Act 48: Peace


Several people ran in terror as their village burned.

The town watch lay on the ground , all cut to pieces, as well as many innocent people and pokemon.

Walking through the blood was none other than Juzo, holding a katana stained with the blood of his victims.

He had an almost disappointed look on his face as he saw the bodies beneath him.

"So unsatisfying. What good is the power to take life if there's no pleasure in it."

Juzo looked over a cliffside at the ocean before he heard drums behind him."

Juzo turned and saw a pair of kuroko standing behind a man wearing samurai armor.

The man had long black hair done up in a samurai topknot and a sheathed katana.

Behind him was a banner and beside him an Arcanine.

"Samurai?" Juzo asked.

"I am Lord Retsudo Shiba, your rampage ends here."

Juzo gave a light smile.

"I wonder if you'll give me a real challenge?" Juzo asked as he held his katana up.

Juzo ran at Retsudo who's kurkoko and Arcanine backed away as he took a deep breath and grabbed his katana handle.

Juzo slashed at Retsudo, but he drew his katana and slashed Juzo back before coming down and slashing through Juzo's blade breaking it in half as Juzo convulsed.

Retsudo sheathed his katana before Juzo fell backwards into the ocean.

Juzo crashed into the water and began to sink with his blood filling the water and his broken blade sinking beside him.

As Juzo sank he noticed something moving around him, something massive. Juzo heard a growl before seeing the massive demon beast before him.

Juzo was raised to the surface as someone onboard the beast grabbed him.

Juzo's vision began to fade as he a figure before him.

"A samurai murderer, I could have uses for you." Lord Drakkon said as he grabbed Juzo.

Juzo sat in his gedoshu form on the same cliff looking out at the ocean.

"Ha ha ha ha." He heard before turning and seeing a strange Gedoshu appear.

"Who are you?"

"You can call me Akumaro, I've been looking for you Juzo. I have a gift for you."

Akumaro held out a katana covered in cloth.

Juzo removed the cloth and saw the black and red blade.

"My sword, you found and repaired it."

Akumaro smiled as he covered his mouth.

"The blade has been reborn just as you have Juzo, her name is Uramasa."

Juzo held the blade out before turning to a rock.

He switched the blade's side and slashed clean through the rock.

Juzo stared at the blade.

Juzo walked through the ruins of a burned down village before heading to the cliffside.

"It's been so long since I returned to the place of my rebirth."

He looked at Urmasa before turing back to the village. He could hear wailing cries of pain and terror as he held Uramasa up.

Juzo went to the center of the village and stabbed Uramasa into the ground before unleashing some of his mojikara into the ground.

Moments later red and white energy filled the ground before Juzo turned into his monster form. A character formed on his chest.

The ground shook before a monstrous head burst out of the ground.

The beast roared as Juzo sheathed Uramasa.

"It's time to satisfy you Uramasa, one way or another."


Elsewhere the Leviathan arrived in Blackthorn city ,heading towards the lake before the town.

"Finally we made it!" Jack shouted in excitement.

"Our last gym battle, and a dragon gym at that." Alex said.

Takeru looked down at the town before he noticed something was off.

"Something's going on down there." Takeru said before the others realized something was attacking Blackthorn city.

Takeru could make out Claire riding her Dragonite as the two battled a large white and red dragon.

The dragon seemed very demonic and unlike any dragon they had seen before.

"The Gedoshu are attacking!" Quinn shouted.

"There's someone on that dragon's back!" Jasmine shouted.

Retsudo came out of his pokeball and roared at the demonic dragon.

The dragon unleashed a blast of red and white energy into Dragonite, blasting him and Claire out of the sky.

As the two landed, the demonic dragon growled before turning and knocking Retsudo away as he flew down at him.

The Leviathan quickly set down as the group ran off it.

Takeru slowed down as he realized who was on the dragon's back.

"Juzo!"

The dragon stopped as Juzo looked down at Takeru.

"Shinken Red, I was wondering how long it would take to get your attention."

Takeru reached for his brush.

"Shinken Red, it's time we finally end this. We're going to have another duel, just you and me."

"Why would he do that?" Quinn asked.

Juzo patted the dragon's head before the group saw a character on the dragon's body that was also on Juzo's body.

"This beast and I are now linked, the only way to kill him is by killing me."

"What!?"

