Dawn breaks and soon, sunlight hits Arboria. Hendrik was awake and so was Rab, Sylvando and Jade. The four were discussing any tactics, from who should go where, if Dark Axel really does send hordes of monsters upon the world.

But upstairs, Veronica awakens in the sleeping Axel's arms. She sighs contently, hugging him.

Erik wakes up to see this, He, the twins and Axel shared a room that night, so obviously, Erik would see any funny business between them.

With a cocky smirk, he watched her, "Guess you have a soft spot for him..."

Veronica gasped cutely as she turns, a blush on her face. She growls with venom, "What do you mean, jerk!?"

Erik smirked as he'd lie back, "You know exactly what I mean. Heheheh..."

Veronica growls, sneering at him, until Axel leans on her, hugging her tightly, "Nnguh!?"

Erik sniggered at the scene.

"Axel...!? Axeeellll!?" Veronica whines.

Suddenly, she wriggles in his grip, giving a loud "Nnnngggh!"

He wakes up from the growl and looks at her, he loosens his arms and she pulls away, huffing. "Ask me, next time!"

Serena awakens as well from the little lady and smiles, wiping her eyes. "It's time already...?"

Veronica looks to Serena, "Oh! Right, we gotta get to Dark Axel!" She hops out of bed, then proceeded to dress herself. Erik sighed as he'd go get his tunic and boots.

Veronica puts on her iconic red hat before strolling out of the room. Everyone follows her without question.

Soon, Hendrik and co were joined by the other four. "Shall we move?"

Axel nods. "Let's go." He said as the party leaves the Inn, the innkeeper waved farewell.

As they made their way to the temple to head to The Luminary's Landing, Axel grew worried...but at the same time, maybe if he talked to Dark Axel, maybe things won't have to end badly.

But that Halberd Knight had hurt Veronica. As far as he knew, it worked under him.

They make their way to the Luminary's Landing and now look to the wide, open view of the world. "Alright, Axel. You know what to do."

Axel takes out the flute that made all this possible and begun to play the calming tune.

Soon, everyone was engulfed by a light and shot upward to the sky, finding themselves on the sky whale's back.

Cetacea made her way to the Castle that laid before the group.

It had a dark radiance around it. But it had no barrier around it. No flying monsters either, or anything...

As they land in the castle that Axel recognises all too well, just as expected, something was very wrong. This was too easy.

Dark Axel was before them. In the wide opening of the front gate. "So...you finally came."

Axel had questions. But the most important all was... "Why?"

Dark Axel shrugged, "Why? Why not?"

Everyone reaches for their weapons, "What is the point in trying to destroy darkness...? It can't even vanish right. Every time you destroy it, it just comes back..."

Dark Axel then glares at his good counterpart. "And it came back because of the Luminary. The world is doomed to fall when an Luminary is born! Light will breed Shadow, and with it darkness. So what is the point in fighting?"

Axel frowns, "I fight, because I want to live! I fight because everyone wants to live! WE fight to prevent such evil from happening again! How did you even get into our world!?"

Dark Axel folds his arms, "The power of darkness can truly surprise me. I came from a timeline where Mordegan failed, but then...so did my friends, family... I was destined to be hated, alone and feared. So I became the Darkspawn and sent my world to ruin! Just as I will set this world on the same path...!"

Rab steps forward, "Listen to yerself, Laddie! Do you realize what yer're saying!? Yer mum and dad wouldn't wanted y-"

Dark Axel suddenly causes a shockwave, "DON'T YOU DARE TALK ABOUT MY PARENTS! What do you know!? You may of lost your daughter... your home and son-in-law! But I lost my parents! My foster parents! Friends, Cobblestone, EVERYTHING!"

He calms down, "No...more... I will put you through all what I suffered...and I will do so with every other timeline... until every. Single. Luminary feels what it's like to be a 'hero'..."

Veronica frowns, "You can't...!"

Dark Axel suddenly looks at Veronica. "!?"

Veronica inhales, "You can't! I won't let you do that! We can't let you cause havoc because you've lost everything!"

