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*M for adult themes*
An Eternal King for the Throne of Heroes
Por Try Another Time
"I didn't expect to see you here at all, original. I was sure you wouldn't come to visit me for a very long time. Is life with him going not that well? Do you finally understand that you don't need to be tied to anyone? We can be happy by ourselves." A female voice very similar to that of Tamamo captured the attention of the original Tamamo.
The place in which Tamamo found herself was some kind of castle that felt empty. Even with so many decorations, luxuries, and so on, the whole place felt lonely. Tamamo felt the presence of her other self not too far from her.
"Hime, I didn't come to hear your monologue about how I should live my life. I came here because I need your help. You possess certain memories and parts of my power that I need right now. I need access to that power for some time." Tamamo says.
"You need my help? Please don't make me laugh. You are supposed to be the original and all-powerful Tamamo no Mae. The reincarnation of Amaterasu. Perhaps the most powerful being in all of creation and you ask for help. This is too funny." The voice says before she giggles and laughs.
The original Tamamo doesn't smile. Her anger increases and before long she begins to change into a different shape. Her human form disappears and a massive fox with five large tails takes its place. Several eyes adorn her face and her fur is a pale golden color.
"Hime, watch your words when speaking to me. I can easily destroy you if you keep pushing my goodwill even if it meant losing the powers related to you. You are just one more personality that resides deep within me. Destroying you right here would be troublesome but not impossible. Don't provoke me for your own good." Her voice was more monstrous this time. Her anger was palpable behind every word.
"Hahaha. You would truly be willing to destroy a part of yourself. How low have you fallen to be able to put your own well-being in danger? Is it so important for you to do all this?"
"He is the most important person to me but you will never understand it unless you experience it for yourself. It would also be hard for you due to the fact that you don't believe in relationships with others and you distrust everyone as the non-comital version of myself. I really have no interest in facing you right now but I need that power and that's why I offer you something for the sake of that power. I offer control of my body for 1 day of my choice but in return, I need the part of the power you hold until this whole mission is over. I just need your power for this one time and you won't see me again for a very long time." Tamamo says while she continues to search for her other self all over the place but is unable to find her.
Tamamo hears the steps of Hime around the area but she is unable to find her.
"Your proposal is very interesting and appealing. A real body even for a day is invaluable. I can do so many things with that opportunity. This place is my home and jail since I'm just a part of you. I accept, that power it's yours until the mission is over. My tail is yours at least for now." Tamamo no Hime appears in front of the original Tamamo with a smile on her face. Her appearance was similar to the original Tamamo but the color of the kimono and the hairstyle didn't match. There was also the fact that her whole aura gave the feeling of mischievousness. "Be happy for now but remember our agreement."
Back on the battlefield.
Nero continued to block every projectile that was thrown at her and Tamamo with her sword. The doll was trying her hardest to kill the pair but Nero was not going to allow that to happen.
"Tamamo, you'd better finish up with whatever you're doing. We can't keep wasting time on these enemies." Nero said.
Suddenly, the blonde feels a much stronger presence behind her. A shiver runs down her spine.
"I've heard you," Tamamo says as she opens her eyes. Instead of having only five tails, Tamamo now has a six. The sixth tail is shining brighter than the rest. "It's been a while since I held all of this power."
Tamamo stands up. Her eyes are sharper than before and her natural eye color has been replaced by a mix of different colors. The mirrors floating around Tamamo move faster before they disappear from everyone's view.
Sakura's doll stops her attack and her instincts inform her about the danger that Tamamo represents. The doll looks up and finds a massive mirror. Below her and the undead, there is the second mirror.
"Let's end this once and for all. Incomplete noble Phantasm: Purifying Flames of Amaterasu." Tamamo says before two foxes formed by blue fire come out of the mirrors. The beasts howl before firing their flames towards the duo.
The doll and the undead are trapped within flames that are much hotter than those of the sun. The screams of both are heard by Tamamo and Nero.
"Will it be enough to kill them?" Nero asks after she sees the intensity of the attack.
"It will but it will take a few moments," Tamamo responds.
The pair watches as the doll and undead try to escape from the flames but the mirrors increase the intensity of the attack.
"Senpai!" The doll screams as she tries to drag her partner out of the flames but their fates were already sealed.
This was the end of the road for them.
Meanwhile, Altera.
