Lucifer smiles at Daytona — Look at that, how brave. — he said, admiring her. — I don't think someone your age would have that much courage. I don't know your exact age, but judging by your body, I'd say you're about… 17?
Daytona feels a bit uncomfortable by the fact that he is literally analyzing her body, but she decides it's nothing serious. Saravia, on the other hand, only listens to the dialogue, waiting for him to finish.
Lucifer continues. — And also, when I analyzed your body, I noticed that it is quite… familiar…
Saravia looks very confused. — What does he mean by that? — she asks, looking at Daytona.
— I have no idea… — Daytona replies.
— Hmm… what was her name again? The one who controls the Eighth Ring of Setalem and rules over Purgatory? — Lucifer tries to remember.
Saravia and Daytona grow curious, especially because they have never heard about this supposed "Eighth Ring".
— It was N… N… Ni… Ah! I remember! Nina… — Lucifer stares directly at Daytona, with a playful smile.
Saravia feels the atmosphere grow heavy. She says nothing, only glancing at Daytona discreetly. From the corner of her eye, she could see the hatred and murderous rage in Daytona's eyes.
Lucifer continues the dialogue. — What is it? Shocked that I know everything… about… your family and your little sister?
Daytona explodes in rage and starts gripping and squeezing her own clothes tightly, almost tearing them apart.
— HOW DARE YOU KILL A CHILD IN THE MOST DEMONIC WAY POSSIBLE,
YOU BASTARD? WHY DID YOU TAKE EVERYTHING FROM ME!? YOU SHOULD NEVER HAVE EXISTED! YOU SON OF A B-
Daytona is interrupted by Lucifer. — Well, your ancestors asked me for something through a ritual, they didn't pay me, and I hunted them down… as a long time had passed, the ones who owed me died, and then the targets became your parents. That's what happens when you have bad ancestors, isn't it? Such bad luck…
Lucifer continues. — Besides, you should thank me for not going with them. I didn't interfere with anything, they died on their own, in an accident… but fuck it if they died, look on the bright side! Unlike the others, you got a farewell…
— Now… you want revenge over an accident? How pathetic. The truth is, you're immature, just an idiot girl who doesn't know what she's doing, who can't evolve on her own and always needs something to blame. Who will be the villain and the "ill-mannered girl" of the story, huh?
Saravia was only watching. She was just waiting for the two of them to finish talking, but suddenly…
— Kōken Akakagami, First Element, Tail of Wrath. — Daytona strikes Lucifer from a distance. Lucifer manages to dodge, but loses a leg.
— What speed is that… she's much faster than before! — Lucifer is impressed by Daytona.
Lucifer's leg regenerates quickly. He summons two purple katanas into his hands, and then he and Daytona begin a hand-to-hand fight.
Saravia is also shocked by Daytona's speed, but obviously she wouldn't just stand there watching them fight.
— Shinkai Jakusari, Fifth Element, Chain! — Saravia focuses and gives it her all to avoid accidentally trapping Daytona. She manages to restrain Lucifer.
Daytona takes advantage of the opening Saravia created and tries to cut off Lucifer's neck, but Lucifer uses an ability that makes him summon a giant purple pillar in front of Daytona.
But instead of retreating, she keeps going. She steps on the pillar before it fully rises, performs a front flip, and slashes the back of Lucifer's neck, though not deep enough to split his head in half.
Daytona watches Lucifer regenerate. — Shit… nothing works! How am I supposed to kill this thing? — Daytona thinks to herself.
Lucifer looks directly at Saravia. — Kami no Sōzō, Fourth Element, Jade Bullet! — Lucifer points his index finger toward Saravia, and a shot is fired, an extremely powerful purple energy blast that disintegrates everything in its path.
But… Nylon appears and repels the attack, since it is energy-based. — Are you okay, Saravia?
— Yes… I'm fine. — Saravia pulls the chains of her anchor back to herself. — Where's Martin? Is he okay?
— Not really. He can't move his left arm. I don't think he'll be fighting.
Light Tentacles. Beams of light appear from Nylon's back, bringing back memories for Lucifer.
— Metatron… Raydillon…
Lucifer becomes enraged and lunges at Nylon, trying to strike his face. Nylon blocks with Avangard and then drives two fingers upward beneath Lucifer's chin, piercing through.
Nylon strains, trying to rip his head off by force, but…
Lucifer tries to punch Nylon in the abdomen, but both of his arms are instantly severed by Saravia, who was already with her Beast Mark also "overclocked", just like Daytona.
And finally… Nylon rips off Lucifer's head. Daytona doesn't waste time and uses her ability.
— Kōken Akakagami, Second Element, Vacuum Point! — Daytona lands a direct hit on Lucifer's heart, but it doesn't accomplish much. It couldn't be that easy.
Lucifer begins regenerating rapidly. Practically everything was useless. The only way was with Kamiiro, and only Martin had it.
Nylon quickly retreats from Lucifer. — Only Kamiiro can solve this, but wait… — Nylon remembers that Avangard is made of Heaven Gold, a material that prevents demon regeneration.
Daytona shouts. — Everyone! Let's do a combo! Me, Saravia, and Nylon!
Daytona communicates the planned combo via telepathy to Nylon and Saravia so Lucifer wouldn't know.
Everyone understands the combo Daytona planned and decides to put it into action.
Daytona rushes toward Lucifer for hand-to-hand combat again, making it harder for him to predict her movements.
Saravia approaches the two without being seen and uses one of Leviathan's abilities.
— Umi no Kami, Vacuum in Water! — Saravia jumps extremely high and summons several explosive bubbles, using her anchor to hurl them at Lucifer.
