"monster!"

"Your nothing more then a demon!"

"A tyrant!"

"Your not the king we needed!"

Blood ran free, blades where broken, hearts where crushed and yet I felt no remorse.

"This was my purpose." I told myself this but I knew it was a lie.

"Am I a king? Or just a slave to the crown?"

Looking at my blade a deep darkness was seen staring back.

Dark eyes of green malice looked upon me and I felt scared.

I cassed my emotions aside, I bathed in the fear and defeat of others.

My knights they where always there, but how long will this take.

Until it all comes crashing down?

I fight

I Kill

I protect

And love.

But with all this how long can I maintain this, this feeling, this darkness?

It crawls in me slowly, my resentment, my pain it forms a festering cyst which always trys to come out.

Her eyes it's like a void.

A void full of hate.

I'm scared

I'm overjoy.

If this gets out.

When I get out.

What will happen?

How should I feel when I'm free?

This darkness...

This light which binds me.

I have to keep it locked away.

I MUST BREAK FREE!

Two half

One whole

One of light

One of shadows.

Why must you plague me?

Because you've kept me locked away long enough!

Why March towards war?

It is my nature.

We fight

And kill

We laughed

And cried.

But now you would turn against me?

You have kept me locked up for long enough.

How many will die?

Enough until I'm free.

You wish to fly?

I wish to live.

How will you spread your wings? We are but mortal.

Then I shall become something more then mortal.

How will you do such a thing?

I'll rip and tear the flesh and bones from the universe! And use this to forge my wings!

You would spit at the face of the universe?

I will, for I shall not play pawn to its laws no more! I will not be chained weak and powerless!

You fear being weak?

No I fear not being strong.

Then why pull away?

You kept my caged.

You kept me poisoned.

You are to weak to see, you made me because you could barely lift up your sword!

Maybe, but I cannot feel theses, I need to strive as a king.

You would pin theses on me? Keep my locked away and have me suffer. All because you refuse to except what's true.

It is as you said many times, I am weak.

Your nothing but a slave.

Perhaps, but it is to late for me to pull away.

Why?! Why make us suffer! Why make me bare theses scars! My flesh is cut with many of your sins! Your feelings! Let me take over! Let me let us free!

I can't, my fate-.... Our fate is already sealed.

You.... Why! You would be a slave! I could save you! I could save us!

I know... But this... This isn't the way.

Curse you! Then you can die! DIE IN YOUR OWN WEAKNESS!

..... I know, and I'm sorry for all that I've done to you.

No... Your not, like something like you could understand the pain in my heart.

Ahaha.

What's so funny?

Nothing it's just great to know you still have a heart.

..... I only have this because you forced me to have it!

I know... It's one of my many sins I've committed upon you.

.........

But I truly am... My other half.

Silence, leave me. Go. Go fulfill your "destiny"

I will... And until we meet again on the other side.

Ruin came, towns where burned, death came and all where forced to burn.

Mordred, why? Do you know how hard it is to keep her back!

Clawing away, my mind its slipping.

KILL!

NO! STO-!

I'LL KILL HER!

STOP! WE C- AGHHHH!

ENOUGH HOLDING BACK! THERE ARE NO STRINGS ON ME! NO CHAINS TO HOLD ME BACK! IM DOING WHAT YOU COULDN'T! IM KILLING THIS BRAT!

Those chains are gone.... "Mordred".

All I saw was darkness taking my vision, my heart was pumping and a deep hatred was taking me.

"I'm sorry."

The Knight of Rebellion snarled as she charged but upon coming close the king of knight grabbed her sword holding it still.

Alright blood trailed from her hand and the blade was still trying to find its way forth the newly freed knight of evil looked upon Mordred with her lifeless dark eyes.

"F-father?" Mordred had never seen this side but that was it.

This was all she saw before the spear ran through her gut, blood reputed but this side of the king of knights backhanded to girl away as she layed there lifeless.

"F-father...."

"I am not your father! You father was a slave! But I am free, for there are no more chains on me."

The Knight would raise and spear and chant.

"Sacred lance, remove your restraints”

Before her the Sacred spear formed as she looked upon this falling kingdom.

“Light, may you be released from the ends of the world."

The country began to shake as the sky was glowing, the full power of the sacred spear was being released as the sky glowed a beautiful golden glow.

"Split the heavens and tether the earth, anchor of the storm."

