Miitopian Civil War
Chapter 6: Galados Isle Splits
Date: January 13th, 2023
I certainly wasn't expecting to hear such major news the day after we accidentally liberated Skyscraper by causing it to collapse and kill or seriously hurt nearly everyone in it but that's basically what happened. I literally had a fresh and amazing pan crust cheese pizza on Earth before waking up here in the Miitopia BRAINS base. When I got up, the whole base was in chaos. I walked around with my armor and stuff already equipped and used the bathroom. Everyone was largely rushing to get stuff done. After using the bathroom, I decided to continue to stay calm and walk to where we all eat. The chaos was in there too. The Quantum Microwave is not happy. It is letting off smoke as if it's been used too many times in a short time. And looking around, I got confirmation of that because even Dominic is eating fast. I don't question it yet and just eat my breakfast of leftover hash browns put inside the microwave. After I was done quickly eating, Fluffy runs to me out of breath and stressed: "Adam! You have to get moving! It's the Nazis.. T-they.." "Fluffy, you aren't normally like this. What did they do?" "They burned down an entire settlement in Galados Isle with all the people still in their houses at midnight." I still happened to be sitting down. I slam my gloves hands onto the table: "They DID?! Those damn bastards. Whoever ordered this will most likely met a brutal and gruesome death once they are found and captured. But that can't be the end of it, can it? What else happened?" "We called in as many Minecraftian comrades as we could because Galados Isle has split. A huge citizen's revolution has risen up and taken arms against the Nazis. The Nazis are slaughtering many of them right now with their new monster and robot units doing much of the work. My fire is on fire but I don't care! *Dominic puts it out before rushing out of the room with the most serious look I have ever seen on him* We have to help immediately. Get ready, Adam!"
"I will. Let's go get those bastards and make them pay and lose today! I'm going to see if my house is intact and go from there. After all, it has been used as a place to hide the persecuted as of late!" I clean up my breakfast and put it all where it needs to go before running to my room to get anything else I need before teleporting to my house in Galados Isle without another word. Once I'm there, I witness a bloodbath as Nazis kill some miis who were hiding in it. "You damn Nazis! You're killing all these miis who just wanted to live in peace as themselves and be left alone! You should have just left the marginalized alone and kept your crappy system and beliefs to yourselves. Now that I'm here, your blood will be split because I'm not going to play very nice." The Nazis do not respond. They just fire at anything that is living and not wearing the same stuff as them. I used Artist's Eye to dodge a bunch of attacks before taking down the 10 Nazis one by one wordlessly. They show no remorse and grin in pleasure as they kill their victims mercilessly. That's all I need to see. They can suffer immensely now. They try to kill me but I'm too agile and armored for them. Stab. One down. Darkeye Slash. Another down. Super Spin Slash. A third scumbag down. Bash. There goes a 4th. The others fall similarly though it takes some effort to pull it off. With that done, I point my sword at the first I took down and glare: "Anger isn't my default state of mind. Mine is chill and kindness. However, your actions indicate that you willingly worked with your higher ups to kill these miis. That's almost completely unforgivable. Are any of you here responsible for ordering this? Or do I have to make all of you bleed out to find out? If you don't answer, this fool gets it." The 4th I brought down admits it: "As platoon leader, I ordered this! No freaks are permitted to live!" "So you're responsible. Die." I stab that person right through the heart as forcibly as possible. He collapses into a pool of his own blood. I pull my sword that is now coated in some blood out of his body as he dies.
