What is this? An early chapter? As a part of being late with chapter 74, I decided to release chapter 75 early. Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this chapter. The following chapter was Beta Read by Darklord331.
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"Hello." – Normal talking.
"Hello." – Ichigo's thoughts.
"Hello." – Zanpakutō speaking.
"Hello." – Zanpakutō thoughts.
Opening Scene: Rafah, Israel
Yasaka, Gilgamesh, Akasha, Medea, and Zealot sat down in an abandoned house in the abandoned town of Rafah. Gilgamesh used this abandoned house to keep an eye on the Savior Guild.
"Everyone is aware of the plan?" Gilgamesh asked. She was dressed in her regular golden armor.
"I am," Medea said. Zealot nodded her head as well. Both were dressed in black robes.
"So am I," Akasha replied. Akasha was dressed in a red summer dress. Yasaka nodded her head. Yasaka was dressed in a yukata depicting the rising sun. Gilgamesh summoned five golden bracelets and a golden box. Everyone took a golden bracelet and put it on.
"Enter." Medea and Zealot said. They were teleported inside the golden box. The golden box broke into three pieces. Gilgamesh attached the golden boxes to her remaining golden bracelets, making them appear like ordinary golden bracelets. They left the house and walked towards the border of Egypt.
Yasaka began to glow golden and began to transform. She remained bipedal. However, her face is now a golden fox. She is now wearing decorative white robes with oversized sleeves. Below her robes, she is now wearing purple pants. She now has three fingers and claws on each hand and long, white, three-toed legs.
Akasha's red summer dress transformed into a white suit, leather riding boots, and an intricately knotted black cravat, covered by a full-length, and black frock overcoat with a cape. In her hands were two handguns.
Gilgamesh simply summoned Enki from her Gate of Babylon and had them in her hands. They stepped across the barrier into Egypt. Suddenly a group of people appeared. They were exactly as Gilgamesh described them. They were dressed in loose brown and tan clothing. Their faces were covered, preventing anyone from telling if they were male or female. A spokesperson stepped forward.
"Hello, Guild Leader Gilgamesh, Guild Leader Akasha, and Guild Leader Yasaka. Seeing that you are here with your weapons drawn. I assume you are here to invade our territory?" The spokesperson asked in a gender-neutral tone.
"We are," Gilgamesh replied. The Savior Guild move summoned their weapons, either swords, spears, or magic staffs. The warriors stood in front of the spellcasters, ready to protect them from harm.
"Attack." The spokesperson ordered. The Savior Guild members charged toward them. Yasaka threw her ofuros at the incoming Savior Guild members. Upon contact, the ofuros unleashed a large explosion that engulfed the targeted Savior Guild members. The explosion subsided, revealing nothing there except ashes. Yasaka quickly threw more ofuros at them.
"Spellcasters assist them with spells. Warriors, don't let those charms touch you!" The spokesperson commanded. The remaining Savior Guild members slash the incoming ofuros. While the spellcasters began to cast spells. Akasha pointed her guns at them and began to fire red blood bullets at the spellcasters, interrupting their casting and began to knock them unconscious. As this happened Yasaka threw even more ofuros. The warriors were forced to focus on Yasaka.
"Dragon Descend!" The spokesperson yelled. Their entire body was engulfed in crimson red flames. The flames died down, revealing a tall, muscular, crimson red dragon with a golden underbelly, jet black hair with green ends, matching crimson red wings, and green spikes on his back and tail. He also has five bluish-grey claws on his hands and four bluish-grey claws on his feet. The dragon let out a loud roar, trying to intimidate them.
"So, this is where you've been hiding," Gilgamesh said as she summoned another sword. It was a two-handed, golden greatsword with a blue jewel embedded in the hilt. "Jake Long."
"Dam." The dragon said. "I didn't expect someone to know what my dragon form looks like," Jake admitted.
"I am an acquaintance of someone who learned your secret," Gilgamesh said.
"Who?" Jake asked.
"It doesn't matter right now," Gilgamesh said as she pointed Balmung at Jake. Jake flinched as he sensed the magical property of the sword. His instincts warned him that sword was very dangerous. Gilgamesh charged at Jake. Jake unleashed a blast of flame at Gilgamesh. She jumped to the side, avoiding the attack. Gilgamesh began to swing Balmung at Jake when she got within range. Jake was forced to block Gilgamesh's swings with his claws. Jake was shocked that Balmung was able to slice through his skin.
"RAHAH!" Jake roared in pain. He never experienced something like this. He was used to feeling the force of the attack on the body but nothing like this.
"Looks like I was over-prepared." mumbled as Gilgamesh used Jake's distracted state to her advantage. She sent Balmung back to the Gate of Babylon and summoned a potion. She charged at Jake. Jake didn't notice Gilgamesh until she climbed on him and dump the potion in his mouth. She grabbed Jake's mouth and force it shut. Jake was forced to swallow the potion. His body began to sway as the potion took effect. Jake collapsed on the ground and was knocked unconscious. Gilgamesh, let go of Jake's mouth as his body reverted to his human form. Jake's body glowed golden as he was teleported away. Gilgamesh turned to see Akasha and Yasaka finished with the rest of the Savior Guild.
"Medea, how is the interrogation coming along?" Gilgamesh asked using the peerage connection.
"So far we've interrogated ten out of the thirty people you captured." Medea began.
"Were you able to get anything out of them?" Gilgamesh asked.
"I was," Medea replied. "First off, all the Savior Guild members had their memories whipped from them."
"Even subconscious memories?" Yasaka asked.
"Yes, even subconscious ones," Medea replied. "I found traces of divine energy around their mind, which would prevent them from regaining their memories and make themselves absolutely loyal to the Savior Guild," Medea said.
"Do we know who the leader of the Savior Guild is?" Gilgamesh asked.
"There are ten leaders for the Savior Guild, known as Apostle, then their respective number. Whenever they see seen, they are all wearing golden robes, which covered their entire body, except for their eyes and mouth. Each of them has a number where their forehead is located at. Their voice is modified to be monotone and androgynous." Medea said.
"Were you able to locate anyone from our missing people list?" Akasha asked.
