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Music playing for the trailer: Five Nights at Candy's 3 music trailer A.K.A. They Come Home In The Night by Usernamemyarse from Shin Godzilla Monster Music

Did you believe that everything is all over?

An unknown figure walked across the land.

Did you really think that the war ended?

The figure continued to walk while the camera was in front of them.

This war has only just begun.

The figure continued to walk while the camera was behind them.

The beginning of another war.

The figure arrived at their destination.

If you wish to figure out the truth...

The figure created a wildfire with Pyrokinesis to burn an entire forest to the ground.

Then read the story for yourself to find the secrets.

The camera pulled up on the figure to reveal who he was. The figure turned his head with a sinister smile and glowing red eyes.

Kid Icarus: Uprising - Demonic DLC

The figure jumpscared the reader and punched the camera.

Coming  soon

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Music playing for the trailer: Super Sonic X Universe ending 3 segunda temporda A.K.A. OZONE by Vistlip from jorosahe

Pit slowly walked through the field while different images of him with his weapons fade out one by one. He then equipped his Three Sacred Treasures while his enemy equipped his own to fight.

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Can you save the universe?

Images of all the Kid Icarus main characters appeared one by one and went downwards.

Do you have what it takes to win the war?

Then the major characters.

Well then, grab your friends and allies...

And finally, the minor characters.

Stop the forces of evil...

The central antagonists appeared across the screen and paused to show themselves.

Pit and the main villain looked at each other and then charged with their weapons. The resulting slash of their weapons caused a shockwave to push them back. Pit then unleashed a powerful attack on his enemy to strike, only for the enemy to avoid it and land on a platform.

AND WIN THIS WAR!

All of Pit's weapons appeared on screen and they all fade out.

Pit and the villain appeared in their Six Sacred Treasures with serious looks. The cameras turned around to let them face each other.

Finally, everyone gathered around, while the main antagonist and his allies appeared as giant projections behind them.

Kid Icarus: Uprising - Demonic DLC

Coming next Sunday

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Music playing: Super Sonic X Universe intro (original) A.K.A. Colors by FLOW from Owen The Owl

The weapons from the original game began to glow white and they disappeared, revealing a dark silhouette of the main antagonist.

Kid Icarus: Uprising - Demonic DLC

All of the main characters of the game revealed themselves and then slowly moved aside to bring in the villain silhouette.

Then all of the major and minor characters appeared one by one and switch out to reveal who they were.

The central antagonists appeared slowly and switch out one by one.

Then the main Forces of Nature characters appeared and then the main Underworld characters.

The villain appeared out of his silhouette and quickly equipped his Three Sacred Treasures.

Cut to a scene where Pit and Dark Pit were readying their weapons to fight, then the camera turned around to reveal the villain readying his weapon as well before the camera zoomed out to show the big arena they're going to fight in.

Cut to another scene in the air where the villain activated his powers to attack, while Pit, Thanatos, and Phosphora did the same. All of them charge at each other and then the scene flashed to white to reveal Palutena, Viridi, and Hades watching the fight.

Cut to another scene where Magnus slowly got up to fight against the villain with Pit while the Girl and the Dog hid behind.

Cut to another scene where Dark Pit and the villain faced each other to begin their fight in the Underworld. 

Cut to another scene where the villain in his Three Sacred Treasures braces himself for Pit in his own charge at him with a powerful attack and then the scene flashes to white to reveal a scene of the shattered glass pieces of the Mirror of Truth glow red.

Cut to the final scene where Pit was lying on the ground of the arena after the fight of the first scene. The villain offered Pit a hand to pull him up and Pit reached out until the screen changed to the title card.

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Music playing: 🎵FINAL NIGHTS 3 SOUNDTRACK-MENU 2 #2 A.K.A. Don't Go Remix from TøøYarr2 (A.K.A. Title Screen Theme)

Second POV

Kid Icarus: Uprising - Demonic DLC

The title card minimized itself to reveal Pit with his eyes closed with a dark silhouette figure of him behind him looking at Pit with glowing red eyes. You pushed START to begin the DLC game.

Music stops (A/N: You can continue playing the music if you want to stay on the title screen.)

A dark silhouette figure, with a fire background, appeared to tell you a message.

"Did you really think the game is over?" he began. "You have only finished the game with a normal ending. You may have completed everything, but you're not done yet. Go back to the start, find the secrets, and then you will learn the truth." He turned his head to face you with red glowing eyes and the screen faded to black.

Music playing: Solo Menu (A/N: I don't have the original music on my DLC playlist because they were already made in the original game. If you want to listen to the music, then go look it up on YouTube. That's what I'd do.)

You then selected Move Out! to begin the game.

Music stops (A/N: Once again, you can continue playing the music if you want to stay on the select screen.)

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Music playing: Kevin Macleod ~ Giant Wyrm from LEARN PLAY-to-EARN (A.K.A. Evil Comes Theme)

Not long ago, before the Underworld Army began their plans, a mysterious figure walked across the land and arrived at a forest. He then took out his right arm and prepared to use Pyrokinesis.

"I think it's about time to put my master plan into action," he said before lowering his arm and blasting out a fireball from his hand to burn the entire forest to the ground. After he completed his task, he began to walk away from his recent destination. But then, two gods from the Underworld, Thanatos, the God of Death, and Pandora, the Goddess of Calamity, appeared out of nowhere and tackled him down.

"Alright, we got him!" shouted Thanatos.

"Let's take him back to our queen," said Pandora. "We will not let him get in our way."

Thanatos nodded in agreement and the two of them went back to the Underworld with their prisoner.

*Scene Change*

The figure slowly woke up and found himself stuck in something.

"What the?" he began in shock. "Where the hell am I?" He slowly touched what appeared to be glass and then realized that he was trapped.

"Ah... I see that you're finally awake," said a female voice. The person who said that appeared in the room and it was further revealed to be Medusa, the Goddess of Darkness and Queen of the Underworld.

"What did you do to me? Why am I here?" shouted the figure.

"You have been trying to cause us some trouble. Not to mention that this is your punishment for what you did all those years ago," replied Medusa. "And we will not let you continue with your crimes any longer. My two fellow commanders have already captured you within this mirror, and you will be remained trapped in there for all eternity."

"This is madness!" shouted the figure, slamming his fists on the glass. "I've been busy doing my work and now you're standing in my way. Release me now, or else there will be consequences!"

"I'm afraid that will not happen," replied Medusa.

Just then, Pandora appeared behind her and said, "The Underworld Army is ready to begin their invasion, my queen."

"Excellent," said Medusa. "And since you're here, I would like you to do me a favor. Keep the prisoner intact. If he tries to escape, give me the warning, and I'll do what I can."

"Understood," replied Pandora. Medusa then exited the room, leaving Pandora and the trapped figure behind. "Consider this as payback," the Goddess of Calamity taunted, "You did this to me and now you will NEVER get out of here alive."

"Hah! As if I would listen to you, Pandora," replied the figure. "Once he arrives here and releases me from this prison, I will continue with my plan to destroy everything. And there is NOTHING you can do about it."

"We'll see about that," said Pandora as she continued to wait for further instructions while keeping and eye on the prisoner. The prisoner, however, had a plan to get revenge on someone. But if that person joins him, they will begin the plan more smoothly. So, he began to wait for the person to arrive soon.

Music stops

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Music playing: The Return of Palutena

"Sorry to keep you waiting!" said our lovable angel hero protagonist, Pit, as he rushed out of the door and flew into the air with his First Blade equipped. He then began to talk with his goddess. "It's been too long, Lady Palutena!"

"We can chat later, Pit. But now it's time to fight!" replied the said Goddess of Light. "The Underworld Army's invading!" And as on queue, a Monoeye appeared right in front of Pit.

"Whoa! You weren't kidding!" he exclaimed before taking it down quickly with a charged shot. However, that Monoeye wasn't the only one he had to deal with. More of them appeared to stop their target from ruining their plans.

"Aim your weapon at the enemies and fire carefully," explained Palutena. "You can target enemies on sight as long as you focus." Pit did so to take them out. But the Monoeyes were quite persistent as more of them come out to attack him. But Pit took them all out with everything he's got, since they were no match for him. Despite the fact that more of them still came out to stop their enemy target.

"If these are Underworld troops, are you saying Medusa's been..." the angel started.

"Resurrected. Yes," answered Palutena. "Though the Goddess of Darkness was defeated long ago, she's back now. And as the Goddess of Light, it's my duty to protect humanity from her."

"Eh, you worry too much!" Pit boasted, until he was then face-to-face with Medusa's large projection as the clouds turned red and more and more Underworld minions came out to attack. "Medusa!" he shouted.

"Hello there, Pit. And you too, Palutena. Here to crash my homecoming party?" the Underworld Queen greeted.

"Uh... This really doesn't look like much of a party..." said Palutena, unconcerned.

"What better way to celebrate my return than with a festive little bloodbath?" Medusa continued. "After all, I have been gone for 25 years." She then disappeared and the clouds returned to normal. Not only that, but the Underworld troops also disappeared from Pit's line of sight.

"They're moving their attack to the ground!" he exclaimed.

"Then so are we!" replied Palutena as she sent Pit down to the Overworld, while more Underworld enemies came out attack him. But the angel took them out by shooting at them to defeat them all while also avoiding their attacks via flying to glide and dodge.

"I can't believe I'm actually flying!" he said excitedly.

"The Power of Flight is my gift to you," said Palutena. "I'll control your route so you can focus on battle. But I can only maintain this power for five minutes at a time. After that, your wings will burn up, and you'll fall."

"You have no idea how embarrassing it is to be an angel who can't fly on his own." Pit began after a sigh. "So thanks for your help. Without you, I'd be finished!" He then continued to fight against more and more Underworld enemies. During his flight, he collected four Recovery Orbs to replenish his health.

"When you're not firing, you'll go into a glide that makes it easier to dodge attacks," Palutena began explaining. "Holding your fire also builds up charged shots. Aim carefully, and use them wisely." Pit listened to his goddess carefully and continued to fend off the Underworld Army. Soon enough, he began to see his destination. "Your destination should be coming into view now," said Palutena.

Pit noticed this and saw something horrible and gasped, "Now they're attacking the town? This isn't right!"

"The people need your help. I'd better get you over there," said Palutena as she increased the Power of Flight's power to fly Pit faster so that he can make it to his destination. Once Pit arrived at That First Town, he heard cheers coming from the humans while fighting more enemies.

"Do you hear that? Do you hear the people's cheers?" he asked his goddess. "They're celebrating the return of the goddess Palutena!" Palutena smiled warmly.

"Despite the Underworld invasion, the people haven't lost hope," she said. "It's our duty to protect them. Prepare for land battle, Pit." She then sent the angel to the town to protect humanity from the Underworld.

Music stops and switches to: That First Town

After landing, Pit headed out to save humanity from the evil Underworld Army.

The Underworld Army won't get away with this, he thought to himself. As the Captain of Lady Palutena's Guard as well as her most trusted servant, I will end Medusa's reign of terror once again. Along the way, he ate the food that were dropped to replenish his health.

"You're here to help the townsfolk, so wipe out as many monsters as you can," said Palutena.

"I'm on it!" Pit replied. As mentioned by Palutena, more Underworld monsters appeared to attack our hero. "It's been a really long time since I've last fought against the Underworld Army," he said. "25 years to be exact. But that doesn't mean I won't go all out on them!" He then found a Grenade, picked it up, and threw it at his foes to deal massive damage. Just then, the sky turned red and a fireball landed right next to Pit who swiftly avoided that. "Uh..." he groaned after collapsing from his dodge earlier. The fireball then headed into the coliseum. "Wh-what was that?"

"Medusa has unleashed an evil beast in the coliseum! You need to hurry there!" said Palutena. Just then, more and more Underworld enemies appeared to stop Pit. "Try eliminating nearby enemies with melee attacks," Palutena explained. "You'll switch between melee and ranged shots automatically."

"I'll stack up the melee attacks to serve up a combo meal of pain!" Pit triumphantly exclaimed and took them all out with the moves his goddess instructed. After he defeated all of the Underworld Army enemies, he then drinks a Drink of the Gods and entered the coliseum to face his enemy.

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1

Once Pit entered the coliseum, he saw his enemy face-to-two-face.

"TWINBELLOWS!" he exclaimed.

"The Underworld's fateful watchdog," said Palutena. Twinbellows then landed on the platform to face his old foe.

"Old Pit's gonna teach you some new tricks!" shouted Pit. "Now play dead!" Twinbellows' only response was a fire breath from his mouths and then charged at Pit, but the angel quickly dodged out of the way to avoid it, causing Twinbellows to crash right on the coliseum's entrance.

"Try circling left or right as you attack. Keep your aim focused on the enemy," Palutena explained.

"That's called strafing, right?" asked Pit.

"Whatever it's called, just stay out of his way," said Palutena. However, Twinbellows wasn't going to go down that easily just like last time. He then continued to charge out of Pit's attacks every time he tried to get him. Twinbellows then charged at Pit to attack him. "If you're in a tight spot, dash to get out of his way," explained Palutena as Pit did so and avoided Twinbellows' attack. "I also recommend dashing and shooting at the same time. Change dash directions and charge your shot for different effects."

"Wow, talk about options!" Pit exclaimed. "It's like an all-you-can-hurt-buffet!" But just before Pit was about to deal the finishing blow, Twinbellows howled in anger before spewing fireballs out of his mouths in order to burn the angel to cinders. But Pit quickly dodged them to avoid them. This made Twinbellows growl in fury as he rushed towards Pit and slashed at him with his claw, causing the angel to slam right into a wall. "You really want to play rough, don't you?" he groaned upon slowly standing up. "Well then, let me finish the job for you." As soon as he said that, Twinbellows charged at Pit to slash with his claw again. However, Pit instead dodged it before firing a backward-dash charged shot to win the battle! "Yeah! Victory is mine!" he cheered in victory.

"Excellent job, Pit!" said Palutena proudly. Twinbellows then exploded while he howls in defeat, and his remains flew into the sky back to the Underworld. This also turned the sky back to normal and Medusa appeared as a projection watching Pit.

"Listen well, Medusa!" Pit yelled at his enemy. "Your days of darkness are numbered. Prepare to meet the light!"

"Let's return for now. This was just our first step in defeating Medusa," said Palutena as she opened up a light pillar and whisked Pit back to her temple while Medusa disappeared.

Music stops and switches to: Kevin Macleod ~ Giant Wyrm (A.K.A. Evil Comes Theme)

Meanwhile, the trapped figure was still waiting while Pandora continued to watch him stay in the mirror.

"Well, it would seem that one of your powerful commanders was defeated," the figure said. "It would appear that he's starting to stop you from covering the world in darkness."

"Please. That was only the beginning," replied Pandora. "They still have a lot of catching up to do before they can reach you. But even if you break free, the Underworld will still stop you from completing your so-called plan." The figure only scoffed in response as he continued to wait for Pit to arrive.

Music stops

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Music playing: Magnus and the Dark Lord

"And we're off!" exclaimed Pit as he rushed out of the door to take off with his Wolf Claws. Only to be greeted by a strong storm up ahead. "Ugh. This weather's nasty."

"Yes, but your next mission can't wait. You must defeat Dark Lord Gaol," Palutena explained as Pit took down enemies that appeared to stop him.

"Heh. 'Dark Lord?' Seriously? Hasn't the dark-lord thing been done to death already?" he scoffed after his goddess mentioned his foe he must face.

"He's earned it. He's working for Medusa. Her forces are coming from HIS castle," Palutena explained further, knowing the stakes of how powerful their foe was going to be. "A human army has gone to fight him, but they don't stand a chance."

"So, what you're saying is we need a brave hero to face the dark lord?" Pit asked.

"I supposed it IS and old story," replied Palutena. "But don't forget this is the Underworld Army we're dealing with. And anybody with the title 'dark lord' won't be some low-level minion."

"So what are we talking here? Miniboss? ...Final boss?" Pit questioned before dropping it. "Well, whatever. I hope this dark lord's hungry for a plate of punishment!" Along the way, Pit took down a lot of different Underworld Army monsters who were getting in his way through the nasty storm. Then he saw a lightning strike. "Augh!" he cried in shock. "Is this lightning coming from the Underworld Army?"

"Where else would it be coming from?" asked Palutena.

"Sorry... I guess that was pretty obvious," Pit replied sheepishly.

"If you don't watch out, we'll be having barbecued angel tonight," Palutena warned. "And though spicy angel wings sound tasty, I'd best get you out of there."

"Plus...chicken is much more economical!" Pit yelled as he was being taken through the clouds down below, away from the lighting storms. It didn't take long for him to finally get away from the storms. "Ahhhh! Much better!" he sighed in relief.

"You still have to watch out for fire from Underworld troops," warned Palutena. "Let's get you headed toward land." As on queue, more Underworld monsters came from behind to stop him from getting to land. Luckily, Pit managed to take them down. Soon enough, he made it out of the clouds and has now arrived above big mountains. However, more enemies appeared to slow him down, but Pit still took them down with no problem.

"How in the world would the human army make it across these mountains by foot?" he wondered smugly.

"Do I detect a note of smugness in your voice?" Palutena questioned.

"Uh... No, no, no! I'm just really happy I can fly," Pit quickly replied.

"Angels shouldn't gloat, Pit," replied the goddess.

"What I meant to say is that I'm eternally grateful for your help," Pit finished and ended the conversation. More and more Underworld monsters continue to try and stop Pit from reaching the castle and Pit continued to take them down out of harm's way. Eventually, he arrived at a chasm.

"Let's make our way underground," said Palutena as she guided Pit down into the chasm, and from the looks of what was in there, everything seemed to be dark and gloomy. "It's not the most cheerful place, is it?"

"The Underworld baddies seem to like it," Pit replied uncomfortably.

"I suppose it makes sense they'd feel at home underground," agreed Palutena.

"It'd be like living in a basement," said Pit. Along the way, more enemies continued to come out in order to stop him, but Pit still took them out. Until Palutena stopped him for a bit. "Why did we stop?" Pit wondered.

"Oh, I thought you might want to take in the sights. And destroy some monsters," Palutena answered. During Pit's flight through the chasm, Palutena continued to stop him in different spots to take down more Underworld monsters. Then Pit flew out of there while collecting four more Recovery Orbs to replenish his health, until... "Pit, behind you!" warned Palutena. As on queue, a Belunka appeared right behind the angel.

"Let me at 'em!" he exclaimed.

"I'll control your flight path so you don't run into anything," said Palutena. "Just focus on shooting and dodging."

"Got it!" Pit affirmed. Soon enough, the Belunka was taken down and Pit made it out of there. However, there was a wall blocking his path.

"Dark Lord Gaol's castle is up ahead," said Palutena.

"But...but what about that wall?!" asked the angel.

"Don't worry. I'll help you over," said his goddess, and as on queue, she increased the Power of Flight's power to send Pit over the wall.

"Whoaaaa!" he exclaimed, "G-force in my faaace!"

"It's fun, right?" asked Palutena. During the speedy flight, Pit took down a lot more Underworld enemies, who of course don't stand a chance against the heroic angel. Then he made it out of the chasm.

"Yeah! Take that, wall!" Pit cheered.  Just then, he spotted a war of humans and Underworld monsters attacking from down below. "Look!" he exclaimed.

"The people will never defeat Gaol with the Underworld forces in their way," said Palutena, worried.

"The humans are taking a beating! They need our help!" said Pit shocked. Unfortunately, there was only one problem.

"Normally I'd agree with you, but..." Palutena began.

"What is it?" asked Pit.

"Do you remember how long the Power of Flight lasts?" asked the goddess.

"Five...minutes?" Pit reluctantly replied.

"And remember what happens when it runs out?" Palutena continued.

"My wings...burn up?" Pit replied again.

"We don't have time to assist the people. We have to go straight for Gaol," explained Palutena. "I'll take you into the castle. From there, it's up to you to face the dark lord. His defeat will force the Underworld Army to retreat."

"Roger! Get ready for a display of raw angel power!" Pit affirmed before he was sent into the castle where he must face his target.

Music stops and switches to: Dark Lord Gaol's Castle

Pit then landed into the castle to continue with his mission. "So this is the dark lord's castle," he said, after he ate the food waiting for him.

"Yes, he must've scrambled to build it after Medusa's resurrection," replied Palutena. "He's using this castle as a stronghold for Underworld monsters. Monsters designed to wreak havoc and sow sadness. Are you excided?"

"Yeah. It's like a birthday party where everyone wants to kill me," Pit annoyingly replied.

"Make your way to the great hall down the first floor," Palutena instructed.

Pit did so and saw more Underworld monsters blocking his way. "This must be the great hall," he said.

"At the top of the stairs, there's a door with switches across from it," explained Palutena.

"Switches, huh? That probably means I should hit them!" said Pit.

"Very...perceptive of you, Pit," replied Palutena, unconvinced. Soon enough, Pit managed to flip all of the switches while taking down more Underworld monsters and unlocked the door.

"The door's unlocked now," said Palutena, then she noticed an enemy appeared to block Pit's way. "The enemy with the big skull guarding the door is a Ganewmede. They'll attack when fired at, but they don't do much at all if you don't shoot them. So I suggest using melee attacks or dash shots to take them down." Pit did what he was told and took it down with a swift slash of his claws. After he got out of there, Palutena sensed something. "I'm sensing treasure somewhere to your left," she said.

"How do you know that?" Pit wondered.

"From the heavens. I can see through your laurel crown to divine your surroundings," explained Palutena.

"Really? That's amazing!" Pit exclaimed.

"And that's not all I can see, Pit. I can also see what's in your heart," Palutena explained further.

Pit thought about what she told him for a moment before saying while chuckling nervously, "Oh... Heh heh... That's really...something."

"So you'd better not be thinking about anything...naughty," Palutena teased.

"What?! How did you—?!" Pit cried shocked.

"Just kidding. Seriously? Reading hearts through laurel crowns?" giggled Palutena.

"I know...  was...also kidding," Pit stuttered.

"Sure you were," replied Palutena. But it turns out that the treasure box was a trap and Underworld monsters appeared out of nowhere. "The monster situation is quite clamant," said Palutena.

"Is that...a good thing?" asked Pit, confused.

"You know, it's importunate," Palutena replied. "Or unpropitious."

But Pit was still confused what she was talking about. "Are you still speaking English right now?" he asked her.

"I'm sorry, Pit. I didn't mean to confuse you," she replied. Let me make this easier for you." She then yelled out in the silliest way possible, "Big monsters kill Pit grr!"

"Ah, that makes perfect sense! Thank you!" replied Pit, satisfied. After taking down the Underworld enemies because of the trap they laid out earlier, he continued through the room he entered and found REAL treasure boxes that contained the loot he hoped for. However, more enemies came out as soon as he was about to leave. It still didn't take long for the angel to defeat them all. After the little scuffle from the Underworld Army, Pit continues forward and headed down some stairs.

"You're heading to the lower level of the interior garden," said Palutena. Along the way, Pit found a secret room, entered a Zodiac Chamber, and picked up the Sagittarious Bow. After that, he headed back out of there to continue the mission by going down more steps. Along the way, he rushed into the garden and saw someone fighting and defeating Underworld monsters.

"Look at that!" he exclaimed.

"How did a human make it into the castle?" Palutena wondered in shock. Just then, the human saw Pit after taking down the Underworld enemies.

"Well, I didn't expect to see an angel here. Hope this doesn't mean I've kicked the bucket," he said, surprised.

Music stops and switches to: Magnus' Theme

"I think you should help him," Palutena suggested to the angel.

"He's taking the Underworld Army himself...and surviving!" he exclaimed. "Are you sure this guy is really a human?"

"Absolutely," replied Palutena.

"You having a private conversation with yourself, angel face?" asked the human.

"Oh right. Sorry about that. I'm Pit, servant of the goddess Palutena," Pit replied before introducing himself. "I'm here to defeat Dark Lord Gaol."

"So you're here for a slice of the pie too?" asked the human.

"Huh? Pie? Where?" asked the confused angel before regaining his senses. "No, I mean... I'm here to defend the humans from the brutality of the Underworld Army."

"Sure, sure, you're the angel here. But me, I'm in it for the reward money," said the human. "Since we both want to take down Gaol, how about we work together?"

"I don't know about that..." replied Pit, unconcerned.

"What have you got to lose? It'll be easier on both of us," said the human, offering a defense.

"Lady Palutena...what do you think?" Pit asked his goddess.

"He makes a compelling argument," she replied.

"All right, then. Resuming mission Dark-Lord Suppression!" Pit complied.

"I'm Magnus, by the way. Pleased to meet you," the human introduced himself. "Don't hit me, and we'll get along just fine." After they took down all of the Underworld monsters, Pit and Magnus continued onwards.

"I'll follow your lead from here," said the human. "I've got your back." Along the way, the two of them encountered more and more Underworld monsters. Luckily for the dynamic duo, they managed to take all of them down and continued onwards.

"Magnus sure is strong," said Pit.

"Yes, especially for a human," agreed Palutena.

"He must really want that reward," Pit wondered.

"He may not be made of the sturdiest moral fiber, but that's fine with me," said Palutena.

"I'm surprised you feel that way," Pit replied.

"Humans are driven by desire," said Palutena. "It's convenient to know what bait they'll chase."

"That's kinda cold, but it makes sense. I guess," Pit said uncomfortably.

"Hey, if you're chatting with your precious goddess, give her a message from me," said Magnus. "Tell her she's been sleeping on the job! My world is on the edge of collapse!"

"I take it back. This guy's a jerk," said Palutena, annoyed.

"O...K..." said the confused angel, ending the conversation. After that, the duo continued to fight against more Underworld enemies until all of them were annihilated. Just then, the two of them entered a room and Pit was shocked to see something. "Wait, is this...?" he wondered. "Ha! It is! A hot spring!"

"Apparently, someone likes his spa time," said Magnus as soon as Pit jumped into the hot spring to relax.

"Ahhh... Now that's what I'm talking about!" the angel sighed in relaxation.

"You go in fully dressed?" asked Magnus. "Don't you at least want to change into a...swimming tunic or something?"

"Oh, no no no!" replied the angel. "The angel's code of conduct says that we must always be ready for duty."

"I guess you wouldn't be an angel if you didn't do things by the book," agreed Magnus.

"Yeah...and I don't want to steam the sacred buns," Pit added.

"We're done talking about this," said the uncomfortable human, ending the conversation. Once they're done relaxing in the hot spring, the two of them headed out to continue their mission. Just then, Pit noticed something on this left.

"Yeah! A treasure box!" he exclaimed in excitement.

"That's clearly a trap," warned Magnus. "Think about it. Who would leave treasure just lying around outside?" Unfortunately, Pit didn't listen to his warning and went to collect the loot from the chest, which of course brought out Underworld monsters out of nowhere. "What is wrong with you?!" exclaimed Magnus.

"If there's a treasure box, I open it! I can't help it!" Pit replied.

"OK, we'll see how long you survive with that strategy!" said the human and the two of them fought against the monsters until not one of them were left standing. They then proceeded through the castle where they have to go up a long, spiraling pathway.

"It looks like a long way up," Pit groaned.

"What, do your legs not work or something?" replied Magnus. As usual, there's more Underworld monsters trying to stop them from reaching the dark lord. But luckily, the two of them still took them down and proceeded onwards and they're closer to the lair.

"I think we're closing in on Gaol's lair," said Pit.

"I hope you're ready," replied Magnus. Pit then received another Drink of the Gods and both he and Magnus entered the lair.

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1

The two of them arrived in the throne room where Gaol was waiting.

"Prepare for defeat, Dark Lord Gaol!" shouted the angel.

"Aw, Palutena's little messenger boy. And Magnus, it's always a pleasure," replied Gaol before noticing Pit's human ally.

"Sorry I'm late. I had other business to attend to," Magnus told Gaol.

"Wait, you two know each other?" asked the confused angel. The three of them began their fight and Gaol attacked by charging at either one of them and shooting lasers to stop them. During the fight, Magnus and Gaol seem to have a conversation.

"It's so typical of you to pawn off your work on someone else," said Gaol.

"Hey! In this economy, everyone's looking for work. Even part-time work," replied Magnus.

"That's funny. Business is booming for me. We're even hiring more staff!" said the dark lord. The new staff appeared to be two Skuttlers from the Underworld Army.

"Huh, are these the new hires?" asked Magnus. Palutena heard what's going on and decided to tell Pit what they're talking about as much as she could.

"I don't know much about the situation..." she began. "But it seems that Magnus and Gaol used to be close friends."

"What?! Seriously?!" exclaimed Pit surprised.

"They were part of the same band of monster-fight mercenaries," Palutena continued. "But Gaol's heart was weak and he couldn't resist the temptation of the Underworld."

"Seeing them fighting, it's hard to believe they were ever friends," said Pit.

"Magnus only knows one way to fight: ferociously," Palutena further continued sadly. "Perhaps his fire is fueled by the child he lost to Underworld troops."

"I had no idea. That's so sad..." Pit replied sadly.

"Hey, enough chitchat! We need to concentrate here!" shouted Magnus.

"Feeling a little agitated, Magnus?" Gaol taunted.

"Don't make me laugh, 'dark lord,'" Magnus replied. "Now put on some pants, and fight like a man!" Nobody said anything else and continued the fight. Gaol fired dark shots directly at his enemies to deal damage, but Pit and Magnus still prevented them from reaching them. They then counterattacked with many strong attacks to deal damage in order to stop the Dark Lord from continuing. After that, Dark Lord Gaol was defeated.

"Dark lord suppressed!" Pit cheered in victory.

"Nice work, angel face!" replied Magnus proudly. However, after Gaol's defeat, the dark aura around her disappeared from her and she collapsed to the ground. The helmet from the armor shattered upon contacting the floor, revealing that Gaol...was a human. "...I'm sorry it had to come to this," said Magnus sadly, upon seeing her.

"Gaol was a human? I-I didn't know... What have I done..." cried Pit in shock.

"You can't feel bad. Just think of all the other people you've saved," said Palutena, comforting the angel. "Besides, she looks like she's still holding on."

"Really?!" Pit exclaimed in relief.

"But we need to regroup. The war against Medusa is just starting," Palutena continued before opening up a light pillar to send Pit back to her temple, just before he was about to see the truth if Gaol was still alive.

Music stops and switches to: Kevin Macleod ~ Giant Wyrm (A.K.A. Evil Comes Theme)

Meanwhile, the trapped figure sensed something very unusual.

"Hmm... It looks like you've just lost another commander," he started. "However, that commander was a human. Mind explaining how you got Gaol to join your side, Pandora?"

"Her soul was weak and easy to manipulate as a slave," she replied. "And because of that, there was no way she would get out of there."

"But what about that child you ruthlessly murdered?" the figure asked. "Why would you even go so far in doing that?"

"That wasn't us, you idiot!" Pandora shouted. "We had another group of demons who were supposed to do our bidding. But instead, they went too far in killing those humans, including that child, rather than taking them alive to become our slaves!" This made the figure smile sinisterly. "We were supposed to take the humans to make them our slaves. NOT kill them right away!" Pandora continued. "If the slaves were proven useless to us, we would kill them afterwards."

"Interesting..." said the figure. "But that still doesn't change the fact that he will set me free. You will feel my wrath once I'm out of this prison."

"Hah! As if that's gonna happen," laughed Pandora. The figure still didn't care and continued to wait until the day he will escape from the mirror.

Music stops

Chapter Text

Music playing: Heads of the Hewdraw

"Hurry, Pit!" ordered Palutena, as Pit rushed to the door with his Saggitarius Bow.

"What's the matter?" he asked as he flew through the door and noticed Underworld monsters attacking him.

"Medusa has brought the fight to our realm. Her forces are invading Skyworld!" the goddess explained. Pit began to take them out with his weapon, despite them being tough to do so.

"She must be getting back at us for taking down Dark Lord Gaol," he wondered in surprise.

"Medusa's venom knows no bounds. But I know you can stop her Underworld Army," said Palutena, who was counting on the angel to claim victorious.

"You sure have a lot of faith in me, Lady Palutena," said the comforted angel. The Underworld monsters were surely not going down without a fight, since they indeed wanted payback for defeating Gaol back at the castle and freeing her from them. But Pit was still triumphant to take all of them down, no matter how tough they were. 

"If you're struggling with a large group of enemies, you can use a Special Attack," explained Palutena. "Just focus your attack and then launch to release it. It'll take out enemy fire too."

Pit did so and the monsters were taken down by that powerful move. Although, there were still more Underworld enemies to take down. It would seem that they just won't give up and instead keep trying to take down their enemy.

"Do these guys ever get tired?" asked Pit.

"At this rate, the Power of Flight is going to expire before they do," replied the worried Palutena.

"Then let's go after their commander!" Pit suggested.

"There's just one thing you should know. Their commander is Hewdraw," Palutena warned.

"Hewdraw?" Pit questioned. "Like, this guy?" He pulled up a picture of the commander in his 8-bit appearance from the original Kid Icarus.

"And speak of the devil—there he is!" said Palutena as she and Pit saw him, along with two other heads, flying.

"He can fly?" he exclaimed in disbelief.

"I think the only one who can't fly by himself is you," replied Palutena.

"Ouch. That's harsh!" groaned Pit. (A/N: I agree with Pit on that one.)

"Don't sulk, Pit. It's undignified," said Palutena. "But you're right: attacking the leader is a good plan."

"Let's do it!" said the determined angel. However, more and more Underworld monsters were still trying to stop him from reaching Hewdraw. Luckily for our hero, he still took them down without any harm. He then received four more Recovery Orbs to replenish his health and then he was face-to-three-face with Hewdraw and his brothers.

"Hello there!" started the blue head.

"It's snack time!" said the violet head next.

"Mm! What a tender little morsel!" said the red one.

"I am NOT a piece of meat!" shouted the angel, as he continued to take down more enemies who were getting in his way.

"What did you say?" asked the red head.

"Technically, you are," said the violet one.

"Just come a little closer," said the blue one.

"Get ready, 'cause it's time for-" Pit began before he got interrupted by the heads.

"Total annihilation!" "Bone-crushing destruction!" "Face-stomping carnage!" they all shouted at once. This caused a heated argument between the three stooges.

"It was MY turn to have the last word!"

"Oh, give it a rest."

"Let's not argue in front of company."

"Cram a sock in it, foot face!"

"I'm soooo sick of you guys."

"Me?! What did I do?!"

"Knock it off already!"

"YOU knock it off!"

"I can't believe this is my life."

"Can we go home and watch TV now?"

"Would everyone just shut it?!"

"Someone put me out of my misery."

"Did I mention I'm starving?"

"And you think we're not?!"

The three of them kept arguing one by one without even focusing on their target. (A/N: When I was writing this down from the game, I was laughing about this skit.)

"Um... Now what?" Pit asked awkwardly.

"This is never going to end. Just go ahead and attack," Palutena sighed. The heads finally decided to stop arguing.

"EVERYONE SHUT UP AND FOCUS!" they all yelled out simultaneously. This began a fight and Pit attack the Hewdraw while the heads attempt to fight and defeat him, though it was not going to be easy since Pit continued to shoot at them. (A/N: I'm putting in the order of the heads I want to be taken out just so you know.)

Pit took out Violet head first and then the Blue head next, leaving the Red left standing.

"Gah! The other heads! You have no right!" he cried in disbelief.

"Actually, I'd say YOU have no right!" replied the angel.

"OK, that's it! You're going down!" yelled the angry red head. However, he didn't keep up to take down the angel and Pit managed to defeat him.

"Aaaaaaaaaaugh!" the Hewdraw cried as he fell into the clouds and exploded, leaving his remains returning back to the Underworld.

"And that's that!" Pit cheered victoriously.

"Not so fast. Hewdraw heads can live without a body. You'd better follow them," warned Palutena as she guided Pit to dive down into the clouds to go after the Hewdraw heads. Along the way, Pit spotted the Underworld Army retreating from Skyworld. He started to take them down while receiving four more Recovery Orbs to replenish his health.

"The Underworld forces are retreating," said Palutena.

"Mission accomplished!" cheered Pit again.

"Far from it. Those two Hewdraw heads are still alive," Palutena warned. "They've plunged into the human world below and taken their legion with them!"

"Then we'd better do something!" Pit replied, concerned about the situation. He then continued to take down more Underworld monsters and then nearly landed on the Overworld.

"Oh!" he yelped. "Uh..." He then looked around to notice something horribly wrong going on at That Burning Town.

"This is bad!" he said.

"Let's hurry. For a pair of disembodied heads, they sure moved fast!" said Palutena before increasing the Power of Flight's power to help Pit go faster and head to the town quickly, while more and more Underworld monsters come out to stop him. Luckily, they were no match for our hero. He then arrived at That Burning Town, but Pit didn't know where the heads were.

"I don't see the Hewdraw heads anywhere! Where'd they go?!" he cried.

"Don't lose YOUR head too, Pit," replied Palutena. "Let's check the town." She then guided Pit to fly into the town in order to find those heads.

"Hoo-hooo-yah!" exclaimed the angel as he entered That Burning Town.

Music stops and switches to: That Burning Town

"Herghhh," Pit grunted as he landed in the town. He also found food and ate them before saying, "The people have all gone into hiding, but where did those Hewdraw heads go?"

"They could be anywhere. We need to stop them before they wreak even more havoc!" replied Palutena. "As you search for them, take out any Underworld troops that cross your path." Pit did so and took out most of the Underworld troops he came across before moving forward.

"There's an alley next to the rubble that you can pass through," Palutena pointed out. From there, Pit found more Underworld monsters blocking his way. With no problem whatsoever, he took them out with everything he has got.

"There's a courtyard ahead," Palutena explained. "You know the drill. Keep your eyes peeled for enemy attacks." Not long after defeating the enemies, Pit unlocked entered a Level 4 Intensity Gate.

"That way goes back to where you started," Palutena told him. Pit then found a treasure box and opened it.

"Sweet, sweet loot!" he said as he took the goods.

"Fortune smiles upon you," said Palutena. Pit then turned around and took out an enemy from behind before it can run away.

"Nice! I can really turn a profit taking those guys down," he said.

"That was a Souflee. It's one sweet enemy," Palutena explained. "If you spot one, do everything you can to stop it from getting away." (A/N: When I noticed what the Souflee really was, I was actually almost creeped out from its description. Apparently, the cherry is its eyeball and the face on it wasn't actually a face. I'm over the creepiness of that afterwards.) Pit then continued onwards to take down more enemies, from which one of them was a Stackjaw which was difficult to take down, as Palutena continued to help him out. "Remember, Pit, you have to use melee attacks to take down Komaytos," she reminded the angel. He did so and before he could continue, he decided to check what's on the other side of his direction. He spotted a Monoeye and then took it down. After that, he jumped into a hole which turned out to have a jump pad to spring him back to where he was.

"Whoa-oa!" he cried.

"That looks like a jump pad in there," explained Palutena.

"Get up, fall down. Get up, fall down. Fight in the air, fight on the ground," Pit began rhyming.

"It's the story of your life, isn't it?" asked the goddess.

"Peaks and valleys, highs and lows," Pit rhymed another rhyme. "Pick your friends, not your nose." After that little skit, Pit decided to continue onwards, while taking down more enemies who were standing in his way.

"There are jump pads ahead," said Palutena. "String jumps together to make your way across the rooftops." Pit did what he was told and used the jump pads to make it across.

"Woop! This is great! Yeah!" he said while using the jump pads. He then approached a gate that seemed unable to open up. "I don't think I can get through this way," he said.

"There's another way in, but you'll need a key," said Palutena. Pit nodded, picked up the key he collected after defeating more enemies, and took the other way. Along the way, continued to take down more enemies, until...

"Watch out!" warned Palutena. As on queue, the blue Hewdraw head charged through the buildings quickly right in front of Pit, who thankfully didn't get hurt.

"That came out of nowhere!" he cried in disbelief.

"You're going to need help against surprise attacks like that," said Palutena. "Go to the courtyard ahead and I'll grand you a gift."

"Really?! That'd be great!" said Pit, surprised. Along the way, he found another treasure box and collected its goods. Just then, another Underworld enemy appeared.

"That's an Underworld Merenguy," explained Palutena. (A/N: The music for the Merenguy will change every now and then when they appear. Remember that now.)

"Augh! I can't take my eyes off of it!" Pit grunted.

"It's bewitching dance moves really grab your attention and hold on to it," the goddess explained further. "Better make a point of taking it down first." Pit did so and took down the Merenguy, then proceeded to take down more Underworld troops. After that, he went to the courtyard, opened the gate with the key, and entered it to receive his gift .

"I'm ready for that gift now, Lady Palutena!" he told his goddess.

"All right then!" she replied before spraying something all over Pit.

"Uh..." he wondered. "What just happened?"

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1

Just then, the blue Hewdraw head appeared from the ground right behind Pit and he swiftly turned around to see him.

"Roooooar!" the blue head roared.

"Aaaagh!" Pit screamed.

"Do you like the gift? It's my patented monster pheromone!" Palutena explained, revealing what the "gift" was. "Monsters just LOVE the smell of it. And now it's all over you!"

"What?! ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME?!" Pit cried. 

"Why, helloooo, angel!" greeted the blue Hewdraw head as he proceeded to attack Pit. But he was not the only one attacking him. Turns out, more Underworld monsters are with the head as backup.

"Luckily, the pheromone only attracted one of the heads," said Palutena. "I was wondering what you would've done if both of them had shown up."

"And you still went through with it?! I would have been finished for sure!" cried Pit.

"Despite my winsomeness and equanimity, I do have a strong streak of rascality," said Palutena.

"I don't even know what that means!" exclaimed the angel, who was still fighting the blue Hewdraw head. (A/N: Rascality means mischievous or dishonest behavior or activity, by the way.) The battle was extremely tough, since the blue Hewdraw head was going way too fast in order to chomp the angel like raw chicken. But Pit still tried with all his might to avoid the head's devastating attacks and then strike back at him.

"I never noticed this before, but you really have a certain je ne sais quoi," the blue head said.

"I'm not sure what you mean by that..." Pit replied, confused.

"It's French for I'm gonna eat you!" responded the head as it charged at the angel in order to eat him up. Luckily, the latter dodged out of the way before counterattacking with charged and rapid fire shots. Once it was stunned for a while, he attacked with a melee combo to deal big damage. Despite the tough battle Pit has been going through, he still managed to defeat the head, knocking it unconscious for a while before it will eventually go back to the Underworld.

Music stops and switches back to: That Burning Town

"Whew. That was dicey," Pit sighed in relief.

"I don't think I'll be using the monster pheromone in the future," said Palutena.

"I would hope not!" agreed Pit.

"What I mean is that I won't need to use it," corrected Palutena.

"Why do you say that?" Pit asked.

"I located the other head. Let's go to the lake outside of town," Palutena responded. Pit then proceeded onwards and continued to take down a lot more Underworld monsters who were standing in his way. Along the way, Palutena decided to make a good conversation about Pit's weapon.

"Bows are a really good fit for you," she stated.

"Yeah, I've been using them for a long time," Pit replied.

"They're well suited for ranged attacks, and they split into blades for close combat," said Palutena. "They're very well-rounded weapons."

"Oh, I know. I used them in the last brawl," Pit responded.

"Brawl?! How horrible! Were you hurt?" exclaimed the goddess. 

"No way, it was a smash!" Pit answered.

"I just can't imagine you in a melee," said Palutena.

"That's because I wasn't," Pit scoffed, ending the conversation. (A/N: For those of you that don't know your Nintendo knowledge, that's a Smash Bros. reference. They were talking about SSBM (Super Smash Brothers: Melee) and SSBB (Super Smash Brothers: Brawl).) Pit then used a Jump Pad to hop into a sewer. "What is this? A well?" he asked.

"That's not important. Just keep moving forward," answered Palutena. Pit did as he was told and proceeded. Just then, Palutena noticed new enemies in front of him.

"Watch out. Those Shulms give off a toxic cloud when they expire," she warned. "Shoot them from a distance or melee them to avoid getting poisoned." Pit managed to melee them to avoid getting poisoned and then proceeded onwards, while also taking down more Underworld enemies.

"The other Hewdraw head is regenerating its body at the lake," said Palutena.

"You don't think it'll have three heads again, do you?!" Pit worriedly asked.

"I should hope not. Their bickering was intolerable," the goddess responded. Soon enough, Pit proceeded onwards and hops on a Jump Pad to land on a small rooftop, until... "It's an ambush!" said Palutena.

"Yeah, that's right!" shouted Pit. "MY ambush! You're going down, monsters!" During the fight, Pit decided to bring up something. "Wouldn't it be nice to be a goldfish?" he started.

"Why do you say that?" asked Palutena.

"It would be so easy," Pit responded.

"I don't know... My goldfish never lasted very long," said Palutena, unconcerned. After the ambush, Pit proceeded onwards to find the Hewdraw. "I think we're finally close to the last Hewdraw head," said Palutena. "Are you ready?" Pit nodded, took another Drink of the Gods, and entered thorough the doors and into the lake.

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1

The violet Hewdraw reborn was waiting for Pit. He came out of the lake and roared.

"So you've finished off the others, eh?" he asked.

"You know it!" Pit responded.

"Then you've saved the best for last. Let's get down to business!" said the violet Hewdraw with a roar to start the fight.

"Forward-dash attacks are very powerful. Look for openings to use then," Palutena explained. "But don't do a forward-dash attack when a fireball is headed at you." Just then, the Hewdraw made a defensive move by going underwater.

"It went underwater?!" Pit exclaimed.

"Here's an idea. Shoot the orange balls of light to make them drop down," said Palutena. "We'll try to lure the Hewdraw out that way."

"Will do!" Pit affirmed and he began to shoot at the orange orbs and managed to use them to push the Hewdraw out of the water.

"Now, Pit! Now!" shouted Palutena.

"Time to lay the smack down!" said Pit as he began to melee the heck out of the Hewdraw with no hesitation. But it didn't take long until the Hewdraw went back into the lake. He then went underwater and tried to take down Pit with lasers.

"Those lasers sure are hard to avoid!" exclaimed the surprised Pit.

"Here's an idea: wait 'til the last moment possible, then dodge to the side," Palutena explained. "Dash when an enemy attacks to perform a dodge." Pit did so and managed to use the orange orbs to send the Hewdraw out of the water. Then, he began to melee him like crazy. The fight continued on until Pit delivered the Hewdraw a finishing blow to end it.

"Mission complete!" he yelled triumphantly.

"That's another one of Medusa's commanders out of the way!" said Palutena. The violet Hewdraw emerged from the water and began to glow and shake.

"Look how far you've come, Pit. I'm proud of you," he told the angel before falling into the water and explode, causing the water to shoot up into the sky and rain back down.

"Huh. You don't usually meet such nice bosses," said Pit surprised.

"Let's get you back," said Palutena as she whisked Pit back to her temple in a light pillar while a rainbow appeared behind him.

Music stops and switches to: Kevin Macleod ~ Giant Wyrm (A.K.A. Evil Comes Theme)

Meanwhile, the trapped figure continued to wait. Just then, he decided to bring up something.

"You know, I actually disliked the Hewdraw," he began.

"And why is that?" asked Pandora.

"They're just bickering here and there like a bunch of idiots," the figure responded. "However, I do actually like the violet one."

"Mind elaborating the reason then?" Pandora questioned.

"Absolutely," the figure replied. "I think he's more kind than the rest of you Underworld folk and is often disappointed to see his brothers argue. I believe that he doesn't like to work with you that much."

"Hmph! That's rich coming from you," Pandora scoffed. "But anyways, they're only two steps away from reaching you. And not only that, we have the reapers to keep them intact. I highly doubt Pit will stand a chance against them." But the figure's only response was a sinister smug as he continued to wait.

Music stops

Chapter Text

Music playing: The Reaper's Line of Sight

"Here we go!" yelled Pit as he rushed through the door and flew with his EZ Cannon equipped. He then saw a lot of Underworld monsters and proceeded to take them out. "So, what's our mission this time?" he asked to Palutena.

"You remember Reapers, don't you? From the Underworld?" she replied. This gave Pit a look of fear.

"Not those guys!" he groaned before pulling up a picture of the Reaper in its 8-bit appearance from the original Kid Icarus. "They're always freaking out and calling in their little Reapettes. Ugh, I'm getting worked up just thinking about it!" (A/N: Ugh. In my opinion, the Reapers are the worst from both games. I'm sure anybody else can agree with me.)

"Yes, anyway... About the Reapers..." Palutena explained.

"Sorry, sorry, go on," Pit apologized.

"They have a fortress near the entrance to the Underworld in Reaper Valley," Palutena continued.

"Heh. Which is where? Reaper Boulevard?" Pit laughed. "But seriously, thank goodness we don't have to go there, right?" There was silence for a moment before Pit broke it.

"That silence means we have to go there, doesn't it?" he asked worriedly. "Will you at least tell me why you want to go to a place crawling with Reapers?"

"I'm trying to find another one of Medusa's commanders, Pandora," Palutena answered as she guided Pit through the clouds. Said angel pulled out a picture about who she's talking about in her 8-bit appearance and asked, "The Goddess of Disaster and Calamity? THAT Pandora?"

"Yes, and she's currently residing in the Labyrinth of Deceit..." Palutena answered. "However, some force in the Reaper fortress is obscuring the labyrinth's location. I can't find it, not even with my all-seeing Eye of Palutena." This confused the angel, who was still busy fighting the Underworld monsters.

"Wait, if you have an all-seeing eye, why can't you see Pandora's location?" he asked.

"Because of my slightly botched laser eye surgery," Palutena replied.

"Are you messing with me again?" Pit asked, unconvinced.

"Maybe. Regardless, your job for now is to infiltrate the Reaper fortress!" Palutena answered before ordering her angel to go where he must take down the Reapers.

"R-roger that!" Pit hesitantly affirmed. Along the way, more Underworld monsters continued to stop the angel from reaching his destination. But, Pit still managed to take them down no matter how many there were. Just then, he noticed something down below. "What are those red lights?" he wondered.

"Are they..." Palutena started, until the red lights started to glow like lasers and/or spotlights. "...Reaper eyes?!"

"This is really bad!" Pit exclaimed, as the Reapers attempted to spot him while the little Reapettes came out to slow him down. Palutena quickly escorted Pit away from imminent danger.

"We need to find you a safe route," she said. Just then, they came across a ravine. "Down there is your only option!" Palutena said as she safely guided Pit into the ravine. "This ravine should take you to the Reaper fortress. But it's tight, so be careful. If you get stuck, I won't have time to get you out."

"Man, things are really heating up!" said Pit. "Time to bust through here! Full speed ahead!"

"Excellent idea, Pit," replied Palutena. "Naturally, I had the same thought. Let me help." And she did so by carefully maneuver Pit around the ravine to avoid getting stuck. Suddenly, she noticed a large gust of wind right in front of Pit. "Is that a windstorm up ahead?!" she said. "Hang on!" She managed to move Pit through the wind.

"Ow!" he cried.

"Don't be such a baby. It's only wind," said Palutena. "I mean, at least it's not poison or acid wind. Then you'd be in real trouble."

"Ooh, lucky me," Pit replied sarcastically. Soon enough, he noticed a lot more enemies getting in his way. Luckily, he managed to get through them without any harm.

"You're heading into a cave now," Palutena pointed out. "Be careful!" Pit soon took out a lot more enemies and got out of the cave. He then received four more Recover Orbs to replenish his health and proceeded to take down more enemies along the way while also passing through strong windstorms.

"There are many enemies ahead!" said Palutena.

"I'll take care of 'em!" Pit replied triumphantly. He proceeded to take out more of them, until...

"This looks like a dead end," said Palutena. "There must be a way out... Hmm..." She continued to look around to find a way out. Then she saw an opening. "Down there!" she said. "I'm getting you out!" She managed to send Pit into the opening, but Pit must avoid the Reapers' line of sight, or else Reapettes will appear to block his way.

"The Underworld forces really stepped up their game!" said the angel.

"I doubt those underlings managed it on their own," replied Palutena. "It's a sure sign that Medusa is back in power." Pit later on continued to take down more enemies while avoiding the Reapers' sight. Then he and Palutena saw the way out. "You're almost there!" the goddess pointed out. "3... 2... 1... Contact!" Pit made it out of the ravine and arrived at the fortress, but the Reapers were not making this easier for him. They spotted him and fired lasers from their eyes.

"Whoooaaa! It's hot hot HOT here!" Pit cried.

"There's no chance of getting in from above," said Palutena worriedly. "You'll have to break through the front." She then sent Pit to the front entrance of the fortress.

"Here we gooooo!" he yelled as he rushed to the door. Once he arrived, he crashed through the door.

Music stops and switches to: Reaper Fortress

Pit collapsed to the ground and slowly got back up.

"Pit! Are you all right?" asked Palutena worriedly.

"Never...better..." he replied as he stood up carefully.

"Then let's get moving. The forces obscuring Pandora is deep within this fortress, Palutena continued. Pit proceeded onwards while avoiding different guillotines. He then broke three urns to give him food to replenish his health.

"Reapers may look all evil and crazy, but there's a good reason for that," explained Palutena. "They ARE evil and crazy. But here's a little tip: they won't bother you if you stay out of their sight." Pit decided to take down a Reaper by attacking it. (A/N: Just like the Merenguy, the music will change to the Reaper's theme every now and then. Remember that now.) It spotted Pit and attacked the angel. Its scythe was powerful to deal a lot of damage and it also summoned little Reapettes to fight in its aid. After a while, Pit defeated the Reaper and Reapettes and proceeded onwards. Just then, he entered an enclosed space that was full of enemies.

"Considering this is the Reaper fortress, there really aren't very many Reapers," he said.

"There must be a huge soul harvest going on somewhere," Palutena wondered.

"What do you mean?" asked Pit.

"Reapers are soul carriers. When a being dies, they take its soul to the Underworld," Palutena explained. "The humans probably started another war, which means a lot more souls to deal with."

"Why are they always fighting? It's so sad and pointless," said Pit, disappointed about the situation.

"Yes, but we gods fight too, and when we do, humans are always caught in the middle," Palutena answered sadly.

"So, this war against the Underworld Army is causing the Reapers to work overtime," Pit theorized.

"I'M the one who should be working overtime. Then there'd be less soul harvesting..." Palutena sadly responded. "Humans get frustrated, even destructive, when we gods don't provide for their welfare." (A/N: Unfortunately, that happens in our world too. I just wished everything isn't like this at all, but... life is never easy around here, I suppose.)

"Don't be ridiculous!" said Pit, trying to cheer her up. "Everyone loves the Goddess of Light! You know that!" Palutena smiled warmly at his comfort.

"Thank you, Pit. I do my best," she responded calmly. "Now, then... Let's proceed." Pit then continued onwards and found a hidden area that was blocked by a boulder he just broke.

"Cool!" he said. "A hidden area!"

"Head inside," said Palutena. Pit did so and proceeded to take down more enemies there. But then, once he fell into a ditch, there's something strong waiting for him.

"Uh-oh. There's an Orne around you, Pit," Palutena gasped. (A/N: The music for the Ornes are the same situation as the Merenguys and Reapers. Remember that now.)

"Are you talking about the floating skull?" Pit asked.

"Yes. The slightest touch from one of those will annihilate you," Palutena responded.

"That sounds painful. Not to mention totally unfair!" Pit exclaimed. (A/N: I agree with Pit on that one. Those things are the most annoying in the game and I find their gimmick rather OP in my opinion.)

"Fair or not, just stay away from it," Palutena warned. "Try breaking nearby rocks to find a way out." Pit did so, while also avoiding poisonous puddles, and found a Jump Pad to make it out of there. He barely avoided the swinging blade after before he got out. While moving forward he came across a grind rail and hopped on it.

"Whoa-ho-ho! Nice!" he exclaimed.

"That's a grind rail It beats walking, huh?" explained Palutena. "You can ride it right into the courtyard." Pit hopped off the Grind Rail and landed in the courtyard, just in time for more enemies to appear.

"No one else can use or even see grind rails," said Palutena. "Consider them another special gift from me to you."

"Thanks, Lady Palutena! I really appreciate all you do for me," Pit replied. "Though I'd appreciate it even MORE if the grind rail went straight to the boss!"

"Unfortunately, that's not possible." said Palutena.

"But—" Pit started.

"Nope, not possible," Palutena interrupted. Pit decided not to say anything else and continue with his fight against the the Underworld monsters. Once he was done, he continued onwards. Along the way, he saw someone who seemed to traumatized him in the past.

"Not this guy!" he yelled.

"An Eggplant Wizard!" Palutena mentioned.

"But I don't want to be an eggplant again!" Pit cried.

"Way back then, you had to visit a nurse to get fixed up, remember?" asked Palutena.

"I was there so much, they named the place after me: hosPITal. Get it?" Pit answered jokily. (A/N: Dude, you just trolled yourself.) Palutena was silent after hearing that. "It's funny. It's OK to laugh," Pit continued.

"No, it's really not. Anyway, there aren't any hospitals in this fanfic story," said Palutena before getting back to the topic at hand. (A/N: Okay. Let me explain something here. The game had a lot of fourth wall breakings and I mean A LOT. There is only one character who HATES that in this story. You'll find out soon enough.)

"WHAT?! But what am I gonna do?!" Pit exclaimed in shock.

"Calm down, Pit. I can help you with this, too," said Palutena. "If you're turned into an eggplant, my powers will transform you back. After a while."

"Thanks, Lady Palutena!" Pit replied. Luckily, he took down the Eggplant Wizard so that it will not be a problem for him anymore. Just then, he came across a room with swinging blades. "Those blades look like they could really put a hurt on someone," he said.

"Be careful not to fall," said Palutena. Unfortunately, he accidentally touched on of the blades and fell into a ditch with an enemy that's trapped in chains.

"Oof!" he grunted after landing.

"Don't panic, Pit, but there's a Clubberskull nearby," Palutena warned. "It's trapped for now, so I suggest leaving it alone. It's one dangerous enemy." Pit then decided to leave it alone and fell into another hole which contains a Zodiac Chamber. He entered it and picked up the Taurus Arm. After that, he exited and used the Jump Pad to get back from whence he came. He then tried to take down the enemies, but one of his shots hit the Clubberskull's chains. "The Clubberskull's loose! Get out of there!" yelled Palutena. Pit quickly ran as fast as he could until he reached a Jump Pad and bounced up to safety. He then proceeded onwards to complete his mission. Along the way, there were yet more enemies he still had to take down. He of course still took them out with no arm and proceeded onwards. "There are Reapers creeping around in there," explained Palutena. "They'll summon Reapettes if they see you, so be careful." Along the way, Pit decided to ask Palutena a question.

"You know how a chicken takes three steps and then forgets?" he asked.

"Forgets what?" Palutena questioned.

"Uh..." Pit said since he couldn't say anything else to respond.

"Pit?" Palutena asked again. "Forgets what?"

"Uh..." Pit replied again. "Oh, right! OK, so you know how a chicken takes three steps and then forgets?" (A/N: While I was writing this random conversation down, I was laughing and facepalming at that. Pit didn't even answer the question correctly.) After that little skit, Pit then continued onwards and defeated more enemies along the way. Then he noticed yet another grind rail. He hopped on to proceed. "Nice, another grind rail," he said.

"This one works a bit differently. As you're riding it, shoot the targets on the walls," Palutena explained. "This will extend the rail to your destination."

"That sounds easy enough," Pit replied.

"Just keep in mind that you can try it as many times as you need to," Palutena added. Pit shot all of the targets and extended the grind rail to max. Then he took an elevator to a lower floor that contained two hot springs.

"Well, well. It appears that this place is equipped with some hot springs,"  said Palutena.

"Woo hoo! I could use a little R and R right about now!" cheered Pit. On the left is a regular Hot Spring where Pit relaxed in for a while. The other one is more evil and can poison him which also contained a Reaper. He decided to take a look.

"There's something strange about this hot spring..." stated Palutena.

"Huh? Pit wondered.

"The steam seems a little...evil," Palutena continued.

"Uuhh... That's probably not a good sign. I'll just keep moving," said Pit. Before he left, he used the Smart Bomb he recently picked up to obliterate the Reaper that was in there easily. After that, he proceeded onwards. He continued to avoid guillotines along the way.

"You're closing in on the force that's obscuring Pandora's location," Palutena pointed out.

"Yeah, I figured the evil lightning wasn't just for show," said Pit before taking out more Reapettes and entering inside the chamber.

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1

In it, Pit saw a Reaper. But once it saw him, it transformed into its real form, the Great Reaper.

"No way!" Pit gasped.

"It's gigantic!" Palutena exclaimed. The battle began with Pit attempting to take it down.

"What IS that thing?" he asked in disbelief.

"That Great Reaper must be the one who's hidden Pandora's Labyrinth of Deceit," explained Palutena. "This area is split into two levels, so just switch levels depending on how it attacks."

"You say that like it's easy!" Pit fearfully scoffed.

"That's because it IS easy!" replied Palutena. Just then, the Great Reaper attempted to annihilate Pit with its lasers.

"Those aren't just flirty looks coming from the Great Reaper's eyes!" Palutena began.

"Lemme guess—they're death rays?!" Pit cried in shock.

"In a nutshell. Plus, if you get hit, it'll summon Reapettes," Palutena continued. "That Great Reaper has quite the evil eye."

"How can you make puns at a time like this?!" Pit cried.

"I guess I just don't SEE the problem with a little levity," joked Palutena. (A/N: That's not even a good timing for that.)

"Ugh! You're killing me here!" Pit groaned. Soon Palutena found a way to weaken the Great Reaper.

"I think I've found the Great Reaper's weak points," she explained. "They're its head and little toes."

"Oh, yeah! Stubbing those guys hurts like crazy!" Pit exclaimed after noticing why.

"But it's more effective to target the head," Palutena added. "The head is a weak spot for many enemies and...most living things." Pit listened to what his goddess told him and shot at the Great Reaper's head. The Great Reaper suddenly got light coming from his forehead as he nearly collapsed.

"Now! Finish it!" ordered Palutena.

"But...how?" asked Pit.

"The light coming from its head. Strike there!" Palutena explained.

"Gotcha!" Pit affirmed.

But the Great Reaper was not going to go down that easily. He quickly swung its scythe directly at its foe, but the angel quickly dodged in order not to get hit. However, the Great Reaper later fired more laser beams at Pit to stop him there, but the latter dodged it again, causing the Great Reaper to tire out. Pit then fired a finishing charged shot at the light to take the Great Reaper down and defeat it.

"All done!" he yelled in triumphant.

"Nice work, Pit!" said Palutena, proudly. The light from the Great Reaper continuously burst from its head and it fell to the ground, defeated.

"You know what, Lady Palutena?" Pit asked, while walking away.

"What's that, Pit?" Palutena replied.

"Even though I almost died, I've really enjoyed our time together," answered Pit.

"Aw, you poor guy. You really need to make some friends. Now let's go find Pandora!" said Palutena, causing Pit to scratch his head bashfully before being whisked away in a light pillar to return to Palutena's temple.

Music stops and switched to: Kevin Macleod ~ Giant Wyrm (A.K.A. Evil Comes Theme)

Meanwhile, the figure noticed something and decided to tell Pandora about it.

"You know, I have a feeling that Pit is going to arrive soon and free me from this wretched prison," he told her. "You may want to prepare yourself for the outcome of it."

"Oh, you know I WILL do that," Pandora replied. "In fact I have a very special surprise for him."

"And that may be?" the figure asked.

"I'm going to make a clone of him once he gets here," Pandora answered. "Once the clone is ready, he'll be able to get rid of him forever."

"I highly doubt the clone will follow your orders, Pandora," the figure replied. "And besides, how else are you going to control it after they don't listen to you?"

"You'll see later on," said Pandora. The figure said nothing and continued to wait for his escape. Once Pit helps him break free from that mirror, it will be the last straw for the Underworld Army he crossed. Chaos will ensue and nobody will stand in his way.

Music stops

Chapter Text

Music playing: Pandora's Labyrinth of Deceit

Pit rushed to the door and flew out with the Standard Orbitars equipped.

"Your destination is Pandora's Labyrinth of Deceit," explained Palutena. "The Reapers certainly hid it well..." But all Pit could see was only sky.

"What are you talking about? I don't see anything," he said. But right after he said that, he spotted a crack opening up, revealing a space pocket that will take the angel to his destination.

"Whoa!" Pit cried.

"And here we have a space pocket. In you go!" said Palutena.

"O-OK!" Pit replied reluctantly, as he flew into the space pocket. He then began to take down more Underworld enemies. "This is getting weird..." he said.

"You'd have to be pretty out there to base your operations in a place like this," Palutena replied.

"Well, Pandora has always been pretty out there," Pit stated.

"It's true. The Goddess of Calamity even LOOKS pretty out there," Palutena agreed. "I guess it's no surprise the path to her would be twisted as she is."

"'Twisted?' I'd say 'unhinged' is more like it!" said Pit, feeling uncomfortable about what his foe has in store for him. During the pathway to his destination, it looked a bit wonky due to how it changes every now and then. This is seriously going to give me a seizure once I get back home, Pit thought to himself. I just hope we can stop Pandora and get back at the Underworld Army. Just then, the angel noticed an entrance to somewhere. "What's that?" he asked.

"Pandora's Labyrinth of Deceit!" replied Palutena. Upon entering, the area of the Labyrinth looks really strange due to the way its designed.

"Whoa!" Pit gasped in disbelief.

"This is not what I expected," said Palutena in the same feeling. Along the way, there were more Underworld enemies standing in his way. Then, red posts appeared in front of Pit to block his way.

"You have to watch out for those red posts," warned Palutena. More and more appeared to stop Pit and he continued to dodge them while taking down more enemies. One of the ways to continue appeared to be a fake.

"This is crazy!" Pit yelled in shock.

"Tricky. Tricky. A false path... Pandora is trying to psych you out," said Palutena before escorting Pit to a different path.

"How does Pandora come up with this stuff?" the angel asked.

"Messing with people is what she does best," Palutena replied. Pit then continued to defeat more enemies and dodge more red pillars... until he got blocked by a fake path again.

"Not again!" he groaned.

"Uh-huh. Another psych out," Palutena agreed. Pit then took another path and defeated more enemies who stood in his way. Then he continued forward to another path. "Going down!" said Palutena.

"OK!" affirmed Pit before proceeding to take down more enemies while avoiding too many illusions. Just then, there were only two different paths Pit must take.

"The path branches up ahead," Palutena pointed out. "Tell you what—I'll let you decide which way to go this time."

"Does that mean you don't know the way?" Pit asked. (A/N: Okay. I'm sorry to say this dead meme but... do you know de way? Okay I'll stop.) Hmm... maybe if I can look where the Underworld Army are hiding, that can mean that they're going to lure me in for a surprise attack, he thought. That way, I can take the other path so that I can get away. He took a quick look at the right path which was of course filled with Underworld enemies attempting to lure him in. So, he instead took the left path so that he can continue onwards. Along the way, there were more obstacles blocking his path.

"Oh, my," Palutena gasped.

"We can't let her get to us!" Pit yelled. "I have to hustle before the Power of Flight runs out."

"That would be...problematic," said Palutena. "You see, I can't extract you if Pandora's powers are still active."

"I'll just pretend you didn't say that," said Pit uncomfortably as he continued to take down more enemies while avoiding the obstacles. Once he got out of that tunnel, he was suddenly ambushed by new enemies.

"It's a Handora ambush!" yelled Palutena.

"Wha—?! It's Pandora time already?!" Pit yelped.

"No, no, I said Handora. You know, the...hand...monster," Palutena corrected him.

"For a master of deceit, that's pretty weak!" Pit said. After taking out all of the Handoras, he proceeded onwards in his path once an small gate opened up. "A way out!" he cried in relief.

"Now's your chance!" said Palutena as she guided Pit out of the area to move forward. Then Pit found himself back on sky again. Or so he seemed to be.

"Wait a second..." he started before suddenly flying upside down. "Whoa! I'm outside now?" However, Palutena doesn't buy it.

"This could be another trick..." she wondered.

"But it all seems so real..." Pit replied, after receiving four more Recovery Orbs to replenish his health and flew normally again. He then continued to take down more enemies... and then everything went dark. And now Pit was back in the Labyrinth again. "Well, THIS is confusing," he said.

"It isn't called the Labyrinth of Deceit for nothing, Pit," replied Palutena.

"The name is the only straightforward thing about this place!" said Pit, until he noticed the branched paths again.

"The path branches again," Palutena told him.

Okay. Just gotta look closely at where the Underworld baddies are going through, Pit thought before noticing Underworld enemies going into the right path again, but that was instead a trick and Pit flew into the left path which was the wrong way.

"Ugh, don't tell me this is a dead end!" he groaned.

"Let's go back before the Power of Flight runs out," replied Palutena as she got him out while the angel tried to slow him down with a surprise attack. But they were soon swiftly defeated and Pit got out. He then entered the right path, but something in there confused him even more.

"Is THIS a dead end?" he asked.

"Yes...? No...? Uh..." said Palutena as she struggled to comprehend.

"We're losing our grip here!" Pit shouted in worry.

"No, I just need to think," replied Palutena.

"Could you think a little faster please?" Pit pleaded.

"I'm...I'm getting a handle on things now," Palutena replied as she guided Pit to the correct path after getting out of the confusing dead end. "OK, watch out for the columns around you. They'll reflect your fire!" Pit made sure he doesn't let that happen by not shooting at the enemies and instead used special attacks to take them out. Sometimes, he accidently fired at the enemies which hit the columns to bounce his shooting attacks back at him, but the angel swiftly dodge them in order to not take any damage. After he got out of that, he was in space now.

"O...K..." said Palutena confused.

"Ugh, this is hurting my head," Pit groaned.

"I believe we're close to our target," said Palutena.

"Then let's do this!" said Pit, determined to make it. Along the way, he took down more enemies that were trying to stop him from reaching their commander. But the angel took them down with minor casualties. But all in all, he got through them pretty well. Soon enough, he was closer to his destination.

"We're nearing the landing spot," Palutena pointed out. 

"You're sure it's not another illusion, right?" Pit wondered, hoping it was not, as he slowly went down to it.

Music stops and switches to: Into the Labyrinth

Pit landed safely on the platform. He began to look around, confused as there was no door.

"Huh?!" he began. Suddenly, the entire area flipped and Pit was upside down. "Yeeow!" he cried as he crashed face first on the real floor. "Ow!" he groaned. After that tumble, Pit proceeded onwards to find his target, while facing more Underworld monsters who were standing in his way. Just then, he heard a voice. 

"Quite the thrill seekers, aren't you?" it said.

"Pandora, Goddess of Calamity!" Pit yelled as he recognized the voice.

"We let ourselves in. Hope you don't mind," said Palutena.

"Oh, please. Make yourselves at home. Doesn't bother me," replied Pandora sarcastically. "But you should know that the whole 'Goddess of Calamity' was really the old me. The new me leads a more grounded life. Yoga, macrobiotics, reflexology."

"Don't you need feet for that?" asked Pit, unconcerned.

"How dare you take that tone with me?!" Pandora asked, apparently taking offensive to that. "Especially since calamity is really more YOUR domain these days!"

"Uh..." Palutena began.

"It's really quite insulting," Pandora concluded, ending the conversation quickly. After Pit defeated the enemies, he continued forward. But then, he noticed something confusing.

"There're so many doors..." he said.

"And I'm sure there are just as many tricks," Palutena added.

"Uh, no doy," said Pandora. Pit then tried to enter one of the doors, but that was a trick. An error sound played and Pit was knocked backwards.

"Ooof!" he grunted.

"That's one of the oldest tricks in the book," said Palutena.

"Grrrr!" Pit growled until he found and entered the correct door and the room had a Merenguy to stop him. Luckily, Pit managed to take it down, along with a few Monoeyes, and continued to figure out which door was the correct door. Every time he noticed, which one of the doors were wrong, he quickly moved back to avoid getting hit. He then entered the correct one and then saw a disgusting looking Underworld enemy. "Gross!" he shouted in disgust. "It's a giant bug!"

"It jumps out of the ground and emits a shock wave when it lands," Palutena explained. "And technically speaking, it's not a bug. It's an Underworld Girin."

"Thanks for the science lesson. Anything else I need to know?" Pit replied sarcastically.

"You need to dodge its shock waves," said Palutena.

"No, what I NEED is a giant bug zapper," replied Pit again. After he defeated that enemy, as well as a few others, he proceeded onwards. He then entered something strange.

"Where are we?" he asked.

"The Hall of Marvelous Moving Walls," Palutena answered.

"Your delivery stinks. Say it with feeling. This isn't the public radio, you know," said Pandora. After that room, Pit entered the back of it with another moving wall.

"Be careful with that moving wall," Palutena warned.

"We've got a delicious Pit panini on the menu today," Pandora said smugly. Pit then entered another room with moving walls, but the walls there were different.

"Um... So, what's up with the walls in HERE?" he asked.

"Watch them carefully, and try to time your movements," Palutena responded. Pit did so and made sure to exit the place with no problems. He noticed that the room was a practice track which contained an Exo Tank.

"Look! An Exo Tank!" said Palutena.

"Now that is one heavenly ride!" exclaimed Pit.

"Technically, it's a vehicle of the gods. Why don't you take it for a spin?" said Palutena and Pit did so to enter the vehicle and use it to take down more enemies. "As you slide with the steering wheel, an arrow will appear on the monitor in the vehicle," Palutena continued. "The arrows shows you which way you're headed. Don't just take off. Look around you to face the direction you want to go... Then slide forward with the clutch pedal! This should ensure a nice, stable ride for you."

"OK, thanks for the explanation!" said Pit.

"Just always be looking ahead and facing the direction you want to go," Palutena added. "If you want to get out, you can do that anytime you want." Pit managed to carefully maneuver his ride and took down enemies who were standing in his way. Then he decided to ask a question.

"What's an Exo Tank doing here anyway?" he asked.

"I wanted to get my driver's license. So I whipped up a little parking lot to practice in," Pandora explained. "But then it hit me. How am I supposed to steer without hands?"

"How'd you build a parking lot without hands?" Pit questioned.

"Hard work and determination," Pandora answered. Pit decided not to say anything anymore and continued to use the Exo Tank to take down more enemies that were still standing in his way. Along the way, he also used it to go up certain areas he could not reach by himself.

"Once you've practiced enough, go ahead and move on," said Palutena. "You can get out of the Exo Tank whenever you want to." But after a while of practice, Pit decided to ask Palutena a question.

"Refresh my memory. What am I doing here again?" he asked.

"Pandora has the Mirror of Truth, making her Medusa's most valuable commander," said Palutena.

"Uh, what's the Mirror of Truth?" Pit asked, wondering about the object his goddess pointed out.

"I'll bet smarty pants here knows the answer," said Pandora and Palutena indeed did.

"The Mirror of Truth makes a copy of whatever stands before it," she explained.

"So, hypothetically speaking, it could turn one ice-cream sundae into two?" Pit wondered.

"And that's why you're one of the great minds of our time," Pandora answered sarcastically.

"It copies what's in your heart and creates beings identical in nature," Palutena continued. "So what Pandora possesses is a way to create monsters on a catastrophic scale."

"That's one way of looking at things," said Pandora.

"Then it has the potential to make entire ARMIES for Medusa. We have to destroy it!" Pit exclaimed upon realizing what the Mirror of Truth can do with the Underworld Army's minions. "But wait... Does the mirror copy the reflection's soul too? Or just the body?

"That's a good question," said Palutena. "Maybe Pandora will tell us."

"Do I LOOK like a strategy guide?" Pandora questioned, apparently taking offense to what Palutena was wondering. "In case you haven't noticed, this isn't the Ask Auntie Pandora hour."

"She makes a good point, especially when she yells," said Pit, scared of Pandora's personality. Unfortunately, they do not know that there is someone inside the Mirror of Truth. Once Pit destroys it, chaos will reign supreme. After that, Pit got off the Exo Tank and proceeded forward. He then entered a room with rotating platforms. "Whoa! How do I deal with THIS?" he gasped upon looking at the platforms.

"First, get a sense for the timing," Palutena instructed. "Then use jumps or dashes to make your way across."

"Having fun there?" Pandora asked smugly.

"Pandora certainly has...interesting ideas about interior design," Palutena said before ending the last words with whispering, but Pandora still heard what she said.

"Rude rude rude! You don't see me breaking into YOUR home and criticizing YOUR style," she said, quite insulted about the Goddess of Light's words. "I mean, marble columns? Really? How gauche!" Pit made sure to go through the rotating platforms by timing his jumps or dashes to move forward while also taking down more enemies. Along the way, Palutena noticed something.

"Those orange platforms seem to spell something," she said.

"Ooh, ooh! Like a secret message? Can you decode it?" Pit exclaimed.

"It says...P-A-N...D-O-R-A..." she read. "It...doesn't seem like there's much to decode here."

"Well, that was a letdown." said Pit, disappointed.

"You're just jealous of my knack for interior design AND my flair for spelling," said Pandora.

"Yes. I'll never have powers like yours," replied Palutena. Pit then entered a room where it seemed to be almost endless.

"Uh...what's this?!" he yelled in surprised. "The exit's moving away!"

"Maybe you should stop running in place then," said Pandora. Pit didn't listen to her and proceeded onwards until he managed to reach the exit and continued forward through another room. That room appeared to have green mats that were bouncy.

"I guess it's bouncy time..." said Pit.

"I thought trampolines would add a touch of whimsy to my humble abode," said Pandora.

"But you can't even use them!" said Palutena.

"So what? I thought it would be fun to watch people bounce around on them," Pandora continued. "And I was right! ...Even though this is the first time someone's made it this far."

"Well, there's another achievement to throw up next to 'Slaying Pandora!'" said Pit.

"Don't make ME throw up," Pandora replied sarcastically. Along the way, Pit encountered a Level 4 Intensity Gate which features three different kinds of treasure boxes; two big ones and one small one. Pit decided to go with the treasure box on the right and collected the goods. But before he was about to leave, he suddenly noticed that the middle treasure box suddenly came to life with legs coming out from the bottom.

"Check out this treasure box!" he exclaimed.

"Say hello to Mimicutie!" Pandora introduced the unusual sentient treasure box.

"Aw! Who's a Mimicutie!" Palutena cooed.

"It's been DYING for some company," said Pandora.

"Thanks, but no thanks!" Pit said before attacking the Mimicutie while avoiding its literal kicks. After taking it down, Pit then continued onwards and found something very cool at a Level 8 Intensity Gate after unlocking and entering it. "Whoa!" he exclaimed. "Now this takes me back! Ah, memories..." It turns out that it was an 8-bit screen of when there were stores back in the original Kid Icarus like old times. After collecting the goodies from the treasure box that was inside, Pit then continued forward and encountered another Merenguy. Luckily, he managed to take it down before it could become a severe problem. After that, he continued forward and entered a room which looks like a racetrack.

"This must be some sort of Exo Tank racetrack," said Palutena. "You might as well try it out since you're here." Pit hopped in the Exo Tank and went forward and took down a lot of Underworld enemies. Then, after he raced around the track, he must move backwards and Palutena explained why. "A ramp has appeared next to the starting point," she said. "Take it up and move forward."

"You know I appreciate your help, Lady Palutena," replied Pit. "But I'd be totally fine without all this hand-holding too."

"Thanks right. Hand-holding is strictly prohibited here," said Pandora. "Not to be rude, but I have to project a certain aura of toughness."

"We understand. Rules of being a boss," said Palutena. After all of that, Pit proceeded into a room which appeared to lack floors.

"Is this a dead end?" he asked.

"Hmm. I guess you'd better turn back," Pandora taunted.

"No, it's a trick. There's an invisible path you can walk on," Palutena pointed out.

"Do you have to ruin EVERYthing? Honestly now," Pandora exclaimed in fury.

"Shoot downward in front of you to reveal the path," Palutena continued.

"Ah, so there IS a path!" exclaimed the relieved angel. He shot down to indeed reveal a path to walk on. Along the way, he continued to take down different enemies, while also avoiding another Orne. Soon enough, he was close to Pandora now.

"Pandora is just up ahead. It's time for you to destroy the Mirror of Truth," Palutena pointed out. Pit drank another Drink of the Gods and proceed to where Pandora was, unaware of what was going to happen if he completes his task.

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1

Pandora came out amused of Pit's arrival.

"You made it. Yay," she said.

"Pandora! Pit yelled. Then he began to make different poses while chanting his words, "Underling of Medusa floating before me! It's time for you to atone for your crimes. I am Pit, servant of the Goddess of Light! And you. Are. History!" Palutena wasn't amused about all of that as Pandora blinked in confusion while Pit awkwardly stood in place.

"What was that all about?" the Goddess of Light asked. (A/N: That little scene cracked me up. I was honestly surprised that nobody enjoyed that at all.) The figure, who was still hiding in the mirror, witnessed the scene.

So he did make it after all, he thought. I sure hope he can get me out of here once he breaks this mirror. After that little dramatic entrance, the battle began.

"OK, whatever. Do what you're gonna do," said Pandora.

"What kind of attitude is that to have? I can take anything but indifference!" said Pit, questioning Pandora's sense of laziness.

"What's the point of getting worked up? What's the point of anything, really?" Pandora replied with her usual tone.

"Quite an existentialist view for a ball of vapor," said Palutena, unconcerned. During the entire battle, the figure was impressed of Pit's fight.

I never thought he would be so powerful the last time I saw him, he thought. He better be useful once I get out of this mirror. Palutena decided to help Pit out in the battle, since he was still struggling to take Pandora down.

"It doesn't seem like you're doing much damage to Pandora," she explained. "Meleeing her bombs back at her will be more effective. Try that." Pit did so by knocking the bombs back to Pandora with melee attacks. Soon enough, Pandora was defeated.

"OK, OK. I'll give you what you came for," she sighed in defeat. However, she didn't know the mistake they were all going to make now. She then teleported and moved aside to show Pit the mirror.

"Here it is. The Mirror of Truth," she said. Pit saw this and rushed to it as fast as he could.

"Pit! You have to destroy that mirror!" Palutena ordered. Unfortunately, she also didn't know the consequences of what they were doing. The figure noticed this.

Excellent, he thought. None of them have any idea what's going to happen. This will be the biggest mistake of their lives.

"Yaaaaaaah!" Pit shouted as he prepared to dropkick the mirror into pieces. Just then, he saw his reflection's wings glowed purple and eyes turn red. "Huh?" Pit noticed as he kicked the mirror.

Wait what? the trapped figure thought when he noticed that and then the mirror shattered to pieces upon contact with Pit's kick. During which, a dark clone of him burst from the other side of it.

"What the—" Pit gasped as he saw the clone. The clone turned around to see his original counterpart.

"Hey," he greeted.

"Let's get right to introductions. This here is Dark Pit," Pandora introduced. "He'll be your escort out of this life." However, Dark Pit proved Pandora wrong by smacking her in the face with a backhand punch. "No!" she cried as she flew backwards.

"Speak for yourself," said the dark angel counterpart. Another battle initiated, but with Dark Pit aiding his original counterpart to fight against Pandora this time.

"You fool! You were created to serve ME! Your opponent's over there!" she exclaimed in disbelief. Dark Pit still decided to prove her wrong.

"You're A boss, Pandora. But you're not MY boss!" he explained. Pit was still in shock to comprehend this.

"Wait, so was creating Dark Pit part of Pandora's plan all along?" he asked.

"Having an angel CAN come in handy. And he's quite the little scrapper, isn't he?" said Palutena. "Use his scrappitude to your advantage and take down Pandora together." Pandora decided to explain what the mirror did.

"The Mirror of Truth is just that. It reflects the truth," she said. "It seems that under that cute veneer of yours, Pit, you're actually quite ferocious." Pit didn't want to believe in her words.

"You don't know anything about me!" he countered. The two angels squared off against the Goddess of Calamity, and they're both evenly matched to take her down since they both yield the same weapons, but Pandora herself wasn't going to go down that easily again. First, she opened her mouth to suck in both angels and chomp them in order to deal damage, but both angels ran as fast as they could in order to avoid that from happening. Next, Pandora created giant rings to fling at the angels to deal damage, but both of them dodged and counterattacked with shooting attacks. This made Pandora mad and spewed blue fireballs out of her mouth to burn both angels to crisps, but the light and dark counterparts dodged them before counterattacking with melee combos on the bombs Pandora deployed to deal massive damage. After a long, scuffling battle, Pandora was finally defeated.

"And that's that!" Pit cheered, victorious. Dark Pit just scoffed.

"... Took you long enough," he said. With that defeat, Pandora exploded, but instead of being sent back to the Underworld to rejuvenate, her remains were instead left on the ground. Although Pit was victorious in defeating her, Dark Pit decided to reward his original counterpart with a kick to the gut.

"Ooogh!" Pit cried upon contact with the kick, flew backwards, and roughly landed on his stomach.

"Pit!" cried Palutena in worry.

"That's for ripping off my look," said Dark Pit.

"I'M the original here!" Pit fought back. But even after that, Dark Pit rushed to Pandora's remains and absorbed her energy.

"What are you doing?!" Palutena asked in shock.

"Just making sure Pandora's powers don't go to waste!" replied Dark Pit as he rose up and flew away.

"He can fly?!" Pit cried in disbelief.

"If he has Pandora's powers, he could be allied with Medusa. We need to follow him," said Palutena before opening up a light pillar and whisked Pit back to her temple to come up a with a plan to find Dark Pit and ask what was his reason.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Awakened Demon from LuigiBoss2.0 (A.K.A. The Prison Break Theme)

However, after the mirror was destroyed earlier, something happened. The mirror shards suddenly glowed red and began to put themselves back together. This was due to the powers from the trapped figure. One by one, the pieces began to form the whole mirror again. But this time, the glass was much weaker. The trapped figure then began to punch the glass with his fists and with one mighty final punch, the mirror broke again, but with the figure free from his prison. He was now in his full appearance. He looked almost identical to the other angels. His wings crimson red, his toga dark red as blood, his pin red as lava, and his hair colored like a dark cherry. He then looked up and opened his eyes to reveal a red menacing aura of evil.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" he laughed as he took off and escaped labyrinth to cause trouble and serve his only purpose; destroy everything, complete his mission, and eliminate his sworn enemy he betrayed long ago.

Music stops

Chapter Text

Music playing: Dark Pit

Pit rushed to the door with his Optical Blade equipped to begin his mission.

"I've located Dark Pit!" said Palutena.

"Where is he?!" asked Pit as he flew into the sky. Right after he asked that, however, Dark Pit suddenly attacked him with his First Blade. "Ow!" Pit cried as he fought back against his dark doppelganger. After that, Dark Pit flew away leaving Pit behind him on hot pursuit.

"Look who finally caught up!" said Dark Pit.

"What is your problem?" asked Pit. The two light and dark angels continued to battle it out to determine who will be the last angel standing. Then Pit decided to confront his dark counterpart. "Are you with the Underworld Army?! Is that why you have it out with me?" he questioned.

"Don't be ridiculous!" Dark Pit replied. "I just don't like the idea of someone copying my act." This shocked Pit in disbelief.

"What?! But you're a copy of ME!" he shouted.

"Come on now. Think about it," Dark Pit replied. "If I was a copy, why would I kick my own butt?" (A/N: That does not make sense, you nincompoop.) The angels still fought against each other above the high clouds and into tornados. Pit eventually received two more Recovery Orbs and then the Underworld Army appeared.

"Great. Now the Underworld Army's here too," Pit sighed. Medusa witnessed the fight going on and she was impressed with Dark Pit.

"You're a real go-getter, Dark Pit. I like that," she complimented.

"Is that so?" Dark Pit asked.

"Yes, thought I AM curious how you plan to best your doppelganger," Medusa wondered. "Of course, destroying Pit would be a snap with a little help from me."

"Don't make me laugh," Dark Pit replied.

"Did I say something funny?" Medusa asked.

"You've got me confused with the other guy. THIS Pit is no pawn," Dark Pit explained. "I'll take care of him, but only after I finish you!" Medusa was quite confused to hear that.

"Hmm... Now this is a little...bizarre," she wondered.

"I know, right? The mouth on that guy! I'd never talk like that," said Pit.

"That's not what I meant," Medusa replied about Pit's incorrect agreement.

"Sorry. He can be a little thick," Palutena apologized, though she was just as confused as Medusa about Dark Pit's sense of lonesome.

"The Mirror of Truth created Dark Pit," Medusa explained. "So his allegiance should be to the Underworld Army."

"Hmmm..." Palutena thought for a moment before eventually realizing the situation of what happened. "I wonder if the mirror cracked before the copy was complete."

"So that explains it!" Medusa exclaimed. But wait a minute, she added in thought. Wouldn't this also mean that somebody else is on the loose?

"So if Dark Pit isn't with the Underworld Army..." Pit began. "Does that mean I don't have to fight him?"

"The problem is that Dark Pit is fundamentally wicked and destructive," explained Palutena.

"Yeah, tell me about it," Pit agreed. (A/N: That's what he said. Sorry, I was kidding.)

"He will attack anything," Palutena continued.

"He does seem pretty aggro," Pit agreed again.

"He was created from you, Pit. He could very well be manifesting your...dark side," Palutena explained further. "His very existence is unnatural. He must be eliminated."

"OK..." Pit responded. "I mean, it's still weird to me, but it makes sense when you explain it." Pit soon lost sight of Dark Pit, so he must take down Underworld monsters who were getting in the way. They were a bit tough, but he still managed to take them down. Along the way, he began to wonder why so many of them were still on the loose, despite the fact that he destroyed what was creating multiple copies of them. "Let me get this straight. The Mirror of Truth was replicating monsters," he began. "So, now that it's broken, the Underworld Army can't generate new troops, right?"

"If that were the case, their numbers would be shrinking. But that's not happening," said Palutena.

"Then where else could Medusa be getting her reinforcements from?" Pit asked.

"I really don't know. But there's something very strange about them," Palutena answered.

"Like their faces?" Pit asked in disgust.

"I'm talking more about their interior. Specifically, their souls," Palutena explained.

"So how do we get to the bottom of this?" Pit asked to his goddess in determination.

"Well, one thing's for certain. Medusa's the source of all this trouble!" Palutena answered. "But Dark Pit presents the more immediate threat. For now, just keep the heat on him!" Pit understood what to do and continued his search for his dark counterpart. He then received four more Recover Orbs to replenish his health and continued to fight more Underworld monsters.

"So you two defeated Pandora, hmm?" Medusa asked with a smug smile.

"Of course!" Pit responded.

"You don't seem too upset that we took out one of your top commanders, Medusa," said Palutena unconcerned.

"Pandora may be gone, but her powers live on in Dark Pit," Medusa replied.

"Another astute observation from the supreme leader of the Underworld," said Dark Pit.

"My, aren't you prickly. Even so, your Power of Flight seems to out last Palutena's," said Medusa, amused.

"I can't say I'm not envious," Palutena admitted sadly.

"Don't let her get to you!" Pit exclaimed in defense.

"However, who's to say that his power won't eventually run out?" Palutena questioned.

"Yeah! After all, your flight power only lasts for five minutes!" Pit responded, although he didn't think about what he just said.

"Pretty horrendous fuel economy, huh?" Palutena responded sadly. (A/N: Pit, you're not helping with the problem. You only made it worse.)

"Oh, uh, I'm sorry. I-I didn't mean it like that," Pit apologized after realizing his mistake of words.

"I guess we're both bad at flying," said the disappointed Palutena. Pit continued onward and proceeded to take down more Underworld enemies. Then he spotted Dark Pit, using a Zurret to attack his original counterpart.

"Look over there!" he exclaimed.

"What's he doing with that?" Palutena asked.

"Using me for target practice!" Pit yelped in response.

"Not bad, not bad!" said Medusa, pleased. Pit managed to be careful and avoided the Zurret's shots from getting hit by hiding behind rocks. Once he was able to find openings, he fired rapid and charged shots to attack. He also used special attacks to deal bigger damage. Afterwards, he took it down and Dark Pit retreated with Pit tailing him as the latter continued to take down more Underworld troops. Then Pit came across some sort of abandoned temple.

"What is that place?" he asked.

"They look like ruins of some sort," answered Palutena.

"I'd better land soon," said Pit.

"And I'd better get started on deploying my troops," said Medusa smugly.

"Come on! Is that really necessary?!" Pit complained before flying down to the Temple Ruins, unaware that someone was following him.

"Hmm..." he started. "So it appears that he's about to take him down in that temple. I better investigate." The figure flew into the temple without Pit noticing him.

Music stops and switches to: Ruins of the Temple

Pit landed in the temple while the Underworld enemies prepared themselves to ambush him.

"Somewhere around within these ruins is Pittoo," Palutena pointed out.

"Uh...gesundeit?" Pit said, questionably thinking Palutena sneezed after eating some food.

"No, Pittoo. As in Pit Two. As in Dark Pit. Pretty great nickname I came up with, huh?" Palutena corrected him after repeating and explaining what she said. (A/N: To me, I think the nickname for Dark Pit is hilarious.)

"But not as great as Ptooey, right? Right? ...Uh, anyway," Pit asked before eventually getting back to the topic at hand. "So, the plan is to find...Pittoo and take him out."

"Correct," Palutena responded. "He might try to escape but we can't let him get away."

"Understood!" affirmed Pit as he proceeded onwards and take out more enemies.

The figure, meanwhile, landed a little farther than Pit was and watched him closely.

"He really is strong," he said to himself. "I better make sure to follow him in order to see what he can do. But I can't let him see me yet. Otherwise, my plan won't work." He them proceeded to follow Pit on the quiet.

Meanwhile, Pit continued to take down more Underworld enemies that were following his dark counterpart while also trying to stop the former from stopping their leader's plans.

"Pittoo could be anywhere, but following Underworld troops might lead you to him," Palutena began explaining. "They're none too pleased with Pittoo for absconding with Pandora's powers." (A/N: Much like the Hewdraw order, I'm going to use the order I want for the Dark Pit battles as well.) Just then, Pit found Dark Pit equipped with the Violet Palm in an open area.

Music stops and switches to: Dark Pit's Theme

"Ptooey spotted!" Pit yelled before avoiding powerful shots his dark counterpart fired to deal damage on him. Then Pit noticed some kind of machine lying on the ground.

"Hey, what's that hunk of metal?" he wondered.

"It's a Cherubot," Palutena explained before noticing that Pit was about to shoot at it in case it would come to life and attack him. "No, don't shoot it. It's not an enemy. Get in and see what you got." Pit withdrew his weapon and entered inside the machine and started to enjoy using it.

"Yeehaw! This is great!" he exclaimed as he used it to attack his enemies and Dark Pit.

"The Cherubot is both armor and weapon. Even jumping in it packs a punch!" Palutena explained further. "Push the big button on the controls to do a jump that emits a shock wave when you land." Pit did so and continued to take down his enemies.

"Cherubot, you're my new best friend," Pit said. "Don't tell Lady Palutena." The figure arrived at the open area's entrance and watched the battle unfold.

"So you have grown stronger than I anticipated you to be," he said. "It seems you will be the perfect vessel for my plans. I'll have you with me and we'll complete our goals together!"

Pit continued to fight against Dark Pit and the Underworld Army troops with his Cherubot as he fired rapid shots and jumped to create a shockwave on the ground that temporarily stunned Dark Pit, allowing the light angel to attack him with the Cherubot's punches.

Your new toy isn't going to defeat me that easily! Dark Pit thought. Try escaping this! The dark angel fired a charged shot from his Violet Palm directly at Pit to deal big damage. But Pit thought quickly and used the Cherubot's punch to push the blast away and reflect it back to Dark Pit, stunning him once again. With that, Pit gave his dark counterpart the finishing blow by using a big punch from his Cherubot to push the dark angel right towards the remaining Underworld enemies, destroying them instantaneously. Dark Pit then got up slowly.

Music stops and switches back to: Ruins of the Temple

"See ya!" Dark Pit yelled as he retreated.

"He got away!" Pit shouted.

"It's OK. He couldn't have gone far," Palutena responded. "I'm sensing that Pittoo is hiding in the dark. There may be a path by the fountain that leads somewhere underground." Pit tried to leave with the Cherubot, but there was only one problem.

"I can't get out of here!" he cried as he attempted to push throught a tight, slightly enclosed space, but to no avail. "Now what?"

"I guess you'll just have to abandon the Cherubot," responded Palutena.

"Aw man! But I love Cherubot!" Pit groaned.

"Unfortunately, it won't fit through tight spaces," Palutena explained. "You can just get off of the machine whenever you need to." Pit did so and proceeded onwards.

Meanwhile, the figure, who ran away after watching the battle conclude, smiled sinisterly of Pit beating his dark counterpart the first time.

"I'm impressed. This takes me back to what I did all those years ago," he said to himself. "Also this temple somehow seemed very familiar. It gives me memories of my past." He then proceeded to follow Pit on the quiet.

Back with Pit, he found more food on the fountain.

"So, where's all this food always coming from?" he asked.

"I thought you might want a little snack," Palutena answered. "Plus, it's fun leaving surprises for you."

"Aw, thanks! You're always looking out for me," Pit responded with a warm smile. "Nothing works up an appetite like dodging enemy fire!" He then proceeded to move onwards and took down more Underworld enemies. Along the way, he entered an underground cavern of the abandoned temple. Palutena began to ponder about the place's ruins.

"This must have been a temple," she said.

"Humans turn to the gods in times of need and forget them in times of prosperity," said Medusa. "They really are a fickle bunch." The figure was still following behind Pit and entered the cavern too.

"I remember this place," he said to himself. "This takes me all the way back. If only I can relive the memories if I did not kill HER all those years ago." He began to think to himself before smiling sinisterly. "...Oh who am I kidding! I LOVED that day and I'll never forget that. She got what she deserved after what she did to me!"

Back with Pit, he found Dark Pit with an Ogre Club waiting for him before they began their next battle.

Music stops and switches back to: Dark Pit's Theme

"Hey there, Pit Stain!" said the dark angel.

"You know I could call you the same thing, right?" responded the light angel. Dark Pit started the fight by firing a extremely powerful charged shot at his foe. But since it was too slow to catch up to its target, Pit dodged it quickly to avoid big damage, since the Ogre Club was deemed to be the strongest Club of them all. Pit then counterattacked with a melee combo after getting up close and personal with his dark counterpart. But when he was too close, Dark Pit smacked him backwards with his weapon, slamming the light angel right into a wall. "Ouch!" he cried as he tumbled down and landed his butt on the floor. "That was a cheap trick, Pittoo! I'm going to show you what I can do!"

Wait? What did he just call me? Pittoo thought in confusion. (A/N: I might use the nickname a bit more often sometimes, but it might also be the other way around.) Before he could react, Pit fired his own charged shot directly at his target, dealing big damage. "Not bad! But let's see if you can dodge this!" the dark angel scowled scowled before charging at his original counterpart and swung his weapon at him. Pit reflected his attacks by blocking them with his weapon. This kept going on for quite a while. During which, the mysterious figure watched it all unfold.

"My my. Seems like the two of them are certainty squaring off like there is no tomorrow," he chuckled. "I wonder... If Pit is truly able to outsmart against his many foes, then he better prepare himself for the outcome of our fated battle."

Back with the light and dark angels, their fight was still overwhelming with their weapons repelling each other again and again. After a big struggle, Pit managed to finally take his dark counterpart down a second time.

Music stops and switches back to: Ruins of the Temple

"Little pest!" Dark Pit scowled as he retreated again.

"Trying to escape again?!" Pit shouted at him.

"You only need to defeat him one more time," explained Palutena. Before Pit left the cavern, he came across a Zodiac Chamber. He picked up the Gemini Orbitars and left afterwards. Then, he proceeded to follow Dark Pit to defeat him one more time. The figure was still following him.

"My my. He sure does know how to fight," he said. "Once he defeats his dark counterpart one last time, the time for the both of them to see me will come." He then continued to follow Pit quietly.

Back with Pit, he headed back to the fountain and saw a grind rail.

"He's headed for the area by the fountain. Stay on him," Palutena pointed out. Pit did so while taking down more enemies to reach the fountain. He then drank another Drink of the Gods and before he hopped on the grind rail he noticed something.

"Huh? What's this?" he wondered before picking up the object and inspected it.

"It looks like some kind of tape player," Palutena responded. "Maybe we can find some tapes and then use them on that device for later."

"Good idea," agreed Pit before putting the tape player in his pocket for safe keeping and hopped on the grind rail. During his attack on his enemies, he decided to ask Dark Pit a question.

"Why are you all doom and gloom all the time, Pittoo?" he asked.

"I think a better question is why are YOU so annoyingly cheerful?" Pittoo responded.

"I'm not annoying. I'm possitive," said Pit before he and Palutena started to sing a song.

"♪ You gotta stay upbeat, upbeat, upbeat..." Palutena began.

"♪ Or you'll be dead meat, dead meat, dead meat..." Pit finished.

"Like I said. Annoying," commented Dark Pit unamused. After that little skit, Pit arrived at the arena where Dark Pit was waiting with the Silver Bow.

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1

Dark Pit was facing his back at his light counterpart. Once he turned around and saw him, he readied himself by splitting his weapon into two parts, while his original counterpart got into a battle stance.

"Let's do this!" the angels said simultaneously, and the battle commenced. The two of them squared off to show who will be the toughest angel.

"Bring it, puppet!" Dark Pit shouted.

"Who are you calling a puppet?!" Pit asked, offensively.

"Palutena says jump, you jump. She says fight, you fight," Dark Pit responded. "It sounds like a very satisfying existence. For her, that is."

"I have absolute faith in Lady Palutena!" Pit countered.

"The Mirror of Truth doesn't lie. I'm a reflection of your true self," Dark Pit countered back. "So maybe your faith in her isn't quite so absolute after all."

"What would you know about faith anyway, you treacherous blackheart?!" Pit shouted enraged. "Lady Palutena always guides me the right way. That's why I follow her! And the Mirror of Truth you mentioned?! It's nothing more than a pane of lies. Pandora was just using it as bait!"

"Looks like I touched a nerve. Methinks the puppet doth protest too much," Dark Pit responded with a scoff.

"Oh, will you give it a rest already?" Pit asked the dark angel, annoyed at his taunts.

"OK, fine. Do what you want. Or rather, keep doing what she wants," Dark Pit answered. "But I, for one, refuse to be a puppet. These wings take ME wherever I want to go!"

"Not if I take you down first!" Pit said, determined to take him down. The fight between the two angels was tough, with Dark Pit flying in the air and using special attacks to deal massive damage and use powerful charged shots. So, Palutena decided to help Pit out.

"Use the terrain to your advantage," she explained "If you lose sight of Dark Pit, use the jump pads to gain some elevation." Pit did so and continued to take on his dark counterpart. But the latter still refused to go down so easily. Instead, he flew towards Pit to ram right at him, but the light angel quickly dodged out of the way to avoid harm. Once the dark angel landed right where his target was located, he fired more powerful charged shots at Pit to deal massive damage. But Pit still dodged them quickly before counterattacking with his own attacks, both melee and ranged. Eventually, the battle was over and the light angel was victorious.

"I did it!" he yelled triumphantly.

"This isn't over yet!" Dark Pit yelled as he collapsed to the ground defeated. But even after that, his wings glowed purple again. "I went easy on you this time," he said as he rose and flew away.

"Wait!" Pit shouted.

"No, let him go," said Palutena. "He's in for a big fall, and we need to get back at stopping Medusa." She opened up a light pillar to whisk Pit away, but then the angel noticed something.

"Wait a minute," he said. "What's that?" He saw a purple aura fly back down and collapsed back into the arena. To his surprise, Pit saw that it was Dark Pit again.

"Ow..." he groaned.

"Pittoo?" Pit said confused. Just then, he saw another flying figure who used an unfamiliar weapon to shoot down Dark Pit back into the arena. Is that another me? Pit thought. I thought the Mirror of Truth created ONE copy and how can he fly by himself like Pittoo? Then the figure flew down to the arena.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme from LuigiBoss2.0 (A.K.A. My OC's Theme)

"Well well well," the figure started. "If it isn't the angel from Skyworld, Pit himself. In the flesh." Palutena saw him and was in a state of fear.

"Wait a minute," she said. "No! No no no no no no! This can't be real! How are you still alive?!"

"Lady Palutena. Who is that? Do you know him?" Pit asked, worried about why his goddess was scared.

"Let me get to introductions," said the figure. "But first, let me ask you a question, Pit. Do you remember me?"

Pit thought about it for a moment before answering, "No. I don't think I remember you."

"Hmm? How come you don't remember?" the figure questioned. "Surely there's a part of you that knows who I am." Pit thought for a moment again.

"No, not really," he responded. "But you look almost identical to me and Pittoo. Are you supposed to be another clone of me?"

So it looks like he doesn't remember me, the figure thought. I'll just have to keep my identity hidden for now until the time is right. "Well, one could say that," he replied. "You may refer to me as...Devil Pit. After all, all three of us angels look identical to one another."

"I guess that makes sense in a way," Dark Pit grunted as he slowly got up. "But tell us, why are you here?"

"I'm here because I want to see how tough you both are," he then pulled out his weapon. Pit was the first to responded about it.

"What is that?" he asked. "I've never seen a weapon like that before."

"This weapon is called the Palutena Palm," Devil Pit explained. "I may have worked with Palutena before one time and she gave me this weapon."

"Lady Palutena, is that true?" Pit asked his goddess. But Palutena was still in shock about Devil Pit's appearance.

I... I-I never thought he would return like this! she thought. What is he doing here? I thought I banished him all those years ago after what he did to me!

"It would appear that your goddess is too shocked to explain," Devil Pit responded. "But that doesn't matter. I'll just get rid of the two of you before you become a nuisance."

"Bring it on!" the light and dark angels said, simultaneously, and the battle began.

Music stops and switches to: Reincarnation (Remastered) from Jesselejohn (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Battle Theme 1)

Devil Pit used his palm to launch out powerful shots at his foes and can fly around the terrain to avoid the other angels' attacks. Once he was up in the air, he fired special attacks that launch multiple powerful energy balls that would deal high damage. Luckily, the light and dark angels jumped to another platform to avoid harm's way.

"This is fun. It's been too long since I've enjoyed a good and thrilling fight," said Devil Pit. "I haven't had this much fun ever since I committed a bloodlust killing spree."

"Wait, you did WHAT?!" Pit shouted in shock.

"Are you saying that you threaten to kill a lot of innocents?" asked Dark Pit. "It sounds like you're trying to pull our legs."

"None of those even matter," Devil Pit responded. "I'd rather kill the both of you before you can even notice what I will do in the future." Palutena however was still in shock after seeing him.

"This— This can't be real!" she cried. "I can't believe you're still alive! I thought you were banished!"

"Well, Palutena... Once I'm done with these two angels, I'm coming for you next," Devil Pit replied with a menacing tone. "You will pay dearly for what you did to me all those years ago!"

"I cannot allow that," said Palutena. "Pit, you and Dark Pit must take him out quickly. Dodge his attacks, and then strike him down!"

"Will do!" replied Pit.

"I don't take orders, but this is a serious moment!" replied Dark Pit. The three warriors continued their battle, but Devil Pit was still not going to go down to quickly like Dark Pit did along with a few of the Underworld commanders. If you think I'm going to go down, then you've got another thing coming, Pit! he thought. I hope you're ready to feel the pain! Suddenly, he quickly teleported in a wall of fire and disappeared without a trace.

"Huh? Where did he go?" Pit gasped as he franticly looked around to find him. Unaware that Devil Pit suddenly appeared right behind him.

"Pit! He's right behind you!" Dark Pit warned, but it was too late and the Devil kicked the light angel in the face with a spin kick, knocking him backwards.

"Ow!" Pit cried.

"You should pay attention to your surroundings if you know what's best for you!" Devil Pit taunted as he flew towards him in order to ram right into him. But his attack was stopped when Dark Pit fired a charged shot to knock him backwards as well.

"Don't think you'll win this one, Devil Pit!" he yelled. "Pit, let's finish him off."

"You said it!" Pit replied as he got back up. While Devil Pit struggled to get back up, he was too late as the light and dark angels charged at him and dealt melee combos one at a time with each other to deal great damage at their foe. Then, they both finished the job with two charged shots from their weapons to win the fight.

