"Kingdom of One"
Bayonetta was waiting on Thule and she saw Jeanne and Arch-Son 4 approaching her. "Arch-Son, allow me to introduce my dear friend, Cereza." Jeanne introduced Arch-Son 4 to Bayonetta.
"Cereza, this fellow is Arch-Son 4. He's come quite the distance for us." Jeanne said to Bayonetta.
Jeanne pulled out an ID card "A pleasure to meet you, Cereza. Jeanne has told me much about you during our trip." Arch-Son 4 said.
"Did she? I hope at least some of it was actually true. Jeanne has a habit of showing off for the boys." Bayonetta said.
"You bitch!" Jeanne said, offended.
"Oh us Arch-Sons did not think you call your best friend that." Arch-Son 4 laughed.
"We know that you are very close, but enough chat. Are you ready for the next final for the final battle? First step we need to open a portal to the Alphaverse." Arch-Son 4 said.
"Yes. Sadly, I have a date with a terrible bore." Bayonetta said.
Singularity... We'll knock down his door, wring his neck, and end all of this destruction." Jeanne said.
"It's time to finish this!" Jeanne said.
"Indeed." Arch-Son 4 said.
"Cereza, do you have all five Chaos Gears?" he asked.
She answered by showing him the gears. "Let's head to the altar." he said.
They reached the altar and Arch-Son 4 began his work. The Homunculi appeared "Really?!" Arch-Son 4 asked.
"Come to see us off?" Bayonetta asked.
"If you're looking for a ride back home, you'll have to wait for the next one." Bayonetta said.
"The vermin don't know when to quit!" Jeanne said.
"Be warned if the device is damaged, we'll never be able to open a portal." Arch-Son 4 said.
"Kid, you just keep working." Bayonetta said.
The two witches worked together and placed the Chaos Gears in their places while fending off the Homunculi. They were successful and the portal into the Alphaverse began to open but the Homunculi threw spears into the gears preventing them from moving. "No! The portal will close!" Arch-Son 4 said.
Jeanne summoned Madama Styx to get the gears moving using the rod as a pole and began dancing to keep the portal opened "Go, Cereza! You're the only one who can end this!" Jeanne said to her best friend.
"Then I'll leave this lot to you." Bayonetta said.
"Promise I'll be back in time for drinks, all right?" she said before entering the portal into the Alphaverse.
Arch-Son 4 was almost attacked by Homunculi but Jeanne saved him "Cereza will return, count on it." Jeanne said.
"And until she does, they won't lay a finger on this thing." Jeanne said.
"Can't let you have all the fun!" Arch-Son 2 said.
Jeanne figured she got some backup. Bayonetta entered the Ginnungagap which is collapsing due to losing each universe. Bayonetta finally entered the Alphaverse. She encounter Aureole, mega aerial fortress.
"How thoughtful of you to meet up halfway. You've saved me a bit of time." Bayonetta said.
She summoned Madama Butterfly and jumped onto her shoulder "Consider this a generous tip. Now let's see you earn it, shall we?" Bayonetta said.
Madama Butterfly entered enraged mode and began her attacks. The heavies came to reinforce and protect the core of Aureole which Madama Butterfly threw one into the core shutting down the shields. Bayonetta reached the top of the living warship and she dodged an attacked and saw it was Luka still in his Strider form. "How... What are you doing here?" Bayonetta asked Luka.
Luka reacted in pain "Always getting in over your head." she said.
She began walking to him with her hand out "I'll take care of you." she said.
Luka seemed able to calm down he began slowly moving his claws to her "That's right. I'm going to take you back home." Bayonetta said.
Luka instead stabbed her she still reached her hand out "Are you frightened, Luka? Your hands are shaking." Bayonetta said.
Luke removed his hand from Bayonetta's body and she used magic to heal herself. Luka roared "You poor thing, let me help you." Bayonetta said.
"Wipe that look off your face, Luka. It doesn't suit you at all." Bayonetta said.
"Bayonetta... stay away from me... I don't know... what's true any... more!" Luka warned.
"The truth is that you're a clumsy fool... but one I can't imagine life without." Bayonetta said.
"Ever since I was a kid, there's been a voice in my head... always telling me to seek the truth! When I listened to it, things always worked out okay... That's why I've obeyed it my whole life. Truth is, I'm not "the marvelous Luka Redgrave"... I'm just some pathetic nobody! I guess... I finally got what was coming to me. I had... no business coming here... And now I'm... losing myself. This is who I really am! A hate-fill, murderous demon! The same as all those other monsters!" Luka vented.
"Got it all out of your system?" Bayonetta asked.
"Now come on. It's time we went home." Bayonetta said.
Bayonetta defeated Luka. He nearly fell of the living warship Bayonetta still offered her hand to him Luka felt something dark within him he pushed her away much to her shock. Soon Dark-Adam appeared "Cere... zi... ta..." Dark-Adam said.
Bayonetta was enraged "You have no fucking right to call me by that name!" she said.
The two battled Bayonetta used all her strength to defeat the Dark-Adam Bayonetta summoned the Umbran Clock Tower unleashing all of its ammo at Dark-Adam before she finished him with a single blast from Colour my World.
Dark-Adam was destroyed. Bayonetta saw an orb flying to her and it was the main Viola "Kitty?" Bayonetta asked.
"Bayonetta!" VIola exclaimed.
Soon Luka reappeared with Lukaon "Luka!" Bayonetta said.
"Fear not, for he is at peace." Lukaon said.
"It seems we have been drawn into the Alphaverse." Lukaon said.
Bayonetta stared at him as if she almost remembers Lukaon from long ago. Viola took a look at the man strapped to the Homunculus nerve center "Bayonetta, come here!" Viola called out.
"Is this... the Homunculus nerve center?" Viola asked.
"Yes it is. Arch-Son told me that Singularity sacrificed one of his own counterparts to control the Homunculi from here." Bayonetta explained.
Arch-Son appeared "The final battle is at hand." he said.
"What's going on?" Viola asked.
"Cereza, Lukaon, Viola I hail from your tragic future in it Bayonetta defeated Singularity but their battle left her exhausted and then Gomorrah attacked Luka gained control of his Strider form but he had a choice: save Viola or Bayonetta he choose your daughter. My only hope to save the future was to return to moments before the final battle and fix time." Arch-Son revealed his backstory.
"Luka, save me? And Bayonetta dies?" Viola asked.
"Yes she died because of your reckless actions to fight Singularity." Arch-Son said.
Back in Bayonetta's world Jeanne and the Arch-Sons defeated the Homunculi but they told Jeanne to leave if she wished to avoid her fate and save Cereza's life.
Only one more chapter to go and it will be slightly different to it's main counterpart.
