A Hedgehog Of Chaldea
The Demonic Capital Rashomon
*Japan*
After Rayshifting by himself, Sonic arrives in Japan at an undisclosed location as he looks around his surroundings to see the beautiful blue skies, trees, cherry bollworm tress, etc around him. Everything seemed peaceful and no sign of danger around him.
"You know the drill Sonic, take care of things as quickly as possible. Hey, this place isn't bad at all! It almost looks as peaceful as back home on Angel Island." Sonic Looking Around
"Peaceful, huh? Tell me, what are your surroundings like?" Romani said
"Cherry Bollosm trees all around me. And the beautiful blue skies. Ah man, I can practically live here if I wanted to. Especially the smell filling up the air." Sonic replied
"Hmm, interesting. My estimate is that you're in the Heian era right now. Mash would've loved coming along with you on this mission but she is still feeling unwell still so it's just you again. Stand by while I try to pinpoint your exact coordinates." Romani said
As Sonic kept looking around his surroundings, he notice in the corner of his eyes a pile of petals shape of a human. Sonic was curious about the petals pile and walked towards it to analyze it. As he walked closer to the pile, it began to shake until it made a loud sneezing noise that blew the petals aside. It was none other than Sakata Kintoki!
"Ahhh, what, morning already!? Daaammit!" Sakata Popping Out Of The Petals
"Sakata?! What are you doing here? Why are you in the middle of nowhere covered in a pile of Cherry Blossoms?" Sonic confuse
"Oooh, my head hurts... I went overboard brawling with those bears... Oh, Current Boss! Didn't expect you to arrive here. Apologies for you seeing me in this state." Sakata said
"It's fine, Sakata, as long as you are alive. I'm totally fine with that. Aside from all that, what are you doing here?" Sonic asks
"Well, I'm glad you asked Boss! I wouldn't call it a world crisis, but there's trouble in my neck of the woods. Deep in the mountains, somebody called. I don't know who it is, but I'm goin' there." Sakata said
"Trouble in the woods? Heh, I like a little bit of fun here. Mind if I tag along?" Sonic replied
"Hell yea Boss! With our coolness together, we would be unmatched! Let's blast away as you would say." Sakata replied
*Later*
Sonic and Sakata we're battling currently battling against an army of Hyosubes deep inside the forest. Sakata attacks a group of them with his axes while Sonic uses his speed to sweep them up and sending flying far away from the forest. The two continue fighting as the rest of Hyosubes all ran away, panicking from the sight of Sonic and Sakata.
"Hell yea Boss! We showed them just how way past cool we are!" Sakata said
"Heh, too easy!" Sonic replied
"Alright, I've finally got your coordinates now. North latitude 35 degrees, east longitude 135 degrees 45 minutes approximately. The cultural and political center of Japan in this era." Romani said
"There's only one place with a sky and cherry blossoms like this. We stand before Kyoto." Sakata said
"It's Kyo– He stole my line! A-Anyway, remember that smell you mentioned before? I got curious, so I analyzed it... There's ethanol mixed in with the air. Fruits and crops are fermented using yeast. In other words, alcohol. What you're smelling is wine." Romani said
"Hmm... What is that?" Sonic confuse
"A type of drink Boss! But I recommend you don't try one out. I've never heard of anything good happening when alcohol was involved. I'm doing this to protect you, Boss!" Sakata said
"Meh, I can care less about that," Sonic replied
"Enough about drinking. I've located the point of the abnormality too. Head there as planned to investigate it. That's why you're here, right, Kintoki? But when did you use the Rayshift?" Romani said
"I got bored so I decided to arrive here. So I trained with a bear, slept, and then it was morning. Boss, care for to stay longer with you?" Sakata said
"Fine by me, Sakata!" Sonic replied
*Kyoto*
Soon, Sonic and Sakata arrive in Kyoto and notice something odd about the area.
