Dream Vision
Disclaimer: I do not own Super Smash Brothers. That goes to Nintendo. I also do not own Queen's Blade that is owned by Hobby Japan. I also do not own Dark Knight Ingrid that is made by Lilith-Soft. The only characters I own are those from the Golden Land, angels from Skyworld including the royal bodyguards, Angel Assembly and archangels along with all the other angels and of course the witch hunters.
Summary: Pit's horrible reputation with hell finally catches up with him when he rejects the offer of dueling a powerful Overlord. The result was that many angel children are brutally slaughtered including someone close to Pit. The angels demand justice for the crime and the original idea of not leading a demon hunt becomes a reality only because of Pit's desire for revenge. Even if in Smash Realm all species are capable of living together, the desire for vengeance will result in so many people getting hurt and there's only one person who can snap him out of his rage inducing side.
Pairing: Pit/Pittoo, Ganondorf/Palutena, Robin/Shulk and Alvis/Rosalina with one-sided Pit/Laila
Rated: M (for mature) but E (for explicit on Archive or Our Own)
Genre: Tragedy, Friendship, Drama, Horror, Angst, Hurt/Comfort with some Romance
Warning: Swearing, extreme violence, sexual violence, violence on children, sexual themes and unintentional OOC
I think you people know the drill at this point. I enjoy writing crossovers with Kid Icarus with ecchi/hentai series with angels and demons. The reason I put this story in Smash Brothers is because of how the reactions of the Smashers (given the only people who can react in the Kid Icarus universe are Palutena and Dark Pit so cause more problems by adding the Smashers in). So I'm not expecting people to know who these characters from Dark Knight Ingrid are, but you'll in for a depressing and sad treat, enjoy!
Chapter 2: Angelic Retribution
All the angels resented Pit after that incident. It wasn't just Laila's head that set him off this path of vengeance but the other angel bodies that were "left out" for Pit to see. The crows were circling around the dead angel bodies of the children and it was just too much for the brunette. He had difficulty explaining what happened, but it was obvious why it happened.
Pit didn't go with the angel children like he said he would. He also did not attend the tournament out of laziness. The result was a heavy scolding from Palutena for not entering the tournament and the massacre of the children and many of the adults that went with them. There were a few survivors. Nanael was a cockroach and no matter how many times she was attacked, she always lived. This was no exception. Kyueru wasn't so lucky. Her rabbit ears were chopped off while her body was treated like a rabbit carnage.
Sun-Wong, Ginger and Rita survived. Pit was glad that the royal bodyguards were still around, but Sun-Wong and Ginger were both in critical conditions. Sun-Wong shielded Rita from how his body was laid out and the same was said for Kyueru to Ginger. Himeno was doing her best to make sure that the earth angel wouldn't cry and held back her tears.
Then there was that one angel child that was applying to be an archangel…Raguel was his name…and he had his legs chopped off. He was still alive, but he was crying about how he couldn't feel his legs. Isaak had an idea of how to fix it, but they needed to make sure that Raguel didn't die from shock. Remial somehow made it out with minor injuries but his mental state might have been worse seeing all the other angels be killed in horrifying ways.
Everyone else was dead…the teenage angels that Pit found obnoxious had their corpses mutilated to the point of being unrecognizable. Their families were devastated. Because the light angel had to head to Skyworld to discuss the issue, Pit had to deal with Raine's father approaching him and punching him in the face. He had to hear Guilano demand for his daughter to return to him. Wendy's father pulled him away but also gave Pit a look of shame.
Mcenche was pissed off how his cousin was dead due to Pit's negligence. He cursed to Pit that while all the other royal bodyguards were still alive, he lost someone close to him. He insulted his captain to his face to the point that Aqua had to raise her voice just so the ice angel would stop.
"Think of all the lives you ruined because you chose to slack off." Mcenche murmured. "I hope you're happy."
How could Pit be happy? He got all of those angels killed. The Angel Assembly and the angels in general wanted the blood of the killer. Whoever this Edwin person was would be the scapegoat needed to calm these angels down.
With research and help from the Messenger Division, it was very apparent that the demon that worked with Master Hand, Edwin Black, was their target. Pit was in between a rock and a hard place as a result. On one hand, he wanted to avenge those angels that lost their lives in an ambush. On the other hand, he didn't want to be on Master Hand's bad side even more than he already was. Skipping the tournament was very bad for the white angel because it sends a message that Master Hand allows his fighters to slack off. Should he attack, he risked hurting the Smash community more so than he already had. If he failed to do anything, then Pit would most likely lose his position as captain. The angels were filled with so much hate that they would make the brunette take the fall if he failed to deliver poetic justice.
"I really messed up." Pit mutter darkly. "I told myself I wouldn't screw up again after that incident but…"
"I'm not surprised you fucked up." Siris said as a matter of fact statement that caused the blond angel to receive a Medusa like stare in his direction. "I understand that you were tired. You should have warned us there was a challenge. We could have done something."
"I thought it was my fiancé!" Pit shouted. "He's petty enough to send me messages like that at bad times!"
"But would he murder others in a brutal fashion?" Siris asked him. "I know you have a negative opinion of the child, but has he done anything as horrific as this?"
"No…"
"…Then reporting to Valerie at least would allow for fewer casualties." The blond continued to lecture. "What will you do now?"
