"Okay...all of the angels are in play now. So what happens next?" Rainbow said.
"Now we need to figure out some plans to deal with the Prideful Crusade." Jexi said.
"How're we gonna do that when we don't know where they're heading next?" SE asked. "We don't exactly have many options at this point."
"We wait for Ira." Shirou said. "If we're lucky, he'll be able to give us a place, and get some help for us."
"And how're we supposed to rely on the guy that basically hijacked Mark?" Emo asked. "Look, having a tragic backstory doesn't excuse your actions, last I checked."
"Ahem! Anyone on this channel read me?" A voice called, finally breaking through the static. "I only got a few minutes from whoever's scrambling the comms, but I've managed to get through. This is Siege of Soldiers of Fortune, trying to make contact! Anyone read? Anyone?"
"Holy crap, Siege?" Hope asked. "Are you the one Ira made contact with? This is Hope the Victor."
"Hope!? Holy shit that's a relief. I assume you're with others and no, Ira didn't make contact with me. He made contact with Richard. Richard's comms couldn't break through the static, but my team has managed to get me patched through, and I have the gist of the situation." Siege said. "Just letting you all know that I've got a lot of heavy firepower locked and loaded and ready to kick some ass, going to whatever fucking bounds we need to, in order to get Mark back."
"That's good to hear, but that comes later. Our main priority at the moment is defending the Demon Universe from the Prideful Crusade." Bardock said. "Don't suppose you have any ideas where they could strike?"
"...Uhm… Funny… hehe… funny you mention something like that." Siege chuckled as he heard this news. "...We're currently finishing up things with Zeabolos in his universe and the Netherworlds here. If the Demon Universe is under assault, then that means that those guys are coming here… sighs Great… more problems for us that we gotta fucking deal with! First we got this 'Mastermind', whoever the hell he is, sending Shadow Clones OF US and other ungodly beasts to throw a wrench in our system, now we've got this!? Never a dull moment being a goddamn hero, is there?" Siege said, as an extended sigh came from his end of the call. "...If they strike before you get here, they're gonna find out just who the hell they're dealing with, because I've got a bunch of new faces ready to charge in and give them HELL!"
"...Well, can we get the coordinates so we can come help you do that?" Eddy asked.
"Already sent them. Hopefully the connection is stable enough one of you gets it." Siege said, as coordinates arrived soon after he said that. "I'll start warning Zeabolos and the others of the potential attack." Siege said as static began getting into the line. "Shit! Stat-... coming in! Get he-... as soon a-... can…!" The static worsened before the call cut out completely.
"We better get there fast before things get bad." Kazuichi said.
"Right." Ace said.
And so, the group put in the coordinates and set off back to the Demon Universe.
Meanwhile, in the Netherworlds…
"Zeabolos!" Siege said as he was seen hurriedly rushing through the crowd. Most of his allies had returned, but a number had stayed when Siege told them they weren't finished just yet. "Zeabolos, there's a situation coming up!"
Siege then arrived, as he noticed that Zeabolos looked fairly grim, as his own Overlords, as well as Killia and his party, were present with him.
"I noticed. Ever since there has been silence in several nearby Netherworlds…" Zeabolos answered back. "I have had a feeling that danger would come again. I've prepared the forces for what is to come… because there will be an attack soon here, as a Netherworld adjacent to where we are, has gone silent as well."
"As I feared. I have some of my forces still here and gathered. Namely my sister and her force, as well as the quintet of Valkyries." Siege said, as the aforementioned groups soon walked up, looking confused as Sapphire, Siege's blue haired and blue eyed sister, walked up to his side.
"What's going on? I thought everything was wrapped up here?" Sapphire asked.
"We all did. But I just got word from Hope the Victor. This isn't over in the slightest. You're gonna get to meet some of the people I mentioned to you beforehand." Siege said.
"Oh? Friends of yours having this issue in common? I'm intrigued to meet these people, to see what they're capable of." Zalea, a member of Sapphire's crew, who was a brown haired woman who could turn into a Dragon, said as she folded her arms.
