A/N: Right, now after a long hiatus, I finally manage to pull off a fifth chapter. Thank you to anyone who bothered to wait all this time and had faith I would continue. However, there will be an important announcement at the end so please stick around.

"Bell-sama, what should we do about that?"

"Master, I feel something is strange about that monster…"

Suddenly, a whizzing noise could be heard as a beam shot out of the eyes of the Black Goliath in the direction of Bell. The ray entered Bell's eyes and he heard a familiar voice speak to him.

"Son of Cranel, a fallen angel has foolishly wandered into the dungeon. Such an opportunity has not presented itself before and with the power they had left, the demons created me and sent me to destroy the so called God. He is the one they call Hermes and has brought with him only a single Adventurer from his Familia."

"I see, I have a rough grasp of the situation, do you require aid?"

"Yes, upon my appearance the humans who have settled here attacked me and I find that to be most annoying. Their puny attacks do little harm but I would appreciate if you would dispose of them while I deal with the more important target."

"It shall be done."

Bell then turned to the others as his mind worked on how to explain the situation to them.

"Lili, Minos, that Black Goliath is our ally, one of the fallen angels has wandered into the dungeon with only a single guard. However, as soon as he spawned, our ally was assaulted by the Adventurers who made this section of the dungeon part of their home."

"So we are to assist in the removal of the weaklings Master?"

"Correct, you and Lili will support the left side of the Black Goliath while I take the right."

"Yes, Bell-sama!"

Just as they were about to split up, they heard footsteps in the distance and Bell got the other two to leave first.

"Hey! Anyone over here?"

It seemed that upon the shooting of the beam, the Adventurers had sent a small search party of five people to investigate the area where it had hit. Bell decided to use this to his advantage.

"Ya, me! Could you help me out? I'm injured from trying to fight off a strong mob in the lower levels."

"Oh sure, Kouta, could you help support him while Saki goes back to the settlement to report this?"

"Alright Asano, see you back at camp then."

"What! That's not fair! Why do I always have to do the work?!"

"Because I'm the leader of this party and you agreed to listen to what I say."

Kouta sighed and approached Bell.

"Fine… Come here kid, I'll help you."

"Thanks, I wouldn't know what to do without your help."

"Don't mention it. Although… What is a kid like you doing in the lower levels?"

"Oh, I fell down this huge chasm and ended up lost. Before I knew it, the monsters started chasing me lower and lower into the dungeon until I ended up here."

"You are quite lucky then, most guys end up dead whenever that happens."

"Guess I am, though mind telling me what's going on down there? I thought this was a safezone?"

"It is, though that huge thing just emerged from the crystals in the ceiling and started to attack us. Most of the Adventurers are trying to fight it off right now but it is pretty tough and regenerates whatever we throw at it."

"So it's unkillable?"

"Seems like it, our guys are going to try and cast some high level spells on it all at once if this attempt fails."

A large chain of explosions could be heard in the distance.

"Damn, guess it didn't work, what the hell is that thing made of?"

"Do you want me to help?"

"It would be most appreciated, although I doubt you could do much. Although, you do seem kinda familiar, like I'd heard of you somewhere before… Can't put my finger on it…"

"Really? Must be your imagination, I've only been here for about a month or so."

"Yeah, you're probably right."

The rest of the trip to the camp was rather quiet as the fight raged on in the distance and the Adventurers bought time for their spellcasters to prepare their spells. As they arrived at the camp, Bell was escorted into a tent and some supplies were given to treat the minor injuries he had.

"Hey so what's your name anyway?"

"Bell Cranel…"

"Wait, that name… You're the guy who took down Soma!"

"I guess my reputation precedes me, even when I escaped, they still found out I dealt with him."

"It was obviously you, only you and your unknown Familia could possibly have gotten close to Soma before the rest of us rushed in."

"I guess…"

"So is it true you tamed a Minotaur?"

"Yup, I even got a surprise for you…"

"Huh?"

"Minos is fighting out there right now, killing Adventurers, just like I'm about to do…"

"Wait no!"

The man's head soon met the floor and two others rushed in to investigate, only to meet a similar fate to their comrade. Bell emerged from the tent spinning his twin daggers as his armor decloaked and he began his massacre, taking down any Adventurers healing or preparing supplies in the camp.

