"Hope...Are you ready to face Mime when the time comes?" Ace asked.
"I am ready to face him. I just don't know if it'll be in a real fight, or with my buddyfight cards." Hope said. "I'm just a little shaken up because of how much I affected this whole situation with me and Mime even though I wasn't there to kill Harlequin and… well let's just say I'm a little nervous to face him now than last time."
"Hope… You couldn't have known this would have happened, none of us did. Just don't forget you've got friends on your side to help you every step of the way." Ace said. "Either way, I know you'll win. I believe in you and so does David, Jexi, and everyone else." He said lightly punching Hope's shoulder. "Got it?"
"Aw...how cute. It's sickening." a voice said as they saw a portal open as Mime entered through it.
"Mime...I can already tell why you are here." Hope said.
"Yes. The failure of my subordinates was...unexpected but even I knew it would come to this eventually." Mime said.
"So I guess you're here to finish what they couldn't." Ace said.
"Why else would I even set foot in such a filthy looking ship?" Mime said.
"Talk bad about my friends ship, and you're gonna feel pain like you haven't before." Hope said. "Buddyfight won't settle this the way it is now… it's time we fight for real."
"Yes...I agree." Mime said extending a hand as magic hit Hope and sent him flying through several walls.
"Hope!" Ace called out.
"Oh he isn't dead...at least not yet. I can't believe I picked such a good time...you two are the only ones here." Mime said giving chase to Hope.
"Dammit...Hang on Hope!" Ace said dashing after Mime.
"Uh uh." Mime said snapping a finger as Ace got trapped in a box. "I will not have this moment ruined by the likes of you. He is mine to kill and mine alone!"
"AH!" Hope said breaking out of the rubble. "Ace, stay right there. I'll get you outta there, just as soon as I blow this psycho away! Let's end this, Mime!"
"I quite agree." Mime said firing another blast of magic as Hope blocked. "With the rest of your allies battling Wisdom and Geargod right now...I have free reign to do all sorts of horrible things to you."
"Hope...please be safe." Ace muttered.
"Let's go!" Hope said.
(Cue- Akuma vs Ryu- Street Fighter IV)
"Now...begone!" Mime said firing more magic at Hope as he did his best to dodge each shot.
Hope charged at Mime as he tried to get in close, but the magic blasts prevented him from doing so. He finally was able to break free and charge up some Color energy in his hand. "Take, this!" he said. "Sapphire Sphere!" he called firing it.
"Useless." Mime said raising a wall as it countered the hit. "Everything you could possibly try is useless. My prowess in magic makes it impossible for even the smallest hit to land."
"You forget one thing about me! I can pierce through fire. My right hand… can break through anything!" Hope said charging.
"Fire? Please." Mime said raising another wall before Hope punched through and shattered it. "What?"
"Surprised ya!" Hope said landing a punch on Mime's mask making it crack in half.
"He did it. He broke his mask." Ace said.
"Ha...how you like that?" Hope said as the left half of the mask fell off as Mime started laughing.
"Well...seems I haven't been giving you enough credit. Then again...I shouldn't have expected less from you who has slain my father." He said laughing raising his head up. Hope looked in shock to see the half of Mime's real face completely dark like darkness with only an eye and part of his mouth visible.
"What on earth?" Ace said.
"What in the hell are you?!" Hope asked in shock.
"I've told you. I am Mime, son of Harlequin...born from his very own shadow." Mime said as he started laughing. "A being made for the very purpose of carrying out all of his remaining desires."
"You're just a human who has fallen to darkness. You haven't transcended humanity to carry out your father's name! You've thrown It away!" Hope said.
"Oh...I am no mere human." Mime said as the exposed half of his face was spreading out like a shadow on the wall.
"Be careful Hope! Something's happening to Mime." Ace said.
"Let me show you something truly horrifying." Mime said as he left behind his clothing before emerging as a large beast of darkness with several tendrils emerging from his back. "This is the true form...of the shadow of Harlequin!" he said as darkness began spreading from his feet and slowly enveloping the ship.
"Hope!" Ace called out.
"Don't worry. You, me and Hope will all go to the same place once my darkness has finished...the Lost Universe!" Mime said.
"What? What do you mean?" Hope asked.
"You don't know? I'm much more than a shadow. I was an experiment of Harlequin's. I'm a living teleporter to the Lost Universe!" Mime said.
"So that explains those black remains left behind by those bombs…" Ace said.
