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What the nine saw struck terror into their very beings. Shuji cackled. "Didn't I say you wouldn't be leaving this place alive?"

A mess of ebon limbs, hands wielding razor-sharp daggers with one holding a death-like visage. A masked woman possessing hair shooting out in black and white—purple too—that altered with the rest of her body with each half the color of the other who wore an elegant skirt below the letters B and J on her bosom. A plump lady adorned in a collar consisted of cream peacock feathers bearing golden spots above cerulean garments which barely fit across her huge sable stomach that had a bleached cloth around it. A tall broad-framed man bearing obsidian armor with a crimson cross across it that was the same as a scarlet cape on his shoulders who had a sword. A horrifically deformed monster sporting many legs clad in high-heels belonging to an obese creature who appeared to be sitting on a warped chair which had limbs and a face that resembled a twisted mockery of a cross with a multitude of real ones circling it. A huge bleeding heart wrapped in golden stripes with pinions attached. A huge armored tank equipped with four caterpillar tracked wheels, all ready to run over whatever comes in its path. A helmed cherub-like being holding a huge gun. A creepy quadrupedal creature who was more machine than beast. A golden mechanical horse. An elegant maiden dressed in a cream dress surrounded by beautiful roses and wire mesh. A beefy bloke hanging from a cross suspended by strings attached to rings that had five angelic wings each. Each had manifested from the twelve holes, towering high above all. It was a wonder upon wonders that any of them could even fit in the room. Or that none of them had smashed through the ceiling.

To say the witnesses were absolutely awestruck would be putting it lightly. Far too lightly. Several steps were taken back at the sight of the looming, ominous entities. "W-What are they?!" Yukari cried out.

"They look to be on a whole other level than the Shadows we just fought!" Mitsuru screamed.

Chuckling drew all eyes to the source of that harrowing sound. "That's because these aren't ordinary Shadows." Ikutsuki smirked. "These are Full Moon Shadows, figments of Death itself! The Arcana Magician, Arcana Priestess, Arcana Empress, Arcana Emperor, Arcana Hierophant, Arcana Lovers, Arcana Chariot, Arcana Justice, Arcana Hermit, Arcana Fortune, Arcana Strength, and Arcana Hanged Man are Nyx incarnate!"

"These Shadows are named after twelve of the Major Arcana themselves." Makoto commented. "These foes must be no laughing matter."

Tremors overtook Naruto as blue eyes frantically flicked between each enemy. "Why do we have to take on such powerful enemies when we're so badly outnumbered?!"

"Dobe." That telltale insult drew the intended's attention to a certain someone. Sasuke scoffed. "This isn't a 4/3 to 1 battle, it's a 12 to 9 one."

Itachi nodded. "We're all working together and will back each other up." The corner of his lips drew up. "Besides, we have beaten such odds before with Team Flare, remember?"

"But we had many Pokémon on our side at that time!" The Uzumaki protested. "We might have beaten all those Shadows before with our Evokers, but I get the feeling these ones will be a lot more difficult to defeat!"

The Kirijo stepped in, having gathered her resolve as had the others. "We might not have the powers of those mysterious creatures called Pokémon, but we do have our own." She gestured to her own weapon. "Like the Uchiha brothers said, we're fighting as a team. We can use our different strengths to cover any potential weak spots we might have and protect all of us."

"None of us will let the other get hurt." Minako declared.

Akihiko pumped his fist. "We'll retaliate with full force!"

"We will not forgive our enemies for any harm they cause." A sole silver hue narrowed as Yuki glared at said enemies.

Takeba giggled. "Count on it!"

"ARF! ARF!" Don't leave Koromaru out. I mean, who could resist those reassuring eyes?

Naruto sure couldn't. "Yoshi." The blond's gaze was unwavering as he stared at the creatures before them. "Let's do this!" His Evoker shot up with eight others.

"About time! I was starting to grow bored!" Shuji faked a yawn before turning to his minions, snapping his fingers. "Finish these fools off!"

