"So the Johansen's lost much of their support the instant you approved of Moon's ascension to the throne?" Willow smiled to Odrick's question.

"Thank you for summing it up so nicely dear. Now Tiberius and Buff Frog are leading a coalition force to either bring them into line or take them down. Currently Lord Johansen has nearly 3,000 warriors at his command but unless if he is too proud he will leave his castle and fight in the wilderness since we outnumber him far more than 5 to one even with the conscripts disbanded. Although once he does so he will lose even more support by being deemed a coward by his countrymen. And can we please talk about something else now, I despise these conversations with a passion now." Willow spoke as the group walked together.

Moon smiled as she looked at her father and mother talking with each other especially as her mother's health had fully returned and she no longer wore makeup. The 4 weeks leading up to this point had actually been rather pleasant as many nobles had just simply accepted Moon being made heir again and that Willow was stepping down as leader. The castle gardens they were walking through had been untouched by the war as had the entire city below castle Butterfly much to Moon's relief. Her friends River, Bonibell, Heckapoo, Lucy, Ponyhead, Rhombulus, Fulntrut, Avarius, Lily, Helsinki, and Butler were scattered throughout the gardens currently each doing their own thing. Butler was helping tend to the gardens with a smile on his face, Avarius and Lily were walking alongside Bonibell and River talking, Heckapoo and Lucy were taking on Ponyhead and Rhombulus in badminton, which was kind of surreal to watch, and Helsinki was just drawing something that Moon couldn't see.

"Happy at your family life Moon?"

"*Giggle* Yes I am Toffee. I finally get to see my family be reunited and actually be the family it was supposed to be since the beginning." She turned towards Toffee smiling arm in arm with him. "And now you get to be apart of this family as well my sweet dessert."

"Well, I haven't heard that joke used on me before." Toffee smiled and leaned down to kiss Moon.

"I know you two are pledged to each other but please show some restraint." Toffee and Moon looked up to see Willow mock frowning as she held back a laugh with Odrick laughing out loud.

"Mom!" Moon blushed as Toffee began chuckling at Willow's expression.

"Oh let them have their fun." Odrick spoke when he had calmed down enough to speak. "You never know when their happiness could be taken…" He froze a serious expression crossing his face confusing every one until Moon felt that they weren't alone. "GET DOWN!" Odrick knocked Willow to the ground as a flash of sickly green magic streaked through the air at Willow striking something with a sickening crunch.

"Guards, get down here." Moon was shocked Toffee still had a monotone voice as a purplish half sphere rose over the quartet.

"No, this isn't apart of the plan." Moon heard a familiar voice speak in the shadows.

"SCREW THE PLAN, SHE IS MINE!" Moon turned towards the voice to see Etheria step out from some bushes glaring hatred at Moon. "YOOOOU, YOU RUINED EVERYTHING!"

Moon was greeted with a truly terrifying sight before her as Etheria stepped forward. Etheria was in full Mewberty adult form with six arms clasping onto two wands, 'oh my gods!' Moon thought in shock, her skin a deep silvery-rose with butterfly wings to match and an expression of rage all over her face. She rose up both wands shooting at Moon a double blast of energy that Moon didn't even try to block and instead ducked under it. As Moon was down on the ground she saw Odrick seemed to be shielding Willow but both of them were not moving.

"No, nonononono I just got my family back." Moon said quietly feeling an icy chill run through her.

"You may have tricked your family but I will not bend too you Monster Whore." Etheria spat out that last part as guards seemed to be banging on the outer shield now ineffectively. "I will take you down and Mavis will become the true queen of Mewni as I reconstruct the Shadow Clause to be stronger than before." Moon looked up to see Etheria standing over her like a nightmare as she also saw Toffee trying to sneak around. "You would have failed to be queen and would have led this nation down a path of ruin and destruction a mile wide." Toffee leapt at Willow silently but Etheria seemingly caught Toffee in midair with one of her hands around the neck. "First, you will watch as I kill the immortal beast that you are so infatuated with and then I will kill you next to the lifeless bodies of your foolish parents." Etheria pointed both wands at Toffee's head with her other arms holding his hands to keep him from struggling too much.

As Moon watched this time seemed to slow down as she grasped her own wand even though she knew she could never beat her aunt even if the two wands weren't there at this point. Moon was looking around for something, anything, to give her the edge she needed even though she kept on finding nothing of value. The bodies of her parents to her right with Toffee in the grasp of her enemy and no one able to come in and offer a hand as Moon saw several of her friends were actually just outside the sphere. There was... nothing she could do, no plan, no back up, no aid she could call upon; she had lost. 'No,' a voice spoke in side of Moon's mind, 'it is not over.' Moon felt a wave of energy seemingly flowing through her body now and Moon, desperate for anything, made it flow harder and harder through sheer force of will. A light seemed to begin emanating from Moon as she forced the energy out faster and faster with everything seemingly stopping in front of her. Moon couldn't even grasp that everyone was now staring at her as she entered her own Mewberty adult form at long last.

