By Kevin Larry Ivy
I don't own the Powerpuff girls or any related characters. I do own Leviathan, Sezu, Kisu, Delu, Glyja, Beelzebub, and the six dark puffs. As usual, any songs I use I don't own. When someone is singing the song lyrics will be blah.
The blinding light slowly began fading. The girls watched with growing apprehension, praying to every higher power they could think of that Beelzebub is dead and Belial is okay…well that second part was almost entirely Blaze hoping. The light finally fades away. Belial is lying on the ground covered in blood, and Beelzebub…Beelzebub's armor has been destroyed, but other than that he is completely unharmed. He throws the useless remains of his armor to the ground, completely revealing his insanely fit and tone body. Once more Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup feel their faces heat up and their bodies stop functioning. Blaze screams and stares at Belial.
"BELIAL!" Beelzebub looks down at her and rolls her over onto her back with his foot. He sneers and turns to the other girls. He glares at them, then begins softly laughing. Soon his laugh bursts into a hysterical forte.
"Did you really think I'd die so easily? You're all pathetic insects compared to me." The Puffs are snapped from their stupor, and quickly become terrified at the horrifying truth. They'd never had any hope of stopping Beelzebub; he is just far too powerful.
"W-w-what a-are yo-you?" Blossom asks nervously. Beelzebub grins and takes off his gloves, throwing them to the ground.
"I…am the Angel of Music, Ba'alzebub. The unholy Prince of Demons. I am the Lord of Flies, the highest of the angels who fell. I am the Messenger of Fate. Years ago, in the days of the Omniverse, together, myself and another Omega Class demon conceived a child…it is being nurtured in the Red Sea, and when the time comes it will rise in triumph!" The black wind has once more began howling in the cathedral. Beelzebub laughs and brushes his hair back.
"Now…Fate's work shall be done…Leviathan will die…and I will open up the gates of Hell, turning this and every other world into a never ending nightmare!" Beelzebub crosses the distance with the heroes instantly and punches Buttercup in the stomach, knocking her into the air. While she's in the air, Blossom and Bomb try to attack Beelzebub. Beelzebub kicks Blossom in the stomach, then grabs Bomb's fist and swats her into Buttercup, knocking her into Blossom, who hits Bubbles and sends them all flying backward. He then throws Bomb into Battle, knocking them both to the ground. He turns and socks Blaze across the face, sending her flying back. He vanishes and appears above her, punching her in the stomach. He appears below her and knees her in the back, making her cry out in pain.
Blossom and Buttercup get up and fly off to help Blaze. Bubbles sits up and suddenly an image flashes through her head.
The girls leave the Temple of the Three. They look up and shriek, seeing Glyjametsu lying at the foot of the steps. There is a pool of blood surrounding him, and one of his swords is missing. They run to him, turning him over. They all gape at him; his chest has been completely torn open. He looks at them, his eyes distant, not there. He doesn't see Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup. Now he sees Sezu, Kisu, and Delu.
"S-S-Sisters…be…careful…he's come back…the jester is back and this time…he's more powerful than ever…"Atma, Hyperion, and Guradia glow and shatter. The particles from Atma enter Buttercup, Hyperion's enter Bubbles, and Guradia's enter Blossom. Bubbles blinks and gasps. This time when Glyjametsu mutters his last words, it's still in the same language she can't understand, but a kind of voice over rings out over his words.
Bubbles sits on the ground holding her mouth. She shakes her head and rises shakily to her feet. She shrieks when Battle crashes into her. She helps her up and together the two fly back into the fray against Beelzebub. Beelzebub blasts them all away with a massive dome of blue energy. Then he stomps on Bubbles chest, making her cry in pain. He laughs and lifts his hand gathering a blue ball of energy. Bubbles' eyes widen when Glyjametsu's voice rings out in her mind.
