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BGM: Tension (Super Mario Galaxy)
"You're outnumbered." Loid said. "Don't try anything funny."
Donovan chuckled. "Oh, I know. Luckily, I had several days to prepare." He snapped his fingers, where a lightning strike hits him and the group before vanishing, leaving only Nesta, Laura and Albedo, the latter two chosen to stay behind last minute before they went into the Gate of Time, all by themselves.
"What the…?! What happened?" Albedo wondered as they looked around, and then Nesta found a note lying on the ground.
"To Mrs. Winchester, Salem always spoke highly of how your ancestor was able to counter any spell that she sent after the guild. Let's test that theory and see if you're as good as your ancestor. The book holds a possible counterspell, but you better hurry up, or everyone dies! Oh, and to your daughter, don't make promises you can't keep. Hahahahahaha!"
Laura looked at the note before turning to her mother, who noticed an angry vein on her forehead. "Mom… you okay?"
Nesta pulled her glasses off. "Oh, I'm fine… he wants to play so badly-" She pulled out her Galeforce reading glasses. "-Then we'll play his little game!" She pulled out her book. "You kids better be ready to strike as soon as I bring them back."
End BGM
As for the others…
Oran, Anya, who had also chosen to stay behind at the last minute, Loid, Kokichi, Shuichi and Yuri found themselves in an arena in a distorted looking realm.
Anya's owl ears twitched as she turned her head. "Guys!" She spoke up as they turned to see Grimm Bokoblins emerging from dark portals.
"How did you make these things?" Yuri wondered.
"Oh, that's easy." Donovan said, casually leaning on his side on top of a small cliff. "That dark mistake left all her notes behind-"
"Dark Ruby?!" Oran said in surprise.
"The very same! Anywho, as I was saying, the dark bimbo left all her notes behind, granted I had to get rid of a hundred pages that were just diary entries about how much she hated that red headed sisters of yours… but ignoring that, Ghirahim gave me some tips on how to use the amulet to create Grimm creatures, and this is the end result, if I might proudly boast."
He let out a chuckle. "Get them." He ordered.
BGM: The Demon King's Army (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom)
Shuichi pulled out a pistol of his own. "You ready, bro?"
Kokichi pulled out iron brass knuckles. "Ready as I'll ever be!"
The Grimm Bokoblins charged at them as they fought them off. One came for Anya, but Oran shot him down with his bow as he turned around and launched a fire arrow to make a Grimm Bokoblin catch on fire, then Kokichi punched it in the face to get it to dissolve.
Anya had an idea, reaching into her pocket. "I was hoping to save this rock for home, but this might be how I fight!" She threw said rock, smacking a Bokoblin in the head. It turned around with an annoyed look as Anya smirked, reaching her hand out to grab it… but it didn't move.
Anya paled with a small sweatdrop. "Right… my semblance doesn't have telekinesis…" She whimpered as the annoyed Grimm Bokoblin charged at her, only to have Shuichi shoot it down.
"You had the right idea." Shuichi said.
One Bokoblin came running over with a sword, but Loid weaved around the swings and then kicked the Bokoblin back before shooting it up to kill it, then he picked up the sword and threw it, impaling the head of another Bokoblin that was currently being harassed by Kokichi.
"Aww, you broke it!" Kokichi pouted before chuckling. He picked up the sword, attached a Bombchu on it and threw it, making it explode on a couple of Bokoblins. "Strrrrriiiiiiiiiike!" He fist pumped.
Yuri shot down the last Grimm Bokoblin with Shuichi. "There we go. Now all that's left is that brat"!
"There's just… one problem… why am I so drowsy…?" Loid wondered.
"You too?" Anya wondered.
"Wait a minute… look!" Oran said as he pointed toward the ground where it was covered in Gloom. They looked up to see it was coming from Donovan as they fell on their knees.
End BGM
"Amazing what you can casually pick up when that fur covered wang unleashes it. Why, Wizzro took a sample when you weren't looking and gave it to me to use whenever I want! Isn't that fun?" He chuckled.
More of This, REALLY!? - Gloom Donovan
At that moment, Gloom Hands emerged from the ground as they started to move toward them, but they fought off their drowsiness and fought the Gloom Hands. As they did, Donovan faked a yawn with a chuckle.
"You guys want to know something funny about my semblance?"
"Shut up!" Oran said, firing an arrow at a Gloom Hand.
"Oh, but you really need to hear this. See, the neat thing about aura is that it's an extension of one's soul. So when I drain aura, I apparently drain people's soul as well… and cause it to be stored inside of me."
Loid aimed his gun at Donovan. "Stop talking! We know what you're trying to do, it won't work!" He said as he shot him.
Donovan casually blocked as he sat up, cross legged as he had an amused smile on his face.
"But I'm not lying. See, as I was clinging onto life while waiting to be fixed by Wizzro, I saw the souls of those who I killed tried to leave my body." He started laughing. "Everyone who I've ever drained and killed shall never know peace as long as I live!"
Oran growled. Sonic, give me strength! He thought, curling up into his shell and charging up a spin dash before he launched himself over to Donovan, smacking him in the face.
"Mmmph!" Donovan grunted as Oran uncurled himself, giving him a punch before jumping away quickly, making sure not to fall into the Gloom.
"You're lying!"
"Oh, but I'm not!" He smirked. "Let me ask you something. In a world where ghosts can come back to the afterlife to help out, like Summer Rose, that maiden and now Strauss' ancestor, why haven't your parents or Anya's parents shown up to help you out?"
BGM: Fifth Laboratory (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
Oran and Anya froze up in shock, their eyes widening as Donovan smirked, casually batting Oran back into the gloom. Anya fell on her knees, tearing up. "N-no… you… you're a liar!"
