Heroes of the Arks

(Start at the Adventurers Camp)

A group of Adventurers were surrounding a map of the location as the groups were pointing out what initial scouting have turned up. Meanwhile Tsubaki and Taiyo were having their own meeting. "Wait that place is the Dogma Rift?" Taiyo asked to which Tsubaki looked.

"It's either that or something very similar to it." Tsubaki said and in turn got to the gist of it. "And if it is then we may be able to locate and secure the Sun King before it can gain a pactmaker." Tsubaki said as she looked to Taiyo.

"Jeez this is some deep shit we're in then." Taiyo said as he realized that any of the Adventurers could become the pactmaker if they didn't hurry through the dungeon. "But how are we supposed to secure it, stay there until we're dust and bones?" Taiyo asked but Tsubaki had an idea.

"No we just take the Ark, without that the Knight itself is completely useless to anyone who finds it." Tsubaki said and thus Taiyo thought about it before nodding in agreement with the Magical Archer.

"But that's assuming the Ark is even there to begin with." Taiyo said as he knew this entire adventure could just be a waste of time.

"It's a risk we're going to have to take." Tsubaki said knowing the Sun King is too dangerous to be left idle due to its power. The groups were in turn silent over this as Tsubaki knew she brought up a good point about this. But the seriousness of it all didn't exactly help calm anyone's nerves at the moment. Seeing the tension growing thick Tsubaki opted to help alleviate it. "So... are you going to get and entire pack or just the one?" Tsubaki asked referring to the Dragon Ryuko had basically stolen from Motoyasu.

"I don't know, though I doubt blondie even took care of him." Taiyo admitted as the Dragon was sleeping with Ryuko using him as a pillow. "Anyway we need to get to the raid planning and hopefully keep Motoyasu from causing a scene." Taiyo said knowing full well that idiot would do almost anything if Malty talked him into it or if it makes him look better.

As he left Tsubaki looked ready to chase Taiyo for a second to tell him what she learned from Fitoria but stopped. She knew Taiyo needed to know the truth but she couldn't say it here less the King had spies among them.

(Later that evening)

"Ok so we're all in agreement then." The Leading Adventurer said as he stood among the many Adventurers. "We'll each enter the Dungeon with combined parties and start mapping the area before making our way to the end of it." He said as it was a smart idea. The plan was simple and that was to get the lay of the area and relay it to the others once they know what exactly to expect they can in turn plan accordingly.

"No complaints from me." Taiyo admitted as he sat there around the limited map they currently had. The Map showed the exterior information and the basic information gathered about the entry hall and the surrounding rooms. The Dungeon itself was built into the mountain thus it would take time for them to traverse it if they all went as one group.

"I can agree to this." Tsubaki said as she saw the varying rooms circled where there was supposed to be another doorway.

"Good since there is only three doors leading to unexplored areas some of us may need to group up our parties accordingly." The Adventurer said as in turn his party member came up.

"So we'll need some volunteers preferably from those with less party members then most." The girl said and in turn Tsubaki knew what this meant.

"I'll do it." Tsubaki said while raising her hand for it.

"Good." The woman said and thus another pair was seen.

"We'll join up with her then." The smaller male of the duo said as he was seen dressed in robes of sorts. Next to him was a much larger man with heavy armor and a large sword on his back. It didn't take long for Tsubaki to figure out that one of them was a Magic Caster while the other was probably the tank. Though it was funny since he was so skinny that he almost looked like a girl and the magic caster robes weren't doing favors to stop such assumptions from forming.

"Thank you. I'm Tsubaki by the way, Tsubaki Kaguya." Tsubaki introduced as she looked to the duo. "And this is my party member Conan." Tsubaki introduced as she looked to them.

"Nice to meet you guys." Conan said as the young Demi-Human waved to the two.

"Pleasure to meet you Ms. Kaguya." The smaller male said as he looked to her. "I'm Ail and this is my twin brother Luther." Ail introduced as the robe wearing youth gestured to the larger of the duo.

"Pleasure to meet you." Luther said until Tsubaki got a serious look and spoke up.

"But before we begin I hope you guys don't have any prejudice against Demi-Humans." Tsubaki said as she was warning them. "If you do then maybe it would be best for you to change parties." Tsubaki said but Luther raised his hands to ease her.

"Don't worry we don't subscribe to the Church of the Three Heroes nor do we go for the Church of the shield Hero from Silvelt and Shieldfreedn." Luther said while calming the situation before it became an issue.

"Yeah we're originally from Faubry so we worship the Church of the Four Heroes... though." Ail trailed off as he looked to Motoyasu and needless to say he did not like the guy thus far.

"Yeah I can agree, he's a goddam moron." Taiyo said as he petted his newly acquired dragon with Ryuko hugging its neck and laughing.

"Come on we best get to bed soon we need to be up early if we wish to have our energy to fight." Tsubaki said and thus they all headed off to sleep.

(Scene Break Early Morning)

The sun began to rise and the morning fog had rolled in with it. The Adventurers all began their raid as each of them entered from one of four points around the dungeon. Motoyasu and his party would enter from one location, Taiyo and Tsubaki's combined party with Luther and Ail would take another route, and the third party in charge would take the final path. There was one other party as well but they weren't much for notice at least at first. From what they heard they were the ones who had performed the initial mapping of the area.

Their first target of course was one of the mausoleums of the outer ring. It may suggest this Dogma rift may have been part of a larger city at the time before it was unearthed. After all the original Dogma Rift was suggested to have been in Yshrenian soil but without further evidence that was all it was, a suggest theory. As Tsubaki went to the area the group was shocked to see it all in such pristine condition upon arrival. No doubt the initial scouting parties were ordered not to touch the treasures they found as their only goal was to scout, once they were done and the other groups came in it was simply a matter of who got what first.

"Wow almost feels like we're breaking into a home instead of an abandoned dungeon." Luther said as the warrior looked to this.

"Yeah." Tsubaki said as she looked around and saw Yshrenian armor or how she expected it to look like.

"Amazing." Ail was heard and got everyone's attention on him.

"What is it?" Rino asked as she saw Ail looking over the banner.

"This banner it's been woven with precious metals." Ail said as his brother then walked over to look.

"Wow your right brother." Luther said as he saw the setup of the item.

"Should we take it?" Rino asked but Taiyo was not at all willing to make a risk this early.

"No if we have time we'll get it on our way out." Taiyo said and thus they were in agreement as he then went over to the crypt. "Hey help me out here." Taiyo said and thus Luther walked over.

"Got it." Luther said and thus pushed the lid off with Taiyo.

When they did so both gasped as inside the crypt was a huge pile of gold, jewels, and treasure. "So pretty!" Ryuko gasped as she saw it all.

"Wow with this we'll be set for life." Luther said as he saw the Gold.

"We'll go for it once we're done here." Tsubaki said and thus she looked to the group. "We need to keep moving the others might be waiting on us." Tsubaki added and thus they all went on the move.

"Right." Taiyo agreed knowing they had a job to do. But as they all left Tsubaki was still unsure as she looked around with worry. She didn't know why but something about this place was telling her to run and not look back. Like every cell in her body was telling her being here was a huge mistake on her part.

"You feel it to... don't you?" Taiyo asked as he looked to his friend who nodded.

"Yeah... I don't know why but... something powerful rests here more so then even our Knights." Tsubaki said as she knew not what it was but whatever it was must not be underestimated by any of them.

"Well only one way to find out." Taiyo said and thus they began to move knowing they had to keep moving in hopes of locating the Sun King's Ark.

(Later at the Front Entrance)

Eventually they all arrived at the front entrance area as Taiyo and Tsubaki lead their group to the open passage way. From what they saw Motoyasu's group had yet to arrive. Tsubaki was actually hoping they found something they should not have and are currently getting hurt in many ways by whatever it was.

"Did Motoyasu get lost or something?" Taiyo asked as he looked around for Motoyasu.

"Not sure but I honestly would not be surprised by it." Rino said as they all agreed Motoyasu would be that stupid all things considered. "Either that or that bitch is trying to stash as much Gold as she can find not even considering it might be cursed." Rino added knowing exactly how she thinks out here.

"Can't argue with that logic," Taiyo said as he remember how the princess tries to steal the gang's stuff before she went to the guards to make them look like criminals, with Tsubaki said to them in a soft tone so others don't hear her, "At least we don't have to deal with them for the time being, and by the time when they get done, we would most likely found what we were looking for."

"Here's to hoping," Taiyo said as he cross his fingers as he hope he doesn't have to deal with the spear hero, or the other two heroes finding the sun king or its Arc.

