Truth's Taskforce

by VillainKing90

So when the Ruler of the Multiverse decided to send me and five others to try and stop this organisation called Qlippoth, I was pretty hyped. Until I realised that the majority of my allies hate my guts. Well, not that I care. Qlippoth, here comes Karma!

1. Genesis

Truth's Taskforce:

A Soul Sacrifice and Highschool DXD Crossover

A/N: So this is my first story, We are Six. I first came up with the idea while I was thinking about how there were so little Soul Sacrifice crossovers. Then, I thought that using characters from other games/anime would also be cool. I chose the world of Highschool DXD because I find it really interesting, barring the ecchi. As for the characters, I'll explain them at the end of the chapter, individually.

Disclaimer: I don't own Highschool DXD, Soul Sacrifice or any other media mentioned. With the exception of the stuff that makes its way out my head. Now on with the story!

Story Start:

Location: Unknown

If anything, the place was underwhelming. The home of the ruler of the multiverse was a simple 4-room house, with a lounge, the four bedrooms, a bathroom and a basement. Even the décor wasn't much to talk about. The TV was your run-of-the-mill 32' inch, the colour scheme of the house was mostly black and white, with a few paintings here and there along the walls. The bathroom had a shower, a bath and a white colour scheme. The four bedrooms were all quite Spartan, with the exception of the master bedroom, which sported blue walls, a queen-sized bed and a dressing table. The lounge had the same colour scheme. The TV was up against the wall and the only objects closing the gap were the mahogany coffee table and the black leather sofas that 'It' was sitting on. Even the name was inconspicuous: The Bridge Between

As the ruler of the multiverse, it had the job of watching over any and all universes that existed. This became too much of a strain, so 'It' created beings that had close to or less than the same amount of power as 'It' to govern over the different universes so that 'It' could have free time. These were 'Its' Administrators. Currently, it was extremely worried. No one would be able to tell though, since 'It' was just energy compressed into a humanoid form. The source of 'Its' worries was Great Red's universe. The True Red Dragon Emperor was one of 'Its' more powerful Administrators, but he was quite lazy in his management of his universe. 'It' couldn't really fault him for that, though. It wasn't as if he needed to control it. He just needed to exist. However, due to his hands-off policy, his universe was in a bit of a pinch.

Naturally, 'It' was worried. 'It' had been watching the various worlds since the beginning of time. Gods, Devils, Dragons, it didn't matter. They would all bow down before 'It'.

Well, not all of them. Some had managed to defy its rule. Great Red, The Shining One and Bhunivelze to name a few. But 'It' wasn't bothered. Polaris might have been, but Polaris was nothing more than an administrator. An employee in 'Its' company. Well, not anymore after The Shining One beat it.

Nay, this new threat was something that scared even 'It'. Qlippoth, an organization started by Rizevim Livan Lucifer, the grandson of the original Lucifer. They planned to resurrect a being that even 'It' might not be able to defeat: 666, also known as Trihexa. Of course, 'It' could just erase them. However, 'It' thought it would be more interesting to send champions to fight Qlippoth. Spending an eternity governing the Multiverse wasn't as interesting as one might think. Also, Great Red might have decided to fight 'It' once he got wind of 'Its' direct interference. The only reason why the DxD hadn't tried to fight 'It' yet was because he couldn't track 'Its' energy. That was not a fight 'It' wanted.

'It' turned its attention to the TV screen in front of itself. Currently, one of the candidates for becoming its champion was fighting an orange haired human. The candidate in question was Ulquiorra Cifer. Also known as the 4th Espada. In many respects, Ulquiorra was the perfect soldier. His judgment wasn't impaired by emotions; he was fiercely loyal and had a substantial amount of power to back it all up. His Segunda Etapa was also quite an interesting skill. But he seemed to be doing fine for now. The orange haired human fought hard, but he had no chance against Ulquiorra's Murcielago. Well, 'It' would get back to that later.

Next up on the candidacy was Lulu, a summoner guardian who came from the world of Spira. Even though 'It' had overseen the creation of Spira, the black mage's fashion sense didn't cease to amaze. A dress made of belts? In what universe did anyone else wear that? Alas, she made it work. There were quite a few reasons for 'Its' interest in her. She lost two people who were very important to her and stood to lose a third now. Presently, she was battling the creature known as Sin with her comrades. It would take time, but she would make a good den mother for the team. If the next few candidates were anything to go by, that would be sorely needed.

Third on the list was Garth, a Celestrian. He was quite the outlier in his world. A Celestrian without wings wasn't something to take lightly. He'd already saved his world from the threat of Corvus, who wanted to destroy the 'filthy' humans who'd imprisoned him. Which was quite hypocritical, since he fell to hatred, which would make him just as filthy as the humans he wanted to eradicate. 'It' was impressed with Garth's teamwork skills. Especially because he was able to give up dreams of glory to help his comrades when they were in need. Well, that was a Paladin's job. On his screen, Garth was battling a revived Greygnarl. He was casting healing and defensive spells using his new Sage Vocation, while his teammates concentrated on battering Greygnarl with a flurry of attacks. Both sides were starting to get tired, but it wasn't anything life-threatening for now. 'It' noticed that it had run out of milkshake and jellybeans. Not that it needed them, but they were very satisfying. A foot-long glass of vanilla milkshake and a large bowl of large jellybeans appeared on the coffee table. 'It' changed channels and began drinking the milkshake.

On the next channel, another candidate was currently fighting Deus, the leader of the Seven Deities. Asura was a fair bit weaker than Deus, but his Wrath Mantra closed that gap and then some. The idea of anyone gaining enough power to kill a Primordial being (and B-tier Administrator) like Chakravartin through anger alone was quite a scary prospect. Luckily, Asura was able to control his anger to an extent. Although, he might have been at a disadvantage in Great Red's world, due to the absence of Mantra. Well, chakra could keep him.

