A/N: Alright, Saya Otonashi and Haji will appear in this chapter. If you don't know who Saya and Haji are, they're from Blood Plus, so on with the fic!
Chapter 25: To the Nopon Village! The Half Demon, Spirit Detective and Loud Mouthed Ninja: Karl's End!
Shulk and his chosen group made it back to the others. It was then that Shulk and Bridget told Dunban what happened. Ranpha was happy to see cute guys, but was disgusted when Fukuyama tried to grope her; she gave him a devastating kick which knocked him out for about 10 minutes.
"An enemy that renders your visions useless." Dunban stated as he scratched his chin in thought. "This forest holds many surprises. Not least creatures we've never seen before." Alice stated. "And now we know there is another who can use the Monado and knows about the Dark Monado…" Alleyne stated. 'This Alvis character may know why we are transported to Shulk's world… He may know something about those two blades that Shulk and Bridget are holding.' She thought to herself.
"Correct." Bridget nodded. "Ah… I can't wait to meet him." Dunban smiled, interested to see what kind of swordsman Alvis is. "Are you sure you didn't dreamed this Alvis character up?" Nanael questioned. 'If they're not, then I loved to meet him and maybe make him my servant… or not." Nanael blushed.
"For the last time, we didn't dream him up!" Baron yelled, an anger vein on his forehead. "He was amazing! He was skilled with the sword and was able to use the Monado without breaking a sweat or get harmed by its powers!" He added. "Geez! We're just saying… No need to get all picky about it." Nanael winced. "Yeah, Shulk, Bridget and Dunban are the only ones I know who can wield the Twin Monados." Reyn nodded.
"But the thing is… How did this Alvis character know how to use the Monado and know about Shulk and Bridget's visions?" Reina wondered. "It is strange indeed." Ymir nodded in agreement.
Sharla was putting the processed Water Ether Crystals into Gadolt's Rifle. Forte watched in amazement as she watched the amazing work she's doing. "So what type of rifle is that?" Forte asked her.
Sharla turned her head to face Forte with a smile. "It's called an ether rifle." "Ether rifle? What is ether?" Forte asked. "It's the source of life in our world. This gun fires shots without actual bullets." Sharla stated with a smile.
"R-Really?" Forte was now intrigued. "Can I take a look at it?" Forte asked. "No… This rifle is special to me… It's the only thing to remind me of the one who used to use it…" Sharla looked down in sadness as she was almost finished.
"S-Sorry… I didn't mean to bring up painful memories…" Forte apologized. "No, it's alright." Sharla reassured her. "What happened to the one who once used this rifle?" Mint asked Sharla. "He may be killed by the Mechon…" Sharla's hatred of the Mechon was noticed by the Angel Brigade.
"Mechon…? W-What… What are these Mechon?" Milfeulle asked, scared. "The Mechon are machines that hailed from the Mechonis, enemy of the god we're standing on. They have bodies that cannot be harm by normal weapons." Dunban told them.
"E-Even guns and ether rifles?" Forte was a little bit scared when she said that. "Especially guns and ether rifles." Reyn nodded. "Geez, what did your people do to piss off these Mechon?" Ranpha asked, hoping she doesn't want to go into a fight with a seemingly unstoppable enemy.
"We don't know… But we have an ace against these Mechon." Shulk smiled. "An ace? But I thought you said the Mechon have bodies which cannot be harmed by normal means…" Normad asked confusedly.
"The Monado, duh…" Lili rolled her eyes. "Wait, you mean that sword and the other sword on those children's back?" Mint asked her. "Correct. The Monado and Dark Monado has the ability to cut through Mechon armour. Plus, those two swords allow Shulk and Bridget to see into the future." Mai closed her eyes and smiled.
"S-Sugoi! Those two weapons allow you to see into the future?" Milfeulle's eyes sparkle in awe and delight. "It's not possible to see into the future. How could those two blades allow its users to see into the future?" Normad asked, not convinced.
"I can't believe I'm saying this but, Normad is right about one thing. How could these lethal weapons allow you to do that?" Ranpha asked, putting her hands on her hips. "Believe us or not. But Shulk and Bridget's visions have helped us a lot and their latest vision will lead us to our goal at Prison Island." Dunban stated in his wise man tone.
"What is your goal?" Forte asked them. Shulk looked down in sadness and turned to face Forte with a serious look and said "To avenge a childhood friend of mine by destroying the one who killed her…"
"W-What? One of your childhood friends was killed by one of the Mechon?" Mint asked in shock. "Yeah… The Mechon who killed Fiora is called Metal Face and the strange thing about this Mechon… is that he's immune to the Monado's Mechon slaying effects." Reyn frowned. "And he also has a face!" Maron fumed.
