"Let me go," you whispered, gently stroking Sting's soft hair, "just let me go, Sting."

Sting shook his head, causing you to shake your head sadly as you gently pried his hands off of your body. You stepped away from the blond.

"It'll be okay, Sting. You're not ready to dance the danse macabre...while I am."

You looked up at the two dragons who watched the entire exchange unfold patiently. You nodded at Vivalgia before she returned the gesture and allowed you to climb onto her head.

"Wait."

"Sting?" Hikari questioned.

He looked up at the three of you, teary-eyed, "Take care of her, okay? I...I love her more than words can describe. She means so much to me, so...take care of her, even in her very last moments."

Vivalgia flashed a warm smile before both she and Hikari leapt into the sky with two graceful flaps of their wings. Vivalgia looked down at Sting who was staring straight at the ground, his fists clenched tightly.

"I will, Sting...I will."

×××

The three of you were nearing Crimson Reaper and Acnologia, and all of a sudden, Hikari's markings glowed the same magenta as Crimson's eyes as her body was gradually getting covered by a magenta aura. Hikari rammed into Crimson in full speed before the scales near her face cracked loudly.

Crimson let out a loud cry of pain while Hikari flew back to Vivalgia and you, most of the pirstine white scales on the right side of her face cracked.

"H-Hikari!"

"It's already begun, a few more hits and you're gone," Vivalgia declared.

Acnologia looked at the two dragons before he roared loudly and flew towards them, Crimson Reaper still trying to recover from the impact of Hikari's attack.

"Dragon Queen!" he roared, "What is the meaning of this!?"

Vivalgia calmly stared at Acnologia, "We're taking down Crimson Reaper, what else?"

Acnologia growled, "That wasn't a normal attack! Are you planning a suicide mission, you fool!? What made you think you could use up your own life energy just to attack!?"

Hikari snickered, "I know you're aware, Dragon King, that Crimson is incredibly powerful. This might be the only way to prevent him from having his way with the world."

Acnologia stared at the two dragons, thinking about seomthing, after a few seconds he sighed in defeat. "Fine," Acnologia mumbled, "I'll join your stupid game, but only because I'd rather rot in hell as the Dragon King than have him take my title away from me."

"Wha-?"

"Told you," Vivalgia stated proudly.

Hikari glanced at Crimson Reaper who was back in sky, and furious.

"The Dragon King, the Dragon Queen, an incredibly powerful Queen Dragon Slayer, and I...against the all-powerful Dragon Lord of the Afterlife."

You smiled smugly, "Oh, please. We can do this."

××× (A/N: Sorry I'm just gonna skip the whole battle because I majorly suck at these types of things so...onto the near end of the battle!)

Vivalgia landed on the ground, nearly collapsing from exhaustion, "Oh crap. I've hit my limit."

There were cracks all over her pristine purple scales and the crystals on her body had completely dimmed to an unsightly grey. Hikari landed next to her, just as mangled as the Dragon Queen. Her scales were ready to peel off her body and her markings dulled just like Vivalgia's crystals.

You smiled, panting, "Atleast we aren't the only one who's reached our limit."

Crimson barely managed to get up on his feet, it was clear the dragon had been greatly injured from the assault of three dragons and a Dragon Slayer.

"Dragon King!" Vivalgia called out.

Acnologia landed next to the two dragons, just in the same state as them. He looked at the two dragons before his gaze briefly averted towards your form.

"Are we going to end this, Dragon Queen?" he asked.

Vivalgia nodded, "One more hit. That's all it'll take, we're all near our breaking point. After this, we're all gone."

"Then let's do this."

Crimson took the sky, roaring angrily. Suddenly, his magenta eyes turned blood red and the rings on his body glowed an intense crimson. He raised his tail, the blade auras gradually getting enveloped in a bright pink, he quickly brought it down and slammed it into the ground, causing a wave of pink energy to quickly rush towards us.

Acnologia growled and quickly leapt in front of us, absorbing the entire blow. The dragon cried out in pain before he glared at Vivalgia and Hikari.

"Go, dammit! Before he'll unleash his real power!"

You looked at him, "...real power?"