"Am I~?" Donovan smirked. "Read my mind if you want! It won't change a thing, pinky!"
Anya's owl ears twitched, concentrating as she reached out into Donovan's mind.
It's the truth. I snuffed out their souls. They ain't comin' back.
More tears fell off of Anya's eyes. "He's… he's right…!" She whimpered as she started to cry as Oran fought as hard as he could, but he too couldn't resist the bitter temptation of despair.
"See? Now you're gettin' it. Your parents aren't at peace and they never will be! So-" He stood up with a sadistic smirk, taking pleasure in the other's glaring at him angrily. "I'm going to drain every ounce of life from your sad little faces and make sure that even in death, NONE of you will find peace!"
Donovan hopped down while Kokichi angrily ran over to him. "THAT'S NOT HAPPENING, YOU BASTARD!" He yelled as he slid on his knees and proceeded to punch him in the junk… only for Donovan to dodge it and grabbed Kokichi by the throat.
He smirked, snapping his fingers as Gloom Hands grabbed a hold of everyone else. "Since you're so eager to die first, I'll grant you your wish!" He said, slamming Kokichi on the ground, raising his foot and slamming into his junk.
"Aaaagh!" He cried as Donovan kept doing it. "Agh! Oooh! Mmmph! Ooooooooh~! Mmmmm~! Aaaaaaah~! Harder, daddy~!"
End BGM
Donovan froze, his look of sadism quickly replaced by confused disgust. "Eugh! What the fuck is wrong with-"
Kokichi swept kicked him, as Donovan was falling over Kokichi grabbed his face and slammed it into his own knee causing Donovan to let off a pained whimper, once he was reeling Kokichi kicked Donovan hard between the knees as if he were kicking a soccer ball. All of this caused the Gloom Hands that had Yuri and Shuichi captured to vanish and sent Donovan staggering a couple feet away from the pain
"All too easy!" He said, as he was joined by his brother and father.
BGM: Paths That Will Never Cross [Inferno] (Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes)
Donovan shook it off. "Well, I wouldn't mind having some fun with the three of you!" He said, Grimm Claws coming out of him. "Make this entertaining for me!"
"Oh, we'll make it entertaining, alright!" Kokichi grinned as they both lunged as they clashed with their weapons/claws as they backed away while he was peppered by dust bullets from Yuri and Shuichi. He blocked, then he flew up in the air with a heel kick, but Shuichi rolled out of the way as Donovan slashed him, knocking his gun out of his hand… only for Shucihi to pull his police baton out and smacked him in the head, then swung it in his face to get him to back up.
While they were fighting him, Loid managed to stab his way out of the Gloom Hand holding him hostage as he made his way over to the crying kids to comfort them. "Both of you, get up. I know it sucks to hear this, but you can't give up now when you come so far. If you give up, that means he wins."
Unfortunately, it didn't get through to them as he rubbed his chin in thought while Kokichi dodged an attack, dancing around like a ballerina, leaping forward and ballerina kicking Donovan in the face. An idea came to Loid immediately after.
"Listen, when I was a child, I lost my entire family to Grimm. I didn't know what to do and when I was about to give up, some traveling huntsman found me. They showed me that there is still a reason to keep going, to create a world where children won't have to cry… and I promise you, I will strive to make that world. But now's the time for you to get up and fight… cause if you don't, he wins!"
Loid then noticed that Donovan knocked Shuichi and Kokichi down as he held Yuri by the collar with his Grimm claws. He let out a gasp as he quickly rushed over to him and knocked Yuri out of his claws.
"Perfect!" Donovan smirked as he stabbed the both of them in the torso, making them fall to the ground with their auras shattering.
Oran gasped, finding his strength as he got up and put his arm out in front of Anya with a glare pointed at Donovan.
"That eager to die protecting her, huh?" Donovan chuckled. "Very well then! I shall grant you your wish!" He lunged directly at Oran. "Prepare to die!"
However… he was cut short when a Light Arrow struck him in the gut, knocking him to the ground as it dispersed some of the Gloom. "Nnngh! What the… since when did you get those arrows?"
End BGM
Earlier…
"Oran, a quick moment." Weiss said as they were leaving to face Ghirahim.
"Something wrong?" Oran asked.
"Weiss and I did some talking… there might be a chance we won't be able to help you in the coming battle." Zelda explained.
Weiss used her Triforce of Wisdom to summon some Light Arrows. "Use these, but only for emergencies… and if things do go wrong, good luck!"
Back in the present…
"A friend gave them to me."
Donovan smirked, sprouting Grimm Wings. "Well then, if the Gloom won't work, then we might as well clobber each other the old fashioned way!"
BGM: Indomitable Will [Inferno] (Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes)
Donovan flew up into the sky as Oran sprouted his own wings and flew up high into the air to meet him.
Donovan smirked maliciously, doing a "come at me" gesture as Oran readied his spear as they both lunged at each other, clashing against each other as they pulled away.
Oran swung his spear, but Donovan parried him and swung his claw, but Oran flew back and then launched himself, punching Donovan in the face, only for Donovan to kick him away.
Oran switched to his bow, nocking a Light Arrow and firing, barely clipping his wing as Donovan avoided it.
Tch, gotta be careful. Almost lost a wing there. Donovan thought as he flew forward, swinging his Grimm Claws with malicious ferocity, but Oran flew up to avoid it and then swung his spear into him, hitting him a few times before impaling him in the shoulder.
"Not bad, but not good enough!" He mocked as he backhanded him and then reached for him, but Oran flew down and then flew back up to hit him with an uppercut in the chin to knock him away.
