Time was running out, as we cut back to present time. The battle was about to begin.

Peter Giese is heading to Cape Canaveral to meet with Farra & Steven, with Krystle, Jace, & Kim. Asahi is with Oscar, Mizuki, Cassandra, & January, on their way to the Euphoria factory, to meet with the leader of Real Ninja, Oka Kazamatsuri.

But back at New York…

Percival and Hotaru stared down. He was accompanied by Chazz and Miki. Everyone else was absent, as they didn't want to get in the way; especially Yamabuki, who bowed out of the fight.

"No more mistakes!" He bellowed, summoning Gale Breaker, "It ends tonight!"

Gale Breaker, Undead Knight, and Ojama Star prepared, as Hotaru cackled, "So be it. Magic Mirror!" She summoned her Stand and bellowed, "It ends with ME! ON TOP!"

Miki countered with a shovel to the fist. Hotaru and Miki exchanged blows, and Miki was pushed back. Chazz rushed in and slammed a right to Hotaru, shattering her into glass. The shards regenerated,a s he gasped, "OH, SHIT! Did Ojama Star do that to her?"

Percival said, "That's her ability. She can regenerate herself, like that. She's like invincible."

Miki cried, "No one's invincible. I'LL SHATTER YOU INTO NOTHING!" Hotaru ducked, "Like, you can try, but even the miniscule of atoms can regenerate my DNA evidence." She punted at her chin and said, "You can try to beat me, but I'm still alive! Isn't that right, Percival?"

He growled, "You bitch… I'll teach you to assist in Total Armageddon!"

He ran forward, as she smirked, "Just know this…" A figure emerged from the shadows and blocked his path. Chazz gasped, "Okay… Who the fuck is that?"

Miki growled, "Lily Fuma!"

Percival asked, "Her? That werewolf… is LILY FUMA?!"

Miki said, "I fought her in Cincinnati, and we survived. But she escaped after we defeated Tengge Yomoda."

Percival seethed, "You asshole… You would turn an innocent ninja into a werewolf android?"

Hotaru barked, "OMG! I did not! She's born this way! Lily Fuma's half-werewolf. Of course, that was, like, before the conversion. And then, a little Euphoria to enhance her bloodlust and ninjutsu."

He gasped, as Miki thought, "So, that's why she was near-immortal. That Euphoria did it to her."

Chazz growled, "I don't care what you did, bitch! But I will end your life, right now!"

Percival stepped back and said, "Call off your wolf! Your battle's with me! Leave your pet to my friends."

Miki shrieked, "AAAAAAAAAAGH?!" Chazz yelled, "THE FUCK? YOU'RE ACTUALLY MAKING US FIGHT THAT THING?" Percival replied, "What choice do I have? Yamabuki's not here… so I'm leaving her to you two. And Naoki… Don't mess up, this time."

Miki said, "I won't let her live, this time."

They prepared, as Hotaru growled, "You… Like, you're so legit idjits, if you think she'd die with your strength. Even if you win, killing her is impossible."

Percival roared, "BUT KILLING YOU IS STILL ON THE TABLE! DIE!" He and Hotaru exchanged punches, as Lily snarled at the remaining allies.

Chazz sobbed, "This is just great…"

[Hours before the New Moon: 16 hours, 47 minutes]

Episode 14 – Chapter 4: (One Final Battle: Part 4)
Shatter the Mirror!
Percival's Final Stand!

NOTE: For the remainder of this episode, we shall focus on EACH battle, fully. Hotaru & Lily will go first, then Oka & Euphoria, and then the finale in Cape Canaveral.
Please note that this episode will be extended by next week, as Episode 15 will be the continuation of the Final Battle arc.

Percival landed a swift blow to Hotaru, and she stumbled down. But she slid back and roared, "Lucky shot! But try not to go ALL OUT!"

She kicked him down, and they started to brawl in the streets of Times Square. They exchanged punches, as do their Stands. Percival said, "I won't make any more mistakes! Not while you're still alive! Onigiri is never coming back!"

Hotaru swept him down and said, "You can deny it, all you want, but, like, you cannot escape your past, no matter what! Onigiri was your fault! You let McLean live, just how it was foretold. Chris McLean was horrible, but he was a legit pawn to our master."

"I don't believe you!" He barked, swinging his fists to her, "Tohru Honda was at fault, but I was blinded to learn the real truth! Arisa Uotani died for nothing!"

She punted at him and said, "Wrong! She died for nothing, because Tohru killed her! And all you did was not see the real truth! All the villains you met, while The Gang was fighting evil… They were simply a reminder of how weak you are!"

He yelled, "SHUT UP!" He swung hard, and Hotaru shattered herself in half, "And that's why you cannot beat me."

She regenerated, as he said, "Freak… She's a freak of nature!"

Miki whispered, "I don't know how we can beat her. Percival almost had her, and Asahi beat her in Obnubi." She thought, "Asahi's at Florida, helping The Gang… but I know how to face the wolf, before."

Lily snarled, as Miki & Chazz were cornered. He said, "This is just stupid… Me, fighting a werewolf?"

Miki said, "She's fueled in rage. I met her before. I can handle her, you can stay behind and do nothing."

"Excuse me?"

"I'm not joking! If you fight and die, what next? You cannot heal yourself, correct? That's why I owe this wolf a rematch!"

"The Chazz isn't going to play second banana to a zombie survivor!"

