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Sangokuden Armored War Gods Saga: End of the Armored War Gods
Co-Written By: Kamen Rider Chrome and Ten-Faced Paladin
Beta Reader/Editor: Busterleader92
Interlude: A Broken Blackbird
When I first came to this world, I wasn't surprised to see that scum and villainy existed in this day and age. After all, humanity has always had a dark side since the very moment it existed.
But what I saw fueled me with rage.
I spotted a gang of bandits gang-raping an innocent girl. She screamed loudly, begging them to stop, but they laughed as they continued to force themselves on her. She was weak and helpless against them as they took turns using her for their own pleasure.
The sight of her being violated like that reminded me of my own traumatic experience.
I didn't think twice about it.
I just reacted as I drew my sword and struck.
As I took them by surprise, I wasted no time as I slew the bandits in a matter of seconds. The girl they were violating just stared at me with wide eyes of terror. Some of the blood splattered on her and she looked shaken up.
"Get dressed. Go home," I ordered as I sheathed my sword. I did not want to repeat myself.
Fortunately, she heeded my words and fled, not once looking back. I did think it was rude of her as she did not even thank me, but I cared little for gratitude.
It was only satisfaction I sought for, a way to fill the void in my heart.
As I walked away, I noticed that I was being watched. And then I heard clapping. I quickly turned, drawing my blade and pointing it threateningly at whoever it was.
I paused as I recognized the man and re-sheathed my sword.
"Ukitsu."
He was the one who brought me to this world.
I remembered how it happened like it was only yesterday.
"No, please no! No!"
Whack! Whack! WHACK!
It took only three blows to the head before he was knocked unconscious. Gripped tightly in my hands was my blood-stained bokken.
My blouse was torn open and I had bruises on my chest and thighs. I felt a bruise on the side of my face and my hair was a mess.
Tears fell from my eyes.
Tears of misery and despair.
I studied my surroundings as I stood in the middle of a dirty alleyway. Sprawled around me, injured, were four young men that I had beaten to near death.
They deserved it. They had assaulted me, dragged me into this alley, and took turns violating me as they held me down.
I gazed upon the blood that stained my wooden sword and my lips spread into a wicked smile. But then my smile vanished as I cried.
"Naga-kun...Naga-kun..."
He was not here. If he was here he would not have let this happen. I had no choice but to avenge myself now.
I stared down at the knife lying on the ground. It had been used to cut my clothes open. I dropped my bokken and picked it up.
I glared at the men who had violated me and my eyes narrowed with hot rage burning inside of them.
I walked over to the one closest to me and knelt down.
At that very moment, he regained consciousness to see the knife in my hand.
And he understood what I wanted to do as his eyes widened in terror.
"No...Please no..."
That look of absolute terror convinced me to do this.
He would feel my pain and more.
I raised the knife and brought it down.
"NOOOOOOOO!"
I brought it down, again and again, driving the blade repeatedly into his flesh.
He screamed and cried, tears streaming down his face, as I stabbed him repeatedly. Blood spewed from his mouth as he gurgled. Some of his blood splattered on him.
I would not stop until I was satisfied.
And then he stopped crying and went still.
Well, it wasn't like he was going to stop if I let him live anyway. For scum like him and his friends, they deserved death for their sins.
I stood up and went to finish the job. There were still a three of them left, lying sprawled around me.
Better I kill them now before they woke up and got away from me.
I kicked one over onto his back and knelt down. With my fervor spent on my first victim, I decided to just slit his throat and be done with it.
And then I did the same to the remaining two.
It did not take long before I was finished with them.
And soon it started to rain.
I stood silently, gazing at my surroundings with my hand still holding the blood-stained knife. It dripped with a fresh vermillion color from its tip.
Sprawled around me were corpses.
I felt like I was in a daze.
Suddenly, I felt my strength leaving my body as I slumped down to the ground, uncaring of the growing pools of blood surrounding me. I took a moment to stare at my blood-stained hands, dropping the knife in the process.
And then...I laughed. "Ha...ha." It came out soft and slow at first. "Ha, ha, ha, ha...!" And then turned into a full-blown insane cackle.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
As I laughed in the darkness, tears ran down my face.
Before long, my laughter died and turned into sobs as I buried my face in my blood-stained hands.
I sobbed, repeating, "Naga-kun...Naga-kun...Naga-kun..."
But no matter how many times I desperately called his name, he never came.
"Naga-kun..."
But what was the point of calling him now...?
Would Naga-kun even come to me after what I had done...?
Would he accept me after I did something so terrible...?
Would he even understand...?
No, he wouldn't.
He would never accept it.
NEVER!
He must never know.
"Are you alright?"
It was a man in glasses.
"Who are you?" I asked warily. If he tried anything, I would strike him down.
"Just someone who heard a cry for help. Tell me, did you do all this?" he asked, referring to the bodies on the ground.
I saw no harm in confessing to him.
"They hurt me, so I made them pay."
"Did you now?"
"They deserved it."
"Indeed they did. Pardon my manners. I should introduce myself. My name is Ukitsu. What may I call you?"
"My name is Karasu Oda."
"Oda, huh? Guess you must be related to Nagata Oda."
When he said Naga-kun's name, I instantly confronted him.
"Do you know where I can find him?"
If he did not tell me what I needed to know, I would force the answers from him. I had already crossed the line with murder.
"Better. I know a way for you to bring him home with you. That is what you want, is it not?"
How could I refuse?
"Yes."
"Well, I'm sure we can work out a deal then. Now, come with me. We have much to talk about."
"What do you want?" I asked Ukitsu. I did not mean to sound rude, but I was still wary of him.
