Sangokuden x RWBY: Hunt of the Armored War Gods
Written By: GKoh
Chapter 3: Unforeseen
Morning has begun once more. The sun rose up showering Vale with its bright golden light, sweeping the black darkness away until only the shadows remained. Following after that were the birds chirping happily in seeing the light.
Sunlight reached Beacon Academy and one by one, it shone on the windows and illuminated the rooms inside with its glow.
It spread further reaching the dorm belonging to Team RWBY as it passed. Light was the call for the young teenagers to wake up. Ruby who slept on top of her bunk bed and dressed in her pajamas moaned. She lifted her body and stretched her muscles as she yawned loud.
When relaxed, the first thing the girl did was to stare at the bottom of the bunk bed belonging to her teammate, Blake Belladonna. Sadly, no one was sleeping on it and the bed remained tidy as it was. Blake was not there and Ruby sighed sadly.
"Blake," Ruby whispered to herself.
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Hours later after dressing into their normal clothes, the three members of Team RWBY, Ruby, Weiss and Yang were currently at Vale, walking along the streets. Around them, preparations for the Vytal Festival continued. However, that was not their reason for being here.
"Blaaaake!" shouted Ruby.
"Blaaaake!" Yang shouted alongside her sister.
"Blaaaaaaaake! Where aaaare yoooouuuu!?"
"Blake!"
The two shouted once more. Unfortunately, their calls were not answered leaving them most saddened.
"She's been gone all weekend..." muttered Ruby. After the argument where Blake revealed her apparent heritage as a Faunus, the black haired girl left and never returned. The team searched everywhere at Beacon for her but no sign of her presence.
If Blake was not at the academy, the girls concluded that their friend could be at Vale. However, two days had passed and the results were none.
"Blake's a big girl, I'm sure she can handle herself!" Weiss scoffed, earning the stares from Ruby and Yang.
Yang attempted to convince the girl to help. "Weiss, come on, she's one of our teammates."
"Is she? We all heard what she said!" Weiss retorted. All her life, she and her family were under constant threat by the White Fang. Weiss hated the White Fang for what they did to her but a few days ago, she learned that one of her teammates was a member of that organization. A member that she worked alongside for months.
"Weiss," Ruby shushed the white haired teenager.
Yang then followed up. "Maybe she is, maybe she isn't. Either way, she's missing, and we need to find her!"
"A member of the White Fang! Right underneath our noses!" Weiss whispered to herself.
As Weiss continued to not be helpful in the search, Ruby lowered her head and sighed in gloom. "I just hope she's okay..."
Unfortunately as she did, Ruby did not notice that she was about to bump into a person in front of her. It was too late and the person fell to the pavement.
Ruby regained her senses and cried at what she had done, "Oh my gosh…I'm sorry sir...I mean ma'am...I mean...Penny."
Ruby and then Yang and Weiss stared. Lying on the ground was the girl they met on Friday, Penny.
Penny seeing their faces, smiled wide and waved her hand. "Hiiiyyyaaa friends!"
Soon, Penny jumped back on her feet and continued waving. "Hiiiyyyaaa friends!"
The girls was taken aback before Ruby greeted the girl, "Uhhhh, hey…"
"Hiiiyyyaaa friends!" Penny said her greeting again.
Behind Ruby, Yang raised an eyebrow in confusion while Weiss facepalmed seeing this and wondering why the gods made them meet this girl once more. After making sure Penny didn't say it again, Ruby continued where she left off, "Hey Penny."
Happy, Penny went to Ruby and hugged her. "I'm so happy that my new friends are here again. For the last two days, I was really sad because I realized I haven't exchanged numbers with you all before we went back to our homes."
"Yeah, that is tragic," muttered Weiss who was secretly super glad. She really did not want the freckled girl to know her number and contacted her through her scroll.
Meanwhile, Ruby was trying to get some air as she was being constricted by Penny. She did not realized that Penny was this strong.
"Penny, can you please let me go?" Ruby begged as her face was almost turning blue.
"Oh sure," Penny complied.
Freed, Ruby panted. "I can breathe again."
Ruby's face was returning to normal and Yang comforted her little sister.
Penny then remembered something. "Oh by the way, what do you guys like because I was thinking on going to the shops and buy presents and give them to each and every one of you?"
While patting Ruby on the back, Yang said to Penny, "That's very nice of you Penny but we don't have time for that right now."
"What's wrong?" Penny wondered.
"Well," Yang properly explained, "We're looking for our friend Blake."
"Ooooh, you mean the Faunus girl!" said Penny who caused Ruby, Weiss and Yang to gasp.
"Wait, how did you know that?" Ruby questioned the girl.
Penny then pointed her head. "Uhh, the cat ears?"
"What cat ears? She wears a...boooohhh..." Yang was about to counter until realization hit her and so did Ruby and Weiss. Recalling past events, Blake did a few things that were similar to a cat. She played a ball of yarn and when Yang played with her laser pointer, Blake followed the red light wherever it went. Now that they think about it, it was pretty obvious.
