And here we go for chapter fifteen. Now if you're wondering why the DLC title is named "The Dark Allies," read along to find out. You already know the declaimer, so enjoy!


Chapter 15: Mysterious Invaders + DLC: The Dark Allies

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Pit sluggishly and slowly moved to the door with the Samurai Blade equipped. "I'm...so sleepy..." he sighed as he fell though the door and was lifted up to the night sky by the Power of Flight. "Sorry to drag you out so early, but we've got an emergency," said Palutena. "We have a BIG problem. Bigger than all of us gods." Pit then saw floating islands attacking the Earth. "Huh?!" he exclaimed in shock. "What is THAT?!"

Music playing: Mysterious Invaders

Multiple lasers came out of the islands and began tearing through the Earth. Pit couldn't believe his eyes. "It's...it's ransacking the earth!" he exclaimed. Suddenly, several enemies from the unknown army appeared out of nowhere and ambushed the angel. "Enemies incoming!" said Palutena. The enemies then shot at Pit with their mini lasers. "They're firing on me!" he exclaimed and then took them down quickly. "I'm not even sure what THEY are!" Palutena exclaimed. Someone was also watching them, but he was watching from inside the base. "It would appear they do not know about them yet, he said. "I'll reveal myself once everyone is present." Pit still took down more unknown enemies and was still confused about what they were. "They're organized, but who's giving the orders?" asked Palutena. "Maybe they're a new unit of the Forces of Nature?" Pit wondered. But the leader herself stopped him from theorizing that. "Come on now. Do they look 'natural' to you?" Viridi questioned. "Vi—" Pit started but then he heard another voice. "Morning, do-gooders!" said the Underworld ruler. "Don't tell me you two are behind this!" Pit suspected. "Sadly, no, though I do applaud any and all violence directed at you," Hades replied. "Plus, you should know that I'd never work with Hades," Viridi replied as well. "In fact, I was about to destroy him when THEY suddenly appeared." "No, they saved HER at the last minute," Hades shrugged. "So you have no idea what they are?" asked Pit. "I'm sure know-it-all Palutena is just dying to illuminate us," said Hades. "Unfortunately, I don't know any more than you do," the Goddess of Light replied. "I can only tell you that they're not of this world." "You mean they're...invaders from space?!" Pit exclaimed. "They're not just invading. This swarm is harvesting whole sections of the earth!" Viridi shouted. "They're like bees taking pollen back to whatever hive they call home." "Not to quibble over details, but I think locusts are a more apt analogy," said Hades. "But whatever they are, they must be stopped. Earth is MY flower to plunder, not theirs!" "Who says that YOU'RE going to be the one taking over the Earth and not me?" boomed another voice. Hades gasped. "No! That can't be!" Suddenly, the one pulling the strings revealed himself in a projection. "Hello, immortals! Glad to see you again," said Devil Pit. "DEVIL PIT?!" Pit, Palutena, Viridi, and Hades all said simultaneously. "I welcome you to my territory, arch-enemies," he said. "We are the ultimate evil organization clan to take down ANYONE who stands in our way. We are 'The Dark Allies!'" "'The Dark Allies?'" Pit questioned. "What's that?" "We're basically a group of different armies that share the same goal; destroy anything we come across until there is nothing left!" Devil Pit replied." "You mean YOU are the one responsible for sending in these invaders?!" Palutena asked, surprised. "Correct," Devil Pit replied. "I am their Lord and evil patriarch leader of the clan. The Space Pirates were also part of my clan. I ordered them to steal the Three Sacred Treasures away from you and Pit, Palutena." "SO YOU STOLE THE THREE SACRED TREASURES BACK IN THE DAY?!" Pit shouted. "Now you're catching up," Devil Pit replied. "But there is nothing you can do to stop me now! Once I destroy the entire Earth, the new world will be ours to rule once we create it. A world free of war, free of terror, and free of god-forsaken destruction! Bow down to your rightful ruler, immortals!" "NEVER!" Pit, Palutena, Viridi, and Hades all shouted simultaneously. "Very