Sailor Moon Online: SAO Beyond

by Gallantmon of the Hazard

SM/SAO/Digimon/Naruto multi-crossover (Sequel to World's Song) (Act I) Just a month after the end of a month long ordeal for our heroes and heroines, their attempts to return to 'normalcy' is hard-pressed with 'scars' from the past haunting in which there is a new adventure on the horizon...

22. Seven Rings of Chaos Confusion

Well, we are finally done with that long series of chapters of this arc. I originally didn't plan for it to be so long, but there was quite a bit that I wanted to get out to make sure that there weren't any 'holes' in the plot through there might be in the story so far. However, I do plan to fill in quite a number of them in the upcoming chapters and also, be prepared for a number of 'surprises', everyone. Now, I know that this is annoying, but I have to and must give thanks and credit to Belletiger and Kanius as well as Kanius' YuYuGiDigiMoon fanfiction series, especially his The Invasion of the Rajita story, for giving me permission to use the idea of Valkyrie Sailor Soldiers and everything that's a part of them in my fanfiction. I would like to give thanks and credit to Kanius and his YuYuGiDigiMoon series, including this author's Dawn of Chaos story, and LazerWulf for giving me permission to use the idea for their version of Sailor Charon, namely the fact that she is Sailor Pluto's sister among other things. I would also like to give thanks and credit to Matty G91 and this author's story of Kamen Rider Lunar for giving me permission to use Kamen Rider Lunar and Terra, their looks, everything about him as well as the UNI-SHOCKER organization, and the idea of Darth Revan Sammy Tsukino, the other versions of Sammy Tsukino, and other 'plot ideas' for this story.

I DO NOT OWN Sailor Moon, Sword Art Online, Naruto, Accel World, Digimon series, Yu-Gi-Oh R/GX/5Ds/Zexal/Arc-V, Kingdom Hearts, Hyperdimensional Neptunia series, Gundam series, especially Gundam Build Fighters, Dead or Alive, Ninja Gaiden, Mortal Kombat, Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed, Maken-Ki, Tenchi Muyo series, Ronin Warriors, Pretty Cure, Queen's Blade/Gate, Dragonball Z/GT, Star Trek series, Star Wars, Log Horizon, Sonic the Hedgehog, DC universe, Marvel universe, Assassin's Creed, Senran Kagura, Sekirei, Monster Musume, Karin/Chibi Vampire, 12 Beast, Stargate series, One Piece, Final Fantasy, Rave Master, Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, Avatar: The Last Airbender/Legend of Korra, Code Lyoko, Transformers, and anything/anyone that comes from these and other stories that end up in this fanfiction! Sailor Moon is owned/licensed by Naoko Takeuchi and its various studios and publishers, Sword Art Online is owned/licensed by ASCII Media Works, A-1 Pictures Inc., and its various directors/publishers including Reki Kawahara and Tomohiko Itō, Naruto is owned/licensed by Masashi Kishimoto, Yuuto Date, Jump Comics, and Studio Pierrot, Digimon is owned/licensed by Toei Animation and its various directors, including Hiroyuki Kakudo, Yu-Gi-Oh is owned/licensed by Kazuki Takahashi, Toei Animation, and Studio Gallop, Yu-Gi-Oh GX is owned/licensed by Naoyuki Kageyama, Studio Gallop and its various directors, Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds is owned/licensed by Katsumi Ono and Studio Gallop, and Sword Art Online is owned/licensed by ASCII Media Works, A-1 Pictures Inc., and its various directors/publishers including Reki Kawahara and Tomohiko Itō!

Warning: This story contains intense violence, blood, gore, death, mild to explicit suggestive themes, including mind-control and brainwashing, mild to explicit bad language, and mature adult themes/situations!

Second Warning: Some to a lot of OOC (Out of Character) actions and mannerisms in this whole story!

Sailor Moon Online: SAO Beyond

(Sword Art Online II opening music 'Ignite' starting)

Sailor Celestial is fighting against Ragnarök in which the two of them strike each other down with Sailor Moon and Kazuto then flanking her lifeless forms with screams of pain and sorrow in which a 'silver-eyed shadow' of herself appears behind Serena while the 'reflection' of Kazuto's SAO avatar, Kirito, looms over him.

Afterwards, we see Suguha Kirigaya's lifeless form 'bathed' in the special 'regeneration pool' where she emerges as Ark Valkyrie Sailor Celestial in which the scene switches to her fighting Yuuko, as the 'Cyborg Sailor Celestial' where she and Sailor Moon defeat her Yuuko, but her 'shadow' looms over them.

The planet Earth is overshadowed by Aincrad before it shatters apart as our heroes and heroines look on in shock and horror where they see seven crystals and seven emeralds streak off in seven 'directions' to seven different versions of Earth in which our heroes and heroines prepare to head out, but they find multiple groups of 'figures' looming over them causing them to look at the 'figures'.

The first group of figures is Aura, Saga, and their 'allies' from UNI-SHOCKER, the next is Revan and his 'team' of all sorts of various versions of Sammy Tsukino, and finally, there are the Dhara, Paladin, and former Netherworld revenants as well as Sailor Moon and the Sailor Scouts from Kamen Rider Lunar's universe.

Our heroes and heroines are battling through various different Earths and words with MANY, MANY allies, including a lot of alternate versions of themselves, in which we move to Suguha/Sailor Celestial where she is surrounded by over half-a-dozen different versions of herself.

Then we see our heroes and heroines continuing to fight across the multiple alternate versions of Earth and other worlds, being allied with many alternate versions of themselves as well as many other allies including Sonic the Hedgehog, Shiroe of Log Horizon, Kite from Dot-hack series, Neptune, Nepgear, and their fellow CPUs/CPU Candidates from Neptunia series, Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, and others from the Marvel universe, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and so many others from the DC Universe, and so many more. On the meanwhile, Aura, Revan, and Dhara with Paladin 'face off' against our heroes and heroines and each other where they don't seem to see Yuuko and Doctor Ivo 'Eggman' Robotnik looming in the shadows as the seven Energist crystals and 'Etherion-enhanced' Chaos Emeralds surround all of them.

Valkyrie Sailor Moon, Valkyrie Sailor Celestial, and Kazuto, looking exactly like Kirito from SAO, are fighting against their enemies including Aura, Revan, and Yuuko while both Sailor Moon and Kazuto are struggling against their own 'inner demons' with Sailor Celestial can't help to see the 'shadow' of Ragnarök looming over her.

Finally, Sailor Celestial, in Ark Valkyrie Sailor Scout form with Ishtar and Ereshkigal in a 'transparent spirit form' by her sides, walks towards Yuuko in a slow manner as they walk what looks like the Keyblade Graveyard in which Sailor Celestial brings out two Kye-Blades while Yuuko summons two versions of Master Xehanort's Keyblade, No Name, where the two of them charges at each other in which when they close to each other, they clash as the shattered planet Earth looms over the skies above them.

(Sword Art Online II opening music 'Ignite' ends)

Act 1: Sword Art Realities

Chapter 21: Seven Rings of Chaos Confusion

Early June 2026, Unknown realm

Within an unknown realm, we find Valkyrie Sailor Moon, Tuxedo Mask, Naruto, Sakura, Sailor Galaxy, Tamamo, Boudica, Marie, Altera, Juguar Man, Leafa, Kazuto, Asuna, Rika, Keiko, Shino, Strea, Yuuki, Hiyori, Kotone, Nijika, Rainbow, Davis, Kari, and the Digimon partners of Suguha, Davis, and Kari looking at the massive floating castle world of Aincrad within an immense white 'expanse' surrounded by tens of thousands of 'duplicates' of Earth in this 'void' in which many are wondering what's going on.

Sailor Galaxy asks, "What is this place?"

Tuxedo Mask says, "Even if this is a 'place', Galaxy."

Plenty of the others look at Tuxedo Mask causing Kotone to ask, "What do you mean?"

Kazuto says, "I think that Darien has a point. This doesn't exactly look like a place. Look at this 'area'. We are in what looks like a 'white void' and those 'planets' all look like Earth."

Asuna looks up at the 'duplicates' of Earth causing her to say, "You're right, Kirito-kun. All of them look like Earth."

Shino says, with a plain tone, "I have to agree. This doesn't look like anywhere in Lunar's universe or any other universe."

Rika asks, confused, "So, where the heck do you think we are?"

Rainbow says, with a curious tone, "Very good question, Rika."

Nijika asks, curiously, "Rainbow?"

Rainbow says, "I believe that Darien has a point. My theory is…all of these are different Earths in different universes."

Sakura asks Rainbow, "Wait! Are you saying that these are gateways into all sorts of different universes?"

Rainbow responds, nodding her head, "Yes, I believe so."

Tuxedo Mask says, "Maybe we are in one of these 'temporal nexus' that Sailor Pluto told us about."

Everyone looks at Tuxedo Mask causing Naruto to ask, "Temporal what?"

Tuxedo Mask says, "A timeless realm that's 'outside' of space-time that 'borders' multiple universes. Those 'other Earths' could be gateways to all sorts of alternate universes to our universe or even universes that are completely different from our own."

Rika asks, shocked, "Well, how in the heck did we end up here?"

Leafa responds, sternly, "How do you think Rika? It is thanks to Eggman mucking up Sonic's attempt to repair the damage that he caused trying to 'rewrite' reality with the help of my counterparts that UNI-SHOCKER captured."

Yuuki says, with a nod, "I'll bet Leafa."

Naruto says, annoyed, "Damn! What a jerk!"

Davis tells Naruto, "Bro, what do you expect from a villain like that? If he can't have existence, then it can go down the toilet as far as he is concerned."

Leafa says, with a nod, "No kidding, Davis."

Kazuto says, "We need to find everyone else and then, together, we need to find out what kind of damage that he caused by interrupting the repairs that Sonic attempted to perform with the help of Sugu's counterparts."

Plenty of the others nod their heads in agreement causing to Rika, "How do we do that?"

Kazuto says, "Something tells me that it has to do with that 'quest' that we got."

Sailor Moon asks, curiously, "But how did we gain these 'Gamer powers' that Liz…I mean Rika and the others that were kept captive by UNI-SHOCKER had gained?"

Sakura responds, "It is most likely due to the fact that you have a 'connection' to them in the form of being VRMMO players."

Naruto says, with a nod, "Yeah, it is most likely, believe it."

Sailor Galaxy says, "Personally, I'm amazed at such a thing that's possible."

Kotone says, with a nod, "I feel the same way, Hinata."

Shino says, "I'm surprised that you are surprised, Kotone. With what we have been through, one would think that nothing would surprise you anymore."

Kazuto tells Shino, "I'm not surprised that you feel that way, Shino."

Asuna says, nodding her head in agreement, "I feel the same, Sinonon. With all that we have been through already, you wouldn't expected stuff that's different from what we've seen."

Keiko says, with a nod, "I agree. But it seems like there are still stuff to surprise us."

Kari says, with a nod of her head, "Ditto, Keiko."

Hiyori asks, "So, what do we do now?"

Kazuto says, "It seems like our next task is to get back to Aincrad."

Rika asks, confused and a bit annoyed, "Okay, how do we do that?" As if to answer Rika's question, all of them are then surrounded by a miracle circle and it starts to glow causing some form of teleportation.

Davis yells out, looking at Rika with an irritated look, "You had to open your big mouth!"

Rika gives a nervous smile while Sailor Moon yells out, confused, "Now what?!"

Leafa says, nervously, "Something tells me that we are about to find out!" Soon afterwards, all of them shout out as they are teleported away in a bright flash.

Early June 2026, Unknown realm, Aincrad

Inside of the massive floating castle world that caused so much pain and misery where it scarred so many lives, we find our heroes and heroines teleporting into the main square of the Town of Beginnings where they 'land' onto the square…unceremoniously.

As everyone starts to get back to their feet, Tamamo goes over to Naruto where she asks, "Are you okay, my Master?"

Naruto responds, with a nod, "I'm just fine, Tamamo." Sailor Galaxy and Sakura have their eyebrows twitch while everyone else looks around.

Rika says, "Never thought that I would be here again."

Keiko says, nervously, "Yes."

Hiyori says, nervously, "I see this place in my nightmares."

Kotone says, with a nod of her head and nervous tone in her voice, "Same here, Hiyori."

Rain nods her head in agreement in which Kazuto says, glancing at all SAO survivors in the group, "Easy, everyone."

Marie says, awe-struck, "Oh, wow."

Boudica says, with a nod, "I'll say."

Sailor Moon tells Boudica, "You wouldn't be so amazed if you know all of the blood that this place 'shed', Boudica-sama."

Boudica asks, curiously, "What do you mean?"

But then a familiar female voice says, "It's about time that you got here." Everyone looks to the source of the voice to find Rin, Archer, Shirou, Saber, Sakura Matou, and Rider coming towards them.

Davis asks, surprised, "Whoa! What are you doing here?"

Altera goes into a defensive stance causing Leafa to say, "No, Altera! They are allies!"

Altera says, with a nod of her head, "Yes, Master."

Rin asks, surprised, "Wait! You are a Master?"

Leafa responds, with a nervous tone, "Yeah…I forged a contract with her."

Shirou asks, curiously, "So, she is a Servant?"

Tuxedo Mask responds, "She is. But what are you doing here?"

Archer says, "That's a good question. One second, we were at your allies' base in that universe's Juuban District. Next, there was a 'bright light', and we are within here."

Rin says, with a stern look and her arms crossed in front of her, "Something tells me that you know exactly what happened." Plenty of the others can't help to be nervous, but after a few awkward moments, the group explains what happened recently and when they are done, Rin says, with an incredulous look, "Great. Wonderful."

Shirou asks, "So, this castle world is in an 'area' that's 'between' alternate worlds and universes?"

Davis replies, nervously, "Yeah, basically."

Archer says, "Most likely, Lord Zelretch would know about such a thing due to him being the Master of the Second Master."

Rika says, curiously, "Right! Mina and Lita mentioned that power gives him the ability to 'world hop' didn't it? It is the reason that Trista knows about him."

Kazuto says, "That doesn't surprise me at all. Trista, as Sailor Pluto, is the guardian of time and you can't have time without space. That means that it isn't surprised that she would know such people. She knows other 'space-time guardians', 'travelers', and the like including Professor Paradox."

Nijika tells Rainbow, "By the way, Rainbow, didn't you mention another 'fictional time guardian' while we were captive?"

Rainbow responds, "Ah, you are talking about Doctor Who?"

Davis asks, confused, "Doctor what?"

Rin responds, "Doctor Who. It is a popular British science fiction. It talks about an alien known as Doctor Who that looks like any human who belongs to a race known as Time Lords, who have mastered for their mastery of time-travel and their perception of time. It's been remastered recently…in our world anyway."

Shirou asks, surprised, "You watched it?"

Rin replies, in her classic tsundere manner, "I was just curious, that's all! It was actually Lord Zelretch's fault! He was blabbing about actually meeting the real deal in his travels across worlds using Kaleidoscope and when he saw me gain a curious look, he told me to watch it. And yes, I watch television! How is one supposed to get weather reports?" Shirou gives a nervous rub of his scalp at Rin's tsundere antics.

Hiyori asks, curiously, "So, since we are in Aincrad now, what's next?" Just then, as if to answer Hiyori's question, there is a loud ringing in the minds of everyone, minus the new arrivals in Rin, Shirou, Sakura Matou, and the three Servants, in which they open said menus to find that quest log has been update causing them to gain curious looks.

Yuuki asks, confused, "What's this?"

Strea says, confused, "I'm confused."

Sakura Matou asks, curiously, "What's up?"

Davis says, "It seems like that our next 'mission' is to 'engage the magus of flowers'."

Saber asks, surprised, "What did you say?"

Shirou asks Saber, curiously, "Saber?"

Rin asks, with a stern look, "Are you sure that you are reading that right?"

Just then a male voice responds, "She is indeed, young lady." Everyone turns to the source of the voice to find someone that looks like a youthful male with multi-colored hair that seems to glow with the colors of the rainbow under the light coming down from the sky/ceiling above everyone, violet eyes, and he is wearing a white mage's robe made of the finest fabric over black shirt, black baggy pants with golden inlays, and black boots on his feet. In this male's hands, there is a black mage's staff in his hands. When they see him, Leafa, Kazuto, Naruto, and Sailor Moon felt a strange 'ping' in their minds and can't help to feel annoyance at the sight of this person.

Saber says, amazed, "Merlin!"

Rika asks, shocked, "Merlin? As in King Arthur's Merlin?"

Sakura asks Rika, plainly, "Do you know any other Merlin, Rika?"

The male, revealed to be none other than famous/infamous Merlin, the one from the same world as Rin, Archer, Shirou, Saber, Sakura Matou, and Rider, says, with a smile, "I have to say that you are quite the interesting lot." Merlin then says, "Yes, I am the one and only Merlin extraordinaire! It is a pleasure to meet you!" Merlin gives a theatrical bow in front of everyone causing Saber to sigh in which Merlin tells Saber, "My king, it is good to see you again. You look well."

Saber says, "Yes, it is good to see you, again, Merlin."

Archer says, with a plain tone, "However, last time that I checked, you were trapped in a tower within Avalon. It makes me wonder what you are doing here since you couldn't leave that tower."

Merlin says, "The infamous Archer." Merlin says, looking in-between Archer and Shirou, "Interesting. It is quite hard to tell that you are the same person, and I don't mean just because you look different from each other."

Shirou gives a look of surprising, but Archer says, not sounding surprised in the least, "I'm not surprised that you would know that fact, Merlin. Your clairvoyance as strong as ever."

Merlin says, slyly, "I am that an infamous Counter-Guardian knows me all too well."

Archer gives an annoyed look in which Saber says, "Unfortunately, I must agree with Archer's sentiments, Merlin. How are you here before us? You were indeed trapped in a tower within Avalon."

Merlin says, slyly, "Indeed I was, my king. Normally, I wouldn't be able to leave…However, as I just said, it is 'normal' that I wouldn't be able to leave, but the current situation has allowed me to leave."

Tuxedo Mask says, with a serious expression on his face, "My main concern is what you said when answering Rin-san's question. He said that Davis was reading the prompt correctly and that we had to engage the 'magus of flowers' which I believe refers to him."

Merlin says, with a nod, "You are correct, your majesty. And I must inform you that it doesn't meaning 'engaging' in dialogue."

Asuna asks, curiously, "What do you mean then?"

Kazuto responds, with a deadly serious look in his expression, "He means fight."

There are looks of shock where Merlin says, with a nod, "That's indeed correct, young prince."

More looks of shock come over everyone else causing Saber to ask, "Merlin, what is the meaning of this?"

Merlin tells Saber, "Forgive me, my king. However, the current crisis in all of reality does stem from them and it is their duty to repair the damage caused." Merlin then says, "And yes, your blue-quilled friend's attempt to repair the damage would have succeeded if it wasn't for his…rotund mortal enemy stopping his efforts as well as the effort of the counterparts to the young 'fairy princess' over there." Merlin then points to Leafa to show that he is referring Leafa's alternate universe 'counterparts'.

Rika says, annoyed, "I knew it!"

Merlin says, with a shrug, "What do you expect from someone like him? I must say that he fills the typical architype of your 'classic villain', and I must say that he is such a bore as well as a sore loser, but then again, with his kind, you shouldn't expect anything less…or it is more? Sometimes I can't tell what's the right thing to say."

Rin asks, incredulous expression on her face, "This is Merlin?"

Archer says, "If you are being reminded of Lord Zelretch, Rin, then I don't blame you."

Merlin says, excitedly, "Ah, Zelretch! That old vamp! I wonder how he is doing!"

Saber asks, curiously, "You know of the Master of the Second True Magic?"

Merlin says, excitedly, "But of course, my liege! Oh, we get along all so well!"

Plenty of the others winch at this causing Shirou to say, nervously, "I just got a shiver down my spine for some reason."

Archer tells Shirou, "Good. You should."

Merlin says, in a mock annoyed tone, "Well, that's not nice." Merlin clears his throat, and he says, pointing to our heroes and heroines, "Anyway, we do have business. As I said, the current crisis is centered on them since Etherion is involved and their universe is at the center of this. However, are they able to truly solve the problem?"

Rika asks, annoyed, "Hey, you are doubting our abilities?"

Merlin retorts, with a sly smile and blunt tone, "Correct, my lovely young miss!"

Davis says, annoyed, "You know, I'm already starting to not like this guy."

Archer says, plainly, "Don't blame you."

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "Oh, I'm sure that we will get to be good friends once you get to know me." Merlin then says, "Though I doubt it will be starting right away since we're going to be in a conflict with each other."

Saber asks, seriousness mixed with her stunned expression, "Merlin, what is the meaning of this? Why do you wish to fight our new allies?"

