Hello everyone! Welcome, once again, to another chapter of Corruption, Murder and…Redemption?
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Thank you, Analpoptarts, for pointing out that repetitive mistake. I'll be sure to reduce the use of that word.
Anyway, there's been a request going about by a few of you for me to write a Ben 10 crossover with My Hero Academia. Please read the end of the chapter for my response.
Now on to the chapter!
Chapter 18: Proposition, Closure and…The Demon's apprentice?
Night Raid, an infamous group of assassins that continues to opposed the empire. They've been able to strike some prominent monsters in 'human skin' in the Capital and gotten the most attention of the empire. But recently just when their line of work didn't seem dangerous, they had almost been wiped out by an alien from another world. It would've even happened. Fortunately, a certain person from that world had saved them and now they were in their hideout.
Najenda was sitting on her usual seat in the conference room. It had only been a minute since she had been informed by Lubbock that the teen hero had been brought to the hideout. And now that it was the case, the boss of Night Raid felt pleased as she eyed the young man in front of her.
"You're Ben Tennyson, correct?" Najenda asked with a bit of amusement as she looked him over. He looked like an ordinary boy in his teens. "For a young man you've done quite well for yourself. I'm impressed."
"Uh…thanks." Ben said. He was alone with Night Raid since Aria and Satou weren't allowed to go with him. Meanwhile he observed the so called leader of night raid who looked interesting enough with her silver hair, eye patch and more noticeably the mechanical right arm she had connected at the shoulder. She certainly looked like she's seen plenty of action… and seemingly lost in some rounds of it as well.
The teen hero was standing in full view of everyone. The other members of Night Raid were in their usual positions with their attention at Ben, who felt a bit tense from the stares which showed on his face. Fortunately, Najenda was assuring.
"You do not need to worry. We don't wish to fight." Najenda said straightly. The young woman was good at studying facial shifts so she knew what to do. Hence, she continued. "But before I get to my intention… Akame, a brief mission report if you don't mind."
Akame nodded. "As ordered we went after the serial killer known as Black Widow and encountered her. However, in a series of misfortune the mission was a failure. The Black Widow who goes by the name of Sunny Tennyson was too powerful."
'A failure? She's related to the young man?' Najenda thought in shock. She did well to not show it on her physical face, so she replied. "I see. You can brief me on the details later. Right now let's get to the current importance."
Akame nodded silently. Meanwhile, there were others who were shocked at the brief report. These people were Lubbock, Mine and Sheele since they hadn't been present when the others had fought Sunny and lost. But none of them said anything, especially when Najenda turned to Ben.
"I have a proposition for you." Najenda said calmly. "I have been told that Tatsumi and Bulat tried to recruit you to Night Raid, correct? I also heard that you declined. That is why I have a different offer for you."
"Okay…and that is?" Ben asked.
"An alliance." Najenda answered getting a raised eyebrow from Ben as a reaction. "My sources tell me you're not a killer, but at the same time you're a young man who wants to defeat the empire. I assume you've heard about the revolutionary army from Tatsumi, correct?"
"Yeah, I have." Ben answered. "To be honest with you, I find the cause fine. It kind of reminds me of some history books I…well tried to read back when I was ten."
"I see." Najenda said. "Then here is my proposition. Become allied with us and be a part of the revolution when the time comes. You're a powerful young man, possibly more powerful than the empire's strongest. I assume you've heard of her."
"Yeah I've heard about her." Ben replied as he was familiar with the supposed empires strongest fighter, the Queen of ice and mayhem General Esdeath. Although he had yet to see her, he has heard about what she looks like.
'Ben knows of her?' Tatsumi thought with mild shock. 'But…now that I think of it neither have Ieyasu and I. Maybe we can ask about her later.'
The conversation continued.
"I'm guessing that you need someone to handle her, right?" "Ben asked with slight amusement. He had concluded a thought when the woman had brought up the empire's strongest. "I assume that's why you called me here. Since I defeated most of your best fighters while fighting them all at once you wish to have me fight her either to defeat her or at the very least keep her distracted while you can move about without concern for her attacking you during a mission."
