Dazzler and Chakra continued engaging Celena and Solaria in a frenzy battle.

Celena bounced high in the air and shot two large pinkish-white heart-shaped spheres that hit Dazzler on exploding impact. But Dazzler avoided the energy sphere. Dazzler activated Dazzling Trinity again and then sprinted forward at Celena with remarkable speed.

"Dazzling Trinity: Starlight Shock!" Dazzler shouted.

Dazzler spun around in rapid speed and sent pink triquetra-shaped energy bolts at Celena. But Celena evaded the energy blasts with fast backflips and cartwheels. Dazzler then dashed forward and unleashed rapid energy bolts, which Celena kept avoiding as fast as possible.

Chakra manifested her orange and red aura around herself. As she flew high in the air, she fired several red energy blasts towards Solaria that sent her flying to the wall. But Solaria crouched herself onto the wall and launched herself to bombard Chakra with rapid barrage of large reddish-white diamond-shaped energy spheres that drove her away.

Solaria and Celena then delivered a simultaneous assault with large reddish-white and pinkish-white diamond and heart-shaped energy spheres that drove Chakra and Dazzler to the wall.

Dazzler and Chakra helped each other on their feet, knowing that they are officially no match for Solaria and Celena.

"We've hit them with everything we got and it's still not enough!" Chakra growled. "We need a plan if we're gonna get ourselves out of this one."

"But if we can't defeat them, perhaps we can defeat the opposite opponent." Dazzler said with a devious smile.

Celena and Solaria curved their mouths into the wickedest smile on their faces. Chakra and Dazzler threw each other an understanding nod.

"SWITCH!" Chakra and Dazzler yelled.

Dazzler and Chakra began charging towards their own counterparts and crossed away from their automatic opponents with determined smiles.

Chakra activated her rainbow form and radiated many rainbow-colored streams of aura energy around herself that sent them crashing at Celena, who extended her arms and spun herself in a 360-degree twirl to throw off a massive wave of large pinkish-white heart-shaped energy spheres that hit the aura energy streams. But Celena didn't have time to react when Chakra zoomed behind her in remarkable speed.

"Rainbow Pummeling!" Chakra yelled.

Chakra rammed Celena with multiple rainbow-colored, hand-shaped energy that crashed her straight into the wall at repeating rate of speed.

Dazzler began firing a few rapid pink energy bolts at Solaria, who was dodging them in a nimble fashion and then fired a volley of large reddish-white diamond-shaped energy spheres at Dazzler in every direction. But Dazzler zigzagged past every incoming energy sphere and zoomed right in front of the startled Solaria.

"Corona Smash!" Dazzler yelled.

Dazzler performed spinning kicks at Solaria from an upside-down position and then attacked her with a flying upward drill kick.

Solaria went crashing into the struggling onto Celena to the ground.

Dazzler and Chakra then delivered a simultaneous assault with pink energy and rainbow-colored aura that attacked Celena and Solaria in a massive explosion.

"Heh, easier said than done." Chakra said with a smirk as she deactivated her rainbow form. "But it was fun while it lasted."

"Now, let's go to find Nico and Carina." Dazzler said.

Chakra manifested herself with red aura and lifted her arm at the wall, destroying it with a large red energy blast and creating a big opening hole.

Before Dazzler and Chakra can run through it, they halted and turned back to watch Solaria and Celena were struggling on their feet to regain their strengths after the smoke cleared the area.

Before Dazzler could make a move, she noticed the patches radiating from Celena and Solaria are growing more intense. Solaria and Celena stood up as the power augmentation patches oozed around them, causing them to scream out in agony while being unable to move in unbearable pain.

What's…what's happening?! Dazzler gasped in shock. I recognize the pain before! That same pain that happened to me back in USJ! Her eyes fixated on the glowing patches on Solaria and Celena's foreheads. It has to be those patches! No doubt Carina has created something to punish Celena and Solaria for their constant failed attempts to capture me!

Dazzler lifted two glowing index fingers and took a careful aim to shoot tiny pink energy bolts at the patches, burning them into crisps and popping them off from Solaria and Celena's foreheads. Celena and Solaria took deep breaths as they are relived from the devastating pain before looking back at Dazzler and Chakra.

"Why? Why would you save us?" Solaria demanded softly. "Especially after everything we've done to you and your friends."