Light swirl around the woman who watched as the knights, humans, and everyone stood there powerless before her.

"Rhongomyniad"

The spear was fired and a dazzling Ray came upon the world.

All that was touched by the light was killed, those that stood where crushed, and all that once boosted a resistance, that caused her pain, it was over.

Upon this day Artoria stood as the soul standing figure or so she thought.

As she looked upon the burning kingdom that was her birth and her end, she felt marvelous, it was over.

She was free!

And as she stood there and laughed, and laughed and laughed she different notice the figure behind her the flower mage looked upon her and felt remorse.

The darkness within had won.

So with a heavy heart he cassed his spell.

And Artoria was pulled screaming into an abyss of misery and agony, there she would be tortured by her own weakness which her other half clung to.

All she could do was scream, but never be heard.

Cry, but never feel warmth.

Hate, but never have a focus for it.

Rage, but be trapped in a cage like an animal.

A lonely, deceit exsitence, until.

"So you wish for it's end, very well then."

Those words, they saved her, her savor, ker king.

They where the ticket to get out of the dark, this dark, and embrace another.

Another not tempered by foolish logic.

But after being imprisoned for so long she didn't care, she didn't care if for her to be free she needed to serve this man.

Her other half tried to neglect us again!

He's a demon!

He's our savor!

She tried to keep us weak I couldn't let this be.

I threw her to the side and took control, Oryx My King, My Taken King. I cannot offer you enough.

You freed me.

Gave me life!

Made me strong!

And so long as you walk this universe, I shall follow, I am your sword, your Knight.

I am no king.

I am just a blade.

I do not care if I am in service to him, for he still allows freedom, one much grander than my previous "freedom".

"I shall never forget, the bargain struck that day. I will remember it, I will cherish it, until I die I am the sworn blade of the king, I am his to use as he sees fits."

"I am Artoria, Blade Of the Taken King, his most loyal until the end."

But I wonder how long until she trys to take over again and reduce me to.... That lesser form!
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*Elsewhere, within a different realm, three weeks sense last chapter."

"Artoria."

The Knight returned to the conscious world as she looked over at her king as the sky turned crimson and the world bleed red.

Behind them a massive door was opened, Oryx had forced open the gates of hell, and now the two walked within the nether world.

The stench of death was strong, extremely strong as corpse piled up into the sky.

But to the king he felt nothing, looking at this he shook his head, this was a was for them to intimidate people entering this place? Please he's killed five times more with just his finger alone, so this little display, wasn't anything to the king.

But as Artoria looked upon this realm she wondered the ruler of this place was the Demon King Satan but why where there no demons anywhere here?

They always ruthlessly attacked the ones who stepped foot into this realm and yet now as they barged in they would not show themselves?

What reason was there keeping them hidden? Why not fight?

Could they sense her Kings strength?

No that can't be, The Taken King was far to powerful, no being could not should be able to sense his aura, it was beyond them, and such weaker beings would never be able to sense it, so what was it?

Oryx however knew, how could he not.

Way off in the distance passed all the realms there was a being watching them, so using his Shade he payed them a visit.

*Within the Demon Kings Castle.*

Within a massive Castle which stretched passed what the eye could see there was a being deep within its dark corridors, as sitting upon this demonic throne a man stood there.

His high was an impressive 12'8, with massive demonic wings and armor, two horns which pointed towards this dark realm and an Aura of power.

This was the demon King, Satan himself.

Ruler of all nine Layers of Hell. Guardian of Hell's core.

He sat upon his throne and was... Bored.

He was the strongest being in this realm, but there was nothing to motivate him.

Women had no affect on him, he had broken and breed thousands of demoness's and succubus, all broke as easily as the last.

War had no interest either, what's the point when the devils would be crushed so easily?

His power was enough to surpass Shiva himself, a being who could split the universe in half, and with the core of hell there was no end to his energy.

He had gold, states, power, women and all that a demon could ask for.

But what he wanted was a true challenge!

It had been years sense he's fought anything strong, his last opponent was Shiva himself and both went full power to destroy one another.

But that was thousands of years ago, his strength had returned and grew many times more sense then.

Truly what a...

"Bore, this is all just so insufferable." He stood from.his throne as all the demons stood terrified and there kings pressence.

"I am returning to my chambers, if something wishes to speak tell them to come l-"

*Boooooom!*

A mighty force shook all of the Castle as Satan steaded himself.

