Chapter 4: A Certain Possible Annihilation

Kamijou ran over to Index, still bleeding on the floor.

"Hey, Index, are you alright?" Kamijou asked, keeping calm. "Come on, talk to me."

His proding wasn't doing anything. But his care for others created something new in him. His hand started glowing with curling streams of galactic purple energy surrounding his hand. At first being perplexed by the strange activity of energy, he then watched the streams of energy move toward index and then spread across Index's wounds, slowly regenerating the damage done to her. It was only temporary, as she was still in a severely injured state, but she was no longer in a life threatening condition.

"Well, that's a start."

Kamijou then sensed someone outside, approaching the dorm room. Kamijou went outside to encounter the man, his immeasurable power prepared. The man was tall, had long red hair, a barcode tattoo just beneath his eye, and wore a black cloak.

"It seems she came back for something," the man said.

"What did you do to Index?" Kamijou asked the man, his rage slowly rising.

"I'm not the one who harmed Index, Kanzaki was responsible for the injuries, although her intention was never to harm her. For some reason, her habit was torn to shreds."

"How the hell do you people act like you're just and go on and hurt a little girl like that?"

"I came to reclaim Index. She holds 103,000 forbidden grimoires in her memory. As she has the perfect memory, she is seen as a magical library, but is rendered harmless, as she can't use magic. I'm assigned to protect her, as she can't defend herself from the magicians that attack her on almost a daily basis. They have done this ever since that Anomaly that nearly destroyed us 2 years ago."

"Well, I can tell you this. One: you're doing one hell of a lousy job. Two, I already know about the grimoires." Kamijou then took an offensive stance.

"Fortis931!" the man shouted.

The man threw a ball of fire at Kamijou. The fire exploded outwards, and continued to burn. Beleving that Kamijou was killed by the flame, the man continued to go and collect Index. But then he felt a presence. Something far more powerful and far more feared than anything that could ever physically exist. A scenario of the recent space fleet striking terror is one thing. But this was incomprehensable beyond all measure, even the fear that a Magic God could impose was indescribably puny compared to this. Constantly sweating bullets, the man slowly turned around to see Kamijou with massive amounts of galactic purple energy swirling around him, his irises now glowing with the same color.

"I don't have time to waste on children's entertainment tricks," Kamijou said as he shot a pulse of purple energy from his hand, directly hitting the man in the chest.

As for the pulse, it was designed to unleash pure kinetic force upon impact, so when it did, the man was sent flying through the air, and collided with the building on the other side of the road. Of course, that also meant that anything nearby was also blasted away, meaning that the balcony was ripped apart as well. The stairwell nearby also detached from the damage and collapsed onto the road, completely blocking it. Kamijou looked from the balcony's remnants, making sure that no one else was planning on attacking.

"I should take Index and get out of here. This place isn't safe anymore."

Kamijou then took Index, and flew away from the area near supersonic speeds. Having only one person to trust, he went over to Komoe-sensei's apartment, as he couldn't use any public facilities with Index around. Meanwhile, down on the street, the man, known as Stiyl Magnus, was coughing out blood, his ribcage shattered in an unimaginable way. He had the strength to hide in the alley, draw a communication rune, and make contact with Kanzaki Kaori.

"Do you have-" she stopped abruptly. "What happened to you Stiyl?"

"It's him. The being that nearly destroyed us all 2 years ago, near the end of that decade war. He's back."

"Shouldn't we do something about him?"

"He killed every Magic God known to man with ease. If he so much as suspects that there is more of us, he'll annihilate us all."

Those were his last words as he fell unconscious.


-An hour later-

Misaka looked at the now devastated apartment, part of it collapsing due to the structural instability. Everyone had been evacuated, and authorities were checking and clearing damage. She attemted to find out about what happened, when she was suddenly tackled from behind.

"Oh, Onee-sama!" Shirai yelled.

"Ah, get off me Kuroko!" Misaka said.

"I thought you would be in remedial lessons, but to see you out here enjoying the night breeze..."

"It's nothing like that! Anyways, what are you doing out here Kuroko?"

"You don't notice? I'm doing Judgement work."

Misaka then noticed that her friend was now wearing the Judgement band that she used in work.

"Apparently, the incident that occured here was caused by someone's ability," Shirai explained.

Misaka looked back at the damaged apartment, then to the sky, where the fleet resided idle in orbit.

"Well, there should be some time for shopping afterwards, Onee-sama."


-The next day, in Komoe-sensei's apartment-

Kamijou took care of Index while Komoe went out, having now fully healed her with his power rather than having to resort to extreme measures. Soon enough, even his Imagine Breaker wouldn't be enough to at least suppress his constantly growing Interdimensional Shift, which gave him power that was virtually limitless and without flaw, and was already at the point where his body was slowly being replaced by it. But, it seemed pointless if no one tried calling for help.

"Index."

"Touma?" Index responded.

"If you were in trouble, why didn't you call for help?"

"I... I didn't want to get you involved in all this."

"To tell the truth, Index... I've already been involved in this since my childhood."