"Well, I can't just stand here and just you two die after all of that. That's not what heroes do." Dazzler replied. "Look, I know you two and your other sisters were just following orders, but can you both see that Carina doesn't care about nothing but herself and her coven? If anyone who escaped from her black hearted view besides me is you two and your sisters."

"Yeah, what she said." Chakra concurred.

Solaria and Celena exchanged soft glances at each other as they started to accept Luna's words from the heart.

"After that crazy show of strength, I'm in." Solaria said with a small grin.

"Me too. We'll help you." Celena concurred with a nod.

Celena and Solaria stood up on their feet with determined faces.

"Now, let's go save Nico." Dazzler said confidently.


Meanwhile, Tarot Chariot finally caught up to Carina, Estrella, Rhina, and Nico.

"I've finally found you, Carina!" Tarot Chariot yelled.

"Honestly, I don't expect you to find us this fast." Carina said with a slight surprise look on her face. She also noticed that Dazzler isn't here with Tarot Chariot. "And where's Luna?"

"Knowing my daughter's whereabouts isn't your damn concerns! Now, hand over Nico!" Tarot Chariot demanded.

"I take it that Luna told you about our earlier encounter." Carina said. "And you come all this way for nothing because this child didn't want to come with you. She has become successfully devoted to the Divine Trinity just like you once were."

Nico watched in terror from the Machina's arms.

"Shut up! You don't get to decide Nico's decision!" Tarot Chariot barked. "I don't give a damn what you say! I will save that boy!"

"Of course, my words won't get through your stubbornness." Carina sighed. "Estrella, Rhina, you know what to do."

Carina and the Machina turned around to continue their way forward, leaving the two Shatrix sisters alone against Tarot Chariot.

Estrella quickly extended her arms and spun herself in a 360-degree twirl to send out a massive wave of large greenish-white spade-shaped energy spheres at Tarot Chariot, who protected herself from the attack with a large magic card as a shield.

And of course, those two are using the same patches that might've increase their Quirks. Tarot Chariot remarked.

Estrella then positioned a large greenish-white spade-shaped energy sphere high above her and began raining a barrage of small energy spheres down upon Tarot Chariot at a high rate of speed. Tarot Chariot swiftly managed to avoid the raining energy spheres coming at her, but she wasn't done with Estrella. Unfortunately, Rhina charged forward. She extended her arms and rapidly rotated herself that released bluish-white clover-shaped energy spheres onto Tarot Chariot from her hands, which Tarot Chariot had blocked the attack with another magic card shield.

"Are you guys really that insane? Carina has been torturing that innocent child!" Tarot Chariot shouted. "And you two really think her goal is a good thing?!"

"We don't even care about Carina's goals!" Estrella said. "We only join her because she said she'll make us stronger!"

"With our relatable Quirks and acrobatic skills, we have become her great assets to her ambition!" Rhina added. "Now, stop stalking and die!"

Rhina and Estrella then launched into the air as they rapidly fired a volley of large bluish-white and greenish-white clover and spade-shaped energy spheres at Tarot Chariot in every direction. Tarot Chariot kept holding her magic card shield with all of her strength.

"Okay. I've been holding back long enough." Tarot Chariot said with a small, cocky smile.

Tarot Chariot conjured eight pink energy cards in between her fingers and enveloped them in blazing white energy. She threw them in the air that hit Rhina and Estrella at the same time in a devastating explosion.

"No way!" Estrella exclaimed in utter shock.

"No wonder she is related to Carina!" Rhina cried astonishingly.

"You better believe!" Tarot Chariot smiled wickedly. "And now the real show begins!"

Tarot Chariot started bombarding Estrella and Rhina with explosive energy cards.

You two can try all you want, but I ain't stopping until Nico is safe from like the likes of you and Carina! Tarot Chariot declared. I'll keep on fighting because I refuse to let Cereza go on with her life without happiness anymore!

"Cartro Vortex!" Tarot Chariot bellowed.

With overwhelming strength, Tarot Chariot launched twin stream of energy cards that trapped the Estrella and Rhina inside a razor-sharp card tornado with powerful shocking energies that ultimately electrocuted them powerfully to the ground.

After Estrella and Rhina are struggling to get back on their feet, Tarot Chariot was prepared to fight against Carina at full speed.