The Arcana Magician was the first to do so. "Stand your ground!" All did as Mitsuru commanded, eyes trained on the daggers held by each lanky limb, dodging each slash by a hairbreadth.

"You're done." The impeccable accuracy of Itachi's firing struck each of the blades, causing the creature to flinch as it was thrown back, momentarily stunned.

And that moment was taken advantage of. "You're through!" Makoto and Minako fired first, the trails flying in their bullets' wakes gaining the ability to halt any further movements. Following immediately afterwards, Sanada aimed at the nemesis, his own amplifying the strength of the barriers. The lightning-fast shots rocketing from Yukari's Evoker made the defense perfect while Mitsuru's distracted the foe as it attempted to recover, punishing it horribly as bursts of immense pain ricocheted across its body. The torment was far from over as Sasuke dealt his justice, the pin-point precision of Itachi's next assault combining with his brother's to make the victim writhe in total agony. The blinding flash originating from Naruto's weapon rendered the target completely helpless and combined with the resulting impacts from his own and Koromaru's pistols, the Arcana Magician was as good as dead. And actually was if the thousands of black specks flying about were any indication.

"Ha! That was easier than I thought!" Naruto exclaimed as he blew the smoke rising from the muzzle of his gun, smug smile directed at Shuji. "Maybe these Full Moon Shadows are not all they are cracked up to be."

But that smug smile was wiped off the instant the flaxen caught the disturbing smirk spreading across the man's face. "The Arcana Magician was the weakest of the bunch, being on par with your average Shadow only with more power." As though to prove his point, the Arcana Priestess had decided to creep up at that moment, staring at the nine with nothing but contempt.

"Our work has only just begun!" Following Akihiko's declaration, the nine separated, surrounding the abbess. Sensing the imminent danger, the kahuna swept a hand, summoning an army of Muttering Tiaras. "Let's do this!" The pooch pounced the procession, blasting them to bits and pieces before they could even react. The cleric attempted to retaliate by appearing to blow kisses that were actually deathly mists only for it to fail as Yukari deflected the hazes, Mitsuru's bullets delivering a devastating counterattack that the target simply could not foresee. Arisato leapt into the action, her shots becoming unusually powerful, finishing the Arcana Priestess off.

Yet the battle was far from over; the Arcana Empress and Arcana Emperor saw to that. However, before either could stab at anyone, Naruto jumped in, the blinding brilliance of his shot rendering the pair immobile before knocking them back several feet with the resulting impact. It was a wonder upon wonders nothing in the room had been crushed or was sent flying. Especially when an encore had been performed courtesy of Akihiko, only stronger. It seemed as though the royal duo had been defeated. Seemed...

"NANI?!" The vibrant light enveloping the couple caught the fighters off-guard, Takeba barely managing to block the oncoming burst of blackness from the female monarch and the wild swings of the sword from the male. The crimson slash from the king nearly caught the nine, nearly slicing them in half.

Sasuke took no more crap from the two. "Prepare yourselves." He administered his justice, paralyzing the pair in agonizing pain as he unloaded magazine upon magazine on them. The Arcana Empress could not withstand the ruthless onslaught, dissolving into black specks as she perished.

With his partner dead, the Arcana Emperor would grow weaker, right? Wrong. Too bad the regal grew more and more berserk, more and more reckless in his actions. And too bad he became more adept in blocking his opponents' offenses. All hopes were lost, right? Once again, wrong.

"Here goes nothing." You wouldn't believe what went on next if you hadn't seen it for yourself; Itachi fired in all directions, some of the bullets seeming to miss their mark...or not as the shooter shot bullets at those bullets with inhuman speed and precision, causing them to ricochet, all bullets piercing the target at vital spots, bypassing all defenses the creature had had. It was no surprise that the Arcana Emperor had died only seconds later, dissipating completely.