At the front lines, the Adventurers fought on as the Black Goliath pounded them while making his way to his goal. Just as they had managed to get a foothold on one side, a Minotaur in glowing purple full plate armor charged them with a giant axe in hand. Majority of them looked to the new threat and did not notice when a number of their allies were picked off by a hidden sniper atop a tree wielding a similarly glowing purple crossbow.

"Retreat!"

"But we need to distract the monster while the magic casters prepare their spell!"

"You aren't useful if you're dead so lets g-"

"Arg!"

A scream coming from the direction of the village caught the attention of the leader, Voles, he looked back to see a body get kicked up into the air by a speeding purple armored figure which raced across the rear of the attack force and took down the retreating Adventurers. In panic, he looked up to the mountain side where the magic casters where hidden, unintentionally giving away their location to Bell.

The attacker immediately jumped away from the fleeing enemies and leapt up to the ledge where they were hidden, quickly dispatching them as they frantically released their spells early in an attempt to protect their lives. The futile attempt was pointless as Bell's armor protected him from the brunt of the spells as he cut them down.

Once the main threat had been taken care of, Bell dived off the ledge and into the fray once more where, like a deadly precise dance of death, he spun and slashed with his twin daggers, taking down countless of the remaining Adventurers. All of those who stood before him had their weapons easily deflected and as they struggled to get back into stance, Bell would take the opportunity and strike while they were vulnerable.

Voles looked at the Black Goliath and then back at Bell, he was trapped in a pincer attack by the enemy and in panic had caused his trump card, the magic casters, to be eliminated. He had been in this situation countless times with monsters but he always escaped with the help of either tricks or stealth. He highly doubted either would work with the towering height of the Black Goliath and the intelligence of the enemy's supposed leader, the white haired attacker at the rear.

Voles got some of the remaining survivors to cover him while he thought of a plan to try and escape the current crisis. He closed his eyes in deep thought and the fight raged on as he tried to come up with a way to make it out of here. The group of Adventurers slowly were thinned out until only a fraction of his original forces remained. Voles finally opened his eyes as he came up with a plan, a gamble, which if worked, would get at least one enemy impaired.

"Everyone disperse to the forest, Kanata and Yuma, you're with me!"

The Adventurers ran off into the woodworks and Bell regrouped with the others.

"Lili, I want you to go up to that ledge and act as our eyes in the sky, Goliath, you can handle the fallen angel while me and Minos will split up and take either side of the woods."

"Yes Master."

"Yes Bell-sama."

"Very well, son of Cranel…"

The group split up and focused on their tasks. Bell and Minos hunted down the survivors while Lili picked off anyone which was foolish enough to go out into the open. The Black Goliath moved towards the middle of the floor as it was the last area where he had sensed the fallen angel. Bell soon caught sight of the man he had identified as the leader and pinned him to a tree with a thrown dagger. Bell closed the distance between them and knocked the sword out of Vole's hand before putting the second dagger to his throat.

"Any last words?"

"Mind telling me how hot Hell is once you get there?"

"Huh?"

Without even enough time to flinch, a large explosion had occurred at Bell's feet which sent him flying back and into a large pit which magically appeared. He jammed his dagger into the wall to slow his descent and managed to stop just above the pit of lava at the very bottom. With great strength, he kicked himself off the walls continuously and wall jumped up to the top. Spotting the tree where the man was pinned, he saw a tattered piece of cloth.

'Damn, he got away.'

Bell pulled his dagger out, allowing the cloth to fall to the ground. Twirling his daggers to clean them of blood and dirt, Bell sheathed his blades. He looked around and spotted Minos fending off a group of four Adventurers. Lili was atop a vantage point and shot at those who were visible within her line of sight with her magic stone crossbow bolts.

The Black Goliath had long since arrived at its destination and was currently launching magic blasts from its mouth in an attempt to flush out the fallen angel. Trees were uprooted and the ground was cratered in multiple locations as Hermes leapt from tree to tree to avoid the blasts. Seeing that even he would have a hard time, the Black Goliath roared upwards, sending a signal to all of the dungeon. Minotaurs and other monsters emerged from the dungeon walls, freshly birthed to aid in the fallen angel's capture.

