The Enemy

        "Levi! Is it here? Is it here?" You ask excitedly, entering his room with Mammon close behind.
         "Yep!" Levi smiles cheerfully, holding up the game. You gasp throwing your hands up.
         "Lets play!" You gush.
         "I don't get it, it looks like a regular dungeons and dragons game." Mammon shakes his head with a shrug.
          "That's where you're wrong Mammon." You turn to him. "The Enemy isnt normal in anyway! First you and the select players you want are transferred to an open world to level up, farm, and do quests! However! The OP villain is randomly selected amongst the players! Which means-" You point to Levi to finish.
           "One of us will be trying to get rid of the rest!" Levi chuckles.
           "Hmm… So the villain can do whatever they want? Is that what you're saying?" Mammon puts a knuckle to his chin. You and Levi exchange a smile. Mammon was in at least.
            "So lets get the whole house in it." You tell Levi as he sits at his computer to start the game. "Ooh and the angels! And maybe Diavolo!" You bounce.
            "What about Solomon?" Levi hums.
            "Oh right him too." You bounce a bit, hands resting on his shoulders as he puts the names in. "Think it'll reach that far?"
            "Don't know, it just said to input the the names for everyone." He shrugs slightly, giving Mammon and himself a nickname. You smile resting your chin on his head. Levi pauses, blinking at the screen before his cheeks flush slightly.
            "Oi, what did you put under my name?" Mammon inquires, making Levi blink back.
            "Lets go." Levi clicks play and everything goes dark.

            "Hm?" You look around the dark and empty throne room.

             <i> Welcome villain, choose your attire. </i>
             You smile, choosing something to your liking. It gives you the option to customize your evil army and the spells and creatures you can summon. You decide to go with a dragon theme for all of them. You smile as dragon horns curl from your head as you stand from the throne, your reptilian army kneeling before you.
             "This is going to be fun." You grin before looking to the staircase. You climb up it, going through your skills and equipment quietly, finding a peasant disguise. "Usable once, fool the locals into thinking you're one of them. Has a time limit…" You read aloud. "I guess I could use this right away…" You smile as you reach the top of your castle. You look over the lands and villages around you. An option appears for you to attack all of them at once, at the cost of half of your MP. You smile a bit, "Well, I can always regenerate it while they're scrambling to get ready to defeat me."

         "So this is another one of your absurd games where we have to defeat the villain who is also someone we know." Lucifer clarifies.
          "Yes. And there's only five of us here so there's another group somewhere." Levi says nodding.
           "Didn't you say the villain is insanely strong already? Couldn't they end us in a flash?" Mammon asks as panic breaks out, outside of the tavern they were currently in.
           "Not until the tutorial is over…" They look toward the doors before going out to find a giant and ominous fireball looming over the village.
            "Hey! Hey! Isn't that overkill!?" Mammon gasps in alarm.
             "Whoa! Awesome! This villain is really hardcore from the get go." Levi gushes.
             "I don't think that's something to be happy about right now…" Asmo murmurs shaking his head.
             "I don't want to be barbeque…" Beel frowns as the fireball starts to come down.
             A bright light meets the fireball, dispersing it within a moment. "See, told you it wouldn't let us die as soon as we got here." Levi breathes.
            "There you are! You need to escape! The Dragon ruler is here!" A knight in shining armor tells them. "I'll lead you away. Follow me quickly." He says starting off.
             "Dragon ruler? Could it be Satan?" Levi hums.
            "No, I think he would take his time in such a situation." Lucifer responds.
            "Mammon!" A familiar voice calls and they look over to see you.
            "___! Get over here! Its dangerous!" Mammon calls as you maneuver through the panicked crowds.
            "Weird, why is ___ alone…?" Levi frowns making Lucifer pause.
             "Mammon! Stop!" Lucifer calls just as you lunge, your peasant disguise burning away as you show your true self. Mammon staggers back in surprise but a soldier swiftly pushes him out of the way, your arm plunging through the soldier's chest.
              "Ah… Wasn't expecting that." You blink before chuckling at the look on Mammon's face. "Hello! I'm here to play!" You chime as soldiers rush you.
              "Die! Beast!" A soldier roars.
              "After you." You smile before blowing a whistle as you dodge the soldiers easily, killing some. An echoing roar sounds then, a massive shape flying overhead briefly before the dragon lands behind you. "Now then. Lets begin." You smile, rubbing the dragon's cheek.
             "Is it bad that I'm really turned on by the person trying to kill us right now?" Asmo asks as their group runs away.
              "Considering the enemy, no, not at all." Lucifer answers.
              "I almost died!" Mammon gasps.
              "Don't worry, I think we could have revived you if you had." Levi assures.
              "That's not the point! ___ looked like a teddy bear up until that last moment!" Mammon points out.
              "I didn't know ___ was so good at hiding killing intent." Beel agrees.
              "What if this is the real ___? A deadly monster under the disguise of a sweet cutie pie?" Asmo comments. "Mm how exciting!"
              "Focus Asmo." Lucifer tells him as the dragon crashes through a building behind them, snapping jaws nearly getting Mammon whom lets out a terrified yelp. "Mammon, don't run ahead of our escort!" He scolds as his brother runs past.
               "___'s coming again!" Levi alerts as you fly at him, getting ready for an attack. Lucifer grits his teeth, swiftly taking a soldier's sword and getting in your way, stopping your arm with the  sword.
           "If you think I'll stand idly by and let you do as you please, you got another thing coming human." He growls as you blink up at him.
            "I'd expect nothing less than that from you Lucifer." You smile. "But, right now I'm the one they're calling monster. And you're the human." You breathe, dragon claws sliding through the sword like butter. "Prepare yourself. I'll make death swift." You coo, slashing with your other arm. The one swipe took his health to 1.
              "Tch!" He clicks his tongue, starting to fall back.
              "Lucifer!" Levi and Asmo gasp. There's a bright light above and you swiftly jump back as something hits the ground between you.
              "An axe?" You murmur, blinking at the golden axe. Beel takes it up in the next moment and swings it at you. You swiftly dodge it, but a cut still appears on your cheek. "Oh. So its a rare weapon…" You breathe, backing away. "That hurt Beel, you took five points from my thousand…" You give a fake pout.
                "Th-thousand…" Mammon echoes in horror.
                "I'm… I'm sorry… But I won't let you do that again." Beel declares, pointing the axe at you.
                "As it should be. But we all know who I'm wary of… This is a game after all." You smile, locking eyes with Levi. "I wonder which of us will win." You breathe as your dragon lowers its head beside you and you climb on. "Prepare yourself Levi."
                 "I plan to. And I'll be clearing this game with SS ranks." He declares, pointing at you. With that your dragon flies back for the castle.

