While Grey clashed with Genesis, he reached forward with the blade, Heavenslicer, and jammed it into the side of the Lifeblade. Normally, this wouldn't affect a weapon such as that, but this blade had been another gift from Occidio, and was one of the tools capable of deconstructing the lifeblade. A moment later, the blade split into five separate weapons, and spread out throughout the area. They were still powering Genesis, but he was holding them. Each of the five blades that made up the lifeblade were now purified. Genesis began blasting madly at Grey, while Grey ran throughout the battlefield attempting to gather the blades. "Mawthough, don't the blades, you have to have a pure soul and body or you'll corrupt them, same with you Ezekiel, Minerva, help me gather them......" At this time, he dispersed any energy around himself that contained Oblivion's power, and entirely relied upon Omega now.

Occidio's mother, whom was attending to the wounded Ezekiel, stood up, and immediately ran for the blades, while Grey fought Genesis in a battle of pure power.

Minerva had already obtained three of the five shadow blades, and used her knowledge to combine them into a single weapon. At this time, she picked up the fourth blade, and was looking for the last one, not knowing that the lich had it.

all chastity could do was look up at maw, she let out a whisper as a tear stream down her face
"i....love.....you"
she closed her eyes hoping for the pain to end quickly

serenity noticed chastity laying on the ground barely breathing and flew over to her , she pulled the blades out one healing the wounds as she did so until all the wounds were healed
"she needs to rest now"

Genesis sent a beam of light through Grey's chest, causing him to cough up a great deal of blood due to the added up damage, but not before he surrounded Genesis in glowing green chains, though he fell to the ground moments later.

Minerva combined the four shadow blades as one, and held them close to herself. "Alright, let's hope this works............." The four lifeblades resonated as the single blade in her grasp, and in the hands of a former Seraphim, they were able to tear the fabric for but a moment, as she drew the last blade from the hellgate into her hand, then closed the tear, though this cost her greatly, both in mind and body, for in her hands, the blades could be reformed, but as one, the blade couldn't be bound her, due to her flesh being corrupted by hell.

When she closed her eyes, he lost it.
He was there at her side instantly, pulling the blades inside him out with one hand, taking her hand with the other.
The outside world faded to a blur.

"I love you...I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you..."
He whispered it to her like a mantra, a desperate prayer.
He knelt there, not letting her go, as Serenity removed the blades and healed her.
His own wounds healed from contact with Chastity, as they always had. But never had he so wished that he could give that ability to another...

Then Inferno staggered up, and fell too to his knees by his daughter's body.
He and Mawthrough locked eyes.
"This is your fault."
"I know."
"You let this happen to her. You let her walk merrily into a battle far out of her league because of your own selfishness -"
Mawthrough's eyes flared black.

"The only reason you're not dead right now is because I don't think Chastity would want us brawling over her body."

Inferno opened his mouth to retort - then looked down at Chastity and nodded.

For a long while they sat there, Friend watching from the sidelines.
Then Mawthrough spoke to Serenity.
"Will she need further attention? Can I -"
There was a motion from Inferno.
" - we, take her somewhere she can rest safely?"

serenity nodded
"yes she is healed completely she is just resting, you can move her if you need to she should wake up soon"
she looked at inferno
"would you like me to heal those wounds for you?"

Mawthrough and Inferno seemed to swap glances, and Inferno growled irritably.
"If you don't mind..."

Mawthrough took Chastity in his arms.

Far far away from there, they arrived in Mawthrough's personal zone, where he could manipulate the surrounding environment effortlessly.
He created a bed, soft as a feather, and gently lowered her onto it.
Then he laid down beside her and held her there, in his arms, eyes closed, not moving, not saying a word, waiting for her to wake up and feel safe in his arms once again...

serenity placed her hand on inferno and proceeded to heal him, a few moments later he was completely healed
"there good as new"
she smiled as she stood up

chastity shifted slightly she didnt open her eyes, she felt warm and comfortable
"is it over, am i dead?"

Upon hearing her voice, Mawthrough opened his mouth to speak.
Upon hearing her ask if she was dead, he closed it again.

"Don't open your eyes," he said softly, his voice much deeper, to the point where Chastity couldn't recognize it as his.
"You can go wherever you wish to go, little angel. Be wherever you wish to be. So tell me - where do you want to be? Don't open your eyes..."

Inferno nodded thanks, then turned to Friend who raised an eyebrow.
"We need to talk."
"That, we do..."

Grey stood up, only to clash with Genesis again, barely able to stand now.

