While using the power of Lucifer, although Vali felt that his stamina was gradually being depleted, he didn’t hesitate and liberally used the full force of the Maou’s power to attack Aži Dahāka. Because Aži Dahāka had to defend against such intense attacks, or perhaps due to his own previous attacks, his magical energy was rapidly being exhausted. Even if he did possess what was renowned as a limitless reserve of magical energy, it was constantly being cut down under the power of this new generation Maou Lucifer—. In the end, Aži Dahāka no longer even had enough magical energy to use healing magic—. His left and right heads which had been blown away several times no longer regenerated. Both of his wings were also full of holes. Kneeling down with one knee on the ground, he was breathing heavily and strenuously. …Vali was also breathing heavily, and his armour had not been able to repair itself. The enemy before him was so challenging that he didn’t have enough headroom to repair his armour. [It’s not over yet!] Aži Dahāka speedily flew over, and used his last remaining head to bite Vali. If he couldn’t use magic, then he would use his body! This persistent will to fight surprised even Vali. Vali attempted to evade, but the enormous stamina consumption on his body from using this form was too great, so he was a step too late and was unable to dodge the attack. Aži Dahāka chomped down on Vali. His razor sharp fangs caused his armour to be crushed, and they mercilessly dug into his flesh. The thought of death flashed across his mind. This was the last move that his opponent had made in order to determine the winner. In that moment, what appeared in Vali’s mind were — the faces of his haha, otouto and imouto. —I can’t lose. I can’t afford to lose!—Because I swore that I would protect them! Vali — increased his own power, and dedicated it all to settling the match in one final attack! He spread open his black wings of Lucifer. The armour on his chest and abdomen rattled as they separated and slid open. What appeared there was — the muzzle of a cannon that was ready to fire. Oooo…it quietly emitted a charging sound as aura gathered at the muzzle of the cannon. In order to prevent him from escaping, Vali grabbed onto Aži Dahāka tightly. His fangs dug in even deeper into his body, and the pain pulsed throughout his entire body…but even so, he continued to focus his aura towards the muzzle of the cannon. After a vast amount of demonic energy had been gathered, Vali said to the legendary Evil Dragon
“This is the end.”
[[[LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLucifer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]] A loud voice boomed out! [[[Satan Lucifer Smasher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]] The massive bombardment of silvery-white and jet-black aura was fired out from the muzzle on his abdomen—. After Vali’s final attack ended, the mountains and earth had been torn through, leaving a wide fissure in the middle. The bombardment of aura just then had travelled several kilometres, no, it went as far as the edge of the horizon. The path that the aura travelled through was covered in the remnants of the jet-black demonic energy of Lucifer, and was completely barren. Despite all that, Aži Dahāka was still alive. No, he was on the verge of death, and about to breathe his last breath. Only a single head was left. Vali moved towards the only head that remained of Aži Dahāka. Even in the face of death, the legendary Evil Dragon still showed an irreverent smile. […Orya, don’t you think that was a wonderful fight? …Don’t worry, I’m an Evil Dragon. An extremely persistent dragon…]
Aži Dahāka’s head began to crumble bit by bit. [I will be resurrected again after some time…just wait about two, or three thousand years…I will definitely revive and find you for a fight…]
The crumbling didn’t stop, and his head was already riddled with holes, until finally…. […Someday, once again, let’s fight once more, Lucifer—]
Leaving behind only these words, the legendary Evil Dragon, the [Diabolism Thousand Dragon] — Aži Dahāka’s body disappeared. …But, even if only a tiny piece of an Evil Dragon’s soul remained, they were able to remain within this world. There would eventually come a day where he would fight against his worthy opponent, as an evil spirit, and also as an Evil Dragon—. He truly was a powerful enemy. A formidable Evil Dragon. It was the first time that Vali had felt such a profound emotion of victory. To speak of the reason, it was because he could have lost during that battle, even after Maouification. “…Yeah, I sincerely look forward to it. My worthy opponent, Aži Dahāka.”
The death match finally ended. Vali returned to the battlefield where his nakama were fighting. Looking towards that location from the sky, there were massive black blades everywhere, and everything had also been frozen. The Trihexa which had been halted was still intact, but it was motionless. His nakama were currently still fighting against the mass-produced Evil Dragons and fake Sekiryuutei…but a certain phenomenon did not occur. Indeed, originally, the Evil Dragons and fake Sekiryuutei that had been cut down to a certain number would be restored to their original amount. But, if he didn’t think wrongly, their numbers were indeed being reduced one by one. “…The Evil Dragons and fake Sekiryuutei…haven’t increased any further?”
While Vali muttered that to himself, a voice answered from behind him. “Yeah, that was reported a short while ago. —Gasper and Valerie succeeded. Now, the Evil Dragons that are attacking various territories will be defeated all at once.”
Looking back — Azazel had imperceptibly joined the battle at some point. “Azazel…”
All of a sudden, Vali remembered the illusion that Aži Dahāka had shown him again. ……Chichi…huh. Vali shook his head. …However, it was understandable that he would think like that right now. Upon seeing Vali’s new form, Azazel was both surprised and happy. “So this is the appearance that you’ve chosen huh. It’s truly amazing. It seems even more like Lucifer than Rizevim.”
—Hmm. …I wonder why? When Azazel said ‘like Lucifer’, he felt a little bit embarrassed, yet also happy. Vali turned around as he said
“Aži Dahāka also told me the same thing.”
After Azazel heard that, he burst into laughter. “Hahaha, it seems like Rizevim would be considerably annoyed. Also, there isn’t anyone who could possibly like him!”
Bikou then flew over, riding on his cloud. “Hey Vali, former Governor! Wow, you powered up again!”
Seeing the change in his own leader, he was so surprised that even his eyes popped out. He then began to laugh. Looking closely, the Vali Team and Slash Dog team below them had gathered together and came towards them. Vali, Bikou and Azazel all descended together. Both teams happily greeted Vali. Kuroka revealed a fearless smile as she came over to ask
“Well well, did you use your full power to fight?”
Vali replied
“Yeah, I fought at full power just like you said.