Well, time to wrap up the distraction before we continue on with the other matters. Gotta warn, things are gonna get messy. Disclaimer: I don't own Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, the Fate series, Lupin III, Ni No Kuni, or My Hero Academia.

Chapter 31: End of the Magician

"Evan should be somewhere in this area," Waver noted as they approached the docks, "But which warehouse?" Just then, a loud voice could be heard screaming from a warehouse in the middle of the district. "Don't just stand there! Kill this brat you morons!" "Offhand, I'd say that one," Rider said, and he directed the Gordian Wheel in that direction. As they got close, they saw the body of a Russian mobster go flying out the window, a neat and bloody sword wound in his chest. "Avenger's work no doubt," Rider noted, "His class skills may be weak, but he is an Avenger nonetheless. And the attempt on the life of one he considers a friend would definitely set him off."

Waver still couldn't believe what had happened. "He just killed him… Avenger is only twelve, yet he killed this man in cold blood." "I'd wager Evan has killed many a monster, bandit, or soldier in the course of his duty as king," Rider pointed out, "He may have acted to avoid war in his life, but bloodshed is unavoidable no matter what sort of king you wish to become." Up above, there was more chatter. "Boss Pycal! This kid is tearing us apart!" "I know that you dolt! Stop him immediately!" Waver narrowed his eyes. "Something wrong?," Rider asked.

"I know I heard that name Pycal before…," Waver muttered. His eyes then widened. "Oh yeah, they were an old Russian family of magi, believed to have been related to Grigori Rasputin. They were well practiced in all manner of magecraft. But I thought the family line died out." "Then either this man is from a different family that happens to have the same name," Rider noted, "Or, more likely, there was at least one more descendant still alive. Two cars pulled up at that moment. All Might got out of one and Jonathan out the other.

"We got a tip that someone named Pycal was hiding out here," All Might explained, "The call was anonymous, but I'm willing to bet it was Lupin. He said he was already stationed here." "Inside?," Waver asked. He quickly got out his familiar and sent it scurrying into the warehouse. Some goons were making their way up to help Pycal, only for the guy in the back to shoot down the others at blinding speed. "Yep," Waver said with a nod, "Inside." "Then let's not waste any time," All Might said, "There's more coming in as we speak." He crouched down a little before jumping toward the window. Rider laughed. "Wonderful entrance! Shame I can't replicate the feat!"


Pycal had managed to get to his phone and call in more men to replace the ones Evan had cut down. However, no sooner did the closest ones arrive, then they were gunned down by Lupin in disguise. Evan smiled when he saw Lupin. "I had a feeling you were still around." "Still like you took the attempted assassination personally," Lupin said sheepishly, "It kinda feels weird having a guy worry about me." Pycal had a manic grin on his face. "Lupin the Third. We meet again." "Oh yeah, Pycal," Lupin said dismissively, "I would have thought you'd stay dead, but then again I'd be a hypocrite for thinking like that."

"Well this time you'll be the one taking a big fall!," Pycal said, "Natasha!" The white haired woman stepped out from the nearby room. Lupin took a good look at her. "Well well, an Einzbern homunculus. What did you give Old man Acht for him to offer you this?" "I helped them locate a special Russian relic," Pycal explained, "Of course, they later told me they found a better relic, but allowed me to keep her as a consolation. Considering her skill at combat, I didn't complain." Just then, All Might smashed through the roof. "I am here!"

Natasha instinctively drew one of her blades and struck at All Might, only to get shocked as the blade broke off on his skin. "I've endured far more damaging weapons than that, young lady!," All Might boasted, "You'll have to swing harder! If you can, that is!" Pycal grinned. "Try this, then!" He pulled out some playing cards and threw them, only for them to get stopped as a bounded field surrounded the warehouse. "W-What…?," Pycal said in shock. "That's enough trickery," Tokiomi said as he walked up the stairs, "I seem to recall the Pycal family having much more dignified and effective magecraft, not simple cards driven by magnets and laced with gunpowder."