Ruby and Yang looked at one another with Ruby whispering, "She does like tuna a lot..."
XXX
World of Sangokuden
It was a beautiful day in China and everyone at the Kingdom of Shoku couldn't be happier. After days of back breaking hard work and tiring preparation, the day was finally here. Today was the day of the Blossom Festival which was dedicated to Nagata Oda, the Governor of Shoku and Armored War God Gaim and the rest of the Armored War Gods who stood alongside him in protecting China.
"A celebration in my honor," Nagata mused to himself as he got dressed. "The guys back home would never believe it." As he briefly thought of home, a frown of sadness crossed his face. He had given up a chance to return home so he could stay and protect this world. While he knew it was a sacrifice worth making, he couldn't help but miss his family from time to time. Sometimes he felt homesick.
As Nagata got dressed, he checked himself in the mirror. As this was a special occasion, it was time to debut his new outfit. His usual blue shirt had been replaced by a midnight blue shirt with gold buttons that went up to a collar on his neck. A white sash was tied around his waist. He also wore baggy black pants with blue boots that had orange straps. Strapped to his forearms were bracers with steel plating on them. He then put on a new haori coat. It was orange with black trim and cherry blossom lining on the inside. On the back of the coat was his symbol as an Armored War God.
Grabbing his two katanas from the display rack, he slid them into his sash and secured them there. He then admired himself in the mirror and smiled. He looked very regal in his new outfit. According to Komei, as the King of Shoku, he needed to appear as one. As his armor was only meant for battle, a proper royal garb was required. The tailor was more than happy to make his order and finished just a day before.
"Gaim-sama."
Nagata whirled around in shock and was relieved to see that it was Ryofu. "Ren, you scared me."
"Sorry," she apologized. "Came to report. Everything is ready."
"Thanks, Ren. You didn't have to do that, but thanks." He noticed her gaze. "What?"
"I like Gaim-sama's new clothes. I like the color," she admitted with a blush.
"Thanks Ren," Nagata said awkwardly. "Appreciate the compliment."
It was more than just the clothes. Mixed with his looks and his heroic personality, Nagata was like a prince to Ryofu. A warrior prince.
Before Nagata resumed checking himself, Ryofu called to him, "Gaim-sama!"
"Yes, Ren?"
"When it starts," slowly, Ryofu told her Lord, "can you spend time with me?"
Nagata scratched his chin after hearing it. Ryofu saw and understood his body language. The saddened Ryofu turned to the door and was about to leave.
"It's a date, Ren," Nagata replied suddenly and it attracted Ryofu who saw Nagata smiling.
Ren gave an adorable smile and proceeded to hug him. "Thank you."
Nagata chuckled. Unfortunately, he had promised Kanu that he would spend time with her. However, the day was still young. Hence, he could split the two activities and each girl would receive equal attention.
With that, Ryofu exited out of his office. Seconds after she did, Iori showed his face.
"Hey Iori," said Nagata.
"Hey Nagata." Iori glanced at Nagata's attire and whistled. "You're looking good."
"Thanks," said Nagata as he made several poses in front of the mirror. Nagata couldn't help it. He truly made the outfit looked good.
"Good enough to attract a ship load of women," Iori smirked and Nagata gave a dirty look in response.
Nagata shook it off and asked his comrade, "How's Rinrin doing?"
"Phenomenal." Iori sat on a chair. "This morning, Rinrin made a paper mache of me."
"Really?"
"Yes," Iori chuckled. "She got every detail. Shapes, colors, everything. You should see it sometime."
"I will buddy."
Realizing he was going off topic, Iori finally told Nagata, "Anyway Nagata, I was thinking about inviting my brother and the Nanban Barbarians to the Blossom Festival. So, I was hoping if you can give me permission to-" But before Iori could finish, Nagata raised his hand in front of him.
Then Nagata smiled. "You don't need my permission Iori. Ichiro and everyone of Nanban are more than welcome to come here."
"You mean it?"
"Ichiro's your brother. He's your family and that means he's our family," claimed Nagata. As a young boy, he had many adventures with not only Yang but also with Weiss and Blake. They may not be related to him by blood but the bonds that was forged was more than enough for Nagata to see them as family.
Knock! Knock!
A knock on the door was heard. "Come in," said Nagata.
Entering the room was Kanu Unchou. "Morning Nagata-sama."
"Aisha." Nagata walked up to his love and they both kissed lips. "What mysterious force brought my beautiful black haired bandit hunter to my office?"
Kanu chuckled. "I am here to let you try out what I have cooked."
Nagata looked at Kanu's hands and they were holding a bowl. "You made chili?"
"Yes," said Kanu. "Since I noticed you were quite able to handle hot food, I was inspired to make this. I've added brisket, onions, pepper, various spices and any other ingredient that worked well with it including this green chili pepper."
