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Sorry I've been so late with updating, but life has been kicking me while I'm down… a lot. But I'm back, and I promise more chapters during Christmas time, as well as a Christmas special one off story.
But without further ado.
Let the Conquest continue.
Endgame
Saizo's Last Stand
BGM: Now that's a declaration of war if I've ever heard one! – Fire Emblem Awakening
Kotaro smirked as he looked out over the fields between the woods of Mokushu and the southern edge of the Bottomless Canyon that divided Hoshido and Nohr, the sky a stormy grey all throughout. Behind him fields of lava bared the way towards Nohr, exactly what he wanted. 'Saizo and the rebels will most likely come here to escape towards Nohr, if he gets past here he'll most likely head for King Garon and alert him to my rising power… I can't let him be alerted until my army is big enough to take both Hoshido AND Nohr!' Kotaro thought as he looked at the assembled barricades. "And my new weapons to aid in my rise to power." Kotaro said as he men lined up carrying these new weapons.
Quickly they took aim, lowering their new weapons, a mechanical bow, the so called 'crossbow' which Kotaro thought could replace the standard archer. These new weapons had more force behind them then a normal bow, and anyone could use one with ease. It took years to train an archer, and merely a month to teach a full regiment of men to wield these crossbows with ease. Kotaro chuckled as he slowly pulled his katana, a lovely blade that had been made from stolen Nohrian metal, an entirely black blade. "It begins." Kotaro declared as he held his katana high, ready to give the order to fire as soon as Saizo and his group arrived.
Which didn't take long. A low rumbling from the forest was shaking the ground and leaves off the trees. Leaves flew in the wind around Kotaro as his hand gripped his blade. As soon as Saizo's team was in the open field with nowhere to run, he would have his men strike.
BGM: None
Slowly Mizu's tank rolled out of the forest, surrounding it was Saizo's assembled allies. The warrior Bartre, the scholar Canas, the swordsmaster Karel, the outlaw Arashi, the ninja Chikyu, the rookie Cath, the rebel leader Astore, and the wounded paladin Zealot. Zealot was in the front as the group made their way into the open field. "We're almost to the canyon, if we can get across to Nohr we'll be able to ask king Garon for help." Saizo said as Arashi looked at him funny. "Why would the king of another nation listen to you?" Arashi asked as Saizo spoke. "Garon is old friends with both my lord and me… but I'm afraid my own lord has changed, so now all I have to turn towards is lord Garon." Saizo said as Astore gave a smirk. "You have friends in high places Saizo. Not many can claim to that." Astore said as Saizo shook his head. "That saying refers to the corrupt, I merely have friends. Powerful friends nonetheless, but still, they are my friends." Saizo said as Zealot turned while still riding his horse to face him. "I understand." Zealot said as Bartre gave a hearty laugh. "We'll be home to see Karla before long Karel, I can't wait for dinner." Bartre said as Karel smirked. "I do enjoy family dinners." Karel said with a smile.
Now the group was in the middle of the field, just about to crest a hill… the one that would put them dead center in the firing line of Kotaro's forces. Kotaro smirked as he held his hand in front his hand face. He could just barely see the top of the mechanical monster that had been aiding Saizo in his attempts to escape… a worth prize that would make a fine addition to his growing arsenal for battle.
BGM: Samurai Warriors 4 – Nagashino (Oda)
"Fire!" Kotaro declared just as Zealot crested the hill, his face one of surprise as he stopped suddenly at the sight of the line of crossbowmen ready to fire. "EVERYONE GET DOWN!" Zealot shouted as he turned his horse around, the crossbowmen aiming up and firing their first barrage upon the group. Hundreds of arrows flew through the skies towards the group as everyone got down or hid behind the tank. Except for Zealot, who was unable to get off his horse. "Zealot!" Astore shouted, jumping up from behind the tank and bounding over it at Zealot, who was still facing his impending death by arrows before he was tackled off his horse by Astore, who brought both of them to the ground just as the arrows started to land, Zealot's horse whinnying in pain as it was barraged with arrows before it died, arrows lodging themselves into Mizu's tank and into the grass around them as Astore and Zealot slowly looked up. "Shit." Astore swore as he slowly got up, everyone looking up as Zealot lay on the grass in pain from both his legs and being tackled off his horse.
