Chapter 3 - The Far East Branch
Somewhere in the Far East Sector - God Eater World - Three days after the end of the previous chapter
(Scathach's P.O.V)
"Today is the day.." I mutter to myself, I've been using Clairvoyance to narrow down the exact location where Lindow, Soma, and Sakuya, the trio out on a mission today, will end up encountering the Vajra Aragami.
Amusingly until I had to carefully research said Aragami, I had been under the false assumption that it was a Hannibal Aragami. Researching effectively corrected that assumption and I did feel admittedly embarrassed.
To be fair it's been a long time since I played God Eater Resurrection, so the details were and still are particularly spotty for me. Thankfully internet access in my pocket dimension manor has done wonders for allowing me to brush up on vital knowledge for the task ahead.
Plus youtube, gotta love having access to a ton of youtube.
Regardless, I'm been carefully tracking the vajra in particular in order to essentially show off in front of the three old types god eaters. Thankfully there are plenty of ruined buildings to leap from rooftop to rooftop while remaining silent, so there is no way the Aragami could have noticed me.
While normally I would do some more Aragami killing today, I decided not to in order to keep my presence concealed as I am trying to keep an eye on the Vajra after all. My Shroud is actually working to help muffle my steps and watch for any aerial Aragami like the Zygotes getting too high up.
Thankfully, I've not encountered any such Aragami as of late, mostly the Ogretails that the Vajra devours as it continues getting closer and closer to the fated spot. Although several times it ends up going a different direction for a while to hunt more Ogretail.
Eventually, though, it does slowly make its way to the three feasting Ogretail that are devouring a dead Vajra. "Ok, here we go…" I say to myself, getting ready both of my twin spears as the Vajra I've been tracking finally spots the three Ogretails and roars, charging at the three Ogretails in order to kill and devour them.
The Ogretails never had a chance, the Vajra easily kills them and begins to feast on the corpses of both the dead Ogretails and the dead Vajra. I briefly look at the hiding trio of Lindow, Soma, and Sakuya before deciding to finally come out of hiding..
I leap from the top of the building just above it and land right on its head, the Vajra becoming incredibly started, and just before it can try to shake me off, I stab both of my spears into it, with each one piercing one of its eyes.
It roars in utter pain as It finally starts to try and shake me off, however, I easily use my spears to keep me firmly on it while I just find myself chuckling before ripping out the spears and jumping off of its head.
I land on both feet as I spot the God Eaters finally coming out to try and seemingly help me with the Aragami. However, I know just how to end this and for the first time since being granted this new body, I activate the power of my spears..
I activate the first spear, rushing toward the Varja and thrusting. There is a brief red flash as not long after the Vajra soars into the air, to which I begin activating the power of my second spear and I grin..
"It is time, Gae Bolg Alternative!" I shout as I let the power of the second spear flow and throw it with all my might, slamming into the Vajra and killing it instantly. I chuckle softly as I watch it fall to the ground, slamming down and causing a small crater.
I walk on over and retrieve my spears before turning back with a sultry smile on my face, seeing that I've left the three particularly speechless. "Oh I'm sorry, did you want to kill him..?" I ask slyly while twirling my spears, making Lindow shake is head and ask..
"H-how did you….no how are you…able to survive out here…?" I can see he and Soma are desperately trying to not stare at me considering my form-fitting bodysuit is practically showing off my perfect curves.
I chuckle softly at their reactions before simply saying.. "You can say, I have my own means of dealing with the Aragami.." I spot Sakuya looking perhaps slightly jealous of my looks but said jealousy is quick to be discarded considering we're in the middle of Aragami territory..
"I see..would you mind coming back with us then, after we deal with some necessary salvage work.." Lindow says, I simply nod in agreement since I fully intended on going back with them anyway..
I watch as Lindow walks forward to do the canonical devour of the Vajra, although this time keeping an eye on me along with Sakuya and Soma. Mostly due to the fact they're looking for any hint of a God Eater Bracelet, shame they won't find one though~
Once they finally finish salvaging materials from the Vajra, Lindow gets on communications and says.. "This is Captain Amamiya, we've successfully claimed the required salvage but we've run into an… unprecedented situation in doing so.."
