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Hey guys! I'm back with a new chapter! And I've got to say, many people got it right in the reviews. Yes, it is indeed Shiroe from Log Horizon. Kei Shirogane appearance is based on his game avatar, not his real life avatar. It's more easier that way.
Since you all kept asking for a God, or a half god (Such as Valkyrie) to be in the story, I've decided that Shiroe will be a half-god. It coincides that Shiroe from his original world is Half-Alv, an ancient race of both human and Alv. This time, he is a half god, whose father is Omoikane. Being a son of Omoikane, Shiroe has more knowledge and wisdom than any other human being, or supernatural creatures themselves, and could possibly rival that of a God. And we all know that Shiroe's strategy, planning, and wisdom is OP in Log Horizon.
And now you ask why I didn't choose a Valkyrie or other half gods, it's because I find it kind of recycled and old. So I thought on bringing in a more unique approach.
Chapter 6: The Chino Arc - Part 2
(Heavenly Counsel)
Everyone just stood shocked and surprised on what stood in front of them. How could they not be surprised by this? It's because they just discovered that Omoikane, the Shinto Kami of Wisdom and Knowledge, has a son. Never once has it appeared in history, nor did it become public knowledge to everyone in the supernatural world. So just finding out about this is pretty shocking.
The young man known as Kei just sighed as he pushed up his glasses. "It seems that the people in front of me are related to the supernatural world." Kei calmly said. Omoikane simply chuckled at him.
"Yes. Yes they are, Kei." Omoikane simply said. Terra was the first to break out of his surprise, and just scratched the back of his head.
"So...you're the son of a Kami. Go figure." Terra simply said. Mittelt was still in shock as she pointed at Kei.
"W-Wait a moment! This man is your son!?" Mittelt said, still shocked on seeing this. Omoikane chuckled at her and nodded his head.
"Yes, he is my son. I understand on why you are so shocked and surprised. After all, it's not everyday that you witness someone new and related to a Kami, such as myself." Omoikane said while chuckling.
"I-I see..." Leone said. "I-If I may ask...how did this come? If you wish to discuss it?" Leone immediately said, trying to show her respects to the God's personal life. Omoikane simply chuckled at her once more.
"No need to be so tense, young child. I sense that you want the knowledge of how this came to be, which I cannot blame for. After all, I am its Kami after all." the Kami simply said, and simply sighed.
"Well, my story isn't that special at all. How Kei came to be is rather simply. During my stay here in the mortal realm, I fell in love with a mortal women. We ended up married, and had Kei here. Unfortunately, she passed away due to childbirth." Omoikane simply explained, and Kei sighed as he pushed up his glasses.
"It's quite unfortunate, but we can't do anything about it now." Kei simply said. Omoikane simply nodded, and turned to the group.
"And now you know." Omoikane said, and then sighed. "Though, there is something I like to ask back."
This caused Terra to simply blink at the god's words, and titled his head. "And that is...?" Terra said while dragging off on that. Omoikane cleared his throat.
"As payment for my services towards helping you in your search for your father, I would like to ask not to spread this kind of news to the world." Omoikane said, gesturing to Kei. Kei simply sighed as heard his father's words.
"Tou-san...why did you reveal them my identity, if you ask them to keep this secret?" Kei asked, with no anger or annoyance in tone. Instead, he sounded more calm and composed as usual.
"Well, you certainly called me "tou-san" as you entered the store. I highly doubt that these three here couldn't figure it out. So I might as well let the cat out of the bag, as the mortal's metaphor goes." Omoikane said with a simple smile.
"True..." Kei said. Omoikane then turned to everyone.
"I trust that you four can keep this a secret? We wouldn't want any attention on us." Omoikane asked. Terra simply rubbed the back of his head.
"Well...it may be shocking that you have a son, Omoikane-sama, but no offense, but I highly doubt that the rest of the supernatural world will react that badly to his status. Sure, he is your son, but you two aren't...combat styled, are you? You guys just revolve around knowledge. And I'm sure there are other deities that govern over knowledge such as you guys." Terra pointed out, but then nodded. "But if you want to keep this a secret, then I don't see a problem with it."
Omoikane once again gave a soft chuckle. "Yes, he and I aren't certainly...battle suited, but we're sort of private people. We wouldn't want to cause a rile in the Three Factions or the supernatural world itself." Omoikane said, causing Terra to nod in understanding at him.
"Oh, I get where you guys are coming from, not that I can blame ya. Right girls?" Terra asked, turning to the two girls. The two broke out of their surprise and shock, and immediately nodded.
"H-Hai! I'll be sure to keep this a secret!" Mittelt stiffly said.
"I swear I won't tell~!" Leone said with a smile while putting up her hand. Omoikane simply nodded in thanks to their words.
"Thank you, all of you." Omoikane said. Terra then bowed in thanks to the God of Knowledge and Wisdom.
"No, thank you Omoikane-sama. You helped me in finding my father. So I gotta thank you for that as well." Terra said to him. Omoikane simply gave a goodhearted sigh at that.
"Fair enough. I wish you on the best of your journey towards the truth, Tachikaze-kun." Omoikane said. Terra nodded, and turned to the exit.
"C'mon girls. We're done here." Terra said with a smile, as he walked out of the door, along with the two blondes following in suit. Omoikane just waved a goodbye to them, until they were out of his sight.
"Ah...they were such interesting customers..." Omoikane said. Kei simply looked at his father with a raised eyebrow.
"How so, tou-san?" Kei asked with curiosity, causing Omoikane simply chuckled at his son, but then his expression grew slightly serious.
"I'l explain later. Right now, I need to tell you something. It regards a certain group that is in this town..." Omoikane said, about to explain what is going on.
(Night Time - Hotel - Bedroom)
After attending to the "Heavenly Counsel" with Omoikane, the group decided to take a rest, and stop at a hotel to rest in. Currently, the group was laying on the bed. Yes, bed. Even though the group decided to get a two beds in their hotel room, for some reason the girls decided to crash onto Terra's bed. Terra simply just shrugged this off, not even bothering on why they're doing this.
