I updated it again, fixed a major problem I found.

I am sorry for updating it so much, but I just want to have it be of good quality.

For those who don't know, this is based off the game Fate/Extella, the end of the True End, the Golden Poem Arc. I recommend you check it out.

I also have to ask, please review. I love reading all your feedback.

An older Eri stood in front of an older Izuku, amidst a broken stone building, that seemed to be floating in a void. Besides Eri, was Kouta.

Izuku chuckled. "First of all, I should thank you. That was a wonderful ending. This must be what people mean when they say a burden's been lifted." Izuku was shirtless, and over the left side of his body was a strange blackish purple and yellow mark that seemed to move as if it were alive.

Eri looked up from the ground. "'A burden'…? Lifted from you, Archimedes? You saw the end of a hero, and you felt relieved?" She asked him quietly, still reeling from the sight she saw only moments ago, as a dear friend faded to nothing.

Izuku nodded. "I did indeed. After all, this is the first time my plan has gone off without a hitch. And at the same time, this is a suitable conclusion. Thanks to the other Kouta, the Regalia is complete at last, and the would be Hero Altera is gone as well."

Izuku looked to Kouta and bowed at the waist. "Greetings, esteemed Emperor. And the Moon Cell's chosen Master."

Eri clenched her fists tight as she glared at Izuku. Kouta glared as well. "There's no way I could have forgotten your voice, let alone the sight of you. I knew we should have taken you out the moment we first met you. From the timing of your appearance and the way you're talking, I can only assume… You were watching us, weren't you, Izuku? You were here all along, watching everything, weren't you!?" Kouta shouted at the smiling form of Izuku Midoriya.

Izuku shrugged "Just so. And yet I think you expect too much of me! Is it reprehensible to find joy in comedy? Who wouldn't have laughed at that? It was truly an outstanding spectacle! This may surprise you, but mathematicians can enjoy the arts as well. Now, let us speak!"

Izuku threw his arms out wide. "Such a farce, you wanting to save that thing! Its wishes, its hopes. You expect grief from a killer and a slave? Oh, thank you, Your Excellencies. You have taught me the very essence of comedy. Laughter is born from incomprehensible foolishness!"

Eri growled, her teeth grinding together. "…You."

"Still, such a splendid performance for nothing. This is why I wish to ask you, Kouta… Didn't you say you were SURE to save her this time? That you would finally stop me?" Izuku threw his head back in a bit of laughter. "Ah, I laugh like mad, but my mind is clear."

Izuku pointed towards the two, his voice becoming more aggressive. "You boasted so loudly, and yet THIS is the result of your efforts? Did anything change? Anything at all? The same disastrous end still awaits you!"

Kouta shook his head. "We came to an understanding with Altera." He said, showing that this timeline was at least slightly different.

Izuku closed his eyes and nodded. "Ah, I suppose I'll have to give you that. You know, I'm actually impressed. Even a Greek tragedy would not have gone this far. Your Deus Ex Machina came through for you… but only to bring your downfall. How ironic."

Izuku continued to speak, opening his eyes and smiling towards them. "You spoke with Altera, were entrusted with the Sword of Mars, and gained the sleeping Sefar, the mainframe of the vassal, as an ally in the end?" Izuku laughed at Kouta and Eri. "You imbecile, I've already taken care of the mainframe! And it's all thanks to you!"

Kouta shook his head "What do you mean? Did you do something to the Altera sleeping in that cave?" He asked, thinking of the alternate him from when he was split in three that helped Altera in that specific timeline.

Izuku nodded his head. "Indeed. Truth be told, Sefar is nothing more than an obstacle to my real plan. As long as she exists, I cannot control the Ark of the Stars. I have no way to dispose of Sefar myself unless it goes into auto-isolation mode of its own volition, or if the conscious avatar happens to create a gap in its defences."

Izuku held his hand out towards them. "Do you understand? You were the ones who created the gap." Izuku chuckled at their shocked faces. "You two were, in fact, the final factor in defeating Sefar!"

Eri brought forth her weapon, a strange red and blade sword that was shaped like roaring flames and aimed the tip at Izuku. "…That is enough. Be silent. Know that you will receive neither a single ounce of mercy nor a shred of sympathy from me, Izuku Archimedes Midoriya. It is not for your blasphemy that you will be executed, Archimedes! I cannot and shall not forgive you! You laugh at my Praetor's determination… you deride the tears of Altera!"

Eri grit her teeth, every single muscle in her body coiling in rage. "That crime! That sin! Know that even my magnanimity will not allow it!"

Izuku scoffed at the two of them. "Ha… I've had enough comedy for one day, my dear, incompetent Emperor. You don't think you can defeat me here, do you?"

Eri swung her sword with such strength that the gales created cracks in the stone floors, just from their mere presence. Izuku stood unimpressed. "Of course! I will defeat you, and ere long, the fragment of the Umbral Star as well!"

Izuku's expression hardened. "'ere long', you say. Despite your attitude, I sense a certain lack of confidence. Well, there's no reason to hold back…" Izuku's expression changed again, his eyes going hazy and his smirk changing to one that belonged on a madman. "Here! And now! I will finish everything! Look… Here is what you have been waiting for! Didn't I tell you that destruction was inevitable? Thanks to your hard work, the fragment of the Umbral Star… the Ark of the Stars is fully under my control!"

Izuku spread his arms wide. "Behold the comet from the dark depths of the universe! The Harvest Star that consumes all civilisation! The aggregation of the Void Cells… Velber!"

In the skies above the Moon, a strange ship appeared. It looked like a diamond on a deck of cards, blackish purple, and the same yellow marks that marred Izuku's appearance. The aberration makes a strange noise, scraping away at the atmosphere with unnatural thunder.

Eri stared at it in shock. "Have you already set it into motion…!?"

Izuku looked down to her. "Indeed! I will re-enact its descent to this Moon… the birth of the Zero Dark! I needn't rely on Sefar to destroy all civilisation. This overwhelming mass of spiritrons will do the job perfectly! The Ark of the Stars will tear through all seven layers of SE RA PH, corrupt the Moon Cell core, and become one with it. With that, it will all be over. In the end, the Regalia was nothing but a backup plan! I now possess a more efficient method to recreate the glory of 14,000 years past!"

Kouta stared down at the Regalia, the ring on his finger. It was screaming at him without voice, an endless stream of information, warnings of immediate danger. "IMPENDING DANGER", "DAMAGE EXPECTED", "CERTAIN DEATH".

