Darkness Triumphant
A/N: lets just make it clear here that I do not own any of the series mentioned in the first chapter, and anything that doesn't sound right is clearly made up by the author. I'm the only author out there (that I know of, currently) who brings in anime and novels and mixes them together. What would be even better, would be the fact that I might one day actually achieve my dreams and be a writer. Oh well. Now on to the pre story chat.
Belldandy: Is it just me, or does every story that involves DoW writing it involves one of us dying?
Skuld: Lets see……you're referring to Apocalypse Game, where I got killed.
Calvin: and me.
Bell: and me
Tai: me to, but then I'm just an annoying kid…
Skuld: Skuld bombs!
Writer: Do you all mind? Look Apoc Game was a lamo idea. Darkness Triumphant will work out a lot better.
Tenchi: I'll believe that when I see it, after all you are a walking havoc attack, you look better as Phoenix.
Writer: Flattery will get you nowhere Tenchi.
Banpei: and me too you jerk…wait…was I ever alive?
Skuld, Bell, Urd, and Mara: NO!
Mara: and making me one of the good guys, what was with that?
Writer(laughing): Writer's prerogative.
Mara: I hate you.
Writer: yeah, whatever.
Chapter Two: Hope Reborn, Hopefully.
I sat in my office pondering where I should go first, I needed to bring in heavy help first, in case I got bogged down in bringing others in later, but the heavy hitters were the Goddesses, and that meant he had to cross to the other end of the dimensional spectrum. I also remembered that Kami-sama had forbidden me never to return, so I couldn't exactly traipse through a gate, just then my robotic assistant Cat Dis came in. Short for Catastrophic Disaster, he was a robot who was a walking disaster area; he made more accidents then any robot I'd ever known, which was saying something. He was also a fierce fighter, nuclear powered, he had two nuclear rocket launchers and three nuclear cannons, he was first in the employ of the Dragon Lord during the Crisis and responsible for half of the dimensional timelines being destroyed. One of my predecessors, Phoenix……crud, I couldn't remember, we all were Phoenix something, I was the last, hopefully. The first phoenix guard was called First Phoenix, the next after that took Phoenix as the first name and then added whatever they wanted to and that usually their power.
"Master," Cat said, while most robots are not categorized as male or female, Cat was male, "You remember the multigate?"
"The gate that can surpass all other dimensional problems?" I asked, "I thought it was damaged."
"It got repaired," Cat said, "Ghost Dragon fixed it a couple of weeks ago, and now it's working fine."
"Wait," I said, "When was Gerendor here?"
Gerendor 'Ghost Dragon' Sarso was one of the Firian, Dimensional beings who stayed in the stream to fix it all the time, the Ghost clan and I did not exactly see eye to eye, mainly because the Phoenix clan were supposed to have been created to fix problems world side, instead we became fighters, however we did help out once in a while.
"Yes…" said Cat, "When you were out dealing with the alternate earth time stream in which the Civil war went on for too long."
"Central blamed it on too many problems," I said, "I'm glad that they destroyed that timeline."
"What I want to know is why I wasn't called for to destroy it a lot easier." Mused Cat, "It would have saved tons of dollars and Central wouldn't of been to made to look the fool."
"You signed off what Central sent after the fiasco," I said, "You saw that it was the early 22nd century, we couldn't exactly destroy it that easily, I merely destroyed any way of them being able to dimension hop, so existentially, they exist, except no one can ever get to them."
"Right," said Cat, giving me my traveling bag, "The gate's active, and set to the Goddess universe."
I looked at Cat quizzically, while he was a robot, I read his specs, and he had a low level unknown power that could have been anything, but I suspected it was grade 9f telepathy.
"Thank you cat," I said, "Shut down the gate as soon as you know I'm through."
"Why?" he asked.
"Kami-sama hates me," I said, "After the Celestine fiasco I was barred from that universe, I've tried to get there before, but the gate is totally forbidden, however since this gate transcends that, I don't want it detected."
"Ahhhh." Cat said, "Makes sense, right, well, I'll have a dimensional teleporter active once you get there, once you get what you need, call me and I'll get you there."
"Right," I said, as I moved out.
I entered the matrix, it took two seconds to get through to that world, and then I felt it close behind me and knew that Cat had done what I requested. I had to maintain total secrecy, I couldn't reveal myself until I reached the temple, and thankfully Cat had put me in right at the stairs. I scanned the area for traps, and then my senses spotted three figures at the top of the stairs, at the entrance, the ninjettes. I was still hidden, but they could sense anything, I had remembered that they were not fools, and that they killed if they felt threatened…..hopefully that wouldn't happen.
Finally after about five minutes, they disappeared; my guess is that the gate's 2 second show up must of spooked someone, and they went out to catch the intruder, I cautiously made my way up the stairs, with my hand on my Phoenix Staff, and when I got to the top I hid again in the shadows. Everything seemed fine, from here on, I'd have to shroud my person and my self from all sensors; technically, I was considered a Demon by Skuld, and she was right, those who liked the Phoenix, were considered worshippers of evil….ironic, yet I had gained their respect, but who knows if I still had it.
"Drop what you're carrying Phoenix," said a voice behind me, I spun around, staff outstretched to find the Ninjettes in their semi normal mode of about 4 feet 5 inches.