"Well, Yumia, and myself, are expecting someone to join us soon, so we're going to be getting a hell of a lot of firepower for this one." Sapphire said, as Yumia, the silver haired Wolf girl, nodded. "Whatever force this is, I hope they're expecting hell to open its gates up wide."
"Great Overlord, the enemy… They're here!" One of Zeabolo's aides remarked, rushing in with terror on their face. "They're laying destruction wherever they go, without any care about what is nearby!"
"It seems that the time for talk is over. I hope that Richard is coming soon." Zeabolos stated, as he went towards where his personal blade, Blood-Calibur, was. "Because we must have all the help to fight this battle."
"Zeabolos, I understand you wanting to go out and deal with such a threat alongside us, however, I will tell you this here and now, the enemy wants to draw you out so you are slain. I'll send scouts forward, to see what we're up against." Siege said, looking back to the group. "Sheena! Treyna! Sephiroth!"
The three who were called by name stepped forth, being Sheena from the Fire Emblem game she was from, decked out in gold and pink armor, alongside a woman who also was decked out in golden armor, having short black hair with a large variety of weapons at her side, and the other being the very swordsman who brought despair, although appearing in a much, much different attitude and perspective.
"You three are to go out and see what we're up against, we'll follow behind as soon as Richard gets here with his assembled forces. If the army is too large, you back off, but if you believe you can hold the line, engage but don't be careless." Siege said. "If anything, give them the first taste of the hell they're about to undergo."
"With pleasure." Sephiroth said, as he readied himself to go.
"I'll lead the way. I can spot things far away easily, so I should be able to gauge if we can hold the line." Treyna said, as the trio headed off to where the enemy force was attacking.
At the enemy's location, crusaders were on the war-path, destroying buildings and killing any demons they came across.
"Located the enemy, sir! These crusaders don't look like much! We're engaging!" Treyna said, bringing out her whip blades.
"Okay, give them hell but no risks!" Siege answered her via comms, as he was still waiting on Richard.
Sephiroth, to make their intentions clear, decided to begin with a bang. A large bang. A giga bang. In the form of Gigaflare in the central area of the enemy force.
BOOM!
The Gigaflare attack wiped out a large number of the enemy force, just from that one attack.
"Talk about starting with a bang…" Treyna joked. "Alright assholes! You may wave holy banners, but you're not laying hands on another Netherworld! And would you all dare to challenge the might of not one, but two Valkyries, and a One Winged Angel!?"
The remaining crusaders looked at each other, then at the three and, in unison, declared:
"WE DARE!"
"Ha! Then come and face your execution! YOUR DISHONORABLE EXECUTION!" Treyna yelled as she cackled.
~Music: Chaos Unraveled: Death Battle OST - Therewolf Media~
"Crusaders! Do you wish to live forever?!" one of the knights yelled.
"We will live forever! In God's Grace!" the rest yelled as they charged the three, weapons and guns drawn.
"Well… here we go…" Sheena sighed as she powered up, as she soon leapt up, and slammed down shield first, creating a Holy shield bearing a holy mark, as it shoved forward, bashing in multiple crusaders as she formed another ethereal shield that smashed them into a bloody pulp, while Treyna dashed and cut multiple crusaders to death, taking out anywhere from 5 to 8, even 10 at times, crusaders with a single slash of her whip sword.
"HAVE A TASTE OF VALKYRIE'S MIGHT!" Treyna yelled, summoning a golden shockwave that knocked all crusaders off their feet, before beginning to slice and dice them to bits. "DIE, DIE, DIE, FOR GLORY! HAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Sephiroth soon drew Masamune, calmly walking through the field as crusaders were trying to battle the trio, before he began calmly stabbing and slashing crusaders left and right, as one managed to clash blades with him, as he yawned, giving no effort, before finally stabbing the crusader he was clashing in the head, as that Crusader died. "...This is a pathetic display."
Sephiroth began casting various spells as he said this. "This is the force we were worried about? Please. This is mere child's play." He added, before slicing through a wave of 50 crusaders, as he sheathed Masamune, as blood sprayed in the air from them all, as Sephiroth surveyed the battlefield, looking to see how many crusaders were left.