"He has the ability to control those who die! He can and will kill you if he thinks you deserve it! The thing is, purposely wiping off your existence causes his soul to chip away bit by bit! That is why he was incredibly fearsome back in our time!"

Vivalgia rose, and so did Hikari, "Crimson Reaper is the true meaning of danse macabre. Battling him is walking a fine thread of silk, one wrong move and he will not hesitate to kill you. He can wipe out all our existences in a heartbeat."

Crimson laughed dryly, "It's sweet how kindly you speak of me...even in your last moments!"

Crimson landed in front of the four of us, his eyes burning with malice and pure hatred for the beings in front of him. You could feel how badly he wanted all of us gone.

"Long ago," he began, "there lived two all-powerful divine beings. They lived before the time of dragons, they were here before time even began. One of them overflowed with the gift of life...the other overflowed with the gift of death. Once dragons began posing a threat to them in terms of being the most powerful beings on this Earth, they themselves turned into dragons."

His eyes flashed back to magenta before he snarled and willed it to become blood red once again, "The one that overflowed with the power of death took the opportunity to try and...elimimate the only other being that dared to oppose him. So, in the form of a dragon...the dragon of death eliminated the dragon of life."

He grinned maliciously, "The Dragon Lord of the Afterlife, Malcabraiyhe and the Dragon Lord of the Heavens, Orstiandelseii. The creators of the Lullabies of Olde, and to this day, Malcabraiyhe still lives in the form of..."

"...Crimson Reaper," you finished bitterly.

"Exactly," he said, "and today, you dance in tune to the Lullaby of Oblivion. You are stuck dancing to my Lullaby, the one I have created...until I decide that you've performed well enough."

"We make our own choices, Crimson..or rather, Malcabraiyhe and whether it is the Lullaby of Oblivion we are dancing to or the Lullaby of Resurrection does not matter one bit! All that matters is how elegantly we dance to the beat of the song...today, we dance to the Lullaby of Oblivion, made by none other than you, the Dragon Lord of the Afterlife himself...

...and we're going to dance until the very end of this Lullaby, whether you want to or not!"

Vivalgia flew into the air, Acnologia following close behind. Hikari roared loudly and sped towards Crimson who grinned evilly as his rings glowed even brighter than before. He was about to attack when a flurry of white and gold tackled him to the ground.

The figure that had slammed him into the ground was a pale white dragon with golden streaks here and there. The dragon bore angelic wings and it had bright blue eyes, the color of the sky. The scales covering its body resembled that of armor and to put it simply, this dragon looked beautiful.

Crimson growled deeply, "...Orstiandelseii."

The dragon, Orstiandelseii, growled as he bore his fangs, "Be quiet, Malcabraiyhe...let's see how it would feel like dying to the sound of your own Lullaby."

Orstiandelseii looked at the three dragons that reamined mid-air in shock, "The Lullaby of Oblivion...sing it while you end him with your attacks."

Vivalgia nodded and opened her mouth to speak.

"Skin and bones, ashes and stones...come together to dance the macabre,"

"Fire and ice, earth and sky...come together to dance the macabre,"

Vivalgia struck Crimson with her tail, causing the scales near that area to crack loudly. The dragon winced before she flew back up to the sky, about to land her next attack.

Acnologia flew past Vivalgia, chanting the next lines.

"Dragon and human, wizard and beast...come together to dance the macabre,"

"Death and life, dark and light...form a line to watch and see,"

Acnologia let loose a massive beam of blue light that contained small streaks of black, Orstiandelseii quickly flew out of the way so that the attack could hit Crimson fully.

A flurry of white and red dashed past the Dragon King, speaking as she gradually neared the divine being.

"Skin and bones, ashes and stones...join hands to dance the macabre,"

"Fire and ice, earth and sky...join hands to dance the macabre,"

At the last moment, Hikari latched onto Crimson with her talons and carried him to the sky, where she let go and smacked him with one of her large wings, sending him to the ground.

At the ground, Orstiandelseii took over while continuing the Lullaby.

