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And now to wrap everything up.
Epilogue
In Makai...
Nabiki looked to the side as she saw a blinking red light floating in the air. Smirking, she pressed it, causing a screen to appear in front of her, revealing her older self. "I was wondering when you'd call back."
"I knew you'd realize that I'd call you again." Her future self chuckled. "And I want to congratulate you."
"Before you do, can I ask you how you mastered your Balance Break." Nabiki interrupted. "I can't see any possible way to control it without some sort of device."
"That's true." Her future self said with a nod. "It's impossible to control that level of omniscience with the human brain alone. But there are devices that exist in the universe that can help you control it." She winked at her younger self. "That's all I'll say on that. As for why I'm calling, it's because you avoided our timeline."
"I assume that it has something to do with what you wouldn't let Irina say?" Nabiki asked and her future self nodded and sighed. "Alright, what happened?"
"Well, when Irina fell from Heaven, there was a Rating Game just like in your timeline." Nabiki nodded as her future self continued. "Well, when Miko showed up during the Rating Game, she didn't hold back and used her tentacles on Irina and Ranma both."
"Because Irina was a Fallen, there was no reason for any morals in Miko's mind to stop her from getting raped that day." Nabiki surmised and her future self nodded.
"Yeah, well, Ranma wasn't happy about that after his Sacred Gear activated and he fucked Miko to death by absorbing everything from her."
Nabiki gawked in surprise. "...That didn't happen here. Ranma stopped after one round. I have the video."
"I have the video from my timeline." Nabiki's future self said as she scratched the side of her head. "Well, because that took so long, Issei made his way to the Well of Lost Souls where Jedah was waiting for him and then Issei found out that Rias was pregnant with his child."
"Issei activated his Mastered level of Balance Break when Jedah tried that here." Nabiki saw the troubled look on her future self's face. "...What?"
"It was his Juggernaut drive and he nearly killed Jedah during their fight. But he started puking blood when Ranma and Vali both showed up to stop him. Jedah took the time to escape with his injuries, taking Valerie and Bennia with him."
"I guess Lilith took longer with Morrigan or they didn't fuse."
"They did fuse." Her future self told Nabiki. "But it took awhile for it to happen."
"Lovely." Nabiki grimaced as she thought about that kind of mess. "So, what happened after that? Since we're not on the same timeline, I assume it's okay to talk about."
Her future self nodded. "Well, a month after the Rating Game debacle, Issei and Ranma got a lead on Jedah and went out to face him..." Future Nabiki trailed off and sighed heavily. "During that time, King Sekima, in his rage over losing his daughter, found the Heart of the Shikima realm."
"...Wait, what?"
"It's a powerful item." Future Nabiki answered. "Anyone who has it can do things that even most of the Gods of this world couldn't do. But he used it to create Shikima tentacles to attack everywhere in the world at the same time. Earth, every pantheon, Hell and even Heaven."
"No..." Nabiki gasped with wide eyes. "He..."
"Gabriel, Raphael, Metatron, Uriel, Raguel, Sandalphon, Raziel, Remiel and Sariel were all captured and violated by tentacles. Only Michael avoided it and only because Gabriel, even after Falling, helped her brother escape." Future Nabiki said softly while Nabiki had her hands over her mouth in shock. "In the end, Heaven was devastated, Michael is all that's left of any pure Angels, the Moonlit World is completely known by the average person and then..." She sighed heavily and ran a hand through her hair. "After the Shikima realm was destroyed, and by destroyed, I mean completely destroyed, there wasn't a single Shikima left alive after that and the Heart of the Shikima realm was destroyed as well. After that was done, then the Fae showed up and took Asia back to their realm and Issei's been trying for years to find a way to their world to save her ever since."
It took several minutes to process what her future self had said. "That..."
"Well, if that's it, I'll just..."
"Wait!" Nabiki snapped her head up. "When you said "no spoilers" to Irina, what were you talking about?"