"When you face the Jester…I'll be there…"
Bubbles stares into Beelzebub's heartless blue eyes, her own eyes wide and full of fear. There is a whooshing sound, followed by a loud crack! Beelzebub stumbles back holding his shoulder. He looks up at Bubbles and stares in amazement. All of the other girls stare in amazement as well. Standing in front of Bubbles is a boy…about three inches taller than Beelzebub, appearing to be about in his early to mid teens. He has spiky red hair, and blue-green eyes. He is wearing a white t-shirt, specially made with two pairs of armholes. He has a brown poncho on over the t-shirt, hiding most of his body. He reaches and pulls off the poncho, revealing four arms. Beelzebub grins, but also unconsciously growls.
"You…what are you doing here? I killed you in the Sacred Realm." The Puffs all gasp and exclaim at the same time.
"GLYJA!" Glyja twirls his four stone swords and grins at Beelzebub.
"What can I say? Us deities just don't like staying dead. You really think I don't have the power to reincarnate myself?" Beelzebub crosses his arms and sneers at Glyja.
"It doesn't matter. I killed you before, and now I am infinite times stronger than I was then." Glyja grins and sheathes his swords.
"Yeah me too, cool huh?" Beelzebub growls a little. Glyja lifts up three of his arms, and red, blue, and green particles begin coming from Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup respectively. He clenches his hands around the particles and stretches. "Thanks for watchin' my swords girls, dunno what I'd do without you." The girls are all on their feet now, still staring in disbelief.
"I don't care how much stronger you've become, you can never beat me Glyjametsu, I am eternal!" Glyja laughs and begins glowing with a black and white flame.
"Whatever you say Clown, I'm ready for round two if you are," Glyja's body flashes and once more he is standing almost ten feet tall, a mountain of muscles and might. Glyjametsu unsheathes his swords, which flash in a brilliant explosion of light, becoming Atma, Hyperion, Requiem, and Guradia. Beelzebub clenches his fist and begins glowing bright blue. His power breaks through the roof, as he increases to a point like never before.
"Now, I'll make sure you die for good!" Beelzebub crosses the distance and smashes his fist through the ground. He jumps back and avoids a swing from Glyjametsu. Soon the two are moving back and forth, trading blows and splitting the ground each time one connects with the other. Glyjametsu jumps back and swings Atma and Hyperion, sending waves of fire and spires of rock at Beelzebub. Beelzebub crosses his arms and blue light surrounds him, protecting him from the fire and rock. He uncrosses his arms and punches Glyjametsu in the stomach, driving the god to his knees. Glyjametsu swings Requiem and lands a powerful blow on Beelzebub's shoulder. Beelzebub stumbles to the side and kicks Glyjametsu in the face, sending him flying backward. Glyjametsu gets up and is quickly put on the defensive as Beelzebub rains a flurry of powerful punches on him.
"Wow…this is intense…" says Bomb, as the girls regroup to watch the fight. Bubbles shakes her head and watches with growing horror.
"No…he's…he's too weak, he can't beat Beelzebub on his own…" Blossom looks at her than back at the fight. Beelzebub seems to easily shrug off everything Glyjametsu hits him with, while Glyjametsu struggles to avoid and counter Beelzebub's attacks.
"What can we do? We're all completely helpless against him!" she says, feeling the hopelessness of the situation. The others all watch the fight, also feeling the same hopelessness, the total impossibility of stopping Beelzebub. Blaze has lost her nuclear state and is just regular Blaze again. She is shaking and gently rocking Belial trying to get her to wake up.
"Belial…please Belial don't be gone, please wake up!" Belial stirs weakly, gritting her teeth and hissing at the slightest movement. Blaze helps her into a sitting position and hugs her tightly. "Belial are you okay? I'm so sorry I hurt you…I didn't mean to…please don't hate me,"
"Nah…I'm…o-okay…j-just kinda sore…" Blaze continues crying and hugging Belial. Belial rests her head on Blaze's shoulder and moans in pain.
Beelzebub slams his fists down on Glyjametsu's neck, then appears while he's falling to the ground and kicks him across the face. Glyjametsu lands and weakly pushes himself up. His swords are scattered through the cathedral. He rolls to the side and lunges at Beelzebub, firing a ferocious four-armed assault at him. Beelzebub handles dodging four arms as easily as he would two. What he didn't expect is Glyjametsu tackling him. Glyjametsu begins smashing his fists into Beelzebub's face and arms. Beelzebub roars and blasts Glyjametsu off. He stumbles to his feet holding his nose, which is bleeding.
