Strongest

Chapter 3: Jet Black Seedle

Written By Illuminet

Disclaimer: The cast of character from Makai Kingdom : Chronicles Of The Sacred Tome do not belong to me, and are the rightful property of N.I.S (Nippon Ichi Software) America.

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'...why the hell am I waiting around like this? Dammit, first the dreams don't allow me to move my own body, and now they make everything seem in real time...sheesh, can't this wait period at least be fast forwarded or something?'

His body stood at the edge of the large nose of the massive flying fortress, arms crossed in waiting. The battleship had descended a fair amount towards Seedle's Netherworld, allowing his eyes to peer at the tiny specks of explosive carnage being wrought on the landscape. Seedle's troops had been caught off guard as Prinny manned Gear Metal LEX and Driller G type class tanks were dropped off from the battleship's docking bay. Seedle's battalions were most likely caught off guard by the large scale raid, but it seemed they were adjusting quickly and were halting most of the progress made by the Prinnies as they tried to scale up the large mountain where Seedle's Castle was located. The operation started at around one o' clock in the afternoon. That had been three hours ago according to his right hand Prinny's last report findings.

'Boring...standing here doing nothing like this is gonna make me sleep in the fantasy world just like in the real world. I'm practically begging Seedle will give those Prinnies a run for their money and allow me to intervene.'

He thought to himself, and would have let out a heavy sigh escape his lips if he could control his mouth. After waiting a few more moments in boredom, the sliding door that led out to the elongated deck opened and his right hand Prinny in this weird dream came outside of the ship to stand behind him.

"It seems our forces are not fairing so well, dood."

The Prinny said, walking up to Zetta to give another report of papers, most likely of the battle's progress from what the Prinny had mentioned. His body let his arms fall to his sides, a violet colored flame beginning to emanate from his right hand. The flames extended outward until it solidified into a massive black sword with an almost rounded off tip at the end of the blade. It's hilt was covered in thick, course red leather straps.

'My Genesis...heh, it feels so good to hold you again, despite not being the real world and all.'

He admired the weapon he had worked so hard to obtain during his youth. Only the strongest, craziest sword there was in the Cosmos would suit him and his inflated ego. Heck, the dark weapon was as big as he was in terms of height and width, possibly a bit bigger. Nearly any opponent who saw the enormous blade would pee in their pants at the thought of being cleaved in two with it, and Zetta used to relish in the feeling hours on end, as per his arrogant nature.

(Mini-Note: Yeah, I know it's actually Sprout's sword, Shiva, from Phantom Brave, but come on now, you gotta admit that was one cool looking weapon. It's too bad they didn't give more variety in the weapon designs of Makai Kingdom like they did with Phantom Brave or Disgaea...oh well.)

"I take it you will go in alone then, dood? Then I will have any of the remaining ground forces retreat back to the docking bay, dood."

The Prinny said as he lowered the report, walking away. Zetta soon found himself engulfed in spiraling crimson light, realizing he was teleporting down to the Netherworld below.

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Seedle's Netherworld (a.k.a The Underworld), Outskirts of Overlord's Castle

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"Good, those damn Prinnies are finally retreating. Why the hell did they attack us in the first place, though?"

A male Samurai pondered to himself as he spoke to a female Samurai. She simply shrugged.

"Your guess is as good as mine. Still...when we fought them, don't you think they seemed a little too well organized for the typical Prinny?"

She asked. He nodded.

"Yeah...the only things I've ever seen Prinnies do most of the time is just throw things around for no apparent reason and act like a bunch of weirdos."

He answered. An Archer came up to join in the conversation.

"Some Prinnies got into Lord Seedle's Castle. He can handle himself, but we should check up on him just to make sure."

She said. The two samurai nodded in agreement as they began walking towards the rest of their comrades to begin the trek up the mountain.

"What is that light?"

A Warrior said pointing to the crimson light that appeared behind the first three combatants.

"Now what the hell's up?"