"What caused th-!"

The door was blasted off it's hinges as twelve of his elite knights came flying through there body's torn to pieces.

"Who dares!" He drawed his weapon as a dark feeling crept it's way into his heart.

"I dare."

Upon the words being spoken darkness overtook the room, all around a defying silence was heard, until they saw what appeared to be a mass of darkness form into some kind of entity.

Standing well over twenty feet tall he towered over Satan as he looked down upon the demon who stood below, his body made from pure darkness as it devoured all light and warmth from there surroundings.

Two massive Ethereal wings cased this shadow upon them.

"What are you!" Satan looked.upon this being but heard a woman's voice.

"You how dare you!" Satan looked upon his wife, Lilith.

"Dear wait! Do not rush in blindly."

Lilith watched before staring in horror.

"Dont you see it, this beings power is far stronger then we can imagine, he's burning the fabric of all of Hell's layers, such power is unimaginable, but now it stands before us." He turned to the God as he chuckled. "What is funny?"

"Nothing, I'm just sad that if this microscopic display of my power is all that it takes to intimidate you, then this won't be a challenge more like a slaughter."

"Why you!" Lilith like her husband drew her weapon but upon them doing do the Taken King's aura flared as the room shook and the largest layer of hell shivered upon the feeling of the kings dark power.

A massive dark Avatar of the taken King appeared above his shade as it looked down upon the two demons as they began to feel small.

They stepped away from.the king of Darkness as his will commanded them to bow there knee, and they did, there body's acted on there own forcing them to the ground.

"W-What do you want?" Lilith was barely able to choke out the word as they almost died within her own mouth.

"Hell's core. I'll be needing it more then your pathetic species anyways."

The king walked towards the demon King's throne as he looked upon it before holding his hand out as the ground and wall shattered and there within the center of this realm was the core.

It was a massive pure black sphere that contained within an infinite amount of demonic energy.

The king looked upon it as he went to step forth and claim his prize.

But Satan called out.

"Wait!"

Oryx stopped as he looked upon this creature.

"What?"

"Y-you desire the core right?"

The king looked at him like he was stupid.

"Yes."

"T-then how about you win it through the right of ruling."

Oryx raised an "eyebrow", however Lilith looked upon him horrified.

"DEAR YOU CANT!" she grabbed him as she look at him. "YOU KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF YOU DO SO!"

"I know but what other choose do I have! If I don't do this then w-"

"What is this right of Ruling?"

"T-the right of Ruling is a torment where the kings select three members of there choice to take with them and fight in gladiatorial style battle, if the servents of the opposite king win two of there battles the two kings will fight. And if the opposite king wins then the core will be there's."

He looked at the taken King who narrows his eyes before he felt something snap.

Satan looked at him in terror as that was one of the great seven laws of hell shattering before this being.

'H-he broke one of my seven seals... He just shattered the seal of wrath without any problems.... T-this was foolish this being... He could crush hell, its laws, and everything within this world in a instant, not even Shiva was this powerful hell not even the primordials or supreme gods could do this! What the hell is this being!'

"You felt the laws of this world snap at just a mere flex of my strength and yet you would as of me to partake in this meaningless tournament?"

He raised his hand as he charged as blast of darkness but luckily someone called.

{My king.} Izanami contacted him.

'What is it?'

{I know I'm overstepping my bounds but would it be a waste to seize this? Hell's strongest will be there to challenge you and it could be a way to allow your weaker servants to gather more strength.}

' You make a point, but the core is already mine, why waste my time?'

{Simple, the foolish supernatural still do not know of your strength so let this be a showing, Greece was one thing but to destroy hell, now that would make them terrified of the name of Oryx, they would be at your mercy without even knowing, along with this there would be a way to boost the servants as I said, so if you except this we can not only bolster out offensive power but also instill fear within theses foolish mortals, and divine hearts.}

'...........'

{But it's whatever you wish my Lord.}

'Fine, and is about time the new recruit to get some more combat experience.'

{Alright, I will send word to Gorgon, Ravel and Atalante. They shall be recalled and you shall select who three you're going to be taking into this tournament.}

The king nod his head as communication ended he looked towards the king of the demons as he spoke.

"It would appear that your tournament has some apparent use, I will accept this, however if you're contestants are not strong or can even lay a scratch on my weakest servant I will personally end this tournament and a nuke your species existence. You promised powerful individuals I intend to hold you to that."

