Step five.

With the attack continuing, it's time for the final part. The game isn't over until checkmate. The five of you sprint beneath the hole left behind by Vivi's spell, through the doorway, and sprint down the castle's halls. It's a gorgeous interior, but you have better things to think about right now than how comfortable it would be to live up here. You remember the floorplan. It isn't much farther until you're in the main hall, and you can only hope Sa'dis hasn't gone elsewhere. You haven't seen him yet, which makes you deeply uncomfortable, but then you step foot into a giant chamber with a golden throne on the other end.

There's a figure there. His skin is grey, and his black hair runs all the way down his back. You hate to say it, but he's an incredibly attractive man. His skin is flawless, his jaw is strong, his shoulders are broad, and he sits confidently on his throne with a bare, rippling chest. His legs are covered by thick, baggy, red fur trousers. A huge sword with a hooked tip rests on the side of his seat. As you look closer, you can see a long set of horns curving up from his head. His stare is crimson.

He stands, and while he does, he throws open his arms, and a large pair of wings extend outwards from his back.

Though most important of all, a golden metal hangs from his neck--the Amulet of Stupendous Strength.

After so much has happened, you don't even know what to say. All you can utter is, "Sa'dis."

"Are you really stupid enough to fight us alone?" Niki calls out.

He smiles. A boisterous chuckle fills the room, and he takes a few steps forwards along a plush red carpet leading straight from him to you. "I didn't think anyone would be stupid enough to enter ahead of the invading forces." His voice is reverberatingly deep. You can feel it in your chest.

Fuck. He's probably a high incubus at the level of Dajy if not more. This is really bad. I knew he had the power to mess with her head, but I just hoped it was a magic spell or something. We need to keep out guard up. It's probably not just physical strength we're dealing with here.

"Well you should have joined them, because we kicked their butts!" Eva shouts. "And now we have you right where we want you."

A sudden breeze blows over you from behind. You turn, and then you see the seething Mistress Dajy standing there. Her gaze is piercing. You've never seen her so upset, yet she's saying nothing at all. The two demons have locked eyes, immediately feeling the room with an unbearable tension.

"You tried to control me," Dajy states.

"I didn't just try," Sa'dis replies. "And what happened to your horn?"

"I gave it to someone who makes a far better ruler than you!" She curls her fingers--clawed nails ready to go. With teeth clenched, she breaths loudly through her nose, and begins stomping forwards along the carpet. She picks up the pace the farther she moves until she's sprinting at incredible speeds.

"Oh?" Sa'dis' necklace gleams.

"Dajy, wait!" you call out.

His body changes quickly. Though he was standing at a taller height then yourself, it was hardly by more than a foot. Now his arms bulge as his muscles and bones contort. As he grows, his baggy pants tighten around his body. His body becomes both taller and wider, and far more frightening. The horns on his head become long enough to impale a dozen men. His arms are thick enough to crush stone. The crimson glare of his eyes spread out to glow a blinding red. Though his face remains humanoid and handsome, his fang teeth extend like a vampire's, and his hair blows wildly despite there being no wind present.

Dajy leaps through the air to strike, but he grabs her easily. It happens so quickly. She's suddenly thrown to the ground and you hear a crack. Her body goes limp. But then he scoops her up again, and tosses her across the room to his side to crash into the wall.

"Mistress!" Snow takes off in her direction.

You growl and begin marching forwards. "Sa'dis!" you call out.

He reaches back to grab his massive sword, which he can now grip in a single hand. "I'm not in the mood to talk."

"Do you have any idea what you've put me through?!" you bark. "All I wanted to do was form a party of cute girls and go on adventures and stuff, but it was so hard! Everything kept going wrong! And when things started getting better, you had to show up and throw a wrench into everything! I just want to live in peace with all my friends. Why do I need to be the one to fight the Demon King? Either way, I am the one, and I'm here to kill you."

"Who are you?" he asks.

"... I'm Kyle. The one who took out every one of your generals."

"I see. Then I better make you suffer as much as possible before I end your life."

"Is this you being upset?"

He grins. "You'll know when I'm upset. I never cared for Catherine or Dajy or anyone else. I was using them. Of course I was. They're all just a bunch of hopeless hotties!" Sa'dis cackles maniacally. "You must understand."

You look to Snow leaning over Dajy's body. She looks to you and nods. It seems like she's still breathing. Then you look around yourself. Niki is beside you, ready to fight. Amara and Eva stand behind with their magic ready. You glance to the PEG, which Snow is slowly reaching to grab.

He took out Dajy with a single attack. We have to destroy that necklace, and fast.