"Damn it!" Devil Pit shouted in defeat.

"Take that, Devil Me!" Pit yelled in triumphant.

"What kind of victory taunt was that?" questioned Dark Pit unamused.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Devil Pit collapsed to the arena floor and slowly started to stand back up.

"I'll admit. You two really are tough," he started. "However, I can only let one of you go." He then looked at Dark Pit. "You're not needed here. So I suggest you leave right now."

"If you say so," Dark Pit replied and took off once again.

"And what about me?" asked Pit.

"I have an offer to tell you, but I'm going to need you to take off that laurel crown of yours," Devil Pit explained.

"A-Are you sure about that?" Pit asked.

"It's better this way so do it now," Devil Pit responded coldly.

"O-OK..." Pit reluctantly complied as he took off the crown.

"Pit? What's going on over there?" Palutena asked, but she couldn't seem to contact him. "Pit? Pit?! Why can't I contact you?!"

"Perfect," said Devil Pit proudly. "This way, she won't know what's going on."

"What do you mean?" Pit asked.

"Listen. If you really want to know who I really am, I need you to do me a favor," Devil Pit began. "I have a lot of dirty work that needs to be taken care of and it requires help. If you wish to know..." He took out his hand in front of the light angel. "Then join me and you may know the truth about us right now." Pit thought about it for a moment and then reached out to Devil Pit's hand. Only for the former to smack the latter's away.

"If you think I can join you for destruction that you're dead wrong," he yelled. "I don't want to put other innocent people in jeopardy. I'm not sure what this 'dirty work' is your talking about. But if it were to slaughter innocent humans, then no! I'm not going to cause more trouble with the likes of you!"

Music stops and switches to: Kevin Macleod ~ Unseen Horrors from LEARN PLAY-to-EARN (A.K.A. Anger Boils Theme)

Devil Pit's eyes widen in shock. He couldn't believe what he just heard from the angel.

"You... You don't... " he began before turning away. "Oh. So that's how it is, huh? You have no idea what it feels to be like this when you lost someone again. I spent my entire afterlife looking for you, and is this what I get in return?! Mark my words, Pit. You are going to learn what it means to lose someone you cared about many years ago for the second time." His wings began to glow red and Pit noticed something odd about it.

Is that the Power of Flight like the one Lady Palutena gave me and how Pittoo activated with Pandora's powers? he thought. If so, then who's giving him that power? Could it be someone he's working for, or is it something else?

"I will come back, and you will regret your decision later on," Devil Pit continued with a warning tone in his voice and then turned his head to look at him with a cold and evil stare. "Goodbye, flightless angel." After that, he flew away and dropped something. Pit walked up to the object, picked it up, and began to inspect it.

"It looks like a tape Lady Palutena was talking about," he said. "But why would he even have them in the first place?" Then he realized something. "Oh! I can't forget about my laurel crown." He then picked up the laurel crown and put it back on.

"Pit? Are you there?" Palutena asked worried.

"Hey, Lady Palutena," Pit responded.

"Pit! Oh, thank goodness you're alright," Palutena sighed in relief after hearing the angel's voice again. "What happened? I tried to contact you, and then you suddenly didn't respond."

"Devil Pit told me to take off my laurel crown and offered me a deal. I didn't accept it and I have a feeling something wrong might happen," Pit explained truthfully. "I'm guessing that Pittoo is not the enemy here, but it could be Devil Pit. However, I'm not too sure about that."

"I'm just so relieved that he didn't do anything else to hurt you," Palutena sighed again. "Let's get you back. We still have a lot more work to do." She opened up a light pillar and Pit stepped into it.

"OK, Lady Palutena," he responded. "Oh, and you won't believe what I just found." He was then whisked away.

Music stops and switches to: Solo Menu

"So, what did you find back there?" Palutena asked the angel after he made his return to her temple.

"This," Pit answered as he pulled out the cassette tape.

"Oh, it seems you found a tape," said Palutena surprised. "Let's take it to the meeting room. We better bring our army to listen to it."

"Understood, my lady," responded Pit.

The two of them then entered the meeting room and called out Palutena's Army.

"Attention, Centurions!" Palutena called out. "We're here for an important meeting. Pit found a cassette tape and it is required for all of us to listen to it. Pit, will you do the honors?"

"Of course, Lady Palutena," Pit answered before placing the cassette tape marked "Dark Hope" into the tape player and then pressed PLAY.

Music stops and switches to: Dayshift at Freddy's 3 OST- Henry's Logs (A Waltz in a Minor) from Kenny Lastname (A.K.A. Unknown Audio Logs' Theme)

"Why would people even believe about hope?" asked a sinister voice. "Hope is nothing to anyone at all. Everything will just be gone in one single blast. No matter how many times the heroes are able to stop their enemies, there will be something, or someone, waiting and watching them for their opportunity to strike. I, however, have my own hope. But unlike anybody else, my hope is dark. I want justice on the person who ruined my life as well as my brother's. We began working on a machine that allows either one of us to create portals that will lead us to our destination from where we want to go. Once the machine is fully operational, I shall use this machine to transport myself to where I need to go. I'm going to leave my brother behind, because I don't want him to cause any trouble. However, I have left food and drinks for him to survive. If you really want to know who I am, allow me to tell you my name. I'm *static* and I will enter the portal and end HER LIFE!" *click*

Music stops and switches to: Kevin Macleod ~ Giant Wyrm (A.K.A. Evil Comes Theme)

The tape ended and everyone was shocked. Palutena soon began to cry.

"I... I don't know what to think. How is this possible?" she sobbed as tears began to pour out of sockets in both sadness and horror.

Pit noticed this and asked worriedly, "Lady Palutena, what's wrong?"

"S-Sorry Pit, but I think we should take a rest right now," Palutena offered. "We heard what we want to hear so let's go and rest until we can begin our next mission."

"Understood, my lady," affirmed Pit.

Everyone else returned to their positions and Pit went to his room to sleep. Palutena, however, remained in the meeting room for a while.

I just can't believe he's actually still alive! she thought. How is this even possible?! I better get to the bottom of this soon. She decided to go to her room and sleep until they can begin the next mission.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!" Devil Pit yelled in frustration. "How could he do this to me?! I thought he could help me with my task, but instead, he HAD to leave behind again!" He was in an abandoned dark alley and was punching a brick wall with his fists out of frustration. "Motherfucker..." he sighed. "No matter. You know what they say, 'If you want things done right, you have to do them yourself.' I will not let them ruin my plans. Once I destroy everything, nobody will stop me. That angel better prepare himself, because I'm coming for him." He then activated his Power of Flight and flew away. "Once I'm done with him, I'll be going after the other armies. All will perish! All will submit! If they don't, they will DIE!"

Music stops

Chapter Text

Music playing: The Seafloor Palace

Pit rushed to the door with the Orb Staff equipped.

"Duty calls! And Pit answers!" he said before leaping through an open door, flew into the sky, and began to take down more Underworld monsters by flying through the clouds and come across a desert below him.

"We need to refocus our efforts on Medusa, so today's target is Tanatos, God of Death," Palutena explained. And we'll deal with Devil Pit later, she added in thought.

"Tanatos?! You mean THE Tanatos?!" Pit exclaimed. "Wait... Who's Tanatos again?"

Palutena began to explain about him by saying, "Back in the '80s, Tanatos took the form of a snake on Medusa's head. He's quite the chameleon, you see, and that was his 'look' back then."

"Great fashion sense. But as God of Death, he must be a big deal in the Underworld Army," said Pit.

"He possesses a key to the Underworld, and he's leading Medusa's invasion of the sea," Palutena continued.

"So I'll be fighting his forces in the sea? How am I supposed to do that?" Pit questioned.

"Just use your gills. Tell me, Pit, How are you with branchial respiration?" said Palutena while asking Pit an unusual question.

"Oh, no worries, I minored in branchial respiration," Pit responded before immediately realizing what he just heard. "WAIT, YOU'RE CRAZY!"

"OK, just hold your breath then," said Palutena. "For about two hours."

"I SAID YOU'RE CRAZY!" Pit repeated in shock. He then continued to take down more Underworld enemies along the way, then he smelled something fresh. "Ahhh, I can smell the ocean," he said.

"We're heading to Tanatos' base, the Seafloor Palace," explained Palutena.

"You were kidding about holding my breath, right?" Pit asked, worried.

"Watch and learn, pupil. Witness the true pare of the Goddess of Light!" said Palutena. "Ready, set... Dum da da daaah! ♪" Suddenly, the ocean split itself apart to form a path for Pit to take.

"Whoa ho ho ho hoooaaa!" he exclaimed in surprise. "You've outdone yourself, Lady Palutena!"

"Next stop: the Seafloor Palace," Palutena said. While in the ocean, Pit continued to take down more Underworld enemies.

"This is just one more bullet point on your already-impressive resume!" he complimented.

"Heh heh! What can I saw? I'm an overachiever," Palutena giggled. Just then, they heard an unknown voice.

"Ho, now! Just one second there, lassie!" he boomed.

"Huh?" Pit wondered.

"Oh, heh heh... Lord Poseidon!" Palutena giggled, nervously.

"Tsk, tsk, Palutena. Lies don't become a lady," Poseidon said, who was not amused of her fun.

"I'm sorry. But can't a goddess have a little fun?" Palutena apologized. Pit then decided to question something.

"So that sea-parting business was..?" he started.

"'Twas obviously my doing, silly boy," Poseidon answered. Turns out that Poseidon was the one who opened the sea, not Palutena. Said goddess decided to confess what he was talking about.

"To pull off an attack on the Seafloor Palace, I went to the Sea God himself," she explained.

"It all makes sense now," said Pit, now realizing the truth.

"I wouldn't allow anyone else to part my ocean!" said Poseidon, seriously. "In fact, I've half a mind to put it back together!"

This shocked Pit and told Poseidon, "No! Please don't do that!" He then continued onwards and took down more Underworld enemies that were standing in his way.

"We're going deeper now," Palutena pointed out as Pit dove deeper into the sea. He then continued to take down a few more Underworld troops that were attempting to stop him from reaching their commander, but Pit still took them all out with no problems.

"Despite your mischievous ways, you should know you have my full support," said Poseidon.

"Much obliged, Lord Poseidon," appreciated Palutena.

"It was bad enough when the dark forces were contained in the Underworld," Poseidon continued. "But extending their reach to the sea and land is completely unacceptable. As the Goddess of Light, it falls on you to destroy them. I have faith that you will."

"You have my word," replied Palutena. 

"Uh, and mine too!" Pit added. Just then, he came across a city that looked destroyed. "I guess this used to be a city?" he wondered.

"Yes, but I sunk it long ago," Poseidon answered.

"Sunk it? That's a bit...extreme," said Palutena, feeling uncomfortable about what Poseidon did.

"Humans consist of equal parts hubris, envy, and deceit," Poseidon continued. "Sometimes one has to put them in their place." Along the way after exiting the sunken city, Pit noticed some coral.

"This coral is sooo beautiful!" he said, amazed.

"True, but don't forget the old saying that every coral has its thorn," Palutena warned.

"I'm pretty sure you're thinking of roses," Pit corrected.

"And I'M pretty sure I'm thinking of coral," Palutena replied. After destroying the coral, Pit collected four more Recovery Orbs and proceeded to take out more Underworld enemies. Then he was getting closer to his destination.

"We've arrived at the ocean floor. Only a little longer until we reach the palace!" Palutena pointed out. "From there, we'll defeat Tanatos and take his key to the Underworld." But the Underworld Army were still not going to let the angel reach the palace that easily. So they continued to come out of their hiding spots and attempt to stop him from reaching their commander. But Pit was still victorious in slaying them without any mishaps. Then he spotted the palace up close.

"Look!" said Palutena.

"So that's the Seafloor Palace," said Pit. "I thought it'd be covered in barnacles and kelp, but it's actually very nice."

"I'll be closing up the sea now. it should wipe out any Underworld stragglers," said Poseidon as he prepared to put the sea back together again. But both Pit and Palutena don't want him to do that just yet.

"Just give us one more moment," replied the Goddess of Light.

"Please! I'm not wearing a life vest!" Pit begged as he flew into the Seafloor Palace as fast as he could, unaware that Devil Pit was following him from behind.

"So it appears that he's about to face another one of my captors," he said. "I wonder if I can be able to see both him and the God of Seas himself. Well, here goes nothing." With that, he, too, entered the palace on the quiet without anyone noticing.

Music stops and switches to: At the Seafloor Palace

Both the angel and the Devil entered the palace on either sides just in time before the sea closed back together.

"The sea is closed now," Palutena pointed out.

"My work here is finished. Good luck, you two!" said Poseidon.

"Thanks for your help!" Pit replied before eating the food that appeared and proceeded to take down more enemies that came out to stop him. Then Pit heard another voice.

"Oh, goody—guests! Protecting an impregnable fortress can get awfully lonely," he giggled.

"Is that you, Tanatos?" Palutena wondered.

"Actually, I go by Thanatos now. The extra H is for hamazing," the God of Death responded. Pit was utterly confused if the God of Death really was talking to him right now, since it has been a really long time when they fought a while back during Medusa's battle in the original Kid Icarus.

"...Have we met before?" he asked.

"I'm wounded, truly I am." replied Thanatos. "I know it's been awhile, but surely you haven't forgotten your old foe?"

"Sorry... There are just so many foes and only one of me," Pit apologized.

"You know we've crushed Medusa's other commanders, Thanatos," said Palutena. "Just give us the key to the Underworld, and we won't be forced to harm you." But Thanatos wasn't going to make it easy for his enemies.

"Hoo hoo hoo! Impatient as always, I see! But since you've come all this way..." he giggled before beginning to say something else. "Wouldn't you like to stay and catch up for a bit? Oh, pretty please?"

"So you're not going to give up the key," said Palutena.

"No need to get all huffy now," replied Thanatos. "I'll have you know that I much prefer honey to vinegar. And I prefer witty repartee to any condiment!" (A/N: In case you haven't noticed, Thanatos is trying to change the topic while also preferring to act nice and friendly instead of fighting.)

"This is getting nowhere. Out goal here is to track down Medusa, right?" said Pit.

"Yes. Thanatos is basically Medusa's right-hand man," Palutena explained. "That's why he has the only key to the Underworld."

"I have no such thing! None whatsoever! Honestly. HONESTLY," Thanatos lied.

"How did THIS guy get to be Medusa's second in command?" Pit asked, clearly ignoring Thanatos.

"Beats me. Seniority?" Palutena replied, who was just as confused as her little pupil.

"Helloooo? It's rude to exclude!" Thanatos called.

"OK, if Thanatos won't give up the key, we'll have to take it from him," said Pit, still ignoring Thanatos.

"The longer we wait, the more we have to lose. We need to strike down," Palutena agreed. "We only have a little way to go, so buckle down."

"I'm buckled and ready!" said Pit, determined.

"Yoo hoo! Can you hear me? I'd like to be a part of this conversation please!" Thanatos called out one more time.

"Shut it already!" shouted Pit.

"Me? But you've been talking this whole fanfic story!" Thanatos countered. Devil Pit was on the other side listening to their conversation and was disgusted by facepalming.

"Ugh... Why do these idiots have to break the fourth wall like that?" he groaned. "I hate it with a fucking burning passion."

Back with Pit, he unlocked and entered a Level 9 Intensity Gate where he was in a room with shallow water.

"It seems like there's an electric current running through the water here," Palutena explained.

"Oh, my. Oh, my. An excess of frizowatts must have overloaded the dooziestat," said Thanatos.

"Riiiight," Pit said, unconcerned.

"Hurry over the water when the current stops, Pit," Palutena instructed. Pit managed to do so, defeated more enemies, and collected more loot and food. He then continued onwards while avoiding more enemies that attacked him before counterattacking with his weapon. Then he noticed three more grind rails. "The grind rails run parallel with each other, so you can switch between them," explained Palutena. "Stay focused on what's coming up!" Pit managed to switch out different Grind Rails in order not to fall down and took out a lot more Underworld enemies along the way. There were also plasma balls that were on the grind rails that will deal damage on the angel, but he still managed to avoid them. But once he made it to the end of it, there was one problem.

"Wait! Is that a hole up there?!" he gasped.

"Uh-oh!" Palutena exclaimed as Pit fell down the hole and entered a room that was full of enemies.

"Ooof!" he grunted.

"Everything OK?" Palutena asked, worried about what happened to her servant.

"It just surprised me," Pit responded.

"There are more holes in the floor around you, so be careful," Palutena warned as the room was indeed filled with more holes as well. "It makes us both look bad when you fall. Oh, and it hurts too." Pit proceeded to take down the enemies while also trying to avoid falling down from the holes. After defeating all of them, he then took a lift and was confused about something.

"Weren't we here already?" he asked.

"Yes, but there's good news! A new path has appeared," answered Palutena. "Follow it to move forward." Pit took out more enemies and then entered the next room. Unfortunately, the room appeared to have an icy floor and it was really slippery.

"Whoa! It's slippery!" he gasped.

"Hoo hoo! Isn't skating just delightful?" giggled Thanatos.

"I wish MY domain had a skating rink," said Palutena.

"Yeah, it's really...great," stuttered Pit. I don't think I'd rather have that back in Lady Palutena's temple, he added in thought. I would be a terrible ice skater and hurt my butt so many times. After taking down more enemies, which were apparently the Snowmen since the area was clearly full of ice, Pit entered an elevator to go up. "An elevator! Well, that's convenient," he said.

"Going up," said Palutena. She then decided to be like an actual elevator annunciator. "Now approaching...the second floor," she said, but Pit wasn't all that amused.

"This play-by-play really isn't necessary," he said while taking down a couple of Handoras that ambushed him. Then it was Thanatos' turn to be one.

"Now approaching...the third floor," he said. The angel and goddess became silent after hearing that. "Are you two ignoring me?" asked Thanatos.

Devil Pit, meanwhile, is still on Pit's trail from the other side who also appeared to hear their conversation.

"Ugh... Thanatos is such a clown," he groaned. "I don't even remember him acting like that ever since he and Pandora captured me."

Back with Pit, he came out of the elevator and ate more food. Then he proceeded onwards and took out more Underworld enemies. There were mostly more Snowmen since most of the Seafloor Palace rooms were filled with ice. He then fell into a ditch where an enemy was waiting for him.

"Watch out for that Pluton," warned Palutena. "If it steals items from you, defeat it and take them back." Luckily, Pit managed to take it down before it could steal anything from him and ate more food that was in the ditch. He then used a jump pad to bounce him back up. Then he saw more treasure boxes, but they were actually traps. One of them was a Mimicutie. It revealed its disguise and tried to take down its foe with its big kicks. Luckily, Pit managed to take it down before it can become a sever problem. He then ran towards the other treasure box, but it was instead a trap door.

"Gah!" he yelled as he fell down.

"Just your run-of-the-mill trap door," said Palutena. "Shake it off and keep moving." Pit then continued to take down more enemies and proceeded onwards. Just then, he entered a room with an enemy that has an ability like a vacuum. "See that mollusk-like enemy? It's called a Vakloom," said Palutena.

"So what's its deal?" Pit asked.

"It absorbs the energy of ranged shots and then fires it back at you as a laser," Palutena explained. "Until it fires are you, though, it remains protected by an armored shell."

"Well if it's hungry for shots, the only thing to do is shoot it," said Pit. "I'll get it out of that shell any way I have to!" It was tough to take down while also trying to avoid its gigantic laser, but after it tired out from its massive attack, Pit took it down with a melee combo along with powerful charged shots. After defeating other Underworld enemies, Pit hopped onto a moving platform.

"What's this?" he asked.

"Looks like a moving platform. Stay on it," said Palutena.

"Let me jazz things up for you a smidge," said Thanatos. "We do have to keep things interesting! Hoo hoo hoo!" Pit still made sure to stay on the platform while avoiding and taking down more enemies. Thought it was a bit difficult while trying to stay on the moving platform while going through the entire area on certain parts where he has to get off of it. "Keep on trooping, little trooper!" said Thanatos.

"I'm curious about something, Thanatos," wondered Palutena.

"Yes?" asked Thanatos.

"You are the God of Death, are you not?" Palutena started. "And if the Underworld is the land of the dead, why don't you outrank Medusa?"

"I'm not really interested in climbing the corporate ladder," answered Thanatos, though he was avoiding the question. "You wouldn't believe the amount of overtime you have to put in. Plus, that sort of strict hierarchy isn't the Underworld style."

"You're avoiding my question," replied Palutena, unconcerned.

"What was that? You seem to be cutting out! La la laaaaa la! I can't heeeear you!" Thanatos said, who was still ignoring on what Palutena was talking about.

"It's hard to get a good read on him... I can't tell if he's weird of just dim," said Pit.

"A-wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-wa." Thanatos babbled. (A/N: Not gonna lie, but Thanatos is such a silly enemy when it comes from him.)

Devil Pit, meanwhile, heard the conversation and facepalmed at Thanatos' silliness.

"Why can't these idiotic morons take their enemies seriously?" he groaned. "It's like they're doing it on purpose. Not me. I'm NOT one of those idiots."

Back with Pit, he continued onward and was also closer to Thanatos after taking another lift upwards and entering a big room.

"Thanatos should be in the next room over," Palutena pointed out.

"Oh, goody! Then do let us get to the fisticuffing!" said Pit, doing a "Thanatos impression." Many enemies through their last line of defense were making things difficult for their hero. One of them was a Stackjaw which turned itself around and around to fire multiples lasers at Pit, but he quickly dodged while damaging it to take it down. More of them also caused some status effects that can make things even more difficult for Pit, such as Poison, Freeze, and Spin. They were tough to defeat, but Pit still claimed victorious in taking them all out. He then drank another Drink of the Gods and entered the boss room to find Thanatos waiting for him.

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1

Thanatos, who was levitating after floating down, slowly started to stand up.

"Oooah! I must have dozed off there. Hooah. Waiting around is such exhausting work!" he groaned as he stretched to get himself worked up for the fight.

"Heroes always arrive late on the scene!" Pit replied and did a battle stance to begin the battle.

"Thanatos is a skilled chameleon," Palutena explained. "Don't be surprised if he changes into a spider or scorpion or cockroach or tick... Or a moth or lizard or leech or tapeworm or centipede or bat or snake or...cat."

"But a cat...would be kind of cute, right?" asked Pit.

"I'm tempted to reach for my book of snappy comebacks, but..." Thanatos started. "Maybe I should just show you? And a one, and a two... And a ONE, TWO, THREEE!" He then began transforming into one of his forms. (A/N: Okay. To keep this fight really interesting, I'm putting in ALL of Thanatos' forms. Here we go.) He started by transforming into an urn. "I'm just going to catch a few z's here," he said. "By the way, your attacks are useless."

"There must be some way to hurt him," said Palutena. "Why don't you try hitting those skulls back at him?" Pit did so and managed to take Thanatos out of the urn. The urn shattered to pieces after so many hits. Then Thanatos transformed into a bat.

"Keee keee!" he screeched.

"That's not even what a bat sounds like!" Pit yelled.

"Woop woop woop woop woop!" Thanatos yelled out.

"And neither is that! This is getting really annoying really fast!" shouted Pit, annoyed. He wasted no time and proceeded to take down Thanatos. By the time Thanatos lost against him in that form, he then transformed into a sword, while spears appeared around it.

"Slicety slice! Dicety dice! Stabbity stab stab stab stab!" he sang.

"No need to sound so gleeful!" replied Pit, unamused and a bit worried about that form.

"Maybe you can get the sword to hit the spears when they're in the ground," explained Palutena. Once a spear attempted to strike on Pit, the angel dodged it and distracted Thanatos in attacking him. Once Thanatos made contact with the spear, he was temporarily stunned, allowing the angel to give him a full on attack. Since Thanatos took too much damage in that form, he decided to transform into a nestling doll.

"What's this?!" Pit asked in shock.

"It looks like he turned into a doll," said Palutena. Then after Pit attacked the Thanatos doll, it opened up to reveal a smaller doll of it.

"There's something inside of the doll!" Pit exclaimed.

"Wait... Inside Thanatos...is a mini Thanatos?" Palutena gasped in confusion. "I wonder if they sell these in the gift shop." Soon enough, all of the dolls opened up to reveal a smaller on each time. Once Pit was able to take down the last doll, Thanatos came out of it.

"Ah ha! There he is!" he shouted as he proceeded to take him down, until Thanatos decided to transform into a giant foot.

"A foot?" Pit exclaimed.

"Really, how much harm could—" Palutena began.

"Ever heard of athlete's foot?!" Thanatos interrupted as he tried to stomp on Pit with the foot transformation, but Pit wasted no time and avoided its shockwaves in order to not get squashed like a bug. It may have been the toughest one to handle yet. Eventually, Pit defeated the last form and Thanatos returned back to normal. However, the God of Death wasn't going to go down easily this time. Even after he lost all of his forms, he still has enough power to stop Pit from getting what he needs. Thanatos launched out various attacks that will weaken him and make it harder for Pit to continue fighting. But the angel still prevailed in winning by dodging those attacks and fight back with melee and shooting attacks to finish the job. With that, the angel was victorious.

"Crushing victory!" he yelled in triumphant.

"Crushing defeat!" Thanatos sighed in defeat. Suddenly, he began to grow bigger before he spun around in place and disappeared. "Fareweeeeell!" he cried. After his defeat, he dropped some kind of gem.

"Pick up that gem, Pit," said Palutena. Pit picked it up and slowly began to observe it. The gem appeared to be purple and has the Underworld Army symbol on it. "This is our key to the Underworld," Palutena explained.

"And I just have...to hold it?" Pit asked.

"More or less. But first, we have to get you geared up for the final battle," said Palutena as she opened up a light pillar and whisked Pit back to her temple.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Devil Pit arrived at the boss room and was surprised to see that neither one of his enemies were here.

"Huh. It appears that the angel managed to take down that clown of a god, Thanatos," he said. "Good riddance I say. Considering that he deserved it for what he did to me. But that's not why I'm here. I'm here to see somebody else." He then approached the stairs on the throne that appeared to have a hidden door and used his powers to forcefully open it and entered inside. Inside the room, he noticed that everything is dark. "There's no use hiding from me," he called out. "I know you're in here." When he received no response, he threatened, "If you don't come out, Poseidon, I will slice you to pieces and then you'll see your brother again!"

"FINE!" boomed a voice and it came from Poseidon who just came out of the darkness.

"There you are. I was wondering where you were after you opened the sea," said Devil Pit.

"How did you even get here?!" Poseidon shouted. "I thought I closed the sea so that no other intruders would get in."

"I managed to enter the palace from the other side by bashing down the brick wall," Devil Pit explained. "Never underestimate the Devil who became stronger throughout the years."

"You are nothing more than a monster!" Poseidon boomed. "You killed my brother a long time ago! Do you have any idea what you've done?!"

"Why can't you just get over it already?!" Devil Pit fought back. "It's like you don't WANT to let the past go."

"That's because I CAN'T!" Poseidon yelled. "I ought to kill you for what you did to me!"

"As much as I would like to fight you, Poseidon, I'm afraid I have too much work to do," said Devil Pit. "But don't worry, I'm only leaving with a warning. If you do manage to encounter Pit and Palutena again, give them a warning that I'm still coming after them. In the meantime, I got to call my minions to slow them down. Until then, I bid you adieu. Hahahahahahahaha!" As soon as he said that, he teleported away from the palace with a fiery aura.

"I can't believe he was responsible for killing my brother, Zeus," Poseidon sighed. "I better warn the other gods about this." He then left his hiding spot to warn other gods about the situation.

Music stops

Chapter Text

Music playing: The Space Pirate Ship (Route A)

"Let's go!" Pit exclaimed as he rushed to door and flew into the sky with his Crusher Arm equipped. "With Medusa's commanders out of the way, we're getting to the battle of battles!" But then he noticed something while battling more Underworld enemies. "But this isn't the way to the Underworld. Where are we going?"

"I'm a little embarrassed to say..." Palutena began.

"What is it?" asked Pit.

"Remember the Three Sacred Treasures you used against Medusa long ago?" Palutena responded.

"Of course. The Mirror Shield, Arrow of Light, and Wings of Pegasus," Pit replied, upon remembering the day he fought Medusa during the end of the first Kid Icarus game.

"Right. I hid them in case of an emergency. You know, so they wouldn't get stolen," Palutena responded.

"Now that's using your noodle. Man, you are so smart!" Pit commented.

"The story doesn't end there. See, there's also this space-pirate ship..." Palutena continued.

"Wait, what?" Pit wondered, confused.

"You know, a pirate ship...in space," Palutena responded. "Its crew travels the Galactic Sea, robbing the heavens of constellations."

"That's awesome! I mean, evil!" Pit explained. "But what does that have to do with the Three Sacred Treasures?"

"Well... I hid the Three Sacred Treasure in the constellations," Palutena began again.

"Uh-oh..." Pit groaned in worry. "So the pirates stole the treasures along with the stars?"

"And the Underworld Army has gotten wind of it. They're attacking the ship," Palutena answered.

"Oh, great," Pit groaned again.

"Which brings us to today's mission," Palutena continued. "Raid the pirate ship and retrieve the Three Sacred Treasures!"

"I'm on it!" said Pit, determined, as Palutena sent him upwards quickly. "Aaaand I'm going really fast."

"We're already late, so we have to hurry. Hold on!" Palutena warned. During which, Pit continued to fight against more Underworld enemies that were trying to stop him from completing his mission in retrieving the Three Sacred Treasures. But Pit still took them out without any problems. He then arrived up into space and proceeded.

"So, the Three Sacred Treasures are pretty old. Do they still work?" he said.

"They've grown more brittle with age, but they'll likely last a few more battles," replied Palutena.

"You're not exactly inspiring confidence here," Pit responded.

"Well, maybe you don't even need them anymore. Don't be such a chicken," Palutena teased.

"I'm no chicken! I could take Medusa with one arm tied behind my back!" Pit boasted.

"Listen to that swagger! You've toughened up nicely, Pit," Palutena giggled. "Remember when you'd be like, 'I'm finished!' all the time?"

"I...still say that...a lot..." Pit replied, embarrassed. Along the way, he continued to take down more Underworld enemies who were standing in his way. He then received four more Recover Orbs and was now at the Galactic Sea. "Man, what a sight!" the angel exclaimed.

"You've arrived at the Galactic Sea!" replied Palutena. But along the way, she was also searching for the ship that was hiding somewhere, while Pit continued to take down more enemies.

"The pirate ship should be around here somewhere..." said the goddess.

"Where?" asked Pit.

Music stops and switches to: The Space Pirate Ship (Route B)

Right after the angel asked the question, the Space-Pirate Ship emerged from below.

"Watch out!" Palutena warned.

"Whoaaaa!" Pit cried in shock and he barely avoided the ship before it landed back into the water. But once it landed, it started to go really fast.

"I guess that was it!" said Pit.

"It's moving pretty fast. Stay on its tail!" said Palutena as she sent Pit to go after the ship as fast as she could. The Underworld enemies still won't make things easy for Pit and tried to block his way. Luckily, Pit took them down before they could do anything. But the Underworld troops were still quite persistent and continued to attack the angel by any means necessary. Unfortunately for them, they were still no match for Pit as he took them all out. Soon enough, the angel noticed the ship close by.

"I think I see the ship!" he exclaimed. "It's under attack by Underworld forces."

"Good. That means the treasures are still on board," said Palutena.

"So the plan now is to...defend the ship?" asked Pit, confused about the situation.

"Focus, Pit. To get the treasures, you need to take out those space pirates too," ordered Palutena. "Plus, just think how lonely the sky would be without constellations. Don't hold back!" Pit then flew around the ship while avoiding its laser beams that were firing at their foes, since they were fighting against the Underworld Army. Speaking of which, Pit also took out the Underworld army, too, in order to prevent them from completing his mission. But then the ship leaped into the air.

"Euaah!" Pit cried.

"I'm looking for an entrance. Hold tight!" said Palutena. Once the ship landed back into the water, Pit flew around it while avoiding the Space Pirates' attacks and taking down more Underworld enemies. The battle was insane, considering that more laser beams continued to fire at the Space Pirates' enemies. Not to mention that even Ornes, Monoliths, and other powerful Underworld troops came out to attack. Palutena continued searching for an entrance until she found one. "Found one!" she exclaimed. "Get ready to go in!" Pit then flew into a wall with a loud crash.

Meanwhile, Devil Pit saw all of the commotion.

"I cannot let him get away with those treasures, and the Space Pirates are not doing their job right," he said. "Oh well, I'll just have to take care of him myself. I sure hope the secret bioweapon is completed before he faces the Captain. And hopefully my 'Secret Murder Weapons' are still intact." He then flew into the control room as fast as he could.

Music stops and switches to: In the Space-Pirate Ship

Back with Pit, he landed roughly on the floor after that crash and then slowly got back up.

"Not that I'm complaining, but could you be a little gentler next time?" he groaned.

"Sorry about that! Are you OK?" Palutena apologized before wondering if her servant is still in once piece. Pit nodded "Yes" after eating the food before entering a room and noticed the Space Pirates themselves appearing to block his way.

"So those are the space pirates?" he wondered. "I get the feeling they won't just hand over the Three Sacred Treasures."

"They might even be tougher than the Underworld forces. Be careful," Palutena warned. Pit did so and avoided the Space Pirates' attack and then took them down. But even though he took them all out, more of them appeared to stop the angel from getting exactly what he wanted. After taking down more of them, he proceeded onwards where another Space Pirate appeared to slow him down. It then charged right towards the angel, but the latter fired rapid shots at a mini-looking bomb that detonated and blew that Space Pirate up. Then Pit continued onwards.

Devil Pit, meanwhile, who just arrived at the control room, saw Pit moving and taking down the Space Pirates.

"He really is stronger than he looks," he said. "Let's see how well he can face two armies at once." He then turned to face the Space Pirate Captain and pointed at him. "You there!" he ordered and the Captain reported for duty with a salute. "Head down to the storage vault and bring me the weapons," Devil Pit continued. "Once you come back, make a distraction when Pit arrives and may the beast be released." The Captain nodded and left to collect the goods. "That angel won't know what will hit him. Hmhmhmhmhm," Devil Pit snickered with an evil smile.

Back with Pit, he entered the Generator Room.

"This is the Generator Room," explained Palutena.

"What's that shining thing in the glass?" Pit asked upon noticing the glowing object.

"That's where energy from the Galactic Sea is converted into propulsive power," Palutena responded. "As long as the ship remains in the Galactic Sea, it can run indefinitely."

"So...I should destroy the shiny thing?" Pit wondered.

"You'd better not. The explosion would be enormous," Palutena answered with a warning.

"Sounds hurty," Pit noted as he took down more Space Pirates and continued onwards. Once he defeated them, he took a lift to go up. But once he made it to the next floor, he was ambushed with more Space Pirates. Luckily he took them out with only a little bit of harm in his way.

Devil Pit, meanwhile, was still watching him.

"That foolish angel still doesn't know what's coming to him," he said. "My secret bioweapon will surely end him. And if it doesn't, I'll use my 'Secret Murder Weapons' to kill him instead."

Back with Pit, he continued onwards and spotted an Underworld enemy that broke a wall.

"Wuh! A Belunka!" he exclaimed.

"The Underworld Army really wants in on this fight," said Palutena. Luckily, Pit managed to take it down along with its troops that spawned out of its mouth. He continued onwards until he entered the storage vault.

"Oh, I see," said Palutena.

"See what?" asked the angel.

"This must be a storage vault for the stolen constellations," the goddess explained. "They've all been compressed for easy transport."

"And what about the Three Sacred Treasures?" Pit asked again.

"Unfortunately, they don't seem to be here. I bet the pirate captain has them," Palutena responded. "I wonder if he's wearing them."

"Then it's more than just an emergency!" exclaimed Pit.

"It's a FASHION emergency," said Palutena. Unfortunately for the angel and goddess, the Captain did indeed stole the Three Sacred Treasures earlier, along with another three, and he returned to Devil Pit.

"Excellent work," he said. "Now all we have to do is wait for the angel to arrive. Remember the plan, Captain." The Captain nodded with a salute and waited for Pit to arrive while Devil Pit left to hide for a moment.

Back with Pit, he took down more Underworld enemies and Space Pirates along the way and continued onwards. Seems like the Underworld is not going to let the Space Pirates live for too long, he thought. I better get the Three Sacred Treasures quickly before something terrible happens. Along the way, he found a hidden Zodiac Chamber and entered inside. He collected the Cancer Claws from there and left the chamber to continue his mission. Just then, he entered a room with another Underworld enemy; a Collin and Phil.

"You might recognize this type of Underworld enemy from your past adventures," explained Palutena "Here's a tip. Don't attack the big monster straight on. Instead, use melee attacks to launch the little bugs back at it." Pit did so and took it down along with few other Underworld monsters. He then continued onwards and exited the ship through the side.

"Whoa!" he gasped.

"This is the side of the ship's hull," said Palutena.

"The view is like a postcard!" Pit exclaimed before proceeding to take down more Underworld enemies and went back into the ship again. Then he saw a switch.

"A switch, huh?" he wondered.

"That's what it looks like," said Palutena.

"Probably does something," said the angel.

"They usually do," replied the goddess. Pit activated the switch and it opened the door for him to move forward. However, after he entered the next room, there were other doors spawning Space Pirates.

"You can destroy the doors the enemies are coming out of," explained Palutena.

"I'll stop the baddies at the source!" Pit exclaimed and he managed to destroy the doors and then activated the switches to open the next door in front of him. Then he did the same thing to another one and saw something in the room right in front of him.

"Space-pirate hot spring!" he exclaimed.

"It looks like somebody beat you to it," said Palutena.

"Hope there's room for one more!" he said.

"There's always room for one more!" Palutena responded. After he was fully refreshed, Pit took down the Space Pirate that was in the hot spring.

Devil Pit, meanwhile, actually saw the angel in that hot spring.

"That's actually one of my personal hot springs," he said. "I made it myself whenever I want to relax my stress. As long as that angel doesn't do anything stupid to it, then I'll let it slide. For once..."

Meanwhile, after that little relaxation, Pit decided to continue onwards outside of the ship. He then took down more Underworld enemies and Space pirates before entering back inside.

"I set up a grind rail for you outside the ship," Palutena pointed out.

"Thank you very much!" Pit replied.

"I'm pretty limited in where I can put grind rails," Palutena continued. "Luckily, the Underworld forces cleared out a lot of clutter." Pit hopped on it and wondered where it will lead him to.

"Where's this thing go?" he asked.

"To the ship's control room," Palutena answered. "I think that's where we'll find the Three Sacred Treasures."

"Good! I want my stuff back!" Pit exclaimed while taking down a few Monoeyes and Miks that appeared out of nowhere. After defeating them, he entered back into the ship after hopping off the Grind Rail. He then noticed the Space Pirates Commandos fighting an Underworld Tortolunk. "This place is crawling with Underworld enemies too!" he exclaimed.

"Just keep pushing forward," said Palutena. Turns out that Devil Pit sent out the Space Pirates to fend off the Underworld Army from ruining his plans.

"The Space Pirates better fend off the Underworld long enough," he said. "I cannot allow the Underworld to stop me this time. And hopefully, that angel can make it up here."

Meanwhile, after watching the fights, and then taking both enemy forces' minions, Pit continued onwards to the next room and saw Space Pirate Snipers fighting an Underworld Clubberskull. The Clubberskull showed no mercy and took down those Space Pirates. It then proceeded to attack Pit after it saw him. Luckily, Pit barely managed to fend it off and defeat it with a little bit of harm. He then entered an elevator to go up.

"This elevator will take you to the pirate captain," Palutena explained.

"I am SO swabbing the deck with that jerk!" exclaimed the determined angel. He then drank another Drink of the Gods and hopped onto the elevator to reach the control room.

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1

Once Pit arrived at the control room, he saw the Space Pirate Captain yelling out orders at him. But he couldn't seem to figure out what he was yelling about.

"I have no idea what he's saying," he sighed.

"He's like, 'Yar, I'll make ye walk the space plank, scurvy dog!'" Palutena said in a silly voice before returning to her original voice. "That's just a loose translation."

"Oh, man...not the space plank!" Pit groaned.

Devil Pit, meanwhile, was still hiding and whispered, "Okay, this should keep him distracted. *ahem* Release the beast!" Suddenly, Pit heard a rumbling noise.

"Ah!" he yelped. The Space Pirate Captain noticed it, too. Several tentacles came out of the sea and one of them grabbed the Captain. Out came the head of the Kraken and it swallowed the Pirate Captain whole. It then noticed Pit and screeched at him to begin the fight.

"A space Kraken?! Well, that came out of nowhere," exclaimed Palutena.

"What's it even doing here?!" Pit asked in shock.

"The Galactic Sea is home to all sorts of nasty creatures," Palutena responded.

"So it's not affiliated at all with the Underworld Army?" Pit wondered.

"Either way, you'd better do something about those tentacles!" Palutena ordered.

"Understood!" Pit affirmed.

"Although, when prepared correctly, octopus is actually quite delicious," Palutena wondered. (A/N: I've never tried octopus before. But in my opinion, I think it sounds and probably tastes gross.)

"How can you think about food at a time like this?!" Pit shouted in disbelief before starting to take down the tentacles. Although they can move in different places around the sea, Pit made sure to look out for one of them and attack it like crazy. He then knocked out the first one.

"You've got three tentacles to go!" said Palutena. Pit then took down the second tentacle after dodging it in order to not get smushed or pulled underwater.

"Two left!" he exclaimed. Then he took down the third one after a little hard time to catch it, since it was moving all over the exterior of the ship.

"Only one left!" said Palutena. Once Pit spotted the last tentacle, he fired rapid shots at it until it was defeated.

"That was the last tentacle!" he exclaimed.

"Now go for the head!" ordered Palutena. As on cue, the Kraken's head revealed itself to attack Pit. It started by shooting a massive water laser from its mouth and Pit barley dodged it.

"Attacking from a distance and getting in close both have their pros and cons," Palutena explained. "Try to find the range that works well with the weapon you're using now."

"Got it! You can always trust an angel to find the best tool for the job!" Pit affirmed. Unfortunately, the Kraken was not going to go down that easily like Pit did to its tentacles. It fired rapid lasers from its eyes, rapid water shots from its mouth, and also fires massive water lasers from its mouth as well, depending on the direction it was aiming for. Pit made sure to avoid those deadly attacks my dodging as fast as he could. If I'm not going to stop it that quickly, I'll just cook it instead! he thought to himself. With that, the Kraken fired another water laser at the angel, but the latter quickly dodged it. After that, Pit fired a really powerful charged shot to stun it for a while. Then, he proceeded to melee combo the giant creature before finishing it off with another powerful charged shot, ending the battle. "Calamaried!" he exclaimed in victorious.

"What a sucker..." said Palutena. After the Kraken fell right back into the sea, where it will presumably be drowned since it was defeated, Pit then saw the Three Sacred Treasures Case, rushed over to it, and picked it up.

"Hey look! Check it out!" he exclaimed.

"The Three Sacred Treasures must be inside," said Palutena.

"Hm. The box has held up well." said Pit as he gently shook it to make sure that the weapons were indeed still inside.

"It is less pixelated than I remember," said Palutena.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Just before the goddess was about to whisk Pit back, Devil Pit rushed out of his hiding spot and punched Pit from behind, knocking him to the ground.

"Ow!" the angel cried as he tumbled through the floor.

"Pit!" Palutena cried in worry. The angel slowly got up from his recent attack and saw his enemy.

"Oh great... You again," he groaned as he slowly got up to his feet.

"Where do you think you're going, Pit?" questioned the Devil. "Don't think you can get away with those treasures that easily. In fact, I have a very special surprise to show you. Minions, bring out the 'Secret Murder Weapons!'" More Space Pirates appeared and brought him another box.

"Another Three Sacred Treasure case?" Pit wondered.

"This isn't just any ordinary Three Sacred Treasures," Devil Pit explained. "Allow me to show you." He then opened the box and out came another set of Three Sacred Treasures.

"Oh, no!" Palutena yelped. "Not those weapons!"

"Lady Palutena, what's going on?!" said Pit, worried about what his goddess just said.

"Let me tell you what these Three Sacred Treasures are," Devil Pit began before equipping his weaponry to show Pit what they were. "First, this sword right here is the Sword of Fire that will burn you to a crisp. Next, this shield is called the Flaming Shield and it can block different attacks to counterattack with the Fire element. Lastly, what I also have on are the Wings of Redness that allow me to fly much faster and sneak attack my enemies."

"No way!" Pit exclaimed.

"And now, you will die here in eternal damnation within the flames of Abyss. Because with these treasures, I am known as...THE ABYSS KNIGHT!" Devil Pit yelled as he made a pose. "Prepare to face your unfortunate end."

"Then bring it on, Devil Pit!" shouted Pit as he equipped his Three Sacred Treasures to fight. "Let's rock and roll!" The battle has begun.

Music stops and switches to: Reincarnation (Remastered Version 2) by Jesselejohn (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Battle Theme 2)

The two angels in their armored weaponry attacked each other by slashing with their Arrow of Light and Sword of Fire weapons. But Devil Pit wasn't going to make things easy for the light angel as he flew back towards the exterior of the control room. Then, he unleashed a bombard of rapid fire shots at his foe. Pit barely dodged them in order to not get burnt to a crisp.

"Let me get close and personal with you," said Devil Pit. "It's been too long since I've used these bad boys."

"Oh, they are NOTHING compared to mine," Pit boasted. "I've taken down Medusa with these, and I believe I can finish you and then Medusa one last time."

"How funny. I guess I wasn't the only one who defeated a god with Three Sacred Treasures," Devil Pit snickered. "Or more precisely for my perspective, kill."

"Wait, you fought a god with your Three Sacred Treasures?!" Pit asked in disbelief.

"I did. But it wasn't easy as you may know," Devil Pit responded. "Many years ago, I fought a god with these weapons and killed her. Then I continued my killing spree with other gods and killed them too."

"That's insane! Actions like those tarnished the angel's code of conduct!" Pit yelled. "I cannot allow you to use those murder weapons again! I will finish you right here, right now!"

"I'd like to see you try," Devil Pit responded and both him and the angel continued to fight. But Pit seemed to be having trouble. He fired arrows at Devil Pit first once the latter landed back into the arena, but the Devil blocked them with his shield before launching them back to his enemy.

"Ouch!" he cried.

"It'll take more than that to stop me, Pit!" said Devil Pit.

"Fine. Then I guess it's time for Plan B!" said Pit as he charged at his foe before dodging latter's slash of his sword. Once Pit was right behind him, he swung his weapon at him to deal a melee combo. But Devil Pit blocked those attacks with his shield before pushing Pit back towards a wall next to where the Space Captain was at before.

"Argh! How is this possible?!" he cried in pain as he slowly started to get back up. Once Palutena saw the problem here, she decided to help the angel.

"Devil Pit's Flaming Shield will counter shooting attacks and block melee attacks," she explained. "Find a way to catch him off guard and then strike at him when he's defenseless. But watch out for his Sword of Fire! It will burn you to a crisp if you don't act fast!"

"Understood!" Pit affirmed. With that, he decided to charge at Devil Pit, only for the latter to quickly teleport and appear on the exterior of the arena again. Suddenly, he fired special attacks that appeared to be fire beams dropping down many parts of the arena.

"Devil Pit is launching powerful attacks that will deal massive damage if you don't get out of the way!" Palutena warned. "Find an open area where the fire beams are not able to reach you." Pit acted fast and quickly dodged to a safe spot as soon as the fire beams landed with massive explosions. Then Devil Pit flew down towards the angel to ram right into him, but Pit quickly stood back up just in time and dodged out of the way. This made Devil Pit cross as he landed back into the arena and charged at him with his Sword of Fire. Pit acted fast and blocked the attack with his Mirror Shield. Then both the angel and the Devil slashed at each other with their weapons. During which, Devil Pit started to tire himself out.

It looks like he's weak. Now's my chance to attack! Pit thought to himself before seeing an opening by quickly running to be right behind Devil Pit and attack him with a melee and shooting combo. But Devil Pit fended him off with a slash of his sword. Suddenly, Pit was engulfed in flames. "Ah! I'm literally feeling the burn right now!" he cried.

"That's because I inflicted you with Burn," said Devil Pit. "Let's spice things up a bit, shall we?" He then flew up and zoomed around as fast as he could. Until, he prepared a surprise attack on his foe.

"What the?" Pit said in confusion.

"Pit! Behind you!" Palutena warned, but it was too late and Pit was slashed by Devil Pit again.

"AH!" the angel cried in pain.

"Having fun yet? Because I sure am!" Devil Pit mocked.

"Don't mock me, monster!" Pit yelled and continued to take Devil Pit on. But the latter was still not going to make things easy for the angel and flew up again.

"Think you can dodge another special attack, flightless angel?" he said.

"Not this time! You're not going to do that again!" Pit yelled and activated his Wings of Pegasus to fly after him.

"What the hell?!" Devil Pit gasped. But once he was caught off guard, Pit proceeded to beat his foe down with lots and lots of melee combos. He then struck a finishing blow via a charged shot to send his enemy back down to the arena, defeating him and winning the fight. "Fiddlesticks!" he exclaimed in defeat.

"Never underestimate the Captain of Lady Palutena's Guard!" Pit yelled out in victory.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Once Pit landed back down to the arena, he noticed that Devil Pit's Three Sacred Treasures were removed from him and went back into the box. The angels also noticed that the Space-Pirate Ship is staring to sink into the Galactic Sea.

"This isn't over yet! The next time we meet again, you won't be so lucky!" Devil Pit warned. "Good luck in trying to take down Medusa, flightless angel. You're going to need it. Because if you don't win the battle against her, let's just say that it will be 'Game Over' for you." He then grabbed the case and his wings glowed red. "I'll see you again next time." With that, he flew away from the sinking ship. After he was gone, Pit realized that he dropped something. He headed toward the object and picked it up. 

"Huh. It's another cassette tape," he said as he observed it.

"Let's bring it over back home and see what it says," said Palutena as she whisked Pit back to her temple, right before the ship fully sunk down into the Galactic Sea below.

Music stops and switches to: Solo Menu

"Now that we have another cassette tape, we should call in another meeting," Pit suggested. "It's best to let everybody know the full details of what's going on."

"You're right, Pit," Palutena agreed. "I'll call in everyone again."

Shortly after, Pit and Palutena called in Palutena's Army for another meeting. Pit then placed the cassette tape marked "Vengeance in Cold Blood" into the tape player and pressed PLAY.

Music stops and switches to: Dayshift at Freddy's 3 OST- Henry's Logs (A Waltz in a Minor) (A.K.A. Unknown Audio Logs' Theme)

"I had arrived at Palutena's temple," said a sinister voice. "The said Goddess of Light gave me a task to take down the Underworld Army for hurting innocent humans. I accepted the offer, but she does not know that I lied to her. I instead went after another goddess for my own vengeance. She must pay for what she did to me and my brother back in the Overworld. I must kill her so that I can claim my justice I desire. Once I meet her, I will begin to face one of her commanders. After I defeated all of them and then their leader, I will continue my bloodlust murder nonstop until every single one of her army is killed in cold blood. THIS IS WHERE MY FAMILY WILL BE AVENGED! PREPARE TO PAY A BLOOD PRICE, *static*! YOU WILL PAY FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO US!" *click*

Music stops and switches to: Kevin Macleod ~ Giant Wyrm (A.K.A. Evil Comes Theme)

After the end of the recording, Pit is more shocked than Palutena was.

"L-Lady Palutena, I'm worried about this," he said. "I-I don't know if we can even do anything to stop this mysterious murderer."

"Relax, Pit. We'll deal with that problem later, because it's too dangerous to do right now," Palutena comforted the angel. " And besides, we still need to focus on our current mission; defeat Medusa in our final battle in the Underworld and save the innocent people in our world."

"You're right," Pit agreed. "Let's all go back to our rooms and rest."

"I agree," replied Palutena and everyone all went back into their rooms to rest and prepare themselves for the final battle against Medusa and the Underworld.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

"Damn it!" Devil Pit yelled as he punched a wall furiously in the same abandoned alley. "I've just lost one of my armies. Oh well, I didn't like the Space Pirate Captain anyway. He was just annoying. But still, how am I going to figure out a way to distract them now?" He then thought for a moment. "Wait!" he exclaimed. "I just realized that Medusa is actually NOT the one pulling the Underworld Army strings. I wonder if I can find some information about that. I better follow Pit on the quiet in order to figure it out myself." He then activated his Power of Flight and flew away from the alley, back into the Underworld.

Music stops

Chapter Text

Music playing: Medusa's Final Battle

Pit rushed to the door and kicked the Three Sacred Treasures Case open to retrieve his weaponry.

"Equipped!" he yelled as he put on the Three Sacred Treasures and then went out the door into the sky to begin the final battle in order to stop the Underworld Army once and for all.

"Are you ready for the final battle, Pit?" asked Palutena.

"It's now or never!" Pit replied as he flew down towards the clouds and faced against the Underworld enemies that were attempting to stop him.

"For this final battle, you're equipped with the Three Sacred Treasures," explained Palutena.

"Using the Pegasus Wings and Power of Flight at the same time seems like overkill..." Pit responded with a little concern about how powerful he would be going through with both flight powers at once.

"Who knows how reliable the Pegasus Wings are after all this time? I've turned them off," Palutena pointed out since she only activated the Power of Flight to begin with.

"Understood!" Pit affirmed. During all of this, Pit noticed that there were a lot of Underworld monsters desperately trying to stop him from reaching Medusa while fighting them. They really were not going to let their guard down now that Pit is approaching the last stretch to ruin their plans.

"There sure are a lot of Underworld enemies around here," said Pit.

"Yes, so even though the Arrows of Light do a lot of damage, don't get cocky," Palutena warned. Pit made sure not to use the Arrow of Light all willy-nilly, and decided to take his aim very carefully at his targets.

"This ravine leads to the Underworld. I'm taking you in," said Palutena as she sent Pit into the ravine, only for a hoard of Trailtails to come up and block his path.

"Look at those Trailtails drawing lines," she noticed.

"Or...trails, right?" asked Pit.

"Maybe," replied Palutena.

"Probably," said Pit. But then, there was also another group of annoying enemies inside different caves.

"I don't advise shooting for a little bit," warned Palutena. "The Shootflies here will react to your fire." She then guided Pit down very carefully and the angel refrained himself from shooting.

"There's a whole bunch of 'em!" he exclaimed quietly. "Just gotta keep quiet..." He was then almost at the end of their territory. "Fingers crossed..." Then, he finally got out of there.

"I think we're out of Shootfly territory," said Palutena.

"Good. 'Cause I'm ready to start shootin' stuff!" Pit exclaimed n relief, after receiving four more Recovery Orbs to replenish his health. He then continued to take down a lot more Underworld monsters.

"The entrance to the Underworld should be up ahead," Palutena explained.

"I hope the gem from Thanatos works," said Pit. Suddenly, Palutena noticed something.

"Watch out for Ornes ahead," she warned. But Pit wasted no effort and took one of them down with his Arrow of Light.

"Did you see that?" he exclaimed.

"They were no match for your arrows," replied Palutena.

"The Three Sacred Treasures have still got it!" said Pit, proudly, as he continued to take down the rest of the Ornes. They were desperately trying to get in his way, but with the Arrows of Light, Pit took them down perfectly. Soon enough, Pit was getting closer and closer to the Underworld entrance. He then noticed something glowing from his pocket.

"Thanatos' gem is shining!" he exclaimed.

"That means we're good to go. Get ready!" said Palutena.

"Whoooooa!" Pit cried as he entered the portal. It was until then, he was in the territory where he began his journey.

"The Underworld," Palutena said.

"We finally made it!" Pit exclaimed and wasted no time in taking down more and more Underworld troops. However, there were so many of them and they were not going to let their enemy get to Medusa that easily this time.

"That's a whole lot of enemies," he said.

"Well, we ARE on their home field," Palutena replied.

"Home or away—I fight to win!" Pit exclaimed, triumphantly.

"In your past adventures, the Underworld was where you died the most, right?" asked Palutena.

"Oh, absolutely. The difficulty level was just brutal," Pit responded. "I'll brace for the worst!" Just then, Boogities appeared to block his way.

"The metal backs on Boogities resist everything, even Arrows of Light," warned Palutena. "So be careful!"

Pit tried to take down the Boogities with his own weapons, but the Boogities were still guarded with their metal backs. Once they found their opening chance, they charged directly at their foe. But suddenly, Dark Pit appeared out of nowhere and took down the Boogities before they could stop his original counterpart.

"Waah!" Pit yelped after noticing his dark counterpart. "Pittoo!"

"What did you just call me?" Pittoo questioned.

"What are you doing here?!" Pit asked in shock, while also ignoring his dark counterpart's recent question.

"The same thing you're doing. Pummeling Underworld fools," the dark angel responded. "I'm just way better at it."

"Maybe you also sensed that Pit could use your help," wondered Palutena.

"Don't make me laugh. Now, enough talky talk. There's fighting to be done!" scoffed Dark Pit. "I'm out of here!" The dark angel soon flew away, leaving Pit to deal with the rest of the enemies.

"It was nice of you to show up, Pittoo," replied the light counterpart. "But I can handle this on my own!"

"You're not on your own, Pit. You have me," said Palutena.

"Of course! What would I do without you?!" replied Pit. After he defeated a lot of Underworld enemies, he is then face-to-face with Medusa's projection who appeared right in front of him.

"So, you've made it this far," said Medusa.

"You'd better watch your back!" exclaimed Pit.

"Isn't that just...precious," the Goddess of Darkness responded. "Guess it's all that hot air that keeps you flying. You are darling. But you'll need more than bluster to defeat me!"

"This isn't bluster!" Pit yelled in anger. "In the name of the Goddess of Light, I will defeat you!" But once Medusa's projection disappeared, out came the Underworld Gatekeeper to block Pit's way from reaching his final enemy.

Music stops and switches to: Underworld Gatekeeper

"What is THAT?!" Pit yelled in disbelief.

"That's the last line of defense keeping us out of the Underworld Castle," Palutena responded.

"It won't be keeping ME out!" he exclaimed and tried to take it down. But no matter how many times he kept trying, his attacks aren't doing much damage. Even after destroying the weak points, the Gatekeeper was still not going down. Not even the special attacks were doing that much damage.

"Why aren't my attacks doing more damage?" Pit cried.

"Well, it IS a boss," said Palutena.

"It's SO annoying!" Pit yelled in anger as he continued to try and take it down. But it still wasn't enough to deal massive damage as the Underworld Gatekeeper was still standing. It kept on attacking the angel with its own beams, crystal shields, and super speed to stop him from reaching Medusa to end the Underworld's plans. Suddenly, Dark Pit appeared out of nowhere and dropkicked the Gatekeeper to somehow take it down quickly.

"Hi-yah!" he yelled.

"Pittoo!" Pit yelped, surprised. The Underworld Gatekeeper then exploded after knocking to the ground due to that massive kick.

Music stops and switches back to: Medusa's Final Battle (A/N: Only for a short time.)

"And THAT'S how you take out a boss!" said the dark angel.

"For future reference, face kicking isn't usually this effective," Palutena responded, unconcerned.

"Get a move on before more defenses show up!" Dark Pit ordered.

"Pittoo's right. We should go, even if it means taking orders from HIM," Palutena agreed.

"Thanks, Pittoo!" said Pit.

"PLEASE stop calling me that," Pittoo responded, annoyed.

"Pit, get ready to go in," said Palutena as she guided Pit straight down to the Underworld Castle. Little did they know that Devil Pit saw all the commotion and is smiling very sinisterly to himself. Turns out he followed the angel on the quiet even after he opened the portal to the Underworld with the key he held onto.

"Very interesting. It appears that the dark counterpart of that angel is helping his original self. I guess my fight against the two of them wasn't all for nothing," he said. "But that still doesn't change the fact that I must follow Pit for more information. Time to investigate." He then followed Pit on the quiet into the castle.

Music stops and switches to: Underworld Castle Entrance

Pit arrived into the castle, and began to relax in the hot spring within the castle entrance, while Devil Pit hid in the shadows without him noticing.

"We're finally here," said Palutena. Then Pit noticed something in the room.

"Look at these boss statues," he said.

"It seems that each statue has a corresponding door," Palutena responded. Devil Pit noticed them, too, and began to reminisce something.

"Hmm... There's something familiar about this," he said, quietly. "I have a feeling that he might know something as well." As soon as Pit got out of the hot spring, he proceeded to the first door to face Twinbellows. Devil Pit saw him go in. "Let's see if he can prove his worth to end Medusa," he said. "Just like how he was 25 years ago."

Music stops and switches to: That First Town (Ch. 9)

Pit arrived at That First Town as a memory fragment of some sort.

"This looks like where I had my first battle," he said.

"You've really come a long way since then, haven't you?" asked Palutena. Pit then proceeded to take down Underworld monsters who were standing in his way and continue onwards to reach his target. He also avoided a few of them that seemed way too powerful, like a Reaper. Though there are still certain powers he used to take them out without any problems so that he can be safe. After taking them down, he entered an alleyway. Unfortunately, something was waiting for him from behind.

"Uh..."Pit said as he slowly turned around before widening his eyes in horror.

"Watch out, Pit! It's a Clubberskull!" Palutena warned.

"Yeah, I figured that part out. Got any other ideas of what I should do next?" Pit responded.

"You'll have to defeat it to advance," Palutena explained. "Dodge to avoid getting hurt, and go in for melee attacks when you can!"

"Aye aye, Lady Palutena!" affirmed Pit as he proceeded to attack the Clubberskull with as much fire power as he can muster. He also grabbed and used the Lighting of Judgement items to rain down lightning bolts to deal big damage on the giant enemy. After a while, Pit defeated the Clubberskull and proceeded onwards. He then continued to take down on more enemies. Three of them were Igniots that fired big lasers to cause Petrification on Pit, but Pit used Bouncy Bombs to defeat them, and one was an Orne which was of course no match for Pit's powerful arrows. He then moved onwards through the clear paths once he took out all of the enemies. He also used an Exo Tank to take more enemies that were standing in his way by ramming right towards them to take them out quickly or fire lasers if they were too far away to reach, until...

"Another Clubberskull!" exclaimed Palutena, worried.

"I'll handle this!" said Pit, determined. Although the Clubberskull was tough, considering that there are also a bunch of Shemums that can deal Poison on our hero. The only problem for the Clubberskull is that its main focus is to get rid of their targeted enemy no matter what it takes. Because of that, it takes out the Shemums that were standing in its way by mistake while trying to reach Pit as much as it can. But for Pit, however, he still did not give up in attempting to defeat the Clubberskull. With only a little harm, the angel took down the big enemy.

"All RIGHT!" he cheered before drinking another Drink of the Gods and entered the coliseum to face one of his fallen foes.

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1

He was then face-to-two-face once again with Twinbellows.

"Twinbellows!" he shouted. "Here, boy! Old Pit's gonna teach you even MORE new tricks! And if you're good, I'll take you for a walk and give you a bath and a treat. We're going to rack up some serious Nintendogs trainer points together!"

"Focus, Pit," sighed Palutena, unamused. The battle wasn't anything new, since Pit faced Twinbellows before. Despite the fact that Pit used the Three Sacred Treasures and grenades to fight him. But Pit noticed something unusual about this fight. Huh, that's odd. He doesn't seem to be putting that much of a fight then last time, Pit thought, confused. No matter. The least I can do is end the fight quickly so that I can defeat Medusa once and for all! With that, he continued with his same battle strategy to take on the Underworld watchdog. Even though Twinbellows was trying really hard to stop the angel by any means necessary, it seems that he still didn't put that much of a fight. With that, Pit brought the finishing blow by firing a charged shot to win the fight.

"Good dog!" he yelled, triumphantly.

Music stops and switches back to: Underworld Castle Entrance

Turns out that after Pit defeated one of the fallen commanders again, he wounded up back at the castle entrance.

"Oh. I'm back at the castle entrance," he said before deciding to take a rest in the hot spring for a while after that tough fight.

"Look, a statue has crumbled," said Palutena. Pit looked at the Twinbellows statue and noticed that its statue is indeed crumbled. After a commander is defeated, its statue will break. Devil Pit smiled to see that the angel is still fighting on. 

"Impressive. You're now two steps away from reaching your enemy," he said, quietly, until he facepalmed with a groan. "But I still hate it when morons like you break the fourth wall." After the relaxation in the Hot Spring, Pit decided to enter the next area to fight Hewdraw and Devil Pit watched him go. "Let's see if you can take down the next one, Pit," he said. "Do not disappoint me."

Music stops and switches to: That Burning Town (Ch. 9)

Pit then arrived at That Burning Town which once again looked like a memory fragment.

"Oh, this place again." he said.

"This looks like where you fought the Hewdraw," explained Palutena. Pit continued to take down more enemies, starting with a few Miks and Monoeyes to begin with and then a Skuttler that was blocking his way, and proceeded onwards. He then wondered about something, considering that the town looked a bit different than the last time he remembered. Similar to That First Town he recently entered to defeat Twinbellows.

"So this whole town is some kind of illusion?" he asked.

"It's as real as I am. I built it myself using your and the Hewdraw's memories," Medusa responded.

"That's because you don't know what the original town looked like," said Palutena, unconcerned.

"No matter. You're in my domain now, and you'll play by MY rules!" scoffed Medusa.

"Yeah? Well, some rules are meant to be broken!" Pit countered before fighting against a Mega Mussel. He also used his Mirror Shield to reflect attacks in order to protect himself from serious damage. After defeating it, he hopped on some jump pads to continue onwards. Then he found an unusual looking vehicle known as an Aether Ring.

"There's an Aether Ring. Why don't you try it out?" said Palutena. Pit hopped into the vehicle and found it really cool once he began to fight more Underworld enemies with it.

"This Aether Ring is pretty convenient," he said amazed.

"Yes. Like the Exo Tank, it's a vehicle of the gods," said Palutena. "The handling is a little soft, but it has a force field to protect you from enemies. Push the icon button to activate it." He did so to block certain attacks from the enemies. One of them was a Stackjaw which was really annoying with its rapid laser shots, but Pit was able to take it down by activating the force field to block certain attacks and counterattack with the Aether Ring's shooting attacks. Another one was a Minos which can absorb different shots and then explode to deal big damage on both its allies and enemy around it. Once Pit was able to defeat it, he activated the force field again to protect himself from serious damage. After taking down all of the enemies, a gate opened up to reveal a new pathway.

"Head into that well," said Palutena. Pit entered the well while using the Aether Ring. "You can use the Aether Ring to traverse gaps in your path," explained Palutena. "If you can make your way across all the gaps underground, you'll find a little prize." Pit managed to do so and found a treasure box. He got out of the vehicle and opened it to obtain its goodies. After that, he continued to take down more Underworld enemies and proceeded onwards. He then used a Jump Pad to hop onto the next area.

"Whoop!" he said.

"The Hewdraw is behind that door," said Palutena. But once Pit got out of the well, he spotted a Skuttler ambush, with a Monoeye included, that were blocking his way from reaching Pit's next target. After taking them out, he was near his next battle. The angel then drank another Drink of the Gods and entered the gate to face his next foe.

Music stops and switches back to: Boss Fight 1

"Hewdraw!" he exclaimed. "Your chances of winning are lower than your belly button! Which is really low!"

"You're pretty pumped up, huh?" asked Palutena.

"Of course I am! If we defeat Medusa, we save the world!" replied Pit. Once again, the battle wasn't new. It's still the same, except the fact that he used a Boom Spear only one time to deal massive damage as a start. Even during this fight, Pit noticed something odd again about the fight. Seems like he's not putting that much of a fight like what happened to Twinbellows, he thought. But once I'm done with him, I'll go after the last commander and stop Medusa to save the world! He used the orbs to push the Hewdraw out of the water before attacking him like crazy with a melee combo. Once he was in low health before going back into the water, Pit finished the Hewdraw off with a charged shot, ending the fight.

"Redefeated!" Pit yelled in victory.

Music stops and switches back to: Underworld Castle Entrance

Pit ended up back in the castle entrance again.

"OK, next!" he said as soon as he got back into the hot spring to rest again.

"Just one more to go before Medusa!" said Palutena. Devil Pit smiled even more to see the angel still alive.

"Not bad. However, you only have one left," he said, quietly. " And it's going to be one of my captors who sealed me in that damn mirror. I wonder if you can take her down." After the relaxation in the hot spring, Pit went into the next door to face his final foe. Devil Pit watch him leave. "I hope you can defeat one of my captors," he said. "Because if you don't, then I will be very disappointed in you."

Music stops and switches to: Into the Labyrinth (Ch. 9)

Pit wounded up back in the Labyrinth of Deceit. Well, what it appeared to be since it was also a memory fragment.

"Now this is one place I wish I could forget," he groaned.

"The Labyrinth of Deceit," said Palutena.

"Which means a second helping of crazy. Ugh," Pit sighed. Once he approached closer to what appeared to be sharp spikes, one of them was actually fake.

"It'll take more than some fake spikes to stop me!" he yelled before proceeding to take down more Underworld enemies. One of them was a Sinistew, which can grab Pit and drag him into his own pot to trap him in so that it can beat him down. Pit, however, wasn't going to let that happened and dodged to avoid its attack while using melee combos to take it down. Along the way, while defeating more enemies, he entered a circle which teleported him somewhere to make him go upside down.

"Whoa-oa!" he exclaimed. After he regained his senses, he got confused.

"Uh...what just happened?" he asked.

"I think you just used a warp of some sort," said Palutena. Pit then continued to take down more Underworld enemies, which were unusually upside down once they spotted the angel and attacked him, before the angel used another teleporter to being him back upright. When it comes to this Labyrinth, despite the fact that it's a memory fragment, Pit was getting utterly confused about how difficult it was to get through. Along the way, he used another circle to go upside down again.

"I'm all kinds of turned around," he said.

"You seem to be passing between the floor and ceiling," explained Palutena. "How very strange."

"You're telling me!" Pit exclaimed before continuing to take down more enemies. But once he was getting closer to finding and defeating his next target, he was confused to do anything due to thinking that the fake spikes were real.

"I'm a little lost here..." he said.

"Hmmm..." Palutena thought for a moment before having and idea. "Oh, I know! Remember that old saying about spikes?"

"Uh... 'Don't count your spikes before they hatch?'" Pit asked.

"...No. The saying is 'If you can't go around them, go through them,'" Palutena replied.

"Easy for you to say. You don't get a bruise like I do," Pit groaned and was still reluctant to go through the spikes. With that, he suddenly closed his eyes and charged right towards them. Once he realized they were fake, he found another circle to warp his way forward.

"Hey, a secret area!" he exclaimed.

"You're one step closer to getting out of this place," said Palutena. Pit then took down more enemies and flipped a switch to activate more teleporters that will bring him closer to his destination. But once he used the same teleporter from earlier, an Orne appeared. Luckily, Pit took it down thanks to the Arrows of Light. He then used to next teleporter to enter the next area. But a Bluster was blocking his way from moving onwards. Luckily, Pit took it down to enter the next room. Once he got there, he found another Cherubot and entered in it to deal with more Underworld enemies that were preventing him from reaching his target. After defeating them all, Pit drank another Drink of the Gods and entered through the door to face his final foe.

Music stops and switches back to: Boss Fight 1

Pit then saw his final foe and prepared for battle.

"Pandora! Ready for round two?!" he exclaimed.

"Seems Medusa couldn't make her talk," said Palutena.

"What do you mean?" asked Pit.

"I mean that's not Pandora," Palutena replied.

"But it looks just like her!" Pit said, surprised.

"That's just a soul dressed up to resemble Pandora," Palutena explained.

"How clever of you, oh Goddess of Light," Medusa responded.

"I can't believe you'd stoop to recycling souls... Is nothing sacred to you?" Palutena scolded. Although I still wished that you're the same person I once recognized many years ago before THAT war... she added in thought.

That's because we had too many souls to deal with thanks to those demons... Medusa thought.

"Well, you're in for quite a treat, Medusa," said Pit. "Now watch in amazement as I slay Pandora for the SECOND TIME!" Once again, Pandora's fight wasn't exactly new. Besides the fact that there was only one Boom Spear again to deal massive damage as a start. Not to mention, just like the last two, there was something else odd about the fight. How come the commanders are not putting that much of a fight? Have I really been so strong throughout my previous adventures? Pit thought. If so, then I hope I can defeat Medusa by any means necessary! With that, Pit continued his same battle strategy he remembered when he first fought the real Pandora back in the day. He then landed a finishing charged shot to take down Pandora for the second time.

"Slaying complete!" he yelled in victory.

Music stops and switches to: Underworld Castle

Pit returned back to the castle entrance and all three boss statues were crumbled.

"Nicely done, Pit! You've destroyed all three statues," said Palutena.

"Then it's time to destroy Medusa!" said Pit, determined to win the war.

"The path to Medusa is back the way you first came in," Palutena explained.

"How is that even possible?!" Pit wondered in shock before drinking a Drink of the Gods and then entered through the door to finally end Medusa once and for all. Devil Pit stood in the middle of the entrance and saw him leave before the door closed firmly shut.

"You've impressed me, Pit. You really did a number on all three of your fallen foes," he said. "Looks like my work here is done. I better take my leave. May we see each other again soon...heh heh...flightless angel." He quickly teleported in a fiery aura away from the castle with a sinister smile.

Back with Pit, he just arrived past the door and encountered more enemies. One of them was a Collin and Phil along with a few Skuttler Cannoneers.

"Make your way to Medusa," said Palutena.

"I'm on it!" affirmed Pit.

"Meleeing the little enemies into the big enemy will make things easier for you," Palutena explained. Pit did so to take down the Collin by sending the Phils back at it. After that, he took out the remaining enemies, which includes a Specknose, and Igniot, and a few Shemums. Then, Shootflies and a new enemy that seemed to wear an armored-like suit.

"Just like in air battles, these Shootflies respond to shots being fired," Palutena warned. "Also, that statue-like enemy is a Suit of Skuttler and can only be hurt from behind. Get rid of the Shootflies first so you can take your time with the Suit of Skuttler." However, Pit seemed to be having trouble trying to take down the Suit of Skuttler, since the armor was too strong to get through. So Palutena decided to help him out. "You might want to try getting behind the enemy," she explained. "Just keep your focus on your target and dash left or right. Stay close to the enemy, and keep your eyes locked on." Luckily, Pit took all of them down without any harm thanks to the Spike Ball he used and Palutena's Guidance. (A/N: Yeah, I had to make that reference there. But that reference didn't come out until SSB for Wii U and 3DS.) He then proceeded onwards to another room and took down more enemies. Then Medusa decided to say something.

"I find it very ironic that you would call yourself the Goddess of Light," she said to Palutena. "After all, it was you who turned me into a monster. It was you who hunted me down."

"You shouldn't blame me for that," Palutena countered. "I only reflected in your appearance what I saw in your heart." And because of what happened to you all those years ago when you were taken, she added in thought. I missed the good days when we were happy as a family. Back when a new baby goddess was born.

"And what about YOUR heart? I can only imagine what resides there," Medusa wondered.

"Why just imagine it? Don't you have the power to make it a reality?" Palutena replied.

"There's no point. We all know it would be some sort of hideous creature," said Medusa. And probably an insane monster who would do anything to achieve their goal of mass murder like our escaped prisoner! she added in thought.

"You shut your mouth, Medusa! Lady Palutena is nothing like you!" shouted Pit, furious. "Who turns people to stone and poisons the rivers? Who reduces cities to rubble? And who is leading the Underworld destruction of the land and heavens? Not Lady Palutena. YOU'RE the one responsible for all this, Medusa. But what I don't get is how you managed to resurrect yourself in the first place." That, however, didn't seem familiar to Medusa at all.

"...I suppose I don't really understand how that happened either," she said.

"Don't play dumb with me!" Pit scolded. But Medusa was serious about that.

"I...I don't remember what happened. My memories aren't what they were," she said again.

"You're slipping, Medusa. Your mind isn't all there anymore," said Palutena. "And I can sense that your life force is weaker than it used to be. Twinbellows, Hewdraw, Pandora, and Thanatos have all been defeated. But if you withdraw your army and promise to stay in this castle, I will spare you."

"Don't be ridiculous. Besides..." Medusa laughed. "It hardly matters HOW I returned. What matters is WHY. To exact revenge on you! Turning your little angel into stone is a nice first step."

I knew there couldn't be a reason to spare you, Palutena thought sadly. It pains me to see you like this. "Oh well. At least we can stop you from destroying other places," she continued. "Just like the time you were responsible for burning an entire forest to the ground!"

"Wait what?! I don't remember doing that!" exclaimed Medusa. Great. Thanks to what our prisoner did earlier, Palutena's thinking that we were the ones who did that, she thought. I sure hope he can be defeated soon.

"Enough!" Pit shouted. "Threaten all you want, Medusa! You don't scare me! I will put an end to you. I'll return to Skyworld victorious!"

Devil Pit, meanwhile, heard all of that and began smiling an evil grin.

"Perfect. Everything is all going according to plan," he said to himself. "Palutena thinks that Medusa and her army did this. They will soon learn the truth once the time has arrived."

Back with Pit, he took down a lot more Underworld monsters along the way. He then continued along the rooms and continued to take down more tough enemies. Especially another Clubberskull, and his worst nightmare, and Eggplant Wizard. Thankfully, with his own skill of dodging and attacks, he took down his enemies with only a little bit of harm. Once he continued onwards towards the castle, he then approached a Grind Rail.

"I set up a grind rail, but I had to get creative," Palutena explained. "It's going to be a wild ride, so good luck."

"Don't worry—I'm ready!" Pit replied, determined as he hopped on the grind rail and took down a lot more enemies along the way. And as Palutena pointed out, there were lots of twists and turns and the Underworld enemies were not making things easy for their foe. Once he reached the end of the grind rail, Pit hopped off of it and was now getting closer to Medusa.

"I can sense you getting closer, Pit," said the Goddess of Darkness.

"There's nowhere left for you to run!" said Pit.

"Y'know, I'm very much looking forward to your arrival," Medusa continued. "I feel like Rapunzel waiting for her prince."

"Sorry to break it to you, but those aren't exactly golden locks on your head," said Pit after hopping on another grind rail.

"And you're not exactly a brave hero," replied Medusa. "Yet somehow the thought of our confrontation fills me with anticipation. So hurry to me, Pit. I'll strip you of your wings and sever you from the heavens forever."

"I don't think so!" yelled the angel. Palutena sighed sadly to hear Medusa say things like that.

If only the incident back when Skyworld and Angel Land were first invaded many years ago never happened, she thought to herself. We could've been together more. We could've lived a peaceful life and bring the cycle of life completely balanced. And...if only...HE...didn't kill... ... ...her... Pit then continued onwards on more grind rails and took down a lot more enemies along the way. Sometimes, there were Ornes coming out to block his way so that they can annihilate Pit instantly. But the angel still triumphed against the floating Underworld skulls along with a few other enemies. But then, he entered a room with only a single switch.

"Where am I supposed to go?" the angel asked after eating the food..

"There's a path somewhere," explained Palutena. "Step on the switch and use the lights to guide your way." Pit did so and the lights did indeed show a path to help Pit out to reach Medusa. He took down a lot more enemies, along with another Orne and Eggplant wizard, and found another switch to activate more lights.

"There are hidden platforms nearby that you can jump on," explained Palutena. "First, reveal the platforms, then dash up to a ledge to jump.

"Well, that's easy!" said Pit. Which it was, because once he saw the green lights, he would jump over them and continue on his way by following the red lights. He then took down more enemies along the way. One of them was Mimicutie which was very tough to take down . Once Pit defeated that enemy, he continued onwards and was now faced against another type, which seemed to be a bit similar to the Eggplant Wizard. It was also accompanied with a Boogity.

"Huh? What the heck is that?!" he wondered.

"It's a Tempura Wizard!" exclaimed Palutena.

"A Tempura Whatzerd?" questioned the confused angel.

"If he deep fries you, keep your distance. One bite, and you'll be finished!" Palutena warned.

"Well, that's a step up from eggplant, I guess. No...not really," groaned Pit. Basically, the Tempura Wizard is a stronger Eggplant Wizard. Once he turns Pit into a tempura, it will come after him to chomp him up alive. Luckily, the angel took it down, drank another Drink from the Gods he received from it, and proceeded onwards.

"We're getting close to Medusa," said Palutena. "Be careful not to fall." Pit took down the Monoeyes who stood in his way and revealed a path for him to continue. Then he defeated another group of enemies, which are two Miks and a Gyrazer, to reveal another path to continue. The last group was a bunch of Shrips coming out to stop the angel from reaching their leader. Once he defeated the last group, Pit continued onwards and was now closer to reach Medusa. Then he encountered another Eggplant Wizard and an Orne.

"This appears to be the final guard," said Palutena.

"The last step before Medusa's defeat!" exclaimed Pit. After he took both of them down, another enemy appeared.

"There's an Erinus nearby," said Palutena. "They split into two halves that you can take out one at a time." When Pit attacked the Erinus, its body split into two.

"Uh, it looks like the bottom half lost its pants..." he laughed slightly. After he defeated the Erinus, he proceeded up the stairs, drank another Drink of the Gods, and entered through the boss door to face and defeat Medusa once and for all. Unaware that Devil Pit followed him from behind before the door slammed shut.

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 2

Pit finally met his old enemy ever since 25 years once again. Medusa... Face-to-face. And it was time for the final battle.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha," the Goddess of Darkness laughed. "So we finally meet again, Pit."

"Sh-she's huge!" Pit exclaimed.

"Be careful!" warned Palutena.

Pit then looked at Medusa with determination and chanted while striking different poses, "Listen well, all you demons of the Underworld! In the name of the goddess Palutena, the defender of all that is good... Those who hide in the darkness will be made to face the light!"

"Fly, Pit!" said Palutena as she activated the Wings of Pegasus powers. Medusa tried to crush him, but she was too slow to catch him. The final battle has begun. Medusa began the battle by pushing Pit far away from her.

"I'm going to try to get you closer!" said Palutena.

"Thank you kindly!" Pit commented.

"But...Medusa's using her powers to hold you back," Palutena continued, worried.

"Argh!" Pit growled.

"I know it's tough, but don't give up!" rooted Palutena. During the fight, Devil Pit was watching it all unfold while hiding from the naked eye.

"This seems to be the climatic finale between old enemies ever since 25 years," he said. "Let's see if you can take down the Goddess of Darkness herself, Pit. If you fail, I'll be very disappointed in you." Pit tried to get closer to his final enemy by avoiding all of Medusa's powers, but he was still too far away.

"You're still too far away," said Palutena. 

"She's so big that it's hard to get a feel for which shots will hit her," said Pit.

"This is starting to become more interesting," said Devil Pit. "You really are putting up a fight. But don't think that this will be easy." Once Pit got close to Medusa, the goddess quickly teleported away from him.

"Wow! Warping that huge body must be a real pain!" said the angel, surprised.

"Who are you calling huge, you insignificant little thing?" questioned Medusa.

"Let's get you closer," said Palutena.

"I told you it's not easy," said Devil Pit, even though he knew that Pit wasn't listening to him. "I wonder how long it will take for you to actually defeat her." Medusa continued to teleport and spawn out her eyes to attack Pit and attempt to turn him into stone. Luckily, Pit avoided those eyes and continued to attack Medusa. Medusa then teleported quickly before launching a surprise attack at her enemy by slashing him with her claws.

"Watch out!" warned Palutena, but it was too late and Pit took damage from that attack.

"Yikes!" he yelped in pain.

"Do you like that?" asked Medusa.

"You're starting to make me disappointed," said Devil Pit. "This battle is becoming boring for me." After that massive surprise attack, as well as a few others, Pit gave Medusa enough damage to get closer as Palutena bounded her legs with chains to prevent her from teleporting again.

"Now's your chance!" she said. "The good news is that I've chained Medusa's legs in place for you. The bad news is that you'll have to get up close and personal with her."

"You'll pay for that!" exclaimed Medusa, furious.

Chains...? Devil Pit thought to himself. Wait! She doesn't mean those... Does she...? Pit then continued to attack Medusa while she tried to find him off with other attacks. Suddenly, Medusa raised up her right hand and released a poisonous mist from its mouth.

"Ha ha ha ha ha!" she laughed.

"Ugh! Nasty!" Pit groaned in disgust as he was inflicted with Poison for a short time.

"Is there any part of her that ISN'T a weapon?" Palutena exclaimed. "I guess it's to be expected." After a little tough time, along with a couple of special attacks, Medusa soon took enough damage to reveal her monstrous face.

Music stops and switches back to: Boss Fight 1

"Uuuuuuuuuugh..." Medusa roared.

"Her head!" Pit exclaimed in shock.

"Now THIS is the Medusa I remember," said Palutena. Way back after that invasion and when you first fought her, she added in thought.

"She's hideous!" Pit yelped after watching Medusa's head dethatch from her body and going after him.

"I can't believe she's still fighting like this," said Palutena. "But this is a battle we cannot lose. You must overcome the darkness of the Underworld with light!"

"The fight against evil ends here!" said Pit, determined to finally finish this once and for all.

"Ohohohoho. Now THIS is really getting interesting now," laughed Devil Pit. "Prepare to face your old enemy once again in her true form, Pit." Pit avoided Medusa's attacks, from massive laser shots to skull shots like Thanatos did, and attack her with his weapons and special attacks. Soon enough, Medusa's head then went back to her body to fight Pit in her last stand.

"Now, Pit! The eye!" ordered Palutena.

"Raaaaaaaawr!" Pit roared in determination to finish this.

"Now this is where we will see if you truly are worthy," said Devil Pit. "Finish her!" Pit shot a massive shot right into Medusa's eye and the Goddess of Darkness was finally defeat once and for all.

"You did it!" said Palutena as Medusa groaned in defeat. The Goddess of Darkness reached out, but was instead frozen and her body withered into dust. After her defeat, her castle began to fall apart. Palutena quickly opened a light pillar to send Pit back home quickly and Devil Pit teleported away from the castle as fast as he could.

"This was only the beginning," he said as he left. "The beginning...of another adventure for Pit." After the angel and the Devil left, the castle crumbled down to pieces until it was completely destroyed for good.

Music stops and switches to: Fake Ending

The credits then began to roll as Pit and Palutena finally saw each other again after that tough and thrilling fight.

"We did it! We really did it!" exclaimed the angel.

"Congratulations! I know it wasn't always easy," said Palutena.

"Aw, but it was so worth it! With the world at peace again, even the sun feels warmer," replied the angel as he looked into the window of his room.

"Aw, you're so cute, Pit," said the Goddess of Light and the two of then laughed happily to finally see that everything is back to normal. But they weren't receiving the last laugh just yet as they heard a new and unfamiliar voice. Almost similar to Devil Pit.

"Now wait just a second," he said.

"Huh?" Pit wondered.

"Did you hear something?" asked Palutena.

Pit shook his head "no," but that was proven wrong when the voice repeated, "I said wait just a second."

"I've got to be hearing things," said the angel, but his instincts were proven wrong when a giant hand emerged and ripped the credits apart!

"Ha ha ha ha ha!" he laughed.

Music stops and switches to: Hades' Infernal Theme

The figure then revealed who he was. It was Hades, the true leader of the Underworld.

"Hades?!" exclaimed Palutena.

"Who's Hades?" asked Pit, confused.

"The true master of the Underworld," replied Palutena.

"Sorry to keep YOU waiting," replied the Underworld ruler. "But now that I'm here, let's get this party started. Welcome to MY Underworld, Pitty Pat. You too, Pretty Palutena."

"I'm...honored you know who I am," said the Goddess of Light. Despite the fact that you were responsible for what you did many years ago before that war... she added in thought.

"So this little angel took down big, bad Medusa all by himself," said Hades, impressed. "What an accomplishment! Goodness, you should put this on your resume!"

"Uh, what's with this guy?" Pit asked, still trying to comprehend the appearance of Hades.

"But before you do, you should know that I whipped up that Medusa especially for you," Hades revealed. Turns out that he was responsible for reviving Medusa.

"Wait, how?!" exclaimed Palutena.

"Add a pinch of memories to a ton of souls. Put them in a blender, and hit frappé!" said Hades.

"Explain yourself!" shouted Pit, demanding for answers.

"Her thirst for revenge was so great, it seemed a shame to let it go to waste," Hades replied. "Oh, pretty Palutena...you must have done a real number on her."

"I won't deny that," said Palutena. Because we used to live in harmony back in our homeland before you invaded it, she added in thought.

"But she's old news, and old news bores me," Hades continued. "We must look to the future, and that future is me, the true leader of the Underworld! Next to me, little miss Medusa's going to look like a sweet, cuddly bunny."

"No! This can't be happening!" Palutena cried.

"I must bid you adieu," Hades concluded as he bid them goodbye and disappeared.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

"I knew it all along," Devil Pit said to himself while hiding at a secluded spot of Palutena's Temple. "Hades was responsible for Medusa's revival and is the true leader of the Underworld. This is going to make my plan go a lot more smoothly. But at the same time, it's still going to keep me occupied. I need to find a way to make Hades know that I escaped." He then thought for a moment and then he had an idea. "I know!" he said. "I can go to the Underworld and see what he's planning." He left the temple and found a portal that leads him to the Underworld. He entered it and found Hades busy with something. He hid in the darkness so that he won't get spotted.

"Pitty Pat and Pretty Palutena are going to enjoy this gift," said the Lord of the Underworld. "Consider this as salvation from me, but I also want to have a little fun with them. Hmm... And it would also seem that our prisoner is not here. I better look out for him so that he doesn't cause more trouble for me." He then left his work and Devil Pit heard everything.

"Damn it! Now he knows about my escape and my master plan," he said. "I cannot let him get in my way like Pit and Palutena are right now! What am I going to do about it?" He then thought for a moment. "Aha!" he exclaimed after figuring something out. "I just happened to know where Hades is going to put his creation. If I can use the powers of that creature after his defeat, I'll end Pit once and for all and then I'll go after the gods next. This is the perfect first step of my master plan. Prepare yourselves, mortals and deities, because I'm coming for you now. HAHAHAHAHAHA!" He then flew away from the Underworld as fast as he could without others noticing him.

Music stops

Chapter Text

Music playing: The Wish Seed (Volcano Route)

Pit rushed through the door with a Ninja Palm to begin his mission.

"I can't believe Hades was behind the entire Underworld invasion!" he said after leaping through the door.

"And he created Medusa to distract everyone!" Palutena added.

"What do you think Hades is really after?" Pit asked while fighting more Underworld enemies.

"Something big. He hasn't just overstepped his realm—he's kicked down the door," Palutena explained. "What I DO know is that Underworld forces have assembled at a volcano nearby. And that's where today's mission is taking us."

"Oh, I just put it all together!" the angel responded. "The Underworld Army is here to steal magma!"

"No, Pit. Hades wants the Wish Seed," said Palutena.

"Oh. Of course," said Pit.

"From what I've heard, it grants any single wish," Palutena explained. "As you might imagine, it's quite sought after."

"I could really use one of those! My wish would be to fly by myself!" said the excited angel. (A/N: Heh. Of course.)

"Yes, yes. I'm aware of that. Anyway—" Palutena responded.

"Don't change the subject!" Pit interrupted.

"Heh heh! The Underworld forces seem to be very interested in the Wish Seed," Palutena giggled before going back to the topic at hand.

"Who knows what Hades would wish for if he got it?! It could be a total disaster!" Pit exclaimed.

"I couldn't agree more," agreed Palutena. "Let's hurry, Pit. If Hades has entered the game, he's playing to win."

"Plus, if anyone deserves a wish, it's me!" Pit responded before proceeding through the magma grounds and took out more Underworld monsters. Despite the fact that they were also gathered around to ambush the angel in order to prevent him from getting close to the giant volcano at the end, Pit still managed to defeat them as if they were nothing. Soon enough, Pit was getting closer to a cave.

"Get ready to go into that cave," said Palutena as she guided Pit into the cave. The angel then took out more Underworld and enemies and continued onwards. One of them was perfectly related to the area which was a Fire Wyrn, since its body is capable in controlling fire itself. Once Pit was out of the cave, he ended up above a large pool of lava.

"This is incredible!" he exclaimed.

"Yes, the volcano's guardian puts on quite a show," said Palutena.

"Who's the volcano's guardian?" Pit asked.

"The immortal bird who lives there. The Phoenix," Palutena explained.

"Hmm... So if the Phoenix is protecting the Wish Seed..." Pit stated. "Does that mean he created the Wish Seed too?"

"That reminds me... Phoenix eggs make the most divine omelets," said Palutena. "Or so I've heard."

"What does THAT have to do with ANYTHING?!" exclaimed the confused angel. (A/N: Probably nothing, though I do wish to try out those eggs. Nah not really. I'm not entirely sure if they're real or not.) Along the way, he took out more Underworld enemies and continued into the lava cavern. They were seriously not letting the angel reach the giant volcano where the Wish Seed is located. Pit then received four more Recovery Orbs to replenish his health and Palutena decided to ask him about the heat.

"How are you holding up there?" she asked.

"I'm...very sweaty," Pit replied.

"There's an alternate tunnel route that might be cooler," said Palutena.

"Oh, good timing!" Pit sighed in relief.

"But it will take us a little out of our way," Palutena continued. "I'll let you decide which way to go." (A/N: Okay. For this route of my story, I'm going to let Pit handle the heat. But don't worry, you'll see that alternate route later in another timeline. You'll find out why I said that soon enough.) Pit decided to go with the flow and go straight.

"Going to cut straight through, are you?" asked Palutena, concerned about the angel's choice.

"How hot can it be?" Pit asked, determined to make it. He then saw a lava geyser erupt in the distance.

"Whoa!" he gasped. While he was continuing to fight against the Underworld enemies, he was sweating a whole lot more.

"Whew, this is some heat!" he sighed while wiping off the sweat with his left arm.

"If it weren't for my power of cooling, you'd be burned to a crisp by now!" said Palutena. "I sometimes forget just how flammable humans and angels are." Pit continued onwards and took down more enemies while dealing with the heat. Even though the Underworld Army were still not going to let the angel reach his destination, Pit wasted no time in taking them down. He also found the exit of the tunnel Palutena saw earlier and it shot out lava, because turns out the tunnel was actually a lava geyser.

"Whooooooa!" Pit cried in shock.

"That was a close one," said Palutena. "Good thing you didn't go through that tunnel."

"Yeah, that would've been bad," Pit agreed as he continued onwards while taking down more Underworld enemies who were in his way. Soon enough, he was getting closer to the ground level of the giant volcano, also known as the Phoenix Mountain, which was where the Wish Seed was located.

"Get ready to land soon, Pit," said Palutena.

"Boy, I hope my sandals don't melt," said Pit.

"Don't worry. I'll get you some new ones after this mission," Palutena responded as she guided Pit to his landing destination. However, both of them were unaware that Devil Pit was following the angel from behind, ever since the beginning of the mission

"I can't believe they're actually falling for the trick," he said. "At least it will make my job easier. Time for me to move out and follow that angel on the quiet." He then flew into the same destination from the other side without Pit noticing.

Music stops and switches to: Phoenix Mountain

Pit arrived at the Phoenix Mountain and tripped over the edge.

"Whoa. Whoa whoa whoa. Whoa!" he cried as he fell. "Ah!" he sighed after getting back up.

Devil Pit, meanwhile, entered the mountain from the other side and saw him.

"Looks like he made it too," he said. "I wonder if he can make it to the creature."

Back with Pit, he started to move on his way.

"Take it easy, will ya?" he groaned to Palutena before eating the food.

"The Underworld Army has already reached the Phoenix," responded the goddess. "But they're facing severe resistance."

"The Phoenix sounds pretty tough," said Pit. "So if we want the Wish Seed too..."

"That's right. You'll have to defeat the Phoenix," said Palutena.

"I was afraid you'd say that," the worried angel responded.

"Don't worry. He's the Phoenix. He'll come back to life," told Palutena.

"That's not exactly what I'm worried about," said Pit. "What I mean to say is...I'm not scared. I'm not scared at all!"

"Saying it twice doesn't make it more convincing," responded Palutena, unconcerned.

"How about if I say it a third time? I'm not scared at all!" Pit boasted, with a little hint of fear.

"Yeah. Sure you are," said Devil Pit, who the angel did not hear.

Back with Pit, he continued on his way, while the Devil followed him without anybody noticing, and then they heard Hades' voice.

"Well, helloooooo there! Glad to see you made it!" he greeted.

"Hades!" Pit exclaimed.

Oh great. It's him again, Devil Pit thought to himself.

"Settle down there, Pitty. Ladies don't like high-strung fellows," Hades responded. "So the 'good guys' covet the Wish Seed too. Tell me, goddess, what do you wish for? Is it all kittens and rainbows, or is it something more...interesting?"

"I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours!" Palutena answered.

"Thanks so much for asking! I just have one humble, little wish," Hades commented. Devil Pit smiled to hear this from the Lord of the Underworld.

I wonder what his number one wish is going to be... he thought to himself.

"You see this poor child? Both of her parents are dead. Awww..." Hades started, sending Pit a picture of a girl and two coffins. "There was an unfortunate accident, if you know what I mean."

"You mean you murdered them!" Pit suspected, while fighting more enemies.

"It was a simple case of distracted chariot driving. I shouldn't have been doing my hair," Hades continued, although he was actually lying about doing that. "Anyway, I was hoping to use the Wish Seed to bring back the parents." He then sent Pit another picture of the girl with a cake and two zombie parents. "Can you think of anything more joyous than a family reunion?" Then he gave Pit a picture about the same people with loadsamoney. (A/N: You know I had to put in that joke.) "Then after that, they'd strike it rich—like, rolling-in-dough rich!" And finally, he gave Pit a picture of all of them in crowns while he was in an Exo Tank fighting enemies. "And then we'd slap crowns on all of them and make 'em royalty! And that's the general gist of my wish. Pretty noble and not at all evil, right? I can't think of anyone MORE deserving of the Wish Seed than yours truly." But Palutena wasn't concerned about Hades' wish.

"Let me get this straight. You, the Lord of the Underworld, want to revive the dead," she started. "That's somewhat at odds with your 'mission statement,' wouldn't you say?"

"Don't tell me the Goddess of Light hasn't heard of altruism before," Hades responded. That and she doesn't know that I was telling the truth, he added in thought. I didn't do anything to that girl's parents.

"What a load of baloney!" Pit complained.

"My intentions are pure. As Lord of the Underworld, you have my word," Hades replied. And my wish is to get back at the one responsible for committing that crime, he added in thought.

"That just makes me more suspicious," Palutena suspected.

"How cold of you. Your words pierce my heart like an icicle," said Hades. And you're also not listening to my warning, he added in thought. Devil Pit heard the entire conversation.

"What an idiot. Hades, you shouldn't have revealed that crime right in front of your enemies," he said. "Now they're suspecting that it was you that not only committed murder, but also arson back in that forest. Everything is going smoothly." He then continued to follow Pit on the quiet.

Back with Pit, he continued to take down enemies with the Exo Tank until he was getting near a steep area.

"To launch farther in an Exo Tank, push the pedal to boost before you jump," said Palutena. "And make sure you do a good landing so you won't get hurt." Pit did so an launched himself through the steep area and landed perfectly on the road between the lava pools. Once he was getting near the entrance of another room, more enemies appeared to stop the angel from continuing onwards. While fighting them, Hades decided to ask Pit a question.

"Tell me, Pitty Pat, why exactly can't you fly?" he asked.

"Oh, real original. Like I haven't heard that one before," Pit responded, annoyed. "Not to mention, it's NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!"

"So sorry. I didn't realize it was such a sensitive subject," Hades apologized.

"Oh, don't worry about him. He's fine. His wings just don't work right," said Palutena.

"Hey, whose side are you on?" Pit groaned. Devil Pit facepalmed about that conversation.

"This is why I don't work with idiots and do all the work by myself," he said to himself.

Back with Pit, he soon defeated the enemies and entered a room where a Remoblam and a bunch Remoblamlings appeared.

"As a rule, Ramoblamlings will blow up," explained Palutena. "You can wipe them all out at once by eliminating their leader first." Pit did so by defeating the Remoblam first so that the rest of the Remoblamlings exploded along with their leader. However, Pit's victory on them was cut short when he barely avoided a lava geyser that erupted just right next to him on the left.

"Whoa whoa whoa!" he gasped.

"You have to be careful, Pit!" Palutena warned. As her warning expected, there were more lava geysers from around the area, so Pit had to be careful in order not to step on any of them or else he would be burnt to a crisp. Luckily, he got through them in order not to trigger their eruption. He used a jump pad to move up and went up the stairs to see a platform where a switch was in the middle of it. But there was also another Remoblam with more Remoblamlings. Unfortunately for them, Pit took out the Remoblam and the other Remoblamlings exploded after their leader was defeated. After that, Pit activated the switch and it caused the statue he was standing on to slide downwards.

"Umph!" he yelped after noticing it.

"Now that the statue has settled into the lava, I don't think it'll budge," said Palutena.

"Well, I wouldn't either if I was soaking in a nice hot bath," Pit responded before he saw another treasure box. But turns out that was actually yet another Mimicutie. Luckily, Pit avoided its devastating kicks and took it down before continuing onwards. Once he exited the room, he found a very hungry Underworld enemy that seemed to be eating its allies.

"Well, look at that. It's an Underworld Guttler," said Palutena upon noticing it.

"So, what's its deal?" asked Pit.

"It gobbles up friends and foes alike, getting extremely strong in the process," Palutena explained.

"It eats its friends to get stronger? Sheesh. Talk about a monster!" Pit exclaimed in disgust about what the Guttler was doing.

"And its strength grows with every bite it takes, so if you see one, defeat it quickly," Palutena warned. Pit did so before taking out the rest of the enemies that were still alive, even after the Guttler missed to grow powerful when eating them. He also found another Zodiac Chamber and was gifted with the Leo Cannon. After that, he left from the chamber and continued onwards. Then, he found a hot spring.

"Look, Pit! A hot spring!" exclaimed Palutena.

"Score! Who's got two thumbs and loves hot springs?!" exclaimed Pit. "Everyone with two thumbs!" Devil Pit heard that and was not amused by facepalming.

"Are you fucking serious right now?" he groaned. "That has got to be the worst thing I have ever heard." (A/N: It may sound like I hated that part, but I was laughing so hard at that.)

After his little relaxation, Pit left the hot spring and continued onwards. But more and more Underworld enemies appeared to slow him down. What was even tricky is that Pit had to go through the road that is in the middle of more lava pools. Plus, there were some enemies that were annoying to take down like a Sinistew, but Pit still triumph them all and them took a rocky elevator to move up.

"Oh, Palutena! Pretty Paluteeeena! Can you hear me?" sang Hades.

"Of course I can hear you," Palutena replied.

"You never told me your wish. Even after I bared my very soul to you!" Hades reminded. Despite the fact that what I said was true, he added in thought.

"Right. Your wish? I don't buy it. In fact, it makes me doubt this entire story," Palutena replied. "Answer me this: does the Wish Seed even have the power to grant wishes?"

"You're a sharp one. How'd you guess?" said Hades, after noticing that Palutena figured out his trick.

"What?! Are you serious? The Wish Seed is a fake?" exclaimed Pit.

"It's so obvious to me know. I mean, the idea of a Wish Seed is pretty far fetched," said Palutena. "An item like that could make anyone more powerful than the gods."

"Dang. I was totally gonna be like 'I wish for...a kazillion wishes!'" Pit sighed. "Wait—if the Wish Seed doesn't work, why's the Underworld Army going after it?"

"To make everyone—us included—believe that it's real," answered Palutena.

"Can't get anything past ol' Professor Palutena, now can I?" said Hades. "If there's one thing you can predict about humans, it's their greed. It's physically impossible for humans to resist the lure of a wish-granting item." (A/N: That's not the only thing most of us fight for. Sometimes people just want to go for money and it's very sad but true.)

"And since they can't get the Wish Seed from the Phoenix to see it's a fake..." Palutena began. "You need them to THINK that someone has made off with it."

"At which point, they'll drive themselves to extinction battling for it," Hades responded. "And that's good for my business. An ingenious plan, if I do say so myself."

"But the Phoenix himself could wipe out humanity if the Underworld sets him loose," said Pit, concerned about humanity's danger.

"You're right. We have no choice but to defeat him. We've fallen right into Hades' trap," agreed Palutena.

"Flattery will get you nowhere, my dear!" Hades responded. "Actually, scratch that. It'll get you a hot date with the Phoenix. Ciao." Devil Pit heard the conversation and smiled evilly.

"Hah! I was the only one who didn't fall for it because I saw him," he laughed. "Once Pit defeats the Phoenix, I'll be there for a very special surprise." He then continued to follow Pit quietly without him noticing.

Back with Pit, he continued to take down more Underworld enemies that were standing in his way while also following Hades' orders to follow up with his plan, since they need to make sure the Phoenix gets their attention so that the humans will be killed in the process. Once he took them all down, Pit proceeded onwards to face the Phoenix once he makes it to his destination.

"Even though Hades was behind this plan, the Phoenix won't be happy to see you," Palutena pointed out. Pit took note at that and carefully made sure that he'll be ready for the fight against him. Then, he came a large ditch with floating platforms. "You can get across these rocks by jumping," explained Palutena.

"OK. I just dash up to the edge to jump, right?" Pit affirmed. Oh of course that's what I need to do, he added in thought as he hopped through the platforms and continued onwards while also taking down a lot more Underworld enemies. He also unlocked and opened a Level 4 Intensity Gate which led him to the upper level of the previous hot spring room.

"Yessss! It's hot-spring time!" he exclaimed.

"It seems that there are Hot Springs on the upper and lower levels," said Palutena.

"Nothing brightens the complexion like a mineral spring. And lava," said Hades. There was also another Mimicutie and after defeating it, Pit collected its goodies. After a little relaxation from within the Hot Spring, Pit continued onwards and took down more Underworld enemies. Soon, he was getting closer and closer to the big arena where the Phoenix will be at.

"The Phoenix is up ahead," Palutena pointed out.

"Go die now!" said Hades. Pit then drank another Drink of the Gods and entered the platform.

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1

Pit then noticed the Wish Seed floating and began to slowly observe it.

"The Wish Seed looks real enough..." he said. Suddenly, he heard a loud screech and saw that it was a bird flying down at him like a fireball. Pit immediately recognized what it was. "The Phoenix!" he exclaimed.

"He's not going to let you go without a fight!" Palutena warned. The Phoenix noticed Pit and screeched at him loudly, while Pit took a battle stance, to begin the fight.

"So I should go ahead and attack him?" asked Pit.

"You have no choice. Unless you want to be flambeed," Palutena responded. "The Phoenix is cranky after fighting the Underworld forces. Who knows what he's capable of? You need to stop him."

"Oh, I WILL!" Pit yelled in determination. But before he could continue with the fight, he decided to destroy the Wish Seed first, since it was a fake.

"Yeah!" he said.

"You broke my toy!" groaned Hades.

"It was only a bomb anyway," said Palutena. During the fight, Devil Pit was watching him.

"The Phoenix is not to be underestimated. He'll burn you alive if you don't avoid his attacks," he said. "Unless you want to be cooked, let's see how well you can beat him." Pit also noticed a Jump Pad he can used and Palutena explained it herself.

"You can use the Jump Pad for attacking and dodging too," she said. "Not to micromanage you or anything." But the Phoenix was not making things easy for our hero as he continuously circled around Pit to slow him down. Palutena decided to help Pit out.

"When the Phoenix is circling overhead, try leading your shots," she explained.

"So, shoot in front of him?" Pit asked.

"Yes. Your shots will take awhile to land, so shoot where the target's going to be," said Palutena. Although Pit seemed to be having trouble to do so.

"Considering his size, he's not that easy to hit!" Pit exclaimed. (A/N: You think?)

"No need to panic," said Palutena. "You just need to wait for an opening." Pit did as he was told and continued to attack the Phoenix while also avoiding his attacks. The Phoenix, however, was still not going to make things easy for our hero as he spawned more lasers and charged at Pit with a fiery dash attack. Fortunately, Pit used his dodging and the jump pad to avoid these certain attacks before counterattacking with charged shots. The damage the Phoenix took was enough to knock him down. "He's down!" said Palutena.