The wielder of Ares's sword continues to fight Beatrice's last memories. Altera kept her emotions under control even as Beatrice's memories and strong feelings flooded her mind.
"All of that love for him. Even when you are dead you refuse to stop until you make sure he survives." Altera thinks. "But I'm the same as you. "
Altera grabs the head of the girl made of electricity and drags her into the ground below. Altera receives damage due to her contact with the body made out of electricity but she ignores that and the pain. Then the brutal assault against her enemy continues.
The earth trembles while Altera lashes out. She kicks, slashes, and even punches her adversary which such brutality that any other being would have been blown into pieces. The remains of Beatrice's memories were put against the ropes but she wasn't about to give up that easily.
"Die, die, die. " Beatrice's avatar screams as she tries to eliminate Altera. Her speed and strength are admirable but compared to those of Altera they leave much to be desired. Her lack of experience does not help her case much as her movements were similar to those of a gorilla with great strength but lacking any sense of mastery of battles.
Both adversaries move across the battlefield at high speed the more damage is done in the area. Each impact and blow creates a shock wave which affects the area in which they are fighting.
Altera continues her assault against Beatrice without any consideration towards her surroundings. Her whole body was moving and reacting more faster with each second. The battle started to remind her of the battle she once had with the god of war. Her eyes look at every move her adversary was making and the rest of her body reacts appropriately. She spins and twists her body with such ease that not even a professional ballerina could match her movements. Time even seemed much slower for Altera but her patience was coming to an end. Altera's sword stretches out and like a snake, it wraps itself around Beatrice before beginning to crush her body.
"Let's end this little one. He is waiting for me and you have no way of winning this battle." Altera says.
The sword builds up energy as Altera continues to crush her prey.
The figure made of electricity screams in anger. The sense of pain didn't apply to a being such as this adversary. A body made out of electricity which was being held together thanks to the memories that were banishing with each second didn't leave a place for pain. Beatrice tries to escape with all of her strength but the sword doesn't allow that. Even when her body was made out of electricity, the properties of the sword were preventing her from escaping.
Altera receives one of Beatrice's memories again. This time it's a childhood memory of Beatrice with Julian. "I'm sorry but this won't stop me." Their happiness was something that Altera ignored with all her heart. This thing was no longer that girl and Altera was determined to give an end to this fight.
"Disappear and leave this existential plane!" Altera releases all the energy accumulated within the sword which leads to an explosion of pure mana.
The electric figure continues to shout Julian's name until her time in this place comes to an end. Her body begins to disappear as the last of her memories vanish alongside.
"Rest in peace." Altera watches in sadness until there is nothing left.
The battle was over for Altera now but she knew that something bigger awaited her and the rest. Altera looks into the distance and sees a rather destructive noble phantasm not too far away from her location.
She recognizes the only person capable of such noble phantasm. "Mashu." Altera sets out to meet with the others.
A few moments before, Mashu.
Mashu continues to evade the robotic giant's attacks alongside Sakura. The lack of gravity did not help either side of the conflict and this had forced Mashu to use a noble phantasm although great danger it entailed.
"I hope it goes right this time." Mashu begins to concentrate her mana and redirects it to her right hand while holding onto the shield with her other hand. "Born of that which shouldn't exist. A weapon that pierces the void between the stars. Listen to my call once more. Star formed by antimatter hear my call and come to me, Fallen Star, Icarus." A hefty of mana accumulates and starts to take shape. The mana turns darker as the weapon finishes its summoning process. Before long, a spear is now on Mashu's hand. The tip of the spear looks like a shooting star while the rest appears to be made of a dark stellar powder. "Argh." Mashu feels pain while holding the spear.
"Mashu-san, are you okay?" Sakura asks when she sees how her partner is feeling pain.
"Ignore me Sakura. I'm fine at least for now. I just have to be careful and use it effectively before it eats my arm like the last time." Mashu admits.
"Your arm?"
"It's complicated to use. It is a weapon that destroys and absorbs everything that comes in contact with it. Right now, is devouring the armor around my arm and causing me some pain. I must end this before it manages to devour my arm like it did the first time." Mashu remembered how much she suffered and although her new body helped her regain her arm, she could not ignore that it was a dangerous weapon. "I'll keep you away from this place but don't let go of the shield for any reason."
Sakura nods with visible regret when she realizes that she couldn't do anything at this time. She was a child and she lacks the tools necessary to help Mashu. The shield moves outside the area of danger to keep Sakura safe.
