This is the 36th chapter. Sorry about that, the internet was down a few days ago. So, we have to call the Wd&K company to find out what's going on and they said that if something happens again, got to unplug the black cord and plug it again to get the system restart.
I don't own the series of Maken-Ki.
Kamigari HQ
At the Kamigari HQ, Team Venus and Gen fought against the Kamigari agents with ease and manage to find some clones in the lab which Akaya have explained Takeru Yamato's dark secret and his dark history, causing Gen shock with horror.
"You're telling me that's Takeru Yamato's clone?" Gen questions with his eyes-widened, earned a nod from Akaya. "Well, that's kind of hard to digest. I mean, isn't that a girl, goddamit! And isn't Takeru Yamato a man!?"
"I can't believe I, of all people, am bringing shame upon a lady!" Akaya said with a sigh, covering the clone with his coat as he began explaining. "It looks to me as though Takeru Yamato used his own DNA to conduct various elements. Their sex isn't the only thing he can manipulate. Their build, their abilities, this is the result of countless human experiments conducted without restraint in order to create a suitable clone for himself. In the end, the ones chosen to be clones were Otohime and Gouken."
That got Gen shocked of Akaya's explanation as he spoke.
"So you're saying they're not actually Ouken's grandchildren!?" Gen exclaims.
"Yeah, they're nothing more than vessels, meant to contain Takeru Yamato's soul. The documents of the past, judging from what was written in them and the paper we previously found in that vase." Akaya told him. "Takeru Yamato lost his life in an enormous battle a very, very long time ago. However, with his powers, he fled to safety be transferring his soul into nearby humans. Unfortunately for him, transferring to unsuitable bodies had the toll of continually wearing away his soul. In those days, while he did nothing but continue his bloodline by immersing himself amongst his concubines, Takeru Yamato decided to pass his soul into a sealed vase and schemed to possess and future descendants who would remove the seal. He would not know who or what kind of person he would come to possess, but there was not a person who attempted to open up the vase. In the end, since the vase could not be destroyed, it was buried deep within the earth. However, time passed...And that vase ws opened by someone."
"That person was Ouken." Gen said.
"Well, all that is just my speculation." Akaya stated, posed himself, earned a tick mark on his head.
"You mean you just 'What If'd' all!? What the hell!" Gen yelled with annoyance.
"One things for sure though." Akaya said, earned his attention. "Takeru Yamato can easily manipulate his soul. For instance, if his physical body gets reduced to nothing, he is capable of bringing himself back to life over and over again. Going against someone like that without anything planned is totally reckless. Though if it Syria or Minori, I believe we may have a shot at it."
Then Akaya noticed the data on the computer, noticed that seven of the clones were missing as Gen spoke.
"Don't worry about it." Gen told him, earned his attention.
"What do you base that reassurance on?" Yan questions.
"Zane's Maken, Revolver, has the fragment of Habakiri and he has the ability of the Anti-Element ability. He can ignore anyone's defense and cancels out his ability." Gen explains with a smirk. "Also, the Maken passed on to Takeru was Overblow! It can screw up the opponent's Maken, but that's just a side-effect. It's true ability is something else, 'll put Takeru Yamato in a tight spot, for sure!"
Okino Island
Meanwhile, Zane, Takeru, Himegami, and Leo were working together to fight against Yamato which he gained the upper-hand when he knocked both of them out while Zane tried to attack him from the back, but Yamato kicked him out in the stomach, caused him to cough with pain. Yamato then was about the punch, but Zane quickly recovers as he spins his body around while deliver a heel kick, causing him to slam down to ground. Takeru then give him a helping hand by delivering an uppercut to Yamato.
"Dammit! What is up with him?" Takeru questions with a groan. "He's strong, he's fast, and nothing works on him other than battle blows. To make matters worse, my body is feeling kind of wrecking from."
"It's Yamato's 'Soul Collector' ability, remember?" Zane told him, groaned. "We may have killed the old man, but his soul manage to find a new body."
"That's right, you should also rest in peace!" Yamato said with a smirk as he was about to slam Takeru.
"Thunder Barret" Zane fires the string of lightning, causing Yamato to stop him in his tracks and getting shocked.
Takeru then back-fist him in the face, causing him to spit the blood off of his mouth.
"Steely Blade" Zane then used his slash combo attack, causing Yamato to grit his teeth with pain.
