Delsin smiled as Seryu helped Akame out of her bedroom in Night Raid's hideout. Akame smiled as she met his gaze and the two met in a hug. "Good to see you up," he said.

"Thanks for taking care of me," she said.

"Of course." They shared a brief kiss before Akame sighed.

"I should get started on getting back into shape. Seryu said I was unconscious for a month?"

"Yeah. This means your Powers are more potent because there was more bioelectricity absorbed by you."

"I… don't think I like that…"

"Good," said Cole nearby. "Means you haven't lost your mind because of the Powers. Back home, there were a number of people from the first Blast that couldn't handle the effects of their Powers and went mad. The two I fought and a number of others who had managed to escape Empire City before martial law was put into effect. And then those turned by the Beast. It's always a tossup about how your powers will affect you." Delsin spotted Seryu look slightly worried and took her hand in his gloved one.

"Do we know what I have?"

"Not yet," said Delsin. "Which is why we're going to practice."

"I can barely walk."

"The more you learn about your powers, the faster you can learn to absorb it and heal from it."

"It helped me," said Seryu. Akame turned to her in confusion and Seryu demonstrated by lobbing a ball of water above her head. Akame sidestepped the water and looked at her. "I uh… got caught in the Blast with you. I was trying to get you out."

"Thank you, Seryu." Akame took her hand and smiled. Delsin frowned as he remembered the information they'd gathered recently. "What's wrong?"

"The Jaegers are going to be deployed soon," said Seryu. "We're heading to protect the Minister's man who is attempting to assassinate the leader of the Path of Peace."

"And at the same time," said Cole. "Najenda received orders to intercept the Jaegers and assassinate two of their members. Kurome and Bols."

"What,' exclaimed Akame. Delsin nodded.

"I've spoken out constantly against it," he said. "We informed them about Kurome a while ago, and Bols has a family. I'm not about to take him from them. And you've just gotten your sister back."

"Also," said Seryu. "Esdeath wants Delsin to come with us. Act as a form of backup against Night Raid."

"Needless to say, I've had a lot on my mind."

"What are you going to do," asked Akame.

"I've convinced her to let me stay behind and watch over her new daughter, Cereza." Akame stared at him in disbelief. "They were both caught in the Blast, Esdeath tried protecting the girl from it."

"So, she's even more dangerous now."

"Actually," said Seryu. "She's changed. Somewhat, at least. Something about her Conduit Powers has made her more… I guess human. Oh, you should see how she is with Cereza! It's so cute! She cares for her like she carried her in her womb!"

"To be honest," said Delsin. "It's just a little unnerving seeing it come from her."

"Delsin," said Najenda as she walked over. "We need to talk." Delsin nodded, kissed his girlfriends briefly, and followed Najenda outside.

"What's up, Boss?"

"I have an idea for how we can, 'officially' deal with Bols."

"What did you have in mind?"

"Well first, we need you to come with us."

"Hold on. I just convinced Esdeath I could watch Cereza while the Jaegers head out."

"I know. And I know how long it took you. But in order for this to work, you and Regina need to spirit Bols away from the fighting quickly and then you meet up with Chelsea and get Kurome out as well."

"What the hell am I going to tell Bols about all of this?"

"Whatever you can. Get him away, convince him to run, find his family, and leave the Capital."

"I believe I can help with that," said a voice above them. Delsin looked up and spotted another Rift.

"Kessler," he asked. "What do you want?"

"I can open up the rifts to your world temporarily to help Bols get away. I'll work to get his family away as well."

"Why?"

"Because I have a plan to beat the Beast. For it to weak, I need to slowly remake the Rifts between this world and your own."

"You've been telling us you wanted the worlds separated until the Beast was dealt with!"

"Delsin, in order to beat it, you need every power in your arsenal and then some. He is that powerful. We need to have every advantage we can get. Trust me on this."

"I don't trust you! You haven't told me anything about what is going on! You don't tell me anything about the Beast and expect me to just beat it! Even if my daughter is here telling me I've already done so, I don't know how! Tell me something!"

"I can't. Delsin, work with me on this! The Beast has destroyed too many worlds. We cannot allow him to destroy any more. We can't effectively work together if we're arguing and at each other's throats." Delsin and Najenda heard him sigh. "And for that matter, there's the matter of this world's Beast. He's a dangerous one in his own right."