"Now's my chance!" exclaimed Pit as he attacked the Phoenix with a melee combo, but it was not enough as the Phoenix rose back up in the air. Still have some fight left, huh? Guess I'll try harder then! Pit exclaimed in thought as he followed the Phoenix's movements. He waited carefully for an opening while dodging the Phoenix's lasers and fiery dash attacks. Once the Phoenix was flying in place, Pit finished him off with a charged shot, ending the fight.

"Phoenix extinguished!" Pit yelled in victory.

"I'll have a nice, cold drink waiting for you when you get back," said Palutena. The Phoenix suddenly exploded and left behind a fiery beacon in his place.

"Now everyone will know the Wish Seed was a fake!" Pit exclaimed.

"No no no. That beacon shows the world that the Phoenix has been defeated!" said Hades. "Which will only make the humans believe that someone has taken the Wish Seed. Now I'll just give them a little nudge." He then called to the humans in the Overworld. "People of the world, the Wish Seed has been liberated! This is your chance to fulfill your wildest dreams! All you have to do is conquer anyone in your way!"

"The people will NOT be so easily deceived!" Pit yelled.

"I wish that were true, but I foresee major bloodshed. This is all my fault," said Palutena, sadly.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Palutena then opened a light pillar, but just before she was about to whisk Pit back, the angel was suddenly punched in the back by Devil Pit.

"Argh!" he cried in pain.

"Pit!" Palutena cried. Pit slowly got up to his feet after that attack and saw Devil Pit once again.

"Where do you think you're going?" he asked. "Don't think you can end the party without me. Besides, you haven't seen anything yet." He then went up to the destroyed Wish Seed and inspected it. "Such a bunch of fools to even try to take something that wasn't even real."

"Wait a minute! I know that voice!" exclaimed Hades.

"Surprised to hear me again, Hades?" Devil Pit asked. "I'll have you know that I already knew about your 'Fake Wish Seed' plan."

"How did you even escape from your prison?!" Hades yelled. "I thought Medusa sealed you up in the Mirror of Truth!"

"You can blame Pit for freeing me," Devil Pit responded. "After all, what good is a world without having a lot of fun with all of you?"

"Why are you here? Explain yourself!" Pit exclaimed, demanding for answers.

"I told you. I'm here because you were about to end the party without me," Devil Pit answered. "I'm going to show you something really cool. This will be fun." He then absorbed the Phoenix's beacon and started to bring out a new form.

"What are you doing?!" Palutena asked in shock.

"Oh nothing. I'm just making sure that the Phoenix's powers don't go to waste," said Devil Pit.

"Wait, that sounded familiar..." Pit wondered. But before he could comprehend about that, a fiery aura appeared around Devil Pit. His clothes, wings, and hair glowed brighter than their original colors, and his eyes glowed fully red of pure evil. He also summoned the Phoenix Arm.

"May I introduce myself as Fire Devil Pit," he said. "I shall burn you to a crisp and then you can go rot within the darkest pit of the Abyss!"

"Let's rock and roll, Devil Pit!" shouted Pit and the battle begun.

Music stops and switches to: Reincarnation (Remastered) (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Battle Theme 1)

Fire Devil Pit started the battle by flying in circles around the arena to create a massive wildfire around the entire arena, engulfing it in flames. Suddenly, he slammed his left fist on the ground the create two giant fire ring on both of his sides before lifting his left arm up to raise waves of magma from the rings and threw them directly at Pit.

"WHOA!!!" Pit yelled as he quickly dodged them to avoid being burnt to a crisp. But Devil Pit suddenly flew at the angel and melee attacked him with the Phoenix Arm. Pit blocked his enemy's attacks with his own weapon to avoid taking damage.

"How much longer are you even going to persist? You can't do anything to stop me in this form," Fire Devil Pit boasted. "I will have you burned alive until you're nothing more than a burnt corpse."

"In your wishes, Devil Pit!" exclaimed the angel.

"That's not even funny," groaned Hades. "After you destroyed the Wish Seed, I can't say that I feel comfortable talking about it."

"That's rich coming from the one who created it in the first place," said Fire Devil Pit as he flew upwards and swooped own on Pit with a fiery aura around him. But the angel dodged it quickly.

"Yikes!" he yelped.

"Watch out for Devil Pit's aerial attacks!" warned Palutena. "If you get too close to them, you'll be burned alive."

"I-I'll try, Lady Palutena," Pit shuddered.

"Don't make me laugh, Pit," Fire Devil Pit mocked. "You cannot defeat me, because I shall end you right here and now!"

"Not today!" Pit countered.

"Well then, try dodging THIS!" Fire Devil Pit yelled and once he landed in the middle of the arena, he suddenly let out a demonic roar and spewed fire out of his mouth.

"Ah!" Pit cried, barely dodging it.

"Don't get too close to his fiery breath!" Palutena warned. "If that happens, you'll be inflicted with Dire Burn!"

"Dire Burn? What's that?" asked Pit.

"It's basically a stronger version of Burn," Hades explained. "It makes you feel the heat a lot more if you don't dodge it." Furious of how Pit managed to survive that deadly attack, Devil Pit charged at the angel and fired a charged shot at him. Pit dodged it quickly, but that also caused him to be in Devil Pit's line of attack as the latter performed a melee combo to make him lose focus, stunning him the process. See if you can dodge this now! he thought before flying upwards and then swooped down at Pit with his fiery aura. Pit started to be inflicted with Dire Burn.

"Ah! Hot hot hot hot hot HOT HOT HOT!" he yelped in pain.

"Feeling the burn, flightless angel?" asked the Devil. Pit decided that he had enough and started to gain the upper hand by shooting at Fire Devil Pit to knock him to the ground. Then he performed a melee combo to deal heavy damage.

"Ack!" he yelled as he was temporarily stunned.

"Now's my chance!" said Pit and then proceeded to melee attack him like crazy one last time. Once Devil Pit was weak, Pit prepared a charged shot. "Okay, Devil Pit! It's all over now!" With that, he fired a powerful charged directly at the Devil, ending the fight.

"Damn it!" he yelled in defeat.

"How's that for 'feeling the burn?'" Pit yelled in victory.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Fire Devil Pit landed back to the ground defeated and was then back to normal, while the Phoenix Arm shattered, after losing the Phoenix's powers.

"Don't think it's over yet. I'll have you know that somebody else is going to arrive soon," he warned. "And when she does, you'll be a thorn on her side. Mark my words, flightless angel. I will get you next time!" He flew away and dropped something.

"Oh! Another tape!" Pit exclaimed.

"Now if you'll excuse me, I have more important business to take care of," said Hades. "But don't worry, Pitty Pat, I'll get to you later on."

"As if!" Pit replied, furious.

"Come on, Pit. Let's get you back and regroup," said Palutena. "We need to think of a way to stop the bloodshed." She then opened the light pillar again and whisked Pit back to her temple.

Meanwhile, the Phoenix's powers were suddenly slowly coming back together on the top of the mountain again. After it was completed, the Phoenix woke up and spread out his wings to stretch. After realizing what he had done, he screeched in anger upon being tricked by the Underworld Army and Devil Pit taking his powers for his own nefarious needs. But he knew that there is a hope to stop evil from rising. As he began to look from up above the mountain, he believed that the very angel he fought was the world's only hope to bring peace. Right now, all he could do was watch, wait, and hope for that peace to arrive soon.

Music stops and switches to: Solo Menu

"Pit, I'm worried about this now," said Palutena after the angel returned to her temple. "There's a major bloodshed of humans killing one another. And to make matter's worse, Devil Pit is still out there."

"I can't blame you. After all, there's him and Hades we're dealing with right now." Pit responded. "But, come to think of it, I can't even tell who's worse than the other."

"Who knows?" said Palutena. "Anyway, since you got the cassette tape, we better call everyone to listen to it."

"Roger," replied Pit. The two of them gathered everyone to listen to the tape. Pit them placed the tape marked "Inner Demons" into the tape player and pressed PLAY.

Music stops and switches to: Dayshift at Freddy's 3 OST- Henry's Logs (A Waltz in a Minor) (A.K.A. Unknown Audio Logs' Theme)

"I just got back from Palutena's Temple," said the evil voice. "It would seem that she wasn't happy about something. I decided to check on her. I noticed that she was crying in her couch and I asked her why. And do you even know what she said to me? She said that I disobeyed her orders to stop Medusa from covering the world in darkness. I told her that I'll be handling with Medusa later on this time. Palutena said that she's glad that I was listening again, but she didn't know that it was a lie. I will not stop my bloodlust murder until SHE, along with the rest of her commanders, are dead. I have inner demons and I'm going to release them on the people who stand in my way. Nobody will escape my wrath! YOU WILL FEEL MY PAIN! YOU WILL ALL PERISH BEFORE MY MIGHT! YOU WILL SUFFER WHAT I HAD FELT AFTER I LOST EVERYTHING! YOU! WILL! ALL! DIE!" *click*

Music stops and switches to: Kevin Macleod ~ Giant Wyrm (A.K.A. Evil Comes Theme)

After the tape ended, Palutena teared up a lot, then began to sob, and fell to her knees.

"Lady Palutena! Are you alright?!" Pit exclaimed.

"P-Pit..." she began, but she was too shocked and scared to say anything. Pit slowly held Palutena tight in his embrace by wrapping both his arms and wings around her.

"Lady Palutena. Let it all out. We're all here for you," he began. "We know that you're scared. I am too. I know I said that I wasn't scared at all, but that was a lie. I'm quite terrified to hear that tape. But we're in this together. All of us are. We'll fight for your side and save the world from evil-doers!" Palutena stopped crying and slowly wrapped her arms around the angel in return.

"Thank you, Pit," she spoke softly. "I really appreciate your comfort. I really needed that. Now, let's go and take a rest. We have a major bloodshed to stop."

"Understood, Lady Palutena," Pit replied. He then turned to Palutena's Army. "You heard the leader, soldiers! Together, we fight!"

"TOGETHER, WE FIGHT!" replied the whole army. "TOGETHER, WE FIGHT! TOGETHER, WE FIGHT!" Palutena smiled to see the angel grown up to be a brave warrior.

You've grown so much, Pit. I could see you as the son I never had, she sighed in thought.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Devil Pit, meanwhile, heard the commotion from the same secluded spot of the temple and was not pleased.

"It would seem that Palutena broke down and her angel servant brought her back to be herself again," he said. "I cannot let them get in the way of my master plan. Speaking of which, I wonder how those foolish mortals are doing in the Overworld." He then flew away to a battlefield where he saw a lot of humans killing each other one by one. "Excellent," he said. "With those humans battling it out, it makes my job much easier. I must enter the battlefield and collect their souls. But I better do it quick before SHE arrives. Plus, if the Underworld Army gets in my way, I will not hesitate to eliminate them." He then entered the battlefield to kill the humans and collect their souls.

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Pit rushed to the door with the Stealth Claws equipped for the mission.

"Officer Pit reporting for duty!" he said as he leaped through the door and flew into the sky. Suddenly, he dived down to a battlefield where he saw humans fighting over one another.

"The humans have fallen for Hades' hoax. They're killing thenselves over that fantasy," said Palutena, sadly.

"It looks like entire nations are fighting each other," Pit exclaimed in fear.

"The Underworld Army is here to gather souls. Clearly, they expect many casualties," Palutena explained. "We can't stop a war this big right now. Focus on the Underworld Army."

"Roger!" Pit affirmed and he proceeded to take down the Underworld enemies. During all of this, Devil Pit was already in the arena, killing lots of humans there and collected their souls. He used his very own "special weapon" to slice the humans completely into pieces as blood splattered from their corpses.

"This is so much fun. Hahahahaha! I haven't had this much fun ever since my last bloodlust killing spree," he laughed. "I've been waiting to devour souls and obtain my long lost power. Then, all mortals shall have their rotten corpses devoured whole."

Back with Pit, he was still taking down more Underworld enemies and witnessing the bloodlust battlefield.

"So things are going exactly as Hades planned," he said. But why do I get a feeling that someone else might also be behind this? he added in thought.

"He spread the rumor about the Wish Seed," said Palutena. "And the humans were gullible enough to believe it." She then guided Pit through the battlefield to take down more enemies.

"If only we had a chance to tell them the Wish Seed was a fake. Now look at then," Pit continued, sadly. "It's like they've lost their humanity, and all they have left is...brutality!" He then continued to take down more and more Underworld enemies. Suddenly, Palutena noticed a bright light shining in the sky, and something big was coming down. She gasped in horror upon noticing it heading straight down towards the humans.

"What's wrong?!" Pit asked, worried.

"I have to pull you back NOW!" Palutena replied as she quickly increased the Power of Flight's power to get Pit out of there.

"Huh?" Pit wondered before he turned around. "WHOA!" Once he saw the giant object, he flew away as fast as he could. Devil Pit noticed the light, too.

"Shit! She's here!" he exclaimed. "Damn it! Right when I was still enjoying my fun. I better get out of here." He quickly flew away before the bright ball of light came down. Then Devil Pit realized something once he took a closer look at the object. "Wait! Is that?!" he gasped, but before he could comprehend what it was, the giant ball of light eliminated all of the humans with one giant explosion. The angel and the Devil flew away from the explosion as fast as they could before it could catch them too. Devil Pit tumbled through the road of a town far away after barely avoiding the giant explosion and crashed right into an abandoned building. "Ouch..." he groaned as he slowly got back up and looked at the aftermath. "I can't believe it! She's actually here! I thought my first victim was bad enough, but with her still alive and here too soon is much worse! You better prepare yourself, arch-nemesis, because I'm coming over there to kill you!" Suddenly, he blinked his eyes and they turned black as blood poured from his sockets. "You'll be seeing HER very soon!" With an evil demonic growl of anger, he flew straight to where he needed to be at.

Music playing: Viridi, Goddess of Nature

Back with Pit, he just managed to get away from the explosion in time before it could catch him.

"W-what was that?" he wondered, trying to comprehend what he just witnessed. Suddenly, he heard another voice, who was proud of her cause of destruction.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Nice shot, if I do say so myself!" she laughed as she appeared as a shadow projection. Eventually, the shadowed figured projection revealed herself. It was Viridi, the Goddess of Nature. "Good riddance, human scum! The world's better off without you!" Her projection soon disappeared.

"That was the Goddess of Nature, Viridi," Palutena explained. "Pit! Go check things out!"

"I'm on it!" the angel complied and proceeded to take down new enemies sent by Viridi. The two goddess then started to communicate with each other.

"So you're the famous Palutena. I hear you've been busy," said Viridi.

"And you're Viridi, ruler of the Earth and all living things," Palutena responded. Although it's strange that you don't remember me that much, she added in thought.

"Hmph! I didn't know I had a fan club," Viridi scoffed.

"WHY HAVE YOU DONE THIS?!" Pit shouted, demanding for answers.

"Humans are driven by selfish desire. They think only of themselves," Viridi explained. "They were killing each other for what? A wish?! A FAKE wish?! They've strayed too far from their intended path. That's where my Reset Bombs come in—to help return Earth to its natural state!"

"But aren't humans living beings too? Yet you think nothing of exterminating them," Palutena questioned, albeit worried about Viridi's current desire to eliminate the human race.

"Ha ha! That's rick coming from you!" Viridi laughed. "You don't seem to have much of a problem slaughtering Underworld forces."

"But that's totally different!" Pit countered.

"We're defending the Earth and heavens from those who seek their destruction," Palutena joined in as she guided Pit into the twisted forest. Throughout all this, Devil Pit has been laying low from the others and saw what he witnessed.

"This forest... There's something familiar about it and it's giving me bad memories," he said before his fists began to shake. "And by 'bad memories,' I MEAN INNER RAGE!" His roar caused fire bursting from the ground. "YOU BETTER PREPARE YOURSELF, VIRIDI, BECAUSE ONCE I'M DONE DEALING WITH THESE FOOLS, I'LL BE RIGHT OVER THERE TO SNAP YOUR FUCKING NECK!" He then continued onwards to follow Pit on the quiet into the forest.

Back with Pit, he was still taking down new enemies and Palutena guided him closer into the twisted Reset Bomb Forest.

"Let's take a closer look, Pit," she said. Pit then entered the forest and was surprised to what he witnessed from within it.

"This is a pretty twisted version of Nature," he said.

"HUMANS massacre Earth's creatures, decimate the trees, and exploit the land," Viridi argued. "THEY'RE the twisted ones. They're enemies of life itself! Tell me, Palutena, why do they deserve special treatment?!"

"Because, of all creatures, humans are closest to the gods," Palutena answered. "Gods cannot intervene in mankind's affairs as you have. You have no right." But this made Viridi even more furious.

"No right?! Humans are trampling over the rights of every other living thing!" she yelled. "Should I just sit back and watch as they continue to destroy the Earth? No, I must exterminate them all before it's too late! Not only that, the humans must also pay for burning an entire forest to the ground!"

"Wait what?!" both Pit and Palutena exclaimed, simultaneously.

"I will avenge all of Nature the humans ruthlessly massacred!" Viridi continued. "And I cannot allow you to interfere with my plans!"

"There's just no reasoning with her," said Palutena, sadly. That and she is also just like her many years ago during that war... she added in thought. Could it mean that it's happening again? If so, then who would've caused this? Also why would Viridi think that the humans burned the forest to the ground? I thought it was the Underworld...

"I have to admit, she has a valid point," said Pit, interrupting Palutena's thoughts after receiving four more Recovery Orbs. "But wiping out humanity is NOT the answer."

"I agree completely," Palutena agreed. "You've given us no choice but to oppose you, Viridi."

"Oh! That's brave of you, but the Forces of Nature... We're not what you're used to," Viridi laughed.

Devil Pit, meanwhile, still heard the conversation and was filled with anger when he heard Viridi's voice.

"That little rascal! She used that same murder weapon that killed the two people I knew and loved for a long time!" he yelled. "I will kill her when I see her again!"

Back with Pit, he still managed to take down the Forces of Nature's troops. Despite the fact that they were of course different than the Underworld Army, either they can be stronger or weaker than them, Pit still pushed forward in order to complete his mission to save the world from evil.

"I'm surprised you've survived this long, Pit," said Viridi.

"I'll take that as a compliment!" replied Pit.

"I think it's time you meet one of my finest warriors," Viridi announced and then called out someone. "Come on out, Cragalanche!" Suddenly, a yellow spear came out right in front of Pit and hit him, causing him to lose balance and tumble down.

"Whooooooooooa!" he yelled as he was falling down.

"Pit!" Palutena gasped upon seeing her servant going down towards the forest. Devil Pit saw the whole commotion happened and was surprised.

"So, he appeared before me once again," he said. "Let's see if Pit can take down my very first enemy I fought many years ago." He jumped to where Pit fell down in order to follow him on the quiet.

Music stops and switches to: Reset Bomb Forest

Pit slowly woke up after that big crash upon landing in the Reset Bomb Forest.

"Ugggghh..." he groaned.

"Are you OK, Pit?" asked Palutena. Pit nodded "Yes" in affirmation and then ate the food.

"Now, Pit, you are the Captain of Palutena's Guard, yes?" Viridi asked and Pit nodded "Yes" again before the Goddess of Nature continued. "I look forward to seeing how you fare against Cragalanche."

"You should be more worried about how HE fares against ME!" Pit boasted.

"Careful, Pit. I need you in good shape. Besides you, all I've got are the centurions," Palutena warned. "You know, maybe I should open up a boot came to toughen them up."

"Still wouldn't give them muscles like these!" said Pit. Along the way, while he was defeating more Forces of Nature troops, he came across a huma who was still alive but tangled up in roots.

"Good! There are survivors!" he exclaimed in relief.

"They're a stubborn bunch, hanging on like that. Set as many free as you can," said Palutena.

"Uh...stubborn?" Pit asked, confused.

"Oh, I didn't mean it like that," Palutena replied.

"Maybe what you meant to say was 'insignificant,'" said Viridi. When Pit rescued a human, they will give him an item as a reward. That human gave Pit a Grenade to help in his aid. But unfortunately for him, he couldn't seem to find a way out of the forest. Devil Pit was still following our beloved hero and still has a bloodlust rage within him.

When I get my hands on that bitch, I will strangle her so hard that the color of her eyes will turn grey! he boomed in thought. Suddenly, he bumped right into the same human that previously escaped.

"What the? Who the heck are you?" the human gasped. However, Devil Pit's only response was a sinister growl, as he drooled saliva out of his mouth.

This...human... He looks...mighty tasty... he groaned in thought. I must... I must consume him! With that, he took out his "special weapon" and prepared to attack.

"H-Hey! What are you doing?!" the human exclaimed, but before he could run away, Devil Pit sliced, diced, and ripped the human apart in to bloody pieces of his body. Blood splattered everywhere from the floor all the way up to Devil Pit's toga.

My bloodlust rage on that bitch brought me to kill and eat those mortals who are still alive here... he thought as he panted uncontrollably. And his corpse... It's fresh enough for me to eat! Suddenly, Devil Pit reached out for one of the human's body parts and took a big bite out of it. Mmmm... So good... With a demonic growl, he began eating the rest of the human remains whole. When he was done eating, he began breathing uncontrollably again.

"Ahh... That was delicious! I haven't had a meal like that in forever," he gasped between breaths. "There's got to be some more fresh meat somewhere." He then continued to follow Pit on the quiet and possibly find more escaped humans to devour.

Meanwhile, Pit continued onwards while taking out more troops from the Forces of Nature. Most of them were Nutskis along with a Pew Pew and a couple of Dibble Dops. After taking them out, he then rescued another human and that one gave him chocolate as a "Thank you." Unfortunately, he couldn't find the way out, until he came across Devil Pit.

"Uh- excuse me? Do you know the way out of here?" the human asked, but Devil Pit looked at him with red glowing eyes as saliva drooled out of his mouth.

"The only way out of this accursed forest is your precious demise," he growled before taking out his "special weapon" again.

"Whoa! Calm down, man! I-I'm trying to be civil- AH-!" the human started, but he was cut short when Devil Pit suddenly stabbed the human in the stomach with his weapon. Once he took the weapon out, the human held his wound with his arms, pinning him to the ground.

"I don't care if you're being civilized with me, mortal. All I care about is killing them all and devouring their fresh bodies," Devil Pit growled before raising up his weapon and sliced it down to the human. He repeatedly did the same thing over and over again like a crazy butcher, gutting the human like a pig. Once he was finished, blood splattered everyone on the ground, including Devil Pit's toga, which was soaked with more blood.

"More fresh meat to devour whole!" he gasped between breaths before chomping down the the corpse. Flesh eaten away until the human's remains was only in bones. "Ahhh... That was satisfying. Now to find more of them." He continued to follow Pit on the quiet.

Meanwhile, Pit rushed deeper into the forest while taking down more enemies along the way. Few of them tend to be a bit annoying when it comes to not letting their enemy ruin their leader's plans in eliminating the human race for ruining the entire Earth itself. Then Pit started to notice something unusual about the area he was currently in.

"I can still make out buildings in this forest," he said.

"There must have been a town here," said Palutena.

"Reset Bombs won't harm wildlife or natural habitats," Viridi explained. "Their only purpose is the obliteration of humankind."

"Oh, is that all?" Pit questioned.

"I suppose that accounts for all the life in here," said Palutena.

"In a few years, this place will be completely covered in green," Viridi continued. "Flowers will bloom, trees will grow, and the natural food chain will take over. It will be mankind's winter and the beginning of MY spring!" Devil Pit heard Viridi say that and he has grown more furious than ever.

"You will NOT do such a thing like that! Not if I have anything to say about it!" he scowled. "Once I'm done with that angel first, I'm coming for you next!" Then he blinked to make his eyes turn black and blood poured from his sockets again. "And I will make sure that your death will be SLOW and PAINFUL...!" With a demonic growl, he proceeded to follow Pit quietly.

Meanwhile, Pit still continued on his way will taking down more Forces of Nature troops. During his investigation around the destroyed town, he found a hot spring puddle next to a destroyed building.

"It looks like there used to be a hot spring here," said Palutena.

"Wait! There's a little water left!" exclaimed Pit.

"Do you soak in every random puddle that crosses your path?" Viridi questioned. But Pit wasted no time and entered the Hot Spring puddle to relax for a moment. But since the hot spring was only just a puddle, he only healed up a little bit.

"What's with you and hot springs?" Viridi asked.

"What's with you and not minding your own business?" replied Pit, blushing embarrassingly. Devil Pit heard that and facepalmed at the question and answer.

"What kind of shitty question and answer was that?" he grumbled. After that little relaxation, despite it being so short, Pit left the area to continue with his mission and took down more enemies along the way. He then took a jump pad to go up.

"Hugh! Ah!" he said as he hopped and landed somewhere in the forest. "Where am I?" A couple of Pew Pews were blocking his way from reaching his primary target, but Pit still took them out while using more jump pads to go upwards and onwards. However, there were still more enemies blocking his way from continuing. Pit took them out and also found another human. He rescued him and the human gave Pit chocolate as a "Thank you." But while he was trying to find a way out, he encountered Devil Pit.

"Oh, hello. Can you help me find the way out of this place? That would be very much appreciated," he offered in a friendly tone. However, Devil Pit did not take kindly to that suggestion and instead pulled out his "special weapon" again.

"Oh, don't worry, mortal. I'll put you out of your misery so that you can be free from this damn forest," he growled before looking up at the human with glowing red eyes.

"W-What?! That's not what I- AH!" the human exclaimed until he was stabbed in the throat as blood gushed out of it. The human held his throat to stop the blood from gushing out so much, but to no avail as he began to choke on his own blood.

"Aw. The poor little mortal is dying out of pure guilt for getting lost in the woods," Devil Pit snickered, sinisterly. "Don't worry. I'll put an end to this just for you..." With no remorse or mercy as the human lifted his arm up, begging his murderer not to do this, Devil Pit lifted his weapon up before stabbing the human multiple times in the chest, leaving multiple holes on it as blood spilled everywhere. After he was done, the human corpse was lying dead in a puddle of blood, while Devil Pit's toga was covered with even more blood. There was also some in his insanely evil face, as a sinister grin opens up while saliva drooled out of it.

"Fresh...meat..." Devil Pit gasped and then chomped at the corpse whole. As he consumed it, blood began to spill everywhere a lot more, covering his face with more drops of it as he continued to eat what remains the human left in his death. After he was done, he wiped his lip with his left hand. "Ahh... So delicious... I need to find more." He then continued to follow Pit on the quiet.

Meanwhile, Pit still took down more enemies until he reached a path that seemed to be unreachable.

"You can't go any farther, so I've set up a grind rail," said Palutena.

"Thank you kindly!" Pit responded.

"It's tangled in there, so I had to wind it around the trees," Palutena continued.

"Calling you a snake would be an insult to snakes!" Viridi commented. "But you are crafty. I'll give you that." During all of that, Devil Pit was using the remaining water of a Dibble Dop he recently defeated to wash the blood off of his clothes and face. Even though there was still a little bit of blood left, he decided to leave it at that. He also heard the conversation about Viridi's compliment.

"Complimenting Palutena as 'crafty?' Pfft. Don't make me laugh, Viridi," he scoffed. "I'm a more creative person than the world has ever seen. I've slaughtered many mortals and other beings around this universe. I'll make sure to do your death in the way I see fit once I reach you." After finishing his cleaning, he left to follow Pit on the quiet.

Meanwhile, during the grind rail path that Pit was taking, Viridi decided to ask him a question.

"You like to eat, don't you, Pit?" she asked.

"I always go back for seconds AND thirds!" Pit responded.

"Well, everything you eat comes from Nature," Viridi continued. "So, if Nature nourishes your body, why are you using it to fight my forces?!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! I'm not eating your army, so just take it easy," Pit exclaimed, taken aback on what Viridi just said. Devil Pit heard that conversation and laughed.

"Hahaha. That's actually pretty funny, because I ATE mortals after I killed them," he laughed. "They are just the perfect delicacy to my meals. Speaking of which, I wonder if I could find more of them." With that, he continued to follow Pit on the quiet.

Meanwhile, Pit continued on his way in fighting more Forces of Nature enemies, until he came across a strange one.

"Man, look at the face on this guy!" he exclaimed.

"That's a Jitterthug," Viridi explained. "Melee attacks won't hurt him at all when he's red. And when he's green, shooting him won't work! What are you going to do NOW?!"

"Uh... I guess I'll just melee him when he's green and shoot him when he's red!" said Pit after realizing on what he should do to defeat it.

"But... Oh darn it!" Viridi stuttered after realizing her slip-up.

"Thanks for the advice!" Palutena giggled. Devil Pit heard that conversation and found it funny.

"Hmhmhmhm... What a little idiot," he chuckled. "How could you even give away one of your minions' skills like that? I guess you really ARE an idiotic moron." He then continued to follow Pit on the quiet.

Meanwhile, Pit took out the Jutterthug and rescued another human. He gave Pit some chocolate as a "Thank you" and the angel continued onwards by hopping in to a grind rail. But once the human ran away, it got lost in the forest. Until he accidentally bumped into Devil Pit.

"Isn't it a bit rude to bump into anybody without saying 'Excuse me' first?" the Devil growled.

"Sorry about that, sir. But is it alright if you can help me find the way out of this forest," the human apologized and hoped that this person would help him get out of the forest. But Devil Pit only smiled sinisterly before pulling out his weapon.

"No worries. For your deepest apologies, I'll just make your death quick and painless for you," he snickered.

"W-What?! Wait! STOP!" the human exclaimed until he was sliced completely in half as is torso split apart and fell on the floor. Blood leaking out from both of their open holes as the human's remains spilled out from the corpse.

"Those remains... They look fresh and tasty..." Devil Pit growled in hunger upon noticing them. "I must eat them all!" With that, he ate the remains from the inside of the corpse until there was nothing left of it and sighed upon finishing his meal. "I must find more! My hunger has not yet been satisfied." Soon enough, he left to follow Pit on the quiet.

Meanwhile, Pit hopped off the grind rail and found an Aether Ring.

"An Aether Ring!" he exclaimed.

"You're a lucky angel, Pit," said Palutena.

"Believe me, I know. These things drive smoooooth!" Pit responded.

"Plus, they provide protection AND firepower. Is that good design or WHAT!" said Palutena.

Pit then took a slope to go down the next level. While he was busy fighting more enemies, he decided to ask Palutena a question.

"I've been wondering something," he began.

"What's that?" asked Palutena.

"Do all gods have their own angels, like you have me?" Pit continued.

"No, I don't think that's necessarily the case," said Palutena. Although I do remember one angel who worked with me before you many years ago, she added in thought. I banished him after he disobeyed me and nearly killed me.

"I wish I had an angel to do my bidding. It's like having an intern," said Viridi.

"I'm not an intern. I'm a messenger of the gods!" Pit responded.

"Poor Pit. Don't you know that the definition of angel is 'errand spirit?'" Viridi sighed.

"That's a lie. Right, Lady Palutena? I'm not your personal assistant," said Pit, asking his goddess if he was telling the truth to prove Viridi wrong.

Palutena thought before a moment before she said, "I could use a coffee."

"Sure thing. Cream and two sugars, right?" Pit replied.

Oh, come on! Devil Pit mentally yelled after hearing the conversation and facepalmed. Of course he would be an idiot and fall for that shit. He then continued to follow Pit on the quiet.

Meanwhile, Pit continued to go down the slope until he reached the next level of the forest.

"This place is big," he gasped in amazement.

"There's another Aether Ring in the middle of that giant tree," Palutena pointed out.

"But why there?" Pit wondered.

"Ask Viridi," Palutena responded.

"I installed it for my army to use," Viridi explained. "...But no one passed Driver's Ed."

"I'm not surprised," Palutena commented.

"I can't believe you didn't think of that before," Pit sighed in disbelief.

"You were attacking! I was busy! Leave me alone!" Viridi groaned. Devil Pit heard that conversation and facepalmed.

"I was right to call you an idiotic moron. Your minions don't even HAVE hands," he sighed. "Kind of like Pandora when she couldn't use an Exo Tank because she didn't have hands. Makes a sense of déjà vu, eh?" He then continued onwards to follow Pit quietly.

Back with Pit, he decided to hop into the other Aether Ring because of having full health in it and took down more enemies. After that, he used a Jump Pad to move onwards. He then fell into a giant hot spring pool.

"What is this?" he exclaimed. "A Hot Spring! A HUGE Hot Spring!"

"It's Nature's bathtub," said Palutena.

That's because I made these types of hot springs myself, Viridi thought to herself. But why do I have a feeling that there's something odd about this angel? For some reason...there's something unusual and familiar about him. Her cheeks started to blush and her heart began beating at a fast pace. Until she shook her head to snap out of it. NO! I need to focus! He's my enemy and I need to avenge all of Nature!

Back with Pit, he used a jump pad to hop out of the hot spring and into a large area.

"There's a maze up ahead. Try not to get too lost," said Palutena.

The maze of course was really tricky to go through, since there are a lot of vines, roots, and other various Forces of Nature troops blocking his path from reaching the exit. None of them are willing to let their enemy reach Cragalanche that easily, of course. But Pit still wasted no time in eliminating them. Once he found the way out, there were still more Forces of Nature enemies coming out to stop him. While dealing with them and moving onwards, Palutena was wondering about something.

"Viridi's army is called the Forces of Nature," she began. "Many of her troops are made of natural resources, like wood, dirt, and rocks."

"Eco-conscious down to her troops! Everyone's going green these days," said Pit.

"I'm not GOING green, I've always BEEN green. I use cloth shopping bags," said Viridi. "I compost my food scraps. And I separate my recycling into 15 types!"

"Now THIS is a goddess who sweats the details," said Pit, surprised.

"I could learn a thing or two from her," said Palutena. Just like her before her death during that war, she added in thought. And HE was the one responsible for it. Devil Pit heard the conversation and was absolutely disgusted by Viridi's tastes.

"Blegh! You're making me sick!" he groaned. "I should've killed you when I had the chance after I killed HER all those years ago. No matter, the least I can do is giving you a slow and painful death to make up for my mistake." With a demonic growl, he continued to follow Pit.

Meanwhile, Pit found another human and rescued him. The human gave Pit a Grenade as a "Thank you" and Pit used it to take down more enemies. But unfortunately, the human was completely lost in finding the way out of the forest. As he continued to run as fast as he could, he accidentally tripped when Devil Pit took out his foot and knocked him to the ground.

"Hey! What's the big idea?!" the human yelled but his eyes later widen in horror upon noticing the evil stare of Devil Pit's red glowing eyes. The Devil also made a demonic growl upon noticing the human's fresh body as saliva drooled out of his mouth.

"You really want to know, huh? I'm hungry for a snack, and you will do just nicely," he said as he took out his weapon while the human quickly backed away in terror. Suddenly, Devil Pit lifted up his weapon and prepared to strike it down on his victim, but the human quickly grabbed a rock on the floor and threw it at Devil Pit's right eye.

"OW! SON OF A BITCH!" he yelled in pain as the human quickly stood up an ran away as fast as his legs could carry him. Devil Pit then put his weapon back before taking out his right hand. Then a ball of fire appeared on it before he moved his hand closer to his eye. The fire seemed to have healed up his injury so that he can reclaim his vision again. After that, he took out his weapon again as his eyes glowed red in anger. "You won't get away with this, my mortal prey!" he growled before letting out a demonic roar to chase the human down.

Meanwhile, the human was running away from Devil Pit but ended up in the maze. He quickly looked around to find the way out until he hears a demonic growl.

"Where are you?~" Devil Pit sang, sinisterly. "Come on out and face me.~ I promise I won't eat you up.~"

I've got to find the way out! the human exclaimed in thought as he continued to run. But once he saw the exit of the maze. Devil Pit suddenly landed right in front of the human and let out another demonic growl. His eyes were black and blood poured out of his sockets. "G-Get away from me!" the human yelled in fear.

"You think you're smart enough to run away from the Devil, mortal?" Devil Pit growled as blood dripped down to the ground. "Nobody gets away from the Devil himself. You've been a pain in my ass, so now I'm going to be a pain in your FLESH!" Suddenly, he grabbed the human and carried him near a vine that has lots of thorns.

"Put me down! I didn't do anything wrong!" the human yelped and struggled to get away from Devil Pit's hands. But it was no use since the latter's grip was too strong.

"Hehehehe! You're going to learn what it means to play stupid games with me, mortal!" Devil Pit snickered. "You made me go on a wild goose chase for nothing. Surely I would eat you up, but I've got something better as your punishment." It was until then, the human was barely touching the thorns.

"N-No! WAIT! STOP!" the human cried until Devil Pit impaled the human's body right into the thorns, binding him in place as he bled out to death slowly and painfully. He took out his last breath before coughing out blood from his mouth and died.

"That's what you get for throwing that rock on my eye, you bastard," Devil Pit growled. "I'll just leave you here so that you can be fed to the crows instead. Makes better usage of your body." As soon as he left to follow Pit on the quiet, and as on queue, crows came out and spotted the human's corpse. They began to feast on it until its remains was left in bones before flying away.

Meanwhile, Pit was now getting closer to Cragalanche. He then saw food and ate them before entering a small area. But once he got in there, more enemies appeared to stop the angel from reaching their commander.

"I think you're getting close to Cragalanche!" Palutena pointed out. 

"I'll just take care of these guys first!" Pit exclaimed and proceeded to fight against another Jitterthug. Once he defeated it, it dropped a Flame Card and Pit equipped it on his weapon to bring flames on it. He then used that power to face off against two Bladers, a Nutski, a Zert, and a Boom Stomper. The Boom Stomper, however, was not going to be inflicted with Burn, since its appearance was a giant rock of some sorts. Once Pit took them all out, blockade revealed a jump pad for him to move on ahead.

"OK, let's go," said Palutena.

Pit then hopped on the jump pad and landed near the entrance of a giant arena where he saw what appeared to be a pile of rocks. He drank another Drink of the Gods before entering inside.

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1

Once he got closer to the pile of rocks, it suddenly revealed to have glowing red eyes. The rocks then burst out like broken armor and revealed the Forces of Nature's commander, Cragalanche the Mighty.

"Cragalanche, huh? What are you, a monster truck?" Pit taunted.

"Pit, huh? What are YOU, a hole in the ground?" Viridi countered. (A/N: Okay. That counterattack was terrible right there, I'll say.) Devil Pit then appeared at the entrance of the arena without the two warriors noticing.

"So...it really IS him," he said. "Once Pit takes him down, I have a very special trick I want to show to the both of them." The battle began with Pit and Cragalanche attacking each other, although Cragalanche didn't appear do have too much damage taken due to him being a literal pile of rocks. He also didn't seem to be talking that much and was silent the entire battle.

"Guy doesn't talk much, does he?" he wondered.

"He's a rock. Last I checked, they're more the strong, silent type," Viridi explained. "Tell you what—I'll do the talking for him." Then she yelled out in a deep, but silly voice. "Cragalanche crush!" Devil Pit heard her say that and was not amused by facepalming.

"What kind of voice impersonation was that?" he groaned. "That was terrible." Pit and Craglanche continued to fight each other and Pit was impressed by his enemy's moves, which involves of rolling around like a ball, strong smashes to deal explosions, stretching his arm out to swing around at long distance range, and charge quickly at his foe at a fast pace.

"Wow! Nice moves!" Pit said, amazed.

"Yes, he's been practicing this routine all week," said Viridi.

"I guess it might certainly pay off," said Devil Pit, who the others are still not listening to. "But not for long." Pit continued to fight against Cragalanche, but he didn't seem to be doing that much damage due to his body. So Palutena decided to help the angel.

"Attacking Cragalanche straight on won't do much damage," she explained. "Swing around him to attack him from behind. To do this, keep your eyesight fixed on him, get up close, and dash left or right."

"Uhhh... I'll just check the How to Play movies for details," said Pit.

"Oh for fuck's sake, you little rascal..." groaned Devil Pit, facepalming. "Will you stop breaking the fourth wall?" While Pit was going as he was told by Palutena to dodge Cragalanche's powerful attacks, he suddenly noticed something on Craglanche's butt.

"It looks like there's a weak spot on his butt!" he said.

"Arrgh! Oh, he was supposed to get that fixed!" Viridi groaned.

"Thanks for the tip!" thanked Pit.

"I didn't say anything!" Viridi stuttered.

"It's butt-kicking time! Literally!" Pit laughed.

"Oh, shut up! You're not clever at all!" Viridi yelled, annoyed. Devil Pit heard Pit say that and let out a small grin.

"Hmhmhmhmhm... You haven't even changed a bit, have you?" he chuckled. "Although I don't remember fighting Cragalanche when he had a weak point. I guess he had that damaged after our encounter many years ago." However, Cragalanche was still not going to let his foe win the fight and continued to unleash a bombard of powerful attacks. He quickly dug underground to avoid taking any damage before quickly going back up to spin around and deal big damage. This knocked Pit backwards.

Not bad, Cragalanche. But this has only just begun, the angel thought to himself before getting back to the fight. Craglanche then suddenly summoned rocks around him to protect himself from Pit's attacks before launching them directly at the angel, but the latter quickly dodged it to avoid getting hit. I think it's time to settle this the old-fashioned way, Pit thought to himself as he quickly got behind Cragalanche again. The Mighty commander quickly noticed him and attempted to charge up to unleash a big blast, but Pit quickly stopped him with a charge shot, stunning him on the spot. Then the angel quickly performed a melee attack on Cragalanche's weak point to deal big damage. The Mighty commander took lots of damage until he was defeated, ending the battle with the angel taking the win. "In your rock face!" he exclaimed in victory.

"That's your idea of a victory taunt? Please," Viridi scoffed.

After that fight, Craglanche slowly landed on his back in defeat...until he quickly stood back up and created an explosion to push Pit backwards.

"Whoa! What the?!" Pit exclaimed.

"Haha! Did you really think Cragalanche would go down easily?" Viridi laughed. "Now we shall begin a real battle!"

"Wow! I've never seen an enemy that is ACTUALLY putting up a fight like this!" Pit said, surprised. "Unlike the Underworld commanders, that is." With that, the two warriors continued to fight.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

During the fight, Devil Pit saw the whole thing going on.

"I think it's time to show them my special trick," he said. "I just need a good timing." He then activated his Power of Flight and flew around the arena. Then he saw Cragalanche's weak point. If I can use my powers in there, I'll be able to possess him, he thought. Alright. Here goes nothing! Once he found a good timing to prepare himself, he yelled out, "Activating Spiritual Possession!" Suddenly, a dark and misty fog appeared around the arena and Devil Pit turned into a slithering cloud.

"What's going on?! I can't see a thing!" Pit shrieked, surprised, after the battle stopped.

"Neither can Cragalanche! What's happening?!" exclaimed Viridi.

"I don't know. But this isn't good," said Palutena. Devil Pit found his chance and his dark cloud went into Cragalanche's weak point from his butt. (A/N: I know that sounds wrong, but please don't take that out of context.) After that, the mist was cleared, but Pit noticed something strange going on with Cragalanche. He began twitching and shaking violently.

"Um... W-what's going on with Cragalanche?" he stuttered in fear.

"It looks like he's shaking!" said Palutena, a little terrified of what was going on.

"How is this possible?!" exclaimed Viridi.

Suddenly, Cragalanche stopped shaking, and then everyone heard a voice saying, "Wow! I can't believe that actually worked." It was Devil Pit. "I could really use this power a lot more often and I could get used to this body, despite it being hard as a rock... Literally." (A/N: Sorry not sorry hehe.)

"You again?!" Pit yelled. "Wait? How can you talk in that body? I thought Cragalanche couldn't speak."

"I'm not talking to you directly, idiot," replied Devil Pit. "I'm talking to you through his brain telepathically just like those gods."

"What are you doing to my commander?!" Viridi questioned.

"That's none of your business," Devil Pit responded. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have an angel to barbeque. It's time for some payback for humiliating me back at the Phoenix's Mountain. I will devour your body whole, just like what I did to those humans."

"WAIT WHAT?!" Pit yelled as soon as Devil Pit/Possessed Cragalanche charged at him to begin the fight.

Music stops and switches to: Reincarnation (Remastered) (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Battle Theme 1)

Pit charged directly at Devil Pit/Possessed Cragalanche to strike, but the latter quickly dodged to avoid the angel's attack. Then Devil Pit suddenly punched the angel with a backhand from his right fist, knocking Pit to the ground and tumbling through the arena floor.

"Argh!" Pit cried in pain.

"This body sure does pack quite a literal punch!" chuckled Devil Pit.

"HOW CAN YOU MAKE A PUN AT A TIME LIKE THIS!" Pit yelled in anger.

"Because I'm the most terrifying villain here. Even scarier than Hades. What else is there to say?" Devil Pit replied. "Now, let me put on a good show!" Suddenly, he punched the ground and giant rock pillars rose up from it and surrounded the entire arena. "This will be a good time for boxing. I've been wanting to beat you to a bloody pulp!" He punched his fists together before stretching his left arm and grabbed Pit before slamming him on a rock pillar, dealing massive damage. Devil Pit then swung Pit around and slammed him multiple times on the rock pillars. "HAHAHAHAHA! I haven't had this much fun in a while! It feels good to be back!" Devil Pit laughed. During all of this, Viridi noticed something.

"Wait. I don't see Cragalanche's weak point anymore," she said. "What happened to it?"

"I sealed it up before Cragalanche, or more precisely I possessing him, can have a rematch," Devil Pit explained. "I just want to give Pit a literal harder challenge since he already beaten Cragalanche the first time. It makes it much more interesting."

"WILL YOU STOP MAKING PUNS DURING THIS FIGHT?!" Pit yelled again.

"How about no?" Devil Pit replied. "I'd rather amuse myself in annihilating you right on the spot! You will pay dearly for humiliating me back at the volcano!" The two of them continued to fight and Devil Pit jumped from the ground and slammed his fist down to the ground, leaving a giant ring of rocks around him before they slowly sank back down. Pit barely avoided that and continued to use his claws to slash at Devil Pit. Then, moved as far away as possible to avoid his powerful attacks, such as charging at the enemy while leaving a trail of small rock pillars behind him before they slowly sank back down, and then used shooting attacks to counterattack. Devil Pit, however, blocked those attacks and let out a punch on Pit, but the latter quickly dodged it to avoid big damage.

"Hey, Viridi, did this happen to Cragalanche before?" Palutena asked the Goddess of Nature.

"No... This never happened before," Viridi replied. "I don't know how this happened."

"I used my hidden power called 'Spiritual Possession,'" Devil Pit explained. "It allows me to for a mist around my enemies to give them a surprise attack. I then turn myself in to a slithering cloud and enter their body. After that, I can fully operate their body."

"You're more twisted than Nature can be in this forest!" Pit yelled in response.

"Excuse me?!" Viridi exclaimed, taking offense to that.

"Well then, how about I show you how twisted I can be?" said Devil Pit and he grabbed Pit with his fists and slammed him down the floor multiple times.

"Ow ow ow ow ow!" Pit cried in pain within each hit.

"Try shooting at one of his eyes," Palutena explained. "This will blind him temporarily and you can gain the upper hand." Pit did so by shooting a charged shot directly at Devil Pit's right eye, causing him to let go of his enemy and grab his eye with his right hand.

"OW! My eye! Not again!" he yelled in pain. "How can I feel pain from this body?!"

"Because you're possessing Cragalanche, you dolt," Viridi responded.

Why doesn't she takes it seriously like I do? Devil Pit thought to himself.

Wait! Why did Devil Pit said "Not again!" when I shot him in the eye? Pit thought in confusion. Well, guess I'll have to stop him before there could be more trouble. "Now's my chance!" he exclaimed and proceeded to melee combo him like crazy. However, Devil Pit quickly pushed him back and the angel crashed into a giant rock pillar again. "Argh!" Pit cried in pain. However, he noticed something completely different. Devil Pit continuously swung his arms around in an attempt to find his prey, but to no avail.

Damn it! I can't see a thing properly when I only have one eye! Devil Pit exclaimed in thought. If only I had my fire powers to rejuvenate myself! This is bullshit!

"It looks like Devil Pit is having trouble finding you after that last attack, Pit," said Palutena. "Don't make a sound when running at him because that will make too much noise. Instead, use a distraction to make him charge at the pillars so that you can stun him."

"Got it!" Pit affirmed before calling out to his enemy. "HEY! I'M RIGHT HERE, YOU BIG BULLDOZER!" Devil Pit suddenly heard his voice and charged at his foe, only for the latter to dodge the attack and the former to slam right into one of the pillars, causing it to tumble down with a loud crash.

"ARGH! FUCK!" he yelled in pain.

"Missed me! I'm right here!" Pit taunted the furious Devil Pit. The latter growled before quickly charging at him, but Pit dodged out of the way and the Devil slammed right into another pillar, tumbling it down with another loud crash. It continued onwards until all pillars were down and Devil Pit stood there dizzy.

"Uuuuggghhhh..." he groaned.

"Alright, Devil Pit! It's time to finish this!" Pit yelled as he charged towards his enemy before letting lose a powerful charged shot, ending the fight with the angel the victorious one.

"Sneaky little bastard!" Devil Pit cried in defeat.

"Guess you were not as tough as I thought you were," Viridi scoffed.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Cragalanche soon tumbled backwards slowly until he collapsed to the ground. Then he exploded into little rocks, rose into the sky, and was sent back to Viridi's Temple to recover. After that, there laid Devil Pit who slowly got back up after his defeat.

"Well that could've gone better," he groaned. "At least it wasn't as tumbling as last time."

"So it WAS you! You were the one who possessed Cragalanche!" Pit yelled.

"How could you do such a thing like that to my commander?! Explain yourself NOW!" Viridi exclaimed, demanding for answers.

"Very well. I wanted to get revenge on Pit for humiliating me back at the Phoenix's mountain. So I followed him quietly to find the victim for me to use my powers for possessing them," Devil Pit explained. "I've also been following him during his last few missions to gain information about him and see how tough he was."

"Doesn't that seem a little tedious?" Pit asked.

"Maybe...but it's something I get myself used to," Devil Pit replied. "And speaking of which, there's something I need to ask you, Pit."

"What is it?" Pit replied.

"Do you remember those humans you rescued through your path in this forest?" asked Devil Pit.

"Yes..." Pit responded, feeling uncomfortable. "Why do you ask?"

"Well... Turns out they didn't make it out of the forest at all," Devil Pit continued.

"What do you mean?" asked Palutena.

"Let's just say...hmhmhmhm...I enjoyed a very tasty meal with them," Devil Pit chuckled. "Tell me, Pit, do you remember what I said before our first battle here in this arena?" Suddenly, Pit remembered exactly what Devil Pit said before the fight.

It's time for some payback for humiliating me back at the Phoenix's Mountain. I will devour your body whole, just like what I did to those humans.

Those words made the angel's eyes widen in shock.

"Wait...! Y-You mean...?!" he started.

"No! You didn't...! You... You couldn't...!" Palutena gasped.

"Yes... I KILLED THEM AND ATE THEIR CORPSES WHOLE!" Devil Pit laughed with a sinister grin.

Music stops and switches to: Kevin Macleod ~ Unseen Horrors (A.K.A. Anger Boils Theme)

Nobody could believe their eyes from what Devil Pit just told them. Pit, however, was the most shocked of them all. He took a step back and barely dropped to the ground.

"No... I rescued them and... and..." he gasped as he covered his mouth with his hands. Suddenly, he felt something coming up from his throat and began to gag. "Oh goodness...! I-I... I-I think I'm gonna-" And before he knew it, he suddenly threw up into the arena. His barfing was non-stop while Devil Pit looked at him with a sinister smug.

Seems like he's going through physical trauma of what I've done, he thought to himself. Looking at his smell of fear brings me a smile to my face. Hmhmhmhmhm...

After Pit finally stopped throwing up and began breathing again, he looked up at his enemy with tears of both sadness and anger and yelled, "WHY WOULD YOU DO SUCH A THING LIKE THAT, YOU MONSTER?!"

"Because I was so hungry after I heard about Viridi making her arrival here," Devil Pit responded. "And she also ruined my fun when I was killing those mortals back in that battlefield and collected their souls."

"Hey! At least I didn't stoop so low in eating them like that!" Viridi shouted. "The Forces of Nature would NEVER do such a horrendous thing like that!"

"How funny, because you said it yourself that you wanted to exterminate all of humanity!" Devil Pit replied. "Now what kind of monster would do that?"

"I AM NOT A MONSTER!" Viridi shouted. "YOU are the monster here!"

"Alright, that's enough," Devil Pit interrupted. "Before we continue, how about I summon a powerful weapon from the powers of Cragalanche." He then summoned the Cragalanche Cannon.

"How did you get that weapon?" asked Pit.

"After I absorbed Cragalanche's powers before you defeated him, I used them to form this weapon," Devil Pit explained. "Now it's time for you to meet your permanent demise."

"We'll see about that, Devil Pit!" Pit shouted as the both of them got into their battle stances to begin Phase 2 of the battle.

Music stops and switches to: Reincarnation (Remastered Version 2) (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Battle Theme 2)

Devil Pit charged at Pit with is weapon, leaving rows of stone spikes that rose up from the ground. Pit barely avoided that attack and saw the aftermath. The stone spikes soon began to slowly sink back into the ground.

"What the?" Pit wondered.

"How do you like that, Pit? With these types of weapons equipped from other enemies you faced and absorbed their powers, I can achieve brand new skills at my disposal so that I can finish you, and you will burn within the flames of Abyss!" said Devil Pit.

"Be careful with Devil Pit's attacks!" warned Palutena. "Don't get too close or else you will take massive damage. I recommend dodging as quick as you can before you can have a chance to strike!"

"Thank you, Lady Palutena. I'll be careful," said Pit before charging at Devil Pit and slashed at his enemy with his Claws, but the latter blocked it with his cannon. Then Devil Pit fired a charged shot at his enemy, only for the angel to quickly get out of the line of fire, leaving a small crater in its wake after a big explosion. Pit then quickly charged at Devil Pit and both of them repelled their own attacks.

"WHY WOULD YOU DO SUCH A THING TO THE HUMANS, DEVIL PIT?! WHY WOULD YOU EAT THEM LIKE A GUTTLER?! WHAT DID THEY EVER DO TO YOU?!" Pit yelled in anger as he attacked his enemy with a melee combo, only for the Devil to repel them back with his own weapon.

"You should be more concerned about what I'm going to do to you, Pit," Devil Pit replied. "You failed to save the humans away from their worst foe, and now you must suffer the consequences of your actions. Prepare to meet your doom!" Suddenly, Devil Pit rose from the battlefield and slammed his weapon down to create a massive stone ring.

"Gah!" Pit cried in shock as the ring slowly sank down after impact.

"How do you like that? Are you having fun? Because I sure am!" Devil Pit mocked.

"Shut up! You will pay for killing all of those humans I saved!" Pit yelled. "As the Captain of Palutena's Guard, it's my duty to put those who committed dastardly crimes to justice!"

"I'd like to see you try," said Devil Pit. "Dodge this!" He then fired his weapon to send out small explosives to deal big damage. Pit avoided those attacks quickly before they could hit him. "Not bad," Devil Pit scoffed. "But can you survive THIS?!" He then charged at Pit and smacked at him with his weapon, knocking him down. To rub salt in the wound when Pit was struggling to get back up, Devil Pit fired a charged shot that dealt massive damage while knocking Pit backwards to the ground. Then he proceeded to melee attack him like there was no tomorrow. This left Pit really bruised up.

"Ow..." he groaned.

"I told you that you cannot defeat me," said Devil Pit, grinning evilly. "Now...time for you to be finished." He then charged up his cannon to fire a powerful blast. Palutena saw that as Pit's opening chance.

"Now's your chance, Pit!" she quickly said. "Use a charged shot to stop him then take him down with melee attacks!"

"Roger!" said Pit as he quickly fired a charged shot directly at Devil Pit, temporarily stunning him and stopping his attack while catching him off guard.

"Ow! What the?!" he yelped.

"Now to finish this!" Pit said before knocking Devil Pit backwards with another charged shot. While he was down, the angel used rapid fire shots to deal multiple damage on his foe and then let out a melee combo to deal more damage on him while he was still stunned. After taking many brutal hits, Devil Pit was defeated.

"How is that even possible?!" he cried in defeat.

"You were off guard! That's why!" Pit yelled in victory.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Devil Pit tumbled through the arena and his weapon was destroyed upon losing his powers.

"Damn it!" he yelled. "How did you do it?! How did you defeat me again?!"

"Because you cannot underestimate the servant of the Goddess of Light," Pit responded. "Now what are you going to do?"

"I'll let you live for now. But mark my words! This war has only just begun," Devil Pit responded as he slowly got back up. "I'll have you know that the Goddess of Nature has a lot more plans to take care of, and so do I. Good luck, flightless angel. You're going to need it." He then flew away from the Reset Bomb Forest and dropped something.

"Another tape?" Pit wondered as he picked it up and inspected it. "I wonder what this one will say this time." After putting the tape in his pocket, Viridi's projection appeared right in front of him.

"You put on quite a show there," she said. "But you should know that the next Reset Bomb is very nearly complete. Hmm, now where do you think I should drop it this time?" Her projection then faded away while giggling.

"You can't do that!" Pit yelled. In fact, didn't you see what Devil Pit did to your commander earlier? he added in thought.

"First Hades, then Devil Pit, and now Viridi? We need to figure out a plan," said Palutena, worried. But I have a bad feeling that Devil Pit might be right about the war beginning once again, she added in thought. I don't know what it will be like, but I KNOW that it's not good. She then opened up a light pillar and whisked Pit back to her temple.

Music stops and switches to: Solo Menu

"I'm worried right now, Lady Palutena. I don't know what to do right now," said Pit after arriving back in Palutena's temple, whom he was talking to. "First we accidentally freed Devil Pit from his prison, the Mirror of Truth, then we realized that Hades was the true leader of the Underworld, and now Viridi is going to wipe out all of humanity with her Reset Bombs! What are we going to do now?!" Palutena was sad to hear Pit say all of that. She then approached to the angel and comforted him in her warm embrace.

"Shh...calm down, Pit," she spoke quietly. "We're in this together, remember? I know that we're dealing with a lot of enemies now, but there's no other choice. We can't let them cause more trouble."

"You're right," Pit agreed. "Now let's bring everyone together to listen to the next tape."

"Alright. Let's go," said Palutena and the two of them soon brought everyone together again to listen to the next tape. Pit then pulled out the tape marked "Past Research," placed it in the tape player, and pushed PLAY.

Music stops and switches to: Dayshift at Freddy's 3 OST- Henry's Logs (A Waltz in a Minor) (A.K.A. Unknown Audio Logs' Theme)

"I've been researching about something one night after I finished a mission," the voice said. "I've been looking at Palutena's documents about her past life. It would seem that she had two sisters. With all three of them together, they were known as 'The Three Goddess Sisters.' The three of them lived in harmony of Angel Land and ruled Skyworld together. Palutena is one of those sisters. She is the youngest of the trio. The other two are Medusa and Gaia. Medusa is of course the Goddess of Darkness. She used to live with Palutena and Gaia as a happy family, but one day Hades invaded Skyworld and captured Medusa to become his queen. He corrupted her and she became his puppet. However, when I was looking at Gaia's document, I couldn't seem to picture what it said. It would seem that Palutena covered the document so that I wouldn't know anything about her. Oh well. One thing's for certain. Palutena is the only sister left of the family, since the other two were already separated from her. I will continue my research and figure out Palutena's secrets. I must figure out the dark truth that lies within the so-called 'Goddess of Light.' And then...SHE...will DIE!" *click*

Music stops and switches to: Kevin Macleod ~ Giant Wyrm (A.K.A. Evil Comes Theme)

At this point, Pit and Palutena were shocked to hear that. But Palutena began to cry in tears again.

"Lady Palutena? Is that true? Was Medusa one of your...sisters?" Pit asked fearfully and Palutena nodded slowly to answer his question before he asked another one. "But...who's this 'Gaia' person he was talking about? Why did this recording said something about documents of you and the other two?"

"I... I-I don't know if I could tell you about this," Palutena reluctantly responded. "But one thing for sure is that something terrible is going to happen now."

"What do you mean?" Pit asked.

"I have a feeling that Devil Pit's plan is going to bring all of us together in an all-out war," Palutena replied. "And I don't know how to deal with it because I foresee more major bloodshed along the way."

"Don't worry, my lady," said Pit. "If something like this happened to humanity, we'll do whatever it takes to fight and protect them from evil. Including Devil Pit. Now let's all go and take a rest."

"You're right, Pit," Palutena agreed. "Let's go. We have a big battle mission to take care of." Pit nodded and everyone returned to their rooms to rest and prepare themselves for the next mission.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Devil Pit, meanwhile, heard the conversation in the same secluded spot.

"Everything is all going according to plan," he said. "Soon there will be nothing left remaining of this world and we will bring chaos through other ones. Now that we know that the war is about to begin again, there's no need for me exterminate 'her' right away. But first, there is only one thing I need get rid of." He then flew away from the temple. He landed back in the same Reset Bomb Forest. "I don't think this forest is needed to live on anymore," he continued. "It's time for me to eliminate it right now." He then used Pyrokinesis with his right arm, threw a fireball around the whole forest, and it was burned to the ground. "That should take care of it," he said. "This was only Phase 2 of my master plan. Now Viridi is going to target all of her enemies, and the War of Chaos will begin! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" He then teleported away from the burning forest.

Music stops

Chapter Text

Music playing: Wrath of the Reset Bomb

Pit rushed to the door with the Laser Staff equipped with him.

"I'm headin' out!" he exclaimed as he flew through the door and into the skies. Then he saw the Underworld Army and the Forces of Nature fighting each other.

"The Underworld Army and the Forces of Nature are engaged in battle," said Palutena. It's just like I feared, she added in thought. Now all of us are fighting one another in the War of Chaos just like he planned.

"What? Why are Hades and Viridi fighting?" asked Pit, confused.

"Isn't it obvious?" said Viridi.

"You again!" exclaimed Pit after hearing her voice.

"These brutes have a complete disregard for life. They're even worse than humans!" Viridi continued. And maybe they might be the ones responsible for burning down not one, but TWO forests, she added in thought. But I don't know if it's either them or the humans...

"Ho ho ho! You're one to talk, little goddess!" Hades laughed. "At least I give the humans YOU kill peace after death." (A/N: Are you sure about that, Hades?) Devil Pit heard the commotion and was hiding throughout all of this.

"This is exactly what I planned. The War of Chaos has begun," he said. "This is where my master plan will go a lot more smoothly. As long as they're still distracted, I shall gain the upper hand." He then proceeded to follow Pit on the quiet without him knowing. All while taking down both the Underworld and Forces of Nature troops that were in his way.

Meanwhile, Pit was fighting both armies at once. He did so by taking down troops from either side, since both armies still view him as a threat to stopping both of their leaders' plans; Viridi for eliminating all of mankind to have Nature itself grow, and Hades for claiming his power to rule everything.

"We have an opportunity here, Pit. Let's use this chaos to our advantage," said Palutena, quietly. Even though it might not be the right thing to do, it's the only way for them to be distracted, she added in thought. But at the same time, HE'S still lurking around.

"OK. What's my target?" asked Pit.

"Viridi is planning to drop another Reset Bomb in this area," Palutena explained.

"What? Where exactly?!" Pit exclaimed.

"I'm still not sure," Palutena replied.

"And with Hades' army after them too, the humans don't stand a chance!" Pit exclaimed. "We have to do something!" He then took down more enemies from both armies, while Devil Pit kept following him on his trail.

"This is really good," he said. "I can't wait for them to see the looks on their faces when they see me again soon. It will be a fantastic show." But then, he saw the Reset Bomb Viridi deployed. "Shit! If Pit doesn't destroy the bomb as soon as possible, there won't be any souls nor human corpses to devour!" he exclaimed. "That and it's also going to give me traumatizing memories."

Back with Pit, he also spotted the bomb along with Palutena.

"There's the bomb. We'd better hurry!" reported the goddess.

"Roger!" Pit affirmed as Palutena guided Pit to the direction where the bomb is as fast as she could. "That bomb won't be resetting anything when I'm done with it!"

"What mischief are you two getting into now?" Viridi stated and then she ordered her troops. "Rise, my children, and pluck this dweeb from the air!"

"Dweeb?!" Pit shouted, embarrassed as he took out the Forces of Nature enemies.

"I'm sorry, but that's one point for Viridi," apologized Palutena.

"Yeah? Well...every dweeb has his day!" Pit countered, miserably.

"Hmm... Make that two points for Viridi," said Palutena, unconcerned. Devil Pit heard that and facepalmed himself.

"What kind of counterattack was that? That was so bad and embarrassing," he groaned. "Also, did Viridi just called her forces 'children?' I am so grossed out by that!"

Back with Pit, he took down more Forces of Nature troops until he reached the Reset Bomb.

"The Reset Bomb is going to wreak havoc if it hits the ground!" he exclaimed.

"There's NOTHING natural about that," said Palutena.

"How do I stop it?!" Pit asked in worry.

"Careful—the bomb could explode if you just start shooting indiscriminately," warned Palutena before she had an idea. "Oh, I know. Destroy the green targets to remove the crown and expose the core. Then destroy the core."

"Huh. It's like a shooting game. I can almost feel the controller in my hands!" said Pit. Devil Pit heard that and facepalmed.

"Will you PLEASE stop breaking the fourth wall, you idiot?!" he said.

Back with Pit, he fought against more Forces of Nature's troops that were blocking his way from destroy the green targets. Once he destroyed all of them, the core was exposed.

"The core's exposed. Hurry!" said Palutena.

"Come on, bomb! Do your worst!" shouted Pit as he began to shoot at the core with rapid fire shots as fast as he could. After taking enough damage, the core was destroyed and he bomb was deactivated. "Yeah! Destructimated!" Pit cheered.

"I don't believe this!" exclaimed Viridi, shocked.

"I know! Isn't it wonderful?" said Palutena. "But we can't rest yet. Viridi has a Reset Bomb factory that we need to shut down. Once we deal with it, that'll be the end of these horrid things."

"Aye aye!" Pit exclaimed after receiving four more Recovery Orbs to replenish his health. "Your reign of destruction ends here, Viridi!"

"Not bad, Pit. You really did a number on that bomb," said Devil Pit who witnessed the deactivation of the Reset Bomb. "Because if you didn't do it, I wouldn't have gotten more mortal souls and corpses to devour. But you're not done yet. Let's see how well you can complete the rest of your mission." While Pit was fighting against more Forces of Nature troops, laser beans fired at him from afar.

"Watch out, Pit!" Palutena warned.

"Laser beams?!" exclaimed the angel as he quickly dodged the oncoming fire.

"Children! You must protect the Reset Bomb Depot!" Viridi ordered.

"It won't work, Viridi!" Pit responded. "You have a problem with humans. OK, we get it. But more destruction won't help anything!"

"Oh, please. This coming from the flying munitions depot himself!" Viridi scoffed. "You're as destructive as a hundred Reset Bombs!"

"Maybe, but I'M destroying evil!" Pit replied. "It's totally different! Look it up."

"Pssh! Are you trying to act all stupid right now?" Devil Pit scoffed while facepalming. Pit then flew upwards and made it to the Reset Bomb Depot itself.

"We're approaching the Reset Bomb Depot," said Palutena.

"It's huge!" Pit exclaimed.

"I'll look for a place to land," Palutena continued. Devil Pit saw the depot as well and was disgusted.

"So this is where those murder weapons were created," he said. "I wonder if Pit has a chance to destroy it soon. Let's wait and see." He didn't follow Pit this time but instead flew away from the depot as far away as possible to avoid getting spotted. But as he continued to fly away, both the Underworld and Forces of Nature troops ambushed him in a circle. "Tch! Standing in my way again?" the Devil scoffed. "You were a pain in the ass all those years ago when I fought you, so now I'm going to give you instant Karma." With a crackling flame in his hand, he quickly snapped his fingers and small fire rings appeared around the enemies. The rings suddenly engulfed the enemies in flames until they were burned to nothing. "Insolent fools like you are nothing but flying insects," Devil Pit continued. "I'll deal with the rest of you later. Right now I have important matters at hand to deal with." With that, he flew away from the depot even further until he was out of enemy sight.

Pit, meanwhile, went around the depot in order to find a landing spot while defeating more Forces of Nature troops. He then flew through crystals and Palutena found a landing spot.

"Up here looks like a good spot," she said. "Prepare for landing. It could get a little rough!" She then drew Pit up into the air right into the landing spot.

"Waaaah!" the angel cried. Devil Pit watched from afar and saw Pit entering the depot.

"Let's see if you can make it out alive after completing the mission," he said. "If you don't, then I'll be disappointed in you."

Music stops and switches to: Reset Bomb Depot (Exterior)

Pit roughly landed into the Reset Bomb Depot and slowly got back up. He then ate the food and proceeded onwards.

"Just going to stroll in without backup? That's brave, if not very smart," Viridi scoffed before ordering her troops. "Rise, my children! Politely destroy out guest!" As on queue, Nutskis came out to stop Pit from destroying the depot. Devil Pit, who was still far away, didn't take kindly to Viridi's hospitality.

"Bah! What kind of hospitality was that? That was so stupid," he groaned while facepalming. After taking down all of the Nutskis, Pit and continued onwards. Then he saw an enemy that looked kind of like a bomb with two wheels, going really fast towards him.

"What is this?" he asked.

"That's a Bumpety Bomb," said Viridi.

"Cute name. It almost feels wrong to destroy them. ...Oh, well," said Palutena. "Just watch out for their blast radius, Pit!"

"Bumpety Bomb... That was a stupid name for an enemy SHE came up with all those years ago when I first invaded her territory," Devil Pit groaned, upon hearing the name from which nobody listened. "Thankfully, she's gone, but SHE is here now." After taking down the Bumpety Bombs, along with a Zert, Pit continued onwards to shut down the depot.

"I brought a Cherubot for you," said Palutena.

"I can't imagine that pile of metal is very fuel efficient," said Viridi.

"Actually, it runs on goddess power, which is totally renewable," Palutena explained as Pit hopped into the Cherubot and continued onwards while using the machine to take down more Forces of Nature troops. But once he fell into an arena, there were still more Underworld and Forces of Nature troops fighting against each other.

"Dang it, Hades! Get your filthy troops out of MY bomb depot!" Viridi groaned.

"You're awfully cute when you're flustered, rosebud," Hades remarked. (A/N: Really...? I do NOT ship that at ALL! No offense.) This made Viridi blush in embarrassment.

Why do most of my enemies talk so nonchalant like that? she thought. At least Pit is not evil and more protective than him and his Devil counterpart. I wonder... But she shook her head to snap out of it. Grr! Focus Viridi! she mentally yelled at herself. You HAVE to focus in taking them out!

"The Underworld Army and the Forces of Nature are still fighting," said Pit.

"Then take them BOTH out," said Palutena. Although I still fear that the War of Chaos is continuing, she added in thought. If only there is a way I can convince Viridi and her forces to join us and stop all the evil ones... But I guess only time will tell... Devil Pit heard that and reminisced the time back at the Space-Pirate Ship.

"This takes me back when the Underworld tried to take down my minions. Good times," he said. "I can't wait to show my new enemies a taste of their own medicine once I give them MY taste of destruction."

Meanwhile, Pit took down all of the Underworld and Forces of Nature troops with his Cherubot to continue onwards. "Destructified!" he exclaimed. Once he was done with defeating them, he then continued to a Jump pad. "All right, Cherubot. Good job," he said after hopping off of the Cherubot and used the jump pad to hop to the next area. Suddenly, he came across a Lethinium that shot a big laser and Pit barley dodge it by hiding behind a small wall. "Wowza!" he exclaimed.

"Lasers seem like overkill," said Palutena.

"We usually get much bigger enemies here," said Viridi.

"Too bad Pit's just so...tiny," said Palutena.

"Hey, I can hear you, you know!" Pit groaned in embarrassment. Devil Pit heard that and was shaking his head in disgust.

"Why do the gods have to talk about us angels like that?" he groaned. "I swear if they continue their remarks like that, I'm going to puke." Pit then took down the Lethinium and a few others to continue onwards. Along the way, there were also a few Nutskis coming out from nowhere to slow him down, but Pit took them out without any problems. While he defeated the enemies, they dropped fruits for Pit to eat and replenish his health, since they are natural food. But once he entered a new area, he came across a new enemy that seemed to be a pile of mud.

"There's nothing like fighting a pile of mud to make a guy feel tough," he said.

"Mudrones are pretty resilient, so you actually DO need to be tough to fight them," Palutena explained. "To completely defeat them, you have to take them down three times." Pit did as he was told and the Mudrone dropped grapes for Pit to eat and replenish his health. Then he continued onwards, while taking down both Underworld and Forces of Nature troops, from which he saw a couple of Handoras fighting a Pew Pew. Once he took them out, he approached a path an electric fence.

"I really don't think I should be touching these walls," he said.

"Good instincts," said Palutena.

"Bok bok bok! What are you? Chicken?" Viridi taunted. Devil Pit heard that and facepalm.

"That was the most cliché taunt anybody can do. It gets really old really fast," he groaned. (A/N: I honestly agree with him on that one. Clichés are way too old.) "Plus, her own tastes of taunting her enemies is WAY inferior than SHE was. That and I also take these missions seriously, unlike the other idiots." Pit then continued onwards and took down more enemies while avoiding more electric fences. Few of the enemies were annoying to take down because they can inflict status effects, like Cawcaws for Confusion due to their loud screeches. He then entered another arena where there are, you guessed it, more Underworld and Forces of Nature troops fighting each other.

"More Underworld forces!" Viridi exclaimed.

"I get what Viridi has against Hades. He's destructive and evil," said Pit. "But what does Hades have against Viridi?"

"I think you answered your own question. Destruction is fun for him," said Palutena.

"Well, five points to the squares! It's true. This is just my idea of a good time," said the Underworld ruler. "Not that these serious ladies would know anything about having a good time." Although I'm still having trouble trying to find our escaped prisoner, he added in thought.

"Don't even put Lady Palutena in the same sentence as the Goddess of Brutality!" Pit scowled.

"It's Goddess of Nature!" Viridi corrected with a groan.

"You'd think the Lord of the Underworld would be too busy for mischief making," said Palutena. Despite the banished Devil who's more power-hungry than Hades, she added in thought.

"Oh, no. Making mischief is one of my principal responsibilities," said Hades. And also trying to stop that Devil from standing in my way is another one, he added in thought. Especially since he's been causing trouble on my own army. Devil Pit heard all of that and chuckled.

"Hmhmhmhmhm... It would seem that everyone is starting to figure everything out. Except Palutena is wrong about something," he said. "I'M the one who's seeking destruction in this world and I will NOT let any inferior beings get in my way!" After that little conversation, Pit took down both the Underworld and Forces of Nature troops and continued onwards. He then took a platform to go down.

Music stops and switches to: Reset Bomb Depot (Interior)

Once Pit was down to where he needed to be, he continued onwards inside the depot.

"We're approaching the bottom of the fortress," said Palutena.

"Everything seems to be made out of natural materials," said Pit, surprised.

"Reset Bombs must grow like fruit," said Palutena.

"ORGANIC fruit," Viridi corrected.

"And when it's ripe, it falls off the vine and just organically destroys everything in its path?" Hades asked.

"That's not exactly how it goes," Viridi responded.

"But I'm in the ballpark, aren't I?" Hades said.

"Nature dictates that all life must eventually break down," Viridi explained. "This is just an accelerated version of that process!" Devil Pit heard Viridi's explanation and was not impressed.

"How funny, because that wasn't the first time I experienced something like that," he said. "Especially after what they did to me and RUINED MY FUCKING LIFE!" After he roared that very loudly, fire burst from the ground due to Devil Pit's anger. He began to calm down while breathing heavily. "No matter. Once Pit destroys the Reset Bomb Depot, I have one thing to do in there before I continue with the next step of my master plan," he said as he continued to wait.

Back with Pit, he took down more Underworld and Forces of Nature troops until he came across some floating platforms.

"Dash up to those floating platforms to jump on them," explained Palutena. "When the platform is lined up in front of you, go for it!" Pit did so and dashed to hop from one platform to another, while taking down more enemies from both armies. But suddenly, he came across a treasure box that was...

"A Mimicutie?" he exclaimed.

"Neener neener!" said Viridi. Devil Pit sighed and facepalmed at Viridi's taunting.

"Seriously, what kind of goddess would even taunt like that? This taunting shit is starting to annoy me really hard!" he groaned. "At least she's not as worse as HER. Plus, these Mimicuties are really annoying with their literal sick kicks."

Back with Pit, he eventually defeated the Mimicutie quickly with a Smart Bomb before going back through the floating platforms while taking down more and more enemies from both armies. But once he was getting closer and closer to destroying the Reset Bomb Depot, more Forces of Nature troops came out to stop him.

"Children! Destroy the intruder!" Viridi ordered.

"Don't think you can win this battle for too long, Viridi," said Devil Pit. "Once I'm done with that foolish angel at another time, I'm personally going to deal with you and your army with a sweet killing spree of my own." After taking down both a Pew Pew and a Toxiecap, a new enemy appeared that seemed to be a giant armored beetle-like fungus to attack Pit.

"What's the deal with this enemy?" he asked.

"It's called a Meeba, and it's actually a kind of parasitic fungus," Viridi explained.

"That shell will block your attacks. Try getting behind it first," said Palutena, who helped Pit out to take down the Meeba.

"Hey! Who asked for your advice?!" Viridi exclaimed. Devil Pit heard that and chuckled.

"Hmhmhm... I guess no one, but it's still really funny when it comes from you," he said. "Besides, who even thinks about creating a giant beetle-thing with one eyeball out of its ass? I know one who did it before you and she has the worst tastes in creating these fools in the first place." After taking down the Meeba, Pit continued onwards. One Boom Stomper came out to block the angel from continuing, but Pit took it down and hopped on more floating platforms. Once he used a jump pad, he hopped onto another grind rail.

"Huah!" he exclaimed, hopped into the air "Haha!", landed on another grind rail at another section, "Wahoo!", and made it to another land. "Yes!"

"Are you always so insufferably upbeat?" Viridi questioned. Although the way he spoke like that sounded kinda...cute... she thought as her cheeks began to blush. But she shook her head to snap out of it. Grr! I need to FOCUS! she mentally yelled. I cannot let him destroy the Reset Bomb Depot! Devil Pit heard all of that and chuckled at Pit's behavior.

"Hmhmhmhm... I guess some things never change, young angel," he said. But after Pit landed on the platform, a Megonta and a couple of Cawcaws came out to stop the angel from completing his mission. The Megonta rolled around to squash Pit, but the angel quickly dodged out of the way to avoid any harm. He then used a melee attack to knock the Megonta back so that it temporarily loses its footing. Then Pit used shooting attacks to take it down. After defeating it, he also took down the Cawcaws and used jump pads to continue onwards. One of them led him to a wobbly bridge.

"The bridge looks treacherous," said Palutena, worried.

"Great..." Pit groaned.

"Listen, this probably goes without saying, but..." Palutena started.

"Yes?" Pit asked.

"Be careful not to fall," Palutena finished.

"...Right," said Pit, worried about doing that. Luckily, he didn't and opened a treasure box to collect its goodies. Then he used another jump pad to take him back from whence he came. Along the way, there were more enemies that came out under the orders of their leader to stop Pit from destroying the Reset Bomb Depot.

"Fight harder, children! He's just one little angel!" Viridi ordered in fear of losing. "If this fortress goes down, that's the end of all Reset Bombs."

"That's right," said Palutena. "Ready yourself, Goddess of Nature!" Even though it breaks my heart to do this just like last time... she added in thought and worry.

"Foolish gods such as yourselves don't know what is going to happen next after this depot is destroyed," said Devil Pit, grinning sinisterly. "The Forces of Nature are my secondary targets to eliminate after I defeat that damn angel. Say your last prayers if you have any, Viridi!" After defeating all of the enemies in that area, Pit continued onwards and along the way, he used a lift behind him and found a Zodiac Chamber. He entered it and collected the Virgo Palm. After that, he left and continued onwards by entering another lift to complete his mission. He then exited the lift and was back outside.

Music stops and switches back to: Reset Bomb Depot (Exterior)

"This is disorienting..." he said as he was nearly dizzy from going outside due to the sunlight. He then hopped in another Cherubot to take down more Forces of Nature enemies, which were bunch of Nutskis, a couple of Dibble Dops, a Zert, a couple of Skreetles, a Meeba, a couple of Urgles, and a Boom Stomper. After defeating them all, he continued onwards down a long pathway.

"This will take you to the heart of the depot up ahead," said Palutena.

"It's so close!" said Pit. "In Palutena's name, I will eliminate the threat of the Reset Bomb!"

"You're only playing to get closer in facing the inevitable," said Devil Pit with a sinister smile. "If you knew better, you would not battle against your 'friends' in the first place." Pit continued onwards and defeated more Forces of Nature troops, which were a couple of Bladers, a Megonta, a Lurchthorn, and a Captain Flare, until he was close to destroy the Reset Bomb Depot. He rushed to the hallway and found a lift to lower him down.

"It's time to put an end to the Reset Bombs once and for all!" said Palutena.

Music stops and switches back to: Reset Bomb Depot (Interior) (A/N: Only for a short time.)

Pit entered the lift to go down, drank another Drink of the Gods, and entered through the door to finish this as Devil Pit watched from afar.

"Looks like you're about to destroy the depot in its entirety," he said. "Let's see if you can win this fight."

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1

"Pit, destroy the Reset Bomb Pod to take down the entire depot," Palutena ordered.

"Not a problem!" Pit affirmed.

"That's what you think! Guards! Wake up and report for duty!" Viridi warned before calling out her guards. The guards awoke and came out to fight against Pit to begin the battle. They attack in groups of four, but their battle strategy was poor and they just didn't attack their target properly.

"Ugh! I should've brought more soldiers. More competent soldiers!" Viridi groaned.

"Sorry about that, sprout. I'm afraid they're busy fighting my guys," Hades apologized.

"But you have to admit, Hades. My troops are no joke, right?" said Viridi.

"Oh, yes, they're just terrifying. Quake-in-your-boots terrifying," Hades replied, sarcastically. Pit then noticed that there was a shell protecting the pod from receiving damage, since his shooting attacks were not doing any good.

"There's a shell protecting the Reset Bomb Pod! How do I crack it?" he exclaimed.

"Try blasting a guard into the trench," Palutena explained. "The resulting explosion will help knock the shell loose, which is your cue to fire away!" Pit tried using shooting attacks to blast a guard to the pod, but that didn't work.

"Get up close to a guard, and melee it into the trench," Palutena explained further. "The explosion will remove the shell and let you fire directly at the Reset Bomb Pod." Pit did what he was told a used a melee attack to push a guard into the pod to cause an explosion. The resulting blast got the shell off the pod.

"The shell is off!" Pit exclaimed.

"Now's your chance! Attack!" said Palutena and Pit did so by giving the pod some damage with shooting attacks. But then the shell grew back again.

"The shell grew back!" Pit exclaimed.

"You need to attack the inside while you have the chance!" explained Palutena. "Fire at the Reset Bomb Pod immediately after you take out the shell with a guard!" But once the guards were previously knocked down, new ones appeared to join the group and fight.

"Dashing and doing a melee attack might be the best way to get rid of those guards," Palutena further explained. "Close in on a guard, then dash and attack it." Pit did so and managed to use a melee attack to knock a guard into the pod to cause an expulsion and knock the shell down. But even though it took so much damage, it wasn't taken down just yet. The guards, however, were persistent in stopping the angel from destroying the entire depot. Despite the fact that their battle system was not great, they still tried their best to stop Pit from eliminate the Reset Bomb Pod. But Pit knocked them into the trench to create explosions that knocked the shell out of the pod. And just in case the shell grew back again, Pit created another explosion by knocking another guard into the trench to deal bigger damage before letting loose some shooting attacks. After a few more hits, and more guards to knock down and bring down the shell, Pit finally destroyed the pod.

"Obliteration!" he exclaimed in victory.

"Good. Now let's get you out of here!" said Palutena. After defeating the pod, Pit did different poses in fashion of his victory. Suddenly, the Reset Bomb Pod began to explode which caused the depot to shake.

"Whoa-oa!" Pit cried upon noticing it. Then more explosions began to go off as Pit looked around to notice it. "Huh?" he wondered. Palutena then activated the Power of Flight to get Pit out of the Reset Bomb Depot. Pit then jumped to start flying. "Huph-ah!" he grunted as he got out of his feet. He attempted to fly away from the depot as fast as he could, but the explosion caught up to him and blew him out of the depot. "Aaaaaaaaaaaaugh!" he cried upon being blown away.

"My depot! That's it! You are now OFFICIALLY at the top of my to-kill list," Viridi yelled in fury.

"Uh-oh. I'd better get you out of there, Pit," said Palutena and whisked the angel away back to her temple.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Meanwhile from far away, Devil Pit witnessed the explosion and the destruction of the Reset Bomb Depot.

"Excellent. The Reset Bomb Depot has been destroyed," he said. "Now there will be no more Reset Bombs to deploy. Serves them right for what they did to me all those years ago and ruined my life." But he noticed something unusual, and that was the depot was still floating up a bit. "Normally when a building is completely destroyed, it should be shattered in to pieces. I guess it's not quite done yet and Viridi might still have a chance to rebuild it," he continued. "But that's going to take a very long time for that to happen. My work here is done thanks to my 'personal assistant.'" With that, he began to fly away from the area as far away as possible. "With the next step of Phase 2 of my master plan done, it's now time to visit the Lunar Sanctum," he continued. "Once I get inside, I'll take the form of another commander and use his powers to eliminate than pathetic angel once and for all! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" With that, he increased his Power of Flight's speed to fly faster away from the depot and the entire area where the battle between all three sides ended.

Music stops

Chapter Text

Music playing: First Pit's Victory song and then The Lunar Sanctum

Pit took off to the skies with the Virgo Palm equipped and began to sing a song.

"♪ Again today I will go soaring through the sky!

♪ My enemies, I'll dish 'em up in a stir-fry!

♪ Gracious Goddess of Light watches from up above!

♪ At dinnertime I always show the cook some love!"

"What are you singing?" asked Palutena.

"Just this little victory song I made up," said Pit as he took down more Forces of Nature enemies. "We stopped Viridi! Now it's time to take down Hades!" (A/N: I loved that song Pit sang right there. Also, Fun Fact: There's a YouTube video about Viridi singing the victory song for the 10th anniversary of Kid Icarus: Uprising, and the 30th anniversary of Kid Icarus, months ago. I was originally going to begin writing this story down at that day, but I wanted to finish my prototype of it first. So, sorry for creating it late, albeit this is a rewrite on this website. Go check out the video made by Isabelle Amponin, the voice actress of Viridi from a spinoff of Palutena's Guidance called Hades' Misguidance from Zelda Universe. You can also go and check out the channel to find the playlist of Hades' Misguidance and another playlist of their own Palutena's Guidance DLC Fighters of both Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Anyways, resume.)

"Not quite. We still have to contend with her forces. Specifically, Arlon the Serene," said Palutena.

"Oh, is he one of her commanders?" Pit asked.

"Yes, and he has a weapon so lethal, it makes Reset Bombs seem like firecrackers," Palutena explained. "Arlon's base is close by. You see the Moon?" Pit then saw the Moon Palutena mentioned.

"Yeah, it's really pretty tonight," he said.

"And what about that?" Palutena asked, showing the angel what appeared to be another moon.

"Like I said, they're pretty," Pit responded before realizing something. "Wait a sec... There are two moons?!"

"They're like eyes watching you," said Palutena.

"I wish they wouldn't. I get stage fright," Pit said with a sigh. Suddenly, he saw the second moon split apart. "Whoa whoa whoa!" he exclaimed. "What kind of moon IS that?!"

"THAT'S Arlon's Lunar Sanctum. Clearly, there's more to it than meets the eye," said Palutena.

"Very cool!" Pit exclaimed. But all of a sudden, he saw a beam that fired at him and he barely dodged it. "And dangerous!" he added in fright as he continued to fight more Forces of Nature troops and avoiding more of the laser beams that were firing at his direction, surprising fast and aggressively as if someone clearly wants him dead. "I take it back! It's not cool at all!" the angel exclaimed.

"We're going in!" said Palutena as she guided Pit closer to the sanctum. The angel continued to fight and take down more and more Forces of Nature enemies while also dodging more laser beams. The enemies were clearly not happy that their leader lost the Reset Bomb Depot, but most of them were quite confused as why the lasers were heading towards the angel at a rapid and deadly pace. Something about that did not seem right to them.

"I'm getting close!" Pit exclaimed.

"I'll get you there. Just focus on avoiding fire," said Palutena. Pit did so and received four more Recovery Orbs to replenish his health. He then took down more Forces of Nature enemies after avoiding those laser beams.

"Those lasers are quite the security system," said Palutena.

"You're telling me!" Pit replied.

"With all THIS firepower, Arlon must be preparing for a massive attack," Palutena continued. Then, the goddess and the angel heard another voice.

"Why on Earth would I be attacking? I'm far too busy...defending, my dear," he said.

"Huh?!" Pit wondered. Turns out, it was the Forces of Nature's next commander, Arlon the Serene.

"You must be Commander Arlon," said Palutena.

"Pleasure to make your acquaintance, Lady Palutena," replied Arlon. "And yours too, Young Master Pit. I have heard tales of your prowess from our Mistress Viridi." And I also remembered you back in the past, he added in thought about Palutena. Back then before that war began...and I'm afraid it has started again.

"Well, that's...weirdly nice of her..." Pit responded.

"She said I mustn't let your attacks spread chaos HERE of all places," Arlon explained further. "Before you cause a most unnatural harm, let us sit down for a chat."

"I might consider it if you withdrew your forces..." Palutena responded. "...and banded with us to face the Underworld Army together."

"Those decisions fall to the will of Mistress Viridi," Arlon explained. "Unfortunately, it's entirely out of my purview. I do hope you understand." That and I'm not sure if she would listen to any of us about HIM, he added in thought.

Hmm... I was afraid you'd say that, Palutena thought. So much for trying...

"What's a purview? And why do you talk like that?" Pit questioned. "Bad guys are supposed to be more like 'Graaahhh!' and 'I'm gonna KEEL you!'" (A/N: Immediately after I heard that and wrote it down here, I was bursting with laughter. Also, in case if anybody's wondering, a purview is a limit of taking responsibility of something important.)

"The young master is skilled in impressions, I see. Would you care to perform more?" said Arlon, amused.

"Uh, that's all I've got," Pit replied as he continued to take down more enemies, until the sanctum's core turned to prepare to fire a giant deadly laser again.

"Pit! Watch out!" Palutena warned.

"Huh?" Pit wondered before turning around and immediately noticed the laser before swiftly dodging it. "Aaaaaugh!" he cried.

"That attack was vicious!" said Palutena. "I see a corridor we can enter through. Hold on!" She then guided Pit to the side of the sanctum for safety, thought not by much, and Pit continued to take down more enemies.

"It's not much safer in here!" he said.

"As I mentioned earlier, the Lunar Sanctum is very heavily fortified," Palutena explained. "But a victory here could help us contain all of Viridi's army."

"I'll take care of it somehow!" said Pit, determined to win while taking down a couple of Lurchthorns, but he then noticed something a little off. "Huh... Their defenses are thinning out."

"I'm still detecting enemies, though, so be careful," warned Palutena. As on queue, ghostly-like enemies appeared out of nowhere to attack their foe.

"Augh!" Pit shrieked in shock.

"Let me introduce you to the Flages, the covert-ops specialists for Viridi's army," Arlon explained. "Do they strike your fancy?"

"Uh, NO!" Pit scowled.

"Personally, I'm quite fond of them," said Arlon.

"Right, 'cause I care SO much," Pit replied, sarcastically, even though Arlon didn't take note of that.

"Your concern is noted," he said.

"I WAS BEING SARCASTIC! I don't care at all!" Pit yelled as he proceeded to take them down and avoid laser beams.

"Oh, yes, I almost forgot," Arlon then spoke out.

"Forgot what?" asked Palutena.

"To close the gates!" Arlon replied. "And the gates...go...shut." Arlon closed the gates to slow Pit down, only for him to destroy the weak spots and go through them.

"Yikes! Cut it out!" yelped the angel.

"The Power of Flight is running out. We have to move!" Palutena warned. "Find the breakable spots on the gates, and shoot through. You can also break through with melee attacks." Luckily, Pit broke through the gates successfully and was getting closer to reaching Arlon.

"There's an entry point through a duct up ahead. It's tight, so watch out!" Palutena pointed out as she sent Pit to the duct and he crashed through.

"Hrrt?!" he yelped in pain. (A/N: You might be wondering why Devil Pit is not there. Continue reading to find out.)

Music stops and switches to: At the Sanctum

Pit then skited to a halt and was amazed by the inside of the Lunar Sanctum.

"Talk about ritzy!" he exclaimed before eating the food that was waiting for him.

"It's like a whole other world. A classier world," said Palutena, amazed as well.

"I'm deeply flattered by your gracious compliments," said Arlon, blushing a bit.

"Who knew the Lunar Sanctum would be so nice?" said Pit.

"I could get used to a place like this!" Palutena agreed.

"Perhaps you could. But the Lunar Sanctum doesn't have room for any...MORE guests," said Arlon. That and Mistress Viridi would get suspicious about joining sides, because she might not listen to us, he added in thought.

"Uh, it's not THAT nice," said Palutena.

"I don't care how nice this place is! It won't stop me from taking you down!" exclaimed Pit.

"I understand. You have no regard for other people's property," replied Arlon. Although I do wish we could chat and talk about the return of the War of Chaos, he added in thought. I can't believe it's happening again just like...last time. Suddenly, Pit noticed a green hologram of a Nutski that was set up by Arlon.

"Are my eyes playing tricks on me?" he asked.

"Arlon seems to have a penchant for visual trickery," said Palutena.

"It's just a little something I whipped up to whet your appetite," Arlon responded.

"This is so annoying. Lady Palutena. Help me out here," Pit exclaimed in frustration and telling his goddess to get through the illusions.

"Deploying the Palutena Super Sensor..." said Palutena.

"I didn't know you had a super sensor!" said Pit.

"Hee hee. I don't. You know I like to make stuff up," giggled the goddess.

"I can't believe you're messing with me at a time like this!" Pit exclaimed again.

"Don't fret. You can use the green arrows to guide your way," Palutena replied.

"Now how did you manage to place those here?" Arlon asked. "Ooh, it seems you've infiltrated the Lunar Sanctum's control core, Palutena. That leaves me relatively defenseless. I'd best rectify that posthaste. If you'll excuse me, I must go gird my loins for your arrival."

"TMI! Nobody wants to hear about your loins!" Pit yelled in disgust as soon as Arlon left for a while. (A/N: I found that rather funny.) While Pit was going to a room with a grind rail, Palutena decided to tell Pit something.

"It looks like your wings are losing feathers, Pit," she said.

"Hmm, I didn't notice. But I guess you're right," Pit replied.

"I wonder if your wings are going bald," Palutena continued.

"WHY WOULD YOU EVEN SAY THAT?" Pit yelled in fear.

"Sorry—it just sort of slipped out," Palutena apologized. "Here, if you just kind of push the other feathers over the bald spot..."

"I AM NOT DOING A COMB-OVER!" Pit yelled again, ending the conversation. He then hopped on the grind rail and took down more enemies. He also flipped some switches to change the color of the grind rail in order to not fall off. Once he hopped out of it, he continued onwards where a Mudrone was standing in the angel's way along with a green hologram version of a Pew Pew. After taking out the Mudrone, along with a few other enemies that ambushed him, Pit hopped on another grind rail. He made sure to hop on a different one in order to avoid falling down and flip the switches to avoid the same problem, while also taking down more enemies and ignoring the holograms. He then hopped off the grind rail and entered another room where he was ambushed by more enemies, which were a couple of Bumpety Bombs, an Urgle, a couple of Pew Pews, and a Toxiecap. After taking the enemies out, and ignoring the holograms, he proceeded onwards and entered a room with a giant mirror. "Now what do I do?" he asked.

"Look carefully at the mirror's image," Palutena explained. "You'll notice some inconsistency." Pit did as he was told and looked in the mirror to activate two switches and the last hidden one that is reflected by the mirror. After going through the first unlocked door, there was another one that seemed to be extremely difficult where he had to maneuver carefully across while making sure not to fall down. Once he did that, he entered another unlocked door that lead him to the Lunar Sanctum Control Center where he noticed his doppelganger, Dark Pit, waiting for him.

"Pittoo!" exclaimed the light angel.

"Seriously, that is the last time I want to hear 'Pittoo!'" replied the annoyed dark angel as the two of them prepared themselves to fight.

Music stops and switches to: Dark Pit's Theme

"Arlon, did you call Pittoo here?" Palutena asked while the light and dark angels fight each other.

"I most certainly did," Arlon replied.

"He's not usually one to follow orders. How did you persuade him?" Palutena wondered.

"It was quite simple, actually. Just the mention of young master Pit's presence..." Arlon explained. "...was enough to send his twin running here."

"Pittoo just isn't happy unless he's fighting someone," said Palutena, sadly. And in this case, it would be his original self, she added in thought. But I wonder what he would think about Devil Pit if he encountered him again. Speaking of which, I don't sense his presence anywhere. Where could he be?

"You say that like it's a bad thing!" said Dark Pit.

"You stay out of this!" shouted the original counterpart. During the fight, the Control Center remained in place and can fire explosive shots at either angel, depending on which one made their shot while fighting against each other. Dark Pit, however, was not going to be bested again so easily. So, he used powerful charged shots to eliminate the angel and prove his worth as being the superior one. But Pit made sure to avoid them quickly in order to not take massive damage. Also, with the help of Palutena, he activated a Reflect Barrier to bring the shots back at the dark angel so that he could take the big damage instead. After a long and excursiating battle between the two angels, the light one was victorious, leaving the dark counterpart humiliated on the floor.

"Now what, fool!" Pit taunted.

"Just wait till next time!" said Dark Pit as he flew away. But Pit was not done just yet. There was still the Lunar Sanctum Control Center that must be destroyed.

"Destroy the Lunar Sanctum Control Center," said Palutena. Pit did so by using charged shots and continued shooting attacks, while also avoiding its attack measures from dealing damage, and soon enough, the Control Center was blown up to smithereens, weakening the sanctum's power.

"The Control Center is toast!" Pit exclaimed, then drank another Drink of the Gods after that tough fight, and continued onwards up on a lift.

Music stops and switches back to: At the Sanctum

Pit then arrived at a path where most of the panels were missing.

"Where are we?" he wondered as he proceeded to take down more enemies, which were only a few Nutskis at the moment, until he nearly fell over an empty panel. "Whoa!" he exclaimed as barely got back up.

"It's a bit daunting, I agree," said Palutena. Pit then carefully continued onwards and took down more enemies along the way, until...

"Ha...chooo!" sneezed Palutena and a meteor suddenly crashed into the ground.

"Augh!" Pit gasped in horror. "Are you trying to get me smooshed?"

"Huh? That wasn't my doing," said Palutena, confused.

"Goodness. So sorry. I must have lost myself in the golden melody of her sneeze," said Arlon.

"That's why you should cover your sneezes," said Pit.

"I would never! A strong sneeze is the sign of a strong spirit," Palutena replied. After that little skit, Pit defeated more enemies and continued onwards. He then entered through a door and arrived at a room with a night sky.

"This is so cooool! It's like the surface of the Moon!" the angel exclaimed in amazement.

"Why was the Lunar Sanctum built anyway?" Palutena questioned.

"That information is highly confidential," Arlon replied.

"That only makes me more curious," Palutena continued.

"Curious or not, I took an oath of silence, and I intend to honor it!" said Arlon. (A/N: I mean, he's not wrong. Most people do not talk about their secrets.)

"Now, now, no need to get all bent out of shape," said Palutena.

"After all, your name IS 'Arlon the Serene.'" Pit joined in.

"I'm well aware of my name! But back to the topic at hand," Arlon continued. "I cannot tell you the reasons WHY this sanctum was built. But I can say that it runs on my powers. Without me, it's just a husk, an empty shell, an orbiting house of cards."

"Ooh, that sounds fancy," said Pit, impressed.

"I don't think we're getting the whole story here..." said Palutena, unconvinced.

"You're in no position to demand explanations," said Arlon. "I am beholden only to Mistress Viridi, and you two are thorns in her side." But I do wish there was a way I could tell her about this war we're currently in, he added in thought. If only HE didn't do anything to my lady all those years ago...

"You've made your allegiances quite clear," Palutena replied. Although with you guys joining us, it would be much better, she added in thought. With you joined hands with us, we would be able to win this war against the Underworld. And hopefully Devil Pit so that he can surrender his crimes.

"Then enough talk! Let's get back to fighting!" exclaimed Pit. He then used an Exo Tank to take down more enemies and move forward. One of them was Clobbler which, after it gets attacked, it will eventually grow big in its size in an attempt to crush the angel for tons of damage. Luckily, Pit took it down along with its allies around it. There was also a hot spring in the shape of a moon, with a Hugworm in the middle which Pit took down. After he no longer needed the Exo Tank, Pit fell down a sand hole to move onwards. He took down a couple of Pew Pews that were standing in his way, until he came across a couple of Meebas in his way as well. After he took them out, he continued onwards and used an elevator which also looked like the shape of a moon.

"So, this is an elevator?" he asked.

"That seems to be the case," Palutena responded. After Pit got out of the elevator, he continued to take down more enemies that were in his way, which happened to be a Nutski, a Skreetle, and a Lethinium. Once he was done and continued onwards, he then entered a room with a rotating platform that has mines and two Clobblers.

"Don't just shoot wildly, Pit. You do NOT want to get those Clobblers mad," warned Palutena. "Try luring each one into a mine."

"Good idea!" Pit agreed.

"Pit's lucky to have such an excellent guide," Arlon complimented. "Though we're on opposing sides, I must commend your work, Palutena."

"Thanks. It's just part of my job," Palutena replied. "Besides, Pit's the one doing all the heavy lifting. Which is especially impressive for someone so small." After defeating the Clobblers with the mines, a bit of rapid shooting and charged shots, Pit continued onwards. Along the way, there was a Toxiecap, a Lurchthorn, and a Megonta that came out to stop the angel from getting where he needs to be. After taking them all out, Pit was getting closer to Arlon.

"Arlon's quarters are directly ahead," Palutena pointed out. "Good luck." Pit then drank another Drink of the Gods and entered the room.

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1

There the angel saw Arlon the Serene himself waiting for him while levitating.

"Arlon!" Pit exclaimed.

"Welcome. Please make yourself comfortable," Arlon greeted. "It is my great honor to represent Mistress Viridi and the Forces of Nature." His eye glowed red after he finished talking. Now then, let's see how capable you are in defeating me this time, he thought and the battle began. Arlon started the fight by firing big energy blasts that were slow to catch his opponent and small shots that were quick to catch the angel when he was up close. Pit dodged then and proceeded to attack Arlon with a melee combo. Suddenly, Arlon covered the battle arena in darkness.

"I can't see!" Pit exclaimed in shock.

"Focus, Pit," said Palutena. "Pay attention to where Arlon's attacks are coming from. After he attacks, shoot in that direction." Luckily, Pit saw where Arlon's attacks were and he attacked him back with a melee combo and a few rapid fire and charged shots.

"I say!" Arlon exclaimed.

"Good! Just like that!" said Palutena, proudly. Arlon then continued to attack Pit with rings that deal damage and come back like boomerangs. Pit dodged them and continued to attack Arlon. Arlon then fired more shots at the angel to deal damage, but Pit quickly avoided them to make sure not to get hit by them. Then the angel quickly counterattacked with a melee combo.

"Very impressive, Young Master Pit," said the serene, impressed. "But it's time to reveal the true extent of my power!" Arlon then covered the area in darkness again, but this time, it was much harder to see Pit and can only find Arlon when he attacks again. Luckily, Pit dodged the attacks and found Arlon again. But Arlon was still not going to go down that easily and dodged out of the way before Pit could finish him off. Suddenly, Arlon summoned more rings and threw them at Pit in many directions and then fired a laser at the angel to deal bigger damage. Luckily, Pit avoided those attacks and counterattacked with rapid fire shots. Once the darkness was lifted, Arlon prepared another laser to attack. Once he let loose his attack, Pit quickly dodged out of the way to avoid heavy damage. Then, he quickly ended the battle with a charged shot to claim his victory.

"Blast!" Arlon groaned in defeat.

"Whew! I can finally catch my breath!" Pit sighed in relief. However, after Arlon was defeated, the form of him suddenly vanished to reveal who he REALLY was...

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

There standing in the arena, in his full appearance after his disguise was revealed, was the evil Devil Pit, smiling sinisterly.

"Wow! I can't believe my disguise actually worked!" he exclaimed. "Such a shame that it was short lived, but I'm honestly surprised that you didn't even get a glimpse of my appearance. Not even after my eye glowed red."

"WHAT?!" Pit exclaimed in shock.

"Devil Pit?! YOU were Arlon the entire time?!" Palutena gasped, surprised.

"Yes, I was. And now that you're here, Pit, it's finally time to finish what I've started," the Devil replied. "And that is to kill you right here in the Lunar Sanctum."

"Answer me this first! How did you get Arlon's form?!" Pit yelled.

"Because he took half of my powers!" said a new voice.

"What the fuck?!" exclaimed Devil Pit and as on queue, he dodged an incoming blast that came out of nowhere. Pit turned around to see who it was and turns out that the attack came from the REAL Arlon the Serene.

"Arlon?! Is that really you?!" Pit exclaimed, confused. "W-What's going on here?"

"What are YOU doing here?! How did you escape from your prison?!" shouted Devil Pit. "I thought I locked you up in this sanctum!"

"The Lunar Sanctum runs on MY powers!" said Arlon. "You have no control over it!

"Grr! I should've taken all of your powers so that I can take full control over the entire sanctum and you would be dead at the moment!" Devil Pit growled. "But, oh well. The least I can do is torture you until your very exact demise." Pit was still trying to comprehend what's going on.

"Arlon, what do you mean that Devil Pit took half of your powers?" he asked, until something clicked. "Wait a minute! I remember that YOU did the same thing to Cragalanche!" He pointed at Devil Pit.

"Oh, so you do know about that," he replied. "That's exactly what I did back at that forest before I burned it down."

"And you took my form to disguise yourself after you captured me in my own cell!" exclaimed Arlon.

"You did what?!" Pit exclaimed.

"Correct. And I have also stolen your memories so that I could be able to know what to say in order for Pit to not get suspicious," said Devil Pit. "Also, the forest burning down doesn't matter at this point. What matters is that we are here now, and I'm going to use this newfound power to eliminate you right on the spot."

"Clever, very clever..." said the angel. "And I have to slightly agree with you, because I'm not going to let you leave this place, Devil Pit!"

"I've been busy trying to do my hard work, and now that you're free from your prison, I'd say it's time for some payback, Arlon!" said Devil Pit. "And I'll personally rip you to shreds so that you will never see the light of day ever again, flightless angel!"

"Oh, we'll see how well you can take both of us on!" said Arlon. "Young Master Pit, it would be wise if we could work together and take him down!"

"I agree!" Pit replied. "Prepare yourself, Devil Pit, because we're not letting you leave this place alive!"

"We'll see about that," said Devil Pit. "Now then, time to fight with these weapons I'm going to form after I absorbed your powers, Arlon!" He then summoned his weapons known as the Arlon Orbitars. "Are you ready to dance? Then, let's dance!"

"Here we go!" said Pit.

"Prepare yourself, Devil!" said Arlon and the battle began.

Music stops and switches to: Reincarnation (Remastered) (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Battle Theme 1)

Devil Pit flew up and used his Arlon Orbitars to shoot down powerful attacks at his foes. Pit and Arlon dodged them and they fought back at him with their attacks. Arlon counterattacked with giant rings that wrapped around Devil Pit's legs, holding him in place, while Pit fired rapid fire shots to deal damage. But Devil Pit quickly broke out of the rings and flew away to the exterior of the arena.

