With only an hour on the clock until the oncoming Chronophage arrives and makes a meal out of Guilst's time, Shiki and Kabuki still had to face off with Jinn.

The moment was still and tense for a bit before the three of them leaped at each other. Shiki was fast enough to strike first, hitting Jinn in the face and sending him back. The Cyber Ninja responded by firing one of his rocket arms back at them.

Shiki caught the arm in mid-flight before it could switch direction. "Have a taste of your own medicine!" he threw it right back at Jinn in vain as it reattached to his body.

"Skymech Ninjutsu Attack: Windstorm Slash!" Jinn called as he fired off his razor-sharp x-slash.

Shiki managed to dodge the attack before delivering a powerful blow to Jinn, surprising him.

"You weren't this powerful back on Blue Garden." Jinn said.

"I'm not here to play. I'm fighting for my friends, and I'm not gonna lose!" Shiki said.

Just then, Sister and Ganoff appear.

"So this is why you're taking so long." Sister said.

"Sister…" Jinn said.

"Who are the new friends you've got?" Ganoff asked.

"Those are the little lambs I met back at the church." Sister recognized. "I see, they must've followed me here. Change of plans, Jinn. Find Illega at once."

"So he's vanished, I wonder if we'll be able to find another rich customer." Jinn said.

"That won't matter, once we've taken his entire fortune." Sister said.

"Hmm… There seems to be something off about this one." Kabuki said. "She claims to be one of the Demon King's Four Shining Stars, but she is acting very off putting. There is clearly something going on here."

"Yeah… is she really the same one that helped grandpa on the Edens Zero? Either way, she's a terrible person." Shiki said. "Kabuki, right? Are you up for taking on all of them at once with me?"

"Of course. I will accept any burden necessary and take on all in my path in the name of my lord." Kabuki said.

"Hmph, very well. Come." Sister said, casting her robes off.

Meanwhile….

Back in the abandoned church, Homura stood over the fallen soldiers as Weisz held her at gunpoint.

"How long are you going to keep threatening me?" Homura asked.

"That David kid doesn't really seem to trust you that much, so I wanna know what you're after." Weisz said. "What're you hiding, sword lady?"

Homura sighed. "What I want-"

They were interrupted when an alarm went off, prompting them to go to the source. Taking a hidden elevator down below, they discovered a secret room, where inside it they found something very interesting. A young woman robot in nun-like clothes as E2 was etched onto the headpiece. She was unconscious and strapped to some sort of machine.

"Who the heck is that?" Weisz said.

"I know who she is. Sister Ivry, one of the Demon King's Four Shining Stars." Homura said.

"And it looks like it's the real one this time." Fulgore said.

"Huh?" Weisz asked, taking notice. "What're you doing here? I thought you went after Rebecca with the others."

"Sorry, but I couldn't help but be curious about something. The way Sister up top was acting was very strange." Fulgore said.

"So… the one before was a fake impersonating this one?" Weisz assumed.

"There is no doubt about it now." Fulgore said.

"This machine is sealing away her powers…" Homura said before turning to Weisz. "You should be able to release her with your Ether Gear, right?"

"There's barely any protection on this machine, so it'll be a piece of cake." Weisz replied.

"I beg of you, please rescue her." Homura looked at Weisz and Fulgore. "I need you two to trust me right now."

Back at Illega's residence….

"You really think you two stand a chance against me?!" Ganoff asked, firing his assault rifle at Shiki and Kabuki.

"There is no thinking about it." Kabuki said as she rushed up and struck Ganoff with her daggers.

"Are those little things all you got?" Ganoff asked. "You think some knives can beat an assault rifle?"

"In the hands of a trained professional, yes." Kabuki said.

"Not really professional of you to be super close range to me, then!" Ganoff said, aiming to attack Kabuki point-blank.

"Kabuki, heads up!" Shiki called out as a green orb of compressed gravity slammed into Ganoff's face, causing him to stagger and drop his rifle. "He's wide open now!"