"Believe me… I've been on the sidelines, a lot… And I won't be in it for long."

He stepped back, as Lily growled and roared. Miki prepared, "Now, this is where my experience pays off. Cassandra wants this promise, and I won't back away from it… I can break a promise for this, but tonight, if it means the end of the worlds, I'll make an exception."

She armed herself with the shovel, and Lily pounced on her. She pushed her back with the handle of the shovel. She gnashed on the handle, and Miki swung, hitting her with the blade of the shovel. Lily stepped back and hissed. Miki held the shovel by the handle and grip and said, "So, you have nothing to say? You're feral now. Last time we fought, I almost ended you. This isn't Cincinnati anymore… We're in The Gang's territory. And on my honor as a member of the Gaoka Clan, I will make amends by ending you!"

Chazz corrected, "I thought you're disbanded."

Miki said, "I'm the last surviving member. But as of now, we fight against the darkness; especially Real Ninja!"

She dashed at her, and Lily slashed at her. Miki was caught in the slash, but was badly nicked. She fell, as she groaned, "Ugh… That hurts."

Chazz thought, "Miki's playing hero. Talk about ballsy. But that werewolf wants to kill and maul Miki Naoki, she'll have to go through me!" He stepped forward and said, "Miki, get to safety! The Chazz will show this lycan-fuck the true power of teamwork!"

Miki cried, "Princeton, this is my fight!"

He said, "You forget one thing. Ojama Star cannot heal you, if you're dead!" He boomed, "OJAMA STAR!" He landed a volley of punches, but Lily leapt back and avoided each fist. Lily flipped back and went on all-fours, and then tackled down onto him. Chazz punched her face, and she flew upwards. She landed on her feet and growled.

"This is no werewolf… And me without silver."

"This is a different Lily Fuma than I fought back in Cincinnati. What's making her this way?"

Lily slashed and punched at Chazz, and he defended himself, only to be nicked and cut from her talons and claws. Lily howled, as Chazz held his own, "Hey, Naoki, she's a Stand User, right?"

"Yeah… but apparently, she cannot control her Stand."

"It's like she's a different person."

Lily growled, "Stand… user…" Her aura shone, as her Wolf Stand emerged. Chazz gasped, "Never mind! That's her Stand!" He gasped, "Wait… That's her Stand?"

"Shadow Wolf! The name of her Stand… And I see she is in Phase 2!" She growled, "I know beasts in my time, but you're as ferocious than Taromaru! But you're not him!" She stabbed at the Stand, but Miki was pushed back. Chazz gasped, "What the hell?"

The Stand spoke, "My master cannot play… She's gone through the same transformation than before. Shadow Wolf is me and I control my master, as she has lost all of her humanity."

"More like lost all her sanity. So, you're saying… She's a monster now?" Chazz asked.

Lily hollered, "RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWGH!" She tackled down and mauled at Chazz. She started slashing and clawing at him, but Miki swung her shovel to her face. She called out, "I've seen enough! UNDEAD KNIGHT!" Miki's Stand fought against Lily, as she asked, "Wait, why aren't you fighting us?"

Shadow Wolf stepped back and crossed her arms, "You'll see." She produced a spear and said, "I may be the one talking now, but you're not going to live! A duty must be done, on the honor of the ninja code! I have orders to eliminate ALL OF YOU!" She dashed forward, and she and Miki clashed weapons. Chazz hopped up and started punching away on Lily. He smashed the pavement, and Lily jumped out of the way. She went to a lone car and Chazz chased after her. Lily smashed the hood of the car and grabbed him in the air. Chazz was trapped, as he gasped, "WHAT THE–? She destroyed a car, and created a death bed!"

Ojama Star emerged and punched the bed of jagged edges. The car returned to normal.
SMASH!
But Chazz was slammed onto the hood, either way. He avoided a fatal end. Lily jumped off and started slash at him. He rolled out of the way, and Lily heaved up the car. She threw it at him, and Chazz ducked.

"This is nucking futz! I've fought a vampire, but this is ridiculous!" He avoided the attacks, as Lily chased after him.

Elsewhere, Shadow Wolf and Undead Knight continued their fight. Shadow Wolf said, "Give up! You're a newbie, but you're still no match for our power!"

"I won't lose!" Miki said, "This is one battle I refuse to kowtow to! Real Ninja's evil plans will not come to fruition!"

She pushed it away and Undead Knight cried, "THIS FIGHT IS OURS!" Shadow Wolf said, "Wrong."

She slashed down, and Undead Knight was slashed in the chest. Miki let out blood, as she was pushed back. She held her wound and groaned, "This is bad… She's too fast for me. If I give up now, Ritsu Tainaka and Oka Kazamatsuri will have won." She clutched her shovel and said, "Yuki-senpai, Rii-san, Kurumi… I won't be alone again. All your abilities." She shone, as she cried, "Let's finish this, Shadow Wolf!"

Shadow Wolf swung hard, and Undead Knight deflected the attack. Undead Knight landed a swift right to her, and Lily was swung back.

"What the wha?" Chazz gasped, "How did she?"

Miki said, "Princeton! If we disable her Stand, Lily cannot attack! She and her Stand are one in the same! But if we destroy it, she dies!"

"Tell me something I don't know!"

Chazz nodded, as he prepared, "Okay, Wolfy… I'm done playing games…" Lily hopped up, and Chazz ran away. Lily chased after him, as she snarled, "UWOOOOOOOOO!"