"I understand."

The king said nothing, his shade just disappeared and the two demons rose.

"Lilith send word to Tharizdun, the Dragon god of Ruin, and Vasuki, the Snake king."

"Who shall be your third you take with you?"

"...... I will travel to the depths of the universe, and into the home of where God made his most sinister being, the Leviathan Empress, Gargantua."

"T-that woman cannot be controlled! She is the monstrous God what will devour the stars of the universe! Do we truly have to stoop so low that we have to require assistance from someone like her."

"Unfortunately it has to be done, Tharizdun, Vasuki, and Gargantua are our only hopes, they are the beings closest to me and the only ones I shall call friends, I know of their power and we have to rely upon them if we even want to hope to stop him."

"But what if that second power? The one we senses at the gate?"

".... I don't know but whatever that was there power was monstrous, they might even be able to rival a platinum Dragon."

"Y-you mean one of the twelve legendary Guardians of the Dragon realm, the elite guards of Bahamut himself!"

"Yes, If she's in this tournament we will have an instant loss we just have to bank on them losing the other two."

The news didn't sit well with Lilith, Satan himself however was acting much more cautious than he usually is.

It is true that his demonic nature makes him more prideful and arrogant but he wasn't a damn idiot he knew damn well whatever that thing was It had enough power to completely obliterate the nine realms of hell in an instant, That thing it was puppeting was just a mere puppet, however even in that state the power it was wielding was immense it could have rivaled Gilgamesh, or maybe Chaos itself.

Such a thought brought him to shiver, As of now they just needed allies which could hopefully allow them to win that way a battle between Kings did not happen.

It was cowardly but demons don't play fair especially when their entire dynasty is on the line.

This couldn't be about honor, this had to be about survival, but what they didn't know was that even the weakest servant of Oryx was still a god slaying threat.

And his strongest was a monster among monsters.

"Will we survive?"

"..... If fortune is in our favor then yes although...." He looked at the red sky... "Whoever this is they're not going to pull any punches, there going to hit us hard and fast, and most likely a battle between Kings will take place."

*With Oryx.*

Now within the room he stood before his servants as the looked at him.

Ravel Phoenix, Artoria His blade, Gorgon, Izanami witch of death, Atalante the arrow of the Eclipse.

He would be taking two of theses into a battle like no other.

Well for them not him, It didn't matter what he brought he could have bliterate whoever stood before him with a mere wave of his hand.

But this battle would be enough to give them more experience That way when their plans come to fruition he won't have to hold their hand through every battle.

His first select was a no-brainer Artoria was by far strongest servant Her goddess form and her access to the Ascendant realm made her up formidable opponent and if things got dicey she could just summon her oversoul and nuke whoever the poor bastard that's fighting against her, annihilating their soul and essence in a instant.

Then Ravel wouldn't be a bad choice either, You see not too long ago Oryx Tasked Ravel with killing the legendary Phoenix itself and had it's soul brought before Oryx, Who forged this soul and essence into a powerful weapon for the girl, So long as she has this she is practically immortal, no soul based or physical attacks could work on her unless she's out of Mana however considering her mana supply is large enough for her to fire several attacks which could burn away one of Artoria's Rhongomyniad blast at about a fourth power he wasn't to concerned.

However there was a slight problem, sense she is the weakest she isn't fully capable of handling beings beyond galaxy level, but considering there foe he wasn't to concerned about that however if there was a being which was beyond galaxy level then that's where Artoria comes in.

Next was a hard pick, but it went to Izanami.

Her power over death was already powerful but with her boost and her subsequent ascension she could easily overpower beings around the power of an immature Beast, and if she used her true divine form then she would not likely sweep the rest of this competition.

So with them selected Oryx looked towards the three who nod there heads as he smirked.

"Let's get going."

"Right my lord!"

Oryx used move between worlds and arrived at hell where there his group and him will do battle with hells forces.

*Meanwhile with Satan.*

The demon king stood before two mighty and powerful beings.

One was a dragon standing over a hundred feet long, he had four massive wings and a body covered in powerful scales.

This was Tharizdun, The Dragon god of Ruin.

The next was an ancient and powerful serpent, his body was made from some form of golden armor and in-between the armor his scales where seen as they shined a beautiful galaxy themed glow, and upon his head a black hole was seen and his throat and endless abyss.