"Jake Long and Juniper Lee. They both are leaders of the Dragon Tribe. They oversee North Africa."
"Anyone else?" Akasha asked.
"West Africa is under the control of the Hornet Tribe, which is led by Suì-Fēng and Shunsui Kyōraku. East Africa is under the control of the Blood Tribe, which is led by Mandy DeLisle and Tsukune Aono. Southern Africa is under the control of the Phantom Tribe, which is led by the Tsunayashiro Clan and Kagerōza Inaba. Central Africa is the location of the Savior Guild's headquarters." Medea said.
"Anything else we should know?" Yasaka asked.
"Be careful of the weapons and armor. It's made of a metal that the Savior Guild called vibranium. The metal is stronger than steel, but only a third of the weight, as well as being completely vibration absorbent." Medea said.
"Interesting," Gilgamesh said.
"Any information on the source of the divine energy?" Yasaka asked.
"Best place to look would be the ten Apostles." Medea reasoned. "I will try and get more information from them."
"All right," Akasha said.
"Where should we go?" Yasaka asked.
"Let's go to each tribe's base," Gilgamesh said. "With my Vimana, we can hit every one of them before the end of the day,"
"Ok then," Akasha said.
"Very well." Yasaka agreed. Gilgamesh summoned the Vimana. All three of them got on and flew to the Dragon Tribe's headquarters.
Scene Change: Central Africa: Savior Guild Headquarters: Apostle Chamber
All ten apostles sat down around the table. Three of the apostles had their eyes closed.
"It seems he has returned." Apostle #10 said.
"Indeed." Apostle #4 replied.
"Do we have any idea who entered our domain?" Apostle #5 asked.
"We haven't heard anything from the Dragon Tribe." Apostle #2 said.
"He just returned and he's already destroying our work." Apostle #7 said.
"We are receiving a call from our ally in Russia." Apostle #8 said.
"Very well." Apostle # 10 said. Apostle #8 pulled out a mirror.
"From 10 to 1." All of them said. The mirror showed an angry Caucasian man.
"Prophet!" The man yelled.
"Speak." Apostle # 10 replied. The mirror altered their voice and appearances, making it appear as if a person with ten eyes were talking to him in unison.
"You prophesied that we would be safe from all conflict from the outside world for at least another year." The man said.
"We did prophesied that." Apostle # 10 thought as he glanced at Apostle # 3, Apostle # 6, and Apostle # 9 who looked as if they were in a coma. "But with his return, nothing is certain. For he is the Defier of Fate."
"Something has caused ripples in your future. Remove the disturbance before the ripples alter the future beyond repair." Apostle # 10 warned before ending the connection.
"So, he's also targeting Russia." Apostle #1 said.
"Then we must assume the worst." Apostle #2 said.
"I will raise the alarm." Apostle #5 said.
"Agreed." Apostle #6 and Apostle #8 said. Apostle #10 handed Apostle #5 the mirror.
"This is Apostle #5 speaking." Apostle # 5 began. "Code Black. I repeat Code Black. This is not a drill. Prepare for enemy invasion. Once again. This is not a drill. Prepare for enemy invasion." Apostle # 5 said. Alarms began to ring across Africa.
"Then we too must prepare for battle." Apostle # 10 said. The other Apostles nodded their heads and left the chamber, leaving behind the blinded Apostle # 3, Apostle # 6, and Apostle # 9.
Scene Change: Northern Africa
On the Vimana, Gilgamesh, Akasha, and Yasaka could hear the alarms ringing as they approach the Dragon Tribe's Headquarters.
"The alarms are getting annoying," Akasha admitted.
"Maybe this is one of their defenses." Gilgamesh joked.
"Here," Yasaka said as she handed them two ofuros each. They looked to see Yasaka had them wrapped around her ears. Akasha and Gilgamesh wrapped the ofuros around their ears. They stopped hearing the alarm.
"I guess they know we're here," Yasaka said, not using the peerage connection.
"Indeed," Gilgamesh replied.
"Incoming projectiles." Akasha pointed out. Large silver javelins shot out of cannons mounted on the Headquarters.
"Capture field. Shield field." Gilgamesh said. Two transparent barriers formed around the Vimana. The projectile pierced through the first barrier and stopped before it touched the second barrier. Gilgamesh snapped her fingers, sending the projectile into the golden cube for Medea to study. "Destruction beams. Sleep and Teleport beams." She commanded. The Vimana began to fire energy beams. The Destruction beams were fired at the building while the combination of sleep and teleport beams were aimed at the people. Gilgamesh made all the beams appear similar, making it appear that the people who were hit by the Teleport beams were vaporized, like the buildings.
"I'm going to go down to the headquarters to see if there is any more information," Akasha said.
"Sure. I got this." Gilgamesh said she summoned a golden goblet and took a sip from it.
"I'll go too," Yasaka added.
"I'll teleport you down," Gilgamesh said. Akasha and Yasaka glowed golden as they were teleported down. They arrived in an empty hallway. Suddenly a map appeared in their hand.
"You might need this," Medea said.
"Thank you," Yasaka replied. They used the map to find all the rooms that might have something of value. As they traveled through the headquarters, they would encounter a group of Dragon Tribe members, which were knocked unconscious and teleported away.
"So, you're responsible for killing most of my members." Someone said. They looked to see an adult Asian woman dressed in light armor, specially designed to not restrict her mobility. She was in a fighting stance.
"You must be Juniper Lee," Akasha said.
"I am." She replied as she charged toward them. Yasaka threw a few of her ofuros at her. Juniper dodged the ofuros and charged toward Akasha. Akasha fired a few blood blasts at Juniper. She dodged them and tried to punch Akasha in the face. Akasha dodged Juniper's punch and countered with her down. Juniper wasn't prepared for the punch and was knocked back. Yasaka threw a few more of her ofuros at Juniper. The ofuros touched Juniper, knocking her out, and teleported her away. They checked the rest of the building for anything valuable before walking back out. The entire Dragon Tribe Headquarters were reduced to rubble. Gilgamesh spotted them and teleported them up to the Vimana.
"So where next?" Gilgamesh asked.
"Let's go with West Africa," Akasha suggested.
"Sure." Yasaka agreed. Gilgamesh flew the Vimana towards the headquarters of the Hornet Tribe.