"Purple smoke? What's going on here?" Sonic confused
"Bad mist Boss," Sakata said
"Hahahaha! Ahahahaha! Food! Drink! Bring more!"
"You rotten fiend! I never liked the way you married your childhood friend! Now let's celebrate!"
"I like you. I love you! Take me! Take me now! Take me to paradise! Huh? You're married? Then die!"
"*Hearing The Sounds Of People Laughing And Talking Loudly* What's the meaning of this? Is there a big party going on?" Sonic said
"A lot of them are saying some rough stuff, but they're still sane. It's fine until the blades come out, but... ...Did you notice? It's getting thicker. However, I gotta ask... Do you feel anything weird with you right now?" Sakata asks
"*Scratching Head* No, I'm still the Sonic I've always been. If you're asking about the purple smoke affecting. Then that's a no! Thanks to Chaos Energy, stuff like this can't break through it and I remain neutral." Sonic replied
"Wait a minute. I got it! People here are getting drunk from this aroma. Whoever breathes it in gets drunk. That's why they're all acting like that. It's a miracle that Chaos Energy pushes that aroma away from Sonic. Or that he's never drinking before. Either way, it's still a good sign." Romani said
"Boss! I know if we get any closer here. We're going to have to fight these innocent people. And that is something you are strongly against. What are we going to do?" Sakata asks
"Hmm..."
*Central Kyoto*
To avoid any confrontation with any civilians, Sonic and Sakata both began running on top of the Roofs of the building and jumping over them in style. Eventually, the two really make their way to the Central of Kyoto where everything was more dead and quiet now. As well as darker.
"And we are Central Kyoto. However, this is different. This ain't the Kyoto I know. Kyoto's a golden city. The atmosphere, the people, and even the laughter shine. That's normal and natural in Kyoto. I don't like it. This dead, alcohol-stinking air ain't Kyoto. ...Tch. I don't want to remember it, but this alcohol is..." Sakata said
"We can talk about that later. Right now, I'm more interested in this gate right over there. Seems interesting to say the least." Sonic said
Sonic and Sakata walked toward the building that was giving off a strange aura that Sakata felt but not Sonic.
"Poison, miasma, hedonism, and decadence, all mixed up. That means only one thing. It's the real aura of an oni." Sakata said
"An Oni what now?" Sonic confuse
Moments later, a figure appears in front of both Sonic and Sakata with a grin on her face.
"Bwahahahaha!"
"And there you are, Ibaraki-Douji!" Sakata said
"Who does it turn out to be but Sakata Kintoki! It's been so damn long! So long! You alone? Where's Raikou? Where's Tsuna? Most importantly, who is that Blue little fella beside you? He isn't no human and looks quite He's quite tasty *Licks Lips*" Ibaraki-Douji asks
"First of all, I'm glad you noticed me. Second of all, you wouldn't want a Hedgehog for dinner. I probably taste bad." Sonic replied
"You've got eyes, don't you? Tell me. What is that? What is that thing floating behind you?" Sakata looking behind
Sonic looks behind Ibaraki-Douji to see what Sakata was looking at and noticed another female person not moving an inch and her eyes blindfolded. Sonic's eyes widened after seeing that in front of him.
"Our fallen leader of the oni clan, Shuten-Douji! Bwahaha! Hahaha! Hahahahaha! Why would you care about Shuten when I am about to eat her?" Ibaraki-Douji said
"I don't care what you do! If you're gonna fight each other, do it somewhere else! After you eat her she'll devour you from the inside out!" Sakata shouted
"Race forward, Sougenbi!"
Moments later, a flaming fist punches Sakata and sends him flying away from Sonic.