Nagata stared at the bowl of chili. The surface was a brownish-red with the presence of cut meat. Bubbles were also present where they popped before another took their place. It looked like seeing a volcano.
"I was hoping," Kanu took a deep breath and admit, "you could try it."
Iori gulped in fright, fearing for Nagata's safety. As for Nagata, the next sentence he said was, "Sure, anything for you."
Hearing that, Kanu was beaming with joy while Iori showed a face of absolute horror.
Nagata sat on a chair as Kanu placed the bowl on his desk. Then, Nagata grabbed the spoon and proceeded to scoop some chili. Iori covered his eyes just as the spoon filled chili was near Nagata's mouth. Iori turned away just for good measure much to Kanu's confusion.
Finally, Nagata ate it and started chewing. And then he gulped it, sending the food into his stomach. Then, Nagata remained silent for a while. Kanu and Iori who turned back stared at their leader, wondering what has happened to him.
Finally, Nagata spoke as he smiled. "This is…good."
"Really?" Kanu's smile grew brighter as Nagata begun consuming more of the chili.
"This is a very good chili," Nagata commented. Kanu was in bliss. All the cooking lessons had paid off. Her Lord loved her chili.
Iori looked at Nagata in astonishment. No sweat was formed on his face and his face wasn't in any color. Curiosity got the better of him as he said, "Can I have some?"
"Of course Iori-sama." Kanu gave the man an extra spoon. Nagata shared his bowl with Iori.
Iori scooped a bit from the bowl and the food entered the mouth. Iori tasted it for a few seconds. Then, sweat appeared on his face that was becoming hot red. Iori was breathing heavily through the nose and then he shouted, "WAAAAAATTTTERRRR!"
Iori then rushed out of the room in lightning speed and disappeared. Kanu and Nagata were silent as the event happened.
"Was it too hot?" Kanu asked Nagata who just shrugged before taking another spoonful of chili.
XXX
While the Blossom Festival was ready to start, some feared that the food they had for the big feast might not be enough. So, a group was sent to venture into the woods to gather more food and ingredients.
A small child was among them. He had just pulled out a mushroom and put it into a small bag. His thought was filled with joy. He heard the grownups wanting to make a celebration in honor of the Armored War Gods.
He wholeheartedly agreed. Armored War God Gaim and Armored War God Ryugen were heroes. They deserved it. And it was finally here. The boy couldn't wait to see the parade with Gaim taking stage or playing the games that were set up. It was going to be a lot of fun.
Suddenly, he stopped daydreaming when he heard a rustling noise. He gasped as he looked around. He then heard the rustling noise again and then a strange noise. It sounded like an animal.
The boy was nervous and all of a sudden, a hand touched him which make him shrieked.
He turned around and saw that the hand was from his mother.
The mother lectured the boy, "You shouldn't stray from the group."
"Sorry, mommy."
"We've gathered what we need, let's go home." the young boy nodded to his mother and they held hands and left the forest.
They left. Everything was silent until the wind blew followed by the beastly growls. The bushes moved and red eyes popped up.
They watched as the mother and child left. Those who possess those soulless red eyes had one thing on their minds: blood.
XXX
World of Remnant
Daytime was no more and nighttime had strolled in to take its place. It was quiet at Vale's seaport. All of the workers had left to return to their homes. Most of the seagulls had returned to their nests to sleep leaving only the crickets who sang in the night. The sea was calm and peaceful.
Interestingly, hiding on the rooftop of one of the seaport's buildings was Blake. She lay flat on the rooftop looking at the buildings and the stacked cargo.
It was lively at the city. People were just walking along or observing the decorations set up around the city. Meanwhile, somewhere located in the middle of Vale, Blake Belladonna was enjoying tea at a balcony of a cafe. She was not alone however. Sitting in front of her was the Faunus from the docks, Sun Wukong.
Unknown to Blake and her team, Sun had secretly followed them back to Beacon Academy. When he was searching around, he accidentally found Blake by the statue where she revealed her true self.
After he showed himself to the cat Faunus, the two left Beacon and hide out in the city for the next couple of days. Although they have been together for two days, Blake hasn't spoken much of a word to the monkey Faunus.
After sipping some tea, Blake looked at the boy. "So, you want to know more about me..."
Sun lifted his hands up in relief. "Finally, she speaks! Nearly two days and you gave me nothing but small talk and weird looks!"
Blake glared at her compatriot who commented, "Yeah, like that."
Sun was right. After he helped her run away and allowed her to stay with him, she hadn't showed much gratitude towards him. Blake sighed in defeat. "Sun...Are you familiar with the White Fang?"
"Of course!" Sun snorted. "I don't think there's a Faunus on the planet who hasn't heard of them. Stupid, holier-than-thou creeps that use force to get whatever they want. Bunch of freaks, if you ask me!"
Sun used his tail to grab the cup and had his drink before Blake responded, "I was once a member of the White Fang."
