Astral Plane

Another new world, or is it a world ? The surrounding place look very identical to outer space with black sky, countless stars as far as the eye can see, but no matter what this place is, this is where Palutena appeared, but she's not alone as Death is also appeared with her, signifying this isn't the physical plane.

"Where is this ?" Palutena looked around the place only to see an outer space like expanse around her.

"Wherever this is we're not in the physical plane." Answered Death as he float closer to Palutena.

Palutena crossed her arms and said "So you're here too huh ?"

"No thanks to you ! We were so close and you have to ruined everything !" Death then ready to fight as he pull out his scythe.

"After what you've done do you really think I will let you do as you please !" Palutena summon her staff also ready for a fight.

"The other deities are ! Why should you interfere !" Yelled Death.

"Once they see the gravity of the situations they will get involved either way !" Replied Palutena.

With no more talking the two gods begin to fight. Death swing his scythe while Palutena block his attacks with her staff, the two weapons keep on clashing but both manage to block each other attacks. Death summoned smaller but numerous scythes and throw them at Palutena, Palutena countered by blasting a light beam from her palm. Once the light dissipates Death seemed to disappear which confused Palutena.

Death reappeared behind Palutena and slashed the goddess of light with his scythe. Palutena screamed in pain as she fell on her knee, Death placed his scythe near Palutena's neck attempting to behead her, but then Palutena teleports away, surprising Death, not long after a powerful beam of light strike Death from above, the dark God screamed in so much pain as light based attacks is very effective against darkness based beings like him.

Turns out Palutena teleported far above Death and attack him from above, angered Death tracked down Palutena and he opened a portal and shoot flaming skulls at the portal, Palutena notice this as she also create a portal to evade the flaming skulls, she keep on flying around to avoid an attack, once she's far enough she used Angel Missile to shoot at the flaming skulls, destroying them.

Death reappeared once again, but Palutena didn't fell for it again as she teleport again before Death can land any hits on her. Death also expecting another light from above create a portal above him to misdirect the possible incoming attack, but what happened was Palutena's staff flying at his direction and about to hit the dark God, which Death blocked with his scythe.

Palutena used her super speed to reappeared in front of Death without warning, surprising the god of death as she takes the opportunity to bash his head with her staff, Death rub his head in pain, as he quickly blast the goddess with a dark energy ball, catching Palutena off guard and send her flying a fair distance, as a light deity darkness based attacks are very effective against her.

Death did what Palutena did as he spin throw his scythe towards the goddess, but Palutena summoned a black hole and the scythe got sucked by the black hole instead, not exactly a problem as Death can just summoned his scythe back. Palutena then summoned multiple destructive light from above to strike Death down, and Death did the same by summoning destructive dark energy from above to struck down Palutena.

The entire place is in complete chaos as both destructive light and dark energy from above descending down randomly from every direction from above with Palutena and Death also keep moving to avoid any incoming attack.

The two then get close and clashed once again.

"If only you didn't interfere ! We would've succeeded ! So why are you doing this for Earth !? You left that world millennia ago !" Exclaimed Death as he and Palutena is in lock with his scythe and her staff.

"Who are you trying to fool ! You didn't do this for Earth, or Dracula ! Your doing this for yourself !" Palutena's words seems to stings Death. "You brought the universe in danger so you'll have an excuse to bring Dracula back ! This isn't what he want ! And you of all people know it ! You claim to be loyal to him, but what you're trying to do is dragging him into this endless war again !"

Death then cease any aggression as he desummoned his scythe as he felt really dejected. "I...I have no excuse, it is as you said, I wish for him to come back, to lead us once again, I let Hades take advantage of that, and now Galeem is going to be brought back to endanger the universe and I'm involved in it."

Palutena also ceased her aggression. "I understand that you missed him, but you must've realized don't you why he chose to reincarnate into someone else instead of resurrecting and continuing the war, Dracula is suffered enough and he knows continuing the war isn't going to end his pain."

"I know, I once asked Soma if he would take the Dark Lord mantle, but when he chose not to take it, I've realized that he's happier this way, I've forgotten when he was Matthias he lost his loved one, he suffered a lot, and I promise to stand beside him, and yet i didn't act like that now, I should be happy for him now that he's freed from all this fighting. But what I did now..."