Miki replied, "He's running away. Good! If I beat Shadow Wolf to a pulp, Lily's going to end up the same pain as her!"

Shadow Wolf said, "Clever… But I'm afraid that even if you best me, it's no use."

"I can try, demon!" Miki said, "But I am curious to know why she's stronger now…"

"Euphoria. Enough of it to fuel the raging beast inside. And you, my dear, will be next to fall… to our drug!" Shadow Wolf swung hard, and Miki is lambasted by the spear, "If you think for one second that I'm letting you best me, you're crazy! Euphoria drives us to the point of dominance! All the Australium in the world will be enough to give this world pure Euphoria!"

"Australium?" Miki asked. "Wait… That's what's in the drug? What the heck's Australium?"

Shadow Wolf gulped, as she whispered, "Uhhh… Perhaps I said too much."

Miki cried, "PERCIVAL! PRINCETON! THE EUPHORIA! IT'S MADE WITH AUSTRALI–! OOF!" Shadow Wolf kicked her down and bellowed, "SILENCE, CUR!" Undead Knight appeared and clashed with Shadow Wolf.

Percival overheard it and gasped, "Australium? So… You used a very rare material to create the drug, using everyone I know into taking this poison!"

Hotaru snarled, "Damn… Lily blabbed about it. But it matters not. Even if she spilled the beans about this Australium, it's useless to fight us and win. Like, I'm the true winner of this fight. I can overcome anything you hand out to me!"

"Yeah?" Gale Breaker revved his punches, "Then try and keep up!" He swung upwards and launched a huge gust of wind. Hotaru clutched on, and she was pushed back from the windy attack. She landed on the building, feet first, and barked, "Oh, you perverted pig!"

He rushed at her, and they started to clash. He boasted, "Now that I know your secret, it won't be long before The Gang discovers the truth about Euphoria! They're shutting it down by the source!"

"Damn you! MAGIC MIRROR!" Her Stand emerged, and she vanished. She prepared from behind, but he called, "It won't work on me!"

KAPOW!
He landed a fierce knee strike to her chest. She kneeled down, as he said, "The ruse has been unveiled, asshole! Not only you're helpless against me… but you won't revive Onigiri, with your black magic!"

Hotaru roared, "MY DEAD BODY!" She charged at him, but he said, "Of course."

SMASH!
He landed a swift right to her body, shattering her entire body into glass. It fell to tiny pieces, as he panted, "It's over…"

She regenerated from behind him, and then said, "Like, I don't think so." Two more Hotarus appeared, as she said, "What, you think my shatter regeneration was my only ability? FOOL!"

"What the–?" He gasped, as 10 Hotarus surround him. She stated, "Looking glass upon your eye, who is the one that's about to die? It ain't me, sucka!"

"No way… This is beyond Shadow Clone Jutsu." He thought, "She can be destroyed, but another of her afterimages will reappear."

The Hotarus bellowed, "NOW, DIE!" They attacked him in a huge gang-up pile. Percival smashed through two of them, and headed after Hotaru, enraged. "NOTHING BUT CHEAP KNOCK-OFF CLONES!"

He smashed at Hotaru's face, but that too was a clone. Hotaru shouted, "I KNOW!"
POW!
She kicked him down and said, "That's the beauty of Magic Mirror. Because you're trapped in my world of mirrors! This is how you fight me, and my Stand… but it takes more than just brute strength and smashmouth offense to stop me."

He was surrounded. Hotaru appeared randomly, in a fast manner, and in a vast field of smoke and glitter.

"Picture this if you will, Percival Gaynes. Let's pretend that I'm the multiverse, and you are the one that tried to change or protect it. This Moji Mikisa was created to the benefit of my master. I represent multiple universes, something Rick & Morty would never visit. If you destroy one of me, or try to give it a safeguard, the balance of control shifts. Lest we forget, the real me is YOUR universe; this universe to be exact. And you have a choice… destroy me or protect me? Either way, fate befalls what happens to you next. Sometimes you live another couple years or so, sometimes you live for the next few days, or sometimes you perish from existence! Would you try to erase something that is evil from your multiverse? I don't think so. Because your universe is already in Hell. And you're the one that caused this."

Hotaru cackled, as Percival growled, "That's a lie! Tohru Honda was used by Chris McLean, and she was corrupted by his words!"

"NO! Tohru Honda was my master… You may know it already, but Onigiri and Tohru Honda are the same entity… only the same person, but in different wavelengths. If you recall, how Aya Hoshino died, before her wedding, my master escaped Hell, and returned to the living world, just to get back at everyone who wronged her, especially her."

"Haruka beat her before, she'll do it again, if she shows up."

"Not this time… I'm still standing here, in front of you, about to give you a lesson in insanity and suffering!" Hotaru barked, "I overcame and foresaw what my master did in 2011! It will be the rebirth of all things!"

"DAMN YOU, HOTARU!" He rushed at her, but he missed. She kicked him down, and landed a swift heel kick to his spine.

"Know that this is your fault, Percival Gaynes!" She bellowed, "Since the war you proclaimed against Chris McLean, you started the Moji Mikisa's permanent shift! The balance of power shifts to darkness, and you let it happen! You say that you've escaped your mistakes, but in reality, the burden you kept is endless! Only the sweet releases of death will end your suffering!" She grinned demonically, "You're all alone now! Lily and Shadow Wolf are already detaining your friends! Oka and Ritsu are already preparing the final touches! Any miracle you make will be all for naught! Soon, YOU, THE GANG, AND ALL YOUR FRIENDS WILL UNDERSTAND TRUE HELL!"