"Hurry up you pathetic beasts! I don't have time to wait!" a voice yelled out ahead as the group, with Tsubaki silently activated her ability to see far ahead, she saw a man wearing simple gear with a strong looking weapon at his side, an adventurer it seem and no doubt a slaver too, with Tsubaki saw with the slaver three demi-human slaves wearing nothing but rags as she saw them, they were a rabbit, a fox, and a mouse female demi-humans, with the mouse girl looks worn down, no doubt tried out due to a bag that was filled treasure on her back, as well carrying other supplies that was weighting down on her as she said, "I'm sorry master, I just need a bit of time to rest."

"I said I don't have time wait, there will be no rest until we are done for this, you will be punish!" the slaver said as he raise his hand with his middle finger and thumb touching each other as the girl said, "Wait, please don't!"

Before she could say anything else, the slaver snap his fingers as with the mouse girl's slave crest glows, soon cry out in pain as her slave crest shocking her, as she was unable she follows his command, with the other girls cannot do a thing to help her or they risk punishment too, with the slave crest still shocking the mouse girl before it stops, as the slaver was about to command her again, a voice called out from behind as it was Taiyo yelling, "Hey!"

The slaver turn to the group that were coming up as Taiyo said, "What the hell are you doing?"

"What do you think I'm doing? I'm trying to venture forward into this dungeon, but this pathetic one cannot follow my command, so I'm punishing her!" the slaver said as Conan gotten mad at this as he spoke up suddenly as he said to him, "Leave her be, she obviously worn out. Anymore and she would die!"

"keep out of this beast, of I'll cut you down where you stand!" the slaver said as she reach for his sword until an arrow was shot near his foot as everyone stop and look where the arrow came from, no doubt it was from Tsubaki as she held her bow up before lowering as she said, "IF you even dare lay a finger on my companion, I will see to it that your manhood is cut off."

The slaver take a step back as he felt an aura coming off of Tsubaki that scared him, as no doubt she was mad herself, but she didn't want to waste any time as she calm down and said, "And he is right you know. Without rest that girl will fall down and die from exhaustion or slowly be crush by the treasure she's carrying, and you will be down a slave who no doubt is the only one that is able to lift heavy stuff judging by your other… slaves, they were not meant to."

Looking over to the slaves themselves, the mouse girl seem a bit stronger than the other two, as the fox and rabbit girls seem more like magic user of sort maybe as Tsubaki could guess, maybe for healing and support magic, as she went on saying, "So think about this, if she drop dead, then most likely one of your other slaves will have to carry the treasure and no doubt they will drop down faster than the first one which will slow you down even more trying to punish them or if they drop dead as well, so you can either let them rest or you can leave the treasure here and pick it up later, as you could get even more treasure later on… most likely."

"Very well simply for a lovely maiden as yourself." The Slave owning Adventurer said as Tsubaki gave him a small glare.

"What a dick." Taiyo said as Rino quickly covered Ryuko's ears.

"Taiyo!" Rino scolded as she then gestured her eyes to Ryuko who was happily oblivious to everything going on.

"Sorry." Taiyo said as Tsubaki saw this to which the twins smiled a bit as well.

"Are you sure you two aren't her parents because you sure act like it." Ail laughed a bit causing Taiyo and Rino to blush to this.

"Well that is that's to say." Rino stuttered as Taiyo coughed into his hand for this.

"Hey nothing to be ashamed off I've seen plenty of adventurers adopt or bring children along who had been orphaned." Luther said to which it helped calmed the duo down. "So should we wait for the Cardinal Hero?" Luther asked as he knew if they went in without him it might be bad for all of them.

"Or better idea... we can just leave him and say we didn't find anything." Taiyo offered and thus Tsubaki sighed to this.

"If only it was that easy." Tsubaki said and not long after they heard movement. Looking to its source they saw Motoyasu approach with Myne and the two other girls with him.

"Dammit." Taiyo cursed but then noted that Myne was not happy right now.

"You thief." Myne snarled as she glared at Taiyo as Ryuko was with the dragon mount.

"Hey not my fault your dragon likes Ryuko better." Taiyo said as he smirked to the bitch but Motoyasu stepped in.

"But thanks to you we had to leave behind this huge ass loot back there." Motoyasu said as he was clearly forgetting that Ryuko was a Dragon Queen... or he didn't realize this and it would be better not to let him find out.

"Well we saw similar loot and decided to grab it on the way out." Taiyo said as he glared at Motoyasu ready to go head to head against the bozo.

"Would you two idiots booth knock off the petty argument!?" Tsubaki snapped and thus the two boys saw and heard her.

"Fine." The both said to which Ryuko continued to glare at Motoyasu with the new dragon with them who simply hissed and glared at Motoyasu.

"Anyway let's all head in now." the leader of the group said knowing it was time to go. "Gerald you said the entry we'll probably be met with monsters?" The leader asked as Gerald the Slave using Adventurer nodded.

"Yes I went back in twice to see if the Dungeon changes in anyway and while it didn't change I was attacked by monsters both times." Gerald confirmed and thus this got everyone worried. "But don't worry their just undead skeletons nothing to worry about." The man said with a scoff as Taiyo glared at him.

"Well that should be easy." Motoyasu said in a cocky tone suggesting he had no qualms with it.

"No that sound too easy." Tsubaki said more to herself as she felt there was more going on here.

"Whelp lets go." Motoyasu said and thus they began to enter the Dogma Rift.

(Inside)

The group made their way into the place as they noted that all was quiet here. As they entered they saw all was quiet for a moment as all were on edge for this. Not long after they head movement as it was the sound of bones and in turn just as Gerald said a small battalion of Skeletons came charging at them all wielding varying melee weapons.

"Well what do you know, he shot straight." Taiyo said as he pointed his thumb to the foes as he looked to the group.

"Flare Shot." Tsubaki invoked and fired off a fire arrow at the Skeletons turning them all to ash as the arrow whizzed by and hit the head of the last one. Once that was done Gerald and Motoyasu looked to Tsubaki surprised by this.

"Nice shot, Tsubaki-chan." Motoyasu said and thus Tsubaki proceeded to ignore the blond haired idiot.

"Let's just keep going." Tsubaki said and thus they all continued to move on deeper into the ruins.

(Scene Break Unknown Location)

The man was currently sitting on a throne of sorts as he rested his head on his fist. The world was now dark around him after he made sure Media learned to stay away. He had consumed this world and all of its inhabitance long ago since it wasn't the world he desired. Regardless he was lucky his Fortress of Valgander was able to travel between worlds hence why he could raise it at any location of his choosing.

Regardless he opened his eyes and sensed one of his ruins being tampered with. "About time." He said and thus with a wave of his hand multiple magical screens appeared around him. While he was off consuming worlds and beating down Media he had learned new forms of magic and created different ones, this was Raid Status Magic something of his own invention after he dealt with one Hero World that had a similar branch of it.

"Well the introducers should be entering now, fortunately my welcoming surprise is all ready for them." He said as he waved his hand and thus images of the Adventurers raid group appeared. "And fortunate that they would bring both Larvain and Luthea with them." He said as he saw them heading to a cross way. "Well then since they were foolish enough to arrive I should make an example of them... but they did return two of my Knights a reward should suffice as well." He said pondering over what to do with them. "Ah I know." He said and thus he began the fun of his evening.

(Back at the Dogma Rift)

The group arrived at a cross way as they all saw this was where Gerald's map ended. It was more or less easy up until now but beyond here things were going to get hell of a lot harder for them. "This is where we should split up, each party take a single path, make sure to have Teleportation magic ready in case you need to make a hasty retreat." The leading Adventurer said and thus they were all ready to move in.

"Right!" Everyone agreed and thus went their separate ways to continue exploring the tomb. Taiyo and Tsubaki's combined parties with Ail and Luther took one path, Motoyasu and his cheerleader party took another, Gerald and his slaves took the third path, and the leading party took the final path. But unaware to any of them many of them would not be able to escape what fate cruel hands have in store for them.

(Later with Taiyo and Tsubaki's group)

The group keeps on guard as they venture more into the Dungeon, while the packmakers and their own group were not worry as they knew they would be alright knowing that Taiyo and Tsubaki could summon their armor and fight off any creature or beast they could come across that could be too much for anyone to handle.

And speaking of them as Tsubaki was looking ahead with her eagle eye spell, she stop for a moment as did everyone else soon after as Taiyo asked her, "What's up?"

"There's a door ahead, and we got movement behind it, a lot of movement," Tsubaki said as she was looking to the door, a light was shining from under it, to tell there was some sort of lightning behind it, and a lot of shadows moving pass the lighting, with that got everyone's attention as Rino came up and asked, "Can you tell how many, and if it's another adventure group?"