"Fire." Kotaro said again, the second row of his crossbowmen aiming up as the first row started to reload their crossbows. It was the one problem that crossbowmen had, it took them a little while to reload their weapons, but by dividing his barrages he could maintain a constant barrage upon his enemies with this new weapon. Kotaro was smirking as the next barrage of arrows flew into the air at the group.
"INCOMING!" Arashi shouted as everyone ducked behind the tank, Astore quickly getting Zealot up and trying to get him to hobble towards the tank where it was safe, keeping himself between the arrows being fired at them and the defenseless Zealot. "Just a little longer." Astore grunted as he held Zealot's shoulder, turning his head to see the arrows about to impact him and Zealot, even if them did hit the deck. "I'm sorry…" Astore said quietly as he closed his eyes. "Astore what are you!" Zealot shouted just as the arrows came down.
There was a sickening sound as both Zealot and Astore fell to the dirt again, Arrows sticking out of Astore's back as Zealot grunted. "Astore!" Zealot shouted, trying to get Astore off him as blood started falling on his blue armor, staining it red as he rolled Astore off him and looked him in the face.
Zealot's eyes went wind as he made a hoarse gasp, the unmoving face of the now dead Astore staring back at him with a pained expression from all the arrows that had been lodged in his back. "Get Zealot in the tank!" Saizo shouted, Bartre running out from behind the tank and lifting Zealot up onto his shoulder as he climbed the tank. "Astore…" Zealot muttered, his eyes still transfixed on Astore's corpse as Bartre put him into the tank with Mizu. "Get everyone who can fit in the tank in it!" Saizo commanded as Kotaro gave the order to fire again, the next barrage already incoming. Nobody objected as Canas, Arashi, Cath and Chikyu were cramped into the tank with Zealot, leaving Bartre, Karel and Saizo the only ones in danger of the barrages.
"What are these new weapons?" Karel asked as he hid behind the tank with Saizo and Bartre. "I don't know…" Saizo grunted as he looked out from behind the tank, looking at Kotaro, who was standing smugly amongst his men with his black katana raised high. "What's the plan? How do we get out of this?" Bartre asked with concern as arrows landed all around them and on the tank. "Hurry up! The tank can only handle so much!" Mizu cried out from inside the tank in fear as Saizo grunted before looking at Astore's arrow ridden corpse. "I can buy time…" Saizo muttered as Karel and Bartre stared at him in shock. "Kotaro is a power hunger man who prides himself on his kills… I know what he wants. He wants to fight me. I can bargain with him to buy you all time to escape." Saizo said as Arashi called out from inside the tank. "You'll die Saizo!" She said in fear as Saizo closed his eyes, the only sound around the tank the constant thwack of arrows hitting the ground and the tank at full force. "I know… But I'd rather you all escape with your lives now then all of us die here." Saizo said solemly as Cath started shouting from inside the tank. "We've already lost everything! We can't lose you too!" She shouted, evidently torn over Astore's death as Karel put his hand on Saizo's shoulder. "Do you have any regrets?" Karel asked as Saizo closed his eyes. "No… but I have one last request." Saizo said as the arrows seemingly stopped flying for just a moment.
BGM: Contact (Final Transmission) – Red vs Blue
"Arashi, Chikyu, Mizu." Saizo said as everyone was silent. "When you escape this… I have one last request. Should you ever meet prince Takumi of Hoshido… aid him. He is the last good prince of the royal line… My last request… help lord Takumi when he needs your aid." Saizo said as he stood up and walked out from behind the tank, walking towards Astore's corpse as the girls started protesting from inside the tank. "Don't do it! We can all make it out of this!" Mizu shouted. "Saizo…" Chikyu started. "No…" Arashi started as Saizo spoke up once again as he pulled Astore's katana out from its sheath and threw his pouch of Kunai up into the tank. "Listen to me girls. This isn't just my last request… it's my legacy. You're young and full of hope for the future. Us old warriors won't be around to help the next generation through their tough times… but you young ones will. So please… listen to my request." Saizo said as his kunai pouch landed in Chikyu's lap. "Bartre, Karel, get on the tank and get ready to move. Mizu, prepare to run." Saizo commanded, his voice holding no sorrow or regrets as he ran out over the hill towards the firing lines.
"Hold your fire!" Kotaro commanded as he watched the great Saizo the Fourth run towards his firing lines with a silver katana in hand. "Lord Kotaro of Mokushu!" Saizo declared as he pointed the katana at Kotaro. "I challenge you to a duel to the death!" Saizo shouted as Kotaro laughed before smirking. Saizo was handing himself to him on a silver platter. "Very well." Kotaro said with a smirk. "On one condition!" Saizo said as he pointed at the tank. "That my allies be allowed to pass for Nohr!" Saizo said as Kotaro grunted. "Very well." He said with a smirk. He had no intention of honoring that deal.