"Did you enjoy that Blue boy? This is my arm of destruction! I call it the Great Grudge of Rashomon!" Ibaraki said
"I thought Tsuna hacked that thing off!" Sakata shouted
"Heh, if you think that move of yours is supposed to scare me. Then think again! I dealt with enemies stronger than you!" Sonic said
"Really, huh? You are more different than a human, I'll give you that. But that won't stop me from devouring the likes of you! And I am Ibaraki-Douji. The ruler of all the oni on Mt. Ooe!" Ibaraki shouted
"Heh, I'll like to see you try," Sonic said
"Boss! Be careful, this Ibaraki is stronger than the one I met before. There's no way someone like you can defeat someone like her in one standing!" Sakata shouted
"Sakata. I dealt with more powerful enemies than this two-horn lady here and took them down in a certain amount of time. If she's able to keep up with my speed for the next several hours. Then this battle will be a piece of cake!" Sonic replied
"Several hours?! You're going to fight her for the next several hours?!" Sakata shock
"I can go longer than that. Now come on, stand up buddy. It's time to show this lady ." Sonic replied
"What's a Master going to do for several hours fighting against me? None can last a minute when it comes to fighting me. But if you're that intrigued about defeating me in one battle. Then I accept your battle. Now, come. Let me devour your whole body!" Ibaraki-Douji said
Hour One: Even though Ibaraki claimed that she can defeat Sonic and Sakata in under a minute, she quickly realizes that the Hedgehog was quite fast and avoided many of her attacks against him. Using this as an advantage so Sakata can attack Ibaraki with a suprise attack while she was distracted with Sonic and trying to attack. Though the battle kept going for an hour. Ibaraki still had tons of stamina to keep up the fight.
Hour Two: Two Hours have gone since the fight started. Ibaraki increases her power to fight Sakata and Sonic, still in their normal base form continuing to outsmart her and attack her while she's busy dealing with one of them at a time and the other attacking from behind. Ibaraki mostly targets Sonic but due to his speed, wasn't successful in taking the Speedy Little Hedgehog down. Causing Ibraraki to increase more of her power.
Hour Three: Sakata notices that Ibaraki changed in fighting style, realizing that she was starting but not fully getting tired from the fight that has been going on for three hours straight. Using this to his advantage, Sakata uses his Chaos Energy given from Sonic to take advantage of now slowly getting tired Ibaraki and attacks her as much as he can while Ibaraki forces him to fight back against Sakata. All while these two were battling each other. Sonic took care of the giant hands and blew them away from Ibaraki far as it can go.
Hour Four And Five: With the three of them still fighting, Ibaraki was now showing that she was getting exhausted from trying to fight and stop the Speedy Blue Hedgehog and having to deal to fight close combat with Sakata forcefully and tirely. With her getting exhausted from fighting, Sonic now begins to fight close combat against Ibaraki even more now while dodging Ibaraki's attacks as well, and efficiently.
Hour Six And Seven: After Several hours of fighting nonstop. Ibaraki finally reached her limit of having to fight against a Hedgehog who was still active and not tired at all she slowly fought as it progressed. To finish her off, Sakata unleashes his Noble Phantasm while Sonci performed his signature Boots move. Both attacking at the same time and sending flying towards the gate, hitting it and falling down soon after.
"Hell yea, Boss! Thanks to your Energy, We showed her just how cool we truly are!" Sakata said
"*Notices Ibaraki Extremely Tired And Out Of Energy To Even Move A Single Step* What's the matter? You a powerful demon and yet you still fall to a Hedgehog like me. Talk about underestimating someone by their looks." Sonic said
"*Extremely Tired* H-How?! How is a creature able to fight for this long without feeling tired? And able to keep up with an Oni..." Ibaraki tired
"You said that we were able to defeat me in just a minute and yet we fought for several hours without stopping. Did you really think that was going to happen?" Sonic replied
"I tried warning halfway throughout our fight. Sonic is no pushover whenever he fights. If he wants to make the fight long, then he does so. No matter what. And personally, I enjoy his cocky attitude! You should've seen the look on your face when he uses his speed to outrun your powerful attacks." Sakata said
"But that's impossible! Nothing should be able to run at such speed to the point it can outrun a powerful Oni like me! I stand above all the oni! There's something about this creature that must be hiding something that you don't know as well" Ibaraki shock
"What are you going to do now? Eat that poor innocent woman behind you out of pure pettiness?" Sonic asks
"Y-You! Eat Shuten? I only said that in a hypothetical sense! And you took it literally... I respect Shuten and haven't hurt so much as a hair upon her head. I'd be too afraid to! She'd slaughter me!" Ibaraki shouted
"Told you this was how Ibaraki was, right?"