"My face…my beautiful face…you ruined my face!" Beelzebub explodes in a brilliant flash of unholy blue light. He continues glowing as in seconds he puts Glyjametsu in the middle of a fierce beating. Glyjametsu is flung around and pounded on like a rag doll. Glyjametsu slams into the ground then dives out of the way as Beelzebub's foot stomps down on the spot he'd been at, smashing open a small crater in the floor. Glyjametsu jumps up and vanishes with Beelzebub.
"What can we do to help him? We're nowhere near that strong…" asks Battle. Buttercup clenches her fists and growls.
"We're freaking goddesses! There's gotta be SOMETHING we can do! We were stronger than Glyjametsu in the past weren't we?" Blossom nods, suddenly realizing that little detail. If Glyjametsu is going head to head with Beelzebub, the three of them should be able to as well. But something is holding them back, keeping them from going all-out…
"I don't understand…we SHOULD be stronger than Glyjametsu right now…even if he came back a lot stronger. We've got our power plus all the power of the goddesses, we should be almost unstoppable…" Glyjametsu crashes into the five of them, knocking them all to the ground. He quickly gets up and is blasted back by Beelzebub. Beelzebub, grinning, grabs Buttercup by her throat and lifts her up. He stares into her eyes, his own suddenly becoming wide and shaking.
"You…I can see it now…you're the one…the Omnitrigger…" he tightens his grip, growling at her now. Buttercup begins gasping for breath…then suddenly her body begins glowing brightly. Beelzebub's eyes widen, so he tightens his grip, desperately trying to kill her. The other girls and Glyjametsu watch in horror. Blossom has begun glowing bright pink and Bubbles bright blue. Buttercup is now bright green. Suddenly the light blasts Beelzebub away from her. All three scream, as they become solid light, which all join together and become a searing blast of white light. The light slowly shapes and solidifies; creating a figure made of solid light that has all the features of the three Puffs. The light explodes outward and the final creation of the fused light is revealed. She is about Bubbles' height, with Blossom's build and Buttercup's hairstyle. Her hair is orange in the middle, blond on the left, and black on the right. Her eyes are a magnificent blue-green-pink color. She is only wearing a white tunic. Beelzebub gets to his feet and laughs.
"I was right…just what are you supposed to be?" The puff looks down at her hands, pondering that question herself. The answer enters her mind, bringing a smirk with the arrogance of ten Buttercups to her face.
"I am three become one, the goddess of earth, sky, space, and time. I am Trinity, and I am the one who will destroy you!" She vanishes in a burst of white light, her fist slamming into Beelzebub's stomach, causing him to lurch forward. He grins and throws a kick at her. Trinity vanishes and appears above him. Her fists slam down on his arm, which he has raised to block her attack. He grins and together the two and Glyjametsu vanish, sparking up the war once more.
Beelzebub dodges and blocks attacks thrown at him at a violent light speed by the two supreme deities. Glyjametsu notices his swords and quickly leaves to gather them. Trinity punches Beelzebub in the face, making him stumble back. Then she unloads a flurry of blows on his midsection, followed by a powerful uppercut. She then kicks him in the arm, making him lean to the side when he blocks it. At that time Glyjametsu appears above them and swings his four swords down at Beelzebub. Beelzebub blasts Trinity back with his eyebeams and jumps up, kneeing Glyjametsu hard in the stomach. He then grabs his hair and flings him into Trinity. The two untangle from each other and fire massive beams of pink-green-blue, and white-black energy at Beelzebub. Beelzebub laughs and crosses his arms. He thrusts them out and the unholy blue light surrounding him explodes outward and blocks the incoming attacks.
"Do you really think fused together you stand a chance against me? If anything you've just made killing you all an even quicker process!" Beelzebub vanishes and slams his fists into both Trinity and Glyjametsu's stomachs. The three vanish into thin, air, nothing but the galaxy shattering explosions caused by their fists colliding filling the entire cathedral.
The Darkpuffs remain gathered together far from the bulk of the showdown. Already the two deities and Beelzebub are fighting on a level that the Darkpuffs can't even begin to comprehend. If it weren't for the mystical properties of the cathedral this fight is taking place in, the entire universe would be tearing apart due to the ferocity of the battle.
