Hello, my lovely viewers. It's been months since I updated; sorry about that. I got busy with my jobs and other stories that I kind of just left this fanfic out of the way. Thank you for supporting me, anyway.
Before you start reading the chapter, I should inform you that this is a long chapter. So if you want to enjoy it very well, I'd advice reading it when you're sure you have a lot of free time.
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Now on with the chapter.
Chapter 37: The Wild Hunt vs The Emerald Heroes
It was now night. The sky was somewhat cloudy as stars could barely be seen in the sky. Sometime had passed since Ben and his newly growing teammates made it to their destination; The Cave of Worthiness.
In order to save Aria from the grasp of the empire, the team knew they would need to be at their very best to fight and rescue her. So while Sheele, Eunice and Ben were fit for a possible battle with Esdeath and her Jaegers, Spear was weaponless since her battle with Kurome. The team knew they needed her to get a powerful weapon before they could do anything else.
"Here it is." Eunice announced upon the airship making it to the forest. "Not far from here would be the Cave of Worthiness." She added while pointing in the general direction.
"Great." Ben replied and unbuckled himself. "You and Sheele stay here while I escort Spear to the cave."
"You don't need to do that, Master Tennyson. I –"
"No, I've got to go with you." Ben interrupted her, and stood up. "Besides, I bet you getting that awesome weapon would be super cool. There's no way I'm going to miss on that."
"Yes, Master."
Ben walked up to Spear before she stood up. Before they could leave however, Eunice looked back and said. "Don't put too much hope into it Ben. We barely know much about Mjolnir, even with our world's knowledge of it."
"I get it. See you two later."
Ben and Spear then left, leaving Eunice and Sheele to be on the ship. When they made to the front of the cave, there was no sign of the airship, which wasn't so bad. Eunice was cautious in case there's something about Mjolnir that would damage the ship. She wasn't going to take any risk, especially when it was something that Azmuth actually bothered giving to her just so it could assist Ben and her.
"So that's the cave huh." Ben said unimpressed.
The Cave of Worthiness was a normal cave with a big opening. The front of it, by a few meters, lacked grass despite being in the deep part of the forest. So besides those things, there was really noting cool about it.
Spear sighed, and took a step forward. "I guess I'll be going. I'll try not to disappoint you, Master."
"Spear, wait." Ben stopped her by placing his hand on her shoulder. "I know you're feeling pressured about this. You feel you owe it to me and Aria to claim Mjolnir. But I want you to know that it'll be fine no matter what. We'll get Aria out of there no matter what."
"I understand." Spear replied and moved forward. "Thank you, Master Tennyson."
"Uh...yeah..." Ben muttered. "Does she have to keep calling me that though?"
His voice was too low for Spear to hear. He watched as she walked into the cave and sighed when he looked up at the sky. "I guess I just have to wait until she gets back. What can a guy like me do before then?"
"Simple...You die."
Ben barely had enough time to move his head aside when a knife came for it from behind him. The edge of the weapon scratched his neck, but he was quick to respond to that attack. He sent his elbow for the person's stomach, expecting it to hit. However, the person disappeared in a purple light, and reappeared in front of him.
"You!" Ben recognized him.
Shura grinned and did a roundhouse kick at his face. The teen hero would've hit the ground if not for doing a backflip that led him back on his feet. Ben was able to get a good look at the young tanned man in front of him, and scowled.
"You're that guy, the Prime Minister's son."
He remembered the time he battled him and General Budo in the Capital. It was one of the toughest ones he faced since coming to this world. General Budo was one of the strongest in the empire, and with Shura involved in the fight, Ben was glad he won in the end. Luckily, those two were at odds with each other, thus they were unable to actually think of a plan to beat him together.
It also helps now that Shura was alone. Ben knew about his Teigu, Shambahla, and the power that came with it. It looked like another fight was about to begin between them.
"I see you haven't forgotten me. Good. Boys like you have to know your superiors, after all." Shura said proudly.
"Do you always kiss your own ass?" Ben asked rhetorically. He raised the Ultimatrix to his chest level and raised his other hand up. "Forget that I ask. I don't have much time for your kind of stupid, so let's just get to the part where I kick your butt for the second time."
The teen hero slammed his hand on the Ultimatrix, before being engulfed in a flash of light. When the transformation was complete, Ben stood as an alien even Shura was familiar with from their last battle.
"Kickin Hawk's going to take you on and beat you to a pulp!" Ben bellowed.
"Hmph, you dare look down on me, boy?!" Shura's grin grew. "Last I checked I took down that overgrown chicken of yours in our fight. Just because the lightning geezer isn't here, doesn't mean you'll have a better chance against me like before."
"Let's see about that, you spoilt brat!"
Shura's grin changed to a scowl. "I'm going to make sure that you regret it."
Kickin Hawk showed no real concern for his words. "The only thing you make me regret is not pounding you into the ground. But don't worry I'll grant that wish tonight. It'll make my second victory over you that much sweeter."
The both of them charged at each other and made contact with their fists hitting each other. A strong shockwave tore the ground underneath them apart.
Kickin Hawk made the first move by sending his feet up at Shura's face. The Prime Minister's son quickly bent backwards and jumped back to give himself for room. In response, the teen hero made a big leap and spun in the air when he approached the tanned man.
Shura was quick to move out of the way from Kickin Hawk's attack. He was standing at the teen hero's side, when the teen swung his hand to hit him. Shura dodged that easily and responded by punching him at his armpit.
The hit caught Kickin Hawk by surprise and made him groan. He made a full turn for Shura and used his other fist to aim at his face, only to miss when the man dodged it. Shura saw an opening and punched the teen hero at the stomach. The attack was followed by an uppercut, which sent Kickin Hawk flying back.
Good thing Kickin Hawk was very reactive. Before he could hit the ground, he did a backflip and landed on his feet before Shura showed up. The Prime Minister's son appeared in front of him in the air and kicked him at the face. Kickin" Hawk took the hit and responded by swinging a punch for him.
However, the attack never made contact. Shura disappeared in a flash of purple light and caught Kickin Hawk off guard when he reappeared at his right side. Before the hero could respond, he slashed across his waist, causing Kickin Hawk a bit of pain before the man disappeared in the same way while he could.
Kickin Hawk barely had enough time to recover when Shura appeared in front of him with a kick. This time, he was able to grab his ankle and slam him to the ground without any hesitation. The attack caused Shura some pain, as his back felt most of the impact and he cried out in pain.
Unknown to the teen hero that attack only angered Shura more. Though he had his grip on him, Shura was able to disappear again like before and reappear a few meters away. Kickin Hawk was about to engage him, when suddenly a big portal with the ying and yang symbol appeared above him.
