I do not own any ideas taken from One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, Dragon Ball, HunterXHunter, Yu Yu Hakusho or Rustage's One Piece D&D. Eiichiro Oda, Masashi Kishimoto, Tite Kubo, Akira Toriyama, Yoshihiro Togashi and Rustage are the brilliant minds behind those stories and I'm simply using them to set the stage for my story! It's all for fun so please enjoy!
Chapter 52: Serenity
God Gin and God Farin exchanged blows as they leapt around the jungle. Farin ducked beneath a swift kick and Gin sent him flying back with a blast of a wind. Farin caught himself on a tree and launched himself at Gin.
Gin ducked beneath Farin's lance as he lunged forward and Farin struck Gin in the chest with his Impact Dial! Gin was knocked back hard and smirked as Farin grinned at him.
"Your Mantra is still impressive, old man." Gin said and cracked his neck.
"I've had a lot more training with it." God Farin said and he skipped forward.
Azuma and Zapdos zoomed overhead and shot down blasts of lightning that God Farin dodged as he dashed at Gin. God Gin flew into the air and hurled a blast of wind down and Farin again absorbed it into his Impact Dial.
Leslie dashed up and fired her Burn Bazooka at Zapdos, blasting the bird's left wing off! Puck leapt out from the bushes and lobbed his spear up at God Gin. Gin batted the spear away with a gust of wind and watched as Zapdos crashed into the ground.
God Gin raised his left arm up and grinned as unrelenting wind currents began to spin around him and ripped trees from the ground. He hurled the raging force of wind down at God Farin and the pressurized air exploded..!
"Be careful, you two." Buelle said and nodded his head.
"God Gin's soldiers are brutal people. Try to avoid them." Connie insisted.
"I don't think we'll be able to avoid them." Yasui said and smiled.
Bulma chuckled and said, "Running into trouble is kind of our thing."
"Then I wish you luck." Buelle said and smiled.
"See you guys later." Bulma and Yasui said in unison as the Flying Nimbus took off through the air.
The nimbus zoomed through the sky and Yasui looked at the vast landscape of Upper Yard as they flew above the southern border.
"How do you think the others are doing?" Yasui asked.
Bulma shrugged and said, "Only Renji has checked in with us. The others are doing who-knows-what wherever they are."
"Yeah, I'm sure we'll hear from them soon." Yasui said as he continued staring at Upper Yard.
Mugen dashed through the jungle as he searched for the Shandians that had taken his friends. He had lost sight of them but continued north as he listened for their hoverboards. Explosions and shouts sounded out around him and he ran toward them.
Shandians clashed with White Berets as Mugen burst into a clearing. A soldier shot an arrow that Mugen deflected with his sword and a Shandian shot the soldier down. Mugen Shaved at the soldiers and cut through them savagely as more of them charged into the clearing. Shandians blasted Burn Bazookas and modified rifles at the soldiers as Mugen slashed through them.
Explosions rocked the area as Mugen charged at the Shandians and joined them behind cover. The Shandians stared at him as the soldiers shot arrows at the group of them. The Shandians popped out from behind cover and incinerated the soldiers with their Burn Bazookas!
"Where are my friends?!" Mugen questioned as more explosions rocked the area.
"The Blue Sea Dwellers?" A Shandian asked.
"Of course! Look at me!" Mugen dodged an arrow and asked, "Two guys and a dog, where are they?"
"They needed treatment and were taken to our ca-" An arrow pierced the Shandian's skull and the man dropped dead.
Mugen Shaved across the clearing and hurled a large Getsuga Tensho that ripped into eight soldiers and tore them apart!
A sudden feeling flooded through Mugen's body and he instinctively ducked as a long black iron blade flew over him. Mugen spun around and watched as the blade retracted back to the hilt of a large man's sword.
The man had bronze skin and jet black hair. He stood at seven feet tall and wore purple and white pants with black boots. His chest was bare and was covered with swirling tattoos of varying color; and he had the large down facing wings of the Birkans.
Shandians and soldiers clashed all around the clearing as Mugen and the large man stared at each other. They both skipped forward and clashed blades quickly as they leapt around. The man swung his sword and the blade elongated suddenly, Mugen ducked beneath the blade and swung up. The man avoided the slash and his blade morphed into the form of an ax.
They clashed blades again and the man struck Mugen with a heavy kick. Mugen stumbled back and the man slashed him across the chest with his ax. The man laughed as Mugen grunted and leapt back.
"Who the hell are you?" Mugen asked as he winced.
"I am Kita. One of God Gin's Four Cardinal Priests!" The man exclaimed.
Mugen rolled his eyes and said, "Fuck your God."
Kita's ax morphed back into a sword and elongated as he swung horizontally. Mugen quickly blocked the swing and dashed at Kita. They clashed blades and Kita perfectly evaded and countered Mugens slashes as they battled.
Kita kicked Mugen in the chest and slashed him up the side. Mugen stumbled back and ducked beneath a swing from Kita's sword. Another round of explosions rocked the clearing and a platoon of soldiers were blown away.
A red haired Shandian warrior zoomed up on a hoverboard and picked Mugen off of his feet. They zoomed away from the clearing as the other Shandians fled the area.
Mugen panted and muttered, "I'll see you later, asshole."
God Gin, Azuma and Kita walked through the jungle as soldiers ran around securing the area. They walked to the southeastern chunk of Upper Yard that Gin controlled.
"I ran into one of those Blue Sea Dwellers." Kita said as they walked.
"Me too. Two of them and a dog." Azuma stated.
"A dog?" Gin asked. "I've always wanted a dog." He chuckled.
"What happened with your fight, my Lord?"
"Hm? I blasted the hell out of the old man and his guards." God Gin said and smiled.