Right now, the current position was Terra lying on his back, while his head was on Leone's, while Mittelt lied her head on Terra's lap.
"Wow...that was sure an eventful day." Leone said tiredly, while folding her arms behind her head. Mittelt scoffed at her.
"No kidding. I mean, we just met a Kami, and just discovered that he has a son. I think it is natural that it will have that kind of effect on you." Mittelt said dryly to her. Terra gave a tired sigh.
"Well, learning the truth can have its toll on you, so we're taking a rest. Maybe after tonight, we can leave for Tsuruga. That's the only clue I have right now." Terra said.
"Yeah...a good rest sounds good." Leone said, while comforting herself on a pillow. Mittelt just sighed at her, as she snuggled herself on Terra's lap.
"Sounds like an idea..."
"Yeah..." Terra said, as he continued to stare up at the ceiling in thought. It was then he remembered something. "Hey, girls..."
""Yes?"" were both responses.
"Do you remember those three people that were back at the Heavenly Counseling. You know, those three angry dudes?" Terra pointed out.
"Oh, yeah, those guys that were pissed. Wonder what crawled up their ass?" Mittelt commented. Leone held back a laugh at the commented, and merely gave a small smirk.
"Yeah, I remember them. Why do you ask, Terra?" Leone asked. Terra still stared at the ceiling in thought, thinking over on what happened.
"Well, I sensed magic from them." Terra pointed out, surprising the two girls. The sat up from their beds, and looked at Terra with surprise.
"Magic?" Leone asked. Terra sat up as well, and nodded at her.
"Yeah, magic." Terra said, as his face went a bit serious. "From what I've smelled and sensed from them, magic was around them. So I guess they were either wizards or someone else related to both magic and a certain race." Terra said. It was then Yorokobi came flying into the scene while eating a snack.
"I thought it was strange..." Yorokobi commented. "When we passed through those guys, I felt magic from them as well."
Leone then put her hand on her chin as she looked down in thought. "Well, they smelled like human, so they're probably wizards like you said Terra." Leone pointed out.
"Regardless of their race, they had magic within them. And in this world, magic in areas are meant for something..." Mittelt commented.
"You mean the time back at Kuoh?" Terra bluntly pointed out, causing Mittelt to flinch at that.
"H-Hey! I was under false orders! How was I-" Mittelt exclaimed, but cut off when she saw Terra snickering at her. Her eyes then widened as she realized on what he did.
"Y-You...! Did you just tease me!?" Mittelt shouted out as she pointed at Terra. Terra give a chuckle at her, and nodded.
"Yeah. Gotta say, it worked like a charm." Terra said to her, causing the others to chuckle at him. Mittelt then blushed in embarrassment and glared at all of them.
"Shut up! It isn't funny!" Mittelt shouted out to them. "I mean...I tried to kill Terra while under orders! How am I supposed to wave it off like some joke!" Mittelt shouted out to them, causing the others to stop as soon as they realized that they just treaded on sensitive water.
"It was because of you that me and my friends are still alive..." Mittelt said grimly, as she looked at the ground in guilt. "It's because of you, Terra...that I'm here right now. I don't know why you forgave me in the first place..." Mittelt sadly said. It was then she squeaked in surprise when she felt an arm wrap around her and brought her close to a warmer source. She blinked, and realized that she was brought closed to Terra's body. She immediately blushed on the contact she had with Terra.
"H-Huh?" Mittelt squeaked in surprise. Before she could say anything, Terra spoke to her.
"Mittelt..." Terra softly said. "Didn't I tell you before? I don't care on what you on what your friends did now. You were in a situation that you couldn't help but follow unknowingly. And you're feeling regret and sorrow after what you did. Just me seeing you feel that makes me forgive you already." Terra said to her, causing Mittelt's eyes to widen, as she was surprised in silence. It was then Terra gave a chuckle.
"Besides, what's done is done now. We can't really do anything about it." Terra told her reassuringly. "So don't worry. I already moved on and accept you." Terra finally told her.
Mittelt's just had her mouth slightly drop at his words, and then it closed. Her lips soon formed into a small smile, and she leaned more into Terra's warmth.
"Yeah..." Mittelt quietly said. Terra merely stood still and comforted her. Before the two could enjoy their moment, they heard a throat being cleared. Mittelt's eyes widened as she heard that noise, and Terra merely blinked. They both turned to a certain direction, and saw Leone sitting there. The blonde buxom women simply gave a smirk at the two of them.
"Wow...this is sweet to watch." Leone commented, causing Mittelt to stiffen, while Terra simply blinked. Mittelt immediately separated herself from Terra.
"A-Ah..." Mittelt stuttered, blushing bright red at this. Leone merely smiled at her.
"Ah, don't mind me. I'm happy to see you two bond more closely together." Leone told her, and gave an innocent smile. "But then again, you also deserve one of Terra's comforting hugs." Leone told her. Mittelt flushed brightly at her, before she realized something.
"Wait...you said "also deserve"..." Mittelt slowly said, and then her eyes widened in realization. "Y-You mean...!?" Mittelt said while pointing at Leone. Leone still kept up her smile on her face, as if she is enjoying this.
"Oh? Didn't Terra tell you? He was quite passionate in holding me, embracing me. I could just feel his body warmth onto mine..." Leone said, wrapping her arms around Terra, causing Mittelt to fume at seeing this. Meanwhile, Terra merely scratched the back of his head on what Leone said, not bothered at all.
"Well, I had to wrap my arms around you since we were both going underground faster. After all, it makes the spell easier." Terra told her. Leone pouted at him for ruining her game.
"Aw, Terra...you just ruined the game..." Leone cutely complained to him, causing Terra to blink at her once more.
"What game?" Terra asked. Mittelt immediately wrapped her arms around Terra's waist, glaring at Leone.