Suddenly, Sun started choking after hearing that. After lowering the cup and wiping the tea spilled from his mouth, he replied, "Wait a minute, you were a member of the White Fang?!"
"That's right," the girl with the bow nodded. "I was a member for most of my life, actually. You could almost say I was born into it..."
Blake took a deep breath and gave her story to Sun. "Back then, things were different. In the ashes of war, the White Fang was meant to be a symbol of peace and unity between Humans and the Faunus. Of course, despite being promised equality, the Faunus were subjected to discrimination and hate. Humanity still thought of us as lesser beings. And so, the White Fang rose up as the voice of our people. And I was there. I was at the front of every rally. I took part in every boycott. I actually thought we were making a difference. But I was just a youthful optimist."
Blake closed her eyes for a short while. Sun could tell this was where the unpleasant stuff was about to be revealed. "Then, five years ago, our leader stepped down, and a new one took his place. A new leader, with a new way of thinking. Suddenly, our peaceful protests were being replaced with organized attacks. We were setting fire to shops that refused to serve us, hijacking cargo from companies that used Faunus labor. And the worst part was, it was working. We were being treated like equals. But not out of respect...out of fear."
Sun was shocked at this. It was true that humanity in the past has treated the Faunus poorly but the White Fang were no better.
"So, I left. I decided I no longer wanted to use my skills to aid in their violence, and instead, I would dedicate my life to becoming a Huntress. So here I am: a criminal hiding in plain view, all with the help of a little black bow," Blake said before looking at her bow that moved a bit.
XXX
After having that nice tea break, Blake and Sun exited out of the cafe and were walking along the alleyway.
Sun with his hands behind his head turned to Blake. "So, what's the plan now?"
Blake replied, "I still don't believe the White Fang is behind these robberies. They've never needed that much Dust before."
"What if they did?" said Sun. When Blake looked at him, Sun continued, "I mean...the only way to prove that they didn't do it, is to go to the place where they would most likely go to if they were to do it, and not find them there! Right?"
"The only thing is, I've no idea where that would be," Blake admitted.
Sun then replied, "Well, while I was on the ship, I heard some guys talking about offloading a huge shipment of Dust coming in from Atlas."
"How huge?"
"Huge. Big Schnee Company freighter."
"You're sure?"
XXX
And here they were and Sun was right. That was a lot of Dust down there. All they had to do now was wait and watched what happened.
The monkey Faunus finally arrived and landed beside Blake. "Did I miss anything?"
"Not really. They've offloaded the crates from the boat. Now they're just sitting there." After finishing, Blake stared at the green apples that Sun was holding in his arms.
"Cool." Sun offered one of the apples. "I stole you some food!"
Blake raised an eyebrow and rebutted, "Do you always break the law without giving a second thought?"
"Hey, weren't you in a cult or something?" Sun countered and he received a nasty glare from the cat Faunus. "Okay, too soon!"
Suddenly, the air started to moved fiercely. The strong wind blew on the two Faunus' hair. They looked up and saw the perpetrator. It was the aircraft, called the Bullhead.
Blake and Sun maintained their position as the Bullhead hovered around the port shining its lights on the ground. The Bullhead soon slowly landed in the middle of the docks. It opened and entering out were black and white individuals wearing fanged masks.
When Blake saw them, she saddened and whispered to herself, "Oh no..."
Sun inquired Blake, "Is that them?"
"Yes…" Blake spoke, full of dejection. "It's them."
Sun questioned further, "You really didn't think they were behind it, did you?"
"No," Blake sighed sadly. "I think deep down I knew. I just didn't want to be right."
She grew up in the White Fang. It was basically family to her. She tried hard to believe there was some good left in the organization but after seeing this, all hopes were dashed. The White Fang she knew was gone. This was the White Fang now.
She lowered her head in shame but then came the voice. "Hey! What's the holdup!?"
Blake was shocked and immediately resumed watching the White Fang on the docks. At the Bullhead, one more passenger exited out.
Blake's eyes widened seeing him. Blake saw the wanted posters. He was Roman Torchwick.
Roman strolled around the docks and started insulting his Faunus partners. "We're not exactly the most inconspicuous bunch of thieves at the moment, so why don't you animals try to pick up the pace?"
Blake narrowed her eyes as she watched Roman continued.
"This isn't right," she muttered. "The White Fang would never work with a Human. Especially not one like that."
Without a moment of hesitation, Blake unsheathed her Gambol Shroud from her back and without a thought, jumped off the ledge to confront them.
"Hey, what are you doing?!" Sun shouted to her but she didn't reply. "Oh man."
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World of Sangokuden
In his office, Nagata wanted to ensure everything was in order. His hair was combed and neat and his clothes showed no wrinkles. He needed to looked good for the celebration. He doesn't need a speech on paper because he already knew what he would say to the people.