"There's a Beast here," exclaimed Najenda.

"Biomass Conduit. He was at the epicenter of the Blast. His power and its necessity have driven him to madness."

"Is it the Minister's son," asked Delsin.

"I'd assume so. He seems to teleport before I can observe him."

"So he hasn't fused with his Imperial Arm like Run?"

"No."

"Which means I can use it to get home!"

"Potentially. I don't know if it has the power to travel between worlds."

"There's also the chance it doesn't bond with you. Wielding two Imperial Arms is considered risky and dangerous," said Najenda.

"If it means getting home and seeing Fetch and Eugene again, I need to try. Especially if Kessler's plan means opening the Rifts between the world again. A quick way there and back would be the best option. I need to make sure she's alright. She's pregnant, Najenda. I need to get back there." Najenda sighed. She mulled over his words for a bit before looking at him.

"Instead of risking yourself, we'll have Reggie use it. He doesn't have an Imperial Arm himself, there's less of a risk for him."

"Alright. That's fair. At least we're from the same world. Thank god."

"Delsin," said Kessler. "Good luck." They watched the rift close and Delsin sighed.

"Spirits help us…"

"Spirits?"

"Recently I've started praying to the spirits my tribe believes in. Figured if anyone was watching over me, it's them. My ancestors and the guardian spirits that protect the Akomish."

"If they can help with the Revolution, let me know. We need as much help as possible." She pulled out a cigarette and lit it.

"Pretty sure they don't do that."

"A girl can dream, Delsin."

A few days later, Seryu walked beside Esdeath as they headed east. "Who do you have watching Cereza since Delsin has a job to do," she asked.

"Budo offered," replied Esdeath. "I'd rather Delsin watch her, or Kije. But they're both busy."

"Ayumi would've watched her."

"No. I think she's still adjusting to her Powers. She hasn't really likened to them as we have. I don't want to add too much stress. Cereza has been nervous in the Palace and frankly, I don't blame her. Honest has taken a very unnerving interest in her recently." Seryu frowned and hid her clenched fist. In the short time she'd been around the little girl, Seryu saw her as a little sister. With Honest potentially leering over her, it just gave her another reason to want him dead as soon as possible.

"I don't particularly like that fact."

"Neither do I. Ever since the Blast and I adopted Cereza, I've been constantly keeping an eye out for Honest so I can get her away. Something about him doesn't sit right with me. Things I just ignored before are now clear as day and I don't want my daughter anywhere near them. But my duty to the Empire still stands. I… I've been thinking I should…" Esdeath hardened her appearance as she spotted the canyon they were approaching. "Hmm…"

"What's wrong," asked Bols.

"I was just thinking we should've waited for Run to wake up before moving out. But Night Raid would've gotten to Bolic if we stayed any longer. This canyon splits into a fork. Normally, I'd split us up and have either side signal if there was an ambush. But without Run, that makes this much more difficult."

"We'll be fine," said Kurome. "If Night Raid plans to attack us, we're ready for them."

"She's right," said Wave. "They'd be crazy to fight us, even with a man down!" Esdeath thought for a moment for turning to her team.

"Wave, you're with me. We'll take the left path. Seryu, Kurome and Bols, head down the right path. Signal if you encounter Night Raid."

"Yes ma'am," said Seryu with a salute. She and Kurome exchanged a slight look before they split up. Above in the cliffs, Najenda questioned their luck. Their target was with Seryu and Kurome. She narrowed her eyes before nodding to the others.

"Same strategy as before. Reggie, Susanoo, and I will distract Esdeath. The rest of you, try and see if you can make the fight believable to make it look like Bols dies. Delsin, get Kurome out of there as quickly as possible. Regina…"

"I already know what to do. Koro. Let's go!"

"Arf," said Koro 2.0 as she absorbed Video and turned invisible. Delsin frowned slightly, drawing Akame's attention.

"Something wrong," she asked.

"I can't shake the feeling that this is going to end badly."

"Should we call it off?"

