Issue 22: The Soul of a Goddess

Unknown Area of the Underworld

BGM-Dragon Ball: Xenoverse OST-Cutscene: Standoff

On a cliffside of this hellish land, Loki stands tall, laughing ominously to himself as he begins to monologue, "It's almost time. The time to put my plan into motion. Although, it took a little longer than I wanted, but by the end of the day, it'll all be worth it." He said gloomily. He raises his right hand in mid-air, clenching it tightly as he continues monologuing. "The final piece of the puzzle is set to completion, and when it does, my ascension to overthrow Odin will be at hand." He stabs his scepter to the rocky terrain below. "They have no idea how much they helped me. No idea at all. I pity them." He then laughed. "Soon it'll all be over. So hurry, heroes. Save your "precious" Palutena, so I…can achieve total domination."

BGM End


Elsewhere…At Viridi's Temple

"Alright. I sent the Avengers off to a different route to Skyworld. I don't think their equipment would keep up with Phos and Lux." Viridi said to Pit.

"Fair point." Pit nodded.

"Okay, off you go!" Viridi smiled.

"Got it!" Pit replied and hopped on the chariot. "Phos! Lux! Giddyup!"

"Hold up! I'm coming too!" Sonic runs in with his Extreme Gear.

"You think you're Extreme Gear would keep up?" Pit asked him.

"Of course. I made a faster one using the Dream Stone." Sonic said as he holds his upgraded Blue Star Gear. "Cool, right?"

"WHY DIDN'T YOU DO THAT BEFORE?! WE COULD'VE CREATED OUR OWN VEHICLE WITHOUT WASTING A WHOLE CHAPTER GETTING THIS ONE?!" Pit yelled at the hedgehog about not using the matter-creating Exo Stone to create a ride that could've easily pierce through Palutena's defensives.

"Didn't think about it." Sonic casually replied with a grin.

"You're impossible!" Pit exasperated as Sonic hops onto his Gear.

"We can't make things too easy!" Viridi smiled.

BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-Palutena's Temple

"Let's move out!" Sonic grinned as he and a growling Pit zip out the door into space with their respective high-flying ride.

'This Lightning Chariot will pierce the force field on Palutena's temple.' Viridi said as Pit and Sonic work together to defeat the incoming Underworld enemies blocking their fun, Sonic's fun mostly. 'Keep your wits about you. You're moving so fast, you can't afford any slipup.'

"Understood." Pit said.

"This is sweet! I'm having the time of my life!" Sonic smiled as he boosts through his foes.

"Gaaaaaah! My skin feels like it's going to peel right off!" Pit complained.

'What was that? You want to go faster?!' Viridi teased. 'You two are the arrows of light that pierces the heart of darkness!'

"And we're loving it! WOOHOO!" Sonic cheered as he swerves around the monsters Pit destroys a second later.

"How can you be so cheerful?" Pit questioned Sonic's fun, daredevilish personality.

"C'mon, let's have another race." Sonic challenged him.

"Can we not-." Pit began to decline just as Sonic speeds away. "QUIT DOING THAT!" He yelled as he quickly catches up to the space-riding hedgehog.

"That chariot's a real beast. It makes my quills tingle to race something so fast." Sonic smiled excitedly.

'I know,' Viridi agreed with Sonic. 'Wish I could say the same for you, Pit, but you're such a fragile little thing. But even a pebble becomes a bullet if it moves fast enough. Just be extra careful not to get your butt ripped off in the process.'

"We don't you to become a bottomless pit." Sonic punned as he and Viridi laughs at his little joke.

"Don't you worry. I'll show you how it's done!" Pit retorted.

'You sound awfully confident all of a sudden.' Viridi noticed.

"How hard can it be?"

"We'll found out soon enough! There's the portal!" Sonic pointed to a portal coming into view.

"Yeehaw!" Pit exclaimed as they boosted in. "Whoa-oa-oa! This is cra-a-a-zy!" He said as he attacks more enemies.

"Yeah-ha-ha! This is more like it!" Sonic continued having fun as he swerves around the portal walls.

