I hold no claim to the characters from this kick-ass Anime. Only Aurora, Naora, Corell, Arryn, Orin, and Amira are mine.

Chapter Forty-Nine

Chaos

Both jeeps came to a skidding stop as they came to the base of Konran Tower.

"This must be the place," Gojyo commented.

"Duh," Orin grunted. "Do you see any other tower around here?"

"Don't be an ass," Amira sighed.

"Then you stop sticking up for your boyfriend."

"I'll stick up for whoever I want to, dammit! You're not the boss of me!"

"Let's go!" Sanzo's growl cut them off and both jeeps took off again. "Hang on," Sanzo told them. "We're gonna charge straight on in!"

"I'm one step ahead of you, Sanzo!" Hakkai smiled.

"Do it!" Goku laughed.

"I'll say one thing for ya," Gojyo began. "We'll make a big entrance."

"You got that right!" Arryn laughed, hanging onto her seat. She closed her eyes tight as both jeeps burst in through the door and let the smoke clear before she could see again. "It's…empty?"

"What, were you expecting a welcoming committee?" Gojyo asked her.

"No, not entirely. But at least a little entertainment before be we got to the good part," Amira replied. "This sucks."

"You speak too soon," Naora commented, glaring ahead into the darker range of the room.

"I've been waiting on you, Genjyo Sanzo."

"I don't recall setting up a meeting," The Priest replied.

"My name's Gairu, leader of the Holy Youkai Army. By Lord Homura's will, I'll give you death."

"No thank you," Gojyo replied as they all got out of the jeeps. "I don't want any presents from a guy."

"But I insist." The Youkai snapped his fingers and hundreds of Youkai seeped in from the shadows. "Believe me, it will be no trouble at all."

"It can never be easy, can it?" Amira sighed.

"No, I suppose not." Arryn hung her head.

"I'm sick and tired of your delusions, you small fry!" Sanzo growled.

"You should have waited another ten billion years before fighting us!" Gojyo told him.

"Just get out of our way," Orin growled, stomping forward. "We want Homura!'

"What if I say no?" Gairu asked.

"We'll kill you."

"Get them!"

"They just never listen," Amira shook her head as the Youkai rushed forward. "Why don't they ever listen?"

They Youkai were down in minutes, leaving bodies and just Gairu standing before them.

"Now, let's try this again," Arryn gave a fake smile. "Please, let us through."

"Are you sure they're all dead?" He asked them. More Youkai appeared and even the ones that had 'killed' stood back up.

"Zombie dudes? Really?" Amira sighed, shaking her head. "Didn't we deal with a jerk like this not too long ago?"

"No wonder they're so weak," Sanzo growled.

Gairu gave a laugh. "Lord Homura bestowed upon us eternal life and absolute power. We can't possibly be defeated by such lowly scum as you!"

"Man, what a pain!" Gojyo hissed.

"This has certainly turned into an ugly situation," Hakkai sighed.

"Ha! Leave these bitches to me," Orin grinned. "If we kill the big dude, the other's will fall, right?"

"It's worth a shot." Amira nodded.

"Then let's try it."

It didn't seem to work though and the bastards just kept coming back.

"Hey, did you say something?" Sanzo glanced at Hakkai.

"No, nothing."

"Hey, now, you okay?" Gojyo looked at the blond. "Master Sanzo's still on the mend, so he had auditory hallucinations."

Sanzo glared at him. "I'll kill you." Lifting his gun, he fired a round into the head of the Youkai behind Gojyo.

"Bastard, what if you actually hit me?!"

"Did you say something to me?" Sanzo replied. "I must be hearing things."

Gojyo had run up to yell in the Priest's ear. "can you hear me now, you blond, himbo wanna-be bastard!"

"What did you call me?"

Naora gave a laugh at the two of them as they looked like they were about to kill eachother. "Sakura, can't you stop…" Her voice fell short when she remembered that the Priestess wasn't there anymore. "Oh…yeah…"

"Dammit," Orin growled. "Where are Aurora and that damn fire-bird of her's when you really need them? Oh wait, I forgot! She's a back-stabbing bitch!"

And that's when they felt it; the large power spreading through the Tower.

"What is that?" Goku cried.

"Oh dear," Arryn sighed. "I'm afraid they've begun to build the new Heaven and Earth."

"I guess their talk of wrecking the Heavens wasn't necessarily a lie," Sanzo commented.

"But why," Goku began. "Why would Aurora help them?"

"I have several good answers to that," Amira replied. "But I seriously doubt that now is not the time for this type of conversation!"

"It's seems that we'd better get moving," Hakkai said.

"right," Naora nodded.

"What're you looking at," Gairu demanded. "Your opponents are over here!"

"Shut up!" Goku and Gojyo shouted together, slicing through more of the bodies.

"No one likes persistent guys, not to mention weak ones to boot."

"This is endless! What do we do, Sanzo?"

"That's easy for you to ask."

"Sanzo," Hakkai began. "I have a good strategy in mind."

"Let's hear it," The Priest replied, reloading his gun.

Hakkai gave one of his smiles and pointed upstairs. "I just need you and the others to head upstairs for the moment. It shouldn't take too long."

Sanzo paused for a moment. "Why didn't I think of that?"

"You like it?" Hakkai chuckled. "I came up with it myself."

"Are you saying this seriously?"

"I didn't entirely say it in jest."

"Hakkai, are you-"

And that's when it hit Arryn what Hakkai was talking about. He planned on removing his Power Limiters and taking care of these bastards with his full strength. But the minus wave was still in effective. If he were to transform then he might not return to normal. He might go crazy and they would have to…she would have to…

"Please, you have to trust me on this," Hakkai was saying.

