The two sides stare down each other with pure determination in their eyes. Eren got out her energy gun as the king just stood there.
Eren: So, almighty king… What's your gimmick?
Joseph: If you’re talking about my abilities then allow me to enlighten you.
He says cracking his knuckles. He held out one hand and flicked his finger upwards, causing the ground underneath Eren to move up at rapid speeds and bashing into the ceiling, ultimately crushing her… But we all know it’s not that easy to kill her. A voice behind the king catches him off guard.
Eren: Did you get em?
Joseph turns around as Eren grabs him by the head and slams him to the ground. When he gets up, Eren is on top of a statue of an angel with a bored expression on her face.
Eren: Wow for a king I expected something a lot more… grand. Like gold manipulation or something like that.
Two pillars bend and try to hit Eren, but she dashes out of the way just in time.
Joseph: Just stand still!
He says waving his arms around, directing the pillars to chase Eren, who runs past Joseph, causing him to get hit by his own attack. As he stumbles to his feet. He tosses off his cape and yells angrily at the second in command.
Joseph: What the hell are you?! This isn’t even your fight and yet you’re still winning? I shall now allow this!
He tries to dash at Eren, but suddenly, a stabbing pain is felt on his chest. Eren, who was yawning at how slow and uneventful this fight was, created a energy sword from her middle finger to stab Joseph mid rush.
Eren: Alright I have a question for you. About Cross. You do know he’s just using you, right?
Joseph stays silent.
Eren: You don’t have to fight us, you know. You can just go back to your castle, and rule over your brainwashed citizens, and everything can be all fine and dandy.
Joseph starts to chuckle, which really started to confuse Eren, until he was suddenly full on laughing at her face.
Joseph: You think I didn’t know?! I wasn’t even a king before all this happened! I was just a normal peasant like everyone else! Until HE came along and gave me a deal! I help him become a god, and he makes me the king of Numbaria! Did I know he was going to throw me under the bus? Did I know he was going to kill multiple people? Of course I did! And I don’t regret a single thing that happened!
He continues to laugh. Eren sighed… there was no point in saving this guy. With a swift slash on the chest, Eren blew on her middle finger, like a smoking pistol, and decided to head off.

However… Eren didn’t realize something… Joseph in his dying moments started to think… “A peasant killing a king? This can’t be happening, he won’t allow it! He won’t die here!” And then something just snapped and the aura from before returned, now more powerful than ever. Eren suddenly stopped moving… she recognized a change like this…
Eren: It’s like that last time where Violet tried to kill me for bugging Matt… Man what a good- Wait… Don’t tell me he’s a-
Unfortunately he was. Once the aura dissipates, Joseph was standing tall, fully healed, and now holding a strange specter. Two horns were on the top of his head as his eyes glowed a menacing green color. He smiled at Eren and waved his staff, causing multiple pillars to zoom at her at once… and this time, they were too fast to react.
Joseph: I’d like to thank you for this… awakening of sorts… To think I was actually some demon… If you’re surprised, I don’t blame you. I didn’t know this myself…
Eren is pulled out of the debris by multiple stone hands coming out of the wall and towards Joseph.
Joseph: But I guess that means I’m a way better partner for Violet than that Kingsman.
Eren creates an energy barrier around herself to cut off the hands holding her in place and kicks Joseph, but to her shock, he was tanking the attack like it was nothing. He then grabbed her arm and tossed her to the ceiling.
Eren: What strength… he’s completely different from before!
The ceiling turns into spikes from above but Eren quickly stops her momentum by making an energy wall to shield herself. She spreads out her arms and creates multiple spears pointing straight down and sends them raining onto Joseph, who makes a wall out of the ground below him. Hundreds, no thousands of spears keep flooding down until Eren runs out of breath… she looks down and sees that Joseph is nowhere to be seen through the smoke until behind her…
Joseph: *Mocking Eren* Did you get 'em?
Eren: Oh shit-
Joseph delivers a swift chop to the neck, sending Eren straight to the ground with a thud. And as if that wasn’t enough, Joseph crashes directly on top of Eren, standing on top of her head.
Joseph: Look at you! You learned how to kneel! I’m so proud of you I can just kill you.
Eren punches the ground, sending an energy shockwave to knock back Joseph who jumps back with his staff in hand. Eren looks out of breath and doesn’t seem like she can keep fighting, while Joseph doesn’t look like he even broke a sweat.

