A Good sleep that was, he felt so refreshed after all that went down at the power plant, he was simply happy to be in his bed. His eyes fluttering open onto to see a ocean of purple before him, this fragrance, it was Patchouli's hair.
Ah he remembers, they shared a bed last night, the male gently keeping his arm around her, his mind racing back to what happened before breakfast.
Earlier yesterday...
" You want to, what?" Ziden asked while looking at Satori who was in his room.
" Mental Soul Link, it is, something we Satori do in order to, aid in events where countless people are, I wish to link up to your mind so that, your thoughts, be they old or new, shields my mind from other thoughts here." She explained it rather straight on. " Will you let me do it, or shall I suffer from the sounds of all of those minds, bearing deep into mine."
Ziden saw the look in her eyes before sighing and simply looking down at the fact that she was now sitting on his lap, her legs holding him still, as if this was a painful process. " Well, go ahead, it won't hurt right?"
Satori does not answer at all, gently lifting up his shirt and soon letting her Third Eye glow and moving to his chest, and then, came the burning pain as he watched it phase right into his chest, the burn sending jolts through his body, quite heavily, but he could not scream. He did, however feel his throat tighten when her third eye soon touched his heart and slowly sunk into it, phasing into and fusing with it, tendrils gently poking into it and linking with it, memories and thoughts flowing into Satori, he was having a hellish time with this.
But she was handling it weirder, her body twitching and drool and tears pouring from her eyes, countless images pouring into her brain at once, almost an information overload as her eye and his heart beat in unison, his body was shaking but remained upright before he gazed down to see Satori swaying and soon falling off of him, the third eye unfusing from his heart and him soon falling back.
Through her mind, his memories came and even the locked ones, caused by Baron's influence, her quickly recovering and running out of the room, searching for papers to scribble her thoughts down.
Flashback ends...
" Remembering what that vixen did?" Patchouli was awake now, a flash of light and it seems she switched on clothes more fitting of being awake.
" Yeah, I remember, feels weird still." ziden said, going to sit up and out of the bed as Patchouli gently stretches.
"...Your memories are locked, released from their chains in your mind...which your mind has met many of us in the past. Do you remember anything?" Patchouli asked while gently floating up from the bed.
" No, I only remember Sakuya fully but...when I gaze at you...I remember a fire, and that's it. I dunno why, I am fairly certain we have never met before." Ziden shakes his head while getting to his feet and getting himself dressed.
" Fire huh...hmm, well, when you remember, do let me know., I want to be certain you remember your promise to me in the past." Patchouli sated while looking over at him, his brow raised.
" I've met you in the past?" Ziden asked while Patchouli nodded.
" Indeed, you've met me and Remilia, even flan before. Seems you have a heavy past with the Scarlets. Do not be surprised if Remi wants to spend more time with you to...force you to remember." Patchouli explained as Ziden headed to the door. " Speaking of, she is joining your rather long mission. This is gonna be a big one."
Ziden nods at this before attempting to leave before pecks a kiss on his cheek.
" Also, don't die." Patchouli stated while pulling a tome from out of her dress.
" Oh, worried about me now?" Ziden asked while gently placing his hands in his pockets and smiling.
" Nope, everytime you die stupidly, I lose alot of respect for you, at some point, I may just stop calling you Ziden and calling you boy." Ziden visibly staggered from that.
" U-understood,I'll try not to die." Ziden said while watching her float out of the room and soon looking at his hand. " Meanwhile...I think I should take your advice, Yuyuko." Ziden said while soon heading out of the room, soon in search of two people now.
A few hours later...
Ziden was now on a highway with his bike and Byakuren was there with him, sitting on the back of the bike while he was looking at the blue screen, with Tsukasa and Yukari, who seemed rather happy was looking at him.
" Alright Ziden, this is a big operation with many fronts so you will be down in Seito for a while, therefore, we sent a team ahead of you, several soldiers from our group and alot of your allies. Mario, Mega man and Sonic felt a heavy need to go down there. Yukari is gonna be heading there with Wizard and Den-O and Luffy. Remilia is already heading there with Sakuya and Marisa. This is a big task, and I am sure Yukari found a place for you all to stay."