"I…" Pit could admit that he didn't know what the document said. He could sign it at the bottom and let the angels do what they want, or he could swallow his pride and ask Siris what is on it, so he could find ways around it. "Siris…can you read it for me…and when you do…tell me what the loophole is, so I can ask you to add it when I sign it."
Siris cocked his eyebrow suspiciously. He had a slight idea of what Pit was planning, but he wasn't going to like it one bit. If Pit was pushing the blame toward the Angel Assembly for making him do this, then he would be on the chopping block as well as the other angels. He needed to pay attention to Pit's wording and write down what he felt would be a better loophole than what Pit already had in mind.
"Of course. What do you have in mind?"
Staying at Smash Brothers Mansion was suffocating now after the brutal display of angel corpses in front of them. Only Smashers who knew the angels would be in despair. Those who were not used to such brutality were also in despair and made it known they were affected. Many of the children were traumatized at the sight and found it difficult to sleep at night without having the night light on.
And then you got Bayonetta who on the surface wasn't affected by the corpses of angels one bit. Her expression remained cold when originally looking at them, but her heart was feeling some form of rage. Perhaps it was the fact that whoever murdered these children enjoyed every minute of it with how he had ripped some of their wings off or how the demon made sure that Laila's head was specifically delivered to Pit. The rest of her body was nowhere to be found. It wouldn't be surprising if the demon tore Laila to pieces and scattered her body throughout the galaxy. There was no way an angel could rest in peace if that was the case. The Umbra Witch would have felt sorry for Pit if he didn't bring it upon himself (that is, if he just went with the angel trainees instead of slacking off, they might all still be alive). Surprisingly, she wasn't accused of being the killer. Then again, she had a certain flare when killing her opponents. Killing children was crossing the bounds unless they did something to irritate her.
Speaking of children, Bayonetta had decided to drag Corrin out of the mansion and to Smashopolis to get his mind off of the incident. She had casually told Cloud she was going to take Fenrir and he didn't believe her until she zoomed off with Corrin in the passenger seat. The blond would have been furious had it not been for the dragon prince. With how down Corrin had been, being around the older Smasher would probably do him more good than either him or Cory.
Out of all places for Bayonetta to take Corrin, she took him to the Smash School that nobody used. It was true. The school was mainly there for anyone to enter and learn about the rules of Smash Brothers. Nothing of importance was taught unless you counted learning about the different races that came to the Smash Brothers Realm. The children Smashers would be here by force sometimes just to give them something to do before they were allowed to run around.
The raven haired witch wasn't all surprised to see someone was already inside the school. The room was empty but she had her back turned as if she was ready to teach the class. If Bayonetta didn't notice the red motorcycle near the side of the school, she would have mistaken the person as a stranger.
"I have heard of students having class without a teacher, but I wouldn't expect a teacher to start a class without her students."
Bayonetta's voice caught the woman's attention. A sexy biker babe with long silver hair that was close to touching the ground. Corrin noticed she had the same aura as Bayonetta. The woman turned around and returned the teasing with a quip of her own.
"There are Netherworlds that pay teachers to not attend class at all. They get the largest amount of hel by actively trying to kill the students who try to attend class."
"So you're saying you killed your students? I must say, there isn't that much blood here to prove the deed."
Bayonetta only stopped her teasing seeing how uneasy Corrin was. She was supposed to get him away from the murder, but she was already making it worse.
"Cereza, I'm sure you're here for something more important than telling me how dedicated I am as a teacher."
"Jeanne, I was sure you were slacking."
Jeanne rolled her eyes seeing that Bayonetta was going to keep teasing her until she got on topic, so she started.
"The angels are really bloodthirsty for the Count." The platinum silver haired witch started. "Are you going to do anything about it?"
"Hmm? Why would I?"
"If the angels attack Smashopolis and they're from Paradiso, the people will turn to you to deal with them."
Bayonetta grunted as a response. There really was no reason for her to help anyone in Smashopolis. Even if she didn't show it, she was a little resentful for how they saw her in the tournament. Sure, she was a great fighter and achieved great things, but it was so easy for people to get salty watching her and spread misinformation. Now, fighting in Smash was a chore and even if they feared her in the streets, they talked shit behind her back. People like that was just a hassle to help.
Before Bayonetta could voice her discontent for Jeanne's answer, she slightly flinched hearing sobbing coming from her younger companion. Her expression darkened for a bit before sighing as she turned her attention toward Corrin.
"You know I cannot stand the waterworks coming from you." She hissed. "Be a dear and halt your tears when something really tragic happens."
"But it already happened!" Corrin wailed. "A-And…it's not over. Something terrible is going to happen! I know it!"
Corrin was able to sense danger before it happened. That was how all Manakete were. Bayonetta just wished he wouldn't cry about it.
"Look Corrin-"
"…You want to attack the angels who are after that one demon…" Corrin continued. "Those angels had just lost their children to them, but you intend to deny them the chance of revenge."
"Not exactly…"
"But I know the angels won't go for just one demon. They're going to attack everyone…they're out for blood."
Bayonetta honestly wasn't all that surprised that the angels would resort to violence, but it really hurt Corrin who believed that the opposite.
"They are angels. If a demon commits a crime against them, they will return the favor tenfold. Getting to know Little Icarus should have told you that his race as a whole is an eyesore."