'I don't know if this will work… all I have to do now is have faith they will escape.' Saizo thought as he took one last look at the tank before closing his eyes and walking forward through the defensive barricades and past the soldiers towards Kotaro holding Astore's katana. Kotaro smirked as he stood opposite of Saizo, holding his black katana as Saizo readied the one he held while focusing on Kotaro. 'Ain't that a bitch.' Saizo thought as both him and Kotaro got ready to run at each other and clash.
BGM: Slingshot – Trocadero Meta VS Carolina | Death Battle (Red vs Blue)
Seconds later both Kotaro and Saizo ran at each other, swinging their katanas in tandem before clashing, sparks flying between the silver and black metal as Saizo and Kotaro got in each other's faces as Kotaro shouted. "FIRE!" Saizo gasping as Kotaro smirked and pushed harder against Saizo's blade.
"They're firing again!" Mizu shouted as Karel called from outside the tank. "JUST GO!" he shouted, Mizu no arguing as the tank started moving, speeding towards the defensive barricades as arrows started pelting against it from the front, embedding themselves in the wooden armor of the tank.
It didn't do anything to stop the speeding machine as it tore through the defensive lines, scattering Kotaro's crossbowmen as Kotaro and Saizo continued to clash as the tank sped past them towards the lave fields. "Form up and get them!" Kotaro commanded as he pushed Saizo away, who's feet skidded across the dirt as he looked up at Kotaro with a glare as Kotaro chuckled. "Did you really think I was going to let any of you get away?" Kotaro asked as Saizo glared, only to run at Kotaro again swinging his katana.
Kotaro swung his sideways to counter Saizo's downward swing, the two blade locking again as sparks flew, the two master ninjas slowly turning their blades until they were locked in an X shape with sparks flying between them from the force as Kotaro's men get ready to fire at the back of the tank where Bartre and Karel were hanging on. "No… but I'm going to make sure they do!" Saizo shouted as he kicked Kotaro's knee, breaking the blade lock just enough for Saizo to bolt towards the line of crossbowmen with his katana out at his side, Kotaro quickly recovering and running after him as Saizo held his katana outwards on his right side.
The silver blade found itself first in the side of one of the crossbowmen for only a moment before it cleaved straight through the man as Saizo dragged it along the line, bisecting the line of crossbowmen at the stomach where their armor was weakest and their bodies their thinnest. "No!" Kotaro shouted in rage as he tried to tackle Saizo, who had cut clean through half his crossbowmen before turning around and pulling the now completely red katana out of a crossbowman and blocked Kotaro's black blade with it, blood splattering between them from the bloodstained blade and covering parts of both Saizo and Kotaro who growled in anger. "They will escape." Saizo said as Kotaro growled and kicked Saizo's stomach with his boot, Saizo feeling a bit of metal piercing into his stomach as he backed away and held his stomach as a trickle of blood started to come out. "You… dishonorable cur." Saizo grunted, feeling the poison that Kotaro's metal tipped boot had been laced with entering his system. "You can't say that, we're both ninja, aren't we?" Kotaro said as he ran at Saizo again, swinging his black blade as Saizo swung his again, both blades colliding before they pulled away from just a moment.
Saizo and Kotaro did their deadly dance as the remaining crossbowmen fired at the back of the tank, which was just entering the lava fields. Kotaro and Saizo both swung at each other in tandem, catching each other's blades with each swing, but Saizo was slowly getting slower as the poison Kotaro had hit him with coursed through his veins. "You've failed Saizo! They'll die because you thought you could beat me." Kotaro said as they continued to swing at each other, the blood staining Saizo's blade splattering between both of them and slowly covering them with blood. "I'm… not trying to beat you." Saizo proclaimed with a cringe as he swung horizontally at Kotaro, who raised his katana to block Saizo's swing. The silver katana slammed into Kotaro's black katana as Kotaro growled. "Then what are you trying to do then? Die!" He asked in anger as Saizo looked up at him in pain. "Buy them time." Saizo said before quickly kneeing Kotaro in the stomach, causing him to double over in pain for a moment as Saizo pulled Astore's katana away and swung at Kotaro's arm.
