Hello, welcome to chapter 50 of Ultraman GeeDxD.
I hope you enjoy it.
Now, onto the story.
"Speaking"
'Thinking'
*Sounds*
[Geed Riser]
Special Attacks/Abilities/Techniques
Mirror World
Floating Castle - Throne Room
"Vector, what have you done!?" Ace Killer yelled at the human in question while the Malevolent Entity watched them from his golden throne. "What were you thinking when you decided to show your aura to Ultraman Geed!? It's miracle he didn't go after you right away!"
Word quickly reached the Dark Overlord afterward about what Vector did back at the hill.
The Chaos User simply scoffed at the mechanical warrior.
"Relax. I quickly left Kuoh Town's premises after that. He didn't get to see me at all." The silver-clothed man replies nonchalantly, shrugging without care.
This only managed to incur even more of Ace Killer's wrath.
"You..." The robot growled. "Who do you think you are to-!"
Vector suddenly grabs Ace killer by the neck, slowly lifting him. The mechanical assassin begins to choke, gasping for air.
"Huh? You were saying something?" The human asks coldly, applying even more force into the killer robot's neck.
"Let me go! D-Damm you!" Ace Killer was struggling helplessly to break free from the Chaos User's grasp.
"Vector, let go of Ace Killer." The Malevolent Entity calmly orders, his red eyes glowing at the silver-clothed man.
"Tch! Fine." The human complies, forcefully throwing Ace Killer against the nearest wall, leaving a crack on it.
*Crash!*
"Urgh..." Ace Killer groans as he falls on the floor, trying to regain his feet.
Vector turns to his employer.
"Did you really need to turn to the Khaos Brigade for help? You can actually kill Ophis and even Great Red, right?" The human asks.
"That would have been the case if a fraction of my powers weren't sealed into the Mythrian Capsules." The hooded being explains. "Vector, my fight against Ultraman Astral made a part of my strength take the form of Capsules. Most of them became the dark Kaiju ones, like Ace Killer."
The Malevolent Entity says, gesturing to said mechanical minion, before he resumes talking:
"On the other hand, the remains of Astral's powers took the shape of their light counterparts, the Ultra Capsules and the Little Stars used to create them.
While I could normally use my powers to simply summon the monsters within the Kaiju Capsules, there are apparently certain special ones whose powers can only be used by a specific type of people in order to transform, just like you and the other Chaos Users. Furthermore, that's why I actually have a need for the Khaos Brigade members and their twisted souls."
"Their twisted souls? What's that supposed to mean?"
"I can feed on the darkness within people's hearts in order to increase my powers. The Khaos Brigade happend to fit the criteria. And I'm truly thankful, it seems that this Supernatural World has no shortage of villains. Which is perfect for me to make use of them." The dark entity chuckled darkly. "There are preparations I need to set before I can acquire Fantasia Code. I must amplify the evil within this universe so my strength will increase tremendously."
"But what about Geed and his companions? How do you plan to deal with them in the meantime?" Vector questions his benefactor.
There's no way the other Ultras would do nothing as this process begins.
"That's where the Khaos Brigade comes in with their other use for my plans. I will make use of their dark souls in order to let them use the specific Capsules in my possession. They will deal with Team Geed and the Knights of Chaos in the meantime."
This surprised the human.
"Why would you need their souls to use these certain Capsules? Why give power specifically to those guys?" Vector questions.
"It's just like in Team Geed and the Knights of Chaos' situation. There are special Capsules that can only be activated by a specific type of person, like most of the Ultra ones. It is unlike most of the Kaiju Capsules that can be simply used to summon a monster. The Khaos Brigade's members have the darkness I seek in order to fully use the power of my Capsules." The Malevolent Entity explains.
"I see." Vector begins to understand the logic behind his benefactor's reasoning.
Since specific Capsules, like the Ultra ones, can only be used by a certain person to 'transform', the Malevolent Entity probably planned to give Chaos to select individuals within the terrorist supernatural organization in order to allow them to use these Capsules the Overlord of Darkness had in store for them.
However, the Khaos Brigade was nothing more than mere puppets to the Malevolent Entity since his Capsules would eventually enforce his will into the weak-minded ones, making them submit themselves to the dark being of Chaos.
"This makes sense since you're only using the members of Khaos Brigade as mere pawns to later move on according to your will, I presume?" The human Chaos User deduces.
"Indeed. But it's not only that, since I currently lack the power I once had at my prime, I'm restrained to this Mirror World. While I can still speak and interact with others outside this dimension, I cannot interact personally with them since I am unable to leave this realm until the seals restraining my powers are gone.
That is why I also need minions of my own to do my bidding and further spread my influence. And I now require new types of minions besides the ones I already own."
The silver-clothed human now understands this as recalls the Malevolent Entity telling him that most of his minions were all 'created' from his Chaos, such as the Sheerghosts, or 'summoned' from their Capsules. The latter option includes the Dark Ultras(Chaos Ultraman, Evil Tiga and X Darkness) and all the Kaijus currently serving the Malevolent Entity. The only exception for that, although Vector couldn't exactly understand why yet, were Ultraman Orion and Magi the Jester.
Just how exactly those two other Chaos Users came to be?
"So, what's our next move then?" Vector demands from the dark mastermind, crossing his arms.
The Malevolent Entity semmed to be briefly humming in response before giving a reply.
"I suppose we could make a little experiment with a dragon. A Heavenly one to be exact. I'm interested in what the other red one can do after I saw how the White Dragon Emperor fared against you in a fight."
Ultraman GeeDxD
Capsule 50: Resolution of the Red Dragon
? - Unknown location and time
Issei found himself on a battlefield of sorts. He was already adorned in his Scale Mail [Balance Breaker].
But that might not be enough in face of the dire situation he currently finds himself in.
"Is that all you've got, Sekiryutei?"
He quickly found himself surrounded by the Knights of Chaos, Magi the Jester and Ultraman Orion.
All looking maliciously at him.
An injured Rias could be seen behind the [Pawn]'s enemies, being held captive by the group of Chaos Users.
"I asked you if that is all you've got." Orion asks the Devil boy, imposing himself before the Red Dragon Emperor.
"Issei, run! You can't face them on your own!" Rias cried to her servant, begging towards the young man she loved.
"Shut up!" Caius growled at the Gremory heiress, kicking her on the face.
This triggered Issei as he decides to charge towards the Dark Knight, now blinded by his rage.
How dare they hurt his Buchou!
"Caius!" The Red Dragon Emperor cried as he charged towards the dark armored being in question.
Only for Orion to get in the way. The Ultra then points his right palm at the reincarnated Devil, firing a golden energy bullet at Issei and hitting the [Pawn]'s chest at point-blank.
*Crack!* *Crash!*
The result is instantaneous, the red draconic armor breaks apart as Issei falls before the new Ultra.
"Argh!" The brunette drops on the ground and moans in pain while Rias looks horrified at his terrible state, being badly injured and full of bruises.
"Issei!" She cried, tears falling from her eyes.
"Begone." Orion says coldly to the downed Issei, blasting the reincarnated Devil away with a golden beam fired from his hand.
And everything went blank after that…
"Ah!" A startled Issei wakes up on his bed, his body drenched in sweat as the brunette wipes some of it covering his forehead.
It was still nighttime.
The Sekiryutei looks to both sides to find out that Rias and Asia were still sleeping peacefully next to him, something the brunette was relieved of.
'It was all a dream… No… A nightmare...' The Reincarnated Devil realizes as he looks at his hands.
They wouldn't stop trembling…
[Partner… Are you okay? What was that?] Ddraig asks him, showing concern for his host.
But Issei didn't reply to the red dragon. He just couldn't. He couldn't stop thinking about what he just experienced…
'I'm not strong enough...' The brunette boy thinks bitterly, sparing a glance at his [King] and next to the nun that he loved. 'If this goes on… I will never be able to protect Buchou, Asia and everyone else...' Issei thinks, now feeling desperate.
He needed a reality check...
Issei couldn't deny it. He simply couldn't deny things as they were after everything he experienced so far in the Supernatural World...
Whether he wanted or not, he was this generation's Red Dragon Emperor - The wielder of the Boosted Gear. And whether he liked or not, the [Pawn] would have to fight others to protect everything precious to him…
Harsh and cruel but much needed, this reality check was something Issei has been perhaps needing for some time.
'This can't go on like this! I have to get stronger!' Issei thinks, now fully determined to change from his old ways.
Kuoh Town - Shopping District - Afternoon
At a Coffee Shop…
Currently, a group of five consisting of Issei, Asia, Xenovia, Irina and Raynare could be seen approaching a certain Coffee Shop within Kuoh Town's Shopping District.
"Is he really waiting for us inside?" Asia asks Xenovia, looking unsure at the bluenette, as the five of them are now before the Café's entrance.
"Yeah, he is." The ex-exorcist replies to her nun friend before looking at her smartphone, texting someone. She next faces the place's door.
"Alright then. Come on, everyone." Irina says as she leads their group and enters the establishment first, soon followed by the others.
Once inside, the five look around the Café before eventually staring at a corner of the shop, where a certain someone was waiting for them there.
"Hello there." Itsuki greets the group from his table, smiling and waving casually at them.
The shop was like any other regular human place bustling with life, filled with ordinary people minding their own business.
"Hot chocolate for a Shoji Yuuki!" The barista announced as he finished mixing the aforementioned beverage. The young man, about 16, came over and accepted the drink, leaving behind the appropriate amount of cash to pay and a generous tip.