"Smart, aren't you?" Najenda said and smiled a bit at his cleverness. "But yes that is another reason we called you here. If you're aware about her then it's certain you have a hint of the level of power she holds."
"I've only heard about her powers, frankly I don't know if the gossip about her is on the spot, undermined or overestimated." Ben retorted since he hadn't seen the Ice Queen in action he didn't a full grasp of her capabilities.
"The gossip about her is only the tip of the iceberg." Najenda spoke.
"Hmm you speak as if you know from experience. I take it you witnessed her in action?" Ben asked in curiosity.
Najenda gave a stern look before it turned into a pained smirk as she moved her left hand over her eyepatch. "More than a witness, I fought her and ended up losing my eye and arm as a result while she left unscathed."
Ben's eyes widened a bit at that piece of information while the members of night raid didn't really react since they already knew about the origin of their leaders wounds, although Lubbock did clench his fists a bit as he wished he could face Esdeath to make her pay for harming his secret crush.
"That's why we could use your help. With your level of skills you just might be able to take her out and give us the chance to end this war against the empire once and for all."Najenda continued.
Yeah, but there's a problem with your offer." Ben replied. The amusement he held before then became replaced with a straight look. "Since she's such a dangerous opponent I imagine you won't allow her to remain alive due to the danger she represents which is where the problem comes in because I don't kill. If I'm to handle her then it'll have to be on my terms with my rules, this is none-negotiable."
Leone smirked at Ben's response. "Well he's certainly got some balls to talk to her like that even if he's a tough guy."
Lubbock scowled a bit. 'This guy is being so bold before Najenda-san. I don't like it.' He thought.
"We will see then." Najenda said calmly. She didn't seem shaken by Ben's response as she then continued. "I cannot assure you that we won't want to have her killed. But for now I think an alliance is beneficial to the both of us. So what do you say?"
"I…don't know." Ben said with uncertainty. "No offences but you guys are killers…but at the same time you have a good cause even though it isn't a moral one. Besides, you guys are still fixated on killing Aria. You know I won't let that happen."
"I expected such." Najenda commented. "Aria Goodricke has shown good changes from what Leone has told me. But she was meant to be killed on that very night. Honestly, I would want that job to be completed, but it would appear the man who requested it has gone silent despite being around her numerous times. I wonder why…"
'She's talking about Satou.' Ben thought instantly. And with that a new thought came to mind, which he then said. "Well if you're not going to go after her then I have an offer. Night Raid is full of hard and dedicated fighters, right? Then how about some of them train her? She wants to fight against the empire…so if you can agree to that then I'll agree to an alliance with you guys… after one last talk about setting up our terms"
Najenda became silent. She had heard and understood perfectly on Ben's offer and didn't like it. But that didn't stop some members of Night Raid to feel angry, particularly a certain pink haired girl.
"You're kidding right?!" Mine shouted angrily. "That big head of yours must be in your ass! There's no way that…"
"I will keep it under consideration." Najenda interjected calmly.
Mine and the others were surprised. It was one thing for Najenda to offer an alliance with Ben and certainly another to be calm about the strange offer. But there was nothing they could say about it, especially as Ben turned sideways to her ready to go.
"Well I guess that's my cue to leave. You know where I am if you've accepted." He said.
"Indeed." Najenda replied.
"See ya." Ben waved at her.
Now at this point the teen hero turned his back and began to walk away. However, before he could make a few more steps Akame had stretched out her katana and pointed it to the side of his neck. It immediately surprised the teen and made him to stop.
"Akame!" Najenda yelled. "What do you think you're doing?"
"The truth." Akame said firmly.
Najenda could easily see that something wasn't right. She didn't sense the thirst to kill Ben in the girl or anything close to it. But by the answer she had given, she knew that it likely was important. But that didn't mean Ben was easy with it.