"What? You're gonna pull me to that dimension again? You haven't learned from before, have you?"
"Fool." Shura said.
"What did you just...AAAAHHHHH!"
Kickin Hawk was hit by a drizzle of red hot lava drops falling like rain. Each were able to penetrate his skin, causing the hero a lot of pain, even as he tried blocking it with his arms. Shura was amazed by his attempts and grinned.
"Somewhere far from the eyes of the empire, there's a place where lava rains down like rain. You're tasting just a bit of that place's strange environment." He said.
"Damn you!" Kickin Hawk shouted. His scowl turned into anger as he glared at the amused man. "Don't think this is over you pitiful coward!"
Shura was shocked at what happened next. Kickin Hawk, despite his wounds, leapt from the rain and kicked him right at the gut. The Prime Minister's son coughed out blood from that hit before he had been sent flying. The portal from before disappeared, ending that whole painful experience.
However, the kick was made with some sacrifice. Besides the fatigue from the alien hero, he was covered in fresh wounds that were hurting so much. The Ultimatrix had no other choice but to revert the teen back to normal.
Ben fell on to his knees and panted. The lava rain reminded him of that time he fought Diagon. Ultimate Waybig was able to handle what the self-proclaimed god could do to some extent. However, the same couldn't be said about Kickin Hawk, whose endurance was not anywhere close to what that ultimate could take.
"You..." Shura snarled and stood up. "You're just full of surprises. Fighting back when you should've just fallen. I guess I really do have to use them to kill you."
"Them?" Ben asked.
Shura smirked. "Come out. It's time for him to see who we are."
It took only a second before the others showed up. Each member of the Wild Hunt stepped out of the shadows, and revealed themselves. Ben recognized none of them, however when his eyes caught the figure that was Champ, he tensed a bit and gulped down his spit.
'A-A clown. Why did it have to be a clown?' Ben thought.
"Oh? Scared already?" Shura was amused. Though Ben tried to hide his fear, Shura was able to catch the glimpse of it and follow his eyes to Champ. "Wait, could it be that he's afraid of...?"
Knowing Ben's fear made the man's grin to turn sinister. He was a professional in striking fear to his enemies and the weak. It was one of the things that made him feel superior to any other person. The fact that Champ's appearance changed Ben's attitude made him realize the exact fear from the teen.
'This just got interesting...' Shura thought. "I would say that it'd be best for introductions, however considering this would be the last night you'll experience; I think that won't be necessary."
"You're still full of yourself huh." Ben replied. He was able to regain his composure. "I think It's about time that I –"
Izou interrupted him before he could finish. Ben barely had enough time to jump back when the man seemingly slashed his sword across his chest. Fortunately, he escaped unharmed and landed on his feet.
'That guy...I barely saw him coming...' Ben thought. 'But it looks like I –'
Again, he was cut off from finishing his sentence. It was only clear when he noticed, though he was standing safe, his shirt was ripped at different sides. The teen hero was shocked by it, and looked at Izuo, who smug a bit.
"I could've killed you right where you stand. But I've heard quite a lot about you, kid. So try not to disappoint me." He said.
"That was a favorite shirt jerk!" Ben yelled. He grew angry and raised his Ultimatrix's arm to use the alien device. "Just for ruining that, you're going to be first in line for a beat down by..."
He slammed the Ultimatrix's core, and was engulfed by green light. When the transformation ended, Ben was standing as...
"EYE GUY!" He announced. "Let's SEE you get a drop on me again!"
"I'll take that as a challenge."
With that said, Izuo charged straight at Eye Guy, and closed the distance almost immediately. His presence surprised the alien hero, who quickly brought his arms close and shot lasers from the eyes on his wrist.
Izuo responded by dodging them flawlessly. His focus remained on Eye Guy, which caused the distance between them to shrink, and made Eye Guy resort to his palms. He stretched them forward and shot out green flames at the swordsman.
"Not impressive!" Izou stated and maneuver his way past them.
Eye Guy was trying his best to get a good hit at the swordsman and failing. His kind of speed was something he could only compare to Akame. She was really the only one besides Bulat that gave him a real hard time when they fought.
However, the time to think about that battle wasn't now. Eye Guy was still dealing with Izou, when he made a leap at him with his sword ready to cut off his chest. He would've gotten to his him if not for Eye Guy's grin and stretching his arms apart to reveal a huge eye on his chest.
"SURPRISE!" He exclaimed and release a huge green beam.
This attack was the one he hoped to make the hit. Everything else he did prior to the beam was really a distraction. With Izou in the air, there was no way he would be able to dodge it. It was game over for him – at least that's what he thought.
"Impressive, but..." Izou suddenly did a spin to the left, thus dodging the beam. He even went ahead to strike his sword in the beam so it would guide him all the way to Eye Guy. "Not good enough!"
"Oh yeah?"
Eye Guy slammed the symbol at his waistline and was engulfed by a flash of green light. Izou was prepared for any physical attack from the hero, thus he wasn't worried. But then he found taken aback when Murk Upchuck was his opponent, and it proceeded to grab his arms and legs and swallow him in.
"You were saying?" Upchuck said.
He, however, threw him out when Izou began to struggle in his stomach. The swordsman landed on his feet while covered in Upchuck's green good. He wasn't pleased.
"Y-You ate me!" Izou yelled.
"What? You say it like It's a bad thing." Upchuck replied calmly.
Izou growled lowly, before his attitude change. He huffed and smiled and stood up straight. "I don't need to let my temper get the better of me. You're truly what I was hoping for, kid."
"Uh thanks, weirdo." Upchuck then slammed the Ultimatrix symbol and stood as Crashhopper. "How about I knock you out of the park next?"
"Come at me!" Izou smirked.
Crashhopper leaped from his spot and headed straight for the swordsman. At the same time, the man prepared for his own attack for the hero by gripping his sword by his side. However, he never got to strike the hero thanks to Enshin.
The eagerly psychotic member of the group got between the two just as Crashhopper was approaching. There was no way for the hero to stop his motion in the air. Before he knew it, Enshin slashed the air with a curved blade weapon, which sent a strong air attack that hit him.
The alien hero hit the ground on his back with a pained cry. No way had he expected someone to interject just yet. He was just fortunate that his horn-like head had received the blunt of the attack. If it were the rest of his body, he likely wouldn't have survived.
"That's gonna leave a mark." Crashhopper said while trying to stand up.
Enshin grinned madly. "A mark? Kid, that attack was just a light one. my Teigu, Shamshir, will make sure you're nothing but...delicious bug pieces."
He took the crazy glee to say those last three words. Crashhopper responded with obvious disgust on his face while Izou placed his hand on his colleague's shoulder.