The Arcana Hierophant was next. However, the being did not make their assault easy as she casted wave upon wave of lightless lightning onto the nine, them barely able to dodge the barrage. And that wasn't all. "What the?!" The ebon smog that had diffused from the beast ensnared the group in its grasp, slowing their movements. Uh oh. This isn't good. Mitsuru frowned. "Now we can't advance nor evade as easily!"

"Don't worry." She turned to face Makoto as he pointed his Evoker up, firing skywards. The resulting trail surrounded him and his friends, oncoming static absorbed into the cloud. "Now we won't be electrocuted."

Minako beamed. "Alright!" Both Fools subsequently locked onto the current foe, their shots paralyzing her. Any and all counterattacks were deflected by Yukari as the rest joined the two in assailing the enemy, raining an endless shower of bullets upon her. The diverting devastating blasts. The enhanced encores of said effects. The forceful shockwaves. The blinding bursts. The unbearable agony of piercing metal. The absolutely accurate snipes. All of it was too much for the poor Arcana Hierophant as she at last succumbed to her injuries, killed on the spot.

The Arcana Lovers came afterwards. However, it was surprisingly agile, able to dodge attacks with ease. Most attacks, but not Itachi's of course. It just couldn't elude that pin-point precision after all. But that doesn't mean the creature was down for the count. "Qu'est-ce que l?!" Let's just say no one expected the sudden hearts to spontaneously appear above their heads, abruptly detonating. And let's just say no one had expected to be blown back from the collective impact. And then there were the arrows...

"OH NO YOU DON'T!" And then the arrows proceeded to vanish, having been obliterated by retaliating ammo.

Guess who shot them? "Yukari?!" Mitsuru was shocked beyond belief.

"DON'T YOU DARE HURT MY FRIENDS!" All watched in utter astonishment as the girl proceeded to batter the beast in bullets that were nothing more than a blur, tearing hole upon hole upon hole into the tissues faster than the eye could see, the muscle having beat its last at the end of it all as it fell under cardiac arrest.

A mouth was a perfect circle. "Incroyable..." To say Mitsuru was absolutely astounded would be a massive understatement.

"I'm stronger than I look you know!" Yukari giggled. And indeed she is.

Naruto snickered. "This isn't as bad as I thought! We're taking down these Full Moon Shadows like they're nothing!" A wide grin spread across his mouth as arms folded behind his head. "Team Flare was harder to fight off after all!"

"You haven't seen anything yet." All attention was drawn to the source of that voice as said source snapped his fingers, two more foes stepping forward. "The Arcana Chariot and Arcana Justice are on a whole other level!" The nine watched as the latter descended onto the former, the two appearing to fuse.

The group was at the ready. "Let's go!" All followed Mitsuru's command as they assumed battle stances, studying the pair's movements incessantly. The turret fired round upon round of ammunition, all of which was dodged. The fighters then proceeded to advance, going all out as they fired a seemingly endless shower of bullets. The two were done for, right? Wrong.

"What the?!" And then they watched as one became two once more, the vehicle rearing up on its hind wheels as the angel-like being took to the air. But that wasn't the worst of it; the nine barely evaded the raining columns of light yet still had to avoid being run over by the tank. Yeesh. That wasn't easy in the slightest. It was a miracle of miracles none of them had been impaled or crushed. Or both.

The dog had had enough. "GRRRRRRRRRRR!" Koromaru pounced the cherub, firing round upon round at point blank, the target appearing to have been killed by that assault.

"DODGE!" However, the pooch had been swatted away by the machine, forced to release his hold on his target. Who subsequently came back to life.

And in no time resuming its assault. "WHAT?!"

"Don't falter!" The fighters did as the Kirijo said, holding their ground. Naruto then leapt forward, ceaselessly shooting down the vehicle which seemed to break down. Too bad it restarted again shortly after the Uzumaki was chased off.

Sasuke tched. "It's as though one can bring the other back to life."