Joseph: So… any other tricks you’d like to use on me?
Eren started to think… she needed to come up with a solution fast… and then she thought of it.
Eren: Yeah… This move was passed down to me by my mother years ago… She’d be proud to know I finally found a good use for it again.
Joseph: And there you go pretending to be noble. How barbaric.
Eren takes out her energy gun and aims it at Joseph… She takes a deep breath and starts reciting.
Eren: I…
She crosses her legs and holds the gun up with both hands.
Eren: am…
She then points the gun at the side of her head with her hand on the trigger. She looks at Joseph with a wink and a smile.
“The Almighty”
*Click*
Once the trigger was pulled, a huge wave of energy blasts out of Eren, spanning throughout the entire arena, nay, the entire kingdom! Usually this move can hit as hard as a nuke, causing immense pain for the opponent… but this isn’t a usual use. Joseph looks at Eren disappointed as she falls to her knees.
Joseph: Well? Was that your last hurrah? Do you want me to congratulate you? I didn’t even feel a thing.
Eren giggled a bit as she held up her hands.
Eren: You shouldn’t have… I dedicated that one move to a very special person… After all… It’s not my fight right?
A red aura appears around her as she glances back.
Eren: Oh good. He’s here. Have fun… and try not to die.
She chuckles before falling to the ground, revealing a figure with a red glowing outline and grey eyes walking towards them. Joseph is shocked to see Matt again, still afraid of him after what happened before, but he regains his composure and walks past Eren’s passed out body and to Matt.
Joseph: So you return for your prized possession, my rival. And as you can see, I’m even stronger than before! And it seems like you have more power in you too!
No answer. This really ticked off Joseph who tried to land a punch on him.
Joseph: Don’t you dare, ignore me!
But all he hit was an afterimage. Behind him, he saw Matt carrying Eren’s body to the throne Joseph sat on. He placed her down on it, and patted her on the head.
Matt: You did good. Thanks for the energy.
Joseph: Hey! Don’t lose focus on me-
Matt: Oh I didn’t.
He says turning around with a glare. Joseph is starting to have second thoughts, but he clears his throat.
Joseph: As you can see, I have obtained a form similar to one that dear Violet has used! And now I shall use your prized possession’s greatest asset against you!
Matt looks at him with hatred in his eyes.

Matt: Prized possession? Is that all you see Violet as? No.
Joseph flicks his finger to the left, causing a pillar to crash into Matt, but he holds out one arm towards the end of the pillar, causing it to break on impact with him.
Matt: She’s everything.
Joseph, running out of ideas, crosses his arm downwards in an x shape, causing the stained glass windows on upper walls to break and send glass shards down at Matt. But he was not fazed at all, and started sending a barrage of punches against the glass shards once they were close enough, causing them to go back at Joseph, scratching his cheek. He wiped the blood off his face and stared at it in disgust
Joseph: My beautiful face… You dare?!
Matt: Oh I’m sorry. Why don’t you come closer and I’ll help you arrange it properly.
Joseph dashes at Matt and punches him with all his might, but his luck ran out… his hybrid form suddenly turned off and all that was left was a weak frail man.
Joseph: W-wait…
Matt grabbed him by the throat and held him up, his lifeless eyes frightening Joseph as he spoke.
Joseph: Wait wait wait! I’m king here so I can give you anything you want! Money! Fame! Power! Even that ice cream I heard your friend likes so much! Anything please!
Matt: … Let me tell you something.
He says not breaking eye contact with him.
Matt: I’ve fought many things. gods, time manipulators, demons, karma manipulators, aliens, and so many more things… and you know what all of those people had in common? They made me struggle. But you? You’re nothing but a coward who took the easy way to get his powers. My daughter had to watch her sister almost die in order to reach the same power you had. She had gone through so many hardships, so many journeys of self doubt, while you just got mad that you lost to someone you deem lower. So do me a favor… Open that door for me, and never appear in front of me again.
Joseph nods frantically, flicking his fingers and opening the door. Matt then tosses him aside and grabs Eren, putting her over his shoulder.
Matt: Geez you’re heavy. Come on guys!
Spark, Mercury, Fox, Quinn, Linda, and Topaz walk in and examine the battlefield.
Spark: Geez what happened here? Is Eren okay?
Matt pats her on the head.
Matt: She’s just tuckered out. Anyways the doors open. How do you think Heather and Angel are holding up?
Fox: I just got contact with Angel. She said they were already up there.
Matt: Well then let's go.

He says walking up the staircase with the others following behind… As they walked, Linda asked a question.
Linda: M-matt…? W-what's with that S-scary form…?
Matt turns around and then slaps his forehead.
Matt: Oh right you guys weren't here for this uh… So remember Mania?
Everyone nods.
Matt: Well it sort of mutated into this new form… I call it Pure Animosity. I need to keep a calm head in order to keep it maintained though. One wrong move and I could be severely harmed because of it.
Topaz looks at Matt in awe… He was so much like the Mister Kingsman she knew…
Matt: Alright everyone, almost to the top…
Everyone followed behind him until they reached a bright room and-
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