Fifth on 'Its' list was Saber. Once the queen of Camelot in her universe, she was now a Servant that took part in the 5th Holy Grail War. She was a leader in the truest sense of the word. Most enemies were baffled by her use of an invisible sword, but only enemies on her level knew about the sword's true nature. Her reaction to Great Red's world's versions of Excalibur and Caliburn wouldn't be a good one. That wasn't a problem for now, though.

This left the final candidate. Karma Raja. This man was possibly the one that was most interesting to 'It'. In his world, sorcerers were able to cast spells and defeat vile monsters at the price of their bodies. Even by a sorcerer's standards, Veritas was an oddity. He was the prisoner of a sorcerer gone mad, until he met a talking book. The book was actually the mad sorcerer's best friend, Librom. Librom taught Karma magic in exchange for Karma's defeat of the mad sorcerer, Magusar. 'It' had been watching this battle from the start and its interest was piqued further when it turned out that Magusar had actually been under the influence of the Twin Gods, Cert and Romulus, two of 'Its' weakest Administrators. Nevertheless, Karma fought Magusar and won, even managing to destroy his dragon form with Black Rite: Excalibur. At this point in his time, he was about to make his wish to the Sacred Chalice and rebuild the world at the price of Magusar.

Or so he thought.

'It' had already decided what 'It' would do. In that world's time, Qlippoth, or the Khaos Brigade as it was known would take two more years to put their plans in action. That was enough time for the six candidates to gain enough power to derail Qlippoth's plans. It was also a good opportunity for 'It' to see just what the hell Great Red was doing that could let this happen. Even though 'It' was quite ready to let the six candidates continue with their original powers, 'It' would give them the potential to learn some new abilities, but they would still need to train. Otherwise they would just go and defeat Qlippoth and 'Its' show would be over. 'It' began to emit tendrils of energy, which made their way to the different candidates. Once 'It' confirmed that the tendrils were attached to the different candidates, 'It' began to pull. It would take some time for the transfers to take place, but 'It' didn't mind. Spending eternity governing the multiverse did wonders for one's patience. Irrelevant. They would know the truth. Qlippoth and the Khaos Brigade would know of the absolute truth that spared no one. Qlippoth was just another speck in the Multiverse.

Location: Las Noches Rooftop

'I… was beaten? By a human nonetheless…'

This was a surprise for Ulquiorra. The battle had begun strongly in his favor. Kurosaki Ichigo had become much more powerful after his battle with Grimmjow, but that didn't mean anything when he fought Ulquiorra. The gap between them was much too big to be closed that quickly. So, even though Kurosaki could now match his base form without the hollow mask, he was still unable to make any headway against Ulquiorra's Resurreciòn, Murcielago. However, the fool still wouldn't give up, even though the power gap between them was so wide. That was when Ulquiorra decided to show Kurosaki true despair by unleashing his ultimate skill, Segunda Etapa. After that, it wasn't even a fight. Ulquiorra was able to mortally wound the Soul Reaper, but was now interrupted by his Quincy friend. He did notice that Kurosaki's power never really died out, but he didn't pay attention to it.

That was one mistake he wouldn't live to correct. Somehow, Kurosaki had become a Vasto Lorde and gained enough power in that form to annihilate Ulquiorra, at the price of his sanity. He even shook of Lanza del Rampago like it was nothing. Unfortunately, Ulquiorra had no answer to this new form of Ichigo's and so Ichigo handily defeated him. The Soul Reaper was moments away from killing Ulquiorra when his friend Orihime stopped him. Even though Ichigo had now regained control over his body, it didn't change the fact that Ulquiorra was at his limit. Currently, his body was turning into dust due to this.

Well, that was until he felt something latch on to him. Ichigo and his friends didn't notice it, but he did. Something was keeping him from dying, almost pulling him back somewhere. Things got even stranger when Ulquiorra began to glow white. Ulquiorra looked down at his hands to try and get some clue as to just what was happening. Another thing was noticed.

Time had stopped. It wasn't that Ichigo and his friends couldn't notice it, they were frozen in time! 'Just what is this? Aizen-sama's Zanpakuto, maybe? No… he's in the fake Karakura Town. So what could this be?'

"Oh, score. He has a brain. You know, I'm slightly disappointed in you... Ulquiorra-san." Said a bored voice. Ulquiorra snapped his neck around and was met with the sight of another person on Las Noches.

Said person was a tall, white humanoid form, complete with a large grin on its face. Ulquiorra chose not to attack, for one reason ad one reason only. 'I feel nothing. I feel absolutely nothing from this being. I would understand if it were attempting to hide it's spiritual pressure. I'd still feel something. But this… This is insane!' So he chose to stay calm. If this being could stop time, Ulquiorra didn't really stand a chance in his current state. Besides, anyone who could casually sit on a boulder while he was in Segunda Etapa was definitely worth noticing.

"Never mind, you're back in my good books. Usually, people try to attack me when I do this. Then again you couldn't do much right now… Ah, I can help with that." The being blasted Ulquiorra with a sphere of light. He would've retaliated, but the sight of his missing body parts regenerating stopped him short. After a few minutes, he was regenerated to the same condition (base form) he was in before the battle Ichigo. Actually, he felt a little different. He'd lost that hollow feeling inside of himself. Also, his Zanpakuto felt slightly different. For any other Arrancar, their Zanpakuto was just a way to store their Hollow aspects. But now, it felt like it was storing something… else.

"What have you done to me? This wasn't just healing, was it?"

