73.) The Piercing Rapier!

Amiyama & Aiyama: "Now… BURST OPEN AND MIX!!!"

Amiyama and Aiyama were wrapped in the fire that the others had collected and mixed. Then they absorbed it into themselves and gained clothing made of literal fire. Cloaks with Phoenix tail feathers at the ends of them. Wings that were attached to their backs and the cloaks. Golden gauntlets and gleaves that matched a mix of chinese and viking tradition. Ending with fur on all ends. Their golden crowns were flaming as well with both sitting at a 29 on the scale.

Uriyah: "This… has become exciting yet annoying. They're bent on stalling. Take care of the others while I deal with them."

Slith: "Righteo!"

Jabreeze: "Let's go!!"

The two of them dash off after the remaining group whilst Amiyama and Aiyama blitz Uriyah. He blocks their punches with thick liquid wrapped around his hands. He blitzes them with a flurry of fists from the six other arms. They slightly glide back and dodge them with grace. Turning into dancing fire just before Aiyama forms a Phoenix and tackles Uriyah. But he has other plans and flips both of them into the ground. They roll once and Uriyah forces an armbar. Amiyama doesn't let that slide and tackles him off of Aiyama. They roll for two football fields before she's kicked off and pole vaults of his hands.

"Nrgh! HA!!! Come on!!!" Uriyah yelled as they both rushed him from either side. He blocks with all four arms on both his right and left flank. Uriyah spins while their momentum is still high and causes them both to overcommit. He then leaps high above their level of centered gravity. A reverse effect was thrown on them and they were forced to backtrack to where he once was before. A mass essence ball of high liquid density surrounded them. Within its center, was a ball of spatial dominion with a constant effect of reversing being housed within. The domain was left with a small hole just big enough to cause a 'leak'. A spiral of Reverse came spewing out and they were pulled in.

Uriyah: "Finally got those two cheeky bastards!"

Their flames began to go out and their stamina was being eaten at by the vortex and having to fight the pull. This made it very difficult to consistently hold true to halting their breathing. They did not want to inhale the toxins that were hidden within the dense liquid. They both look at one another and join hands, her right to his left. They fuse their essence together and create a Unison Technique.

Amiyama & Aiyama: "Unison Study!: Imagine It's… CANCELLED!!!"

The ball of leaking Reversal-Essence had a small ball of light thrown into it. Then… a small moment of silence ran by, I'd say like… two point fye seconds! Then it… dispersed and they were set free. Their flames gain their original flare once more and they vanish within a blink of an eye! They both kick Uriyah with magnificent flying dragon kicks. Pushing Uriyah back as they dash and zip around the cosmos clashing and nearly ripping universes apart with every clash.

Meanwhile… on the other battlefield. Kimichi and Kaguro take the lead on the attack, clashing with Slith and Jabreeze as they attempt to bombard them with elemental blasts. The others were too fatigued from giving their essence to Aiyama and Amiyama, so they couldn't fight. It was all up to Kaguro and Kimichi. Which was going well so far, because Kaguro took on Jabreeze while Kimichi got to finally pursue Slith.

"I got you now, Slith!" Kimichi says just before sending more than one hundred Elemental Anti slashes. Slith leisurely smiles and cocks his left arm back. He then opens his palm and sends more than one hundred snakes to stop each blast. Knowing the snakes can't stop them, he dashes to the side of one snake after another while staying hidden. With each snake being the size of the fabled Titanoboa, it was quite easy. The blasts hit the snakes and lose quite the momentum, but break through nonetheless. Upon their breakthrough though, Slith was gone and Kimichi scampered about looking for him. Just then, a planet sized snake appeared just below her. It was his serpent partner, Nyarobi.

Kimichi dodged the attack and flew away from the beast. But its tail stood in her way as it rose to her eye level. Nyarobi raises its head to a good level for viewing Kimichi. Then it chases after her with its tail that has a trident shaped rattle at the end. She dashes up… then down, after… she goes diagonally down and to the right. Then once more going the opposite direction.

