The castle was in terrible shape. Tsukune and Moka were both weak from their long hibernation. Tsukune drank from a few women, only taking what he safely could from each before he was feeling back to normal. Moka drank from a few men.
The first thing Tsukune restored were the servants' quarters, storerooms and the kitchen. Their servants were hungry and not in the best shape. Moka restored the walls and sealed the many cracks. Kokoa restored the courtyard walls and made new doors. For the first couple weeks, their efforts were focused on rebuilding their property and healing their servants.
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"This may be a threat to us," Dr. Theopolis stated. "These unknowns have the ability to manipulate materials. They may well be capable of disturbing the balance of the planet. Captain Rogers, do you know if they are capable of modifying gasses as well as solid materials?"
Once again in Dr. Huer's office, Buck sat next to Wilma who was using a cane to walk due to the heavy bruising on her leg, Buck shrugged. "I don't know. I saw Kokoa light candles with a snap of her fingers. Moka had a good time disarming and throwing Wilma and her guards out of the castle, and Tsukune waved an arm and the fighter Kokoa crashed rebuilt itself into brand new condition." he then leaned forward, elbows on his knees and added, "My best guess? They can do whatever they want, or feel is needed. Kokoa's long disappearances when she was in Kamakura? She was out in the badlands helping the people out there. Providing them shelter and food, wherever she was getting it. She was working outside the domes to make life better for those not fortunate enough to be inside the perfect protection these cities offer." He rubbed his mouth and said, "You know, I've been inside so long now, I too forgot about those struggling to survive, right outside New Chicago. It makes me wonder why no one here even gives those people a second thought."
"The population of cities has been calculated," Dr. Theopolois stated. "There is simply no room for them. To allow them to enter would upset the balance needed for a healthy life of those here. That would not be fair to them. Cities are being made, and to acclimate the wild humans into a city takes two generations."
"You mean getting them used to being controlled by computers such as yourself," Buck stated, eyeing him.
"That is part of the conditioning, yes. The other part is becoming civilized enough to live in a controlled environment." Dr. Theopolis told him. "That takes time."
"How many cities do you have?" Buck asked. "A hundred, a thousand?"
"There are ten operational cities. New Chicago is the hub."
"Ten?" Buck asked. "So after all this time, there are only ten cities on the whole planet? It doesn't appear you are trying very hard to make more."
"If I may," Dr. Huer offered. "We have been more concerned with external threats and interplanetary concerns than the lost souls on the ruined streets. Our goal is to keep the whole Earth safe and free from invasion."
"How much easier that would be with more people to help," Buck countered. "You know, Kokoa Shuzen is far from my favorite person. She drank from me like I was a wine bottle. Still, From what I learned, she is saving more people with her lone efforts that you are with all your computer power."
"Assisting them just so they can live and procreate is not necessarily saving them," Dr. Theopolis stated. "People need education as well. Her efforts are only expanding the problem of the number of low class humans."
"Because you stay within your perfect domes and refuse to see what's going on outside these walls, offering the ones outside no assistance at all," Buck retorted.
"Buck Rogers, are you aware you are approaching the line of treasonous behavior?" Dr. Theopolis asked.
"When is asking questions and pointing out possible errors treasonous?" Buck asked in return. "Or is it that I am bringing up possibilities that you consider uncomfortable?"
"Computers like myself were given the task of running Earth by humans because humans realized they were not capable of doing so themselves due to their flaws. Following that logic, we make the laws and ensure the best conditions are kept. You do not need to understand why we do things, only accept what we do is the best way," Dr. Theopolis stated.
Buck nodded and said in a sarcastic tone, "Joe Stalin would be proud."
"Dr. Theopolis, Buck, I'm not seeing the problem," Wilma said. "If these Aono's can take care of the low class, we take care of the high class in the cities, isn't that a good thing?"
Dr. Theopolis replied, "Colonel Deering, you must certainly be aware that left to their own devices, many species will push their will until it results in war. Buck, I am sure you have seen that a few times. That is why we have a military, to defend ourselves from others. We do not want, or can afford a war here on Earth. If the low class gain power through strength, what's to stop them from attacking our cities? If the Draconians or other entities discover we are fighting among ourselves, they will take advantage of the situation. That may well spell our doom."