At this, the quintet understood that it for the best to not 'cause a fuss' there. And so, they sat around Itsuki's table, looking warily at the Knight of Chaos in question.
Earlier that day, Team Geed received a message from the brunette with freckles. More specifically, at Irina and Xenovia's smartphones. It seemed that he wanted to have a word with them at this Coffee Shop with Asia, who Itsuki also asked to come to meet him with the former exorcists.
The others from Team Geed, unfortunately, couldn't come since they were busy with their own preparations. But they semmed to be fine with that since they got the feeling that Itsuki wasn't crazy enough to pick a fight against them right now on his own.
'I can't sense the other Knights of Chaos here. It seems Itsuki really came here alone on his own to this shop.' Xenovia notes, carefully observing their surroundings for anything suspicious.
"Alright, Itsuki. We came just as you asked." Irina tells the Dark Faust lookalike with a firm expression. "What do you want from us?"
The blue-eyed teenager just smiled warmly at the chestnut-haired girl.
"I really wanted to just talk with you girls, Irina. Is that really hard to believe?" He asks her back with a look of mock hurt before looking amused again at the former exorcist. "By the way, I see you became an Ultra as well. Congratulations, Irina. It seems you've gotten stronger. So you've finally found a new reason to fight for, huh?" He compliments her, but this made Irina unnerved by his collected demeanor.
"Enough, you asshole. Just get to the point. What the heck you want are you after?" Issei growls at the other brunette, as if looking ready to punch Itsuki at any moment.
This only makes the Knight of Chaos look back at him and Raynare with an expression of pure disgust.
"I don't recall asking for Supernatural aberrations to come meet me as well." The teenager with freckles states coldly, managing to irk the [Pawn] and [Knight] Devils.
"This has something to do with Asia, right? This is reason enough for Issei and me to get involved." Raynare speaks firmly at the red and blue Ultraman, narrowing her at him in defiance.
But this only makes Itsuki snort at the pair of Reincarnated Devils.
"Two Devils pretending to show concern for a nun? What a joke." He speaks amusedly, as if having heard the funniest thing ever in his life.
"I won't let you badmouth Issei-san and Raynare-san."
Huh?
Confused, Itsuki looks at Asia, who also semmed to be looking back defiantly at him.
"What did you just say?" The Knight of Chaos demands from the blonde, his voice now semmed devoid of emotions.
"You don't know anything about Issei-san and Raynare-san. They are both kind people, regardless if they are both Devils now. I won't let you keep speaking ill of them, Itsuki-san." Asia replies firmly, surprising all the others.
It semmed she began to become braver after spending some time with her friends in all the mortal battles they went through together.
Instead of looking angry at the former nun, the Dark Faust lookalike actually grins at her.
"Oh, I now see that you're no longer a simple damsel in distress, Asia Argento. Good." He says, looking somehow satisfied with her resolve. "But you know, I can still destroy the five of you here and now. Don't forget that." He reminds them, confident.
The group of five look tense at this.
Other than Team Geed, the Kuoh Devils and Azazel were also informed of this meeting. Naturally, Rias and Sona suggested trying to perhaps ambush Itsuki at the Cafe's area and capture him. Or call for reinforcements before doing so.
But Yuta and Azazel argued against that, stating that the Knight of Chaos would know if a large group of people came after him. And Itsuki would rather quickly flee from the scene or actually stay to fight, as he transforms into Ultraman Whire, in order to kill anybody that gets in his way.
Both options gave terrible outcomes for everyone...
No, it was for the best that a small group came to meet him. Or, at the very least, people that were not badly interested in fighting Itsuki, especially at an open public space like the Coffee Shop they currently found themselves in.
They couldn't risk dragging innocents into a crossfire. And it was exactly why Itsuki probably choose the Café for them to meet and have a talk.
The Devil heiresses were furious about how easy it semmed for some of their enemies to easily enter and leave their territory as they pleased, right under their noses. Rias and Sona learned that they really needed to tighten up Kuoh Town's security measures.
"But I suppose we're getting off track like this. Let's just resume talking about the main subject, shall we?" Itsuki cooly requests from the others before placing a bunch of files on the table for the others to look at.
The files all semmed to contain information about a certain Pure Blood Devil. A certain someone called…
"Diodora Astaroth." Asia spoke the name, prompting Xenovia and Irina to widen their eyes in recognition.
"That name..." The bluenette remembers that information about this particular Devil was previously given to Yuta by Hosuke. And her savior later debriefed the former exorcist, Asia and Irina about who Diodora was after checking the veracity of the intel the Dark Knight gave to him.
Issei and Raynare were not out of the loop either as the Church Trio also told them about the Astaroth Pure Blood Devil.
Diodora Astaroth is the heir of the Astaroth Clan. He is the son of Lord and Lady Astaroth and a relative of Ajuka Beelzebub.
He is a gentle-looking, handsome young man with dark green hair. This Devil also has a big deep scar on his chest from when he injured himself to have Asia heal it as part of his plan to make her a heretic.
He usually wears expensive clothing. He has golden eyes, but they are almost always closed or squinted.
While initially appearing to be a gentle, well-mannered, and charismatic young man, Diodora was in fact a narcissistic, sinister, vile, callous, and wicked person who would do "whatever it takes" to achieve his desires. He had an utter obsession with nuns and holy-maidens, which was exemplified by the fact that all of his servants were once nuns and maidens that he had acquired after "breaking" them.
He enjoyed seeing them with expressions of pain, sadness, and despair which he found to be an ultimate form of entertainment. This showed Diodora to be an incredibly sadistic Devil.
He is very intelligent, deceptive, and manipulative, capable of tricking others into doing his bidding. An example would be how he managed to convince the nuns and holy-maidens, who would become his servants, that he was in 'love' with them, only to use them for his own twisted pleasure, showing that he is also incapable of love.
"Okay… I get it that this guy is a scumbag, but what's this has to do with any of us?" Xenovia demands from Itsuki, looking expectantly at him.
"Actually… We have just learned from Rias-sama that Diodora's peerage is our next Rating Game opponent." Raynare tells the others, Issei nodding in agreement with her.
"Oh..." The Durandal wielder looks at them in understanding.
"Right. But there's another reason why you guys should be careful around Diodora Astaroth." Itsuki warns the others, prompting them to face him. "Especially miss Asia here. He will come eventually after her."
"Me? Why?" The former nun asks, tilting her head in confusion.
This earns a small smile from the Knight of Chaos in return.
"So you really don't remember about him, huh?" The brunette with freckles asks rhetorically, confusing Asia and her companions.
Remember? Asia met Diodora before?
Wait…
Could it be…
"He's the Devil Asia healed before she was excommunicated as a result!" Issei gasps in realization as the girls also look shocked over his discovery.
All the while, Itsuki only grinned at them in approval.
"Ding ding ding. Finally figured it out, huh?" The Knight of Chaos comments casually. "Say, everyone. How would you feel if I told you all that Diodora purposely injured himself in order to get closer to little Asia here? Let's say he was completly aware of what would happen to our little [Twilight Healing] here in case she actually tended an injured Devil." Itsuki asks the five before him.
A look of horror comes across Asia's face as the others tried to comfort her. Tears were falling from the former nun's eyes.
"You don't mean..." Irina looks horrified at the red and blue Ultraman.
"Diodora knew exactly how to take advantage of Asia's kind nature. After all, he indeed saw her as another holy maiden for his collection..." The Knight of Chaos adds.
"All this time… He was… Only after me?" The blonde mutters aloud in disbelief.
"Asia..." Issei and Raynare tried to comfort the pure-hearted girl.
Due to his nun fetish, Diodora had preyed on famous nuns and Holy-maidens in various countries around the human world. He would seduce the maidens with his passionate words in order to make them fall in love with him. After the nuns and maidens were cast out by their churches, which left them devastated, he would appear before to supposedly save them from the depths of their despair, only to eventually be taken advantage of; rape and mentally break them in both body and heart. Diodora would then reincarnate them as his servants who slavishly pledged their loyalty to him.
When he set his sights on his next target, Diodora purposely injured himself and appeared before Asia, who healed him. This act of healing a Devil resulted in Asia's eventual excommunication from the Church. He was also present when Raynare tried to steal Asia's Sacred Gear, intending to kill the former Fallen Angel, save Asia, and then take her as his servant.
But this plan failed when Issei and Yuta defeated Raynare and took care of her little group.
At this, everyone's distaste for Diodora Astaroth only came to further increase.
However, there was still one thing Asia and her comrades still couldn't fully comprehend…
"Again, what's the catch here, Itsuki? I don't think you're lying about Diodora targeting Asia in the past… But what are the Knights of Chaos after this time? Why warn us about him? You guys are going to use us for your own personal agenda, that much is obvious." Xenovia asks the brunette Chaos User, looking warily at the Dark Faust lookalike.
"Our plans are beyond your comprehension, for now, Xenovia. It's up to you to figure how to solve this puzzle." He speaks cryptically, smirking at her.
"And what are the Knights of Chaos planning to do with the Excalibur Fragments you stole from the Church? Are you going to forge a new Excalibur for one of you to use?" Irina questions, remembering about a certain incident that took place recently.
The brunette with freckles only looks amused at this.
"Really? You expected us to copy Valper Galilei's homework?" He asks the chestnut-haired girl back.