               <b> Battle 1 results: Class S Win </b>

2

              "Ah… I'm lonely.." You pout, looking over your army. "Lets go find Levi again!" You decide, leaving the castle, a small army following after you. "Split up and find the heroes. Call for me when you find them." You order.
                The soldiers spread out at that, heading for the are where you had seen the group at. It's been a while so surely they leveled up. "Hmm… Knowing Levi he'll probably go with a knight or mage…" You murmur in thought, glancing at your health and mana bars. They had refilled during the break at least.
                Some pictures appear before you, telling you to pick a boss for the her is to fight. "Oh, they found a checkpoint… This game really lets me handle the evil side… And I get to pick the boss's drop? Hmmm… I'll give them a legendary sword then…" You smile, picking a few other prizes. "Good luck Levi."

                "Are we ever going to get out of this cave?" Mammon complains.
                "I'm almost to my next level, just a few more monsters and then we can go." Levi tells him.
                "You're really taking this seriously." Lucifer comments, equipping som new armor he had just found in a chest.
                "Of course, I've played games with ___ more than any of you… ___'s really crafty and full of surprises. Plus reckless… Barely relies on potions because its a 'hassle'... So ___ is probably getting stronger now too." Levi points out.
                "Wait… Stronger? Isn't the villain supposed to be OP already?" Mammon asks in alarm.
                "OP?" Lucifer echoes.
                "Over powered." Levi explains. "And yes, but I'm sure there is a way for them to get more spells, monsters, and not to mention a secondary boss form…" He tells Mammon.
                 "Secondary boss form…" Mammon frowns.
                "Oh! So ___ can get even hotter?" Asmo gushes.
                "Actually, the secondary form is usually giant and terrifying." Levi informs.
                "Oh… Hmm… Don't think I like that…" Asmo frowns now.
                "How do we defeat ___ then?" Beel asks.
                "We'll have to find the other group, the more people the better." Levi nods, leveling up again. "Alright we can go now."
                 "How are we supposed to find them? This place is huge." Mammon says as they start for the cave exit.
                 "Well, if that attack was aimed at all of the villages in order to find out which ones had us in it, then they'll probably be at the only village that was left untouched." Levi deduced.
                "Its reassuring that Levi is with us." Beel comments.
                "It sure is…" Lucifer trails off as the cave starts to shake, and a giant mutant spider comes down from the ceiling.
                 "Boss fight- Mammon, stop screaming." Levi says, drawing his twinblades. After seeing that you were the villain he had decided to go with a rogue class. Since you found fast bosses annoying he figured you would be one yourself. "I'll make the best decisions in order to defeat you…" He breathes. With Asmo acting as healer and the other three helping with timed strikes, it was an easy win for the brothers.
           <b> Battle 2 results: Class SS Win</b>
           Levi smiles to himself a bit, pausing as a sword floats toward him. "This… Looks just like Henry's…" He murmurs in awe, checking the states to find it was indeed a legendary sword. "A legendary on the first boss? And its a sword like this?" He blinks a few times before realizing something.
                   "What's wrong Levi?" Lucifer inquires.
                   "Amazing… They give the villain way more control than I thought…" He says.
                   "Huh? What do ya mean?" Mammon raises an eyebrow.
                   "I think… ___ picked this boss, and the things it would drop." Levi holds up the sword. "This is a legendary, in most games you have to get past the halfway mark to get rare weapons."
           "But what about Beel's axe?" Asmo points.
           "I think that was from completing the tutorial, after Lucifer faced ___ and lost." Levi straightens. "How cool. There's no telling what will happen next!" Levi gushes.
            "Is that really something to be happy about?" Lucifer shakes his head.
            "Maybe. Lets get out of here." Levi chuckles leading the way out of the cave. As they go, they meet a merchant at the mouth of the cave.
             "Be wary travellers, the Dragon Ruler's soldiers are in the area." The merchant informs them as Mammon swiftly spends all of his money.
              "Must be looking for us for round two." Beel comments.
              "Oh! Do you think the soldiers will be cute? Or maybe big and strong like Beel?" Asmo gasps curiously.
              "They are a reptilian race, brought back from the brink of extinction thanks to their powerful ruler." The Merchant swiftly shatters Asmo's dreams.
              "Eh…" Asmo pouts at that.
              "Lets go through this forest part. Soldiers are more prone to walk the paths." Levi tells them with a point.
              "Sounds good." Lucifer nods.
              "Ya know… Lucifer is being awfully compliant…" Mammon murmurs to Beel.
              "That's because after he got healed her tried to equip armor and took off everything instead." Beel says. "It took Levi a few minutes to help him put everything back on."
              "Best five minutes of my life <3 " Asmo giggles.
              "And I missed it?" Mammon grumbles.
              "You were busy looting corpses." Beel reminds him.
              "What are you three doing? Lets go." Lucifer calls back to them.
              "Coming."

              "You know… For a hero, you're really annoying. Kinda like a fly." You hum tilting your head as you look down at the 'legendary' hero that had come to fight you. "The only fly I'm okay with is Beel, and he's mainly a demon with fly wings."
              "You won't get away with this!" The hero growls, getting to his feet.
              "But I will, after all you're just a nameless hero… Now lets see…" You check your special skills. "Claw of corruption. Turn an enemy into your loyal ally… Or curse an item to make it only hurt the bearer…" You purse your lips. "Only two available per day." You smile and decide to test it, suddenly flashing at the tired hero.