"If you don't kill me, this dragon will continue to rampage and you'll be unable to stop him." Juzo dropped a scroll near Takeru.

"When you're ready, face me there alone. It's time we end this, Shinken Red." Juzo said before the beast flew off.

Takeru tightened his grip.

Claire and her Dragonite were taken back to the Leviathan as the physician patched them up.

"As much as I love dragons, that one is pure evil." Claire said.

"Are you guys ok?" Emily asked.

Claire stretched her arms.

"We're well enough. What about the rest of the city?"

"I sent our kuroko to help the injured people and pokemon." Hikoma said.

"It's good to see you again Takeru, especially now." Claire said.

Takeru looked at the scroll.

"What should I do?" Takeru asked.

"Well if we try and fight him together , Juzo will run and that dragon will keep rampaging." Alex said.

"Juzo could have been lying." Quinn said.

"Juzo hasn't lied before." Arkanes said.

"Onii-Chan, the last time you fought Juzo like this, you only won by stabbing yourself through the shoulder." Kaoru said in great concern.

"…..Things have changed. I'm not the same as I was back then." Takeru said.

"My lord I advise against this." Hikoma said.

"…It's not all that different from last time, if I don't do this , more people are going to get hurt."

"Saying it's like last time doesn't make me feel better Takeru." Quinn said taking his hand.

"I lived. Besides one thing will be different, this time I'm going to make sure he's dead."

The others were very concerned for Takeru, but understood why he was doing it.

Quinn hugged him before Kaoru joined in.


Onboard the Daitanix, Lord Drakkon was inside the helm's room with Zahab.

Zahab was quite as he watched Lord Drakkon paint two characters onto an arrowhead.

"….My Lord…There's something I need to tell you. I feel it's better you hear it from me then Gregor."

"You wish to tell me about your adventures with the girl using the Gorma powers, and your joint ventures with Shinken Blue."

Zahab was in shock, now looking nervous.

"You, you knew?".

"Of course I did Zahab." Lord Drakkon didn't turn from his arrowhead.

"Why , why haven't I been punished?"

"I have no qualms with Shinken Blue, nor the others. It is Shiba who wronged me, and is the true source of our failings. The others simply help him, if we kill them , others will simply flock to take their place. Shiba is what holds them all together…Why we must kill him above all the others."

Zahab lowered his head.

"You worry about Gregor."

"…..Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if I never met him….. He has only ever served himself."

"Gregor will learn his place in time, that I assure you Zahab." Lord Drakkon said as he finished working on the arrow.


Takeru slowly walked alone through the ruins of an old village.

Takeru could feel the mojikara around the village seemed corrupted, evil. There was also a very dead and erie silence.

Before when Takeru thought Juzo was Shinken-White, he had wanted so desperately to help him, but now he knew Lord Drakkon was Shinken-White, and Juzo was nothing but a murderer. Any sense of remorse and compassion for Juzo was gone. Ironically, despite the fact that Lord Drakkon had caused more suffering and killed his father, Takeru felt more for him because he knew his family had caused him to become Lord Drakkon.

As Takeru walked closer he saw the demonic dragon standing over the ruined buildings looking down at him.

Takeru tried to ignore the beast before he saw Juzo waiting in his human form.

"Shinken Red, I'm so glad you decided to come."

"What is this place Juzo?"

"This is where I dueled Retsudo, where I was reborn a Gedoshu. It seem's fitting we have our final duel here."

Takeru held out his brush.

"….There is more to life than fighting Juzo."

"There is nothing more worth living for." Juzo said as he took out Uramasa and held it to his face as he breathed in.

"If you define yourself only by the ability to take lives, then you truly are nothing." Takeru said.

Juzo smiled as he changed into his Gedoshu form.

"It's time to satisfy Uramasa."

Takeru took a deep breath as he drew a character in front of him. Takeru's Shinkenger armor slowly formed over him before it completed.

Juzo ran at Takeru who held the pommel of his katana.

Takeru drew his katana and knocked Juzo's back before thrusting at Juzo who slashed Takeru's sword back before Takeru moved backwards and recover before catching Juzo's blade and forcing it down.

Juzo saw Takeru back up.

Juzo tried to knock Takeru's sword aside before hitting him with his shoulder, but Takeru moved to the side , following Uramasa as he allowed his sword to slide across it before slashing across Juzo's side.