"This damn thing just won't let up!" , she says as she continues to dodge the constant tail strikes. Slith takes up on the opportunity and tries to blitz her. She dodges the tail strike while leading it away from Slith. Then flashes in to clash head on with Slith. They repel one another and the serpent tail returns for another strike attempt. Kimichi blocks with the side of her blade then cuts the end of the tail off. Afterwards she swings her sword back in front of her and blocks Slith's kick.

Slith: "Hoho!! I've got you now!!!"

Slith summons a tsunami of serpents from his foot, pushing Kimichi back. She spins a few times and extends her right arm with the sword. The serpents were mowed down with great haste. Just then, Nyarobi's regrown tail sweeps past her once more. She grabs hold of Slith then slams both he and herself into the base of the snake tail. They tumble down the tail for three miles before Kimichi is kicked off. They both get to their feet just before dashing down and up the rest of Nyarobi. They clash head on as they travel for more than five thousand miles. Nyarobi grows wary of the small shocks of pain coming from the constant clashing. It then decides to shrink its size to three times that of Slith. Slith dodged Kimichi's last blow from her kick and leapt onto Nyarobi's back. They both go flying through the cosmos. Kimichi hops on her sword in a surfer fashion to chase after them.

Kaguro: "Go ahead and get his ass sis. Colors:… *A rainbow flare is brought forth onto his right hand* You bitches are gonna die today. I hope you're ready for the torrents!"

Jabreeze: "As long as you're ready for the blizzard!"

Kaguro: "Raging Torrents!!!"

Jabreeze: "Cataclysmic Blizzard!!!"

Their two attacks clash and a frozen tundra was slowly being created at the scene. They both think of using their affinity for manipulating the snow and ice, and decide to send spikes at one another. Each leaps high up in order to dodge the other's icicles. Kaguro attempts to stop Jabreeze's movements by insta freezing his bloodstream before he can react. But Jabreeze leaves a shield of freezing around himself in order to keep from being frozen. Frost builds up around his body, creating a frosty silhouette. He then uses that to form stars and propels them at Kaguro. Kaguro uses his famed katana to slice and blow the stars away.

"You're pretty damn good, Kaguro was it? I'm going to have to go full tilt with you! Exciting." Jabreeze said right after starting a heat build up within himself. The snow and ice around them began to melt, just then… Jabreeze brings forth a wave of water that was formed from the melting ice. The torrent of scorching water shot up and came right back down. Kaguro dodges it by hopping back a few meters. The water freezes in place and another torrent is shot up at twice the speed. Kaguro leaps back even further and a third torrent comes out as the second one freezes. But the third is dodged as well and frozen. Kaguro skates backwards just before planting his heels and crushing the ground as he comes to a stop.

Kaguro: "Tch! Bastard's pretty damn good himself. Alright then Colors: Orange+Brown with a hash of Red! Burst open MAGMA FIELD!!!"

Jabreeze: "Cheeky little Demi-God." *FWIP*

Jabreeze comes sliding down one of the ramps he created. He then creates a path of ice atop the floor of magma. Kaguro flows and glides on top of the Magma as if it were an ice rink. They meet at the halfway point and Jabreeze wraps his fist in Physical Zenchi and Ice. Kaguro does the same but with magma, then they clash head on. They create a veil of steam… then a loud clap is heard and the likes of the steam, magma and ice are dispersed by a burst of Zenchi. Their fists were pushing each other with lightning and static surrounding them.

Kaguro tries to kick Jabreeze but the attack is blocked then Jabreeze ducks. He successfully trips Kaguro and pivots while bringing his left foot above his head. He tries to hit him in the stomach with a drop kick. He's surprised to see Kaguro turn into a tree trunk. A back heel kick is smashed into Jabreeze's side, sending him flying as a result.

Uriyah was still busy trying to fend off Aiyama and Amiyama. Their increased quantity of blows cause burns to slowly show themselves on his person. Amiyama lands a kick on his stomach and pushes him back a few yards. Then Aiyama slams an imaginary star on his head. Uriyah is able to catch it but he allows six blows from each to land. The star disappears and he is left gripping through the pain.