Merlin says, "Nothing personal, my king. It is just the way things are."

Davis says, seriously, "You might want to reconsider that stance, buddy."

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "Oh, come on! Like I said, this isn't personal!" Merlin tells Sailor Moon, "Anyway, your majesty, you might want to get away from your boyfriend since you are about to have an 'uninvited guest'…at least from your perspective." There are confused looks, but then Sailor Moon's and Leafa's 'danger sense' go off with Sailor Moon pushing Tuxedo Mask away from herself.

Sailor Moon shouts out, concerned, "Watch out!" Just then Sailor Moon gets rammed by a 'black blur' where she slams into a ground of buildings with a massive thud!

Asuna says, worriedly, "Usagi-chan!" When the smoke and dust clear where Sailor Moon was rammed into, they find her, temporary stunned, with a black armored knight giving off some kind of darkness or dark energy looming over her.

Rider says, "It's another Servant!"

Archer says, plainly, "Not just any Servant."

Rin asks Archer, "What do you mean? Do you know that Servant?"

Saber says, shocked, "Lancelot!"

There are plenty looks of shock causing Shirou to ask Saber, surprised, "That's Lancelot? One of your most faithful knights?"

Saber says, solemnly, "Yes, he is. I fought him back in the Fourth Holy Grail. He is a Berserker Servant."

Shirou asks, shocked, "Berserker?"

Archer says, "Yes. Lancelot became mad with grief since he completely blamed himself from Saber's downfall." Sailor Moon recovers from the attack from the black knight, revealed to be Lancelot, causing her to yelp as she rolls out of the way of Lancelot's attempt to punch her.

Tuxedo Mask yells out, concerned, "Serena!" Tuxedo Mask prepares to attack, but everyone, minus Sailor Moon and Lancelot, are encased in a dome of flowers.

Davis asks, confused, "What the heck?"

Boudica shouts out, irritated, "Hey, what's the big idea?!"

Merlin says, with a bow, "Forgive me, Queen Boudica. However, do not worry, you and Lady Marie will be allowed to stay to help her majesty. And she is going to need help. As long as she has my king's power inside of her, Lancelot will stop at nothing to get at her."

Naruto yells out, annoyed, "What do you mean you wacky wizard?!"

Kazuto says, seriously, "The Saber Class Card!"

There are looks of shock in which Archer says, "That's right. It contains the power of an alternate version of Saber and somehow, Lancelot is sensing it."

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "But of course! It really shouldn't be surprising! My liege and Lancelot were the best of friends, so, as a Servant, he can 'sense' my liege and my king's power…even if it is inside someone else." Merlin says, with a nervous smile, "Though, since that was the case, I made sure to put concealment spells on my king, so, Lancelot wouldn't attack my liege."

Leafa yells out, angrily, "You SOB! You wanted him to attack sis! In fact, you must have been the one to summon that crazed knight!"

Merlin says, with a shrug, "What can I say? Guilty as charged…though I have to admit that I had help."

Saber tells Merlin, sternly, "What in the meaning of this Merlin?"

Merlin says, "I'm sorry, my king. As I said before, this is test for your 'new friends'. They are at the center of this crisis and thus, they are vital to ending this multiverse crisis. However, they need to be at the 'top of their game' to do so especially certain members of their group including the bearer of that powerful artifact known as the Imperium Silver Crystal."

Kazuto asks, seriously, "What do you mean?"

Merlin responds, "Let me say that I find her…lacking."

Tuxedo Mask asks, curious and irritated in his tone, "Lacking?"

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "I believe that we can discuss this somewhere else." Merlin snaps his fingers and after everyone is engulfed in a twister of pink flower petals, only Sailor Moon, Lancelot, Boudica, and Marie are left in the area.

Sailor Moon looks around, confused, causing her to shout out, "Hey!" However, her 'danger sense' and Lancelot insane roar brings Sailor Moon back to the current danger where she rolls away from swipe from Lancelot with his claw-like right armored hand. Sailor Moon shouts out, annoyed, "Hold up! Do I look like King Arthur to you?!" Lancelot just roars out in reply and attacks Sailor Moon, again, but he is rammed by Marie, riding her 'crystal horse', causing him to be sent flying away, however, Lancelot quickly rights himself as Boudica, shield and sword in hand, goes over to Sailor Moon and Marie.

Marie asks, concerned, "Are you okay?"

Sailor Moon replies, with a nod, "I'm fine. Thanks, Marie-sama."

Marie says, with a giggle, "It is no trouble at all!"

Boudica tells Sailor Moon, "He isn't going to stop coming after you! He is under Mad Enhancement! Despite knowing Berserkers that can be 'reasonable', this one is certainly not! As long as you have King Arthur's power inside of you, he will keep coming after you!"

Sailor Moon says, nervously, "Yeah, I noticed!" Lancelot roars out as he prepares to attack Sailor Moon in which she draws her swords from their scabbards while Boudica and Marie prepare to support her. Lancelot brings out his sword, Arondight, and charges in to attack Sailor Moon where he engages in a three-on-one fight with Sailor Moon, Boudica, and Marie fighting the maddened black knight with the fighting immediately going into an intense fight.

Early June 2026, Unknown realm, Aincrad, First Floor

After the storm of pink flower petals fade away, Tuxedo Mask, Naruto, Sakura, Sailor Galaxy, Tamamo, Altera, Juguar Man, Leafa, Kazuto, Asuna, Rika, Keiko, Shino, Strea, Yuuki, Hiyori, Kotone, Nijika, Rainbow, Davis, Kari, Veemon, Gatomon, Agumon (Suguha), Lunamon, Rin, Archer, Saber, Shirou, Sakura Matou, and Rider find themselves looking around where we can see that they are in the infamous boss room of the floor boss of the first floor of Aincrad: Illfang the Kobold Lord.

Sakura Matou asks, confused, "Where are we?"

Rider tells Sakura Matou, "I don't know Sakura."

Asuna says, nervously, "We do."

Yuuki asks, curiously, "You do?"

Kazuto says, "This is the room that contained the first floor boss for SAO: Illfang the Kobold Lord."

Sailor Galaxy says, nervously, "Oh my."

Naruto says, "Your first 'boss fight' of SAO."

Asuna says, with a solemn nod, "This is where we lost an important leader in our mission to beat the game and get out of here."

Just then a familiar male voice says, "I believe that his name was Diabel." Everyone looks to the source of the voice to find Merlin standing where Illfang the Kobold Lord was where he says, with a sly smile, "An interesting name that he chose for himself in this world."

Rika yells out, "Hey, you! What's the big idea?"

Merlin says, with a nonchalant tone, "I believe that I'm separating you from her majesty and her Servants, so, you can't interfere with her battle against Sir Lancelot."

Rika shouts out, irritated, "That was a rhetorical question!"

Shino tells Rika, plainly, "I believe that he knows that it was, Rika. He is messing with you."

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "You are quite an intelligent young lady. It isn't surprising that you are known as a 'huntress' among your 'warrior sisterhood'. Personally, it is quite interesting to meet actual 'magical girls'."

Leafa says, with a serious tone, "Well, if you don't bring us back to sis right now, you are going to find that we aren't all 'rainbows and unicorns' the hard way, flower boy!"

Merlin says, displaying Leafa's/Sailor Celestial's broach in his right hand, "Maybe sooner than you think."

There are looks of surprise Lunamon to say, shocked, "That's Suguha's broach!"

Leafa yells out, irritated, "Hey!"

Merlin says, attaching some kind of 'device' to Leafa's transformation broach, "Easy there. I'll give it back." Soon after, Leafa's broach floats out of Merlin's hand and zips over back to Leafa causing her to be engulfed in a bright glow when Leafa's broach is in front of her causing everyone else to cover their eyes. When the light dies down and everyone is able to look, they find Valkyrie Sailor Celestial in place of Leafa.

Hiyori asks, surprised, "Leafa?"

Kotone says, amazed, "She transformed back into Sailor Celestial!"

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "A new powerful Mystic Code to stabilize her powers…at least temporary. Someone like you, who is basically holds the power of Akasha in herself, no 'mere Mystic Code' can keep it 'contained' for too long, so, don't expect it to last." Immediately, Sailor Celestial sends her energy into the 'device' currently attached to her broach causing it to be altered somewhat in which Merlin says, with a sly smile, "Very good. You used your powers to 'alter' the Mystic Code in which you, now, absolutely control it and making sure that I can't 'take it away'. Very good."

Sailor Celestial says, "You may not think so in a second. I don't know what the fuck your game is, but you made a big mistake buddy!"

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "Actually, I don't think so. There is a spell in this room that keeps you locked in here and if I die, the spell will remain and you, while not remaining trapped forever, especially with someone like you, could be trapped in here for quite a while. It is based on the tower that was keeping me trapped in Avalon actually."

There are gasps of shock causing Saber to yell out, "Merlin, I ask of you once more: What is the meaning of this?"

Merlin tells Saber in reply, "As I have said before, it is a bit of a 'test', my king. They are going to be needed to reverse the damage done to the multiverse especially since the main 'focus' comes from their universe, but in 'certain areas', I find them lacking."

Rika yells out, annoyed, "And what's that supposed to mean?"

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "That's what you are going to need to find out, my dear." Merlin tells Sailor Celestial, "I have to say, your majesty, your brother is quite the 'charmer'. He has a number of lovely vixen wrapped around his finger. Are you sure that one of his many lives wasn't the real-life Romeo?"

Kazuto gains a major blush on his cheeks causing him to yell out, embarrassed, "Hey!" While Asuna, Rika, Keiko, Shino, and Kotone gain red hues on their cheeks, Saber can't help to mentally groan at this.

Shirou asks Saber, "Saber…?"

Saber tells Shirou, with a sigh, "I know what you are going to ask, and he is indeed Merlin. He can be…quite troublesome at times."

Merlin says, in a mock hurt tone, "My king, you wound me!" Saber sighs and shakes her head at Merlin.

Rin says, with a solemn tone, "So I'm right to say that this guy is much like Lord Zelretch."

Merlin says, with a giggle, "It is the reason that old vamp and I get along so well." Just then a cold chill goes down the spines of our heroes and heroines group.

Naruto asks, nervously, "Is it just me or did anyone else get a cold chill?"

Davis says, nervously, "Dude, it isn't just you."

Sakura says, with a plain tone, "Ditto."

Merlin says, displaying a pink and sky blue Real Solid Vision duel disk, "If you wish to get out of here, the other Moon Princess will need to play a little game with me."

Sailor Celestial asks, confused, "Huh? You want to duel?"

Merlin inserts a deck into his duel disk causing it to activate causing it to 'create' an 'energy blade' shaped like a flower petal causing him to say, "Just a friendly little match."

Sailor Celestial retorts, a bit irritated, "Friendly match, huh?"

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "That's right. And you may want to hurry." Just then an image, like a television, appears on the floor in-between Merlin and everyone else displaying real-time video of Valkyrie Sailor Moon, Boudica, and Marie fighting against Lancelot where the maddened black knight tosses the former queen of the Iceni and the last queen of France before the French Revolution aside where Lancelot then charges at Valkyrie Sailor Moon in which the two of them clash with their swords.

Tuxedo Mask says, concerned, "Serena!"

Merlin says, with a nod, "She is very impressive. Her dual wielding sword style is very formidable. However, then again, it isn't surprising since she has over two years to perfect her technique. Virtual or not, when it is life or death, combat is combat. Though she still has much to learn." Just then everyone sees Lancelot ram Sailor Moon into another building, but she hits back, hard, by landing ramming her armored kneecap into Lancelot's armored waist with such strength that his waist armor cracks slightly in which he is sent skidding backwards. Soon afterwards, Boudica runs right over him while riding her chariot causing Merlin to winch where he says, "Ouch! Though this is the great warrior queen of the Iceni that nearly forced Rome to abandon her home we are talking about after all."

Sakura says, irritated, "All right! That's enough!"

Merlin tells Sakura, "You know what you have to do to get out of here, my dear."

Altera prepares to attack in which Sailor Celestial tells her, "Hold on, Altera. We can't kill him. If we do, we'll be trapped in here."

Kazuto says, plainly and with a nod of his head, "He might be a 'joker', but something tells me that we shouldn't just dismiss him."

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "I'm not surprised that you and your sister realize that. Then again, you are experienced with people like me."

Sailor Celestial thinks in her mind, plainly, "Unfortunately." Sailor Celestial takes out her Real Solid Vision duel disk causing her to say, attaching it to her armored left wrist, "Fine! This won't take long since you aren't from my universe!"

Merlin says, with a sly smirk, "Are you sure about that? An elite warrior like yourself should know that lesson all too well."

Sailor Celestial retorts, sternly, "And you should know better than fighting someone on their 'home turf'."

Merlin says, with a nod, "Touché, your majesty. Touché." After Sailor Celestial inserts her deck into her duel disk, Merlin says, with a sly smile, "In fact, to give you more of a 'home field advantage, let's make this more fun by making it an Action Duel."

Sailor Celestial asks, surprised, "An Action Duel?"

Shino tells Sailor Celestial, "Be careful, Suguha. He's up to something."

Ishtar's voice booms in Sailor Celestial, "Oh, just do it! He is digging himself into a greater grave! Time to puck the petals from the so-called legendary 'mage of flowers'."

Sailor Celestial isn't sure, but she says, "Whatever! The faster I beat you down, the faster that I get back to sis to get that mad dog of a knight off her!" Saber glares at Sailor Celestial causing her to say, nervously, "Oops. Sorry."

Merlin tells Sailor Celestial, "It is best that watch what you say. Remember, Lancelot was…and always will be one of her best friends despite what happened." Merlin says, "However, my king will admit that while Sir Lancelot is in this state, your description, despite being crude and rude, is quite accurate though it is because he is trapped in a 'maddened state' after all." Saber flinches from Merlin's 'remark' since she knows that he is right in which Merlin tells Sailor Celestial, "Though you do have a right to be angry since he is attacking your sibling in a brutish manner."

Rika shouts out, irritated, "Only because you sent him against her and due to his mixed up mind, he can't tell friend from foe unless his 'Master' tells him to! If anything, Saber-dono and Suguha have a right to kick your mage ass all over this castle!"

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "I said that this wasn't personal."

Davis retorts, with an irritated and nasty tone, "Well, you can excuse us if it is personal to us, pal!"

Naruto says, with a sneer, "Believe it!" Sailor Celestial activates her duel disk causing both her duel disk and Merlin's duel disk to shuffle their decks while the 'energy blade' containing Monster and Pendulum Zones for Sailor Celestial's disk appears in which the touch screen displays of both Sailor Celestial's and Merlin's duel disks show 4000 life-points for each duelist. On the meanwhile, everyone looks towards the 'image' of the battle between Sailor Moon, Lancelot knocks Boudica off her chariot and prepares to beat into her, but Sailor Moon knocks Lancelot away with a powerful kick while Marie helps Boudica back to her feet in which Sailor Moon engages Lancelot in intense combat once more.

Tuxedo Mask says, concerned, "Serena…"

Kazuto tells Tuxedo Mask, "Easy, Darien. She's strong. She won't go down so easily especially with allies by her side."

Davis tells Tuxedo Mask, with a grin, "Yeah! She knows how to kick butt!"

Rika says, with a wide grin, "That's right! She is one of the top players back in SAO! She won't be taken down so easily!" Tuxedo Mask nods his head, but he can't help to be concerned for more reasons than others believe that he is concerned about.

Sailor Celestial says, with a serious tone, "I've got to show this 'mixed-up mage' what it means to piss off a Sailor Senshi."

Merlin says, "My, you have quite the temper, don't you? I have to say that I've done my research on you and you would have done plenty of female warrior cultures proud. The Amazons…Odin's Valkyries…they would have been honored…in fact desired to have one like you in their ranks…and not because of your power alone, my dear."

Sailor Celestial says, sarcastically, "Thanks…" Sailor Celestial says, with a serious tone, "But flattery isn't going to get you anywhere! I'm here to kick you to the curb and get back to sis!"

Merlin retorts, slyly, "You intend to make sure that I make like a tree and leaf, your majesty?"

Plenty of the others deadpan at him causing Rika says, "Geez, I thought that Kirito's jokes were bad."

Asuna says, with a sigh, "There is always someone worse, Liz."

Kazuto says, nervously, "I'm right here, you know."

Shino says, with a sly smile, "We know."

Kazuto gives an annoyed look in which Merlin says, hitting his staff onto the floor, "Now, as they say in your time: On with the show!" Just then what sounds like shattering glass is heard and see-through 'orbs' containing Action Cards appear all around the room.

Shirou asks Saber, "Saber…Artoria, do you know what Merlin is up to? Why is he fighting our new allies?"

Saber responds, with a sigh, "While Merlin has proven a trusted friend and aide during my time as king, Merlin has proven…troublesome at times. He has been known for…mischief. The wielder and master of the Second Magic, Lord Zelretch, and Merlin have VERY MUCH in common."

Rin says, solemnly, "That's what I'm afraid of." After Sailor Celestial's and Merlin's decks are shuffled by their duel disks, both of them draw five cards from their decks.

"Game on!" Sailor Celestial and Merlin say in unison as their duel begins.

Starting Scores:

Sailor Celestial: 4000

Merlin: 4000

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "As a gentleman, I believe that it should be ladies' first though I'm not sure how a mighty Valkyrie like you would qualify despite being a gorgeous young lady."

Sailor Celestial gains a slight hue on her cheeks in which Sakura asks, annoyed, "Don't you ever clam it?"

Sailor Galaxy asks, confused, "Was he complimenting Suguha?"

Hiyori responds, "I don't know."

Gatomon says, plainly, "I think it was both complimenting and insulting her at the same time."

Davis asks, curiously, "Is that really possible?"

Rin says, annoyed, "Hey! Not important right now!"

Sailor Celestial says, as she prepares to take her turn, "Thanks a lot!"

Merlin says, putting an Action Card into the main slot of his disk, "You might not think so since I play this: Action Magic: Slimed! You lose fifty life-points for every card currently in our hands!" And since we have a total of ten, you get slimed with five hundred points of damage!"

Sailor Celestial asks, surprised, "What?" Just then everyone hears something in which when everyone, minus Merlin, looks up, a massive glob of green slime slams into Sailor Celestial as her life-points drop by 500.

Keiko says, disgusted, "Yuck!"

Kotone says, also disgusted, "Gross!" As the green slime 'slivers' and drips off Sailor Celestial, she isn't hurt, in which in fact her armor isn't even dented, but she has a REALLY irritated expression on her face.

Naruto asks Sailor Celestial, concerned, "Are you okay, Suguha?"

Sailor Celestial responds, in a plain tone, but showing MAJOR irritation in her voice, "Just peachy, Naruto-kun."

Veemon says, nervously, "She sounds angry."

Agumon (Suguha) says, with a nod, "Yep. The boss is really mad now."

Gatomon says, plainly, "Can't say that I blame her."

Merlin tells Sailor Celestial, "Guess you are a real 'stuck in the muck', huh?" Sailor Celestial growls, angrily, at Merlin in which she uses her powers to quickly vaporize all of the slime covering her and all around her.

Kari says, nervously, "Oh, boy."

Hiyori says, with a nod, "I'll say, Kari."

Rika says, "That guy is asking for it and, not to insult a version of the legendary King Arthur, he is going to deserve it." However, Saber can only sigh and stay silent, knowing that Rika has a point.

Sailor Celestial says, displaying Odd-Eyes Persona Dragon (1200/2400) and Odd-Eyes Arc Pendulum Dragon (2700/2000) Pendulum monster cards, "I take scale one, Odd-Eyes Persona Dragon, and scale eight, Odd-Eyes Arc Pendulum Dragon, and set the Pendulum Scale!" Sailor Celestial puts the card on her disk's Pendulum Zones causing the Monster Card Zones of her disk to light up with the word 'Pendulum' in rainbow colors in which the two monsters appear on the field by Sailor Celestial in two columns of light with one monster inside of each column. The number 1 is below Odd-Eyes Persona Dragon while the number 8 is below Odd-Eyes Arc Pendulum Dragon causing Sailor Celestial to say, "And now, I can summon monsters that are levels two through seven this turn!" When a 'replica' of Sailor Celestial's crystal pendulum appears on the field, she shouts out, "Swing, pendulum! Draw the arc of light to victory! Pendulum Summon!" Sailor Celestial puts three cards on her duel disk and yells out, "Come on out my dragon trio! Odd-Eyes Dragon, Odd-Eyes Wizard Dragon, and the dimensional dragon of dual-colored eyes, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" A circle of light appears on the field, three 'lights' comes from the circle, and those three 'lights' prove to be Odd-Eyes Dragon (2500/2000), Odd-Eyes Wizard Dragon (2500/2500), a dark grey-silver and violet version of Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon with a 'crown' in the shape of a wizard's hat, and finally, none other than the 'dimensional dragon', Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (2500/2000), appears on the field in attack mode.

