Black Beast 2!
at this point, it's the start of calamity trigger, where Ragna just entered Kagutsuchi, however, he's not alone. there are seven other members with him and you'll see more later on. also i did a bit of combing through chapter one, so that should be a bit more accurate. also, the black beast with the IDEA engine? how'd that happen? that's being briefly explained this chapter.
also, the Ragna here will be just as strong as the Ragna in chronophantasma, so he'll be pretty beefed up. what? you want numbers? oh fine! here's the run down:
Ragna: Lvl. 50/100
HP:766584000/766584000
Atk: 590
Def: 600
Ht: 300
Spd: 475
personal skills (13/15 used): Red Blood sucker (Ragna only): special attacks will drain more Hp from enemies to heal Ragna. cost 5
Regeneration: healing factor. cost 1
Limit Break: stats increase while in overdrive. cost 1
Beautiful charm: halves damage from females. might cause women to be infatuated with him. cost 1
Turn unlimited: triggers unlimited mode at will (Quintouples stats, and triples special attack absorbing effect with red blood sucker). cost 5
Grimoire: Azure Grimoire EX (Max proficiency)
Atk: 689/999
Def: 500/999
Spd: 603/999
Ht: 300/999
Hp: 795/999
set skills
stat boosts lv. 9
Book of the Wise lv. 8
yes i know, that's OP in this time, but i specifically said that this would be an OP Ragna. and this isn't even at maxed out points. like fave, and review and let's begin.
7 years.
that's all it took for Ragna to grow from newbie swordsman to veteran level swordmaster. wanting to know more about what exactly he was getting into, he asked the black beast Everything...
and boy was there a lot.
first off, the black beast that was talking to him actually came from the future. obscene i know, but let me explain. after Ragna merged with Amateratsu/Saya, something happened. the black beast thought that it was a way to repent for all the carnage they created in their wake, so they were all down for it. that weird something was one last phenomena intervention specifically aimed for the Black beast, that separated themselves from the Ragna at that time, and ended up being sealed in the current Ragna. the only thing strange about this was that that wasn't the only thing that came back.
the IDEA engine was still linked to the black beast, hence why it came back with them in this timeline.
got that? good. now then.
Next up, the Black beast introduced Ragna to the Seither Tuning Attribute Slots, or STATS, which allows for Ragna to convert Seither into power by altering it to his body into several areas/"slots". despite what people would've thought, Ragna wanted to be an All round fighter that could adapt to situations easily. along with that, Ragna notice certain slots on his Azure Grimoire. when he asked the Black Beast, they said that those were for unique abilities that could be added to amplify his power even more. the only catch was that it was kind of a hassle to find them.
overtime, Ragna fought many people from the wide roster the black beast seemed to have within their memory. this resulted in many people he never really met yet. however there were seven specific variants within this roster that Ragna started to like. with the Black beast's permission and help, Ragna shifted the seither to form physical forms of these seven individuals, in which he personally added extra persona and names to:
Moka Alucard: the base being Rachel Alucard, Moka lacks the tone and aura of superiority usually found in the original. however, she makes up for it in expertise on stealth, MMA, adaptability, and unique abilities different from Rachel. the one thing that makes her... off per say, is that she's Obliviously perverted (she does perverted things occasionally, but she doesn't know that it's considered such.)
Umbra: the base being Kokonoe Mercury, by the black beast. compared to kokonoe, umbra's a lot more positive in terms of behavior, and usually seen running around doing something. Umbra specializes in a combination of Magic and science, which allows her to use spells that's exclusive to herself, such as turning things into sweets, or summoning energy cannons from nowhere. she has a gigantic sweet tooth, and thanks to her heightened metabolism, Umbra can devour mountains of sweets and still ask for more.
Ketsueki: the base being Jubei, this variant actually acts more cat than person. besides standing on his hind legs and interacting like a bipedal figure could, Ketsueki can only speak in cat meows, purrs and hisses. Ketsueki has a short temper when provoked, and ruthless with or without his blade.