"No telling how many, but if I have to guess, way more than their should within a different group, we may be facing against enemies behind that door," Tsubaki said as Conan put a hand over his daggers just in case with Taiyo crack his neck a bit to loosen himself a bit with Ryuko not looking worried at all and she did have her new follower with her just in case, with Rino nodded to Tsubaki respond as Luther then impatiently said, "So what are we waiting for? Let's us go on in and deal with the enemy."

"Hey are you crazy? She said there's no telling how many there are, and we don't even know what is behind that door at all," the mage brother said as his brother nodded in agreement with Luther then adding, "And we won't be going anyway unless we advance, so we either go on through and deal with the creature behind the door, or you can run back like cowards."

Soon enough as that cause some tension, Tsubaki said, "I didn't say we won't go through, I'm just making a statement to prepare ourselves and take it slow, because if we go in sword and spell blazing we might trigger a trap or something worst."

"So we're taking the slow approach then, well aint that fun?" Taiyo said sounded a bit board by that until Rino Elbow him in his ribs a bit as Conan said, "I'll go ahead first, if there is a trap I should be fast enough to avoid it."

Conan wanted to do more for the group, so he proceeded to volunteer to keep everyone safe as Tsubaki agreed to this plan as she said "Be careful then, no telling what could happen."

Conan nodded as he went ahead with the group following somewhat close behind as, Conan reach the door, he look around for any sort of trap, but nothing stood out to him, not even a string on the ground, as which he put a hand on the door into the next area and push as much as he can to peek inside, and what he saw somewhat disturbed him as his eyes widen a bit.

Quickly close it and took a small breath as Tsubaki look at him as she walk up before stopping 10 feet away from the door and ask, "What did you see?"

"Strange creatures, they look human in a way, but their skin looks rotten and torn apart… and I saw a woman of sort flying with bat like wings. I never seen anything like it," Conan said as Tsubaki was surprise by this as she came up and see what Conan meant, as she push the door lighting enough as well to peek inside and saw what's behind the door.

To her view she saw a group of the undead, roaming around with no sense of where they were going, and the woman Conan saw… Well it see to be a succubus, no doubt she was the one responsible for the undead inside as a succubus would suck the life force out of anyone, leaving the body without a soul as Tsubaki close the door again as she said, "I know what we are up against inside."

"Then let's go in," The slave owner said as Tsubaki shake her head no as she said, "No can do, all of you needs to stay behind for the moment, my spear friend and I here needs to take care of something, as if you go in there now, then you will end up dead."

As the group entered the room Tsubaki saw the foes as she they were familiar. 'More monsters from White Knight Chronicles.' She thought as she knew that as they are they're attacks won't do anything to them. In any other situation an adventurer would need to turn back and find another way but luckily due to her and Taiyo's shared knowledge of White Knight Chronicles they knew these monsters weaknesses.

"As Source of thine power I ordain the, to decipher the laws of nature and heal those around me." Tsubaki said as she targeted the currently intangible Succubus and undead creatures giving off a dark aura that protected them. "Mass healing!" Tsubaki invoked and thus a healing aura washed over the area as Luther and Ali were both wide eyed at what Tsubaki was doing. At least that was the case at first.

When the magic washed over their foes though the Undead lost their aura while the Succubus were made tangible. In turn Taiyo, Rino, and Ryuko sprang into action. "Flare Javelin!" Taiyo invoked as he released his attack on his foes.

"Zwei Fire!" Ryuko invoked as they proceeded to burn the undead to ash before they could react. The few that remained Rino came in and thus began to slash her way through the monsters with her sword in hand. Once she got through the last one she then saw the Succubus. The Succubus glared at them and sprang into action herself to take down her foes. But it seems they were one step ahead of her as Tsubaki came in with Luther, Ali, and Conan.

"Holy Arrow!" Tsubaki invoked and fired the holy arrow at the monster piercing its body and filling it with holy energy.

Next came Conan as he used a twin sword style to do some damage against the monster. As he did this he jumped back and allowed Luther to jump in and attack the monster with his own weapon and giving Ali the opening he needed to attack.

"As Source of Thine Power I ordain the, to decipher the laws of nature and bring holy light upon my foe." Ali began as he drew forth his magic. "Shine Burst!" He invoked and thus the Succubus was defeated as it cried out in agony due to the attack made upon it. As the demon of lust turned to ash the group saw they cleared the room with ease.

"Well that was easy looks like teamwork makes the dream work." Taiyo said with a grin on his face as Ryuko nodded while the still unnamed dragon stood there calmly.

"I have to admit we managed to pull through that one." Luther said as he hoisted his weapon over his shoulder with a grin on his face.

"We best keep going we don't want to be held up any longer." Ali said suddenly as they all agreed with him. At least until they got to the center of the room causing a large magical crest to flash to life and thus to their shared shock and horror the floor crumbled beneath them causing them to start falling. They all screamed in panic as they felt to what may very well be their dooms.

That was until Tsubaki and Taiyo both acted and drew their Knight's arks for battle. "VERTO!" Tsubaki and Taiyo both invoked and in a flash of light the Dragon Knight and Mood Maiden appeared. In turn the two Knights both began to fly and grab each of their party members to save them. For Taiyo he grabbed Rino, Ryuko, and the dragon while Tsubaki grabbed Conan, Luther, and Ali before the two began to enter a hover state with their Knights.

"Is everyone ok?" Taiyo asked as he looked to the gathered trio in his arms.

"Yeah papa we're ok." Ryuko said as she was happy to be held by the one she saw as her father.

"Is everyone accounted for?" Tsubaki asked and thus she saw that she had all three of the people in her arms.

"Yeah we're fine." Conan confirmed and thus they all looked to each other with a nod.

"We better move before our knights..." Taiyo said before he noticed something. "Huh?" Taiyo asked as he looked to his hub.

"What is it?" Rino asked worried for Taiyo.

"According to my Ark so long as the Knight Arks are within the area labeled as a Dogma location such as these ruins the Knights can run indefinitely so long as they are not deal sufficient enough damage." Taiyo explained as he then looked over to Tsubaki.

"Yeah mine says the same thing." Tsubaki said as she saw they both were granted that benefit and wondered if the others were also fortunate for that.

"Well isn't that fortunate for us." Luther said happy that their allies were able to discover this advantage. "Thinking we should keep using your Knights then?" He added to which Tsubaki thought it over.

"No even if we do our Knights get stronger near each other and if they get to strong they'll start to drive us insane with power." Tsubaki said as she didn't want that to happen until they retrieve their Cardinal Weapons to hopefully act as a counter balance so she can fight alongside her friends.

"I understand." Ali said as he knew there is such a thing as too much power. Thus the two Knights proceeded to fly upward to safety knowing they needed to continue on forth in order to get to the end.

"I wonder how Moron-Yasu is doing on his end." Taiyo quipped while adding a new insult to his ammunition to use against Motoyasu.

(Meanwhile with Motoyasu's group)

Motoyasu and his party were seen running for their lives as they were being chased by a group of monsters firing off elemental spells of fire, wind, earth, and water. It was supposed to be a quick nab of EXP but the minute he attacked them it set them off as they began to attack in retaliation. Needless to say Motoyasu managed to take a few of them down before he had the whole horde on his tail. In turn he and his party under Malty's advice were force to run for it and thus here they are trying to make their escape from the monsters chasing them down.

"Are they still chasing us?" Motoyasu asked said as a group of varying Elementals chased them down.

"Yes they are." A member of his party said as she was now as panicked as the rest of them.

"Dammit this was never in Emerald Online!" Motoyasu cried out as he was running from the monsters. Malty meanwhile was panicked through it all as she was not expecting this to happen not one bit. It was all their fault that Shield bastard and his friends. It had to be their fault that things were not going her way right now.

"Look a door!" One of the girls called out and thus Motoyasu acted.

"In here hurry!" He called out and thus they made a bee-line for the door in question. Once they got in Motoyasu barricaded the door using whatever he could. Once that was done the group all sighed in release as they waited for the monsters to pass by before attempting to leave. Attempting being the key word in this because just then the floor at their feet glowed brightly revealing a crest upon it making Malty go wide eyed to this.

"Teleportation magic?!" She asked realizing they just triggered a trap. And in turn they all found themselves blinded by the light as they were teleported away from the area.

(Later)

Motayasu's eyes shot open as he looked around seeing he was in a darkened room. "W-what happened?" He asked while looking around for an answer to his question.

"Sir Motoyasu!" Malty was heard as they tried to figure out what had happened.