" Lucky us, I guess, gather new Riders to aid us and be able to deal a massive blow to Bison, this works for me." Ziden said while looking at Eirin pushing her way into the screen.
" And Ziden, please stay safe, the people here have told me odd things are happening there. I do not want you getting hurt." How sweet. " If you were to be lost somehow, then we would lose so much access to your wonderful organs and cell data!"
" Classy." Ziden said while Eirin scoffs.
" Not my fault your body is quite interesting to study, I can make alot of medicines and curatives from it, allowing me to test and create new things to aid us." Eirin explained while holding up a red potion. " Like this, I am working on the final touches and I am gonna work on it and mass produce it for us. For payment of course.'
" wonderful. That highway will lead you into Seito, but be careful, I hear alot of crazy things happen on that highway." Tsukasa warned as the screen ended. The Codecs were nice but sometimes, the ole Comms worked well enough. The male soon getting on the bike behind Byakuren and soon feeling her taking off down the highway.
" Ziden...tell me, why are demons, the way they are...such cruel beings compared to Youkai, especially ones I've taken in." Ziden listened to her voice, she was still hurting from what occurred earlier in the week.
"...Demons...are the symbol of evil, meant to cause suffering to humans. Their differences to Youkai are vast, even if some view their species as the same." Ziden began to explain, Byakuren listened carefully. " But they are not, two beings, born in different ways, Demons are born of the energies and vile corruption of the demon world, born of viruses that turn humans into inhumane beasts, or most similar to Youkai, born of our thoughts and fears."
" I see, but why would they do something like that to, the innocent people of-"
" Because that is what demons do, they slaughter and take lives, they are not Youkai who can simply feed off of magic and fear. Demons are beings made of cruelty with very few exceptions of good ones out there. That Oni demon, did what he did for both food and he did it that if you ever found out, you'd be emotionally broken and ready to be devoured, just like Nazrin and those humans." Ziden answered while looking to the tall buildings soaring by around them on the bike, cars driving down along them.
" I see...I had...hoped that someday, even demons can Co exist with humans like I want Youkai and humans to. After the War ended, relations broke down and many Youkai left the village after the Elder's son kicked them out. A step forward and one back atleast. I-I never though I would ever see something like that in my life again, since the town I lived in was destroyed by a vampire." Byakuren looked to the road ahead of her, her hair flowing over his shoulder. " Demons and monsters. I should, stick to Youkai...be their guiding beacon."
" Yeah, Demons, while there are good species, are better off on their own, trying to reform them does nothing but get you a knife in the spine or eaten brutally." Ziden said while thinking back to Nazrin's death and Shou's maiming.
" But, the scariest thing is, how will I know the difference between a demon and a Youkai?" Byakuren asked while they made their drive to Seito, the skies above seemingly crackling, as if glitched.
" A simple trick really, call em a Youkai directly, they react either uncomfortable about being called that, or violently." Ziden nods at this.
" I see, thank you. Talking to you about this...has made me felt alot better. I have to overcome this...for NAzrin's sake." Byakuren smiled at this. The sound of Shattering glass soon rings into his ears.
" You have established a new bond with your Comrade. You have reached the first Rank of the Buddhism Arcana. Improve this rank to improve magic skills and reforge memories of the past."
Ziden looked up to the sky before looking back to her. " Heh, yeah, we're gonna get everything back. Speaking of, what happened to that uh, pirate chick?"
"Indeed, Murasa is not a pirate, try to, remember that, she does not like being called that. She is a sailor and I do not know, after Gensokyo fell, she took her ship and took to the skies. If we could find her, we would have a truly perfect air base." Bykauren said while smiling. " But, after this is all over, do not be shy about coming to the Temple."
" I'm not joining your religion." Ziden quickly said while she giggled.
" I did not mean in that way, I meant for you to come and teach me more about demons, I know...alot less than I should." Byakuren stated while Ziden nods.
" Oh, well then, for certain." Ziden said while driving along with her, them entering the Seito limits with the people going into it as well, likely heading here to try to escape Bison's reign.
Elsewhere inside of Seito's hospital...
" C-can you run that by me again, I am still having trouble understanding this." Hojo Emu, Kamen Rider Ex-Aid was looking at the group who appeared in the Hospital, after being brief on a truth of the Universe.