Then, the sound of someone clapping echoed through the battlefield. From behind the remaining crusaders, a man in pure white clothing stepped forth, clapping as he approached the three.
"Truely, a remarkable performance, you three have given us." the man sneered as he spoke to the three. "And yet… this simply will not do. No heretics shall stand in the way of our glorious purpose."
"Glorious? That's what you call this?" Sephiroth asked, before chuckling, and then bursting into all out laughter. "This, my dear man, is what you call messing with the rules of nature. I don't know who you believe you are, thinking that you have a Holy cause, thinking that good is the only force to exist in this world. That is where your understanding is foolish and simplistic minded, you see, there must be a balance. Even if it seems like you make a perfect utopia, where righteous cause rules the world, there comes the sins of the world into your soul. Greed. Envy. Anger. The three come together into a dangerous force that inevitably… evil rises again." Sephiroth rambled on, before having Masamune at the ready, entering One Winged Angel mode. "Allow us to show you the consequences of messing with the natural balance of things!"
"Then allow me to show you the consequences of standing in the way of God." the man said, pulling out a belt which started to glow. "I am Vanum, the Vice Angel of Vainglory, and reality itself bends to my will. Demon scum and heretics like you are simply ants to crush under the boot of God. Behold!"
Vanum's belt had transformed into a whip, with which he struck the ground. Then, a massive wall of dirt and stone rose out from the area between heroes and crusaders, blocking out the sun. With a second crack of his whip, Vanum started to tip the wall, aiming to crush the three.
Sephiroth chuckled, before his laughter grew. "Fine… you've pushed me to reveal my little secret… my little thing that sets me apart from all other accursed variants of me…" Sephiroth said as he soon pulled out… a Spell Card. "Declare Spell: Righteous Sign: DETERMINATION RAZE!"
Sephiroth shot up, which made him collide with the wall, as it shattered to pieces from his charge, as multiple dark magic circles formed, charging large amounts of danmaku as well as magic beams, as danmaku shot towards the crusaders, Sephiroth raising his arm high into the air. "...Begone. Vanum." Sephiroth said darkly, clenching his fist as pitch black beams shot towards the crusaders, as the first three hit, wiping out the crusaders as they yelled in sheer agony and pain as they evaporated, as the last one shot towards Vanum himself.
"A pathetic display!" Vanum said as he cracked his whip at the laser at it connected, the weapon dissipating the attack. "As the Vice Angel of Vainglory, I possess the abilities connected to my sin from across the Multiverse. One amongst them is the Authority of Vainglory! WIth this ability… I am immortal!" the Vice Angel laughed.
"Oh, quite the shame. That means I know exactly how to deal with you." Sephiroth laughed. "Tell me, have you heard the tales of the Sea of Blood? It's an endless sea, with no bottom… no ending… no hope. If you fall in there, it's never ending drowning and sorrow, as you are left powerless and with nothing to save you. I do hope that you are prepared to meet such a fate. Being immortal has its perks… and its downfalls."
Sephiroth chuckled as he had Masamune at the ready. "But, if you are so bold to challenge the fate that I know is in your future, Vanum, then come and challenge it. I will warn you, however, it will end poorly for you."
"Fool! I command reality itself!" Vanum sneered as he cracked his whip. "I know of the sins of your counterpart. You will fall as he did!"
The two angels faced each other before they charged, whip clashing against sword.
Meanwhile, in the skies above the Netherworlds…
The Galaxy King arrived in the skies above the battle, noticing the numerous ships marked with crosses.
"Looks like the Prideful Crusade beat us here." Undyne said. "Damn it, we were too slow!"
"It's not too late yet!" Double D said. "I'm picking up numerous demonic readings. There's still those we can save!"
"Right, we need to do what we can to help." Ace said.
On the ground below, Richard and Siege were finally on their way to the battle scene, with the people Richard had gathered, as Siege looked up to see the Galaxy King.
"Hot damn, what hella timing. Just hope Sephiroth, Treyna, and Sheena are okay… damn comms! Wish they'd work again!" Siege cursed, trying to get his communicator up and running.
