[** Lancelot's position **]

"Ugah!!" he roared, stabbing the flying creature into the big eye. It cried in a pain, squirming, but Lancelot refused to took his sword out, until it collapsed dead. The green blood was all around him. He panted... this was the fourth one and it was even more fierce than the previous ones.

"Good, you will prove to be a strong slave," said hovering Black Doom.

Lancelot got ready to fight when his enemy was suddenly gone. He stretched his ears trying to catch the tiniest sound, but he could hear only his goddanged loud heartbeat! A silent whistling reached his ears and he dived roll to the side, barely avoiding an energy wave.

"Your reflexes are superb as well," mocked him the dark lord.

"Stop hiding, and fight me!" shouted the proud knight.

"As you wish!"

An ominous wind made him shiver and he screamed as he was grabbed by enormous hand. He couldn't move a muscle. The darkness was pushed back and stone walls started to shine a bit, revealing Black Doom's new body. He was huge and his body was firmly rooted into the ground. He got only the eye on the forehead, flaps around his mouth, purple and red skin, a pair of round and thick looking wings with sharp ends and his hands were equipped with long claws.

"Are you scared?" he asked while laughing. "You should be! I shall gulp entire kingdoms and the world will be mine! With the Crystallian I will create a new generation!"

"Mephiles?! What have you done to him, you monster?!" barked Lancelot trying to break free.

"You shall see... once I break your will!" He wanted to laugh but he screamed as his hand experienced sudden pain. The knight slashed his palm, and was falling down but was soon grabbed by the bird-like creature and safely delivered to the ground.

"Father!"

"Lance!" Eclipse jumped around his neck. "We can have hugs and kisses later," he let him go. "First, we have to kill this bastard!" He touched his stomach.

"Alright!" Lance faced his enemy, leaving any questions for later. Like where is Aalis and what are those Darklings doing here?

"You!" Black Doom roared. "You shall pay for your treason!" A huge number of dark purple balls appeared in the air.

"Take cover!" shouted Galahad, dragging Cyzer and Cregal out of the way. Lancelot took Eclipse avoiding the projectiles.

"You can't run from me!"

"Who's running?" asked Galahad as he launched his daggers aiming at his gigantic eye. But his weapons were easily swept away. "Em... A testing shot?" his ears went down.

Eclipse ran toward the dark lord as his body was now rooted to the ground. He was climbing up, when flying red and gold bird-like dragons circled him, spitting blue to purple balls. Lancelot growled, rushing to his rescue. Cregal was right behind him and Galahad and Cyzer were providing them a cover.

"You impudent insects!" roared Black Doom as he was turning. He got so big his movements were quite sluggish. The ebony knight cut three flyers, while Eclipse grabbed Cregal's leg, letting him to get higher. Galahad flew after them, taking Cyzer and Lancelot with him.

A few purple balls were aiming at them. The silver psychic clenched his teeth. "No, you won't!" he grabbed them with his power and send them back, hitting the monster's head.

"Nice shot, son!" Lancelot quickly skated his whole body, avoiding flyers and finally getting to the eye. He slashed his sword but the hit was partly shielded by a hand, that pushed him backward, slamming him into the wall. He cried in a pain.

"Father!" his son was hit with one ball, he screamed falling down. Cyzer tried to slow his fall down, but he was in the end pushed down by the flyers.

Eclipse thankfully landed on all four without being hit. He quickly ran to his husband, but he was grabbed by big hand. He squirmed. "Let's continue where we stopped! In getting rid of that dirty fetus you have inside!" He tightened his grip.

Eclipse screamed. Black Doom laughed, feeling good.

"You bastard!!" roared Lancelot and his quills were wavering in the air. Black doom looked at him in an awe, letting Eclipse fall. Cyzer dashed, catching his kin member in the last second. "I've got him!"

The ebony knight's black fur gained reddish tone as he leaped at his hated enemy. Black Doom roared striking him with the palm, but it was pierced and green blood was gushing out. Before the dark lord could scream in pain his face was punched, throwing his whole body back. His only eye was wide open and it could only see a red blur crashing into his body numerous time.

Each hit was accompanied by growing pain and Black Doom felt his roots are getting weaker as they were torn apart. "You imperfect creature!!" he shouted swinging his massive hand, but Lancelot stopped it with an ease, before ripping it. "Gaaaah!!" the monster yelped. The battle was heating up.