The Moe Crew vs The Guardians

Back at Melody's mansion, everyone was discussing the events that just took place.

"Well, the cat's out of the bag." Said Gaby.

"Yeah. Now everyone knows who we are." Said Chibi.

"They were going to find out sooner or later." Said Spooky.

"True. But now all eyes are on us." Said Libellus.

"So, what are we going to do?" Asked Mental Quorum.

"That's the thing. What do we do? Not all of us have the ability of undergoing a spirit transformation." Said Rustage.

"Or take The Abyss trial." Said Connor.

"You guys are right. It would seem that we ten are going to have to be the ones to face this Verkonis guy." Said Nux.

"So, what are supposed to do?" Asked Joey.

"Yeah. If you guys are the only ones strong enough to fight him, why were we brought here?" Asked Steve.

"For moral support maybe." Said Evan.

"Very funny Evan." Said Katie.

"Wait. You actually did support us." Said Dono.

"When? And how?" Asked Poxal.

"Noble, what was that skill you guys acquired at the library?" Asked Dono.

"Deep Reading. What about it?" Asked Noble.

"I see." Said John.

"What? What do you see?" Asked Jack.

"Without our skill, we wouldn't have been able to read Serbus' message." Said John.

"So, it means that there are certain things that only we can do." Said Chibi.

"Exactly." Said Hirito.

"Alright. Now that that's out of the way, what do we do now?" Asked Mental Quorum.

"Isn't that obvious? Take the Abyss trial." Said Animak.

"That's easier said than done." Said Melody as she came home.

"What do you mean?" Asked Libellus.

"For one thing, only one person can go in at a time." Said Melody as she sat with them.

"Ouch. That does sound hard." Said Rustage.

"That's right. I don't doubt your power, but it's better to be safe than sorry."

"So, what do you suggest we do?" Asked SOS.

"You train."

"Makes sense." Said Evan.

"Not your usual training. You need to be thought more fighting techniques. You need to improve your fighting skills. Because as it stands, you ten mostly rely on your magic abilities than physical ones."

"And how do we do that?" Asked Briggs.

"By going up against The Guardians."

"You mean Gigguk, Aki and Mastar, right?" Asked Dono.

"That's right."

"By the way, I always meant to ask, but what does achieving the Celestial Level do?" Asked Connor.

"I'll answer that one." Said Poxal. "By unlocking the Celestial Level, besides an incredible boost in power and magic levels in your body, you also get a few new abilities. For example, you achieve a certain level of regeneration."

"WHAT?!!" Asked the ten in shock.

"So, we won't die anymore?" Asked Hirito.

"He said regeneration. Not immortality." Said Steve.

"To put it simply, you won't die from ordinary stab wounds and stuff like that. Dying from loss of blood will also be out of the question. And by gaining more and more XP, your level of regeneration will increase." Said Poxal.

"That sounds awesome. What else?" Asked Johnny.

"Each person who achieves the Celestial Level, unlocks a hidden skill. It is said that everyone has a hidden skill in them. Serbus' hidden technique was dividing dimensions." Said John.

"We still don't know what skills are hidden inside you. But the only way to find out is to achieve the Celestial Level." Said Melody.

"I wonder what skills we'll be getting." Said Nux.

"Only one way to find out. Let's go beat up The Guardians and get ourselves to the Celestial Level." Said Evan.

"So, what exactly are we meant to do Melody?" Asked Dono.

"Tomorrow at noon, Briggs, Hirito and Animak will go against The Guardians. Briggs will face Gigguk, Hirito will face Aki and Animak will face Mastar. You three have been chosen to represent The Moe Crew. This a no holds barred fight. They want to determine your strength and skill first hand. The whole world will be watching the fights. So, give it your all. Don't underestimate The Guardians. They are the strongest people alive. Not to mention that if you win…. No. When you win, the whole world will finally be able to rest easy. You guys are our last hope."

"Don't worry Melody. We won't let you down." Said Briggs.

"Oh. There's one more thing you should know. Gigguk possesses the skill True Knight. He is known as the strongest True Knight besides Serbus."

"Interesting. What Holy Sword does he have?" Asked Briggs.

"He possesses the Holy Sword Percium." Said Melody.

"PERCIUM?!" Asked Poxal, John, Noble and Jordan in shock.

"What? Is there something special about Percium?" Asked Libellus.

"Special is an understatement." Said Noble.

