Maria gave back Julio what he unleashed, as his Abyssal Wave turned into a Moonlight Beam of catastrophic proportions, blasting him into the ground as it pierced right through his chest, leaving a gigantic hole!
"G-Graaaggh…" Julio groaned, vomiting a mouthful of blood as he glanced at his own wound.
Flesh and guts were coming out of it, and a river of blood. The power of Maria's Moonlight did not stop in that either, as it was also able to cover wounds and not allow them to recover so easily.
"Unnnggh… W-Why am I not… recovering- AAKHH…!"
Julio fell to his knees surprisingly, shocking Jonathan. The Hero of Darkness continued vomiting blood as his vitality was slowly receding.
"Incredible, Maria! You did it- Huh?! Maria!"
However, Jonathan was quickly scared as he saw Maria falling to the floor, her phantasmal body seemingly too tired, it looked as if it was slowly fading away.
"Grooaarr…!" Kuro was also exhausted after the fusion, going back to his normal self.
"Ungh… It's fine, I am alright, just too tired. That attack spent all of my remaining Moonlight Essence in this body." She sighed.
"Body?" Jonathan asked.
"As you can see, I am a ghostly being now, Jonathan." Maria sighed, giving him a head pat. "You're always so slow at catching up, aren't you? My body can divide into many parts. Right now this body is only a piece of it."
"O-Oh, so that's how it is." Jonathan quickly understood. "Are you okay? Can I do something to help you? Ah, an Elixir?" He asked, offering her one.
"That'll work." Maria smiled, taking the Elixir out of his hands, and drinking it.
It slightly worked as intended, even if it had a bit of Holy Water, it didn't hurt her at all and her HP and MP began to recover, making her grasp the situation much better as her mind did not feel as dizzy.
However, Moonlight Essence was a different source of energy that doesn't recovery with these types of potions, and would only recover slowly over time.
"Hahhh… We have to kill that thing before it goes out of control." She said.
"Right." Jonathan nodded, standing back up. "Maria… I…"
"I know, dear." Maria sighed. "We have a lot to talk about. I am honestly really mad at you for how you were not able to help me before, and how you let it all happen though."
Jonathan sighed, looking into the floor.
"Sigh… Your expressions are like those of a kid sometimes." Maria sighed, with a bit of nostalgia. "But I also know your family was held hostage, and that… if you helped me, they would had killed yours."
"Maria…" Jonathan sighed.
"I know what you went through, and I know what this change of sides means for your family too." She said. "We've gotta hurry and save them after we're done with this, right?"
"You're willing to…?" Jonathan asked. "I… feel like I am not worthy of your aid."
"You helped me out, it is the least I can do to help you out back." Maria giggled.
"Maria I… Even if you're now a ghost, even if you've changed, you're still you. I can feel it, and I can also feel my feelings for you, which I've always held, blossoming once more." Jonathan confessed gallantly. "Could you…?"
"Well, we can talk about that later." Maria interrupted him, she had yet to reveal him she now had three lovers and three children. "We've got this bastard to kill… And looks like reinforcements have arrived just in time!"
The sound of countless of giant black spiders rushing into the surroundings of the kingdom echoed everywhere, as Jonathan saw in shock as a tiny little girl and another Maria, this one made of darkness, accompanied by a skeleton knight, led the army against the thousands of Frost Monsters that the Frost Queen has been constantly summoning towards this area.
Maria's Abyssal Body quickly reached her Moonlight Body, as both fused together into Abyssal Moonlight, recovering part of the Moonlight Essence her Abyssal Body had pocketed.
"Well, with this it should be enough." Maria said with a nod.
"T-That's a huge army of spiders…" Jonathan was having a hard time thinking these were his new friends.
Well, it wasn't as if seconds ago, he wasn't part of the side with the giant frost monsters as their allies…
"Mama, want help?" Wondered a little silver haired girl, sitting over the largest black spider's head and looking at Maria and Jonathan with an adorable, yet expressionless face.
"Not for now, dear, but protect the city. This bastard's someone we'll take down by ourselves. You too, Darkbound" Maria said.
"Very well, milady." Darkbound nodded.
"Got it." Arachne nodded, rushing to protect the city instead.
"D-Did she called you "mama"?!" Asked Jonathan, gasping in shock. "W-Who's the father?!"
"A big and ugly spider, hehe." Maria laughed.
"EEEH?!" Jonathan felt dead inside.
"Hahaha! I'm joking, calm down." Laughed Maria. "Though I do have a dragon husband right now, and two cute girls as my wives, a vampire and a elf."
"W-What…?" Jonathan felt slightly heartbroken, however, Maria gave him a head pat.
"Jonathan, I've had to continue my life as my own, you know?" She sighed. "They're good people, and I love them. But I still have a place in my heart for you. If you truly want to stay at my side even after knowing that fight with me, and if not… You're free to go."
Jonathan looked at Maria, his eyes seemed slightly doubtful at first… But all these memories he spent at her side, all this love, it wasn't going anywhere. He might be a more… "traditional" man, but he had already changed his mind and sided with the "monsters", he was already undergoing many changes in his mentality.
"GRAAAAHHH… JONATHAAANNNN…!"
The roar of Julio in the background was the last nail in the coffin for him.
"I hope there's a place for a second husband then…" His blonde hair waved by the icy cold winds, as his radiant and handsome face slowly started to regain his vitality and passion. "I'll stay at your side, no matter what, Maria!"
His aura of radiance spread out everywhere, clashing against the aura of darkness of Julio.
"There might be a spot for you, dear." Maria giggled.