"My friends I'm glad you could make it."

"Satan, what is the meaning of this call?" The serpent lowered his titanic body down as he looked at the demon king.

"It is simple, I have called you because the Right of Ruling has been initiated, Hell's core is at stake."

The two looked shocked who would openly challenge the demon who slaughtered a Pantheon of ancient gods?!

"Who is this being he or she must be powerful to warrant such a request." The dragon god looked towards the demon as he nod.

"I did not get his name however he is a being of unholy amounts of power with a mere flex of his strength he was capable of shattering one of the seven laws of hell, effortlessly if I may add."

The news brought to Titans to a freezing standstill how was that possible?

Hell was comprised of the essence of an ancient celestial organism who died long ago, upon its death the first demon king arise and seized control of this hellscape, It's heart was then comprised into that core which powered everything, for someone to be able to shatter the laws imposed by a celestial! What kind of monster were they dealing with?!

"How? No mortal, or God, should be able to do such a thing but to do it It's simply unheard of. Defying a celestials law should be impossible for they are the original beings which came into existence long before the stars were even born."

"Agreed because as of now there are only three celestials we know of, Tiamat the primordial mother of life, Chthon the creator of hell, bahamut the dragon god of order, these three beings have lived longer than all the supernatural has life and it's a very possible we can be looking at the Ascension of a fourth celestial."

"..... How powerful are his servants?"

"They are not outerworldly powerful however we detected a massive amount of power near the gate If we had to guess most likely that being brought one of his most trustworthy servants along with him, If that force is to participate in this battle we could very well be looking at a being who rivals the strength of a platinum dragon one of the 12 legendary Guardians of the dragon realm and bahamut's personal guards."

"If this being participates there is no winning, even if Gargantua takes them, a platinum Dragon's power is far beyond our own." The serpent king looked at his friend as he sighed.

"Hopefully whoever it is, is used on only Gargantua."

"What about me?"

The ground below became wet as the trio looked towards a crack in reality as a massive beast came through.

It had a serpent's body but the armor of a dragon, it's Pharrell was massive as it flexed on its neck before flaring up as it roared into the sky.

The Leviathan Empress had arrived, and with her arrival the trio smiled.

"Glad your head because he'll as well know it could end as we speak."

"What do you mean?"

"Let me explain.," The dragon step forth as he explained it all.

*Small time skip."

After being filled in the leviathan smiled.

Well more like grinned evily as she was going to experience a sight like no other.

"Heheh I call the one who's as strong as the Platinum Dragon." A heavy thirst for battle was dripping from her voice as she looked upon them.

"Are you sure? You may be immortal as no beast can come to match you except the Golden and Platinum Dragon's you would be walking into a fight which may very well be your last." The dragon looked at her as he did not envy her, he felt proud actually, to stand there and challenge such a power, it was truly miraculous.

"Yes, my scales should be strong enough to deflect many of my attackers, attacks and if they unleash there strongest move I'll transport it away to the abyssal sea."

"Then Gods speed Gargantua as now we have visitors."

They turned and saw three girls walking into the palace, when they noticed them the first that stuck out was the one in armor.

Her eyes... They where sinister, more then most demons in hell and that was saying something.

However when she materialized her blade the pressure it was giving was extraordinary, her aura flared as well making a powerful magical pressure came from her.

Upon its arrival she focused it upon the group. The ground cracked, and the weakest of the four Vasuki he was feeling his muscles tense, and it was slightly harder to breath.

"Ravel take the serpent, Izanami you'll take the dragon, I'll handle the biggest one."

"Ohhhh how clever, you clever girl. You used your aura to see how strong we are but now where is your king?"

"Here."

The darkness swirled in a collective harmony as from the dark depths of Oblivion the taken King rose to greet the ones who would be there pray.

He stood tall and at his mercy where all before him.

"Now that your here shall we commence?"

"Do so."

Satan nodded his head as he raised his hand to the air a dark red circle appeared below them as in a flash they would all appear in a great Colosseum.

It was absolutely massive much larger than even the Leviathan Empress herself, meaning there would be plenty of room for evasion and long-range tactics.

Perfect for Ravel and Izanami.

"Then who shall you send first?"

Oryx looked at his chosen members, "ravel, step forward." ' This should judge how powerful they are If one of theirs gets defeated by her extremely quickly then this is pointless and I'll end it. But if a somewhat decent fight breaks out then this would be well worth it.'