"Hey! What are you doing? I thought we had a deal!" Ben said offensively while glaring at the female swordsman. He was already showing anger at the girl's action, especially as the blade was inches to his neck. But as he got no response, he continued. "Anyway, I don't owe you guys anything."
"Is that so?" Akame questioned firmly. "Then what about Tatsumi and Ieyasu? You've been lying to them ever since you came to this world…am I correct?"
Ben was silent. At the same time, everyone else besides Tatsumi and Ieyasu were shocked and confused. It sounded like Akame was saying nonsense even though the girl wasn't known for such. But as that wasn't enough someone did speak on it and that was Lubbock.
"Akame, what are you talking about?" The green haired young man asked.
Akame turned her eyes to him. "I'm saying what I've observed. Ben Tennyson isn't like how we preserve him to be. His Omnitrix isn't even a Teigu…it's something else."
"Akame! You're not really buying that, right?!" Leone yelled angrily. "That bimbo we faced was just saying nonsense. Different world? That's crazy!"
"It did at first…" Akame said calmly. "The one we called Black Widow, but is really named Sunny Tennyson showed abilities that were too numerous to have a connection with a Teigu. Upon that, there was her 'alien' form that revealed to be her true self. She was able to use speed that outmatched mine, she was able to make Tatsumi and Ieyasu's weapons explode and to add to that she could sense the presence of others…with other abilities to add…You should know this, Leone, she was able to detect and beat you too easily."
Leone became baffled and quiet. As much as she hated to admit it, Akame's argument was valid at this point. So while those not involved in that battle were shocked at the revelation, Akame went back to Ben with a glare.
"Now then…who and what are you, Ben Tennyson?" Akame said straightly. "You are right that you don't owe me or the others. But your lies put Ieyasu and Tatsumi's life on the line. Can you handle the guilt?"
Ben was still quiet. He wasn't angry anymore, as that had dropped immediately. But now the teen felt guilt now that he let the assassins words get to him. So with not much to say, he turned over to Tatsumi and Ieyasu.
"Do you guys really want to know?" Ben asked.
Tatsumi and Ieyasu felt a bit taken aback. A part of them hadn't expected the teen hero to be so forward with them. But now that they saw he was willingness in his tone they recovered, with Ieyasu going on the offensive.
"We all need to know, Ben!" The spiky haired teen yelled. "Who are you really?! What is the Omnitrix?! What are aliens?! Are you really from another world?! We need to know!"
Ben became silent for a few seconds. During that time he processed the questions Ieyasu had just brought up before his mind wondered if he should tell the truth or not. It wasn't just about saying the truth or not it was about if they would even be able to comprehend what he would tell them considering their world is far more primitive and less advanced. After awhile he lifted his Omnitrix arm to his chest level and pushing his coat's sleeve with his other hand to reveal the Omnitrix. However, that didn't put Akame at ease. She felt that Ben was about to attack. Fortunately, the teen didn't do such thing.
"Very well then, my name is Ben Tennyson. I'm human like you guys." Ben said sincerely. "And yes…I'm from another world…or universe you might say."
"Another world?" Lubbock said.
"Yeah. So in order for you to understand, let me ask you this. Have any of you ever looked up at the stars or moon at night and wondered if there was something that lied beyond them or looked at the horizon of the ocean and wondered what lands may lie far away?" Ben questioned all those in the room earning surprised looks for a moment.
Surprisingly the first person to raise her hand was Sheele who then spoke "I have."
Ben nodded before waiting for someone else to confirm as well and it turned out to be Akame who said "I've looked at the sea before and once wondered what lies beyond the horizon."
"Well then you can think of me as someone who comes from a different place. A place you can't get to through normal means because it lies beyond the reach of anyone here." Ben said getting their attention on him again. "If you ever wondered what the world would be like if something that doesn't exist or hasn't been invented yet but were to be introduced into the world then you could say I come from such a world. You see…this universe…this world we're in is just one of the many universes called the Multiverse. So the thing about these universes is that some can be slightly similar or vastly different like my own."
