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The Alter of the Defile

The Idolasphere

Ayaha Oribe walked for what it felt like a lifetime, with the portion of the Fell Dragon's power within the former Idol. Her hair becomes purple and her eyes turn red. Lavender markings appear on her face. She dons a revealing outfit with a red cloak and long black skirt. It is the same attire she had worn when she was once under Aversa's influence. For the very beginning when she was taken by the Mirages she had fallen into a deep sleep for five years, by the time she woke up she felted different, she felted the hunger, she felted the desire for more power and now she desired to be loved.

Ayaha remembered when her little sister recalled being all alone in the real world, their parents left on a two-week business trip overseas, and because she was gone at the time they drop off Tsubasa at a cafe (Ayaha was very fortunate to hear that Tsubasa has met her older cousin at the cafe).

Wait- she seems to have memories of something... something prior to her capture and before her five-year nap... Oribe Ayaha stopped to ponder on what it is; she recalled seeing kids dress up like thieves and a talking cat that looked straight out of a western cartoon... they tried to save her and the people that disappeared at the opera from the Mirages. Ayaha last memory is seeing a dark-clad boy in a mask reach for her hand when she was falling, he had eyes that are familiar to her.

After she was done with her trip to memory lane Aya pressed on "Is that it?" Ayaha gawked at the large blue stone with the Grima sigil in the middle of the Alter.

"I guess it is…" Ayaha muttered, she walked up to the stone, she looked at the mark on her forehand, it glowed. She touched the stone. The platform begins to tremble but Ayaha stood as if it was nothing, lightning began to erupt from the stone. She felt a new wave of energy surging through her body, it felt warm. After it stopped the stone began to break apart the former Idol backed away.

The Stone broke apart too reveal a... floating blue Book with a Grima mark on the cover? No its a Tome. The rebel vanishes for Ayaha to walk up and touch the Tome, which she did. As soon as she touches it the Tome was suddenly consumed by a purple light, it then transformed into what it appeared to be a long scythe with no grips, the snath is blue metallic in nature with a black hilt, the top of the snath is a purple maniacal tang with a red crystal orb with a Grima sigil inside that attach to the side and the scythe has three dark purple blades that, move up and down like a pattern.

The scythe flouted close for her to grab it, despite the size and wet of the weapon she was able to hold on to it like it was a light weapon. She swings the weapon around to test it.

"My very own weapon interesting." Ayaha mused.

"It could also transform into your very own Tome."

"You don't say," Ayaha sneered. "Then I'll know what I'm going to use it for."

Itsuki and the others traveled deeper into the flouting Idolaspher labyrinth, they've encountered new enemy's called demons(or shadows?) and the usual hostile Mirages. The labyrinth required a lot of backtracking, collecting items and puzzle solving but they manage to make new allies on the way(specifically the girls).

Eleonora & Virioin was able to recruit a pumpkin head demon by the name of Pyro Jack(this Pyro Jack weirs star shape sunglasses with a swirlie design on the lens). The third demon encounter Mamori was able to recruit Parvati due to her & Druag saving the life of the magami form hostile Mirages, and Mamori gave her a heal potion, Mamori & the demon instantly became friends. And lastly, The demon Nekomata joined Kiria & Tharja due to her newfound respect for the famous human Idol.

The group ended up in a large area, the floor is brick stone with a design at the center. The design itself is a big circle, with lines that shape like a star in the middle, and the middle of that star is a sigli that resembled the masked shadow men's insignia (and to Maiko, Ayaha's tattoo).

The Mirage Masters became alerted when the floor design flashed red "Um whats going on?" Tiki=Waifu ask with wide eyes.

Olivia reappeared beside her human partner Maiko "I sense a powerful creature coming I-Its something scary! L-lady Maiko may I suggest we flee someplace safe?" she pleaded to Maiko.

Maiko adjusted her glasses "That's trick question Olivia deer."

The gust of wind started to pick up, the circle design is consumed by black liquid. It then turned into black vapor and swirled around like a tornado. It then stopped, it followed with a roar, the smoked revealed a new Demon, that shape like a zebra with back and white strips. The zebra demon is standing on two legs with muscular-abes, it had no eyes but it has something on the top of its back snout, It appeared to be a black horn or a blade of some kind.

"EAT EEEEEAT!"

"What in gods is this abomination and what it's doing here?" Chrom spoke beside Itsuki. "I don't know but I think it's here to slow us down."

Tsubasa spoke up nervelessly "M-my what big sharp teeth you have." She laughed nervelessly, she noted the demon's dentures.