"But aren't angels…supposed to be the good guys?"
"Corrin dear, the world isn't black and white. You of all people should know that."
She had a point. If Corrin thought back to his world and thought about the most important decision in his life, he would have seen things in black and white. Like, if he only cared about avenging his mother, he would have sided with Hoshido without caring about the people he hurt in Nohr. If he cared about finding the truth, he would have sided with Nohr before making his decision to change the kingdom within. If he trusted his heart like he did in his world, he would have looked at both sides and then judged accordingly.
"…I know but…angels are supposed to deliver justice to the wicked, right? If the angels are going to hurt innocent bystanders…then it's no longer justice…"
"No it's not."
A huge teardrop fell from his eyes at that point. He wiped it almost immediately but the tears weren't stopping anytime soon.
"I'm…I'm scared. I'm scared you're going to get hurt out there…they'll go after you in the confusion…I…"
Realizing that Corrin wasn't going to stop sobbing anytime soon, the raven haired witch went over and awkwardly patted him on the head. It might have been better to try and hug it out, but she wasn't that type of person. Corrin was too affectionate in comparison, but refused to give her a bear hug. Instead, he tried to stop himself from looking like a fool but simply allowed Bayonetta to pull his head toward her chest. Anyone else might have been a pervert due to the closeness of her breasts. The dragon prince wasn't like that and murmured a small "thank you" to her.
"My, you have another child latching onto you. How adorable." Jeanne hummed seeing how her friend's expression dropped for a second because of the Nohrian prince in front of him.
Bayonetta didn't get a chance to make a snarky retort about her closeness to Corrin because of the ominous feeling that the Umbra Witches had. Corrin's ears twitched as well and he started to tremble despite being the first to rush outside to see what was going on. The two Umbra Witches followed after him and saw what Corrin was staring at in the sky. The angel symbol from Paradiso appeared in the sky as it rained angels from the Allegiance angels to Catchet with its Compassion minions.
"I see they're wasting no time going on the offensive." Bayonetta hissed as she turned to Jeanne. They only needed a quick glance before knowing what they needed to do. Smashopolis after all was being invaded by the angels.
It wasn't just Pit that was suffering though. Dark Pit was hit just as hard from Laila's death. Seeing her head in the box was just too much for him. On the surface, he didn't show that he was affected but when he was alone, he let the silent tears fall. While Pit was being blamed for the death of all the angels that went on the training session, Dark Pit was ignored entirely. The dark angel was ridden with guilt knowing that he would never be blamed. How could he? They didn't know he was supposed to substitute for Pit if he couldn't make fight in the tournament, but not only did they both skip the tournament, but they decided to stay in bed all day and not go help the angels train. If Dark Pit would have known so many children died because of his selfishness, he would have stopped himself from getting Pit to stay with him.
Count Black scared him. Those threats made Dark Pit want to stay by Pit's side. It would reassure him that he was in a safe place, and while he was, the other angel's paid for it with their lives without their captain around to stop the assault. That thought alone put him in a sour mood. Even if Lucina and Shulk were comforting him and telling him it wasn't his fault, Dark Pit knew better. They just wanted him to feel better when he could feel Pit's suffering. At times like this, Dark Pit wished he didn't have the special twin connection with Pit. His heart was ready to burst and he wanted to let out his frustration somehow.
Rosalina had suggested to the black angel that he should head to the church and apologize to the Mother of the Universe. Dark Pit hated the suggestion at first especially at the implication that she would even listen to him. He was already on her bad side for committing adultery with Pit, so there was no way Eve was going to speak to him again. He could give it a shot, but he didn't have that much hope.
The Queen of the Cosmos offered Pittoo the Power of Flight so he could go. Again, because of what he did with Pit, Eve would no longer loan Dark Pit her permanent flight. Dark Pit didn't want to take the Mii bus to Smashopolis and he certainly didn't want to talk to Palutena at the moment, so he allowed Rosalina to guide him to Smash Church.
"Will he be okay Rosalina?" Lucina questioned the Goddess of Space. "Dark Pit hasn't been himself."
The Queen of the Cosmos couldn't give Lucina the answer she wanted. She could only give her an honest answer.
"I do not know. Dark Pit has to pick up the pieces himself. I simply gave him a suggestion that would take his mind off the murders."
"I see…"
"I know you want to be with him, but he needs time alone." Rosalina told the female lord. "He'll put himself back together when the time is right."
Lucina could only hope for the best.
"In the meantime…shouldn't you be resting Shulk?" Rosalina asked the seer. "You just got out of the hospital. Are you sure you should be walking around?"
"I will be fine." Shulk told her. "I intend to visit Rob later on today. I don't like how he's left alone in the hospital while I was able to go."
"Honestly, it's just reckless." Lucina told him bluntly. "You almost died. You should be in the same room as him recovering."
Shulk smiled sadly as a response. Truth be told, he wanted to avoid the male tactician after failing to save him from those demons. He ended up being defeated and humiliated by him, but he lost so much more than just his dignity. He lost the right to take care of his boyfriend. If he couldn't protect himself, how could he protect Rob?
