Castlevania: Magic of Friendship
Chapter 18: Time to beat dear Death and save Europe again?
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Year: 1813
After the Midnight superboss fight
Dracula and Sweetie Belle were both mentally screaming. "How... the hell... did she win... against him?" Dracula said, voice filled with fear. "I... don't know... nor do I want to..." Sweetie Belle said, "Is it... normal to feel like dread like this?" She added, to which Dracula shook his head no. "It isn't... never once... have I felt even half this dread I feel now... it's as if... that filly has left her undying mark. She is a creature we cannot fight without luck," Dracula said and Sweetie Belle gulped in a nervous sweat.
Area: New Equestrian Order
Year: 1813
"Ugh, damn it! We're running out of time to finish that ultimate glyph!" Dark Heart said while slaming his hoof into the table. Death Scythe, usually cheery, also felt just distrouth about how horribly the plan's working out. Shanoa infered causing Death Scythe to leave before she had everything, Silent Void couldn't find the fragment so they had to go an a wild goose chase to find it in the celestial damned Kalidus Channel. "Me and Voidy both have Infirmitas, we could win with that in mind! And the lady of darkness will give us all kinda of rewards for helping her defeat Scootaloo!" Death Scythe said, her coat covered in blood from several innocents despite the three of them being here less than a day.
"Death Scythe... how in tartarus did you get blood all over that coat in 10 hours?"
"Well, what else was I going to do after I went back and got the last few materials for my part? Sit there? No, I'm a stone-cold killer for a reason!"
"... you could at least practice restrainment,"
"... What's restrainment?"
At that, Dark Heart just decided to go ahead and turn to watching the glyph be made. It still wasn't going as expected.
"Ugh... I hate this so much,"
Area: Arms Depot
Year: 1813
Scootaloo and Shanoa wandered through the Arms Depot, Shanoa destroying everything with Secta Umbra, a sword-like glyph obtained from defeating Midnight, while keeping her Optimum Confodere on her other hand. Secta Umbra dealt pure dark damage even though it looks like it could deal slashing damage. "I'll admit it. It think we're far too powerful for this place to be any issue," Scootaloo said as the group went farther into the area.
Finding a room with Melio Falcis was unexpected and unwelcome, but, nice to have for now. Some more navigating and they found a boss door.
Shanoa and Scootaloo saw the giant thing in the room. And had nothing to say. "How... can something be so big?" Shanoa asked, to which Scootaloo just shrugged in disblief.
Shanoa equipped Melio Macir and went to start dealing damage, Scootaloo helping out however she can. In that, she means she was attacking the crossbows on Eligor's sides. Then she noticed the eye and got a wonderous idea. Using Fatal wind, she got up close to the eye and repeatedly slashed at it, killing the boss faster than expected.
"He's done, let's get our reward and move on," Scootaloo said as Shanoa went into the next room amd returned with a new glyph in her possession. "Arma Custos, not useful right now but might be later," Shanoa said as the two left the Arms Depot because it's a dead end.
Area: Mechanical Tower
Year: 1813
Scootaloo and Shanoa had gone a different path in the Barracks to reach a new part of the Mechanical Tower, they didn't miss the spikes at all. Unlike the first time, Scootaloo and Shanoa spent a hell of a lot of time climbing the tower, finding upgrades to their health and MP along the way and they eventually found a boss door. Scootaloo and Shanoa knowing who's on the otherside.
Upon entering the room, Death and Apple Bloom as seen floating and giving the two a deathly glare. "So ya both finally arrived. Ah saw that battle against Midnight, it surprised meh, certainly, but did ah expect less from ya? No, ah didn't," Apple Bloom said as she chuckled. "And you, Shanoa, have proven to be interesting in yourself. Someone capable of defeating the monsters in this castle like you and Scootaloo is not uncommon so me and Apple Bloom prepared for you two," Death said, his scythe gleaming in an unknown light, Apple Bloom held her hoof out and summoned her scythe, which looked a little like she was holding a twisted apple tree.
The fight began with Apple Bloom slamming her scythe on the ground, summoning the bone tree but then Death used his scythe to cut the tree down causing Shanoa to be hit by it and Scootaloo to dash away from the exploding skull that was left behind by the tree crashing down. Then Death went out of his way to summon several laser beams from the ground following Scootaloo only for Apple Bloom to use the moment to slash her scythe at Scootaloo, damaging her greatly.