"Exactly why we should be reaching out to those outside the cities, instead of ignoring them," Buck stated. "Staying alienated from them is the worst thing we can do."
"Perhaps we can get the Aonos to work with us?" Dr. Huer asked.
"We shall discuss the possibility at the next city meeting," Dr. Theopolis said. "From what we have learned, this new species cannot be ignored."
"They have been around much longer than you have and they are far from helpless, remember that," Buck warned.
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Tsukune walked through the second floor lounge, scrutinizing the room for flaws that remained. Every surface was now intact, furniture and carpeting in place. Besides rebuilding their home, Tsukune thought about Kokoa's crash landing and added a shield dome over them to protect them from falling objects, accidental or deliberate. It was a shield designed by Ruby, impenetrable yet let natural sunshine, wind and rain through. He covered that with a shroud so the castle wasn't visible unless one was on the ground and coming up the road to the courtyard. He did not know this world yet, so it paid to be cautious.
A short while ago, he had strolled through the upper basement, just to look at the portraits. All the friends and family they had lost long ago beamed their smiles at him. While he still felt their loss, he had also vowed to remember each and every one. There were some he didn't know yet what happened to them. Issa Shuzen and Kahlua were missing, as were the lines of Mizore and Kurumu's descendants. Had the snow Fairies gone extinct? He certainly hoped not.
Now that he and Moka were awake, Kokoa had gone searching for Issa and Kahlua primarily, but also anyone else she could find. In her young years, Kokoa had been a trial, but she had grown into a fine woman that Moka was very proud of. Tsukune was proud of her also, working hard to help everyone she possibly could. Now that he and Moka had awakened, they would keep up the task Kokoa had begun, so she could go find her family.
"Master?" a meek voice asked from behind him.
Tsukune turned. "Yes, Mitsu?" he asked. It was taking a while but he was remembering the names of his new servants, the descendants of his old servants. Mitsu was a teenage girl who was meek, but not fearful. She was also a hard worker.
"We have a visitor to see you, Shiziku Katsume, from the Yokohama area. She is waiting in the foyer," Mitsu explained.
"Thank you," he replied.
Tsukune went down to find a cloaked figure sitting on one of the long couches in the Foyer. Her hood was up. He saw blue hairs sticking out as he approached. "Shiziku Kastume? he asked.
The figure stood up and faced him. Blue hair, violet eyes, she was almost a dead ringer for Kurumu. "You are a descendant of Kurumu?" he asked.
She grew a smile. "Yes!" she agreed happily. She pulled back her hood and bowed. "You're Lord Tsukune? You knew my ancestor-Grandmother?" she asked eagerly.
"I did, and it was a great pleasure to know her," He agreed. He clasped her hand and brought it up to kiss her knuckles. "I am so happy to see you."
"Ohh, I'm so happy to see you too, Lord Aono!" She cried and dove into him to hug him tight.
Tsukune laughed and hugged her back. Feeling her shape against him, he was also happy she hadn't tried to breast-smother him. "Have you been well?" he asked.
Pulling back, she winced and said, "As well as can be. Kokoa said you and Lady Moka were awake, and I should come see you." Pulling a thick roll of paper out of her cloak, she said, "I have our history and the events of the cataclysm, and the rise of the computers I was told to explain to you."
"Thank you." Tsukune said and motioned as he said, "Moka is in the sitting room, let's go see her so you can explain everything to both of us."
Katsume beamed him a nod.
As they walked, Tsukune asked, "Have you found your Destined One?"
Kastume frowned. "No. My mother and sisters tell me not to worry about it, just Charm a few men and be happy. I've heard the legends though about the golden years of our ancestors. I think that if we hope to reclaim what we once had, we need to reclaim our heritage. Part of that is having my Destined One."
"I know another who had her Destined One, and she was very happy and lived a long life."
"Aono Kurumu?" she asked eagerly.
Tsukune nodded. "She was a wonderful woman and a fine Succubus. There was not one better in the world. She lived to be 142 years old. Even when she got old, she was still beautiful and the epidemy of motherhood."