I glare at the other 9: "I will give you one last chance to live. I have no time for questioning you right now so I'm just going to turn you into cards for now and meet up with my comrades on the battlefield which is very close to here." A minute later, I pick 9 cards off the ground and pocket them: "If only defeating Nazis in my world were this straightforward. Doing so there will be so much harder if they don't kill us all first. Now, is anyone here still alive and not carded?" A weak voice replies: "I am.. Please save me!" I turn around and find a little mii with a blood stained basic blue Miitopian adventurer outfit, large caramel eyes, braided brown hair, and dark skin. They're critically injured, barely even able to sit on the floor. I hand the child a HP banana: "I'm so sorry you had to see and hear all of that. Here, take this and eat it. I can't heal you myself. I'm a knight, not a cleric or chef. *They eat it and look much better* I don't have time to relax. Tell me your name." "M-my name is Iza. Thank you for saving me. But my parents.. They.. *starts crying*" "I know what you're trying to say. Say no more. I know some friends who can bring them back. They better have left at least one healer back at base. I'm not going to say it's going to be okay because I can't lie to someone like you. But someday, there may be light for this land to smile upon us all. Don't lose hope. Iza, how old are you?" "I'm 4 I think.." "*wraps Iza in a hug* I'm going to take you somewhere that is safe for now. Until we get your parents back, I'll care for you personally when I don't have other duties to attend to. Be patient and let all your tears fall. If you let it all out, you'll feel a little better because you'll have expressed how you felt without holding yourself back." "Okay, Mr. Knight.."
"Please kiddo, no need for formalities. Even in times like these, kindness still exists and fills us with hope. That hope is what will get us through this for as long as we live. Iza, call me Adam. That's my name. Let's get you to safety. I apologize for not being able to care for you more but there are many others who are hurting and need to be saved too." I hold out my hand to Iza. It is accepted and I pull her up: "Continue to hold my left hand. I'm going to get you to a place much safer than here. *teleports back to base*" Dominic is the first to see us: "Adam! Back so soon? You need to be on the frontlines!!" "Dominic. Perfect. Could you do me a favor? Are you staying here today?" "Yes, we can't treat or help everyone on the battlefield. The carnage is making me far less tired than usual. I'm just frustrated and have some headaches now. That's all. What can I do for you? Make it quick, they're having me help heal and treat victims and store bodies! Can you believe if? *sigh* All we ever wanted was diversity, peace, inclusion, love, and tolerance." "Dominic, this is Iza. Her parents and a bunch of others were killed by Nazis in my house. It's a massacre there. I killed their leader and carded the others. *hands him the cards of the Nazis* I need you to take care of Iza along with others for me. I'll send the bodies to the lab." "Don't worry, I can help take care of this kid. No big deal." "Iza, this is Dominic. He is a scientist who has transcended into the Entropy class. He'll make sure you'll be okay. Dominic, you better not work on any gadgets today. We might need you in the battlefield if we need backup." "Again, don't worry. I am done with naps for now. Go on ahead into the battle. Iza, please come with me. I'm not going to hurt you, I want to check your vitals and all. Is that okay? Oh and Adam, please stop forgetting Herbsalvin. You two are a formidable pair. They're waiting for you. Speaking of friendly non mii life forms. Iza, we have a few furry friends who are hanging around here a lot lately just in case." Iza takes Dominic's outstretched hand just as Willy comes racing down the hallway we're in to try to lick me.
I laugh and gently pull them off me: "Sorry, Willy. I can't today. The Nazis are killing a lot of people. We can't afford fun. *leads them to right outside the lab which Dominic and Iza just entered* Just wait for Dominic and this kid, Iza to come back. Can you help care for her while I'm in battle? I saved her and her parents have been killed." The husky stands to attention: "I will! I will smother her with hugs and licks and boops! Andromeda should be coming here from Kohnanix soon to help out!" "Good. I trust you, buddy. Now then, it's time to save some people and crush some Nazis. Two of the most important tasks ever." I teleport to where I think the battle is taking place and find myself in the middle of a brutal fight. Are those fighter jets above us, shooting at us from high up? Damn it. So they made those already. This is bad. The situation is dire. We have lost a lot of individuals on our side. I'm not sure if we'll even be able to bring everyone killed back. I'm going to help make those fighter jets crash, I swear to. We didn't really build up an Air Force because we didn't think we'd possibly need one. A grave mistake. I teleport onto one of the fighter jets and stab my sword into the steel so I can stay on it as the pilot makes it soar really fast. They don't even notice me so I just keep pulling that strategy of stabbing my sword into the steel to get close enough to jump into the cockpit. I would have used my bow and arrow to shoot the jet down but I can't aim up to this height and I doubt it would have worked out to begin with anyway. I hold onto my sword as I start trying to smash through the glass. After some effort, I get in and retrieve my sword. Without saying anything, I summon Jammer as I learned that they have high motor skills and turn the pilot along with the co-pilot into cards: "Jammer, let's shoot down the other jets together. Can you pilot this thing?" "Of course I can! I'm a master of misery! It will be my pleasure! Lets make them despair! Let's frighten them!" "Point made. Please take the wheel, I'll shoot down things. Just because I'm a knight doesn't mean I just fight with a sword."