"Is that a no?" Raynare asks this time.
"You're free to interpret this as you wish. Maybe we will. Maybe we won't. Now, where's the fun in giving the spoilers? I'm not some cliche megalomaniacal villain that likes to brag about my plans, you know?" Itsuki points out dryly.
"You bastard..." Issei growled again at the enemy Ultraman, but he quickly remembers that lashing out there at Itsuki will be prejudical in the long run for him and the others.
The Knight of Chaos quickly adopts a thinking stance, as if he suddenly remembers something important.
"I actually remembered about something crucial." Itsuki lets out a fake gasp. "I actually have acquired crucial information that all members of Diodora's peerage are under the influence of a mind-control spell as well. They were all brainwashed to obey their [King], no matter what."
"Say what?" The other five with him look astounded at this.
"Now, what to do about this, I wonder?" Itsuki shrugged, giving the others an expectant look."If only there was someone who could free the girls under Diodora's influence and kick his ass." The Chaos User finishes dramatically.
"And why are the Knights of Chaos not doing anything in regards to this?" Raynare inquires to the blue-eyed boy, frowning at him.
"Nah. Not on our priority list. Don't have a reason to lift a single finger to save a bunch of females Devil." The Ultra replies casually as he turns to the Church Trio. "But I'm sure Team Geed would take care of Diodora, right?"
"And why do you want us specifically to do something about this, Itsuki?" Irina questions the Chruch traitor with a wary look.
"Are you saying you girls are gonna turn a blind eye to this?" Itsuki counter with a smirk. "Well, not that I would blame you of course."
"Touché." Xenovia acknowledges with a bitter expression as she and the others don't have words to rebut the Knight of Chaos. "Fine then. We will play along with whatever you have in store for us. For now, that is."
It's not like they had another choice if Itsuki was telling the truth. They couldn't ignore this and the Knight of Chaos semmed to be taking some sort of pleasure in using Team Geed's strong sense of justice against them.
"I'm glad to see that we're all on the same boat here, Xenovia." Itsuki tells the Durandal wielder with a pleased look before turning to face at Irina and Asia next. "And you two as well. Irina. Asia."
"..." The Church trio only looked apprehensive at him in return.
"Hold on, wait. We can't just go after Diodora right away like this." Raynare interrupts as the others, except Itsuki, look at her in confusion. "I mean, sure, that guy is indeed the worst kind of scum I have ever seen. But it's not like he's considered some sort of real-life criminal within Devil Society. Nor do we have actual proof to use against him. Dammit, is there nothing we can do?" She asks aloud, her expression is now one of frustration.
"Raynare-san..." Asia looks at her Angel-Devil friend in concern, now agreeing with the older woman's words.
Is there any way to make Diodora face justice for the atrocities he committed?
"If we talk about this with Michael-sama and the rest of the Church, then I'm sure that maybe something can be done about this later." Irina gives her input on the matter.
"Another problem here is that most of our 'evidence' comes from a Knight of Chaos." Xenovia replies, glancing at said Chaos User, who only smiled back at her. "How would they take that into consideration?"
And Issei only scowls at this, feeling useless and unable to do anything meaningful against Diodora other than probably beat him in the upcoming Rating Game agaisnt the Astaroth's peerage. And the dark thought of this bastard going after Asia now haunts him…
And just then, Itsuki laughs at the others' panicked and distressed expressions as he found amusement in watching them act like headless chickens, running around aimlessly.
"Tachibana..." The Sekiryutei growls at the Ultraman. "What's so funny now, you bastard?"
"As amusing as it is to watch you all struggle to come up with a solution for that, I happen to have yet another piece of crucial information for you lot." The blue-eyed brunette tells them with a small smirk.
Irina sighs in exasperation, not really being surprised this time.
"Of course you would have, wouldn't you?" She utters.
"So, what's this crucial information about?" Raynare asks the red and blue Ultra, raising an eyebrow at him.
"Diodora has ties with the Khaos Brigade. He is one of them." Itsuki reveals as the others widen their eyes at this. "You just have to expose him. Simple, huh?"
"And you wouldn't happen to have some useful evidence about that to make things easier for us, would you?" Issei asks, a bit hopeful.
Only for the other brunette to shrug before replying:
"It's not interesting if you guys don't wrack your minds a little and struggle in this part at least."
"Figures." The [Pawn] grumbled at this.
"But how exactly do you know so much about all of this, Itsuki-san?" Asia couldn't help but inquire the Ultra, feeling a bit curious now.
The gears inside Xenovia's head quickly reach the most logical conclusion:
"There's someone within the Khaos Brigade who spies for the Knights of Chaos. They can keep an eye on Diodora and the other members." The bluenette realizes, eyes wide open.
While the others gasp, Itsuki merely smiles smugly in response. He doesn't deny nor confirm his former friend's claim, which manages to further irk them.
"Also, have this as proof of my sincerity." Suddenly, the brunette Ultra does a 'magic trick' of sorts and produces a card in his right hand, next tossing it at Xenovia.
"What's this?" The bluenette girl wonders as she examines the item. It looked exactly like Ultraman Agul (V2)'s Ultra Fusion Card, M78 lettering included. Xenovia could even sense the azure Ultra's essence within it.
"A get well gift, if you will. For the sake of our old friendship. Give it to Geed, I'm sure he will know what to do with it." Itsuki advises Xenovia. "Also, heed my words. Team Geed should stop mingling with the Supernatural monsters. Especially the ones from the Three Biblical Factions."
Issei and Raynare frown at this, but the Devils decide to remain quiet.
"Just what the Knights of Chaos have agaisnt the Supernatural World, Itsuki-san? Can't you see that not all of them are evil?" Asia tries to reason with the Dark Faust lookalike. "Not even the current Devils are that bad, especially the reincarnated ones. It's only some special cases, like Diodora's, that are the real issue."
The brunette Chaos User scoffs at this, looking back at the blonde with a sharp glare that actually made her a bit frightened.
"Tell that to Hosuke. Remember, his life was basically ruined because of the Devils. Just like in your case, Asia Argento. And even worse, he lost his family to them." He reminds the group.
Asia's face fell at this as she looks devastated while the others feel somber at the sad reminder.
"I… I..." The former nun now stuttered to say something while Issei and Raynare tried to comfort the green-eyed girl.
While Asia adopts a dejected expression, as she remembers the grim talk she and her friends had with Hosuke before the Kuoh Peace Treaty, Issei scowled at the thought of the Dark Knight coming to later attack them again.
Irina and Xenovia only glared back at the Church traitor.
"And you, Itsuki?" Irina asks him defiantly. "What's your story?"
The Knight of Chaos turns his back to the group before proceeding to answer.
"I share Hosuke's pain of loss. I know how it feels to be powerless while disgusting beings get away with whatever they want to do just because they happen to have the power to do so. The evil I face can also be found in the Church and Heaven, with their lies and hypocrisy." Itsuki speaks coldly. "Yes… Arrogant Supernatural aberrations who believe they are 'the best' in this world… They cannot be forgiven." The Knight of Chaos speaks harshly, astounding the duo of ex-exorcists.
Xenovia and Irina never saw this side of Itsuki before.
"Black coffee and crossaint for a Tachibana Itsuki!" The barista suddenly announced as he finished mixing the aforementioned beverage and preparing the brunette's food. The young man came over the counter and accepted the order, leaving behind the appropriate amount of cash to pay and a generous tip.
Itsuki then turns to face Issei and the girls once more.
"You see… The power of Chaos and the Capsules has even the odds between humanity and monsters, unlike the Sacred Gears that can fall into the wrong hands…" Itsuki went on, smiling darkly at the group of five. "And it's an Ultraman's duty to exterminate 'aberrations' that threaten Earth's peace and human lives."
Everyone froze at that. Asia quickly cowered behind Raynare, who covered the blonde with her free arm. The Knight of Chaos then turned his attention to the Red Dragon Emperor.
"Enjoy the feeling of being the one hunted. Your time will come eventually."
And with that, Itsuki turned around and left the Coffee Shop, with his order in his hands.
Everyone else just stood there, still trying to take this all in.
"..." Silent, Issei could only clench his fists in frustration as a desire to get more power slowly starts to possess him...
Leaving the Coffee Shop, Itsuki walks a few more blocks away before getting inside of a parked car that was waiting for him, a white-colored Mazda FD RX-7.
Jack was in the driver's seat as Itsuki sat next to him. Behind them in the passenger seats were Hosuke and Minami.
"So, how did it go?" The tan-skinned man asks the brunette Ultra.
"I told them everything," Itsuki replies to his teammate as he smirks at the others. "I don't think they believe I lied to them given that they will stumble upon Diodora eventually."
"I see." Jack nods in understanding as he prepares to drive away.
"So, was it only those three Church girls that appeared?" Minami decides to ask Itsuki next, showing some interest. "What about the Silver Bullet and his girl?"
The Ultra shook his head in response.
"Geed and Yoruno didn't show up. Neither did Zero and Satou. I guess they were busy with something else." Itsuki replies as the woman looks disappointed at this. "But the Sekiryutei and the Fallen Angel that joined Rias Gremory's peerage did instead."
At this, Hosuke's ears perked a little and his eyes narrowed a bit.
"Fucking monsters..." The ravenette growled lowly before asking the next question to the Ultra. "Why did they come with the Church girls? Were they ordered or something of the sort by their [King]?" He wonders.
