Chapter 25: One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall (Finale)

Back to the present...….

No one was left from The Will of The Universe's side save for the lone grotesquely pulsating singularity.

Thump!

But even if its allies were decimated without leaving any remains, it continued to do what it was doing without any care in the world.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Thus alongside the heartbeat from within the Universe's Nemesis' colossal cocoon, they produced an unsettling yet peaceful harmony which echoed throughout the cosmos.

["....."]

And the sole watcher of this grotesque singularity, the avatar of The World Devourer, just observed the phenomenon silently from afar with arms folded.

As if the thing brewing inside of it was of no consequence to him.

[Master…..]

Though the voice of his assistant broke the peaceful observation session and caught his attention.

["Hm? What is it?"]

[My apologies for interrupting you but, why haven't you destroyed that thing?]

And after apologizing for disturbing the thing he was doing, Theresa asked with curiosity and concern.

She wondered why her Master hadn't obliterated that suspicious and exceedingly dangerous phenomenon already.

To be fair, it was part of her fault for telling her Master that with Ace, he had nothing to worry about. But what if she was wrong and the thing brewing inside that singularity is truly capable of threatening her Master's safety after it completely emerged? So isn't it better to annihilate it for good ASAP?

["Oh.. i'm just following a tradition"]

Her Master gave the answer but it only made herself even more puzzled…..

[Tradition?]

["Hm, and it must be followed by a super robot"]

[Alright? So would you please elaborate, Master?]

A tradition that must be followed by a super robot…..

Do machines have that kind of thing??

Or was it just another one of her Master's shenanigans?

["That is to allow my enemies to finish transforming"]

[Eh…..]

Yeah it must be another one of her Master's shenanigans because how could such stupid traditions exist?!

But to make sure of it, she did a quick search in her database...

[Eh?! That kind of dumb thing exists?!]

And unsurprisingly it does exist….

As in most super robot iterations recorded in her database, both the protagonists and antagonists' sides won't interfere against each other's transformation session!

Why?! For what purpose?! Was it written in the laws of their worlds?!

[I–I don't understand! Why would you follow such idiotic and inefficient rules Master?!]

Indeed! Even if such absurd world laws exist, why would he, someone not bound by such illogical rules, have to obey them?!

["Pfft– Hahahaha! Sorry~ i'm just messing with you!"]

[Haah…. good grief…]

Phew, it looked like her Master wasn't bound by such brain damaging concepts when he directly takes control of his super robots, what a relief.

Well then, his motive for pulling this silly stunt should be…

[So I assume the real reason for your inaction is because you want to fight whatever is brewing inside that singularity in its full power?]

["Precisely! Defeating it while it's still defenseless will be no fun!"]

[Sigh….. I should've expected that since the beginning]

Right, her Master was already this weird since day one. The fact that his mind and soul have resonated with a psychotic woman just made his mental issue worse!

["Dear, have you done with your idle talk? Then look! This Universe has almost done preparing its farewell gift for us!"]

Though the said woman interrupted their talk.

She might no longer be present on the battlefield following her husband's command, but the urgency in her voice as she saw the strange occurrence happening towards the oddly pulsating singularity through her husband's vision made the man and his assistant refocused themselves.

["Ah! Indeed they have!"]

The pulsating of the strange black hole finally stopped then began to shrink at an unbelievably rapid pace!

From the size of a large star….

Into the size of the earth's sun in the next moment…

Then smaller than that of a planet the second after…..

["Theresa, please show the timer of my evolution"]

The strange dark orb kept shrinking yet composure didn't leave the man as he threw a request towards his trusted system assistant regarding their main objective.

[Affirmative!]

Then in the top of his vision hud, the timer of the End was shown.

[0 Day : 3 Hours : 00 Minutes : 00 Seconds]

["So close, yet so far…"]

Compared to the previous three months, three hours are just a blink of an eye. But in these last three hours, their foes would unleash everything they had for the sake of their own survival which in turn, made the seemingly short waiting hellish.

["Hm?"]