And just like that, I find out that the controls to fire things are easy to figure out and start shooting down the other jets as Jammer controls our jet. Just as we're about to take down the final jet, that jet takes us down. Jammer ejects both of us after I grab the 2 Nazis I carded and we land on the ground and get out of the jet seats as the jet crashes nearby. The final jet ends up being knocked down by a hail of arrows as the elves and fairies join in on the battle. That takes care of the sky which is now being dominated by Dominic The Dragon who is breathing fire down onto our enemies but there's no time to watch that: "Jammer, how busy are you and the other Artists?" "We're very busy with our own issues right now. I can't stay here any longer but if we can help you help the others more later, we'll just come here personally or allow ourselves to be summoned." "I understand. Thank you so much for your help. Now it's time to help the others." Jammer nods and I unsummon them right then and there. With that done, I pull out my sword again which I had sheathed after carding those Nazis in the jet. I rush over to where the nearest fighting is happening. I find a mixture of angry citizens with makeshift gear and fully armored rebels from the region trying their best to hold their own against a unit of ruthless Nazis who have wide smiles on their faces as they hurt my comrades. I get in the middle of it and take on the blunt of multiple gun shots from the Nazis without issue before knocking one out and carding them: "Hey, it looks like you need some help. I am help. No need for thanks or any of that. We have to secure this island and kick the Nazis out. Your homegrown movement has taken so much of the damage and casualties. Let me help you. This used to be part of the main city in Galados Isle. Now, it's leveled."
A plus sized woman with dark brown skin, green eyes, blue hair tied into a multi layered bun, and a mage outfit replies: "Thank you for coming! We need a lot of help. A lot of our friends have been killed. I'm Gretuno and this is my rag tag family of so called misfits. I really just wanted a life of relaxation but because of who I am, the Nazis took my family away from me and destroyed my life." "Save more of that for later. We have to defeat the Nazi forces here. We can't help the others until the ones here go down." "Right! Let's do this, my crazy new family! Tower Of Flame!" That attack is joined by many others that barely hurt the Nazis. In response, a barrage of bullets are sent our way. I take on most of them and sigh: "Can't you Nazis be more original than guns?" One of them laughs: "We sure can! I've been waiting to do this all month! Monster Squad 5 and Robot Assault Force 7, show yourselves and kill these criminals!" And just like that, the Nazis back up as hundreds of monsters and robots emerge out of the ground. "Damn it! Should have seen this coming! Will we even be able to hold out long against these creatures? We have little choice but to find out. Haaaaaa! Let's test their strength! Extremely Risky Spin Slash!" The attack takes out a few monsters but doesn't harm the robots. That's not a very good sign. Will have to go all out to defeat these foes. And the audacity of those Nazis. They just stand over there and watch as this happens. Well, that was until former princess Sophie the Flower along with her lover, former noble Carson the Warrior show up and crush the Nazis because they didn't see them coming. They run over to us and get into battle stances. Gretuno is shocked: "No way! I'm not one to be shocked but it's you two! Carson, the noble family you're a part of has sent out a bounty for a capture and Sophie. Your change of heart was a shock to all of Mii World." "I won't let my father dictate my life anymore even if he's far away now! Carson, I love you! But right now, we have enemies to destroy!"
