Hope

"What? They found one?" Asked Verkonis.

"Yes master. They found Terium. The Holy Sword of Devastation." Said his servant.

"Hmm. Not bad. But it doesn't matter. Even if they do end up finding the other three and fuse them to form The Regalia, that won't change anything. The moment I achieve the Calamity Level, nothing will be able to stop me. And once I take them out as well and conquer that world, I will finally have enough power to challenge the Alpha. All I need is to find it. The last part of my plan lies somewhere in that world. Those brats can't begin to understand what true power is. The Alpha thought it would be safe there. But he was mistaken. I will find it. And once I do, nothing will stand in my way. Not even him."

"Yes master. Nobody is greater than you." Said the man.

"How much longer till the seal to this dimension is undone?" Asked Verkonis.

"Six months at most master."

"Good. I will be done with Serbus by then. You are doing well. Now go. Keep watching them."

"Yes master." Said the man.

And with that, he switched off the magical communication circle.

"Alpha, I hope you know what you're doing." Said the man as he slipped in through the shadows.

*****

"They found one!" Said a man as he was running towards the palace followed by a crowd.

"Found what?!" Asked a bystander wandering what was going on.

"The Holy Sword Terium! The Moe Crew found it! Get to the palace!" Said another man as he ran by.

At the palace, all the nobles and officials were gathering in the throne room. Gigguk, Aki, Mastar and even Melody were present. The ten Moe Crew members were being escorted to the throne room.

"Who knew that everyone would make such a fuss over this sword?" Said Nux.

"Well, it's one of the Holy Swords after all. And one that hasn't been found until today." Said Briggs.

"That's true. And with that all being said and done, you get to do the talking." Said Animak.

"What?! Why me?! You're the Moe Crew leader."

"Because you found it. And you're a True Knight after all." Said Animak.

"Yup. He's right." Said Evan.

"The stage is yours Briggo." Said Hirito.

"Looks like we're here. Come on guys. Get ready." Said Tekking.

The ten stood in front of a large door. The two guards in front of it moved to open it. The door opened and the ten walked in.

"Presenting the Moe Crew! The leader, Animak and the members, Briggs, Evan, Hirito, Nux, Dono, SOS, Johnny, Tekking and Recon!" Said a man who stood by the door.

"Do we bow?" Asked SOS, whispering to Dono.

"Of course we do. He's a king after all." Said Dono.

The ten walked to where they were supposed to and then stopped and bowed.

"Welcome Moe Crew. You may rise. Is it true that you found the Holy Sword Terium?" Asked the king.

"Yes, your majesty." Said Briggs as they rose.

"Incredible. Where was it?"

"Your majesty, the sword is none other than the Great Dragon and Ruler of the Skies, Zomok." Said Briggs.

"What?!" Said everyone in shock.

"That's impossible." Said a noble.

"How can that terrible beast be a Holy Sword?" Said another.

"If the sword was Zomok, then we would have found it by now." Said another.

"Do these girls think we're stupid? Asked another.

"YOU DARE INSULT MY MASTER AND HER COMAPNIONS IN MY PRESCENCE?!" Said a loud voice.

"Who said that?!" Asked a noble.

"It came from the sword." Said another.

At that moment, the sword left Briggs' hands and started floating. It then started shining. The sword then started changing its form.

"I WILL NOT LET ANYONE INSULT THEM! DO THAT AND YOU SHALL FACE MY WRATH!"

The blinding light and sword disappeared and in its place, a red dragon appeared. Zomok wasn't as big as he was back when he fought the Moe Crew. He shrunk himself in order to fit in the room. He slowly wrapped himself around the ten and growled at the nobles.

"I am the Great Dragon Zomok. Ruler of the Skies. If you so as much think of harming them, I will decimate your entire nation."

"Forgive our rudeness, Lord Zomok. But please, is it true that you are the Holy Sword Terium?" Asked King Osval.

"Indeed I am. My master Briggs was the only one to figure out my true identity and her companions fought valiantly against me unlike all the other fools I have encountered across the decades."

