I know that I said that the Six Heroes never existed in the previous chapter, but I finally found a way to incorporate it.

So ... let's pretend that things are still canon-ish.

Yuura blinked as he stared at the information.

This is all messed up, he thought. I never learned Eldorobe when I mastered Grief Revenant. Also, didn't I master Abyssal Depletion before gaining the power of Will Beyond Death?

Seria frowned. She knew that there was something wrong as soon as she heard all the messed up information. Judging from Yuura's look, he knew it too. However, she wanted to test him out.

"So, punk," she sneered. "You up for it?"

Yuura gave her a sideways glance before smirking.

"Bring it on, Seria."

The two groups walked into the arena, and stood at opposing sides. Standing at the foot of one of the pillars each, they felt a surge of energy rush through them as they touched it.

(As of now, the five opponents will be in their five star forms, for plot's sake)

Seria, Lugina, Paris, Karl, and Phoenix vs. Yuura, Selena, Vargas, Lance, and Eze

"Hey Seria," growled Lugina. "What's with the kids? Weren't we done?"

"Shut it, Mosshead. We're just testing the kids out. Especially the black haired guy. There's something strange about his appearance. I feel as if I remember him from the tales of Grand Gaia but I don't know."

Lugina scoffed. "Well, if we haven't heard of him before, then he can't be all too famous, can he?" He looked at Yuura. "Still, I gotta admit, just by feeling his aura, he's the biggest threat out of all of them. Might even be a threat to me."

Seria rode on Phoenix, while Karl, Paris, and Lugina settled into a tripartite formation in front of her, with Paris in the middle.

Vargas, Lance, and Eze dashed outwards first while Selena stayed by Yuura, giving him time to prepare an attack.

"Weak," smirked Lugina as he parried away Vargas's attack. "What's the matter, punk? Can't hit me?"

Vargas grinned back before suddenly attacking with renewed force. "I'm not done yet!"

A red aura surrounded him and the temperature slowly rose as his attacks grew faster and harder. "Feel the flames of my soul, my burning passion for victory! Flare Ride!"

Vargas slammed his blade on Lugina's, flames dancing around him and giving him no chance to recover, allowing Vargas to deliver a solid hit.

"Not bad, kid," grinned Lugina. "But not good enough. Although you hit well enough, play time's over. You should be grateful that I'm letting you see a glimpse of my power.

He settled into a fencing stance and roared. "I am the king of blades, the lord of this territory! All of the earth is my domain, and so I am its lord!"

He charged at Vargas, locking blades with him. "Ground Rock!"

As the two clashed, the earth around Lugina shook and trembled under his fierce attacks. Stones tore from the ground and flung themselves at Vargas, although the nimble fencer managed to evade most of them. Despite this, a few clipped him, giving Lugina a chance to rush him.

Lugina soon overpowered Vargas, but Vargas quickly regained his ground and the two matched blades again.

"Well," drawled Karl. "I'm not sure why I'm here exactly, but a fight's a fight. Let's go, kid."

Eze cackled before swing his sword at Karl, who dodged it swiftly.

"Slow," frowned Karl. "You hit hard, maybe even harder than Lugina, but your swings are too flashy and take too long to attack. Watch."

Karl slashed his axe at Eze, catching him by surprise. He swung again, and Lance ended up on his butt.

"C'mon," he grinned. "I know that's not all you've got, blondie. Hit me with you best shot."

Eze's spirit was undiminished. He charged and power began coursing through the air, causing Karl's hair to start to tingle, irritating him.

"After I left the mines, I trained relentlessly with this blade to become the best demon slayer around. Although you're a good opponent, I consider no one my equal! With rivals like Lance and Vargas around, I'll never fall back! Feel my conviction! Thunder Expulsion!"

Eze soared into the air, going into Karl's blind spot before slamming his sword on Karl. karl was caught unprepared and sent skidding but the experienced warrior got his bearings soon enough.

"Nice!" grinned Karl. "You have some serious potential! But I'm afraid it's not enough. I've had to train my way form the bottom up, even with the help of Grah. But that's okay. I want people to see my true strength, that I don't need the help of a renowned figure to help me out."

He roared, and a blue aura encased him, in the form of a demon.

"Cursed Blue Slash!"

Karl rushed Lance, who took the full brunt of the attack. However, the swordsman was not finished, as he managed to land a solid blow on Karl in retaliation.

Paris and Lance stared at each other before shaking their heads at the situation.

"Agree to pretend this never happened?" asked Lance.

"Yes."

Selena blinked at seeing the two opponents in front of her. Despite the rather overwhelming odds, she placed faith in Yuura being able to salvage them and readied her stance.

Phoenix looked down at her before snorting slightly. "A child? Seria, this is not a battle, this is a massacre."

Seria rolled her eyes before directing Phoenix to attack. It shrieked before diving at Selena.

Selena jumped up to meet it, before suddenly twisting in midair. As she twirled around Phoenix, she trailed her blade behind her, lacerating Phoenix.

Phoenix was surprised by the attack and slowly lost altitude as it coped with it's wounds. Seria's eye twitched at how Phoenix was grounded so easily before jumping off.

"You're useless," she grumbled before launching into an whirlwind of attacks against Selena, who struggled to avoid them.

Meanwhile, Yuura was slowly storing up his strength before he felt a familiar burst of energy. He rushed forward, and brought his spirits upon Phoenix, immobilizing it while also preventing it from healing.

