Hey, guys! Here is the ninth chapter of Holy World War! Aika awakens a new power that brings Kouga back to finish off Loki once and for all as time is slowly running out before Ragnarök beings! Hope you liked it.
Chapter 9 – Ragnarök: Part Two
"You can't die now!" Aika hollered.
"Please…" Aika said.
"Wake up…" Aika continued.
"KOUGA-NII-CHAN!" Aika screamed.
Aika's pendant suddenly appeared from her pocket and wrapped around her neck as a bright green dome of power enveloped her, Yuna and the wounded Kouga.
Everyone, even Loki, were surprised by what's happening now.
"Aika?" Luffy and Nami asked in unison.
Loki suddenly recognized the gem in Aika's possession.
"It can't be… the Twilight Jewel?!" Loki asked.
"An ancient relic crafted by the dwarves of Niðavellir – said to heal injuries of anyone, even when near-death!" Loki explained.
Loki then turned his attention to Mjölnir.
"And to think by accursed brother asked mortals to find and retrieve Mjölnir to let the Pegasus to use it." Loki explained.
"Very well then…" Loki said.
"Fafnir! Fenrir!" Loki hollered.
Fafnir and Fenrir began to hear Loki's words.
"I have jobs for each of you!" Loki hollered.
"I want Fenrir to grab Mjölnir! Obviously it's a simple task!" Loki continued.
"Of course I'm strong! Thor's nothing compared to his father!" Fenrir hollered.
"As for you, Fafnir. Kill the little girl over there." Loki explained.
Fafnir eyed Aika unexpectedly healing Kouga.
"A fragile child? Why should I?" Fafnir asked.
"Because that *child* now has the Twilight Gem in her possession! Don't let her heal the boy!" Loki hollered.
Fafnir let out fire from his nostrils.
"Fine then." Fafnir said.
"A nice appetizer will do." Fafnir said.
Fafnir began making his way towards Aika, Yuna and Kouga.
The Alliance quickly realized their new problems.
"Oh crap! The dragon's going after Aika and the others!" Usopp hollered.
"We have to help them!" Fuwa hollered.
The Alliance began to spread out to the directions Fenrir and Fafnir went off too, but were intercepted by Loki, Hati and Sköll.
"Get out of our way!" Sachi hollered.
Blizzard gritted his fangs.
"This is bad!" Blizzard hollered.
Loki smirked.
Luffy became angry.
The mere thought of anyone harming his little sister is enough to make him serious… and mad!
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Yuna continued to watch Aika heal Kouga's wounds without any reason why.
"Aika-chan?" Yuna asked.
"Did you know you had this kind of power?" Yuna asked.
"N-No! I never had this before!" Aika replied.
Yuna was confused.
She suddenly sensed Fafnir's approach.
"Oh no…!" Yuna thought.
As she thought, Fafnir was closing on them at high-speeds.
"I have you in my sights, you brat!" Fafnir hollered.
Yuna began to stand in Fafnir's way.
"I won't let you hurt her!" Yuna hollered.
Fafnir wasn't stopping.
Suddenly a blur appeared out of nowhere and intercepted Fafnir.
Yuna and Aika's eyes widened upon looking at their savior.
"No way…" Yuna and Aika said in unison.
It was Happy… once again in his transformed Chimera state.
(A/N: Chimera Happy's back!)
Everyone else became comically shocked and surprised by what transpired.
"What the?!" Ruby and Zwei exclaimed in unison.
"Holy crap!" Souma exclaimed.
"Seriously!?" Nami, Kaede, Blizzard, Blue and Lily exclaimed in unison.
"Again?!" Luffy, Nagisa, Lucy and Carla hollered in unison.
"Happy transformed again!" Natsu hollered.
The Chimera Happy began to push Fafnir with force despite the gap between their might.
Loki became shocked.
"Impossible! How is Fafnir begin pushed back by a mere mortal beast?!" Loki thought.
"At least Fenrir won't disappoint me." Loki thought.
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Fenrir was only a few steps from getting Mjolnir.
"It's mine now!" Fenrir hollered.
A barrage of chains suddenly chained down Fenrir, prevent the beast from moving.
Everyone now became more shocked this time.
"What the devil is this?!" Loki asked.
A portal of darkness opened, revealing three figures appearing.
They were Ceuta, Cobra and Adam.
The Alliance looked surprised upon seeing those faces.
"Ceuta!" Yuna hollered.
"Cobra?!" Natsu exclaimed.
"Adam too?!" Jaune asked.
