Time continued to pass and every second that passed, the battle continued without giving any sign of an end. During the haste, Tetsu was about to be hit by an attack from one of the arms of La'Parca. Shiko tried to lunge to prevent it from reaching him, but he was too far away to make it in time, thinking that this would be the end of his companion, showing a huge expression of despair. Suddenly, a metal wall appeared with which the claws of the arm collided preventing Tetsu from being hurt– That wall Tetsu, you are conscious! –exclaimed the young swordsman with great relief, "That thread... is transferring a considerable amount of magic, it's not Mayla who's supporting us – said the young man of steel. La'Parca who was surprised and distracted to see the resistance of his opponent, he could not notice Light appearing in front of him at an insurmountable speed, leaving him with no time to react. The young man contained a lot of electrical charge in his hands, using the beams as if they were claws, impacting a big blow to the skeleton's chest, further fracturing the skeleton's bones with the direct attack - Bastard, die at once!– said the enraged young man to which Shiko turned to see him and reacted quickly and shouted - Light, get out of the way! – when he saw the shadowy arms approaching him.
Unable to prevent the serious attack, his arms pierced the young man's body, shocking Shiko, who witnessed the moment. La'Parca laughed in a very burlesque way when he hit the young man. However, something unpredictable happened, Light's body disappeared as if it were an illusion leaving Shiko very confused - Eh…? I-I don't understand... - thought the young man - Light, now! – Tetsu exclaimed with great confidence, causing the real Light to suddenly appear again in front of the specter, landing a great lightning-charged punch on the skeleton's chest, managing to completely break several of his bones.
-Light: Shit, I was able to react in time. Tetsu, for the next time let me know those things are there!
-Shiko: I-I don't understand... What happened?
-Tetsu: Oh... It's about my mirrors. I have made very thin and polished metal walls appear so that they could not be noticed, causing the refraction of light to bounce off them so much, to the point of camouflaging themselves with the environment. Ingenious, isn't it? Because the mirror was next to Light, it was able to transform into electricity in time and the body you saw being impacted was only an illusion caused by the reflection of the mirror. It is so well camouflaged that it can be used for both offense and defense. Truly whoever is sharing their magic, it is really very helpful, it makes me able to defend my position as the strongest of the brothers.
-Shiko: I feel that that excess of magic seems to that is pulled out of the...
-Tetsu: Don't think that the more I try and the more I receive... My body will suffer worse from the consequences of tiredness, pain and fatigue.
-Shiko: Guys... We really thank you for this help.
-La'Parca: However, ...your bodies are at the limit of what they are capable of I'm sick of you, that's where your lives end!
-Light: You bastard... What do you plan to do?
With all his desire to end the battle and take the victory, the specter made more arms emerge, making there be a pair around each of his opponents, taking them by surprise. The arms closed their fists and began to give a large number of blows to their enemies all over their bodies, making that due to the speed and constancy of these they did not have time to avoid, getting even weaker.
-La'Parca: Get ready to die this time, you brats.
-Shiko: -I think I have an idea to stop them, but I need to get freed from them.
-Tetsu: I-I must f-find a way that you can use your sword...
-Light: This wretch has pushed me to my limit! I-I can't free myself... I-I must find that opportunity to help Shiko.
-Tetsu: Light, make sure you don't make a mistake!
It was then that Tetsu once again used his mirror technique at the exact moment that Light was about to receive the final blow, giving him a chance to be able to move transformed into pure electricity.
-La'Parca: Darn you, I'm really tired of your tricks.
-Tetsu: I knew that sooner or later you would attempt to make a killing blow to Light first, for being the most annoying attacker of the three.
-Light: I'll make you regret having existed, Darn hell-spawn!
Then Light moved like lightning towards Shiko's position and lit up with lightning completely to be able to push the arms away, leaving his partner free from attacks so that he would be able to carry out his attack– This technique will make me spend what little magic I have left, but it is a necessary to continue. This will be the movement that makes me reach my limit! Get out! Slave Shadows! – he exclaimed at the top of his lungs, making both his shadow and that of his two companions come to life for a limited time.
At the moment that La'Parca led the attack again with his arms, the shadows who were controlled by Shiko, they went towards them and held them, holding back their attack– Scum... Because they are shadows, they are in the same plane as my vectors they can retain them...- said the spectre with some desperation. However, the young people were disappointed and resigned by the situation.
-Light: Tetsu…
-Tetsu: I know, you don't need to tell me... This battle is over.