Mashu looks at her spear and sighs. "It's now or never." With her spear in hand, Mashu moves around the place until she can cut the distance between the robot and her.
The mechanical behemoth uses its main weapon again to try to turn his body and be able to attack Mashu. The young servant doesn't back down and evades the massive arm before she pierces it with the spear.
In a matter of moments, the spear absorbs a large part of the giant's arm until it is cut in half. This action also causes the weapon to grow in size making it a little more difficult for Mashu to control it.
Mashu screams once more after feeling how the spear began to devour the outer layer of the skin in her arm. "This noble phantasm is too much for me but I can't go back. I need this power." The girl advances and continues to attack the robot with her noble phantasm which continues to increase in size. The robot tries to defend itself but Mashu does not allow it. "Faster. I must attack it more. I can't stop now. Ignore the pain, Mashu. I need to be stronger for him and myself. Senpai gave his life for me and I won't let it go to waste."
Suddenly, the gravity begins to return. The debris around the area begins to fall back into the floor and next is the massive robot. Mashu doesn't miss the opportunity and jumps on top of the robot. Mashu runs through the massive body until she finds the core. Then she jumps and pierces the core of the robot with the spear.
"I'm not going to allow you to attack us again. Listen to my prayer, Icarus. Fallen star, devour everything in your path, and bring the end of the world. Icarus, supernova of antimatter!" Mashu's cry activates the ability of her noble phantasm.
The spear divides itself into several smaller spears which then pierce the body of the robot. Each new spear grows in size and before long they detonate like several nuclear warheads.
A massive black dome covers the area for several moments until the attack ends. The whole area is erased from the face of the earth and only a large crater remains.
Sakura who was watching the whole event jumps to the floor and runs towards the area of the attack. "Mashu-san, you have to be alive. You can't die in this place. Eero won't forgive me if I let you die." Sakura reaches the crater and looks around for few moments until she finds a single figure in the middle of the disaster.
Mashu stands up practically naked and wounded. Her armor had been destroyed during the attack. Her right arm was gone but just like with Eero the wound was starting to cure itself. Her other wounds slowly close themselves up. Mashu looks up at the sky and sighs. "I still don't fully control it but someday I will. This is one of my weapons and I must use it to my advantage to support my beloved Senpai."
Sakura smiles after seeing her alive. "You're amazing Mashu-san!"
Mashu smiles upon hearing Sakura's voice but her attention is drawn to another place.
"I see you managed to defeat your enemy just like me," Altera says. She descends near Mashu and looks amazed at the strength of her fellow servant.
"I still need to control it in its entirety. It wouldn't be good if I use it and end up eliminating myself with it. That aside, let's meet with the others." Mashu looks at her body and sees how the armor begins to repair itself. "I appreciate that the armor has this function."
"It will be useful to you at all times. A broken armor is useless within a war. Let's go back. I feel that something dangerous awaits us within the box." Altera said.
As someone that had fought Greek gods in the past, she knew that anything involving them needed to be taken seriously.
Within Eero's ability.
Darius was breathing with difficulty. He was smiling after looking at the massive iceberg he had created by using one of his cards. "I told you, child. Nobody can defeat me. You're just a kid that ignores the power that I hold. I have decades of experience and someone like you won't stop me. You will never escape from that iceberg." His whole body was covered in injuries of all kinds. Bullet wounds, slashes, stabs, and even a few broken bones.
Darius laughs but his joy ends in an instant. A giant sword covered in flames moves on its own. The sword levitates on top of the iceberg and then pierces it. Then several more weapons do the same before the iceberg is consumed by the flames of the giant sword. Every sword, every ax, and spear sinks much deeper into the ice as they follow the orders of their owner. Then several long-range weapons shot their projectiles against the ice as well.
"It can't be possible," Darius says upon seeing such a scene in front of his eyes.
Several breaks appear around the ice. The ice is strong but the flames and projectiles are too much for it.
"This is not real! This power is impossible. Only a god could do this." Darius screams.
In a matter of seconds, the iceberg collapses freeing Eero from his prison. Weapons that help him escape levitate around him as a kind of army ready to protect him. Not as multiple projectiles like Gilgamesh but as weapons held by invisible warriors willing to protect the monarch of the throne.