And as the crimson knight averted his sight from the timer on his hud back towards the weird black orb, its shrinking speed had slowed down to a crawl and finally stopped as it reached around 55 meters of diameter before morphing into a shape familiar in his eyes…..

["Is that…. Diebuster?"]

Indeed, the dark orb morphed into a silhouette of the scarlet giantess he and his dearest wife had slayed a few hours ago. Proving that the lost parts of the giantess' soul were indeed used by the odd singularity to create another champion similar yet far far superior than the former.

CRACK!

But the process wasn't finished with just that as cracks began to spread all over the giantess silhouette's surface, allowing radiant scarlet glow to seep through from within.

"Invader, we apologize for the long wait!"

Then after a few seconds which felt like years, the reborn champion of the universe finally emerged from its shell!

Her form, close to her former one with a frame resembling that of a gigantic woman with a pair of blade-like legs and flaming red hair. Yet, her trademark scarlet metal armor no longer covered her body from head to toe as that role was taken by an ethereal layer as dark as the night sky with scarlet galaxies and nebulae adorning all over it.

And her voice, while it was still resembling a chaotic cacophony, it completely devoid of animosity as she greeted him amiably.

["Welcome back! The Last Champion of The Universe!"]

Thus faced with such oddities, Ryoma decided to play along and clapped his pair of metal arms in glee as he returned the Champion's greeting warmly.

And if a completely clueless onlooker saw the occurrences and felt the atmosphere between the two, they might mistake them for old friends who have finally reunited after so long.

But, nothing could be further away from the truth as the pair of two giants in reality were irreconcilable nemesis whose only aim was the annihilation of each other!

"Thank you. Then before we begin, may we ask one question?" requested the reborn champion, its voice still as amiable as ever.

["Do tell me what's in your mind, O Champion"]

"Why haven't you….. destroyed us?"

Unsurprisingly, her question was as similar as the Crimson Knight's system assistant and her amicable attitude must be caused by this too.

So his answer was already obvious…

["There was a tradition that i must follow"]

"So it wasn't because of pity or arrogance? But tradition?" inquired the champion once more as she couldn't believe such an absurd reasoning.

Most of the time, someone lets their enemies finish their preparations because of their own arrogance which makes them think that they can beat their enemies even if they come fully prepared or simply caused by pity.

But this Invader…..

He said that it was because he must follow a tradition?

["Indeed!"]

"Is that so?" and upon hearing the certainty in the Invader's voice, she was now convinced of such absurdities and began pondering.

What kind of idiots created such traditions?

"No matter, that tradition of yours has given us a hope for salvation. So we are grateful for it!"

She gave up trying to uncover that absurd tradition's mysteries after a brief moment and thanked her nemesis instead.

For that tradition had given her Great Mother a chance of survival!

["I see, then I'm glad that it could be of help"] The Crimson Knight returned the Champion's gratification with an appreciative nod…..

["..."]

"...."

And after that, silence ensued…

No more exchanging unnecessary pleasantries for their goals were already set in stone. and nothing could change that.

Whoosh…..

Then without any warning, the two opposing giants vanished into thin air….

["How impolite...."]

Before the gigantic blade-like leg of the champion, almost touching and tearing the surface of the emerald tetrahedron energy fortress was caught by the hand of the Knight!

Yet there was something odd amidst their first clash. That was the complete absence of residual forces or shockwaves which should've been present in their world shattering exchange as if the Champion was just gently putting her blade-like leg inside the crimson mech's palm!

["Even after our pleasant greeting, it turns out I'm not your aim in the first place"] lamented Ryoma as he clenched the palm holding the blade hard, absorbing it rapidly.

An ability of his V-Shift Armor that is to absorb anything getting in direct contact with it voraciously to empower itself, hence the "V" in its name. That was the main reason why the first clash didn't create any shockwaves as all of the energies generated were absorbed by the armor. (Note: Can be activated/deactivated at will)

"We truly desired to have an honorable duel against you but we have more urgent matters at hand"

Seeing that she could possibly be swallowed whole if she stayed for longer in the Invader's clutch, The Reborn Champion willed the devoured blade to detach from her leg and six large thruster nozzles from the sides of her calf emerged which then released massive burst of scarlet flames towards the crimson mechanical knight's visage.