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Four more arms sprouted from Moon as her blue moth wings unfurled to an even larger size then before and her skin took on a silvery-blue tone like blue tinted armor. Her wand also began to glow now over whelmed by a bright blue energy that the wand seemingly could only barely contain. Moon looked up at Etheria with her eyes a pure white without a shade of anything, not even a pupil as she rose off of the ground fluttering lightly.

"You… have accessed your full power?!" Etheria was so distracted Toffee was able to wrestle free and run for Odrick and Willow. "No matter, you will die none the less…" Etheria was blasted back by a powerful fist of energy shot by Moon's wand.

Moon smiled at her accomplishment until she saw Etheria fly through the remaining energy with her wands turned into a pair of dueling swords. Moon turned her wand into the double sword she had become famous for and charged Etheria head on. Etheria slashed both blades at Moon with Moon blocking them both effortlessly and tried to cleave Etheria in half with her sword. Etheria blocked the blow with one of the blades attempting to strike with the other blade but the force behind Moon's blow was so great Etheria had to duck unless if she wanted to get struck regardless. In an attempt to gain an advantage Etheria backed off and tried gaining altitude but Moon flapped her wings and kept pace with Etheria. As they rose they shot beams of magic at each other with them seemingly being equally matched in the magical department. After a little while Etheria attempted to do a full out charge changing her wands into the equivalent of gauntlets with spikes in them going to punch Moon at full speed.

Moon nimbly dodged the charge and swung her sword down but Etheria was going so fast she flew right past it. Annoyed by the dodge Etheria attempted it once again with the same results for both Moon and Etheria as the first time. Etheria, frustrated beyond reason, charged again full speed and missed by a hair but this time Moon was ready swinging her sword point down attempting to spilt Etheria from head to foot. Etheria's gauntlets came up to block the blow and when they connected a slight ding sounded from them with a sonic wave pushing both of them to the ground and out of the air. Both crashed down leaving small craters in the dirt with both of them standing up after a few seconds in outrage. Etheria was battle mad and unable to fully comprehend the world around her but Moon noticed a crack in one of the gauntlets and made a new plan. Etheria once again took to the air changing her fists into dueling swords with Moon responding by leaping into the air with her double edged sword in a defensive position.

Etheria brought her blades in a double strike which Moon blocked both strikes and sent a gust of wind with her magic to disrupt Etheria's flight. Etheria, not bothering to right herself, used the new angle in the air to strike again with Moon blocking one of the blows but the second leaving a cut along her abdomen that burned fiercely. Moon hissed and brought her sword forward in a feint thrust which Etheria attempted to block but Moon used the feint to strike at the sword wand that had been cracked earlier. Instead of a ding there was a sound of glass shattering and the blade cracked further with another sonic wave forcing them to the ground. This time Moon landed on her feet while Etheria landed on her back with Moon quick to take advantage of the situation. Bringing her blade down in an overhead swing Moon connected with the broken blade and shattered it to pieces sending out a bright flash of light and energy.

Moon stepped back as the flash over took her and when her eyes adjusted Etheria was gone forcing Moon to survey the battlefield. Seeing Toffee tending to her parents in one area of the battlefield Moon went to go for him but Etheria struck from behind somehow avoiding Moon's gaze. Another cut at Moon the left a burning sensation this time on the leg making it difficult for Moon to stand. Moon turned rapidly and swung wildly hissing at the pain she felt while doing so nearly causing her leg to buckle as Etheria dodged the blow nimbly. Etheria seemed to smile and danced around Moon faking strike after strike to see what Moon would do. Moon, in an attempt to clear things out, sent out a blast of cold wind from her wand clearing everything within 15 feet of herself and pushing Etheria back.

With everything being clear, Moon flapped her wings and took to the air ready to fight even more trying to figure out how she could beat Etheria in this state. Moon felt to strain of using so much magic but Etheria seemed to be clam cool and collected despite her battle rage, able to fight on far longer than Moon thought she could. Moon was analyzing her options until she remembered the spell Eclipsa taught her a long time ago and knew that now would be the time to use it if she had a time. Taking a deep breath and fluttering slowly to the ground Moon began an incantation:

"I call the darkness unto me, from deepest depths of Earth and sea."

Eclipsa shook off the cold wind that was still blowing and saw a strange purple mist emanate from Moon in a swirling fashion.

"From ancient evils unawoken, break the one who can't be broken."

Now Etheria began to realize what was going on and began taking to the air.

"To blackest night I pledge my soul, and crush my heart to burning coal."

The crystal heart in Moon's wand was coated with some sort of black sticky substance with a "branch" of purple coming up each arm about half way to the elbow. Etheria readied her wand and began summoning energy as best she could.

"To summon forth the deathly power, to see my hated foe devoured!"