'Why can't you be more like Sonic? It's just a warp tunnel.' Viridi said to Pit.

"The guy's the literal living personification of someone on a sugar rush! Why would I want to be like him?!" Pit retorted.

'He likes nature, and that's good enough in my book.' Viridi replied. 'Just stay in the warp tunnel. It'll take you straight to Palutena's temple.'

"I know this is a weird time to ask, but I have a question." Pit said.

'What is it?'

"Back in the Chariot Master's tower, Loki said we were the cause of all this chaos." Pit said.

'You were. All of you, AND Palutena.'

"Huh? What does that mean?" Sonic asked as Viridi summons a projection of the Lunar Sanctum for them to see.

'Remember the Lunar Sanctum you destroyed three years ago?'

"Arlon's moon fortress? That was a few days ago for us, cause time travel and all that-." Sonic replied.

'You dummy! That place was a PRISON!' Viridi loudly cut him off. 'And you freed the prisoner, the Chaos Kin!'

"Chaos Kin?" Sonic questioned.

'That's right. You DO know about the Chaos Kin, don't you?'

"Uh…" Pit responded.

'This is the first I'm hearing about this.' Ero spoke up during the conversation.

'It's the most—Oop! You're almost at Palutena's temple.' Viridi said.

"Wait…What?" Pit exclaimed.

'Brace for impact!'

"YAHOOOOO!" Sonic screamed.

BGM End


Near Skyworld

"Where did that hedgehog run off to?" Weiss asked while standing on her Gear.

"He's probably with Pit. You know him." Lucina replied, causing Weiss to exasperate while rolling her eyes.

Using his advanced armor lenses, Spidey tracks down the light-speed movements of Pit and Sonic as they approach the realm at an accelerated velocity. "They should be here right…about…NOW!" He said as they saw something fast and furious pierce through the shield, shattering it completely as it causes a small explosion. "It worked!"

'Ha HA! Success! You still alive there, you guys?' Viridi asked about the well-being of Sonic and Pit.

"And kicking!" Sonic grinned as Pit puts on his Viridi Palm weapon and they hop off their respective vehicles.

"Now to save Lady Palutena!" Pit exclaimed as the two roughly lands on their feet, outside the temple, waving at their approaching friends as Phosphora zips by.

BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-Destroyed Skyworld

"I'll hold on to the Lightning Chariot for you." She said.

"Where'd you come from?" Sonic asked.

Phosphora chuckled, 'Don't get the wrong idea. I'm not here to help. Stopping Palutena's your job.'

"That's fine. We don't need your help anyway!" Pit replied.

'And Spidey. Don't forget about our little "get-together' after this.' Phosphora teased about their promised date.

Spidey groaned as he slaps his shaking head, "I was hoping you forgot." He said before they started exploring the ruins of the once-beautiful Skyworld.

'Hello again, Pit. Same to you, pathetic mortals.' Palutena greeted her former friends.

"Lady Palutena!" Pit exclaimed.

"Hey, Paulina. Still a little emo, I see." Sonic quipped with a smirk.

'Now how did you make it through that barrier? It seems you're not the helpless, sniveling little thing you were before.' Palutena said to Pit as he and his mortal friends destroy a few Gyrazer and a Juggernaut.

"You have to stop attacking the humans!" Pit told her.

'No, Pit. Don't you see? This is my atonement for my greatest sin.' Palutena replied.

'Sin? What are you babbling about?' Ero asked.

'I let the people grow arrogant and betray the heavenly order.' Palutena answered as the heroes enter a temple to fight some Centurion Strongarms.

'Oh, jeez. You're just figuring that out now?' Viridi asked.

'The greatest "sin" is betraying your beliefs. Corrupting them into something rotten. Evil. And you are not evil. You're too soft for anything extreme.' Ero said to Palutena.

'You don't know me.' Palutena replied.

'And I wish didn't, but you kept pestering me like a moth to a flame.' Ero said.

"You're not yourself!" Pit said to Palutena after they've finished off the Strongarms to enter the next area. "The Lady Palutena I know would never say something like that!"

