Hello readers! I present to everyone chapter 39! What's going to happen in this chapter? Let's find out! Let's start this chapter!
Normal POV
Kai and the others were doing a school patrol as they made sure that the barrier was holding up. They walked up to the rooftop to keep watch in the meanwhile.
" Doesn't seem to be any problems here." Kai said
" True, but the next attack might become fiercer so be ready." Kai (KHR) said
" You don't have to say that twice." Kai (?) said
" ... This is awkward with three of us, don't you think...?" Kai ask
" ... Well..."
" Uh..."
" And I didn't expect for all three of us to love Aichi too." Kai said
" That's kind of true. I mean, he saved all the three of us from our past..." Kai (?) said
" So there wasn't any difference to that story, huh." Kai (KHR) said
" ... By the way, your baby, Tasuku... He really has inherited from you guys some weird powers. Making him cry could just potentially release such power..." Kai said
" I told that to my Aichi too. We kind of agreed. I mean, things have been a little weird too. It's as if Tasuku could sense dangers around us and at one point, call us back together." Kai (KHR) said
" That would be seriously odd." Kai (?) said
" Yeah. But I didn't regret having him... Thanks to him, I got to see quite an interesting side to Aichi when he was still pregnant with him." Kai (KHR) said
" We wouldn't know..." Kai said
" I can tell you guys but just keep it a secret. Aichi has a super sensitive hearing too so hopefully, he won't overhear this." Kai (KHR) saAnd so, Kai (KHR) told the other two his story of Aichi's pregnant days.
Meanwhile, Reversed Kai was kneeling down in front of Void as it started to talk.
" What is his condition?" Void ask
" ... Not too well... After what happened, the Rainbow Jewel is rebelling inside him. So, with both powers from the Shadow and Rainbow jewels colliding, he's been in quite some pain." Reversed Kai replied
" Then soothe his pain with your powers. That way, the Shadow Jewel can once again take complete control over him." Void said
" Yes, I'll do my best."
Reversed Kai stood up and left to the lake as he dived into it. He then saw the castle where Aichi was kept in last time and entered it.
" Master?"
Reversed Kai walked over to Aichi, who was struggling with the pain that was growing inside him.
" Are you feeling better?" Reversed Kai ask
" ... It hurts..." Aichi muttered
Reversed Kai hovered his hand over Aichi as he saw dark and light auras colliding.
" I'll ease the pain for you so just bear with it a little longer." Reversed Kai assured
Reversed Kai leaned in and kissed Aichi as his dark energy started flowing into him. Once he managed to give enough, he started releasing the kiss, when suddenly, Aichi wrapped his arms around his neck and started kissing him again. Once they released the kiss, Reversed Kai stood dumbfounded while Aichi giggled.
" Thank you. It did ease my pain. Think of that kiss just now as my thanks, Toshiki-kun." Aichi said
" T-That..."
" And one more thing. Stop calling me 'Master'. Call me by my name." Aichi said
" A-Aichi..."
" That's good. You're the most devoted person to me, so you deserve a lot more. Before that though... Those creatures we've turned human like... They did receive some power, didn't they?" Aichi ask
" Yes."
" ... It won't be enough now that the real you has became a true Successor. Let's see... I just had a great idea. Call them in." Aichi said
" Yes."
Sheshe and the other girls were then called in as they kneeled down in front of Aichi after he sat up from his bed while Reversed Kai stood beside him.
" I'll be giving you all a new power. But it'll require me to be around... At the very least, you all will be able to keep up with the power up the enemies have been receiving. Understood?" Aichi ask
" Yes."
Aichi put out his hand as a dark aura started surrounding the girls.
" From now on, it'll be a full out war." Aichi said
At Miyaji High, the three Kais entered the gym again as they were greeted by a slightly irked Aichi (KHR).
" What's wrong, Aichi?" Kai (KHR) ask
" And you're already feeling better?" Kai (?) ask
" He had quite a strong will too, so the purification didn't take too long." Aichi (?) replied
" I see."
