[My Hero Academia OST – You Too Can Be a Hero]
残り:四の影/ Remnant's Four Shadows
End of Remnant, Episode 20: Access Ascension . EXE
Sheathing the three swords away, Yuki staggered towards over to the fallen Slayer and offered a hand up having returned to normal. The Slayer took Yuki's hand before coming up to his feet.
"You have bested me, today. And proven yourself worthy of being called a Slayer." The Grimm Slayer said as the other guardians appeared.
"Congratulations!" The compassion guardian said clapping for him.
"But there's still the matter of you ascending. Once you do, there's both no going back…and you'll have the brother douches after you. As you and them will be on proper even footing now." The fear guardian said with a cackle. "Strike fear into your enemies."
"Bring hope to the hopeless." The hope guardian remarked.
"Be sure to amass some wealth for yourself….and I guess your friends." The avarice guardian said with a pout.
"Do not forget your compassion." The compassion guardian remarked.
"Neither your love." The love guardian remarked.
"Try to preserve as much life as you can." The life guardian remarked.
"Kill all who threaten the balance you want." The death guardian bellowed.
"And keep one's rightful rage and force of will with you, always." The Slayer said as a bright light in the center unveil a glowing platform. "And there is it, step on and take your rightful place."
"What will happen to you?" Yuki asked.
"Me, I'll be able to peacefully pass on. With your ascension, it will bring a new pair of guardians for rage and will into the world." The old Slayer said. "I only ask for you to look after my brother. I suppose with what he has planned…there will be a new balance after all. Go on, for it is time at last."
[-]
This time, what was going was broadcasted across the skies of several universes. People were sensing it…and Towa felt a horrible chill alongside the other villains gathered to look up in the skies as a silver light was glowing.
"What the hell is happening?!" Griseo said panicking.
Noire was grinning like a madman practically shaking with glee. The old Slayer was resigned to say the words, but Serena beat him to the punch as everyone could now see an unconscious Yuki just floating in a tube of silver light in the darkness.
"In the modern age, in the coming dawn, one ascended. He walked a path of suffering to rise above to seek vengeance against those who had wronged him. An age of reckoning has come upon the land as a bringer of hope rightly to be feared. He is a man of focus. Sheer will. Something some of you weak-willed mortals know very little about. For the time to hide his power is over…he can't be stopped. Attempts will be….terminated."
Serena's voice was much deeper as she spoke…people could feel as she was tearing it to them right by their ear. And then the old Slayer took over with a light shining down at him.
"Against all those who come in your way, you will lead the Slayers. You have bested me and prove worthy to be God of the Grimm Slayers. So…rip and tear, eternally."
Yuki's eyes opened and there was another flash as he floated in now clad in the armor and glowing with an aura that was familiar yet new. Noire twitched as the golden eye bled…with the iris returning to its silver color. His wife just wordlessly hugged him as the lights on the arena lit up showing the guardians, the old Slayer, and the new Slayer. The armor Yuki wore was just like the old Slayer…at first
"As a divinity, you command the Silver Spire and well lead the Silver Eyed Warriors of this omniverse. This whole place, your armor, and even the guardians will adjust to your semblance. I only wish to see the look of the new Slayer." The old Slayer said removing his helmet to reveal a face faintly akin of Yuki, Noire, and of his father. "Remnant…no this Multiverse is in your hands now…after the Brothers are dealt with once and for all. Goodbye…dear child."
[Cues: For the Damaged Coda (Epic Version) – Samuel Kim]
For the old Slayer became ash blowing away with the wind vanishing into infinity leaving Yuki alone with the guardians. Yuki, at least, managed to gain the old Slayer's semblance data for future use.
"Well then, out with the old and in with the new." Yuki said as he began to glow.
"Wait, if the armor adjusted to be complimented by Yuki's semblance then…." Sulfur said as those who did knew Yuki's semblance paled.
The armor rapidly changed as the light consumed him before dissipating to reveal his new armor. A rather tight-fitting black sleeveless jumpsuit with light padding and straps toward the sides; white and neon blue arm and shin guards. The armor on his chest reconfigured itself into a sleeker form with shoulder pads with the color scheme now white, grey, and electric blue. The boots followed suit being knee-high and just as metallic as the armor. The last touches on the armor were the fingerless gloves under the bracers and his headset being upgraded to a double eye version of it coming off as a visor. The old Grimm Slayer's sword had remained and glowed to change shape to come off as a long nodachi blade which it's blade glowing blue.