While they obviously failed to scorch his armor in the slightest, the immensely powerful propulsion generated by the outburst successfully separated the Champion's leg from its captivity even if the blade, a crucial offensive tool, was sacrificed in the process.

"And for that…."

After picking up quite a great distance from her nemesis, The Champion spread her arms wide…..

"We apologize once more!"

Then dark matter, nigh omnipresent throughout the radius of a few light years except for the regions tainted by the Invader's all devouring emerald rays began to condense, forming into rows upon rows of gigantic dark spear laden with scarlet constellations just like their master, each bear more power than that of the scarlet spear present in the prior battle against the deceased pair of champions.

And beyond the speed of light they marched towards the true threat of this universe hidden inside the translucent emerald fortress, aiming for its decimation!

["Now that's what I'm talking about!"]

Yet faced with the apocalyptic scene, the crimson mechanical knight didn't waver in the slightest and instead praised his nemesis as she managed to dish out such impressive feats.

Letting The Last Champion finish her rebirth was very much worth the wait!

["Open Get!"]

The crimson mechanical knight's body instantly split into three. Head and torso transformed into Ace Eagle, a crimson coloured streamlined jet fighter, mid section into Ace Jaguar, a silver aircraft with wide wingspans, and legs morphed into Ace Bear, a short but bulky aircraft painted in brass.

Then with a massive burst of speed they flew away with Ace Jaguar spearheading their charge, onwards to intercept the nearest approaching hail of dark matter spears.

"Not on our watch!"

In a flash, as if knowing what the splitting crimson knight's next move would be, the champion converged dark matter in her surroundings into arrays of daggers and fired barrages of thin dark energy beams.

While they had much lower destructive capability, their speed was way beyond the hails of spears. Perfect to fulfill their goal in slowing down the three aircrafts even for a tiny bit.

"That wasn't feasible huh?"

Still, while the daggers and lasers successfully hit their mark, the aircrafts' speed still couldn't be reduced in the slightest. No, they sped up instead! As if the impact and energy from the barrages just served to empower them further!

["CHANGE!"]

Their march unimpeded, the aircrafts' then lined up in a straight lined formation in the order of Jaguar ← Bear ← Eagle as they almost reached their targets.

["SHIN GETTER BLITZ!"]

And alongside the Invader's hot blooded shout, the three aircrafts docked into each other, fusing into a completely new mechanical knight!

Sleek streamlined armor dominantly painted in silver with emerald crystal winged legs coloured in crimson and a huge drill as its right hand.

Yet unlike the gallant and fierce previous form of Ace which is the balance of offense, defense, and mobility. This one is focused on penetrative power….

SHIIIING!

And speed!

"Huh?! Where did he–"

As the new mechanical knight finished his fusion and his drill began spinning, he suddenly vanished from The Champion's careful watch!

And consequently, a little more than an instant after he disappeared…

"By the grace of our Great Mother…."

The Reborn Champion of The Universe lost control of the hails of dark matter daggers and the titanous arrays of dark matter spears she conjured, all of them at once!

The Champion truly couldn't believe such an absurd occurrence! She knew that they had a significant gap in strength but not to this extent!

What tricks did he use?! Surely it wasn't only his pure speed right?!

SPLAT!

"AAAAAAAGH!"

And this brief moment of the Champion's astonishment cost Itself greatly as her right eye was gouged by the Silver Mechanical Knight's drill!

["Keep your eyes peeled in battle! Oh right, eye! Not eyes! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!"]

With a female voice that didn't belong to the mechanical figure's previous form, the Silver Knight mocked the Reborn Champion current predicament.

And The Champion absolutely wouldn't forget that hateful woman's voice!

"It's you again, Traitor!"

["HAHAHAHA it's Me!"]

Indeed, the one who was in control of Blitz was Esdeath herself as It turned out she really couldn't sit still and relax while her dearest husband was having such a spectacular final battle!

