Chapter 9: March of the Dark Child
A galaxy far, far, away, meanwhile…
Shinzo smiled as the blonde woman beneath her writhed and squirmed. It had taken her a long time to find out who at least one guardian was, and even longer to discover how to draw them out. Juno Eclipse, a former imperial pilot, had picked up news of the strange and murderous visitor shortly after she had begun looking for her. Because of this, Shinzo had been forced to track the woman down halfway across the galaxy before she finally found her. Then it had been a simple matter of slaughtering the ex-pilot's bodyguards and taking her hostage. She let Juno send out a distress call for a man called Starkiller, the first guardian, telling him to meet them on Coruscant at the old jedi temple. While the guardian was taking his sweet time to get here, Shinzo had gotten bored, and decided that the best way to cure that boredom was by 'playing' with her captive a little. Of course, Juno hadn't been too thrilled with the idea, but Shinzo didn't really care. The blonde's struggling only made it more fun, from her perspective. Shinzo seductively ran her tongue along her captive's slender neck, earning a moan of mixed protest and pleasure.
Shinzo chuckled at the reaction. "Mmm, such a sweet taste. It's no wonder he cares about you so much, if I were him I'd want to be able to have that taste anytime I wanted."
Juno glared up at the vampiress. "Who the hell are you? What do you want with Starkiller?"
"Why, to kill him of course. He is a guardian sent by Marluxia to enforce his rule over this universe, and therefore an obstacle that must be removed. Once he's gone, I'll be one step closer to having my beloved Hisana by my side."
"You're doing all of this…just to get someone's affection?! You're insane!"
Shinzo frowned. Juno gasped as the vampiress' hand suddenly closed around her throat and pressed her against a nearby pillar.
"You would never understand. I can't win her heart as I am now…there is still something that prevents our union. Maybe I am insane, but I will not give up until my feelings are answered!"
With an angry growl, Shinzo threw her captive to the floor. Juno rubbed her throat and looked up at her captor. Ever since her transformation during the fight with Anderson, the corrupted portions of Shinzo's body had spread from the center of her chest and shoulders to her upper arms and back. The ethereal glow of her eyes had faded, but they still seemed to glow even in daylight. Her zanpakutou had remained in its altered form, so now a set of six demonic looking longswords had taken the place of her rapiers on her waist and back. Taking a good look at her opponent's weaponry, Juno managed to smirk and let out a small laugh. Shinzo glared at her.
"What is so funny?" she demanded.
Juno dared to meet her gaze. "Do you really think you can beat him with some swords? Even if they're as powerful as you say, a metal sword is nothing when put up against a lightsaber."
Now it was Shinzo's turn to smirk. "Oh, is that so? Well then…" the vampiress reached around and pulled out two metallic handles. "It's a good thing I found these, isn't it?"
Juno's eyes widened in fear at the sight of the weapons. She'd heard rumors of how deadly her captor was with swords, and it could certainly spell trouble for Starkiller if the strange woman could best him in a duel of blades. At this point, the jedi had only one possible advantage over Shinzo. While Shinzo stood admiring the fear in Juno's eyes, Xalir entered the room.
"Hey, psycho bitch. He's here." said the soulless.
Since killing Kha'Zix, the mad boy had grown a pair of insect like wings. More and more it seemed that he and Shinzo had more in common than just insanity. The vampiress nodded at her partner, then turned to her captive.
"Well, shall we go see him, then?" she said, smiling maniacally.
Starkiller stormed into the main hall of the ruined temple, boiling with rage. General Kohta ran to catch up to him.
"Wait, boy! You know this is a trap!" the veteran jedi warned.
"I don't care. I'm going to make whoever took Juno pay." answered Starkiller.
"I understand you're upset, but you must clear your mind. If you let your anger get the better of you, then you'll just make it easier for whoever did this to outsmart you."
Despite his worries, Starkiller knew the old man was right. He took a deep breath to calm himself, if only by a little. Kohta put his hand on the young jedi.
"We'll get her back. It'll be alright." he said softly. "But be careful, I sense that whoever is responsible for this has an incredibly strong connection to the dark side, possibly even stronger than yours."
Starkiller nodded, and the two of them continued through the temple. Eventually they made their way to what remained of the library, where they found Shinzo waiting for them atop the railing of the second floor. The vampiress held one arm around Juno, while she pressed one of her longswords against her captive's throat with the other. Starkiller grit his teeth at the sight.
