The 7 stood right in front of the van, in their fighting stances ready to attack the villain: Incarceration. Incarceration beamed his eyes at them, low and sharp, with a menacing frown across his face. He chuckled, lowering his cannon down at them. Fire blazed across the dark field of nothingness, the sounds of screeching Alien Uragas and the Celestianites and Lunaranites attacking each other with millions of explosions, letting go a countless amount of screams and groans. The rest of the crew grouped up with the seven, and they got ready to attack as well.
Olsen stood in the center, his fists clenched and gripping onto his Hammer of Earth, tight. "Kids these days, guess they'll never learn," Incarceration muttered. He lifted his cannon up into the air, and he flared his cybernetic wings. He loaded the cannon with a click, and then he slowly pointed it at Olsen and the others. "I guess this is how heroes are these days, relentless... I don't see any problem with a relentless hero, but the only problem I do see in them is fighting for no cause...." He narrowed his eyes at Olsen and the crew, the deep shade of crimson glowed under the dark light of the orange sky and the sheets of smoke and dust covering it. "I don't see why you guys still keep fighting for this wretched world that's already destroyed.... I mean what's the point? Celestia is gone, and in the future, Avangard will be gone too..."
Jaylen landed right next to Olsen, wings flaring with his fists clenched in his fighting stance. "You think we'll ever let that happen?" he chuckled, "No." A smirk spread across Incarceration's face. The cannon started to warp and pulse with red energy inside of it, and he locked it onto the huddled group.
"Alright then, come as close as you'd like... Trust me, it won't hurt a bit..." Then, just as soon as he was about to shoot, Power streaks across the battlefield towards him, looking like a blue line of energy. He strikes Incarceration hard with his fists from the back. A huge blue shockwave erupts from his fists, shaking the area and causing the wind to act harshly. Incarceration caught it with his arm, turning to Power with a smirk. "COME ON THEN!" He strikes Power with his fists back, launching Power into the air only 3 feet up, and then Incarceration grabs his leg to twirl around and then violently hurl him across the battlefield with no mercy. Power starts tumbling back at insane rapid speeds and then he crashes into a large building, which slams onto him and creates a dust eruption.
Everybody shoots a glare at Incarceration, and then they jump into action without a word. Prince speeds towards Incarceration, bolting through the battlefield faster than a lightning bolt to teleport right in front of him and send in an electrifying overhand punch to the gut, which Incarceration blocked, releasing a huge blue shockwave of electricity that shot rocks into the air around them. The wind started to twirl and move in a circular pattern around them rapidly, then Power struck back with a hard red blast that lit up the land with a bright red flat destructive shockwave.
Then Olsen comes in with his hammer to whack, and Incarceration backhands Olsen away. Ella throws in sand tsunamis towards Incarceration, and Incarceration jumps over them to fire a huge repulsive blast at her, sending her flying away into the skies. Then he lands back onto the ground, creating a huge flat shockwave that reformed the area.
Then he quickly turned to Jaylen, who was firing dream blasts at him, blasting him away so that Archie can land a huge explosion onto Incarceration, leading him to rattle across the ground and quickly skid across the ground back and then start sprinting towards Archie with his cannon.
Then he leaps into the air, firing a huge red blast from the cannon, which lit Archie's eyes in complete flames so he could chuck a whole flaming sun that was colossal towards Incarceration. Incarceration's eyes lit up, and they struck him mid-air, creating a huge fiery explosion that was orange and caused the sky to glow. Incarceration lands onto the ground, tumbling back violently and wildly, leaping into the air from his back, crashing through sides of mountains and jagged rocks.
Then he finally crashes through a large jagged rock, only so Eli can teleport right behind him. In slow motion, he spins around and attacks Incarceration's back with knife hands and then a green energy orb onto the back, which creates a whiplashing immense forceful shockwave and green explosion that filled the entire battlefield up with its radiance. Incarceration gets launched up into the sky to get hauled by Olsen and then slammed down onto the ground by him. He crashes as Power and Prince run over him at the same time.
