And so 2 months passed after the battle between the God of Destruction and the new Super Hybrid God, and with no threats on the horizon due to most villains either being arrested or dead, the entire Planet had enjoyed a small period of peace. During this time, Dracton had travelled to his home Planet and learned the secrets of his own race, before immidiently rushing back after defeating an opponent claiming to be an 'Omega God'. Believing there to be more enemies on the approach, the group had begun training once again, attempting to reach the level of strength required to take on new god-level opponents. Of course, now that there were 2 gods amongst the Freedom Fighters roster, training was now more intense than it ever was…
August 31st, 11:58am, Tyrus' Dimension…
The Mangham simply stood in wait for both of his opponents to approach, and the very second his fellow hybrids had reached him, Hariko teleported out the way as their two left fists crossed one another in an attempt to punch Logan in the face. The moment the Hybrid God came back into sight, Xiro and Cobran simultaneously rushed forward and began attacking with as many punches and kicks as they could muster, each and every strike being avoided by Logan with little effort as he slowly began to float backwards, despite the fact he was fighting two Ascended Super Hybrids. Even as the two hybrids began to up their power and speed, their arms and legs becoming blurs to those that witnessed the fight, Hariko still managed to avoid the attacks with both hands behind his back.
It wasn't long before the 3 reached a small patch of freshly blooming pink flowers, slicing the tranquility of the area in half as their punches and kicks echoed across the area. After dragging his right foot downwards and catching several flowers around his leg as he slowly began to bring it up to strike, Xiro shot his leg upwards in the form of a front kick, causing hundreds of small petals to be blown into the air by the momentum of his attack, and surround 3 warriors as they re-began their skirmish. Whilst still easily avoiding every strike his two comrades attacked him with, and whilst still holding his relaxed stance of holding his hands behind his back, Hariko admired the scenery around him, and watched with great interest the petals that danced in the air around himself.
Hariko:"Huh, what nice flowers" he remarked as he watched the petals dance before him.
Cobran:"QUIT YOUR DAYDREAMING!" he roared as he slowly began to close in with a left punch at the ready.
Aindrea then shot his fist out at speeds of Mach 2, at the same time the brother of the Hybrid God shot his right leg out in another front kick, though Logan shifted his head to the right to dodge the punch whilst shifting his hips left to dodge the kick, right before stepping back to avoid the two hybrids incoming spinning hook kicks, with Xiro using his left leg and Cobran his right, both legs skimming past one another as they almost hit their target.
The group then rushed into the air as the petals finally fell to the floor, with Hariko preforming two separate teleportation's to dodge his opponents incoming punches one after the other, right before the two engaged in another one-sided attacking skirmish that Hariko was still the clear victor of. Then, as both hybrids fired off their own unique energy waves, the Hybrid God flew up into the air to dodge the attacks, angering both the Mangham and Aindrea, and allowing their power to grow momentarily before they rushed into the air after him.
The Hybrid God watched as the two disappeared from sight on their approach, right before he ducked and tucked his legs up at the same time to avoid Xiro's and Cobran's incoming left sidekicks to the head and legs respectively, right before Hariko preformed a side flip in mid-air to dodge the two as they each tried landing a right sidekick to either side of his body with another teleport, before finally the Mangham straightened himself and raised his power slightly as an invitation for the two to attack.
Almost instantly following their previous attack, Cobran teleported and tried to land a left roundhouse kick to Logan's head, though he ducked and dodged the attack, and then immidiently teleported out of the way to avoid Xiro's incoming teleport right hook, and upon reappearing, Hariko crossed both his arms in front of him in order to grab his brothers incoming right punch with his own right hand, and block his brother-in-law's incoming left punch with his own left hand.
With his two opponents in the perfect position to take advantage of, the Hybrid God pulled both his hands back to their original side, whilst simultaneously pulling both hybrids closer to one another and making them accidentally head-butt one another as Logan released his grip upon them and teleported a few feet away, now hovering over the nearby vat of water.
Xiro:"WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING!"
Cobran:"YOU'RE THE ONE THAT HIT ME!"
Hariko:"Come on guys. I thought you were supposed to be fighting me, not each other!"
Cobran:"Grr! Xiro, you stay out of the way! It's been a while since I've had Hariko all to myself!" he roared as he transcended to the Super Hybrid 3 Form, before he shot off towards the Hybrid God.
Xiro:"Cobran, wait!"
Aindrea rushed in and attempted to land another left hook, though when Hariko sidestepped to the right and dodged it, he swung his right leg up and attempted to land several, incredibly fast sidekicks, though the Hybrid God avoided each and every one. As Logan quickly began flying backwards, Cobran rushed after him and tried landing several fast-paced punches, followed by more impeccably fast kicks off his right leg once more, before returning to even more punches, though Logan continued to dodge them over and over again.
After charging some of his KI into his leg to make his attack stronger, Cobran launched his right leg out to perform another sidekick, though with an excellently timed knife-hand block with his left hand, Logan stopped the attack entirely, right before he grabbed hold of Aindrea's leg with the same hand, and with one mighty heave above his head, he dropped his brother-in-law into the water behind him.
Seeing an opportunity to attack, Xiro ascended to his own Super Hybrid 3 Form, and then rushed in to attack Hariko, narrowly missing his brothers forehead as he attacked with a left roundhouse kick, and then immidiently followed up with a hook kick off the same leg that the Hybrid God also managed to avoid with relative ease, whatever closeness his brother gained being from the Mangham feeling generous.
The Student of Vegeta then thrusted his right fist forward and followed up with a right roundhouse kick, the former of which was dodged and the latter of which was blocked by Hariko's left outer block, which was then immidiently dropped the moment he stepped back to avoid his fellow hybrids incoming spinning hook kick off his left leg. The Mangham then attempted to rush in and try one more assault, though was instantly stopped when the Hybrid God raised his right hand up and fired out an invisible burst of KI that launched Xiro flying across the water like a stone after being thrown at a lake, before he eventually crashed into the end of the vat of water.
The two mortals then simultaneously got to their feet and attempted to rush their opponent from each side, with Cobran readying a right punch to attack from the left and Xiro with a left sidekick from the right, though right as their attacks were going to collide with Harikos chest, the Hybrid God brought his left hand up and stopped the two attacks with his pinkie and thumb alone, the mere collision of the two creating a shockwave that caused the water to rupture and splash to an incredible degree before falling back into place.
Hariko:"Okay guys, I think that'll do for today's training session" he stated as they all lowered their attacks, and the two hybrids reverted back to their normal forms, completely out of breathe.
"You guys are doing well. Your power has grown considerably since we started amping up your training. I think you guys actually pushed my limits a little there!"
Cobran:"It might feel…like we're actually getting somewhere…if you fought back a little, instead of just dodging!"
Hariko:"I'll start attacking back when you give me a reason to. You've both grown extremely powerful, but you're not quite on the level yet that I need to actually start properly defending myself"
Xiro:"Any idea when we will be on that level?"
Hariko:"Give it time. To reach this level of strength I've acquired from the Super Hybrid God transformation would take months, years even. But, given how we've proven to be able to break normal power barriers in weeks, I'm sure it won't be long before I'll have to start using my Super Hybrid Form again"
Cobran:"Speaking of which, I don't think I've seen you use any of your transformations in quite a while. What's going on there?"
Hariko:"You both know that my base form was amplified by the Super Hybrid God transformation after my battle with Tyrus. Ever since then, it's like my body's been incapable of accessing the transformations. I can't tap into any of them, even though I know I can do so. However, I believe I know why. My body has become that naturally powerful that it isn't quite adjusted to being amplified to such incredible levels so quickly. What used to be the pinnacle of my power has now become the basic, and it's a really hard concept to get my head around. I don't think my body is exactly ready for the kind of power it will have if I use my transformations. The mere Super Hybrid form increases my power 50-fold, so imagine the effect it'll have on my body now that I'm this strong"
Xiro:"That makes sense. I assume that, while you've been trying to adjust yourself to your new power, you've also been trying to re-unlock your Super Hybrid God power. Have you been successful yet?"
Hariko:"No, but I'm getting closer. According to Ujun, in order for me to transform again, I need to harness my own KI to a point of pure perfection. Once I do that, it's quite similar to how I unlocked my Super Hybrid Form the first time; I need a true reason to become the Super Hybrid God again. A reason that combines my duties as a mortal and as a god, which will reactivate the dormant God Ki in my body and allow me to tap into it once more. After that, I should be able to transform at will"
Cobran:"And I suppose you'll have to re-train your body to handle the power of that form again, won't you? The transformation already gave you an incredible boost the first time around, and then some of that power stayed in you to give you your new base power. If you use the transformation again after your body has reached this state, your power level will grow even higher than it was previously in the God Form"
Hariko:"Hehe, guess there's no relaxing for me for a while, huh?"
Xiro:"I wouldn't say that. If you keep pushing and pushing your body, you'll no doubt break it and become further away from your goal than you originally were"
Cobran:"Meanwhile, I'm going to find my own power that is beyond a Super Hybrid 3. Tyrus informed us that there are several transformations beyond SH3, and I'm going to find one that rivals the Gods"
Xiro:"I'll join you in that search. After all, we can't let Hariko leave us in the dust"
Hariko:"Ahehe! I can't wait to see what kind of power you guys will unlock! I'm sure it'll give me a run for my money!"
Cobran:"Well, we can't search on an empty stomach. Let's grab something to eat. I believe I can smell Bunnie and Antoine finishing up the buffet they had planned"
Xiro:"We are half way across the Universe and in an entirely different dimension. How on Mobius could you possibly smell that?"
Cobran:"Years spent in exile from the rest of you honed my senses to a level you could never match. That, and she just texted me"
Xiro:"Of course. Joining us, brother?"
Hariko:"I really should keep training…"
Cobran:"Come on! You've been away from home for months now. Today was the first time the two of us have seen you in weeks! You should pay everyone else a visit at least"
Hariko:"Suppose it couldn't hurt! Plus, I can never turn down Bunnie's cooking! Ahehe! Though I'll have to catch up with the two of you. I need to talk with Ujun and Tyrus first before I go"
Xiro:"We'll see you down there, then"
After waving his two comrades off and watching them disappear with a quick Chaos Control, the Hybrid God turned on his heel and readied himself to take off for his two fellow Gods, right before he noticed something strange about himself. He was surrounded by a strange aura, one that felt practically alien to his own body due to the way it felt on his skin and the manner in which it surrounded him, making him feel as if his skin was being painlessly removed from his body despite remaining in place. Before he could question further what was happening, Hariko was taken away in a bright flash of green light, leaving a small burn imprint on the ground he once stood upon.
Mobotropolis, at that very moment…
…just outside Castle Acorn in the Julayla Memorial Garden, the Freedom Fighters had set up a small banquet to dine upon as a small break between their intense training. As the final preparations were being made, the heroes' attention was caught by a bright flash of light, right before Xiro and Cobran stepped fourth and joined their comrades.
Sally:"Good training session, you two?"
Xiro:"It sufficed" he remarked as Cobran gave a simple "Hmph".
Dracton:"What's got you two so riled up?"
Mariko:"Are you two still angry that Hariko won't hit you back?" she chuckled as her husband wrapped his arms around her waist.
Cobran:"Annoyed is a more appropriate term…" he remarked, earning a few giggles from others in the group.
Vincent:"Ah, give him a break. When you've become strong enough to take on two SH3's simultaneously, it's probably best that he doesn't start hitting you back straight away"
Bunnie:"It's a little scary considering how strong ya'll've suddenly become"
Xiro:"Certainly something that still requires some getting used"
Xanaks:"Give it time, dad. Before long, we'll be showing those Omega Gods why you shouldn't mess with the Warriors of Mobius!"
Suddenly, a massive bang echoed through the sky, similar to one given off from a thunderstorm, before an enormous gust of wind over took the area, and forced the FF's attention to turn to the sky, the source of this occurrence. All of a sudden, what could only be described as either a black hole or some kind of tear in reality burst out into the sky as the rest of the clouds turned black, before suddenly the outline of a few figures began shifting out of the tear.
Gracie:"What's going on?"
Xiro:"I'm not sure, but I certainly don't like! Everyone, stay on guard!"
Meanwhile, in a parallel Universe…
…that same green light reappeared atop a small cliff, and as it vanished, there stood Hariko, still as confused as he was just moments ago.
Hariko:"…what just happened? And where the hell am I?" he questioned as he began to take a look around.
"This place seems almost…dead…I can't sense anyone's energy nearby, except for Cobran's and Dracton's! Wait…is that even their energy? It feels…different? I am so confused right now…"
"Then allow us to answer your questions" remarked a familiar, but somehow different voice.