"The bombs are created from pieces of me. However it would only affect organic matter when I'm not the one making the portal...but...when I make them...I can swallow this entire ship with the two of you in it!" Mime said.
"No…" Ace muttered.
"Damn it...what am I gonna do? Everyone is defending the alternate worlds from the CHAOS and Gao is busy fighting Wisdom while I volunteered to fight here. Things aren't looking good. I need to...I gotta…" Hope thought as he backed up before knocking a lamp over as it shined on Mime who roared in pain. "Wait...Mime is a living shadow. He's like a Necros. Meaning...he's weak against light!" Hope thought.
"You can do this Hope! Everyone believes in you! I believe in you! So you can't lose this fight no matter what, Hope the Victor!" Ace said.
"You're right Ace. So there's only one thing left I've gotta do!" Hope said.
(Shift- My Hero- Man with a Mission)
Hope transformed into Azure God Mode, and then further into Azure God Mode: The Heroic.
"Ace and I aren't gonna die today! The only one going to hell is you, Mime!" Hope said crossing his arms. "Ace, cover your eyes!"
Ace covered his eyes to prepare for an attack.
"Azure Gods…. Heroic…. SOLAR FLARE!" Hope said letting out a blast of Blue light that covered the entire Galaxy King.
"Light!" Mime said growling in pain. "I...I cannot fall as a disgrace like this…" he said crawling in attempt to get closer to Hope. "I will smother your light!"
"Sorry, but that's not gonna happen!" Hope said. "Here's another trick that references someone legendary! Azure Gods Heroic… Neo Tri-Beam!" Hope said putting his hands into a Triangle position and blasted wave after wave of concussive blasts at Mime filled with light.
"It's working!" Ace said.
"I shall not...go out like this!" Mime said as he broke through the floor to reveal a large portal under him and Hope.
"Dammit." Hope said.
"Hahahaha! Fall into the darkness like I am!" Mime said vanishing into the dark.
"Hope!" Ace called out.
"I can't believe….this is...the end." Hope thought as he fell. "Well...I had a good run." he said before he opened his eyes only to see himself inches from the portal but no longer falling. "Huh?"
"So...you're the idiot that boy told me to go and assist." A voice as Hope looked up to see a man with dragonic wings and a dragon mark on his cheek as he held onto Hope. "I've seen many a fool in my time...but you are the...least foolish."
"Hope!" Ace called out as he ran towards the two before pulling Hope into a hug before turning to the newcomer. "Thank you for helping him sir…."
"My name is Sheer. A skyian." He said.
"A pleasure to meet you Sheer. My name is Ace Neptune." Ace said before turning to Hope and chopped on the top of his head.
"Ow! What was that for?" Hope asked.
"For nearly scaring me half to death! But...I can't be mad at one of my best friends. I'm just really glad you're okay, Hope." Ace said.
"Thanks Ace. But I wouldn't have made it without Sheer saving me. Thanks for that by the way… wait a sec… dragon wings… you're the Descendant of the Sky Kingdom. Now before you slap me for stating the Obvious, it's because we've been waiting for you to come, and I didn't know it was you until I saw the wings… I'm sorry. I've just heard so much about you through your legendary story a friend told me." Hope said.
"Legend...you mean the story I spread myself?" Sheer asked.
"No way… you told your own story? Why?" Hope asked.
"To make sure overactive people like you don't try to act like me or try to find me. But seems circumstances have changed." Sheer said.
"Yes. The Dark Kingdom is plotting something and we need the descendants help." Ace said. "But first… Hope, we should go help the others."
"I don't think there's any need for that." Sheer said creating a sphere of magic showing Gao dragonized as he battled with Wisdom.
"Yep. Looks like Gao's got this under control." Hope said.
"Yes...as you say...I have predicted 100 percent Gao's victory." Sheer said.
"Now all we have to do is wait for their safe return." Ace said. "Please come inside the ship, Sheer. Would you like some tea?"
"We have other beverages if that's not your thing. Soda, Sake, Anything you like." Hope said. "Wait, what am I saying, I don't want you feeling like we're pampering you."
"Just water will do." Sheer said.
"Coming right up." Hope said. "Now all ten of the descendants have gathered."
"Yes, and they along with you Sheer will be a great help to us. Thank you." Ace said. "And it is an honor to meet a fellow resident of the Sky Universe."
"I know who you are. You are the Nephilim, as well as your brothers." Sheer said.