Bulat listened. "So you're really from another world."
"Yeah." Ben replied.
Everyone responded in their own way. It was on their face expression, as the look of shock was on some and the look of disbelief on others like Lubbock and Mine. So while Akame sheathed her Murasame, it wasn't surprising then that the green haired teen laughed and had something to say.
"Good one, kid. I almost believed that." Lubbock said calmly. "Another world? The Multiverse? Even stuff like that isn't in stories I've read as a kid."
"This is one of the reasons I didn't tell the truth." Ben muttered but loud enough for everyone to hear. "Because this world is so much more primitive and less advanced than mine you'd all have a hard time just trying to understand the concepts of what I'm telling you."
"What's that supposed to mean huh!?"Lubbock retorted angrily at being called primitive as if he were some caveman or savage who didn't know anything.
"It means that you have all yet to see your world for what it truly is." Ben stated boldly. "A mere piece in a huge puzzle connected to places you couldn't begin to imagine. Lands that you haven't even discovered the existence of yet. That's what I'm saying."
"And what, you expect us to believe that you're from the moon or something?" Mine snorted at the very idea.
"He's not lying." Leone said instantly. "You weren't there. The girl we faced wasn't human, not in the slightest bit. I had my doubts, but I see now I was just being afraid of facing the truth. The girl…Sunny…she was unlike anything we've ever faced. It was like when we were facing her, we were facing an unbeatable monster that wasn't even using half of her power. If Ben hadn't shown up, she would've killed us all."
"No way…" Lubbock gasped. Mine was the same, however she said nothing.
"That's because she's an Anodite." Ben said straightly. And with that, everyone's attention was on him again. "From where I'm from, Anodites are powerful alien beings that can manipulate reality to a certain extent through mana or life energy, just so you know. They have their own planet which is called Anodyne. I'm human so I come from earth."
"Then what are aliens?" Tatsumi asked. "Sunny said she was an alien and that the creatures you turned into are also aliens. So what are they?"
"Aliens are…" Ben said and paused to touch the Omnitrix. "Well in a way you could say they're the humans of their own worlds. Just as you are the dominant species of this world over animals, they're the dominant ones of their own world. However, they possess powers beyond humankind's ability. In my universe, they're a lot of them in existence who have made their way to my planet. I don't know if this universe has one too, but I can tell you the ones in my universe are cool and…strange. They're not all evil…some of them are really good. One of my best friends is even an alien."
"And the Omnitrix?" Ieyasu asked.
"Right…the Omnitrix." Ben said. He then paused and removed his hand to look at the alien device. "Tell me are you familiar with what DNA is?"
"It's what's in our blood isn't it?" Akame asked. Ben nodded in approval that they understood at least that part of it.
"Correct. It is in the blood but also in the flesh as well." Ben said explanatory. "The Omnitrix is the most powerful device in the universe with over a million different alien DNA stored in it. I've only unlocked over a seventy. To be honest with you, this isn't the first Omnitrix. The first one was one I used back when I was ten, but because of a certain squid faced bad guy that my grandmother mentioned to some of you, I had to blow it up. I got another device called the Ultimatrix after that. It could turn me into not just my usual aliens but also to their ultimate forms…You might say that it was my own trump card. But thanks to that squid face showing up again, I got this present one…the new Omnitrix. It doesn't give me that trump card I mentioned, but it fixed all the bugs in the former devices and has some extra features."
Everyone was at awe. However, it didn't mean that they were all okay with the information. To some of them, they felt that it would've been better if they hadn't heard all of this information because now it just made Ben bigger than them that they had imagined. At the same time, it also made some of them feel he was a bigger threat than possibly the empire.
'He's dangerous.' Najenda thought quietly. 'Not only is he from another world, but he has a device that even defies a Teigu…We'll have to be more conscious of him from now on. He is now a bigger threat than I had perceived him to be before.'