Ugh... what... what the hell? How are these two... so good now? This isn't like it was back in 1798... they are working as a full on team, one's attacks assist the other's... this must mean that they weren't lying... they did prepare for us, Scootaloo thought as she dodged attacks only to be hit by other attacks. The teamwork Death and Apple Bloom are showing... it's on par with Scootaloo and Alucard, what one does, helps the other. Intentionally. In 1798, they were just two people after the souls of Scootaloo and Alucard, now, today, in 1813... they were fighting as a team.
Shanoa slowly rises from her temporary knock out and watches the scene unfold... Scootaloo wasn't able to avoid the whole onslaught, Death and Apple Bloom realized that the way to win wasn't to fight one on one, but to focus efforts of combat on one character. In this case, against Scootaloo, the biggest threat to their plans. Shanoa stood up and approached the two before using Nitesco to deal... decent damage to Apple Bloom while Death took next to nothing.
Scootaloo realized Shanoa had attacked Apple Bloom with Nitesco, so Scootaloo attacked Death dealing decent damage to him, "Each one has an attack type weakness! Apple Bloom's magic, Death's physical!" Scootaloo announced as she used a Dash attack on Death before being suddenly attacked by Apple Bloom, "Ya expect us ta die that easy? No, if we're goin' down, ya'll be goin' down with us!" Apple Bloom said as Death throws his scythe while Apple Bloom slammed her scythe on the ground, summoning the bone tree again. Which created an explosive skull that hit Scootaloo with the explosion.
"Well, we will not sit here and fall to your scythes!" Shanoa said as Scootaloo rushed to her side and the two near instinctively did something... unexpected. A dual crush.
Shanoa's glyphs empowered Scootaloo's Axes giving them all kinds of elemental properties, hitting Death and Apple Bloom for decent damage, even if Apple Bloom was using her scythe to block some of the attacks. And when the dual crush ended, Shanoa and Scootaloo were surprised, Scootaloo less so but everyone else she dual crushed with could wield sub-weapons. Shanoa couldn't... could she? Death started chuckling as he saw their confusion. He and Apple Bloom must have a trick up their sleeves that they haven't shared yet.
"What's so funny, asshole?!" Scootaloo yelled out as Death twirled his scythe. Death and Apple Bloom grabbed the other's scythe before quickly letting go and throwing their scythes at the same time and shooting beams straight from their hands/hooves, Scootaloo and Shanoa weren't going to just... lie down and die. Scootaloo crouched down and slid forwards before teleporting behind Apple Bloom and Death, Shanoa activating Melio Scutum to block the beams while moving forward to avoid the scythes.
Then the barrage from Scootaloo and Shanoa came, bringing Death and Apple Bloom to lower health. Apple Bloom started transforming into her second stage and when she transformed her massive scythe sweeped across the room hitting both Scootaloo and Shanoa. Death threw his scythe but Scootaloo caught it. "Violence breed violence. Yet violence is all that you know. You want violence... I'll give you violence," Scootaloo said as she threw the scythe at Death, cutting him in half. Scootaloo turned towards Apple Bloom who summoned three of the bones trees, all of which grew 5 exploding skulls which hit Scootaloo.
Scootaloo realized... she wasn't going to win this fight the way she'd won every other one.
Flashback
Scootaloo spent time after finishing Optimum Confodere to translate some of her spells into Glyphs, Petra Spirit, Rushing Darkness, Hellfire, and even Metamorphos Flame. She knew they needed Latin names so, with some research, she came up with Petrus Spiritus, Ruunt de Tenebris, Ignis Gehennae, and Metamorphoseon Flamma, just in case.
Back to the present
Scootaloo changed to her Shanoa, styled attire as she stood up on her hooves and used Petrus Spiritus, summoned the five spirits which she followed with Vol Luminatio then Optimum Confodere, ending Apple Bloom properly. As Apple Bloom faded out, Shanoa stood up, looking at Scootaloo with her usual lack of emotions.
The two left the room with their reward in tow, the last piece of Cerberus. They progressed through the Mechanical Tower, Scootaloo back in her usual attire, until they found the entrance to another area.
