Masamune had only visited the golden city once before, and it was nothing like this. He, Sera, Gabriel, and Kuroka stood at the entrance to the city just a few feet from where the rainbow bridge meets the city. The entire city was protected by a dome that floated in what seemed like deep space. At the far back, or maybe it was the center, was a tall and intimidating golden castle that screamed important. If it was any other time, Masamune would have taken the time to enjoy the view. But now, this brilliant and sparkling city was the battlefield between gods and angels.
All around him, Masmaune heard magic and explosions. He could see Asgardians flying through the air to meet the forces of Loki and his…frost giants?
"Those are the frost giants of Jotunheim," Gabriel explained. "They're virtually indestructible due to their bodies being made of pure ice. The only way to take them down is through their heart."
"This is going to be a pain," Kuroka said. "We'll never be able to make our way through all of this."
"Ice, huh?" Sera smirked and stepped forward. "Leave it to me. I'll clear a path."
"W-Wait a minute Sera-" Gabriel was about to pull her back, but Masamune cut her off and held her arm. He shook his head, and the three backed away and let the Devil King do her thing.
Sera clapped her hands together as dozens of magic circles form all around them, creating a wall made entirely of blue magic circles. "Scatter!" With those words, hundred and hundreds of ice…birds, shot out from the magic circles and took down the forces of Jotuns from behind.
"Here's our chance!" Sera shouted.
Masamune smirked. "Oceans, rise and become my shield!" As the four of them ran forward, water collected in his hand and formed Poseidon's trident. If the enemy was ice, using Poseidon's Authority over the oceans was perfect.
He pointed the trident forward and created a whirlwind of water. "Sera!"
"Munecchi, you're the best!" She jumped up and rode the whirlwind straight into the enemy forces.
Crashing down in the midst of their forces, Sera created an explosion of ice that leveled the surrounding area. Gabriel and Kuroka didn't stand back either. The angel flew into the air and rained down a barrage of light spears that destroyed the Jotsun from behind. Kuroka used her space magic to teleport in front of the frost giants, meeting up with the Asgardian warriors and used a powerful fire spell to create a wall of flames that kept them at bay.
Masamune jumped in the air and grabbed Gabriel and landed to grab Sera, before using Hermes's Authority over speed to flash them to the other side of the fire wall.
"Nice work!" They all high fived each other.
Masamune noticed the hundreds of Asgardians protecting the castle. While most of them had their weapons pointed at them, one person stepped forward to greet them. It was a woman. She had long silver hair and wore a very specific type of armor.
"Y-You're a valkyrie," Masamune said.
The valkyrie smiled. "An all powerful god slayer and the extremely fearsome women with him, you must be Asa Masamune."
Masamune stuttered. "H-How do you know my name?"
The valkyrie bowed. "My name is Rossweisse. I am the All-Father's personal bodyguard. Lord Zeoticus Gremory has spoken highly of you, but I never expected you to show up."
"What's the current situation like?" Gabriel stepped forward.
"Lady Gabriel," Rosseweisse said. "Please, this is not the place to talk. The All-Father and Lord Gremory are inside the castle."
The four of them followed the valkyrie into the castle as the Asgardians parted for them.
The interior of the castle was just as breathtakingly beautiful as the outside. Symmetrical columns lined each of the walls along the red carpet that led to what seemed like a war room. At the far end of the room, Lord Gremory stood by a large table with a holographic image of the city, along with a rather old man with a long beard and in a white robe. Behind them was a throne…the throne of Asgard.
"All-Father, Lord Gremory," Rosseweisse bowed as they approached the two. "We have guests."
"Masamune-Kun!" Lord Gremory seemed surprised to see him here. He walked over and patted him on the shoulder. "So I see you've not only snagged Sera and Gabriel, but a nekoshou as well. I must say I'm impressed. Maybe one day you'll reach the level of my harem."
Masamune blushed. "L-Lord Gremory!"
The old man laughed and joined them. "So this is Asa Masamune. I never expected to see another Campione in this life. I am Odin, the All-Father of Asgard."
"It's an honor to be your acquaintance, All-Father," Masamune and the girls bowed.
"Oh please, no need for that formal stuff," Odin smirked. "But I must say, your arrival is quite unexpected. However I am grateful nonetheless, if it were not for you, many more of my people would have been slaughtered."