"We're already starting. Go down there. Esdeath needs to hear some fighting on this side so she doesn't get suspicious." Akame nodded and kissed him before going down to head off the Jaegers. Cole looked at him.

"Good to know I'm not the only one with a sixth sense for this kind of thing," he said.

"I can't explain it. Something just doesn't feel right here. It's like we're being watched. Something bad."

"Like what?"

"…I don't know. I just…" He faltered as he heard the screams coming from Seryu's pass. He looked down below and spotted what looked like deformed humans rising from the ground. Their skin appeared to be melting and their faces were locked in a visage of terror. They were grabbing onto the girls and trying to pull them into a mass of flesh a few yards away. "The Beast?!"

"Kid, look out!" Cole tackled him out of the way as a tentacle of flesh slammed down on his position. Cole shot a Lightning Bolt at the tentacle, forcing it away in pain.

"Hungry…" came the growling voice nearby. Delsin looked up and spotted a man with tanned skin and an X shaped scar on his face. At his waist was a small wooden tablet Delsin recognized as the Imperial Arm he'd been looking for: Shambhala.

"Shura, I take it," he said.

"So hungry… Need more!" Shura raised his hand and shot out balls of biomass at the two Conduits as Delsin shot Cinder Rockets at the biomass trying to absorb people down in the canyon. Bols wrenched his arm free and aimed Rubicante at the pile of flesh. He started scorching it, trying to hold it back.

"Lookout," shouted Akame as she sliced away at a tentacle trying to capture him from behind with a shot of wind, severing it in half and watched as the severed portion shriveled up.

"Why did you save me," he asked. "You're with Night Raid."

"Less talking, more fighting this stuff," shouted Kurome as she summoned a giant skeletal lizard. It managed to shoot a beam of energy at the biomass as Akame sliced away at the tentacles with Murasame and her Conduit Powers. She grimaced as no curse marks appeared on the flesh.

"Whatever this stuff is, it's not alive," she said. Seryu stood away from the fighting, trying to pinpoint where the source of the creature was and spotted lightning coming from the cliffs.

"Delsin… we need your help down here…" Said Conduit grunted as he was slammed away from the cliff and into Esdeath's canyon. Esdeath and Wave halted their attacks on Susanoo and Reggie as they spotted him landing in front of them.

"Delsin," exclaimed Esdeath.

"Delsin," shouted Reggie. The Mimic groaned as he stood up and looked up to see a massive lightning strike come down where he knew Shura was standing.

"It's Shura," he said. "He's this world's Beast! Biomass Conduit. Looks like he controls flesh."

"Yes," said a voice nearby. Delsin growled softly as he turned around to see Honest as well as some of the Elite Guard. Three of them had Bols' family as well as Cereza in their grasps. Delsin growled.

"Let them go, you fucker!"

"No. See, the Blast has given me the best thing I could ever ask for. Living Imperial Arms. All citizens of the Empire and all people I can control! I don't need the Jaegers anymore and Night Raid will no longer be a threat on my way of living!"

"You're fucking insane!" Cole grunted as he landed beside Delsin. Delsin looked up and saw Shura sliding down the cliffside toward them. He watched as the ball of flesh slammed through the cliff and moved quickly to get the hostages out of the debris field. The Elite Guard readied their weapons to try and fend off the biomass as two of their numbers were crushed under stone. Honest looked at the horrifying mass as it drew near.

"Shura! Call it off! You hear me?! Call it off now! I am your father!"

"Father… so much food… so… HUNGRY!" Shura shot forward towards the Elite Guard and Honest as Delsin heard thunder above. He looked up and spotted Budo landing beside them.

"Shit," said Najenda.

"Minister Honest," he said. "I've gotten reports people in your employ have been reported missing, not just servants but members of my guard. What on earth is that?"

"A part of Shura," said Najenda as she stepped up next to Delsin. "His Conduit ability seems to be flesh, or Biomass as Delsin puts it."

"He's the Beast," said Esdeath. "At least from what Delsin believes." Delsin moved quickly after moving Cereza, Logue, and Kije behind Najenda before moving to get three of the guards away from Shura's rampage. Kije and Esdeath covered the children's eyes as Shura started consuming the guards he could get while Honest tried crawling away in fear.