"You're not going anywhere, Carina!" Tarot Chariot yelled.

Carina looked back to see Tarot Chariot charging behind her and two Shatrix sisters being knocked out on the ground.

Tarot Chariot barraged Carina with rapid explosive energy cards. But Carina instantly dodged each incoming explosive energy cards. Tarot Chariot then delivered an unexpected kick to the Machina's face straight into the wall, leaving her the opportunity to snatch Nico into her arms.

"What are you doing? Please let me go. She'll kill you without any hesitation." Nico begged.

"I'm not afraid of my sister. You're not walk into the depths of hell anymore, Nico. I'll save you as your hero no matter what." Tarot Chariot promised.

Nico looked at Tarot Chariot with wide eyes.

"You know you can't go anywhere, Nico. You know there's no one out there who understands you." Carina scolded. "You're far from an innocent child and you will never get the chance to experience life again because of your connection with the coven."

Nico hugged Tarot Chariot tightly with heavy tears coming out of his eyes.

"Don't you dare fill this child with your pathetic lies, Carina!" Tarot Chariot yelled angrily. "You will forever be the same cruel, heartless woman who cares only for her goals all those years ago just like our mother!"

"Okay, I guess this is how it's going to be." Carina said.

Carina engulfed her hands with bright yellow electric-like flare and unleashed several blades of yellow energy with a powerful swing of her hand. But Tarot Chariot produced a powerful magic card shield that protected herself and Nico from the rapid energy blades.

Carina then snapped her fingers and the entire hallway started altering into a spacious circular room that has solid metallic floor with a "X" symbol and white gridded walls.

Heh, no surprise Carina got some new tricks. Tarot Chariot thought with narrow eyes.

"Nico is too important for the coven. He already knows that he's the perfect creation." Carina explained. "Your daughter Luna is also too important for the coven's goals. And don't think even think about escaping. I created this room to seal off any escape route. So, what are you waiting for, Chariot? It's the moment you have been fighting for throughout your entire life! Come and fight me!"

"You're on!" Tarot Chariot yelled. She produced another magic card and handed it to Nico. "This is the card dimension. Stay in there and don't come out until the battle is over."

As the magic card trapped Nico inside the pocket dimension, Tarot Chariot stood in her fighting stance just as the Machina recovered herself and stood right next to Carina.

"Careful to aim your attacks. I don't want you to harm Nico." Carina ordered the Machina. "It's obvious my sister's daughter have been trained well since birth. Our objective is to bring back Nico and soon Luna at any cost."

The Machina nodded her head and began flaming her nails in blazing blue flames, but it was too late for the marionette robot to strike. Tarot Chariot zoomed close to the Machina and flew spinning while tossing razor-sharp explosive energy cards in rapid succession before sending the marionette robot flying to the wall.

She's strong. I never expect that she has succeed her own limitations. Carina thought. She turned her head to Nico. But she seals Nico into that card of hers. This is my chance to get him back.

Before Carina could strike with her Quirk, Tarot Chariot noticed Carina's move and quickly zoomed towards her.

"Don't even think about it!" Tarot Chariot shouted.

Carina quickly projected a yellow energy shield in front of her, but Tarot Chariot kicked powerfully that broke the energy shield into Carina's face and knocked her away to the ground.

"I'll admit, Carina. You managed to pull some few strings." Tarot Chariot admitted. "But I still have years of training that makes me stronger and faster thanks to my husband and my friends!" She then launched forward and quickly delivered a series of rapid razor-sharp pink energy cards at Carina from multiple directions. "I won't let you lay your disgusting hand on him! I will win this fight and I will take you down, Carina! Count on it!"

Nico watched the fight with wide eyes as if Tarot Chariot's words slowly lifted him up with caring hope.

Then suddenly, Rhina and Estrella got back on their feet while looking up all beaten and battered from Tarot Chariot's attack.

"Not so easy, huh?" Estrella said with a devious smirk. "We may be beaten, but we're up and ready for another round."

"Don't worry, Carina! We'll take it from here!" Rhina shouted.

"Failures. Total waste of failures." Carina said with closed eyes.

"Huh?" Rhina and Estrella asked with confuse eyebrows.

