Olympus 4- Son of Hades! JoutenBlack!- Typhon returns to the Titans on Mt. Olympus in shame. Asteria mocks him. "It's amazing how far the great Typhon has fallen. Done in not once, but twice by those humans." "They're Demi God-" Testu interrupts him "And that is exactly why you let your guard down and got defeated so easily." "What do you think lord Chronos?" "You disappoint." Typhon is shocked and saddened. "I'm so, so sorry lord Chronos. It appears my strength is not what it should be. I need time to rest my lord. I'll get stronger, you'll see." "I'd hope so, amongst our ranks you're by far the most useless. You don't have to be though." "Why of course sir, I will do my best to improve and crush those Demi Gods." Tetsu interludes. "I have a plan, but I am going to need some backup, Asteria?" "Oh, yes." Asteria takes a horn of satyr and crushes and brews it into a cauldron and summons out a Satyr with demon horns and a pan flute. "Yes, with this monster, we can spread chaos and anger across the world. Conquering Earth and crushing the Demi God's will be coming true, Chronos." "Thank you Tetsu, those Demi God powers are putting in some serious work." Typhon gets angry but Asteria calms him down. "I can't believe how that fool can be at a higher rank than a pure Titan like me." "In due time, your chance will come Typhon." "What do you mean?" "Our strength is only recovering right now. With enough time we will be back at our full strength. Then Chronos will recognize us over that fool Tetsu." "So that's why I have been having trouble lately." "It's the same with my magic. Normally, I'd be able to recover people in an instant or conjure an entire army at once, but I need to wait before my full strength." "I get it now. So we basically have to bide our time until we get our powers back?" "Yes. Even Lord Chronos is feeling like we do. That is why he rests. He wishes for his power to return faster." Tetsu is given a red wing from Typhon and prepares to follow the Joutengers to where the next Demi God is, Tetsu bringing a special beast created by Asteria- a demonic Satyr with devilish horns and an evil flute.
As the Joutengers are taking a special trip to Tokyo via train, Shun tells Amy some really funny stories of Miki and him when they were kids. "So after me and Miki became friends, she was still all shy and serious. So, I thought, since she hated bugs, I would take a beetle from outside, and slip it up her shirt without her knowing about it." "Please don-" "and then, it crawled right on her face in class!" "Wow, that is funny-" "It really isn't." "It's funny and you know it. C'mon Miki, get a smile on your face." "Sorry, it's just, I don't have much to be happy about right now. We're on a mission. We need to stay on track if we want to avenge our loved ones. I'm sorry, but it's what we have to do." Afterwards Shun turned to Miki and whispered "Well, guess someone pissed in her cornflakes." "Yeah, a lot of it. Sadly her mother is dead, so she is probably still getting over it." "WAIT WHAT?" "Yeah, her mother was killed by the general Titan Red on our first day as active Demi God's." "That's just, horrible. Wow. I am really sorry Miki-" "I don't need your sympathy, just stay focused. I don't need someone taking everything like it's a big joke." "But I don't..." They arrive at the city and they agree to stick together despite there being three of them because they can't leave Amy alone on the streets. "I think it's for the best if the three of us stick together and watch each other. I don't trust Amy in this shady looking part of town." Amy starts using her Demi God tracker and the three go searching, Tetsu following them, not seeing Amy. Tetsu orders the Satyr to start it's song in the city and it does, causing people to become easily angered and they start attacking each other like a mob.