"Hahaha. Smart, aren't you? I enabled the possibility of turning into a Vizard-Arrancar hybrid like Tosen. You would be capable of using Shikai, Bankai and Resurreciòn. I can't tell you your Zanpakuto's new names, however. Now, we wait for the rest of you comrades. I'll explain then. Oh… Someone's coming soon."

Unnoticed, their surroundings had changed. Now they were both sitting on a leather sofa. In front of them stood a coffee table, which supported a bowl of jellybeans and two large vanilla milkshakes. "Make yourself at home."

Ulquiorra had many questions to ask of the being who'd brought him from the brink of death, but they could wait for now.

"Are there any books that I could read around here?" The being's grin grew somewhat.

Location: Land of the Almighty

"Celestria-sama, there's not much to do around here now…"

"Is that not a good thing, Garth? You didn't seem too happy when you had to fight Corvus. Anyway, did I not ask you to call me 'nee-chan' or 'nee-sama'?" The goddess began to pinch Garth's cheeks.

This was the sight that the other three heroes were viewing after they reported their defeat of Greygnarl. The battle had been even more taxing than their battle with Corvus, but at least they were a lot stronger themselves. They'd all grown quite a bit since then. Garth's hair had grown out a bit, so now he sported a low ponytail that went down to his shoulders. His armor hadn't changed drastically; he still wore Catropic Armour, and used the Storm Spear as well as his Gigasteel Sabatons and Saintly Sollerets along with a Spirit Bracer. But his vocations had changed quite a lot. He was now able to use Sage, Warrior and Armamentalist if the need arose. He was usually the quiet, serious one, but he was never really able to keep up that persona around his 'sister', Celestria.

The second member of the team was Walt, an Armamentalist/Mage. Formerly a scion of a wealthy noble family, Walt decided to go travelling with Garth after the Celestrian saved him. He was also able to use the Mage vocation. He was a slightly pale boy, with neat red hair. He was the second tallest of the group, after their Gladiator Watu. He was a bit of a flirt, but nothing too serious. Well, except for when he was with their Sage, Diana. Then things got out of hand. Walt was the perfect foil to Garth's seriousness. He just watched Garth while burning with envy. Celestria always kept him at arms length. He also wanted to meet a hot goddess, dammit!

Number three on the team was Diana, who was also a Priestess. She had a den-mother-ish personality and acted as the team mediator. She usually had a small smile on her face and didn't get angry a lot (which was better for everyone). She was more gentle than the rest of her comrades, but was quite sheltered, which caused it's own set of problems (like when Watu had to explain concubines at the Gleeba dance hall). She was jealous of the goddess' closeness to Garth.

Their last teammate was Watu, a Gladiator from Gleeba who joined Garth after he was unable to help his queen Voluptua during the Drak crisis. In terms of attack power, he was the undisputed strongest of the four. He was in all honesty, a true berserker. Even Corvus was unsettled by his blood lust. Well, he didn't bother anyone outside of fighting. He didn't really care about the scene in front of him. "Besides the blatant whipping he's getting…"

"Ib showwy Celesthia nee-than…" (Read as: "I'm sorry Celestria nee-chan…")

"Hmm, better. Now, even though you have defeated Greygnarl, there are still more enemies in the Grottoes. So don't get big heads and always- Eh?" Celestria was interrupted by the appearance of another being. Everyone's reactions to this varied. Garth looked surprised, but serious. Walt jumped a foot in the air and latched onto Diana, who promptly sidestepped him. Watu just looked bored. There wasn't any fighting for him to worry about.

"Oh, were you busy? Sorry about that, then. Mmm, what was I going to say...? Oh, yes! Celestria, we need to talk." Garth was surprised by the familiarity with which the being addressed Celestria. "Nee-chan knows this guy?" The being in question had a (blank) humanoid form where the only interesting feature was the large grin on its face. Celestria curtsied before speaking to the newcomer "Greetings, Truth-sama. It's been a while since I last saw you." The being, now shown to be Truth, put its index finger on its chin.

"Yes. I haven't really done much since you took over from Zenus, but I need to ask you something. May I take Garth over there? I need him to join an expedition into Great Red's world."

"What's going on? Has that delinquent done something again?" Truth sighed at this.

"Not necessarily. There's something brewing in Great Red's world. A terrorist group wants to summon a being which could destroy me, but I want to send the expedition so that they may be stopped." Before the conversation could continue, they were interrupted by Garth himself.

"Celestria nee-sama, just who is this guy? And what is going on here?"

"To answer your first question, Garth-kun. That's my boss, for lack of a better word. As for what's going on, Truth would like to send you on a trip to another 'God's' world to solve a crisis over there."

"That's about right. There are more who will help you. They'll also be from different worlds. So you won't be alone. Do you accept?" Garth looked around at all his allies. He'd shared a lot of memories with them. His first fight alongside Walt (against the Wight Knight). The date with Diana, which nearly got ruined due to a thug trying to hit on her. As well his treasure-hunting spree with Watu and Vritra (a Thief, also from Gleeba). He also remembered his other allies along the way. Mei, the Martial Artist who travelled with them until they beat Corvus, who was now training with Master Wun-Tun-Punch at Alltrades Abbey. There was also Erinn, who always kept a place open for them at her inn. They were all important allies on their journey to fighting Corvus. But they'd saved the world. It would be unbecoming of a Paladin to refuse to help others. He would miss his friends, but he had a duty to fulfill.

"Meh. Either way, I'll be coming with you. So I don't care." Said Bombax. Leave it to the hotheaded soul to ruin the moment. Garth turned to Celestria to give his answer "I'll go. I enjoy helping others and I'll miss you guys, but this is my duty as a Paladin and a Celestrian." Celestria smiled thinly, but you could see her sadness. Truth's grin just grew wider, as if Garth had just passed a test "Well, it's decided. Any last words?" Diana walked forward until her face was a few inches away from Garth. Being the guy he was, Garth looked at her in surprise "Uh Diana, you're a little clo-!"