Motoyasu saw his party was accounted for he knew wherever they were they had to move. "Come on we need to leave." Motoyasu said as he felt they may have bitten off more than they can chew.

"Right." The girls agreed only for Motoyasu to step on something causing a crunching sound to be heard.

"Sorry escape will not be possible." Came a voice that Motoyasu found oddly familiar here. The party then saw the torches lit and from it the girls screamed when they saw the entire room was covered in massive spiders from the size of average monsters to the size of the Knights themselves. As they scurried around Motoyasu took note to what looked like eggs nearby and from it they saw a young woman sitting there not at all bothered by the Spiders that were crawling around. Oddly enough she had a strange resemblance to Motoyasu as she had her hair long and straight with what looked like an outfit made of spider silk. "After all I've been waiting a long time for you... Motoyasu-kun." The woman said and thus Motoyasu recognized the girl from his world who had vanished a while back.

"No... Miyuki?" Motoyasu asked shocked to see her shocking the party as well.

"Oh so you do recognized me, Motoyasu-kun." Miyuki said as the way she said it came off with contempt for him. "And it seems you still haven't learned from those two who I'm assuming had killed you." Miyuki said as she glared at Motoyasu's party.

"Sir-Motoyasu do you know this girl?" Malty asked and thus Miyuki scoffed to this.

"Yes Motoyasu tell the Media fragment who I am, tell her of all our good times... until those whores that followed you around took it all." Miyuki said as she glared at Motoyasu ready to kill him if need be.

Motoyasu was surprised by this as he saw the girl whom had vanished from his world was here. "Her name... her name is Miyuki Kitamura... she's my sister." Motoyasu confessed as this surprised the group to no end.

"Sister?!" Malty asked shocked to hear this.

"Miyuki I can't believe it your here, you were summoned here also!" Motoyasu began happy to see his sister was alive and well... only for Miyuki to snap her fingers and the larger spider jumped in and snarled at Motoyasu.

"I be careful Nii-san my children aren't exactly fond of you." Miyuki said surprising Motoyasu.

"Your children?" Motoyasu asked as he was shocked when he heard this.

"Of course though I suppose they are your nieces and nephews at this point." Miyuki said as her voice became cold and aloof. "All it takes is a pretty face and you simp around for the girl especially when they killed me." Miyuki said to which Motoyasu was shocked by this. "Your girlfriends thought I was a rival and took me out of the picture I was tied up in a chair and left in a cage where I eventually died." Miyuki summarized as she looked to be getting up which would leave Motoyasu in shock.

"SO I got Isekai'd much like you did most likely but I wasn't granted the benefit of a human body like you did." She added and thus to Motoyasu's shock his sisters entire lower body was in fact an entire Spider much like the ones around them making her an Arachne.

"Miyuki..." Motoyasu gasped at what he saw.

"That's right nii-san I was reborn as a spider monster and thanks to that I had to fight for my life 24/7 before HE found me." Miyuki revealed as she moved her lower body to the party ready to end the source of her pain. "Though I am grateful to him and I honestly come to enjoy being an Arachne as you can see." Miyuki said as she looked down upon her foes who all looked ready to fight save for Motoyasu.

"Miyuki if this was Shiro then I." Motoyasu began but Miyuki [pointed forward and thus one of the smaller spiders attacked forcing Motoyasu to defend himself from his nephew... or was that his niece?

"Shiro? I've heard you gotten dumber but not to THIS level!" She yelled thus went further. "I am like this because of the power of the Glorious New God Emperor Madoras!" Miyuki called out as she then looked up with arms spread and laughed. "His power it was thanks to him that I am here now, he saw me and took mercy upon me and helped me become stronger from the shadows to take back my life!" Miyuki called out as she seemed to have become loyal to this Madoras person whoever he was.

"My Emperor oh beloved Emperor Madoras hear my praise to you thank you for making our reunion possible. Thank you for making me part of the advance forces to strike upon this world to bring your vision of order upon it." She praised treating Madoras as if he was a God.

"Zwei fire!" Malty was heard and thus to Motoyasu's shock a fireball shot out and went for Miyuki. But it seems Miyuki wasn't afraid as just then a large Spider took the attack for her and was only slightly hurt due to the fire element it had.

"Oh yes I almost forgot about you Medea fragment." Miyuki said looking upon Malty as if she was just an animal or in Malty's case looking upon her like she herself was a demihuman. "I shall offer your head to My Emperor who will surely reward me for that." Miyuki said ready to attack until Malty realize how bad this was.

"Motoyasu I ask in the name of family that you step aside I have a pest to deal with." Miyuki said as she targeted Malty ready to kill another Medea fragment.

"I don't understand Miyuki, what are you saying? Just who is this Madoras that filling your head with these thoughts?" Motoyasu asked his sister what she is saying as Miyuki looked at her brother as she said, "Madoras is the god who will rule over all, this world, the next, and every other world including our former home who will bring true justice to all by destroying them."

"Why Miyuki, why are you saying this? What about your friends, our family, what about them?" Motoyasu said as he push away the spider monsters while keeping Malty while she and the few companion that were with them defending themselves as Miyuki soon said to him, "It doesn't matter anymore, all thanks to those girls who saw me nothing as a threat as you know what they did to me?

Motoyasu push back the spider monster before him and try to dodge another, while his sister went on saying as she said, "They took me by surprise, hit me over my head and took me to a dark place, where I was tie down, stuck in a cage and left rotting there… to die like an animal! All alone… with no one there to save me… not even you."

Motoyasu was shock by this as he didn't realize The spider monster keep coming as at this point Motoyasu have no choice but to fight back against the spiders as he thrust at them, hitting a large one back while hitting another with the side of his spear, as Miyuki keep on speaking to her brother as she said, "After I was reborn and founded by Madoras, he showed me why you never bother to find me, a simple note that wasn't written by my hand, and you believe it to be mine after those girls hand it to you and didn't give a 2nd thought to it to see if it was from me… and that hurt me deeply."

She place a hand over her heart is at, to show how much it affected her as she had become now, with Motoyasu thought back to that day when those girls show him a note he thought was written by his sister, saying he would be going on a trip for a few days, but now that he thought about it, the hand writing was sloppy and short, and thought why didn't he given it a 2nd look over?

With the spider monster coming closer to him as they seem about to attack all at once, until Motoyasu stab his spear into the ground causing a shock wave that blow the spider monsters around him away, giving him room to speak to his little sister as he said, "I'm sorry Miyuki, if I had known I would have… I could have…"

Motoyasu said as he didn't know what to say to his sister at this point as it seem he was responsible for his sister death as he soon said, "If I had known I would have look for you… I would have try to find you… I'm sorry."

AS he look he was about to break down crying, Miyuki give a signal to make her children stop attacking, while opening up a path way to her brother as she slowly approach him, while keeping some of her children near her to take any attack that could have been aimed at her by the other members of her brother's party.

"I forgive you brother, I know you would have done it, so I'll forgive you of that," Miyuki said as that made Motoyasu lift his head up to this as he look at his sister as she was closer to him but did not take a step further to be way out of reach of his spear and enough distant to avoid any attack made by him or anyone else, as Motoyasu said, "So... does that mean…?"

Before he could say anymore, Miyuki spoken up, cutting him off saying, "Unfortunately not, as I still enrage."

She snap her fingers as suddenly a spider monster came dropping down from above as Motoyasu saw this and out of the way quickly as his sister said, "You believe those girls without a 2nd thought, taking their word as truth when in fact they were all lies! You choose them over me!"

"Honestly I always thought you would have at least tried to look for me or ask questions." Miyuki said as she looked sadly as the Spiders were starting to overrun the group. "I always thought you knew me as well as I knew you... seems I was mistaken in the end." Miyuki said as she made her way to the group.

"Miyuki please stop this!" Motoyasu cried out as he tried his damn hardest to get free but to no avail.

"Don't worry I won't kill you brother but the Medea Fragment on the other hand must die." Miyuki said as she directed her attention to Myne who went wide eyed to this. "My children will wrap you in webbing so I can have you taken outside, the girls as long as they don't struggle they may yet live." Miyuki said as her Spider Body made its way to the scared Myne. "But as I said the Medea fragment shall die." Miyuki said as she knew Madoras order to his followers. Any Medea fragment they find must be killed posthaste.

Just then as the web cocoon was to be formed Myne acted fast. "Wait stop please we can strike a deal!" Myne begged much to everyone's shock as Miyuki scoffed a bit.

"Oh and what do you have that I would want?" Miyuki asked as she looked down upon Myne as if she was just a mongrel which infuriated Malty to no end. But alas the First Princes and rightful heir had to swallow her pride... and grovel.

