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Chapter 66

They weren't faring great.

Vyz has the quintet on the ropes. As much effort as they've been putting into this fight, he just hasn't slowed down! It's impossible, it's overwhelming!

Koto gulps down a trickle of her blood as she hovers in the air, "I don't know... how much longer I can do this, guys...!" Divine Illuminer begins to fail her as she falls backward. "Koto!", Straus dashes under her to catch her and drops to his knees. Vyz growls, "Burning out already, are we?" Straus grits his teeth and hangs onto Koto, "Never... I'll never stop!" But Divine Paranormatrix seems just about drained as well. DarkClaw yanks Vyz back and uppercuts him, "It's ok! Red and us can handle him!"

Vyz turns and slashes at him, "You can't handle the darkness..."

Red appears and blasts fire at his back, "Try us, then!"

"I've already died once 'cause of you.", says DarkClaw as he taunts Vyz by holding his arms out, "I ain't scared of it anymore. And I ain't scared of you, pal!"

Vyz glares at them, "How unfortunate for you." With a precise strike, he knocks them away and chases after them. Leaving Straus and Koto to try to recover while the others keep him busy.

Straus, for the first time in this fight, really considers if this is it... at this rate, everyone will perish, or be stuck fighting forever. "I...I can't..."

Koto breathes heavily, "Brother...there's still...!"

"(Mistress...)", Illumi interjects, "(I...don't know if Para and I have the energy left for that.)"

Para agrees, "(She's right. I'm out of steam, Straus... I can't keep up with this...)"

The siblings give each other a frightened look, "(We have to do SOMETHING!)", they both think.

In a blink, both Paranormatrix and Illuminer shut off completely, and the scales tip again. Our heroes across the vast Multiverse begin to get overwhelmed. Straus stops himself from swearing under his breath as he punches the ground. "No...", Koto whimpers. Straus watches his friends try to keep themselves up, then looks at Koto as tears fill her eyes.

"(Para...is there really no way we can do that fusion thing again?)"

"(It can buy us time, but it won't be enough to win... I'm sorry, Straus.)"

...So, is that it, then?

...

Well, would we be here to tell the tale if it was?

Straus locks eyes with Red and hears a new voice. "(I'll offer you all my energy.)", says Blazi, "(Just make sure you win this.)"