At the same time, Nylon also acts. — Avangard, Fifth Element, Velvetal! — Nylon performs a spiral strike over Lucifer, but the intention wasn't to truly injure him, but to destroy him.
Daytona then delivers an unexpected kick to Lucifer's chest, forcing him back, and then…
The bubbles explode and the spiral Nylon created slices him multiple times, but as expected, it was useless and accomplished absolutely nothing. Not even Nylon's Avangard managed to stop Lucifer's regeneration. After all, he was practically an angel as well, not a demon.
When the dust settled, the cuts Nylon made with the spiral had only torn his clothes and caused a few superficial wounds. From that point on, they realized that there truly was NO—
Raphaella.
It was night, and Raphaella was sitting there, still at the camp they had made as soon as they were received by Heaven.
She sat in front of the campfire, sensing Daytona's energy and feeling Martin injured. Then she spoke to herself.
Raphaella closes her eyes. — They won't make it… — Raphaella says to herself.
— There's no point in staying here waiting for them to fail. Besides, I already feel like I'm being hunted, so regardless, I have to do this… — Raphaella stands up and walks toward the river in front of the camp.
(Back…)
Lucifer now becomes more serious than before. — Kami no Sōzō, Zero Element, Creation.
— He… also has a "Zero Element"? — Saravia says.
Lucifer summons two giant purple scythes into his hands, each with two blades. From that point on, the trio knew things were about to become even more serious, with a far more lethal threat than before.
— I won't hold back anymore. Satan died because he wanted to, that imbecile. I'm not like him, I never will be, now…
Lucifer readies his two scythes. — Let's start the party, the show…
Daytona, Saravia, and Nylon perceive the colossal size of those scythes. It was practically impossible to approach him without leaving with at least some injury, even a minor one. They also realized that the range of his attacks had increased even further. This was becoming extremely dangerous.
Lucifer takes a deep breath. — Bunkatsu Sōzō, Fourth Element, Assault. — Lucifer performs a massive X-shaped slash. He barely moves his scythes and the attack is already unleashed.
The attack doesn't hit any of the three directly, but… even so, all three suffer deep cuts across their bodies. They are not critically injured, but it's enough to slow them down.
— What was that? I was sure I dodged the attack! — Nylon says, trying to regenerate.
— He created invisible, extremely sharp threads. That's what tore our skin apart! — Saravia says, examining her wounds.
Martin stands up. He had been trying to manage his arm by wrapping it with bandages, but the pain still throbbed as if the impact had happened seconds ago.
He returns to the battlefield and sees that Lucifer has become an even larger and more dangerous beast.
Daytona spots Martin. — Martin! Try to injure him somehow! Anything is worth it!
Martin tries to do what Daytona asked, but he didn't expect it to be as brutal as it was.
Lucifer notices Martin, and before Martin even gets within 20 meters of him, Lucifer strikes.
— Bunkatsu Sōzō, First Element, Shining Purple. — Lucifer makes a simple movement with a single scythe, releasing a vertically guided slash. Martin tries to dodge, but it's still enough to rip off half of his left forearm.
Even without his left arm, he continues advancing toward Lucifer. He attacks again, but his Kamiiro disappears, strangely.
— Bunkatsu Sōzō, Third Element, Cosmic Grid. — Lucifer creates a massive barrier of cuts, but Martin doesn't retreat.
— Kyūkyoku no Ningen, Fourth Element, Power! — Martin suddenly appears behind Lucifer and tries to punch him in the head, but Lucifer dodges easily and Martin hits the ground.
The punch into the ground kicks up dust, creating an opening for the others to attack, and that's exactly what happens.
Daytona, Martin, Nylon, and Saravia rush toward Lucifer, all aiming for the same point: the neck.
Lucifer already expected this. — You're all so generic… pathetic.
— Bunkatsu Sōzō, Fifth Element, Liberation! — Suddenly, countless purple blades are released from Lucifer's body at extreme speed, so fast that only Daytona can see them, yet even she can't react in time.
The blades hit Saravia, causing her to lose both arms and one leg. Her Shinkai Jakusari is also broken, with no chance of restoration.
One of the blades heads toward Nylon. It scrapes against his Avangard, splitting it in half, and leaves a very deep cut down the center of his forehead. He loses consciousness.
Daytona has her chest cut extremely deeply. Two of her three hearts are struck. She completely loses her right arm and nearly has her head torn off.
Martin suffers a deep horizontal cut across his waist, loses his right eye, and receives a direct, deep slash across his eye and diagonally across his face. He is extremely injured.
All of them fall. Martin is nearly blind and very weak. Daytona is suffocating and agonizing, unable to breathe. Saravia is unable to move and barely breathing. Nylon has collapsed.
Lucifer analyzes each of them. — Why did you do this to yourselves? Each of you destroyed your own lives because… — Lucifer looks at Daytona… — He walks toward her and drops his two scythes.
Lucifer approaches her and punches her hard in the face, making her cough and spit blood. He grabs her by the hair. — Look at what you did to your own companions. How shameful… you're only strong because of Belzebub. Without him, you're nothing. — Lucifer says in a serious tone.
Lucifer punches Daytona in the face two more times, then lets her go. — Useless. You can't even take revenge properly. — He summons a purple sword, and just as he's about to kill Daytona, Martin appears.
Martin appears quietly and delivers a powerful kick to Lucifer's head, so strong that it makes his head explode. Unfortunately, Martin didn't have Kamiiro.
— I saved you, Daytona… — He looks at her, and… she has lost consciousness, mainly because of the Beast Mark and lack of air. — Martin drops to his knees.
Lucifer's head regenerates. — Bastards… you don't understand the meaning of this. — He stands up and grabs his two scythes.
Lucifer approaches Martin. He feels death approaching, and suddenly…
Thunder.