"So...how goes things here?" AJ asked the group.
"We've gained allies from Fontaine, the Water Kingdom." Leonis said.
"Yes, we'll need all the help we can get to reach the Gate of Souls that is inside the Water Temple in Lake Hylia." Altera said. "We'll most likely be dealing with resistance when we get there."
"Yes...we definitely will." A voice said as a blue otter with two scales chops approached.
King of Fontaine
Dewott
"Hello your majesty. Did you manage to gather info on the enemy?"Tsuki asked.
"Our scouts were able to get sightings on who were inside. First there is the one claiming to be Zelda, then there is a being clad in armor, next is Lucario, leader of Dragnor's Dragon Troop, and his link Blade, the top general for Dragnor." Dewott said.
"Blade...of course he would be here." Gemina said.
"I'm taking it you've dealt with him before a while back?" Saki asked.
"Not exactly. Blade is a color fighter like me. He is a user of the Sword Style. And he's extremely loyal to Drake." Gemina said.
"But why would a fellow color fighter join one of the kingdoms?" Ace asked.
"I'm afraid I don't know. It's not like we're bound to any code or anything." Gemina said.
"But there is someone else in there. An unknown fighter." Dewott said. "We don't know about him unfortunately."
"Do you mean that figure clad in armor?" Al asked.
"No...not him. We mean...him." Dewott said as they saw a figure rising from the water with a white robe on as a sun seemed to hover above his head.
"Who is that?" Aluche asked.
"Somehow I don't think he was here when the Dimensional Heroes were around this time." Zexi said.
"This presence...a Titan!" Tsuki said.
"A sun titan it looks like." Corona said.
Ace was silent as he glared at the titan in the distance. "(I have to keep calm...If I rush in blindly, there could be consequences.)" He thought as he shook his head.
"We need to get to the temple under the lake." Volt said.
"My troops are already handling it. But we need to deal with this...titan...as you call him." Dewott said.
"It's obvious this titan has the power of the God of the Sun, but which one?" AJ asked.
"Why don't we go up and ask him?" Natalie said.
"Natalie, that's a terrible idea." Lync said.
"I shall handle him. I'll join with you all as soon as I can." Tsuki said.
Tsuki approached the Sun Titan as they stood face to face.
"It's been some time, Moon Goddess. Do you still know who i am?" The Titan asked.
"Phos... Of course, I couldn't forget one of the two titans that destroyed my friends home." Tsuki said.
"It was a place destined to be destroyed. As a titan, I have the right to decide what exist and what doesn't." Phos said.
"You took away my partner's and his brothers father away, their mother away, and I will make sure you will have hell to pay." Tsuki said as she summoned her dual scythe.
"Dianamon...you cannot defeat me. The moon brings the night...but I bring the might of day!" Phos said as the sun above him increased in size as it started burning away the grass and some trees.
"Crescent Harken!" Tsuki called out as she launched multiple crescent blades at Phos.
"Sun Shield." He said lowering his sun as it incinerated the blades.
"Goodnight Moon!" She said trying to lull Phos into slumber.
"You seem to forget. I am powered by the day...sleep spells do not work on me. I was only here to find one of the titans...but with you here...I can finish things off rather quickly." He said snapping his fingers as the sun grew to a gigantic size. "This sun...will incinerate all in its wake!"
"Nooooo!" A voice called out as Corona rushed in.
"Sun's Apocalypse!" He said tossing the sun. Before it could even touch Tsuki, Corona jumped between them as he took on the sun's power as he screamed in pain.
"Corona!" Tsuki called out.
"He is a fool. Well...at least with this...I have extinguished all hope of being sealed away." Phos said.
"Don't be...so sure." A voice said inside the sun.
"What?" Phos said in shock as the sun shrank before revealing a humanoid creature in lion like armor.
"You know...now I owe ya one...Phos." He said.
"You… Apollomon. You...you absorbed my sun?!" Phos said.
"You seem to forget...I am a sun god myself after all." Corona said.
"You...you smug little…" Phos said before Corona got behind him.
"Now...this is something as both thanks...and vengeance." Corona said powering his fist. "Sunfire...Punch!" He said sending him flying into a wall, knocking him out immediately.
"Corona…" Tsuki muttered in shock and relief.
"Tsuki...I know this time we'll have with Ace will be short...but during that time...we will be sure that he at least lives to see all of this through!" Corona said.
"Yes, thank you, Corona." Tsuki said as she took Corona's hand and held it. "Now let us hurry and help him and the others!"
"Don't worry...we have everything under control!" A voice in the ocean said as out jumped a small blue creature with a happy looking face.
Prince of the Sea
Manaphy
"So this is Manaphy...the prince of the sea. Incredible." Sam said.
"ROOOOOARGHHH!" A voice bellowed from inside the temple.
"What the heck was that?!" AJ asked.
"The Demon Knight." Manaphy said.
Just then a dark blur dashed out from the temple entrance and stood in front of the group, revealing a figure in dark armor with the visor glowing red as he held a sword in his right hand before demonically roaring out to the sky as the tendrils on his back moved wildly.
Demon Knight
?
"Such terrifying power...I've never felt anything like this before." Azura said.
"Who are you?" Ace asked.
"Run...away…" The Demon Knight said.
"*Gasp* That voice…!" Al said in shock.
"No way….. Spade?!" AJ said.
"Please...get away before I…." The Demon Knight muttered before he roared out and charged at the group. "Sorry...I was letting some fake memories get in my way."