"Juno!" he cried.
"You must be Starkiller. It's about time you showed up, I was starting to get bored of playing with her." Shinzo said. She nestled her head in the crook of Juno's neck and licked her lips while ran her free hand across the blonde's chest, much to Starkiller's displeasure.
"Let her go!"
Shinzo smiled maniacally. "If you insist."
The vampiress released Juno, and the ex-pilot fell towards the ground. Starkiller ran over and caught her just before she touched the ground. He let a look of relief spread across his face before it turned to one of shock. He hadn't seen it before, but the entire left portion of Juno's neck was stained with blood. The source of the crimson fluid was a series of sharp canine shaped puncture wounds. Rage burned in the jedi's eyes, and he glared at Shinzo. The vampiress had discarded her sadistic smirk for a sympathetic frown. Starkiller could feel his teeth grinding as anger flooded his entire being.
"Raaaaaaaaaaah!" he cried as he sprang high into the air towards Shinzo.
The young jedi activated his dual blue lightsabers and slashed at the vampiress. Shinzo drew her own pair of red lightsabers and stopped the strikes just above her head. She shoved the enraged jedi back, then backflipped away onto the actual second floor. Shinzo took a stance as Starkiller jumped down to face her. Both warriors stared into each other's eyes with murderous intent. Then both tightened their hold on their weapons as they dashed forward and blades began to clash in a blur of red and blue energy. The ruins of the once great temple began to crumble and collapse as they were cut apart by the warrior's ferocious battle. The jedi and the vampiress initially proved to be equal in skill when it came to handling a blade, but as the fight carried on, Shinzo began to realize her skill with weapons was above his. Starkiller was not yet aware of his predicament, for he was too blinded by rage to focus on any other thing besides killing the woman who had taken Juno away from him forever. Kohta sensed the path the duel was heading toward, and activated his lightsaber. He was just about to go to Starkiller's aid, when he sensed a heavy object rapidly approaching his head. The blind jedi ducked under Xalir's scepter as it crashed into the column he had been standing next to. Rolling aside, Kohta struck a defensive stance and prepared to face the soulless boy head on. Even without his eyes, Kohta could see the evil that radiated from the boy and the woman as plain as daylight. Readying himself, Kohta leapt at Xalir. By this time, Shinzo and Starkiller's fight had traveled from the second floor to somewhere on the fourth. The vampiress did an elegant backflip as the jedi's blades sliced a column in half. The damaged support fell to the ground just as red and blue resumed their dance of death. Shinzo silently praised her opponent's skills. She had been expecting a difficult fight from the young man, and was glad to see that she was not disappointed. Smiling to herself, Shinzo decided it was time for the guardian to know his place. In the midst of a horizontal strike, she suddenly rotated her lightsabers and spun them about in a lightning fast vertical flurry. Starkiller felt blows land on his shoulder, arm, chest, and leg all in a matter of seconds. Confused and in pain, he recklessly lashed out at the vampiress. Shinzo made no effort to dodge, and only cringed a little as she felt the jedi's blades cut across her torso. Starkiller blinked in surprise right before Shinzo launched into a long volley of quick strikes that left him burned and badly cut. Before Starkiller could even recover a breath, Shinzo thrust her foot into his stomach, launching the young jedi into the remains of a bookcase. Holding her blades at her sides, Shinzo slowly walked over to finish him off.
"You are talented, I respect that. Perhaps she did as well." the vampiress taunted.
Starkiller forced himself to sit up and glare at her.
"It hurts, doesn't it? Seeing the one you love so cruelly taken away from you, kept apart from you by forces you could not control."
Starkiller noticed Shinzo's smile begin to fade, replaced by a cold glare of emptiness and anguish.
"I know all too well the feeling of that pain. That's why...that's why I have to kill you. I have to destroy the guardians, or I will never be able to experience a life where she and I can love one another." Shinzo raised her lightsabers to deal the killing blow. "Now die, guardian!"
Just as she swung, Shinzo suddenly found herself thrown against a pile of debris by an unknown power. As she climbed out of the rubble, she saw Kohta standing on the edge of the fourth floor, with one hand stretched out toward her and the other holding back an even more enraged than usual Xalir. The blind jedi turned toward Starkiller.
"You're no match for her with your lightsabers! Use the force, boy!" he said.
"Got it." Starkiller grunted as he stood up and wiped blood from his mouth.