As the Mangham turned his attention to further up the clifftop, his eyes widened in surprise and confusion upon finding both Cobran and Dracton stood just before him, though there was something different about each of them. They seemed a slight bit older, defiantly looked like they hadn't slept right in a few years, and had several bandages wrapped around different parts of their body whilst there were still some wounds visible on parts of their body.
Hariko:"Cobran? Dracton? What happened to you guys? And why does your energy feel different? Wait a second…you're not my friends, are you? This is a parallel Universe isn't it?!"
Dracton:"Heh, even if you are Logan, you still figured out that one fast"
Hariko:"Let's just say I've had experience in this area. Mind telling me why exactly you brought me here?"
Cobran:"In short; we need your help, and your Universe is about to be invaded"
Hariko:"Say what? Who's invading my Universe?"
Dracton:"You are"
Cobran:"More specifically, the you of this Universe"
Hariko:"You're not exactly making much sense"
Dracton:"I figured, so let me explain what happened to the you of this Universe…like your friends, after the Multiverse Reset took place, we had our memoires of the old Universe restored since we only remembered this new Universe. However, our Hariko, like you, only remembered the old Universe, and so had to have his memories of this Universe restored. He didn't take it very well. He was enraged about the fact he'd allowed Mephiles to destroy the Multiverse, as well as plague this Universe with problems that it didn't deserve in the first place"
Cobran:"Also, unlike your Universe, it wasn't Shade that destroyed the city of Harthill, and neither did I take credit for it. Since Mephiles knew the Multiverse would somehow be repaired, given that he had knowledge on the dealings of gods and the rest of the Omniverse, he decided one final act of revenge against Hariko. And the way he saw to do that was to end the lives of not only everyone in his entire race, but also ensure that there was no way of bringing them back to life, either through the Chaos Emeralds or through the gods help"
Dracton:"Something in him changed that day. He started listening to the things people of the Planet had to say about him. Their fear of his power, their hatred and jealousy towards him for not sharing said power. He got even more enraged when they started begging him to help save the Planet when a new threat arrived, only to turn around on him once the day was saved and continue to speak ill of him. So, when Garianga emerged and revived our former enemies, Logan decided not to fight him. He instead decided to form an allegiance with him"
Hariko:"WHAT?!"
Cobran:"That was my reaction as well upon hearing what happened. Hariko believed the world was plagued, infected even, and needed saving. He didn't see the point in saving a world that feared him because he had the power to save them, and then hated him for saving them in the first place. He believed that people should be forced not to fear what they don't understand, and that they should respect him for the power he holds above all of them.
He sought to 'save' the world, to achieve peace no matter the cost, even if that meant taking away the Freedom of all living things, and he saw Garianga as his way to do so. After proving his loyalty to the demon by murdering his brother in the End Zone, Garianga gifted Hariko even more power, and out of respect for Logan finally realising the 'true good' he could do with his power, he stepped down as leader and gave Hariko control"
Dracton:"With his new power, Logan came back to Mobius and assisted all of his former enemies in destroying their opponents, his former family and friends, before he 'opened their eyes' to his views on the world and Universe, and they were more than quick to join him. He sought to create an empire across Mobius and the rest of the Universe, one where people would be forced not to fear and hate him, and instead respect him since he was the strongest being in the Universe. Luckily, when he came to assist Ragnore in defeating me, I managed to destroy Abukara before escaping from Logan's reach"
Cobran:"When Garianga attacked, I was currently hiding and training in a far-off area of the End Zone. After I felt Xiro's energy disappear, I tried investigating what happened, and upon seeing what Hariko had become, I was disgusted. Whatever control Mephiles thought he still had on me vanished, and the man I was all those years ago returned. To see my friend fall so low made me disheartened, and after hearing what he planned to do to his own family, I desperately tried to save them.
After getting to Mobotropolis, I managed to get Alician out of the way before Hariko's and Hagian's combined attack killed her, though it was only thanks to John that we got out in time…I couldn't save him…after which I made my way to Harthill and saved Xanaks and Elexia before Logan even got there, and just as we were escaping, I managed to spot Dracton escaping at the same time. After telling them a place to hide, I made my way to save everyone else…but I was already too late…Harikan had already been blasted away by Hariko and Rexcor, and by the time I reached Central City, Vincent's life was hanging by a thread, barely being sustained by Tails' efforts. We managed to get those two away before the others could come back for them"
Dracton:"The only other survivors were those on the Sky Patrol during the whole incident. We had to evacuate them and get somewhere safe before Hariko and his new allies came along and obliterated the ship. After getting somewhere underground, we figured the best thing to do was wait out the situation and see what happened. With no one to stand up to him, Hariko figured it was time to begin his empire, though not before changing his name to Harikuni, as a symbol to say he had moved on from his previous life. And from there on, he started taking over the Planet, one country at a time. No one could stand up to his new empires might, and before long, all of Mobius was under his control"
Hariko:"Wait a minute. If I still died in this Universe and went to Otherworld, then shouldn't Garo Kan have still been alive? During the year I was dead, I know him and Xiro fought, but did my brother actually defeat him?"
Cobran:"No, Kan survived that encounter like he did in your Universe. When he finally resurfaced, Harikuni and his allies decided to destroy him, believing he would stand in the way of his Perfect World. For the past 2 years he's kept Mobius under his rule, as well as expanding his reach into the Universe and showing them the ideals of his new empire. He's reached so far into the Universe that he'd already conquered Agar in his first year before continuing further. His quest to 'pure' the Universe of the 'ignorance of mortals' that plagued it had been accomplished"
Hariko:"Mortals? He thinks he's some kind of God?"
Dracton:"In a matter of speaking. In his quest to subjugate the Universe to his rule, Harikuni stumbled across the legend of the Super Hybrid God, the same legend you learned about and achieved in your Universe. Whilst he didn't find out how to properly become this new God, he set out about his own way of doing it, and after he gathered every last bit of negative and evil energy in his body that had been implanted there by Garianga, something within him erupted and allowed him to ascend to into a form that was something…something entirely worse…"
Hariko:"What do you mean 'worse'?"
Cobran:"Unlike your Form, whatever Harikuni transformed into can only be described as…demonic in nature. Its power is incredible and can wipe away galaxies without breaking a sweat. Unlike your own God Form, he can access his at will, though at the cost of being less powerful. Despite this, even if we were to train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, we knew we'd never surmount the power required to defeat him and take down his empire once and for all. So, we decided to turn to a Universe where there was a hero with enough power to stop him. It didn't take us long to find your Universe, the prime Universe, where we learned you had recently become a god of unimaginable power"
Dracton:"There'd be no way Harikuni could stand up to you, so we began making plans to bring you to our Universe to stop him. Unfortunately, Harikuni and his empire had plans on a Multiversal scale as well. Given your previous experience with Parallel Universes, Harikuni figured there would be more worlds like ours that are 'plagued' with the ignorance of mortals. There would be more worlds where they feared what they didn't understand, where they hated those that saved them because they had power that they did not"
Cobran:"Due to having control of the Universe, he was able to find a way to your dimension faster than we could. We had to risk everything to steal some of his technology in order to stay on schedule with him. Of course, in the process of stealing said technology, we lost some of our people. Knuckles and Alician will forever be remembered for their sacrifice. It was thanks to them that we could bring you here to stop him, though what we didn't realise is the difference in time between our Universes"
Cobran:"The moment we activated the machine to bring you here, Harikuni activated his own machine and begun invading. You arrived only moments after he left"
Hariko:"Then we have to stop him from invading my world and hurting my friends"
Dracton:"We should move quickly then. By the time you arrive back in your Universe, sometime will have passed and his invasion will be well underway"
Cobran:"Follow us. We'll bring you to the teleporter"
With that, the 3 warriors made their way to the top of the cliff and prepared to take off, and it was at said cliff-top that Hariko discovered the destroyed remains of Mobotropolis, the city looking like it had survived a world war with all its destruction. There were still signs of life within it, though it was very little, and the citizens themselves seemed scared to even walk the very ground their feet touched. Now having more motivation than ever to stop this new threat, Hariko took off after his two new comrades and followed them towards the city.
Meanwhile, back in the Prime Universe…
…a total of 11 figures emerged from the 'black hole', though due the darkness outputted from the tear in reality, their identities were a mystery. However, moments later, the black hole disappeared, and everyone could now see that these mysterious figures were in fact multiple enemies from their past; Kelriza, Felrikan, Hagian, Kilutro, Rexcor, Shade, Metal Hariko, Mecha Logan, Garianga, Brikon, each looking identical to how they did in the past, and all of them stood in their strongest form possible, though there was something different about them that the heroes couldn't quite figure out. Amongst these 10 opponents was an entirely new figure.
Adoring this new figure in terms of clothing was a traditional black and red lined martial arts shirt, the left side combed over the right and tucked into his martial arts GI trousers, which were red and lined black in contrast to his shirt. The sleeves of said shirt were loose to allow for greater arm movements, and upon each of his hands were a pair of black fingerless gloves. Upon each of his feet were black muay Thai feet wraps, and tied around his waist was a long black cloth adorning the left side of his body that stretched all the way down to his ankles. The most prominent item that he wore was around his neck, a familiar white necklace wore by a once great warrior.
The Freedom Fighters wouldn't have thought much about this new figure, believing him to be another run of the mill bad guy that was accompanied by their former enemies, though it was when they caught sight of his appearance did they consider otherwise. For what they didn't know was that this was the Hariko of the Parallel Universe their Logan had been transported to, the one where he had lost his mind and become a tyrannical ruler seeking 'justice', and the one now called Harikuni.
The hybrid and his comrades surveyed the area they had arrived in, the Mangham's fear-striking dark yellow eyes being enough to send terror into the hearts of all citizens that had bared witness to his entrance, before finally, his eyes finally settled on the sight of his old friends gathered together, and a sinister smirk quickly dawned on his face. Wanting to waste no more time, the evil tyrant quickly began to hover down to his old comrades, his new comrades quickly following suit, and landed alongside him just a few meters away from the Freedom Fighters.
Harikuni:"Greetings, my old friends! How long it has been since I have seen all of you"
Abigail:"Logan? Is that really you?"
Xiro:"No, it isn't. His energy isn't the same. It's almost something completely different!"
Shadow:"The same goes for the rest of them. They aren't our old foes, but they could still be a threat"
John:"Same goes for that Logan imposter over there. I'm not getting a good vibe from him"
Sonic:"Just who the heck are you?"
Harikuni:"I have gone by a few names, mostly Logan and Hariko throughout my times over two Universes like the rest of you, though now I go by Harikuni. It truly is amazing to see all of you once again. I believe the last time we were all gathered like this was when Garianga attacked Mobius. That was when everything changed"
Sally:"Changed how? And if you are a version of Logan, then why are you hanging around all your previous enemies?"
Harikuni:"They are no longer my enemies. I have learned that we all share common goals in this life, and so we simply decided to forget our past transgressions against one another and form an alliance in order to shape the Universe into something better"
Mephilisa:"So…you reformed them?"
Harikuni:"HA! That's rich. Your naivety never ceases to amuse me, daughter. As a matter of fact, it was them who reformed me"
Bunnie:"Ah dunt like tha sound a this"
Cobran:"What do you mean 'reformed you'?"
Harikuni:"Well, I should rephrase that actually. Rather, they made me realise what I should truly be using my power for, though it was only after my eyes were opened to the true enemy of this world. It is no Galactic Tyrant, threatening to take over our world and add it to his empire. It is no Biologically created Super Warrior, seeking only to wipe out every living thing on the Planet. And it is not an otherworldly Demon, wishing to control the Multiverse. In actuality, it is the People of Mobius themselves that is the problem, along with all the other wretched mortals of this realm"
Amy:"And I don't like the sound of this…"
Harikuni:"I didn't like it myself at first, but it was something I came to live with. The people of this world are plagued with an unnecessary fear and hatred of those like myself; those with power beyond anything they are capable of comprehending. I originally just ignored whatever opinions they had on me. Sure, some of them were hurtful, but it was the right thing to keep everyone safe and let them keep living their own lives. Unfortunately for me, I realised too late that I had been wasting my time.
When I had brought them peace, they used that time to insult and hate me, to despise how I didn't share my power with them in ways they wanted. However, the moment a new threat appeared, that was when they began to beg for my help. But again, when all was said and done, they hated me once more. They sometimes even blamed me for bringing these threats to Mobius, despite some of our enemies being born from their own hatred and ignorance.
