Fairy Tail Minus One Chapter 30:Knight and Shining Armor

(A/N: Now comes the battle we're all waiting for, Kyouka vs Irene)


Over the skies of Zen

Igneel and Metalicana with a fleet of dragons are flying over with at least 20 dragons on their side.

"Where's Skidarum and Wessliogia?" Metalicana asked Igneel.

"I heard they are securing the border, helping with the retreat back. We're going to be doing this with our forces, should be more than enough." Igneel explained to Metalicana.

"So we get to get payback? Sweet, can't wait to get some payback on that bird bitch who jolted us."Metalicana explained to Igneel as they fly above the skies.

"Let's not get ahead of ourselves, we're to assist in getting the queen, Pope, and the daughter of the pope out of the Cube first, once all is clear, we will blast away whoever remains." Igneel replied as they moved faster.


Meanwhile at Crocus

Sabre returned to the kingdom after recovering from Magical Particle Barriers poisoning and was riding a dragon to get back to the capital.

"Welcome back your majesty!" one of the guards said to her.

"We need to prepare our forces to fight against Tartarus, Chairman, prepare to mobilize the forces."the queen commanded.

"It will take time to mobilize the forces but it will be done."The general of the army said to the queen.

"Get the Royal Dragon Unit here as well. We're going to need as many of our forces as possible." Sarbe replied.


Meanwhile at Exodus, Zen

Grandeenedy is working on Belserion's foot which lost 2 of its 5 talon toes, the dragon roared in pain as she tried to treat it.

"Why aren't the toes growing back?" Belserion asked her.

"I can't regrow limbs, I've been trying to learn Zincrosis unique regeneration, just yet to get it done. Anyway, I got bad news for you. "Grandeeeny answered him as she looked sad.

"What is it?" Belserion asked her. I did some tests on your blood.

"Your body is dying, Belserion. Unfortunately, you have about a decade to live, maybe even less." Grandeeney explained to Belserion.

"So this is it? Hopefully, i live long enough to see Irene with a baby and to see the future queen of Dragonv" Belserion explained to her.

"You can extend your lifespan enough if you avoid using up too much magic at once and sticking to a healthy diet but it's sadly inevitable that you're going to die."Grandeeney said to him.

"I see no use being upset about the inevitable. I just want to live long enough to see the future of our country and our world. If I can at least help Irene beat the Dark Dragon Tribe, I can die a happy dragon. Don't tell Irene this, it will devastate her, and don't tell the other dragons in the Protection Squad this either, if i can fight to live longer, it would help them greatly." Belserion explained to Grandeeney "How are the humans?"

"They're going to be fine. The most gravely injured one Kinata has stabilized, she will be resting for the next 3 days recovering from her debilitating injuries under close watch. Lena is surprisingly in decent condition considering the fatal poisoning of carbon she received, she should be ready to return to battle soon, Erenjack is also doing fine and cleared to leave here soon. Veronica despite fighting the strongest demon known to us barely took many injuries, probably due to Tenefire's intervention so she's soon to clear as well, Rena is also fine as well so she will be able to go and fight again soon. The rest are resting in the hospital from their injuries."Grandeeney explained to Belserion.

"That's good to hear!" Beslrion replied only to see one of the dragons appear panicked.

"BAD NEWS, THE INFINITY CLOCK PIECES, THEY'RE MISSING!" The dragon shouted.

"WHAT?" Both Belserion and Grandeeney shouted shocked to hear this.

"I didn't even detect a demonic presence"Belserion shouted worried that the demons got the upper hand on them.

"How could the enemy get past us without us noticing?" Grandeeney asked as she looked for the enemy.


Meanwhile at the Cube Throne Room

Mard Geer sees Victor Heartfilla walk into the room, despite his shock, he already knew of his appearance thanks to reading Kyouka's mind.

"So you were able to pull a fast one on us again Victor Heartfilla, I strongly underestimated you." Mard Geer said to Victor with his usual calm demeanor.

"It's a game over Mard Geer, you lost, we have 5 of the 6 Clock Pieces in our procession." Victor said to him only to see Mard Geer smile.

"On the contrary Victor, we have all 6 ." Mard Geer replied calmly.

"You surely bluff, we secured 5 of them." Victor stated.

Brandman reappears within a portal and shows him the 5 pieces floating around him with Mard Geer revealing the final piece to him.

"IMPOSSIBLE! HOW!" Victor shouted as he stared at the pieces floating around Brandman.

"Brandman's abilities to create portals to the underworld and travel to them came very much in handy, it also helped that your arrogance got the better of you. When your comrades killed each of the Demon Gates, they were brought to Exodus to be healed and the clock pieces were too. Knowing you, I had Brandman hid from sight within the camp until the moment was right, he was able to sneak past the immense dragon security around and teleported just in the right time before I detected your presence. I'll admit the fact you found us caught me by surprise however thankfully i had a plan B in case the Demon Gates wasn't enough." Mard Geer bragged as he talked about his plan.

10 minutes ago

Mard Geer/Brandman's POV

My minion Brandman appeared within the country of Zen, he followed the direction of where the clock pieces were going to

"Those fools didn't notice me and they brought all the clock pieces in one area master. What are your orders?" Brandman asked me telepathically.

"Hurry and take them and teleport back here, we don't have much time left. The dragons have caught onto us, that means that Victor and Irene have infiltrated the cube somehow, The queen of Dragons is currently fighting Kyouka, i don't think i can take Victor myself." Mard Geer said to himself as he was talking to him.

"I heard I will not waste any time, master." Brandman replied as he appeared next to the Clock pieces.

Present Time

"And that's how we gathered the pieces. Thankfully the dragons mobilizing their assault onto the Cube was actually a blessing in disguise as i was able to steal the clock pieces from under their noses." Brandman explained to Victor as he placed down the clock pieces.

"Now you have to deal with both of us plus all the demons within the base. You walked into your funeral party where you have no friends and everything here is out to kill you." Mard Geer smirks as Victor then sees hundreds of demons surrounding him from behind while Mard Geer and Brandman are in front of him.

Demons of various sizes and shapes surrounded by Victor Heartfilla. Within the room alone, there are hundreds of humanoid demons wearing knight armor and suits armed with swords, axes, and spears with some armed with staves. There are 10 fish like demons that resemble a cross between a tapeworm and a Whale shark as big as a blue whale, 10 Giant knights over 100 demons resembling Dinosaur birds from a bygone era,5 orges with massive clubs like tails and clubs 2 massive monsters with bull horns with a sword-like arm and a canon on his left arm who had spikes all over his body who stood 6 stories high.

"This cube contains Thousands of demons created by Zeref himself. Each of them powerful on their own, while they're all inferior to the power of the Nine Demon Gates, even a mage of your caliber can't hope to defeat them all yourself. The grunts were humans modified with demonic energy to be much stronger and faster than their human past selves, the giant knights covered head to toe in massive knight armor are Titan Knights, creatures created from deceased Giants, the flying stone creatures are Gargoyles, the massive Fish demons are Leviathans who devour anything in their path, orges need no introduction, the Terrordycals are extinct creatures brought back to life thanks to Zeref to reign terror on the world and there are the Behemoths, a monster the size of a small fortress that can rival the Nine Demon Gates in power who can bring entire countries to their mercy alone. There's also the Lizardmen and other creatures. Combined with two of us, there's no way even a Holy Mage of your caliber can't hope to take all of us on. There are thousands of demons within this base, even the weakest of Hencedemons can be a threat to a human, this base can easily carry 10,000 demons at once, combined with our ability to travel anywhere at high speed, we can bring down entire countries overnight" Mard Geer explained to Victor as he then sees Victor power up.