One could hear a pin drop in the room. Watu still looked as bored as ever (well this was just another thing he wouldn't tell his queen about), Walt's jealousy increased to the point where it became palpable. Celestria wore a sad smile, while Truth's grin grew to face-splitting proportions. The reason? Turned out that Diana's lips lightly overlapping on his interrupted Garth. After a few seconds, they pulled back. Naturally the couple was heavily embarrassed.

Garth was still in shock "Did Diana just? Wow, so this is a kiss. No wonder Walt is so obsessed with this kind of thing. Her lips are so soft too…"

"I finally did it! I managed to kiss Garth! But he's still going to leave for another world… Take that, Voluptua!"

So everyone stood in silence for a while, appreciating the gravity of the situation. Then Truth decided to finish what it came for "Ano, sorry everyone. But we need to go, so cheers!" Without warning, Truth and Garth began to glow, before disappearing in a blast of light. Celestria stared at the spot where Garth and Truth had stood before "There goes the last one. It isn't the best of outcomes, but at least he's helped us. Worry not, my champion." She pumped her fist in the air "Nee-san will hold the fort here!"

She didn't notice everyone else's exaggerated sweatdrops.

Location: Bridge Between

Ulquiorra had become heavily absorbed in his book. The book was about a group of animals at a farm that overthrew their human masters and now had to deal with the challenges presented to them by this. Currently, one of the animal leaders had fled from the farm due to another chasing him out. These pigs made very good hypocrites. In the middle of the room, a white circle began to glow until two shapes rose out of it, and then it disappeared in a blast of light.

The first newcomer seemed to be a clone of Truth, so Ulquiorra didn't take note of it and focused on the second newcomer. If one word could be used to describe him, it would be Gold. Nearly everything about him was golden. His hair, his eyes, even the armor he wore was gold. Well, only the armor on his torso was gold. Everything else was cold steel, with the exception of his spear, which was also gold. Ulquiorra also took note of the second newcomer's holy aura.

"He's just as strong as I am, if not even more powerful. At least he's an ally…"

Garth didn't think that someone more powerful than Celestria would live in such an ordinary place. He quickly realized that the 'Truth' with him was some kind of clone, since another one was sitting on the couch, next to a pale dark-haired man. The man had green eyes, with two green tear trails going down from under them. He also seemed to be wearing half of a skeletal helmet.

"What? I've never seen someone with a… hollow… soul before. On top of that, he seems to be just as powerful as I am. And why is there more than one soul inside of him? I'll keep this in mind." Garth put away his weapon and sat down on another chair in the lounge. His new allies were strange, but they didn't seem like bad people.

Location: Deciding Grounds

"Hah, hah, hah… I've… finally… done… it… Gah!" With a cry of pain, Karma Raja dropped onto one knee. Using Excalibur had been bad enough, but the after-effects were an entirely different story. Although, it had all been worth it in the end. He'd defeated Magusar, Cert and Romulus. Now his foe lay here, just waiting to be judged. "Don't fall just yet, you still need to get rid of him!" Said Librom from his right arm. Karma using all of his strength stood up "I know. I can't stop now. Especially when the Chalice is right in front of me." The legendary artifact floated a few meters awayfrom where Karma stood. It spoke "Human, tell me your wish, so that it may be granted."

It didn't take very long for Karma to answer. This is what he came for, after all. "I… wish to *Gack*…" he coughed up some blood "restore… the… world."

The Chalice spoke again "Your wish will be granted. The world shall be restored to what it was before the age of Magusar, at the price of Magusar and the Twin Gods corporeal forms. Sacrifice them to start the process." Karma held out his hand and clenched it. As he did so, he could feel the familiar ripping of the soul from the body that one felt when Sacrificing.

Magusar writhed on the ground in agony. Karma vaguely wondered if the souls inside of Magusar were also feeling the same pain as him. Alas, he would never find out the answer to that question. Magusar's body exploded in a shower of blood and gore all over Karma, signaling the end of the ritual. Once again, the Chalice spoke: "You have now completed the process. As promised, the world shall be restored according to your wishes." The Chalice's light became almost dazzling to Karma. At first he thought that his wounds were finally getting to him, but then he realized that the entire area around him was beginning to glow brighter and brighter, before a final, large flash of light completely blinded Karma.

Location: Bridge Between

The newly minted savior of the world was currently floating around in a world painted white. There was no other feature. There was just endless white. It wasn't as if he would've noticed. Karma had effectively passed out due to the effects of Excalibur along with all the other wounds he'd sustained in his battle. That was until now.

"Hey, hey. You need to wake up now, Karma-kun. Heroes don't get to sleep." A sharp jolt of pain on the forehead woke Karma up. "Eh? Where am I? Oh, yeah! I was fighting the dragon and then I made the wish to the chalice to create a new world…"

He nearly fell backwards after being hit again "WHAT THE FUCK? Who was that?". He looked around frantically for the perpetrator, until he set eyes on a man-shaped mass of energy whose only facial feature was the large grin on its face. "It's bad to swear, don't you know? Besides, I'm here on business." Karma righted himself before asking the obvious question in a situation like this "Just who the hell are you? Are you in cahoots with the Twins? Or are you something else entirely?" The being's grin widened "I'm the corporeal form of Truth. I know the true form of everything and I have power over nearly everything. The Twin Gods are actually beings created by me to govern the Multiverse. Although, they did overstep their boundaries a lot, so thanks for killing them. So yes, I'm something else entirely."

Karma took a few seconds to process what he'd just been told "Then what do you want?"