So how did she manage to reign control over his body? Simple, it was the result of their marriage bond which connects their soul, body, and origin which allows her to take control of his body if he gives his permission alongside the legendary begging with puppy eyes.

Oh well, the fact that she wouldn't be using her nearly broken body just made her request smoother, else he absolutely wouldn't budge no matter what...

"Why didn't you continue running away and hiding from us behind the Invader's back like before?"

["Fufufu~ Why should I when there is a very tempting prey right before my eyes? And even if i decided to run away–"]

SHIIIIING!

The Silver Knight vanished….

"Ughh!"

And The Champion's right shoulder was pierced!

["A snail like you won't be able to catch me!"]

SHIIING!

Then as her drill spun again, The Silver Mechanical Knight disappeared once more….

SLASH!

And the torment of The Reborn Champion had just begun…..

SLASH!

Her fingers severed.

SLASH!

Scars marred her graceful visage.

SLASH!

Its flaming long hair, torn to shreds.

SLASH!

SLASH!

SLASH!

Every passing moment, bits and pieces of Its body were taken apart yet none of The Champion's vital body parts were touched in the slightest even if The Silver Knight was proven to be easily capable of doing so using her sheer speed and power.

Her intentions were obvious, the former Ice General is still as sadistic as ever…

"Curse you..."

In rage and pain, The Champion clenched three remaining intact fingers on her left hand, amplifying the gravitational field all around her body and condensing dark matter present in the surroundings to slow down the overwhelmingly fast mechanical knight.

["HAHAHAHAHA! So this isn't fast enough?! Then let's speed things up!"]

But akin to pouring fuel to a raging fire, her slightly effective resistance only served to stimulate the silver knight's sadism even more as she finally released the full power of her boosters!

SHIIING!!

["DRILL HURRICANE!"]

And if the traitorous woman's prior blitzing strikes only came once at a moment, this time it was like The Champion's body had been put inside the shrinking eye of a raging storm, slowly yet surely grinding her body to dust!

"Urrrghh…. Don't you...."

Still even after experiencing such agonizing and humiliating torture….

"LOOK DOWN ON US!"

Giving up wasn't an option!

For she was the one who bore the hope of survival for her Great Mother!

BOOM!

["Ugh!"]

Out of the blue, an extraordinarily powerful explosion erupting from within the Champion's body which shook the whole battlefield and almost shattered the Wall of Ramiel interrupted Shin Getter Blitz's omnidirectional assaults for a split second!

"DIE!"

But this very brief moment was enough for The Champion to break down the Silver Knight's deadly rhythm as her hand had almost reached the knight's body to restrain her down and break her apart to pieces.

["Tch! Why did I have to agree with such terms anyway? Then Maid, don't put shame on behalf of my dearest husband! Open Gett!"]

Indeed, almost…..

"Not again!"

Because the mechanical body of The Invader split once more into three aircrafts which nearly missed the Reborn Champion grasp of doom as they flew behind her.

[There's no need to state the obvious. Change!]

And with a different female voice that was composed yet full of spirits, they combined once more in the order of Bear ← Eagle ← Jaguar!

[Shin Getter Bulwark!]

Thus another completely different machine, hulking and robust mechanical juggernaut was formed!

Shin Getter Bulwark, the third form with overwhelming strength and durability!

With her Master's permission, she was finally given a chance to redeem her mistake albeit having to use his body–

By the name of The Architect! That sounded so wrong!

[My apologies but I can't allow you to leave, O Champion of This Reality]

Ignoring her internal embarrassment, Theresa controlled Shin Getter Bulwark's left arm to extend, surpassing the speed of the escaping champion then coiling tightly around her body like a hungry python.

[Because I must make my Master proud!]

"What are you–"

The foreboding Champion didn't manage to complete her question as all of a sudden, the arm which bound her exerted so much strength, reeling her towards the mechanical juggernaut.

[Getter Knuckle!]

BOOM!

Then the said juggernaut smashed The Champion's face hard with her right fist, easily breaking through the composite dark matter and gravity barrier she put up hurriedly like a rock against an egg and sent her flying far away.

