章 33: Black Waves Pt. 2
Rivule roared at me, flying through the skies and I followed in front of her. The two of us flew above the clouds, me leading her away from the kingdom then I stopped myself in the air, crossing my arms as I watched her fly higher into the sky.
"My love, Rivule has a weakness. Her weakness is where her Crest shines which are in two places. Her forehead and her belly. Aim for those locations," Manami informed, covering beside me and summoning her harp.
I nodded, flying toward her with a roar. Rivule began to manipulate the waters within the sky islands, summoning large Water Golems and each of them launched large bolts of water toward me. I dodged the bolts of water, quickly propelling myself toward the water golems and took them out in one slash.
Rivule roared as she flew toward me, smacking my down to the island with her tail. I stopped myself then summoned my Sagittarius Crystal, forming a bow of light in my hands. Locking onto Rivule, I began firing a barrage of Celestial Arrows toward her. Rivule flew around swiftly, evading each arrow then countered by summoning multiple bubbles around her and fired a bullet hell of water bolts toward me.
I bellowed as I flew straight toward the fusillade of water bolts, my aura surging powerfully around my body. My flew through the barrage of projectiles then summoned my sword, landing a powerful slash to Rivule's belly, causing her to roar in pain.
"Manami!" I called out, flying upward in the air.
Manami spread her wings, strumming a powerful chord, summoning orbs of light above Rivule and causing a barrage of light to rain down upon Rivule, each one landing their mark. Rivule roared and her aura exploded, destroying the orbs of light then she rushed toward Manami, headbutting her and knocking her away.
I rushed toward Rivule and clashed with her, our attacks causing shockwaves in the sky and repelling each other away. We lunged toward one another once again, clashing and knocking each other away once more. Rivule flew around me, using her wings to knock me down once again.
I grunted as I crashed through a rock formation within the sky. I recovered in the air then landed on my feet, my heart beating quickly against my chest. "Tyrant! Give me more power!"
My chest faintly glowed, my aura becoming even stronger. I propelled myself toward Rivule, dodging her torrents of water then landed a flurry of slashes upon her body then my Crest of Oblivion shined, my body turning into a puff of black clouds to evade her strike. I reformed above her, slashing down toward her head but she formed a water shield above her to block my slash.
Rivule blew me away with the shockwaves of her roar, flying off toward the kingdom. I grunted as I flew after her at high speeds, planning to intercept her. As the two of us raced toward the kingdom, we clashed and blocked each other's attacks, soon I was able to intercept her path once more.
"Zodiac Arts: Mirage Flash!" I bellowed, the Gemini Symbol shining on my shoulder.
I quickly flew toward Rivule, striking her with a rapid barrage of slashes, speed clones forming after each movement then the speed clones began attacking Rivule all at once from every conceivable angle. I appeared above her, landing a powerful downward slash to knock her to the ground.
Rivule crashed into the ground, rolling through the forest and damaging the trees around her then she flew back into the sky. She looked around for me, noticing I was missing. She let out a roar, flying toward the kingdom once again, but invisible forces began striking her quickly from various directions. I appeared above Rivule, stabbing my sword into her weakspot and drove her into the ground.
"I see them! Faster, Nebula!" Tsuna called out, riding upon Nebula's back to catch up to our battle.
"Not so fast," Alastor laughed, catching up to Tsuna on his horse, summoning his sword.
Tsuna glanced over at Alastor then grunted as she narrowly evaded his attack then kicked the side of his horse to throw it off balance, but Alastor quickly regained control over his steed.
"Tsuna!" A voice called out from behind.
Tsuna looked behind her, noticing Rene riding on the back of Hilda's serpent then smiled at her. She also noticed Tsuhori hurrying alongside Rene in her fox form.
Tsuhori transformed into her human form then ran forward. "I'll help Rene take on Alastor! You just help Ryoma calm Rivule down!"
Tsuna nodded then snapped Nebula's leash, causing Nebula to keep hurrying forward toward my battle against Rivule. "Good luck to you both!"
Alastor stopped his horse, knowing he will have to deal with Tsuhori and Rene before being able to deal with me and Tsuhori. "Hmph! You heroes never cease to surprise me with how much you all can slow me down!"
"We won't allow you to interfere with Master Ryoma nor Lady Tsuna! Now your battle is against us!" Tsuhori declared, getting into her stance and her Divine Beast Energy flowed around her body.
Rene jumped off the back of Hilda's Serpent, landing beside Tsuhori and readied her staff. "And I'll make you pay for killing my sister!"
Alastor smirked as he got off his horse, his Crest of Chaos shining on his forehead. "Well...if you wished to die so badly, you should've said so. Now prepare yourselves, death shall be upon you soon.."
Tsuhori took a deep breath then exhaled, her eyes shining bright. She propelled herself toward Alastor with a bellow, launching swift strikes toward him but Alastor blocked and dodged each strike, countering with a high reaching kick then knocked Tsuhori away with a powerful lariat.