"You encountered the Magic side before?"

"I know that they declared war on the world to rule over it. I was only a child at the age of 4 when the war began, and age 6 when my parents were killed trying to protect me, as the Magic side saw me as some sort of hazard to their plans. So when I sought to have revenge, I gained the power to turn the tide of the war, and then... I... I killed so many, despite the fact that I got what I wanted. There was no mercy, no peace. Not until I was sure that I finished them off. I destroyed everything that symbolized them, and ended the war that began 12 years ago... but it never got me anywhere."

Index was silent. Before, she thought Kamijou was just like any other person that walked the streets. Now, she realized that she was looking at the person responsible for the near destruction of the world, much the same with the Magic side. Finally, she spoke.

"You're him, aren't you? You're the Interdimensional Anomaly."

"You're right, I am."

"Everyone thought you were the Wrath of God."

"That's what they called me?"

"Indeed, they did. But... why are you so caring now?"

"It's my one and only chance to forgive myself. Yet, a lot of times, it still comes back to haunt me."

"That seems hard to believe. Perhaps you can show me better proof."

That moment, Index then felt distorted, then snapped awake. She now found herself somewhere in Europe, and everything was running normally, aside from the war. She was at first confused, but she eventually recognised the area. People went about their business, and news reports showed the progression of the events at the current time.

"I'm in Rome. Was I here this whole time?"

"Well, that's a strange question to ask," a voice said. Upon turning, she found Kamijou striding towards her.

"What are we doing here?"

"Well, you wanted proof about me being the anomaly. This is one of my memories. As you can tell, the people here were heavily influenced by the Magic side. I finally got my answers at this time, and found that the whole Eurasian area was under their influence. At the current rate, the rest of the world would fall, and I was still a primary target."

The news board then showed breaking news, some screens showing England's destruction, others with the Anomaly viewed from satellites. Space itself seemed to crack and shatter in the camera view.

"I wouldn't be able to win against them conventionally."

People then started looking and pointing to the sky. Upon looking up, Index saw the sky shatter, revealing the darkness between the cracks. The cracks themselves seemed to resemble massive orbital structures of some sort. What appeared to be a red aurora was also visible, the strands of energy connecting to the cores of the intracate system, almost appearing to be feeding it.

"So at the risk of giving my appearance to the world, and regardless of the consequences..."

Light started to condense in each core of the system. People started to panic. A few yells could be heard. Many others started to clamor.

"... I decided to destroy the enemy..."

The lights in the sky now started glowing brightly, as if they were at full capacity and about to discharge. People started backing, and others started to run into buildings, using basic measures of taking cover against the apparent threat.

"... in a single blow."

The lights then shot red beams of energy down onto the Earth. There was a massive explosion at the point of impact, and much of the city was then incinerated by all the heat released from the blast. Then the ground was torn apart, throwing everything into the air in coordination with the heat blast. The tearing of the ground was caused by the kinetic force that formed the shockwave. Index saw the massive wave of destruction moving rapidly towards her, and tried to cover herself. Then the blast hit her, but she felt nothing. Instead, she saw nothing but white for the moment, and then she found herself in space, staring at the destruction that occured. There were massive amounts of red fire rising from the surface of the Earth, almost suffocating it of it's atmosphere as the air tuned to smoke. The fires rose from every location where the Anomaly attacked. The waves of the heat blasts were visible from space, as they spread across the surface, removing the clouds. The chaos felt so real, Index thought she could hear the screams of everyone victimized, be it guilty or innocent, affiliated or not. Unable to take anymore, Index held her hands to her head, and screamed. Then she snapped awake, finding herself still in the futon at Komoe-sensei's apartment.

"I hunted down any survivors I could find, and the world has been this way ever since," Kamijou finished.

"Touma..." Index started, "it's not right to just go and start destroying everything just for personal revenge."

"It was too late by the time I figured that out. Being unable to forgive myself at the time, I went into hiding, here in Academy City, as the supernatural are an ordinary occurence here. But enough about this. You want to relax somewhere, Index?"

"Hmm... I heard of something called a bathhouse, what's it like?"

"Well, it's much like a regular bath, but it's much larger and also available to the public."

"Can we go?"

"Sure, just gotta pack a few things."


-Later during the night-

Kamijou led Index to the bathhouse that was of the more popular like. As he led Index, he kept aware of his surroundings, as he could detects some small traces of ominous aura eminating from certain areas. Of course, he destroyed them, as it seemed to eliminate the aura that he detected. Eventually, he arrived at the bathhouse, and let Index spend her time there. In the meantime, he felt like finding the source of that aura that seemed to cover throughout the area. As he was crossing the street, all the traffic vanished and the people dissappeared. Looking around, he remained cautious, and if the measure was necessary, he would be ready to level the area and the surrounding city blocks with a contained fusion detonation, as he was able to tell that only he, and someone else approaching him, were the only people here. As the person approached, he saw a woman with purple hair and matching purple irises. Her shirt was tied to shorten the length, and wore jeans with one pant leg torn off just below the pocket. She also wore hard boots at her feet.