She stomped down, and he avoided the blow. He growled, "Next time, kill me, before you talk shit!"

"If you plan to die soon, hold off for a while." Hotaru grinned. "I now know who will lead Ritsu Tainaka into reaching Heaven… It turns out to be you. Michelle Nevins brought in MIO, yet it pales to comparison the faults you made in the past, from Tohru Honda's murderous transformation, to Chris McLean's death (the one you spared his life upon), even letting Broken Matt Hardy erase Nozomi and Eli from reawakening Armageddon, yet you stood there and did nothing! And moreover, you let many die… Saki Hanajima, Azusa Nakano, even Reggie Hadigan. Hadigan was a perverted dog, yet he had talent and spirit, but his time was short, and it was the one thing you let happen. All of the actions that were caused by Onigiri were yours alone. NOT anyone else."

He growled, as she smirked, "You have 16 hours before it's all over. And then the beginning begins again! Ritsu Tainaka has obtained the Green Baby to lead her to Heaven, while Oka is manufacturing mass amounts of the drug, all prepared for the final phase." He lightly applauded, as he said, "Interesting…" he slowly got up and said, "But you forgot one thing… Know that I didn't come alone…"

A figure appeared within the smoke. It was Yamabuki, as she charged at Hotaru, "NINJA CHARIOT!" She landed a punch at her, and Hotaru deflected her attack. "Standless, to the very end, my dear Ghost in a Shell! DIE, and your soul will–!"

Percival emerged and hollered, "GALE BREAKER!" He landed a swift uppercut and smashed Hotaru's clones into nothing. The real Hotaru was dead center.

Yamabuki said, "My attack was subterfuge… all to bait ya to unveil yourself! 7 years bad luck, my ass!"

Hotaru crashed into a car, and she was in pain. Yamabuki called, "Pull Magic Mirror closer to your Stand, Percival! Gale Breaker is not a Power-type Stand! But if you can keep her dead center in the eyes of your hurricanes, you can best her at point blank range! GET CLOSER TO HER, AND SMASH HER FACE IN!"

He charged at her, but Hotaru blinded him with a shine of light from the car mirror. He fell down, as Yamabuki cried, "PERCIVAL! Dammit! We were so close! How is she that crafty?"

Hotaru smiled, "Like, you can talk, Suou…"

"What the hell did you do?"

"Simple… I'm not all robot, but I can easily say that I'm worse than that. You could say that I am sort of a human, created by DNA from Oka Kazamatsuri. Yes, I am an android, but not what you think. I am more of what you call… a mutated clone of Oka Kazamatsuri. But Magic Mirror isn't her Stand. But no…
The answers you seek are within myself! You see, I was born under the clan's heritage, both the Kazamatsuri and Kokonohi Clans, and our Stands are one in the same, only we have different abilities! So to answer, I am all things, because I am simply a demigod shrine priestess. While I am unable to sense any of your attacks, it doesn't make any difference. Pain and brutality are beneath me. Sometimes when I go blind, I can still defeat you with my intuition. But let me tell you, closing your eyes will not save you, Yamabuki. There's no way to escape the answers within you, and once solved, it's embedded into your soul. As long as Percival continues to draw breath, his despair will never end!"

Percival seethed, "You monster!" Hotaru smirked, "By the way, the moment you attacked me, I took something from you…"

SLASH!
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" Hotaru used Magic Mirror to slash his right leg off. Hotaru called, "YOU WILL NEVER STAND ON TWO LEGS AGAIN!"

"ASSHOLE!" Yamabuki roared, "YOU'RE WIDE OPEN!"

POW!
She punched Yamabuki down and said, "Be still, you insignificant ghost!" She called out, "Onigiri will unleash the world back to her vision, before your hentai friends came along and purged every one of her generals! You two are just interfering with progress! All because we have to sacrifice a few lives to do so! DOMINE QUO VADIS? ("Lord, where are you going?") TO BE CRUCIFIED, THEY'LL DIE FOR YOUR SINS!"

She chopped down, but Percival leapt up and landed a huge right uppercut to her jaw. Percival growled, "I told you… You should've finished me off, while becoming a preacher for a false prophet!" He had a female leg attached to him. It was Yamabuki's. She grinned, "While you were talkin', I detached my own sexy leg, just to give Percival a standing position! I may not have a body anymore, but at least I'm not some slave to a devil!" He roared, as he charged at her, "AND SOON, YA WILL BE JOINING SAID DEVIL, FAM!"

Percival yelled, "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" He kicked her down, and Hotaru stumbled to the ground, coughing out blood. He said, "I may have lost a leg, but that doesn't mean I'm going down. You should've gone for the head."

"Why should I decapitate you now? It'd be easier to see the look on your face, before–!" She gagged, "AAGH! …I kill you peacefully! So much despair that Onigiri made you… I wanted to watch you suffer!"

"NO! I'm the one who'll make you suffer, you bitch!" Percival said, "As much as I want to fight with one leg, Yamabuki's leg isn't sturdy enough." He kicked the leg off and returned it to Yamabuki. He said, "Thanks for the help, but I can handle things on my own. Even if I have to sacrifice everything, just to end Onigiri's rebirth, because of Real Ninja and The Priest, it's all worth it… and maybe I'll die happy, but not right now. Here I come, Hotaru!"