"I Must EEEEAT!"

"Well talking to it is out of the question, let's just get this over with," Kiria change into her carnage form. The other Mirage masters did the same.

The Zebra Demon charged at the group with the horn at ready, but they moved out of the way. Maiko, Barry, and Tiki-P hid in a safe spot but despite the demon not having eyes it spotted the three defenseless humans, it ready itself for another bull charge but it got struck by a lightning bolt from the sky. It turned around to meet Kiria, she used ice magic the zebra monster it did little damage. The zebra demon then used its horn as a lighting rod and fired it at Kiria but Kira moved at breakneck speed to her right to dodge the attack.

Eleonora used fire Arrows at that zebra thing, the said blind zebra turned around and blocked it with its small bug skeleton hands. The actress gasped in surprise, the zebra monster used fireballs at her which Elly dogged. Eleonora jumped higher and aim her arrow at the demon, her eyes widen when she saw that the demon is charging its eclectic attack again and this time pointing its horn at her. But before it could attack Eleonora in the air Mamori's Mirage axe is spinning and flying to the zebra demons horn.

The Zebra Demon felt pain as it horn blade was chopped off by that axe weapon, it stumbled to its side, electric sparks were flying off the severed horn of the demon. The axe flew back like a boomerang to its owner, Mamori catches the axe, Eleonora landed on the ground and ran to Mamori's side wail the two leg monster zebra was staggered. The demon tried shook it off but to no avail, Eleonora took this opportunity to use her special attack, the young female archer aims her bow upward, the arrowhead started to flare up flames around it, she shoots her arrow.

The arrow transformed into something like a blue comet it dived back down to the staggered demon, the force of the impact case a blue fire explosion. Eleonora took pried at her attack wail Mamori felt relieved, their eyes widen in shock when they see the demon emerge from the smoke, but was still stumbling as it walked.

The demon fired a surprised blast of an electric energy wave from its maw at the two Mirage Masters, Mamori pushed her older friend aside. Before the blast could hit the younger female Idol and axe wielder the pink hair Magami Paravite appeared out of thin air and extended both hands to block the upcoming attack with a blue barrier to protected her human friend.

"Are you alright?"

"Yes, I'm okay. Thank you," Mamori smiled.

"..." Paravite fell down on her knees. Mamori eyes widen in shock "P-para-chan whats wrong are you okay!?"

"I've used too much of my energy to block the attack. Forgive me." Eleonora ran up to Mamori and the demon Paravite side. The zebra demon(chuckling like an actual zebra) was ready for another attack but not until Yashiro came rushing toward the demon, it reacted by casting a fire spell at him. He jumped to dogged as soon as he was close to the demon with his sword he chopped off its right arm. Once again the demon stumbled in pain.

Touma raiding on Cain's red Mirage Motorcycle charge at the staggered zebra demon, In a flash it slashed its rib cage. Kiria followed with a blizzard attack, then Tsubasa was ridding Ceada's Mirage Pegase dived boom at her target, It took a critical hit and finally Itsuki raised his sword upwards to the red sky as a beam of light burst from the sword.

Itsuki takes one last look at the demon with intensity in his eyes before slashing down on the staggered zebra demon, the said demon screeched as it was incinerated by the blast.

"...Idiot"

Ayaha frowned she was hoping that Hayagriva would stop the Mirage Masters advancement and leave but now he's dead. She was greatly surprised they took him out, Hayagriva was one of her toughest demons in her new growing arsenal and already he lost. It's not like she wanted to hurt Tsubasa with that two leg mull but at the same time, she does not want to confront them and potently ruin her plan.

She just gains half of Grima's power so at least that zebra demon bout her enough time to complete her own adjective before Tsubasa and her friend arrived. The purple haired former Idol then smirked as she had a better idea in mind.

Itsuki and the other Mirage Masters carnage attires reverted back to their original attires after the battle. Maiko, Tiki=Waifu, and Barry came out of hiding and walked up to the group.

"Well, I got to say wonderful job, everybody, you took care of that thing like a pro!" Maiko said cheerfully.

"Smells like burnt fried Zebra." The composer girl commented.

Itsuki wasn't sure how to respond to that "Um thanks we should probably press on now." he turned to Mamori, Elenora, Tsubasa, Touma, Kiria and Yashiro who is still with the pink haired Magami, who is now stable thanks to Eleonora's cure spell.