Scene Change: West Africa
The Vimana quickly soared towards the location of Hornet Tribe's Headquarters. They spotted a few dungeons in the distance. Luckily there were no signs of a dungeon break about to happen. Suddenly large silver javelins flew towards them.
"How original." Gilgamesh sarcastically said as she activated the Capture field and Shield field. "Do you want me to control the Vimana while you take a walk down there?" Yasaka asked.
"Sure," Gilgamesh said as she stood up. Yasaka sat down and began firing Destruction beams and Teleport beams at the Hornet Tribe's Headquarters. Gilgamesh and Akasha teleported down. They were greeted by a squad of Hornet Tribe members. They were armed with daggers. They charged toward them. Gilgamesh drew Enki and began to fight them. Akasha brought out her guns and began providing range support. Gilgamesh and Akasha knocked all of them unconscious and sent them into the pocket dimension. Suddenly something shot out of the headquarters and slammed into Gilgamesh, sending her flying. The dust settled to reveal Suì-Fēng. She was dressed in her backless combat outfit. Suddenly a spear shot out towards her. She leaped to the side, dodging it. To her shock, the spear turned around and followed her. She attacked the spear with her fists. The spear would be pushed to the side but immediately reposition itself tried to attack her.
"Shunkō!" Suì-Fēng yelled. She was engulfed in golden reiatsu. It circulated behind her body. The spear was forced to fly straight at Suì-Fēng. She blocked the incoming spear with a palm strike.
"Let's see how you settle with this." Gilgamesh thought as she fired a few more weapons at Suì-Fēng. Suì-Fēng quickly blocked the incoming weapons. Gilgamesh would teleport those weapons back into her Gate of Babylon and fire them again, unlike Gungnir who would continue to try and hit its target. It didn't take long before Suì-Fēng was annoyed.
"Kyōraku, you perverted drunk, get your ass out here!" Suì-Fēng yelled as she blocked another attack from Gilgamesh. They heard a loud thud as if something dropped.
"Suì Suì! I was enjoying my morning nap." Kyōraku said as leaned out of the window from the third floor. He was dressed in a loose black kimono.
"We're being attacked!" Suì-Fēng yelled. Gilgamesh sent a few swords toward Kyōraku. Kyōraku jumped out of the window, dodging Gilgamesh's swords, and landed on the ground.
"Shakkahō. Raikōhō." Kyōraku cast. A fireball and lightning bolt shot out of Kyōraku's hands and flew towards Gilgamesh. Akasha quickly intercepted those kidōs with her blood bullets. Kyōraku turned to Akasha.
"You're opponent is me." She said.
"Fine," Kyōraku said as he raised his palm. "Hiryū Gekizoku Shinten Raihō!" He cast. A large dragon made of lightning shot out of his palm towards Akasha. Akasha quickly jumped to the side, avoiding the attack, and fired larger rounds at Kyōraku. He shunpō'ed away, avoiding the attack. Akasha continued to fire her bullets at Kyōraku. He continued to dodge them.
"How is it going with Suì-Fēng?" Akasha asked.
"Annoying. She is too fast." Gilgamesh admitted as she fired her swords again.
"I expected you to fully utilize your Gate of Babylon or Enkidu on her," Akasha admitted as she continued to attack Kyōraku.
"I originally planned to but then I decided to save those for later since we got some rouge deity to deal with," Gilgamesh admitted.
"You are right," Akasha admitted. "I have enough blood around the field. Be ready to knock them out once I trap them." Akasha said.
"Got it," Gilgamesh replied. Akasha fired two more blood bullets, this time aimed at both of them. Both Suì-Fēng and Kyōraku were ready to shunpō somewhere else.
"Blood Prison." Akasha cast. Suddenly blood tentacles formed from the blood littered the battlefield and wrapped themselves around them. The unexpected move stunned them, allowing Gilgamesh to knock them out. They were quickly teleported into the pocket dimension for Medea and Zealot to interrogate. They went through the rest of the Hornet Tribe Headquarters before returning outside. Gilgamesh and Akasha were teleported back to the Vimana.
"I assume you finish everything in there?" She asked.
"We did," Gilgamesh said.
"You two did it much faster compared to earlier." She admitted.
"Medea, can you give us a count of how many people were from each tribe?" Akasha asked.
"We had a total of 300 members from the Dragon Tribe while Hornet Tribe had only 100 members" Medea reported.
"Does the Hornet Tribe have only 100 members or did most of them go somewhere else?" Gilgamesh asked.
"I believe that the Hornet Trible only has 100 members," Medea said.
"So where should we go next?" Yasaka asked.
"I think we should continue to go south," Gilgamesh said.
"Ok." They said. The Vimana flew towards Southern Africa.
Scene Change: Southern Africa Headquarters
As the Vimana approached, they spotted a man standing in front of the headquarters. He appeared slender with green eyes and medium-length, dark-green hair that is generally unkempt except for a tightly tied braid along the left side of his head. He wore a loose-fitting, black Shihakushō over which he wears a white haori.
"That's Tokinada Tsunayashiro, current Head of the Tokinada Clan." Yasaka identified.
"He's all yours," Akasha said.
"Same," Gilgamesh said. Yasaka sighed as she returned to her normal form. Yasaka was teleported down in front of Tokinada.
"Greetings Yasaka-hime-sama." Tokinada said in Japanese as he bowed to her.
"Hello Lord Tsunayashiro," Yasaka replied in Japanese. "So why did you and your clan betray Soul Society?"
"Us betray Soul Society?" Tokinada looked honestly confused by Yasaka's question. "My entire clan and I agreed that the current Soul Society has been corrupted by the powerful Shinigami. The Central 46 was established to balance the power of the Gotei 14."
"Interesting statement," Yasaka said. "But for the last centuries, the Gotei 14 was under the whims of Central 46. They were unable to balance the power of Central 46."
"That was only recently. Throughout the beginning of history, Central 46 and all the powerless souls were under the control of the Gotei 14." Tokinada countered.