Rene caught Tsuhori then rushed forward, leaping in the air, coming down with a fast axe kick but Alastor dodged her with a warp then appeared to the side of her. He went for a swift punch, but Tsuhori appeared in front of Rene to block the attack. Rene saw the opening and knocked Alastor away with a swing of her staff.
"Let's go!" Rene commanded, rushing after Alastor.
Tsuhori ran along side Alastor then shifted into her fox form. She lunged toward Alastor with a slash of her claws, but he dodged her attack, flipping backwards then launched a sphere of dark energy toward her back. Rene wrapped behind Alastor, firing a blast of ice at his back.
Alastor smirked as he warped out of the way, appearing behind Rene and kicking the back of her neck, sending her to the ground. Rene rolled forward to break her fall, throwing her staff back. Tsuhori kicked the staff upward, allowing Rene to warp toward it and fire a powerful beam of ice toward Alastor from above.
Alastor laughed as he formed a dome of dark energy around his body. "You can't win against me, so give up and take this Chaos Explosion!"
Alastor released a powerful blast of chaotic energy around a vast area, the blast destroying most of the forest around them. Alastor laughed at the destruction then noticed two lights glowing within the clouds of smoke.
Rene and Tsuhori stood strong, their auras surging powerfully around their bodies as they stared at Alastor. Rene let out a roar, ice wings manifesting upon her back then the Crest of Pure Waters shined within her left eye. Tsuhori manifested her nine tails, let out a battle cry and her pupils became vertical.
"Heh... Leveling up huh? It's gonna take more than that to defeat me!" Alastor bellowed then groaned as he was blown away by a blast of water.
Serine rushed forward, her Crest of Faith shining brightly on her back. "Let's strike together, everyone!"
"Right!" Rene and Tsuhori nodded, preparing to attack Alastor at once.
Alastor noticed both Tsuhori and Rene rushing in for the attack, dodging them both then kicked Rene back while catching Tsuhori's fist and tossing her back. Serine deployed her cannon and ran forward, using her aura to gain more speed and launch a swift spinning kick toward Alastor.
Alastor dodged her kick then noticed Serine move out of the way, causing him to get hit with a blast of water energy. Rene followed it by fusing Hilda's Serpent with her staff to create an ice whip, swinging it toward Alastor and her whip wrapped around his leg. Rene roared as she slammed Alastor to the ground.
"Coming through!" Tsuhori bellowed, slamming her fist down into Alastor's stomach, pummeling him with a barrage of punches to his stomach.
Tsuhori got out of the way, Serine appearing above Alastor then kicked her orb into Alastor's stomach then a massive water explosion happened. Alastor grunted as he rolled backwards then slid back upon one knee, beginning to become overwhelmed by the three women.
Alastor smirked to himself as he stood up, laughing and clapping his hands then held his hand out. "I'll allow you all to claim this victory for now! There's no point in me dying, after all, you all still have Rivule to worry about!"
"Stop there!" Rene yelled, hurrying toward Alastor then swung her staff at him.
Before Rene's staff could land its mark, Alastor warped away and left behind the Sapphire Pearl. Tsuhori and Serine hurried toward Rene, noticing she had the Sapphire Pearl then all three heard a roar and saw a hurricane forming around Rivule.
"Oh no...The Kingdom!" Rene gasped, hurrying toward the kingdom.
Tsuhori and Serine followed behind, all three making their way to the kingdom but noticed the bridge was still down. They noticed destroyed buildings and rubble flying around with the currents of the hurricane, their worries growing more evident in their concerned gazes.
"Ryoma...Tsuna...oh Goddesses, please let them be safe..." Rene said softly, clutching her staff tightly in her hands.
Tsuna kept steady on Nebula's saddle as she flew around and witnessed the flooding of Rivule and the destruction her trusted beast caused. Nebula neighed powerfully, flying toward Rivule and launching beams of destruction toward her.
"Those beams aren't even damaging her...don't tell me Rivule evolved into a Divine Beast..." Tsuna fretted, noticing me doing everything in my power to stop Rivule.
I grunted as Rivule's beam of energy launched me into a building and I fell onto one of the destroyed buildings then slowly stood up. I panted softly and looked up at Rivule, catching my breath.
"I'm sorry Ryoma...but I must rest..." Arcane said, his Crest slowly dimming.
I grunted softly as I reverted to my Emperor's Form. I chuckled softly to myself then closed my eyes. "So this is really it? Unable to stop a beast in time..? We were so close, yet so far...Pathetic. Alright...I have...only one choice left.."
I summoned the Ophiuchus Crystal, the Rainbow Fluorite and looked at the multicolored shimmer it gave. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath then exhaled, the crystal turning into magic particles then entering my body. The Ophiuchus Symbol shined on my shoulder, white robes forming around my body and a long black staff appeared in my hands.