          "Looks like we evaded them." Levi points as the large group of soldiers pass them on the road.
          "Ew…" Asmo murmurs frowning.
          "Lets keep moving. ___ might not be far off." Lucifer states, looking to Levi. Levi gives a nod before carrying on. They soon come to a clearing where a familiar knight was on the ground writhing in pain.
            "Hey, Isn't that the guy that made us go into that cave?" Mammon huffs.
            "Yeah, looks like he's in pain." Beel frowns, stepping toward the knight.
            "I wouldn't get too close Beel." Lucifer warns warily.
            "Should I try to heal him?" Asmo asks looking to Levi.
            "No, looks like he's been cursed." Levi shakes his head. The knight suddenly stands, blood and drool leaving his lips, his once blue eyes now bright orange. He looks toward the brothers with a wild glint in his eye.
            "Actually, he's mine now." You whisper against Levi's ear, sending a shiver through him. He swiftly ducks away, drawing his sword and pointing it at you.
             "___! Where did ya come from?" Mammon gasps, warily readying his bow.
             "I was in a tree nearby waiting for you guys to come through…" You smile widely, peering at Levi. "I knew you'd pick this route."
              "Ch…" Levi frowns uneasily.
              "Hold on, what did you do to him?" Asmo points at the knight.
              "I corrupted him. He's my ally now." You beam going over and putting an arm around the knight's neck, cuddling his cheek. "It also let me name him. So I went with Skulker… I guess he's kinda like my pet…" You smirk.
              "You corrupted?" Asmo puts a hand on his chest, "And he's your pet?" He blushes lightly.
              "Get a hold of yourself Asmo." Lucifer frowns.
              "Want me to corrupt you Asmo? Wanna be my little pet?" You purr. The brothers stiffen, Asmo seeming to consider it before pausing.
              "Um… Whats going on with his face?" He inquires.
              "He's… becoming dragon-like… You've seen my soldiers right?" You smile. Asmo makes a horrified face at that.
              "Nope! Nu-uh, no way am I going to let you do that to my beautiful face!" He objects shaking his head.
              "Okay then… Kill them." You hum removing your arm from Skulker, letting him charge at the group. You and Levi lock eyes before you suddenly fly at him, crashing through the forest. Levi clicks his tongue, using a defense skill to lessen the damage. You both skid over the ground. You looming over Levi with a smirk. "How about you Levi? Don't you want to play on the same side as me?" You breathe, hooking his chin with a knuckle.
            "I don't think it'll work that way ___." He swallows before moving to strike you with his sword to make you get off. You jump back, letting him get up. He raises his sword, ready to fight. But you look past him and stop in awe.
            "Levi, look." You murmur.
            "I'm not falling for that old trick." He growls, moving to swing the sword at you. You stop his arm and turn his head to what you were looking at. He pauses, relaxing a bit in awe. "Oh… You werent…"
            "Its so cool looking! Do you think its an entrance to some badass cave? Or a mine?" You ask, going to the water's edge. A massive dragon skull sat in the middle of a lake under the lip of the mountain, water pouring down over it steadily.
            "Probably. But we're no where ready to uncover it." Levi says joining you. "This is pretty amazing… I can almost feel the cool air coming off of it."
            "Right? This game is so cool Levi!" You agree, leaning into him happily. Levi pauses, starting to blush lightly before quickly pulling away.
           "Wh-what are you doing? We're enemies! D-Don't cuddle up to me like that!" He gasps, hiding his blushing face behind his arm.
            "But I didn't want to be your enemy Levi." You step toward him with a frown. "I wanted to play this with you to beat the bad guy- not be the bad guy!" You murmur, placing a hand on his chest as you move even closer. "Please join me Levi…" You breathe, leaning forward so your breath would dance over his lips, making them quiver.
              "Ah…. Ummmmm…" His mind seems to short circuit at that, red taking over his face. You blink and pull back.
              'Huh… I broke him….' You think. A notification pops up and you frown. "What? They're about to defeat Skulker? But I just got him!" You huff, bringing Levi back to the present. You pause and send him a smile. "That offer will always be up for you Levi." You add before hurrying to save your ally.
               Beel was about to take a swing for Skulker's head but you send a fireball at him, making him jump back. "___! Where's Levi?" He demands.
               "Alive Beel… Don't give me such a scary look." You hum, going to Skulker swiftly. "Aww, my poor pet. Lets go home…" You frown, hugging him to help him heal.
               "See Lucifer. I told you that's how I'm supposed to heal you." Asmo says.
            "But its not necessary, so don't." Lucifer frowns.
             "Well, looks like we're leaving." You blow a whistle and summon a dragon to your location. "I'll have that one deal with you." You hum as the dragon swoops down, blowing fire at them.
             "Fall back!" Levi calls, joining his group. With that they retreat, leaving you with your minion.
              <b>Battle 3 results: Class A Win</b>

3

             "Damn that dragon…. But hey, at least we can see where we're at." Mammon says as they stop on top of the mountain.
             "Theres a lot of areas burning…" Asmo comments, looking over the plumes of smoke.
             "Those are probably the villages that didn't survive ___'s first attack." Lucifer guesses.
             "___ did all that?.." Beel blinks in surprise.
             "Hm? That one seems fine, the others must still be there." Asmo points.
             "Then we should head there, right Levi?" Lucifer asks. The third brother wasn't paying much attention, he kept zoning out thinking about the interaction with you earlier. "Levi?" Lucifer repeats, making him blink back.
              "Hm? Yeah lets go." Levi manages.
            "What's going on with you? You've been weird since we ran into ___." Mammon says as they start down the mountain.
            "I just… Wanted to play with ___… But now we have to fight or neither of us will win." Levi says lost in thought.
            "Yeah. This does kinda suck…" Mammon nods.
            "Then we'll just have to win and try again. I wouldn't mind since this world is so pretty, and ___ would make it seem even more beautiful." Asmo smiles thoughtfully.
            "Wonder where ___ went… Think they'll come back soon?" Beel murmurs.
            "Who knows?"