"I'm with you, Sophie! I will protect you!" "As will I, my love. But these comrades need our help. We need to focus on that instead!" But then, a familiar voice says: "Oh but you'll be protecting nothing! Not as long as I'm around!" I step forward and remove my shield from my back with my left hand to use it: "Dark Sage! It's you. How did you escape that dimension and suspended animation?" The Dark Sage appears: "Some freaks do have decent memories after all! It's good to know that someone didn't forget about me! After all, the supreme leader is just my other half! Nothing more than a boring looking pawn who doesn't even have a face! I split myself into one: my body and my soul! My body became him and I became this way so long ago! Do you know what I really want and why?" "Why the hell would we care what you want? We don't need that to know you and your pawns and allies must be crushed to liberate Miitopia." "Adam! I thought you liked learning! Oh well, I'll tell you and then kill all of you! You can fight as many monsters and robots as you want. Go ahead, make it easier for me to kill all of you!" "Just get to it, already. I don't care what you say. *attacks constantly* Kill us all you want but we'll just fight to take out as many enemies as we can while we have so little time left in this world anyway." "Before the rise of Dark Lord Melvin, long ago in fact, there were 2 guardians which watched over Miitopia! Guardian was born as soon as Mii World formed and I came along after the first life forms emerged! This was during a time a black hole nearly destroyed the world as the star system happened to be close to one. I was born from the energies of the black hole and the selfish desires of the first life forms of this planet. My creator was the Shadow but I had my own agenda. Eons passed and I stayed in the background, manipulating all the creatures to be more hateful and destructive. Miitopian fascism was born in ancient Miitopia as the first settlers came and went. It wasn't my creation but I liked it and finally revealed myself."
"You managed to stay hidden for so much, huh. Like I'm surprised. These monsters and robots won't best us." "Be quiet, mortal! Where was I? Oh yes. Guardian had stayed out of mortal affairs directly too but revealed himself as well. We learned about each other and engaged in a fight. I was overpowered thanks to those miis and sealed away into an amulet that would later manifest again when the Dark Lord Melvin was created from a merging of two. But before that happened, I escaped. I was furious. I had just revealed myself to help spread that ideology to all intelligent life on this planet but Guardian managed to guess my intentions and stop me! I only had one supporter, the creator of fascism whose influence is what allowed me to have a shot of taking over Miitopia and beyond once again! The supporter fled and formed an empire in future New Lumos. But enough about him. I spent centuries trying to escape until I realized that splitting myself from my body would be enough to break the seas. This only came about because I was forced to grant jobs for miis for centuries! Guardian sealed himself in an amulet too in order to do the same thing! Once the seal was finally broken, I sent my body into the future, hoping that it would become its own person under my control. But I payed a price for doing this. Some force beyond my understanding at the time wiped my memories and I was reincarnated as the Dark Sage! Aka Black Sage! My other half found and raised me as a baby to an adult! My memories returned when the SDL took over this world and threw me and my other half in prison until we would obey him as he wanted to use us! He was defeated and The Shadow talked to me. From there, I started my plan by convincing my other half to let me do as I wanted and began to control him! After I was trapped in suspended animation, my connection to my other half sent me back here! Now you know so you will die! Monsters and robots, combine with me to form the ultimate menace! Wait, let's not stop there! Attention all Nazi troops, accept me and allow me to absorb you! I will kill everyone here in the name of Project Empire! After all, my other half embraced modern fascism and I began to love it too!"
Things get a lot worse from there. The sky turns dark as the bodies and souls of our enemies begin entering a energy orb held by the Dark Sage. Once the enemies are all in, the Dark Sage thrusts it into his chest where his heart is. His appearance doesn't change but we can all feel his increased strength. *Meanwhile, Nazi base, Travelers' Hub* "Supreme leader sir." "What is it, you incompetent fool?! I'm busy planning out the destruction of the radicals!" "I know that sir but all our forces in Galados Isle just became one with the Dark Sage!" "There's no need to worry, I was wondering when that would happen! Get back to work and leave this room or do I have to throw you in the pit too?" "No, sir!" "Good! I'd like to keep you around!" What the supreme leader didn't know was that there was somebody sent to kill him. That someone was Pirate Blaster who managed to find the base thanks to Thrashbeak's spying. He teleported in and somehow managed to not trip the alarms scattered throughout the entire place. He walked silently and carefully before knocking a guard out and donning their uniform. With it on, they infiltrated further with ease and a dagger hidden in his right hand. The plan to assassinate the supreme leader was only thought up after an entire settlement was burned with its residents still asleep. Blaster was now with a entourage of guards preparing to meet with the supreme leader after they saw him and dragged him along. Blaster sounded annoyed but was actually glad. The doors to the room where the supreme leader was are opened: "Oh so the guards are here for their weekly reports on what's going on that we don't know about. What is it this time? I told you, head guard to stop bringing so many guards with you when you do this! Someday, someone will get into this base undetected and get the slip on us because of this!" "My apologies sure but we still have an excess in guards because no one wants to cook anymore." "Fine. Just give it to me straight. How are we doing in this war?" "Umm. We lost contact with all of our forces in Skyscraper yesterday." "Arrr! That's not the only place that contact will be lost from!"