Blood splattered from Kotaro's arm as he growled in pain before head-butting Saizo's bleeding stomach, knocking him away as he gripped his arm, Saizo's blood trickling down his face as blood flowed from his arm where Saizo had cut him, revealing the hidden chainmail he wore under his armor unlike any other ninja. "You lack any honor at all." Saizo said as he pointed his katana at Kotaro, blood dripping off it onto the grass infront of him as Saizo continued to speak. "You use dirty tricks and hidden armor to keep yourself alive. You may kill me this day, but know that you only won one way." Saizo said as he ran at the remaining crossbowmen, Kotaro running after him, but not managing to catch up to him before he had literally cut through the other half of his remaining crossbowmen. "By cheating." Saizo finished as Kotaro growled before his eyes fell on the tank going into the lava fields.
"I don't care…" Kotaro said before bolting towards the lava fields, sliding down the hill they were on towards the fiery fields as Saizo followed him. "You won't catch them Kotaro!" Saizo called as Kotaro shouted at him and turned around, still sliding down the hill as dirt kicked up behind him. "NO ONE ESCAPES!" He shouted in rage as he swung at Saizo with his black blade, Saizo swinging his silver bloodstained katana at Kotaro with one hand and blocking Kotaro's swing before reaching behind him and pulling his other katana out from behind him, holding one in each hand as Kotaro gasped and jumped away, landing on solid rock new to a lava crack as Saizo landed next to him, holding a silver katana in each hand, blood trickling down his stomach as Kotaro scanned Saizo's face, he was visibly panting from the poison injected into him. Kotaro pulled a kunai out from his pouch and held it in his off hand, holding his black blade in one hand as both he and Saizo started to circle each other, both of them remaining silent for a moment before it happened.
The lava crack next to them exploded into a long wall of fire, both of the ninjas running at each other as Kotaro swung his black blade horizontally as Saizo swung both of his blades down, slamming them both into Kotaro's black blade, which was visibly bending under the force as Kotaro threw his kunai into the wound on Saizo's stomach. Saizo grunting but not letting up his assault as more blood came from his wound, more poison entering his veins as Kotaro pulled away and grabbed another kunai from his pouch.
Saizo took the moment to pull the kunai out of his stomach, allowing the blood to flow freely down his body from his stomach as the poison started to cause is vision to blur. 'I need to buy them more time.' Saizo thought as he looked at his remaining pouch of explosive tags. 'And I know just how to.' Saizo thought as he his silver katana at Kotaro, who dodged out of the way and the clean silver katana flew into the line of lava and was burned to a crisp, Saizo gripping his remaining blade, Astore's blade with both hands as Kotaro laughed. "You think you can take me on with just one blade you idiot?" Kotaro proclaimed as Saizo remained silent before running at Kotaro, trying not to let the poison get to him as Kotaro spun around Saizo, stabbing him in the lower back with his kunai before trying to jump away, but he wasn't fast enough as Saizo's katana embedded itself in his side, causing him to bleed through his chainmail armor as Saizo pulled Astore's katana out of Kotaro as the man growled and held his side with his spare hand, looking at his blood stained hand before growling at Saizo and throwing his black blade to the ground as Saizo dropped Astore's katana as well to the stone, both ninjas walking up to each other with clenched fists and swinging at each other.
Kotaro swung first, only for Saizo to catch his fist with his left hand and punching Kotaro in the gut, Kotaro responding by punching Saizo in the face, sending him reeling as the wall of lava died down, Kotaro cracking his knuckles as Saizo slowly steadied himself, but only barely, his vision starting to go black as he panted in pain. "Time to die Saizo." Kotaro proclaimed as Saizo turned around and jumped over the lava crack, Kotaro following him as lava started to spurt from all four cracks around them, ready to box them in at a moment's notice.
"This… will be… our… final… bout…" Saizo grunted out as Kotaro laughed. "No shit Saizo." Kotaro proclaimed as both ninjas took up their stances, Kotaro holding his good arm out in front of him while his bleeding one was held at his side with a clenched fist, ready to swing. Saizo's stance was more similar to a boxer's, his back hunched over and his fists ready to block any swings from Kotaro.
The two of them ran at each other once more as the lava around them spurted up once more, trapping them in a box made of lava walls. Kotaro jabbing at Saizo's stomach, only for his fist to be blocked by Saizo's fist before Saizo nailed his face, breaking Kotaro's nose and causing blood to spurt from it before Saizo kicked Kotaro in the stomach, knocking him closer to a wall of lava as Kotaro growled in pain and went for a wild haymaker at Saizo, who raised his arm to block it, only for Kotaro to once again stab him in the stomach with his metal toed boot.