Area: Forsaken Cloister
Year: 1813
Scootaloo and Shanoa entered the semi-final area with high hopes... that were immediately dashed. Nothing was a challenge, it was so easy that Shanoa got to take a picture of a Cave Troll and of several other enemies. Scootaloo and Shanoa found a warp some rooms over from a statue of Cerberus.
"Bring the parts of the beast, and the path will be released," Scootaloo read from the statue and Shanoa seemed to know what it was implying. Activating the Custos glyphs and using each one allowed the statue's eyes to start glowing and then, the platform lowered. "Our journey is starting to near its end, any final wishes before we move forward as I feel that once we go forward, we won't be able to return," Shanoa said as Scootaloo nodded.
Area: New Equestrian Order
Year: 1813
Scootaloo stood outside the imposing base and she dashed into it. The base was a big one, she was glad to have left Shanoa behind so she could finish what she started. She found a boss door soon, behind the door was Death Scythe, who had just finished murdering a person and twisting their body in inhumane ways, the coat's hood fell, revealing the Maroon colored pony's true colors. "Heheh, another victim murdered, perfect!" She turned towards Scootaloo and her sickle was summoned into her grip.
Death Scythe is one of the few ponies entirely capable of standing purely on their back hooves. Death Scythe started off by attempting to get Infirmitas off but Scootaloo stopped it then counter attacked. Death Scythe attacked to attack but another blow from Scootaloo caused her to pass out from damage. The next area was silent... very silent. No monsters, no traps. Nothing. Scootaloo progressed slowly to be careful. Eventually she found another boss door, this time Silent Void was behind it... he didn't pose a threat either. Nothing did. Scootaloo went and defeated the enmies in her way to Dark Heart.
And would you guess Dark Heart posed a challenge? Nope. He didn't. At all.
Area: Final Approach
Year: 1813
Scootaloo returned, Shanoa was waiting and they started up the Final Approach. And it was worthless. Shanoa found the Volaticus glyph and that was all that was important. Together they made it all the way up. A single save room, and the finale of the journey. They save and enter to final room.
Sweetie Belle and Dracula notice the two and have some expressions that imply calmness but they knew they were anything but calm. They get the fight going Dracula deciding to attack with punches and his usual tricks, Sweetie Belle assisting with her Hellfires and Magical claws. They were giving Scootaloo and Shanoa a hard time but it wasn't anything too difficult.
That is... until Dracula shot flames into the air while Sweetie Belle used a new magic attack as a shockwave move. Dracula was starting to give hell, the fight went on for several moments but before long... he and Sweetie Belle were on their last whims...
Sweetie Belle screeched so loud that Shanoa was slammed into a wall and the Dominus glyphs were ejected as Dracula started charging a trick she'd only heard about... Demonic Megiddo. Scootaloo was locked between a wall and a hard place... but she quickly took a breath and absorbed the Dominus glyphs... before she used them all at once activating Dominus and keeling down. "But this is... NO! IT CAN'T BE MY-" Dracula started screaming in pain, Sweetie Belle was entirely unaffected though... "You... you... insolent... little... filly..." Sweetie Belle spoke through tear filled eyes.
The spirit of Albus appeared to Scootaloo, "How... how did you survive using Dominus?" He said, voice filled with confusion before Scootaloo showed the Silver Necklace she still had from Fabricator. "A friend ensured my survival, and I wasn't going to let you stay dead. For Shanoa, I'll bring you back, Albus," Scootaloo replied as she stood up. Sweetie Belle's anger reaching tenfold levels. Scootaloo returned to her normal attire destroying Dominus entirely and drinking a Super Potion. "You know the greatest folly of anypony, Belle? It's carelessness. Like before, you let yourself be careless and now you'll see the error of that folly," Scootaloo said as she dashed towards Sweetie Belle but Sweetie swatted Scootaloo away like she was a fly knocking Scootaloo out... leaving Shanoa who awoke with anger.
Her equipped glyphs changed to Optimum Hasta(Got it from Scootaloo having gone to the New Equestrian Order), and Optimum Falcis with her back glyph being Arma Custos. And the two teleported out of sight.
Area: Blood Born Nightmare
Year: 1813
Sweetie Belle stared right at Shanoa whose glyphs were glowing brightly. Shanoa drank a Super Potion as she activated Arma Custos and charged towards Sweetie Belle attempting to attack her with Optimum Hasta but Sweetie Belle dodged and counterattacked with a Magical Claw which Shanoa dodged with a cartwheel. "You will pay for hurting Scootaloo!" Shanoa yelled in her recovered anger. "She needs to pay for being an insolent little brat!"