" Well uh, from what I remember being told, we are very real, we just are on different worlds in space, and the games you play are created when the creator of them dreams it up. It depends on the world but sometimes, the games are made after our adventures." Sonic was rubbing deep in his ear, Kamen Rider Brave, known as Hiiro Kagami was simply eating his cake.
" And how do we know you people are not just Bugsters, pretending to be these game chars?" Hiiro asked while his father was was sitting down and digesting all of this info.
" Such a stunning revelation! Video game chars are real! Imagine all of the joy this would bring kids!" Haima was smiling at this as Poppy, in her colorful yellow dress was taking this in as well.
" Ah, we do not have time for this." Yukari snapped her fan shut, causing the people to flinch in the room. "WE came down here to aid you people, not explain the wonders of how we and our games exist."
" S-sorry Miss Yukari." Emu apologized while looking to the tv of the CR, seeing the chaos happening outside, the intense bloodshed of people being mauled by those odd yellow creatures racing around and devouring anything in sight. " But, this is what you see, Pac Man, i dunno how but has come to life and started attacking people, either devouring them or giving them the Game Virus."
" Game Virus, that's that virus you told us about earlier right?" Yang was here as well, cracking her knuckles while looking at the grisly sight.
" Yes, we don't know who or what is causing it but Pac Man appeared to cause havoc in this place, but we'll take care of it."" Hiiro simply stares at the group.
" Well-a don't worry, we will take care of things!" Mario gives a thumbs up with Luigi not really feeling this at all.
" Heh, leave this to me, after all, a Rider is made for this kinda thing!" Momotaros was here as well, even Haruto was here.
" Yeah but I get this weird feeling that we should deal with Pac man ourselves." Megaman looked at his fully charged Buster and soon nods towards Mario and Sonic.
" Hmm, but what of your allies driving here, its a bit dangerous for that, is it not?" Emu asked while Takeru shakes his head.
" Nah, they will be fine, I traveled with them in Kalos, not even Pac man can hand-" Takeru was interrupted by the blue screen appearing in front of Yukari.
" HEY! WHY ARE THERE KILLER PAC MEN EATING PEOPLE AND CHASING US!?" And Ziden was screaming and the sound of Gunshots came through the audio, he looked panicked.
" LEast of the problems out there, Wolf men walking the streets, and there's that Silver haired serial killer murdering folks with a Katana." Hiiro pointed out, the screen now showing Ziden riding down the street and firing and blasting away at PAc Man copies trying to devour him and Yuyuko specifically.
" Silver haired swordsman? Can it be that Sephiroth fellow again?" Alice was here as well with Marisa softly messing with her gloves.
" Nah, its probably Youmu, as sad as it is to say, ze. She kinda went crazy after Ziden 'died' and took Yuyuko with him. She left us and kinda just vanished." Marisa said while rubbing her nose.
" Meaning, just let Ziden see her and problem solved right?" Yang asked while Marisa looks down.
" I do not think its that simple..." MArisa said while looking at Yukari forming a gap.
" Nonetheless, I'm sending you all to various places to get started, Momo, Haruto, stay here and aid the Riders if they need it." Yukari stated as the duo nodded, Momo was trying to enter a locked room but Poppy cut him off.
" Sorry, but we have a very special Patient in there that we are helping to recover from his injuries from the Pac Men. Hiiro did his surgery magic and he needs rest, so no bothering him." Poppy urged as Momotaros grumbled.
" Fine! I didn't want to see your stinking guy anyways." He goes to sit down as Luffy cracks his knuckles.
"I'm sending Luffy to take on that Wolf man I hear has been prowling about in the downtown areas of this place, collecting people. We don't know who he is affiliated with but, Luffy shall knock him out and find out." Yukari explained.
" Mario, Sonic, Megaman and Luigi wish to take care of Pac Man and find out what caused this change and how Pac Man is even here." Ziden explained through the comms. " He;'s a denizen of the Digital World, Master Hand wanted Pacman since the Melee Tournaments but we had no way of entering that world. If we can find out why he is here and purify him."
" We get a powerful new Ally right?" Yang asked while crossing her arms under her chest.
" Yeah, we'll get several here." Yukari looked to the Riders. Hiiro soon sighing.