"Well, I'm guesssing you forced everyone away with that aura," Kamijou said.

"Runes," she started. "I placed them throughout the city to keep people away from this area, so there aren't any witnesses."

"So you say. But you don't need to introduce yourself, because I already know who you are... Kanzaki Kaori."

Kanzaki was silent for a minute. Having her name known would either be because that she was referred to by someone, or this person could read minds. Nevertheless, she stood strong.

"I'll get to the point. Hand Index over, and no one gets hurt."

"And if I say no?"

Kanzaki then used an attack. Kamijou saw something slash against the ground, but he wasn't at all intimidated. In fact, he still remembered the words the Greater Being told him:

You are an indestructible, unstoppable, post-human being.

As soon as the wires made contact, they harmlessly bounced off his body, and the razor wires used had disentegrated from having ignited into flame when in contact with him. Kanzaki was in a state of shock from what she saw, unable to determine why her Shichiten Shichitou did absolutely nothing to him. Then, she saw Kamijou warp right in front of her, and felt an impact on her chest. Kamijou had punched her, and the force was enough to send her through several buildings, eventually landing against the asphalt, her body forcefully pushing it out of the way, leaving what looked like a giant gash in the road. Everything now hurt, and she felt a fluid run down her mouth. Upon placing her hand on the area, she found her own blood on her fingertips. She now struggled to get up, but she managed to do so. Her vision was blurred, but she could see a humanoid figure hovering in the air, it's form a glowing galactic purple color, with a face that had neon purple eyes. Streams of purple and red energy flowed around the being. She was able to recognize him now. It was the same being she encountered when she saw him kill one of the Magic Gods in only two hits. It was a memory she didn't want to remember, as she was surrounded by the thousands of bodies that had been scorched to death by all the blasts. She could feel his want for the blood of those responsible to be spilled then, but now... she wasn't about to allow him to do the same to her. With the strength she had left, she charged at him... only for him to launch a projectile at her, instantly making impact, and exploding against her body, sending her flying again. She landed, with even more pain, so much that she could no longer move anything but the muscles on her face.

"Don't try anymore, it's pointless," Kamijou said. "I have to hold back, as it's not for me to decide your fate. Were it up to me, you'd be dead already. But I'm not that person."

"I'll..." Kanzaki croaked, making Kamijou look back, "...definitely stop you...*cough*...and save Index..."

"*Sigh* In the current state that I put you in? It only proves how incapable and powerless you are to save anyone at all."

Kamijou then vanished, leaving only the shattered fragments of a reality that soon faded, no longer part of the timeline. From what Kanzaki could tell, there seemed to be a tone of depression in his voice. Had he actually regretted what he had done 2 years ago? Well, that was what she asked herself, before falling unconscious from the pain she felt.


Well, that's all. Now then, so you don't get confused, I'll go over the current powers Kamijou has from combining Interdimensional Shift and Energy Manipulator in various ways (some of which are actually from Megaton Rainfall, albeit modified to a degree):

-Destructive Pulse: Kamijou's basic attack when his power is suppressed by the Imagine Breaker.

-Megaton Blast: Kamijou's actual basic attack with Imagine Breaker removed. The blast has an explosive yield of a 1 Megaton warhead, hence the name. Can be used 120 times per minute.

-Kinetic Pulse/Blast: A modified basic attack that transforms all the energy from the blast into a shockwave of kinetic force. Used against Stiyl Magnus and Kanzaki Kaori in this chapter.

-Telekinesis: Used to control and move objects at will; Kamijou can also use available objects as projectiles.

-Fusion Detonation: A powerful fusion reaction that will detonate, creating an expanding red hot sphere of plasma due to its containment, completely obliterating all structures and enemies, regardless of strength or durability, spanning within a radius of the neighboring city blocks, leaving a circular area with only ash on the inside.

-Gigaton Blast: An immense destructive power that nothing can withstand. Depending on the how long it's charged, the destruction ranges from an entire city to even a whole planet. Was used several times during his war against the Magic Side.

-Annihilation Flare: The most destructive power Kamijou had ever used. Launched as a bombardment against multiple targets, and dwarfs the explosive yield of nuclear warheads. It is even powerful enough to rip the Earth's crust apart and boil the mantle underneath. The effect is similar to that of the Sun's solar flare hitting the earth and incinerating everything on the surface. Used with the intent to annihilate the Magic Side in a single blow after conventional methods showed no progress. With Kamijou having no regard for casualties, it resulted in the deaths of billions and left the Eurasian area heavily irradiated (as fusion in a solar flare produces high energy neutrons, known as neutron radiation).

-Healing Stream: One of Kamijou's powers developed by his caring personality. Can heal any wounds and even bring back the dead (although he hasn't achived this yet). Used to heal Index's wounds in this chapter.

-Supersonic Flight: A power that Kamijou uses to travel at an average speed of Mach 8, and is far faster in orbit as there is little to no air resistance.

That's all the powers he has for now. He will get more in the future, but you'll have to wait.

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