"Me? I'd like you to help me out. Thanks to one of my creation's passiveness, a certain terrorist group is now able to awaken a being that is just as powerful, if not more so than me. I'm assembling a task force of some of the Multiverse's best to try and stop them. You're the third member of this task force." Karma's formerly surprised expression turned to a frown of concentration. He did want some form of peace now that he'd saved the world, but there was some incentive for going to a new world. Like meeting new people, learning new things and going on new adventures. Well, adventures that he never really got to go on. So he made his decision "Sure. You're making a good point. There's no way I'm going to have a normal life after what's happened with Magusar and the Twins, so a little action won't hurt."

"Welcome to the club, Karma. Just take my hand and off we go!" It seemed that the ruler of the Multiverse was quite the creature. Nevertheless, Karma took the ethereal hand. The duo began to glow brightly before vanishing in a flash of light.

Location: Bridge Between

Garth had been watching the video footage of Karma's fight against Magusar and to be honest, he was disappointed. From what he'd seen, the sorcerer was only able to use six spells at a time. Plus he couldn't fly, so he wouldn't be much help off the ground.

That was until he pulled the giant sword out of his chest. Once Garth saw that, any doubts he'd had about Karma were shot to hell. Now Garth was afraid of his powers and his brutality when fighting. He was about to voice his thoughts to Ulquiorra, but the Arrancar didn't listen, as he was too absorbed in his book.

For the third time, a white circle began to glow brightly, before disappearing in a flash of light. Once the light began to die down, the third member of their task force was revealed.

Garth simply thought he was strange. The newcomer was slightly taller than him, at 6'2. The large hat he wore mostly covered his facial features with its shadow, but Garth could identify dark hair, dark skin and golden eyes. He also seemed to have some kind of odd tattoo on his face. His outfit consisted of a yellow open coat that split into two coattails at his waist. The coat had only one sleeve, on his left arm. His other arm was covered by bandages, which also had runes on them. The arm radiated a strange power, but that was irrelevant. Garth realized that something was very odd about his new ally.

There was more than one soul in his body. If he'd had two like him, Garth wouldn't mind. But the were THOUSANDS of souls just floating around in there! Some were angry, some at peace, some insane. One had so much bloodlust; it made Watu look like a kitten.

"Oh, are these my new teammates? I'm going to be fighting alongside a golden knight and a hollow bat. This is going to be great… I'm Karma, by the way. Karma Raja." The newcomer then promptly fell asleep on one of the couches. In that moment, Garth decided.

This guy seemed to be more mischievous than Patty. Or at least he had some very questionable habits. By the Almighty he'd just realized something.

There were two of them.

Ulquiorra's thoughts on Karma were different. The guy reminded him of Stark, which didn't really bode well for relations. He never did like the lazy genius type. But the newcomer did seem to be extremely perceptive.

"He managed to figure out Murcielago's true nature from a single glance. And the power radiating from his arm is just as strong as mine… I might grow fond of these two." Then he went back to his book. Richard Dawkins was quite the character.

Location: Chakravartin's Realm

"Who are you?"

It was a simple question. One that definitely needed to be asked. Just who was the glowing being that'd appeared before him after he'd defeated Chakravartin?

"Ah, yes. I'm Truth. I'm also Chakravartin's boss. Anyway, I'm here to ask you to join this task force I'm creating. Another one of my creations went and fucked up, so I'm creating a task force to deal with the problem. You're one of the people I'm eyeing for it." The being said all this with a large grin on its face. Honestly, it was just getting unsettling. Well Asura didn't really have any reason to refuse Truth's offer. He'd beaten Chakravartin, saved Mithra and died a satisfying death. But he still wanted to help people out. It seemed that there were still people willing to play with the lives of others, even in other worlds! The wielder of Wrath wouldn't allow this. So like the three before him, he made his decision.

"I'll go. I want to bring down this new threat. I despise those who think they can play with the lives of others." He raised his fist "They will learn to fear my WRATH!" At the last few words, Asura's aura began to flare up. Truth sweatdropped slightly. He didn't really account for all their personality quirks

"Thank you for that. So, shall we go? Just take my hand." Asura did so, then the two beings promptly disappeared in a flash of light.

Location: Bridge Between

When Asura first arrived at the Bridge Between, he wasn't sure what to think of the three people in front of him. There was the golden boy, Garth, emotionless Ulquiorra and outwardly frivolous Karma. Asura could respect the first's sense of honor, but he was too rigid for the demigod's taste. The second was hollow. There wasn't any point in being the perfect soldier if you have nothing to fight for. Oddly, the third was the one that Asura respected the most. He was willing to destroy two gods and a dragon, just to repay a debt to a friend. That kind of loyalty was something he could admire, but the sorcerer still had to work out a few kinks with his power. Oh well. Asura realized that the Truth who came with him wasn't there anymore, but Truth was sitting on the couch.

"A clone I guess." Asura was brought out of his thoughts by a voice. "Hey guys, I have an idea! The next two people are going to take quite a while, so how about we play a game?" On cue, a box dropped on the coffee table, while three more chairs appeared as well. Karma, who'd woken up due to the commotion, read what was written on the box "Monopoly - South African Edition? What is this?" Truth used it's powers to show them the rules and objectives of Monopoly, before answering, "This? This is simply the best game in the world. So, what pieces are you guys going to take?"

Location: Throne of Heroes

Saber was in turmoil. So much had happened in the last few days. Kiritsugu had used his final Command Spells in an attempt to destroy the Grail, but as a result, the mud from the Grail spilled out and destroyed everything in sight.

It was over.

Even so, she regretted it. She wanted to use the Grail to avoid the battle of Camlann. She wanted to have a somewhat normal life in her time, but alas, she couldn't. So here she was, at the Throne of Heroes. Waiting so that she may be summoned by a Master once again and be given a chance to have her wish granted.