The male Samurai said as he turned around. Everyone let out surprised gasps as Zetta appeared before them all, hefting his giant sword across his shoulder with ease.

"Your...Lord Zetta. Why are you here?"

The Archer said after her initial shock wore off. The male Samurai growled, his hand grasping his sheathed katana.

"You've gotten your body back, huh? Are you here for revenge against Seedle after he almost succeeded in killed your former apprentice?"

He asked of Zetta.

'What! Hell no...this is simply because I can. Don't bring Salome into this, punk!'

His mind retorted, not that his words would do much since they could only be heard by him. His body tensed up slightly, hand gripping around the hilt of his Genesis even tighter than before, producing a slight squeaking sound from the leather straps. This action did not go unnoticed by the male Samurai, and he too gripped his weapon tighter.

"It seems you are. But we will protect our Lord at the costs of our own lives if need be. I don't care if you are the strongest Overlord. Have at you, Lord Zetta!"

The Samurai let out a fierce battle cry as he unsheathed his katana with rapid speed, or at least tried to had Zetta's foot not gone up to press against the blade's pommel, effectively stopping the attack before it could succeed in being completely unsheathed to do the Overlord any harm. Before the samurai could even gasp in surprise, his head was clipped from the rest of his body, as Zetta's arm retaliated with horizontal swing of his weapon from it's place on his shoulder. The lifeless body of the Samurai fell on it's back before disappearing.

"YOU BASTARD!"

The female Samurai rushed in with her own katana, drawing it from her sheath in a wide arc to cut Zetta's own head down. His left hand came up, grasping the blunt side of her katana shy of a few hairs from reaching his throat. The female Samurai was soon impaled in the stomach with the massive blade before being tossed aside as her lifeless body also faded away. Everyone who witnessed all this backed up slightly, confidence completely erased. His body started walking slowly towards the soldiers, bloody blade leaving a trail of crimson to spatter the ground. The Archer held up her rifle shakily.

"S...S...S...Stay back!"

She stuttered, her eyes wide with fear. Zetta simply kept walking, no words leaving his mouth. She fired expertly despite her panicked state, but his head simply moved to the side just enough to let the bullet fly past him, leaving him unscathed. The Archer's life was immediately ended as his sword came down on her, splitting her head open. After she fell to the ground, his eyes focused on the soldiers on the higher parts of the mountain.

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Seedle's Netherworld (a.k.a The Underworld), Overlord's Castle, Emperor Chambers

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"Someone has a lot of nerve sending killer penguins after me."

Seedle said to himself. One of his katanas was embedded in a Prinny's mouth, suspending it to a wall. He pulled the blade free, and the Prinny faded out of existence before it's body even touched ground. He removed a white cloth from his sleeve, cleaning his weapon with a single swipe before tossing the bloody rag to the ground. Although he had a large window in which to check the progress of his soldiers outside, he didn't even bother. Their cries of pain and death were all he needed to hear to know they were losing to whoever was scaling up his mountain. He calmly waited now to intercept his enemy, already hearing the cries entering his Japanese styled castle. Many of the cries got louder and louder, signaling his opponent to be coming closer and closer to the top. The shoji screen doors were swung open as a bleeding Healer entered his chambers, heavily leaning against her staff for support.

"Report."

Seedle demanded, his one good eye narrowing ever so slightly. The Healer let out a couple of haggard breaths before speaking.

"Lord Seedle, you must escape, it's too dangerous...'

Before she could say anymore, she was cut down in the back, her body falling forward along with the damaged shoji panels. Seedle's eye was met only with a jagged black silhouette amongst the darkness of the hallway. Zetta's body entered slowly and dramatically, his foot falls heavy against the matted floor. Seedle growled deep in his throat with anger and surprise.

"Zetta...you're the one whose behind this, and you even got your body back. My spies had informed me that little girl had predicted otherwise. How? How is it you stand before me now then?"

Seedle spoke, his grip tightening on the yellow ribbon wrapped hilt of his katana as he regarded the other Overlord.