well," Devil Pit responded. "Rise my minions! Take those fools down! Show the enemies no mercy! DESTROY THEM ALL!" "Do I have to do everything around here?" Viridi complained and then ordered her troops. "Forces of Nature, drop the hammer!" "I guess we Underworlders will get in the mix, too," said Hades. "Shoot anything that moves!" "Still can't get along, I see," said Pit, annoyed. "Just do what you can, and try to stay out of the thick of things," said Palutena. Pit then continued onwards while taking down more of Devil Pit's minions. He then approached above the floating islands. "I've never seen anything like this!" he exclaimed. "These things are tough," said Viridi. "What do you expect?" said Devil Pit. "The Dark Allies are powerful enemies and we don't back down from the likes of you!" "But what are they?" asked Palutena. "You're going to die here before you can figure it out," Devil Pit replied. "Destroy them all, minions!" He then sent out his minions to attack Pit, only for them to get blasted away by somebody else. "What the hell?!" Devil Pit asked in shocked. "Who did that?! Reveal yourself at once!" The one responsible revealed himself by continuously taking down the enemies. "HAHAHAHAHA!" he laughed. "Huh?!" Pit exclaimed. "Who the fuck are you and what are you doing here?!" Devil Pit questioned in anger. "Villains are no match for Pyrrhon!" the figure replied. "Pyrrhon? The sun god Pyrrhon?" Palutena asked in shock. "The one and only!" Pyrrhon replied. "This wacko's the sun god?" Pit questioned. "Well, that's what he calls himself anyway," Viridi replied. "So YOU'RE the one that took down my minions!" Devil Pit exclaimed. "I ought to exterminate you if I see you close to me!" "Ah! So you're all together?!" Pyrrhon exclaimed "Good! Pyrrhon loves a party!" "Listen, do you know anything about these enemies?" Palutena asked the Sun God. "Of course!" Pyrrhon replied. He then explained, "They're the Aurum, and THIS passel of floating islands is just one of their bases." "Just ONE of their bases?! How much more hell DO they plan to raise?" Hades asked in shock. "More than you can count, Hades," Devil Pit replied. "Let me drop a little knowledge on you!" Pyrrhon continued. "Oh, goody," said Viridi in her usual sassy tone. "It's all in the Book of Divine Prophecy, chapter 84, section 3," Pyrrhon explained further. "'Beckoned by destruction and corruption, the Aurum are born from and return to nothing. They travel across the galaxy to swallow up the heavens, land, and seas.'" "I don't remember that passage," Viridi replied, confused. "Let me explain it to you better," said Devil Pit and he explained, "In ancient times, the Aurum traveled throughout different planets and destroyed them all. Earth is the only planet they have yet to destroy. I sent them here to get rid of you. Once we take all of you down, we will be the ones to take over the whole universe! "YOU'RE INSANE!" Pit shouted. "WE CANNOT LET THAT HAPPEN!" "I'll break it down for you, Godlings," said Pyrrhon. "The Aurum are gonna eat the entire earth! But stow your fear. Pyrrhon has a delivery, and the return address is 'justice.'" "We'll see if your so-called 'justice' can aid you in defeating my forces!" said Devil Pit. "Take down both the Sun God and angel, minions! Do not let them leave alive!" "We can trust this 'Pyrrhon' guy, right?" asked Pit. "Um..." Palutena wondered for a moment before Viridi interrupted her thoughts. "You know things are dire if THAT'S the guy we're listening to!" she said. "Fear the wrath of my pyroblasters, space weirdos!" Pyrrhon laughed as he took them down. "HAHAHAHAHA! Kablooey! Kablammy!" "God damnit, Sun God!" Devil Pit yelled in anger. "Yes...let's let Pyrrhon take care of this," Palutena agreed. "We'll take the other side of the islands!" "Good plan!" Pit agreed as Palutena then flew him into an opening from within the islands. "Don't think I haven't set up surprises for you, Pit!" said Devil Pit. "I know you were setting up your minions to stop me!" said Pit. "Touché..." Devil Pit scoffed. Pit then took them down and arrived beneath the islands where he saw chunks of Earth. "This is out of control!" he exclaimed. "The Aurum are blowing up the earth and then taking the pieces for themselves!" exclaimed Viridi. "Pretty