"That's so much better," said Shura with a malicious grin as he turned to his father. "Hello, Father. My. You look so… filling."

"Shura, you will not harm me, understand," shouted Honest.

"That's the thing, Father. You've always told me to take what I want. To consume what I want to no end!" Shura brought his face close to Honest's and grinned, showing a row of sharpened teeth. "Well, I'll just take that to heart!" Shura grabbed his father by the neck and started absorbing the cowardly and selfish man with sadistic pleasure. Delsin rushed in close and brought out his shield, enhancing it with smoke and launched it at the man's head. As Shura coughed to try and get the smoke and ash out of his lungs, Delsin grabbed hold of Shambhala and Dashed backwards to avoid getting hit by the sword Shura picked off the ground from one of the now dead Elite Guardsmen. He tossed it to Reggie before blasting the ground under his shield and Dashing to catch it in the air as Shura growled and launched flesh orbs at the Mimic Conduit.

"Reggie! Get them out of here," he shouted as he blocked the orbs and slammed one to the ground before launching a Cinder Rocket into Shura's face. Unlike other Conduits, Shura's healing was triple the normal rate and the damage was undone instantly. "This is going to be one hell of a fight…"

"Reggie," asked Esdeath as she stared at the Metal Man.

"If you think I'm going to leave you to fight alone with that thing…" started Reggie. Delsin rounded on him.

"Reggie just fucking listen to me! Get Kije, Logue, and Cereza out of harms way and get back here pronto! He's a Beast! I can't fight him alone!"

"Mr. Delsin," shouted Cereza. Delsin turned around and saw a massive maw extending to him from the ball of flesh. Instantly, it was frozen and Delsin slammed his shield into it, smacking back towards Shura who held up his hand and halted its movement. He turned back to thank Esdeath and blinked as he saw Cereza panting from the exertion of Flash Freezing the mouth that was about to take a bite out of Delsin.

"Budo," said Cole. "I'm gonna need a decent charge for this. Hit me with everything that Imperial Arm has." Budo nodded before charging up an attack and directing it to Cole. The Lightning Man absorbed it all and popped his neck before bringing out the Amp. Lightning and fire covered the prongs and Cole grinned before shooting out a Burning Lightning Bolt at Shura who used the ball of flesh to block it and growled as he seemed to feel pain. "Oh yeah, this'll be fun." Reggie tried activating Shambhala as Wave rushed to Shura. Akame acted fast and shot a Wind Blast to knock the young man away from the Beast.

"Don't," she shouted. "I doubt even your armor would be able to withstand his Power!"

"Why should I…"

"She's right," said Kurome. "Leave this to the Conduits. They've got a better chance with their long-ranged attacks. We'll only get in the way." Esdeath moved Cereza behind her and lifted her hand. A massive ball of ice formed in the air above Shura and fell right for him. Shura growled and sent the giant flesh ball towards the iceberg, shattering it instantly.

"Delsin," shouted Reggie. "I can't get it to work!" Delsin lobbed a Smoke Bomb at Shura and faltered as the man formed a mask of flesh over his mouth and nose.

"Dammit," muttered the Mimic before seeing a bright blue cage pop up around Shura and his flesh ball. He looked around before seeing Regina appear next to him, grimacing at the effort of keeping the Beast contained.

"Dad," she said. "Use it! Hurry! I can only hold this for a few more seconds!"

"Reg, toss it here!" Delsin caught the Imperial Arm just as Shura started moving into the flesh ball. They watched in horror as Shura started growing in height. "Oh, that's gotta be the most disgusting thing I've ever seen…"

"Delsin," said Najenda. "If you're going to do something, do it now!" Delsin looked around before seeing a few boulders from where the flesh ball had broken through the cliffs.

"Bols, Mine! Keep him off me! I'm going to try and use Shambhala!"