" ... I heard everything." Aichi (KHR) said
" Heard?... T-That's wasn't what I meant! Sure, you were quite demanding when you were pregnant but that didn't mean that I didn't like that part about you! I just thought that you were more cute even when eating or pouting so much!" Kai (KHR) admitted
All the while he said that, Aichi (KHR) already had his bangs covering his eyes as his body shook and his cheeks flushed from both embarrassment and slight anger. By the time Kai (KHR) finished talking, his eyes already had tears coming out from the fact that everything about his pregnant self was just told to everyone in the gym.
" Y-Y-Y-!"
Kai's (KHR) face darkened and the other two stepped away from him. Aichi (KHR) lifted up his head as he dashed towards Kai (KHR) with a raised fist.
" YOU IDIOT!"
Aichi (KHR) panted, his cheeks still flushed while Kai (KHR) laid on the floor, still recovering from the punch he'd received.
" He's an idiot." Reborn sighed
" Yeah." Misaki (KHR) said
" A dumbass." Naoki (KHR) said
" A dumbass jerk." Kamui (KHR) added
" Kai-san should've been more sensitive to Sendou-kun's feelings." Shingo (KHR) said, pushing up his glasses
" Well, to be honest, Kai's already became somewhat of an idiot after three years!" Miwa (KHR) said
" I agree!"
" Me too."
Aichi (KHR) huffed as he took Tasuku from Ibuki after thanking him. Tasuku continued to giggle after what had happened.
" Yeah... Papa was so mean that he deserved it." Aichi (KHR) said
" He seems to already have developed a high sensory ability." Aichi (?) said
" Well, yeah... I was hoping he wouldn't but it was thanks to his ability that I could always get back home safely." Aichi (KHR) said
" I see."
Aichi (?) started to carefully play with Tasuku as Tasuku followed his finger and tried to grab it but his muscle coordination wasn't fully developed yet, so he was struggling to just grab his finger. Soon, frustration hit him as he started to whine while stuffing his hand in his mouth.
" Isn't it a bit too early to whine about this...?" Aichi (KHR) ask
" Well, if they can't get what they want to play or grab, it's really kind of frustrating for babies." Aichi (?) said
" That's true... And I think he's hungry too. I better feed him." Aichi (KHR) said
He took his cardigan and went into the storeroom to feed Tasuku as time passed after Kai (KHR) recovered from the punch.
" You should really watch your words. You know that Aichi can hear you as long as you're close to our area." Miwa (KHR) said
" I got it already." Kai (KHR) said
Aichi (KHR) came out of the storeroom soon after as he turned his head away from Kai (KHR) while pouting and Kai (KHR) looked down in defeat. The others just sweat dropped at the sight.
" I'm sorry, Aichi. I didn't mean it." Kai (KHR) said
" Really?" Aichi (KHR) ask
" Really. So don't be angry at me anymore, okay?" Kai (KHR) ask
" Well..."
Suddenly, they sensed a dark energy as they gasped.
" This is..." Kai exclaimed
" He's back." Aichi (KHR) said
" That fast?!" Naoki (KHR) exclaimed
" What a dark energy..." Aichi (?) exclaimed
" We're heading outside! Tsuna-kun and the others, stay inside to take care of the ones still not awake yet!" Aichi (KHR) said
" Yeah!"
Aichi handed Tasuku over to Ibuki and kissed Tasuku's forehead before following the others. They ran out after that as they carefully opened the door to peek outside.
" I see them." Aichi (?) said
" Where?" Kai (KHR) ask
" Behind the gates." Aichi (?) replied
" Now that I think about it... That Brother said something about getting back what was his. Did he come back for it again?" Kamui (KHR) ask
" What was his...? ... The Galaxy...?" Kai muttered
" Seems like you figured something out. But right now, we can't think about it too much. He's going to try to break the barrier." Aichi (KHR) said
Aichi (?) continued observing the dark energy behind the wall as it suddenly sank to the ground.
" They disappeared?!" Aichi (?) exclaimed
" Huh?!"
They ran into the field as they looked around.
" What's going on here?!" Miwa (KHR) exclaimed
" Where could they...! Below us!" Aichi (?) yelled
That was when a giant puddle started forming and they jumped away from it. Aichi and the other enemies appeared from it.
" Aichi!"