"You can still make it right, it's not too late yet." Said Palutena.

"That's where you're wrong, even if i stop now there's going to be infighting within our ranks, I can expect Slogra and Gaibon to side with me, but Carmilla and Olrox may not, Olrox attempted a treacherous experiments before, but I give him a second chance and allowed him back, and Carmilla, she will want Dracula back and she will resort to any means necessary for that."

"Then protect Soma, that's the least you can do isn't it ?" Asked Palutena.

"Yes, maybe that's the only thing I can do, if Soma want to become the Dark Lord he has to become willingly, and now I can say for sure, if there aren't going to be any Dark Lord for a very long time, then I will accept that outcome." Death seemed to no longer have any doubts.

"I'm glad you come around, I think we spend enough time here already, maybe we should...huh ? When did they all come from ?" Palutena noticed they've been surrounded by strange creatures who looked a identical to both Death and Palutena, but somehow these things seems to possess green and pink auras.

"What ? What are they ? Hold on they look like us and those pink and green auras ? No that can't be !" Palutena seemed shocked as she now realized where she is.

"Shadows and Mimics ! I see so this is where we are, this is the Astral Plane !" Exclaimed Death.

"If they're here, then he won't be far behind." Said Palutena.

"Gargos ! Did he hear our conversations !?" Yelled Death.

"Show yourself Gargos ! There's no point in hiding !" Screamed Palutena.

"My my a feisty one are we, you two seems to have interesting conversation and I don't want to interrupt." A voice can be heard from above as something descend down, it's a demonic looking being with reddish brown body with tattered bat like wings with green coloring at the end of the wings, and ram like horn on his head. "Well now if it isn't Death and Palutena, I didn't know you were visiting."

"We had no idea this is where we sent to, and if you'll excuse us we'll be in our way." Palutena attempted to open a portal, but Gargos closed it immediately.

"What's the rush ? what have you two been up to ? Sounds like there's something big going on, come on we haven't seen each other in eons so why don't we catch up, I'm very interested in what you have to say." Gargos speak in a sinister sounding tone.

"This has nothing to do with you Gargos, we have our own problems to deal with and we don't need your involvement in it." Scolded Palutena.

"Oh really ? Got nothing to do with me ? You trespass into my domain, fighting in my domain by sending destructive light and dark energy all over my realm the least you can do is giving me an explanation." Gargos said in a calm but angry tone.

("This isn't good, I know the damages we did, but if we told Gargos about this...") Palutena spoke with Death using telepathy.

("Yes, there's no doubt he want to get involved, we can't let him get involved in this.") Replied Death.

"Still won't talk huh ? Fine I guess I won't say anything to that white haired boy, what was his name again Soma Cruz." Hearing Gargos spoke that name Death retorted with anger.

"What are you doing to him !?" Death spoke in anger.

"Well it's not exactly me who's doing anything, I just made a bargain, I'm trapped in this dimension and I wanted to...you know visit the physical plane, but alas I'm unwanted and I got sent back here, so a kind soul came here and give me a deal, I lend him my forces and he'll make sure I can roam the physical plane once again, that's all." Gargos seems to speak mockingly.

"Who it is you're making a deal with !?" Asked Palutena.

"You wouldn't tell me what you're doing, so why should I ? Oh and by the way I heard whatever it is you're doing seems to be involved the universe, Palutena you know you're not supposed to meddle in affairs of worlds you're not in charge of." Gargos said mockingly with a smug smile on his face.

"This is important matter, but one that doesn't concern you !" Yelled Palutena.

"I'm afraid it's too late for that, I've heard everything, and I've heard about Galeem, and if anyone going to slay that fallen angel it's me ! Why did I think so small before, once the universe is under my corruption my power will rival his and it will be me to rule the universe !"

"We won't let you !" Exclaimed Death and Palutena.

"I have to admit fighting two gods is an impossible task for me, especially in my current state, so minions deal with them !" Gargos commanded the Shadows and Mimics to attack Palutena and Death as Gargos flew away.

"Looks like we have to deal with them first." Said Death.

"Then let's do it." Said Palutena.