"YOU'RE THE INSOLENT BRAT, BELLE!" Shanoa said as Optimum Falcis hit its mark in Sweetie Belle's head. Sweetie Belle was baffled... she... insolent... this human has no idea the fire she's playing with.
Sweetie Belle started giggling. "Hehehe, you humans are funny. You know, I could give you a place at my side but I know you'll decline. Oh you poor little human... hehehehe," She keeps giggling. "What's so damn funny asshole!?" Shanoa yelled out in pure, unbridled rage as Optimum Hasta finds its mark Sweetie Belle's eye.
Soon Sweetie Belle turned into her titanic monsterous Dragon/Alicorn/hybrid form and roared. The battlefield becoming a blood soaked version of the Order. And Shanoa dodged the attacks waiting for an opening, which were slim and far apart. When she got the chance she attacked Sweetie Belle in the opening and immediately got ready to dodge. Safe to say that this fight wasn't interesting to watch.
When Sweetie Belle was on her last legs she proceeded to ask, "WHY DO YOU FIGHT AS AN INSOLENT WENCH?!"
"Because I am the blade to banish all evil, and I'd come to see Dracula annihilated which I saw. But now your destruction is nigh and you refuse to die. I ask that you parish; Demon Queen Sweetie Belle!" Shanoa replied as she stabbed Optimum Hasta right into Sweetie Belle's head.
Area: Outside the castle
Year: 1813
Scootaloo watched as Shanoa appeared from thin air. The presence of Sweetie Belle entirely gone. Scootaloo smiled happily as Albus, revived by Scootaloo and Twilight while Shanoa was facing Sweetie Belle, gave Shanoa a grand hug. And they knew. This adventure had finally...
Been put to rest.
Area: Chaotic Realm
Year: 1813
Sweetie Belle was counting the nearby grains of dust. Anger and frustration still very real. "Fuck ponies, fuck humanity, fuck the motherfucking chicken called Scootaloo and her motherfucking ape brained loser human friends!" Sweetie Belle spoke in anger, her voice tainted with the sound of hate, "Why, oh why, has God cursed us so to suffer instead of giving us the dream we so desire. Must He realize the suffering that He has given us?"
Apple Bloom was working on perfecting her skills and abilities to ensure she can kill Scootaloo and whatever human steps on Scootaloo's side. Death, a new one since the old one died, was supervising the training and made sure Apple Bloom didn't push herself too hard but Apple Bloom didn't care. She kept pushing herself, wishing to show that goody-two-shoed mare who's the real boss. Scootaloo may be a mare now but she's still physically a filly and Apple Bloom planned to abuse that. "Apple Bloom! Stop pushing yourself so hard! You'll hurt yourself!" Death said, this one had come equipped with a pony form he could choose to use, concern clear on his face. "Ah git ya don't know the pain of losin' ta that chicken, but when ya do, ya won't be sayin' this shit. Ah need ta perfect mahself ta make positively certain that ah can kill that chicken in cold blood," Apple Bloom replied in anger.
Dracula sat on his makeshift throne, nothing but monotony in his heart. He'd lost yet again with no way to come back again. He'd have to wait but... he knew it'd be a long ass time before he could come back. So he sipped his wine, he sipped it well. It was over again. And it was Scootaloo's fault.
Author's Note
Glyphs added: Secta Umbra(Use a sword of pure shadow, doesn't not cut), Petrus Spiritus(Summon five spirits), Ruunt de Tenebris(Summon several dark spirits to rush at the enemies), Ignis Gehennae(Shoot three fire balls), Metamorphoseon Flamma(Shoot three dark blasts to deal fire damage), Optimum Hasta(the best spear glyph)
Bosses defeated: Eligor, Death and Apple Bloom, Death Scythe, Silent Void, Dark Heart
Translation fact: Secare is a word for "to cut" but Secta Umbra translates to "To cut with shadow"
Actual note:
For those wondering why Scootaloo and Shanoa started called Sweetie Belle just "Belle" towards the end was because the "Sweetie" part doesn't really apply anymore. For all intents and purposes Sweetie Belle is just "Belle".
