The Underworld, Falbion's Estate
Falbion activated the magic circles on everyone who had gone to the Underworld; these were left on them by Ajuka before the expedition to monitor their status throughout the Underworld.
Subsequently, a green light screen appeared before Falbion and the others.
Everyone in front of the light screen watched the displayed images with rapt attention, and as everyone's expectations rose, the visuals began to emerge.
The image of the Gate of Hell appeared first, showing the dragon father and son, Tannin and Bakuha, collapsed on the ground with their eyes rolled back and blood at their mouths, while Mephisto lowered the brim of his magician's hat and stroked Tannin's body with focus.
The image of the First Prison appeared, showing Dulio and the other Angel Units covered in wounds, bound by Lune's whip of the balrog and hanging above the Court of Judgment, while Lune sat in his seat as an Underworld Judge, leisurely drinking black tea;
Inside two lightning orbs held by the Slifer the Sky Dragon, Gaspar and Kuh-Vah-Hah floated unconsciously with their eyes turned white.
Next was the image of the Third Prison, where the Netherworld King Spirit of Non-Forgetfulness held a ghostly green lantern, inside which Grendel's soul struggled in constant agony, while Litos Azimuth Calamity held a diamond reflecting Ladon's face of pain and resentment;
The Zhu Bajie, Rock, was pinned under a pile of circular stones, with only his exposed nine-toothed rake and a chubby arm proving his identity, while Strada had been embedded into a Rock wall by Ivan's punch, evidenced by the still-steaming fist print on his chest.
On the way to the Fourth Prison, Cheng Ying had thrust the Divine Sword Cheng Ying into the ground and rested his hands on the hilt; before him, Kiba Yuuto, Irina Shidou, and Xenovia lay face-down on the ground covered in dirt, their respective swords stabbed into the earth before them with visible damage to the blades;
As for the Blade Dog Squad, Ikuse Tobio had been defeated and reverted to his original form, while Okino Suzuri lovingly placed Ikuse Tobio's head on her lap to give him a lap pillow, stroking his face with a smile, while the other members of the Blade Dog Squad were knocked down by Mew's butterflies.
The image of the Fourth Prison followed, showing the Holy King Sword snapped by Phlegyas and Arthur knocked to the ground, placed on a giant Rock by the shore of Lake of Sunken Feathers to be exposed to the elements;
Meanwhile, Saji had been tied into a bow by the Galaxy-Eyes Dark Matter Dragon and tossed onto the opposite bank of Lake of Sunken Feathers.
Next was the Fifth Hell, where Stende had hung Hercules on a cross, leaving him to endure the burning of hellfire, while Georg was coiled by the Serpent-Eye Flame Dragon, which used its own flames to scorch every inch of his skin.
In the Blood Pool Hell, Kagayaki's black flames eroded the phoenix fire on Ravel, causing a look of pain to cross her pretty face, while Tyrant threw four Mass-produced Evil Dragons into the blood pool, making them suffer miserably.
In the Forest Hell, the Starving Venom Fusion Dragon and Quinn led a large group of Predaplants to surround the fallen Jeanne and Leonardo in a circle; those Predaplants widened their mouths and drooled as if they were about to swallow the two whole.
In the Hot Sand Hell, the Imperial Topaz Dragon had dragged Ladra completely into the desert, where the intensely hot sand caused severe damage even to his current dragon body, and the Golden Lion Armor on Sairaorg had been sliced into countless fragments by Gordon's Arm Axe.
In Cocytus, everyone had been defeated and turned into beautiful ice sculptures, standing upon the frozen plains.
In the Cocytus Ring, Obelisk the Tormentor had plunged lævateinn into Surtur's shoulder, instantly drenching the entire palace in Surtur's blood.
In the Antenora Ring, Michael knelt on the ground, still clutching his sword of fire, appearing as though he hadn't given up the fight until the very last moment, but the twelve golden wings on his back had been burned away; his androgynous face was lowered as blood dripped down, showing no signs of life, while Aiacos stood before Michael, unmoving;
Suzaku, Seiryu, and Kagutsuchi of Fire lay on the ice covered in blood, as did Himejima Suzaku and Kushihashi Seiryu, while the Fire God Emperor Uria let out a satisfied roar.
In the Dorime Ring, Ajuka and Sirzechs were being scorched against two dragon statues by the solar fire of The Winged Dragon of Ra, while the gods within the alternate dimension were killing each other, falling ill, dying mysteriously, or devouring one another due to the Emperor's Disaster;
Rias, Himejima Akeno, and Rosweisse had been knocked unconscious by Firewall Dragon - Darkfluid and were hung upon the Wall of Sighs.
Finally, in Elysium, Issei Hyoudou in his Balance Breaker state had been beaten by Thanatos until his life was uncertain, and Vali, also in Balance Breaker state, was pinned to the ground by Hypnos's telekinesis, unable to move.
After seeing this, Falbion punched the stone handle in front of him and said with extreme rage:
"Damn it! They've been completely wiped out!!"
Then, Falbion looked up at the 'Great Eclipse' in the sky; only a tiny sliver of sunlight remained, and it was nearly complete.
"The 'Great Eclipse'... is almost finished..." Falbion's pupils shrank as he spoke with a face full of terror.
Elysium, Issei Hyoudou and Vali's location
Under his helmet, Vali looked up at the indifferent Hypnos with a face full of resentment, and immediately came up with a countermeasure.
"Compression Divider!!" Vali activated this secret technique of Divine Dividing just in time, compressing the telekinetic force Hypnos had placed on him, which allowed him to break free.
Then, using his fastest speed ever, he grabbed the fallen Issei Hyoudou and distanced himself from the Twin Gods.
After rescuing Issei Hyoudou, Vali took out the last two bottles of phoenix tears they had, opened the caps, and poured them directly over himself and Issei Hyoudou.
The injuries on their bodies and their armor recovered at a visible rate as white steam rose from them. "Ugh..." Issei Hyoudou stood up, feeling somewhat dazed.
"Are you okay?" Vali asked, looking at Issei Hyoudou.
"Uh... my body is fine, but I feel a bit unwell mentally..." Issei Hyoudou said, clutching his head.
"Pull yourself together! We're the only ones left!!" Vali said, encouraging him.
"Yes!!" Issei Hyoudou nodded heavily.
Then, the two of them immediately erupted with crimson and white auras respectively, starting the battle against the Twin Gods with their Crimson Red Dragon Emperor and Empireo Juggernaut Overdrive forms:
"I, who am about to awaken, am the Red Dragon Emperor who has discarded the principles of domination!"
"Laughing at the infinite, grieving for the dream—"
"With infinite hope and dreams in my heart, I pursue the path of the king!"
"I shall become the Overlord of the Crimson Dragon—"
"I shall become the King of the Red Dragon—"
"I shall sink you into the crimson purgatory—"
"I swear to you all! I will show you a bright red future!"
In the Balance Breaker state, the armor changed from a dark "crimson" to a vivid "red," and its shape also transformed, with magic cannon barrels appearing on the wings.
"I, shall awaken"
"The White Dragon Emperor who plunges the absolute law into darkness"
"With infinite destruction piercing the dream of dawn, I head towards the path of domination"
"I, having become the Emperor of the Pure White Dragon"
"Shall lead you to the silver fantasy and the peak of the magical way"
Vali was not to be outdone, erupting with a powerful white aura, as his armor became even more dragon-like than in the Juggernaut Drive state.
"ROAAR—!!" Having completed their transformations, the two let out majestic dragon roars toward the Twin Gods and then charged at Hypnos and Thanatos.
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