Blake and Yang became frightful upon seeing the man who tormented them respectively appear above them.
Upon seeing Adam, Juvia's eyes widened with absolute shock; the water mage finally remembered the bull Faunus as the one who once tormented her 5 (actually 12 if you add the fact her and Team Sirius being sealed away in the Fairy Tail verse for 7 years) years ago when she was 12.
"I-It can't be..." Juva thought.
"And just what do three think you're doing?!" Loki asked, in an angry manner.
"The other part of our deal." Cobra replied.
"Loki. We shall take custody of Fenrir from here on." Adam explained.
"Why would I allow that?" Loki asked.
"Apparently, Venus-sama was very interested in this beast since his fangs are strong enough to kill even gods." Ceuta explained.
Bounded, Fenrir quickly eyed Blue amongst the chaos and suddenly recognized her.
"Just you wait! I'll be back to take you!" Fenrir thought.
The bounded Fenrir disappeared through another portal.
"Tell your masters they've made a big mistake!" Loki hollered.
"I can hear your frustration. Like music to my ears." Cobra commented.
"Make sure you fulfill your end of the deal as well or else." Adam explained.
"What deal?" Ren asked.
Cobra and Adam immediately left to the first portal.
"Be ready, Alliance." Ceuta said.
"Your days will soon be numbered." Ceuta said.
Ceuta then entered right before the portal closed.
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"Damn you, Venus." Loki said.
"So you were after Fenrir from the beginning." Loki explained.
Loki suddenly the sky suddenly turning dark and looked at the source to his right below.
It was Kouga, revived and now wielding Mjölnir.
(A/N: The first Bronze Saint to use a weapon of legend!)
"Oh, great – you're alive now?" Loki asked.
"Yeah. Thanks to Aika's new magic trick, I almost thought the skies were calling me." Kouga explained.
"Be honest, I'm surprised myself I didn't want to ask." Kouga continued.
"Kouga!" Yuna hollered.
"Right. Got distracted there." Kouga said.
"Hey, jerk! Time to get hammered!" Kouga hollered.
Kouga began charging up electricity to power up Mjölnir.
"Wow! This hammer's no joke!" Kouga hollered.
"But… I still got this!" Kouga hollered.
Loki attempted to attack Kouga, but the other members of the Alliance intercepted him.
Fafnir shook off the Chimera Happy and went straight for Kouga.
"I'll make sure this time you die!" Fafnir hollered.
- Fire Dragon's Wing Attack! – Natsu shouted.
- Gum-Gum Jet Bazooka! – Luffy shouted.
- Crescent Rose – Red Missile! – Ruby shouted.
- Drawn Blade Burst Style… Lightning Strike! – Nagisa shouted.
Natsu, Luffy, Ruby and Nagisa appeared out of nowhere and gave Fafnir another brand of punishment.
"We're not finished with you!" Natsu hollered.
"Those meddling kids!" Loki hollered.
Loki then turned to see Hati and Sköll bested by Souma, Ryuho, Haruto, Sachi, Emma, Gray, Erza, Zoro, Sanji, Blizzard, Blake, Yang, Karma and Nakamura.
Loki attempted to flee, but was captured once again by Sugaya, Romeo and Robin.
"Not so fast, creep!" Sugaya hollered.
"Unhand me!" Loki hollered.
Kouga appeared behind Loki in an instant.
"Underestimated US KIDS, huh?" Kouga asked.
Fully charged, Mjölnir let out a massive load of power.
"That's your fatal mistake!" Kouga hollered.
"Damn you, Pegasus! Damn you, Thor and Odin!" Loki hollered.
Kouga connected his blow with Loki and finished him, creating a Norse seal behind the trickster god.
"Geez, sometimes I wish every god were on the same page about humans like Saori-san and Pallas." Kouga commented.
"A plague on all your houses!" Loki chanted.
Kouga, Natsu, Luffy, Ruby and Nagisa, and even Eden, Gray, Zoro, Blake and Karma felt strange for an unknown reason.
"A plague on your houses!" Loki chanted.
"May you suffer greatly before death!" Loki chanted.
Loki disappeared into the seal.
Nagisa and Karma began to ponder what he meant.
"Have I heard that line somewhere?" Nagisa thought.
"Shakespeare?" Karma thought.
Fafnir broke through the defenses of Natsu, Luffy, Ruby, Nagisa and the Chimera Happy and attempted to go for Kouga once more.
A powerful burst of fire appeared out of nowhere and engulfed Fafnir.