"One would think that Excalibur, Divora, Terium or Altravia are the greatest swords. But Percium is the one that stands at the top. Percium grants the wielder total control over any form of magic." Said John.

"Any magic?" Asked Mental Quorum.

"That's right. For instance, if an attack has even the slightest bit of magic in it, Percium has the ability to control that attack in the wielder's favor. Either absorb it and transfer that magical energy to the wielder or repel it with double the damage." Said Jordan.

"That does sound overpowered." Said Rustage.

"But things don't end there. Percium also has the ability of controlling the other Holy Swords. Percium is the key to achieving the Regalia." Said Poxal.

"Damn. That sword is something else." Said Hirito.

"So far we know about five of the Holy Swords and their abilities. What about the other five? What abilities do they have?" Asked Briggs.

"I believe those were Asteria, Fereria, Grivia, Leoxteria and Sverosa." Said Dono.

"Asteria can summon meteors down from space. Fereria possesses the power and energy of the sun itself. Grivia summons an army of undead. Leoxteria controls time. And Sverosa can seal away a person's magic."

"Those swords sure sound strong." Said Katie.

"Well Briggs, you have your work cut out for you." Said Animak.

"I sure do." Said Briggs.

"Don't worry about it too much. Let's just do our best." Said Hirito.

"We're counting on you guys." Said Johnny.

"Yeah. You better win." Said SOS.

"Leave it to us. Once we're done with them, we'll be off to become Celestials." Said Animak.

That night, they all went to bed anticipating the tournament that was coming the next day. Especially Briggs, Hirito and Animak. After all, they were the ones from their crew who were going to go head to head with The Guardians. They had to win the tournament at all costs. If they didn't, the world would be doomed.

The next day, they all woke up and headed to the arena. Osval became busier than usual. People from other cities were making their way into the capital. They all wanted to get a glimpse of the power of their saviors. People from other nations around the world who couldn't make it, were watching from special magical projections. Hirito, Briggs and Animak were in one of the waiting rooms under the arena, waiting for their matches. Sometime later, the king began to address the crowd.

"Citizens of the world, today marks the beginning of our final stand against Verkonis. We have little time until his return. The saviors as foretold by Serbus are all gathered here in Osval. Today it will be decided if they are capable of achieving the Celestial Level. Three of their strongest will go up against the strongest people in the world. The Guardians. If they win, then we are certain that they are strong enough to take the Abyss Trial. I am certain that they will save us from the Demon Lord. I assure you all that Verkonis will be defeated once and for all." Said the king.

The crowd erupted in cheers. Briggs, Hirito and Animak could hear them from their room. Soon enough, Animak was told to head to the arena.

"Good luck out there." Said Briggs.

"Make sure you give him a good trashing." Said Hirito.

"Will do. I'll be right back." Said Animak as he headed out.

"Ladies and gentlemen, on the right side, from The Guardians, The Unmovable Mountain, Sir Mastar." Said the announcer.

The crowd cheered as he walked into the arena.

"And on the left side, from The Moe Crew, their leader, Animak."

The crowd looked up to see who the leader of their saviors was. People started talking amongst themselves.

"Well, of course I wouldn't get as many cheers as he did. But I'm going to change that." Said Animak to himself.

"You have fifteen minutes. The audience is protected by a large barrier set up by Lady Aki herself. It is impenetrable. So, feel free to use any attack. You may begin."

"It is an honor to fight one of the heroes prophesied by Serbus. Given who you are said to be, I won't hold back." Said Mastar.

"I feel the same. I too shall fight you at my full strength." Said Animak. "For a member of The Guardians, I need to give this battle my all. Arius Zect!"

With that, Animak took on his Spirit Form. The people watching were astonished to see this transformation. They have heard that The Moe Crew could undergo such transformation, but this is the first time they saw it firsthand.

Animak immediately launched at Mastar and began attacking. He didn't want to give him a chance to strike first. He began launching a chain of attacks. Attacks that Mastar was dodging and deflecting. His large shield was truly impenetrable. Mastar managed to see an opening and decided to strike.

"Crashing Thunder!" Said Mastar as he took out his sword with great speed and hit Animak right in the chest. This sent Animak flying into the side of the arena.

"Aaargh!"

Animak fell to the ground and coughed out blood.

"Don't tell me that it's over already."