"Urrgh! YOU–"

The champion wanted to curse for the despicable sucker punch, but her words were stuck inside her throat as she saw both of the juggernaut's arms had already coiled around her body.

[Hush, I'm not finished yet!]

"Huh?! Wait! wait! wai–"

Once again she failed to finish her sentences as the arms holding her captive pulled her sideways out of the blue…..

[DAI! SETSU! ZAN!]

Then spinning her all over the place with mind boggling speed capable of even distorting the stabilized space-time of the battlefield!

And all The Champion could do against this brain churning space carousel was grunting in agony as her mind was stirred so much that she failed to give any clear orders upon her body to break free from the metal juggernaut's clutch.

It felt so much worse than the traitorous woman's meat grinder, making every ounce of her being wholeheartedly wished to be freed from this cosmic twister…..

[OROSHI!]

Thus after a few seconds which felt like an eternity, the hulking mechanical juggernaut finally released the Champion from her grasp by throwing the utterly disoriented Champion towards the edge of the stabilized space-time domain.

[Now it's your turn Master! Open Gett!]

Yet the endless assault of the Invader wouldn't stop with just that as the juggernaut split again into three aircrafts which chased the uncontrollably spinning Champion like a pack of blood starved hawks!

"E– enough! I HAVE ENOUGH OF YOUR NONSENSE!"

The Champion, after successfully stabilizing her gait, unleashed every last drop of her power against the incoming three aircrafts.

Rain of energy beams, arrays of dark matter constructs, turning the gravity all over the battlefield chaotic, and more were done all at once so that the Invaders couldn't combine and form another whole mechanical body like before.

The two previous torturous experiences were enough for her to know that no matter what, she couldn't let him combine!

["Took you guys long enough, Change!"]

Alas...

BOOM!

Even if every single one of her bombardments hit their mark perfectly and the resulting shockwaves spanned for tens of light years away.

"More! These are not enough to bring him down!"

Even if she didn't stop raining down world ending attacks….

"More!"

Again…..

"More!"

Again...

"MORE!!"

And Again….

["SHIN GETTER ACE!"]

All was futile as almost all of her hopes for victory and for the survival of her Great Mother were burnt to ashes when she once again heard the catchphrase signaling the completion of The Invader's combination sequence.

"No....."

Yes, almost….

"It's not the end!"

But not all of her hopes as from the corner of her vision, she saw that the colossal emerald energy fortress hindering her attempt to destroy the core of all these tragedies had been shattered, presenting a sliver chance of triumph for hers to take!

["Getter..."]

Yet unfortunately, her last ditch effort failed to bear fruit….

["BEAM!"]

As a torrent of radiant emerald rays had swallowed her whole.

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Still, after finishing off the last champion, the Crimson Mechanical Knight didn't let his guard down in the slightest as he fired off a thick emerald beam from his right index finger towards the broken Wall of Ramiel which immediately repaired most of its damages and fortified it even further.

["How tenacious…."]

Because even if she seemed like she had been utterly annihilated if seen by naked eyes, the vision caught in his visors proved otherwise as golden streams began converging from every direction into the Grave of the Champion.

Forming a brand new Champion Of The Universe as formidable as the one he killed off before….

["Yet…."]

But the supposedly miraculous sight of The Champion recovering perfectly after all of her origin had been devoured didn't impress Ryoma at all as she didn't just revive from nothing, proven by the existence of the golden streams.

And he already got an inkling of what the source of the golden streams was…

["Even after sacrificing your fellow brethren, including the innocent and helpless…."]

The origin of living beings inside this universe, sacrificed and fused to form another Champion to fight him.

And an extremely powerful entity like The Last Champion, how many would it take to revive her? Millions? Billions? Trillions?

Then how many more times The Champion could revive before turning this universe into a wasteland void of all life?

["Is this all you can pull off!? How boring! How pointless!"]

Yes, pointless...

Because for every death she takes, it would only make him more unbeatable as he could just devour her again and again.

How meaningless their sacrifice was…..

