No one's POV

At the outer walls of Orario, the executive members of Evilus were looking towards Orario.

Valletta: The city was like a huge graveyard a moment ago... but now it's like they're back to life again.

Valletta started to get annoyed that Orario also had their own trump card to fight against their trump card and that is [The Flashing Strike] and [The Berserk Healer].

Valletta: Its all thanks to those two brats!! Damn you, Finn!!!

Vitteaux: We underestimated them. When Zald and Alfia told us that those two brats were just level 4, we got carried away and took them for granted. But now, we need to re-strategized our plan. They really are monsters just like Predator and Silence.

Valletta: Get that annoying smug off your face, faceless. Your the one that got defeated by that brat!

(Elsewhere)

Later that night, Astraea Familia along with Sora made a celebration and gave a lot of food to the citizens. Ryuu was surprised to see that the man that saved her had survived. He explain her it was thanks to the armor he was wearing. Ryuu asked with a severe gaze if he had stole it from an adventurer, frightiening the man, but let him go after he promised to give it back.

Gangster A: Ugh...! I'll return them to the owner, I swear! I'll apologize to my client Familia once they're repaired! Please...

Ryuu: Alright. I'll believe you. You will not be punished as long as you're willing to atone.

Alise: Wow, Lion. So you're not going to punish him, huh? Weren't you the one who said one must be punished for their sins?

Ryuu: Well, Ardee taught me that I should also learn to forgive. That's all...

Ryuu then noticed that Alise had a smug on her face.

Ryuu: What's with that smug on your face, Alise?

Alise: I'm just happy to know that you're growing up! Look how determined you are now! Here, you deserved a hug, just like my boyfriend!

Sora: I'm not your boyfriend!!

Alise then let go of Sora, and he quickly breath in some air as he was being suffocate by Alise's hug, and Alise went towards Ryuu and hug her instead and Ryuu started blushing.

Ryuu: Alise?! Stop it! Everyone's watching-Ahh! Don't rub your cheeks against my ear!!

Alise then noticed that Sora was trying to sneak away from the pub, when she let go of Ryuu and ran towards him tackling him to the ground, hugging him tightly.

Sora: AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

Alise: Mou~ Are you running away again?!

Sora: Let go off me you damn woman!!!

Alise: Why?! You mean, I can't hug you? Even though I confessed to you!!

Alise hug Sora even tighter and started rubbing her face on his.

Sora: First of all, your hugging me to tight!! And secondly, aren't you like 6 years older than me?!

Alise: Well can't help it. I mean you've stolen my heart. Your so kind, strong, cook delicious food, smart, handsome, and responsible. All the things that a girl want to find in a boy is in you!

Astraea Familia: -_-

The Astraea Familia were looking at Alise dumbfounded, while Ryuu looked confused.

Ryuu: Um, what happened while I was away from you guys...?

Kaguya: Well...

Kaguya then summarized what happened after Ryuu had ran away. With Sora helping Kaguya and Lyra save the campsite from Vitteaux, helping them tend the wounds, helping Alise regain her sense of justice, even cooking them food, when all of them were exhausted. And finally helping them get passed Zald, so they could save Ryuu herself from danger. And after Kaguya explained it to them, Ryuu looked at Sora completely shocked.

Ryuu: To think that he...

Lyra: Yeah, if anything, your the only member left that hasn't apologize for what we have done to him...

The pass 4 days of watching over Sora. The Astraea Familia other than Astraea herself, were treating Sora pretty badly. They pretty much, lock him up in a room, while also leaving him leftovers for his meals. But Sora never complained, he was fine being treated like that. He thought that it was his punishment for Alfia and Zalds action, so he accept it without any complained.

Ryuu: I guess your right...

Ryuu then approached Sora who was still struggling to break free from Alise's tight hug and Sora and Alise noticed it.

Ryuu: Um...

Sora: Hm...?

Ryuu: Yatagami, I am truly sorry for what I've done to you, this past 4 days. I've treated you badly, and I almost begged my Goddess to end your life. I hope from here on out, we could get along...

Sora just smile at her after hearing her apology.

Sora: No... You don't need to apologize. I understand how you feel. If anything, its because of me and my Familia, that this happens in the first place. So you don't need to feel sorry for...

Kaguya: There you go again, trying to take the blame all to yourself...

Sora: Well...

Alise: See! This is why, you are wonderful!!

Alise then hugged Sora even tighter.

Sora: Can somebody please help me!!

Alise: Why? Don't you want to be with me?

Sora: Is not like that! I'm sorry, I can't accept your feeling! Is not because I hate you or anything, is because I'm already in a relationship with someone...

The whole pub was silent, and Alise's hair started shadowing her eyes. Sora could feel the intense glare from Ryuu. She thought that Sora just made Alise sad, and Sora also thought the same thing. He thought that he had break her heart, by not accepting her feeling, but suddenly Alise, pop up with a smirk on her face.

Alise: Then, I'll be your girlfriend number 2!!

Everyone: Huh?!

Sora(mind): This woman, she's bad news!!!