"Why that is what's happening!" All heads whooshed toward Shuji as he cackled at what was unfolding before him. "As long as one remains alive, both are immortal!"

Itachi quickly caught on. "So that means we must defeat both simultaneously." As if on cue, the Arcana Justice once again settled upon the Arcana Chariot, combining once more. "Now's our chance!" Once again the nine went all out against the duo.

"Good luck with that..." Again with the ominous snickering.

Try as they might, no matter how much or how long the group had fired, it appeared that the pair was no closer to death than they were before. Akihiko growled. "Why won't they die?!"

"Just how powerful are they?!" Yukari cried out.

Makoto growled. "Too powerful."

"This isn't good..." Minako muttered.

Mitsuru glared. "They can't be infallible! Nothing is!"

"GRRRRRRRRRRRR!" Koromaru was no less frustrated than the rest.

Sasuke snarled at Ikutsuki. "Did you lie to us?!"

"Maybe I did, maybe I didn't." That sure doesn't help.

Itachi tsked. "It seems that way."

"Maybe we have to kill both separately!" All attention was magnetically drawn to the source of that voice. Naruto continued. "Let's try destroying both of them at the same time the next time they separate!"

The other eight exchanged a sole glance before looking back, each giving a single nod. "Let's try it." As if on cue once more, the pair once again split into two, two entities staring them down for the third time.

And no one hesitated. Makoto and Minako started it off, their blasts rendering the twain temporarily immobile. Yukari's shots deflected every attempt at countering while Mitsuru's diverted their focus, punishing them horribly for doing so. Naruto kept them from being able to see Sasuke's and Koromaru's barrages, them not even knowing where the bullets came from. Nor did they know where the relentless shower that struck every possible place originated at. We all know where...from Itachi.

And with Akihiko's enhanced encore of the ones before him, the Arcana Chariot and Arcana Justice simply stood no chance. Especially since they weren't together.

But that wasn't the end of that. "RUN!" The nine barely leapt away in time as lightning poured from the ceiling, smoke sizzling only inches away from each. The Arcana Hermit crept forward, static gathering around it. Akihiko growled. "We've got to be careful around this thing or else we'll be electrocuted!" As if on cue, even more electricity struck from above, spiraling in a circle.

"I got it!" Yukari aimed, firing straight at the voltage...which went past those shots as though they were nothing.

The targets scarcely avoided being burnt to a crisp. Mitsuru frowned. "Those bolts must not be able to be blocked!"

"Let's try something else then." She watched as Makoto fired at a spot on the floor only inches from the beast itself, them all witnessing as further current was diverted to that single place. "That bullet will act as a lightning rod so the bolts will be redirected."

Minako quirked a brow. "Why didn't you just aim at the Arcana Hermit itself?"

"I didn't want to take the risk." A chin was scratched. "It seems as though it is immune to electricity and in fact, electricity would actually make it stronger."

Naruto was confused. "Couldn't it just touch the bullet then?" All heads turned as the creature did just that...only for nothing to happen.

"The electricity is drained and nothing can stop its flow, even the source itself." The explainer shrugged. That was made evident by the fact that a particularly strong strike had been sucked in and nullified. On the spot.

Sasuke sighed, stepping forward. "Less talking and more fighting." BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! Total agony could not even begin to describe the torment the beast was in, hole upon hole punched into its flesh, the wires that had once been attached to it cackling as they were short-circuited.

"Let's finish this!" The rest followed Itachi's lead as he began targeting all the weak points with impeccable accuracy, assailing the fiend endlessly. With its electricity unable to do anything, the Arcana Hermit was simply helpless as the shower raged on, finally put out of its misery upon death.

However, as soon as the fallen had vanished, Arcana Strength and Arcana Fortune went to replace it, the former casting a shield on the latter. "Crap!" Make that an impenetrable shield. None of them could leave a scratch on it after all.