"This is my fight, Enshin. Stand aside." He said.
"What?" Enshin questioned, and chuckled when he looked back at him. "Don't hog the pleasure to kill all to yourself, Izou. I want to be a part of it."
Izou was reluctant to accept. The look on his face clearly showed his protest as he glared at him. Shura found it a bit annoying and decided to intervene. He has been watching with the other members of his group.
"Let him, Izou. Everyone will get the chance to enjoy themselves in this battle." He said.
"Fine." Izou replied. "But I claim his head when this is over."
"Ew." Now Crashhopper was really disgusted. "Gotta say, this is not what I expected. But you guys are going down, whether you like it or not."
"Really? Then show it?!" Enshin responded by excitedly flashing his blade twice in the air.
Crashhopper noticed the attacks were in the form of an X, and decided to react quickly. He jumped up to the air, avoiding the attacks, and slammed the dial on his chest. The Ultimatrix engulfed him in a flash of light before he came back to the ground.
The transformation was blinding and made it impossible for anyone to see what alien he was. Whatever it was, the new body allowed him to go through the earth, leaving a hole in its place and confusing the Wild Hunt.
Enshin laughed. "He ran away?! What a bitch, and here I –"
"Enshin, look out!" Izou warned, but it was too late.
Vines suddenly sprouted from the earth around the psychopath and restrained his arms and legs. Enshin tried to fight back, however he was dragged into the earth, where he was then thrown out a few meters away with a bunch of sand following him.
Shura realized what just happened. "He's in the ground!" He shouted.
The swordsman figured it out, and was prepared. When he sensed a shift in the air, he moved his sword into motion and cut down a bunch of vines that tried to grab him. They kept coming though, as they seem to regenerate just as fast as Izou"s speed.
In the end of it, Izou was the one to succeed. The last of the vines was cut to several pieces before he was given a few seconds to rest. He noticed another shift in the ground, and jumped out of the way just in time for Ben to emerge out as Wildvine.
Both combatants made eye contact before the alien made his move. By sending his hands and some of his vine-like legs into the ground, he sent numerous vines straight for Izou. The swordsman grinned in response and began to slash at them with remarkable speed.
Wildvine was trying his best to reach the man. His vines kept regenerating, thus allowing him to send wave after wave of his vines. None of it seemed to reach the swordsman though. He didn't seem tired at the constant attacks.
Wildvine saw this as a chance and pulled his other hand back. Grabbing one of the black spores on his back, he tightened it in his fist and enlarged it to the size of an ordinary human being. Izou suspected nothing when he sent a punch at him, and soon paid the price.
Izou's instincts were to cut down anything. There was no way he would've expected some bombs in Wildvine's fist. So he slashed at it numerous times and hit the bomb hidden in it. There was an explosion which Izou was caught in the middle and sent flying a few feet back.
The swordsman did a backflip and skidded with his feet when he touched the ground. Wildvine saw that as an opening and jumped straight at him before he could fight back. As a result, the alien hero was able to dive on him and send him into the ground with him.
Moments later, Izou was sent flying out of the earth like Enshin. He was still in the air when Wildvine came out and tried to reach him. The swordsman responded by slashing at any vines the hero attempted to grab him with.
Izou was enjoying his battle. Never had he felt such thrill in a fight before until now. He continued to slash against Wildvine, when suddenly he was grabbed by one of Wildvine's legs from behind and brought through the hole it created just to sneak up on him.
Once again, the swordsman was dragged through the earth until he was brought back to the surface. He saw this as his opportunity to escape, and cut the vine holding him. He would've then landed on his feet if not for Wildvine enlarging his hand and slamming him to the ground.
Izou groaned and tried to move. With his hands restrained, he found it impossible to fight back against the hero's superior strength. Wildvine could hold him there for as long as he wanted, but he needed to end the fight before the rest of the Wild Hunt intervened.
He clutched his hand into a near fist and carried Izou in it. He then lifted him off the ground and slammed his body against a good number of trees. Most of them were knocked down in seconds, with Izou feeling the blunt of the attacks. It was only after hitting another one that Wildvine released him and retracted his hand.
"That should take him down for the time being." Wildvine said, and turned to the others. "Now to deal with the other...oh no."
Champ stepped away from the others. He was the one between them and Wildvine. For Ben to see one of the things he was scared of, he was unable to move. It was probably because of it that Champ was able to get into a baseball player stand and toss one of the balls floating around him.
"Now it's my turn!" He said.
Wildvine was hit without any attempt by him to dodge and screamed in pain. Fire engulfed him in seconds and began to burn his entire body. He couldn't take it anymore, thus the Ultimatrix reverted him to normal before he hit the ground on his back.
"Oh that was hot...like really raging bonfire hot." Ben groaned, and went back on his feet. "But...I'm still going to kick your butt like your friends."
Shura thought otherwise. He was disappointed by the battle capabilities of his two members, so he decided to get involved. Ben's focus was on Champ, which allowed Shura to appear behind him. Before the hero could use his arms, the man went ahead to grab his Ultimatrix arm and pull it to his back.
Ben yelped and tried to break free. Shura wasn't done with him though. He went ahead to pull on that arm and hit Ben's back with his free hand. The teen hero's arm was dislocated in a second, to which he cried out in pain before being knocked down to the ground on his front.
"I think we've seen enough of your cocky attitude. Time to see you bleed, boy." Shura said menacingly.
Shura's foot was on Ben's back to keep him from moving. At the same time he was holding Ben's dislocated arm. It was a way to keep any possibility for him to reach the Ultimatrix, and now Ben was vulnerable to whatever plans they had for him.
"Get off me creep!" Ben protested.
"Silence!" Shura stomped him foot down on Ben's back. He heard him cry out from the pain, and grinned. "Count yourself lucky that I haven't cut your arm off. I could do it anytime, but I heard that you have some companions."
Ben's eyes widened. He remembered the kind of person Shura was doing their battle in the Capital. He was very threatening, even to the point that he was willing to kill Eunice just to see him suffer.
Ben struggled again. Even though Eunice and Sheele were away, there was still the problem with Spear. If she doesn't claim Mjolnir, there was no way she would be able to fight the Wild Hunt.
"Oh, someone's agitated." Shura was amused. He released Ben's dislocated arm and bent forward to apply more pain on his back. He then grabbed his head and forced his face to the ground. "I think I know why. Don't think we didn't see the former prime minister's daughter walk in that cave."
"You...You stay away from her." Ben groaned angrily.
"I will, but...I can't say the same for Enshin."
As he said that, Enshin stepped out of the woods with Izou next to him. Both of them sustained bruises, but nothing serious for men like them.