"Deal with the comms later! We need to get to the scene to fight!" Richard shouted back, as the faster members of the group led the charge, heading towards the scene of the carnage.
Leading them was Yumia, as the aforementioned person they were waiting for earlier, a brown haired cat girl with black cat features with an assortment of daggers and knives, as she was decked out with a black bra, green shorts, and black boots, with a black jacket to boot, as her six pack was on display, being a Scottish/Irish cat woman named Vixy Davis.
"Well, this is definitely some serious stuff! Can see why Sapphire wanted me along for the ride!" Vixy said as she ran alongside Yumia.
"We'll talk later, Vixy!" Yumia said, as she heard the clashing of Sephiroth and Vanum. "We're getting closer! About 150 yards out I'd wager!"
Speaking of the clash of angels, Vanum was also looking towards the arrival point of the Galaxy King as multiple members jumped out and towards the ground. "So, more heretics rush to the slaughter. What imbeciles!" the Angel of Viceglory scoffed.
"What slaughter other than your own men?" Sephiroth slyly smirked. "All of your men are dead, save for you. You bend reality to your will only to delay the inevitable. You are outnumbered and out powered, Vanum. Your sense of glory and justice betrays you to believe you can win. Laughable."
"Seriously, aside from being immortal, what are you really besides being some kind of extra to a coward like Superbia? What's wrong? Can't fight for real without your buddy to get your back?" Bakugo asked.
"Ignorant child!" Vanum yelled. "You dare mock a servant of God? I shall make your deaths-"
"OH SHUT UP ALREADY!" Treyna yelled. "Ignorant fool this! Fool that! Fool, fool, fool, it's in your subconscious to start every sentence with an insult just to make yourself seem like a big badass! News flash, idiot! Your glory and justice? SHOVE IT UP YOUR ASS! Move over, Sephiroth, it's my turn at this prick!" Treyna yelled, putting her whip swords back and bringing out her spear on her back as it glowed in incredible Holy power.
"Hmm, you wish to challenge me?" Vanum scoffed. "Well, to dumb my words down for you, I do not 'make' myself seem like a 'badass'. What I speak is truth! And so I shall do so once more: you shall die here, at my hands!" the angel declared as he cracked his whip at the Valkyrie.
"Exactly what I wanted you to do." Treyna chuckled, as she struck the whip, as holy energy coursed into it, which seemed to nullify it. "Your claim to power is this little whip of yours, bending reality to your will. Granted it is of holy descent… and all I needed was a weapon closer to the Gods themselves to nullify it. That's where my spear, the very spear Gungnir comes into play! This baby was bestowed to me by Odin himself! Who's the warrior for God now, eh?"
Vanum was silent for a moment… before he smiled maliciously. "Did you really think my power came from my weapon?" he asked before he slammed his palm into the ground. Under Treyna's feet, the ground shot up like a pillar, flinging the Valkyrie into the sky. "How ignorant! My power is infused into my very soul!"
"Oh, how convenient." Treyna chuckled, as she soon sprouted wings as she suspended herself in midair. "Odin did a similar thing to me, bestowing the power I hold now. I suppose this is where my true origin comes into play. I was a real crooked person, where I was from. Stealing and cheating my way through life, because my parents weren't really supportive to my life. I wasn't a boy like they wanted. When it nearly cost me my life, Odin himself saved me, making me one of his Valkyries, and bestowing me his own spear to fight for his glory. So now I've reformed into the warrior I am. And I'M NOT ABOUT TO LET SOME PRICK LIKE YOU TRY TO IMPOSE HIS ARROGANCE OVER MY POWER!" Treyna yelled, summoning multiple magic circles of pure holy energy, as they fired multiple upon multiple beams at Vanum. "SO JUST DIE ALREADY!"
Vanum once again prepared his whip to strike the beams away… only for six arms to grab hold of him. "Wh-What?!"
The Angel of Viceglory turned his head around to see none other than Ira behind him, once again in Six Armed Vajra Form, smirking at him.