" I hope you already had enough time to discuss about your supposed plans already. And what's this? Another one from another world?" Aichi ask
" Well, we fell in too." Aichi (?) said
" This looks like it's becoming more and more interesting. Tell you what. I'll give everyone ten minutes to try to defeat them." Aichi said
" Those fishes who turned human?" Kai (?) ask
" Something like that. Then, good luck." Aichi said
They took out their weapons as Sheshe and the others surrounded them.
" They look different from before." Kai (KHR) said
" Looks like they've powered up. Be careful." Kai said
" Yeah."
" Now, the ten minutes will start now." Aichi said
A holographic countdown timer appeared as Aichi floated up and landed on a floating platform. The timer then started counting down as music started filling the area.
" What?"
~ Longing song start~
Teniireru yo kitto...
doko e ikeru no ka
bokura wa mada shiranai
umareta bakari no tsubasa o hirogetara
The battle had already started as their attacks clashed.
" These guys..." Naoki (KHR) exclaimed
" They're really stronger than before!" Kamui (KHR) exclaimed
" Everyone, be extra careful!" Misaki (KHR) shouted
tsuyoku takaku kimi wa toberu
akogareyo soba ni ite zutto
" This strength... It's coming from the song!" Aichi (KHR) exclaimed
" Then I just have to stop him from singing!" Aichi (?) said
He fired his arrow as a barrier blocked it.
" No way!"
kanata ni kagayaku hoshi ga michibiku basho e
dare yori mo hayaku tadori tsuku yo kitto
sekai ga sono-te ni
kakushi teru hikari o
kono-te de abaite miseru yo
imasugu
akirameta koto o
akirame rarezu ni
furikaeru no wa
mō owari ni shiyou
tōku mieta oka ni tatte
akogare o teniireru kitto
mienai hikari ga
kimi o yonda yoake
bokuraha tabidatsu
atarashī sekai e
yume no hajimari o
kimi no uta ni nosete
kiseki o abaite miseru yo
imasugu
As the song reached its ending, Aichi (KHR) suddenly heard something.
' Now... The real fun starts now.'
He gasped as he looked towards Aichi.
~ Longing song end~
" Everyone, be careful! Something's going to happen!" Aichi shouted
As the three minutes mark had hit, the song started to change as Sheshe and the others halt in their tracks.
" What now?!" Shingo (KHR) exclaimed
~ Delete song start~
Yasashii kotoba wo
Nakushita yami no naka
Saigo no inori mo shizuka ni kieteitta
Sheshe and the others started transforming into stronger and bigger creatures as Kai tried to block an attack but was thrown back to the wall.
" Oh no!"
Kai (?) tried to hit Lady Bat, who'd turned into a real but giant bat as his sword was grabbed and he was flung to the other side of the field.
" Kai-kun!"
" What's going on here?!" Kamui (KHR) exclaimed
Yoake wa tooku kimi wa hitori
Deguchi no nai yume no naka de
Namida dake ga michi wo terashita
Dare ni mo todokazu kuchiteyuku uta ga aru
Kanashimi hitotsu mo kanaderarezu ni owaru
Koe mo naku kimi wa tada naita
Noizu ga togirete
Dareka ga kazu wo kazoeta
The battle continued as they panted in front of the powered up enemies. Aichi (KHR) then heard something again.
' Too bad. Didn't get them this time. The next one won't miss.'
Hearing this, he panicked.
" Don't get hit by those things!" Aichi (KHR) shouted
The others started dodging the moment they heard it.
Hikari wo motarasu
Sadame no hito wa konai
Yodonda jikan wa madara ni kooritsuite
" Damn it! I'm not getting any hits on them! They're too strong!" Miwa (KHR) exclaimed
" That... Or we're losing energy fast. Looks like that song drains our strength as well." Ren (KHR) said
" Be extra careful!" Misaki (KHR) shouted
Osore wo toida
Yaiba wo te ni
Dakishimeau katachi wo shite
Kimi to boku wa kizu wo kasaneta
Kai (KHR) dodged again as Aichi could be seen smirking once he notices that Kai (KHR) was cornered.
' He's trapped now. One hit and he'll be out of the way.'