Whilst also fearing me, some felt the need to express how scared they were about the limits my power could reach. They believed that if I were to lose control, there was no telling the kind of destruction I could bring, and yet they still felt the need to ridicule me, knowing I could destroy all of them in mere moments. So I asked myself: what's the point in saving those that fear me? If they're so scared of me, then why do they turn to me when everything has gone wrong?"
Antoine:"Surely ju of all people cannot be saying zees?"
Harikuni:"One thing I have learned, my old friend, is that no matter how morally good someone stands to be, all it can take is one bad day to make them realise either how right they have been, or how wrong they have been. In my case, it was the latter, and I realised on that day that it was that kind of unjust thinking that I needed to fix in order to create a truly right world for all people to live out their lives the right way. So, when Garianga organised my old enemies to attack our Planet, and I heard of the kind of power he holds thanks to Rexler, I saw my chance to fix Mobius.
After travelling to his home dimension, I conversed with Garianga and explained how I wouldn't be the one to get in the way of him taking over the Omniverse, but I'd instead be one to help him achieve his goals. So long as he would help me fix Mobius and cure it of its insolent fear of that which they cannot understand and control, I would help him take over the Multiverse. To prove my loyalty to him, I showcased my new Super Hybrid 3 Power, and used it to destroy my brother before he had a chance to interfere with my new goals.
Of course, whilst I was ready to stand by and just assist Garianga in taking over every Multiverse that came before us, he saw in me a potential to become even stronger than he could imagine himself to be, and now that I had abandoned all attachments to those I had once called friends and family, he believed I could be the one to achieve his goals for him. As a gift for me turning to the side of what he deemed 'evil', Garianga transported some of the dormant power lying in the Deathexen into me and increased my strength to levels I never imagined possible.
It was with this power that truly opened my eyes to the truthes of the Universe, and I used it to assist my former enemies in destroying some of those I had once called my allies; those who would no doubt stand against our new dream of creating the Perfect Omniverse. I couldn't get all of you, considering you had either escaped or had already hidden yourselves, but I got a good enough chunk for there to be no resistance against me. From there, I convinced my former enemies to join me in this quest to bring about a new Universal order, one where we would stand as the strongest and most respected beings in the Cosmos, before we moved on and did the same to every Multiverse in existence"
Dracton:"And you just so happened to choose our Universe as your first stop in your Multiversal conquest?"
Harikuni:"But of course! The Prime Universe is feared throughout the Multiverse for containing some of the most powerful warriors in existence! If I were to take care of you first, I would not only be eliminating one of the greatest obstacles in my path but would also strike fear into the rest of the Multiverse, making it even easier to defeat them and take control!"
Xanaks:"Heh, do you really think we'll all just roll over and die to you? Fat fucking chance" he remarked as himself, Vincent, John, Alician, Harikan, Dracton, Mephilisa, Elexia, Xiro and Cobran stepped forward and took their fighting stances, whilst the rest of the Freedom Fighters remained back yet still took their own readying positions for battle.
Harikuni:"I should hope you wouldn't. After all, if there wasn't any resistance, this entire trip would just be…boring…" he smirked as he and his comrades began to power up.
All of a sudden, the area began to shake and tremble like a small earthquake was taking place, as the small portal in the sky spontaneously grew to heights triple its previous portions, as the shadows of hundreds and hundreds of figures began to pour out of the tear and cover the skies above the city. Once all of these figures had exited the portal, tallying their numbers in the thousands, the shadows that were previously cast over them disappeared, revealing these figures to be members of the Demonk's army, raring to storm the city and Planet below them.
Cobran:"I'll take Brikon away from the area. With how much power he's gained and how out of control he can get, it'll be safer for all of the citizens" he whispered to the machine and all others ready to fight.
Dracton:"Good idea. Whilst us 9 take the other villains, the others will take the soldiers and keep the citizens safe. We need to hold out long enough until Logan arrives. He should be able to put a stop to this once and for all" he whispered back.
Xiro:"Everyone, let's take these guys down! No holding back!"
Everyone:"RIGHT!" they exclaimed in unison as all those that could take on such threats ascended into their strongest forms and took their fighting stances.
Harikuni:"Kill them" he simply ordered, before all of his comrades took off towards the heroes.
In response, the 9 warriors (excluding Cobran, who rushed forward and drop kicked Brikon flying out of the city limits before rushing after him) burst off across the city as they were perused by different opponents, whilst the remaining Freedom Fighters took to the skies to do battle with the approaching army, and all those incapable of taking on such incredible threats were left cowering in fear at the twisted sight of their former friend.
After some travelling, Vincent and John came to a halt a few miles above the city, and as they turned back and took their fighting stances in mid-air, the two Demonk brothers also came to a halt just a few meters away from them, each with their family's famous smirk present on their faces.
Vincent:"Okay, fact check"
John:"Mhm?"
Vincent:"A couple of years ago, we could barely come to blows with both of these when they were using a fraction of their power, right?"
John:"Right"
Vincent:"And now we're pretty much equal to them?"
John:"More or less"
Vincent:"Oh how the tables do turn…!" he chuckled before his blue aura flared up around him at the same time John's grey aura did the same.
Just below them, the Super Kikari blocked a right punch off her brother using a left open palm block, right before she blocked another punch with her free hand whilst holding the other in place, just as both warrior's auras flared to life and the two began pushing against each other's might.
Hagian:"Even in another dimension, you're still the same little traitor I remember!"
Alician:"And you're still a walking shell of the man you once were!" she exclaimed as her aura flared up brighter and stronger than her opponents.
With her fellow Kikari in her grasp, it was all the easier for Alician to launch her right knee straight into Hagian's stomach, forcing the air from his lungs in an instant and leaving him all the more open for the female Bronack to slam a left axe kick straight into her brothers back and send him flying towards the city below. However, right before the male Bronack could hit the ground, the soon-to-be Mangham teleported right next to her former ally and sent him skidding down the streets with a well-placed right sidekick to the back. Upon grinding himself to a halt, Hagian slowly began to pick himself back up whilst spitting out a small bit of blood, and once he was back on his feet, he slowly turned to face Alician as she landed a few steps away.
"The same shell I burnt into a fucking crisp with one punch…!" she remarked with such disdain and disgust in her voice that it was such a chilling comparison to her usual self.
Hagian:"Hahaha…it's funny…" he started as he used his left forearm to wipe the bit of blood trailing down his mouth.
"…in my world, after I sided with Hariko, I killed you in the exact same way…!"
Alician:"I hope you don't expect for the same thing to happen twice"
Hagian:"Well, maybe not in the same way" he remarked as a sinister grin grew on his features.
Kilutro:"COME HERE YOU LITTLE SHIT!" he screamed in rage as he chased the Mangham across the city.
Growing desperate to end the mere teenager that humiliated him in his own Universe, the demon channelled KI into both of his hands, right before he began firing off multiple energy blasts towards Xanaks that easily reached speeds of Mach 1. In response to sensing this, the Mangham halted in place, span on his heel to face his incoming opponent whilst simultaneously unsheathing his sword and gripping it tightly in both his hands, and as all of the energy blasts finally drew close to him, the Ultra Hybrid used his blade as a partial baseball bat; smacking some of the attacks off into the distance whilst completely slicing others in half.
When the last blast had been deflected, the swordsmen spotted the monster just seconds away from tackling him, and so as to counter the incoming attack, leapt higher into the air whilst spinning in place, causing the devastator to fly right underneath him and miss. Because of this, he was left wide open for Xanaks to take advantage of, and so with lightning fast speed, the Mangham span in place and sliced his blade right across the demons back, forcing him to let out a growl of pain as he front-flipped uncontrollably across the sky before coming to a halt moments later. The monster took a few deep breathes as he adjusted himself to stand up straight in the air, and as he slowly turned back to face his opponent, he felt the wound on his back slowly close up and heal itself.
Kilutro:"Grrr, you and that fucking blade!"
Xanaks:"What's the matter, Kilutro? Can't stand the power of a little sword?"
Kilutro:"I'LL RIP YOUR FUCKING THROAT OUT!" he roared before he flared up his aura and rushed towards his opponent.
Xanaks:"Take that as a no then…!" he remarked as he span his blade around his hand and prepared for round 2.
Higher into the skies, shockwaves could be seen appearing at random points above Mobotropolis, before the sight of a white and dark green light could be seen racing towards each other at speeds of Mach 2, and upon contact with each other, an even stronger shockwave capable of shaking the entire island was released as two figures appeared struggling against one another. These two figures were of course Ultra Hybrid Harikan and Beyond Perfect Rexcor, both with a hold on one another's hands and pushing against each other's might with all their power.
Rexcor:"It pleases me to know you have grown so strong in another Universe!"
Harikan:"Feelings mutual, Rexcor! This is the second time you've surprised me with how powerful you can become!"
Rexcor:"And this fight will mark our third and final battle! And like our previous encounter, I shall come out victorious!"
Harikan:"Fun you say that, since I'm also the one who came out on top in that fight!"
Rexcor:"It seems our score is tied then! Care to break it?!" he asked as his power began to rise.
Harikan:"GLADLY!" he exclaimed as his power rose accordingly.
The two warriors then outputted every last bit of latent power they had in their systems, causing their auras to flare up to 3 times their own size, right before another shockwave even stronger than the last was outputted, and as their auras dispersed with it, the two old foes exploded into a skirmish of punches and kicks that took them all across the island. Eventually, the two dropped altitude all the way down to ground level yet continued to travel across the land whilst constantly spinning around one another and attacking each other. After some time, the two arrived back in Mobotropolis and continued their struggle through the streets, though as they passed by a small intersection in the city and went down one path, two more figures raced down from another path.
These two figures were in fact Ascended Super Hybrid Mephilisa and SH3 Metal Hariko, the latter of which was perusing the former, but was having a hard time despite having the advantage in power and speed. Growing tired of not already catching the child, the machine amplified his abilities with some of his latent KI, and launched himself up the streets and just centimetres away from the young girl. Believing himself to be in a prime position to attack, the metal hybrid swung his hands above his head and clasped them together, right before he brought them down at speeds of Mach 2 in an attempt to crush the Mangham.
However, right as he was about to hit Mephilisa, she disappeared from sight, causing MH to hit only the streets below himself and create a crater about 6 feet deep and wide that he now hovered above, frantically looking about the area for any sign of his opponent. He got his sign when he felt his entire body freeze up, leaving him with absolutely no ability to move whatsoever. As he managed to shift his gaze and analyse what had happened, he found himself surrounded by a familiar red aura, and as he felt himself be picked up into the air by some unknown force, he soon came face to face with the daughter of his furry-counterpart, her right arm outstretched and with her hand covered in the same red aura that had him trapped.
Mephilisa:"You might have copied my father's abilities, but you'll never be the warrior he has become in order to use the power he holds effectively"
Metal Hariko:"Cheeky…brat…! How…can you…hold me…like this…?! I hold…the advantage…in power…!" he practically had to growl as he struggled against the hold.
Mephilisa:"Physically, yes, but mentally? You come nowhere close to the kind of power I possess"
Then, with a simple flick of her arm, the robotic copy of the girl's father was launched flying across the island at speeds of Mach 3, and she took great pleasure in watching his body create a massive 10-mile-high and wide explosion of smoke the moment it touched down on the ground a few miles away.
"He isn't going to be very difficult to deal with. Perhaps I should go help Elexia with Mecha Log-"
"RUSTED TIN CAN SHIT BUCKET!" exclaimed a familiar, young female voice that the daughter of Hariko knew all too well.
Before Mephilisa had the idea to search where the voice had come from, she was given a very clear idea when a massive explosion of smoke burst through the side of a nearby building, and the sight of two figures, one metallic and one small, came rushing out with the latter on the defensive whilst the former was on a full out assault. These two figures were in fact Ascended Super Hybrid Mecha Logan, his arms raised into a cross block to protect himself from the second figure, Ascended Super Hybrid Elexia, who was currently attacking the robot with such ultra-fast punches that a small sonic boom was created each time she launched off an attack.
"YOU'RE JUST A CHEAP FUCKING IMITTION OF MY BROTHER! YOU STAIN HIS REPUTATION AS A GOOD PERSON! I HATE YOU! DIE IN A FUCKING HOLE!" she all but screamed in the machines face, and she seemed to succeed in actually striking fear into the robot.
Eventually, the assault of constant attacks broke through the Mecha hybrids guard and left him all the more open for the young girl to land a rage filled right punch straight to ML's chest that launched him sky-rocketing across the city. After travelling halfway across Mobotropolis, the ASH hit the top of a building at such an angle that he was sent back flipping over it and straight down to the streets below where he hit the asphalt face first and created a small dip in the ground from his impact. Fearful of what would happen if he stayed there any longer, the robot scrambled to his feet and attempted to fly off but was stopped when something grabbed his hair and pulled him back. That something was Elexia, and she was still pissed.