Minerva snagged the last shadow blade from the lich, combined them, and shouted, "Serenity, catch the blade!!!!" She threw the Lifeblade toward the ground in front of Serenity.

chastity smiled at the sound of maws voice
"anywhere as long as i can be with you"
she placed her hand on his arm that was holding her
"can i open my eyes now?"


serenity picked up the blade in front of her
"right then"

He smiled gently.
"Couldn't fool you, could I?"
He pressed his body against hers, not letting her feel unloved even for a second.

He'd felt so afraid, felt so powerless, known for certain that if she'd died... he'd have never forgiven himself. Never.
But now it all seemed like a distant nightmare.

"And not yet... I want you to tell me more. You've told me where you want to be, and who you want to be with..."
He started kissing his way up her back, caressing her skin with his lips while holding her tight.
"Now what do you want to be doing, little angel?" he asked softly, his other hand stroking hers that lay atop his other arm that was holding her to him as he kissed her...

The moment Serenity grabbed ahold of the Lifeblade, a massive pulse was launched out, one which knocked everyone on the battlefield onto their asses, and dispersed the bodies of all those whom Genesis had forced into his servitude, dispersed them into ash. Before Genesis could finish off Grey, an unknown forced took him away instantly(foreshadowing later events), causing him to become completely absent from the current realm, fully and completely. Grey, now on the verge of death, fell to his knees, Genesis, his greatest finally gone, for good, at least, that's what he thought, and that's he wanted.

chastity smiled
"hmm what i would like to do, well anything you would like to do is fine with me"
she thought for a moment
"we could get married"
she said jokingly

serenity noticing grey made her way over to him and started to heal him
"its a good thing you wife is a healer huh"
she smiled

He looked at her, and wondered exactly what he'd been doing before she casually wandered into his life.

"Yes... there might be a slight issue with that... I don't think any church in heaven or hell would agree to marry us," he chuckled, her eyes still closed.
He rolled her over so she was now face to face with him.
"Guess what I'm going to do now..." he whispered, leaning in to kiss her...

Cereza bore her fangs at an approaching hellknight. She then burst forward, and gripped the hellknight by its throat, lifting it off the ground. The hellknight swung its sword...Cereza, catching the blade in her hand, as she slammed the hellknight in the ground...leaving a small crater in the ground. Cereza pulled the blade from the hellknight, and drove it into the hellknight's face.

The Lifeblade, the very moment the lich touched it, burned away at the hand that was used to grab it, and flew into the ground, creating a barrier of purified holy energy, which allow only Serenity, or one of her blood to touch it, and due to this, the lich had left the battlefield without the blade.

Kye watched as the hellknights fell, then walked up behind Cereza and nodded, "Its over....they're all dead......."

Grey hugged his wife, "I'm truly glad.......that I have you......to always save me.........."

chastity thought for a moment
"i dont know what are you planning to do to me?"
she smiled


serenity hugged grey back
"i try my best to help anyone"

Grey smiles, then looks over to Mawthough and Chastity, "Well, there are plenty of churches......among the knights that would be willing, though.....Serenity's mother.....Mercy, has the ability to bind you two in marriage at such a ceremony..........." He hugs his wife closer, "I'm glad that you're always so loving, and pure to us all........."

The lifeblade radiated, as the Heavens above let down a bright, burning light around it.

There was a gentle music playing, and Mawthrough realised that he had summoned a harp, totally by accident.
Grey was talking to himself at this point, the portal between dimensions had closed.
As it played by itself, at the foot of the bed, he kissed her smiling lips, first lightly, teasingly, then a serious passionate kiss.
His arms folded around her, his body gently rested against hers.
Perfect.

Inferno and Friend had arrived back at Inferno's mansion.
Inferno was freaked out, Friend was serene.

"What do you want?"

Friend was looking around. "I'm loving the decor here. Very you, I think..."

"Don't mess me around, or I'll -"

"You'll what?" Friend asked, suddenly whipping round to face Inferno who recoiled.
"You'll do what to me? I can break this place into fragments of dust by flexing my little finger. I can break YOU by flexing both of them. Don't threaten me, youngling, or we shall see what I can do." He said this as though he was discussing the weather.

He and Inferno faced each other across the floor.
"What do you want with me?"

"It's more about your daughter to be honest..."

Inferno's blood ran cold. "If you even so much as touch her, I swear to God himself..."

"No, no no no - I don't plan on harming her in any way. More advising her of the perils of her current situation..."

Mawthrough finally broke the kiss and stroked her hair.
"How was that then? You can open your eyes now... unless you like not knowing what comes next," he chuckled...

serenity smiled
"well it makes me the person that i am"

chastity smiled keeping her eyes close
"i liked that very much and i think i will keep them closed, i like the element of surprise and the music is beautiful"