Aichi (KHR) gasped as he looked around and finally found Kai (KHR) struggling to fight the transformed Mimi as he saw him being knocked to the ground.
" Kai-kun!"
Doko ni mo todokazu kimi no koe wa tsuieta
Kieyuku koto sae
Dare mo kizukanu mama ni
Muzousa ni suuji wo fuyashita
Itsuka hikari no naka de
Soba ni itekureru to shinjita
As Mimi raised her claws, Aichi (KHR) had dashed towards Kai (KHR) and wrapped his arms around him and kept him close before Mimi claws landed its hit on his back. Kai gasped after realizing what had happened.
" Aichi!"
However, instead of blood, red lines appeared on Aichi's (KHR) back from where he was hit as he gasped and saw images flashing in his head and his tears spilled out before something came out from his body. Before he blacked out, he heard something else from Aichi.
' You fell for it. Have fun relieving your death. I'll get the next one now that you're out of the way.'
Katachi no nai bokutachi wa
Katachi no aru sekai e to
Itsuka kaeru michi wo sagashita
Wasureteshimatta
Yasashii hito no koe wo
Sagashite samayou michi wa doko made tooi
Koe mo naku kimi wa tada naita
Michi wa yagate todaeta
Before they knew it, Aichi (?) was also hit as the same thing happened to him and he fainted.
~ Delete song end~
" No! Aichi!" Kai (?) exclaimed
The timer hit 0 as Aichi chuckled.
" It's too bad. You didn't manage to defeat them." Aichi said
" What did you do the two of them?!" Naoki (KHR) shouted
" I wouldn't know. Even if I do know, I'd rather they wake up and let you find out yourselves." Aichi said, holding up two orbs
" This is just a greeting. The next time we come, you'll be assured that it'll be an all out war." Reversed Kai said
" Those are... The things that shot out of their bodies!" Shingo (KHR) exclaimed
" I'll be keeping them for awhile. Don't worry, there's no serious side effect, just... You guys are just going to have to find out." Aichi said
" You're not getting away yet!" Kai said
He jumped onto Lady Bat as he pushed himself towards the platform Aichi was on before he pounced on him.
" Aichi, don't do this! You've got to snap out of it!" Kai said
" You better let me go right now or..." Aichi said, squeezing the orbs in his hand
" Aichi!"
Kai turned to see the other two Aichis clenching their heads.
" Trust me, relieving the moment they'd died isn't the only thing I've done." Aichi said
" What?!"
" Their memories are now under my control. With enough cultivation to my powers, I can break their minds if I have to. Or better yet, make them kill the ones they love with their own hands. This isn't the only pain they'll face." Aichi warned
" Please, Aichi. You don't have to do this. Look, just give those back to them and I'll try to get you back to normal." Kai said
" And I don't want to go back to normal! You don't even know, how it feels to have your memories taken away from you and then getting them manipulated to do whatever someone desires! You don't even know that pain! The pain of losing everything you love!" Aichi exclaimed
Kai's eyes widened as his grip loosened.
" Aichi, you..." Kai exclaimed
Aichi pushed him off as Kai fell back to the ground.
" I'm going to take everything I love back, my memories, everything!" Aichi screamed
His dark powers burst out of his body as the two orbs started turning black. Reversed Kai gasped as he turned to Aichi.
" Oh no..."
" Aichi, no!" Kai exclaimed
They were thrown back by the raging black wind.
" Stop this, Aichi!" Kai shouted
" He can't hear us anymore! His overwhelming feelings is causing the Shadow and Rainbow Jewel to go berserk!" Reversed Kai exclaimed
" What?!"
" We'll have to retreat for now..." Reversed Kai thought
Reversed Kai used his black mist to teleport Sheshe and the others before he himself teleported as well. The other two Aichis opened their eyes as they turned blank. Grabbing their weapons, they started their attack as explosions occurred. When the smoke dissipated, Gokudera was already shielding them with Systema CAI.
" Damn it, what's going on?!" Gokudera exclaimed
" Aichi's powers are controlling the both of them! Those orbs are their memories and he can control their minds with them! His powers are going berserk and are making them attack us!" Kai explained
" Then what should we do?!" Yamamoto exclaimed
" ... I'm going to calm Aichi down! Just stall those two for me!" Kai shouted
" Right!"