"He sent them flying." Azuma laughed and said, "It was great."
"Oh! My Lord!" A tall busty woman with dark blue hair called out and waved. She wore a blue robe with belts around her thighs and waist with bandoliers over her chest; a plethora of Dials hanging off of the belts. This is Minami of the Four Priests.
"You finally made it!" Azuma shouted and pointed at her.
"I'm here, aren't I?" Minami said and crossed her arms.
"Oh ho ho ho!" A large round man in a yellow jumpsuit with large goggles on his face came floating down from the sky. He smiled stupidly as he landed on his feet and bounced toward the group of them. "I'm here too!" This is Nishi of the Four Priests.
"Oh, good! We're all here." God Gin smiled and looked up at the sky. "There's a couple hours of daylight left. Is everyone's troops here?"
"Yes, my Lord!" The Four Priests declared in unison.
God Gin chuckled and said, "We'll hold our territory for tonight. In the morning, I'll come back with Captain Fowler and Saishi with more soldiers. Then the great battle will begin!"
The Four Priests grinned and watched as God Gin flew through the air toward Angel Island.
Bulma and Yasui arrived at the Namekian town and began walking down the wide streets. The Namekians stared at them as they walked and one of them approached the duo. The Namekian had baggy white pants and a dusty brown vest.
"Uh, hello." Bulma said slowly.
"Hello. Are you Renji's friends?" He asked.
"Yeah." Yasui said and smiled.
"Good, good. My name is Nail, it's good to meet you.
"Likewise. My name is Bulma."
"I'm Yasui."
Nail smiled and said, "Please, follow me."
Nail led them down streets and across the town as shops began closing and Namekians rushed inside their homes. They walked over a curved bridge and into a large grassy park. In the middle of the park was a large white shrine with large golden doors.
"Wow, this place is beautiful!" Bulma looked all around at the park and the magnificent shrine.
They walked through the large double doors and found Renji standing with three other Namekians. A young and short one. An older one with a staff. The last one was round and old; he sat on a huge chair and looked at the approaching group slowly.
"You guys made it!" Renji smiled.
"Ah, your friends. Bulma and Yasui." The short Namekian spoke.
"Guys, this is Dende and Kami. They've been telling me some interesting stories." Renji explained. "And this is Grand Elder Guru." He gestured at the large Namekian in the chair.
"Nice to meet you." Yasui said slowly.
"Likewise." Kami said and smiled.
"I've never heard of Namekians before. Are you sky people?" Bulma asked.
"We come from far beyond the sky. From planet Namek." Grand Elder Guru spoke slowly.
"You came from another planet?!" Yasui gaped.
"Our planet was dying. Guru and I gathered as many as we could on our ark and set off through space to find a new home." Kami explained.
"That's incredible! Then, do you know about the Void Century?" Bulma asked excitedly.
"Void Century?" Yasui asked.
"We were actually just talking about that." Renji said and nodded.
"Indeed." Kami nodded and said, "I created the Dragon Balls during the Void Century. They were meant to inspire hope in a time of immeasurable pain and war." He frowned and shook his head slowly.
"Unfortunately, the World Nobles used them to take control of the world." Guru said sadly.
"The World Government used the Dragon Balls to take over the world?!" Yasui gaped.
"You created the Dragon Balls?!" Bulma gaped.
Kami laughed and asked, "Are those things so surprising?"
"He also knows who created the Flying Nimbus." Renji said and smiled. "There are five of them."
"I understand that you have many questions. But, night is coming. We need to prepare for tomorrow. It's going to be all out war. I'll happily answer your questions after the battle is over with." Kami said and nodded slowly.
"All out war, huh?"
"Who're you?" Mugen questioned.
"I'm Calgara. I'm an ally to you and your friends."
"Where are you taking me?"
"To the Shandian village. Renji is in the Namekian town and I think a couple of your friends are on their way over there as well." Calgara said.
"I see." Mugen said, dropping his guard. "That means Renji, Bulma and Yasui will be together. Shuhei, Zika and Hama are with your people. And Asuka is somewhere…" He muttered.
They flew into the Shandian Village of tall huts and houses built into the tall trees. Mugen and Calgara hopped off the hoverboard and Calgara led him to the medical tents. They walked down the narrow roads to an enormous white hut with surrounding tents.
Pushing through the large mesh curtain, they entered the hut and saw a couple dozen injured people lying in beds. Zika and Hama were in a bed together and Shuhei had his own bed. Mugen ran over to them and looked them over.
Shuhei opened his eyes and asked, "Where are we?"
"The Shandians took you guys back to their village. What happened to you?"
"We ran into one of Gin's higher ups. One of his Four Priests." Shuhei answered.
"Big buy with a weird sword?" Mugen asked with a chuckle.
Shuhei shook his head and said, "Some dickhead with a big gold bird. Both of them shot lightning."
"These guys are strange." Mugen muttered.
"What's the plan?" Shuhei asked.
"There will be a big battle tomorrow. It will decide the fate of Skypiea." Calgara said slowly.
"Then, we should rest up for the fun tomorrow." Mugen said and smiled.
Shuhei rummaged through his pockets and handed Mugen his Baby Transponder Snail. "Call the others. I'm gonna go back to sleep."
Mugen took the snail and chuckled, "Sounds good."
Calgara and Mugen walked out of the hut and stopped outside. Calgara stared at the snail and raised an eyebrow.
"What's up?" Mugen asked.
"How does that animal function?" Calgara asked.
"Similar to your Dials, in a way. The snails are psychic. They can communicate telepathically and we use technology to rework them into tools for us." Mugen explained slowly. "At least, I think that's how it works."
"That's incredible!" Calgara exclaimed.
To Be Continued