"What happened?" Sera asked.
The four of them, along with Rossweisse, joined Lord Gremory and Odin at the table. An image of a man in his twenties appeared. He had long teal blue hair that seemed to float and mean looking eyes.
"This is my son, Loki," Odin said. "He's always been a bit of a trouble maker, but I let it slide up until now. Now, he wishes to destroy Asgard and bring about Ragnorok, thinking it will be the beginning of a new world and he wants to create in his image."
"Typical bad guy motive," Kuroka sighed and touched her forehead.
"That it is," Lord Gremory smirked. "Thor and the other gods are out there defending the city's borders, but we let the main entrance to the Bifrost open in order to gather them into one spot. I had hoped it would be a sound strategy to take them out, but their numbers are far more than I expected."
"He's allied himself with not only the Jotuns, but the angels in Heaven as well." Gabriel said.
"W-What? He did what?" Odin asked.
"Uriel, one of the Archangels seems to have betrayed Heaven and is coming here with his garrison," Gabriel explained. "We won't have long until we're outnumbered and outgunned."
"A-All-Father," Rossweisse said. "Surely we'll be able to win with the Campione here. This shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Lord Gremory shook his head. "I appreciate the enthusiasm, Rossweisse, but unleashing Masamune-Kun's strength here could prove fatal to Asgard. IF he were to go all out, maybe most…no, all of Asgard could be in ruins."
Rossweisse was speechless. "B-But…"
"I care not for where our people live," Odin said. "Asgard isn't a place, it's a people. We can rebuild elsewhere, as long as my people are safe, I would gladly give up our home here."
"But All-Father," Masamune said. "I don't think we should recklessly do that. Our first priority should be evacuating the civilians."
Lord Gremory nodded. "Lady Sif and Frey are already working on it. When we get the call, we'll do whatever is necessary to end this coup."
Masamune clenched his fist. "B-But I…"
Sera stepped forward and took his hand. "You wanted to protect everyone, remember? This is your chance."
"Do what needs to be done, Masamune-Kun," Gabriel smiled. "We're with you."
"Show em how it's done, master." Kuroka smirked and pounded her chest.
"Looks like I was worried for nothing," Lord Gremory smiled. "I was beginning to worry about whether or not you'd be able to live a life here in this world, but it seems you've already made a lot of friends, Masamune."
"Lord Gremory…"
"Strengthen your heart and find your resolve," Odin stepped forward. "Asa Masamune, you are a god slaying hero. And right now, there's a god out there who wishes to destroy the very thing my ancestors and I have poured our blood, sweat, and tears into building."
Masamune took a deep breath. "I understand. Leave it to me."
…
Sera was trembling in her boots. This was it, this was her first chance to show off to Munecchi. But even more than that, it was her first time getting to see Munecchi's power unleashed at full force.
She stood in front of the palace gates with Gabriel, Kuroka, and Rossweisse. Munecchi was still in the war room with Lord Gremory and the All-Father. The four girls were tasked with keeping the palace safe until the citizens of Asgard were evacuated safely.
She turned around to see Kuroka wandering her eyes around the city. "What's wrong?" She asked the nekoshou. "First time in Asgard?"
Kuroka nodded. "I've only seen it in history books and heard stories, but getting to see it in person is kind of…overwhelming."
"I do wish you could have seen it in it's true form," Rossweisse sighed. "This revolt…we'll have to rebuild elsewhere. Our home will be no more after this day."
"You heard the All-Father," Gabriel smiled and crossed her arms. "Asgard is not a place, it's a people."
"I wonder who came up with that," Sera said.
"Probably Thor," Rossweisse sighed. "That guy, always the battle hungry idiot."
"He's here?" Sera asked.
Rossweisse nodded. "I'd imagine he's defending the borders of the city right about now. The All-Father made him stay away from the main front, he didn't want the city more destroyed then it already is."
Sera got a shiver down her spine. So the stories must be true. The wielder of Mjolnir, the God of Thunder, the mighty Thor. She had heard that he was a force to be wreckened with. Countless territories gained through the vanguard of Thor.
Sera looked to the edge of the city at the Bifrost. A massive rainbow bridge connected the main city to an observatory just outside the city. She noticed that there was an ocean, a rather large one coming from the coast of the city to the edge of the Bifrost. She couldn't help but grin. The conditions couldn't have been more perfect for her.