Kabuki slashed at Ganoff in a frenzy, finishing it off with an X-slash as she struck right through him.

"Now for you!" Shiki said, firing ether orbs right at the fake Sister, who used Jinn as a Human Shield to block them.

"Sister… why?" Jinn asked.

"Are you not one of my soldiers?" Fake Sister asked. "You are to act as my Spear and Shield. Am I wrong?"

"...No, you're correct." Jinn answered.

"Seriously?! You'd hurt your own friend?!" Shiki yelled.

"Not to worry, I can easily mend their wounds." the Fake Sister said as she healed Jinn and Ganoff. "Do you see now? My soldiers are invincible."

Shiki clearly had enough, gripping his fist. "They're your friends… and healing or not, you hurt them!"

The three Rouge Out members then moved in different directions to attack.

"Let's finish this, Kabuki!" Shiki said, readying some more gravity orbs.

"Way ahead of you." Kabuki said as she held multiple knives in each hand.

"Take aim and… fire!" Shiki called as both launched their attacks at the trio of Rogue Out, knocking them all down at once.

"I didn't expect this kind of damage… even so, my powers of healing can still-!" Fake Sister started.

"Hehehe. Yeah. That's not gonna happen." a new voice said as the real Sister stood there. "You've been bad, little girl. I'll make you scrub the Demon King's toilet as punishment."

"Sister Ivry?! You've awakened?!" the Fake Sister said.

"Wait, there's two Sisters?" Shiki said.

"Shiki!" a voice said as Weisz, Fulgore, and Homura ran inside. "Are you all right?"

"What's going on? Who is she?" Shiki asked.

"No time to explain. There's a Chronophage headed this way. It's total chaos outside." Weisz said.

"We need to go, now." Fulgore said.

"A what? Forget these guys. We need to get outta here." Ganoff said.

"Sister…what is going on?" Jinn asked.

"I was gonna ask the same thing. I came here 10 years ago on a job but got cornered by some creeps. Then all I remember is waking up under a dirty church. Apparently some idiot up top was using my name while I slept." Sister said. "That machine was transferring my power to her drive system. Clever."

"I didn't mean for it to go this far. I only used your powers to save my injured friends. But more people started worshiping me. And then Rogue Out was born. Please. Believe me. I was going to give the powers back! Please I…" Fake Sister said before Sister kicked her.

"Like I care, bitch!" Sister called out as she brutally beat up her imposter. "You used my identity for 10 years, snake! You aren't getting away with that. I'm gonna break you over and over again for the rest of your life!" Sister took notice and looked to Shiki. "You must be the new Demon King. A wimp like you wouldn't be my first pick." Sister said.

"Does that mean you're the real Sister?" Shiki asked.

"Yup, that's right." Sister said. "And I'm in debt to you, Demon King."

"Call me Shiki." Shiki said.

"Right…guess before we go." Sister said as she removed her robes. "Gotta complete the job I was hired to do." she said as her hands glowed. "Dispel Driver!"

Sister gave off a bright light that covered the entire building. All of the petrified girls soon returned to normal as they ran out as did the others. However, Jinn looked down on the fake sister.

"Please…take me with…" Fake Sister said as Jinn stood on her head.

"You tricked me. You said you could help Kleene." Jinn said.

"I still have some of Sister's powers! I can help your friend!" Fake Sister said before her head was destroyed.

"Kleene is my sister. I don't believe in having friends." Jinn said coldly before he took his leave.

The others were soon running out of the tower as they saw a large black serpentine-like ethereal creature flying in the sky above.

"There it is…" David said. "That thing looks really freaky up close."

"Yeah and we're gonna get even more up close to it in 10 minutes." Jet said.

"Buckle up, hombres. These are gonna be the most intense 10 minutes of our lives." David said.

"Don't worry. I got this!" Shiki said, touching the ground.

"Wait, did he just…" Pit said as gravity shifted, forcing them all right into the air. "He did!"