On one leg, he leapt towards Hotaru, as they resumed their fight.

XXXXX

Meanwhile, Chazz is running away from Lily, as Miki and Shadow Wolf continue to fight and clash. Chazz said, "It's in the bag! Now!" He leapt over a railing, and Lily jumped off the bridge. She hung onto the railing, and Chazz said, "GOTCHA!" He smashed the railing off of the bridge, and then used Ojama Star to repair it, locking Lily's wrists inside it. Lily was trapped, as Chazz winked, "Detained, you two-legged monster! Now, The Chazz will enjoy smashing that snout of yours off."

Lily roared, and her wrists broke off the steel railing. She was freed, as Chazz gasped, "Shit! What the hell is with this Australium? She must've gone UBER-WOLF!"

Lily tackled him down, and Ojama Star punched her away. He said, "If I get bitten by her, who knows what may happen to me. Werewolves are one thing, but this kind of beastly shit is too much! It's not a fursona, it's a horror movie! And yes, it's wrong of me to say that, but this woman's a freak!"

They continued to fight, slash, and kick, as he thought, "God, I hope Miki can disable her Stand."

Miki and Shadow Wolf shared a punch each, as Miki said, "I can't fight you… I know it has to be the Australium! Something changed you into this beast! You're Lily Fuma, you're a ninja!"

Shadow Wolf stated, "Correct! But you also forget that she's half-wolf!"

"Half-wolf? Wait, she's part-werewolf?!"

"No… Werewolf she is, but she is not. She's part of the Iboro Wolf Tribe. Her mother, Yurin Fuma, was Iboro Wolf. However, Lily's wolfen abilities were dormant. Yet her father, Ryuji, was only trying to help the second daughter of the Fuma Clan. You believe these horror stories of the werewolf, even those campy movies in the 1940s? I am simply her manifestation of her mind, body, and soul. But I cannot let you live, anyways. Lily Fuma is born a wolf, and Real Ninja created her to be the perfect Wolf Assassin!"

"So, you mean you're the voice of reason?"

"Correct…" Shadow Wolf stepped aside, "While her mind is violent and feral, I'm the calmer of the two. I refused to let this happen any longer. That is why she must be tamed. But I have my orders to end you and the others." She held her spear and said, "But I refused to fight you… Lily will still fight, but I won't. I realized that, since you and I are one in the same."

Undead Knight emerged and said, "You're under a lot of pain, as I do, correct?"

"Correct… Lily knows why she was made this way. Oka Kazamatsuri made her this way… The Euphoria, the Australium, everything. She was converted to be a fembot ninja, until the Australium kicked into her body, half-human, half-machine, all-wolf."

"No… So, she's superhuman?"

Shadow Wolf said, "Correct…" Undead Knight said, "Even if it means to tame you, so be it. Princeton is fighting Lily. But I won't lose to you. I have had a share of despair in the past… Yuki, Rii-San, Kurumi, Taromaru, even Kei… I was alone, when zombies attacked my home… But I have new friends, including The Gang… even Yamabuki. Whatever you are against us, know that we will stop you, for good. Your Euphoria has hurt millions of people, including the androids, especially February and March."

She kicked her spear to Shadow Wolf, as Undead Knight held up Mr. Shovel. The Wolf Stand said to Miki, "May the best Stand win!"

Somehow, Shadow Wolf had a change of heart and agreed to Miki's emotional words. If it means to end Lily Fuma, so be it. Miki Naoki has to win.

They clashed weapons, as it was simply staff weapon style fighting, only with a spear and a shovel. They blocked each other's attacks, and Undead Knight beckoned to her. Shadow Wolf roared, and she swung hard, and Undead Knight deflected it. It jumped back and landed a swift right. Shadow Wolf ducked and slashed at its chest. They stepped back, as Shadow Wolf said, "You're good."

Miki chuckled, "Uh, th-thank you?" she giggled, as Undead Knight slammed its paw onto Shadow Wolf's head. Miki thought, "Lily Fuma's Stand has a mind of its own now… The real Lily has lost all sanity and control, now that she's a feral beast fused with Australium. But Shadow Wolf is still a Stand for Lily. And if I win, Lily goes down with her. That is the law of Stands and Spirits."

Shadow Wolf blocked Undead Knight's left kick and countered with a huge elbow to the stomach.

XXXXX

Percival went closer to Hotaru, as Yamabuki cried, "It's over, you bitch! Percival Gaynes will end yer crusade, and the curse is lifted forever! Are ya going to chop off a piece of him again? Go ahead and try! I'll make sure that yer downfall is realized! I have plenty of parts to offer, to help him stand! Well… except fer his head."

Hotaru said, "I anticipated that you'd say something that will end him… but like I said. I kill him, after I am satisfied with the despair on his face. Until then, I'm not going to solidify my demise. YOU, the one who sacrificed everything, just to stay on in spirit, as an android husk." She ran to Yamabuki, "HOWEVER!"

STAB!
Hotaru stabs Yamabuki's neck, as Percival cried, "YAMABUKI!"

Hotaru smiled, "Even the Standless can even witness despair within their own eyes. This robot husk is mine to control. Fight out of it as much as you can, but you cannot escape the firewall that is Magic Mirror!"