Oran let out a loud yell, impaling Donovan in the gut. Donovan grunted before he grabbed Oran by the throat and with a malicious chuckle, he started to slowly drain him. Oran responded by stabbing him in the arm.
"Argh!" He grunted, freeing Oran as he snarled, grabbing Oran as he flew down and slammed him into the ground. He then flew back up. "Checkmate!" He said as he launched himself down to finish Oran off.
…However, the area distorted around him as the arena vanished as they were back in the Sealed Temple. Not only that, but there was a "BARRIER" between the two, complete with Nesta smirking.
End BGM
"Don't mess with a McGarden, buddy boy." Nesta said proudly as Albedo was using his semblance to keep him at bay.
Donovan snarled angrily. "I KNEW I SHOULDN'T HAVE RELIED ON GHIRAHIM FOR THAT SPELL!" He shouted.
"What's wrong? You were all high and mighty several moments ago." Laura smirked.
"Rrrrgh, no matter! I'll just kill all of you and then I'll go further back in time and kill everyone else!" He summoned his Grimm Wings and Claws. "You hear that, Oran?! I always win!"
As soon as he declared that, a Light Arrow struck his amulet a split second later, causing it to explode. "Gah!" He cried, his arms and wings now permanently stuck to him as he fell on his knees.
He looked up to see Oran aiming his spear with Laura helping him hold steady.
"You lose." Oran said tiredly.
Donovan smirked. "I know when I'm beaten… heh, you actually have my respect, you brat. Hate to say it, but you win this round. Mark my words though… I'll come back and you won't be so lucky!"
He flew away, then Oran fell to his knees exhausted.
"Are you guys okay?" Nesta asked with concern.
"Just tired…" Oran responded.
Nesta knelt down and wrapped her arms around him as he fell asleep in her arms instantly. She looked around to see everyone else slowly getting up. "Don't worry, we'll get you guys patched up when the rest come back." She said, gently caressing Oran's hair.
"I can tend to your injuries…" The old lady said as she approached them.
"Nnngh…" Yuri tried to stay conscious while looking at Loid. "I don't get it, Loid… why'd you take the blow for me?"
"Isn't it obvious?" He let out a pained chuckle. "You're my friend… I wasn't about to let you die in front of your kids."
Yuri's eyes widened before chuckling. "Fair enough…"
Meanwhile…
Everyone burst through the doors to see Ghirahim down at the bottom with Sky Zelda in front of him. They heard the sound of monsters roaring as they turned to see Bokoblins charging at them, but it wasn't just Bokoblins. Moblins, Lizalfos, Keese, Stalchildren, a Hinox and a few Lynels charged at them.
Link readied his sword. "You ready, Twilight?"
Twilight pulled out his sword. "Let's do it." He said as they ran down the slope with everyone else accompanying them… however, Zelda took Weiss's arm.
"Wait. I have a better idea."
"What is it?" Weiss asked as Zelda pulled out her Sheikah Slate.
"Think you could make a ramp for us~?" Zelda smiled.
"Huh? What do you have in-"
Zelda pressed a button, as the Master Cycle Zero materialized in front of them.
Weiss looked on in surprise. "What the…?!"
"What, you thought my Link was the only one who rode this?"
Weiss smirked. "How high do you want the ramp?"
Down below…
"Hmhmhmhmhm… I can still win this. I just need more time and-"
"Master Ghirahim, look!" Wizzro pointed up in the sky.
"Oh, what now!" Ghirahim looked up… and saw the Master Cycle Zero in mid-air about to crash into them.
BGM: Under Siege (Hyrule Warriors)
"Oh, for Hylia's sake!" He complained as they moved out of the way as Zelda and Weiss landed, then skidded across the way to a complete stop.
"Sorry to drop in!" Weiss said with a smirk.
"Tch… whatever. It's two against one!" Ghirahim said.
"Actually…" Zelda pressed another button as a slot opened up from the Master Cycle Zero as Zelda raised her hand up as a weapon shot up into the air. A rapier came down into her hands as she pointed it at the duo. "Make that even!"
"I thought you were more interested in research!" Ghirahim spat.
"I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty."
Ghirahim growled before smirking, changing form as he pulled out a bigger sword. "Well, princess… let's see how well you actually fight!"
Weiss smirked. "Compensating for something, are we?"
A cross vein appeared on Ghirahim's forehead. "Wizzro, deal with the princess. I'm going to teach this snow princess some respect!"
Wizzro brought out his Rod of Elements. "With pleasure!"
End BGM
BGM: Heart of the End (Hyrule Warriors)
The Last Stand - Ghirahim and Wizzro
Weiss immediately went into her Sheikah form as she and Ghirahim charged forward, both of them swinging their blades as they both clashed, then both of them jumped back as Ghirahim fired daggers at her, but she used Nayru's Love to send them back as she did a few hand signs to create some clones as they all charged at him.
Wizzro fired orbs of darkness at Zelda, where she avoided the orbs as she then ran up ahead and gracefully slashed him a few times before Wizzro fired at her point blank with an electrical attack with his Rod of Elements, zapping her away. He then launched a flurry of fireballs at her as Zelda quickly avoided them.
Weiss gracefully backflipped as Ghirahim fiercely slashed at her, then she threw some kunai at him, where they exploded into ice to freeze Ghirahim's legs. With a growl, Ghirahim swung his sword to create some shockwaves to deter Weiss, but she gracefully front flipped over them and then slashed down, only for him to parry her and then threw a few point blank daggers to get her to back off.