After all, he only recruited me because he wanted my help. In exchange for my help, he would help me get Naga-kun back.
"I have something to give you."
Ukitsu handed me a Lockseed. It was not like any Lockseed I had ever seen before. It appeared to be some kind of eyeball clutched in a set of sharp claws.
"I hope you'll find it useful."
"Thank you."
He soon vanished, leaving me alone.
As I headed back to Touka Village, I took a moment to appraise the Lockseed Ukitsu had given to me. My eyes locked on its design and the eyeball seemed to be looking back at me.
Maybe this Lockseed could give me the power to finally make all my dreams come true.
My dream was my ambition and it was my only reason for living.
I would make my dream a reality.
It was just unfortunate that I would have to deceive Naga-kun in order to do so, but I could deal with it. This was the path I had chosen and I would go through with it until I succeeded.
As long as no one stood in my way, nobody else would need to suffer.
I checked to see that nobody could see me and closed my Darkness Lockseed before it changed back into the Ringo Lockseed. This caused my armor to disperse in the form of black insects that hovered next to me.
I then sliced open the Lockseed again with the Cutting Blade.
[COME ON! RINGO ARMS! DESIRE FORBIDDEN FRUITS!]
The Forbidden Ringo Armor Part dropped down on my head and opened up to reveal my helmet as Idunn. I then performed a gesture and the swarm of black insects merged together to form an exact duplicate of Jam, complete with the weapons.
"Let's make this look good," I said to my body double as I brandished my sword and shield. At any moment, Naga-kun would arrive, so it was necessary for him to see the two of us fighting.
He had to believe this was real.
I did that so that I could throw off any suspicion on myself. That way, he could never suspect me of being Jam. It also helped me get closer to Naga-kun. It made him believe he could rely on me to face any enemy with him.
He already trusted me and by helping him face 'Jam' that trust grew, which would be beneficial for me in the long run.
Honestly, part of me felt guilty about deceiving him like that, but I did what needed to be done for both our sakes.
For me and Naga-kun to be together, forever.
While fighting the Kurokage Troopers, Kanu watched as her men were being slaughtered. She gripped her guandao tightly as she bravely faced the enemy. But they were being overwhelmed. They needed to retreat.
[COME ON! RINGO SQUASH!]
I performed a circular slash, killing the Kurokage Troopers surrounding me as I forced them out of their armor.
"Idunn-sama, please open a portal for us so we can retreat!" Kanu requested. All of a sudden, she took a hard blow to the back of the head and collapsed onto the forest floor.
"Idunn-sama!?" one of the Shoku soldiers yelled in confusion. He had just witnessed me knock out Kanu Unchou with the pommel of my sword. Suddenly, I cut him down and he fell as his blood stained my sword.
Nise could only stare in shock at this sudden act of betrayal. He definitely had not seen this coming.
While the Kurokage Troopers were killing what was left of Kanu's group, a question hung from the tip of his tongue.
"She's all yours," I said before he could say anything. With that said, I opened up a Helheim portal behind me and turned around to step through it.
When I returned to the castle with self-inflicted wounds, I made up a convincing tale of how Kanu was captured by the enemy.
I should have told Naga-kun that Kanu was dead, but he would still go and retrieve her body for a proper burial. Without a body, Naga-kun would know I was lying, so I had no choice but to tell him that Kanu had been captured instead in order to avoid suspicion.
Later, I found Nise's camp and snuck into his tent, ready to kill Kanu. That was when Naga-kun himself stopped me. I didn't think he would be able to find Kanu so quickly! My plan to comfort him in his grief was completely ruined!
I loved my second cousin dearly. He was strong. Unlike those fools of the main family, I recognized his potential.
Unfortunately, he lacked Nobunaga's fangs and ambition.
I had always admired our ancestor, Oda Nobunaga. The people in his time called him the "Fool of Owari", but I recognized him under the title "Demon King of the Sixth Heaven". The way he flawlessly executed his plans and ran his military campaigns was ruthless and without mercy. It was just unfortunate that he died, betrayed by his own trusted advisor, but at least he was able to accomplish his ambition.
And now, here I was, in a position to help Naga-kun become the great man I knew he could be. He had power, great power, but he just didn't know how to use it properly.
Fortunately, that could be easily rectified. He just needed the right kind of influence. With the right influence, he would be ruling this entire country.
He was the strongest of the Armored War Gods. His victory over Braco when the others could not even touch him was proof enough.
I giggled. My plans would need revising, but I couldn't help but feel elated at how strong he was. It was such a shame he chose to come here, but to see him become so strong now made it all worth it.
"The Great Dragon Emperor of the Celestial Heavens," I said to myself as I grinned. "That has a nice ring to it."
I'm sure he'll be able to forgive me for everything I've done.
He'll understand.
After all, we are family.
And soon he will be mine.
And it was only a matter of time before he became mine, and mine alone.
I would no longer have to feel this emptiness ever again.
I'll make sure of it.
KRC: This was originally called "The Dark Origins of a Lovesick Yandere Cousin" but I decided to change it to "Broken Blackbird" to show how broken Karasu really is. In this interlude, we see how Karasu got to where she is now, told from her perspective, and it's actually pretty tragic if I do say so myself. She ends up recruited straight after a traumatic event. The promise of seeing Nagata really shows her vulnerable side. It shows how much she needed him and he was not there. So, Ukitsu managed to take advantage of a broken girl. A broken blackbird of a girl. Almost makes you feel sympathetic towards her don't you think? Oh, and Bebop Wolf, thank you for appreciating Karasu Oda.