"O-Oh, thank you. Me and my brothers are honored." Ace said a bit flustered. "But how do you know of us?"
"Through many centuries of wandering...I've gained powers inconceivable...one of which is being a seer." Sheer said.
"You see the future." Ace said.
"Correct. I forsee the future events to come. I predicted that eventually, the ruler of the Dark Kingdom would rise to expand his hold and target one powerful warrior." Sheer said.
"That would be Jexi, Sheer. He's my friend, as well as Ace's. Did he ask you to come save me? If so, I can backup your proclamation of me being an idiot." Hope said.
"Yes, he did. He spotted me watching the fight between the Chaos and the Thunder Empire." Sheer said. "I told him how your fight was originally going to end. You would have fallen in with that monster had I not come to your aid." Sheer said.
"And we're really grateful that you did, Sheer." Ace said.
"If it's all the same to you… I couldn't have asked for a better ally to be sent by my best friend." Hope said. "But now that all ten of you are here, I think it's time we took it to the dark king."
"I wouldn't be so hasty. Aren't you forgetting your promise you made to David Ishihara? That you wouldn't lose to anyone until you faced him in a buddyfight?" Sheer asked.
"Oh yeah, i said I'd do that. Why would you tell that to me, though?" Hope asked.
"Even as we speak...events are starting up...a new buddyfight tournament will be born soon." Sheer said.
"A new tournament huh? Sounds like fun." Ace said.
Later…
"Finally, after all this time, all ten of us are here." Onyx said as all ten descendants were gathered.
"Albeit by some forceful measures…." Hope said as they brought Tigre as he was cuffed as he scoffed.
"To think you were the descendant of the Beast Kingdom all along…" Pen said.
"Well...maybe descendants come from all forms of life?" Jade said.
"I guess that is true." Tetsu said.
"Well, I've been told that a crisis of massive proportions tends to bring people together." David said.
"I have to agree. This crisis brought all of us together from many different backgrounds." Hera said.
"Uh-huh. Sure did." David said.
"Why are you so nervous around me?" Hera asked.
"Hera… There's something that I should tell you. I'm...afraid of snakes." David said. "During an early excursion in my paranormal investigation job, my sister Harumi got kidnapped by nagas. I tracked them down to a warehouse, and...that's where things got worse."
"Worse? What happened?" Hera asked.
"One of the nagas bit into my neck, injecting me with venom. It caused me to writhe in agony as another...ate one of my cohorts… The experience traumatized me, and I resented snakekind ever since…" David said.
"That's still so hard to hear…" Hope said.
"Because of this, I'm having trouble getting near snakes in fear that they might be poisonous." David said.
"I see….. It must have been hard to try and express your fear to me, especially because I am a Lamia. But I assure you of one thing. I am not poisonous, even though I do have fangs. I am a Lamia, not a Naga." she said.
"Which is kind of ironic, considering your name." Ross said.
"What's wrong with my name?" Hera asked.
"Uh...nothing." Ross said.
"Point is you have nothing to fear from me." Hera said.
"Well, that's...reassuring. I'll try not to let my fear get in the way." David said.
"In any case, we all have something to look forward too. That tournament coming up. The GGG Cup." Hope said.
"I think more than you are just looking forward to it." Jexi said.
"Damn right. I'm looking forward to this as well." David said.
"It's gonna be awesome I can tell you that." Ace said.
"Definitely. And David, I haven't forgotten my promise to you." Hope said.
"If all goes well, I'll be seeing you in the finals. So we both better bring our A-games." David said.
"For now...we're celebrating. In the battle between us and the Chaos and Mime...we won!" Jexi said as all of them cheered.
"ALRIGHT! Woo! Woo! Woo!" Papelne howled as she spun her arm around.
The Chaos of Wisdom and Mime have been defeated. And in the hour of the rising of the Dark Kingdom, the Ten Descendants have Gathered.
The Sky Kingdom- Sheer
The Beast Kingdom-Tigre
The Dark Kingdom- Onyx Dark
The Sword Kingdom- Tetsu of the 100 Swords
The Justice Kingdom- Miles
The Sorcery Kingdom- Elementa
The Arcane Kingdom- Jade
The Ancient Kingdom- Aka
The Astro Kingdom- Jet
The Olympus Kingdom- Hera
The ten are gathered. But before the fight against the Dark King begins… the curtain will rise, on the GGG cup.
To be continued in Dimensional Heroes: X All-Star Fight.