Meanwhile, a street punk on the other side of Tokyo finishes a fight with three other guys and says he doesn't appreciate a three on one fight, especially one so easy. "If you're going to have the guts to jump me three on one, at least be able to get a punch on me. Hmm." The three thugs lay defeated on the ground, staring into the angry eyes of the street punk who had just defeated them and his friend. "We-we're sorry Mr. Kai sir. I don't know what came over us." Kai looks unenthused. "You're really trying my patience, you better pay what you owe or else you'll all be pulps on the pavement!" Kai's friend, Jamarah, steps in. "Alright, I think that's enough for now Kai." He begrudgingly backs down. Jamarah then turns his attention to the three cowards. "Give us what you have now or else I won't hold him back." "Y-yes sir. Here you go." They give the pair some money before leaving. "This is only a quarter of what we need, why the hell did you do that Jamarah." "I don't know, I believe killing should only be done as a last resort." "Talk like that doesn't work in a fi-" "It's let us survive in the streets for ten years though. Relax." They return to their den to some other thugs and give them the money, and the leader of the other thugs asks why they have so little cash. "What gives, this barely pays a week of rent." Jamarah tells them "Those jerks had almost nothing on them." "That's enough. We need money to win this turf war, now I ain't gonna be having some sissy wannabe's excuse for why we don't have enough money. Boys, punish him a bit." Their eyes start turning strangely red as Tetsu emerges into town with his Satyr and starts blowing his pan flute. "The power of this flute will ignite people's temper. They'll get so angry at each other it will be a breeze to conquer the world. Not even the Demi God's would be willing to fight civilians. Now if we can get to the Tokyo Tower, we can amplify our song of death and spread it through the whole country. Is that clear Satyr?" "Loud and clear general." The Satyr then plays his flute in the streets as Kai fights off most of the thug's alongside Jamarah but the boss punches the hell out of Jamarah and Kai gives the boss an almost drilling punch to the gut and knocks him out coughing up blood. Kai helps Jamarah up as Shun and Miki find his hideout.
"Urgh, this place looks awful and dretch. Are you sure there's a Demi God Here?" "Possibly. Don't judge a book by its cover Miki." Miki is rather disgusted that a demi god would hang out here then notices the knocked out bodies all around the room. Kai tells them "This isn't a shelter woman. Get lost." Miki, getting mad, responds "No, we have important matters to attend to." "I don't appreciate trespassers, I don't care if you're a girl, I'll punch your lights out if you don't beat it." "The nerve! You have a lot of balls to talk to me like that!" The two stare each other with daggers as Jamarah says "You know Kai, you could hear out what they have to say before you beat them into submission. They seem pretty serious about what they want." All of them are a bit stunned but Kai aquieces. "Fine, speak your piece before I throw you into the gutter." Miki whispers to Shun how bad of an attitude this kid has as Kai hears it. "I don't care if we need him, this kid's attitude is trash." "What, what's wrong, you can't go insult me to my face. What, your gonna scold me for my bad boy attitude? If I wanted to call you something I'd have no problem doing it. Are you scared of me or what? If you are I suggest leaving now. Or maybe it's because your a bitch!" Miki instantly gets mad and tells him to watch who he's talking to, and Shun does his best to calm her down. "I'll show you who the tough one is here!" "Easy Miki, he may be our new partner." Jamarah gets Kai to calm down as well. "C'mon man, just hear these people out. You don't need to be a jackass about it." Kai crosses his arms and returns to a dull, a bit angry scowl. Shun tells Kai "Well, Kai is it, you have been chosen for a special task: embrace his Demi God powers and become a Joutenger. As a Joutenger it is his duty to protect the world from Titans and defeat them. Are you in?" "Take a hike, with that fantasy garbage you're talking about. If you want to recruit people to your D&D garbage, there's a comics store on the other side of town." Miki proves him wrong by morphing into JoutenYellow and Shun into JoutenBlue. Jamarah is impressed but Kai isn't, saying "Alright, maybe you're story is true, but saving the world? Something like that is just a waste of time." Shun and Miki gasp in horror. "Why protect a world that has given me nothing, a world that has taken everyone who's ever cared about me. There's no hope for people anymore, it's all a disgrace. War, violence, pollution, all of it! Why would I ever want to save it, especially alongside goody-goods like you?" "That does it." She pins Kai into a wall and starts threatening him. "YOU'RE SAYING YOU DON'T CARE THAT ALL INNOCENT PEOPLE WILL DIE!" "Get your hands off me bitch. I take it you're the leader of your group?" "What of it?" "All the more reason to say no. Why would a guy like me take orders from a good for nothing goody-good who probably thinks she knows everything and that she's God's gift to men?" Miki doesn't let go and continues to guilt him. "I thought you were a tough guy, a man. Why not fight? You street types must adore it." Jamarah takes Miki and Shun outside as Kai thinks to himself. "Me a hero? Bah. Nonsense, that is not the life for me." Miki exclaims "I can't work with good for nothing lowbrow punks like him. They are the worst." "But you said it yourself, we need help and now." Jamarah steps in. "I know how you must feel about Kai given this first impression." "Yeah, what of it?" "Well, he isn't exactly the type to trust people right away, so he hates being told what to do by new people. He despises when people do that. I feel the same way. But trust me when I say that he isn't all that bad." "Hmm." said Shun. she can't stand lowbrow punks like him and maybe they should leave him be.