" If you guys can deal with this, Pac-Man and we'll help you deal with Bison. All of us will." Hiiro stated before finishing his meal.
" Good, all of us will get to our positions and we will be setting up in a house I found that is out of your hairs." Yukari said while opening a gap in multiple parts of the room.
Everyone made their way into their portals and go right to work, landing in their respective zones.
Elsewhere...
A shadowy silhouette was seen watching over the group of Smashers landing outside of a massive office building, countless Pac Men in the skies, flying around looking for innocents. "Gahahaha! So those lowly heroes from the land of Mushrooms, Rings and Masters have come here huh!? No worries, this fancy virus will make sure that PAc Man ends them, right here and now!" He slams down on a button and watches as Chaos was about to begin.
Meanwhile...
Ziden and Byakuren were standing back to back and looking at the countless Pac Men flying about in the skies before it all stopped. " What the, why did they all stop?" Ziden asked while seeing a shine in the skies.
" Why indeed?" That familiar voice that we all know so well.
" You're that Goddess, Palutena correct?" Byakuren asked as Ziden could hear Palutena.
" Of course, I had not noticed that something was preventing my interference but then, all of a sudden, I could interact with you all." Palutena spook simply. " But now I can aide you all like I did during the War."
" Lovely, where's the angel?" Ziden asked while gently looking at the Frozen PAc Men.
" Somewhere in this Seito Region, I snuck him in by punching a hole in the Barrier." Palutena spoke once more simply, like she did not just endanger the life of her helper.
" Right, and I guess that means we got one more ally." Ziden said before feeling a sharp burning in his ear.
" Ahem, you mean, /two/ helpful allies!"That shrill voice that split through his ear.
" Geh!? Viridi why!?" Ziden screamed out while soon lowering his weapon and moving over to a Pac Man, and softly tapping one, seeing it not move.
" To fully upset my favorite Phoenix of course, now then, you gonna give us the rundown of what happened?" Viridi asked, soon the two Goddesses being filled in.
" and that is the gist of it." Ziden explained while his arms were crossed.
" So on this otherworld Mankind is basically gone? Normally I'd celebrate over that...IF ALL OF NATURE WASN'T UTTERLY DESTROYED AS WELL!"And Viridi was screaming at this, Ziden's digging in his ear.
" Yeah and somehow that spilled onto my world with this mess. Well. Our world." Ziden said as Reimu appeared on his arm, startling him.
" What do you mean, /our/ world? I thought they weren't from this world?" Reimu points to the floating Goddess images on his shoulder.
" Nah, they are native to our world, their whole big save the world battle happened in the ancient past. They aren't well known due to humans going through many other chaotic events since then. The invasion of the Mycanean Gods, Starro's attack on Babylon. They are still powerful and don't excessively need Faith like most gods, but they were mostly just on vacation until now." Ziden explained while Reimu shrugs.
" Right. Well, thanks to Yuyuko bonding me into your soul for a while, atleast I can watch what is going on directly." Reimu said before phasing back into his arm. " Three souls in here, yet not crowded. I'm gonna make myself Cozy in here."
" But more importantly, what's with the Pac Men!?" Ziden soon shoots on and watches them explode on impact. but now something was happening, all of themsoon began chomping the air audibly and soon shooting off into the sky, converging somewhere.
" They're all converging somewhere, but where are they going?" Ziden asked before quickly jumping back to avoid a blade of wind slamming into a building nearby. Ziden's head quickly snaps to see Youmu walking to them, her uniform, torn, raggy and bloodstained and those eyes. They were crazed. Yuyuko herself popped out from Ziden;'s body.
" Youmu...no." Yuyuko watched in horror as she walked to them.
" Ah, LAdy Yuyuko...there you are, you vanished on me...on that day, Ziden died...all because...you fled to his body and left me behind." Youmu simply stood a good bit from them, Palutena watching her carefully, the air above Youmu wavering a good bit. " But don;'t worry, I'll save you, Lady Yuyuko."
" Save me? What do you mean Youmu, I'm entirely fine! I'm more worried about you!" Yuyuko was about to approach her before Ziden and Byakuren stopped her, Ziden keeping his hand on the Sylph Magnum and slapping on his Driver.