"Just where do you think you're going?!" she asked in such a calm yet rage filled voice.
Then, as the girl unleashed a massive roar from the bottom of her lungs, she began to spin the Mecha hybrid above her head like the legendary Thor would to his own hammer, forcing a fear-filled scream from the machine's non-existent lungs, right before she tossed the ASH flying across Mobotropolis with no control over himself, and then proceeded to chase after him in order to inflict even more pain, leaving a very dumbfounded Mephilisa staring in amusement.
Mephilisa:"Okayyy…guess she doesn't need my help" she remarked with a small smirk before she took off after her father's other imitator.
Across the city, Xiro and Shade, both of whom were in their Super Hybrid 3 Forms, raced across the rooftops of Mobotropolis, every so often either firing an energy blast at each other or charging towards each other to launch a physical attack that was countered by the other. Eventually, the two reached the end of one rooftop, and leapt into the air simultaneously whilst slowly drawing closer to one another. Upon reaching a certain altitude, the two span in place before attacking each other with a right roundhouse kick, and the resulting clash between their legs sent out a shockwave that shook the entire island like an earthquake was taking place despite nothing actually being harmed.
The two struggled against one another's power for a moment, right before Aindrea smirked and the Mangham frowned, and the two then exploded into a skirmish that continued to shake the island with every clash, counter, block and attack. Whilst the two SH3's were busy battling one another, two more figures; Garianga and Dracton, floated up from below in their own skirmish and battled alongside the two hybrids, their struggle of power worsening the shaking of the island and expanding its reach further across the land.
Xiro:"HEY, DRACTON! THAT GOD FORM OF YOURS WOULD BE REAL USEFUL RIGHT ABOUT NOW!" he exclaimed as he dodged a right hook from Cobran's parallel-brother.
Dracton:"I CAN'T TAP INTO IT NATURALLY YET! I STILL NEED SOME PRACTISE!" he called out as he threw his left arm out in the form of an outer block to stop Garianga's incoming right roundhouse kick.
Xiro:"OH JUST FUCKING…BRILLIANT!" he exclaimed as he clasped both his hands together and brought them upside the right side of Shade's jaw.
The strike threw Aindrea off and left him perfectly open for the Mangham to land a powerful left hook that was immidiently followed by a right hook, right before he leapt higher into the air, front-flipped in place, and then brought his right foot down in the form of a sidekick straight into Shade's chest, launching the SH3 flying towards the ground below. The lower-class warrior then slammed the back of his right hand into his left palm, causing a purple ball of energy to surround his hands, right before he thrusted both of them forward and exclaimed "GALICK GUN!" causing the ball around his hands to expand out into an 18 foot tall and wide blast of KI.
The energy beam raced down across the skies, collided with Shade's chest, and proceeded to carry him towards the ground at a faster rate than previously, right before the beam reached its climax and erupted into a 60-foot-tall and wide ball-like explosion that Aindrea was trapped at the epicentre of. The ball lasted for several seconds and inflicted such immense pain on every single part of the SH3's body that, when the ball finally exploded and sent the murderer flying towards the ground once more, he was already unconscious and bleeding immensely.
The former prince collided back first with the grass in the Julayla Memorial Garden, just meters away from Harikuni, who stood with his arms crossed over his chest as he watched the entire battle, and his impact created a large explosion of smoke that hid his fate and caught the attention of the parallel-Mangham. As the smoke finally settled, the hybrid shifted his attention to see the fate of his comrade and grew very displeased at the sight of a now base form and unconscious Shade lying at the bottom of a crater the size of his body.
Harikuni:"I grow tired of this…"
The tyrant then simply tensed his body, ascended into his Super Hybrid Form with ease (which was identical to Logan's own Form save for his black sclera's and red irises), and after his eyes locked onto his prime-brother, he rocketed into the skies at speeds far beyond what the other fighters were used to.
Before Xiro could register how fast his parallel-brother was travelling, he was struck straight in the nose with an insanely fast and powerful right jab that forced his head back at such a speed that the blood pouring from his nose due to the attack shot across the skies and almost stained the body of both Dracton and Garianga whilst they were still locked in their skirmish. With his opponent open, the parallel-Super Hybrid rushed forward and grabbed the prime-SH3 by the neck using his right hand, right before he placed his left index and middle finger to his forehead and preformed Instant Transmission, taking them back down to the ground just a few meters away from where Shade still laid unconscious.
The parallel-Mangham then pushed the prime one away and allowed him but a moment to stumble to a halt before he investigated how much damage had been dealt to him from that single blow.
Xiro:"So…you're able to take on a Super Hybrid 3…and you're only in Super Hybrid…"
Harikuni:"The power Garianga gifted me truly is beyond comprehension. It's thanks to his help that I became the new God of my Universe…!"
Xiro:"God…? Hehehe…hahaha…HAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Harikuni:"And just what is so funny?"
Xiro:"You think after some little power boost you're a God? Really? Trust me when I tell you this; you're nowhere near the level of Gods. I've seen a battle between two of them first-hand, and I can tell you now that you are nowhere near measuring up to them"
Harikuni:"Perhaps, but I bet I'm more than a match for you, everyone else here, and even this Universes Hariko!"
Xiro:"You just keep telling yourself that…!" he growled as he wiped the blood from his face and took his fighting stance.
Harikuni:"Come now. Surely you don't actually plan on fighting me? After the demonstration of what I'm capable of, you really want to challenge me?"
Xiro:"I've been training a lot lately, picked up a few things here and there from my brother I should've learnt a while ago. They should give me the edge I need. KAIO-KEN TIMES 2!" he exclaimed before his body was encompassed by a red aura and turned his skin crimson.
Harikuni:"Really? It's taken you all this time to learn what was the first foundations of my power? Pathetic. But, seen as your power has increased, it's only right I do the same…"
With another slight tense of his body, the Super Hybrid easily ascended to the next stage of power, Super Hybrid 2, which was also identical to his prime counterpart save for his now light green eyes that looked upon his opponent with bloodlust. Knowing it was too late to turn back, the prime-Mangham flared up his aura and power even stronger than previously, right before he took to the skies and began rocketing across the Planet in an attempt to take the fight elsewhere, and the tyrant, amused by his efforts, simply Instant Transmission'd after him.
Back in the skies, Dracton and Garianga found themselves locked in a struggle; both of them had a hold on one another's hands, and were outputting every bit of power they had in order to overpower their opponent, but to no avail. Electricity began to spark around their bodies as their auras slowly began to flare up stronger and stronger, their power building up and leading to some ultimate climax, before finally it collapsed in on itself and released a hyper-powered shockwave that not only shook the entire island and threw off every other fight in the surrounding area, but also created massive ruptures in the waters surrounding the island and forced massive waves to begin spreading across the sea.
Garianga:"Impressive, machine! I'm surprised my interest never turned to you in my time observing the Universe!"
Dracton:"I'm flattered" he remarked in a very bored and monotone voice.
Garianga:"And you say you've become a God in this Universe?"
Dracton:"That's right. The God of my People; the Eirianrobotto race"
Garianga:"HAHA! Finally! A man other than Harikuni that can challenge my power!"
Dracton:"Oh, I can do more than challenge your power…" he started before he suddenly disappeared from sight.
Out of nowhere, a pain spread throughout the demon kings body, with the source coming from his stomach. As he shifted his gaze to what had caused the pain, he was shocked to find the machine standing with his right fist firmly planted into the ROEZ's (Ruler of the End Zone), and after twisting his fist for a moment to increase the damage done, he slowly looked back up at his opponent and smirked.
"…I can beat it!" he finished, before he disappeared again.
The demon was allowed but a moment to regain his energy before he was struck directly in the neck by a spinning right roundhouse kick courtesy of Dracton, and the resulting power and speed behind the attack launched Garianga sky-rocketing towards the ground at an alarming rate. Luckily, what little energy the demon king had recharged allowed him to pull himself to a halt in the air, and he took that time to try and regain his strength to battle once more. Unfortunately for him, that was a mistake, as he suddenly sensed several massive power levels growing around him. When the demon king looked back up, he spotted hundreds of orange KI blasts surrounding him from every single angle, and above it all floated the robot, his right hand outstretched to control all of them.
"Hellzone Grenade" he remarked as he bawled his hand into a fist, and every single energy blast began to close in on the ROEZ's location.
With no option to run, the demon was forced to endure energy blast after energy blast hitting every part of his body, each and every one containing enough power to wipe out a Planet, and each and every one was slowly beginning to burn away at his body. Before long, every single blast had hit its target, and as the smoke cleared away, the remains of Garianga were revealed; a severally burnt, immensely bleeding and disfigured version of the demon king. Not only were parts of his body, like his face, burnt off to reveal parts of his disfigured skeleton, but the attack had also resulted in the demon losing two of his limbs, those being his right arm and left leg.
Garianga:"Is that…all you…got…?!" he barely managed to get out before puking up a considerable amount of black blood.
Dracton:"No, but you've given all you've got"
With lightning fast speed, the Eirianrobotto rushed forward and slammed his right elbow down on Garianga's disfigured face, and as a result, the demon king was sent tumbling down to the ground below with no control over himself, hitting the ground and kicking up a small cloud of dust as he was buried in a crater made of his own body. Just a moment later, the machine sensed energy's closing in on his location, and as he turned around to investigate, his remaining comrades (Vincent, John, Alician, Xanaks, Harikan, Mephilisa and Elexia) all joined his side, before their opponents all stopped just a few meters away from them.
"So, these guys are still around?"
Alician:"They're persistent, I'll give them that"
Harikan:"But nothing we can't handle"
Kelriza:"Is that right, boy? You seem to forget that most of the opponent's you heroes face were defeated by your father and him alone! As if most of you could actually stand up to our power"
Metal Hariko:"Truly, only he can end this battle!"
"Is that right?" remarked a familiar voice from above the entire group.
As both the heroes and the villains' gazes shifted to look above them, they were both overjoyed and horrified respectively at the sight of Hariko Mangham slowly descending down through a crack in the dimension, swiftly followed by slightly older and more war-torn versions of Dracton and Cobran. At the sight of their old foe-the heroic one from his younger years-all the villains' backed away slightly in fear as he, along with his two new allies, hovered down to the same altitude as the Freedom Fighters and stood before them.
Dracton:"Took you long enough"
Hariko:"Sorry. Time zones between Universes are a funny thing. For me, I've only been gone a few minutes"
Parallel-Cobran:"We apologise for pulling him over to our world so abruptly, but if we did not enquire him for help when we did, both our Universe and your own would be defeated"
Xanaks:"It's fine. It's just good to know he didn't just disappear on us"
Hariko:"Where have Cobran and Xiro disappeared to?"
John:"Cobran took Brikon away from civilisation to be dealt with whilst Xiro is locked in combat with your copy"
Hariko:"I see. I'll go assist Cobran in dealing with Brikon, and then I'll finish off Harikuni. In the meantime, think you guys will be alright dealing with these chumps?" he asked as he turned back to the rest of his comrades.
Vincent:"Relax. We've got this" he remarked as he gave his old friend a thumbs up.
Hariko:"Alright then. Good luck everyone" he stated before he used Instant Transmission to teleport away.
Artika, at that moment…
…the gargantuan right fist of the LSH was launched downwards at the spot the SH3 previously stood before he leapt out of the way, and as a result, the giants fist ended up hitting the icy floor he stood on and created cracks throughout the ground for several miles in every which direction. After pulling his fist free from the ice's grasp, the monster launched forward and swung his left arm out to clothesline the Prince, though with expert reflexes, the Freedom Fighter ducked under the attack whilst sliding across the floor like a rock star, causing his opponent to stumble forward due to the shock of not hitting his target.
After managing to regain control of himself, Abukara span around ready to attack his opponent again, only to be caught off guard with a right sidekick to the chest that took the air from his lungs and knocked him off guard, allowing Aindrea to begin pummelling his old friends stomach with multiple fast-paced and mountain breaking punches. The Prince only halted his assault after he had attacked with at least 40 punches, and immidiently followed with a right uppercut to the monster's jaw that sent him stumbling back a few steps as he tried to regain his strength to fight back.
In a desperate attempt to fight back, Brikon swung his arm out in a left hook, though due to his lack of strength and speed from being knocked off guard, Cobran found it all the more easier to duck underneath the attack and get behind the giant, right before he jumped up into the air and struck his old friend right in the neck with a quick left jab in order to disorient him. Upon landing, the SH3 struck the LSH directly in the back with 4 punches, right before he kicked the monster in the back of the left leg with a right sidekick, and the giant fell on one knee as a result.