Jamarah tries to calm her down himself by saying Kai is just very shy and standoffish. "Kai and I have been together since we were eight, in a world that clearly abandoned us to the wolves. Kai's always been a bit of a jerk, but once you get to know him, you know he's just shy and lonely. He told me how he doesn't even know if he has a mother, he's just always been alone on these cruel streets. Once he's friends with someone, it's a bond he'll do his damn best to keep. He can be a pretty cool guy when things go his way. It's like that every time we join a gang, he usually finds some way to pick a fight with the leaders just because it's hard for him to adjust to change." Shun then asks "Why do you guys join gangs, you seem like a cool guy Jamarah." "It's survival. If you don't have a group out here survival gets a whole lot harder, because if you aren't in a group, your vulnerable from everyone. Gang's are the closest thing we've had to family. Kai is a born fighter and has some of the sharpest skills and wit that I know. I know that he told you guys no, but I'll try to talk to him and he'll come around. Trust me, don't judge him as a purely bad person. He just needs guidance." Miki says "Well ok, but I'll be damned if he keeps acting like a smug asshole like that." Shun then says "You know Miki, I think you're being just as mean to him as he is to you." "Yeah, well who asked you?" "Oh, ok." Shun then wonders in his head what is making Miki so touchy lately. "Look, I'm sorry Shun. That guy just pisses me off so mu-" "Give him a chance Miki. I have to give him a chance too. Its for the sake of the world, and as long as we have an open mind, and do as Jamarah says, we could have ourselves a key ally. So brighten up Miki." "Ok, I'll try. You know, you're a pretty wise guy Shun." As they walk they see Amy rushing down the street as a guy is chasing her yelling at her. Miki asks what her problem with him is and Amy says he has been following her non stop yelling at her ever since she accidently ran over his foot with her wheelchair while searching. She apologized to him but he won't stop, like his anger has overcome him. They manage to hide and Miki says these strange things need to be something Titan related, as a mob of people start attacking each other in the streets. They approach the mob and start hearing a soothing yet creepy noise that turns people aggressive. Amy then says "This is definitely Titan related. We need to be calm and come up with a- Hey!" And Amy was pushed off her wheelchair by a blind old man and Shun helps her up. "It probably doesn't work on us because we aren't normal humans."
Meanwhile, back at the den, Jamarah talks long and hard with Kai about him joining the Joutengers. "You know as well as I do that they need you." "So? I couldn't give a rat's ass what they need." "But if you don't help them, innocent people will die." "So what? What have innocent people done for me. All I care about is strength. There's no need to protect others as long as I can brawl. Nobody can beat me." "There you are, acting cocky and jerkish as usual. Will you ever change?" Kai gives a smirk "Shut up." "You know, if you actually thought about someone else for a change, you wouldn't be such a stick in the mud." Kai just kept silent. "What's this really all about, I know it isn't fear." "I just don't feel like I could be a hero. I've never done something good for anyone." "That's not entirely true. We became friends. You and I are a perfect team." "I mean for strangers. I find it hard to fight for people I don't know." "I don't either, but you should still give it a shot. Opportunities like this can only come to a select few." Kai stands silent again, unsure of what to do. As this is happening his gang starts to wake up.