Zelda raised her arm in the air, pouring light energy into the sword as she swung down to hit Wizzro. Wizzro responded by launching wind attacks from the Rod of Elements, then he fired several icicles at her to which Zelda either parried or dodged, only for Wizzro to teleport and fired a dark laser at Zelda from behind. "Nnngh!"
Weiss created a few glyphs as they fired small chunks of ice at him as Ghirahim parried them and then got in a stance as he teleported and impaled Weiss from behind, going through her body as he smirked… only she shattered in ice as his eyes widened as a glyph opened up behind him as Weiss came in and slashed him from behind to knock him away. He turned around and swung his sword as Weiss swung her Kodachi, both clashing as they both tried to push the other back.
"Mmmph!" Zelda grunted after having a shadow claw strike her in the stomach as Wizzro aimed his Rod of Elements at her with a chuckle, charging up a powerful attack… only for a dark blast of fire to hit him as he turned around to see Cia running at him.
"Ah, Cia!" He fired a lightning bolt at her but she rolled out of the way as she continued to run before she snapped her fingers as dark tendrils came out and slashed at Wizzro. With a snarl, he launched a flurry of fireballs at her, keeping his eye off of Zelda as she pulled out her bow and launched a Shock Arrow into him, electrocuting him while Cia pulled out her whip and grabbed a hold of him, slamming him to the ground.
Weiss slashed at Ghirahim as he blocked with his sword, only to notice that his sword was starting to crack. He quickly threw daggers at her, striking her in the shoulders as Ghirahim kicked her down and swung down, but Weiss rolled out of the way and got back up, slashing him a few times.
Wizzro aimed both hands at Cia and Zelda, firing dark lasers at the both of them, only for Zelda to get out of the way while Cia fired a dark laser of her own. Zelda ran up to him and slashed upward to knock him forward as Cia struck him with the dark laser, then she conjured up a pool of darkness as a pillar of darkness came out and struck Wizzro.
Weiss jumped back, throwing a few shuriken at Ghirahim as he swiftly blocked them as Weiss slashed at him but he blocked, only for his sword to break even further.
"You're done!" Weiss said, her kodachi turning into ice as she swung down, shattering the sword in half as Ghirahim was knocked back. Weiss instinctively grabbed the hilt of his bigger blade, turned it into ice and then swung down at his arm that held Wizzro's ring, cutting it completely off.
"AAARGH!" Ghirahim grunted, turning to his ring as he reached for it, but Weiss dove for it, pulled it off his finger and turned to Cia.
"Cia! Catch!" She threw it toward her as she turned around. Her eyes widened before smiling as she jumped over and caught it.
"No!" Wizzro exclaimed.
"How about we go back to old times, old friend?" Cia smiled, equipping the ring to her ring finger.
"NO!" Ghirahim yelled as he heard a war cry. He turned around… to see Mercury kicking him in the face. "MMMPH!"
End BGM
Ghirahim let out a groan, only for Mercury to plant his boot on his chest. "You know how you felt great that you turned me into a cyborg?" Mercury asked as he added pressure to his chest. "Doesn't feel so great now, does it!"
"We… we simply just… wanted to turn you into the perfect machine!"
"You failed!" Mercury said, aiming his hand at Ghirahim, turning it into an arm cannon and fired powerful blasts into him.
"Should we stop him?" Zapple asked.
"Let him blow off some steam. He needs it." Laxus said. "Can't say I blame him either."
Mercury picked Ghirahim up. "You wanted to turn me into a death machine. You wanted to take away my humanity… you wanted me to be nothing more than your puppet!" He threw him down. "You think you have it all figured out with you and Dimentio, thinking you can take away someone's body parts just for the hell of it!"
He fired powerful explosions from his arm cannon.
"YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD GET AWAY WITH IT! You thought you were untouchable when you turned me into this! You thought you could have a perfect soldier with you that would fight by your side! YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD ENSLAVE ME!"
He got on top of him, his arm cannon turning back to normal as electricity wrapped around his fists and started punching him repeatedly.
"Damn you… DAMN YOU DAMN YOU DAMN YOU DAMN YOOOOU!" He screamed.
At that moment, Hazel stepped in and pulled Mercury away. "I think he's had enough." He said, restraining him as Mercury tried to fight him off but was overpowered by him effortlessly.
"Aheheheh…" Ghirahim slowly got up, wiping blood from his mouth. "You really thought that by pummeling me, you'd magically get your body back? Real life doesn't work that way… you're stuck like that forever!"
He smirked. "And one last thing! I received just the right amount of her power… to revive HIM!" He yelled as a dark power shot up into the sky as they would see Demise emerge from the darkness.
BGM: The Sky Falls Into Shadows (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)
Demise slowly rose as Ghirahim looked on with happiness. "Welcome back to us… master!" He smiled as Demise aimed his arm directly at Ghirahim, magically lifting him up as he pulled his sword out of Ghirahim. He laughed maniacally as Ghirahim was pulled into the sword.
Demise slowly turned to the others as Link readied his sword. "So… you are the chosen knight of the goddess." He smirked as he then noticed Twilight Link. "Two of you? That must mean there are different timelines."
He smirked devilishly. "How fascinating. I also sense that most of you are not from the land of Hyrule. There are other worlds just like ours… how intriguing."
He looked up at Sky Zelda. "The goddess lowered herself to a mortal existence to keep me imprisoned. How pathetic. This bag of flesh pales in comparison to the magnificence of her previous form."
He readied his sword and swung it, sending Sky Zelda flying in the air.
"I GOT HER!" Groose yelled as he ran up the slope, quickly running up as fast as he could and dove for her, catching her before she hit the ground. "Got her!"
