Chapter 39: An Unwanted Reunion

It's time...The Emperor's name shall be known at the end of this chapter! I'm certain that a few of you had suspected who he really is, well now you're going to find out! I'm not going to waste any more of your time!

But before we start, I'm going to give you the link to a translator that you'll need for a future conversation.

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It's showtime!

(Dark City)

Sora panted as he rested against a wall. He had been fighting nonstop for the past hour or so. Sure he was stronger than the time he took part in the Battle of 1000 Heartless. But it was still difficult, especially since this battle was taking way longer.

"You alright?"

Sora looked over and saw Lea and Even standing there.

"Yeah, just gotta catch my breath," Sora reassured them.

Even nodded. "Yes, a small break wouldn't hurt. This sector is clear anyways according to Dilan."

"Hey guys!" Roxas shouted as he flew down to them.

"You Roxy! What's up?" Lea asked.

"Uh...a lot of things," Roxas said nervously.

"Why do I get the feeling I'm not going to like this news?" Even asked.

Roxas sighed and said, "Because Marluxia and Larxene are back to being real people."

"NO!" Even screamed as he jumped into Lea's arms.

Everyone just stared at the two for a moment before Lea abruptly dropped the blond scientist on his head.

"We will never speak of this again," Lea stated.

"Agreed," the others replied.

"There you are!"

Everyone looked up to see Magnamon dropping down from the building above them. He dusted off his armor and approached the group.

"Lord Lighteron requests your presence, his group is preparing to advance towards the castle," Magnamon told them. The others nodded and followed the Dawn Knight.

(Elsewhere-Later)

Lighteron stood silently as he looked at the area before him. The devastation was a clear sign that someone else was here. And he knew just who that someone was.

"Alphamon," Lighteron began as the Dawn Knight appeared next to him, "tell everyone to proceed with caution."

"Do you sense the enemy?" Alphamon asked.

Lighteron shook his head and said, "No, I sense nothing, and that's what worries me. Not to mention that this carnage looks like his handiwork."

"What?!" Alphamon shouted as he looked out at the destroyed land that was covered with Zetsu bodies. His eyes narrowed as he looked at the devastation that was laid out before him.

"There is no doubt in my mind that we will see him again," Lighteron said, "and that he will be freed of his seals."

"Impossible!" Alphamon protested, "Lord Mata Nui sealed his powers away forever!"

"Yes, the seal may last forever, if it isn't tampered with," Lighteron explained. "I know him, he has most likely found a way to break free of the seals. I only know right now that he hasn't broken free yet."

"Which means that he will most likely break free today," Alphamon said.

Lighteron just gave him a grim nod.

(Space-The Void Hunter)

"Lord Darkdramon! We're exiting the warp tunnel!" the pilot shouted as he looked at the monitor.

The Dark Lord entered the cockpit and approached the pilot, asking, "Well how far are we from the World That Never Was?"

"Approximately...10 minutes," he replied. He then looked at the monitor again and said, "Better make that 20."

"What? Why?" Darkdramon got his answer when the ship exited the warp tunnel and entered the outskirts of a large space battle.

"Oh, that's why," he deadpanned. "Well activate the cloak and keep us away from all of that, we need to get to The Emperor quickly."

(The Archangel)

Examon was blasting ships that were within his targeting range. Each shot he fired hit his target, never missing or hitting an allied ship.

"Lord Examon! We've detected a warp signature just outside of the battlefield!" he heard on his radio.

"Is it one of ours?" Examon asked as he blasted a group of Wyverns that were dive bombing him. He then turned around and shot a large Storm Rider into obliteration.

"Negative, it's signal is unknown to-wait! It just activated a cloaking field! It's vanished off of the radar!"

"All ships! Be on high alert! An unknown ship has just entered the battlefield, it's cloaked so we don't know where it is!" Examon announced. Many replies of confirmation rang in Examon's ear as he began to blast away all the ships around him once more.

(Dark City-Memory's Skyscraper)

"He's here."

The Emperor opened his eyes and gazed down at the city below. He and the other Dark Lords were standing on top of the large skyscraper, taking a small break from the fighting.

"Who?" Diaboromon asked. "Is it Lighteron?"

"No, he's been here for quite some time, but he's not in the area just yet," The Emperor answered. "I was referring to Darkdramon. He's finally completed his mission and has just entered the space that surrounds this world. Of course he'll still have to navigate the battlefield that is raging above us."

"He'll get through, he always completes his missions," Cherubimon said. "Very rarely does he fail."

