Lady Anya, Landlord, Makoto Kibune, and Jecht have been fighting the horde of Heartless and Nobodies that are surrounding the four, well now five as Riser Phenex suddenly crashed to the the ground beside the four the minute the Landlord send a hard stomp to lift a boulder from the ground before bending it to send it crashing through the Heartless from his direction.
"Just in time Riser!" Landlord shouted as Riser stood up before sending multiple arrows covered in fire to the other Heartless while giving a complaint in annoyance. "Damn it Barbariccia! She just throw Riser off to the air when some giant butler showed up!"
"How come you two fight a lot? Usually it's you and Salem." Lady Anya asked as she strike an incoming Nobody with her Keyblade while Riser change the subject with his voice purring in lust. "For a Keyblade Master, you do come sexy and lovely as well."
"Just answer my wife's question already! And don't go flirting with her!" The Landlord complained with a twitch of annoyance as Riser flew above the ground with his back sprouting fire wings for a phoenix and when he lift a hand to form a gigantic gust of fire, he suddenly flew down with such speed until a sudden punch on the ground sends the entire ground filling with massive fire, hitting the opponents as Lady Anya and Landlord cast Reflega to cover the four during the explosion.
What it seems to be done, the fire – covered ground was quickly put out by the phoenix demon before a loud roar fill the air, which got the five to look around until a black dragon with Mateus riding on it's neck land beside the five, which got Jecht to grin and place a hand on his bare waist. "Hey if it isn't your pet dragon!"
"Hello!" A little girl popped out on the dragon, infront of Mateus with a smile; which sends confusion to the men as Lady Anya walk to her and held her on her arms with a motherly embrace before the sight of the girl hugging her small arms around Anya's chest makes the Landlord lift his right hand with a few dollars before Riser push the hand down. The little girl has long purple hair braiding to her waist, matching violet eyes as Mateus, wearing a silk white gown that covers her feet and almost her hands, and a long necklace with a flat oval crystal pendant around her neck.
"Since when did Pikachu turn to a girl? I thought he's a boy?" Makoto asked Mateus, who exclaim him in confusion. "Pikachu is here…" before a small and chubby mouse – like creature with yellow fur jump on Night's head with a Pika sound. It has a large red dot on each cheek, it's back has brown stripes, and a lightning bolt – shaped tail.
"This is Aysa, she is my illegitimate daughter." Mateus introduced the little girl who gave a smile before Jecht asked in confusion. "I thought Chase and Cyclonis are legitimate?"
"After they were separated 10 years ago, I seduce a slave and the next day, she died the minute Aysa was born." Mateus answered as Riser place an arm around Mateus's shoulders before giving him a grin. "So like Riser, you want a harem?"
"I do not want a harem! Unlike you and your peerage!" Mateus complained in anger as the others just watch Riser placing a hand on Mateus's forehead to stop him from attacking like an older brother playing with his little brother, despite both their voices exactly alike and some slight resemblances together.
"Riser, can you take Aysa to the others? We're going to go find Barbariccia." Lady Anya asked as Riser stop his act with Mateus before walking to Anya, who stop Riser from trying to grope her chest by giving Aysa to his arms. Riser gave a small nod as Aysa wave at the five before Riser flew off to the sky with fire wings again and the five watch him flying off heading to the city before Mateus sat on Nights and the five flew off heading west, with Jecht riding a boulder controlling by the Landlord…
30 minutes ago…
Riser and Barbariccia was walking through the empty as they did heard someone cackling and hollering too much and louder through the air which sends Barbariccia twitching in anger. "God, that noise better not be following us or I'll kick the guy's ass."
"You must be thinking. "At least Haruhi is not here or she'll be scared of it." Because Riser see her as odd." Riser told Barbariccia as he mimic Haruhi's blank expression as the latter exclaimed. "Haruhi is not scared of anything, but if someone would consider leaving her or killing Aizen or I, she will turn Esper."
"What does she look like as Esper?" Riser questioned.
"…You don't want to know…Hey Riser, how did you know Aizen?" Barbariccia questioned as Riser scratch the back of his head with one hand while answering. "We first met 30 years ago, I saw Aizen running away, a bit covered in dried blood, had a screaming meeting and we founded Demon Summoning."