"Please let me leave with my life in exchange you can have Sir Motoyasu as your brother again and those two as food!" Malty offered as she was clearly bargaining for her life here.

"WHAT?!" Motoyasu and the girls all gasped in shock over this.

"Oh... you don't say." Miyuki said as she sounded like she was intrigued by the offer. "My children do need a good source of food instead of relying on cannibalism to nourish themselves." Miyuki said as she walked away a bit thinking the offer over. "Plus it would give me and Motoyasu time to catch up and for me to give him a proper tongue lashing for trusting every pretty face that comes his way." Miyuki weighed as she actually looked like she was giving it some thought.

"So... you'll take the offer?" Myne asked with hope that she could walk away alive and well from this.

"Hmmm." Miyuki hummed for a moment before looking to the grip with a sinister smirk. "Nope." She said and thus Myne yelled in shock when web lines hit her and began to drag her to Miyuki.

"Myne!" Motoyasu cried out as Myne was held upside down before Miyuki's human torso.

"It's nothing personal see, Lord Madoras had made it clear that if ANY of us finds a Medea fragment we are to eliminate it with extreme prejudice before it causes chaos and interferes with his plans." Miyuki said as she saw the fear etched into Myne's face.

"But you won't hear a word of me if you let me go! Please what would I do to your lord?!" Myne was begging now as she was close to tears before Miyuki flipped her over and held the bitch princess by her crimson locks.

"You Medea fragments are all the same born into power so Medea can instill chaos to the world she wants to consume. Funny story she's only doing it so she can best Madoras and take his place." Miyuki said before she tossed Myne to a crowd of her children who all began to circle around her waiting for the order from their mother. "whenever things don't go your way you wine bitch cry and blame everyone but yourselves because you all think you can do no wrong and everything bad that happens to you is the fault of others." Miyuki added smiling down on Malty. "Kicker is Medea even tried to have one of her fragments born to Madoras lineage and it took my lord all of five minutes out of the womb for him to figure out who and what his newest daughter was." Miyuki said as Malty scooted away to hide herself from this monster.

"You know what he did to the infant Medea fragment?" Miyuki asked as it was Motoyasu who voiced it.

"W-what did he do?" Motoyasu asked worried over what he would here.

"Hmm well first time he killed the girl out right, second time Medea tried it he used her for his experiments with magic and his rituals only to die later, and the third time she tried Madoras let her grow only to get a show out of her string of failures until he got bored and eliminated her all the while she begged and cried to be spared." Miyuki taunted as Motoyasu heard.

"that's screwed up! They were his daughters his own flesh and blood and he did that to them!" Motoyasu yelled but he then had a horrifying realization. "How can you be loyal to a monster like that!" Motoyasu yelled but Miyuki scoffed.

"How can you trust the word of every pretty face that comes your way?" Miyuki countered but wasn't done. "He's pragmatic he sees a problem weighs the options and deals with it accordingly." Miyuki said as she then had enough. "We can argue all you want but I have a duty to fulfill." Miyuki said and thus she raised her hand. "Children enjoy because it's..." She began only to freeze up as a cold air blew through the room.

"Miyuki..." A voice whispered as from the shadows a pair of glowing topaz eyes appeared. "Let them pass." The owner ordered as Miyuki was shocked by this.

"Emperor Madoras?!" She asked shocked to see her lord projecting himself through worlds. "But she's a Medea fragment!" She defended but Madoras would not have any of it. In turn Madoras shot out tendrils of magic which attacked Miyuki causing her great pain.

"Do not question my orders follow them!" He ordered while releasing tendrils of magic to attack Miyuki who cried out in pain from it.

"Y-yes Lord Madoras as you command." Miyuki said and thus Madoras and his punishment vanished leaving the group there. "Free them." Miyuki ordered and thus the spiders did as told and cut the party loose. "The exit is that way go now." Miyuki ordered as she went to her nest to sulk.

"Wait Miyuki!" Motoyasu cried out but was of course ignored.

"LEAVE ME BE!" Miyuki yelled and thus the Spiders went on the attack to force them out. In turn Motoyasu was forced to run for it as he made his way to the exit of the room. But as he left he saw Miyuki leave no doubt to sulk over her loss as the Spiders protected their queen in response.

(Later with Motoyasus's Party)

The group found themselves outside the room as they were all catching their breath from what they were forced to endure. "Myne what was that back there?" Motoyasu asked as he looked to Malty in shock.

"I... I did what I felt was right." Malty said as she quickly weaved an excuse on what to do. "I had to make a tough call, you far too valuable against the waves to die Sir Motoyasu." Malty defended as she began to shed crocodile tears. "My plan was to return to the capital to get held from the royal guard and rescue you!" Malty lied as she looked to Motoyasu.

"Oh... I see." Motoyasu said as he saw how weepy Myne was which his mind must have been from fear. "Still that was a risky gamble you made and in the end it didn't work." Motoyasu said as Myne nodded to the spear Hero.

"Of course I'll never make that sort of mistake again." Myne said but inside she was seething in rage. She was humiliated by a mindless monster but to find out Motoyasu had a relative turned into that... she might be able to work this to her advantage as long she did it the right way. But for now she had to carry on but also play her game carefully till her goal was within reach. Still Madoras… why does that name fill her with such dread?

(Scene Break the Pactmaker Party)

The party continued exploring the dungeon as they had taken out a good deal of monsters on the way through. It didn't take long for them to hear the sound of metal clashing against metal which sounded like a fight was going on nearby. "I heard fighting." Conan said as he sensitive ears caught wind of it.

"Same here." Ryuko nodded a she sat on the dragons back.

"Let's move." Tsubaki said and thus they picked up their pace hoping to stop needless death from occurring in this place.

"Right!" The group responded and thus they all got moving to the source of the noise.

Thankfully it did not take them long as they arrived at what looked like a dungeon where they saw the Slave Owner Gerald. His hair was undone as it was clear he was on the ground with his three slaves looked scared. "You damn Demi's what are you waiting for heal me!" Gerald ordered and thus they did as they were told.

"Fast Heal!" The mouse demi invoked and thus Gerald's injuries were healed.

"It's not enough used enhancement magic now!" Gerald ordered and thus they got to work.

After a quick incantation Gerald was glowing but the look in his eyes were that of madness. His opponent on the other hand shocked the group to no end with who they were. "Wait is that... General Dragias?!" Taiyo asked in shock as Gerald's foe was none other than the Magi Leader named General Dragias from White Knight Chronicles 1. From what they understood the General was simply a public face to rally the Magi since multiple people donned the name based on what was needed be it a pactmaker or a master strategist.

"Wait I don't hear anything from this guy." Conan said as he looked to Dragias. "It's just an empty suit of armor." Conan added as this just made things a lot more complicated.

"Wait if that is the case then..." Tsubaki began and thus grew worried over what this may entail for them.

But before anything else could be said Gerald road of fury soon turned into a cry of agony. The group in turn looked and saw that the armors blade was now dripping blood as Gerald sword spun before stabbing into the ground with his hand still gripped on it. Blood then spewed out of Gerald's wounds as he cried out in pain over the event.

"Holy crap." Taiyo gasped when he saw this as Gerald then glared at his slaves as he stumbled back.

"What are you animals waiting for hurry up and GAUGH!?" Gerald yell of rage was soon silenced as Dragias armor charged and sliced his claws pass his neck silencing the slave owning Adventurer. As he was on the ground he glared over to his slaves but when he tried to give orders to them only a gurgling sound was heard followed by grunts as he realized Dragias had made him a mute. What made it worse was upon realizing this the three girls began to smile sinisterly and laugh as well as they saw the fate their tormentor was enduring.

"He's so dead." Taiyo said as he realized what was about to happen. Dragias grabbed the now scared cripple and glared at him in the eye before he ran his sword through the slave owner's face killing him instantly and leaving a sword wound through it. Once he pulled it out he dropped the corpse and began to walk away from the scene.

"Why didn't they?" Tsubaki asked as she knew how the Slave Crest worked.

"He must have ordered them to stay out of it unless he says otherwise. All he did was order them to heal him and thus they could not get involved." Conan said as he realized what this meant for the group. As the Demihumans walked over to their former master their crest glowed to life for a bit before they fizzled and vanished yet the Demi-humans didn't seem to notice the pain showing just how broken they were. Once they got to their former master they began to kick his corpse adding insult to injury regardless that he was dead already. It was evident that he would not be missed as the Slave Crests seemed to have removed themselves.