Dark Axel held his head, "No...! You're dead...! All of you..." He then roars, "Enough! Fine! Your world suffers FIRST!"

He then swings his arm and just as everyone feared, Monsters were dive bombing from the castle. "Erik! Go!" Axel calls out, Veronica held on tightly to Axel.

"Veronica!" Serena shouts, "Come here!"

Axel looks down to Veronica. "Go... I'll be fine."

Veronica tears up, "You better get out of here alive...!" She then runs to Serena. Erik then turns to Axel, "Knock some sense into him!"

The others give a nod and a smile.

They use the Chimera Wings and split up to combat the Invasion.

"You don't think you can defeat yourself!?" Dark Axel shouts.

Axel turns to face the other Luminary. "I don't... I know I can."

Dark Axel growls, "I am stopping this pain from continuing!"

Axel suddenly shouts, "Is THAT what you're doing!? Stopping the pain!? You'll only cause more! You don't decide when or how the world ends!"

"This choice is now mine! I became a dark lord out of depression! Just so I can end my despair !" Dark Axel shouts back.

"I know exactly what you lost, Dark!" Axel retorts.

"And you have the gall to question me!?" He steps closer to Axel, hand reaching for his sword, "Once I kill you... and then decimate this world-!"

"Then you'll become as worse as Mordegan!" Axel interrupts.

"Do you think I care anymore?" Dark Axel says, drawing his sword.

"Their deaths will not justify your actions, Dark! You're digging yourself a deeper grave!"

"MORDEGAN STOLE EVERYTHING FROM ME!"

"And soon you'll take everything away from me!"

The Two Axels clash, thunder rumbles and a yellow and purple shockwaves echo across the skies.

"...And I'm NOT GONNA LET THAT HAPPEN!"

Hendrik lands in Heliodor and already fighting has begun. Thankfully the city buildings stand undamaged, but the civilians were evacuated and the city, a battleground.

He draws his sword, "Men! Give those monsters no quarter! Destroy our enemies!"

A thunderclap is heard, and Hendrik looks to it's direction. A mix of yellow and purple flashes is seen... "Good luck, Honoured Luminary..."

He turns and sends a Vicious Living Armour crashing down some cobblestone stairs, into a group of Skeleton Swordsmen. He then approaches and slashes them apart.

"Foolish Monsters...! You will not cause anymore havoc!" He says taking stance.

"Accursed human! You cannot stop us!"

Veronica and Serena had Zoomed to Arboria. Looking around, there were Shadows about, terrorising the town. Serena and Veronica looks to one another with a smile.

Veronica switched to her adult form and began to channel her power, as did Serena.

Suddenly their hands come together hard and a small version of their signature explosion combusts.

No innocent was harmed and the town was safe, but as for the monsters. They were long gone.

Veronica giggles, hands on her hips. "And don't come back!"

Suddenly they reform. Veronica immediately breaks her Sassy pose, "W-Wait...how!?"

Serena takes out her wands, "No time to question! We need to defend our home!"

Soon, other Sorcerers join the Twins, "Keepers of the Luminary! Allow us to assist you!"

The shadows hiss as Veronica points her staff at them with a sassy smirk and Serena with her wand, "Chaaaaarge!" They both call out. As the clash of magics happen, the twins see the flashes of light and dark in the sky...

"Ay caramba...!" Don Rodingo shouted as he defeats a Vicious Metal Slime Knight, only for two more to join in, along with a Vicious Living Armour.

There were too many in Puerto Valor...

Suddenly, they are Kaswooshed away. "Hi Papi!"

Rodingo smiles, "Norberto! Your timing couldn't be more late!"

Soon after Sylvando makes his appearance, his Parade swoops in behind him.

"I wouldn't let my home be overrun by bad guys! Come on, Darlings, let's give these monsters a show to remember!"

The Vicious Monsters seemed to shiver a little. But they regain morale and charge at the Parade men, who do the same with Sylvando and Rodingo at the helm.