"All that fighting for several hours just for her to change to a little wimp after talking about that lady behind her. It's quite funny if you ask me." Sonic replied
"Y-You, little wretch! I can sense that as an insult to me. Wasn't it?! What is your name, speak!"
"Sonic. Sonic The Hedgehog!" Sonic replied
"Sonic... All right, I've memorized it. I shall curse it to the end of time! Writhe in mortal terror!" Ibaraki threaten
"That sounds fun. Tell me more." Sonic replied
"Huh? Why do you not fear me!? Am I not that scary to you!?" Ibaraki shock
"Chilli Dogs falling out my hands are scarier than what occurred in the past several hours," Sonic replied
"..."
"This is the funniest thing I heard all day! Being talked back by some unknown creature and you being shocked about it." Sakata said
"It is the custom of oni to speak in this way! That's what my mother taught me!" Ibaraki replied
"All right, what was this whole farce about? You capture an oni despite being an oni yourself, then serve humans alcohol hoping they'll self-destruct? That's not like you at all. It's because you drink more than you can handle. So go wash your face and come back again." Sakata said
"Ugh... fine, this won't be the end you'll see me Sonic. You hear that..."
Sonic and Sakata watched as Ibaraki began crawling back into the building, her legs still tired from standing and fighting for hours straight. Sonic and Sakata both looked at each other before hearing moaning noises coming from their right direction.
"Mnnyaah... Mmm? Mmmm? ...Ooohh!"
Sonic runs up to the lady and gently helps her remove the blindfold from her eyes and gently brings her back up in two.
"Are you okay ma'am?" Sonic asks
"Yes, I am fine. Thank you, kind sir. Oh my, aren't you a handsome-looking creature yourself. Never seen you before. " Shuten replied
"*Confuse Look On His Face* Ummm... Thanks?" Sonic confusedly replied
"TAKE THIS!"
Sakata suddenly charges at Shuten and swings his axe at her but Shuten blocks Sakata's attack without dodging or moving at all.
"Whoa!" Sonic suprise
"Oh my. Such passion! Jumping me as I get up... fufu." Shuten said
"What happened to you?" Sakata said
"What do you mean? I'm me, aren't I? Pale skin, my swelling breasts, my voluptuous behind... They're all like you remember, right? Want to take a closer look?" Shuten asks
"I-I do not! Why don't you have any shame?" Sakata replied
"Is she really like this?" Sonic asks
"She's like this with everybody! She even called you handsome as soon as she woke up." Sakata replied
"Would you like to get a closer look at my body Blue fella? Don't worry, I won't bite. *Winks*" Shuten asks
"No, thank you... I'm good." Sonic replied
"Oh yea, I forgot that you hate anything related to love. I'm on the same boat as you. Anyway, You're a greater oni than Ibaraki, so how'd you wind up looking just like an ordinary girl!" Sakata said
"I was wondering where all my strength had gone. Looks like most of my power got absorbed by Ibaraki. I got to feel like a trapped princess." Shuten replied
"Trapped Princess, huh? Look's like it only took me one castle to save you instead of looking through seven more castles." Sonic commented
"It was a new experience... I liked it. Oh, right. A rescued princess is supposed to thank the heroes, isn't she? ...How about a kiss of gratitude? Come on..." Shuten said
Sakata suddenly jumps away from Shuten and Sonic, not wanting anything from Shuten. Sonic and Shuten watched as Sakata lands far away from both of them.