"Maybe you made the one fatal mistake in the world...THAT'S ANGERING A DAD!" Victor shouted as his rage flowed through him as he unleashed an intense aura" I WILL END YOUR PLANS AND AVENGE WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO THE LEGION CORP AND MY DAUGHTER!"


Meanwhile at the Torture chamber

Kyouka and Irene stare each other down with the latter furious at the former with Irene's blade at her throat.

"How the hell did you get here? It shouldn't be possible for you to detect us much less find us at the Cube?" Kyouka asked her.

"You have yourself to blame. In your obsession with trying to destroy Anna, your clothing contained her scent, which we were able to get from having a little rat nibble at your clothing."Irene said to Kyouka as she held a blade at her throat.

"That rat... damn i should've known it was Victor's doing, i was a fool to let my guard down so easily. No wonder that Clock Piece was so easy to get." Kyouka shouted.

"You seriously underestimated the power of Dragonv. We might've dropped our guard before but we won't lose again. Even if your demons are stronger than me, there's an army of dragons who now know your location." Irene explained to Kyouka, smiling.

"Damn you!" Kyouka shouted she then got calm"In that case, we gotta hasten the pace then and dispose of you before they come. Your death will drastically lower their morale"

"As if, you're the one going down. In less than an hour, the dragons would arrive here and burn this place to the ground, we will be done by then and your dreams of a Demon World will die with you." Irene replied as she then looked at Anna."Anna catch!" Irene shouted as she threw her Magic suppressing cloak onto her" Wear this and find the keys to Eclair's cell and find your keys and get Eclair to safety and if you have any power left, join us or search for the last clock piece."

"Right!" Anna replied before she left the room.

"Oh no, you don't you're going nowhere!"Kyouka smirked as she expanded her claws into tendrils to try to grab Anna only to be blocked by Irene with her left forearm "WHAT!"

"YOU'RE NOT HURTING ANOTHER HAIR ON ANNA!"Irene shouted as she kicked her through the wall again but Kyouka recovered and swung her claws at Irene only for her to block each attack.

"She's the property of Tartarus and our vital Sacrifice to bring back END. As a Demon from the Book of Zeref, we are devoted to the ideals of the Creator. We were brought back from the dead from our human selves and transcended beyond the power of humanity. Our powers defy the very nature of the magic world where we can even slay the mighty dragon race however our power is far from complete. Once the END is born, the world would become filled with Anti Ethernano and our true potential would be unleashed into the world." Kyouka smirked explaining their plans.

"NOT IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT!" Irene shouted as she then transformed her sword. "Your plans to destroy this world ends here right now! As Queen of Dragons, I will end your plans and save this world from your evil" Irene shouted as she was determined to bring down Kyouka.

"As if I'll let you, in the Name of Zeref, Mard Geer, the Nine Demon Gates, and Zeref, I will obliterate you and bring ruin to this world." Kyouka replied as she stared down Irene.

Both go to clash with each other while Anna runs off with the cloak covering her nude body.

"I have to rescue Eclair and get my keys back." Anna said to herself as she ran around searching for the keys.

Irene goes to slash Kyouka vertically but the bird demon ducked and rolled out of the slash and goes to extend her claws which easily slices through the torture room walls which Irene evades.

"Take this !" Kyouka shouted as she shot a massive blast of lightning-like Curses at Irene but the Queen of dragons dodge the blast as it fazes through the walls and keeps going until it leaves the cube.

"If i'm hit by her curse, I'm done for. I can't let her hit me with the attack" Irene said to herself as Kyouka comes very close to her and attempts to slash her with her claws but Irene blocks the claws as they attempt to thrust into her.

"That's good, not bad Queen of Dragons!" Kyouka smirks as she then shoots a volley of Lightning like blasts in a continuous volley of lighting projectiles which Irene dodges the blasts as they go through the walls however Irene goes to stop her attack.

"Hoshigami No Satsuki Denki Unagi No Kanata " Irene chanted as she transformed her blade into a chain-like metal electric rope that Irene uses to whip Kyouka electrocuting her.

"THAT'S FOR IGNEEL!" Irene shouted as she shocked Kyouka.

"RRRAAGH!" Kyouka shouted as she was stunned and unable to move, She's whipped again by the rope-like weapon.

"THIS IS FOR METALICANA. " Irene shouted as she hit her again with the whip-like weapon, shocking her again. Irene then rolls up the chains and condenses them into a lance-like weapon with an electrical charge around it and then rotates the Lance into a drill-like attack." AND THIS IS FOR ANNA" Irene shouted as she hits Kyouka dead on with the drill-like attack which has a massive current of Lightning around it"

Irene smashes Kyouka downwards, going through the cube punching a massive hole through the cube, knocking Kyouka through the cube. Both of them fall back to the cube due to the cube's Gravity. Kyouka however revealed she blocked the attack and moaned.

"That felt great!"Kyouka smirked as she revealed the attack didn't even scratch her.

"Not even a scratch on her!" Irene said to herself.

"Don't fret, you forced me to use the Pleasure curse on me, forcing me to reduce your pain into pleasure. You got me all wet." Kyouka explained to Irene as she licked her lips." You're going to need more than that to beat me Queen of Dragons."

"So you're also an Enchantment user?" Irene asked her.

"Something like that, except my Enchantments are far beyond your abilities human. With this power, I can increase my powers without limits by manipulating bioelectricity, this energy that also goes through any defenses." Kyouka explained to Irene the depth of her powers.

"We'll see about that!"Irene replied as she went to attack her.

"Time to see how well you adapt!" Kyouka laughs as she leaps to several pillars and picks them up and chucks two at Irene however the Queen of Dragons easily slashes the pillars in half.

"Armor+Arms+Vernier!" Irene chants as she amped herself to be twice as powerful and comes at Kyouka with her attacks but Kyouka dodges the attack and uses her whip to attempt to hit Irene but Irene dodges the electrical whip and blocks with her own whip-like blade.

"Armor Bolt, Power Bolt, Speed Bolt"Kyouka chanted as she powers up herself and clashes with Irene with her claws and Irene's snake sword-like whip fighting each other to a standstill while the two clashed however Kyouka uses her left hand to grab Irene's leg and begin to fling her around turning her claws into a tendril.

"WAAHH" Irene shouted as she flung into some pillars.

"Not bad but that's not going to be enough for a human!" Kyouka said to her, mocking her.

"Then time to bring it up a notch then!" Irene replied as she transformed her blade back into her base state and then charged up more power"Hoshigami No Satsuki Extend "Irene chanted as she extended the blade as long as a dragon's body going for the full size and power of the blade and charges at Kyouka but Kyouka blocks the attack pushing back the blades with sheer brute force as the ground buckles around them "Such power, so this is one of the Demon Gates?" Irene said to herself as she pushed her back.

"Take this! "Kyouka said to Irene as she went to slash with both claws but the Queen of dragons blocked the blade with her long sword and swung down.

"Dividing Wind"!"Irene chants as she does a high-speed slash, cutting Kyouka across the chest but Kyouka is barely fazed by the move and shrugs it off.

"Not bad, Queen of Dragons, it's been ages since I had the feeling of combat. I truly feel alive again." Kyouka smirked, "Almost as alive as I did torturing Anna Heartfilla, shame you stopped me before I can have fun defiling her, perhaps you can take her place as Dragon Queen." Kyouka laughed.

"You're going to pay dearly for what you did to my best friend. How can you just casually throw away your humanity? You were once a human being yourself."

"Oh please, humanity is worthless. Humans hide their truly dark and terrible feelings and desires whereas being a Demon frees me to do what I please. Humans are afraid and fear differences to anything that goes against their rigged worldview, Demons, on the other hand, are honest with their feelings and don't wear masks to hide their true selves." Kyouka explained to Irene

"Not all humans are bad, just like not all demons are monsters like you. " Irene stated.