It was a contradiction in the crest that freed the now former slaves. The Slave Crest was said to prevent harm from coming upon the master as the slaves would protect them if able. But when the master orders them not to interfere with danger the crest fights with itself as the order said not to but it was programed to do otherwise. This in turn nullified the crest when the danger kills the master because the crest may protect the master from outside threats or the slave themselves but not by their own arrogance when it does them in.

"Come on." Tsubaki said as she knew those girls would not survive long and thus walked over to them. The three saw the Moon Maiden's Pactmaker and looked at her with wariness. That was before she, Taiyo, and Luther passed to them a teleportation scroll each to the slaves. "Here use this and wait at the entrance we'll come back for you all and get you somewhere safe." Tsubaki said as she looked to the girls. They all looked to each other before dropping the loot they had so far and with a nod took the scrolls and activated them teleporting themselves out of the dungeon.

"Ok now that they are safe lets..." Luther began but then saw the Dragias Armor was gone and in his place was the door to the final room.

"Hurray we beat the mini-boss!" Taiyo called out raising his hands to the cheer... only for Rino to sigh and slap Taiyo upside the head. "Ok I had that one coming, but totally worth it." Taiyo said as he head was currently sideways from the slap.

"Let's go whatever is waiting for us can't be good." Conan said and thus they got moving once more.

(Scene Break the final Room)

Taiyo, Tsubaki, and Luther's combined parties arrived at the final room and needless to say they were shocked at what they found. Sitting upon a massive stone throne was, to Taiyo and Tsubaki's shock, the Sun King the missing fifth and final Knight. It was also the most powerful of the five Knights as in White Knight Chronicles lore was the personal Knight of Emperor Madoras himself. "We found it." Tsubaki said as she saw the massive Knight was here.

"And it gets better look!" Taiyo called out and on a pedestal before the Knight was the Sun King's Ark a mask that awaited a pactmaker to forge a pact with.

"Well that was convenient." Tsubaki said as she and Taiyo began to approach the Ark. This was the end and as she was about to grab the ARK the eyes on it flashed and blasted her and Taiyo away from it.

"Tsubaki/Taiyo!" Conan and Rino cried out as the Demi-Human then charged in only for the ARK to blast him back as well.

"The only reason a Knight Ark would do that..." Tsubaki said as she got back up wide eyed over this. "Is if it already has a pactmaker." Tsubaki said wide eyed over what this could imply for them.

"But who is its pactmaker?" Taiyo wonder as something like this should be possible as no one had come this far as much they can tell, and no one can live a long life unless they found a way to cheat death or they were immortal, with a thought came to Tsubaki as she realize who the pactmaker could be.

The one being that who store their essence into the 5 knights, the being who was the true king of the Yshrenian empire, the vision she saw before with that man that was there as the memory came back to her as she saw his face and knew who he was as she said, "It can't be."

Before anyone or anything else happen, the doors behind them suddenly open as they turn around and saw Motoyasu group have arrived as Motoyasu stop for a moment putting his hand to his knees and take a breath as he said, "We made it we made it to the end of the dungeon."

Suddenly the girls in his group gasp to the site they saw, with Malty was looking in fear of what she saw before her, seeing the sun king knight before her, as she knew she should be excited to see such a thing, as there was another suit of armor in the world now, but she only felt fear and didn't know why as she thought, "What is happening to me?"

Motoyasu caught him breath and look up and to his surprise to see the sun king before him as he said, "I can't believe it, another knight!"

He look below it and saw the mask, and near it was Tsubaki and Taiyo and their group along with those brothers, as he thought they were about to claim it as he suddenly rushes towards the mask as he said, "Get out of the way!"

"Wait, is he?" Taiyo said as he didn't know what Motoyasu was planning on doing as he saw the Spear hero raise his weapon as he called out, "Thunder spear!"

His spear change into lightning and throw it between the two pactmakers to make them get out of the way in time as the spear of lightning struck with Motoyasu keep on running as he thought, "If I can get that armor, then maybe I can take on the other 4, and take down this Madoras bastard!"

"Wait you moron! It's a trap!" Taiyo yell out to him hoping Motoyasu would hear him but the dumb blonde guy didn't listen and keep running to the mask, with Malty heard what they said as she called out, "Sir Motoyasu!"

It was already too late as Motoyasu was soon upon the mask as the armor's eyes glows for a moment as it seem they were about to fire again, but they didn't as Motoyasu reach the mask.

With the two pactmaker were surprise by this as they wonder why he was about to get so close to the mask, but before they could say a thing, Motoyasu touch the sun king's ark, then suddenly the mask itself responded to his touch as similar what happen with Shiro when he pick up a sword for the first time, but on a larger scale, a shock came to him while he cry out in pain before he push back by an unknown force.

He as between the two pactmakers as Tsubaki kneel down next to him with Taiyo said, "You idiot, I said it was a trap and you still went for it! What the hell is wrong with you?"

"Shut up Taiyo. Motoyasu tell me, what happen when you touch the mask?" Tsubaki said as she wonder why the armor didn't respond like before and why was he push back instead of being blasted at as Motoyasu was coming around as he said, "Something… something came out… from the mask. I don't know what it was."

Suddenly a screen appeared before Motoyasu, with Tsubaki was able to see it and read what I said as it said, "Error! Unknown item. Caution: Rule violation use of item that is already paired with another user."

"W-what's going on here? I thought this was the reward, why is it already taken?" Motoyasu said as he read the screen as well as wonder what is going on.

"What did you fools do to it?" Myne asked as she regained herself.

"Nothing." Taiyo defended as he glared at them. "The damn thing already had a pactmaker." Taiyo said as he then looked to the Knight. "But I don't even know who it is." Taiyo said as he had a bad feeling about this.

"That is a likely story!" Malty yelled as she glared at the group accusingly.

"It's true we only just got here." Ail said with a nod as he knew for a fact none of the others made it this far.

"Plenty of time for you to take it!" Malty yelled accusingly and thus it began a back and forth between the two parties. But unaware to them Luther noticed something from the Sun King as a dark sphere began to form before it. As the sphere took form it was clear something was about to happen and then he looked to his distracted brother Ail and began to put two and two together.

"Taiyo and I already have Knights we can't bond with another!" Tsubaki yelled as she wasn't exactly sure on that one. After all according to lore Madoras despite the Sun King being his personal Knight was also said to be able to use the others being their creator and such.

But as the dark sphere finished taking form Luther saw it fly torts Ail and thus sprang into action. "Ail!" Luther cried out and thus Ail and everyone looked to see Luther pushed Ail out of the way and thus the dark sphere hit him and entered his body.

Luther cried out in pain as he felt the sphere enter his body producing a dark aura around his form. Luther tried his hardest to fight off whatever was entering him but as he did so he felt his control of his body slip away from him. Eventually he stumbled a bit and thus Ail panicked over his brother. "Luther!" Ail cried out and thus Luther reached the apex.

The Warrior screamed out as his body burst out with dark power and thus everyone had to shield themselves from the blast. As the energy began to die down they all looked and saw Luther arms and head were slumped as all was ominously silent for a moment. "Luther?" Tsubaki asked with concern for the warrior as everyone was worried now.

"Brother are you ok?" Ail asked as he approached Luther concerned for his brother.

Just then Luther stumbled forward a bit when Ail approached and thus grabbed the magic caster by the neck. Everyone gasped at this as Luther raised his head to reveal his eyes were now black with topaz irises while dark veins pulsed on his body. "Huh... shame I was aiming for the magic caster." Luther said as Myne froze up at its voice while Motoyasu, Taiyo, and Tsubaki instantly recognized it. He then tossed Ail aside and scoffed a bit to this as he noted blood began to leak from his eyes. "Especially since this body seems unable to contain me." He added as it seems the body was breaking down fast.

"W-what is this?" Motoyasu asked but it was Tsubaki who answered.

"Madoras." Tsubaki said as Madoras was currently possessing the body of Luther.

"Ah it seems Mureas champions know of me good, this might actually be entertaining." Madoras said as he reached out and summoned the Sun King's Ark to his waiting hand. Once this was done Madoras then sensed an attack coming for him.

"You bastard you pay for what you did!" Motoyasu called out with his spear only for his shock to be made when Madoras easily caught the spear with only two fingers. Motoyasu was shocked by this as he began to struggle while Madoras gave Motoyasu a bored look.

"Oh look the false hero pawn who thinks himself the hero." Madoras said before pushing Motoyasu back with ease. Motoyasu rolled on the ground from the push and thus saw Madoras approaching the group a bit who all got on the defensive. "Though I must confess you are doing a most excellent job sowing chaos into this world." Madoras said as he smirked to Motoyasu.

"What?" Motoyasu asked as he was left confused on that.

