( Yuuki's POV )
When Barghest and I were charging some powerful attacks I knew the end of the battle was coming but I couldn't have guessed how it ended up happening, before we could fire our attacks Barghest's armor disappeared and she began to fall forward slowly.
It seems that mirroring all my attacks drained all of her power but the giant black fireball she had created was still there, but without her controlling it it became unstable.
Without hesitation or concern for the competition, I canceled the attack I was charging and threw myself forward, I concentrated my Touki on the back of my hand and swat the fireball into the air and caught an unconscious Barghest in a princess carry.
The fireball exploded in the air and the ground beneath my feet began to shake, but when the shaking continued after Barghest's attack dissipated, I knew this was something more dangerous.
Yuuki: this area is going to collapse.
We couldn't stay in this place so I immediately started running away and luckily for me Atago met me and we flew away together, sounds of battle could still be heard as we escaped but soon only the sound of the shaking could be heard, the others had also started running from this place but perhaps it was already too late for some of them.
The buildings were crumbling above us as if their only purpose was to bury us beneath them, Atago and I were using evasive maneuvers effectively but suddenly the leaning buildings and rubble stopped in midair as if someone had turned off gravity and then a force started to draw them to the center of the area, we were also somewhat affected by that.
We didn't have much time left so Atago and I flew at top speed, dodging the large pieces of stone that were coming towards us quickly and after a few seconds of synchronized flight we crossed an invisible line that divided the different zones, we stopped feeling the pulling force and the area behind us collapsed into itself leaving nothing behind.
I saw others who had escaped the collapse of the area in the distance but they did not attack us, they just continued to what would probably be the scene of the final battle of this festival, We were going to do the same, but when I saw a huge black crystal emerge in the distance, I decided to take a small detour.
Barghest: Yuuki... Y-you can put me down now.
I was so focused on escaping and I just remembered that I had Barghest in my arms when she regained consciousness and she spoke to me, because of our situation she was blushing beautifully, something that had a stronger impact coming from a big and strong woman like her, now I didn't want to let her go.
Yuuki: let me enjoy this a little longer.
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After removing Barghest from the competition we moved to the crystal cluster and upon arriving there we found Pheliss still in the competition but she had used so much of her power that she could only be in her Blade form, she also told us that she was the last one left of our team.
The areas in the stadium were crumbling more rapidly and that was pushing us into the area in the center of this place, wetting our course for that place, we soon reached the final zone, although there wasn't much to see there, the place was such an empty arid area that I could easily see the rest of the competitors arriving and the order in which they did so was, Tsukiumi, Yumina, Cecilia, Lilith, Erica, Ranni, Hilde, Miu, Koneko, Milttet, Shera y Harribel.
We all stared at each other analyzing the situation but when I locked eyes with Tsukiumi my excitement took over me, I put on a smile and without thinking much I shot myself forward, Tsukiumi did the same, and when our swords collided in the middle of the area a huge shockwave was created.
After our initial greeting the other girls made their moves but before they could get too close the ground around us started to change around us Pillars and tall metal plates emerged from the ground creating a makeshift labyrinth and giant cubes that served as high ground and cover appeared all around us, not worried about that, Tsukiumi and I continued our fight.
Our swords clashed repeatedly and then Tsukiumi released her drone spheres, I jumped back the moment they shot and I gathered energy in my colossal sword, I was going to attack Tsukiumi but I felt something coming from my side, turning my head I saw a blade of Glintstone magic cutting through the obstacles that had appeared, I threw a blade of light to cancel the attack and then fired a blind shot with my broken butterfly in the direction where that attack came from.
Erica came out and reached the center of the area and she and Tsukiumi attacked me from two sides, I also felt something above me and looking up I saw Lilith pointing at me, I transformed my black spear into a giant hammer and with my two weapons I stopped the attack that the girls made towards me, Lilith fired a Glintstone bullet and I used a quick combo against the girls, Using my tails I deflected Lilith's attack, a Glintstone explosion was created at the tip of my hammer and Erica flew crashing into one of the metal plates, and in the end I used a roundhouse kick to push Tsukiumi away from me, then I spread my wings and flew towards Lilith.
In the air I activated my dragon armor but before I could reach Lilith, a white blur that was jumping between the pillars flew towards me and when I caught it I saw that it was Koneko who had attacked me, Lilith was going to shoot at us again but a Cero laser came from her side and she was forced to retreat.
I threw Koneko against a pillar but she stopped in midair by spreading her devil wings and we engaged in an exchange of blows similar to when we trained in Touki, We were rising while fighting and suddenly we stopped feeling a huge amount of energy on us but it wasn't just us everyone in the area looked on in bewilderment as the sky above us was engulfed by a giant dark moon that was slowly descending upon us.
Yuuki: Ranni you witch.