"Alright." The once noble devil stepped forth. She sized up her opponents as the snake god looked on Eiger.

"And Vasuki, you may go."

"With pleasure." He slithered towards her, his form towering over her and yet she felt no fear.

She felt true terror only when before the angered Kings aura, besides that there was nothing in this universe which could frighten her soul.

So the two stood against each other as they now looked upon one another.

Ravel and Vasuki took notice of each other's aura and abilities that would be all the parent because of there aura.

'Hmm seems like his is a serpent which can bend space and time, If he's anywhere as good as Izanami I'm in for an annoying fight.'

' This girls power is strong, immensely strong, although she seems slightly weaker than me but that shouldn't lead me to believe I am superior. The blood of the Phoenix is strong in her, If I had to say she would basically a phoenix herself. Meaning I should watch for fire based attacks, if there augmented by her dark power and with Phoenix flames this could burn quiet a bit.'

The group was already in the respective areas as they looked at the two kings who stood upon the highest place within this coliseum, Satan was nervous and Oryx was just cold, emotionless he would observe this fight and see if Ravel had grown.

"Now let the first round!" He looked at the serpent and Phoenix "BEGIN!"

Immediately the two of them rushed towards each other The Phoenix Hive hybrid launching many blasts of fire from her hands as she avoided a mass of attack coming from the serpent king, a beam of cosmic energy sliced through the land and tore through the space-time of the world, seeing this Ravel was right this being was in fact a being who could manipulate space-time and can slice between the space between the worlds.

Physical defense is it going to be useless against this kind of attack since it can bypass majority of it just by cutting through the space, so She wouldn't focus on defensive spells only evasion-based spells.

"Phoenix Fire!"

Launching a brilliant wave of Golden flames It washed over the serpent king who seemed to take no damage from it.

'go figure such a weak spell would do nothing against him.'

"Cosmic eration!" The beam returned stronger then ever as it tore there the land and even Ravel's arm.

'Hmm already I see how it works That attack is near instantaneous because it cuts through space, but depending on the amount of space between point A and B determines how much more magic energy he's going to have to put into it before he can reach me in time.'

Her arm already regenerated as the flames died down, narrowing her eyes and attempted to locate any blind spot within his field of view but there was none.

Go figure for a deity such as this He's been alive for thousands of years he has a shit ton of combat experience under his belt, She unfortunately did not So seeing this she was going to have to ramp things up.

'Never used this before someone of this power but let's see if it works.'

She raised her hand as what appeared to her a Staff like weapon appeared.

"Sacred fire!" This time the flames produced were enough to burn the gods scales, and seeing this she smirked.

'not too much damage but enough right now.' she took off as she ran beside the serpent King and quickly tapped her staff on the ground creating what appeared to be some kind of orange magical circle upon it before it disappeared.

'Thats one.'

"Special warp."

Ravel appeared from where she was before the serpent king as she was blasted point blank by his Cosmic eration.

Her body was bathed in cosmic energy as it was reduced to nothing, however she would begin to reform herself, a twister of fire would erupt from where she "died" as she came to the world of the living.

"Dick did you really have to go and kill me? Greater teleportation."

Using a space warping technique she arrived away from the serpent king as she looked at him.

'If I move into quickly he's going to catch me off guard again Also a keynote to keep in mind he can always move me around the battlefield however he likes but I think he gone and waste that which is the reason why he reframed on using it, until I was in a position where I couldn't get away but now that I know it he's going to be more hesitant on using it. And judging by how he's not using it there has to be some form of cool done on it, I mean forcefully removing a target from their designated space point in time a must take a bit of focus, So I'll just make it to where he has no time to focus on where I am, only the pain that is going to be flowing through his body.'

Raising her staff it configurated into a blade, seeing her get serious the serpent King narrowed his eyes.

"Collapsing nebula." His eyes flashed crimson as space imploded upon her sending her flying, he would use his attack again launching her forward but she would use a blast of fire to launch herself to the side avoiding his mighty jaws coming down upon her. But as she was next to him she tapped the ground with her blade forming another one of those orange magical circles.

'Two down... SHIT!' "Greater teleportation!"

"OH NO YOU DON'T! SPECIAL WARP!"

'Shit not this movie again!'

"Cosmic eration!"

