The spectral boy groaned as he tried to push the rock off of him. His light flickered with every push, and his mind was racing – what happened to my staff? Where are the others? Is that really the Moon I'm seeing?

All he got was a dull pain in his stomach and the sight of a dark figure descending from the Moon.

I'm sorry, little Lunanoff.

I failed you.

This realization hit him hard, hard enough to make him want to stay where he was, lie down and close his eyes 'till it was all over.

But he could not! Nightlight began to resume pushing the rock off with renewed vigour. There was still a chance to save Tsar Lunar, and he would take it, no matter what he had to do.

With a loud grunt, he was finally able to move the rock, pick up his spear, and disappear in a burst of light.

Meanwhile, the Guardians were all shocked. How could they let this happen? Why weren't they fast enough?

On the other side, Pitch marvelled at this turn of events. The Man in the Moon, corrupted by madness, and he was finally his Prince of Nightmares. He clapped his hands in joy.

Asura grinned at everyone around him, a feast of souls just waiting to be devoured.

All according to plan.

Jack was first to act, calling the Wind to carry him in the direction of the shadow of the Man in the Moon. He swung his staff, causing it to shoot out frost and ice. All this MiM deflected with his own staff, and then proceeded to fly further down and strike Jack, knocking the staff out of the winter spirit's hand and sending him plummeting to the earth.

"Jack!" Tooth yelled out as he crash-landed after falling into some tree branches, catching his staff a little too late. She immediately zipped over to help him up. "Are you alright?"

"Such a weak and useless child," MiM stared down at Jack. "It makes me wonder why I chose you for a Guardian. Well," he shook his hand as if to alleviate the ache that he got from punching Jack, "it doesn't matter in these circumstances, now does it?"

"You demons," Tooth muttered, looking around at the dark shadows they were fighting. "Excuse me, but I prefer Demon God," Asura said as he moved to grab her with his scarf, and threw her to the ground.

"What?" Bunny asked as he threw his boomerangs at the Fearlings that were beginning to surround them. "And you expect us to bow to you?"

The Kishin only smiled. "You might want to duck."

Before the Pooka could comprehend, a scythe made out of black sand swung at him, sweeping him to one side of the lair, making a crater in the wall. He grimaced at the pain, and Pitch kept his creatures of darkness coming at the Guardians.

Suddenly, a bright flash of light streaked across the sky, towards Tsar Lunar.

"That brat again," Asura said, seeing that it was Nightlight yet again.

"Tsar Lunar!" the spectral boy cried out, the moonbeam flickering at the sight of its former master. "Cease this immediately! Remember who you are!"

MiM seemed to hesitate for a while, but then blocked Nightlight's path with his moon staff, his mouth turning into a thin line. "I know who I am; I don't need you to remind me!" he said, swinging his staff and pushing Nightlight back, but Nightlight was at it again, and soon they were fighting in the air, while the other Guardians were on the ground, busying themselves with Pitch and his darkness.

Katherine worried for her friend in the sky, and wondered if he would be alright – the feeling of dread in her gut would not go away, no matter how she tried to push it away. Nevertheless, she got as involved in the fight as much as possible.

Jack was fighting intensely, clearly vowing not to lose. Not to Pitch, or to the Bogeyman's ways. He kept alert once again, trying not to hallucinate again. If they were held back by even a second, then they would fail not just the children of the world, but also all humankind.

Bunny and Tooth got back up on their feet, and then they were fighting viciously, giving the Guardians the upper hand, with some of the mini-fairies assisting them as well, as were the yetis, elves, and sentinel eggs. Kailash put up a fight of its own, stamping upon the Nightmares and dissolving them into nightmare sand.

MiM and Nightlight were evenly matched in the sky; none of them was stronger than the other. Nightlight tried to touch MiM, to cleanse him of the corruption, but MiM would not let the spectral boy touch him, knowing well of the effects.

Sandy caught Pitch going to the air, probably to finish off Nightlight, but the golden man threw his whips at the Nightmare King, catching his attention, and they were just as evenly matched when they battled.

And what of the Kishin?

He was planning to change all that.

Somewhere, in front of a mirror, a cloaked reaper shifted.

The Woman in the Sun waited.

Asura moved swiftly, trying to get off the ground. He moved with his scarves as high as he could, propelling him into the night sky. None of the Guardians seemed to notice this, and neither did Pitch.

Suddenly he was in front of Mother Goose, and she had no choice but to attack him as best as she could. She swiped at him with her dagger (which was the only weapon she had on her), while he dodged with ease. One of his scarves grabbed her hand, and lifted her off the ground, and then his weapon popped out of his mouth.

A red beam fired at her.

"Katherine!" North's loud voice called her.

"Katherine! Snap out of it; it is only illusion!"

She looked down at herself, and realized that she was holding her right hand, which was trying to stab her with her own dagger. Mother Goose blinked as she realized she had been hallucinating, and that the Kishin wasn't there.

But if he wasn't there, then where—?

She looked up, and her grey eyes widened in horror.

Asura was near the Moon, suddenly overtaking MiM and was in front of Nightlight.

"Die," he said as he straightened his hand, preparing to strike.

Katherine could only watch as Asura stabbed Nightlight with his hand, the spectral boy's pale green eyes wide.

(…Yes. That last scene was based off 110. Apparently I imagined Asura would try to kill Nightlight the same way he would try to kill Maka, and apparently I was evil enough to toss in that headcanon. *hides in a corner*)

(*mumbles from corner* I don't own Chapter 110 of Soul Eater...or ROTG/GOC...sorry...)