"Guard Hendrid, what are you talking about! You're a guard, not a pirate!" Pirate Blaster shouts: "Thrashbeak, handle these small fry landlubbers! I got a large one to make jump off the plank of life!" "Thrashbeak hears! Thrashbeak hears! Squawk!" The pirate takes his guard outfit off as Thrashbeak beings a small menace to the real guards who find that they can't hit the bird or leave the room. As they're distracted by the loud, dangerous, and annoying parrot, Pirate Blaster runs up to the supreme leader who tries to punch his lights out. However, Blaster is unharmed and uses a return punch to get the dagger into the supreme leader's body. "How dare you, freak! Inferior pirate, you will pay for this!" "I'm not really concerned, I'm here to make you jump off the plank of life by force! That's all I care about at the moment!" The supreme leader is attacked relentlessly over and over again without restraint. In minutes, he is left slumped in his desk as a lump that is falling apart. The guards meanwhile are carded by Blaster who has Thrashbeak return to him before using an Energy Accumulator to absorb all energy coming from the supreme leader as it was already assumed he was magical and powerful. "Arrrr! Mission accomplished! Let's get to Galados Isle. Our comrades could use our help. Thrashbeak, send out a signal to our swashbuckling comrades wherever they are with that mighty fine vessel!" "Thrashbeak oblige! Thrashbeak oblige! Squawk!" "Haha, I'm such a stereotypical pirate according to Earth terms. But I can't help it. This is who I am. Very different from the pirates from their history." Thrashbeak screams loudly at a decibel that only well trained pirates like Blaster can hear. After that's done, Blaster pets Thrashbeak and teleports himself and the bird straight to Galados Isle. That was after he sent the Energy Accumulator to the lab for the scientists to deal with. His metallic arm and eye which were never replaced by lab grown body parts teleport easily just fine. *Back to Swiftdrawer* Before we can say anything, Pirate Blaster shows up with Thrashbeak.
He starts laughing in victory until he turns around. He stops laughing: "The Dark Sage is back? Damn it, I thought we had him. At least we killed that supreme leader. How did he not have a name?" The Dark Sage was cackling and stops cackling even as he continues to power up: "What?! My other half is dead? You'll die first for that, filthy pirate!" Suddenly, all the others come to our location. Even a pirate ship with Blaster's pirate friends. Our foe frowns: "You're surrounding me now. Fine! I will just kill you all at the same time!" He clones himself many times and teleports all of us to random locations. I end up at the top of the Tower Of Dread with Rol, Mel, Carson, Sophie, and Gretuno. Before us is a Dark Sage clone: "Killing all of you in the way of my empire would take too long if I had done it as just one of me. I don't know what that filthy pirate did to my other half's powers but I won't need them to exterminate you freaks! This is where you end and my rule begins!" "Damn you! My new family won't be able to stand up to you without my vote of confidence! I just wanted a quiet life but that was taken away from me!" "Easy, now. We can't let ourselves get angry. It was terrible enough when Carson and Jack fought.." "I'm so sorry about that still, Sophie." "I know and you are still forgiven. Be sure to join the knights as soon as we get out of here alive." "Ha! You surviving ME?! I don't think so! The Dark Sun and Darker Lord are nothing compared to me! Nothing!" "Mel, are you sure I should even be here?" "Yes, Rol. We're in an emergency right now. We did manage to help get all of our fallen comrades to base so let's keep it up with heroics." "Stop ignoring me! I'm going to kill all of you!" I take on a full powered energy attack: "Don't be so certain about something that also involves your enemies, us. That level of confidence is just going to bite you back in the future. Haaaaaaaa! You'll have to hurt me to hurt them! Proud Protector!" "Gladly! I've been waiting to get you for several years! Ever since you started getting involved in fights that were far outside your universe, I have been wanted to get rid of and exterminate you!"