Aindrea then swung his left arm above his head and prepared to bring it down on his opponents face, though at that very same moment, Abukara regained his energy to fight and swung his own massive left arm out to strike his old friend directly in the stomach, with the collision between his fist and his foes stomach creating a shockwave powerful enough to level the area whilst taking the air from the Freedom Fighters lungs.
With his opponent now open, the giant swung both his arms above his head and bawled his hands into fists, right before he brought them down against the Prince's back and smashed him straight into the floor, creating a spider web of cracks in the ice throughout the land the moment his stomach met the floor. The LSH then leant down and grabbed both of the SH3's arms and legs in his gigantic hands, right before he swung his old friend above his head and prepared to bring him down in a similar fashion to what he did in their last battle where he completely shattered the Prince's spine.
However, right as the giant was about bring the Freedom Fighter down and break him for a second time, Cobran outputted a burst of KI around his body, freeing him from Brikon's grip, right before he channelled the KI he had outputted back into his right hand, and then proceeded to slam it straight into the monster's face where it subsequently exploded. This knocked the LSH off guard and gave the SH3 all the time he needed to backflip away and gain some distance from his old friend and take his fighting stance as he regained his sight.
Cobran:"Sorry Brikon, but I'm not letting the same trick get me twice!"
Just then, the two warriors sensed a KI grow near them, when suddenly, out of nowhere, Hariko appeared alongside his comrade before slowly lowering his hands from his head and down back by his side.
Brikon:"Har…iko?"
Hariko:"The one and only"
Brikon:"You look…different…you not the same…"
Hariko:"Right again, big guy. I'll be with you in one moment"
In a burst of speed unlike no other, the Mangham closed the distance between himself and Abukara, and sent the giant sky-rocketing into the distance with a well-placed right punch to the face that sent the monster crashing into a distant ice formation before it all collapsed down on him.
Cobran:"Finally got back, eh? What took you so long?"
Hariko:"Time zones between Universes are really confusing" he remarked as he turned back to his ally.
Cobran:"I see. What are you doing here, anyway? Shouldn't you be dealing with your parallel self? I'm more than capable of handling Brikon"
Hariko:"I know this, but like our previous battle; it has to be me to but Brikon down. I was the one who put him on this path, and my parallel self did nothing to help him. It's only right I do what is required of me"
Cobran:"I understand. I'll assist the others in cleaning up the remainder of our enemies. I have a feeling Harikuni will be on his way here soon, so you better prepare yourself"
Hariko:"I'll be alright. Now go"
With a nod in understanding, the SH3 took off into the distance, and the Hybrid God turned back to the slowly emerging figure of the LSH before teleporting over to his location. Upon arriving at his old friends crash site, the Mangham watched as Abukara struggled to get onto his hands and knees, right before he began grabbing and clawing at his head whilst screaming like an animal from some kind of pain spreading through his head. The scene lasted a few moments, before Brikon collapsed back onto his hands for a moment to regain his breathe, and then slowly began to stand back to his feet whilst turning towards the prime-Hariko.
Brikon:"That blow you dealt me…you freed me of his control…I can think freely…I can remember…"
Hariko:"And what do you remember?"
Brikon:"How the other you…he put me under his control…forced me to listen to his orders…forced me to cause more bloodshed than I'd ever done before…forced me to become more of a monster than I already was…!"
Hariko:"And despite what he made you do, you can turn it all around. Just drop your power, Brikon. Give yourself up. I'm sure with some help, you can become a better person and have the life you've been denied in your Universe" he stated as he offered his right hand out to help his old friend.
Brikon:"No…I cannot…the real Brikon is dead…whatever remnants of him were left after all these years were destroyed when Harikuni made me his puppet…now…there only lives Brikon the Legendary Super Hybrid…and he lives for one purpose…"
Out of nowhere, the monsters power level sky-rocketed to its maximum potential as his aura flared up around him stronger than previously, and the entire Artika began to shake.
"I live…to kill you…!"
Hariko:"…(deep breathe)…(exhale)…then you'll live disappointed…" was his simple remark as he lowered his hand and a single tear fell from his left eye before disappearing as his expression hardened.
The Mangham then clenched both of his fists down by his waist and unleashed a mighty roar from the bottom of his lungs, right as his white aura flared up around him and his godly base strength exploded throughout the area, causing he very ice beneath him to crack and level slightly whilst some mountains in the distance nearly collapsed entirely.
At that very same moment, in the plains of Efrika…
…the ASH stood above the now beaten, bloodied and almost broken body of the barely maintain SH3, his right fist raised above his head whilst surrounded in a black energy similar in style to that of the Dragon Fist, and was ready to bring down his attack and end the life of his parallel brother. However, right as he was about to do so, he felt his entire world darken as a red streak of light passed by his face, at the same time he felt a massive KI grow across the Planet that caught his attention. He dropped his fist and dispersed both his Ascended Super Hybrid Form and the energy around his fist before he slowly turned to look into the distance where he felt that incredible KI rise.
Harikuni:"This KI…it's my own…but the one of this Universe! So, he's finally shown himself, has he? And he's so powerful…he must have gone into his Super Hybrid 3 Form to deal with Brikon…how foolish. He's left me a trail right to him…!"
Xiro:"Hahaha…you're still an idiot…my brother…is going to wipe the floor with you…you don't stand a chance…"
Harikuni:"Judging by how well you fared against me, I believe the odds are in my favour…"
And with that, the parallel hybrid took off across the Planet, leaving his prime-brother laughing hysterically whilst on the verge of death.
Back at the Artika…
…the Hybrid God stood with his arms crossed over his chest as he watched the LSH stumble back onto his feet, now covered from head to toe in bruises and blood marks, despite Hariko barely having lifted a finger or used a lot of effort against his opponent. With little energy to give, Abukara swung his arms above his head and attempted to bring them down on his opponent at such a slow and sluggish pace that it was all the more easier for the Mangham to catch his opponents attack with both his forearms, right before he used his right leg to knock the monster onto one leg and leave him gasping for air.
The Freedom Fighter than grabbed the giants right leg with both hands, right before he performed his mentors trademark Dragon Throw and began spinning his opponent around and around himself multiple times before finally tossing him across the landscape, and then proceeded to chase after him. Upon catching up to the LSH, the Hybrid God slammed his right elbow down straight into the monster's ribs, and the attack resulted in his old friend being launched directly into the ice below and before levelling the landscape with his impact. A cloud of smoke was created upon Abukara's impact, though it cleared away as quickly as it had come and revealed a small crater at which a now base form Brikon lay at the bottom of, and Hariko teleported down to his side upon seeing him.
Hariko:"I'm sorry it came to this, old friend…"
Brikon:"No…do not be…I…thank you…I haven't been free…from that tyrant's grip…for so long…now…I have my first taste…of true freedom…no monster to turn into…no other monster controlling me…I'm free…" he explained as tears flowed down his eyes despite him not crying.
Hariko:"And I shall make sure it stays that way…" he stated as he knelt down to his old friends side and used his new God Control to teleport him back to Mobotropolis.
Just then, the hybrid sensed someone slowly approaching him from behind, and as he slowly turned back to face the new figure, he wasn't surprised to find the parallel version of himself slowly making his way to the ground.
Harikuni:"I knew they'd bring you in eventually…" he remarked as he touched down a few meters away.
"Trust them to do it when I finally put my plans in motion! Though, now that I think about it, looking around at this world, you don't belong here! You don't belong in any world, and you have no business interfering with my Universe!"
Hariko:"My obligations don't end at the borders of my own Universe. And, if anything, if one of us doesn't belong in a world, it's you"
Harikuni:"I am both this world and my own worlds saviour! I protect it"
Hariko:"That's what's happening out there? That's what you're doing to your own world? 'Protecting' it?"
Harikuni:"Look at your world! You saved and protected it countless times from threats it could never handle alone! And after all the celebrations are finished and everyone's lives go back to normal, do you know how they repay you? They fear you. They hate you. They're scared of the things you could do with your power. They insult you, attack you, try and break and push you to finally go over the edge, just so they can see what you can really do with your power. And when they need you to save them once again, they demand and beg for you to help them and would no doubt get angry and upset if you didn't. It's very simple what I'm doing. Disobedient children will be punished and given order to follow"
Hariko:"Children? Do you hear yourself? We aren't supposed to play God. We don't get to decide who lives and who dies, how people should live their lives, and most importantly, how people should think about one another. You can't force people to not be afraid of you, or better yet, you can't use that fear people have of you to rule them. That's not your decision to make!"
Harikuni:"The decision is mine! It became mine when Mephiles took Abigail from me!"
Hariko:"I know what you lost"
Harikuni:"And you judge me for what I did?" he nearly whispered.
There was a silence between the two for a moment, both sides knowing the thoughts processing through the others brain after the proposed question, before the parallel Mangham slowly began to approach the prime one.
"After I kill you, I'll bring Abigail to my world. When she sees how I've perfected that world, she'll-"
Hariko:"She'll be afraid and disgusted!" he interrupted as the two reached each other.
Harikuni:"She'll be alive!"
Hariko:"Abigail's death doesn't justify-"
Harikuni:"He stole her from me!"
Hariko:"And you stole your planets freedom! It's time to give it back!"
Harikuni:"Fine then! Let's settle this with one final battle! No holding back!"
With one loud yell and burst of KI, the parallel hybrid transformed straight into his Super Hybrid 3 Form, looking no different than the prime hybrids own form save for his black sclera'd eyes accompanying his white irises.
"Now, transform and show me your power!"
A confident smirk grew across Hariko's face, right before he casually remarked "Kaio-Ken Times 10" and then proceeded to unleash a powerful yell as his own KI sky-rocketed, causing the very ground beneath him to shatter greater than it already had as a red aura appeared around his body to symbolise his use of Kaio-Ken.
"That's-That's impossible! The power you outputted earlier could only be achieved by a Super Hybrid 3! How can you have amplified your base form to such levels?! What happened to you that made you this strong?!"
Hariko:"In your Universe, you might have tried to play god, but throughout our entire Multiverse, I'm the only one who actually gets to call himself a god!"
Harikuni:"GRRRRRR! EMPTY THREATS! THAT'S ALL I HEAR!"
The parallel hybrid then launched at the prime one, his right fist raised ready to attack, and the moment he closed the distance between him and his opponent, Harikuni launched his fist out and slammed it straight into Hariko's face, producing an incredibly powerful shockwave from the collision that burst out around them and levelled the icy floor beneath their feet. However, despite how much power had been behind the attack, the prime Mangham hadn't budged by an inch, and seemed to treat the attack as more of a sting from a bee or wasp rather than an actual punch. Realising the kind of power he was against, the parallel Logan slowly lowered his fist and backed away slightly.
"W-What are you?!"
Hariko:"I…am Hariko Mangham, and I am the Hybrid God"
The literal second he finished his sentence, the prime Mangham brought his left leg up faster than his parallel copy was able to comprehend, and smacked it straight into Harikuni's right arm in the form of a roundhouse kick, a slight crack echoing throughout the area the literal moment the two limbs collided, right before the parallel SH3 was sent skidding across the ground for miles, and only came to a stop upon colliding with a large ice formation, and the rubble of which came crashing down around him as he lay there grabbing at his arm and gawking from the pain one simple attack could gift him.
Harikuni:"I-Im…possible…"
Almost instantly, the prime hybrid appeared before the parallel one, towering above him and looking down on him with disgust as his red aura emitted a small light against the tyrant's body.
Hariko:"Get up…"
After stumbling to his feet, the parallel hybrid launched his right leg up and attempted to land a right roundhouse kick to the prime hybrids face, though Hariko simply stood there once the foot made contact with his face, almost unfazed by it. Needing to inflict some kind of damage, the parallel Mangham dropped his foot and began unleashing hundreds of extremely fast-paced punches directly into the prime Mangham's stomach, pushing him further and further across the ground with each hit that connected.
"It doesn't matter how many times you hit me…"
All of a sudden, the prime hybrid grabbed the right hand of the alternate one with his own, twisted it slightly, and the pain of said action caused the tyrant to completely halt in place as he stared at his opponent in pure shock.
"You can't beat me…"
The Kaio-Ken enhanced hybrid then tightened his grip on the SH3's fist and pulled him forward at a speed that knocked him off balance, allowing Hariko to slam a right sidekick straight under Harikuni's jaw at such a speed and with such power that his head was forced backwards insanely fast, though he was not sent flying due to the prime-Logan's grip on him. The Hybrid God then pushed the wannabe-God away with his right hand, right before he launched his left fist up and struck his parallel self across the face with a left hook, and then immidiently followed up with a spinning hook kick to the jaw off his right leg that sent the tyrant stumbling back a few steps before he managed to regain control of himself and stand his ground.