Merlin says, with a nod and curious expression, "My, the reports are true. You do have a 'sensitivity' for dragons."

Sailor Celestial says, seriously, "And you are going to learn when you poke a dragon in the nose and piss it off."

Merlin says, with a nervous expression, "I rather not, my dear." Sailor Celestial then notices an Action Card in which she backflips into the air and grabs the card in which she puts it into main slot of her duel disk.

Sailor Celestial shouts out, "Action Magic: Special Triple Seven! Since I have special summoned three monsters this turn, I get three cards, but since all three monsters are the same type, I get double the cards! Plus, one more card if the special summoned monsters have different names!" Sailor Celestial draws seven cards from her deck, does a mid-air spin, and grabs another Action Card where she put it into her disk's main slot causing her to yell out, "And one good turn deserves another! Action Magic: Hot Foot! Since I took damage from an Action Card this turn, you get slammed with the same damage, so, let's see how you like it!" Just then flames 'erupt' from Merlin's boots causing him to yell out as he leaps up before, in a comical manner, starts to run around with his boots/feet on fire as he loses 500 life-points.

As Merlin is running around to put out his flaming boots, Rin asks, exasperated, "This is the legendary 'king maker'?" Saber can't help to sigh and shake her head in which Shirou tries his best to comfort her though he tries not 'hurt' her 'pride' in the process.

Sakura says, with a sly smirk, "Oh, yeah! Way to go, girl!" Naruto, Sailor Galaxy, Kazuto, and Asuna give nervous smiles at what Sailor Celestial just did as well as Sakura's support of such a 'move'.

Merlin says, with a mock pout, "Well, that wasn't nice. I just covered you in slime, you ruined my boots and nearly burned my feet to ashes at the same time!"

Sailor Celestial says, "And you attacked my sister using a knight cursed with madness and trapped us in here, so, we can't help unless we beat your ass!"

Merlin says, with a nod, "You have a point there."

Sailor Celestial says, putting three cards into the main slot of her disk, "I place three cards face-down and end my turn!"

Current Scores:

Sailor Celestial: 3500

Merlin: 3500

Merlin says, drawing a card, "Well, I guess it is my turn. I draw." Merlin says, putting one card on his disk, "I start off with Summoner Monk." Just then Summoner Monk (800/1600) appears on the field in attack mode in which Merlin says, "And when he is summoned, he switched to defense mode." Summoner Monk then switches from attack to defense mode in which Merlin says, discarding a card, "Plus, when I discard a spell card, I can summon a level four or lower monster from my deck." A card comes out of Merlin's deck and he says, putting the card on his disk, "And I choose Noble Knight Bedwyr in attack mode!" Just then Noble Knight Bedwyr (1600/1500) appears on the field in attack mode.

Shino says, plainly, "A Noble Knights deck, huh? That's not surprising at all."

Strea asks, curiously, "Why is that?"

Kazuto says, with a plain tone, "That deck is mainly based on Arthurian legend…at least from our world." Rin, Sakura Matou, Shirou, and Saber give surprised looks while Archer and Rider give curious looks.

Merlin says, "He is right, my king." When everyone looks at Merlin, he says, slyly, "Much of these cards are based on your legend…or at least, the legend of the King Arthur from where they come from. This noble knight is based on none other than Bedivere!"

Saber asks, surprised, "Bedivere?"

Merlin says, as a card comes out of his deck, "Indeed, my king. And like when you had Bedivere return your sacred sword to the lake, Bedivere's 'cousin', as you can see, can do a similar a thing. When Bedwyr is summoned to the field, I send one Noble Arms equip spell from my deck to the graveyard!" Merlin discards the card from his deck into his disk's graveyard and after his deck is shuffled, Merlin says, drawing two cards, "By the way, the spell that I discarded from my monk was none other than Card of Compensation! And I'm sure that you already know, as you used the card yourself more times that you can count, when sent from the hand to the grave, I get two new cards from my deck!"

Kotone says, a bit worriedly, "He is pretty good."

Rainbow says, "And that's what's concerning."

Nijika asks, curiously, "Why is that Rainbow?"

Rainbow says, "I think that if we keep watching, we're going to find out how good he is."

Merlin says, putting one card into the main slot of his disk, "Then I activate Double Summon! This little beauty allows me to summon another monster this turn!" Merlin says, putting one card on his disk, "And I choose Noble Knight Pellinore!" Soon after, Noble Knight Pellinore (1900/500) appears on the field in attack mode.

Saber gives a look of surprise causing Shirou to ask her, "Isn't Pellinore the one that broke the sword that you drew from the stone?"

Saber says, with a nod, "Yes, indeed, Shirou. In my three joust with Pellinore, he broke Caliburn in the final bout in which Merlin had to use an enhancement to save my life. Despite that, we had become good friends."

Merlin says, putting one card into the main slot of his disk, "Ah, a mighty knight he was! And now, it looks like history is going to repeat itself for I equip my Pellinore with the equip spell known as Noble Arms-Caliburn!" There are looks of shock as a sword that looks similar to Caliburn appear in Pellinore's hands causing his stats to go up from 1900/500 to 2400/500 in which Merlin says, with a sly smile, "Not only does it boost my Noble Knight by five hundred attack points, once per turn, as long as it remains on the field, I get five hundred more life-points!" Caliburn shines in Pellinore's hands in which Merlin glows as he gains 500 life-points, but he then says, "But alas, in my world, this is the blade of the king, my king, in which as I said, history shall repeat itself. Pellinore's ability allows him to destroy one Noble Arms equip card that's he has and one monster on your field!" Sailor Celestial gives a gasp causing him to say, "So, bye-bye Odd-Eyes!" Pellinore charges in and slashes Odd-Eyes Dragon with Caliburn causing Odd-Eyes Dragon to howl in a dragon-like manner before he explodes while Caliburn shatters in Pellinore's hands.

Sailor Celestial says, shocked, "Odd-Eyes!"

Merlin says, with a sly smile while drawing a card, "Oh, I also get to draw an extra card, but Pellinore isn't allowed to attack this turn!" Merlin says, with a sly smile, "Ah, that's good! Since I have a Light monsters on my field, I can summon Noble Knight Gawayn to the field in defense mode!" Just then Noble Knight Gawayn (1900/500) appears on the field in defense mode in which Merlin says, "And yes, he is based on my friend, Sir Gawain, himself…Well, at least, your version of him." Merlin says, putting one more card into the main slot of her disk, "Then I play the spell Noble Knights of the Round Table! Since I have three Noble Knights with different names on my field, I can summon another from my deck!" A card comes out of Merlin's deck and he says, putting it on his disk, "And I choose Noble Knight Drystan!" Just then Noble Knight Drystan (1800/600) appears on the field in attack mode causing Saber's eyes to widen as she sees an image of a young man with red hair and wielding a strange harp-like bow. Merlin says, with a sly smile, "Ah, this young man reminds me of Tristian. Always such a downer, but then again, he wasn't called the 'Child of Sadness' for nothing."

Keiko says, "That's a lot of monsters."

Hiyori says, "But in terms of attack points, they aren't a match for either of Suguha's dragons."

Rika says, with a nod, "And he wasted one of his monster's destruction ability. Plus, three of those monsters can't attack."

Kazuto says, "Don't count on it, Liz. He must have a trick up his sleeve."

Merlin says, with a mock shocked tone, "What a thing to accuse me of!" Merlin says, as another card comes out of his deck, "But I do have a plan. However, first, I need to send one Noble Arms equip spell from my deck to my grave due to playing my Noble Knights of the Round Table! And then I Overlay Pellinore and Gawayn together to build the Overlay Network!" The two said Noble Knights turn into lights that goes into a vortex in the ground while Merlin puts their cards on top of the same Monster Card Zone on his disk with him putting an XYZ Monster card from his Extra Deck over those cards. Merlin shouts out, "King of legend and lore, rise up to take the throne of knights once more! I XYZ Summon Artorigus, King of Noble Knights!" Out of the vortex, Artorigus, King of Noble Knights (2000/2000) with two Light Overlay units orbiting him, appears on the field in attack mode.

There are looks of shock and Davis says, "Whoa! That looks like a king to me!"

Rika says, with a nod, "No kidding, Davis!"

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "And his majesty comes with an incredible ability! Once XYZ Summoned to the field, Artorigus can equip him with three Noble Arms equip spells from the graveyard!"

There are gasps of shock from our heroes and heroines causing Kazuto to say, with a very serious tone, "I knew it!"

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "Along with Caliburn, there is also Noble Arms of Destiny and none other than Noble Arms-Excaliburn!" Soon after, Artorigus gains a sword and shield attached to its back along with two swords, one that looks like Caliburn and another that looks like Excalibur, in Artorigus' two hands.

Tuxedo Mask says, "This doesn't surprise me. Since he based his deck on time period of King Arthur of his world, he would include that card."

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "Indeed. And like Avalon and Excalibur that my king wielded, this sacred swords gives quite a few benefits including the fact that this king can't be targeted by my opponent's card effects while this sacred sword is in his hands though that might be mute since Noble Arms of Destiny prevents the equipped monster from being destroyed by battle or card effects. Plus, with Caliburn, he gains five hundred attack points!" Soon after, Artorigus glows as he goes from 2000/2000 to 2500/2000 due to Caliburn's effect.

Hiyori asks, "So, does he intend to destroy Suguha's Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon though battle since now his monster can't be destroyed?"

Merlin says, slyly, "Oh, my lovely young lady, we, mages, always have a trick or two up our sleeve. First of all, Artorigus has an ability! By removing an Overlay Unit, his royal highness automatically destroys a number of spell and trap cards up to the number of Noble Arms equip spells on the field."

There are gasps of shock and Veemon says, nervously, "Uh oh! That's trouble!"

Gatomon says, with a nod, "No kidding, Veemon!"

When one of the Light Overlay units orbiting Artorigus is absorbed into one of his swords, Merlin says, "His majesty doesn't like 'dirty tricks', so, he is going to sweep them away!" Artorigus swings Caliburn and creates a shockwave that destroys Sailor Celestial's three face-down cards.

Sailor Celestial says, shocked, "Oh, crap!"

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "I also Overlay Bedwyr and Drystan together and build the Overlay Network once again!" Two said monsters turn into lights that goes into a vortex in the ground while Merlin puts both monsters' cards on the same Monster Card Zone of his duel disk while putting an XYZ Monster card from his Extra Deck causing Merlin to say, "Rebuilder of empires, great king of ages pass, come forth to pass your grand judgment! I XYZ Summon Sacred Noble Knight of King Custennin!" Just then out of the vortex, Sacred Noble Knight of King Custennin (1500/2500) with two Light Overlay Units orbiting him appears on the field in attack mode in which Merlin says, "And now, I activate his ability! By removing two Overlay Units, I can send the same number of cards on your field back to your hand!"

Sailor Celestial yells out, stunned, "You have got to be kidding me!"

Merlin says, with a grin, "Well, I guess that I'm the only one laughing, my dear!" King Custennin absorbs its two Overlay Units and Merlin says, "Now, your majesty, bare your judgment on your remaining monsters!" King Custennin then puts his sword into the sky causing a bright light to come from it in which Odd-Eyes Wizard Dragon and Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon vanish from the field in which their cards glow as they return to Sailor Celestial's hand.

Asuna says, worriedly, "She is completely defenseless!"

Merlin says, with a sly smirk, "Indeed, she is. Now, your highnesses, attack this princess directly and bring forth your royal judgments!" Both Artorigus and King Custennin charge in to attack Sailor Celestial, however, she leaps away from them where she grabs an Action Card in which she puts it into her disk's main slot as Artorigus and King Custennin bring their swords down on her. But before they hit, Sailor Celestial vanishes in a large puff of smoke causing plenty of curious and/or surprised looks.

Sailor Celestial's voice booms out, "Action Magic: Big Escape!" Everyone looks to the source to see Sailor Celestial leaning against a nearby column causing her to say, with a sly smile, "The battle phase is over!"

Both XYZ Monsters return to Merlin's side causing him to say, putting one card into the main slot of his disk, "Impressive, your majesty. But while I can't attack you, my turn is still going on. So, I play my Mist Body equip spell and give it to my friend, Summoner Monk, which makes him unable to be destroyed by battle." Merlin then 'produces' an Action Card from seemly nowhere where he says, as puts the card into the main slot of his disk, "Then I play my Action Magic: Enhanced Arsenal! Now, I draw one card for every equip spell on the field and since I have four equip spells, I get four new cards!" Merlin draws four new cards from his deck, and he says, putting one card into the main slot of his disk, "And I think that one little face-down will be enough for now."

Current Scores:

Sailor Celestial: 3500

Merlin: 4000

Sailor Celestial says, drawing a card, "My turn! I draw!" Sailor Celestial says, putting one card into the main slot of her disk, "First, I start off with Monster Reborn! I revive Odd-Eyes from the graveyard!" Soon after, Odd-Eyes Dragon (2500/2000) returns to the field in attack mode and then Sailor Celestial puts one card on her disk causing her to say, "Then I release Odd-Eyes to play Odd-Eyes Advance Dragon in attack mode!" Odd-Eyes Dragon glows in which it 'transforms' into Odd-Eyes Advance Dragon (3000/2500) appears on the field in attack mode causing Sailor Celestial, "I can summon this by releasing one level five or higher monster and when I Advance Summon this dragon, he can destroy one monster on your field and inflict you damage equal to its attack points! And I choose your Summoning Monk!" Odd-Eyes Advance Dragon unleashes a powerful fireball that vaporizes Summoning Monk in which Merlin yelp as he is pelted by embers as well as putting out small fires that start on his cloak from said embers as he loses 800 life-points.

Merlin says, with a mock annoyed tone, "This is my best robes!"

As a 'replica' of Sailor Celestial's pendulum appears, swinging between Persona and Arc Pendulum Dragons, she shouts out, "Well, it is going to get worse since, due to my Pendulum Scale, I can summon monsters that are levels two through seven this turn! Swing, Pendulum! Draw the arc of light to victory! Pendulum Summon!" Sailor Celestial puts three cards on her disk, and she yells out, "Return to the field, Odd-Eyes Wizard Dragon and Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon! And match these so-called knights, blade for blade, Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon!" A circle of light appears on the field, three 'lights' come from the circle, and those 'lights' are revealed to be Odd-Eyes Wizard Dragon (2500/2000), Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (2500/2000), and Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon (2800/2000) in attack mode.

Rin asks, annoyed, "What's with all these dragons?"

Juguar Man says, excitedly, "She really has dragons on the brain!"

Shirou takes a good look at Juguar Man causing him to gasp when he sees Juguar Man's face causing him to yell out, "Fuji-nii?!" Juguar Man looks at Shirou with a confused look in which Sakura Matou and Rin look at Juguar Man causing the two of them to gain shocked looks.

Sakura Matou asks, stunned, "Fujimura-sensei?!"

Juguar Man asks, curiously, "Do I know you two? Weird! It is just like I know you…Why is that?" Juguar Man then laughs causing her to say, "Oh, it must be my body! My body knows you!"

Shirou, Rin, and Sakura Matou give confused looks causing Archer to say, "That isn't Taiga Fujimura…not exactly. That's her body, but she is a Pseudo-Servant."

Shirou asks, surprised, "Wait! What?"

Saber tells Shirou, "Archer is right, Shirou. That may be Taiga Fujimura's body, but it isn't her. She is a Pseudo-Servant. A Divine Spirit must have taken residence in her body to become a Servant."

Merlin says, with a nod, "My king is right, Sir Shirou. I meet Juguar Man when I assisted Ritsuka Fujimaru in stopping the incineration of humanity by Goetia in his timeline."

Sailor Celestial tells Merlin, "Shouldn't you be paying attention to your opponent?"

Merlin tells Sailor Celestial, with a sly smile, "Well, when you start something to get me worried."

Sailor Celestial says, "Sorry…then let me get you worried!" Sailor Celestial puts one card into the main slot of her disk causing her to say, "I play Card of Sanctity! Both of us must draw until we have six cards in our hands!"

As both duelists draw six cards, Merlin asks, slyly, "Are you sure that you want to risk giving me more options against you?"

Sailor Celestial shouts out, strongly, "You won't worry about that! Since Odd-Eyes Advance Dragon is going to make your King Custennin disappear!" Odd-Eyes Advance Dragon unleashes a stream of dark red flames that vaporizes King Custennin.

Merlin says, pushing a button on his duel disk's touch screen, "Sorry, but I play my Spirit Barrier trap card!" Just then Merlin's face-down card is revealed to be the Spirit Barrier continuous trap card where Merlin says, with a sly smile, "Too bad. As long as I have a monster on my field, I don't take battle damage." Just then a spiritual shield protects Merlin from Odd-Eyes Advance Dragon's flames.

Kotone says, nervously, "Oh, boy."

Shino says, with a nod, "Agreed, Kotone. Thanks to spell cards equipped to his last monster, it can't be destroyed by any means and with that trap…"

Kazuto says, with a serious tone, "He is basically invincible."

Merlin says, with a grin, "I guess that I am!" Merlin says, with a sly grin, "Also, when you destroyed King Custennin, you activated his ability! Now, I can summon a Noble Knight XYZ Monster from my Extra Deck using him as material! So, I rebuild the Overlay Network with King Custennin!" King Custennin appears on the field and turns into a beam of light that goes into a vortex while Merlin puts an XYZ Monster on top of King Custennin's card on his disk causing him to say, "Great king of knights, return from the realm of Avalon and grace your kingdom once more with your mighty! Rank-Up XYZ Evolution! Come, Sacred Noble Knight of King Artorigus!" Out of the vortex, Sacred Noble Knight of King Artorigus (2200/2200), a more 'regal' version of King Artorigus with one Light Overlay Unit orbiting him, appears on the field in attack mode.

Sailor Celestial says, seriously, "He isn't the only new appearance on the field! Odd-Eyes Advance Dragon's ability now activates! When he destroys a monster in battle, I can summon one level five or above from my hand or graveyard! Return now, Odd-Eyes!" Soon after, Odd-Eyes Dragon (2500/2000) appears on the field in defense mode in which Sailor Celestial says, "Plus, 'his majesty' won't be there for long! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, dethrone him with Spiral Flame Strike!"

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon unleashes its stream of flames at King Artorigus, but then a bird-like familiar appears on Merlin's right shoulder where he takes an Action Card from its mouth causing him to say, while putting said card into the main slot of his disk, "Sorry, but his majesty won't be leaving any time soon. I play the Action Magic: Evasion! Your attack is negated!" King Artorigus then backflips out of the way of the attack of Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon.

After this, Sailor Celestial says, "I still have Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon! Attack!" Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon then charges in to attack King Artorigus with its sword-like horn.

Merlin then makes an Action Card appear, seemly out of nowhere, in his hand causing him to say, as he puts the card into the main slot of his disk, "Sorry, but I play the Action Magic: Miracle! My monster isn't destroyed, and I take half of the damage from your attack, but since my trap is out, the point is mute in more ways than one!" King Artorigus then blocks Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon with his sword and gets away from Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon without a scratch on him.

Soon after, Sailor Celestial says, sternly, "And now, I Overlay Odd-Eyes Dragon with Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon and build the Overlay Network!" Odd-Eyes Dragon and Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon then turn into lights that goes into a vortex in the ground while Sailor Celestial puts the two monsters' cards on the same Monster Card Zone of her disk while putting a Pendulum-XYZ Monster card from her Extra Deck causing Sailor Celestial to say, "Dragon of dual-colored eyes, eradicate all enemies who oppose you with your scales of wrath! I XYZ Summon the Supreme Black Dragon King, Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon!" Out of the vortex, Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon (3000/2500) with two Dark Overlay Units orbiting it, appears on the field in attack mode. Sailor Celestial says, putting three cards into the main slot of her disk, "Then I place three cards face-down and end my turn!"

Current Scores:

Sailor Celestial: 3500

Merlin: 3200

Merlin says, drawing a card, "It seems like you haven't learned yet, my dear. My turn. I draw."

Sailor Celestial says, pushing a button on her disk's touch screen, "Is that what you think? You better think again! Activate trap: Fiendish Chain!" Sailor Celestial's face-down card is revealed to be the Fiendish Chain continuous trap card in which she yells out, "Thanks to this trap card, one effect monster gets bounded making it unable to use its abilities nor attack either!" Just then a massive of chains binds around Artorigus causing her to say, with a smirk, "It looks like my spell and trap cards are safe now, huh? His majesty is a bit tied up!"

Rika says, excitedly, "Way to go, girlfriend!"

Keiko says, with a smile, "She got him!"