However, it seemed that Truth had other plans for her. The being appeared right next to her with the ever-present grin on its face. Saber nearly pulled out her sword, but chose not to once she noticed the lack of aura being emitted by the being. Instead she opted to simply stay alert "Who are you and what do you want?"

The being chuckled "Me? I'm Truth, Ruler of the Multiverse. You could say that Gaea and Alaya are my employees. Anyway, there's a problem in another world that I'd like you to help me with. One of my other employees messed up and now the Multiverse may become extinct, so yeah. I kind of need your help in stopping this. There will be five other people that will help you, so you don't necessarily need to worry." Saber frowned in concentration at this. She desperately wanted to save her country, Camelot, but here was a chance to start a new life. Truth could take some kind of guess as to what Saber was thinking. "Oh, yeah! I nearly forgot. You know, the Grail wouldn't have granted your wish anyway. It probably would've completely destroyed everyone in Camelot and left you and a few of your closest friends and family. Well, I should just show you." Truth put its hand on Saber's forehead and then showed Saber the events that led up to the corruption of the Grail and the events at the end of the Fourth Holy Grail War. Naturally, Saber was more than a little shocked at what she'd seen.

"Kiritsugu-sama… knew all of this? That would explain the Grail, but then why? Why didn't he tell me this?" As she continued on this train of thought, her eyes began to sting. She was crying.

"I don't think you should worry too much about what happened here. Anyway, now you know. So are you going to come with me, or are you going to take sometime to mope?" Truth extended its hand to Saber.

Saber wiped her tears when she saw this. No self-respecting King would take so much time to mourn. She'd had her time and now that she'd found out that she had so little chance to achieve her wish, she would now help her new allies. No one else would ever need to go through what she did at Camlann! So she took Truth's hand. The being's grin grew quite a lot. Then the two vanished in a flash of light.

Location: Bridge Between

"What the fuck? I saw that shit, Baka-Sura! How the hell did you get that much money?"

"Eh? You're the one who sold your best property for a chance to look into Ulquiorra's soul. Don't blame me for your problems."

"Hey, a hollow soul is something new to me! Besides, you six-armed cheat, I saw you sneaking the money in! Put it back!"

"Guys, we should probably stop fighting. It's just a game…"

"Shut the hell up, Goldie /Keep quiet!"

"It would be better if ants like you didn't exist. You talk too much. Asura's nearly out of money too. You both are just so close to broke, a little bit of money looks like a lot."

"Not helping, Ulquiorra…"

"Hey, this is really interesting. I knew I made the right choice with these guys."

This was the sight that the fifth member walked in on. Four other people were seated around a coffee table, while Truth was sitting on a couch behind them. She'd already met Truth, so she tried to get a read on the four people in the room.

The first was a pale, green-eyed man with black hair. He sported some green tear trail tattoos and a skeletal helmet that covered half of his head. His aura felt oppressive, but hollow. Judging from his calm, this was probably Ulquiorra.

The next person was someone she approved of greatly. He just exuded the aura of a knight, but it seemed as if there were other aspects to his personality. She didn't mind though. The man wore golden armor, with steel boots, a silver shield, and a dragon-esque helmet. She also noticed the heavy electric aura from his spear, but Saber didn't pay much more attention to it.

From the first time she saw him, Saber just knew that the one in the yellow coat would be annoying. He was really quite different from everyone here. He had dark skin, curly black hair and bright yellow eyes along with a vine-like black tattoo on his face. Saber was a bit worried by the aura coming from his one bandaged arm. It seemed angry, sorrowful, happy and satisfied all at once. She stopped trying to analyze him, lest she went mad.

The white haired one reminded her greatly of Berserker. He did look mostly human, barring his strange markings and glowing eyes. He wore black and red combat pants that were ripped in some areas. Although unlike Berserker, it seemed that he could keep his anger under control, to some degree.

All of them seemed to be in a state of distress over the game. Karma looked ready to murder Asura. Asura had the face of someone who's done something wrong, but won't really admit it. Ulquiorra looked annoyed and Garth was trying to play mediator between the four. It wasn't like she was going to join, so she sat down next to Truth and watched. Truth turned to her "Refreshments?"

"Yes, please. There only five of us, correct? So when will the last member come?"

"Ah, she'll be here soon. Just wait a little longer."

Location: Besaid

Lulu wasn't entirely sure as to how she should feel. They'd finally achieved it. Lulu along with Yuna and their allies had defeated Sin and Yu Yevon. But she still wasn't satisfied. She still had some of her inner turmoil from the time she spent with Chappu. Yuna was still slightly out of it from Tidus' departure, so she couldn't really talk to her about it. It was same story with Wakka. She was brought out of her thoughts by the appearance of a humanoid being in her room. Before she could blast the being with a well-placed Thunder, the being put up its hands in a placating manner. This and the fact that the being had no presence stopped Lulu from attacking.

"Wait, wait, wait. I'm not here to do anything, Lulu. Well, besides asking you for a favor. If you're wondering about who I am, you can just think of me as Yu Yevon's Boss. While he didn't create Zankarland or Spira, he was the guy I left in charge of it. Oh well, he went and became evil. Well done to him." Lulu didn't trust the being that much, but at least she wasn't actively trying to destroy it. "Fine. But what is this favor you're asking for? I would think that a being more powerful than Yu Yevon would be able to solve its own problems."

"True. Well, due to the failure or carelessness of another creation of mine, a terrorist group in another world is trying to resurrect a being with enough power to destroy me. I happen to rule the Multiverse, so if I die, everyone dies. Currently I'm creating a task force to deal with this and you're one of my candidates. Do you accept?"