"Well he just did! So deal with it!" Mittelt exclaimed to her. Leone merely chuckled at her.
"Oh? But what will stop me from doing it again?" Leone asked. Before Terra could speak up and break up the fight, a loud noise filled the air.
*Boom!*
It wasn't very loud, but it was certainly noticeable for everyone to notice. Everyone turned to the source of the noise, and their eyes widened on what they saw. There was a smoke cloud that was rising into the air from a certain location far away. And that location was...
"That's...That's Omoikane's store!" Terra said with surprise.
(Heavenly Counsel)
Heavenly Counsel. What once stood as a simple and nice store for counseling...now stood up with the front blown to rubble and smoke permeating from it. It was then multiple steps were walking into the store, along with a few snickering. I robbed figure walked into the store, and simply smirked as he walked inside.
"Heh..." the mage merely smirked as he walked inside. "Well now...he won't be happy about that."
"Who cares?" another man came beside him. "As long as we give payback to that prick, then we're completely satisfied."
"Yeah. And besides, Omoikane is merely a God of Wisdom and Knowledge. I highly doubt that he can take on a group of mages all together."
"Speaking of which, the guys are also want in on the action. Should we let them in?"
"By all means."
All the mages walked into the store, walking around with the feeling of victory. They all looked around the store, completely trashing the place. The leader seemed to have smirked as he stood by and watched his allies take care of the work.
"Heh. I'll teach that son of a bitch. Who does he think he is? Sure, he is a Kami. But the weakest Kami out of all..." the leader smirked. "I can see it now. Him groveling at my feet. We mages proving that we're more than Gods, and prove to be worth in the Khaos Brigade..."
While the man was already celebration victory by himself, another magician ran up to the man.
"Leader!" shouted out the man. The magician looked annoyed, being cut off by the victory.
"What?" the leader said to him annoyed. The magician looked troubled on what he was about to tell him.
"We've looked everywhere in the store. But...we can't seem to find them." The magician reported, though afraid on the kind of reaction he is going to see. The leader immediately glared at the reporting magician, and grabbed his by his collar and shook him violently.
"What do you can't find them!? Did you idiots let them escape!?" the leader shouted out to them.
"W-We don't know s-sir! All we know is that we lost them!" the man said as he was shook back and forth. The leader growled and pushed the man hard, resulting in the magician falling onto his ass. He then turned to the others.
"Spread out and find that Kami! I will now allow him to escape and injure our pride!" the man angrily shouted out to the group. However, before they could respond, they heard one voice.
"Mind Shock!" shouted out a voice from afar. The entire group looked behind the leader's back, as well as the leader looking back, and saw a certain man standing outside the store from afar and across the street.
Before they could respond, they noticed a small orb between all of them, and were in for a nasty surprise. The orb soon exploded, and engulfed the entire area. It was then chaos ensued upon their group.
"AAAAHHH!"
"M-MY HEAD!"
"IT FEELS LIKE IT"S BEING TORN OPEN!"
Screams of pain were shouted throughout the whole group, as everybody clutched their heads through intense pain. Meanwhile, a certain man calmly stared at the damage he caused.
'Mind shock is an attack where you'll experience mental shock. You'll be stunned by this attack for a while...' Kei thought as he watched the men in pain. He then pointed his staff forward, and channeled magic into it.
"Pulse Bullet!" Kei shouted out as he shot forth multiple magic bullets from his staff, effectively hitting the enemy and causing some of them to fall injured. As he managed to take a few down, he suddenly dodged to the right as a weak blast of magic came towards him. He looked at the attack with surprise, before looking back to see the leader on his knees while stretching out his hand.
"Y-You...B-Bastard...!" the leader said in pain, before crying out in pain as he held his head. Kei narrowed his eyes at seeing the man being able to muster up enough strength to fire, but then returned to a mental state of pain.
"It seems he need to be taken care of..." Kei said, pointing his staff once more and fired a bullet of magic, injuring the leader and causing him to collapse onto the floor. Soon, the rest of his companions fell to the ground. As soon as they collapsed, Kei calmly looked around the area, checking to make sure that there is no one else around. After confirming that, he gave a breath out as he pushed up his glasses.
"It seems we managed to avoid trouble..." Kei said, and turned to a small alley. "Tou-san, we're safe."
Omoikane walked out of the dark alley, and had a frown on his face as he witnessed the scene. "Oh dear...this is not good at all." Omoikane muttered. "I thought that they would leave me alone due to my speciality, but instead..." Omoikane said, and shook his head. "This happened. I was well prepared for this, but hoped this didn't come." Omoikane said.
"Tou-san, what should we do now?" Kei asked, being concerned for his father. Before Omoikane could speak, someone else arrived.
"Omoikane-sama! Kei-san!" shouted out as familiar voice. Their eyes widened in surprise, before looking up because of the source of the noise. They saw Terra coming from the sky with Yorokobi on his back, Mittelt following in suit, and Leone hopping off building. They all landed in front of them.
"You guys alright?" Terra immediately asked, seeing their surroundings. But he then blinked when he saw the men on the ground injured. He then turned to the two and tilted his head.
"...So I'm going to take a wild guess and say that you managed to take care of them?" Terra asked, surprising the others with that question.
"Huh!? But I thought..." Mittelt said with surprise, taking a look at the two. Leone looked at them with surprise as well. Omoikane merely chucked, while Kei simply sighed.
"It seems that they're starting to know, Tou-san." Kei calmly said. Omoikane nodded at him.
"Quite. Well, I suppose we should tell them more about you. Otherwise, they'll just be drawing up unneeded knowledge." Omoikane told his son, and turned to everyone. "Well, I suppose I should start that we forgot one detail about Kei and my late wife. You see, the women that I married wasn't just your average mortal. No, she was a talented magician." Omoikane revealed, suprising everyone.