"You know, Arlon, it's been a while ever since our last meeting," he started. "I remember the time I fought you and you lost the fight. Consider yourself having a rematch against me!"

"I cannot forgive you for what you did to me!" Arlon exclaimed. "You murdered my lady and now it's time to show you justice!"

"Wait! What are you talking about?" Pit questioned.

"That's not important right now!" Devil Pit responded. "It's time that I show you the power of darkness and send you to the darkest pit of Abyss!" He then covered the area in darkness just like Arlon did.

"Argh! Not again!" Pit yelped.

"Do not fear, Master Pit. I can push those powers back and force the darkness to retreat!" said Arlon. "But it's going to take time, so wisely find him and strike him down!"

"Normally I would be the one to help Pit out," Palutena started. "But since I saw how you can use your powers very well, you two must work together to take down Devil Pit."

"Of course, Lady Palutena!" Arlon responded.

"With pleasure!" said Pit as soon as he found Devil Pit hiding in the shadows, who was firing multiple rapid fire shots in the darkness directly at his foes to deal damage. Pit quickly attacked the Devil with a melee combo to deal big damage, but Devil Pit quickly flew away from his enemy.

"How dare you?!" he scowled.

"Because you will never beat us when we work together to stop you!" Pit responded.

"Don't make me laugh! Arlon lost to me once, and he will do it again," Devil Pit scoffed. "And soon, you'll be joining him in his demise!"

"I wouldn't be so sure about that," said Pit as the two of them repelled both of their charged and rapid fire shots against each other. Just gotta hold on for a little longer until Arlon can push the darkness away! Pit exclaimed in thought. Suddenly, as on queue, the darkness faded away thanks to Arlon.

"What the hell just happened?" asked Devil Pit. "What happened to the darkness?"

"I pushed it away with my powers," said Arlon. "I also blocked your ability to use it again. Now then, Master Pit, let us commence to the beatdown on that monster!"

"Consider that done!" exclaimed the angel.

"You'll pay for that!" shouted Devil Pit as he launched a powerful charged shot directly at Arlon, only for the Serene to block it with a big energy ball. This made Devil Pit cross and spun the Arlon Orbitars around to create rings that seemed to have a similar appearance as sawblades. "Dodge this!" he yelled as he launched them at his enemies. Pit and Arlon quickly dodged them to avoid lethal damage before the angel counter attacked with a melee combo. Devil Pit quickly teleported away and appeared right behind Arlon before preparing another deadly charged shot.

"Arlon! Watch out!" Pit yelled as he charged at Devil Pit and quickly fired a forward-dash charged shot to stop him from hurting Arlon.

"Ow! Fuck!" he cried in pain.

"Thank you, Young Master Pit. Now, allow me to return the favor," said Arlon as he fired more rapid fire shots at his foe to deal even more damage. Once he was down for the count, Pit prepared another charged shot and fired directly at the Devil, dealing big damage and ending the fight with the heroes victorious.

"Curse you!" he shouted in defeat.

"Now then, time for some answers!" said Arlon.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Devil Pit was on the ground and lost his Arlon Orbitars. Arlon's powers were then absorbed back to him.

"How did you get your powers back, Arlon?" Pit asked.

"Let me explain. After you defeated me, any powers that I absorbed from different deities get sent back to them. Meaning that they can revive with their powers once again or gain them back when they're still alive," said Pit. "Before you ask, yes, both the Phoenix and Cragalanche got their powers back after you defeated once back at the Phoenix Mountain and twice back at the Reset Bomb Forest."

"Now that you mentioned it, I visited the Phoenix mountain after that mission," said Palutena. "Turns out I saw the Phoenix back alive before the humans fought against each other for the fake Wish Seed."

"That explains," said Pit.

"And it also explains how the mighty Cragalanche was back in shape as if he was fine," said Arlon.

"However, we need to get straight to the point," said Devil Pit. "Tell Pit, Arlon, how I knew you back when I killed HER."

"Very well," said Arlon. "Pit, there is something that I need to tell you and you must listen to me very carefully."

"I'm listening..." said Pit as a flashback began when Arlon spoke his story.

Music stops and switches to: Dayshift at Freddy's 3 OST - When I'm Cleaning Windows Music Box from King Danksta (A.K.A. Arlon's Memory Theme) (A/N: During this scene, the music will get more disoriented and creepier as it continues on.)

Arlon's POV

Begin flashback

Many years ago, we were happy to have a new goddess to join us. Mistress Viridi was the newborn, and we celebrated the day of her arrival. My Lady Gaia told me that she will be a good girl and she'll be taking her place at the day she die. I was happy to hear that Mistress Viridi will be a great ruler in the future. I then took her to her new home at her room where I became her guardian. Lady Gaia, Lady Palutena, and Mistress Medusa followed me suite. We all get to enjoy her smile and took care of here to make her be a strong girl and protect Nature from any bad things. Each of the Goddess Sisters said their prayers to Viridi.

"I wish for Viridi to take my place after I die," said Lady Gaia.

"I wish for Viridi to bring peace and happiness for Nature and humanity," said Lady Palutena.

"I wish for Viridi to be a mighty protector and skilled warrior to protect Nature form evil," said Mistress Medusa. I was happy to hear their prayers to Mistress Viridi.

Devil Pit's POV (in thought)

But while you were having your little prayers, I had some work to do with my brother. We had to bury the bodies of two people we lost because of Gaia. We took out our shovels and buried them in their graves and prayed them to rest in peace. My brother wanted to move on with life, but I couldn't and had a lot of work to do.

Arlon's POV

But then, tragedy struck for all of us. Chaos erupted as the Three Goddess Sisters began an all-out war. That monster, who we fought, was with Lady Palutena during that time. She instructed him to take down Mistress Medusa, but he instead went after Lady Gaia. I tried to stop him, but he took me down and I had no other choice but to retreat and recover. After I while, I warned my lady that the Devil was coming to kill her. When I saw him going after her with his Three Sacred Treasures, I was in a panic. I began to take Mistress Viridi in my arms and went over to Lady Gaia as fast as I could...but I was too late...

Music stops and switches to: dayshift at Freddy's 3 Henry's theme but it's evil and sad... from Old SportZ playz (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Dark Theme)

There I found Lady Gaia in her last remaining minutes before her death. We saw the monster responsible for her death and he laughed so sinisterly, "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" He then flew away as I mourn over my lady's death and my failure. Mistress Viridi opened her eyes and saw Lady Gaia dead before my lady passed away and disappeared. We both cried and mourned over her.

Music stops and switches to: Good Ending Theme [Extended] - Five Nights at Freddys 3 from Grytezi (A.K.A. Palutena's Regret Theme)

Palutena's POV

But that doesn't end the story there. I was in my temple and was crying over the death of Gaia. It was also raining at that time. I couldn't do anything to stop him.

"...*sniff*... Why would he do this...?" I whispered. "I never knew he could've done this... I never should have trusted him to do our mission... He lied to me... I thought he would've taken care of Medusa and not Gaia... But, to think he could-" I then heard knocking on my door which interrupted my train of thoughts. "Who could that be at this moment right now...?" I wondered. I then opened the door and saw Arlon, crying in tears over Gaia's death.

"Lady Palutena..." he started. "I failed... I couldn't save Lady Gaia... I couldn't stop that monster..."

End flashback

Music stops and switches to: Undertale OST - Chill Extended from Elu Tran [Archived] (A.K.A. The Sudden Shock Theme)

Normal POV

At this point, Pit could not believe what he just heard. He began to tear up after he heard both Arlon and Palutena explain the story.

"No..." he cried. "He... He killed Gaia?! How could he do such a thing like that?! ... Wait a minute... I remember that one tape recoding about YOU talking about Gaia!" He pointed at Devil Pit again. "And you also said that you used these 'Secret Murder Weapons.' Could it mean that you used those weapons to fight her?!"

"Now you're starting to catch up on things," said Devil Pit. "Yes. It was me who killed Gaia, but that's not the full story. If you want more answers, then take this." He tossed Pit a cassette tape which the angel caught.

"Another tape?" he wondered.

"Maybe this one will give you the answers to your questions," said Devil Pit. "But don't think I'm done with you just yet."

"And just what do you mean by that, monster?!" Arlon yelled.

"Oh... Let's just say... Hmhmhmhmhm... I've planned a special surprised just for you..." Devil Pit chuckled as he pulled out a some sort of remote.

"What is with that remote?" Pit asked.

"Right before you arrived at the Lunar Sanctum, and after I took Arlon's form, I placed some bombs around here so that you'll NEVER get out of here alive this time!" Devil Pit explained. "This will be the end for you this time!"

"Wait WHAT?!" Pit exclaimed.

"Now if you'll excuse me, I have more important business to take care of," said the Devil as he pushed the button on his remote.

"WARNING! BOMBS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED!" said the system. "THE BOMBS WILL EXPLODE IN: 3 MINUTES."

"I bid you adieu, my arch-enemies," said Devil Pit as he flew away with a ruthless smirk.

"You monster!" exclaimed Pit.

"Young Master Pit! I'd advise you to get out of here as quickly as possible!" said Arlon. "I will also be on your side now that the Devil is on the loose. But I cannot tell Mistress Viridi about this, because I'm not sure if she would listen to us."

"Thanks, Arlon! We'll do our best to stop him," Pit replied.

"As always, Young Master Pit," said Arlon as he bowed and teleported away.

"Hurry, Pit! The bombs could explode any minute now!" Palutena warned. "Get out of there!"

"I'm on my way, Lady Palutena!" said Pit as he ran away as fast as he could.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Tension from LuigiBoss2.0 (A.K.A. The Escape Theme)

Pit ran through the Lunar Sanctum as fast as possible and avoided falling obstacles that nearly crushed him.

"Yikes!" he yelped. "I almost got squashed right there! I need to get out of here and fast!" He continued on his way as fast as he could. If there are areas he could not go through by either climbing or running without falling, Palutena helped him out by activating what was left of the Power of Flight so that he could fly over them instead. But she would eventually turn it off in order to not let Pit's wings burn up.

"Pit! Hurry! You don't have much time left!" said the worried goddess. "We're sitting ducks if you don't get out before the bombs go off!"

"THE BOMBS WILL EXPLODE IN: 2 MINUTES," said the system.

"Crud! I better hurry!" yelped Pit as he continued onwards through the rubble and the giant obstacles, while Palutena helped him out with what was left of the Power of Flight. Once he was getting closer to the exit from where he entered before the start of his land battle, he saw something on the floor.

"Huh? What's this?" he wondered before picking up the object which appeared to be a piece of a powerful weapon.

"That looks like a piece of the Daybreak we used back in both Light vs. Dark and Free-for-All tournaments, and it appears to be split into three pieces," said Palutena. "Since you got one, keep going and find the way out of the sanctum."

"I'm on my way!" said Pit.

"THE BOMBS WILL EXPLODE IN: 1 MINUTE," said the system.

"Uh-oh! I better hurry!" the angel yelped as he ran onwards towards the exit that leads him back into the corridor. He climbed on a huge pile of rubble until he finally made it to the exit. "I think I'm out of the sanctum and in its corridor," he said.

"Then let's get you out of there quickly! Activating the Power of Flight!" said Palutena before she flew Pit out of the Sanctum before...

"5...4...3...2..1.." the system counted down and then the bombs went off. The Lunar Sanctum was completely destroyed while Pit made it out of there safe and sound.

"Phew! That was close!" Pit sighed in relief. "Thankfully we got a new ally with us and he'll help us stop Devil Pit once and for all!" Suddenly, an unknown creature came out of the sanctum and Palutena saw it.

"Wait... What's that...THING breaking free?" she asked. And why does it look strangely familiar? she added in thought.

"Oh, I'm sure it's nothing," said Pit after he saw the creature as it flew away.

"I'm...not so sure. But Viridi's forces are still a threat, except for Arlon of course, so let's keep the heat on the others," said Palutena before opening up a light pillar and whisked Pit back to her temple.

Music stops and switches to: Solo Menu

Once Pit arrived back in the temple, he and Palutena discussed about what to do next, since they now have a new ally.

"I don't know if we should continue to fight against the Forces of Nature," said Pit. "Maybe there can be a way to talk our way out of the fights."

"I'm sorry, Pit, but there is no other way to convince them to join us," Palutena apologized. "We only got Arlon because he knew what Devil Pit did to him."

"Wait... You said that Medusa was your sister and...is it true that Gaia was one of them as well?" Pit asked.

Palutena was silent for a moment before she reluctantly admitted, "Yes... She was..."

"That monster! How could he do such a thing like that?!" Pit yelled in anger.

"I'm...not sure..." Palutena responded. "But one thing's for sure is that we need to listen to the next tape he gave you."

"Sure thing," said Pit before the two of them brought everyone again to listen to the next tape. Pit then place the tape marked "Moonlight Showdown" into the tape player and pressed PLAY.

Music stops and switches to: Dayshift at Freddy's 3 OST- Henry's Logs (A Waltz in a Minor) (A.K.A. Unknown Audio Logs' Theme)

"I managed to reach the Lunar Sanctum," said the sinister voice. "In order for me to continue my bloodlust murder, I need to get rid of him. I followed along the path and took down more enemies of their forces. Along the way, I encountered an unfamiliar creature. Gaia said that it was a powerful creature created by her to slow me down. However, that proved to be no match for me as I took it down. I then corrupted it and sent it to kill Gaia. Unfortunately, it would seem that Gaia managed to stop it from killing her and, with the help of Arlon, locked it up in the same Lunar Sanctum. I also found out that Arlon is Gaia's personal butler. Once I defeat him, I will go after Gaia next, and I will claim my vengeance for what SHE DID TO ME! SHE... WILL... PAY...!"*click*

Music stops and switches to: Kevin Macleod ~ Giant Wyrm (A.K.A. Evil Comes Theme)

Everyone gasped at what they heard from that tape. Pit and Palutena were the most shocked at that.

So...Arlon was right all along!" Pit exclaimed. "But...I can't tell if the voice is either Devil Pit or somebody else. It's too disoriented for me to understand it."

"I agree," said Palutena. "But we can't think too much about that now. We need to focus on our next mission, and we also need to watch out for Devil Pit if he comes out to stop either one of us."

"Or maybe all of us at once," Pit wondered.

"Maybe, but we need to be careful and on our guard," said Palutena.

Roger!" Pit affirmed and then they all head back into their rooms to prepare for the next mission.

Music stops and switches back to: (M)TMB ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Devil Pit was on the edge of a cliff waiting for something or someone.

"It should arrive any minute now," he said and then he saw the same escape creature appear and flew right to him. It appeared to be some sort of hideous, unusual looking creature that didn't seemed to be affiliated with any other armies. "Ah, I see that you haven't changed ever since our first encounter all those years ago," he told the creature. "I have a very important job for you. Your mission is to head over to the Overworld, kill lots of humans, and bring their souls to me. But don't do that just yet. I have important business to take care of first. You must wait here until the time has come." The creature nodded and stayed put. "Good. Now if you'll excuse me, I have work to do," said Devil Pit. "I'll see you on the other side...Hmhmhmhmhm..." He then pulled out his "special weapon" and flew away to where Pit will begin his next mission while the creature was left behind in its place as it was ordered.

Music stops

Chapter Text

Music playing: Lightning Battle

Pit rushed to the door with the Beam Claws equipped to begin the next mission.

"Moving out!" he said until a laser beam shot at Pit and he dodged it. "Augh!" he yelped as he hopped out of the door and it was engulfed into flames as Pit flew into the sky. "Is the door busted?" he asked his goddess.

"The door is the least of our concerns. Hades has rejoined the fray," replied Palutena and as on queue, the Underworld Army and the Forces of Nature's troops came out into battle with each other.

"Oh, no!" Pit cried.

"Oh, yes. Now we have both his AND Viridi's forces wreaking havoc!" said Palutena. And I have a feeling that things are going to get worse when HE shows up, she added in thought. We better keep an eye out for him. Pit let himself in on the fight has he proceeded to take down enemies from both enemy sides which were still in combat against each other. Devil Pit saw it all unfold.

"This is a fantastic show! I'm enjoying every single scene of it!" he exclaimed. "And of course, I'm going to make it a lot more better than before!" He then flew into the war to begin his next step of the plan. Back with Pit, he was still fighting both armies at once, which was really a pain to deal with.

"The Underworld Army and Forces of Nature are out for blood—each other's AND yours," Palutena explained and then she started to tell Pit about which commander was leading either army. "On the Underworld side, Hades has put Thanatos back into play as commander."

"Thanatos?! He's still alive?!" Pit asked in shock.

"Apparently. And leading the Forces of Nature is Phosphora," Palutena continued.

"Phosphora?" Pit asked and as soon as he said her name, the Lightning Nymph herself appeared.

"Yes? You called?" she said.

"So you're commanding the Forces of Nature?" said Pit and then he saw Thanatos looking like some type of glowing dragon of some sorts.

"We're in the middle of something here! Can this wait?" he said.

"So Thanatos was resurrected as...a glowworm?" Pit asked.

"I think the look he's going for is more glow dragon," said Palutena. Devil Pit saw the battle flow and was both shocked and angry to see both his captor and another arch-enemy.

"It would seem that they're making the battle more difficult for Pit," he said. "But not unless I join the fray! It's time to show them what I can do!" He then flew closer to the battle to unleash a surprise attack. Meanwhile, Pit saw the whole battle go on and was surprised.

"Wow, this is crazy!" he exclaimed.

"It's the Underworld versus Nature, their commanders locked in fierce battle..." said Palutena. Which unfortunately was what Devil Pit planned, and it happened before many years ago, she added in thought. Speaking of which, I'm sensing his presence somewhere, but I can't even point out where he's located. She then flew Pit after both commanders. "I'm ready to pull you out of there if things get out of control."

"I can't believe Thanatos is still alive," Pit said in disbelief.

"And quite perky, from the looks of things," said Palutena. (A/N: Well we already know who feels the same way.)

"Well. that's only fair. I've been finished off a few times myself," said Pit. Palutena soon thought for a moment about Thanatos' resurrection.

"Hmm... Thanatos, Pandora, Hewdraw... Hades revived them all from the old days," she wondered. "It must have taken some work to bring them back."

"But this is Thanatos's third time around!" said Pit.

"Thanatos is a bit of a...special case," said Hades who just arrived to watch the scene.

"You're telling me," replied Pit.

"He is the God of Death, after all," Hades continued. "So he gets perks like evil powers and health insurance. And free soda." (A/N: Is that why Thanatos acts like a clown of some sorts or what?)

"Resurrected from the dead—that's some health insurance!" said Palutena. Thanatos and Phosphora were still going at it, by ramming and bashing at each other with their attacks. One of their own big bashes nearly hit Pit, since they were getting to close for comfort.

"Whoa!" he yelped. Devil Pit was on the other side of their battle and noticed the chaos still happening.

"Everything is still going exactly as planned," he said. "Now all I have to do is to make the surprise attack when they arrive." He continued to fly towards his destination to begin the surprise attack.

"I gotta admit—he's fast! Must be all that free soda," Pit exclaimed, who was still watching the fight as Thanatos zipped by quickly.

"Lovely little Phosphora's no slouch in the fighting department, either," said Hades.

"Ugh, will you stop trying to butter up all the ladies? It's gross," groaned Palutena in disgust. (A/N: Come to think of it, I don't think I would rather see Hades with a bunch of girls. I'm with Palutena on that one.)

"There's nothing wrong with compliments," said Viridi, who came out to watch the fight too.

"Viridi! Where'd you come from?" Pit questioned.

"But Commander Phosphora must also be respected for her power!" Viridi continued, who didn't answer the question.

"Anyway, Pit, just keep after Phosphora and Thanatos," said Palutena. "It's great how they're wearing each other out like this. I mean, who knows? You may have to fight them both at the same time."

"Well, we all know how THAT would end," Viridi scoffed.

"Almost makes you take pity on Pitty," said Hades. Devil Pit heard the entire conversation and growled.

"Not one of you shall leave this place alive! Not if I have anything to say about it!" he boomed. "Once I take half of both commanders' powers, I will use them to crush all of you to smitheries! Death will come to you all once I annihilate all living inhabitants of this universe, both mortals and immortals!" He then waited at where he was at right now to begin the surprise attack. Back with the battle, after all three warriors escaped from the whirlwind, Hades was starting to get worried about Thanatos.

"Thannypoo, are you OK?" he asked. (A/N: *smirk* It's funny when Hades called Thanatos that.)

"Oh, yes! I'm just peachy!" said Thanatos, who looked a little scared of losing the battle.

"He doesn't seem peachy..." said Palutena, unconvinced.

"That's because Phosphora combines the depeachifying power and speed of lightning!" said Viridi. The battle between both commanders were still going on and on with their high speed ramming. However, when Pit was getting closer and closer to them, he saw someone heading their way.

"Huh?" he wondered for a moment until he realized that it was Devil Pit, who was going after both Thanatos AND Phosphora, and gasped. "Uh-oh!"

"Pit, what's wrong?" Palutena exclaimed in worry.

"Lady Palutena! You need to get me over to the battle as fast as you can!" Pit ordered.

"Wh-What?" gasped Palutena, who was taken aback by his request. "Are you sure you want to do that? It's too dangerous!"

"Devil Pit is going to attack them! You need to take me over there NOW!" Pit ordered again.

"O-Okay!" Palutena reluctantly complied and flew Pit to the battle. Devil Pit, however, saw the angel approaching.

"It appears that he noticed about my surprise attack already, but it will be too late for him to warn these idiots," he said. "Now then, TIME TO STRIKE!" He then charged at Thanatos and Phosphora at full speed. Meanwhile, Thanatos was completely tired out while Phosphora was still having a little bit a fight left in her.

"Alright, Phosphora! Finish him!" said Viridi.

"With pleasure, Mistress Viridi," said Phosphora. "Get ready, Thanatos. I've prepared a finishing blow just for you."

"Oh dear..." Thanatos groaned in worry and Phosphora charged at him.

Pit flew towards the two commanders as fast as he could and yelled, "THANATOS! PHOSPHORA! WATCH OUT!" But the commanders didn't notice until too late and Devil Pit punched the both of them and stole half of their powers.

"AAAAAHHHHHHHH!" they cried as they flew backwards straight towards Pit.

"Hang on!" said the angel as he flew faster and caught both the Lightning Nymph and God of Death just in time. "I got you!" He then pulled them back up to safety. "Are you two alright?"

"Yes, we're fine," Phosphora answered.

"But what happened?" Thanatos asked.

"I think I have the answer to that question, Thanatos," said Devil Pit.

"That voice... Oh, no...!" Thanatos gasped and all three of them turned around to see the sinister Devil himself, smiling with read glowing eyes.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

"Oh, yes! Hehehehehahahahahaha!" Devil Pit laughed. Thanatos slowly approached closer to the evil Devil with an angry look on his face.

"You!" he yelled.

"Nice to see you again, Thanatos, one of my captors," he said and also noticed the furious look on the God of Death's face, while Pit and Phosphora's faces had fear. "Aren't you happy to see me again? You look like you've seen an old friend while the other two look like they've seen a monster. Hmhmhmhmhm..."

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?! HOW DID YOU ESCAPE FROM YOUR PRISON?!" Thanatos shouted.

"You can thank Pit for freeing me, God of Clowns," Devil Pit replied. "He was the one that broke the Mirror of Truth to release me." This made Thanatos cross as he turned to face the angel with his same furious look.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?! DO HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT THE TROUBLE I HAVE BEEN THROUGH IN TRAPPING HIM IN THAT MIRROR?!" he yelled. "ALL OF MY HARD WORK FOR NOTHING! BECAUSE OF YOU!"

"Hey hey hey! In my defense, I didn't know he would be in there!" Pit exclaimed while raising his hands. "If I did, I wouldn't have done what I did! Not even Pandora noticed because we were fighting each other back at the Labyrinth of Deceit! She moved out of the way so that I could destroy the mirror, not knowing what happened next!"

"What?! Oh, perfect!" Thanatos groaned with a facepalm. "I guess I have not one, but TWO people to blame about our prisoner's escape!"

"Excuse me?! None of us even have any clue about what would've happened if I did not destroy the mirror in the first place!" Pit countered. "Besides, if I didn't do that, your army would've been crowded with cloned Underworld monsters. So there was a lose-lose situation for me and Lady Palutena."

"I guess that makes sense," Thanatos reluctantly agreed.

"What are you guys even talking about?" Phosphora questioned.

"None your questions even matter," said Devil Pit. "Now that we're all here, how about we play a little game?"

"What game?" asked Pit.

"The 'Cat and Mouse' game," Devil Pit responded. "It's pretty simple. You guys are the cats and I'm the mouse. But sometimes it might also be the other way around, because I have these weapons." He then summoned the Phosphora Bow and the Thanatos Staff. "I got them after I absorbed your powers. Now we shall see how fast you are to defeat me." He then started to fly away. "Catch me if you can, fools!" He then flew away as fast as he could.

"Hey! Get back here!" yelled Pit as he chased after him and then called to the other commanders. "Phosphora! Thanatos! Help me catch and defeat him! I can't do it alone!" Both commanders looked at each other with reluctancy.

"Should we even do that?" asked Phosphora.

"To be fair, Lord Hades ordered me and Pandora to capture him within that mirror. I prefer to give him a taste of payback!" said Thanatos with a grin. "Hang on, Pit! I'm on my way!" He then flew to where the angel was going to. Phosphora, however, stayed in place for a moment.

Something tells me that I may have seen that guy somewhere before, but I can't seem to put my finger on it, she thought. Guess I'll just have to see for myself if I can get a chance to figure out what he's hiding. With that, she then looked at the direction to where Pit and Thanatos were chasing after Devil Pit. "Wait for me, guys! I'm going to help you!" she called before going after the angel and the God of Death to fight against Devil Pit.

Music stops and switches to: Touhou - Chinese Tea (remix) ♪ from DanDaManProductions (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Air Battle Theme 1)

The battle began with a chase as Pit, Thanatos, and Phosphora were tailing Devil Pit as he flew away as fast as he could. However, the three warriors of opposing sides caught up with the Devil. Once Devil Pit sensed their presence, he turned around to face his enemies as the latter three stopped in their tracks.

"You're really good in playing the game as I thought you would be," he said. "But how about we spice things up a bit? Let me show you my new power!" He pulled out his Phosphora Bow and fired a shot up in the clouds above. Suddenly, lighting bolts struck down and attacked Pit, Thanatos, and Phosphora, who all quickly dodged out of the way to avoid getting zapped.

"Yikes!" Pit yelped.

"This isn't peachy at all!" Thanatos shrieked.

"How are you able to do something like that?!" Phosphora exclaimed in disbelief.

"It's all about absorbing most of your powers, Phosphora, but that's not all I can do!" said Devil Pit. "If you want to see more of them, you're going to have to catch me first!" With that, he began to fly away again while Pit, Thanatos, and Phosphora chase after him.

"You know, it's really a cheap trick for stealing powers be stronger!" Pit shouted, irritated. "You won't run away from us this time!" With that, he began to shoot out long-ranged beams from his claws, only for Devil Pit to quickly dodged them from receiving damage. Thanatos then transformed into his glow dragon form again and charged at Devil Pit with high speeds, but the Devil quickly dodged out of the way by zipping with his electric powers. Phosphora then fired quick lightning bolts from her hands to stop the Devil from running away, but Devil Pit quickly dodged them with his electric powers again. Time to deal with them the hard way, he thought as he suddenly fired fast rapid shots from his Phosphora Bow again, causing the three warriors of opposing sides to dodge quickly again.

"Not again!" Pit yelped.

"He's too fast for us to keep up!" said Thanatos.

"Is he ever going to get tired?!" Phosphora gasped in fear.

"If you really think you can defeat me that easily, then you're dead wrong," said Devil Pit. "With this power, I shall destroy all of you completely. Like so." He put his Phosphora Bow away and pulled out his Thanatos Staff. Once he raised it up in the air, however, he suddenly turned into a glow dragon like Thanatos did. He then began to charge at them at high speeds.

"Watch out!" Palutena warned. Once they saw the attack and with a simultaneous shriek, Pit, Thanatos, and Phosphora split up and ran away from the flying Devil dragon. However, Devil Pit ended up tailing Pit behind him.

"Guys! Help! He's on my tail!" he yelped as Devil Pit fired charged shots at the angel's direction from his weapon. "Argh! I can't shake him off!"

"Don't worry, Pit! I got this!" said Thanatos as he also transformed into his glow dragon form again and rammed into Devil Pit with a powerful blow, so that Pit could get away from the evil Devil.

"Ow! You'll pay for that!" Devil Pit growled in pain before rushing towards Thanatos still in his glow dragon form. But since Thanatos was also in his glow dragon form, they were both evenly matched as they rammed into each other multiple times, causing big shockwaves with, surprisingly, no damage dealt against each other.

"This is such a big battle we're dealing with right now!" Pit exclaimed.

"You're telling me! I've never been in something so extreme like this before!" Phosphora agreed. The battle between the God of Death and the Devil in both glow dragon forms continued onwards until they seemed to be tired out and lost their forms.

"I will not be bested by a clown like you again, Thanatos!" Devil Pit growled.

"Yeah? Well you're not getting away from me this time, Devil Pit!" Pit yelled as he launched shooting attacks at his enemy to deal damage. Devil Pit got hit multiple times and barely dodged a few of them.

"Argh! That smarts!" he growled in pain. "Not bad, but let's see if you can dodge THIS!" He switched weapons again and fired an arrow up in the clouds with his Phosphora Bow. Lightning bolts stuck everywhere and attacked the angel, who he quickly dodged.

"Again?! How much worse can this possible get?!" Pit exclaimed, but as soon as he said that, Devil Pit activated his electric powers and charged at the angel at high speeds.

"Pit! Watch out!" Phosphora warned as he flew towards the Devil as fast as she could, ramming right into the Devil and preventing him from electrocuting the angel even further. Once he got hit, the lightning bolts retracted.

"Thanks, Phosphora," said Pit.

"No problem, Pit. Now let me handle this," Phosphora replied as she charged at Devil Pit with her powers again. Devil Pit, however, activated his and they both rammed into each other, causing big shockwaves again. Once Devil Pit was more out in the open, Phosphora quickly fired lightning bolts from her hands to tire him out. Once Devil Pit's electric powers wore off, Phosphora zapped him with two long ranged lightning bolts. This also caused Devil Pit to be paralyzed.

"Ouch! I can barely move now!" he cried.

"That's because you're paralyzed. I'm quick and nimble when it comes to the electric element," said Phosphora before turning around to face the boys who came up behind her. "Alright, boys! Let's take this bad guy down with everything we've got!"

"You got it!" the angel and the God of Death replied, simultaneously. Thanatos activated his glow dragon form once again and rammed into Devil Pit to deal massive damage, and since he was still paralyzed, he couldn't dodge in time.

"Ack!" he yelled.

"Hohoho! This is so much fun ever since my fight back at the Sea Floor Palace!" Thanatos laughed.

"You're the one to talk, clown," said Devil Pit after his paralysis wore off. He then pulled out both of this weapons and rushed towards them at high speeds. First, he attacked Phosphora with a melee combo from his Phosphora Bow, but the Lightning Nymph was quick to dodged them before counterattacking with a lightning strike. Next, Devil Pit rushed towards Thanatos and fired rapid fire shots from his Thanatos Staff, but the God of Death activated his glow dragon form and dodged them quickly before ramming into Devil Pit to deal big damage. Lastly, Pit charged at the Devil and performed a melee combo with his Beam Claws to deal immense damage. The battle kept going on and on with everyone performing certain attacks to face off against each other. Throughout all of this, Palutena, Viridi, and even Hades were surprised to see the three of them working together to defeat Devil Pit.

"Are you guys seeing this?" asked Palutena.

"I never believed that they would work together to face a monster like him!" exclaimed Viridi.

"Now that you mentioned it, Thanatos really does know how to fight properly when it comes to someone like Devil Pit," said Hades. As the intense battle continued onwards, the gods decided to ask questions to their servants.

"Why are you helping the enemies face off Devil Pit, Phosphora? They're clearly our targets!" Viridi questioned to her commander.

"I'm only willing to take down that Devil and then head back to the Thunder Cloud Temple to recharge myself after this," Phosphora replied. "Besides, we'll deal with our targets after this battle so that we could still move on with the plan!" That and I think there's something familiar about him, but I can't put my finger on him, she added in thought.

Wow... Viridi thought. It's like Pit is willing to help others in defeating a monster like Devil Pit no matter what... I wonder... But she shook her head to snap out of it. NO! I have to focus in defeating him! she mentally yelled. He's my ENEMY!

"Thanypoo, why are you helping Pitty Pat and Phosphora in this fight?" asked Hades.

"Our prisoner escaped from his prison you ordered us to put him in and needs to be stopped!" Thanatos replied. "It is a serious moment we must endure! He mustn't continue with his plans any longer!"

Never thought I would imagine one of my commanders helping out an enemy of mine, Hades thought. Though he does have a point about our prisoner who escaped.

"Pit, mind explaining to me why you're helping both of our targets?" asked Palutena. 

"Listen, Lady Palutena. No matter how terrible this war has become for all of us, Devil Pit will not stop committing his massacre," Pit explained. It is of this moment that he must be stopped at all costs! Even if our enemies might not be with us till the end, we cannot let this monster continue his crimes any longer! He must be stopped, and we need to see our justice!"

Wow... My little angel has grown up to be a strong warrior! Pautena thought in amazement. He really is indeed strong!

With the angel, the God of Death, and the Lightning Nymph continuing their assault on the evil Devil by dealing him lots and lots of damage, the three of them managed to tire him out as his powers slowly faded away once again.

"Alright, Phosphora! Finish off this monster!" said Pit.

"Will do!" Phosphora affirmed as she charged at Devil Pit at high speeds and kicked him with a powerful blow right in the gut to finish the battle victoriously. "Finishing blow!"

"AAAARRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!" Devil Pit groaned in pain as he was defeated.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Devil Pit then lost his weapons, as they shattered to pieces, and both Thanatos and Phosphora's powers, which returned back to them after that.

"Curse you, fools! This isn't the last time you see me!" Devil Pit yelled. "I will return! Just you wait!" He then flew away in retreat and warning.

"Bravo! BraVO!" cheered Viridi.

"Thank you, my mistress," Phosphora thanked.

"Whew! Thank goodness he's gone for now..." Pit sighed in relief. "But I doubt that's the last time we see him."

"No worries. We'll make sure that he won't continue any longer," said Thanatos.

"And how are you going to do that?" Pit asked.

"Simple. I'm going to help you," Thanatos replied, causing Pit's eyes to widen in disbelief. "Now I know that sounds crazy coming from a commander of the Underworld, but since that Devil is on the loose planning ahead, we need to plan ahead as well. But don't worry. Neither Lord Hades or Viridi are listening to us. Only your goddess can hear us."

"Yes, I can," said Palutena. "But are you sure you can be trustworthy?"

"I'm serious," said Thanatos. "I better return to the Underworld right now before Lord Hades becomes suspicious."

"Well...OK...?" said Pit, who's still in disbelief that the God of Death is indeed helping him. Thanatos was then whisked away by Hades, who didn't seem to hear the conversation.

Music stops and switches back to: Lightning Battle

Pit then turned around to try to talk to Phosphora.

"Hey, Phosphora. How about-" he started, but then realized that she was gone. "Um... Where's Phosphora?"

"She must be recharging after your battle with Devil Pit," Palutena explained. "Now's your chance. Let's hit her before she fully recovers." This made Pit confused, but he decided to go along with it.

"Good idea!" he said.

"We may not have the best dental plan, but justice is on our side!" said Palutena.

"Now it's OUR turn to bring the thunder!" exclaimed Pit after receiving four more Recovery Orbs. Along the way he encountered remaining Underworld enemies that were retreating after Thanatos left the scene. Most of them were utterly confused as to why Thanatos decided to leave. But while Pit was taking down what was left, along with a few Forces of Nature troops as well, he decided to ask something to his goddess. "Um... Lady Palutena? Are you sure that's a good idea?" he whispered.

"Listen. You're not actually going to do it, but just play along," said Palutena. "We've already convinced Arlon and now Thanatos convinced us. It's your turn to convince Phosphora to join us. But don't do that right now, because the others might get suspicious."

"Understood," Pit affirmed, ending the conversation.

"Shoot! He's going to attack Phosphora!" Viridi yelled after spotting the angel going after her commander before ordering her troops. "Children! Do not let that angel reach her!" Pit then approached to a whirling mass of clouds while fighting the Forces of Nature troops. They were not going to let Pit reach their commander, but they were also both confused and enraged about Devil Pit's appearance. They have heard the rumor that he took Arlon's form and tricked them to eliminate the angel completely. To say that they would stop the evil Devil from corrupting them would be an understatement.

"Phosphora's in the middle of those clouds," said Palutena.

"Persistent, aren't we?!" exclaimed Phosphora.

Pit then got closer and closer to where he needed to be, as he continued to avoid before taking down he Nutskis that were spawning out from the whirlwind, but he can't get through the clouds.

"I'm going to open up a path through these storm clouds. Stay sharp!" said Palutena as she opened up a path for Pit to go through within the storm. OncePit entered the through the clouds, he was ambushed by more Forces of Nature troops as he took them down as much as he could, while also avoided serious lightning bolts within the clouds.

"This is intense!" the angel exclaimed.

"Hold on as best as you can. Phosphora is definitely up this way," said Palutena.

"Nope. There's nobody here," Phosphora hilariously lied.

"We can totally hear you!" Pit exclaimed. And we'll do whatever it takes for you to join us! he added in thought. He continued to take down more and more Forces of Nature troops while also avoiding more lightning bolts. Soon enough, he was near the exit of the tunnel.

"Just about there," Palutena pointed out. "Three... Two... One... You're out!"

And Pit was out of the storm clouds until he  until he saw another temple. The Thunder Cloud Temple.

"This is the Thunder Cloud Temple. It's been abandoned since ancient times," Palutena explained. Since...that war... she added in thought.

"Here already? I didn't even have a chance to take a shower!" Phosphora complained.

"Too bad!" Pit shouted. We're going to have you join us whether you want to or not! he added in thought. Suddenly, a blue beam of lighting came out of the temple and Pit avoided it quickly. "Wah!" he yelped.

"I guess she's not completely spent after your battle with Devil Pit," said Palutena.

"It's just one fight after another. Today is not my day," Phosphora complained again as more blue lightning beams came out of the tower, along with a few more Forces of Nature troops coming out to aid their commander. "The fortune Mistress Viridi read me didn't paint a very good picture either."

"Wait... Viridi reads fortunes?" Pit wondered.

"I wonder what other services she offers," Palutena said.

"Anyway... It's on!" said Pit, determined to not only defeat Phosphora, but also recruit her.

"Looking forward to it!" Phosphora replied. I also look forward to see how tough you really are, she added in thought. And hopefully I can figure out why that "Devil Pit" guy seemed familiar to me.

"Sending you in!" Palutena pointed out as she guided Pit into the Thunder Cloud Temple. Neither of them noticed that Devil Pit was already there.

"Fools. Did you seriously think I ran away?" he said. "I followed you from the other side of the storm clouds and ended up here. Now then, it's time to give Pit and Phosphora a little payback again. Hehehehahahaha!" He then flew down to follow Pit into the temple, this time with his "special weapon" equipped on his right hand.

Music stops and switches to: Thunder Cloud Temple

Pit landed in the temple, ate the food, and proceeded onwards, while Devil Pit landed on the other side and followed the angel's path while avoiding himself from getting spotted by Viridi's forces.

"It looks like Phosphora is powering this place. You'll need to cut off the supply," said Palutena. "Some of the pillars and walls are electrified. Don't get zapped!" Pit managed to be careful in order not to get electrocuted by the walls and pillars while taking down more enemies along the way. Once took them down, he entered a room where there was a lift that seemed to have an electric ring around it.

"This chapter would be way easier if my sandals were rubber," he said.

"It's not my fault you conduct electricity so well," Phosphora giggled.

"We'll see who's laughing when I shut the power down!" said Pit, determined. Well, maybe not that, because we need to convince you to join us, he added in thought. Devil Pit heard the conversation and facepalmed.

"How many times do I have to tell you to stop breaking the fourth wall?!" he groaned. "Seriously, you idiots are just so annoying for my tastes!"

Back with Pit, he arrived at a lower level and got off from the lift, until he was ambushed by a couple of Skreetles. Luckily he took them out and exited the room before taking a jump pad to go to another one. There he was ambushed by a couple of Zerts, a Trynamite, and a Nutski, and he also noticed something floating in the middle of the room.

"I think that's a power supply to some of the areas in this temple," said Palutena. "Destroying it will probably make life easier for you." Pit took down the enemies that were standing in his way before proceeding to attack the power supply. After a couple of charged and rapid fire shots, Pit destroyed the first supply to move onwards.

"Wooohooo!" he exclaimed.

"That seemed to cut some of the power, so you can move forward now," said Palutena.

"Whatever. It's no skin off my back," Phosphora sighed. Devil Pit heard their conversations.

"As if cutting off the power is going to help you out, Pit," he said. "It'll make my job easier and I'll get my revenge on the both of you for humiliating me back at that storm." He continued onwards while avoiding detection. Then he began to reminisce something. "There's something unusually familiar about this temple. It gives me memories about the time I fought that Thunder God here. Good times for bloodlust murder. The least I can do is eliminate that foolish Lightning Nymph with the swift of my 'special weapon.'" He pulled out his weapon and took a closer look at it. "Can't wait to see the look on her face once she sees it." After putting it away, he continued onwards.

Back with Pit, he took down more enemies in the room he just entered and also found some type of train car.

"Is that a train car?" he asked.

"There's something inside of it," said Palutena. "Break it open, and I'll move its contents near the exit for you to grab."

"Sure, go right on ahead," said Phosphora and Pit did so by using melee attacks to destroy it and then Palutena moved its goodies near the exit so that he could get them. But Pit was also confused about what Phosphora just told him.

"Aren't you going to put up a fight?" he asked.

"What do I care? This isn't my place," Phosphora responded. Although there's something familiar about it and it's giving me bad memories, she added in thought. It reminded me of my family before...that incident...

"So you're basically squatting in this abandoned temple. Dignified," said Palutena.

"Not squatting. Repurposing!" Phosphora replied. "Besides, I'll be out of here before too long."

"Why's that?" Pit asked.

"Because the free-spirited Phosphora isn't one to put down roots. Like a hobo," said Viridi. "Anyway, I've been busy with the Underworld Army, so I've asked her to defeat you."

"I'd like to see her try!" said Pit, determined. But I'd also like for her to join us soon, so that we can join forces to stop Devil Pit together, he added in thought.

"Ooh, what bluster! What bravado! I guess I can't back down now!" Phosphora applauded. Pit continued onwards and also took down another train and Palutena moved its goodies near the exit. But suddenly, Pit was ambushed by a couple of Flages and a Jitterthug. Luckily, he took them out and proceeded to more forward while taking down more enemies that came out to stop him.

Meanwhile, Devil Pit continued on his path while avoiding detection from the Forces of Nature. He also heard about Phosphora not living here and was not concerned.

"Are you sure this isn't your place, Phosphora?" he asked, even though he knew she didn't hear him. "Because I remembered the last time you were here all those years ago before you joined the Forces of Nature. I can't wait to see you again and then crush you into oblivion!" He then continued onwards more sneakily without having the other enemies noticing him.

Back with Pit. he continued to take down more enemies and continued on his path to complete his mission, which were a few Bumpety Bombs that rushed towards him to prevent him from going upwards. But Pit took them out and they exploded upon being defeated.

"Phosphora is busy recharging at the temple's center," Palutena pointed out.

"Got it," Pit affirmed.

"You'll need to move fast and get to her before she's done," Palutena continued. But in actuality, you need to convince her to join us, she added in thought.

"Absolutely, Lady Palutena!" Pit replied.

"Absolutely, Lady Palutena!" Phosphora mocked, and then she began to flirt with Pit. "You're such a yes-man, Pit. Good thing you're so cute."

"You're...you're not just making fun of me now, are you?" Pit asked, blushing embarrassingly as he hopped on another grind rail.

"Aw, you're turning red! That's even cuter!" Phosphora continued flirting. Viridi heard that and was enraged.

Why do you have to flirt with him? she mentally yelled. Only I get to be with that angel, not you! ...Wait a second... She then shook her head. WHAT AM I THINKING?! It doesn't matter if that angel gets embarrassed by that or not nor do I care about him! I need to FOCUS! she mentally yelled again. (A/N: Yeah. For the record, you already know who I ship Pit with. You'll see who I ship Phosphora with later on.)

"He embarrasses easily. Don't mind him," said Palutena.

"Oh, don't give it a second thought...ma'am," said Phosphora.

"Uh-oh..." Pit said, worried.

"Uh-oh" is right. That can't be good... Viridi thought, worried as well.

"Did you just call me 'ma'am?' Are you trying to start something?" Palutena questioned.

"You're right, I'm sorry. You're MUCH too young to be called 'ma'am.'" Phosphora apologized.

"You know as well as I do the lifespan of gods," Palutena responded. "And how about you? What's YOUR age?"

Then the two of them responded simultaneously, "I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours!"

"For the record... I don't mind being called 'sir,'" said Pit.

"Yes, well, as much as I'd like to continue this delightful chat, I have things to do," Phosphora concluded.

"I know it's difficult when she's flirting with you, but remember that she's the enemy," Palutena told her angel servent.

"Right," the latter responded. Devil Pit heard the entire conversation and facepalmed at the stupidity.

"What kind of conversation was THAT? That was the most stupidest one I have ever heard in my entire afterlife," he groaned. "And I'm technically not even dead, which makes it several times worse! If I hear another conversation like that, I swear I'm going to vomit." He continued onwards without any further notice from his enemies.

Back with Pit, he found an air vent in the middle of the next room after he hopped of the grind rail recently that was surrounded by giant spheres, Not only that, but the room was entirely guarded by a couple of Toxiecaps. Pit wasted no time in taking them out.

"There seems to be an air vent in that platform. Turn on the air to help you up," Palutena instructed. "To get a current started, move the spheres to the correct place."

Pit did so and knocked down the first sphere, making the air current raise up to level one.

"Good job. There's a weak breeze now," said Palutena.

Then Pit knocked down the next sphere, raising the air current to level two.

"The air current is stronger. Use it to carry you up," said Palutena.

But Pit decided to look around and sure enough, he found another sphere and knocked it down, raising the air current to max.

"That's as strong as the air current is going to get. Hmmm..." Palutena wondered. Pit first took out a Skreetle that was in his way, and then used the air vent and hopped on the highest level.

"Neat! I can go higher depending on the strength of the air current!" he exclaimed.

"Brains AND brawn. He's the whole package!" said Phosphora, impressed. Pit first took out another Skreetle and broke down crates that seemed to carry goodies. He picked up a grenade he needed to use later before falling down a hole that led him to a lower level. There he spotted a Clobbler and used a grenade to deal big damage before plowing it down with melee attacks. But after taking it down, there were a couple of Lethiniums and a Dipple Dop in his way. Pit took them out while avoiding their attacks and moved onwards towards another room that has moving beams of electricity.

"Pay attention to the movement of those electric currents," said Palutena.

"I think it's probably fine to touch them. Seriously, they're perfectly safe," Phosphora lied. Pit made sure to be careful with those electric currents and took down a Caw Caw, a Nutski, a couple of more Dipple Dops, a couple of more Lethininums, and a Flage. Once he took them all out, the electric beams powered down and Pit continued on his way. He entered another room that has another power supply that was guarded by a Pew Pew. Once Pit took out both of them, a door opened to reveal hole for Pit to jump into.

"You can hop on in! I set up a grind rail for you to use," said Palutena and Pit jumped into the hole and landed on the grind rail to continue onwards.

"Wow wow wooooow!" he exclaimed.

"Grind rails, huh? Well, la di da!" said Phosphora. "Wish we had the budget for grind rails..." Devil Pit was still disgusted about Phosphora's personality.

"Why can't these idiots take their fighting more seriously?" he asked. "And hearing Phosphora talk like that makes me sick. I don't know if it's either her or Viridi who's the worst enemy of mine. Either way, killing them would be all the more satisfying." He then continued onwards while avoiding more detection from his enemies.

Meanwhile, Pit hopped off the grind rail to a long hallway that's outside the temple.

"This way goes to the center of the temple," said Palutena. "Watch out, though—the route looks pretty treacherous."

Pit continued onwards and took down a lot more enemies along the way, while also making sure to be careful that he cannot afford any slip-ups when the platforms he was already standing on were crumbling. There were also a couple of treasure boxes along the way, but it turns out they were actually Mimicuties in disguise. Luckily, Pit took them out without any problems along with a few other enemies from the Forces of Nature. He then hopped on a jump pad and was now closer to Phosphora.

"Phosphora is just ahead," said Palutena.

"Here so soon?" asked Phosphora. But before Pit could face the said Lightning Nymph, he found another Zodiac Chamber that is blocked by an electric fence. He dashed through it avoid getting paralyzed. He then entered the chamber and collected the Libra Sponge power up. He then exited the Zodiac Chamber and dashed out of the electric fence again. He then drank another Drink of the Gods and proceeded though the door, unaware that Devil Pit followed him from behind.

"I guess the big battle between those two is going to happen," he said. "Good thing I killed the remaining Forces of Nature troops with surprise attacks, since they did not stand a chance against me with my 'special weapon.' You better prepare yourself, Phosphora, because I'm coming for you now!" Devil Pit also entered the door where the battle will take place.

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1

Once Pit was in the middle of the arena, he found Phosphora, who was waiting for him while levitating. She then activated her powers to get ready for the fight.

"Hello there!" she greeted.

"Attention, pet of Viridi! You'd better sharpen your claws!" said Pit while posing, like what he did to Pandora back in the day. "I am the servant of Palutena, Goddess of Light, and—" Until he was interrupted by Phosphora shooting lightning bolts at him. "Ow OWWW!" he yelped while avoiding them.

"Enough blabbity blab. Now let's get to the main act!" said Phosphora as she and Pit got into their battle stances. Devil Pit also arrived just in time to see the fight with his "special weapon" still holding in his hand.

"They do not know that I am here," he said. "Once Phosphora loses the fight, I'll plan out my surprise ambush on her and KILL HER!" He finished after blinking his eyes and they turned black with blood pouring out of his sockets. The battle began with Pit charging at Phosphora to slash at her with his Beam Claws, but Phosphora quickly teleported and shot a lightning bolt at him from behind. Luckily, the angel quickly avoided it to not get paralyzed. But since Phosphora was going to fast with her powers, it was very difficult for Pit to get a good aim on her.

"Don't run straight at her. Keep your distance, and wait till she's not moving," Palutena warned.

"My skin feels all tingly!" Pit exclaimed as he indeed felt something in his skin.

"The air in here is electrified. It's good for the complexion, doncha know?" said Phosphora. She then sent out sent out small blue beams of electricity directly at the angel and then rushed towards him with electricity fueling in her body. Luckily, Pit avoided those attacks and quickly pushed Phosphora away with a melee counterattack to stop her. But Phosphora was still not going to go down easily, since she had been powerful in her aid with the angel during their battle with Devil Pit. You have indeed been as strong as I intended a muscle man would be, Pit, she thought. But let's see if you can stand up against my new power! During all of this, Devil Pit was amazed with the fight.

"I guess Phosphora's skills aren't as rusty as I thought," he said. "But she'll be very surprised to see my 'special weapon.' That angel and Lightning Flash won't know what will hit 'em!" Even Viridi and Hades were watching the fight in amazement.

"Just look at them go!" said Viridi.

"And I thought the fighting outside was exciting!" said Hades, intrigued. "But it looks like the real action is in here!"

"Pit doesn't stand a chance!" Viridi scoffed.

"Glad you're enjoying the show, oh divine peanut gallery," said Palutena.

"I, for one, am honored to have you all in the audience," said Phosphora.

"Who's the yes-man now? Kissing up to management won't help you, Phosphora!" Pit taunted as he fired more long ranged shots from his claws to deal damage, but Phosphora was still not going down just yet. The battle still continued on and Devil Pit was still waiting for an opening.

"Not one of them are down just yet," he said. "I wonder who will be the last one standing?" Palutena decided to help Pit out in the fight.

"Some of Phosphora's attacks can have a numbing effect," she explained.

"Which isn't a problem when you can dash like I can!" said Pit.

"Just move around to recover from numbness faster," said Palutena.

"If you really think she can take a number on you, there's no way either of you can take a number on me when I have this," Devil Pit said and looked at his weapon. "Both of you will die once I have the upper hand in killing one of them first!" Pit and Phosphora were still at it on the fight and Phosphora was staring to tire out a bit. However, she had an idea.

Guess it's time for me to reveal the true extent of my power! she thought and suddenly, she teleported in the middle of the arena and activated the electric lamp posts to gain energy.

"Watch out when you see Phosphora stop to gather energy," Palutena warned. "Once she has enough, she'll fire shots at the posts that ricochet towards you." Devil Pit smiled sinisterly at the whole action still going on.

"I don't even know who to root. The angel enemy or the past enemy," he said. "Either way, they will stay die in the end by my own hands." Phosphora suddenly fired powerful shots from the posts to deal big damage, but Pit quickly dodged to avoid them. However, suddenly, Phosphora quickly teleported and started charging up electric energy and Pit quickly moved out of the way before Phosphora unleashed a powerful blast and would've dealt heavy damage. Looks like I'm going to have to end this the hard way instead! Pit thought to himself and, with the help of Palutena, unleashed a powerful Mega Laser to hold Phosphora in place while dealing a lot of damage. Then Pit finished the battle with a charged shot to claim victorious.

"Did you see THAT thunder?!" Pit taunted in victory.

"No. 'Cause you CAN'T SEE thunder!" Phosphora replied in defeat. It was until then, Phosphora dropped down to one knee. "I take back what I said before. You're not cute at all!" But suddenly, she got back up slowly. "But I'm not going down just yet."

"Huh?" Pit wondered.

"What you did not know is that I've prepared a special attack just for you!" replied the Lightning Nymph until she unleashed a giant powerful electric ball from her hands and rose it upwards as it grew bigger and bigger.

"What the?" Pit exclaimed.

"Now Phosphora! Take down that angel into pulp!" said Viridi.

"With pleasure, Mistress Viridi!" said Phosphora.

"Pit! You need to dodge it quickly!" Palutena ordered. However, during the commotion, Devil Pit saw his opening.

"Now's my chance!" he said before pulling out his weapon, charged into the arena, and jumped as high as possible to land a big slash at Phosphora to kill her. Pit saw him coming down towards the Lighting Flash and gasped.

"PHOSPHORA! LOOK OUT!" he yelled as he quickly rushed to Phosphora and pushed her out of Devil Pit's line of attack, causing her to stop her attack once the giant electric ball disappeared. Right after Pit pushed Phosphora out of the way, Devil Pit slammed his sword down, causing a shockwave that pushed Pit and Phosphora and nearly off the arena.

"Oh, no! Pit!" exclaimed Palutena.

"Phosphora!" exclaimed Viridi. The angel and the Lightning Nymph slowly got back up in pain after that massive shockwave impact, clenching their arms in the guts and shaking their heads slowly.

"Ooohhhhhh..." they groaned.

"Ph-Phosphora, are you OK?" Pit asked.

"Y-Yeah. Never better," Phosphora replied. "But, why did you save me?"

"I believe that's because HE'S here," said Hades.

"You got that right, Hades," replied Devil Pit as he slowly walked up to Pit and Phosphora.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Pit and Phosphora looked up in horror to see Devil Pit back again. But Pit noticed that he's hiding something behind his back.

"You're such an idiot," the Devil told the angel. "You should've let her die instead of saving her." Pit slowly got back up to his feet and was furious.

"YOU CAN'T DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT! HOW COULD YOU DO SUCH A THING TO HER?!" he yelled.

"Because you both deserve to die after you humiliated me back at that storm," Devil Pit replied.

"WE ONLY WANTED TO STOP YOU FROM CAUSING MORE TROUBLE AROUND HERE! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH WHEN YOU CAME AROUND?!" Pit shouted. Everyone, including Devil Pit, were taken aback from Pit's rage.

"My my... I've never seen this side of you before," the Devil responded. "It's unusual for someone like you to stand up against me like that."

Whoa... Palutena thought in shock.

Oh my goodness... Viridi thought in shock as well.

I never knew Pitty Pat could act so tough, Hades thought, surprised.

"Yeah? Well who's the monster around here? You or me?" asked the angered angel. "How about you don't hurt any of us and get lost!"

"Pit..." Phosphora started, but was in shock to say anything else.

"How about no? I'm not going to let this chance slip away. I'd say it's time for payback," Devil Pit replied. "And since I'm here, allow me to show you my 'special weapon.' And boy let me tell you that it's my personal favorite." He then revealed his weapon that was hiding from his back which appeared to be a very scary, bloody red sword. The sight of which made Phosphora's eyes widen in fear and her face became pale.

"What IS that?" Pit asked in shock. But when he was about to ask Phosphora about the weapon, he noticed the sudden look on her face. Tears swelling up from her sockets, her body shaking uncontrollably, and her hands covering her mouth like she was about to vomit. "Ph-Phosphora?! A-Are you alright?!"

"T-That... T-That...c-can't be...!" Phosphora stuttered in fright. "I-Is... I-Is that...?!"

"Yes, Phosphora. This was the same weapon that was used in your execution long ago," said Devil Pit. "The Sword of Death!"

Music stops and switches to: Kevin Macleod ~ Unseen Horrors (A.K.A. Anger Boils Theme)

Once everyone heard the name, they gasped. But Pit and Phosphora were the most shocked. Pit felt chills down his spine as his hands covered his mouth upon what he just heard. Phosphora, however, started to feel something within her stomach. Suddenly, she clenched her arms around her stomach and began to throw up on the arena floor. Pit gasped upon seeing her vomit so much. After a while, Phosphora began coughing and choking after so much vomit puked out from her mouth, all while standing on one knee after a little fall from exhaustion.

"*cough* *cough* How could I forget something like that?!" she coughed. "I remember everything now! That...cursed weapon...was used to kill me!"

"Wait a minute... You're telling me that you were...EXECUTED?!" Pit gasped in horror after what he just heard from Phosphora. He quickly turned to Devil Pit with an enraged look on his face and yelled at him, "DID YOU DO THIS TO HER?!"

"Actually, I didn't. It was a human that did that to her long ago," Devil Pit responded. "But before we get to that, how about I kill you both right here and now before you can figure it out."

"We'll see about that, Devil Pit!" said the angel before pulling his hand down for Phosphora. "Come on, Phosphora! Let's take down this monster together." Phosphora smiled and took Pit's hand and she got back up to her feet.

"With the two of us fighting together, we'll both take you down!" she said as she and the angel looked at their enemy. "Once we're done with you, you are going to give us answers!"

"Time for you to be finished again!" said Pit.

"We'll see who gets the last laugh in our rematch, fools!" said Devil Pit and all three of them prepared themselves to begin the battle.

Music stops and switches to: Reincarnation (Remastered) (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Battle Theme 1)

Devil Pit started the fight by charging at his foes at high speeds with his Power of Flight activated. He slashed his sword directly at his Pit and Phosphora, but they quickly dodged out of the way to avoid serious damage. Devil Pit then ran towards Pit and the angel and the Devil slashed at each other with their own weapons.

"Your actions have caused so much tyranny! You're not going to continue with them any longer!" Pit yelled.

"You know, it's going to take more than a few slacker slashes to stop me, Pit!" said Devil Pit as the two of them continued to fight against each other. But as Devil Pit continued his attacks on the angel, Phosphora appeared right behind him and zapped him with electricity. "YAARRGGHH!!" Devil Pit screamed in pain.

"How's that for 'slacker slashes,' Devil Pit?" Phosphora taunted. "If we defeated you in the air, we'll defeat you right here!"

"Tch! Don't even think about winning again this time," said Devil Pit. "Besides, who says that I don't have new trick up my sleeves! Dodge THIS!" He quickly charged at Phosphora at high speeds, only to suddenly teleport away in an aura of fire and Phosphora lost sight of him.

"Huh? Where did he go?" Phosphora exclaimed and looked around to find him. But as she continued to search for him, Devil Pit suddenly appeared right behind her and raised him his sword to slash at the Lightning Nymph.

"Phosphora! Behind you!" Pit yelled as he quickly rushed to her aid. Just as Devil Pit was about to give Phosphora a big slice of his sword, Pit jumped right in front of her and took the big slash of Devil Pit's sword, leaving a very lethal wound on his chest. "Argh!" he yelped as he held his hands on his head, feeling a little dizzy. "I feel that my life is starting to drain away."

"Did you get inflicted with Poison or Burn?" asked Palutena, worried.

"I-I don't think this is either of those," Pit replied.

"You're inflicted with Bleed. It makes you take additional damage over time which is much slower than Poison and Burn," Devil Pit explained. "You also walk a lot slower and your defense is lowered."

"I feel like I'm dizzy and can't...get up that much," Pit said as he wobbled and nearly lost his balance.

"Don't worry. I'll use my powers to treat your wounds," said Palutena. "But it will only take a while, so try dodging his attacks while I'm at it."

"O-Okay," Pit affirmed before turning to Phosphora. "Phosphora, think you can handle the rest of the fight without me?"

"Of course! This guy won't know what will hit 'em since I have Electrokinesis!" Phosphora replied before turning to face her foe. "Would you like to see what I can do?"

"I'd rather chop your head off than deal with a bitch like you!" Devil Pit replied, causing Phosphora to grit her teeth in anger after hearing that insult.

"Oh, it's on!" she yelled as she suddenly zipped behind Devil Pit before kicking him from behind. Then, she proceeded to zip and ram into Devil Pit multiple times to deal lots of damage. Devil Pit, however, was having trouble to catch up with her speed as he was being beaten by her.

Damn! This bitch is much faster than I originally thought, he thought. I need to find a way to stop her!

Wow! She's got all the moves to fight just like her battle with Thanatos and her first encounter with Devil Pit! Pit thought, amazed. I could learn a lot from her! Suddenly, he no longer could feel the pain in his chest anymore. He looked down and saw that his wound was fully healed.

"There! Your wounds are perfectly healed now," said Palutena.

"Thanks, Lady Palutena!" Pit thanked. "Now then, time to continue with the fight!" But once he got back up to his feet, Devil Pit suddenly grabbed Phosphora by the throat and threw her down to the arena with a loud crash.

"Ow..." Phosphora groaned as she got back up.

"Are you OK, Phosphora?" Pit asked as he quickly rushed to her aid.

"I'm fine, but I guess Devil Pit is not underestimating my lightning speed," Phosphora replied.

"That's because I have memory in figuring out a way to stop anybody who dares to move really fast during our first encounter, Phosphora," said Devil Pit. "Now let me show you what I can do!" With that, he flew down towards Phosphora, only for the Lightning Flash to zip away from his attack. Devil Pit growled as he flew after her, and the two of them rammed into each other creating smaller shockwaves. However, during the battle, Pit was having little trouble in getting a good aim at his target.

"Phosphora! Try and buy me time so that I can unleash a powerful charged shot to stun him!" he called to his ally.

"Right! Wait until I say so!" Phosphora replied as she continued to attack Devil Pit with her powers. With more kicks and punches from Phosphora, and more slashing from Devil Pit, even though Phosphora quickly avoided them to make sure she does not bleed, Phosphora then found her opening chance and zapped Devil Pit with electricity, causing him to be paralyzed.

"Damn it! I can't move properly!" Devil Pit yelled.

"That's paralysis for you, buddy. Deal with it," Phosphora scoffed before turning to her ally. "Now, Pit! Fire away!"

"Got it! Move out as fast as you can!" Pit replied and Phosphora quickly moved as the angel fired a charged shot directly at Devil Pit, causing him to fall down to the arena. Phosphora flew down and landed next to the angel.

"Have to admit, that smarts," Devil Pit groaned as he slowly got back up. "But I'm not going to let you get in my way for too long! TAKE THIS!" Suddenly, he charged at his targets with a special attack that caused his sword to glow a dark shade of red and slashed, only for Pit and Phosphora to move out of the way quickly.

"Whoa!" they gasped.

"What attack was that?" asked Palutena.

"That was Death. Legends say that this special attack can kill anybody instantly when it hits," Hades explained. "It packs quite a punch. Considering that it reaps the soul out of your bodies."

"Easy enough for you to say!" said Viridi, irritated.

"The thing is, though, it only has a low chance to do that," said Devil Pit. "Consider yourself lucky if you survived or dodged that attack." The three warriors continued to attack in their battle via slashing, shooting, and blocking certain attacks coming from either one of them, and the gods were impressed by their battle. Then Palutena decided to ask Viridi a question.

"I've been thinking of something, Viridi," she started.

"What is it, Palutena?" Viridi asked.

"Don't you have a feeling that there's something wrong with Devil Pit?" Palutena continued.

"Now that you mention it, I do believe that there's something...odd about him," Viridi responded.

"Well he IS no joke. After all, he was the same prisoner that we captured," Hades agreed. "But now that he escaped, I don't know how to handle this." Pit and Phosphora were soon ramming into Devil Pit to deal more and more damage on their enemy as Devil Pit continued to yell in pain the more damage he received. Suddenly, he was on the ground feeling slightly exhausted.

"I think it's time to settle this the old-fashioned way!" said Phosphora. "What do you say, Pit?"

"I couldn't agree with you more!" Pit replied. "Let's end this together!" Phosphora nodded as the two of them held hands and the Lightning Flash began charging up her powers. Suddenly, both of them rose up and charged at Devil Pit at high speeds. Palutena and Viridi were shocked to see what they were doing.

No way! This never happened before! Palutena gasped in thought.

A duo special attack?! That's impossible! Viridi exclaimed in thought and disbelief.

"ELECTRO PLASMA DUAL FINISHING BLOW!" Pit and Phosphora exclaimed as they ram into Devil Pit with a powerful amount of force, dealing big damage on him and ending the battle.

"AAAARRRRRGGGHHHH!!!!!" he yelled as he tumbled through the arena before stopping with his body facing down, letting the duo claim victorious once they powered down and looked at each other with smiling nods before facing the defeated Devil.

"Did you see sparks during THAT fight, Devil Pit?" Phosphora taunted in victory.

"Yes..." Devil Pit responded in defeat.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

After his defeated battle against Pit and Phosphora, Devil Pit slowly started to stand up while grabbing his Sword of Death from the ground.

"Grr! I didn't expect to lose by the likes of you again!" he growled. "At least I take my battles seriously than the rest of you idiots!"

"Now wait just a minute! YOU said that Phosphora was executed long ago!" Pit exclaimed. "Tell us what happened!"

"Actually, it would be a lot better if the Lightning Nymph herself tell you about it," Devil Pit replied. "I believe she would have better answers than I do. Isn't that correct?"

Phosphora began with a sigh, "Yes. I remember that sword. Someone by the name of Emperor Nero executed me with that weapon after I accidentally killed his wife. But that wasn't the beginning of it!"

"Oh? Why is that?" Devil Pit asked.

"Because YOU were the one responsible for sending me to the Overworld after you defeated me a long time ago!" Phosphora exclaimed.

"What?!" Pit, Palutena, Viridi, and even Hades exclaimed, simultaneously.

"How about you explain your entire story?" Devil Pit suggested. "I think it would be wise to tell him the truth about it."

"Okay," said Phosphora as she turned to face her angel ally. "Pit, this is something I need to tell you. Mistress Viridi knows about this. So listen very carefully."

"I'm listening..." said Pit and a flashback began when Phosphora told Pit her story.

Music stops and switches to: dayshift at Freddy's 3 Henry's theme but it's evil and sad..... (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Dark Theme)

Phosphora's POV

Begin flashback

I was taken by Nero's army and people around the place threw food, rocks, and other painful things at me because of what I did. I kept telling them it was only an accident, but they didn't listen to me. Instead, they yelled at me with insults.

"You deserve it, murderer!"

"I can't believe you committed a dastardly crime!"

"You don't deserve to live after what you've done!"

"Go die as a rotten corpse, you monster!"

They continued to throw those objects at me until the emperor's men took me to the doors of the emperor's castle. They soon opened the doors and took me inside.

Music stops and switches to: Kevin Macleod ~ Giant Wyrm (A.K.A. Evil Comes Theme)

Once they took me in the castle, the emperor himself was in his throne, who was really mad at me for what I did. Not only that, but I also saw Devil Pit standing next to him. I kept telling him it was and accident, but nobody, even him, didn't even listen to me. They hurt me and ruined me.

"E-Emperor?! L-Listen I-" I started before I was interrupted by a loud shout.

"SILENCE!" Nero yelled. "Don't you dare talk to me after what you did to my wife Regina!"

"B-But it was an-" I started again.

"SHUT UP! YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID TO ME!" Nero yelled again. "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DID SUCH A HORRENDOUS CRIME TO MY WIFE! SHE WAS INNOCENT AND YOU KILLED HER!"

"B-But Emperor- I-I didn't know what would happened to her..." I continued. "I was out of control and-"

"I suggest you take her into her prison," Devil Pit told Nero. "She deserves what she did to your wife, and now this is your chance to show her justice to avenge your wife. Give her a taste of her own medicine and you will forever be at peace for as long as you like."

"Since you won't listen to me, I'll have to take you in myself," Nero said before he walked up to be and then stabbed me multiple times with his sword. I was in so much pain until I soon blacked out...

Music stops and switches back to: Kevin Macleod ~ Unseen Horrors (A.K.A. Anger Boils Theme)

I slowly woke up and I realized that I was shackled. Emperor Nero and his men chained me up and I couldn't do anything to break free.

"P-Please! I'll change my ways! I swear!" I cried.

"It's too late for that now!" Nero yelled. "You deserve this and now it's time to avenge my wife!" He then walked up closer to me and took out his sword. "For your crimes against all of humanity, I hereby sentenced you to death by the slash of the Sword of Death! Enjoy your final times here Phosphora!"

No, WAIT! STOP!" I tried to call, but it was too late. I was slashed through my abdomen by Nero's sword and I died. He then dropped the sword and left my corpse to rot. The only thing I noticed was Devil Pit staring at my rotten corpse. He then looked at me with a sinister smile, black eyes, and bloody sockets.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) Extended Music: MTMB 05 from LuigiBoss2.0 (A.K.A. Devoured Corpse Theme)

I then felt Devil Pit taking my corpse away from the castle after unlocking the shackles. He took me to a tree where I was soon buried there. But that was not what he did to me. He instead called out something from the trees.

"Dinner's on, boys!"

Turns out he called some crows and they devoured my corpse whole. He was standing at my corpse that was being chomped down by those crows and it hurt so much. He then had his eyes black again, blood poured form his sockets, and laughed his sinister laugh while smiling.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) Extended Music: MTMB 16 from LuigiBoss2.0 (A.K.A. Phosphora's Second Chance Theme)

I was then taken to the skies and I saw Mistress Viridi for the first time. I told her everything about what happened to me and what the humans did.

"They tortured me and told me to never live on anymore!" I cried in tears. "They hated me for what I did! It was an accident! I swear!" 

"What?! Why would those humans do such a horrible thing to you?!" Mistress Viridi yelled. "I can't believe they did that to you! You don't deserve any of that!"

"I highly agree with Mistress Viridi," Arlon agreed. "I never thought humans would do such a bad thing to you. That's terrible."

"I know..." I said between sniffs. "I don't know what to do now anymore."

"Well, how about you join the Forces of Nature?" Mistress Viridi offered me. "You can use your powers to help us wipe out humanity together. You shall be one of our commanders." She reached out a hand to pull me up. I took it and accepted the offer.

"I will be glad to give those humans a taste of their own medicine," I said.

"Excellent," Mistress Viridi replied and suddenly, I noticed a vine that appeared around my left leg and my upper left arm. "This shows a mark of you with us," Mistress Viridi explained. "From now on, you can call me, Mistress Viridi."

"I will do anything for you, Mistress Viridi," I replied and happily hugged her which she returned.

"Welcome to the Forces of Nature, Phosphora," she said and Arlon smiled.

End flashback

Music stops and switches to: Undertale OST - Chill Extended (A.K.A. The Sudden Shock Theme)

Normal POV

Pit was shocked to hear all of that. He couldn't believe that a human killed her. Not only that, but he has high assumptions that Devil Pit manipulated the human so that he could kill her.

"D-Did that really happen?!" he asked Phosphora.

"Y-Yes..." Phosphora replied. "I-I didn't mean to kill Nero's wife! I was just out of control and I couldn't do anything!" She burst into tears and fell to her knees. Pit then went down to Phosphora and gently hugged her.

"Shh... Let it all out," he softly whispered as he gently patted Phosphora's back, letting her tears fall out of her eyes. "That was all in the past, and now you're here with us. We're here to help you."

"Pit's right," Palutena agreed. "I'll be honest, I never knew a human would do something like that. I guess Viridi was right about...one thing..."

"Yeah... That memory still haunts me to this day," said Viridi.

"Hmm..." Hades thought for a moment, unable to comprehend the story.

"Hey, Phosphora?" said Pit.

"Yeah?" Phosphora responded.

"Since you told us about your past, and you said that's not the full story, how about you tell us about what happened before all of that?" Pit asked her.

"Okay. But first, I need to ask you something," Phosphora responded.

"And that is?" said Pit.

"Remember I told you that I don't live here?" Phosphora asked the angel.

"Yes. Why?" Pit responded.

"Well...I lied," Phosphora continued. "Turns out I did live here with my family."

"Would you like to tell me more about your family?" Pit asked. "It's okay if you don't want to."

"Sure, I'll tell you about it," said Phosphora and another flashback began for her next story.

Music stops and switches to: FNaF 3: Shadow Bonnie's Minigame Music Box V.2 from Shadow Springtrap (A.K.A. The Memory Explanation Theme)

Phosphora's POV

Begin flashback

I was the daughter of Zeus, the God of Thunder and my father. I also had a brother named Hercules. We both lived in harmony in the Thunder Cloud Temple. This was the same temple we lived together until I was the only one left here. My father taught us the ways to master the electric element in case of attacks of our territory. My brother was then sent  to another place,  because he had something to take care of something, while I stayed here with my father. Unfortunately, we didn't live peacefully that much. We heard the news about what happened to my brother. Apparently he was sent to the Overworld by Devil Pit and he was coming after us. I prepared myself to fight against my enemy and tried to take him down. But he was too powerful to handle and I lost the fight. I was then sent to the Overworld by him while he continued on to fight my father. And...you already know what happened after that.

End flashback

Music stops and switches back to: Undertale OST - Chill Extended (A.K.A. The Sudden Shock Theme)

Normal POV

"That's terrible!" Pit exclaimed in shock after hearing Phosphora's next story.

"I also lied," Palutena confessed. "This temple was actually abandoned ever since Zeus' death." Pit then looked at Devil Pit with a heated stare.

"LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO THIS POOR INNOCENT GIRL!" he yelled, angrily. "SHE LOST HER FAMILY BECAUSE OF YOU AND YOU RUINED HER LIFE!"

"I didn't do anything to her," said Devil Pit. "I only wanted to test those humans about their social behavior, and that 'Emperor Nero' failed his test."

"But how? What happened to him?" Pit asked.

"That's not important right now," said Devil Pit. "If you really want more answers, then take this with you." He tossed Pit something which said light angel caught.

"Another tape?" he wondered.

"Maybe this one might answer your questions," responded the Devil. "Now if you'll excuse me, I must take my leave. I have other business to attend to."

"You can't walk away just like that!" Pit yelled. "YOU ALREADY DID SOMETHING TERRIBLE TO NOT ONLY ARLON, BUT ALSO PHOSPHORA! YOU HAVE TO STOP!"

"Stop? Oh nonononono..." Devil Pit responded as he waggled his finger back and fourth. "I'm just getting the big party started. But before I go, I have a surprise just for you." He pulled out a remote.

"How did you even set up bombs in here earlier?" Pit asked.

"That's because I was in the Thunder Cloud Temple after you defeated me the first time," Devil Pit explained. "And now it is time for you to meet your demise." He then pushed the button on the remote.

"WARNING! BOMBS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED!" said the system. "THE BOMBS WILL EXPLODE IN: 5 MINUTES."

"Hasta la vista, fools," Devil Pit taunted as he flew away. The temple soon began to shake and crumbling down.

"This place is going back to the dogs thanks to Devil Pit's explosives," said Hades.

"Smarm it up while you still can, Hades. We'll be after YOU soon enough," Palutena warned.

"Pit...?" said Phosphora.

"Yes, Phosphora?" Pit responded.

"I want to thank you for helping me go through my past, and I was hoping if I could join you in defeating the monster who ruined my life," Phosphora continued.

"You're welcome, Phosphora, and of course you can help us out," Pit replied. "We need as much firepower as we can muster. Now then, let's get out of here before the place collapses."

"Right..." Phosphora agreed. "I'll see you another time." She was then extracted away by Viridi quickly.

"Thanks for comforting Phosphora, Pit," said the Goddess of Nature. "She really needed that after all she's been through."

"You're welcome, Viridi," Pit responded. "Now then, time to leave!" He then began to run away from the temple as fast as he could.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Tension (A.K.A. The Escape Theme)

After exiting the arena, Palutena set up a grind rail for Pit to use, along with two more on both sides, and the latter quickly hopped on it to get going before the temple blew up. But, while that was happening, pieces of rubble from the ceiling were crumbling down and were about to crush the angel. Luckily, he quickly moved to another grind rail before it could crush him.

"Whoa!" he gasped.

"Be careful, Pit! Those pieces of rubble are extremally dangerous!" Palutena warned. "One false move and you'll be crushed! Make sure you switch to different grind rails so that it doesn't happen! But you have to get out of there quickly before the bombs go off!"

"I'm going as fast as I can!" Pit replied.

"You know, I didn't actually think that my prisoner could use something big like bombs to blow up these places," said Hades. "It's something I never thought to do myself. Maybe it would be easier to hire him to blow YOU up, Pitty Pat. But since we're both on different sides, it's a shame that it will never happen."

"You're not helping at all, Hades!" Pit yelled as soon as he hopped off the trio of grind rails and landed in a room where the first power supply was destroyed by him earlier. In it, there was something dug deep into the hole. Pit quickly noticed that it was something shiny and he dug into the rubble to find out what it was. After enough digging, Pit found what the object was. "Huh? What's this?" he wondered after picking up the object and slowly inspected it.

"It must be the next piece of the Daybreak," said Palutena. "But hurry! You don't have much time!"

"THE BOMBS WILL EXPLODE IN: 3 MINUTES," stated the system.

"You're right!" Pit exclaimed. "I better hurry!" After putting the Daybreak piece in his pocket, he found a hole on a wall where there was another trio of grind rails. The angel hopped on the middle one to get out of the temple as fast as he could. However, more rubble crumbled down from the ceiling in order to crush the angel. Luckily, he made sure to avoid them by switching through different grind rails so that he would not get crushed by the rubble.

"I'm honestly quite impressed with our prisoner's instincts in humiliating you, Pitty Pat," Hades chuckled until he noticed something. "But it looks like he wants to eliminate you personally. Normally I would be in agreement with something like this, but something doesn't seem quite right about this."

"You're telling me!" said Pit. "Are you trying to start something between me and Devil Pit?"

"Maybe... But that still doesn't change the fact that he's an obstacle like yourself," said Hades. "Besides, this world is mine to control, and I will be the winner of this war!"

"Oh, you know that's not going to happen! Once we stop Devil Pit's plans, we're going after you next!" Pit boasted as he got off the last set of grind rails.

"THE BOMBS WILL EXPLOED IN: 1 MINUTE," said the system.

"Hurry! You're running out of time!" Palutena warned.

"I'm almost there!" said Pit as he ran through more piles of rubble. The other parts of the temple were crumbling down as it was still shaking while the angel was reaching to the spot where he was landed for his land battle. Once he made it, he called to his goddess, "I'm right here! I'm getting out of there now!"

"I see you! I'm pulling you out of the temple now!" said Palutena as she quickly opened up a light pillar and whisked Pit back to her temple safely just in the nick of time.

"5...4...3...2...1..." the system counted down and the bombs exploded. The Thunder Cloud Temple crumbled into pieces and was fully destroyed.

"Well that was a bit of a letdown," said Hades. "But at least we know that it's one step ahead of our prisoner's plan. I better keep an eye on my toes while dealing with the lovely ladies' attitudes." He then head back to the Underworld to think of a plan to stop Devil Pit along with Palutena's Army and the Forces of Nature.

Music stops and switches to: Solo Menu

Pit arrived back into Palutena's temple safe and sound.

"Whew! I made it out in once piece..." he sighed in relief. "I'm also glad that we convinced Phosphora to join us...after we listened to her backstory like Arlon did that is."

"Yeah. I never believed the humans would do something like that to her," Palutena agreed. "I guess Viridi was right about one thing. But I'm still unsure if we can continue to fight against Viridi."

"Well, she did thank me for comforting Phosphora after she told me her dark backstory," said Pit.

"True, but I'm still not sure," Palutena replied.

"Well one thing's for certain. Let's listen to this next tape Devil Pit gave me earlier," Pit suggested.

"Okay, Pit," Palutena replied and then she and her angel servant brought everyone again to listen to the next tape. Pit placed the tape marked "Discovered Humans and Demons" into the tape player and pressed PLAY.

Music stops and switches to: Dayshift at Freddy's 3 OST- Henry's Logs (A Waltz in a Minor) (A.K.A. Unknown Audio Logs' Theme)

"I've discovered something very intriguing to say the least," said the sinister voice. "It would appear that I wasn't the only one committing a massacre, just like what I did to Gaia and Zeus, as well as his two children. I found out that there were lots of humans slaughtered by unknown demons that were working for the Underworld. Once they came back to the Underworld, they were not pleased for their actions. I'm guessing that these demons don't share the same purpose as the Underworld. From what I'm observing, it seems that they prefer to do what they want, rather than what the Underworld wants. They seem to be in conflict with the Underworld Army, meaning that their differences are waging wars against each other If that's true, then maybe they could be helpful for my master plan. And then... I WILL SHOW THE UNIVERSE WHO THEY SHOULD FEAR!" *click*

Music stops and switches back to: Kevin Macleod ~ Giant Wyrm (A.K.A. Evil Comes Theme)

"This is starting to become serious, and Phosphora was telling the truth about what happened to her family," said Pit. "But...it's still hard to tell if it's Devil Pit or somebody else. Plus, I'm not entirely sure what 'demons' this voice was talking about."

"I agree. We better prepare ourselves for the outcome of Devil Pit's new plan," said Palutena. "We should also prepare ourselves to rebel against Hades as well in case he has a surprise attack or something."

"You're right! Let's get ourselves ready, and hopefully we can take down both of our enemies, Hades and Devil Pit," Pit affirmed. "I don't think we should attack Viridi, because I believe she's starting to understand the situation. Though it's best to keep an eye on her if she plans on something else."

"I think so," Palutena agreed. "Let's get to our rooms and then prepare ourselves." They all went back into their rooms to prepare themselves for whatever's coming next.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Devil Pit returned to the creature back to their usual meeting spot.

"The next step of our master plan is complete," he said. "Now all I have to do is to create a distraction while you head out to the Overworld and kill the mortals there. After that, collect their souls to begin the final step of the plan." The creature nodded and Devil Pit left for a moment. He then put his right finger on his head and said, "Okay, minions. You're in the clear for destruction." He then turned to face the creature. "I sent out the others to begin the distraction while you go and do your thing," he explained. "Now go! They will arrive shortly and once you're done, return to me to begin the final step of the plan." The creature nodded and left to begin its massacre. "Excellent. Everything is all according to plan," Devil Pit said as he smiled, sinisterly. "The second step of my master plan is complete. Now it's time to head over to my territory to begin the distraction. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" He then flew up into space to begin his diversion.

Music stops

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Pit sluggishly and slowly moved to the door with the Samurai Blade equipped.

"I'm...so sleepy..." he sighed as he fell backwards though the door and was lifted up to the night sky by the Power of Flight.

"Sorry to drag you out so early, but we've got an emergency," said Palutena. "We have a BIG problem. Bigger than all of us gods." Pit then saw floating islands attacking the Earth with their laser beams, tearing through the Earth.

"Huh?!" he exclaimed in shock. "What is THAT?!"

Music playing: Mysterious Invaders

The lasers pierced through parts of the Earth, taking the whole planet apart piece by piece. What made things worse was that most of the areas from the planet were small towns, and the lasers killed the human inhabitants within them. Most of them were able to barely survive after running away as fast as possible from the incoming threat. Pit couldn't believe his eyes.

"It's...it's ransacking the Earth!" he exclaimed. However, after he spotted the destruction going on from the islands, something called out from far away.

">INTRUDER DETECTED!" stated the system and suddenly, several enemies from the unknown army appeared out of nowhere and ambushed the angel.

"Enemies incoming!" said Palutena. The enemies then shot at Pit with their mini lasers once they spotted them.

"They're firing on me!" the angel exclaimed before proceeding to take them down.

"I'm not even sure what THEY are!" Palutena exclaimed. Meanwhile, someone was also watching them, but he was watching from inside the base.

"It would appear they do not know about them yet," he said. "I'll reveal myself once everyone is present." Pit continued to take down more enemies that still appeared in many different areas. From what they look like, they seem almost identical to mechanical robots. But he was still unsure about what they really were affiliated with.

"They're organized, but who's giving the orders?" asked Palutena.

"Maybe they're a new unit of the Forces of Nature?" Pit wondered. But the leader herself stopped him from theorizing that.

"Come on now. Do they look 'natural' to you?" Viridi questioned.

"Vi—" Pit started but then he heard another voice.

"Morning, do-gooders!" said the Underworld ruler.

"Don't tell me you two are behind this!" Pit suspected.

"Sadly, no, though I do applaud any and all violence directed at you," Hades replied.

"Plus, you should know that I'd never work with Hades," Viridi replied as well. "In fact, I was about to destroy him when THEY suddenly appeared."

"No, they saved HER at the last minute," Hades shrugged.

"So you have no idea what they are?" asked Pit.

"I'm sure know-it-all Palutena is just dying to illuminate us," said Hades.

"Unfortunately, I don't know any more than you do," the Goddess of Light replied. "I can only tell you that they're not of this world."

"You mean they're...invaders from space?!" Pit exclaimed.

"They're not just invading. This swarm is harvesting whole sections of the Earth!" Viridi shouted. "They're like bees taking pollen back to whatever hive they call home."

"Not to quibble over details, but I think locusts are a more apt analogy," said Hades. "But whatever they are, they must be stopped. Earth is MY flower to plunder, not theirs!"

"Who says that YOU'RE going to be the one taking over the Earth and not me?" boomed another voice.

"No! That can't be!" Hades gasped and suddenly, the one pulling the strings of this organization revealed himself in a projection.

"Hello, immortals! Glad to see you again," said Devil Pit.

"DEVIL PIT?!" Pit, Palutena, Viridi, and Hades all said, simultaneously.

"I welcome you to my territory, arch-enemies," Devil Pit continued. "We are the ultimate evil organization clan to take down ANYONE who stands in our way. We are 'The Dark Allies!'"

"'The Dark Allies'? What's that?" Pit questioned.

"We're basically a group of different armies that share the same goal; destroy anything we come across until there is nothing left!" Devil Pit replied.

"You mean YOU are the one responsible for sending in these invaders?!" Palutena asked, surprised.

"Correct. I am their Lord and patriarch leader of the clan," Devil Pit replied. "The Space Pirates were also part of my clan. I ordered them to steal the Three Sacred Treasures away from you and Pit, Palutena."

"SO YOU STOLE THE THREE SACRED TREASURES BACK IN THE DAY?!" Pit shouted.

"Now you're catching up," Devil Pit replied. "But there is nothing you can do to stop me now! Once I destroy the entire Earth, the new world will be ours to rule once we create it. A world free of war, free of terror, and free of gods-forsaken destruction! Bow down to your rightful ruler, immortals!"

"NEVER!" Pit, Palutena, Viridi, and Hades all shouted, simultaneously.

"Very well," Devil Pit responded before ordering his troops of the organization. "Rise my minions! Take those fools down! Show the enemies no mercy! DESTROY THEM ALL!" His projection disappeared once more enemies appeared to take down the angel.

"Do I have to do everything around here? Forces of Nature, drop the hammer!" Viridi ordered her troops as they also came out to stop the mysterious enemies.

"I guess we Underworlders will get in the mix, too. Shoot anything that moves!" Hades ordered his minions to also take down the unknown army's forces.

"Still can't get along, I see," said Pit, annoyed.

"Just do what you can, and try to stay out of the thick of things," said Palutena. With that, Pit continued onwards and proceeded to eliminate more of Devil Pit's minions from the unknown army of his evil organization. While that was happening he was getting closer to the islands and was shocked to see what they looked.

"I've never seen anything like this!" he exclaimed.

"These things are tough," said Viridi.

"What do you expect? The Dark Allies are powerful enemies and we don't back down from the likes of you!" said Devil Pit.

"But what are they?" asked Palutena.

"You're going to die here before you can figure it out," Devil Pit replied. "Destroy them all, minions!" He then sent out his minions to attack Pit, only for them to get blasted away by somebody else. "What the hell?!" Devil Pit asked in shocked. "Who did that?! Reveal yourself at once!" The one responsible revealed himself by continuously taking down the enemies.

"HAHAHAHAHA!" he laughed as he zoomed by while taking down more of them in fashion.

"Huh?!" Pit exclaimed.

"Who the fuck are you and what are you doing here?!" Devil Pit questioned in anger.

"Villains are no match for Pyrrhon!" the figure replied while taking down more enemies.

"Pyrrhon? The Sun God Pyrrhon?" Palutena asked in shock.

"The one and only!" Pyrrhon replied.

"This wacko's the Sun God?" Pit questioned.

"Well, that's what he calls himself anyway," Viridi replied.

"So YOU'RE the one who took down my minions!" Devil Pit exclaimed. "I ought to exterminate you if I see you close to me!"

"Ah! So you're all together?! Good! Pyrrhon loves a party!" Pyrrhon exclaimed.

"Listen, do you know anything about these enemies?" Palutena asked the Sun God.

"Of course!" Pyrrhon replied before explaining what the army was known as. "They're the Aurum, and THIS passel of floating islands is just one of their bases."

"Just ONE of their bases?! How much more hell DO they plan to raise?" Hades asked in shock.

"More than you can count, Hades," Devil Pit replied.

"Let me drop a little knowledge on you!" Pyrrhon continued.

"Oh, goody," said Viridi in her usual sassy tone.

"It's all in the Book of Divine Prophecy, chapter 84, section 3," Pyrrhon explained. "'Beckoned by destruction and corruption, the Aurum are born from and return to nothing. They travel across the galaxy to swallow up the heavens, land, and seas.'"

"I don't remember that passage," Viridi replied, confused.

"Let me explain it to you better," said Devil Pit. "In ancient times, the Aurum traveled throughout different planets across the galaxy and destroyed them all. They're last remaining target is the Solar System and they have swallowed the planets here. Earth is the only planet they have yet to consume. After you humiliated me with Phosphora, Pit, I sent them here to get rid of you and your allies. Once we take all of you down, we will be the ones to take over the whole universe and create the new world!"

"YOU'RE INSANE!" Pit shouted. "WE CANNOT LET THAT HAPPEN!"

"I'll break it down for you, godlings. The Aurum are gonna eat the entire Earth!" said Pyrrhon. "But stow your fear. Pyrrhon has a delivery, and the return address is 'justice.'"

"We'll see if your so-called 'justice' can aid you in defeating my forces!" said Devil Pit. "Take down both the Sun God and angel, minions! Do not let them leave alive!"

"We can trust this 'Pyrrhon' guy, right?" asked Pit.

"Um..." Palutena wondered for a moment before Viridi interrupted her thoughts.

"You know things are dire if THAT'S the guy we're listening to!" she said.

"Fear the wrath of my pyroblasters, space weirdos!" Pyrrhon laughed as he took down the (now known) Aurum enemies with his powers. "HAHAHAHAHA! Kablooey! Kablammy!"

"Damn you, Sun God!" Devil Pit yelled in anger.

"Yes...let's let Pyrrhon take care of this," Palutena agreed. "We'll take the other side of the islands!"

"Good plan!" Pit agreed as Palutena then flew him into an opening from within the islands.

"Don't think I haven't set up surprises for you, Pit!" said Devil Pit.

"I know you were setting up your minions to stop me!" said Pit.

"Touché... But that's only half of it," Devil Pit scoffed. Pit then took more of the Aurum enemies down along the way and arrived beneath the islands where he saw chunks of Earth being absorbed into them.

"This is out of control!" he exclaimed.

"The Aurum are blowing up the Earth and then taking the pieces for themselves!" exclaimed Viridi.

"Pretty convenient for someone who wants to destroy humanity just for her own sick kicks of disgusting Nature!" Devil Pit replied.

"If they're like bees, what are they doing with it all? Making honey?" Pit wondered.

"Actually, we're using the pieces of Earth to form the new world we wish to rule once we destroy the old one!" Devil Pit answered. "Honestly, I hated living in old inferior worlds that are nothing but useless to me. Besides, what good is world dominion when you're doing it in a pile of trash? The new world will be ripe and my plans of inferior universal domination will bring it all together!"

"Viridi, it was you and Hades who lured the Aurum to our world," said Palutena.

"What?! That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard!" Viridi shouted in disbelief.

"Come on now!" sighed Devil Pit as he facepalmed. "If they didn't see you fighting one another, how else are they going to arrive here once I sent them? It would be boring for us when we complete our plans like this, since that would be too easy."

"Well, Pyrrhon said they're 'beckoned by destruction and corruption,'" Palutena explained. "They were likely drawn here by the War of Chaos between the Underworld and Nature."

"That was the plan, and you fools just fell right into our trap," said Devil Pit.

"Convenient how you've forgotten YOUR little tiff with the Underworld," Viridi countered.

"Convenient how YOU'VE forgotten a massive Reset Bomb visible from space," Pit fought back.

"You! Zip it! The Aurum are the aggressors here! We're the victims!" Viridi replied.

"You're absolutely right. Like it or not, we're on the same side now," Palutena agreed.

"Then this is where things will be more interesting for me and my army," said Devil Pit. As Pit continued to take down more Aurum troops sent by Devil Pit, he arrived closer to the center of the Aurum islands, which seemed to have some kind of tower in the middle of it.

"We're heading to the center of the Aurum islands," Palutena pointed out. "That tower is the key to stopping all this devastation. Prepare for land battle."

"OK!" Pit affirmed as he flew down to the islands' center.

"Then prepare yourselves to take care of the intruder, minions!" Devil Pit ordered.

Music stops and switches to: Aurum Island

Pit then landed into the islands' center and ate the food. After that, he continued onwards and noticed something completely unexpected as he looked around while taking down more troops that came out to stop him.

"Is this...the future?" the angel wondered.

"It's more of an advanced world my minions created for me," said Devil Pit.

"The Aurum must have stolen materials from all over to build this place," said Viridi.

"That's how we populate the territory a lot more, so that I can create more minions out of their data," Devil Pit replied.

"I wonder how many other planets were harvested to make it," said Palutena.

"They did destroy the other planets around this universe so to speak," said Devil Pit.

"For being patched together, everything seems pretty structured," said Pit.

"Thank you for the compliment. We always want to make room for our 'guests,'" said Devil Pit before smirking evilly. "Oh who am I kidding, we never HAVE guests."

"If the Aurum are like bees, that's no surprise. Bees are orderly colonies," said Palutena. "Likewise, the Aurum seem to act as one. And I doubt these drones have any sense of free will."

"Well you're not wrong. We are almost similar to the bees," said Devil Pit. "But unlike bees, we create more and more on our territory while our supplies are unlimited. The bees' territories however, which you may assume as their hives, are only limited. As for their sense of free will, it's in a limited case, since I'm the one giving out orders."

"There's all this activity here, but no actual life. It's pretty creepy!" said Pit. "At this point, I'd expect a boss or something. And he'd be like, 'Muah ha ha! I've been waiting for you, Pit!'"

"Are you fucking serious? That's not exactly what to expect," Devil Pit groaned and facepalmed.

"Aww, poor Pit. Are you feeling lonely?" asked Viridi. "Because I can call in one of my commanders to keep you company!"

"Heh heh... I was just kidding. I'm fine!" Pit chuckled nervously.

"Sure you were," replied Devil Pit. "Maybe Viridi should be the one to keep you company and defeat my minions for you."

"Uh..." Pit stuttered, embarrassed, as he began to blush a bit.

"Wha-! HEY!" Viridi shouted while blushing furiously.

"Hmhmhmhm... I never thought I would be the teasing one..." Devil Pit chuckled.

"Well excuse me, but I think I should be the one to do that..." Hades scoffed. Pit decided to stop talking and proceed to take down more Aurum troops sent by Devil Pit. Some of the pathways were blocked so Pit made sure to lower them by destroying the glowing center of it to move on.

"Taking out targets like that is the key to moving past certain obstacles," Palutena explained.

"...Or I could just go 'woo hoo' and fly over them entirely," said Pit.

"Dude, you know Palutena can't do that now," said Devil Pit, facepalming.

"He's not wrong. I can't enable the Power of Flight right after you've used it," Palutena agreed. "Except only after you finish a mission if there was an emergency that is."

"I know... But it sure would be nice..." Pit sighed.

"Sheesh, talk about passive aggressive!" Viridi scoffed.

"Says the one who was agitated back in the War of Chaos," Devil Pit replied with a facepalm. "You're just as annoying as most of the other idiots I have ever come across." After making his way through the lowered pathways and taking down more Aurum enemies, Pit continued onwards and entered a room two unusual Aurum enemies that appeared to be...waving at him?

"Huh. Are those enemies...waving at me?" he wondered.

"They're not saying hello, if that's what you're asking," Viridi replied.

"Those Aurum enemies are known as Zaurums," Palutena explained. "Their attacks can confuse you, so don't stop to say hi."

"I always love to create minions that can confuse their targets," said Devil Pit. "It always makes things easier for them to kill." With that warning he followed, Pit took down the Zaurums and continued onwards to the next room. There he spotted another pathway with a glowing center which was guarded by more Aurum enemies. Pit made sure to take then down and lowered the pathway to continue onwards. There he spotted a Pew Pew from the Forces of Nature facing off against an Aurum Xoneme that appeared when a platform rose up to block his way. Pit took the stairs to go up the pathway so that he could go over the blockade.

Seems like Viridi is helping me out with the situation to fend off against the Aurum enemies, he thought. Makes my mission much easier. But I wonder what's the reason for that, though. As he continued to make his way through the room, he entered an elevator that seemed to contain a treasure box which turned out to be a trap as loads of enemies ambushed around him after the elevator lowered down. "Huh?!" he exclaimed.

"An elevator into a torture chamber. Convenient!" said Viridi.

"Thank you, kindly. Even though I don't usually receive them from my enemies," Devil pit replied. Hmm... Something tells me that they're trying to trick me for something, but I can't seem to put my finger on it, he added in thought.

"Hades, did you put that treasure box there?" Palutena suspected.

"ME? I would NEVER!" Hades responded. However, once Pit got closer to the treasure box, it suddenly spung out legs which, turns out, was actually a Mimicutie.

"Ugh, it's a Mimicutie!" Pit groaned.

"That's strange..." said Viridi, confused.

"Could the Aurum have brought it here?" asked Palutena.

"I don't remember putting Mimicuties in my territory," Devil Pit replied. Pit wasted no time and faced off against the Mimicutie and the Aurum troops. After taking them all out, the elevator lifted him back up again. Once he got out of there, he spotted a hot spring up ahead.

"Ooh hoo hoo! A hot spring!" he exclaimed as he rushed to it as fast as he could, only for the platform to rise up. "Where's it going?! Get back here, hot spring?!"

"Hohohoho. I always love to pull out tricks up my sleeves," Devil Pit chuckled.

"Don't worry, Pit. There are stairs to your right that will take you to it," Palutena explained.

"I love you, hot spring!" Pit cried as he ran up the stairs and landed in the hot spring, once the platform landed back down. He then let out a sigh of relaxation. "Ahhh. I'm feelin' the healin'."

"I hope for your sake that's a hot spring and not some other kind of...puddle," Viridi groaned.

"Oh, don't worry about it. It's one of my hot springs I installed in order to relax my stress because of my hard work," Devil Pit replied. "Be thankful that I did not put in anything unusual in them." As Pit continued onwards, he spotted an Underworld Skuttler facing off against a couple of Aurum Quoils Devil Pit sent out.

Huh, even Hades is making sure the Aurum are driven out of here, he thought. But I have a feeling that he's only going to get back to his plans once they are gone. After they were soon taken out, Pit exited the room and spotted an Exo Tank right in front of him. "Hey, look! An Exo Tank!" he exclaimed.

"Hey, look! Who cares?" Hades replied.

"It doesn't make sense," said Viridi, confused.

"I certainly didn't put it there," said Palutena.

"Actually, I was the one who put that Exo Tank there," Devil Pit explained. "I installed it in case I want to practice my skills so that I can fight Pit with his own in the future."

"Well, since it's here, I might as well use it!" said Pit.

"Yes, go ahead. I'm not stopping you," said Devil Pit. Pit hopped into the Exo Tank and used it to defeat many Aurum enemies along the way, while the Underworld Army and Forces of Nature troops appear to stop them as they could. Pit later came across another blockade and he shot down the glowing center to lower the pathway down to move onwards to another room. There he spotted a treasure box in the middle of it.

"There's a jump up ahead," said Palutena.

"You're gon-na fa-all! You're gon-na fa-all!" Viridi taunted.

"Will you shut up?!" Devil Pit groaned while facepalming. Unfortunately, Viridi's taunting distracted Pit and he fell down into the open space.

"Nooo!" he cried as he grabbed an edge of a platform and pulled himself up back to safety carefully, while the Exo Tank he lost fell down into the open space bellow.

"Nice one, Pitty!" Hades responded.

"Oh, don't worry. He'll just try again," said Devil Pit and with a snap of his fingers, the Exo Tank quickly teleported back to the platform Pit was standing on.

How did he manage to put the Exo Tank back on the platform? the angel thought to himself. Oh well. Guess I'll just try to get that treasure box again. With that, he hopped back in the Exo Tank, made a big dash and got to the treasure box, and collected its goodies.

"See? Told you he'd try again," Devil Pit repeated.

"Yeah yeah. No need to get all mushy like that," Viridi responded.

"Says the one who taunted him so sassy. A bit too cliché if you ask me," Devil Pit scoffed. After that, Pit went through the next door that contained a small turn for him to drive through. Suddenly, a trio of Aurum Tribytes appear to stop him from moving onwards. However, they were proven to be no match for the angel as he rammed right through them. After that, another trio of Tribytes appeared to stop him, but Pit still took them down with ease by ramming through them again. After going through that small track, Pit entered another room and found another treasure box.

"There's another treasure box," said Palutena.

"All hail the Goddess of Obvious," Viridi replied.

"That's not a thing!" Devil Pit sighed with a facepalm. However, once Pit got out of the Exo Tank and walked closer to the treasure box, it suddenly sprung out legs again, because it was another Mimicutie.

"No no no no no no noo!" he groaned in shock.

"What elegance! What grace! What disturbing brutality!" said Hades, amused.

"No no no no no no no no!" Pit yelled out again as he quickly hopped back in the Exo Tank to take down the Mimicutie.

"I swear to the Abyss whoever set up these Mimicuties in here shall get their head chopped off!" Devil Pit scowled.

"Salty much?" Viridi questioned. Luckily, Pit managed to take down the Mimicutie with his Exo Tank and made it to the next room. There was another pathway that was blocked and Pit took down the center to lower it. After that, he entered another door that took him to an elevator for him to go up.

"I placed a grind rail up ahead for you," said Palutena.

"Thank you very much!" Pit replied.

"Don't thank me yet. It didn't turn out exactly as I'd hoped," Palutena continued. "It got a little...weird."

"Not a problem! I eat 'weird' for breakfast!" said Pit as he hopped on the grind rail to move onward, and he also noticed the problem with it. "But it IS kind of crooked."

"Something seems to have distorted it," said Palutena.

"Oops. My apologies. I must've accidentally' moved the grind rail in a ziggy-zaggy way," said Devil Pit. "I just want to make things difficult for my enemies whenever I get the chance to do so."

"The nerve of those Aurum and their leader! How dare they mess with your godly powers?" Viridi scowled.

"Because it's more fun," said Devil Pit. "What good is an intruder banish attack without a little fun?"

"Sorry about that, Pit," Palutena apologized. After going through the zig-zag grind rails and taking out a group of Aurum Quoils along the way, Pit hopped off and found another enemy to attack. However, something was off about that one. Once Pit released a charged shot on the enemy. it suddenly sprung out its own attacks to fight back.

"Your attacks are making that Baglo counterattack," Palutena warned.

"Couldn't you have mentioned that earlier?!" Pit yelled.

"Aw, come on! Don't you just love my minions and their little tricks?" Devil Pit taunted. Luckily, Pit narrowly avoided the Baglo's attacks and going behind it to attack it that way. Soon enough, he defeated the Baglo and moved onwards to the next grind rail. Along the way he encountered a couple of Aurum Kolmas that came out to attack him, but he still took them out and hopped off the grind rail. Once he got off, an Aurum Jyok appeared to slow him down. Luckily, the angel quickly took it down before spotting another set of grind rails.

"This is the last of the grind rails," said Palutena.

"Watch ME stick the landing!" said Pit.

"More like stuck it, because once you hop on the grind rail, there's no turning back," Devil Pit warned.

"Well, I'm ready whenever you are, Devil Pit!" Pit replied, determined to take him on, as he hopped on the grind rail.

"We'll see...Hmhmhmhmhm..." Devil Pit chuckled. Along the way, Pit encountered more Aurum enemies that came out to slow down the angel from reaching where he needed to be at. Unfortunately for them, Pit took them out with no problems. After hopping off the last grind rail, he continued on his way and took and elevator down.

"There's a path down through that tower," said Palutena and Pit took that path to go down the tower to get to where he needed to be at.

"So I should just keep going down this way?" he asked.

"I'm picking up high energy readings from the base of the tower," Palutena replied. "You can head there... I think."

"Aww, sounds like someone's losing her nerve! I guess I'd better step in!" said Hades before ordering his troops. "Get in here, boys! It's time for some Underworld Army action!"

"I don't think so!" said Devil Pit as he spotted Hades' minions entering down the small area of the tower. Suddenly, there was a bunch of lights activating within the tower and an alarm went off.

">UNKNOWN PRESENCES DETECTED! >INITIATING BACKUP SECURITY DEFENSES!" stated the system, and as on queue, laser beams fired directly at the Underworld troops and they were completely destroyed upon impact.

"Well, that didn't go very well," said Hades.

"That's because your troops were not very smart and fell right into my traps," Devil Pit replied.

"I think we should just leave this to Pit," Viridi suggested.

"Oh, sure. Do you want me to pick up your dry cleaning too?" Pit scoffed.

"Now, now, Pit. Viridi has faith in you, and so do I. I know you can handle it!" said Palutena.

"I'll do my best! But only for you," Pit replied.

"Pit certainly is devoted to you, Palutena," said Viridi.

"Only because she squeezes his head wreath when he doesn't follow orders," said Hades.

"Ugh! That old joke again?" Devil Pit groaned.

"You mean like...THIS?!" Palutena taunted.

"No no no no no! You'll squeeze my brains out!" Pit yelled, only for him to fell for it and sigh in embarrassment. "...Why do I always fall for that?""

"Oh, come on! Did you really had to go for that, you idiotic moron?!" Devil Pit groaned and facepalmed. "You have got to be fucking kidding me."

"Ha ha ha ha! Nicely done," Viridi giggled.

"Thank you," said Palutena.

"Who knew pretty Palutena possessed a sense of humor?" Hades snickered.

"Hmph. Very funny," Pit and Devil Pit scoffed, simultaneously.