"Robots with faces that are immune to robot slaying blades…" Vanilla stated in a calm and eerie tone. "But the Dark Monado, Bridget's blade is effective against him and just a while ago, her sword helped give us the ability to harm Mechon with faces." Alice added.
"And that is why we're heading to the top of the Bionis' head to Prison Island, if Shulk and Bridget's visions are right, whatever lies in that place can help us give us the ability to strike down Metal Face and avenge Fiora!" Junko clenched his fist and raised it up in a justice manner.
"I feel the same way…" Kirie looked serious as well. "If this Metal Face guy killed Yukinari instead of your friend, Fiora in our world, I will be hell bent on revenge against this evil machine." "Stay away from Yukinari, you violent hussy!" Lisa growled. "Who asked you, sister of the pervert!" Kirie snapped.
"Please don't fight." Miharu stammered. Kirie and Lisa turned away from each other and huffed. "Ok, I'm finished." Sharla smiled as she inserted the cartage into her rifle. "Lock and loaded." Sharla added as she aimed at the sky. "Stand back, everyone." Alleyne advised, everyone got to a safe distance.
Sharla carefully got her aim and fired. The bullet exploded and released particles of water based healing ether which went into Melia and Dizzy's bodies. "Wow…" Forte was amazed. "Unbelievable…" Dunban's eyes widen in awe. Both girls groaned as Shulk walked up to Melia while Yukinari walked up to Dizzy, carefully not touching her.
"They're coming around." Reyn smiled. "All thanks to Sharla the ace medic." Muryata smiled. "Aw, thanks Muryata." Sharla rubbed the back of her head nervously. Shulk leaned down to Melia's side.
"Are you OK?" Shulk asked her. Melia slowly opened her eyes and saw Shulk, She muttered "Where am I?" She asked. Shulk smiled at her and told her "Everything's fine. You're gonna be…" Shulk didn't finish as Melia gasped and slapped him in the face and shouted "Get your hands off me!"
Suddenly, the party heard Dizzy's scream as a few of them turned to see Dizzy backing away from Yukinari. "P-Please… Don't come near me!" She stammered. 'Just like Koyomi… Sorta.' Yukinari smiled softly as he said "It's alright. I won't hurt you, I promise." He reassured her. Dizzy stared into Yukinari's honest eyes for about 60 seconds then she nodded and smiled softly.
"Hey! Watch it!" Reyn scolded Melia. Melia realized what she has done and looked away and said "Forgive me… I-I did not mean to…" Shulk held his hand to the mark on his face. "Sorry if we have surprised you." Shulk reassured with a smile. "Are you the ones who helped us?" Dizzy asked as she slowly got up.
Capensis waltz up to Melia and held her hand. "Of course, beautiful winged maiden. My name is Capensis, the Gunner of Love!" He grinned, he got slapped in the face by Melia. "Keep your hands to yourself!" Melia growled. 'Who is this man? He seems perverted, but underneath that crazy perverted, well, maybe not perverted look, he's… kinda charming.' Melia thought to herself.
"Well, something like that." Reyn grinned. Melia slowly stands up and dusted herself off. "Excuse me. My name is Melia." Melia bowed politely. She motioned over to Dizzy. "And this is my friend, Dizzy." "P-Please to meet you." Dizzy smiled as she did a polite bow as well.
"What a beautiful name…" Capensis said dreamily. "Forgive my indiscretion." She turned to face Shulk and Bridget. "Me and my friend, Dizzy have not had the pleasure of coming into contact with a male and female Homs. Well, Dizzy is trying to keep her powers into check as a Gear." Melia stated while Dizzy shifted nervously.
'Gear?' Shulk thought to himself. "Coming into contact?" Reyn chuckled a bit as he placed his arm around Shulk. "Hey Shulk. You're creeping those ladies out." He joked. "Shut up, Reyn!" Shulk muttered angrily. "This large one is far worse." Melia commented with a frown. "M-Me?" Reyn gawked as Shulk and the rest of the party laughed.
50 seconds later.
"Melia and Dizzy, is it? How did you two get here, then? What, is there no one with you two?" Sharla asked. "I must apologize, but our situation does not concern you. And I shall not be divulging anything to common passers-by." Melia stated firmly.