"Did you just call my name? Oh?" He smirked when he saw Ben's position. "Looks like the kid has been taken care of."
"I was telling him about the girl just in the cave." Shura said and pointed behind him. "Imagine when she's unable to wield that weapon then. She comes out very disappointed, thinking that maybe her dear 'master' can comfort her for her failure. But then she comes to see you in this position before Enshin takes his time to...have fun with her."
"You bastard!" Ben shouted, and knocked to the dirt again.
"You can imagine it huh! As her clothes and underwear are ripped off her and she pleads for you to save her! But you can't save her, so you get to watch as she's raped beyond what any man could've done! Maybe you might end up feeling turned on by it!"
"L-Like hell I will –"
"I don't know! Underneath those clothes is likely a beautiful body waiting for a man to enjoy it! Maybe I can join in and let you take a part in it later! Doesn't that sound fun?!"
Ben's teeth gritted. He was feeling rage built up in him. Shura was enjoying the effects his taunts were causing the boy. It made him feel excited to make sure they become Ben's reality. He wanted to make sure the kid suffers emotionally and physically before deciding his fate. So if that meant finding the rest of his companions and bringing much suffering on them, he would do it.
But then the young man was taken aback by one thing. There was a flash of white light. He was barely able to turn back and see Sheele with a menacing face, coming for him with her giant scissors open.
If Shura wasted a second, he would've been cut in half. Fortunately for him, he responded quickly and teleported out of the way before Sheele could kill him. He rejoined with the rest of his group, surprised by the presence of the girl.
"You!" Shura yelled. He was angry that his fun was interrupted. "You're from Night Raid! What are you doing here?!"
Sheele responded to him with a ruthless look in her eyes behind her glasses. She went ahead to stand in front of Ben in order to protect him. It was only by that act that Shura realized what was happening.
"Oh, so you know him." Shura smirked evilly. "Now that I look at you, you look quite...interesting than the other girl."
"Looks like I don't have to wait." Enshin chuckled and licked his lips eagerly.
Sheele hid her shudder at their gazes. She knew they were already undressing her with their eyes. She just chose not to react to it, knowing that showing such a thing would be a sign of weakness.
"Sheele! You have to leave now!" Ben yelled. Despite his condition and the pain, he used his useable arm to push his body up. "I...I can handle this! Just go! You can't fight them alone!"
"Who said anything about being alone?" Sheele questioned rhetorically.
Another flash of light happened, and it happened very close to Izou. The swordsman was taken aback when Eunice suddenly appeared next to him and grabbed the blade of his sword. Their eyes made contact before she jumped back and huffed.
'What? That thing wasn't a Teigu?' Eunice thought. 'I figured that if the others are using a Teigu, then someone like him would be using one too. But It's just an ordinary sword.'
"I remember you." Shura said suddenly. "You're the girl that showed up with the boy after I whisked him away. I was wondering where you were."
"So she's the one you mentioned." Izou said and smirked. "I heard you're able to absorb the ability of any Teigu you touch. Guess that explains why you touched my sword. If you want to feel its blade properly, then I'll be more than happy to give you that joy."
Eunice tensed and balled her fist. Without a power of any Teigu user, she knew the battle would be a lot difficult. That's why she assumed she could absorb what she thought was a strong Teigu like Akame's Murasame.
A battle between her and Izou would've commenced if not for a small person walking over to them. Her name was Dorothea, and she was very intrigued by Eunice's ability.
"Leave her to me." She simply said.
Everyone's eyes went on the seemingly small girl. She had no particular face expression, nor did she seem to make any effort for it. It was only when she came to a stop close to Izou that her lips shaped to a small smile, and she caught Eunice off guard.
Despite her small size, her speed was on a whole new level. By the time Eunice noticed her again, she was in the air with her fist approaching her face. Eunice barely had the chance to block her punch with her fist, however even that didn't contain the punch. She was sent skidding back before coming to a stop.
'Such power...For a little girl, she's strong. If I can get a hold of her Teigu, then maybe I can get Ben out of here.' She thought.
"Hmph..." She said with that smile.
She knew what Eunice was thinking. If she wanted to get a hold of her Teigu, then she'll be more than glad to let her feel some of it. Of course, the thought made her want to lick her fangs, which unbeknownst to Eunice was the Teigu.
Again, the girl made another leap at her. Eunice responded by jumping straight up to avoid her. Once Dorothea was below her, she came right down for her, feet first, and missed. The little girl was able to move out of the way.
"Interesting." Dorothea said and stood straight. "Despite looking human, you were able to jump quite high to dodge me. But that isn't what intrigues me the most."
"Really?" Eunice asked, though it sounded rhteroical.
"No, it's your nature." Dorothea answered. "You move and act like a human, and yet I feel vibes that it isn't really true. Are you an Organic Teigu? If so, I'll make sure I study you thoroughly for my research."
"Good luck with that." Eunice quickly moved to a fighting stance.
"There is no need for luck."
Dorothea went ahead to pull out two guns. Before any word could be said, she began firing bullets straight at Eunice at a fast rate. Eunice began to dodge them to the best of her capability and escaped with a few scratches when they scrapped her skin.
Eunice was so busy with the bullets that she was unprepared for what happened next. Sheele and Ben saw it coming, but before their voices could reach her, it was too late. Dorothea used that distraction to jump over to Eunice and bite her neck.
"AAHH!" Eunice yelped.
'Her blood is...tasty...even stronger than anyone I have faced. Hmm? What's this?' Due to her position, she noticed a strange panel behind Eunice's neck.
"Let...go of me." Eunice said, unable to move.
Dorothea chose to ignore her. She was intrigued by the thing she was seeing. She went ahead to tap on a green button, which caused Eunice's body to be engulfed by green light and shrink. At the same time, Dorothea landed on the ground with her feet and saw a green striped and black container fall to the ground. It was the core of the Unitrix, aka Eunice's real body.
"Oh? Looks like I stumbled across something very interesting." Dorothea said, and picked up the Unitrix. "So she really was a Teigu, but that begs the question. Where is her master?"
"You leave her alone!" Ben yelled at her.
Dorothea ignored him and put the core in a unspecified part of her body. "I guess I'll just have to take my time to study this." She said.
"Eunice!" Ben cried out.
Sheele took a step as a move to attack Dorothea. However, Shura and the others moved as well, which made her remember that she was in a difficult spot herself. Meanwhile, Ben struggled back to his feet, and was about to try and use the Ultimatrix, when Enshin spoke up.