"Unfortunately, I do have a peace agreement with the Gotei 14. One of those agreements is capturing rogue Shinigami and returning them to the Gotei 14." Yasaka said as she was surrounded by golden energy and began to transform. She was now dressed in a black bodysuit with golden armor. Her head is partially covered by a golden mask in the shape of a fox head. Her golden hair is now reached her ankles but is tied in a way to appear like two foxtails. She has golden breast and shoulder armor. She has purple and golden gloves and high heels. In her arm, she has a golden shakujō in her hand.
"Unfortunately, indeed," Tokinada said. "NOW!" Twenty-one people appeared out of thin air. Yasaka recognized them.
"The missing Kagerōza Inaba and twenty more Shinigami that aren't supposed to be here." Yasaka identified.
"Not quite Yasaka-hime-sama." Kagerōza said with a bow. "These Shinigami are clones of the real one. I took a sample of the original reishi, souls, blood, reiatsu, and used them to create these clones."
"Enough talking." Tokinada interrupted. "Kill them!" He ordered. The Shinigami Clones charged toward Yasaka. The Vimana began to attack them. The Shinigami Clones quickly changed direction, dodging the attacks. They all grabbed their Zanpakutō, and prepared to release their Shikai.
"Bind them with Enkidu!" Yasaka asked.
"Fine," Gilgamesh said. Golden portals appeared behind her as the Chains of Heaven shot out. They wrapped around all the Shinigami Clones' bodies and mouths, preventing them from drawing their Zanpakutō or speaking.
"Break free!" Kagerōza ordered. All the clones began to release more of their reiatsu as they attempt to break free from Enkidu. To Kagerōza's and Tokinada's dismay, the clones failed to break free. Gilgamesh snapped her fingers. The Vimana fired a multitude of Sleep beams and Teleport beams, aimed at the trapped Shinigami. The cloned Shinigami were it by the beam and were teleported away.
"Do something," Tokinada ordered as he looked at Kagerōza. Kagerōza sighed as he drew his Zanpakutō. Before he could react, Vimana already fired another set of Sleep beams and Teleport beams at him. He was teleported away.
"Dam it!" Tokinada yelled as he too was hit by Vimana's beams.
"Do either one of you want to join me?" Yasaka asked.
"I'm good," Gilgamesh said with a yawn.
"I'll join you," Akasha said. She was teleported from the Vimana to Yasaka. They walked inside the Headquarters. As they walked, they encountered the rest of the Tsunayashiro Clan. Some of the members tried to fight against them but they were easily knocked out by them. Seeing this, the rest of the Tsunayashiro Clan submitted to Yasaka and Akasha. They were knocked unconscious and teleported away. They explored the rest of the headquarters and stole everything in there.
"Strange… where's the stolen equipment." Akasha thought.
"There must be a hidden basement level." Yasaka reasoned.
"Scout," Akasha said as her hand glowed red. Blood gushed out of her hand, flowing down to the ground. It began to move around the being, getting into all the cracks throughout the building. Akasha closed her eyes focusing on the flowing blood. "Found it," Akasha said as she began to walk. Yasaka followed behind. They eventually stopped at a two-way hallway. Akasha pushed a hidden wall panel. A secret set of stairs appeared. They walked down the stairs and arrived at the hidden basement. In the middle of the basement was a large glass chamber. They spotted a short and petite young woman with chin-length dark green being suspended in the pink fluid inside the glass chamber. Yasaka and Akasha walked over to a computer terminal that monitors the conditions of the young woman. Besides the screens was a red button with the word 'emergency shutdown' on it. Akasha pressed the button. The pink fluid began to drain out of the glass chamber. The girl slowly floated down. A few minutes later, the girls were at the bottom of the glass chamber. The glass walls have also descended. Akasha and Yasaka walked over to her. The girl opened her eyes, revealing purplish-red eyes.
"Hello? Are you ok?" Yasaka asked. The girl stared at them.
"Who are you?" She asked, ignoring Yasaka's questions.
"I am Yasaka, and this is Akasha." Yasaka answered.
"I assume you are a clone of Kagerōza Inaba?" Akasha asked. The girl was startled.
"How do you know him?" She asked.
"We just took care of him and his Shinigami clones," Yasaka answered.
"You killed them?" She asked.
"No, we knocked them out and captured him," Akasha replied. They could see a bit of joy on her face.
"I'm Nozomi Kujō." She introduced. "I am actually a modified soul created from a portion of Kagerōza Inaba's soul."
"Are you one of his allies?" Yasaka asked. Nozomi shook her head.
"He created me for multiple purposes." She said. "The first is to be able to control and command the other clones." She said. "The second was to become the new home for Kagerōza Inaba's conscious. The third is to seduce Tokinada Tsunayashiro and become the new head of the Tsunayashiro Clan."
"I see…" Yasaka said.
"What do you want to do now?" Akasha asked.
"I don't know." She admitted.
"For now, you'll stay with us," Yasaka said.
"What about Kagerōza Inaba?" She asked.
"He's currently imprisoned," Yasaka answered.
"Just make sure he can't enter Shikai. He can open portals to travel across space." She warned.
"That would be annoying to deal with," Yasaka said. They took the rest of the scientific equipment to the hidden lab. Nozomi found some clothes and put them on. It was a short shihakushō that only goes a little below her waist with a white band around the waist and knee-high white socks. She was teleported into the pocket dimension. They finally walked out of the headquarters. Gilgamesh teleported them up to the Vimana. After that, they flew toward Eastern Africa.
Scene Change: Eastern Africa Headquarters
The Vimana arrived to see an army of whom they presume as Blood Tribe members were standing there, waiting for them. Unlike the Dragon Tribe, the Blood Tribe's members were decked in light armor. They were armed with either a pair of short swords, a pair of hammers, or a pair of battleaxes. Their eyes glowed red with rage. Standing around these berserkers were three people.
The first one was a young woman with wildly styled waist-long blonde hair with red eyes. She was dressed in a black top with a red design that wrapped around her breast, stopping before the intermammary cleft. A red orb is located there. She is also wearing fitted black bottoms. She has two giant red feathers on her top and black armbands. She also has a long cape attached to her bottom with the same red feathers. She had a pair of black pumps on her feet. In her hand was a bone-white skull staff with a scythe blade.