"Are you insane," exclaimed Budo as he and Cole shot lightning at Shura as Regina dropped her cage. Reggie lobbed Shrapnel Bombs at the Beast as Mine fired away with Pumpkin. Delsin concentrated on the boulders and made them teleport above Shura. The Beast looked up and roared as they slammed on his head. His roar attracted nearby Danger Beasts of all sizes and they bounded into the canyon, surrounding the humans. Esdeath Flash Froze the creatures behind them as Bols used Rubicante to burn away some of them to get to his family. He hugged Kije and Logue to himself as Cereza clung to Esdeath's leg. Budo used his Trump Card to try and deal some damage to Shura. Cole backed away slightly as he saw black lightning emit from the Imperial Arm. A giant ball of lightning formed between his hands. Already feeling like he wouldn't want to even touch them, Cole moved everyone out of the way as Budo shot the lightning forward, draining his Imperial Arm.

Shura roared as it struck him in the chest, burning away a massive hole. Budo panted as he used some of his own energy to conjure the black lightning and hoped it was enough. Esdeath attempted to freeze the Beast as it was weakened and distracted only for the ice to break as it started consuming the Danger Beasts to heal, the Biomass growing larger as he did. "Dammit," said Cole. "We need to get him away from the Danger Beasts." Najenda turned to Esdeath.

"We need to take out the Danger Beasts and allow Delsin to take care of the Beast," she said. Budo turned to her.

"Najenda, no disrespect, but I don't think Delsin is equipped to deal with this."

"I've seen him fight. He can do this." Delsin took a deep breath before turning to Budo.

"Swear to me you won't bring Night Raid into custody until I get back. There's a lot we need to talk about, and right now, survival is more important." Budo stared at him for a moment before nodding reluctantly. "Esdeath, no killing."

"Not in front of Cereza," she said, meeting his gaze as Reggie shot shrapnel at a nearby Danger Beast. "I need to get her out of here. Kurome, can your pet clear a path?"

"Already on it," shouted the young assassin. Delsin turned to Wave and Tatsumi.

"Protect them until you get out of this canyon, got it?"

"Right," said the two armored Imperial Arms wielders. He turned to Seryu, Akame and Chelsea who stared him down with determined expressions. He sighed.

"You're not leaving are you?"

"What do you think," asked Chelsea.

"Delsin, hurry," shouted Cole who shocked the Beast with a Lightning Strike from above.

"Ok… Here goes nothing…" Delsin focused on the Beast and those around him still in the canyon as the others started to retreat. Mine and Tatsumi worked in tandem to hold off a few Wyverns as Kurome and Wave cleared a path. Esdeath picked up her adopted daughter and followed after her fellow Jaegers with Bols' family not far behind. Budo used his sword and fought alongside Najenda and Susanoo while Reggie and Akame kept the Beasts Biomass tentacles at bay with their Shots. Seryu shot a High Pressure Burst at Shura's head as Cole lit it up with Sayo and Lubbock hurried to catch up with the retreating fighters. "Hold on!" A bright light surrounded them and the Beast as Shambhala activated and the same sigil that took him and Esdeath to the island appeared in the ground.

Shura looked around as he spotted they were no longer in the canyon. With how close they were to the clouds they must've been on a mountain, but there were no stones. Only metal and concrete. He turned to Delsin and growled. "Where are we?!" Delsin stood up straight as a helicopter flew into the air behind him and aimed its rockets at the people on top of the former headquarters of the DUP, especially at the unknown monster that seemed to be made of people.

"My world, asshole." Delsin fired a Cinder Rocket at the same time as Regina and both impacted with the Beasts face. Without anymore Danger Beasts to consume and the Conduits putting up more of a fight than he expected, Shura roared at them in anger.

"Uh, Dad," said Regina. Delsin turned around and spotted Leone was still with them with a Danger Beasts head in her claws. She looked around, disoriented before recognizing she was high in the sky without a Danger Beast or wings and blanched.

"I think Leone is afraid of heights," said Celia before she noticed something and moved behind the roof entrance.

"Dammit, one problem at a time."

"Mr. Rowe," sounded a voice over an intercom. He looked up at the chopper and saw a woman hanging out of the side of it. "Welcome home!"

"Who's that," asked Cole.

"No idea," said Delsin before turning back to the Beast and tackling Chelsea to the ground as a tentacle shot out at her.