"Wow! In recent years, the oldest one of us I know of only got to 81. She looked really old too!" Katsume said with a deep frown.
Tsukune steered her into a room. "Lets look at what you have and see what we can do about improving things, shall we?"
Katsume was excited to meet THE legendary power, Aono Moka. As with Tsukune, Katsune dove into Moka to give her a big hug. Once they got settled down, Katsume spread her papers out and began explaining.
"This is the chart for our family tree going way back to Kurono Ageha," Katsume said and showed the tree- chart to Moka. "The circled ones are those who have died. When a baby is born, the name is added with the date, so everyone is kept track of." She then spread out a paper showing a map of Honshu. On the map, there was a circle and several triangles.
"This circle is the computer controlled city," she explained. "And I do mean totally computer controlled. They run everything from work details to making laws and enforcing them. Inside there are 100,122 people. Their maximum population is 100,200. When it gets close to exceeding that number, they will put anyone convicted of a crime outside to lower the number. If that is not enough, then they use a poison to kill off the older people. Once out, only Nayako can get back in. He's the snake-boy who sneaks in though the sewer exit. No one else can breathe water or hold their breath to make the trip. Kokoa showed him how to get in and out with no one knowing."
"What are these triangles?" Moka asked.
"Those are the towns I helped Kokoa create. We don't have as many people in any one place, but together, we have at least five times the numbers the computer city does, and we have some of their tech!" Katsume said proudly. "We get seed, packed food, and a few things from the city. Nayako sneaks them out in sealed containers for us."
"How many of your people are yokai?" Tsukune asked.
Katsume thought and said, "I dunno, not many. Maybe one out of every ten or twelve people? We don't keep super accurate records like the computer city does."
"Katsume, how well are your people doing?" Moka asked.
"We do OK. There are some places where it's harder to grow food, so the places that can, grow as much as they can, and exchange it for things they don't have. Hunger isn't a problem. Keeping places warm can be a problem. Trees are getting fewer meaning less firewood, and in some underground places, heating enough to make it warm fills the air with smoke, making it hard to breathe," Katsume explained. She then realized something. "This is way north, and it's cold outside, but not inside."
"Magic," Tsukune stated. "The walls are warmed with magic. That keeps the air inside warm."
Katsume looked at him with wide eyes. "You're a Witch? A real live Witch!" she asked.
"No, but Ruby who taught me was a real Witch," he explained.
Turning in her chair, Katsume clapped both her hands over his. "Oh, please, PLEASE, Lord Aono, come back with me. We could really use you!"
Tsukune suppressed a chuckle at her exuberance. "I planned on it soon," he said gently. "One we are finished here, we'll be coming to visit everyone. Why don't you stay here as our guest until we're ready to leave? You can guide us along the way."
Katsume beamed him a big smile. "I'd love to!" she cried. Tsukune then got his first breast smothering hug in hundreds of years. Seeing it coming, he held his breath as his face was covered in cleavage. Some things never changed.
Once he got Katsume calmed down and sat down, she explained the cataclysm was not just a single event.
A very large asteroid or comet had come into the solar system and slung very close to the sun, which broke it up into hundreds of pieces. The pieces spread out as they raced away from the sun and right at the Earth. Some scientists predicted what would and did happen. Until they had 'proof' the scientific community treated it as a 'possible' event. The other possibility was that whatever it was fell into the back side of the sun.
Coming at Earth with the sun behind them, no one picked up the chunks of rock until they were on top of Earth. First came a meteor shower and a couple satellites were knocked out. Instead of dwindling back down, the strikes, and size of the meteors hitting grew. As this happened, a nuclear capable country, history didn't record which one, thought they were being attacks so they launched against their enemy. Their enemy retaliated as larger rocks came blazing in. A city-sized rock landed in Wyoming, blasting out a huge crater. The earthquakes from that impact cracked the crust in Yellowstone, causing it to erupt. A similar rock slammed down in the south Pacific, causing a massive Tsunami as well as another Earthquake. Krakatoa erupted again, along with two other smaller volcanoes.