'Please. Angels cannot truly know gods.' Palutena said.

"I followed your orders because I trusted you. I can't even count all the times I've risked my life for you!" Pit said after clenching his fists.

'What a sap…' Viridi remarked.

"I trusted you because I knew you were on the side of justice and...and light! But something is blocking that light now. This isn't the real you." Pit continued.

'Someone cue the strings…' Viridi interrupted again.

"Yo, Viridi, can you hold the commentary for just two seconds? Pit's trying to speak." Spidey quipped as he dodges to the left of a Centurion Knight and webs him to the wall.

'Why, yes. Yes, I would.'

'These are goddesses you're talking to here, Spidey. Watch your tone.' Phosphora said.

"I couldn't care. Ero doesn't mind when I talk to him like that." Spidey quipped.

'And that's what makes you the worst of humanity.' Palutena said to Spidey.

"Now you're starting to sound like J.J., without the funny mustache." Spidey quipped as he slides under another Strongarm and kicks it's back.

'You infuriate me. A mortal possessing dangerous power. The Avatar of the Great Weaver. The receptacle of The Other. The only human who has mastered the technique of the gods: Perfect Synchro. Your presence is a danger to all gods. A disease that must be cleansed along with your kind!' Palutena said to insult Spider-Man.

"I take my flu shots. There's nothing to worry about." Spidey quipped.

'And Spider-Man is no disease. He's the cure. Living proof mortals and gods can exist on an equal plane field.' Ero said to Palutena.

"How?" Weiss asked while defeating a few Centurions.


Inside Peter's Mind

Ero, in his great spider form, stands behind Spider-Man in their shared, private web. "Peter, switch with me!" He requested.

"Huh? Isn't this good enough?" Peter asked.

"I want this to be a little more personal." Ero replied, making Peter smiled as he nods in approval for the temporary mind switch.


Back Outside…

Spidey's facial mask structure changes to be a little more spideristic, simply with a sharp-teeth mouth and beast-like red lenses. "It's like I said, Palutena. Your words don't apply on this one." Ero speaks through Peter's body as he points to his forehead.

"Huh? Ero?" Pit remarked, a little surprised.

"Out of all my previous hosts, not only has Spider-Man befriended me…but he's completely mastered my power as well!" He said, surprising Peter that he openly admitted that. "It's not just him either. His friends have gone beyond their limit to protect what's precious to them. Saving their worlds countless times through sheer will, and I have nothing but respect for them." He continued, not surprising the other Avengers with his words. "Look what've you've become. You're more of an ignorant child now than you were centuries ago!" He said to Palutena.

"He's right!" Pit exclaimed. "The goddess of light has turned dark. Skyworld is destroyed! Everything is wrong, and we're going to make everything right!"

'You fools never change, do you? You're just as naïve as ever.' Palutena replied.

"I'm not naïve!" Pit replied.

'Don't get me wrong. I appreciate how easy that's made things for me. But you have to understand, the past is gone.' She said.

"Fine. If that's the way you really feel, I guess I have no choice. As the captain of your guard, it's my duty to save you from what you've become." Pit declared as Ero gave Peter back control over his body.

"Same thing with us Avengers," Spidey said. "And if saving you means defeating you, then we'll do it. We're not afraid to punch a god!"

'Go, Avengers! You won't fail!' Ero encouraged.

"You got it!" Sonic smiled as he turns to Weiss and Lucina, both nodding in acknowledgement not to give up as they head into the temple.

'I finally get to see the hallowed grounds of Palutena's temple.' Viridi said.

"It used to be so beautiful…" Pit muttered.

"We'll rebuild, once this is all over." Lucina told the sadden angel.

"Yeah." Pit replied, encountering former Centurion allies into battle. Once they've been quickly dealt with, they enter a hall with an Exo Tank.

"It's an Exo Tank." Weiss spotted.

"This used to be an Exo Tank track. Now look at it. It's wreck." Pit said as he hops on the Exo Tank and takes it for a spin.

Sonic growls, "This is all Grimadoom's fault," He said as he bounces from the floor to spin attack a large Strongarm in the chest. "Or maybe it has to do with that Chaos Kin." He now wondered.