The energy gathered in Moon's wand shot forward in a purplish wave as Etheria unleashed her blow of magic with them passing through each other unaffected striking at their target. Etheria fell from the sky as the blast shot right through her doing… something to her. Moon was waiting for Etheria's magic but nothing ever came, not even the sound of it missing and hitting the ground. Moon opened her eyes that she had shut for some reason and saw that Toffee had taken the blow of magic and was now healing a gigantic hole in his chest.

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"Toffee, are you…"

"I'm fine Moon, I have taken far harder hits then this." Toffee smiled at Moon with a sense of relif spreading through Moon.

As if a switch was flipped all of Moon's energy disappeared and she fell to the ground returning to her normal state nearly unconscious. The sphere of energy that surrounded them also dissipated with Moon's friends and the guards able to now enter the area and surrounded Moon trying to get her up. Moon stood up shakily seeing everyone mob around her with Toffee trying to keep them back so she had some standing and breathing room. Moon looked around as best she could seeing everyone's worried expressions and remembered why two people were not there.

"MOM, DAD!" Moon moved as best she could towards where her parents were with Toffee helping her along and people making a path.

Toffee and Moon made it through to see Willow sitting over Odrick's body with tears in her eyes as she attempted to heal him with magic.

"No, don't you dare die on me now you lazy lion." Willow spoke with fear and worry in her voice as she attempted to revive Odrick.

Moon moved over to see a large hole had been blasted in Odrick's chest with him gasping for air and looking at Willow with a sad contentedness in his eyes. Moon brought out her wand and attempted to summon magic but the effort of that alone nearly made her black out. Moon felt a hand on her own and looked to see Odrick smiling at her while holding her hand as well as her mother's.

"It's no good Moon, not this time. *cough*Don't worry about me, I knew this would happen when I stepped between the blast and Willow. *cough cough* Thank you for helping me bring Willow back from a place most don't return. *coughing up blood* Willow, I'm sorry we couldn't have had more time. At least I got to see you as you really are… one last time." Odrick then seemed to fall asleep with his eyes open.

"No, NO. Don't leave us daddy, not now when we have accomplished so much." Moon broke down crying with Willow doing the same thing. "We were supposed to go on picnics, celebrate stump day as a family, you were supposed to hold a grandchild." Moon began sobbing as Toffee held Moon and willow close to each other.

Everyone around them lowered their heads in sorrow with tears among them all, especially Butler who openly sobbed at his longtime friend and master dying. Everyone stayed that way for the longest period of as they let sorrow wash over them until they heard a gasping and rattling coming from nearby. Everyone looked up to see Etheria was still alive and trying to heal herself but her wand did no good at closing the wound. Moon shook Toffee and Willow off looking at Etheria with a cold hatred in her eyes stepping forward slowly but sure.

"You." Moon spoke with a steady cold voice, but stopped walking when Etheria started laughing.

"You think you have had a great victory today if at a high cost, WRONG! *cough* It is not through love but fear that you are supposed to rule the kingdom Moon. Without the fear there is only hatred, hatred of Monsters, and Mewmans, and the Butterflies. *cough cough* The Monsters will take advantage of you, they will destroy everyone and everything, they will invade your castle, Toffee will not be there to protect you, AND YOU WILL BEG FOR DEATH BEFORE THE END!" Etheria collapsed coughing as Moon continued to walk towards her.

Moon held out a hand waiting for someone to put something in it and felt a weapon be put in it. When Moon looked she saw it was the sickle of the Monster druids with Toffee giving her his usual monotone look and gestured at Etheria. Several guards had subdued Etheria, taken her wand away and put some sort of block beneath her chest so her head stuck out. Moon held the sickle up and stood right next to Etheria looking coldly at her.

"I, queen Moon Butterfly of Mewni, uniter of Mewmans and Monsters, do sentence you to die Etheria of the Shadow Clause." Moon brought the sickle up and let it fall cleaving Etheria's head from her shoulders.

Moon took in a breath and felt numb as she turned back giving Toffee the sickle and walked back to her father's body with her friends clustering around her. Toffee and Willow held her close as Moon let silent tears fall after all that had just happened. Moon heard that voice in her head one last time 'There is no victory, without sacrifice.'


"Everything has just blown up hasn't it?"

"I would say so master."

"THAT WAS A HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION!" Mavis screamed at the shadow who winced slightly. "Enough of you talking, he is coming."

Mavis was currently in a camp of the Johansens as many of them abandoned a fight in the field to retreat into the hills even though their lord refused to do so. The Johansens had accepted her as one of their leaders as their lord refused to back down and many didn't know how to led everyone in this situation.

"So, is what you said true, Etheria is dead without accomplishing a thing?" The old one-eyed warrior with a long silver beard glared down at her.

"She went battle mad and could not be directed, there was nothing I could have done."

"Indeed. Well, we are in for the long haul as winter is coming soon and even we will be pushed to the breaking point now. Can you handle this treatment princess." He said the last part somewhat sarcastically.

"I can handle myself, I have no choice after all." The warrior nodded to her and walked away as Mavis stared into the sky. "One day Etheria, I will claim my birthright and become queen of Mewni."