"Just give up already. Do you really think you can beat us?" Enshin said with a wide grin. "Now I might be a nice guy and give you guys a chance. Your name is Sheele, right? How about you undress yourself for us. I might be kind enough to let your friend over there survive or the very least not cause him much pain."
"Don't do it, Sheele!" Ben stated. "I can just –"
"Stay back, Ben." Sheele interjected and accidently hit his head with her Teigu. He hit the ground dazed. "Um…sorry. I'll be quick with this. I promise." With that, she turned over to Shura. "You're their leader. If I do what he said, will you let him go?"
"We'll see." Shura smiled mischievously.
"I see…But there's just one problem you have there." She said. "My life no longer belongs to me, but to the one he sacrificed his own life so I may live. That is why…" Her eyes suddenly lightened up with her purple color, and she exclaimed. "I cannot let myself die here!"
Shura chuckled, with the same for Enshin. Their tone changed when Sheele made an incredible speed towards Dorothea while clutching her weapon. She would've gotten to the girl too if it weren't for Izou intervening.
He and Sheele clashed weapons with a lot of brute force. The shockwave that was created from such a scene was so strong that the earth underneath them broke apart. Shura and the others had to block the strong wind that hit them with their hands.
"You're pretty strong!" Izou shouted excitedly. "The fact that you carry such a huge weapon and stand against me. You're certainly not one to look down on."
Sheele snuffed at him and drew her weapon back. The same was for Izou before the both of them began to strike at each other with their own weapon. It was Extase against Kousetsu, and their respective owners trying to outwit the other.
Unfortunately, it seemed like Sheele was the one losing. Once in a while, Izou's Kousetsu was able to land cut after cut on her dress and skin, leaving tears as a result while she barely blocked his other slashes.
"No, I can't lose here, not when Ieyasu…" Sheele's mind flashed back to the smiling spiky haired boy. "Not when I'm yet to repay my life for him by beating her." This time she remembered the girl and the dog that killed him. "Seryu!"
A boost of willpower pushed her forward and before anyone knew it, she let out a battle cry and broke Kousetsu into two right below the middle.
"What?!" Shura was shocked.
"Kousetsu!" Izou cried out.
"Out of my way!" Sheele yelled and punched the now unarmed and still shocked swordsman in the face.
The blunt of her fist came just as strong as the new strength she mustered. It sent the man flying away and gave her the chance to proceed over to Dorothea. She needed to get back Eunice before it was too late.
"Not so fast!" Enshin shouted from above.
Sheele looked up and quickly jumped back. Enshin's wind slash hit the ground she had stood on and another one followed after that. Fortunately, the purple-haired girl was able to leap back from that one before seeing the psychopathically perverted man land in front of her.
"Just when I thought we could get to the good part, you just had to rebel. Well…it's like I'm against. Watching girls crumble from their own confidence makes the sex all the more swee." Enshin said with his twisted mind. "I guess I'll just have to finish off where Izou left off by shredding every part of that dress for you!"
With that, he chuckled and slashed at the air twice to send two sharp air attacks at her. Sheele was unfazed by it, to the point that she seriously cut them into none existence with her Teigu. She then saw an opening and charged straight at the young man.
"Not so fast! There's more where that came from!" Enshin stated and sent more air slashes at her. "It's the full moon, girl! If you think that's something, then behold Full Moon Wheel!"
Sheele was unimpressed. The same serious look on her face remained, even as countless amount of air came her way while destroying the surface of the ground as they did so. Sheele opened her scissors and leapt at the air blades and cut them constantly like she was weeding out a garden.
"N-Nani?!" Enshin was shocked. "How can she be cutting them down like that!?"
Dorothea was pleased with what she was seeing, and smirked. "So that's the Cutter of Creation: Extase. A Teigu capable of cutting through any material including the most impervious of armors. I never would've thought it could cut something elemental. This Teigu might turn out to be very interesting to study."
Now Enshin was feeling scared. He found that no matter how much he sent at Sheele, she would simply cut it into none existence with her Teigu. The look in his eyes was real and when the gap between them closed, he made a failed attempt to jump back. Sheele followed him and opened her scissors to cut him in half.
"She's too close! Those eyes…they look soulless!"
It was almost over for Enshin if not for one person coming to his rescue. Sheele was unable to defend herself when a lightning ball hit her, causing volts of electricity to run through her body. The blunt of it was able to send her flying and screaming until she hit the ground.
Enshin landed on the ground with his feet and sighed in relief. His action only amused Champ who stepped over to him with a jolly-like smile.
"Looks like she gave you quite the hard time." He said.
Enshin simply snarled and looked away. Meanwhile, the others watched as Sheele steadily stood up with burnt marks on her and her dress partially burnt.
"So you were able to survive that." Champ asked amusedly. He went into his pitcher stand and tossed another ball at Sheele. "Then how about you try this one? I'm sure you'll get a breeze out of it!"
It was too late. The ball made contact with the ground and engulfed Sheele in a whirlwind. It seemed the end for the purple-haired girl if not that the natural disaster suddenly dispersed when a snap was heard. "My whirlwind…it was cut?" Champ was surprised.
There stood a crater that was caused by that whirlwind. As for the one who stood on it, it was Sheele as she stood with her dress badly torn and more cuts on her as more of her body was exposed. Extase had saved her on time and now she was ready to fight back.
Despite the pain coursing through her body, she made a mad dash straight for Champ, who could only grin before tossing yet another ball like before. Sheele saw it coming and made a leap at it.
She could see from the flaming body of the thing that it would produce fire. If she wasn't careful, it's likely she won't be able to survive an attack like that. So it was a good thing that she swung the flat side of Extase at the weapon and sent it back at Champ.
"Champie, look out!" Cosmina shouted.
Champ responded by tossing an ice ball at the incoming attack. Both balls made contact and nullified each other instantly. But then he was shocked to find Sheele just a few feet from his face with her weapon held by both hands.
"Champie! I'll save you!" Cosmina shouted.
She ran over to them with her microphone-type Teigu in her hand. Before Sheele could reach Champ, she let out an ultrasound wave straight at her at its minimum volume. Sheele saw this as a problem and released one hand from her weapon to grab Champ's shirt. With it, she was able to pull him over to cover her and make him her shield when the wave came towards her.
"AAAHHHHHH!" Champ cried out.
"I'm sorry!" Cosmina shouted.
The wave was at its minimum, so it didn't kill the clown. However, it was enough to cause the clown to fall on his knees and sent his whole body to the ground unconscious. It was only afterwards that Sheele's absence was noticed.
"Where is she?!" Shura asked. He was getting frustrated at the fact that one girl was able to take on his men. Izou was useless without his weapon, to the point that he could be seen seating motionlessly as his face remained over the destruction of his weapon.