"Wait...so your son here is a..." Leone said, looking at Kei, who simply gave an awkward smile at her. Omoikane nodded at her statement.
"Indeed. My son has the capability of using magic, just like his mother." Omoikane said.
"Oh..." Terra said, and folded his arms. "I thought it was something funny, but my senses didn't betray me. I sensed magic from you, but I thought it was some sort of "divine" feeling, since you and Kei are Kamis." Terra told them, surprising Kei there.
"You can sense magic, Terra-san?" Kei asked, causing Terra to nod at him.
"Yep. Sensing magic is a part of my speciality." Terra told him.
"I see..." Kei said, while putting a hand on his chin. Before the group could talk further, they heard a weak cough not too far from them. They turned, and saw that the leader was on the ground, stumbling to retain consciousness.
"H-Heh...you may think you won..." the leader of the group said weakly. "B-But it's not over yet. There are...more of us...in this town. There is no...way...you're going to make it alive..." the man said with weak voice, and fainted.
His words surprised the group standing before him.
"There are more!?" Mittelt exclaimed in surprise.
"This is not good..." Kei stated seriously, as he frowned upon learning this.
"Indeed." Omoikane agreed. "This is not good at all. What we've dealt with is probably a small part of a larger group. We need to deal with this..."
Terra stayed silent for a few moments, and then put his fist onto his palm. "Yosh. It seems that we are about to get busy."
"We?" Omoikane, both surprised and confused by this. "What do you mean "we", Tachikaze-kun?" Omoikane asked. Terra also blinked back in confusion.
"What do you mean by that question, Omoikane-sama? We are going to help you." Terra told the Kami. The Shino Kami of Knowledge merely blinked, and then gave a soft chuckle.
"I see..." Omoikane said. "So those are your reasons. Noble indeed, Tachikaze-kun." Omoikane said while impressed. Yorokobi tilted his head in confusion.
"Huh? Did I miss something here?" Yorokobi asked. Kei then smiled at the cat.
"It seems that tou-san just read Terra-san's mind. By my guess, it seems that Terra has his own reasons for helping him." Kei pointed out. Omoikane merely laughed at his son.
"You know me better than anyone, my dear boy!" Omoikane gave a good hearted laugh, and then cleared his throat. He then adopted a serious expression.
"Alright. Tachikaze-kun, I assume that your friends will help as well?" Omoikane asked.
"Of course Omoikane-sama! I'll willing to kick some ass!" Leone exclaimed to him.
"Well, if Terra is doing this, I might as well do it to." Mittelt said while giving a smirk.
"Count me in! I'm Terra's partner-and-crime!" Yorokobi shouted out while thrusting his paw up in the air. Omoikane nodded, and turned to Kei.
"Kei. You know what to do." Omoikane said to his son. Kei nodded, and turned to the group.
"If it is alright with you, Tou-san and I will be this group's strategist. We we will lay out a plan to best deal with the large group of mages that could possibly threaten this town." Kei told the group, to which they nodded.
"Right. First, we must set up a base of operations, and then..." Kei explained, as he went onto planning.
(Later - Outskirts of Chino)
After the group strategized on how to take down the group of mages, they soon set off. Omoikane went into hiding, seeing that his abilities prove no use on a battlefield. Meanwhile, Kei will set off as a field strategist for the group. Mittelt was sent off into the sky as reconnaissance. For everyone else, they were now walking underground in Terra's Earth Dragon's Tunnel. They all followed Terra as he felt stronger vibrations from a certain distance, while Kei gave directions and locations of the city. They soon approached a certain location that had a strong amount of vibrations.
"This area...it seems to stem out of Chino..." Kei stated, as he pushed up his glasses. "It would most likely be the case, since being outside the city certainly states something..." Kei said, causing the others to nod at him.
"Yeah, that seems like the case." Terra said, and then reached into his phone and dialed a number. A few moments passed by, and he soon connected with Mittelt.
"Hey, Mittelt. I think we're near our targets. Can you see how many there are?" Terra asked.
"Yeah, I heard you. Heading towards your phone location and...wow..." Mittelt commented, as if she is surprised by something. This caused Terra to raise an eyebrow at it.
"What is it Mittelt? Did you find them?" Terra asked.
"Yeah..." Mittelt said. "...And there are more or less a hundred of them."
Silence reigned upon Terra, staying silent as soon as he heard the numbers.
"Did you just say...around a hundred of them?" Terra asked, causing surprise and shock around them.
"Yep..." Mittelt said, making a popping noise with the "p" at the end.
"...Well...that certainly unexpected." Terra commented dryly. He heard Mittelt sighed exasperatedly on the phone.
"Yeah...so what now?" Mittelt asked. Terra hummed in thought, and turned to Kei and Leone.
"Mittelt said that we're about to face around 100 mages. Any plans?" Terra asked. Kei closed his eyes in thought, and thought on what to do from here. He then opened his eyes, and looked at the two.
"Despite us being greatly outnumbered, I have the strategy to take them out. Though, I need to know something. Which one of your group is capable of attacking multiple enemies?" Kei asked. Terra raised his hand, while Leone just crossed her arms. It was true. Terra's abilities and magic have the capabilities to cause great wide-spread damage, while Leone is capable of taking on 1 enemy alone, or a small group at best.
Kei nodded at him, as he begun his plan. "Alright then. Terra-san, you're with me. Meanwhile, Leone-san, are you confident in taking down the leader of the group?" Kei asked. Leone smirked as she punched her fist, showing she is ready.
"I'm confident that I can take down the enemy with my abilities." Leone told him. Kei nodded, and turned to Terra.
"Terra-san, I need you to tell Mittelt to help Leone as well, as the two will work together to take down the enemy." Kei told him, causing Terra to nod at him.
"Right." Terra agreed, and went on the with plan.
(Surface)
Meanwhile, a large group of mages were sitting around, talking with one another. They were all having hearty laughs with each other, while holding beer in their hands. They were all enjoying the night, as if nothing will bother them.