" Fine? No, you are not, you're attached, to that devil...that devil who took you from me, destroyed your home and made you lose your job, your station, but if I kill him and tear your soul from his. And make sure he is properly punished for taking you away." Her blade was now glowing and she was now visibly crazed.
" Welllll, this one is a bit loopy, crazy more like it. Guessing this crazy chick is your servant then?" Viridi asked while Yuyuko nodded.
" Ziden, I know it will be hard, but please, do not kill her. Please." Yuyuko pleaded as he was soon transformed with the Salamander Saber ready.
" I'll Try. I'll have to cripple her and detain her. But, something seems off about this." Ziden said while taking a stance.
" You feel it too? Gazing upon her like this, its like looking into a mirror for me. Perhaps..."Palutena was caught off guard by the sound of blade clashing against steel.
" She might be possessed! No worries, I got this, Byakuren, make sure to watch our back incase we get guests!" Ziden yelled out as she nods on. The battle between these two were ready to kick off.
Elsewhere...
The Pac Men horde were all spiraling together outside of a massive office building, the Smashers there were staring down the spiraling chaos going on, seeing them converge onto a single spot. " W-what's going on now!?" Sonic was looking at the sight before a glowing yellow light soon unleashed itself before them, a massive Pac Man forming and soon growing arms and legs. It looked alot like the Pacman of old before cracks formed in his mouth and soon formed those giant fangs he had before roaring down at the group.
" Hah! Looks like things are always crazy with you guys around!" Pit was seen running over to them and aiming an Arrow at the corrupted Pacman, hearing him roar.
In the City of Seito...
People were running away in crowds from an army of Ninjas and the massive wolf like creature leading it. Luffy ran up to the crowd. " Hey ugly! Leave these people alone!"
The wolf soon turned to Luffy before laughing. " Hah, so a child wishes to face me, come now, you should be running home to mommy!"
" Sorry, but the kid is not fighting alone, Rahzar!" From the crowd came a group of four wearing trench coats and hats, classic styled before tearing them off and soon revealing they were humanoid turtles.
" The turtles! So you really did come to these lands!" Rahzar lets out a growl before being struck in the back of the head with a motorcycle and soon driving to a stop next to Luffy and the Turtles, staring at the latter before shaking her head.
" This land is weird but, I know one thing, I'm not sitting at a house bored while fighting is going on!" Yang cracks her knuckles while Luffy looked at the massive group before them.
" Then lets kick their asses and capture that guy!" Luffy yelled, their battle about to boil over.
At the Home of the Seito Resistance...
Alice and Marisa were outside in the backyard of one of the nearby houses enjoying themselves. " To think...we failed in this past timeline. Tsukasa told me this was the day, I sent us all to fight Bison. None of us survived who went." Marisa said while messing with her clothy eyepatch as Alice was looking around. A neighborhood that had people locked into their homes, afraid, but massively tall buildings in the distance.
" Indeed, it seems that this time, we can return things to normal and fix this world and go back to our daily lives." Alice said while watching her dolls play about in the grass. " Yukari says she has two plans about how she will stop such events from happening to us again once this is all over."
" Yeah, but for now, we gotta topple Bison and take out that knight chick that killed Reimu, then we can focus on rebuilding our home, again." Marisa said with a sigh before taking her hat off to mess with her hair, Alice noticing a red dot trailing along Marisa's head, before remembering a warning Snake gave them.
" If you are ever outside or near a window and notice a red dot moving along your body, get down fast. That means a Sniper is around and ready to take your life."
Alice did not even think, she was quick on her feet for once and shoved Marisa out of the way but the sniper accounted for this and aimed right for Alice's chest and soon fired. Marisa was knocked to the ground but she could see the spray of red, white and even purple as Alice now had a massive hole in her chest.
" ALICE NO!" Marisa was forced to scramble to her feet to catch Alice as she felt into her arms, blood oozing out of her mouth as she could see Alice's veins turning purple. Poison, it was not enough to blast a hole through them, they had the bullet poisoned.
" M-Marisa...you...have to remain strong!" Alice's hand struggled to rise up and forced something into Marisa's hand, a mysterious blue cross, before watching her hand literally melt into a purple mush. " D-don't fall, into despair...that is what they want."