"Oh come on! Why not?" Tomoka complained. "Duly-noted your ladyship. But if I were to be so bold, I'm guessing that you two didn't come here alone and you two weren't just taking an afternoon nap." Dunban stated.
Dizzy leaned over to Melia and whispered "What should we do, Miss Melia? We can't leave them after they have helped us." "I know… But something about these travelers are unusual…" Melia whispered back.
"And what may I ask, are you doing here? It is rare to see Homs venture this deep into Makna Forest." Melia countered. "We're traveling to the head of the Bionis. We've got a long journey ahead of us." Jean told her. "The head of the Bionis?" Melia asked. "We were just figuring out how to get there when we found you two." Ixia stated.
"I see. Then permit us to return the favor by aiding you in your quest." Melia smiled. "R-Really?" Keroro gasped like a school girl. "According to Miss Melia, there is one path to the head of the Bionis. It is the path that leads to a place called the Eryth Sea." Dizzy stated.
"So, this Eryth Sea is at the head of the Bionis?" Reyn asked, folding his arms. "If you would be kind enough to escort us out of the forest, I will show you the way." Melia offered. "You…You'd do that!" Shulk asked, his spirits high.
"Thank you so much, Melia and Dizzy. My name is Bridget Verdant." Bridget introduced herself. "And I'm Shulk. Pleased to meet you." Shulk smiled. "Shulk, Bridget… Ah, yes. Likewise." Melia smiled back.
Sharla sighed as she turned to face Reyn and asked "She's a bit high and mighty, but she and Dizzy are Homs too, right? Why are they here alone?" She wondered. "Ain't got a clue. Ask her yourself. I'm not good with her posh accent." Reyn shrugged. Capensis chuckled like somewhat of a gentleman.
"I will ask her eventually." Capensis proclaimed. "Do it and you'll get a blackeye." Baron told him with a frown. Capensis face faulted.
Melia and Dizzy stared at the giant tree far from their location, the rest of the party minus Fukuyama followed their gaze. "We should travel to the Nopon village." Melia told everyone. "Nopon village?" Reina gasped. "That's where we're heading! We figured it's our best bet to reach the top of the Bionis." Reina told her.
"Since inhabiting the region, the Nopon have been a great help. You can travel to the Eryth Sea from their village." Dizzy smiled cheerfully, but it was somewhat of a sad smile. "Then it's decided then! The Nopon village is our next destination!" Maron beamed.
"Hold it!" Ranpha stopped them. "What is it, Ranpha?" Miharu asked. "We need your help first! We need to get our Emblem Frames up and running to get back to our home!" Ranpha stated. "Hmm… Well then, we'll go to these… 'Emblem Frames' first, then after that, we'll head to a giant tree. It is where the Nopon village is located." Melia stated.
The party were walking down the path to the Emblem Frames, Bridget couldn't help but stared at Dizzy and her features while ignoring the skidding of Fukuyama's knocked out form with Kirie dragging him. Suddenly, her eyes glowed red and she received another vision of the past.
It showed her Dizzy as a child being chased by angry townspeople. "Get her! Get the monstrous Gear!" One of them shouted. Dizzy was running for her life.
Then, she sees Dizzy hiding in a slum like area, far from human contact, she was huddled up and she has a sad look.
"Why does everyone hate me…? Is it because I'm a Gear?" Dizzy sniffled as tears began to fell out of her eyes.
Then the next scene of the vision shows a burning village and Dizzy as a teenager horrified by what she has done. "N-No… This isn't supposed to happen!" Dizzy stammered in fear and horror.
The final scene of the vision shows Dizzy talking to a man who wore red clothes similar to Baron, a red bandana and a fine looking sword that rivals Baron's.
"W-Why did you spare my life?" Dizzy asked the man, she was now an adult. "It's because… I'm like you, a Gear, but I don't harm people… I fight to protect the humans." The man stated calmly.
"If you can protect people, then can I protect them too? But I can't control my power…" Dizzy looked down in sadness.
The man placed his hand on Dizzy's shoulder and told her "You can control it. If you do, you can have the power to protect people and be respected as a warrior, not one of those monstrous Gears." The man walked away calmly.
Dizzy watched the man who spared her life walk away. She smiled softly and said "Thank you… Sol Badguy." The vision ended.
Bridget was silent as the party were near the location of the Emblem Frames. Suddenly, they heard…
"Now look what you did, you damn kid!" A gruff voice shouted angrily. Kagome and Shippo's eyes widen in shock as they know who that voice is. "I-Inuyasha?" Kagome gasped. "Hey! I didn't break it, cat man! I just wanted to touch it!" A loud mouthed voice shouted.