Palutena and Death stand back to back and fend off the Shadows and Mimics hordes Death summoned flying sickles and send them at the Shadows and Mimics, shredding them to pieces, while Palutena create many light pillar and spread them across the battlefield, destroying many of Gargos minions.

Death and Palutena then once again rained down destructive light and dark energy from above destroying all the Shadows and Mimics in the process.

"I think we got them all, and it looks like Gargos got away, I'm going back to my domain and speak with the fighters from there what would you do ?" Palutena look at Death.

"I'm going to see Soma, I worried about what Gargos said, why would he target Soma in the first place ? I can't think of any reason for that." Pondered Death.

"I had no idea either, but what I do wonder is with the black water on Mt. Hikami pouring out again supernatural beings can manifest in the physical plane, there's no way Gargos missed that." Said Palutena.

"He tried to take over this alternate future Earth before, but he failed, he may want to increase his power first and do it again." Said Death.

"He may, but I wonder if this is all he's after ? A second chance of world domination." Inquire Palutena. "He even seemed confident he can win against Galeem."

"Whatever he's after he may or may not involved in this now, there's a strong chance we will see him again." Stated Death.

"Yeah, but before you leave what are you going to do with the souls you bound ? Do you know what you put them through !? Using their fallen friends, families, and enemies against us !" Palutena referring to the Warriors of Fallen Stars.

"Unfortunately according to the agreement should something happened to me the souls I bound will be under Thanatos control, I don't have power over them anymore, even if I do fight Thanatos for it Hades will hunt me down and I will forced to right him too, and I can't fall in battle yet, the only way to save them is to bring then back to life, Thanatos doesn't have power over the living, that's your only solution." Replied Death

"The balance of life and death have been seriously tampered too much already !" Yelled Palutena. "Those people deserve respite after going through their life ! And now here they are being forced to fight their friends and allies against their will !"

"I know, what I've done is not easily forgivable, I've put them against their friends and families, but think about it this way, for some people these may be a second chance for them don't you think, some of them are enemies of those people Master Hand choose as his tournament participants, but not all of them willingly chose evil aren't they ?"

"Well that's..." Palutena at a loss for words as she knows not all of their enemies oppose then willingly.

"And one more thing, I know my reason to being back Dracula is selfish, but Galeem's freedom is inevitable, who will stand against him when he returned ? Will Master Hand chosen people do it, like you did Tabuu ?" Asked Death.

"Should that happened then yes, we will be the ones to face Galeem, and we will make sure we're victorious !" Answered Palutena firmly. "I wish I can just do it myself but..."

"You're a 4th generation deity, maybe you stood more chance if you were a first generation like Nyx or Chaos, I take it you haven't visited Zeus for a long time ?"

"I sever my ties with most of them the moment I left Earth, and I don't like to speak about it further." Palutena seems to have family issues.

"Well your family problems aren't my business, anyway there's another thing I would like to tell you, if you want to find the professors souls, I suggest you head to Koholint Island." Death revealed the location of Dr. Hector and Vector's souls.

"Thank you Death, R.O.B will be happy to hear this." Palutena thanked Death.

"There's no need, our interest aligned for the time being, should Dracula return I will stand by him again, and R.O.B did suffer like Matthias did, he lost all his kind, and his creators souls are imprisoned, it's the least I could do, I hope you prepare to enter the dream world, Tabuu tasked the Nightmares to guard the souls of the professors. Well then I have said enough, I'll be taking my leave now." Before Death opened a portal Palutena stops Death.

"Death, do you may have any idea why we're sent here ?" Asked Palutena.

"We got wished away using the Golden Seed, and the fact that we're here must mean either someone wished for our return or someone undo our wish, as for why we're here maybe when someone made that wish is the same time Hades forced Palkia tampered with the dimensional barrier, thereby rather than reappearing in one place we got scattered at different places." Explained Death.

Palutena grabbed Death by the robe and put a menacing smile. "You do know thanks to this Gargos got involved right ? Your apology list is getting much much longer."

"Umm..yes, I'm sorry, I will fix this mistake.." Palutena completely terrifies Death as she let him go.

"Okay Death it's clear you wish for Galeem's destruction, but what about the others like Hades ?" Asked Palutena.

