Life 4: Excalibur, Kiba's past, Church's agents and a date with Gabriel.(part1)
This is abrupt, but once or twice in your life, you all also have bad things that happen when you're in bed, right?
For example, being late because the alarm didn't go off, or falling off your bed because you move around while sleeping.
Kusanagi Godou had experienced a lot of things like that. Okay, not quite like that.. There was that one time when he woke up and greeted by a Giant blade struck in the face, and of course he evaded it, or he wouldn't even lying here today. There is also once when he woke up and saw a military Apache helicopter hovering outside his mansion, and yeah, the pilot gave him a "Good morning" by shooting him with a air-to-surface missile and firing the helicopter's machine gun. But to him, that's normal. To Godou, the most dangerous thing you could find after waking up was the sight of women in what you usually call a 'catfight'. Maybe because women around him were usually not normal people and by 'not normal', it mean that they are not normal human, they are usually mages, magicians and Goddess or Divine Ancestors, the most normal woman Godou knew in his life are his mother, his sister, the blood-related one Shizuka, his old friend Asuka. He could also count Sakura but considering she became a mage under the tutelage of her friend, he didn't count her in.
So after that long flashback and monologue about his long life, Godou looked at the scene before him.
'Yup, that's what I fear the most.'
"Buchou-san, that's cheating. To think that you would use magic and sneak into Godou-san's room, that's not fair."
"Ara, you know Asia. Love is a battlefield and on the battlefield there is no cheating, there are only winning and losing."
'Did you just quote Akeno's line from chapter 3 ? And did I just break the fourth wall?'
Mentally sighed, Godou crawled out of his blanket and put his hands on Rias's and Asia's shoulders.
It seemed like Rias had tried sneaking in his room in the morning and expecting Godou having a normal reaction of a teenage boy in the morning. Physically, Godou was still a teenager. Sometimes, he really hate being a teenager for over 3 centuries. And by the content of the argument, he figures that Asia caught Rias sneaking in.
"Would the two of you stop it? It's Sunday so at least let me oversleep a bit."
"Godou-niisama, you're awake!"
"Godou-san!?"
They didn't even noticed their argument had woken up someone here, did they?
Godou shook his head to get over his sleepiness.
"Godou-niisama, I heard from Onii-sama that teenage boys usually need to relieve their sexual frustration in the morning right? Please let me help you, Godou-niisama!"
Rias, who is wearing a lingerie underneath a white almost see-through shirt, suddenly leaned close to him.
"Wait wait, Rias-buchou!"
'Seriously, next time I visit the Underworld, I will have a talk with Sirzechs.'
Pushing Rias aside, Godou walked toward the bathroom door and began his morning routine. He had no idea what he had in store today.
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After the fight with Rias's fiancé, Raiser, she had moved to his house. And for some unknown reason, so did Asia. And of course under those circumstances, Godou had contacted the Underworld to have his house a "make-over". The old 2-storey house now become a six-storey house with enough rooms for the whole Gremory group and guests. There is also 3-storey basement with a household cinema, training rooms, changing rooms, a large indoor bath, an indoorswimming pool and a library.
The Kusanagi Residence officially became a full-fledged mansion. It was really creeping him out that somehow all of that was changed over a night without him knowing.
Even though both Rias and Asia had their own bedrooms, they sometimes still tried sneaking to his room. So that little ruckus this morning was because of such reason.
Holding back a yawn, Godou read the "Underworld Time" while waiting for Rias' handmade breakfast. Despite have been living for a long time, his cooking is only above average. So having a natural chef making breakfast for him like Rias is a blessing, and lunches, too, as long as she doesn't come to his class each lunch break to deliver it to him.
"It seems Godou-san is on the first page again."
Asia comment while looking at the newspaper. On the first page was the picture of Godou holding [Apollo] and behind him was [Fire Giant]. After his debut and the speech of Sirzechs, Godou became a celebrity, at least in Underworld. An unknown Servant from Gremory household defeated the Second son of Phenex household with ease. The speech of Rias's brother after the party didn't help either. The whole 'the strongest individual in Underworld' made him now became a hot topic on the media, especially on news about the oncoming Rating Game for Young Devils. Those guys tried to ban him from participating because it would be like throwing in a professional player from NPB(National Professional Baseball League) into a normal match between amateur high school teams. Godou also doubted that his fight wouldn't trigger a political shitstorm between the Three great Factions of Bible.
Holding back a sigh, he closed the newspaper.
"Here you go, Godou-niisama."
Rias put the plate of omelette and steak on the desk for him. While pouring for himself a cup of coffee, Godou turned on the TV.
"So do you have any plan today?"
"No, not really. Why would you ask, Rias?"