Unlike some of the others, the decision came easily to Lulu. The mage did manage to keep Yuna safe, but she wasn't entirely sure about her feelings at this point. She didn't want to leave all her friends behind, but she wouldn't gain any sort of closure here. Any place would work. As long as she could get away from Spira and Zankarland, it didn't matter. New allies might finally be able to change her outlook on the world, so she held out her hand to Truth. Truth and Lulu began to glow brightly, before vanishing in a flash of light. Yuna and the rest would be able to deal with her absence. They'd all grown up now.

Location: Bridge Between

When Lulu arrived at the Bridge Between, she nearly lost faith in her new allies. In her defense, they all seemed like absolute madmen.

"Mwhahahahahaha! Take that, Baka-Sura! I've got a Hotel now!"

"Karma just shut up. You're being noisy." The one known as Karma nearly jumped out of his chair to launch himself at the dark haired man across from him. Another golden haired boy was desperately trying to hold back Karma and another muscular white haired man from destroying each other.

"Ah, that must be the Baka-Sura he was talking about."

Lulu also noticed that Truth was now sitting on a couch next to a blonde haired woman with a blue armor-dress. The woman had a similar aura to Bahamut, but with much more charisma.

"Ah. Our final guest is here. So we can get down to business." Truth clapped its hands and the room's appearance changed. Now, they were all seated around a dining room table. The general theme of the room was different to the apartment they were in before.

Now the colour scheme was black and red. Everything in the room had a high-quality look to it. Even truth changed its attire to try and suit the occasion. It now wore a pinstriped black suit, a white shirt and a red tie. The men wore the same type of clothing, while the ladies wore a skirt instead of the suit pants and a blouse without the tie. The seating arrangements were as follows: Truth was at the head of the table, Lulu at his right, Garth across from her, Asura sat next to Garth, while Ulquiorra sat across from him and Saber sat next to Asura, while Karma sat across from her. Truth steepled its fingers and spoke.

"Now that you're all finally here, I can tell you what's happening. As you know, I helped to create and govern all known universes. Each main god could be considered as my employee. They're all known as Administrators. Some overstep their bounds, as some of you may know." Karma, Lulu and Asura winced slightly at this, but they didn't say much about it. It wasn't very important to them for now.

"One of my Administrators has been shirking his duties. As a result, a terrorist group in another world is trying to resurrect a being that could destroy me." Karma raised his hand to interrupt "Hey, but if you're ruling all these worlds, wouldn't it be less of a hassle to just destroy the terrorists before they get too strong? It shouldn't be a problem for you."

"That is true, but there's a slight problem. The Administrator in question would hunt me down for a fight if he found traces of my direct interference. I don't want to fight him, since we're both are at just about the same level of strength. So I'm sending you guys to try and stop their plans before they get out of hand. Any questions?" Ulquiorra spoke next "Your reasoning does make sense, but just how is this going to work? If this group is able to summon a being like that, then how are the six of us going to beat them?" Truth was beginning to like these people more and more. The Arrancar raised a good point.

"Quite perceptive of you, Ulquiorra. I have adapted some of your abilities to better fit the world you're all going to be sent to. If the group goes uninterrupted, their plan should be finished in two years. So you guys will have to years to train your new abilities. Also, you'll be working in predetermined pairs. Your partner will be the person sitting across from you." On the outside, nobody seemed too surprised, but they were all trying to wrap their heads around what Truth had said.

"So I'll be working with this Lulu person. She doesn't seem like a bad person. Plus I get to learn new abilities. I won't fail you, Celestria nee-chan!"

"I'm working with Asura, then. Oh well. If he gets in my way, then I have no reason to keep him around. At least I'm not with the loud one."

"Oh great. I have to work with a Knight. Militar was bad enough. She doesn't look like she'd kill me or anything."

"Out of all of these people, Ulquiorra is probably the most compatible with me. He doesn't seem as likely to fall into traps as me. Better than working with Karma. I might actually murder him."

"Working with Garth doesn't sound too bad. He actually reminds me a lot of Auron. I don't hate the noble types that much…"

"Of all people, I get Karma. Not that I hate him, but judging from his actions during the Monopoly game, he follows no semblance of Knighthood. Actually, he's more like Caster or Assassin in temperament. But that remains to be seen."

"Alright. Now that's out of the way. Garthand Lulu, you will be tackling the Three Great Powers. Essentially, you two will be a guard team, for important figures in this world. Asura and Ulquiorra will deal with the Yokai Factions. You guys will mostly be a powerhouse team, focused on taking down powerful figures in the organization. Finally, Karma and Saber will be negotiating with the Old Gods. Also, you guys will be a sort of back up team, in case one of the other teams needs your help. So you'll be mostly independent. Here is the basic data on this world. I've also given you the ability to instantly learn languages you listen to in the new world, writing and expressions included." Six spheres of light left Truth's body and made their way to each of the heroes. They all got a slight headache from the amount of information being give to them, but it wasn't anything too serious.

"You've gotten your knowledge, so I'll be sending you off now. Your changes should take effect over time and training. Bye!" All six members of Truth's task force disappeared in a flash of light. Truth took a sip of wine from his glass.

"I almost feel bad for the Khaos Brigade. Alas, it'll be quite the show for me."

Character Information:

Name: Saber

Age: Physical (19), Real (Unknown)

Height: 5'0

Appearance: Caucasian woman with green eyes. Wears a dark blue dress, with a steel breastplate, steel gauntlets and greaves. Has blond hair, which is tied in a bun.

Likes: Good Food, Chivalry, Good leadership and Swords

Dislikes: Dishonorable warriors, Karma's antics, Perverts, Corrupt leaders and Bad food.

Weapon/Abilities: Caliburn and Excalibur, Invisible Air, Massive amount of Prana/Mana due to having some dragon blood inside of her. Regeneration and magic armor.