"But of course with all the damage you and the other three false heroes have been causing it would make my arrival all the more simple and welcomed." Madoras said as he smirked to the false cardinal hero. "I mean I did drag you from the brink when I interfered with the Cardinal summoning." Madoras said and thus Motoyasu was left wide eyed as did Malty.

"No... Your lying that's impossible!" Motoyasu accused as he glared at Madoras. "You couldn't have done that you weren't there I was chosen to be the hero!" Motoyasu accused and thus Madoras began to laugh at him.

Madoras simply chuckled at the fool who thinks himself a Cardinal Hero. "Chosen to be a hero... HAH!" Madoras scoffed as he crossed his arms tapping his mask to his shoulder while walking to the side. "You were chosen alright, but you were chosen by me out of convenience I needed to ensure your Cardinal Weapons remained away from their true wielders and you were the delightful fool who fit what I needed, an absolute moron who is easily manipulated by a pretty face despite how she oh so easily toyed with you just to fulfil her selfish desires." Madoras said as he looked to Motoyasu. "So congratulations False Hero you only stowed chaos under the pretense of performing heroics." Madoras taunted as he did a small bow to Motoyasu.

"Stop with your bullshit lies!" Motoyasu yelled and charged only for Madoras to smirk.

"Stand down!" He ordered using a bit of magic and thus Madoras felt his body stop and thus pull back making him go wide eyed.

"W-what I can't." Motoyasu said and thus Madoras then pointed to Malty.

"Now... attack her." He ordered and thus Motoyasu's body acted and went for Malty.

"Wait please stop don't do this!" Motoyasu cried out as his body would no obey his will.

"Wait no Lord Motoyasu don't do this!" Malty begged but the attack came as Motoyasu swung his spear at Malty as Motoyasu laughed a bit.

"Fool I had ensured you would not rebel so I branded you upon your arrival I have total control of your body. Yet you still think this a game don't you so in your mind I'm a hacker." Madoras said as Motoyasu was wide eyed to this. Myne tried her best to avoid Motoyasu's attack only for Tsubaki to jump in and block the spears attack with her bow.

"As much as I hate her, if she dies Shiro can kiss clearing his name goodbye." Tsubaki said and thus she kicked Motoyasu back,

"You may stop." Madoras ordered and thus Motoyasu regained control of himself. "Ah the true Cardinal Bow Hero and the True Cardinal Spear Hero." Madoras said as he looked to Tsubaki and Taiyo. "The one's whom Mureas put all her faith in." Madoras said as he looked to the two.

"Wait the True Cardinal Heroes?" Rino asked as she was surprised by this.

"That's impossible." Myne said as she glared at the man before her.

"Regardless let us see what Mureas sees in you." Madoras said and thus got to the good part for himself. "O Adolmaea Shining Sovereign Supreme Light of the ancient Skies." He began as his voiced echoed for all to hear. "Grant me your power." He continued while holding the mask before his face. "Verto." He finished and thus put the mask on and began the transformation. The Sun King's form vanished from its pedestal as fires formed around him with the mystical circle appearing behind him as opposed to below him. Fires as hot as the sun appeared around him as the Sun King rose up behind him with his arms spread to either side which the all-powerful Sun King mimicked.

Once Madoras merged with the Knight he cast the fire away as if he was pulling aside a veil. The Sun King stood tall and proud as expected of royalty before he summoned his mighty lance in a flurry of flames and thus the Sun King was ready for battle. "Now then show me the legend of your steel." Madoras challenged as he was ready for combat against the true chosen heroes of this world.

Taiyo and Tsubaki had their arks out and thus went to return the favor. "VERTO!" They both invoked and thus in a flash of power the Dragon Knight and Moon Maiden took the stage. The three Knights glared at each other ready to do battle. The Dragon Knight started off as he charged in for battle swinging his trident upon his foe. During Taiyo's attack Tsubaki with her Moon Maiden provided cover fire as the two did battle against the Sun King.

The Sun Kin in response easily parried the trident and summoned a barrier to shield himself from the Moon Maiden Arrow. The Battle continued as the heroes of the hour tried their damn hardest to one up the Sun King in this battle but it was difficult for them to do. the battle progressed as the Sun King was proving to be a powerful combatant in this regard as he was clearly taking a form of pleasure from this battle.

"Nova Flash." Madoras invoked and thus the two Knights apposing him were blasted back by an explosive fire based magic. Once they regained themselves they saw the Sun King casually walking torts them showing them they were but gnats before his power. "Pathetic do you honestly believe you can use the Knights to best me? I who created them to further my goals and ambitions." Madoras taunted as he looked upon his foes.

"Without Falchion we're at a disadvantage." Tsubaki said as she knew the Sun King was impervious to all matters of attack and back in the hands of its first user before Grazel. Let's say that the duo did not like their odds.

"Weird he hasn't tried to usurp our Knights?" Taiyo asked and thus that rung for Tsubaki as she also remembered Mureas as well. This meant that they may in fact have an edge of their own in this battle. Madoras then scoffed a bit at the mortals and thus went for the attack only for the Two Knights to get out of the way of the Yshrenian Emperor. But Taiyo was then hit by a blast of flames to rival the sun and thus hit the wall where he fell on his Knights rump.

"Taiyo!" Rino cried out and thus Ryuko snarled to this.

"No I'm mad! No on hurts papa!" Ryuko cried out and thus charged into battle in her dragon form.

"Ryuko don't!" Rino cried out as Ryuko went for the Sun King.

"Stop!" Ail cried out but it was too late to stop her.

"Ryuko get back!" Taiyo ordered as he saw Ryuko was acting on her own.

But Ryuko ignored him and tried attacking the Sun King anyway. She tried to be fast by attacking multiple areas and smart by going for the joints. But alas the Sun King was unaffected by the attacks of the small dragon girl. She tried to attack only to be smacked away by the Sun King. Luckily she rolled off one of the areas in the room and continued again.

"Pathetic." Madoras said as he glared at Ryuko before he in turn slapped the girl so hard she flew and busted up the wall she hit before falling to the ground reverting to her human form.

"Ryuko!" Rino and Taiyo both cried out in shock over this. Ryuko tried to get up only to cough out blood before falling over making Taiyo go wide eyed over this.

"Ryuko!" Rino cried out as she went over to Ryuko and was horrified to find she wasn't responding. "Ryuko..." Rino gasped as she saw her hand stained with Ryuko's blood.

Taiyo was wide eyed at what he saw as he felt like his heart shattered to a thousand pieces. Ryuko was just hurt right before his eyes as he could hardly even move. He mind went to all the events in Ryuko's short life from her hatching all the way to her new outfit. As he stood there he was angry... no he was beyond angry and in turn he force his body and Knight to stand tall.

"RAAAUGH MY BABY GIRL!" Taiyo roared out as his body stood up and thus the Dragon Knight released a powerful blast of energy. When the energy had burst forth the Dragon Knights chest armor opened up to reveal a large sphere inside it similar to what the Demon Knight was noted to have.

As the aura of rage surrounded the Dragon Knight everyone even the Sun King was shocked about this suffocating aura that came off the Dragon Knight. "I who shall awaken." Taiyo spoke as his voiced sounded like a mixture of the Matriarch of Dragons, Ceaser, and his own voice. "I am the Crimson Dragon whose power leveled the ancient lands of gods." Taiyo spoke as it was like he was in a trance of sorts.

"W-what is this?" Tsubaki asked as she saw this.

"You I don't know you." Madoras said as his knights weren't capable of this before.

As this happened the Dragon Knight's form began to change with the sound of bones and flesh shifting and metal groaning from the pressure. First spikes shot out of the back as a massive armored tail began to form with his wings converting to a combination of boosters and magical blasters. "I decimate the Infinite and hoard the dream." Taiyo continued as the armor continued its shift. The legs began to grow talons while the back of the grave gained its own vents. The arms soon followed as they had fins and another set of vents on them. Shoulders gained dragon like claws on them as the transformation was almost over. "I shall awaken into the Dragon of Overlord and burn you with the Dragons Wrath!" He invoked as the helmet became more dragon like and thus roared out in pure fury. "DOGMA DRIVE!" Taiyo invoked as he roared out in pure fury.

The Sun King and Madoras never saw it coming when the Dragon Overlord charged at him. Wasting no time in his attack the Dragon Overlord grabbed the Sun King and drove the opposing into the ground hard where the grounded ended up shattering upon impact. Once that was done the Dragon Overlord slammed its new tail onto the ground and lifted itself up before its shoulder boosters activated and aimed at the downed Sun King. Once he took aim he fired down with all his might as the damage was spreading to the room.

