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The Invasionary Garden Ultimate Form Dezmogvalace marched through the burning city, firing green lightning from its single eye at surrounding buildings, blowing them up and killing everyone inside. The Divine Maliform couldn't help laughing with malicious glee as the pathetic mortals ran away in terror, deliberately missing a few lightning shots to give them the illusion of hope, which would make it all the sweeter when he crushed their hope – and their bodies – later.
One entity, however, was not running.
"Dezmoparamecia! Is that really you?"
Surprised, Dezmogvalace looked around and saw a greenish figure standing atop a building he hadn't leveled yet. While he didn't recognize the figure's appearance or voice, the green coloration and unmistakable dark melody emanating from it made instantly clear to the wicked God who this was.
"Deboss! Is that you?" Dezmogvalace asked in amazement, crouching down to look at him eye-to-face. "You look so much smaller than I remember! And humanoid. I don't like it."
"You're one to talk," Deboss retorted, gesturing to Dezmogvalace's own humanoid form. "You have no tentacles! And what's with the hat? You look ridiculous!"
"Says the abomination with a butterfly on his face," Dezmogvalace snorted.
The two of them glared at each other for a moment, then burst into laughter. "Oh, it's been far too long, old friend!" Dezmogavalace finally chortled. "Where have you been? I haven't seen you in eons! Weren't you supposed to destroy this planet millions of years ago?"
"I could say the same of you! I arrived here millions of years ago, got defeated and sealed away by a bunch of biomechanical dinosaurs, then was finally revived a few years back, tried to destroy the world, and got killed by dinosaur-themed superheroes," Deboss complained. "Where the hell were you? I thought you were coming to Earth as well! I kept expecting you to show up and help me render those stupid dinosaurs extinct, like we did with the Koroko! Annoying little wooden bastards, they burned reaaaaal good. I miss their screams."
"I did show up!" Dezmogavalace protested. "I showed up in my meteor around the same time you did, but when I hit the planet I somehow caused the Earth and my consciousness to split in half and get shunted into another dimension, and while the half of me on one world only woke up a few decades back, destroyed that world, and tried to reconnect with this one, the half of me in this world migrated from host to host over several million years and I was this close to being reunited only for my human host to kill half of me and the rest of me was then wiped out by a completely different set of dinosaur-themed superheroes."
"Another one? Really?" Deboss asked in surprise. "Kind of a weird coincidence…"
There was a horrible, inhuman shriek, and the two of them turned to look as a giant floating head and a giant white robot approached. "Dai-Satan!" Dezmogavalace and Deboss cried in delight.
Dai-Satan shrieked again, also presumably in delight.
"I can't believe it's you, it's been ages! Wait, didn't you used to have a body? I remember you having a body," a confused Dezmogavalace pointed out.
Dai-Satan shrieked.
"Oh, you've been trying to lose weight, that makes sense."
"You're back as well? Wow, it's almost starting to feel like a reunion of extinctioners," Deboss marveled. "Haven't seen you since we wiped out the dinosaurs, along with Machine Beast Mothership Fog Mother, Hyde Gene, and a couple other guys who popped up out of the blue."
"Fog Mother and Hyde Gene were there as well?! I can't believe I missed them!" Dezmogavalace complained.
"Yeah, she was disappointed you couldn't make it, she's always had a thing for you," Deboss agreed.
"Wait, seriously?! How did I not know this?!" A shocked Dezmogavalace demanded.
"Hey, who are those two losers? They look dumb and ugly and stupid. I hate them! Where's mama?" A childish voice whined from the mecha.
Dezmogvalace and Deboss exchanged alarmed looks. "Who's the brat?" Dezmogavalace asked.
"Did you have a kid?!" Deboss demanded.
Dai-Satan shrieked again.
"Oh, you brought him back from the dead in exchange for a witch's soul, yes, that makes more sense," Dezmogavalace admitted.
"Oh yeah, I think I remember that witch… Lot of triangles," Deboss murmured. "Wait, that was millions of years ago, why is he here now? Are you babysitting him?"
Dai-Satan shrieked.
"Oh, the witch managed to get free a few decades ago, summoned you back to Earth to finish your deal and revive her kid, only for both of you to get wiped out by a team of dinosaur-themed superheroes?" Deboss frowned. "That's… Starting to get a little suspicious, the same thing happened to us."
Dai-Satan shrieked.
"No, I… Actually don't know how I got back," Deboss admitted. "Dezmoparamecia, do you?"