"Humanity is worthless, I'm glad to be a demon at this point, you are hardly any different from us, you see humans as inferior, hence why you put dragons over them." Kyouka said to Irene trying to get under her skin.

"That's not the least bit true, we don't put dragons over peoples' lives, all living beings are valued within Dragonv, even demons." Irene stated.

"Keep telling yourself that. You remind me of a younger me, a woman with such ideals. You live in your perfect bubble within your kingdom unaware that across the rest of the world, there are many not nearly as fortunate as yourself. Humanity are a crude, immature, and weak race who are sheep to be ruled under might and nothing else. The reason Dragonv is so powerful and prosperous is that it's feared, without the fear, humanity would reject the utopian ideals of your kingdom." Kyouka explained to Irene as she thinks of her own reason why Dragonv is respected.

"Take that back, Dragnov does the right thing, it's not because of fear that other nations fear us, it's because other nations see the principles of the Magna Carta, that's why we thrive so well as a country. DON'T YOU INSULT THE NAME OF DRAGNOV!" Irene shouted as she went to clash with Kyouka but the bird demon blocked her blow with her claws.

"Keep telling yourself that Queen of Dragons? Everything might seem good for now, when you're the one doing good deeds, however, what happens when the people you love stab you in the back and leave you to die? I was much like you before the betrayal, i used to think i can make a difference until reality came crashing down my face. No matter how much i repented, no matter how much good deeds i did, i was cursed with a cruel father, i was cursed with growing up dirt poor and i was cursed as a homosexual, having found true love with a woman which was the result of my death. The moment they found out i was a homosexual, nothing i did matter, i did Zentopias dirty work to keep it a serect, i tainted my soul to protect my love for Seliah and to maintain my career helping people, all of that died when Victor Heartfilla betrayed me and had me horribly executed." Kyouka explained her tragic fall and her nilishim against humanity.

"It wasn't his fault, he tried to stop your execution, if anything if you want to blame anyone, blame the monster Brad Manson, he was the one who sold you out." Irene shouted at her hoping for her to see sense.

"Believe whatever lie Victor Heartfilla tells you, it makes no difference to me. The point stands that humanity sees you and I was no different. We're both feared, they just fear me a bit more upfront while they pretend to be your friend. You might be a hero today but the moment humanity doesn't need you anymore or you become something they can't comprehend or understand, they will cast you into the shadows. Humans are pathetic hypocrites who will pretend to love you and follow order and rules but us Demons, we hate each other and humans and don't hide our true feelings and desires. Humans betray their own family members for wealth, for political differences, and for dating someone outside their creed, in Zeref's world, we will be truly honest with our desires." Kyouka explained to Irene as she explained her hatred for humanity.

"I heard enough of your bullshit. Do you think i'm just going to give up my humanity and become you just listening to you? I know what happened to you and what happened to you is beyond terrible however it doesn't excuse what you've done, the countless lives you've taken as a human to as a demon, you monsters did to countless innocent people, killing people who never wronged you, killing people for the sport of it, you even killed children" Irene explained to Kyouka as she evades a slash from her and blocks her blade-like claws.

"Oh everyone is always on the children's part, well if it brings you any solace i'm not a pedophile, i prefer killing them quickly, or do you prefer i do to children what i do to my women? If that's the case, then who's the monster then? "Kyouka smirked as she lunged her claws at her only for Irene to block the attack.

"I find your actions unforgivable! As Queen of Dragons, I will bring you to justice.' Irene replied as she pushed Kyouka back with a parry.

"Perhaps we should skip the small talk, the Infinity clock pieces are coming together as we speak and we need to hurry things along."Kyouka responded as she pushed back Irene expanding her claws.

"Did all my comrades fail?" Irene shouted.

"Oh they survived or so Mard Geer has told me, my comrades on the other hand are dead. Good thing we had our own plan B in the event they were to have died but that's not important. Now we have all of them, all that matters now is getting rid of you" Kyouka replied as she shoots another bolt at Irene but the Queen of dragons dodges the attack only for Kyouka to appear behind her "Got you!" Kyouka laughed as she elbowed her in the back of the head, smashing her through the cube again and back into the fortresses

"URGH!" Irene grunted as she landed in another room. She then sees Kyouka leap down and charge another blast of Lightning in her hands and fires it at Irene but Irene dodges it again.

"Demonic Crimson Blade Slaughter "Irene chanted as she went to slash at the Bird Demon but the bird demon goes to block each of the attacks with her own and they push each other back, creating a small shockwave that shakes the cube.

"I'm liking you already, Queen of Dragons, I can't wait to break you as I did to your friend Anna. You have any idea what I've done to her in the days we had her here. " Kyouka smirked as she clasped her claws.

"That's nothing compared to what I plan to do to you in revenge for her. " Irene replied.


Meanwhile at the Cube Corridors

Anna searches for the key to Eclaire's cell when she feels shockwaves across the base from the battles happening and her keys when she comes across a room where the keys are as well as her whip. Anna goes to grab them and goes to summon Virgo.

"Master you called, Master you look terrible, what happened?" Virgo asked her.

"I've been through hell. Had not for Irene, they would've destroyed me beyond even the best healing my body is weakened from the torture and beatings. Can you get me some fresh clothes?"Anna asked Virgo.

"Sure thing master !" Virgo replied as she summons a fresh pair of clothes for her

"Thank you, i can't tell you how glad i am to see you again. I thought i was never going to see any of you again" Anna said to Virgo as she cries, she then wipes the tears."I must remain strong, everyone is counting on me to stop their plans. Virgo helps me get the key to Eclair's cell key so we can get her out of here.


Meanwhile at the Throne room in the Cube

Victor was fighting off against Mard Geer and Brandman who launched a series of attacks against him. Mard Geer launches thorns towards him but the Pope dodges the attacks which hit one of the grunts with swords. He then sees 10 Demons go to lunge at Victor with their weapons from all Angles but the Pope jumps out of the way and does a Holy enhanced punch which creates a shockwave blowing apart the Hench turning the demons into ash and the ash vaporizing into Ethernanto.

Brandman dashes towards Victor with his Curse enchanted blade he pulled out of his robe which Victor counters by summoning a sword of light to clash against the mad demon which negates the MBP of the blade, he then goes to slash at Brandman But he blocks the attack. They clash at high speeds with each other only for the Leviathans to try to swallow him but Victor splits one of them in half with his energy blade.

Several Gargoyle demons attempt to blast Victor with multiple fireballs however he evades and goes to attack them.

"God's Judgement of Fury '' Victor chanted as he enchanted his fists with Holy Magic and punched the demon with a series of rapid strikes and blows which hit the gargoyles, reducing them to ashes. An ogre goes to smash Victor with its club but Victor goes to block his attack with his sword, he then uses his light blade to impale the head of a demon that resembles an Ogre. However, he sees two thorns after him.

"Thorn Explosion!" Mard Geer chanted as he exploded the thorns around Victor however Victor managed to evade it and went to set up a counterattack.

"Divine Punishment" Victor Heartfilla chanted as he shot a massive blast of Holy Magic at the Behemoth, Brandman, and Mard Geer but Mard Geer uses his thorn to grow a flower that absorbs the entire blast.

"Big mistake Victor Heartfilla! Blooming Death Flower !" Mard Geer chanted as he fired a massive blast which had black lighting covering the Light blast but Victor smirked as he summoned his Hammer Angel which deflected the blast back towards Mard Geer, hitting the blast with it's hammer like a baseball. Mard ever sees the blast coming towards him however he uses his thorn to grab the Behemoth and push him into the blast which the blast hits and causes the Behemoth to be vaporized.