"I guess we must target Arcana Strength first then." The nine redirected their attention to the mentioned, crosshairs on her. However, no matter how much they fired, it seemed as though they couldn't land a single mark.

But that was the least of their surprises. "What is that?!" A humongous spinner suddenly crashed down from the heavens, dial spinning wildly. It was not as it seemed though...

"That's one of Arcana Fortune's signature moves." All turned to Ikutsuki as he continued speaking. "Tell it to stop, and the wheel will stop at a certain place."

Mitsuru was suspicious. "Why would Shuji be giving us advice?" She was immediately on guard. "Is this a trap?!"

"We won't know until we find out!" Naruto stepped forward. "STOP!" The spinner slowed, at last halting on a red panel.

Wait red panel?! "AHHHH!" The ground seemed to wobble under the group's feet only moments later, swaying to and fro.

"That result must have made us dizzy." Itachi spoke amidst the confusion. "The red panels must cause negative effects on us." The world had yet to still. The female took advantage of their dilemma, rushing forward...only to be stopped by pin-point accurate shots.

The Uzumaki was in awe. "You were able to aim perfectly while being dazed?! Whoa!"

"Now's not the time for such trivial matters." The blond faced Sasuke as he continued. "If the red is bad, the blue must be good. We should try getting the blues."

The dizziness had finally worn off. Regaining her composure, the Kirijo glanced at the raven. "How do we know it just won't be worse?"

"There's only one way to find out." No one could dispute that.

The flaxen grinned, leaping to the front as a new spinner descended. "STO—"

"Usuratonkachi!" The addressed glared at the owner of the hand that had clasped onto his mouth. Sasuke continued as though nothing happened. "Didn't you notice that the result we get is opposite from the one the dial is on the moment you yell stop?"

Itachi nodded. "He's right."

"If that's the case, then we must choose the panel opposite of a blue one!" Minako was quick to pick up, her eyes raptly watching the wheel, waiting for the right moment to present itself. Which it had. "STOP!" The wheel slowed, speed decreasing until the pointer landed on...blue. Which was opposite of the one it was on when she cried out. As predicted.

The pair suddenly bolted up, wobbling back and forth and back and forth. "Now's our chance!" The Arcana Strength was killed only moments later, leaving the Arcana Fortune vulnerable as the shield around it had shattered.

"WATCH OUT!" The fighters were forced to jump out of the way as the equine charged ahead, unable to stand as gale-force winds whirled about the room. How none of the lab had been obliterated is a mystery even the greatest of geniuses would be unable to solve. The horse was warded off by Yukari's shots, but just barely.

Another wheel descended from above, but was different than before. "NANI?!" The red panels were larger and more abundant while the blue ones were smaller and more scarce.

"Dobe." Once again, Naruto glared at his insulter who was once again not affected. "The same rules must apply, even if the board has been rigged in its owner's favor." With almost supernatural focus, Sasuke stared on, eyes narrowing in on the right place. "STOP!" And stop it did. On blue.

The Uzumaki gaped. "Do you have hawk eyes?!"

"All Uchihas possess vision far superior to most." Itachi lifted his Evoker, pointing it at the now vulnerable fiend. "DIE!" And die it did under the raging storm of bullets.

The Arcana Hanged Man was the only one left. Despite that, it approached the group fearlessly, holding nothing but contempt for all as it stood before them. Or more like floated. "This is the last of them. Destroy this one, and all the figments of Nyx will have been destroyed!" Single nods were given at Mitsuru's speech before each raised their guns, triggers cocked. "LET'S GO!" All nine fired an endless stream of metal...none of which could hit the monster, dissipating inches away from their target.

"What the?!" None of them had expected that after all.

Yukari noticed something. "Look!" She pointed at three statues that had materialized onto the floor. "We might have to attack these in order to bring the Arcana Hanged Man down!"

"Then let's do it." The sculptures were reduced to rubble in a matter of seconds, their summoner crashing down seconds later. Just as Takeba had predicted. The Kirijo did not waste any time. Nor did anyone else as they fired relentlessly at the fiend, dealing massive damage.