Itsuki only shrugged at this in return.
"Not really. Apparently, the two accompanied Xenovia, Irina and Asia because they were worried about our little nun as well." The freckled brunette explained.
"Is this some joke?" Jack asks, raising an eyebrow, as he keeps driving, eyes on the road.
"No matter, we can investigate that later once we move to the next phase." Minami says before facing Hosuke and Jack. "Are you two ready as well?" She asks them.
"Yes./Yeah." The Draco and Dark Knights reply in unison.
A few documents could be seen in Hosuke's possession. And all of them semmed to be related to a student transfer to Kuoh Academy, a letter of admission included.
'Geed… Zero… And those fucking Devils… I will show them all… The next time we meet… The new power I acquired!' Hosuke thought darkly as his eyes briefly glowed dark purple before reverting back into his usual orange ones.
"So… I pretty much warned them about Diodora. Sure, they won't probably lower their guard around that guy now. Maybe not even the Kuoh Devils." Itsuki comments.
"What about Vector and Vali's fight? Have you told them that Ophis acquired a new 'partner'?" Minami asks the other brunette with a concerned expression.
Just like in Team Geed's, the Knights of Chaos were concerned, and afraid to a certain degree, with the new group of Chaos Users that recently emerged. It made them unease to learn that this new faction decided to team up with the Khaos Brigade of all possible groups.
The perfect recipe for a calamity that was just waiting to happen...
"No, but they will find out soon anyway." The Ultra replies cooly. "However, Xenovia did manage to guess from my intel about the existence of our spy within the Khaos Brigade."
His companions inhaled sharply at this before staring at the red and blue Ultra with blank looks.
"Well, shit." Jack cursed.
"So, what do we do? Alert our informant just in case?" Hosuke suggests.
"Yes, that. And maybe find a way to make sure that Team Geed and the Kuoh Devils don't blow their cover accidentally." Minami suggests at the others agree with her.
As he watched his friends discuss a few more things related to their next task, Itsuki simply smiled in mild excitement as he thought about the ordeals that Irina, Xenovia and the rest of Team Geed would face in the near future.
'Things sure are always getting interesting here at Kuoh, huh?' He thought to himself.
The Ultra's also a bit impressed that Xenovia managed to correctly deduce the existence of their spy within the Khaos Brigade. Maybe he should look into this matter later to ensure that Team Geed and their enemies somehow don't accidentally blow up the Knights of Chaos' spy's identity later.
Just in case...
Some days later...
Kuoh Academy - Entrance
With summer break finally over, a new semester begins at Kuoh Academy. Many students were seen entering the Academy's main building, going back to their classes.
And some new faces were also appearing as well…
'This is it… Kuoh Academy…' A nervous-looking Lint Sellzen thinks as she looks all over the place. The mixed-haired girl was currently wearing Kuoh Academy's female uniform.
She already gathered some attention due to being a transfer student.
The Devils were already informed of her transferal while she still needed to introduce herself to Team Geed.
'I wonder how Xenovia and Irina will react once they see me...' Lint thinks with a small smile at the prospect of reuniting with her friends.
The exorcist gathers some courage before heading towards the main building as well.
But Lint wasn't the only transfer student today…
A light brown-haired boy with olive-colored eyes was seen entering the academy's premisses next. He semmed to be 17 Years old and was sporting glasses. He had short hair and light-colored skin. Like in Lint's case, he was also a new student that already semmed to have gathered some attention due to being a new face.
But unlike the dual-haired exorcist girl, the boy had a stern expression on his face. The other students semmed to consider him as someone unapproachable and unfriendly.
"Alright… Let me check again where I'm supposed to go..." The young man grumbled as he was reading some files while making his way to the academy's main building.
However, someone eventually ends bumping on him accidentally from behind, making the young man fall on the ground.
"Argh! Hey, watch it!" The boy cursed before proceeding to gather some of the belongings that fell before him. He then turns to face the one that bumped upon him. "Watch where you're going next time!" The boy keeps cursing, only to stop after seeing who exactly it was that hit him from behind.
It was Katase.
"Ah! I'm so sorry!" Katase apologizes to the brunette, looking apologetic at him. "Are you alright?"
Before the male student could even give her a reply, the pinkette proceeds to help him gather some of his belongings that were still on the ground. And amongst them was what appeared to be a sketchbook of sorts.
Curious, Katase decides to check the drawings in it. She stumbles upon many beautiful scenery drawings as she flips troughs the pages.
'Wow… Those actually look quite good.' The girl thinks.
"..." Something inside of the young man semmed to click as he quietly watched the girl before him. Somehow, he now found himself captivated by her. He couldn't explain why though. And it wasn't simply because he found her pretty, but probably because she seemed to be impressed with his drawings as well.
"Here." Closing the sketchbook with an impressed look, Katase returns it to him alongside some of the belongings she gathered on the ground. "Your drawings look very good." She compliments with a friendly smile.
"Thanks." The boy simply replies, accepting his items back from her.
"I don't remember seeing you here before, are you a transfer student?" Katase asks the boy, now curious.
"I… Yeah." He nods to her.
And Katase could, for some reason, almost feel that this boy before her didn't seem to be a pervert like Issei, Matsuda and Motohama. If anything, there was something within him that made her think about Yuta and Daichi.
But she couldn't explain what exactly it was…
"Well, welcome to Kuoh Academy then." Katase tells him with a kind smile. "I hope you enjoy your new school life here."
And with that, the pinkette walked away before waving away to the boy and giving a good impression of herself on him.
Once Katase was out of his sight, the brunette once again adopts his stern expression before heading towards the main building to mind his own business as well.
Kuoh Academy - At Class 2-B
"Hey, have you heard it? We're getting two new classmates today!"
"Oh, really? Do you know who they are?
"Apparently one it's a cute girl while the other one is a boy."
"Really? I see. By the way, I have also heard that the Academy acquired some new staff. One seems to be a teacher and the other is a beautiful physician lady."
Yuta kept hearing some of the gossips that the students near him were talking about, but he tried to not pay much attention to it. After all, it's not like every single person that suddenly joins Kuoh Academy would turn out to be somehow related to the Supernatural World, right?
But a part of him was amused by the fact that too many people semmed to be joining his class specifically. It amounts sounds like some anime plot cliche, seriously.
Now that he thought about it, his brother and Koneko's class also semmed to be receiving a new student today as well...
'I wonder how Yuya is dealing with this...' Yuta thinks.
Meanwhile…
At Yuya and Koneko's Classroom
"Students, we have a new student joining us today." The teacher spoke as she gestured for a girl to enter and introduce herself to the others.
It happened to be none other than one Ravel Phenex.
"Please, introduce yourself." The teacher requests.
"Hello, everyone. My name is Ravel Phenex. It's a pleasure to meet you all." Ravel introduces herself in a ladylike manner, giving a light bow to her new classmates.
She then exchanges gazes with Yuya. Seeing this, the Ultra smiles warmly at her and the blonde girl does the same in return, blushing a little.
This isn't missed by the rest of their class as the boys begin to glare at Yuya while the girls began to gossip amongst themselves. But Yuya paid no mind to either of those things. He was very happy that another friend joined his classroom.
However, Koneko could be now seen sporting a look of distaste towards the blonde Phenex girl.
Back at Yuta and Issei's Class…
The teacher finally entered the room.
When the class settled down, the students looked at the teacher and were surprised. This wasn't their usual teacher.
The newcomer was a man in his mid-twenties that had tanned skin, short spiky black hair and his facial features and body weren't so bad either. Lastly, his eyes were brown and he was dressed in a black suit, with a white shirt and a blue necktie underneath it.
"My name is Masamune Kuroto and I'll be your new math teacher, it's nice to meet you all." He introduces himself politely, giving a friendly smile to everyone.
After hearing his voice, some girls were blushing, while some of the boys(mainly Matsuda and Motohama) were whispering something about 'pretty guy', looking at him with jealousy.
"And before the class begins, I would like to introduce two new students." Kuroto then turns to the door. "You can come in."
And whispers soon filled the room again as a boy and a girl now stood before the other students. The former was the young man that Katase met earlier while the latter was Lint.
Xenovia and Irina looked surprised to see their friend joining their class while Katase also looks astounded that the boy she met earlier would be the second transfer student joining their classroom.
"Please introduce yourselves to the class." Said Kuroto, who was now standing behind his desk.
"Hello, everyone. My name is Lint Sellzen. It's nice to meet you all." Lint greets everyone with a warm smile, charming some of the boys.
Next, the male transfer student introduces himself:
"Greetings, I'm Asuta Subaru. I will be under your care." The brunette introduces himself nicely, giving a light bow to the class. "I hope to get along with all of you." He finishes with his own smile.
He then looks at Katase and gives her an acknowledging and friendly look.
The short pink-haired girl returns the gesture, surprised at his change in personality. She feels that he isn't like most of the boys that transferred to the academy due to perverted reasons, which made her a bit relieved.
The pinkette next notices Murayama giving her a teasing look, which made Katase blush a little.
"It's not like that, Murayama. I don't have a crush on him or anything of the sort. I just met him earlier." She whispered to her best friend, shaking her head in slight dismay.
Katase is no longer like most of the girls of the academy that would chase after the pretty boys like Kiba. Hanging out with Fumika, Yuta, Daichi, Xenovia, Asia and Irina opened her eyes a little after she learned about the Supernatural World. The pinkette learned from Team Geed that she definitely shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
Meanwhile, Yuta has been silently observing the three new individuals that would become part of his new school life. When he exchanged looks with Lint, the girl quickly became nervous about getting his attention.