"Not bad but try dodging this, Barakiel" Victor chanted as he uses 3 coins to summon a white angel that possesses three heads, two large wings, and two large arms."Blast them away with Angel's Judgment" Victor commanded as the angel shoots a massive blast light. Brandman and Mard Geer try to dodge the light but it is impossible as nothing can dodge real light as all the demons surrounding them minus the Nine Demon Gates were killed by a massive blast of light. Victor summoned the spell and was winded using the spell.

Mard Geer and Brandman were burned by the blast but only light burns on their body.

"Damn we couldn't dodge the attack or see it coming, it wasn't merely a magical light attack." Brandman said to Mard Geer.

"Barakiel uses real light, only a god can dodge Barakiels attacks. Fallen gods like you don't come close." Victor explained to the two of them.

"However it wasn't nearly enough to kill us and merely drained your power. That being said, you killed at least 500 demons in that one attack, admirable, however, there are more than 9,500 demons left for you to kill plus us. Even you can't kill this many demons. "Mard Geer explained to Victor as he calmly transformed into his Etherious form. " You're coming nowhere close to stopping our plans."

"I will find a way to stop you! Shamisel, Raguel" Victor chanted as he summoned two summonings at once with him spending a combined total of 14 coins to summon forth Shamsiel—angel of sunlight. Its appearance is that of a large, stone-like cherub with pigs in its pompadour Raguel: a white angel that possesses a giant pair of wings; four long arms, and seven heads, each holding a horn. "Now time to get serious," Victor said to the two as his summonings surrounded the two.


Back at the corridors of the base

Irene and Kyouka were fighting within another room with the walls around them cracked and heavily damaged from their collisions.

"Dividing Mountain Blade."Irene chanted as she did her slash aiming at Kyouka's torso.

"Armor Piercing Slash!" Kyouka countered as she charged up energy around her claws and countered the force of Irene's slash which created a small shockwave, damaging the walls around them.

Both of them clashed at high speeds creating shockwaves around the cube. Irene evades the large claws from Kyouka and blocks an extending claw tendril which slashes through a wall with ease.

"Come on pretty, you can't hold me off for too long." Kyouka laughed as she went to do hundreds of lunging stabs at Irene only for the queen to parry each of the blows.

"Hoshigami No Satsuki Hachidori Katana(ハチドリの刀 Japanese for Humming Bird Sword) "Irene chanted as she transformed her blade into razor-sharp vibrating swords and dashes towards the Bird Demon at high speeds. Kyouka goes to slash Irene but the Queen of Dragons blitz her and slashes Kyouka's shoulder, damaging her with a light gash on her shoulder.

"GARCH!" Kyouka grunted as she clutched on her shoulder, she then saw Irene come at her with another slash.

"Time to end you, your plans will not prevail!" Irene shouted as she came at Kyouka and slashed at Kuyouka but Kyouka barely dodged the slash as her cheek was grazed by the cutting wave.

"Extending Claws" Kyouka shouted as she expanded her claws out trying to skewer the queen but the Queen of Dragons dodged the slash. Kyouka then goes to throw more pillars at Irene but the queen dodges the pillars with ease only to see another set of claws come at her "Got you bitch!" Kyouka laughed as she is about to impale Irene with claws tendrils but Irene goes to counter attacks.

"Hachidori Katana:Hane no Ame(ハチドリの刀 羽の雨 Japanese for Humming Bird Sword: Feather Rain)" Irene countered as she swung her sword and generating hundreds of blade-like feathers which she does a spinning slash, sending the feather blades to hit the tendrils and hit Kyouka, knocking her through several walls within the area. Irene sees Kyouka get back up and goes to attack Irene but sees Irene disappear.

"Hachidori Katana:Wakeru Yama Tsubasa (ハチドリの刀分ける 山翼 Japanese for Humming Bird Sword: Dividing Mountain Wing )" Irene chanted as she closes her eyes and puts her sword in her sheath while behind Kyouka. The sword creates a massive pressure slash wave that cuts Kyouka across the chest and sends a slashing wave throughout the cube. Kyouak falls to the ground. Irene then goes over her body glaring at her" Your plans end here!"

"Damn you human!" Kyouka grunted as she coughed up blood, she then smirked and got back up "I must admit, that hurt a lot, however, allow me to get serious,Healing Bolt" kyouka chanted as she shocks herself with a pink lightning bolt which she then manages to heal up her slash wounds.

"How did you? "Irene shouted.

"My Curse is "Sensation ", the ability to manipulate energy within the body. The Curse can also be used to enhance someone's pain sensitivity; the greater the sensory increase, the greater the pain one feels, even from the smallest of things, I can even make my body heal faster than normal, in short, I can control essence itself." Kyouka explained to the Queen of Dragons. "We're running out of time, I can't keep Master Mard Geer waiting, I will have to dispose of you now. Shame, you would've made a good pet. Now allow me to show you true Enchantment.

"Kyouka explained to Irene as she began to transform with a green aura around her body as she charged up power.

"Like i'm going to let you!" Irene replies as she goes to attack her again but her sword is blocked by a massive lightning barrier that pushes her back. Kyouka then goes into her Etherious form "Etherious Form, Goddess of the Slave Planet" Kyouka chanted as she transformed. She gains a mask similar to her own with long structures on the side resembling horns. Her hair is replaced by a large tuft of feathers with a long ponytail that reaches down her body and ends in another tuft. She wears pauldrons made of feathers and revealing black armor that covers her arms and wraps around her torso, revealing most of her stomach and breasts. Her legs are covered by black boots that begin mid-thigh where they are lined with feathers.

"Her power has increased drastically?" Irene said to herself as she then saw Kyouka move so fast that she slashed Irene's chest "URAAGH!" Irene grunted as she was brought to one knee. "I didn't even see her move.

"Impressed by this power, Queen of Dragons.I was merged with the fallen Goddess of Love within the Gaerican Mythology or rather the remnants of the goddess, I am the Goddess of the Slave Planet Venus reborn as a Demon. '' Kyouka explained to her as she licked Irene's blood off her claws.

'Impossible, how can you be a former Goddess?" Irene shouted.

" Like I said before, me and the Goddess of Love were both cast aside by the selfish hateful humans. When humanity found out what i was, they punished me for merely being who i am, when the fall of the original Grecian Empire happened, the Gods of Gareica were left almost entirely abandoned with them either converting to Zentopia or Askerhami, the Goddess of Love Venus could never truly recover her true form and became a malevolent being Master Zeref merged into me. I'm a Demon and a God at once, even the Queen of Dragons can't beat a goddess" Kyouka explained to Irene as she smirked at her with Irene getting back up.

"So that explains how powerful you demons are? I should've known, it doesn't matter if you're a Demon, God, or Human, I'm not going to let you have your way with this world."

"I think you're going to quickly realize you have no choice but to accept your defeat" Kyouka smirked as she was gathering power around her from the environment around her"Nature Bolt " Kyouka chanted as she powers up with a Lightning bolt striking her body.

"Her power, it's like Belserion's Sage Dragon Magic?" Irene said to herself "She's powering herself with Nature energy?"

"You see, this power your sensing is beyond any power a mere human like you can comprehend. Only an S Class Dragon can come close to matching my near limitless power, I can get twice as powerful every second. This is the power of a God fused with an Etherious, with the power of Curses. Only the master himself is stronger than me and can grow stronger than myself." Kyouka smirked as she powered up even more.

"All that means is that I just need to put you down for good. "Irene replied as she catches her breath "Pedes Noctis Luis+Ira De+Deus Bulla " Irene chanted as she powers her speed, power, and durability by 10 times, creating a mixture of a Lighting, Water, and Fire aura around her body. Irene then goes to charge up her power and changes the shape of her sword. "Hoshigmai No Satsuki Neikiddoburēdo(ネイキッドブレード Japanese for Naked Blade)" Irene chanted as she changed her blade. Her blade transforms her blade into a liquid-like blade in which the blade looks like a ghoulish green smile barely maintaining the form of a sword.