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "Her spells and traps might be safe, but her monsters aren't. I activate King Artorigus' ability! By removing an Overlay Unit, King Artorigus can strike down a monster on your field! So, it is time to say goodbye, Rebellion Dragon! Your rebellion is about to end!"

As King Artorigus absorbs one Overlay Unit, Hiyori says, nervously, "Uh oh."

Davis says, with a nod, "Uh oh is right, Hiyori."

Sailor Celestial says, pushing a button on her disk's touch screen, "I don't think so! I activate my next trap: Impenetrable Attack!" Sailor Celestial's next face-down card is revealed to be the Impenetrable Attack trap card causing Sailor Celestial to say, "This trap card has two effects and I choose the effect of making one of my monsters unable to be destroyed by battle and card effects this turn! So, Odd-Eyes Rebellion isn't going anywhere!" King Artorigus swings his sword creating a light wave to destroy Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon, but a shield appears to protect the dragon from the wave.

Merlin says, putting one card into the main slot of his disk, "Well, there is more than one way to skin a dragon, so, I equip his majesty with Mage Power! Thanks to this little thing, he gains five hundred attack and defense points for every spell and trap on my field in which you know how many I have!"

There are plenty of looks of shock from our heroes and heroines causing Gatomon to say, "Too many if you ask me." Just then King Artorigus goes from 2200/2200 up to 4700/4700, thanks to Mage Power's effect.

Merlin shouts out, "It is time for his majesty to bring down judgment on Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon and while he is safe from destruction, you aren't safe from this hit!" King Artorigus slams down his sword creating an energy wave that slams into Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon, who is protected by an 'energy field', but the energy wave heads straight for Sailor Celestial.

Kazuto says, worriedly, "Sugu!"

Sailor Celestial says, pushing a button on her disk's touch screen, "I activate my trap: Defense Draw!" Sailor Celestial's final face-down card is revealed to be the Defense Draw trap card causing her to say, "This prevents me from suffering any damage from your attack and I draw an extra card from my deck!" A shield protects Sailor Celestial in which when King Artorigus' attack hits the shield, the whole area shakes somewhat, with Sailor Celestial then drawing a card from her deck.

Merlin says, slyly, "Not bad. Anyway, while my 'other king' is tied up, his weapons aren't where I use Caliburn's ability and gain five hundred life-points." Merlin's form glows as his life-points increase by 500 points where he says, "I believe that's enough from me."

Current Scores:

Sailor Celestial: 3500

Merlin: 3700

Sailor Celestial says, drawing a card, "That's fine then! It's my turn! I draw!" Sailor Celestial yells out, "And now, I rebuild the Overlay Network with Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon! Go, Rank-Up XYZ Evolution!" Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon then turns into a light that goes into a vortex in the ground in which Sailor Celestial puts a Pendulum-XYZ monster card from her Extra Deck on top of Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon's card on her disk causing her to say, "Dragon of dual-colored eyes, unleash your true fury and obliterate those that deny your throne! Come on down, Ascended Supreme Black Dragon King, Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon-Overlord!" Out of the vortex, Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon-Overlord (3000/2500), a fiercer looking version of Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon with more 'energy wings' along with three Dark Overlay Units orbiting it, appears on the field in attack mode.

Rika says, amazed, "That's new."

Kotone says, nodding her head in agreement, "Yeah…"

Yuuki says, excitedly, "Oh, wow! That's so awesome!"

Strea says, with a nod, "Yeah, it is!"

Kari says, a bit nervously, "That's one way to put it."

Rin says, plainly, "So what? It doesn't look that different from the last dragon."

Archer tells Rin, "Maybe. Maybe not, Rin. Remember, these dragons aren't just characters from a game. Specifically, the 'core dragon' that they are based off is one of four powerful dragons that threw space and time in a universe into chaos."

Merlin says, "Not bad, but you should remember that one of my kings has equipment that prevents him from being destroyed in any way as well as I'm shielded from damage."

Sailor Celestial says, putting one card into the main slot of her disk, "That may change since I play my Charm of Lamentation spell! While this card remains on the field, when my monsters attack your monsters and your monsters aren't destroyed, I get an extra card from my deck! Plus, since my Overlord Rebellion Dragon was summoned using a rank seven XYZ Monster, he can attack three times every turn! Now, my Overlord Rebellion Dragon, attack Artorigus with Supreme Rebellion Strike of Wrath!" Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon-Overlord attack Artorigus, but thanks to his equip spells, he isn't destroyed, and Merlin doesn't suffer any damage due to his trap cards, but Sailor Celestial says, drawing a card from her deck, "You and his majesty might be unharmed, but I get a new card! And my dragon can attack two more times!" Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon-Overlord then attacks Artorigus two more times with his equip spells protecting him while Merlin's continuous trap preventing him from getting any damage, but Sailor Celestial draws two more cards from her deck in which she yells out, "Odd-Eyes Advance Dragon, it is your turn now!" Odd-Eyes Advance Dragon attacks Artorigus and like with the three attacks from Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon-Overlord, Artorigus is still standing while Merlin loses no life-points, but Sailor Celestial says, "Thanks to my spell card, I draw a new card!" Sailor Celestial looks at the latest card that she drew causing her to smirk when she sees it.

When the others see her smirk, Naruto says, with a sly grin, "He is in trouble now."

Tamamo asks, curiously, "What do you mean Master?"

Sakura says, with a sly grin, "Suguha just got what she needed to give this 'wacky mage' a real good smack on the head!"

Sailor Celestial says, putting one card into the main slot of her disk, "I play A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon! By returning one level five or above dragon monster on my field to my hand, all spell and trap cards hit the road!" Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon then glows as it vanishes from the field in which a massive storm is created that destroys all of Merlin's spell/trap cards causing Artorigus to be freed from the chains, but he loses all of his swords while King Artorigus goes down from 4700/4700 down to 2200/2200 due to the loss of the Mage's Power equip spell while Odd-Eyes Persona Dragon and Odd-Eyes Arc Pendulum Dragon also 'vanish' as well as Sailor Celestial's own Charm of Lamentation continuous spell card.

Keiko says, excitedly, "She did it!"

Sailor Celestial says, seriously, "And I'm not done yet!" Sailor Celestial then leaps onto Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon's back and backflips to grab an Action Card causing her to say, as she puts the Action Card into the main slot of her disk, "Action Magic: Special Spawning! I can summon monsters from my deck equal to the number of special summoned monsters on the field, but they must be a lower level than the monsters on the field!" A card comes out of Sailor Celestial's deck and she yells out, putting it on her disk, "And I choose Performapal U Go Golem!" Just then Performapal U Go Golem (1600/1000) appears on the field in attack mode and Sailor Celestial says, putting one more card on her disk, "Then I play Performapal Odd-Eyes Minitaurus!" Performapal Odd-Eyes Minitaurus (1200/1600) appears on the field in attack mode in which Sailor Celestial shouts out, "And now, I Overlay U Go Golem and Odd-Eyes Minitaurus and build the Overlay Network!" U Go Golem and Minitaurus then become lights that goes into a vortex in the ground while Sailor Celestial puts the two monsters' cards on the same Monster Card Zone on her duel while putting a Pendulum-XYZ Monster card from her Extra Deck on top of them causing Sailor Celestial to say, "Sorcerer of light, warrior of hope, shine of with magics to bring out a new Avalon! I XYZ Summon Magician of Hope!" Out of the vortex, Magician of Hope (2500/2000), a human-like spellcaster monster dressed in white and golden armor and robes designed like the armor of Number 39: Utopia with two Light Overlay Units orbiting him, appearing on the field in attack mode.

Keiko says, awe-struck, "Wow. He's beautiful."

Hiyori says, nodding her head in agreement, "I agree."

Sailor Celestial says, "Magician of Hope's ability now activates! By removing an Overlay Unit, I can summon one level seven or above Pendulum Monster from my hand in defense mode, but with their abilities negated!" Magician of Hope absorbs one of its Overlay Unit and Sailor Celestial yells out, putting one card on her duel disk, "Return Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" Soon after, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (2500/2000) returns to the field in defense mode while Magician of Hope then goes into a column of light, losing its remaining Overlay Unit, and a number 8 appearing below him causing Sailor Celestial says, "Afterwards, Magician of Hope goes into my Pendulum Scale!" Sailor Celestial says, putting one card into the main slot of her disk, "Then I activate my Spiral Flare Strike spell card! Since I have Odd-Eyes monsters on the field, I can destroy one card on the field!"

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "If you thinking of wiping out one of my monsters this way, you might want to think again. Take a look at King Artorigus." Everyone looks at King Artorigus and they are shocked to find that he is wielding Caliburn and Noble Arms of Destiny with King Artorigus is currently 2700/2200 in which Merlin says, slyly, "Due to the effects of Caliburn and Noble Arms of Destiny, when they are destroyed, I can equip them to an appropriate warrior monster on my field and as you can see, I've equipped them to King Artorigus, which also means that you can't destroy him by battle or card effects."

Sailor Celestial says, "Yes, but your majesty's 'brother' isn't so lucky!" Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon unleashes a powerful stream of flames that vaporizes Artorigus.

Merlin says, with a mock pout, "That's rude."

Sailor Celestial says, putting five cards into the main slot of her disk, "Then I place five cards face-down and call it a turn!"

Merlin says, drawing a card, "Then it is my turn then. I draw."

Sailor Celestial says, pushing a button on her disk's touch screen, "And I activate my trap: Gamble!" Sailor Celestial's face-down card is revealed to be the Gamble trap card causing her to say, "This card activates when you have six or more cards in your hand while I have two or less! I toss a coin and call it heads or tails! I'm right, I get five new cards! Wrong, I skip my next turn completely!"

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "Quite the gambler, aren't you? This might be too big of a risk."

Sailor Celestial says, with a sly smile of her own, "We'll see." A coin appears on the screen of her disk causing Sailor Celestial to say, "I call heads." The coin on the screen flips and when it 'lands', the coin is showing tails.

Merlin says, with a smile, "Oh, well. You lost your next turn."

Sailor Celestial says, pushing a button on her disk's touch screen, "Wrong, you mixed up mage! I activate my next trap: Probability Change!" Sailor Celestial's next face-down card is revealed to be the Probability Change trap card causing her to say, with a sly smile, "This card allows me to redo a coin flip or dice roll, but it can't be the same result."

Archer says, with a sly smile, "Smart move. That means that it has to land heads no matter what." The coin flips, again, but it is a formality since, for obvious reasons, 'lands' on heads causing Sailor Celestial to draw five new cards.

Merlin says, with a smile, "Not bad, but I have a trick of my own. I activate Excaliburn's effect from the graveyard! By removing it from play, I can target one Noble Knight XYZ Monster on my field and use it as material to summon another one!" A bright light comes out of Merlin's graveyard as Excaliburn appears above King Artorigus causing Merlin to say, "And with it and King Artorigus, I rebuild the Overlay Network! Go, Rank-Up XYZ Evolution!" King Artorigus turns into beam of light that goes into a vortex in the ground while a glow comes from Extra Deck of Merlin's deck causing it to open up where a glowing XYZ Monster card comes out in which Merlin puts it over King Artorigus' card on his disk causing Merlin to say, "Avatar of the divine spear, roar like the great lion and come down with the fury of a dragon! And now, I XYZ Summon Rhongomyniad, Goddess of Noble Knights!" Out of the vortex, Rhongomyniad, Goddess of the Noble Knights (2800/2400), someone that looks like a taller and adult version of Saber, clad in silver and blue armor, and riding a white horse clad in silver armor with a single Light Overlay Unit orbiting her, appearing on the field in attack mode.

There are looks of shock from the others causing Sakura Matou asks, confused, "Isn't that…?"

Shirou says, stunned while looking at Saber, who has her own stunned look, "No way…"

Merlin says, with a grin, "Ah, but it is! It is based on a version of my king that decided to keep using the divine spear, Rhongomyniad, as their primary weapon instead of Excalibur."

Rin asks, confused, "Hold up! Are you saying that's what Saber would have looked like in her life if she used the divine spear as her primary weapon and not Excalibur?"

Merlin responds, "Well…in a way. Due to the fact that this version my king used Rhongomyniad as their primary weapon instead of Excalibur, the anti-aging abilities of Excalibur and Avalon would be mute since they weren't THAT Artoria's primary weapon. Also, her existence would change to be similar to a divine spirit…"

Rider asks, surprised, "A divine spirit?"

Merlin retorts, "Close, but not exactly." Merlin tells Shirou, with a smirk, "Getting a bit 'bother' seeing my king in even more beautiful form than possible, my king's young sword?"

Shirou says, with a major flush on his cheeks, "N-No!" Shirou then gets a feeling of dread where he glances down to find Saber while seemly calm and composed, her left eyebrow is twitching through her ire seemed to be focused more on Merlin than on Shirou in which Merlin starts to gain a cold sweat.

In Sailor Celestial's mind, Ishtar is laughing causing her to say, "Well, now that mixed up mage really did it this time! Can't wait for him to get a divine sword right where the sun don't shine!" Sailor Celestial does her best to ignore Ishtar, but due to 'bonding' more with her, she can't help to 'feel' the same way. But then visions flash before her eyes including an image of a young teenage girl with long flowing brown hair, brown eyes, and wearing what looks like a typical Japanese female school uniform and by her side, there seems to be a young woman of short statue with long goldish-blond hair tied into a bun similar to Saber, but it is held by a red ribbon, lime green eyes, and she is wearing a revealing red and white dress with long puffy sleeves, a transparent front, leotard, and knee high golden armored boots, showing a lovely and curvy feminine figure. In her hands, there is a large strange, jagged crimson sword.

Sailor Celestial thinks in her mind, confused, "What the heck was that?!" Ishtar and Ereshkigal, within Sailor Celestial's 'mindscape', also notice this 'vision' causing Ishtar to gain a slight smirk on her lips.

Merlin clears his throat causing him to say, "Anyway, when my Goddess of Noble Knights takes the field though XYZ Summoning, like just now, I can give her equip spells from my deck equal to the Noble Arms equip spells in my graveyard!" Two cards come out of Merlin's deck and he says, putting the two cards into the main slot of his disk, "And I choose another Noble Arms of Destiny and Noble Arms-Rhongomyniad to her!" Just then a shield and sword appears on Rhongomyniad's back while a familiar divine spear, like the one that Sailor Moon used against Gilgamesh, appears in Rhongomyniad's right hand. Merlin says, with a sly smile, "This beauty allows a Noble Knight to gain five hundred attack points, but if it is in Rhongomyniad's hands, the boost is actually doubled!" Rhongomyniad then goes from 2800/2400 up to 3800/2400 in which Merlin says, with a sly smile, "Oh, yes. In her divine hands, this spear also has another effect. In the form of allowing her to smite any and all monsters on your field that has less attack points than her current ones."

There are gasps of shock causing Rika to says, irritated, "Come on! That's OP! No fair!"

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "You know what they say, my dear." Rhongomyniad points her spear into the sky and a bright light shines down on all of Sailor Celestial's monsters in which, when seeing something, leaps over to Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon's head causing him to throw her into an Action Card where she immediately puts it into the main slot of her disk.

Sailor Celestial shouts out, "Action Card: Celestial Aurora! My monsters can't be destroyed by card effects for this turn!" A powerful rainbow colored aurora protects Sailor Celestial's monsters that protects them from a powerful beam of energy that comes from the ceiling.

Davis says, with a sigh of relief, "That was close."

Just then a bird-like familiar appears with an Action Card causing Merlin says, as he puts the Action Card into the main slot of his disk, "Very impressive, but you will need to do better than that. Action Magic: Special Spawning! You already know what this does, my dear, so, I think that it is moot point." A card comes out of Merlin's deck causing him to say, as he puts it on his disk, "I play Noble Knight Artorigus!" Soon after, Noble Knight Artorigus (1800/1800) then appears on the field in attack mode in which Merlin says, putting one card on his disk, "Then I play Lady of the Lake!" Just then Lady of the Lake (200/1800) appears on the field in attack mode causing Merlin to say, "Now, I tune Lady of the Lake with Noble Knight Artorigus!" Lady of the Lake turns into one star that turns into one ring that surrounds Noble Knight Artorigus, turning it transparent, and when a column of light appears on the field, Merlin takes out a Synchro Monster card from his Extra Deck causing him to say, "Knight of the lake, warrior of guilty madness, rise again to fulfill your duty to your knightly king! Synchro Summon! I call forth Ignoble Knight of High Laundsallyn!" When Merlin puts the Synchro Monster card on his disk, Ignoble Knight of High Laundsallyn (2100/900) appears on the field in attack mode.

Saber says, shocked, "That looks like…"

Merlin says, interrupting, "Indeed, my king. He is similar to Lancelot after he had fallen into madness after being overcome by his grief over what happened between you, Guinevere, and himself." Merlin says, with a kind smile, "Speaking of whom, let's see how he is doing against her majesty's 'royal sister'." Just then, though Merlin's 'mystics', everyone sees, though a 'screen', the battle between maddened black knight, Lancelot, against Sailor Moon, Boudica, and Marie, which is still intense despite it being three-on-one, in which we see Lancelot tackling Sailor Moon, who is in her Archer Emiya form, but Sailor Moon knocks him off her. Before the 'black knight' can attack her, again, Lancelot is hit on the flank in which everyone can see [Valkyrie Sailor Moon], [Valkyrie Sailor Celestial], and Kamen Rider Lunar making their appearance.

Kari says, amazed, "It's Lunar along one of Serena's and Suguha's counterparts!"

Davis says, with a grin, "It's about time!" [Valkyrie Sailor Moon] and [Valkyrie Sailor Celestial] immediately try to use their phasers to stun Lancelot, but he easily dodges the attacks. After that, [Sailor Celestial] takes the more…direct approach and basically, charges in, rams Lancelot, and slams him into a building.

Saber says, worriedly, "Lancelot!"

Merlin says, looking at Sailor Celestial, "My, it seems you don't change too much over different timelines. You are just as a brutish as ever."

Sailor Celestial yells out, her cheeks red with irritation and her voice showing the same, "I AM NOT brutish, you jerk! I may be a warrior princess, but I'm still a lady, you know!"

Merlin says, with a nod, "True. Too true. And quite a lovely young Amazon, your majesty. And very 'mature' in all the right places." Sailor Celestial's cheeks become red as a beet in which both Naruto and Kazuto glare at Merlin with looks where if looks could kill, Merlin would be dead a dozen times over.

Naruto yells out, irritated, "Where do you think that you are looking at, you pervy mage?!" Sakura cracks her knuckles and glares at Merlin with some nasty KI causing Merlin to give a nervous giggle.

Rin shouts out, flabbergasted, "This is supposed to be Merlin?!"

Archer says, with a solemn tone, "Yes…Yes, he is, Rin."

Saber can't help to lower her head in exasperation causing Shirou to say, "Saber, you truly are the King of Knights. I'm not kidding."

Saber tells Shirou, with a warm smile, "Thank you, Shirou."

Merlin says, as a card comes out of his deck, "Anyway, my Ignoble Knight has the ability to equip itself with one Noble Arms from my deck. And I choose Noble Arms-Arfeudutyr!" Just then a sword similar to Lancelot's Arondight appears in Ignoble Knight of High Laundsallyn's right hand in which Merlin says, putting one card into the main slot of her disk, "Then I play the continuous spell: Noble Arms of the Round! While this spell remains on the field, all Noble Knights, Ignoble Knights, and Infernoble Knights gain attack and defense equal to two hundred times their level or rank! Also, if they are equipped with a Noble Arms equip spell, they can't be targeted by spell and trap cards!"

There are looks of shock causing Rika to say, irritated and shocked, "Ah, you have got to be kidding me!"

Davis says, "If this is a joke, we're not laughing." Rhongomyniad goes up from 3800/2400 to 6000/3600 while High Laundsallyn goes up from 2100/900 to 3100/1900.

Merlin says, "Now, my Ignoble Knight, serve your king and your goddess and slay that dragon!" Ignoble Knight of High Laundsallyn then leaps towards Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon in a mad charge.

Sailor Celestial says, pushing a button on her disk, "I activate my trap: Waboku!" Sailor Celestial's face-down is revealed to be the Waboku trap card causing Sailor Celestial to say, "This trap card protects my monsters from destruction and negates all battle damage, so, tough luck!" A trio of maidens make their appearance and creates a shield around Sailor Celestial's monsters where they, especially Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon, are protected.

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "Then I guess that I will activate Arfeudutyr's effect! By lowering my 'dark knight's' attack by five hundred attack points, I can destroy one set card on your field!" High Laundsallyn goes down from 3100/1900 down to 2600/2900 where High Laundsallyn, creating a 'dark shockwave', which destroys one of Sailor Celestial's remaining face-down cards.

Sailor Celestial says, with a sly smirk, "Thank you for that. That was Dummy Marker. And since you destroyed it with a spell effect, I get two new cards!"