There was one more thing he had to do, making sure that the medallion was secured around his neck and have a long gaze at it. This was no ordinary medallion. This medallion has the symbol of the Oda Clan. Prior to his return to China and everyone in Shoku, Nagata took a few things from his home before heading to the museum; photos of his family and friends, his first Kamen Rider toy that he got from the gashapon and the medallion of the Oda Clan which once belonged to his mother, Ruby Oda.
After Ruby and her husband's passing, Yang managed to reacquire the medallion belonging to her late sister. The young woman then handed this treasure to Nagata. Yang told him that whenever he wears it, his family will always be there with him. At the time, Nagata did not know what she meant but after regaining his memories, he finally understood.
Nagata wore a sad smile while looking at it. Although he got over what happened to his real parents, he truly wished that they were still alive to see what their child has accomplished. During the preparations for the Blossom Festival, Nagata would imagine himself commencing the festival and he looked at the crowd and see his real parents, his current parents, Yang and Monta, relatives and friends among them.
Nagata sighed knowing that will never happen but then shook his head as there was no point in moping over it. He made a family here and they supported him. That was more than enough.
As Nagata was preparing to head out, a familiar voice caught his attention. "Well, well, well. You're looking as sharp as ever, Armored War God Gaim-sama." Nagata turned and saw Chosen who was dressed in a pink suit and looking as cheerful as always.
"Chosen," Nagata greeted. "So, what brings you over to Shoku today?"
"Oh, as if I would not attend such a wonderful celebration, especially as it is in the honor of a great hero like yourself," smiled Chosen. "Your parents, wherever they are, would be proud of you."
"Yeah, I still can't believe there's a festival in my honor," Nagata replied as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Indeed, but the people see fit to hold this celebration in your honor due to your recent actions. You are something to look up to. You inspire people and give them strength. You have united the people under your banner with your ideals and charisma," praised Chosen.
"Still, I don't think I'm anything special."
"And modest too. Well, since today is a special day for you, I thought it would be a good idea to leave a gift for you," Chosen said as he left a box on Nagata's desk. "Bye, now~!" Chosen waved before he vanished.
Nagata blinked and shrugged. Chosen was just one big mystery. He looked at the box Chosen had left and went to open it.
Nagata studied Chosen's gift. It was a Lockseed. However unlike the others, this one was blank, dull and grey and the only intriguing feature about it was that it had a seed like design with the words L.S.-? on the front.
'What does this Lockseed do?' Nagata thought to himself before Komei entered.
"Nagata-sama." Nagata turned to the young girl who spoke. "It's time."
"Oh, OK," Nagata nodded. "So be honest, how do I look?"
"You looked majestic, Nagata-sama."
As they head out, Nagata looked at Komei. "So Shuri, are Hoto and your teacher coming to the festival?"
XXX
Not long, Nagata and Komei arrived at the main doors. He opened them and light shine on him and when he passed them, his eyes saw a large crowd assembled before him. They cheered, they raised miniature flags, most of them were his symbol and they chanted his name, "Gaim-sama!"
Even after all this time, Nagata still wasn't used to such ovation. Not too long ago, he used to be a high school student who practiced kendo, helped out at his family's restaurant, and a love for Kamen Rider. Now he was considered one of the greatest heroes of this era.
"Here you go, Nagata-sama." Komei handed Nagata a crystal microphone.
"Thanks, Shuri." Nagata tapped on the orange crystal to activate its voice amplification magic. He stood on the stage facing the villagers. He addressed them with a smile, "Greetings everyone and welcome to our first annual Blossom Festival."
The crowd clapped and roared in applause. Behind him, his generals were clapping with Bacho and Chouhi lifted their arms up in enjoyment.
Nagata resumed his speech, "First of all, to be honest, I never really expected quite a celebration to be held in my honor. In fact, when I accepted my role here as your governor, I was only thinking about keeping the peace and protecting the people here. A lot of time has passed since then and our territory has expanded with all the alliances we have formed. Bandits are no longer a problem in Shoku as they are dealt with before they can become a problem."
The crowd were being enthralled by Nagata's words. The generals smiled at their leader. They were proud of him especially Komei whose eyes were getting watery.
Nagata resumed on, "As you are well aware, the Imperial Government has fallen due to corruption. Fortunately, the true mastermind has been dealt with. However, that does not mean we are completely safe. There is still evil out there who will attempt to destroy our fragile peace. The purpose of this festival is to show we are not afraid to enjoy the peace we have worked hard to obtain."
Everyone looked to one another in agreement and many cheered on, agreeing to what Nagata said. As Nagata was about to continue…
"AAAHHHH!"
Suddenly, everyone heard screaming. Everyone tried to find the source until Chouhi shouted, "Nagata-niichan, look!"
Nagata, his generals and the crowd turned to the source of that scream. Everyone gasped in horror as they watched several villagers running away from a horde of creatures.
"Are those Inves?" asked Iori. These creatures resembled werewolves, as in bipedal lycanthropes. They were covered in pitch black fur and had bone white masks covering their heads. These masks had red markings. The creatures also had bony protrusions sticking out of their arms and backs, with sharp claws at their fingertips.