The second one looked like a black monster. It took an upright, bipedal stance. It has a human face with an elongated, cylindrical skull that is fused with the upper back. The monster had a pair of large, clawed talons. On the ground, they could see a segmented, blade-tipped tail. Akasha's eyes widen.
"Why did you return to this monstrous form Tsukune?" Akasha thought immediately recognizing who the monster was.
"I assume you want to go down?" Gilgamesh asked.
"I do," Akasha admitted.
I'll join you." Yasaka said.
"I'll provide range support," Gilgamesh said as she remained sitting down. Akasha and Yasaka were teleported down.
"Who are you?" The woman asked in English.
"I am Yasaka." Yasaka replied in English.
"I am Akasha," Akasha replied in English. "I assume you are Mandy DeLisle."
"I am." She replied. "Leave now or prepare to die."
"I am going to deal with Tsukune," Akasha said.
"Ok," Yasaka said. They both charged toward Mandy and Tsukune.
"Kill," Mandy ordered. The berserkers and Tsukune roared and charged toward them. Yasaka leaped up in the air, jumping over the wave of berserkers. Akasha grabbed Tsukune and threw him away from the wave. Gilgamesh began attacking the berserkers with the energy beams. To her dismay, the sleeping energy beams were ineffective against the berserkers.
"RAHAHA!" They yelled. Some of them threw their battleaxes at the Vimana. Luckily, the Vimana was too high up in the air.
"Either someone enchanted these berserkers to be magically resistant or they are drugged up to the point they won't fall asleep." Gilgamesh though.
"Capture net," Gilgamesh said. The Vimana fired a net of magical energy at the berserkers. The net wrapped itself around the berserkers, causing them to lose their balance and fall.
"RAHAHAHA!" The berserkers roared as they struggled to break free from the bindings. "Looks like they are knocked up on drugs," Gilgamesh concluded. She fired more of her capture net at the berserkers. Some of them broke the net before they were trapped. Others weren't as lucky. "Medea. I got a group of berserkers that are drugged to prevent themselves from falling asleep."
"I see… I will prepare a potion to purge the remaining potions in their system." Medea replied.
"Thank you," Gilgamesh replied as she continued to capture the berserkers and send them to Medea.
Scene Change: Akasha vs. Monster Tsukune
"Tsukune, it's me," Akasha said as she tried to reason with Monster Tsukune. Monster Tsukune ignored her and leaped towards her. Akasha swerved to the side, avoiding her attack. Akasha sighed as the Monster Tsukune landed on the ground and leaped again. Akasha jumped to the side and fired her blood bullet at him. Instead of blocking the attack he opened his mouth and devoured the blood. It looked as if Monster Tsukune enjoyed it.
"RAHAH MMMOOOOKKKKKAAAA!" Monster Tsukune roared. He leaped towards Akasha.
"Know your place!" Akasha yelled as she delivered a powerful roundhouse to Monster Tsukune's face. He was sent flying towards Gilgamesh. She snapped her finger. The Vimana fired a golden net at Monster Tsukune. Monster Tsukune let out a loud roar as he dodged the net. Akasha sighed as she pointed her handguns at Monster Tsukune. She changed the bullets from blood to holy and fired. Monster Tsukune stood still, expecting the blood bullets.
"RAHAHAHAHAH!" Monster Tsukune roared in pain from the holy bullets. Acidic yellow blood began to drip out of the bullet wounds. Vimana fired another golden net. This time it was able to capture Monster Tsukune. "RAHAHAHA!" Monster Tsukune roared as he rolled around, trying to break free of the golden net. Gilgamesh tried to knock Monster Tsukune out, but it didn't work.
"We got another unique berserker. I'm not sure if it is even a human." Gilgamesh said.
"Be careful. His blood is very acidic, and he has a secondary mouth." Akasha added.
"Ok," Medea said. Gilgamesh teleported him away.
Akasha turned to see Yasaka and Mandy still fighting, but it appeared that Yasaka was overwhelming her. Mandy struggled to keep up with Yasaka as she delivered fast and powerful strikes. It didn't take long before she was defeated by her. Yasaka smack Mandy with her shakujō and knocked her unconscious.
"Look you long enough," Gilgamesh said. Yasaka shrugged her shoulders.
"Ladies," Akasha interrupted. "Let's just loot the headquarters and then move to Central Africa to end this mess." Yasaka and Akasha walked through Blood Tribe's Headquarters. There wasn't anyone remaining in the headquarters to stop them. They stole everything they could find.
"There might be a secret chamber." Yasaka considered.
"Possible." Akasha agreed. "Scout," Akasha said as her hand glowed red. Blood gushed out of her hand, flowing down to the ground. It began to move around the being, getting into all the cracks throughout the building. Akasha closed her eyes focusing on the flowing blood. "Found it," Akasha said. They arrived in an office room. Akasha walked to a nearby bookshelf and pulled a book. The bookshelf slid open, revealing a set of stairs. They began to walk down. They cross a barrier and immediately they smelled a thick stench of blood. Yasaka summoned an ofuro and created an air bubble around her head, purifying the air for her to breathe. Akasha was unaffected by the stench. They soon arrived at the bottom of the stairs. They were greeted by a found a large cavern. The walls resembled red meat. They continued to walk down. They soon arrived at another chamber. There were five large red eggs in the middle of the chamber. The eggs were over two meters tall (6.5 feet). Akasha's eyes widen as she realized what these were. Akasha's shadow began to expand. Yasaka took a few steps back from Akasha.
"Akasha?" Yasaka mumbled.
"Sorry Yasaka. You might want to head back upstairs while I take care of some personal business." Akasha warned as red eyes began to appear from her shadow. Yasaka quickly ran upstairs.
"To think they tried to use the remaining Alucard cells in Tsukune to create these abominations," Akasha mumbled. Akasha's green eyes turned crimson. Her pupils became slitted.
"Releasing Control Art Restriction Systems 3...2...1. Approval of situation B recognized… commencing the Cromwell Invocation. Ability restrictions lifted for limited use until the enemy has been devoured." Akasha chanted. The shadows around Akasha expanded, covering the entire chamber, and began to devour and absorb everything. A minute later, nothing remained except for Akasha and the bare rock. The shadow retracted back to Akasha. Akasha's crimson-slitted eyes reverted back to her regular green. Akasha walked up the stairs. She arrived at the top to see Yasaka waiting for her.