            "Skulker, how are you feeling?" You ask as he enters the throne room.
            "Better, the curse has settled." He touches his chest. He hadn't completely turned, he just had scales under his dragon like eyes now. He still seemed dignified in an evil kind of way.
            "Good. Any rumors lately?" You inquire.
            "Near Rizen, the locals have been seeing gorgeous clay men roaming the bog." He states. You blink a few times at the odd news.
            "Ah… Okay?... Um… Any other rumors?" You hum.
            "Rizen forces have split up to add the villages you destroyed." He informs.
            "... I'd be a bad villain if I let them do that… Alright, I'll go investigate." You decide getting up.
            "What shall I do? My fierce master?" He bows.
            "Heh… I think I like that…" You smile. "Track down the hero party of Levi and trail them." You order.
            "It will be as you wish." He rumbles before turning and leaving. You climb the stairs to the rooftop, locating Rizen and making your wings come out before flying for the bog to the south of the village.
             As you near the bog you can see numerous shapes moving amongst the trees. You land on a branch, blinking as a few look up at you. "Why do all of you look like Lucifer?" You huff tilting your head. One swipes at you but you dodge, letting out a burst of fire breath at it, making it dry and crumble. You frown as more come to attack you. Flying back into the air, you glide over the bog until a familiar man appears.
             "Diavolo?" You call, landing in a nearby tree.
             "Hm? Oh, hello ___, you look like the main villain." He greets with a cheerful smile.
             "Yeah… Are you my ally?" You ask tilting your head.
             "Yes." He nods.
             "So you picked the Bog Knight then?" You conclude, remembering that in the villain selection.
              "Yes. It said I could make my own army from scratch… What do you think?" He grins as the numerous clay Lucifers appear.
              "... I think… Lucifer is going to be flattered… While everyone else will be scared." You tell him, trying to refrain from chuckling so you wouldn't offend or embarrass him.
              "So Lucifer is here too…" He hums thoughtfully.
              "Yep… So partner in evil. Would you like  to see him? My tracker must have found them by now." You muse.
              "Hmm… No… I think we should gather our forces for now." He says.
              "Alright. You might've guessed this, but my castle is right over there, once we make our alliance the soldiers will accept you and yours." You point sending him the alliance request.
              "Very well… Are you going somewhere else then?"
              "I need to destroy the nearby village for trying to help the others." You answer with a shrug.
               "How surprisingly cold of you ___." He comments. "But I suppose if you're playing the part, you should do it well."
               "My thoughts exactly. Well, I'm off, see you later." You wave before flying off to Rizen. You land outside the gates, looking over the village- no, this was clearly a kingdom, thoughtfully. Soldiers rush out to surround you within moments.
               "You're not welcome here, Dragon Ruler!" One shouts.
               "Nice place ya got here, it would be a real shame if someone were to… Burn it all down." You breathe before blowing fire at the soldiers.

              "I figured it was something like that." Satan nods as Lucifer finished explaining everything. "We've been training here with the soldiers, hopefully our levels are sufficient."
              "You guys were lucky… We almost got killed by ___ a few times, then we had to go through this cave…" Mammon complains.
              "So ___ is responsible for all the bad things that's been going on from the get go?" Simeon says in surprise.
              "___'s been hanging around the demons too long…" Luke frowns, shaking his head.
              "Im impressed though, ___'s really not holding back." Solomon comments.
              "Well, to get out of this one side has to win." Belphie points out.
              "___ must be lonely fighting alone…" Beel frowns in concern. Levi pauses before straightening at that.
              "She won't be lonely for long…" Levi frowns.
              "Why do you look so worried? Who else is there?" Lucifer questions.
              "Diavolo…" They all pause at that, alarm and unease spreading through the groups.
              "... Lord Diavolo…" Lucifer rocks on his heels at that. "Not only are we up against ___, but also Lord Diavolo…" He looks at the ceiling briefly. "What a terrifying combination if they meet up…"
              "We're going to lose…" Mammon nods.
              "Definitely." Asmo agrees.
              "Not so fast. We might be able to turn this around if we can find-"
               "THE DRAGON RULER IS HERE!" The warning call cuts off Satan as dragons roar outside.
               "Should've known ___ would come to take out the last kingdom in the way." Levi frowns. "Kingdoms like this usually have a secret passage out, does anyone know where it is?"
               "Actually, I heard some guards mention some under the Lord's Estate." Solomon informs.
               "Then lets go." Levi says as they leave the barracks swiftly just as the dragon lands on it, going through the roof.
               "Talk about close calls!" Mammon huffs.
               "Stay close! ___ is nearby!" Lucifer calls.
               "We'll escort you to the-" The knights are cut off as you appear behind them, slashing their necks.
               "Oh! Look at this! I see Satan, Belphie, the angels and my fellow human!" You smile cheerfully. "Now lets see if you guys are any good after hiding here." You lick your lips, suddenly flying at Satan and Simeon. Levi and Lucifer move in your way, their swords stopping your claws. Luke lets out a surprised gasp, clinging to Simeon's side as the other angel looks at you in shock. Satan scowls warily at you.
             "Did you forget about us?" Lucifer hisses.
             "Nope…" You smirk, claws breaking through his sword before flashing for his throat, but Beel's axe stops you. Levi swings now, tossing you back and cutting your palm. You pause in surprise, glancing at you health bar. "Damn you, Levi… You've gotten better." You smile. He blinks and relaxes, stepping forward.
             "Keep going. I'll catch up." He tells the others. They swiftly move away at that, dodging a fireball you sent their way.
             "Damn… Skulker!" You call, making your minion leave his hiding place. "Follow them!"
             "Eh? He was here?" Levi looks back as the dragon knight disappears.
             "Who are you looking at Levi?" You breath near his ear. He instinctively jumps back, swinging his sword, but you move under his arms, crashing into him and going through a wall with him. "Don't look away from me." You frown down at him, pinning his sword arm down.
              "Tch… My bad." He manages, shifting under you.  "Your strength is really on a villain's level… What's your secret?"
              "... Are… Are you trying to get me to monologue? You realize there's no one that can save you, right?" You tilt your head, flabbergasted.
               "Shut up! I can still buy time!... And do you HAVE to loom over me like that?" He stammers, looking away in a fluster. You blink a few times before chuckling and leaning down with a smile.
             "You're so cute when you get like that." You breathe.
             "D-Don't tease me just because you have the upper hand ___! I'll get you back in the real world!" He snaps. You lean closer, nose brushes his as you gaze into his surprised eyes.
              "What makes you think I'd let you?" You whisper.
              "W-W-w-w-what…. A-A-are you…." He stumbles, not sure what to do or how to get out of this situation.
              "Levi… What if I-" Something lightly taps your back.
              "Release him, beast!" The soldier shouts when you look back at him.
              "Oi… You interrupted me…" You growl before blowing fire at him, making him stumble away, health draining fast. You sigh and look down at Levi before getting up and helping him up. "You should get back to the others, must be difficult without you." You hum, putting your hands behind your head. Levi nods, covering his face. "Ah… Sorry… You okay?" You frown.
              "Mhm… I'm fine." He manages, uncovering his face, and watching you carefully. "Wh-What were you about to say?" You meet his gaze for a moment before looking away and sighing.
               "Forget it… Get moving unless you want me to go ahead and kill them." You tell him flatly. He stiffens with a frown before starting to head out, stopping briefly to look back at you.
               "If there's something troubling you… You can tell me." He says lightly.
                "Heh… I know Levi." You smile softly. He hesitantly nods before heading off briskly. You sigh, shoulders slumping. "What if I kissed you?" You mutter, rubbing your cheek and looking down. "Damn soldier… I'm going to take it out on all of you now…"