The Ultra could see how she greatly resembles Freed, being basically a female version of him. Yuta did not even have to hear her surname to realize how she seemed to be related to the deranged priest. Are they siblings?
But judging by Xenovia and Irina's reactions upon seeing her, he realizes that the former exorcists semmed to know the dual-haired girl in a good way. At this, the leader of Team Geed gets the impression that she might become a possible ally for them later.
But as for the two young men that appeared next to Lint…
Kuroto semmed to be a normal person while there was something off with Subaru. Yuta briefly exchanged looks with the olive-eyed brunette, feeling some sort of familiarity with him.
But why exactly?
'Why can't I shake off the feeling that I saw this guy before somewhere?' Yuta thinks before he decides to keep an eye on both Subaru and the new math teacher.
Just in case, it never hurts to be extra careful sometimes.
Unaware to the Isekai Ultra Hero, he was also being carefully observed by both Kuroto and Subaru, as the two newcomers silently exchange looks amongst themselves.
Later…
After Class…
With Yuya…
Outside of his classroom, Yuya stood in the corridor as he was watching Ravel, back in the class, interacting with other girls. Their classmates surrounded the [Bishop]'s table as the twin-tailed blonde did her best to blend in and befriend the other students around her age.
"Hey, where are you from?" A girl asks Ravel.
"Phenex is an unusual last name. It sounds so cool!" A second comment.
"We got another overseas transfer student on top of Gasper-kun! I love this class." A third adds.
"Ravel-san, let's get some tea on the way home!" A fourth offers to the Pure Blood Devil.
"That sounds wonderful." Ravel chuckled with them as she made a strained smile, a bead of sweat forming on the back of her head.
Rias soon approaches Yuya and joins him in observing how Ravel is handling her new situation.
"I was worried about how Ravel was doing after transferring here." The Gremory tells the young Ultra Hero.
"I'm sure she will be fine, Rias-san." Yuya tried to assure his Devil senpai.
"Excuse me." A flustered Ravel suddenly excuses herself from her classmates, deciding to approach her new [King] and Yuya.
Seeing how the blonde semmed to be close to them, the other girls soon sported blushes and started to whisper amongst themselves. This would cause a rumor to later form between Yuya and Ravel.
"Everything okay, Ravel-san?" Yuya asks his new friend with a concerned expression.
"Well, this is the first time I've ever transferred school. And I am a Devil as well. I do not know how well to interact with humans." An embarrassed Ravel explains as Rias and Yuya look fondly at her in return.
"Don't worry, Ravel-san. I will do whatever I can to help you then." Yuya offers her. "I also understand what it means to be the new face here."
"Yuya-sama..." The [Bishop] looks at him with a delightful expression. "In that case, I will be counting on you as well." The twin-tailed blond tells him.
"Sure. Of course." The Ultra replies with a smirk, nodding to her.
Suddenly, two more individuals join them: Koneko and Gasper.
"Then you don't mind if we accompany you two as well, right?" The [Rook] asks her classmates before turning to look at Ravel with an expression of displeasure. "Pathetic Yakitori girl."
Huh? What?
Rias and Yuya look confused at this while Ravel now frowns at the white kitty.
"Did you just say something?" The new [Bishop] questions the [Rook].
"You're pathetic." Koneko now repeats with a blank face.
"Y-You! How dare you speak in that manner to the daughter of the Phenex Family!?" A now furious Ravel demands.
"You came to the Human World and immediately caused trouble for Buchou and Yuya-kun." Koneko says points out dryly. "That's why I called you pathetic."
"Why you…! You little bratty Nekomata!" Ravel calls back.
"Yakitori."
The two 1st Year students begin to glare at each other, a rivalry of sorts beginning to form between the two of them.
Suddenly, Gasper begins to cry.
"So scary!" He whined.
Seeing that he didn't want this ridiculous situation to escalate any further, Yuya decides to finally step in.
"Come on now. Why don't you two just try to get along? Koneko-chan? Ravel-san? We're all in the same class." The Ultra tries to persuade them.
But instead, the two girls now turn to look at him with expectant looks.
"Who's side are you on, Yuya-kun?" Koneko asks him.
"Huh? Side?" The boy looks confused at the sudden question before he begins to sweat nervously, raising his head in surrender in an attempt to pacify the two before him.
"Whoa, hold on. You two. I-I'm just trying to make sure you girls become good friends." Yuya explains, laughing awkwardly before slowly backing off from their piercing gazes.
And then, Koneko and Ravel resume exchanging glares with one another while the Ultra Hero sighs tiredly in the background…
'I'm worried that these two will keep on fighting from now on...' Yuya thinks before proceeding to console the still crying Gasper.
Meanwhile, Rias looks at the Chaos User with an amused expression on her face before folding her arms.
'Those two certainly seem to have taken a liking for you… Good luck, Yuya, You will need it.' The redhead heiress thinks mischievously.
Later...
Rias could be seen sitting in the office of the Occult Research Club with Diodora Astaroth sitting in front of her. A few papers were laid out in front of her, but she chose to just glare at the other Devil heir instead.
"I said it once and I'll say it again Diodora: I will not set a meeting with Asia for you. She is a member of Team Geed. You have to talk with them. And if she doesn't feel comfortable about seeing you then that's that. So, I'll kindly ask that you leave my territory and return to the Underworld now."
The Astaroth Devil gave the Gremory heiress a strained smile before he stood up from the seat.
"Yes, I believe I've overstayed my welcome. The next time we'll see each other will be at the Rating Game. Until then, Rias, I bid you ado."
With that, the male Devil disappeared with a flash of his magic circle.
With a sigh of annoyance, she turned towards a heavily shadowed corner of the main room.
"I thank you for warning me about Diodora coming over. But even if you didn't tell me, I wouldn't have let him approach Asia either. She's someone important to Issei as well." Bones cracking could be heard from the shadows as a familiar ravenette stepped out of them with a grim expression.
"Yes, I remember how the Gremory family treats their peerages so you don't have to worry about my distrust in the situation." Yuta told the redhead and slowly rose again, smoothing out his school uniform. "Even so, I asked Issei and the others to keep an eye out for Diodora just in case that cretin tries anything else. Who knows, maybe he might try something else at your Rating Game as well."
The two of them were informed by Asia's group about what Itsuki warned them about, also deciding to take the Knight of Chaos' words into their hearts as well. They would all wait for the right opportunity to strike against the evil Pure Blood Devil.
Rias let out a sigh of relief at the measures the Ultra had taken to ensure Asia's safety. Then a question popped into her head as she narrowed her eyes at the one in front of her.
"Why do you dislike Diodora so much? I mean, my generation of the Devil Youths dislike him as well, hell even Zephyrdor hates the guy. But that doesn't explain why you hate him."
"Let's just say that he caused a lot of pain for one of my friends and I plan on rectifying it."
(Flashback)
Fumika frowned in confusion as she looked at the small stack of presents and letters in front of her while a nervous Asia sat next to her and a worried Rias sat opposite them.
The Kaiju Girl then mused:
"This is a worrying situation..."
"I know. Diodora Astaroth was sending love letters and presents to Asia, while we were busy out of town, which means he must have some sort of gaze on us." Rias muttered as she looked through the various things that had come.
Amongst them were movie tickets, dinner invitations, product tokens and even various products.
"I don't want to leave Issei-san and the others!" Asia blurted out worried.
Fumika was hugging the blonde as she replied:
"It's fine. Issei, Yuta, Xenovia and I aren't going to let him continue acting like this if he comes back. We'd already warned him off months ago about approaching you. So he's a coward for only trying this now when we were all out of town."
Rias grimaced as she recalled how Fumika and Xenovia had explained what Yuta had discovered about Asia's situation, their suspicions and the first confrontation between their group and Diodora.
She couldn't believe the audacity Diodora had to enter her territory and then try and spy on someone who was living here and under Team Geed's protection.
"Don't worry, Asia. We won't let him try anything else with you. Why don't you go relax with Koneko or Gasper." Rias spoke with a reassuring smile, waiting for Asia to leave before suggesting to Fumika. "Maybe we can contact Ajuka-sama or Azazel about this?"
"I suppose... Although I don't think they could do anything about this at the moment." The ravenette replied with a shrug.
Rias was biting her lip as she tried to come up with a workable idea before the Kaiju Girl added:
"Let's also ask Kuroka-san to keep an eye on her."
"Alright." Rias spoke with a nod, coming to the same conclusion that the older Nekoshou would be strong enough to protect the blonde ex-nun.
(Flashback ends)
The Gremory nodded her head at the explanation as the Ultra Warrior turned to leave.
Something will be eventually done against Diodora, but that doesn't mean the Gremory group should not prepare themselves for their Rating Game against him just in case.
"I hope the rest of your evening goes well, Rias. Tell the others that I'll see them later." Yuta told her.
With that, the Chaos User left the room through the doors of the main room followed by a flash of blue light once the doors had closed.
At the Dorm - Training Room
Currently occupying the room were Rias's peerage and the members of Team Geed. The former were preparing for their Rating Game match agaisnt Diodora while the latter were polishing their skills.
At one spot, Xenovia could be seen instructing Yuta about how to use a sword.