Kai started to move forward as he tried to move towards Aichi. Meanwhile, the others were trying to find a way to get the other two Aichis to normal as Kai (KHR) walked towards Aichi (KHR) while Gokudera moved the shield in case of any attack.
" Aichi, can you hear me?! I know you're not the type to lose to this dark power!" Kai (KHR) shouted
Aichi (KHR) didn't respond as Kai (KHR) finally managed to get in front of him as he quickly hugged him and leaned into the Command Earring.
" Break free from the spell and rest until we get your memories back." Kai (KHR) ordered
Aichi's (KHR) eyes turned back to normal as he fainted. Kai (KHR) caught him as he turned to look at Kai (?) who'd finally made it to where Aichi (?) was. He grabbed the Jewel around Aichi's (?) neck as it glowed in a bright light. Aichi's (?) eyes turned back to normal as he collapsed and Kai (?) caught him.
" We've got to retreat into the gym! The wind is getting stronger!" Yamamoto shouted
" You think he'll be alright alone?!" Kamui (KHR) ask
" ... If his determination is as strong as ours, then he shouldn't have any problem!" Kai (KHR) replied
" Alright then! Let's head back inside!" Misaki (KHR) shouted
" Yeah!"
They ran back into the gym while Kai continued to make his approach to Aichi. Once he'd arrived at where the platform was, he looked up.
" Aichi! Can you hear me?!" Kai shouted
" Go away! I don't want to hear your excuses!" Aichi yelled
" Aichi! It's me, Kai!" Kai shouted
" Get away from me!" Aichi yelled
" I need to get up there! If only I..." Kai thought
Kai gritted his teeth at the growing frustration when he suddenly remembered something.
" Rurarararurura rararurura."
Aichi paused as Kai smiled.
" Mabuta tojireba yume no mori
Asonde oide yoake made"
" No, no! Stop it!" Aichi yelled
The wind started blowing even stronger as Kai stood his ground.
" Ibara no kage ni mayotte mo
Tsunagu kono te ga michihirube"
Suddenly, Kai's Kirara appeared as it hovered around him, glowing brightly and before he knew it, his Wings took form and he gasped.
" My... Wings..." Kai exclaimed
Kai looked up again as he flew up to Aichi.
" Yami no kemono ni owaretemo
Kowagaranaide soba ni iru"
Slowly, Kai gently wrapped his arms around Aichi as he started to calm down.
" Don't worry, Aichi. It'll all be fine. I'm here with you, aren't I?" Kai ask
" ... You... remembered... the song..." Aichi muttered
" Of course. It's all for your sake, Aichi. So, calm down and retract the wind." Kai said
Aichi was about to close his eyes and rest in Kai's warm embrace when he suddenly felt a strong pulse. He gasped and pushed Kai away as he screamed in pain.
" Aichi! What's wrong?!" Kai exclaimed
" No! Stop it!" Aichi screamed
Kai gasped as he saw the two glows coming from Aichi's chest as he started to fall backwards.
" Aichi!"
Kai flew as fast as he can to cut through the wind and caught Aichi before carefully landing on the ground. The wind dissipated right after that. Kai rushed into the gym as he laid Aichi down on another mattress while getting the black orbs from Aichi's hand.
" Here. If we can purify these, those two should be fine." Kai said
" There's only one thing that can purify right now, so it's our best option." Kai (?) said
They walked over to Aichi (?) as Kai (?) held one of the darkened orbs close to the Jewel around his neck. The orb started to purify from the glow coming from the Jewel as Kai (?) clicked his tongue.
" As I thought, without Aichi to use it, it's going slower as I'd expected." Kai (?) said
" But it's our one and only best option, let's just wait." Reborn said
" Yeah."
They suddenly heard groans as they turned to see Naoki and the others waking up.
" Everyone!"
" We're back...?" Naoki ask
" ... What happened?! Brother has three of himself?!" Kamui exclaimed
" It's hard to explain right now. Just rest a little while longer and I'll explain the rest." Kai said
" Y-Yeah..."