Yamabuki's eyes were red, as they were under Hotaru's control. Hotaru said, "Yamabuki, be a dear and kill Percival Gaynes for me…"

Yamabuki stood up, as Percival growled, "Damn you… You would reprogram her…"

Yamabuki said nothing, as she charged at him, with a katana. He called, "LOOK OUT!"

She swung hard, as he avoided the strikes. She landed a swift heel kick, but Percival blocked her attack. He said, "I can't fight you! Dammit, Yamabuki! Snap out of it!"

"You forget… Like, This Yamabuki is a shell of her former self. Her soul may be trapped, but this robot body is her casing. So, Percival, do you have a choice? Kill Yamabuki or face your own fate? Either way, I still win, and two will die."

He grabbed her wrists and said, "Yamabuki, listen to me! This isn't you! Don't do this! You're not Real Ninja! You never were!" Yamabuki said, "I was. That was before I died… and my soul came here… The Yamabuki Suou you saw is no more… I obey…" She turned to Hotaru, "…no one." She swung hard, and stabbed Hotaru with three shuriken to the neck. Hotaru gagged, "O! M! G! WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT? YAMABUKI! You're only supposed to attack your enemies, not me!"

Yamabuki said, "Yes, but… Ya're my enemy now. I used to be Real Ninja, until Oka Kazamatsuri usurped er'rythin'. I chose to back out, because your clan is a lost cause."

Hotaru snarled, "HOW DARE YOU HARM ME WITH DIRTY TRICKS?"

"It's no trick!" Yamabuki yelled, "Percival is just stronger than you! Even with one leg, he can still beat you! THAT'S WHY HE'S GONNA WIN!"

Percival used his left leg and punted at Hotaru's chest. Hurricanes emerged from within, as she was caught in the blast. "This wind pressure… I must get away from his Stand's range, immediately! I have to use it! MAGIC MIRROR!" Her Stand emerged and hollered, "If I get far away from his Stand, his Gale Breaker will reach his limits!" She shot out shards of class, heading to Percival.

"DODGE IT, PERCIVAL!"

Hotaru thought, "Yes, dodge it. But that's how it goes. Once he dodges the attack, I dive in for the fatal blow. This time, I won't aim for the head… but his damned heart!"

Percival dodged it and Hotaru cried, "I WIN! AS EXPECTED, YOU DODGED IT!" She landed a fatal blow, but he disappeared into an afterimage. She gasped, "WHAT?"

Percival smirked, "You forget… Even with your Magic Mirror, it can create clones. The moments of my life are fading a bit, all because of the blood from my right leg, I realized… that I can create shadow clones, too." His hurricane separated him into multiple afterimage mirages, "Peter Giese isn't the only one with Shadow Clones!"

Hotaru gasped, as Yamabuki said, "He dodged it… Hotaru knew he would dodge them, just to kill him, but he knew about Hotaru's Stand ability! Percival got her now!"

He rushed at her, as Hotaru dashed towards her. Clones and Clones clash, as all the Hotarus and Percivals ran at each other. Hotaru prepared one final blow… while Percival revved his fist up, with the winds of heaven in him.

As Percival seethed, knowing that he had this one, he remembered the nightmare he caused, including many people that died… including Father Matthias, Arisa Uotani, Saki Hanajima, and many others. Azusa Nakano was one of those recent deaths. And seeing the faces of Chris McLean, Chef Hatchet, the Good Teens and Antagony members, and Tohru Honda's evil persona made him furious.

"I won't… let her… live again… NOT AGAAAAAAAAAAAAAIN!"

He ran at Hotaru, but he ran past her. He landed a huge uppercut to another Hotaru, who is actually the real Hotaru.
"GALE BREAKER! JUSTICE RAGING HURRICAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANE!"
Percival Gaynes emerged victorious! Hotaru was blasted through from the deadly hurricane attack.

The dust settled, as Yamabuki asked, "Did he get her?"

Hotaru was down and out, as she was brutally in pain. "Don't… do this…" Percival was on his knee, as he went to her, "The only reason you caused all this was to kill Chris McLean. You spared him, as it was told, and Onigiri was born! What would happen if you didn't? This wouldn't be happening, right now! I'm not causing any distraction or giving you despair, I'm begging for my life!"

She was pinned down, as Hotaru whispered, "Listen to me… I did all this to revive Onigiri. Even now, if Chris McLean is resurrected, this would be your chance to receive penance… Not just for the first Preacher, but for Arisa Uotani, Saki Hanajima, and everyone that were slaughtered by Onigiri's hand. Know this wasn't my fault! Chris McLean is at fault here! All you did was give Onigiri her time, and she became the goddess that she is! It must've been your doing to spare McLean, all for the AU Mind Fuck to happen! Fate would be exact, eventually!"

Gale Breaker emerged, as he was angry. Percival grabbed her neck, as she pleaded, "Please… I beg of you! Stand down! I'm not at fault here!"

He leaned down and said, "Shut up! Onigiri did it all, before this Moji Mikisa came along. Were you aware that she was a 1970s murderer, before she was reborn as a deity of death?" Hotaru's eyes widened, "I know everything about Onigiri – NO – Remy Snowflake. You were praising a serial killer. It's sad. The kind of evil that doesn't realize it's evil… is the one who's truly evil! AND THAT'S THE MOST DISGUSTING KIND OF THEM ALL!"

He prepared, as Hotaru was frightened. Yamabuki cried, "Hotaru's afraid! Her expression says it all! Percival was given despair! But this time… It's Hotaru that's got despair all over her face!"