If the Ark of the Stars crashes into the surface of the Moon at that speed, that angle… the Moon Cell will be completely corrupted within 2800 seconds. And that's the timeframe during which the Quantum Time Lock would happen. All of the functions of the Moon Cell would be overwritten, and that truth would be set as the basis for all other worlds to come.

Every single timeline would be forced to follow this same path. Kouta wouldn't be able to retreat to the past and redo…

And what would happen after then? The jamming signal would disappear, and the main body of the Umbral Star would find the Moon. After its interminable journey, the Umbral Star is ready to finish it all. The Moon, the Earth, and everything in between.

Eri turned to Kouta. "…Not yet! My Praetor, infuse my sword with your strength!" Kouta turned to her and nodded, determined to stop Izuku. Kouta's body glowed and transformed into a blue light, that entered the replication of the Regalia on Eri's finger. "Archimedes is controlling the Ark of the Stars! If we defeat him, we can turn it aside! She said to continue on, to remain unbroken…! That is what Altera said to me! I may have gone back on my word once, but I, Eri, will never break a vow to her again!"

Eri readied herself. "The flowers of our civilisation will not wither here! The fire of our lives will not be extinguished here! Archimedes, Great Scholar though you may be, my Praetor and I will thwart your plot, here and now!"

"Hah, I had hoped that you would try. I will put an end to your human machinations. What does a mere Hero, a mere human with a silly power, hope to accomplish by standing against Velber? Show me!" Izuku laughed at her audacity. "Prove your foolishness to the stars! Prove that this world's people have failed to evolve in all this time!"

"…So you would deny Humanity so deeply. My soul is the source of fire itself! It is a smouldering flower, the very stem of splendour and prosperity! The unlimited tale and eternal passion of the whole of Humanity! Know me, for I am the Heroic Spirit who embodies it all! You are the one who shall be destroyed! Archimedes…!"

Izuku laughed and lifted his hands up, and two bladed gear like machines with mirrors flew towards him and floated next to him.

'Nero Main Theme' begins

Eri sped forward faster than lightning, bringing her blade 'Aestus Estus' into a slash at Izuku's neck, hoping to end the fight in an instant.

Izuku smirked as one of his weapons flew into the way of Eri's attack and blocked it. Eri grit her teeth and pulled her left hand from the handle of her weapon, a golden shield manifesting from her crimson dress, before she threw the shield at Izuku.

The shield caught fire and became a whirling ball of burning death that flew past the mathematician's weapons, even as they tried to protect him.

The flaming shield smashed into his gut and sent him flying across the open aired room and slamming into a stone pillar.

"A Regalia warrior and a Hero! Just as I thought, you're on par with the Umbral Star's Apostle!" Izuku shouted, smiling and laughing as he picked himself out of the pillar and held his hand out towards Eri.

Suddenly, the entire arena was filled with light, and when it dissipated, thousands of robotic looking creatures with swords and axes stood, facing Eri. Each of these things were easily as strong as or stronger than an A ranked Hero.

Eri smiled arrogantly as she sped towards them. "Praetor!" She shouted.

Kouta nodded formlessly as he activated one of the Mystic Codes given to him by right of the Regalia. Eri's blade became sharper and far more heavy hitting.

As one of the automatons attacked, Eri ducked beneath it and brought her blade upwards, a rose of flames appearing and incinerating the machine, as well as any others close to it.

Eri leapt away as a spinning gear slammed into the ground where she just was, before flying back towards Izuku who floated above the ground.

"Allow my perfection to enlighten you…" Izuku said as he lifted one of the mirrored gears in front of him, a strange light coming from it. The blue light gently floated towards the sky as it turned a deep red.

Izuku floated up as the eclipsed sun appeared in the sky. "I'll shine upon you with this perfect light! This is the optimal time!" Izuku shouted as six mirrors appeared around him. They tilted slightly and the light of the eclipse bounced from them into six beams that flew down towards the ground.

As they neared the ground, two larger mirrors appeared and bounced the beams back into the sky, where a singular mirror appeared, merging each beam into a single beam of sunlight. "Katoptron Katho Phlegon!"

The bam slammed into the ground and exploded with the strength and heat of a thousand suns.

In an instant, all the automatons were wiped out, and Eri was left barely standing.

Eri stood tall and proud, as she gently kissed the Regalia upon her finger, and rose into the air. "You think you're strength is something of note? HAH! I and my Praetor's strength is far greater than yours could ever hope to be!"

Eri pulled a rose out of her dress, and smelled the beautiful flower, before throwing it into the air. The rose exploded with crimson energy that flowed around the two combatants, forming a grand golden theatre. "Aestus Domus Aurea!"

Izuku found himself unable to move. "What…!? Impossible!"

Eri threw her shield, the golden disc catching fire and flying around the theatre as golden light danced through the roof in a beautiful array of patterns. "Remember, Archimedes! Remember my name for the rest of your life! I am ERI CLAUDIUS!"

Eri lifted her Aestus Estus and brought it down towards Izuku in a great swing. The Flames of Passion burst into existence and flowed out of her blade, and rushed towards Izuku, engulfing him.

The Aestus Domus Aurea disappeared.

'Nero Main Theme' ends

Izuku slammed into a crumbling wall before falling to the ground. "U-Urgh…!" Izuku tried to get up, but was only able to get onto his hands and knees. Blue energy began to seep from his body, as it was damaged and nearing annihilation.

"To think… that you would be so powerful…! Who… What is this Eri Claudius!? Kouta Izumi! What are you two!? The combined power of the Royal Authority… How could that alone grant you so much strength? I hold the answer to all things! I know how much mana you have, the value of your Spirit Core… My knowledge is perfect, complete, an unbroken circle! Accurate and precise to the last detail! I pulled exactly enough energy from the Umbral Star to destroy you, and put it into my Noble Phantasm, and yet…!"

Eri smirked as her wounds were repaired by the Moon Cell, and her dress was completely fixed, not a singe or a scrap on it. "Scholar, I know exactly how to describe the type of man you are. You are nothing more than an armchair theorist."

Izuku glared up at her. "What… did you call me…!?"

"You heard me! My talents are unlimited! There is no end to my passion, and it shines with brilliance everlasting! This is the power of a 'mere Hero'! The power of the spiral of life, the unbroken chain of memories… You underestimate us, Archimedes!"

"Argh…!" Izuku moaned in pain as he clutched his chest. "You say this 'power' can stop me…? No! That only pertains to this universe, and the Umbral Star is even greater than the law of the stars…!" Izuku glared at Eri, eyes wide and smirked twisted. "You! You have not yet won! Do not rush to conclusions, Tyrant of Roses! Look to the sky, and know that you have accomplished nothing!" Izuku raised his hand to the sky.