Jamarah asks "What the hell was wrong with you guys?" The leader says confused "I don't know really, but I guess we were knocked out. Did you do it Kai?" "Hmm." "It's nice to know you still hit like a truck." "Yeah, I know." "I don't say this in front of the guys, but no matter how much I may be hard you two, you both are like sons to me. Even when I've been a complete scumbag, you never left me like others would. Ow, it still hurts. Now let's get these other guys up." Both replied "Yes." As they go to wake up the other guys, Tetsu breaks through the door and Kai immediately asks him what he's doing here. "Hey, who the hell are you and what are you doing here?" "Yeah, you're in MY den spaceman, now why don't you bugger off and find someone else to larp wi-" Tetsu ignores what he says and turns his gaze at him. "I'm only looking for a Demi God, give him to me, and I'll let you all leave with your lives." The leader is puzzled. "Demi God? They don't exist." "Well, you're looking right at one, in the flesh. Now don't make me ask again." Kai starts getting really angry. "Hey, why don't you get out of her before I smash your teeth out of your mouth?" Jamarah interjects "You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us. Ge out of here if you value your life." Tetsu runs to the gang leader and grabs him by the throat. "I tried giving you all a chance, but I guess you would rather die foolish then live smartly." As he's doing this the other gang members wake up. "Yo bro, let boss-man go before we pummel you into the pavement." Tetsu throws the gang leader straight through the wall. Kai gets mad and leads the charge. "Show him no mercy boys." All of the gang members including Jamarah and Kai try to rush Tetsu but Tetsu effortlessly pushes back each and everyone and lands kill shots on all of them, except Kai and Jamarah. Jamarah stands back while Kai throws his hardest punch but Tetsu blocks it and throws him back. "Now I'll ask you both again, and don't make me repeat what I did back there. Which one of you is a demi god?" Kai says "I-," but Jamarah interrupts "I'm the Demi God you're looking for, now spare my friend." "There, now that wasn't so hard was it. If you replied sooner, I could have spared this bloodbath." As Jamarah comes forward Kai is puzzled. "Jamarah NO! DON'T DO THIS! WE CAN TAKE HI-" "It's ok Kai. Now you can live a life of freedom from the streets." "BUT I DON'T WANT THAT! IT'S YOU AND ME FOR LIFE!" As Jamarah gets in front of Tetsu, Tetsu immediately knees him in the stomach, elbows him in the back, and puts his foot on his throat. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? GET OFF OF HIM!" Kai goes to knock Tetsu off of Jamarah but Tetsu once again blocks his punches and holds Kai by the throat. "You know, you're friend had a good point. Now that you're pissing me off, I can't hold back against you." Tetsu lowers his foot further and crushes Jamarah's throat, Kai looking on in terror.
Meanwhile, as the Joutengers are running back down the street from the crowd of innocent people, Miki decides to take a stop in the gang's den. "I'll see if he's changed his mind guys." "Ok." "Be quick please, I don't want to get pushed out of my chair a third time today." She walks in and is horrified to see Tetsu, Titan Red, beating down someone who wasn't a Demi God. "Get off of him you creep. Haven't you killed enough loved ones." "Oh yes, you're umm, mother was it?" "If you really want to kill a demi god, why don't you kill me?" Miki then takes a God Changer and slides it to Kai. "What the hell is this thing?" "Just punch in 1-2-5 and shout GOD CHANGE, ok? I don't care what you want, we seriously need your help right now." She tries to attack Tetsu but Jamarah tells her to not intervene, as he is being stomped and kicked by Titan Red, being told rather calmly to perish. "You're taking this beating rather well. Please die though so I don't have to keep hurting you." Tetsu does a fatal stomp to his ribs, crushing them inward and injuring his lungs. At this moment, Tetsu sets his sights on Miki and goes to fight her, leaving Kai and Jamarah. Kai is downtrodden, yelling at Jamarah for his fatal mistake and asking "WHY THE HELL DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO DAMN SELFLESS! YOU WOULDN'T BE DYING RIGHT NOW!" and he starts breaking down. Jamarah, though out of breath, laughs, "You know, crying isn't becoming of a tough guy, but I guess now's as good a time as ever." "Don't die, please, you are-" he starts sobbing rather harshly. "We both have long lives ahead of us, we don't have to be punks forever, we can make our own future." "Y-yes, but I feel l-like my l-life's complete." "Wh-what do you mean?" "I feel like, now, you have as great an opportunity as ever to show the world that you are a good person and can make a difference. Besides, there's no place in this world for a dreg of society with no family." As he starts coughing up blood violently, he says "No one else could ever bring the type of friendship you and I share, the kind that transcends even brotherhood. I only have one regret, it's that I'll die without seeing you as a true hero." Kai goes from smiling in tears with his friend to standing tall and stoic. "Godchange."