              <b>Battle 4 results: Class A Win</b>

              "Levi's back!" Mammon says looking back as Levi joins them in the tunnels.
              "Did you win?" Luke asks.
              "No… I'm still too weak." Levi shakes his head.
               "So you escaped? I must say, thanks for defending me earlier. I was not prepared." Simeon says.
               "I just wanted to see the difference in strength. You don't need to thank me." Levi tells him.
               "I really need to find a rare sword… I'm tired of ___ breaking them like they're nothing." Lucifer growls in frustration.
               "You almost died again." Mammon comments with a chuckle, earning a glare from Lucifer. "Just sayin'."
               "How about you try to take on ___ then?" Lucifer inquires.
               "Oh no, I'm an archer, I'm supposed to stay in the background." Mammon says swiftly.
               "How noble…" Satan sneers.
               "I haven't seen any arrows flying… Do you even know how to use that?" Asmo huffs.
               "Of course I do. I have a few points in it." Mammon tells them.
               "Then next time shoot the dragon when its trying to barbeque us." Beel pipes up.
               "Angering dragons is not something I want to do." Mammon objects.
               "... Okay changing subject. Where are we going?" Belphie intervenes, rubbing his temple.
               "Satan, what were you about to say earlier?" Lucifer asks.
               "We may be able to defeat the dragons of we can gain the favor of the Dragon Princess. Or, so I read in one of the books here. It's said that her voice can take the dragons, and confuse them when they're unruly. I believe that may also include dragon-like creatures which could give us an opening to defeat ___… The trouble now is… Finding where she is." Satan informs.
                "... I think I already know where." Levi speaks up. "___ and I came across it during our fight. When Skulker was corrupted."
               "We should move fast then. If word gets to ___, it'll be troublesome." Lucifer states.
               "Damn…" Levi stops suddenly. "Skulker was trailing us earlier. She told him to trail you when we got separated."
              "But these tunnels are narrow, and you caught up with us. Wouldnt you have seen him?" Asmo points out.
              "Not if he has an invisibility cloak." Levi sighs.
              "Chances are he's already returning to his master. We need to hurry." Lucifer repeats.
               "Right."

                You stood on the ashes of the kingdom walls, looking over the destruction lost in your thoughts until Skulker rejoins you. "You coming back means something ominous… What did you find?"
                "They intend to us the Dragon Princess to stop you." Skulker informs. You give him a blank look and he quickly fills you in.
                "Ah… That is bad… Wonder what would happen if I corrupted her first…" You purse your lips.
                "I believe you should fall back Master." Skulker states.
                "Pardon?" You raise an eyebrow.
                "If they succeed when you get to where they are, they'll be able to defeat you easily then. So, ask your ally to go in your stead. You can prepare for the worst at the castle." Skulker points out.
                 "... Good plan. You really are loyal…" You nod before looking toward the castle. "Loyalty… I wonder where his loyalty is." You mutter before pausing as a boss selection appears. "I'll have to do what I can to slow them down for now."

