Green Necroplasmic energy burned within Spawn's Byakugans as she blurred next to the Character.
Thick bolts of green lightning cracked behind her.
The White Serpent Tower lay in ruin, a hint of the sparkling decorations still visible among the dust.
Cracks were running across the entire land, gurgling as if the whole place would cease to exist in the next moment.
Spawn took a stance, the four Byakugans, two on her face and two on her shoulders, planted dead on Herpo the Foul.
Yet, the Contestant with the Standalone Title — The Last Heiress — failed to find any flow of energy within the enemy's body.
It was as if… Herpo the Foul was not made of flesh at all.
That went against all logic, as Spawn had clearly seen the network within him only a moment ago.
Which meant that fleshly vision had been deliberate!
Which also meant Herpo the Foul had already figured out how her Kekkei Genkai worked and had baited her!
"The hate within you…" The Grandest Wizard of the Harry Potter Bubble hissed. "… is admirable. Soul Vision!"
Herpo the Foul lifted the Basilisk Staff and slammed its butt on the ground.
"… Mom?"
Spawn's heart gave out.
She slowly turned around and found him… her little Hao…
…
Meg coughed up blood and saw Spawn falling to her knees next to Herpo the Foul.
No. She couldn't let this happen. Nobody could barge into His Majesty's home… as long as she was still alive!
Right here and now, she must prove herself… or die!
She took a deep breath and flicked out a paper Pokeball.
A massive two-tailed, cat-like beast materialized, with Meg standing on its head. "Matatabi…" she commanded. "… Tailed Beast Bomb!"
A low rumble escaped the Tailed Beast.
An enormous amount of energy began gathering at the tip of its mouth, the strange glyphs on its flaming, blue body squirming.
Herpo the Foul's slitted green eyes narrowed. "… Are you sure?"
It was obvious that if the Tailed Beast Bomb landed on them, even Spawn's enormous regeneration abilities wouldn't be able to save her.
"… His Majesty does not need those of weak hearts," Meg said… smiling.
Herpo the Foul's head snapped down and saw an unbelievable thing.
Spawn, who had been mumbling and crying, had pierced her own heart with her left hand, her right hand choking the throat of her son's illusion.
In the next moment, Spawn disintegrated into a storm of paper.
Booooooooooooooooom!
The Tailed Beast Bomb upended everything as it went for the enemy like a missile.
Herpo the Foul sighed. "… To force a mother to kill her son…" he mumbled, lifting his hand. "Is Yellow Warlock even a human anymore? … Jormungandr…"
Time stopped.
As if answering Herpo the Foul's call from the ages of Gods, a low, world-ending hiss pervaded the space.
A slit opened on the palm of his raised hand.
From the slit, a serpent slithered out… becoming bigger and bigger… surpassing all logic when it came to scales.
Even before the Tailed Beast Bomb could hit the target, an enormous, hundreds of meters large, ancient serpent had appeared in its path, with Herpo the Foul standing on top of its head, just like Meg.
Then, as the massive ball of raw Chakra came for it, the serpent opened its mouth and… swallowed it.
Another hissing-grumble escaped the serpent's maw-like mouth, a trail of smoke seeping through its poisonous fangs.
Meg's vision faltered, even the Tailed Beast-Pokemon stepping back as it craned its neck to take in the entire beast in front of it.
Suddenly, the entire sky lit up, petals spreading from horizon to horizon as the massive flower bloomed.
From the center of this flower, a meteor came falling, burning blue.
Elegant Breathing Style: Ninth Form —
Momentarily, Moraine's speed surpassed even that of the Tailed Beast Bomb, her modified Iron Man armor, pushing her far beyond any magical limit.
Loud sonic booms shook the space, tiny flowers blooming in her wake.
On her back, gigantic multicolored Wings of Grim Butterfly fluttered, fueling the armor even more.
In an instant, the Avengers' Daughter blurred above Herpo the Foul's head, her mini-thrusters-powered Claymore raised high.
Then, as her silver eyes burned gold behind the helmet, Moraine hacked, the blade descending upon the enemy like the gentle fall of a petal.
— Eternal Bloom Finale!
A BOOM rattled the entire space within the Bounded Field.
On the ground, the eyes of Spawn, who had appeared over Matatabi's head, and Meg widened, and their fingers balled into fists, looking at the horrifying sight above Jormungandr's head.
Hero the Foul's left hand had gained tiny, dark green scales.
And, with that scaled hand, he had… grabbed Moraine's Claymore, her golden eyes shaking, hidden behind the helmet.
Then, gently, Herpo the Foul squeezed.
With a low, heart-wrenching crack, the blade shattered.
Instantly, Herpo the Foul's scaled hand lunged and grabbed Moraine by the throat.
As hearts skipped a beat, and as Meg and Spawn moved, a storm arrived first, descending from the sky.
Golden lightning rumbled within cyclonic clouds, a three-headed silhouette darkening the entire land.
From the storm, Old Sage's King Ghidorah puppet flew out, all three mouths opened toward Herpo the Foul.
Bolts of lightning, as thick as the massive Jormungandr, snaked across the space and burned everything in their path, landing on Herpo the Foul, the serpent, and Moraine alike.
A mushroom cloud melted reached the storm in the sky.
Far into the distance, King Ghidorah landed, towering as tall as the nuclear-like explosion, all its head roaring as it stretched its wings.
"… The thing about puppets is…" A hiss came out of the mushroom cloud. "… it's important to remove all the traces of their souls… Soul Origin!"
A green beam of light tore through the smoke and storm and landed on King Ghidorah.
In the next instant, the hollow look in the eyes of the beast's three heads… gained life, its roars turning rebellious.
And, as Tina bled, facing backlash… as Meg pulled her out of the rogue puppet… as Moraine and Spawn readied to put their lives on the line…
Red Sun, hidden as far as he could from the Herpo the Foul, was praying ceaselessly.
"… The Devastating Despair…"
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