"Wow, that was a fast response," Sonic said
"Aww, you're no fun. You didn't have to run away. Anyway, Hey Blue. You also helped out by saving me as well. You also deserve a reward." Shuten said
Without realizing it, Sonic suddenly got a kiss on the cheek from Shuten, causing him to be in a state of shock soon after. Sonic looks back at Shuten who had a smile on her face. Sonic rubs his cheeks, acting like that kiss was something he enjoy but in reality, he was actually cleaning his cheek from the kiss not wanting to remember that.
"Uhh..."
"Haha, I'm glad you liked it. But that's not all, I have another award to give for your amazing gratitude little Blue." Shuten said
*Someplace Else*
A little while later, Shuten takes Sonic and Sakata to another area in Kyoto.
"Look, this is what you're searching for, isn't it?" Shuten said
"The Holy Grail... But... why is filled with liquid?" Sonic said
"I just woke up here with Ibaraki somehow, and this thing was right in front of us. And it was filled with delicious wine. And I drank it." Shuten replied
"..."
"That's just who she is, Boss. I bet Ibaraki didn't want to, though." Sakata said
"Of course, Ibaraki was scared. She said it was a bad idea to eat things you find on the ground. But when I asked her if she was too good for my wine, she gave in and drank it down with tears in her eyes." Shuten said
"This is an interesting story you got here..." Sonic said
"After I drank for a while, I got sleepy. And then I woke up like this. Ibaraki absorbed my power, and I became a trapped princess. This is... wine that grants wishes." Shuten said
"Almost sounds like Chaos Emamrlds. Minus that part..." Sonic replied
"Come to think of it, I've been hearing someone's voice for a while. He sounds like a wimp... Well, it doesn't matter. This wine doesn't grant the wish itself. It grants the wish in your heart Wine makes you drunk, and leads to bewilderment... Maybe that's why. That's what makes it fun, though." Shuten said
"..."
"At least everything came out well at the end... That fight against that lady before was probably the most exciting thing I have done in the past couple of weeks." Sonic said
"Hell yea that was Boss! High five!"
Moments later, Sonic and Sakata both gave each other a high five and laughed together soon after.
"Ah, so fighting is your way to relieve some stress? Don't worry, I have a quick and more efficient way to help you with your stress. Just the two of us alone, with no one watching us~" Shuten said
"It's alright, I'm sure Sakata right will help you with that. Besides, running and spending time outside is the way to relax my memory and such." Sonic replied
"BOSS!" Sakata shouted
"Haha... these two together are the cutest thing I have ever seen," Shuten said
"..."
"..."
"Now then, I remember the kind of wine I drank, so... Let's smash hit," Shuten said
"Sounds good to me."
"It's a shame to get rid of this wine... But I guess we don't have a choice. This wine makes you drunk on your own wishes. This goes for Ibaraki too, but I've been far too twisted. I've got no power, I can't eat people, I can't attack these two boys... I'm just a little girl. This isn't me. Now it's time to wake up." Shuten said
Sonic and Sakata watch as Shuten breaks the Holy Grail, destroying it once and for all.
"And just like that, another mission was a success," Sonic said
"Now that I'm awake... It's time to go get drunk again. I'll see you cute Blue Master later. Maybe I'll be part of your big Harem of hotties as well..." Shuten said before vanishing
"I... don't know what that word means... How come she is looking at me more than you? What does she see on me that I'm noticing?" Sonic asks
"I don't know. But what I do know is that she's your problem now and won't bother me as much when you summon her later on. This is golden! Anyway, I'll see you back at Chaldea Boss!" Sakata said before teelporting back to Chaldea
"*Scratching Head* Sighs... Why can't things be normal here for once? It's time like this that I wished Amy was chasing me around." Sonic commented
Shuten-Douji And Ibaraki-Douji Have Joined The Resistances.
To Be Continue...