"So this is the power of the mighty Dragon Slaying Sword Hoshigami No Satsuki? A sword with 100 blades? Let's see what you can do against a Goddess "Kyouka smirked as she extended her claws out towards Irene but Irene dodged the attack and went to slash her.

"Hoshigmai No Satsuki Neikiddoburēdo: Musabori Kuu Nami(ネイキッドブレードむさぼり食う波 Japanese for Naked Blade:Devouring Wave)" Irene chanted as she created a whirlwind shockwave as she shoots a massive blast of Acid towards Kyouka which Kyouka sees coming but barely dodged it however she smirked.

"Pleasure Bolt+Healing Bolt" Kyouka chanted as she reduced the damage with the attack "Ahhh, was that your best attack Queen of Dragons? " Kyouka smirked as her power grew more and she moved twice as fast as before, catching Irene off guard.

"Her speed increased, she's not kidding, her power is growing more and more "Irene said to herself as she blocked Kyouka's claw strikes as she's pushed back even with her enhancement Kyouka's claws were holding back the being burned by the attack.

"As I said to you, my power can grow indefinitely human, your sword is nothing compared to me!"Kyouka laughed as she punches Irene in the gut causing her to stagger

"URRAGH!" Irene grunted as she staggered to her knees only to see Kyouka charge a massive ball of Lighting at point-blank range.

"Goodbye!. Pain Bolt Blast !" Kyouka chanted as she shot a massive Lighting Blast at Irene but she barely evaded the blast which created a large explosion.

"Heaven's Eyes" Irene chanted as her pupils have red and white crosses on them as she evaded the attack from Kyouka and goes to attack Kyouka with her counter-attack" Acidic Dividing Mountain" Irene chanted as she slashes her sword, creating a large slash wave containing acid towards Kyouka which she can barely dodge.

"Sensation Barrier" Kyouka countered as she protected herself with a barrier."Not bad, almost had me with that one."

"Then I'll just have to get serious!Hoshigmai No Satsuki 7 Hari ken( 7針剣 Japanese for 7 Needle swords)" Irene chanted as she transformed her sword into an extremely thin sword that resembles the narrowness of a Needle but shaped like a Katana.

"Since a thin blade, you think that can hit me with that small thing ?" Kyouka asked as she then sees the blade coming at her at immense speeds which Kyouka evaded, she then sees the blade coming at her from behind as she has trouble evading the blades, she then noticed the blade was being guided by a string and sees Irene guiding it like a yo-yo.

" 7 Hari ken is perfect for speedy opponents like yourself" Irene smirked as Kyouka noticed that there was a string around her with the blade. Now to end this! Hoshigmai No Satsuki 7 Hari ken: Supaidāu~ebukiringu ( 7針剣:スパイダーウェブキリング Japanese for 7 Needle swords:killing Spider Web)" Irene chanted as she ensared Kyouka with a web of steel wire which lightly pierced her body.

"GRRAAR!"Kyouka shouted as she was pierced by the needle "You think this alone can kill me?" Kyoukas asked.

"No, but this will? " Irene answered as she goes to charge up her power "Hoshigmai No Satsuki: Honō no Seiken( 炎の聖剣 Japanese for Great Flaming sword )" Irene chanted as she creates a massive sword made of flames and goes to swing it, shooting a massive blast of fire towards Kyouka, creating a massive explosion within the cube.

Kyouka is knocked across the cube. Kyouka was burned and got right back up.

"I can't let her recover, Vernier Pedes Noctis Luis "Irene chanted as she goes to make herself 20 times faster combining enchantments and she goes to change her sword "Hoshigmai No Satsuki Āsumasshā: Braveheart!" Irene chanted as she hit Kyouka directly with Kyouka blocking the attack with her claws with Kyouka holding back the attack from the jagged blade-like Kanabō. "Impossible, she held it back!" Irene said in horror as Kyouka smirked as she pushed back her attack and swung her claws, creating a shockwave knocking Irene back.

"It can't be? All that and i couldn't even scratch her?" Irene said to herself as she sees Kyouka shrugging off the assault

"Not bad however my power is unlimited, you can't hope to hurt me with your attacks. Soon this world will be free of the hypocrisy you humans and dragons bestow on yourselves and we demons will be free to do as we please." Kyouka laughed as she went to attack.

"I won't let that happen! Deus Maxius+Deus Eques+Hachidori Katana:Hane no Ame(ハチドリの刀 羽の雨 Japanese for Humming Bird Sword: Feather Rain) "Irene chanted as she transforms her blade back to her hummingbird katana state and uses up her powered up state to launch hundreds of powered up projectiles towards Kyouka making it hard to dodge the attack but Kyouka smirked.

"Pain Bolt: Jupiter Lightning Storm" Kyouka chanted as she unleashed a massive Lightning wave that covered a large section of the cube.

Anna sees the massive blast of Lighting coming towards her but Aires forms a shield blocking the Lighting blast however the blast stops around there.

"That was close! Irene…. Don't die on me!" Anna said to herself.

Back at the blast site. Irene staggered onto both her knees as her arms were burned from the attack however the attack itself did far worse with internal damage as her body was surging with Green Bio Electricity as her body was racked with pain.

"GRRACH FUCK!" Irene shouted as her body was racked with overwhelming pain.

"I'm glad I held back my blast, I didn't need to end up frying the sacrifices in the process. Would Have defeated the purpose of our cause. I do apologize, it's hard to control attacks that can kill an entire country's worth of mages sometimes, I just don't know my own strength. To think this is merely my domain power, once this world is destroyed by END, my true potential can truly be utilized." Kyouka said to herself as she saw Irene in devastating pain from the bolts.

"Damn her, i gotta stop this! Re Raise"Irene chanted as she attempts to cast the spell but her body recoils in pain"SHTTTARRGH! I CAN'T MOVE!"

"It's useless, casting a spell is futile. You're the first to survive a direct hit from my spell, such a blast can even kill a mighty S Class Dragon as it bypasses all defenses and puts ungodly levels of pain on your body, every injury you suffered, every wound you sustained in battle, all of that pain is coming back to you isn't it? The pain of losing your mother in front of your eyes, the pain of losing your father as well, to give you an idea of how much damage your body has suffered." Kyouka explains to Irene as she takes a small breath on her and the small breath feels like a dagger on fire piercing Irene's chest.

"ARRAGH!" Irene shouted as the electricity burned her body more and did more damage. "Just a single breath alone feels like a flaming dagger in your body, all I need to do is punch you lightly and you will die but that would be far too boring of a way to kill you off."Kyouka laughed as Irene fell to the ground clutching her chest.

"I gotta do something but i can't move….Wait… that Enchantment, that's my only move left...I need to cast Berserker... It should make me heavily resistant to pain but I only have a minute before it consumes me. I gotta cast this form fast. " Irene said to herself as she tried to move as Kyouka walked towards her.

"Decisions, decisions, how shall i finish you? Shall I even kill you? Your hardly a threat anymore, perhaps i will make you live long enough to see what our world will look like and you will live as my pet, you would be a breeding sow for the Tatarus Demons and spawn us a child we can use for our purposes and if it's a girl who becomes a woman like you, i will torture her in front of you. Doesn't that sound fun?"

"Like I will ever let that happen... YOU WILL NEVER PREVAIL! BERSERKER!" Irene shouted as she powers herself up and gets surrounded by an immensely powerful aura. Her body takes on a monstrous form, especially her face. Flames pour forth from atop of her head with her hair turning into flames, her teeth become more fang-like and her eyes become red and gleaming, her body gains visible muscle made and her skin turns into dark purple with a dark purple aura. 'RAAWR" Irene shouted as she went to attack Kyouka with an Uppercut knock on her back.