I can only assume whoever is on the other end is asking him for details before he finally says.. "Well, you see there is this…woman here who ended up killing the Aragami before we could.." the declaration is met with silence before everyone winces as a female voice shouts.. "WHAT?!" from Lindow's earpiece..
After briefly needing to clear his head from the sudden drastic increase in volume from the den's operator, he quickly reiterates his declaration. Before the Operator can say anything more, Soma of all people calls in and says.. "This is Soma Schicksal, I can confirm what Captain Amamiya is saying.."
As if spurred on by her two male comrades, Sakuya also chimes in and says… "Sakuya Tachibana here, I can also confirm as I am looking right at the woman right now, even as she smugly looks at us.."
She's not wrong, the entire exchange has me smugly grinning at the three as the three God Eaters are effectively ganging up on the Den's Operator who finally has to relent at not just Captain Amamiya's report but also Soma's and Sakuya's reporting in the same thing..
After some brief exchanges, they finally get the go-ahead to allow me to tag along with them, probably to meet with both Dr. Paylor Sakaki and one Johannes von Schicksal. I can already tell this will be quite an interesting debate to be sure…
Fenrir Far East Branch - Two Hours later
(Scathach's P.O.V)
I can't help but blink as Dr. Sakaki himself studies my form relentlessly, while if it were anyone else I would think him a pervert, it's clear that his pointed looks are more to examine me for any hint of an armlet or something similar.
Eventually, he shrugs before simply saying.. "Well, you're quite the mystery aren't you lady, normal people shouldn't be able to fight Aragami, and yet here you are, an enigma of the highest degree.."
"Indeed, although I wouldn't be so provocative when examining our new guest Dr. Sakaki.." Says the calm, charismatic tone of Johannes Von Schicksal before he smiles gently at me, soon asking.. "I do share my college's curiosity however as you present a puzzling conundrum to Fenrir as a whole.."
The current branch director of the Far East Branch gazes at me, while at a glance it looks friendly and warm, I can detect the faint trace of rampant curiosity in his eyes. It's clear that the two don't just regard me as a guest to the Far East Branch but also as a potential essential asset to Fenrir as a whole..
"Unfortunately, the best explanation I can give to you two is that I'm just built differently…" I say, which isn't a lie since my body is that of the Queen of Shadows, she isn't like other humans after all..
"Oooh, the implications that you bring to humanity at large my dear, it leaves me just ecstatic to see what comes from future interactions with you!" Dr. Sakaki says, almost 99% sure that I will be sticking around, which he isn't exactly wrong to believe that..
"I concur with Dr. Sakaki, while you are a great mystery right now, I can no doubt see you being of great importance to humanity's fight against the Aragami.." Johannes says, allowing me to see the subtle hints of him trying to persuade me to work with Fenrir..
"Hmm, what can you offer me in return for my assistance against the Aragami…?" I ask, curious to see how far they will go in an effort to try and convince me to stay here. The two look at each other, as if having a silent conversation before Johannes finally speaks up and says..
"We would be willing to compensate you for your time, as well as offering more…permanent residence as if I am correct in my assumption, you have no permanent place to stay.." I make a show of thinking about it before responding with..
"So long as I am able to work independently of the command structure and be allowed to come and go at a whim, I can agree to it, how about that..?" Making the two look at each other once again before Johannes slowly looks back at me before nodding..
"In that case, we have a deal Miss..?" Johannes says, leading me to respond by not only holding out my hand for a handshake but also saying…" Scathach, my name is Scathach..". I smile as he accepts the handshake and both men look positively excited to have me on board.
"Well, now while I would like to have a chance to have you run through some tests, unfortunately, we have another that we need to examine today.." Dr. Sakaki says, making Johannes's eyes widen as he says..
"Ah yes, I had almost forgotten about the potential Newtype God Eater…" Before taking a moment to think before he looks up at me again and asks.. "Would you like to see the examinee for yourself, normally we wouldn't ask someone who's only just agreed to work with us on something so important, if the test is successful you will find yourself working with them often.."