Meanwhile, Cosmina noticed a shadow underneath her and looked up. She was able to jump back when Sheele stomped down at where she was stood. That didn't stop the purple-haired girl from chasing after her.
From the distance between the two of them, it was obvious that Cosmina had no chance to escape on her own. The deadly look on Sheele's face and the terrified face that was Cosmina were unmatched. It was fortunate for her that Enshin showed up from behind the purple-haired ex-assassin to kill her.
"Got you now!" He shouted cockily.
Sheele briefly moved her eyes to see him. Enshin's Teigu would be able to cut her easily from the close distance between them. Added to that, Cosmina saw it as her chance to use her Teigu to deal with the girl.
Between two enemies, she won't be able to take down one without taking the attack of the other. It even seemed like the end for Sheele, however she still had her trump card.
"EXTASE!" She cried out.
Her Teigu suddenly unleashed a bright white light that blinded her enemies. Even those standing from the distance like Izou and Shura were affected, and had to close their eyes. Meanwhile, Enshin screamed from his eyes receiving the full brightness of the Teigu, before receiving what was truly unexpected.
Sheele did a spin and cut him in two with her Teigu. His body was divided instantly before his brain expressed the only emotion he could make when he saw his bottom half hit the ground.
"You…bitch." He managed to say.
His body hit the ground and blood began to spill out. As for Cosmina, Sheele hit her with the blunt side of her Teigu, thus sending her flying a few meters away. The last that could be heard from the girl was her scream as her body flew into the woods.
With both threats gone, Sheele deactivated her Teigu's trump card and sighed in relief. Fighting in the way she was doing was taking a toll on her. Unfortunately, it was that moment that Dorothea needed to attack Sheele, just when she was at her weakest.
She closed the leap between them with her teeth open to bite down on Sheele. She would've gotten away with it too if it weren't for one thing. Sheele was quick to raise her weapon and allow the little girl to bite down on the blade instead.
"Shit! She was able to move even after that?!" Dorothea thought with surprise.
She quickly got away from Extase and landed on the ground. However, she couldn't move again when Sheele brought the tip of her weapon at her neck, ready to kill her. The thought of death scared Dorothea and she pleaded for her life.
"Wait! Wait! Waiiitt!" She shouted. "You just want your friend back, right?!" She asked and pulled out the Unitrix from under her dress. "Here, you can have it! Just don't kill me! It'd be a great loss to humanity!"
Sheele had no idea what the last part meant and frankly didn't care. She simply used her free hand to take the Unitrix back from Dorothea and punched her in the face. The little girl cried out in pain and fell on her back.
"Shit! What the hell was that for?!"
Sheele ignored her and smiled at her friend in her hand. "Sorry for taking so long."
Dorothea was pissed, with the same going for Shura. The former went ahead to pull at a wand and cut her wrist to paint the thing with her blood, before drawing a symbol on the ground. Sheele noticed it and made her move to stop her, but it was too late.
Dorothea laughed madly when she placed the wand on the symbol and massive amounts of black miasma formed from the thing. Sheele jumped back from the possible danger, and watched what manifested. The miasma shaped into a massive beast with many eyes and mouths. It was unlike any Danger Beast she had seen before.
"Did you really think it was over?! It has only begun! Now be prepared as I get rid of your very existence, once and for all!"
Sheele's face changed to a weak snarl. She wasn't sure she could keep fighting, not with everything she had to endure. If it was her former self, she would've died long before, and yet here she was still standing.
However, even she knew that she won't last for long. Maybe Eunice could help, but it wasn't like the young woman knew how to bring her back. Besides, Dorothea's monster gave her no chance to rest when it attacked.
Multiple black poisons shot out from its body and headed straight for Sheele. The young woman responded by pulling Eunice behind her before using her other hand which was on Extase to defend herself.
The defense was intense, and a failure. No matter how much she cut attacks, many more came to replace them. Before she knew it, some of them struck into her skin, causing her to scream from the pain, and yet keep fighting. The poison was beginning to weak her, and she could feel it.
"Keep fighting, Night Raid filth! It'll only be a matter of time before you can't fighting anymore! But don't worry, I'll be sure to salvage a bit of you and study! This stamina you have is worth the research!"
Sheele gritted her teeth. Blood was already creeping her mouth as she kept exhausting herself. As much as she hated to admit it, she wasn't going to make it through this battle.
"I have only one last choice. I…have to use my trump card, even if It's just for the last time." With that decided, she struck back against the poisonous shots coming for her, and raised her weapon up. "EX-"
"Not this time!" Shura exclaimed and reappeared before her. With his knife in his possession, he then proceeded to stab Sheele in the back.
Sheele was taken aback and lost all consciousness. She hit the ground hard with the knife still stuck in her back before the owner pulled it out.
"I guess that's that." Shura huffed and looked around. "I'm kind of disappointed with almost everyone here. Even Izou was defeated by her."
Dorothea had nothing to say. She went over to Sheele's bleeding body and smiled slyly. She could already picture the experiments she could have on the young woman's body. As for the Unitrix, she was about to pick it up, but a familiar voice interrupted her.
"Sheele…" Ben awakened, and tried to get up. His eyes wondered around the battlefield, shocked at what had happened, before settling at the figure that was Sheele. "Oh no! Sheele! Wake up! Sheele!"
Shura laughed and stretched his arms apart. "Now do you see what happens when you cross me, boy?! And this is just the beginning! I'll have your friend in the cave dealt with in the same manner, and let you watch as I rape!"
"Y…YOU BASTARD!" Ben yelled with pure hatred in his eyes. Unknown to him, the Ultimatrix's faceplate lightened up brighter than usual.
Shura kept on laughing. His voice could be heard throughout the woods at a certain radius. To see Ben's angry face was pure amusement for him. He couldn't wait to get on with torturing Ben.
But then the most unexpected thing happened suddenly. The cave exploded entirely in such a way that rocks were sent flying. It cut off Shura's laughter, before they all watched as bright colorful light went up the sky.
"What the hell is that?!" Shura questioned.
He never got his answer. The next thing any of them saw was a long handle axe flying out of the bright light and flying straight for Dorothea. The girl was in possession of the Unitrix, when she saw the axe coming for her and screamed.
Her monster responded by getting in front of her and shooting its poisons. Surprisingly, none of them had an effect on the weapon. The axe easily cut through the attacks and went straight for the monster, which it proceeded to cut into pieces. Dorothea was in shock as her monster was helpless and heard as it screamed until it turned into dust.
The axe then went back to the bright light and was grabbed by a hand. The bright light covering what remained of the cave died down. Now Spear stood before the view of everyone, dressed in an Asgardian uniform with the helmet covering her eyes in such a way that it made her eyes look entirely purple. Along with that, her red cape and hair flapped blissfully to the night's wind.