"I don't like the thought of leaving you down here, but if you want us to," Orin was commenting.

"Ah hell. We'll do it your way, this once." Gojyo sighed.

"Come on, Hakuryu," Amira called to the white Dragon to her left shoulder, the red one already on her right one. "Hurry up and catch up to us, okay Hakkai?"

"Yes."

"Don't die," Gojyo gave a wave.

"I don't plan too. I'll catch up with you right away."

"You can't leave!"

"I'll be your only opponent now," Hakkai growled before glancing over at Arryn; she had been to only one not to move yet. "Arryn, please, go with the others."

"I can't," She shook her head.

"What?" He looked surprised.

"I'm not leaving you here on your own, whether you take your limiters off or not," Arryn told him. "I'm not going to leave you here alone!" She closed her eyes. "I know what could happen. The Minus wave is still in effect and Gojyo has told me that you don't have complete control over your powers yet, but I don't care. If you're staying, then I'm staying too, do you understand? I won't leave without you by my side!"

At that moment, Hakkai had what he, in the years to come, would call a flashback, a memory to a few of his final moments in Heaven as Tenpou.

"I'm not leaving you here on your own, Tenpou." Chiharu cried. "I know it's the army we face, but it doesn't matter. If you stay, then I'm staying too, do you understand? I won't leave without you by my side!"

Hakkai blinked for a moment, staring at the blonde woman beside him before a smile spread across his face. "Fine. Just promise me, tha do…" He paused but she knew what he meant. "You won't let me hurt you."

"Don't worry Hakkai," Arryn told him with a smile as he unbuttoned the top of his green shirt. "You won't let yourself hurt me."

He gave her a smile and turned to face the Youkai before him, cracking his knuckles. "Well then, shall we get started?" He reached up as the men were ordered to kill both him and Arryn and pulled over his three limiters and dropped them to the ground. Arryn had to shield her eyes from the bright, yellow/green light for a moment as Hakkai's cry made her frown. The power she normally felt on his went through the rough, though, and as the light died down and she came to a first-hand witnessing of what her man had turned into, Arryn couldn't help but let a grin spread across her face.

Youkai form or not, Hakkai was still one hot bastard.

"Sora ni sakura no hanabira ga harari, harari to mai chitte
Ikusen mono toki o nagamete itta
Hikari kagayaku kono basho de
Itsuka mata yume o katarou
Sakura no shita"

"Your voice is as pure as ever, Ayomi."

Aurora opened her eyes, pausing in the song she was singing to Nova and Nera. She had changed into her Priestess robes again, waiting for the events to begin.

"They're here," Homura commented.

"Oh joy," Aurora stood up. "At least I had a little peace and quiet before I had to put up with them again."

"Ayomi, the third scroll, if you'd please."

Aurora stared at Homura for a moment before reaching into the sleeve of her robe and pulling out the Uten scroll that they had found in the desert. "Because you are missing two of the scrolls, Nova and Nera will be able to pick them up; try not to screw this up, Homura."

The War god stared at her for a moment. "Have no fear. Everything will go just as we planned it t-" Homura gave a gasp and jerked forward, tumbling to the ground. Aurora caught him and cushioned the fall, the three scrolls tumbling around them. "It can't be!" Homura gasped. "It looks like I'm running out of time."

"Then let's stop playing around and get this done with!" Aurora growled at him, pulling him back to his feet. "I didn't come all this way just to watch you fall." She turned away and grabbed the scrolls back up.

Homura smiled as he watched her. "That was a very foolish and yet honorable thing you did, Ayomi. I-"

His voice was cut off by Zenon and Shien arriving. "Is something wrong?"

"No," Homura shook his head. "Just…ready."

"They'll be here sooner than you think. We need to get this going," Aurora told them, having placed the three scrolls on the pentagram in the middle of the blue floor beneath their feet. "They might not all get along but they do work well together in killing things."

Homura gave a soft smile. "Son Goku must be captured."

"I know that," The Priestess replied.

"This is exactly what we have prepared for all this time." Shien commented.

"So, you need the monkey to create the new heaven and Earth, right?"

"Indeed," Aurora nodded. "And don't worry. Both he and Naora will come up here."

"Naora?" Zenon raised a brow. "Do we need her as well?"

"Naora will follow Ayomi anywhere, don't you remember?" Homura grinned. "And in doing so, she will lead Goku right to us, Konzen right behind them."

"Ahh, I see." The one-eyed man smirked.

"The significance of this pentagram." Homura decided to explain as Aurora moved around. "It signifies the powers necessary to found Heaven and Earth. The Maten Scripture. The Seiten Scripture. The Uten Scripture. All three possess a point. Nova, the Creature of Anger and Fire," They watched as the armored man appeared in one of the empty points. "And Nera, the Creature of Intelligence and Beauty," The woman in blue appeared close to her brother in another point. "Possess the other two. The five points of the star are completed," They all watched as the mark began to glow a bright green and a fierce power began to take shape as a whirlwind in the center, spreading through the room as it created what it needed.

"What incredible power," Shien commented.

"Just look at it," Zenon grinned. "The power from each point is resonating, being intensified."

"It's the spiritual power from the entire world," Aurora told them, eyes closed.

"But it's still incomplete," Homura sighed. "Only when we place Son Goku at the center of the pentagram, will we be able to conjure up enough power necessary to cover up Shangri-La with a new world. He is the key."

~Come, Son Goku. Come to claim your destiny.~

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