                 "That's beautiful…" Solomon comments as they stare at the dragon skull. "How will we get in?"
                  "Doesn't seem to be anything to hinder us." Satan steps onto the sandy path leading to the skull. The skull suddenly moves toward him, snapping as he falls back in surprise. Bones and water starting to form around it as the skull lifts up, a magenta light filling its eye sockets.
                   "... Awesome…" Levi whispers.
                   "How are we supposed to defeat that?!" Mammon gasps.
              "Aim for the eyes obviously." Luke states.
              "Then we'll have to rely on Mammon and Luke for this fight." Simeon says.
              "We're screwed." Asmo deadpans.
              "Then lets make it easy for Mammon and distract it." Beel says getting ready.
              "I-I… Don't need help…" Mammon grumbles under his breath.
              "Less complaining more shooting." Lucifer states.
              "I know this is strange. But I still think it's beautiful." Solomon hums.
              "Mammon! What are you doing? You keep missing!" Luke says in annoyance.
              "It's moving too fast even when it's attacking them!" Mammon defends.
              "You're so useless!" Asmo gasps, ducking away from the guardian.
              "You try it then-" Mammon breaks off as Simeon takes the bow.
              "Arrows please." The angel smiles politely.
              "Uh… Sure." Mammon hands them over carefully.
              Simeon takes aim, flawlessly taking out one of the eyes with ease. "I'll make this swift." He breathes, taking aim for the other eye.
              "Ah… Simeon's so cool…" Luke breathes. Another arrow flies into the other eye. The skull shudders, for a moment it seemed they had on, but the water that kept it's bone in place starts to turn into blood. A black mist starts to pour from it's eye sockets and it swings it's arm, knocking everyone back.
               "I second stage…" Levi gasps, jumping to his feet.
               "Asmo! Help me! I have three health points left!" Mammon gasps.
               "Just die already." Asmo huffs.
               "Look Simeon, the chest is pulsing." Lucifer points.
               "Dont tell me its forming a heart?" Belphie frowns.
               "Its a good thing my archery level just went up." Simeon comments, pulling back an arrow and making it glow brightly. He releases it, sending it straight through the guardian, making it burst, skull returning to it's rightful place.
               <b>Battle 5 results: Class SS Win</b>
                "Great shot Simeon." Lucifer praises as the loot washes up on the shore.
                "I'm glad I could help." Simeon hums.
                "Here's a rare sword Lucifer." Beel says pointing at it.
                "Now I can take revenge on ___…" Lucifer breathes darkly, picking it up. Luke shivers and touches Simeon's arm.
             "Will ___ be okay?" He murmurs worriedly.
             "Of course, this is a game after all." Simeon smiles.
             "I have something in store for ___ when we return too." Lucifer assures.
             "I'm worried…" Luke pouts.
             "Don't worry chihuahua." Mammon pats his head.
             "I'm not a dog! And dont pat my head, you terrible archer!" Luke bursts. Satan and Asmo snort, looking away with chuckles.
              "Wh-What'd ya say flea bag?!" Mammon growls.
              "Knock it off. If we don't hurry, ___ will find us before we get to the Princess at this rate." Levi says, going across the water to the dungeon.
               "Ah… Remember when ___ was a defenseless human? I miss that." Mammon sighs.
               "I suppose this may be karma. I mean… A few of us did try to kill ___." Satan hums.
               "Think that's why Lucifer keeps having close calls when they face off?" Asmo wonders.
               "Maybe… But why does Levi keep getting away with little damage then?" Mammon huffs.
               "Maybe ___ likes Levi more." Solomon says.
               "D-Don't be stupid. There's no way that normie l-l-likes me more than the normal amount." Levi stammers with a blush.
               "Yeah, there's no way." Mammon agrees.
               "But… Every time I come over ___ is usually hanging out in Levi's room or playing games with Levi. You really think that ___ doesn't like Levi a little bit more than you guys?" Solomon tilts his head.
               A brief silence falls over the brothers, some peering at Levi with a hint of jealousy in their eyes. "Now that you mention it. I did catch ___ sleeping in his bed one of the times I went to play video games with Levi." Belphie comments.
               "_-___ fell asleep helping me farm in a game that day. So I put ___ in my bed." Levi defends.
               "I did see them shopping together a few times too." Satan nods.
               "We were looking for new games!" Levi says.
               "They showed up to eat at Hell's Kitchen before too." Beel says lightly.
               "___ was treating me after I lost a tournament!" Levi huffs.
               "Ooh there was a day when I saw ___ go to Levi's room with a bunch of snacks and drinks." Asmo chimes in.
               "We were pulling an all nighter to get a championship." Levi explains.
               "Sounds like you're best friends." Luke comments.
               "We are!" Levi smiles.
               "Sounds more than that to me…" Simeon hums.
               "Its not! Thats impossible." Levi waves a hand looking ahead as they reach a pathway suspended in the air.
                "Whoa… Step wrong and its game over…" Mammon comments looking down into the darkness. "O-Oi! Don't push me Asmo!"
                "Whoopsie.." Asmo hums.
                "Enough. We'll need Mammon as a shield later." Lucifer tells Asmo.
                "Oh right. Guess he can still be useful…" Asmo comments as the group starts down a spiraling staircase.
                "Anyone else hear that? Sounds like bats." Belphie comments.
                "Should be alright as long as we're quiet right?" Beel says just before Mammon trips and shouts, nearly going over the edge but Solomon and Lucifer catch his arms. Giant bats start to shriek and swoop down at that.
               "Second thought, let's release him…" Lucifer huffs.
               "N-No! Please big brother that I love so much!" Mammon pleads swiftly. Lucifer pulls him back, sending him an annoyed look whole Simeon blasts the bats back with glowing arrows.
               "Lets hurry to stable footing or some of us will get a game over!" Simeon calls, firing some more arrows as the group hurries down the stairs before finally reaching the vast underground, dragon sculptures lined up on either side of a tomb.
                 "... I have a bad feeling about this place…" Levi mutters, starting for the tomb.

                 "Whoa… Seriously? Six mini-bosses? Guess they reached the princess." You comment, picking the enemies.
                 "Was it alright to send the Bog Knight alone master?" Skulker inquires.
                 "Yep. I have a feeling this is all going to work out soon…" You stand up. "Time to wake up the behemoth dragon and cast this world into darkness. The guys will be so surprised when they return." You chuckle.

