I am dying so far because of this story, both from sadness and from irony.

I have a story named "Beginning of the End." It features a Headcanon battle between what I had assumed was the combined form of the Yus and the Bracelet Girls. The first and last paragraphs were in italics. I'm laughing so hard right now. XD

With that aside, this was an excellent one-shot! The tension and suspense were very palpable, and the characters were very well-written. I enjoyed it immensely, so great job! :D

My only nitpick is that...well, I didn't really felt the feelings or emotions of the characters all too well. From what I can see, you write from a limited (instead of an omniscient) 3rd person perspective, so there're a few advantages and disadvantages to it.

With a limited 3rd Person Perspective (or L3PP), you have the advantage to explain both the surroundings, the atmosphere, and still convey a character's feelings while not being in the direct eyes of that character (rather, it's the audience's or writer's perspective). Use that opportunity to convey and give emotion to those characters. Show their thoughts; write out their feelings, their reactions, their hearts and minds on a deeper, more intimate level.

In other words, portray the character as if YOU (or any reader) is that character. And the greatest advantage that L3PP has over 1st Person Perspective is that L3PP can switch or convey the emotions and actions of MULTIPLE characters instead of one.

Examples? When Ray hit Zarc, what was he internally thinking when that happened? What was he feeling (betrayed, angered, sad?)? What caused him to continue/what were his motives?

When Ray saw those visions, did her eyes widen? Was she surprised, shocked, scared for a moment? Did Zarc notice her change in behavior (if there was any)? What did she think/feel when that happened?

There were so many opportunities that you could easily had exploited in here. However, as powerful as this tool is, don't overuse it either. Basically, you'll have to think in terms of cause and effect when writing L3PP: for every action there is a cause. It can be either subtle or explicit, but that is entirely up to you as the writer to decide.

Anyway, again, this was a wonderful one-shot. I will be looking forward to more Arc v from you. ;)

Ah this really hint my sweet spot, I have a guilty pleasure for destructive relationships, and it isn't romantic but Zarc just can't comprehend what he's done is wrong, and it just makes you want to hang your head and sigh, wondering how we got here.

Also the idea of showing the different Yu's was really cool and unique, A idea

One tiny criticism is that at times the writing fell more under tell as opposed to show, for example when Ray tried to slap Zarc, it's a great scene but there are times instead of telling us what Ray thinks, you could instead skip the entire 'Ray believes' aspect and go straight to the juicy parts. For example 'this shouldn't have happened' as opposed to 'Ray didn't meant for this to happen' very easy change that heightens the already powerful emotions.

Overall this is a lovely piece, thank you for writing this!

nice story