Chapter 98: Death of a Queen
A/N: Sorry it took so long to type this chapter, I have been busy with my new job. Amvmaster, thanks for the review, and now on to the story!
Damon couldn't believe what he had just seen; the Black Knight actually had the Blacklight Virus in herself!
"So that's what you meant when you said Zeus had that armor made specially for you?" He asked her.
"So you now understand your chances of defeating me are slim, correct?" she asked, allowing her arm to morph into a massive blade. Damon reached behind himself, grabbing Rebellion off his back, and unleashing his Devil Trigger,
"If it's a slim chance, it's still a chance," he said with a grin.
As Damon and the knight began to fight once again, Adrian was making sure he kept away from the massive lizard that was the basilisk and its venom, all while Salem shot round after round of his gun into the darkness, making sure the monster could find the Devil Virus.
"Face it kid!" Shouted the masked mercenary, "You aren't going to survive this! Zeus is going to have your head on a platter, and he's going to become THE God among men!" Adrian gritted his teeth as he kept dodging the bullets and the basilisk,
Between the light rounds and this damn lizard, I'm going to have to come up with something crafty... Adrian thought to himself. He then had a split second idea, "Promotion: Knight!" The red knight chess piece briefly flashed overhead as he lifted his Sacred Gear, aiming it at Salem as he absorbed some of the humans strength.
"Devour!" Shouted Penglog. Salem took notice, and groggily turned, aiming his gun at Adrian, whose gear was now shining in the darkness.
"Really? You want to fuck with me?!" Adrian began to run to Salem as fast as he could, and right when the masked mercenary fired his gun, Adrian twisted out of the way, causing the bullets to hit the basilisk in its open mouth as it pursued Adrian. The creature slid on the ground, dead before it even stopped before Salems feet. Salem stared wide eyed at the now dead basilisk. "Oh shit..."
"Yeah, I'd hate to be the one to explain that one to the boss," said Adrian, landing a soaring kick to the side of Salems head, causing the mercenary to drop his gun and skid across the ground. Salem glared at Adrian through his mask,
"Well played Adrian..." he grunted, rolling a small round object towards the Devil Virus, "...well played." Adrian didn't have time to shield himself as the round object exploded with such a bang that it rendered Adrian temporarily deaf, and filling the room with bright light, blinding him. Once Adrian was able to see and hear again, Salem was gone, as was his gun, and Adrian couldn't find him with his Hunter Sense. But instead, he sensed something in the general direction he left Damon and the elf girls,
"Blacklight...?"
As Adrian came to the realization, Damon was still furiously fighting the Black Knight until he was forced to a knee, holding Rebellion up horizontilly to keep the Black Knights blade from entering his skull, but his strength was beginning to fail him. The Black Knight chuckled,
"Now let me ask you this...did you really think you could beat me?" Not even a second after she said this, a pair of dark legs wrapped around her head, yanking her away from Damon and sending her to the floor in a heap. The Black Knight glared up at the assailant, seeing Llarya was now back to health, and wielding the war axes from before.
"Maybe not by himself!" Said Llarya, axes ready as the knight rose back up. The Knight growled at the dark elf, readying her blade,
"You know, I always hated it when Nyna snuck off to be with you!" She then dashed for the elf, attempting to slice through the elfs neck, but the dark elf held up her left axe just in time, saving herself, swung her right axe to the knights shoulder, and plunging it deeply. The knight rolled her shoulders, used her free hand to pull the axe from her shoulder, and right in front of the elf her shoulder regenerated! Llarya could only stare in shock and horror,
"What sorcery is this?!"
"The one Zeus bestowed on me!" The Black Knight then gripped Llarya by the throat with her free hand, readying her blade to pierce the elfs throat, until Damon popped in, Rebellion at the ready, only for the Black Knight to gasp before Damon could even strike. She turned her head, revealing a syringe in her neck, and Adrian standing behind her.