...Too bad they failed to take into account of certain people in the area.
The ground soon bursted in front of the whole group, catching the everyone off guard. Before they could comprehend and understand what was going on, Terra and Kei were the first to act.
"Earth Dragon's Roar!" It was then a storm of rocks came towards the magicians, sweeping a huge portion of them away and buried underneath Terra's attack. The remaining mages looked at where the attack came from, and saw Terra and Kei standing there, ready to fight.
"Intruders!" shouted out one of the magicians, as they began their attack as well. They all began shooting a myriad of magic bullets towards the two, and Terra already sprung into action.
"Earth Dragon's Protective Wall!" Terra slammed his fist on the ground, and a wall came up to protect the two. The wall successfully blocked the attack, and Terra turned to Kei.
"You stay here for cover. I'll go and create some havoc with these guys!" Terra told Kei. Before Terra could move, Kei stepped up.
"Hold on Terra-san." Kei told Terra, stopping Terra in his tracks.
"Hm?" Terra looked at Kei with a confused expression. Kei then raised his staff at Terra, and began a spell.
"Haste." Kei chanted, as a light overcame Terra's body. Terra blinked at the magic that was happening to him, and looked down on his body.
"What just happened?" Terra asked, a bit confused at this.
"I've increased your speed." Kei explained, surprising Terra a bit. "This spell can increase your overall speed for a limited amount of time. I would suggest that you use it best during this time limit." Kei advised. Terra nodded, and turned to get ready for battle.
"Thanks man!" Terra said, smiling as he then ran in high speed towards the group of attacking mages. They were all caught off guard at the high speed Terra performed, but that surprise was the opportunity that Terra used.
"Claw of the Earth Dragon!" Terra shouted out as he deliver a round house kick with earth attached to his leg, knocking out a row of mages. He immediately moved when more magic attacks headed towards him. As soon as he managed to move out of the way, he started his next attack.
"Earth Dragon Pillars!" Terra slammed his hands onto the ground, causing multiple earth pillars to pop out of the ground, sending mages flying into the air. He then twisted the pillars to act as a shield against the incoming attacks. He gave a slightly bothered look at the constant attacks at him.
"Sheesh, the attacks don't stop..." Terra said, seeing the attacks. He decided to take care of this once and for all.
"Earth Dragon's Sandstorm!" Terra summoned forth a sandstorm in the area, causing the mages to cough and cover their eyes as sand began flooding into their faces. They were all stunned and bothered by the distraction, and Terra used that to his advantage. He then leapt into the air as he managed to dodge the incoming lightning bolts and fireballs. He then cocked back his fist.
"Earth Dragon's Jack Hammer!" Terra's entire arm became encased in rock and began taking form of a jack hammer. He then spun in the air as he headed straight towards the ground.
"OOOORRAAAHH!" Terra roared out as he sent a powerful blow to the ground, literally causing an earthquake and the earth to tear apart. This resulted in area damage so wide that it took out all of the surrounding mages. The results was absolute chaos for the mages, as they were sent flying away from the powerful blast and earthquake. Meanwhile, Kei looked at Terra with wide eyes at the power he displayed.
"A-Amazing...I never knew Terra-san was capable of this type of power...!" Kei said, astonished on what he saw. Terra slowly rose up from the ground, with fist still raised. He merely smirked, eager to fight his foes in front of him.
"I expected something better from you mages, but I'm disappointed." Terra commented. "Back where I came from, even a normal magic guild could kick your ass." Terra commented, and then turned to Kei who was still hiding behind the wall.
"Yo! Kei! Coast is clear!" Terra waved to Kei. Kei slowly stepped out of his wall, and cautiously looked around to see if there were more enemies. After confirming it, he walked close to Terra.
"It seems we did, Terra-san. You certainly weren't joking about being able to take on multiple enemies." Kei commented. Terra smiled as he crossed his arms behind his head.
"Well, I've been facing multiple enemies for a long time now. I know a thing or two about taking them on." Terra told Kei. Kei nodded, and turned to a certain direction.
"It seems that we we're able to take out the enemies here. Now we have to see if Mittelt-san and Leone-san has-" Kei said, but was soon cut off by a loud noise.
*BOOM!*
A rather loud explosion resonated through the air, surprising both Terra and Kei as they turned to the source of the explosion. There was a smoke cloud emanating from the area, and it certainly looked like...
"Is that...where Leone and Mittelt headed?" Terra asked, suddenly cautioned by this. Kei nodded.
"Indeed. We should go check this out." Kei stated seriously, which made Terra nod at the two ran off to the source of the explosion
(Open Field)
As soon as they arrived at where Mittelt and Leone are, their eyes widened at what they saw. In front of them was a battlefield full of blast marks and smoke rising everywhere. Everything was a wreck. Trees were knocked down, as well as rocks having holes. It was literally a battlefield to see in front of you. The conditions of both Mittelt and Leone made Terra suddenly become alarmed by their conditions. They were both standing, but showed a few marks here and there. Leone had her lion-like features out, while Mittelt stood while having a Spear of Light in her hands. Their faces had the look of trouble on them, showing that their battle wasn't easy for them.
"Mittelt! Leone!" Terra cried out to them. They both heard his voice, and immediately turned their head towards Terra.
""Terra!"" they both said with relief, as they smiled at his arrival. Terra narrowed his eyes at the conditions they're in.
"What happened to you girls?" Terra asked them with a serous tone. Before they could answer, they heard a voice speak up from afar.
"So more of your friends decided to show up?" a voice said with a sneer. Everyone turned to where the source of the voice came from, and they saw a man standing from a distance from them. He wore a dark robe with red lines streaming on some sides, along with a huge white collar shot up. He had slightly tanned skin. He had white hair, styled into one side short while the other is longer, along with a scar on his face.
"And who might you be?" Terra asked, putting up his fist. The man in front of him gave a "heh" to him.
