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Firren, bashing his way forward through waves of Demons with his burning swords, finally arrived to the slanting gates of the North Line.

Where Vitas stood, stabbing his sword into the tight gaps.

" Vitas !!!!"

Firren stomped forth, Rage burning all over his armor

" Face Me ! ! ! !"

" I have nothing to do with you."

Dark Unerva Vitas didn't even his back around to face Firren

" All of our Vengeance should be towards the Past, towards Humanity and the Sky Lord who is responsible for all of this! ! !"

" You Dare seek excuses ! ! !"

Firren roared

" For what you did ? ! To Yuri ? ! ? !"

" I did what must be done."

Vitas said without regret

" To bring her back with Me. She Asked me to do it ! For Us ! ! !"

" YOU USED HER ! ! ! !"

And Firren with a meteor strike, dashed forth to strike Vitas down, but Vitas parried with his Dark Shield and the two swords, Fire and Dark clashed in vengeful standstill.

" You are blind, Firren !"

Vitas began to shout in Dark Unerva

" You are Blinded by the Sky Lord's illusions !

But I have seen through the lies of the StarBreaker ! They are but false promises, to cover up their Crimes, Deceit, and Betrayal upon Us ! ! !"

" The only Betrayal and Deceit I see Is You ! ! !"

Firren whirled kick Vitas as the Dark Unerva raised his the dark Shield to block.

" Then you are lost."

Vitas pitied Firren's ignorance

" But not my vision. I shall bring Truth to Sky World and denounce all his Villainy ! When the past is clear, you'll see how petty you are to point thy sword to my neck."

" I'll never regret it even if that's the last thing I do."

Firren lunged and they clashed, Star against Dark, Hate against Determination, the battle for Love.

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Yuri staggered up to her feet, Lima supporting her by her side.

A deafening roar came from the skies behind them, and it loomed forward onto l casting it's devilish shadow upon Yuri and Lima.

"... Arch Demon....Death....!"

Lima gasped.

The most feared of Demons, unscarced by Light nor Arms, the toppest tier of the Demon list.

Yuri was not afraid.

She knew she had damaged it by the eye before.

The Arch Demon Death it's not undefeatable to her.

Quickly, They went to ride on their fallen air cycle and zoomed off to the skies once more before the Great Snake Demon devoured them whole.

" Look ! ! !"

Neliya's Android saw Yuri and Lima, being chased by Archdemon Death

" They need our Help !!"

Neliya, Lucky and many others led their Androids to backup Yuri and Lima, shooting beams at the Large Snake.

" Lima, you drive !"

Yuri called and let Lima crawl to the front while she stood up in the speeding vehicle, summoning back her armor anew and her sword rifle and fought the Archdemon in the skies.

Reina from not far away saw it and was mortified.

Varium took Reina by surprise and hit her down.

" Hee hee ! Down to you, brainless human slave !!"

Varium laughed and was about to slay Reina, at once Seito was behind Varium and with Lo Lightning Great sword Seito summoned the wrath of the skies, pillars of extreme Lightning crashing down on the snowy fields, decimating lesser Demons and breaking the surface of the earth with his might.

Seito had regained his confidence, seeing Momo revived and the Light he longed inside the loli, He has high hopes for the Future.

Seito raised his Lightning Great sword up like a wrathful Buddha holding a Vajra.

" Looka !!"

Rio Android cried to the guys excitedly

" It's A Powah ! ! ! ! !"

And began this Seito, uttering runes of Power in Elden StarBreaking tongue, swinging his Lighting Great sword about gracefully but also with undoubted strength

" 天下無双ー！

大佐天の奧義ーー！

HO HO HA ! ! !

TERUMATERES · SAITEN KARANSHURA

轟天雷 · 電閃金剛杵 ！！！！！！"

and summoned the biggest loudest Thundering series of clashing Lighting the World could ever wistand and it all struck down on petty Dark Unerva Varium, planting a pillar of sheer nothing but Beeg Light on the battlefield of North Line.

That is the true power of a StarBreaker, a power of Miracles, that the children now witnessed, will pass down to their grandchildren's grandchildren, the tall tales of the powers of the Gods.

Varium could but retreat at the last second like a scorched critter and dived into the snow and vanished.

The force even Vitas lost his footing and was struck off, hitting the Gate he cannot open and coughed dark blood.

Archdemon Death noticed a Power that could rival him and left Yuri alone reluctantly to seek the thundering Light of Seito.

Momo leaned onto the window of the Betelgeuse, staring wide eyed at the magnanimous sight.

Firren came forth and pointed down his fiery sword to Vitas 'neck

" No more will you torment Yuri with your lies and heresy."

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Firren cried out, a head cutting cry, raising his weapons above his head to land the blow.

" Funny you would do such a thing."

Vitas croaked and his shield materialized before Firren's eyes and Firren struck only shield.

He was too careless, and fell into Vitas' trick !

" You have feelings for Yuri, which blinds you from the utter Truth ! !"

