Saravia and Nylon line up. — Nylon, let's try to hold him off at least until Martin comes back, alright? — Saravia says.
— Alright. — Nylon replies confidently.
Saravia and Satan lock eyes. Nylon is the first to act: he vanishes from both of their sight and reappears behind Satan, attempting to cut off his head.
Satan reacts in time and grabs Nylon's sword by the blade, trying to throw him away, but Saravia acts fast and restrains Satan's arm with the chains of her anchor, Shinkai Jakusari.
— Avangard, Fifth Element, Velvetal! — Nylon's katana automatically releases a golden, extremely sharp spiral ability that slices through Satan's arm.
Satan reacts fast enough that Nylon can't follow up. — Meikai no Akuma, Fourth Element, Mouth of Setealém. — Satan transforms his head and part of his body into a massive mouth, large enough to shred an entire body.
Just as Satan was about to "bite" Nylon, Saravia pulled the chain wrapped around Satan's arm, allowing Nylon to dodge the attack.
Satan grows enraged and uses his ability. — Meikai no Akuma, Third Element, Rumble! — Satan lets out a roar that releases hundreds of consecutive shockwaves.
Saravia is hit and begins coughing blood. — This ability… it alters the body's internal pressure. I can feel my arteries rupturing and my heart failing! — she thinks to herself, struggling to breathe.
Satan takes advantage of both of them lowering their guard and charges at Saravia, aiming a punch at her face.
Saravia reacts quickly, placing her anchor in front of Satan's punch to block it. She repels the blow and attempts to split him in half, but Satan dodges easily.
They engage in close-quarters combat. Satan notices several things about Saravia. — She's fast. I've never seen anyone use an anchor as a combat weapon… especially in hand-to-hand combat. Impressive. — Satan is surprised by Saravia's agility.
— And she uses the anchor like a scythe. I can tell she controls its weight to be more agile… interesting. — Satan focuses and suddenly sweeps Saravia's legs, catching her off guard.
Satan grabs Saravia by the hair and flies upward, intending to brutally slam her into the ground.
Nylon regains his composure. — No! — Nylon leaps powerfully toward them, but Satan acts first.
— Meikai no Akuma, Fifth Element, Mythomaniac Serpent. — Satan summons a massive black serpent that lunges forward and grabs Nylon, slamming him violently into the ground.
Suddenly, Martin appears. — Hey! Look at me! I'm here! I'm your target! — Martin shouts at Satan.
Satan looks at Martin on the ground, distracted. Saravia takes advantage and punches Satan in the abdomen, piercing his body, but… it's nothing major, only making him even more enraged.
Satan raises his hand to punch Saravia's face, but Martin intervenes. — I won't let you! Kyūkyoku no Ningen, Fourth Element, Power! — At mega-sonic speed, Martin appears beside Satan and attempts to punch his head, but Satan was already expecting it.
Satan grabs Martin's arm. — Kid, you're really predictable, you know that? — Satan grabs Martin by the head.
With Saravia's head in one hand and Martin's in the other, he smashes their heads together with tremendous force, breaking Saravia's nose and knocking out two of her teeth.
Saravia and Martin fall to the ground, unconscious. Satan descends to the ground, locking eyes with his next target — Nylon.
Nylon was getting back up. He wasn't badly injured yet; he could still fight Satan properly.
— Damn it! Saravia! Martin! Are you alive?! — Nylon shouts desperately.
Satan laughs and walks toward Nylon. — Don't worry about them. I know they don't matter to you. — Satan says calmly.
Nylon prepares his Avangard. — I'll never forgive you…! — Nylon charges at Satan again, aiming for his neck. Satan blocks the strike, and the two engage in close combat.
Each blow Nylon delivered caused his Avangard to strike the ground, kicking up clouds of dust. This repeated so many times that visibility dropped to zero, but the white light emitted from Satan's eyes made him easy to track.
Using that advantage, Nylon manages to create an opening and slash Satan's neck and arm with his katana. Satan tries to break free by punching Nylon, but Nylon catches the punch and crushes Satan's hand.
— Meikai no Akuma, Seventh Element, Sphere of Wrath! — Satan summons a sphere of black energy in the sky. It explodes, releasing dozens of small black explosive orbs, each twelve times more powerful than a grenade.
— Damn it, I'll have to let go! — Nylon quickly pulls his Avangard from Satan's neck and jumps back to dodge the spheres.
Satan takes advantage of the distraction, grabs Nylon by the head, and slams him into the ground. He rises into the air and begins crushing Nylon's head.
— You'll end just like anyone who faces me, little angel. — Satan tightens his grip even more, but at that moment… Martin appears.
— Kyūkyoku no Ningen, Sixth Element, Slide. — Martin spins his body and delivers a powerful kick to Satan's waist, sending him flying hundreds of meters away.
Nylon collapses to the ground, and Martin lands nearby. Martin was unharmed thanks to Ultrahuman Durability. He was now more serious and angrier than ever.
— Martin! You're alive! How's Saravia? — Nylon asks from the ground.