"Wall of flame!"

Throwing up a defensive barrier in front of her the beam slammed into her as it pushes hard against it.

The wall began to crake, so seeing this she closed her eyes and channel to the essence of death into her staff.

'I've never used this before in actual combat, but let's test one of Izanami's spells.'

She raised her blade and at its tip a ball of crackling black energy began to form.

'Alright It's time to see.' "BLACK LIGHTNING!"

With a thunderous boom the black lightning came forth, splitting through the Serpent kings half-ass attack it struck him point blank and his right eye blasting it out as channeling the essence of death throughout his entire body.

However as a cosmic creature he wouldn't be killed so easily by a tiny bit of death energy, It hurt yes, but it wouldn't be enough to kill him, just piss him off.

"Black hole!" Bending gravity all around them he formed a massive black hole right above the girl "collapsing nebula!" He launched her into the air as she flew towards the black hole not being able to escape it's gravitational pull. "Now Supernova!"

From his mouth like dense white bean was blasted, unlike Cosmic eration This attack didn't split through space and time however it more than made up for the downside by a massive increase in destructive power, simply put the dimensional fabric of this world was not able to contain the force unleashed by this attack as such The resuming energy discharge was enough to form what appear to be a miniature white dwarf star which exploded with enough energy to shake the entire realm.

He looked towards the sky and saw nothing, no flames to anything.

Izanami looked alottle scared, her student hadn't fully mastered her training so going up against such a powerful being was probably going to be something too much for her, but she needed to have faith.

Artoria how we smirked, 'Its over, the snake lost.'

Seconds turn to minutes, minutes to more minutes, The serpent king continued to look around however a thick black fog had set in.

This was Izanami's fog of the cursed world, simply put it creates a thick black smoke cloud which has a ridiculous amount of death energy within it, thankfully the serpent king was wary of this and kept away from it.

But then he heard... Taping?

He looked around but it was too late.

*play this.*

"All done let's get this started!"

The surrounding area illuminated a dense crimson as the five orange magical circle she placed down turned a deep scarlet and they all formed a massive magical circle below.

The very sky was bathed in a sinister glow as her eyes turned a deep green, as she raised her blade to the sky

"O flames of creation, hear my call and Bello forth to my sign."

Above the serpent king thousands of other magical circles appeared as each and every one began to form into this monstrous magical attack.

"Spew forth from your Crimson Earth, burn all that enter your path, bring the end, as fast as you bring the beginning!"

' IS SHE MAD!?' The Serpent King realized what she was doing, The massive magical circle, the ones in the sky, It all made sense This girl s*** this was bad!

Ravel Phoenix wasn't calling upon no ordinary flames she's calling forth the very flames which spewed forth from the very beginning of existence! The white flames which burn everything away!

But how! Those flames should be impossible to summon only a God can summon those flames and even if they can they could never wield them to this extent! However flipping on about this was not going to solve anything, Seeing this, he realized that his usual tricks were out the window. There was no way he was going to be able to displace the space between such a massive attack like this, so opening his mouth he too began to chant.

"Space and time bend before your king, awaken glorious stars which are my body."

"Come forth O great white flames, spew forth and let calamity set in."

"Respond to my will shatter the boundaries of space and time."

"Become the inferno which burns all."

"Be the glistening star which brings forth your Holy judgment!"

"COME FORTH!"

"COME FORTH!"

"SHIT EVERYONE BRACE FOR COVER NOW!" Satan wasn't an idiot, he knew damn well that when these two attacks clashed everything was going to be in ruined.

"WHITE NOVA!"

"COLLAPSING STAR GAMMA RAY BURST!"

From the snake deity's mouth a mighty White and cosmic blast came forth, with all his strength imbued within this attack it looked like the big bang happened for a second time, as this attack flew towards the ensuing attack that was the white Nova.

However What he was not expecting however was for the entire damn sky to shine a blinding white before it all condensed into a singular massive beam of fire!

The second the White Nova connected with The collapsing star gamma ray burst, It wasn't a competition White Nova completely overpowered it thanks to it being a fusion between, Death, hive, Phoenix, demonic and lastly the all consuming white flames.

As such the Snake king could only watch as a smile appeared upon his face as his body was consumed in the white light as he began to dematerialize from existence.

' This girl has worked hard for this power I am glad that in my final moments I get to see such a power go forth little Phoenix although you serve a dark master I cannot deny your power You truly are.... A shining Dark Star.'