Vitas cried

" I told her the Truth, and made ger decide her own pass. Unlike you who only wishes to keep Yuri in this imaginary lie ! You are just the Sky Lord, inprisoning us All !!!"

and Firren faltered in shock by Vitas' words that hit him deep down.

His swords shaking in his unsure grasp.

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.........

Solo crashed into the Wall of the North Line, to see the wall has already been sacked by Demons !! The androids damaged !!!

" Oh No !!"

Solo cried, surrounded by Demons

" Anyways..."

Solo punched his way down the basement of the Wall, and smiled.

The 'Weapon' is secure.

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" COME, DEATH ! ! ! !"

Seito cried amongst his Lightning pillars

" Our Battle will be Legendary ! ! !"

Archdemon Death seemed to agree, and crunched down the lightning pillars with one viscous bite.

The Light of the lightning StarBreaker were all but eaten apart.

Reina and Seito both gasped.

Seito tossed a flurry of Lightning enough to end the Age of Dragons in one full Strike all upon Death, but the Great serpent was unmovable, indestructible, undeniable.

Seito laughed, finally meeting a worthy foe.

Now Arch Demon Death started his turn, opening his mouth to gather all the Dark from the Demons below him, sucking the Dark powers into one Demonic Ball of pure Blackness before his sharp teethed jaws.

" Seito, we must retreat ! ! !"

Reina cried in panic for the first time

" That blow will destroy both of us !!"

But Seito refused to stand down, shooting all the Lightning he could muster at the Ball of Dark that grew Bigger and Darker in Death's jaws.

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" Told her the Truth ....??!!!"

Firren tried to argue still with the Demonic currupted Vitas

" How much did you tell her ?!?!"

" Enough to let her make the right decision."

Vitas replied cooly

" You and Bradson tried to keep her as far away from the Sky Lord, only to feed her with your side of lies and keep her close. I have searched long and far to bring Yuri back to the right side of things, The Truth !

You purge us Demons and Dark Unerva, because The Sky Lord fears of the Truth. Yes, The Dark is where the real memories lie ! It's where our source of power, of vengeance comes from !!!"

And before Firren could shout back in anger, a air cycle landed to he and Vitas' presence and landed gracefully.

Firren gasped, to see Yuri and Lima, both in their seperate armor, rising up from the halted air glider cycle.

Firren quickly tried to explain, in fear Yuri has come to join Vitas.

" Yuri......listen, we don't mean to trap you....."

Yuri was silent at first, her expression unreadable.

Seeing that Lima was also present, Vitas turned to reason with her.

" Lima."

Vitas asked the golden armored Loli

" Surely you wish Yuri to remember the Past, Our past, and go back to save us all, don't you ?"

Lima shook her head

" That is not my decision to make."

Lima turned to Yuri

" Yuri, do you want to Remember and Go Back ?"

Yuri looked at Lima,

Then to Firren, feeling guilty nearby,

Then to Vitas.

Vitas shook his head

" There's no decision to make."

Vitas spake, anger slightly brewing in his raised voice

" Yuri !! Everything you see now is Fake !! The Past is what's Real !! There's no use moving on in this manufactered drama, only GO BACK !!! Let's Go Back to the Times when You Loved Me and I Loved You !!!!"

" I want to go back, VItas."

Yuri replied, her voice calm

" I want to go back to the times when all of us, every one of us, are together then.

But Vitas...What will you do to go back ?"

" The powers of the Arch Demons can achieve that. "

Dark Unerva Vitas replied

" Demons afterall, are those bearing the vengeance and sorrows uneased from the Past. "

" You showed me in that past, that all my friends, they died because of me. Can I go back and save them ? Can I fix what I have done ?"

Yuri asked aloud.

" Yes. " Vitas spake

" Yes you can, if you join me."

" .....Alright."

Yuri nodded, to Firren's horror.

But Yuri then asked

" But Vitas, I need to know,

Why did I kill my friends ?"

At this,

Vitas was lost of words.

He tried to say it, but something inside of him was pulling him back.

" I....I......" Vitas tried to shout but couldn't

" Damn you.....!!!! We are this close !!!!!"

And as if something inside Vitas broke free and he surfaced up, to regain control of his own body.

The real Vitas had returned, breaking free temporarily from the Demonic wrath that nearly consumed him.

" You...You didn't kill your firends...YURI！！！！＂The real Vitas shouted with all his power to push back the Demon corruption inside him

" What you saw....Is Just Part of it.....!!! You.....!!!!!!"

But suddenly Vitas gave out a cry of sheer pain, coughing dark blood and falling to the ground.

" Vitas !!" Yuri rushed for to help him.

" STOP !!!"

Vitas stopped her with a shout and raising his hand to fend her away from himself

" I don't know if I could still make it .....Yuri, So Listen !!! You are far more important than you can imagine ! There is a reason Bradson kept you safe, from Demons and The Sky Lord himself ! It's because of something in your First Memory...!!!!!

Your Mother Gave it To You ......!!!!

FInd It, Yuri.....And.......!!!!........Stay.....safe........"

And Before Yuri could rush forth to save him, Vitas' chest burst open with Dark energy that swallowed him whole, his last smile engulfed into the black corruption that grew stronger and stronger.