Zane and Takeru were about to finish him, but Yamato then countered their attack as he block and slammed them down to the ground, causing a small crater on the ground.
"Takeru! Zane!" Himegami shouts with worry. "You little-!"
"Takeru?" Yamato interrupts, look at her with an evil smirk. "You're speaking to me now, you know that? Kodama."
Himegami then stopped herself when she saw that smile, something that she never forget of that expression on his face.
"Even after I was defeated by Yabiko...Even after being killed by you brats...My soul allows me to be forever immortal." Yamato stated, throwing both Takeru and Zane away like a ragdoll. "Man, your brother was like no other. To go so far as to place a seal in order to protect his little sister. Wanting to be buried away in eternity's quiet realm. Such is the epitome of foolishness! Kodama!"
"...Shut up...The Only One Who Can Insult My Brother Is Me!" Himegami yelled with pure anger. "Sanshin Shoukan"
With that, Himegami then summons three of her Shikigami's.
"Looks like it's time to put an end to this battle." Yamato said with a laugh. "You're putting on a good show."
"You sure about this, milady?" Kagutsuchi questions. "We're gonna exhaust out magatama."
"Half-assed attacks aren't gonna work on him." Himegami told him. "If that's the case, we'll go full power!"
"Your wish is our command! Mistress!" Nozuchi, Ikazuchi, and Katgutsuchi said in unison as they then began to channel their elements.
"Element attacks aren't gonna wor-"
Before Yamato could finish his sentence, he noticed the roots grabbed hold of him to prevent him from moving, leaving Yamato shocked.
"I'm going to take a direct hit like this." Yamato scoffed.
"My Soul, Destroy Him! Yatsurgi Sekiheki No Oozuku" Kagutsuchi then fired his flame cannon at Yamato, but he raised his arms as he used his Kotodama as the fire Shikigami spoke.
"That's a surprise, it defended the guy." Kagutsuchi said with a surprising smirk. "Well, that's not a problem for her."
Yamato then look up in the sky, noticed that Nozuchi was up there when she conjured a giant wooden fist, leaving Yamato shocked.
"Shinmeiguu Daigenko" Nozuchi then uses her ability to crush Yamato with the giant wooden fist.
When the dust cleared, Himegami and the three Shikigami's noticed that Yamato have cut the giant wooden fist which he was a bit bruised up, leaving them shocked.
'What's with this person!? In a flash, he retracted his defense against our cannon, then immediately switched to offense to break up the trees!?' Himegami mentally exclaimed with shock, but noticed that her ability was draining.
"Sorry, milady." Kagutsuchi apologizes. "We've used up all our magatama."
"Don't sweat it, I can take this one myself." Himegami said, causing the three Shikigami's disappeared.
"Stubborn bitch!" Yamato shouts, deliver her to the knee in the gut while slamming her to the ground. Not that I completely despise you or anything. Now, don't try to force your way out of this, bitch who abandoned Amanohara."
Yamato then noticed that the magatama from around her neck is no longer there.
"If not for magatama's power, it would be pretty hard to sustain that appearance of yours, no?" Yamato said with a smirk, tearing her clothes and leaving her half-naked. "It would highly inconvenience for me if we let the seal take over again. Just so I know this body is in good shape. I'll need to test it out!"
'How shameful...To be so vulnerable in front of this kind of lowly scum, I'm so...brother...everyone...' Himegami thought while looking at him with disgust as Yamato was about to have his way with her.
"Your determination was admirable, seeing you struggle endlessly by yourself." Yamato said, about to pull her panties. "Yet unable to change a thing."
"Lightning Shot" Zane fires his lightning bullet at Yamato, causing him scream with agony. "Takeru, Now!"
Takeru then charged after him as he was about to throw a punch at him, but Yamato then hang his head upside down as he was about to use his Kotodama abilty.
"Thunder Barret" Zane then fires the string of lightning at him, causing him to scream as Takeru then punches him in the face.
"Danger Zone" Zane then began to use his slash combo at him.
"Solid Barrel" Zane then slashes him four times while stabs him upward, fires his gunblade three times, sent him flying.
Takeru then finishes him by punching him while sent him flying, leaving him crashing down to the ground.
"Friggin old perv!" Takeru cursed him, panting heavily.
"Like you have room to talk." Zane retorts, panting heavily.
"Well, that was a bit of a surprise." The voice of Kengo said as he showed himself outside of forest, carried Himegami with him. "I come and the forces were clashing."