Eri looked up, eyes wide in fear. "…It continues to fall! My Praetor, could we use the Regalia to take control of the Ark!?"

Kouta shook his head, at least, if he had a head right now he would. "I've been trying, but I can't. Although I can access it from the outside, its internal schematics are too different from the Moon Cell, from the Earth's body of knowledge… I can't even alter its trajectory without analysing its systems first. And the Regalia estimates that analysis would take ten years. We've barely slowed its descent at all. With or without Archimedes in the picture, it's still racing towards us. Its sole purpose; to devour the Moon and the Earth."

Eri looked to the ground, trying hard to think of something. "…We must stop it. We must, but…"

Kouta finished her thought. "To stop it we would have to destroy it completely. But is that even possible? We're talking about a hyperlight spaceship, made of unknown alien tech. The mass, the size, the sheer dimensions of it… To fight something on that scale… We're not on that level!"

Eri grimaced. "We would need a long-distance attack or a skill capable of conquering the sky itself. Even if we recruited someone with that kind of ability… that would only be the first step. We would need enough firepower to smash through its outer armor without the Regalia…"

Izuku regained a bit of strength and as able to lift himself up a little more, and he chuckled when he saw Eri's scared expression. "Do you finally understand? Choke on your impotence, and die in despair! Nothing can pierce Velber's shell! The simple technologies of this Earth cannot destroy a structure of alien design! That is beyond question!"

Eri placed a hand over her heart as Velber got closer.

Kouta cannot see anything. As the Ark of the Stars rips away the atmosphere on the Moon, it creates a magnetic storm that surrounds all of SE RA PH and creates a jamming signal, stealing away all of Kouta's senses.

Izuku stands up and spreads his arms wide, staring up at Velber as he laughs maniacally. "The hour of destruction is nigh! Prepare yourself for the Harvest! Fulfil your calling, Velber! Now is the time to settle this ancient score…!"

As the Ark of the Stars come closer, Kouta is suddenly able to see. But he can only see one thing. A great white titan appears before him. Her size on a colossal scale. She takes up the entirety of Kouta's senses and mind.

"Wha…" Izuku looks up and behind Eri to see Altera stand tall and glare at Velber.

"Wha…" Eri slowly turns around to see her friend.

"What is this…!?" Kouta askes, as he was unable to see anything except the white titan Altera.

She was huge, with tanned skin and white markings over her body. She had long white hair, as well as a white veil. She was dressed in white and black clothes that only covered her relatively flat chest and privates.

"Haaaahhhh!" Altera screams as she punches the Ark of the Stars.

The punch rocketed towards the Ark of the Stars. If that fist were accelerating like that on Earth, it would have been like a meteor, exploding into a ball of flames and scorched the land. And like a meteor, the force of the strike comes roaring.

Altera's fist strikes the Ark of the Stars, and its massive force is immediately cancelled in an instant. Though Altera is hurt after it, the Ark of the Stars is stopped, before it falls to the ground and is lodged into the ground, unable to pierce SE RA PH.

That single strike puts an end to 14,000 years of destruction, subjugation, and solitude. Altera is no longer the slave of the Umbral Star.

Eri gaps at Altera. "This is…! No, no…You are…! …Altera! Not the White Titan Sefar!"

Izuku's eyes narrow at her and he screams. "Wha…! WHAAAAAAT!? I sealed you away! Completely! So how could you move…!? Why… can you move…!? Sefar! You, you, YOUYOUYOUYOU! You would meddle not only as a Hero, but with your mainframe as well!? You would rebel against me, against the Umbral Star!? You were made from the Ark! It gave birth to what you are! But how!? How did you escape my Anti-Fortress Binding Noble Phantasm!?"

Altera turned her red eyes to him, and glared, but as she glared she let a little smirk out.

'A Few Minutes Ago'

Altera was curled up within a cage of black bars and an orange light.

At the edge of the cage, a small girl with pink hair and dragon horns appeared. She had the same kind of purple black and yellow markings as Izuku. She had a large dark pink lance and a long black dragon tail with a pink forked blade at the end. This was Elizabeth Bathory… named after the historical figure.

As Elizabeth crept closer, she spoke to Altera, quietly whispering. "Good mooorning… Time to rise and shine… My dear Altera-chan, are you up?" She laughed to herself before speaking normally. "…Ha, there's no way you're awake now. I Fooound you! Sefar the Anti-Cell, all poor and pathetic now. You're doomed in this world too… Well, it seems you got pretty far this time, but to think Archimedes would seize the chance to seal you away…"

She looked up to Altera's face and she grinned maliciously. "Whatever happened to the high and mighty, all-powerful, supposedly undefeatable Anti-Cell? Was your head filled with visions of the piggy?" She asked, knowing that one of the split Kouta's got quite close to Altera in that timeline.

Two large wings burst from her back and she gently flapped them, slowly rising up to float next to Altera's ear. "Honestly, you were doomed from the start. You really remind me of someone, you know. Last time, you disappeared first, and then this time, you lost your piggy. Hey, tell me: How do you feel, with that whole bleak future ahead of you?"

Elizabeth turned around. "…A romance between monster and human. I was expecting a little more from you, but whatever. If you're gonna stay asleep like this…"

Elizabeth returned to the ground. "I'll take the power of Sefar, just as planned! You know what they say about life: Out with the old and in with the new! Me, I feel like I'm ALWAYS brand new! I'm a little scared to drink alien blood, but I'm totally on the Umbral Star's side now, so I should be fine! Even if it tastes nasty, your power'll be totally worth it. I mean, as shortcuts go, that's the best one, yeah? Once I get a little stronger, I'll serve both Archimedes and that Umbral Star a full course of slaughter and skewering."

Elizabeth stopped for a second before looking down. "Oh, but when that happens, what if I get all huge and stuff…? Does that mean I'll have to rebuild my stage…?" Elizabeth Bathory was an idol, after all, this stuff was important.

"Oh well, it's not like any one stage could hold all my charm anyway! I'll worry about that later. This is just another chapter in the Legend of the Corroded Dark Idol!" Elizabeth aimed her lance at the chains around Altera and tapped them a few times. "Aaanyway, these chains are, totally cramping my style. Whatever, I'm just gonna cut them!" She lifted her lance back and swung it, slashing a chain in half, causing the orange light to disappear.

Altera's eyes opened up and glowed dangerously, though Elizabeth didn't see them.