            Halfway to the tomb, the sculptures start to crumble, unleashing the dragons within. "I knew it!" Levi gasps, rolling out of the way.
             "Mammon! Stop yelling and use this dagger!" Lucifer snaps, tossing it to Mammon but it sticks in his shoulder.
              "Gah! My health! Don't throw knives!" Mammon gasps.
               "Can one of you dragons please eat that idiot!?" Satan requests, slashing at one.
               "Stay calm, these dragons aren't very tough when it comes to health." Solomon points out before dodging a column of lightning. "But they're still deadly…"
               "I put the fire one to sleep!" Belphie calls.
               "On it!" Beel says moving to finish it off.
               "Who needs a hug?" Asmo calls. "I'm ready to heal!"
               "Bats are coming back!" Simeon alerts.
               "I'll handle them!" Luke declares.
               Levi breaks away from the fight, hurrying to the tomb and forcing open the coffin. "Its empty…" He frowns. He pauses, a chill running down his spine. "You're suspended in the air behind me aren't you?" He guesses before looking back and jumping out of the way to avoid a sonic blast as the corpse shrieks at him.
                 "Ah, dammit Levi! Couldnt you have waited until we've dealt with the dragons!?" Satan questions as Levi runs back to them with the princess close behind.
                "Just shut up and trust me!" Levi says ducking under a dragon as the princess shrieks at him, instantly killing the dragon.
                 "Oh. I see now… Go Levi!" Satan calls. Levi uses the princess to quickly get rid of the dragons before turning to face her himself.
                  "Simeon! Shoot her down so we can attack!" He calls.
                  "Leave it to me." Simeon breathes before releasing an arrow.
                  With the combined attacks, they make quick work of the princess, as she dies she drops a single gold and red flute.
                 <b>Battle 6 results: Class SS Win</b>
                 "Is that it?" Mammon leans over it warily.
                 "Seems so… Anyone know how to play it?" Satan asks.
                 "I do." Luke says, going over and picking it up. "So we'll just use this to defeat ___? What about Diavolo?"
                 "He hasn't shown up yet so we don't know what kind of power he has." Lucifer points out.
                 "Then I suppose we should fix that. Right, Lucifer?" A familiar voice rumbles, making them all stiffen and look toward the stairs to see an army of clay Doppelgangers and Diavolo.
                "What's up with all these bosses? Are we nearing the end?" Mammon huffs.
                "Yes. And it's looking quite scary out there. So it'll be best if you all die here." Diavolo smiles.
                "No. I'm going to defeat ___ and get the best ranking!" Levi declares, getting ready to fight.
                "How fiery Levi. I never seen this side of you before." Diavolo chuckles in amusement. "But to get to ___ you have to defeat me." He adds, voice becoming low as his eyes narrow slightly.
                "I-I don't want to play anymore…" Luke whispers shakily.
                "Y-Yeah, its okay if we stop now…" Mammon manages.
                "I just had a bad chill go down my spine. I want out…." Asmo breathes, taking a step back.
                "Lucifer, what do we do?" Beel murmurs.
                "I'm sorry Lord Diavolo. But there's a villain here I wish to crush." Lucifer draws his sword, meeting the other's gaze steadily. Diavolo straightens at that, blinking a few times before touching one of his clay soldiers and making them all crumble.
                "Ah… Oops… Guess this is a bad place to fight. I'll head back to the castle now." He hums starting up the stairs.
               <b>Battle 7 results-</b>
               "Wait! Just like that!?" Mammon gasps in shock.
               "Talk about lucky…" Simeon comments.
               "I guess he doesn't want to fight with Lucifer." Beel comments as they start over the clay mounds. Diavolo stops and looks back, snapping his fingers.
                "Oh. I was kidding." He states as his clay soldiers suddenly reform and grab the group. "I wouldn't have ___'s trust if I made it that easy." He adds before continuing up.
                "Tch! I should've expected this to be a trap!" Lucifer growls, slashing through the clay soldiers the had him.
                "Why do most of them look like Lucifer!?" Mammon gasps.
                "Thats not a problem." Belphie and Satan say, taking out the soldiers without hesitation, seeming too happy to take out as many as they could.
                 "Is there something you two want to say to me?" Lucifer questions with a frown.
                 "Nope."
                 "Forget the soldiers, lets break through and get out of here! Simeon, take care of the bats!" Levi calls, bursting past the soldiers and running up the stairs.
                 "Right!" Simeon knocks a soldier back before running up after the group.
                 They reach the mouth of the dragon, going over the sand and stopping on the shore to look at the red and black sky. "Diavolo wasnt kidding…" Asmo comments.
                 "Look there, to the castle." Satan points.
                 "Whoa whoa whoa! Is that thing real!? Its bigger than the castle!" Mammon gasps.
                 "So cool…" Levi breathes as they look at the dragon as it looms ominously over the castle.
                 "... Are we really ready to take on ___, and THAT?" Asmo asks uneasily.
                 "Only one way to find out." Lucifer says, starting for the castle.
                 "He's right. We have the flute, we can do this." Levi assures, moving forward as well.

                 "Welcome back Lord Diavolo." You greet with a smile, watching him thoughtfully. "I found this nice sword for you, for the final battle." You tell him, holding it out to him with a bow.
                 "Oh, thank you ___," He rumbles, taking it.
                 "I can't wait, I have the final stages ready to go and everything! Its going to be epic!" You chime, beckoning him to follow you to the rooftop, overseeing your armies below.
                 "You've done everything by yourself and from what I can tell, you're quite the villain." Diavolo praises.
               "Of course a game's no fun without a good villain." You grin.