"You know, the Blacklight is a bit of a double edged sword; with all its strength it also has its weaknesses," Adrian informed her. The Black Knight dropped Llarya as she pulled the syringe from her neck, her blade reverting into a normal arm right before she screamed, her armor falling and her body swelling as putrid boils formed on her skin, and with a loud POP! the Black Knight was no more than a pile of pus on the floor of the temple. Llarya was busy catching her breath while Damon stared at Adrian,
"Was that the Whitelight?" Adrian nodded,
"Now you know what will happen to me when Vali figures out how to use Blizys' blood." Adrian turned away from his friend, lost in his own thoughts as Nyna approached the mess that was once her mother, and sank to her knees, tears flowing freely,
"...I won't lie..." she said with a sniff, "...I always dreamed of becoming Queen of the Elves...especially when she treated Llarya as harshly as she did...but I never wanted it to be like this..." Damon knelt next to her, patting her on the shoulder,
"I'm sorry princess...I wish there was something we could do." Nyna sniffed as she wiped away her remaining tears,
"There is one thing...but I already know it won't be done."
"What is it?"
"...Since I am the new queen...I will need a king." Damon nodded, stood up, walked to the doors and paused, waiting for the others to follow him,
"Alright then, let's go and find you a guy!" Nyna slowly stood up, keeping her eyes on Damon,
"We already found him." Damon and Adrian turned to Nyna, confused, until they looked outside the temple, seeing hundreds if not thousands of light elves, staring at Damon as he stood by the broken doors. Nyna walked past Damon, facing the crowd of elves, and raised her hands, "The Black Knight...has been defeated!!" The crowd of elves cheered, throwing their hands up as the various elves hugged and kissed each other in joyous praise. Nyna then took Damons' hand, "Devils!" The crowd ceased their praise as they looked to Nyna in confusion, until she ushered Damon and Adrian forward, "State your names!" The two devils looked between each other, and after a clearing of their throats, they each stated their names,
"Damon Sparda!"
"Adrian Michaels!" Nyna nodded, and faced the crowd once again,
"I pressnt to you the Devils Adrian Michaels and Damon Sparda! Heroes of us all!" She turned to Damon and Adrian, "Wether it is one or both of you, we would appreciate a king to guide us, much like you two have guided me and Llarya..." She then bowed to Damon and Adrian, and all the elves in the crowd bowed even lower. Damon then gently placed his hands on Nynas' arms, straightening her out as he spoke gently to her,
"Princess...Queen Nyna...I would gladly accept the responsibility of leading you all, through thick and thin..." Nyna gave him a sad smile,
"But..."
"...But Adrian and I still have to kill Zeus." The crowd stared at the two devils in awe, "Because if Zeus was able to put all of you through the hardships that he has, then he is no doubt doing the same elsewhere!" Nyna nodded understandably, and after a moment of thought, gave him an offer,
"Then accept the crown, and when you have returned from slaying the false god, you may rule as you see fit. Deal?" Damon mulled over what Nyna was saying, and nodded his head, holding his hand out for her to shake,
"Deal." Instead of shaking his hand, however, Nyna wrapped both arms around his neck and planted a deep kiss on his mouth, causing the crowd to cheer for them as Adrian shook his head,
"If and when we go back to our world, Koneko is going to kick his ass," he said to himself.
"I take it this 'Koneko' has feelings for him?" Asked Llarya, catching what Adrian said. He nodded his head, and noticed an elven guard heading for Damon and Nyna,
"Your majesty!" The Devil and Light Elf turned to him, sharing his worry as he struggled to catch his breath, "...the vault has been emptied!" The elfs eyes widened,
"What?!" Soon after she recieved those news, she, Damon, Adrian, Llarya and several elven guards made their way to where Adrian slayed the basilisk, as well as the doorway on the farthest side of the room, lit only by a pair of torches. Nyna snatched one, walked through the doorway, and tossed one of the torches against the wall, clattering into a thing but long pool of oil surrounding the room, brightening it with fire light, and revealing dozens upon dozens of shelves and chests, varying in sizes, all empty of their contents.
"Uh...Nyna...?" Asked Adrian, "What exactly was in this room?" Nyna stammered,
"T-t-talismans...a-a-and artifacts...items too dangerous to see the light of day...and someone stole all of them!"
"And I think I know who," said Adrian, silently chastising himself, "Salem...Zeus' lackey..."