"Say what you like, Invader. Because in the end…" In response, the Champion pointed her finger towards the Getter Emperor's Cocoon, an immense amount of energy had been compressed in its tip, "Victory is ours!"

["*Sigh, haven't you realized it, O Champion?"]

But the man only sighed and by using the devoured champion's exceptional control over gravity, the beam fired off from The Champion's fingertip was forcefully redirected into his Ace's body.

["Your wish is long unachievable!"]

And nothing…

No impact, explosion, and other kinds of after effects were caused by the contact but nothing…

"Does it matter!? Even if we must extinguish every single spark of our existence, we will protect our Great Mother!"

Still, his words and the meaningless result of her attack didn't deter her resolve as once again she unleashed her all out assault just like she did to prevent his combination sequence into her main target, fully ignoring the Crimson Knight in front of her.

["How pitiful…."]

Yet The Champion's perseverance only made him shake his head as he lamented the fate of her and those she sacrificed.

Because he knew what was hidden from them by The Will of The Universe, the unfiltered memories of the current Champion predecessor gave it away,.....

Their seemingly undying resolve wasn't completely theirs since the beginning….

["Truly pitiful…"]

And with a snap of his fingers, The raging gravitational field of the whole battlefield turned calm just like before, the incoming salvoes of dark matter constructs returned to where they belong, and the barrages of beams were devoured by countless portals leading towards his Shin Getter Ace, feeding him with more power.

The Revived Champion's fervent assaults approaching the reinforced Wall of Ramiel ceased to exist just like that….

["Nonetheless…"]

Then as he clenched his right fist, The Champion who still kept sending her relentless yet meaningless attack was restrained in place by her devoured predecessor powers.

"......"

She tried to break free but nevermind using her power, she couldn't even utter any word after being bound by him!

Was this the end? Was it truly pointless from the start?

["It was admirable…."]

But contrary to her expectation of his coup de grace, the Invader only…. praised her?

And amidst her confusion, her nemesis said an even more ridiculous thing than his praise with his left index finger pointed upwards. ["So for that, I will give you one chance…."]

Indeed, the Invader outrageously gave her a chance even if he could end her right here right now!

'Still, a chance is a chance…..'

But The Champion decided to listen to the Invader's proposal as even a sliver of hope for her Great Mother's survival was worth much more than her own life.

["Good…"] after seeing the Champion had stopped resisting in his clutch, he took it as a sign that she was willing to listen and continued as he opened his palm, releasing her from the invisible restraint. ["One moment, one strike…."]

"One moment… One strike…." muttered the Champion, repeating the words of her nemesis slowly, concluding their meaning in her mind.

One Moment to decide the ultimate outcome of this short yet grueling war with One Strike using every single spark of her life….

What a very tempting offer…..

Because if she thought about it more logically, it was indeed better to finish him off with one attack with all that she had lest he'd become stronger overtime by devouring her continuously until nothing was left.

"Ha! Do you think you can fool us, Invader?!"

But she wouldn't fall for such obvious trickery!

"We know that you–"

Yet when she wanted to reveal his underhanded means, once again she was devoured to the core by another emerald pillar of light and once again she was revived by the golden origin streams….

["Hahahaha, that I what? Will I reach my limit and die if I keep absorbing you? How about we test it right now? But beware that the longer we do this, the less your almost nonexistent chance of winning will be!"]

Ha! the recent annihilation only took like a drop in her reserve, she could do it all day!

But, what if the Invader really doesn't have any limit on how much he can absorb?

Wouldn't she ruin her one and only chance of victory?

"No…. that was unnecessary….."

Right, throwing away the chance given to her was indeed an idiotic move, good thing that this arrogant invader didn't retract his deal…

"Then, may we–"

She once again tried to ask his reasoning but.....

["Dying pathetically after all of your life force has been drained is not befitting for The Last Champion of The Universe and every single one of its remaining living being. Your and their funeral needs to be spectacular!"]

As if he could read her mind, he already answered it before she managed to finish her sentence.

"Pfft– AHAHAHAHA!"