And the reason for that was…
(Flashback)
"Please, teach me how to properly use a sword." Yuta requests to Xenovia, bowing shortly to her.
The bluenette was taken aback by the sudden request, certainly speechless with her savior's sudden request.
She honestly thought that he was already pretty strong in Supernatural standards. Perhaps he could be eventually considered the strongest human ever at one point.
But then, the ex-exorcist ends remembering the talk about the Malevolent Entity and understands why her savior wanted to acquire a new set of skills.
Yuta also explained to her that one of the [Fusion Rise] forms that he will acquire later also did require him to know how to correctly use a sword.
Another reason to become a sword user then…
Eventually, the bluenette accepts his request since Xenovia also wanted to repay Yuta in some way for the kindness he showed her.
It's not like she planned to deny him or anything of the sort after all…
She would gladly offer her support whenever he needs, now more than ever.
(Flashback ends)
"Alright, let's take a break." Xenovia tells Yuta as he stops practicing some swords stances she instructed him to do with a wooden sword.
Having him ask her for a personal favor and see his training did bring a smile to Xenovia's face. A part of her felt honored that the Isekai Ultraman asked specifically for her no one else as she felt the connection between the two of them growing stronger as a result.
"What do you think I need to improve, Xenovia?" Yuta asks the armored Ultra as he leans the wooden sword agaisnt his right shoulder.
"I think you're improving very well in the basics. For now, let's keep at that." She tells him.
One thing that astounded Xenovia was how quickly the young man semmed to be learning the essential under her guidance. She felt confident enough to feel that she has been properly instructing her savior's training.
But the other factor, that she guessed that probably also had a hand in her savior's evolution, must be Yuta's own infinite potential as well.
While still young and inexperienced, Yuta is notable for possessing potent fighting instincts, his skill in battle grows at a quick enough pace that he could take on much greater opponents, even those that easily trounced older and more experienced fighters before.
Xenovia had seen that definitely happen as Ultraman Geed defeated fierce opponents such as Kokabiel, Sairaorg Bael, Ultraman Orion and some of the Knights of Chaos that he faced.
"Say, Yuta… I have been wondering… Why exactly you wanted me to be your swordsmanship instructor? I… I don't think I'm bad at teaching this or anything of the sort… But compared to others, like Kiba and Irina, I still lack a bit in technique." The bluenette says to her savior, feeling a bit embarrassed after what she considered to be her most serious flaws.
But the silver-eyed Ultra Hero only smiles back at her, looking reassured at Xenovia.
"And I also told you before, Xenovia. Didn't I? It's because it has to be you." The ravenette approaches the ex-exorcist and gestures to their souls. "It's because you and I share a bond. Our souls are resonating with each other. As Ultras, this connection will also help us grow not only in power but as individuals as well." Yuta explains kindly to her.
This made Xenovia blush and her heart beat faster as a result. Whenever she looks at her savior in moments like these, she would feel attracted to the warm, welcoming and dazzling light that his heart produced.
'As I came to understand the light power of an Ultraman with my own eyes, I actually thought I'd met a God. I felt he would guide humankind in the right direction. But then I realized I was wrong. Ultraman is light, but is he also a human...' Xenovia thinks fondly.
To her, Yuta is a representation of humanity's potential, the good and the bad. He's not some saint who will charge into battle without fear, but he does so anyway because he knows he'll feel guilty about it if he doesn't otherwise.
A part of her suddenly remembers wanting to have a family with him when she first offered herself to him. It seems that this wish has only gotten stronger ever since then...
"Say, what do you plan to do once we acquire Fantasia Code, Yuta?" Xenovia decides to ask next. "Fumika said that she would follow you when that happens."
The Ultra Hero adopts a fond expression as he responds:
"Yeah. That's right. Just like you and me, we promised to always be there for each other and face whatever trials await us together." The ravenette starts. "But once this battle is finally over... I plan to return to my homeworld, Xenovia. There are things I still have to do there and some promises to fulfill."
The silver-eyed boy thinks about the prospect of reuniting with his family, who would wait for his and Yuya's eventual return no matter how much time passed, and about the promise he made with his grandfather in order to work at Tsuburaya Studios to create his own Ultra Series.
"Then take me with you as well." Xenovia suddenly requests from him, her face filled with determination.
"Xenovia..." The young man looks back at her, now speechless upon hearing her wish.
"It's always more interesting to be with you." The bluenette explains with a playful smile.
"Interesting, huh? Alright then, I'll think about it. The more, the merrier, right?" Yuta smirks at her in return.
"Yeah." And Xenovia nods back to him in agreement.
Unbeknownst to the two of them, a Little Star was slowly manifesting inside of Xenovia's heart as the bond between the two Ultra Heroes deepened.
Meanwhile…
In another part of the training room, Issei and Yuya were sparring agaisnt each other. The former already activated his Balance Breaker while the latter transformed into Ultraman Zero.
*Smack!* *Crash!* *Smash!*
"Whoa, calm down! Issei-senpai! This is just training!" Zero cried to the Sekiryutei as the red and blue Ultra was on the receiving end of a series of furious strikes that came from the Red Dragon Emperor.
[Boost! Boost! Boost!]
'Not good! This isn't enough!' Issei thinks as he keeps attacking the Ultra Hero while his Boosted Gear keeps increasing his strength as well.
Despite how much stronger his attacks were getting with his additional Boosts, they still weren't doing much agaisnt Ultraman Zero's resilient body.
On the other hand, the Ultra Hero was surprised with the [Pawn]'s rather aggressive approach. Issei semmed to be fighting so desperately against him, acting almost as if they were in a real battle of life or death.
While it still didn't seriously harm his body, Zero wondered what was passing through the brunette's head right now.
Aren't they friends fighting side by side!?
But what the young Chaos User didn't know was that Issei's latest nightmare and the recent talk with Itsuki were still eating the Sekiryutei on the inside.
He was becoming desperate to catch up with the Ultras…
Not for his life, but for the sake of the girls so important to him…
He dreads to imagine what will happen when an enemy Chaos User finally appears to kill him and the other Kuoh Devils…
A part of Issei also feels that he shouldn't always rely on Yuta, Yuya and the others to deal with the Knights of Chaos, the Kaijus and Orion's group.
Not only because part of it was due to his own pride not wanting this feeling of helplessness to keep going on any longer, but he also did feel a bit jealous at the astounding pace the Oki brothers, especially, were quickly evolving and further empowering themselves.
He also wanted that…
"Dragon Shot!" The Red Dragon Emperor cried as he pointed his right arm at Zero before unleashing a powerful energy green beam at the Ultraman.
In response, Zero raises a yellow barrier to protect himself as the attack made him only slide on the floor, a little, before dispersing away.
"Ahh!" Issei lets out a warcry as he now rushes towards his sparring opponent, summoning Ascalon on his left gauntlet.
To counter this, Zero removes the Sluggers from the top of his head and uses them as daggers to block the [Pawn]'s several attempts at slashing and stabbing him.
*Slash!* *Slash!* *Slash!*
Eventually, Ultraman Zero kicks the armored red dragon away on the stomach, pushing Issei back and creating some distance betwen the two of them again.
"Not... Yet!" The [Pawn] grunts as he tries to attack the Ultra Hero once more.
Deciding to try something else, Zero returns his Sluggers to the head before aiming the forearm with his Ultimate Brace at the Reincarnated Devil.
"Cyclone Kōsen!" Zero cries as a powerful red and green energy cyclone is fired from the Ultimate Brace, blasting Issei away.
The Cyclone Ray(Kōsen) is a powerful cyclone fired from the Ultimate Bracelet. This attack only appeared in the 2011 Ultraman Festival via the Televi Magazine contest entry. It is powerful enough to destroy the Tyrant Kaiju.
*Boom!*
"Argh!" The brunette cried in pain as his Balance Breaker falls apart and he is sent to fall away a few meters from Ultraman Zero, now completly defeated.
*Thud!*
Not only the onlookers watching the fight were shocked, but the red and blue Ultraman himself was as well, with the result of this sparring match. Zero quickly managed to turn the fight to his favor with just a single attack.
"..." Zero looks at his Ultimate Brace in disbelief. He was just wanting to try a new technique, he didn't expect it to be so powerful either.
But just then, the Light Guardian remembers about the injured Issei and rushes to help the brunette.
"I… I'm so sorry, senpai. I didn't mean to use this much power..." Zero tried to apologize, offering some support to help Issei get on his feet.
"..." Issei didn't say anything, but everyone soon noticed the bitter expression on his face.
"Alright. Spit it out. What's bothering you, Issei-senpai?"
Once Asia finished healing the [Pawn]'s injuries, Yuya didn't waste time and went straight to the point.
Also present there with them were Rias, Koneko and Raynare.
"It's so unfair..." Issei begins, downcast.
Huh?
The others didn't quite understand what he meant.
The Boosted Gear wielder then turns to look at Yuya straight into the eyes before he proceeds to speak.
"I… I just can't understand… How are you and Yuta getting so much stronger so quickly…? I feel that no matter how much I train hard sometimes, it doesn't feel enough to catch up with you two. Is the power of Chaos making that much of a difference between us? Or is it because you two are Ultras?"
Ah…
So that was it…
While Asia looked sympathetically at the brunette she adored, the other Devils shared the Sekiryutei's point of view.