"You ok?" She asked.
"I am," Akasha replied.
"Please teleport us up." Yasaka asked.
"Got it," Gilgamesh replied. Yasaka and Akasha were teleported back on the Vimana. "Final stop, Savior Guild's Main Headquarters," Gilgamesh said as the Vimana flew away
Scene Change: Central Africa: Savior Guild Headquarters: Apostle Chamber
"Dam it!" Apostle # 7 yelled in anger. All the other Apostles, except for Apostle #8 and Apostle #9, gave them a sad look.
"Battling the Defyer of Fate is a large challenge." Apostle # 10 said.
"But to think, our decade of work would collapse in a single day is absolutely infuriating!" Apostle #7 said.
"We can sympathies." Apostle #1 said.
"Imagine all the prophecies that we create that are centuries old," Apostle #4 began.
"Only for him to randomly show up and destroyed all of them in a single day." Apostle #2 said.
"What can we do now?" Apostle #8 asked.
"Not much." Apostle #10 admitted. "Just fight as much as we can." Suddenly an alarm began to blare. Apostle #6 ran over to a mirror.
"The Agents of the Defyer of Fate are approaching." Apostle #6 reported. Suddenly the Apostle Chamber violently shook.
"The Agents of the Defyer of Fate are attacking us!" Apostle #7 reported. Apostle #10 sighed.
"It's time to fight." Apostle # 10 said.
Scene Change: Central Africa
As the Vimana approached the Savior Guild's Headquarters, the large silver javelins were fired at them.
"Capture field. Shield field." Gilgamesh said. Two transparent barriers formed around the Vimana and protected everyone from the silver projectiles. The projectiles were once again teleported away. The Vimana flew closer to the Headquarters. More silver javelins were fired at them.
"So, who wants to go down this time?" Gilgamesh asked.
"I'll stay this time." Akasha volunteered. Gilgamesh and Yasaka were teleported down. As they approached headquarters, people began to run out and tried to attack them.
"Destruction beams. Sleep and Teleport beams." Akasha commanded. The Vimana began to fire multiple energy beams. The Savior Guild Members tried to dodge Vimana's attacks. Gilgamesh and Yasaka used this opportunity to attack Savior Guild members. Some of them tried to fight back but they were quickly knocked out either by Gilgamesh's attacks, Yasaka's attacks, or Vimana's attacks.
"Halt Invaders!" Someone shouted. They turned to see the Apostle #1, Apostle #2, Apostle #4, Apostle #5, Apostle #7, Apostle #8, and Apostle #10 showed up.
"The Apostles!" Someone shouted.
"We're saved!" Another member shouted.
"Our God has decreed that if you submit to us, you will live." Apostle #10 said.
"This is our answer," Gilgamesh replied as he fired a sword at them. Apostle #10. Apostle #10 summoned a katana and blocked the incoming sword.
"Then death is your answer." Apostle #10 said. Apostle #1 summoned six thin needles along the knuckles of her hands. Apostle #2 summoned a pair of daggers connected by a silver chain. Apostle #4 summoned a pair of swords that vaguely look like a pair of scissors. Apostle #5 summoned a wooden staff. Apostle #7 summoned a pair of gloves with metallic thread dangling from Apostle #7's fingertips. Apostle #8 summoned a sword that resembled a shovel and pickaxe.
"They're the source of divine energy." Everyone realized.
"Charge!" Apostle #1 shouted. All the Apostles and the rest of the Savior Guild Members charged toward them. The Vimana quickly attacked them. The Apostles were able to dodge the Vimana's attacks. The same could be said of the Savior Guild members. Yasaka ended up fighting Apostle #1, Apostle #2, and Apostle #10 while Gilgamesh was fighting against Apostle #4, Apostle #5, Apostle #7, and Apostle #8.
"Do you want me to come down and assist?" Akasha asked.
"No. Continue capturing the members. I can use Enkidu if we can't handle it." Gilgamesh said.
"Very well," Akasha said. Vimana erected a dome barrier around them, preventing the Savior Guild members from interfering with them.
Apostle #10 charged toward Yasaka. "Tenzan! [Heavenly Slash]!" Apostle #10 yelled. The katana in his hand glowed with divine energy as he attacked with a downward strike. Yasaka raised her shakujō, planning to block Apostle #10's attack when suddenly a chain wrapped around her shakujō. She glanced to see it was Apostle #2's chains. Yasaka was forced to jump to the side, rolling away from the attack. She got back up to see Apostle #2's chains were still wrapped around her shakujō. Blue flames began to gather around the head of the shakujō. "Shuryō Kitsune [Hunting Fox]!" Yasaka yelled as she took a step forward and stabbed the shakujō forward. The blue flames shout out of the shakujō and transformed into a gigantic fiery fox. It followed the chain towards Apostle #2. Apostle #2 was forced to let go of Yasaka's shakujō in order to dodge her attack.
"Life Hunter!" Apostle #1 shouted as she threw her needles toward Yasaka. She jumped away. The needles changed their directory and continued to pursue Yasaka.
"Heiwana Basho [Peaceful Place]," Yasaka said as she tapped her shakujō on the ground. A golden seal appeared underneath Yasaka's feet, forming a golden barrier around her. Apostle #1's needles hit the barrier but failed to pierce through it. "Kobuyō [Fox Dance]." Yasaka suddenly disappeared, causing the golden barrier to collapse. Yasaka suddenly appeared behind Apostle #1. "Raikoken! [Thunder Fox Fist]!" Yasaka's fists glowed with golden electricity as she quickly punched Apostle #1 in the back.
"Rah!" Apostle #1 yelled in pain as the electricity flowed into her body. The pain from the attack knocked her unconscious. Yasaka teleported Apostle #1 away.
"Apostle #1!" Apostle #2 yelled.
"Wait!" Apostle #10 said, trying to calm Apostle #2 down but it wasn't effective. Apostle #2 recklessly charged toward Yasaka. Apostle #2 threw the dagger toward Yasaka. She let go of her shakujō and grabbed the chain and had it wrapped around her fist. Apostle #2 tugged the chain but Yasaka didn't let go.