Incarceration quickly gets up onto his feet, only so Olsen can speed past him with a whack to the face from his hammer and another whack to the face while speeding towards him back. Then he skids across the ground right next to Incarceration, quickly swinging his hammer like a staff and starts spinning around and throwing it around, only to slam it onto Incarceration's chest so hard that the ribs from the armor almost cracked and then (BWOOOMMMMBBBBB!!!) the shockwave and explosion sent Incarceration backflipping at the speed of light into the air, crashing through the mountain, causing him to descend all the way back to the ground like a meteor. Then Angel from the bottom with Sophia looks up at him falling down like a red fiery meteor, then he says, "TAKE THIS!" Dark blue energy swirls around Angel as he releases a wide and huge oversized portal underneath Incarceration for him to fall through. Then Incarceration falls through the sky after going through that portal. His eyes quickly dart around, and then he notices someone flashing through the skies at light speed.
Then Jaylen teleports right in front of Incarceration to strike his face so hard that the dream punch sends him sprawling all the way back down to the ground, now crashing towards it, creating a wide and harsh shockwave that spreads across the entire battlefield, breaking the bones of mountains and completely reshaping the land of the ground itself. Cracks instantly start to form, and then Incarceration gets up in the middle of a wide and large crater where the main 7 surrounded him. Olsen twirled and spun around his hammer to whack him with it, which sent Incarceration staggering back. Then Prince finally appeared right behind Incarceration to lightning strike him, and then Archie fires a huge blazing spinning side kick to his face while Ella dives under to uppercut his chin, creating a huge sand arm that grabs Incarceration's body to slam him down onto the ground after suffocating him. Then Eli freezes time, rewinds it, and then he twirls around as he skidded past Incarceration to deliver a hard 100 knives attack while Incarceration was frozen mid-air. Then he let go of time itself, only for Incarceration to get attacked by Casper and create a huge explosion of complete blinding green energy that engulfed the entire battlefield and the skies itself.
Then, Starla stood tall—right in front of Incarceration—with zero fear in her eyes. She reached for her horns, gripping them tight. They lit up instantly, humming with a deadly celestial frequency. Slowly, with power radiating from every fiber of her being, she lifted Incarceration into the air like a goddamn boss. From the earth below, yellow and cyan astral flames erupted in a blaze, wrapping her body in divine fire. Her eyes burst with blinding light— And then she roared. With a mighty grunt, Starla slammed both fists into Incarceration's gut. (BOOOOOOM!!!). An earth-rending, sky-splitting, land-flattening, battlefield-purging shockwave exploded outward.
The blast was so intense it rattled the clouds. Dust swallowed the sky. Starla hit the ground on her knees, breath shaking, staring down at her own hands. A tired sigh escaped her lips. One by one, the others gathered, leaping down into the massive crater. All eyes turned to Incarceration—on all fours, trembling, a single drop of blood falling from his mouth.
The first time he'd ever bled... by kids. He wiped the blood slowly. He stared at it. Inspected it. Like he couldn't believe it was real. It was. Zenith blood. His head slowly lifted. Eyes locked onto the young warriors—the Pre-Heroes—and for the first time, his face showed something other than arrogance: shock. Jaylen landed at the front, his dragon tail swaying with dominance. Kayson and Kai stomped forward like twin hurricanes. Jaylen stepped up, voice steady: "It's over. Time to give up. This... is the end." "NOT TODAY!!!" Incarceration blasted off the ground, unleashing a massive red explosion right at Jaylen. The shockwave tore across the battlefield in a blinding streak of crimson energy. A tower of red fire erupted into the sky, turning everything blood-red as Incarceration screamed to the heavens— "RAHHHHHHHHHHH!!! HAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!"
His fists clenched. His face twisted in fury. Red energy crackled through his veins, lightning-like streaks crawling up his skin.
Then— KA-KOOM! An insane, thunderous shockwave ejected from his body, launching everyone into the air, scattering them like leaves in a storm. The explosion folded in on itself, then burst again, like a glitch in reality. The wind screamed. A hurricane swirled around Incarceration. His eyes burned hellish red, and his cannon was fully charged.