"Chaos Kin?" Spidey wonders what he's talking about as they proceed through the temple.

"Something that broke out when we destroyed Arlon's moon base." Sonic answered to his uninformed friends.

"Should we worried?" Weiss asked.

"Dunno. So, Viridi, tell us more about this Chaos Kin you mentioned earlier." Pit asked while they deal with more rouge Centurions.

'Oh, right, I almost forgot.' She said before clearing her throat to properly explain what she knows about the Chaos Kin. 'Little is known about the Chaos Kin except for this. It takes its victims back to its nest, the Chaos Vortex, and consumes their souls.'

"That's horrifying." Lucina remarked.

'It melts them down and then slowly chews away at them. Even more frightening is the Chaos Kin's ability to control the soul's owner.' Viridi continued.

"This thing sounds like a soul-consuming symbiote." Spidey compared.

"What's a symbiote?" Pit asked him.

"An alien parasite that once bonded with me, granting me new powers while turning me into something I'm NOT." Peter started explaining as he reminisces the nightmares he had while wearing the symbiote suit. "The longer I wore it, the more control it had over me. Almost turned me into a monster. Made me do horrible stuff I regret to this day."

"That sounded terrible." Pit remarked, feeling bad for Peter and his terrible life. "Does that mean that Lady Palutena is under the Chaos Kin's control right now?"

"Very likely." Peter replied.

'And as for who turned you into a ring, who would be capable of such a thing?' Viridi asked Pit. 'You yourself admitted that Palutena's put you in some very dangerous situations.'

"Maybe that's why Grimadoom ambushed us. He must've found the Chaos Kin after it escaped and used it to control Lady Palutena." Lucina deduced.

"But why? For what purpose?" Sonic asked her.

"It doesn't seem like it's for simple revenge. If it was, he would've greeted us personally, but no one has heard from him or the rest of Team Superior since then." Lucina replied.

"There's no time to think about that!" Pit interrupted. "We have to save Lady Palutena before the Chaos Kin consumes her soul!"

"He's right. She's been under its control for three years. She's running out of time!" Spidey said.

'You think it starts from her head or her feet? Big bites or tiny nibbles?' Viridi asked.

"Wow, Viridi. Just…Wow." Spidey said in amazement as they head down some steps into a hallway of jail cells. "Didn't know you guys had these." Spidey commented as they walk past a few jail cells.

'Things get a little twisted up this way. There are multiple jail cells above and below ground.' Viridi informed them.

"I'll say it's twisted! Skyworld never needed jails before!" Pit replied.

'Snap out of it, you idealist. There's obviously a need now.

"But-!"

'It's a maze. That's what I meant when I said it's twisted. Familiarize yourself with the surrounding passages to keep from getting lost.' Viridi advised.

'Sorry I'm late! Thanks for clearing the way for me, Pitty Pat and the Dork Avengies!' Hades chimes in.

"Hades!" Pit exclaimed.

'Oh, great. It's Mr. Personality.' Viridi groaned. 'And I'm sure your boyfriend isn't too far behind?' She asked.

'How'd you guess?' Loki answered.

"You guys are annoying AND predictable!" Weiss complained.

'We just want to get this out there. The Chaos Kin doesn't work for us, but those artificial mortals.' Loki said.

"I knew it. Team Superior." Lucina growled after guessing correctly.

'It seems it built up quite the grudge being locked away in the Lunar Sanctum.' Hades said as the heroes defeat more rouge Centurions and some Underworld baddies.

"So when we defeated Arlon, it got loose. It must have been that dark secret Dark Sonic talked about. *" Sonic said, thinking back to his previous confrontation with his dark double on the Lunar Sanctum. (Dark Sonic also tried to crash it into the Earth. Read *D-Avengers: God Mission Issue 14*)

'If only I'd been there at the time. Or Arlon should have explained the situation. But you know how reserved he is.' Viridi said.

"The dude was pretty weird." Sonic remarked.

"Wish he didn't talk about his loins." Spidey shivered along with the rest.