"Good, now I have full access to her body. All I have to do is such her blood and make her my slave… But where should I bite her? I mean, she's so huge, and her neck looks super tough… And her chest may be totally flat, but it looks rock solid…" Elizabeth didn't see Altera turn her head to see the little pink haired corrupted girl. "Hmm, maybe I should try her upper arm. Or maybe I'll just slit her wrists and have a little taste from there… "

Elizabeth blinked and stopped. "Huh? Why's it all dark?" Elizabeth looked up and saw Altera leaning over her. "Oh god, she's totally glaring at me, isn't she?" Altera reached down and wrapped a hand around the dragon girl. "Did she just grab me?"

Altera lifted Elizabeth up and smiled gently at her. "…I suppose… that I should begin by thanking you, Elizabeth. I owe you at least that small courtesy."

Elizabeth stared blankly forward, staring at Altera. "Ah… Umm, am I, like… getting punked?" Elizabeth shook her head as a cold sweat ran down her back. "Oh, uh, no, I was totally joking! I mean, come on, weren't we always fighting each other? So, I figured we could like, kiss and make up?" Elizabeth tried to look as cute as possible (and succeeding) as well as giggling nervously.

"…That is true. You and I are the same. We are both monsters. And so… I'll let you off with THIS…" Altera brought a finger forward and gently bonked Elizabeth on the head, knocking her unconscious.

Altera stood tall in front of Izuku, who shakily put a hand to his chin. "That… THAT VULGER, LOW-CLASS HERO!"

Izuku was in a rage, his anger and hatred reached peak and exploded even further beyond the realms of human imagination. "I must understand, I must calculate the… No, it's impossible…! I CANNOT comprehend this! How in the world did this happen!? They invalidated my calculations… All should be within the realm of my understanding, the margin of error! That thing… under what principle does it operate!? No equation can predict the actions of that thing! Can this… be!? No, it can't… It caaaAAAAAAARRRGGGHHH! As crude as that creature is, she is a Servant chosen by the Umbral Star! We share the same level of power, and yet…! She does this! That fool would lay waste to my plans!?"

Izuku began to shake uncontrollably as he breathed deep, trying to reign in his rage. "Fine. I have no choice but to unleash the last resort." Izuku began to float into the air next to Velber.

Eri pointed her Aestus Estus at Izuku. "Are you running, Scholar of the Umbral Star? We have yet to settle matters between us!" She shouted at him as he began to float towards Velber.

The edge of Velber opened up, and a great light shined from within, and Izuku floated into it. "I will finish this! Pardon me, correction: I will finish everything!"

Suddenly, the Moon Cell begins to shake, almost knocking Eri off her feet. "The ground is… shaking…!?"

Izuku's voice rang out from Velber. "I have confirmed the system reboot for Velber II. Engines at full throttle. Engines at full throttle! Maintain the ship's current position… Increase propulsion power to its theoretical maximum. Full speed ahead."

Suddenly, Velber lit up with yellow and orange light, and began to push against the ground, pushing it towards the centre of the Moon Cell.

"What…!?" Eri looked around. "How far will he go to achieve his ambitions? Does he intend to drop this entire territory into the core!?"

Kouta can feel the Regalia screaming, the Moon Cell itself screaming out in terror. This is the worst case scenario for the Moon Cell Automaton. "Archimedes isn't planning to drop the fragment of the Umbral Star onto the Moon… He intends to drop the entire Zero Dark! This isn't an attack… this is a suicide mission!"

Altera couldn't stand anymore, and kneeled on the ground behind Eri. "Altera…!" Eri called out, seeing her friend in duress. "You have my thanks for delivering the decisive blow. I see that while we were fighting Archimedes, you were fighting as well… For you to deliver such a brilliant strike to the being that once bound you… I have witnessed firsthand your determination, your will… You are, at this moment, undoubtedly the most Heroic of all."

Eri walked up to Altera's hand, bigger than five Eris together, and put her hand upon it. "You should rest here. My Praetor and I will close the curtain on the final act." Eri turned around and began to slowly walk towards Velber. "…I already possess the means to this end… The power I now wield is not my own… It is newly born, yet older than antiquity… Sea of stars, open your eyes and behold."

As Eri walked, a rainbow blade, Altera's blade, appeared in her hand.

Kouta began to think. 'Eri is facing off against the fragment of the Umbral Star.' He smiled without form, "No matter if we're in absolute danger, or if we face an impossible dilemma, you will never hesitate. Even though my memories are still cloudy, this is something I'm certain of. You will not give up. Even if you stop for the briefest of moments, you carry on, burning like fire, blossoming like a flower, and smiling with all the force of the sun itself. For her, I will always lend my hand as partner, even at the end of the world… No, that's not right. I have to correct myself. This… This is not the end. No more so then when we fought in the Moon Cell core, or when we battled through the labyrinth of cherry blossoms… No matter where we are, we always pull through. No matter what, we'll never give up! We'll use anything we can! Whether it's a Mystic Code, the Moon Cell, or a Noble Phantasm! If we can reach for it, even the power of the gods is no exception!"

Eri smiled brightly. "Yes, exactly so, My Praetor!" Eri lifted the Sword of Mars high into the air. "O, you who existed in the far off age of the gods, lend me your ears! The Empyrean, the Gods of Olympus! Now is the time to bestow your strength! Using the Sword of Mars as a catalyst, turn my talents and passion into fire and give me a heavenly form!" Eri paused for a second as if listening. "Hm. Correction: I do NOT wish for the power of war, like Altera. After all, I want nothing to do with Mars! The power of war ill befits me. The power that I believe in, that I hold most dear in the depths of my hearts, is…"

Eri placed her spare hand over her heart. "…The power of love. Truthfully, I prefer the muses, but I cannot defeat this enemy with glorious music alone. And so…" Once again, Eri stopped as if listening to something. She smiled brightly. "Yes! Indeed, then I shall manifest the power of Venus!"

Kouta smiled. "Ah, I see… that makes sense. Venus would be a perfect match for you, Eri. I don't know exactly how much compatibility matters, after all, it has never been heard of for a Hero to summon a God in the first place. But it's no use worrying over it when the world is on the line. We're using the entire power of the Regalia, and the Sword of Mars, to reach into a higher plane. We're building our own rainbow bridge… not to mix pantheons. If we were summoning a Hero,we would access the Throne of Heroes in a similar way, gain a Cyber Frame for the Hero and then bring them into SE RA PH. But that's only because of the Moon Cell's connection to the Earth and its people. No idea how summoning a God would work."

Eri closed her eyes and smiled. "Compatibility is important to everything, my Praetor! Now… come to me! Goddess of the Golden Star!"