But before he could fire— "OVERPOWERED OVERHAND!" (CRACK!!!) Power's fist collided with Incarceration's chin, unleashing a blue shockwave that shattered the air like glass. Incarceration reeled, bloodied and battered—but somehow still standing. He chuckled, blood dripping from his lip as the chaos paused around him. "Heh... Is that all you've got?" Power's eyes widened. Incarceration ripped Power's arm away and sneered: "I dream of NIGHTMARES YOU CAN'T EVEN COMPREHEND!" (BOOOOM!!) His punch obliterated the air, a red shockwave erupting from his fist and slamming Power across the battlefield. Then it was chaos again— He grabbed Olsen and shattered him over his knee like a twig. He caught Archie mid-punch, snapped his arm, and tossed him aside. Prince blitzed him with lightning, but Incarceration grabbed his head mid-run and slammed him down, creating a red shockwave that flattened half the battlefield. Eli teleported to freeze time and land a blow— Incarceration shattered through the time freeze and uppercutted him into orbit. Starla rained beams from the sky like divine judgment, but Incarceration just stood there, cannon locked on her— Until Daysni leapt from behind, wrapping her arms around the cannon, trying to hold it down. Incarceration growled and flailed like a beast, whipping the cannon wildly.
Then—BOOM! Lonnie Mae's vines wrapped his legs, yanking him to the ground. From above— Drake dropped, launched by Fedejina, and blasted mud that glued Incarceration to the floor. Then came Mason—spinning in spiky doughnut form, he front-flipped into human shape, wrapped Incarceration in dough, and began twisting. "PIERCING CLOTHESLINE!!!" He lifted Incarceration high and SLAMMED him into the dirt. The ground cracked for miles. But Incarceration just broke out of the dough—unharmed. He fired beams everywhere. He blasted Ryan before he even got close. He intercepted Sophia's soundblasts, reflecting them back with a wind shockwave that sent her screaming into the sky. He backhanded Angel, shot an ice beam at Emely, smacked Fedejina out of the air with a swing of his cannon— And then slowly turned, ready to annihilate William who was right in front of him to try and tackle him down, and he instantly fires in a huge blast at him which created as huge erupting red explosion that shakes the earth and caused the wind itself to vibrate.
Incarceration slowly turned, metal boots grinding against the cracked earth as he yanked Olsen by the collar and SLAMMED him into the dirt with a seismic thud. The shockwave sent ash and debris rippling outward. He didn't hesitate—his arm shifted, parts clanking and twisting, reforming into a massive cannon as it charged with a chilling hum. But just before he could fire—snap!—thick, silvery spider-strings whipped through the air and coiled around the cannon, yanking it upward.
Keyler stood behind him, his arms outstretched, muscles taut as he struggled to hold back the weapon. "You're not firing that thing today," he growled through gritted teeth. Olsen, bloodied and wheezing, weakly hurled his hammer through the air toward Keyler. "CATCH IT!" he barked. The hammer spun violently in midair, morphing mid-spin into a jagged, earth-toned axe lined with sharp rock and shimmering veins of power. Keyler caught it with one hand, still clutching the cannon-string with the other. He flashed a smirk at Olsen. Then, with a quick pivot, he hurled the axe toward Incarceration. CLANG!
The tyrant caught it mid-flight with one hand, eyes narrowing.
Then, without hesitation, he twisted his body and slammed the axe straight into Olsen's chest. (CRACK!) Olsen's body jerked as the weapon buried deep into his torso. Blood sprayed from his mouth like a crimson geyser. He collapsed, the axe still embedded in his chest, its jagged edge gurgling with blood. He was alive—but barely.
The blade had narrowly missed his heart. Smoke drifted lazily into the blood-red sky. Incarceration pressed his metal foot down onto Olsen's chest, forcing him deeper into the dirt. He leaned down, face inches away, voice a low growl. "What a win-win..." He rose slowly, scanning the battlefield. From the heavens above, the skies were in chaos.