"…Wait, why are you asking Riser this question?" Riser asked Barbariccia, suddenly showing curiosity as he slowly lean to Barbariccia but the two heard a boy scream not far from their direction so the two ran to the source of the scream to see a boy about 10, with short brown hair and a young resemblance of Aizen, wearing a white shihakusho with a matching sash around his waist, no shoes, and wields an exact Zanpakuto as Aizen landing on the ground on his back.
"That boy looks exactly like Aizen when we met. Is that his manikin?" Riser wondered as Barbariccia sway a hand to form a gust of wind to shoot Riser flying to the air, screaming in shock and anger. "BARBARRRICCCIIIA!" before the empress of the wind watch the young boy standing until a giant colossal man in a butler suit with a bald head and his face reminds of an emotionless Frankenstein face, suddenly hop into the field and lands with a giant thud, that would make the ground rumbling too much and the boy falling on his rear again.
Barbariccia had a voice in her head saying "Don't just stand there and watch Kid Aizen getting squash by a giant bastard, help him dammit!" so she just flew infront of the boy and help him standing on his feet again. "Hey kid, you need help if it's too dangerous."
"I can fight this, you just need to save yourself!" Aizen's manikin jerked his hand off Barbariccia before running to the giant, his Zanpakuto in hand and he leap to send a strike but the giant butler then swift his big hand to grab the boy, only his head and neck is free than his body is about to be crushed by the butler's grip. Before Barbariccia can go save him, she notice a familiar drunkard and Blitzball King falling from the sky before he send a punch to the monster's head; getting him to release the boy off his grip and the butler let a growl as Barbariccia caught the boy before the two watch the colossal man hopping away with each giant leap away.
"Damn, he's not even a good fight." Jecht grunted as he land beside Barbariccia before the other original Redeemers of the Damned shows up before the Landlord notices the boy in Barbariccia's arms.
"Aizen!? You turn to 10 years old, when you fake your death!?" The Landlord screamed in shock while gripping his hair, earning the boy to ask Barbariccia in confusion. "Excuse me old lady, how does he know who I am?" until she press the manikin against her chest in anger, with the other Redeemers of the Damned watching with surprise and pity as poor Aizen's manikin sounds like he's suffocating.
"You're maybe Aizen's manikin but he NEVER calls me old!"
After the whole singing, the others finally walk back through the city even the sky darken for night to fallen, though the others have encounter a possible new ally when they witness a wolf with peached fur, red eyes and brown hair fighting an impure manikin.
"A werewolf, Ace?" Billy asked as Dark Ace gave a sudden answer of agreement. "Yeah, I have a quick smelling habit from my dad." Before Riser shows up on fire with Aysa, who Aizen notice her on Riser's arms before asking his friend. "Yubelluna got a baby so soon and you haven't told me?"
"What? Oh hell no, this is Mateus's. So that means his brothers and sisters are now uncles and aunts." Riser answer with a grin as Aysa wave a tiny hand before Terra held her on her arms while Kuja gave a compliment. "Aww, she is so cute, might be 5 years old."
"I'm Aysa and I'm six years old, nice to meet you; she look just like Father!" Aysa exclaimed with a smile as a certain little brat Darla Dimple suddenly walk out of the shadows before a gigantic colossal man in a butler suit follows, that sends everyone's eyes widen before Billy gave a joke. "Wow, some Frankenstein drank too much milk!"
"I rather take out the brat!" Konata said confidently as she pull out a baseball bat, her confidence start to upset Darla as the butler she has started to walk slowly to Konata with an emotionless frown but as he was about to grab her, Kai suddenly grab a M16 gun from her left boot and shot Konata through the chest which surprises some people but as Konata was glowing in a bright red aura, she suddenly got fill with much aura to burst it out to cover herself in grey and black smoke.
"What are you doing?" Xion asked in surprise as Kai slip the M16 gun back to her boot before nodding to see the smoke clearing away as Konata now grown into 16 years old, her long hair reaches to her knees with the bangs almost covering her left eye, or a black hole that is removing her eye, and wears a loose-fitting full length dress, consisting of a blue skirt and a collarless, long – sleeved white blouse; her clothing has huge tears and cut; showing her right leg, forearms, abdomens, and almost her chest.
