Final Battle

Lady Shihaisha finished casting the Darkness spell, and hit the four Silver Wolves. Sierra found that she had been thrown back against a wall, right into Lyle's arms. She blushed, but quickly recovered. The young gunner got up, and aimed Arc Smash at her foe. Then, she fired the deadly weapon.

But even a blast of that magnitude failed to stop the wicked Demoness. She just began to cast a second spell, hoping to take down the whole team while she was at it. This time, it was Sasha to save the day. Using her Hi-Protect, the whole group had their resistance to magic increased by a magical barrier. Now, they wouldn't be hit with the same power, although it would still hurt pretty badly. The only other thing that could soften the blows would be to defend, but then they couldn't strike back in order to kill her.

"Lyle!" exclaimed Sierra, "We've got to think of something, else we're going to be dead soon. How about we use our Level 3 Force Skills? Mine is really powerful, it'll throw all of my strength into an all out strike against our enemy. What can yours do?" She pulled out her Rail Gun, not wanting to waste the bullets in Arc Smash. For the Full Clip would take every bullet in her ARM, and shot them all at once. If that wasn't enough to kill the Demoness, there was going to be some real trouble on their hands.

"My attack is powerful too. It affects my speed, making me strike out against the enemy with all possible quickness. Kind of like a Fast Draw, but the power is much stronger than most of the normal ones I can use. Only the instant death and set damage skills can hit for more power, and they don't work all of the time," replied Lyle. He was talking about the Sonic Vision, a skill that increased his speed, as well as the power in one of his simple sword swings. If it weren't for the drain on his FP, he'd use it all the time when fighting any type of enemy. Mostly, it was for the weak ones in the field, since FP restored after one battle, and those died in one or two hits. For big battles, he saved his power.

Sasha was still recovering from Extension, and Jacob's Rotate wouldn't be able to be of much use. So the two were forced to stick to using Saint and Super Nova. As they cast that, the other two were using their Force skills. All three bullets in the Rail Gun were shot at Shihaisha, hitting her. Then Lyle's sword dug into her flesh. But even that wasn't enough to defeat the wicked Demoness, she still stood there right in front of them, with a wicked gleam in her eyes. The humans were weakened, she would win.

She said, "You fools. Did you really think you could win against the Queen of Demons? You were all foolish to come here, when you could have lived as my loyal slaves. But I guess it was a good thing, you killing my minions gave me the strength to revive. Now then, stand still and die." With that, she began to use the spell she had hit them with at the other lab, the one Domanick had interrupted.

Sierra looked at the spell, and froze. 'What can I do? This battle is just too much for me and the others. How can we defeat someone with this kind of power? Even our best attacks barely made a dent in her. Brother, how did you manage to defeat your enemy, how could you conquer those who opposed you and those who were with you? I need your help, else I am going to die when she casts this next spell.'

*Listen to your heart,* a voice said to her, *Only the power in your soul can defeat this evil, each of you have a hidden strength that you haven't been able to access it until now. Free the spirit within, and let the power strike down your foe.* From the looks on everyone's face, they'd heard it too.

Sierra felt a power rise inside of her. The Fury Shot unlocked, allowing her to hit an opponent at four times the normal strength, with an automatic Lock On. Lyle had learned Duel Attack, which gave him the skill to use two Fast Draws at once. Jacob found the Hi-Summon, giving him the ability to strengthen a Guardian he had equipped when it was Summoned, most notably adding power to the strike. And Sasha was now able to use Duel Cast, and hit a foe with two spells simultaneously. This added power was the only salvation they had now, all they needed was the FP to use them, as each cost a full gage.

Luckily, they'd gotten some Full Carrots from Mariel before heading to the dungeon. Each ate one, and felt refreshed. Then, they began to charge up their best attacks, in order to counter the mysterious spell that Shihaisha was using. Not that the Demon Queen noticed, she was still charging herself.

"You all are strong willed and brave, if you continue to resist until the end. Such a powerful spirit inside of such a weak body. Your race would do better if they'd accepted the nanomachines in the ancient days, then they would be the all powerful creatures we Demons are," stated the Queen.

Sierra replied, "You're wrong. Humans are able to create a future for themselves by flying on their own wings. I might be sounding idealistic, but I am fighting for those who I care about, not my own selfish desires. That alone adds power to my swing, and kills all who oppose me in combat."

With that, she released her Fury Shot. Lyle cast two Trump Cards, as his HP was refilled before they had begun this. After switching Nua Shaxx for Iona Paua, Jacob used the Hi-Summon to add more power to the light attack. And Sasha was using two Saints, to maximize her elemental weakness.

Shihaisha screamed in pain and agony. All of the power was beginning to flow through her, bringing a great amount of pain to the Demon Queen. It was building up inside, reaching critical mass. Sierra used her hand signal for "clear out" to call a retreat before it happened. They locked themselves in the next room, and covered their ears just incase the sound became too much for them to bear.

The Demoness's eyes were filled with hatred, turning from gold to blood red. "You humans will pay for this, I'll have my revenge someday, even if I have to come back from the dead to do so!" Then, the power of the attacks became too much for her, and she exploded. Her whole fancy bedroom was taken along with her. Finally, peace had returned to the world once more, Filgaia was safe.

The four Silver Wolves took a look inside. Once satisfied that their adversary was dead, they left the chamber. Then, the team used the Exodus Orb, and returned to the outside world, where Lombardia was waiting to take them back to the homes where they belonged.

- - - -

Teefa's Last Words…

Who was the voice, you ask? Well it was the Guardian of Power, who will be a part of my new story "The Gemini". It'll be up soon, so check it out. The stars are the twin children of Jet and Virginia, when they're older. Along with Cecille, as I said before, and Leon Vanderbuilt. All my other OCs will be present as well.