The anti-Adventurer army charged, pushing forward and killing any who stood in their way, slowly cornering the Adventurers at the collapsed cave. Desperate to escape, a number of the survivors hurried to clear the blocked exit instead of focusing on the enemy, weakening their defense. Slowly but surely, the monsters gained ground.

Lili had shifted to another vantage point during the fight and Bell and Minos rejoined one another at one of the Black Goliath's created clearings. Seeing as the fight had pretty much already been decided, the two of them moved to focus on locating the fallen angel. Soon, the fighting settled as the remaining Adventurers were either dead or in hiding. Even Voles had been felled by a minor monster while taking on two Minotaurs.

With the area quiet, Hermes saw that he had indeed been cornered and stepped out into the open with his aide surprisingly still alive. The Black Goliath stopped its rampage and watched. Lili observed the scene from afar for any tricks while Bell stepped ahead, twirling his twin daggers and smirking. He attempted to stride forward but was stopped by a shout from Asfi.

"Don't come any closer, I will protect Hermes-sama with my life!"

"Keh, I had hoped that being one of the more powerful Adventurers, you would realize it but I guess I was wrong."

"What do you mean?"

"That Hermes is a fake! The real Hermes died long ago, he is nothing but a fallen angel!"

"A fallen angel? No! You are trying to deceive me with your lies!"

"I hardly see a reason to, I was merely trying to see if you were willing to listen to reason but the result is obvious."

"Enough talk, now we fight!"

"Very well then!"

Bell moved first, dashing ahead, intent on getting first blood. Asfi foresaw this and cast a spell to fly into the air.

"I doubt you can hit me up here!"

Confident in her safety, she drew her needles and shot her enchanted projectiles at Bell. Just as she was about to let go of the first needle, she felt something flying towards her but could not dodge in time, the bolt piercing her side Her throw fell short and her grip loosened, the needles falling and embedding themselves into the soil. Barely in the air, she looked towards the direction of the attack and saw a purple glint.

"Of course… How could I forget about the sniper…"

At that, Asfi fell, onto the ground as the spell keeping her afloat faded.

"Wow, you didn't even put up a fight… Tell you what, out of pity, I'll let you see the truth behind Hermes before I end you."

Bell then turned to the person in question and glared.

"So? You gonna reveal your true form or what?"

"Keh, I guess this carade has gone on for long enough…"

In a cloud of black smoke, the body of Hermes sprouted dark wings and grew claws.

"I Zavebe shall be your opponent!"

"Nah, I don't feel like it, I'll just watch you fight the Goliath with her."

"Fine, I'll deal with you later Son of Cranel!"

And so Zavebe took off, ready to fight the colossal titan. Asfi, reeling from the injury, was shocked at what Hermes had transformed into. However, she wasn't the only one, some of the surviving Adventurer's curiosity got the better of them and they went to see what was essentially the final battle. As the battle raged on above them, Bell turned to the wounded Asfi and smiled.

"See? I wasn't lying, though I doubt you can be saved at your level of devotion so just wait, I'll finish you off after this."

She could only grunt in frustration at being helpless. That helplessness however, led her to an interesting thought.

'If I'm going to die, I'd rather die knowing who exactly this man is…'

"Who are you?"

"Me? Just Bell Cranel."

"Nonsense, there's obviously more to you than that!"

"Fine, I guess there's no harm in telling you anyway. I'm Bell Cranel, grandson of Zeus and the God of Ruin, well, the God of anything really, I'm the last true God as far as I know…"

"True God?"

"Indeed, ages past, there was a war between the Gods and fallen angels. Obviously from my previous statement, the Gods lost. That is not to say the fallen angels were unscathed of course, no no, they were hurt badly and so devised this system of Familia to draw power from the humans and gaining loyal servants."

"What?! So we're all just pawns for them?"

"Pretty much."

"No… There must be a way!"

"There is, but as I've said before, your devotion to your fallen angel is too strong, I cannot undo his markings as you are."

"But what about now?! If I know the truth, doesn't that change anything?!"

"I wish it would, but as long as you were happy with him for more than half your time, there is no way to save you, the only solution, is death."

"It can't be…"

"I'm afraid it is. Also, you can all come out from hiding, I won't hurt you while Zavebe is still alive."

Shocked at having been discovered and afraid of the consequences of not obeying, those watching in silence all stepped forward.