However, the moment he did so, and he looked back up at his opponent, he found a right palm pointing directly in his face, and it belonged to his prime-self. The Hybrid God then tensed his hand ever so slightly, causing a burst of KI to be unleashed form his palm that sent the wannabe-God flying across the landscape, his body digging through the ice as he travelled and thus caused a trench to be made in the ground from where his body had travelled. It took 3 miles for Harikuni to finally come to a halt, and the moment he did so and managed to stand back to his feet, watching as his prime self teleported a few feet before him, he flared up his aura stronger than before and allowed his rage to boost his power further like he used so many years ago.
Harikuni:"I…will not stand for this embarrassment…I am the ruler of my Universe…I am its sworn protector…I am the most powerful being in all of existence…! I AM A GOD ABOVE ALL!"
With a horrifying howl that sounded like an echo of two voices, the Parallel Hybrid began to channel every last bit of dormant Evil KI in his body to the surface, raising his power level beyond anything it had ever risen to before, transforming his once golden aura into a pitch-black fire that danced around his body like a demon. Before long, the power built up in his body erupted in a humungous beam-shaped explosion, one which rocketed directly into the skies above, past the clouds and into the stars, causing the skies of Mobius to temporarily turn grey and the clouds to become black as his energy began to warp the area around himself.
Parallel-Dracton:"Oh dear Chaos…"
Xanaks:"What is that frightening energy!"
Alician:"I've never felt anything like it! Not since Logan transformed into his Dark Form!"
Parallel-Cobran:"This is the power Harikuni acquired in his quest to become a God! The very power that makes him one of the Strongest Beings in Existence!"
As the tyrant's power continued to rise, the ice beneath his feet began to crack and break apart, the entire Artika around him quaking in his presence as his power continued to rise and rise. Before long, said quaking began to die down over time, as the beam that once consumed the parallel Mangham began to shrink and re-form into the body of a lone figure, their appearance shrouded in a black light that slowly oozed off his body like smoke, allowing the prime Mangham to gaze upon his foes new form.
The wannabe-Gods formerly golden fur and peach skin had become black and grey respectively, said changes made all the more viewable due to the tyrant's GI shirt having disintegrated off of his body, though left the rest of his clothing intact. Whilst his bangs had remained the same length and changed colour accordingly, his quills had shrunken ever so slightly whilst the dyed tips had grown much larger, turning each quill mostly grey and slightly black. His hair had also shrunk back to its normal Super Hybrid spiked up self, whilst his eyes had become pure white abyss' that were somehow amplified by a dormant rage within his being.
Harikuni:"Now do you understand why I am the God of my Universe? My power stands above all, power that is to never be questioned nor fear should one face the consequences. Though I sought the power of the Super Hybrid God, what I gained was far beyond what I could have ever dreamed of. After my past experiences of Dark Power, accompanied with the Evil Energy now present within myself, I believe it is only appropriate I name this form; Super Hybrid Demon!"
Hariko:"Is that it? You took our old Dark Form, got yourself a little power boost, gave it a small overhaul and claimed it as a power beyond a God? Is there no end to your stupidity?"
Harikuni:"Say what you like, it is this power that shall bring about your inevitable death, swiftly followed by the subjugation of the rest of this Universe!"
Hariko:"I'll give you one this; at my current level, you'd probably wipe the floor with me. However, I think I've got something up my sleeve that will even the playing field" he stated as he relaxed his body and dispersed his Kaio-Ken power.
Harikuni:"Is that so?"
Hariko:"I haven't exactly had a chance to test whether my body can handle this Form after my power boost, so I'm taking a great risk here, but it'll be worth it when I finally wipe the floor with you!"
Harikuni:"Come on then! Show me this power!"
Hariko:"You asked for it!" he exclaimed as he lowered his body into a horse-riding stance and clenched his fists down by his hips.
With one mighty roar from the bottom of his lungs, a humungous explosion of golden light erupted from the prime Mangham's body, forcing the parallel Mangham to shield his eyes as to be blinded, as he witnessed his counterparts power grow exponentially from the transformation he undertook. When the light finally cleared away, the tyrant lowered his hands to gaze upon the lower-class warrior, and felt his body unconsciously slip itself into his old fighting stance upon standing before the now Super Hybrid Hariko, who, in turn, also took his fighting stance. The two combatants found their stances completely mirrored against one another, neither side showing an opening or weakness as they felt their battle on the cusp of re-commencing.
And just like that, the battle re-engaged as the two Hybrids launched towards one another at incredible speeds, quickly closing the gap between themselves before becoming locked in a mighty skirmish of punches and kicks, each and every strike narrowly avoided or blocked by their opponent before they counterattacked and received the same treatment. It wasn't long before the skirmish was cut short, as Hariko managed to break through his opponent's guard and launch Harikuni flying across the landscape with a drop kick to the chest, the impact unleashing a shockwave powerful enough to level the area around him for a few feet.
After regaining control of his body, placing his feet back onto the floor and grinding his heels into the snow to bring himself to a halt, the parallel Mangham channeled a black and purple cored KI blast in each of his hands, and proceeded to fire off multiple blasts towards his motionless prime self. Just when each and everyone of these blasts was mere seconds away from colliding with his body, the Mangham rushed forward and maneuvered his body around each ball of KI with expert elegance and ease, right before he unleashed a burst of KI from his body to speed himself up and close the distance between himself and his parallel copy.
Upon doing so, the lower-class warrior teleported behind his alternate self and pummeled his back with a fury of punches, right before he rushed back around in front of the tyrant and uppercutted him in the jaw using his left hand, disorienting him long enough to allow the prime hybrid to unleash a devastating combo of punches and kicks all up and down the parallel hybrid's body. Each and every strike that connected to his body only served to further enrage the SHD, eventually pushing him to the point his rage allowed him to push through the assault on his body and use his right leg to front kick the SH in the stomach and temporarily take the wind from his lungs as he was sent backflipping across the area.
It didn't take long for the Hybrid God to regain control of himself, as he planted his feet into the floor and stopped himself, right before he created a bright blue blast of KI at the end of his left hand and tossed it towards the wannabe God. In response, the Demon thrust his hands forward and managed to catch the KI blast in his hands, right before he began to funnel some of his own Evil Energy into the attack and slowly transform it into his own blast of purple KI, which he then raised to the sky and inputted more KI into, causing it to multiple hundreds of times over before the parallel hybrid thrust his hands forward and ordered the swarm of KI bombs to begin racing towards their original creator.
With one mighty leap into the air, Hariko managed to avoid the army of KI blasts as they collided with his previous standing point and combined to form a humungous 40-foot-tall and long dome-shaped explosion that shook the Artika like a small earthquake had hit it. Whilst distracted by the explosion below him, the prime hybrid was left wide open in mid-air as Harikuni teleported before his alternate self and caught the lower-class warrior off-guard with a right hook to the cheek, forcing a spit of blood from his mouth that ended up staining the tyrant's face and bringing a maniacal smile to his features.
Whilst his opponent was disoriented, the parallel Mangham grabbed hold of his foe's left leg with his right hand, and then proceeded to preform a one-handed variation of his mentor's Dragon Throw Technique, spinning the prime Mangham around himself a couple of times whist laughing his head off, before finally tossing him towards the ground and giving chase. Just before he could collide with the ground in a way that would cause him harm, the lower-class warrior managed to regain his composure and place his left hand against the snowy surface just in time to launch his body into a backflip, the action causing him to narrowly avoid the tyrant as he came crashing down from above and planted his right fist into the floor where his opponent had once stood, the impact sending cracks across the ground for miles.
Immediately following his first failed attack, the SHD retracted his fist from the floor and launched his body forward to attack with his opposite fist, only for his strike to be halted by the SH, who caught his foe's forearm using his right hand, and tightened his grip to cause agony to his parallel self and halt his attack in place. Using this grip on his opponent, the Hybrid God raised his opponents arm above his head to break whatever guard he could've mustered, and then proceeded to pummel the Demon's body with several high-powered punches off his left hand, each and every collision unleashing a shockwave that shook the landscape by the tiniest margin.
After 10 powerful punches had been dealt to the parallel Hybrid, the prime hybrid released his grip on his opponent and struck with an 11th punch, this one sending him stumbling backwards uncontrollably as a spit of blood was forced from his own non-existent/visible mouth. Upon regaining his composure and letting loose a growl that somehow flashed a set of bloody teeth, Harikuni charged towards his opponent once more, prompting Hariko to do the same, right before the two thrust their right fists forward and collided them against one another, engaging each other in a struggle to overpower the other whilst using every ounce of strength they could summon.
The landscape around them soon began to be affected by this struggle, as small formations and mountains cracked and broke around them, cracks spread across the snowy floor beneath them, and humungous pillars of ice and rock began to burst out of the ground around them and enclose the hybrids struggle. Eventually, said struggle reached its climax, as a powerful shockwave was released between the two that forced them to back away from each other, and caused the pillars that had been created around them to shatter and collapse into small piles of mere shards.
Following this, the aura's of the two warriors flared to life around their bodies, right before they took to the skies and become pure beams of golden and purple light that raced across the Artika and constantly clashed against one another in small lightning fast skirmishes, with each collision bringing with it a powerful shockwave that could be seen for miles around. Eventually, the two lights ceased colliding with each other, and proceeded to race across the landscape whilst side by side with each other, the two hybrids at their centre's skirmishing with one another before they eventually burst away from one another and landed just a mile apart from one another, causing their auras to disperse.
With the use of Instant Transmission, the tyrant closed the distance between himself and his opponent, right before he swung his right leg up in a front kick that was blocked by the lower-class warrior using his right forearm and little effort. Despite this, the Demon pushed forward and attempted to land a punch to the chest using his left fist, though with his own left hand and an open palm block, the Hybrid God blocked the attack, and then proceeded to block hundreds more as his parallel self went on a full out assault in an attempt to inflict pain on his prime self.
Before long, the prime Mangham grew tired of his enemy's attempts, and after shifting his upper body to the left to avoid an incoming kick, he slung his right fist forward and smacked it straight into the parallel Mangham's jaw, launching him flying across the Artika before he finally collided with a small formation of ice and brought the entire thing crashing down on top of him. Just seconds after his crash, Harikuni broke free of the rubble and rocketed across the landscapes, reaching his prime self seconds later and catching him off-guard with a left hook to the neck, temporarily taking the wind from Hariko's lungs and causing him to stumble back a few steps.
Whilst he was disoriented, the SHD thrust his right knee forward and collided it with the SH's ribs, further harming him and leaving him frozen from pain long enough for the tyrant to step back, and then launch his body forward before sending the lower-class warrior flying into the air with a front kick off the same leg. Whilst in mid-air, the prime Mangham's flight was halted when his parallel self appeared behind him and struck his back with a left sidekick, forcing his body forward where the parallel Mangham then reappeared with a right axe kick at the ready, which was then brought down against the prime hybrid's chest and sent him flying back down towards the ground.
Luckily, before he collided with the ground, the Freedom Fighter regained control of his body and managed to land feet-first on the ice before grinding his heels into the floor to bring himself to a halt, leaving tiny tracers in the surface from where his feet had dragged themselves across the snow. Following this, Hariko launched himself into the air with speed far beyond anything his opponent had witnessed before, transforming him into mere blurred golden lines that raced past Harikuni's body multiple times from different angles, each time pummeling his body with multiple attacks that were invisible due to their speed.
These blurred lines disappeared a moment later, as the SH reappeared directly in front of his opponent and swung his right foot up into the SHD's jaw, launching him into the air with such force that he ended up exiting the atmosphere and the Planet itself. With one mighty leap of his own, the prime Hybrid began to rocket into the atmosphere to pursue his foe, eventually reaching his target and ended up launching his parallel self even higher into the stars with a right knee strike to the ribs. With another teleport, the prime Mangham appeared above his foe, hands clasped above his head, and swung them down into the parallel Mangham's body, launching him flying across the space above Mobius before colliding back first against a massive meteorite hovering near the Planet.
The tyrant's impact created a small creator in the side of the humungous floating rock about the size of his body, which was made slightly deeper when the lower-class warrior came rushing across the way and slammed his right fist into his parallel self's raised cross block, creating a few cracks in the meteorites surface as the prime hybrid continued to apply pressure in his attempt to break his foe's guard. Eventually, the SHD's rage reached its breaking point, and with one mighty roar from the bottom of his lungs, a humungous black explosion erupted from his body with enough power to wipe out half a Planet, causing the meteorite to be disintegrated whilst the SH was sent backflipping higher into the stars though mostly unharmed.