However, their streak did not last. "WHAT THE?!" Several Devious Mayas abruptly sprang from the ground, taking the hits for their master. That wasn't all though. "DUCK!" The creature had taken one of its minions into its grasp, throwing its flaming corpse at its foes. They were lucky none of them had been burned to ashes.

"The reverse Hanged Man means that one cannot make any decision and go forward in life. This can be represented by the Arcana Hanged Man remaining in the air and not making any important decision if not taken down. It has no compassion towards those who need it as seen when it readily sacrificed its allies to protect itself and harm you all." Shuji cackled. "Don't let your guard down or else it might kill you!" Like that rotten fiend actually cared.

At that moment, the rubble had regathered, the figures reformed. Their maker returned to the air too. "Take down the statues once more!" However, as one crumbled, the other was remade. Over and over and over again.

"What are we supposed to do now?!" Yukari shrieked. "At this rate, we can't win!"

Ricocheting bullets answered her. "Now whenever one is remade, it'll be instantly destroyed."

"You're such a genius Itachi! You're so amazing!" Naruto fawned. There was a hint of a smile at those words.

Sasuke tched. "Don't get distracted dobe!" Was he...jealous?

"Yeah, yeah." Let's leave that question for another time. For now, there were much more serious matters at hand. The statues had finally fallen and were not able to get back up. It's time. Makoto and Minako fired first, the trails flying in their bullets' wakes gaining the ability to halt any further movements. Following immediately afterwards, Sanada aimed at the nemesis, his own amplifying the strength of the barriers. The lightning-fast shots rocketing from Yukari's Evoker made the defense perfect while Mitsuru's distracted the foe as it attempted to recover, punishing it horribly as bursts of immense pain ricocheted across its body. The torment was far from over as Sasuke dealt his justice, the pin-point precision of Itachi's next assault combining with his brother's to make the victim writhe in total agony. The blinding flash originating from Naruto's weapon rendered the target completely helpless and combined with the resulting impacts from his own and Koromaru's pistols, the Arcana Hanged Man was as good as dead. And actually was if the thousands of black specks flying about were any indication.

There were no more. Mitsuru growled as she prowled toward the murderer of her father. "Give it up. We just foiled your plans, Nyx no longer able to revive with its fragments dea—"

"You fools!" Shuji cackled, the harrowing sound escalating in no time flat. The sound was far more unsettling than it ever had been. And that's saying something. "Destroying the Full Moon Shadows doesn't stop Nyx from reviving, it causes Nyx to revive!"

Oh no. Oh no! He must be lying! "YOU MUST BE LYING!"

"Why else do you think I didn't try to stop you? Why do you think I didn't make each of the Full Moon Shadows attack you all at once?" The demented grin only grew as realization dawned on the nine. "I manipulated you all into instigating the revival of Nyx!"

The sky seemed to open up as a hole was torn into the roof of the lab, the dark dust of the deceased demons rising into that chasm. An arm peeked out.

"FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY!" Akihiko's jaw smashed into oblivion.

Terror overtook Yukari. "WHAT IS THAT?!"

"MON DIEU!" My God indeed.

A sole silver hue bugged wide. "WHAT THE?!"

"NANI?!" Minako cried out.

Koromaru, the normally fearless Shiba, shrank back in terror. "Nnnn. Nnnn."

"OH MY GOD!" Naruto screamed.

"..."

"..."

Both Uchiha brothers were at an utter loss for words. They just couldn't speak at what was unfolding right above them. What a mistake they made. One that could end all of humanity.

Maniacal laughter filled the air as Ikutsuki stretched his arms toward the sky. "Let The Fall begin!"

Translation:

•Japanese: Yoshi=All right, Nani=What

•French: Qu'est-ce que l=What the, Incroyable=Incredible, Mon Dieu=My God

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