"Dragon and human, wizard and beast...join hands to dance the macabre,"

"Death and life, dark and light...stand back as they dance with glee,"

The Dragon Lord of the Heavens used his curved talons to tear holes through Crimson's large, ringed wings, making the dragon roar in pain. Orstiandelseii then flew up, bringing Crimson with him. When they were high enough he let Crimson go and watched as he dropped to the ground, unable to fly as his wings were torn apart.

On the ground, a certain Queen Dragon Slayer was waiting. Her fists enveloped in various elements, while waiting for her target, she continued the Lullaby, her voice ever so soft and sweet.

"Skin and bones, ashes and stones...wither in the hands of the macabre,"

"Fire and ice, earth and sky...wither in the hands of the macabre,"

Once Crimson was close enough to the ground, you began your assault. Each attack you unleashed on Crimson hurt your body even more and more to the point you believed you were hurting yourself way more than you were hurting Crimson.

...so this was the price to pay to save the world.

After one last attack, you hit your limit and fell to your knees, trying your best to get back up. Once you realized you couldn't move, you looked up and saw that all the dragons were barely holding on.

Vivalgia, Acnologia, and Hikari had collapsed and were glowing a soft golden color. As more and more time passed, they had become glowing orbs of gold that floated upwards.

Crimson was lying, defeated on the ground, having taken the assault of four other dragons. His breathing was shallow, but even in this state he was still able to inflict serious damage.

Orstiandelseii's golden scales then turned a soft green and he lowerd his feathered tail to the ground, when the feathers brushed against the ground, the three dragons finally moved on a better life, void of suffering. The dragons' bodies turned gold as they breathed their last breaths.

"Or...Orstiandel..seii," Vivalgia mumbled weakly, "...thank you."

Even though the dragons were glowing gold, their features were still incredibly fine and clear. Vivalgia's eyes shut and she breathed one last time before her body broke apart into a hundred or so small gold orbs that came together to form her body once again, this time she was completely gold.

Vivalgia smiled softly, now having left this Earth, "It was...nice to die a second time. Come now, Acnologia,Hikari. The sooner you let go, the sooner it'll all be over."

"She's right," Orstiandelseii said, "I'll take care of this."

After a few minutes, the same thing happened to Acnologia and Hikari. The three dead dragons were flying in the air, colored gold.

"Let's finish this," Hikari whispered, "it's nearly the end of the Lullaby. Let's end all this together."

The green of Orstiandelseii's scales faded back to gold and his eyes changed from a bright blue to a dark purple, like that of Vivalgia's scales.

"Dragon and human, wizard and beast...wither in the hands of the macabre,"

Orstiandelseii's fangs sunk into Crimson's neck as the dragon weakly cried out. The former tossed the large black dragon in the air and prepared to fire a bright white breath streaked with gold.

It was the final hit.

After this, Crimson Reaper...or rather, the Dragon Lord of the Afterlife, Malcabraiyhe, would have met his end.

"...what was I thinking?" you mumbled, sitting up so you could see the killing blow, "no matter how strong I am, I will never match up to these dragons. How arrogant I was to think I could dance the danse macabre with them."

You smiled weakly, "Then again, atleast I'm not as arrogant as Sting."

"Death and life, dark and light..."

Orstiandelseii let loose the beam and it struck Crimson in mid-air, the dragon was covered in a bright white light. When the light faded, the dragon crashed into the ground. Crimson glanced at Orstiandelseii, who was glowing gold.

Crimson shut his eyes, his body glowing gold as well.

At the same time, Orstiandelseii's and Malcabraiyhe's bodies turned into golden orbs. The orbs came together and the two dragons formed, colored bright gold.

The five dragons formed a circle before a large beacon of bright white light formed in the center. The pillar extended to the sky, and it probably went even further than that.

The five dragons glanced at you before smiling brightly, as if they were children and not dragons. With happy grins and no regrets, they chanted the last part of the Lullaby of Oblivion...

"...take their leave for the task is complete."

The dragons each said something that you couldn't hear before they flew upwards, following the beacon and as they flew, their bodies grew more and more transparent. Once they reached the point of the clouds, they had disappeared completely and the beacon disappeared along with the five dragons.

And with that, your entire world turned black.