'Come on, body, say something cool and bring the fear into his gaze dammit! You've been boring me to tears without a single crazily cool catchphrase in this dream at all.'

Zetta's mind complained. Even the long trek upward to Seedle's lair didn't make his body produce a single verbal sound or any emotion.

"What's the matter Zetta? Cat caught your tongue?"

Seedle asked arrogantly, but Zetta's body did not react in any way, and just continued to stand there calmly, annoying both Seedle and his own mind further.

'Dammit, this is my dream! Hurry up and say something and stop making me look like a mute idiot!'

His mind shouted, though it was always a futile effort that never resulted in anything, much to his chagrin.

"Are you here because of what I almost did to Salome a month ago? Isn't it a bit late to be caring about that anymore? You and that stupid kid, Alex, interfered before I could strike down Pram and complete my own desire anyway. Isn't that enough, you asshole! ANSWER ME!"

Seedle's eye was beginning to twitch as his anger began swelling to greater heights. He was the one who usually got others riled up with his choice of words that were specifically meant to enrage others. And here was Zetta, standing stock still and being completely out of character from his usual arrogant self. Seedle might as well be talking to a wall with the way Zetta's body was acting, or rather, not acting.

"So you won't answer me, eh? Fine, then I'll make you scream after tearing you apart limb by limb, Zetta!"

Seedle drew his other katana, the pair of twin blades called the Last Samurai, before getting into his battle stance. The Samurai Overlord moved backwards, as if daring Zetta to enter the large room. His body obliged, stepping forward, sword tapping against the floor with each stride and shaking blood free from its surface. Seedle was almost taken off guard as he was attacked instantly with a single handed thrust from when the other Overlord closed the distance and stood roughly five feet away. The giant blade met with the two katanas, igniting a few sparks. Seedle grunted as he was pushed back slightly, but retaliated by pushing roughly against Zetta's weapon, leaving an opening to counter attack, which he immediately took in order to land the first blow. Zetta's arm retracted the heavy sword with ease, bringing it right in front of him to prevent being cleaved in two. Seedle went on the complete offensive, using his lighter weapons to his advantage to attack with speed. Zetta's body didn't allow him that opportunity, rushing forward and using the Genesis as the perfect shield, forcing Seedle further back. His body quickly swayed back to put him at a reasonable distance away from Seedle, drawing the sword behind him before swinging it downward with both hands. Seedle cursed sharply and dove out of the way, knowing the Genesis would have proven too tough to defend against when Zetta wield it with two hands. The blade slammed into the ground, uplifting dust and debris in its wake. Seedle could not discern the location of Zetta with the smoke screen cascading around the room. Feeling the slight change in the air around him, Seedle crouched as Zetta swung out horizontally, almost succeeded in taking Seedle's head off. Some of the smoke dissipated with the swing, and Zetta's upper body was now visible to Seedle. Using the smoke screen to his advantage, he rolled soundlessly along the ground to get to the side of Zetta before silently rushing him.

"Over here!"

Seedle shouted as he was already upon Zetta before the Overlord could react, both Last Samurai sheathed. Seedle struck Zetta so quickly, his entire body and katana he drew from a sheath were nothing more than blurs. Seedle grinned sadistically as he felt the solid impact of his blade against Zetta's flesh, though it appeared as if he completely missed altogether. With the sheathing of his katana, the full force of his movement went into effect, the wind generated causing Zetta's body to flip up a good few feet in the air with a large gash running along his torso before falling face first to the ground. Seedle didn't give Zetta the chance to get up either, quickly turning around to end Zetta's life with the drawing of his swords, but Zetta's arm swiftly brought Genesis up to guard the scissor motion slash of Seedle's weapons, before using his fist to land an uppercut to Seedle's jaw, sending the opposition staggering back with a slight stun. Zetta stood up, slashing his sword upward to send jagged glaciers of ice in Seedle's direction.

"Uuugh!"