"Curious. You humans are vastly different compared to before. They would run like mere insects and hide if they even had a glimpse of me. When last I walked this world, they did little more than scream and cling to their goddess, mewling and praying… counting on her to protect them. How amusing to think those cowards begot someone like you."
"We just got braver." Link said.
Demise laughed mockingly. "Is that so? You grow more fascinating by the second! I never imagined i'd be facing several of you in the battlefield." He said as he looked at Ganondorf. "You there… I do not know why, but I have a feeling we've met before. In fact, I sense we share a blood connection. Why don't you side with me and we will rule Hyrule together?"
Ganondrof unsheathed his sword. "Hyrule's only big enough for one of us demon kings."
"Ah, so we do share a blood connection if you hold the title of "demon king"." Demise smirked.
Weiss raised her rapier against Demise. "We're not going to let you take Hyrule."
Demise smirked before turning to Zelda. "You… you share a bloodline with the goddess herself, and you stand against me?"
"I've faced the Calamity before…" Zelda clenched her fists. "You don't scare me one bit, Demise!"
Demise laughed. "Well, glad to see that Hylia's spunk was kept for who knows how many timelines." He then looked at his own sword. "There's something intriguing however. Ghirahim was just powerful before, but I sense that his power has doubled. In fact… oh… the Fierce Deity himself. Where did he get that power, I wonder? Did he slay the Fierce Deity?"
With a malicious smirk, Demise laughed. "I will use that power to control however many timelines our world has and I will destroy any opposition."
Darkness wrapped around him. "If you are true cowards, don't come to me. If you are brave enough, come face me where we will duel to the death. It has been eons… I can spare a few moments before all of Hyrule bows beneath my feet. And just to check to see how brave you really are-"
He snapped his fingers as Silver Lynels and other strong monsters showed up.
"You will get past all of these beasts." He said as he disappeared into the dark portal.
In a split second, the Triforce Pieces glowed brightly as a wave of light pushed the monsters away, making a straight line for the portal.
"Okay, anyone going in, now would be the time to say something." Twilight said.
"I got nothing better to do." Midna said, cracking her knuckles.
"I might as well go in." Impa said.
"We'll go." Akame said with her team nodding.
"It's time for me to be brave for once." Ravio said.
"Alright, is this enough? Then let's go!" Lana said.
"We'll hold down the fort. You guys go take on that beast." Laxus said.
"Let's go… for the sake of Hyrule!" Weiss said as she, both Links, Impa, Ganondorf, the sisters, Zelda, ATMC, Ravio and Midna ran into the portal.
The path of light closed as the monsters snarled at them.
"Ready to fight like old times?" Laxus asked.
Mira smirked, immediately activating her Demon Soul form. "I thought you'd never ask."
"I might not have the Maiden powers, but I can put up a fight myself." Mavis said, getting in a fighting stance.
"Alright, let's give 'em hell!" Cardin said as they charged at them.
End BGM
BGM: Battlefield of Demise Theme (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
Everyone found themselves in a blue sky arena as they walked on water. All of them looked around in confusion before they stopped, seeing Demise in front of them.
"Ah, so you've decided to meet your end in battle after all. It pleases me greatly to see such misplaced valor. Take a moment to appreciate your surroundings, for where we stand shall serve as your tomb for eternity."
Demise started to walk away. "The hate for the gods that has boiled in my veins… you will taste all of it in the bite of my blade."
He turned to face them. "The only question left is how long you will manage to remain standing before I take your lives. Try to keep it interesting for me, would you?"
He reached out to them. "And when you do fall, know that your worlds and everything in it will be mine to dominate… mine to subjugate… mine to rule! When I finish with you, you can take solace in knowing your friends and kin will soon follow, as I will wipe all who oppose me from the face of this world!"
The blue sky disappeared, replaced by dark shadowy clouds as everyone took out their weapons, getting in their battle stances.
"It won't be long now. At last, the almighty power I've sought for millennia… I will take the Triforce for my own… and the world shall be under my foot for eternity!"
"Come and take it!" Weiss said as they got ready to fight.
End BGM
BGM: Demise Phase One (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
The Demon God - Demise
Akame lunged at Demise, slashing at him but he calmly blocked. "Hmm, I sense great power from within you." He said as he countered her, only for Akame to get back up as darkness swelled within her fist and fired a powerful shadowy blast to knock Demise back.
Link and Twilight both flanked him as they slashed him, but Demise jumped into the air as he noticed musical notes forming in his blade. "Hmm?" He wondered as water formed around his blade as he landed. He swung his word with a torrential slash, sending a tidal wave toward them.
"I do not know where Ghirahim learned these songs, but I am certainly not complaining." He said as Ganondorf emerged from a dark corridor behind him. Demise shifted his eyes as he turned around, both of them swinging their swords, both clashing.
"My hatred… I sense it's deep within you!"
"This is where I get it from? I'd rather be my own person!" Ganondorf declared, both of them parrying the other as Demise swung his sword, only for Ganondorf to jump back as Midna fired a cannon at Demise. He turned around and slashed it in half where it exploded behind him. With a growl, Midna summoned a few beasts as they charged right at him while Ravio fired a bow.
Weiss aimed her Bow of Light at Demise and fired, piercing through Demise as he let out a growl. He raised his sword up and swung down a wave of darkness at her as Weiss stabbed the ground to create a wall of light to block out the darkness while Zelda flanked him and stabbed him in the side before pulling away, summoning a Remote Bomb and kicking it to him but he grabbed it and crushed it, not minding the explosion that enveloped his face.