"None of us wanted Galeem's freedom, that is Tabuu's goal." Answered Death.

"Then why don't you just kill Tabuu ?" Asked Palutena.

"We can't, he's under Galeem's protection, nobody can lay a finger on him, Tabuu is currently invulnerable, Galeem must be really desperate for his freedom, well that's all I have to say for now, I shall take my leave." Death then create a portal and leave the Astral Plane.

"It looks like i have to leave now too, unfortunately it seems Gargos entered the fray and if he's involved...ugh Eyedol won't be far behind." Palutena opened a portal and leave the Astral Plane too.

Somewhere in Astral Plane Gargos muttered to himself. "So Galeem huh ? If he's freed then everything will be destroyed, I have to stop that from happening, the universe belongs to me and only me."

Hojo Residence - Ren Study

Hojo Residence, a building in Mt. Hikami is a home to a novel author Ren Hojo with his assistant Rui Kagamiya, they're friends with Yuri and Hisoka, and just like them Ren and Rui possesses psychic powers that allows them to see ghosts among other things, and right now they have a guest in their home, well not a guest more like a patient as they taken in someone unconscious inside their home.

The unconscious person is a man with white hair wearing black shirt, and white jacket, he also wore a blue jeans pants. But he's not alone as there's someone with him, a man dressed in black suit and have black hair watching over him.

"Soma hopefully you get better soon." Said the man.

A man wearing glasses came in to check on the white haired man. "How is he Mr. Arikado ?"

"Still no sign, I thank you for letting us stay Mr. Hojo, but I think we should leave now." Said Genya Arikado.

"It's alright, stay as long as you like until he gets better, although I don't see why you object going to hospital earlier ?" Asked Ren.

"This isn't an illness, with a few more time to rest he'll got up soon, very well we stay for a little bit longer." Genya agreed to stay.

Not long after a short haired girl entered the room with a tea set. "Here I made some tea, please have a drink."

"Yes, thank you Miss Kagamiya." Genya took a sip of the tea.

Ren and Rui then leave the room and begin talking with each other.

Hojo Residence - Corridor

"So that man ?" Asked Rui.

"Yeah, he's not human, but I don't sense any malevolence from him either, i think it's safe to assume he means us no harm." Said Ren.

"So about Yuri and Hisoka ? You still can't get in touch with them ?" Asked Rui.

"No, I tried calling them, going to their place, even using my sixth sense, but nothing, if only my sixth sense are more powerful." Ren feeling dejected at his helplessness as he's currently holding photos of Yuri and Hisoka.

"I'm sure they're fine, they've been through something like this before right." Rui trying to assure Ren things are going to be fine.

"I know, but I still can't help but worry, hopefully we hear from them soon." Ren and Rui walked downstairs.

Hojo Residence - Ren Study

Genya lamented at the situation. "Why did things ended up like this ?"

Flashback...

Road to Mt. Hikami

Earlier before Soma and Genya driving towards Mt. Hikami.

"You know Soma you don't have to come with, I was the one tasked with this mission." Said Genya as he is driving the car. "I'm only here for recon mission."

"If there's anything I learn when dealing with supernatural it won't stay recon for long, it's the least I can do after you all help me back then." Soma offered to help.

"Alright, but the moment things get dangerous were leaving, dealing with ghosts isn't the same as with monsters, exorcisms is the best way to deal with ghosts, not brute force." Advices Genya. "Or in your case your Power of Dominance and Soul Stealing also works."

"Yes I got it." Nodded Soma as they keep on driving.

Mt. Hikami

Soma and Genya finally arrived at their destination, Mt. Hikami, a place infamous for it's suicide destination, this place has claimed so many live the government cannot ignore it anymore, of course after Yuri calm Ouse Kurosawa no one came here anymore to commit suicide, which is why they ask Genya to investigate if the problem is completely solved, because they had no idea Yuri is the one responsible for this.

("This is strange, usually they only send us on mission if there's a supernatural threat, but there haven't been any

thing on Mt. Hikami for a very long time, why would they send us to investigate now of all times ? I haven't heard anything resurfacing here.")