"You lose." Kotaro said with a laugh as he pulled his boot out of Saizo's stomach, Saizo falling to the ground with a grunt as Kotaro turned around to wait for the lava to drop. "No…" Saizo growled out in pain as Kotaro turned to face him once more, Saizo slowly standing up, one of his eyes closed in sheer pain as the poison coursed through his system, his veins purple as Kotaro clenched his fist. "Why the fuck won't you die!" Kotaro shouted at Saizo gave a weak chuckle. "Because I have purpose." Saizo said as Kotaro walked up to Saizo and punched him in the face, knocking him down to his knees again. "Your purpose can go fuck itself!" Kotaro shouted in angry, Saizo had officially pissed him off. With one final punch he tried to swing right at Saizo's face.
Only for Saizo to grab his fist with his hand, Kotaro gasping into shock as Saizo looked up at him. "Making sure my kingdom has a future is my purpose. One you'll never understand." Saizo said as Kotaro growled and threw his other fist at Saizo, only for Saizo to grab that one was well and stand up slowly. "Fuck your kingdom! Once I kill you no one will stand in the way of me taking over Hoshido!" Kotaro shouted as Saizo grunted. "And that is why you lose." Saizo proclaimed as he spun around Kotaro, grappling him by the shoulders and keeping his arms up. "Because both of us will die here." Saizo said as he opened his clenched hands in front of Kotaro's face, Kotaro gasping in shock at the pair of explosive tags in his hands. "Glory to the kingdoms of Hoshido and Nohr…" Saizo said quietly as he closed his eyes, lighting the tags as Kotaro made incoherent screams of rage before the tags in Saizo's hands and his pouch were set off, engulfing both him and Kotaro in a large explosion.
BGM: And what if I can't? What if I'm not worthy of her ideals? – Fire Emblem Awakening
Mizu's tank had just finished cross through the lava fields when a loud bang resounded throughout the air, the tank stopping as Arashi threw the top open and looked out behind them at the fields of lava, Karel and Bartre looking as well as the explosion Saizo had set off to take out both himself and Kotaro remained in the air for just a moment before is settled, leaving the box of lava walls hiding the results of the battle as Arashi started to sniffle. "Saizo…" She started before lowering her head and closing her eyes, slamming her fist into the side of the tank as Karel and Bartre shared a knowing look between each other.
"Cath, Canas, we're taking Zealot and leaving for home." Bartre said Arashi jumping out of the tank and slamming her head against the wood as tears threatened to fall from her face. Inside the tank Chikyu was staring at the pouch of kunai Saizo had left, closing her own eyes and gripping the pouch tightly as Bartre slowly pulled Zealot out of the tank with help from Canas and Karel, Cath still crying from the death of Astore to do much else other then follow the adults as Mizu sat at the front of the tank and lay her head against it in shock and sorrow.
"We'll… let you girls be on your way. We have to go home… tell Fir the bad news…" Karel said as he lay his hand on Arashi's shoulder. "Goodbye Arashi. It was nice knowing you." Karel said as Arashi remained silent, still trying not to cry as Canas looked at her sadly, Zealot still cationic as he was carried away by Bartre with Karel, Cath and Canas following Bartre as they walked away from the tank.
As soon as they were gone Arashi slammed her fist against the side of the tank. "Dammit… why?" She cried out. "He trusted us! We tried to help him, and now look what happened!" She said as tears started to fall, landing on the dirt and staining it wet as the dark clouds above started to thunder, rain drops starting to fall. "Marisa… get inside the tank." Mizu said, not bothering to use Arashi's code name as Chikyu climbed out of the tank with Saizo's kunai pouch attached to her belt. "Marisa… come on, we need to keep moving." Chikyu said as she shook Marisa, trying to get her out of her shock. "It hurts Alice…" Marisa said as rain started to pour on her and Alice. "It hurts knowing that not only were we the death of a good person we knew… it hurts that we couldn't do anything to save him!" Marisa shouted as she turned around before throwing her arms around Alice. "And it hurts… it hurts knowing that he's never coming back." Marisa cried as Alice sniffed herself, the rain pouring on them as Alice patted Marisa on the back. "I feel it too Marisa… But we need to keep moving forward… He would have wanted us too." Alice admitted as she slowly led Marisa to the top of the tank and brought her in before closing the hatch. "Nitori." Alice said as Nitori turned around, her own eyes stained with tears. "Set a course for Nohr. We need to keep moving forward." Alice said as Nitori nodded, slowly turning to drive the tank as Alice and Marisa lay down next to each other on the wooden floor of the tank as it started to move. "Everything will be alright Marisa… we'll keep moving forward." Alice said quietly as Marisa sniffed as tears stained the wooden floor.
