Lucifer called out, "Now—emerge!"
A nearly black, dark purple rose appeared from the ground. "Bloom!" he commanded. All three roses fully bloomed.
The ground froze solid and started to sink into the shadows. Draince found himself knee-deep in darkness.
Lucifer approached. "This is what you're up against."
Draince thought, Why does it feel like I'm about to melt? Why is so much heat coming off him?
Using Wind and Fire magic, he escaped the shadows.
Lucifer raised his sword to the sky. It expanded with icy branches like a tree. The Glacier Rose emitted a freezing wave, while small icy flowers bloomed on the ground. Draince attacked from the air.
But the Dark Rose created a black sphere, darkening everyone's vision. The next moment, Draince crashed to the ground.
Lucifer stabbed both swords into the ground. Icy flowers grew, binding Draince.
"What are you doing?" Draince shouted.
"I'll tell you—after your defeat," Lucifer replied.
"Burning Nova!" Draince exploded in fire.
"Glacier Wall!" Lucifer protected the audience with ice.
Klaus whispered, "One minute, Astrea—I need the washroom."
Meanwhile, Draince said, "Now I understand how you use your magic."
He prepared his final attack. "Flame × Wind: Max Crimson Meteorite!"
Lucifer replied, "Roses—enter!"
The roses fused with his swords: blue with the blade, red with the hilt. The dark rose vanished.
"Now—Dark Strike!" he roared.
Draince charged. The red blade met his claws. "Burn brighter!" Lucifer commanded.
The heat melted Draince's nails and part of his armor. Then, with his blue sword, he struck from above.
"Ice Magic: Everbloom Slash!" The icy branches slammed down, knocking Draince to the ground. Still, he stood up again.
"I'm done playing," Lucifer declared.
The roses detached from the swords and returned to the ground.
Draince said, "Spirit Form: Spirit of Hades!"
Lucifer whispered, "Mana Domain: Dark Prison Hunting Ground."
The battlefield turned pitch-black.
Draince lunged—only to be struck by seven black harpoon-like chains from the shadows. He tried burning them away with spirit flames, but the chains pulled him down into the shadows.
Lucifer flew to him, grabbed his head, and said, "This is the taste of despair."
He shoved Draince's head into the shadowy portal.
From the stands, Licht muttered, "Well, that's that."
His father asked, "Shouldn't we be watching?"
"Looks like we're not getting our money's worth today."
Elodie asked, "You sure Lucifer will win?"
Licht nodded. "Yeah."
Meanwhile, in the bathroom, Klaus was washing his hands when Rubues appeared.
"Hello, Klaus. We've been looking for you."
"Who are you?"
"Just Evil Eye," Rubues smiled. "And we find you… interesting."
Before Klaus could react, Rubues said, "Put him to sleep."
Klaus was taken to Purgatory Prison without anyone noticing.
Back in the arena, a shadowy portal opened. Lucifer emerged, levitating. "I have won."
Someone in the audience asked, "What happened to Draince?"
Lucifer snapped his fingers. Draince emerged, encased in clear crystal, frozen with fear.
Then, news broke: Klaus had been kidnapped.
Lucifer raised his right hand and declared:
"I have won. Long live Existforger.
May the beauty of the Black Rose never be tainted again."