The Bronze Saints and Aria instantly recognized those flames.
"Is that…" Haruto said.
Walking through that burst was none other… than Phoenix Ikki!
"That's Phoenix Ikki!" Souma hollered.
"Ikki's here?!" Usopp and Chopper exclaimed.
"Let's wrap this up." Ikki said.
- Phoenix Genma Ken! – Ikki shouted.
With the mighty fist of the Phoenix, Ikki struck a fatal blow to Fafnir.
"I-Impossible!" Fafnir shouted.
Fafnir fell down as it died from the blow.
"Hell awaits you, dragon." Ikki said.
The whole Alliance became shocked by Ikki's power.
"He took out a dragon with one shot." Sanji commented.
"Ikki's downright powerful!" Gray hollered.
"Thanks for the save!" Nora hollered.
Ikki scoffed.
"Ragnarök's been averted. Let's have Odin take it from here." Ikki explained.
Ikki walked away from the battle.
"Never much of a team player, huh?" Ren asked.
"Ikki-san's always been that way." Ryuho replied.
Yuna and Aika appeared by Kouga's side.
"I wonder where the enemy took Fenrir." Yuna said.
"Beats me. I got no idea why Venus wants a giant wolf-man." Kouga explained.
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Venus was inflicting mental pain on Fenrir.
"Sorry 'bout that, Loki." Venus said.
"But hey… I've always wanted a dog of my own." Venus explained.
A strange mark appeared on Fenrir's forehead, putting him under Venus' control.
Future Rogue, Akainu, Cinder and Shiro watched with interest.
XXX
Five hours have now passed since the battle with Loki, the Alliance began to take it easy while Seiya, Mavis, Jimbei, Qrow and Korosensei were at the driveway to see Thor (with Mjölnir returned to him), and his father Odin off to give Loki his sentence.
"I thank your team for their efforts in stopping Loki." Odin commented.
"Tis' a shame my pride forced me to ask for youngsters to clean up our mess." Thor explained.
"No need to feel shameful." Qrow said.
"We're all just glad Ragnarök didn't happen." Mavis said.
"Allow us to handle Loki from here on." Odin explained.
"Be safe, sir." Jimbei said.
Odin and Thor nodded.
"If you ever need help, give us a call." Seiya explained.
"It's the best thing I can come up with to strengthen our bond." Seiya continued.
Odin chuckled.
"Only if it's out of our hands!" Odin hollered.
Seiya sighed.
Odin and Thor then left through the portal; disappearing.
Seiya and Mavis went back inside.
Qrow, Jimbei and Korosensei stayed behind to talk about Aika's current situation.
"We just have to deal with Aika-kun's new gift…" Jimbei explained.
"… and if she should be part of the team." Qrow explained.
Korosensei gave off his white face.
"Are you even listening?!" Jimbei and Qrow exclaimed in unison.
"Sorry. I was thinking on my own part." Korosensei replied, returning to his normal face.
"I'll see what I can do." Korosensei said.
Korosensei bolted to the front door in an instant.
Jimbei and Qrow sighed.
"How did Nagisa-kun and his classmates managed to tolerate him?" Jimbei asked.
"I was thinking the same thing." Qrow replied.
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Waiting in the sitting area on the first floor, the Alliance were still waiting for Aika to come out of her room on the third floor.
She hasn't left her room since they came back, and that began to worry everyone.
The Straw Hats, especially Luffy and Nami, were worried the most.
Korosensei appeared out of nowhere, surprising everyone.
"You scared us!" Kaede hollered.
"Give us a warning!" Sugino, Maehara, Gray, Usopp and Jaune exclaimed in unison.
"Forgive my intrusion." Korosensei said.
"But I believe we should help Aika-chan figure out her depression." Korosensei explained.
"You're right." Ryuho said.
"Luffy-kun. Nami-san. Natsu-kun. Yada-san. Wendy-san." Korosensei said.
"Let's help her out, shall we?" Korosensei asked.
Natsu, Luffy, Nami, Yada and Wendy nodded in unison.
All six headed to Yada, Wendy and Aika's room on the third floor.
Kouga can't help but feel responsible for her current state because of the battle with Loki.
"I hope it goes well." Kouga thought.
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Korosensei, Natsu, Luffy, Nami, Wendy and Yada reached the third floor and opened the door quietly.
"I'll leave it to you now." Korosensei said.
Korosensei left in an instant.
"Some help." Yada muttered.
As the five opened the door, they see Aika in a depressed state, sitting on her bed.