Eri turned the Sword of Mars upside down and held it with both hands. "I will allow you to lend me your power here! Now is the time to unleash the vengeance you have desired for 14 millenia!" Eri lifted the pommel of the sword skyward, and a beam of blue energy burst from it and travelled to the stars themselves. The beam came back to Eri, bigger and with a rainbow of colors, engulfing her.

"Haaaa… aaahhhh…! AAAHHHH!" Eri screamed in pain as the power of Venus filled her.

'Moon Crux' begins

"Now… The shining curtain will rise! The light I adorn is the anthem of life! Here, blooming proudly, is the white rose who celebrates the days of love! I bring the magnum opus of my passion! I bring the helm of Venus to dance upon the stage of the stars! In this form I take, I shall transcend! And so…!"

Eri's form is revealed. She had large white silver greaves with knee pads shaped like roaring lions. Her shoulders were also covered in lion pauldrons of white silver. Her forearms had gauntlets that were shaped like lions as well, with her hands coming from the mouths. She had great white wings coming from her back and two smaller ones on her head. Her torso was extremely lightly covered. The only armor on her torso were small bands covering the nipples and a g-string of armor covering her privates.

"Eri Venus, the miraculous Heroic Knight! I am she who races across the skies!" Eri posed as a rainbow halo of light appeared around her.

Eri noticed the feeling that Kouta was giving her. She closed her eyes and smirked. "Why do you look so troubled, my Praetor? This form proves the strength of our unity to the Moon, the Gods, and the Umbral Star alike. What could possibly trouble you? Come, give me your honest appraisal!"

Kouta was brought out of his thoughts. "Thank you. This is the best time to inside the ring. I'm at a level beyond entranced or enthralled."

Eri narrowed her eyes. "H-Hm? What do you mean?"

"I understand now, exactly how deadly a weapon beauty can be."

Eri chuckled at Kouta before glaring at Velber. "Now that I look at you in full, Ark of the Stars, you presence is indeed imposing! A malevolent force who would crush moons and consume stars, who devours all life and civilisation alike! Perhaps we should cower before you. But I know… that at a time like this, the Heroes of myth and legend… would throw themselves into the monster's den without a thought of fear!"

Eri burst forth, going at hyperlight speeds into the Ark of the Stars, following Izuku. Eri found herself in an impossibly long tube, it was so long that it logically shouldn't have fit into the Ark of the Stars, but Velber's presence itself broke the laws of the universe.

Great bulkhead walls rose up in Eri's way, but using the power of Venus, she shattered the indestructible material with a flick of her blade and rushed down Velber's metaphorical gullet.

Eri entered into a huge chamber, and in the middle of it all was a glowing blackish purple and yellow teardrop. This was the core of Velber.

Eri lifted the Sword of Mars, and covered it with the divine energy of Venus.

Izuku noticed, and his voice came from within the core. "A convergence of mana from a higher plane…! But the matrix computing function is on the same level as the Moon Cell!" The core pulsed and seven barriers formed around it. "Analysis complete! Shield set for complete multidimensional defense! Even if this is your ultimate play, I will completely deflect it! Let loose your attack! I will obliterate your hope along with your arrogance, Eri Venus!"

Eri chuckled and smirked. "Don't make me laugh! It is you who will be obliterated, Archimedes! To continue to evolve in the face of the unchanging… that is what love is! If you believe you can analyse it, then do your very best! Burn this sight into your very eyes! Do not forget this, even as you rot in the darkest depths of the universe!"

A large array of magic circles appeared around Eri Venus. "The victory of our Earth, the culmination of all our hopes and dreams throughout the ages!"

The divine energy around the Sword of Mars reached its peak, glowing in a rainbow of color. " The fruit borne of our efforts, of our life and civilisation! From the stage resplendent with flowers, I dedicate this to the skies of the far-off Stella! Behold m Anti-Star Noble Phantasm, Aestus Domus Aurea, or… Caritas Domus Aurea…!"

Eri Venus swung the Sword of Mars, and sent a wave of energy through the magic circles that moved in front of her, and they magnified its power, turning it into a beam that crashed into the shields of the core of Velber.

And smashed through them like paper, destroying the core completely and utterly.

"Hear well my decree! I am the Empress of the Raining Blades!" Eri screamed.

'Moon Crux' ends

Katsuki and Eijiro relaxed as the Void Cell beings in front of them collapsed and died. Katsuki lowered his spear, Gae Bolg. "Oh…? Hey, come on, now. The connection must've been cut out, and just when it was getting good."

Eijiro lowered his fists. "I know exactly how you feel, but don't complain, Cu Chulainn. It looks as though they have fulfilled their duty." Eijiro said, looking towards the sky.

Somewhere else, Mirio held his Excaliber Galatine down as he stared at the dead Void Cell creatures. "This…" He smiled and looked to the sky. "You have done it, my Sovereign. I am proud of you as my… No, as the one who guided Eri's journey."

In another place, Nemuri relaxed and looked at the corpses around her. "I've confirmed that the enemy has gone silent. Not only has it ceased its movement, but its Cyber Frame is starting to disappear as well…" She turned around and faced another man.

Aizawa came up to her. "It's not just the enemy. It looks like all the Zero Dark has come to a stop." Aizawa looked to the sky. "… You've even gathered the gods on your side. I'm impressed, Emperor."

Standing on top of the water in the middle of a lake, surrounded by mountains of bodies, was a huge man covered in red armor, with a giant glaive in his hands. Lu Bu silently looked to the sky.

In Eri's throne room, a dark skinned man with white hair dressed in red and black silently stood next to the throne, while a pink haired cat girl in a blue kimono sat down on the throne. She had fought against Eri and Kouta during the Holy Grail War, but had fallen deeply in love with Kouta, and so continued to try to take Eri's place as his partner. This was Tamamo No Mae.

She looked at a floating screen in front of her. "Oh, dear me. The enemy presence in the Zero Dark is… gone? It feels less like they were defeated in battle, and more like they were swept away all at once, like fireworks popping in the sky."

The nameless man looked to Tamamo. "It was probably exactly as Altera said. All the Umbral forces in the Zero Dark would be automatically recalled when the fragment of the Umbral Star was destroyed. So…"

Tamamo turned to him. "So, what?"

He gave a small smile. "It means we're victorious. The Umbral Star, having lost its objective coordinates, will wander in the blackness for the time being."