"Touch it my ass! You could have activated some sort of trap and killed the three of us!" Inuyasha's voice yelled. "Nothing happened, OK!" The loud mouthed kid's voice shouted angrily.
"Both of you shut up and think about our situation! We have to find our friends and get the hell out of this world!" A third voice shouted annoyed.
"What was that all about?" Lili raised an eyebrow. "T-They didn't…" Mint's left eye twitched as she and her fellow Angel Brigade members rushed up to their Frames' location, the rest of the party followed suit.
The Angel Brigade gasped in shock to see all five of their Emblem Frames destroyed by damaged trees and three people arguing with each other. The first one has silver hair, dog ears and wore a red kimano with bare feet and a ancient looking katana sheathed, the second was a 13 year old kid who has yellow hair, whiskers on his face, a goofy orange jumpsuit and a headband with a strange symbol on the metal place and blue sandals. The third one has jet black hair, wore a green school boy uniform and black shoes.
"Auggghhhhhh! My beautiful Emblem Frame!" Ranpha wailed as she slumped to her knees and cried silly. The rest of the party rushed up and saw the destroyed Emblem Frames. "Those things are wrecked!" Reyn gawked.
Kagome and Shippo rushed up to the silver hair man. "Inuyashaaaaaaaaa!" Kagome cried out happily. "Eh?" Inuyasha noticed Kagome and Shippo and shouted in shock "Kagome!" He rushed up to her and hugged her softly.
"Hey, looks like we found one of your friends!" The blond haired kid grinned. Shulk rushed up to one of the destroyed Emblem Frames, namely Milfeulle's and inspected it. "No good… The hull is smashed." Shulk frowned.
Forte aimed her gun at the two who were with Inuyasha. "What the hell did you do to our fucking Emblem Frames!" She roared angrily. "Well, this blond haired and orange wearing idiot…" The teenage boy pointed to the blond haired boy. "triggered some projectiles and destroyed some trees which destroyed all five of them!" He growled at the boy.
"It's not my fault, damn it!" The boy snapped, an anger vein on his forehead. "We're stranded…" Mint stammered as the thought of not being able to return home entered her mind. Melia saw this and leaned down and patted her on the shoulder. "Don't worry. I think we may have the technology to repair these… things. They're not damaged beyond repair. I know some people who are quite good with stuff like this, so don't fret." Melia reassured her with a smile.
Mint looked up, her spirits are brighten. "R-Really? Thank you, Miss Melia!" "Hahahahaha!" A cruel voice laughed darkly. "W-Who's there?" Koyomi panicked.
"Well, well, well! Never thought I find you lot here!" Suddenly, a swam of bats appeared and landed a few feet near the party. "What the hell is this! Are they demons?" Inuyasha demanded. Suddenly, the bats formed to reveal Karl! He grinned evilly.
"We meet at last… Never thought I see the ones who got Zuuma and November 11 running!" Karl grinned darkly. Lina and Hei's eyes widen in shock. "Then you must be a Homs Slayer…" Zel said dangerously as he got his sword ready.
"Catching on, eh? Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Karl Fei-Ong, a chiropteran and servant to the great queen Diva!" Karl bowed politely and evilly.
"A chiropteran? You mean a vampire like creature?" The jet black boy's eyes widen in shock, someone in his world told him about chiropterans and he must be one of them, only he seems human and not like the vampires in movies and novels he read.
"Who are you and what is a Homs Slayer?" Melia frowned as she and Dizzy stepped forward, followed by Bridget, Junko, Alleyne and Ymir and Lili.
"Let's put it simple, dear lady… I'm the one who's gonna kill all of you!" Before Karl can strike, he was hit by a slash and claw attack. "Gah! Who dares!" He looked around and saw two people. The first one was about 17 years old, has black short hair, a big bust and wore a white school sailor girl's uniform with a red bow and red bow, next to her is a man about 30 years old, has black wispy black hair, wore a black trench coat with a white undershirt, one of his arms is wrapped in a white cloth and he has a huge coffin on his back.
Karl gasped as he immeditnaly recognized them. "You two!" He growled. "Karl… It's been awhile…" The man stated calmly. "Shut up, you reject chiropteran! Why are you serving that wretched sister of my queen, Saya!" He demanded.