Sailor Celestial draws two cards causing Merlin to say, with a shrug, "Guess I am a dummy after all."

Rin asks, exasperated, "Really?"

Merlin says, putting one card into the main slot, "Oh, well. All I can do is end with this."

Sailor Celestial says, drawing a card, "Bad luck for you! My turn! I draw!" Sailor Celestial says, pushing a button on her disk's touch screen, "Then I play this: Pendulum Reborn!" Sailor Celestial's final face-down card is revealed to be the Pendulum Reborn trap card causing Sailor Celestial to say, "With this card, I can revive one Pendulum monster from my graveyard or Extra Deck! Return, Odd-Eyes Arc Pendulum Dragon!" Soon after, Odd-Eyes Arc Pendulum Dragon (2700/2000) return to the field in attack mode where Sailor Celestial says, putting one card into the main slot of her disk, "Then I play my Fusion Substitute spell card! This substitutes for Polymerization and with it, I fuse Odd-Eyes Advance Dragon with Odd-Eyes Arc Pendulum Dragon!" Two said monsters goes into a fusion vortex while Sailor Celestial gets a Fusion Monster card from her Extra Deck causing her to say, putting said Fusion Monster card on her disk, "Come on out, poison fanged dragon: Starving Venom Fusion Dragon!" Out of the fusion vortex, Starving Venom Fusion Dragon (2800/2000) comes to the field in attack mode.

Shirou says, nervously, "Whoa, nasty."

Rider says, "More than you think, Shirou. I sense a 'primal hunger' in that creature and there are similarities to the dragon that she calls Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon. It must be another of these powerful and dangerous 'dimensional dragons'."

Archer says, "Most likely, Rider."

Merlin says, looking at Starving Venom, "Wow. Wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley."

Sailor Celestial says, putting another card into the main slot of her disk, "Yeah, but it is going to get worse since I play the original Polymerization! I fuse Starving Venom with Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" Another fusion vortex appears on the field with Starving Venom Fusion and Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragons going into the fusion vortex while Sailor Celestial gets a Pendulum-Fusion Monster card from her Extra Deck causing her to say, "Come forth, shining dragon of the sympathetic eyes! I call out the Supreme Violet Dragon King: Odd-Eyes Venom Dragon!" Out of the fusion vortex, Odd-Eyes Venom Dragon (3300/2500) appears on the field in attack mode.

Sakura Matou says, awe-struck, "B-Beautiful."

Shirou says, amazed, "Incredible."

Saber says, with a nod, "Your awe at this dragon is understandable, Shirou. This creature's nobility and power are great."

Sailor Celestial says, "Odd-Eyes Venom Dragon's ability activates! Once per turn, until the end of the turn, Odd-Eyes Venom Dragon gains the attack points of one monster on the field and your 'goddess' will do nicely! You mentioned how your spell makes it impossible to target your monsters with spells and traps, but you didn't say monsters!" Merlin gives a nervous look as Odd-Eyes Venom Dragon goes up from 3300/2500 to 9300/2500 due to its ability.

Davis shouts out, excitedly, "Take it on home!"

Sailor Celestial yells out, "Venom Dragon, give this wacky mage a royal dragon butt kicking!" Odd-Eyes Venom Dragon then unleashes its attacks where it heads straight for High Laundsallyn.

Merlin's nervous look then turns into a sly smirk causing him to say, "Noble Arms of the Round's secondary effect! Or should I say effects! Based on the number of Noble Arms equip spells on the field, I can activate one of multiple effects once per turn! Since there are currently three Noble Arms equip spells out, I take no battle damage for this turn!" A shield appears around Merlin as Odd-Eyes Venom Dragon's attack vaporizes High Laundsallyn causing Saber to flinch as it reminds her of her battle with Lancelot during the Fourth Fuyuki Holy Grail War.

Rika shouts out, shocked, "You have got to be kidding me!"

Kazuto says, "No, this is no joke."

Sailor Celestial says, getting an Action Card, "Well, I'm not done yet!" Sailor Celestial puts the Action Card into the main slot of her disk causing her to say, "Action Magic: Double Attack! One monster on the field gets double its attack points this turn!" Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon-Overlord then roars out as it goes from 3000/2500 to 6000/2500 in which the shockwaves of that 'roar of power' send another Action Card to Sailor Celestial's hand in which she says, putting it into the main slot of her disk, "Then I play another Action Card: Encore! I can use the effect of one Action Card in my graveyard and I choose Double Attack to double my Overlord's attack points again!" Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon-Overlord then goes up from 6000/2500 to 12,000/2500 causing her to shout out, "Overlord Rebellion Dragon, crush his so-called goddess and end this duel!"

As Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon moves into attack, Davis says, excitedly, "This duel is over!"

Merlin says, pushing a button on his disk's touch screen, "I don't think so. I activate my trap: Avalon!" Merlin's face-down card is revealed to be the trap card, Avalon, causing the whole field to transform into a massive field of pink flowers.

Sakura Matou asks, amazed, "What's going on?"

Saber asks, curiously, "Have we been transported to Avalon?"

Rin asks Saber, "Avalon? As in THE Avalon where you are supposed to go when you…leave the mortal world?"

Merlin says, shaking his head, "Not the benign paradise for my king as you may think. This trap card removes five Noble Knight monster, including one Artorigus and one Laundsallyn, and then all cards on the field are destroyed!"

There are gasps of shock causing Sailor Celestial to say, nervously, "Oh, crap!" Just then there is a glow from Merlin's graveyard and from the 'glow', Bedwyr, Pellinore, Drystan, Artorigus, and High Laundsallyn, causing a massive amount of pink flower petals to bath over the field.

Kotone asks, curiously, "But won't that destroy his cards?"

Merlin says, "Not with my goddess, my dear. By removing one Overlay Unit, Rhongomyniad protects all Noble Knight monsters and Noble Arms cards, so, the only cards that are going are her majesty's dragons."

Naruto yells out, shocked, "No way!" Soon after, Rhongomyniad absorbs her single Overlay Unit causing a shield to surround her while Odd-Eyes Venom Dragon and Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon-Overlord are engulfed by the flowers in which Magician of Hope is destroyed in a strong explosion caused by the effect of trap card.

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "That's too bad."

Sailor Celestial retorts, with a smirk, "You might want to check again you wacky mage!" Merlin and everyone else then sees Odd-Eyes Venom Dragon and Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon-Overlord looking just fine causing Sailor Celestial to say, with a grin, "Odd-Eyes Venom Dragon not only gains the power of your goddess, but he also takes on her name and her abilities until to the end this turn, so, in technically, he counts as a Noble Knight monster causing him to be protected by your goddess. With Rebellion Dragon, I just used the Action Magic: Mirror Barrier to protect him from being destroyed by effects."

Merlin gives a mock shocked look causing Rika says, slyly, "Ha! That's the way, girlfriend!"

Sakura says, excitedly, "Now, give this perverted mage a taste of a dragon's wrath!"

Sailor Celestial shouts out, "Now, Odd-Eyes, end this duel!"

Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon charges right at Rhongomyniad, once again, causing Merlin to say, putting an Action Card into the main slot of his disk, "Not bad, but I've still got a trick or two up my sleeve, my dear. I activate this Action Magic: Blinding Blizzard! The Battle Phase is over!" A blinding snowstorm comes over the field causing Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon to be flung back to Sailor Celestial's side of the field.

Naruto says, annoyed, "Come on! This is getting ridiculous!"

Tamamo says, with a nod, "I agree, my Master. He doesn't know when to give up!" With the end of the Battle Phase, Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon-Overlord's stats goes back down to its original 3000/2500 due to the end of the effect of the Action Card.

Sailor Celestial says, putting one card into the main slot of her disk, "I activate Mining for Magical Stones! By discarding two cards from my hand, I can retrieve one spell card from my graveyard!" Sailor Celestial discards two cards from her hand and one card comes out of the graveyard slot where Sailor Celestial puts it into her hand causing her to say, while drawing two more cards from her deck, "One of those cards was none other than Card of Compensation! You should already know that means two new cards for me!" Sailor Celestial says, putting one more card into the main slot of her disk, "However, I play the spell card that I got back: Monster Reborn! I use it to revive Performapal Odd-Eyes Minitaurus!" Performapal Odd-Eyes Minitaurus (1200/1600) returns to the field in attack mode in which Sailor Celestial says, putting another card on her disk, "Then I play Delta Flyer!" Delta Flyer (1500/900) appears on the field in attack mode causing Sailor Celestial to say, "I tune Delta Flyer with Odd-Eyes Minitaurus!" Delta Flyer turns into three stars that turn into three rings that surround Odd-Eyes Minitaurus, turning it transparent, and when Sailor Celestial gets a Synchro Monster card from her Extra Deck, causing a column of light to appear on the field in which Sailor Celestial says, "Spread those wonderous and beautiful wings, and strike down your enemies at the speed of light! Synchro Summon! Come on down, Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!" Sailor Celestial puts the Synchro Monster card on her disk causing Clear Wing Synchro Dragon (2500/2000) to appear on the field in attack mode in which Sailor Celestial then says, putting a card into the main slot of her disk, "Then I play Seed of Deception! I can now play one level two or less Plant monster from my hand and I choose Copy Plant!" Sailor Celestial puts a card on her disk causing Copy Play (0/0) to appear on the field in attack mode.

Sakura Matou says, awe-struck, "It's so pretty."

Rider thinks in her mind, "It is majestic, but I can sense the power in this creature."

Sailor Celestial says, strongly, "And now, I tune Copy Plant with Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!" Copy Plant turns into a single star that turns into a ring that surround Clear Wing Synchro Dragon, turning it transparent, and creating a column of light while Sailor Celestial gets another Synchro Monster card from her Extra Deck. Sailor Celestial then says, "Bathe in the holy light and coat your wings with brilliance! Strike down our enemies with that radiance! Synchro Summon! Shine on to victory, Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon!" Sailor Celestial puts the Synchro Monster card on her duel disk and out of the column of light, Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon (3000/2500) appears on the field in attack mode.

Shirou says, amazed, "Now, that's a dragon."

Merlin tells Sailor Celestial, "Not bad. If I use any monster effect, he will destroy that monster. But you forget that my goddess' destruction power come from the spear and not herself."

Sailor Celestial says, putting two cards into the main slot of her disk, "Yeah, see how that works out for you. I end my turn with two cards face-down." With the end of the turn, Odd-Eyes Venom Dragon goes back from 9300/2500 back down to its original 3300/2500 due to the end of its effect.

Merlin says, drawing a card, "As you wish, your majesty. My turn. I draw." Merlin says, putting one card into the main slot of his disk, "I'll start out with Pot of Greed. This card allows me two new cards from my deck."

Merlin draws two cards and Sailor Celestial says, pushing a button on her disk, "And you just triggered my trap: Talisman of Reversal!" Sailor Celestial's face-down card is revealed to be Talisman of Reversal trap card causing her to say, "When you draw cards outside of the Draw Phase, I get cards equal to your hand and since you have half-a-dozen in your hand…thanks for the new cards!"

Sailor Celestial draws six new cards causing Merlin to say, "Your 'refresh tactics' are quite good. It makes me wonder if your brother isn't the only tactician."

Rika asks, curiously, "Kirito? Tactician?"

Kazuto gives an annoyed expression causing Asuna to say, nervously, "Come on, Liz…"

Merlin says, "However, thanks to my divine spear, your monsters are finished." A powerful 'light' shines down from the ceiling right down on all of Sailor Celestial's monsters.

Sailor Celestial says, pushing a button on her disk's touch screen, "Don't count on it! I activate my trap: Crystal Defensor!" Sailor Celestial's face-down card is revealed to be a counter trap card with a picture of Clear Wing Synchro Dragon creating a barrier in which Sailor Celestial says, "When I have Clear Wing or Crystal Wing on my field, this card prevents all of my monsters from being destroyed by card effects for this turn!" Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon creates a shield that deflects a powerful beam of energy that comes from the ceiling and rains down on Sailor Celestial's monsters, but they are protected by the shield.

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "While you may have protected them from my spear's effect, you can't protect them from this attack!" Rhongomyniad fires a powerful beam of energy from her spear right at Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon causing Sailor Celestial to leap onto Rebellion Dragon's back before leaping and grabbing another Action Card. However, a bird-like familiar appears with an Action Card in its 'beak', Merlin takes the card, and he says, putting the Action Card into the main slot of his disk, "Sorry, your majesty, but I play Action Card: Action Crush! This card destroys all Action Cards in your hands and prevents you from adding new ones to your hand this turn!" The Action Card in Sailor Celestial's hand shatters to pieces.

Sailor Celestial shouts out, strongly, "Crystal Defensor's secondary effect! By removing it from play, I can prevent Crystal Wing from being destroyed!" A card comes out of the graveyard slot of Sailor Celestial's disk which 'vanishes' causing 'sparks' of light goes over Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon causing the mighty dragon to glow as beam slams into him causing a powerful shockwave that sends Sailor Celestial skidding backwards as she loses 3000 life-points.

Naruto says, worriedly, "Suguha-chan!"

Tamamo feels a bit jealous while Sailor Galaxy asks, concerned, "Are you okay?"

Sailor Celestial replies, plainly, "Peachy."

Merlin asks, with a sly smile, "Stings, doesn't it?"

Sailor Celestial retorts, with a deadly serious glare, "You are going to find out soon enough."

Merlin says, putting two cards into the main slot of his disk, "Excuse me if I want to back out of that, your majesty. I end my turn."

Current Scores:

Sailor Celestial: 500

Merlin: 3700

Sailor Celestial says, drawing a card, "My turn! I draw!" Sailor Celestial puts one card into the main slot of her disk causing her to say, "I activate my spell card, Odd-Eyes Synchro Gate! By being unable to Pendulum Summon this turn, I can summon Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon from my Extra Deck and Clear Wing Synchro Dragon from my graveyard with their abilities negated!" Just then Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (2500/2000) and Clear Wing Synchro Dragon (2500/2000) appears on the field in attack mode causing Sailor Celestial to say, "Then Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon gets treated as a level one Tuner monsters and I can tune him with Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!" Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon then turns into a single star that surrounds Clear Wing Synchro Dragon, turning it transparent, and when a column of light appears on the field, Sailor Celestial takes a Pendulum-Synchro Monster card from her Extra Deck causing her to say, "Dragon with dichromatic eyes! Obtain the shining wings of light, soar to the summit of supremacy! Synchro Summon!" Sailor Celestial puts the Pendulum-Synchro Monster card on her disk causing her to shout out, "Shine to new light, shining dragon with the piercing eyes! Come on down, Supreme White Dragon King: Odd-Eyes Wing Dragon!" Out of the column of light, Odd-Eyes Wing Dragon (3000/2500) appears on the field in attack mode.

Merlin says, "Another of your impressive dragons, but it won't be enough."

Sailor Celestial says, with a sly smirk, "Don't count on it, buster." Sailor Celestial says, putting one card into the main slot of her disk, "I equip Odd-Eyes Wing Dragon with my Odd-Eyes Presence! This card only equips to an Odd-Eyes monster and during the Battle Phase, the equipped monster gains one thousand attack points times the number of Odd-Eyes monsters on the field, but if the equipped monster is a Pendulum monster, the boost is doubled to two thousand times per Odd-Eyes Monster!" Sailor Celestial says, putting one more card into the main slot of her disk, "However, I'm not done! I play my XYZ Crown equip spell! It's rank is treated as a level instead and it can be used as two materials for an XYZ Summon!"

Merlin says, slyly, "Planning on boosting your forces with Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon, huh? Pretty good idea." Merlin thinks in his mind, "Since it destroys all other cards on the field, not just specific ones, so, it will destroy my equip and Rhongomyniad herself. It is too bad that I already have a card ready for that."

Sailor Celestial says, with a smirk, "Oh, you aren't getting off that easy, you pervy mage! I'm equipping XYZ Crown to Rhongomyniad herself!" There are looks of confusion as the crown pictured on the card appears on the scalp of Rhongomyniad.

Rin asks, confused, "That doesn't make any sense! Have you gone nuts?"

Sailor Celestial says, with a sly smile, "You'll see! Now, battle!" Sailor Celestial says, "And now, Odd-Eyes Wing Dragon's ability now activates! All monsters that are level five and above are now destroyed!"

Strea says, with a grin, "So that's why she did that! She turned that goddess' rank to a level, so, she can be hurt by Leafa-chan's dragon!"

As Odd-Eyes Wing Dragon's wings glow, Kari asks, confused, "But Noble Arms of Destiny will prevent that since the equip monster can't be destroyed by battle or card effects! What's the point of that?"

Sakura asks, confused, "Yeah, what gives?"

Sailor Celestial says, slyly, "What gives is the effect of Odd-Eyes Presence! If equipped to a monster with a monster destruction ability, it destroys all cards on my opponents' field and he can't activate ANY card effects against this effect as long as there are other Odd-Eyes monsters with different names on the field!" Merlin gives a look of surprise as the shining light destroys all other cards on the field before Rhongomyniad vanishes in a bright flash.

Rika says, excitedly, "Finally! She did it!"

Naruto yells out, excitedly, "Bring it on home, Suguha-chan!"

Sailor Celestial says, with a sly smile, "Using this effect makes it that no other monster than equipped monster gets to attack, but it is worth it since Odd-Eyes Wing Dragon gains six grand in attack power thanks to my equip spell!" Odd-Eyes Wing Dragon goes up from 3000/2500 to 9000/2500 causing Sailor Celestial to shout out, "Now, Odd-Eyes Wing Dragon, it is time to end this duel, but good! Attack!" Odd-Eyes Wing Dragon attacks Merlin directly, but another familiar, a squirrel-like one, appears to give him an Action Card.

Merlin says, putting the Action Card into the main slot of his disk, "Sorry, your majesty, but I play the Action Magic: Evasion! Your attack is negated!"

Sailor Celestial's voice booms out, "I don't think so!" Everyone looks to find her, floating in the air with an Action Card in her hand, causing her to say, putting the Action Card into the main slot of her disk, "Action Magic: No Action! It negates the last Action Card that you played!"

Merlin says, nervously, "Uh oh." Odd-Eyes Wing Dragon then sends Merlin flying and he yells out as he is sent into the wall behind him causing him to slam into it, hard, with a nasty 'thud' causing him to slump down to the floor as he loses 9000 life-points as well as the duel.

Final Score:

Sailor Celestial: 500

Merlin: 0

With the end of the duel, the remaining Real Solid Vision 'projections' vanish causing Merlin, showing that he is very well stunned, steadily regain his senses causing him to shake his head, but he then hears a 'thump' by him where he looks only to be grabbed by the collar by one VERY ANGRY Sailor Celestial and lifted into the air!

Sailor Celestial shouts out, enraged tone in her voice, "All right, you wacky of a pervy mage! You had better call off that black knight or bring us back to make him back off! If you don't, so help me, I will make you perform your last 'disappearing act' and IT WILL BE COMPLETELY PERMANENT!" Striking her point home, Sailor Celestial slams Merlin into the wall that Sailor Celestial has him pinned against.

Merlin asks, nervously, "Was…that really necessary?"

Saber says, seriously, "Put him down…!"

However, before Saber could finish, Sailor Celestial glares daggers at Saber where she says, with a deadly serious tone in her voice, "Watch it 'your majesty'! My family has been through plenty of hell for the past four years in my universe and I'm a little touché when it comes to family."

Merlin says, slyly, "I would have to say that you are more than a little touché, my dear." Sailor Celestial's free hand turns into fist where she slams it into the wall behind Merlin creating a massive hole in the wall due to Sailor Celestial's immense levels of super-human strength.

Sailor Celestial yells out, angrily, "Watch it, you ass! Right now, you are really close to me turning you into plant food!"

Rin says, exasperated, "Can't exactly blame her for being pissed off."

Archer says, with a nod, "And Merlin is just adding more fuel to the fire. He is just implying: 'Just kill me now'."

Merlin says, slyly, "Well, that's rude. To be really honest, I still have things to do and I don't want to die at this moment."

Rika says, "Well, you are about to since you have pissed off a girl who is the reincarnation of a being that has existed since the dawn of creation, lived many lives, including that of Earth and 'otherworldly' royalty, and has the ability to basically destroy and recreate our entire universe if not more since she wields the very 'building blocks' of all things that have ever existed inside of her. You might be the legendary 'king maker' in your universe, but now, you are about to be royally crowned."

Veemon says, nervously, "She has a point." Asuna, Keiko, and a few others nervous laugh and lightly nod their heads in agreement.

Tuxedo Mask says, seriously, "We don't have time! Serena needs us!"