"What happened just now was-"
"What you picked up from the time Zane faced off Akaya. It remained in your memory." Kengo said with a smirk. "Good Job Guys!"
Zane then give him a nod with a small smile, glad to see that Kengo was able to help.
"Oh, it's you." Takeru said with annoyance, earned a bonk on a head from Zane.
"Hey, where's the gratitude?" Kengo asks with a grin. "Is that how you treat the hero with the awesome last minute entrance?"
Until when the dust clears, Yamato stood up while wiping the blood off of his face and he's incensed.
"You got me there..." Yamato growled. "Considering you're only trash."
Takeru, Himegami, and Zane knew that beating Yamato wasn't enough as they were about to fight him, but Kengo spoke.
"Yet you're the one who got owned by that 'trash'." Kengo said with his confident smirk. "Exposing your unattractive side, how pathetic."
That got Takeru and Zane really annoyed of his antics as Kengo was about to fight, but Yamato then made a quick work on him when he punched him in the face, resulted knocked out in a less than a second.
"Who The Hell Is The Unattractive One Here!" Takeru yelled.
"You should've leave this fight to us." Zane said with deadpan expression.
"Th-These are honorable injuries." Kengo stated, given them a thumb up. "I was struck right while I was in a middle of performing a chivalrous gesture, but I have no regrets! If it's for the sake of you being nude underneath my shirt!"
That got Himegami had a tick mark on her head while staring at him with annoyance.
"Well, recovery will take some time. I'll leave the task of defeating this guy to the both of you. I'd be totally fine if I did it, though." Kengo said.
"Yeah, whatever." Takeru said with a sweat drop, but Kengo noticed a magatama on his wrists.
"You...The seal on your power wrist...You've yet to undo it?" Kengo questions, leaving Takeru dumbfounded. "Idiot! Dummy! Fool! I Was Finally Able To Create A Chance For You!? Yet, You're Still Wearing That Wristband With The Magatama That's Absorbed A Shitty Mass Load Of Power. What A Complete Waste! Just How Ignorant Can You Be, Shitty-Take!"
That got Takeru really angry with a tick mark on his head as he then unseal his wristband.
"Well, sorry. There. It's off." Takeru apologize sarcastically, purposely dropping the wristband on Kengo while Zane did the same as he unseal both his wristbands and his ankle-bands, dropping them on to Kengo.
"What are you three doing?" Himegami asks with deadpan expression.
"Shutting him up." Zane simply answered.
"Well...Thanks to that, looks like I can take care of him one way or another." Takeru stated with a smirk.
(Soundtrack-SF4 Abel theme)
"Don't get overconfident, Ooyama." Yamato said with a smirk. "Having two Takerus with powers in the world is unnecessary."
"That's what you think?!" Zane exclaims seriously.
With that, Takeru, Zane, and Yamato then began to clash each other with the flash speed, caused a huge shockwave when Himegami and the others tried to hold their ground.
Takeru and Zane were circling around Yamato as Takeru grabs hold of Yamato when he was about to use his Kotodama, causing him to headbutt him in the chin. Yamato stumbled back a few steps as then kicked Takeru, sent him flying towards the ground while Zane then shoulder tackles him, causing Yamato to take a few steps back while Takeru quickly stops himself as he then kicked him up. Takeru then jumps up to get him, but Yamato was about to counter when he raises both of his fists. Zane then grabs both of his arms while Takeru then punched him in the stomach and Zane then slams him down to the ground, causing a big crater on the ground.
'This is bad, there's just no room to get in.' Himegami mentally thought, watching the fight. 'This is...The holders of 'Blood Pointer', 'Heart of the Lion', and 'Soul Collector'...This is how they fight.'
Takeru was about to punch him, but Yamato managed to dodge when he got behind him, about to use his Kotodama. Zane got in front when he blocks his attack with his gunblade, deflecting the Kotodama while combining with his Anti-Element ability. Takeru was then got a chance as he then punches him in the chest and slams him in the ground, causing him to cough a bit of his blood.
'My lungs...Have been punctured...So this a 'Kotodama' huh...However, it is much too early for you to look conceited, Ooyama! I've still got...this left!' Yamato mentally thought when he was about to use his Dark Element, but Takeru grabs hold of his hand.