"...Asia." Future Nabiki said softly. "If Issei hadn't been there, I would have told you to take care of her. I'm glad that everything is okay in your timeline. Well, mostly okay."
Nabiki raised an eyebrow.
Future Nabiki chuckled. "There was a few moments of downtime in our timeline when it happened... But you haven't gone to Tatewaki-chan's wedding yet, have you?"
"...He's getting married?" Nabiki blinked a few times. "...To who?"
Future Nabiki just winked. "You'll be getting an invite soon, the after-wedding party is pretty fun too. Anyway, I won't see you anymore. You'll figure out how to master your Balance Break soon enough."
And upon saying that, the screen turned off.
Nabiki walked over to a chair and slumped into it. "That's insane. ...How could Irina becoming a Fallen cause such a chain of events?"
This wasn't a mental burden that she could handle on her own. Calling up her Balance Break, she called someone whom she could talk to about all of this.
(-)
In Hell...
Sitting at a table, Azazel looked at Shemhazai, who was looking over some papers, seriously. "So, what are we going to do with all of them?"
"I recommend a century of punishment before parole." Shemhazai said calmly. "While it ultimately didn't come to anything horrible, what they were planning on doing isn't something we can just ignore."
"I agree." Azazel nodded as a small screen appeared in front of him, flashing. "Well, someone needs to talk it seems." He pushed the button and raised an eyebrow as Nabiki appeared on screen. "So, Miss Tendo, what do I have the honor of this call?"
"I'll get back to you later." Shemhazai said as he walked out of the room.
Azazel looked confused as Nabiki had a troubled look on her face. "What happened?"
"What would you do if you discovered an alternate timeline where everything went to Hell in a handbasket and it's all because of one thing and you only avoided it because your future self from that timeline stopped it from happening?"
Azazel raised an eyebrow. "...This is why it's not a good idea to know the future." He shook his head as he smoothed out his features. "Anyway, what happened?"
When Nabiki told him, he lightly bit his lip. "To think that Miss Irina would be the catalyst for so much."
"I assume you're not telling Issei?"
"Of course not." Azazel shook his head as he leaned back in his seat. "Neither him nor Irina need to know, that will only cause problems in the long run. But as for what you learned, Miss Tendo." A gleam came to his eyes, "the future that you were shown isn't the same as the future we have here. If anything, you just need to remember what you were told and strive to always ensure things are better in this one." Nabiki nodded, looking relieved. "Besides, aren't you and Mr. Saotome supposed to get married soon?"
"As soon as I graduate high school." Nabiki told him. "Daddy promised to wait that long. But I have to have a child as soon as possible."
Azazel chuckled upon hearing that. "With how he can control his fertility, that won't be a problem. But what are your plans after high school?"
"I'm going to take over Las Vegas." Nabiki said and Azazel stared stupidly. "By that, I mean, I'll be the shadow government that controls Vegas. It's a place of debauchery and sin anyway, it would be easy for Demons, Devils, Fallen and more to live freely among humans. I'll make sure to police them properly too."
"And the regular humans?" Azazel asked and Nabiki shrugged.
"They'll be the public facing part of the city. I won't control any of that, just think of it as the supernatural living openly and freely, like in Kyoto. I'm putting plans in place," Nabiki said while looking to the side, "and my Sacred Gear's a huge help in that regard. In case you're wondering, my police force..." She grinned and looked back at Azazel. "Magical girls and Devil Hunters often don't have a lot of good options after school because they often have to focus on saving the world. Why not give them a job reigning in anyone who gets uppity?"
"...That's actually a good plan." Azazel nodded. "I assume that you'll have mandatory check points for any supernatural?"
"I'll have stuff set up ahead of time to know who's who." Nabiki told him. "Anyway, thanks for the talk, that helped."
Azazel smiled and nodded. "Of course, I'm always willing to talk." Nabiki nodded and the screen turned off, leaving Azazel alone. "...I think I need to go for a walk myself."
Finding out that they had been a hair's breadth from literal Armageddon was not something that he enjoyed thinking about.
End Part 1
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