Just then a familiar male voice calls out, "Actually, this Meatball Head is just fine." Everyone looks to the source of the voice to see Valkyrie Sailor Moon, her 'Star Trek counterpart', [Sailor Celestial], Kamen Rider Luna, and very elderly looking man with short messy grey hair, messy grey beard, blood red eyes, and wearing black formal wear with a cane that the rich of the Victorian age wielded. With this elderly looking male, while he looks to be in his senor years, his eyes, the vast wisdom and power in his eyes, shows he is far from being a 'feeble old man' and could easily DESTROY anyone that looks half of the age that he looks to be.

[Sailor Moon] tells Kamen Rider Luna, "You are definitely another version of the squirt."

Kamen Rider Luna says, with a smirk, "You know it, Meatball Head."

Tuxedo Mask says, concerned, "Serena!"

Tuxedo Mask runs over to Sailor Moon causing her to say, "I'm okay, Darien-kun."

Davis asks Sailor Moon, "Where is that black knight that was hounding you?"

The elderly man says, with a sly smile, "Sir Lancelot should be fine…" The elderly man then points to [Sailor Celestial] causing him to say, "Considering this young lady went toe to toe with him and beat him single handed."

There are looks of shock from Shirou, Saber, Rin, Sakura Matou, and Rider, for obvious reasons, causing Rin to shout out, "Her? A Servant! Single-handed?"

The elderly man says, with a sly smile, "Miss Tohsaka, as one who has heard and seen what they could do, you shouldn't be so doubtful. They do come from a series of universes where young quite exceptional young lady, a reincarnated alien princess, has a jewel that has the power to obliterate a star or completely revive a dead planet, so, it should be too surprising that can easily fight on par with Heroic Spirits."

Saber yells out, seriously, "What have you done to Sir Lancelot?"

[Sailor Celestial] says, plainly, "Hey, I didn't hurt him…much."

Both versions of Sailor Moon sweat drop at this causing [Sailor Moon] to say, with a sigh, "Sis, sometimes you have the subtly of a Klingon wild targ."

[Sailor Celestial] retorts, with a sly smile, "Then why I am a Starfleet admiral?"

[Sailor Moon] says, with a mock innocent smile, "That's what plenty of the admiralty ask every single day."

[Sailor Celestial] yells out, annoyed, "Hey!"

Sailor Moon asks Sailor Celestial, curiously while pointing to right in front of Sailor Celestial, "By the way…why are you choking that overgrown plush toy?" Everyone looks in front of Sailor Celestial and they find that instead of Merlin, there is a life-sized cartoonish/anime-like plush toy/doll with a goofy look on his face. After blinking three times, Sailor Celestial yelps as she gives a flabbergasted look, but she then gains an enraged as she, literally, rips the doll into massive pieces!

Merlin's voice then booms, "My, sucks to be him!" Everyone looks to the source of the voice to find Merlin hiding…standing behind Shirou and Saber.

Sailor Celestial says, irritated, "You…!"

Ishtar says, with a snarl, "Now, do you get why I really don't like this goofball of a mage?"

Kari tells Sailor Celestial, "Easy, Suguha! You won! You won!"

Saber tells Merlin, sternly, "Merlin, you are a friend, but that's beyond enough! You sent Sir Lancelot to attack one ally and then you force another ally, her sister, into another battle. What is the meaning of this?"

Merlin responds, "Apologizes, my king. However, it is, as I said, it is 'trail' for what's to come. Let's just say that your new allies have a massive journey ahead of them still." Merlin then asks the elderly male, "Lord Zelretch?"

The elderly male responds, with a nod, "Of course." Before anyone could say or do anything else, the elderly male, none other than the famous/infamous Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg, slams his cane into the ground in which everyone in the room vanishes in a bright flash.

Early June 2026, Unknown realm, Aincrad, Ruby Palace

On the top floor of Aincrad, the one-hundredth floor, we find the Ruby Palace, the only structure on the top of the floating castle world, and within the floating castle world, those that were in the first floor boss room appears inside of the Ruby Palace with a bright flash.

Davis asks, confused while looking around, "What the heck?!"

Just then Tai's voice booms out, "Hey, Davis! Kari!" Everyone looks to the source to find the rest of our heroes and heroines assembled together along with none other than Sailor Charon, Professor Paradox, Sonic and his group, the Freedom Fighters from Mobius, and seven other versions of Sailor Celestial, including the Sailor Celestial of Kamen Rider Lunar's universe and the Sailor Celestial from what's known as the SMO-2 universe.

Kari says, excitedly, "Tai! Everyone!"

Davis asks, seeing the other 'duplicates' of Sailor Celestial, "Is it me or am I seeing Suguha having gained seven new 'sisters'?"

Sailor Celestial says, annoyed, "Very funny, Davis."

Tuxedo Mask asks, seeing Sailor Charon, "And what is Charon doing here?"

Sailor Pluto says, with a plain tone, "Despite your displease at seeing my sibling…"

Rika says, glaring at Sailor Charon while interrupting Sailor Pluto, "That's saying the least."

Just then a female voice says, "Unfortunately, we are going to need her help in this upcoming crisis and this crisis is most critical to your universe and Earth especially." Everyone looks towards the source to find Ritsuka, Mash, Da Vinci, Doctor Romani, Scathach, and Washu walking towards them.

Washu says, "Hey, everyone!"

Davis asks, seriously, "Washu, what the heck is going on?"

Washu says, "Kind of a long story."

Sonic says, "I'm taking a wild guess that Eggman just mucked up everything…again."

Washu says, with a nod, "Yep. Pretty much made yours and Suguha's 'counterparts' attempt to fix everything go pear-shaped."

Sonic says, with a sigh and shaking his head, "Egg-head has always been a sore loser."

Yolei tells Sonic, "What do you expect, Sonic? He is your typical villain! He can't control anything than no one will have anything! He is just that kind of loser!"

Sonic says, with a smirk, "Yeah, you have got a point."

Sailor Celestial asks, "Can you give us a clue for all of us that don't have a clue?"

Sailor Jupiter says, "Don't worry, we're in the same boat."

Professor Paradox says, "I believe that this shall be a better explanation." Professor Paradox then snaps his fingers and the whole scene 'transforms' into space displaying an Earth…a 'broken up' Earth in which it looks like that it is 'broken into seven distinct land masses that are held together by a rainbow 'energy sphere' at the center, replacing Earth's core, with all of the water floating around and 'discharging' energy itself.

Our heroes and heroines gasp in shock causing Keiko to ask, "Is that…Earth? Our Earth?"

Washu says, with a nod, "Yep!"

Professor Paradox says, "I'm afraid that Sonic's attempted, aided by the captured versions of Sailor Celestial, almost succeeded in restoring your Earth, but while it is no longer a 'black hole' that's dragging existence into itself, which is a bit of an improvement, it is still in an unable state. And that's the good news."

Naruto shouts out, shocked, "That's the good news?!"

Sakura says, with a groan, "If that's the good news, then I don't want to hear the bad news, but…"

Jun says, "We've got to hear it anyway to know what to do."

Sailor Charon says, "It is also acting as a kind of gateway."

Kazuto asks, curiously, "Gateway?"

Merlin says, with a nod, "Yes. The whole of your world has become an obvious irregularity to your universe and existence in general because they attempted to create a gateway to the very core of existence. You might remember Kingdom Hearts, yes? Kingdom Hearts is the 'heart' of all worlds. The 'area' that 'evil double' of your 'royal sister's' future daughter…"

Rin asks, interrupting and shocked, "Wait! Daughter?!"

Merlin tells Rin, in a mock scolding tone, "Now, my dear Lady Tohsaka. It is rude to interrupt."

Rin glares at Merlin, irritated, causing Shirou to say, "Easy, Rin. Plenty of us understand your 'frustration' with him…"

Sailor Celestial says, in a real irritated tone, "To say the least."

Shirou says, continuing, "But right now, we need to listen to him."

Rin responds, in her usual manner, "F-Fine! But only because you have a point!"

Merlin says, "Anyway, the 'place', which can't exactly be called a 'place', where Aura wished to get to could be called the 'soul' of all worlds…the very 'essence' of all existence…"

Sailor Mercury asks, curiously, "The essence of existence?"

Sailor Celestial asks, curiously, "Wait! Are you talking where Etherion comes from?"

Professor Paradox says, with a nod, "Exactly, my dear! Etherion is the 'main building blocks' of existence and it comes from the very essence of…everything that exists. So, it is obvious why they wanted to use versions of Sailor Celestial to get there."

Sakura Matou asks, curiously, "But why the Grails?"

Zelretch responds, "Easy, my dear. Do any of you know the purpose of the Einzbern Greater Grail?"

Rin says, "That's easy, Lord Zelretch-sama. Create a gateway pass the Counter Force to the Root."

Merlin says, with a nod, "That's one way to interpret it, my dear. However, you can also say that they were 'digging' to the Root…like how a miner digs down to a mine where the 'precious miners or stones' are kept."

Sailor Mercury says, realizing something, "They used the Greater Grails' ability to 'dig' to the center of their home universe to 'burrow' to the very 'core' of all existence by using an 'element' that came from there: Etherion."

Zelretch says, with a nod, "In a way, you are correct." There are looks of shock from the others in which Zelretch says, "But haven't gained the 'whole picture'. Having Etherion was just one 'element', they needed 'certain avatars' of said 'element'…namely certain versions of Sailor Celestial." Zelretch says, looking at Sailor Celestial, "However, with the current Sailor Celestial's powers…unusable, they needed other Sailor Celestials to fulfill what they needed to do, but not just any other versions of her."

Sailor Uranus asks, curiously, "Meaning what?"

Sailor Charon responds, "Our universe is uniquely 'center' around the 'core' of existence, the center of all universes…all multiverses and beyond. Like with the Princesses of Heart and Kingdom Hearts, they needed seven particular versions of Sailor Celestial."

Sailor Mercury asks, curiously, "Ones that are closely linked with our timeline?"

Merlin says, pointing to Sailor Celestial with a plain tone while retaining his 'classic expression', "Yes, you saw how her timeline is very similar to your timeline."

Sailor Celestial says, "Well, my timeline is WAY different from their timeline! We never had a 'Sword Art Online'!"

Merlin retorts, "True, but that's only because of UNI-SHOCKER. Most certainly, you would have had a 'SAO Incident' if they weren't around, which was proven when you found his records, practically given to you, in fact, and the fact that he still planned his own 'Sword Art Online' if you achieved victory in the war against UNI-SHOCKER.

Sailor Celestial retorts, with a snarl, "Don't remind me."

Merlin says, glancing at our heroes and heroines, "Personally, there was also one timeline that was really close to their timeline, so, it makes me wonder…"

Professor Paradox says, interrupting, "A tale for another day, my friend."

Kamen Rider Lunar thinks in his mind, seriously, "I think that I know which timeline that wacky mage is talking about…because I've been there before. And something tells me that he already knows the answer to that question he was about to ask."

Tai asks, seriously, "Okay, so, it is clear that all of reality isn't going to get sucked into our universe and 'vanish', right?"

Professor Paradox responds, "Not at this moment, but your Earth, as it is obviously seen, is in a state of 'space-time flux' and needs to be restored…obviously. But there is also the fact that there is a gateway to all of existence and while it is completely unusual gateway at the moment. You probably know what this means if any single being gets the ability to rewrite EVERYTHING."

Davis says, seriously, "No duh, professor!"

Sailor Uranus asks, with a serious tone, "Billion yen question: How do we fix it?"

Zelretch responds, "Answer: Do you remember what happened Sonic and Dark Gaia? How he had to restore his world?"

Sonic says, "Yeah, I had to bring the Chaos Emeralds to seven temples to revive their strength in which they and the temples pieced my world back together."

Merlin says, "Which is what you need to do with the seven Etherion-infused Chaos Emeralds and the Energist fragments, but it is going to be a lot harder despite the Energist fragments being now only seven instead of dozens to hundreds of fragments."

Rika asks, "And how can it be tougher?"

Zelretch asks, "My dear, how did you think all this started? How did you think Eggman found your world?"

Jun asks, curiously, "Didn't Yuuko tell him after she somehow escaped Sailor Moon and Sailor Celestial busting up the Dark Broach?"

Merlin says, with a grin, "Wrong!"

Zelretch says, shaking his head, "No, it began with this event in your universe." Zelretch slams his cane on the ground and the whole of the Ruby Palace seem to 'transform' with everyone floating just above the side of a mountain on a tropical island.

Shirou asks, curiously, "Where are we?"

Professor Paradox says, a bit solemnly, "About two months ago in their universe…on their Earth…in the area of Hawaii, I believe."

There are wide looks among our heroes and heroines causing Sailor Venus to ask, "Wait! Hawaii? Two months ago?"

Sailor Charon says, plainly, "Yes, Sailor Venus. This is THAT DAY." There are gasps from our heroes and heroines, but before anyone could say or do anything, they see the ground from the side of the mountain burst open causing plenty of the others, especially the Sailor Scout members of the group, to flinch as they watch none other than Ragnarök, the 'fiend' that killed Sailor Celestial not too long ago, emerge from the side of the Hawaii mountain, which is obviously a volcano.

Sailor Celestial says, shocked, "Whoa!"

Kamen Rider Lunar says, looking at Sailor Moon, "Those videos didn't do it justice."

Rin asks, shocked, "What is that thing?"

Sailor Moon says, solemnly, "Our worst nightmare."

Sailor Celestial says, putting her right hand over her heart, "That was the 'thing' that killed me. We called Ragnarök."

Shirou asks, stunned, "That's the creature that killed you?"

Sailor Celestial says, with a nod, "Yeah. The one that I…that WE see in our nightmares."

Asuna says, a cold chill going down her spine, "It sends a shiver down my spine remembering that…that thing."

Tuxedo Mask says, "He just emerged out of Haleakala from the Hawaiian island of Maui. We heard about it on the news and we went over them."

Izzy says, "All of us wanted to get over there, but we decided to allow all of the Sailor Scouts and Tuxedo Mask to go out alone to scout things out. And if it were a Digimon, which what we thought when we heard the news of a 'rampaging monster', they would call us to assist in the matter."

Kari says, solemnly, "But what we faced was FAR WORSE than any random Digimon." The 'scene' switches to Tuxedo Mask and all of the Sailor Scouts, minus Sailor Galaxy, meeting up with a large group of police, firemen, EMT, and US military personal with a loud cloud of smoke coming from the distance.

Mash asks, curiously, "What is that?"

El-Melloi the Second says, making his appearance, "I believe that would be trouble about to start."

Rin says, shocked, "Lord El-Melloi!"

El-Melloi II says, plainly, "The second, if you please."

Sailor Charon says, "You would be correct. The military sent a scout helicopter to gather information. However…" Everyone then witnesses the scene as a US military scout helicopter coming closer to Ragnarök's location, but when the military chopper gets closer, the pilot screams out as he seemly rapidly ages into dust causing the chopper to fall out of the sky in which everyone witnesses the past version of Sailor Celestial teleport over to the chopper, grab it, and teleport back to everyone else with it where it is revealed what remains of the helicopter pilot which is only 'dust', his clothing, and dog tags.

Plenty of those that didn't come from our heroes' and heroines' universe are shocked and/or horrified, though not all of them show, in which Ritsuka asks, horrified, "W-What? How?"

Saber says, realizing something, "What we heard from the report."

Kamen Rider Lunar says, looking at our heroes and heroines, "You said that creature had the ability to absorb life-energy."

Sailor Jupiter says, with a nod, "No joke. He was a lot like our first enemies…the youma of the Negaverse…but the whole other extreme and I mean EXTREME."

Sailor Mercury says, "Ragnarök had a powerful mana draining field and if you get within that field, he will literally suck the life out of you."

Sailor Uranus says, "Within a few seconds…" Sailor Uranus snaps her fingers causing her to say, "Your life would be gone just like that. Something about our powers creates an 'aura' that protected us from this fact though we didn't know that it was a 'energy draining field'. We thought that it was some kind of 'death field' that kills something like you would see in science fiction or the like. However, we had clues that it was an 'energy draining field' and not a 'death field'."

Sailor Mars says, sarcastically, "One that abomination against nature drilled into us." Everyone then witnesses the Sailor Scouts and Tuxedo Mask warning the emergency and military personal to evacuate while all of them prepare to fight Ragnarök with the next scenes showing the early fight against Ragnarök easily counters the attacks of the Sailor Scouts, attacking them with powerful blows of incredible strength and speed, and the Sailor Scouts' mystical weapons, including the Space Sword, Silent Glaive, Garnet Rod, and even Sailor Orion's arrows, proved completely worthless against Ragnarök.

Archer says, shocked, "By the Root…"

Sailor Uranus says, "Our weapons…worthless. Our attacks…less than worthless and in fact, helping that fiend." The next scenes shows plenty of the Sailor Scouts using their special attacks against Ragnarök in which when they hit, they cover Ragnarök, but all it does is conceal the fact that Ragnarök was absorbing the attacks into itself. Soon after, the next scenes show the Sailor Scouts combining their powers into a combined attack that slams Ragnarök causing a huge explosion that shakes the area for hundreds of miles around and when the smoke and dust start to clear, a crater that thirty meters long, forty meters wide, and fifty meters deep is seen, but in the center of that crater is none other than Ragnarök, completely unhurt!

Rider asks, shocked, "He took that blast without a scratch?!"

Sailor Charon says, "Indeed, Medusa-san. Remember, he feeds on mana…mystical energy, of which the Sailor Scouts' attacks are fueled by. He evened absorbed the energies of Sailor Celestial. Despite him not absorbing any Etherion, which proved lucky or unlucky, depending on how you look at it, but with the energies of especially Sailor Moon and Sailor Celestial, combined with the other Sailor Scouts and the mana of all the living beings that he absorbed, Ragnarök's power grew and the Senshi paid the price." The scenes then shows Ragnarök's brutal assault on the Sailor Scouts and Tuxedo Mask in which he attacks them with incredible speed where he moves so fast that they couldn't defend themselves in time where Sailor Moon, Sailor Celestial, and Tuxedo Mask are sent flying high and land hard causing them to be stunned for a while, but it was time enough for Ragnarök's brutal assault to basically cripple the rest of the Sailor Scouts as they are brutally beaten leaving all of them badly injured with Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Uranus suffering the most horrific beatings with our heroes and heroines, especially the Sailor Scouts, 'flinching' at the memories with Kari holding onto Davis, the fear in the Digidestined of Light's/Sailor Senshi of the Sun's eyes evident.

Sakura Matou closes her eyes and buries her face into Rider's chest causing Sakura Matou to say, "This…this is beyond horrible!"

Saber says, flinching, "This level of viciousness…brutality…this creature…truly is a fiend!"

Archer says, plainly, "No, Saber…He's worse…FAR worse…" Rin, Saber, and Shirou look at Archer where he says, "This creature is on par with the Beast of Calamity if not worse. It seeks nothing other than death and destruction. In fact, it is only purpose."

Sailor Charon says, "You are correct, Archer-san." When everyone looks at Sailor Charon, she says, "Ragnarök has no purpose other than to destroy and obliterate, but this goes beyond a base need or want. Like Sailor Mars found out, it's very nature is hatred of all life like the purpose of killing all life was a part of its DNA itself."

Shirou asks, shocked, "You are saying that literally destroying everything was in its genes?"

Sailor Mars responds, with a solemn nod, "Yeah, it is what my 'sensory abilities' told me. This was beyond a want or need. It was like a hatred for everything that lived and the 'need' to kill all that lives was a part of its very being. It was its very nature down to its DNA. Like it was…"

Archer says, plainly, "A living 'doomsday machine'."

Davis yells out, angrily while glaring at Merlin and Zelretch, "And how is making us relieve one of the worst day in our lives going to help us in this situation?"

Zelretch responds, "Showing you how complex this situation really is. But I digress that you have a point. Let us 'fast forward'." Zelretch slams his cane into the ground causing the 'scene' to 'switch' to inside of Tokyo where we find Ragnarök fighting against Sailor Celestial and Sailor Moon, both of whom are in their Valhallan Valkyrie Sailor Senshi forms, in which Sailor Celestial and Sailor Moon are showing significant 'damage' with their armors cracked and pieces of their armor 'chipped off' with both of them sporting multiple black and blues with nasty cuts and gashes showing on exposed portions of their forms. From what everyone sees, Ragnarök basically grabs the past version of Sailor Moon by the neck and flings her with such strength that she goes through tractor portion of a semi-truck, cutting the tractor portion of the semi in half, while smashing through a building, going through it while coming out of the other side, and then slamming, back first, into a car on the far side of the street behind the building where the past version of Sailor Moon slams into it with nasty 'crash'.

Sailor Celestial says, shocked, "My kami…"

Sailor Charon says, 'narrating' as the events of the past are displayed before their eyes, "Only Sailor Moon and Sailor Celestial were the only ones left. Sailor Saturn was completely incapacitated and unable to heal the others of their serve injuries with the least injured being Sailor Star, who suffered only multiple bruises, cuts, and her left leg was completely broken in multiple places."