"Are you okay, Aika-chan?" Nami asked.
"No." Aika replied.
"What's wrong, sweetie?" Nami asked.
Aika looked up to the others, revealing tears slowly flowing down from her eyes to her cheeks.
"I want to be with you guys. But I don't want to hurt people." Aika replied.
"Ever since joining nii-san's crew, I always wanted to be useful and fight." Aika explained.
"But I'm still a kid. You guys have always protected me and kept me out of danger or things I shouldn't know." Aika continued.
"I just hate being on the sidelines and doing nothing when my friends are hurting." Aika finished.
"Aika…" Luffy said.
"Poor kid." Natsu said.
Nami, Wendy and Yada felt sad.
Aika then gripped the Twilight Jewel in her hands.
"But... I wanna help…" Aika explained.
"… Even if I don't like fighting…" Aika continued.
"… I wanna be like Wendy-san! Someone who stands by her friends no matter how strong you or the enemy are!" Aika hollered.
"Someone who wants to help both friend and foe alike!" Aika hollered.
Natsu, Luffy, Nami, Yada, and especially Wendy, were surprised by Aika's sudden motivated claim.
"Aika…" Luffy and Natsu said in unison.
All of a sudden, Wendy began bowing her head and had her hands and knees on the ground, surprising all four, including Aika.
"What's she doing?" Natsu asked.
"Don't look at me!" Nami replied.
"Luffy-san. Nami-san." Wendy said.
"I know it might be wrong for me to say this…" Wendy explained.
"… But I swear on my life and soul, I will watch over Aika-chan and help her master her new power!" Wendy continued.
Wendy began to cry.
"… I know how she feels! Without a mother or a home, but a family created from our bonds and wanting to help anyway she can!" Wendy continued.
"Please… let me help her!" Wendy finished.
Natsu, Yada and Aika were extremely touched by Wendy's sudden claim.
Luffy and Nami know they want to protect Aika and let her have a happy childhood, but knows it's inevitable with her life threatened by the Navy under Akainu's leadership as well as her tendency to help.
They also know that the time at the Four Islands and the dragons disappearing before the eyes of their dragon slayer children was very important that it was all sewed onto their hearts and memory.
"Wendy…" Luffy said.
Wendy raised her head.
"If that's how you feel for her… I won't stop you." Luffy explained.
"Honestly, I wanted her to be safe and live happy. But I also want her to be part of this because she's family." Luffy continued.
"If you promised to teach her and look after her… I'll allow it." Luffy finished.
Wendy began to cry more.
"I promise! I won't disappoint you!" Wendy hollered.
Aika began to cry, as did Yada.
"I-I'm… so… happy!" Aika hollered.
"You're incredible, Wendy-chan." Yada commented, wiping a tear from her eye.
"You are one amazing kid, Wendy." Natsu commented.
Nami shed a small tear and was touched.
"Those two are really growing up." Nami thought.
"Life's full of good and bad things that we have to deal with them sometimes." Nami thought.
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After their little therapy, the Alliance heard the news and were very overjoyed.
"Aika's on the team!" Fuwa hollered.
"I'm so proud." Blizzard said.
Aika and Kumi hugged each other passionately.
"I'm so glad!" Aika hollered.
"Me too!" Kumi hollered.
"Shishishi!" Luffy laughed.
Carla was very happy for Wendy's plea and her newfound resolve.
"My Wendy's finally growing up." Carla thought.
"Now that that's taken care of…" Korosensei said.
"… What do you all say we have some vacation time?" Korosensei asked.
"VACATION?!" The Alliance exclaimed in unison.
"Four days at OCEAN CITY!" Korosensei shouted.
The Alliance cheered wildly as they're going to one of the biggest beach resorts in North America.
Preview Skit:
Kouga: I'm kinda glad Aika's thought her choice about joining us.
Ruby: Yeah…
Isogai: We just have to continue protecting her like we promised.
Wendy: Yada-san and I also promise to nourish and guide her on the path she's decided.
Yada: We won't let anything happen to her.
Isogai: You two have become extremely close since the four islands.
Wendy: Of course!
Ruby: You two are inseparable like me and One-chan.
Yada: That's true.
Kouga: Anyway… who's gonna finish us off?
Wendy & Yada: Next time: Chapter 10 – Vacation Time!
Ruby: You two even said the same thing together!
Did you enjoy it? One of the longest chapters I've ever completed in this story. Now that's done, I hold off this story to get started on the next Grand World War chapter.