Mine got on one knee, shooting at the Demon God only for Demise to disappear in a portal as he reappeared behind Mine with a smirk. He raised his hand up as Mine turned her head with a gasp as she quickly jumped away, only for dark tendrils to grab a hold of her. However, Tatsumi grabbed a hold of her and yanked her away while blocking with his sword, then Impa swooped in and slashed her while Lana and Cia both fired electricity and darkness at him.
Chelsea ran in with needles in hand, front flipping and kicking Demise in the face while shoving her needles in his neck. "Mmmph! Hahahahaha! Is this poison?" Demise smirked. "I'm immune to your pathetic poison!" He backhanded Chelsea away as Weiss jumped in and slashed Demise together with Zelda, only he jumped over them while firing a bolt of electricity to stun them, then he landed near them, only to get impaled from the front by Link.
"Hiyah!" Twilight yelled, slashing him away.
"Aaaargh!" Demise grunted before smirking. "Good. Keep this up! I want to see you go out like warriors!"
End BGM
BGM: Demise Phase Two (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
Lightning flashed in the sky as Demise raised his sword up, lightning struck his sword as he stabbed the ground, electrocuting the area and shocking everyone as he lunged, slashing at Weiss as she parried him, only he disarmed her and then backhanded her away, then shoved his fist into Zelda's gut to send her flying.
Demise conjured up a dark mist and threw it down, and then to their horror, they saw clones of Demise charging at them. Link and Twilight both swung at them while Midna set up a few cannons and fired, only for the real Demise to appear behind Midna as his blade caught ablaze as he fire slashed her from behind.
"Gah!" She cried as he kicked her down. Ravio rolled a few bombs at him while also hammering him but Demise backhanded Ravio as Ganondorf levitated off the ground and fired bolts of lightning from his hand, together with Lana and Cia.
Demise caught the lightning with his sword as it turned into a dark purple before he shot the dark purple lightning back at them, stunning them as there were small explosions as well. Akame jumped in and slashed him. He calmly parried her as Akame kept slashing him as Tatsumi jumped in with her and teamed up.
With a cocky smirk, water wrapped around Demise as he commanded the water to push them away. "He's manipulating the water?!" Mine asked.
"No… Ghirahim still has the Ocarina…" Akame responded. "Demise is just using what Ghirahim throws at him."
"Haaaaaaa!" Demise yelled, stabbing the ground as the sword turned bright as the sun, blinding everyone as Demise lunged and slashed Impa and Ravio down, then he turned around and slashed Weiss. She jumped away, but the hilt of the sword still smacked her in the face.
"Gah!' She yelped as he slashed through her right after, knocking her down as she grunted, quickly making a few Gravity glyphs as Chelsea and Akame jumped on top of these as they both jumped off, the former front flipping and kicking Demise in the head and Akame slashing him in the chest, then Ganondorf launched himself and Warlock Punched him in the gut to knock him down.
"Hiyah!" Link yelled, going for a FInishing Blow but Demise rolled away to avoid the attack as he let out a chuckle.
"You fight valiantly… all of you with your intriguing battle arts. However…" He smirked as he raised his sword up high.
End BGM
"This is where you all perish!" He declared, lightning striking the sword as it enveloped him. "COME TO ME, FIERCE DEITY!"
Weiss gasped, her eyes widening. "Oh no…"
BGM: Ganondorf Battle (The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker)
The smoke settled as they saw Demise's flaming hair turned blue while his skin was all silver. His eyes were a burning red as he had Fierce Deity markings all over his face. He even had chainmail armor on his chest.
His sword also changed to the Double Helix Blade, but it was level three and on fire.
Fierce Deity Demon King - Fierce Deity Demise
"Hahahahaha! Now this…" He smirked cockily. "This is where it gets fun for me!"
"His voice just changed… we're not dealing with a false god here." Impa said gravely.
"No… we're dealing with an actual god." Weiss said, immediately transforming into her Sheikah form.
"Say goodnight!" Demise declared as he slammed his sword into the ground, creating a powerful explosion akin to a nuclear bomb, sending everyone flying and knocking them down.
Demise turned around, his back to them. He raised his sword up high.
"All timelines will merge as one! I WILL RULE EVERYTHING!" He declared, throwing down a lightning bolt on the ground as it created a massive silver laser that pierced into the heavens.
In the far future…
A massive silver laser struck Hyrule from the sky, where it could be seen everywhere around Hyrule.
Rhoam emerged from his castle as his soldiers alerted him to the silver laser. "What in…?" He wondered.
Rito Village…
Revali landed on the perch, staring directly at the laser. "Now what could be going on this time?" He wondered.
Zora's Domain…
"Hmm?" Mipha wondered after she scaled a waterfall. "That doesn't look good…"
Death Mountain…
"Huh…" Daruk had his arms folded. "I'm not sure what the heck is going on, but I, for one, don't like this."
Gerudo Town…
Urbosa walked out of her town, seeing the massive silver laser. "First the desert turns into an oasis, and now this? What is even going on?"
"Chieftain!" A Gerudo called out as Urbosa turned to see the area distorting around her.
"Is… is reality failing?"
In the Zonai timeline…
Rauru approached the balcony, seeing the silver laser. "Now what's this?" He wondered as Sonia and Mineru approached as well.
"I don't like this…" Mineru whispered as Sonia raised her hand up, magic swirling in her wrist.
"Neither do I."
"Peculiar… why is everything distorting?" Rauru wondered.
In the Warriors Timeline…
Zelda readied her rapier while Link readied his sword. "You ready for whatever's thrown at us?"
"I'm ready when you are." Link said as the area started to distort.
In the Sapphire Onyx Timeline…
"What the hell is going on out there?" Sapphire wondered as she walked out of Gerudo Town with Yin Li, Pit and Claude. She turned her head to see Summer staring out in the distance. "Mom, do you know?"