Between the asteroids, the nukes, and the volcanoes, the ash, gasses and debris filled Earth's atmosphere to completely blanket out the sun. In four years, many species went extinct. Populations of human and Yokai were cut to one third. In Japan, pockets of Humans and Yokai got together to do their best at survival. In the cold dark weather, more and more died. At the low point, cannibalism was resorted to, taking only the old or those who died of other causes. By now, most of the people were dead, and ice was building up thick on the surface.
The turn-around came 60 years after the initial disaster. The skies were finally clearing and people chiseled their way to open air. Some yokai discovered frozen animals that hadn't rotten. Hunts for these vital bits of food grew quickly. Although many pockets of people had died out, others slowly grew. The ice began to melt both naturally and by yokai fire by foraging for freeze-dried food.
150 years after the disaster, the dome city in Kamakura came to be. Only those deemed 'worthy' were allowed in. Not long after, no one was allowed in. there was an attempt by humans for force their way in, but with only clubs and spears, they were no match for guns and energy blasters. In recent times, it was found travelling up the waste water tunnels, it was possible to get into the lower part of the city. Snake yokai were able to do this easily, as well as a one Vampire.
A hundred years plus of drinking the blood of yokai, Kokoa became water resistant enough to make the half mile underwater trip with only a red, blistered skin. The humans and yokai in the rest of Japan worked closer together with her help and shared knowledge they had as well of tales of the 'Great Ones' now gone.
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While Katsume shared history with Tsukune and Moka, the rumors had begun. The ancient ones were back, and things on earth were going to change for the better.
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In New Chicago, The Draconian spy that was a foreman of the shipping terminal for out going shipments added a box marked 'video games' into a container to be loaded on an outbound ship. There were many games inside the crate. There was also a game called, 'beastman'. The storage cube inside was not a game, but the latest intel the spy's operatives had collected. flight and training date of the Terran fleet, civilian data and the latest important discovery of Kathy Chang. Although there was no solid information, there was communications about her, and the ruckus of when she had abruptly flown off with Buck Rogers and caused damage to the hanger upon departure.
The Draconians needed information on Kathy Chang. Was she a rebel? Was she here working for another empire or planet? Not long after the Foreman sent his information out, many spies were looking for Kathy Chang.
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Tsukune and Moka met Kokoa again in in a series of dug out tunnels. These were deeper, so the temperature was warm. Running through the pipes on the walls was water and sewage. Electric wires were strung overhead. Tsukune noted that people going the other way bowed their head when passing.
"Some things were salvaged, some we stole from the domed city," Kokoa explained. "Between the geo-thermal generators we got from the city and the mechanical ones, there are lights enough to go around. For a while, most of the food was from the city, but we got enough seed and the proper lighting to make underground gardens. rationing is still ordered, but everyone gets something to eat."
Tsukune noticed up ahead, two men were walking towards them. Upon seeing him them, the men went back and took the next side passage. "So at least this group is doing Ok. Not well, but surviving."
"Right, and some of what they grow helps others survive too," Kokoa said. "They do get upset when I take food to other places, They think I'm 'taxing' them."
"And this city has plenty?" Tsukune asked.
"Yes, more than enough."
"Can you take us inside?"
Kokoa eyed him. "You do know they are looking for me. We go in there, and it will no longer be staying quiet and unnoticed. It could get ugly."
"I want to speak with those computers," Tsukune said.
"We'll go together, you me and Moka. I can get us in and not get wet too."
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Domed city was what Kokoa and her people called it. The was a large dome over most of the city. Beyond the dome on the sea side were industrial looking buildings, tall and with pipes running up and down and between them. On the land side, a walled area held large windmills as the upper parts of the dome also had. There was also a long runway coming out of the dome, and a runway that crossed that one. Here, there was no tall walls, but a low fence.
Going down to the fence, Kokoa pointed and said, "The wire there is razor wire. There's ditches there to trap anyone trying to get in or out. We can just jump over them. Running fast, we'll be in before guards can respond to the alarms."
"Let's go." Moka said.