"So how's it like there?" Leone then asked. "I'm talking about where you come from. Something tells me it's not as insane as ours."
"Well you're right about that." Ben replied and put down his arms. "My home has its crazy moments from low-time villains to supervillains trying to take over the world and the universe, but it's not a madhouse of insanity and evil like this place. In my earth, there is no empire and insane people like Ogre that walks the streets in broad daylight, the people aren't being oppressed and killed by lunatics like these and instead of an empire instead we have countries that have their own types of government and an intergalactic police force called the Plumbers."
"Intergalactic?" Tatsumi asked.
"Plumbers?" Mine questioned. "You guys have some major toilet problem?"
"No." Ben replied. "The plumbers I'm talking about aren't the ones you know of. I don't know why but the ones I know call themselves that. They're basically space police. My grandfather holds a high position with them and I work with them. Also the tech in my world is better than what I've seen here. We got television, videogames, cars and…you don't know what I'm talking about do you?"
"What gave you that clue?" Leone said sarcastically. Then she became relaxed. "But now that you've mentioned all that, I think it all makes sense. That explains why you mentioned something about the Plumbers when we first met. Also, no wonder you make some stupid decisions like saving that girl. No one in their right mind here would do that."
"What you call a stupid decision in this world would be called a noble decision in my world." Ben said strongly at her. "You guys want to change the world to be a better place, right? Well tell me, what's that going to be like? Will it be like the empire or will it be one where everyone is treated fairly and justly? If it's the latter, then I see no problem of being me."
"Hmph…smart comeback, lad." Leone smiled.
Ben was mildly surprised by her reaction. A part of him had expected her to yell at him or just show some form of anger. But then again he didn't get to say anything else, mostly because of Akame, who was still behind him.
"How did you get here then? What is your aim?" The female assassins asked with a direct tone. Her reaction there was not surprising, mostly because she now suspected the teen hero.
"My aim is to help people." Ben said. He didn't need to look or turn back to Akame to know the kind of feeling she was giving at him. So he continued. "One day after a road trip around my universe, I was feeling down and bored. But then a friend of mine who is a time traveler showed up and told me about this world. I heard a bit of it, but before he could explain everything else I just…went ahead because I just wanted to do something. Next thing I know I'm in some cold snowy place and saving Sayo from an avalanche."
"That's fucking stupid." Mine commented coldly. "So what you're saying is that you just came here because you were bored out of your mind!"
"Yeah…sounds bad huh?" Ben questioned sheepishly. Fortunately, he was able to be straight with himself again. "It's true that I wasn't thinking so much. I actually thought this would be like other universes I've visited. But after everything…after all that has happened, I feel more responsible and determined to stop this madness. So if you or anyone in Night Raid, including Tatsumi and Ieyasu hate me for keeping this a secret, then go ahead. I won't blame you."
Mine said nothing back. It wasn't because she felt any good towards the hero, but because she couldn't say anything. The same was also for everyone else as they mentally tried to take in the information they had just listened to. But seeing as everyone was quiet, Najenda chose that moment to speak.
"Tennyson…I must say that this is much to take in." The boss said deeply. "Other universes…worlds…the multiverse…the Omnitrix…This is certainly things we never knew or thought of. I'm glad we could know this truth. I believe this will be beneficial to the both of us. But before you leave I have one last question… about this cousin of yours."
Ben narrowed his eyes a bit at the mention of Sunny but decided to hear her out. Although he had a slight suspicion he knew what she wanted to ask him.
"Yeah that's right, what I'd like to know is how we can take that bitch down like u did?" Leone interrupted.
"Knowing her weakness would be helpful should we ever cross paths with her again." Akame thought to herself, her mind flashing back to their defeat.
"Well I'm sorry to say that none of you can defeat her." Ben spoke earning looks from everyone.
"Oh come on that bitch has to have a weakness!?" Leone shouted out.