"F-Far from it." Said Animak as he stood up and wiped the blood from his mouth. "That was quite the attack. I can see why you are called one of the strongest people alive. I didn't even see it coming."

"As a Tank, one would say that the defense is supposed to be what we should be working on improving. But speed and agility are just as important. We must be able to move fast as well. Because us Tanks start off slow. So, improving our speed and agility will help in battle."

"Oh, I agree." Said Animak. He then took up his shield and sword. "Now thanks to the last few minutes, I now know just how fast you are."

"What?"

"Now I know how to finish this."

"Ha. Big words. Now let's see if you can put them into action."

"You ready Wind Spirit?" Asked Animak.

"Of course."

With that, Animak launched himself at Mastar once again. Mastar put up the shield in front of him.

"Another frontal assault, huh?" Thought Mastar. "I guess some people never learn."

Mastar then began preparing for another Crashing Thunder.

"Crashing Thun…." Mastar was about to attack when Animak disappeared from in front of him. Animak then appeared from behind.

"Invisible Strike!" Said Animak as he hit Mastar from behind. It was Mastar's turn to be sent flying.

The crowd gasped at what just happened.

"Did you see that?!" Asked one person.

"He landed a hit on Sir Mastar." Said another.

"I guess these guys are the real deal after all." Said another.

Mastar then stood up and looked at Animak.

"You surprised me. Very good. But that won't happen again. I managed to sense how you move. Now even at that speed, I will be able to know where you will attack from."

"That won't change a thing."

"We'll just have to see."

Mastar then took a stance that made the crowd gasp in shock.

"That stance!"

"He is going to use The Unmovable."

"He's using that against him?"

"Is this Animak that strong?"

"What I am about to use is my ultimate defense technique. Nobody was ever able to break through this skill."

"Well then, today that is going to change."

"Unmovable!" Shouted Mastar. His giant shield started vibrating and with it, the ground started shaking. He then pierced the ground with his shield. "No matter where you attack me from, you will not be able to lay a single scratch on me."

"We'll just have to see about that."

Animak flew towards Mastar and began launching another chain of attacks. But as Mastar said, nothing worked. But what's more Animak started to feel that something was off.

"So, you have started to notice. That's right. With every hit you give me, my shield absorbs the damage as well as your energy and transfers it to the shield which makes it even stronger while it makes you weaker."

"I see. So that's why I felt so tired all of a sudden. Well then, if that's the case, then I guess it's time I ended this."

"Oh? You still think you can win with your energy drained like that?"

"Just watch me."

Animak then started increasing his speed. Mastar stared in shock. He couldn't believe that Animak could go even faster. He started going so fast that Mastar began losing sight of him.

"Where did he go?" Asked someone from the audience.

"I can't see him." Said another.

"Hey. Do you all feel that?"

This time, the whole arena began to shake as if a great earthquake was taking place. They were all wondering what was causing it.

"Everyone! Look up there!" Shouted a man in the audience.

They all looked up to see Animak floating in the sky, enveloped in blue lightning. He then took his sword in his two hands.

"It ends here Mastar!"

He then zoomed down from the sky towards Mastar.

"Shield Crusher!" Said Animak as he slashed at Mastar's shield.

Everyone watched in shock as Mastar's shield was cut in two. Animak then hit Mastar with another Invisible Strike which sent Mastar flying once again. Mastar hit the arena wall and fell unconscious. The arena then went silent for a while until the announcer came up front.

"T-The winner of the first battle is Animak of The Moe Crew!" Shouted the announcer.

The crowd erupted in cheers. Animak raised his fist as he came out of his Spirit Form. He then headed back to the waiting room where he met with Hirito and Briggs.

"Nice going." Said Briggs.

"Yeah. That was an awesome fight." Said Hirito.

"Thanks guys. He was strong, I'll give him that. Probably the strongest person any of us have ever faced."

"Is that so? Well, I believe that makes you the new strongest Tank in the world and among the top three strongest people alive." Said Hirito.

"And we'll be sure to be the other two." Said Briggs."

"You got that right." Said Hirito.

"Miss Hirito, please make your way to the arena." Said a woman who came to get Hirito.

"It looks like I'm up. Wish me luck." Said Hirito as he stood up to leave.

"You don't need it." Said Animak.

"Yeah. You'll do just fine." Said Briggs.

"Of course, I will."