convenient for someone that wants to destroy humanity just for her own sick kicks of disgusting Nature!" Devil Pit replied. "If they're like bees, what are they doing with it all? Making honey?" Pit wondered. "Actually, we're using the pieces of Earth to form the new world we wish to rule once we destroy the old one!" Devil Pit answered. "Viridi, it was you and Hades who lured the Aurum to our world," said Palutena. "What?! That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard!" Viridi shouted in disbelief. "Come on now!" sighed Devil Pit as he facepalmed. "If they didn't see you fighting one another, how else are they going to arrive here once I sent them?" "Well, Pyrrhon said they're 'beckoned by destruction and corruption,'" Palutena explained. "They were likely drawn here by the War of Chaos between the Underworld and Nature." "That was the plan," said Devil Pit. "Convenient how you've forgotten YOUR little tiff with the Underworld," Viridi countered. "Convenient how YOU'VE forgotten a massive Reset Bomb visible from space," Pit fought back. "You! Zip it! The Aurum are the aggressors here! We're the victims!" Viridi explained. "You're absolutely right," Palutena agreed. "Like it or not, we're on the same side now." "Then this is where things will be more interesting for me and my army," said Devil Pit. Pit then took down more enemies before reaching to the center of the islands. "We're heading to the center of the Aurum Islands," Palutena pointed out. "That tower is the key to stopping all this devastation. Prepare for land battle." "OK!" Pit affirmed as he flew down to the islands. "Then prepare yourselves to take care of the intruder, minions!" Devil Pit ordered.

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Pit then landed into the islands and ate the food. After that, he continued onwards. "Is this...the future?" he wondered. "It's more of an advanced world my minions created for me," said Devil Pit. "The Aurum must have stolen materials from all over to build this place," said Viridi. "That's how we populate the territory a lot more, so that I can create more minions out of their data," Devil Pit replied. "I wonder how many other planets were harvested to make it." said Palutena. "They did destroy the other planets around this universe so to speak," said Devil Pit. "For being patched together, everything seems pretty structured," said Pit. "Thank you for the compliment," Devil Pit thanked. "We always want to make room for our 'guests.' Oh who am I kidding, we never HAVE guests." "If the Aurum are like bees, that's no surprise. Bees are orderly colonies," said Palutena. "Likewise, the Aurum seem to act as one. And I doubt these drones have any sense of free will." "You're not wrong. We are almost similar to the bees," said Devil Pit. "But unlike bees, we create more and more on our territory while our supplies are unlimited. The bees' territory however, which you may assume as their hive, are only limited." "There's all this activity here, but no actual life. It's pretty creepy!" said Pit. "At this point, I'd expect a boss or something. And he'd be like, 'Muah ha ha! I've been waiting for you, Pit!'" "Are you serious?" Devil Pit groaned and facepalmed. "That's not exactly what to expect." "Aww, poor Pit. Are you feeling lonely?" asked Viridi. "Because I can call in one of my commanders to keep you company!" "Heh heh... I was just kidding. I'm fine!" Pit chuckled nervously. "Sure you were," replied Devil Pit. "Maybe Viridi should be the one to keep you company and defeat my minions for you." "Uh..." Pit stuttered, embarrassed. "Wha-! HEY!" Viridi shouted while blushing furiously. "Hmhmhmhm... I never thought I would be the teasing one..." Devil Pit chuckled. "Well excuse me, but I think I should be the one to do that..." Hades scoffed. Pit decided to stop talking and proceed to take down more Aurum troops sent by Devil Pit. Some of the paths were blocked so Pit made sure to lower them by destroying the glowing center of it to move on. "Taking out targets like that is the key to moving past certain obstacles," she explained. " ...Or I could just go 'woo hoo' and fly over them entirely," said Pit. "Dude. You know Palutena can't do that now," said Devil Pit, facepalming. "He's not wrong. I can't enable the Power of