Celestianites—noble dragon-like beings bathed in radiant light—were falling one by one like burning comets, wings torn, blood trailing behind them like ribbons. Their celestial energy dimmed as they crashed, their bodies bursting into pulses of starlight and ash upon impact. Above them, alien birds with metallic feathers—the Lunaranites—swooped and dived in eerie synchronization, firing dark crescent beams that sliced through the sky like scythes. Every time a Celestianite fell, a Lunaranite circled above, screeching in haunting harmony as their wings exploded in black sparks, bodies crumbling and detonating upon impact.
It was apocalyptic. The sky itself looked like it was bleeding. All across the battlefield, heroes lay defeated, broken, bloodied. Only Jaylen remained—on his knees, shaking, drenched in blood. He stared up at Incarceration, eyes burning with defiance. Incarceration turned toward him, lips curling into a wicked smile. The ground trembled beneath his feet. He raised his cannon, morphing it with a mechanical (shhhk!!!) into a blade nearly his height. Its edges pulsed dark red. He looked down at Jaylen. The others—Ella, Demaurion, Keyler, and the rest of the crew—watched, battered and helpless from the ground. Incarceration knelt. "You were a brave soldier," he said slowly, cruelly. "A powerful one... perhaps." "No! N-NO!" Olsen cried, his voice barely above a whisper. Incarceration rose, arms spread wide. "I ANNOUNCE TO YOU ALL—" he bellowed, voice booming like thunder.
"THAT THIS PENALTY... WILL BE FATAL! AND HE... WILL DIE FOR THE GOOD OF US ALL! THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME HAVE THE WIN!" "DON'T KILL HIM!" Ella cried, her voice raw, breaking. Jaylen's wings twitched, feathers soaked in blood. "If I die... then I'll die for a good purpose..." he whispered. Incarceration raised his sword, slowly. It gleamed with dark energy, his eyes glowing with triumph. "Like he said... if he'll die, he'll die for a good cause." He whispered. "Bye... Jaylen the Celestianite." "No!" "DON'T!" "HE DOESN'T DESERVE THIS!" Demaurion clawed toward him on his stomach, screaming, "DON'T KILL HIM OR I'LL KILL YOU MYSELF!"
Incarceration whispered one final time. "Bye." His sword came down. (SHWING!) Silence. Time stopped. Eyes shut. Hearts frozen. They all thought it was over. The imagined sound of the blade slicing through Jaylen's skull echoed in their minds like a nightmare. Olsen flinched, tears leaking from his eyes. Keyler lay face-down in the dirt, silent tears streaking from his clenched eyes.
But then… Keyler's head twitched. He opened his eyes slowly, blinking through the dust. He stared forward. And froze. A figure stood over Jaylen. Holding the blade. Don. His head down. Crouched. Both hands gripped the sword's edge, halting it inches from Jaylen's skull. Everyone's heads slowly lifted. Don's horns glowed a radiant violet. His tail swayed like a serpent of light. Celestial energy crackled wildly from his body, arcing through the air like lightning. His wings flared behind him, massive, divine. His eyes blazed with purple fire. Around him, Celestianite corpses shimmered, as if their remaining energy had awakened. Even the Lunaranites hesitated. Incarceration's jaw dropped. His eyes wide. He was stunned. Frozen.
(Switched to Don's Perspective)
Then I looked up, locking eyes with him. And I couldn't resist to say a badass line: "Surprise," I muttered, with a smirk. I slowly reeled my fist back, energy building and crackling like a supernova. "I'm back, bitch." My fist connected with his chin— BOOOOM!!! The impact shattered the air like glass. The land split open. Mountains in the distance cracked. And then—I reached up to his own face, smirked—and RIPPED his own head clean off like it was a mask using his daggers. Underneath, my eyes glowed even brighter, celestial flame crackling through the void beneath the skin. I roared into the skies, voice shaking the heavens: "I'M BACK—AND I'M BLACK!" Celestial lightning spiraled around me, the battlefield frozen in awe and horror. I stood tall, godlike, a storm of vengeance about to explode. I held his head up into the air, Incarceration's head. A whole ZENITH'S HEAD. I chuckled and smirked, "And that's how you end a final battle..."