Eclipse was outfitted with a multitude of robotic parts and wires, her face obscured by a metal helm. It was hauntingly similar to the armor that had been forced onto Meta during his brief stint as Mecha Knight, though the accents were pink instead of blue. Eclipse flared her black feathered wings, lights blinking on the metal augmentations that had been attached to them. She then slowly made her way towards the two men, swaying slightly as she walked.

"Aren't you going to say hello, Dark?" Parallel taunted. Eclipse seemed to perk up at her words, and she tilted her head, looking at the occupants of the room.

"Dark..." she mumbled, causing the man to scramble backwards and brandish his weapon. He was obviously terrified, which seemed to greatly amuse Parallel.

"Dispose of them, Electro Galacta!" she cackled, flipping a switch on the remote. Electricity began to spark over the augmentations, yet Eclipse didn't move aside from shifting her shield a little. Parallel frowned and flicked the switch on and off to no effect.

"It is already failing," Meta commented, backing away. Parallel snarled and held her remote aloft.

"I have a backup," she hissed, pressing down another button. The electricity sparking over the armor stopped momentarily before intensifying, causing Eclipse's body to go rigid as she cried out. Eclipse curled in on herself, shuddering violently. A scream of rage ripped itself from her throat, and she flung her shield like a frisbee, barely missing the two men and slamming into Parallel, shattering her and sticking into the remains of the crystal prison. Eclipse then relaxed and straightened up, walking leisurely between the men and towards her shield, causing the two to scatter away from her.

She pulled the armor off as she went, starting with the visor and removing the chest piece next. Her horns were a pure white color, and one of them was partially missing. She pulled off the metal gauntlents and let them fall to the floor, running a hand through her black hair. Eclipse walked straight through the pile of Parallel's shards and retrieved her shield.

"How annoying!" she said, her voice airy and sweet. Eclipse then flared her wings out to their full impressive span, sending out a burst of energy that caused the remaining robotic armor to break into pieces. She shook the shards off and surveyed the two men. Her eyes were a bright pink color, and her gaze felt almost predatory despite the easy smile. "Oh, is this your counterpart?" she asked, walking towards Meta as Dark fell into a trembling battle stance.

"Stay away from him," Dark hissed, fear evident in his tone. There was a flash of anger in Eclipse's eyes, but it was gone in an instant. Meta stood his ground; brandishing Galaxia as Eclipse drew closer. Her shield was pointed instead of round like Galacta's, and the lance she wielded was long, ending in a needle-thin point.

"Whatever is an Other-Worlder doing in your castle, darling?" Eclipse asked. Meta unflinchingly met her gaze.

"I am here to assist in your defeat," he said. Eclipse giggled at his answer and glanced over at Dark.

"Oh? Aren't you feisty? Are you the reason my little Dark is being so grumpy?" she said, menacingly looming over Meta. Meta backed up to gain back his strategic distance, scowling.

"He isn't yours, wretch," he snarled. Eclipse gave him a flat look, and in the blink of an eye she discarded her shield and grabbed him by the neck. Her eyes burned with fury despite her still smiling.

"You don't speak for him, and he isn't saying much at all. He very well knows where his loyalty should lie," she said, turning her head to look at Dark. The man was frozen in terror, his sword shaking in his grip. "In his future queen, not some pathetic Dreamlander. Don't be afraid, love, I forgive you. I could sense when Dark Mind fell, and I couldn't wait to rule with you! Without him between us, we can conquer both dimensions!" she cooed, genuine manic glee on her face. Meta tried to use his dwindling strength to swipe at her, but she effortlessly disarmed him with her lance.

"D-Dark..." he choked, looking desperately at the man as he remained motionless. Eclipse laughed, the sound melodic and sweet.

"Do not worry, I can protect you after I kill this interloper. It won't matter that he's gone, I'll never let anything near you!" she said before conjuring a small floating knife out of black energy. She cruelly ran the blade over Meta's cheek, inflicting a shallow cut that caused Meta to flinch even in his oxygen deprived state. "Other-Worlders are so pathetic and frail, bleeding with every little cut," Eclipse purred, adding a second cut above the first. She then hovered the blade over his left eye, a mad grin on her face. "Perhaps if I cut out your eye, I can bear to keep you around. You'll look just like my darling then."

"Please..." Meta whispered, still looking at Dark. The man looked right back, his single eye's pupil pinned with terror. He was tensed up now, and his sword shook just a little less.

"He won't help you. He knows his place, and it is beside me, not some pathetic interloper. Isn't he a cute little coward? Dark knows that I'm the only one who would ever love him, he wouldn't dare to defy me-"

"LET HIM GO, YOU BITCH!" Dark snarled, landing a brutal blow to her side with his blade that sent her flying into the distant wall. Meta fell to his knees, coughing violently. He recovered quickly, grabbing his sword and standing. Another horrible bruise was forming atop the one he had already received from Dark Taranza, and a fair amount of blood ran from the fresh cuts on his face.