"Take that thing down," shouted the woman. The chopper fired its rockets at the Beast, and several made impact with its chest. Delsin shot a Cinder Rocket to join the Barrage as Cole launched a Tesla Rocket at the Beasts head. Akame absorbed the air around her before shooting out her own heavy attack, a Gale Force Missile. Regina turned to Chelsea and Leone and helped them into the building to get them out of the fight, Celia close behind. More helicopters started flying to the building along with a couple of news copters to cover the ensuing fight on top of their building.

"Delsin," shouted Reggie. "I'm heading down below to get as many civilians away as possible. If that thing falls and the fight comes down to the streets, there are a lot of people down there who could get hurt.

"Go," he shouted. "And if he falls, get ready to keep him away from people!"

"On it!" Reggie turned on his armor and dropped to the streets below. He landed in front of a couple of police watching the fight from street level and asked them to help him maneuver people away from the fighting. Delsin drained a nearby antenna and grinned before firing Bloodthirsty Blades at the Beast. Shura roared and launched out tendrils towards the Conduits and the helicopters. The original chopper was hit and started spiraling. Delsin spotted a woman carrying a man, most likely the pilot, out of the cabin and started gliding to a nearby rooftop using Glass Thrusters.

"Was that glass?! I have got to get that Power!"

"Focus," shouted Seryu as she fired a High Pressure Shot at the Beast while Akame used Wind Shots to cut apart the tendrils before they hit anyone.

In Salman Bay, a woman about seventy years in age and a younger woman in her mid-twenties watched the news and saw the group of people fighting the giant mass of flesh on top of the old news building. When they saw one of them switch from using smoke digital the younger woman gasped slightly before turning to her companion. "Go," said the older woman. "I think he needs your help."

"Betty can you…"

"I'm on it. Go."

"Thank you," said Abigail 'Fetch' Walker as she ran from the Akomish longhouse to run for Seattle at her top speed as Betty watched a sleeping bundle by her side. Seryu groaned as she tried firing more water at the Beast, but nothing happened.

"Delsin," she shouted. "I'm out!"

"Head inside," he shouted before a rocket from a nearby chopper missed its target and landed at the Beast's feet. "Shit!"

"Not good," shouted Cole before draining a nearby fuse box and turning on his radio. "Reg. Heads up. Beast heading your way!"

"I see him," shouted Reggie over the radio. "I've got a surprise for him down here!" Delsin ran to the edge and saw a massive carpet of spikes rose from the ground. The Beast landed on the spikes and roared in anger as most of its biomass was shredded and died off. Delsin absorbed electricity from another source and turned to Cole.

"Thunder Drop, now!"

"Right behind ya!" Both Conduits jumped off of the building and built up lightning around them as they descended to the ground below. Akame followed after them, knowing her new Powers would protect her from any damage from the fall. Shura tried pulling himself off of the spikes before he saw the twin trails of lightning above him, as did anyone watching the news. In a nearby DUP truck, a man wearing sunglasses stood up abruptly before rushing for the building.

Cole and Delsin slammed on the Beast and burned away some biomass while shredding even more from the impact. Because of all of the damage he'd taken from the barrage on the roof, and the biomass he lost from the spikes, Shura was now half as big as he was before. He spotted a few people standing nearby and tried extending his arm to grab them and absorb them, only to shout as pink lights shot out and severed his arm. Delsin looked up and smiled as he saw a familiar head of pink hair on top of a building before the woman ran down to street level. Shura shouted out and Biomass exploded everywhere. The Conduits avoided the tendrils as well as moved civilians out of the way as Delsin pulled Fetch to the ground.

Director Samantha Evans watched the encounter as she floated down and watched as the unknown Conduit altered his face before running off. She dropped and fired a Glass Shard at the Conduit, pegging him in the leg. Delsin smiled as he looked Fetch in the eye. "Hi," he said.

"You don't call, you don't write," she said. "And then, poof, you pop out of nowhere. Hell of a way to surprise me."

"Eh, it was more of a flash, than a poof."

"Save the flirting for later," said Cole as he stood up and dusted himself off. "Where's the Beast?"

"That's the Beast," exclaimed Fetch.

"A Beast," said Delsin as he helped her up. "It's a long story." Fetch did a double take as she saw who had spoken and gaped like a fish out of water.

"That's…"

"Long story," said Reggie as he walked over. "I saw some glass shoot into Shura's leg as he tried running. Apparently, he can shape shift."