"I felt it, when I witnessed the 'Dark Power'. Overblow" Takeru then began to unleash his Maken, leaving Yamato shocked.
"Revolving Hot Blood! Burning Bloodshed! Drive Duo" Takeru then used his Overblow to erase the Dark Element, causing Yamato to scream with agony.
'Huh!? Impossible! My powers are being erased!? Even if I try to regenerate energy right now, the fact remains that Kodama wiped out the whole area of the trees...Even my energy-absorbing souls...To think I have been triumphed over by a brat like this, this should not have happened! And it cannot be forgiven!' Yamato mentally thought as he then began to use his 'Soul Collector' ability to absorb the soul, but Hakuto was then crawled his way towards him.
"Lord Ouken...No...Lord...Takeru Yamato...The soul I received from you. Now is the time...I will return it..." Hakuto said weakly with his evil smile, give his soul to Yamato.
"Y-Your soul!" Takeru exclaims with shocked, turned to him. "What are you doing stupid! You'll die!"
"Someone like you...Someone who has power...Will never understand the feelings of someone who doesn't." Hakuto stated. "Even if it was only a short moment, Lord Takeru Yamato. Showed me...The world of humanity...Just that alone is enough for me to throw away my life. In gratitude, to repay that debt...but..."
With those last words, Hakuto then collapse down to the ground and resulted dead. Takeru and Zane were shocked of his last words, but Yamato uses his Kotodama at Takeru, sent him flying in mid-air and having him coughed a bit of his blood.
"Takeru!" Himegami shouts with worry.
"I acquired just now, little rabbit. To make use of a demonic worm's life." Yamato said with a smirk as he then began to channel his element with his fingers. "And Ooyama. Allow me to make this offering to you. Using the attacks I acquired from the friends you tried to protect, I will slaughter you!"
Yamato then jumped in mid-air as he was about to kill Takeru.
"Rough Divide" Zane then channels his Element and his Anti-Element to extend his gunblade to slash Yamato, causing him to cough a bit of blood.
"Renzokuken Firefang" Zane then channels his fire element with his gunblade, delivering a slash combo, causing Yamato to grit his teeth with pain.
"Blasting Drive" Zane then channels his ice element with his gunblade while delivering a slash combo, sent Yamato crashing down to th ground.
"Aren't you forgetting someone?" Zane rhetorically questions with a smirk. "Now I felt a little left out since you're busy with Takeru."
That got Yamato scowled at him as they then began to fight.
Meanwhile, Yuuka then leap from tree-to-tree to find Takeru, Himegami, and Zane since she felt a strong presence that was coming from Yamato.
'Just now...I can still sense some strong elements...No doubt it's Yamato...And the other was Zane...' Yuuka thought with worry, think about her Maken 'Makaru' if anything happens to him.
Like Murakumo and Habaya, Makaru was one of the Original Eight Maken. It's the Maken that can call back a soul, even from the underworld and resurrect the dead. It can heal injuries and allow the mind and soul to replenish at a speed suitable for the hosts power. It is one of the most striking of all the Maken.
'Just now, I used up huge amounts of element to heal the President's and the others injuries, but I might have enough to work with one more person.' Yuuka mentally thought when she remembered using up her element to heal Furan, Inaho, and Azuki. However, she noticed that those trees were withered and the ground were turned into wasteland. 'Trees withering in summer?'
Until, Yuuka noticed the intense battle when she saw Kengo right next to Himegami, Leo coughed up for air, and Yamato was a bloody mess during the fight between Zane and Takeru.
'How the hell...did it get like this...I can see them fighting against Gouken, but it would seem that these two were winning this battle.' Yuuka mentally thought with her serious expression on her face, Yamato noticed that she's here as he spoke.
"That face...You're someone from the Amado family, aren't you?" Yamato questions with a smirk. "Well, I can tell you an interesting story. That is to say, the element's phantom that took form of Kodama Himegami."
"The elements...phan...tom?" Yuuka said with confusion and shock.
"If you wanna know, perhaps I'll tell you." Yamato said. "She's a repeating history, the same is her family. Forfeiting her body to be trapped behind bars in the abyss, for what could be called an eternity. The foolish girl's life is even for me, quite the unfortunate story. But with this, I was about to break Habakiri's seal."
That got Himegami and Kengo look at him with anger, Zane and Takeru look at him with a scowl and hatred.