Rin asks, shocked, "That was the minor injuries?!"

Sailor Charon says, with a nod, "Indeed. While Sailor Moon and Sailor Celestial continued the fight, Tuxedo Mask, aided by the Digidestined and Digimon, got them to treated and stabilized. The fiend was practically a force of nature itself." Sailor Charon tells Archer, "You compared Ragnarök to the Beasts of Calamity, correct?" When Archer looks at Sailor Charon, she states, plainly, "You are mistaken. Ragnarök is a 'fiend of Armageddon'."

Saber asks, confused, "Fiend of Armageddon?"

Sailor Charon says, "It didn't care for targeting one form of life. It's only purpose was complete and TOTAL obliteration of ALL life on Earth. This was not just a survival for the human race…but the survival of all life on Earth, if not the Earth itself."

Sherlock Holmes appears by Ritsuka causing him to say, "I thought as much."

Everyone looks at Sherlock Holmes causing Ritsuka to say, surprised, "Sherlock!"

Sherlock Holmes says, with a nod of acknowledgement, "Greetings, Ritsuka."

Da Vinci asks, with a sly smirk, "And, where were you?"

Sherlock Holmes responds, looking at Washu, "Investigating what Miss Washu wanted me to look into."

Washu asks, with a sly smile, "I take it that it is as I thought you would find it?"

Sherlock Holmes says, with a nod, "Elementary." Sherlock Holmes says, as he looks like the events of the past from our heroes' and heroines' are replayed in front of his eyes, "I take it that this is the 'event', correct? The 'Death of Sailor Celestial'."

Rika asks, in a nasty sarcastic tone, "Gee, what was your first clue?"

Asuna tells Rika, a bit nervously, "Liz…"

Sherlock Holmes responds, "It is all right, Lady Yuuki. I can see why you would be 'offended' despite me attempting not to be." At this point, the 'scene' shows the past version of Sailor Celestial slamming into the ground on her stomach, but before she can get to her feet, Ragnarök, holding a sports car in its hand, bashes the past version of Sailor Celestial with said car over and over again with such force that the concrete ground is greatly cracked while Sailor Celestial, herself, is forced down into the concrete creating an imprint of herself into the concrete due to the sheer force of Ragnarök pounding the car onto her which is also causing the car to squish into itself. Then everyone sees Sailor Moon come onto the scene and kick Ragnarök in the back of the head causing him to drop what remains of the car, but Ragnarök swings around and bashes Sailor Moon in the check causing him to be flung in the air, however, Ragnarök grabs her by the leg and, swinging her like a rag doll, bashes Sailor Moon against another car three times, crushing the car in the process, and send her rocketing through another buildings where she goes through before crashing into building behind the one that Sailor Moon was sent crashing through.

Rider says, horrified, "I was transformed into a monsters by Athena's curse…but this thing…"

Merlin says, with a nod, "This fiend is death incarnate…it is Armageddon given physical form…"

Sherlock Holmes, while retaining a neutral look, is shown with one of his eyebrows twitching, causing him to say, plainly and nodding his head, "Indeed. It's existence is the obliterating of all other life. And despite it seemly mindless, it seems to know the most efficient way, or it could be some kind of 'instinct' to get the job done."

Ritsuka asks, nervously, "What do you mean?"

Sherlock Holmes asks, "If you destroy the most powerful beings protecting that world, what could stop from destroy said world?" There are looks and gasps of shock and horror from Mash and Ritsuka as the scene continues to show Sailor Celestial attacking Ragnarök with a Rasengan causing Ragnarök to get sent rocketing into a seven to eight story building where the impact of its form causing the massive structure to collapse.

Shirou says, "Hold on! He didn't absorb that!"

Merlin says, "Well of course! He absorbs mana, but that wasn't a mana based attack! That was a chakra based one!"

Sailor Charon says, "Merlin-dono is correct. While Ragnarök can absorb mana and thus, mana-based attacks, chakra is made from physical and spiritual energy and thus, there is enough difference between the energies to make Ragnarök unable to absorb it." Sailor Charon says, "However, they don't have the 'arsenal' of the shinobi do despite three well-trained shinobi in the ninja arts that utilize chakra though not fault in Namikaze-dono, Haruno-dono, and Galaxy-dono. It was felt that despite them utilizing chakra, especially Sailor Celestial, since she absorbed the power of Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan, it was best those powers were left to the experts. But that and the 'arts' that don't utilize mana were all that they had along with them converting their mana based powers into enhancing their 'physical attributes'. As Sailor Scouts, their Senshi powers also enhance their physical abilities like strength, speeds, vitality, and the like."

Archer says, "So, basically, they focused the energies that they would use in their 'special attacks' to greatly increase their physical abilities."

Sailor Charon says, "Correct, Emiya-san. That and the other 'non-mana skills' at their disposal were all that they had against this 'beast of the supreme end'." Everyone then witnesses the events of the past continue to play out as they see Ragnarök, looking completely unharmed, bursts out of the rubble of the building that Sailor Celestial sent him into and leaps out to charge Sailor Celestial, who charges right back, and in the middle, the two of them attack each other and when their fits collide, there is a massive shockwave causing eight other buildings all around them to collapse into practically dust.

Sherlock Holmes says, "Those buildings that were destroyed were completely undamaged before they were turned into dust."

Sailor Charon says, "Correct, Holmes-dono."

There are gasps of shock from Rin, Shirou, Saber, Archer, Rider, Ritsuka, Mash, and Romani causing Saber to say, stunned, "Such…Such power…"

Merlin says, with a nod, "Indeed, my king. This is even beyond a battle between Servants…this is a battle between titans and deities…"

Sailor Moon says, "We're no deities."

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "Maybe so, but compared to the 'crowd', it might as well be, your majesty." As the 'scenes' of the past that's depicting one of the worst days in our heroes' and heroines' lives continue the pass, they also show 'images' of Tuxedo Mask and the Digidestined with their Digimon partners evacuating civilians from the city with Imperialdramon, in his 'dragon mode', aiding in that regard.

Davis says, plainly, "I wanted to go down there since I had my powers that rivaled Kari and the others, but we didn't know if my powers could protect me from whatever that freak's 'aura' did to living things." Davis says, with his hands clenching into fists, "It really burned me. I wanted to go down and make him pay for hurting Kari as well as destroying our home city as well as killing so many people, but I was helpless, and it really burned me." Kari held Davis' hand as the scene replaying the battle against Ragnarök continued with everyone seeing the past versions of Sailor Moon and Sailor Celestial continuing their desperate fight with the battle going off into stalemate. Then they come to a scene when the past version of Sailor Moon kisses the past version of Tuxedo Mask before both Moon Princesses zip back into the fight.

Rin asks, curiously, "Was it really time to be lovely dovely?"

Archer tells Rin, "She was kissing him goodbye since she KNEW that she was about to die."

Shirou asks, shocked, "Die?"

Sailor Charon says, "Indeed, they had accepted death." Plenty of our heroes and heroines glare at Sailor Charon and she says, ignoring them while continuing on, "They knew that Ragnarök until every single living orgasm on Earth was gone and the planet was a lifeless husk. They knew that they had to destroy Ragnarök and they knew that they would most likely die in the process. They had a choice: Them or all life on Earth with the planet itself? You know what they chose." Everyone then witnesses the final stages of the battle between Sailor Moon and Sailor Celestial against Ragnarök as the fight reaches its final destination of Shinjuku, specifically Shinjuku Scramble, where the final desperate moments are seen up to the point where Sailor Celestial tries to literally rip her opponent's arms off before being thrown off Ragnarök as the fiend charges for its devasting extinction-level attack!

The scene shows the past version of Sailor Celestial hearing Izzy's voice over a communication link, "Suguha, what's going on over there?!"

Past Sailor Celestial responds, "You got me! That asshole is glowing, and I don't think that it is a 'light show'!"

Izzy's voice booms out, "I've been using military and civilian satellites to keep an eye on the situation and…Oh, kami! This…This can't be!"

Past Sailor Celestial shouts out, "What is it?"

Izzy responds, "The amount of energy that…that thing is producing is immense! If it unleashes it…it could vaporize the city!"

Past Sailor Celestial yells out, flabbergasted, "What?!"

Izzy yells out, "The yield is equal to the meteor that hit the Earth that killed off the dinosaurs!"

Past Sailor Celestial shouts out, horrified and shocked, "You can't be serious!"

Izzy shouts out, "I am serious, Suguha! I've checked it over three times now! If this creature unleashes this attack, it will be an EXTINCTION level event! All life on the planet will end!" A look of pure horror is on the face of the past version of Sailor Celestial and her mind races in which she remembers something in which she takes out one of her swords in which she uses her powers to cover her sword in Energist.

Past Sailor Celestial then says, "Izzy…tell Asuna…tell Asuna to take care of my big brother…and sis…goodbye…"

Izzy yells out, "Suguha, wait…!" However, Past Sailor Celestial cuts off the communication and with a mighty battle cry, she charges into the fight and everyone witnesses the final moments, including the cutting of Ragnarök's arm, the horrific gash on Sailor Celestial's right side before she is knocked away, Sailor Moon's desperate attempt to put Ragnarök down before being pounded into the ground, Ragnarök's attempt to impale Sailor Moon with the huge 'bone spikes' that 'grew' out of the stump of its arm that got cut off, and Sailor Celestial final scream and final charge, with one of her hands holding her Energist-covered sword in one hand with her free hand covered in more Energist crystal, where she and Ragnarök 'clash' causing an immense explosion that completely GUTS Shinjuku!

Grey gasps in shock causing El-Melloi the Second to say, "By the Root…" Afterwards, they witness the scene of the result of the final clash: The mutual demises of both Ragnarök, who had a major hole in its back and its head obliterated, and Sailor Celestial/Suguha, impaled by Ragnarök around the chest area causing fatal wounds. With Sonic and the Freedom Fighters, Tails uses his tails to cover his eyes while the rest look on with shock and horror. There are looks of shock and/horror from Mash, Ritsuka, Sakura Matou, Rider, Rin, and Shirou with Sakura burying her face into Rider with Mash doing the same with Ritsuka.

Archer, who has an impassive look, says, plainly, "The price of being a hero…"

Saber and Shirou look at Archer causing Saber to state, "What was that Archer?"

Archer responds, looking at Saber and Shirou, "I believe that you and Shirou heard me, Saber. I believe that Shirou now sees the price of 'heroics'."

Merlin tells Archer, with a sly smile, "I see that bitterness remains, Archer, but you might 'push the wrong buttons' with what you are implying. Unlike plenty of heroes and heroines, her 'end' did have meaning."

Zelretch says, "I've examined this moment myself and needless to say, their young friend, Izzy, wasn't exaggerating in the least. The amount of power that this creature was about to unleash would have not only devasted that Tokyo, but it would have sent an ash cloud that would have covered the entirety of the planet among a lot of 'ecological damages'. It was indeed an extinction-level event and by the way, Ragnarök was about to 'denotate' at that moment, too, so, she didn't just save her 'royal sister', she had saved everyone on Earth from complete and utter extinction if not the Earth itself since I suspect that the energies that creature gave off would have done unrepairable damage to the planet itself." Zelretch says, looking at Sailor Celestial, "I must admit that if you were a part of our universe, you would be in the Throne of Heroes especially since your Earth honored your deeds and you had become a legend in your time on your universe."

Sailor Celestial retorts, sarcastically, "Thanks."

Zelretch says, with a sly smile, "However, I digress. Your 'noble sacrifice' may provide the 'backstory' of our explanation, but it is this moment in particular that we need to see." Zelretch taps his cane against the ground and like a video recording playing backwards, the 'scene' rewinds back to the exact moment where Sailor Celestial's final 'kamikaze attack' hits Ragnarök where it shows while Sailor Celestial's Energist covered sword rams through Ragnarök's chest, creating the massive hole in his back with, at the same time, her Energist covered fist rammed into Ragnarök's head, completely and utterly destroying at, it is also that moment that 'bone spike' coming out of her arm impales Sailor Celestial around the lower chest and upper waist area.

Professor Paradox says, with a plain tone, "As you can see, while our young 'warrior princess' basically destroyed her opponent's head and basically destroyed his backside, Ragnarök struck her in a vital area. Most likely, she suffered lethal damage to her heart and possibly lungs with how huge that thing is." Plenty of our heroes and heroines can't help to GREATLY cringe at the grisly sight from their past just two months ago. Professor Paradox says, "However, the real matter in this event is this." Just then the 'scene' of the final clash between Sailor Celestial and Ragnarök are shown changing from color to black and white with what looks like a 'wave' of rainbow colored energy 'spilling' out of the back of Sailor Celestial.

Tails asks, "What's that rainbow colored stuff?"

Zelretch says, "That would be Sailor Celestial's energies." Everyone looks at Zelretch causing him to say, "During the fighting, as you already known, focused all of their mystical energies into boosting their 'physical traits' that their abilities 'boosts': Strength, speed, agility, dexterity, vitality, and the like. And it was a good thing that they did. They wouldn't have been able to handle the pounding since the creature was literally ripping into their flesh and breaking their bones. It helps when your healing abilities are pushed into overtime…though you must remember that their powers were healing and not regeneration which was more or less how she was revived."

Professor Paradox says, "In any case, when our young warrior was struck her lethal blow, her energies were sent across the multiverse…"

Tai asks, interrupting, "Wait! Suguha's energies were sent across the multiverse?"

Professor Paradox responds, with a nod, "Correct, young Kamiya. You do know, as a fact, her energies are among the most 'potent' and 'vast' within the multiverse since the 'core' of her powers are basically a fundamental 'building block' of all existence. So, it isn't out of ordinary that can happen, and it did happen in a manner…much like a nuclear waste spill."

There are plenty of deadpan expressions from our heroes and heroines causing Davis to say, irritated tone in his voice, "That paints a nice picture…NOT!"

Professor Paradox says, with a plain tone, "Forgive me. It was the best comparison that I had, and you must admit that like you see in science and horror stories…it does bare similarities. You must remember what happened with the energies that remained in your devastated Tokyo after the battle." Professor Paradox snaps his fingers causing an image of Talia walking through the devastated Tokyo in the immediate aftermath of the final clash between Sailor Celestial and Sailor Moon against Ragnarök where she finds an unusual rainbow colored crystal causing the past version of Talia to gasp as the crystal glows causing her mind to 'expand' where Professor Paradox says, "This is how this young lady, who served as one of Suguha's temporary 'replacements', gained her vast new intelligence. In fact, she rivals Lady Washu here."

Washu responds, with a smirk, "Now, I wouldn't say that. You are talking the one of the greatest minds in the multiverse after all, but she is close!" Washu says, with a wide mischievous grin, "And that just excites me! Ooh, I can't wait to mold such a wonderful mind to reach her full potential!"

There are plenty of nervous expressions from our heroes and heroines causing Lita to shout out, "That's an even more disturbing idea!"

Mina tells Lita, taking out her Ark Valkyrie transformation wand, "Yeah! Call out Astoflo and transform Lita-chan!"

Washu gives an annoyed expression in which Professor Paradox clears his throat causing everyone to look at him as he says, continuing his 'speech', "As you may now, these specialized Energist crystals caused a good many people to gain vast abilities. Thankfully, not one of them has reached 'Divine Spirit stasis' or something of the like…yet."

Yolei says, annoyed, "Thanks for giving us something else to worry about when we get back home."

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "Well, you need to worry about saving your home and so much more first. You need to fix up this mess and, in a way, it is your responsibility since you are the source of what happening."

Zelretch says, looking at Sailor Celestial, "With her majesty's 'demise' being the first act, her released energies not only were sent out all over the multiverse, but they created 'pathways' that connected all-out through the multiverse it."

There are surprised looks from our heroes and heroines causing Izzy to ask, "Are you saying that when Suguha was 'struck down', her released energies 'connected' the worlds of the multiverse?"

Merlin says, with a nod and a smirk on his lips, "Bingo! Not surprising that you would get it! Those energies needed 'paths', like water in a stream, to flow, you know? Even if the river ran out, the 'paths' that the river made are still there." Merlin says, "And that fact is needed to understand this." Soon after, the 'image' before everyone then switches Suguha's 'public' funeral where they took her lifeless form, within the 'stasis coffin' to perverse her body, into the Moon Kingdom royal tombs.

Shirou asks, shocked, "Is this…?"

Sailor Celestial says, plainly, "My funeral."

Sakura Matou asks, shocked, "Y-Y-Your funeral?"

Merlin says, in an excited tone, "But of course! She had indeed saved not just the human race of her Earth, but all life on Earth from complete and utter extinction…" There are plenty of deadly glares from our heroes and heroines for obvious reasons which makes Saber quite exasperated for obvious reasons of course.

Zelretch says, "The fact is that Merlin isn't exaggerating at all. The figures that young Izumi showed were EXACTLY accurate. Even if that Tokyo weren't completely devastated by the explosion, it would have damaged that Earth's environment in such a HORRIFIC manner, it would have made it completely uninhabitable to all life on the planet. All life would have perished. Young Celestial's 'demise' didn't just save her 'royal sister', but saved every living being on her Earth. In our universe, it would have guaranteed her a place in the Throne of Heroes instantly…if the Throne could handle someone like her." Zelretch says, with a smirk, "She isn't a lady that can be 'bound' by anyone or anything and not just because of her vast power. Her powerful could give even the Counter Force pause."

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "Yes, she is quite the 'troublemaker' even to herself." Merlin then says, "Now, you do remember what Charon told you before on what happened? How her 'bond' with her siblings and young Naruto here kept her soul bound to her body despite her death? Well, while several of you don't remember this, it caused quite a bit of a problem for her and several of you."

Sailor Celestial, getting a strange 'feeling', asks, curiously, "What do you mean?" The others are also curious with Naruto, Kazuto, and Sailor Moon also getting a similar 'feeling'.

Professor Paradox tells Sailor Celestial, "I would brace yourself, my dear."

Zelretch says, "That kind of happening is completely unnatural. When a living being dies, their souls goes to either be reborn as a new person or go into whatever afterlife they are meant for. There are cases of those trapped in limbo, but young Kirigaya's case, it was different. She remained bound to the mortal realm and her body while the cosmos had a powerful 'pull' on her soul into the afterlife. The 'bond' that kept her 'bound' to her body and the pull of the cosmos resulted…" The scene then looks to see Suguha's lifeless form within the stasis coffin and her form becoming 'transparent' where Suguha's true star seed is seen in which it is glowing and 'shaking' before seven pieces break off of Suguha's star seed causing the current Sailor Celestial to cry out as she holds her right hand over her chest while collapsing onto her right knee.

Kazuto shouts out, horrified, "Sugu!" Immediately, Kazuto, Sailor Moon, and Naruto run over with the others assembling all around them.

Naruto asks, concerned, "What's wrong?"

Sailor Celestial says, grunting in pain, "It…It feels like someone…literally ripped my heart…from my chest…"

Trista asks, shocked, "Are you saying that seven pieces of Suguha's true star seed broke away from her 'core'?"

Sailor Charon responds, with a nod, "Your skepticism is understandable, sister. That kind of situation is also unnatural since that usually means the destruction of the star seed…normally. However, you must remember that Suguha is the 'guardian' of Etherion and the warrior of reality itself. She is a reincarnated Ancient and her soul has been though much making her soul very strong and powerful. Thus, her star seed remained mainly intact with the core of her still intact star seed remained with her lifeless form while seven pieces that broke off from her star seed spread out across the multiverse via the 'passageways' created during the release of her energies when she was lethally struck by Ragnarök. Those seven pieces spread out across the multiverse and merged with the essences of seven people." Just then everyone sees 'images' of the seven pieces of Suguha's star seed that broke off from her 'core' star seed going the wombs of seven pregnant women in which images of seven people are seen causing Sailor Celestial to scream out and hold her head in pain as a massive amount of 'images' and memories bombard her mind.

Kazuto shouts out, horrified, "Sugu!"

Sailor Moon yells out, worriedly, "What's wrong?!"

Hinata says, worriedly, "Suguha-chan!" Naruto puts his hand on Sailor Celestial's back, but then Sailor Celestial is surrounded by a rainbow colored glow causing her to 'transform' into seven different young/youthful ladies including a young woman with short blond hair, blue eyes, and wearing a futuristic and familiar red armor. Soon after, Sailor Celestial returns to 'normal' where she is sweating heavily and breathing heavily.

Mimi asks, confused, "What happened?"

Merlin says, with a plain tone, "Her majesty took on the 'forms' of the seven ladies that her 'soul fragments', let's call them, became one with."

Raye asks, "Hold up? Are you saying that seven pieces of Suguha's star seed, her soul, were reincarnated into seven different people?"