Dezmogavalace shook his head. "No, I just… Found myself back here in the city, so I just started wrecking stuff. Also, I go by Dezmogavalace right now. Not a big deal, but…"
"Oh, right, sorry, I didn't know," Deboss apologized.
"I'm bored!" Kai wailed. "Die now! Satan Punch!"
His mecha threw a giant robot fist at Deboss. Without even looking at him, Deboss stopped the punch one-handed, then flicked it, sending the giant robot flying, smashing into a building and knocking it over. Kai screamed and started throwing a tantrum, Dora Talos mimicking his emotions. "Waaah! Waaah! No fair! You were supposed to die when I punched you! You cheated!"
An unimpressed Dezmogavalace and Deboss glared at an embarrassed Dai-Satan, who shrieked.
"Oh, so he's always been a little shit due to being spoiled by his mom? I guess that makes sense," Deboss muttered.
"So… Should I kill him? Take him back to his mother? I'm not sure what to do here," Dezmogavalace confessed.
Dai-Satan shrieked.
"His mother's become the source of all good magic?! How did that happen?!"
Dai-Satan shrieked.
"Oh, that explains everything."
"Who are you fools, and what are you doing here?!"
The three world-Enders turned in surprise to see a massive, armored Youkai approaching them. "Deboss, you know this being?" Dezmogavalace asked. "Did he also show up to wipe out the dinosaurs?"
"No, I've got no idea who he is," Deboss confessed. "I… Think we got revived at the same time a few years back during a crossover event? I wasn't really paying attention to everyone there; it got pretty out of control."
"Fools!" The ogre bellowed, banging his naginata on the ground. "I am Gengetsu Kibaoni, Lord of the Kibaoni Army Corps, and future ruler of this world!"
The three planet-destroying horrors were distinctly unimpressed. "Never heard of you," Dezmogavalace said bluntly.
"Hey, were you ever killed by a group of dinosaur-themed superheroes?" Deboss asked.
"What? No, I was vanquished by the worms of the Igasaki ninja clan!" Gengetsu snarled. "And now that I'm back, I shall have my revenge!"
"Oh, so it isn't all villains who were killed by dinosaur Sentai…" Deboss muttered. "There's that idea thrown out the window."
"Kneel before me, and I may allow you to serve as my vassals in the New World!" Gengetsu declared.
"No," Dezmogavalace said, immediately losing interest in him.
"Hey, do you happen to know who brought you back?" Deboss asked him.
"What does it matter? I have returned once more, and soon, the world shall be-" Gengetsu ranted.
"Yeah, that's what I thought," Deborah said dismissively, infuriating the Youkai warlord. "I'm beginning to get concerned here. We've all been revived, with no clue as to who did it or why? That's not how this sort of thing usually goes."
"This is my first time back, so I'll take your word for it."
"Oh? And who are you?" Deboss inquired as a monster somewhat resembling a centipede approached, sensing a powerful evil aura around it.
"I am the Evil Will, the sentient embodiment of darkness in the universe!" The centipede man declared.
"You're the Evil Will? Really?" Dezmogavalace asked in disbelief.
"Yes! What, is that so hard to believe?" The centipede man asked defensively.
"When I heard about you, I kind of wasn't imagining a centipede monster," Deboss admitted.
Dai-Satan shrieked.
"Yes, normally I am a formless, shapeless embodiment of evil, but my dimension got blown up by a group of ninja-themed Sentai so I wound up having to take on the form of my apostle, Boss Tau Zant Zant, to survive in this universe," the Evil Will admitted, slightly embarrassed.
"You got killed by ninjas too? So do I! I hate ninjas!" Gengetsu roared. "Serve me, and we shall wipe out all ninjas together!"
"No," the Evil Will said bluntly. "So, I'm guessing none of you know how we were miraculously resurrected either?"
Dai-Satan shrieked.
"Disappointing."
Deboss rubbed his chin. "Mysterious… Three – well, four counting Kai – villains defeated by dinosaur Sentai, and two by ninjas. There must be a connection…"
Dai-Satan shrieked.
"Hmm? You think that until we know more, we might as well try to get revenge on those heroes who defeated us in the first place then destroy the world? It's as a good idea as any," Deboss admitted.
"Hey, maybe we'll find some of the others were brought back too!" Dezmogavalace said hopefully. "So we can have a reunion like the one I missed out on! And, uh, maybe I'll get to see Fog Mother again…"
Dai-Satan shrieked.