"You can't be saying that she's unbeatable?" Bullat spoke up.
"Her only real weakness is her arrogance and that she's vulnerable to having her powers being drained by others, which I'm assuming no one here has a teigu with such a function?" Ben guessed earning scowls from Mine and Leone. "I thought as much. The fact is that I've seen all of your fighting skills and with the exception of the pink haired girl over there." Ben paused and pointed to Mine. "...you all utilize physical skills involving strength and speed. I'm afraid those kind of skills will be useless against Sunny. The only real way to hurt her is to use energized attacks because simple physical attacks won't work enough. So I'm sorry to say that I'm really the only one who can stop her."
The members of night raid showed their displeasure at his words, especially Akame who clenched her swords handle at being told she'll never be able to beat a target. But then a thought came to Ben, which made him to add to what he said earlier.
"But now that I think about it...my grandma gave some of you a strange seal, right?" Ben asked.
Everyone paused and looked at their hand. They could remember the seal which the grandmother of the teen hero had placed before it vanished.
"Yes. What was that about?" Leone asked.
"I...honestly don't know." Ben admitted. And with that he got everyone's attention again. "But considering it's from my grandma it might be something good. She did say it would give you guys the edge in a fight, so maybe you guess might have a chance. I don't know what it is or how you can do that, but you shouldn't worry so much about her. I'll be taking her on from now on."
No one liked hearing the last part. Ben may have good intentions, but it didn't seem to go well with the members of Night Raid. It was obvious by the scowls on some of their faces and the look of uncertainty on others like Bulat, Sheele, Tatsumi and Leone.
It didn't matter now, though. Najanda had a narrowed eye before she closed it in thought and exhaled before telling Ben he could leave now. In response, Ben complied with a nod and turned away to leave. But before walking away, he turned to look at Tatsumi and Ieyasu. Unfortunately, both teens looked away, hence giving him the cold response. So he left without a word and was out of the hideout.
"Hey, boss…" Leone called. Her eyes weren't on the woman, but at the direction Ben had gone. "Can I escort him for a bit? It won't be good if he goes on his own."
"Hmm…I'll allow it. Go." Najenda ordered.
And with that, the female assassin left the conference room for Ben. It wasn't hard for her to find the teen hero since it was just seconds ago since he left. Hence, as she saw him a few feet from the main entrance, she called to him.
"Hey, lad. Wait up." Leone said.
"Huh?" Ben responded.
Ever since the teen left, he had been in a thought of his own. But now that he was being called, he turned back and wondered what the female assassin wanted. She wasn't in her Teigu form, so it didn't mean she was there to fight him. But he became a bit more confused when he saw her walk the other way and gestured to herself.
"Follow me. There's someone I think you should meet." She said.
"Someone?" Ben questioned.
Leone said nothing back. The woman knew who she was talking about, and as such began to walk away. Not surprising Ben followed her until she came to a stop by a cliff precisely at a place where flowers were laid on the ground with two stones on top of each other.
"What is this?" Ben asked.
"Sayo was your friend, right? That is what I got from Tatsumi and Ieyasu." Leone said and turned to him. "The both of them paid their respect. You should do the same."
Ben became quiet and looked at the place. Now it all made sense to him. This wasn't just an ordinary place; it was a place where Sayo's body had been laid to rest. It was sad and guilt-bearing to the teen now that he thought about it. He even realized right there and then that he hadn't thought about her body following the incident involving Aria.
So with memories flashing in his head, the teen hero found his emotion shifting. Sadness and guilt began to take over while sorrow became the driving force. And with that, the teen hero walked a few feet towards the grave and fell on his knees with his hands clutching the dirt. He couldn't contain the tears that were forming.
"Sayo…I'm so…so sorry. I…I should've been there." He said sorrowfully. "Right now…I don't know if you really hate me like Tatsumi and Ieyasu do…I lied to you guys…I never told you the truth and because of that…you're gone. You're gone and it's all my fault…If you can hear me…just know I'm so…so sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry."