Uriyah: (Neither has noticed, eh?)

Uriyah blitzes both as they notice their movements grow sluggish. They had heavy amounts of dense liquids all over their limbs. Both were slapped just hard enough tk be sent flying a few yards. He reverses the flow of what is happening and punches them as hard as possible just as they return. He dashes after them to try and continue his onslaught. The two of them rebound just in time and catch his punches just as he lunges in. Amiyama knees his stomach and causes a flame burst that knocks him back. Minimal damage was took but he was left open for a strike from Aiyama's Phoenix form.

(Damn… this is going on too long. Sorry Jollister but I'll be using my beast!) Uriyah thinks to himself as he brings forth all his arms. He withstands the tackle from Aiyama and holds strong for a few seconds. Then he draws his seventh and eighth arms to grasp the wings of Aiyama and toss him away. Amiyama blitzes him right after, but is hit with an overwhelming amount of Presence Zenchi. She's rattled and thrown off balance, then receives a heavy kick to the jaw soon after. With both of them being blown away… Uriyah begins an odd build up of essence. It was shaped into a more potent energy source and forced to become a mix of Ki and Mana. A true transmutation of temporary use.

Amiyama: *FWIP* "Brother… what are we witnessing."

Aiyama: "I believe this is preparation for a great transformation. A full Beast Clan Hybrid form! We need to transmute our essence into Radiation and Chi for long sustenance!"

Transmutation- a way for Gods, Celestials, Non-Mortals and Mortals alike to transform their essence into something more pinpointed and high in potency in areas where essence is equal in all. There are many choices of energy signatures that can be used. Such as Mana for greater use of Magic, Ki and chakra for better use of boosting one's stats and forming wide ranges of technique. There is also Radiation which allows for linking to other energy sources for more detrimental, eternal damage. Attacking the life essence and tree within all living beings. There's even Chi that allows for better flow of one's mental and physical serenity. Making it easier to focus on the task at hand and to bypass the physical nature of beings. Hitting the eternal make up of their organs and nerve system. Each has their individual advantages with many other sources to be used. As well as all of them being able to naturally be used to form a slew of techniques that have no limits on their ability to manipulate the elemental scale.

With that being said, All three change their source and prepare for a new round of battle. With the two of them at the ready, they rush Uriyah in order to stop his transformation. But as soon as they got within a mile… a large barrier of mana hit them. It was used to form a strong shielding spell against fire, using their lingering essence as the conduit. Not even their Radiation and Chi mix can break through it. From there they watch as a helmet forms around Uriyah's head and tightens. Looking similar to that of a squid with a chest plate that molds perfectly to his body frame from the collar bone to the first row of his eight pack. There's a few spikes that appear on his shoulders and with a row going down his back to form a spine.

Amiyama: "His power is rising quite highly for just a clan form. This is a little more considering he's looking to jump to a 35 on the scale."

Aiyama: "This… is grim, sister. Very grim!"

Amiyama: "Yeah… our lingering essence was our downfall. He can resist my Cancel study and your Imagination. This is… grim after all."

His fists and forearms are wrapped in the same hardened material to form gauntlets that look like club shaped nubs. With huge spikes coming out the elbows, with his greaves being of the same nature, except there were actual feet with long raptor-like claws on each toe and the heel. There's a flexible soft material at the joints that makes for perfect bending and maneuverability. The entire form compresses a pearl like material that's see through forms on the shoulders, the center of the back and right between the chest and abs. On the front of his forearms and shins. As well as the face with glowing blue eyes. A blue light shines from all the pearly sky blue glass. The final touch is a hole found in the back of his chestplate which allows ten tentacles to shoot out. Each with a metal tip at the ends.

Amiyama: "It's…"

Aiyama: "Complete!"

Everyone on the battlefront was caught off guard by the grand transformation. The shield burst and the tired Slith and Jabreeze sat on their asses in relief. For they knew… the battle was won. Kimichi and Kaguro draws their weapons to try and behead the two, but… Uriyah was already on their left flanks!