"I assume all of your heard my story?"

"Yeah, but I'm not believing jack all, my God ain't one of those fallen angels, you're just a madman!"

"Heh, I guess desperation does lead people to make up lies in their head. Well, not that it matters…"

Surprising even Bell, a green cloaked elf approached him.

"Oh?"

"So it's true, that you're the one that all the people have been talking about?"

"You mean in the bar? Indeed, those were me, though I don't doubt most of them have been over exaggerated. More importantly, what are you doing here Ryuu?"

"I used to be an Adventurer, so when Hermes called for me to help, I was obligated to."

"I see. Anything else you wish to ask?"

"I killed a Familia once, their God didn't retaliate or turn into one of those fallen angels, why?"

"You most likely attacked a Faux Vessel, they are false Gods created by the fallen angels to gather power."

"I see…"

"It looks like the fight is concluding."

"What? No way!"

A wingless battered and bruised Zavebe fell to the ground next to them.

"Guess that's done, it's time for all of you to die, can't have witnesses after all…"

"Please no! I have a family to feed!"

"Sad, but some sacrifices must be made to recreate the world anew, purged of fallen angels."

And so Bell killed most of them swiftly, leaving the most interesting ones for last.

"So it's down to you and Asfi, huh Ryuu?"

"Just end it, I don't want to waste anymore time."

"Hmph, unfortunately for you, I want to try one more thing before I do."

Drawing one of his daggers and twirling it for coolness, Bell walked over to the unconscious form of Zavebe and stabbed at the fallen angel's heart before twisting the short blade. Pained into consciousness, the fallen angel screamed as it was vanquished from the world, its power absorbed by Bell. Looking somewhat satisfied, he walked back over to Asfi and ripped her cloak off before stripping her top to reveal her bare back.

"What are you doing!?"

She could only shout in defiance as she no longer had any strength to resist.

"Relax, I'm just gonna try something…"

Mounting her, Bell focused his power into one of his fingertips and traced the runes on her back swiftly, quickly burning it off, the pain causing her to black out

"Her runes…"

"I gain power from those I've slain, it seems Zavebe was all I needed to be able to rescue those I couldn't before."

"Then there was no need to kill all those people!"

"There was, I evaluated each one before I killed them, they all carried heavy sins to get their strength. The only ones who bore little to no unjustified sins were you two, hence why I refrained from killing you two."

"So, you freed her, but what about me? I have no runes, I left them behind long ago."

"True, so I will now give you a choice, join me, or go free and return to your usual life as a waitress with a mental lock on you to never speak of what you have learnt."

Ryuu was silent, unsure of how to answer.

"Likewise, I will extend the same offer to Asfi once she awake. Me and the rest of my group will be resting, you and her can come to me with your answers tomorrow at the exit."

At that, Bell left the both of them and headed to what was left of the settlement to rest. The group sat around the fire and chatted about today's exploits. It seemed that Bell, with his quick speed and dual weapons, got the highest kill count, with Lili and her sniping at second place. The topic then shifted to Asfi and Ryuu.

"So do you think the two of them will accept Bell-sama?"

"Indeed Master, I find it hard to believe the two would so easily switch sides after finding out that everything they were taught was a lie."

"Well, we'll find out in the morning. What about you Goliath?"

"I care little about the result, I only wish I could have gotten a stronger opponent, he barely managed to wound me beyond dislocating my right arm slightly."

"I see, I guess it might've been quite disappointing."

"Worry not, I'm sure a stronger enemy will present itself if I follow you, Son of Cranel."

"I guess we'll find out…"

The group soon turned in and morning came. Ryuu and Asfi walked through the arch of the camp to meet a smug Bell. An hour later, the enlarged group stood at the blocked entrance, both Asfi and Ryuu sporting red horizontal lightning bolts on their upper arms. The Black Goliath fired off a magic blast from its mouth to clear the way and the group headed back to the surface to prepare for the countless trials awaiting them ahead.

A/N: And that's the end. As some of you have predicted, I am ending the story here, I simply am unable to think of any more content. So with a heavy heart, I will end it here until a second season for Danmachi is released. I might release a little bonus here and there for the OVA and Sword Owatoria but until then, the story will end here, thank you for all your support!

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