"You know, if it had been another situation, you would have won. But I'm not willing to lose nor can you defeat me. I'm not something you can defeat nor am I willing to let you eliminate me. This is the end for you." Eero advances through the remains of the iceberg. "Catch him."
The chains of Enkidu follow the orders of Eero and capture Darius.
Darius tries to escape but his body refuses to move. He feels too weak and the injuries are far from being healed. He looks at the boy and for the first time in centuries, he feels fear. "What the hell are you? Why do you even exist?"
His limbs are stretched out by the chains and any remaining cards are taken by Eero who burns them into ashes.
"It's time to end this, Darius. Come to me, Ruler Breaker." The dagger falls from the sky and stops in front of Eero.
"You even own that damn dagger. Bastard, you won't defeat me that easily." Darius tries to free himself from the chains but his strength is useless.
"Keep quiet and accept the end of your story." Eero advances and stabs the dagger into Darius's chest. "Ruler Breaker."
"Damn it!" Darius screams knowing that his time on earth has come to an end.
There is no magic capable of surviving this noble phantasm. Julian's body begins to go back to its original appearance. The teen cries in pain although the injuries Darius had were nowhere to be found. He falls unconscious due to the pain.
Darius's soul tries his hardest to stay inside of Julian. His hands grab a hold of Julian's neck. "I'm not going to leave this place until I get that power. My whole life has been just for this. Each of my descendants have only existed so that I could open Pandora's box. All the deaths have been just for this moment. The power that hides the box will be mine." Darius's soul screams.
"That won't happen." A voice behind Darius captures his attention. He turns around and sees the figure of Angelica who was hiding herself throughout all the fight. "Even though my memories are just a few, even though I don't have emotions, even if I'm just a doll created by you, I'm still Julian's sister." Angelica holds something in her hand and runs towards Julian before stabbing the object on Julian's back.
The young man recovers his consciousness and screams once more. Darius's soul feels how his connection to Julian is completely severed.
"What have you done? You bitch!" Darius asks.
The sheath of a bullet falls to the floor and Angelica moves away. "Ending this nightmare. I don't have all the pieces but I know this, without a proper wizard there is no way you can continue in this place. All of the heads of the family had been wizards and Eero has given me the way of making sure you can't take Julian's body."
"Disappear from this world, Darius Ainsworth," Eero says with a smile.
"Bastards! " Darius says before he completely disappears. Many of his descendants had been victims of this insane plan he put in motion a long time ago and now the nightmare had ended.
Eero removes the dagger and looks at Julian's unconscious body. "That's done. Now all that's left." Eero's eyes focus on the box. He sighs after thinking about the fight that was coming his way. "Take the boy's body and get out of here. I have a box to destroy. I will take the payment for our agreement when is all over."
Angelica nods and approaches Julian's body before holding it in her arms. "I'm sorry Julian but this is the end of magic in our family."
Eero snaps his fingers and the siblings are pulled out of his ability. "Bahamut." The sword hears his voice before appearing before him. The boy releases the dagger and grabs the sword. His mind thinks about the past and the things he had learned regarding the sword, his powers, and the throne of heroes.
"I have a bad feeling about all this but is something I have to do. I hope this really works." Eero points the blade of the sword toward his chest. "This might hurt quite a bit."
*Kalafina-Oblivious*
Eero pierces his chest with the sword. "Servant who sleeps within the throne of heroes, please heard my call. Allow a miracle to happen in this place. Lend me your power in this terrible situation at the end of the world. Shiki Ryougi, I call for you. Answer my call."
Bahamut shines for a few moments before being absorbed into Eero. The boy begins to float in the air before a magic circle appears beneath him.
"You who is connected to the throne of heroes. You carry a mission with great importance to all of us that dwell within the throne. I heard your call, monarch of the throne. Let us work together to finish this enemy." Eero hears a woman's voice in his head before his body feels possessed by another being. His eyes change color and shape until they become the mystic eyes of death perception.
Bahamut's first form had been activated. The heroic possession had been a success.
*Heroic Possession: Bahamut's first form. The sword-bearer offers his body for a servant inside the throne. The servant dwells inside the body of the user for some time. The user gains the servant's abilities in exchange for enduring the mental load and mana usage that the ability involves. It is only possible if the servant being called is willing to help. *
"Well let's do this. It's time to stop the end of this world." His voice sounds like a mixture of his and that of the servant inside of him.
The young monarch sets out to face whatever was being kept inside Pandora's box.