Back at the Phoenix Sanctum…

Aiyahss: "What the!? A surge of… MANA!? Yes a surge of mana has been felt with a mix of Ki. Be ready!!"

Amiyahss: "If it looks grim… I'm going brother."

Aiyahss: *Gulp*

Even in the battlefield of Gaia and Jollister, there it could be felt at full tilt. Jollister dodges three of Gaia's jabs then kicks her away. Just then… *fwiTINGG*

Jollister: "There's no way. A transmuted transformation has been activated- NO! Three of them!"

Gaia: "It would seem so. If that goes on too long… the queen might just step in."

Jollister: "Tch!? (If anything even close to that happens then… damn! Joelli, go!)

(Joelli: "My essence has returned for the most part. I shall go now!")

Joelli manifests far away from their location… where a beacon had been set by Jollister using his death essence. Once fully out, he quickly dashes off to.the entrance of the Empire. During this events, Uriyah catches both Kimichi and Kaguro off guard and forms a hole in his left nub. A beam is charged and three magic circles form in front of it. A jolt of ki is pushed through and a huge burst of aquatic blasts come forth. Taking the both of them with it as it crashes into a planet more than 50 astronomical units away. The planet implodes and a grand explosion occurs.

"No more… games. The key is going to go with us!!!" Uriyah yells while staring at the tattered Kaguro and Kimichi. Both on one knee with their weapons lazily being held up due to unbound amounts of fatigue. Kimichi's warrior kimono was ripped to shreds with only one strap left to her bra. She was covered in scratches and her shoulders and knees scorched with blood pouring. Kaguro was of the same condition with all his pony tails knocked loose and hair going everywhere. He had blood pouring from his brow and every scratch on his forearms. Uriyah prepared to blitz them, only for Aiyama to use an Eternal Imaginative Flame Burst. But the flames were put out immediately.

Amiyama: "Aiyama, DUCK!!"

Aiyama: "Hmph!" *FWISH*

His crown is grazed by a tentacle and its flame is extinguished where it's touched. Aiyama has to retreat from a barrage of tentacle strikes that follow him all around. Amiyama tries to assist but is intercepted by Uriyah himself. She notices his eyes had a negative hue which meant he had Mental Zenchi active. But it seemed like the potency was at a consistent high. Meaning he knew exactly how to catch Aiyama already. Amiyama attempts to cancel the potency and lower it but her fist is grabbed before she could move. He uppercuts her stomach and kicks her away with quite the amount of force.

Aiyama notices this and tries to blitz Uriyah from his six, forcing the tentacles to hit Uriyah instead. But the tentacles appear before Aiyama and finally grasp hold of him.

Uriyah: "You're going to love this! Absolute Cancel!!!" *SWISH*

Aiyama: "What!? (M-My form's gone!? How did he use Amiyama's…)

Amiyama: "Damn… he absorbed our lingering essence when creating that form. That means…"

Uriyah: "This is my first time using the form! And it'll be the last thing you trifling weaklings will ever see."

Aiyama begins to be crushed and Amiyama is slowly dismantled as her form is extinguished piece by piece. As the battle took a turn for the worse, the medical center had an emergency going on. The room where Mathis was being kept had a wild surge of essence being built up.

Mathis: (I can sense that our future king and queen are in trouble. The Key is in danger and I was the first to run into the culprits.)

The doctors go crazy trying to calm the situation. Frantically fiddling with their machines to find a solution. Whilst this was going on… Mathis began breathing heavily. His heat builds pressure by the millisecond.

Mathis: (I'll make up for those blunders even without my luck. I'm the Grand Rapier!)

Doctor Shinma: "The levels are too high- oh. It seems he has awoken. No need for a solution… he is the solution!"