Seedle grunted out in pain as his chest was pierced with the ice attack, being sent down the hole Zetta created in the floor with his earlier attack. Zetta jumped in after him, sword held back to impale the Samurai Overlord right through the stomach. Seedle rolled out of the way to evade the attack as the giant sword was wedged deeply into the ground. Using the opportunity, Seedle tried to attack Zetta before he could free the Genesis. His Last Samurai swirled through the air with the powerful swing, but Zetta freed his hold on his large weapon and caught Seedle's wrist. Seedle attacked with his other weapon, but Zetta caught that one as well. Seedle performed a back flip, kicking Zetta right under the chin, and sending the other Overlord reeling back. Seedle landed on Zetta's shoulders, preparing to thrust his Last Samurai right through either side of Zetta's head. Zetta grabbed hold of each of Seedle's ankles, forcing the Samurai Overlord off balance and making him fall back and hit his head against the floor. He kept hold of Seedle's ankles, spinning around in a complete circle and suspending Seedle off the ground, building his momentum and going faster with each revolution of his body. He finally released Seedle, hurling his opponent right at his still rooted blade. Seedle would have surely been cut in half had he not struck the ground with his katana to throw his trajectory away from the cutting edge of the sword. Seedle flipped through the air, landing behind the blade, his back hitting the wall as he breathed in sharply and clutched his head. His balance had been completely thrown off since Zetta spun him around, and he needed time to recover. He could already hear Zetta trying to pull the Genesis free, and tried to recover as quickly as he could. Zetta succeeded in freeing the sword, along with a decent sized chunk of the ground still hanging around it. Right as Seedle recovered, he saw as Zetta had already reeled back for the swing, leaving only the chance to defend but not evade. His katanas were crossed over in front of him as the impact met, making the piece of the floor explode off Zetta's sword, the force also blowing Seedle through the wall and out of his own castle.

'Damn...is this really Zetta? He seems so different...sure he has tremendous power but he always flaunted it due to his arrogance and self-centered ways, which made him fairly easy to manipulate, at the cost of great consequences. That is, if he ever found out...but that man...'

Seedle was in a free fall down the side of his castle and his high mountain upon which the castle sat. An image of the cocky, grinning Zetta of the past came to his mind, and was then filled with the Zetta he was witnessing now, one with a small and calm frown, coupled with an icy cold gaze through slightly narrowed eyes. Seedle gritted his teeth together as he continued to think.

'When...when did he become so coldly focused and efficient?'

Seedle was about to connect head first with the side of the mountain, but righted himself up so his feet faced it. Just before his feet made contact, though, a light sphere enveloped him. This was one of the luxuries Overlords shared, the gift of indefinite flight. The sphere vanished, and he remained hovering just shy of a few inches from where his head would have met with solid rock.

'Heh...I don't know if I can win anymore, but I must continue fighting! That man stole the woman I loved, stole my revenge long after that love turned into hatred towards her. Zetta, you...'

When the name came to mind, he looked towards his castle where a black blur sped out into the air from the hole created. Zetta's form was hovering well above his own, sword resting against a shoulder and back turned as if to regard the sunset along the mountain range in the far distance. Seedle looked at the man's back with pure loathing in his eye. Zetta turned around finally, staring down at Seedle from his vantage point, the same emotionless look upon his face.

"LET'S GO, ZETTA! ALLOW ME TO CARVE THAT HEART OF YOUR'S OUT WITH THESE TWO BLADES!"

With that mighty roar, Seedle sped up towards Zetta, katanas firmly grasped in front of him, their tips aimed straight for Zetta's heart. The Overlord's body backed up slightly before dive bombing towards Seedle, his massive blade aimed down at his adversary's own heart.

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Note: This chapter is fairly decent, though it probably could have been better detailed overall. I also wanted to thank you for answering my question to the best of your knowledge, Bella. I will most likely use the idea since I was kind of planning it to be that way already when the time comes. I've also reworked that part out you mentioned in chapter two (I guess I was rushing too fast since the chapter was almost complete. Sorry about that). I apologize to readers if things so far seem a bit confusing. The issues will be made more clear as updates come up, though. Hopefully...