"True," GigaSeadramon nodded. "I can't remember a time that he's ever failed.

"The Infestation of Terra Prima," the Dark Lord of the Land told him. "Remember? He was unable to break through the insects hive to kill the Queen."

Cherubimon snapped his fingers. "That's right. He was in a rage that whole month because several of his men became infected."

"Let us not speak of that incident again please," The Emperor groaned. "The Lord of Terra Prima gave me so much grief over that, complaining about how we were 'too slow' in our response."

"Ha! Only that fat slob would know the meaning of the word slow!" GigaSeadramon snorted.

"Hey, look who's here," Cherubimon said as he looked down at the street below.

The Dark Lord of the Land looked down and said, "A shining little lizard."

"Followed by a few sets of rusty armor," Diaboromon added.

"Along with a bunch of shiny keys," Cherubimon finished.

"Time for a long overdue reunion," The Emperor said as he walked towards the edge. He then began to slowly lean forward and let gravity take hold as he plummeted towards the ground.

Sora looked ahead and noticed that Lighteron, Alphamon, and Omnimon seemed to be on edge.

"Hey, do you have any idea what's up with them?" he asked Riku.

The silver-haired teen shrugged and said, "Maybe they sense something we don't."

"Sounds reasonable," Shin agreed. "They are more skilled than us when it comes to sensing things."

"Wait a minute," Terra said, "I can sense something too."

"You do?" Sora asked. "Well what it is?"

Terra closed her eyes for a moment before saying, "It seems...ancient like Lighteron, but it's covered in darkness, almost like it's practically made of it. There are also a couple other signatures with it as well."

Lighteron overheard this and frowned. 'She's much more powerful than I thought if she is able to sense his presence. Well, he's still trapped by the seals so that has to be taken into account.'

Lighteron then stopped, forcing everyone following him to stop as well. He looked up and saw a cloaked figure falling off of Memory's Skyscraper. He flipped in the air and crashed into the ground, a large cloud of dust covering him. Lighteron growled and summoned the Angel's Wing in response. The Dawn Knights prepared themselves for a fight.

The Guardians and friends just stood there in confusion. From what they saw, that wasn't a Seeker as they've seen all of them, but he did possess the same coat as the Dark Lords did.

Speaking of the Dark Lords, they landed behind The Emperor as looked at Lighteron.

"Well well well, what have we here?" The Emperor began as he slowly stood up. "Lighteron, how wonderful to see you again. The last time I saw you, you were holding me back as your fallen master placed these damned seals on me."

"I knew you were here," Lighteron growled. "That devastation I saw earlier was your handiwork, wasn't it?"

"Aww, you remembered after all this time?" The Emperor asked in a mocking tone.

"How can I not? You killed an entire army!" Lighteron yelled.

"All soldiers know what awaits them when they join an army, they were no exception, especially since they're just clones," The Emperor calmly explained. "However, I find it amusing that you are trying to make me out to be a murderer when you yourself killed an innocent!" He finished with a roar.

"My Lord, please calm down," Cherubimon said as he placed a hand on the cloaked figures shoulder. The Emperor took a deep breath before exhaling, releasing some tension from his body.

"Who is that guy?" Sora asked.

"Oh? My deepest apologies Guardian of Light," The Emperor apologized as he gave a theatrical bow. "I should have introduced myself upon arrival. For now, you may refer to me as, 'The Emperor'."

"That's not really a name you know," Shin pointed out.

The Emperor chuckled and said "Worry not, you'll be getting my real name soon enough."

"Can you tell us who he is?" Kairi asked the God of Light.

Lighteron shook his head and told her, "Interrupting his little theatrics is not a good idea. The last person to do that is still in the hospital."

The Empror grinned and said, "Wer youwe batobot confuses ve ui batobot wux vucata zahae sia return ihk vi while, vur sjerit wux tira ehis. Jahen wux batobot eager ekess ocuir ve tenamalo?"

"Mobi jahen throdenilt pressing selgtarnic sva wer tairais," Lighteron explained.

"Ha! Svabol wharacic! Yth trian vucot batobot wux shilta ti forget zahae ve! Raknes mrith hesi livaij!" The Emperor laughed.

"What are they saying?" Lea asked.

"They are speaking the ancient language of the Nexonians," Alphamon explained.

"The who?" Sora asked.

The Emperor noticed this and grinned under his hood. "Why Lighteron," he began, "you haven't taught them about the history of the worlds? About The Creator and the ones who were made in his image?"