"Now that you mention it. *blocks several attacks and tanks more attacks* It's been exactly 1463 days since the SDL first attacked Fun Land. Hard to believe it was that long ago but here we are. Now comrades, we must fight together as one!" The action picks up dramatically from there. Sophie stays in the back and assists us by healing us and getting our hearts really pumping with adrenaline. You'd think that we'd have long exhausted the adrenaline by now but I guess that's a no in this case. Meanwhile, Gretuno stands next to Sophie and casts spell after spell with Carson protecting the both of them. Mel and Rol take up the rear and attack directly. I focus on defense and dexterity as I defend the others and do my best to become a irresistible target for the Dark Sage to attack: "Don't mind them! It's me you want most, right? If you kill me, they won't stand a chance against you! I'm the one doing defense the most after all!" "You can't fool me, someone who is far superior to a groomer like you! I'll just kill them first!" "You wanted to kill us all at the same time. Sounds like someone is having trouble making up his mind because we're irritating you so damn much! Hmm! You pick one of the flattest places to fight for us that happens to have a long drop to the ground all around and yet you aren't even trying to knock us off!" "That's true! I want to enjoy killing you so much!" "Aha! I knew it! You are like Yappa Yappa AND Pmurt Nedib, I've helped kill both of them in the past!" "Adam! Just how many times have you dealt with those two? You didn't exactly inform us." "Mel, as I join you and Rol in attacking, I'll make it simple. Many times. At least for Yappa Yappa. I've only fought against Pmurt Nedib a couple times if we're counting the Earth and Homeworld mission as one fight. Anyway, we must not break or bow." And with that, things heat up even more. Rol and Mel join me in using Extremely Risky Spin Slash. It does a little damage. Good on Rol for suggesting I teach him and Mel the move a few days ago. That was a really good idea and I'm so glad I went along with it.
Carson manages to take on a lot of damage for Sophie and Gretuno. It's actually very impressive. The Dark Sage does everything in his power to kill us but our armor just is too strong for that as of right now. None of us are taking much damage between everything that's going on. The true power of the armor is shining through now for sure. It's a constant stream of attacks and counters. The Dark Sage tries to knock us knights back but we stay on his tail and just keep on bringing on the blows and taking on a lot of damage. Our armors barely crack in the midst of all this but we're slowly tiring. But then, the Dark Sage gets a very powerful attack past Carson that hits Sophie hard. Her screams can be heard as she begins falling from the Tower Of Dread: "So long, traitorous princess! I hope you enjoy.the dimension I've created that you will be sent to once you die instead of the afterlife! That's one exterminated, time to wipe you dirty freaks off Miitopia for good too! Your lives and accomplishments will soon mean nothing because I will rule all of Mii World and beyond someday! I will just have to kill you all and the rest of the resistance against me! Now that my other half is dead, I am now leader of the Nazis! That means there's no hope for you left as I control all Miitopia directly now!" I feel something strange and activate Artist's Eye to investigate: "Stop celebrating, you're fighting us to kill us, remember? If you think you've already won, your chances of victory already decrease! That's just how it works! For all that you have done, you deserve to die! I want to kill you even though you are just a clone of the original who acts out his very desires! My want to kill isn't out of wanting to kill, it's out of stopping you because death is the only way you will possibly ever stop today at this point! And there's something you should know! Sophie isn't dead!" Indeed, Sophie leaves all of us speechless as she levitates above us, even higher up than the roof of the Tower Of Dread where we are fighting. Earth like energy surrounds her and she begins to start looking a little transparent. A light escapes from her to reveal a new form.