Gaillard's phone started ringing as he picked it up.
" Hello?"
" Gaillard, what's going on at the school?!"
" It's okay, Ratie. We're still safe for now, where are the others?" Gaillard ask
" I just got them from home! We're coming right now!" Ratie replied
" Alright. The Quatre Knights will finally assemble together. With this, we can fight again." Gaillard said
" Got it! We'll be there soon!" Ratie said
" Yeah."
Gaillard hung the call up after that.
" You said you guys were here to protect Aichi but not really a job well done." Kai said
" S-Shut up! At least I was protecting the students and parents still inside the school!" Gaillard said
" Still, this can't drag on for too long. Maybe we should let them retreat back to their homes while we handle this." Leon said
" Then let's leave that to the Quatre Knights. Besides, the barrier is still up so we can take this chance." Kai said
" ... I hate to say this, but we'll have to leave Aichi-san to you for now, Toshiki Kai." Gaillard said
" Leave it to me." Kai said
Gaillard nodded as he headed out of the gym to wait for the rest of the Quatre Knights while starting the evacuation of the school building. Meanwhile, Kai and the others continued to wait as Kai explained the situation to the others.
" If only we finished our trials sooner...!" Naoki said
" You guys didn't have much of a choice. Aichi's trials have never been easy." Naoki (KHR) said
" Yeah..."
Tasuku whined as Kai (KHR) took him from Ibuki and started comforting him.
" Sleep for now, Tasuku. Once you wake up, mama will be back to normal." Kai (KHR) said
He patted Tasuku as he soon fell asleep and he sat down beside Aichi (KHR).
" How are the orbs?" Kai ask
" Almost there." Kai (?) replied
The orbs finally purified completely as Kai (?) took one of them and hovered it over Aichi (?). It started glowing as it entered Aichi (?). Kai (?) nodded as he handed the other orb to Kai (KHR), who took it and did the same for Aichi (KHR).
" They should be fine now." Kai (?) said
Just as he said that, Aichi (KHR) groaned as he opened his eyes and looked at Kai (KHR).
" Kai... kun...?" Aichi (KHR) muttered
" I'm so glad you're alright, Aichi. You scared me for a second there." Kai (KHR) said
" I'm sorry..." Aichi (KHR) said
" It's alright. Just rest. I'll put Tasuku beside you so that you can rest easy too." Kai (KHR) said
" No... Not yet..." Aichi (KHR) said
" Huh?"
" Bring me... to him..." Aichi (KHR) said
Kai (KHR) knew what he'd meant as he brought him to Aichi, who was breathing heavily.
" The two Jewels inside him are fighting for control... At this rate, he'll continue to suffer... We have to remove the black jewel inside him..." Aichi (KHR) said
" But we don't even know where it is, how do we take it out?" Kai ask
" Leave that to me..." A voice said
They turned to see Kai (?) carrying an exhausted Aichi (?) over to them as he placed him down.
" I can see it..." Aichi (?) said
Aichi (?) hovered his hand over Aichi's chest as his hand slowly sunk in. Black energy started leaking out as Aichi (?) winced a little before the Shadow Jewel was finally extracted. He threw it aside as Kai (?) took an arrow and pierced through it. The Jewel shattered after that and disappeared.
" These arrows contain purifying energy so any evil energy won't be able to survive. Anyway, Aichi, are you alright?" Kai (?) ask
" Yeah... My body already had purifying energy so I won't get affected so easily upon touching something like that..." Aichi (?) replied
" Thank you." Kai said
" It's fine..." Aichi (?) said
Both Aichis fell asleep soon after as they were laid down on the mattresses again.
" This has been a long day. If you guys want to be at your fullest when you fight, then rest for now. After all that has happened, everyone must be tired. And besides... I have a feeling tomorrow will be a match to determine what's at stake, so this rest is very important." Reborn said
" Yeah."
As Kai laid beside Aichi, he watched him in worry before slowly drifting off to sleep with Aichi finally back in his arms again.
And that's the end of this chapter! Really sorry for the late updates! Work hasn't been going well but I should be free by the end of August to update more often. I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter and I'll see everyone in the next chapter!