"All of that should remain in the past," Lighteron told him with conviction.

The Emperor sighed and shook his head. "You ignoramus, you would dare to let the history that has shaped the universe fade away?" He asked.

"All of that has nothing to do with the here and now!" Lighteron argued.

"Yes it does!" The Emperor roared. "Everything that happened all those eons ago are tied in to this little war that you're waging!"

"My Lord, I believe that it's best that we continue this argument at a later time," Diaboromon interrupted. "We're about to get company."

However, before The Emperor could ask what he meant, there was a crashing noise as a Groundshaker Heartless broke through the buildings and charged at the group.

"Scatter!" Lighteron shouted as everyone on his side of the street jumped away. The Emperor raised his hands to stop the giant Heartless when it's foot stopped right over him.

"Eh?" was his intelligent reply as he tried to feel the air above him. He looked over and saw that the hooded Dark Lord was holding the giant Heartless' foot back.

"Allow me to hold this one while you release its mind my lord," the Dark Lord requested as he held back the foot effortlessly.

"Very well," The Emperor said as he leapt back. He then extended his hand towards the Heartless and shot out a beam of purple energy, the beam hit the Heartless, but was blocked by some kind of barrier.

"A shame, looks like Xehanort already placed his control over this one," The Emperor said. "With my power sealed like this, I won't be able to break his hold over the Heartless. Destroy it!"

"Hahahahaha!" The Dark Lord laughed, he then shoved the Groundshaker's foot to the side, making the giant fall right in front of him. The Dark Lord then gripped the Heartless' jaws, twisted the head sideways, slammed it down on the ground, and pulled the jaws wide open. The Groundshaker tried to struggle, but couldn't get free.

"After 10,000 years of sleep, I'm finally able to cut loose!" he yelled as two lumps started to grow on his back. They eventually ripped through his coat, and revealed themselves to be twin cannons, and then the coat fell away, revealing the Dark Lord's appearance to all.

The Dark Lord looked to be made completely out of red metal. His head had a horn on his nose that pointed outward, like a rhino, and two ear-like protrusions on the back of his head. The upper part of his head, which was red, had three fangs on each side of the mouth, giving him a menacing look. His neck was just a grey area covered in red mesh, the same could be said for his upper arms, upper legs, abdomen, and legs. His right arm was a large tri-pronged claw, and his left arm was a tripple-bladed claw. He had red skulls on his kneecaps and his feet had three claws on them. The only thing that looked organic on this behemoth, was his eyes.

"Let's cause some chaos!" The Dark Lord roared as his cannons began rotating and charging up a yellow light.

"Take cover!" Omnimon yelled as he raised his shield. Everyone followed his example and raised up something for defense.

"HYPER INFINITY CANNON!" The cannons released twin beams of destructive energy that shot into the Heartless' mouth and tore it apart, and a good 5 miles of the Dark City in the direction he was facing.

"Only five miles?!" He yelled. "I have really let myself go."

"Who the Hell is that?!" Riku yelled. "And how is he so powerful?!"

"That," Omnimon began, "is Chaosdramon. He is arguably the strongest of the Drk Lords in terms of brute strength. He is also known as 'The Walking Armory' due to additions done to his metalic body by Diaboromon, who added many weapons to him."

Chaosdramon chuckled, "You'll find that much of your information is outdated, Three Heads. I've gone through some upgrades since our last brawl."

"Now now Chaosdramon, there's no need for any needless violence, we are not like his royal highness over there," The Emperor told him.

"My Lord, it was not my intention to cause anything unnecessary," Chaosdramon explained. The Emperor chuckled and turned to face Lighteron.

"Guardians of Light, in the past, have you ever heard anything about the Nexonians?" The Emperor asked.

"No, what were they?" Kairi asked.

"ARE, what are they," he corrected. "They are the first beings to exist in this universe, created in the image of The Creator himself. The Nexonians lived in The First World, hidden from humankind as they did not want to cause them fright. Care to continue, Lighteron?"

Seeing that he had no choice, Lighteron sighed and continued. "When The Creator created both Kingdom Hearts and the X-Blade, the Nexonians were the first to see them both. They wished to help guard Kingdom Hearts alongside the X-Blade, so they created weapons in its image."

"Keyblades!" Sora shouted in realization. "They created the Keyblades that we have today!"

"Correct," The Emperor told him. "Because they failed so much in creating an object similar to the original X-Blade, they created weapons in the shape of keys, in correspondence with the discovery of the Keyholes. And thus, The Keyblade Order was created, an order that was founded solely for the protection of Kingdom Hearts from the wicked, should they ever arise. You see, the Nexonians always tried to prepare for everything."