"Wow…thi-this is so intense…I can't even see them…" comments Battle in a shaky voice. Bomb looks at her and fixes her glasses with shaky hands, amazed that they'd managed to survive the fight so far. Blaze still cradles Belial in her arms protectively. Belial is wide-awake, but at the same time doesn't seem to be conscious of the events going on around them. Instead she can see images of memories she's never had flashing through her mind. Images of death, destruction, forbidden love, and a monster…a walking corpse of a demon. Those images fill her every thought as she continues lying in Blaze's warm embrace.
"M-m…m-m…music…" she whispers out, slowly coming back into reality. Blaze looks down at her and hugs her tighter.
"Music? What do you mean Belial?" Battle and Bomb hear Blaze and turn to their cousin and sister.
"What are you two talking about?" asks Bomb. Blaze shakes her head and helps Belial sit up.
"Music…he's…we have to…this place…" Belial stutters out, trying to make sense of her own thoughts.
Beelzebub stomps down hard on Trinity's chest, making her scream in pain. Glyjametsu fuses his swords together and hits Beelzebub with all of his might, sending him flying across the cathedral. He helps Trinity up and kneels down to her, looking her over for any serious damage. She blushes and pushes him away from her. They hear Beelzebub's laugh echo out through the cathedral and see him floating before them, still totally unharmed.
"Touching, really it is. But I'm afraid you still don't understand yet. I am ETERNAL! I WILL NEVER DIE!" The blue light surrounds him and begins burning as a brilliant fire, chilling the air and filling every corner of the cathedral with the unholy cry of the damned. He thrusts his arms out, making the fire explode outward and knock everyone to the ground. He appears in front of Glyjametsu and punches him hard in the stomach. Glyjametsu falls to his knees, coughing up blood. Beelzebub pushes him over and kicks Trinity hard in the face, sending her flying back, with blood and saliva leaking down her chin.
Beelzebub laughs and catches two of Glyjametsu's fists. The other two begin pounding on his chest and stomach, to Glyjametsu's horror causing no damage. Beelzebub grins and throws him into Trinity. Beelzebub holds up his hands and lets loose a massive burst of blue energy which drives Glyjametsu and Trinity into the far wall. He stops firing and laughs, then slowly walks to them to finish the fight.
"What are you talking about Belial?" asks Battle. Belial shakes her head and tries to stand up. The end result is her falling to her knees panting.
"We have to…this place…we aren't…w-we aren't in Hell anymore…this place…this is Beelzebub's…this is the…music…we have to beat him with music…this is the kingdom of music…like he told us, this is the seat of music's throne. We have to use music to beat him, otherwise he's…he's invincible…" The other four Darkpuffs don't really understand what she means.
"Use music to beat him…what do you mean Belial?" asks Blaze. Belial takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly, calming down enough to stop panting.
"We have to…I don't know…but music…music's the most powerful force in this place…if we use that against him they can beat him…I don't know how…but…that's what we have to do…" Battle and Bomb look at each other then turn back to the fight. Beelzebub is still taking Trinity and Glyjametsu as easily as before, both of the deities are quickly wearing down under the demon's unstoppable assault. Battle gulps and grabs Bomb's hand, as per her usual routine to calm herself down. Music…somehow they have to use music to beat Beelzebub. Battle looks at Bomb, who is still intently watching the fight. She blushes and continues staring at her.
"Would singing work? That's what Beelzebub does…" asks Blaze. Belial shrugs.
"It should…I just…I just know we have to use music somehow…" Battle listens to the two, then looks back at the fight. Beelzebub now has one foot on Glyjametsu's back while he begins choking Trinity with one hand. He laughs and continues the slow and torturous process of killing the two. Battle blushes and looks at Bomb. She continues holding Bomb's hand, though tighter now as nervousness builds up in her chest. Before she can stop herself, she starts singing a song she remembers from a long time ago.