"Kobuyō [Fox Dance]." Yasaka suddenly disappeared, causing Apostle #2 to stumble from the sudden lack of resistance. Yasaka appeared behind Apostle #2. "Enkoken! [Flaming Fox Fist!" Yasaka punched Apostle #2 in the back, slamming Apostle #2 into the ground, and knocked them unconscious. Yasaka teleported Apostle #2 away as well. Yasaka turned to see Apostle #10 standing there looking at Yasaka.
"Why didn't you help your fellow Apostles?" Yasaka asked.
"Simple. I needed to know more about your capabilities before I try to fight you." Apostle #10 answered. Suddenly Yasaka spun around and raised her shakujō.
"Clank." The air in front of Yasaka fickled as Apostle #10 appeared in front of her. Yasaka's shakujō was blocking Apostle #10's attack.
"I didn't expect you to see through my illusion." Apostle #10 jumped back.
"I am a Kitsune. Illusions are our specialty." She replied. "Kobuyō [Fox Dance]." Yasaka suddenly disappeared.
"Kogen Bunshin [Fox Phantom Clone]." Yasaka cast. Ten copies of Yasaka appeared around Apostle #10.
"Clones?" Apostle #10 thought. All copies of Yasaka charged towards Apostle #10. "This is simple. The illusion will shatter as soon as I touch them." Apostle #10 attacked the nearest Yasaka to him. That Yasaka blocked his attack with her shakujō. "Found the real one." He thought as he ignored the others. The other clones attack him.
"AH!" He screamed in pain. "These aren't illusions?" All the clones jumped back. Blue flames began to gather around the head of all the shakujōs. "Shuryō Kitsune [Hunting Fox]!" All ten Yasakas yelled in unison. They all took a step forward and stabbed their shakujō forward. The blue flames shout out of the shakujō and transformed into a gigantic fiery fox. The ten fiery foxes pounced at Apostle #10.
"Tenzan! [Heavenly Slash]!" Apostle #10 yelled. The katana in his hand glowed with divine energy as he attacked the pack of fiery foxes. It didn't take long before Apostle #10 was knocked unconscious. All the clones disappeared. The air rippled revealing the real Yasaka was hiding behind an illusion.
"I wonder how Gilgamesh is doing." Yasaka thought as she sent Apostle #10 into the pocket dimension. She looked at Gilgamesh to see her casually sitting down on a golden throne while Apostle #4, Apostle #5, Apostle #7, and Apostle #8 were unconscious and chained down by Enkidu.
"Took you long enough." She said as she stood up from her throne, sending it back to her Gate of Babylon.
"Sorry, unlike you, I don't have access to a large armory of weapons or anti-divine weapons," Yasaka replied.
"But you can create solid clones to fight for you," Gilgamesh replied.
"I can but, there it is energy-consuming to use," Yasaka said. "Anyways, we should help Akasha deal with the rest of the members."
"Sure," Gilgamesh said as she sent the unconscious Apostles to the pocket dimension. Vimana lowered the dome barrier, allowing Yasaka and Gilgamesh to join the battle. It didn't take long before they cleaned up the entire battlefield.
"Gilgamesh, do you have any way of finding secret chambers?" Yasaka asked as she remembered two Headquarters having chambers in them.
"I don't," Gilgamesh admitted.
"Let's trade places," Akasha suggested.
"We'll likely need to take a closer look at both the Dragon Tribe Headquarters and Hornet Tribe Headquarters," Yasaka added.
"Ok," Gilgamesh said. Akasha and Gilgamesh traded places and began to explore the Savior Guild Headquarters. They quickly explored the entire Headquarters and took everything of value.
"Scout," Akasha said as her hand glowed red. Blood gushed out of her hand, flowing down to the ground. It began to move around the being, getting into all the cracks throughout the building. Akasha closed her eyes focusing on the flowing blood. "Found it." They walked down to the first level and stopped in front of a painting. It depicted a person with 10 eyes. Akasha tore the painting off the wall, revealing a hidden door. They walked inside the hidden door and arrived at the Apostle Chamber. They could see Apostle #3, Apostle #6, and Apostle #9 sitting there with their eyes closed. Yasaka and Akasha easily sent them into the pocket dimension. Akasha pressed a hidden button on the circular table. The circular table split into ten pieces and moved away, revealing a set of stairs. They walked down the stairs. They arrived to see a man in a cage. He was chained to the bottom of the cage. He appeared African. He was dressed in dirty ripped rags. They could see the outline of his bone.
"I'll never submit." He mumbled.
"We are not the Apostles," Yasaka said. The man looked up to see them.
"Who…who are you?" He asked.
"I am Yasaka, and this is Akasha." Yasaka introduced. Blood formed around Akasha's hands formed a blade and cut the bars. She cut the chains holding the man in place. Akasha pulled out a bottle of water.
"Slowly drink this," Akasha instructed. The man took the bottle and began to sip it.
"Who are you?" Yasaka asked.
"My name is King T'Challa, King of Wakanda." He introduced himself. He took another sip of water. "Where are the Apostles?"
"We defeated them," Akasha said.
"I see…" He said. "Are there any survivors?"
"There are but…" Yasaka said.
"What did those Apostles do to them?" He asked, begging to hear about his people.
"Your people had their memories and mind irreversibly altered to be absolutely obedient to the Apostles."
"No…" He said as he fainted.
"Medea, we have a survivor. Please be careful with him." Akasha said.
"Ok," Medea said as T'Challa was sent into the pocket dimension. They walked out of the secret prison.
"There must be something here controlling the barrier." Akasha reasoned. Yasaka closed her eyes focusing on the energy around them.
"I think I found it," Yasaka said. She walked towards the wall. She stopped in front of a mirror, seeing her reflection. She tapped the mirror. Her reflection changed to an image of Africa. "This mirror allows us to monitor the barrier and two kilometers (1.07 nautical miles) away from the barrier," Yasaka said.
"That's how they were able to immediately react," Akasha replied.
"I'm going to adjust the barrier, preventing anyone but us from entering or leaving," Yasaka said.