"One time Palutena did that to me and it got old really fast," Devil Pit continued. "It doesn't work on me anymore after that."

"You're telling me. I still fall for it like a goofball," said Pit.

"Tell me about it," replied Devil Pit. "That's what he said." He snickered at the last part.

"...Really?" Pit scoffed.

"But the jokes are over! Time for some serious business!" Devil Pit concluded. Pit nodded furiously as he continued on his way down towards the path. Along the way, more Aurum enemies appeared to stop him from reaching his destination. However, Pit still took them down with ease. Soon enough, he was getting closer to where he needed to be at.

"The center of that platform is an elevator down," said Palutena. Unfortunately, there was also another Aurum Baglo in his way from going down the elevator. Once Pit started to attack it, the enemy suddenly activated and lauched its attacks to fight back. After a few dodging and going behind it, Pit took down the Aurum Baglo, drank another Drink of the Gods, elevator to head to where he will be located.

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1

Pit then got out of the elevator and saw the Aurum Core where it held the Aurum islands in place.

"So that's what I need to destroy?" he asked.

"Only one way to find out?" said Hades.

"Don't think this is going to be easy for you, Pit!" said Devil Pit. "Activate security measures!" Suddenly, the Aurum Core weaponized itself with guns and activated its shield.

">SECURITY MEASURES ENGAGED! >TARGET LOCKED ON SIGHT!" the system stated. ">ENEMY OF OUR LORD AND PATRIARCH MUST BE TERMINATED!" Pit then readied himself to begin the battle. He started to attack the core with multiple shooting attacks, but they were blocked off by the shield.

"Augh. That shield is so annoying!" he groaned.

"I told you that it's not going to be easy for you," said Devil Pit.

"There are gaps in it that expose the core," said Palutena. "Keep circling around the shield, and shoot the openings. You might want to take care of those outer guns too." Pit did so and started to attack the core as much as he could while also taking out its outer guns.

"Your boy Pit gets an A for effort," said Hades.

"And he'll have my personal 'Curse you!' if he manages to take down the Aurum Core," said Devil Pit.

"I don't know what I'd do without him," said Palutena.

"Aw, that's really nice of you, Lady Palutena!" Pit replied to his goddess. "You're the reason I go on fighting every day."

"It seems we have a little mutual-admiration society here," said Viridi.

"And I hate it..." Devil Pit groaned while facepalming.

"Isn't that sweet. And by 'sweet,' I mean DISGUSTING!" said Hades.

"You can say that again," Devil Pit replied.

"I wouldn't expect you three to know anything about loyalty or devotion," said Palutena.

"I know sappiness when I see it," Viridi replied.

"Hear hear!" said Hades.

"Bleagh!" Devil Pit groaned in disgust.

"That's enough from the cheap seats," said Palutena to end their remarking.

"Uhhhm..." Pit stuttered in an attempted to break the tension. "So anyway... Where were we?"

"To try and take down the Aurum Core, Pit!" Devil Pit replied. "But I doubt you'll take it down very quickly." Apparently, Devil Pit wasn't lying about the core going down that easily and Pit was still having trouble due to the shield. Also, the battle was much more intense after the Aurum Core received too much damage and an alarm went off while the core began to glow red, along with the rest of the room.

">SEVERE DAMAGE WARNING! >ACTIVATING ADVANCED SECURITY SYSTEMS!" stated the system and suddenly, more outer guns came out and the shield began to spin faster than before. Pit was still having a hard time to land any hits because of that.

"Man, this is NOT easy!" he exclaimed.

"What did you expect? I told you that you can't take it down very quickly," said Devil Pit.

"That rotating shield is your main problem," Palutena explained. "Anticipate when the gaps in the shield will appear. When the shield is right in front of you, do a forward-dash charged shot." Pit did as he was told to break through the shield into the open gaps. After a few more hits, along with a few dodging and counterattacking, Pit finally took out the core as its weaponry and defenses began to shut down.

">CRITICAL ERROR!" stated the system in defeat.

"Pulverized!" Pit exclaimed in victory.

"Let's see what happens!" said Hades. Suddenly, the core exploded and the islands began to shake. Pyrrhon arrived just in the nick of time and grabbed Pit out of there and flew away as fast as he could. Devil Pit also saw what happened and began to fly away.

"Guess this is my ticket to get out of here as quickly as possible!" he said as he found an alternative escape route just in time. The Aurum islands then began to crumble after a big explosion with pieces of their remains tumbling down and disappear into nothing. Luckily, Pyrrhon and Pit made it out of there in one piece.

"You all right there, citizen?" Pyrrhon asked Pit.

"A-OK!" the angel responded.

"Thanks for your help, Pyrrhon. Pit, lets regroup," said Palutena as she opened up a light pillar to whisk Pit away from Pyrrhon's arms and back to her temple.

"Whoop!" said Pyrrhon after that, until he noticed something from somewhere. "Pyrrhon senses danger. And now... Pyrrhon sees it." He turned around and saw a hoard of Aurum Battleships sent out by Devil Pit to plan out their next move. After that, the Sun God teleported away to think of a plan to stop them.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Meanwhile, Devil Pit returned to the Aurum base and found his minions working on something.

"How are the creations working on, system?" he asked.

">THE CREATIONS ARE ALMOST COMPLETE. >WE HAVE ALREADY GATHERED THE DATA OF YOUR ENEMY," the system replied. ">THEY WILL BE THE LEADERS OF OUR ARMY AND ONE OF THEM WILL BE THE CAPTAIN OF THE SQUAD."

"Excellent. We just need a little more time while we continue with this distraction," said Devil Pit. "We will also need a sacrifice to make our army stronger, and I know just the person to do that. We just need to wait for the right time for him to make it." He began to walk away from the base, but not before sending out reminders and orders to the system. "I've already sent out the battleships, cruisers, and destroyers to attack our enemies. Make sure that the creations are complete before they destroy the next core."

">REQUISTITION COMPUTED. >WE WILL HAVE THEM READY BEFORE THEY ARRIVE," the system replied.

"Good. Now get back to work," said Devil Pit and left the base to prepare his plan of attack.

Music stops

Chapter Text

Music playing: The Aurum Hive

Pit rushed to the door with the Rail Cannon equipped.

"Heading out!" he said until he was pulled out into space with a huge amount of force. "Whoa-oa!" Once he got into space again, Palutena activated to Power of Flight for him to move onwards.

"The Aurum have been weakened, but not defeated. We need to destroy their fleet next," she said.

"Understood! That fleet's going down!" Pit affirmed as he flew towards the battleships as fast as he could. Devil Pit, however, was watching him going down.

"I see that you're about to target my fleet next," he said. "Let's see how well you can take them down." Soon enough, Pit was flying closer to the battleships. But once he was too close to them, he heard something.

">ENEMY SPOTTED! >INNITIATING ALL ATTACKS ON THE FLYING GNAT!" stated the system and laser beams came out of the battleships to attack the angel.

"Take out those green targets, Pit!" Palutena ordered and Pit did so by eliminating all of the green weak points, destroying all the battleships in the process.

">ALL BATTLESHIPS ARE DOWN! >REPEAT; ALL BATTLESHIPS ARE DOWN!" stated the system.

"Not bad. But  there are plenty more where those came from," said Devil Pit. "Let's see how tough you are." Pit then continued onwards and took down more and more Aurum enemies sent by their clan's patriarch leader. Along the way, he spotted more ships of the Aurum fleet.

"There are so many different ships!" he exclaimed upon seeing more of them.

"Well, yes. There are battleships, cruisers, destroyers, kayaks..." Palutena replied.

"Well this IS my fleet. I have LOADS of ships when it comes to the Aurum Army of the Dark Allies," said Devil Pit.

"I know, what I meant was that the AURUM have lots of ships. I doubt they have any kayaks," said Pit.

"Well, obviously not. Kayaks are on the ocean, not in space," replied Devil Pit. "Also, the only ship that can repair the others are the aircraft carriers. That's the only one you missed out, Palutena."

"There ARE a lot of them. It might be best to get you out of there, Pit," said Palutena.

"Now why would you want to do that?" asked the Underworld ruler. "Where you pinheads see adversity, I see opportunity!"

"Hades!" Pit exclaimed.

"Oh, no! Not you again!" groaned Devil Pit. "What are you up to this time?"

"Allow me to tell you," Hades explained. "For example, this battleship looks like it could use a good home. Now's your chance, minions! It's lootin' time!" He then sent a hoard of Monoeyes to swarm on a battleship.

"HEY! That's MY property!" shouted Devil Pit. "Get your minions out of MY ships!"

"The Underworld certainly is enthusiastic when it comes to thieving," said Palutena.

"Damn you, Hades!" Devil Pit yelled. "You're lucky that my ships lack the security measures because they're busy dealing with this angel here. But the next time you do something to my territory, I'll have to exterminate your minions!"

"That's funny coming from someone like you," Hades remarked.

"Grr!" Devil Pit growled. Pit continued onwards after watching the Underworld swarming one of the ships. Along the way, there were more enemies coming out of their places to stop the angel from reaching onwards. Palutena then noticed something in the distance.

"Up ahead is where the battleships are being hatched," she said.

"Hatched? Don't you mean...built?" Pit corrected.

"I was about to say that, thank you very much," said Devil Pit. "The Aurum are commonly known to be like machines, so there's a reason for that."

"Sorry. I keep thinking of the Aurum as a bee colony," Palutena apologized. "And if their smaller troops are drones, their ships are killer bees. If we want to take down their fleet, we need to target the source of the problem."

"Technically speaking, the Aurum are almost similar to the bees, considering that they do as I order them to eliminate everything around this planet," said Devil Pit. "But the only difference between them is that, like I said, the Aurum are machines, not living breathing mortal creatures."

"Ugh, I just hope there's no Aurum queen..." Pit groaned.

"Actually, lucky for you, there isn't because I'm not a married man," Devil Pit replied. "But I do have special creations waiting for you when you arrive." Pit then continued onwards and took down more Aurum enemies, while the Underworld Army fought and took them down, too. Then Pit noticed some green like-enemies raining down at him.

"Those meteors are kind of pretty," he said.

"Actually, those are also Aurum troops," Palutena replied. "According to my Celestial Super Scanner, they're 'Rozzes.'"

"Your...Celestial Super Scanner?" Pit questioned before having a theory. "Oh, I get it. That's how you know the names of enemies."

"Well, you can't actually pronounce Aurum names, so I took a few creative liberties," Palutena replied.

"The Rozzes are made to charge at you at high speeds. Consider yourself lucky if you managed to dodge them," Devil Pit explained. "They can't be defeated because of their armor. Also, they're actually called like that as their names, considering that they are almost similar to comets."

"I guess that makes sense," said Pit as he continued to take down more Aurum enemies. However, Viridi noticed something completely off about the new ones Devil Pit sent out. They appeared to be copies of the Monoeyes and Miks.

"Hey! Am I the only one paying attention here? Look!" she exclaimed. "Those Aurum 'troops' are just rip-offs of Underworld enemies!"

"What?!" Pit exclaimed.

"That's because we took the data of them to create the copies. And also they were formed from Pit's memories," said Devil Pit. "Makes you want to see something spectacular, eh?"

"I gotta hand it to them. Those are some pretty decent knockoffs," said Hades, surprised.

"I highly thank you for the compliment," Devil Pit thanked. "Although it is still funny coming from an enemy of mine."

"First they devour planets; now they're copying enemies? Ugh. Lowlifes!" Viridi scoffed.

"So maybe the treasure boxes and Exo Tanks were also copies," Palutena suspected.

"Can't say for sure," said Viridi, confused.

"You're right about one thing, Palutena. I did make copies of the Exo Tanks out of its exact data," said Devil Pit. "But I still don't remember making Mimicutie copies."

"Full disclosure here: the Mimicuties were courtesy of yours truly," Hades confessed.

"WHAT?!" Devil Pit shouted in shock.

"It WAS you!" Pit yelled as well.

"What—don't you like presents, Pitty Pat?" Hades remarked.

"I cannot BELIEVE you would stoop so low into sending Mimicuties to my territory, Hades!" exclaimed Devil Pit while facepalming. "The next time you do something like that, you WILL be executed!" Pit then continued to take down more Aurum enemies and was near a floating island that seemed to be close to the enemy base.

"We're nearing a floating island," said Palutena. "You can hide from the Aurum fleet by taking a lower route."

"It's not going to be easy for you, because I set up some electrifying surprises for you," said Devil Pit.

"Are you trying to copy Phosphora?!" Viridi questioned.

"Not really. We just use electronic technology to slow down our intruders," Devil Pit replied. Pit flew underneath the surface and received four more Recovery Orbs to replenish his heath. He then took down more Aurum Underworld copies and avoided the electric areas that seemed to spawn out Aurum Monoeyes. But once he was getting closer to where he needed to get to, he heard something from outside.

">INTRUDER HAS BEEN SPOTTED FROM THE INTERIOR ISLAND! >INNITIATING SACRIFICING MEASURES!" stated the system and suddenly, something rammed into the island with a full amount of force.

"Uh-oh!" Palutena gasped.

"Where do you think you're going, flightless angel?" said Devil Pit. "You may have avoided my traps, but you cannot escape THIS!"

"He has sent a destroyer in! They're destroying themselves to get to you!" Palutena warned and as on queue, an Aurum destroyer crashed into the base and fired lasers at their target. Not only that, but there were more of them going into the island to attack as well.

"I have to hand it to the Aurum. They don't fool around," said Viridi.

"That's because we're no joke! We sacrifice ourselves to stop anybody from standing in our way!" Devil Pit replied. Pit wasted no time and avoided the destroyers' many lasers until he finally got out of the island. He soon spotted more battleships and prepared to attack them by destroying their weak points. Viridi then noticed something about the ships.

"None of these battleships seem to have a helm," she said.

"And I'm not detecting any life-forms in the ships either," said Palutena.

"Something HAS to be controlling them," Viridi suspected.

"Have you ever heard of 'mechanical manipulation?'" said Devil Pit. "I'm well aware with technology and I can use this power to control the machines. Meaning that the battleships have their own brains and can attack anybody they detect."

Then Hades said in a robotic silly voice, "Weeee aarrrre from outerr spaaaaaace..."

Palutena wasn't amused by saying sarcastically, "Yes, yes, you're hilarious." As Pit continued on his way and took down more of the ships' weak points, along with more enemies, including copies of the Underworld Army's, he noticed something odd.

"It seems like awfully poor design for these ships to have their weak spots exposed," he said.

"Or you can just thank me for the user-friendly interface," Palutena responded.

"Are you saying that you exposed the ships' weak spots?!" Pit exclaimed in shock.

"Wait WHAT?!" Devil Pit yelled in the same feeling.

"I attached large markers to the ships' exteriors that connect to their engines," the Goddess of Light explained. "In less technical terms, I used my power of weak-point exposure!"

"Hey, thanks!" said Pit.

"Anything to help you take down the Aurum fleet!" Palutena replied.

"So THAT explains how my ships were busted quickly than I thought! Curse you, Palutena!" Devil Pit grumbled. After destroying all of the weak points, Pit took down the last remaining battleships, destroying them completely with nothing left remaining.

">ALL BATTLESHIPS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED! >REPEAT; ALL BATTLESHIPS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED!" stated the system.

"I will get you for this, you damned Goddess of Light!" Devil Pit grumbled in anger. As Pit continued on his way, he defeated more Aurum enemies. Soon enough, he was getting closer and closer to the base where the Aurum were coming out to attack their enemies during their invasion.

"We've arrived at the Aurum Hive. There's just one problem," said Palutena.

"What is it?" Pit asked.

"There doesn't seem to be any way in," Palutena replied.

"Really? There's not a single entry?" Pit gasped.

"It doesn't look like it," Palutena responded.

"And we can't just bust in?" Pit asked again.

"We can't," said Palutena.

"There's a shield to protect the ships on their way out," Viridi explained.

"I set it up so that NO ONE can enter except me and my minions," said Devil Pit. "I guess this is the end for all of you. Turn back now if you want to value your remaining afterlives."

"But...you ALWAYS find a way in, Lady Palutena!" exclaimed Pit. "So now what? We just go home and order a pizza?" (A/N: That's actually pretty funny, because I'm sure ANYBODY, even me, loves pizza a lot!)

"I DO have a coupon..." said Palutena.

"Ha ha. Very funny," Devil Pit groaned while facepalming.

"You two have more pedestrian tastes than I expected," said Viridi.

"Don't curse the darkness—light a candle!" said Hades. "When freaky aliens give you lemons, make freaky alien lemonade! Like this!" He then crashed the same looted Aurum Battleship into the shield.

"WHAT?! HEY!!!" yelled Devil Pit.

"Wah!" Pit cried upon moving out of the way. "Well, that's one way to do it."

"That. Was. Awesome," Viridi gasped in amazement.

"You son of a bitch! That was MY ship you recently looted!" Devil Pit yelled in anger.

"Now just pass through the ship to enter the Aurum Hive," said Palutena.

"It's like a straw stuck in an orange," said Viridi, still amazed.

"Grr! Will you shut it with your 'Nature Talk?'" growled Devil Pit in disgust. "You know I hate it!"

"Well it comes from the Goddess of Nature, so there is no need to further explain it," Pit replied as he flew into the battleship's interior. "Now then... Commencing Operation Hive Infiltration!" Upon entering the ship, the interior was engulfed in flames. "Hot hot hot hot hot hot HOT!" Pit yelled in pain as he flew into the base.

Music stops and switches to: In the Aurum Hive

Pit then landed into the Aurum Hive and ate the food.

"Now that we're in the Aurum Hive, we're one step close to stopping their fleet," he said after he finished his meal.

"Right. So the next step is to shut down the hive's power generator," said Palutena as Pit moved onwards to stop the Aurum by any means necessary. However, he didn't notice a security camera waiting for him to arrive. Once he entered a room, the camera spotted him and that triggered the alarm.

"Uh-oh." Pit gasped as he was ambushed by Aurum enemies.

">INTRUDER ALERT! >ENGAGING DEFENSIVE MEASURES!" stated the system.

"You must have set off an alarm," said Palutena.

"Maybe you tripped their smell sensors," said Viridi. "Though the Aurum probably use more high-tech ways of detecting intruders. Like...a brain-wave scanner or something."

"No, it was probably his smell," said Palutena.

"Actually, I set up high-tech security cameras in case intruders tend to break into my territory without me noticing," Devil Pit explained. "The only way to avoid them is to destroy the cameras. But once you get caught three times, the system will then release noxious fumes and you will die."

"Then I must destroy all the cameras in order not to get spotted," said Pit. "And I don't want to cough to death by noxious fumes. Sounds really toxic." He then started to fight against the Aurum enemies, which were copies of the Underworld Army and the Forces of Nature; an Aurum Skuttler, two Aurum Monoeyes, and an Aurum Urgle. Once he defeated all of them, he later destroyed the camera that spotted him earlier before moving onwards to complete his mission.

"The ship the Underworld Army hijacked was really in rough shape," said Palutena.

"Well, yeah. They DID crash it straight into the hive. But on the bright side..." Viridi began. "In doing so, they lost some of their own troops AND took out some Aurum forces."

"I AM thankful for that bit of good news," said Palutena.

"Um, you're welcome?" Hades replied, confused.

"Truth be told, troops will do ANYTHING for their leaders since they follow orders," said Devil Pit. "And such measures require sacrifice."

"Well I can't argue about that one," said Hades.

"Us neither," the goddesses agreed, simultaneously. Pit then took out a trio of Tribytes along with another security camera before moving forward down a lift. After arriving, he found a couple of Aurum Monoeyes in a hallway with electric floors. There were also more security cameras searching for the intruder. Luckily, Pit destroyed them all while avoiding the cameras' detection and waiting for the opportunity to move when the electric floors stopped. There was also a Baglo near the end of the hallway, waiting for its opportunity to strike its enemy. Unfortunately for it, with a little strategy to avoid enemy fire, Pit took it down with only a little bit of harm. After that, Pit exited the hallway and continued onwards. There he spotted more enemies along with a few jump pads and more electric floors.

"The power generator is somewhere deep inside the Aurum Hive," said Palutena.

"I'm against this place. It's so cold and sterile," said Viridi.

"Oh, I don't know. It's nothing a lava lamp and a few posters couldn't fix," Pit suggested.

"I'll keep that in mind for future use," Devil Pit noted. Once Pit defeated a couple of Jyoks, he used a jump pad to go up. However, once he was up the next platform. he spotted something unusual about the urns that were in the middle of it. They spawned out what appeared to be Shemums, except they seem more Aurum-like.

"What are those Shemum copies?" the angel wondered.

"We decided to enhance their data by simply give them the power to paralyze instead of poison," said Devil Pit. "Consider this an act of salvation for a change."

"I wouldn't exactly call it 'salvation.' It's like you're giving me a challenge," said Pit.

"That's the point," Devil Pit responded. Luckily, Pit took down the Aurum Shemums and their urns while also avoiding the electric floors. Once he used a jump pad to go up the next platform, Palutena noticed something wrong up ahead.

"The path forward isn't very sturdy," Palutena warned. "You'll have to move quickly."

"Unless you want to fall back into space," said Devil Pit. "On the other hand, Palutena could easily transport you back to where you left off." So, Pit quickly, but carefully, maneuvered his way through the path in while not trying to fall down. There were also a couple of Aurum Miks and an Aurum Monoeye trying to stop him from moving onwards. Luckily, Pit avoiding their attacks and took them down once he arrived through the path and into another room. In it, he saw another Baglo and quickly made sure to avoid its attacks after he fought it. After a while, Pit defeated the Baglo, while also destroying another security camera in the room as to avoid detection, and entered down a small hole where he noticed a new enemy in the middle of the platform.

"What's that enemy with the green dots?" he asked.

"It's called a Biota," said Palutena. "You can send its shots back at it with melee attacks."

"Although you can still deal damage with your weapon," said Devil Pit. "It's basically a weaker version of the Underworld's Collin and Phil."

"I guess some of your troops are not as powerful as mine," said Hades.

"Well, maybe. But we also created copies that are enhanced versions of YOUR troops," Devil Pit replied. "That also includes the Forces of Nature."

"Touché..." Viridi responded. After a little scuffle, Pit defeated the Biota and continued onwards. There, he entered a hallway where there were more security cameras trying to detect their target. Luckily for the angel, he destroyed them in order to avoid detection. But what was also waiting for him were a couple of Quoils. Unfortunately for them, Pit took them out and proceeded onwards. There he saw a room that seemed to have rotating fans.

"What do we have here?" he asked.

"They seem to be fans made of lasers. Hm. Not the most effected method of cooling," said Viridi.

"Actually, they help out the Aurum Hive's air supply to keep my army moving around without any problems," Devil Pit explained. "Basically, when the air keeps moving around, so do my minions."

"But they're a pretty effective method of hurting. Specifically, hurting me," said Pit.

"Good thing you're so quick and nimble!" said Palutena.

"Seriously?" groaned Devil Pit while facepalming. Along the way, there were more Aurum enemies blocking Pit's way from continuing onwards, and they were not going to let him through without a fight. Luckily, Pit took them down and approached a door to the next room. But once he was about to enter inside, he felt something rumble.

"Do you feel a rumble?" he asked.

"It's coming from a behemoth of a vehicle!" said Palutena. "It looks like it runs on a loop."

"As a disclaimer, your insurance doesn't cover getting run over by alien trains," said Viridi.

"Outer space IS a bit out of the coverage area," said Palutena.

"We never even HAVE any roads around here in my territory," said Devil Pit. "We can go wherever we want and spot different intruders."

"He does have a point there," Pit reluctantly agreed as he continued on his way while avoiding the speeding vehicle. However, there were also more enemies in his way from moving onwards. Luckily, Pit took them out while avoiding the vehicle that was still going around in circles. Along the way, he found a lift that seemed to be guarded by more security cameras. Pit made sure to use charged shots to eliminate them before taking the lift down. Once he was at a lower floor, he found a hot spring there.

"Pit! There's a hot spring!" said Palutena.

"Hold on. This is an Aurum hot spring. You don't know if it's dangerous," said Viridi.

"Dangerous? Come on now. I've spent this entire fanfic story getting shot at," Pit complained. "Plus, if Aurum Hot Springs are so deadly, why didn't you warn me in the last chapter?"

"Because that's Palutena's job, not mine," Viridi replied.

"That's actually another one of my personal hot springs I set up for relaxing after my duties," Devil Pit explained until he closed his eyes. "Also..." Suddenly, fire burst from the walls and they nearly burnt Pit to a crisp. That caught everyone off by surprise.

"AH!" they yelled.

"HOW DARE YOU BREAK THE FOURTH WALL WHEN I'M AROUND THE PREMISE?!" Devil Pit shouted, enraged.

"Geez! The nerve of him creeps me out!" Pit exclaimed. Also, what is he talking about breaking the fourth wall? he added in thought.

"I guess that's why you shouldn't mess with him," Palutena agreed. Pit continued onwards and destroyed another camera that was in his way from moving forward. He them took a jump pad and landed near the entrance of another room. Once he was inside, it appeared to contain a rotating floor along with an Aether Ring.

"Look, an Aether Ring," said Palutena.

"It's probably another cheap Aurum knockoff," Viridi suspected.

"It's actually another vehicle I copied from its data," said Devil Pit. 

"Well, I don't care if it's real or not! If it works, I'm gonna use it!" said Pit as he hopped in the Aether Ring. "I'm an angel! And this is how we get things done!"

"No, that's how scavengers get things done," said Viridi. "Are you a buzzard, Pit?"

"Now, now, I think we can all agree that Pit's not a buzzard," said Palutena. "Though I have seen him eat some questionable things off the ground..."

"Floor ice cream gives you health!" Pit yelped and Devil Pit facepalmed at the angel's idiocy.

What kind of angel would even think about THAT? he thought. I swear he's just like I remember him many years ago. With the Aether Ring, Pit used it to fight more Aurum enemies; a Jyok, a couple of Nukleens, a couple of Kolmas, and a couple of Aurum Urgles. The Nukleens, however, could explode if Pit was too close to defeating them. Luckily, Pit avoided their big blasts and defeated the remaining enemies that were still left. He then entered the door which led him to a hallway that had moving block walls.

"Careful you don't get squished ahead," Palutena warned. "Unfortunately, that Aether Ring won't protect you from moving walls."

"I guess you can say that the vehicle will get smashed to smithereens when that happens," said Devil Pit.

"Not funny!" Viridi scoffed. With that, Pit made sure to avoid the moving walls as he proceeded through the hallway. Luckily for him, there were no security cameras at the moment so far. After he got through them, there was another room that contained a couple of Trybytes coming out of a passageway.

"There appears to be a passageway that leads downward," said Palutena. "Good thing you're riding that Aether Ring. It's easier to aim your shots when you're floating down." Pit did so and took down a few more enemies along the way once he was going down slowly. Along the way, he found another Zodiac Chamber and hopped off the Aether ring to head inside. There he picked up the Scorpio Staff and exited back to where he needed to go. He then entered another hallway, which luckily did not contain security cameras at the moment, and suddenly, a door opened up and spilled out some hearts.

"Yow!" Pit exclaimed in shock.

"Are those hearts Aurum copies too?" Viridi questioned.

"Well, scavenge away!" said Palutena and Pit did so once he got out of Aether Ring and collected the hearts.

"THOSE doors were my personal vaults," said Devil Pit. "Although there are other doors like that one, but don't expect them to be what you're thinking." Pit continued on his way and opened up more doors and collected the goodies that were inside. However, once he near the last one that opened up, a Jyok appeared out of it.

"Hey, you were supposed to be a heart!" Pit exclaimed.

"I told you; they're not what you were expecting," said Devil Pit. "I always love to play tricks with my enemies." With that, Pit quickly ran back to the Aether Ring and used it to eliminate the Jyok as quickly as possible. Luckily, he did and proceeded onwards to the next room where he was ambushed by more Aurum enemies.

"Wow, the Aurum really know how to make a guy feel welcome," he said.

"Well at least you still haven't been spotted by my cameras since you're taking them out," said Devil Pit. "Because if you did, there would be more problems for you."

"You can avoid damage by using the Aether Ring's shield," said Palutena. "Activate it by pushing the button." Pit did so and used it to avoid heavy enemy fire coming from the Aurum enemies. He then made sure to us the Aether Ring's attacks to take down the remaining enemies that were still coming out of their spawn points. However, they were not going to go down easily as they continued to attack the angel as much as they could. Unfortunately for them, Pit still took them all out without any harm until there was none left.

"Fist pump!" he exclaimed in victory.

"Not bad. But you're not done just yet," said Devil Pit.

"Use that jump pad to move forward," said Palutena. "Take out more security cameras while you're at it." Pit then hopped out of the Aether Ring and used the jump pad to go up where the exit was. Once he was out, there was a grind rail waiting for him. Pit hopped on and noticed something very unusual about the room he was in. It seemed to be more spacious.

"I can't believe this thing actually fits inside the Aurum Hive," he said.

"It is quite expansive," said Palutena.

"There's always a lot of room around the Aurum Hive whenever I want to expand my clan," said Devil Pit. Suddenly, multiple Aurum enemies appeared to slow Pit down. Unfortunately for the angel, there were so many of them that he could not take down all of them at once.

"So...many...enemies!" he exclaimed.

"Are you having fun yet?" said Devil Pit. "Because you will soon be taken down by my minions." But just when the Aurum was about to land powerful, lethal attacks on the angel, Forces of Nature Bladers swooped in to take them down, allowing Pit to move onwards.

"What the?!" Devil Pit exclaimed.

"The Forces of Nature?" Pit questioned.

"Don't get the wrong idea, Pit. I'm not here to help you," said Viridi. "It's just in my best interest to keep you alive for now!" (A/N: Okay. Here's the part WHY I ship the angel and Nature Goddess so hard. It's my favorite part of the chapter, with a little DLC content of course.)

"Aw... It looks like Little Miss Cactus has a soft spot for Pit," Palutena teased.

"I guess I was expecting it when I teased her last time back at the Aurum islands," said Devil Pit.

"Uhhh... Really?" Pit asked. "'Cause I don't think you're all that bad either..."

"Shhh! Keep your voice down! People are reading what we're saying!" Viridi shushed before yelling out something else. "I'm definitely NOT doing this to help you, Pit."

"Oh, really," Palutena and Devil Pit said, simultaneously.

"Hmph. Well, I'm not here to help you either, so THERE!" Pit scoffed.

"Aaaaauugh! You two are SO ANNOYING!" Viridi groaned. "This is why I kept trying to kill you!"

"This is why you kept trying to do what?" Devil Pit asked and then facepalmed. "Oh man! You are CRAZY!" But after he did that, more fire burst out from below and around the arena where Pit was fighting more enemies.

"Whoa!" Pit yelped as he regained his balance.

"AND YOU BETTER STOP BREAKING THE FOURTH FUCKING WALL!" Devil Pit boomed. "YOU KNOW I HATE THAT!"

I have no idea what he's even talking about, Viridi thought. After that little skit, Pit continued to take down the remaining enemies until all of them were gone. He then hopped on another grind rail and moved onwards as more enemies came out to stop the angel from moving forward.

"It looks like this will take you to the Aurum Hive's power generator," said Palutena. "Destroy the generator to bring down this whole place. But don't forget to take down more security cameras along the way."

"Not a problem!" Pit affirmed as he used the grind rail to enter the entrance where the last room was in. There he spotted three more security cameras and used his weapon to shoot them all down, destroying them in the process. "Alright! That's the end of the cameras!" he exclaimed.

">SYSTEMS SHUTTING DOWN..." stated the system.

"It looks like the security system is down," said Devil Pit. "However I have a special surprise for you up ahead."

"I'm guessing it's supposed to be a trap," Pit suspected and, once he hopped off the grind rail, he was ambushed by more enemies sent out by their patriarch. I knew it! the angel exclaimed in thought.

"It's their last line of defense," said Palutena.

"Let's see how well you can survive against my minions," said Devil Pit. "After that, I'll show you something special."

"I dedicate this beatdown to the honor of our precious planet!" Pit exclaimed. "And then defeat your entire army along with you, Devil Pit!"

"Don't get cocky," Devil Pit replied. The enemies he sent out were four Tribytes, a Xoneme, a couple of Jyoks, a Zaurum, a Nukleen, a Rezda, a Taklax, and a Biota. They were all not going to go down that easily since they want their leader to make sure his enemy was defeated. However, Pit made sure to eliminate them in many strategies so that they did not stand a chance against him. After that, all of them were all gone and Pit drank another Drink of the Gods.

"Alright, Pit. Enter through those doors and you'll shut down the Generator!" Palutena ordered.

"With pleasure!" Pit affirmed. But before he could enter through the doors, he heard a new robotic voice than the one from the system.

">INTRUDER DETECTED!" it said in a little higher pitch. Suddenly, five different Aurum copies of Pit fell down to the platform right in front of the doorway, as Pit quickly moved out of the way to avoid getting crushed.

"Whoa!" he cried as he landed on the floor. Once he got back up, he got a view of his copies. Their designs almost look like him, except they have purple wings, a dark blue pin, a green toga, metallic skin and hair, and glowing light blue robot eyes. They all appeared to have different weapons created from their army. "What the?" he exclaimed in shock. "Are those Aurum copies of ME?!"

"While you were busy fighting back at the islands, I was creating these Aurum copies to stop you," said Devil Pit. "They are known as 'The Aurum Pit Squad.' They yield their Aurum Weapons of the squad, the Aurum Blade, the Aurum Bow, the Aurum Palm, the Aurum Club, and the Aurum Orbitars. The one with the Aurum Blade is the captain. These Aurum Leaders shall exterminate you right on the spot." As on queue, Blade Aurum Pit fired a shot at Pit, only for the angel himself to avoid it.

"Yikes!" he gasped.

">TARGET NOT ELIMINATED! >ENEMY OF OUR LORD AND PATRIARCH MUST BE DESTROYED!" said Blade Aurum Pit and the squad then prepared themselves to fight, while Pit readied himself as well to begin the battle.

Music stops and switches to: Wild Arms 3-Crossfire Sequence extended from Aznzodiac (A.K.A. The Aurum Pit Squad's Battle Theme)

The Aurum Pit Squad started the fight by charging at the angel at high speeds, but Pit quickly moved out of the way to avoid any harm. However, one of them charged at him again with his Aurum Club.

">TARGET LOCKED ON SIGHT!" said Club Aurum Pit as he swung his weapon at the angel with a huge swipe, but the angel quickly dodged it and repelled back with his own weapon. However, once he attacked as many times as possible, Club Aurum Pit suddenly flew away out of Pit's light of sight.

"Huh? What did he go?" Pit wondered and looked around to find him. However, Club Aurum Pit silently landed right behind the angel and prepared to strike again.

"Watch out, Pit!" Viridi warned, but it was too late. Pit turned around and was knocked back by Club Aurum Pit's weapon. The huge impact caused him to crash right into a wall and he slowly got back down and fell face first to the floor.

"Ouch..." he groaned as he slowly got back up.

"Be careful. The Aurum Pit Squad attack in a group of five clones," said Palutena. "I recommend focusing on one clone first before taking down another one."

"Huh. It's like they're copying my guards back at the Reset Bomb Depot," said Viridi.

"Well, Devil Pit said that they are the leaders of the army," said Hades.

"Obviously and they are no joke!" said Devil Pit. Pit decided to go after Club Aurum Pit and they both struck melee combos at each other. However, the remaining members of the squad all stepped in to aid their ally on the fight against the angel. All of them prepared their weapons to attack.

">ENEMY SPOTTED!" said Orbitars Aurum Pit.

">TARGET MUST BE ELIMINATED!" said Palm Aurum Pit.

">ENGAGING BATTLE MODE!" said Bow Aurum Pit.

">EXTERMINATE THE ENEMY OF OUR LORD AND PATRIARCH!" said Blade Aurum Pit.

Suddenly, all of them charged directly at Pit at high speeds and they started to beat him down with their weapons. Blade Aurum Pit fired a charged shot at Pit, dealing big damage. Then Bow Aurum Pit fired rapid shots from his weapon to make the angel lose balance. Then Palm Aurum Pit fired a forward-dash charged shot at his enemy to deal damage and push him back. Then Orbitars Aurum Pit fired multiple rapid shots from his weapons to deal damage and send him upwards. And finally, Club Aurum Pit beat his enemy down with a melee combo from his weapon before letting out a big strike to send him crashing down on the floor. Pit slowly started to get back up after that intense beatdown.

"Argh! They're all ganging up on me!" he groaned.

"Focus on one of them first!" said Palutena. "Dodge the other one's attacks and then take down the first target." Pit nodded as Blade Aurum Pit fired another charged shot directly at him, but the angel dodged out of the way and avoided the others' enemy fire. Soon he came across Club Aurum Pit and they both repelled each others' attacks. But Club Aurum Pit was not going to go down easily as his enemy thought he would. He released a charged shot to push him back before charging at him for another powerful blow. But Pit quickly dodged out of the way and fired a charged shot from his own weapon, stunning him temporarily. Then he beat him down with a melee combo until Club Aurum Pit was defeated.

">SYSTEM OVERHEATING..." he said before landing on his back and shut himself down.

"That's one of them! Four more to go!" Pit exclaimed. But his cheer was cut short when Palm Aurum Pit charged at him with his weapon.

">FIRING SHOTS AT THE TARGET!" he said as he fired rapid charged shots at his enemy, only for the angel to dodge them as fast as he could before landing a powerful melee attack to push him backwards. Then he charged at Palm Aurum Pit and fired another charged shot to deal heavy damage and beat him down with a melee combo. But Palm Aurum Pit quickly stopped him by launching a charged shot to push him back. Luckily, Pit softened the blow by blocking it with his own weapon. But once he pushed the blast out of the way, Palm Aurum Pit attacked with a melee combo to deal damage. However, Pit fired a charged shot to push him back and then beat him down with a melee combo of his own. Soon enough, Palm Aurum Pit was defeated.

">SYSTEM FAILURE..." he said before landing on his back and shut himself down.

"You've got three clones left!" said Palutena. Suddenly, Bow Aurum Pit charged at the angel and swung his weapon to attack, but Pit repelled it back to push him from continuing his attack. Bow Aurum Pit then decided to fire shots at his target, but Pit quickly dodged them so that he would not get any damage. However, Bow Aurum Pit had another plan.

">ACTIVATING ADVANCED MEASURES!" he said before splitting his bow into two parts and charged at Pit again. Pit attempted to repel the attacks again, but since Bow Aurum Pit split his bow into two, it was very difficult to give Pit the upper advantage as he was being slashed by his foe.

"Argh!" he cried in pain.

"Dash to move away from his attacks and then strike him down!" said Palutena. Pit nodded and saw Bow Aurum Pit heading straight towards him to attack again. But this time, Pit dodged his enemy's attacks as many times as possible, until Bow Aurum Pit was starting to tire himself out. The angel then fired a charged shot to deal big damage before performing a melee combo to deal more of them. However, Bow Aurum Pit placed his weapon's pieces back into one before firing a charged shot to push his enemy back. After that, he fired rapid fire shots to slow him down. However, Pit quickly blocked them with his weapon before charging at his foe and dealt a powerful blow to slam Bow Aurum Pit right into a wall, defeating him.

">MALFUNCTIONING..." he said before landing on his back and shut himself down.

"That's three. Only two left to go!" said Hades. Suddenly, Orbitars Aurum Pit charged at Pit before firing rapid fire shots at his foe, only for the angel to block them with his weapon. But even after that, Orbitars Aurum Pit quickly flew upwards and landed behind the angel.

">ENGAGING CHARGED SHOTS!" he said before firing powerful charged shots at his enemy. Luckily, Pit avoided them and prepared to counterattack. First, he activated Brief Invincibility to block his enemy's continuous charged shots so that he would not get any damage. After that power was worn off, he activated a Reflect Barrier, right before Orbitars Aurum Pit fired yet another charged shot. However, since Pit activated a Reflect Barrier, the attack bounced back to Orbitars Aurum Pit to deal big damage, defeating him.

">OVERHEATING..." he said before landing on his back and shut himself down.

"Looks like you're the last one standing!" Pit boasted to the Aurum Pit Squad Captain. "What are you going to do about it now?" However, he jinxed himself when something unusual happened.

">TEAMMATES LOST! >ACTIVATING PINCH MODE!" said Blade Aurum Pit. Suddenly, his body started to glow a red aura around him as he activated Pinch Mode. He then looked at his enemy in fury before releasing an extremely powerful charged shot that looked more deadly than before.

"Whoa!" Pit gasped as he barely avoided the attack. "What happened to the captain?!"

"He's in Pinch Mode," Devil Pit replied. "Once he lost all his teammates of the squad, his stats are increased. So you're probably in trouble."

"Not on my watch!" said Pit. The two of them then square off and Blade Aurum Pit wasn't going down that easily. He zoomed around at high speeds to avoid Pit's rapid shots he fired from his weapon, then suddenly fired his own rapid first shots of his own, but they were extremely deadly than before. Pit quickly avoided them but was soon pushed back with a melee attack, causing him to crash into a wall. "Man! This guy is tough!" he exclaimed.

"Hence the name 'Pinch Mode,'" said Viridi.

"Well I'm not going to give up! Time to turn the tide around!" said Pit as he quickly rushed towards Blade Aurum Pit as soon as he fired a charged shot. Luckily, Pit quickly dodged it before quickly activating a Rocket Jump to hop over his enemy and get behind him. Suddenly, Pit quickly took him down with a melee combo, defeating him and ending the Aurum Pit Squad.

">BATTLE LOST... >DEACTIVATING PINCH MODE..." Blade Aurum Pit said in defeat. His body stopped glowing and he landed on his back, shutting down.

"I'm impressed, but now you must take down the generator," said Devil Pit.

"I'll be glad to do so!" said Pit before drinking another Drink of the Gods and entering the doors to complete his mission.

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1

Once Pit entered the room, he potted the Aurum Generator.

"That's the Aurum Hive's power generator," said Palutena.

"It's as bright as the sun!" Pit exclaimed as he hopped on a Grind Rail and nearly lost balance. "Whoa!" Once he regained his balance, he prepared himself for battle.

"Well that's because it came from my literal firepower," said Devil Pit. "But let's see how well you can handle the heat. System, activate security measures!" Suddenly, many floating guns that appeared to look almost like the Trybytes to stop Pit from destroying the generator.

">SECURITY MEASURES ENGAGED! >TARGET LOCKED ON SIGHT!" the system stated. ">ENEMY OF OUR LORD AND PATRIARCH MUST BE TERMINATED!" The battle started with Pit going near the generator and started to attack it, but the generator has its own power to stop Pit from winning the battle by having the Trybytes send out their fearsome attacks to eliminate him.

"So I should attack the center?" the angel asked.

"Yes, and don't forget you can switch between grind rails as you see fit," said Palutena. "Weapons have different ranges, so feel out how far the rails are from the generator." Pit made sure to avoid the enemies' incoming fire by switching through different grind rails in order to get closer to the generator so that he could deal damage on it. But while Pit was fighting to destroy the generator, he suddenly heard another voice.

"HA HA HA HA HA HA!" Pyrrhon laughed.

"Pyrrhon? What are you doing here?" Pit asked in shock.

"Looks like you could use a hand there, little angel," the Sun God responded. "The heroic hand...of justice!"

"No, I'm fine," said Pit.

"Try my pyroweaponry on for size!" said Pyrrhon and shot at the Aurum Generator, but instead of taking damage, it heats up and barriers appeared around it.

">HEAT SIGNATURES DETECTED! >ADVANCED DEFENSE MEASURES HAS BEEN ACTIVATED!" stated the system.

"That's...odd," Pyrrhon wondered.

"Apparently adding heat to heat only makes things hotter," said Palutena.

"HA HA HA HA HA! That is to say, oops. My bad," Pyrrhon laughed, nervously.

"'My bad?' That's all you have to say?" Pit questioned.

"No. I have one more message to impart to you," Pyrrhon responded. "I wish you luck! You're going to need it. And with that, I must leave you! Until we meet again!" He then left Pit so that he could be the only one to fight the Aurum Generator by himself...again.

"Arrgh! What an idiot!" Pit groaned.

"That's what I was thinking," said Devil Pit. "But thanks to him, let's see how well you can survive with its new empowered form." Pit was not going to give up and made sure to avoid the Aurum Generator's new powers as well as to find a way to get through its new barriers.

"Wait for when the rails are parallel," Palutena explained. "Then jump on the rail that's closest to the power generator and fire away. But be sure to watch out for incoming fire." Pit made sure to do just that and waited for the opportunity to get closer to the generator until he let loose some rapid fire shots to deal damage on it. But the generator was not going to go down easily as it had its guns to stop Pit from destroying it. Luckily, Pit took them down while also avoiding more of the generator's attacks. After a little scuffle and dodging, Pit landed a lethal charged shot to finish the battle, shutting down the generator completely.

">SECURITY SYSTEMS DISENGAGED..." stated the system in defeat.

"Pulverazed!" he exclaimed in victory.

"Nice. Now let's get you out of there!" said Palutena.

"I better get out of here, too," said Devil Pit. "But I'm not leaving until I grab my commanders." Pit was then extracted by Palutena via a light pillar while the Aurum Hive began to shake and crumble. Devil Pit teleported himself, along with the Aurum Pit Squad, away from the Aurum Hive as fast as he could. Just in time as the Aurum Hive imploded on itself while Pyrrhon watches.

"And now on to the Aurum Brain..." he said.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Devil Pit arrived back at the Aurum's main base and repaired the Aurum Pit Squad. They soon started to wake up and Blade Aurum Pit realized the situation.

">THE ENEMIES ARE ABOUT TO DESTORY US," he said. ">IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO RIGHT NOW?"

"No," Devil Pit replied. "You've already done your duty, my commanders. Because what they don't know is that I'm only luring them in so that I can bring in the sacrifice to power us up."

">AND HOW ELSE ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT?" asked Club Aurum Pit.

"You'll see for yourself later on," Devil Pit replied. "Now get to your pods. You need to be recharged for the backup plan."

">UNDERSTOOD, OUR LORD AND PATRIARCH," Blade Aurum Pit responded as he and his squad reentered their pods to rejuvenate.

"System, think you can prepare yourselves to send out all of our forces to lure in our bait?" Devil Pit asked the system. 

">REQUISTITION COMPUTED. >THE AURUM SHALL BE DEPLOYED FOR THE BATTLE," the system stated. ">NONE SHALL REMAIN LEFT ALIVE."

"Excellent," said Devil Pit as he left the base. "Those fools won't know what hit 'em. Hmhmhmhmhmhm..."

Music stops

Chapter Text

Music playing: The Aurum Brain

Pit rushed to the door with the Gemini Orbitars equipped.

"Let's finish the Aurum once and for all!" he exclaimed as he leaped into space to defeat Devil Pit's army. Everyone else was on the scene to stop him; Hades' Underworld Army, Viridi's Forces of Nature, and the Sun God Pyrrhon all prepared themselves for battle and aid Pit to finish off the Aurum.

"Commencing Underworld assault on the Aurum central nervous system!" Hades ordered his troops to attack.

"Children! Our final target is the brains behind this operation! The Aurum Brain!" Viridi ordered her forces to eliminate the enemies.

"Sun God Pyrrhon on the scene! Now with added Pyro Cannon action!" said Pyrrhon as he unleashed powerful fire beams to strike the enemies down.

"Minions! Attack everything that stands in our way! Leave no trace behind and show them no mercy!" Devil Pit ordered his Aurum Army. "Do not let them reach the Aurum Brain! Once it goes down, we won't stand a chance against those fools!"

"With all us gods—er, and Pyrrhon—united, the Aurum Brain and Devil Pit don't stand a chance," said Palutena.

"It's kind of crazy! The biggest egos in the universe working together?" Pit exclaimed as he continued onwards while all of the other armies team up to stop Devil Pit's Aurum army of the Dark Allies. Pit fought his way through the enemies while the gods' troops aid him to push them back from where they came from.

"Drive the intruders back into space, minions!" Hades ordered.

"We cannot lose! Our planet's very existence is on the line!" Viridi exclaimed.

"Do your thing, Pyro Snake! Shazammitylam!" Pyrrhon exclaimed.

"Everyone seems to be in good spirits, though," said Pit.

"Or they've finally lost it," said Palutena.

"I will not let you fools get in the way of our master plan!" Devil Pit yelled out. "System! Send out everything and make sure you do whatever it takes to have them DEAD!"

">ALL ENTITES SHALL BE ELMINATED! >NONE SHALL BE LEFT STANDING!" the system stated as more and more Aurum enemies appeared to stop the other armies, Pit, and Pyrrhon. However, the Aurum were proven to be no match for their enemies now that Pit and his allies were working together to finish them. Just then, Pit saw the Aurum Brain fortress where Devil Pit was located.

"Now that we've defeated the Aurum Hive, we need to take down that fortress," said Palutena.

"It's huge!" Pit exclaimed.

"It houses the Aurum Brain, which controls every single Aurum unit," said Palutena. "It's also where Devil Pit sent out all of his minions we faced earlier."

"How did you know that?" Pit asked.

"Oh, Pyrrhon told me," Palutena responded.

"Man, is that guy obsessed with the Aurum or what? He sure knows a lot about them," Pit questioned.

"That's because I spend a lot of time on Divinipedia," said Pyrrhon. (A/N: For those of you who don't know, that's a reference to Wikipedia. Divinipedia is also an actual fandom site. Go and check it out for yourself if you have the time. Anyways, resume.) And I also heard about Devil Pit's sneaky little plan, he added in thought. The other gods told me about him and I cannot let his crimes continue any further.

"Divinipedia? Send me the link," said Pit.

"The time for learning has passed. Attack the Aurum Brain!" said Pyrrhon.

"Don't you even think that you'll be able to stop me and my forces that easily," said Devil Pit. "This universe will be consumed and the new world will be ours to rule!"

"Not on our watch!" Pit and Pyrrhon said together as they continued to take down more and more enemies with the help of the Underworld Army and the Forces of Nature. Soon enough, they were getting closer to where the Aurum Brain is located and they found an entrance to the fortress. Pit recieved four more Recovery Orbs before heading inside, with Pyrrhon following him.

"I'm heading in!" he exclaimed.

">WARNING! >SECURITY BREACH! >ENTITIES HAVE BEEN DETECTED ENTERING THE AURUM BRAIN FORTRESS!" stated the system.

"This path will take us directly to the Aurum Brain," Pyrrhon explained. "Come on, Pit! It's time for us to take this space junk to the space dump!"

"We'll see about that, immortals!" said Devil Pit. "Stop them by any means necessary, minions!" The angel and the Sun God continued to take down more and more Aurum enemies sent by Devil Pit along the way. Suddenly, they finally reached the Aurum Brain.

">WARNING! >SECURITY BREACH! >ENTITIES HAVE ENTERED THE AURUM BRAIN!" stated the system.

"What?!" Devil Pit exclaimed in shock.

"So this is the Aurum Brain..." said Pit.

"Do your thing, Pit. You know, your...shooting thing," said Pyrrhon.

"Minions! Stop those fools from destroying the brain!" Devil Pit ordered as his Aurum minions appeared to slow Pit down from destroying the Aurum Brain. But it wasn't enough as Pit continued to attack the brain. Rezdas appeared as shields to sacrifice themselves from letting Pit destroy the Aurum Brain, but it was still not enough as Pit continued to shoot at the Aurum Brain. However, as he continued to attack the Aurum Brain, along with a few other enemies that were preventing him from destroying it, something happened.

"It's brain-frying time!" Pyrrhon exclaimed.

"What are you doing?!" Pit asked in shock as the Sun God flew into the brain in order to destroy it.

That's right, foolish Sun God. You will now be under my control, Devil Pit thought. You're going to be the perfect vessel sacrifice for my army and we will become stronger! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

">HEAT SIGNATURES DETECTED! >ABSORBING SUN GOD DATA TO THE AURUM BRAIN!" stated the system.

"Hold on, Pit! I'm getting you out!" said Palutena as she flew Pit away from the fortress as fast as she could as soon as a giant explosion went off from within the Aurum Brain.

"Waaaaaaaah!" Pit cried as he flew away. The fire was burning up the exit as it tried to take Pit with it.

"Just a little farther!" said Palutena and Pit flew out of the fortress just in time before he was burnt to a crisp.

"I don't know what even happened in there!" he exclaimed. "Did Pyrrhon make it out?" But it wasn't long enough until he heard his voice.

"Ha ha ha ha ha!" he laughed. "HA HA HA HA HA HA!" He then revealed his projection. "Nicely done!"

"Pyrrhon?" Pit exclaimed after seeing him.

"Thanks to you, Pyrrhon has leveled up!" Pyrrhon continued. "I am now a Level Infinity Epic Super God...Plus! Ultimate power is now Pyrrhon's!" Devil Pit also appeared as a projection next to the Sun God.

"I'm proud of you as well for helping me with the backup plan, Pit!" he said. "He is now under my control, and thanks to you, our army has grown even stronger!"

"What are you talking about?" Pit asked.

"This is what we're talking about!" Pyrrhon replied as his projection faded away.

"Exterminate the angel, minions!" said Devil Pit as his projection faded as well. He then sent out his minions to attack the angel and suddenly, their color forms changed from green to red-orange.

"The Aurum troops changed color!" Pit exclaimed.

"HA HA HA HA HA HA! I'm pulling the Aurum strings with Devil Pit now!" Pyrrhon laughed. "Not even the combined power of the gods can stop us!"

"I'm very pleased to see his enthusiasm of our army," said Devil Pit.

"Oh, snap! Poor Pitty got duped!" said Hades.

"This might not be the best time to rub salt in the wound," said Viridi.

"What kinds of rats trick an angel, Pyrrhon and Devil Pit?" Pit yelled out.

"What?! I can't hear you over all this awesome!" Pyrrhon replied.

"Allow me to explain," Devil Pit started. "I tricked you. I was planning to corrupt Pyrrhon by making him enter the Aurum Brain. As the Sun God, he's powerful enough to make my army stronger and is the perfect vessel to be corrupted. So I sacrificed most of my troops to lure Pyrrhon into the brain, and the plan was successful! And now, you will bow down before the masters of the new world!"

"We won't let that happen!" Pit yelled.

"And we're not going to let you destroy everything!" Viridi agreed.

"Your corruption for countless murder is going to end right here and now!" said Palutena.

"I'd like to see you try, fools!" replied Devil Pit as he continued to send out more and more Aurum enemies to attack the angel. Their powered forms were so strong that Pit could not seem to handle them all. Devil Pit and the corrupted Pyrrhon were having a fun time with their victim.

"Yow! This is intense!" Pit cried.

"Give it up, flightless angel! You cannot defeat us now!" Devil Pit taunted. "With my empowered army standing in your way, you'll never survive the outcome!"

"So, anyone have any bright ideas on how to take them out?" Hades asked.

"I suppose we have no choice," said Viridi. "This is it, my single remaining jewel." Suddenly, a ball of light came out of nowhere straight towards the fortress.

"Wait a second..." said Pit. "Is that a RESET BOMB?!"

"What the?!" Devil Pit exclaimed upon seeing the familiar ball of light.

"Time to let nature take its course!" said Viridi. Suddenly, the bomb then exploded exploded right on the fortress, leaving a Reset Bomb Forest in its awakening.

"This is out of control!" Pit exclaimed.

"Who's awesome now, Pyrrhon and Devil Pit?!" Viridi laughed. But the last laugh was cut short when the Reset Bomb Forest burst into flames until it was nothing but a pile of ash, floating away into the darkness of outer space.

"HA HA HA HA HA HA!" Pyrrhon laughed. "Is that really all you've got?" Viridi was shocked to see that.

"How could this happen?!" she gasped, surprised.

"You fool! Did you seriously think you could take down GODS with that puny bomb?" said Devil Pit. "You said it yourself that Reset Bombs only work on MORTALS. Specifically, human beings. Especially ever since what they did to me all those years ago! Just give up already! You've already lost!" Then there was trouble. (A/N: For those of you that don't know Thomas and Friends that much, you might not know the reference.)

"I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the Power of Flight is running out," said Palutena.

"So now what?" Pit asked, worried.

"I'm sorry, Pit. I have to get you out of there," said Palutena as she opened up a light pillar to whisk the angel back to her temple. But nothing happened and Pit was still in the air fighting against the enemies. This made Palutena even more worried. "Oh no!" she gasped.

"What's wrong?" Viridi asked.

"I can't extract him. I don't understand why," said Palutena.

"That's because you don't have an associate's degree in telepathic interference!" said Pyrrhon.

"Are you blocking me?" asked Palutena, shocked.

"Ahahahahahaha! Who's the one laughing now, fools?!" Devil Pit laughed. "Our plan for destruction will soon be in our hands and nothing is going to stop us! Watch and weep as you see your pathetic angel servant die in the cold reaches of space, Goddess of Light." As to make matters worse in his prediction, Pit's wings started to catch fire.

"My wings are getting hot!" he yelped in pain.

"Are you feeling the burn, flightless angel?!" asked Devil Pit.

"I'm sorry! I can't carry you any farther!" Palutena warned. "I have to cut off the Power of Flight!" Eventually, the Power of Flight was then cut off and Pit started to fall to his doom.

"Waaaaah!" he cried.

"Pit! PIT!" Palutena cried in worry.

"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Pyrrhon and Devil Pit laughed at Pit's demise, menacingly and sinisterly.

"Mayday! Mayday! This looks like the end!" Pit cried as he continued to fall down. "I never learned how to reeeeead!"

"Ugh, pull yourself together!" said Viridi. "I've got you covered."

"Viridi!" Pit yelped.

"All you have to do is line yourself up with the platform below," Viridi instructed.

"Why don't you just give up and die?!" Devil Pit told Pit. "There's no point in defeating the Aurum this time now that Pyrrhon is under my control. We are unstoppable. You can't fly anymore and now this is where you will finally meet your demise! You've lost and have nothing to fight for anymore! So just die!" But Pit refused to listen to the Devil's words and lined himself to the platform.

"No! I refuse to be defeated!" he yelled back. "I will stop both you and Pyrrhon, and we'll bring the Sun God back from your clutches!" He then prepared himself for landing at the platform Viridi sent in.

Music stops and switches to: To the Aurum Brain (Part 1)

Pit roughly landed on the platform with loud crash.

"Ouch..." he groaned upon standing up slowly.

"Whew, I'm glad you're all right," Palutena sighed in relief.

"But why did you save me, Viridi? I don't get it," Pit asked after eating the food.

"There's nothing to get. Just shut your yapper and get ready to fight!" Viridi replied.

"By invading our land, the Aurum have declared war on all of us," Palutena explained. "And with Pyrrhon on their side, thanks to Devil Pit for corrupting him, they've become even more powerful! If we don't defeat them today, we may not have a tomorrow."

"Ugh, do you ever get tired of being such a nerd?" asked Viridi, annoyed. "All you need are twenty-sided dice and some thick glasses." Which was of course what Palutena put on her face.

"My X-ray specs allow me to see your ignorance," she said.

"Are you serious right now?" said Devil Pit while facepalming.

"Yeah yeah, enough with the lame comedy routine," Viridi replied in her usual sassy attitude but then continued on seriously. "It's time for us to strike!" Pit then continued to face off against more enemies sent by Devil Pit and Pyrrhon. However, they were not going to go down easily now that they have become stronger.

"You know, I'm surprised to see that you're still alive and kicking!" said Devil Pit, upon noticing how his enemy was taking them down. "But don't think you'll survive for too long! We've got loads of tricks just for you." Pit continued to take down more enemies along the way, but he didn't seem comfortable enough with the platform he was on.

"This isn't much space to fight on," he said.

"Picky picky! Maybe this will suit His Majesty a little better," said Viridi before sending her troops to Pit another platform to make it bigger. Pit jumped on it and landed safely.

"Thanks! This is MUCH better!" he said.

"Oh joy," Devil Pit said while facepalming. "Maybe you two should get a room together since the platform might fit the both of you."

"EWWWWW!" the angel and Nature Goddess groaned in disgust.

"It looks like Viridi has also donated some of her forces to carry the platform," said Palutena. "But this platform is bigger, so there's more room for enemies. Stay on your guard!" As on queue, Pit noticed that more enemies came down on the platform to take him down. Luckily, he continued to face them all and took them down. But Devil Pit was quite persistent as he sent out more of his troops to eliminate the angel. Suddenly, an Aurum Aircraft Carrier flew past him from up above.

"That Aurum ship flying overhead is the size of a continent!" Palutena gasped.

"If it were me, I wouldn't sweat it," said Hades.

"You would probably get used to it because of how we control it," said Devil Pit until more enemies came out of the carrier to stop their enemy from moving onwards.

"Enemies incoming, Pit!" Palutena warned.

"Get your own platform, jerks!" Pit yelled at them as he proceeded to take them out.

"Aw, come on! We just want some more fun with you," said Devil Pit.

"How about no?!" Pit replied. "I'm not going to let you and Pyrrhon give me more trouble!" He then took down the Aurum Miks and Taklax and waited for more enemies to defeat. However, after he took down those enemies, the carrier lowered itself down towards the platform where the angel was at.

">ENTITY DETECTED! >INITIALIZING THE DEFENSE MODE!" stated the system.

"That Aurum ship is going to engulf your entire platform!" said Viridi and as on queue, the carrier blocked the angel from reaching to his destination. Not only that, but more enemies came out to slow him down.

"Augh! I'm trapped!" Pit yelped.

"Aurum vermin!" Viridi yelled.

"They're well coordinated, I'll give them that," said Hades. "Probably because of their boss handling the orders."

"I thank you for the compliment," Devil Pit replied. "We always want to make our intruders nice and comfortable."

"Be careful, Pit! Those walls are extremely hot!" Palutena warned.

"Children! Full speed ahead! Hyah!" Viridi ordered her troops as they moved faster and Pit took down more enemies. The angel also made sure to avoid touching the nearby walls as to avoid taking damage from them. However, as the Nutskis carefully maneuvered the platform through the carrier, an enemy appeared blocking their way.

"There's an Aurum Dohz ahead blocking your way! Get rid of it!" said Palutena.

"Oh no you don't! You're not getting out of that ship, flightless angel!" said Devil Pit. Luckily, Pit managed to take it down, revealing a path for him to move onward so that he could get out of the carrier as soon as possible.

"All right!" Viridi exclaimed.

"My thoughts exactly!" Pit cheered.

"Damn it!" Devil Pit groaned. Soon enough, Pit got out of the carrier safe and sound, still alive and kicking to face off against more enemies.

"I made it out of the ship!" he said.

">CAUTION! >ENTITY HAS BROKEN THROUGH THE FIRST LINE!" stated the system.

"Good job, but there are enemies closing in from all directions. Watch out!" Palutena warned.

"Our little sun buddy and escaped prisoner must have a thing for you, Pit," said Hades.

"Of course they do," said Viridi. "Pit's the only one those loons consider an equal. Except for the fact that Devil Pit is more monstrous."

"It would be easier if you could just shut that fucking mouth of yours," said Devil Pit. Suddenly, more Aurum enemies appeared to take down their enemy from reaching their patriarch leader and his corrupted ally. However, as he continued to take them down from the exterior of the platform, a Kolma appeared on it.

"Ugh!" the angel gasped.

"Looks like you've got company," said Palutena.

"That Kolma is trying to scam a free ride! What a deadbeat!" Viridi exclaimed.

"Attention, passengers! Those who fail to pay their fare must exit the vehicle," said Hades.

"No thanks. We'll just continue with our crimes," Devil Pit replied. Luckily, Pit took down the Kolma before it could become a problem for him. Unfortunately, there was another one trying to stop him next. But Pit also took that one out before continuing to take care of other enemies around the exterior. Suddenly, an Aurum Destroyer came out to block the platform.

"Whoaa!" Pit gasped.

"You've got a battleship on your tail!" Viridi warned.

"You mean 'destroyer,' Viridi," Devil Pit corrected and as on queue so suddenly, another Aurum Destroyer appeared from the other side to stop Pit from moving.

"Hoo boy!" Pit gasped again.

"And one on your front!" Palutena warned.

"You're being sandwiched!" Viridi exclaimed.

"Ah, yes, the old sandwich tactic. How delectable!" said Hades.

"I'm thankful for the nice compliment," said Devil Pit.

"Shut up, Hades and Devil Pit," Viridi yelled at the both of them before ordering her troops. "Forces of Nature! Push that platform up and out of there!" The Nutskis rose the platform up and Pit was free. Luckily, none of them were in bad shape. "Good! You broke free!" said Viridi. Suddenly, everyone then heard a laugh.

"HA HA HA HA HA! I see you're hard at work!" said Pyrrhon.

"Pyrrhon!" Pit exclaimed after hearing him.

"Pyrrhon Creed Number 427: Hard work should always be rewarded!" said Pyrrhon. "Which is why we got a present. For us. To destroy you. It's Pyroblaster time!"

"TAKE THIS!" shouted Devil Pit and a fiery cannon burst out of the fortress.

"Huh?!" Pit gasped "Uh-oh!"

"Hold on!" Viridi warned as soon as the beam shot directly at the platform with a mighty force. The Nutskis acted quickly by pushing the platform upwards to prevent the angel from getting incinerated. Unfortunately, their sacrifice caused them to be burnt away from the beam.

"Augh!" Pit yelped.

"Come on, Pit! No wimping out!" said Viridi. After a little while, the beam dissipated. But in the process, the Nutskis were completely wiped out into oblivion. "See? You're fine," said Viridi. "Though I can't say the same for my troops that were carrying your platform."

"I feel terrible about this," said Pit sadly.

"I can relate to that because I sacrificed my troops for my plan," said Devil Pit.

"And I did the same thing to destroy that shield at the Aurum Hive," Hades added.

"Our Forces of Nature allies made the ultimate sacrifice," said Palutena. "But there's no point dwelling. I called for backup." The platform that Pit was on fell and Pit was falling again.

"Whoa whoa!" he gasped, then he saw a pair of Centurion Strongarms carrying the same platform. "Centurions?!"

"Oh... Them again!" said Devil Pit upon realizing what Pit just said out loud.

Music stops and switches to: To the Aurum Brain (Part 2)

Once Pit aligned himself carefully, he landed on the platform safely with no harm this time.

"Whew. That was close," Pit sighed in relief.

"Glad to see you're safe, Captain!" said a Centurion Strongarm.

"The centurions are in way over their heads!" Pit exclaimed.

"They mean well. They're just not very effective," said Palutena.

"Pretty harsh words for your own troops," said Viridi.

"Pull them out! I don't want them to get hurt!" Pit ordered.

"Then how do you plan to make it to Pyrrhon and Devil Pit?" Palutena asked.

"I-I'll think of something!" Pit responded, though the Centurion Strongarms offer a defense.

"We live to serve, Captain!" one of them said. "Your mission is to defeat Pyrrhon and Devil Pit, and eliminate the Aurum forces! We dedicate our energy and resources to helping you reach that goal!"

"...OK, OK," said Pit. "Then charge, soldiers!" The Centurion Strongarms complied and pulled the platform with all of their might, but the Aurum are not going to let them reach their boss. So Pit started to fight against them in order for him and his troops to push their way forward. Just then, Devil Pit appeared as a projection and saw the centurions.

"Ah, if it isn't the centurions. We meet again," he said. "How long has it been ever since...that war? It's been too long, I suppose. I'm just happy to see you again."

"You will pay for disobeying our leader's orders!" said a Centurion Strongarm. "You've slaughtered many innocent people and we cannot allow you to continue with your crimes any longer, Ex-Captain!"

"Hahahaha! I would love to see you try!" Devil Pit laughed. "Come at me and we'll see who's the one in command now!"

"Wait! How do you know each other? What's going on?" Pit asked.

"Allow me to confess," Devil Pit began. "I was with the Goddess of Light long ago. She gave me orders to defeat Medusa, but I instead went for someone else. I warned Palutena that if she were to banish me, I would kill her. And since she didn't listen, I went over to her temple to kill her. In return, she sent her Guard and residents to stop me. But none of them made it out alive because I KILLED THEM ALL!" He finished with black eyes and bloody sockets.

"YOU MONSTER! HOW COULD YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT?!" Pit yelled, furiously. "YOU WILL PAY FOR THE AWFUL SINS YOU COMMITTED AND YOUR MASSACRE!"

"I would love to see you try to defeat us, flightless angel!" Devil Pit replied as his projection faded away. As the Centurion Strongarms guided the platform to go straight into the fortress, Pit continued to take down more Aurum enemies that were standing in his way from reaching the Aurum Brain. What worried him was that they were targeting the Centurion Strongarms, so he took them out with all of his might. They were soon getting closer to the Aurum Brain fortress again.

"It seems as if our previous path into the Aurum Brain is, well, aflame," said Palutena.

"You can thank Pyrrhon for that," said Hades.

"You'll have to go around," Palutena continued as the Centurion Strongarms continued on their way while Pit took down more enemies. They then saw an opening to go through.

"Going in!" said a Centurion Strongarm.

">WARNING! >SECURITY BREACH! >ENTITIES HAVE BEEN DETECTED ENTERING THE AURUM BRAIN FORTRESS THROUGH ANOTHER PATHWAY!" stated the system. ">THEY HAVE BROKEN THROUGH THE SECOND LINE OF DEFENSE!" Suddenly, more enemies appeared from behind to attack once they detected the alarm.

"You've got Aurum enemies on your tail!" Palutena warned.

"Minions! Do not let them reach Pyrrhon! Slow them down as much as possible!" Devil Pit ordered. The Aurum continued to invade their enemy's platform in order to prevent him from continuing onwards, while also trying to take down the Centurion Strongarms from moving the platform to the Aurum Brain. But Pit made sure that they will be safe by taking the enemies down. "Ugh! Do I have to do everything myself?" Devil Pit groaned. "System! Activate the barriers to block their way."

">BARRIERS ACTIVATED!" the system stated and barriers were soon activated to block Pit and the Centurion Strongarms from moving forward through the fortress.

"There's an obstacle ahead!" a Centurion Strongarm warned.

"Keep moving forward! I'll take care of it!" Pit ordered as he prepared himself by getting closer to the edge of the platform. Once he saw a barrier getting closer, he fired rapid fire shots to take out the weak points and destroy them. He continued to do that until all of the barriers were destroyed, allowing him and the Centurion Strongarms to proceed.

"Damn it! They're getting closer!" said Devil Pit. "Battleships! Fire your lasers to slow Pit down!" Suddenly, lasers came out of the fortress to hit Pit.

"Jump over the lasers to avoid getting hit!" said Palutena.

"They're coming from the battleship outside," said Viridi.

"Ahh, alien ingenuity at its best," said Hades.

Nobody should underestimate the all-powerful Dark Allies!" Devil Pit replied. Luckily, Pit made sure to use the jump pad in the platform in order to avoid the lasers. Soon enough, Pit and the Centurion Strongarms were getting closer and closer to reach the Aurum Brain again where Pyrrhon was located. However, as they were getting closer to where they need to be at, an alarm went off.

">CAUTION! >THE LAST LINE HAS BEEN BREACHED!" stated the system.

"Damn! These guys just don't know when to quit!" said Devil Pit. "This leaves me with no other alternative! DEPLOY ALL MINIONS! ALL TROOPS COME OUT AND EXTERMINATE THOSE FOOLS!"

Music stops and switches to: Underworld Gatekeeper

Suddenly, as on queue, a big horde of Aurum enemies swarmed around Pit and the Centurion Strongarms, ready to let loose their attacks on them.

"We're closing in on Pyrrhon!" said Viridi.

"I hope he's decent," said Hades.

"Minions! Make sure that the enemies are dead! We cannot let them ruin our master plan!" Devil Pit ordered. "Open fire on the angel and centurions! Leave no trace behind and show them no mercy!"

"Get it together, Pit! My poor centurions are struggling. Destroy those enemies NOW!" Palutena ordered.

"I'm trying my best!" Pit replied.

"Some goddess needs to go to leadership training..." said Viridi.

"Hmph! Easy enough for you to say!" Devil Pit scoffed. "In fact, I believe that you cannot stop us! The Dark Allies will swallow your souls and corpses whole, and then we will bring chaos throughout the entire universe! Starting with this planet of parasites!"

"NOT ON OUR WATCH!" yelled Pit and the Centurion Strongarms. Pit continued to face off against more and more Aurum enemies as they continued to spawn out to their battle points to exterminate the angel by any means nessesary. Most of them were also target the Centurion Strongarms, but Pit made sure to keep them safe by taking down the enemies that were about to open fire on them. But even after he defeated a wave of enemies, more of them came out.

">DEPLOYING MORE TROOPS TO ENGAGE!" stated the system.

"What?! There's more of them?!" Pit gasped in shock.

"This is what happens when you dare to underestimate our power, flightless angel!" said Devil Pit. "Run away in fear if you want me to spare your life!"

"NEVER!" Pit replied as he continued to face off against the Aurum enemies. However, they were quite persistent in following their boss' orders for extermination. This time, they were primarily focusing in attacking the Centurion Strongarms so that Pit will not have any chance of reaching to where he needed to be at. Luckily, Pit protected them as fast as he could, but a few of them were attacking the angel from behind. Pit activated a Reflect Barrier to stop the attacks and send them back to the enemies, destroying them in the process. But once he defeat that wave of enemies, the last group came out to destroy the angel once and for all.

">WARNING! >OUT OF TROOPS FOR DEPLOYMENT!" the system stated.

"Is this guy ever going to give up?" Viridi groaned.

"Not quite. Because even though this is the last amount of troops, the flightless angel is still going to have trouble facing Pyrrhon," said Devil Pit.

"Will you stop calling me that?!" Pit exclaimed, furiously, as he continued to take down more enemies as much as possible. This time, they were primarily focusing on the angel. But once he continued to struggle as much as possible, and was surrounded by the horde, new attacks came out and destroyed them, and a group of familiar troops landed on the platform to aid Pit in defeating the Aurum troops. "Viridi?" Pit exclaimed, surprised.

"Guess you need some help again!" replied the Goddess of Nature.

"But-" Pit started until he was interrupted.

"Listen, we'll talk later. Right now, focus on the Aurum enemies!" said Viridi.

"Right!" Pit affirmed as he continued to attack the Aurum forces as much as possible. An Urgle charged straight towards its Aurum counterpart and both held their hands on each other as they struggle to see which one is superior. Luckily, the original one toughened up and pushed the Aurum Urgle down to the open space below, leaving it to explode upon not gaining enough energy to recover. Suddenly, an Aurum Skuttler ran to the Urgle as fast as it could. Bad move, since the Urgle turned around and lifted the enemy up in the air, until it was blown up by a Pew Pew firing a shot at it. The Bladers took care of the other enemies from up above by firing their lasers to eliminate them. After all of that, Pit and the Forces of Nature took down all of the enemies. Only a few of the Forces of Nature troops were injured, but not critically.

"Good work, children! Report back to base and I'll get you recovered," said Viridi as she teleported the Forces of Nature back to her temple to treat their wounds. Pit then drank another Drink of the Gods before he, along with the Centurion Strongarms, proceeded further deep into the fortress.

Music stops and switches back to: To the Aurum Brain (Part 2) (A/N: Only for a short time.)

"Pyrrhon is right up ahead!" said Palutena.

"Halt. Halt," said Pyrrhon. "Stay. Away." But something was off about him from the way he spoke.

"Does something seem a little off about Pyrrhon?" Pit asked.

"How can you even tell?" Palutena responded.

"He's now fully in my control and he will do anything as I please," said Devil Pit. "Turn back now if you want to live."

"NEVER!" Pit yelled out. "We will get Pyrrhon back from your fifthly hands!" Soon enough, he and his troops entered the boss room to face off against Pyrrhon.

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1

The Centurion Strongarms then carried the platform and Pit soon saw Pyrrhon, who now became Aurom Pyrrhon because he was fused in the Aurum Brain, face-to-robotic-face. Aurum Pyrrhon began twitching violently as he continuously struggled to break free from the Aurum Brain's control, but to no avail.

"01101011011010010110110001101100..." he said.

"Pyrrhon! What are you doing?!" Pit yelled as the battle began.

"Aurum Pyrrhon, take this pest down and show us who's the one taking control!" Devil Pit ordered. Aurum Pyrrhon complied as he began to shoot out fireballs from within the brain directly at Pit, only for the angel to swiftly move out of the way to avoid taking any damage.

"Are you really controlling the Aurum, Pyrrhon?" he asked. "Or are they controlling you?!"

"I... I... I will not be controlled..." said Aurum Pyrrhon as he struggled to break free, but was soon back in Devil Pit's control. ">WE WILL NOT BE CONTROLLED."

"Oh, boy. What's he gotten himself into?" asked Pit, worried.

"It's just as you suspected. The Aurum Brain has overtaken Pyrrhon thanks to Devil Pit," said Palutena.

">INTRUDER MUST BE PURGED," Aurum Pyrrhon continued. ">WE MUST CONSUME ALL."

"Just like bugs, the Aurum are powerful as a swarm, but not very bright," said Hades.

"They're like moths drawn to the flame of battle," Palutena added. "They live only to consume and destroy, like...hungry moths."

"That's because the Dark Allies show their victims no mercy," Devil Pit replied. "We will strike all of you down until nothing remains of this shameful universe!"

">WE WILL MULTIPLY," Aurum Pyrrhon continued further. ">WE MUST BE ALL."

"In that sense, they're pretty much like any other living creature," said Viridi. "They're concerned with their own survival and propagation. Each species influences the other, and THAT is the cycle of life! But this... This is just too much. It's too destructive and too unnatural!"

"Well, they are an alien species. Of course they're not natural," said Palutena. "Well, except for their evil patriarch leader that is."

"We always love destruction and this is where we will consume all of your souls and corpses!" said Devil Pit. "We must destroy all of you! We must spread chaos throughout this universe!"

"So are you and the rest of your army just going to eat and destroy everything once you finish all of us off?!" Pit exclaimed. "You'll just eviscerate our home world just like what they did to the other planets of the solar system and the other galaxies!"

"Exactly! Earth must be cleansed from this pathetic wasteland of a universe!" Devil Pit replied. "We must create the new world in our own image! We will make sure that you are all DEAD!" He finished with black eyes and bloody sockets.

"Not if you stop them, Pit!" said Palutena. Pit continued to face off against Aurum Pyrrhon by eliminating the pillars that were surrounding him in a giant shield. But Aurum Pyrrhon was not going to go down after being corrupted under Devil Pit's control. He continued to let loose some devestating attacks, but the angel was fast enough to dodge out of the way. Once all of the pillars were destroyed, an alarm went off.

">SEVERE DAMAGE WARNING! >ACTIVATING ADVANCED SECURITY SYSTEMS!" stated the system.

"Aurum Pyrrhon! Destroy that pest! Burn him alive until he's nothing more than a burnt, crispy skeleton!" Devil Pit ordered.

"Just keep jumping and shooting to avoid Pyrrhon's attacks," Palutena explained to Pit. "However, you can't do powerful dash attacks while you're in the air."

"Then I guess you need to balance jumps with dash attacks," Viridi explained as well. "Pay attention to Pyrrhon's attack patterns to time your attacks. Let him have it!"

">YOU CANNOT STOP US!" said Aurum Pyrrhon.

"You heard him! YOU CANNOT WIN!" shouted Devil Pit.

"Yes. We! WILL!" Pit shouted and attacked Aurum Pyrrhon with all his might. He continued to use the battle strategy he was told to do, but Aurum Pyrrhon was not going down easily as he continued to let out devastating attacks to burn the angel. If I'm going to stop the Aurum from consuming our home, then I will do whatever it takes to save Pyrrhon from Devil Pit! Pit thought to himself as he continued to strike powerful charged shots at Aurum Pyrrhon. Once Pyrrhon was starting to tire out, Pit saw his opening. He let out a final lethal charged shot to end the fight once and for all. "Go back to space!" the angel yelled in victory.

">RAAAAAAAAAAWR!" Aurum Pyrrhon roared as he broke free from Devil Pit's control. Once he was out of the Aurum Brain, he unleashed a powerful attack that pushed Pit out of the way.

"Wah!" the angel yelped.

"I need to extract you!" said Palutena as the Centurion Strongarms quickly moved before Pit could get burnt to a crisp.

"This seems familiar," he said upon reminiscing a familiar glance of what happened before about this.

"We've been doing this a lot," said Palutena. Soon enough, Pit and the Centurion Strongarms got out of the fortress safely. The resulting explosion caused the Aurum to go back into space thanks to Pyrrhon.

Thank you for freeing me, Pit, he thought. That was the most fun I've ever had with you before I was in control by that monster. This is my gift for saving me.

"With any luck, Pyrrhon will push the Aurum to the other end of the galaxy," said Palutena.

"He finally does something useful," said Viridi.

"Now we can get back to eliminating the real enemy. The Underworld Army," Palutena continued.

"So long, space scum!" Pit yelled.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

But just before Pit could get extracted by Palutena, he heard a voice.

"It's not over yet!" it yelled. As soon as Pit heard the voice, he then noticed Pyrrhon was falling from the Aurum Brain Fortress.

"AAAAAHHHHHHH!" he yelled.

"Pyrrhon!" Pit yelped. "Soldiers! Send the platform to Pyrrhon as fast as you can!"

"Yes, Captain!" a Centurion Strongarm replied and the both of them moved the platform to Pyrrhon's direction and he landed safely onto it. Luckily, he was not hurt.

"Pyrrhon, are you alright?" Pit asked.

"I'm fine, citizen," said Pyrrhon. "Thanks for freeing me from those scumbags! But now we have a new problem."

"And what's that?" Pit asked, but before Pyrrhon could respond, they heard the same evil voice again.

"You ruined my plans, and now my whole army is gone!" it yelled, later revealing to be Devil Pit, getting their attention. "But I have a brand new backup plan! It's time for me to enter the Aurum Brain myself!"

"Wait WHAT?!" Pit yelled. Devil Pit soon entered the Aurum Brain Fortress and arrived at the Aurum Brain, which was surprisingly still intact after that big explosion Pyrrhon made.

"Prepare yourselves, because this is where you will meet your unfortunate end!" he said before planting himself into the Aurum Brain and he began to transform again. This time his wings turned dark blue, his belt turned light blue, his toga turned ocean blue, his pin turned green, his skin and hair turned metallic, and his eyes glowed bright bloody red. He was now known as Aurum Devil Pit. ">YOU WILL ALL BE EXTERMINATED!" he stated. ">REVIVING ALL ARMY TERRITORIES!" He then used his powers to restore the Aurum Islands and Aurum Hive. Both of which had their core and generator restored respectively. Not only that, but their troops have been rebuilt and their colors changed to blood red.

"He's rebuilding his entire army!" Pit exclaimed. "What are we going to do now?!"

"Don't think you can take this one by yourself, Pit-stain," replied a new voice.

"We can take care of these little scums together," said another one. Pit and Pyrrhon turned around and saw the two who revealed themselves by landing on the same platform.

"Pittoo?! Phosphora?!" Pit exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"

"I just came here because I heard about Devil Pit's plans, and I'm more than happy to fight him again," said Dark Pit before growling. "And can you quit calling me that?!"

Phosphora giggled at Pittoo's anger before telling Pit, "I came here because I was sent by Mistress Viridi. She told me about Devil Pit's plans and I can't wait to take him down!"

"With all of us together, we can take down his army!" said Pit. "But the question is, how are we going to get over there? The Centurion Strongarms can't continue because they've already used their strength."

"Fear not, Pit," said Pyrrhon. "Pyrrhon can help you get over there." He then lowered himself under the platform. "With my help, I can help the centurions to guide the platform safely."

"Thank you, Pyrrhon," Pit replied, relieved that Pyrrhon is more than willing to help him and his allies end the Aurum for good.

"Now go over there and stop the Aurum together!" said Palutena.

"Show them who's boss!" Viridi added.

"Will do!" replied Pit, Dark Pit, and Phosphora, simultaneously.

"Alright, Centurion Strongarms. Let's move... AWWWWAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!" Pyrrhon yelled as he and the Centurion Strongarms pushed the platform together to the Aurum territory at a fast pace, with both angels and the Lightning Nymph hanging on tightly to avoid falling off.

Music stops and switches to: Sonic Generations Mashup - Open Your Heart (Original/Generations Mix) - Now with Download link! from Trogdorbad (A.K.A. Aurum Devil Pit's Battle Theme 1)

Aurum Devil Pit then activated himself to prepare for the fight against the trio. His minions swarmed around the entire islands, hive, and Aurum Brain fortress. There were also new weapons protecting around the Aurum Core, the Aurum Generator, and around the Aurum Brain fortress of more firepower. Meanwhile, our heroes arrived far away from the Aurum's territories with Pyrrhon and the Centurion Strongarms carrying the platform.

"Okay, we're here!" said the Sun God.

"But it's too dangerous for all three of us to go together at once," said Pit.

"I guess only one of you can only start going into one of the areas to attack Devil Pit," said Palutena.

"Guess I'll go first!" said Pit. "Then it will be Pittoo and lastly Phosphora."

"Sounds like a plan," said Dark Pit.

"I'm in!" said Phosphora.

"Alright. Centurion Strongarms, hold the platform in place!" Pit ordered. "Pyrrhon will take me through the islands and then I'll be right back."

"You got it, Captain!" a Centurion Strongarm responded. "Be careful!" Pit nodded and then looked at Pyrrhon.

"Alright Pyrrhon! Let's do this!" he said.

"You got it!" said Pyrrhon. "Hop into my arm." Pit did so and Pyrrhon flew towards the Aurum Islands first. Suddenly, an alarm went off that detected our heroes as intruders.

">SYSTEMS ONLINE AT 100%! >TARGETS HAVE BEEN LOCKED ON! >INITIATE OFFENSIVE MEASURES!" said Aurum Devil Pit and suddenly, Aurum enemies appeared to stop the angel and Sun God from reaching the core.

"It looks like he sent out his troops to stop you from reaching the Aurum Core again," said Palutena. "Pit. You and Pyrrhon need to take down all of his enemies before you can take down the core to eliminate the Aurum islands again."

"Understood!" said Pit.

"We'll fry up those enemies in no time!" said Pyrrhon. They both fired shots at the enemies and continued on their way straight towards the Aurum islands. However, there were more of them on their way to slow them down as much as possible. Luckily, the angel and the Sun God continued to fire powerful shots at their enemies to defeat them. Pyrrhon then used his 'Pyro Cannon' to blast through a quicker way to get to the Aurum Core as more enemies came out to eliminate the intruders. But they were proven to be no match for them until the duo found the Aurum Core again.

"It's the Aurum Core again, but it seems to be equipped with more weapons!" said Pit.

"Then let's fry it up with everything we've got!" said Pyrrhon. Pit nodded and the two of them fired multiple shots at the Aurum Core to deal damage, but it was not going to go down that easily like last time. With its equipped weaponry, it fired lethal lasers directly at its foes. Luckily, with Pyrrhon's speed, he and Pit dodged the lasers as quickly as possible. The Sun God then fired fireballs directly at the guns to destroy them. Pit also fired charged shots at the core while bypassing its shield to deal massive damage. After a while, the core was completely exterminated as the islands began to crumble once again.

"Okay! That should do it!" said Pit.

"Then let's get out of here!" said Pyrrhon. Pit nodded in response as the Sun God held the angel in his arm and they both flew away from the islands as fast as they could. While that was happening, the enemies came out of their hiding places to prevent them from escaping. Pyrrhon activated his powers and zoomed towards them, piercing through to eliminate them right on the spot. Once they got out of the Aurum islands, the islands exploded once again.

"Alright! We got the first area down!" Pit exclaimed. "You're up next, Pittoo!"

"Can you stop calling me that?!" the dark angel replied, annoyed, before facing the Sun God. "Anyways, let's get going, Pyrrhon."

"Jump into my arm. We've got work to do!" replied the Sun God. Dark Pit did so with his Silver bow equipped and the two of them flew towards the Aurum Hive.

">WARNING! >DAMAGE REPORT! >SYSTEMS ARE AT 75%! >OFFENSIVE MEASURES OFFLINE!" said Aurum Devil Pit after noticing that the Aurum islands were destroyed. Suddenly, he saw Dark Pit and Pyrrhon heading towards the Aurum Hive at high speeds. ">NEW TARGETS LOCKED! >INITIATE DEFENSIVE MEASURES!" As soon as he said that, a horde of Aurum battleships came out and prepared their weapons to attack the new duo.

"Sounds like he's sending out the battleships to attack!"  said Viridi.

"Then Pittoo! You must take down the battleships before proceeding to the Hive to find Devil Pit," said Palutena. "I'll reveal their weak points so that you can take them out completely. But watch out for their weaponry!"

"Here goes nothing!" said Dark Pit.

"Let's show those Aurum scumbags who's boss!" said Pyrrhon. Dark Pit nodded as the Sun God flew towards the battleships. The ships detected the enemies as threats and opened fire at the dark angel and the Sun God. Pyrrhon quickly thought fast and zipped around the lasers to avoid taking damage. Then, Dark Pit fired rapid fire shots at the weak points of the battleships to eliminate them completely. However, the Aurum troops did not want them to continue further as they were spawned out from the Aurum Aircraft Carriers. Luckily, Pyrrhon fired fireballs at the enemies to destroy them. Once Dark Pit spotted more battleships, Pyrrhon flew towards them and zipped around the lasers to avoid them. Then, Dark Pit destroyed their weak points to eliminate them. Then, Pyrrhon saw the entrance to the Aurum Hive again and activated his powers to pierce through the shield. With his intense speed, he plowed through the Aurum hive until they found its generator.

"Guess the Aurum Generator is not going to go down without a fight!" said Dark Pit.

"I'll leave the shooting to you, citizen," said Pyrrhon. And I also don't want to empower it with my fire abilities again, he added in thought. Dark Pit nodded and fired rapid fire shots from his Silver Bow to attack it, all while Pyrrhon zoomed around the generator to give the dark angel a good angle to strike at the generator. But it was not going to go down easily like before. It suddenly spawned different guns that, this time, fire multiple shots at the duo to deal lethal damage. However, Pyrrhon was too fast as he quickly zoomed around and pierced through the guns to destroy them. Then, he gave Dark Pit the upper hand to bypass the generator's activated shields and send out powerful charge shots to damage it further. After a while, the generator was destroyed and the Aurum Hive began to crumble.

"Alright! We're out of here!" Dark Pit exclaimed.

"Let's hurry!" said Pyrrhon as he held Dark Pit in his arm and activated his powers to get out of the Aurum Hive as fast as he could. With his powers still activated, he pierced through the remaining battleships that were in his way to obliterate them completely without any problems. Once the duo escaped back to the platform, the Aurum Hive imploded on itself again.

"That's another base destroyed," said Dark Pit. "Alright Phosphora, you're up next."

"Alright. Let's go, Pyrrhon!" said Phosphora.

"You got it! Hop in!" said Pyrrhon. Phosphora hopped into Pyrrhon's arm and they flew towards the Aurum Brain fortress to lower their power even more so that they could end them for good.

">WARNING! >DAMAGE REPORT! >SYSTEMS ARE AT 50%! >DEFENSIVE MEASURES OFFLINE!" said Aurum Devil Pit after noticing that the Aurum Hive was destroyed. Suddenly, he saw Phosphora and Pyrrhon heading towards the Aurum Brain fortress where he was located. ">NEW TARGETS LOCKED! >INITIATE COUNTERATTACK MEASURES!"

"Wait. Counterattack?" Phosphora wondered.

"That means Devil Pit has set up some new toys," said Hades and just as he suspected, the cannons activated and prepared themselves to fire at the new duo.

"Looks like you two must destroy all of their weapons in order to proceed and take down Devil Pit!" said Viridi.

"You got it, Mistress Viridi!" said Phosphora.

"Let's take 'em all out!" said Pyrrhon. The Lightning Nymph and the Sun God separated themselves and split up to go around the fortress to take down the cannons one by one. Once the weaponry detected them, they opened fire lethal laser beams directly at the two powerful warriors, but they were quick to dodge them so that they would not take any damage. Then they counterattacked with their elemental powers to take down the cannons. But while they were destroying them, more enemies came out to stop them from reaching their patriarch's location. Luckily, Phosphora and Pyrrhon took them out quickly before going back to the cannons. Once they eliminated all of the cannons, the shield protecting the first entrance of the fortress was down.

"Alright! The shield is down!" Phosphora exclaimed.

"Now let's hurry inside and give that Devil a beatdown he deserves!" said Pyrrhon. Phosphora nodded in agreement and the both of them entered the fortress with their powers still activated as fast as the could, piercing through the enemies that tried to get in their way. Suddenly, they saw Aurum Devil Pit who was clamped in the Aurum Brain, twitching violently.

"Yikes! That's a scary robot I have ever seen!" Phosphora gasped in shock.

"No time to relax! Let's give him a good beating!" said Pyrrhon. The two warriors let out their powers to strike on Aurum Devil Pit, but there were weapons around the brain which opened fire to prevent the heroes from attacking Aurum Devil Pit further. Luckily, Pyrrhon dealt with the cannons while Phosphora continued her assault on her enemy. After a while, Aurum Devil Pit received enough damage, but as the duo were about to leave, something was happening within Aurum Devil Pit.

"Uh-oh! That's not good!" Phosphora exclaimed.

"Let's get out of here before he burns us!" said Pyrrhon. Phosphora nodded in agreement and they got out of the fortress' first entrance. Just in time before the whole area was aflame once again. Once they got back to the platform, they met up with the remaining heroes again.

"We gave Devil Pit enough damage so that we can strike him down with full force together!" said Phosphora.

"Good. Now we just need to take down Devil Pit in the Aurum Brain fortress and then the Aurum is history!" said Pit.

"You got that right, Pit!" said Pyrrhon before flying down underneath the platform. "Alright, centurions. Let's push this platform straight towards our enemy's base!"

"Yes, Sir Pyrrhon!" replied a Centurion Strongarm.

"Alright! Let's move... AWWWWAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!" Pyrrhon yelled out as he, along with the Centurion Strongarms, pushed the platform with all their might, creating a fiery boost of aura around it to protect themselves. Pit, Dark Pit, and Phosphora held on tight to avoid falling off due to how fast they were going again. And because of how fast they were moving, the platform's aura boost pierce through the enemies and battleships, destroying them in the process.

">WARNING! >DAMAGE REPORT! >SYSTEMS ARE AT 25%! >COUNTERATTACK MEASURES OFFLINE!" said Aurum Devil Pit. But when he sense a powerful presence coming right towards him, he saw his enemies entering the secondary entrance of the fortress at very high speeds than before. ">ENEMIES HAVE ENTERED THE TERRITORY! >PROCEEDING TO INITIATE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE!"

"It's now or never, team!" said Pit.

"Let's defeat him and destroy the Aurum for good!" said Dark Pit.

"Here we go!" said Phosphora. They then approached closer and closer to the Aurum Brain where Aurum Devil Pit was located while piercing through more enemies. They were ready to face off the patriarch of the Dark Allies clan to finish off the Aurum and destroy them completely.

Music stops and switches to: Sonic Adventure and Generations Perfect Chaos Phase 2 Music Fused! from Kitsura Fox (A.K.A. Aurum Devil Pit's Battle Theme 2)

Eventually, our heroes arrived at the Aurum Brain and saw Aurum Devil Pit, who was twitching and shaking violently like Pyrrhon was. Once the evil Devil saw his enemies, his eyes glowed red.

">ENEMIES HAVE ARRIVED! >MAXING OUT FINAL DEFENSE MEASURES!" he said. Suddenly, everyone felt the entire fortress rumble and the heroes witnessed something completely horrifying. A giant barrier, like the Aurum Core had, appeared around the Aurum Brain with pillars powering it up, two Aurum cannons spawned out from the walls of the fortress on either side, and the Aurum Pit Squad flew into the fortress with their wings being like jetpacks, equipped with their weapons ready to fight.

"What the?" Pit gasped.

"He sent out all of his weaponry and defenses! Even the Aurum leaders!" Palutena exclaimed.

">AUTHORIZATION PROCESS COMPLETED! >YOU WILL NOW BE EXTERMINATED!" said Aurum Devil Pit.

"Looks like there's no turning back. We must defeat him and his allies and defenses to end the Aurum completely!" said Pit.

"Yeah! It's a fight to the death! The three of us against the Aurum!" Dark Pit agreed.

"Let's shock him to the point where he would see sparks again!" said Phosphora.

"The centurions and I will help you guide the platform so that you can get a better angle on him," said Pyrrhon as he, along with the Centurion Strongarms, flew down to the bottom of the platform to carry it during the battle like last time.

"Thanks, Pyrrhon!" Pit replied before facing towards his enemy. "Now lets do this!" Dark Pit and Phosphora nodded in agreement and the trio readied themselves to begin the battle against Aurum Devil Pit. The ones who started the fight were the Aurum Pit Squad. They were stronger than before thanks to Devil Pit's upgrades. As the heroes seen before in the squad's introduction, they flew towards their targets with their jetpacked wings. Club Aurum Pit attacked Dark Pit with a powerful blow of his weapon, but the dark angel blocked it with his own weapon and repel it back.

">INTRUDERS OF THE AURUM MUST BE PURGED! >ELIMINATE ALL WHO OPPOSE US!" said Blade Aurum Pit as he fired a charged shot at Phosphora, only for the Lightning Nymph to quickly blast it out with her own plasma blast attack.

"I'll take care of the squad. You boys handle the pillars to destroy that shield!" she told her angel allies.

"Are you sure you can handle all five of them at once?" Dark Pit asked, worried.

"Don't worry, Pittoo. *giggle* I'll fry them up in no time!" Phosphora giggled as she flew around the area to distract the Aurum Pit Squad. Surprisingly, the plan started to work as the squad flew after her with their weapons pointed at her.

D-Did she just called me that nickname I hated? Dark Pit thought, but the way Phosphora spoke to her made her blush a bit.

Wait. How come Phosphora called Pittoo that name but he's not fighting back? Pit thought in confusion. Could that mean... No... There's no way it couldn't. He soon decided to shrug it off and went back to his attention to eliminate the pillars powering the shield. Dark Pit felt the same way and shook the blush off his face before attacking the pillars as well. However, Aurum Devil Pit saw his foes attacking the pillars to eliminate the shield.

">THREAT LEVELS DETECTED! >INNITIATING IMMEDIATE DRASTIC MEASURES!" he stated and the cannons charged up to open fire on the angels. ">FIRING AURUM CANNONS!" Suddenly, powerful beams of energy from the cannons fired at the duo, causing them to dodge quickly to avoid taking damage. Phosphora saw the commotion going on and was worried about the boys.

"Hang on! I'll be there to help!" she called, but while she was distracted, she was struck by Club Aurum Pit's attack that slammed her right into a wall. "Ow..." she groaned, until she was caught and surrounded by the rest of the squad. Uh-oh... she gasped in thought as the squad prepared to fire charged shots to finish her, causing the Lightning Flash to close her eyes.

"PHOSPHORA!!!" Dark Pit exclaimed in horror as he was about to watch her die. But before the squad could end her, Orbitars Aurum Pit was struck by a new shot that somehow caused his circuits to overflow as he began to spaz. Sparks of electricity flowed around his body.

">SYSTEM OVERHEATING!" he stuttered before flying away in retreat. Phosphora and the remaining members of the squad widened their eyes as the attacker that shot at the enemy was a centurion, with a bow and arrow equipped that caused the shot in the first place.

"Glad to be at your service, Miss Phosphora," he said as more of them approached the squad, readying their bows to fire their arrows at them, causing the squad to ready themselves to attack them instead.

"Centurions! I'm glad to see you in the nick of time!" Pit gasped in amazement.

"Lady Palutena called us here to aid in this fight, Captain," replied a Centurion Knight who approached to Phosphora's side and escorted her away from her attackers. "Our purpose is to serve and protect those who are in danger. You've protected the Strongarms as they guided you to the Aurum Brain. Now we shall return the favor in your part."

"Thanks, solders! And you too, Lady Palutena!" said Pit, happy to have the help he needed.

"Anything to help stop Devil Pit and his army," Palutena replied. "Now stop them with everything you've got!"

"Right! Soldiers, aid Phosphora in dealing with the squad. Phosphora, you help the centurions and protect them from incoming fire. Lady Palutena, if any of the soldiers get injured and are unable to continue the fight, send them back to recover. Me and Pittoo will handle the pillars to take down the shield!" Pit ordered.

"You got it, Captain!" replied a Centurion as the rest of them flew out to fight against the squad.

"I'll keep those scumbags busy and protect your troops, Pit!" replied Phosphora with a thumbs up as she flew away to aid the centurions.

"I'll make sure that they'll be back home safe and sound, Pit," replied Palutena.

"Let's get back on track and finish the Aurum once and for all!" replied Dark Pit as he and his light counterpart continued to strike down the remaining pillars. Phosphora zipped around the arena to face off against Bow Aurum Pit. The latter split his bow into two parts to prepare a melee combo and charged at the Lightning Nymph. But Phosphora quickly dodged its attacks before zapping the foe with electricity, paralyzing it for a while. Before mechanical angel could attack, a Centurion Knight appeared from behind and attacked the enemy with his halberd. Once Bow Aurum Pit received enough damage, he began to spaz and sparks of electricity flowed around his body.

">BATTLE LOST!" he stuttered before flying away in retreat.

"Excellent work, guys! But you only have three left," said Viridi.

"Don't worry, Mistress Viridi. They don't stand a chance against our teamwork," Phosphora replied as she flew towards the next enemy. She then saw Club Aurum Pit again and gasped at what he was doing. Club Aurum Pit was brutally beating the Centurions with his weapon, leaving bruises on them in his wake. Luckily, before he could give out more critical injuries, Phosphora stopped him by launching an electric beam on him, sending him right to a wall and crash into it. "Are you guys alright?" Phosphora asked the troops in concern.

"We're okay, Miss Phosphora. But I don't think we can handle the fight any longer," replied a Centurion.

"Then in that case, Palutena will escort you back to her temple so that you can recover. Right, Palutena?" said Phosphora before taking to the Goddess of Light.

"Right. Come on back, my troops. I'll treat your wounds as soon as you come back," Palutena replied before transporting the injured troops as quickly as possible so that she could treat her wounds afterwards. Once they were gone, Phosphora looked at Club Aurum Pit, anger fueling in her eyes.

You are going to pay for injuring those poor centurions! she thought with rage before charging at her foe with electricity crackling in her hands. Once she suddenly got close to Club Aurum Pit, she clasped her hands directly on his face, electrocuting him with massive volts of lightning. Once she let go of him, Club Aurum Pit began twitching as smoke spewed out around his body.

">RETREATING..." he stuttered before flying away in retreat.

"That's what you get for injuring troops very ruthlessly!" Phosphora shouted in anger.

"Holy...Underworld...!" Hades gasped. "I have never seen Little Miss Phosphora so furious before."

"Neither have I. The only time she acted like this was when... Was when..." said Viridi, but she couldn't bring herself to finish what she was going to say. There's no way she could be suffering her past again, could she? she thought to herself. If so, then who would cause her to have trauma? It couldn't be that human, that's for sure. The other two gods decided to leave it like that as Phosphora went to go after another Aurum Pit. This time, she saw two Centurion Strongarms facing against Palm Aurum Pit. Due to their strength, the enemy was no match for the strong soldiers. One of the Centurion Strongarms caught Palm Aurum Pit in his arms and prepared to throw him.

"Heads up, Miss Phosphora!" he called before throwing his enemy towards her, right before the Aurum Pit fired a charged shot at the soldier. Luckily, a Centurion Knight blocked the shot with his shield, which repelled right back towards Palm Aurum Pit, while Phosphora fired a plasma ball at him as well, and the two blasts gave the enemy massive damage, causing him to spaz as sparks of electricity flowed around his body.

">BAILING FROM THE FIGHT!" he yelled as he flew away in retreat.

"Nice teamwork, boys! We've only got one left!" said Phosphora.

"We've also got one last pillar to eliminate, but the cannons are still firing on us!" said Pit. Phosphora nodded at the message she received before turning back to the centurions.

"You know what to do, soldiers. Go and help the boys in eliminating the cannons while they take care of the last pillar. I'll handle the squad leader," she ordered.

"Yes, Miss Phosphora!" the centurions replied with a salute before flying towards their captain and his doppelganger to help. The Lightning Nymph then turned to face Blade Aurum Pit, the lead captain of the squad, to fight.

"Looks like it's just you and me, big boy!" she said. "What are you going to do about it?"

">TEAMMATES LOST! >ACTIVATING PINCH MODE!" Blade Aurum Pit replied as a red aura glowed around his body and activated Pinch Mode. Once he was charged up, he prepared to fired a lethal charged shot directly at the Lightning Nymph.

"Ugh. I just had to ask," she groaned before barely dodging the shot and zipped away as fast as she could with Blade Aurum Pit hot on her trail. So she decided to come up with a plan. With her speed, she quickly flew around the Aurum Brain to make Blade Aurum Pit lose sight of him. The latter tried to look for her with his sight, but due to how fast Phosphora was going, he couldn't even get a glimpse of her. Suddenly, lightning bolts appeared around the brain and one of them zapped Blade Aurum Pit, paralyzing him. "Now's my chance!" said the Lightning Nymph as she quickly flew towards the squad leader and bashed through him by piercing with many blows. Then she let out the finishing strike with a swift kick on his chest, ending the entire squad as he began to spaz. Sparks of electricity flowed around his body.

">DEACTIVATING PINCH MODE! >THIS ISN'T OVER!" he said in defeat before retreating. ">DESTROY THEM ALL, OUR LORD AND PATRIARCH!"

"Hah! The Aurum Pit Squad is gone for good!" Phosphora yelled in triumphant.

"Great work! We've just destroyed the last pillar!" said Pit. And as on queue, the shield surrounding Aurum Devil Pit was down and the cannons were destroyed. Aurum Devil Pit saw his defense measures destroyed and he was furious.

">FINAL DEFENSE MEASURES LOST! >ACTIVATING PINCH MODE!" he said. Suddenly, an alarm went off and the Aurum Brain started to glow bright red as blood. Aurum Devil Pit's eyes glowed red as he prepared to fire lasers from them. Once the heroic trio saw what was about to happen, the lasers fired and they quickly moved out of the way to avoid lethal damage.

"Uh-oh!" Pit gasped.

"Looks like all of his stats are increased," said Hades.

"That's because he's in Pinch Mode," said Palutena. "Pit! You, Dark Pit, and Phosphora need to take him out quickly before he incinerates you."

"Will do!" said Pit. "Let's take him down, team!"

"We got your back!" said Dark Pit.

"Let's finish this!" said Phosphora. With Aurum Devil Pit powered up, he summoned more enemies around the Aurum Brain to attack his enemies. Luckily, the trio made sure to eliminate them by any means necessary. Once a few of them were defeated, they attacked Aurum Devil Pit with many charged shots, rapid fire shots, and, to Phosphora's case, elemental attacks to give him lots of damage. But the patriarch was not going to go down that easily.

">MUST...NOT...LOSE...!" he said, struggling to defeat the trio.

"Too bad, Devil Pit!" Pit shouted. "Once we defeat you, you can say goodbye to the Aurum!" Dark Pit and Phosphora nodded in agreement as they continued their attacks on Aurum Devil Pit. But the latter fired more lasers from his eyes and summoned more Aurum troops to attack the trio by any means necessary. However, the heroes had another idea to eliminate them. Phosphora flew upwards and attacked the enemies with her powers to blow them all up, while the angels worked together to attack Aurum Devil Pit and avoid his lasers coming from his eyes. With enough damage they dealt on him, the angels fired powerful charged shots to finish Aurum Devil Pit once and for all, ending the Aurum for good.

"How do you feel about that one, Devil Pit?" Pit asked in victory.

">SYSTEM FAILURE..." Aurum Devil Pit responded in defeat. Suddenly, the Aurum Brain Fortress started to crumble after that. The trio were brought back to the platform quickly.

"Pyrrhon! Centurions! Get us out of here!" Pit ordered.