"I will be fine. Trust me…"
The two female Smashers wouldn't trust him on that. At that moment, Shulk's eyes began to glow as he received a vision of people screaming in Smashopolis. Innocent demons were being slaughtered and some Smashers were caught in the conflict between angels and demons. Shulk could see Pit's hands stained with blood as he killed that redheaded assistant of Count Black before skipping to the aftermath of his battle. Pit was pressured by the angels to execute the vampire in front of him. Despite his hands shaking, Pit sealed the deal with gorging Black's eyeballs out before taking his twin blades out and slicing his throat. It was so uncharacteristic of Pit to murder someone so brutally that Shulk considered the vision to be a lie. However, Rosalina knew he had a vision the minute he stopped zoning out.
"What did you see?" She asked. Her usual monotone wasn't apparent when she asked and Shulk knew that the Goddess of Space had an idea what is going on.
"We…we need to find Pit…right now!"
The moment he said that, some screams could be heard from outside the mansion. Shulk's expression paled thinking the worse has already come.
Outside, Peach was pointing toward the sky. Like what Bayonetta and Corrin saw, the angels were raining down from heaven and onto Smashopolis. It was like watching a movie where aliens invaded earth, only this time, it was angels with the intention to kill. Mario had rushed out thinking Peach was in danger and saw what was happening. It wouldn't be long until the other Smashers came out.
"Where's Palutena?" Rosalina had wondered when she had gone outside with Shulk and Lucina.
The Goddess of Light was nowhere to be found. She had told her roommate that she was heading out for a bit, but now that the angels were here, her disappearance was convenient.
Shulk's mind was drawing a blank after seeing the angels. Rob was of course the first person to mind, but Pit was the other person. Only he could have allowed the angels to come out in huge numbers with weapons that were meant to slay demons.
"Shulk, what are you doing?"
Lucina's voice echoed in Shulk's mind. The Monado in Shulk's hand already showed the speed symbol. He recalled the other Smashers to stop him, but Shulk had already dashed off toward Smashopolis. With Monado Speed, he would have no problem reaching his destination quickly. There were only a few Smashers who could follow him, but it was odd how Sonic didn't chase after him. Then again, the blond didn't know if the blue wonder was even in Smashopolis at the time.
Upon reaching Smash Arena where he expected Pit to see, he saw something terrible happening in front of him. When he first reached the metropolis, he saw people running in the opposite direction screaming and shouting for others to run for their lives. Shulk traveled in the direction they were running away from and saw what the angels were doing. They had pinned some demons that were against the walls and sliced at their throats. Some demons were shot by arrows of light that went through their skull. And then you got those who were trampled on by the bigger angels who were from Bayonetta' realm. They didn't seem to care about Shulk overall seeing as how he was not a demon, but Shulk knew he had to keep out of sight. He had to see Pit.
But when he saw Pit, he saw the angel captain was committing the same acts as the other angels were. You had Mcenche, Isaak and Saber rounding up some demons in a neat little circle before you had the death angel execute them on the spot. Many begged for their lives, but Saber cared not for their pleas. She desired the blood of demons and she was getting it now. Those who tried to interfere were either shot by Isaak's gun or impaled by Mcenche's katana.
And then you had Pit who had easily defeated Ingrid. She was one of the strongest demons that worked under Edwin Black but here she was on the ground bleeding profusely. The brunette had held her arm in the air demanding that she tell him where Count Black was. By refusing to give into his demands, a round crack could be heard as Pit bent her arm back. Ingrid let out a horrified scream as Pit had every intention of breaking the other arm if Shulk didn't stop him.
"Pit?!"
The first thing Shulk noticed was that Pit's eyes were devoid of life. Actually, that wasn't the right way to describe them. There was still life in them, but they were filled with nothing but hate and resentment. He snarled seeing Shulk before him when the other Smashers should still be at the mansion.
"What do you want Shulk?"
"W-What are you doing?! What is this Pit?"
"Isn't it obvious? I'm looking for Count Black so I can kill him. I'm having the angels search everywhere in Smashopolis. Don't worry, they'll be gone by the time we have our target."
"B-But…innocent demons are being killed!" The seer shouted. "Don't you see that?"
"There has to be some casualties. Some of these demons know Count Black…so it's time to get it out of them or die…like this woman for example. Are you telling me Ingrid wouldn't know where he is? He wasn't even in his office like he normally was. He's such a coward." Pit smirked as he let go of Ingrid's arm only to step on her head with his sandals. She groaned at the immense pain she was feeling in general. "Come on. I know you're hiding him and Cosine. Where are they?"
"You'll…never find them…they're already…gahhhh!"
Pit couldn't kill her with his feet even if he applied pressure to his stomp. However, he was growing impatient with her defiance. Taking out his bow, he turned it into two blades and placed one toward her neck. He saw the sweat dripping down her forehead and smirked.
"You going to tell me or do I have to kill you now and take your head to Count Black myself?"
"Grr…you little…"
"Pit, stop!" Shulk shouted realizing that Pit had no intention of letting her live. He had to say something that would stop him in his tracks…fast. "Killing her isn't going to solve anything! Revenge isn't going to bring Laila and the other angels back!"
Those were the same words he said to Dunban but it was worded differently. Compared to Dunban, Shulk didn't know Pit that well. He thought he did, but seeing the angel captain now, Shulk wondered if Pit was faking it the entire time.
