Part 1: All Warriors VS Awakened Lucius

Lucius walked onto the battlefield, his overwhelming power shaking the heavens.

"I should finish this once and for all. That foolish academy needs to learn its lesson," Lucius muttered.

"You know, if you really wanted to teach them a lesson, starting a divine war wasn't necessary," a warrior said as they stepped forward.

Lucius narrowed his eyes. "Who are you? You look like that anomaly."

"The name's Exelium. I may not be part of Nitomaa's gang, but I'm just doing what Kuri told me to do," Exelium replied.

Brushing his jacket aside, Exelium revealed a dark blue shirt with black pants, his eyes flashing blood red.

"As much as I hate to admit it, I'm joining this fight once and for all," Nitomaa said as he stepped in.

"Heh, I expected better from you," Exelium scoffed.

"I won't try to convince you to join our gang. But that doesn't stop me from joining a stranger's fight," Nitomaa replied.

"Oh, spare me your kindness. You forget that strangers can betray you," Exelium retorted.

More warriors entered the battlefield.

Lucius smirked. "My, my. New insects for me to crush."

"We're not just bugs, man," Natu said as he approached.

Oshi stepped forward, water swirling around him like rings.

"Water and plants, huh?" Lucius chuckled. "And how exactly is that supposed to work against me?"

"You're underestimating us," Natu warned.

"Let's ignore him, Natu," Oshi said.

Midonito, Sunrito, and Sundown entered the battlefield together.

"Your reign of terror ends here, Lucius," Sundown said coldly.

Lucius laughed. "Ah, I see. Like father, like son."

Nitomaa tapped Exelium's shoulder. "On second thought, I might sit this one out."

"So, you're leaving me with these peasants?" Exelium smirked.

"Are you backing out just because I'm too strong for you, 'leader'?" Exelium mocked.

Nitomaa shot him a glare. "Do not underestimate me, Exelium. Lucius is no joke."

Exelium scoffed. "Sure, whatever you say. He's just a puny human. But fine, I'll take care of it."

"And remember the agreement with Kuri," Nitomaa reminded him coldly.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Such a terrible idea," Exelium muttered, walking toward the warriors, preparing for battle.

Nitomaa disappeared, leaving Exelium with the others.

"So, he's not joining the fight?" Lucius asked.

"How about you shut the hell up and fight," Exelium said confidently.

Lucius sighed. "You're acting feisty."

"What, you get that from reading Character.AI chats?" Exelium laughed mockingly.

Lucius, now irritated, lunged forward, but Natu intercepted and kicked him away.

"Are you going to fight back?" Natu turned to Exelium.

"Nah, I'll just watch you guys handle him," Exelium shrugged.

"Don't be an idiot—join the fight, moron," Midonito snapped.

"How about you make me, child? You're weaker than me," Exelium shot back.

"God, you're a pain in the ass," Midonito muttered as he charged at Lucius, landing two heavy blows that pushed him back.

Sundown appeared beside Lucius and punched him in the gut, sending him flying.

"Let's do this!" Sunrito shouted, launching multiple energy blasts.

Lucius quickly recovered, reflecting each blast and firing his own. The warriors dodged the counterattack.

From a rooftop, Exelium observed Lucius.

Midonito was the first to engage him directly.

Lucius struck twice, but Midonito dodged and retaliated with a strong blast. Lucius evaded, but Midonito spun mid-air, landing a kick to Lucius's jaw. However, Lucius caught his leg and hurled him toward Sunrito.

"What the—!" Sunrito barely had time to react before crashing into Midonito, knocking them both out.

Sundown didn't hesitate—he lunged at Lucius.

"And here comes the father," Lucius sneered, summoning multiple demonic tridents.

Sundown weaved through them, catching one and throwing it back. Lucius caught it effortlessly and conjured three dimensional slashes.

Realizing the danger, Sundown yelled, "Natu, Oshi! Don't go near those slashes! They'll cut you in half!"

The two nodded, maneuvering away.

Sundown countered with a blast, but the slashes split it in two, triggering a massive explosion.

He quickly steadied himself as he landed.

"Did he just separate the atoms…?" Sundown thought.

Lucius teleported behind him, aiming to stab his back, but Natu's vine whips intercepted him.

"Damn it, not the damn plant," Lucius muttered, struggling against the vines.

He slashed them apart and charged at Natu, but Natu leaped away.

"Oshi! He's all yours!" Natu called out.

Oshi nodded, landing a powerful punch to Lucius's face, sending him flying. Teleporting behind him, Oshi delivered a kick to his back, launching him into the air.

Sundown fired thirty energy blasts.

Natu followed up by summoning razor-sharp leaves, shooting them toward Lucius.

Lucius steadied himself mid-air, dodging all projectiles before letting out a deafening roar. The force reduced the incoming attacks to dust.

"Damn it, he's too strong for us!" Sundown gritted his teeth.

Lucius descended with a powerful stomp, causing massive lava eruptions.

Natu and Oshi dodged, while Sundown blocked the attack with a barrier.

Oshi summoned torrents of water to cool the lava and break the obsidian, but Lucius appeared and delivered a devastating punch to Oshi's jaw, knocking him out.

"Oshi!" Natu yelled.

"Focus! We'll take care of him later!" Sundown ordered.

Lucius smirked from within the obsidian.

"A clever tactic. Unfortunately, it didn't save him," Lucius taunted.

"You're not getting away with this!" Sundown shot back.

"Hah! As if a pathetic worm like you could stop me. Crawl back to your place, Solar Eclipse," Lucius sneered.

Sundown's glare darkened. "You're crossing the damn line…"

Oshi, still conscious, fired pressurized water at Lucius's arm, but Lucius dodged and kicked his face, sending him flying into unconsciousness.

"Water is useless against me," Lucius chuckled.

Sundown unleashed a barrage of blasts, but Lucius shattered them mid-air, laughing maniacally.

"Poor Eclipse. You can't defeat me," Lucius mocked, stepping forward.

Sundown kept firing, but Lucius walked through the attacks unscathed.

"Did you forget? A demon like me is immortal," Lucius smirked, grabbing Sundown by the collar.

"You're just a pathetic excuse for a fighter," he growled, finishing Sundown with a single, brutal strike.

Exelium finally descended from the rooftop, his eyes glowing.

"I've been waiting for this for god knows how long," he muttered.

Lucius smirked. "Ah, another demon. Were you possessed?"

"Please, I'm just a different version. Don't confuse me with that dumbass," Exelium licked his bloody fingers.

"A psychopath too," Lucius mused.

The battle was far from over.

New warriors arrived.