Hirito began to make his way to the arena. Truthfully, he was a bit nervous about the idea of facing Aki. Someone with the title of Thousand Spells Mage, sounded really strong. But he was confident that he'll win.

"Ladies and gentlemen, on the right side, from The Guardians, The Thousand Spells Mage, Lady Aki." Said the announcer.

Aki stepped into the arena and the crowd went wild. It was clear that they all loved and admired her.

"And on the left side, from The Moe Crew, the mage Hirito."

More people cheered now than they did when Animak came in. They all saw what Animak was capable of and now were excited to see what else The Moe Crew had to offer.

"After witnessing the last battle, I will make sure not to underestimate you." Said Aki.

"And here I hopped you would go a little easy on me." Said Hirito.

"Oh, but, how could I dear? Given who you all are supposed to be, it is only natural that I fight you at my strongest from the very beginning." Said Aki.

"As you both already know, you have fifteen minutes. You may begin." Said the announcer.

At that moment, the arena started to shake. Aki was enveloped in a purple aura. The ground around her started to crack from the immense magical energy she was giving off. Suddenly, Hirito and Aki were teleported out of the arena. Hirito saw himself in an open field. It extended for as far as the eye could see.

"Where the hell am I?" Asked Hirito.

"Welcome to my world, Hirito. In here, we can fight without worry." Said Aki.

"Your world? What exactly do you mean? And why must we fight here?"

"I created a spell that allowed me to create my own world. But don't worry. Fighting here won't put you at a disadvantage. It's just that if we fought in the arena, there would be nothing left of it. Which would place the people there in great danger."

"Danger? But there was a barrier placed there. And it was placed there by you, wasn't it?"

"You do realize that my attacks are more powerful than my barriers, right dear? But they can still see the battle. I made sure of it."

"Yeah. Makes sense."

"Well then, let's not waste any more time. We only have ten minutes left. Of course, I won't need that much to take you down."

"Oh, we'll see." Said Hirito. "Arius Zect!"

Whit that, Hirito took on his spirit from.

"Sirius Vesta!" Said Aki. As she said that, the sky turned red and the ground started to shake. The sky then started to turn brighter and brighter. Soon after, a large ball of fire began falling from the sky.

"Oh, hell no!" Said Hirito.

He then took a stance and started charging up a spell.

"Tezaria Hera!" He then shot a giant light beam at the fireball which destroyed it.

"He just did the Kamehameha, didn't he?" Asked Evan who was sitting in the audience with the others.

"Yup." Said SOS.

"Were you planning on taking both of us out? What the hell was that?"

"That, my dear, was a small part of the sun that belongs to this world of mine. And I just wanted to test you out a little."

"So that's what it was."

"And I can say that you meet my expectations."

"Why thank you."

"But… Sirius Vesta!" Aki the called down another giant sun ball. "If it were me… Tezaria Hera!" She then lifted her finger and shot a small beam at the fire ball which decimated instantly. "I would dispose of it like this."

Hirito stood there with his eyes opened wide. "So, this is the greatest mage in the world." Thought Hirito. "How did you do that?" He asked.

"I condensed the amount of magic I released to be able to come out of my finger instead of my whole hand. By doing so, I also limited the amount of magic I released."

"I see. I'll make sure to remember that."

"Alright. Let's get back to business."

Aki then started floating. Once again, she was surrounded by a red aura.

"Ferocia Casera!" She started shooting lightning bolts at Hirito who started dodging them as fast as he could. He then noticed that the lightning bolts left huge craters where they hit.

"I hope I don't get hit by those. If I do, I'm toast. Harfa Sora!" Hirito began attacking as well. He increased his speed and kept dodging her attacks. A dozen of large stone hands came out of the ground and started going after Aki.

"Refegurio!" She then created a forcefield that destroyed the arms.

"Just as I expected." Said Hirito as he appeared behind her. "Lestor Erebia!" Said Hirito as he touched her back. Aki was then slammed into the ground and couldn't move.

"A g-gravitational s-spell. N-Not b-bad."

"Why thank you. Now to take one out of your books. Sirius Vesta!" He then called down a giant sun ball.

"I-Impressive. Reflector!" Said Aki as she tried to reflect the spell.

The sun ball hit and caused a giant explosion. As the dust cleared, the crowd gasped at what they saw. Aki was still laying on the ground.

"Is she dead?" Asked a man.

"She can't be." Said another.

Aki the started to move.

"H-How i-is t-that p-possible? I r-reflected i-it."

