddenly disappeared into goo as she slid out of the fire, while firing poison spears toward me that I was able to barely block with my daggers. Suddenly, one of them pierced my shoulder.
Darren: Crap... maximum cursed energy and black flames are not that good for me. The poison spear also-
Yuko and Lucas rushed towards me as they placed my arms over their necks and started walking towards a nearby building that was not destroyed. I started to puke out blood as I can feel the poison entering my system.
Darren: (Ciel, how's my body holding up?)
Ciel: (This poison isn't particularly difficult to treat for me, but it's difficult enough to get through your immune system.)
Darren: (Estimation of how long it would take to heal me?)
Ciel: (Around 10 minutes.)
Yuko: That crazy yandere.
Suddenly, an explosion happened as I turned my head to see Mio Takamiya looking at me.
-At the fight-
3rd Person POV:
Tohka took in deep breaths in order to adjust her heartbeat she was pacing like a hasty alarm bell.
Tohka: (Crap, Darren said that the moment he finds Shido, he would come and assist, where is he now?)
However, in every direction, her heart could not calm down at all. Her throat tightened. The hands holding her sword were trembling. Every cell in her body was sending a warning signal to not fight the enemy before them.
Mio: You saw how foolish it is to fight me without Darren Satoru now?
Tohka did not wield though. She raised <Sandalphon> as she swung down with all her might. The streaks of reiryoku flicking off from the sword's trajectory allowed for a long distant slash against Mio.
Mio: Weak attack, even Darren before he was this strong, was able to make slashes that are ten times better than this.
Then, <Sandalphon>'s slash, which boasted tremendous power was impeded just as it was on the verge of making contact with Mio's body. Yes, it was like there was an invisible wall surrounding Mio.
Tohka: Ahhhhhhhh!
With a fierce cry, Tohka had already lost track of the number of slashes that were already released. Kicking against the sky, she made a bold leap towards Mio. She lunged forward, with the tip of <Sandalphon> preparing for decapitating strike.
Mio: Sorry, but you can't beat me with this.
Kaguya: <Raphael>!
Yuzuru: Agreement. <El Kanaph>!
Kaguya and Yuzuru called out the name in unison as they fired the arrow. The huge conical arrow with violent wind pressure blew away the surrounding rubble as it approached Mio.
Mio: I told you, it's useless to fight against me without Darren Satoru.
It was a direct hit, hundreds of debris started to fly and it was almost like a hurricane hit the place, no more specifically, a hurricane did hit the place. However, even that was not enough to break Mio's barrier. Even amidst the storm of the hurricane, Mio had stopped the attack to the point where her hair didn't even flutter about.
Tohka: Sandalphon!
A few seconds later, Tohka, who had used up all of her strength in the last blow, fell to the ground in exhaustion. The enormous <Halvanhelev> broke into fragments that melted away into the air, leaving behind only the core of <Sandalphon>.
Mio: I told you, didn't I, I told you multiple times, you cannot win.
The attack was yet again, another direct hit. This time, Mio's figure wasn't there anymore as the three fell to the ground due to fatigue. Tohka widened in her eyes in shock as she hastily checked her surroundings. If the opponent had been an ordinary Wizard, it wouldn't be unbelievable that not even a speck of dust remained.
However, the opponent was the Spirit of Origin• Takamiya Mio. Of course, the blow was intended to break her barrier, but Tohka wasn't naïve enough to think that was enough to determine the outcome.
Tohka: Kaguya! Behind!
Yes, in about ten meters behind Kaguya, Mio stood there without any injuries. Just as Kaguya was about to turn around, a tentacle-like protrusion from Mio's astral dress pierced through Kaguya's chest. A fragment of a crystal emitting an orange glow was wrapped by the sash.
Now free from the band of light, Kaguya's breathing fell ragged before falling aside. As if in conformity with that gesture, the Limited Astral Dress she was wearing also disappeared into particles of light.
Mio: This area is already under the control of <Ain Soph Aur>. It's not a space that one can bear without reiryoku or maryoku. Only someone who's stronger than the power of Ain Soph Aur can break this. Sadly, none of you are strong enough.
As Kaguya fell to the ground, Yuzuru had disappeared, or rather, she blitzed towards Mio at a speed that even Tohka's eyes could not follow.
Tohka: (Darren, where are you? Lucas... Yuko... didn't you say that you would help us?)
However, at that time, another band of light spiraled past the pendulum before catching something. The tip was buried in Yuzuru's chest. Then, just like Kaguya before her, the limited Astral Dress covering her body faded away into particles of light.
Mio: Now... had enough?
Then, after superimposing the piece in her hand taken from Kaguya, she merged the two pieces into a whole crystal before pressing it against her chest. With a glimmering light, the Sephira Crystal was swallowed into Mio's body.
Mio: That makes two. I wonder where Darren Satoru is I need to kill him after all.
Tohka: Mio, you...!
Suddenly, a familiar voice rang from a distance.
???: Gates of Babylon...
???: Ice Burden...
???: Fire Of Wind...
A wave of fire, ice, and swords came toward Mio and she blasted it away with ease.
Mio: Darren... Lucas... Yuko... but you guys are not the real ones.
Yuko: Doesn't matter, our goal isn't to win anyways if we were to die. Darren wouldn't even matter.
Lucas: We're just here to buy time for the originals to heal.
Darren: I don't mind dying here, as long as we get to buy even a little bit of time.
Mio: You weak clones.
The three: Then, let's see who's weak!
Tohka: Darren... Yuko... Lucas, where are you?!
Darren's clone suddenly placed his hands on my shoulder.
Darren clone: Well, they are currently healing, they just fought someone strong. So be patient for now.
What spread before she was the same battlefield as before. Mio was in front of her, and <Ain Soph Aur> was in the sky. On the ground, Kaguya and Yuzuru were still laying down while the clones were still standing.
Mukuro: Mun...are you alright Tohka? Also, Darren, Lucas, and Yuko are back?
Tohka: MUKURO!!! No, they are currently MIA right now.
Mukuro: Tch, then who are they?
Tohka: Their clones, they can only use about 1/5 of their original powers at the moment, but their goal said that they are just here to buy time.
Mukuro: I see...
Immediately afterward, Origami, Yoshino, and Mana all descended down towards Tohka, Kurumi also followed the squad while she looked at the group.
Kurumi: What happened here?
No one said a word as they all just stared at Mio Takamiya.
Mio: That frankness hasn't changed a bit from you, Mana. It can't be helped. Shin and Darren will be able to come back if I'm too carefree. I'll have to finish this quickly.
As Mio said that she raised her hand in the air as if to beckon <Ain Soph Aur>.