"Sephora..." I said calmly, opening my eyes then a white clouds formed around me and sigils formed in my eyes. "I need to stop Rivule by any means necessary..."
I began to levitate in the air using the white clouds, twirling my staff around and facing off against Rivule one last time. "If I can't stop her now, we might never get another chance at stopping her.."
Rivule roared at me, flying toward me but I flawlessly dodged her attack, a barrage of future clones striking her then knocking her down. Rivule flew back into the air, flying toward me once more and tried to chomp upon me. I used my white clouds to block her attack, Rivule's teeth unable to penetrate my defenses.
I bellowed, launching a blast of intense light into Rivules mouth, knocking her away into the walls of the hurricane. "O' Goddess of Pure Waters...Heed my call..."
Rivule flew toward me once more but hit against a holographic barrier and looked down, noticing Sera and Lyna protecting me with their combined powers. Rivule roared at them and flew down toward them, but another future clone of myself knocked her away.
"Come down and help quell the anger of Rivule. Stop her rampage and save the people of Rivule. I beg...give me your power!" I bellowed, my aura spiralling around my body.
A pillar of light emerged from Seafoam Lake and the Sapphire Pearl began to shine in Rene's hand warping toward the Seafoam Kingdom and entering inside a slot within a trident. The trident emerged from the waters and flew quickly toward me and I caught it in my hand.
With the trident in my hand, I raised it in the air, the Sapphire Pearl shining brightly. "Rivule! Listen to me! End your rampage this once! Clean the waters and save your people!"
Rivule roared loudly, her roar echoing out throughout the kingdom. The Sapphire Pearl shone brightly, the jewel gradually calming down Rivule and stopping her rampage. She stopped her hurricane, slowly falling onto the ground, exhausted. I panted heavily, lowering the trident and began descending to the ground.
Everyone witnessed Rivule calming down, a few cheers sounding out and sighs of relief echoing around. Everyone was glad that that her anger was finally quelled and no one was fatally hurt. Tsuna watched and sighed loudly with relief, lowering her head.
"Look, the hurricane...they did it," Serine said in awe, smiling happily that the destruction has finally ended.
Rene smiled and closed her eyes, sighing softly in relief. "It's over...it's finally over..." She said softly, falling to her knees.
I laid on the ground, closing my eyes and exhaled softly. "I couldn't beat her alone... needing the Sapphire Pearl to even stop her. Heh...even my own Pride failed me. At least...it's all over now.."
I took a deep breath and exhaled softly one last time, my body finally deciding to turn off and rest. Tsuna and Nebula landed beside me, Tsuna getting off Nebula's back to hold me in her arms. She noticed I was resting, but unresponsive due to my excessive energy usage. She held me tightly, gently pressing her forehead against mine.
"Queen Tsuna!" A voice called out, hurrying toward our location.
Tsuna looked up, noticing Mega and the others hurrying toward us. They noticed the state I was in, seeing that I was in a comatose, each of them growing worried for my condition.
"Will he be okay?" Lyna asked, her tone a mix of concern and worry for me.
Tsuna glanced at Lyna then back down toward me with a smile. "He will be...I know he will be okay. He just needs rest like any other hero..."
Everyone looked at me, their savior and hero. Tsuna began to help me up and with the assistance of everyone else, they all brought me to the palace to rest. Once they got me inside and in bed, Tsuna left the palace to raise the bridge to allow Rene, Tsuhori, and Serine back inside the kingdom.
The three began to cross the bridge to enter the kingdom, the three following Tsuna toward the palace and noticed the destruction around the kingdom. They were glad the battle was over, but the beauty of Rivule was ruined.
"It's gonna take days to rebuild all of this..." Rene said softly, holding her staff to her chest. "We lost so much because of Alastor..."
"What is once broken, can be rebuilt. We will fix everything, together and we can make it even more beautiful than last time," Tsuna said, giving Rene a reassuring smile.
Rene looked at Tsuna then nodded, returning her smile. "Right.."
With that, everyone entered the palace to rest after a hard fought battle, Tsuna and Rene makings their plans to rebuild the kingdom.
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Lythia left the Yascean Empire on a train, heading to Yesha with her son and Legendary Crow, Creiros. She hummed a soft tune as she held her sleeping son closely, gently rubbing his head with gentle strokes. Creiros sat upon Lythia's shoulder, resting as well.
Lythia looked out the window, her heart racing with excitement and anticipation to start her new journey at Yesha. She didn't know what to expect for the future or if the Yeshan People would accept her for what happened five years ago, however she was optimistic.
"All passengers, we will be arriving at Yesha Station in 40 minutes. Thank you for using Eyica Express!" The conductor announced.
"We're almost there, sonshine..~ We're almost at our new home," Lythia said softly, gently kissing his forehead.
Creiros preened his feathers, cooing softly and went back to resting comfortably upon Lythia's shoulder.
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