"So we're here, the forest is really thick, and I can feel strong supernatural powers in this place." Said Soma as he trek through the woods.

"It certainly is, we must be on our guard, there's no telling what kind of things were going to encounter." Said Genya as they keep on walking.

Mt. Hikami - Mikomori Hot Springs

Genya and Soma arrived at Mikomori Hot Springs, a tourist resort that was closed down due to landslide and the owner committing suicide, what is unexpected however they saw a ghost fighting a winged humanoid transparent demonic like creature in a blue whitish light.

"Surrender yourself ghost ! You can't defeat me !" Declared the demon.

"We'll see about that !" Ouse telekinetically lift a boulder and throw it at the demon, knocking him down, but he soon got up again.

"You need more than a mere boulder to take me down, I will say it again, I am Omen, servant of Lord Gargos, everything will soon be his, resistance is futile !"

"I don't care what you are or which demon lord you serve, anyone who is a threat will be stopped." Ouse blast a spiritual energy to attack Omen, but the herald teleport out of the way, he reappeared in front of Ouse and slash her with his claw, as a demon he can harm spiritual beings like ghosts, and Ouse screamed in pain.

"That ghost is in trouble, should we help her ?" Asked Soma hiding behind a tree.

"This is getting complicated, what is that blue demonic thing." Genya seems unsure on what to do.

"This black water is essential for our plan, you will not get in the way !" Exclaimed Omen.

"You have to go through me first !" Ouse summoned spiritual waters and drown both herself and Omen, she bind his movement under the water and summon many spirits to attack Omen, Omen struggling to move, but the spiritual water is too much for him, Ouse then float closer and use a Glance on the demon herald. "What !? You don't want to do this ?"

Omen in desperate move summon a lightning to strike the spiritual waters, electrocuting both himself and Ouse, with Ouse hurt the spiritual water dissipates.

"Hah...hahh...nice try ghost, but demons don't have suicide desires, and it's rude to peek, so don't bother using your powers to make us want to die !" Omen land a kick on Ouse, knocking her a few distance away. "She's a powerful one, at this rate this fight won't be over soon, no matter how much we can feel pain, exhaustion and death are close to impossible for ghost and demons, where is he !? How long do I have to keep this up !"

"I can't remain here, I have to go inside, but with this thing getting in my way..." Ouse and Omen acted as if there's someone inside the abandoned resort.

And of course a figure came out from the hot springs, a grim repair like figure accompanied with numerous Shadows and Mimics. "You have done well Omen, we just finished investigating this place."

"Yeah ! Well you sure take your time Time Reaper !" Yelled Omen.

"But didn't you say a mere ghost isn't a trouble ? You're the one offered to deal with her are you not ?"

Omen felt embarrassed by Time Reaper question. "Fine ! She's stronger than what I thought !"

"Of course she is, Ouse Kurosawa, you are the most powerful of the shrine maidens, you were chosen as the pillar, you should be proud of the honor you receive, it's a waste to let such talents be used to oppose us, with my power I bend you to my will !" Time Reaper begin to bound Ouse to his will.

Ouse is struggling but it's no use, as a reaper have power over death, ghosts cannot resist their control, she can only submit and obey. "Yes, master."

"Good, now my loyal servant my first command is bring those two here !" Time Reaper pointed at Soma and Genya, noticing their presence.

Genya and Soma tried to run, but it was to late, Ouse lift the two men with telekinesis and pull them to the front of Time Reaper.

"Well well well if it isn't the son of Dracula himself, you may have look different, but I can tell you are the same Alucard who defeated my master long time ago." Time Reaper casually explained Genya's true identity.

"Genya, he knows your true identity ? Who is he !?" Asked Soma.

"This is Time Reaper he's a servant to Galamoth, he's a demon who wished to become the next Dark Lord, but since Dracula fill that position at that time the only way is to kill Dracula, but I put him down, apparently it doesn't last forever." Explained Genya.

"Sadly for you no, my master is resurrected, he challenged Dracula directly, he failed, and so you know what's going to happen right ?"

"Soma have no intent on being the Dark Lord, he got nothing to do with this !" Exclaimed Genya.