She speaks: "I was killed by the fall but I have fully embraced the power of nature itself. Becoming a Flower was my fate but now, I have ascended into a Nature Spirit on my own! My soul was released from my body upon my death but my connection with nature changed my body and reunited it with my soul! I now know of new skills that I will use to help defeat you, Dark Sage. I'm talking about the real you! And I'm delighted to share that I'm not alone! A isolated tribe who was driven away by the construction of New Lumos was transported here by the power of my rebirth. They too are Nature Spirits. Comrades, allow us to take the fight over from here. We will defeat this clone of a most dangerous foe." A Nature Spirit who looks to be the leader of the tribe speaks: "Indeed. For millennia, we helped Miitopia become as full of life as it is today. But the actions of Nazis like you have threatened and destabilized the balance of nature. You not only disrespect it by destroying whatever you wish but you also disrespect us. You have ignored our warnings and advice for too long. We tried to help you but you all made the citizens blind and oblivious to what you have done to them, to us, and to nature. You will be punished for what you have done because we cannot hope to convince you to understand the likes of us and what we're trying to do." We look on in awe as the Nature Spirits(Sophie and the entire tribe) hold hands and create a small ball of energy. We get out of the way and cease fighting immediately. No wonder I hadn't seen Sophie in a while. I heard from the Fab Fairies that she was spending a lot of time in nature, trying to get to know it better. Above even logic and kindness, nature is a fundamental part of our existence. We would be nothing without nature. They all start chanting as one: "Beautiful nature that sustains us all, please lend us your power so we can punish those that harm you for their own benefit. We ask of you this not out of personal desire but of a desire to see this land be healed of all corruption and destruction someday. To bring an end to colonialism, capitalism, fascism, and other systems and beliefs that hold us all back and hurt the innocent plants and animals that make this world as unique and beautiful as it is. Nature's Judgement!"
And then just like that, the energy expands greatly and looks like a transparent window into what a lush and green Miitopian forest currently looks like. The energy is released and it instantly destroys the Dark Sage clone, not even leaving him anymore time to scream as his end finally comes. It then absorbs the left behind energies of the clone and scatters throughout all of Miitopia. Dominic would later inform me after we finally returned to where we needed to be that a forest that was almost gone rebounded right after that happened. The tribe leader or rather, elder speaks: "We appreciate everything you have done to fight against the fascists. Allow us to join the cause and guide all of you down a safer and nature friendly route to the future." I reply and shake the elder's hand because I was closest to him: "None of us are perfect. I have benefitted all my life from the destruction of nature whether I like to acknowledge it or not. We should go help the others take care of the other clones. We'll talk more about this once that's taken care of. That's a promise." "Young knight, you are more aware than many we have encountered throughout the last centuries. You must continue to change how you view everything around you to be more centered on nature, degrowth, and community. We know of you. We also know that you have much to still learn. Now come, all of you, a disruption is taking place in Galados Isle." We do so and the tribe ends up taking all of us instantly to where we were before. The battle has resumed with all the Nazis, monsters, and robots back amongst a pissed Dark Sage who is fighting against a very serious Dominic and furious Madeline: "Stay away from me, you freaks! Aaaaa! My arm! It's gone! *sees us* Not you all, too! This is the worst! My plans are going to ruin! You'll pay for this! I will kill you all! I can't win feeling like this!" "Righteous Anger!" "Supernova!" "Great Infernal Tornado Slash!" "Nature's Wrath!" All these attacks hit him and he shrieks as he opens a portal: "I need more power! More power! Chakra, you will all be mine! The Divine Tree will be all mine! A new arm will be mine! I'm coming, chakra! I'm coming!"
