(Dawn of the Final Battle)

*October 23rd, 1920*

*2:00am*

*John Claude's Place*

Peter Ermakov was doing pushups in the living room area as he looked over at a picture of Kaede that was retrieved by Natasha as this gave him a look of disgust.

"In just a few hours. I will finally defeat that bitch Kaede and the other Romanov scum! The time for everyone to perish will finally commence!" Peter Ermakov thought to himself as he placed himself in a sit up position and proceeded to do some pushups for a good moment.

"I've spent the last two years fighting against Demons and other such terrible creatures in that capsule. Mr Claude told me that my sleep will be instantaneous however I've felt every pain and battle that I had been through the last two years…" Peter Ermakov said to himself as he turned over to the opposite direction to see a picture of Olga and Anastasia reading a book together as this gave him a look of anger and disgust.

"I still remember when I was guarding those two bitches. It was a hot day. A very hot day indeed…" Peter Ermakov said to himself once more as he heard a familiar voice calling out to him as this made him fall to the floor as he quickly picked himself up.

"Why do you assist in killing Kaede and my children?" a voice called out as it belonged to the spirit of Nicholas II which caught Peter Ermakov by surprise.

"W-What the hell?! How the hell are you still alive?!" Peter Ermakov cried out in shock as he quickly pulled out his revolver, however Nicholas II raised his hands up in order to calm him down.

"I'm only a spirit so you can not kill me as you and the other men previously did two years ago but let's have a talk for a moment, Mr Ermakov?" Nicholas II had spoken to Peter Ermakov as he walked over to where the chair was at and proceeded to sit down.

"A spirit? Even the soul of the former bloody Tsar could not even rest in peace and It's to be expected as well since we've hidden their bodies and made sure that they were destroyed…" Peter Ermakov thought to himself as he got more angry as he slammed his fists on the wall.

"I remember how strict you were towards my wife, children, and helpers. It's such a shame that revenge has fully consumed you…" Nicholas II had spoken to Peter Ermakov as he gave him a look of sadness yet pity at the same time as this caused Peter to be even more pissed.

"Revenge? I like to call it Retribution because you and your tyrant family never treated the Russian people right! That's why I must succeed in this mission and kill your children! The sins of the father must be passed on to the children!" Peter Ermakov cried out in anger as he slammed his fists on the wall once more but with more force as he stared at Nicholas II with hatred in his eyes.

"I truly just wanted to help the Russian people and I've made such terrible mistakes but my children don't deserve to suffer. I'm sure Miss Kaede has told you about this as well" Nicholas had spoken back in a serious tone of voice as this made Peter even more angry.

"SHUT UP! Don't bring that BITCH into this! Kaede makes me SICK! I can't wait to teach her a lesson in a couple of hours as well and did she send you here?" Peter Ermakov had spoken back in a louder tone of voice while Nicholas II was unfazed by the anger.

"No, I visited on my own terms. Peter. You can stop what you're doing right now and life out the rest of our life in peace but you'll have to live with the innocent blood that you've spilled in order to get to that peace" Nicholas II had spoken back while Peter remained quiet as he turned his direction towards Nicholas II.

"I remember when I was in one of your prisons. I've thought about how I wanted to kill you in quick or painful ways. I won't allow anyone and not even that BITCH Kaede won't stop me!" Peter Ermakov cried out as he noticed that Nicholas II's spirit was gone from the area.

"Coward. You refuse to listen to the people to the very bitter end." Peter Ermakov quietly said to himself as he took some deep breaths to calm down as he looked out of the window to see the moonlit sky.

"Kaede, Why do you even go to great lengths to protect these scum. These people don't give a rat's ass about you yet you still reach out your hand to them? I truly don't get you at all" Peter Ermakov said to himself as he walked over to the counter and picked up a picture of Kaede, Anastasia, and John Claude who had disgusted himself as the late Rasputin.

"It's strange. The strings of fate that have brought us together for this fateful day was caused by Anastasia. If she never went to the future then all of this will have never happened." Peter Ermakov spoke to himself once more as he placed it back down on the desk.

"Kaede and Anastasia are like a red string of fate. Forever bounded by time and space which explains their bond BUT! If I were to break that stupid string than I can truly win against Kaede!" Peter Ermakov had spoken to himself once more as he had a huge grin on his face.

"Tomorrow! I will tear down that string! Just you wait, Kaede!" Peter Ermakov cried out to himself as he trained for the next hour before resting.

*9:00am*

*The Final Battle*

*Irina and Felix's Place*

The early morning was breezy as the wind was howling as if the Earth knew what battle may take place as Kaede, Bartok, and Kazumi were preparing to leave the house to comfort John Claude, Peter Ermakov, and Natasha.

"It all comes down to this. The fateful day in which we've prepared for!" Kaede thought to herself as she was tying shoes and making sure that they were tight enough as she felt a warm touch from Anastasia.

"You can do this! I believe in you! ALL of us do! We will be cheering for you all!" Anastasia had spoken to Kaede as she gave her a warm hug before giving her a kiss on the cheek as this made Kaede blush.

"If you're feeling like losing then remember my kiss bestie! All of us are here for you and more importantly is that God is with you as well!" Anastasia had spoken to Kaede once more as she smiled warmly.

"Thank you, Anastasia. I PROMISE that I will come back alive okay?" Kaede had spoken back as she gave her a thumbs up and proceeded to get up from the floor as she saw the others standing in front of the door.

"I can't lose! I can't give up on my friends! NO! Family! All of them deserve happiness and a bright future under the sun! And we will bring them to that future!" Kaede had thought to herself as she walked towards the door.

"Thank you for everything, Miss Fuyou. We will always cherish your kindness and please win! Everyone!" Irina had spoken to everyone as she was met with nods of understandment from everyone.

"We'll be cheering for you! We believe in you guys so much!" Yelena wrote in her notebook as she showed it to the trio.

"May God and his Angels be with you in this dangerous war. I will be praying and wishing my best of thoughts. So please! Win!" Olga called out as she had a tone of motivation in her voice.

"Don't forget about us! Kick their asses!" Adam cried out as he and Caroline nodded their heads.

"Miss Kaede, Mr Kazumi, and Mr Bartok. Please come back safely okay? I will be praying along with my sisters for the safety of everyone here" Alexei had spoken to the trio as well as everyone's comments made Kaede, Kazumi, and Bartok smile warmly.

"We will win! Thank you so much for the comments. Today's the day that we will defeat John!" Kazumi reacted to the comments with a smile on his face as he looked at Kaede and Bartok who had smiles on their faces as they nodded back.

"Let's go! Let's march forward to victory!" Kaede cried out to everyone as she was met with many cheers and claps.

"Peter! You're toast!" Bartok said to himself as he, Kazumi, and Kaede exited the building as the breeze rushed through them as the trio had taken the time to enjoy the air.

"Let's go, everyone! Let's finish this once and for all!" Kaede cried out to Kazumi and Bartok as the trio walked towards their destination as the final battle was underway to begin.