Their essence of fire was sapped and another transmuted transformation was born! He aimed his Rapier as he burst out of the rejuvenation tube. Crashing through the walls of the facility and bursting out into the cosmos. He became a star with a cross at the front while speeding up. Uriyah was too busy trying to crush a resisting flame and landed successful blows on the cornered beast that is Amiyama. He was completely unaware of the spear heading his way. And a quick flash… right as he gets his extracted claws in on Amiyama's face, and forces Aiyama back to physical form. A sharp sting hits his chest and Amiyama, as well as everyone else couldn't be happier.

"Who in the hell!?" Uriyah says as the rapier goes deeper into the left side of his chest, causing him to spew blood. Mathis summons forth another abundance of essence in order to completely incinerate Uriyah before he could counter. But to everyone's surprise… A black knight held the tip of the rapier just as it exploded and nullified it all. Uriyah was in a tattered state and reverted back to his base form.

Amiyama: "Y-You're-"

Joelli: "Shut up. *VWIMP* Try and survive this bomb while we take the Key. Slith and Jabreeze grab Uriyah, I'll get the key!"

Mathis: "Oh…"

Aiyama: "No you…"

Amiyama: "DON'T!!!"

Joelli: "Yes… I am." *kaBLOOOOM*

Amiyama: "Son of a-"

Mathis: "Flame Dome!!!"

A huge flash of light engulfed the entirety of the cosmos for at least ten universes. Everyone watching could only hope they survived with Amiyahss and Aiyahss headed there to ensure it. Gaia could feel who had set it off and punched Jollister in the center of his face with all her might! He was sent flying and she was left angered by his actions.

"Cancel this out!" Aiyahss says to Amiyahss who waves her hand and the bomb is extinguished. Within its center was a red dome with a slight hole in its northern side. Mathis let's down the shield and reverts to his base form and source while breathing heavily. Everyone else was either unconscious or almost there. But one thing did catch their attention… Demetri had been taken!

Amiyahss: "Mathis! MATHIS! Where is my son!? Where is he!!?"

Mathis: "It all happened in a flash, so all I could see was a silhouette of their group leaving as an extra squirmed around. And the remnants of someone telling me I'll pay for my treachery. If the silhouette happening is what I think it is… then yes, they took our prince. I'm sorry milady!" *he bows his head in shame*

Amiyama, Aiyama, Aiyahss and Amiyahss were all frozen by this. They realized right then and there what Demetri was. They were perplexed to know they were defeated by the taking of their family member and the loss of a force that can rock the core of the omniverse! This was detrimental!

Joelli and the others had knocked Demetri out just before getting close to the exit. They flew at greater speeds the closer they got to escaping a dangerous situation.

Joelli: "We need to exit! And once we do, you all need to hop on my stream so we can hurry to Jollister!"

Everyone: "RIGHT!"

They finally push through the exit, where a huge amount of guards lay unconscious from his earlier assault. They all assemble behind Joelli while staring at his work. Joelli charges a huge amount of essence and bends his knees so they could get to Jollister in a flash. But just as he took off into the cosmos… a hand grasped his stream and tore it as he tried to get away. Everyone was tripped up and a great blue flame burst open right in their faces. *kaBLOOM* They all get knocked down but Joelli manages to block and create a platform for them to safely land on. With Demetri still in arms, Joelli sighs in relief and looks up to see something fearsome.

Joelli: "I-It's you!"

Slith: "This is bad!"

Jabreeze: "Damn!"

Before them stood a woman with a height of 5'11. Her hair was in blue flames and raging upwards. She wore a purple, women's business suit topped off with a black tie. Her stilettos were purple with a golden trim and her golden crown glistened as it reflected her flames. Her royal, fur coat flowed in the wind and her fists clenched from the harsh squeezing her fingerless gloves experienced. Her big purple eyes had a glare of absolute hatred.

???: "You've got my cousin there. Flametress would like him BACK!!"

Just as their escape was certain, a wall of unparalleled proportions has shown itself. A legendary warrior of great fame that has returned home, intervenes. Flametress has made just in time to retrieve the stolen Key!!!

Next Chapter: Enter the Flametress, Soi!!!