"But what does that have to do with the events here?" Shin asked.

"It's quite simple," Lighteron began, "the Nexonians were discovered by humans. These were a peaceful group and left a nice impression on the Nexonians, and then the Nexonians decided to reveal themselves to the humans. After working alongside them for some time, the Nexonians decided to allow humans to become a part The Order."

"And I'm guessing that's when everything went wrong," Aqua stated.

The Emperor chuckled. "Very perceptive, you must be the smart one of your little group. Yes, that's when everything went straight to Hell. The humans became greedy, and a group of those greedy humans discovered a way to create Keyblades of their very own, beginning what would be known as the Keyblade War. And the Nexonians vanished before they could be dragged into it."

"So what happened to the Nexonians?" Terra asked.

"They were hunted down," The Emperor told her. "When The Creator remade the worlds after the Keyblade War, humankind blamed the Nexonians for everything that happened and began to hunt them down until there were only a small number left. And eventually, they died out due to disease."

"Wait a minute!" Lea shouted. "You just said that the Nexonians died out, but before that you said that they are still around. What's up with that?"

The Emperor began to chuckle before he exploded into laughter. "Hahahahaha! You're right! They were dead for quite a while, but eons later, two eggs hatched and from them came Nexonians once again. And you know who they are."

"We know who they are?" Shin repeated. "But that doesn't make any sense."

"Think about it," Riku said as he realized what The Emperor was saying, "who do we know who doesn't have any kind of species we can identify them by?"

"You mean...Lighteron?" Sora asked.

The God of Light nodded slowly. "Correct, I am one of the last two Nexonians in the universe. I never wanted any of you to know as it is my burden to bear."

"Oh Lighteron, always the fool," The Emperor chuckled. "The reason you are so weak is because you have never taken pride in who you are, who we are."

"He's a Nexonian too?!" Ven cried.

"I suspected as much," Aqua muttered.

"You're stuck in the past! Just let it go, just like you should let her go," Lighteron argued.

The Emperor was silent for a moment before he exploded in a rage. "I will NEVER let Dawn go! I will not stop until you pay for murdering her in cold blood! You ruined everything when you attacked the Empire that day! You not only ruined our peace, but took away both Dawn and Dusk!"

"Dusk?" Lighteron asked. "Who are you talking about?"

"My unborn child! You took two lives that day Lighteron! And I will not stop until I take everything away from YOU!" Lighteron looked at him with a sad expression.

"How many times do I have to tell you it wasn't me?" Lighteron asked.

"Enough with your lies! You were there, with your sword covered in their blood!"

*Clap clap clap*

"A touching story, but I'm afraid that you'll all have to die now."

Everyone looked to the side to see Madara, Nazo, and Lezard standing there. Behind them was a horde of White Zetsu.

"How many of those things do you have?" Cherubimon asked.

"You would be surprised at what a simple cloning spell could do," Lezard informed him.

"Was that something you made in order to impress your little obsession?" the Dark Lord taunted. Lezard snarled in response, but a simple hand gesture from Madara held him back.

"Madara Uchiha," The Emperor began as he walked forward, "you have a lot to answer for. You brought about the resurrection of the Juubi, something that I believe is worthy of absolute obliteration."

"You already failed at obliterating us days ago," Madara stated.

The Emperor began to chuckle, "You say that now, but on this day, I shall recover my true power."

"Will you?" Madara asked sarcastically. "I highly doubt that a small increase in power will be enough to defeat me."

"I say that we just end them here and now," Nazo said.

"My thoughts exactly," Madara grinned as he snapped his fingers. The White Zetsu began to charge everyone.

"Lighteron," The Emperor began, "have your forces stand back, we'll be taking this one."

"Why should we listen to him? Let's go!" Lea shouted as he summoned his Keyblade. But Lighteron held out his hand, making him stop.

"No, I won't allow this to become a three-way battle, we'll be at a major disadvantage due to their numbers, and the fact that some of us are tired due to having to fight through the enemy horde to get here," Lighteron told him.

Cherubimon raised his hands and shouted, "Storm of Judgement!" bolts of lightning struck down from the heavens and obliterated a large number of the White Zetsu. He then formed his hands into axes and began to chop the enemy into tiny pieces.

"My Lord! Do you know when Darkdramon is going to return?" he asked.