Kai then immediately turns into JoutenBlack as Jamarah dies, saying it's now complete, his mouth overflowing with blood. Kai, with silent rage, goes outside to see Tetsu outfighting Miki rather handily as Amy is running and Shun is trying to stave off the mad crowd. "Hey man, so you finally joined?" Kai then yells at Miki in a stern, commanding voice "Go find out what's wrong with everybody today while I clean this bastards clock." "Umm ok." Miki immediately agrees and does that without protest, leaving Tetsu and Kai. "It turns out you're the Demi God, hmm. I guess your friend was as foolish as he was insane." Kai starts getting really mad and their battle starts. Tetsu starts off with hand to hand combat and Kai actually matches Tetsu one on one better than Miki. "I could tell from your eyes back there that you are a fighter, like me. The world is nothing but battle and war." "I agree. I'll never forgive you for what you did to my partner back there." "Why didn't you step up to the role then? You knew your friend was lying and you left him to die like that? What kind of friend are you then. I know what you are, a spineless coward." Kai starts getting mad again as they continue their fight. "You may think you're tough, but you are certainly just a boy, someone who would be nothing if it wasn't for your fists. A lowlife, nothing!" Kai then starts getting beaten back quite a bit until he sees Amy in danger from the mob as Shun and Miki try to knock out innocent civilians to break the song. Kai then receives an odd weapon, a helm. He wears it unsure of what it does as Tetsu walks away to turn his attention to Miki and Shun. "I'll deal with you later." Kai realizes that he turned invisible and immediately goes to Amy and one shots most of the mob, Amy unsure what is going on. Kai then turns his attention to Tetsu and uses his invisibility to land some cheap shots at Tetsu with some power behind it. Tetsu, though shocked at first, summons his double sided lance and starts predicting Kai's movements to get the better of him, hitting him and turning off his invisibility. Kai seems done for when he notices a black glowing stone in the shadows. He takes it out and it immediately becomes whatever weapon he thinks of, a double sided lance in this case, and him and Tetsu duel. Due to his inexperience with the weapon Kai is begrudgingly outmatched by Tetsu's superior skills and Demi God powers. "A weakling is still a weakling, no matter how hard you try, no matter how many fights you win, you'll always be beneath those stronger than you."
Amy, in a dark alleyway away from the fight, does some tweaking to the Demi God tracker to also be able to find other strange energy and uses it to find the Dark Satyr. "Guys, I think I may have found the source of the song." "That's great Amy, let's go find it". "Alright Shun." They follow the signal to the center of town where the Satyr is using a nearby radio station to send his song. Miki immediately calls the monster out who uses his pan flute to shoot beams at Miki, her dodging it. Shun tries to reason with it, saying that if he retreats and stops his spell, they'll let him live in peace. Miki tells Shun that isn't an option and she uses her lightning powers to knock him off the radio tower. Tetsu hears that his soldier is in danger and goes to rescue him and Kai uses the opportunity again to turn invisible with the Stygian Rock(the strange stone that bends to his will) to turn invisible and go to use his stygian iron combined with the shadow helm for a Shadow Pierce Strike! on Tetsu, who suffers serious injury from the attack and retreats, Kai wondering where the hell he went as Shun and Miki both use their respective finishers, Tidal Crash and Lightning Volley, to destroy the Satyr with little to no effort. Shun says "I'm glad that you're on the team Kai." Kai is walking away his head down until Amy approaches him with a big smile and "Could you at least see the base?", Kai agreeing for the sake of a "proper girl". When he arrives at the base Hera welcomes him and he just kind of quietly says hello as Hera explains more about what has happened and more about their purpose is. Kai makes it perfect clear "I'm only here to fight off Titans and get revenge on that guy who killed my friend. Don't get it twisted, I'm not here to make friends with any of you, once business is over, I don't want to see any of you again, is that clear?" Shun and Amy nod as Miki starts wondering in her head what this punk thinks he's doing trying to intimidate people. Miki then reminds him she's the leader out there and that he should make that clear. Kai just scoffs her off and walks outside to wonder about what Jamarah said. "Is it really possible for me to be a hero, in a cold world like this? Why put that faith in me Jamarah, why?"