Kurosube was meditating on the ground, in perfect peace and utter silence. In this state, there was nothing that could disturb him.
But then suddenly his eyes flashed open as he threw some shuriken at the shadows. He looked over to see he had hit a deer. "Hmm...thought it was a human. Still...I feel myself growing restless...I need to kill soon...or else I might rip myself apart." Kurosube said before his phone rang and answered. "Master….So...it's finally time. Understood. Target to eliminate...Miseria." He said running off.
Meanwhile…
"Huh? So Kiri's been trying to take back CHAOS Monsters himself?" Hope asked.
"That's what I've heard. But I think he may attract the wrong kind of the attention." Mukuro said.
"Indeed, like Mime and his followers for example, though it's too early to say." Emiya said.
"I may act like I know about Harlequin a lot but truth is...I had no clue of his other subordinates." Hope said.
"I'd imagine. Guy like him likes to keep things tight-knit." Gemini said.
"Yes...though we do have some info." A voice said as Carlson appeared in the room. "I've done some digging into Harlequin's little empire. As mentioned before, Alonz was one of his commanders...but he had four others too." Carlson said.
"Who were they?" Todoroki asked.
"First we have Tigre, a fierce man in charge of smuggling illegal weapons and delicate matters such as slaves and endangered species." Carlson said.
"Not the kind of person I would want to run into." Papelne said.
"You and a lot of us here." Kokoro said.
"Next we have Tin, a scientist who researches into the scientific and magical. He's likely the one who did that process on Toma." Carlson said.
"Another scientist that uses their research to harm…" Mari said.
"Then we have Slav, a slaver who captures people and beings of other species and sells them off in different worlds as slaves." Carlson said.
"Ugh… That guy's even worse than James." David said.
"He's a sick bastard if you ask me." Aya said.
"Finally we have Kurosube...as professional assassin who is only called when people want certain important figures to...disappear." Carlson said.
"More like kill, right?"
"Hence the term professional assassin." Carlson said.
"So it's possible they're working with Mime now." Ace said.
"It's more than likely." Carlson said. "These four were incredibly loyal to Harlequin. So there's no doubt they'd follow his son."
"That's the thing with followers, they always follow the child who succeeds their parents." Stoj said.
"Heredity can be a terrifying thing sometimes." Kurochi said.
"Though we do have further proof. Traffic cams caught sight of Kurosube in the city." Carlson said.
"What's he doing there?" Saki asked.
"Most likely, to pick a fight with Miseria." Kokichi said.
"I knew if Kiri had taken some CHAOS monsters, it wouldn't take long for Mime or Wisdom to strike. We gotta hurry and back Ki… er, Miseria, up, before Wisdom's goons show up." Hope said.
"Hope, that's too risky. What if we lose, and one of us gets Chaosified the same way Mime beat Toma?" Cyrille asked.
"She's right, I don't want to see anyone else like that either." Ace said.
"I'm afraid I'll have to agree too. We don't know anything about this Kurosube guy, so we can't afford to take that chance." Francisca said.
"Yeah...I say we just lie low and wait for this to blow over." Usopp said.
"And let Wisdom or Mime take over the universe? Not a chance." Mari said.
"If you've got a better idea, we'll be more than happy to hear it." David said.
"I don't." Mari said.
"Then I say we…" Usopp began before they saw some action on a camera. "That's one of the cameras we planted near the forest."
They looked to it to see Miseria being cornered into a fighting stage by a muscular man with some scars on his body.
"That man...that's Brutal of the Martial Arts!" Carlson said.
"You know that dude?" Akane asked.
"He's a former war mercenary. He's affiliated with Chaos Company." Carlson said.
"A war mercenary? Oh, this isn't good." David said.
"What should we do then?" Ryu asked.
"For one, don't ask questions like that, unless you WANT trouble to show up at our door." Miu said.
"Second...we need to get over there. We can't let Brutal take Miseria." Dan said.
"Let's go then!" Axl said as the group hurried to the forest. They managed to arrive just as the match had begun.
"March Forth all ye fearless ones! Heartless weapons of extermination! Luminize! Demonic Rock Mech Trooper Platoon!" Brutal said.
"I shall achieve perfection with every defeated piece! Luminize! Incomplete Puzzle!" Kiri said.
"Raise the flag!" they said.
"Legend World!" Kiri said.
"Danger World!" Brutal shouted.
"Danger World… A deck from that world is risky." Marco said.
"And if this guy is as good as Marco, Miserea might be in trouble." David said.
"My troop has the first move! Charge and draw! I call Voracious Wolf Gollum to the center!" Brutal said as a wolf made of stone appeared. "Then I equip Earth Cluster Demonic Rock Palm! Now...let's show them what our Duel Golem troop can do!"
"So he fights with Golems…." Hope said. "And true to his background he's ordering them like his own personal army."
"This guy is dangerous, no doubt." Zan said.
"Wolf Gollum...attack the fighter!" Brutal said as he bit into Kiri.
10-8
"Now...destroy yourself to save one gauge." Brutal said as Wolf Gollum vanished.
"Why the heck would he do that?" Flamberge asked.
"They destroy themselves after a turn? Talk about one shot troops." Ross said.