Tamamo put a hand over her mouth. "Oh… Heavens me… So that means Ms Eri has destroyed that thing after all… She's done what the gods couldn't. I wonder if that counts as blasphemy… And I cheered her on. I left the impossible to someone too stupid to know it was impossible. Hmm, that worked out well. I'll still have words with her for attempting to usurp my perfect wifedom, but… still, brilliantly done. They earned their victory for sure."

Eri, now returned to normal, looked up at Altera with Kouta standing next to her. "Look well, Altera. This battle has ended, and we are the victors in truth and totality. A victory for love, for us, and for you as well." Eri lifted the Sword of Mars up and gazed at it, appreciating it. "All thanks to this very sword. By this sword, and by your generosity, we struck the enemy down."

Altera looked at them and smiled sadly. Her body began to crack apart and blue particles flew from the cracks. Kouta went into shock. They were high density spiritron particles that made up Titan Altera's Cyber Frame. She was crumbling. Everything that formed the person she was… Her Mind, Body and Soul… Everything that tied her to SE RA PH is disappearing.

'It's as if tears are raining down. Not the tears of the great goddess who saved the world, the tears of the heavens, shed by the stars that watch over us. They pour upon us endlessly. No one could stop these tears from falling.' Kouta thought silently as he reached his hand out, and felt the particles fall to his hand. The Cyber Frame, having lost the mana needed to live, falls to the Zero Dark as a deluge of inorganic mass. And then, bit by bit… it disappears. All while sparkling with the ephemeral, glowing light of the spiritrons.

'I know why this is happening. We're the ones who made it happen. We should have known that if we destroyed the fragment of the Umbral Star, so deeply tied to Altera, she too would be destroyed. The Ark formed the basis of the Titan's existence. With the Ark destroyed, the results were inevitable. But still…'

Eri turned to Kouta, and saw his hurt expression. "Do not cry, my Praetor. Though I see no tears upon your cheeks, your expression is unmistakably one of lamentation. Yet this scene calls not for sorrow… I pray you, banish your grief, my Praetor."

Eri spoke all this without a hint of doubt on her face, no sign of grief or sadness. "…Look, my Praetor. No one else in the world can bear witness to this. You and I must see this through until the end."

As the core of the Cyber Frame gently lands on the ground and cracks, Kouta looks into it and sees… a little girl? She's dressed in white from head to toe. He eyelids part just a little, revealing eyes that burn as red as the stars. 'It's Altera. There's no mistaking it. There she us – younger than ever before, but lying right there. The Titan continues to fall around us, and yet…' For a moment, Kouta cannot comprehend it, and looks back to Eri.

Then Kouta finally understands, understands why Eri was smiling.

Eri giggles "Ah, my apologies. It seems I owe you an explanation. But I was otherwise occupied with battle, and I thought it better for you to see this for yourself. I once broke my promise to Altera. I was unable to save the Body of the Praetor, and so I swore that I would not make the same mistake twice. I destroyed the Ark of the Stars and severed the command line that linked it to Altera. The might of Venus does not exist to defeat one's enemies… It exists to save the ones you love. Although her outer shell as the White Titan crumbles into dust, her true self is what you see before you."

'That light… She used it to cut the connection, just before she destroyed the Ark! Brilliant! To think that she had been able to adjust for something so small while emanating such an overwhelming, unprecendented amount of dimensional magic…!... But why did she not tell me about any of that?'

Kouta asked her and Eri grew a tiny bit nervous. "Well, you see… At the time, you were using the entirety of your mana and nerves to keep the power of Venus in SE RA PH. I-It's not that I wished to surprise you, or keep it a secret! Nor did I withhold it out of caution, in case it failed to work. It was merely that both you and I were so preoccupied with what was in front of us that I lacked the wherewithal to tell you… I'm sorry."

Kouta chuckled and waved his hand. "Oh, no. I didn't mean to blame you or anything. I just never thought we'd see her again, and yet here we are, all three of us."

The girl in white opens her eyes all the way. They sparkle like rubies. 'I can see myself and Eri reflected in them.' Kouta thinks to himself in amazement. Her eyes are kind as well as beautiful.

"…Eri…and my master…?" Oh, yeah. Kouta kinda forgot she called him that while in the cave, since he was using the Regalia to give her the power to attack SE RA PH, and so had to be with her the whole time. "I… Why… What's… Is this a… dream…?"

Eri leaned down. "No, you have awakened from your dream. This is the world in which you are meant to live. This is the future that you have won for yourself." She says gently. "While it is a serial phantasm created with spiritrons, it differs little from the reality on the surface of Earth. Good morning, Altera-chan. Yes, it is only proper that we begin anew with a greeting!"

"Good… morning…? The Umbral… I am a vassal… of des… truction…"

Eri shook her head at the still half asleep Altera. "You are not an enemy of civilisation, nor do you feed off of life. Now, Altera. Listen carefully to me. That body of yours was made by Velber, based on information taken from the Earth and the Moon. One could say you are a 'Child of the Umbral Star'. Although this fragment of Velber has been destroyed, your life is something else entirely. A child chooses not their place of birth, but the path they walk! Your life begins now! And so I shall promise you! No longer shall you need to subjugate or destroy. Your life will flourish amongst the civilisations who welcome you. Welcome to the world. Long days of love await you. And so you should smile, with pride in your heart."

Altera smiled up at Eri and Kouta. "…Okay."

Eri stood up tall and smirked. "Yes! What a glorious smile!"

Kouta looked between them, thankful for the happiness that he now has after such a tense battle. 'Who should I thank first? Eri? Altera? After I decide that, I should use the Regalia to see how everyone else is doing. I need to make sure nobody's been hurt and that Altera's rebirth hasn't caused any side effects. Of course, I haven't forgotten about Tamamo. I need to thank her for taking care of our home along with Archer and the rest. I have something I should tell her in particular, too.'

Kouta was pulled out of his thoughts by Altera. "…Master… good morning…?"

Eri looked to him. "What are you standing about for, my Praetor? Say something to her."

Kouta looked to her. 'Oh, yes, I must have been so caught up. So, first… first…'

After everyone was gone from the Zero Dark… a small portion of stone was launched out of the wall form a kick, and Elizabeth emerged. "Aaaah, I can't even…! What is this!? What is this, what is this, why am I always stuck playing the supporting role!?"

She glared towards the camera. "What kind of gigs are you bringing me, Producer!? Why is a top idol like me getting booked for so much junk!?" She began to stomp her feet. "Ugh…! I was so close! Don't you forget about this, piggy! Or you, Eri! I haven't given up yet… This is definitely not the end of this, you hear me!?"

Elizabeth screamed and thrashed about in anger. All she wanted was to kill Eri, Tamamo and Altera so she can have Kouta! Is that so bad!?