The villagers tried their best to flee but those who were unable to were pinned to the ground where the werewolves began sinking their teeth into the people's limbs and tore them out of their bodies. With that, the crowd panic and they ran too.
Soon, Nagata shook his head to regain back his focus and his face became serious. "Doesn't matter. They're dangerous and need to be stopped!"
He pulled out the transformation belt and attached it to his waist. Attaching his Orange Lockseed, Nagata activated his Sengoku Driver. "Iori, let's go! Henshin!"
Iori followed. "Henshin!"
"ORANGE ARMS! HANAMICHI ON STAGE!"
"BUDOU ARMS! RYU, HOU, HA-HA-HA!"
Two portals opened and the giant metal fruits of Helheim exited out. The Armor Parts came down onto their owners' heads, sending an energy that formed into their bodysuits. The metal fruits disassembled and they formed their armor. Thus, Armored War God Gaim and Armored War God Ryugen appeared, both taking out their weapons to fight.
"Iori, Ren, Aisha, Sui, back me up! Shuri, Sei, Shion, Rinrin, get the villagers to safety!" ordered Gaim.
"Yes Gaim-sama!" Komei, Chou'un, Kochu and Chouhi complied and head to gather the villagers.
Gaim and Ryugen jumped down from the stage followed by Kanu, Ryofu and Bacho and all five charged at the beasts who roared ferally.
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World of Remnant
Blake made her way to the thieves. She hid behind one of the containers and stealthily headed to them. When she was at the end, she peeked around the corner.
Blake saw the White Fang continued securing the Dust shipment. Finally, she saw her target talking to one of the White Fang who was holding a large rope.
"No, you idiot! This isn't a leash!" groaned Roman.
Before Roman could finish what he has to say, he suddenly found himself having a katana very close to his throat.
"What the-" Roman shifted his eye and saw Blake. "Oh, for-"
In an instant, the White Fang soldiers pointed their guns and pulled out their swords.
"Nobody move!" Blake demanded.
"Whoa! Take it easy there, little lady." Roman tried to talk his way out.
The White Fang approached her. Seeing they were not complying, Blake did the next thing. Using her free hand, she grabbed her bow and removed it from her head, revealing her Faunus ears. Seeing this, the White Fang lowered their weapons and turned to one another.
Blake announced to her kind, "Brothers of the White Fang! Why are you aiding this scum?"
Suddenly, Roman laughed. "Oh, kid, didn't you get the memo?"
"What are you talking about?" Blake snarled.
"The White Fang and I are going in on a joint business venture together!" Then, the blade was now closer to him.
"Tell me what it is or I'll put an end to your little operation." Blake's voice did not stutter. She meant business.
Unfortunately, the odds were not in her favor. The wind blew wildly once more. Blake turned her head up and so did Roman who smirked like a snake. "I wouldn't exactly call it a little operation..."
Blake gasped in horror as she saw two more Bullheads hovering above them.
At the rooftop, Sun noticed this as well and proceeded to jump down to the pavement and ran to aid his comrade.
Roman shifted his eye and saw his hostage taker was distracted. He was about to retaliate until -
BOOM!
- one of the Bullheads suddenly exploded. The burning aircraft then descended to the earth. The White Fang members jumped out of the way just as the aircraft crashed.
A blast of crimson hit the other Bullhead and it spiraled down to Blake and Roman.
"Look out!" Sun jumped in and tackled Blake and himself away. Roman dropped to the ground and hurriedly ran.
The Bullhead smacked into the ground and exploded. The force sent the three skidding across the ground. Everyone at the seaport slowly got up.
Sun rubbed the back of his head before looking at the confused Blake. "You okay?"
"Yeah," Blake softly spoke.
Roman was getting up, coughing. He wondered what just happened. He got his answer.
Near the blazing fires where the Bullheads crashed, dark figures revealed themselves.
Men that resembled initiates of a martial arts school wore black robes with red markings and Grimm masks to covered their faces.
Another sort of these men were present. Their clothing showed they were of a higher level compared to their comrades. Black robes with white sashes across their chests and shoulder armor with wolf designs. Their faces were shown and they looked like pale ghosts with red markings on them. On top of their heads were metal caps with wolves adorned on their foreheads.
The White Fang threateningly showed their weapons but these new arrivals showed no fear. Instead, they growled menacingly.
More began to show up until the last four landed and stood up. They were like the ones that had the wolf ornaments but each one of the four possessed an ornament and armor of a different animal. When Roman saw them, he gasped as his skin began to turn white.
One of the dark figures turned his blood eyes at Roman and gave a dark glare at him as he hissed, "Roman Torchwick, we've been looking for you."
"Uh oh," Roman gulped.
With that, the dark figures roared wild and lunged at all that were in their sights.