"See you in Hell, ya arrogant fuck." Ira winked at Vanum.
"Shit! Shit!" Treyna yelled as she saw this, trying to stop her attack but it was too late.
"Wait, no-!" Vanum tried to plead, but it was too late as the beams struck the both of them, one of them coming out with a glowing yellow orb from Vanum's chest; his soul. The two angels fell to the ground, Ira heavily damaged, but still conscious. Vanum, however, had already begun to fade.
"What...What is this?" Vanum asked as he felt his limbs disappearing quickly. "T-This can't be… I… I can't die. Not...like this. Superbia...help...me…" he whimpered as he faded away completely.
"Oh shit, oh Odin…!" Treyna said as she ran up to Ira. "Dammit… why did you do that, idiot!? You could have died!"
"Yeah, I could've." Ira said. "But Vanum did, so I call that a fair trade. Ow, shit, those beams hit like a supernova." the Angel of Wrath said, getting to his feet.
"Dammit, I am sorry." Treyna apologized as Siege walked up to her, placing a hand on Treyna.
"At the rate things were going, it was probably for the best that Ira did what he did." Siege said. "...I wouldn't doubt that there's gonna be another attack on the Demon Universe here… let's regroup and rest up."
"Yeah… let's…" Ira said before a laser beamed down behind him, blowing up a building. "What the hell?!"
Up above them, ships belonging to the Crusade rained fire down below, lighting the Netherworlds up in flames.
"...No…! NO! GODDAMMIT NO!" Siege yelled as he saw this.
"..." Ira was silent as he watched the ships attack...until he clenched his fists.
Cue: In Your Belief (Instrumental, Asura's Wrath)
"Hey." Ira said suddenly, turning to Siege. "Tell the Hero Alliance… I'm sorry, will ya?" he asked before he started flying up towards the ships, his six fists clenched and shaking.
"What….!? No! No, I-!" Siege was about to yell, before he was stopped by Sapphire.
"...He… wants to do this… we… we should stay out of his way…" Sapphire said, as Siege grit his teeth and looked on.
"Ira! Don't do it!" most of the heroes called out.
"His body can't take that stress!" Double D said in alarm. "He'll… he'll…"
Sephiroth looked on during this, as he clenched his fists. "...No… he isn't the only one with something to prove. To prove he's changed or different."
Richard looked up to Ira, with a melancholic look on his face. "So this is how far you'd go for repentance… Then I wish that you'll survive, if there is even the slightest hope."
Ira was rocketing towards the ships before he heard a voice in his head.
"What are you doing? You're gonna get us both killed, you know."
"I know." Ira said. "You fine with that? Dying for the sake of others?"
"...Yeah. I'm okay with that."
"Good." Ira said. "Then let's do this."
Ira soon reached the first ship, his six arms punching straight through the hull. Within seconds, he broke through the top of the ship, causing its fire to stop and spark as it blew up.
Sephiroth growled, as he soon leapt up towards the ships, not intent on either Ira or Mark being killed.
"Not on my watch!" Sephiroth yelled, as he soon prepared a Final Spell Card. "Declare… Last Resort… Despair Spell!" Sephiroth yelled, as a massive amount of energy gathered around him. "Final Sign: DESPERATE SUPERNOVA!"
Sephiroth unleashed a large salvo of Supernova attacks, going beyond what his power was capable of, as Sapphire looked on in horror.
"No, at that rate…! He'll tear himself apart from the stress on his body! There was a reason the Limit system was implemented… and it's for that reason! Sephiroth!" Sapphire yelled, as Sephiroth began wiping out the Crusader ships, a good amount of them, in seconds, with large beams, although he had to quickly stop, due to the strain on his body, as soon enough, he began falling to the ground.
"Somebody catch him!" Siege said, as Vixy rushed over to him, and caught him before he hit the ground hard.
"Hey, easy there, lad…" Vixy said, as Sephiroth groaned.
"Urgh… I've… never… tried… to use that one before…" Sephiroth panted, before falling into unconsciousness, as Richard rushed up to catch him and get him down to the ground safely, as Vixy had handed him off to Richard.