The Emperor sliced a Zetsu in half with his scythe before answering, "Oh he should be here in a minute or so. We did spend quite a while speaking with Lighteron." He then turned around and blocked a blow from Madara. The Seeker of Darkness then summoned a fist from his Susanoo and punched The Emperor to the side and into a building.

Before Madara could advance, he was pierced to the floor by a large spear. Several more then took out some of the surrounding Zetsu.

"It's about damn time you got here!" Chaosdramon shouted as he turned his right arm into a flamethrower and incinerated many of the Zetsu.

Darkdramon landed on a piece of rubble and yelled, "Do you have any idea how bad it was to get through all that?!"

"Enough with your whining, tell me, do you have the energies?" The Emperor asked as he crushed a Zetsu's head with his foot.

Darkdramon nodded and proceeded to stab a Zetsu in the throat before he jumped back and cloaked his lances in Dark Matter. "Gigastick Lance!" He then shot forward and pierced through many Zetsu before landing next to The Emperor.

"Right here," Darkdramon told him as he revealed a set of containers.

"Mombasso," The Emperor grinned as he took the containers and jumped into a clearing that Chaosdramon made. "Keep them off of me, it's time for my return."

"Hmm?" Cherubimon wondered as he placed a hand to his ear. "Wonderful, I'll be sure to tell him. My Lord! Ravemon has arrived as well."

"Oh?" The Emperor asked as he looked to the sky. Everyone else followed his gaze and their eyes widened in surprise.

(Space-The Archangel)

"Lord Examon!" The Dawn Knight turned away from blasting the enemy and focused on the call he was getting.

"What is it?" He asked.

"We're detecting multiple warp signatures entering the zone, there's a large fleet coming here!"

"Where is the warp signature coming from?!" Examon shouted as he looked around the war zone he was in.

"Northwest of your position!"

Examon turned around and looked on in shock. At the edge of the battle, there were multiple signs of ships exiting a warp jump, and what concerned him the most was that there was a very large warp gate forming, meaning that a very large ship was coming.

"All ships, prepare for either enemy reinforcements, or a new foe!" Examon announced.

(Unknown)

"All ships are going to exit warp safely."

"Pulse cannons are primed."

"Missiles loaded."

"Shields are at full power."

"All fighters are ready for launch."

"Everything is running smoothly my Lord, what are your orders?"

Standing at the Command Center, Ravemon grinned. For him, it's been ages since he's been at the command of a fleet. The feeling of having command over the skies and beyond once again felt...fitting.

"Tell everyone to prepare for battle, we're going to take care of our enemies here and now, and reclaim our world while we're at it," Ravemon ordered.

(Space-The Archangel)

Examon watched as multiple ships exited their warps. There were probably over a hundred ships in that fleet, easily outmanning his own fleet. But what shocked him more was what appeared to be the Capital Ship.

It was very large, easily dwarfing every other ship here. It was silver in color, and possessed many cannons along its body. The main body of the ship was large enough to house several armies. On the sides of the ships were several large cylinders, five on each side. Also on the sides were large energy cannons that had arcs of purple energy running across them. There were several large cannons on the back of the ship, surrounded by several smaller ones. But what caught Examon's attention was the large cannon on the front of the ship.

Examon narrowed his eyes when he saw the emblem on all of the ships. The symbol of Kingdom Hearts surrounded by a black flame with an X going through the heart.

"The Shadow Empire," he muttered. "So they've finally returned."

Over on Ravemon's side, he was grinning when he saw all of the ships engaged in battle.

"This is it!" Ravemon shouted. "Go forth my armada! Attack! ATTACK! ATTACK!"

A giant swarm of silver fighters flew out of the ships, each one prepared to destroy everything in its path.

"Nexus help us," Examon whispered.

(Dark City)

"Everything is falling into place!" The Emperor shouted gleefully. "Once Ravemon drops our army down here, this world will be ours once more!"

Sora looked on at the raging battle above. "Do you think Examon's gonna be okay?" he asked.

"Have faith," Alphamon replied as he took down a group of Zetsu. "Examon's been in worse situations."

"Indeed," Omnimon agreed as he kicked a Zetsu away. "The blockade that The Empire had was worse than what he's facing right now.

"At last the moment is here," The Emperor said as he slammed his hand on the ground. There was a large force that blew back many of the Zetsu as the seven containers surrounded him.

"Ihk kiri drong tepoha si coanwor robbed di sia vers vur xurwka plythu. Jaka wer hatibahu vers nishka return ekess wer vaslakni. Shio nishka tremble ghoros sia janik!" The Emperor shouted as a strong wind began to pick up. The Emperor was then lifted in the air and shadows began to wrap around both him and the containers.