After the fight at her engagement party, Rias had tried to know more about Godou's past. About who he was before became her servant. Godou had already told her about his powers, how he got them and a few of his adventures with his companions. Of course, he noticed how Rias's reactions towards those stories, especially towards ones with his lovers. It was obvious she had feeling toward him, but he just…didn't feel that way toward her. To him, she was like his sister or a student…He wasn't sure if he could feel that way to another woman again…
"If you are free today, Godou-niisama, could you…"
Her question was interrupted by the sound of the doorbell.
"I will get it."
Putting down his fork, Godou walked out of the kitchen. Before he could open the door…
'King, be careful!'
The familiar voice from his sword-partner.
'Tsurugi!What do you mean?'
'The one behind that door is powerful. At least at Maou-level.'
Godou immediately focused his senses. He could feel the massive amount of holy power behind the door even though it was suppressed. Reaching the door with utmost cautious, Godou summoned his blade while activating his telepathic ability.
'Rias, take Asia to the backyard and ready your barrier!'
'What's going on, Godou-niisama?'
'Just do it! There's an enemy! Just go! I will take him down! Both of you need to protect yourselves!'
Sensing the seriousness in his voice, Rias didn't question him anymore and did what Godou told her.
The sound of doorbell keep ringing.
Summoning the Tsurugi for high-level opponent, Godou opened the door and raised his sword ready for any attacks about to rain down toward him…
"You really need to get rid of that paranoid attitude of your, Godou-kun."
Instead of the fearsome opponent Godou expected, in front of him was a smiling woman,one of his old accquaintances. Her blonde hair reached down her waist. She was a woman in her twenties, with unrivaled beauty. She was wearing casual clothes. A cute white sundress and a sky blue jacket. She looks just like a normal woman even though she is one of the leader of Heaven and an Archangel.
Smiling gently, Gabriel greet him.
"It has been a long time, hasn't it , Godou-kun?."
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"Hahhhh!"
Gabriel let out a satisfying sigh after taking a sip from her cup of Japanese tea.
"Your tea is good as always, Godou-kun."
"Glad to hear that, Gabriel-san. So, Rias, this is an old acquaintance of mine, but I guess you already know her, Gabriel. Asia, this is the Archangel in the Bible, Gabriel. Gabriel, Rias, sister of Sirzechs and her Bishop, Asia."
"Pleased to meet you, Rias-san, Asia-san.
Godou could actually see Asia's eyes sparkling in admiration toward Gabriel.
"Plea..Pleased to meet you, too,G…Gabriel-sama."
"Pleased to meet you, Gabriel-sama."
Well, Rias was still cautious toward her. He had already expected that. They were Devil and Angel after all.
"So, Gabriel-san, what do you come here for? I hope it is not simply because you want to enjoy my tea."
Gently shook her head, she placed her cup back on the table.
"No, the reason I'm here is really important."
Her voice suddenly became serious.
'Why do I even think that I will have a normal weekend anyway?'
"So what's the problem? The Norse Faction? Or Fallen Angels? Don't tell me it those Vampires again?"
"I'm here for our date 3 !"
Both Asia and Rias spat their tea. Godou would also do that if he had been drinking tea.
"What do you mean a date?! And when did I even agree with that?"
"*Sobs*sobs*, even though you had promised me…the promise about the date we will have…*Sob*sob*… How could you forget about it!?"
Now that Godou thought about it, he had promised to have a date with her once. After 2 weeks without any contact from her, he had dismissed it as a joke.
"Hey, hey,Gabriel-san, I thought it was a joke, I mean it was already 3 years ago anyway."
"To think that even an Archangel…"
"How could I even hope to compete against Gabriel-sama? *sob*sob*"
"Hey Rias, Asia, you misunderstand. Both of us don't have that kind of relationship!"
"How could you even say that,Godou-kun ? About the feeling we have share together since the first time we met!*sob*sob*"
""Since the first time you met!""
Both Rias and Asia said with shock.
"Isn't the first time we met, you try to kill me by blowing up entire street, not to mention tried to stab me with 100 light spears ?!"
"Oh, I don't remember doing that."
She averted her eyes and avoiding his gaze.
"Since the first time…"
Godou could feel the killing intent of both Asia and Rias directed toward him.
'That's weird, I don't think Asia is able to have killing intent.'
"Anyway…since you turn down my date, I'd have to go and destroy something in Leviathan's territory to forget this sadness in my heart…*sob*sob*"
"Are you try to start new War between Three Factions because of a single date !?"
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In the end, Godou had to accept her date.
So here he was, hand in hand with the most beautiful woman in Heaven. On a date, too.
During the date, Gabriel was acting like a girl in her teenage years. She took him to brand clothes shop while asking questions about which clothing suited her more. Then they paid a visit to her favorite book store. After that, both of them played games in an arcade.
'Well, that's not so bad after all.'