"Well, since you asked, I might as well. But I find it useless to tell my names to a bunch of soon to be corpses." the man said darkly to them, causing Terra to narrow his eyes at the threat the man said.
"I suppose I'll tell you anyway. My name is Gekido! The name of the man who will vanquish you. I commend you for defeating my subdorinates, but this is the end of the line for you!" the man now known as Gekido shouted. He then brought out large golden gauntlets with piston-like attachments to it.
"Behold, the very weapon that made me the leader of this group! The Sacred Gear known as Adramelech's Wrath!" the man shouted, and electricity began discharging from the gauntlets. It was quite powerful, as it sent out powerful discharges. Terra saw this, and immediately cracked his knuckles.
"So the leader is a powerful lightning user, huh?" Terra stated, causing Leone to nod at him.
"Yeah, this guy is tough to defeat. He sends out powerful lightning blasts that can literally shock you to death. He can also discharge electricity on his body, so close combat is out of the question." Leone stated. Mittlet nodded at him.
"Geez. That Sacred Gear is annoying to deal with..." Mittelt stated annoyed, as her grip tightened on her spear. Terra walked forth of the group, and went into fighting stance.
"But thankfully, we're all here. I'm sure we can take him down." Terra stated. Gekido merely laughed at him.
"You?! Defeat me!? Don't joke with me!" Gekido shouted out, as he shot forth a powerful blast of lightning. Terra immediately slammed his hand onto the ground.
"Earth Dragon Protective Wall!" Terra yelled out, as a wall of earth came up once more and shielded the group. The lightning blast impacted, and caused lighting to discharge everywhere. The lightning blast soon left a small crater and scorch marks on the wall. Terra's eyes slightly widened at what he saw.
"That's some powerful lightning..." Terra muttered. "I can leave that kind of damage on my wall? It's just like the wind of the Tengu." Terra muttered. Mittelt looked surprised at the damage it left.
"Holy shit! Even his lightning can greatly damage Terra's wall!" Mittlet cursed. Leone frowned when she saw this.
"Just like the Tengu's wind..." Leone commented.
"This ain't going to be pretty..." Terra said to himself, but then shook his head. "No. There is no room for doubt. Right now, we have a battle to win. Right?" Terra said to everyone, causing them to nod. Kei then brought up his staff.
"And I'll do everything in my power to support you. Such as this." Kei said, bringing up his staff and began his staff.
"Astral Bind!" Kei's staff glowed with a purple aura, as it summoned forth by magical threads and attached to Gekido.
"What the-!?" Gekido said surprised, seeing the magical threads restrict his movement. He attempted to shock the threads, but no avail to it. Kei turned to the group with a face that says "I gave you an opening!".
"Go!" Kei shouted to the group. The rest nodded, as they shot forth at the opportunity that Kei gave them. They all sped forward towards the the magician. Gekido growled in annoyance, and shot forth multiple shots of lightning at the group. They immediately moved aside from the blasts, and Mittelt threw her spear at the man. The magician immediately shot another lightning bolt towards the incoming
"Earth Dragon's Boulder Avalanche!" Terra summoned multiple magic circles around him, and shot forth multiple boulders towards his opponent. His eyes widened at the incoming attacks, and struggled to move from the magic threads, but no avail. The rocks soon closed in on him, and the man had no choice but to smash the rocks with his gauntlets.
Gekido roared as he smashed and punched the incoming boulders coming toward him, narrowly managing to avoid the incoming danger that headed toward him. However, his occupation with the rocks gave the girls an opportunity.
"Don't forget about us!" Leone shouted, as she swiftly approached the mage from behind, and deliver a powerful punch to the man's back.
"GAH!" Gekido shouted out in pain, as he was sent flying forward. Mittelt swiftly approached in front of the man as well.
"Payback is a bitch, bitch!" Mittelt shouted out to the man as she slashed the man with her spear in hand. A diagonal cut appeared on the man's chest, causing him to scream out in further pain. He soon landed on the ground, with wounds heavily giving him pain and not able to stand up.
"I-I will not lose...to people like y-you...!" Gekido struggled to get up, but he was swiftly stopped by an attack.
"Mind Bolt!" shouted out a voice, as a weak bolt of electricity shocked the downed mage, causing him to scream out in further pain. Soon, he slipped onto the ground unconscious from the blast.
Terra and the others immediately turned to Kei, who stood there with his staff pointed toward him. He set his staff down, and calmly gave a deep breath out.
"Don't worry. The attack was just enough to knock him out." Kei reassured them, causing Terra to sigh in relief.
"That's good to hear." Terra said in relief. "For a second there, I thought you killed him." Terra said with relief. Mittelt sighed at him while smiling.
"Sometimes, you're too soft Terra. But that's what makes you special." Mittelt said with a smirk as she crossed her arms. Leone put her arms around Terra's neck, and brought her close to her great, much to Mittlet's ire.
"Ah~! It's a good thing you arrived Terra! And Kei as well." Leone immediately followed up, as she turned to Kei with thanks in her eyes. "Who knows what might've happened if you didn't arrive. But thanks to you, we have a good ending!" Leone said. Terra sighed as he tried to remove his head from her grip.
"That's good to hear. Now could you let me go?" Terra asked. Leone smiled.
"Aw, what's that matter? Can't handle a simple hug?" Leone teased with a smile.
"Oi! He asked you to let go!" Mittelt exclaimed to her, pointing at her. Yorokobi simply laughed.
"Seems like things are back to normal!" Yorokobi cheered.
"This is normal?" Kei asked, with a bit of a quizzical tone trailing on what he saw.
(Tommorow - Train Station)
After dealing with the mage incident, Omoikane managed to contact the Magician Faction about the Stray Magicians that they've dealt with. The mages were soon arrested and taken away by the authorities, and peace was soon restored to the town. It was then that Terra decided to move now, since he dealt with the problem.
Right now, they were now standing in front of the train station, ready to set off to find Terra's father.