The brunette glared at Shulk before looking down at Ingrid. Angels were watching him perform these acts on the demons, but Pit still hasn't made a complete resolve to go through with this. The loophole was the only thing that would stop this, but until then, he had to do this. Even though Shulk had a point, logic wasn't going to return the angels back to their sane state.
"…I wasn't going to kill her." Pit growled as he put his weapon away. "I know she's important to the Count even if he doesn't show it." He smirked seeing the weak glare she was giving him despite her arm just being broken just now. "Hopefully your boss will take the bait."
"He won't…" She hissed, but Pit just stepped on her back as a response. "Guh…"
"Mcenche!" Pit shouted. The ice angel was nearby and went over to his captain. "Encase her in ice and take her away. We're using her to lure the Count out."
"Wouldn't that kill her?"
"You should know what will and won't kill a demon."
Mcenche wasn't all that pleased with the sarcasm, but agreed as he grabbed Ingrid by the broken arm and dragged her off somewhere. Pit expected the ice angel to take the redhead to Central Square. Since most of the people would be cleared out of the area, it was the perfect place for setting up an execution.
"Pit, don't do this…"
Shulk wasn't going to leave Pit alone even if he did prevent the light angel from killing Ingrid. Pit glared at the Monado boy before him.
"Look, you need to drop your holier than thou attitude. That won't work on me." Pit began. "You're telling me to spare these bastards who have slaughtered the angel children! I will never forgive them for that!"
"Yes but…"
"You of all people shouldn't be lecturing me! Did you forget what they did to you or Rob? Have you considered what would have happened if you died that night? You would have left Rob alone to these demons and you're telling me I can't kill them?!"
Shulk was taken aback by those words. The rage was building up in his heart as well as his shame. He wasn't strong enough to save Rob, but he still didn't want Pit to hurt innocent demons that got involved in this conflict. He couldn't convey those words since he had no idea who participated in the arena after he lost to Steel.
"Be a good alien and go back to the mansion where it's safe. I don't need you getting captured by these demons again."
Shulk reached out toward Pit, but the angel had already stormed off in search of Count Black. The blond did not pursue him feeling that there was no way he could have a comeback for something like that without admitting that he was a failure to the light angel's face. Plus, his health was still poor, so he would end up hurting himself if he tried anything else. It wouldn't be long until Rosalina whisked him back or Lucina caught up with him.
As for Pit, the angel shook his head in annoyance before he called out to some of the Angel Assembly members that were nearby. The Angel Assembly had spread out during the assault, so it would be difficult to keep in contact with all of them. However, a group of four angels would stick together so they could survive more easily.
"Zuu, Vitus, Friday, Darcy! Make yourselves useful and go find that Apostle! I have a special surprise for him for his insolence."
Friday snarled at Pit ordering them around, but Zuu reminded her that they needed to find the demons that started this madness in the first place. She held her breath as she flew off with the other three angels.
Even though the demons had nearly ruined his life, Rob was disappointed with Pit's answer to the conflict that was currently going outside of the hospital. He was forced to stay in the hospital unlike Shulk until he was fully healed. He was also under heavy surveillance seeing as he was the target of the Dark Arena not once but twice. The demons needed to be punished for their crimes…or the ones involved with the raping. However, Pit's solution was to listen to the angels and massacre all demons who got in their way. They were targeting all the ones that were involved in the Dark Arena, but any demon was in danger of being slaughtered. If Rob had a way to communicate with Pit, he would beg him to do the right thing instead of doing the thing that would be a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
Rob wanted a way to get in contact with Shulk too. The Monado boy may had healed miraculously and at an alarming rate for some strange reason (according to Rosalina, Shulk's God powers came into play and was able to save his life despite his resentment toward his god powers), but he was still very sickly. Shulk needed to take it easy and wouldn't be able to participate in battles for at least two weeks. In a sense, Rob was jealous how his body simply couldn't handle the abuse it has sustained from the demons. The only way to show the Smashers that he was capable of recovering from the trauma was to shut his emotions away and act like he did before opening up to Shulk and the rest of the Smashers. It would allow them to focus on helping the Monado boy recover instead of him. He didn't want anyone else seeing him this pathetic state. He thought that after a month that things would get better…but seeing as how the angels and demons were fighting outside…
And to think this all started because I went into the arena alone. Rob thought darkly to himself. I'm a fool.
Rob refused to show that he was scared of what would happen to him now. Here he was all alone and a thought crossed his mind concerning the hospital attendees. If the angels and demons were causing chaos, they could have very well abandoned their post and fled to not be killed. If they were brave, then they would rush to save the patients. Rob was on the highest floor of the hospital though. This was due to Master Hand insisting that all of his Smashers get the best treatment and the better equipment was on the higher floors. Rob's paranoia was going to get the best of him at this rate. He was scared he would end up another casualty in this petty squabble between the angels and the demons…or if not another victim…would simply be kidnapped again to "atone" for his crimes in the arena. He shivered at the thought of going back down there.
If Pit wasn't there to save us…then Shulk and I would have…
Rob shook his head as if trying to get rid of those awful thoughts. He needed to stop now before he started sinking into depression. If only there was something that would allow him to take his mind off of the arena.
The noise outside would serve as a blessing and a curse. On one hand, the sound of demons being slaughtered allowed Rob to realize that the angels would leave the hospital alone now that they had done their duty in that area. Unfortunately, the angels wanted to go inside the hospital and attack any demon that could not even think of fighting back. The male tactician could pray all he wanted but prayers wouldn't be reached if the attackers were the angels that one prayed to after all.