Saber (Real name: Artoria Pendragon) lost her chance to bring back her lost kingdom of Camelot during the 4th Holy Grail War, when Kiritsugu used his last Command Spells to make her destroy the Holy Grail. After hearing the truth about the Holy Grail from Truth, she pledges to try and save anyone from the fate that she'd suffered.

Name: Garth

Age: 15

Height: 5,5''

Appearance: Tan skin; with slightly long golden hair in a low ponytail and golden eyes. Wears the golden Catropic Armor, Dragon Warrior Helm, Heavy Gauntlets, Saintly Sollerets, Spirit Bracer and Silver Shield.

Likes: Treasure hunting, Friendship and Helping others

Dislikes: Megalomaniacs, Dishonesty, Sexual teasing and Frivolity

Weapons/Abilities (Main): Storm Spear, Occasional Magic Reflection due to Catropic Armor, Inhuman defense due to Paladin status, Hammer Skill, Spear Skill, Wand Skill, Spear Skill and Virtue, Heal, Buff, Spell Checker, Midheal, Kabuff, Magic Barrier, Kamikaze, Kerplunk and Mana Reserve boost due to Spirit Bracer.

Garth has been travelling the world while doing his duties as the last remaining Guardian ever since his defeat of Corvus. Among the Taskforce, he is known as the Golden Boy due to his features and choice of armor. Out of all his allies, he could also be the most versatile (with the exception of Karma), as he is able to change his Vocation with Jack's Knack. Even so, he still enjoys being a Paladin.

Name: Ulquiorra Cifer

Age: Physical (25), Real (Unknown)

Height: 5'8''

Appearance: Pale skin, with green tear marks under each eye. Has black hair and green eyes. Has a skeletal helmet that covers half of his head and a '4' tattooed on his chest. Keeps Murcielago in a hip sheath. Wears the usual Espada Uniform.

Likes: Reading, Tea and Learning

Dislikes: Karma, Noisy people, Asura's Aura and Improvisation

Weapons/Abilities: Cero and its variants, Bala, Murcielago, Segunda Etapa, Pesquisa and Sonido

Ulquiorra was saved by Truth after his final battle with Ichigo Kurosaki. He has an ongoing feud with Karma, due to his actions during the Monopoly game and his frivolity despite having a cursed power. Among the Taskforce, Ulquiorra is well known for putting the mission before anything else. This can result in arguments with some of his more relaxed teammates like Karma and Saber.

Name: Asura

Age: Physical (28), Real (Unknown)

Height: 6'2

Appearance: Muscular with tan skin and strange markings. Has glowing white eyes and spiky grey hair. Wears golden gauntlets, along with torn black and red trousers.

Likes: His wife and daughter, a good fight, delivering justice

Dislikes: Control freaks, Arrogance, Karma (More like a rivalry)

Weapons/Abilities: Wrath Mantra and all its transformations

Asura met Truth after defeating Chakravartin, when the ruler of the Multiverse gave Asura an offer he didn't really care to refuse, so he joined the Taskforce. Asura is well known among his allies for his gruff nature, to the point where Karma will sometimes call him 'Salt Man'. He is also the powerhouse of the group, due to his power increasing with his anger.

Name: Lulu

Age: 22

Height: 5'6''

Appearance: Wears a (low cut) dark grey and black dress with fur trimming. The hem and sleeves have lace trimmings. The lower front of the dress is made up of interlocking belts, while she wears a corset. She has red eyes and her black hair is tied up into a bun using hairpins, with long braids going down. Wears a myriad of accessories.

Likes: Reading, Her dolls, Teasing Garth, Finding new ways to use Magic and helping Karma with his schemes.

Dislikes: Zealots, Perverts, Noisy people (with the exception of Karma)

Weapons/Abilities: Black Magic, Dolls

Lulu hadn't found her answer after defeating Sin with Yuna. So despite her wish to try and help her childhood friend, she joined Truth so that she might be able to find her answer. She sees Garth as a little brother and enjoys teasing him about his (lack of) love life. She is also Karma's partner in crime when he plays pranks on people. This is mostly because she's made the decision to be less serious and foreboding, as she now has no reason to.

Name: Karma

Age: 20

Height: 5'7''

Appearance: Has curly dark hair and dark skin. Known for his striking yellow/golden eyes. Also has a vine-like tattoo on the right side of his face, which he hides using magic when in densely populated areas. Wears a variant of Avalon's Intellectual uniform (in yellow), with baggier pants and a black muscle top. Tends to change into a yellow Noble outfit when in desert areas.

Likes: Pranks, Monopoly, Treasure hunting, talking with the souls in his arm and cooking for Saber

Dislikes: Asura (More of a rivalry), Ulquiorra, Control-freaks, keeping still, using Black Rites without good reason

Weapons/Abilities: Librom Grimoire, Ungodly Stamina, Magic Resistance, Ailment resistance, Demon's Resilience, Blight Magic and all related abilities

Out of all his allies, Karma is possibly the most powerful, after Asura. He is also known as the 'One-Man-Army' due to his ability to change his style for any situation, especially now that he can use all of his spells at any time. He is also the fastest out of the Taskforce, thanks to his Evasion/Teleportation spells. Among his allies, he is known as the 'Ultimate Suicidal Bastard' because he continues to use Blight magic despite the cost. Although the majority of the Taskforce doesn't like him, they still respect his strength. That should prove something, right?

Finally… Here's the first chapter of my first story, Truth's Taskforce. Since this is my first story, try to cut me some slack (doubtful). All criticism is welcomed, including flames (although I don't like them).

Now, some of you might not agree with my use of Truth as the Ruler of the Multiverse, or my power leveling. Well, I don't care. I will explain at a later point in time. Even though the focus is on the Taskforce, the main character is Karma. I just really like Soul Sacrifice and he's also a blank slate, so score! Cheers.