'Well, that's all in the past. Arlon posed a threat to you. So I can't blame you for defeating him.' Viridi said.

'But I can,' Loki spoke. 'Because the Chaos Kin didn't just "get loose" on its own. You set it free. That overgrown louse is quite a handful, even for me.'

"I don't understand why anyone would create such a hideous monster." Pit remarked.

'And who made you the final arbiter on which creatures live and which ones die?' Hades asked him. 'The Chaos Kin might not be as soft and cuddly as you, Pitty Pat. But you can't just wipe out every living thing that doesn't suit your liking.'

'Technically, you can. Especially if you're in battle.' Viridi said.

'Hmm. Can't argue with that.'

"I make it a rule not to kill anyone, even if they are smelly." Peter said.

"And just so we're clear, we're defeating the Chaos Kin to save Lady Palutena. Not because it's really ugly!" Pit remarked.

The brave heroes fight their way through the maze, locating a key in the amidst of fighting some Skuttler Mages and some Centurion Knight, using it to unlock a door in the next area while being ambushed by a Juggernaut and some Centurions.

'Will you look at that! The mouse made it to the cheese!' Hades said.

'Good job, Avengers! But you're out of the frying pan and into the fire!' Viridi said.

'I'm surprised, Viridi. It's a bit out of character to be working so closely with the mortals.' Loki noticed Viridi's soft spot for the mortal heroes.

'Don't get the wrong idea. I STILL don't like them, but I've learned to "tolerate" these few. Yes, that somehow includes Spider-Man.' Viridi replied.

"Oh, thank you." Spidey smiled as Pit defeats the Juggernaut and arrive at a winy path outside.

"It's a long way down." Pit said, gulping to see how far down it is if they fall off.

'Yes, falling would certainly throw a wrench into the plan.' Viridi said as they carefully walk across and dealing with the enemies up ahead.

'So would getting tossed around by the side winds ahead. My, my, Pitty Pat. Palutena must hate you even more than I do!'

"This isn't her doing!" Pit exclaimed.

'I wouldn't be so sure about that.' Palutena intervened.

'It's such a shame those wings of yours don't work.' Loki said.

"What is this, Everyone Pick On Pit Day? I don't want to hear anything you have to say, you fake." Pit said to Chaos Kin-controlled Palutena. "And I'm NOT going to let a little wind stop me!" He said confidently as they enter an enclosed track with enemies and an Exo Tank.

"Another Exo Tank." Sonic spotted.

'You mean that tiny trike over there?' Hades asked.

"It's not a trike! It's an EXO TANK!" Pit said, getting really annoyed by Hades and his constant talking.

'You really have to learn how to tune him out.' Viridi advised.

"We try! He's just so annoying!" Weiss growled.

'Heh. Get real. When you deal with Spider-Man's barking every day, Hades's voice is like music to my ears.' Ero said.

"But can he beat my singing voice?" Spidey quipped while Pit rams through his enemies with the Exo Tank.

'Can I not suffer through that again?' Ero groaned as a path opens up that leads closer to Palutena's Temple.

'You'll need to use the Exo Tank to cut straight through the area up ahead. Whatever you do, don't slow down. Just go for it!' Viridi said.

"We got this!" Sonic grinned as the Avengers take out their respective Extreme Gears, riding alongside Pit and trick off a large rocky ramp and successfully make their way to the end of the path.

'Excellent job, you guys!' Viridi complimented them.

'"Excellent" might be overstating it.' Loki said as they encounter the last hoard of Centurions before confronting Palutena.

'I suggest you quit while you're ahead, heroes.' Palutena recommended.

"Things are about to get hectic!" Viridi said.

"All parties are hectic! Let's rumble!" Sonic smirked as he spin dashes through some Centurions, with Lucina swinging her sword to take down a few, Weiss unleashing her ice to freeze some, Spidey web slams a large Strongarm, and Pit shoots the remaining few that blocked their path to their destination.

'All right! It's finally time to save Palutena!' Viridi said.

'"Save Palutena"? Don't you mean "crush Palutena"?" Hades asked.