"I see." Said the king.

"I know that you all are in a state of panic as Verkonis is about to make his return. With each passing day, I sense his presence growing greater and greater. Not even I would dare fight him alone. But if my master Briggs and her companions will fight him, then so shall I. I will protect them with my very life. And if it's my master's wish, then I shall fight alongside you as well." Said Zomok as he looked at the ten and bowed.

"Yes. I ask that you help us all in the upcoming battle." Said Briggs.

"As you wish master." Said Zomok.

"You have my thanks, Lord Zomok." Said the king as he and everyone else in the room bowed. "Now that we have this out of the way, I believe all our questions have been answered. Right, Sir Gigguk?" Said the king turning to Gigguk.

"Yes your majesty." Said Gigguk as he stepped forward. "Moe Crew. We have a question for you all and we ask that you do not hide anything from us."

The ten looked at each other and then at Melody who was sitting next to the king. She nodded her head to them signaling that all was okay.

"Are you the ten that saved Exforia from the monster armies?" Asked Gigguk.

"Yes we are." Said Animak.

"That's impossible. Those ten were all men." Said a noble.

"We can prove it to you. Spirits, are you ready?" Asked Recon.

"Of course we are." Said a wind spirit.

"Just say the words." Said a dark spirit.

"Arius Zect!" Said the ten.

They were all enveloped in a bright light as they underwent their spirit transformations. The light faded away and left everyone in the room with their mouths and eyes wide open.

"These are our spirit forms." Said Hirito.

"Spirit forms? I have never heard of such a thing. And why do you take a man's form in this transformation?" Asked the king.

"You majesty, allow me to answer that. I shall explain everything from the very beginning." Said Melody.

She then went on to explain how all of them were brought here from another world and all that they've done these past few months.

"Incredible. Simply incredible. So you are the heroes that Serbus spoke about." Said the king.

"But how did Serbus know about them and their arrival here?" Asked a noble.

"That we don't know and we might never do. But what we do know is that now we have a fighting chance against Verkonis. But may I please ask that you measure your class and levels in your spirit forms? We would like to see how strong these forms really are." Said the king.

"Of course your majesty." Said Evan.

A crystal orb was brought before them and they all got their classes and levels measured. They all got the X-Class but as for the level, things were a bit different.

"INDIVIDUAL EXCEEDS GOD LEVEL. PLEASE TAKE THE ABYSS TRIAL TO UNLOCK CELESTIAL LEVEL."

"Extraordinary. Not only do you each possess all the elementals and are able to achieve the X-Class and use the spirit transformation, but you are also strong enough to take the Abyss trial." Said the king.

Everyone in the room were talking amongst themselves. Some were still in shock of the sudden revelations, others were discussing how they now seem to have the advantage against Verkonis.

"We need to address the nation. They need to know that we have the power to stop Verkonis once and for all." Said the king as he stood up from his throne.

He, along with everyone else made their way to the palace's great balcony from where the king addressed the nation about what was to come. Everyone looked up at him and they all gasped as they saw Zomok come out from the sword.

"People of Exoria! Do not fear the Great Dragon Zomok, for he has become our ally in the fight against Verkonis. It was revealed that he goes by another name. And that is of the Holy Sword Terium. He now serves Briggs of the Moe Crew. But there is more. These ten brave people are none other than the ten heroes who saved Exforia from annihilation when the great army of monsters attacked our cities. They along with sixteen other brave heroes were revealed to be the twenty six individuals that were foretold in Serbus' prophesy. Soon, these ten brave adventurers will take on the Abyss trial and come out with the Celestial Level. With their help, we will stand against Verkonis and defeat him. We will no longer live in fear of his return. For there is hope. And we will prevail against this evil once and for all."

The people erupted in cheers at the great news. They were empowered by the king's words and they felt like all their worries had left them. The Moe Crew looked at each other and nodded in agreement to get to the Celestial Level and become strong enough to fight the Demon Lord. But things weren't about to go their way.