Racing at top speed in a blur of motion, Tsukune, Moka and Kokoa raced at the fence and leaped far above and beyond the wire and ditches. Tsukune and Moka followed Kokoa as she raced down the runway and through the hanger. She slowed as they came to an inner door. They walked at a normal human pace once inside.
While Kokoa was wearing the same style top and pants that was common here, Tsukune's tuxedo style suit and Moka's white evening gown made them stick out. People eyed them as they went by. Some remarked on their originality of dress. One woman asked Where Moka got her gown from. Moka told her, but the woman didn't know who Fredricks was.
The dark blue suited guards appeared just up ahead. "Kathy Chang!" a guard called and came towards them, hand on his holstered weapon. He and the other guard stepped up in front of her. "You will come with us."
"No, she will not," Tsukune stated. "You will take us to the people in charge here."
"Yeah, and who are you?" the other guard asked.
"Aono Tsukune. This is my lovely wife Moka, and the one you call Kathy Chang, is Shuzen Kokoa. We came to see the one who runs your city."
The men pulled their weapons. The one in front said, "We will be going to the detention center. Kathy Chang is wanted in New Chicago for theft of a spacecraft , kidnapping, civil disobedience and property destruction."
Tsukune stepped in front of Kokoa and said, "We will see whoever it is who leads this city. We will not be stopping by your detention center. You can assist us, or wait for someone to assist you," he said firmly.
"I will stun you unless you move!" the man snapped.
"Then, I should move," Tsukune said, and cast him a brief grin. He then grabbed the man's gun hand. crushed the gun in his hand, twisted his wrist then yanked to pop the man's arm out of the socket. A whack to the back of his head, and the guard was out, Tsukune then whacked the other guard out before he could react. He dragged one man to a cubby hole in the hallway, Moka dragged the other one over to pile on top of the first.
"This way," Kokoa said, "I know where they meet."
Kokoa took off, Tsukune and Moka followed.
After getting a few more guards out of their way, Kokoa led them to a shut door marked :City council.
"These doors open and shut to the sides and lock together in the middle," Kokoa said. "Should I kick them open?" she asked.
"No need," Tuskune assured her. He focused on the doors and cast a disintegrate spell on them. The door collapsed into powder and faded away. Beyond was stepped shelves arraigned in a semi circle with the 12 inch diameter computer boxes on them.
Kokoa pointed to them. "These pizza boxes are the leaders of the city here," she explained.
Moka eyed Kokoa, "You're not serious."
"I am," Kokoa insisted.
One of the boxes spoke. "Who are you and why have you entered? The police are being called, stay where you are."
"You things truly believe you can order us to do your bidding?" Tsukune asked, approaching them.
One to his left stated, "We are the masters. You must..."
It's statement was cut off when Tsukune thrust an arm at it and blew apart with a lightning bolt. "Now," Tsukune said firmly as he eyed the rest of the computers. "Which of you think that you rule over me or my family?"
One in the middle said, "If you will not follow our instructions, you must leave."
"You have it wrong," Tsukune told them. "The only thing you control is the equipment inside this city. This city is for human habitation. You exist for the sole purpose of serving them. They do not serve you. Soon, I am going to call on you to serve more of humanity. Will you assist in serving humans outside this city?"
Another in the right said, "We have been given rule over the humans."
Tsukune blasted that one to bits with another lightning bolt. "No longer," he told the remaining ones.
Guards came running up the halls. Kokoa disappeared. Yells and screams of pain sounded. Kokoa raced back in. "We won't be bothered, she said with a grin.
"Thank you, Kokoa," Tsukune told her. To the computers, he said, "Your task is now to assist ALL of humanity in Japan under my instructions. If you do not, I have no use for you and you will be destroyed."
A blue computer in the middle said, "That will not be advantageous for the human race. We take all factors into account to maintain perfect conditions in inside the safe city areas."
"You will expand into the areas I determine. Not just this city," Tsukune told them. "Directly to the north is a tunnel system where 87,000 humans are dwelling. They need better atmosphere control, including proper heat. You will extend your services to them as well. That is how you will begin."
"We will do as you ask," the blue box stated.