"Go home, Hades. Just go home." Pit muttered.

BGM End

The heroes slowly walked forward to the heart of Palutena's Temple, looking above to see the giant statue of Palutena standing above it, and below, they see the goddess of light herself creepily walking out to greet her former allies.

"So you're here to fight me, Pit?" Palutena asked him.

"No…" Pit looks away sadly, then lowers his head, "No!" as he and his friends strikes a determined pose. "WE'RE here to save you!"

BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-Boss Fight 2

As the ground below begins to rise, Palutena fires multiple balls of light that locks on the heroes, forcing them to run away from the homing energy bullets. "What's wrong, heroes? Aren't you going to fight?" Palutena taunted them.

"We don't seriously want to hurt you!" Lucina said as she deflects her energy spheres.

"That's a shame, because I am not holding back!" Palutena levitates into the air, striking the ground to unleash columns of energy at Sonic and Weiss.

"Don't make us do this!" Sonic retorted as he kicks a powerful air blast to cancel out one of her beam columns while Weiss blocks the rest with her sturdy ice wall that barely hold out.

"Palutena, please! Fight the thing controlling you!" Weiss told her.

"No one's controlling me!" Palutena shouted as she shoots an endless amount of light-powered blasts that Spidey swings away from. "What's wrong, Spider-Man? Aren't going to use that special power against me like last time?" She taunted him to use his Aura Arachnid Mode, the same powerful transformation Spidey easily defeated her with during their sparring match a while back.

Spidey bounces off the wall of her temple to twirl through her energy barrage so he can web her up, landing in front of her. "That was a mistake! Don't make me repeat that!" He said as Palutena broke free from his webbing and released a big beam from her staff, prompting him to leap away when his spider-sense ringed. "Listen to me! I know what you're going through! You can fight it! Think about those who cared about you! Your people! The humans you SWORE to protect with your LIFE! Do you remember who you are?!" He shouted while barely avoiding another energy blast.

"I do!" Pit appears behind Palutena, getting her attention. "You're the Goddess of Light, protector of all that is good! And I know you're still in there, Lady Palutena! Reach down to the heart that's blacken by darkness! Shine it with your light!"

"I am getting sick of your rambling!" Palutena said, firing multiple columns of light at Pit at light speed, forcing him to roll away with a scratch.

"This isn't working at all! We need to destroy the Chaos Kin!" Spidey said as he stands up next to his friends.

'This Chaos Kin is close by. Can't you sense it? Use your Spider-Sense to locate and destroy it.' Viridi suggested.

"Really? I thought it was, like, camping out in her brain or something." Spidey replied before focusing on Palutena while Pit and the others distract her. Enhancing his Spider-Sense with Perfect Synchro to grab a pin-point scan for negative emotions, he senses the invisible Chaos Kin above her. "I found it! Above her!" He exclaimed.

'Nah, you don't need to look up there!' Hades quipped.

'Listen for the Chaos Kin. The sound's coming from above.' Viridi advised.

Pit notices the simmering purple aura above Palutena and attacks it, turning the monstrous Chaos Kin visible and knocking it to the ground. "So this is the Chaos Kin. Not so tough now since we can see ya!" Sonic kicked the one-eyed created for Lucina to slash a few times before Weiss starts roasting it with her rapier, using it as a flamethrower.

"Nice!" Pit exclaimed.

'Yeah, that's it!' Viridi cheered.

Starting to feel weak, the Chaos Kin darts behind Palutena and uses her as a shield. "That's low, you coward!" Lucina remarked with a growl.

'Calm down. I have a plan.' Ero speaks up.


Inside Peter's Mind

"Peter, switch with me…" Ero said to his friendly neighborhood host.

"Again?" Peter turned to him.

"Let me handle this."

"But…"

"Don't argue. Just switch!" He insisted.


Back to the fight…

Ero retakes control over Spider-Man's body, activating Aura Arachnid Mode in the process. "Stand back. I'll get it off her." He ordered his mortal allies.

"You sure?" Pit asked him.

"Just do what I say!" He ordered them.