"You forgot the condition of the spell Aki. The Reflector skill only works on those that are of the same level as you or lower."

Aki then remembered what the magic orb said about their levels.

"I s-see. It would s-seem that I h-have lost."

"Lady Aki has tapped out. Hirito of The Moe Crew is the winner." Said the announcer as the crowd cheered.

Hirito then went to Aki. He released the gravitational spell and helped her up.

"Heal." Hirito then began healing her.

"What are you doing?"

"Your majesty! We still have five minutes left. I wish to fight Aki until the timer ends. Will you please allow it?"

Everyone turned to look at the king who nodded his head in approval.

"His majesty has agreed. You may continue."

"What do you say Aki? Want to go all out?"

"With pleasure."

Both of them resumed their fight. And this time, it seemed to be greater than their previous one. Aki casted a spell that called forth a hurricane. The hurricane was so strong, that big chunks of earth were being taken out of the ground. Thanks to his speed, Hirito dodged all the chunks. He then cast a spell that made him switch places with Aki. Seeing herself in the middle of the hurricane, made her lose focus which caused her to be hit by the debris. She then casted a black hole spell which began sucking in everything. She teleported herself far from it and watched as everything around the black hole was sucked in. Along with Hirito as well.

"You got too cocky in the end. You should have stopped when you had me pinned down. I guess in the end, I'm going to keep the title of strongest mage. Too bad. You were pretty cute too."

"It would seem… that we have a new winner. The winner of the 2nd match is…" The announcer stopped mid-sentence.

They all stared at the black hole. It began evaporating. Suddenly, a giant fireball came straight for Aki from the direction of the black hole. Aki placed a barrier around herself. A giant cloud of dust formed due to the fireball. Suddenly, Hirito came flying out of the cloud and punched the barrier that Aki was enveloped in. The barrier shattered instantly. The force of the punch sent Aki flying. Hirito then flew up into space and floated above the world Aki created. Her world was bigger than the moon, but not as big as the Earth. Hirito then extended his hands towards the planet.

"Warudobureka!" Shouted Hirito.

As he cast that spell, the world began splitting apart. Aki just stared in utter shock at everything falling apart around her.

"Rusen Kor!" Shouted Aki.

The two were then teleported back to the arena. As Aki looked to see where Hirito was, he rushed to her and placed a finger on her forehead. Aki could feel the magic energy from his finger. Faint as it was, she understood what spell lay at Hirito's fingertip.

"You truly are extraordinary." Said Aki as she raised her hands.

"I learned from the best."

"It's over! For the second time, Hirito from The Moe Crew, has defeated Lady Aki!" Said the announcer.

The crowd shouted their cheers. They have never seen such display of power before.

"That was amazing!"

"These guys are incredible!"

"That Demon Lord doesn't stand a chance!"

Hirito then turned around and began to make his way to the waiting room. He then saw his crew who were sitting with the audience cheering for him.

"Well done Hirito!" Said Spooky.

"You were amazing!" Said Mental Quorum.

"Good job out there!" Said Libellus.

Hirito waved at them as he walked to the waiting room.

"Nice work Hirito." Said Briggs.

"Yeah. You were absolutely amazing." Said Animak.

"Thanks guys. She almost had me there with that black hole." Said Hirito as he came out of his spirit transformation.

"Yeah. How did you get out?" Asked Animak.

"I sped up the time of the black hole itself."

"You did what?" Asked Animak.

"You can control time?" Asked Briggs.

"To some extent."

"That's incredible."

"Miss Briggs, it is time for your match." Said a lady who came to get Briggs.

"Thank you. Well guys, I got to go."

"Good luck mate." Said Hirito.

"Go get our last win." Said Animak.

Briggs began making his way to the arena. All he had in his mind was the Holy Sword Percium. Will he be able to win against the strongest Holy Sword and against the strongest True Knight?

"Ladies and gentlemen! This is the moment you have all been waiting from. The battle between two True Knights. From the left side, the leader of The Guardians, The Holy Knight, Sir Gigguk."

The crowd went wild. The Moe group that were among the audience were shocked at the amount of cheers Gigguk was getting.

"He must be really something to get this amount of cheers." Said Tekking.

"Now I'm kind of nervous for Briggs." Said Joey.

"Don't worry. I'm sure he'll win." Said Connor.

"And from the right side, the master of The Great Dragon Zomok, Briggs."