Shinzo charged toward him with her blades spinning in deadly arcs. Starkiller held a hand out towards her, and once again Shinzo was carried off her feet and thrust against the temple ruins. The vampiress struggled against the invisible hands of the force, but to no avail. Starkiller had her in his grasp, and now it was his turn to display his strength. With an angry yell, the jedi tossed Shinzo into the air, followed by a barrage of powerful force lightning. Shinzo cried out in pain as the deadly volts electrified her, leaving her smoking and burnt as she fell toward the bottom floor. She was only halfway down when the force took hold of her again, and she was flung skyward. Using the force as a boost, Starkiller leaped high into the air above his opponent, and cast down his lightsabers. Both blades stuck into Shinzo, and she let out a howl of pain. Still airborne, Starkiller then sent an explosive ball of force lightning and then a simultaneous force push down at her. The lightning burst as it collided with the vampiress, still shocking her as she was forced into the ground by the push blast that followed. The force of the blast had torn the lightsabers embedded in Shinzo's body, allowing Starkiller to catch them as he quickly descended toward her. Shinzo lay unmoving on the ground below. Never before had she felt this much pain, and never had she felt so powerless against an enemy. Doubt and fear of death began to enter her mind, and she gazed up at the rapidly descending jedi in terror. Starkiller thrust his blades into the vampiress's chest as he landed standing above her with aloud crash. Shinzo grimaced as he withdrew his blades from her chest and positioned the points just above her neck. The vampiress knew that no matter how great her healing abilities were, if her head were to be severed from her body, she would truly die. Fear coursed through her every being, and her eyes closed as she prepared to meet her unexpected end. Time seemed to slow down as Starkiller raised his blades, and she released what would surely be her last breath. But just then, a strange feeling came over her. The feeling was familiar, in more ways than one. Something important had happened to someone...someone she knew and was very far away. And the other feeling...it had something to do with vampirism, that much was certain. Her eyes shot open in realization. It was Hisana. Something had happened to Hisana. Something that involved vampirism. It couldn't be...it would have been too good to be true...but the feeling she had just received provided more than enough evidence. The vampiress's mouth twisted into a smile of mixed insanity and glee.
"She's joined me..." she said aloud.
Starkiller stopped his strike midway at hearing her voice. "What?"
Shinzo stared up at the jedi. "She's finally accepted our gift. She's just like me now!"
Suddenly filled with a renewed will to live, Shinzo lashed out with a hand, caught Starkiller's leg, quickly pulled her head toward it, and sank her teeth in. Starkiller cried out in pain as wickedly sharp canines dug into the soft flesh of his leg, spilling blood into Shinzo's mouth. Before he could try to remove her from his lower body, Shinzo suddenly held up an open palm toward him. From where she lay with her teeth dug in his leg, Shinzo stared up as her eyes became an ethereal pure red.
"My turn!" she growled through her teeth.
Starkiller suddenly found himself on the receiving end of a powerful surge of red force lightning, and screamed in agony as his flesh began to burn off his body. Withdrawing her bloodied canines from the jedi's leg, Shinzo stood up and began to pour twice as much lightning as her other hand joined the assault. As Starkiller burned, the corrupted portions of Shinzo's body spread to her elbows and down her spine, stopping just above her waist line. Now, aside from a few straps that kept the remainder of her chestplate in place, the vampiress's back was completely bare. Shinzo finally stopped electrifying Starkiller to watch him drop to his knees, burned beyond recognition. Somehow, the jedi was still barely alive. Her smile widening, Shinzo positioned her lightsabers at Starkiller's neck.
"You lose!" she cried as she slashed.
Starkiller's head rolled to the floor with a thud. The young jedi was no more. Seeing his companion slain by the vampiress, Kohta knew that there was no longer any reason to remain at the temple. With a heavy heart, the blind veteran blew back his opponent with a force blast and bolted from the temple as fast as he could. Xalir cursed and started to run after him.
"Leave him. He is of no consequence to us." Shinzo commanded.
Reluctantly, Xalir obeyed his partner. Noticing the very evident smile on Shinzo's face, he gave her a puzzled look.
"What are you so happy about?" inquired the soulless.
Shinzo looked over at him, ethereal eyes aglow with sheer bliss. "My beloved little sister has finally grown up. Now she is a fully-fledged vampire, just like me."