I take moment to think, realizing that today is also the day that the GE1 Protagonist is made into a Newtype God Eater. "Very well, I will accept your invitation graciously.." I say, making the two smile.
Soon Dr. Sakaki gets up from his chair and Johannes begins to lead the two of us to the examination chamber. As we walk over, I notice lots of men staring at me lustfully and I can't help but find myself blushing slightly.
To be fair, I don't feel shame at being stared at with lustful eyes, if anything I can't help but instinctively feel a bit of smug pride. But I am genuinely considering wearing something more conservative..
However I soon remember what my Pocket Dimension's Manor wardrobe currently has in it and I find myself deadpanning, I think I'll need to buy some more conservative clothes here at Fenrir after doing some missions for them.
Soon enough all three of us are watching from an examination room, with two others I vaguely recognize here with us, will need to read up on them later perhaps. It is here where I learn that the GE1 Protagonist here is the Female Protagonist, Aki Tamashiro.
As I watch the red-haired young woman grasp the God Arc and the machine slam onto their wrist, I can't help but grimace at seeing her in pain. Shortly after I feel my shroud very faintly hazing over me, trying to comfort me in regard to seeing the young redhead in pain.
Thankfully no one noticed due to everyone having their attention directly on Ms. Tameshiro and of course the manifestation being so faint. I notice that Aki ended up getting the Long Blade God Arc, at least for now..
I can only wonder exactly what sort of God Arcs they'll eventually end up getting for themselves, although seeing it makes me wonder if I try to develop the dual-blade God Arcs early or if that might cause problems down the line.
Soon enough though, Johannes turns to me and simply asks... "Well, what do you think of the first Newtype God Eater..?" Making me turn to him and ponder that exact question, what exactly do I think of the GE1 Protagonist exactly..
In the end, I shake my head and simply respond by saying.. "Too early to say, they've only just become a God Eater after all…" Something that Johannes nods in agreement with and soon says..
"You are correct in that assessment Ms. Scathach, it is indeed too early to celebrate the success of our new type of god eater…although after they've had their first mission or two, I can be sure of its certain success.." Something I nod in agreement with, seeing no issue with that assessment.
Although to be fair I know that they'll pass with flying colors, I am not exactly wanting to seem all-knowing. That is a road far too easy to fall into arrogance on, regardless though there is something about Aki Tameshiro that
I can't help but give a faint smile as I gaze down at the redhead as she stares at her long-blade God Arc, I think I might have found my first prospective student. As I watch her leave to perform the physical testing or for those who play the game, the tutorial section, I can't help but wonder…
Perhaps I could get her to specialize in the use of the Charge spear rather than the long blade..?
Author's Note
And that's the next chapter done before the new year!
Let's get things out of the way like usual.
Scathach VS Vajra
I decided here would be the best time to show her using Gae Bolg Alternative proper, seeing as she wants to show off in front of Lindow, Sakuya, and Soma. Plus I hope how things turned out was in line with how the characters would react to Scathach's presence..
Meeting with Dr. Sakaki and Johannes Vol Schicksal
This was interesting as Scathach has to deal with trying to avoid explaining how she is able to handle Aragami and even survive in the ruined world outside of Fenrir. Expect this to become something she'll routinely have to side-step as she goes about the Plot of GE1, especially from Dr. Sakaki who is particularly eccentric.
The GE1 Protagonist
Yea, I went with the Female Protagonist's default appearance and their name on the wiki. Not to mention Scathach now has her eye on them and is considering taking her up as her first student.
Plus Scathach is also now genuinely considering bringing in the Dual Blades early, although she will have to figure out how God Arcs are even made in the first place before she can even try her hand at it.
Now then, a final announcement!
Once the new year comes, I will be working on both Wrapped in Shadows and A Golden Goddess in an alternating fashion, with both stories getting at least two chapters every month.
I hope my wonderful readers enjoy the coming chapters and wish you all a happy new year, as from the time of writing this chapter it is 3hrs before Midnight here in Australia.
So, next time in Wrapped in Shadows: Scathach explores Fenrir, further shroud experiments, and Lindow Spars with Scathach.
See you all in the next year, 2023!