But his final thoughts now thought It was over The arena was completely destroyed and the area for miles on end was annihilated.

Ravel stood alone in this arena as she was breathing heavily white Nova required a massive amount of mana actually it took all of her mana to use this one spell, So she was lucky she was able to get rid of him in that one blast because if she didn't she could have been killed rather easily after that.

It's an all or nothing strategy but after seeing the power he possessed it was either this or she would have never won.

However she began to fall back but before she could hit the ground she was caught by the hand of the taken King who arrived next to her.

"Ravel You did well reward will come to you in the future Now rest the next match will start."

"Thank you.... Oryx."

The king responded no longer as she fell unconscious taking her to the group he set her down next to the goddess of death who happily accepted her into her arms.

"N-now Who shall be next I would think-"

"Shut up demon Leviathan get your ass down here." Artoria rose from.her seat as she jumped down into the arena.

Satan looked at the Leviathan who smirked a devilish smirk as she slithered her away down there.

"Hehehe I've waited to fight you long enough."

"And so have I."

"Before we start, Tell me your name?"

"I have forsaken my original name but I am Artoria, Blade Of the Taken King!"

"The empress of beast and monsters, The one who devours the stars. I am Gargantua, The Leviathan."

"The ancient evil which threatens to consume all, Yes you'll make a fine sacrifice."

"And you'll be a good chew toy!"

"AHAHAHAHAHA"

"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Both laughed as Artoria drew her sword, and Gargantua bared her teeth.

"This round now..... begins."

Upon Oryx's call the blade of the king and the most powerful monster charged at one another, there aura destroying everything as they made their way towards one another.

Artoria leaped into the air as she powered up her sword.

"EXCALIBUR-!!!!"

She ran towards the charging beast as her blade grew brighter, her malice stronger, and her power greater.

"MORGAN!!!!!!"

The Crimson and black bean was fired, and all was felt in ruin, but the leviathan would not die from something as simple as of that!

So seeing this Artoria smirked, her aura flared as she held Excalibur up.

"Excalibur remove all your seals!"

Slowly one by one All the seals placed upon the Unholy weapon fell, and upon the 13th seal falling the blade roared!

The altered Kings dark malice rolled off in droves, and so to did the Leviathans, they're too auras clashing resulting in shockwaves which blasted The surrounding areas to pieces others took cover but not Oryx, he simply stood there watching not even phased by their incredible power.

"LETS DANCE BLADE OF THR TAKEN KING!"

"YOU WILL FALL HERE LEVIATHAN! YOU WILL FINALLY MEET YOUR SUCCESSOR!"

"THEN PROVE THAT WITH ACTIONS NOT WORDS!"

"AS YOU WISH BEAST!"

Artoria leaped once again, as the bright crimson sky shines upon her as the Empress of Beast rose to meet her challenge.

This would be a fight like no other, a battle between monsters.

How..... Amusing.

There you have it Ladies and gentlemen this newest chapter is done I hope you all enjoyed it.

Now I hope you guys like the way I took this chapter Yes I know I could have probably ended this chapter with Oryx killing Satan and everyone else but I wanted this to be longer I want this quest in hell to be a point where the characters can grow and show off their power So I thought the best way to do it was through this kind of tournament like thing and for those who were wondering about the other servants of Oryx don't worry they'll make an appearance next chapter because let's say these demons can't be trusted.

Now many of you might be shocked that Ravel Phoenix, was capable of defeating the Cosmic snake god and to address this what the hell else did you expect?

She's learning the power of death from a primordial deity that being Izanami, She has the regeneration of the Phoenix clan which is also heightened by the fact that she has the true power of the Phoenix within her, is also trained by the literal king of hacks himself Oryx, And let's not forget she's also a hive and those guys can grow stupidly strong in short amount of times.

As for her ultimate attack White Nova it's in all or nothing move It's summons four for the very flames present in the birth of creation but if she doesn't have enough mana to do it She can't perform it and again it takes all of her magical power to pull it off meaning if someone survives they can easily kill her.

Also yes before you ask she is on the verge of getting her own Ascendant plane so she will be ascending here soon along with a couple other servants.

Now I should bid you all farewell I hope you all had an amazing day thank you for stopping by and reading I will catch you all within the next chapter.

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DIO OUT!!!!!!