"Well, Chino seemed like a pretty nice place to spend time in." Terra commented. "But as a traveler, I must keep moving forward!" Terra said while pumping his fist into the air.
"Yeah!" Yorokobi cheered as he put his paw in the air.
"You're still as energetic as usual..." Mittelt commented with an amused smile. Leone just grinned at her.
"Isn't he always like that?" Leone asked, causing Mittelt to sigh at her.
"I guess..." Mittelt said, and she looked at Terra. "So I guess we're done here?"
Terra nodded at her. "Yep. We've managed to help Omoikane-sama and Kei-san with their problems, so I think they'll manage from here." Terra told her, and turned to the train station. "Well, I think it's time we depart." Terra said, as he took on step forward towards the train station.
"Just a moment, Tachikaze-kun!" shouted out a familiar voice. Terra tripped a bit, but managed to stop himself from falling. He blinked at that voice, and immediately turned around. The two girls also turned around as well, and they were surprised to see who was approaching them.
"Omoikane-sama?" "Kei-san?" everyone said to the two approaching people. Omoikane merely gave a friendly chuckle at seeing their reactions.
"Why hello everyone. I assume that you're heading out to Tsuruga?" Omoikane asked the group, causing them to nod.
"Yes, we're heading there, since that is where my old man is heading to." Terra said.
"Ah, I see. Good to see that you're on your way to finding the truth you want to know." Omoikane said with a smile, but then coughed his throat. "But let us move past the pleasantries. Tachikaze-kun, might I ask you something?" Omoikane asked. Terra blinked at the Shinto Kami's question, but nodded regardless.
"Go ahead." Terra told the god. Omoikane cleared his throat, and prepared himself to say it.
"Tachikaze-kun, do you remember the mages that attacked this town?" Omoikane asked, causing the others to raise an eyebrow at the type of subject. Terra nodded at him.
"Yeah, those guys that attacked you? What about it?" Terra asked. Omoikane made a troubled face.
"Ever since we've managed to fend off and arrest the Stray Magicians, our actions proved to be both beneficial, yet consequential at same time." Kei informed the group, bringing alarm to them.
"Consequential?" Leone asked. Omoikane nodded at her.
"Yes. We've managed to keep the town of Chino safe, but because we did, our actions managed to attract undesired attention from a dangerous force." Omoikane told them, which brought more caution and alarm to the group. Omoikane continued. "I've managed to gather information about this group that the Stray Magicians are associated with, and it is not good to hear, to tell you the truth." Omoikane said.
"I see..." Terra said, not liking where this is going.
"Yes, that is rather unfortunate to hear. As such, they might be sending in mages to this town, probably for revenge or retaliation for arresting a part of their force." Omoikane said with a troubled face, and simply sighed.
"As such, I've decided that I will make our presences leave this town, making the town free from suspicion and targeting once they know that we're not here." Omoikane said to them, causing surprise to the group.
"You're leaving, Omoikane-sama?" Leone asked. The Kami nodded at her.
"Yes. I'll be heading back to Takamagahara, where it'll keep me safe from the dangerous force." Omoikane informed them, causing surprise to the group that he is heading back to his original realm. Terra turned to Kei, who stood silently next to his dad.
"And Kei is heading with you as well?" Terra asked. His answer lead to Omoikane sighing, while Kei closing his eyes at that type of question. This lead to a sense of concern with this.
"Unfortunately..." Omoikane said. "He cannot come with me."
Silence reigned upon the group, until there was one answer.
"What!?" were everyone's reactions. Well, everyone except for Terra who stood there with a surprised expression. Omoikane had a troubled look at hearing that.
"Yes. And I can explained that." Omoikane said, and turned to Kei with a sorrowful look. Kei simply sighed and nodded in understanding at his father. Omoikane smiled weakly and turned to the shocked group.
"I unfortunately cannot take him with me. The reason is because Takamagahara isn't a realm open for humans to enter. Even if Kei is my legitimate son, it doesn't change the fact that he is part human." Omoikane stated, and closed his eyes in regret. "Believe me, I wish for Kei to follow me into the heavenly realm, but breaking the law set up of the Shinto Gods will bring great consequences upon me and my son." Omoikane explained to them.
"I'm sorry to hear that..." Terra said, seeing this kind of predicament for the father and son. Omoikane simply sighed at Terra.
"Yes, my son is in quite a predicament right now. However..." Omoikane stated, surprising the group once more.
"However...?" Mittelt asked, confused on where this conversation is going. Omoikane looked at Terra with an expression that meant something. Something familiar to Terra.
"Tachikaze-kun. I might not know you as much as you don't know me. But seeing that kind of strength you have in both body and mind, my wisdom is telling me to ask you this." Omoikane stated, and decided to ask it.
"Tachikaze-kun. Will you take my son with you during your travels?" Omoikane asked, which surprised the group once more.
"Huh!?" were everyone's reactions. Omoikane sighed in understanding their reactions.
"I understand this is rather sudden and something that can't be comprehended within a short amount of time, but I still must ask you this. Will you take my son with you during your travels? It will help cover his tracks, and you people have the capability of defending Kei here. I know I sound selfish here, but I don't know who else to turn to other than you." Omoikane said to them with a hidden pleading tone.
Silence reigned upon the whole group, hearing this kind of request from a Shinto Kami himself. Both Leone and Mittelt were looking at Terra and Omoikane in silence, seeing this kind of situation that they're in. Kei gave a neutral look at both his father and Terra, while Terra silently stood there with his arms crossed.
After a prolonging silence, Terra gave his answer.
"...Heh." Terra merely grunted, and gave a grin at the two. "If that's what you're asking, then I don't mind doing it." Terra finally answered, causing Omoikane to sigh in relief, while the others looked at Terra with surprise.
"I see..." Omoikane said, and gave a small smile. "And can I ask why you chose to take Kei with you on your travels? I can read your mind, but it's quite more better to hear it from your mouth." Omoikane said. Terra merely grinned.