Firren rushed to pull Yuri back

" Lima !! Start the Air cycle and take Yuri back to ship !!!"

Firren shouted as he pulled Yuri back

" ...He is gone, Yuri !!! Turn back !!!"

Bearing all the sorrow and despair, Yuri wept as she turned away from the growing force of Darkness that was once Vitas.

His last smile, reminded her of many smiles she had witnessed throughout his days, before all this, way before all of this.

Vitas....

Mother.......

And Finally, like a hidden piece of a puzzle was long lost but found,

Yuri heard it once more, ringing in her ears

" Go, Yuri,

Find The Land of Light."

And at that moment, Seito crashed to the snow before where Yuri, Firren and Lima stood, battle ravaged and covered in Dark pus.

Reina rushed to the scene and quickly used her Emergency Dark extinguisher to burn off the Dark pus all over Seito's armor.

" Run....!"

Seito croaked.

And Lo the Dark Ball of Arch Demon Death Huge like the sun and was about to let go and devastate the Lands and the snow, and the great North Line that shielded the Demons of the other side.

Reina ordered a retreat and Firren carrying Seito, while Yuri and Lima hopped onto the air cycle.

" Go...Yuri....."

Vitas, his body already consumed by the Dark pus of Demonry save his eyes that looked on as Yuri set off to the skies

" ......You have the Power to Save not just the Past, Yuri......But also the Future......

.....You just don't know it yet.....

.....Find the True Land of Light.......

.....Find.....The Herunis Carna.............

.....You can do it, I belive in you........

Goodbye, Yuri——————"

And Yuri turned around,

The Herunis Carna

Yuri clearly heard Vitas spoke to him, but turned away.

She must go on.

For all that has fallen.

But suddenly

" Yuri ?? What's wrong ?!?!......YURI ?!?!?!"

Yuri, holding her lower stomach screamed in agony, due to Sudden excruciating pain !

A pain never before, like something inside her trying to break free.

Lima drove faster, as fast as she could towards the Betelgeuse.

And the Dark Ball of infinite Darkness, gathering in Arch Demon Death's jaws, finally let go,

blasting onto the North Line gates behind them.

Reina, Seito, Firren looked back at the scene in shock, and desperession, as the howls of the Demons behind the wall echoed louder and louder, as swarms of new Demons finally passed through the last barrier made by Man.

Among them, from the dark North, came a huge long clawed hand that took hold of the Dark energy that engulfed Vitas and brought it close to itself.

" Young fool....."

Uttered the one from the other side that took Vitas and swallowed Viitas whole into its skinny skeleton like body which grew more and more huge and grotesque, spreading its Dark wings that covered the white pale lands of snow into a world of dark

" .....You underestimate me..... I, Arch Demon Plague shall find her...and consume her......

......and we shall ......"

Arch Demon Plague turned around, sensing something, someone bearing huge energy levels near it.

Blurred was Yuri's vision by tears from the pain inside her, yet she could feel a sudden change of events, a strong invisible force swept across the lands and the snow burst off in a wave that washed across to the fields far away.

Something has risen,to turn the tide.

Archdemon Death seemed to slither and snarl threateningly,

Archdemon Plague lifted itself to the dark skies vigilantly,

Both Huge Arch Demons fixed their gaze on one target,

That someone, Something appearing at the North Line gates,

A Huge,

Massive,

Powerful entity.

And Yuri felt the heat of high surging energy from behind at the top of the North Line, and heard the sound of space distorted and torn apart coming from the unknown being that came to usher the End of Dark, blasting two sets of twirling beams of sacred elimination at Arch Demon Death and Plague and the whole army of

New Demons, turning the ice field to a Sea of flame.

Firren, Reina and the wounded Seito all watched from afar, silenced in awe and disbelief by such a 'Weapon'.

Demons turned into instant ash.

Dark Unervas staggered and moaned before melting into dark mesh.

And Yuri last saw in the sky, Archdemon Plague sinking down from the dark clouds,

As Photon Missiles went on flying and hitting accurate the huge winged Archdemon, lighting the snow field into a sea of flame and destruction.

And then it Came,

It came,

It loomed over the fiery body of the great Arch Demon avian that was Plague, which shrinked and shrinked, back into the form of a young man, turning back into Vitas' body, as the Archdemon hidden inside.

Reina, Seito and Firren came to secure the fallen body of this unconscous Vitas and turned to the looming Starbreaking entity, in a set of Armor unlike any Starbreaker, but Greater.

The shadow loomed over the flames of its scourge towering across the snowy plains

An Unstoppable Force,

A Reckoning,

A Bradinn.

Among many virtual screens before him, the screen of the burning North Line stood out before a man in hig technologic robes, bathing under the Light of a high tech palace floating in the Sky, watching everything play out in his grand airship - Skyworld.

Vitas captured, was on a screen.

The Weapon 'Bradinn' secured, on another screen.

And Yuri,

" Still unaware..... But close. Very very close..."

Smiled the man bathing in the Light behind the thousand screens.

[..........To be continued]