"Right! Let's hurry!" replied Pyrrhon as he and the Centurion Strongarms pushed the platform to get Pit, Dark Pit, and Phosphora out of there just in time. Once again, due to how fast they were going, Pit, Dark Pit, and Phosphora held on tight to avoid falling off the platform. As they were getting out of the fortress, Devil Pit wiggled free from the Aurum Brain and returned back to his original form.

"Damn it! I better hurry back to our meeting spot! My pet is waiting for me," he said as he retreated through another escape route and hurried back to the Earth. The heroes made it out of the fortress just in time before it exploded, leaving the Aurum completely annihilated forever. Clouds of mass were everywhere into the open space that were from the original planets they recently devoured across the universe.

"Whew! That was too close for comfort," Pit sighed in relief. "Thanks for your help, Pittoo and Phosphora. I couldn't have stopped Devil Pit's army without you."

"Don't mention it," Dark Pit replied before growing. "And stop calling me that!" He then flew away back to Earth.

"It's always best to help someone who helped me earlier," said Phosphora. "Consider this as returning the favor." Pit nodded and Phosphora was whisked back by Viridi to her temple.

"And thank you for helping us, Pyrrhon," Pit told the Sun God.

"Not a problem, citizen," Pyrrhon replied. "Now if you'll excuse me, I must get going. I have work to do."

"What are you going to do right now?" Pit asked.

"As you have already noticed, mass has been released from the Aurum after their permanent defeat," Pyrrhon explained. "Since it's going to take a while for the planets of our solar system to be reborn, including other galaxies of our universe, I'll be the one to handle the rejuvenation myself. Don't worry about me, though. I can handle the work because I am the Sun God, of course."

"Well, okay. How long are you going to take to repair the damage the Aurum caused?" Pit asked.

"It will only take a while. Maybe about three years or so," Pyrrhon replied. "No worries. Once I'm done with my job, I'll be right back and help you stop the evil Devil if he has another scheme up his sleeves."

"Your help would be appreciated, Pyrrhon. We could really use some firepower, literally," Pit chuckled and Pyrrhon joined in.

"Of course, Pit. Good luck in stopping the Underworld while your at it," said the Sun God before flying away into space to repair the planets and galaxies across the universe, while Palutena opened up a light pillar around the angel.

"Come on, Pit. We need to prepare ourselves for the fight against the Underworld Army," she said before whisking Pit away from space back to her temple.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Meanwhile, Devil Pit returned back to his recent meeting spot and waited.

"It should be coming back here any second now," he said. Suddenly, he heard wings flying closer to where he was at right now. He looked up in the sky and spotted the same escaped creature that has human souls with it. "Ah. You're back, and I see that you brought what I requested," he continued. "I'm proud of you. You deserve a reward." He then opened up a bottle of blood and gave it the creature, which it accepts and drank it. Once the bottle was empty, the creature gave it back to its master. "Now that we collected those souls, we just need to make the opportunity for us to strike and collect more of them," said Devil Pit. "Since the Aurum distracted our enemies long enough for you to get those souls, we just need to figure out a way to get more of them without anybody suspecting us." The creature then gave Devil Pit something into his hands. It seemed to be something small. "What's this?" he wondered before inspecting what the item was until he figured it out. "Is this...a ring? Mind telling me what its purpose is?" The creature complied and whispered something into Devil Pit's ear. It couldn't talk, but only Devil Pit knows what its saying. "I see..." said Devil Pit. "Then I know just the people we need to control. Follow me." The two of them flew away from the meeting spot and up into the sky. After a little flight, they both spotted Palutena's temple. "There it is!" said Devil Pit. "Stay behind me. We cannot let them know that you're here just yet." The creature nodded and they snuck into the temple.

Music stops and switches to: Kevin Macleod ~ Unseen Horrors (A.K.A. Evil Comes Theme)

"So, Lady Palutena," said Pit. "How do you think we should prepare ourselves to fight against the Underworld Army?"

"One thing for sure is that we still have the Three Sacred Treasures," Palutena replied. "We can use them to defeat Hades once and for all. Now that we have the Forces of Nature on our side, the Underworld Army won't stand a chance."

"Right! Then let's get going!" said Pit, but he suddenly heard a terrifying voice.

"Now what do you think you're going to do, Pit?" it asked, leaving the angel and the goddess shivering in fear. They both slowly turned around in horror to see Devil Pit smiling sinisterly at them.

"You again?!" Pit gasped. "What are you doing here?!"

"Oh, nothing. I just have a little surprise to show you," Devil Pit replied. "And trust me, you will love it." He then pointed at Palutena. "GET HER! NOW!" Suddenly, the creature appeared right behind Devil Pit and flew straight towards Palutena. It soon landed on her and Palutena struggled to break free.

"AAAHHH! GET OFF ME!" she cried.

"LADY PALUTENA!" Pit yelled as he rushed to eliminate the creature, but was stopped by Devil Pit.

"Ah ah ah. Not so fast," he said. "I'm not going to let you ruin my plans this time. Activating Spiritual Possession!" Suddenly, a big misty fog appeared around the temple and Devil Pit turned into a slithering cloud.

"Argh! I can't see a thing!" Pit yelped. But before he could do anything, Devil Pit flew into Pit's open mouth and possessed him. He then transported Pit's soul into the ring.

"Sorry, Pit. But you're not going to ruin my plans," he said in Pit's body. "Not this time!" He then threw the ring far away from the temple and it landed into the Overworld. "Now that I'm in control of Pit's body, Palutena will soon be taken over by the Chaos Kin," he continued. "Prepare yourselves, mortals! Let me show you the Dark Allies' true power! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

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Three years later, Pit slowly woke up and was confused about what happened earlier. When he started to open his eyes, all he could see was darkness.

"Uh... Where am I?" he groaned. "Lady Palutena? Can you hear me?" There was no answer when he tried to call the Goddess of Light. So, he started to think about what happened earlier. "The last thing I remember is defeating the Aurum and Devil Pit, even freeing Pyrrhon from their control. But then..." But before he could continue, he noticed something that came into his view. It appeared to be a small object. "Hey, what's that? Is it...a ring?" He was still unsure about what was going on. First he woke up in the middle of the darkness, and now he saw a small ring. Something wasn't right. "My head is all kinds of foggy right now... And why is the name Chaos Kin stuck in my brain?"

Music playing: Little Girl's Theme

Before Pit could ponder about what he thought about and figure out the mysteries, he suddenly felt a small hand pick up the ring.

"Huh?!" he gasped. "Whoa, whoa—what's happening?!" The hand belonged to a little girl who slowly observed the ring.

"Oh. What a cute little ring," she said. "I wonder what it was doing here." (A/N: In the game, the girl doesn't talk. So I decided to give her a little dialogue like other characters. I haven't revealed her name I made up yet. Let's just continue reading so that you can find out soon enough.) Then Pit started to realize something completely unexpected.

"Either I'm crazy or... I'M THE RING!" he exclaimed.

"I wonder if this ring would fit me," said the girl as she slowly started to put the ring on her finger.

"I can't just sit around. I have to try to do SOMETHING," Pit continued, worried about the situation that was going on. The girl then slid the ring on her finger, fitting it perfectly into place.

"Hey! It does fit!" she exclaimed.

"OK... Move!" said Pit. Suddenly, he was now fully in control of the girl's movements. He tested it out by walking forward as slowly as possible. "She's moving! I'm... I'm moving her! So...I can control anyone who wears this ring? I hope she doesn't mind if I borrow her feet for just a little bit. I have to find out what happened. This isn't easy... It feels like I'm wearing a suit of armor. That's too small." With Pit controlling the little girl's body, he started to walk forward through the small field. As he continued onward, he noticed a small town that seemed to be under attack. Smoke were everywhere and he could also hear screams of anguish from afar. Suddenly, he saw centurions flying down into the Decimated Town. "Hey! Are those centurions?" he wondered. "That town looks like it's in trouble. Lady Palutena must have sent troops in to help. I'd better head there too and see if there's anything I can do. I hate to put this little girl in danger, but other people in the town might need help." With that, he continued onwards to figure out what was going on around here. Something certainly was not right here. But as he proceeded onwards to solve the case, he didn't notice a small rock on the ground. Once he walked towards the rock, he accidentally tripped on it. "Oof!" he groaned, and then the ring fell out of the girl's finger. The girl suddenly regained her balance and senses as she slowly started to get up, unaware about what just happened.

"Huh? What the? Where am I?" she wondered. "How did I get all the way from my family's small flower field to here?"

"Oh no no no no no no!" Pit exclaimed in panic as the ring rolled through the ground. The girl suddenly noticed the ring again as she slowly got back up to her feet before walking towards it again.

"I remember finding that ring and then everything went dark," she said. "I wonder what happened." She went to pick up the ring again until a dog found it, too. (A/N: As you already know, I'm not telling you the name of the dog yet either until the near end of the chapter. Let's move on.) He began to sniff it. "Hey, boy," said the girl. "Do you know anything about that ring?" The dog responded by grabbing the ring in his mouth, allowing Pit to take control over him this time.

Music stops and switches to: Dog's Theme

"I...guess I'm a dog now. This is getting weirder and weirder..." said Pit as he began to move forward in the dog's body. "But where'd the little girl go? Hmm. She must have run off. Anyway, on to the town! I gotta be careful not to drop the ring. So that means no more mouth breathing. And no crazy barking. And no eating delicious garbage off the ground... Not that I would, of course." But what Pit didn't know was that the girl was following the dog, unsure about why he was moving so fast.

"Huh? Where is he going?" she wondered. "I better follow him to see why our Goddess of Light is turning against us." With Pit, now in control of the Dog's body, and with the girl following the dog, they continued onwards to figure out what was going on. Along the way, they passed through buildings which seemed to be completely destroyed into pieces, smoke coming out from them. "Something is very wrong here. This could not be just the Underworld Army causing this much damage to this town," said the girl. "I better get to the bottom of this. Even though Mommy and Daddy said not to go when there's danger like this, I just can't let this go on. Not to mention that...they were already gone." She decided to shake off the thought and continue moving to figure out the problem. Despite the fact that she may be in danger of the situation, she still wanted to help. Suddenly, she and Pit/the dog heard wings flapping from above. They looked up and saw it's Body, who was possessed by Devil Pit, attacking from up above. "Is that...?" the girl gasped.

"Hey! That looks like...like me!" Pit exclaimed. "Oh, man—this can't be happening. Who am I attacking? And who's controlling ME? Everything's gone off the rails! Now what am I supposed to do? Take myself down? I guess I don't have a choice!" But when they were about to proceed, Pit's Body suddenly fired out of nowhere at a building to where they were about to go through. Suddenly, pieces of it tumbled down towards their path and they quickly ran back to avoid getting squashed.

"Oh, no! He blocked the path with that pile of rubble!" the girl exclaimed. "Now where are we supposed to go?" Suddenly, Pit/the dog saw an alley to their left, which seemed to be a way for them to go around, since their recent path is blocked.

"Is that an alley to the left of this rubble?" he wondered. "I'd better go that way." With that, he took off to the alley as fast as he could, not knowing that the girl was still right behind him.

"Hey! Wait for me!" she cried as she ran towards Pit/the dog as fast as she could. Along the way, they seemed to pass through more centurions that were sent to the town in the first place. But to their surprise, they didn't do anything to attack them.

"U-Um... Do you think he'll be mad if we don't do anything as he ordered?" One of them asked.

"Listen, something is clearly wrong here," said another one. "We need to protect the humans from those monsters. Lady Palutena has gone crazy because of the Ex-Captain!"

"R-Right. Let's get back to work," replied the first one as they both flew away into the town to gather remaining humans as quickly as possible. They also needed to avoid getting caught by someone who was giving them orders, or else something bad will happen.

Meanwhile, Pit/the dog and the girl continued onwards to find Devil Pit. They found more centurions in the middle of the fountain where, once again, they did not seem to attack them.

"Good thing the centurions are on patrol. This square's looking rough (*ruff*). Heh heh... Pit chuckled. "Um...right. Anyway." (A/N: He said that like a dog "ruff" for that matter.)

"Oh... I sure hope that things will get better once the angel returns to normal," said the girl, worried about the whole chaos. "I really want to help him. We have to help him." The centurions heard what the girl just said, surprised that a human really wanted to help them with the cause.

"Is it just me, or did the rest of you heard what the little one said?" asked a Centurion Knight.

"We heard. It looks like she really wants to help us," said another one.

"But we cannot follow them right now. If we do that, HE will get suspicious and will execute us!" a Centurion warned the other two.

"I'm afraid so. Then let's get back to work and help the humans evacuate the town!" agreed another one. The rest of them nodded and head towards a nearby building to assist the humans and then figure out what was going on around here.

Meanwhile, Pit/the dog and the girl continued on their way through the alley. Then Pit stopped and smelled something up ahead.

"What is it, boy?" asked the girl.

"Hey, something smells really good. This new sniffer is really doing its job," said Pit. "Is that garbage? Beef garbage? Man, I am SO hungry! Why am I craving garbage? Oh no no no! Stop drooling, stop drooling! The slobber's getting the ring all wet! Ugh, I'm grossing myself out!"

"Ew... I better clean your mouth after this when we get back home," the girl groaned before they decided to move onwards. Along the way, they encountered more centurions who were hesitating and debating about what to do.

"I'm not so sure if we should do as he says," said one of them.

"I'm sorry, but we have to," said the other one. "If we don't do anything as he told us, he'll have us executed. This is much worse than what he did to us all those years ago."

"You do have a point," said the first one. "But still! We need to be careful!" They soon left to reluctantly do what they were told rather than help them out like a few of them did. Most of the centurions did what their captain tells them to do, while others wanted to figure out what was going on by helping out many humans as possible. Pit/The dog and the girl then went through a hole and up some stairs through another damaged building. The girl was still curious about what is going on around the Decimated Town.

"I sure hope those centurions don't do anything to us," she wondered. "I know for a fact that the angel NEVER hurts us humans. Something is very wrong." They started to carefully maneuver their way through the walkways and made sure to go slowly so that they do not lose balance and fall off. Otherwise, there could be serious trouble.

"I can probably move forward if I can get over those narrow walkways," said Pit. "Good thing I'm a dog. I mean, it's not exactly good, but at least I'm small." In the building were two more centurions, who were very surprised to see both the girl and the dog going through dangerous pathways.

"Are those two going through dangerous pathways?!" exclaimed one of them.

"Sure looks like it. Probably because they want to discover what is going on," replied another one.

"Well, for a small human and dog, they sure are brave," said the first one as they hurried along to escort remaining humans out of the building if they survived the outcome of the destruction. Pit/The dog and the girl soon found another hole that leads them out of the building. Suddenly, they saw someone very familiar fighting the centurions.

"Magnus?!" Pit gasped.

"Hey! It's the guy who saved us with the angel back at that castle!" the girl exclaimed. "Wait! Is he fighting the centurions?!"

"But why's he fighting the centurions?!" Pit wondered in shock.

"Mr. Muscle Man! Wait a minute!" the girl called out, but Magnus was too busy fighting the centurions to notice her voice.

"Magnus! Over here!" Pit called out, too, but Magnus cannot hear Pit because he couldn't talk as a dog. "Aw... He can't hear me." Suddenly, he and the girl noticed that Magnus was walking away. Pit/The dog rushed towards the muscular human as fast as he could. "Wait! Don't go!" he yelped. "You need to tell me what's going on!" He then hopped on Magnus' head and wiggled his head back and forth. "Hey! Hey! How's it going?" he asked to the familiar human. Magnus didn't seem to know what the dog was even trying to tell him. "Listen, you gotta take this ring. Go on! Take it!" said Pit, who was using the dog's mouth to give Magnus the ring. The muscular human took the ring away from the dog, allowing him to regain his senses as he hopped off of Magnus. The dog looked around for a while and saw the girl behind him. He barked happily to see her again, ran up to her, and tackled her down to lick her face quickly.

"Hey! Stop it! That tickles!" she giggled and then the dog got off of her once he stopped licking her face, allowing the girl to sit up. "I'm so glad to see that you're okay. But what happened? You suddenly followed that man very quickly." The dog ruffed and tilted his head in confusion. Magnus slowly began to observe the ring.

"Yes! Great! Now put it on your finger!" said Pit. But Magnus still slowly observed the ring while the girl and the dog watched what was going on.

"Now that I think about it, did you notice that everything went dark when you picked up the ring with your mouth?" the girl asked the dog. The dog nodded. "That happened to me as well when I found that ring first" the girl wondered. "Hmm... I wonder if it is him... That...angel..."

"Come on! Put it on! Put it on!" Pit begged. But then Magnus threw the ring away. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Pit exclaimed in fear and panic. "No, no, no, no! Pick it back up!" Magnus couldn't hear him and began to walk away. "Where are you going? Don't go! Don't go! Put the ring on!" Pit begged even more. "You can always pawn it! It's a little slobbery, but I'm sure it's worth a lot. Come on, don't make me beg! PLEASE take the ring!" That's when the girl decided to help. She quickly stood back up to her feet, ran towards the ring, picked it up, and rushed to Magnus. Before the muscular human was about to leave the area, he felt something tugging his arm. He turned around the see the girl behind him.

"Um... Mister...?" she started.

"What do you want, kid?" Magnus asked. "In case if you couldn't tell, I'm on a tight schedule here."

"S-Sorry, but you really need to put on this ring," the girl responded and pulled her hand out to show it. "Go on! Something magical might happen." Magnus thought for a moment before shrugging.

"Fine. I guess it wouldn't hurt to put it on," he sighed before taking the ring from the girl's hand and slowly put it on his finger. Suddenly, Pit began to take control over him.

"Yes! Thank YOU! Woo-hoo!" the angel exclaimed in relief.

"What's that shrill little voice? ...Wait, are you that angel?" Magnus wondered before finally recognizing the voice he heard earlier. Pit nodded while controlling Magnus' body.

Music stops and switches to: Magnus' Theme

"It worked!" the girl exclaimed. "Now he can help us!" The dog barked in agreement and the two of them jumped in joy.

"Neat! We can talk to each other," said Pit.

"First you take over my body, and now I have to listen to your yapping? Great," Magnus groaned.

"Don't worry—I'll be super extra careful with your body," Pit responded.

"Right. No offense, but why exactly are you in MY body instead of your own?" Magnus questioned.

"I don't know! Seems like only yesterday when you and I were fighting together," Pit answered. This shocked Magnus after hearing what his recent angel ally just said.

"Yesterday?! Try THREE YEARS, buddy," he exclaimed. This left Pit shocked about what he heard.

"WHAT?! Three years? That's impossible! You have to tell me what's going on!" he exclaimed, taken aback about how long it has been. Magnus tried to explain about the whole situation, since the angel was new to what happened around the entire Decimated Town.

"How's this for starters?" he started. "You've become the enemy of all mankind." Pit didn't seem to believe in Magnus about his explanation.

"What?! Stop messing with me," he responded in disbelief.

"What's going on with him?" the girl asked the dog. The dog barked in response, also confused about the situation.

"So this IS news to you," said Magnus before continuing his explanation about what was going on. "Remember the war between the Forces of Nature, Underworld, and Palutena's Army? Just when it seemed like the war was over, everyone in Palutena's Army vanished." Pit was confused about that.

"Vanished?! Where'd we go?!" he asked.

"Beats me. But your absence let the Underworld keep attacking us humans," Magnus replied before continuing the story. "Then you all reappeared. But instead of helping us, you started going after us too! So now we humans have the Underworld and Palutena's Army trying to wipe us out! No one knows what happened. Did your goddess just lose her mind?"

"Don't ask me. I've been a ring," Pit responded. "But I know I have to do something. There must be some way we can reason with her."

"Well, maybe YOU can. I'm not even sure if she's controlling her own army anymore," said Magnus.

"OK, first things first. That guy attacking the town? That wasn't me," said Pit.

"So your mind is here, but your body is over there destroying stuff?" said Magnus. "Isn't that convenient. Tell that to all the people your body just killed."

"Look, I didn't exactly plan it this way,"said Pit.

"Whether you did or not, there's nothing I can do for you now," said Magnus. "You've got my body. So you're going to have to get rid of the other Pit. Ironically, that's why I was here in the first place."

"Well, if that's our only option, I guess that's the plan!" Pit responded.

"Careful with my body, though. I'm gonna need it later," said Magnus before pointing something out. "We also need to protect this kid and dog over here! Having them with us is a big risk!"

"What?! They're following us?!" Pit asked in disbelief.

"Sure looks like it. They're probably curious about what was going on as well," Magnus replied. "We just need to keep them safe so that we can tell them the truth once we bring your mind back to your body."

"Got it! I sure hope we can protect them very well!" Pit affirmed. The girl and the dog were indeed following Pit/Magnus. They did not want to lose their lead, since they are getting closer to finding the truth about the cause of all this chaos.

"That muscular man sure does know how to take down bad guys!" said the girl. "But I can tell that there's something very wrong going on here." The dog barked in agreement, saying that he was also worried about the situation. Not only that, but he seemed a little scared. "I know. I'm a little scared too, but we better be careful and not get in that big guy's way," the girl continued, noticing how the dog felt. "Let's stay close... b-but not too close." The trio then continued onwards while Pit took down the centurions, because their captain ordered them to eliminate the humans they see. Though since Pit was in Magnus' body, he was more reluctant to do so. Not to mention that the centurions were reluctant to fight as well. And also, some of them were instead escorting the humans away from the destruction.

"It just feels wrong going up against centurions," said the angel.

"Pit, there are tons of them. Nobody's going to notice if a few go missing," Magnus replied. "And don't you forget that it's my hide on the line here. Not to mention that most of them might be going after our little companions. So we better protect them if they're going to hurt them."

"You're right!" Pit agreed. However, there were a few centurions hiding away from the trio and noticed what Pit/Magnus was doing. To say that they were happy to see someone fighting back to save them would be an understatement, even if they were going to be killed themselves.

"Does this mean there is still hope that our captain is still alive?" asked one of them.

"I'm sure that he is," replied another one. "I sure hope that he can do anything to stop our Ex-Captain!" But while they were talking, Pit's Body/Devil Pit appeared right behind them. They turned around in horror to see him, staring at the centurions with a menacing stare from his eyes.

"O-Oh! C-Captain! W-We didn't think you would-" started the first centurion, but before he could continue, Devil Pit wasted no time and ruthlessly murdered them in cold blood, slicing their abdomens clean in half with his weapon. He then watched the centurions on the ground, bleeding to death until their bodies went lifeless.

What a bunch of idiots, he thought. To think they could stop me by telling the others. I better follow him as quietly as possible. He flew away to follow the trio, not knowing that there were eyewitnesses of other humans and centurions. They covered their mouths in horror after watching what they thought to be their angel hero ruthlessly murdering the centurions.

"*gasp* How could he do such a thing to his troops!" a woman gasped in shock.

"There's no way he would kill his soldiers!" his husband added. "He's the Captain of Palutena's Guard, is he not?"

"He is, but I can guarantee you that this is not our captain," said a Centurion Knight. "However, there is still hope. We believe that our captain is still around because before we saw what happened to our captain and leader, one of our men saw that the same monster during the Aurum incident send our captain's soul into a ring. If possible, that ring is the key to bring the captain back!" This made the human couple's eyes widen in surprise.

"So this means..." the man started.

"Our hero is still alive?" his wife finished.

"It is possible," a Centurion replied. "Now let us escort you to a safe place. We're going to make sure that you stay away from the danger as much as possible." The two humans nodded in agreement before following the centurions so that they could be safe from all the destruction.

Meanwhile, the trio continued onwards and encountered Centurion Knights. They seemed to be patrolling around a big area waiting to plan their move of attack, not knowing where the humans and dog have entered inside.

"Those are Centurion Knights," said Pit.

"You don't need to go in with guns blazing, you know," said Magnus "Try working your way through without getting noticed." Pit did so and got through the knights so that they didn't see them, while the girl and the dog followed behind him. The angel didn't bother to fight, since there was no point, and decided to move on. However, Devil Pit was still hot on their trail and found out that his troops didn't do anything to stop the trio. Once the Centurion Knights turned around to see him, they began to shiver in fear.

"C-Captain!" one of them said. "Listen we-" But before he could continue, Devil Pit murdered them right on the spot with his weapon. He shot lethal dark arrows from it to pierce through the centurions brutally, then he sliced them up with melee attacks, killing them quickly without any hesitation.

This is what happens when you disobey my orders, soldiers, he thought. You idiots just can't do your damn job right. Before he could leave to follow the trio, he heard a small gasp from afar. He turned around and spotted a mother with her son, shivering in fear after witnessing his latest murder. Devil Pit only smiled sinisterly as his blank eyes turned blood red. I would love to kill you right now, but I'm on a tight schedule, he continued in thought. Consider this as a warning! He then flew away from the humans to follow the trio. This made the humans feel even more frantic.

"Mommy, I'm scared! Is there any hope we have left?" the boy cried.

"Don't worry, sweetie. We have more centurions who are going to patrol us out of this building," the mother replied. "We better hurry! Let me help you!" She quickly scooped up her child in her arms and ran out of the building as quickly as possible. Once she made it out, she spotted a group of centurions who were waiting for her. Luckily, they did not mean any harm as they guided the small family to a safe place where they can stay away from the imminent danger.

Back with the trio, they entered a room where they encountered a Centurion Strongarm.

"Aww, look at that cute little fella," said Magnus.

"I liked it better when the Centurion Strongarms were on my side," said Pit. "They're basically all muscle. Even their brains are muscle."

"Just like you, right, buddy?" Magnus snickered at the angel.

"Hey! I'm strong where it counts!" the angel exclaimed.

"Sure you are," the muscular human replied before they began to fight against the Centurion Strongarm. After taking him down, Pit/Magnus continued onwards to fight more centurions, while the girl and the dog followed them.

"I sure hope he knows what he's doing," said the girl. "I really want to bring back the angel I know and love!" The dog barked in agreement. Pit/Magnus continued to take down more enemies with their companions following them. To the angel and the muscular human's surprise, most of the centurions were targeting their little companions, causing them to run and hide behind the muscular human for safety. Luckily, Pit/Magnus wasted no time and proceeded to take down the centurions, despite both sides being reluctant to fight. After going through them, the trio soon encountered a Juggernaut.

"Wait a minute. I've never seen something like that from Palutena's Army before," squeaked the girl in surprise.

"Last I knew, Juggernauts were still in the design phase," said Pit.

"Well, they look real enough now," Magnus replied.

"We started developing them as a defensive measure after the Hewdraw attack," Pit continued. "I never thought they'd be used for evil..."

"Just stay clear of those stones. One of those could wreck me," Magnus warned. Pit did so and hurriedly entered another pathway to dodged the enemy fire, with the girl and the dog following behind as fast as they could. Pit/Magnus then came behind the Juggernaut and attacked it. After a while it was destroyed, which impressed the girl and the dog a lot more.

"He sure is strong for a man!" exclaimed the girl, amazed. "Now we're sure that we'll get our hero back!" The dog barked in agreement, amazed as well. The trio then continued onwards while Pit/Magnus took down more enemies. Also, from what Magnus pointed out earlier, most of the centurions seemed to be fighting against the Underworld Army. This made the girl shiver in fear. "So even though Palutena's Army is still going against us, they're still fighting against the Underworld's monsters," she said. "Something tells me there's more to this than we thought." This made the dog ruff in confusion before they decided to continue following the muscular human to find answers they seek. Then they entered a room with more centurions waiting for them. To their surprise, all of them were different types.

"Look at this happy little family," said Magnus.

"They won't be happy when I'm done with them! Hoo-ah!" exclaimed Pit, trying to sound like his ally, while taking them out.

"Is that supposed to sound like me? 'Cause it doesn't," said Magnus, unamused. After taking them down, they proceeded onwards through the town. Suddenly, they entered a room where there was rumbling inside. Once they got into the room, the trio spotted a Crawler fighting the centurions.

"That's a big one!" gasped the girl. The dog barked in agreement.

"Oh, man!" Pit gasped.

"Why are there so many enemies today? What, was MinionMart having a sale?" Magnus questioned.

"Those centurions are fighting an Underworld Crawler," said Pit. "I guess this means Lady Palutena is still battling the Underworld Army."

"So at the very least, Hades hasn't seized command of Palutena's Army," said Magnus.

"Then who does that leave? And where IS Lady Palutena anyway?" Pit wondered in shock.

"I just want the angel to be back to normal," the girl sighed in worry. "We just can't let this chaos continue." The dog barked in both agreement and worry before snuggling up to the girl to calm her down. It worked as she went down to pet him. Once that was done, the trio continued downwards and Pit/Magnus started to fight against the enemies, while the small ones hid on the stairs to avoid getting caught. Luckily, the muscular man took down the centurions and Crawler to unlock the gate. They moved out with the girl and the dog following them. Just then, they found a hot spring and a Souflee.

"Hey! There's a Souflee soaking in the hot spring!" Pit exclaimed.

"You know what they say. If you chase two rabbits, they'll both escape," said Magnus. With that, Pit/Magnus decided to relax in the hot spring to rejuvenate themselves, with the girl and the dog going in as well.

"Yeah, that's the stuff," Pit sighed in relaxation.

"Hot springs don't usually heal humans," said Magnus. "You must be having an effect on me."

"THIS is how you enjoy a hot spring! Step one: breathe deep. Step two: clear mind," Pit explained.

"OK..." Magnus replied.

"Step three: remove pants," Pit finished.

"Wait—what? No, those are MY pants!" Magnus exclaimed. After that little skit, the two of them heard giggling. The girl and the dog were enjoying themselves in the hot spring as they relaxed in the warm water. Sometimes, they enjoyed splashing in it by tossing water all over the place. They seemed to be having fun.

"Wow. This really is relaxing!" said the girl. "I never knew hot springs would feel so good!" The dog barked and pant in agreement and relaxation.

"Well, at least our company loves these hot springs too," said Magnus.

"I guess they're just like me!" Pit agreed. After that little relaxation, the trio continued onwards. Pit/Magnus found a hidden area and entered it to reveal a Zodiac Chamber. They collected the Aries Armor and then exited to continue their mission. They went up a hill to find Devil Pit only for them to be ambushed by more centurions. However, because the troops did not want to fight any longer, they attacked with hesitation. The girl and the dog hurriedly went back to avoid any harm while Pit/Magnus wasted no time and took them down, with the angel feeling a little guilty in doing so.

"I think we're getting closer to the angel's body," said the girl. The dog nodded and they watched the angel/human take them down. After taking down all of the enemies, they continued onwards.

"We should be getting close," said Magnus. "Are you ready?" The angel/muscular human then drank another Drink of the Gods and entered the arena, while the girl and the dog hid behind the entrance for safety.

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1

Pit/Magnus soon saw Pit's Body coming down in the arena with the Darkness Bow equipped. Devil Pit in Pit's Body stared coldly at his enemy.

"Hey! That's MY body!" Pit exclaimed.

"We've got to take him down...WITHOUT killing him," said Magnus. The girl and the dog quickly peeked to see the battle about to begin. When the girl saw Pit's Body, she gasped.

"It really is the angel!" she exclaimed. "I hope the muscular man can turn him back to normal." The dog nodded and whimpered in agreement. Devil Pit saw Pit controlling Magnus' body and smiled sinisterly.

Now let us see what you can do, he thought before moving his head slightly and saw his enemy's two small companions, hiding behind the arena's entrance. And once I'm done with the angel, you'll be joining him soon enough, mortals. His eyes slightly glowed red once he got a good look at them. The girl and the dog quickly hid their faces in fright upon seeing the possessed angel's evil eyes before the battle began. Devil Pit in Pit's Body started the fight by shooting charged shots at Pit/Magnus, while the angel in the human's body avoided it. However, the Devil made sure to not let his foes stand his way as his assault continued with added rapid fire shots. You are not going to get in my way this time, Pit! he thought. You may have held your old ally's body by having that ring worn on him to attack me, but it's not going to be enough! With that, he charged at Pit/Magnus and prepared a melee attack, but the angel/muscular human stopped it with his own sword.

"You're tough, Magnus, but I'm no slouch either," said Pit.

"You're the only member of Palutena's Army who can carry his own weight," Magnus replied. "Don't even get me started on the centurions. Yeah, there's a ton of them, but they're all pretty flimsy."

"They're grunts. What do you expect?" said the angel. "There's no incentive for them to toughen up—they get revived when they die."

"What are you talking about? So do you!" replied the human.

"Well, yeah, but..." the angel started. "I can't help it if Lady Palutena has my back!" Devil Pit still tried to take him down by slashing at Pit/Magnus with melee combos, but the angel/muscular human still stopped him from dealing lethal damage. With that plan not working, the Devil devised a new plan of attack. He dashed to avoid Pit/Magnus' attacks from his sword before rushing behind him. Then he attacked the angel/human from behind with a melee combo. When the girl saw the assault happening, she decided to help a little bit. She found a nearby rock and threw it at Devil Pit's forehead, causing him to stop his attacks.

Argh! What the?! he exclaimed as he attempted to look around to find the one who threw the rock. Luckily, the girl quickly hid behind the entrance to avoid getting caught. Suddenly, Pit/Magnus charged at the possessed body and attacked with a melee combo. After enough strikes, Devil Pit pushed the angel/muscular human away with his own weapon. You're good, Pit. But not good enough! he thought. You will die here and rot as a dead rotten corpse. With that he fired more charged shots directly at his enemy, but the latter quickly dodged out of the way to avoid them.

"OK, it looks like the thing to do is focus on dodging and not getting hit," said Pit. "I guess I should've played more Light vs. Dark to train..." However, Devil Pit can still read Pit's mind despite being in his own body.

I can hear you in that body your possessing, you know! he thought. Stop breaking the fourth wall! Throughout all of this, the girl and the dog were still hiding to stay away from the imminent danger. As they watched the battle go on, the girl was getting worried.

"This battle is so scary!" she exclaimed. "I just want the angel back!" The dog whimpered and nodded in agreement. Devil Pit still tried with all his might to defeat his enemy for as long as he could, but with Pit possessing Magnus' body, he still had the strength to avoid his foe's onslaughts. With his last remaining energy he had left, he swung his sword at Devil Pit to deal lots of damage. Devil Pit tried to counterattack, but Pit/Magnus still swung his sword around to prevent his foe from doing so. One he landed the finishing blow, Devil Pit in Pit's Body was defeated.

Shit! I lost! he exclaimed in thought and defeat.

"Now give me back my body!" exclaimed Pit in victory.

"OK, let's get this ring on him," said Magnus. After the intense battle, Devil Pit was knocked unconscious. Pit removed the ring from Magnus' finger, allowing the latter to take control of his movements again. Then the muscular human walked up to Pit's body. The girl and the dog came out of their hiding spots and rushed to where Magnus and Pit's Body were.

"Let me help you," said the girl as she lifted the unconscious angel's arm up.

"Thanks, kid," said Magnus. The girl smiled and Magnus then put the ring on Pit's finger, causing it to shatter and disappear. They waited to see what happened, but Pit was not waking up yet. "Pit!" said Magnus as he slowly shook the angel. "...Come on! Wake up!"

"Please, Mr. Angel!" said the girl, slightly nudging the angel as well. "I know you're in your own body now!" Soon enough, Pit slowly started to wake up in his own body.

"Unnnngh..." he groaned before he was fully awake. "Hmm?!" He then hopped on his feet and struck a pose. "I'm back in the game!" he exclaimed.

"Well, that did the trick," said Magnus.

"Mr. Angel!" exclaimed the girl as she rushed to him and hugged him tightly. She also began to sob in tears of happiness. Pit lowered himself down to his knees and hugged her back. "I'm so happy to see you again!" the girl cried. "Thank goodness you're okay!" The dog barked happily and rushed to Pit and snuggled with him.

"I'm glad to be back!" Pit replied before turning to face his old human ally. "Thanks, Magnus! Without you and the others, I wouldn't be back in my body."

"Eh, it was nothing," Magnus replied, though he did indeed smile a bit.

"Mr. Angel, I think you should return back home," said the girl. "Your goddess is waiting for your return."

"Yeah, but... There's only one thing..." Pit responded. "How am I supposed to get back to Skyworld?"

"Why don't you just fly?" asked Magnus.

"Flying, getting extracted from battle—that's all Lady Palutena's doing," said Pit. He then looked at the sky to try and call the Goddess of Light. "Lady Palutena! Can you hear me?! I need your help!" But there was no response. So, he tried again. "I can't fly without you! Please help me! Please give me the power to fly back to the heavens...and back to you!"

"I'm afraid that it's no use, Pit!" said a sinister voice. Suddenly, Pit fell to his knees and received a painful migraine. He quickly grabbed his head with his own two hands and also began to shake violently.

"AAARRGGGHH!" he yelled in pain.

"Pit?! What's happening to you?!" exclaimed Magnus.

"M-My head!" Pit yelped. "It... IT HURTS!"

"Mr. Angel!" the girl yelled in horror. The dog howled at the sight of this chaos. Just then, Pit got back up, screamed in pain, and out came from his body was the very sinister, very scary Devil Pit. The evil Devil slowly stood up to his feet and turned around slowly to face his victims.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Everyone gasped in horror to see the Devil right in front of their eyes. Pit and the girl were extremely terrified as the angel scooted back away from his enemy while the girl covered her mouth and let out a small gasp. After facing his victims right in front of him, Devil Pit's eyes glowed as he smiled sinisterly to see the angel again.

"I'm honestly surprised you managed to get your body back with the help of those humans and that canine," he said. "Although, that young girl and dog do seem very familiar to me."

"W-What do you mean?" Pit asked after getting back up from his painful migraine.

"Let's just say...they witnessed what I began three years ago before I was captured," Devil Pit replied. The girl gasped about what he said and she, along with the dog, remembered something very horrible. Something that they did not think they would be going back to again.

Music stops and switches to: Kevin Macleod ~ Giant Wyrm (A.K.A. Evil Comes Theme)

Begin flashback

Three years ago, there was a figure that burned the forest to the ground. The shadow slowly revealed to be Devil Pit as he looked at his arson with a sinister smile.

"Excellent," he said. "This is where the War of Chaos will begin once again." He was about to walk away when he heard a dog barking. He turned around to see a stray dog barking at him. With one animal standing in his way, he growled at the dog. "Get out of my way!" he yelled at him. "I have work to do! If you don't move out of the way, then I'll be forced to kill you!" But the dog refused to listen and instead continued barking at Devil Pit. But turns out, he wasn't actually alone as the Devil heard a voice.

"Hey, boy, what's going on?" it squeaked. That voice came from a little girl, who was the dog's owner. The dog quickly ran to the girl before standing right in front of her to protect her.

"Sweetie, is something wrong?" called a new voice.

"Wait! That guy looks dangerous!" called another one. "Get back here to safety!" The voices came from the girl's parents who ran up to their daughter and her dog. The latter two quickly ran closer to them for safety. Devil Pit saw this chance as his new victims.

So.... If I feel pain...then others could feel the exact same, he thought to himself. This will be the perfect chance to let all of those humans suffer what I felt a long time ago! With that, he turned to the girl and her family. "If you don't want to get yourselves killed, I suggest you turn back now!" he yelled, cracking his knuckles in a threatening manner.

"N-no!" squeaked the girl. "We cannot let you leave for doing something bad!" But with that answer said, Devil Pit looked at the family with a sinister smile and blackened, bloody eyes.

"Very well..." he said before charging at the family at high speeds. The parents quickly pushed their daughter and her dog out of the way before Devil Pit landed a powerful punch on the mother, pushing her right into a tree, nearly knocking her out cold.

"HONEY!" the father cried and rushed to her aid, but Devil Pit caught his arm and slammed him down on the ground, preventing him from reaching his wife. Then he lifted up his fists and brutally punched the man down. Blood splattered everywhere and the human barely had a chance to breathe as more blood coughed out of his mouth. After he was done, the father died before Devil Pit charged at the wife who was on the ground, barely regaining consciousness. But once she saw the Devil in front of her, the latter quickly grabbed her by the throat, choking her.

"Humans are nothing but useless creatures of this planet of parasites," said Devil Pit. "I'll make sure to clear them away from this pathetic universe! All will suffer! ALL WILL PERISH! ALL! WILL! DIE!" With that, he snapped the woman's neck with his bare hands, killing her quickly before throwing her corpse right next to her dead husband.

"Mommy! Daddy!" the girl cried in horror as her dog howled and whimpered to see what happened to them. Devil Pit then slowly walked up to the two of them with an evil glare on his eyes.

"I suggest you leave this place if you know what's good for you!" he said. "Go back home and weep! We'll be seeing each other again soon." With that, he left the traumatized small duo away from the girl's parents' corpses. The latter ran up to her parents and mourned over their deaths. Tears swelled up in her sockets before they fell out as she screamed.

"N-No! NNNNOOOOOOO!" she cried while her dog howled in sadness.

End flashback

The girl began to cry in tears as she pointed at Devil Pit.

"I-It... It's you! You're the one who killed Mommy and Daddy!" she yelled in anger and sadness, trauma flowing within her eyes. Her dog growled in anger to see his owner's parents' murderer.

"Oh. So you do remember me," said Devil Pit. "I guess killing my first mortal victims surly did pay off."

"What's going on? How do you know him, kid?" Magnus asked the girl.

"Wait a minute..." Pit began before remembering something he heard a while ago. It was about a certain conversation he had with Hades at the Phoenix Mountain about why the Lord of the Underworld wanted the Wish Seed in the first place, even though the latter revealed it was a fake later on.

Begin flashback

"You see this poor child? Both of her parents are dead. Awww..." Hades started, sending Pit a picture of a girl and two coffins. "There was an unfortunate accident, if you know what I mean."

"You mean you murdered them!" Pit suspected, while fighting more enemies.

"It was a simple case of distracted chariot driving. I shouldn't have been doing my hair," Hades continued, although he was actually lying about doing that. "Anyway, I was hoping to use the Wish Seed to bring back the parents." He then sent Pit another picture of the girl with a cake and two zombie parents. "Can you think of anything more joyous than a family reunion?" Then he gave Pit a picture about the same people with loadsamoney. "Then after that, they'd strike it rich—like, rolling-in-dough rich!" And finally, he gave Pit a picture of all of them in crowns while he was in an Exo Tank fighting enemies. "And then we'd slap crowns on all of them and make 'em royalty! And that's the general gist of my wish. Pretty noble and not at all evil, right? I can't think of anyone MORE deserving of the Wish Seed than yours truly."

End flashback

"The parents... The child... Hades told me..." Pit began in fear and disbelief. "I... I thought that..." With the truth that came out from the evil Devil, the angel dropped to his knees as tears formed in his sockets. Once he couldn't hold them in anymore, they fell out and dropped on the floor. His allies watched him in a despair state they have never seen before which shocked them. The girl, being the comforting one, walked slowly to the broken angel and hugged him softly. She also had tears coming out of her sockets after the traumatic flashback she went through. After they separated, Pit looked at Devil Pit with anger and sadness fueling in his eyes. "YOU MEAN YOU WERE THE ONE WHO KILLED HER PARENTS?!" he yelled.

"So, Hades told you what I did," said Devil Pit. "Yes. It was me. What's funny is that you accused Hades as the murderer and now you figured out that it was me."

"HOW COULD YOU?!" Pit yelled in fury, upon hearing Devil Pit's fess up. "YOU REALLY ARE A MONSTER! FIRST YOU DEVOURED HUMANS AFTER KILLING THEM BACK AT THE RESET BOMB FOREST LIKE A GUTTLER, AND NOW YOU CONFESSED THAT YOU MURDERED THIS INNOCENT GIRL'S PARENTS?!"

"It was for a reason, Pit," Devil Pit replied. "They don't deserve to live after what SHE did to me. Other people should feel the same fate like I did!"

"I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR EXCUSES!" Pit yelled again. "IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO ATONE FOR YOUR MONSTROUS CRIMES!" He then readied his Darkness Bow his body still yielded.

"I'm with you too, angel face!" said Magnus, who also readied his sword before turning to Pit's little companions. "Kid! You and your dog need to hide. We'll take it from here." The girl nodded, aware of another battle that was about to begin.

"Come on, boy," she told her dog. "Let's hide back at the entrance." The dog nodded and he and the girl hid behind the entrance of the arena for safety.

"It doesn't matter if I'm not in your body anymore, Pit!" said Devil Pit. "I can still defeat you with my old body again. Time to bring out my new weapon." He then summoned something from his hand that seemed to be made out of pure darkness. To the shock of Pit and Magnus, Devil Pit revealed the weapon to be the Gaol Blade.

"Where did you get that?" asked Magnus.

"After you and Pit defeated your old friend back at the castle, I entered inside it and found Gaol's remaining cursed armor," Devil Pit explained. "I then used her armor to create this weapon. With this, I will kill the both of you, and then the brat and her canine will be joining you soon."

"You are not going to hurt any more innocents!" Pit yelled.

"You will pay for what you did to them and the kid's parents!" Magnus added.

"Fine then!" Devil Pit scoffed. "Ready yourselves, Pit and Magnus! It's payback time!" He blinked and his eyes turned black with blood pouring out of his sockets. The three warriors soon readied themselves to begin the fight.

Music stops and switches to: Show No Tears Devil May Cry 3 Music Extended HD (Re-upload) from flowers channel! (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Revenge Battle Theme 1)

Devil Pit started the battle with him charging at his foes with infused dark energy. Suddenly, he slashed his weapon to let out a wave of darkness in the shape of a crescent, which was heading straight towards Pit. Luckily, the angel dodged out of the way before he could get hit.

"Yikes!" he yelped.

"How do you like that, you coward? Let's see how well you can defeat me now!" said Devil Pit. "Get ready to feel the pain and misery once I'm finished with you and your ally!"

"We'll see about that!" said Magnus before running towards the Devil with his sword. He then jumped up and attacked with a big slash, only for Devil Pit to block it with his Gaol Blade. They then slashed and sliced each other to try and deal damage, even though none of them were receiving them at all. Devil Pit then decided to take a tide for the fight by launching a charged shot to push Magnus away, sending him near the edge of the arena. Pit, furious at his enemy hurting his human ally, charged at the Devil to prepare a melee combo with his Darkness Bow, only for Devil Pit to block the attack with his Gaol Blade. They then shot rapid fire and charged shots at each other in order to deal big damage, but they both dodged them from each other.

"You've got some guts to stop me no matter what it takes, Pit!" said Devil Pit. "But I can assure you that you don't stand a chance this time!"

"You have no idea what you're talking about! You murdered innocent humans and destroyed their family lives!" Pit shouted in anger. "Do you even feel remorse for your actions?! Have you ever considered the price you have to pay for your crimes?!"

"I don't give a shit about human life anymore! Not after what happened to me!" Devil Pit countered. "So allow me to erase you from existence before you become a severe problem in ruining my plans again!" With that, he charged at Pit again and his weapon fused with darkness before slashing, letting out another wave of darkness. Luckily, Pit dodged it quickly before firing an arrow at Devil Pit. The latter quickly looked at his enemy too late as the arrow pierced directly to his left eye. "Argh! My eye! Not again!" he groaned in pain.

"Direct hit!" said Pit. "Alright Magnus! Take him out!"

"You got it, angel face!" Magnus complied and he swung his sword at Devil Pit to deal big damage. The latter couldn't get away in time as he was struck with many big blows, unable to reflect them back due to how fast Magnus was attacking. One of the human's big strikes pushed Devil Pit backwards, nearly causing him to fall off the platform. However, he then pulled himself back up on his feet.

"Playing dirty huh?" he said. "Then I'll just make things difficult for the both of you. Attack my centurions!" He then used his Gaol Blade to summon the centurions to attack Pit and Magnus; two Centurion Strongarms and two Centurion Knights.

"So, it was YOU who sent those centurions to kill us," said Magnus.

"Most of them followed my orders," Devil Pit explained. "However, others tended to figure out what was wrong with you, Pit. So I instead executed them in cold blood." Pit's eyes shot up in anger and shock after what he just heard.

"You backstabber!" he yelled. "You will pay for tarnishing the angel's code of conduct!"

"If that's what you wish, then so be it!" said Devil Pit. Once he pointed his weapon at his foes, the centurions reluctantly attacked the angel and the human, since they did not want to get themselves executed by their summoner. With much reluctance, Pit faced off against the centurions to get to Devil Pit as much as he could, though he did not want to kill them. Magnus, knowing how Pit felt about this, also fought the centurions without killing them. Instead, they injured them long enough to stop fighting, but not critically. "Useless waste of soldiers! Why do I always have to do everything myself?!" Devil Pit groaned before charging at his foes to attack. Pit split his bow into two and then slashed at Devil Pit to stop him from attacking. Then the angel and human duo attacked with a melee combo to knock him backwards. Devil Pit slowly stood back up with a bit of damage.

"What's wrong, Devil Pit?" Magnus asked. "Have you had enough?"

"Why don't you stick around to find out, mortal?" Devil Pit replied. Pit pieced his bow back together and fired a charged shot to finish him, only for Devil Pit to quickly activate reflective shields that bounced the shot back at the angel, who quickly dodged it.

"Hey! That's not fair!" Pit yelled.

"Oh, come on! Surely you faced Gaol like that before!" said Devil Pit before deactivating the shields and charged at the duo with his weapon glowing again. But Magnus acted quickly and repelled the attack to prevent another dark wave from striking out of the Gaol Blade. Pit then fired rapid fire shots at Devil Pit, but the latter quickly activated his shields again. However, Magnus then charged at Devil Pit and swung his sword with a mighty force to destroy the shields. "What?! How did you...?!" Devil Pit gasped.

"When we're working together, the forces of evil fall to their knees!" Pit replied. "Now it's time to finish this!" With that, he split his weapon into two again before slashing at Devil Pit with a melee combo. It was too much for the Devil to handle as he received lots of damage until he was defeated.

"I lost again!" he yelled in defeat.

"Now explain yourself!" Magnus yelled, demanding for answers.

Music stops and switches to: Kevin Macleod ~ Unseen Horrors (A.K.A. Anger Boils Theme)

Devil Pit's Gaol Blade shattered after his loss and he blinked his eyes to return them back to normal. The centurions who were injured during their battle were slowly recovering from their wounds.

"Now tell us!" Pit yelled. "Where is Lady Palutena?!"

"She's no longer going to help you, Pit," Devil Pit explained. "She is under my control now. With her on my side, you have nowhere else to go."

"No! You have to be lying!" Pit yelled. "Lady Palutena would NEVER want to join you! She would 'banish' you from Skyworld again."

"I can assure you that I am not lying," said Devil Pit. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have better things to do with my goddess lady. I'll be seeing you soon, flightless angel. HAHAHAHAHA!" He then flew away from the angel, humans, and dog.

"Come back here!" Pit yelled until he sank to his knees and cried in tears. "This can't be real... He must be lying..." He didn't know what to do. The centurions attacked the humans under the evil Devil's orders, Palutena was nowhere to be seen, and now he was stuck with nowhere else to go. The girl and the dog got out of their hiding spot and walked up to the saddened angel.

"Don't worry, Mr. Angel," the girl told him. "There is still hope to fight that bad guy."

"A-Are you sure?" Pit asked. The girl nodded in response and her dog barked in agreement.

"I know someone who can help you win," the girl explained. "Give me a moment." She then walked up to look at the sky, held her hands together, and began to pray. "I know you're there, great Goddess of Nature. If you can hear me, an angel is in our world. He is in desperate need of your help. Please give him the power to save our world from that monster. He must be stopped, and our angelic hero will bring him to justice!"

"Who is she praying to?" Magnus asked.

"Wait..." Pit started. Great Goddess of Nature...? he thought. Is she praying to Viridi? Suddenly, a floral light pillar came down to the angel and his wings started to glow green and he began to fly.

"Hooray! It worked!" the girl cheered and her dog barked happily to see this.

"I guess whoever you called must have heard you," said Magnus.

"Whew! What a relief," Pit sighed and then turned to the girl. "Thank you for helping me."

"You're welcome, Mr. Angel," the girl replied. "Now you can get back at the monster for what he did to us." The dog happily barked in agreement.

"It's good to have you back, Captain," said a Centurion Strongarm. "Now you can go and take down the Ex-Captain once and for all for what he did to us."

"We'll take care of the other humans while you're on your way," a Centurion Knight added. "Please take care of yourself."

"Thanks, soldiers. I'll avenge the others Devil Pit ruthlessly murdered," Pit replied.

"That's right, Mr. Angel! My mommy and daddy were killed by him, so please bring him to justice for all of us!" the girl agreed with the dog barking in hope and determination for the young angel warrior.

"Perhaps we should introduce ourselves before I go," said Pit. "I'm Pit, servant of the Goddess of Light, Palutena. What's your name?"

"It's nice to meet you in person, Pit," replied the girl. "I'm Lily and this is my dog, Trent." Said dog barked to introduce himself. "We're grateful to have you back and hope that Viridi will be on your side to fight the monster," Lily continued. "But be careful. There might be other centurions reluctantly following orders. And I have a bad feeling they will try to stop you."

"Don't worry, I will be careful and I hope Viridi will help me too," Pit replied as he began to fly up to the sky. "Goodbye, team! Wish me luck!" He waved them goodbye and flew away to save Palutena. Magnus, Lily, and the centurions waved back while Trent barked happily of Pit's return.

"I sure hope Pit can save his goddess soon now that he has a new ally," said Magnus.

"I hope so too," Lily agreed.

"Let's get you back home, little one," said a Centurion Strongarm. "We'll take care of you and Magnus away from the imminent danger. While that's going on, we'll make sure to evacuate other humans to shelter for their safety." The two humans and the dog nodded in agreement as the centurions took the lead to escort them back to Lily's house for safety.

Music stops and switches to: The Ring of Chaos

Pit then flew above the Decimated Town, received six more Recover Orbs to replenish his health, and began to fight with his Darkness Bow against Underworld Army enemies who soon spotted him. It didn't take very long to notice that the centurions of Palutena's Army, who were sent by Devil Pit to stop his enemy, spotted the angel as well to reluctantly fight and Pit had no other choice but to fend them off.

"I know that you're helping me now, Viridi," he began after sensing the Goddess of Nature's presence. "So reveal yourself."

"Right..." the latter replied. "I heard that human call me when you were in trouble. Lily is one of those humans who respects Nature than the other ungrateful ones. As you can tell, I'm the one controlling your flight path."

"Really? How is that even possible?" Pit asked.

"Don't you know? Anything Palutena can do, I can do better!" Viridi responded. "So. Do you want my help or not?"

"Well, I guess I have no other choice, since Devil Pit told me what he did to Lady Palutena," said Pit. "But will you at least tell me what happened to her?"

"I'll do you one better. I'll show you," said Viridi. "Please fasten your seat belt. This is a nonstop flight to Skyworld."

"Then I'm all in!" said Pit. "Next stop: Skyworld!" Viridi then flew Pit through the stormy weather while also avoiding airborne debris that were sucked in by the giant tornados. However, from what Pit can see from around the catastrophe was that Palutena's Army was still fighting against the Underworld Army. But since Devil Pit was still under the guard's command, the soldiers still had to take down the angel standing in their Ex-Captain's way, much to their reluctance. Pit then flew into the clouds and was near his destination.

"We're approaching Skyworld," Viridi pointed out.

"I'm praying that Lady Palutena is all right," said Pit, worried.

"You're praying? to who? You are one confused angel," Viridi questioned. But in all seriousness, I'm feeling the same way, she added in thought. I have a feeling that HE might be up to something and it is not good. Pit then received four more Recover Orbs to replenish his health again and flew up higher to see Skyworld completely destroyed. He was shocked.

"What?!" he exclaimed. "What happened here?! It used to be so beautiful..."

"Look what's become of it," said Viridi. Never would I have imagined HIM going too far to do THAT! she added in thought. Pit continued to fight more of Palutena's Army, sent by Devil Pit, still in shock about what he witnessed right now. Buildings were collapsed, pillars were toppled down, and angel and centurion corpses were everywhere on the floating islands. "Palutena's gone off the deep end and destroyed Skyworld in the process," Viridi continued. "She's still fighting the Underworld Army, but she's mankind's enemy now too. Must be because of the work of Devil Pit."

"And what about your Forces of Nature?" Pit asked.

"Oh, they keep busy," Viridi responded. "But less so now that the humans are occupied with Palutena."

"And to think, I was so worried about her..." Pit sighed in disbelief and sadness before growling in anger. "Only for that monster to tell me what happened to her!"

"Well, if you're not too busy moping, there's something you should see," Viridi began and flew Pit forward to see something completely ruined. "Palutena's temple!" Pit was even more shocked to see it. Seeing Skyworld destroyed was one thing, but that was too much for him to bear.

"It's all beat up!" he exclaimed. Suddenly, he saw Palutena's projection.

"Well, it's been a while, Pit," she said.

"It's like the entire world's been turned upside down! What's going on?" Pit exclaimed.

"Everything changes, Pit. Even gods," Palutena started as she threw several islands at her poor angel. "And to be frank, I'm tired of fighting for those ungrateful humans. And I'm especially tired of dealing with you!"

"No!" Pit cried in disbelief.

"You heard her. This is real," said Viridi. Devil Pit may have gone off the rails in eating human corpses, but using Palutena for his own gains is TOO MUCH! she added in thought.

"She's being manipulated. Someone else is pulling the strings!" Pit exclaimed. I think Devil Pit might the cause of this! he added in thought.

"No, you're the only puppet here," Palutena responded, laughing menacingly.

"I have to help her! Viridi! Send me in!" Pit ordered.

"Are you sure about that?" the Goddess of Nature asked.

"Absolutely!" Pit affirmed.

"Don't say I didn't warn you!" Viridi warned and flew Pit straight to the temple, but both of them did not notice a sinister figure heading right towards the angel.

"Lady Palutenaaaaaa!" Pit cried as he flew to the temple as fast as he could, but the figure suddenly flew right in front of the angel in just a millisecond, preparing to strike with his new weapon, the Magnus Club.

"I don't think so!" he yelled as he swung his club at Pit, sending him flying backwards.

"AAAAHHHH!" he cried before crashing right into a destroyed building on a floating island.

"Wait! That wasn't supposed to happen!" Viridi exclaimed in disbelief. Pit regained his senses, stood back up to his feet, with a little wobble, and saw Devil Pit, who landed in the same island and was looking at the angel with a sinister smile and bloody black eyes.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

"What do you think you're doing?" asked the Devil. "I'm not going to let you reach the Goddess of Light that easily."

"Get out of my way, Devil Pit!" Pit yelled back. "I have to save Lady Palutena from the likes of you!" But Devil Pit's response was another sinister smile as more blood poured from his sockets.

"Hah! As if your so called 'goddess lady' is going to listen to you," he responded. "She's under my control! We'll do whatever we please. You cannot do anything to stop us." Pit looked directly at Palutena's projection.

"Lady Palutena! Don't listen to this monster!" he yelled. "He's trying to cause chaos! Listen to me please! I know you're still in there, so cease all of this immediately!"

"So sorry, Pit," replied the Goddess of Light. "But I'm afraid that Devil Pit is telling the truth. You've become nothing more than a puppet that needs to be banished. Devil Pit, deal with this pest!"

"With pleasure, my lady!" Devil Pit complied before turning his head to face his foe. "I hope you're ready for a world of pain, Pit, because I'm not going down again this time! You are going to suffer pain and agony at any direction that you wish you were never born in this world!"

"Oh, you're going to regret saying those words!" Pit yelled as the two readied themselves to fight again.

Music stops and switches to: Mount Vesuvius (Final) - DuckTales Remastered OST Extended from SuperRayman001 (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Revenge Battle Theme 2)

The angel and Devil started the battle by slashing at each other with their weapons. Both of them repelling each other to avoid getting hit from them. Pit noticed that Devil Pit was yielding that familiar weapon Magnus once held before the former left.

"Hey, wait a minute!" he exclaimed. "How did you get the Magnus Club?"

"During my first fight against you and Magnus, I was absorbing that mortal's data to form this weapon," Devil Pit explained. "Despite him not being a deity of some kind, he is indeed strong enough to absorb just like Gaol and her armor."

"How are you even capable in absorbing powers of others deities or humans?" Viridi asked.

"It's all about the powers deities yield and the data mortals used to fight back in the Overworld," Devil Pit replied to the goddess before turning his attention back to the angel. "But once I'm done with you, flightless angel, I will spread chaos throughout the entire universe. But not only that, I will finally get my revenge and kill that so called 'Goddess of Nature!'" Suddenly, he flew upwards to fight the angel in the air.

"Not if I have anything to say about it!" said Pit as he flew upwards to catch up to his enemy. Once they reached the sky, the two of them continued to fight. Pit fired arrows from his Darkness Bow to deal damage, but Devil Pit blocked them with his Magnus Club so that he could avoid as much damage as possible. Then they both release powerful charged shots at each other which released a huge explosion. But once there was smoke in between the angel and the Devil, the latter zoomed through the smoke cloud and attacked Pit with a melee combo, dealing so much damage on him.

"Give it up, Pit! You cannot win this fight any longer!" the Devil taunted.

"No way, Devil Pit! I'm not going to lose to you again!" Pit replied as he blocked the attack and pushed his enemy away before letting out more arrows to attack. This caused Devil Pit to fly away as far as possible to find a way to attack, but Pit was still hot on his trail, firing more rapid fire shots as possible. Then the goddesses started to talk with each other, but it wasn't the same like last time.

"Why do you even try to protect humanity anyway?" Palutena asked. "You tried to get rid of them because of your selfish desires! I warned you about having no right to interfere with humanity, but you still do what you had to do!"

"Hey! That was all in the past, Palutena!" Viridi yelled. "At least I didn't stoop so low in murdering them!"

"Oh, Viridi. You never change do you?" sighed Palutena. "Devil Pit, take down that sorry excuse of an angel to prove her wrong!"

"I will do as you are told, Lady Palutena," Devil Pit replied before letting out a melee attack, only for Pit to block it.

"Hey! Only I can call her 'Lady Palutena!' Not you!" he shouted at the Devil before splitting his bow into two parts to attack. He charged at his enemy and slashed at him with a melee combo, dealing lethal damage at him and stun him temporarily. Once that happened, he shot two more arrows; one impaled Devil Pit in the chest and another pierced to his eye again.

"Argh! Ow! Come the fuck on!" he groaned in pain as he tried to remove the arrows from his body parts. Pit decided to use this opportunity to take another battle strategy. He quickly flew to a floating island and hid behind it.

"Pit! What are you doing?" Viridi asked.

"Shh! Quiet, Viridi!" Pit shushed. "I need to plan this surprise attack carefully." He waited for the opportunity to strike.

Meanwhile, Devil Pit successfully, and painfully, removed the arrows from where they pierced him and healed his wounds with his fire powers. When he looked around to find his enemy, the angel was no where to be seen. So, he flew around Skyworld to find Pit and destroy him.

"Where are you?~" he sang menacingly. "I know your here.~"

Must be careful. Must be careful, Pit thought to himself as he quickly loaded up another arrow in his bow to prepare a surprise attack. Suddenly, Devil Pit appeared right in front of the angel and lifted up his Magnus Club to strike a powerful blow.

"Found you!~" he said sinisterly.

"Pit! Watch out!" Viridi warned and Pit took this chance to fire the arrow into Devil Pit's stomach, stunning him temporarily.

"Ouch!" he groaned.

"Now to finish this!" Pit yelled before splitting his bow into two parts once again. Once he saw that his foe was still stunned, the angel let loose a melee combo to deal multiple damage on him. Devil Pit couldn't do anything to prevent Pit from continuing his assault until he was finally defeated. His Magnus Club shattered upon his defeat.

"Shit! I better head back to the temple to recover!" he said and flew away back into Palutena's Temple.

"Oh no you don't!" Pit yelled. "Get back here!" He then flew towards Devil Pit to chase him into the temple, only for a gigantic barrier to come up as soon as Devil Pit entered. Pit was knocked into the barrier and flew backwards. "Aaaaugh!" he cried.

"Oops! I forgot to mention," said Viridi. "Her temple is protected by a force field."

"And you decided to tell me this now?!" Pit yelled.

"Well, there's nothing more we can do here. Come on, Pit," said Viridi before opening up a light pillar to whisk the angel to her temple.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Meanwhile, Devil Pit returned to Palutena's temple and met with Palutena and her army.

"Well, my lady, I have good news and bad news," he said. "The good news is that we've already began to slow Pit down in order for our plans to be complete thanks to the barrier. The bad news is that he's with our enemy, Viridi. Because of that, they're planning to stop us from completing our master plan. We need to think of a plan to slow them down."

"B-But... But Captain," said a centurion. "You don't even know what you're-" He was suddenly interrupted by Devil Pit grabbing him in the throat and choking him.

"Shut up! I know EXACTLY what I'm doing!" he yelled. "You have NO RIGHT to interrupt me! Apologize to your captain right now if you don't to get you neck snapped!" This brought out gasps to the other centurions as they covered their eyes so that they do not witness the horrible end to one of their poor soldiers. That was until Palutena stood up and walked closer to Devil Pit.

"Let him go, Devil Pit," she ordered and Devil Pit grumbled in frustration before reluctantly releasing the centurion from his grasp, letting him gasp and breathe for air. Devil Pit then looked at his leader for further instructions.

"So what's the deal here now? How are we going to get rid of those foolish Freaks of Nature and that pathetic angel this time?" he asked.

"As you may know, Pit is going to find a way to destroy the barrier," the Goddess of Light responded. "So I'm going to send you on a mission; find the location where Pit is hiding and follow him on the quiet. There might be something you need to collect in order to slow him down even further when he's on another mission."

"I understand," Devil Pit replied. "However, I have to go alone. These centurions will only get in my way. I would advise you to set them up as defenses in case they show up as a counterattack."

"Understood," said Palutena. "But in order for you to come prepared with the mission." She then gave Devil Pit two weapons; a Flintlock Staff and a Palutena Blade. "Use these weapons for your mission so that you can take down that angel."

"Much appreciated, Lady Palutena," said Devil Pit. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have an angel to hunt. I'll see you on the flipside." He then walked away from the temple before exiting out of its entrance. Then, he flew away from the temple to track Pit down. Palutena watched him leave with a sinister smile on her face.

"Pit is going to need as much luck as he can get," she said. "If Viridi and Hades are going to get in my way, then so will he. Devil Pit will bring order in the way we see fit. Everyone gets what they deserve, and they WILL have it!" The centurions, however, were scared to see what was happening now. Sure, they witnessed that Pit was back and he could help them stop their Ex-Captain, but they still need to be on high alert if things go south. Therefore, they still had to follow their orders so that they will not be executed. With that, they decided to leave to their positions to prepare for the fated outcome.

Music stops and switches to: Solo Menu (Viridi)

Meanwhile, Pit arrived at Viridi's temple and looked around. He never imagined it to be so pretty, unlike the previous temple he always lived in, of course.

"What happened here?" he asked.

"Well, you've still got to prep for battle," said Viridi. "Like it or not, I'm taking over Palutena's duties."

"You're joking, right?" Pit questioned.

"Hmph. I told you. Anything Palutena can do, I can do better," Viridi scoffed. Pit looked around and realized that all of his weapons he used in his previous missions and battles against his Devilish enemy were still in the Arms Alter, including some powers, and even a training room to prepare for more missions in the future.

"Wow! Everything I need is still here!" he exclaimed, impressed. "I guess I didn't give you enough credit. You're kind of awesome, Viridi." This made Viridi shake her head with her arms crossed.

"Do you have to be such an insufferable suck-up all the time?" she groaned. "It won't get you anywhere with me. My only concern is taking down Hades." And also my other concern is taking down Devil Pit, since he's still lurking around, she added in thought. "Anyway, you can equip weapons and powers here, just like always. Got it?"

"Got it," Pit reluctantly affirmed.

"Good. Now let me take you to your bedroom," said Viridi before leading the angel to his room where he can sleep at. It seemed to be a normal sized bed, with a floral design around the room and pillows filled with natural silk. "So, what do you think?" Viridi asked the angel.

"I gotta say, I didn't expect you to help me keep me company," Pit replied. "But I guess I could get used to this. Being away from Lady Palutena might be a bit of a pain, considering that I see her like a mother figure, but I believe that you can help me out with everything." This made Viridi blush and look away slightly.

"W-Well, just get some sleep," she stuttered. "We need to prepare ourselves for the mission."

"Right," said Pit. Viridi left Pit's room while said angel hopped onto his bed and snuggled himself to relax. But as he began to fall asleep, he started having a nightmare.

Music stops and switches back to: Kevin Macleod ~ Unseen Horrors (A.K.A. Anger Boils Theme)

Begin dream

"Huh?" Pit gasped as he opened his eyes. He looked around and noticed that he was in a dark space where he couldn't see anything. "Where am I? Am I back in the ring again?" He then heard a loud scream. It sounded very familiar. "Was that...Lady Palutena?!" he exclaimed. "I better go and help her!" He quickly ran to the direction of the scream until he found something very shocking. He saw Devil Pit, mangling her into pieces with his Sword of Death and laughing sinisterly.

"HAHAHAHAHA! THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR WHAT YOU DID TO ME!" he laughed. Pit cried in fear and shock about what he was witnessing.

"Hey! Stop!" he yelled. Devil Pit quickly turned around and saw the angel by staring at him coldly with his evil red eyes.

It's too late. She's already dead," said Devil Pit. "But she wasn't the only one who got herself killed." He snapped his fingers to reveal something very gruesome. Pit saw his other friends and allies ruthlessly murdered, but what also shocked him is that one of his allies was Magnus. He was currently getting stabbed by...Pit?

"Wait...! Is that...ME?!"  the angel gasped. The evil form of himself turned around and saw his real self with black eyes.

"That's right! You joined my side to help me get rid of these fools!" said Devil Pit. "But since you're no longer needed here, we need to annihilate you! CHARGE!" Devil Pit and Evil Pit charged at the real Pit, struck powerful stabs, and tore him to pieces with their weapons.

They both laughed sinisterly, "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

End dream

AAAAAHHHHHH!" Pit screamed as he woke up with a fright and cold sweat. He began to breath heavily but soon enough he calmed down. "Oh..." he sighed in relief. "It was just a bad dream. But I don't feel so good. I think I need a breather really quickly." He then got out of bed and walked to the balcony to catch his breath, even though he knew that it was raining outside.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Conflict from LuigiBoss2.0 (A.K.A. The Suffering Theme)

Pit stared into the rainy sky as rain poured down on him. He was still traumatized about Palutena turning against him and the nightmare about Devil Pit and an evil form of himself killing everyone.

"I can't believe it's happening right now," he said to himself. "First I witnessed Lady Palutena completely under Devil Pit's control, and now I had a nightmare about him and myself killing all of my friends... *sniff* Why do I have to live on like this...?" He suddenly sobbed in tears about what stung his heart the most on the railing. Viridi slowly started to wake up upon hearing the angel's saddened tears.

"Huh? W-What's going on?" she said before getting out of her bed and them opened her door gently. She discovered that nobody was near her room and must be far away from it. She walked slowly towards to the balcony and found Pit crying on the railing. "Pit...?" she asked. "What's wrong?" Pit, upon hearing her voice and turned around to see her, immediately wrapped his arms around the Goddess of Nature and continued to sob on her shoulder.

"It's horrible!" he cried. "I had a nightmare about Devil Pit killing you, Lady Palutena, and all of my other friends and allies. What's worse is that I also saw an evil reflection of myself with that monster!" Viridi suddenly saw the sadness on the angel's face and slowly embraced him, patting his back gently.

"Shh... Let it all out..." she told him. "Everything will be okay. It was just a bad dream." They then let go of each other after Pit stopped sobbing. "I promise that we'll get Palutena back from that monster," Viridi continued. "Now go get some sleep before you catch a cold from all this rain." Pit nodded and they both went back into their rooms to go back to sleep. But Pit still wasn't feeling very well.

Music stops

Chapter Text

Music playing: Solo Menu (Viridi)

The Forces of Nature were all enjoying a nice breakfast. They decided that it would be nice to gain energy before they could begin the mission.

"You surely know the best for all of us, Mistress Viridi," said Phosphora. "You cook the best food around the kitchen!"

"Well, I always know what food is best for my army," Viridi responded.

"Quite right, Mistress," said Arlon. "But I'm not so sure about Cragalanche here." Cragalanche didn't seem to be eating any of the food, considering the fact that he was a rock and couldn't really eat anything that much, nor talk.

"That doesn't mean he can't be around here during our meals," said Viridi. "All of our commanders, including me, have to be present in order for any of us not to do anything stupid. Erm... No offense."

"None taken, Mistress," Phosphora responded. Pit, however, didn't seem to be eating anything on his plate. In fact, he still wasn't feeling very well ever since the traumatizing battle yesterday and the nightmare he had last night. It still haunted him in the morning and he just couldn't get it out of his head. This made the others worried about him.

"Pit? Are you okay?" Phosphora asked. "You look like you haven't eaten anything."

"To be fair, he was trapped in a ring for three years," Viridi explained. "So it's best for him to eat enough food before we begin the mission." Truth be told, however, she was worried about his current status. Pit seemed to be staring at his food with a sad face. He did not even take a single bite out of his plate, despite the fact that he was starving. All he did was picking up a fork and gently poke the food with it.

Why did I have to go through all of that? he thought to himself. First I became a ring, then Devil Pit took over my body and killed many innocents, then I witnessed Lady Palutena rejecting me when she was now with her "Ex-Captain," and now I had to suffer a worst nightmare I dreamt last night! I... I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! Suddenly, he dropped the fork back on the table and ran out of the dining area, crying in tears of anguish. Everyone was concerned about the angel's sorrow, mostly Viridi, since Pit told her about the nightmare he had last night.

"Pit is still traumatized after last night? Even after what Devil Pit did to Palutena?" said Phosphora. "I feel bad for him. He protected me from that monster and helped me defeat him."

"I feel the same way, Miss Phosphora," Arlon agreed. "I told him about what happened all those years ago and he helped me defeat the Devil. Even though he's still around."

"Pit..." Viridi sighed. Ever since she comforted the little angel about his nightmare, she felt terrible seeing him suffer. She placed her hands on the top of her head and sighed in frustration. It was very difficult to witness the once upbeat angel now in a depressed state.

"Mistress Viridi? Are you alright?" Arlon asked. Viridi couldn't say anything. She felt terrible to see Pit traumatized from what he has been through. But after a moment of silence, the Goddess of Nature stood up from her chair and broke the silence.

"No, and neither is Pit," she began. "He's been broken after what he witnessed to the evil side of Palutena and a nightmare about something horrible thanks to Devil Pit. I suggest that all of us go to him and cheer him up. If we can do that, he might as well feel better so that he can help us with the mission."

"I wholeheartedly agree with you, my Mistress," said Arlon.

"Me too!" said Phosphora. Cragalanche nodded silently in agreement.

"Okay! Let's go find him!" said Viridi. The remaining commanders all stood up from their chairs and then everyone left the dining area together to find the saddened angel.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Conflict from LuigiBoss2.0 (A.K.A. The Suffering Theme)

It didn't take long for the quartet to find the angel crying in the hallway of all of their rooms. They immediately frown upon seeing his crying state and all came together to see him. The angel was on the floor, holding his knees closer to his face as tears came out from his sockets.

"Hey, Pit..." said Viridi. Pit slowly looked up upon hearing the goddess' voice. "Listen, you might not feel better just yet, but we're here to help you," Viridi continued.

"But... Y-You don't know what I've been through," Pit began. "I've been fully traumatized because of what happened yesterday and last night! Do you know how I felt when I lost Lady Palutena because of that monster?!"

"Pit..." Viridi began, but Pit continued to sob.

"I failed my goddess, Lady Palutena!" he continued. "I lost the battle! I can't continue on like this! I don't want to live on like this!" Everyone was shocked to hear the angel saying that. Cragalanche slowly started to move towards the angel. He place his arm above Pit's head and gently patted him. This made the angel stop crying and slowly looked up at the rock commander. "Cragalanche...?" he asked. Cragalanche then moved his other arm as a sign of giving him a fist bump. Pit smiled and offered the rock commander a fist bump. "Thanks. I really needed that," said the angel and he started to calm down. Cragalanche gave him a nod and moved back. Arlon came up to Pit next.

"Young Master Pit, you shouldn't say harsh words like that," he began. "I'm honored to have a warrior like you help Mistress Viridi and the Forces of Nature complete their goal in saving Lady Palutena. She would be happy to see you again once we bring her back. Once we conclude this war, peace will be achieved for everyone." He then gently patted Pit's head and the angel let out a little laugh.

"Thanks, Arlon," he said. "I promise I would do anything to get Lady Palutena back."

"My pleasure, Master Pit," Arlon replied as he bowed before moving back and Phosphora came up next.

"Pit, I was happy to have someone protect me from Devil Pit after he almost killed me," she started. "If you didn't push me out of his line of attack, I would've been dead. You kept me company like a good friend. Heck, I even returned the favor by helping you defeat the Aurum for good." Pit smiled at Phosphora about that time. "But, when you said those harsh words to yourself, that's what broke my heart," Phosphora continued. "If you didn't want to live on, I won't know what to do if that happened. You're like a brother I haven't had in a while. I may have flirted with you and even called you 'cute,' but I was only teasing with you. Besides..." She then hugged Pit tightly. "I would always find you a part of the family, bro." Pit smiled and gently hugged Phosphora back.

"Thank you, heh, sis," he said. "I really appreciate your words." Phosphora smiled warmly and moved back. Lastly, it was Viridi's turn. But instead of saying anything, she immediately rushed to Pit and hugged him in a tight squeeze. She also began to cry in tears. Pit, along with everyone else, was shocked to see the mighty Goddess of Nature sobbing.

"Listen, Pit, you should NEVER say such harsh things to yourself," Viridi began. "Ever since you were traumatized, I always tried my best to help you return back to normal, even if it means that you'll be living with us for a long time. But... To tell you the truth, there's something I have never felt before for a really long time; friendship." Pit was surprised to hear this.

"B-But don't you have your commanders to be with you?" he asked in disbelief.

"Besides them, I never had any friends," Viridi continued. "The only times I get to hang out with them was as if they were not busy. But in times when they were busy with a lot of things, I was so lonely." She continued to cry in Pit's arms while he hugged her back. Even the other commanders were sad to see her cry. Cragalanche even shed a small tear from his right eye.

"Hey, Viridi?" said Pit.

"What is it?" Viridi responded after she stopped crying and looked up at the angel.

"There's something I need to tell you," Pit responded. "During one of my missions, Lady Palutena told me that I really need to make some friends. Truth be told, I never had any either. When the centurions and Lady Palutena were busy with their duties, I was alone as well. I guess we're both on the same boat." This made Viridi giggle a bit. "Maybe after when this is all over, I can ask Lady Palutena to take me here anytime I want," Pit continued. The comment shocked everyone else, especially Viridi, who gasped and widened her eyes.

"You would ask her that?" she asked.

"Yeah. I mean, with you guys together with me, it's like a have a lot of friends now," Pit responded. "Better yet, it almost feels like a family, just like Lady Palutena who treated me like her 'son' and I treated her like my 'mother.'" This made everyone smile as Viridi slowly stood back up to her feet. She then offered Pit a hand which he gratefully accepted and stood back on his feet. "Alright. I feel much better now," the angel continued. "I'm ready to save Lady Palutena!" Everyone was happy to hear that. Suddenly, Pit noticed something on the balcony. He quickly ran to it and saw something amazing. "Hey! Look at this!" he called the others. Everyone else followed and were surprised at what they saw. The rain stopped and out came a beautiful rainbow, glimmering around the shinning sun.

"It's...a rainbow!" Viridi gasped.

"Look at that! It's beautiful!" Phosphora gasped in awe.

"Indeed it is. Looks like we also stopped the rain after cheering up the young master," Arlon agreed. Cragalanche nodded in agreement.

"Alright, let's go back and continue eating our breakfast," said Pit. "Can't go on our mission with empty stomachs." This caused everyone else to laugh, knowing that Pit's humor hasn't faded away, and the angel himself joined in. Then they all went back to the dining area to finish eating.

Music stops and switches to: Kevin Macleod ~ Unseen Horrors (A.K.A. Anger Boils Theme)

But little did they know that Devil Pit heard the conversation and he was not happy.

"Those fools think they can stop me by having their angel ally with them now," he said. "I don't think so. I must follow him on the quiet so that I can kill him for good. I just need to make sure that he won't notice me until the time is right." He then flew away with his Flintlock Staff equipped for the mission. "Soon you will meet your doom, Pit. And then, your friends will be joining you very soon." Once he was out of Viridi's domain, he flew high above the clouds to where he needed to be at and prepare for a surprise attack.

Music stops and switches to: The Lightning Chariot

After breakfast, it was time to begin the mission. Pit rushed to the door with the Black Club equipped.

"I'm ready to roll!" he said as he jumped through the door.

"Then let's get to rescuing Palutena!" said Viridi as she flew Pit across the sky. Suddenly, Underworld enemies appeared to slow him down.

"Underworld troops on the scene!" Pit exclaimed. He also saw the Forces of Nature allies to take the enemies down.

"I'll send in some backup," said Viridi. "If they get in your way, I'll pull them out." Pit smiled at Viridi's helpfulness for her ally.

"You know, you can be really nice when you try," he said as he proceeded to take down more Underworld enemies with the help of the Forces of Nature. But the Underworld was quite persistent as more of them came out to stop the angel. Luckily, Pit took them out with a little help from his allies.

"The force field around Palutena's temple is incredibly strong," said Viridi. "We're going to need to borrow the Lightning Chariot."

"That sounds AWESOME!" Pit exclaimed.

"It's a superfast battle carriage that travels the galaxy," Viridi explained. "It's also pulled by unicorns!"

"And that's what I'm gonna use to break through the force field?" Pit asked.

"Exactly," Viridi responded.

"So basically, you're telling me to slam a horse cart into a brick wall," Pit wondered.

"Sure, if you want to put it crudely," Viridi giggled.

"Which means I might die," Pit continued.

"Well, anything's possible," Viridi giggled again.

"Does the Lightning Chariot at least have air bags?" Pit asked, worried.

"Last I checked, no," the Goddess of Nature responded.

"Uh, I'm not a safety nut, but even I draw the line somewhere!" Pit cried.

"So you don't really care about saving Palutena after all," Viridi scoffed.

"Grrrr..." Pit growled.

"She could be in agony at this very moment," Viridi continued. "She could be trapped inside a dungeon of madness. She could be crying out, 'Oh, help me, Pit! Oh, please!'"

"OK OK OK OK OK!" Pit exclaimed, stopping Viridi's ranting. "I guess it IS my duty to rescue her."

"Yeah, I know! That was my point!" Viridi responded. Pit continued to take down more and more Underworld enemies. Then he realized that he was flying low to the ground, which was not going to get him anywhere to where the Lightning Chariot was located.

"Aren't I a little low to be flagging down the a galactic chariot?" he asked Viridi.

"It's not like those chicken wings of yours are really helping any," the goddess responded.

"Yeah, yeah," Pit groaned.

"Don't worry. I've got a great plan," said Viridi.

"This oughta be good," Pit wondered.

"Have you ever been to the circus, Pit?" Viridi began. "My favorite act is the human cannonball. It's just such a...thrill ride!"

"Where are you going with this?" Pit worriedly asked after receiving four more Recovery Orbs to replenish his health.

"We're going to do our own version...but with an angel instead!" said Viridi. Pit immediately started to panic upon hearing that.

"No way, uh-uh, absolutely NOT!" he yelled.

"Ugh, you're so boring! Where's your sense of adventure?" Viridi groaned before sending Pit into the Angel Cannon to load it up. After that, it slowly rose upwards. "Three! Two! One! FIRE!" Viridi counted down and the cannon blasted Pit to the higher sky.

"Waaaaaaaaoh!" he cried. Soon enough, the angel arrived into another area in space, not the same ones he was at before during the Space Pirates and Aurum incidents, and came to a stop. "I could've been blown to smithereens!" he whined.

"But you weren't! Look on the bright side!" Viridi replied. Along the way, while taking down more Underworld enemies, Pit saw something around the entire area.

"So, what's all this?" he asked.

"These are patterns formed by galactic particles. Beautiful, aren't they?" Viridi responded.

"Yeah. They really are beautiful," said Pit. "Kinda reminds me the time when I showed you guys the beautiful rainbow this morning."

"Yeah. It was a nice sight," Viridi agreed. Pit then continued onwards through space and took down more Underworld enemies. But during which, Viridi realized that there were too many of them. "The Underworld presence is very strong. Hmm," she said.

"Do you think they're after the Lightning Chariot too?" Pit asked. But then Viridi noticed something coming really fast.

"Huh?" she wondered before realizing what it was. "Here it comes behind you, Pit!" As on queue, the Lightning Chariot zipped right past Pit really fast.

"Ah!" he yelped. "It is CRUISIN'!"

"The chariot's headed for its home base," said Viridi. "Stay on it!" Pit flew right into a portal the Lightning Chariot opened up that led to the its home base. But as he took down more enemies along the way, Pit heard a familiar voice not from afar.

"Well, hello again, friends!" it said, which later revealed to be Hades.

"Hades!" Pit exclaimed.

"Ugh, not you again," Viridi groaned.

"Just look at the two of you sneaking around behind Palutena's back," Hades chuckled, smugly. "It's classic." (A/N: Something tells me that Hades teases these guys like a good ol' couple.)

"Shut your mouth!" Pit yelled. And you have NO RIGHT to say stuff like that to either of us nor Lady Palutena! he added in thought.

"What do you want, Hades?" Viridi asked, annoyed.

"The Lightning Chariot, obviously!" Hades answered.

"You creep! Just go away already!" Viridi yelled. In fact, you're already ruining my alone time with Pit! she added in thought. But then she shook her head. Wait! WHAT AM I THINKING RIGHT NOW?! she mentally yelled at herself. (A/N: That didn't come into mind by myself. I saw a similar comment to this from Chuggaaconroy's playthrough of this chapter and I decided that it would be nice to write it down, but in Viridi's thoughts.)

"It's one slick ride. A veritable goddess magnet, if you will," Hades continued.

"Please. I'm a goddess, and I would never ride in that thing," said Viridi. Although it would be nice to ride in it with Pit... she added in thought. But, once again, she shook her head. Grr! FOCUS, VIRIDI! she mentally yelled at herself. THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW!

"But Pitty here sure likes it!" said Hades.

"Are you only here to get in our way?!" Pit yelled.

"My intentions are always honorable. You know that." Hades responded.

"Whatever you're REALLY up to, we're going to find out!" said Pit, determined to complete his mission. As he took down more and more Underworld monsters and got out of the portal to get closer to his destination, Hades suddenly remembered something.

"Oh, I forgot to mention that I'm not the only one going after that chariot," he said. "I'm also here to stop somebody else from reaching it."

"Who?" Pit asked.

"Me!" said another sinister voice as a figure flew behind Pit with his Flintlock Staff ready to fire a lethal shot.

"Look out, Pit!" Viridi warned, but it was too late and Pit was shot from behind from a charged shot of the Flintlock Staff. It slightly pierced through his right shoulder, making it bleed a little bit. Pit slowly began to regain his balance after that surprise attack.

"Ouch!" he cried and covered his shoulder with his left hand to stop it from bleeding until Viridi quickly treated his wound carefully. Pit then turned around to see that the figure who shot him was Devil Pit.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

"Don't think I have forgotten about you, Pit," said the Devil. "My goddess instructed me to hunt you down and it looks like I hit the jackpot! Now that I have you in my sights, you have no chance of escaping!"

"You again!" Pit exclaimed upon seeing Devil Pit again.

"Wait! How did you get here very quickly?!" exclaimed Viridi.

"Still as stupid as ever," said Devil Pit. "I was following you, even after you used a cannon to fire Pit into this spatial area."

"Get out of my way!" Pit yelled. "I have to obtain the Lightning Chariot to break the force field and save Lady Palutena!"

"Not a chance, flightless angel!" Devil Pit responded. "I'm not going to let you complete your mission that easily. Once I'm done with you, I'll be going after the Goddess of Nature next. Then, I will spread chaos throughout the whole universe until there is nothing left of it! After I'm done eliminating it all, the new world will be created in my own image!"

"OK! First of all, you've been calling me 'flightless angel' countless times!" Pit yelled "And second, what is your reason why you want to kill Viridi so badly?! TELL ME!"

"Pit! Calm down!" Viridi exclaimed in shock.

"Oh, snap! Pitty Pat is looking tough again," Hades gasped, surprised.

"My reason for that is none of your concern," Devil Pit replied. "Now then, I must exterminate you from reaching your required item. After that, I must enter its home base to collect what is mine!"

"Not on my watch!" said Pit and the two of them readied themselves to fight.

Music stops and switches to: Angry birds Star Wars: Complete Saga music extended - Duel of the Fates from Kalehori (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Air Battle Theme 2)

Pit started the battle by charging at Devil Pit and swung his club at him with full force, only for his enemy to quickly block it with his staff and then push Pit back, before firing a lethal charged shot. Pit barely had enough time to dodge it when he moved, but it slightly pierced through his right arm, making it bleed.

"Ouch! My arm!" he cried.

"Pit! Be careful! His attacks are like a sniper," Viridi warned. " I suggest you stay out of his line of attack!"

"I'll try!" said Pit before flying away from Devil Pit as far away as possible while grabbing his arm to make it bleed less, but the latter was quickly on his enemy's trail, firing rapid fire shots as quickly as possible to stop him.

"This is such a fun battle to watch!" said Hades. "I wish I had brought some popcorn for this fated battle!"

"That would be funny, considering that you wouldn't be living on for much longer once I'm done with him and that goddess," said Devil Pit.

"Will you both shut up?!" Viridi yelled. Devil Pit continued his hot chase after Pit by firing more shots as much as he could to deal damage, but the angel was quick enough to dodge while his arm was healing. Luckily, his wound was treated afterwards thanks to Viridi before letting loose a charged shot at Devil Pit. The impact of it pushed the Devil backwards away from the angel.

"Not bad!" he said. "But let's see if you can dodge this!" With that, he flew down towards the angel again before firing more rapid fire shots at him, but Pit repelled them with his Black Club to avoid enemy fire. He then flew towards the Devil and attacked with a powerful melee attack. While Devil Pit was stunned, Pit then attacked him with a melee combo, only for the Devil to stop it with another charged shot to push him back. Luckily, Pit did not bleed again but was instead flying away again with Devil Pit on hot pursuit.

"Viridi! Send me your troops to stop Devil Pit!" Pit ordered. "I can't get him off my tail!"

"I can't! The Underworld Army has them fully occupied!" Viridi replied.

"You're not getting away from me!" Devil Pit called out to the angel. "I'm not letting you leave this place alive!"

"That's what you think, Devil Pit!" Pit yelled back. "This doesn't mean I can't do THIS!" All of a sudden, Pit flew upwards and did a loop as Devil Pit flew right through him. Then the angel was this time on hot pursuit on his enemy as he was right behind him.

"What?!" Devil Pit gasped. Before he could do anything, Pit gave his enemy a powerful blow with his club. The impact caused Devil Pit to fly backwards and Pit flew after him.

"It's game over for you, Devil Pit!" the angel yelled before letting loose another melee combo to deal intense damage on his enemy without having him counterattack again. Once Devil Pit received enough damage from the lethal blows, he was defeated, dropping his Flintlock Staff in the process.

"This isn't over!" he yelled. "I will return!" He then flew away from the angel as fast as he could.

"Yeah! Get out of here!" Pit yelled at his enemy.

"Alright, Pit. Let's continue with our mission to retrieve the Lightning Chariot!" said Viridi. Pit nodded and flew onwards to continue his mission.

Music stops and switches back to: The Lightning Chariot

Suddenly, the angel nearly got hit by a lightning strike.

"Ugh! Whoa!" he yelped.

"It gives me such pleasure to see you suffer, Pitty Pat," said Hades, smugly. "Just like when I saw you battle our prisoner and nearly got killed."

"Just ignore him and the other monster, Pit," said Viridi. "The Lightning Chariot is up ahead."

"We've got to get to it before the Underworld does!" said Pit. And possibly Devil Pit since Hades mentioned him going after it too, he added in thought. I don't think he's gone just yet after I battled him earlier. Then he saw a large tower coming up close.

"Both the Lightning Chariot and its master are in that tower," Viridi explained. "I'll drop you off on the ground floor."

"OK. I'll make my way up from there," said Pit.

"Just so you know, the tower's really, really tall. Get ready to feel the burn!" Viridi pointed out.

"No worries there. Have you seen these thighs?" Pit boasted upon moving his hips slightly.

I really want to touch them because of how strong they are... Viridi thought, blushing. But then she shook her head. No! I must focus on the mission. Then she moved Pit closer to the tower. "Ready for land battle, Pit?" the goddess asked the angel.

"Affirmative!" Pit replied as he entered the tower. However, Devil Pit was still right behind him.

"If you think I'm going to let you complete your mission, then you're dead wrong," he said. "You are going to die here and meet your demise soon enough." He then went around the tower to follow him from the opposite side.

Music stops and switches to: Lightning Chariot Base

Pit, and also Devil Pit from the other side, entered the base.

"So the Lightning Chariot is in this tower, huh?" Pit wondered after eating the food. Then he heard a new voice.

"Who dares trespass on my domain? Leave before you get hurt!" he said.

"Who said that?" Pit wondered in shock.

"I've had many names in my life, but now I am called the Chariot Master," the person revealed himself.

"Oh, great! You're the guy I'm looking for. Listen, I have a favor to ask you," said Pit. "Would you mind if I borrow your chariot for just a little while?"

"Your foolishness is matched only by your rudeness," replied the Chariot Master. "How dare you charge in here, flinging unreasonable requests at me? I've half a mind to turn you into galactic roadkill!"

"You can't really blame him for being upset. That was kind of rude," Viridi agreed.

"Then I guess there's only one thing I can do," said Pit. "I'll go talk to this Chariot Master guy in person. He's at the top of this tower, right?"

"That's right. Hey, look at you acting all assertive!" said Viridi, impressed at Pit's determination. "You're just grabbing life by the horns and shaking it until it moos!" Devil Pit heard that conversation and was disgusted by Viridi's tastes.

"Why does she continue to talk like that?" he said while facepalming. "It's like she doesn't even know exactly what she's even talking about in the first place." With that, he continued on his way while avoiding Underworld enemies from detecting him so that he would not be sent back to Hades' realm.

Meanwhile, Pit exited through the first floor of the tower and walked up a long walkway which was blocked off by Underworld enemies. While taking them down, he decided to ask Viridi a question.

"So...is there an elevator in this tower?" he asked.

"Oh, would Prince Pit like me to scatter rose petals in his path too?" Viridi responded. "Listen, this is the only way up, so you'd better get a move on." But I really do want to scatter different rose petals. That would be nice and...lovely... She blushed but then shook her head. WHY DO I KEEP THINKING LIKE THAT?! I MUST FOCUS! she mentally yelled at herself. Devil Pit chuckled at Viridi's response to Pit's question.

"I thought she was actually going to do that, but I guess not," he said. "I guess she really is a 'rosebud' like Hades expected." (A/N: To be fair, I was actually thinking the same thing.) Pit sighed and continued onwards, while also taking care of more Underworld monsters. Devil Pit, however, was also on his way to the tower but from a different direction. But once he heard a blast coming from behind, he quickly repelled it back with a melee attack from his new weapon, annihilating a Skuttler Cannoneer instantly. If Hades really thinks he can pull dirty tricks from his ass, then he has another thing coming, he thought before proceeding onwards.

Meanwhile, Pit entered another room and saw enemies hiding within the holes of the room and coming out to attack. The ones that were hiding were a few Octoses, a Coral, a Wave Angler, and a few Miks. After taking them all out, Pit continued on his way up the next long pathway, but was ambushed by a trio of Monoeyes. Luckily, he took them out quickly with one charged shot and proceeded. But just when he thought the coast was clear, another trio of Monoeyes came out to attack. However, they were no match for the angel once the latter took them out quickly with another charged shot. The angel then entered a room where there's a moving platform.

"You'll need to ride that platform to move forward," Viridi explained. Pit did as he was told, but he also asked Viridi a question.

"You know what's weird, Viridi?" he wondered.

"What?" Viridi asked.

"There sure are a lot of Underworld troops here," Pit responded.

"This tower does seem to be lacking proper defenses," said Viridi.

"Any riffraff can just waltz on in. After all, little Pitty here had no problems," said Hades, who just came into the scene. "But I must admit that I ADORE running amok in other people's homes." The Chariot Master soon heard his voice.

"Another uninvited guest? Very well. At least show your face," he said. "So my Lightning Chariot can erase you from existence!"

"That's easy for you to say," said Devil Pit, from which nobody was listening. "After all, I see that you're still alive after our last encounter. Well, almost 'alive.'" Pit found a switch and quickly flipped it to activate the mines that eliminated all of the enemies at once.

"Many birds, one boom!" he exclaimed.

"Hmm... Seems like the angel is more cunning than I originally thought," Devil Pit said to himself. "The least I can do is give him some more time before I get going to claim my prize." With that, he continued on his way while avoiding more Underworld Army detection.

Meanwhile, Pit continued onwards through the tower up the next long pathway while making sure to take down more enemies. One of which was a Bumbledrop that was charging at the angel at high speeds, only for the latter to quickly dodged out of the way before letting loose a melee combo to eliminate it. He then entered a room where there is a where the floor panels alternated their electric currents.

"Those floor panels alternate between hurting you and not hurting you," said Viridi, but she also found something confusing. "They don't seem to have any effect on those Underworld enemies, though. Odd."

"That's a known issue. It'll be resolved in the next version of the tower," said the Chariot Master.

"Someone needs a better QA department," said Pit.

"Maybe he should have some advice from someone like me...not," Devil Pit chuckled quietly. While avoiding the electric floor panels that switch from different sides of the room, Pit fought against a trio of Splins and a Shelbo. Once he took them all out, he continued onwards up the next pathway of the tower. There he was ambushed bay a trio of Miks. Luckily, they were no match for Pit's melee attacks of his Black Club. He then entered a room with giant pillars which were where a couple of Zurrets where hiding and attacking from above.

"The Underworld has taken position up on top of the pillars," said Viridi.

"Well, what goes up... Must come down!" said Pit before attacking the pillars with melee attack to damage them. With a few amount of damage on the pillars, they lowered down to reveal the Zurrets' lines of attack. Once Pit spotted them, he dodged their attacks before counterattacking with charged shots and melee combos. After taking them out, he continued onwards around yet another long walkway, which was blocked by a few more Underworld enemies. But there were also a bunch of jump pads for Pit to hop over open gaps.

"Jump pads will help you over any gaps in the walkway," said Viridi.

"Man, climbing this tower is really a pain," Pit groaned.

"Aw, someone sounds like he wants a piggyback ride!" said Hades, chuckling. Devil Pit heard Hades say that and started to reminisce something.

"'Piggyback ride?'" he started. "That's what my family were back at the time when I gave my brother piggybacks. If only SHE didn't do anything to them, none of this would have happened!" The thought about his past made him growl in anger. But he then calmed down and continued onwards. I can't lash out my fury like this yet, he thought. If that happens I would lose the element of surprise. Plus, Pit will not have his way with me like last time!

Meanwhile, Pit entered a room where he noticed something very unusual.

"OK, so we've got rolling obstacles," he said.

"And don't forget the jump pads," Viridi pointed out. But then Pit noticed something about that room.

"Something seems familiar about this..." he wondered.

"I guess the Chariot Master has played Donkey Kong," said Hades. Suddenly, fire burst through the walls of the tower, catching everyone by surprise.

"AH!" Pit and Viridi yelped.

"What was that?" said Hades, shocked.

"VIRIDI BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL WAS ONE THING, BUT YOU DOING IT, HADES, IS SOMETHING ELSE!" Devil Pit shouted. "YOU BETTER STOP DOING THAT! IF SOMEBODY ELSE BREAKS THE FOURTH WALL AGAIN, I'M GOING TO KILL THEM!" But that was when he paled of what he just did. Shit! I just gave away my position! he mentally yelled.

"Wait a minute...I know that voice..." said the Chariot Master. "It's you! You're the same monster who sent me to the Overworld many years ago!" Everyone gasped after hearing that.

Well, I guess there's no point in hiding anymore, Devil Pit thought.

"Wait, what?!" Viridi exclaimed.

"Guess our prisoner was sneaky in hiding, but not as much as I thought," said Hades.

"I can recognize that voice from anywhere around this tower!" the Chariot Master replied. "You were trying to sneak into my temple without us knowing, were you not?"

"I guess you haven't changed after all these years," said Devil Pit. "Never thought you would talk to me again after what I did to you."

"Also, how did you enter my tower in the opposite direction of the angel? There was only one entrance," the Chariot Master continued.

"I broke through from the other side," Devil Pit answered. "It may sound tedious, but it's something that I do to enter others' properties."

"Um...Chariot Master? How do you know Devil Pit?" Pit asked.

"I cannot tell you just yet," the Chariot Master replied. "If you want to know the truth, come to the top to the tower and I'll explain." Pit said nothing but nodded in affirmation and continued onwards. After getting through that... "referenced room..." and taking out more Underworld enemies, Pit exited through the room and continued onwards up the next pathway. Luckily, there were no enemies around to attack, so Pit entered the next room safely, which seemed to have slippery ice and an Aether Ring.

"Whoa! It's solid ice!" he gasped.

"Using an Aether Ring should keep you from slipping around," said Viridi.

"Why does the Chariot Master have a vehicle of the gods?" Pit wondered after hopping in the vehicle.

"Isn't it obvious?" said the Chariot Master.

"Are you saying you're a god?" Viridi asked.

"I'm not saying anything," the Chariot Master responded.

"Aurgh! Then why even bring it up?" Viridi groaned.

Because I cannot tell you the truth until the angel arrives up here, the Chariot Master thought to himself. I need to see how tough he is first...just like how I was back in the day... Pit then started to fight against the Underworld enemies by launching out projectiles at them and activating his shield to avoid damage. The enemies were a Tortolunk, a Snoman, a Leox, and a Frozum. One he defeated them all, he hopped out of the Aether Ring and continued onwards through another long pathway.

"Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" he asked.

"No, we're not. No, we're not," Viridi responded. Devil Pit facepalmed after hearing that cliché question.

"Are you fucking serious? That question was so old and lame," he sighed in annoyance. "Like I haven't heard that a lot of times." Pit then entered a room with land mines where a couple of Syrens, a Zuree, a couple of Komaytoes, and a Shelbo flew around or levitated above the area to attack.

"Be careful you don't step on any land mines," Viridi warned.

"I'll do my best," said Pit.

"Mines certainly are useless on floating Underworld monsters," Viridi pointed out.

"Yes, yes, I'm quite aware of that," sighed the Chariot Master.

"Defense really isn't your strong suit, is it?" said Hades. "Eh, whatever. Defenses are for the weak and insecure."

"That's rich coming from you of all people," said Devil Pit. "At least MY defenses are much better then any of yours. Take it from someone who sets up high-tech security cameras around his areas."

"But none of us are even into technology other than you," said Viridi.

"Touché..." Devil Pit scoffed. Once he defeated all of the flying/floating enemies, Pit exited the room and continued onwards to the next pathway. But instead of walking upwards, he found a grind rail and hopped on it to move up.

"Hey there, grind rail!" he said. "Time to give these barking dogs a rest!" Once again, there were no enemies around to attack so Pit made it through safely, After hopping off, he entered another room witch contains a giant wrecking ball and Reapettes that are in a surprising interesting position.

"Hey, there's an oversized bowling ball. And some ugly bowling pins!" said Viridi.

"My troops are a worthy sacrifice for the sport of kings," said Hades.

"I wouldn't exactly call Bowling the so-called 'sport of kings,'" said Devil Pit.

Okay, so I just need to give this a good push, with a good aim, and... Pit thought before pushing the wrecking ball onto the Reapettes perfectly, eliminating them all in the process.

"STRIKE!" Viridi yelled out.

"YESSSSSSS!" Pit cheered. Devil Pit slowly clapped at his victory.

"Congratulations! You win no points!" he sarcastically cheered.

"That was funny!" Hades chuckled.

"NO IT WASN'T!" Pit and Viridi simultaneously shouted in annoyance. After that little "game," Pit continued onwards up another pathway to get closer to the tower, even though he was not quite close yet.

"Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" he asked.

"Are you seriously going to continue asking the same question?" Devil Pit groaned while facepalming. "Because if you are, you're starting to give me a headache."

"Says the one who gave me a painful migraine when you were still in my body!" Pit yelled in anger, making Devil Pit sinisterly snicker in response.

Wait. What does he mean about that? Viridi gasped in thought. Man! Something like this is going terribly wrong. Along the way, a Belunka appeared and spawned out Skuttler Cannoneers to attack the angel. But after Pit took them out, the Belunka spawned out an Orne Pit must avoid carefully. Luckily, he did and took down the Belunka as well before entering a room that has strong gusts of wind.

"A severe wind advisory is in effect up ahead," said Viridi.

"Thanks for the heads-up," Pit thanked. "But no little breeze is going to slow ME down!" For that reason, he must dash quickly in order not to get blown away, while also taking out Monoeyes that were in the room to attack him. Luckily, Pit dashed through the strong gusts and took down the enemies before exiting the room and walked up another pathway. Lucky for the angel, there was another grind rail for him to hop on.

"How convenient!" he said.

"Oh, I'm so pleased that it meets your approval," said Viridi, sarcastically.

"Pfft," Devil Pit chuckled.

"Did I say something funny?" Viridi questioned.

"Oh, nothing. It's just that I found it surprising that you're still helping your old enemy, even though you wanted to kill him three years ago before my attack on the planet with the Aurum," Devil Pit replied. "Speaking of which, why ARE you helping him anyway?" Viridi said nothing after that. While Pit was on the grind rail, there was a couple of Skuttler Cannoneers waiting for their opportunity to strike. But once they missed, Pit counterattack with charged shots. He then hopped off the grind rail and entered another room where he was ambushed by more enemies; a Shelbo and another pair of Skuttler Cannoneers. After taking them out, an Exo Tank appeared near a track for Pit to go up.

"Look! The Chariot Master has an Exo Tank!" Viridi exclaimed.

"Maybe he's a gearhead," Pit wondered.

"Or a nerd!" said Hades.

"Well, I believe that he is a god," said Devil Pit. "But I'm not going to explain in full details. Maybe the Chariot Master himself can tell you what I mean by that." Nobody else said anything as Pit hopped into the Exo Tank and used it to move towards the next room. He then found a giant racetrack which was once again guarded by more Underworld enemies.

"Cool! It's a path made of light!" the angel exclaimed in amazement.

"Well, this is a nice design flourish," said Viridi.

"No. It's a practice track for the Lightning Chariot," the Chariot Master corrected. "It's not for amateurs!" After getting through the practice track, while taking down the Underworld enemies in there, Pit hopped off the vehicle and continued onwards.

"Soooo... Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" he asked.

"Oh my word..." Devil Pit groaned while facepalming.

"You know that saying that there are no bad questions? Well, there are, and this is one of them! WE ARE NOT THERE YET!" Viridi shouted and then she sighed. "But I do wish there was a way to speed up this process."

"Well, when it comes to towers, they are really tall," said Devil Pit. "They are also built the way the owner wants it to be. So deal with it."

"Oooohhhhh..." Pit groaned upon hearing that. After taking down more enemies, he entered a room with a giant pillar that seemed to be covered in gems.

"This pillar seems to have gems stuck on it. What should I do with them?" he said.

"The same thing you always do: shoot them," said Hades.

"Yeah, no shit," said Devil Pit while rolling his eyes. Pit did so and shot a gem form the pillar. Once it was destroyed, the giant pillar lowered itself down.

"Hey! It got lower!" he exclaimed.

"Keep knocking it down to reveal a way forward!" said Viridi.

"But just so you know, the gems are in different positions," Devil Pit pointed out. "So it's best to go around to find them, unless you want to get yourself killed by Hades' troops." Pit walked around the pillar to look for the gems while also taking down more enemies along the way. He soon spotted another gem and fired a charged shot at it to destroy it, which lowered the pillar again. After taking out a Mik, Pit found another gem and fired another charged shot to destroy it, lowering the pillar in the process. Finally, after taking down a Specknose, he spotted the last gem and fired another charged shot to destroy it. The pillar soon lowered itself down completely.