"Ah but he does have something to do with this, who do you think tipped your agency about this mission ? Doesn't it seemed strange ? Mt. Hikami no longer have anymore suicides and yet you were tasked to come here ?" Time Reaper revealed he's the one that set this mission. "I know Soma wanted to help if he knew, so I told the agency to tell you to tell Soma about this mission.

"That was you ! I should've known something is strange !" Genya angry because he fall for Time Reaper trap.

"Well no more talking, it's time I got what I came here for !" Time Reaper summoned his scythe to attack Soma, but..

"No !" Genya transformed now he has long blonde hair, taking his Alucard identity and blocked Time Reaper attack with his sword. "You will not lay a hand on Soma, I don't know what you're after, but it won't happened !"

"Even if you're outnumbered ?" The Shadows and Mimics take Time Reaper form and fight off Alucard.

"Ouse ! Omen restrain him !" Ouse and Omen who were enemies a short while ago now work together to defeat Soma Cruz, she summoned spiritual water to drown Soma, while Soma can still breathe, his movement restrained just like in real water, Omen then beat him up pulling out punch and kicks at the young man, soma retaliate by firing Torpedo Fish at the herald, hurting him from the explosion, Soma the summon spirits to assist him fending off Ouse and Omen.

While Ouse and Omen are distracted by fending off Soma summoned spirits Soma conjured a fireball and attack Ouse, harming her and dissipating the spiritual water.

As Soma conjure an axe using his Spinning Edge technique Ouse has defeated Soma summoned spirits, she then conjure ghostly hands from the ground to restrain Soma, and at that moment Omen who also defeated Soma summoned spirits punched the young man hard as he's knocked on the ground.

Omen grabbed him by the neck and slammed him to the ground and Ouse gathered up spiritual energy and fire a beam of spirit energy at Soma, the young man screamed in pain. And Omen followed by blasting him with electricity.

With Soma is getting badly beaten up, Time Reaper then slashed the young man with his scythe reclaiming a soul. "Finally Master Galamoth soul is mine, don't worry master, soon you will be resurrected." "Because the Time Reaper only reaping a soul, there aren't any slash marks on Soma's body.

With Time Reaper get what he want he declared a retreat, as Time Reaper, Ouse Kurosawa, Omen, and the Shadows and Mimics vanished having left Mt. Hikami for now.

Genya or Alucard saw Soma unconscious run towards him. "Soma ! Soma ! Wake up !" Alucard returned to his Genya persona and carried Soma away from Mt. Hikami, while walking he encountered Ren Hojo and the author let them to rest in his house.

Back to the present...

Hojo Residence - Ren Study

"If only I wasn't distracted by those shapeshifters, but then again they can copy Time Reaper's power and form perfectly, I stood no chance against three Time Reapers like that." Genya lamented his weakness because he's unable to help Soma.

As Genya pondered on what to do Death appeared, shocking Genya in the process.

"What ! Death ! What are you doing here !?" Shouted Alucard, little did he know his shouting making Ren and Rui to go back upstairs.

"Fear not Lord Alucard, I'm not here for trouble, I came to check on something." Death then take a look at Soma. "What happened to him ?"

Although hesitant Alucard decided to explain everything, at the very least Death is trustworthy when it comes to Dracula.

"I see Time Reaper, so that's what it was, he wished to reclaim Galamoth soul from Soma in order to resurrect his master, and you say there's ghost like beings accompanying him projecting green and pink auras ?" Asked Death.

"Yes, and what's more Time Reaper control a powerful ghost and there's a blue transparent demon with him too." Added Alucard.

("That ghost must be Ouse Kurosawa, it seems she got called back to the world of living albeit as a ghost, which makes her vulnerable to power of grin reapers, and that blue demon must be Omen, Gargos's herald, what is the relationship between the two ? Did Gargos assist Time Reaper to help him reclaim Galamoth soul ? But how does that benefit Gargos ? Is it really enough that he aided in Galamoth resurrection just so he can entered the physical plane ? There's got to be more to it.") Death is full of questions.

"Death what are you thinking about ? Is there something that you know ?" Asked Genya.

"Well that's..." Before Death can say anything Ren and Rui screamed and fall down as they saw Death inside their house.