"I am growing very tired of being strangled," he hissed, keeping his gaze on Eclipse. Dark was still trembling, but his red eye told Meta that it was from rage this time. Glass crackled out over the floor from his feet as his magic surged, and he pointed his blade at her, flaring his wings over his head.

"FUCK YOU! HE'S DONE MORE FOR ME THAN YOU EVER DID!" Dark roared. He then glanced at Meta, his fierce expression causing a fluttering feeling in Meta's chest that was separate from the stress of battle. "I'm sorry I didn't step up sooner. But I'm ready to end this now," he said.

"What is the end game here? Shatter her?" Meta asked, pushing down his strange feelings. Dark looked back to where Eclipse lay slumped against the wall.

"I'm going to seal her away again," he intoned. Meta frowned.

"I was under the impression that Dark Mind imprisoned her," he said.

"Yes, but the remaining part of the crystal should give me enough magic to draw on if we can shove her back into the hole she created," Dark responded. The two men focused their attention back to Eclipse as the woman got to her feet. She was guarding her injured side, and a few cracks spiderwebbed out from the impact point. She wasn't smiling anymore.

"You pathetic little shit. You don't have a damn clue, do you? I could give you everything, but you chose a wretched little Dreamlander," Eclipse snarled, flaring out her wings. A magenta aura roiled off her form, and both men could sense the incredible amount of magic she was giving off.

"I've gotten stronger, Eclipse, and I've gotten smarter. And I've realized that the only things you have to offer are pain and fear," Dark hissed, the earlier tremble in his voice having completely vanished. Eclipse sneered and conjured a multitude of black blades.

"You are nothing without me!" she screamed, sending a volley of the blades towards the men. Meta deftly dodged the projectiles as Dark stood his ground, shattering them and creating a mound of black shards around him. Eclipse then took to the air, hovering in place as she sent out another rain of blades and dove towards Meta. The air shimmered around Meta and he vanished as the tip of her lance struck where he had been standing, reappearing behind her. She barely parried his swing and shot back into the air.

"I'm better off without you and you know that!" Dark snapped. The stone floor was just reflective enough to bend to Dark's magic, and he sunk into it, lurking within and waiting for a moment to strike. Meta raised his sword, his eyes glowing brightly with magic.

"You are rather delusional, aren't you?" Meta drawled, sending a massive sword beam towards Eclipse. She never even tried to dodge it, instead destroying the blade of energy with a single swipe of her lance.

"You are both nothing compared to my power. You are only delaying your deaths," she said, thrusting her lance into the air. It shot out a powerful beam of light that Meta barely dodged, and the beam pursued him as he fled through the air. It finally dissipated, leaving a scorched trail in its wake. Meta landed and glanced to his side as Dark reemerged from the floor.

"Any particular plan of attack?" Meta asked. Dark remained staring forward without response, and Meta leapt away from the area as Eclipse landed as well, lunging at Dark. He parried her blows as well as he could, but he failed to keep up with her pace. Meta cried out as he saw her lance pierce straight through Dark's chest, and he stood in hollow shock for a few moments before Dark's body began to crack and crumble. Meta sighed in relief as he processed the implication, and it wasn't much of a surprise when Dark landed a devastating blow from behind, totally cracking off one of Eclipse's wings. He slipped back into the floor before she could land a retaliatory blow, emerging next to Meta.

"A perfect diversion," he quipped. Eclipse shook with rage as her wing continued to crumble away until it was merely a stump. She held out a hand and summoned an object in a burst of magenta magic. It was a frost coated bottle that had something fluttering about within it.

"Don't think you've come even close to defeating me," she snarled, gripping the cork and popping open the bottle. A dragonfly seemingly made entirely of blue light darted out, and Eclipse held her hand out for it to land. It alighted on her palm, and she gazed at it with a mad look in her eyes. "A shard of a fallen demigod..." she muttered, before suddenly clenching her hand into a fist, seemingly crushing the insect. "Its power will be mine!" Eclipse laughed wildly as she dissolved into a cloud of blue dragonflies, leaving one larger one in the center.

"What the hell?" Dark exclaimed, his breath fogging in the suddenly cold air.

"Just like that butterfly," Meta said, watching the spectacle with wide eyes. The larger dragonfly let out a blinding light, causing the two men to avert their eyes. When they could finally look back, they were shocked at what stood before them.

Eclipse was now adorned in glimmering cobalt armor, clutching twin blades that were shaped just like the four dragonfly wings that now jutted from her back. Her black hair had turned snow white, and her horns had vanished. Ice crystals crackled across the floor, and a wintry wind blew through the room as Galacta opened her now pitch-black eyes. She grinned and twirled her blades, before pointing one at each of her foes.

"Take it in! The demigod that governs winter and the heavens! The power of Nympha Knight!" Eclipse cackled, a full sheet of ice forming around her feet. Meta and Dark glanced at each other as they were buffeted by the icy gale.

"Fuck," Dark said simply.