-Light: Damn it...! Shiko is using his last strength to hold back those arms, but... my body is starting to wobble, the effect of Mayla's technique is expiring, and my remaining magic only works for one more attack.
-Tetsu: Because of this... my body, which is more damaged, is giving way... I don't think I can keep going any longer... only if I use what is left of my magic for myself.
-La'Parca: I must admit that they have been a real challenge... but this has come to an end. The victory is mine!
Filled with pride, the specter used his last move to end the lives of the three young men- Lost soul! – He dared to use this great attack to close the curtain on such an act, making the young men only able to stand still due to their low energies, only waiting to be hit by their enemy's attack and die.
The impact occurred and there was a huge explosion in the place. As the dust caused by it disappeared, you only thing that could be heard around the place was La'Parca laughing loudly at his victory. However, his joy did not last for long. Once all the dust cleared, he observed two more heroes on the field who managed to arrive in time and form a shield which barely resisted the impact of the attack,
managing to protect the trio of defeated heroes, it was Mayla and Alba who had decided to help for some time.
-Mayla: Uff... we have barely managed to stop it.
-Alba: We have arrived just in time, what is happening? I saw them resigned to their death...
-Shiko: You two... you both... We thank you...
-Light: I'm sorry... We became overconfident when we asked them to leave this in our hands...
-Tetsu: However, we haven't been able to... we have failed with our mission and in the end, we have been saved by you...
-Mayla: And do you feel bad about still being alive? This battle will have a winner until one of you dies. Either you both or that monster, so keep fighting. Use what you have left!
-La'Parca: Damn meddlers! This is supposed to be my victory. I'm going to exterminate anyone who stands in my way!
The specter was enraged, but when he tried to use another attack, he noticed the great consequence of his movements - E-Eh…? C-cannot be… n-no I can't…I've run out of magic, I'm not able to make any attacks…no… no! This cannot end this way! No!! – He expressed in despair and fury, as the young men who gathered to use their final attack showed that they were full of determination to end the battle once and for all.
-Tetsu: Really…this has come to an end...This is our last chance to end him.
-Light: It's here... where we must give everything we have left.
-Shiko: No matter how hurt we are, it's now or never.
Light and Tetsu began to charge all their energy to use their last technique and in the moments that there was a difference between the release of their power and Shiko's, the latter looked at them again with great admiration and thought:
"Unlike me, they have received many more wounds, they took it upon themselves to fight this monster since I was swallowed and still...even on the brink of death, they do not retreat…But I think I'm able to understand, this is the true meaning of determination and power... unlike them, I'm a weak person playing at being strong, that's why I'm always in need of help to continue... but they have shown me, how strong I can become on my own. I have a mission to fulfill, so I promise for those who have fallen and for those who trust me that I will become stronger than this!"
Shiko released all his power, charging a large amount of energy to expel it in its last attack and when they were ready, Tetsu and Light turned to Shiko.
-Light: Well shadow dragon... It's been a long battle, but we've managed to get here.
-Tetsu: This time we managed to get out of this... but we must become stronger, let's keep on living! Let's live for those who have not been able to enjoy their lives!
-Shiko: I was waiting for your signal guys... They have really all gone out of their way for us. It's our turn to return this favor!
-La'Parca: Bastards! I can't be killed by mere humans!
Mayla and Alba quickly left the battlefield. Once they were out of the way, the trio of young men expelled all their power in the direction of the La'Parca, making the large amount of magic from the heroes combine and take the form of a great dragon created of magic which contained the essence of each special power of each hero - Imperial Dragon's charge! – They shouted with all their might, until this power impacted without having a way to avoid it against the specter, who was disintegrated when receiving such an attack. In his last moments he could only scream - I can't die like this! – and then, it was pulverized by the attack which caused a huge explosion and a huge earthquake all over the island.
The battle was over... resulting in a satisfactory victory for all. However, it had had great consequences that the Lunar Knight Koru was not feeling well about.
-Koru: They succeeded...
-Otacon: Now I imagine that you plan to present yourself to them... since you have learned the consequences of not doing it before.
-Koru: No... They really deserve to rest and not know anything about their responsibilities for the moment, after this... I want them to allow themselves to be normal kids.
-Remy: I know you feel guilty about all this but look at it this way. They asked for it.
-Koru: Let's get out of here, it's getting late.
In the position that La'Parca was, there was a skull, a scroll and a great amount of experience for the young people, assuring that he had been exterminated and so in the end, The young men looked at each other with a smile of relief at their victory... - I told you... that we would be the victors – Shiko said, with his trembling voice...
To be continued...