The evil pair decided to spend the night at a cheap hotel later that evening, desperate for rest after spending a full week of following up leads and fighting countless enemies. Shinzo slept soundly for a time, content with the knowledge of her sister's transformation. Eventually, she began to stir in her sleep, and was transported to the mysterious world of dreams. Shinzo found herself standing in the midst of an endless wasteland, littered with barren planes and demolished cities and topped with a starless black sky, in which sat a brilliant and shining full moon. The strange world amazed her with its overwhelming feeling of emptiness, and she began to wander about. As she entered the ruins of what had appeared to have once been a castle, a sudden loud clanging reached her ears. Curious, she made her way through the ruins, following the sound. Eventually she found herself standing in the bleachers of a partially ruined arena, overlooking a gladiator's pit where two strange warriors stood. One was a short woman dressed in pure white cloth and armor, who held a spear and shield in her hands and a beautiful pair of angelic wings on her back. The woman had white hair that hung over her shoulders in a pair of long curls, and her ringed irises were colored a deep violet. On the other side of the arena stood a slightly taller woman adorned in ornate, jagged, pitch black armor everywhere from the neck down. She had wavy ebony hair that stopped a little past her shoulders, and held a pair of enormous greatswords with eye shaped jewels embedded in their hilts that seemed to weigh nothing to her. Her blood red eyes shone brightly with lust, and a small yet sadistic smile crept onto her lips. Shinzo realized with a start that the angelic woman's face was exactly like Hisana's, just as the woman in black's face mirrored her own. Without warning, both women burst towards each other, and began exchanging blows with such elegance and ferocity that Shinzo was left breathless at the sight. The sight did not last long, as the woman in black armor quickly began to overpower her opponent. Soon enough, the angelic fighter was knocked to the floor. Shinzo felt a pang of guilt at this, unable to tell the difference between the mysterious white fighter's face and that of her sister's. The woman in black smiled seductively and tossed her weapons aside before straddling her beaten opponent and forcefully locking lips with her. The white haired woman's eyes shot open in protest, then slowly began to close as her cheeks reddened and the pleasure set ebony haired woman's smile became softer as she and the other woman quickly succumbed to desire. Shinzo marveled at the sight of the two great warriors embracing one another so passionately.
"Do you like what you see?" a voice nearly identical to her own suddenly spoke.
Shinzo whirled her head around in alarm, but could find no one else around her save for the couple embracing nearby. It took a moment for her to realize that the woman with a face like hers had been the one to talk, and was currently staring at her. The ebony haired warrior smiled seductively.
"If you want to enjoy this pleasure..." the woman continued, holding the white hair close. "Then all you need to do is open your heart to her. Even if she denies you, once she's had a taste of what you could give her, she will be all yours."
Before Shinzo could ask what her strange look alike meant, the pair kissed passionately again, and the world faded to black. When Shinzo opened her eyes again, she was staring up at the ceiling of her hotel room. Sighing heavily, she returned to sleep, pondering over the armored woman's words.
Two days later, the pair had learned of what could possibly be the other two guardians of this universe. Apparently, a pair of hooded individuals, one in black and one in white, had been seen on the watery world of Kamino. Considering the fact that there were millions of characters who could have fit that description, the pair decided that it that even though they were more likely to find a pair of wanted criminals instead of guardians, they might as well give the rumor a try. So after 'acquiring' a small transport and after a long look at the instruction manual, Shinzo and Xalir arrived on the stormy planet. Like always, it was raining heavily. Shinzo and Xalir had only traversed a few walkways when they stopped on a large circular platform. The walkways connecting the platform to all the others retracted, with Xalir still on one of them, leaving Shinzo separated from her partner. Sensing a number of powerful presences, Shinzo immediately activated her lightsabers. Two figures, one in white and one in black, stepped forward onto the edge of a platform that was a far height above her. The figure in the black cloak pulled down his hood, revealing a mature male's face with a tan skin tone and gray hair accompanied by yellow eyes. The figure at his side mimicked his action, and revealed his equally tan face with purple hair and yellow eyes. To Shinzo's surprise, both men had the same exact face.
"So, this is Shinzo Takanashi? I thought she'd be taller." said the purple haired one.
"Do not underestimate her, Sanmex. She is as deadly a foe as either of us." said the gray haired one.
"Indeed, Xemnas. Should we do battle with her?"
"Not yet. If you recall, we promised that other competitor that he'd have a chance to face her before us."