"Impossible, she shouldn't be able to move at all much less punch me " Kyouka said to herself as she was knocked back. Kyouka then sees Irene go to slash at her with her claw-like nails as she was fully feral. Kyouka tries to strike back at Irene but Irene takes the claw slash but the Berserker was able to shrug a stab from the claw and her Curse had no effect" It can't stagger her with my Curses? What is this "'

"RAAWAR!" Irene roared as she then leapt to punch at Kyouka and knocked her back sending her flying through several walls.

"Extending Claws" Kyouka shouted as she expanded her claws out trying to skewer the queen but the claws couldn't even scratch the queen and the Feral Queen grabs the claws and breaks them. "GARCH!"Kyouka shouted as blood came from her finger as she clutched her left hand as the Berserker then charged at Kyouka but Kyouka dodged the attack.

Irene goes around smashing anything in her path trying to maintain control as she was smashing things mindlessly.

"Damn it, i'm losing control, i need to get control of myself . "Irene said to herself as she couldn't control her body as her fists were swinging on their own.

"I see, so you've become a mindless brute, quite the strength but it's nothing without control of your power. Speed Bolt, Power Bolt, Armor Bolt" Kyouka chanted as she goes to power herself even more as she goes to enhance herself while Irene struggles to maintain control of her power as she tries to control the form.

Irene summons her blade and transforms it into her Kanabo like sword and charges at Kyouka, both of them clash attacks with each other, creating even more powerful shockwaves causing the ground to feel like it's liquifying as the two clashed with intense force however Kyouka was starting to get the better of the Queen of Dragons and she pushes her back.

"RAAWAR!" Irene roared as she leaped to go to slash down with her blades only for Kyouka to appear behind her and having slashed an x shape torso across her chest "GRRAAARGRH!" Irene shouted as she staggered even in Berserker form.

"Looks like even your power-up wasn't nearly enough to beat me!" Kyouka smirked as she licked the blood out of her claws as she saw Irene shrugged off the pain and went to charge at Kyouka and struggle to land hits on Kyouka as Kyouka was moving too fast to be hit by any of her attacks. " You know you can't keep this game up...I'm an Etherious, the ultimate being...My power can allow me to maintain a constant state of my full strength and use the elements of nature to keep myself strong and get even stronger.."Pain Bolt Barrage" Kuouka chanted as she shoots hundreds of Pain Bolts hitting Irene dead on.

"UYARRAGGH!'Irene grunted as she clutched her chest as she felt back from the attack, weakened from the blast, she was losing power "I have to get her!"Irene said to herself as she struggled to stand as she powered back down to normal with the spell worn out "Even the Berserker spell didn't work!" Irene said to herself as she fell and was on her back, she struggled to get back up but her body was in intense pain. She then felt even more pain as Kyouka stepped on her chest."RAAARGH!"

"So this is the Queen of dragons power? What a laugh. I'm honestly disappointed, I expected much more from the legendary queen of dragons. You're nowhere near as powerful as our Prince and he was able to beat the mighty son of Hope Primus. You're just a child posing as the Queen of Dragons, then again we can consider ourselves fortunate, had the real Queen of Dragons still existed, we would all be dead in an instant. "Kyouka mocked the Queen of Dragons taunting her as she rubbed her foot on her solar plexus causing Irene's pain to be even worse.

"URRAGGH!" Irene grunted.

"Looks like I got one down, time to deal with the other one, Old Victor. He's going to be a handful, thankfully between master and the Second in Command, we got his number. I was hoping you put up a better fight, Oh well, you would be my plaything, you're just the perfect woman to enslave, first, i'm going to take away our sight, then you're sense of taste, smell, touch, and finally sound, these would be your final words ...farewell Queen of dragons. "Kyouka laughed at Irene activating her Sensation to rob Irene of her senses.

"Is this the end for me…. I never felt so powerless before….I'm losing my sight...my hearing... My touch….i'm sorry…. Mother!" Irene said to herself as she felt herself beginning to sink into the abyss only to be caught by someone. She recognizes the older woman as no other due to her warm touch." MOTHER!" Irene shouted as she saw her hold her.

'Daughter!"Queen Écarlate answered, she then saw her father Charles appear.

"We almost lost you, you need to defeat this opponent Irene for the future of the world."Charles said to his daughter.

"But she's impossible to beat, she keeps getting stronger and stronger, even my strongest enchantment can't keep up with her nor can even the strongest form of the Homsigisiaki Satsuki. "Irene stated.

"Remember the spell you've seen me do Daughter, there's nothing you can't remove from your body or others. It takes more than mere power to win fights, you must use your opponent's strength against them when they overwhelm you with power. " Charles explained to his daughter how he used his spell to remove a ball of magic from himself and passed it down to Irene.

"I know father but I've yet to fully master Jacob's spell, i'm not sure if it would be enough to win me this battle against her, not like she would give me the chance." Irene stated.

"You have the best chance to land this spell as it is before the darkness consumes you." Charles replied.

"Even if i can reverse her spell, she's still too powerful, my body is at its limits. I've exhausted all the strongest forms of the Hoshigmai No Satsuki." Irene explained to the two of them.

"There's one form of the Hoshigmai No Satsuki you've yet to tap into. This form manifests itself once you put all doubt away, once you put aside all fear, once you're willing to sacrifice all of your beings into protecting the people you love." Queen Écarlate explained to her daughter as she summoned a sword that gleamed off a red light of a blade made of red light.

Back at the battle, Kyouka prepares to finish off Irene.

"Any last words before you lose your ability to speak Queen of Dragons?" Kyouka asked her.

"Deus…..Zero "Irene chanted within a weak, hoarse voice as she then uses her magic to blast Kyouka with a Separation Enchantment and turned her own curse right back at her, blinding Kyouka with her own spell and hitting Kyouka with her own Curse, damaging her.

"AAAAAARGH!" Kyouka shouted as she struggled to move, she then recovered her senses and sees Irene stand back up "WHAT...IMPOSSIBLE, MY ENCHANTMENT WAS BROKEN…"

"You might be stronger than me, however when it comes to Enchantment, I'm still queen." Irene said to Kyouka as she charged up her magical power while Kyouka was still recovering from her attacks. "Hoshigmai No Satsuki Tsuin Ryu Burēdo (ツイン竜 ブレードJapanese for Twin Dragon Blades)" Irene chanted as she powers herself up and creates a massive surge of crimson magical aura around herself as she transformed her blades into two Plasma like blades glowing around her hands with a blood-red crimson aura.

"Foolish human, that would not be enough to save you, I already reached the apex of my powers, I'm much stronger than when we first fought in this Etherious form, the gap between myself and you is greater than a mage and a dragon. This is the power of a Goddess" Kyouka taunted the Queen of Dragons as she shot a blast of her curse at Irene but she deflected it with her sword.

"And this is the power of the Queen of Dragons, time to show you why Dragonv has been the most powerful country in the last 600 years." Irene replied as she and Kyouka clashed with each other.

Both of them dashed towards each other with Kyouka's claws clashing against Irene's twin Blades as they fought in an intense collision of power again. Irene sees Kyouka use her claws as Tendrils but the queen of dragons evades the attacks and goes to slash Kyouka with her swords but Kyouka beats her in the contest of speed and slashes Irene across the chest with a light graze but to Irene, it felt like her body was ripped in half from her torso to shoulder.

"RAAARGH!" Irene shouted as the pain was so excruciating, she almost lost grip of her blade.

"Fool, you can match my power and speed but it seems that your durability isn't anywhere close to mine. That form of your sword sacrifices defense for pure power, you can't hope to beat an Etherious much less one of my caliber with sheer brute force. You used the worst possible power-up against me "Kyouka explained to Irene as she then goes to slash her with energized Claw strikes with the forces being the equivalent of being hanged, drawn, and Quartered as Irene feels her torso being ripped open, her arms and legs being chopped and her neck hung over by a rope in terms of how much pain she's feeling.