"You...I remember you." Spear said with a cold tone. "You're Shura, son of the Prime Minister Honest. You dare to humiliate my master and harm my friends!"
"Yes, I did! What are you going to do?! Last I checked, your dad is dead! At least I have a father to look forward too!" Shura said confidently.
"Who do you think is the reason I don't have one anymore?!"
The skies suddenly began to darken with clouds. The wind began to pick up and lightning shot through the clouds. Spear's anger could be sensed through it all, before she leapt forward and swung her weapon straight at Shura.
The Prime Minister's son quickly teleported. His action saved him, but it left Dorothea vulnerable to the axe when it came straight for her. The girl panicked and pushed her hand forward. The remainder of her monster formed from the air in the form of a mouth, which opened to take in the axe.
Of course, the defense failed as it took the blunt of the hit. Dorothea then felt the top side of the weapon and was sent flying back. At the same time, the Unitrix was released before hitting the ground.
Back with Spear, she was about to call back her weapon, when Shura showed up behind her. He wrapped his arms around her, restraining her arms and said. "You're coming with me!"
Spear had no way to obstruct. He teleported both of them away, which just left Ben and everyone else left. Dorothea was on the ground, clutching her chest as she felt her own blood flooding her legs. She steadily picked herself up and went to the woods. She needed something to feast on, but first she needed to be safe.
Spear's weapon suddenly shot off to an unknown destination. Now it was just Ben and Izou who were conscious. He was worried about Spear until he noticed Champ moving. The fat clown woke up with a groan and sat up just to see what had happened. He saw that apart from Ben and Izou, the others were either missing or dead. His eyes then landed on Sheele and he became angry.
The clown took his time to stand up and head over to the woman. Whether she was dead or barely didn't concern him. He was going to make sure that anything that remained of her would be dealt with harshly.
"You stay away from her!" Ben shouted from his position. "I-I'm warning you! Stay away from Sheele!"
Champ stopped and turned his head to him. He smiled creepily at him and saw the fearful effect it had on teen. "I know you won't do anything. You're scared of me, aren't you? Now stay back and watch. I'm going to make sure she goes straight to hell."
Ben kept pushing himself back to his feet. However, since it was just one arm he was using, it trembled due to the feeling coursing through him and made him fall back to the ground with a groan.
"Why…? Why can't I get up…?" He questioned as he gritted his teeth. He then noticed his hand trembling and glanced at Champ approaching Sheele. "Am I…scared? Come on, this is just stupid! My friend is about to die and I'm letting myself be scared by an old phobia!"
His mind then flashback to the time he encountered Zombozo as a kid and fixed his fear. It should've been fine at the time. He even faced Zombozo when he was a teenager and beat him without feeling this fear of clowns. But for some reason, the phobia returned sometime before the evil clown returned.
"Dammit! You've got to be fucking kidding me?!" Ben angrily shouted in his head. "I'm Ben Tennyson, the guy who saved his universe countless times ever since he was ten years old! I've faced self-proclaimed gods, creatures from different dimensions, fought alongside other heroes and took on even alien warlords! So I can't…" He gritted his teeth and turned his trembling hand into a firm fist. "I can't let things end here!"
"ALL REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN REACHED!" The Ultimatrix spoke.
"What?" Ben questioned and looked at the arm that lay inappropriately. It was his dislocated arm, and he could see the Ultimatrix shining bright.
"ALL REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN REACHED! DO YOU WISH TO UNLOCK NEW FEATURE?!" The A.I asked.
Ben stared at the Ultimatrix confused. He then snapped out of it and answered. "Yes, do it!"
With that, the Ultimatrix let out a strange sound and engulfed Ben in a flash of green it. The energy pouring from it was so strong that it shined all over the area in an instant. Champ blocked his face just to avoid having his eyes blinded by it.
"Hey, clown! Get a load of this!"
"Huh?" Champ said and received a green punch to the face.
Whampire sent him flying with just that punch. Champ responded by landing on his feet, and even letting it skid back before coming to a stop. Though he survived that punch, the size of the alien's fist remained on his cheek, and it pissed the clown much.
He got into his pitcher's stance and threw one of the balls floating around him. Whampire didn't know what it was, and frankly didn't care. He was engulfed in another flash of green light without touching the Ultimatrix. When it died down, he was Perk Upchuck which he used to leap at the ball and eat it before spitting back at Champ as a green explosive ball.
Champ was hit in an instant and sent flying. His body tumbled a few times before coming to a stop. He let out a groan and steadily stood up and revealed what became of him. He was covered in bruises, with his costume partly destroyed as he coughed up blood.
Ben wasn't done with him though. He changed into Cannonbolt without touching the Ultimatrix symbol, before ramming at the clown and sending him flying inside the woods. Champ's body didn't even get the chance to touch the floor because there was another flash of green light which brought about yet another alien.
Swampfire raised hands up and made tree roots to come out and restrain Champ. The fat clown was even wrapped by the roots until it was only his eyes that could see outside of it. Swampfire wanted it that way before changing back to Ben without touching the Ultimatrix symbol.
"Let me go!" Champ protested, though it almost sounded muffled.
Ben said nothing about that. He took a few steps forward and crossed his arms over his chest. There was something about seeing his worst fear tied up in heaps of tree roots.
"You were right. I was afraid of you, but…it was really just because you look like a clown." Ben said strongly. "I know it sounds really stupid. This kid with a powerful device is afraid of clowns? I sometimes found it really ridiculous myself. But not anymore, I won't let my fears hold me back like it did recently, especially not because of people like you."
With that said Ben turned his back at him and waved his hand. "Oh, and you might need to stay there for a while. I'm sure your friends will come and break you out soon enough."
Champ could only stare at the hero with eyes of hatred. The way he was defeated was humiliating and to make it worse was that it from a boy who wasn't at the age of kids he was interested in. Champ knew that when he gets out of here, he'll want to face the teenager again. Now he understood the kind of hatred Shura had for Ben Tennsyon.
Ben was running straight for Sheele, whom he remembered was in a bad position. Was she dead? Was she on her way there? Was he too late to save her? These were questions on his mind as he ran over to her. His mind was so worried that he didn't even think of using the Ultimatrix to rush over to her.
None of that mattered because he approached her anyway. He went on his knees and pressed his fingers at her neck to check her pulse. She was alive, but the pulse was becoming weak. He needed to get her some help, so he quickly raised his hand to the Ultimatrix, forgetting that he no longer needed to do that to transform.
"Ben…" He heard a weak voice.