Sanmex nodded. "This is true. Very well then, let us see what she is capable of. Ryth!"
A shadow leapt over the two figures and down toward the platform where Shinzo stood. Upon entering the light, Shinzo could make out that the figure was wearing a full suit of dark armor, with a glowing purple vizor running vertically down the center of his helmet. The figure stood nearly a foot and a half taller than Shinzo, and held an all too familiar handle in his hand. The armored man began walking around the vampiress, taking in every inch of her form.
"I had heard whispers of a powerful woman traveling the multiverse. Whispers that this woman was a highly skilled warrior who could best even the mightiest of foes." said the man in a deep, semi-robotic tone.
Shinzo narrowed her eyes at the man. "Have you come to stop me from attaining my wish?"
"I care not for what reason you have decided to participate in this game. I haven't faced a worthy opponent in centuries, and I yearn for the glory of a duel of the fates." with that, the man activated his weapon, and a blade of purple/black energy sprouted from the hilt.
Shinzo readied her weapons. "Would you give me the pleasure of learning your name before I kill you?"
"I am called Ryth."
"Then let us duel, Ryth."
Both warriors nodded at each other, then each took a stance. They stared intently at each other for a time, taking no heed of the downpour that drenched their clothing. After what seemed like a few minutes, both warriors sprang to life and began to throw everything they had at each other. Ryth was surprisingly nimble despite his armor, and Shinzo occasionally found it difficult to anticipate his movements. What was more, every time the deathless blademaster landed a hit, it felt as though he had landed ten. His strength surprised her, but it did not last for long. Soon Shinzo was able to see through Ryth's feints and maneuvers, and began to quickly outmatch his speed and agility. Soon enough, she had Ryth retreating toward the edge of the platform. The deathless realized he was losing, and decided to make one last attempt. Spinning and stepping to the side for a moment, Ryth suddenly leapt into the air, spinning his armored boots in an attempt to kick his opponent. Shinzo leaned under the attack, and Ryth landed back on his feet. The moment he did, the deathless thrust his blade forward. The attack would be his last, as Shinzo parried the blow and used her extra blade to sever Ryth's arm form his body. The deathless grunted in immense pain as he gripped the stump that was his arm. Shinzo then kicked Ryth so that he spun around with his back to her, and thrust both her lightsabers into his back and through his chest. Ryth gave one last groan of pain before going limp and tumbling over the side of the platform and into the raging sea below, taking the vampiress's lightsabers with him. Shinzo looked back at the two guardians who had watched the fight unfold. Both gazed at her with a look of indifference, but she could see the hesitation in their eyes. Chuckling amusedly to herself, Shinzo drew a pair of the demonic longswords that were her zanpakutou. Xemnas cast a glance at Sanmex. The soulless nodded, and the nobody returned the gesture. Then both men teleported down from where they stood and reappeared in front of Shinzo. By now, Xalir had managed to get the walkways working again, and flew down beside his partner. At the appearance of the blue haired boy, Sanmex gave a look of confusion.
"Xalir?! What are you doing working with her? You are to answer only to me and Trotejy, remember?" said the elder soulless.
"The fuck are you talking about? I don't know you." Xalir responded.
"I see...so your rage has become so great that you have forgotten your superior. Very well then, I will simply have to beat the memories back into you." a pair of golden ethereal blades formed in either of Sanmex's hands.
"Ha! I'd like to see you try!"
The two soulless flew into battle without another word. Xemnas held out his hands and formed his own pair of red ethereal blades. Shinzo took a stance, and smirked devilishly at the nobody. Both fighters fought at incredible speed, Shinzo with her zanpakutou and Xemnas with his ethereal blades. Surprisingly, the nobody's weapons were not able to break Shinzo's weapons, despite his being made of energy and hers out of...whatever metal is called when fused with demonic flesh. Xemnas didn't give up, however, and since a battle of blades was beginning to turn in his opponent's favor, he leapt into the air and summoned an enormous amount of energy orbs in a dome around the vampiress.
"Let's see you survive this!" challenged Xemnas.