"Whaddya mean, Spade? Fake memories?" AJ asked as he dodges The Demon Knight's sword.
"Please, Spade, snap out of it!" Ace said as he clashed Excalibur with the Demon Knight's sword.
"Sorry...but he is no longer the one you knew." A voice said as a portal was shown with a familiar face.
"Nocturne?!" Leonis said.
"That's impossible! Ty said he beat the hell out of you!" AJ said.
"He did. But thanks to his beating, that rage has allowed me to manifest a new power...Memory Manipulation." Nocturne said.
"What are you talking about?!" Aya demanded.
"Meaning...I can alter the memories of up to two people. Isn't that right...brother?" Nocturne asked.
"Of course...brother." Spade said.
"You son of a bitch!" Ace yelled.
"This is good old revenge. I will eliminate all of you and redeem myself. Now the only way to free him is to defeat me...but the thing is...I'm not even in the redux!" Nocturne said laughing.
"So you're a coward." Heart said.
"Yes...and no one can…" Nocturne said before dodging a sword slash.
"Is everything okay on your end?" Spade asked.
"Unfortunately I've run into a bit of trouble on my end." Nocturne said before dodging another one. "Hey I'm trying to make a call!"
"Yeah...well you're gonna pay." Said a figure as Sunset came to view.
"Sunset! You're alright!" Al called out.
"What happened? Where were you?" Tulip asked.
"I'll explain later. For right now, I'm in another world helping to save it. And Ace...I'll be sure to get your brother back. I promise!" Sunset said. "For now, just keep him busy while I teach this guy a lesson."
"Grr. I'm gonna have to call you back." Nocturne said as he sealed the viewing portal.
(Cue: Blazblue-Childish Killer Vocal)
"Spade...I will save you no matter what!" Ace said as Excalibur glowed.
"You can't… save… me!" The Demon Knight Roared out before charging at Ace.
"Watch it!" AJ said as he saved Ace from a brutal strike. "Damn titans…. I've got no respect for what Nocturne's done. He's gotta be the most despicable of em all if he planned this."
"Definitely. Those Titans...will stoop to any level just to ensure they're victorious. They destroyed my home...my father and mother...and they have the nerve to possess my brother! I've lost him once...I will not lose him or anyone else ever again!" Ace said as he glowed a bright aura. "Black and White...God Mode!" He called out as he glowed a black and white aura and white and black tattoos appeared on his arms and legs.
"Whoa! That is so cool!" Kor said with stars in his eyes.
"Another God Mode? And a dual-colored one at that?!" Gemina asked.
"Well… he is a Color Fighter Technically, isn't he?" Natalie asked.
"He's also a Nephilim, maybe these colors represent both sides of his heritage." Mari said.
"Well, Gemina, I guess God Mode isn't really much of a milestone anymore, huh?" Harumi said.
"I'll admit it's becoming less special. There must be something about the current generation that makes them acquire this power through strong emotion." Gemina said.
"Now then...I'll be taking my brother back, Nocturne." Ace said.
"He's not even here…" AJ said.
"Where were you when he said that?" Harumi asked.
"Doesn't matter at this point. Just go save your brother, Ace!" AJ sid.
"Yeah, Spade, I will save you no matter what!" Ace said as he charged at Spade.
Meanwhile in the keep where the Fake Zelda was…
"Are my soldiers so incompetent that I have to do everything myself?" Zelda asked. "I am the Great Zelda, and Hyrule is mine to bend to my will!"
"You are no Zelda, impostor!" Impa said as the other half of the group entered the keep.
"I see...seems like I'm not needed for this." Said a man in a black suit wielding two swords. "I'll be taking my leave then."
"What? You are to be at my side. You and your link!" Zelda said.
"But didn't you not say a moment ago you were the Great Zelda?" Blade asked. "So you should be more than capable of handling this without me and Lucario."
"Sorry to say, fake. But your mouth is not your friend here." Hitomi grinned. "Your mouth wrote that check, and now we're gonna cash it."
"You don't frighten me." Zelda said. "After all...I still have the Demon Knight and Nocturne on my side. See?" she said making a viewing portal only to see a petrified Nocturne encased in stone. "Oh…"
"You are an idiot. You are out of allies." Hitomi said.
"Prepare yourself, Imposter!" Impa said drawing her giant sword and slashing through the fake Zelda with one strike as she turned into Wizzro.
"How… are you able to see through my disguise…?" Wizzro said before collapsing.
"I knew the whole time." Sheik said. "For you see…" They then spun around before changing into a familiar face. "I am Princess Zelda."
"Word of advice, Wizzro. Next time you try to masquerade as someone, take some acting lessons first." Hajime said before kicking him through the gate of souls. "Seal it! Now!"
Impa and Zelda nodded before holding their hands out to close the Gate of Souls. The gate soon closed after that.
"Wait...if Nocturne's nothing but a statue now...doesn't that mean Spade is free?" Breeze asked.
"That should be the case." Hydron said.
"Ace, gimme a sitrep, is Spade back to normal?" Moth asked.
"Yeah, he's just out cold right now. Thank goodness we made it in time." Ace said with a relieved smile as he held Spade's helmetless head in his lap.
"Looks like Sunset did it. Not sure how she turned him to stone...but I guess we'll ask her when she returns." Dark said.
"In any case, that's one Gate of Souls down. Now the others will just have to pick up the slack." Harumi said.
"Now...back to the present." Zexi said.
