Arc One: Chapter Seven: Sickle y sus Dos Soldados
July 23, 3018 A.D.
Universe 1.1
Planet: Terra (Earth)
Location: Terra Prime Capitol Building in Washington D.C.
7:30 P.M.
38 year-old Nicholas Price gazed out of the capitol building's large window. The view was spectacular. Stretched out in front of him was the shimmering capitol city of Terra Prime, a democratic country that had the best and most up-to-date technology in the entire Milky Way galaxy. And he was the president of it. If only he could be as carefree as the people driving home from work in their Skycars. But alas, he had to deal with the terror of extrauniversal affairs.
"Mr. President, the report you requested is here."
'Speak of the devil.' he thought as he turned around. Behind him was the head of the government agency called The Bureau of Multiversal Affairs, Kary Whittle. In her hand was a data pad that contained the said report. Nicholas took the report and began to read through it.
Warning, the following is classified Top Secret. If this information were to reach the public, the entirety of the Milky Way would be plunged into anarchy. If you are authorized, read on.
As of July 23, 3018; Universe 75.56 (Local time: August 12, 2758) has become increasingly unstable. Despite the warning given directly by God himself to not interfere, there are still some who wish to do exactly that. Luckily, most representatives wish to concentrate on the goal He gave us, and make contact with the Girl of Legend. It is said that we are to train her to defeat the Master of Souls, and not to interfere with the battle between the Hero of End and the Master of Shadows.
Moving on, we have successfully obtained the Artifact of Shockwaves, a gauntlet capable of sending shockwaves through the air and/or objects. It is currently planned that we shall give this Artifact to the Girl of Legend to aide her in defeating the Master of Souls. To read more about the three girls who could potentially be the Girl of Legend, read below.
Ryou Fujibayashi (Universe 1.289)- Has the most potential of the three. Has been known to make accurate and semi-accurate predictions of the future.
Tsukasa Hiiragi (Universe 1.956)- A double of Ryou. Seems to have a wave of temporal energy around here that is similar to the Hero of End's yellow chakra.
[censored](Universe 1.345)- Found to not be the Girl of Legend. Instead, she may very well be an [censored].
Nicholas looked up from the data pad and asked Kary "Anything new that's not related to the end of life as we know it?"
Kary fidgeted for a second, then said "Well, sir. Observations of the quarantined Universe 2.20 have been fruitful. We seem to have discovered a new type of warrior. Something called a "Flame Haze." My colleague, Dr. Ichinose, has informed me that nothing like them can be found in most other universes. But, um, besides that nothing else."
"At least something's going right." Nicholas stated blandly. He paused for a second, then added " Dr. Whittle, I'd like you to give the field agents in the Intelligence Sector a message. Tell them to send agents to the universes of the two remaining Girl of Legend candidates."
"Yes, sir."
August 12, 2758 A.D. (700 P.D.D.)
Kowai Village
10:34 A.M.
Kamaboko trudged through the walls that surrounded Kowai Village. He had been traveling for two days since the incident in Satoshi Village. Along the way, Naruto had begun training Kamaboko on Rasengan, Naruto's most powerful attack. Kyuubi had also tried to help Kamaboko release his bloodline, but all attempts were fruitless.
All around him, people went about their daily lives, unaware of the terror that loomed on the horizon. 'Hey Naruto,' he mentally said. 'Ever since the battle with Jasmina, I can't stop thinking about what she said about the Shadow Master's plan. What do you think of it?"
"I think that the Master of Shadows is just another megalomaniac jerk that has way to many delusions of power. I wouldn't get to worried." Naruto responded.
'You're probably right.' Kamaboko said back. They then experienced a period of uneasy silence, a silence that was broken by the Kyuubi.
"It's possible."
'What is?' Kamaboko responded.
"What Jasmina hinted to. You remember what Jasmina hinted to, right? 'What would you do if you were more powerful than God.' That sounds an awful lot like what that Mr. Arai guy said."
"You know, you're right. That would also explain why the Shadow Master wants the Katana of Light so much. Mr. Arai said that the katana resembled an Artifact, one of those mystical things said to grant great power." Naruto mused.
"Wow. Looks like the idiot finally decided to grow a brain."
"Hey! I'm not an idio…"
"Shut up!" Kamaboko screamed aloud, startling several people around him. 'This is serious. Innocent people have died for something they took no part in, and you guys are bickering like five-year-old children! Until you get your act together, nobody talks!'
Kamaboko's words were followed by silence. Kamaboko then began to shake his head in aggravation. Why oh why did they have to be such idiots he asked himself as he walked down the dirt street, unaware of the three figures that watched him from the shadows.
3:20 P.M.
Kamaboko sat in a café called Rehui and sipped some of his green tea. It had been hours since Kamaboko had heard from either Naruto or Kyuubi, and he was enjoying every minute of the sweet, sweet silence.
Cue the giant, mood ruining explosion in 3...2...1...BOOM!
The building in front of the café suddenly exploded in a flaming ball of…well, fire. From the flames, three figures suddenly emerged. From their dark grey skin tone, Kamaboko could easily tell that the figures were shadow beings. The one in front had black hair and crimson eyes, and looked to be about twenty-five. The boy to his right looked to be about eighteen, and had white hair and, to Kamaboko's surprise, eyes with no irises. Just the pupil and the eyes' white was visible. The girl to the man's left looked about fifteen, and had hair and eyes the color of a blazing fire.
