Battling Omega, Part 1 (Beneath the helm)
The armored Omega charges toward Noelle, who managed to sidestep away before delivering a clothesline using her right arm, causing Omega to tumble down, but recovered with a somersault despite the bulky armor that she is wearing.
The two then clashed their greatswords, flashes of blood red and golden light filled the Night Kingdom, as the entire grounds shake from their battle.
Meanwhile...
"I-Is it just Paimon, or does it feel like that this earthquake isn't normal!?"
"It is Noelle, alright? But no worries, we already got Kachina's ancient name on the ready. We need to see if she is safe first, but knowing Noelle, she is probably in tip-top shape!" Nilou replied optimistically.
"You couldn't be more optimistic, can you? My body still hurts!" Ayaka replied.
As it turns out, when Aether goes with Furina, Lynette, Mualani and Chasca to find a way to retrieve Kachina's ancient name, the harbinger known as The Captain appeared to challenge Mavuika. Before Mavuika could deal with him, Ayaka, Nilou and Keqing who stayed behind, tried to fight The Captain first, but the three of them were defeated effortlessly.
"Miss Ayaka, no!"
"Nilou, Keqing, do not interfere! I shall handle this!"
Ayaka was the first to strike, transforming into her Arch-Transcended form, she flew towards The Captain, ready to unsheathe her tachi, only for him to simply slap her away, sending her flying and crashing on the space next to Mavuika, surprising Kinich and Iansan.
"Whoa!" Nilou looked at the result in shock.
"Let her, it's already a common occurrence for her to be beaten in seconds!" Keqing bluntly stated.
"Y-You fool! It hurts!"
"Wait. He's not here for us." A voice inside Keqing said in realization.
"I can guess that too, thank you." Keqing's mind replied back.
"Nilou, stand down. Let the Pyro Archon deal with him." Keqing ordered.
And a nearly sky-tearing fight occurs in which Mavuika had to use nearly most of her power just to land one wound into The Captain.
Now back to the present, the group made ready to enter the Speakers' Chamber at one section of the stadium. They entered a small display room filled with memorabilia of which Mavuika collected to honor the memories of past warriors. And now, Atea's amulet is placed on display in honor of her services as a warrior in the past.
Kachina's ancient name is put onto a bonfire-like spot in the center of the display room, and the ritual is commenced.
"Ugh... Am I hallucinating again?" Kachina, appearing to the group as a blue spirit, asked.
"Kachina! Are you OK!?" Mualani asked.
"O-Oh, Mualani! I-I am fine! But Big Sis Noelle... She is fighting a strange opponent!"
"What!? Kachina, tell me the details!" Aether asked.
"S-she wears crimson armor, complete with a helmet. I can't see her face because the helmet is also masked."
"It's her!?" Furina widened her eyes.
"Who is it, Furina?" Aether asked.
"I...It's something that is recently born out of Noelle's negative emotions and karma."
The entire room froze.
"A-Anyway! More importantly! I've been investigating the Night Kingdom this entire time, and I've figured out what's wrong. The Wayob is being affected by the Abyss!" Kachina explained the real problem as of current.
"Is the airheaded maid... faring well!?" Ayaka asked.
"Big sis... She is evenly matched with the opponent-- Whoa!" Kachina's spirit suddenly ducked down.
As i turns out, in the Night Kingdom, Omega clawed out a huge portion of the ground beneath her, and tossed it toward Noelle, who managed to slash it in half. However, the halves nearly hit Kachina, who is lucky enough to duck away in time.
"I'm... I'm really scared. Everything's so dark and creepy here, and I want to go home..." Now Kachina starts to cry.
Mualani then told her that nobody fights alone, and nobody will leave Kachina behind, not ever.
"Miss Kachina! Who did you speak to!?"
"I-It's the Pyro Archon and Mualani! The Traveler is there too! They are on their way to rescue us!"
"If that is the case, I need to defeat Omega before they arrive. Aether can't see who I am fighting, or he'll be broken!"
"Did you ever see what she looked like under the mask?!"
"I had my worries, but now it is time to repel her, or defeat her once and for all."
"Is that a no!?"
"Yes. It is a no!" Noelle slashes again, clashing her blade against Omega's.
However due to the force of their swings, the two of them lose their grip on their greatswords, and both fall to the ground. The two then went onto hand-to-hand combat. The two kept on delivering flurries of punches toward one another, before ending with one, powerful punch, both hitting their chins. Noelle gave a small scoff, as she sees Omega's masked helmet start to crack.
"!"
"And now... WHO ARE YOU!?" Noelle's eyes glowed, and a golden aura emanated from her body, transforming her into her Arch-Transcended form.
"W-Wow...! Big Sis Noelle can transform!?" Kachina widened her eyes in awe.
The shockwave from the transformation sends Omega flying, and Noelle dashed towards her while still midair, her right gauntlet glowing, ready to shatter her helmet. A huge flash then blinded the Night Kingdom.
Right at that time, Aether, alongside Furina, Paimon, Chasca, Iansan, and Mualani has arrived at the Night Kingdom after opening a fissure on the skies of the region via an old ruined site.
"Noelle!"
"Aether? No! You mustn't!"
"Y-you broke her helmet already!?" Furina asked, seeing the shattered helmet on the ground, alongside pieces of Omega's armor scattered after she was sent flying to a rock, the geo energy from the punch managing to rip off most of the armor away from her body.
Suddenly, the pile of rocks that should've crushed Omega is blown away, and a silhouette stood underneath the flying pieces that scatter in the air.
"Hehehehehe! Excellent, Maid-Knight! Your power is extraordinary, for one that is not in her full potential!" Signora suddenly said.
"What!?" Noelle widened her eyes.
"Her again...!?" Furina sighed in annoyance.
The silhouette opened it's eyes revealing glowing red orbs, and a translucent pair of wings made out of geo energy sprouted from it's back.
"Hehehehe... You thought you were a hero all along, didn't you! But no! Omega is the one and only, Noelle with her original purpose! You are just an aberration that has grown soft!"
The silhouette then walked towards the group, her entire being now in full view, inviting shocked looks from everyone, except Noelle.
"The me with my original purpose? Why is she your underling, then?"
"Hmph! She is a bloodlust filled Goddess of Destruction! All I had to do is help forge that armor using the materials from Simulanka, that becomes real the moment it appears in the real world. Alright, Omega, now it is time to wake this naive aberration from a decade old dream!"
In response, Omega points her left thumb to herself, before swaying her entire left arm to the side before taking on a stance.
"I am the Messiah! HAHAHAHA!"
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