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World of Sangokuden
"Eat lasers!" Ryugen shouted as he aimed his Budou Ryuhou and fired. The purple shots knocked many of them down as they were riddled with holes. Behind him was Ryofu who was using her Heaven Piercing Halberd to strike the beasts down. Her phenomenal strength was shown as she easily bisected one of the beasts. Nearby was Bacho who was using quick thrusts of her yari spear to take down the monsters.
"Oi-ryah!" Bacho stabbed one right through its masked face with her yari. She withdrew and twirled her weapon around as she stabbed it right in the chest.
"You demons will not run amok here!" Kanu declared as she hacked and slashed with her Green Dragon Crescent Blade.
Next was Gaim who brandished his swords and sliced the creatures when they were near. One wolf monster jumped and Gaim leapt and delivered a flying kick at the stomach sending it crashing. He joined both his swords into Naginata Mode and twirled both blades around. As he was surrounded, he quickly hit his Cutting Blade for one of his finishers.
"SOIYA! ORANGE SQUASH!"
The Daidaimaru's blade glowed and Gaim performed a spin, landing slashes upon the beasts that surrounded him. He separated both swords and pulled the tab of his Musou Saber before he fired, taking out three of them.
A fourth one managed to tackle him to the ground but it soon felt a piercing strike in its body as Gaim successfully impaled it. He rose back up and threw the dead creature away.
Ryugen continued firing at the wolves. Too focused on what was in front, he did not notice one of them sneaking up behind him.
After kicking another, Gaim noticed. "Iori, behind you!"
Thanks to Gaim's warning, Ryugen rolled to the side, avoiding a nasty claw slash. Ryugen aimed and fired at it, defeating it. Ryugen gave a thumbs up for Gaim's help. The two turned and saw the wolves hadn't stopped coming. Then, arrows hit them.
Gaim and Ryugen looked back and saw Kochu, along with few of their archers using their bows and arrows.
"HAAHH!" Chouhi appeared next as she roared. She rode her war pig, sped past the armored riders and smacked away many of the wolves creatures.
Chou'un ran towards Gaim who asked, "Sei, are the villagers safe?"
"They are. Gien and Batai are watching over them," she said.
"Good, now let's take them down." Gaim pointed his sword and everyone roared in agreement.
Unbeknownst to everyone, a slender figure was hiding behind one of houses. It watched the battle continued and smiled as that was what it wanted. It then went deeper into the kingdom, intending to complete its objective.
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World of Remnant
"Thank you so much." Ruby thanked the cook of the food truck who has long auburn hair with a pair of goggles on his head. The food truck was known to have a different menu every day of the week. Today they were selling donuts.
Ruby walked to her comrades and started giving the paper bags that had a donut.
She gave Weiss what she ordered. Weiss muttered, "Finally."
Ruby turned to Penny. Ruby didn't know what she wanted. So, she ordered a chocolate donut for her. Ruby was about to give it to her until Penny spoke, "I don't eat."
Then, Ruby walked towards Yang. Yang was talking to the other owner of the food truck, Kat who has long black hair with a bang framing her face.
Yang asked, "So have you seen her?"
"Actually, I think I did see someone matching that description," The owner informed Yang.
"Really!" Yang replied.
"Really!" Ruby repeated what Yang said before giving her sister her order.
"Yeah. Hey Leo," Kat turned to her brother, "I was talking to these girls and they are looking for a girl with black hair and amber eyes."
"Are you referring to the young woman who kept her Faunus ears hidden within that large black bow?" Leo asked.
"Yup."
Weiss whispered to Ruby. "Are we the only ones not aware about this?"
Leo continued, "If I recall, I believed I saw her and her friend heading to the seaport?"
"Friend?" Yang voiced.
Suddenly, a loud explosion was heard. Everyone turned to a large smoke that was coming from a distance. The girls soon realized that explosion came from the seaport which Blake and her other friend went to. Without wasting time, the four girls rushed to the seaport.
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World of Sangokuden
The battle continued and while Shoku suffered several losses, the monsters experienced more.
Kanu and Ryofu were back to back to one another while glaring at the wolves that surrounded them. While the dark beasts showed their fangs to intimidate the women but they were not aware what they were really thinking.
The two young women loved their god, Gaim-sama. He made a promise with them that he will go out with them during the Blossom Festival. That was until these vicious wolves appeared and ruined everything. Ruining their plans with their love was the equivalent of accepting suicide.
Many of the wolves attacked but Kanu and Ryofu were ready. Kanu jumped into the air just as Ryofu swung her blade in one swoop that sent the giant wolves back who received huge cuts in the process. Kanu descended back and proceeded to deliver multiple swift slashes that injured the wolves even more.
Kanu blocked multiple swipes with her Green Dragon Crescent Blade. Ducking under another swipe, Kanu severed the arm of the wolf. A second wolf charged in but got its head chopped off.
A wolf attempted to bite Ryofu but instead bit on the spear. Ryofu lifted her spear before slamming the weapon, along with the wolf down to the ground. She swung and the wolf let go and it crashed into a hut.