"All shall tremble before my might!" Was the last thing he said before he was wrapped up completely. The dark cocoon was being held in midair and pulsating with a purple glow.

"Prismatic Missile!" Lezard shouted as he launched an array of magic bolts. They impacted against the cocoon, but were absorbed. "Impossible!" he shouted.

"Those containers," Lighteron began as he turned to Darkdramon. "They contained energy of the Seven World Hearts, correct?"

"Of course," Darkdramon said as he beheaded three Zetsu. "They are the only things that can break those seals."

"What are the Seven World Hearts?" Kairi asked.

"They are the hearts of seven worlds that each contain an energy more powerful than the other worlds," Lighteron explained. "They each influence their world in a way, shaping it to the heart's personality. For example, the Heart of Anger shaped its world into a place where anger is a prominent emotion among the people."

The cocoon then began to pulsate faster, and the silhouette of a figure could be seen. Cracks began to appear on the surface and darkness began to seep out of it. Everyone could feel some kind of pressure from the cocoon.

"He's almost done," Cherubimon whispered.

(Space)

"Sideways, Soundwave, you two are in charge while I'm gone," Ravemon said as he walked towards the door.

"My Lord, where are you going?!" An officer shouted.

"Our Emperor is beginning to awaken, as one of the Dark Lords, I must be in attendance for this glorious moment," Ravemon explained. "Now then, my last order is for you to drop one of the pods."

"You an count on us!" Sideways told him. Soundwave just nodded in agreement.

Ravemon nodded and vanished in a swirl of black feathers. Sideways turned back to the officers and shouted, "You heard him, drop a pod!"

Ravemon reappeared in the hanger and stood right before the energy shield that prevented the air from escaping. A metal mask popped up from his collar and attached to the bottom of his mask, covering the lower half of his face.

The Dark Lord then jumped out of the ship and began to fall towards the World That Never Was with incredible speed, aiming at one spot where all Darkness was gathering.

(Dark City)

"Is...this gonna be something bad?" Lea asked.

"It depends," Lighteron told him.

"On what?!" Shin shouted.

"What kind of mood he's in," Lighteron finished.

Cherubimon laughed for a moment before telling them, "There's no need to worry, The Emperor has no desire to destroy you at this time, as he wishes to take back our home."

Just then, there was a fireball streaking through the sky heading right towards them. Right before it impacted against a building, it stopped and the flames dispersed, revealing Ravemon.

"Looks like I'm just in time," Ravemon commented as his lower mask disappeared.

"Dark Lords! Assemble!" Cherubimon shouted. All of the Dark Lords leapt away from their battle, and landed before the cocoon. Each one bore a sinister grin that was aimed towards the Seekers of Darkness.

"Are you ready?" Darkdramon began.

"Is your soul shaking?" Diaboromon continued.

"Can you stand against absolute power?" GigaSeadramon asked.

"Prepare to lose all hope and drown in despair," Ravemon told them.

"For you are about to face..." Chaosdramon trailed off.

"A true God," Cherubimon finished.

All of a sudden, the cocoon shattered and there was a tower of darkness behind them. The darkness was covering the ground in a dark aura, and when it touched the Zetsu, they shriveled up and turned to dusk, their agonized screams echoing through the city.. The strange thing was that it didn't affect anyone else.

And then...everyone could hear him.

"...hehehehehehehe...hahahahahahaha. AHAHAHAHAHAH! GAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"Finally...the seals are broken! My power...can now be unleashed! My darkness shall engulf EVERYTHING!"

Within the darkness, two solid white eyes glared out at everything, and the silhouette of a figure could be seen, the strange thing was that it looked similar to Lighteron.

"Tremble before my power! Succumb to my might! Bow down and beg for mercy! Surrender to my Darkness!"

His booming voice could be heard in space, everyone in the Shadow Empire's ships began to cheer while everyone, both in space and on the world, froze. Lighteron was the only one who could move through this overwhelming force, and glared at the tower of darkness with as much hate as he could muster.

"ALL HAIL THE GOD OF DARKNESS!"

"ALL!"

"HAIL!"

"DARKERON ULTIMA!"

IT'S DONE! THE EMPEROR HAS BEEN NAMED!

After nearly two years, I've finally given everyone his name! Next chapter you'll see what he looks like and how he fights. Get ready everyone, an epic chapter's gonna come on this story's birthday!

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