She stepped forward and smiled. "Alright then, shall we?"
Gabriel grew her wings and stepped forward. "Let's take out as many as we can before Masamune-Kun has to make a move."
"Let's make a show out of this," Kuroka smirked.
Rossweisse looked at them, confused. "D-Do you really trust in his power, that much?"
The three of them looked at her. "Of course we do." Sera replied.
"I believe in his spirit," Gabriel smirked. "He'll make a wonderful king."
"That's my master for ya," Kuroka joined Sera and Gabriel as they walked towards the staircase.
On queue, the three leaped into action. Gabriel flew into the air and launched a massive frontal assault, barraging the hordes and hordes of frost giants with an endless amount of light spears.
Kuroka didn't seem to back down either. She drove right into the enemy force and created explosion after explosion with magic and senjutsu. Sera realized at that moment what a team they had formed. An Archangel, a Devil King, and an expert senjutsu user nekoshou. She couldn't help but smile.
Minutes went by as the onslaught continued. Although the four of them were dwindling down the frost giants, there numbers were rapidly increasing.
"Gabriel!" Sera shouted. "Find out how they're entering the city!"
She looked back to the task at hand. The city was being flooded with them, and the Asgardians were beginning to buckle. They must have been at this for awhile, and with the main gods protecting the borders, it was only a matter of time that the palace would have fallen if they hadn't showed up.
Sera created a large magic circle in front of her and unleashed countless frozen doves that attacked the frost giants. It wasn't doing much, but she had one last trick up her sleeve.
"Kuroka! Rossweisse! Get our forces back!" She walked forward and calmly breathed in and out. She made a fist in her right hand and pressed it against her left palm. Raising it, she created a massive magic circle over them all. "Glacial Cascade!"
Slamming her fist down, three ice dragons emerged from the circle. Glacial Cascade was an attack she developed herself awhile ago. By soaking up all the moister around the magic circle and concentrating them through it, she was able to shape the ice into three dragons. It took a lot of magic to be able to keep it steady, but she didn't see a point in holding back anymore.
The dragons ravaged the city, destroying the frost giants left and right. She was about to pat herself on the back, however a beam of light shot from space and sliced the dragons apart.
"What the hell!" Gabriel gritted her teeth.
Sera suddenly felt an immense magic pressure as a figure descended from the sky and faced them. It was Loki, his blue hair floating and his beady eyes full of confidence.
"The Devil King Leviathan, Archangel Gabriel, nekoushou Kuroka, and the valkyrie warrior Rossweisse," He said. "The old man really is desperate isn't he."
"Loki!" Rossweisse stepped forward. "Your actions here will not go unpunished. Stop this at once and maybe the All-Father will be lenient."
"I'm through taking orders from you or the old man," Loki smirked. "Asgard will fall this day, whether it's by my hands or at yours. Ragnarok will come, and I shall rebuild our city in my image!"
"You're as delusional as Lord Odin made you out to be," Sera said as she launched an ice attack at him.
He held out his hand and blocked the attack with a barrier. Somehow…it looked similar to Munecchi's Aegis. Sera grew her wings and joined Gabriel in the skies while Rossweisse and Kuroka dealt with the forces below.
"Don't think you can defeat me, a god," Loki said. "You're a thousand years too early."
"Yeah, well luckily for me I'm not as young as Sera," Gabriel dashed forward and confronted him in close combat. She manifested twin light spears, but somehow Loki was fending her off with just his hands to easily. Loki grabbed Gabriel's arm when she went in for a stab and kneed her in the stomach before tossing her back at Sera.
"H-He's tough," Gabriel caught her breath.
"We have to hold out as long as we can," Sera said.
"Sera, do you think you can pin him for a few seconds?" Gabriel asked. "I have one shot at this."
Sera realized what she meant. She nodded and looked at the god. "I got this."
Sera lunged forward and created multiple ice spears by her side. With a hand she extended them indefinitely. She being to hopeful by thinking that they could hold him, but the god simply broke them apart. However, she smirked.
From behind him, ice spears jabbed through his shoulders and held him in place. "W-What!"
"Gabriel!"
Sera watched as the angel created two magic circles behind her. "Holy Roaring Cannon!" Concentrated beams of light shot from the magic circles and hit Loki directly.