Chou'un ran past several wolves and delivered swift slashes on their hides. When one of them was about to tackle her, Chou'un leapt to a roof of a house. She jumped back and slammed her heel on top of a wolf's head before kicking it in the face.
Chouhi jumped off her war pig while the pig rammed into one of the wolves. The wolves ran towards Chouhi but she smacked them to the ground with her spear until one got lucky and swiped at her.
Chouhi skidded across the ground by one of the wolves. She got up and having lost her weapon, she instead charge at it who did the same thing. Chouhi grappled with the wolf and it looked like both were evenly matched.
"You're strong," Chouhi gave a cheeky grin, "But I'm stronger."
Without breaking a sweat, Chouhi lifted the wolf off its feet. She spun around leaving the wolf floating in the air. When she saw a pack, Rinrin threw the wolf and it slammed into its own kind like a bowling ball hitting bowling pins.
Not far, Bacho noticed Chouhi's Viper Spear on the ground. Ducking under a lunge, Bacho rolled over and grabbed the weapon. "Chouhi!"
Chouhi saw her friend who threw her weapon towards her. Chouhi caught it and she finally have her weapon returned. "Thanks Sui!"
"No problem!" Bacho accepted before delivering a kick at a wolf from behind.
"HAI~! KIWI ARMS! GEKI, RIN, SEI-YA HA!"
Ryugen had performed an Arms Change and threw his Kiwi Gekirin. The circular blades flew and slashed at the dark wolf monsters, slicing through vital areas. One was lucky enough to only lose its arm but several arrows embedded themselves into its skull, dropping it.
Many of the wolves had arrows buried in them as they slowly dissolved. Kochu was frighteningly talented with a bow and arrow and it showed as she fired a volley of arrows in rapid succession.
Meanwhile, Gaim was cornered by several of the wolf-like beasts but then one was pierced in the skull by Bacho. Kanu and Chou'un also took down the others.
"There seems to be no end to them, Nagata-sama!" Kanu told her beloved.
"Yeah, I know," Gaim agreed as he push the Cutting Blade thrice over his Lockseed.
"SOIYA! ORANGE SPARKING!"
Gaim bent his knees and took a deep breath before he jumped, creating a shockwave shaped like an orange slice. He hovered in the sky as a series of orange slices lined up between him and a collection of the beasts. He roared as he flew through the slices, an inferno enveloping his body before he smashed into the center of the group. There was an explosion that swallowed up the beasts as Gaim leapt out and landed on one knee, his armor was smoking.
"Nagata-sama!" Kanu cried as she approached.
"Whoa, Aisha!" Gaim raised his hands to stop her. "Wait a minute. Right now my armor's red hot from all that energy."
"It seems that last attack wiped out the rest of them," Bacho observed.
One of the soldiers walked up to Gaim.
"How many did we lost?" Gaim asked.
"5 citizens and 12 of our men but everyone is alright," said the soldier.
"Is everyone alright?" asked Gaim.
"We're fine Nagata-sama," responded Kanu. "But I really wanted to know what were those creatures. Were they from the RinJyuKen?"
"It's a possibility," Ryugen argued. The werewolves' appearances did not match any of the Inves they had encountered who have a mix of animal and floral designs.
Bacho raised an eyebrow. "I don't really get it. Why would the RinJyuKen send these things at us? This doesn't seem like their usual routine."
"Maybe they're testing how powerful they were but that's not important right now," Gaim responded. "First, we need to fortify the defenses in case of a second attack. After that, I want soldiers ready the catapults and arrow launchers. Next we-"
However Gaim soon realized that everyone was not paying attention to his orders. He saw everyone staring at him. "What?"
As the girls gasped, Kanu was the first to shout, "Nagata-sama!"
Gaim was puzzled at first before he looked down and saw a light on his chest. "What?" The light grew and engulfed him before he vanished.
"NAGATA-SAMA!"
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Hunt of the Armored War Gods Bio:
Tatsuya Miyamoto (AU counterpart of Tatsuya Shiba from The Irregular in Magic High School): Tatsuya Miyamoto is the grandfather of Masataka Miyamoto and current head of the Miyamoto Corporation. After his son left Masataka and Minato to him, Tatsuya dedicated himself to look after his grandsons. Ever since then, Masataka has absolute respect toward his grandfather. It is important to note that Masataka actually learned most of his fighting skills from Tatsuya. Even at his age, this elderly man could hold his own as if he was still at his peak. Any information apart from that is a complete mystery. However, several rumors about him appeared over the years. According to several individuals that wished to remain anonymous, Tatsuya was allegedly part of Japan's special task force during World War II. This group was assigned the most dangerous and most suicidal missions and Tatsuya was one of their best. Of course, these are just rumors but recent events including an incident at an expo where participants claimed that Tatsuya had singlehandedly took down several armed men suggested otherwise.