Flight right after you've used it," Palutena agreed. "I know... But it sure would be nice..." Pit sighed. "Sheesh, talk about passive aggressive!" Viridi scoffed. "Says the one that was agitated back in the War of Chaos," Devil Pit replied. Pit then continued onwards and took down more enemies. He then entered a room where he saw two unusual Aurum enemies sent by Devil Pit. "Huh. Are those enemies...waving at me?" he wondered. "They're not saying hello, if that's what you're asking," Viridi replied. "Those Aurum enemies are known as Zaurums," Palutena explained. "Their attacks can confuse you, so don't stop to say hi." "I always love to create minions that can confuse their targets," said Devil Pit. "It always makes things easier for them to kill." Pit took them down and entered an elevator that was actually a trap. He was then ambushed by more Aurum enemies and an unusual Treasure Box. "Huh?!" he exclaimed. "An elevator into a torture chamber. Convenient!" said Viridi. "Thank you, kindly. Even though I don't usually receive them from my enemies," Devil pit replied. Hmm... Something tells me that they're trying to trick me for something, but I can't seem to put my finger on it, he added in thought. "Hades, did you put that Treasure Box there?" Palutena suspected. "ME? I would NEVER!" Hades responded. Turns out that the Treasure Chest was actually a Mimicute. "Ugh, it's a Mimicutie!" Pit groaned. "That's strange..." said Viridi, confused. "Could the Aurum have brought it here?" asked Palutena. "I don't remember putting Mimicuties in my territory," Devil Pit replied. Pit then took down the Mimicutie and Aurum enemies and then got out of the elevator. He then saw a Hot Spring. "Ooh hoo hoo! A Hot Spring!" he exclaimed. He then rushed towards it, only for the platform to rise up. "Where's it going?! Get back here, Hot Spring!" he cried. "Hohohoho. I always love to pull out tricks up my sleeves," Devil Pit chuckled. "Don't worry, Pit. There are stairs to your right that will take you to it," Palutena explained. "I love you, hot spring!" Pit cried as he ran up the stairs and landed in the Hot Spring, after the platform landed back down. "Ahhh. I'm feelin' the healin'," he sighed in relaxation. "I hope for your sake that's a hot spring and not some other kind of...puddle," Viridi groaned. "Nah don't worry about it," Devil Pit replied. "It's one of my Hot Springs I installed in order to relax my stress because of my hard work." Pit then continued onwards and took down more enemies. He then spotted an Exo Tank. "Hey, look! An Exo Tank!" he exclaimed. "Hey, look! Who cares?" Hades replied. "It doesn't make sense," said Viridi, confused. "I certainly didn't put it there," said Palutena. "Actually, I was the one that put that Exo Tank there," Devil Pit explained. "I installed it in case I want to practice my skills so that I can fight Pit with his own in the future." "Well, since it's here, I might as well use it!" said Pit. "Yes, go ahead. I'm not stopping you," said Devil Pit. Pit then continued onwards and saw a Treasure Chest. "There's a jump up ahead," said Palutena. "You're gon-na fa-all! You're gon-na fa-all!" Viridi taunted. "Will you shut up?!" Devil Pit groaned while facepalming. Unfortunately, Viridi's taunting distracted Pit and he fell down into the open space. "Nooo!" he cried as he grabbed an edge of a platform and pulled himself up back to safety carefully. "Nice one, Pitty!" Hades responded. "Oh don't worry," said Devil Pit. "He'll just try again." Pit then used the Exo Tank again, got to the Treasure Chest, and collect its goodies. "See? Told you he'd try again," Devil Pit repeated. "Yeah yeah. No need to get all mushy like that," Viridi responded. "Says the one that taunted him so sassy. A bit too cliché if you ask me," Devil Pit scoffed. Pit then hopped back into the Exo Tank and proceeded onwards. He then raced through a track and found another Treasure Chest. "There's another treasure box," said Palutena. "All hail the Goddess of Obvious," Viridi replied. "That's not a thing!" Devil Pit sighed and facepalmed. But it was once again another Mimicutie. "No no no no no no noo!" Pit groaned in shock. "What elegance! What grace! What disturbing brutality!" said Hades, ammused. "No no no no no no no no!" Pit yelled out again. "I