Azrael was leaving the place when a thunderous alarm echoed throughout the kingdom. —"Intruders spotted!"— shouted the entrance guards. Explosions were heard, desperate screams rang out, and chaos erupted uncontrollably. Amid the uproar, the Aethernos spear pierced through the grand gate, impaling a guard and hurling him against a wall, which shattered into pieces. The elven building behind the wall also collapsed under the force of the impact. The spear returned elegantly to the hand of Crescent Sun I.
Azrael: "Eh? What are you doing here...? Nevaeh! This is no place for you…"
At that moment, the Anubis, guardians of the highest hierarchy, appeared, surrounding them with their imposing presence.
Anubis I: "Well, well… if it isn't Crescent Sun I with his famous spear… and Azrael. And you brought two girls? How bold. Are you eager to die?"
Anubis II: "We'll burn your bodies in the grand pyre and dance upon your ashes! HAHAHAHA!"
Azrael: "Yeah... Well, I can't tell how this will end... Omniscience doesn't work here."
Crescent Sun III: "Not even mine works here… And I've mastered magic."
Crescent Sun I: "Then we've got a problem. Didn't you say you'd mastered all magic?"
Azrael (ironically annoyed): "Now's not the time to argue…"
Anubis I: "Well then... let the show begin."
Anubis II launched straight at Nevaeh and, in the blink of an eye, pierced her with his sword.
Azrael: "Nevaeh!! What kind of speed was that?!"
Right after, Anubis I delivered a powerful kick to Azrael, launching him through the air and slamming him into a building, which collapsed from the impact.
Crescent Sun I: "Bastards!!"
Raising his spear in fury, Crescent Sun I charged at Anubis I. The clash of their powers shook the entire kingdom.
Crescent Sun III: "Well, well… dear Anubis the Third, I'm going to kill you…"
Meanwhile, Nevaeh lay on the ground, bleeding out slowly.
Nevaeh: "A-Azrael... forgive me..." (tears fell from her eyes) "I... didn't want this to happen…"
Crescent Sun III: "NO!! Nevaeh, hold on! Please, don't leave us!"
Anubis III rushed at Crescent Sun III, but was no match for her.
Anubis I: "Just wait until the rest of the Anubis arrive, hahaha."
Azrael rose from the rubble and saw Nevaeh. Thinking she was dead, he froze, saying nothing, only staring.
Meanwhile, Crescent Sun I kept fighting Anubis I, leaving destruction in his wake.
Azrael: "N-Ne-Nevaeh..."
Nevaeh lay dead on the ground, and Crescent Sun III, having defeated Anubis III, ran to her.
Crescent Sun III: "Oh no... Azrael, she's..." —she said from a distance.
Azrael: "She's...?"
With a powerful blow from the spear's handle, Crescent Sun I hurled Anubis I into the palace where the king was.
Crescent Sun I: "Is that Nevaeh? Is she dead?"
Azrael remained frozen—until he exploded.
Azrael: "UUUUAAAAAAAAAAGHHHH!" —he screamed uncontrollably.
Azrael began to lose control, no longer distinguishing between friend or foe.
Azrael: "I'll… I'll kill you aaaalllll!"
Azrael's screams were so powerful that buildings and much of the kingdom began to crumble. Then, he looked intensely at Crescent Sun I and Crescent Sun III—but Anubis II appeared.
Anubis II: "Well, well… what's with the screaming? Hahaha."
Azrael stared at him, and in a blink, appeared behind him.
Anubis II: "Eh?"
Anubis II lay shredded on the ground, with only his head still capable of feeling and moving.
Anubis II: "Shit, this doesn't look good…"
At that moment, the Aethernos spear was hurled directly into Anubis II's head, killing him completely.
Anubis I, rising from the rubble, told the king not to worry—that he would take care of it.
Anubis I charged at Azrael, and they began exchanging devastating blows, distorting space-time around them. The battle was so fierce that the kingdom trembled, as if it were about to explode.
Anubis I drew a sword, but Azrael struck and stabbed him with his own blade.
Anubis I: "Puagh!" —coughing blood.
Azrael kept hitting him midair and fired an energy blast that slammed him into the ground. Completely out of control, Azrael began pounding Anubis I relentlessly, disfiguring his face with each punch. Every blow shattered the earth beneath them.
The other Anubis, seeing the scene, began to flee.
The king stepped down from his throne, determined to face Azrael.
Crescent Sun I: "Oh no, dear king. You're not getting involved. This is between Anubis I and Azrael."
King: "I'll do as I please."
With great speed, the king launched toward Crescent Sun I, but he hurled Aethernos, piercing the king's torso.
King: "Well, so that's the famous Aethernos spear. Hahaha, I'll keep it!"
The king regenerated his torso and began a brutal battle that didn't just affect the kingdom, but all five domains. The fight was so intense that the elven kingdom itself began to collapse.
Crescent Sun I: "AAAAAGGGHHH!"
Fighting at incomprehensible speeds, they destroyed everything in their path. Each blow made the ground tremble until the kingdom finally exploded.
Azrael took Crescent Sun III and Nevaeh, and vanished through a portal.
Azrael: "I'll stay here…"
Meanwhile, the battle between the king and Crescent Sun I continued in the void itself: no planets, no space, no time—only them, fighting endlessly.
Crescent Sun I had his fists practically shattered from the constant exchange of blows.
King: "Hahaha, I'm going to kill you, Crescent Sun I!"
In the kingdom of Aethoria:
Azrael: "Girl, alert the king. I... I can't move and leave her here."
Crescent Sun III: "Alright, I'll go."
Meanwhile, the battle between the elven king and Crescent Sun I was beginning to destroy the very concepts holding the elven realm together.
Crescent Sun III quickly reached the king.
King of Light: "I know what's happening, girl… I'll go. Something strange can be felt from here in the elven plane."
Crescent Sun III: "Majesty, Crescent Sun I and the elven king are fighting. If this continues, he'll die."
Upon hearing this, the King of Light opened a portal to the elven plane.
Upon arrival, an intense light blinded the elven king and Crescent Sun I for a moment.
King of Light: "So we meet again."
Elven King: "So you've come, huh… I wasn't expecting that."
King of Light: "Let's end this. Deactivate your anti-omniscience magic that cloaks this plane, or are you afraid?"
Crescent Sun I collapsed in the void, unconscious. The king held him in the air.
King of Light: "You did well, Hanzo. Now rest."
He sent him to the kingdom of Aethoria through a portal.
King of Light: "Alright, let the game begin."