"Success!" the angel exclaimed.

"But there are still two enemies you need to eliminate, so don't get cocky," Devil Pit warned. Right as he said that, a Tortolunk and a Snowman were on the platform to attack Pit. But the angel was quick enough to dodge their attacks and let lose melee combos to deal heavy damage on them. He also fired charged shots to deal strong lethal damage to give them a hard time to fight back. But after defeating them, a couple of Handoras and a Snong appeared to attack Pit with everything they've got. Unfortunately for them, they were no match for Pit's dodging and counterattacking strategy. But then, a couple of Miks and a Vakloom appeared to attack as well. Once Pit took down the Miks with melee attacks he fired a charged shot at the Vakloom, only for the enemy to absorb it and fired a big laser. Luckily, Pit dodged it just in time before letting loose melee combos to finish it. Once they were all defeated, a jump pad appeared for Pit to hop on. Pit then drank another Drink of the Gods and hopped on the jump pad to go up.

"Whoo hoo hoo hoo!" he exclaimed. After landing at a higher level, there were more Underworld troops waiting for him so that they could attack.

"Now what do we have here?" Viridi asked.

"It's time for my minions to do their thing," said Hades. "Underlings! I'm offering 100 gold for the putz's head!"

"The name's Pit!" Pit scowled in response.

"Yes. I know," Hades replied. "Your tenure as a ring doesn't seem to have had any effect on that keen wit of yours."

"Wait, you know that I was turned into a ring?" Pit asked in shock.

"Oh, is it a secret? Then don't mind me! Mum's the word!" Hades replied.

"Did YOU turn me into a ring?" Pit questioned, demanding for answers.

"Wow, you really are clueless," said Hades. "Don't you know, Pit? You're the cause of all this chaos."

"Whaaaaat?!" Pit yelled in disbelief. "That makes no sense!"

"I have to agree with the Underworld ruler. Why did you make all the innocent people suffer?" said Devil Pit. "No wonder why Lady Palutena hated you for what you have done"

"Shut up!" Pit yelled. "You were the one who did that! Not me!

"Says the one who fell right into my hands," Devil Pit replied.

"Don't let them get to you, Pit. The Underworld Army and Devil Pit are the ones to blame," said Viridi.

"Why, thank you. That's the sweetest thing I've ever heard you say," said Hades.

"More like the sourest thing to say," said Devil Pit.

"You know what? You BOTH are annoying," Viridi scowled.

"Yow! She's feisty! Wear gloves with this one, minions!" said Hades.

"Your minions don't even have any hands, you idiot," said Devil Pit. "Oh, and by the way, I'm not actually going after the Lightning Chariot."

"You're not?" Pit asked.

"I'm actually going after another prize," Devil Pit continued. "But I'm not going to tell you about it yet." After taking down all of the enemies that were standing in his way, Pit used another jump pad to move forward to the next pathway.

"Am I ever going to get to the top of this tower?" Pit sighed.

"I warned you before we got here that it was a long way up," said Viridi.

"Yeah, but this place is so huge, we even had a loading screen back there," said Pit. "Except this is a fanfic story, not a video game."

"Shhh, they're going to hear you! We're not supposed to talk about that!" Viridi shushed, but it was too late. Fire suddenly burst out of the walls, incinerating all of the Bumbledrops that were in Pit's way, and the angel barely dodged them quickly.

"Yikes!" he yelped.

"I THOUGHT I WARNED YOU TO STOP BREAKING THE FOURTH FUCKING WALL!" he boomed. "I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS! I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU AT THE TOP AND YOU WILL BE SEEING THE END OF YOUR JOURNEY!"

"Oh, man! Why does things have to be so frustrating!" Pit groaned.

"Well, the lovely goddess warned you about not saying what you said, but you didn't listen," said Hades.

"Hey! I didn't even know that, okay?!" Pit yelled. "And besides, I don't even know what this guy was even talking about."

"And can you just shut up for ten minutes, Hades?!" Viridi yelled. After that little skit, Pit continued onwards through the pathway before entering a room that appeared to be a giant maze.

"Uh... Are we there yet?" he asked.

"For fuck's sake..." Devil Pit groaned while facepalming.

"Yes. If by 'there' you mean 'at a maze,'" said Viridi. "But it's not that big, so you shouldn't have much trouble."

"Are you sure about that?" Devil Pit questioned. (A/N: That might've sounded like a familiar joke about John Cena.) While Pit was taking down a couple of Igniots and a Girin that were standing in his way, and finding a way out of the maze, Viridi decided to say something.

"Oh, look at us fighting on the same side! You're like a member of my army now!" she started.

"Uh, I don't remember enlisting," said Pit.

"I believe there are some latrines that need cleaning, private," Viridi continued.

"Private?! No way! I'm a commissioned officer!" Pit replied.

"Plus, how do you expect someone to clean your dirty toilets?" said Devil Pit in disgust. "That is so disgusting!" After that little skit, and also a bit of time to get through the maze, Pit found the exit and walked up the next pathway. There, a Fort Oink was there sanding out Skuttler Cannoneers to attack the angel. Luckily, they were no match for him and he took down the Fort Oink to stop it from sending out more of them. He then entered a room where there were and Eggplant Wizard and a Wave Angler were waiting for him.

"I've got a heaping helping of Underworld goodness for you, Pit!" said Hades.

"He's saying that more enemies are on their way. Clever, huh," said Viridi.

"Yeah? Well, I whipped up a club-your-face sandwich!" said Pit. "Hope YOU'RE hungry!"

"I would be hungry for mortal flesh and thirsty for blood," said Devil Pit.

"TMI! That's way too much for us to hear!" said Hades. But after taking down the duo of enemies, a Guttler and a group of Shemums came out to attack the angel Luckily, Pit took them out. Unfortunately, a Skuttler Cannoneer, a Pluton, and a Crawler all came out to attack him next. While he was fighting them, Viridi decided to say something.

"I always forget how big clubs are," she started. 

"But they're not as heavy as they look!" Pit replied.

"Bigger isn't always better, you know," Viridi continued.

"Small things please small minds!" said Pit. And then this continued on as a "Quote Battle" between the angel and goddess.

"The best things come in small packages."

"So do small potatoes!"

"Great oaks from little acorns grow!"

"Talk softly and carry a big stick!"

"The bigger they are, the harder they fall!"

"I'm...large and in charge?"

"You're too big for your britches!"

"A bird in the hand will keep the doctor away?" 

"What?"

"The squeaky wheel gets the worm."

"Nope. Stop."

That was pretty much the end of that skit and Hades found it hilarious.

"Never thought I heard those two go back and fourth like that! That was priceless!" he laughed. But Devil Pit wasn't amused.

"That was honestly the most stupidest conversation I have ever heard in my entire afterlife," he groaned with a facepalm. (A/N: That's honestly my favorite weapon conversation of them all! I was laughing so hard at that. I couldn't bring out the other ones from the recent chapters because of the other weapons I had to pick from good playthroughs. So, sorry about that.) After taking down the last set of enemies, Pit drank another Drink of the gods and exited the room. He then hopped on yet another grind rail.

"Walking's for chumps!" he said.

"Up you go!" said Viridi.

"It's like watching a roller-skating chicken," chuckled Hades.

"Don't even pretend that that's not awesome!" Pit groaned in annoyance.

"First of all, Hades, Pit is an angel. Not a chicken," Devil Pit sighed while facepalming. "And second, is it because of the fact that you want to be on it with Viridi, Pit?"

"W-What?!" the angel exclaimed in embarrassment.

"Now that would be something those two would definitely have," said Hades.

"SHUT UP!" Pit and Viridi yelled out while blushing furiously.

"Ahahahahaha!" both Hades and Devil Pit laughed. After that little skit, Pit continued to take down more enemies while on the grind rail. A trio of Monoeyes started it off, but they were proven to be no match for the angel. Then there was Handora blocking Pit's way, but like the last set of enemies, it was defeated easily. Then there was another couple of Monoeyes, but Pit took them down easily with a melee attack on both of them at once. Then there were a couple of Handoras next, but Pit took them down quickly without even giving them a chance to attack. Next were a couple of Miks once they let out their big tongues, but Pit quickly stopped their attack with his Club before hurling them away and defeating them quickly. Suddenly, Pit quickly passed through a lot of shōji doors.

"Look at me go! I'm all, 'whoosh whooosh!'" he exclaimed.

"Eloquently put as always," said Hades.

"That's what he said," Devil Pit chuckled. After Pit hopped off the grind rail, he entered a room that has a Cherubot in the middle of the big arena.

"Score!" he exclaimed.

"Hop on in, Pit!" said Viridi. Pit did so and hopped in the Cherubot. "The Cherubot is pure mechanical brawn wrapped in an adorable package," Viridi continued. "So decimate anything that gets in your way."

"Consider it done!" said Pit.

"More like 'consider it undone,' because even after that, you might still have a lot of work to do," said Devil Pit.

"Now you're just pouring salt in my open wounds," Pit sighed in annoyance. The first enemy he attack was a Monomiknose, which are two Monoeyes, a Specknose, and Mik all combined to make a big face. But once Pit attacked the Monomiknose, the enemies all split up in their groups to attack. Once Pit took them out, a group of Reapettes came out to attack Pit next. However, they were proven to be weak once Pit took them all out with the Cherubot's powerful punches and rapid fire shots. But then a group of Splins split themselves apart to attack the angel all at once. But Pit was quick on his toes to dodge their attacks before counterattacking them with powerful energy blasts and punches. Lastly, a Fort Oink came out and spawned Monoeyes to take out the angel. But Pit was quick to take them out before going on a full-scale attack on the Fort Oink. But once it was out of Monoeyes, it spawned out Miks next. Luckily, they were proven to be no match for Pit as he took them all out with the Cherubot. After it ran out of enemies to spawn, Pit finished it off with rapid fire shots to destroy it.

"And that's the end of them! ...Are we there yet?" he exclaimed before asking the same question again.

"Good job and no, not yet," said Viridi. "But there's just a little ways to go. Oh, and I have a special treat for you up ahead."

"I wonder if it's something horrible like Palutena did last time with her 'gift,'" said Devil Pit.

"Don't even remind me of that time," Pit groaned. "Wait. How did you even know about that?"

"Lucky guess, I suppose," Devil Pit replied. Pit shook his head in response before getting off of the Cherubot and exited the room. However, as he continued on his way, another group of Miks appeared to take him out. Luckily, Pit took them out quickly and used the jump pads to continue forwards. However, the last gap was hiding an Orne and Pit acted quickly by jumping over it with a jump pad before it could attack him. After that, he entered a giant room where his gift was waiting.

"What what WHAT IS THIS?!" he gasped upon seeing it. "A. HUGE. HOT SPRING!"

"WHAT?!" Devil Pit shouted in shock, after knowing that his predictions were incorrect.

"You're not the only hot-spring fan," said Viridi, after spotting a Bumbledrop in it. "Apparently Underworld monsters value relaxation too."

"But why can't they relax somewhere else? THIS IS MY SPECIAL ME TIME!" said Pit.

"What the hell is your 'special me time?'" groaned Devil Pit as he facepalmed. After that little relaxation, Pit continued onwards up the tower where he was greeted up the last pathway to reach the Chariot Master and get the Lightning Chariot.

 "Pit, I have some exciting news for both of us," said Viridi. "The Chariot Master is just ahead. So you can finally stop asking me if we're there yet." But you need to be careful, she added in thought. There is also somebody else waiting for you. As soon as Pit entered the the top of the tower, he found Devil Pit waiting for him in a room where pillars surrounding a giant warp portal.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

"It's about time you made it up here," said Devil Pit. "I was starting to get board waiting for you."

"Oh... I forgot that you were waiting to kill me after what I did," said Pit. "But I just don't even know what you were-" Before he could continue, he was melee attacked by Devil Pit's weapon. "Argh!" he groaned after getting hit and knocked back.

"I suggest that you stop talking about that!" said Devil Pit with a sinister growl. "It's really bugging me!"

"Pit! Are you okay?" asked Viridi, worried.

"Y-Yeah. I'm fine," Pit groaned after getting up. But before he could counterattack, he recognized that weapon Devil Pit was holding. "How did you get the Palutena Blade?" he asked.

"Lady Palutena gave it to me," Devil Pit explained. "She gave me a mission to track you down and exterminate you in order to slow you down. And even if you defeated me, I'm not leaving the tower until I collect the prize that belongs to me."

"First of all, only I get to call the Goddess of Light 'Lady Palutena!'" said Pit. "And second, what is this so-called 'prize' you wanted anyway?"

"Like I said before, it's none of your concern," Devil Pit replied. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have a job to finish. So allow me to exterminate you and then you're friends will be joining you in your demise."

"Not if I have anything to say about it, Devil Pit!" Pit shouted as the two of them readied their weapons to fight.

"Take him out, Pit!" said Viridi. "Show this monster what it means to mess with us!"

"This is going to be fun to watch!" said Hades.

Music stops and switches to: STAR WARS DUEL OF THE FATES (TECHNO COVER). from Airbender Hawk (A.K.A. The Big Battle Theme)

Devil Pit stated the big fight by releasing a charged shot at his enemy, but Pit avoided it quickly. But after that dodge, Devil Pit charged at him and slashed at him multiple times with a melee combo. After that was done, he quickly dodged Pit's swing of his Black Club and then kicked him from behind. This knocked Pit to the ground.

"Urk... You're not going down easily, are you?" he asked after getting up from that attack.

"Well, of course not!" said Devil Pit. "After all, you humiliated me back outside. So now I think it's time for some more payback."

"But why are you even going after Pitty Pat?" Hades asked the Devil. "After all, you wanted to stop both him AND the rest of us."

"Well, that's because I cannot let him ruin my master plan," Devil Pit answered. "And once I'm done with this flightless angel, I'll be coming after all of you next. Then we'll rule a new world from which the Dark Allies will rise!"

"You are not going to kill my sweetest angel boyfriend!" Viridi yelled. "You must be stopped so that we can complete our mission to rescue Palutena!"

"Wait. What did you just say?" both Pit and Devil Pit simultaneously asked. This made Viridi blush madly and she shook her head.

WHAT AM I EVEN THINKING?! she mentally yelled at herself.

"Looks like rosebud is blushing like an actual soft rose," said Hades, smugly. "It's hilarious to see."

"Shut up!" Viridi yelled. "Pit! Take down this monster before he could say anything else!"

"With pleasure, Mistress Viridi!" said Pit. The way Pit said that made both him and the Nature Goddess blush together again.

"Okay. This is starting to become ridiculous," said Devil Pit. "I'll just kill you right here and now." With that, he charged at Pit and swung his weapon with a huge amount of force, but Pit blocked it with his own. The angel then pushed the Devil away to avoid taking any damage. "Not bad, Pit. But the fun has just begun," Devil Pit smirked before releasing another charged shot from his weapon. Pit released a charged shot from his own to prevent any damage from happening. But once both charged shots made contact, they let out a big blast with smoke covering the whole arena.

"Ah! I can't see a thing!" Pit cried as he covers his face with his hands to prevent the smoke from going to his eyes.

"Pit! Watch out!" Viridi warned as Pit quickly uncovers his face to see glowing red eyes charging at him at full speeds. Once the smoke was cleared, he barely dodged a melee attack from Devil Pit. However, Devil Pit growled before letting loose a melee combo as Pit dodged it as much as he could.

"Nrrgh! Hold still, you coward!" Devil Pit growled as let out more melee attacks. When he tried to let out a charged shot, Pit pushed him backwards with his own melee combo from his weapon.

"Not this time, Devil Pit!" he exclaims. "If you're going to play rough, then so will I!"

"So that's how it's going to be, huh? Very well, I'll play with you the way you want it to be," Devil Pit replied before charging at the angel again. Both of them let loose more melee combos at each other to repel their own attacks. Devil Pit then attacked the angel with rapid fire shots, but Put dodged them and then counterattacked by repelling the shots back at his foe with melee attacks. "I've had enough of this shit! Prepare for a lethal blast!" Devil Pit growled in anger as he let out a more extremely powerful charged shot than the last ones he fired. Only this time, Pit quickly blocked it with his weapon before repelling it back to sender. This stunned Devil Pit for a while as he held his face in his left hand. "Ow! Fuck!" he groaned in pain.

"Time to end this!" Pit said in determination as he charged at his foe. Then, he let loose melee combos to deal lethal damage on him. With the last powerful blow dealt on his foe, Devil Pit flew backwards and crashed right into a pillar, defeating him in the process.

"Curses!" he groaned in defeat.

"Consider yourself defeated once again!" Pit yelled in victory.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Devil Pit fell on his stomach and struggled to get up. His Palutena Blade shattered after he lost the battle.

"Urrgh..." he grunted as he continued to struggle.

"I'm not going to let you leave here, Devil Pit!" said Pit. "Now tell me! Why did you do this to Lady Palutena?"

"It's all part of my master plan," said Devil Pit. "I had the help of my pet to corrupt and manipulate her to cause destruction. I'm pretty sure that that wasn't the only thing you've witnessed."

"What do you mean?" Viridi asked.

"Tell me, Pit, do you remember that 'vision' you watched last night?" Devil Pit asked the angel.

"Vision...?" Pit wondered. He thought for a moment until something clicked. He remembered the nightmare he had last night. "Are you talking about the bad dream I had?!" he asked, furiously.

"In a way, yes," said Devil Pit. "After all, it was me who gave it to you when I followed you to Viridi's temple."

"Hey! Isn't that stalking?!" Viridi yelled in anger.

"Whatever it was, it was under Lady Palutena's orders," said Devil Pit.

"I've had enough of you!" Pit yelled. "It's time to finish you right here and now! I will bring you to justice for what you did to the innocents!" He then walked up to Devil Pit and raised his Black Club up to smash his head.

"Go, Pit!" Viridi cheered. "Show that Devil what happens when he messes with us!"

"Oh goodie!" said Hades, thrilled. However, once Pit raised his weapon up, he didn't do anything else. Instead, he started trembling in hesitation and he couldn't understand why. He was supposed to finish Devil Pit off with a powerful strike to end his crimes, but, for some reason...he just couldn't.

What is going on? he thought to himself. Why can't I do anything else? I need to stop him from committing more monstrous crimes!

"Pit? What's going on?" Viridi asked. "Stop hesitating and finish him off!"

"Even I'm the one who's confused by this," said Hades. "I have never seen Pitty this hesitant before." Pit still didn't do anything to stop his enemy. He still trembled in hesitation. He tried to move his arms to slam his weapon down on Devil Pit's head, but he still wouldn't budge.

It looks like he's not doing anything to stop me, Devil Pit thought. Now's my chance to escape. In an act of escaping, Devil Pit quickly stood back up and knocked the weapon out of Pit's hands. Devil Pit then flew away as fast as he could out of the tower.

"Oh, come on!" Viridi groaned. "He got away!"

"Wait a minute! He dropped something," said Pit as he saw something on the floor. He reached for the item and noticed what it was. "Oh. It's another tape."

"A tape?" Viridi asked. "Why would he carry those things?"

"I don't know. But I have a feeling that it might be useful," said Pit. In fact, I believe I still have the tape player with me, he added in thought. He then put the tape into his pocket, drank another Drink of the Gods after that battle, and entered the warp to see the Chariot Master.

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1

Pit arrived at a racetrack and found a regular chariot with Phos.

"The Lightning Chariot!" he exclaimed.

"Grab the reins on Phos there," said the Chariot Master.

"Gee, thanks!" Pit replied.

"You misunderstand. This is no gift," said the Chariot Master as he rode on the other chariot with Lux and zipped by. Pit then hopped into his own and pursued after the Chariot Master to begin the fight. Devil Pit arrived as well, hid in the shadows in order for them not to see him, and watched the scene unfold.

"Let's see how well Pit can take him on," he said to himself before the battle began. Pit started the battle by catching up to the Chariot Master as quick as he could. Since both of them are on the racetrack for the battle, it was going to be different.

"If you want the Lightning Chariot, you must prove your worth," said the Chariot Master.

"You need two unicorns to pull the Lightning Chariot," Viridi explained. "That means you have to defeat the Chariot Master and get the other one."

"Now let's begin," said the Chariot Master as he pulled out his sword. He then attacked the angel with a swift strike, only for the angel to block it with his Black Club. During the battle, both Phos and Lux were running around the racetrack at a fast pace. While Pit and the Chariot Master continued their fight, the angel decided to talk to the recent warrior about something.

"This isn't how I wanted things to go, but I have to save Lady Palutena," he said.

"I understand better than you know," said the Chariot Master. "For my own master, I would not hesitate to dirty these hands."

"So you serve someone as well?" Pit asked.

"I did. I've suffered countless war wounds, but none greater than the loss of my master," the Chariot Master explained. "I once had many comrades in arms. But they too have returned to the dust. All I have left in this life are my faithful steeds, Phos and Lux."

"Oh..." said Pit.

"My body has long since degraded, and now my soul grows thin," the Chariot Master continued. "The warrior's path inevitably leads to loss. I have no qualms about this. But you are no warrior, angel. Tell me, why do you fight?"

"I fight for Lady Palutena," Pit answered. And I fight for the people under her protection!"

"That's not reason enough for an angel," said the Chariot Master. "Especially when I saw you fight against that monster for what he did to me all those years ago. You hesitated to finish him when you had the chance. Hesitation leads to cowardness, and cowardness leads to defeat."

"Who are you to question my reasons?" Pit replied. "My choices are my own! And I choose to serve the goddess of light! But not only that, I also choose to fight against Devil Pit for what he did to all of us!"

"I admire your conviction. It speaks to the deep reservoir of strength within you," said the Chariot Master. "But it also proves you very foolish. And though you may be a servant of the heavens, I will show you no mercy!"

"And I won't need it!" said Pit.

"We understand each other then," said the Chariot Master. "And we fight against the same enemy."

"We do!" Pit agreed.

"Which is why I wanted you to prove your worth in the first place, to show how strong you have become throughout your journey," the Chariot Master added. "If you do not have the strength to fight, you have no chance in saving the person you serve for years in the hands of your enemy. Which is why you must not hesitate to fight, even if you feel that something is wrong. If one needs to be put in place, and if you feel that it's the right thing to do, then let your heart guide you through your way."

"How do you know that?" Pit asked.

"I'll explain after this battle," the Chariot Master replied, ending the conversation and continuing the fight.

"Your movements might be limited, but you can still dash and dodge," Viridi explained. "Dodge out of the way, then let him have it with a power-packed dash attack. I can only assume that he wants you to pull out all the stops for this fight."

"That is exactly my point. It is the only way to test this angel and see if he is indeed a warrior," the Chariot Master explained. "To prove that he is the hero this world needs. To stop the Underworld's evil plans, end the evil monster's tendencies towards innocents, and bring peace to those who live or die."

"Wow! You really DO know well about peace," Pit exclaimed in amazement.

"I think we're going to get to the bottom of this after this fight," Viridi added.

"We'll talk more after the test," the Chariot Master said before getting back to the fight again. But this time, he sped up and launched powerful energy projectiles directly at the angel, but Pit quickly dashed to avoid getting hit. Then the Chariot Master lifted his sword in the air and spawned lightning bolts from it to attack Pit and paralyze him. Luckily, the angel was quick to dodge and avoid getting paralyzed by the minute. The Chariot Master then set out some mines right in front of him and dashed through to avoid them. Once Pit saw the mines, he quickly moved out of the way where they were to avoid getting over them and cause an explosion. During the battle, Devil Pit watched it all unfold and was proud of how they both fight.

"You both never seem to underestimate each other," he said. "I guess our first fights really did proven your time and strength." Once Pit was able to get through all of the devestating attacks, he caught up with the Chariot Master again.

"Impressive, young angel. But now it's time to finish this with our own skills in combat!" said the Chariot Master.

"I couldn't agree more!" Pit replied as they both swung at each other's weapons to take any damage. But because of how many times they kept repelling their own attacks, they did not seem to take any damage at all. But then Pit had an idea. I don't know if this could work, but this should be worth a shot, he thought before releasing a charged shot at the Chariot Master to temporarily stun him. Once he was stunned, Pit let loose a melee combo and forward-dash charged shots as much as he could to deal so much damage on him. At long last, the Chariot Master was defeat. "I win!" Pit exclaimed in victory.

"Well done..." the Chariot Master sighed. He then collapsed to the ground and Pit rushed to his side while both Phos and Lux neighed in alarm.

"What's happening to you?" he asked in disbelief.

"Ah heh heh... I seem to have drowned in your reservoir of strength," the Chariot Master replied. "You've proven yourself worthy of my Lightning Chariot. Not only that, but you showed no hesitation in defeating me. The prophecy I have heard was true; you are the true warrior this world needs, and you are going to do what is right. I have done what I could, so the rest is up to you."

"Wait! I don't want it to end this way!" said Pit as he let out his hand to pick up the Chariot Master, from which he refused.

"This is the only way things can end for an old warrior. I have no regrets," he said. "But before I go, there is something I need to tell you. You remember that monster you fought whom I recognized, correct?"

"Devil Pit?" Pit answered.

"If that is his name and you assume to call him that, then yes," said the Chariot Master. "Let me tell you my story about what happened to me, my comrades, and my master." A flashback began as the Chariot Master explained his story.

Music stops and switches to: FNaF 3: Shadow Bonnie's Minigame Music Box V.2 (A.K.A. The Memory Explanation Theme)

Chariot Master's POV

Begin flashback

My real name was Hercules. I was the older son of Zeus and I had a younger sister named Phosphora. We lived in harmony together as a happy family and our father taught us how to use the electric element. But one day, my instincts were telling me that I had other things to do. And the Palutena lady you mentioned, the Lightning Chariot wasn't the first chariot I had before. My very first chariot was the Heavenly Chariot. It was a gift from the Goddess of Light. I practiced using the chariot after I moved away from my family. But then, tragedy struck for all of us. That monster I mentioned came into this very same tower and attacked me. He then stole that chariot for his crimes.

But before he left, he told me, "I'll be sending you to the Overworld and see how those mortals will complete their tests." He sent me to the Overworld where I was taken to somewhere I was unfamiliar about. That was where I met my master and my comrades. I showed them all how well I was with the Lightning Chariot. Our master taught us how to fight for our safety. For years, we were using the Lightning Chariot to serve and protect others. But...we made a terrible accident. We destroyed a building that was built by Emperor Nero. He found us a threat to his empire and declared war on all of us.

"These ignorant fools are nothing but monsters! Those who step foot on my empire will be swiftly eliminated!" he yelled out before sending his troops to kill us. We fought against the emperor and his army and slain many of his troops. However, we were then captured and executed by him. Each and every one of us were slain by the emperor and his Sword of Death. Before I died, I saw that monster looking at me with his sinister eyes. I lost all of my comrades and master, but the only ones I had left were Phos and Lux of my Lightning Chariot. From that point, I stayed in my tower for years, waiting for my time to rest. As I waited, I foresaw a prophecy that a chosen angel will be the hero to stop that monster from wreaking havoc on our universe. And now...you already know the rest of the story...

End flashback

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Failing Love from LuigiBoss2.0 (A.K.A. The Moving On Theme)

"Oh, no..." Pit cried in tears. "I...I didn't know Phosphora was your sister nor did I even realize that you met the same fate like her! What have I done?!" He fell to his knees and continued to sob as tears fell out of his sockets. Hercules saw the angel's tears and slowly get up to slowly lift his hand up on his face, wiping them off.

"Do not cry, young angel," he replied. "Besides, you're the warrior we know who can stop that monster for what he did to all of us. Our fate is in your hands." Pit then reached his left hand to touch Hercules' after he stopped crying before the both of them put their hands down, still holding each other. "I also want you and your ally to make a promise," Hercules continued.

"What is it?" Pit asked.

"Promise me that you will take care of my little sister," Hercules explained. "I'm trusting you with her, Phos, and Lux. And the future of this realm."

"I-I promise," said Pit. Hercules then let go of Pit's hand and slowly lied down again.

"My sister, if you can hear me, I want to say that I'm sorry for not telling your allies this," he began. "Our father and I will forever watch you to see if you're okay after what we've been though because of that monster. Be strong for our family and your friends. I love you, sis." He disappeared and his last remains faded away.

"He was an honorable warrior. Don't let his death be in vain," said Viridi. "I also promised to take care of Phosphora for him, too." She then opened up a light pillar. "Now let's go save Palutena." Pit was then whisked back to Viridi's temple alongside the Lightning Chariot with Phos and Lux.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Devil Pit came out of his hiding spot and noticed that Pit and the Lightning Chariot were already gone.

"Good riddance," he said. "Even though Pit did get rid of one of my victims, he couldn't rest in peace after his death. All he wanted was a fair fight to let him rest. But, now that he's gone, time to claim what is mine." He left the racetrack and entered a hidden room where he found his prize. "There it is. The Heavenly Chariot," he said. "This is exactly what I need for our plan of counterattack. I remember using this all those years ago when I had the same problem of that barrier at HER temple." He then hopped into the chariot. "Giddyup, boys!" he ordered the two unicorns on it. "We better return to Lady Palutena now!" The unicorns neighed before they both rushed out of the tower and returned back to Palutena's Temple.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Failing Love (A.K.A. The Moving On Theme)

After Pit returned back to Viridi's temple, he heard crying coming from the dining area. He quickly rushed into the place and found Viridi comforting a crying Phosphora.

"Shh...Let it all out, Phosphora," the Goddess of Nature whispered.

"I'm so sorry, brother!" Phosphora cried. "If only I told the others about this!" Pit slowly walked up to the girls and felt heartbroken to see Phosphora like that.

"Phosphora..." he began until he was interrupted when Phosphora quickly rushed to him, hugged him tightly, and continued to sob on his shoulder.

"I'm so sorry, Pit!" she cried. "I now know who my brother was and I didn't get a chance to tell you!" Pit frowned as he wrapped his arms and wings around the Lightning Nymph.

"It's OK," he said. "He's in a safe place now and he'll forever watch you along with your father. I promise to take care of you like Hercules was."

"Me too," Viridi agreed. "And I'm pretty sure the same thing goes for the rest of our forces." Pit and Phosphora nodded in agreement.

"We do, Mistress," said Arlon, who just came into the dining area along with Cragalanche. "We always serve to protect an ally." Cragalanche slowly nodded as well.

"*sniff* Thank you, guys," Phosphora sniffled after she stopped crying. "I shouldn't let that get in my way. I have to move on and fight for my family." Everyone else nodded.

"Oh! That reminds me!" Pit said so suddenly before pulling out the tape from his pocket. "We should also bring everyone else for a meeting and listen to this tape."

"You're right! Let's gather everyone in the room," said Viridi with everyone else nodding in agreement. They then left to gather the Forces of Nature together.

Music stops and switches back to: Solo Menu (Viridi)

Soon enough, Pit, Viridi, and the other commanders, gathered all of Forces of Nature together to listen the tape.

"Attention, my children!" Viridi ordered. "We have a very important meeting to announce. Pit has found something that we all must listen to together. Pit, will you do the honors?"

"Why yes, of course, Viridi," Pit complied before placing the tape marked "Banished Fallen Angel" into the tape player and then pressed PLAY.

Music stops and switches to: Kevin Macleod ~ Giant Wyrm (A.K.A. Evil Comes Theme)

"I can't believe that Palutena would do such a thing to me," the sinister voice began. "She was a useless excuse of a goddess. Disobeying my orders when I gave her warnings. I forced her to let me kill Gaia, and if she dared to disobey me, I would kill her. She helped me to commit my murder on her. But, after I committed that crime, I was filled with a bloodlust rage. I then went into the Thunder Cloud Temple and sent Phosphora to the Overworld. She will be joining her older brother soon. Getting back to the topic at hand, I killed her father, Zeus. Even though he wasn't dead just yet, his last remains are left into the Underworld. Palutena told me that I am now banished from Skyworld and will never see me again. I was enraged about her not listening to my warning. I then flew back to her temple while she sent out her guard to fight against me. None of them survived after I killed all of them. I tried to kill Palutena, but I was instead chained in place. Turns out she set up a trap. She then used half of her powers to banish me from Skyworld and I was taken to the Overworld. I was mad that she did this to me. I am now a fallen angel awaiting revenge against the Goddess of Light. I will find her, and then she will meet her own sister IN THE EXACT... SAME... DEMISE!" *click*

Music stops and switches to: Kevin Macleod ~ Unseen Horrors (A.K.A. Anger Boils Theme)

Everyone was shocked to hear this after the tape ended.

"I-I don't know what to say about all of this!" Viridi gasped.

"Who was that guy?" Phosphora asked in shock. "He sounded very scary..." The sound of the voice from that tape made her shiver in fear. 

"I agree with you, Miss Phosphora," said Arlon. "He sure sounded very sinister but... also very familiar..." Cragalanche couldn't say anything except shake a little bit in fear about hearing that voice.

"This wasn't the first tape I heard," said Pit. "There were other ones I showed to Lady Palutena. But one thing's for certain is that we need to rescue her from Devil Pit's clutches!"

"You're absolutely right, Young Master Pit," Arlon agreed.

"Yeah. But I believe we need to take a nice long rest in order to prepare ourselves for the mission," said Viridi. Everybody else nodded in agreement and they all went to their rooms to rest.

Music stops and switches back to: Solo Menu (Viridi)

Viridi was still awake and decided to head to Pit's room to check on him. She entered and found Pit sleeping soundly without any nightmares this time.

Aw. He's so cute when he's sleeping peacefully, she thought to herself. Viridi moved closer to Pit and gently moved her head towards his own. "I'm happy to see you safe," she spoke softly. "If we didn't calm you down this morning, you would've gotten yourself killed. Thanks for helping us out with the mission today." She then gently pecked Pit's forehead, making the angel smile softly. "Sweet dreams, Pit," she said as soon as she left. Phosphora was also up to notice her.

"So, you and Pit have a thing, huh?" she teased.

"Oh, shut up!" Viridi replied, quietly. "Let's just go back to sleep." The Goddess of Nature and Lightning Nymph, who was chuckling with glee and mischief, both went back to their own rooms to sleep and get ready for the rescue mission to save the Goddess of Light, Palutena.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Meanwhile, Devil Pit returned to Palutena's Temple with the Heavenly Chariot.

"I see that you've returned," said Palutena. "Did you complete your mission?"

"I have more good news and bad news," said Devil Pit. "The good news is that I got the Heavenly Chariot to slow Pit and his allies down in case they show up. The bad news is that they have now gotten the Lightning Chariot after the angel defeated me twice—but fret not. Because since we have the Heavenly Chariot, I may as well use it to slow Pit down with his Lightning Chariot."

"Captain! You will do no such thing!" a centurion yelled out. "You need to stop with your-" Before he could say anything else, Devil Pit slashed into his abdomen with his Sword of Death and killed him. He then turned to the other centurions with a sinister growl and glowing red eyes.

"The next time someone else talks back to me like that, they will join him in his demise. YOU GOT THAT?!" he yelled the last part. The centurions reluctantly nodded in fear as Devil Pit turned back to face the Goddess of Light. "Now then, what's the next mission, my lady?" he asked her.

"Your next mission is to slow Pit down with the chariot," Palutena explained. "But if he managed to break through, come back to me so that we can prepare ourselves for the fight. And should you need some assistance." She then summoned two more weapons for Devil Pit, a Bullet Blade and Guardian Orbitars. "Use these weapons to your advantage against him."

"Much appreciated, Lady Palutena," said Devil Pit. "Now I must take my leave. Business calls elsewhere." He then left the temple in the Heavenly Chariot.

Music stops

Chapter Text

Music playing: Solo Menu (Viridi)

Pit woke up in the morning to get fully prepared for the upcoming mission in saving Palutena from Devil Pit's hands. Viridi opened the entrance door of her temple as Pit hopped in with Phosphora waiting for him. Once Pit orders Phos and Lux to take off, they zoomed out of the temple and into the sky around it. Phosphora guided Pit to steer the chariot and also let loose attacks that will be useful on enemies. They even did a little target practice to test how well Pit is with aiming at his foes. Luckily, Pit seemed to have improve his skills and Phosphora smiled to see him well done with combat with the Lightning Chariot. After they get back to the temple they both hop off out of the chariot.

"Nicely done, Pit. You really did well with those techniques in battle during your time in the Lightning Chariot," said Phosphora, amazed.

"Well... heh... It does take some time to get used to going really fast," Pit replied. "But it sure does deal heavy damage when using different attacks." Phosphora nodded in agreement before heading to her room to rest. With that training session done, Pit decided that he would need to get himself ready and prepared for the next tough battle ahead. So he walked up to Cragalanche who was next to the training room. "Hey, Cragalanche, you got some time to spar with me?" he asks him. Cragalanche looked directly at Pit and let out a nod in affirmation before the both of them head inside the training room.

Once they both got inside, they got into their battle stances to prepare their sparring; Pit has his First Blade equipped for the training. Cragalanche began the fight by charging at Pit at high speeds while digging underground. Pit felt the rumble from below and quickly dodged to avoid Cragalanche from going up with a huge amount of force. He then swung his arms at the angel to deal big damage, but Pit dodged them and counterattacked at Cragalanche with rapid fire shots. During the fight, Pit decided to go for a challenge by attacking Craglanche head on around his armor instead of going for the weak point like the last time during their first fight in the Reset Bomb Forest. After many attacks of melee combos and rapid fire/charged shots, Cragalanche was on the ground with Pit pointed his First Blade at him.

"Checkmate, Cragalanche. I win again!" he declared in triumphant before putting his weapon away and then took out his hand for Cragalanche. The Mighty Commander nodded and grabbed Pit's hand before the former helped the latter pull himself back up to his feet, despite being heavy like a literal rock. Just then, they heard footsteps enter the training room and then turned around to see Arlon standing next to the entrance.

"Young Master Pit and Sir Cragalanche, Mistress Viridi has instructed me gather you to the dining area for breakfast," he said with a bow. "Your attendance would be appreciated."

"Thanks, Arlon. We'll be right there!" Pit replied as he rushed out to the dining area with Arlon and Cragalanche following him. Once they arrived, they see Viridi and Phosphora waiting for them, with the latter happy to see the angel.

"There you are, Pit! How was your training sessions?" she asks him.

"Great! I feel like I'm ready to save Palutena now thanks to you guys," Pit replied with a happy smile as he sat down alongside the other two commanders. "Thanks for keeping me company, Viridi. If you didn't help me from the very beginning or if Lily didn't save me and then call you to get me flying again, I would've been finished."

"Don't mention it, Pit. I'm just doing my job here," Viridi replied while blushing.

"C'mon, Mistress Viridi," Phosphora teased. "Are you still trying to hide your feelings for him?" This made Viridi blush even redder and even Pit was starting to turn pink.

"S-SHUT UP ABOUT THAT!" Viridi yelled. Phosphora giggled and the group continued to eat. After breakfast, Pit headed to the Arms Alter to select his weapon. He found a pair of Claws that seemed very unfamiliar to him. They appeared to have a somewhat natural flora and they have a similar color design as Viridi's dress.

"I wonder what these Claws would do," he wondered aloud. "I better use them to see how strong they are. In fact, the design of them look almost similar to Viridi. Let's give them a shot." He equipped the Viridi Claws and rushed to the door.

Music stops and switches to: Palutena's Temple

Pit hopped into the Lightning Chariot to begin his mission.

"Phos! Lux! Giddyup!" he ordered the unicorns and they complied by rushing out of the door and into Earth's orbit. Once they got out from the door, Underworld enemies appeared to stop the angel and Pit used all his training he learned this morning to attack all of them.

"This Lightning Chariot will pierce the force field on Palutena's temple," said Viridi. "Keep your wits about you. You're moving so fast, you can't afford any slip-up."

"Understood," Pit affirmed.

"We'll reach a warp tunnel in about one minute," Viridi pointed out.

"Gaaaaaaah! My skin feels like it's going to peel right off!" Pit yelled in pain as Phos and Lux started to go a bit faster than before to reach Palutena's temple as quickly as possible.

"What was that? You want to go faster?!" Viridi asked before rooting out. "You are the arrow of light that pierces the heart of darkness!" Pit felt happy that he had an ally that really knew how to give him confidence.

This is why I think you're awesome, Viridi, he thought as he continued to attack more enemies along the way. Because of how fast and how strong the Lightning Chariot has become through Earth's orbit, the Underworld were no match for him.

"This chariot's a real beast. These speeds don't even touch it," said Viridi. "Wish I could say the same for you, Pit, but you're such a fragile little thing. But even a pebble becomes a bullet if it moves fast enough. Just be extra careful not to get your butt ripped off in the process."

"Don't you worry. I'll show you how it's done!" said Pit, determined to get Palutena back.

"You sound awfully confident all of a sudden," said Viridi, impressed by his personality.

"How hard can it be?" Pit asked.

"I guess you'll find out soon enough!" Viridi replied. There were more Underworld enemies coming out to attack the angel and prevent him from completing his mission, but they were still no match for the Lightning Chariot as its attacks pierced through them to destroy them completely. Pit then noticed a portal coming up. "We've reached the warp tunnel!" said Viridi.

"Yeehaw!" Pit rooted out as he flew the Lightning Chariot right into the portal at fast speeds. Once Pit entered inside, the Lightning Chariot started to go faster and faster. "Whoa-oa-oa! This is cra-a-a-zy!" he gasped in shock.

"Keep your face on. It's just a warp tunnel," said Viridi. "It'll take you straight to Palutena's temple." But while Pit was taking down more enemies, he decided to tell Viridi something.

"I know this is a weird time to ask, but I have a question," he started.

"What is it?" asked Viridi.

"Back in Hercules' tower, Hades and Devil Pit said I was the cause of all this chaos," said Pit. "Despite the fact that Devil Pit was the one who entered by body when I was a ring."

"You were. You AND Palutena," said Viridi. "But I already know what you mean about Devil Pit and what he did. HE'S the one responsible for this chaos in the first place."

"What does that mean?" Pit questioned.

"Remember the Lunar Sanctum Devil Pit blew up three years ago?" Viridi asked. It was already getting repaired when you arrived at my temple for the first time, she added in thought. The same thing goes for the Thunder Cloud Temple and my Reset Bomb Depot.

"Oh, Arlon's moon fortress?" Pit replied.

"You dummy! That place was a PRISON! And you made Devil Pit free the prisoner, the Chaos Kin!" Viridi exclaimed. "You DO know about the Chaos Kin, don't you?"

"Uh..." Pit wondered.

"It's the most— Oop! You're almost at Palutena's temple," Viridi suddenly pointed out.

"Wait... What?" Pit asked.

"Brace for impact!" Viridi warned. But just before Pit was about to exit the portal, something came out of the exit really fast.

"You're not going to get to Lady Palutena's temple that easily!" said a voice. Before Pit could react, he received a hard right hook on his left cheek. The shock of that impact caused Pit to fall off the Lightning Chariot.

"AAAAHHHHHH!" he yelled.

"PIT!" Viridi cried. Phos and Lux noticed that their rider fell off and they flew right to Pit and caught him just in time. Pit regained his balance and the unicorns stopped to see their rider's attacker, Devil Pit.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Devil Pit smiled sinisterly to see Pit again.

"I'm surprised to see that you're still alive after all that talk," he said. "But as you can see, I cannot allow you to reach Lady Palutena."

"What are you doing here, Devil Pit?!" Pit yelled. "Get out of my way!"

"So sorry, but I cannot allow that," Devil Pit replied. "If you want to get to Lady Palutena's temple, you have to get through the Captain of her Guard first."

"Have you forgotten that I'M the Captain here?!" Pit yelled. "YOU are the Ex-Captain!"

"Not anymore and I can prove it," said Devil Pit before taking out his Bullet Blade to begin his battle. "Let's see how well you can take me on in my Heavenly Chariot, Pit!" Pit took out his Viridi Claws to fight as well. Viridi noticed this and was shocked to see those weapons.

Is he wearing one of the weapons I created? she thought in shock. I never thought he would use something like those.

"Prepare yourself, Devil Pit!" Pit boomed. "You will pay for hurting Lady Palutena and her army!"

"We'll see about that, flightless angel!" said Devil Pit and the two of them charged at each other in their chariots to begin the fight.

Music stops and switches to: Ruby Delusions (Eggman Boss 1) - Sonic Mania [OST] from DeoxysPrime (A.K.A. The Chariot Battle Theme)

The battle started with the unicorns slamming each other's heads to cause a massive shockwave that pushed the chariots back away from each other. Pit then zoomed past Devil Pit as the latter gave chase at a fast pace, which is surprisingly at the same speed. Pit tried to run away as fast as he could, but he suddenly saw Devil Pit right next to him.

"Let me get up close and personal with you, Pit!" said Devil Pit. "I cannot wait to slice you up and devour your corpse whole!"

"Not today, Devil Pit!" Pit yelled back as he fired a charged shot at his foe, only for the Devil to fire his own charged shot to cause a huge explosion.

"Be careful with Devil Pit's Heavenly Chariot, Pit!" Viridi warned. "It has the same speed as the Lightning Chariot, so you might want to be on your toes!"

"Got it!" Pit affirmed and zoomed away from Devil Pit as fast as he could before the smoke cleared. Devil Pit noticed that Pit was gone and ordered the unicorns of his Heavenly Chariot to go faster and catch up with his prey. Once he was right behind the angel, he fired rapid fire shots from his Bullet Blade at his target. However, Pit saw him quickly and steered to move away from his enemy's line of fire. Once he moved away from it, he fired rapid fire shots of his own from his claws. Unfortunately for both of them, they could not take any damage from each other due to how fast they were avoiding their attacks.

"Trying to play dirty, eh?" said Devil Pit. "Well, how about I play even dirtier?!" With that, he steered to chase down Pit as fast as he could. Once he saw his enemy at his direction in front of him, he ordered the unicorns to speed up; and they did. Once he was right next to the angel, Devil Pit took out his Bullet Blade and prepared to strike.

"Look out, Pit!" Viridi warned. Once Pit saw the weapon Devil Pit lifted up from up above, he quickly blocked a melee attack that was struck. When that failed to hurt him, Devil Pit let loose some shooting attacks at the angel, at point blank range, but Pit was quick to dodge them. He then attacked Devil Pit with melee attacks, while Devil Pit slashed at the angel with his own weapon. But the more he attacked at the angel, the more tired he became until he was stunned for a while. Pit then saw an opening chance and fired a charged shot to push him out of the Heavenly Chariot.

"Argh!" he groaned as he quickly grabbed onto the chariot before pulling himself back up. "Let's move it or lose it, boys!" The unicorns then sped up quickly to get away.

"Get back here!" Pit yelled as he ordered Phos and Lux to go faster and give chase on their target. Devil Pit then fired rapid shots from his Bullet Blade from behind, but Pit barely avoided them. He then sped up to get a good angel before steering and then charge at the Lighting Chariot at high speeds. The chariots' unicorns slammed at each other and pushed themselves back. Once that happened, Devil Pit zoomed away quickly.

"Try getting close to Devil Pit to gain the upper hand!" Viridi explained. "Once you do so, attack like crazy!"

"I'm on it!" Pit affirmed and charged to the Heavenly Chariot's side. Once he got closer, he took out his Viridi Claws, preparing himself to strike.

"So, that's how you wanna play, huh?" said Devil Pit. "Very well. I'll play with you." He took out his Bullet Blade and blocked Pit's powerful melee attack. Once that was done, they attacked each other with melee combos, repelling a lot to avoid taking any damage from each other. However, Pit had an idea. Since Devil Pit was not going to make the same mistake like last time, he waited for his opening chance. Once Devil Pit readied his weapon to shoot, Pit fired a charged shot from his claws to stun him.

"Ow! Fuck!" he groaned.

"Direct hit! Now's my chance!" said Pit as he beat him down with a melee combo to deal big damage. Once Devil Pit was weak enough, Pit fired another charged shot to push him out of the Heavenly Chariot again.

"Shit!" he gasped as he quickly grabbed onto the chariot before pulling himself back up again. "No more playing games! We're going to settle this the old-fashioned way!" With that, he ordered his unicorns to speed up and they zoomed away from Pit, Phos, and Lux as fast as they could.

"You only need to defeat him one more time!" Viridi pointed out.

"Something about this is kind of familiar..." Pit wondered as he zoomed after Devil Pit. Once he saw the Heavenly Chariot right in front of him, he expected to wait and let Devil Pit go for another charge attack again. However, Devil Pit instead told the unicorns to stop and Pit zipped right by him. "What the...?" he wondered. "Where did he go?" Before he could know what is going to happen next, Devil Pit charged at the Lightning Chariot at a fast pace from behind.

"Pit! Get out of there!" Viridi warned. But Pit saw that too late and was rammed by the Heavenly Chariot from behind, causing him to fall off from the Lightning Chariot as he grabbed onto it.

"Ahhh!" he yelled.

"Heh...! Looks like the tables have turned!" Devil Pit snickered, sinisterly. "Having fun yet, Pit?!" He then fired a charged shot at Pit to destroy him, but the angel quickly got back into the Lightning Chariot just in time as the shot barely missed him. Pit decided to take a turn and stopped Phos and Lux to allow Devil Pit to zip through as well. Pit then charged at the Heavenly Chariot at high speeds before ramming it to nearly let Devil Pit lose his balance. "Ouch!" he cried.

"Now I am!" Pit yelled before taking out his Viridi Claws again. Once Devil Pit regained his balance, he took out his Bullet Blade just in time when Pit was next to him again. They then prepared more melee combos at each other to avoid taking damage from each other. However, once Devil Pit pointed his weapon at the angel to fire, Pit quickly did the same and pointed his own weapon at his attacker.

"Drop your claws if you know what's good for you, Pit," Devil Pit warned, menacingly.

"I should say the same thing for you and your blade, Devil Pit," Pit countered. "Not only that, but you must leave Lady Palutena and her army alone!"

"As the Captain of her Guard, it's my duty to eliminate all enemies who oppose us and our power," Devil Pit replied. "So, are you going to run away in fear, or die?"

"Why not I let a special attack answer the question?" said Pit.

"What?" Devil Pit wondered before realizing what he meant. Pit unleashed a special attack the dealt big damage and stunned Devil Pit for a while. "AHHH! Damn it!" Devil Pit groaned in pain.

"Time to end this!" Pit exclaimed before unleashing a bombard of melee attacks at Devil Pit to deal huge damage. Once he was weak enough, Pit fired a lethal charged shot that pushed him out of the Heavenly Chariot with a huge amount of force.

"YAAARRRGGHHH!!!!" he yelled as he fell out and the unicorns quickly saw him and zoomed down to catch him. Devil Pit then regained his balance and sat back down on the chariot's seat. "This isn't over!" he yelled at Pit in defeat. "You don't know what's coming to you!" He then ordered the unicorns to move out and they were soon out of Pit's sight.

"Now to break the force field!" the angel said as he zoomed out of the portal.

Music stops and switches to: Destroyed Skyworld

The Lightning Chariot flew out of the portal and pierced right through the barrier, shattering and disintegrating it completely.

"Ha HA! Success! You still alive there, Pit?" Viridi cheered before asking the angel.

"And kicking!" Pit responded as he got off the Lightning Chariot. "Now to save Lady Palutena! Ouf!" He then roughly landed on his feet to complete his mission. He suddenly saw Phosphora for a moment before she zipped away.

"I'll hold on to the Lightning Chariot for you," she said.

"Where'd you come from?" Pit asked after eating the food.

"Don't get the wrong idea. I'm not here to help. Stopping Palutena's your job," Phosphora replied.

"That's fine. I don't need your help anyway!" said Pit.

"But on the behalf of Mistress Viridi, Arlon, Cragalanche, and the Forces of Nature, I wish you a good luck," Phosphora added. "You really need it to stop Devil Pit and save the Goddess of Light."

"Thanks. I really needed that," Pit replied as he proceeded onwards. Along the way, there were Centurions sent out by Devil Pit to slow down the angel as much as possible. Even though he was reluctant to do so, Pit took them out to continue onwards. He then heard the voice of the Goddess of Light.

"Hello again, Pit," she said.

"Lady Palutena!" Pit gasped after hearing her.

"Now how did you make it through that barrier?" Palutena questioned. "It seems you're not the helpless, sniveling little thing you were before."

"You have to stop attacking the humans!" Pit ordered.

"No, Pit. Don't you see?" Palutena replied. "This is my atonement for my greatest sin. I let the people grow arrogant and betray the heavenly order."

"Oh, jeez. You're just figuring that out now?" Viridi groaned. Despite the fact that Devil Pit is the one responsible for turning you this way, she added in thought. Come to think of it, I don't even know if this is how she REALLY feels. The last time I saw her acting this way when Devil Pit attacked Pit after I rescued him, she grew hostile on me for what I've done three years ago.

"You're not yourself!" Pit started. "The Lady Palutena I know would never say something like that!"

"Please. Angels cannot truly know gods," Palutena scoffed.

"I followed your orders because I trusted you." Pit continued. "I can't even count all the times I've risked my life for you!"

"What a sap..." Viridi sighed.

"I trusted you because I knew you were on the side of justice and...and light!" Pit continued as he took down centurions and a Juggernaut. "But something is blocking that light now. This isn't the real you."

"Someone cue the strings..." Viridi sighed again.

"Hey, would you mind holding the commentary for just two seconds, Viridi?" Pit asked.

"Why, yes. Yes, I would," Viridi replied.

"These are goddesses you're talking to here, Pit. Watch your tone," said Phosphora. But seriously, I feel like there's something wrong with Palutena in the first place, she added in thought. And I feel like it has to do with the prisoner back at the Lunar Sanctum that broke free when Devil Pit blew it up with bombs three years ago. Arlon did tell us about it, but I don't think he explained to us that it was Devil Pit. Probably because he was with Pit and Palutena during that time and was worried about what we would say about that. Can't blame him for that, honestly.

"Butt out, Phosphora!" Pit snapped. "The Goddess of Light has turned dark. Skyworld is destroyed! Everything is wrong, and it's up to me to make things right!"

"Oh, Pit," Palutena sighed. "You never change, do you? You're just as naïve as ever."

"I'm not naïve!" Pit responded.

"Don't get me wrong. I appreciate how easy that's made things for me," said Palutena. "But you have to understand, the past is gone."

"Fine. If that's the way you really feel, I guess I have no choice," said Pit. "As the Captain of your Guard, it's my duty to save you from what you've become. And if saving you means defeating you, then I'll do what I have to do." But as he continued onwards and took down more members of Palutena's Army, he heard another voice.

"Why do you bother in trying to save Lady Palutena anyway?" he asked.

"Devil Pit!" Pit yelled.

"You really are stupid as I intended," Devil Pit continued. "You can't do anything to save the so-called 'Goddess of Light.'"

"Yes, he can!" Viridi shouted. "Especially since YOU'RE the one responsible for all of this!"

"What rubbish," Devil Pit sighed. "If you really want me to let you live, I suggest you turn back now if you want to value your pitiful afterlives. Because if you don't, then your execution will be sentenced."

"I will not let you hurt Lady Palutena any longer, Devil Pit!" Pit yelled.

"And we will do whatever it takes to stop you!" Viridi added.

"Your death wish shall be granted, fools..." Devil Pit replied. Pit then continued onwards through the temple before entering the temple grounds. "You know the drill, boys! Exterminate the intruder!" said Devil Pit as he sent out more centurions to stop the angel from reaching Palutena.

"I finally get to see the hallowed grounds of Palutena's temple," said Viridi.

"It used to be so beautiful..." said Pit. "Until that monster had to take everything down!"

"Aw... Is someone feeling a little homesick?" Devil Pit taunted. "I'm sorry to say this, but this is no longer your home, Pit, and Palutena is no longer your master. I'm taking over as Captain of her Guard once again. Maybe you should give up and turn back. Run away in fear and weep in terror back at the foolish Nature Goddess' lair. Or you can choose to join us and prove her and the Underworld Army that we are the rightful supreme beings of this pathetic universe. I can give you the power to become as strong as yours truly. We can rule the new world together!"

"And slaughter more innocents in your path? NO WAY!" Pit snapped back in anger. "You've brought darkness to our world, stole human souls, and nearly brought an entire town in danger by force! If anything, I would rather help Viridi and her forces to stop you, even if Lady Palutena is gone. If she dies, she wouldn't want you to continue your onslaught like this!"

"Hate to admit it, but Pit is right," Viridi reluctantly agreed. "The first time I met both him and Palutena, they both wanted peace to humanity while I wanted to eliminate them and bring nature around the Earth. Their actions led me to realize that not all humans are the same. Because when I heard Lily call for help, it made me realize that Pit and Palutena were right all along. Humans may be selfish and greedy who would do anything for power, but there are others that are pure and innocent. That's why I consider Pit as a friend; he made me realize how he is kind and helpful to those in need. Like my commanders. In fact, there is something you did not know during the Aurum's invasion."

"And what would that be?" Devil Pit asked, curious about Viridi's sense of humanity.

"I did help Pit during the Aurum invasion, despite the fact that I was denying it," Viridi explained. "The reason why is because he showed how a leader can give out a good plan to save everything, even if it means to put your own life at risk. That's why he did everything under Palutena's order, even when you attacked Phosphora and Thanatos. Palutena was reluctant to send him during that battle, but he still risked his life for anything."

"That a fact...?" Devil Pit wondered. "You're saying that this foolish angel—a thorn in your side nonetheless—is desperate to do anything under Lady Palutena's command? Even if he was once an enemy of yours three years ago?"

"*sigh* Yes. I'll admit, he may have been a bit of an airhead in my eyes, but I was only blinded with rage when I thought he and Palutena did not understand the truth of humanity," Viridi continued with a sigh. "I was wrong the whole time. I was the one not understanding the truth of humans. Pit gave me a second chance to prove myself that I'm more than willing to help those in need when you attacked with the Aurum and brought the centurions to attack. Even though I'm still more than willing to prove him wrong sometimes, I won't hesitate to stop you from wiping out our universe!"

"Heh. How pathetic. A small goddess—desperately willing to prove her selfishness—is nothing but a weak, mindless coward," Devil Pit scoffed in response. "I'll show you the true meaning of pain and agony once we eviscerate everything we come across!"

"Don't you dare put Viridi in this, Devil Pit!" Pit scowled. "You brought Lady Palutena to your own gains of dominance, but you're not going to do the same thing to my friend! Lady Palutena has been with me since the start, and I'm not going to let you take her away from me!"

"Fools. If you are so ignorant to prove your worth in defeating me..." Devil Pit started before turning his eyes black as blood poured from his sockets. "Then so be it!" With that being said, Pit decided to continue with his battle against the centurions, despite being hesitant to do so. Once he defeated them all in the first hallow ground, he left the room and continued onwards. But before he was about to find out more of the destruction throughout the temple, he suddenly heard loud shockwaves from the sky.

"W-What was that?!" the angel gasped in shock.

"I'm not going to let you run away from me that easily, Phosphora!" Devil Pit yelled. "It's time for a rematch since you and that angel humiliated me back at your father's place!"

"Argh! You really are a monster when it comes to taking down your enemies ruthlessly!" Phosphora cried. "You murdered innocents and didn't even let out a second thought. You even went too far in killing not one, but dozens of innocent children and families! You're WORSE than those Underworld grunts!"

"Please! I'm the Devil, and I have a lot of work to do!" Devil Pit scoffed. "Since you are quite persistent to stop us from completing our plans with your foolish allies, I'll make sure you never get back home alive, although you're technically already dead."

"Phosphora! You have to keep Devil Pit at bay while Pit continues his mission!" Viridi ordered. "Find a way to take him down! Don't let him get back to Palutena!"

"I-I'll try, Mistress!" said Phosphora. "Pit! You can continue onwards to save Palutena! I'll take on Devil Pit from here!"

"Thanks, Phosphora! I'll do my best for you and Lady Palutena!" said Pit. "Guess that makes both of us even!"

"Heh heh. I agree with you on that one!" Phosphora giggled. "Now enough talk! Prepare to go down again, Devil Pit!"

"Just try, you foolish electric bitch!" Devil Pit scoffed. "I'll show you my full potential of pain and agony at any direction! Weep and cry in despair once the Dark Allies swallow everyone's souls!" With that, the Lightning Nymph and the Devil continued their battle with their chariots, creating more and more shockwaves that caused the entire temple to shake. Pit then entered a hall, found an Exo Tank, and hopped in.

"Oh. An Exo Tank," said Viridi.

"This used to be an Exo Tank track," Pit sighed. "Now look at it. It's a wreck. And it's all thanks to Devil Pit for ruining our lives!"

"That's rich coming from you, Pit," Devil Pit scoffed. "If you would've understood pain better like I do, I wouldn't have done any of this is in the first place!"

"What are you talking about?!" Phosphora questioned.

"Information on that is highly classified," Devil Pit responded. "All you should know is that you will suffer nothing but doom and despair!" Once Pit continued on his way while reluctantly taking down more centurions, he decided to ask Viridi something.

"So, Viridi, tell me about this Chaos Kin you mentioned earlier," he said.

"Oh, right, I almost forgot," said Viridi and she began to explain what the Chaos Kin is. Starting by sending the angel a photo of it trapped in the Lunar Sanctum before its escape. "Little is known about the Chaos Kin except for this. It takes its victims back to its nest, the Chaos Vortex, and consumes their souls."

"Well, that's disturbing," said Pit as he started to attack a Juggernaut and a Syren, both of which were fighting against each other. It's honestly no surprise, since Devil Pit wanted to do the same thing earlier, he added in thought. That and he also eats human corpses like a Guttler. No wonder Phosphora said that he's worse than the Underworld Army.

"It melts them down and then slowly chews away at them," Viridi continued. "Even more frightening is the Chaos Kin's ability to control the soul's owner."

"Does that mean that Lady Palutena is under the Chaos Kin's control right now?" Pit asked.

"It's very likely," said Viridi. "And as for who turned you into a ring, who would be capable of such a thing? You yourself admitted that Palutena's put you in some very dangerous situations. But on the other hand, Devil Pit is using her to spread chaos on the humans. That's why she's doing this."

"She must have been acting under the Chaos Kin's and Devil Pit's control," Pit wondered. "But there's no time to think about that. I have to save Lady Palutena before the Chaos Kin consumes her soul."

"You think it starts from her head or her feet? Big bites or tiny nibbles?" Viridi asked.

"Wow, Viridi. Just... Wow," Pit gasped in horror.

"That's actually pretty funny when it's coming from you, Viridi," said Devil Pit. "It would be better if you joined us for destruction. But I have a feeling that wouldn't be the case. After all, you kept the Chaos Kin imprisoned before I freed it by exploding the Lunar Sanctum with my bombs."

"Of course I would NEVER join your army of monsters!" Viridi yelled. "Just because I explained what the Chaos Kin does, doesn't mean I would join your side of ruthless animals!"

"Touché," replied Devil Pit. "But you're wrong about one thing."

"And that would be?" Viridi asked.

"The Chaos Kin wasn't the one that 'turned' Pit into a ring," Devil Pit explained. "It gave me the Ring of Chaos after I got back from the Aurum. I used Spiritual Possession to possess Pit's body and transport his soul into the ring. It was going smoothly until those bastard humans and a canine brought that angel's soul back into his body."

"Wait! You got back from the Aurum after you escaped?" Viridi asked, shocked

"That's right. Sending out the Aurum to terminate you was a distraction," Devil Pit responded.

"WHAT?!" Pit gasped.

"Before I sent the Chaos Kin to collect human souls after killing them, I sent out the Aurum to distract you while the Chaos Kin did its job," Devil Pit explained further. "It is a commander of the Dark Allies clan, my right-hand pet, making us the dynamic duo, and the leader of the Chaos Army. He created his army the first day after he broke free from its prison. And the souls it gathered? It is working with me to perform a ritual by devouring the souls to obtain more power!"

"A ritual? What ritual?" Pit questioned.

"As if I'd bother telling YOU about it," Devil Pit replied. "But I will say that the Chaos Kin wasn't actually like this in the first place."

"It wasn't?" asked Phosphora. "If that's the case, then how come it became feral the last time we saw it in the sanctum?"

"I fought it once before many years ago back at that very sanctum," Devil Pit explained. "After I defeated it, I corrupted and sent it to kill somebody. But it failed its tasked and wounded up captured in the Lunar Sanctum. Since it failed its task many years ago, I had to take extreme measures."

"So that explains why it was there in the first place and why it's working with you!" said Pit.

"But there's no time to think about that now, Pit!" said Viridi. "We must rescue Palutena from the hands of both Devil Pit and the Chaos Kin!"

"Right!" Pit replied. "Ready yourself, Devil Pit!"

"Oh, I will once I'm done with HER!" Devil Pit replied and there was another shockwave.

"You'll pay for that!" Phosphora yelled. Pit continued on his way through the temple and encountered more centurions and Underworld enemies. Since they were both on opposing sides, they fought against each other. But because Palutena's Army was still under Devil Pit's command, the centurions still attack Pit, and he had no other choice but to take them down. Once he entered the next room, more centurions came out to attack their enemy.

"Soldiers, exterminate the enemy in cold blood!" Devil Pit ruthlessly ordered. Pit saw the look on the centurions' faces, determining that they were just as reluctant as the angel to strike. But they still had to follow their orders and attacked Pit with their weapons. Luckily, Pit took them down and continued onwards by using a jump pad to go up. He then entered a long hallway and went down some stairs to enter an unusual room.

"Things get a little twisted up this way," said Viridi. "There are multiple jail cells above- and belowground."

"I'll say it's twisted! Skyworld never needed jails before!" Pit exclaimed in anger.

"Snap out of it, you idealist. There's obviously a need now," said Viridi.

"But—" Pit started before he was interrupted by Viridi.

"It's a maze. That's what I meant when I said it's twisted," she continued. "Familiarize yourself with the surrounding passages to keep from getting lost."

"If you're wondering about those cells, I ordered the centurions to construct them," Devil Pit explained. "If any one of my troops dared to oppose me and my orders, they will be trapped in those cells for a whole day without food and water. Afterwards, I let them out the next day so that they can later comply to my orders again. That is unless they starved to death or committed suicide, which would be the case if they disobey again and later trapped in their cells for eternity until they die. Then they would eventually be fed to the crows on the Overworld."

"EXCUSE ME?!!!" Phosphora yelled in fury.

"You mean you'd punish your own troops like THAT?!" Viridi exclaimed in anger.

"With no food and water?!" Pit added with widened eyes and tears of anger and sadness. "You really ARE a monster! Lady Palutena would NEVER do something like that!"

"Hmph! You're like all the others; toys that are merely my little puppets to be pulled by my strings!" Devil Pit scoffed in response. "If you would've understood pain beforehand, none of this would be happening, Pit! This is YOUR fault to begin with!"

"My fault?! YOU'RE the one causing all of this!" Pit fought back. "You've abused your power on others, killed them with Lady Palutena's centurions, and even left them to die!!! I don't think I have seen another army leader commit something so monstruous like THAT!!!"

"This has to stop by any means necessary!" Viridi added. "Phosphora, stop that Devil quickly!"

"Roger that, Mistress Viridi!" Phosphora responded as both chariots slammed at each other again, creating another shockwave. Pit took this chance and maneuvered his way around the maze to find the way out. Suddenly, he came across one of the cells and entered inside. Once he got in, he suddenly saw something on the ground.

"Huh? Is this...?" he wondered before picking up the object, revealing to be final piece of the Daybreak. "Oh! It's the last piece! Now that I have all of the pieces, I can use it whenever I have the chance!" (A/N: The Daybreak is very important. It's going to be useful later on. You'll see what I mean.) With that, he put it in his pocket before getting out of the cell. But as he got out, there was a loud boom and the temple shook again. "What was that noise?!" he wondered.

"Pit! Get out of there!" Viridi warned. "The Heavenly Chariot is heading at your direction!" With that warning told, Pit quickly got out of the jail cell just in time to see the Heavenly Chariot in bad shape. The chariot itself was all tattered up and the unicorns were badly injured.

"Whoa!" he gasped.

"Curse you, Phosphora!" Devil Pit yelled in defeat. "This isn't the last time you see and hear me!" He then left to Palutena's temple to recover, but in turn leaving the Heavenly Chariot by itself with the unicorns in critical condition. They neighed in pain, which told Pit that they were not happy with Devil Pit leaving them to die.

"Now that Devil Pit is out of the way, you can save Palutena a lot more easily," said Phosphora as she was whisked back to Viridi's temple.

"Thanks, Phosphora!" Pit replied, but later turned to the unicorns to see that they were still in bad shape. "But I feel bad for these poor unicorns. It looks like they are hurt really badly."

"I'm sure we can help them in any way we can. I'll bring them to my temple to treat their wounds as soon as possible," said Viridi. I can't believe Devil Pit just left them without even bringing them to Palutena's temple by telling her! she gasped in thought. He really is a selfish and ruthless monster! Why would he abandon the Heavenly Chariot and leave his own soldiers to die?! With that in mind, she quickly opened up another light pillar and whisked the Heavenly Chariot and its unicorns to treat their wounds.

"Thanks, Viridi!" Pit replied. "Time to continue on with my mission." But as he continued onwards to find a way out of the maze, he heard another voice.

"Sorry I'm late! Thanks for clearing the way for me, Pitty Pat," it said, which later revealed to be the Lord of the Underworld himself.

"Hades!" Pit shouted.

"Oh, great. It's Mr. Personality," Viridi sighed.

"And here I thought my troops would do better in eliminating both the angel and those Underworld fools," Devil Pit said to himself.

"I just want to get this out there. The Chaos Kin doesn't work for me," said Hades.

"They already knew that because I explained our master plan," Devil Pit replied.

"It seems it built up quite the grudge being locked away in the Lunar Sanctum," Hades continued.

"That's because it was locked up for years after it failed its task to eliminate the target I instructed to take down," Devil Pit added. "It's been wanting to set itself free from its prison after a really long time. And finally, its waiting has certainly paid off."

"So when Devil Pit blew it up with bombs, it got loose," said Pit.

"You're right about that," said Devil Pit. "The War of Chaos was what made you guys not notice it in the first place. It was all part of the plan."

"If only I'd been there at the time," said Viridi. "Or Arlon should have explained the situation. But you know how reserved he is."

"Well, he wouldn't have been able to do so anyway since I trapped him in that sanctum in order to prevent him from interfering with my plans," Devil Pit added. "Plus, there was no way he could be able to tell Pit in the first place because the bombs were already activated before he could say anything about it."

"Well, that's all in the past," Viridi continued. "Arlon told me that Devil Pit is the one responsible for this mess. So I can't blame either you or him for that incident, Pit."

"But I can!" said Hades. "Because the Chaos Kin didn't just 'get loose' on its own. You set it free. That overgrown louse is quite a handful, even for me."

"Talk about someone who only cares about a different kind of destruction than I do," said Devil Pit. "Besides, my troops are not even loyal to me and Lady Palutena since they're reluctant to eliminate our target. So the Chaos Kin is more than willing to help me out with all of the dirty work, as it is my right-hand pet and attack dog."

"I don't understand why anyone would create such a hideous monster," said Pit. "Even when it's just as heinous as Devil Pit himself."

"And who made you the final arbiter on which creatures live and which ones die?" asked Hades. "The Chaos Kin might not be as soft and cuddly as you, Pitty Pat. But you can't just wipe out every living thing that doesn't suit your liking."

"Technically, you can. Especially if you're in battle," said Viridi.

"But that's only in MY perspective," said Devil Pit. "Besides, there are some creatures around this world of parasites that don't deserve to live. Either for crimes or any other things they can commit around here. Especially when some of your own troops can get themselves killed if they don't follow orders properly."

"Hmm. Can't argue with that," said Hades. Well, except for abandoning your own troops, that is, he added in thought. Unless if they have worn out their usefulness after a while. Not right away.

"Just so we're clear, I'm defeating the Chaos Kin to save Lady Palutena," said Pit. "Not because it's really ugly!"

"That's what he said," Devil Pit chuckled.

"Oh, shut up..." Pit groaned in annoyance. As he continued to take down more enemies along the way, while making his way through the temple to get to Palutena, Viridi decided to say something about his weapons.

"So claws are your weapon of choice, are they?" she asked.

"They're light, razor sharp, and fire super fast!" Pit replied.

"They're nothing compared to my fingernails. Now THOSE would rip you up!" said Viridi.

"Wow, really?" Pit asked.

"My nails can displace entire rivers and level mountain ranges!" Viridi replied.

"I don't doubt it!" said Pit.

"My nails can eviscerate the entire core of the Earth!" Viridi continued. Those claws make me think of them that way, she added in thought.

"Wait what?" Devil Pit questioned.

"OK, OK, I get it. Geez. You must have, like, the worst cuticles," said Pit.

"And besides the only person who can destroy this pathetic world is me!" said Devil Pit.

"Have you forgotten about someone?" Hades asked.

"Does it even count when I killed many mortal victims with my bare hands and eat their corpses, and you don't?" Devil Pit countered.

"Good point," said Hades. And a bit disturbing... he added in thought. While Pit continued on his way throughout the maze, he fought against more enemies and found another Zodiac Chamber. He entered the chamber, collected the Capicorn Club, and exited the chamber to continue his mission. He also found a hot spring that rejuvenated his health back to full and then left to continue on his way. While looking around the maze a bit more, he found a key and unlocked the door to get out of there. However, once he got out, more centurions and a Juggernaut came out to attack the angel.

"Will you look at that! The mouse made it to the cheese!" said Hades.

"Good job, Pit!" said Viridi. "But you're out of the frying pan and into the fire!"

"Hmph! He won't be so lucky once I'm done with him!" Devil Pit scoffed. "Eliminate the intruder, soldiers! Bring his corpse to me once you're done!"

"Okay! That's too much!" Pit groaned in disgust and started to attack the troops of Palutena's Army. Despite having some reluctance to do so, Pit took them all down without any harm. He was surprised, however, when he saw the centurions also reluctant to fight.

"Don't get cocky, Pit! That was only the first course!" said Devil Pit as soon as Pit got out of the room and made his way up a stairway. Once he was outside, there were lots of opened gaps with a windy path up ahead.

"It's a long way down," he said.

"Yes, falling would certainly throw a wrench into the plan," Viridi agreed.

"So would getting tossed around by the side winds ahead," said Hades. "My, my, Pitty Pat. Palutena must hate you even more than I do! Maybe even at the same level as your red colored counterpart!"

"This isn't her doing!" Pit yelled.

"I wouldn't be so sure about that," said Palutena.

"What is this, Everyone Pick On Pit Day?" Pit asked. "I don't want to hear anything you have to say, you fake. And I'm NOT going to let a little wind stop me!"

"We'll see who's going to be the one stopped when you make it here alive, flightless angel!" said Devil Pit.

"AND STOP CALLING ME 'FLIGHTLESS ANGEL!'" Pit yelled.

"Whoa..." Viridi gasped.

"Someone here is acting all tough," said Hades, surprised. Along the way, there was a Tempura standing in the way for Pit to continue. With his dodging and shooting attacks, and even melee attacks if he was close enough to reach, Pit took it down. When he turned around, however, there was also and Erinus coming right at him. With one strike of his Viridi Claws, Pit split the enemy into two, and then used shooting attack to take down both of them at once. After that was done, he continued on through the windy path. Suddenly, a group of Monoeyes came out to attack the angel, but Pit swiftly took them down with a charged shot that defeated all of them at once. After making through the windy path, Pit entered a gate and found an Exo Tank along with another group of Underworld enemies; three Shulms and two Daphnes.

"Looks like someone left a tiny trike behind," said Hades.

"It's not a trike! It's an EXO TANK!" Pit yelled as he hopped into the vehicle.

"You really have to learn how to tune him out," said Viridi.

"I try! He's just so annoying!" Pit replied. "Almost as annoying as Devil Pit!"

"Ha ha... Very funny," Devil Pit responded with a false laugh.

"Anyway, just drive that Exo Tank right through enemies!" said Viridi. Pit did so by hopping in and them ram right through the Shulms and Daphnes to eliminate them quickly. However, after they were gone, a couple of Leoxes and a trio of Monoeyes came out to attack the angel. Luckily, they were proven to be no match for the angel as he plowed through them quickly with his Exo Tank. After they were all gone, Pit drove up to the now opened gate and went through it.

"You'll need to use the Exo Tank to cut straight through the area up ahead," said Viridi. "Whatever you do, don't slow down. Just go for it!"

I'll do this for you and Lady Palutena, Viridi! Pit thought to himself as he charged through with all his might. Suddenly, he plowed through a group of Monoeyes successfully landed in the end of the pathway safely, with no harm by any means.

"Excellent job, Pit!" said Viridi who was proud of him.

Man. She really does care about me, Pit thought while blushing.

"'Excellent' might be overstating it," said Hades.

"Oh yeah? What would you say about who did something stunning as that?" Devil Pit asked. Hades didn't say anything about that. "That's what I thought," said Devil Pit before turning his direction back to Pit. "Anyway, you may have gotten through many pathways and my troops, but you'll never be able to bring back the Goddess of Light from eternal darkness, Pit!"

"That's what you think, Devil Pit!" Pit replied as got out of the Exo Tank, ate more food for him to replenish his health, and continued onwards. Once he entered the next gate of the final area where Palutena is near, the last line of defense came out to attack the angel one more time.

"I suggest you quit while you're ahead, Pit," Palutena warned.

"You heard her! If you don't turn back now, you execution WILL be fulfilled!" Devil Pit joined in. "Turn back now if you know what's good for you, or else you'll get yourself killed!"

"Never!" Pit yelled.

"Things are about to get hectic!" said Viridi.

"So what?! I can take it!" said Pit.

"We'll see...Hehehehe..." Devil Pit chuckled. The enemies Devil Pit sent out are Centurions, Centurion Strongarms, and a Juggernaut; all of which had to get rid of the angel from reaching his goddess. However, the centurions themselves were reluctant to fight against the real Captain of the Guard. The same thing was going for Pit a little bit, but he still had to do what must be done. With that, the angel took them down one by one with only a little bit of harm from the Juggernaut and the gate finally opened to reach Palutena.

"All right! It's finally time to save Palutena!" said Viridi.

"'Save Palutena?'" said Hades. "Don't you mean 'crush Palutena?'"

"Go home, Hades. Just go home," Pit groaned.

"Hmph! Pathetic insects like the centurions can't do their damn jobs right!" Devil Pit grumbled upon noticing that his troops were defeated. "No matter! Let's see how well you can take on your pathetic goddess and my right-hand pet, Pit!" Pit then drank another Drink of the Gods and proceeded onwards to save Palutena once and for all.

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 2

Pit arrived at the heart of Palutena's temple where he faced the Goddess of Light herself, approaching him.

"So you're here to fight me, Pit?" she asked.

"No..." Pit responded sadly before giving out a determined pose. "No! I'm here to save you!" With that, the battle began with Palutena firing shots at Pit, but the angel dodged them and refused to fight back. Not willing to let her guard down, Palutena created more bolts of light projectiles and fired at the angel. Pit, however, still continuously dodged them and still refused to fight against his goddess.

"The Chaos Kin is close by. I can feel it," said Viridi. "You have to locate and destroy it. However, be sure not to hurt Palutena."

"But I thought the Chaos Kin was, like, camping out in her brain or something," said Pit.

"No. The Chaos Kin is hiding. You just have to find it," said Devil Pit. "Unless you want to stop acting like a coward and face your goddess like the angel warrior you are!"

"Look carefully! Above her!" said Viridi.

"Nah, you don't need to look up there!" said Hades.

"Then how else is he going to find my pet?" Devil Pit asked. Hades didn't say anything else after that. "That's what I thought," Devil Pit continued before facing the angel again. "Now then, let's see if you can handle the pain in fighting the one you deeply love so much with all your heart! Ha ha ha...!" With a sadistic snicker out of the Devil's mouth, Palutena smiled an evil smile before unleashing devastating light attacks that could blind the angel. Luckily, Pit did his best in preventing any lethal damage by dodging. Palutena, however, still did not want her guard to be lowered down as she charged at the angel before striking him with a melee attack. Luckily, Pit blocked it with his own weapons before pushing her away. He also seemed to have trouble finding the Chaos Kin.

"Listen for the Chaos Kin," said Viridi. "The sound's coming from above."

Fuck... Devil Pit cursed in thought. Pit continued to dodge more attacks from Palutena while listening carefully for the Chaos Kin's presence. When he heard the Chaos Kin close by, he looked up at the sound and saw a purple aura cloud, from which he assumed to be the Chaos Kin. He fired a charged shot at it to reveal itself and then attacked with a melee combo.

"Nice!" he exclaimed.

"Yeah, that's it!" said Viridi.

"Hide behind the goddess, Chaos Kin!" Devil Pit ordered. "That way, you won't get yourself hurt in the process!" The Chaos Kin did as it was ordered and hid behind Palutena.

"That's low, you coward!" Pit shouted.

"What do you even expect from our clan? We always stoop so low!" said Devil Pit. "Fear the wrath of the Dark Allies as we feast on your souls and corpses!"

"Calm down, Pit. Just wait for your chance!" said Viridi.

"Lady Palutena, what do you say we up the anti a bit to give our victim a good time?" Devil Pit sadistically asked the Goddess of Light.

"I couldn't agree with you more!" Palutena replied before holding up her staff and let out two large pillars of light. "Come forth, soldiers! Let us eliminate the pathetic angel!" Suddenly, a Centurion and a Centurion Knight came out from the pillars to aid Palutena. Pit gasped when he saw something on their faces; evil red eyes!

"What did you do to them?!" he yelled at Devil Pit.

"You should be more concerned about what we're going to do to you," Devil Pit replied. "With the Chaos Kin slowly chewing away Palutena's soul, the centurions are starting to fall under our control. Soon, you will be the next one to succumb to our power!"

"Now I really see that the Devil himself really wants to personally kill you as much as I do, Pitty Pat," said Hades, surprised of Devil Pit's ways of gaining control.

"And nothing more than a sadistic, ruthless, and cunning monster I might add," Pit reluctantly agreed.

"Enough talking! Eliminate the angel, troops!" Devil Pit ordered and the centurions complied by charging at the angel and attack him with their weapons. Only this time, because of them being under Devil Pit's control and Palutena's soul starting to get eaten by the Chaos Kin, they did not hesitate to strike at the angel ruthlessly. Pit saw all of this and dodged many of their lethal strikes, but eventually took them down. Palutena then unleashed more devestating light attacks to deal heavy damage at Pit, but the angel was quick on his toes to dodge them and still did not do anything to fight back. Finally, after the Chaos Kin grew tired to hide any longer, it flew away from Palutena to reveal itself again.

"Now's your chance! Attack!" Viridi ordered.

"It's time to end this!" Pit yelled before charging at the Chaos Kin at high speeds to deal the finishing blow and end the battle. But, just before he was about to hit it, someone came right in front of him with his Guardian Orbitars.

"I don't think so!" yelled Devil Pit as he pushed Pit back with charged shots from his weapons.

"Argh!" he yelled.

"Oh, no!" Viridi yelled. Pit slowly got back up and saw his attacker standing next to Palutena and the Chaos Kin.

Music stops and switches back to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

"Nrgh... You again!" Pit groaned after he got back up.

"I'm not going to let you defeat my right-hand pet, Pit!" said the Devil. "And since you refused to heed my warning, I'm afraid we're going to have to execute you!"

"You heard the Captain, Pit! You are no longer part of my army!" said Palutena. "Devil Pit will make sure that you must be gone! Permanently!"

"You can't do something like that!" Pit yelled. "You have to free Lady Palutena from your control!"

"And what happens if I say 'no?'" Devil Pit asked.

"Then you leave me no choice but to defeat both you and the Chaos Kin!" Pit replied before getting into a battle stance to prepare himself to continue with the fight.

"Tck! Very well!" Devil Pit scoffed as he readied his weapons as well. "If you want to defeat the Chaos Kin, you have to get through me first! Prepare to be executed!"

"No! It will be YOUR exile!" Pit yelled.

"Say whatever you want. It's not going to change the fact that you're the one we need to execute! Once you are out of the way, our plan shall continue as intended," Devil Pit replied. "But first, why don't I make this a fun dance?" He then raised up his right arm and swung it around the battle arena, summoning Pyrokinesis to create a wildfire around the arena. "Are you ready to dance, Pit?" asked Devil Pit as he, Palutena, and the Chaos Kin readied themselves.

"Let's dance, MONSTERS!" Pit yelled as he readied himself, too, for the battle to continue.

Music stops and switches to: the executioner from zts - Topic (A.K.A. The Dynamic Duo's Battle Theme)

Devil Pit charged at Pit with and used a forward-dash charged shot to attack him. Pit swiftly dodged at tried to attack the Chaos Kin again. But once he used a melee combo to strike, Devil Pit blocked it with his Guardian Orbitars.

"Argh! Get out of my way!" Pit yelled.

"Not a chance, Pit!" Devil Pit replied. "If you think you can try to stop my right-hand pet that easily, then you've got another thing coming!"

"Devil Pit is not going to let you attack the Chaos Kin!" said Viridi. "That means you have to defeat him first before taking down the Chaos Kin!"

"She's right, you know," Devil Pit added. "I'm the defensive. The Chaos Kin is the offensive when it's controlling the Goddess of Light. That's what makes us the dynamic duo."

"Then I'll just have to take you down!" said Pit.

"I'd like to see you try," said Devil Pit. "Lady Palutena! Stop him!" Palutena complied by unleashing more devastating light attacks at the angel, but Pit dodged them quickly in order to avoid any damage. However, Devil Pit charged at Pit again and fired rapid fire shots from his Orbitars and Pit acted fast by firing his own shots from his Claws to prevent taking any damage as much as he could. He then counterattacked with a melee combo at his foe to deal lots of damage.

"Do not let this pathetic angel win, Devil Pit! He has betrayed us and must be eliminated at all costs!" Palutena ordered.

"Heh! As you command, Lady Palutena!" Devil Pit replied with a snicker. "As the executioner and patriarch leader of the Dark Allies clan, Pit must fall to his eternal doom in the flames of the Dark Abyss! I won't hesitate to swallow you whole!"

"You are NEVER going to hurt another innocent, Devil Pit! I'll show you the consequences of your actions when you used Lady Palutena like a tool!" Pit yelled in anger. "I will save her! And I will stop you at all costs!"

"Foolish flightless angel, you just don't know when to give up," Devil Pit replied. "Killing you will all be the more satisfying!" With that, he charged at Pit and then fired a charged shot to deal lethal damage, but Pit blocked it with his own charged shot and then rushed towards him as fast as he could. Devil Pit quickly placed his Guardian Orbitars in front of him to block Pit's bombard of melee attacks, but after a while, the shields were destroyed and Devil Pit was temporarily stunned. Pit then attacked him with a melee combo to deal lots of damage, but Devil Pit later regained his senses and pushed Pit away with another charged shot.

"Well this has gotten very interesting," said Hades. "I didn't think someone would try to take down two people at once!"

"Well that's because I and the Chaos Kin are the dynamic duo for our crimes!" said Devil Pit. "Once we finish this angel, we'll kill more humans and devour their souls for the ritual!"

"You will do no such thing!" Pit yelled before charging at the Devil again for a melee combo, only for the Devil to put up his Guardian Orbitars again and blocked the combo with its two shields again.

"Keep attacking! He'll eventually get tired out again!" said Viridi.

"Not this time!" Devil Pit replied and before Pit could break the shields, Devil Pit disappeared and Palutena let loose a blinding light that stunned Pit temporarily.

"AAAHHH!!! MY EYES!!!!!" the angel yelled in pain.

"Now it's my turn!" said Devil Pit before letting loose a melee combo with rapid punches and kicks which knocks Pit to the near edge of the arena. The angel quickly held tight to avoid falling off, but Devil Pit rushed up to the held on angel and placed his right foot on his face. "Why don't you just give up and die here in the fire?" he taunted. "You're nothing but a coward. A pathetic, mindless, useless coward! I'll put you out of your misery just for you!~" With that, he lowered down his foot to push him down to the wildfire and burn him alive.

"PIT!" Viridi cried as Pit held on for dear life. However, just before Devil Pit was about to stomp on the angel, he was suddenly lifted upwards and thrown away to the other side of the arena.

"Aaahh!! What the?!" he yelled upon landing face-first on the ground. He quickly looked up to see that an Urgle was the one who caused that. "What?! The Forces of Nature AGAIN?!" The Urgle soon lowered itself down to Pit and spread its arms right in front of him. Pit smiled and grabbed on before the Urgle lifted him up to safety.

"Thanks for the help!" he said and the Urgle replied with a nod. But it wasn't alone as two Bladers came out to aid the angel as well.

"Curse you, Viridi! I should've known you would bring out your troops to aid the angel!" Devil Pit grunbled.

"Well, that's what happens when you underestimate the Forces of Nature, Devil Pit!" Viridi giggled before turning to her troops. "Children, aid Pit in this fight and distract the Chaos Kin, but make sure you don't hurt Palutena in the process." The Urgle and Bladers nodded and head to the Palutena and the Chaos Kin, as the former summoned two Centurion Knights and a Centurion Strongarm to fight them. "Pit, while they're distracted, now's your chance to attack Devil Pit!" Viridi continued. "Give him everything you've got!"

"With pleasure, Viridi!" Pit replied as the two warriors charged at each other and fired rapid fire shots at each other. None of them seemed to be hurting each other that much because their shots blocked their own at the same time. However, once Pit got close enough to Devil Pit, Devil Pit fired a charged shot at him, only for the angel to dodge it and then let loose a melee combo to deal loads of damage. After a while, Devil Pit was defeated.

"No!" he cried in defeat.

"Now to take down the Chaos Kin!" said Pit. Once he saw the battle ended with the troops from both sides knocked down and injured, the Chaos Kin furiously charged at Pit with Palutena firing more light beams at the angel. Luckily, Pit quickly dodged them and let loose a melee combo to attack the Chaos Kin. But it quickly flew behind Palutena again. "This again?! Don't you ever give up?!" Pit exclaims in anger.

"My my. Seems like Pitty Pat's anger issues is at it again," Hades chuckled.

"Well, that doesn't mean I can't do...THIS!" said Pit before charging at Palutena. Viridi gasped about what Pit was going to do.

"Pit! What are you doing?!" she yelled. Pit didn't respond and instead jumped over Palutena and quickly grabbed the Chaos Kin from behind before slamming it down with a huge amount of force, dealing extreme damage. With it stunned, Pit let loose a melee combo to deal even more damage until the Chaos Kin was finally defeated, ending the battle once and for all.

"I can't believe it! I did it!" he yelled in victory.

"Unghh..." Palutena groaned as she broke free from the Chaos Kin's control.

Hmm. Looks like the show's over, folks, Hades thought to himself. Guess I better leave for a while. With that, he left without the others noticing.

Music stops

The freed Goddess of Light collapsed to the ground and Pit rushed to her side.

"Pit..." the goddess groaned.

"Are you all right?!" Pit asked, worried. "I didn't mean to hurt you."

"Ugh...huh..." Palutena grunted as she struggled to get up. Devil Pit slowly got back up after he regained his balance.

"Nrrgghh...! D-Don't think you have won yet!" he started. "I have planned a special surprise after you saved your goddess, Pit!" He then turned to his right-hand pet. "CHAOS KIN! NOW!" Suddenly, the Chaos Kin got up quickly and flew straight towards Palutena at high speeds.

"Pit! Behind you!" Viridi warned. Pit noticed it too late and the Chaos Kin ripped Palutena's soul out of her body. This caused Palutena to be petrified like a statue. Devil Pit walked up to the Chaos Kin.

"Excellent work," he told his pet. "Now that we've got her soul, it's time to head to the Chaos Vortex to begin our meal." The Chaos Kin complied and opened up the portal to the Chaos Vortex. Devil Pit then turned to Pit. "You'll never catch us, flightless angel," he said as he and the Chaos Kin flew into the portal. Then Devil Pit slowly started to close it.

"They're heading into the Chaos Vortex!" said Viridi.

"Viridi! You have to help me fly RIGHT NOW!" Pit ordered as he rushed towards the portal.

"O-of course!" said Viridi and quickly activated the Power of Flight so that Pit could fly into the portal.

"Oh no you don't!" said Devil Pit and made the portal too small for Pit to enter. This caused Pit to slam into it and tumble back.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaugh!" he yelled as he fell back onto the arena.

"Now what?!" Viridi cried, until all of a sudden, she and the angel heard another voice.

"Out of the way! Coming through!" it said and Pit immediately recognized who it was.

"Pittoo?" he yelped after hearing the dark angel. Dark Pit used the Lightning Chariot, with Phosphora flying next to him, and slammed into the portal to split it open.

"Grrah!" Dark Pit grunted as he fell off the chariot, "Agh!" roughly landed on the arena, "Grah! Ugh..." and tumbled right next to the light angel.

"AAAAHHH!" Devil Pit yelled as he flew backwards after the impact. Phosphora then hopped into the Lightning Chariot after Dark Pit fell off.

"Don't worry. I got this," she said and brought the chariot down to the light and dark angels. Once she was right next to them, she got off of the chariot.

"What the—?" Pit started, confused about why Pittoo was helping him again.

"There's no time to talk about it! We have to go help Palutena NOW!" the dark angel replied.

"He's absolutely right," Viridi agreed before opening up a light pillar. "But first let's get you back. You've been through a lot, and the writer might be feeling the same way." (A/N: Okay. Let me say something about what I originally said ever since the first time I wrote down this story. I erroneously said that this is the longest chapter I have written down so far, but it was actually chapter nineteen that was the longest so far. But the thing is, sometimes you might feel that way when you're not motivated enough or believe that you have been writing down something for a while. Anyway, let's resume to where we left off, shall we?)

I can hear you! Devil Pit mentally yelled.

"Actually, Mistress, I need to enter the Chaos Vortex to see what they're planning," said Phosphora.

"Are you sure, Phosphora? It's too dangerous," Viridi warned with worry.

"I'll be fine. I'm just going to sneak in without them knowing," Phosphora replied.

"If you're sure, but just be careful," Viridi said before turning to the dark angel. "Come on, Dark Pit. We need you back as well along with the Lightning Chariot."

"Fine. But only because this is serious," Dark Pit replied as he was whisked back to Viridi's temple, too, with the Lighting Chariot whisked next. Once they were gone, Phosphora quickly but silently zipped through the Chaos Vortex portal to figure what Devil Pit and the Chaos Kin are planning.

Music playing again: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

Meanwhile in the Chaos Vortex, Devil Pit slowly got back up to his feet on a floating platform.

"Ugh... Curse that dark angel clone!" he grunted after standing up. "He just broke the portal open and now they're going to make a plan to strike at us. We need to slow them down as much as possible."

Meanwhile at some point after Devil Pit got up, Phosphora just entered the Chaos Vortex and hid behind a wall of another floating platform that was closer to her enemy.

"What is he doing over there? Is going to have a meeting or something?" she wondered aloud, quietly.

Back in the other big platform, Devil Pit ordered out, "Chaos Kin! Get over here right now!" The Chaos Kin complied and arrived at the platform, with Palutena's soul still holding on its tail. "Now that we have Palutena's soul, we can use it for the ritual to devour more souls and drink blood to gain more power," Devil Pit started. "We also have the souls of Emperor Nero and his empire after I executed them for their sins. Talk about Karma being a bitch."

On the far away platform where Phosphora was, the Lightning Nymph gasped after hearing what Devil Pit just said.

So THAT'S why he has the Sword of Death, she thought. He executed my killer after what he did to me and my brother.

Back on the meeting platform, Devil Pit continued, "However, Palutena's soul is too powerful for us to devour, so we have to wait until it is weak enough for us to feast on. After we eat all of the souls and drink the blood, we'll perform a ritual to open up a portal that will release the demons from Abyss. Those demons were trapped from the Underworld many years ago after they disobeyed their orders. And with their help, we can destroy the universe and gain more and more power to cause more chaos!"

Back on the far away platform, Phosphora was even more shocked to hear that.

No! I cannot let them do that! she mentally yelled. I have to warn Mistress Viridi and the angels about this!

Back on the meeting platform, the Chaos Kin suddenly noticed Phosphora and said Lightning Nymph quickly hid behind the wall to avoid getting spotted by Devil Pit.

"What is it?" the Devil asked his pet. The Chaos Kin said something that meant "nothing." It then made noises asking its master if they should move on with the plan. "Yes. We shall move on with the plan," Devil Pit replied. "Once we complete what must be done, the Dark Allies will rise once again, the universe will be ours to destroy, and the new world will be ours to rule away from the old useless one!" They soon left from the meeting platform to start their plan.

Back on the far away platform, Phosphora gasped in horror to hear all of that.

"I better warn Mistress Viridi and the angels right now!" she said as she flew out of the Chaos Vortex.

"What happened in there, Phosphora?" Viridi asked as she opened up a light pillar.

"You will not believe what I just heard!" Phosphora responded as she was whisked back to Viridi's temple.

Music stops and switches to: Kevin Macleod ~ Unseen Horrors (A.K.A. Anger Boils Theme)

Phosphora was whisked into the dining area of Viridi's temple where everybody else were waiting.

"Phosphora, what happened in there?" Dark Pit asked.

"It's horrible! I heard what Devil Pit and the Chaos Kin are planning to do!" Phosphora began.

"What is it?" Pit asked.

"They're planning to devour human souls and Palutena's soul and drink lots of blood to obtain more power," Phosphora continued. "Even worse is that they're also planning to perform some kind of ritual to open up a portal that will unleash powerful demons from a place called 'Abyss.' They even have the souls of Emperor Nero and his empire as well. That's why he has the Sword of Death!" Everyone was shocked to hear the terrifying news.

"Oh dear...!" Arlon gasped.

"No way!" Dark Pit exclaimed.

"They can't do this to Palutena!" Viridi yelled in shock. Pit, however, was the most shocked of them all.

"N-no! This is- I-I can't-" he stuttered. He was too shocked to even say anything. The news he heard was too much for him to bear. He quickly ran to his room and slammed the door shut. He began to cry in tears.

"Oh dear. Now I feel terrible about this," said Dark Pit.

"I'll go check on him," said Viridi before leaving the dining area, then headed to Pit's room, and opened the door.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Conflict (The Suffering Theme)

There the Goddess of Nature found the sobbing angel, crying in fear and sadness after he heard the terrifying news of what Devil Pit and the Chaos Kin were planning. She slowly walked to Pit and gently embraced him in a hug. This made Pit stop sobbing and slowly looked up to see her face. When Viridi saw the red puffy eyes and tear stains on his face, it made her feel extremely hurt.

"Pit...I know how you feel," she began. "I was scared to hear that too. But we're in this together." Pit was taken aback of Viridi's words.

"Why d-do you even c-care about me?" Pit stuttered. "You tried to kill me f-from the beginning of that w-war..." This made Viridi feel terrible after she heard that.

"I never wanted any of that in the first place," she cried as tears started to form in her eyes. "Devil Pit is the cause of all of this and he was the one who set the Chaos Kin free from its prison! I-If only that creature d-didn't exist then n-none of this would've ever h-happened." Now it was Pit's turn to feel bad for Viridi. He then gave her a kiss on her forehead, causing the goddess to blush bright pink and stop sobbing.

"You shouldn't blame yourself for that, Viridi," the angel started. "I would've understood the problem if Devil Pit wasn't around. But we're going to save Lady Palutena together." This made Viridi smile as she and the light angel walked back to the dining area.

Music stops and switches back to: Solo Menu (Viridi)

Everyone was relieved to see Pit calm now with the help of Viridi. Despite the fact that they saw their tear stains, they were both okay.

"Well, we're glad to see you much better, Young Master Pit," said Arlon.

"Yeah. Sorry if that even scared any of you," Pit apologized.

"Don't worry about that," said Phosphora. "To be frank, we were all terrified about the bad news."

"She's right, you know," said Dark Pit. "But anyway, I have a plan to stop Devil Pit and the Chaos Kin and save Palutena. Pit and I will enter the Chaos Vortex so that we can get through their defenses. We will then find the Chaos Kin and get Palutena's soul back!" Everybody else nodded in agreement with the plan.

"But first, we need to take a break so that we can get ourselves ready to save Lady Palutena," said Pit.

"I'd say the same thing," Phosphora agreed.

"Then let's go to our rooms and sleep for the night," said Viridi. "Tomorrow, we'll save Palutena from those monsters!" Everyone else nodded in agreement and all headed back into their rooms.

Meanwhile, Dark Pit, however, was having trouble falling asleep in his room. He only sat on his bed and held a palm on his forehead.

I can't believe he went through all of that, he thought. When I fought him, it's like I'm hitting myself. For some reason, I feel like we're connected in a sense. Then he heard his door creak open which broke his train of thoughts. He looked at the door and saw Phosphora entering in, with a concern look on her face.

"Is everything alright?" she asked. Dark Pit just hung his head down in sadness. Phosphora then walked to Dark Pit's bed and sat down. Noticing the sad look on his face, she placed her hand on his shoulder. "What's wrong?" she asked the dark angel. Dark Pit slowly raised his head up as he looked at the Lightning Nymph.

"Ever since that war, I've been feeling Pit's pain," he began. "When Pit's soul was transported into that ring, I was left unconscious. I couldn't even think properly now that things are getting worse. I feel like that the two of us are connected in a sense." This made Phosphora frown. She then cupped Dark Pit's right cheek with her left hand and made a small kiss on his left cheek. This made Dark Pit blush a little bit.

"Don't worry," said Phosphora. "We'll do whatever it takes to save Palutena. We're in this together, so get some rest, cutie.~" She finished with a wink and left Dark Pit's room. Dark Pit was left speechless and slowly placed his palm on the cheek Phosphora kissed.

"You're right. We WILL get Palutena back," he said, smiling in determination, and then went to sleep. Don't worry, Pit. We're going to help you in any way we can, he added in thought. Devil Pit and the Chaos Kin are going to pay!

Music stops

Chapter Text

Music playing: Solo Menu (Viridi)

Pit searched around the Arms Alter to find the weapon he needed for the battle to save Palutena. Viridi was standing at the entrance of it waiting for the angel with her arms crossed on her chest and an annoyance look on her face.

"Ugh! Can you hurry this up?" she grumbled. "We're on a tight schedule here!"

"Hold on! I just need to find it!" Pit replied as he continued to look for his weapon of choice. Once he found the touch of a familiar design, he quickly picked up to reveal what it was. "Yes! I found it!" Once he lifted it up, the weapon appeared fully as the Palutena Bow; Pit's favorite.

"Hey! Isn't that the bow you always used back in the day?" Viridi asked upon seeing the weapon.

"Yep! I used it back in the Brawl!" Pit replied.

"Uhhh... Let's not talk about that right now," Viridi sighed. "If we do, Devil Pit will get mad at us."

"Yeah, you're right," Pit agreed. "Although I did had an old bow 25 years ago, but it didn't split in two parts."

"Yeah. It WAS pretty sad. That old bow was like shooting straws with a rubber band," Viridi replied.

"Ugh, I still can't believe I had to use that stupid thing!" Pit groaned.

"How do you think you'd fare today if you had to use that old bow?" Viridi asked.

"I'd be finished," Pit replied.

"I guess some things never change," said Viridi. But then Pit noticed something.

"Wait... Doesn't this conversation sound a bit familiar?" he asked.

"Now that I think about it, it does..." Viridi wondered, but then later shook her head. "But there's no time to think about it! We better save Palutena from Devil Pit and the Chaos Kin!"

"Right!" Pit affirmed as he rushed to the door with his weapon equipped. "Hold on, Lady Palutena! I'm coming for you!" He then flew into the outside of Palutena's temple to enter the crack.

"Dark Pit has gone up ahead," Viridi pointed out.

Music stops and switches to: The Chaos Vortex

Pit then entered the crack and arrived at the Chaos Vortex. From what he saw was absolutely terrifying! There were lots and lots of enemies from different regions, floating destroyed buildings, and creepy realistic eyes; all of which are everywhere and all over the place.

"This is total chaos," the angel said in fear.

"Hence the name 'Chaos Vortex,'" Viridi replied. Soon enough, the enemies spotted their intruder and proceeded their line of attack. However, the angel proved that they were no match for him and took them down one by one. While he was taking them down, and also a bit surprised that they were the same enemies he fought during his previous missions in the past, he and Viridi heard a sinister voice.

"Hello again, my arch-enemies," it said, and later revealed to be the mastermind behind the current incident again.

"Devil Pit!" Pit and Viridi said simultaneously.

"I welcome you to my new territory of the Dark Allies," Devil Pit continued. "We have many territories when it comes to our clan."

"And how many of them do you even have at this point?" Pit asked.

"So far we only have three," Devil Pit answered. "The first one was the Space Pirates, the second was the Aurum, and now you're in the third. And since you're in another one of our own, allow me to show you what I can do." As on queue, he suddenly summoned a lot of realistic eyes right in front of Pit and Viridi.

"Aaaaugh!" they screamed in fright. This also made Pit shiver a bit after witnessing that until the eyes disappeared.

"Ahem. Yes. Well," Viridi started, after regaining her composure. "I wasn't expecting that."

"Hahahaha! It always amuses me to torture you with unexpected surprises," Devil Pit laughed, menacingly. "How about I spice it up a bit? Watch this." Suddenly, a massive dark silhouette of a hand appeared right in front of Pit.

"Augh!" he gasped. "That was weird..." He then flew below it only for another one to pop up. "Whoa!" he gasped again. As he continued onwards, more and more dark hand silhouettes appeared to slow him down. "...Ugh! Augh! Hey! Nice to meet ya! Hey! Augh! Whoa!" Pit gasped as he got through the hands and took down more enemies along the way. Devil Pit watched with a sinister smile on his face.

"I see that you are quite persistent," said Devil Pit. "Well then, how about THIS?!" He snapped his fingers and everything suddenly went dark, which also inverted Pit's colors, including his weapon and the enemies, in the process.

"O...K..." he said. "Maybe the Chaos Vortex's batteries are dead."

"No. I simply made everything dark for you to see anything," said Devil Pit. "Well, except your previously fallen foes."

"And besides, this place doesn't run on batteries, dingle brain!" said Viridi. "Anyway, it doesn't matter. You're going the right way. ...I think."

"What do you mean you think?" Pit asked.

"Don't worry your little head about it," said Viridi. With a shrug, Pit decided to not let that get in mind that much and continued to take down more and more enemies. Along the way, he suddenly spotted a door-shaped exit up ahead.

"Good—there's a way out," he said.

"Don't get cocky," said Devil Pit. As soon as Pit got out of the blackened area, his entire body was turned black, including his weapon.

"Aw, man! This is my only tunic!" he groaned.

"Don't be such a princess!" said Viridi.

"That's funny when it comes from you," Devil Pit chuckled. After that, Pit continued on his way and suddenly saw a hot spring waterfall up ahead.

"Aw yeah, it's a hot spri—" he started, but was interrupted after he flew into the waterfall. "Blublublublub," he gurgled. As he got out of the waterfall, his colors were back to normal.

"Hey, you've got your color back," said Viridi.

"I also got water up my nose," said Pit as he received three more Recovery Orbs to replenish his health.

"I told you not to get cocky," said Devil Pit. "Now how about I show you THIS!" He then summoned a giant Monoeye to block his way.

"Get out of my way!" he yelled at it, but then another one came up to do the same thing. "I SAID get out of my way!" Pit yelled again and then decided to attack them without any hesitation.

"This is just so much fun!" said Devil Pit. "I always love to slow my enemies down." After a while, Pit successfully defeated both Monoeyes and proceeded onwards. However, there were still more enemies up ahead. So he had to take care of them all in order to find and destroy the Chaos Kin. Luckily, Viridi noticed something.

"We're getting close to the Chaos Kin," she pointed out.

"OK," said Pit.

"But watch out for look-alikes," Viridi warned. Suddenly, as on queue, a hoard of weak Chaos Kin copies appeared to slow Pit down.

"Ugh! There's a ton of them. Nasty!" he yelled in disgust and then attacked the copies as quickly as possible.

"Is the Chaos Kin replicating itself?" Viridi wondered. "They seem exactly the same."

"If that's true, we're in big trouble!" Pit yelled in worry.