"Oh great," said Delsin. "He could be anywhere."

"This way," said Akame as she tracked the scent of blood. Leone, Chelsea and Seryu ran out of the building and Seryu sighed.

"My Power is way too limited," she moaned.

"Arf," said Koro as he pat her cheek from her shoulder.

"Where was he," asked Leone.

"Clinging to my back."

"Some grip," muttered Chelsea before turning around. "Hey, where's Regina and Celia?"

"They were right behind us," said Leone. "By the way, why was that building so tall?!"

"Overcompensating," asked Chelsea. Akame tackled a woman to the ground and held Murasame to her neck as Delsin and Fetch caught up to her.

"Someone help," shouted the woman.

"Drop your weapon," shouted police as they aimed at her.

"Get back," shouted Reggie as he dropped his armor. "Get back. If it's that thing, it could consume you to heal itself. Back up!" The officers exchanged looks before backing away, keeping their weapons trained on Akame.

"How did you find me," exclaimed Shura as he shifted back.

"Your clothes don't fit in," she said. "And your leg still has a few drops of blood. It was easy to pick out the scent on the wind."

"Damn you!" Delsin absorbed Ice from Gaea and froze Shura's body up to the neck to prevent him from shooting out more biomass before absorbing metal from a nearby car and slamming a metal boot into his head, knocking him out. He turned to the police.

"Hey guys," he panted. "Good to see ya."

"Delsin Rowe," asked one of them. Delsin nodded as he now started hearing the mutterings of the people around him as people recognized their hero.

"Well this feels familiar," said Cole as he crossed his arms. "Anyone else feeling a bit exposed out here?"

"Who's gonna attack us, huh," said Delsin. "We just took down a giant flesh monster."

"Yeah, a flesh monster you brought here."

"I'm sorry, what," asked Fetch as she turned to him.

"I took him far enough away from people," Delsin defended himself.

"And yet this was still reckless," said Seryu as she walked over. "Like everything you do." She turned to Fetch and smiled. "Fetch, right?"

"Seryu," she asked. Seryu saluted and smiled. Fetch blushed at the smile slightly and cleared her throat before turning to Delsin. "You are going to tell me what you've been up to, right?"

"Can we get out of the spotlight first," asked Cole. Technically I've been dead for eight years."

"Nine." Delsin turned to Fetch out of curiosity. "How long has it been since we last spoke?"

"It's been about four, maybe five, months," he said.

"For us it's been an entire year." Delsin stared at her for a moment before shaking his head.

"So then… I missed…"

"Missed wh…" Fetch's eyes widened as she realized what he was talking about. "You knew?!"

"We figured it out," said Seryu. "Though we had a little help."

"What help?" Seryu turned around and Fetch saw a woman who looked like her but with orange combined with the pink dye for her hair.

"Did Dad already say it was a long story," asked Regina.

"Wh… Dad…? Regina?!"

"Present." Regina smiled nervously at her mother.

"I think you broke her," said Reggie as he walked over.

"I know." Delsin looked up as a helicopter started coming down as police kept the civilians a small distance away. DUP Pawns picked up the unconscious Conduit and started bringing him onto the chopper.

"Careful," he said. "He's a Biomass Conduit. Make sure he stays away from any source of life. That's how he'll feed and heal. If you have an isolation chamber, stick him in one of those." The Pawns looked at Director Evans.

"Do as he says," she said.

"He's the other world's Beast," he muttered to her. She turned to him in surprise before looking at her men.

"Don't bring him to the main headquarters. Bring him to an offshore prison for the more dangerous Conduits." She turned to him and noticed who was beside him. "You're…"

"Yeah," said Cole. "Look, can we please leave before anyone else recognizes…"

"Cole," asked a familiar voice behind him. Cole turned around and spotted a face he never thought he'd see again.

"Zeke," he said. Cole frowned slightly. "Nine years and still the same bad taste in shirts."

"Son of a bitch… it really is you!" Delsin chuckled as he saw the overweight man crush Cole in a bearhug.

"Now that you're all reunited," said a voice beside Delsin. He looked next to him and spotted a small rift by his face. "I feel you should all rest up. I'll open a rift up so you can converse with those on the other side in a day there. I've already informed them."