Alise: I mean, it looks to me, that I'm not the only one in my Familia that have fallen for you. I mean, Kaguya had fallen for you...

Everyone then looked towards Kaguya and saw that she was blushing badly. It indicates that Alise was telling the truth.

Kaguya: Who says that I'm in love with him?!

Lyra: You say that, but your face says otherwise...

Kaguya blush even further and Sora started sweating bullets.

Sora(mind): Oh man... I really need to lower the number of stubborn women in my life... I just hope, Asuna never see this...

Sora: Anyway! Aren't you all being to generous?! You treating the people of Orario to food like this... All this food and drinks, Yes, the atmosphere of the city had changed, but you're using up all the limited stocks you have.

Sora wondered if they would be fine since, even though the city looked lively again, they were using all their stocks.

Alise: To be honest, I have no idea about our situation either!

Ryuu: That's not something you should be proud of. In fact, I heard of these compliments from Hermes Familia.

Falgar told her to not worry as it had been brought by Hermes, although they didn't know from where he took it.

Sora: Well, that explain all that. But seriously, can someone help me here!!!

Alise: No! Please, I'm begging you! Let me hug you even tighter! I don't want to let you go!!

Sora: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOMEONE HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Everyone: Uwahhh...

Lyra: So the fastest man alive has a weakness. And that is women eh...

Neze: This is truly fascinating...

Maryuu: She's an expert at irritating others... and that just makes us tired...

Iska: Exactly. So now, if Yatagami ever turn our backs. We just sent a bunch of women to stop him!

Ryana and Nion: Yeah, that's right.

Kaguya: I'm sorry. But, you just have to go through with it.

Sora: WHY ARE YOU ALL TAKING NOTE ABOUT THIS?!?!? AND JUST WHAT KIND OF PERSON DO YOU THINK I AM?!?! JUST HELP ME GO ALREADY!!!!!

All of them just laugh at Sora's displeasure. Even though Sora was suffering. He could see the laughters and the smile has returned. Its all he could ever ask for. The people smile, is all the joy and the repayment he needs.

(Timeskip)

The next day, after receiving a report from the investigation team sent to the dungeon, Finn ordered to gather all the Familias that still could fight at midnight in the Central Park and left to go for Ottar. Once they had gathered everyone, Finn started giving the information.

Finn: Alright, listen up. We found out what our enemy was truly after. A lot has happened since the Great Feud, but for them it was all the preparation for the big show.

Lyra: Huh?!

Finn: What they are truly after is the Nightmare in the Dungeon to be summoned. Evilus is going to break a taboo by sending Demon Lord Erebus into the Dungeon to lure out the Nightmare to the city.

Asfi: What?!

Kaguya: What do you mean by summoning the worst kind of monster? Aren't they like ordinary monsters?!

Finn: I believe I don't have to explain the summoning part. The researchers that have been sent to the dungeon discovered the target. The target was on 24th floor by noon today. They're destroying all the floors as they move upward.

Kaguya: ?!?!

Finn: According to the researchers, the target is massive. Judging from there speed and the damage they can cause. The guild has determined and announced that combat ability of the target equals or greater than the Monster Rex.

Everybody started panicking. After all, the monster that Evilus is trying to reach the surface is equal to a monster rex.

Falgar: You are kidding right?

Ryuu: The god is trying to bring menace to the world by freeing a Floor Boss into the city?!

Alise: So that means... What our enemies are after...!

Sora: The enemies are trying to destroy the Babel from the surface ground.

With Loki and Freya inside Babel.

Freya: With Arcanum cast inside the dungeon, they summoned the monster of darkness...

Loki: Yeah in the lower floors that thing is assassin of the Gods. The decoy inside of the dungeon will make monsters go mad and Ouranos's player will no longer be in effect.

Freya: It's not just us. Ouranos too couldn't realize what was happening inside the dungeon. They weren't given chance.

Loki: Yeah, I hate to admit it but Evilus. No, that bloody God Erebus was one step ahead of us.

With Hermes and Astraea who was beside all the adventurers.

Hermes: The Nightmare must have been summoned on the day of the Great Feud, at night.

Astraea: The power of Arcanum was unleashed during the departure of multiple gods...The gleaming pillar of departure itself can be referred as the Arcanum. There were 9 powerful unmatching lights.

Hermes: Because of the shocking incident in Orario, no body was able to pay attention to the dungeon. Usage of divine power and summoning of the dark monster couldn't be spotted in darkness. That departure of gods was bait for summoning the Nightmare. At the same time, it was distraction and also a cover-up. They weren't only sending up only our gods back up. They also killed the gods that were suppose to be on there side. These cruel, merciless being were sacrificing their own man to trap us... or this was there plan all along.

Astraea: It's just unbelievable and horrifying. I am sure Erebus, the who started all of this got everything he wanted out of this.

Hermes: Absolute malevolence, huh? He's right. I can't thing of anybody more malicious than him. No wonder Evilus was messing around that day. They knew that adventures would be weakened. When the time come, a huge bomb will explode on it's own from the underneath. It was important for them to waste as much time as possible.