"Woah!" Genesis exclaimed in shock as Sephiroth summon his katana before whispering. "I'll assist her." So he, Aizen, Riser and Konata led the giant butler who Darla order him to be Max (Cats Don't Dance), to chase the four while Darla herself seem to be covered with so much darkness that the whole group are surrounded with crystalline manikins of herself so they ready their weapons and magic. (Battleground Music: Mortal Kombat Theme Song.)
No matter how many times the Redeemers of the Damned defeat most of the manikins, Darla's raging dark aura surrounding her would summon more than them, even their powerful attacks, so Kai jump on Vanitas's Keyblade which he send her flying to Darla's direction before she leap to the side and gritted her teeth at the cold – hearted princess.
"You…of all people, I want to strangle your neck and dunk you into a crocodile pit!?" Darla screeched angrily as Kai emotionlessly look at her comrades fighting the other manikins before back to the tempered little brat herself to give her a remark. "I know somebody who gives threats like that, except I think death doesn't get attention." Earning another growl from Darla before following Kai who led Darla to chase her. Grunting, Kuja land on the pavement on his back as a manikin has kick him before it jump and rain down to give a drop kick but the wolf pounce on the incoming manikin before howling a Firaga spell from it's mouth to burn the manikin dead, while Kuja quickly stood up when the two watch the manikin melting to a mushy substance that will not get the two to think what is it.
"Thank you for helping me." Kuja gave a polite bow to show his gratitude before the wolf nod in reply with a smile, which earns a look of surprise from the flamboyant mage until a manikin defeated by Firion snap him out and the two join the fight. Kai finally stop at a suitable place at the center of town where near the west part of the town are Aizen, Sephiroth, Riser and her manikin fighting Max before Darla charge in to Kai.
"Pink Elephants on Parade, Pink Elephants on Parade…" Kai started to sing as while she sing, the wind blew her hair softly before a change of speed until Darla froze her charge in fear when four large Pink Elephants appear, giving the girl an evil grin each before they march past Kai as she continue to sings with her face showing a cruel smirk while her eyes slowly narrow darkly with a red glow before the Pink Elephants then kick Darla Dimple to each other like a football with the brat screaming each time she is kicked until Kai finishes the song to witness one Pink Elephant gave a massive kick to send Darla Dimple flying out of the city, screaming her butler Max's name during the flight.
But he did not come assist his master as Aizen then starts to chant with the sky darken with black and purple. "Seeping crest of turbidity. Arrogant vessel of lunacy! Boil forth and deny! Grow numb and flicker! Disrupt sleep! Crawling queen of iron! Eternally self-destructing doll of mud! Unite! Repulse! Fill with soil and know your own powerlessness!"
Everyone stop the fight as they watch Max soon got trap with black and purple energy covering him from the feet like a gigantic box for his size and once he is fully covered, Aizen shouted an attack that seems to be the end of the giant's demise. "Hado #90 Kurohitsugi!" before spear – like objects pierce the whole box, no sound was in the spell but as the box disappears, Max seem to disappear in thin air, or in this case, darkness…
"Is it over?" An unfamiliar girl voice questioned once everyone walk to the others before the wolf stood on it's two feet before slowly transforming, to everyone, mostly Kuja, into a young girl with 13 years with ebony hair to her shoulders, matching eyes, a fair complexion that would send Kuja blushing on his cheeks, and dress in a long white cloak with red linings that covers her whole body but she show underneath her cloak to see she wears a white cloth covering her chest and matching shorts.
"My name is Yuki (Wolf Children) Hunter, and I would like to join you all if you want to stop Maleficent and her allies." Yuki introduced with a smile as Kuja grip his older twin sister's shoulders, covering his face against her left shoulder to hide his blushing cheeks before Foxy gave a grin. "We need all the help we got get. We better go to the others…"
"No waaaaaayyy!? That's so cute ~ hahaha!" That night, Yumichika squealed as he let out a laugh when it's a bit surprising to see Aizen has a memory manikin as well, as 10 years old with messy hair, innocent eyes, and only wears a white shihakusho to his forearms and knees with a matching sash around his waist and a small opening at the left side of his waist to hold an exact Zanpakuto as Aizen.