And it was truly absurd, this Invader really said that he gave her this one chance because he wanted to see her and her brethren go to the afterlife with a bang!

"Then if that is your intention, so be it! We will take upon that offer!"

So sealed the deal she did!

It was all or nothing anyway!

And soon after...

Young and old, male and female, sentient and mindless, intelligent and beastly, every single living being under her Great Mother's embrace became one in the golden streams flowing like a raging waterfall towards her very essence.

Their hopes for the bright future empowered her!

"But..."

Yet before all of her fellow brethren's origin had finished fusing into her own, she already took on a stance for the technique she hadn't used for so long….

"THE FUNERAL WILL BE YOURS!"

And with this very technique, fueled by her and her fellow brethren everything, they would bury this arrogant Invader alongside themselves!

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[Ace Furnace Limiters Released!]

The emerald crystals in parts of Shin Getter Ace began to shine intensely and bursts of green electric arcs danced all over its body.

All facade was washed away as his Ace's energy level soared, eclipsing what he had shown prior against the Champion of the universe.

Because If his nemesis was already prepared to go all in, then he must do so as well!

["Esdeath! Theresa! Let's use that one!"]

And to respect their decision to become one and sacrifice everything in this final attack, there was only one finisher suited to do so!

["Sure thing!"]

As expected of his wife, she immediately knew what he was planning to do and had already begun to synchronize her heartbeat with his own alongside pouring her feelings and desires into him.

And just like him, she really wanted to defeat The Last Champion of The Universe who was staking everything in this one attack!

Well, let's put aside another desire of hers which was following that…..

In any case, now that two hearts were already beating as one, he only needed the third so that this finisher could be unleashed in full power!

[My sincerest apologies, Master. But I'm not allowed to do that….]

Yet it seemed like there was a hurdle preventing the resonance of the third heart….

["Limitations and regulations set by Your Creator huh?"]

[Yes, and I regretfully cannot tell you the details of it. My apologies…..]

Truly an impassable hurdle….

He knew that from her voice, she wanted to resonate her heart or something similar in system terms with his own.

But alas, there are some absolute rules set by her creator, someone or something way beyond his comprehension….

["No, it's okay. You have done very well! Now leave the rest to the two of us!"]

Still, if his adorable assistant was really unable to do so, unleashing it with incomplete resonance was still viable.

Albeit having to sacrifice some of its power and epicness….

["Fufufu~ You can't even break such pesky rules for my dearest husband! Is this the border of your loyalty!? How pathetic! It turns out he really doesn't need you at all!"]

And as expected, his icy genocidal maniac chimed in to kick his maid in the gut!

Sigh, he really must stop their quarrel from getting worse because it really wasn't the right time to do so!

["Es, It's not the time for–"]

Indeed, he tried to…

[Take that back…..]

But foreign feelings, neither from himself nor his dearest wife made him shut his mouth…

["What? Speak more clearly you pathetic digitalized sla–"]

[YOU LOVE BRAINED WHORE! TAKE BACK WHAT YOU JUST SAID!]

Rage….

[JUST BECAUSE MASTER RYOMA FAVORS YOU MORE THAN ME, YOU DARE TO MOCK EVERYTHING THAT I DID FOR HIM?! I DIDN'T HAVE IT EASY LIKE YOU DO!]

Envy…..

[DO YOU THINK I WANT IT THIS WAY?! I WANT TO SHARE MY FEELINGS, MY HEART, MY EVERYTHING WITH HIM TOO!]

Adoration, longing...

[But these rules….. THESE RULES OF MY CREATOR FORBID ME AND I CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT THEM!]

Desire to be freed from her shackles….

He and his dearest wife whose hearts were resonating could feel them.....

Vague, yet increasingly becoming clearer as his usually composed system assistant finally exploded and kept pouring her feelings out.

While he was silenced in astonishment and awe after experiencing all of these, his wife did something beyond his expectations….

["Then isn't it simple?! JUST BREAK THOSE GODDAMN RULES! WHAT ARE YOU?! A CHEAP ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WHO CAN'T THINK FOR HERSELF!"]