From the explosion came the parallel Hybrid, rushing towards his prime self with the intent of delivering a powerful right hook to the jaw, only for the prime hybrid to duck under the attack as it reached him, and then just as easily catch his foe's left roundhouse kick with his right hand, right before he forced his parallel self away from him with a left open hand strike, the collision of hand to chest unleashing a small sonic boom. Just when Harikuni managed to halt his flight and regain his breathe after the blow he was dealt stole it from him, he looked up just in time to see Hariko come flying towards him and send him on a one-way course back to the Artika with a right hook of his own.
Before long, the parallel Hybrid found himself crashing straight into the snowy landscape back first with enough force to create an explosion equal in size and power to a small nuke, right before said explosion sent Harikuni bouncing across the landscape, his body creating a small trench in the ground from where his body had forcibly been dragged. Upon finally coming to a halt on his stomach 2 miles later, the tyrant slowly pushed himself onto his hands and knees, but soon found himself near buckling over as he ended up puking up a small puddle of blood into the snow, staining both it and his reputation. Whilst the mere sight of himself bleeding enraged him beyond belief, it was when he finally looked up and saw his prime self land at the end of trench did he finally snap.
Harikuni:"You…dare to make me bleed?! The savior of the Universe?! It's God above all?!" he growled as he slowly but surely pushed himself back to his feet, blood oozing from his now visible mouth as he bared his now fanged teeth at his enemy.
Hariko:"You're no savior. Just a bully eaten out with hatred. You allowed the losses you endured to define you as a fallen warrior and utter madmen. You cared more about what people thought of you then doing good for the sake of it. Unlike you, I allow those losses I endure to make me stronger. No true God would allow himself to fall as low as you have. No true Logan would allow that to happen either. Any alternate version of myself would've stayed strong throughout the trying times you endured. I guess, unlike most of my alternate selves, you're just weak"
Harikuni:"…Weak…? Weak?! WEAK?! I'LL SHOW YOU WEAK, AFTER I WIPE YOU OFF THE FACE OF MOBIUS!" he all but roared as his purple aura erupted around his body and caused the entire landscape to quake in the presence of his rising power.
The parallel Mangham then slipped into a horse-riding stance with his right leg in front of his left, at the same time he slammed his left wrist on top of his right wrist and clawed both of his hands as he began to channel all the evil energy he could muster through them. The tyrant then drew his hands down by his left hip and began to output every last bit of KI he had to form a black and purple cored energy ball in between his hands, and the power of said attack eventually grew to levels capable of wiping out the galaxy.
"DESTROYER KAMEHAMEHAAAAAAAA!" he screamed as he thrusted his hands forward and fired off a humungous 75-foot-tall and wide purple and black beam of devastation.
The attack raced down the trench made by the parallel hybrid's body, the mere power radiating off of it causing the trench to deepen and widen the further the beam travelled, until it reached the very end of the line of destruction and was about to collide with the Freedom Fighter. However, right before the blast impacted with him, the Hybrid God launched both of his hands up, caught the attack, and managed to stop the blast in place without even budging back an inch. Eventually, the Mangham had taken the brunt of the attack, and was able to shift his hands so that he held back the Destroyer Kamehameha with just his left hand.
Hariko:"You insult our master by using his techniques for your heartless conquest"
Harikuni:"IT IS NOT HEARTLESS! IT IS DOING WHAT'S RIGHT!" he screamed as he inputted every last bit of KI he had to try and overpower his prime counterpart, but to no avail.
Hariko:"You try telling him that when you're sent to the Otherworld to suffer for all eternity. BAKUHATSU!" he yelled as a bright blue light began to emit around his palm.
All of a sudden, the Destroyer Kamehameha was sent spiralling back to its creator when a bright blue beam nearly double the size of the Kamehameha burst from Hariko's palm and began pushing the purple and black beam back across the Artika at double the speed it first travelled. Before Harikuni realised it, his own attack had been delivered back to him, and with it came an even more powerful attack-a technique he himself had developed so many years ago-that consumed the tyrant from another Universe and allowed him to experience the true power of a God before a white light overtook him and a humungous dome like explosion erupted across the entire Artika.
When the light finally cleared away, the Hybrid God stood floating over a massive pool of water, making him realise that his attack had caused a huge chunk of the landscape to be melted down and, as a result, form a small lake on which he now floated above. His attention quickly turned to where his parallel self previously stood, and, despite not showing it, he took great satisfaction in the sight before him. On a single chunk of ice that had somehow survived the explosion, Harikuni stood with his arms outstretched like a star-possibly due to the force of the energy beam-whilst his entire body covered head to toe in bruises, burns, scars and blood trails, his GI trousers had acquired several rips and tears, and his necklace was now cracked and on the verge of shattering.
Harikuni:"Is that…all you…got…?!" he barely managed to breathe out as he puked up a little bit more blood with every little bit of his sentence he managed to get out.
In response, the Hybrid God rushed forward, wrapped his arms around the body of his parallel self, and carried him flying across the lake before slamming the Demon back first into one of the nearby remaining mountains, the impact causing several cracks to spread through the structure. The Mangham then placed his left hand on the parallel Logan's shoulder to hold him in place, before he used his right hand to deal 3 straight punches to his copies face that slowly dealt more damage to the mountain with each strike, and the 3rd punch caused the entire mountain to shatter and collapse the moment it hit the parallel Mangham's face.
The lower-class warrior then span around and tossed his parallel self into the air, teleported right above him, grabbed him by the neck with his left hand, and then carried the tyrant back down to the one little bit of ice remaining in the lake. Using his control of KI to ensure the ice didn't shatter upon impact, the SH slammed the SHD back first into the last platform of ice, and whilst he used his left hand to hold him down, he dealt such a powerful right hook across Harikuni's face that he simultaneously puked up a streak of blood across the ice whilst powering down to his base form and passing out.
With a look of pity on his features, Hariko slowly stood up and stepped away from his nearly lifeless self, before he took a moment to simply stare at the motionless body whilst trying to grasp just how he could've fallen to such a low like he did. Not long after, he felt a group of KI's quickly approaching him from the left, and turned to see his comrades-both Dractons, Vincent, John, both Cobran's with the prime one carrying an injured Xiro, and Ujun of all people-with the defeated villains in tow being carried in an energy bubble created by the Guardian God, and all of which landed by his side a moment later.
Xiro:"Overkill much, brother?"
Hariko:"It was the only way to ensure he stayed down. I didn't want it to come to this, but it was the only way" he explained, regret evident in his voice as he powered down to his base form, though nearly endd up collapsing had Vincent not caught him and helped him stand up straight.
Vincent:"You alright?"
Hariko:"Yeah…guess my body's not quite used to transforming again after the boost my base Form received from the Hybrid God transformation…it was kind of a push to maintain it for so long, hehe!"
Parallel-Dracton:"We thank you for your efforts, Hariko. If it weren't for you, our Universe would have spiraled into Destruction, and the entire Multiverse would've followed"
Hariko:"Not a problem. Always here to help, and it seems Ujun is the same. Thanks for coming here, old friend"
Ujun:"It is no trouble. I would've had to come sooner or later anyway. Parallel versions can only interact with each other in spaces outside of the Multiverse, never in one another's Universe. I would've had to come and collect these lot sooner or later. I'll see to it that they are all sent to Hell and punished accordingly"
Hariko:"Before you go, I have a request. Could you ensure Brikon gets a chance at redemption? He had a chance in this Universe, and he was forced to continue being a monster in the one he hails from. It's only right he receives a similar opportunity"
Ujun:"Not to worry. I'll talk it over with King Yemma" he remarked as he flicked his wrist, and the villain's trapped in the bubble were teleported to the next world.
Hariko:"Thank you"
"You people…disgust me…" remarked a familiar voice amongst them.
As the group turned their attention to the source of the voice, they were surprised to find Harikuni stumbling back to his feet, though due to all the injuries he sustained in the battle, he ended up falling back onto one knee whilst gasping for air.
Harikuni:"You continue…to act…like you are on the side of justice…but you know nothing…have you not noticed…that the stronger you get…the more enemies show up to threaten peace…? The longer you continue acting like a hero…the more harm you'll cause to the very home you seek to protect…? And in the process…turn the people…you're trying to protect…against you…?"
John:"What happened to you, man? You'd never dream of falling to such a low level. What happened?"
Harikuni:"Mephiles…took everything…from me…it made me focus on other things…like what the people I fought to protect really thought of my 'heroism'…there's no point trying to save those that don't appreciate what you do…that fear you instead of praising you…so it is just better…to force them…to give you the respect…you deserve…"
Parallel-Cobran:"How you have fallen, old friend. You sound just like the very villains you used to battle with before you sided with them"
Harikuni:"DO NOT TALK AS IF YOU DIDN'T DO THE SAME THING YOURSELF! YOU SIDED WITH MEPHILES TO DESTROY ME! YOU BETRAYED MY TRUST! YOU HELPED HIM TAKE EVERYTHING I LOVE AWAY FROM ME! You're no better than I am…"
Cobran:"Whilst only some of that is true, you have no right to preach after all the harm you have caused. It's time you be punished and see the error of your ways"
Harikuni:"Heh…go ahead then…take me to Hell…always wanted to see what it looked like anyway…"
Ujun:"For you, I've requested a special person to transport you there. He's very disappointed in what you've become"
The moment he finished his entrance, a green portal appeared behind the former tyrant, and as he shifted his gaze to see who emerged from the portal, his eyes widened at the sight of the human like figure walking towards him, and that black spiky hair atop his head that accompanied his orange and blue GI did little to help hide the identity of the legendary Son Goku, who, upon reaching his fallen pupil, looked down on him not with a face of anger, but pity and disappointment.
Harikuni:"Master…" he managed to get out through his loss for words and lack of proper breath.
Goku:"When I mentored you all those years ago, I did it so that you could become the Hero you were destined to be, Hariko-"
Harikuni:"That's not my name anymore, and don't even think of calling me Logan. I am Harikuni, and that is what I shall go down as in history"
Goku:"Whatever you call yourself, I'm very disappointed in you. You went against the promise you made to Stan all those years ago. You turned my teachings into weapons to cause harm to the innocents of the Universe. Now, you'll be punished accordingly" he explained as he reached down, grabbed both of the parallel-Mangham's hands and restrained them behind his own back before picking him up back to his feet.
Harikuni:"Heh, the innocents of the Universe? Clearly, you haven't seen their true nature like I have. I used your teachings to instruct order and discipline throughout the Universe, so that they learn their place and treat others how they should!"
Hariko:"Just stop it already. Despite all you've done, it's not too late to turn back and forget all those stupid ideals you created yourself. You can still undo all the wrongs you have done"
Harikuni:"I have chosen my path…the path of an emperor and conqueror…for the ultimate greater good…you chose the path of a self-righteous hero…trying to help the world when all you do is cause more harm than good…and they will appreciate your help for a while…the people of Mobius…and maybe even the people of this Universe…but the one thing they love more than a hero…is to see a hero fail…fall…die trying. In spite of everything you've done for them, eventually, they will hate you. Why bother?"
Hariko:"Because it's right"
Harikuni:"HA! HAHAHA! HAHAHAHA…you make me laugh. Here's the real truth; there are over 8 billion people on this planet alone, and countless more spread across the far reaches of the Universe. And those teeming masses exist for the sole purpose of lifting the few exceptional people onto their shoulders. You, me…we're exceptional…we don't need anyone's help…we ascend to those great heights on our own. And that's why they will hate you.
Because they're all too weak to join us at this height of power! This height of control! If you wanted to, you could destroy everything on this planet! Take over it and rule it as if it were your birth right! Have the people worship you like the god you claim to be…but instead…you want to be the big Boy Scout that everyone turns to when things go to shit…and the one they hate when the peace has been restored…"
Hariko:"…Maybe you're right…" he stated, shocking everyone present, even Harikuni.
"…Maybe they will fear me. Maybe they will hate me. But that's not why I protect this planet. I do it to challenge mighty opponents and push my power to its limits. I do it so that everyone on this planet has a chance to live out a good life. I do it because this is my home, and I shall protect it with my last breath. I do it because it's the right thing. You might say that the two of us aren't so different, and maybe you're right.
Maybe all I need is that one bad day. That one day where I lose everything that matters to me, or the day where I realise no matter how hard I try, all I ever do is bring danger to the Planet. Maybe, deep down, I agree with what you did, and I don't judge you for how you reacted…but I'd rather be dead than become a monster like you" he stated as he stared his copy straight in the face before turning on his heel and began to limp away.
"Get him out of my Universe…" he casually ordered Goku as he wrapped his arm around Vincent and began to walk away.