"So Aizen's manikin is when he faked his death?" Genesis asked as Aizen's manikin nod in agreement before Tina question him with curiosity. "But wait, should we call you another name just in case we won't get confuse?"
"You can call me Sosuke…" before Konata suddenly pinch his cheeks with a grin. "Heh, you and Aysa are the youngest memory manikins. That makes Matty and I your senpais."
"No fair!" Sosuke complained as he would give a slap but each slap would get through the soul's body like a ghost and she can feel or even float though everything until Aizen grab his manikin by the waist with one arm before looking over his right shoulder at Riser and the Landlord. "Jack, Riser; I'll open the memory the day I fake my death…" which sends surprises to the Landlord before the three walk through the lower deck in each stairway until a door was open to see a huge TV screen with a machine of a helmet connecting it to the screen, and cinema seats so both men watch Aizen place the helmet on his manikin's head before it operates with some lights until the screen shows a village where 10 year old Aizen was buying some food with Jack, wearing a simple white shirt and black shorts, standing beside him until a small girl voice question behind the two.
"Excuse me, which one of you is Jack Klauser?"
The two turn to see a young version of Lady Anya as a seven year old like Jack, wearing a similar gown like Aysa but without her hair reaches to her back, concealing a mark of angel wings unlike the adult version.
"I'm Jack Klauser." Jack introduced as he step closer to Anya before she look at Aizen, who watches in confusion. "I would like to ask Jack some questions, hope you don't mind?" as she gave a polite bow before he froze and bow back. "Oh alright…" The scene then change to see Aizen hiding inside a brown house beside a rapid river, peering over the open door to listen to Jack and Anya's conversation.
"Eh?! I'm going to a school of magic!?" Jack asked in excitement as Anya nod with a smile before explaining. "My father wants to thank you for saving me from the river the other day so he would like you to go to my school for your element bending."
"Wow! Aizen is gonna be proud!" Jack cheered as Anya nod again, however Aizen lower his head with his eyes narrowing in sadness before he walk to his room, grabbing his Zanpakuto from his table and walk out of the house from the back door in bare – foot; his Zanpakuto is place through a small opening on his white shihakusho in the left side of his waist, before he stops beside the rapid river where he gave a shout that got the two's attention as they witness Aizen falling in the rapidest river, which shocks the two to ran to save Souseke but once he tries to swim out of the river, he suddenly scream when he fell over the sudden waterfall, Jack's scream in tears is deaf as Anya wrap her arms around Jack's shoulders, her eyes close while Jack place his head over one of her shoulders.
...
Below the waterfall, a few men, looks like 30 years in slave clothing and chains wrapping around their arms are killing the innocent fishermen that are fishing at the riverbed. As one slave with blood – covered ebony hair notices an unconscious young body of a boy floating through the water from the waterfall so thinking he's just dead, the slave just grab the boy off the water and place him on his right shoulder and didn't get to remove the sudden sword he strapped in a small hole of the left side of his soaking, white shihakusho that only reaches to his knees.
That night, Aizen slowly woke up by the sound of sword slashing and men hollering in pain before he woke up to be sleeping on the ground, witnessing a woman with long black hair covering her back to her thighs wearing a blood – covered black shihakusho that almost bares her chest, a blood – covered sash covers the robes to her waist and she wields a similar Zanpakuto – like sword.
The sight of the emotionless woman slaying the slaves sends fear in Souseke's eyes as he watch without moving an inch, like watching a horror movie which also sends a few droplets of blood from the woman's victims on the young boy's clothes, arms, legs, and left cheek. Once the woman is done slaughtering the slaves, she turns to face the boy who flinch in shock as she then proceed to move to him, a hand offering to help him up.
Though he looks at his savior in silence and surprise, he politely took the hand before standing up on his feet as the hand then ruffle his head before the woman gave a polite smile. "Once you grow up, I'm sure to see you use your Zanpakuto at the Soul Society." Which surprises Aizen when the woman gives him a bow before jumping on tree to tree out of sight, leaving the boy on his own until he walks through the dark and silent forest. As he suddenly walks under a large willow tree with the leaves covering the sky and stops on a tree stomp on a lake and infront of the tree's bark, he suddenly cried while covering his tear – filled eyes with his fist – curled hands and he fell on his knees, screaming. "Mom! Dad!" before crying again.