Meanwhile, Ira continued to destroy the remaining ships, flying from one to the next. As he flew, the group on the ground noticed his extra arms breaking off. First one, then two, then three were gone…
By the time all the ships were merely scrap falling harmlessly to the ground, Ira had lost all his extra arms. As he observed his work, he smiled, closed his eyes, and began to fall.
"(So this is what it feels like… being a hero. Heh, missed this feeling…)" Ira chuckled to himself. "(Glad I found it again… at the end…)"
(End Song)
"Ira!" Jexi called out having entered Golden God Mode to fly and catch him. "Ira? Ira!" he said. "Mark? Oh not good." he said as they quickly regrouped on the Galaxy King.
"Mark? Ira?" Ed said, besides a comatose Ira, laying in the medical ward. "Please wake up…" Ed begged, tears in his eyes.
"They can't be dead… they just can't!" Hope said. "Dammit, you two! You can't die now!"
"Move aside!" Sapphire yelled as she rushed to Ira, and began to use her powers to feel for something. "I'll be able to tell if he's alive or not… and if he'll be okay…"
"Be careful with him!" Eddy yelled at the girl. "He's… he's our big bro, y'know?" his voice cracked.
"I know a thing or two about brothers…" Sapphire said, looking at Siege as he nodded at her, as she soon concentrated, before she sighed in relief. "He's gonna be out for a long time… but… I feel his life force. It's weak, but stable. We're not losing him."
"All we can do is just provide him medical attention until he regains consciousness." Chopper said.
"Leave that bit to me. I'll see to it both him and Sephiroth get the medical attention they deserve. Luckily enough, we managed to salvage most of the Netherworlds along with Zeabolos's Pocket Dimension, I'll take these guys there for treatment." Sapphire said.
"You said you wanted a piece of the action though." Siege said to Sapphire. "You sure you're okay doing this?"
"Siege, my time on the battlefield doesn't mean a damn thing when there's lives at stake." Sapphire said with a glare. "The rest of my team will suffice, doing me proud on the battlefield like I know they will. Your focus is on the Prideful Crusade, so I suggest you focus on that. If some wise guy wants to try and break in, then they're gonna meet my not so nice side, and being of Saiyan blood, you know what that means for those creeps."
"Right, how dumb of me." Siege chuckled. "Alright, take care sis. We'll do what we can from out here."
Sapphire nodded, before looking towards Hope. "You mind helping me out, Hope? If you can carry Ira back, I'll carry Sephiroth back."
"Sure." Hope said carrying the body housing both Ira and Mark. He then walked alongside Jexi. "Hey, Jexi. I'm sure you'll agree with me on this, but no matter who was in charge of this body, Mark or Ira… that was the most dammed heroic thing he's ever done."
"Yeah...really hope they both pull through. I was just starting to like him." Jexi said.
As Sapphire and Hope retreated with the unconscious bodies, Siege folded his arms, trying to hold in his emotions.
"...You alright there, Siege?" Yumia asked as she looked at him.
"This whole bullshit of seven deadly sins or however many sins there are, manifesting in these accursed… twisted angels… I'm really starting to believe this is a mission I'm NOT going to have it easy keeping my emotions bottled in, especially starting with an arrogant prick like Vanum, and then nearly having a disaster strike all of a sudden." Siege growled.
"Then don't." Jexi said. "These bastards, no...that damn angel. He's only doing this to satisfy his own selfish ego. This will not stand, even if he is killing demons."
"I happen to have quite a few friends that are demons. Righteous ones, even. Ones that do good and the Angels are the ones twisting the strings of evil." Siege said.
"Just like Sephiroth made clear, in every situation, there's a good side and a bad side. It stays in balance." Treyna said. "By eradicating demons, you're putting the system out of balance by trying to impose a sense of justice that isn't needed. I'm sick and tired of those self-righteous Angels believing they have the right mind in all this. So I'm gonna give you all a quick apology beforehand that if I finally have enough hearing the same talk coming out of their mouths over and over again, I'm gonna lose it like I did on Vanum."