"I take it you are Kamaboko Tanaka?" the man asked.
"What do you want?" Kamaboko snarled back.
"We have been sent to acquire you by the Master of Shadows. I am Captain Sickle, leader of Taskforce Omega. These are my top lieutenants. The boy's name is Hielo, and the girl's name is Incendio."
"I don't remember asking for your names." Kamaboko spat.
Incendio's face suddenly contorted with rage. "How dare you!" she screamed. "We are Type 2 shadow beings! We are above you! How dare you insult us!"
"That's enough, Incendio." Sickle spoke with obvious authority in his voice. Incendio quickly backed down.
"Yes, captain." she said respectfully.
"You do know that I am a Type 3 shadow being, right Incendio?" Sickle asked.
"Yes, sir. I got carried away. I'm very sorry, sir." Incendio apologized.
"I'd hate to interrupt, but…" Kamaboko drew the Katana of Light from it's sheath. "I believe you came here for a reason."
"That we have. Incendio! Hielo! Show this human how Omegas handle business!" Sickle yelled.
"Yes, sir!" Both Incendio and Hielo spoke in unison. Then the two shadow beings drew their weapons. Incendio drew a katana that's blade instantly burst into flames, and Hielo grabbed a five foot long trident that he had had slung across his back. Then the two shadow beings threw themselves at Kamaboko. Incendio sent short bursts of fire towards Kamaboko, while Hielo sent a barrage of razor sharp icicles raining down on him from above. Kamaboko avoided most of the fire bursts, but he was occasionally grazed by one of Hielo's icicles.
Kamaboko smirked. This was the perfect opportunity to use the new technique he had learned to do using the Katana of Light. Kamaboko positioned his katana horizontally near his shoulder and slashed outward, sending a six foot wide arc of amplified yellow chakra towards Incendio and Hielo.
"Solar Flare!" Kamaboko screamed as he declared the name for his new attack.
Incendio and Hielo barely dodged the first Solar Flare, when Kamaboko began to send new flares at them. The two shadow beings frantically bent into extremely awkward positions to avoid being hit. This didn't last forever, though. Incendio was suddenly sliced open at her waist, separating her legs from her torso. She screamed as the two halves of her hit the ground. Kamaboko then sped towards Hielo, and engaged the shadow being in a swordfight.
"Looks like you shadow beings are easier to kill than I originally thought." Kamaboko spoke between the clangs of metal-on-metal.
Hielo continued to give the blank look he had worn since the beginning of the battle. "You are mistaken." Hielo spoke emotionless.
As if on cue, a ball of fire suddenly hurled itself towards Kamaboko and Hielo, causing them to jump backwards to avoid getting scorched. Kamaboko turned his head quickly and looked towards the source of the fireball, and gasped when he saw who had caused it.
There, in front of him, was an unscratched and unhurt Incendio.
"How?" Kamaboko stammered.
Incendio smirked and said "We Type 2's are made so that we can only be killed if our opponent pierces our Achilles Heel, another name for our weak point. Any damage done to any other area of our body will be instantly healed."
"Thank you for giving away your weakness." Kamaboko said through a smirk. He then sent a rapid barrage of Solar Flares at Incendio. The said shadow being occasionally bent right or left, but let every Flare slice her body. When her body had finished healing, she looked at him and said "What a useless gesture. None of them hurt me."
"They weren't meant to, Kamaboko suddenly said from behind Incendio. She suddenly realize that the Kamaboko in front of her was a Shadow Clone created before her eyes had healed. But before Incendio could turn around, she felt a piercing pain. Her eyes shot downward, and saw the silver blade of Excalibur protruding from her neck. For the first time in her long life, Incendio felt fear.
"Top vertebrae on your neck." Kamaboko said blankly. "I noticed that it was the only thing you bothered protecting."
Incendio's body then began to give off a purplish smoke, and slowly disappeared. After she had gone, the three white gems on Excalibur's cross-guard, the top part of the hilt, turned red.
A clapping Captain Sickle walked into view. Sickle fake-smiled and said "Well done, young Hero of End. You managed to kill Incendio. But let me warn you. You won't be so lucky the next time we meet. As for right now, that idiot Incendio accidentally burned some of Hielo's Achilles Heel, so I need to take him back to base."
"Don't think I'll let you go that easily!" Kamaboko roared as he charged at Sickle. Before Kamaboko had gotten anywhere near Sickle, though; Kamaboko was blown several feet backwards.
"Ha, You're letting me go. Don't make me laugh. I'm letting 'you' go." and then Captain Sickle was gone.
August 13, 2758 A.D. (700 P.D.D.)
Kamaboko walked out through the Kowai Village's gates. It had been a day since the battle against Captain Sickle and his lackeys, and Kamaboko was getting ready to move on to the next town. The Temple of Shadows was now only about a week away.
"Hey, Kamaboko. Me and the Kyuubi have decided that we'll try not to argue as much. Is that good with…dear lord! What happened to your body! Your covered in millions of scrapes and bruises.
"As you can see, Kamaboko; the idiot had no idea that your were in a fight."
"Kamaboko was in a fight? When the hell did that happen?
Alright. The Revenge here with some more explanations. The chapter's name is actually Spanish for "Sickle and his Two Soldiers." As for the names of Hielo and Incendio; hielo is Spanish for ice and incendio is Spanish for fire.
Easter Egg Doubles/Shadow Beings:
Incendio- Shana (Shakugan no Shana)