" Alice...no, you can't leave me too." Marisa watched floating white lights slowly come from Alice's body, watching her slowly melt and fade away, a death common of Magician youkai.
" I'm not...leaving...grk! I-I'll return...once...this world...is back. B-but...I will always be with you...Marisa. My dearest friend..." Alice said, slowly closing those dulling eyes before her body burst into the wind, magic flowing out into the sky before slowly floating down, slowly clinging to Marisa's body, tears welling down from her single remaining eye before she cried out in agony, far away on a rooftop, F.A.N.G and a simple footclan grunt knew they hit one of them.
" Did you get her, the blonde in the hat?" Fang asked, soon looking to the clan member, knowing full well he messed up.
" Y-yeah I did, she's done and dead, the one known as Marisa Kirisame is dead." He lied through his teeth as Fang softly takes the remaining bullets way, them oozing poison from them.
" Good, an eye for an eye, you take one of ours, we take one of yours...though, in this place, we will ensure all of you fall into Hell's grasp." Fang was seen vanishing into darkness and leaving the sniper alone, who soon let out a soft breath.
" Crap...the other one took the shot...oh well, what's the worst that can happen?" The male asked, forced to get down the building the old fashioned way.
Trivia:
1. That Shadowy figure while i remained vague about it, i will give a hint to whom it is, its a Pac Man villain.
2. Kamen Rider Ex-Aid is video game based, in their fight in the next chapter, you will most certainly see that.
3. What Ziden spoke to Eirin and Yukari about is not actually important to anything, simply him fixing things with Yukari and cheering her up and learning a hint of his memories with Eirin.
4: The Pac Men come directly from Kamen Rider Ex Aid Heisei Generations Dr Pac Man Movie where he is given a more...demonic appearence due to being a villain there, check it out, its fun. Though i did make him alot darker since, he actually ate people here and in the movie, he just bit you and infected you with a lethal virus...which is. honestly worse I guess.
Death Toll:
Alice Margatroid
Author's Note: Ouch, Alice Fans are gonna hate me, but, I am alive folks, the Hurricane knocked my power out but I am back and able to upload chaps as of Last friday. Now then, I can get to work on this and finish it up and yes, there will be char deaths even amongst the main Resistence. Though, not too many. And addressing a weird, weird PM I got, yes, there may be a push down on Romance, meaning, while more ships may happen, they won't exactly be shoved in your face when you likely want more action and see where things go. Also, no lemons or sex scenes. The Pm also really, /really/ wants sex scenes. I do not do them nor does this site condone them, as far as I know.
Anyways, Read and Review and be sure to check out the Spin off Altered Chronicle for a more grounded Touhou story!
Quadruple Story Preview: Divine Super Robot Wars
In this place where worlds that can't truly collide appear, in this place, even these worlds can get into the grand battle!
Series Preview: Touhou Project!
A massive towering machine with a golden head was seen flying over the skies of Japan. Sanae sat inside of the cockpit of Hisoutensoku. " Alright! You nasty Number freaks! Take this and that and this!" Sanae began to heavily hit buttons as missiles fired out like a literal storm, blasting deep into a large black spider mech smoking burning from the impact.
Series Preview: Transformers
Optimus prime soon rolls onto the scene, staring down Megatron who stood before him. " No matter how many times we do this song and dance, you know how this goes Megatron." Optimus wasted now time, shifting into vehicle mode and soon driving right into Megatron, smashing hard into his chest and sending him skidding along the streets below.
Series Preview: Mazinger Z Infinity/Mazinkaiser (OG Plot)
A giant black and red machine soon towered over a green plains, with Mount Fuji quite visible in the background. " Kikaiju! Doesn't matter how many of them you send, I'm sending them back to the scrap heap!" The machine was soon pointing its face at the massive flying plane creature. " Rust Tornado!" Three powerful tornados soon shot out of its mouth and soon unleashed hell upon the machine, sending it flying into the danger."
SEries Preview: Cross Ange ( OG Plot)
A large white and Blue machine was seen flying throw the air and approaching a massive black draconian machine. " Hey, you oversized scaley box of bolts, bring back Ziden!" A quick whip out of a gun and soon bullets rained down onto the creature. explosions rocking through it
Lightning rained down from above before forming the Title: Divine Super Robot Wars.