"Ok," Akasha said. Yasaka adjusted the settings on the barrier. Akasha and Yasaka left the Headquarters. Gilgamesh teleported them back up to the Vimana. They quickly flew back to the Dragon Tribe Headquarters and Hornet Tribe Headquarters. Akasha searched the headquarters with her blood but didn't find any secret rooms. With that, they flew out of Africa, back to Ichigo's estate.
Scene Change: Ichigo's office
They were escorted to Ichigo's office where Shirayuki sat there.
"I assume you need Ichigo?" She asked.
"We do," Akasha replied.
"He'll be out in a moment," Shirayuki replied. Ichigo appeared in front of Yasaka, Akasha, and Gilgamesh.
"Thank you Shirayuki," Ichigo said as he hugged her. She soon returned to his mindscape. They began to tell him what transpired in Africa. During that time, Medea joined them in Ichigo's office. After they finished, Ichigo looked at Medea.
"How many people did we capture, not including the Shinigami or the Clones?" Ichigo asked.
"Currently we have over 300 million people," Medea said.
"That many?" Ichigo said in shock. Akasha, Yasaka, and Gilgamesh stared at Medea.
"I didn't realize we captured that many people," Yasaka admitted.
"I have both King T'Challa and Nozomi Kujō that wishes to speak to you," Medea said.
"I will talk with King T'Challa first," Ichigo said. Medea let T'Challa out of the dimension. During his time in the pocket dimension, Medea gave T'Challa a few potions to help him recover from starvation. He now appeared cleaner, and he is beginning to regain muscle mass.
"Hello, King T'Challa," Ichigo said.
"Please, call me T'Challa. It's the least I can do for the people who saved my life and liberated us from the Apostles." He said.
"Ok T'Challa," Ichigo said. "I have a few questions for you."
"I will answer them as best as I can." He replied.
"How were you able to resist the Apostles' powers?" Ichigo asked.
"When I took my father's place as king, I had to perform a ritual to our Panther Goddess Bast. The Panther Goddess Bast would then judge us to see if we are worthy of the throne and if we were we would receive a blessing from her."
"I see…Were you able to see anyone you recognized among the people we captured?"
"I did," T'Challa answered.
"What do you want to do now?" Ichigo asked.
"I wish to return to Africa and rule," T'Challa admitted.
"I'm fine with that," Ichigo said. "Your nation will publicly be in an alliance with Bloody Rose, Golden Sun, and Babylonia."
"That's fine," T'Challa said. "What's your plan about the people?"
"I am currently developing a ritual to purge the Apostles' influence on them," Medea said.
"But that doesn't restore them of their original memories," T'Challa said.
"That's where you come in," Medea said. "I wish to use your memories to supplement as much as I can."
"How long will it take?" He asked.
"It will take me a month," Medea said.
"That's too long," T'Challa said. Ichigo took out his Trainer and handed it to Medea.
"This device acts similar to the pocket dimension, but the time dilation is much more. You will have enough time to alter their memories and carefully observe them." Ichigo said.
"I see…" T'Challa said. "Then please help us." He said as he bowed to Ichigo.
"No need to bow T'Challa," Ichigo reassured. "We are allies."
"Have you considered a new Guild Name?" Ichigo asked.
"I have," T'Challa said. "It will be called Wakanda, in honor of my people and my home." He said.
"Was Wakanda a magical settlement?" Ichigo asked.
"It was," T'Challa admitted. Wakanda was surrounded by large mountain ranges and a thick jungle, isolating us from everyone else. We stole everything we could get from the local colonies to advance our nation."
"I see…" Ichigo said.
"Do you have any more questions for me?" T'Challa asked.
"I don't," Ichigo said. Ichigo sent T'Challa and Medea inside the Trainer. He handed it to Akasha.
"I will take care of them." She said. Nozomi Kujō was teleported out.
"Thank you willing to see me King of Souls." Nozomi greeted as she bowed to Ichigo.
"Please rise," Ichigo said. Nozomi stood up. "So, what do you wish to ask me about?"
"What will happen to everyone?" She asked.
"You mean to you, Kagerōza Inaba, Tsunayashiro Clan, and the Shinigami clones?" Ichigo asked. Nozomi nodded her head. "First, I will execute Tokinada Tsunayashiro for his crimes and have the Gotei 14 deal with the rest of the Tsunayashiro Clan.
"I see…what about Kagerōza Inaba?" Nozomi asked.
"Well, we have two options regarding him," Ichigo began. "The first is to hand him to the Gotei 14." Nozomi nodded her head. "The other option is for you to fuse with Kagerōza Inaba, becoming the dominant personality, and then take charge of the Clones," Ichigo answered.
"You're not going to try and destroy us?" She asked.
"No," Ichigo admitted. "I used to be allied with a few mod souls," Ichigo said as he remembered Kon, Kurōdo, Noba, and Rinrin.
"What happened to them?" Nozomi asked.
"They're likely with their creator," Ichigo said.
"These mod souls weren't created by Kagerōza Inaba?" Nozomi asked.
"Maybe one of them?" Ichigo guessed as he didn't know who created Kon.
"I want to merge with him," Nozomi said.
"Very well," Ichigo said. "We will do this after."
"Ok," Nozomi said. "Can I go back and inform the Clones?"
"Go ahead," Ichigo said. Nozomi was teleported back to the pocket dimension. "Anything else?"
"What about the Apostles?" Gilgamesh asked.
"According to Medea's reports, the original deities placed a fragment of their divine soul into a spare gigais that Kagerōza Inaba stole. This allowed the deities to act without attracting the attention of the other gods and goddesses. Based on what you told me, I have a general idea who did this and I will reach out to their respective pantheons after I kill the Overlords," Ichigo answered.
"I see…" Gilgamesh said. "Can you hand me the bracelets?" Akasha and Yasaka took off their bracelets. Gilgamesh took her bracelet off as well. All three bracelets glowed golden and combined into one. She handed it to Ichigo.
"Thank you," Ichigo said as he put the bracelet on. "Anything else?" Ichigo asked. Gilgamesh, Akasha, and Yasaka shook their heads. Ichigo gave them a quick kiss before he shunpō'ed away.
No author notes this chapter. See you guys on the first of next month.