Amalgamation: The Huntsmen Arcana
The entire world was in ruin, hopes lost to false safety, Tokyo a broken city with people walking around with no sense of danger, the false God Yaldabaoth had laid waste to Humanity…
And the heroes that would had stood a chance against him…
They lay unmoving, and broken…
With only the leader a last survivor.
Joker to the Phantom thieves.
Ren Amamiya to the world.
In his arms, the late Panther, Ann Takamaki.
The two lovers having fought to the last after one after the other they fell with Hope being crushed before it could be saved, it all came to nothing with Ren the only one left standing after his last ditch effort to stop the god.
Eyes dried from the count of tears falling, Ren sat in place with the last thoughts to die with his comrades…
His wish has yet to be granted by the higher powers.
"Would you try it again, to change this outcome?" not even acknowledging this voice from nowhere, Ren slowly looked up to the sight of a man approaching, his attire a white suit, his hair was brown with a Butterfly themed mask over his eyes and nose, he gave a sad smile as he stopped a good three feet from Ren who stared back with all hope lost.
"Yes" getting a more hopeful smile form this man, he approached at a calm pace.
"Than we have hope to avoid another fall of Humanity" gesturing to the surrounding cities with odd ribs rising into the sky, Ren looked to the corpses of his friends, his family. He looked down to the smiling face of Ann, her eyes closed at her death, her ran a hand over his right cheek until he felt a hand on his left shoulder, turning his head in alarm, Ren found the unknown man giving him a reassuring squeeze.
"I can sense you're love for her, Amamiya. You can see her again." Staring at the man with growing hope as he turned back to Ann's corpse, Ren spoke while gently setting her down before standing up fully.
"How would I change this outcome, what would even be the point?" turning to the man as he smiled calmly, he spoke while holding up a ghostly form of an Arcana, but not one Ren had seen before.
"The how we can change this outcome is simple, we add a new Arcana" staring at the card as an image faded into view, Ren frowned as it showed a forest like background with a Bearded man holding an Axe in one hand and a Bow in the other.
Staring at the Arcana, Ren watched as it floated to him before fading into his right hand, making him flinch at the suddenness, he turned back to the masked man with a scowl.
"Who are you?" staring as the man smiled calmly, he gave a bow of greeting.
"I am Philemon, master of the Velvet Room" staring at the man in shock, he stood up fully with a saddened smile.
"I apologize for my, lack of aid in your journey, trickster. By the time I had noticed my Velvet room had been taken over it was too late" clenching his gloved hands at the implication, Ren forced himself to calm down.
"Which is why I offer this chance to retain your will of rebellion, and start with a new chance, the Arcana, The Huntsmen Arcana has been bestowed upon another in the next world, find him and he will aid you, but heed my words, this world will not be a mirror image, this world will be an Amalgamation of others, and it all comes down to one whose very existence, acts as a pin that keeps it together. Find him and he will aid you." Staring at his hand as the Arcana card materialized with a flash of blue fire, Ren gave a nod as he gave one final smirk, one he thought he'd never give again.
"When do we get started, Philemon?" smiling at one another now, the god spoke.
"Well, right now if you wake up" giving a frown, Ren gave a flinch as he was hit by a slap.
Giving a shout of surprise as his eyes snapped ope-wait, when did he fall asleep?
Looking about in hidden awe as he stared at the running Train, Ren held down his hope as he looked to the city of Shibuya below…
Hiding a smile a she tears threatened to fall from his eyes, Ren rubbed his face with a silent laugh before his hearing picked up a distant conversation form two Shibuya students.
"Did you hear we have a new teacher coming from America?"
"Yeah, I heard Principal Kobayakawa had to ask a lot of people to help get in touch, apparently the ones he called was short on staff so the CEO is actually stepping in" staring at the news in confusion and disbelief, this conversation never happened.
"Really, I thought the CEO would have declined, what makes this so different?"
"Well, it turns out the only company the Principal could afford was a newly sanctioned security firm in a town called Bellwood, the boss literally offered to help teach self defense, he literally arrived six months ago"
"Why did it take that long to set up?" getting a giggle from the other student, she spoke with a knowing smile.
"He brought his family with him"
Looking up with a frown, Ren stood up to approach the two.
"Excuse me?" seeing two brunettes turn to him with surprise Ren spoke with a shy look that was replaced by a sheepish smile.
"I couldn't help but eves drop, but whose this new teacher?"
"Oh, that would be Tennyson, Ken from America. He's been in Japan for a while now, heck, he's been seen stopping street fights in Kamurocho alongside some guy in a white suit" giving a nod of confusion, Ren looked out the window of the Train, feeling a spark of Hope after what felt like so long.