Disclaimer: Everything here belongs to Capcom.
Introduction: I had this idea on the backburner for a while since going through Marvel's Infinity Stone Saga comic story. We've had Marvel vs. Capcom, so I thought, how would one for the Capcomverse be like? Heavily inspired by Marvel's Infinity Stone Saga and after watching Avengers Endgame.
Prologue: Origins of the End
Long ago in ancient times, before most life began, there was a highly advanced civilization. They were a race of celestial beings who were masters of magic and technology. When their civilization evolved, so too did their ambitions. Using all the powerful magic they could muster, they sought to create the ultimate weapon to use and bend to their will to make other worlds submit to their rule. The creators succeeded in giving birth to a living creature with godly powers, but unfortunately they succeeded too well. They failed to take into account that their weapon would evolve and turn on its masters once it realized it was better than them, and as a result, their world was destroyed, all due to their dreams of grandeur.
The weapon destroyed its creators, but its hunger for destruction wasn't sated. It traveled to other worlds and even dimensions, leaving destruction in its path. Its powers evolved on a frightening level, even gaining the power to spread destruction across space and time to the point of even invading alternate universes. Eventually, it evolved a consciousness, no longer just a mindless monster, now a cold calculating entity believing the universe is too imperfect for its tastes. By its logic, the only way to remedy this is to destroy everything and rebuild anew, viewing the method as 'necessary and beneficial'.
There had been many who opposed this great evil and sought to defeat it, causing a great war for the sake of survival. Many have been lost in the war, but they managed to defeat the evil. The entity was severely weakened and was cast away into a black hole in the hopes of destroying it once and for all.
The evil entity still had a semblence of consciousness after realizing what had happened. After getting tossed into a black hole, it realized it had been instead sent into another universe just before the Big Bang. A new universe ripe for the taking. However, it had been too badly weakened to do anything and was forced to lay dormant in order to recoup its strength. Once the Big Bang happened, it was sent hurdling and made part of a certain planet as it was forming. For the next few millenia, it laid dormant, plotting…
Several millenia passed, and life began anew for the new universe and its corresponding alternate universes…
Present day, unknown location…
In the middle of the vast ocean was a small island. It looked like any other island, deserted, ordinary, not distinguishable in any way. However, this island was once the latest stronghold of Shadaloo, the international criminal organization bent on world domination. Lead by the tyrant, M. Bison, he plotted to take over with his Psycho Power and amass an army of the world's best fighters. Anyone who had gotten in his way had paid with their lives. Their latest scheme was to release powerful EMP waves across the globe using a satellite array known as the Black Moons, but when that was thwarted, tried to bring the giant satellites down on Earth which could have caused an armaggedon. They were stopped by Interpol and a motley crew of street fighters.
Three months have passed since the Black Moons incident. With the apparent death of M. Bison, Shadaloo all but vanished. Now, the base has been destroyed, all that was left were ruins of the once mighty criminal organization. Within the center of the ruins deep underground was the remains of where the Psycho Drive once stood, now broken down and dormant from months of neglect.
Until now…
Suddenly, the Psycho Drive began to hum as if reacting to something. From the base of the destroyed machine there was a pool of a black substance that grew gradually until it overtook the Psycho Drive.
"Yes… this will do nicely..."
Somewhere in the distant future…
At the base of a dormant volcano was an abandoned mine. It was formerly used to mine for materials for robot parts but had been destroyed during the long battle known as the Maverick Wars. The place was littered with destroyed machinery and reploid parts, completely devoid of any sentient life. Save for two individuals.
"Clear." said the first person. He looked human, but he is actually a Maverick Hunter, a reploid tasked with keeping the peace and eliminating Mavericks. The youth was clad in what looks like a light blue full-body suit with dark blue armor parts over it. His sharp—ridged blue helmet only exposed his face, sporting what looked like a red gem in the middle. While he had a left hand clad in a white glove, his right was a built-in arm cannon.
"Careful, we don't know what might be down here, X." said the other person. He was similar to the one called X, but was mostly red with yellow trim. His helmet had sharper protrusions with a blue gem in it and a long shock of blonde hair tied in a ponytail came out the back of his head. Instead of an arm cannon, he held what looked like a green laser sword.
"I hear you, Zero. Still, the place looks empty. No one's been in her for months." said X.
"Which makes it a perfect place to hide out in." said Zero. "Our intelligence at HQ said there was an anomaly and the coordinates lead to this very spot."
"You don't suppose it's… him, do you?" asked X.
"Wouldn't be the first time. Be prepared for anything..."
The two Maverick Hunters descended down deeper through the mines.
"X! Zero! Do you read?"
X and Zero tapped the com links on their helmets. "Loud and clear, Alia."
"I'm picking up strange energy readings from below your current position." said Alia.
"It's unlike anything we've encountered before so I strongly suggest caution." said another voice in the com line.
"Will do, Layer." said Zero.
"Just don't overdo it..."
X and Zero go down a staircase which lead into a dark room.
"Guys, the energy level is picking up!" said Alia in the com link.
The two Maverick Hunters look ahead and see something glowing in the darkness.
Somewhere in the distant past…
A calming wind blows through the fields of what looks like Feudal Japan. Following the winds, it passes through a certain village. An old lady was hanging her laundry to dry, a man was training with what looked like a broadsword made of wood, a young woman was tending to a rice field, a boy was playing with his dog near a radish field, and an old man with an orange on his head was doing what looked like a ritual dance before a tree.
Just a typical day in Kamiki Village.
Near the back of the village stood the sacred guardian tree, the Konohana Tree, which protected Kamiki for years. Suddenly, a light sprung forth from the tree, taking the form of a young woman with black hair tied in a bun shaped like the tree held by a leaf-shaped tie while the front strands were long and wide, reaching down to her waist. She was clad in a short pink slit skirt and a midriff-baring pink and green top ensemble. She also has a veil made of a purple mist around her arms that seemed to float upward.
"I see Kamiki is as peaceful as ever. The cherry blossoms are in full bloom."
"Sakuya babe!"
The one called Sakuya looked over to see what looked like a glowing green bouncing ball.
"Oh Issun, how long has it been?"
"Too long! I've been all over Nippon spreading the word about the Gods and Ammy!" said Issun. "Being a Celestial Envoy is hard work..."
"Yes, but it is beneficial for all." said Sakuya: "We've all experienced a time of peace that Nippon had been bereft of since the coming of Yami."
Issun nods as he thought of his past journey with the Goddess of the Sun. He missed the days of helping the reincarnation of Shiranui regain her lost godhood and defeat the evil plaguing the land. "I'm sure that furball is working hard up there. Just wish I could see her again."
"We all miss Amaterasu, Issun. However, she's got new responsibilities on the Celestial Plain."
Issun looked over to the stone platform where the statue of Shiranui once stood before Sakuya gave it life again. 'It was here where it all began, where I met Ammy. Of course, I was in Sakuya's deep valley beforehand. Heheheh… sigh, it felt like it was just yesterday when the work was suffering from an enveloping darkness'
"Something wrong, Issun?" asked Sakuya.
"Oh, just reminiscing, babe." said Issun. "Well, let's pray for more peaceful days to come!"
"Of course!"
That was when a distant rumbling was heard. Issun and Sakuya looked up in confusion at the sudden change in weather.
"Huh What's going on?" asked Issun.
"I don't know… but I have a bad feeling about this..." said Sakuya.
Unknown place, unknown time…
Within a dark void, a pulsating energy began to stir.
'Once I gather my strength, I'll remake this multiverse!'
With that, certain points in the multiverse throughout space and time became tainted.
To be continued...