Sylvando sees the castle in the sky and with it, the violent flashes of light and dark... "We'll be fine, Honey."

Jade had got to Gallopolis to fend off Succubats, Gloomy Grublins and Spitzfires, all who were Vicious...

One Succubat wrapped her legs around Jade, attempting to get her airborne. But Jade saw this and jumped backward, slamming the monster on to ground, getting a "Gwoof!" From the Succubat.

A few Gloomy Grublins rushed toward Jade, who quickly switched to her Bunny Suit to attempt to charm them.

It works flawlessly. The Gloomy Grublins take a huge U-turn and charge towards the Succubats and their uncharmed brothers, who engage the charmed monsters in a brutal clash.

A Spitzfire flys over Jade. But she intercepted it, and the dragon had a high heel strike it's chin. A sudden flash. And the Spitzfire flew over the Gallopolis city wall.

Gallopolisian Knights join the fray and start going to town on the monsters. Jade sees the flashes in the sky, "You got this, Axel..."

Rab had got to Hotto, seeing Golems fighting the guards. "Alright ye lads! Let me show you how an auld dog fights!"

Rab gets his Claws out and started attracting the Golems onto him with quick jabs.

Soon the guards would slightly chip away at the Golems while they paid attention to Rab.

After that, he opens the Pearly Gates and conjures his energy, flinging it at the Golems and obliterating them, "Keh heh heh! I've still got it!" He sees a few more Golems burst through the gates as well as a Spitzfire.

The guards worry, "We've lost this village...!"

Rab turns to face them, "Ack! You cannae be tired already! Come on, whippersnappers! You've got a town to protect!"

One guard loads up his crossbow, "Indeed! We cannot accept defeat! We must defend our home!"

A few more draw swords, joining in the cheers.

A Golem thrusts it's arm forward and the real battle begins.

Rab looks to the castle in the sky, "We're right behind you, lad!"

Erik and Mia are back to back. "Wasn't really expecting this..."He said, surrounded by Gyldenbritches and Gyldenauts.

Soon, Crackle falls from the sky, impaling the golden Vikings, It was Krystalinda! "Ha! Glad you're on our side!" Mia called out.

The frozen witch smiles, "There's more coming! I'd suggest you get your sister to safety, boy."

Mia shakes her head, taking one of Erik's daggers, "No. I'm fighting this time! I'm gonna make these Vikings pay!"

Erik looks to her and nods. "There's no talking you out of it?"

Mia shakes her head, "Nope!"

Krystalinda stands beside Erik, "you two are not fighting alone then." Snifflheim soldiers stand behind them, weapons ready, "For Snifflheim!"

Erik shuffles on the spot, summoning three Doppelgängers. Mia did the same, summoning only one.

Erik chuckled, only to be hit by her, "I'm new to this!"

He rubbed his arms. The sky flashes yellow and purple... "..."

CLANG! CRANG! CLISSSH!

Axel and his evil counterpart cross blades again and again, sending purple and yellow sparks across the skies. "If only we were born normal kids, when we wouldn't of had to face all this despair!" Dark Axel roars.

Axel rolls back to avoid a violent horizontal swipe, "You blame me for all this!?" He replies, swinging his sword in a vertical slam.

Dark Axel parries it, hurling an attack of his own, "I DO!"

CLANG! The two Luminaries clinch, sending lightning both good and evil across the skies once more.

Axel could feel the battle below, his friends rallying the kingdoms to fight as one... Unshakable by the odds against them, Not letting evil prevail. This was who he fought for. They kept him going, kept him sane, kept him from going bad.

The fact that the Axel he fought didn't even know of the time wheel...wait...! Maybe there was a chance...

"You're not gonna win this...You won't consider surrender!?"

Dark Axel pulls away, "No...! Not until I defeat you!"

Axel then beckons him. "Then come at me!"

The Luminaries charge at one another and continue their battle.

The Seer watches the worldwide battle from the sky, "..." They saw a great agony in Dark Axel. Thdy could not blame him for his lashing out.

"And so... the final battle begins..."