"Is Budo staying true to his word," asked Delsin.

"He is. And Esdeath is glad to hear Shura is dealt with. Najenda is on edge, as are the rest of your friends. My plan needs to work. I'm close to making the time comparison 1-1 Right now, a week here will equal a day there. After a fight like this, I'd say a week is generous, wouldn't you agree?" Before Delsin could reply, the rift closed. Delsin sighed, grateful for some time to rest and not have to fully worry about things, especially with being reunited with Fetch. He pulled the Neon Conduit into his arms and kissed her, letting all other thoughts drift off.

(Author's Notes)

Sorry for the hiatus on this story, guys. If you've read my Harry Potter story, Birth of Technomancy, you'd know what happened. Here's the quick version. I wasn't going to have a reliable computer to work with to upload for a while, so I was trying to focus on completing the First Year Arc in that story before that. Yeah… didn't happen. So I've been trying to keep ideas fresh in my mind since then the old-fashioned way, with a pen and paper. Sorry if this chapter feels a bit rushed. I realized how close I was to the end and the beginning of its sequel and kinda quickened my normal pace. As you can tell, I'm no longer following the tracks of normal cannon and have veered off course completely, so to speak. That's because things are about to slow down before the finale. I need to gather my wits and give you guys a climax to this story that you deserve. Before you click away from this, here's an excerpt from the sequel to, hopefully, pique your interests.

He rushed forward past a police barricade and to his friend who was currently trapped in what could only be described as tar. His friend was in trouble, held hostage and no one was doing anything about it. He didn't have time to think. He just ran. He tried with all of his strength to pull his friend out of the man made of tar and quickly saw how futile it was. Instead of giving up, he just kept trying, only panicking as he saw his own arms starting to be pulled into the tar. He tried pulling away but realized all too late it was futile. He and Katsuki were about to be swallowed up by this man's tar and taken hostage so he could escape, and he was powerless to do anything about it. As he closed his eyes, about to accept his fate, a bright light caught his attention. He opened his eyes and saw the man was lifted into the air by… something.

Suddenly he could see. Something had pushed past the tar and opened it up, giving him room to breathe. He felt a hand on his wrist before being pulled out. Within the blink of an eye, he was on the ground again and by the police who seemed as dumbfounded as he was. Looking back, he spotted a jean jacket with a blue and white eagle facing him. The man wearing said jacket faced the man with the tar Quirk as he and Katsuki gasped for breath. The man spoke and instantly Izuku could tell he was American. The man said something he apparently thought was funny before he took off running, trailing light behind him like a tricked-out sports car in the middle of the night on a dark street. The criminal could barely register what was happening before the man dropped a ball of light at the man's feet. Izuku and Katsuki watched in fascination as the criminal was lifted into the air and started floating. The American grinned before raising his hand to the floating tar man. Light shot from his hand and hit the criminal in the chest. Light instantly wrapped around him and he was dropped to the ground.

The criminal tried to ooze out of the restraints but found he couldn't. 'How did he do that,' thought Izuku as the man chuckled softly nearby. 'Does that light he projects nullify Quirks? No, if it did that, he'd be flesh and bone again, not tar. Is it just normal restraints? How did he harden the light like that?' Izuku was pulled from his thoughts as one of the police asked to see the man's Hero License. When he didn't respond, the officer spoke again, this time in English. "Uh…" said the man before the police started scowling and most likely asked him to turn himself in. The man backed away from the police as the nearby heroes started moving closer to help apprehend him. Izuku watched as the strange gauntlets on his wrists started emitting smoke and stared with wide eyes as his hands started absorbing the smoke. The man conjured smoke in his hand before tossing it forward to the police and heroes. They looked down at it in surprise and confusion before it detonated and they all inhaled smoke. The man saluted to Izuku before turning to smoke and flying to a building before climbing up it at a rapid pace. Izuku Midoriya watched as he reached the roof before turning to smoke and dashing somewhere out of sight. The blue and white eagle the last thing he saw before turning around and spotting the hulking form of Allmight standing behind him and watching the where the man had drifted away, a surprisingly grim look in his eyes even though the smile was still present on his face.

Until next time, Y'all!