Godou had to admit he really enjoyed this date. When was the last time I even have this kind of luxury ?
Back in the old world, he completely devoted himself to his country. When magic became known to the mortal world, each Campione claimed a territory. They became that place guardians. Most of them didn't really care about politic stuff so most of them just hid themselves from society. When a crisis like a God or invasions from other countries, they showed themselves and joined in the War. But that didn't mean they would join any war or protect the country from any invasions. Only when a particular war caught they interest, would they joined in…Even then, some of the 21st century Campiones like Annie, Alex and Godou himself ,with the exception of Doni, still took a large part in the political and military system of their country…
"Godou-kun, Godou-kun…"
"Oh, sorry, Gabriel-san."
Both of them were sitting in a coffee shop near Kuoh Academy.
"You are such a rude guy to ignore his girlfriend on a date, Godou-kun."
Gabriel said while pouting cutely.
"You are not my girlfriend, Gabriel-san. Seriously, please act your age a little."
"Awww, you look so cute when you are angry, Godou-kun. Are you sure you are not a tsundere, Godou-kun ?"
Gabriel asked while giggling.
Godou decided to ignore that question just now. If he carelessly said anything unnecessary, she would tease him nonstop.
Taking a sip from her drink to calm herself down, Gabriel started the conversation.
"It seem like you caused quite a ruckus in the Underworld, hmm, Godou-kun?"
From what she said Godou can guess it was about his fight with Raiser.
"It was necessary."
"From now on, there will be a lot of people going after you, Godou-kun."
"Like it wasn't before."
Godou complained coldly. He had a feeling what Gabriel wanted from him. Almost every single time they met, Gabriel and him always had this conversation.
"Why don't you join us this time, Godou-kun? I'm sure it will be better for you to join the Heaven side. If there are anycase you, well, pass away, you will be reborn as one of us, one of God's Messengers to guide human."
Godou lets out a heavy sigh.
"Gabriel-san, I don't have the interest to join any side right now. And I doubt I will join any in the future. Plus, I must say that sometimes I don't approve of some of your side's actions and decisions."
Gabriel didn't say anything. She stirred up the tea cup before looked up. Godou could see a hidden sadness in her eyes.
"Soon, the 3 Factions of Bible will be merged in order to stand up against other large factions. This event may be a beginning for a peace era between every supernatural forces instead of this cold war. If I am joining any Factions right now, it will affect this event and throw off the balance between every Factions."
"But you still answer me what reason you are fighting for , Godou-kun. You do not follow any Factions then why are you still do some missions for the Devil ? "
"I fight…for humans, for mortals."
"Huh?"
"If any chance a war started, human would be the most damaged side."
Godou said.
"Even before, I have always been humanity's last line of defense against supernatural forces, Gabriel-san. I have seen what a war between beings like us could cause. Hundreds millions of people died, the government struggled to put up defense. Magicians, mages, soldiers was sacrificed needlessly on the battlefield. Inhumane experiments were conducted. I don't want to see it again."
Godou looked at Gabriel.
"I also believe that you too, Gabriel-san, want that peace."
"Godou-kun…"
"Sorry for bringing this up, just forget what I said."
Godou decided to change the subject.
"By the way, Gabriel-san, is the rumor about the lost Excalibur true?"
Gabriel flinched at his question. Bingo.
"And how would you know that, Godou-kun ? Ah, nevermind. It is true. Recently the Holy-swords Excaliburs that were kept by the Catholic Church Headquarter Vatican, Protestant Church, and Eastern Orthodox Church were stolen."
The Excalibur, the holy sword which was originally wielded by King Arthur. During the Great War, it was broken into pieces. But the fragments were collected and turned into a new form by alchemy. It was made into 7 swords. Excalibur Destruction, Excalibur Mimic, Excalibur Rapidly, Excalibur Nightmare, Excalibur Tranparency, Excalibur Blessing and Excalibur Ruler.
"…So what does the stolen Excaliburs have to do with this country located in the east of the World?"
"Huh, How did you… ?"
"A few days earlier, two members of the Church had arrived here. Each of them carried a high-level holy sword which I think it's a Excalibur."
"There is no reason for the Church to let two other Excalibur out of their grasps unless they can retrieve the stolen Excaliburs."
"So, you already know about this, huh, Godou-kun? That's good. It's one of the reason I come here anyway."
"Let me guess, you want me to help them."
"Exactly, I want…"
"No."
"Excuse me…?"
Gabriel looked confused.
"I do not like the church. Especially its agents. A bunch of snobbish, arrogance brats who are always preaching about the Bible."
Gabriel's tone suddenly changed. It became more serious.
"This time is different, Godou-kun. We suspected one of the Fallen Angel's leaders is in this."
Godou raised his eyebrow. Now, this is interesting.