Juzo turned and slashed at Takeru violently , but Takeru moved fast, using thrusting motions to catch each of Juzo's strikes while also carefully moved back.

Juzo unleashed a strike of white mojikara, but Takeru's sword ignited before he slashed it apart.

Juzo tighten the grip on Uramasa.

"You've changed Shinken Red, you value your own life now!"

Takeru held his sword up in the same manner as before.

"This is not the fight I wanted!" Juzo shouted angrily as the demonic dragon snarled before lifting up.

"Fight me like you did last time! Or my beast will!"

Takeru was nearly knocked over as Retsudo shot out of his pokeball and roared as he flew at the dragon while breathing fire into it.

"Retsudo!"

The two dragons began to clash with each other as Juzo slashed at Takeru again.

Takeru just like before, knocked the strikes away before catching the cerated end of Urmasa and forced it up before striking forward and hitting Juzo's chest.

Juzo forced Takeru's sword up before kicking him back.

Juzo tried to slash down , but Takeru caught Uramasa and and thrusted forward, Juzo was hit again.

Juzo came down from the ground into Takeru, carrying dirt at Takeru's face, however, his helmet and visor kept it away before Takeru's katana ignited in fire before he knocked Uramasa away and slashed across Juzo's head.

Juzo was knocked back before he blocked Takeru's blade, the two moving their hands close to each other.

As they did, Takeru heard something. He turned his head to Uramasa and listened closer, he soon heard the sounds of screaming terror. Sounds of pain and death, men, women, children, and pokemon alike.

Takeru looked back at the ruined village and remembered the silence before the horrible realization of what Uramasa was.

Juzo forced Takeru back before he flipped Uramasa around and slashed him twice with the cerated edge.

Takeru saw Juzo hold Uramasa up.

"Uramasa is every hungry, perhaps when she slashes you she might be finally satisfied, either way you'll join the others."

Juzo slashed forward , unleashing a wave of whit mojikara that knocked Takeru's flaming sword back before Juzo hit him with another.

Juzo came at Takeru with Uramasa still turned the other way.

Takeru caught the blade and moved with Juzo, moving around him before coming and slashing across Juzo's stomach.

Juzo grunted before he unleashed a blast from the ground before Takeru slashed through it, unleashing a blast of fire into Juzo.

The ground shook as Retsudo hit the ground , groaning in pain before Takeru looked up and saw the demonic dragon flying down at him.

The dragon roared as it unleashed a blast at Takeru who dove out of the way.

Juzo leapt up onto the dragon's neck.

"If you won't give me the fight I want, you'll have to die like this." Juzo said as Takeru tried to run, the creature flying after him.

The creature blasted the ground closer to Takeru, the blast hurling Takeru through the air as he crashed into the ground.

Takeru grunted as the beast loomed over him.

Juzo was still in his monster form, but showed a look of regret on his face, clearly not wanting to kill Takeru like this.

Before the beast could attack, Retsudo got up and flew over Takeru, trying to protect him from the blast.

"Retsudo no! You-!" He started before putting his hand on Retsudo as he took the blast.

Juzo watched as the black drake took the blast.

However, the blast was forced away as Juzo saw Retsudo begin to glow white.

Takeru soon saw this as well.

Retsudo grew larger and more fierce before he stopped glowing. Retsudo now looked just like Drogon, and was almost as big.

Takeru was in amazement as he saw Retsudo as a Draco.

"Grauuuu!" Retsudo roared before turning to the demonic dragon.

Takeru climbed onto Retsudo as the two dragons flew up to the air after the demonic dragon.

The two dragons began attacking each other in mid air as Takeru and Juzo exchanged sword strikes, Juzo looking more invested now.

"Dragon rush!" Takeru shouted as Retsudo glowed green before he flew faster and avoided the beast's blast before crashing into its stomach.

The dragon re-angled its wings and flew straight down at Retsudo.

"Flamethrower at the wings!"

Retsudo breathed fire into the dragon's wings, making its flight pattern lose its path.

Retsudo flew up and over the beast.

"Dragon pulse!"

"Grauuu!" Retsudo roared as he flew down and blasted the demonic dragon down.

"Dragon claw!"

Retsudo flew into the beast as the two furiously clawed at each other.