"I don't know for sure, sweetheart…"
Twilight Chiaki…
Chiaki emerged at the top of her arcade, looking at the silver laser piercing through Japan. "Now what could be threatening my home this time?" She asked, the Triforce glowing in her hand. "I'll just make sure to snuff it out…"
She noticed that everything started to distort around her.
"...Like hell I'm going to let this destroy my reality!"
End BGM
Back with Demise…
"Nnngh…" Weiss grunted, slowly rising as everything started to distort around her.
Demise smirked, and then heard the sound of a sword unsheathing as he turned to see Weiss rising. "You're too late. Soon, all timelines will merge as one. And when that is done, I will go to your world and snuff it out myself."
"I… I won't allow you to destroy Hyrule or my world!"
"You would rather die than lay peacefully?"
"I'd rather go out swinging then let you have your way! If it means that I die here trying to protect Hyrule…"
The Triforce of Wisdom glowed in her hand.
"So be it."
Demise laughed arrogantly. "Bold words. You have guts! I suppose I can spare a few more moments if you wish to die so badly."
Weiss closed her eyes. For Hyrule… for Remnant… for my friends…
She clenched her fists, picturing Ruby.
For Ruby!
BGM: Colgera Battle (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom)
Weiss ran toward Demise as he stood still. Weiss leaped into the air and quickly threw kunai at him. Demise slashed through the kunai as Weiss gracefully landed, pulling out a dagger and slashing him, but Demise simply weaved his head and grabbed her ponytail.
He then swung her down, planting his foot on her neck and started to slowly crush it. Weiss quickly did some hand signs as a few ice clones came running over and slashed him, making him back up as Weiss got back up.
She pulled her cowl down while doing some more handsigns, then breathed out an icy mist to blind Demise as she then jumped into the air and slashed him, but Demise parried her and slashed her repeatedly as Weiss blocked the attacks, only for Demise to swiftly disarm her, sending her kodachi flying as he then swiftly slashed at her.
"Agh!" She cried, her aura nearly sizzling out as she tried to get up, only for Demise to pick her up. He stomped on the ground to create a rock pillar and slammed her into it, punching her face repeatedly, her aura shattering as blood splattered everywhere.
He then gave a powerful punch to knock her clean through the rock pillar.
"WEISS!" Zelda cried as she immediately fired arrows at Demise as he casually blocked the arrows, regardless if one was a Bomb Arrow as he approached Zelda.
However, Akame, now in her Demon Assassin form, jumped in and slashed at him ferociously. He parried her as she backflipped as fire circled around her and unleashed a stream of fire at him but Demise did the same, both streams of fire hitting each other and unleashing an explosion to cover the battlefield as Akame swooped in and slashed him in the gut, then a Ball and Chain hit him in the face.
Twilight switched to his bow, firing a bomb arrow at him while Link ran in and slashed him from the side. Demise let out a growl and spun around, creating a fire tornado to knock Link away as Cia conjured up dark tendrils to piece Demise's legs as Lana jumped in and fired bolts of lightning as Ganondorf, in his Ganon form, charged ahead and tackled him before changing back to normal and used his trident to fire orbs of energy to strike him.
Zelda immediately picked up Weiss, who now sported a black eye as her right cheek was swollen as blood dripped from her mouth. "Come on, Weiss… we almost have him… I think!"
Weiss coughed out blood, her body screaming in agonizing pain. She summoned her Light Bow and aimed, but her sore body was enough to make her fall on her knees and dropped the bow. However, Zelda caught her.
"Tyrant! Lend me your strength!" Tatsumi exclaimed as Tyrant took over, changing into his armor. "Wait, why not turn into a dragon?"
"He's earned it in his Imprisoned form. Not so much here!"
"Are you kidding me?!"
Mine transformed into her Demon Soul form. "I can do this without Mira's help this time." She said as she flew up, firing dark lasers from Pumpkin while dark electricity wrapped around Mine's hands as she fired electric bolts at him, while Tyrant flew over and slashed at Demise ferociously, sending him sliding while Chelsea threw needles at him, where they exploded on contact as Impa lunged through the smoke and slashed him, but Demise batted her away as he raised his sword up and plunged it into the ground to create another explosion.
However, Weiss used her power to block the explosion with her magic. Once the fire dissipated, exhaustion overcame her as she fell limp.
"Hahahahaha! One dow-"
A light arrow struck him in the shoulder. "Rrrgh!" He grunted as he looked to see that it was none other than Ravio having picked up the Light Bow for Weiss. With a snarl, Demise waved his sword up and threw down massive orbs of fire at Weiss, but Lana quickly put up a block to protect her, only for Demise to jump in and slashed Lana down.
"Gyaaaah!"
"LANA!" Cia screamed before she unleashed powerful dark lasers into Demise as Impa jumped on the platform that Lana created and slashed him from above. Demise blocked, only for Impa to backflip off as she threw a Deku Nut down to blind him as she got into position and slashed him away, then Ravio gave the Light Bow to Zelda as she aimed at him.
"This is for Weiss, you arrogant creature!" Zelda let go of the string as the Light Arrow flew directly toward him as Demise slashed up to deflect the arrow with a smirk, only for Midna to fire magic into him as he blocked with his sword, only for Link to use his Whip to grab the sword and pulled it away from him, knocking Demise off balance as Midna flew up, took the Light Arrow that had just begun to fall as she conjured up a cannon, stored the Light Arrow inside and fired, as the arrow struck Demise in the forehead, knocking him down to the ground as his sword was yanked away.