"Do you ladies ever take a day off?" I asked, as I figured my d-vice, ready to fight them if I needed to.
"No," they said, "We protect those who live here, and you are a trespasser, now give us three reasons why we shouldn't dice and slice right now."
I was about to answer, when I was saved by Bell coming out, "Ladies," she cried, "let him go, he's here for a good reason."
The three of them glared at me and disappeared once again, Bell came out to the grounds and hugged me.
"Hey," she said, "What brings you here?"
"We've got trouble again." I said.
"Come inside," she said, "And let's have Urd and Skuld listen as well."
Inside K1, Urd, and Skuld were sitting around eating breakfast, and when I entered, K1 glanced at me, Skuld glared, and Urd looked a bit frightened. Bell was the only one who was still smiling.
"Uh…" I said, trying to figure out what to say, "I've come to ask for help."
They looked at me and I continued.
"The Darkness in the Digital World has returned, three years ago, MalaMyotismon was defeated, for the final time, we thought." I said, "Then three days ago, he reappeared, and the Guardians of the Digital World were all destroyed, I am the only Guardian who has helped in the D World before, and it has fallen to me to get help to destroy that evil once more."
Skuld looked up and was about to speak, but then the phone rang, and K1 went to get it, then he came back, looked at me and nodded towards the phone.
I picked up the phone and answered.
"Hello?" I said.
"You'd better have an explanation why you are here when it was forbidden for you to be here." Said Kami-sama.
"There has been a disruption in the Digital World my Lord." I said, "And tptb have selected me to save the Digital world and the other time streams as well."
"You know the rules phoenix, you should have asked for permission to come here." Said an angry Kami-sama.
"Look," I said feeling frustrated, "Venapoisionmon destroyed the guardians, and I was selected to finish what they started, I need to bring in the heroes of other dimensions to help fight him, who knows what evil he can rack up while it's unprotected."
"You know that bringing Skuld, Bell, and Urd into this mess is not acceptable." Said Kami-sama.
"Do you want all you know to be destroyed?" I asked, "If he wins control like he almost did three years ago, there will be no stopping him, not you, not the demons, no one, if you want to be like that, then fine, go ahead and be a jerk about it, but don't come rushing to me and pleading for my help when Heaven is overrun, because you were to prideful."
Bell, Urd, Skuld, and K1 had been watching the conversation and had heard my blast against the Lord, they looked at each other and hid.
Surprisingly something interesting happened, a white light surrounded me and I was up in Heaven, facing a committee of Heaven.
"Do you honestly think that you can defeat him?" asked Kami-sama, striding down the walkway, towards me, "Do you think you can withstand his power?"
"The guardians faced him three years ago and defeated him," I said, "I was there, then they faced him again with all three generations helping and they all fell, I was there and I tried to help, but we failed."
Another Angel, who had a tattoo on his arm, signifying he was one of the warrior elite, stood up and looked at me, "You are of the Phoenix Clan," he said, "What name do you go by?"
"I am John "Phoenix Ascendant" Garrtz," I said using the proper calling I was named, "I am the last of the line of Phoenix, and once I die, then there will be no more phoenix."
"You are brave and foolish," said the Angel, who I learned his name was Ares, "But if you believe that you can win then go for it."
Other Angels looked at him, nodding, Kami-sama looked at me, "I am the only one opposed to this," he said, "But I know that the Phoenix spirit is a willful and determined one, even the Angel known as Phoenix was like that, but sadly he is no longer with us, so it is decided, they may go."
I smiled and then was back in the house again, everyone was looking at me, surprised I was still alive.
"It's been decided," I said, "The Lord gave permission for you to join me, the only thing is that with K1 here by himself, that will make Mara have power to attack him."
"That's already been decided," said K1, picking up a bag as the others got theirs, "I'm coming too, I don't really like you, but I believe that you're a fighter with a heart of gold, or you wouldn't be the Phoenix."
A portal opened up in front of us, I saw Cat on the other end, looking terrified, we hurried through, and the monitors were showing his terror.
"Oh no," I moaned, "Three more zones lost, which means that his conquest of the Realms has begun."
I checked to see where they were, and thankfully they were at the polarose, a place that was outside of all dimensions, the zone of Death, everyone was shuddering, if Death had been taken, then evil could be unleashed, including the Dark Masters from 4 years ago.
"Okay," I said, "We've got a mission people, pack up and move out, Cat you are coming with us, we need all the help we can get."
"Phoenix," said K1, "We need a plan of attack, not going blindly in."
"We'll have our plans after we get the rest of our recruits." I said.
"Beside," I said, "Death has been recruited, no longer can we be idle, if the Darkness wins, then we will all be slaves, and I am a fighter of Darkness, not for it."
End Chapter.
Bell: Okay, so your story seems a bit better, at least this time around you bring Keichii along.
Skuld: and I don't die.
Writer(exasperated look): you didn't die, you were a demon that I killed off last time.
Skuld: point?
Urd: Drop it.
Writer: thank you.
Calvin: so who's next on this cross dimensional hitch hike?
Writer: Calvin, Hobbes, and Suzy.
Calvin: Is this an attempt for forgiveness from Apoc Game?
Writer: I have no idea.