Serena also had a drastic change having a setup similar to Yuki sans the visor. It bore her midriff and she had faint green tribal markings on her chest, arms, and backs radiating with the maiden's power. Her armor did not have shoulder pads in favor of a hooded navy-blue cloak decorated with an ice blue brooch. She wore the hood down.
He now stood at the top of the spire, his spire to command which had risen to allow him to see the worlds peering in, all witnessing his rise. He briefly saw 'snapshots' of a few worlds and smirked seeing that he managed to net someone in Griseo's group to betray the grease ball for him. That was to be rewarded and was among the three things on the mind.
"Guardians, take care of things while I attend to business. I need to reunite with my friends, welcome a new ally, and serve Griseo and every piece of living garbage under him their death warrant. And I'll serve with Nova Aurora." Yuki said as he sheathed his new blade.
Serena vanished as he snapped his fingers allowing for the glowing portal.
"Of course, Master Azure." The life guardian said. "I suppose we can discuss the matter of your rule another time."
"Today marks the beginning, the Silver Eye Warriors' great return to prominence." The death guardian said. "And rise of the Grimm Slayer…the Brother Gods' reckoning is near to come."
The worlds below had no idea how to process for the visuals and melody gave a haunting feeling of triumph…but there was a foreboding sense of dread and fear for some of them.
He left through the sight faded from the view from the worlds watching except for the alternate Remnants' who were 'stuck' to watch the rest of it unfold.
[Music Ends]
[-]
Yuki returned to his friends and family having erupted in cheers. He was simply happy to be back with his people again.
"Look at you, you started as the Crossroad Killer, but now you're a New God now. Does that mean you're fully immortal now?" Ivory asked.
"Fully?" Ironwood said.
"Yeah, my team and I basically discovered that with our semblances, we have the potential to live for quite a long time. Lapis's hydrokinesis assures her she's never going to age badly, and she can rejuvenate her cells easily. With it she can live as long as she wants." Yuki remarked.
"Note to self, ask that Lapis ask for waterbending tips. Ask her before I have to go back!" Katara thought to herself.
If she could learn how, she'd be looking good in her twilight years and make a fortune doing that to others.
"Seeing that the phoenix exists in the multiverse, I could turn into that and rejuvenate." Kelly said with a shrug.
"I can become a being of light or darkness to regenerate my banging body. Considering the Sun, aging badly was never in the cards." Ivory remarked.
"….This is bullshit." Mercury remarked. "And my dad was complaining about my semblance."
"To be fair, everyone in the team except me got their semblances mutated. And besides, Yuki put a lot of effort into researching how so we can stick it to Salem." Ivory pointed out. "Lapis was working on means to extend lifespans already. Case in point, Maria and Fria. Both of them successfully back in their prime."
"Yuki, you know this means I can't have you as my time herald anymore?" Chronoa said sternly before lightening up. "Because now, you and I stand as equals."
"My respect still stands high for you, Tempus." Yuki said as both shared a respectful bow for each other. "I will forever be indebted to you."
"Nice to have you back and all, but now that you're here. Can we get Griseo?" Johnny Gat asked impatiently. "I was promised we'd get to run up on him and his army."
"We can, but I got one last piece to get." Yuki said before snapping his fingers to make a portal appear in the air. "Griseo's got a traitor in the midst, and I seek to reward one's willing turn."
Superwoman fell through right into his arms.
"Mary Batson, right?" Yuki asked. "Or is it Superwoman?"
The portal closed.
"Well, you can call me whatever you like." Superwoman said as a few rolled their eyes.
He got her to her feet.
"Roll your eyes all you want, but Mary did save your skins by snapping a bitch's neck and playing Griseo like a fiddle." Yuki said before cracking his knuckles.
"So basically, she was simping for you." The Boss of the Saints remarked.
"What's simping?" Sulfur and Ruby asked innocently.
"Enough." Yuki said raising his voice. "Save the small talk for when Griseo and the rest of his followers are either dead in the ground, begging for death, or worse. We got a job to do, and I got a plan! First, I want to deliver a message. However, I need a drink…an alcoholic one."
(A/N: Yuki's no longer needs to hide now, for better or worse. Here we are, the steps to the finale of this season and this story. What will Griseo do now? Well, resort to desperate measure…which isn't exactly going to be good for his side, Yuki's side, and everyone else. As for the alternate Remnants' and their reactions, later.)
(A/N: (Update 7/24/22) Compared to the last one, this one was not as sloppy. I still had things to fix and lines to add. I never did noted that Yuki had the semblance data for the OG Slayer which I resolved that issue.)