The Chaos Kin darts his hostage goddess into Ero's vicinity, unaware of what his plan is. He protrudes his spider-arms from his back and without hesitation, stabs all four arms into various, non-vital parts of Palutena's body, causing her to spit out blood as she falls to the ground unconscious, leaving the Chaos Kin on its own, scared.


Back inside Peter's Mind

BGM End

Peter shares the same funny, absolutely stunned face like his friends and Viridi, who were all so shocked Ero nonchalantly stabbing Palutena. Then Peter starts yelling and freaking out, "AHHHHHH! ERO! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU! THE HELL DID YOU THAT FOR?!"

"Now the Chaos Kin doesn't have a suitable body to control. I'm leaving the rest to you, Spider-Man." Ero calmly said with a troll smile, secretly been wanting to do that to Palutena for many centuries.


Back outside…

BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-Boss Fight 2

"ERO! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?! YOU ALMOST KILLED LADY PALUTENA!" Pit shouted at him as Peter regains control over his body.

'She's not dead. I only attacked her non-vital areas and paralyzed her with my venom. She'll live, barely.' Ero explained. 'But enough yelling at me! Destroy the Chaos Kin before it could retake control!' He ordered them as they notice the Chaos Kin flying away from the unconscious Palutena.

"This is our chance! Attack!" Spidey ordered, releasing a few web strands onto the Chaos Kin, slamming it down hard for Weiss and Lucina to double-team slash it before Pit blasts it off the ground for Sonic to leap over and stomp it hard into submission, defeating the Chaos Kin.

BGM End

"I can't believe it! We did it!" Pit cheered.

"Unghh…Ugh…" Palutena groaned and moan, slowly recovering from Ero's savage attack as Pit rushes to her side. "Pit…My friends…You're safe…" She weakly said.

"Are you all right?! We didn't mean to hurt you. You can blame Ero for that." Pit said to her.

"Ero…?" Palutena weakly responded, tending her to stab wounds.

'You're a big girl. Shake it off.' Ero told her.

Palutena weakly laughed, "Hehehe…Thanks…" She smiled, causing Ero to grunt as usual, but this time with a smile, happy to see she's back to her old self again.

"We're glad to see you alright." Pit smiled as she hugs his beloved goddess, shedding a few tears to be reunited with her.

Spidey and the others smile from the background, watching them embrace until something triggered Peter's Spider-Sense. "Huh?" He turns to see the thought-defeated Chaos Kin stand up and rushes towards Palutena. "LOOK OUT!" He shouted before Viridi could say anything, quickly pushing both Palutena and Pit out of the way before a stinger could impale them both, so instead, it impales Spider-Man, right through the chest.

BGM-Dragon Ball Super OST-Unwinnable Battle

"SPIDER-MAN!" Pit yelled as everyone else is too stunned to speak.


Inside Peter's Mind

Both Ero and Peter notice a huge hole opening inside their mindscape, revealing to be the disgusting eye of the Chaos Kin as it becomes more interested in consuming either one of their "perfectly synchronized souls" and unleashes its stinger onto them, focusing on Ero first since he's a god.

Ero growls, protruding his own stingers to fight for his life. "C'MON! BRING IT!" He taunted it. As the Kin's stinger about to reach him, in a selfless act of bravery, Spidey elbows Ero away so the Chaos Kin could take him instead, causing him to scream in pain as it wraps its tail around him. "Parker! What are you doing?!" Ero shouted at him.

"Oh, you know, getting crushed by a soul-consuming monster who smells like it hasn't showered in centuries!" Peter quipped as he struggles to break free before quickly getting reel in. He then chuckles as he looks at his partner. "I might be gone for a while. See ya, buddy." He said before the Chaos Kin takes him away, leaving just Ero alone in his body.

"PARKER! YOU IDIOT! GET BACK HERE! PETER! PETERRRRRRRRRRR!" Ero screamed his heart and soul out as his partner, his friend, is taken away from him.


Back Outside…

The Chaos Kin rips the Peter Parker soul out of his body, holding onto his unique red-and-blue soul as his body falls to the ground.