Just then, Ben felt something soft touch the back of his head. This was then followed with soft and comforting arms wrapping around his waist and pulling him close to a warm body. As such it surprised him and made him look up with tearful eyes to see Leone, who was in a kneeling position.
"You're doing fine, lad. Don't be afraid to let it out." Leone said softly. "I'm not good with comforting someone, but I feel you should be honest with yourself…so go on and don't hold back."
Ben was astonished for a brief moment. Leone never showed a soft side to him in either of the times he had met her. But here she was being someone entirely different than the person he knew. It was very comforting and assuring.
So with that, Ben let out his tears. During that time, Leone held him close and let him continue. She could understand to an extent on the way he felt. As such, she felt a strange feeling in her heart that she had not felt in a long time. It reminded her of the time she had seen Ben apologize to Aria following the incident with Alien X. Is this love? If so, is she falling for the teen hero? Maybe she is. It didn't matter now though; the young woman was fine in the position she was in with Ben.
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Though it was dark and probably late, a girl and her dog were in the graveyard on their own. The weather was fine, but the emotion the girl felt was one of sadness for a specific reason. A man she had known since she was little was no more. He was dead, but had been a father figure to her when he was alive. So as she stood before his grave, she cried softly until she wiped it the tears away.
"Ogre-sama…I know it has been days, but I still miss you." Seryu said softly. "There's still so much that I don't know about that night…But I do know that Ben Tennyson and Night Raid had something to do with it…You don't have to worry about it in heaven, though. I'll find him…We're fated to meet again, I know it…As for Night Raid, I will hunt them down and make them pay. I will finish what you started…I will bring justice to all evildoers. I promise."
And with that, Imperial officer Seryu felt a resolve. Her determination was stronger than it had ever been before. So after dropping some flowers on the grave, she began to walk away with Koro by her side.
"Huh…that reminds me. I wonder what Ben's doing right now." Seryu wondered.
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And I'm done with yet another chapter.
Here's a big shout out to Masamune X23. He's this fanfic's beta reader and this chapter's co-writer. For some time now he had done some good proof reading in some previous chapters, so that's why you don't see any grammar error most of the time. Anyway, originally like I said in the previous chapter, I mentioned this chapter wouldn't be long, but because Masamune X23 thought keeping things short wouldn't be good, I allowed him to add his own ideas to this chapter. So if you enjoyed this chapter, just know he's a part of the reason it was this good.
Now about Seryu, I originally didn't plan on her to show up yet. But at this point we're a chapter or two away from the psycho girl making her own re-appearance, so I thought why not. Also, Esdeath is set to make another cameo appearance (from the manga this time). Look forward to that too.
Now about the request for a Ben 10 and My Hero Academia, I'm actually glad some of you showed some interest in the idea. But sadly I can't do it. The thought did come to me before, but I can't seem to figure it out. Sorry.
So with this chapter done, we'll be heading to the manga once again.
For those who want to know about any crossover ideas I have, here they are. If you're not interested you skip all of it or just stop here.
The first one is My Hero Academia and One Punch Man. The story won't feature Saitama or most of the other heroes. Instead, it will focus on Tatsumaki and her sister Fubuki with some changes. For one Tatsumaki will actually be little girl (like she is the anime/manga) as a teenage girl while Fubuki will be a younger girl. The story will follow the same plot as My Hero Academia, but with some differences and so on. I'm not sure on writing it yet. I'm really busy and still have other fanfics to deal with.
The next story is Ben 10 and Attack on Titan. It will surround the event of season 1 and possibly season 2. Ben will show up at the time Eren is using his titan form to block that hole in the wall. It's been long since I watched Attack on Titan, but once I get to it that fanfic will be awesome. However, like I said in the first idea of a crossover, I am busy.
So what do you guys think? Please let me know in the reviews. Also if you enjoyed this chapter please review, follow and favorite to continue supporting this. It would mean a lot.