"What is that !? A Shinigami !?" Screamed Rui.

"Wait he's not dead is he !?" Exclaimed Ren.

Death and Genya is surprised as a normal human can see him.

"You two can see me ? Ah yes, it's not much, but I can sense psychic powers within you." Death hovered closer to Ren and Rui. "Humans like you are very rare indeed, with some training you will become powerful."

Death then noticed the photos held by Ren. "This are Yuri and Hisoka."

Ren is shocked that Death knows the women in the picture. "You know Yuri and Hisoka ? Wait are they...dead !?"

"I can assure you they are still alive, but they may not be the same people you knew anymore, they are under the service of a vampire named Carmilla, these two women have been turned into vampires." Answered Death.

This provoked anger from Genya. "Death, why is Carmilla abducting these women ?" Genya spoke in a repressed anger tone.

"I've done something terrible." Death explained everything to Genya, not surprising he turn to his Alucard identity and strangle Death.

"You did what !? After all this give me a reason not to kill you !" Yelled Alucard.

"I'm here to fix my mistakes, right now there are people fighting the Neo Subspace Army, I may not join them directly, but at the very least I won't take part in their plans anymore, and I decided to lend my aid and oppose Neo Subspace Army, other than that with I'm gone I'm not the threat you need to worry anymore, right now Carmilla and Olrox are the most likely to be the threat in the future, killing me right now will deprive you of manpower and knowledge." Answered Death which forces Alucard to release him.

Death then turned to Ren and Rui. "Do you wish to save Yuri and Hisoka ? Whether you said yes or no it won't matter, as Master Hand chosen fighters will do it anyway."

"I wish to save them !" Exclaimed Ren.

"So that's your answer ? But I should warn you with your power you can't do anything to save them." Said Death.

"I've dealt with ghosts before." Said Ren.

"It's not just ghosts you're dealing with, you will be dealing with all sorts of monsters, are you still sure ?" Asked Death one more time.

"I am." Ren said confidently.

"I see, then what about you girl ?" Death asked Rui.

"I want to help too, I've been saved so many times before and I would like to repay the favor." Answered Rui.

"Very well, I will train you to improve your psychic powers, but first." Death placed his hand in front of Ren and Rui unlocking their potential. "I've unlocked your potential, all that's left is putting it to good use."

"I wished to return to my agency, they need to be informed of what is happening." Said Genya.

"Very well, do what you must do, I'll stay here to watch over Soma and training these two in using their powers." Said Death.

"And these fighters you mentioned, are they really the only one that can stop all of this ?" Asked Genya.

"Stopping this is impossible, but defeating Galeem is possible, you may team up with them if you wished, they're the ones who knows what's going on behind the scenes, and by the way if you do meet with each other I'm sure you'll see a familiar face among them." Death referring to Richter, but he won't tell Alucard that.

With all said and done Genya left Hojo Residence and return back to his agency, while Death trained Ren and Rui.


That's for this chapter, publishing in a week, I wish I can be this fast everytime.

Honestly I didn't think things are going this way with the story, having Death as a playing a larger role.

Gargos is one of the main antagonist of Killer Instinct, the other being ARIA and Eyedol, his imprisoned in Astral Plane, now I won't make any changes to it's name, Astral Chain Astral Plane and Killer Instinct Astral Plane is a two different place, but who said two different place can't have a same name.

Rui Kagamiya is pretty much a satellite character in her home game, and only serves as a damsel in distress, I hope I'm able to expand her character here.

In this fic ghost, deities, and demons cannot manifest in physical plane, even if they're in physical plane they will be invisible and intangible to humans, Ren and Rui who possess sixth sense can see them, but also made them susceptible to supernatural influences, which is why they can interact with spiritual beings, also the black water can help spiritual beings to manifest in physical plane.

I decide to make Killer Instinct timeline is an alternate future. I used to wanted it the same future as Captain Falcon, but in Killer Instinct Ultratech is the only government body on Earth, and I can't get around that.

Character debut : Gargos, Shadows, Mimics, Genya Arikado/Alucard, Time Reaper, Omen, Ren Hojo, Rui Kagamiya, Soma Cruz.

Boss battle : Death, Omen, Ouse Kurosawa.