I run into the portal behind him and yell: "I'm going to get him! Dominic, send a team after me! It looks like the battle isn't over here yet!" He nods and the tribe elder speaks: "We shall stay here to help in the battle and begin the restoration of this island to its original state. We wish you the best of luck, young knight." I nod and declare seriously and determinedly: "I will do my best to help stop the Dark Sage. He's going to the Naruto universe. See y'all later. I have a Nazi to help beat up." With that, I enter the portal just as it closes. In seconds, I find myself overlooking a giant crater and what appears to be the remains of a village. Not just any village. Konoha. This can't be! I must have ended up in the time Pain attacked Konoha or when Kawaki destroyed it in Boruto's time. Actually, this has to be during Pain's assault. Damn it. The Dark Sage. He's heading somewhere in the middle of the crater. That's when it hits me. There's Naruto fighting against all 6 Pains with a bunch of toads backing him up. This is bad. Really bad. If the Dark Sage can absorb either individual, Miitopia and this Earth will be done for. He could seriously mess up the timeline for this world easily. "Dark Sage! Get back here, you bastard! You and I aren't finished! Just you wait! I'll help crush you!" The Dark Sage blatantly ignores me and continues flying towards the two sides. Suddenly, Susan and Mary Test, Green Ninja Lloyd, Smoky Quartz(fusion of Steven and Amethyst), Madeline, Go, and Shun appear next to me from where they were. Madeline is still furious: "I'm going to destroy that villain! He will be punished! GET BACK HERE AND FIGHT US!" Shun scoffs at noticing that he isn't replying: "That villain you speak of has no internet in fighting us but he is interested in that fight over there. I've never seen anything like it. I overlay my Raid Raptors in order to build the overlay network! Obscured falcon, raise your sharpened talons in front of adversity, spread your wings of rebellion! Xyz summon! Appear! Rank 4! Raid Raptors Rise Falcon!" Shun gets on the Xyz monster and starts flying towards the Dark Sage. Lloyd uses Airjitzu to do the same: "It's hard to believe that I'm here after what we're going through back in Ninjago. But I will do my best. Ninja, go!"
Go yells: "It's time to link into the VRAINS!" He emerges as his Link VRAINS avatar and summons a duel board. I follow that up by doing the same: "I must link into the VRAINS!" Go and I allow one person each to join us on the boards. Smoky Quartz goes with me while Go has Madeline go onto his. Susan says as we all speed off to stop the Dark Sage: "Hey, wait for us! Mary, where are our hoverboards that we reverse engineered from Marty McFly's future's hoverboards to make better?" "Oh yeah, I forgot you told me to bring them. Here they are!" "Good! Now, Mary, let's step on it!" "Hey, wouldn't Johnny and Dukey be jealous of us right now?" "Yeah, if they knew what we're actually doing!" "You didn't tell them?" "Do you really think I want our little brother to come here? I mean, look at that battle down there!" "Hey, that spiky haired kid kind of reminds me of Johnny." "Yeah, if Johnny wasn't such a dork." "Ha, true." I reply as I heard all that: "Enough of taht! We have to stop the Dark Sage and make sure the Konoha ninja don't try to immobilize or capture us too. And watch out for the Akatsuki and Kabuto as well. I'm pretty sure Pmurt Nedib has already been here even though he was killed in his old body. If he's been around, that means this world is in so so so much trouble. Go, Shun. I know you can hear me. Listen, don't summon anymore monsters until I set a Pendulum scale." "Don't worry, I won't mash anything up just yet!" "And I won't summon anything else either. Pendulum allows my falcons to rise faster than ever." "Good. Now then, it's my turn! I will set the Pendulum scale to begin this latest collage of a field with these 2 monsters!" How will Konoha react to this sudden arrival of individuals? What does the Dark Sage have in mind? Will the Akasuki send anyone to stop this? What of Sasuke and Kabuto? Find that out and more in Veil Of Greed: Hunt For The Numbers! Chapter 23.
Outro: And that certainly is one way to end the chapter! I have made a new decision about this story. By now, it would be about halfway done but that doesn't feel like it's enough. So for now on, I will make 3 chapters a month and have the story conclude in August which means there will be 21 more chapters! I'm not sure how that's going to pan out or if I'm going to truly go for that. I guess we'll find out, won't we? Anyway, I needed an opportunity to begin the Naruto arc outside of Veil Of Greed: Hunt For The Numbers! and thought this would be perfect! It was. I might write an extra Veil Of Greed: Hunt For The Numbers chapter or two for the Naruto arc because we're dealing with the damn Pain's Assault part of Shippuden! That Pain arc is huge in the story of Naruto! Would have had it take place during the actual war but realized that that would be too complicated. I'm also probably going to rewatch that Pain's assault part of Naruto to refresh my mind because I need the refresh. Or I'll just read a summary. Will figure that out later or tomorrow. Anyway, that's it for now. To hell with fascism. See ya.