Pycal grumbled. "Then try this!" He suddenly seemed to multiply as multiple copies of himself. A sudden explosion went off, and Tokiomi got caught in the blast, getting knocked back as a piece of wood got caught in his side. "Land mines!?," Lupin asked in shock, "How come this didn't go off when Evan was running around!?" "They must be triggered with a device instead of being pressure sensitive!," All Might realized. Fortunately, at that moment several holes appeared in the floor, each of them containing a small mine that dropped to the ground.

Pycal then became aware of dozens of sirens from outside and down below he could see bomb squads move in to contain the mines. "I figured you might try something explosive," Lupin said, "So when I heard Jojo had kept one of your boys alive to tell the tale of where you were, I contacted an old friend and told him to assemble a bomb squad. Zenigata stormed up, but stopped when he saw Lupin. "Lupin!? What are you doing here!?" "Cleaning up an old mess," Lupin said. Pycal chuckled. "Ah, the famous Inspector Zenigata of Interpol. If the rumors about you are true, you won't be able to resist the chance to capture the two of us."

Zenigata blinked. "Uh… Who are you supposed to be? And what's with the light show? This ain't a hall of mirrors buddy." Lupin was a little surprised at first, then facepalmed at his own stupidity. 'Right, I forgot. With Badge active Zenigata can easily tell which Pycal is the real one.' Pycal blinked. "You… You don't even know who I am!? I am the great Pycal! One of Lupin the Third's greatest rivals!" "Never heard of ya," Zenigata said bluntly, "To be frank, Lupin's had so many enemies over the years, I doubt even he remembers them all."

"It's true," Lupin said with a shrug, "I literally had to look you up in just to remember you." "That said, you are right about one thing," Zenigata said, "Since you are the one behind all this, you're going downtown." He threw a set of cuffs, and shocked Pycal when they easily latched onto the real him. "That said, I don't think you realize what's really going on here. You've interfered with powers you have no way of comprehending. And since all Lupin was doing was removing that interference, I've no jurisdiction to arrest him at this point. You'll be getting a full explanation down at the station. Not that you'll remember it when all's said and done."

Pycal growled. "No! I haven't spent all these years plotting just to rot in a jail cell!" There was a sudden burst of prana as the handcuff exploded off Pycal's wrist. "Where the hell is Boris!?" As it happened, Boris was tied up dealing with Kirei and Jonathan. "Man's as big as Tarkus," Jonathan noted, "Not nearly as clever or swift, though." As the big guy moved to smash the two, Kirei quickly leapt onto the brute's arm and slashed it off with his black keys. Jonathan then charged his sword with Hamon before slicing right through the big guy's torso diagonally, easily slicing him in two.

Pycal saw this right through one of the holes. "There you have it," Lupin said, "Honestly… All this because you tried and failed to kill me? Do you know how many criminals out there have the same motivation? I've honestly lost count. You were never anywhere near my level. Only Zenigata can lay claim to that. You see, anyone could kill me. Killing's easy. But Zenigata only ever tries to capture me. That takes a level of dedication you could never hope to achieve."

Pycal growled and quickly rose to his feet. "You bastard Lup-AH!" The scream had come from something hitting him lung with enough force to explode. Which was actually a bullet from Kiritsugu's gun. "I know you like playful banter Lupin," Kiritsugu said, "But for once I think it might have been better to put this rabid dog down." He put another slug right in Pycal's brain, insuring he was actually dead this time. Meanwhile, Kariya was looking at Tokiomi's wound. "Doesn't look good. The wood's penetrated the liver." Tokiomi smiled. "It's alright. I've already lost my chance…. I only did this so my family could have a safe city to live in."

He placed a hand on Kariya's shoulder. "Take care of Aoi and Rin for me… Please…" Kariya nodded as paramedics quickly got Tokiomi on a stretcher. "Think they'll be able to save him?," he asked Risei. Risei lowered his head. "I don't know…" He saw the police arresting what few mobsters were still living. "But things have taken quite a turn in this War. Never have I heard of events such as this coming to pass. But then again… Never before have recent heroes been summoned so soon after their death. At least for the most part the War itself is proceeding as normal. But I have a feeling it's only going to get worse before long."

We'll get another aftermath of this conflict next chapter. But things are going to get a lot darker from here. And yes, I wanted to remind everyone that Evan is still an Avenger Class Servant, even if vengeance isn't exactly the first thing on his mind in any conflict. Read and review.