'A long time later'

Kouta deadpanned ahead as he stood in front of his throne. Standing in front of him, on either side of the red carpet, and glaring at each other with the glory of a thousand suns, were Eri and Tamamo.

Eri cracked her knuckles. "Finally… this day has come, Tamamo."

Tamamo puffed out her already impressive chest and smirked at Eri. "Hmph, I knew it would come t this someday. We'll never see eye to eye. There's no other way. Strange that we can only agree that we can never agree."

Eri glared harder, the fires of passion erupting in her eyes. "I agree. There are two of us, but only one of our beloved Praetor. Perhaps this fate was unavoidable from the moment we merged into one…"

Kouta sighed. 'How did it come to this?' Kouta attempts to think of something to say, something to calm them down. SE RA PH has finally become peaceful, possibly it's never even been this peaceful before. So it's wrong to fight like this. 'I've told them over and over that they are both my irreplaceable partners, but… It looks like they can't even hear me right now. The scene unfolding in front of me right now is truly the beginning of the end. It's the day of reckoning. It's the day of destiny. Two of the world's strongest, classiest ladies, sinking down to a mud-slinging contest.'

Eri waved her hand towards Kouta. "Do not interfere, my Praetor! This is for your sake as well! And so… I shall give it my all!" Eri powered up her Noble Phantasm, red flames of passion surrounding her. "Feast your eyes upon my talents! Hear the thundering applause! The glory of the imperium stands before you! Behold the sight of luscious fruits! Feast your eyes upon the Golden Dinner Table!"

Tamamo powered up as well, purple magic swirling around her dangerously. "…No, I will not allow it! I will unleash by Noble Phantasm, Danjuro-Approved Kyoto Cooking!" Tamamo shouted out, her tail wagging behind her and ears twitching cutely.

Suddenly, a blushing Kouta was sitting at a giant table, with Eri to his right and Tamamo to his left. On Eri's side, she prepared a banquet fit for a Roman Emperor, to stick to her roman theme. Tamamo's side was filled to the brim with traditional Japanese dishes, all made to perfect quality. Eri was clutching Kouta's arm and using her other hand to pick food up to feed to Kouta. Tamamo snuggled up to him, purring and blushing as she used some chopsticks to feed him her food.

While he was embarrassed, he was having the time of his life.

Eri looked excitedly to him. "My Praetor, surely you understand! First, you will feast upon my culinary delights!"

Tamamo looked up and stared at Kouta, even as she spoke to Eri. "it is inelegant to force yourself on others, Ms Eri. My poor, tired Husband would no doubt prefer a delicate Kyoto dish to some massive feast."

Eri glared at her. "A massive feast is exactly what my Praetor needs! After all, my Roman culinary delights are sure to satisfy in both quality and quantity!"

Tamamo glared back. "Excuse me, that wasn't a compliment! That was a Tamamo-style insult! Oh, ah, please do not trouble yourself over this, dear." Tamamo said the last bit as lovingly as possible to Kouta, a physical heart appearing as she spoke with such love and devotion.

Kouta sighed. 'So it begins... I knew that they'd shut themselves into the kitchen t the crack of dawn, and were fussing over this and that while getting something ready. But I never could have imagined that this is what they had planned.'

Kouta looked down. "They both look great. Both Roman and Japanese dishes, both different, both scrumptious." He said nervously.

Tamamo looked back up at him wryly. "Oh, my dearest, are you trying to coddle us both?"

Eri looked up at him as well. "'Both different, both scrumptious', is it?" She asked, copying his voice. "Beautiful words indeed. I accept your praise." She smiled up at him.

Tamamo gasped. "Ms Eri!? Don't let your face wilt with such an unseemly smile! Even you shouldn't fall for flattery THAT easily! I didn't come this far to have it end in a draw. It's time to settle who's the perfect wife, the main wife. So here and now, it ends…"

Eri glared at her. "Do not misunderstand me, Tamamo. I was only expressing my thanks for my Praetor's words. Of course I have no intention of abandoning this fight!"

Kouta sighed. 'Oh, so that's how it is…?'

Tamamo chuckled. "…I'm glad, Ms Eri. I wish you'd said that sooner, ohoho…" She laughed haughtily.

Eri replicated the laugh as the two of them glared, before Tamamo laughed haughtily again. "Ohohoh. Yes, how exhilarating! This is the greatest battle two women ever fought… Now, let us face off!" Tamamo smiled seductively up at Kouta. "So, my dear. Please begin by sampling my dishes. A hot pot of mizuna, oysters, and tofu, grilled Unagi and lightly-grilled Anago, mixed rice baked with matsutake mushroom and clarified soup."

Tamamo went on. "Naturally, I have some obanzai to rest your palate on, and for dessert I have a dish called Namayatsuhashi. This… this is my special Kyoto Cooking! Now, now, my dear Husband, please help yourself to these fine, Ichikawa Danjuro II-approved dishes. I've even prepared seconds!"

Eri's confidence wavered slightly. "Oh, so even Danjuro would covet this…? That is…"

Kouta breathed deeply. "This really looks delicious. It smells wonderful. I can tell that you spent a lot of time preparing this, thank you Tamamo. Well, then…"

Just before Kouta began to dig in, Eri stopped him. "No, no, my Praetor, just wait a minute! First of all, I must insist that you taste my dishes first! My dishes are equally splendid! This is my Cena Royal Cooking! Indeed, only the best wine and the best cuisine are suitable for the royal couple of Rome on SE RA PH!"

Tamamo paused for a second as she looked around Eri's side to see the large array of alcoholic beverages. "…Excuse me, Ms Eri? Is my Husband going to be able to handle that much alcohol?"

Eri smiled arrogantly. "This is where we reap the bounties of SE RA PH. In light of where we are, I have prepared us a non-alcoholic wine."

Tamamo gasped in fear. "Ah! I could have done that! …Tamamo has failed… I will have to learn from your skills and experience…"

Eri's smile widened as she gazed up at her Praetor. "Now, let me introduce you to the dishes I have prepared. A rice porridge with plenty of olive oil, plus golden-roasted cheese with honey on the side. Naturally, instead of using chickenpeas, I have added lentils! Bread is also delicious, but an old favorite, rice porridge cannot be beat! I also have grapes harvested from a recently discovered forest area! I will cut you slices of roasted Trojan pig myself. Yes, by my very own hand! I even have roasted peacock for you!" Eri said as she pointed out each dish, it looked like a feast from a storybook. "I've also made freshly-roasted foie gras… Ah, and salt-roasted escargot is also particularly delightful. Now, take this…" Eri lifted up the escargot.