Kaguya: the base being nine the phantom, this variant acts more like the mother figure most of the time. much like umbra, Kaguya studied and created two more elements in addition to fire, water, and wind (light and dark), greatly increasing her variety of magic. this however is still underdeveloped and at the very moment not very powerful.
Ruby: the base being Es, by the black beast. this variant, unlike the original, actually has a quirky, cheerful, child like attitude and persona. significantly faster than the original, Ruby focuses more on giving her enemies no time to rest and counter attack. she has a strange fondness for cookies though...
Sebastian: the base being Naoto. this base acts similar to Ruby, however, he's quite protective of the next person, as if she was his little sister. he fights more along the lines of CQC and sometimes includes his bloodscythe into the combos he makes. he doesn't have soul eater, but he does have altered special attacks based on who he hits. he seems to have a crush on Ruby though.
Dahlia/Omega No.15: the base being Nu no. 13 by the black beast. she's objectively the second shortest of the group, the first being Moka. unlike the sadistic original, Dahlia spends more time either napping or hanging around Sebastian. one might think that she's jealous of Ruby, but in reality, Dahlia actually encourages the two to be together. she uses a pistol that mechashifts into various guns instead of a giant sword/armor combo like most murakumo units.
these seven variants proved to be better than the other ones, so he decided to team up and form the new group simply known as...
the Black Beasts.
(Kagutsuchi, 2199)
"alright everyone, you know what to do." Ragna said, not even looking back at the seven cloaked figures behind him.
"search around for clues of the NOL branch." the shortest of the group said.
"then find the cauldron and destroy it." the male next to her finished.
"right. let's go everyone."
Ragna... i feel something bad in the direction of Kagutsuchi... be careful.
"thanks, i'll be on the lookout." Ragna said before thinking to himself for a moment.
"on second thought..."
Rachel Alucard rarely breaks out of her composure. On the off chance that she does lose her composure, it was a sight to behold. Anyone who knew her personally would have brought a camera to record the whole spectacle, then worship it in belief that something like that never happens afterwards. In addition to this, Rachel like to believe that she has mastered her poker face, allowing her to mask her emotions to keep up her image of superiority. She has to; her pride and family name are on the line.
So it's of no surprise that the current events unfolding right now was a spectacle worth watching.
let's rewind a tiny bit, shall we?
we start at the Alucard mansion, Rachel just did what she normally did at this time of day. before she got up, however, she felt it.
the gigantic surge of siether that appears to be collected near the entrance of Kagutsuchi. the worse part was that it was completely familiar. the only thing that could possibly have this much energy at once...
Ragna the Bloodedge.
ever since he started destroying the cauldrons, she couldn't get an exact reading on the male. he destroyed the cauldron then move to the nearest seither enriched area. that kept throwing her off completely. since there was so much damn seither, Ragna was insensible whenever he managed to enter the place. at first she ignored it, opting to believe that he died from seither exposure, but then it caught her interest when she found Ragna destroying the next cauldron, Faster, stronger, and way before the time came to destroy the damn place.
when she looked back at the last place he was in, the siether enriched area, she was shocked to find that most to all of the seither was gone and people started to rehabilitate the place left behind.
that was before the next thing that happened afterwards.
there has been reports saying that there were multiple sightings of cauldron destroyers. each one with a different description. this made it even harder for Rachel to get a read on Ragna, and by the 9th cauldron, she found something that made her spit out her tea. there were eight of them...
aside from Ragna, there were seven other people wearing pitch black cloaks with red lines around them, each of them following Ragna. the best part was when she found out that Ragna of all people was leading this group.
It was at this moment that Rachel felt something she thought she'd never even had the pleasure to feel; Fear.
If there were eight of these people, then what the hell were they even doing!? mostly all of the cauldrons could've been destroyed by them fast enough. before she was about to give in to the temptation to throw something, she heard a knock on the door.
"madam? is everything alright?" oh thank god it was just Valkenhayn. these current events was starting to make her paranoid.
"yes, Valkenhayn. my apologies, but i'm currently in a... certain predicament, that i much prefer to solve in private."