Juzo climbed up onto Retsudo and turned Uramasa before furiously slashing at Takeru who did his best to knock them away as he did before, but being on the two dragons in mid air, made it difficult to fight as he was before.

Takeru's sword was ignited again as Takeru and Juzo continued, both of their swords moving alongside each other before they slashed each other.

Retsudo slashed into the dragon's neck before the beast slashed Retsudo's wings, the two dragons hurling towards the ground before crashing together.

Retsudo and the dragon groaned in pain as they lay on the ground.

Takeru panted as he slowly got up before Juzo stumbled off his dragon and made his way at Takeru before slashing him twice.

"Ghaaa! Stand and fight!" He shouted angrily before slashing at Takeru again.

Takeru's sword glowed red as he painted a character over it. Juzo came down and slashed across Takeru as Takeru thrusted his katana through Juzo's body.

Juzo convulsed as his sword finished slashing Takeru, his armor shattering.

Takeru fell onto his side as Juzo reverted to his human form and struggled to stay on his feet.

Takeru looked up as Juzo panted, blood coming out of his mouth.

"No, we keep fighting!" Juzo said as he picked up Uramasa.

Takeru reached for his sword before he felt someone grab him.

"Takeru." A soft voice said as Takeru and Juzo saw Quinn behind him.

"No, this fight stops now." Another voice said.

Arkanes , Jack, Kaoru, Alex, and Emily revealed themselves around Takeru.

Takeru looked at them before dropping his sword.

"Juzo, enough. Let it end." Takeru said , no more aggression or resentment inside him.

Juzo looked enraged and full of hate.

"This is how I choose to end!" Juzo said raising Uramasa over his head.

However, another hand grabbed Uramasa's handle.

Juzo slowly turned and saw Hikoma standing over him.

"My lord commands this to end."

Juzo tried to break free, but more blood came out.

He fell to his knees before screaming.

The group saw Uramasa glow white before shattering into nothing.

A series of spirit like entities flew out from Uramasa before vanishing.

Hikoma moved away as Juzo fell to his hands and knees.

He opened his mouth as if trying to speak, but before he could , his chest burst open.

Kaoru and Quinn screaming in terror as the others looked just as horrified.

A red arrowhead was sticking out of Juzo's chest as he was forced into his Gedoshu form.

The group then realized they had been so focused on Juzo that they didn't notice the Daitanix had emerged just away from the cliff.

Lord Drakkon could be seen on the deck of his fortress ship holding a bow in his hand with Battobass, Zahab, and Hisan beside him.

"Drakkon!" Takeru shouted.

"You wanted to kill Shinken Red Juzo, very well. But you're done getting in my way."

The enlarging character appeared on Juzo as well as the combining character.

The combining character formed on the dragon as well.

The two grew together and were soon merged together. A colossal monstrosity that resembled the dragon and Juzo was in their place. Towering over the Shinkengers.

Takeru got to his feet as the Shinkengers stood together.

Latias flew out and beside Takeru before they painted their characters.

The Daitanix quickly retreated as he saw none other than Shinken-Kami form and stand before the monstrosity.

The beast roared and charged at Shinken-Kami who caught the beasts arms and pulled it aside before kicking the monstrosity back.

The monstrosity unleashed a blast of red and white energy at Shinken-Kami who knocked it away with a swipe of its arm.

As the beast tried to fly into Shinken-Kami , who grabbed its head before flipping it onto the ground and crashing its foot into the monstrosity's stomach.

The beast forced itself up before Shinken-Kami drew its katana.

Shinken-Kami moved its katana around , painting a character with its sword before the beast ran forward.

"Goodbye Juzo." Takeru said softly before slashing through the character and the monstrosity.

The beast convulsed before surging an exploding, Shinken-Kami sheathed its katana.

Hikoma watched the god of Mojikara and slowly nodded.

The Shinkengers stood together with Latias and Retsudo with them as they looked over the village.

They felt the erie silence and darkness was no longer there, it now felt at peace.

Takeru lowered his head.

"I hope you have finally found your peace, Juzo."


Author's note

For those of you wondering, yes, Juzo is really dead this time

I know the fighting may not have been as intense as the last fight, but my intention with this fight was to show Takeru being the one at peace with himself, while Juzo was not. Therefore Takeru was fighting with more practical style and not blind aggression or need to harm others for the sake of pleasure,

With that we're one closer to the end,

So until next time,

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