Martin looks at Nylon. — She didn't die. She's still unconscious. Go somewhere safe and recover. I'll try to hold him off for a while.
— But… Martin…
— Just go. It's the best option. Trust me.
Nylon says nothing more and obeys. He runs a short distance away, staying close to Saravia to keep her safe while she's unconscious.
Satan rises from the dust and sees Martin almost completely intact. — You… are you indestructible, kid? — Satan is furious to see Martin unharmed, barely injured at all.
— I'm done holding back… enough playing around… — Satan prepares himself and rips off his own wings with his bare hands.
— Meikai no Akuma… Zero Element, Devil.
His horns grow larger, resembling goat horns. His size and weight increase even more, his face becomes much more gaunt, and a red inverted pentagram appears on his forehead.
Martin also undergoes a visual change: the tips of his hair turn white, his body becomes more defined, and most noticeably, his expression is filled with rage.
— Now let's fight… for real! — Satan says excitedly.
Martin charges first, attempting to punch Satan's face, but Satan vanishes from his sight and reappears behind him. Satan grabs Martin's leg and slams him into the ground. Martin manages not to fall completely, but Satan immediately follows with a punch to his chin, launching him into the sky.
Satan jumps with immense force to reach him and tries to punch Martin's face, but Martin dodges and delivers an Elbow Strike to Satan. Immediately after, Martin lands another blow to Satan's face, shattering one of his horns and sending him crashing downward. Martin falls with him.
— Meikai no Akuma, Fourth Element, Black Energy. — Satan opens his mouth and fires a continuous beam of black energy. Martin attempts to dodge and manages to avoid most of it, but ends up losing two fingers on his left hand — the middle and index fingers.
Satan hits the ground first, slamming violently onto his back. Martin takes advantage of the opening and punches Satan's chest, shattering the ground and sending debris flying.
And finally…
Saravia awakens, struggling to breathe due to her broken nose, but she finally regains consciousness.
Nylon was on the ground, still awake and recovering. He notices Saravia waking up. — Saravia! Are you okay?
Saravia stands up with great effort. — More or less… where's Martin?
Nylon answers weakly. — He's fighting Satan. He told me to stay here and recover…
— I'm going to help him.
— Saravia… you're badly injured…
— It doesn't matter. I can regenerate. He can't. — Saravia says confidently.
Leviathan's Mark of the Beast appears on her neck. — Grant me strength and hope…
Saravia looks at Nylon. — Nylon, I have a plan…
Saravia helps Nylon to his feet. — I'll restrain Satan with my anchor's chains. You… will pierce his heart, and Martin will find a way to cut off his head, alright? — Nylon nods.
Saravia and Nylon rush to the battlefield. Martin and Satan were locked in close combat.
Then Saravia shouts. — MARTIN! GET OUT OF THE WAY!
Martin is confused, but leaps backward, distancing himself from Satan.
Saravia performs a precise movement and manages to bind Satan with her chains.
— Nylon! Now! — Saravia warns.
Without hesitation, Nylon charges. — Avangard, Third Element, Eye of the Heart! — Nylon uses all his strength, speed, and focus, pouring everything into that demon.
The strike lands perfectly.
— Martin! Now! — Saravia yells.
Martin doesn't understand at first, but then he does. — Kyūkyoku no Ningen, Sixth Element, Slide! — Martin delivers a full-force kick to Satan's head, causing it to explode.
Saravia notices Satan's chest beginning to regenerate, but she doesn't allow it. — Nylon! His chest is regenerating! Do something!
Nylon rushes forward and plunges his arm into the regenerating wound, preventing it from fully healing.
From the very beginning, Satan knew that this battle already had a fate — ever since the first chill he felt on his skin. He reflected on his past and everything he had endured.
He remembered the moment he was created and "programmed" to exterminate, the moment he allied himself with Lucifer and the other demons, the Holy Wars he fought in, and the day he killed the Archangel Michael.
— I… know I never wanted this. I never wanted any of this. With my creation, I wanted to prove myself among the greatest and most feared beings, and above all, as an enemy to the False Creator. I never received anything in return, not even for the purpose I was made to fulfill. I always suffered. I never wanted to feel this alone. My bright, cheerful smile is just a facade, meant to intimidate and be different from the others, but it never changed what I truly wanted or thought about my reality. I wanted to be as perfect and powerful as Lucifer, Metatron, or the Cherubim. But I am just a project… a prototype Archangel that went wrong. How can the Cherubim remain standing for quadrillions of years without changing? But now I know that maybe nothing works the way we expect or want it to. Now, I just want to leave this reality and think in peace… but I don't know if that will be possible because of my actions while I was alive. After everything I've done, the deaths of kind beings, the suffering of the world, the war, the rage, the Wrath… maybe I'll burn forever in Purgatory, without any chance to lament in peace. Lucifer should have let me die at Metatron's hands that day… What pain. What humiliation. What shame…
As he reflected on his past while on the brink of death, he remembered his creator.
His real creator.
Munchausen.