"My reason why?" Terra stated, and merely grinned once more. "I'm accepting your request because I really don't mind. If Kei here is traveling with me, then I can't really see any problems with it. Besides, someone is already under my protection, so one more person doesn't make it a problem." Terra stated, causing Mittelt to look away awkwardly while finding the the sky to be interesting.
Omoikane merely chuckled once more at Terra's reasoning. "You're truly one of a kind, aren't you, Tachikaze-kun?" Omoikane merely chuckled, and turned to Kei.
"Well my son, it seems that Tachikaze-kun reached his decision." Omoikane told Kei, which made Kei give a small smile at his dad. "Are you ready to go?"
"Yes Tou-san. This is for the best, after all." Kei said, as he moved in to hug his father a goodbye. Omoikane returned the hug back as he gave one final hug before the departed.
"Stay safe my son. And be sure to have some fun on your travels as well. I heard it's quite enlightening to the mind." Omoikane said to Kei, which made him chuckle.
"I'll be sure to do that, Tou-san." Kei said. Omoikane then raised an eyebrow at him.
"However, before you go, we should come up with an alias for you, just in case they mages learned your name. We don't want your name to be spread out, after all." Omoikane told Kei, which made Kei raise an eyebrow at him.
"An alias? Ah, I see why Tou-san. To help keep me safe even further. It might improve chances to covering my tracks." Kei agreed. Omoikane nodded in agreement.
"Yes, do you have a name in mind?" Omoikane asked. Kei merely smiled at his father.
"As a matter of fact, I do." Kei said. "How does Shiroe sound?" Kei asked. His father raised an eyebrow at the name.
"Shiroe? That almost means "white" from japanese, and a shorter name of your mother's last name, Shirogane." Omoikane said, and merely gave a good hearted laugh. "It seems you chose the perfect name, Shiroe." Omoikane said.
Shiroe merely gave a smile at his godly father. "I suppose I did." Shiroe stated. Omoikane laughed a bit more, and then cleared his throat. He turned to Terra and the others.
"Well it seems like we made our decision has been made. Are you ready to leave now, Tachikaze-kun?" Omoikane asked. Terra nodded at the Shinto God of Knowledge and Wisdom.
"Yes. We're about to leave Chino, so we better get going. C'mon Shiroe! An adventure awaits us!" Terra shouted out with vigor as he ran forth into the train station.
"Damn it Terra, stop running ahead of us!" Mittelt shouted out to Terra as she ran after him.
"Wooh! This is going to be fun!" Leone shouted out with energy.
"H-Hey! Wait for me!" Shiroe shouted out to the group as he ran after them. Omoikane chuckled once more at seeing his beloved son run off to the world beyond.
"Best luck to you, my dear son. I wish you the best of luck." Omoikane said with a smile, as he closed his eyes and a glow surrounded him. He soon vanished from the realm of Earth, and back to his original home.
And so, Terra and his friends managed to help the Shinto Kami and his Half-God son from certain danger from a certain dangerous force. They soon set off, with a new companion by their side.
Spell List:
Shiroe's Spells:
Mind Shock! - This spell directly affects the mental mind, bringing great mental pain upon the target. Can be used as a widespread area attack.
Pulse Bullet! - It's basically a bullet made of magic. I know that this attack is highly weak in Log Horizon, but I've decided that thanks to Shiroe's magical talents, he can manage to conjure up a bullet that does normal damage.
Haste - This spell gives the target the ability to travel in high speed, almost rivaling a Knight of Devil Peerage.
Astral Bind! - This spell produces several magic threads from the ground and bind to the target. The target cannot move for a while.
Mind Bolt! - A bolt of lightning that directly affects the mind and body, making it a rather strong attack in Shiroe's arsenal (in this story).
Terra's Spell:
Earth Dragon's Roar!
Earth Dragon's Protective Wall!
Claw of the Earth Dragon! - Just like Natsu's Claw of the Fire Dragon, Terra has an earth version of this.
Earth Dragon Pillars!
Earth Dragon's Jack Hammer - Terra encases his arm and fist with earth shaped like a jack hammer. This is like a stronger variant or upgrade of Fist of the Earth Dragon.
Earth Dragon's Sandstorm!
Earth Dragon's Boulder Avalanche! - Terra summons forth multiple magic circles around him, and shoots forth magic boulders toward his opponent. Imagine Fate/Stay Night's Giglamesh Gate of Babylon attack, except the blades are replaced by boulders.
And that is a wrap to this arc!
Now Shiroe joins the party!
Yes, I've decided that in order for Shiroe's magical powers to work, I've decided to make his mother a rather powerful magician, thus making him highly skilled in the forms of magic. Though, his affinity leans more toward supporting allies or debuffing enemies. His offensive spells are considered normal at best, instead of mediocre and weak in the game.
Yay, the party know has a strategist and support!
I also wanted an interesting prospect for Terra and co. to fight against a Sacred Gear user who is nothing more than a regular enemy. Most Sacred Gear users in the story are mostly prominent and special people. I've always wondered on where there are other Sacred Gear users in the Khaos Brigade. As such, I've decided to make a Magician have a Sacred Gear. To spice things up.
As for the Sacred Gear the Gekido had, it was taken from the anime/manga Akame Ga Kill. I thought it would be interesting to see how Terra will deal with a lightning user, like how Natsu went against Laxus.
Also, the next arc that is coming up will be cool and awesome.
The Party:
1. Terra Tachikaze (Human - Mage)
2. Mittelt (Fallen Angel)
3. Yorokobi (Exceed)
4. Leone (Youkai - Akame Ga Kill)
5. Shiroe (Half-God - Log Horizon)
Visual Help
To help visualize the leader of the mages and what Terra and co. fought, he looks like Cursed Doctor from Cardfight: Vanguard.
Next Arc: Tsuruga Arc