Rossweisse flew to them with Kuroka joining them on a magic circle platform. "Did you get him?" Kuroka asked.
Gabriel looked exhausted. That must have taken a lot out of her, but just as Sera relaxed herself, something launched from the cloud of smoke and grabbed hold of her legs. Chains?
Golden chains latched themselves onto each of the girls and dragged them up and in a cross stance. "What is this?" Sera struggled to move, but it wasn't any use.
"E-Enkidu," Rossweisse said. "Golden chains that absorb the magic of anything it touches. It's a Divine Weapon created by the dwarfs of Nidavilier."
This was bad. She could feel her strength sapping away. Her arms and legs began to go numb and she felt her consciousness leaving her. "M-Munecchi…"
Loki emerged from the attack, damaged but nothing too severe. "That was quite the attack, I'm impressed. But it'll take a lot more than that to finish me." He floated closer towards the four of them. "I'm gonna enjoy killing each of you slowly, and painfully."
"E-E-E…" Kuroka said, to the god's amusement. "Eat shit, you third ranked wannabe god."
Sera, even in her state, managed a smile. Even through all of this, she could feel it. That overwhelmingly powerful pressure, that smell…
"You're not gonna like what comes next," Sera smirked.
"What?"
Just as the god finished his sentence, multiple projectiles launched from below and broke the chains, freeing them. In a blink of an eye, she went from struggling in the skies, to being on her knees steps from the palace gates. She felt the warmness of a hand press against her head as she looked back.
Munecchi stood over them, smiling. "Sorry it took so long."
"Munecchi…" She struggled to remain conscious.
"Masamune-Kun," Gabriel smirked. "Glad you could make it."
"Kick his ass, Master," Kuroka gave him a thumbs up.
"Asa Masamune," Rossweisse said.
Munecchi walked forward and looked up at Loki. "This ends now, Loki."
Loki floated down closer towards him, but still looking down at them. "So you're the god slayer that Uriel warned me about. I must say, you don't look like much. I expected more."
Smirking, Munecchi extended both of his hands. "Lightning, strike and become my blade. Oceans, rise and become my shield."
Over them, storm clouds began to gather. The skies began to darken as they rolled over and covered the entire city. Sera could see the oceans by Asgard begin to sway back and forth, until a spiral of water launched and headed towards Munecchi. She heard the sound of thunder as lightning struck down at him as well.
"T-There's no way," Rossweisse said, struggling to get on her feet. "There shouldn't be storm clouds here, there's never any clouds here."
Sera smirked. "Zeus's Authority over thunder and lightning can create storm clouds anywhere."
"Don't be so cocky just because you created a little lightning," Loki said.
Munecchi swipped both of his hands as the trident and lightning bolt appeared in his hands. "You've caused enough destruction, Loki. This all ends here, I'm going to stop you."
"As if!" The god held out his hands and fired multiple beams of light at Munecchi. The same attack that destroyed her dragons, however Aegis perfectly blocked the attack. "W-What? The same barrier as myself?"
"Move swiftly, for you are the fastest in the heavens above," Munecchi said as he vanished before her eyes. He reappeared in the skies, behind Loki. Raising the lightning bolt, lightning struck and electrocuted Loki with a million watts of energy.
"What? How are you breaking through my barrier?" Loki said, his body began to sway back and forth.
Munecchi kicked him towards the ground and created a crater. Munecchi landed in front of Loki as the god got on his feet. "It's not over yet!"
Loki unleashed a massive amount of magic that Sera could feel even from her position. He was preparing for something big. "Munecchi, be careful."
The god held out his hands as the golden chains launched from the ground and latched themselves onto Munecchi. Binding him, it lowered him to his knees. He even dropped both of his weapons.
"This is as it should be," Loki said. "No god slayer will defeat the likes of me. Learn your place, boy."
From the skies, something shot and pierced Munecchi's stomach, causing him cough up blood. "Munecchi!" Sera tried to get to her feet, but it was not use. She didn't have any strength left.
"Dammit," Gabriel cursed.
"Master…"
Loki looked up at the sky as someone descended towards them. It was a man in his forties with short spiky white hair and bright golden eyes like Munecchi. He had twelve white wings and had a powerful magic pressure.
"Uriel…" Gabriel said. "That bastard…"
Uriel landed next to Loki. "Good job on keeping him down, it was a pretty easy shot."