Without losing any momentum, he raised his staff and uttered, before a group of stunned warriors,

"I am lord of souls, he who commands the dead! Heed my call, spirits, and obey my command! Grief Revenant! Awaken!"

The souls around him slowly started swirling faster before coalescing into an wraith. Shrieking, it launched itself at the enemies, shadowy tendrils assaulting them.

Karl gasped for air as he slowly fell to the ground. The sheer force of the attack had weakened him beyond anything he could have imagined.

(If this doesn't seem feasible, let's remember, his six star BB is 260% but 7 star is 480%. Also, as you can see, he is apparently between 6 star and 7 star, so that would make his BB multiplier around 370%. Also, to anyone who has ever faced Yuura in arena, if the BB ever activates, you best pray for angel buff)

Paris, Lugina, Phoenix, and Seria were also forced down by the Brave Burst.

The opposing team has been rendered helpless. Therefore, the winners are Yuura, Selena, Vargas, Lance, and Eze

Yuura sighed before smirking. Seeing his exhausted companions, he was fondly reminded of his friends in his past life.

Why, Ark? Why?

Seria then stood up before looking at the five, a strange look in her eyes. "Come with me, it's time I showed you all something."

The group followed her, not knowing her intentions. She led them through the capital before stopping before a building.

"There's an asshole who works here, but try not to let him get under your nerves. With any luck, we won't need to talk to him, but that's unlikely."

As the six entered the building, Yuura's eyebrows rose slightly at the unfamiliar technology. What had he missed?

"Well, well, what do have we here?"

A man with blue hair arrived, an arrogant smirk on his face.

"Shut it, Noel," growled Seria, before regaining a neutral face. "I think it's time to complete Avant's second order."

Vargas's eyes widened at the mention of his father's name while Noel raised an eyebrow.

"Really? Well, he did place more faith in you than anyone else, so I guess I might as well do so. By the way, you want me to bring the other two as well?"

"Yes."

As Noel left, Vargas immediately went in front of Seria. "What do you mean by dad's order?"

Seria sighed before looking at Eze.

"You stated in the match that you once left the mines. How long ago do you think it was?"

Eze frowned before scratching his head. "Well, my common sense, however small it is, says that I left about two years ago. However, it feels so long ago, almost like a distant memory."

Seria nodded. "Tell me, do the names Magress and Atro strike anything?"

The four paused. "They do seem familiar," said Lance. "But why? I don't think any of us have ever met them before."

"Just wait until they get there, I don't want to repeat things."

Soon enough, Noel returned with two warriors, a blonde swordsman and a knight in heavy armor.

"You seem familiar," muttered the knight. "Have we met before?" He was responded with the four's head shaking.

Seria scanned the group of 8 before sighing.

"I'm going to say this once, so no interruptions until I'm done, alright?

"You were all once known as the Six Heroes. Not here, but in Grand Gaia.

"You were unstoppable, representing humanity's last hope against the gods.

"With you by their side, humans slowly took down the gods one by one.

"That is, until the traitor of humans arrived and slaughtered you one by one. Ark."

Yuura's eyes widened at the name of his former comrade before narrowing them.

Is that why Shida wanted me to kill him? But then again, what about Karna Masta?

"He hired a group of six to weaken you before finishing it. It was horrifying. Humanity's last stand had fallen, to a man no less.

"After you all died, Grand Gaia was lost. Lucius then formed this world, Elgaia, for us to live in and gave us a way to return. Others, however, were immortal by godly intervention and thus could transition safely.

"Avant, after he heard of your deaths, was brought your blade, Dandelga, to continue your mission. But what could one person do? Before he succumbed to his wounds, he sent for people to gather your weapons, so that he could at least bring you together once more.

"Little did he know that he would eventually reincarnate through Lucius's intervention. Thankfully, he still kept your weapons, and thus they were not lost.

"A while later, your father met me while I was hunting beasts. He aided me, and eventually we formed an oath of siblingry - thus making me your aunt by title.

"Your father never stopped looking for you. Eventually, he found you, unconscious, and brought you back home. As for how the other 5 came back, I do not know.

"Afterwards, your father decided he had to leave for who knows whatever reason. Before leaving, he asked Noel to form a blade that was similar to Dandelga and left me a list of things he wished for me to accomplish.

"The first was to look after you and your friends like you were my nephews and nieces. The second was to return your weapons to you. His third and final wish was to let you join our Grand Gaia expedition.

"Basically, this is something we've planned for a while, to reclaim Grand Gaia from the Fallen Gods who took possession of it. i'll leave it to you to decide whether you want to come or not.

"Now, come. I'll bring you over to your weapons."

The group followed Seria deeper into the building. Noel entered numerous pass codes and soon six weapons appeared.

"The blade that burned eternally, Dandelga.

"The sword that struck as hard and fast as lightning, Batootha.

"The pike that protected its master to the end, Drevas.

"The sword as fast and fluid as water, Lexida.

"The blade that smote those that opposed its wielder, Urias.

"The lance that was drowned in blood, Leomurg."

The Six Heroes stepped up to receive their weapons. Upon receiving it, they felt a massive headache strike them and soon fell unconscious.

"It's to be expected," sighed Noel. "Those weapons practically have souls inside of them, so it's probably the memory transfer."

"What will you do now, Yuura?" asked Seria. "You know of their past, how will you react?"

"How can I find Shida?"

And done for now. PM me for any plot issues and I will be happy to resolve them.