swear to the Abyss whoever set up those Mimicuties in here shall get their head chopped off!" Devil Pit scowled. "Salty much?" Viridi questioned. Luckily, Pit managed to take out the Mimicute with the help of the Exo Tank. He then jumped off and used an elevator to go up. "I placed a Grind Rail up ahead for you," said Palutena. "Thank you very much!" Pit thanked. "Don't thank me yet. It didn't turn out exactly as I'd hoped," Palutena continued. "It got a little...weird." "Not a problem! I eat 'weird' for breakfast!" said Pit, and then he noticed it when he hopped on the Grind Rail. "But it IS kind of crooked," he continued. "Something seems to have distorted it," said Palutena. "Oops. My apologies," Devil Pit apologized. "I must've 'accidentally' move the Grind Rail in a ziggy-zaggy way." "The nerve of those Aurum and their leader! How dare they mess with your godly powers?" Viridi scowled. "Because it's more fun," said Devil Pit. "What good is an intruder banish attack without a little fun?" "Sorry about that, Pit," Palutena apologized. Pit then hopped off of the Grind Rail and attacked another Aurum enemy. But something was up with that one. "Your attacks are making that Baglo counterattack," Palutena warned. "Couldn't you have mentioned that earlier?!" Pit yelled. "Aw come on! Don't you just love my minions and their little tricks?" Devil Pit taunted. Pit soon took it down and continued onwards by using another Grind Rail. He took down more enemies along the way. He then jumped off of it and saw another one. "This is the last of the grind rails," said Palutena. "Watch ME stick the landing!" said Pit. "More like stuck it, because once you hop on the Grind Rail, there's no turning back," Devil Pit warned. "Well I'm ready whenever you are, Devil Pit!" Pit replied, determined to take him on. "We'll see...Hmhmhmhmhm..." Devil Pit chuckled. Pit then hopped on the Grind Rail and took down more enemies. He then landed on a platform and used an elevator to go down. "There's a path down through that tower," said Palutena. Pit then continued onwards through the path and kept going down. "So I should just keep going down this way?" he asked. "I'm picking up high energy readings from the base of the tower," Palutena replied. "You can head there... I think." "Aww, sounds like someone's losing her nerve!" said Hades. "I guess I'd better step in! Get in here, boys! It's time for some Underworld Army action!" "I don't think so!" said Devil Pit. As on queue, the Underworld troops were completely destroyed. "Well, that didn't go very well," said Hades. "That's because your troops were not very smart and fell right into my traps," Devil Pit replied. "I think we should just leave this to Pit," Viridi suggested. "Oh, sure. Do you want me to pick up your dry cleaning too?" Pit scoffed. "Now, now, Pit. Viridi has faith in you, and so do I," said Palutena "I know you can handle it!" "I'll do my best! But only for you," Pit replied. "Pit certainly is devoted to you, Palutena," said Viridi. "Only because she squeezes his head wreath when he doesn't follow orders," said Hades. "Ugh! That old joke again?" Devil Pit groaned. "You mean like...THIS?!" Palutena taunted. "No no no no no! You'll squeeze my brains out!" Pit yelled, only for him to fell for it and sigh in embarrassment. "...Why do I always fall for that?" "Oh come on!" Devil Pit groaned and facepalmed. "Did you really had to go for that, you idiotic moron?!" "Ha ha ha ha! Nicely done," Viridi giggled. "Thank you," Palutena thanked. "Who knew pretty Palutena possessed a sense of humor?" Hades snickered. "Hmph. Very funny," Pit and Devil Pit scoffed, simultaneously. "One time Palutena did that to me and it got old really fast," Devil Pit continued. "It doesn't work on me anymore after that." "You're telling me," said Pit. "I still fall for it like a goofball." "Tell me about it," replied Devil Pit. "That's what he said." He snickered at the last part. "...Really?" Pit scoffed. "But the jokes are over! Time for some serious business!" Devil Pit concluded. Pit then continued onwards down the tower until he was closer to his destination. "The center of that platform is an elevator down," said Palutena. Pit then drank another Drink of the Gods and took the elevator to head to where he needed to be at.