"Well...from our investigations up until now, I can roughly picture the possible events pertaining the seal that may arise...If I can return my powers to what they once were. In this body, then there will be nothing t-"
Takeru and Zane have heard enough when they punched him in the stomach, causing him to cough a bit of his blood and sent him flying down to the ground. Yamato slowly stood up as he was about to retaliate, but noticed that there some strong aura that surrounds the two boys, much to his shock with horror.
'It can't be...This familiar feeling from Ooyama...One I haven't felt since a long, long time ago...The only time I've trembled in fear...It's that of Yabiko Himegami's power!?' Yamato mentally shouts when he saw Takeru's aura as he turned his head to Zane. 'And that boy...His aura wasn't like any other...It's like a lion, but it's not...That lion is like a demon!?'
Takeru and Zane stared at Yamato with pure anger when their auras surrounded them when Yamato noticed that familiar aura that look like Yabiko, but Zane's aura was like a demon lion.
"If you think you're so powerful, how about you tell us why were doing this? You could've been a role model to everyone." Zane said with a death glare. "However, you've misuse your power for your own malicious gain."
That got Yamato burst with laughter as he spoke.
"The reason why I'm doing this was crystal clear." Yamato said. "It's because you two were weaker than I am. Even a beast can understand the law of the jungle. If you wish to have things proceed as desires, then there is one thing you need...Power! Henceforth, I will only regard someone who is a powerful ability user as one who can reign! The world will revolutionized-"
"Fated Fangs" Zane then have heard enough of his hypocritical mouth when he decided to use his fire slash combo, causing him grit his teeth with pain as he spoke. "If you think you can rule with something foolish, tyrannical, malicious, and selfish. Then, you're a lot dumber than you look."
"Lowenherz" Zane then use his flame slash combo.
"Lowen Roar" Zane then finally using his ice slash combo, sent him flying next to Takeru.
Takeru then punches him in the chest to puncture the lungs, causing him to cough a bit of his blood.
"He's right! You're a liar! You have zero intention to allow any ability user to reign. You yourself want it, don't you?" Takeru shouts with anger. "What you want is a world that exhibits your ideals."
"Incredible...They say a man's growth can be evident, even after three days...Yet, in only half a day." Yuuka said with awe. "Seems I'll only get in the way if I go in there."
With that, Yuuka then rush right next to Kengo and Himegami, not wanting to get in the crossfire between the three.
"The one who wants a world that exhibits their ideals...is you, isn't it? Ooyama!" Yamato questions with a shout when he about to use his dark element, but Takeru then punches his wrist, causing it to broke as he then stumbles a few steps back.
"Yeah...I'm the same as you...I...I want to live a fun students life for everyone, even if it's a bit erotic...If you dare get in the way...You, who are weaker than me, shall disappear." Takeru shouts as he was about to punch him, but the blood was gushing all over his body, making him stumble and collapse down a bit.
"You thought there wouldn't be casualties?" Yamato scoffed with a smirk. "Dealing with that monstrous power...For someone who's at most an A-Class...You're dealing with element that's of Minerva's level...That's at least SS-Class...If you...use any more power...Before long...You will die..."
"That maybe so." Zane said with a scowl. "However, my powers are way beyond than Minerva's. I'm a SSS-Class."
That got Yamato shocked, realized that Zane was more powerful as he then rush towards him.
"I'm ending this here and now! Lion Of Destiny" Zane then began to finish him off as he then uses his ice slash combo, causing Yamato to scream in pain while Zane then finishes him off by decapitating his head, resulting him dead and the fight was over.
(Music Ends)
Zane then finally collapses down to the ground with his knees and stabbing his gunblade to the ground, panting heavily. Yuuka then rush towards Takeru as she then began to heal him while Himegami, Kengo, and Leo then rushes between the two.
"You alright, Takeru?" Zane asks with a smirk.
"Yeah, I'll be fine." Takeru nods with a smirk. "I guess it's finally over."
"Let's not get ahead of ourselves." Himegami told him. "This fight is maybe over, but Yamato will revive again."
"Not without a head, he's not." Zane told her.
"I gotta say, this fight was intense." Leo said with a smirk.
With that, they were about to discuss of what to do with the dead corpse since they knew the soul of Yamato was going to be revived thanks to the 'Soul Collector', but little did they know that someone was about to get Yamato which they were about to get attacked as the fight continues.
That's it for the 36th chapter. Sorry about the delay.