The teen hero looked down and saw the purple-haired girl staring at him. She smiled weakly at him, which brought Ben's concern to her.
"You relax over there, Sheele. I'll get us back to the airship and Eunice can…Oh no Eunice!" He looked around the area and saw the Unitrix a few meters away.
Ben would've gotten up to retrieve it if not for Sheele. She grabbed his wrist before he could stand up, and got his attention when she spoke up.
"I think It's too late for that, Ben…I…the poison really hurts." She said.
"Don't…Don't say that, Sheele!" Ben said to her, pleading with his voice. "Y-You just have to hang in there! We can save you!"
Sheele's smile grew a bit. "I'm sorry for what I did to you. Even though that loose in my head was fixed, I…ended up hurting you. Please forgive me."
"Sheele, now's not the time." Ben was beginning to cry. "Just…Don't go. Ieyasu wouldn't have wanted this for you. No one in Night Raid would've!"
"I know, but…at least I sacrificed my life for you." With that, she weakly raised her free hand to the night sky and smiled at the stars. "The sky looks so pretty, Ben. Please…remember to keep aiming higher and…save this world. Good…Goodbye."
With that said, she closed her eyes and peacefully allowed its weight to move to the side. Ben tried shaking Sheele, but she refused to respond. His heart tightened upon a thought dawning on him, and with her body in his arms, he cried out her name.
"SHEELE! NOOOOOOOOO!"
Onboard to the airship, Ben was standing in an unspecified part of the ship while staring at a green hologram map in front of him. It was a perfect diagram of the Imperial Castle, with red dots marked on certain places such as the prison cell.
"Ben…" Eunice called upon entering the place.
The teen hero turned his head to her and said. "Oh, you're back. How's she doing?"
"Sheele is responding very well. It's a good her body was resilient to the poison until I could treat her. I'm glad to see the treatment I gave her back at Night Raid's hideout improved her strength and stamina."
"Yeah, what's with that anyway?" Ben asked. "Sheele was able to fight those guys on her own. I thought you were just going to help with her spinal cord since it caused her legs to be paralyzed."
"Yes, but it appears that the effects were worked better than I and probably Azmuth would've thought." Eunice said, and stood next to him. "Remember, it's not just our world's realities that differ from this world. Their bodies functions slightly different than ours."
"I see." Ben replied and smirked. "Let's go meet them."
Eunice nodded and watched Ben walk past her. A few minutes later, they arrived at the lounge of the airship and saw Spear and Sheele seating there watching the TV there. No doubt seeing such moving pictures amazed them.
Their interest changed when Ben and Eunice walked in. They ignored the show on the TV and stood straight to see the teenager. In response, Ben smiled and said. "Glad you two are getting comfortable with the place. Last night was really rough."
"Indeed it was." Spear said in her normal clothes. "I was able to send that son of a disgusting man away easily. It'd appear that he ran away before I could find him though."
"Good to know. At least he won't be bothering us for a while." Ben said and turned over to Sheele. "What about you? Feeling better?"
"Um, yes." Sheele looked away embarrassingly. "I'm sorry for making you worried like that. I was just so glad that I was useful to you that – "
"I could tell." Ben interrupted and scratched his face. He recalled what happened last night. "You gave me quite the scare. Good thing I was able to bring back Eunice so she could treat your body before it was too late. Anyway, that's all in the past. You shouldn't feel like you're not useful to us, Sheele. We're the Emerald Heroes, and we're meant to fight alongside each other."
"I understand." Sheele replied and smile. "Thank you for having me."
"Wait, the Emerald Heroes?" Spear asked.
"Yes, you like it?" Ben asked. "I thought we needed a cool team name. We're going to make a lot of impact to this world, so it's important the people know that while there's Night Raid and the Jaegers, there's us, the Emerald Heroes that will bring about a new and better change to this world."
Spear smirked. "A wise name, Master. I will serve as a member as long as I am needed."
"Great!" Ben pumped his fist in the air. "Now, next course to the Imperial Castle! Time to get Aria out of there!"
"Aye, sir!" Eunice, Spear and Sheele shouted in unison with their fists pumped in the air too.
-Chapter end-
Another chapter done! Wow! That was a lot to type! I told you at the beginning that it would be a long one! Anyway, I'm glad to have the whole thing covered before moving to the battle that will occur in the Imperial Castle.
Now for those of you that may have forgotten, Eunice was involved in treating Sheele's injury at the time. It's because of the method she used that enhanced Sheele in the way that she was. That's why even she thought that if it was her former self, she'd likely be dead in a fight like that.
By the way, you guys thought that Sheele was dead, didn't you? Well surprise, she's still alive! I was going to add another scene to explain what has become of the Wild Hunt until I realized that the chapter was already as long as it needed. In the next chapter, hopefully, we'll find out what became of them and who sent them that message in the previous chapter.
So before anyone feels smart to point out one thing, I should just say that I'm aware that Dorothea isn't actually a little girl. How else was I able to include her battle so well? lol.
There was a few questions that a guest reviewer brought up in one of the previous chapters. I forgot to bring it up, so here they are.
Does Tatsumi, Leone and Akame have Anodite powers?
Answer; Yes, but not in the way you might think. The Anodite power only enhances their bodies and Teigu whenever they meet someone with Sunny's Anodite signature or Sunny herself. They cannot activate it at their own will.
Is Tatsumi still going to enter and win the tournament?
Answer; No. We're already at the part where the tournament should've taken place. If you read or watch the manga or anime respectively, you'll know the tournament was done to find someone who would wield Extase. But since Sheele is alive and has the Teigu with her, the tournament can't take place.
Question; Can you stop the Wild Hunt from committing most of their atrocious acts? Even if not all, can they at least leave Bols's wife and daughter alone?
Answer; I can stop some of the things they'll do in the manga. Yes, the Wild Hunt will be back like in the manga. Also, about what they did to Bols's family, I'll see about at least having someone intervene. I don't want to spoil what happens.
Well I think that's most of what I have to say. I just want to mention that I've written a Special Story for this fanfiction. It takes place some chapters after this current chapter. The beginning is gruesome, but I promise you that rest is pretty enjoyable.
Also, for those who have read that Special Story, I should mention that I changed one thing that everyone probably noticed. I brought in Storm Breaker instead of Mjolnir like it was mentioned in the previous chapter. This is because of when I read a person's review. Since Spear is more familiar with sharp weapons, I decided that her mystical weapon would resemble Storm Breaker. Don't worry. Everything about it would be explained in upcoming chapters, so look forward to them.
Thank you for taking your time to read this chapter. Hope to see you guys again. Please review this chapter to let me know your thoughts. Bye.