"SPIDEY!" Weiss shouted, horrified.

From afar, Phosphora witnessed the whole thing, absolutely horrified as well, "Oh my gosh…"

On the ground, everyone rushes over to see if Peter is alright, shaking his body repeatedly for a chance he might be okay. "C'mon, Spidey! Wake up! PLEASE, WAKE UP!" Pit shouted. They all hear a faint groan coming from him, quickly smiling that he's alright. "Spidey, you're okay!"

"No…"

"Huh?"

"Not…Spider-Man…"

Palutena's eyes widen as she recognizes the voice. "Ero…But where's…"

'The Chaos Kin stole Spider-Man's soul!' Viridi exclaimed.

"WHAT?!" Sonic shouted as they turn back to the Chaos Kin, who starts to make a break for it. Sonic growled, "GET BACK HERE!" He demanded as he zooms to catch up with the soul-stealer, but he was too slow as it immediately opens a portal into the Chaos Vortex and flies through it, leaving with Peter's soul and almost closing the portal, mere seconds before Sonic could follow, causing him to slam into the small hole and bounce off it.

"That demon! It ran off with Spider-Man's soul!" Lucina cursed.

"NO!" Sonic shouted, punching the ground in anger. "I was too slow! I couldn't save him!" He berated himself.

"Sonic! Calm down!" Weiss assured him.

'Now what?!' Viridi exclaimed in a hurry.

"Out of the way! Coming through!" A familiar voice exclaimed as they saw a surprise Dark Pit return on the Lighting Chariot.

"Pittoo?!" Pit exclaimed to see his doppelganger again after so long.

At light-speed, Dark Pit slams the Lightning Chariot into the portal, forcing it to split open, sending him tumbling backwards and lands roughly beside Pit.

'Phosphora…PHOSPHORA! Go get the Lightning Chariot!' Viridi ordered her, in a hurry and deeply concerned for Spider-Man's well-being.

"Huh? R-Right." Phosphora replied as she chases the chariot.

"What the-?" Pit turns to his clone, who gets up and looks at him in return.

"There's no time to talk about it! We have to go help Spider-Man NOW!" Dark Pit said as his wings glow, quickly flying inside portal.

As Palutena helps the wounded Ero up his feet, he roars furiously to the heavens as he shrugs his arm away from her arm. "Ero, you're hurt!" Palutena told him.

"Not as much what I'm gonna do to that beast!" Ero retorted, equipping himself with Spider-Man's Spider-Armor and flies ahead into the portal.

"Wait for us!" Sonic takes out his Gear and chases the vicious Spider-God along with Weiss and Lucina.

"Viridi! You have to help me fly RIGHT NOW!" Pit shouted.

'O-Of course!' The goddess of nature activates Pit's wings so he can catch up with his friends to save Spider-Man's soul.

"WE'RE COMING, SPIDEY!" Pit shouted as he enters the portal, leaving a weakened Palutena by her lonesome.

'Palutena, will you be okay?' Viridi asked her.

"No, I won't..." She replied, looking like she's in pain, mostly internally. "Ah, what have I done…" While she stands there whimpering, no one notices a speedy dark projectile belonging to Dark Sonic zips into the Chaos Vortex, with an irritated Grimadoom on hot-pursuit through the portal.

BGM End


BGM-Kid Icarus Uprising OST-Opening

Pit: I'm Pit, loyal servant to Lady Palutena! Spider-Man! We're coming to save you! Hold on a little longer!

Dark Sonic: So the little spider got his web stolen.

Sonic: You again!

Pit: Get outta our way!

Dark Sonic: No! It's time we settle the score, hedgehog! I'm gonna use this to wipe you and your friends out of existence for good!

Sonic: Is that…a C.S.P.?

Next time on D-Avengers: God Mission:

Between the Dark and Chaos

Pit: You won't stop us! We will rescue our friend!


KFX Here: Some big development happened here, and there's a ton more in the next chapter, where we finally remember who's the big baddie of this whole story and what he's been planning all this time. It's a bombshell next chapter, including the final battle against Dark Sonic! Stay tuned!