Hotaru pleaded, as Percival prepared one final blow, in complete inner rage, "NO! STOP THIS! YOU'RE THE ONE THAT STARTED ALL THIS! YOU'RE THE CURSED ONE, PERCIVAL GAYNES!"

"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

"I'M THE ONE THAT TOLD YOUR MISTAKES, AND THIS IS HOW YOU REPAY ME?"

Percival threw one final punch, "IT'S OVER! DIE, HOTARU!"

CRASH!
A car flew by and crashed near Percival and Hotaru. They gasped, as a huge cloud of smoke emerged. Chazz was still fighting Lily. He called, "SORRY! As you were!"

Lily snarled, as Yamabuki cried, "LILY!"

Chazz said, "Hey, Suou, I have no idea how she's feral and rabid, but this Australium should be illegal for consumption!"

Yamabuki asked, "Australium? What are ya talkin' about?"

"The Euphoria! It's coated with gold Australian bouillon! And it's making everyone that uses it go on a Smoke Weed Everyday Party, minus the Mary Jane!"

"WHAT? THAT Australium?! No wonder!"

Lily snarled, as she confronted Yamabuki. She hissed, "Yama… buki…"

Chazz shivered, "I, uh, think she wants to speak to you."

Yamabuki said, "While we're on the subject, where's Shadow Wolf?"

Chazz said, "Naoki's with her. I don't know how far her range is, but she's not far from here. I was busy fighting that damned thing!" He growled, "For some reason she didn't recall her Stand, to get here!"

"I know what. The Australium is making her lose control of herself." She held up her katana and said, "Even if it means she dies, so be it…" She prepared, as Chazz asked, "You're gonna kill her?"

"She's still half-machine… I'm disabling her, and then when The Gang succeeds, we take her back to Obnubi."

Chazz said, "Be careful. She's a rabid animal."

Lily charged at her, and slashed down onto Yamabuki's body. Lily started to pounce, as Yamabuki shrieked, "AAGGH! GET HER OFF OF ME! HELP!"

Lily started to slash away, as Chazz panicked. He thought, "Shit, this is bad! How can I stop a beast like her?"

XXXXX

Shadow Wolf and Undead Knight continued their brawl, as Shadow Wolf sensed Lily. She said, "She's close… but I mustn't…"

Undead Knight prepared its shovel and said, "We're not done!"

They launched one final strike. The spear flew off Shadow Wolf's hands, and Miki hollered, "GO FOR THE BLOW, UNDEAD KNIGHT!"

Undead Knight called out, "You are tamed forever, Evil Ninja Wolf! Fall to the might of the Undead Knight!"
She swung her shovel and slammed onto the chest of the Wolf Stand, "SHOVEL GRAND FINALE!" It swung around and hit Shadow Wolf with a series of shovel swings. Then grabbing the handle and grip, the Undead Knight stabs down onto the tip, right into the spinal area of Shadow Wolf. The wolf fell, as it was disappearing, "Thank you… my friend… One day, when Lily Fuma regains her sanity… We'll be friends…"

Shadow Wolf vanished into nothing, as Undead Knight bowed its head, "Consider yourself tamed, Lily Fuma."

But all the while, Lily Fuma was still rabid and angry. Yamabuki was helpless, as Chazz saw a piece of shrapnel on its tail. It magically was pulled out, and Lily screamed in pain. Chazz said, "Sorry… Was that a paw? That doesn't mean we're friends and all."

Lily howled, and lunged at Chazz. He stepped back and jumped up, with the concrete flying around him. During the scuffle, chunks of sidewalk broke off, and he used Ojama Star to repair the sidewalk. But some of it was in Lily's fur.

Lily was lambasted by the concrete chunks, and Chazz said, "Time to Chazz It Up! OJAMA STAR!" The Ojama Star created a concrete boxing glove and slammed down onto Lily's chest. Lily was whimpering in pain, and her eyes dimmed down. She collapsed to the ground and was oozing yellow liquid. The Australium inside her was expelling from her pores. She reverted back to her normal self.

"You…" Yamabuki groaned, "Ya got her!"

Chazz smirked, "Yeah… The Chazz knows how to Chazz up the enemy, especially ones that tried to hurt you." He asked, "So, what'd I miss?"

"Everything…" Hotaru said, as the smoke cleared. Percival was her hostage, as Yamabuki cried, "What the–?"

Hotaru snarled, "You son of a–. Lily's defeat will not be in vain! You, Chazz Princeton, created the moment of my comeback!"

Yamabuki moaned, "Oh, crap!" Chazz growled, "Let him go now!"

Hotaru said, as she glared, "Lily failed… so it's my turn."

Miki arrived, as she called, "Princeton! Yamabuki!" She gasped, "P-Percival?"

Yamabuki said, "Stay back! We have to plan an attack! Save Percival for one of us!"

Chazz barked, "Fuck that! Beat the bitch, then save Percival!"

Hotaru laughed, "What's wrong? Mr. Fugly Hair trying to hold back?"

Chazz seethed, as he snarled, "What… the fuck… DID YOU SAY?" He rushed forward and prepared to strike.

Yamabuki cried, "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Chazz was enraged, as he went after Hotaru. but…

SMASH!
Hotaru impaled her hand into Percival's chest. Chazz screamed, "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?"

Yamabuki sobbed, "NO!"
Miki cried, "PERCIVAL!"