"Honestly, if you do that, I'll join you." CP said. "Hearing these fiends twist words of justice for their own selfish ends… pardon my language, but it pisses me off!"
"Same here." Bardock said. "We'll put an end to these bastards."
"Yeah...let's go." Jexi said as they started up the engines and headed into the air. "Any word from Simon or the Occult team?"
"No...still nothing from either group." Tails said.
"I'm sure Simon's alright, the invasion in Redgrave was repelled." ZS said. "It's the Occult Research Team I'm worried about."
"Hey, Issei maybe… well he is a pervert, but he can hold his own in a fight." Scarlet said. "I'm sure they're doing-" he started before Double D burst into the room. It was clear he was distraught.
"Oi, what's troublin' ya, lad?" Vixy asked.
"It's Superbia...he's doing another broadcast. He's announced the destruction of the first world in his campaign." Double D croaked, tears in his eyes.
"...No." ZS realized before he raced out towards the deck. "No, no, no, NO!"
He made it there and looked on the TV screen to see the rubble of a world floating about.
"Our Crusade has progressed. The world of demons known as DXD… is no more." Superbia announced, the screen changing to show him sitting on his throne. "The so-called 'heroes' of this world could not stop us. And their allies will fall as they did. Soon, the final stages of our campaign will come to fruition. Rejoice, people of the Multiverse, for soon… the Demon Universe shall be no more." he finished as the broadcast ended.
"Superbia!" a voice called on his ship as a white haired boy approached. "You were supposed to evacuate the humans on that world before destroying it!"
"We could not risk demons escaping with them." Superbia answered coldly. "Fear not, Norman. They are in heaven now-"
"Heaven? Don't give me that…" Norman said. "I hate demons too. But I want to save humans. I don't want…"
"Uh...sir." a soldier said. "The broadcast...it's started back up again."
"What?" Superbia asked, before he turned to the camera, realizing it was rolling once more. "...The camera was hacked? How...wait...hm. So you came for the boy after all...thieves."
"No...the hack didn't come from the ship. It came from this world." the soldier said, showing a world.
"Wait...that's….my world." Norman said as the screens on every TV screen soon changed as Jack stood there.
"Greetings one and all. You all know me. I'm Jack, the Phantom Thief. Normally, I don't go this flashy, but I thought, may as well shake things up once in a while. Anyway, I'm doing this to announce a very special theft I'm about to perform. No, it's not treasure or money or some priceless relic. No...something much more precious...the right to kill demons." Jack smiled devilishly.
Superbia looked mildly amused as he watched the broadcast, not giving thought to Norman slipping out of the room.
"The right to kill demons? He can't possibly do that. Can he?" one soldier asked.
"Well, they are the Phantom Thieves." another said. "If anyone could steal a right…"
"How amusing." Superbia said. "A human with delusions of grandeur."
Back on the Galaxy King..
"Okay, I've seen enough." Siege said in disgust as he looked at the broadcast. "With all the shit I'm dealing with this is NOT one of the ones I really wanted on my list. I'm already ready to kick this Vice Angel to the damn curb and put them six feet under!"
Richard however, watched the entire scene with a stony expression, before his right hand clenched into a tight fist, enough to draw blood from his own palm, before he then turned to walk out of the deck. Siege, just as angry, joined him, as both seemed quite well fed up with the situation.
"Jack...just what are you up to?" Hope pondered.
"I'm just gonna say this here and now…" Rayna, the lead valkyrie of the group of Valkyries that were still with everyone the whole time, said as she folded her arms. "Given the reactions of Siege and Richard, I don't think they're going to want to waste too much time taking their emotions out on these guys."
"Jack...you really are a mad genius." Jexi said, recovering from his depression with a smile. "Come on."
"What? Where are we going?" Dan asked.
"He's going to try and screw over an angel. He'll need all the force he can get once it comes. And we need to wake one of our own." Jexi said.
"You mean…?" Eddy asked.
"Yeah...I do. We're going to get our pal back. We're going to wake Mark Anarchy." Jexi said.
To be continued...