"What am I doing!? Which way should I go!?" Sosuke asked himself aloud as the tree bark then morph itself to show an old woman's face before answering the boy. "That depends of what you see." Earning the boy to jump and started to fall with a scream, not until Jack paused the memory with a remote control.
"Then suddenly, some tree woman just shows up and scare the scariest man alive when he's a kid." Jack exclaimed with a small laugh as he look at his older brother before Aizen let out a scoff. "At least you know how I faked my death." As he pressed play before the memory shows Sosuke landing his rear on the water before asking in surprise. "Who are you!?"
"I am Grandmother Willow, and what is your trouble, child?" Grandmother Willow (Pocahontas) asked softly with a smile as a vine grabs the boy off the water before placing him on the ground when he answer her question. "I – I need to find a place to stay."
"Then, all you need to do is find a friend when you are in need." Grandmother Willow answer as the vine gently push the boy's back before he walks out of the tree, his head keeps the old tree's wisdom as he walks through the tallest grass forest before hearing out a sarcastic laugh, making him stopping his tracks.
"Who's there? Grandmother Willow?" Sosuke exclaimed while panting as the laugh grew almost louder before the young boy ran through the forest, trying to run away from the voice behind him until a thing infront of him started to make both Sosuke and a young boy possible two or three years younger than Sosuke's age with short blonde hair with a strand sticking up, dark blue eyes, and wears a red short – sleeved shirt with a chain from it's breast pocket, red pants, and black shoes; screaming in fear for a while as Riser paused the memory.
"You know, first impressions are very complex, Aizen." Riser told Aizen as Jack just watch their young selves' reactions in mild surprise before Aizen added. "And I thought your pet macaw was a screen…" so he press play to watch their kid selves screaming again until Souseke started to beg on his knees. "Please don't eat me!"
"Easy man, I'm not gonna eat you." Riser help calming Souseke down as he froze in surprise before asking him." You're not?"
"No, Riser happen to saw you all alone and a little guy like you shouldn't be walking alone like that." Young Riser shook his head as he grab one of Sosuke's hands before dragging him through the forest and walking over a small hill to see a magnificent mansion where they can see the residents with fire wings and battling in duels. As the two young boys walked in the large mansion, a young and beautiful woman with long blonde hair tied into twintails with large, drill-like curls on both side of her head, and ornate hair decorations keeping it up walking down the stairs to greet the two. She also has dark blue eyes, and dressed in a beautiful sea blue gown with jewel decorations glittered the linings of the dress.
"Riser, you sneak off again…and who is this?" The woman sighed softly as she asked Riser when she notices Sosuke beside him, who answered. "I just met him, Mother and I didn't do anything to him, I just found him in small blood."
"Well you better tell the truth because your father and I disapprove the idea of you fighting your new friend. He should be clean up and well fed too." Riser's mother said softly though the two boys were flinching by her scolding as Sosuke watch the two demons' conversation while Riser asked with a smile. "Can Riser take him to Akuma – naldo?"
"Riser, you had hamburgers there yesterday."
"But it's so good!"
...
That night, Sosuke; already bathed and his shihakusho already got cleaned when he was accepted by the Phenex family to take care of him, was sleeping in the darkness in mid – air as he open his eyes when a dark voice asked him. "You must be a lucky boy to have a heart that summons me here. If you accept being my summoner, I will forever serve you by your side as your summon…" before a massive creature with dark purple and black body with dark magenta spikes running down its back, as well as a "mane" of dark magenta tentacles around its head suddenly appear infront of the young boy's widened eyes. Its tail has a dark magenta tip, sports four purple claws on each of its four legs, yellow eyes, which occasionally glow red, a jagged mouth, blue markings on its face and body, and chains around its forelegs. Its body is rather long and thin.
"Will you accept our pact? If you don't wish to summon even the likes of me, I will devour your being and existence…"
"Yes, I know so much of the Dark Hide (One of the secret bosses of Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep: Final Mix) and I've been interested to even see one. I'll form the pact." Sosuke agreed with a small nod as the creature bow his head before the same voice finished. "Very well, you are near a cave where we once resides by the summoners. Go there by the rock path and you will know about the history of the summoners."