"but of course, madam Rachel." Valkenhayn turns before he remembered why he actually came. "Pardon my rudeness, madam, but that was not the reason why i came here."
"Oh... what is it then?" Rachel was starting to get a bad feeling about this.
"I have managed to encounter that Ragna the Bloodedge and his entourage while I was finishing my errands, and the male asked me to give this to you." a red envelope was taken out of Valkenhayns pocket and was handed over to the vampire. taking it, she stared blankly at it for a few seconds.
"was that all?"
"yes madam, I shall now take my leave." and with that, silence greeted the lonely vampire once again... for about three seconds.
Hey! aren't you gonna open it? what if it's a love letter? a new, smug, feminine voice echoed in her mind. Groaning in annoyance, Rachel tried to drown her out, but the voice wouldn't have it.
Hey, hey, HEY! none of that! you know that tickles.
"why are you here? shouldn't you be... sleeping?" Rachel snarled.
your panic drunken mind was too shaky for me to sleep properly, i don't know how the others managed to sleep in there... ANYWAY! what's in the letter woman!?
"would you quiet down? it's bad enough I have to keep track of Ragna's entire group, but..." Rachel stopped. as she was ranting on, she opened up the letter to look at the contents, and the only thing on the letter was the only thing needed to pull the trigger:
Hey Rabbit, better get the house ready, My team and I are coming to visit soon. ~Ragna
dropping the letter on the floor, Rachel did the only think her mind was telling her to do. she casts a soundproofing spell all around the room. locked the doors and windows.
...and screamed.
too bad the soundproofing spell couldn't stop Valkenhayn's hearing. the scream managed to shatter the teapot and cup he was bringing to her. Rushing upstairs, Valkenhayn tried to open the door, but found it completely silent and locked.
Back with the Vampire, her screaming fest finally died down and she was now hyperventilating. unfortunately, the screaming alerted more than just Valkenhayn.
w-what's happening? a serene but childish voice whispered.
Don't know, but whatever it is, Rachel's throwing a bitchy fit over it. a deep, voluptuous feminine voice boomed.
I do believe that the letter was to blame. the only male voice, calm and straightforward, deducted.
yep! Rachel's Boyfriend plans on coming here, and he's bringing his friends over too! this seemed to snap Rachel out of her hysteria.
"Ragna the Bloodedge is NOT my boyfriend! I'm worried because of what motive he has for coming here." Rachel snapped.
what other motive could bring him here?! he's into you girl! don't deny it!
"i do deny it because it's absurd! why would he bring his group with him anyway!?"
maybe he's into Orgies? oooh do you think we could feel pleasure through you?
"WHAT!?"
like what if you masturbated to that porn you stash away, and we were awake... do you thi-
"first of all, it's not porn, and i don't have a collection, second of all, No i don't masturbate, neither do i want to masturbate, and thirdly, THAT"S NOT WHAT I'M FRETTING OVER!"
geez, calm down tiny tits. it was just an honest question, but yeah, maybe he's really into orgies.
o-oh my...
Hmmm... that could work... i can finally get a chance to feel a man's-
"STOP! JUST STOP THAT!"
pardon my interruption Rachel, but I believe that he might be here to rid of the abnormal seither area that's been accumulating over the months.
"...what? there's a seither enriched area here?"
of course, you never noticed it because it was right outside your manor. and from what i've managed to find from your constant attempts at tracking Bloodedge, He seems to be after both the Prime field devices and the concentrated seither.
"...this it why i prefer both you and Coraline over Peashy and Millia, thank you Milo." Rachel sighed, slagging down onto her chair.
HEY!
yeah, yeah fuck you too.
"remind me again why I thought drinking your blood was a good idea?"
because you get off on the suffering of other?
because you're lonely?
"i'm not going to deny nor agree with the both of you." Rachel sighed frustratingly. Milo and Coraline giggling at the scene.
Plot twist!
I'll end it here for now, since my brain gets constant rape from writer's block. and next chapter will have some faces revealing, first interactions, and more.
TBC