"NOW!" Cia yelled as both Link and Twilight jumped into the air and they both used the Finishing Blow to impale Demise in the gut.
"GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!" He cried as the area stopped distorting as the silver laser disappeared, making everyone in the timelines to relax.
End BGM
Demise slowly got up, chuckling arrogantly. "Extraordinary… you stand as paragons of your kind, humans. You fight like no mere man or demon I have ever known. Though this is not the end."
"My hate… never perishes. It is born anew with a cycle of no end! I will rise again!"
He pointed specifically toward Link, all the while Ganondorf's eyebrows furrowed as he had a furious scowl.
"Those like you… Those who share the blood of the goddess-"
Zelda gasped.
"-And the spirit of the hero-"
Both Link and Twilight clenched their fists.
"They are eternally bound with this curse. An incarnation of my hatred shall ever follow your kind, dooming them to wander a blood-soaked sea of darkness of all time!"
He began to laugh arrogantly… until a light glowed brightly. They all turned to see Ganondorf wielding the Triforce of Power.
"Allow me to replace your so-called curse! Those who share the blood of the goddess and the spirit of the hero will forever be freed of this bondage you have placed! Those who are descendants of this era's Link and Zelda will walk freely without darkness breathing down their neck! As for me, I reject your hatred and replace it with peace! Those incarnations of yours will be at peace, and there will be no darkness in Hyrule forever more! THAT is my will of the Triforce!"
At that moment, Twilight raised his hand up high, the Triforce of Courage glowing as Weiss slowly rose, panting harshly as Zelda helped her up. She aimed her Triforce of Wisdom at Demise as well.
"No… this cannot be happening!" Demise exclaimed. "My hatred must go on!"
"Not anymore!" Twilight declared as the Triforce surrounded Demise.
"By the will of the goddess and the Triforce, my wish is for you to be permanently erased from this existence and your hatred will never soil Hyrule again!" Ganondorf, Twilight and Weiss said in unison. "That is our will!"
"No…! NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! CURSE YOU… HYLIIIIAAAAAAAAAA!" Demise roared as the Triforce consumed him until nothing remained of him.
"Uuungh…" Weiss groaned as she lowered her arm. "It's finally over… I'm spent…"
"Not yet, it isn't…" Ganondorf said, picking up Demise's sword as he picked it up and swung it down, shattering it as Ghirahim was knocked out of it.
"Nnnngh! What…?!" He grunted as Ganondorf picked him up by the throat and dragged him outside where everyone was waiting.
"Hey, these monsters disappeared. Oh… some of you look beat up."
"Ah… just a flesh wound…" Lana waved it off with a light laugh. "Ow… hurts to laugh…"
"Weiss…" Kurumi approached her with a hug. "Tell me you're okay."
"I'm… okay…" Weiss sighed, sitting down on a rock.
Ganondorf pulled back his fist and then immediately Warlock Punched him hard in the gut, managing to split Past and Present Ghirahim away. "Ah… I figured as much."
"Nnngh… no…! I've come so far…!" Present Ghirahim grunted. "I didn't come back in time all for you to ruin everything!" He declared as he tried to charge at him, but with a snap of the fingers from Cia, dark tendrils wrapped around him as she summoned Wizzro who aimed the Rod of Elements at him.
"So, this is your past…" Ganondorf picked up Past Ghirahim.
"N-no! Please…! I was just going along with what HE was doing!"
"Your time's up." He said, darkness swelling within Past Ghirahim as he was swallowed in dark fire.
"AAAAAARGH!"
"No…!" Present Ghirahim had fear in his eyes as he broke free and ran toward his fellow demon. "NO!" He yelled, only for Mercury to come in and clotheslined him to knock him to the ground. "Nnngh!"
Present Ghirahim got up, only for Mercury to sit on top of him. "Get… off…!" He grunted as he desperately reached out toward Ganondorf, only for Past Ghirahim to fade away into nothingness.
"Nnngh!" Ghirahim grunted, his eyes going into the back of his head as he fell limp, slowly disappearing and faded away, leaving only the Ocarina of Time, Fierce Deity Power and Lana and Cia's powers behind.
The Fierce Deity Power floated through the air as it circled around Weiss a few times... and then flew inside her, making Weiss take a deep breath. "Good to... finally... have you back, big guy." She sighed before falling on her back and sighing in relief. "It's finally... over."
"Mana~!" Manaphy jumped into her lap with a smile.
"Hey bud…" Weiss smiled, forcing herself up to hug him.
Manaphy smiled. "Mama!"
Weiss's eyes widened. "Did… did you just say…?"
"Mama! Lo-Lo-... Love You, Mama!"
Weiss immediately teared up and hugged Manaphy. "Aww, I love you too!" She said.
Wizzro immediately turned to Masaru. "Here, sorry about taking your Meteor Rod earlier." He gave him the Rod of Elements.
"Aw dude, are you kidding? Forget the Meteor Rod, this is awesome!" Masaru grinned as Lana and Cia both collected their power, both of them smiling as they high fived.
"Soooo, now what?" Cardin asked.
"We pick up the kids… and then we head home." Weiss chuckled.
First off, I just want to say that I genuinely apologize for this story taking so long. I legitimately thought this story wouldn't be as long as you only visit four areas... 'tis what I get for underestimating Skyward Sword. I thought I would've been done in like, I dunno, mid-May, worst case scenario - early June? Apparently not... oh well. Sorry about that!
Ibuki: Ah, don't be! IRL stuff happens to the best of us.
Deadpool: What she said! *pats me on the back* Don't worry about a thing, bud!
Aw, thanks. Anywho, shout out to Log for that massive fight with Donovan in the beginning of the chapter!
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