"Rock Palms effect. When a Duel Golem is destroyed during my turn, i can draw a card. That ends my turn." Brutal said.
"It's my turn now. Draw! Charge and Draw!" Kiri said. "I equip Rune Staff. My gauge increases by one. Then I'll call Corpse Swallower, Hraesvelgr to the center. I discard a hand card and draw one. The Card discarded was Ice Blade, Joker. With his effect, I buddycall him to the right."
"Freeze!" Joker said jumping in. "Prepare for some frosty jokes that will leave you all with chills!" he said.
"This guy and his ice puns haven't changed a bit…" Yang said.
"You're one to talk, you do it every chance you get." Mukuro said.
"I cannot allow you to attack and capture any more innocent monsters. Corpse Swallower, attack the fighter!" Kiri said.
10-9
"Ice Blade Joker! Your turn!" Kiri said.
"Behold the power that freezes the river. Glacier Cut!" he said slicing Brutal.
9-7
End of move.
"Now...it's time you witnessed my true power! Once again...I call Voracious, Wolf Gollum to the left!" Brutal said. "Then….buddycall to the right...Demonic Rock Mech Trooper, Dra-Gollum!" he said as a large golem stomped onto the battlefield. "With his ability...I raise the critical of each monster on my field by one."
"His critical is 11!" Kiri said.
"Frosty!" Joker said.
"Then I'll cast! Raising Chained Strikes. I grant Dra-Gollum double attack! Then...call Raiding Fal-Gollum to the center!" Brutal said.
"Now it's 5 attacks in all...with 17 critical." Kiri said.
"But I'm not done. Dra-Gollum has one more power! Demonic Rock Mech Trooper...lead us to victory!" Brutal said writing kanji in the air. "Dra-Gollum….Overkill!"
"Over...kill? What the heck is that?" Litty asked.
"A power that Wisdom's clan has been developing." Carlson said. "Different from the recent overturn."
"With Overkill….I give all monsters and items on my field two more critical!" Brutal said.
"Why are you doing this? I can tell you're a good person so why do this?" Kiri asked.
"Because Master Wisdom is the only one who can bring order and peace to all of the worlds." Brutal said. "Dra-Gollum...attack Corpse Swallower!"
"I cast! Oswira Gard! I send him to my drop zone and nullify my attack." Kiri said.
"Dra-gollum...double attack the fighter!" Brutal said.
"I cast! Holy Grail!" Kiri said blocking.
"When Wolf Gollum attacks, he can destroy one monster on the field. So get rid of that annoying Joker!" Brutal said.
"Ah! I'm melting! Show our enemies no mercy!" Joker said before vanishing.
"Joker! I cast! Holy Grail!" Kiri said blocking the next attack.
"Oh man, this guy's incredibly strong!" Flamberge said.
"On the battlefield there is no mercy." Brutal said as Wolf Gollum vanished. "Avenging my fallen comrades and bringing them victory...it is the least I can do...and how I will fulfill my duties! Fal-Gollum...attack the fighter! And with his effect...he destroys one item." Brutal said.
9-5
"Why didn't you just turn a blind eye to a monster that was in pain?" Brutal asked.
"I...I just couldn't ignore their pain." Kiri said. "Wisdom's wrong and must be stopped!"
"Then prepare to lose Miseria!" Brutal said as he charged. "All who stand in the way of my duties will suffer." He said hitting Kiri.
5-0
Game over! Winner: Brutal!
"Kiri!" Hope said as the others ran to him.
"You...you came for these right?" Natsu asked picking the cards from Kiri's person that had the Chaos symbol on them. "Here! Take them and go!" He said as Brutal caught them.
"Mission Complete. You heroes as honorable as you are great. But I am not going to take so many of you on at once." Brutal said.
"You say you want Order and Peace, but is Chaosifying entire worlds considered peace by Wisdom?" Ace asked.
"I cannot expect either of you to understand his vision." Brutal said as he created a portal just as a familiar assassin dropped by.
"Mission completed?" Kurosube asked.
"Yes. We're heading back." Brutal said.
"A shame...at least I was able to get out my urges." Kurosube said looking at a bloodied katana in his hand.
"...!" David gasped. "You… what did you do?"
"As any true assassin would...I killed." Kurosube said.
"You goddamn animal! You could've killed innocent civilians for all we know!" Hope said.
"That's enough, Hope. He's beyond reasoning." David said. "This is something I cannot let stand. So know this, Kurosube. The next time we meet…" He said as his eye glows. "I will crush you myself!"
"How interesting….I think I might look forward to killing you." Kurosube said as he vanished alongside Brutal.
"Damn him." Ace muttered.
"This is bad news indeed." Guru said arriving.
"That guy used overkill." Tanuki said. "You have to act!"
"Yeah...I am." Guru said. "Yoko...during the masters...you were given a blank card case."
"Huh? Yeah...it didn't look anything like the Mirage card." Yoko said.
"Because it wasn't finished yet. I hate to be selfish but...I'll need to borrow it to make another Mirage Card." Guru said. "It could be the only thing to be a counter to Wisdom."
"What's it going to be, I wonder…" David said.