"You've been there for me no matter what the cost," Bomb jumps and turns to Battle, who is blushing bright red while she continues singing, "My best friend since we believed in Santa Claus. You have stood beside me, and I wanna let you know," She takes Bomb's other hand and turns so she is completely facing Bomb, who is also blushing now, "I'll be the one who hears your prayers, don't have to ask me I'll be there. I'll be the friend you'll never have to do without, no…when you have nothing at all, you'll still have nothing to worry about. Oh nothing at all…" Bomb turns so she is completely facing Battle. Music, as per Battle's memory, has begun playing to accompany her singing. Beelzebub has dropped Trinity and stumbled away from Glyjametsu holding and shaking his head.
"B-Battle…" Battle gulps and goes back to singing from memory.
"When I was lost inside a forest of dismay, you always knew just how to help me find my way," She lets go of Bomb's hands and puts her hands on Bomb's shoulders, "In a world that's so uncertain, I will promise this to you…I'll be the one who hears your prayer, don't have to ask me I'll be there," she cups Bomb's cheek, still blushing bright red, "I'll be the friend you'll never have to do without, when you have nothing at all you'll still have nothing to worry about. Oh no…when you have nothing at all you'll still have nothing to worry about…" Bomb gulps and hugs Battle, who hugs her back tightly. Beelzebub growls and shakes his head, which is ringing from Battle's song.
"Dammit…my head hurts…" He doubles over in pain as Trinity's fist collides with his stomach. He snarls and punches her away, then dodges a punch from Glyjametsu and headbutts him in the nose. Once more the fight kicks up into high gear, transcending sight and sound once more.
"Th-That weakened him…we have to sing to beat him…" says Blaze. Battle and Bomb break their embrace, still lost in their own little world staring in each other's eyes. Bomb nervously leans forward and plants a light kiss on Battle's lips, making them both blush more and smile. Battle nervously kisses Battle back lightly and the two embrace once more. Blaze looks at Belial, who is panting again from her wounds.
"What can we sing? We've gotta do something fast or he's gonna kill that guy and Trinity…" Belial looks at her and gulps trying to catch her breath.
"I d…don't know…j-just pick a song you like and start singing…I'm t-t-too tired or I'd do it…" Blaze blushes bright red and covers her mouth.
"B-b-but…e-everyone will h-h-hear me…" Belial grabs her hand and holds it tight, still panting.
"J-just…s-sing to me…pretend I'm the only one who can hear you…just ignore everyone else," Blaze nods and continues blushing and shaking trying to think up a song to sing.
Beelzebub punches Trinity across the face, then punches Glyjametsu in the nose knocking them both away from him. He is breathing harder now, winded somewhat from the interference in his defenses by Battle's singing. He jumps over one of Glyjametsu's swings and blasts him back with his eyebeams. He lands and kicks upward, kicking Trinity in the chin, knocking her slightly into the air. He punches her in the stomach, sending her spiraling backward. He grabs Glyjametsu's wrist when he swings Guradia at him then with a swift flick of his arm he snaps Glyjametsu's wrist. He kicks him in the chest and knocking him back.
"Please Blaze…just sing to me…please?" begs Belial. Blaze blushes and nods then gulps and starts singing, focusing entirely on Belial and trying to pretend no one else is in the room.
"I have often dreamed of a far off place where a hero's welcome will be waiting for me. Where the crowds will cheer when they see my face, and a voice keeps saying this is where I'm meant to be," She keeps singing, Belial smiling and blushing while listening to her.
Beelzebub stumbles forward and grabs his head, snarling as all around them music begins playing. He turns and is punched in the face by Glyjametsu, followed by a kick in the back from Trinity.
"I'll be there someday, I can go distance. I will find my way, if I can be strong. I know every mile, will be worth my while when I go the distance, I'll be right where I belong…"
Beelzebub stumbles back, then is blasted in the chest by Trinity. He is breathing heavily, as blood begins gushing from his ears. Glyjametsu hits him with the fused sword, sending him flying into the wall.
"Down an unknown road to embrace my fate. Though that road may wander it will lead me to you…" Blaze leans closer to Belial and gently strokes her cheek, "And a thousand years would be worth the wait. It might take a life time but somehow I'll see it through."