"Took you long enough," Loki said. "What of the Asgardian forces?"
"My garrison will be here soon," Uriel said, looking to Munecchi. "Shall we kill him?"
"The decision is up to you," Loki said. "All I want is Asgard."
Uriel walked forward and looked down at Munecchi. "You're a pretty resistant one." He manifested another light spear and slowly inserted it in Munecchi's shoulder. Sera shuttered as she heard the scream he let out. It was complete anguish.
"How is he able to hurt him?" Sera asked. "Aegis should have-"
"Uriel has the power to negate divine intervention," Gabriel said. "That's why Aegis isn't protecting him. He's completely negated Masamune-Kun's perfect defense."
Sera balled her fist. "Munecchi…Dammit…"
"Sera," Kuroka said. "Have faith in him, in my master."
Sera was completely astonished at how much faith Kuroka had in Munecchi. Though she's known for a few days, the unwavering faith and hope in her eyes…
She clicked her tongue. "Don't lose, Munecchi."
A smile came across Munecchi's face. "I really have to thank you, both of you."
"What?" Uriel asked. "How are you still alive? That should have went through your heart."
The god and Archangel stumbled back as Munecchi easily broke free of the chains and got on his feet, and pulled out the light spears as if they weren't there.
"It's been a long time, since I've been able to freely enjoy myself in a fight." Sera could see something was off. Munecchi's eyes started to glow a bright yellow as he had a brilliant smile on his face. "I've always had to hold back, afraid of letting loose everything. But you two…you can take it, can't you? I really hope so…don't die on me too son now."
"W-What?" Uriel fell back. "What is this…What is this magic?"
Munecchi had unleashed an enormous amount of magic that poured out from him. It was deafening…Sera had finally regained movement, but being in the presence of this magic, body was completely stiff. She had never seen anything like this before…it was on par with Ophis or the Great Red.
"Come to me, for victory!" Munecchi said. "Hear my call, for my will creates your body, and your sword creates my destiny. I hereby swear, that I shall be all that is good in the world, and that I shall defeat all evil in the world. Seventh heaven clad and the great words of power, come forth from the circle of binding, sword of the heavens!"
Sera watched as the trident and bolt began to move and levitate, floating above Munecchi's head. From the ground, another weapon emerged. A pitchfork? It must have been Hades's pitchfork. These were the great weapons of the Big Three. One by one, they overlapped each other. Lightning, water, and darkness. All three elements overlapped each other and combined, and in a blinding light, Sera opened her eyes to see Munecchi holding a weapon she had never seen before.
It was a great sword. Its handle was easily the length of Munecchi's whole forearm. It's hilt was a big hollow circle with a floating Omega symbol in the middle. It's blade was easily the length of Munecchi's whole body and just as wide. Engraved along the blade were runes that she had never seen before…Ancient Greek?
From behind her, Sera watched as Lord Gremory and Lord Odin emerged from the war room.
"So that's what he was talking about, huh?" Lord Gremory smirked.
"I can't believe I get to see it with my own eyes," Lord Odin stroked his beard. "It's the first time I've seen it in this form."
"W-What is it?" Gabriel asked.
"I feel so much magic coming from it," Rossweisse said. "I've never seen such a weapon."
"This is the product of combining the three weapons of Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades," Lord Odin explained. "The Blade of Olympus. It's the strongest Divine Object among the Greek Pantheon, easily able to cut through divinity and easily take a god's Authority. However…"
"It can only be wielded by Zeus," Lord Gremory. "Either that, or someone with the Blessing of Olympus. So this is that strange aura I got when we first met…" Lord Gremory smirked. "You never cease to amaze me, Asa Masamune."
Sera looked back at Munecchi. Even though he had been so injured, and facing two incredibly powerful opponents, he had such a wide smile. For the first time, it was him being free of his emotions and letting go of everything restraining him.
So this is the Campione, Asa Masamune. Sera couldn't contain her happiness and began to shed tears. "Go get them, Munecchi."
Author's Note - Cliffhanger but I'll upload the next chapter soon. I didn't realize up until now but I've been spelling "Gabriel" wrong, as well as "Michael" too so I changed it now. Sorry guys lol. Anyways, I kind of have an idea of the overarching plot and "bad guy" and will be starting that soon. Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and see you again soon :)