"Wow… we're all really flying!" ZS said.

"Wrong, Skater. We're falling with style!" Scarlet said.

"And right onto our ships!" Simon said as they were able to quickly board the Edens Zero and Galaxy King respectively.

"Vera, start up the engines. Hyperspeed our kesters out of here!" Francisca said.

"Anna, if you would?" Aya asked.

"We're outta here!" Scorpia said as both ships left Guilst's orbit.

"Gonna be tight…!" Kokonoe said as they were able to make it out right before the Cronophage chomped down on Guilst, reverting its time.

"Whoa…that…is freaky. So…how much time was…" Akane asked.

"From the devices…1,200 years." Pearl said.

"Seriously? That far back?! There's barely anyone alive there now." Marco said.

"True. Only 10% of Guilst actually made it off." Jet said.

"I wouldn't be so sure… Take another look." David said. When the group looked out, they saw Guilst restored to its previous pristine nature.

"Well of course that would happen. Guilst was a wonder of nature. We humans just messed it all up." Jet said. "Plus…that thing ate away the worst garbage the galaxy had to offer."

"These Chronophages… They are indeed a very perplexing creature." David said. "Perhaps they can be something worthy of note during our travels here."

"Definitely, a creature like that is something we need to be careful of." Ace added.

"Devourers…of time." Spade muttered to himself as he looked at the two rings on his necklace.

"It didn't look like who Nancy sent us to find was here either." Shun'ei said.

"If Sunstar was on Guilst, he wouldn't have made it out with the Chronophage locked on the planet." Nagito said.

"There's just one planet left on the list. We can check it out after we help Shiki with his mission." Erza said.

"Right, there are only two Shining Stars left." Laura said. "Valkyrie and Hermit."

Later in one of the Edens Zero's meeting rooms…

"So Witch, do you have any clue where the remaining two Shining Stars are?" Erica asked.

"Unfortunately, no. However…" Witch said, looking to Homura. "That Ether Sword of yours… it belonged to Valkyrie."

"Indeed. But to be completely honest, I have no idea where Valkyrie is either." Homura said. "I've been searching for her ever since she went missing. Valkyrie was my teacher until she disappeared."

"So that's why you wanted on board." Ragna said. "But what I don't get is the story about you wanting to fight the Demon King."

"It's not a cover-up." Homura clarified. "Valkyrie was never able to defeat the Demon King, and Shiki is the new Demon King. So as a warrior, I want to face him in combat."

"Seriously?" Simon asked.

"Yeah, why would I ever want to fight one of my own friends?" Shiki asked.

"I'm your friend?" Homura asked in surprise.

"I mean you did help save Sister Ivry." Noel said.

"And you're the pupil of one of my Grandpa's friends. That's close enough for me." Shiki said.

"W-well a match isn't really a fight, more of a competition. I want a match with you because you're my friend. By no means does it have to happen now, just in the future." Homura said. "Will you please take me with you? I promise I'll do anything if it means finding Valkyrie."

"Just be sure to help us every step of the way." Ace said.

"We'll have our match after we find Valkyrie." Shiki smiled.

"We'll be counting on you and your sword skills from now on." Ace said, holding his hand out to shake.

"I'm happy to be here." Homura smiled, taking it.

"And I guess I'm staying too." Weisz said.

"Welcome aboard then." Ace said.

"Great, two Stars down, two to go!" RD-2 said. "So… how do we find them?"

"I think I might have a few leads on where Hermit is." Sister said. "But we're already about to approach the Iron Hill." she said as they saw a large iron pillar with statues set on the edges.

"Wow…" Nuna said.

"Who are the statues of?" Akane asked.

"The Heavenly Knights of the Dancing Sakura. 12 great heroes who fought to protect this cosmos from the terrors of the Dark Ages." Entrapta said.

"Whoa…now who is that?" Natsu asked as they saw someone sitting on one of them.

"Well…I said I had a few leads but…I guess she read my mind…Hermit." Sister said.