Beelzebub cries out in pain as Trinity punches him across the face. He stumbles back, blood still pouring from his ears as Blaze keeps singing. Glyjametsu kicks him and knocks him back up against the wall.
"And I won't look back, I can go the distance. And I'll stay on track; no I won't accept defeat. It's an uphill slope, but I won't lose hope till I go the distance and my journey is complete."
Beelzebub slumps forward and blasts Trinity and Glyjametsu away from him. He snarls and walks toward Blaze, ready to rip her throat out to make her stop singing. Trinity tackles him from behind and flings him across the cathedral. Glyjametsu lands beside Trinity and the two nod. They power up, determined to finish this before Blaze runs out of song to sing, thus granting Beelzebub his invincibility once more.
"But to look beyond the glory is the hardest part, for a hero's strength is measured by their heart,"
Beelzebub stands up panting. The damage from Glyjametsu and Trinity's attacks aren't the bulk of his suffering. Blaze's singing is having a strangely extreme effect on him, causing him unbearable pain. He gathers all of his remaining power, the unholy blue light filling every corner of the cathedral. Glyjametsu and Trinity have both gathered all of their power as well.
"Like a shooting star I will go the distance. I will search the world; I will face its harms. I don't care how far I can go the distance! Till I find my hero's welcome…waiting in your arms…"Blaze hugs Belial tightly, crying as she does so. Belial hugs her back with all of her remaining strength.
Glyjametsu and Trinity let their attacks fly as Beelzebub does the same. At first it seems that Beelzebub's unholy light will overpower the light of the deities…
Blaze sniffles and hugs Belial tighter around the neck.
"I will search the world…I will face its harms…till I find my hero's welcome waiting in…your arms…"
That last verse causes an explosion to go off in Beelzebub's head. He grabs his head and screams in pain as Trinity and Glyjametsu's attacks collide with him, filling the cathedral with bright light. The two deities run up to him, then step back in horror, seeing Beelzebub bloody and beaten, with a gaping hole in his chest…still standing. He stumbles through the cathedral, completely ignoring everyone. Everything has gone deathly silent. Battle and Bomb shriek and crawl away when Beelzebub stumbles past them. He drops to his knees in front of Belial and grabs her shoulders. Blaze hugs Belial tighter, somewhat for Belial's protection, but mostly to keep from screaming in fear. Beelzebub coughs up blood and stares into Belial's eyes.
Belial stares back at him, as music softly begins playing all around them. Blood pours down Beelzebub's face like tears, more coming up each time he coughs. Her strokes Belial's cheeks and stares in her eyes pleadingly.
"Say you'll share with me…one love…o-one…l-life time…say the word and I will follow you…" He coughs up blood and leans closer to her, desperately looking at her, "Share each day with me…each night…each morning…" More blood seems to pour from his eyes, as his voice becomes stronger. He cups her face and stares at her, "You alone…can make my song…take flight…" He pulls away and stumbles to his feet, holding his head. He stumbles backward and reaches the center of the cathedral.
"IT'S OVER NOW THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT!" He continues holding out "night" as his body explodes in a flash of light. Beams of blue light shoot up from the ground, from the walls, and specifically from Beelzebub. His body slowly dissolves into an infinite number of flies. Each fly turns white and melts away. Soon his face dissolves away, his voice fading out slowly afterward. The cathedral around them cracks and shatters, revealing them all once more in Hell, in the hall where the girls had entered the cathedral.
Trinity is gone; the Puffs are now all separate once more. Realizing victory the three hug each other, then run to Glyjametsu, who has reverted back into Glyja and hug him. Glyja hugs each of them back tightly. Then he turns to the Darkpuffs.
"From this point on…only we can continue. I ask you to return to Malebolgia's home. From there you'll be safe from the upcoming showdown. I can't say it will match out fight with Beelzebub, but I know that the four of you will only get hurt against Leviathan. Leave the rest of this to us.
The Darkpuffs nod and together the four teleport out of the burning Hells. The girls all look at Glyja, who turns back into Glyjametsu.
"Once we enter this door…we can never come back. Are you ready?" The girls stare at the door. In unison they take each other's hands and nod. Glyjametsu nods and together, the four deity siblings enter into the darkness of the Throne of Hell.