Suddenly, the radiating power augmentation patches started growing more intense from Rhina and Estrella's foreheads. Tarot Chariot turned her head to notice the patches oozing around the Shatrix sisters, causing them to scream out in agony while collapsed on their knees in unbearable pain. Tarot Chariot and Nico were completely stunned by the unexpected betrayal.

"What the?!" Tarot Chariot exclaimed in utter shock. She turned back to Carina. "What are you doing to them?! They were supposed to be on your side!"

"They were." Carina replied. "But not anymore. It was only the matter of time."

"Carina…" Rhina scowled with a glare.

"What the hell is the meaning of this?" Estrella demanded.

"Did you really believe that I thought you two and your sisters as equals to the coven?" Carina questioned. "You four are just worthless pawns for my service. At least, Aurora has proven herself to be useful once in a while. After your constant failures, I implanted a fail-safe into the power augmentation patches in case of you four failed me…again." Her eyes fixated on the glowing patches on Estrella and Rhina's foreheads. "Right now, the patches will destroy the Shatrix. So, I have no need for them anymore."

Estrella and Rhina gasped in utter tremor as they realized that they were betrayed by Carina and now they are trapped in high level of unimaginable pain.

"Damn you, Carina!" Estrella yelled.

"You were just using us and our sisters this whole time?!" Rhina roared.

How horrible. Tarot Chariot thought. I know Carina is cruel and heartless, but I never thought she will go against the Shatrix. Her own allies!

Carina unleashed two yellow energy beams from her fingers at Estrella and Rhina. But Tarot Chariot dashed right in front of the Shatrix sisters and produced a powerful magic card shield around herself, Estrella, and Rhina.

"Why…why are you protecting us?" Rhina asked.

"We're your enemies!" Estrella shouted.

"Enemies or not, neither of you deserves to die! Not even Solaria and Celena!" Tarot Chariot said. "We may have our fight, but unlike most villains, Luna can tell you two and your sisters are not inherently evil and so do I! Not only I will save Nico from Carina, but I will save you two from her evil as a hero!"

Estrella and Rhina blinked at Tarot Chariot, who dropped her card shield and zoomed forward to continue her fight with Carina. They exchanged pondering looks on their faces and nodded their heads as they made their decision to change their way for themselves. Carina's failsafe was the last straw for them because there's no way they were going to let her win nor were they going to suffer any longer because of her heartless action.

Go to hell, Carina! Rhina and Estrella shouted.

Estrella and Rhina pressed one hand on their foreheads, blasting their Quirks on the patches and burning them off into nothingness. They took deep breaths as they are relived from the devastating pain before standing on their feet with determined faces.

Carina pointed her glowing hand at the card dimension containing Nico inside, but Tarot Chariot noticed her move again and shot explosive energy cards at her all at once. She then rushed back to her dimension card and released Nico out of it with a snap of her fingers.

"No matter how powerful you've become, you're helpless if you think you can save that boy all by myself!" Carina shouted with a mocking smile. "Even if you have all of your wretched strength to protect you and Nico from escaping my wrath!"

But before Carina could make a move, one large green energy sphere and one large blue energy sphere came flying at her out of nowhere.

Tarot Chariot and Cereza turned around to see Estrella and Rhina walking towards them on either side. They noticed that they are free from the throbbing patches. Rhina and Estrella looked exhausted, but they still found enough strength to stand alongside Tarot Chariot. The Machina recovered herself and stood next to Rhina in a protective stance.

"Rhina? Estrella? Why are you helping us?" Nico asked.

"You have your hero to thank for that." Estrella replied. "We've heard about your past from Carina and we can't imagine how much hopelessness you suffer for so long. But don't worry. Rhina and I are not gonna let you down again. Not anymore."

"And you're wrong, Carina! She's not powerless!" Rhina yelled at Carina. "And we're gonna help her win this fight!"

"That's right! I'm Tarot Chariot!" Tarot Chariot declared. "And I will become a hero who save people and take villains down!"

Carina stood up on her feet and glared at Tarot Chariot, Estrella, and Rhina.

"You three wanted to be a hero so badly? Fine. But I won't hold back my real power I'm been saving so long. I'll fix every rogue fools starting with you, Ursula!" Carina assured.

Tarot Chariot, Estrella, and Rhina immediately stood in their fighting stances.

Suddenly, the wall started to break down. Dazzler, Chakra, Solaria, and Celena came running through the wall to join the battle.


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