Sosuke opened his eyes as he sat off his bed to open the windows where he look around for a cave until he notices a large rock path that appears to the ground, whilel a voice startled him to turn to be Riser. "You heard it too? Riser just agreed the pact of summoning the Ifrit. We should go find this cave."
Earning a small nod in agreement, both young boys ran out of the mansion without being spotted and running out to the garden, following the rock path heading to the nearest mountain where an opening of a cave was lighten with fire lamps that resides the earth walls before the two boys walk through the cave despite Riser held a hand of fire during the walk which the whole path is straight.
Until what it's seem to be less than two hours, they finally arrived into a large room – like area where infront of the two boys resides a massive statue of an old man with a large beard and mustache, balding and wearing flowing robes, holding a long staff majestically.
"You like it boys?" a female voice ringed the air as the two look around until a figure of a young woman of 18 or 19 years appear infront of the statue; sending a whistle from Riser, receiving a smirk from the woman. She has long red hair reaching to her whole legs with black ends, matching red eyes, and wears a revealing blue gown, holding a broom stick like a witch.
"Welcome to the Cave of Ramuh, where the man and the other summons destroy each and every last demons and monsters to protect each worlds, however what they didn't know is what they're doing is wrong. Most Heartless and monsters are summoned into battle by their summoners, maybe cold – hearted or perhaps kind." The beautiful woman explained as the two boys listen the story patiently, though Riser has a stupid grin with eyes changing to hearts until Aizen asked the woman. "You mean, like those monsters that we form a pact in our sleep?"
"Yeah, so are you those lucky boys who will be responsible of showing these people what we summoners can do?" The woman asked as Riser raise his hand before asking. "Can we call ourselves Demon Summoners?"
"If you name both of you that, it means you founded it." The woman nod with a smile as Riser gave Aizen a nudge of the shoulders with a grin as Sosuke seem to think in silence before letting out a smile… "Like she said, so let's call ourselves "Grand HIGH Demon Summoners." Earning a nod with the grin so the woman watch the two boys giving her a polite bow before running out of the cave, leaving her disappearing in light with a smile…
"I hope those boys will grow up well…"
ROTD Omake: Memory Slip
After the memory of Aizen and Riser's meeting is finished, the Landlord of Domus Facina was left alone in the room, fiddling the memory helmet with his fingers with interest as he turn to see Makoto, Jecht, and Mateus entering before asking them. "Where's Anya?"
"She's helping Kai's manikin to find some spare clothing, since she doesn't like her in her uniform full of large cuts and holes." Makoto answered as Jecht stood beside the Landlord, looking at the helmet. "What's that helmet for, Majesty?" before Mateus answer his question, to Jecht's satisfaction. "That helmet allows you to look at every memory…"
"Oh really?" Makoto held the helmet as he then struggle to place it on the Landlord's head, while he's screaming in shock. "Makoto, what the hell are you doing!?"
"At school, I had this feeling we're being watched when we slept every night so we just want to see a memory if this has anything to do with you!" Makoto grunted when he finally got the memory helmet placed against Landlord's head before the screen shows a bedroom with the four boys sleeping on different beds when they are 16, though Jack woke up with a quiet yawn as he grab a video camera under his pillow before standing beside Mateus's bed, where he is sleeping while hugging his own pillow, wearing a simple white T – shirt and purple shorts.
"Today, we witness Mat's sleeping position which might be suitable when he is sleeping with hot chicks." Jack's young self commented as Emperor Mateus look at the Landlord with anger before the memory shows Jack recording a video of Jecht sleeping by his blanket covering his waist while snoring, which Jack commented. "Jecht looks like he'll sleep under a beach tree, like Mat, sleeping with a hot chick."
"You friggin bastard." Jecht told the bastard with a grunt as the memory finally show Makoto sleeping without his glasses and again wore his Soul Reaper uniform before Jack finish his video. "And Makoto needs to find his chick if he wants to sleep like that." Until the memory finished playing as Jack remove is helmet before running away from the three chasing him through the ship.
I only own my characters; Princess Kai, her manikin, and the woman from Aizen and Riser's memory, Princess Aysa belongs to fadedsolitude28 give credit to him for that.