                They reach the castle walls, nudging Luke to the front. "Alright. Lead the way little Chihuahua." Lucifer hums.
                "I'm not- oh forget it…" Luke sighs moving through the gates and playing the flute, confusing the dragon soldiers within. Levi and Lucifer rush in, sweeping through the soldiers swiftly.
                 Once the last soldier falls a burst of magic makes the castle break apart into floating staircases and platforms, more enemies appearing. "Lets go! All the way to the top!" Levi hollers, pointing his sword at you and Diavolo.
                The group rushes up, Simeon staying back to snipe from the ground. Beel and Belphie take the lead, taking out the lesser enemies. The group steadily breaks apart to deal with the army of enemies. Levi and Lucifer reaching the platform right under you and Diavolo. You grin and leap down, landing on Lucifer as you push Levi back down the stairs.
               "Nice sword, but is it enough?" You snicker, forcing the blade away as you raise your other arm. "Lets mess up that beautiful face." You hum, hesitating before moving to swipe at him. Something plunges through your chest, making you pause and Lucifer blink in surprise.
             "Sorry ___, but I won't let you do that." Diavolo breathes. You look back at him and smirk.
             "Oh, I knew that. That's why I prepared for it." You chuckle as half of his health disappears. He coughs and staggers back, blood running down his chin. "You took the bait Diavolo. Now here's your prize." You shove Lucifer into him, taking in a breath. "Dragon God's breath!" You breathe before releasing a plume of black and red fire. Something flies in front of them, a flash of light shielding them.
              "Just in time! I knew that was a good purchase!" Mammon cheers before ducking down when you send him a glare. "I-I mean- who did that!?"
               You look back, barely dodging Lucifer's blade as he lunges at you. "You thought it would that quick did you?" He rumbles.
               "Lets just say I wasn't expecting Mammon to save your ass." You breathe. "But even though I've been betrayed, I'm still not alone! Skulker!" You call. The large knight suddenly moves between you and Lucifer, knocking Lucifer back.
                  "Leave them to me Master." He growls, lunging at Lucifer and clashing blades with him.
                 'I need to activate the Behemoth and finish this now.' You think, running up to the last platform. You were almost to the trigger when you're tackled from the side.
                "Did you forget about me?" Levi breathes, looming over you.
                "Nope. I was just hoping to reach the trigger before you caught up." You grin, kicking him off before jumping to your feet.
                "That so? Must be your last resort huh?" He guesses as you circle each other.
                "Maybe…" You hum before lunging at him. Your claws clashing with his sword send sparks flying as you swing viciously, trying to knock him off balance with leg swipes every now and then. A ringing suddenly fills your ears, making you shake your head, trying to focus on the fight.
                 "What's wrong? Too noisy ___?" He questions with a smirk, starting to get more blows in. You click your tongue glancing at your health bar, chunks were being taking from it. But beyond that you spot Lucifer and Diavolo leading the others up to your platform.
                 'So Skulker's gone…' You think before pulling a jet black knife from your inventory, spinning around Levi and throwing it into Diavolo's chest. Making him hit his knees as he suddenly starts to transform into a large dragon, forcing the others back to the previous platform as he goes on a rampage.
                 "Whoa…" Levi pauses, giving you time to swipe his feet out from under him. He hits his back and you dive for the trigger, hitting it and making the Behemoth Dragon take out the lower platforms, and open it's wings.
                 "It's my win Levi!" You call, jumping onto the behemoth's large back.
                 "Not yet!" He says, landing behind you as the dragon takes off.
                "Heh. Kinda cool though, fighting on a dragon's back." You chuckle. He nods, smiling briefly before getting back into character.
                "Lets finish this." He says before you both lunge at each other, pivoting as the dragon turns in the air. Levi was still hacking away at your health. You kick him back as your second form becomes available, swiftly selecting it to regain your health, wings coming out as you take a more dragon-like appearance. He pauses in awe, looking at you in a way that made you blush a bit.
                 "Don't look so happy. This is bad news for you." You breathe before zipping through the air and attacking him. You were dodging easier, but scratches kept randomly appearing on you. "You got some troubling skills Levi." You praise just before you're knocked back, tumbling over the dragon's back. You get to your knees, glancing at your health to find it under half already.
               "I knew you'd go with speed as your last form. So I picked skills that were more effective against fast opponents." Levi points out, straightening up.
               "Heh… We really get each other…" You smile, meeting his gaze. "Alright, won't be long now." You hum, standing up. He suddenly gathers wind magic around his blade and swings despite the distance, sending a wind take to cut and nick your skin. You quickly use your wings to disrupt it but it still did a number on your health. "Damn… This body's starting to shake…" You breathe before your knees buckle.
                "___?" Levi's unsure voice makes you look at him, he seemed worried all of a sudden.
                "What's with that face? Finish me off Levi." You tell him. He frowns, shaking his head, lowering the sword.
                 "I can't… I wanted that to be the last hit." He murmurs.
                 "Come on, I'm not in pain or anything. Its okay to kill me." You assure.
                 "... Then why haven't you been trying to kill me?" He points at his health bar. "I noticed a little while ago. But you've been going easy on me even though it didn't feel like that…"
                   "Damn…" You look down guiltily. "I guess it's the same thing you're feeling right now." You admit.
                   "Then… What do we do?" Levi asks. You meet his gaze,opening your mouth when a giant notification takes over the sky.
                 <b>Incoming Mega-Boss</b>
                   "Huh?" You and Levi huff before a being takes over the sky like some ominous god. You freeze as a familiar face frowns down at everyone. "Barbatos??"
                   "So this is where everyone went… I apologize but we don't have time. So I'm ending this now." His voice echoes the air before he strikes down with a single hand, making everything go black.

              <b>GAME OVER</b>

              "... That was terrifying…" You comment, blinking at Levi's computer screen. Mammon and Levi hum in agreement.
               "Lets play again though. That was fun!" Mammon chuckles before heading out. You and Levi watch the door before looking at eachother.
                "Looks like it worked out in the end." You smile.
                "But in the end I didn't win…" He grumbles.
                 "Next time then… We'll make Mammon the villain and level up together." You decide cheerfully. "That was so cool though! And you were such a badass!"
                 "What- me? No, you were! Did you plan that whole last stage?" He asks.
                 "Mhm! I wanted to give you an epic experience!" You chime.
                 "It was epic.. Thanks ___… Although I think I would've enjoyed fighting with you at my side more…" He pouts, looking to the side as pink dusts his cheeks. You blink, watching him for a moment.
                   "Ah… I really should've done it. I have not courage on this side…" You sigh covering your eyes.
                  "Hm? What's wrong? ___?" He leans forward, trying to peer at your face. You peer at him through your fingers before dropping your hands and leaning forward to kiss his lips, making him freeze and turn pink.
                  "I wanted to do that a lot today. Guess I'll try again tomorrow." You smile before hurrying out. Levi gaps at the door in shock before shaking his head in disbelief.
                  "Barbatos really messed me up… I'm imagining some crazy things…"