Especially after what happend back at Sargasso…
Yuya wanted to point out that Issei managed to cut off Ultraman X Darkness' arm, but quickly realized that this probably wouldn't do much to raise his senpai's spirit given that the Dark Ultra instantly regenerated the lost limb in a matter of seconds.
"I had a nightmare… One where Orion and the Knights of Chaos attack and kill all of us Devils." Issei explains as the others look horrified at this.
"So that's why you want to become stronger… To protect those you care..." Yuya speaks softly, his expression becomes one of understanding.
"Issei..." Rias looks at her most powerful servant in worry.
The Devil girls look at their fellow peerage member in concern. A part of them noticed how watching the Ultras fight and participating in hard battles agaisnt Chaos Users made Issei a bit more mature and serious in comparison to his past perverted self.
This made them a bit proud that he decided to train more seriously, but they didn't want the brunette to act like this either.
However, Yuya on the other hand...
"I hate to say this, but in a way, this seems to follows the 'life isn't fair' mentality." Yuya spoke up, after listening to the situation. "Just like in sports, some people are naturally gifted while others have to work three times as hard for the same improvements. I can't say I truly understand your abilities but based on what I've learned here; they seem to be unique to your individual self, senpai. It would only make sense for people to follow the logic that improvements vary from person to person. Chaos is the same way. Some people catch on instantly, while others might take years of practice and study to perform even the most simple of their abilities."
The young ravenette was an example of that. While he became a Chaos User after Fumika, Daichi, Asia and Xenovia, he quickly surpassed them in terms of power despite having less experience than them. But Yuya never gloated about this and tried to follow his brother's way in being as humble and kind as possible.
"What we found out was that some people could progress but didn't due to their own laziness." Asia responded next, deciding to give her opinion as well. "Anyone could have the potential, but if they don't work toward improving themselves, nothing will come of it. Time will pass, and they will go from being a genius to simply average. Applying oneself takes a lot of discipline and is hard to do when you're the one in charge of improving yourself and not the rest of the world."
"A wise man once said that it's only natural for a novice to improve faster than an adept. Don't be discouraged if you reach a plateau in skill, that just means you are at the precipice of something new." Yuya said, hinting at a lesser-known aspect of how to become stronger in heart, mind and body.
And that was how he and his brother did things on a day-to-day basis. One simple thing after another to nurture their power of light in whatever way they could.
"I wished I could be more like you and Yuta sometimes." Issei ranted, clenching his fists in frustration as he made his jealousy known.
"Issei-senpai, jealousy is a truly dangerous emotion since it causes people to do all sorts of cruel things just to get what they want," The Ultraman began to explain, "Hmmm… It is only natural for everyone to wish for the power to do as they wish. However, you have failed to realize that there are people who love and care about you.
Think about your family, peerage comrades and other friends. They all look out for your welfare although it might not be the best method sometimes. Though they may not always give what you want, they give you what you just need and that is acknowledgment. They will always cheer you up when you are down and always have kind words to offer. Sure, we all get the fact that life is not fair and we do not get to choose our portion in life. So you should accept the life you are given for the sake of your mental health and well-being.
Despair, stress, and anxiety are natural parts of your life, and they shouldn't be attacked. The truth is that if you accept the most difficult aspects of life, it can make you stronger to their advances. Crying, whining, jealousy and anger will get you nowhere."
Issei was shocked by Yuya's deep words.
In his mind, images of Rias, his parents, Asia, Akeno, Kiba, Koneko, Raynare, Irina, Gasper, even Motohama and Matsuda came to his mind and they all had smiles imprinted on their faces. All the times they cheered him up when he was down and all the kind smiles and warm words of comfort suddenly came back rushing into his memories.
They were always there for him and here he was, wallowing in self-pity. He was brought out of his ponderings by the young Ultraman's voice.
"Never be jealous. For we don't know the true extent of any given situation; just as you are wishing to be powerful like my brother and me, others may be wishing to be you." Yuya explained. "There are those that wish to be free of the expectations put on them by others, they wish to be free to just be themselves and not the image that they're expected to uphold as geniuses.
Jealousy breeds hate because you want what another has and cannot get it and thus, you begin to resent him for it and in turn, resentment gives into the desire to take it from him gives rise to all manners of devious plots and twisted plans to acquire that which is not yours. These mixed factors can even lead to wars and many of the world's greatest and devastating wars have been started over jealousy and lust for power."
The younger boy's words were burned into the [Pawn]'s soul. There was nothing he could say or do at the moment as all he could do was listen.
"We never know what another is truly going through. They may look happy on the outside but on the inside, they are dying. We envy those with power and prestige but to tell you the truth, they're the ones who aren't happy. They worry about holding on to their power and ensuring that they remain in power. They are constantly in battle because everyone else wants their power and thus fights them for it. They could never have enough power, prestige, and wealth, more and more until their greed consumes them and everything around them. They no longer see people as human beings, but as tools, servants and commodities that are expendable."
Everyone listened to the Ultra with great interest.
"Yet, oftentimes, people wish to be just like them, to be in their shoes, to enjoy the so-called finer things in life. Never be jealous, for we do not know what life has in store for you and you might lose sight of the things that are the most valuable in life."
"But it is hard not to be jealous and resentful, Yuya." Issei admitted, now feeling a bit guilty about his negative feelings.
"I know. It's only natural, after all. But it doesn't hurt to try, senpai. So here's my advice: Don't compare yourself to others. Just try to do things at your own pace and never sell yourself short. Trust me, that's one of the reasons I got stronger." Yuya explains with a smile before his expression faltered a little. "But as for my brother, he has something else that I don't… He has a particular experience that helped shape his current resolve."
Everybody else now looks curious at this.
"What do you mean, Yuya?" Koneko inquiries, noticing how troubled the silver-eyed boy was now.
"There is a reason why he fights with his life in line to save even the smallest of the lives..." Yuya now sports a sad expression. "Nii-san knows and deeply values the importance of lives. Probably more so than any of us."
Huh? The others were confused with this? How is one supposed to value life?
"Nii-san knows how frightening the feeling of death is. In the past, because of a certain disaster, my brother almost died back in our homeworld."
"What!?" Everybody else looks shocked over this.
"My brother's heart trembled at the prospect of death. He is still scared but does his best to keep moving on. And he doesn't want anybody precious to him to experience this."
"Yuta… So he also has a secret like that inside of him as well?" Issei asks, still thinking about the matter in disbelief.
"But that's not all..." Yuya resumes speaking. "He also knows the pain of losing people important to him as well..."
This further surprises the group.
Koneko's face fell at this.
'The pain of losing people precious to us.' She thinks about Yuya, her sister Kuroka, her peerage and all the friends she made in Kuoh. She becomes dreadful at the prospect of an evil Chaos User killing them all.
"Who… Who Yuta lost?" Raynare decides to ask, sounding uncertain if she really wanted to know.
Yuya tells them about their grandfather Oki Daisuke, who passed away due to old age. The old man inspired him and Yuta to become Ultra Heroes in his own way. This makes the others partly understand why the younger Oki and the leader of Team Geed seem to be so attached to the Heroes of Light.
But that didn't seem to answer everything at all…
"But… Who else did Yuta lose? Was it another member of your family?" Asia asks in concern.
No, that can't be the case...
And now that she thinks about it, Yuya and Yuta's parents and sister are still alive and well. They are waiting for the brothers to return back to their homeworld.
So who else exactly Yuta lost?
"Yuya… What exactly happened with Yuta?" Issei couldn't help but asks next, the others also feeling intrigued by the older Oki's near-death experience.
But the young ravenette only shook his head this, now adopting an expression of grief.
"I'm sorry, everyone… But this is not something that I can tell entirely… It's not my place to talk about Nii-san's past."
The others took this as the hint to drop this subject since he wouldn't tell anything else to them. If they wished to know more, they would probably have to ask Yuta himself.
With the pep talk eventually done, the group decides to resume their training.
Issei also feels that a burden left his chest as he thinks about his own near-death experience at the hands of Raynare. This makes him realizes that Yuta also had his own inner fears and trials to face in order to get stronger.
[Partner… What do you plan to do now?] Ddraig asks his host.
'Yuya is right… There are some things I will never be able to acquire as he and Yuta did… But that doesn't mean I can't get stronger in my own way… I will be counting on your aid as well, Ddraig!'
[Sure thing, partner! That's the spirit! Let's do our best as well!] The dragon spoke jovially.
This made Issei smile as he thought about how to further improve himself. But unlike last time, despair was not controlling.
It was a new hope.
Unknown to Issei and the others, a certain someone has already set their eyes on the Red Dragon Emperor, plotting a sinister experiment from the shadows.
"How exciting. I'm looking forward to this." Vector spoke, chuckling darkly as he held a Kaiju Capsule in his hands.
It was the Maga-Orochi Caspule.