"You have my thanks, milady, you've saved Momori form certain death." He bows to the Magami. Draug appeared beside his human partner, Mamori nodded in agreement "You also have my thanks, my lady."

Paravite nodded and smiled "Think nothing of it Sir Itsuki, Sir Draug I do it for my young Mistress."

Just as the fortunate group complement on a job well done a small tremor griped the platform as a wooden door with stairs on the top emerged from the ground. Tsubasa fell on her feet wail the others maintain their balance after it stopped a new pathway is revealed a stair made out of gold and a double door made out of wood, it had a roman clock motif.

Wail his friends watched with interest Itsuki's eyes widen in disbelieving, its the same wooden door design form his dream.

Tsubasa Oribe got up from the ground and dusted off her white gown skirt, she was about to say something but she and her companions herd their notifications on their phones. She looked at the phone, it's a new message form 'Caroline'.

Dear Mirage Masters.

Congrats on defeating Hayagriva! Not a lot of demon slayers have beaten it before but it's a good start. Anyway now that your done head over to that wooden door that just opens up, it should take you back to the bloom palace, and I will meet you there. Please hurry up, that evil dragon god is not going to take any chances form you guys.

P.S You won't find any luck finding that women Ayaha if you continue your search (You all be dead before you can even reach her and she'll probably just flee).

~Caroline~

Tsubasa & the rest had hung up their phone after the message.

"We better head inside then."

The dark haired girl looked at her Idol "B-But we can't just-"

"It's like what Caroline said; we're just not ready for the challenges ahead. But don't worry we'll find her." Kiria reassured her friend. Itsuki and Touma gawked at her.

"Jezz Kiria, you sound like you already know this person already." Touma, he rubbed the back of his head.

Kiria was about to respond to the heard a loud monster roar in the sky, the Fortuna group became alarmed. The wind started to pick up followed by the floating stone platformed slowly tipping to the side, dark clouds started to cover up the sky and lightning erupted.

"That sound... where did I hear it from? It does not form the night vision..."

"Chrom?"

Chrom shook it off, "Don't worry about me Itsuki, I sense a powerful entity heading our way I strongly agree with Kiria that we should be taking our lives to that door."

Maiko nodded "Come on everybody lets go and Tsubasa don't worry about Ayaha we'll find her!"

Everybody including Tsubasa agreed, they ran up the stairs. Tsubasa was the first she took one last glance before opening the door and head inside followed by the rest of the fortunate group.

Itsuki was the last before he could run up to the stairs. Before he could the platform shook again, this time the pillars stated crack and fall apart, thunder started to crackle, revealing a dark silhouette of a colossal size creature with six wings, six glowing red eyes, and horns.

Itsuki stared at that thing in horror in his eyes. Chrom stared at it in shock.

"Itsuki is it?" Chrom snapped out of his thoughts & Itsuki turned to the voice, Its Raidou.

"Whats going on what is that thing!?" Itsuki might as well cut to the chase.

Raidou held on to his hat with one hand as he looked up at the creature in the sky "I have no idea, only my still missing partner knows."

"You mean you sill haven't found your friend!? This is not good!"

The colossal flying creature roared up into the cloudy sky, parts of the back city in the background started to float upwards it then eyed the platform which alarmed Chrom.

"We have to flee, it's charging up its attack!" Chrom alerted both Itsuki and Raidou.

"Right, Chrom I'll see you there! Raidou comes with us were getting out of here!" Raidou was about the relent but he considers the possibility of not see his partners, Grouto and Nah, dying here is not an option, he'll make it his mission to find them.

Raidou nodded "Alright, after you." Itsuki and Raidou ran up the stirs.

The teenager was about to open the door utile he & Raidou heard the sound of Ayaha's maniacal laughter booming throughout the storm which made Itsuki's blood froze. The mental image of Ayaha being possessed at the 106 building appeared in the boy's mind.

The silhouette colossus opens its maw to fire a powerful blast of red energy at the platform.

"Onii chan please hurry!" cried Tiki through Itsuki's mind. Her voice cut through his thoughts, he quickly opens the door, he and Raidou went inside in the nick of time. The floating platform got hit by the blast thus crumbling to the ground. And soon the rest of the labyrinth was demolished by the light rays from the stormy sky and destructive lightning.

The colossal silhouette creature howled up in satisfaction at the utter destruction.

Next Time- The Fortuna all Stars and Raidou meet a young girl name Caroline, she explain that Tokyo became a Vortex World. Tiki=Waifu is a new Mirage Master, and what is the story of the Phantom thieves?