A Game With Lives At Stake

"What's with the sudden macho dude?! He looks pretty hardcore!" Magna yelled.

"He crushed that shark guy too," Luck said as he saw that the explosion knocked out the priest they were supposed to fight.

'All I know is..' Luck thought as he began to sweat

'This guy's magic power... Is greater than Captain Yami's!!'

"To think you made it through the rough currents, the forced your way in here. That's some incredible magic, all right," The masked priest said as he slowly got up, his mask falling off showing his long hair and beard and blood coming from his forehead.

"Oho... You can still move, hm?" Vetto smiled.

"You don't look like Magic Knights. What brings you to our Underwater Temple?" The priest asked.

"We're here for the magic stone, just like them. I don't expect you to hand it over, though." Vetto started.

"We'll lay waste to everyone here, make you despair... And take!!!" He smiled sinisterly.

"Scatter! Go spread Despair!!" Vetto told the three masked men making them run separate ways leaving the room in the cave.

"What abrupt, rude guests. Would you just leave? Pretty please?" The priest smiled.

"Hey, you. If you want to have your way, hit me with all the magic you've got and do something about me," Vetto pointed to the priest.

"Well, well. I do believe I've been completely underestimated. I may not look like it, but I am the strongest in the underwater temple, you know," He said.

"Enough hot air. Say it with magic!!" Vetto yelled.

"Well then... I'll take you up on that."

"Water Creation Magic: Sea God's Hammer!"

A huge water hammer formed behind the priest, he swung his arm controlling the water hammer attacking Vetto

*BOOMMM

"Whoa!!" Magna and Luck watched.

"Beast Magic: Rhinoceros Armor"

A rhino-shaped barrier formed around Vetto easily blocking his attack

'..!! It didn't even faze him!!' The priest thought.

"That's a good spell. Let me salute you," Vetto smiled.

"Beast Magic: Cheetah Charge!"

Vetto charged at the priest with the speed of a cheetah immediately appearing in front of him

*WOOOSSHH

"With the reward called... Despair!!"

"Beast Magic: Blear Claw"

Vetto swiped at Priest directly hitting him

*CHDOOMM

"What the-" Magna exclaimed.

*SKASH

*SKASHH

Vetto clawed at Luck and Magna sending them flying back.

"Ugh..!!!" They both exclaimed not knowing it just happened.

*BOOMMM

*KABOOMM

"Did you get a good feel... For the huge difference in power here?!" Vetto laughed.

"I will not let you... have any hope!!"

Yami and the high priest both watched the screen in shock as they just watched what happened.

'That's impossible...! Gio's the strongest in the temple, and he just-' the high priest thought.

"Hey, Gramps. The game's over. Lemme in there asap," Yami said quickly standing up.

"You'd go that far...?' he asked as he started sweating looking at the screen.

"What in the world... Is that man?!"

"He's a leader from a nasty terror group. There's no time, do it," Yami said.

"Unfortunately, I can't! Until the game ends we can't leave here! I can't undo the magic either! Those are the rules of my magic!" He said/

"Oh, I see," Yami said as he unsheathed his sword which had a new better, and improved blade.

"In that case, I'll let myself out," He said.

"Dark Magic: Lightless Slash"

*SKASSHH

Yami broke the wall in three swings.

*VLOOOP

"Huh..?" Yami voiced as he looked out to see a void-looking thing.

"W...What on earth is that?!" The high priest exclaimed.

'This is... Spatial magic?!' Yami thought.

"Spatial Magic: Different Dimension Sphere"

One of the masked men was outside the place Yami and the high priest were as he created a barrier of his magic around the room

"Once you're trapped by my spatial magic... No matter who you are, you can't get out!"

"Black foreign swordsman... The mana told me you were here!!" Vetto said.

"Stay there and watch for a while. You're my main dish. And first, I'll season you... with the despair of your friend's death!!" Vetto exclaimed making sure the two could hear him.

"If that one gets outside, the temple's done for!!" The high priest exclaimed.

"Hey, Gramps. Can you make it so they hear us out there?" Yami asked.

"Hm? Yes... But what are you going to do...?" He said as he did what Yami said.

"Testing, testing, one, two, three," Yami said over the speaker as everyone heard him.

"Oh. Captain..." Asta said as he was walking in a cave.

"Hey you idiots listen up," Yami said.

"Captain! I beat one of them!" Vanessa smiled.

"Somebody ugly just crashed the game," Yami said.

"Huh?" Vanessa question.

"He's an Eye of the Midnight Sun Leader," He said making Ozul stop his battle with Kaito immediately.

"Who's that?" Kiato asked lowly.

"A wild man strong enough to go toe-to-toe with a Magic Knight Captain."

"Him, huh?!" Asta and Gauche said.

"Plus, two of that guy's underlings are over there, Here's the thing, stuff happened, And I can't get there myself."

"Huh?! What do you mean stuff?! That's insane!!" Finral yelled.

"In other words, you do something about him. Listen up. All of you. Surpass your limits. Right here, right now. If you die, I'll kill you. That is all."

"Doesn't ask for much does he?" Finral said sarcastically.

Ozul quickly ran past Kaito with the help of Rai lightning to enhance his speed.

*WOOSHH

"Wha?!" Kaito said as he watched Ozul go passed him farther into the cave.

Ozul ran as he went to where he could feel the most Mana.

"Haw haw haw! I never thought the game would have me on the edge of my seat like this! It's a game for the fate of the Underwater Temple, Blast it!!!" The high priest smiled as he began sweating.

"Game content changed! No time limit! To clear, defeat the Eye of the Midnight Sun team!! Those who contribute to clearing will get any wish that's in my power to grant!!" The high priest said to his warriors that were still standing.

Making Kiato try to hurry and catch up to Ozul who left.

"Not done yet..." Both Luck and Magna said as they stood up.

"Don't you mosey on ahead by yourself? After what Captain Yami told us... We can't lie here napping. Besides.." Magna exclaimed.

"I'm not... Gonna lose!!" Both Luck and Magna yelled as they pulled out their grimoire, their aura of lightning and fire surrounded them, pulsing with energy that shimmered in the air.

*KRRKKK

*FSSSHHH

"The more stubborn the prey... The better it is when they finally despair!!" Vetto said smiling at the two.