"RRRRAAWWAAUARGH!" Irene shouted as she coughed blood out as she fell to the ground.

"Now to finish this! Wings of Venus!" Kyouka chanted as she grew bird wings and then flew up into the air and then shoots hundreds of feathers imbued with her Sensation Curse to rain down onto Irene as they all make their blows, the pain of this is equivalent to being hit with a rain of acid as Irene's body was in intense pain." I was hoping to have a bit more fun with you but sadly it's time to end this ." Kyouka mocked Irene only to see Irene smirk and get back up and slash Kyouka across the chest "UAAARAGH!" Kyouka shouted as she was slashed pretty hard across the chest with a mild gash "Impossible, you shouldn't be standing from those blows" Kyouka shouted

"Deus Zero!" Irene smirked as she chanted the spell and directed the pain right back at Kyouka but Kyouka evaded her own curses separated from Irene. Irene was starting to become fatigued and could barely hold onto her own blades as she was still in alot of pain from her injuries and the residual effects of the curse still lingering on her body.

"HAHAHAHAHA! Now, this is more like it, don't fall so fast Queen of Dragons, I'm just getting started with you!" Kyouka smirked as she then amps herself even more " Armor Bolt+ Speed Bolt+Power Bolt,+Pleasure Bolt,+Heal Bolt" Kyouka chanted as she amped herself by twice as much power which was already 50 times greater since she turned Etherious, making herself 100 times as powerful, Kyouka smirked as her power surged "Now at 100 times my strength from before, you can't win!" Kyouka laughed as she dashed towards Irene as she shot a massive Pain Bolt towards Irene but she deflected the pain bolt away with her sword."WHAT?"

"So you can increase your power further...Thankfully i was already injured, the more injured and more pain i suffer, the greater the power of Hoshigmai No Satsuki Maken gyakuten fōji. Thank god I felt every pain of my battles with all of my strongest opponents in one battle, had it not for that, I would've never achieved the final form of Hoshigmai No Satsuki. "Irene explained to the Bird Demon, shocking her as she sees Irene grow even more powerful.

"Damn you, I underestimate you. Time to destroy your human! " Kyouka roared as she goes to spin her right hand with its claws extend the claws to twice the length of her body and rotate them at high speeds forming a drill like mass which charged up with her Bio Electricity "1,000 Birds Demon Peck"Kyouka shouted as she charged at Irene with her drill-like claw attack coming towards her but Irene swings both of her swords and slashes at Kyouka's arm.

"Dividing Wind " Irene countered as she slashed through Kyouka's claws on her right hand, causing the Etherious to stagger back as her attack was easily defeated.

"DAMN YOU! Blood Bolt" Kyiuka screamed in pain as she Kyouka charges up her final spell which absorbs all the pain from surrounding enemies and Anna and Victor Heartfila and creates a small Red Lightning Bolt the size of a melon within her hand.

"I won't let you fire that!" Irene shouted only to see Kyouka smirked.

"I wouldn't do that if i were you, both Victor Heartfilla and Anna Heartfilla's lifeforce is in this attack, you do one wrong move, both of them die!" Kyouka smirked as she laughed maniacally.

"YOU BITCH!" Irene shouted.

"You have two options, you take the attack and take all their pain with them or evade or block the attack and they die here." Kyouka laughed as she stood there waiting for Irene to respond only to see Irene stand and put out her arms.

'Then do your worst !" Irene taunted as Kyouka then threw the attack right at her which hit Irene with all the pain Victor Heartfilla and Anna Heartfilla"URRR RAGGAH!" Irene screamed as she was hit with immense pain, she was feeling as if her body was being ripped apart by Alligators.

"HAHAHAHA! YOU STUPID FOOL, Your willingness to protect your comrades is your undoing "Kyouka laughed only to see Irene smirked.

"And your willingness to torture people is your undoing… Deus… Zero '' Irene chanted as she removed the Blood Bolt from her body and she shot the blast back at Kyouka, hitting her with all of her pain back.

"GRRRACCCH!" Kyouka shouted as she struggled to stand as she was feeling her own pain, Irene's Pain, Victor's pain, and Anna's Pain. She then sees Irene dash at her while she can barely move "NO, COME ON MOVE, MOVE DAMN IT!" Kyouka shouted as she struggled to move but was affected by her own curse and was feeling every pain she felt in her life.

"Dragon Double Talon" Irene chanted as she dashed through Kyouka going beyond what her mind can comprehend in speed. Before Kyouka can realize it, there was a massive x shape gash through her torso as blood gushes out of her wounds, splattering the walls and floor with a crimson fluid while Irene summoned her swords back into one, her two blades carved a wound so deep, Kyouka was barely in one piece as she falls to the ground.

"She's too strong...My powers are useless against her...I can't continue." Kyouka grunted as she had her major organs severed from the strike with her talon claws shattered to normal hands, she powers down to her base state and coughs up blood. "Seilah….looks like you won't be alone when we join back in Hell….You think you won Queen of Dragons...However, Master Mard Geer has already won this battle….. "Kyouka weakly said to Irene as she collapses and dies, her body then turns into black smoke as it decays, melting from flesh to muscle to bone and then turning back into the book form.

"A book?" Irene said to herself as she went to pick up the book only to collapse to the ground, notably exhausted, she used too much magical power.

"IRENE!" Anna shouted as she went to hold onto her.

"I used too much magical power, I can't move!" Irene replied as she was being held up by Anna"Did you find Eclair?" Irene asked her.

"Not yet, let's keep searching." Anna answered as she walked with Irene."We're almost done, we just need to save Eclair and destroy Tartarus. What's that book in your hand?"

"The demon who tortured you, it's odd, is this how these demons are created?" Irene asked Kyouka.

"Let's secure this, if we can isolate these books, we can make sure no one else can bring back these demons." Anna stated.

"Right!" Irene replied as she dispels the book using her requip magic.


Meanwhile at the Cube Throne Room

Meanwhile Brandman and Victor clash attacks with each other proving to be evenly Geer noting that this is becoming troublesome noting Irene, Anna, and Victor running free.

"Brandman, this is taking too long, we're running out of time. Kyouka just died in battle. We need to get the Infinity Clock assembled now. " Mard Geer said to Brandman "The dragons are gaining on us."

"Right master, still how do you intend to deal with the dragons? We got a small ballaiton of them not far from us and we have even more dragons waiting for us within Fiore. What to do?" Brandman asked him.

"Leave this to me, I've been saving a trick up my sleeve in case it got out of hand." Mard Geer said to the demon.

"You mean that spell !" Brandman asked him.

"You think I'm going to let you use whatever spell you're planning, you're sorely mistaken"Victor Heartfilla shouted as he went to attack Mard Geer But Bramdan blocked his punches, and Victor was forced to get back from him, avoiding his MBP.

"Once I activate Algeria, you're to take Eclair to the Old Zentopia city in Crocus alongside Anna Heartfilla and you're to activate the Infinity Clock using Anna and extract the Phoenix. I can hold off the dragons long enough to have END awaken to this world but we need to be quick.

"As if i will let you two !" Victor replied as he charged up his attack only for Mard Geer to move his right hand.

"Algeria" Mard Geer chanted as the entire base shakes as giant tentacles go to engulf Victor

"WHAT!?" Victor shouted as he tried to break from the tentacles absorbing him in"I CAN'T BREAK FREE, IT'S SUCKING ME IN!"

"It was nice meeting you again unfortunately those who are absorbed within Alegria never come out alive. Anyone caught by the substance remains in a suspended state permanently, you will die a slow and painful death as your essence is absorbed into Plutogrim" Mard Geer explained to Victor as he is absorbed into the cube.