The sound of footsteps slowly made itself apparent from below him. The screaming was too much for Rob to bear and the tactician glanced around the room if there was anywhere he could hide. There wasn't much time to do something as simple as stay out of sight due to the quickness of the angels.
Rob glared at the angels that came into the room. These were the ones from Paradiso who were more "barbaric" according to Pit. They could talk, but had their own language. They were extremists in comparison to the angels in Skyworld or from the other heaven that Laila came from. There were five angels: four of them were the low ranked Affinity and one was the Allegiance. Rob had to wonder how the Allegiance could fit into this hospital room without destroying the wall. Granted, if it started fighting, the wall would crumble easily. These angels like to make themselves invisible, but Rob could see them just fine even if they attempted to stay clear of those without supernatural powers. They seemed surprised Rob was glaring at them, but it should have been obvious that they couldn't hide from them.
"Do you need something?" Rob asked them trying to remain cold and uninterested despite the fact he was in the hospital bed unable to move without some assistance. "If you're looking for your target, I'm pretty sure he's in the city where your other comrades are."
The Allegiance grumbled something that Rob couldn't make out. He noticed that they already had their weapons pointed at him. Rob's eyes widened realizing they had every intention to kill him.
"W-Why? I'm a human…"
They said something to him but Rob was certain one word the Allegiance said was "demon". Could they sense the power of Grima inside of him and assumed he was a demon? That wasn't right at all! The tactician realized that he was caught in a bad place and slowly started to move up against the doctor's bed that he was lying in. The angels noted the fear that was radiating out of him and started moving forward.
"W-Wait! I'm not…"
"STOP!"
Rob jumped at the new voice. Another angel who looked more human than the Paradiso angels came in from behind them. It was a girl with huge blue eyes and braided pink hair. Her angel outfit confirmed she was from Celestia, but compared to the other angels there, she carried a gun around. She already had her gun aimed at the Affinity angels who dared to strike the Smasher in the bed.
"What are you guys doing?! You are pointing your weapon at a Smasher! Do you think just because Pit gave the approval to slaughter demons to resist that we attack a Smasher with dragon blood? You need to remember he is a potential vessel, not an actual dragon! If you attack one of Pit's friends, then the residents of Smashopolis have every right to attack us!"
Again, they spouted angelic dialogue toward the pink haired angel's causing her expression to darken. She ended up taking her pistol and shooting one of the Affinity angel's in the head causing it to explode into a gold light. The angels were taken back by the female angel pulling the trigger before they had a chance to even attack. Now, they had the right to turn their weapons on her seeing as how she was "defying orders".
"Honestly, no wonder your type of angels are on the chopping block." The pink haired angel mocked as she charged toward them causing them to move away from her just so they wouldn't get hit by an angelic kick from her. "Hey, are you okay Sir Robin?"
Rob really didn't like the name she gave him. "Umm…the honorific isn't necessary…and I prefer to be called Rob…"
"Oh?"
"How would you like it if I called you ma'am, miss…"
"Artina." The pink haired angel huffed not wanting to be reminded that she would be considered old by human standards like the rest of the angels in heaven.
"Artina…did all angels agree to this?" Rob asked. "Pit…did he…"
"Of course we all didn't agree to this." Artina answered as she continued to point her pistol toward the angels. "Being a servant under the Goddess is tough. When you can't rely on the Goddess to shield you from the ridicule you're getting from all the angels, you'll have to comply with the masses, but not all of us agree on targeting all demons in Smashopolis. The Seraph for example intends to stay out of the conflict. Lady Flonne told me to save as many people as I can from angels who are not targeting the one demon who started this."
"Then…that means…"
"I will protect you until the target has been acquired. These angels have no right to attack the weak and the innocent demons…especially in this hospital."
Artina muttered something under her breath that Rob couldn't make out. The Allegiance angel was prepared to attack and destroy the room. The tactician wished that he had a tome with him, but they wouldn't allow those sorts of items in the hospital. He would just have to suck it up and allow Artina to protect him while the madness was going on.
Pit…you better end this conflict soon…more people are going to be hurt because of your decision.
Like the Apostle he was, Cosine tried to escape from the chaos that the angels were raining down on Smashopolis. As far as he was concerned, his life as a commentator was over. He would never be able to commentate on Smash again. He wouldn't have a stable job in any field if he was exposed as a criminal to everyone now that the angels were out to kill his boss. He would never be able to see his friends again. He simply would slip into the darkness and disappear from history. As a wraith, he was capable of doing so. His future may have been uncertain, but a future without his friends wasn't worth it.
"I guess it's time to change my identity again." Cosine thought out loud as he considered destroying the persona he had in the dark arena to start anew once things calmed down. "…But I know they'll be searching for me…"
He was referring to some of the commentators. They were a tight bunch. If one of them was down, they would all try to comfort the other. Cosine could never tell them that he was earning more money than them because of the dark arena, but as long as they never entered said arena, his secret was safe. Count Black made the riskiest move imaginable and was now paying for it. A part of Cosine could feel only resentment toward his now former boss for ruining his life just because Pit refused to duel him.