Tamamo glanched. "Eh!? Are you going to eat that snail!?"

Eri almost dropped it at Tamamo's outburst. "What are you complaining about, fox? Your kind eats bugs and snails all the time!"

Tamamo gave a cute 'meep' before glaring all the harder. "Heavens me! The adorable and charming Tamamo would never eat a bug!"

Eri came back with "What, are you trying to deny the beauty and freedom of the simple fox, foraging for food in the wild?"

"Why are you suddenly on the foxes' side!? Ugh, what are you even thinking!?" Tamamo raged.

Eri turned back to Kouta. "My Praetor, the matter of foxes aside, you should avail yourself to these sweets as well. I even have honey-soaked palacsinta for you."

Tamamo paused a second as she thought through the name. "P-Placenta…!? I mean, I… I've heard it's good for your skin…"

Eri paused as well. "Oh. Is that true?"

Kouta looked between them. 'Oh, wait, 'palacsinta'. Yeah, sliiight difference there. Moving on…'

"In any matter, help yourself to whatever strikes your fancy, my Praetor! After all, I have obviously won this battle from the start."

"Now how could I ignore a remark like that? You think you can just declare victory? Flavor notwithstanding, have I not obviously beaten you in presentation?"

Eri gazed over Tamamo's side. "Hm… I cannot deny that her Japanese cooking is beautiful. Delicate, even. But so delicate that it cannot sate my beastly appetite! Take a look at my dishes. Meat! Oil! Fruit! A decadent display that would make even a completely gorged gladiator come running! 'All roads lead to Rome.' You've heard the saying, yes? It means all cultures and all civilisations lead to Rome as well! The moment you chose Kyoto Cooking, this fight was decided in my favour! Kyoto Cooking is, in and of itself, culture and civilisation!"

"Excuse me? What kind of logic is that!? I mean, you're trying so hard to force a square peg into a round hole that even I'm amazed! You, of all people, talking about culture and civilisation? Don't make me laugh!"

'I don't really get what Eri is going on about, but…hmm. Civilisation, huh?'

Kouta put both of his hands up. "No, no, no. Stop it, both of you. Don't you want to dig in before it gets cold?"

Eri turned to him. "Now see here, my Praetor. This is all because that one will not admit to my victory…"

"Oh, but sweetheart… surely you must see how Ms Eri is…"

Eri got angry at Tamamo. "…Do not copy me!"

Tamamo got angry as well. "…Don't you copy me!?"

'Oh, will they just cut it out…?'

A different voice rose up. "…'Civilisation'?"

The three of them looked down to Kouta's crotch, where little Altera had crawled under the table, and was now peaking up at all the food. She sat back on Kouta's lap and looked around. "…Is cooking a good civilisation, or a bad civilisation?"

Eri, Kouta and Tamamo were at a loss for words. They didn't hear the girl walk in. Eri gulped. "Altera-chan. I have your food set aside, so f-for now… Well, my Praetor and I need to spend a bit of time together, so… I'm sorry, but…"

Altera looked adorably up at Eri. "I can't be here?"

Tamamo interrupted. "Excuse me, you aren't the only ones here. My heavenly self also graces this room with her presence. Don't forget."

Altera looked up at Tamamo. "Was I bad, Tamamo?"

She blushed a little. "Oh, ah, you see, it's just that your timing is a bit off, and, well, we're in the middle of a battle of the century, so if you could please briefly excuse yourself…" Altera stared at the table. "Um… hmm? Excuse me, Altera-chan? Why are you so quiet?"

"…It looks yummy. The food on the left and the food on the right both look so yummy. Is this… Is this civilisation? One's a good civilisation… One's a bad civilisation… But they both look so yummy…"

Eri leans down to the girl. "Altera-chan, listen well to me. There are no 'bad civilisations' anywhere in the world. All of them represent the culmination of human care and effort. And because of this, all these dishes are delicious and good for you. Tamamo and I can personally guarantee it. Right, Tamamo? You have no complaints, I trust?"

Altera picked up a dish and smiled up at the three of them. Tamamo sighed before smiling. "…Well, if we don't have a choice… If this is how it's going to be, then yes, both are equally lovely. The very, VERY best in flavour and nutrition. We both put our all into our menus for our Husband. There's not a single evil thing within them. So please, eat to your heart's content."

"Um, so, it's okay if I eat it too?" Altera asked, looking into the bowl she had in her hands.

Tamamo smirked. "I did say so, didn't I?"

Eri smirked as well. "Yes, I don't suppose there's any way around it, now that she's seen it all. Tamamo, it seems we will have to call this match a draw after all. Perhaps we have both lost, in a sense. I could not proudly call myself the Roman Emperor while withholding food from a hungry, innocent little girl! That would be cruel even by fox standards!"

"And what exactly is that supposed to mean? ...Never mind, don't answer that." Tamamo says before bringing up some food and popping it into her mouth.

…And with that, the epic battle draws to a close. 'That's fine. I've been kept waiting for so long that I'm hungry too. And besides, there's no way that I could finish this huge pile of food all by myself. Of course, since it's the four of us here in the same room, I'm not sure we'll all get along perfectly, although I do wish we could.'

Altera smiles radiantly up at them. "…Okay. I'm gonna eat now." She brought up a spoon and began to munch down on the rice porridge.

Eri pointed to the roof in a dramatic fashion. "UMU! Let us partake of the feast!"

Back in the slowly disappearing Zero Dark, an orange energy formed together, and a fully reformed Izuku Archimedes Midoriya appeared, floating in the air and staring at the empty space that once housed Velber II.

He floated down to the ground, and stared silently at the empty space. He was now fully dressed. He had brown and black tight robes on, with a large chain dangling from the left side of his waist. "Velber II… Confirmed to be completely destroyed."

Izuku looked around. "So the Quantum Time Lock has already occurred. A truly disappointing ending, but I cannot go back and fix things beyond this point. Human civilisation, the tenacity of the gods, and the functions of the moon… To think they would call in a miracle with the Umbral Star's own power." Izuku said calmly as he rubbed his chin. "Even though humans are defective creatures, I can accept that result… This is your victory."

"But the main body of the Umbral Star will eventually…"

Izuku held out his hand… and deep within the night sky… millions of billions of light years away, further away than a billion galaxies. A single dark orange star lit up in the night. The Umbral Star.

"…Makes its way here…"

"…O Star of Destruction, please guide me… to the true wisdom that lies somewhere far beyond…"