Briggs walked into the arena while the crowd cheered. He had to give it his all. In order to stand a chance of winning against Gigguk."

"You have fifteen minutes. You may begin."

"You seem nervous." Said Gigguk.

"Anyone would be nervous if they were about to face the strongest knight alive who wields the Holy Sword Percium."

"I hope that won't affect your performance."

"Not at all. Arius Zect!" Briggs then took on his spirit from and took out his sword. "On the contrary. I'm excited."

"Excellent."

The two then rushed at each other and began crossing swords. They were moving at such incredible speeds that the audience could barely see them. Aki had to cast a spell over the arena that would help the audience see them clearly. They were amazed to see that Briggs was keeping up with Gigguk. In fact, Briggs began moving faster than Gigguk. For more than ten minutes, all that could be heard in the arena were the clashes of the two swords. Not once have the two separated or put distance in-between themselves. It all seemed that the battle was going to end in a draw. But suddenly, Gigguk and Briggs raised their swords high at the same time.

"Sky Fall!" Said both at the same time.

With that, both swords were hit by lighting and both swordsmen struck each other at the same time. The force of the attack was so great, that the barrier placed around the arena began to crack. Recon stood up from his seat and stretched forward his hands.

"Basilit Fertum!" Said Recon as he began strengthening the barrier.

The clash seemed to last forever. The sky began to turn dark and large mana filled clouds began to form due to the magical energy overflowing from the clash of the two knights. A few seconds later, the bell signaling the end of the fifteen minutes began to ring. At the sound of the bell, both knights jumped away from each other. As they did that, the mana clouds began disappearing. The large cloud of dust that formed in the arena began to disappear. Soon enough, the audience began to see the silhouette of the two knights.

"Incredible! Ladies and gentlemen, it would seem that this battle has ended in a draw!"

"You're wrong!" Said Gigguk.

As the dust finally cleared, the people gasped at what they saw. Gigguk was on his knees with his armor shattered and blood dripping from his forehead. As for Briggs, he was still standing with his armor still intact and barely any scratches.

"I have been defeated. Any longer and I probably would have lost more than just my armor."

"How could he lose? He wields Percium." Said a man.

"It is true that Percium can counter any magic and can control any Holy Sword. But the Holy Sword Terium is not just any sword. It is the Great Dragon Zomok. Terium is living being." Said Gigguk.

Everyone looked at the sword in Briggs' hand which had a red aura around it.

"I see. I knew there was something off about this." Said John.

"What is it?" Asked Rustage.

"Terium is the only Holy Sword with another form. In fact, it is the only Holy Sword that's, well, alive."

"So, the effects of Percium won't work on Terium because Zomok is the sword itself?" Asked Hiding.

"Exactly. Due to that, Zomok can cover the sword in his aura. And because of that, one can say that Percium was clashing with Zomok instead of the sword Terium." Said John.

"That's incredible." Said Chibi.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you heard it from Miss John herself." Said the announcer.

"What?! They could hear me?"

"I thought it would be best for everyone to know." Said Aki who was sitting right behind them.

"And so, the winner of this battle is Briggs of the Moe Crew! Which means that The Moe Crew wins this tournament and are crowned the new champions of Exforia!" Said the announcer.

The crowd cheered on their new champions. Hirito and Animak joined Briggs in the arena. The king then stood up and stepped forward address the people.

"Briggs, Hirito and Animak. I congratulate you on your victory. Guardians, you have also displayed how incredible you are. We will continue to depend on you in our time of need. People of Exforia and people from all around the world. You have just witnessed the strength of The Moe Crew. Today marks the dawn of a new era. With the help of these brave heroes, we will defeat Demon Lord Verkonis."

Everyone from around the world cheered at that.

"Today's tournament was held to see if The Moe Crew is strong enough to take The Abyss Trial. And after witnessing their battles, it is clear that they are qualified to do just that. On the first day of the month of the lion, the ten members of The Moe Crew will take The Abyss Trial. I am confident that they will return to us as Celestials and take down Verkonis once and for all!"

The crowd went wild and started chanting.

"MOE CREW! MOE CREW! MOE CREW!"

The ten looked at everyone in the audience and then at each other. The day for them to become Celestials drawing near. They could see it. But that also meant that day for Verkonis' return was also coming. They had to make sure to become Celestials before that. Because if they didn't, disaster would befall them.