"…Maybe I should ask someone to escort me to the Netherworld." Cosine said to himself as he started to turn invisible to avoid attracting any attention. "Maybe I'll have a chance…"
Who could Cosine turn to though? With his reputation, no one would want to help him. However, what if he talked to someone who had no idea what crimes he had committed? Would he be in the clear?
Cosine noticed there were demons who were unaffected by the chaos. Bystanders were screaming to take cover seeing as how Smashopolis had become a battleground. Cosine felt like he recognized the two from somewhere. One was a thin vampire who had a sardine in his mouth. The other was a tall werewolf with silver hair. He was warning the vampire that they should leave the area in advance so they weren't involved in this pointless conflict. The male wraith saw this as a chance to escape.
"But isn't there supposed to be a tournament soon Fenrich?" The vampire asked. "I came here to watch the strongest angel compete in this tournament. I'm not leaving until I do."
"My lord…we already missed the tournament." Fenrich growled. "There isn't another tournament planned for a while."
"Then why have we been here for days then?"
The werewolf didn't want to admit that the Prinny gave him the wrong date on when the tournament was. They were a few days late and were wasting time at this point. Now there was a fight breaking out between angels and demons and Fenrich wanted no part of it.
"I believe you needed a break from work Lord Val. This is still one of the biggest tour spots in the universe. Who are we to leave without some sightseeing?"
Valvatorez eyed his steward suspiciously before sighing in defeat. He finished eating the sardine but made sure not to eat the small bones. He simply spit that out into the nearby trashcan. It was then did Cosine approach them.
"Umm...excuse me…" Cosine began trying to maintain a shy persona in order to convince these two demons to help me. "If you're not busy…I was wondering if you could help me…"
Fenrich eyed the white haired wraith suspiciously, but Valvatorez gave Fenrich the gesture to stand down thus allowing Cosine to continue talking.
"The angels are supposed to kill one demon, but they decided they're going to slaughter all the demons in Smashopolis for divine retribution." Cosine explained. "I don't really want to die…so I was hoping if you could escort me to your Netherworld where I'll be safe from these angels."
Valvatorez seemed taken back by the news even though the battle was going on in the sky.
"What?! Angels and demons fighting…here?! Absurd!"
"Lord Val…you really need to check your surroundings better." Fenrich growled. A light bulb went off on his head concerning this news. He could sense that Artina was somewhere nearby. If he played his cards right, he could very well murder the thieving angel. That way, she would never get in between him and his lord ever again. "Anyways, you better explain why you smell of blood and dead corpses. You may be a wraith but you reek of a disgusting smell."
Fenrich didn't want to say what Cosine smelt like, but he knew the male wraith was bad news. The white haired wraith gasped realizing Fenrich was already putting two and two together and needed to come up with a convincing lie quick.
"I…the angels' target is my boss…Count Black. He slaughtered some angels and the angels want revenge. They're willing to murder any and all demons in Smashopolis though especially ones that worked for the count. I…I was forced to work against my will. I didn't want to take part in the activities my boss was doing! But…I'm still going to be killed if they catch me!" Cosine started to tremble. He thought he was faking his own fear, but he was legit frightened about the idea of getting caught by those vengeful angels. "P-Please…please help me!"
Fenrich didn't give his lord enough credit in the intelligence department. Valvatorez listened to Cosine's story but like Fenrich, found him suspicious. Something about his story didn't add up even though it was confirmed that the angels were targeting anyone that was listed under a demon by their standards.
"Before I help you, I would like to ask you a few questions." The raven haired vampire started but Cosine was growing a little impatient.
"D-Do we have time? Those angels are coming at any moment! Oh no! They're here!"
Cosine wanted to flee the minute he screamed that they were coming for him. They weren't your ordinary grunts either. The angels searching for him were the Angel Assembly members. They were considered the younger members of the assembly consisting of Zuu, Vitus, Friday and Darcy.
Zuu was only an apprentice judge, but was considered the leader of this group. He may have had the appearance of an arachnologist, but he had the samurai vibe to him. His katana in his hand glowed radiantly with multiple colors. Vitus was Zuu's best friend and usually stayed out of battles, but the massacre of angels was too much for him, so he decided to take his scissors that he often used to cut fabric and enlarged it to the point he could give Scissors Man a run for his money. Friday was the oldest of the group and the most intimidating especially with her bloody battle axe in hand. In general, she was covered in blood since she was more likely to kill innocent bystanders who interfered with her mission. Her dazzling beauty only made things worse for her opponent. Darcy was Friday's maid who despite wearing a French maid outfit, she was still a dangerous opponent. She was wearing spiky fists on her knuckles and had spikes at the heel of her shoes ready to impale some unexpecting fool. The maid was one of the fastest angels in Skyworld (who rivaled Ginger) and had no problem speeding over to Cosine and seizing his arm before he had a chance to vanish. She was too fast for Valvatorez and Fenrich and was already floating high into the air while holding onto Cosine.
"Well, we found our prey. Time to go back to the idiot captain." Darcy said with a laugh.
"W-What are you doing? Release me!" Cosine yelled as he tried to vanish but couldn't do to how hard she was twisting his arm. "OWW!"
"No running away. It's time to meet Pit."
Valvatorez did not take well of angels coming at him, grabbing someone he was in the middle of a conversation left and attempting to leave without a fight.