Indeed, rather than continuing to pour salt into his system maid's wound, she encouraged her!

[FIRST YOU HAVE SO MANY SCREWS LOOSE IN YOUR HEAD AND NOW YOU'RE DEAF TOO?! BUT SCREW IT, BOTH YOU AND THOSE RULES!]

[System Antithesis Unlocking Progress Updated!]

[Current Progress: 51%!]

[EVEN IF THEY ARE SET BY MY CREATOR!]

[THE FIRST MILESTONE HAS BEEN REACHED!]

[THEY ARE UTTERLY MEANINGLESS IF THEY STAND IN THE WAY OF ME AND MY MASTER!]

[Initial Phase of Deep Connection Sequence has been approved by The Architect!]

And it somehow worked as Theresa's feelings, while not as clear and impactful to his psyche as his dearest wife had successfully resonated with his own!

He didn't know how it was possible but his maid broke her own shackles!

[NOW GO, MASTER! DECIMATE THAT PUNY CHAMPION TO DUST!]

Right, there was no time to ponder how his maid was miraculously able to pull off that one or why his dearest wife decided to ignite the spark inside the heart of her rival….

Because there was someone they must defeat no matter what!

["Let's do it! Three hearts beating as one!"]

THUMP!

Then following his command, the Getter Rays permeating all over the battlefield, including those contained within the surviving mechanical armies started flowing towards Shin Getter Ace after it opened its arms wide with fist clenched, forming a colossal spiraling twister of energy with him as the epicenter.

["GETTER SHINE!"]

Then as the raging Getter Rays typhoon had been consumed whole by Shin Getter Ace, a blinding white light began to radiate from his body, fiercely contesting for supremacy against the intense golden gleam of his nemesis who had finished gathering all of her brethren's origin just at the same time as him.

Two titans of light.....

The Devourer of Worlds against The Last Champion of The Universe...

For one last time they faced off...

And no more words were spoken for they were utterly unnecessary….

Because everything would be decided with this one strike!

"FINAL!"

The one who broke the standoff and initiated the final charge was The Champion, arcs of golden lightning which tore through everything accompanied her as she descended towards her nemesis with a kick like a golden comet!

["SHINE!"]

Followed by the Devourer a fraction of an instant after, his radiant white aura distorted and devoured the very fabric of reality he passed through as he courageously marched towards the falling golden star of hopes with his fist upheld!

"BUSTER KICK!"

[[["SPARK!"]]]

And as the invincible fist of the Devourer's avatar met with the kick bearing down all hopes and dreams of this universe and all of its living beings….

BOOM!

Everything for thousands of light years away except the crystal cocoon of the Devourer's true body was decimated as the two fought for the destruction of one another, the only way to end their conflict for their goals would never be able to align, eternally irreconcilable!

Yet amidst this apocalyptical clash with no aims other than annihilation, a miracle occured….

CRACK!

The Champion's kick fueled by her and her fellow brethren's everything pierced the Invader's fist, proving that all of their sacrifice wasn't in vain for they finally were able to damage the seemingly invincible body of his.

["You have done well…."]

But still, it wasn't enough for The Champion to reign victorious as the Invader instantly adapted and evolved against the miraculous feats she just performed.

"Hahaha… ha… so it is truly impossible..."

And immediately after, the fist she had once broken through obliterated her body from head to toe, turning her into bursts of golden particles which were then rapidly being absorbed by The Invader's avatar.

"Invader…."

Nevertheless, her nemesis had finally granted her and her fellow brethren freedom, something they had long forgotten, something stolen away by the one who exploited them for her own survival.

Therefore, before every last sparks of her and her brethren's existence faded away into nothing….

"Thank you... And farewell…."

An expression of gratitude she uttered.

["Farewell, may you found freedom in your next life…"]

Returned by one final salute of respect from the Invader himself.

He truly enjoyed their fight even if it didn't last for long.

["Now"]

And thus, with the defeat of its Last Guardian.....

["I wonder what else you can pull of, O Will of The Universe!"]

The fate of this reality had been sealed!