Tsukune smiled and said "I knew you could be reasonable."
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The shift in leaderships and priorities in New Kamakura quickly took hold. Immediately outside the city, those who had been searching for scraps found trucks of supplies coming to them. Old buildings were refurbished for use, roads were bulldozed and make passable. scrap materials were collected and brought into the city to be reformed into new buildings and a factory to manufacture things Kokoa asked for the tunnel people needed. This also supplied work for all the ones who were being helped. In a single month, Significant progress was made. It was also clear that computers no longer ruled. Tsukune Aono did, with a Cabinet of humans and Yokai, with the computers as advisors.
This news made it's way to new Chicago. The Computers there called an emergency meeting, Dr. Huer, Wilma Deering, and Buck Rogers in attendance.
Dr. Theopolis sat in the center of the semi-circle of computers, the humans facing them, and explained the details.
"It appears that New Kamakura has suffered a hostile takeover by human forces. Kathy Chang returned with some human types known as Tsukune Aono and Moka Aono. They used their abilities to destroy some master computers and force the other computers into servitude. There are currently no weapons we have that are effective against them."
A green Computer asked, "Dr. Huer, can human forces be assembled to regain control of New Kamakura?"
"The only forces we have for ground actions are the police," Dr. Huer explained. "We are not prepared to assist any other city with ground defense."
"IF I may," Buck said loudly to get everyone's attention. "Before you try to bust in there and seize control, you may want to send someone to talk to them first. I'm sure at least Dr. Theopolis and Dr. Huer remember that Kathy Chang, or rather, Kokoa Shuzen, is not human, and now she has her sister and brother-in-law with her. You go charging in to take control, I got a feeling you'll get your ass handed to you."
"We cannot allow rebels to take over our cities," Dr. Theopolis stated. "The council had recommended a shutdown of all facilities and networks in New Kamakura. Dr. Huer will collect a force to retake control of the city. Once control has been established, the facilities and networks will be restored."
Buck shook his head and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Bad idea," he grumbled.
"We cannot allow rebels to ruin the carefully controlled habitats we have made," Dr. Theopolis stated. "We are taking the appropriate action to remove the rebels without direct conflict. "
""You're shutting the city down and endangering the entire population," Buck replied. "Just who do you think those people are going to turn to for help? Everyone will know the computers turned everything off and abandoned them."
"It will be an object lesson on why we computers are needed," Dr. Theopolis stated.
"No, it will be an awakening to everyone in that city that your way is not the only way," Buck retorted. "People living there may find a better way for themselves."
"Humans cannot control their own environment, history had proven that," Dr. Theopolis stated. "Without computer support, they will perish."
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Tsukune was not surprised when all power failed inside the city. First the computers all quit, then lights, ventilation, everything shut off, leaving a confused population wondering what went wrong.
The guard force provided some portable lighting. Tsukune had Kokoa retrieve as many yokai as possible to get some illumination at least into the common areas of the city to help rescue crews pull trapped people in trains, cars, elevators and in some cases homes due to doors not working.
Shiziku Katsume flew in with two dozen of her sisters and cousins to help get a ventilation system going. Tsukune had them rip out the current fans and control boxes. One item used 'in the wild' were plain old fashion windmills. Working high up on the city dome, the Succubi got a few windmills set up to provide power to exhaust fans as others tore holes in the domes to let air out. Ground level openings to the city were covered in filter material.
Moka gathered electrical engineers to work on why the generators died. The reason, everything was computer controlled, and the computers had all died. There was nothing wrong with the generators. She had the control boxes ripped out - in some cases literally, and stationed men to control the devices and got power back in line. Using magic, Tsukune negated many of the computer controls on equipment to get things running again. It took a few days of nervous people and yokai working, but the city was returned to a somewhat operating condition.
With power flowing again and humans controlling equipment that used to be automated, New Kamakura came back to life. Tsukune found a news station and got a live interview that was broadcast city-wide. He sat down with a pretty brunette on a closed stage tell everyone what happened.
"Mr. Aono, you know what caused the blackouts that caused such confusion?" the woman asked.