"Hahahaha! This little game of us tormenting you sure is fun!" Devil Pit laughed, with a sinister smile on his face. "If Hades was here, he would've loved watching this until I break him as well with my own hands!"

"Well, I have to disagree with you, Devil Pit!" Pit scowled. "I will defeat you and the Chaos Kin, and you will give us Lady Palutena's soul back! After that, we'll get back to eliminating the Underworld Army and bring peace to everyone around the world!"

"We'll see..." said Devil Pit. After taking down the copies, Pit continued onwards and took down more enemies along the way. However, as he was getting closer and closer to the Chaos Kin, he was suddenly stopped by a bunch of black decrypted symbols.

"Ugh! Talk about annoying! Ugh!" he groaned.

"What do you expect from our clan? We always enjoy tormenting our victims," said Devil Pit. "Now then, let me show you something special." As soon as he said that, multiple dark shadow clones of Pit appeared to stop their original counterpart.

"Seriously? Now what?" Pit groaned.

"They seem to be your shadows," said Viridi.

"What?! They don't look anything like me!" Pit yelled. "First of all, I'm MUCH more attractive!"

"Honestly, it's like you WANT me to insult you," said Viridi.

"No! You just do it anyway!" Pit scoffed.

"Putting that stupidity aside, those dark shadow clones of you were created by me to slow you down," Devil Pit told the angel. "I'll put them to good use later on. You'll see them later at another time."

"I sure hope not...!" said Pit, worried.

"Don't get your hopes up, flightless angel," Devil Pit replied. After taking down the clones, Pit continued onwards and approached a large, rocky structure. There he saw the REAL Chaos Kin right on it.

"THAT Chaos Kin's the real deal! After it!" Viridi ordered.

"Right!" Pit affirmed and flew after the Chaos Kin after receiving three more Recover Orbs to replenish his health.

"Chaos Kin! Get out of there and bring me the souls and blood for the ritual!" Devil Pit ordered his pet. The Chaos Kin complied and quickly flew away to escape, but Pit wasn't going to let it out of his sight.

"Where do you think YOU'RE going?!" he yelled.

"Throttling UP!" said Viridi as she flew Pit upwards from the structure to chase the Chaos Kin on hot pursuit. They then entered a cave with giant eyes.

"I will NOT let you ruin my plans any longer! You two have been a pain in my ass for far too long, and I say that it's time to put an end to it!" said Devil Pit as both Pit and the Chaos Kin flew towards one of the giant eye portals.

"My face feels like it's blowing off!" Pit exclaimed.

"Put on your big-boy pants and stay on the Chaos Kin!" Viridi ordered.

"Faster, Chaos Kin! Hurry up and bring the ritual items to me as quickly as possible!" Devil Pit ordered. "If that damned angel and goddess stops us from completing our ritual, then our plans will be all for nothing! We must consume everything until nothing remains of this pathetic universe!" The Chaos Kin flew faster with Pit right behind it, who also sped up to chase after the hideous creature.

At the area from the recent portal they both flew into, more Underworld Army clones appeared to stop the angel from reaching the Chaos Kin. However, Pit wasted no time and took them down one by one and continued his pursuit on the creature. However, the Chaos Kin flew faster and faster to get away, but Pit was still not going to let it leave the area they were currently in alive. Along the way, they both flew by lots of flying Exo Tanks before entering another eye portal, which takes them to some kind of familiar section of the Reaper Fortress skirts Pit arrived at a while ago.

"Ungh! I've almost got it!" said Pit, struggling to catch up to the Chaos Kin.

"Not to rain on your parade, but we have to watch the clock!" Viridi warned.

"Just keep me in the air as long as you can!" Pit ordered.

"If YOU think that you will ruin the last step of my master plan, then you've got another thing coming!" Devil Pit yelled in fury before ordering his right-hand pet. "Chaos Kin, hurry your fucking ass and GIVE ME THE DAMN RITUAL ITEMS!!!" The Chaos Kin complied and flew faster and faster to get away, but Pit was still hot on its trail. The angel fired charged shots to attack the Chaos Kin, but the creature dodged as fast as possible to avoid getting hit. The both of them then flew through a familiar area of the Reaper's Fortress and entered another eye portal which lead them back to the vortex.

"You're running out of time!" Viridi warned.

"But I've almost got it!" said Pit.

"Shit! Get the fuck moving, Chaos Kin! DO NOT LET THAT ANGEL TAKE THE FUCKING RITUAL ITEMS!!!!!" Devil Pit ordered more ruthlessly and the Chaos Kin flew even faster. But as it was getting closer to make its escape, it flew so fast that it accidentally rammed right into a floating rock, temporarily stunning itself. "NO!" Devil Pit yelled.

"Now's your chance!" Viridi ordered. "Shoot shoot shoot!"

"It's going down!" said Pit as he prepared to finish the Chaos Kin off with a charged shot.

"CHAOS KIN! SNAP OUT OF IT AND GET THE FUCK OUT OF THERE!!!!!!!!" Devil Pit shouted, but it was too late. Once the Chaos Kin finally regained consciousness, it couldn't fly away in time and was shot down by Pit towards a floating platform.

"Chaos Kin down!" Viridi exclaimed.

"Now it's time to get Lady Palutena's spirit back!" said Pit as he flew into the arena to chase the Chaos Kin down.

Music stops

Pit landed on the same platform to find the Chaos Kin. But as he searched around, he saw someone charging at him.

"Huh?" he wondered.

"YOU!" the figure yelled and Pit immediately noticed that it was Devil Pit. "YOU ARE GOING TO DIE HERE AND YOU WILL NOT RUIN OUR MASTER PLAN THIS TIME! PREPARE TO MEET YOUR DOOM!" With that being said, he took out his Sword of Death to prepare a fatal strike.

"AAAHH!" Pit screamed and shielded his eyes for the impact. But when he didn't feel a thing, he reluctantly opened his eyes and found Devil Pit chained with shackles on his ankles. The latter looked down on his ankles to see them and grabbed them to break them loose, but to no avail.

"What the hell?!" the Devil exclaimed as he continued to struggle in breaking the shackles, but still, nothing worked. Suddenly, the chains connected to the shackles pulled him into the middle of the arena. Before he could continue his attempt to break free, another shackle appeared and closed on his neck. "Argh!" he choked as he struggled to release it with his hands. But then, two more shackles appeared and closed on his wrists to temporarily lock him into place. "What the fuck?!" he yelled. "Who did this?!"

"Sorry, monster, but I'm not going to let you stop Pit from saving Palutena," said Viridi.

"Thanks, Viridi! I would've been finished if it wasn't for you!" said Pit.

"Grr! Curse you, Nature Goddess!" Devil Pit yelled, furiously. "Once I get out of these shackles, you will feel nothing but pain and agony! You hear me?! I'll TEAR YOU APART AND RIP OUT YOUR ORGANS BEFORE EATING THEM UP IN THE MOST GRUESOME WAYS POSSIBLE!!!"

"Yeah yeah. Enough with your sappiness," Viridi replied in her usual sassy tone. "Let's just get back to the mission."

"Hrrrrngghhh..." Devil Pit growled. Can't believe I'm chained in place again just like last time, he added in thought.

Music playing: Chaos Island

"Where's Lady Palutena?" Pit asked Viridi after eating the food she gave him.

"She's close by," the goddess replied. "But you'll have to finish off some enemies first."

"My pleasure!" said Pit, but before he was about to attack the enemies that appeared, he noticed something off. The enemies he was facing right now were all previously fallen foes he faced from his previous missions. The first wave involved the Underworld Army and the Aurum facing against their enemy together, which Viridi found somewhat surprising; the Coral and Shulms from the Underworld Army, and Tribytes from the Aurum. The Tribytes fired their lasers at Pit's direction while the Coral run up to ram right towards their target, but all attacks missed via Pit's dodging. He then counterattacked with melee and shooting attacks to take them out one by one, while he used melee attacks to get rid of the Shulms to avoid getting hit by their poison gas.

"These are all enemies that you've seen before, but never together like THIS," said Viridi.

"It IS weird," said Pit.

"I have a hunch that the Chaos Kin is creating them," said Viridi.

"You're not wrong. It did create these clones with a little help from me," said Devil Pit. "We were planning to create multiple copies of our clan, as well as other fallen foes, to destroy the universe. But we were unable to finish them and they were all left unfinished. So we decided to use the incomplete clones here to kill you; to prevent you from undoing our ritual once it is completed."

"Oh, man! Don't tell me there's, like, an endless supply of them!" Pit exclaimed in worry.

"No, I don't think that's possible," Viridi replied. "Even though these enemies are knock-offs, they're real enough to hurt you. So I'm sure they require quite a bit of energy to create. Which means this will be an endurance contest between you and the Chaos Kin...along with its boss."

"Oh, don't you worry! I can outlast any evil moth!" said Pit.

"We'll see if you can survive a number of waves, Pit," said Devil Pit, and as on queue, a group of Monoeyes and a pair of Boogities came out to stop their enemy from defeating their master, despite the fact that they were just clones. The Monoeyes fired lasers at their target to attack, but Pit dodged out of the way and counterattacked with forward-dash charged shots. After taking down the Monoeyes, the Boogities turn around and revealed their faces to fire missiles to take out the angel. Pit swiftly dodged them before firing a charged shot to eliminate one of the Boogities. As for the second, he performed a melee combo to destroy it completely. However, after those were gone, two pairs of Monoeyes and Tribytes come through in a line and go around in a circle around the floating arena. They fired lasers to attack their foe, but Pit quickly dodged them to avoid their line of fire. When Pit found a locking point on the enemies, he fired a lethal charged shot to take them all out at once, ending the first wave. Suddenly, a treasure box appeared and Pit rushed to it to claim its prize. But suddenly, an Orne appeared out of it and Pit ran away to safety. Not only that, but Rezdas appeared to protect the Orne like shields.

"Here comes the second wave!" said Viridi.

"And here comes my second wind!" said Pit.

"Now, don't get cocky there, flightless angel," Devil Pit warned. "Don't you remember that kind of enemy and what it does?" He cocked his head at the direction of the Orne Pit was looking at.

"If that Orne gets to you, it's game over," Viridi warned.

"It's got Aurum troops shielding it," said Pit, upon noticing the Rezdas.

"They're called Rezdas. They'll put a hurt on you too, so stay away from them," said Viridi.

"Honestly, I found the Ornes from the Underworld powerful, so we decided to create clones of them," said Devil Pit. "But they are a little too overpowered, so we're only making clones of them just this once. Consider this as salvation for you, flightless angel."

"HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU?! STOP. CALLING. ME. A FLIGHTLESS. ANGEL!" Pit yelled.

"Pit! Calm down!" Viridi comforted.

"Oh ho ho. Watching you like this makes me feel joyous," Devil Pit chuckled. "Anyway, show me how determined you are in surviving long enough, Pit." However, those enemies were not the only things Pit must take down. There was also a pair of Handoras and a Monolith from the Underworld to aid the Orne and Rezdas. The Handoras fired projectiles at Pit to attack, but the angel swiftly dodged them before letting out melee combos to destroy them. But then he was at the direction of the Monolith, that was spinning in place and was about to get the angel. However, Pit dodged out of the way to avoid getting hit. The Orne inched closer and closer to Pit in an attempt to kill him permanently with one touch. But the angel quickly ran away to avoid it. Then he fired two charged shots at the Rezdas to destroy them completely. After the Rezdas were destroyed, the Orne exploded to finish the second wave.

"You survived against that Orne," said Devil Pit. "But I must warn you that that was only ONE of them. You'll see another one later, but not now." Suddenly, a group of Aurum Tribytes appeared, along with Cacaws from the Forces of Nature (that are surprisingly small), to attack the angel and begin the third wave.

"And here comes the third wave," said Viridi. "This is getting old fast."

"Easy for you to say," said Devil Pit. While Pit was fighting against the Tribytes, he noticed weird movements they were making at a rapidly fast pace.

"Those Aurum troops are doing their best Game and Watch impression," he said.

"Check out the gaming IQ on this guy! You're a regular video-game historian!" Viridi exclaimed in amazement before going back to the original topic at hand. "But enough nerdery for now. This place is crawling with Cacaws!"

"Ugh! Why did you create an enemy that annoying in the first place?" Pit asked.

"You can thank the Chaos Kin for this batch! Don't blame me!" Viridi replied.

"First of all, you can't blame another creature for making a clone of something YOU created in the first place. Not to mention that they are just mere incomplete clones created from the original data of previously fallen foes. But with a little pinch of extra spice to make this more fun," said Devil Pit. "And second..." Suddenly, fire burst from around the rocky arena, causing the whole place to shake until the fire died down.

"AH!" Pit yelled as he jumped in surprise.

"WILL YOU BOTH STOP BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL?!" Devil Pit yelled in anger. "IT'S HURTING MY BRAIN EVERY TIME I HEAR THAT! IF I HEAR ANOTHER ONE OF YOU FUCKS SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME, I SWEAR THAT I WILL SPLIT YOUR BRAINS INTO PIECES!!!" But Pit and Viridi did not even take any notice of his treat.

"I really have no idea what he's even talking about," said the angel.

"It's probably just his own imagination," the goddess added.

"Oh my fucking goodness..." Devil Pit groaned while facepalming, despite having one of his hands stuck in a shackle. During the battle, Pit found the wave to be much harder than the last one he took down. Due to the Cacaws being so tiny, it was very difficult to get a good hit with his attacks as the enemies let out loud screeches to mess with his mind. Luckily for the angel, he made sure to dodge them in order to not get inflicted with the Confusion status ailment. Instead of shooting at them, he performed melee attacks to take them down swiftly. However, the most difficult part of the wave was the Trybites. Due to their quick movements, it was very difficult to get a good shot, especially since they fire lasers after a movement. Luckily, Pit dodged them to avoid the lasers before firing rapid fire shots to take them out one by one. After all of them were destroyed, the third wave was over. Suddenly, two Belunkas and a pair of Handoras from the Underworld, and a group of Skreetles from the Forces of Nature, came out to attack the angel and begin the fourth wave.

"Really, a fourth wave?! The Chaos Kin and Devil Pit sure are persistent!" said Viridi.

"What do you expect? The Dark Allies clan never back down at all!" said Devil Pit.

"Yeah? Well, so am I!" said Pit as he prepared to attack the Belunkas. Viridi noticed that they are taking out Armins from the Underworld to aid in battle against the angel.

"Those two big Belunkas are spawning the little Armins," she explained. "Actually, 'spawning' is a polite way of putting it. 'Barfing up' is more accurate."

"Ugh! Hurl," Pit groaned in disgust.

"Precisely. Anyway, the Armins' sides are their weak points," Viridi continued.

"Considering how tough they look from the front, they're pretty wimpy," said Pit.

"But they move fast! Dodge when they charge, and attack like crazy!" Viridi pointed out. Pit made sure to do that once he saw one of the Armins charging at him at a fast pace. The angel quickly dodged as it ram right to a rock, stunning it. Then he performed a melee combo to swiftly eliminate it. However, another one charged at Pit, but the angel quickly dodged it and it rammed into another rock. With that, he quickly took it down with another melee combo. However, the Belunkas spawned out one of each from their mouths.

Looks like the Belunkas have to be taken out so that they don't... err... "spawn" more Armins, he thought. I need to distract the Armins and Skreetles before focusing on the Belunkas. With that, he had a plan. He needed to make sure that the Armins and Skreetles are distracted before focusing on his main targets. Suddenly, an Armin charged at Pit with a big amount of speed. Not only that, but a Skreetle came running towards Pit as fast as it could to prepare an attack on him. The angel, however, was quick on his feet and dodged out of the way, causing both enemies to ram into each other, stunning them. With that distraction completed, Pit rushed to one of the Belunkas and fired charged and rapid fire shots at it. After a while, the Belunka was destroyed. However, the other Belunka spawned another Armin from its mouth, and that Armin charged at Pit at high speeds. Luckily, Pit dodged it, causing it to ram into another one of the Armins that was charging from behind, stunning them both. Pit then fired more rapid fire and charged shots that did the job in destroying the last Belunka. But now, he has a new problem.

I still need to take down all of the Armins and Skreetles if I'm going to pass this wave, he thought. Maybe I can lure them here right to this rock to stun the Armins and then dodge the Skreetles before secretly planting a land mine to cause a big explosion and destroy them all at once! That should work! With that in mind, he waited for the Armins to make their move. They suddenly charged at Pit, but the angel dodged out of the way and they rammed onto the rock Pit was standing in front of. Then the Skreetles leaped up and tried to latch on their enemy, but Pit ran away and they landed with a loud crash.

"Viridi, lend me a land mine," Pit called to Viridi.

"On it!" Viridi replied before sending the angel a land mine and he discreetly planted it right next to the knocked out enemies. After that, he backed away to watch what will happen next. Just when a Skreetle woke up and moved to prepare another attack, one of its little legs touched the land mine. The land mine quickly exploded and sent all of the other enemies flying before disappearing into the flames of the Chaos Vortex for good, ending the fourth wave. Suddenly, a Pluton appeared with a group of Shootflies to begin the fifth wave.

"The fifth wave is here!" said Viridi.

"Come on now! This is getting ridiculous!" said Pit.

"Four waves done, and you two are already complaining? I was expecting more from either one of you," Devil Pit questioned. "Maybe we should've planned this out a lot better next time. But at least this one is interesting." With that, he watched as the Pluton prepared itself to steal something from Pit.

"Shoot that Pluton before it steals anything from you!" Viridi ordered, until she noticed the Shootflies in the middle of the arena. "No, wait! Don't shoot! Those Shootflies will react to your fire!"

"Which is it? Shoot or don't shoot?!" Pit asked in panic.

"Um... Melee! Melee like crazy! Melee till the cows come home!" Viridi replied. This made Devil Pit groan in disgust and facepalm.

"Ugh... This is why I HATE your fond of Nature," he growled. "I should've killed you all those years ago while I had the chance." However, while Pit was struggling to prepare a melee attack, the Pluton suddenly grabbed one of his items, put it in its bag, and tried to run away. Pit charged at the Pluton and stunned it with a charged shot. Unfortunately, the Shootflies reacted to the attack and swarm around Pit. Luckily, the angel dodged to get away. After that, he ran up towards the stunned Pluton and performed a melee combo to defeat it. After that, he reclaimed the stollen goods before turning his attention to the Shootflies. Luckily, they were still waiting for another shot so that they can swarm. However, Pit did not do that and instead took them down one by one with melee attacks. But after they were gone, only one Pluton was left remaining, waiting for its chance to steal more goodies. Luckily, since the Shootflies were all gone, Pit fired a charged shot at the Pluton that annihilated it completely. After that, the fifth wave was over. Suddenly, more enemies from the Forces of Nature came out to attack, with a couple of Tribytes and a Sio from the Aurum aiding them, for the sixth wave.

"Wave six!" said Viridi, until she saw the enemies that are familiar to her. "Wait, that's a Boom Stomper and some Bumpety Bombs! Those are MY troops too!"

"Strange, isn't it?" Devil Pit asked. "It's funny that we're having the same pain together now." (A/N: Some of you might recognize that reference. For those of you that don't, go watch the Sonic vs. Metal Sonic fight from the Sonic the Hedgehog OVA animated movie.)

"Seeing these copies of my warriors turns my stomach!" Viridi groaned in disgust.

"Boom Stomper and Bumpety Bomb, eh? You come up with those names yourself?" Pit asked.

"Are you getting smart with me?" Viridi questioned.

"No, I'm just curious," Pit answered.

"Because I DID come up with those names myself. Aren't they just the cutest?" Viridi continued.

"Right... Cute," Pit replied, sheepishly.

"Bumpety Bomb... Tee hee. Have you ever heard anything so adorable?" Viridi giggled, causing Pit to blush slightly.

"Bleagh! Hearing YOU talk to your forces like that makes me sick!" Devil Pit groaned in disgust. "It's official; we are NEVER going to make clones of the Forces of Nature ever again!"

"Well I am THRILLED to hear that," Viridi replied, sarcastically.

"Hrrrrngghhh..." Devil Pit growled. During the fight, the Bumpety Bombs rush towards Pit at high speeds in an attempt to explode and deal big damage. Luckily, Pit acted quickly and melee attacked them to knock them out of the way, as they self-destruct in the process. However, the Boom Stomper slowly walked up towards Pit and jumped up before creating a big shockwave, pushing Pit back.

"Ouch!" he cried before standing back up again. The Tribytes were not making things much easier either as they fired lasers at the angel's direction. Luckily, Pit dodged to avoid the shots before returning the favor by firing back at them to destroy them. Suddenly, the Sio let out a black hole that tried to suck Pit in before letting loose a laser with intense power. Luckily, Pit dodged out of the way and then fired a charged shot to destroy it. He then turned his attention to the Boom Stomper. Just when it created another shockwave, the angel dodged and then performed a melee attack to knock it down. Then he did a combo to finish the job and defeat it, albeit he felt a little bad about fighting the Forces of Nature when Viridi is with him, despite the fact that they were just incomplete clones. Once the sixth wave was over, a Shildeen, a Syren, two Monoliths, and two Quoils came out to attack and begin the seventh wave.

"Wave seven!" said Viridi.

"I've just about had it!" said Pit.

"Quit complaining! You have to prove your worth if you really want to defeat my right-hand pet," said Devil Pit.

"You have to take down the Shildeen," Viridi explained.

"It has a team of bodyguards!" said Pit as he noticed the other enemies.

"Don't worry about the Monoliths. Just don't get hit by the Quoils," Viridi continued. "Just a little tip: don't get hurt and you won't die!"

"Oh yeah. That is a GREAT tip to survive," Devil Pit sarcastically said while rolling his eyes. "However, after you get passed this one, you better prepare yourself." With that being said, Pit rushed to face off against the Shildeen first, only to be spun in place by one of the Quoils that stopped him. After regaining his composure, Pit took one of the Quoils down with a charged shot. Once he saw another one, he did a powerful melee combo to destroy it. Suddenly, the Syren swooped down and fired an energy orb at the angel. Pit dodged it and chased after the Syren. The Syren fired another shot, but Pit dodged it again and then counterattacked with a charged shot to destroy it. He then finally focused his main attention on the Shildeen. The Shildeen activated its shield to protect itself as the Monoliths swirled around it for extra precaution. However, Pit made sure to dodged the Monoliths and fired a charged shot to destroy the shield. He then finished the wave by destroying the Shildeen with a melee combo; its defeat caused the Monoliths to disappear and end the seventh wave. The eighth wave begins with more Underworld enemies, but one of them was back to make things more difficult for Pit.

"And here comes the eighth wave," said Viridi.

"It's just a few Underworld Komaytos," said Pit before noticing something else. "...And another ORNE! Oh, no!"

"I told you to brace yourself," said Devil Pit. "This is the other one."

"Which could also spell trouble," said Viridi before sending the next orders to the light angel. "Stay away from the Orne and keep taking out the Komaytos." Pit did so and started to attack the Komaytos with melee attacks. Not only that, but there was also a Zuree hiding in the shadows, waiting for its opportunity to strike. Luckily, Pit took it down just as it appeared by sending it a charged shot. However, while he was taking down the rest of the Komaytos, Pit noticed something else.

"You know, Komaytos look an awful lot like little Metroids," he said.

"No! Shhhh! Stop right there!" Viridi shushed.

"What's the matter?" Pit questioned. "All I said was that Komaytos look like little Metr—"

"Hmm hmm HMMMM hmm! I can't HEAR you!" Viridi interrupted.

"Hey, what's your problem?" Pit asked.

"This game universe and that game universe have NOTHING to do with each other!" Viridi replied. "So don't go around spreading rumors!" Pit shrugged and decided to go back in taking down the rest of the Komaytos while also avoiding the Orne. However, by the time that conversation was over, fire burst around the battle arena again.

"AAAHHH!" the angel and goddess yelped. Devil Pit was extremely enraged.

"INCOMPETENT MORONS! STOP BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL! GET IT THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULLS!" he yelled. "I SWEAR IF NONE OF YOU EVEN LISTEN TO WHAT I SAY, I WILL PERSONALLY RIP ALL OF YOUR BODIES AND ORGANS, LET THEM DRIP LOTS AND LOTS OF BLOOD, BEFORE SENDING THEM DOWN TO THE DARK ABYSS OF ALL DEMONKIND!!!!"

"Sheesh! Talk about anger issues with him!" said Viridi, ignoring all of his threats like they were nothing.

"He will not be so cocky once I take down all of the waves!" Pit added.

"I fucking hate you both..." Devil Pit grumbled. "I wish people like you lot never exist in this pathetic wasteland of a universe." Pit ignored his words and continued to face attack the remaining Komaytos. Suddenly, the Orne slowly floated towards the angel from behind. Pit swiftly turned around to see it open its mouth and let out smaller skulls to try and chomp him. Luckily, Pit activated a reflect barrier with Viridi's help to stop it before defeating the last Komayto. But the wave wasn't done just yet as there was one last Zuree to defeat. It was hiding in the shadows until it crept up behind Pit. Once it revealed itself, it nearly slashed at Pit, only for the latter to shoot the Zuree with a charged shot to obliterate it completely. Once all of the enemies were gone, the Orne exploded, ending the eighth wave.

"Hope you're not too tired, Pit. The ninth wave is coming up!" Viridi pointed out. Suddenly, Dark Pit flew into the arena with the Silver Bow equipped to help his original counterpart.

"Looks like you could use a little help," he told the light angel.

"I can do this myself. And why are you suddenly so interested in helping me again anyway?" Pit asked, surprised.

"While you were a ring? I was less than nothing. Unconscious. Un-MYSELF," Dark Pit explained. "We're connected. No you, no me. Two sides of the same coin."

"That's crazy! So that's why you have to help me save Lady Palutena!" exclaimed Pit, now realizing the answer to the situation and the dark angel's reason.

Then he and his dark counterpart both said simultaneously, "OK then. Let's take these enemies down!" before starting to down the enemies during the ninth wave. So far, there are two Aurum Urgles, two regular Urgles, and a Crawler to fight off. With both of them carrying different Bows as their main weapons to attack, they are both evenly match to take down the clones together. Devil Pit noticed the dark angel's presence too.

"Well well. If it isn't the dark angel clone again," he said. "Since you're here for the party, I hope you can survive against our copies. We've prepared lots more just for the both of you now."

"Team Baddy's putting up quite a fight," said Viridi. "But with the two of you working together, it's probably a cakewalk."

"That goes without saying," said Dark Pit.

"So the Chaos Kin is copying Aurum enemies that are copies of the Forces of Nature," Pit wondered, after noticing the Aurum Urgles.

"It makes you think, doesn't it?" Viridi asked.

"No, not really. It's just weird," Pit replied.

"That's because we used the data we copied from your troops, Viridi. The Aurum is capable in creating and copying mortal creatures based on their forms and skills, but lack their memories and souls," Devil Pit explained to the Goddess of Nature before turning his attention to the light angel. "After your previous foes were fallen from your missions, Pit, me and the Chaos Kin created the copies and planned destroy the universe. Unfortunately, they were all incomplete. But let's see how well you and your dark clone can take them out!"

"Oh, believe me, Devil Pit! With me and Pittoo working together, your Dark Allies will be finished!" Pit yelled.

"Hate to say it, but I agree. Your days of destruction will soon be over after we're done with your clones!" Dark Pit added.

"We'll see about that, foolish mortals!" Devil Pit snickered. With that in mind, the dynamic duo attacked the enemies with everything they've got. Two different Urgle types charge at their own targets; the regular Urgle head straight for Pit while the Aurum Urgle went for Dark Pit. They tried to lift them upwards, but both angels dodged and then counterattacked with melee combos, defeating them. The next ones came up but going for their opposite targets. Like before, both angels dodged but this time, they fired charged shots at their faces to disintegrate them into pieces until they faded away. Now all they have left is the Crawler. The Crawler charged right towards Pit, but the angel dodged it. While the Crawler was stunned from that attack, Dark Pit went for the weak point and used charged shots to attack. Only to be pushed away by the Crawler when it spun in place.

"Urk! Devil Pit is seriously trying to mess with us now!" he grunted before getting back up.

"I got this!" Pit replied and noticed that the Crawler is readying its powerful attack. Once it fired it shots, Pit dodged before going behind it and then destroyed the weak point with a melee combo. He ran away as fast as he could until the Crawler exploded. However, another Crawler appeared to attack, and it looked furious.

"Looks like we're going to take down this one together, won't we?" Dark Pit asked.

"You said it!" Pit agreed. The Crawler rolled slowly towards the two angels. Then it fired dark shots at the two of them, but they quickly split up to create a diversion. Pit made sure to do all the dodging while Dark Pit went for the weak point. Once the crawler noticed it, it spun in place to push him away. But Dark Pit acted quickly and dodged to avoid the same mistake again. Pit then distracted the Crawler again while Dark Pit went back to attacking the weak point. Once it was destroyed, the two angels ran away to safety just as the Crawler exploded, ending the ninth wave.

"I will not let you both ruin our master plan!" Devil Pit yelled out. "Let's see how well you can survive THIS ONE!" Suddenly, a Guttler appeared, along with two Pew Pews and two Skreetles from the Forces of Nature, to begin the tenth wave.

"You know what time it is? It's time for the TENTH WAVE!" Viridi announced.

"Let me at 'em!" said Dark Pit as he attacked the Pew Pews with full force. Then Viridi noticed the Guttler attempting to chomp up the Skreetle.

"Defeat that Guttler first. Guttlers get more powerful the more they eat," she ordered.

"Well, so do I," said Pit.

"They really don't have the most discriminating tastes. They'll eat anything," Viridi added.

"Well, so does Pit," said Dark Pit.

"Hey! At least I don't eat my friends!" Pit replied.

"It's funny when you talk about the Guttler," Devil Pit said to Viridi. "After all, you DO realize that I devoured mortal corpses whole after killing them, right?"

"Well SHUT UP ABOUT THAT!" Viridi yelled.

"Also, why do you even consider yourself having 'friends,' Pit?" Devil Pit said to the light angel after ignoring Viridi's outburst. "You don't even have any friends. The only person you had was the Goddess of Light, Palutena. She's gone now, and there is nothing you can do to save her."

"We WILL bring Lady Palutena back from you and the Chaos Kin!" Pit yelled back. "Just watch!"

"Over my satanic body, flightless angel," said Devil Pit.

"AND CAN YOU STOP CALLING ME THAT?!" Pit yelled out.

"Pit! Please calm down!" Viridi comforted.

And here I thought I was the only one being called by a name I hated, Dark Pit thought to himself, surprised as well. After that, Pit head straight towards the Guttler, which already grew bigger and stronger after eating one of the Skreetle. Dark Pit saw it too and followed his light counterpart to aid him in destroying the monster. The Guttler opened its mouth and tried to eat Pit, but he quickly dodged its attack before letting out a charged shot. Dark Pit did to same before performing a melee combo to end it completely. Then the angels turned their attention to the remaining enemies from the Forces of Nature. The Pew Pews fired their shots to stop them, but the angels dodged and counterattacked with their own shots to destroy them. After that, the light and dark angels head towards the last Skreetle, which was running everywhere. But it wasn't fast enough as Pit pushed it with a charged shot and Dark Pit finished it with a melee combo, ending the tenth wave. However, Underworld enemies came out to begin the eleventh wave.

"Here comes the eleventh wave! I can feel the Chaos Kin getting tired!" said Viridi.

"Just gotta power through it!" said Pit.

"Watch as your attempts to stop us will fail spectacularly, fools!" said Devil Pit, snickering evilly. But during the fight, Viridi noticed that there are a couple of Igniots readying themselves to fire power lasers to petrify the angels. Not only that, but there was also three Gyrazers, four Shrips, and Monoliths surrounding the Igniots to make it difficult. So she decided to give the angels a quick tip.

"Igniots can temporarily paralyze you if you get in their way. So try to avoid that," she explained.

"That's it? No joke or snappy commentary?" Pit asked.

"This is wave eleven! The time for jokes is over!" said Dark Pit.

"Oh really? Well there is no way you can take them all down at once!" said Devil Pit. "We'll carve upon your flesh and feast on your souls. Once we've reached terminal power, we'll become unstoppable. Turn back now if you want to value your pitiful afterlives."

"We will not back down from the likes of you!" Pit and Dark Pit yelled simultaneously.

"Fine! If that is what you wish, then DIE!" said Devil Pit. As on queue, one of the Igniots fired its laser at Pit, and the angel quickly dodged to avoid the damage as well as being petrified. The Shrips then swoop down before spinning their blades in an attempt to slice up the angels, but they dodged and fired charge shots as a counterattack to destroy them. However, the Igniots fired more lasers and the angels has to move out of the way. Pit charged at one of the Igniots and attacked with a melee combo. But he didn't notice that one of the Gyrazers was about to fire its laser at the angel. Dark Pit noticed it and acted fast by firing a charged shot of his own to destroy it. Pit eventually took down the Igniot in the process, which also caused the Monoliths to disappear. But there were still two Gyrazers and two Igniots to deal with. Pit noticed that the Gyrazers were about to fire their lasers as the Igniots charged up. He destroyed one of the Gyrazers completely by firing a charged shot at it, but the other one quickly fired its laser. Luckily, Dark Pit pushed his light counterpart out of the line of fire safely.

"Be careful! Distractions like that could get yourself killed!" he warned.

"Sorry. Sometimes you just tend to get focused on the fight and it gets away from these lines of fire," Pit replied and Dark Pit nodded in agreement. He then turned his attention to the Gyrazer as Pit hurried his way towards one of the Igniots. Dark Pit dodged a laser from the Gyrazer and took it down with a charged shot. Pit dodged a lethal laser from the Igniot and then performed a melee combo from behind while also avoiding the Monoliths. But after that was destroyed, along with the disappearance of the Monoliths, the other Igniot prepared to fire another laser at Dark Pit. Pit aimed carefully and fired an extremely powerful charged shot that destroyed the Igniot completely; the Monoliths disappear into nothing, ending the eleventh wave. However, more enemies came out to attack and start the twelfth wave.

"Wave twelve! TWELVE! I think we're getting close to the end!" said Viridi.

"You keep saying that, but the enemies keep coming!" said Dark Pit.

"Bickering won't help us! If we want to defeat evil, we have to unite as good!" Pit interrupted.

"No, if we want to defeat evil, we have to unite against platitudes," Viridi replied.

"Well, if you want to survive from evil, you must run away like cowards," said Devil Pit.

"NO!" Pit, Dark Pit, and Viridi yelled simultaneously.

"Consider that as your death wish," said Devil Pit. During the battle, there was a Shelbo, a group of Trynamites and a couple of Megontas. The Megontas, however, were doing something awfully strange. Instead of rolling around and shooting projectiles from above, they instead jump around and left their weak points exposed. Due to how their jumping, it was very difficult to get a good aim on where to hit them. Not only that, but the Trynamites and Shelbo were making things difficult for the angels by getting in their way. Luckily, the angels focused on taking down the latter groups first. The duo started by letting loose powerful charged shots to eliminate the Trynamites one by one. Once they see the Shelbo, the enemy opened its mouth to suck in its foes. Dark Pit was nearly in its grasp, but Pit saved him at the last second by letting out a charged shot to destroy the Shelbo. Now, both angels go to either one of the Megontas. However, since they were still bouncing around, it was still difficult to land a hit on them. Either way, the duo still found their ways to catch up and get to the weak points by firing more charged shots at them to destroy them, ending the twelfth wave. Suddenly, the final wave, number thirteen, started with the final set of clones coming out to finish what Devil Pit started.

"We're at the thirteenth wave. I'm sure this is it!" said Viridi.

"Then it's time," said Dark Pit.

"Time for what?" Pit asked.

"Our pre-boss-battle rallying cry!" yelled Dark Pit.

"Oh, right. OK," said Pit and the battle cry began. Pit started it off. (A/N: Just to clarify as to not make it confusing, "P" is Pit speaking, "DP" is Dark Pit speaking, and "BOTH" is when both angels are talking at the same time. Hope this helps. Now, let us continue.)

P: "Ahem. Filth of the land, hear our words!"

DP: "And see our actions!"

P: "I am Pit, servant of the Goddess of Light!"

DP: "And I am Dark Pit, servant to no other but myself!"

BOTH: "Together we will rain death upon you!"

DP: "So, anyone who wants to die, step right up!"

P: "And anyone who doesn't want to die, too bad!"

BOTH: "Aw, yeah!"

And with that, the battle cry finished and they start to face off against the enemies. Viridi was impressed.

"Nice speech, guys. Did you stay up all night writing it?" she asked. "Or maybe it's your super-secret twin connection talking."

"'Twins?' What even makes you think of them as 'twins?'" Devil Pit questioned.

"Well, they do look almost identical, so it would make sense for them to be twins," Viridi replied. "Perhaps YOU wouldn't even take a good glimpse of that, now would you?"

"Hrrrrngghhh..." Devil Pit growled. For the final wave, there was a mix between all three different army regions coming together to face off against the dynamic duo. Both Devil Pit and the Chaos Kin were letting out everything they've got. There were Skuttler Cannoneers, Monoliths, Snowmen Bladers, and a Dohz; all of which are giving out their final defense measures to stop Pit and Dark Pit once and for all! The Skuttler Cannoneers rode on the Monoliths to give them an extra boost to fly, as the Bladers flew with them and fired laser beams from their eyes. The Skuttler Cannoneers fired lasers everywhere as the Monoliths gave their boost which made the duo miss their targets. The Snowmen blew cold air from their mouths and the angels dodged them, only to get hit by the lasers from the Bladers. And finally, the Dohz shot lasers everywhere. The angels were surrounded by the enemies, from which appears to be the fate of them.

"Uh-oh!" Pit gasped.

"Great! We're trapped! How are we going to get out of this one?!" Dark Pit exclaimed as the enemies all prepared themselves to end the angels. However, the Snowmen were suddenly sliced through by familiar blades. The blades suddenly flew right back to the sender responsible. Everyone turned to see who it was. The angels and Devil Pit gasped.

"ARLON!" Pit and Dark Pit yelled, happily.

"Pleasure to be in your aidance, Young Masters," Arlon replied with a bow. "I have heard word from Mistress Viridi that our prisoner broke free thanks to the monster's ambitious activity. Now I shall return his offer and help you stop them once and for all!" Just then, he heard Devil Pit snickering at him and turned around to see him.

"He he he he he he... Such bravado coming from someone like you, fool," the Devil snickered. "But you should know that this was your fault for allowing me to steal your form during that war. If you were not in the Lunar Sanctum in the first place, I wouldn't have found a way to distract Pit and have him help me free my right-hand pet from its accursed prison! But enough talk! DESTROY THEM, MINIONS!!!" Suddenly, the Bladers fired their lasers, but the angels zoomed out of the way and ran to Arlon. They both stood next to him on either sides.

"Thanks for the rescue, Arlon. We'd be finished if you didn't show up," said Pit.

"It's been always my duty to protect Mistress Viridi from danger. Including her friends, Young Master Pit," Arlon replied.

"Oh, please. You can't even count me a friend of Pit or anything!" Dark Pit scoffed. Well, except for Phosphora, that is, he added in thought. "Well, anyway, what's the plan, Arlon?"

"Young Masters, you split up and take care of the Bladers. I'll stay on my guard and fly up to get rid of those Skuttler Cannoneer scums," Arlon said. "Make sure that we come back together and then destroy that Aurum Dohz." The angels nod before splitting up, allowing the Bladers to follow them with their lasers. Arlon turned his attention to the Skuttler Cannoneers, still on the Monoliths. He jumped high when they fired their lasers before covering them in darkness. Then he fired powerful energy shots at them to destroy them completely. Once the darkness cleared, they were gone, and so were the Monoliths. Pit and Dark Pit jumped to avoid the Bladers' beams before returning their fire with charged shots, obliterating them completely. Then the trio came back together to face off against the Aurum Dohz. The Dohz fired lasers and the trio dodged. The angels fired a charged shot to break open the spawning point so that it didn't release its troops for the fight. Arlon noticed the weak point and launched an energy blast into the Dohz. The exterior of it started to fall apart and the Dohz exploded, which ended the thirteenth and final wave.

Music stops

After all thirteen waves were over, Pit, Dark Pit, and Arlon waited for the Chaos Kin to show up and begin their battle against it. But for some reason, they couldn't find the Chaos Kin anywhere. So far they could still see Devil Pit in the middle of the arena, still chained up in shackles.

"Hmm. Something is wrong," said Viridi.

"What is it, Viridi?" Pit asked.

"I can't seem to sense the Chaos Kin's presence," Viridi answered. "It's supposed to come out of its hiding spot, yet I don't even know where it is." Dark Pit then turned to the still chained up Devil Pit.

"Where is the Chaos Kin?!" he yelled.

"It's still here, but you're not quite done just yet," said Devil Pit.

"What do you mean?" Pit asked.

"Tell me, Pit, remember those shadow clones of yourself you faced earlier when you were tracking down my pet?" Devil Pit asked.

"Yes," Pit answered. "What are you trying to tell me here?" Devil Pit snickered in response.

"Let's just say that you only have two more waves to complete," he said. ""Get down here, minions!" As on queue, multiple Shadow Pit Clones appeared around the light and dark angels. Arlon quickly stood up in front of the light and dark angels.

"Look out, Young Masters!" he yelled and he, along with the others, immediatly saw the shadows landing in the arena. Many of them were carrying different weapons. They also pointed them at their targets' direction.

"Guys! It's an ambush!" Viridi warned. "Be careful!"

"Seems Devil Pit is making this harder for us this time!" Pit exclaimed.

"Stay sharp! They've got tough weapons!" said Dark Pit.

"Young Masters, ready yourselves! We cannot let them win!" Arlon ordered. "We must take down those shadows if we're going to reach the Chaos Kin!" The Serene readied his powers as the two angels readied their weapons, before they all got into their battle stances to begin their fight against the shadows.

Eggman Mean Bean (Chemical Plant Zone Boss - Sonic Mania [OST] from DeoxysPrime (A.K.A. The Shadow Pit Clones' Battle Theme)

"CHARGE!" Devil Pit ordered and the Shadow Pit Clones head straight towards our heroes at a fast pace. They took out their weapons and fired rapid-fire shots at the angels and the Serene with everything they've got. Our heroes moved out of the way from the lethal line of fire before returning fire with their weapons and powers. However, the clones were not as easy as Pit faced earlier. They also have their own dodging and counterattacks to make the battle more difficult.

"Young Masters! The shadows are too strong!" Arlon exclaimed. "We must work together if we must take them all out!" The angels nodded in determination to defeat all of the clones, but even though there wasn't that many clones at the moment, Devil Pit knew that there were more to come.

"In order for you to defeat these clones, you must take down exactly 100 of them," he said.

"100?! Are you kidding me?!" Pit yelled.

"Hey! I'm not joking around with you anymore, flightless angel!" said Devil Pit. "If you want to defeat the Chaos Kin, you must take down two of my toughest waves yet!"

"Fine! Then we'll show you how well we can take 'em down!" said Pit.

"Be careful! If you defeat a clone, another one will appear!" Viridi warned. "They will keep spawning out more and more until exactly 100 of them are taken down!"

"Then we'll just have to defeat as many as possible!" said Dark Pit.

"It's our only chance to stop the Dark Allies once and for all!" Arlon agreed. "Those monsters will be stopped after the clones are defeated!"

"I'd like to see you try!" said Devil Pit. "Keep attacking those fools, minions!" The shadows complied and flew down towards the heroes and continued shooting at them with their weapons. Pit and Dark Pit dodged and returned fire with charged shots. They took down two clones each, meaning that four of them were defeated. However, another trio of clones ambush the angels from behind and prepare to strike a surprise attack. Luckily, Arlon saw the clones and fired energy blasts at the shadows to destroy them. Now, seven of the Shadow Pit Clones were defeated. But as the angels and the Serene continued to fight against the clones, eye portals opened up and summoned more clones.

"Keep attacking! We can't let them overpower us!" Viridi warned.

"Don't think you have any chances of winning!" Devil Pit scoffed. The heroes ignored his statement and continued to attack the Shadow Pit Clones. Dark Pit activated his Power of Flight and flew upwards to get a better view on where to attack the next set of clones. And as on queue, another trio of clones flew up towards the dark angel. Once they fired their weapons, Dark Pit flew away as fast as he could, as the clones chased after him. Just before they were about to fire charged shots, Dark Pit flew up and did a loop to be right behind the clones. Then, he fired three different charged shots at them to eliminate them. Now, ten clones have been destroyed.

"The clones are attacking in groups of three!" Dark Pit warned. "Keep an eye out for the groups whenever you can!" He then flew back down to assist his light counterpart and the Serene.

Meanwhile, Pit and Arlon continued to struggle against the clones, but now that they heard Dark Pit's warning and saw him come down for assistance, they were relieved. Suddenly, an ambush of three Shadow Clones came out to attack the heroes, along with two more groups.

"We'll have to split up if we're going to handle those groups!" said Pit. The other two nodded and they ran off to get away, with each group going after their target. Pit ran past through more clones and took down two of them with a charged shot. Once the group from behind fire their weapons, Pit activated a Sky Jump and then fired three more charged shots at the clones to eliminate them. Now, fifteen clones have been destroyed.

Meanwhile, Dark Pit was flying upwards with the clones tailing behind him. They were continuously firing their weapons at the dark angel, which was making things much difficult for him. He couldn't even get a good time to do another loop, because the clones' reckless shooting makes it difficult for him to dodge. Suddenly, another group of shadows charged right towards the dark angel really fast!

"Uh-oh!" Dark Pit gasped once he saw them. Then he had an idea. He decided to fly towards the clones as the tailing group of shadows still fired their weapons at him. Once he was inches away from getting closer to the group in front of him, he dove down quickly and the two shadow groups slammed into each other, eliminating them completely. Now, 21 clones have been destroyed. "Heh. Couldn't have done it better myself," Dark Pit snickered before flying back down to help out his teammates.

Meanwhile, Arlon had a group of shadows surrounding him with their weapons ready to fire; the group had three that were on his tail before, but there was also an extra on that came to Arlon's right and also took out its weapon to attack. Arlon was trapped with no escape. Just before the shadows were about to fire, one of them was destroyed via a charged shot, courtesy of Dark Pit. When the other three shadows turned around to see him and his light counterpart, Arlon took this distraction as a chance and fired more energy blasts at them to eliminate them. Now, 25 clones have been destroyed.

"Phew! Good thing we got here quickly!" Pit sighed. "Are you alright, Arlon?"

"Yes. Thank you for the rescue, Young Masters," Arlon replied.

"You've taken down a quarter of them!" said Viridi.

"But you haven't reached 100 just yet!" said Devil Pit.

"Then we'll just take down more of them!" said Pit.

"You got that right!" Dark Pit agreed.

"Let's do our best and stop those monsters!" said Arlon and the two angels nod in agreement. Suddenly, more eye portals opened up and more Shadow Pit Clones came out of them to attack the heroes. The angels and the Serene charged back into the battlefield to defeat the remaining clones. Two more groups split up for a new plan, allowing Dark Pit and Arlon to fly and chase after them. Pit was left behind as two Shadow Pit Clones came out to attack. But he wasn't going to go down without a fight.

"I've faced a few at once when chasing the Chaos Kin! You are nothing but a joke!" he said. The clones took out their weapons and fired, but Pit dodged their attacks and fired a charged shot at one of them, destroying it. Then he performed a melee combo to eliminate the other one. Now, 27 clones have been destroyed. "Let's hope Pittoo and Arlon handled the other groups," he said to himself before getting back to fighting the other remaining clones.

Meanwhile, Dark Pit and Arlon were in trouble. The clones split up from their groups to go all over the place and then fired their weapons everywhere! That was too much for Dark Pit and Arlon, and they had to scramble in order to avoid the onslaught attacks.

"Young Master Dark Pit! How are we going to take down all of those clones?" asked Arlon.

"We just need to come up with a plan! I'll be the distraction and you prepare your attacks," Dark Pit replied. "Once I lead them to you, let loose!" Arlon nodded and prepared his energy beams as Dark Pit flew towards the six shadows. Once he flew past them, they suddenly have their attention on him and begin their chase. They fired their weapons at the dark angel, but Dark Pit was too fast for them when dodging. Soon, he came across Arlon, who had his energy beams ready to fire.

"Young Master, I'm ready!" he called.

"Fire when I tell you to!" Dark Pit replied. Once he looked back, he still saw the shadows flying behind him. Once he was closer to Arlon, he quickly grazed past him and then yelled out, "NOW!" Arlon fired his energy beams at the six Shadow Pit Clones, eliminating them right on the spot. Now, 33 clones have been destroyed.

"Well done, Young Master Dark Pit. You truly are a good hero," said Arlon.

"Eh, don't mention it, Arlon. Now come on! Pit is waiting for us!" Dark Pit replied. Arlon nodded and the two of them head back to the battlefield to help Pit out in taking out the remaining clones.

Meanwhile, Pit was slightly struggling in taking out the remaining shadows. He already took down four more of them earlier, meaning that 37 clones were now destroyed. But just after he took down another one, twelve Shadow Pit Clones surround him with weapons pointed at the angel. Their weapons were locked and loaded, ready to fire. But Pit did not lose hope and prepared himself for something. Right when the shadows fired, Pit activated Rocket Jump and the resulting explosion from it eliminated all of the shadows. Now, 50 of them have been destroyed. Once he landed back safely, he saw Dark Pit and Arlon come down.

"Good to see you again, guys. We're getting closer," he told them.

"I see that you're halfway there," said Devil Pit. "But you still have a lot of catching up to do!"

"Don't get cocky, Devil Pit!" said Pit. "Once we take down all of them, we're going after the Chaos Kin to get Lady Palutena's soul back!"

"I wouldn't be so sure about that," Devil Pit chuckled.

"Just remember, you need to take down 100 of them before facing the big boss!" said Viridi. The angels and Arlon nodded as they get back to fighting the clones. Before they were about to get back into the battle, more eye portals opened up. And before they could do anything, more Shadow Pit Clones came out of the portals with their weapons, ready to strike.

"Looks like you've got some company, fools," Devil Pit snickered. "Let's say that they're not happy that you've slaughtered many of their brethren." Sure enough, the shadows' eyes glowed redder than before, knowing that they were indeed furious about many of their own kind being killed.

"'Slaughtered?' Tell that to the INNOCENT HUMANS YOU MURDERED!!!!" Pit yelled at the evil Devil. This only angered the shadows even further and they charged towards the light angel furiously! Suddenly, one of them fired a surprising charged shot that pushed Pit backwards, nearly letting him fall off the edge of the platform!

"Young Master Pit!" Arlon cried as he acted fast by flying towards the angel and bring him back up to safety.

"Phew! Thanks, Arlon!" Pit sighed, but his relief was cut short when he gasped once he saw the shadows flying towards him! Luckily, he acted fast and fired a charged shot to eliminate one of them. Then, Arlon fired more energy blasts to take down a few more of them. Dark Pit then joined into the fight and helped his allies to take down the other shadows. Despite some small struggles, the trio of heroes managed to take down 25 more Shadow Pit Clones, meaning that 75 of them have been destroyed.

"You're almost there! Just keep attacking them!" said Viridi.

"But they're still ganging up on us!" Pit yelped.

"Then we better take them all down!" said Dark Pit.

"We must work together as a team to save Lady Palutena! She's counting on us!" Arlon added.

"No! I won't let you ruin our master plan that easily!" said Devil Pit. "Clones! Destroy those fools!" But no matter how hard they tried, the shadows still kept getting themselves beaten one by one by the three heroes. The light and dark angels sliced and diced with their bows they split up and their performance of melee combos to get rid of a lot of them. Arlon fired energy blasts to aid the angels to fight against the remaining shadows. After many, many struggles against all of the shadows, even when the eye portals spawned more clones, Pit, Dark Pit, and Arlon took down 100 shadows. The remaining ones disappeared in retreat.

Music stops

"Alright! That's 100 clones!" Pit cheered in victory before facing Devil Pit. "Now, where is the Chaos Kin?!"

"Now don't even think you're done just yet," Devil Pit replied. "There are TWO waves. You have only completed one of them."

"Then what is the other wave?" Dark Pit asked, impatiently.

"Allow me to show you," said Devil Pit before looking up to see an eye portal open up. "Get in here, boys!" Suddenly, three more unusual shadows came out of the portal and landed right in front of the two angels and the Serene.

"More shadows?" Pit questioned.

"Wait, Young Master," Arlon warned. "Those shadows seem very unusual. Look closely at their eyes." When Pit and Dark Pit looked at the three shadows, they appear to have the same shape as the Shadow Pit Clones. However, their eyes have a very unusual glow when they opened them up to see their targets. One has bloody red glowing eyes like Devil Pit, one has blue glowing eyes like Pit, and one has red glowing eyes like Dark Pit, but they don't contain the bright, bloody color like Devil Pit.

"Nice to see that you're already catching up, Arlon," said Devil Pit. "These shadows are not just any shadows. They are 'The Shadows of Adventure's Past!'"

"'The Shadows of Adventure's Past?'" Pit wondered.

"They are your shadows from your previous missions, Shadow Pit and Shadow Dark Pit," Devil Pit continued. "The last one is my shadow self, Shadow Devil Pit. He is the captain of all shadows. They shall exterminate you and then we will become unstoppable!" When the shadows turn to face Pit, their eyes glowed brighter.

"SO YOU FINALLY MADE IT HERE..." said Shadow Pit.

"WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING YOUR INEVITABLE SUCCESS..." said Shadow Dark Pit.

"BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER, I MUST SEE IF YOU HOLD THE POWERS OF ADVENTURE'S PAST..." said Shadow Devil Pit.

"Well, good thing I brought this weapon with me," said Dark Pit as he switched out the Silver Bow with the Dark Pit Staff and showed it to the shadows.

"I guess my weapon could mean the same thing," said Pit and showed the Palutena Bow to the shadows. Once the shadows saw the weapons they wanted to see, they all nodded.

"VERY WELL..." said Shadow Devil Pit. "SINCE YOU HAVE PROVEN YOUR WORTH BY DEFEAT OUR LORD'S CLONES, LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN TAKE US ON. BUT ONLY THE ORIGINAL COUNTERPARTS OF MY BROTHERS CAN FIGHT US. THAT OLD MAN MUST LEAVE THIS PLACE AT ONCE." Pit and Dark Pit sadly looked at Arlon, and the Serene looked at the angels before giving them a solemn nod.

"My work here is done. I'm leaving the rest to you, Young Masters," he told them. "The Forces of Nature deeply wish you luck. Farewell." With a bow, he teleported out of the Chaos Vortex. Once he was gone, the angels looked back at the shadows, and readied themselves to fight.

"Then bring it on!" they said simultaneously.

"OKAY, BROTHERS. LET'S DEFEAT THE ENEMIES OF OUR LORD AND PATRIARCH OF THE DARK ALLIES CLAN!" said Shadow Devil Pit as he readied his Palutena Palm, while the other shadows readied their Palutena Bow and Dark Pit Staff. The light and dark angels readied their weapons, too, and the battle began.

Music playing: The Final Battle (Torzelan Rock Version) - Final Fantasy IV [Extended] from Juan David Durán Guinea (A.K.A. The Shadows of Adventure's Past's Battle Theme)

The shadows separated themselves and started to attack the light and dark angels with their shooting attacks. The duo avoided the attack and fought back against them. But since the angels were outnumbered, they were having trouble. The shadows continued their attacks with everything they'd got. When Pit fired a charged shot at his shadow, Shadow Devil Pit stopped it with his own charged shot. Then Shadow Pit charged at his original counterpart and performed a melee combo at him. Luckily, the angel blocked it with his own melee attacks. Dark Pit, however, was having a tough luck. He and his shadow counterpart were continuously attacking and dodging each other. When both angels were unable to get a good attack, the shadows pushed them down to the ground.

"Oh man! We're outnumbered 2 against 3!" said Pit as he and Dark Pit slowly got back up to their feet.

"That doesn't mean you can give up right there, Pit!" said Viridi. "You may be outnumbered, but you can still take them down! They're attacks are matched with yours, so survive with the best of your abilities to defeat them!"

"Don't forget about my shadow self," said Devil Pit. "His attacks are matched with mine, since he has the same weapon I used when I first fought the both of you!"

"We'll still take all three of them down!" said Dark Pit. "And once we defeat all three of them, the Chaos Kin will come out of his hiding spot so that we can defeat it once and for all!"

"Just try, you foolish angels!" Devil Pit replied. The angels and shadows continued to fight against each other, but things were still going outmatched. No matter how the angels tried to attack their targets, the shadows still keep finding a way to avoid their onslaught of attacks. Every time Pit or Dark Pit went after one of the shadows, another shadow came up to give their enemies a hard time to keep up. To the angels, fighting against all at once was useless. Then, Viridi had an idea.

"Try focusing on one shadow first," she explained. "Remember when you did the same thing with the Aurum Pit Squad, Pit? Focus on one shadow first and then take down the other one next! Keep doing this until all three shadows are defeated."

"Got it!" Pit affirmed.

"They will be taken out with the blink of an eye!" said Dark Pit. The angels first started attacking Shadow Pit, who used his Palutena Bow to block their certain melee attacks. However, Pit started to go in combat with his shadow. The two of them battled against each other with evenly matched attacks—both melee attacks and rapid fire or charged shots. During that, this causes a distraction for Shadow Pit, and Dark Pit saw this as an opening chance. Once Pit completely made his shadow tire himself out, Dark Pit fired a charged shot to stun it. Then, Pit finished it off with a melee combo to annihilate him.

"NO!" he yelled in defeat and then disappeared.

"That's one shadow down!" Pit exclaimed.

"Only two left to go!" said Dark Pit.

"YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT!" Shadow Dark Pit yelled as he fired a forward-dash charged shot at his foes, only for them to dodge it. Shadow Dark Pit tried again, only with rapid fire shots this time. Pit and Dark Pit acted quickly with more dodging. Shadow Dark Pit was still not going to tire himself out just yet as he tried more shots. But still, the angels continued dodging.

"Nice try, but try dodging THIS!" said Dark Pit and fired countless rapid fire shots at his shadow self. Shadow Dark Pit took a lot of damage that started to tire himself out. But then, he quickly recovered and flew towards his original counterpart. Dark Pit activated his Power of Flight and flew away with his shadow chasing him. While they were attacking from above, Pit saw Shadow Devil Pit coming towards him. The shadow fired a charged shot and Pit dodged it. Then he fired a charged shot of his own, only for the shadow to dodge as well. This continued on and on as they tried to get a good hit on each other.

Meanwhile, Dark Pit was still being chased by his shadow. Shadow Dark Pit fired rapid fire shots at his original counterpart as many times as he could, but Dark Pit still dodged them as much as he could. Finally, he decided to end the chase. He quickly turned around and fired a charged shot, stunning his shadow. Once he was stunned, Dark Pit quickly grabbed him and threw him down to the arena.

"Pit! Heads up!" Dark Pit called his light counterpart.

Meanwhile, Pit continued his attacks on Shadow Devil Pit. Once he quickly heard Dark Pit, he turned to see Shadow Dark Pit coming down. With another dodge to avoid Shadow Devil Pit's charged shot, Pit fired a charged shot right towards Shadow Dark Pit. Once the shot made contact with the shadow, it made big damage, defeating Shadow Dark Pit.

"THIS ISN'T OVER!" he yelled in defeat and disappeared.

"You got one left!" said Viridi. Dark Pit flew down and met back with Pit to help him fight against Shadow Devil Pit. Shadow Devil Pit, however, was infuriated when both of the other shadows were defeated.

"YOU DEFEATED MY BROTHERS! TIME FOR PINCH MODE!" he yelled and his body and eyes brightly glowed red.

"He's in Pinch Mode! Be careful!" Viridi warned.

"We'll still take him on!" said Pit.

"You got that right!" said Dark Pit. Shadow Devil Pit fired a charged shot at Pit which knocked him backwards.

"Ouch!" he cried before slowly getting back up to his feet.

"My shadow self is no joke," said Devil Pit. "As the captain of all shadows, he will get more angrier when his men are lost!"

"But not until we defeat him!" said Dark Pit and charged at Shadow Devil Pit. He fired a charged shot at him, only for the shadow to backhand it. Before Dark Pit could react to that, Shadow Devil Pit quickly flew up to the dark angel and did a melee combo of punches that did a LOT of damage, due to his current status. With Dark Pit struggling to get away, Pit saw the commotion. He quickly fired a charged shot at Shadow Devil Pit, then proceeded to fire more and more arrows at his stomach. Once he was in pain, the angel duo attacked him with melee combos like there was no tomorrow. At last, Shadow Devil Pit was defeated.

"CURSE...YOU...!" he yelled in defeat and disappeared.

"Since you took down the shadows, it's time for the big one of the party!" said Devil Pit. Dark Pit switched back to his weapon to the Silver Bow to ready himself, while Pit kept his own weapon and drank another Drink of the Gods.

Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1

The Chaos Kin suddenly came out of his hiding spot and faced the light and dark angels.

"Well, look who decided to show up," said Dark Pit.

"It's game over, Chaos Kin!" said Pit.

"Chaos Kin! Get out of here with the required items for the ritual!" Devil Pit ordered. The Chaos Kin complied and attempted to fly away...until...

"Here, let me help!" said Viridi and the Chaos Kin was stuck in a barrier the goddess set up earlier. "There. That should make things easier for you two," she continued.

"Thanks, Viridi! You're always thinking!" said Pit.

"Grr! You may have stopped the Chaos Kin from escaping, but there is no way you can win the fight!" Devil Pit growled. "Chaos Kin! Kill those two angel fools!" The angels and the creature readied themselves to begin the fight. The Chaos Kin flew up and charged towards the angels. It fired lasers from its eye and the two angels dodged the attacks. They then counterattacked with rapid fire shots, but the Chaos Kin quickly stopped them with its dark energy blasts. While the three commenced their combat, Viridi set up an Electro Trap.

"I set up an Electro Trap in the center of the field," she explained. "It'll come in handy if you're having trouble keeping up with the Chaos Kin."

"Just like I said. You're always thinking!" said Pit.

"Well, one of us has to," Viridi chuckled.

"Even if you have a trap set up to slow it down, you still might not have a chance of winning!" said Devil Pit. "It won't be long before Palutena's soul becomes weak and waiting to be consumed by us! Once we destroy Skyworld and its residents, we'll spread our lust of destruction throughout the universe until there is nothing left!" His eyes blackened with a dim red glow remaining and blood poured out from its sockets.

"Not if we have anything to say about that!" Pit shouted. Dark Pit nodded furiously in agreement. The angels and the Chaos Kin continued their battle in order to see who will be victorious to save Palutena or let her die. The Chaos Kin, however, was very agile with its abilities. Due to its intense flight ability, it can fly very quickly with ease. Not even Dark Pit's Power of Flight was fast enough to catch up with the Chaos Kin. Luckily, with the two angels working together, the Chaos Kin won't stand a chance. To make things difficult for it, Devil Pit still couldn't get out of his chains.

"Eliminate the angels! Consume their corpses! Devour all souls!" he boomed. The Chaos Kin continued its onslaught of attacks at the angels, but they were still persistent in not letting the monster win! They tried with all of their might to defeat the Chaos Kin once and for all! The Dark Allies must be stopped!

"You'll pay for what you've done, Chaos Kin!" Pit yelled.

"Eating souls is bad enough, but going after the soul of a goddess is just vile," said Dark Pit.

"How funny because you two were the ones responsible for being cowards and not taking it down right away to stop it," said Devil Pit. "If you didn't get involved with the War of Chaos, none of this would've ever happened."

"Shut up! You were the monster who set it free from its prison and corrupted the Goddess of Light!" Viridi yelled back. Then she turned her attention to Pit. "Palutena resisted being consumed for over three years. I have to hand it to her—that takes a certain strength of will. She was waiting for you to return, Pit. I'm sure she used every last ounce of her power to resist."

"She must have suffered so much..." said Pit. "All because of those monsters! Phosphora was right! They ARE worse than the Underworld!"

"There's no point dwelling on this now. We need to take down the Chaos Kin," said Dark Pit.

"You're right!" Pit agreed. "It's time to put an end to Devil Pit's Dark Allies Clan once and for all!" The two of them continued their battle against the creature, but the Chaos Kin still tried with all its might to eliminate the angels for good. It spawned fireballs around it and shot them directly at the angels to burn them to a crisp. Luckily, they dodged and counterattack with charged shots. The shots pushed the Chaos Kin backwards, but it regained its composure by flying with its wings. Once it landed looked at the angels again, it zipped around to make things difficult with them. Then, Devil Pit decided to take a dark turn.

"There is no way you can save the so called 'Goddess of Light,'" he said. "Me and the Chaos Kin are going to use her soul, along with other mortal souls, to complete the ritual and summon the demons from Abyss to destroy your universe."

"You will never do such a thing like that, you monster!" Pit yelled.

"You are nothing more than a lowlife scumbag who's taking what was ours!" said Dark Pit.

"Hahahaha! Your enthusiasm never ceases to amuse me," Devil Pit laughed sinisterly. "You'll be the next ones to die if you don't turn back now!"

"Boys! Take down the Chaos Kin with whatever you got!" said Viridi. "Show Devil Pit who're the ones to save the universe from his clutches!"

"Will do!" the angels replied simultaneously. But the Chaos Kin was still being persistent. It continuously zipped around and even teleported to get away from the angels' lines of attack. Not only that, but whenever it was getting closer to get towards an Electro Trap, Devil Pit snapped his fingers to open up an eye portal and transport the Chaos Kin to get away safely. However, doing so created a 30 second cooldown.

"That's cheating! You can't aid the Chaos Kin like that!" Pit yelled.

"As a matter of fact, I can," Devil Pit replied. "The Chaos Vortex is one of my domains, so you're going to play my games by my rules! No ifs, ands, or buts." Viridi sighed, knowing that things were not going to work out very well if Devil Pit continues with his tricks. So, she spawned more Electro Traps to make sure the Chaos Kin gets itself in trouble.

"I've had to increase the number of Electro Traps," she said. "As soon as the Chaos Kin is captured, attack it like crazy!"

"You really didn't have to do that, you know," Dark Pit scoffed.

"A simple 'thank you' would have sufficed, you ungrateful brat," Viridi replied, annoyed. Devil Pit snorted from that.

"Pfft. Don't make me laugh, Viridi. This shit coming from someone like you?" he said. "At least I handle things much better than your little army of plants." Viridi pretended not to hear that and the angels continued with their battle against the Chaos Kin. Now that there were more Electro Traps, the Chaos Kin was in quite a pickle. So it decided to zip around again to avoid more of the angels' attacks, but Pit had his plan.

"Hey! If you want to get more souls, come and get mine!" he yelled. Dark Pit was shocked to hear that. Before anybody could say anything, the Chaos Kin charged at Pit at high speeds. Before it was about to attack him, the angel sidestepped and the Chaos Kin got caught in one of the Electro Traps. With a wave of his arm to Dark Pit, the dark angel knew the signal and rushed towards his light counterpart. Now that the Chaos Kin is caught, it was time to lay the beatdown.

"Let's finish this!" the angels yelled out simultaneously. They both split their bows in halves and performed multiple melee combos. The Chaos Kin was unable to escape as it was beaten, sliced, and diced in many different directions. At long last, the Chaos Kin was finished.

"Now THAT was a rain of death," Pit said in victory.

"Aw, yeah!" Dark Pit cheered.

"NOOOOOO!" Devil Pit yelled in anguish upon seeing his right-hand pet defeated.

Music stops

The Chaos Kin burst into ashes, leaving its last remains on the arena, and Palutena's soul was out of its body. The soul then returned to Palutena's petrified body, bringing her back to normal.

"Ugh...huh... Pit!" Palutena gasped upon seeing her angel servant again. Pit rushed to the goddess and bent down.

"I'm so relieved you're OK!" he said, happy to see his goddess back. Dark Pit smiled and then walked away from the Chaos Kin's ashes. Devil Pit then broke free from his chains and rushed to the Chaos Kin's remains. He picked up its remains and blood started to pour out of his sockets.

"No! NONONONONO! This can't be!" he cried. His sadness then turned to anger, and his anger then turned to fury! "You... You ruined EVERYTHING!  The feast! The ritual! My entire clan! They're all gone...ALL BECAUSE OF YOU!" Suddenly, his bloody eyes blacked with a red glow within them. He then turned to face his foes from behind. "I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU PAY FOR THIS! CHAOS KIN! DESTROY DARK PIT!" Before anybody could react, the Chaos Kin's ashes rushed over to Dark Pit and wrapped itself around him, sending him flying off the platform.

"Augh!" he cried. Pit suddenly heard this and watched in horror and gasped.

"*gasp* Oh, no! Pittoo!" he exclaimed and rushed off the platform to save his dark counterpart.

"Auuuurrgh!" Dark Pit cried as he was falling into the lava pit of the Chaos Vortex.

"Viridi! I need to fly!" Pit called to the Goddess of Nature.

"You already used the Power of Flight! Don't you remember?" Viridi warned. "If I enable it again now, your wings will catch fire!"

"The Chaos Kin is going to destroy Pittoo!" said Pit. "Can't you see what's at stake here? I don't care if my wings catch fire!" That and I also heard Phosphora caring about him, he added in thought. I cannot lose someone a friend of mine cares so much! But Viridi didn't want to put Pit's life at stake.

"No way! Just forget about it! I'm pulling you out!" she said, but Pit didn't want to go just yet.

"No! Stop! If we don't help him right now, we won't have another chance!" he yelled. "I'm begging you, Viridi! Let me fly! Now!" Finally, Viridi gave up her side with no other option left.

"Hraaah! Fine! But whatever happens to you isn't my fault!" she sighed in both anger and sadness. She then activated the Power of Flight again which caused Pit's wings to catch fire like last time in the Aurum, but much worse.

"Gnrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!" he yelled in pain. 

"Hang in there, Pit! Be strong!" Viridi cried in encouragement as tears started to fall from her eyes.

"Help...me..." Dark Pit yelped. During the commotion, Devil Pit gave Pit more dark words.

"You're just making the situation worse," he told the angel. "I suggest you give up and die. You're sacrificing yourself at the cost of your wings. You should've listened to the Nature Goddess and let Dark Pit die. But even if you managed to save him, you'll end up in a coma in the process. Are you seriously wanting to save a clone who is nothing while sacrificing your life? Or are you going to let yourself die for nothing? You have two choices; die or be in a dying state. Make your choice." Pit ignored those words and aligned himself into position. He grabbed Dark Pit to save him and the Chaos Kin's ashes disappeared.

"I'm getting you out of there!" said Viridi and whisked the angels back to the entrance of Palutena's temple.

Meanwhile, Devil Pit watched it all end. He may have seen the Chaos Kin disappear within its own realm for all eternity, but he didn't care. All he ever wanted to know was that Pit was now in a bad status. He smiled a sinister smile to feel that within his mind.

"Hahahaha! You've just made a big mistake," he laughed. "Risking your life to save your dark counterpart who is nothing to you." He then turned his head to face Palutena. "I think you should go to where your servant and his dark counterpart are located," he told her. "Your servant is probably dying right now." This made Palutena tear up and she quickly teleported away from the Chaos Vortex to her temple. Devil Pit ruthlessly smirked at her face of despair. "I better go over there and see for myself," he said and flew away from the Chaos Vortex to Palutena's temple.

Meanwhile, Pit and Dark Pit arrived back at the entrance of Palutena's temple. Dark Pit slowly stood back up, with his whole body covered in soot, but Pit was unconscious. His wings were burnt to a crisp, smoke came out from them, and his body barely moved with his pulse temporarily not moving.

"How's Pit?" the dark angel asked.

"Pit... Pit's in bad shape," said Viridi in both sadness and regret for what she did. "He can't fly. He's barely breathing." She then noticed Palutena, who slowly walked to the unconscious body of her angel servant. "Palutena? What are you doing?" Viridi asked. Palutena said nothing as she knelt down to Pit's unconscious body and lifted him up. She looked at him sadly to see his current state. She suddenly remembered the times they had back in the day. The Phoenix Mountain...

"My wish would be to fly by myself!"

...and the final battle against Medusa.

"I'll return to Skyworld victorious!"

But now, it was all beginning to fade away.

"Oh, Pit..." Palutena sighed as she sadly looked up at the sky.

Music playing: Mephiles' Whisper - Sonic the Hedgehog [OST] from DeoxysPrime (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Confrontation Theme)

But things were taken a turn for the worst when everyone heard footsteps coming closer.

"So...your servant is dying, huh?" asked a sinister and scary voice. Palutena and Dark Pit turned around to see Devil Pit and they watched in horror to see him again.

"Devil Pit?! Not now..." Viridi gasped in horror. "What are you doing here anyway?"

"I am here for one thing, and one thing only," Devil Pit replied. "And that is an offer to the Goddess of Light."

"M-Me?" said Palutena. Devil Pit slowly reached out a hand.

"Give me the Three Sacred Treasures, Palutena, and I'll let you live," he offered. Palutena began to stutter, unsure of what to do about the offer Devil Pit told her.

"U-Um..." she started, but then Dark Pit stepped up in front of Palutena to stop Devil Pit.

"Is that supposed to be a joke, Devil Pit?" he asked. "I've already beaten you once back at that abandoned temple, and now I will do it again." Devil Pit smiled a smug smile in response.

"Hahahahaha! No, you won't," he replied as he crossed his arms. "This time, I have the upper hand with your original counterpart unconscious right there." The three of them looked at Pit's broken, unconscious body. "Would you really sacrifice his life to stop me?" Devil Pit continued. Everyone was silent upon hearing the question. Palutena, on the other hand, sadly frowned as more tears came out from her eyes in both sadness and fear. Devil Pit's smile grew bigger upon watching the goddess cry in despair. "Hmhmhmhm... I'll take that as a 'no' as I thought," he snickered before taking out his hand again. "Now give me the Three Sacred Treasures, or else you will all die!" Suddenly, everybody heard unicorns neighing and their feet galloping.

"Don't think Pittoo's going to fight against you alone, Devil Pit!" said a new voice. It was Phosphora in the Lightning Chariot who heard the commotion. She brought the chariot down to the entrance of Palutena's temple and jumped out of it before landing next to Dark Pit, who gasped upon seeing her again.

"Phosphora?" he and Palutena said simultaneously.

"I'm not going to let you hurt anybody else any longer!" Phosphora continued, still focusing on Devil Pit. "You've slaughtered many innocents and now you brought Pit in danger. He needs our help and the only way to bring him back is to defeat you!" Devil Pit was surprised to see the Lightning Flash again, but he still kept his cool. He knew that a battle would be all the more satisfying, even what it comes to killing his enemies no matter what.

"You again? Hmhmhmhm... Very well," he chuckled. "I'll take the both of you down in the blink of an eye." Dark Pit and Phosphora frowned furiously before getting into their battle stances.

"Is that so? Well, bring it on then!" said the dark angel before pulling out his Dark Pit Staff for the fight. Phosphora activated her powers to ready herself as well. Devil Pit only snickered as a familiar ash slithered around him. Dark Pit and Palutena slightly widened their eyes when the realized what the ash was. It was from the Chaos Kin after its defeat, and Devil Pit is absorbing its powers before it fully vanished.

"I could simply steal your souls to turn you into stone, like my right-hand pet did to Palutena, and consume them, but I would rather take delight in slicing your bodies into pieces and then devour your corpses whole while licking the blood out of them," Devil Pit continued. "Prepare yourselves for another rematch, fools! The Infinite Abyss awaits you!" He then used the last remains of the Chaos Kin to summon the most terrifying and cunning weapons of all: The Claws of Chaos, and his eyes glowed a yellowish color after he equipped them. The most outrageous battle has begun.

Music stops and switches to: Reincarnation (Remastered Version 2) (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Battle Theme 2)

Devil Pit began the fight by charging at his foes and slashed at them with his Claws. Dark Pit stepped up and blocked them as much as he could with his Staff. However, one of Devil Pit's attacks managed to get through Dark Pit's protection and proceeded to slash as much as he could. With all of his might, Dark Pit dodged as much as he could, but it didn't last very long. One of Devil Pit's attacks hit Dark Pit, causing a wound to open up from his chest and blood started to pour out of it.

"Argh!" Dark Pit groaned in pain. "I-I'm bleeding!"

"Keep your distance away from Devil Pit!" said Viridi. "I'll heal those wounds as fast as I can!"

"Don't think you can be able to survive against me and my power, immortals!" said Devil Pit. "The Claws of Chaos are the most terrifying, cunning, and venomous weapons ever created from the deepest reaches of the Chaos Vortex. They intend to slice up your corpses, rip up your organs, and exterminate all living breathing creatures by any means necessary! Watch this!" He then charged at Phosphora with his Claws starting to glow a venomous aura around them. Phosphora, being the Lightning Nymph she was, dodged as much as she could to get away from Devil Pit's attacks. Unfortunately, Devil Pit was quick to track her movements and caught up with her. Phosphora's eyes widened in shock.

What the heck? How he catching up with my lighting speed? she thought, but before she could figure out Devil Pit's secret power source, the Devil himself started to attack the Lightning Nymph with a melee combo. With his Claws still equipped with a venomous aura, Phosphora felt something weird once she was touched by it.

"Urgh..." she groaned. "I feel like my organs are failing."

"Is it the ailment Poison?" Palutena asked.

"No. It's called Super Poison!" said Devil Pit. "It drains your health away a lot faster and lasts longer than the original."

"Would explain why those weapons are venomous," said Dark Pit after his wounds were healed. With Phosphora currently not able to fight with the ailment still inflicted on her, Dark Pit stepped up to the fight while Palutena got to work in recovering Phosphora from her inflicted ailment. The dark angel and the evil Devil performed melee combos at each other; each of their own attacks repelled at a fast pace. However, Devil Pit soon gained the upper hand after pushing Dark Pit away with a charged shot. But before he could land a lethal blow, Phosphora quickly rushed to the dark angel's aid and fired lightning bolts from her hands, shocking Devil Pit and pushing him away. With a twitching groan, Devil Pit got up from his feet and looked at his enemies with a cold stare. Then, he started to give them a sinister smile.

"How about I make things a lot crispy for you?" he asked. Suddenly, when he opened his mouth really wide, a glowing orange aura started to appear in it. Viridi suddenly noticed that Devil Pit's mouth started to create a fiery flame in it.

"Watch out, guys!" she warned. Dark Pit and Phosphora suddenly noticed Devil Pit's attack almost ready and quickly rushed out of the way, just in time as Devil Pit let out a huge fire breath beam from his mouth. The beam pierced through a nearby pillar next to Palutena's temple, causing it to topple down and fall down into the clouds below. A loud crash could be heard, and Palutena gasped at what had happened.

"That pillar crushed nearby houses down at the Overworld," she exclaimed before putting her hands on her mouth. "Those families must've heard the rumbling and got out of the houses quickly before they could get killed!" Dark Pit, Phosphora, and Viridi gasped in horror. They could not believe that Devil Pit nearly caused a massacre from one big collision. But before they could react, Devil Pit beathed out another fire beath beam from his mouth. The dark angel and Lightning Nymph got out of the way quickly. Luckily, not another pillar was struck.

"Whoa!" Phosphora gasped. "He almost roasted us again right there!"

"How could he do that?!" Palutena asked in shock.

"As the Devil, I can use my fire abilities to my liking," said Devil Pit. "After all, what good is an all powerful being without controlling the best of your supreme abilities? Besides, once I'm finished with the likes of you, I'll slaughter every other living being in my awakening. If there are survivors after my mass destruction and murder, I'll have them become my mortal slaves for the new world! Not even those foolish gods and the Underworld grunts can stop me!" Dark Pit growled in anger and fired another charged shot at Devil Pit, only for the latter to quickly dodge it like it was nothing.

"You monster! No wonder why Phosphora thinks you're worse than Hades!" Dark Pit snarled. "Even though Hades has done his worst crimes and even being a master of trickery, how would he even go so far in destroying an ENTIRE UNIVERSE?!" Phosphora soon appeared behind Devil Pit and fired more lightning bolts from her hands, but Devil Pit quickly dodged them at a fast pace yet again.

"Dark Pit's right! Even though Hades would attempt to destroy the humans, he would only care about taking over everything and become powerful forever!" said Phosphora. "But you? You only care about not only destruction, not only murder, and not even only omnicide, but also eliminating our own universe! Hades may have his own actions of destruction, and even tortures many innocents, but YOU are the cause of this mess! You freed the Chaos Kin from its prison, summoned the Aurum to tear apart the Earth, and then have the Chaos Kin take over Palutena's soul! Not only that, but both of you even attempted to consume her after using her as a tool!" Devil Pit only laughed sinisterly as a smug smile appeared on his face.

"You just don't know the whole story, do you? Everything I have done was only what I planned for," he said until his eyes started to blackened and became bloody. Not only that, but his sinister smile turned into an evil frown. "I had everything under control, but you ruined it all! All of my plans were wasted! You idiots just don't know when to quit! Now I have nothing! Because of YOU! If you're going to get in my way, you won't last long!" Suddenly, another fire breath came out of his mouth and he circled around to try and catch both the dark angel and the Lightning Nymph. Luckily, both of them were able to get away in order not to be burned to a crisp again.

"Make sure you avoid all of those attacks," said Viridi. "Otherwise you will be inflicted with Burn and the other two status ailments from earlier. Don't even think about his crimes! Just focus on the battle!"

"Right!" Dark Pit and Phosphora affirmed simultaneously. Once they saw Devil Pit preparing another fire breath attack, Dark Pit stopped him with a charged shot that pushed him backwards. Phosphora then charged at Devil Pit before giving him a powerful punch of electricity that shocked him directly from his stomach. As he groaned in pain, Phosphora attacked with more physical blows all around the Devil. It didn't take long, however, as Devil Pit acted fast by stabbing her with his claws. Luckily, it wasn't enough to cause bleeding again on Phosphora as she got away quickly. Devil Pit activated his Power of Flight and flew upwards into the higher skies. Dark Pit and Phosphora, not wanting to let him get away, flew up after him. Once the two heroes caught up with the villain, Devil Pit decided to ask Dark Pit and Phosphora some questions.

"Tell me, immortals, why are you even helping your enemy in the first place?" he started and then looked at Dark Pit first. "Didn't it all started with you trying to take him down in the beginning?" Then he looked at Phosphora. "And then you almost fried him up with your electric powers. So, why are you two helping him after what you did to him? Shouldn't you just die for trying to be nothing but monsters?" Dark Pit and Phosphora frowned crossly when they were giving the questions.

"Even though I was about to take him down during that war, I cannot let you defeat the only angel Palutena has left," said the Lightning Nymph. "Not to mention, he saved me from getting killed by your murder weapon! That's why I didn't want to hurt him anymore because of all he's been through. I WILL save him, and I WILL stop you from slaughtering more innocent lives!"

"Phosphora's right! Pit and I may have had our battles in the past when Medusa was still around, but that was only because I didn't understood him properly," the dark angel agreed. "When I finally figured out that I have been tricked by you, then helped you stop the Aurum from destroying the planet and the Chaos Kin to save Palutena, and after Pit saved me from the Chaos Kin's last remains to kill me, I finally understood everything and how much of a good person he really is. Not only that, but me and Pit are connected. If Pit died, I would disappear." Then he started to notice something...unusual. "...Wait a minute... If I'm feeling the same pain like Pit does, how come YOU are not feeling his pain? Aren't you supposed to be the second clone who should feel the same way?" Devil Pit only growled.

"That's none of your concern!" he said. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have bodies to slice!" He then charged at his enemies at high speeds before bringing out his claws to attack. Unfortunately for him, Dark Pit and Phosphora dodged out of the way to avoid his slash attack. Before he could even react, Dark Pit fired an arrow from his Silver Bow and it pierced through Devil Pit's back out from his stomach. As he groaned in pain, Phosphora quickly punched him with many blows. With her fists still inflicted with electricity, Dark Pit was having trouble escaping.

"Shit! My body is all numb!" he yelled.

"Now's our chance, Dark Pit!" said Phosphora.

"Right! Let's take him down!" said Dark Pit. The two of them then performed melee combos to deal lots and lots of damage on Devil Pit. After he was stunned for a while, Phosphora then kicked him down to the clouds below. Devil Pit landed face first on the temple grounds. As he slowly got back up to his feet and took out the arrow with a mighty tug, he looked up to see something come down at his direction. It was Phosphora with her powerful energy charge attack.

"Eat electricity, Devil Pit!" she yelled before slamming right onto Devil Pit with a mighty amount of force. A big cloud of smoke appeared after the crash and the Lightning Nymph herself got out of it and landed on her feet. Dark Pit landed right next to her. As the smoke cleared, there was Devil Pit looking completely pummeled after the slam he received from Phosphora's strong attack. His Claws of Chaos shattered to pieces and then disappeared.

"Curses! I've been defeated again!" he groaned in defeat.

"That's to be expected," Dark Pit scoffed.

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)

But even after his defeat, Devil Pit slowly got back up to his feet and started to laugh. His eyes glowed bright red once he turned to look at his enemies again.

"Hehehehehehe..."

"What's so funny?" Dark Pit questioned.

"Oh, nothing. It's just that you still don't have a chance of winning anyway," said Devil Pit. "Even if I lost this battle, I still have the upper hand. Pit is now in a coma ever since he burned his wings with the help of that stupid Nature Goddess."

"Hey!" Viridi yelled.

"Well anyway, it won't be long until the day he dies once he succumbs to it," Devil Pit continued. "If you even try to bring him back, there will be consequences for your actions. But if he somehow survives...well... Let's just say that I'll be waiting for the opportunity to strike. Have an unworthy day! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" With that, he flew away from the temple grounds and dropped something. Phosphora went over to it and picked up the object.

"Hey! It's another one of those tapes Pit mentioned," she said.

"Tapes?" Dark Pit wondered. He was the only one who didn't notice something like that before.

"They're basically audio recordings of someone unknown," Palutena explained. "But I'll explain about it later. Right now, we need to find a safe place for Pit. I can't bring him back to my temple since it's still under repairs after what Devil Pit did to me and my army. Even worse is that after your battle against him, there had been serious casualties. So the repairs are going to take even longer." Dark Pit and Phosphora frowned in worry. Then, Viridi had an idea.

"You guys can take him to my temple," she offered. "He can rest in there and we'll try to resurrect him." Palutena beamed a warm smile.

"Thank you, Viridi," she said. Then she looked at Dark Pit and Phosphora. "Come on, you two. We got work to do." Dark Pit and Phosphora nodded and all of them were whisked away by a light pillar to Viridi's temple.

Music stops

Once our heroes arrived at Viridi's temple and took Pit to his room. Palutena and Dark Pit tried using Healing Herbs and even the Health Recover power to bring Pit back, but nothing worked. No matter how many times they kept trying, they still ended up on the same result. Pit wouldn't wake up. There still wasn't even a single movement of his body. His chest didn't rise up for any breathing. His coma was also getting worse as Palutena felt it from her powers.

"Nothing is working! Pit is not waking up!" she cried. "What's worse is that the burnt wings are connected to his own life. It won't be long until he succumbs to his wounds and die. I...I don't know what to do..." She fell on her knees and sobbed in tears. Her hands held on her face to prevent the tears from dripping down on the floor. Everybody else frowned and put their heads down in sorrow, feeling deeply terrible for what Devil Pit did to the angel. Phosphora growled crossly about it.

"Argh! I can't believe Devil Pit would do such a thing to our innocent angel friend!" she yelled while scratching her head furiously about the situation. "It's hopeless now! I KNEW that monster would be extremely worse that Hades!"

"Indeed," Arlon agreed, solemnly. "The only problem is that we don't even know what to do, because the monster could come back to attack us any second." Cragalanche nodded in agreement. Just then, everyone turned to see Viridi walking up to Pit's unconscious body. When she felt his chest still not moving, she began to cry—more than Palutena. Instant regret of letting Pit fly to save Dark Pit—which ultimately burnt up his wings in the process—and didn't even get herself a chance to pull Pit out of the Chaos Vortex. It would've also been a bad deed either way, since she technically would've left Dark Pit behind to die from the Chaos Kin's remains.

"No... Pit, why did I make your wings catch fire...?" she sobbed. "Why did I listen to you? I shouldn't have- *sniff* I shouldn't have used the Power of Flight!" She continued to sob in tears as her commanders, Palutena, and even Dark Pit frowned to see her like this. They had never seen Viridi this sad before. But Arlon knew exactly what she felt.

It's just like what happened to...her... he thought, sadly. It's just terrible to see Mistress Viridi this sad again... He even shed a small tear of sadness from his left eye. Even though he had to stay strong for his leader, it was still a bit necessary to let out a bit of sadness whenever you feel like it. This was exactly what Viridi was doing, but her sadness was much worse than the Serene.

"This is all my fault! I made your life in jeopardy now, Pit!" Viridi continued. "If I was there at the Lunar Sanctum to stop you, and if I saved Arlon from his prison and stop Devil Pit form taking his form, none of this would've happened! I'm sorry! I now know what I did was wrong! If anything, I should be in your condition instead of you!" Everyone gasped from what Viridi said. She couldn't be thinking of ending up in a coma like Pit, could she? But then, they all heard a sinister chuckle—more sinister than Hades.

"Hehehehehahahaha...!"

Suddenly, Viridi heard the sound of flickering flames coming from behind her. Before she could even turn around to see who or what it was, she felt two hands grab her shoulders. They felt cold, as if they have a sense of pure evil lurking within them. That made Viridi shiver in fear as she slowly but surely turn around to see who's hands belong to. When she finally saw his face, she let out a small, quiet, yet terrified gasp. There looking at the Goddess of Nature was the sinister Devil himself, smiling evilly with glowing red eyes of pure, unadulterated evil.

"D-Devil P-" she started. But before she could continue, Devil Pit suddenly let go of Virid's shoulders and grabbed her hair before slamming her against a wall. Then he pinned her on there with a mighty punch, making her paralyzed in shock.

Music playing: Kevin Macleod ~ Unseen Horrors (A.K.A. Anger Boils Theme)

Devil Pit's glowing eyes faded and was replaced with blackened eyes. Blood poured out of them and dripped on the floor. Viridi shivered as she felt the Devil's hands back on her shoulders again. The others wanted to rush to her aid, but looking at Devil Pit's evil glare at the small goddess made them terrified. From the look on his face... it looked like he had only one thing in his mind: hunger. To prove his point, Devil Pit licked his lips with his tongue, making Viridi's eyes widen like they were about to come off. The Devil leaned closer to the Goddess of Nature's face before opening his mouth to speak.

"You know, you had a chance to kill your long time enemy...twice!" he started. "The first time was when you brought him to your temple after he failed to reach me thanks to the barrier I set up and the second time is right now. However, it seems like you're not going to kill him at this moment. Why is that?" Viridi was too shocked to even say anything and her allies and commanders were horrified to witness this. They watched the goddess' arms wobble and her feet shake. But when Devil Pit began to sniff her, there was an unusual aroma he loved: the smell of fear. Viridi was absolutely terrified to be right in front of the Devil himself in the flesh.

"D-D-D... P-P-P-P..." she stuttered. Devil Pit snickered as he watched Viridi shiver and shake. He began to sniff her again before licking his lips again.

"*sniff* Mmmmmm... Now that is a very unusual smell," he hummed. "The smell of fear. *chuckles* I just love it when people like you squirm in terror when they see me around. I guess Phosphora was right that I'm worse than Hades, so I'll take that as a compliment." But then he growled in anger. "But that doesn't mean you're not going to answer my question. Why are you not trying to kill Pit when you have the chance to do so?" However, as he took his time to get a closer look on the goddess, he saw something else. There was something in Viridi's eyes that tell a different meaning for the young angel still in a coma. And when Devil Pit finally figured it out, something clicked in his brain. "Wait a minute. Don't tell me!" he said before looking at the small terrified goddess with his bloody eyes. "Did you care about Pit and Palutena when they were in danger? YOU of all people?!" He slammed Viridi on the wall again, causing it to slightly break.

"AH!" Viridi cried in pain.

"VIRIDI!" everybody yelled, worried about the Nature Goddess' pain. Devil Pit smiled with glee as he saw Viridi still in fear.

"That's very rich coming from you, Viridi," he told her. "The mighty Goddess of Nature, enemy of humanity, is helping the protectors of them. You know, something like this makes me want to kill you right now, but that would be too easy. I'd much rather let you continue suffering in nothing but pain, agony, and despair." With that, he let go of Viridi's shoulders, causing her to land on her bottom, but not in a comfortable way.

"Ugh..." she grunted.

"I'll let you live, for now. However, I'm going to give you a warning!" Devil Pit continued. He then turned to the others who were still terrified of the Devil's anger. "And this goes for all of you, too! If you dare to bring Pit back from his coma if you can, you'll feel the same pain just...like...HER! HAHAHAHAHAHA!" After his ruthless abuse, and the most terrifying laugh he had ever let out, he teleported away from the temple, leaving the poor Goddess of Nature to cry in pain. Viridi sobbed in tears and quickly got up to her feet before rushing to Palutena. What surprised the Goddess of Light is that Viridi immediately embraced her while sobbing in tears.

"Palutena! I'm so sorry for everything!" she cried. "I should've warned you about the Chaos Kin when you arrived at Arlon's Lunar Sanctum. But I also did everything to save you and Dark Pit, even if it meant sacrificing Pit's wings! I'm sorry for hurting your angel! If you have any punishment for what I did, please give it to me!" She continued to cry in tears, worried that Palutena might yell at her. But to her surprise, Palutena returned the embrace and hugged her back. THAT caused the small goddess to look up to the tall one.

"It's okay. I forgive you," said the Goddess of Light. "I would've done the same thing if I wasn't petrified and felt the same way. Don't blame yourself for what you did. You saved an ally of our team. After all, he sacrificed everything to save us, and now it's our turn to return the favor." Viridi stopped sobbing and nodded in agreement. Everyone else came up to the goddesses.

"Well, now that we have that settled, I need to show you something," said Phosphora. She then pulled out the tape. "Let's listen to what this tape tells us," she continued. Everybody else nodded in agreement and the two goddesses gathered up everyone for another meeting. After bringing everyone, Phosphora placed marked "The Argument" into the tape player and pressed PLAY.

Music stops and switches to: 11 - fairytale from DARKKDEITY (A.K.A. The Past Confrontation Theme)

"Lucifer, we need to talk," said the voice of Palutena.

"Do we, Lady Palutena?" asked the voice of the now known Lucifer.

"Yes, we sure do," Palutena replied. "Ever since you killed my sister, Gaia, I started having nightmares!"

"What nightmares?" asked Lucifer.

"Nightmares about what you did to her and her army!" Palutena continued. "The Forces of Nature decaying themselves... Plants and animals dying from filth and/or organ failure... But worst of all, I witnessed your murderous crimes on her and her commanders! My angels and centurions are talking about you. About what you've done! I knew I shouldn't have listen to you! You lied to me! You killed the Goddess of Nature, and the Earth is going to crumble any second! I ordered you to stop Medusa and the Underworld Army! But you instead disobeyed-"

"Shush..." Lucifer interrupted with a raised hand to stop Palutena from continuing. "Relax, my lady. I know what I'm doing. In fact, we already have the solution to our problem right now." He showed Palutena something. A vision of a little girl.

"Wait... Is that the new goddess who was born 10 years ago?" the Goddess of Light asked.

"This isn't just any goddess, Lady Palutena. This is a vessel, who is going to take care of her mother's place," Lucifer explained. "You can tell that the Earth is not crumbling just yet."

"I... I see...?" said Palutena.

"The first goddess may be gone, but this one will surly take her place," Lucifer continued. "After all, you told her that she wanted to bring peace to the mortals, correct?"

"Well, yes. But, I'm not sure if that's going to be possible, now that her mother is dead!" Palutena responded.

"In any case, this child is the solution to our problem," Lucifer continued. "The moment this dumb girl becomes the next Goddess of Nature, she'll become a puppet. Our puppet, being pulled by our strings. Unable to harm us, unlike the other mortals from the Overworld."

"Okay, Lucifer. It's just- What about the CRIME?! My army is more protected for the humans, and HASN'T had a single deity murdered by a monster! You killed my sister! Her forces will-"

"Relax, my lady," Lucifer replied. "I've already pinned the murder on the Underworld Army. Even though Arlon already knew what I did, that girl won't know about the truth. The War of Chaos is still going on, and this will give us time for them to be distracted. The Forces of Nature will assume that they were responsible for Gaia's death. The blood has been cleaned off from my dirty hands. This is a minor hiccup."

"But, the Underworld-" Palutena started.

"I'll be paying a visit to the Underworld soon," said Lucifer. "Their army will look like nothing, compared to the other god that is going to be killed later on."

"Lucifer, I don't like this idea..." said Palutena, worried.

"My lady. This is our mission," Lucifer replied.

"Yeah, but-" Palutena started.

"This is what I have to do," Lucifer continued. "Our army. Our family. Our mission. This is what you wanted."

"Lucifer, I-" Palutena started again.

"YOU WANTED THIS..." said Lucifer. Palutena was silent for a while, after hearing what Lucifer told her.

"Okay..." she finally responded.

"Now, go and set up your army," Lucifer ordered. "Along the way, go talk to Arlon while you have the chance. Make it out like the Underworld would stoop so low in killing your sister. I'll be busy finishing up my work." Palutena reluctantly nodded and left Lucifer to continue his work. Lucifer looked back at the vision. "Don't worry. You'll be taking your mother's place," Lucifer told the baby goddess. "Until the day...you...DIE!" *click*

Music stops and switches to: Kevin Macleod ~ Giant Wyrm (A.K.A. Evil Comes Theme)

After the tape ended, everyone was terrified to hear the whole conversation. Dark Pit, Arlon, and Phosphora gasped in shock, Cragalanche had his eyes open wide, but the most shock of them all were the goddesses, Palutena and Viridi. Palutena cried in tears after hearing her voice in that tape, along with this strange "Lucifer" person's voice. Viridi was both shocked and confused at the same time. She never realized that there was another Nature Goddess before her.

"There was...another goddess after me?" she started. "And she was your sister, Palutena?!" Palutena sighed and reluctantly nodded.

"Y-yes...she was..." she answered. "B-But...I-I-I don't know what to say about it."

"Also, who's this...'Lucifer' guy?" Phosphora asked. "He sounds really scary. Do you know anything about this guy?"

"U-Um..." Palutena started, but she wasn't sure weather to reveal the truth or not. Either her allies would understand the pain or they would be absolutely frantic about the situation between her and the mysterious "Lucifer." Arlon walked up to her side.

"I don't think Lady Palutena feels comfortable talking about it right now," he said. "Besides, we must focus on the mission at hand. Young master Pit's life is at stake and we need to think of a plan to save him as soon as possible." Cragalanche nodded in agreement about that.

"You're right, Arlon," Palutena replied. "In fact, I think I already have the perfect plan to save Pit."

"You... You do?" Viridi asked, hopefully.

"Yes, I do," Palutena replied. "I know a place where we can bring Pit back to life, but I'm going to need someone to head over the exact place I tell them to."

I'll do it!" Dark Pit volunteered. This made everyone else surprised. Before they could say anything, Dark Pit continued. "I know that it sounds strange coming from me, but Pit did whatever it took to save my life. I must return the favor and I'm pretty sure that goes for everyone else." Everybody else nodded in agreement.

"You're right," Palutena agreed. "But we better get some rest. We have a big plan ahead of us."

"You got that right, Lady Palutena," said Phosphora. "Don't worry. I'm not going to call you 'ma'am' again." She giggled at that part.

"You better not," said Palutena, sternly. After that, everybody else went to their rooms. Luckily, Viridi's temple, including Palutena's once it was fully repaired, had enough rooms for their allies to rest. But when Viridi slept in her room, she began to have a nightmare.

Music stops and switches back to: Kevin Macleod ~ Unseen Horrors (A.K.A. Anger Boils Theme)

Begin dream

Viridi suddenly woke up in a dark and empty space. She couldn't see nor hear anything.

"Huh? Where am I?" she wondered. "I better look around and see what is going on here." She then began moving forward to figure out what was going on. Suddenly, she saw someone lying on the ground. "Pit? Is that you?" she wondered. Viridi rushed to the angel and found him unconscious. But when she picked up his body, she found something else shocking. She gasped as she saw Pit's wings burnt to the bone. What was worse is that Pit was not only unconscious, but also dead. There were cuts everywhere around his skin, blood dripped down to the darkness, and his eyes were gauged out. "N-No!" she cried. "I don't want to see him again like this!" But after she said that, Pit's body disappeared. "P-Pit?! Where did you go?!" she asked in shock and fear. Suddenly, she heard scary wings flapping behind her. Viridi turned around and saw something horrifying. There fluttering right behind her was the very same creature that continued to haunt her. "Th-The Chaos Kin?!" she exclaimed. "How are you still alive?! I thought you were dead?!" She dropped down and scrambled to get away from it. The Chaos Kin didn't reply and began to chase Viridi. The Nature Goddess got up to her feet and ran away from the creature as fast as she could. But the Chaos Kin was faster than Viridi as it continued to rush towards her. Viridi then heard a sinister chuckle.

"Hmhmhmhm... Run all you want, because you will be stuck here in the Dark Abyss forever," the voice growled. "Nobody will hear your screams, because they hate you for attempting to annihilate the human race. You deserve your punishment in death." Viridi felt tears swelling up in her sockets. She didn't dare to look back to see if the Chaos Kin was still chasing her.

"You're lying!" she yelled. "My friends care about me, even Palutena! I will get out of here and bring Pit back!" Suddenly, she heard the Chaos Kin hiss in fury as it suddenly latched onto Viridi! It tackled and pinned her down on the ground, making her unable to escape! "Let me go!" she yelled, but the Chaos Kin's grip was too strong. As she was struggling to break free, she heard footsteps coming closer to her. Before she could ask who it was, the figure suddenly grabbed her head, pushed the Chaos Kin out of the way, and stabbed Viridi in the chest. As Viridi got a good view on the figure, it was Devil Pit with his Sword of Death. It didn't take long for blood to come out of her mouth. "Y-You...!" she coughed.

"Aw, sweet Little Miss Cactus is dying so soon. How sad..." Devil Pit snorted, ruthlessly. "Don't worry, you'll be joining HER soon enough!" With that, he continued to stab Viridi multiple times, as the Chaos Kin hissed and growled, enjoying the torture its master was putting on Viridi. Finally, Devil Pit pinned Viridi on the ground again with his foot before raising up his sword to deal the finishing blow.

"S-STOP!!!" she cried out, but it was too late! Devil Pit soon brought his sword down on Viridi to give her the final fatal slash and kill her.

End dream

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Conflict (The Suffering Theme)

"AAAAHHHH!" Viridi screamed as she woke up with a fright and began to shiver in fear. She held her legs close to her face, not wanting to make a movement of her body. The only thing she could hear right now was her own breath, letting out small huffs as if she was feeling cold. She technically was as if someone was giving her a cold touch on her shoulder. Just then, she noticed her door opened up and the person who came into her room was Palutena.

"Viridi? Are you okay?" she asked, worried, before running to Viridi's bed and sat down next to her. "I heard you scream. What happened?" Viridi was still terrified.

"Palutena. I had a nightmare!" she cried as tears poured from her eyes. "It was D-Devil Pit! H-He and the Chaos K-Kin killed me and-and I saw Pit's broken body!" Palutena was heartbroken to hear Viridi say that. She gently embraced her in a hug which Viridi slowly returned.

"Don't even think about it anymore," the Goddess of Light comforted. "Believe me; you helped Pit out with everything I've been through because of those monsters. You remind me so much about him. I think of you as a daughter like how I treated Pit like a son. I'm more of a mother figure to the both of you. So calm down. We'll get him back soon." Viridi stopped sobbing after that. 

"Thank you, Palutena," she said. "You're right. We WILL get him back. He did everything for us, so now it's our turn to save him." Palutena smiled warmly and got up from Viridi's bed to leave. Once she reached the door, she looked back at the Goddess of Nature.

"Good night, Little Miss Cactus," she chuckled.

"Good night, Goddess of Obvious," Viridi replied with a smile. The Goddess of Light smiled and then left the room as Viridi began to sleep again. Don't worry, Pit, Viridi thought to herself. We're going to bring you back. For Palutena, for us, even for me... She then drifted off to sleep.

Meanwhile, Phosphora was also in her room sleeping as well. However, she was also having a nightmare.

Music stops and switches back to: Kevin Macleod ~ Unseen Horrors (A.K.A. Anger Boils Theme)

Begin dream

Phosphora slowly woke up to see herself in a dark and empty space. Like what Viridi had, she couldn't hear or see anything.

"W-Where am I? What is this place?" she wondered. Suddenly, she heard screaming from far away. "What was that? I better go and see for myself!" She ran to the direction of the screaming and found something horrifying. She saw Devil Pit and Pit(?) killing Dark Pit. She gasped in horror for what she was witnessing right now. They were giving the dark angel fatal stabs and cuts all around him! HIs screams were drowned by the evil duo's laughs. However, Phosphora could hear Dark Pit's cries.

"HAHAHAHAHA! This is what you deserve for being a faker!" Devil Pit laughed.

"I'M the original one here, you fake!" Pit(?) yelled. "You don't deserve to live after trying to hurt me!"

Phosphora yelled at the top of her lungs, "STOOOOPPP!" This caused Devil Pit and Pit(?) to stop what they're doing and look at Phosphora. Their smiles were terrifying for Phosphora to bear. Not only that, but she could see blood coming down from their sockets.

"I'm afraid you're too late," said Devil Pit. "He's already dead. And you will be joining him soon enough." Phosphora shivered in fear and then saw something wrong with Pit. He looked like he was following Devil Pit's orders in killing the dark angel with nothing but a cold and ruthless personality. She believed that they were going to do the same thing to her. This caused her to run away from them as fast as she could, but the Devil and possessed angel quickly caught up to her. They then tackled the Lightning Nymph to the ground.

"L-Let go of me!" Phosphora yelped as she struggled to break free from their grasp. But Devil Pit and Evil Pit were too strong for her to escape. They then used their murder weapons to stab Phosphora multiple times.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" they both laughed, sinisterly and menacingly until they gave her the final fatal stab.

End dream

Music stops and switches to: (MTMB) ARC Extended Music: Conflict (The Suffering Theme)

"AAAAHHHHH!" Phosphora screamed as she woke up with a fright. She began to tear up after realizing it was just a bad dream. The thought of the evil angels nearly killing her brought shivers down her spine. She felt like she nearly had her stomach flip which would make her throw up. Just then, she noticed her door opening. She turned to see that it was Dark Pit who opened her door and he walked inside.

"Phosphora, are you okay?" he asked in worry. "I heard you scream." The dark angel stood next to her bed and then sat down. Phosphora still looked frantic.

"N-no. I had a bad dream," she replied. "I saw you getting killed by Devil Pit and some sort of evil possessed copy of Pit. When I tried to run away from them, they caught up to me and killed me, too!" Dark Pit frowned upon hearing Phosphora say that. He gently embraced her in a hug and gave her a small kiss on her forehead. This also caused Phosphora to stop sobbing and blush a little bit.

"Don't worry. Everything will be okay once we bring Pit back," he comforted. "After we bring Pit back from his coma, we're going to strike Devil Pit down and show him what it feels like to mess with all of us together. Maybe after we defeat him, we'll also deal with Hades." Phosphora nodded in agreement.

"You're right. Thanks for comforting me...Pittoo.~" She giggled at that last part. This also caused Dark Pit to blush a little bit.

"I...I'm going to let only you call me that..." he said, quietly. "Now get some sleep. We need to be ready for our mission to save Pit." After that, he headed to the door of Phosphora's room. But before he left, he looked back at the Lightning Nymph one more time. "Sweet dreams, Phosphora," he told her.

"You too," Phosphora replied. Dark Pit smiled and left Phosphora's room. Phosphora slowly placed her hand on her forehead where Dark Pit kissed. Thanks for comforting me, Pittoo, she thought to herself. We'll get your original counterpart back. I promise. After that, she slowly drifted back to sleep.

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