Hotaru smirked, as she pulled her hand out, and Percival fell, "No one is capable of stopping me now. I suggest you enjoy the couple hours left in your life, as your world ends. Princeton, that stupid ugly hair of yours… it's the key to make you come closer! I always win!"

Chazz cried out, "DAMN YOU! DORAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

Miki cried, "PRINCETON, STOP!"

Miki stopped him with Mr. Shovel, "No… If you go in and heal Percival, she'll kill you!"

Chazz cried, "Percival needs to be alive! He's not dead! That bitch will get what's coming to her!"

Miki roared, "STOP IT!" She slapped him and cried, "You can't! She's a mirage… She's… She has already escaped."

Chazz calmed down, as Yamabuki whimpered, "Oh, god, no…"

Miki said, "If you get near Percival, chances are that you die! You can't bring people back from the dead, let alone they can't bring you back from the dead! Don't you get it? This is a trap made by Hotaru!"

Chazz stepped aside, and he growled, "Dammit…"

Hotaru's images said, "This is a revelation… It seems that there's only something that can be classified as fate… The threads of fate reach for me, as Onigiri's reawakening is nigh… No one can stop me now! If not for destiny, I would've surely been defeated!"

Chazz growled, "Damn you… You fucking whore!" Yamabuki stopped him and said, "Don't! These are nothing but mirages. That's Hotaru's ability."

Hotaru's clones melted away, as they echoed, "No one can stop me now… stop me now… me now… … …"

Yamabuki sobbed, "She got away… There's no telling where she is…" Chazz stated, "Lemme heal him now! Percival needs to wake up!"

Yamabuki stopped him and sobbed, "Sorry… I can't…"

Miki sobbed, "Just like that, Percival Gaynes fell to fate. It can't be… Is this because Princeton interrupted, or was I too late to assist? But why?"

Percival coughed out blood, and Chazz groaned, "He's alive!"

Percival called, "Don't! Come… near me…" He moaned, "Just because Hotaru won… it doesn't mean… I accept this fate… Besides… before she left… I left… a small… addendum…" He clutched in his hands a piece of Hotaru's glass body.

"Is that–?" Yamabuki cried.

"You bet it is… Even if Hotaru tries to escape now, it's over. She's already lost…" Percival was fading. "I did my job, but… I won't… die to see… Onigiri win…"

Chazz went to him, as Percival said, "She's already left. She doesn't know about me yet. Do it…"

Chazz healed the wound in his chest, as he sniffled, "Don't scare us like that again… You almost died. This time, it's my fault… I'm the one that let you–."

"Not your fault…" Percival said, as he sat up, holding the shard, "Listen. I may not be strong, but… there are people that call me the man responsible, and people that called me a murderer, because I let Chris McLean live, and Onigiri killing him instantly, as it was foretold… When people ask me when I sacrifice myself for my family and friends, my answer is always NO. I don't think my answer even changed, as of now. Not after everything I sinned for, in this multiverse. However, I know that in my heart, I hope to make things right, for the sake of others, even my own wife, without a second thought."

Miki whispered, "That shard…"

"Magic Mirror's Stand. Gale Breaker is clutching onto it, as we speak. The minute she escaped, I took a shard from her shattered body and kept it. She may be invulnerable, but she's not invincible. No one is. When Magic Mirror let Hotaru escape, Gale Breaker took its chance, on its final shot."

Yamabuki sobbed, as she was turning away. Percival said, "I wanted to make my mistakes go away, but I cannot bear the burden… even in my final few moments, flashing before my eyes… someone in Heaven told me… I was already saved…" He collapsed and passed out.

Miki cried, "PERCIVAL!" She felt his pulse, "He's unconscious. He lost a lot of blood, his leg's severed off… but…"

Chazz nodded, "He admits that he did all this… This AU Mind Fuck… This Moji Mikisa… It's how we all got together in the first place. Percival Gaynes is partially responsible for it… because he let McLean live. But even so… He'd do anything to correct the path of despair that he caused. …to erase possibly the last ounce of darkness that spews the name Onigiri that he did not stop. …to rectify everything and save everyone's lives; lives of even people he doesn't even know. Deep down, he's now happy. Percival Gaynes has already been saved."

Yamabuki was crying, as Miki sobbed. "It's all over… But we're not sure if it's truly the end. The winds of justice still blow over him…"

Miki and Yamabuki were in tears, as Chazz watched on, dejected and upset. He knew that Percival Gaynes corrected his past, and he was right. But what of The Gang? And what of their final battle?

[Percival Gaynes – Gale Breaker: Badly injured, withdrawn from battle]
[Lily Fuma – Shadow Wolf: Out of commission]

[Hours before the New Moon: 15 hours, 57 minutes]

Meanwhile, at Casa de Munecas, Luther was fixing the bed for April, as she was still broken. He said, "There. That should do it. I should call Neilsen right away."

He then passed by a small closet and asked, "Que?" He then saw a top hat and cane. He whispered, "How did this get here?" He held the hat and asked, "This hat… It's so… familiar."

Yo-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-hoooo!

Luther gasped, "Could it be?"

A voice called out, "Luther Martinez… Put it on… And I will guide you."

Luther said, "Okay… I wonder if I gained Madre's powers, too." He put the hat on, and suddenly felt a surge of abnormal supernatural powers. He screamed, as his eyes shone brightly.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

Light engulfed the room, and after it faded, the light disappeared, as did Luther.

To be continued…