"As long as we, Red Shield stands, we will put an end to Diva's evil, even if it means traveling to different worlds. And I will protect my queen no matter the cost." The man stated calmly. The girl identified as Saya pointed her katana at Karl.
"Karl… Where is my sister? She and the other members of Cinq Fleches are somewhere in this world. I can feel it…" Saya demanded. "Shut up! Shut up! Shut upppppppppp!" Karl growled angrily. "I'm gonna kill all of you for my Queen and her new allies, the Mechon!" Karl charged at Bridget and her chosen party members, Inuyasha, the blond haired kid and black haired boy and Saya and the man joined Bridget and her friends in battle.
Follower of Darkness: Karl
"Summon Bolt!" Melia waved her wand and made sparks appear on the tip of her wand. "Now! Release the ether!" Melia fired the bolt at Karl, giving him medium damage. "Shit!" Karl spat as he charged at Lili and punched her three times.
"Oof!" Lili winced, but smirked and said "Not bad. But not good enough!" Lili quickly grabbed Karl's head by the thighs and slams him into the ground.
"Not bad… for a weak wench." Inuyasha rudely remarked as he slashed Karl three times, but he dodged every slash and slashed him with his claws. "Damn it! Alright, try this on for size! Iron Reaver Soul-" "Dark Monado…. Buster!" Inuyasha didn't got a chance to attack as Bridget slams the Dark Monado on the ground, resulting in a shockwave that hit Karl for large damage. "Whoa… Haji, did you see that? She's good!" Saya blinked in amazement.
"Yes… But we must focus the battle on defeating Karl, my queen." Haji stated as he charged at Karl and his wrapped arm cloth ripped to shreds temporary as it revealed a demon arm and he hit Karl with it, making blood fell to the ground.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" "Summon Wind!" The boy made five clones of himself and they charged at Karl while Melia filled her body with wind ether, she shouted "Release Wind ether!" She waved her wand and made a powerful whirlwind hit Karl for big damage. The boy and his clones hit Karl for medium damage till Karl destroyed the clones and hit the boy five times with his claws, actually the correct term would be his spiked arm.
"Spirit Gun!" "Tornado Strike!" The boy pointed his finger at Karl and fired a powerful burst of spirit energy which hit Karl for bigger damage. Alleyne hit Karl 10 times, giving him some damage.
"Damn it! I will kill you all! Especially you, Saya!" Karl yelled angrily, Junko rushed in and slashed Karl five times and dodged rolled out of the way, avoiding Karl's spiked arm. Ymir rushed in and swiped him three times with her axe before Karl knocked her away, she was knocked to the ground. Dizzy shouted "Wings of Light!" Dizzy's clothes began to shed and she was naked!
"Gah!" Shulk's eyes budged out in shock while Jean's eyes turned into hearts at Dizzy's nakedness. Dizzy fired a powerful burst of light energy which hit Karl for bigger damage. Dizzy's clothes reappeared and she fell on her knees, exhausted. She sighed tiredly.
"Hey!" Saya called out to Bridget. "Let's combined our attacks and finish off Karl before he can do any harm!" She suggested. "Got it!" Both girls yelled and then, they thrusts their swords into Karl's gut, large amounts of blood fell to the ground.
"N-No…!" Karl wheezed as he glared at Bridget and Saya. "I… got to hand it to you, Heir to the Dark Monado… You and that little wench managed to kill me without unlocking the Dark Monado's true power…" He coughed.
"W-What are you talking about?" Bridget demanded. "What are you getting at, Karl?" Saya added. "Heh… If you cannot control the Dark Monado's power… it will give birth to something eviler than me… created by Him… Saya… I both hated… and loved you… But you choose that fool, Haji over me… Never regret what you have done… Or else Queen Diva will destroy you… G-Gyaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!" Karl screamed in agony as his body turned to crystal after Bridget and Saya pulled their swords out.
Karl's body began to crack as it crumbled into dust, leaving dust particles. "The Dark Monado's… true power…" Shulk whispered. 'An… evil created by the Dark Monado…?' Bridget thought to herself as she stared at her Dark Monado.
"My Emblem Frameeeeeeeeee!" Ranpha wailed, the party ignoring Ranpha's cries were in thought about what Karl said.
To be continued…
Next chapter: Dark Bridget Unleashed!: The Heropon, the Girls, the Guy and the Baka Trio
A/N: Next up, Dark Bridget is born when the Baka Trio peek on Bridget and we meet the Heropon, Riki! So stay tune! Also, I don't think Yugioh 5Ds will be a good choice to add in this fic, so see you next time!