"I do." he said firmly. "Computers were running your city and everything in it. No one was monitoring them. I came here initially to get help for many other people who are living in less than ideal conditions. Kokoa had been here and found out these computers were running everything, including your laws. When I arrived and asked for help with others who needed support, these computers called the guard force to attack us. Their concern was only inside the city. When it became clear to them that they did not rule the human populations, they all shut down. Their shutdown of everything had great potential to harm everyone in the city. Myself and my lovely wife, Moka, have been guiding the efforts to get things running again. This time, there is no computer control. The computers decided that if humans did not obey them, then they would no longer run the city. The populations here need support, and at the moment, people are taking over the jobs computers were left to do."
"So, there are no computers left?" she asked.
"No AI types here, no," Tsukune explained. "The City in charge of them, New Chicago, determined that instead of trying to help humans they did not control the lives of, it was better to shut this city down and leave it."
"Thousands could have died!" the woman said with a gasp.
"That was probable. Thankfully, we managed to get enough help to prevent that from happening. I have had remote controls removed from every piece of equipment that is back in service," Tsukune told her. "Computers can't run anything here now, even if they wanted to. It is people who run the city now. Also, with lacking computers to provide the rule of law, the guard force is doing it's best to maintain safety and myself and Moka are watching over everything to see operations are running as smooth as possible. Some walls to the outside have been taken down, and this city will expand into the places where thousands of humans have been surviving under less than prime circumstances. The land will also be open to those within the city. Soon, we will have a trade system in place for the benefit of everyone in Japan."
"Japan, you mean..."
"Yes, the entire land mass of Japan," Tsukune stated. "It is time for the people to regain what they have lost. "
"Mr. Aono, can you tell me about yourself? Where did you come from and why did you come to our city to begin with?"
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In New Chicago, Dr. Huer, Buck, Wilma and Dr. Theopolis were watching the broadcast from New Kamakura. Buck noted right away that Tsukune Aono was painting the computers as the bad guys in shutting the city down.
"This broadcast is illogical. There should be no power to transmit," Dr. Theopolis said.
Buck flicked his eyes at the computer. "Apparently, Mr. Aono has figured out how to run the city without computers. He is proving you aren't needed to run a city and soon I bet, an entire country."
"He will fail. Humans trying to rule themselves have failed for centuries," Dr. Theopolis stated.
"He's not human," Dr. Huer reminded them. "He is most likely whatever that red head was."
"Vampires," Buck stated. "And from what I saw of them, the worst thing we can do is fight them."
"They will fail and beg for help," Dr. Theopolis stated.
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Amid the people and yokai Kokoa had saved were a pair of witches. The sisters were old, but knew their craft. She brought them to Tsukune. Gray haired and leaning on walking sticks, the pair of old women wore layers of worn cloaks, their weathered faces peeking out from frayed hoods.
Upon Kokoa leading them into the rooms Tsukune and Moka claimed, Tsukune stood up and bowed to them. "Greetings I am Aono Tsukune. It is very nice to see you."
One sister looked over Tsukune, the other approached Moka to study her.
"This looks like the one."
"Agreed, sister, the Lady here is Shinso. The time has come."
The one in front of Tsukune announced in her coarse voice, "If the curse of rot is to be removed from the land it is you, Lord Aono, who will make it happen. The seed of resurrection and the breath of revival will be blocked by a rival. Magic and spirit a full coven must be for you to break through and let the new world be."
"Craft from the present and the past, souls that forever last, Draw the 13 of power and ignite the resurrection hour!" The other sister by Moka intoned.
Tsukune looked at Moka, then the witches. "Resurrection? Are you talking about re-making the world?"
"The world is hurt and worn from abusers," the witch before him said. "It requires help to return to it's former glory. A guardian yes, and a healer. The Earth coddled you, fed you, nurtured you. Now, that you have gained all Earth had to give, you need to give back to restore the balance."
"These 13 of power, how do we find them?" Tsukune asked.
"You must search. Lord Aono. We will assist you. The room we need must be made into a dedicated room of magic. Once it is prepared, the search shall begin."
Tsukune rose and said, "Then let's find the room you need so we can get started."
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