Back with the adventures.

Lyra: What are we going to then? They have Zald and Alfia on their side and now monster that is coming to destroy everything too?!

Kaguya: But we have, The Flashing Strike and The Berserk Healer on our side! So its not a losing matter just yet!

Sora: You know I'm standing right next to you right...

Kaguya just looked away blushing.

Ryuu: Stop it Lyra you are scaring us all.

Lyra: Just let it. Everything's fine.

Ryuu: Huh?

Lyra: Who so you think is standing in front of the adventurers now? Us. We're the hopes.

Sora and Finn: We fight back.

Everyone: !!!

Finn: We're dividing ourselves into 2 teams. One is for counter-attacking the Evilus, and one is for slaying the Nightmare. The first will be an alliance of Familias, and the latter will be a small team of chosen fighters. Evilus attacks and the summoning of Nightmare... both is related to the fall of Babel. We'll be in between but we'll take them both down.

Asfi: Of course. We're in between them... I don't think this is going to be as easy as it sounds. Our enemies are not going to be standing in front and behind us. Instead, they'll be coming from above and below.

Shakti: We're standing on the ground, and we can't expect reinforcement... Orario is either if either one of teams fails.

Kaguya: You make it sound so simple though.

Finn: Well, let me make it clear, then. I'd say we can do this.

Sora:...

Everyone: ?!?!

Alise: What does that mean...?

Sora: I think that he meant, its something that can only be done by us, adventurers. Power to be unified will be greatest since the start of an era of quality before quantity. Without Orario, who can handle it? If Orario can't conquer who can? We have a slight chance of winning. That is more than enough to make this work.

Everybody was quiet as they listened to Sora who had interpreted Finn's words so they could understand. And Finn nodded his head.

Finn: Exactly what Sora Yatagami told you. And also, I have one question- Are you sure you want to walk away from this as a loser?

In that moment everybody remembered their defeat at the hands of Evilus. And how they were saved by Sora and Asuna that day, so they could survived the Great Feud.

Finn: Admit it! All of us here are loser! We are all pathetic losers who lost that night, if it weren't for the Flashing Strike and the Berserk Healer, we wouldn't be standing here right now! Look around you! Is your best friend still beside you? Is the one you loved from your hearts standing behind you? Because if not, someone's got to get revenge! Who will avenge the dead, and restore the honor of humiliated? US! This chain will be broken! We end this once and for all, to stop peoples screams! Don't let chaos happen again!

Everyone was speechless. They could feel the fire ignite from their hearts. The day when they all lost the fight. Now its time for them to get revenge for their loves one.

Finn: Now we know what taste of defeat looks like! It helped us get stronger, so we fight back! Adventures, it's time now to show your spirits! Outlaws it's time to be more vicious than ever! The last one standing is a true conquer! This is a promised land where heroes are born, and it's city of adventures!

Cheers started erupting from the adventurers heart. They were motivated by the speech that Finn had given them.

Kaguya: I feel positive spirits bursting...

Lyra: See? I told you everything is going to be fine.

Ryuu: Lyra...

Lyra: Finn is devious con artist. He convinces people into thinking that the impossible is possible. He'd involve everyone into his lies and turn lies into truths. His words become an encouragement, and it makes us brave. That's why he's brilliant. Finn is the hope of his clan.

Alise: So our Braver is a con artist, huh? It's so you to put it that way, Lyra.

Ryuu: Well, let us believe in that lie so it becomes the truth, then!

Sora: This is just a prologue of the lives of Heroes! It was just a warm up before you all face the ultimate finale! I hope that you guys could cleaned up the mess that we Zeus and Hera Familia who got defeated by the Black Dragon, and prove it to us, that you guys are the next Heroes!!

Finn: Exactly! We will prove it to you!! That we are the Next Generation Heroes!!!

Adventurers: AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

Somewhere with Evilus.

Valletta: How touching Finn! Now, to go to hell!"

Vitteaux: The city where heroes are born, and the city of the adventures... ahh, how beautiful it sounds. It makes me want to destroy it...

Olivas: I swear... I swear I'll take down Orario this time!

At the abandon church, Zald and Alfia who were listening just smirk.

Zald: You're all howling back at us like prey that is not ready to be eaten yet... I like it. And brat, this will be your final test, onto surpassing us...

Alfia: You're really are a talkative Pallum. Even though you sound heroic, you are nothing compare to my son. He is more of a Hero than you are... He was able to bring the city back to life, just by his actions...

Back to Central Park, Finn spoke up. He continued and said they were the only ones that could do it, declaring they would stop chaos and end it once and for all.

Finn: Our enemy is absolute malevolence! We declare war at them, in the name of our glorious Astraea! Let the battle of justice commence!

Only cheers could be heard through out Orario as adventures readied themselves for the final fight. An unprecedented struggle between chaos and order. The fading glow of unknown heroes. This battle will later be called; the battle of justice. The biggest war between justice and evil in history of Orario had commenced that day.