Shinzo merely smirked and prepared herself. With a wave of his hand, Xemnas sent all of the orbs flying at the short girl. Shinzo disappeared in an explosion of energy. Xemnas chuckled to himself. He knew that the only reason someone had managed to survive this attack before, had been because they had an ally with them to help deflect the blasts. But Shinzo was alone, and despite her healing powers, there was no doubt that such an assault focused entirely on her would bring about her hand. He couldn't be more wrong. A single figure, bathed in a violent red aura, burst from the explosion and stopped in front of Xemnas. With a start, the nobody recognized the figure as none other than Shinzo herself. SHe was completely unharmed, and her eyes were now glowing an ethereal red. Another thing that surprised him was the fact that Shinzo was now completely unarmed. All of her swords had disappeared. While Xemnas was pondering this, a cloud of rose petals began to form around him. At first he was confused by the sudden appearance of the flowers, until realization struck him Before he could try to escape Shinzo spread her arms wide, smiling maliciously.
"Chi ga arashi...no bara!" (blood rose storm) she yelled.
At her command, the petals instantly reformed into her six longswords, all of which stuck into various parts of Xemnas's body. The nobody let out a groan of intense pain as blood began to rapidly flee his body from his many wounds, and he fell back down to the platform. While Shinzo investigated Xemnas' s unconscious form, Xalir continued to duel furiously with Sanmex. The two soulless were just entering the fifth minute of their battle shen suddenly a portal opened up next to them. Out of it walked a shirtless boy with purple hair and khaki shorts, none other than the younger version of Sanmex. The older Sanmex spotted him and froze.
"What are you doing here?!" he demanded.
"Trotejy sent me to find out why Xalir had turned on us." Young Sanmex replied nonchalantly.
"You fool! We can't be in the same place at the same time! Don't you know what could ha-"
Before the conversation could continue any further, both versions of Sanmex were consumed by an enormous fireball thrown by Xalir. The piles of ash that remained smoldered for a short time before the endless rain doused the flames. Both Xalir and Shinzo stared at the ash piles for a moment.
"Well that was...odd." Shinzo stated. Her eyes returned to their non-glowing state. "But, so long as the guardian was destroyed, then it does no matter how it happened. His death just brings me one step closer to Hisana."
"Hi...sana...?" Xemnas wheezed from where he lay. "Hi...sana...Taka...nashi...?"
Shinzo turned toward the nobody. "Yes, my beloved little sister who will soon be mine."
"I see...so it is...the same...Hisana..."
"What? What the hell are you talking about?"
"Axel...a former...associate...of mine...he is...trying to...win...her heart...as well..." Xemnas strained a short laugh. "Axel...ever the fool...even...after all...this time...he still believes...that he...has...a heart...Fool...we...are nobodies...such things...do not exist...for us..."
With one final breath, the former superior of Organization XIII expired, and dissolved into particles of darkness. Shinzo was left boiling with fury over his last words. So this 'Axel' character wanted Hisana as well? Fine then. She will simply have to remove him. Marluxia's short announcement was made, and the portal to the next world opened. Still filled with anger, Shinzo marched into the gateway, determined more than ever to obtain her impossible wish.
Unknown Location, meanwhile...
Marluxia was struggling to keep his calm composure as he watched the vampiress enter the gateway. It had barely been two weeks since he started this game, and already he had lost half of his guardians. He shot a glance at Ikxaru, who was kneeling beside an unconscious Rikxaga in a nearby room. He hadn't been watching when she left to aid Larxene, and now something had happened to the short nobody that left her bedridden and crying herself to sleep. The overseer ground his teeth as he frown in absolute frustration. His enemies had grown too strong, their resolve had to waver. There had to be something he could do, someplace he could send them where they would lose hope. As he pondered this, an idea crossed his mind, and his frown quickly became a devious smile. Yes, if he sent them there, then they would undoubtedly withdraw. He shuddered slightly as memories of his experiences in there resurfaced. If he did this, he would be bending the rules, for in that world there were no guardians. At least, not any guardians that he could control. Marluxia allowed a low chuckle to escape his lips. So what if he bent the rules a bit? It was his game, after all. With his decision made, the overseer quickly set to work diverting the course of the gateways. There was no doubt that this next world would be a true test to the heroes who threatened his rule.
21 Guardians Remaining...
A/N: Okay, before you all go wtf about that little bit with the two Sanmex's, please remember that those characters, as well as Xalir and Trotejy, are all from Ekkeusuteria's Dinosaur Hearts series, which runs parallel to mine. That was his idea. Moving on, what kind of horrors await our heroes (and villains) in the next world? Who could this mysterious woman whose face looks like Shinzo's be? Find out next time on Dragonball Z! Lol as always, please continue to read and don't forget to review! Till next time! DarkNovelist out.