Current Capsules so far:
Yuta/Ultraman Geed
Ultra Capsules: Ultraman, Ultraman Belial, Ultraseven, Ultraman Leo, Ultraman Hikari, Ultraman Cosmos, Ultraman Zero, Ultraman Orb: Emerium Slugger, Ultra no Chichi(Father of Ultra), Ultraman Nexus Junis, Astra, Ultraman Mebius, Ultraman Mebius: Phoenix Brave
Kaiju Capsules: Megalon, Dino-Tank, Gomora, Mecha Gomora,
Others/Specials/Extras: Cyber Gomora(Cyber Gomora MonsArmor)
Yuya/Ultraman Zero: Ultraman Zero Darkness(Zero Darkness' Mons Ring), Navi(Acting as Yuya's Familiar), Ultraman Orb: Leo Zero Knuckle, Ultraman Mebius: Burning Brave
Fumika/Kaiju Musume Zetton/Beemzed: Zetton(Zetton's Mons Ring), EX Red King(EX Red King Knuckle), Bemstar, EX Gomora, Pandon
Daichi/Jean-Nine/Shin Ultraman: Hedorah(Downpour), Gigan(Chi She), Jean-Nine, Metalgelas, Ultraman Suit(Anime Ultraman), Vernier Bugster(Combat Gamer), Ultraman Orb: Spacium Schtrom
Asia/Angel: Angel, Uboraan(Uboraan),
Grimoire Lux/Fusion Kaiju: Justice, Tyrant, Antlar
Xenovia/Shin Ultraseven: Bemular, Ultraseven Suit(Anime Ultraseven)
Irina/Ultrawoman Marie: Alien(Oblivion Keyblade lookalike), Freeze Roidmude(Frost Pain Modified), Ultra no Haha(Mother of Ultra), Marie Suit(Anime Mother of Ultra)
The Knights of Chaos:
?/Ultraman Koulder: EX Tyrant, Bagan, Borreload Dragon(Borreload Magnum), Croire(role as a Familiar/member of the team),
Itsuki/Ultraman Whire: Ultraman Agul(V2), Ultraman Zearth, Dark Faust, Mizunoeryu(Mizunoeno Dragon)
Hosuke/Dark Knight Caius: Venosnaker(Veno Saber), Shadow Monarch(Caius' armor),
Jack/Dragon Knight Antinomy: Dragon Armour(?), Dragblacker
Minami/White Knight Aura: White Armour(?),
Jin/Baltan Battler Barel: Baltan Seijin
Vince/Guts Gunner Garm: Guts Seijin
Lucas/Magma Master Magna: Magma Seijin
?
Malevolent Entity(?): ?
Ultraman Orion: Ultraman Joneus, Ultraman Great, Ultraman Powered, Ultraman Neos, Ultraseven 21, Ultraman Nice, Ultraman Max, Ultraman Xenon, Ultraman Rosso: Flame, Ultraman Blu: Aqua
Magi the Jester: Chaos Magician
Ultraman X Darkness: Ultraman X
Evil Tiga: Evil Tiga
Chaos Ultraman: Chaos Ultraman Calamity
Vector/Ultraman Orb Darkness: Ultraman Orb Origin(Orb Ring NEO), Maga-Orochi
Others:
Saji: Mysterious Purple Dragon Capsule
Capsule 50:
Resolution of the Red Dragon
- End -
Author Notes:
Thank you for reading chapter 50 of Ultraman GeeDxD!
Since Asia is not part of Rias' peerage in this story, some things might end playing differently. Such as Issei not activating his [Juggernaut Drive] because of Asia's supposed death.
Because of everything that has been happening lately in this story, Issei is becoming more serious and less of a pervert since he indeed is getting more worried about actually getting stronger in order to protect Rias and the other girls he likes than about their breasts now.
Yuta and the others previously meeting and confronting Diodora was something that I decided to make happen 'off-screen'.
Now onto the reviews:
Guest DCDGojira: Thanks!
#2nd review: Cool, thanks for telling me about it!
Kamen Rider Chrome: Thanks!
In regards to the big reveals, I'm still trying to imagine when it will be the right time for the Malevolent Entity to personally show himself to Yuta and the others. That is when his name will be officially revealed as well.
Yeah, Ultraman Orb Darkness will be even more deadly in case he decides to use his (Orb) Darkness Calibur.
Yuta and Saji will end fighting after the Diodora arc. The two will settle their differences eventually.
I'm still trying to think about how EX Skull Gomora and Zeppandon will look as a Kaiju Girl.
ChimaTigon: Ok, I will try to check it out later.
Guest: Yes, probably Momo and Ruruko just like in canon.
I agree with your reason. Saji will have his moment to shine later.
altaf9312: Chaos is an innate cosmic power that exists within mankind in this story. It is said to be the power of desire created for oneself and a force that drives primitive life to keep on living, to protect others, as well as the heart's ability to keep hoping. It is one of the representations of humanity's infinite potential. As such, the power of Chaos is typically found in humans.
It is both light and darkness, two sides of the same coin. Chaos is the power that represents a reflection of a person's heart, inner hopes and wishes. And it can also give way to create negativity such as hatred and malice and can create suffering for those that misuse such power.
One needs to have Chaos to be capable of using the Capsules in order to harness their powers and to transform.
All human beings are capable of learning Chaos. However, most people do not notice it or fail to awaken it. So far, Yuta mainly used his own Semblance/Unique Skill to awaken the Chaos within the souls of his companions.
But there are some exceptions, like in Yuya and the Malevolent Entity's situations. The former awakened his inner Chaos on his own after wishing to fight alongside his brother as an Ultraman while the latter was an entity of primordial darkness that already developed the power of Chaos through his own birth. Therefore, Chaos can also be awakened without the need of someone like Yuta, but the main way is by still having him use his own Semblance to 'give' Chaos to other humans.
This power is the source of life itself, and a living thing that doesn't have Chaos might wither and die. When something that is infused with the power of Chaos touches a living thing (or object) that is not, the former's Chaos can spread into the latter's body, mind and soul. Such action can either end restoring them to full health, modify/upgrade them, or corrupt and destroy the others' bodies like some sort of deadly virus.
And with that said, Supernatural beings(such as Angels, Devils and Fallen Angels) cannot properly use Chaos. If Chaos is given to them, the cosmic power will slowly destroy their bodies as a result, like a cancer of sorts.
The power of Chaos is never the same for two people. But there's one thing in common that is granted to all of them: The ability to negate certain 'magical buffs and debuffs' used on them by Supernatural people. This is an ability that represents the Chaos Users' 'rejection and defiance' over the Supernatural World's 'laws and logic'.
Theoretically, the Chaos within humans may be raised through certain means:
1- Through the feeling of 'strong' emotions.
2 - By fighting, as the Chaos Users pushes themselves and their power to the limit and beyond in battles against stronger opponents.
3 - And through the continual usage of Capsules.
Chaos Users that are Ultras can also raise their Chaos through the bonds they have with people close to them.
Each Chaos User can also have a Semblance/Unique Skill of their own. It is a power developed from a person's Chaos.
Semblance is the manifestation of one's innate and personal power as an ability unique to each individual, with the effects varying greatly from user to user. With the sheer number of people unlocking their Semblances, it can lead to unrelated people gaining similar abilities. The nature of one's Semblance is noted as representing an aspect of one character.
Chaos Users can be creative and try to come up with original attacks/techniques that better suit them. The power of Chaos could turn that into reality since the possibilities were endless depending on how the Chaos User was able to adapt his/her powers.
Some Chaos Users like Yuta possess a strong imagination and can use it alongside their souls' Chaos to bring whatever they envision, whether it be any material, being or tool originating from their imagination, into existence and literally bring their wildest ideas into reality.
With a familiar's aid, people like Yuta can use the power of Chaos inside them in conjunction with certain blank Capsules to create new, stronger items for themselves. This also causes the Chaos and light power within their souls to evolve and become even more powerful, which makes them become even stronger in return.
Chaos Users also have two important rules to follow:
1 - Clear Mind: A Clear Mind is an ability required to control the Chaos within one's own heart. The user's mind must be clear, psychologically speaking. They must free themselves from all negativity in their mind and heart, and must maintain focus on the belief of their own potential to exceed their limits.
2 - Personal Reality: Personal Reality is the term used to refer to a 'reality' created by those that become Chaos Users. As the name states, it is a type of reality that is unique for each individual and is the very foundation of a Chaos User's power, specifically, it is the source from which all Chaos powers and phenomena are brought into the real world. Simply put, it is how they each see the world.
The concept of Personal Reality is related to quantum theory. It enables the Chaos User to ignore the Uncertainty Principle, and with regards to the Schrödinger's cat thought experiment, will allow them to interfere with and 'modify' the world using different laws.
This is so the Chaos User can 'control' their observations of the world and actualize the possibility of their choosing. This is in contrast with holism, which is based on major changes in the whole "system", the macroscopic world, to create a microscopic effect, which is in this case, their powers.
The acquisition of a Personal Reality is described by some as being "cut off from proper reality and achieving one that differs from ours". On the other side, it can be described as delusions, preconceptions, or the ability to believe. Assuming this is so, one's inner Chaos will grow if they strongly believe they will.
#2nd review: I won't confirm nor deny it since this is a mystery that will serve as a major plot for later. So far, through the story, it has been shown that some people think Yuta is Ultraman Belial's reincarnation while his friends don't. But it's because the MC can tap into Belial's powers, and is 'connected'(in a way that has yet to be revealed) to the Dark Ultra, that Yuta can mainly transform into Ultraman Geed and use his powers.
#3rd review: Thanks, but I can't find the actual links in Pixiv that you tried to send me.
#4th review: Yuta can't do that right now, but he will be able to freely change into giant size later eventually.
Ok, don't worry. I will always answer, to my best, all the questions you ask me.
#5th review: You want me to also type/write the questions you ask me on the Reviews Section here so you can remember what exactly you asked me? I don't want to sound mean, but this review was a bit confusing to understand given the way you typed. Is that what you want?
#6th review: Again, I can't access the link you provided me.
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