Meanwhile at the Cube corridor

Irene and Anna find Ecilar within her cell.

"Eclair!" Anna shouted as she sees her at the cell.

"Anna,Irene!" Eclair said to them.

"Finally we found her, time to get her out of here. Anna, you have the cell key?" Irene asked her.

"No, I was unable to find it!" Anna answered.

"Stand back then!"Irene said to Anna as she was about to cut down the cage but a wall of tendrils appeared around it "What the hell?" Irene shouted as Eclair was being dragged down to the ground by tendrils below her.

"ECLAIR" Both of them shouted as she sank to the floor Irene then saw the ground deform below her and send tendrils at her but she cut them with her sword.

"Irene!" Anna shouted

"Find Eclair, we can't let this thing swallow her!" Irene shouted as she is then overwhelmed with the tentacles and is swallowed up by the cube.

"IRENE!" Anna shouted as she tried to grab her but to no avail as she was swallowed into the cube. "IRENE!" Anna shouted in despair as Irene was now completely covered within the reddish tendrils part of the cube.


Meanwhile inside the Cube Throne Room.

Meanwhile, Eclair lands into the throne room where Victor was frozen under red goo from the cube.

"Oh no,...What's going on "Eclair shouted.

"Brandman, take the sacrifice to Zentopia City with the Clock Pieces, I will join you shortly with the other sacrifice who managed to evade the tentacles." Mard Geer explained to Brandman.

"Right Master!" Brandman replied.

"NO!NOOO!" Eclair shouted only to be grabbed by Brandman as he takes her through a portal.

"Bring some Hencedemons with you, we must make sure our plans go without a hitch." Mard Geer said to Brandman as he walked into the portal with screaming and squirming Eclaire.


Meanwhile at the Cube corridor

Anna sees what happened within the cube who was unaffected by the cube. The inside of the Tartaros headquarters is also altered, with the previously castle-like hallways and rooms being completely melted away. Along with the warping of the different locations in the hideout, anyone present will also be consumed, being dragged down into the melting rooms as the change is under-way.

"IRENE, ECLAIR, DAD?" Anna shouted hoping to hear their voices. She then heard footsteps that walked down the hallway.

"Hello Pope's daughter, looks like you're the only one who stands remaining. You were able to avoid being ensnared by the tentacles and dragged to me, looks like you maintained your father's fighting spirit or should I say you fluked and you were 1 in a billion to successfully evade being ensnared into the cube. I could see the Hencedemons after you but that would be a waste of time and time is something of a short supply here. I don't intend to play games with you, I tend to end this sooner than possible,"Mard Geer said to Anna as he walked towards her.

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY FAMILY?" Ana shouted.

"Don't worry about them, pretty soon you will join them once we sacrifice you to awaken END. I'm rather impressed that mere humans can kill the Demon Gates strong enough to slay dragons with ease. Either humans are stronger than i thought or we're simply incomplete." Mard Geer explained to the heir of the Heartfilia Clan.

"That's what you get when you underestimate humanity, now hand back my family."Anna shouted.

"I'm afraid that's impossible, once they're caught in Algeria, Anyone caught by the substance remains in a suspended state permanently, They will slowly die as they are absorbed into the Cube itself."Mard Geer explained to Anna.

"YOU BASTARD! HOW DARE YOU! I'LL FORCE YOU TO FREE THEM!" Anna shouted at him as she used her magical whip on him only for him to effortlessly catch the whip.

"You poor unlucky soul, you're the weakest of the Fairy 12 whereas I'm the King of Demons, perhaps I have some time to break your spirit and show you how outclassed you are and show you the terror that is former Prince Martin Geer." Mard Geer smirked as he had his hands in his pockets not threatened by her. " Now comes our final sacrifice to the puzzle, Anna Heartfilla. Prepare to be sacrificed for our ultimate Weapon, END."

To Be Continued


(A/N: And now there is only one hope Left, Anna Heartfilla, yep she's up against the powerhouse leader known as Mard Geer. I think some of you know where this is going if you've seen the Fairy Tail series. Yep, there are only 2 Tatarus members left within this fight and less than 4 chapters left. Yep, I think I did the Tatarus Demons Justice expanding on their fighting abilities and even personalities more.

As for the fight with Irene and Kyouka, it's pretty much parallel with the canon fight with Erza vs Kyouka, minus the Six Senses asspull Erza pulled in that fight. Spoilers I'm still maintaining her six sense second win because asspull or not, the moment of Erza defying 5 Senses is still pretty cool, however, unlike canon, i will build-up to her Pseudo Ultra Instinct form within the storyline over time and connect it to the hidden power she had of her mothers that was briefly implied with her fight with the Historia versions of Azuma, Ikagura, and Kyouka( which must be awkward for the anime as Ikagura didn't die in the anime) as well as the fact Erza is basically the Bruce Lee of her verse and trains ridiculously. Instead of Irene defying the Six Senses as Erza did in canon, I had her reverse the effects on Kyouka using Deus Zero which gave Irene the opening to pull off the attack that finished her, Yep Deus Zero gets some development as a major move of Irene's arsenal here and we see how she became closer to the enhancement master she is in canon.

As for all the hencedmons, i expanded a bit more on them, really to delay Victor Heartfilla and the dragons from finishing off the two remaining Tartaros demons because if Victor Heartfilla went full power or if the dragons arrived, Mard Geer and Brandman would both be dead. Hence the obstacles put forth by the villains, it also makes them more intelligent and cunning as they should've been in canon.

As for Plutogrim, he's essentially a deterrent weapon against the Dragons, with his power ranging from Mard Geer to Brandman in power. Realistically a full-powered Igneel should easily one-shot the cube but at his weakened state, he probably has trouble, especially when he's also holding back to avoid killing his queen. As you can tell from its sheer size, it should have no problem crushing any dragon below S Class with ease, especially since it also uses Curses. Expect a bit of action from Plutogrim to showcase his power.

Irene (Age 19 Post Training): 23,760 MPF base, 24,639 MPF using Enchantments,34,266 MPF using full power base, 35,405 MPF full power base+Enchantments, 40,653 MFP using Advanced Enchantments base,31,680 MPF using Hoshigami No Satsuki, 35,199 MPF using Enchantments Hoshigami No Satsuki, 39,687 MPF full Power Homsigkaiki No Satsuki 45,318 MPF using Enchantments Full power Homsigikai No Satsuki, 58, 650 MPF drawing out its full power

Kyouka 23,692 MPF base, 37,025 MPF Etherious Form with her power rising 3,333 MPF every second, 53,690 MPF full power enchantments

Mard Geer: 33,332 MPF base, 54,000 MPF using Etherious Mode, 56,666 MPF casting Memento Mori, 60,000 MPF amped by Igneel's magic

Anna Heartfilia (Age 19)140 MPF physically, 21,667 MPF using Cancer, 22,000 MPF using Virgo, 22,000 MPF using Starirtgus, 23,333 MPF using Aires, 24,000 MPF using Spcorio, 26,666 MPF using Taurus, 28,333 MPF using Loki, 28,333 MPF to 30,666 MPF using Aquarius, Varies with Gemini which copies opponents up to 30,000 MPF, 30,666 MPF potentially using Uno Materia

Brandman: 65,663 MPF base

Victor Heartfilla(Rusty): 37,332 MPF base, 48,000 MPF full power base, 63,333 MPF using his strongest Holy Magic,

Taurus Hencedemons: 10,000 to 20,000 MPF

Hence Demon Grunt: 10,000 MPF

Hence Demon Berserker:18,000 MPF

Hence Demon Gargoyle:12,000 MPF

Hence Demon Knight:18,666 MPF

Hence Demon Leviathan:19,666 MPF

Hence Demon Behemoth:24,666 MPF

Hence Demon Orges:15,000 MPF

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