Zelretch says, shaking his head, "Not exactly. And for one thing, in order to be reincarnated, you need a WHOLE soul, not just a piece. These seven ladies had their own souls and life-force, but they were incomplete. If they were remained as they were, they would have died as stillborn babies or otherwise died in childbirth since they were 'incomplete'. Those pieces of young Sailor Celestial's soul gave the seven of them complete life-forces. Think of them as 'incarnations' of Suguha than reincarnations." Zelretch says, pointing to Naruto, "Young Namikaze's situation is a good example even though he is a reincarnation. The reincarnation of Asura, younger son of the Six Path Sage."

Sakura says, her eyes widen, "But before that, he was 'incarnated' into the First Hokage."

Zelretch says, with a sly smile, "Exactly, my dear. And now, remember, Naruto is the reincarnation and the First Hokage was just a 'vessel', an incarnation, of Asura. If he were a reincarnation, when he was 'revived' by Orochimaru's forbidden jutsu, it would have caused complications with Naruto obviously. Though Suguha's situation is a bit different. The pieces of her star seed, her essence, merged with the essences of the seven young ladies in order to 'complete' them. In short, Suguha was a part of them."

Shino asks, curiously, "Based on what you are saying, the pieces of Suguha's star seed had become part of the souls of these seven people, so, how could have Suguha been revived if her own star seed, her soul, was 'incomplete'?"

Merlin says, with a grin, "That's simple. Her star seed was put back together when those seven young ladies lost their lives. However, since those 'pieces' of Suguha had become an important part of them, their souls became part of Suguha's reunited soul."

There are gasps of shock causing Kazuto to ask, flabbergasted, "Seven other people 'merged' with my sister?"

Zelretch says, with a 'slip-song' tone of voice, "I'm not sure I would say merged since Suguha was a part of them in the first place, but then again, your description is just about right."

Merlin says, "Now, you must be asking: How would you know all this? Answer: Yours truly was the one that helped 'piece her majesty's soul back together' in the first place." Merlin snaps his fingers, and the area transforms into a vast grassland filled with beauty flowers including pink colored ones.

Sailor Uranus asks, "What's this?"

Saber says, amazed, "Avalon."

Shirou asks Saber, "Avalon? The place that's to serve as your paradise?"

Saber says, with a nod, "Yes, it is." Saber thinks in her mind, "Though I must say that it won't be truly paradise without you." Just then everyone sees another Merlin standing in the field of flowers.

Mina asks, looking at the two versions of Merlin, "What the?"

Trista says, "We are witnessing a scene of the past."

Merlin says, "Indeed, my 'maiden of time'. And this should be quite shocking to all of you." Everyone looks at the scene in which they see 'images' of three people appear with those three people 'turning' into past versions of Kazuto, Serena, and Naruto.

There are stunned looks causing Asuna to ask, confused, "Kirito-kun?" On the meanwhile, Hinata and Sakura look at Naruto while Tuxedo Mask looks at Sailor Moon with Sailor Moon, Naruto, and Kazuto looking confused, but the three of them then hold their heads in pain as new memories surge through their minds causing Naruto, Kazuto, and Sailor Moon to stumble backwards.

Tuxedo Mask says, worriedly, "Serena!" Hinata and Sakura go over to Naruto while Tuxedo Mask puts his hands on Sailor Moon's shoulders.

Sailor Moon then says, weakly, "I…I…I remember…"

Naruto says, with a nod, "Believe it."

Sakura asks, curiously, "Remember what?"

Zelretch says, with a grin, "Look and you will see." Everyone then looks at the scene in which Merlin holds out his hand causing a familiar 'damaged' rainbow colored star seed to appear in which a transparent 'image' of Suguha, as Princess Selene, appears, but seven portions of her 'form' seem to be missing. Soon after, seven colored rainbow colored 'crystals' leave the past versions of Kazuto, Serena, and Naruto where it goes into the 'damaged' star seed causing it to glow in which the 'images' of seven women appear where they merge with 'broken' form of Princess Selene before she is engulfed in a bright rainbow glow forcing everyone else to cover their eyes. When the glow vanishes as quickly as it appears, everyone then sees a fully restored Princess Selene, her eyes closed while remaining upright, in which the past version of Naruto, Serena, and Kazuto look in awe before all of them glow in which they speak, but everyone else can't hear anything about what they are saying before the past versions of Naruto, Serena, and Kazuto vanish.

On the meanwhile, the past version of Princess Selene opens her eyes, looks around confused, and asks, "W-Where am I?"

The past version of Merlin bows in front of Princess Selene and he says, "Your majesty, welcome to Avalon."

Princess Selene looks at the past version of Merlin in surprise causing her to ask, "Avalon?" Her eyes widen causing Princess Selene to ask, surprised, "Wait! Avalon? THE Avalon?"

The past version of Merlin responds, "That's right. The Avalon that you know in the legends of my king that are mainstays of the European myth and legend throughout the multiverse. I am Merlin."

Princess Selene asks, shocked, "Merlin?!"

The past version of Merlin says, with a sly smile, "Yes…or at least, one version of me. There are quite a few different versions in the multiverse, and I don't mean from alternate timelines to my own, your majesty. And now, you must be wondering how you are here. It is simple: I was able to bring you here since you are officially dead."

Princess Selene asks, stunned, "Dead?" Princess Selene then remembers the battle with Ragnarök causing her to put her hands over her heart area.

The past version of Merlin says, with a nod, "Yes, the creature struck you a fatal blow. However, I can assure you that your sister and your Earth are safe. You prevented that 'beast of oblivion' from ending all life on your Earth. You took his head off…in a LITERAL fashion, my dear."

Princess Selene says, with a sigh of relief, "Thank goodness." Princess Selene then asks, confused, "Wait! MY Earth?"

The past version of Merlin says, nodding his head, "I come from another version of Earth much different from your own. You know, as well as I do, that the multiverse is a vast place…practically infinite and beyond."

Princess Selene asks, seriously, "Then why did you bring me here?"

The past version of Merlin says, with a giggle, "A girl that gets down to business, huh? I can work with that."

Princess Selene says, with a plain tone, "Look, I'm already dead, as you said…"

The past version of Merlin retorts, interrupting Princess Selene, "Dead, yes, but it doesn't mean that it is your time…not yet." Princess Selene looks at the past version of Merlin in confusion causing him to say, causing a long box to appear in his hands, "Your destiny has not been fulfilled, your majesty. You still have much to do. It isn't your time for your star seed to return to the Galaxy Cauldron to be reborn or into the hereafter." The past version of Merlin opens the box to reveal a familiar gorgeous golden and blue sword.

Saber says, amazed, "Caliburn!"

Shirou asks, "Isn't that the sword that you drew from the stone that made you officially king?"

Saber says, with a nod, "Yes, it is. The sword that I pulled from the stone and I used until it was broken where I went to the Lady of the Lake, Vivian, for Excalibur and its sheath, Avalon."

Lita says, "If it was supposed to be broken, it isn't anymore."

Princess Selene asks, "What's this?"

The past version of Merlin says in reply, "Caliburn. The sword in the stone."

Princess Selene asks, shocked, "You're kidding me?"

The past version of Merlin retorts, with a sly smile, "While I am smiling, your majesty, I am not. This is the first sword of my king and I need for you to take into your hands."

Princess Selene gives a confused look causing her to say, "Um, since you are supposed to be Merlin, you know that's your king's, King Arthur's, sword, you know that?"

The past version of Merlin says, with a sly smile, "Yes, I do. However, my king has Excalibur since my king will be just fine…despite my king returning Excalibur to Lady Vivian before going into 'slumber' awaiting the time of 'reawakening'."

Princess Selene says, plainly, "The legend that says that if England needs King Arthur, he will return."

The past version of Merlin says, with a grin, "You got it! However, I'm sure that happen Lady Vivian will make sure that my king gets back their sacred sword."

Princess Selene says, with a deadpan expression, "For a legendary 'king maker', you really don't make a person confident in you and you seem quite shady as well."

Rin says, looking at Merlin, "It looked she had you down pat from the beginning."

The past version of Merlin tells Princess Selene, "Oh, your majesty, you wound me." Princess Selene continues to give a deadpan look causing the past version of Mage of Flowers to say, "Anyway, I need for you to take this sword int your hands, your majesty. It is very important."

Princess Selene says, with a sigh, "Fine." Princess Selene then takes Caliburn into her hands causing her to say, "Okay, I…!" However, before she could complete her sentience, Caliburn starts to glow in her hands causing her to yelp out, "Hey, what the…?!" Soon after, her sigil on her forehead glows as Princess Selene is engulfed in a rainbow and golden glow and just then there is a loud dragon-like roar as rainbow and golden 'aura' around takes the form of a familiar dragon. Caliburn then transforms into a Keyblade with a golden and blue 'hilt' that's similar to the one on the Ultima Keyblade from Kingdom Hearts with a beautiful silver blade like you find on a regular sword with key-like 'teeth' at the front tip of the Keyblade with a golden keychain that has Excalibur sheathed into Avalon attached to the hilt of the Keyblade.

There are looks of shock causing Izzy to say, "That sword turned into a Keyblade!"

Princess Selene looks at the new Keyblade in shock in which the past version of Merlin says, "Excalibur Avalon." Princess Selene looks at the past version of the infamous/famous Mage of Flowers causing him to say, "That's the name of that Keyblade. A Keyblade of great power. This realm has acknowledged you as a ruler as much as my king as you should be as the guardian queen of all realms as one of the trinity of Kingdom Hearts including you and your sister, your majesty."

Princess Selene shouts out, "Hold on a minute…!"

However, the past version of Merlin say, in retort, "You cannot change what you have chosen." Princess Selene is surprised silent as he continues, "The instant that you 'awoke' in SAO, you have followed the path that you have chosen, and it has been set. You are guardian…a protector…a soldier…and finally, a ruler and leader as much as your sister and brother were meant to be. To deny this is folly. And you can't use the excuse of being dead because you, like the phoenix, WILL rise again. Your time in this life as Suguha Kirigaya as FAR from over." Just then the new Keyblade, Excalibur Avalon, glows in which it seems to be 'absorbed' into Princess Selene causing the past version of Merlin to say, "When the time is right." But before Princess Selene could say a word, she cries out and holds her head as her form 'shifts' between seven different women causing the past version of Merlin to say, "Oh my. This won't do." Merlin then uses his magecraft on Princess Selene causing her to return to her 'current form' causing the past version of Merlin to say, "Well, that's a bother. The other seven that have become a part of you are 'suppressed' for the moment, but they are a part of you as you are a part of them."

Princess Selene asks, a bit warily, "W-What are you talking about?"

The past version of Merlin says, with a kind smile, "Not to sound heartless, but due to your 'demise', seven new lives were given a chance at life." Princess Selene gives a confused look and she then feels a strange 'sensation' causing her to put her hands over her heart causing her to feel…a heartbeat. And not just any heartbeat, but her own. The past version of the Mage of Flower says, with a smile, "It is time. Your 'rebirth' has begun."

Princess Selene then asks, confused, "My rebirth?"

She then feels woozy as her form starts to fade causing the past version of Merlin to say, "Your resurrection, your majesty. At this very moment, your body is being completely regenerated and resurrected like your death never happened and now, I must send you back. You won't remember our meeting here in Avalon until the time is right. Good luck, your majesty. You are needed back to restore balance to your universe, and you have one major job ahead of you." Before Princess Selene can say anything, she vanishes in which the 'scene' transitions into Suguha's resurrection and being found by students of Tenbi Academy.

Sakura Matou asks, surprised, "Is this…?"

Sailor Celestial says, with a nod, "My revival from the dead."

There are looks of surprise from Rin, Archer, Saber, Shirou, Sakura Matou, and Rider causing Archer to say, "This is how heroes come back from the dead."

Sailor Charon says, "The properties of that 'pool' contained elements that allowed to healing of any wounds, even fatal ones, as long as the person was still alive. However, it was different in the case of my princess, here, since her energies absolutely mixed well with the 'elements' that make up that 'healing pool' and allowed it to perform a miracle: The regeneration and completely resurrection of Sailor Celestial."

Sailor Celestial says, "Though not without a price. My memories were temporary gone and I was weak as a kitten due to the energy expelled from my battle with Ragnarök, what was used to heal me, and Yuuko and Elysium, my 'masked counterpart', drawing power from me to sustain their powers with Elysium putting a 'lock' on my abilities making me unable to access my powers to keep Yuuko from drawing more energy from me via the Dark Broach, a powerful 'dark item' able to harness the powers of other Sailor Scouts, even yours truly."

Rin asks, surprised, "Wait! Even your powers?"

Sailor Uranus says, "She couldn't use Etherion for obvious reasons, but Suguha's 'regular' Sailor Scouts powers were more than enough to rip apart the planet and then some."

Sailor Charon says, "However, it wasn't to be that way for long. Using one of the crystals created from the blood she shed during the fight, she managed to open the 'lock' on her powers to allow her to get enough power to return to the fight in which with the battle with Yuuko, Sailor Celestial retook the power stolen from her and she also ascended to the true form of a Valkyrie Sailor Soldier." As Sailor Charon explains the situation, everyone witnesses the 'scenes' of the battle where the rest of our heroes and heroines learn of Suguha's/Sailor Celestial's resurrection as well as Sailor Celestial transforming into her Ark Valkyrie Sailor Senshi form for the first time.

But when it shows the final fight between our heroes and heroines and Yuuko, Merlin says, pointing to the event of Sailor Moon and Sailor Celestial piercing the Dark Broach, "And there we have problem number two."

Ami asks, curiously, "What do you mean?"

Merlin says, with his sly smile still on his face, "Simply, my lovely Valkyrie of ice and wisdom. I believe that you did remember that during the fight that clash between our, at the time, recently revived and 'upgraded', with her 'cyborg doppelganger', they created a warp in space and time since they were carelessly clashing with her energies. While it seemed like the warp completely vanished, something like that doesn't go completely away in a snap. The area was still slightly unstable and then you broke the Dark Broach. Unleashing your still somewhat corrupted energies open a 'crack' in fabric of space-time."

Sailor Celestial asks, curiously, "A 'crack' in reality?"

Zelretch says, with a nod, "Indeed, my dear. A 'crack' which led straight to the 'core' of all existence and Yuuko learned about it."

Plenty of our heroes' and heroines' eyes grow wide in which Tails says, "And that's why she went to Eggman!"

Merlin says, with a nod, "That and the fact that he recently acquired an Energist crystal created from the energies that were 'expelled' from Sailor Celestial when that big lug of beast impaled her." Merlin says, in a slip-song tone, "For someone so smart to build super-advanced robots, he is quite easily 'collared'."

Sonic says, "That's Eggman for you."

Tuxedo Mask asks, curiously, "Are you saying that the events of Suguha's death and resurrection led to what happened and our current situation?"

Professor Paradox says, "We're not blaming her or any of you for it. In fact, the 'crack' was so minor, with all of the good that you were doing, it would have 'healed' in just a few months. However, as you well know, that's not what happened."

Merlin says, with a sly smile, "In fact, you can once again blame that egg-shaped moron of a classic video game villain for screwing you up as well as Suguha's FORMER friend…though I wouldn't call her a friend since she manipulated her emotions when…"

Sailor Celestial yells out, annoyed, "We get it!"

Merlin asks, curiously, "Oops, a bit too far, your majesty?"

Yolei asks, seriously, "Then how do we fix this?"

Zelretch says, "The attempt of Sonic managed to reverse the damage where the threat that all existence will get suck into the black hole that's your Earth is nix for the moment. However, your Earth still in a highly unstable state and add to that fact, there is way that Aura attempted to create the gateway to the 'essence' of all reality. The Energist crystals, which are now seven large pieces, and 'enhanced' Chaos Emeralds have been flung into seven different alternate timelines, namely most of the timelines of Suguha's counterparts."

There are looks of shock causing Sailor Celestial to ask, "You mean that crystal is back in my home causing trouble?"

Zelretch retorts, looking at Sailor Celestial, "Actually, no. Your universe and Kamen Rider Lunar's universe are safe at least for the moment." Zelretch says, pointing to the other five alternate versions of Sailor Celestial, "However, five of those Energist crystals with five emeralds are in their universes and they, along with other 'elements', are causing space-time 'singularities' causing those universes to be 'bridge' by other universes."

There are gasps of shock causing Sailor Moon to ask, stunned, "Say what?!"

Professor Paradox says, "Lord Zelretch is telling the truth. The 'corridors' created by young Suguha's 'demise' when her energies were released into the multiverse have been 'altered' by the current events like rebuilding a road or redirecting a stream. They are bridging other universes with these alternate universes of your own universe via these 'dimensional singularities'. And currently, there are two crystals and two emeralds that are unaccounted for."

Tai asks, with a groan, "And we have to go fix them to get the crystals and the emeralds to fix our Earth, right?"

Merlin says, "Your answer is coming up now." Just then our heroes and heroines hear a familiar 'ping' causing them to bring 'stasis screens' like you would see in VRMMO worlds, like SAO and ALO, causing their eyes to widen.

Mimi asks, curiously, "Are you seeing this?"

Matt says, "We're all seeing this, Mimi."

Jun says, with a sigh, "No joke. No rest for the wary, huh? What a pain."

Davis says, "Took the words right out of my mouth." The screens show an update that has a quest titled 'Restore the Multiverse' and the first 'log' in it says: 'Use the seven world rings to find the Energist crystals and Chaos Emeralds'.

Keiko asks, confused, "World rings?"

Merlin then says, displaying seven golden rings, "Right here. This is her majesty's reward for defeating me. These rings will create gateways into the universes where crystals and emeralds are. However, the last two are useless until we find what universes the last two sets of crystals and emeralds are in."

Professor Paradox says, "And we must be quick about it. Our opponents already have a head start since they sent 'teams' into the first five universes already."

Plenty of our heroes and heroines yell out in unison, "WHAT?!"

Early June 2026, Unknown universe, unknown area

Within another universe, an unknown one to us at the moment, we find the two versions of Heathcliff looking over what looks a massive 'bubble' in the center of what looks like Tokyo where they see plenty of flying/float drones or robots like you would see in the Fallout universe or other futuristic sci-fi universes.

[Heathcliff], the version of Kayaba from the universe of 'Star Trek versions' of our two Moon Princesses, says, "It is a very interesting place, is it not? It seems so radically different, but if not for a 'few factors', the 'prime timeline' that one of your 'original selves' came from would have suffered the same fate as this one. Though I must say that it is much better than the one that had to endure UNI-SHOCKER's machinations." [Heathcliff] then asks to seemly no one in particular, "Are you ready, my boy?"

Just then a familiar male voice responds, "Do you have to ask that? We have been waiting on the 'sidelines' long enough." [Heathcliff] looks towards the source of the voice to find none other than Sasuke Uchiha, Suigetsu, and Jugo in front of him.

[Heathcliff] asks, "Eager to see your former comrade again?"

Sasuke asks, plainly, "What makes you think that the Dobe will come here?"

[Heathcliff] retorts, "Call it 'intuition'. Do you risk me being right?"

Sasuke doesn't say a word and he says, plainly, "You know that I'm here for my own ends."

[Heathcliff] says, with a nod, "I know. However, I am curious. You aren't here for revenge, but yet, you are against the 'world' that your former teammate stands for."

Sasuke says, "Naruto is a fool. He should have known better especially what happened to that girl, but he sticks to his foolish ways. Even with Kaguya, Madara, and Orochimaru gone, our world will not change unless radical steps are taken."

[Heathcliff] says, "The final legacy of sage will find its conclusion."

Sasuke says, "If that's the way that you see it, fine by me." Sasuke walks away with Suigetsu and Jugo following him in which both versions of 'Demon King of Aincrad' just smirks.

End Chapter 21

Surprise! You think that I would show 'him' just once and forget about him? Think again! Trust me, I'm doing my best to make sure that characters are equally represented in my fiction. Anyway, now, you have a deeper understanding of what happened with the battle between the Sailor Scouts and Ragnarök along with what happened in-between Suguha's death and her resurrection. I had another plan originally for Suguha's/Sailor Celestial's 'spiritual journey', but I wanted to make what happened with Suguha's death and revival have a 'greater meaning' in the form of a greater impact than those closes to Suguha. Minor spoiler alert: With Ragnarök, this was the plan for the beginning. Ragnarök didn't appear and rampage through Japan. To put it short, Ragnarök, in the space of around a single day, rampaged over much of the Pacific where the battle ENDED in Tokyo in which it was a 'miracle' that ONLY around 300 people other than Suguha/Sailor Celestial died THAT DAY. Over the course of the arc, there will be more details upcoming in the future. Now, please read and review and tell me what you think, but no flames! Later and best wishes, Crossover Fans!