"It hurts to be reminded that we're just mortal." Nitori said as the tank moved along through the woods. "Unlike Mokou, Vaati, Cirno or Meiling, we won't come back if we die. It's game over for good." Nitori said somberly as Alice looked up at her. "But none of us are going to die." Alice said as she looked down at Marisa. "I'll make sure of it… no matter what." Alice said as Marisa passed out on the wooden floor, Alice slowly following her into the sweet embrace of sleep as they rode on towards Nohr, Saizo's sacrifice in their minds driving them forward.
BGM: Fire Emblem Awakening – Id (Dilemma)
Back at the fields of lava the lava walls had died down, rain pouring on the fields of lava and on the blood staining the stone. Body parts were strewn everywhere, but only one solid chunk remained. Kotaro, having lost both his legs to the blast and the arm Saizo had managed to injure having been blown off stubbornly clung to life as his own blood pooled around him from his wounds, one of his eyes blown out as he tried to sit up, the lava surrounding him slowly starting to bubble, threating to engulf him.
"Dammit… this… can't be… how it ends... My… Ambition…" Kotaro spat out in pain as he lifted his one remaining limb towards the sky. "Dam… you… SAIZO!" Kotaro shouted in pure rage as a dark chuckle reverberated through the air. "KoTaRo FuMa. DaImYo Of MoKuShU." A dark voice said as Kotaro tried to look around. "Who's… there?" Kotaro asked in pain as a dark figure formed above him, floating in the air. "I aM aNaNkOs. AnD I CaN hElP yOu ClAiM yOuR rIgHt, In ReTuRn FoR oNe ThInG." Anankos said as Kotaro looked up at him. "I… will… do… anything…" Kotaro said as Anankos chuckled. "YoU wIlL sErVe Me UnTiL tHe DaY yOu DiE aNd BeYoNd, BuT oNlY wHeN I CaLl UpOn YoU." Anankos said as Kotaro grunted. "DONE!" He shouted before the blood loss finally got to him, causing him to pass out as Anankos chuckled. "VeRy GoOd." He said as he raised his black hand, the body parts of both Saizo and Kotaro starting to fly around and fuse together in new, twisted limbs for Kotaro, a four clawed hand and clawed feet attached to grotesque arms, but that could be hidden under Kotaro's clothing.
The twisted limbs flew at Kotaro, attaching themselves to him as his eye jolted awake Kotaro screaming in pain as the new nerves attached themselves to him, only for Saizo's old eye to slot itself into his empty socket, giving him two different colored eyes as he screamed in pain as Anankos laughed before disappearing, leaving Kotaro in pain as he slowly stopped screaming before his breathing slowed down.
"What the…" Kotaro started as he sat up, holding his new clawed hand out in front of him as before his eyes is seemingly morphed into a normal human hand, alongside his clawed feet doing the same. Kotaro took a moment to stare before chuckling, before devolving into full blow laughter. "It seems my ambition lives on! You have failed Saizo! The world is mine for the taking!" Kotaro shouted as behind him the lava exploded into a wall of fire, lighting up the night and illuminating Kotaro with his two different eyes. "And now nothing will stop me." Kotaro said, not caring about his 'deal' with Anankos.
(Stage Clear)
AN: Holy shit. Well you can't say Saizo didn't do down without a fucking fight. Yes, Kotaro is not only alive! But pretty much Nobunaga! And feudal japan Darth Vader I guess? But now it's over. The first arc of the Great Thieves phase is over. Saizo has fallen and Kotaro's ambition lives on, with Marisa, Alice and Nitori all feeling the aftereffects of Saizo's death, as well as Astore's sacrifice to save Zealot from getting killed by arrows in a sick mini battle of Nagashino, only with crossbows instead of muskets. It's the feudal era, the most people use gunpowder for is explosive tags and fires, and in Nitori's case her tank I guess? I don't even know how it work? Giant rubber band? Who knows? Either way, leave your reviews and questions below. SERIOUSLY PLEASE! I want some!