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Pit then got out of the elevator and saw the Aurum Core. "So that's what I need to destroy?" he asked. "Only one way to find out?" said Hades. "Don't think this is going to be easy for you, Pit!" said Devil Pit. "Activate security measures!" Suddenly, the Aurum Core weaponized itself with guns and activated its shield. "SECURITY MEASURES ENGAGED!" the system stated. "TARGET LOCKED ON SIGHT! ENEMY OF OUR LORD AND PATRIARCH MUST BE TERMINATED!" Pit then readied himself to begin the battle. He started by shooting the core, but his attacks were blocked off by the shield. "Augh. That shield is so annoying!" he groaned. "I told you! It's not going to be easy for you," said Devil Pit. "There are gaps in it that expose the core," said Palutena. "Keep circling around the shield, and shoot the openings. You might want to take care of those outer guns too." Pit did so and attack the core through the openings while also taking down the guns. "Your boy Pit gets an A for effort," said Hades. "And he'll have my personal 'Curse you' if he manages to take down the Aurum Core," said Devil Pit. "I don't know what I'd do without him," said Palutena. "Aw, that's really nice of you, Lady Palutena!" Pit replied to his goddess. "You're the reason I go on fighting every day." "It seems we have a little mutual-admiration society here," said Viridi. "And I hate it..." Devil Pit groaned while facepalming. "Isn't that sweet. And by 'sweet,' I mean DISGUSTING!" said Hades. "You can say that again," Devil Pit replied. "I wouldn't expect you three to know anything about loyalty or devotion," said Palutena. "I know sappiness when I see it," Viridi replied. "Hear hear!" said Hades. "Bleagh!" Devil Pit groaned in disgust. "That's enough from the cheap seats," said Palutena to end their remarking. "Uhhhm... So anyway... Where were we?" asked Pit. "To try and take down the Aurum Core, Pit!" Devil Pit replied. "But I doubt you'll take it down very quickly." Apparently, Devil Pit wasn't lying about the core going down that easily and Pit was still having trouble due to the shield. "Man, this is NOT easy!" he exclaimed. "What did you expect? I told you that you can't take it down very quickly," said Devil Pit. "That rotating shield is your main problem," Palutena explained. "Anticipate when the gaps in the shield will appear. When the shield is right in front of you, do a forward-dash charged shot." Pit did as he was told and broke through the shield by attacking at the open areas. He then used a forward-dash charged shot to finish it off. "Pulverized!" he exclaimed in victory. "Let's see what happens!" said Hades. "This is my ticket to get out of here as quickly as possible!" said Devil Pit. The core then exploded and Pyrrhon arrived just in time to get Pit out of the islands. Devil Pit found an alternative escape route and got out of the islands, too. The Aurum Islands then crumbled and fell out of the sky. Pyrrhon and Pit made it out of there in one piece. "You all right there, citizen?" Pyrrhon asked. "A-OK!" Pit responded. "Thanks for your help, Pyrrhon," Palutena thanked before opening up a light pillar. "Pit, let's regroup." She then whisked Pit back to come up with a plan of counterattack. "Whoop!" said Pyrrhon after that. Then he noticed something. "Pyrrhon senses danger." He then turned around and saw a hoard of Aurum Battleships. "And now... Pyrrhon sees it." After that, he teleported away to think of a plan to stop them.

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Devil Pit returned to the Aurum Base and found his minions working on something. "How are the creations working on, system?" he asked. "THE CREATIONS ARE ALMOST COMPLETE," the system replied. "WE HAVE ALREADY GATHERED THE DATA OF YOUR ENEMY. THEY WILL BE THE LEADERS OF OUR ARMY AND ONE OF THEM WILL BE THE CAPTAIN OF THE SQUAD." "Excellent," said Devil Pit. "We just need a little more time while we continue with this distraction. We will also need a sacrifice to make our army stronger, and I know just the person to do that. We just need to wait for the right time for him to make it." He then began to walk away from the base. "I've already sent out the battleships to attack our enemies. Make sure that the creations are complete before they destroy the next core," he ordered the system. "REQUISTITION COMPUTED," replied the system. "WE'LL HAVE THEM READY BEFORE THEY ARRIVE." "Good. Now get back to work," said Devil Pit and left the base to prepare his plan.

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And there's the introduction to Devil Pit's clan; The Dark Allies. But those are only TWO armies that are part of his clan. You'll figure out more as you continue to follow along with the story. Stay tuned for chapter sixteen, review, and have a great day!