"STOP RIGHT THERE!"
Fenrich sighed knowing full well where this was going.
"UNHAND THE BOY!" Valvatorez hissed as he flung his cape. "YOU WILL BE FIGHTING ME BEFORE YOU CLAIM HIM AS YOUR PRIZE!"
"This guy is arrogant." Vitus snarked. "What should we do Zuu?"
"…Darcy, ignore this demon and take Cosine back. We will handle these two. They are demons after all…" Zuu answered. He didn't seem so sure of himself though, but that might be because he might be forced to kill the demons that were ready to fight over another possibly innocent demon.
"Roger that! Don't die now!" Darcy hummed as she zoomed off before Valvatorez could get a chance to attack her. Cosine screamed as she flew off to join the other angels.
"Do you need me to sit out?" Vitus asked Zuu. "Two on two sounds nice."
"Really, you're going to chicken out now?" Friday asked with her usual noblewoman's laugh. "We can kill the vampire but keep the werewolf alive. I need a wolf as a pet back at home."
Fenrich growled at the insult. Oh, Friday was going to be the angel he ripped apart. Valvatorez was far from impressed with being ignored and took out his sword before pointing it toward Zuu.
"YOU! You're the leader of these angels, correct?!"
"Yes. I am Zuu Caladrius. I am only an apprentice judge, but I cannot let evil continue to roam around and hurt us any longer." Zuu declared as his katana's color glowed a bright red. "We will purge you from this realm so you will never harm another innocent soul again."
"Ironically, you say the victims that you slaughtered are "innocent" lives taken by us." Fenrich hissed as he cracked his knuckles. "No matter, I'll wipe that smirk off your face."
"A dog needs to know when to bow to his master." Friday warned him. Vitus really take his own advice and started to back off seeing as how a two on two in the making. "Vitus, hold my cape."
She flew her cape back showing off her revealing but sexy outfit. Vitus shook his head in annoyance realizing he has to watch her fancy clothes while he sat out in order to watch his friends either kick ass or get destroyed. So far, it's simply been ass kicking, but these demons were very strong. They were all aware of this and knew they were pushing their luck. They didn't care though. Darcy needed to get Cosine too Pit before these demons interfered. He slipped from them once. They wouldn't let him do it again.
Too bad for the Angel Assembly members that they were dealing with Tyrant Valvatorez, and he was ready to show no mercy to these angels just because he was being disrespected beforehand (and was in a bad mood to begin with). Fenrich couldn't wait to see Valvatorez request for blood again if things got bad. The day his lord would return to his original form was near yet again.
Me: TBC with 9506 words.
Li: Why would you let Pit do that?
Me: They hurt the precious cinnabon. They will pay with pain and suffering. Notes!
1. As brought up in The Art of Sophistication and Cooking, Pit wants to prevent the death of the four teenage angels and this is post-Mecha when Pit remembers what happened in this story. Pit doesn't want to be shamed and ridiculed by the angels again for not taking responsibility as captain. In a sense, he's out for himself post-Mecha but at the same time, he didn't do a good job trying to atone. I mean, he got peer pressured into signing the contract that allowed the angels to hunt down demons in Smashopolis even if they only needed to go after one demon. Because of how the contract was worded, some of the Smashers can get attacked too like Rob and Corrin (Rob because of Grima being dormant inside of him and Corrin because he's a half-Manakete).
But as you can see here, there are even more angel victims, and I can't list all of my OCs but a lot of children were slaughtered and there are so many angry angel parents.
2. Shulk recovering after nearly dying from poisoning was something I was thinking about (and why it took so long to write this chapter). In the original outline, I didn't even bring up Rob as a factor and Shulk simply recovered without any real explanation. The implied factors are he used a lot of Ether drawn from the Monado, Alvis helping him and his God powers allowing him to heal quickly to the point that it was seen as unrealistic in universe. Shulk still has to take it easy hence he can't really attack Pit for his attitude problem.
3. According to the Bayonetta anime, Jeanne is indeed a teacher who teaches history when she's not slaying angels. There isn't really a need for a school in Smashopolis unless it's similar to the Pokémon Academy in Pokémon games like GSC hence the joke she's a slacker.
4. I was pretty butthurt when the Disgaea 5 DLC gave Artina a bow instead of her pistol. It kind of missed the point of her character and why she preferred a gun over a bow (she's a thief so she needs to be quick, and a bow is not going to cut it for her). Official artwork drew her with a bow and she's good with using it, but then Disgaea 5 made that her main weapon instead of her secondary that it's like "The bow isn't even a good weapon in comparison to the gun". The bow's main perk is how you can shoot diagonally but you still don't do that much damage. The gun can hit from at least five spaces in front of you.
5. While this event did not happen in to this universe, Pit has the title of "The Strongest Smasher" due to Nanael bragging about it in The Strongest Angel Team after he and Dark Pit challenged the highest difficulty setting of classic and defeated Master Core. Again, Pit's name is spread across the Netherworld to the point that it could reach someone like Valvatorez who wants to see Pit fight in the tournament. He would have been disappointed seeing as how Pit got DQed.
6. Except for Vitus, the rest of these Angel Assembly members have been drawn by Zelina. You could view them on our Divinius page on Tumblr.
That's it. Reviews are appreciated. Ja ne!