"We have to get out of here!" Tsubaki called out and thus got moving by grabbing Rino, Ryuko, Ail, and Conan. The Dragon Overlord then grabbed the Sun King and thus flew upward busting a hole to the outside world. Seeing an escape path Tsubaki took it and flew out as well.

(Later Outside the Dungeon)

The Titanic battle continued as the Dragon Overlord roared out and swung his trident at the Sun King who blocked with his lance. "The Knights never had this sort of power before, where did you draw it forth from?" Madoras asked as he continued to fight against his powerful foe. Of course instead of answering the Dragon Overlord fired its beam once more at the Sun King who flew away from the attack and keeping ahead of it. "What happened what did they do...?" Madoras trailed off and began to put the pieces together on this. "Mureas you sly vixen." Madoras said as he knew it had to be his old foe who did this to his Knights.

The battle continued as the two titans went at each other with the intent to best the other. While they were swinging wildly at each other as inside his armor Taiyo's eyes had gone completely white in his unbridled fury. The Dragon Overlord flew around the Sun King who was now having trouble keeping up before he went forward and proceeded to bite down on the foes neck. The two flew to the ground as the Dragon Overlord sung its newly acquired fangs into the Sun Kings neck as if it was going to tear out its throat. The Sun King then raised its hand and fired a blast of magic forcing the Dragon Overlord off its body. The Sun King regained itself and in turn saw something shocking.

"What?" Madoras asked as he saw what was happening.

The Blasters were charging up power as was the maw while the spikes that went down its tail began to glow absorbing the ambient magical energy in the air. Nearby the Moon Maiden landed as she saw what was going on. "Taiyo!" Rino called out and thus Tsubaki saw what was about to happen.

"Hit the deck!" Tsubaki called out as she used her Knight to shield everyone.

Back with Taiyo he glared at Madoras gritting his now fang like teeth while his armor charged up the needed power. "You dare to anger a dragon. Now reap your justified reward!" Taiyo began and thus the power reached its peak as the chest core focused the magical energies for one huge shot. "DRACONIC BURST!" the wrathful spear user invoked and thus his Knife fired a huge beam of energy at the Sun King who was forced to put up a barrier before it. The energy was so powerful that when it hit a mountain it split the mountain and leveled the lands in its way. The area behind it was also destroyed as if a hurricane had come through as the beams power kept on.

After a while the energy died down as the Dragon Overlord glared down upon Madoras who was now trying to catch his breath. "Damn this body has reached its limit." Madoras cursed as he knew he had to stand and fight.

"Die." Taiyo began as he stalked torts the Emperor. "Die. Die. DIE!" He called out only for something to bash into his chest. Taiyo glared down and saw that it was to his shock Ryuko.

"Papa please stop its over please stop being so scary!" Ryuko begged while in her dragon form as she had tears coming down her eyes despite the injuries she suffered from Madoras prior.

"Ryuko..." Taiyo began as color returned to his eyes and his inner form returned to normal. Just then he used his Knight and turned around just in time to protect Ryuko from a blade attack from Madoras. Madoras jumped back and glared down upon the Dragon Overlord who was protecting the one whom he had taken as his child. Clearly Madoras managed to tank that attack but his Knights armor was now burning red hot while glaring at the foes.

"Heh pity." Madoras said as soon his Knight's form began to glow as it fell to its knees and vanished leaving the still possessed Luther in its place. "This body could not contain me what a shame." Madoras said as he was about to ditch this body just as its form burst into fire. "Know this you've all gained my interest and you'll find many who do don't tend to enjoy it." Madoras said as the body was soon ash as his spirit remained. "Until we meet again look forward to oblivion." Madoras said as he then vanished from sight.

The party gathered as Taiyo and Tsubaki both reverted to their human forms. "So now what?" Conan asked as he looked at the Sun Kings Ark.

"We'll take that!" Came aloud female voice and in turn the twins had arrived and used a magical barrier to grab the Ark and pull it torts a containment unit of sort. "Thank you for your generous donations to the revival of the Yshrennian Empire his majesty will be sure to comment on you all when you're gone." She said and in turn Taiyo glared.

"Don't!" He called out but it was too late the twins were gone and with them so was the Sun Kings Ark. Taiyo growled to this as Tsubaki saw that the Ark was literally within their grasp and slipped away and what's worse its pactmaker was a fucking dark god.

"Dammit... we were so close." Tsubaki growled and thus Taiyo reached his apex.

"STOP JERKING US AROUND!" He yelled to the heavens causing his voice to echo across the land. For Tsubaki though she failed to notice a message pop up for her at the end of it all.

"REQUIREMENTS MET DOGMA SERIES UNLOCKED."

(Scene break Adventurers Guild)

The group came back as triumphant heroes of sorts as they came in with their dragons pulling the gold which was split evenly between them. Taiyo took his share and took Ryuko to a doctor while Tsubaki, Conan, and Ail went with him. At the on sight doctor of the Guild Ryuko who was in bed with a bandage around her head and certain body parts smiled happily as the doctor nodded.

"She'll be ok, just a few days of bed rest and she'll be as good as new." He said and thus Taiyo sighed in relief. "Thank god." Taiyo thanked grateful that Ryuko was going to be ok. "Oh I can't go outside?" Ryuko pouted when she heard this.

"Not until your fully healed young lady and even then we need to talk about you charging in like that." Taiyo scolded as he looked at Ryuko while Rino was left shocked.

"Is Taiyo being responsible?" Rino asked as Tsubaki then walked over to Ail.

"Hey Ail... how are you holding up?" Tsubaki asked as she saw Ail depressed as he held an amulet in his hand.

"I... I don't know." Ail confessed as he sat there. "Luther and I we were all the family we had in the world." Ail said as he sat there. "After the waves started we lost our village and parents, Luther and I went to become Adventurers to help the Cardinal Heroes only to find how they actually are." Ail said as he looked at the amulet and clenched it. "But now." he trailed off looking ready to break down.

Just then Tsubaki hugged the magic caster close as she tried to sooth him. "It's ok Ail, it's going to be ok." She soothed knowing how this could turn out. She then loosen her grip so she can speak. "If you want to, Ail you can join my party, Conan and I are helping the Shield Hero and maybe you can also help in your brother's memory." Tsubaki offered as she looked to Ail who looked at her in shock.

But the Shock was short lived as he smiled to the girl who was the true Cardinal Bow Hero. "Yes I'd like that." Ail confessed as he smiled to the archer.

Just then the door slammed open much to everyone's shock and from it they saw Motoyasu. "Ryuko-chan are you ok?" Motoyasu asked and thus Rino stood up and stormed torts Motoyasu. Before he could react she slapped him so hard the Spear Idiot fell on the floor.

"Motoyasu let me make this clear you come anywhere near my little girl again I swear that not even God almighty himself will protect you from me!" Rino yelled as she glared at the fool who had a sick liking to her adoptive daughter.

"R-Rino?!" Motoyasu began only for Rino to cut him off.

"Get out." She snarled but as Motoyasu was about to explain himself Rino cut him off again. "NOW!" She yelled and thus Motoyasu got the memo to run for it. As Motoyasu left Rino then smiled to the group before going over to Ryuko and making sure she was ok.

"Wow I never pictured Taiyo as the fatherly type." Tsubaki said as she looked to Taiyo. "So where will you go now Taiyo?" Tsubaki asked as she looked to Taiyo with some concern for one of her oldest friends.

"Well while Ryuko is recovering I plan to get me some new armor, after that, I'm going to check out some of the places Motoyasu helped, I have a bad feeling he made things worse for those people." Taiyo said as he looked to Ryuko.

"Same but I'll be looking into the damage Itsuki has caused." Tsubaki said as she hoped it would lead her to a way to claim her Cardinal Weapon from the false hero. As the group discussed their plans darkness still had its hands in the machinations of the world.

(Castle Melromarc Hidden Lab)

The twins smiled as in the center of the room was the Sun Kings Arc. Soon enough everything would be in place. And soon Emperor Madoras shall descent upon this world and when he does Yshrennia will bring forth law and order upon this world. And with it Medea will again be bested by the superior God.

"Soon Emperor Madoras soon you shall lay waist to this world tainted by Medea." The Doctor said as he now knew they only need the Mimic Weapon the Church was working. With it his lord and master shall be near unstoppable. The question remained shall the heroes be able to best this foe or were they destined to fail from the start? Only time will reveal such answers to the gathered heroes.

(TBC)

ESKK: Well a new chapter off the docket I hope you guys had enjoyed it. Now then until next time be sure to leave reviews before you all leave me and as always folks ja-ne.