"Tell me more. Who do you suspect ?"
"I'm not really sure. Probably someone from Grigori. Do you remember the Exiled Priest you met the time you rescue that Holy Maiden Asia ?"
"That perv ? Yeah, I remember him. His name is Freed, if I remembered correctly.
"That priest is involved in the stolen of Excaliburs as well as Valper Galilei."
*SLAM*
Godou just slammed his hand on the table.
"DID YOU JUST SAY VALPER GALILEI !?"
On Godou's face was an expression of hatred and barely contain anger.
"Yes, Valper Galilei, head of the Holy Sword Project. Now calm down, Godou-kun."
"Tch!"
Godou clicked his tongue. He had let his emotions got the better of him. By doing that, he could put anything around him in danger.
"I thought that guy was taken care of by the Church. How was he still alive?"
"He was only banished. The church decided that in the end, all he wanted is for the good of the Church itself."
"That guy was only banished ? The man who had killed countless children in that experiment was only banished for what he had done ?"
Gabriel could feel the hatred in his voice.
After a moment of thinking, Godou heaved a sigh.
"Fine, I will help you with this one time. But only if you let me take care of Valper and Freed. The Church will not intervene. "
"Okay then. Here is the information about those two agents. Please take care of them. While they are battle expert, they are not, well, familiar with outside world. So, do your best, Godou-kun."
Gabriel smiled while taking out two files about the agents. After handed them to Godou, she took out what a small piece of paper.
"Here's my number, Godou-kun. Call me if you need help, or change your mind about joining us or simply you want to date me, I will wait for your call. 3"
Gabriel blew a kiss to him before walked out of the café.
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So, this is the first part of the Excalibur story. Thank you for all the favorites and followings. And I apologized for all the delay of this chapter. After the exams, I need to relax a bit before I working on any new project. And I am also very sad to say that the Campione! A new Realm Project is dropped because of the World Building which I don't really have much talent for. If anyone wants to help me or use that idea, Please PM me. So, instead, we have a new Campione! StrikerS! idea. In a world where most character are badass female mages and by the third season, almost the male cast have been Demoted to Extra, I think it would be an awesome idea to throw in a pretty broken male character in to the setting like Future!Godou as their ally(maybe). Also, maybe Godou will teach Erio a few things *evil smirk*. Anyway, here a sneak peak ( trailer) for Campione!StrikerS!
It has been ten years after the the Book of Darkness incident. Nanoha and her friends have become officers of TSAB. A new generation of mages was born. As well as new allies.
"Here is the new member of the Riot Force 6, Godou Kusanagi."
"Please to meet you."
""You are the new member!?""
The two teenage girls exclaimed shockingly.
A new threat.
"This "Gadget" was discovered in one of archaeological in my world."
"This same thing appeared in our war against one of my enemy, Marquis Voban."
A new Relic.
Godou activated the terminal.
A hologram appeared before Hayate, Fate and Nanoha. It is a weird however well made "sword".
"This is Ea, Enuma Elish. One of the most powerful class-S Ancient Artifacts in my Earth. The last time I see Voban use this, the whole Australian Continent was wiped out of the surface of the Earth. And that is not its full power."
Godou said with a serious tone.
New Authorities.
"In the name of the sky God of war, grand me the spear that lead to victories, the spear of lightning to burn through my enemy's armies, the spear of the warriors who fell heroically on the battlefield."
The lightningbolts raining down slowly focused on his hand. They slowly form the shape of the famous spear spear.
"GUNGNIR!"
New Devices.
"Tsurugi! Masamune! Device Mode! Set Up!"
[As you wish, King!]
[Yes, milord!]
New followers.
"I am Erio Mondial. As the one who swore to follow my master, Kusanagi Godou, please grand me the power of the almighty warrior !"
New battles.
"Let show me what you've got! Nanoha-san! Fate-san!"
"Same to you, Kusanagi-san!"
[DIVINE BUSTER!]
[PLASMA ZANBER BREAKER!]
"LEGION OF DIVINE BEASTS!"
The army of divine beasts rushed toward the in coming attacks of the two mages.
And new befriending.
"That girl's Starlight Breaker sure hurt as hell!"
Godou complained as he walked unsteadily out of the rubble after the powerful ,even by his standard as a Campione, attack of a certain White Devil.
"White Devil, huh. Then let me show you. Nanoha-san, power of the Devil king, then!"
"Tsurugi! Load Cartridge!"
The distinc sound of miniature explsion of the Cartridge reached his hear as he can feel the divine power flowed in the black sword.
Return of the old enemies.
"It has been a long time. Kusanagi Godou."
"You are… Lancelot!"
Coming soon! Campione! StrikerS!
That's it. What do you think ? If you are approved of this project please vote for it on my profile. See you next time. And thank you victorram for beta-reading this.