After nodding to his pupil in understanding, the Saiyan turned to the Guardian God and gave another nod, right before the two casually strolled through the portal and disappeared with it, and the remaining warriors took off back for Mobotropolis.
Castle Acorn, 5:06pm…
Parallel-Dracton:"I can't thank you all enough for what you've done for us…" he stated as he finished shaking the hand of his prime-self.
Dracton:"Don't mention it. It's what we do after all"
Parallel-Cobran:"With Harikuni now out of the picture, the Universe is now free of his tyrannical rule, and we can now start to establish some peace and order"
Cobran:"And just how do you plan on doing that? Your Universe is in a state of fear against anyone with power like yourselves. Even after learning that Harikuni has been defeated, I reckon there will still be some uproar throughout the many galaxies"
Parallel-Cobran:"That's why we're lucky Princess Sally has survived all these years. With her diplomatic skills, I have no doubt she'll restore the peace"
Parallel-Dracton:"Still…if another threat shows up with power like Harikuni's, I'm not sure we'll be able to handle it with our current power…"
Vincent:"Try hitting up Ujun. He can take you to Planet Eirian where you can become the God of your race"
Dracton:"He did the same for me, I have no doubt he can do the same for you"
John:"And Cobran; ask Ujun about the Super Hybrid God. I'm sure he can help you become one"
Parallel-Cobran:"A God you say? Sounds interesting…"
Parallel-Dracton:"Well, it's time for us to take our leave. Thank you all for your help. Hopefully we shall meet again"
With that, the machine pressed a button on his left wrist, and in a flash of light, the two were pulled from the Prime Universe and sent back to their own.
Sonic:"Seems you guys had quite a day then"
Harikan:"Yeah. Beating up your old enemies really takes it out of you"
Bunnie:"Logan wouln't really know much bout that, seen as he was beatin up himself"
Mephilisa:"What was it like fighting yourself, dad?" she asked as he re-entered the room, now with the use of a crutch and with Abigail by his side assisting him.
Hariko:"An experience, to put it one way. The two of us knew our every natural move and instinct, though we each had our own unique aces that gave the battle an uncertain outcome. I, of course, had my new Godly training, whilst he had his Demonic and tyrannical experience. I have a feeling if we hadn't met Tyrus before this took place, I wouldn't have been able to win"
Xanaks:"Lucky for us then that you managed to win, and we'll never have to hear from him again"
Hariko:"Indeed, however…I can't seem to shake what he said…"
Abigail:"What do you mean?" she asked as she placed her right hand on his shoulder.
Hariko:"…what if he's right?"
Shadow:"Excuse you?"
Hariko:"What if Harikuni was right? That no matter what I do, all I do is bring harm to Mobius? That all I do makes the people hate and fear me? What if…all this time…I've been using my power for the wrong purpose?"
Dracton:"Logan, something both you and all of us need to understand is that it is the nature of human, Mobian, and all living things to fear what they don't understand and what they can't control. Their ways are not our ways. That is perhaps why, in that parallel Universe and possibly even our own, the populace hated Hariko. They did not see him for the person he truly was, the kind-hearted and giving soul we know him to be. The man who risks his entire life to protect his home and the lives of others.
All they saw was a warrior with power beyond anything they've ever been able to comprehend before, and the fact that this power is something they cannot have and will not be shared with them, is both an angering thought, and a scary one. They do not know the extent of what he can use his power for, and whilst that scares them to think what would happen if he lost all control, they also hate that he won't share that limit with them.
We aren't like the populace. In some ways, we are both completely different, and completely above them in many ways. We are Hero's…" he started as his attention turned to the Freedom Fighters and Team Dark "…who have done nothing but try to save the lives of this Planets people and do the right thing no matter the sacrifice. We are warriors…" he remarked as he turned his attention to the hybrids and other powerful warriors amongst their group "…born, raised and trained to use the skills we have been gifted to protect the life of the Universe, and defeat those that would threaten it.
Two of us even have the honor of being called gods…" he added as he gestured to himself and Hariko "…one of which who has struggled all his life to make sure the lives of those he cares about will stay safe, and the other who has fought by his side for a similar reason. And those we care about are not just friends and family, but the entire Planet. We stand above the rest of the populace as a group of people always ready to do the right thing no matter the cost, no matter the backlash, and no matter what the people may think of us. Because, like Logan said, it is the right thing to do, and it'll be a cold day in hell before we don't do what is required of us"
Hariko:"…I suppose you're right…" he remarked with both a solemn look and small smile on his face as he stared out at the descending sun.
"…heh, guess the constant action today just got to me! Hehe!" he laughed as he turned to the others, acting as if he had not just been questioning his morality.
"Besides, with those Omega Gods soon to attack, I can't abandon Mobius or the Universe when it needs me. I'll always fight for my home and my family, no matter the cost"
Cobran:"There's the Logan we all know"
Bunnie:"Ah think we could all use a nice meal afta today. Let's head back outside. The Buffet should still be good"
Hariko:"Thank Chaos! I'm starving!" he exclaimed, earning a laugh from his comrades as they made their way towards the feast.
Meanwhile, above Mobius, on the surface of the Moon…
...as the sun's touch slowly graced across the surface of the giant floating rock, a strange construct was revealed to have been hiding in the shadows, and this thing, what could only be described as some kind of cannon, was pointing directly towards Mobius. In reality, this weapon was the very same device created by Doctor Eggman many years ago, which he attempted to use in his scheme to shatter the Planet and try and take over Mobius in the ensuing chaos with the help of Dark Gaia.
Luckily, before the mad doctor's plans had come to fruition, the cannon was destroyed by Hariko upon his return to Mobius, and the remaining pieces were left to drift through the deep dark abyss of space. Now, the cannon had been partially re-constructed above the atmosphere of the Planet it was created on and seemed to be ready for use once more. Just a small distance from the cannon on a small cliff edge, stood one towering figure next to a smaller yet still tall figure, and behind them stood almost an entire army of figures whose appearances were hidden by the darkness that currently covered the moon.
"Has the weapon reached its final stages?" asked the towering figure in a very bored tone that still managed to brim with authority.
"Yes. Before long, the weapon will be at max power, and not even my nephew, Hariko, will be able to withstand its power" responded the shorter figure in a deep and slightly cocky voice.
"Excellent. My plans to purge this Planet and make the Hybrid race strong once more are finally coming to fruition"
"Gotta be honest, gramps; I don't know why you didn't come cleaner sooner. If you'd have revealed your intentions when Hariko was a kid, you could've taken him out then and there, and avoided your plans being interrupted"
"I could've done that, but what image would I be presenting my people for me to kill a child?"
"Heh, suppose you're right. Still, do you really think this plan will succeed?"
"There's no reason that it shouldn't"
"And what of your nephew? Do you really think he shall turn to our side?"
"He would be a fool not to. He is the only one fit to rule this new world once it becomes a reality"
"You're really adamant about not leading, aren't you?"
"I kept my people going after our disgrace by the Demonks. They rejected me when I tried bringing them into a new age of strength and prosperity. If the Hybrid race are to continue as the strongest beings in existence, they will need a man of such power to lead them. Unfortunately, I am not that man, but the one who is has all the rights to the throne as I do. Besides, whilst he would never admit it, Cobran has always desired the throne and the right to rule his people. When presented with this opportunity, he shall not deny it"
"Let's hope you're right, High Chief…" he remarked as the shadow cast over them disappeared and revealed their identities.
Indeed, the shorter figure had not been lying when referring to his comrade, as the shadow disappeared and revealed the towering 7'1 High Chief, deceased ruler of the Hybrid Race, though was looking pretty alive at this point. His appearance hadn't changed in the nearly 20 years he had been gone, as his black fur and light brown furred skin hadn't seemed to age in the slightest, his dark grey and black dyed quills still stretched down to the top of his back, his grey hair still spiked up like he was in some Super State, the small bit of grey hair on his chin was still expertly trimmed, and his light blue eyes looked out over the world with a cold indifference and constant calculating manner.
The royal armour he wore had suffered no damage or change since its last appearance during the battle against Perfect Chaos, and still had the look of one worn by a Knight in the tales of old, especially due to the long dark blue cape that flowed from the back of the armour and gave off a very royal appearance. The cuisse and greave of the trousers were slightly spiked for protection/combat purposes and were completely black aside from the poleyn areas which were dark grey and seemed to be made of a harder material. Just below the greave and attached to the armour was a pair of black boots, and further up the body above the cuisse was a fauld of four lames the same colour as the poleyn areas.
The plackart of the armour and area covering the neck was pure black, whilst the breastplate was dark blue like the cape with a small black 'X' in the centre. The gard braces of the armour were pure black and quite massive really, like the size of small tires when compared, and were used both for intimidation and overpowering one's opponent. The upper and lower potions of the arms were spiked and black like the cuisse and greave, and whilst the couter's of the armour were also black, the small rings above and below them, like the ones around the wrist areas of the gauntlets, were light grey, whilst the hand portion of the gauntlets were fingerless and black.
As the shadow disappeared over the second figure, he was revealed as the heartless mercenary that abandoned his people, Ronin Mangham, who had also suffered no change in appearance. His dark grey fur and light grey furred skin were the same as they always been, his quills were still untidy/spiky and stretched all the way down to his knees, and in usual Mangham style his hair was like his quills and looked as if he had gotten out of bed whilst both were of a dark grey colour, his eye was still covered by the same old red scars, and his eyes were the same bright red irises that had seemed so much bloodshed, and had absolutely lit up at the sight of it.
The mercenary wore his own set of armour, though it was not royal or like that of a Knights in the slightest. The cuisse and greave of the trousers were black, and much spikier than that of the High Chief's, and had been used time and time again to help in the slaughter of those in his way. His own poleyn areas were black, though had their own small grey rings just above and below them. The boots worn by the hybrid were full black and seemed to be a part of the armour he wore, and further up the body, the crotch region of his armour was grey like the rings whilst there was a small black spiked pattern stretching from that middle of his waist.
His chest piece was very much like what Xiro and others of their race wore due to its similarities to Saiyan Armour, though the one Ronin wore was black and had short sleeves cutting off at his biceps, whilst the pouches on the chest area were grey like the thick line stretching from each of his shoulders and meeting around the back. The gauntlets he wore stretched all the way up to just below his biceps, and were completely black whilst also being fingerless, though the one he wore on his right hand had an added feature; two grey spikes stretching from the back of his hand that looked sharp enough to cut through near enough anything. Finally, around his neck was a necklace with some dog tags on it, serving as a reminder of his time in the hybrid military.
High Chief:"Have no fear, old friend. Before long, we shall see our race thrive. However, I am curious"
Ronin:"Oh?"
High Chief:"How come the rest of your little crew didn't join us?"
Ronin:"They never were idealists like you and me. They were unable to see the grand scheme of everything. Only that we would be working with the kingdom we once turned our backs on. They didn't realise it would be worth it in the end when our race stands above all in the known Universe"
High Chief:"A pity, but their loss more than our own"
Ronin:"If we're raising questions, I've one for you"
High Chief:"And that would be?"
Ronin:"Why 'the High Chief' and not King?"
High Chief:"I thought a change in direction would bring great things for our race. I was right, at first, but the people long for a King to lead them. I realised I was not fit to be that King, so it is time to give them the one they deserve whilst rooting out all those too weak to stand with us in this new age. Now begins the end of Mobius, and the return of our true home; Planet Henkai!"
As training has begun to intensify in preparation for the Omega Gods, the defeat of a Parallel Version of their comrade Hariko and his cronies has shown the Freedom Fighters how far they have come, and how far they have yet to push themselves. However, it seems that new enemies have reared their ugly heads to attack Mobius and its protectors, though these are ones they are familiar with; none other than The High Chief and the Rouge Hybrids of Planet Henkai!
The former of whom became the leader of the Hybrid race after the death of Cobran's grandfather and died in his attempt to purge the Planet of those he deemed weak with the mighty God Chaos. The latter of whom were outcasts of their race and came to Mobius in an attempt to take control before being defeated by the Harthillian Warriors. Both of these opponents have been thought dead for several years, so just how is it they are alive? What are their plans for Mobius and the Hybrid race? Can the Freedom Fighters overcome these old enemies?
Find out, in the next Chapter of Mobius Z: War on Gods!
Side note: Harikuni created from Yasukuni which is derived from the Japanese name for a fallen hero, and a Shrine created for fallen warriors
Also if you're having a hard time picturing the armour or don't know what some of the pieces are then either search 'parts of knight armour' and look at the 3rd result, or just wait for the release of the High Chief's profile on my Deviantart account.