"Okay, seriously, was I the only one who didn't know?!"
"Destroy the world? Well, that's what I was going to do anyway, I suppose we can join forces since we all have the same goal and so are unlikely to backstab each other," the Evil Will admitted.
"Wait, no! You can't destroy the world! I want to rule the world!" Gengetsu protested. "How can I rule the world if it's been destroyed?!"
"You can have what's left of the planet after we're finished with it," Dezmogavalace said dismissively, kicking Dora Talos. "Hey, brat, stop whining and get up, we're going to destroy the world and kill everyone."
"Okay!" Kai said cheerfully, immediately sitting up and forgetting what he was crying about. "And maybe we'll find Mama again, and I can kill her!"
Dezmogavalace shuddered in disgust. "Ugh, this is why I hate kids. Mine was supposed to be the perfect Metatron and vessel for me, but then she fell in love with my human host, aged herself up for him, tried to seduce him…"
"Wait, you had a kid?!" Deboss exclaimed.
"Yeah, I raped the wife of one of the heroes who went on to kill me, it was no big thing," Dezmogavalace said dismissively.
Dai-Satan shrieked.
"Hey, at least I have genitals!"
Dai-Satan looked rather put out by this.
"I wonder if Eras came back too," Deboss mused. "I always felt like there was something between us…"
Dai-Satan shrieked.
"Oh shut up!"
"Where… Where am I?" Eras asked, dazed. "And… Who are you warriors? You wield magical swords and have the scent of dinosaurs, but… You're not of the Ryusoul tribe."
"That's right, we're from the Shinobiryu clan!" Kenji declared. "And we may not have been around as long as the Ryusoul tribe, but we've certainly been a lot more active!"
"And have a higher kill count," Mozu bragged.
"Wait, is that something we should be proud of?" Jiro wondered.
Tetsu shrugged.
"Lady Sakuya, Tsukimiko, Inspector Toujiro, stay back, we'll handle this!" Sora said, hand on his sword.
"But… That's odd… I don't sense any malicious intent from her," Tsukimiko said, puzzled as her mentor pushed her behind her. "I thought she was supposed to be some great evil?"
"I… I'm not evil," Eras protested. "At least… I never thought I was…"
"There's lots of people who do horrible shit while still saying they're the good guys!" Kenji snorted dismissively.
"Some could say that includes your group," Toujiro said mildly.
"And those people are wrong!" Kenji paused. "… Right?"
"Morality is relative," Sora said dismissively. "Still, if there is no malicious intent… Akira?"
Akira was staring at Eras, a blush on her face.
Sora sighed. "Yeah, should probably have seen that coming."
"Oh for… Are you serious?! She looks like Ruby Weapon from Final Fantasy VII!" Kenji asked in disbelief. "You never had a crush on that thing, did you?"
Akira's blush deepened. "Um."
Kenji stared at her blankly. "… Are you shitting me."
"I can't help who or what I like!" Akira cried shrilly.
"What is a… Ruby Weapon?" A confused Eras asked.
"An optional boss from a rather old but extremely popular videogame," Jiro said.
"Ah." There was a pause. "That explains nothing."
"Hang on… this might be a good thing," Tetsu realized "Akira, didn't you say you feel no attraction to evil women?"
"No, what I said is that I find all women beautiful so long as there is even a sliver of goodness in their hearts," Akira corrected him. "It's the ones that don't I find utterly disgusting. You know, like Sai."
Everyone murmured and nodded in agreement at this.
"And you don't think she's disgusting?" Tetsu pressed.
"No, not even a bit," Akira confirmed.
The monk relaxed. "In that case, I think this means Eras isn't our enemy."
Realizing he was right, everyone else removed their hands from their swords.
"What just happened?" Asked a confused Eras.
"It means you're now part of Akira's harem! Congratulations!" Mozu cheered, hugging the even more bewildered primordial Guardian deity.
"Wait, hang on, if that's true, how come we never see any women that aren't exemplars of physical beauty in your harem?" Kenji asked skeptically.
"Kenji, when's the last time you've met a woman that's not an exemplar of physical beauty, or at the very least conventionally pretty or attractive in some manner?" Sora asked him.
Kenji frowned. "Well-"
"That isn't a monster of the week or something," Sora clarified. "And the Youkaliens don't count because they're all basically gorgeous too."
"Well, uh, there's…uhhhhhhhhhhh…" Kenji frowned, scratching his head. "Hang on… There must've been someone… Right?"
"I have no idea what's going on," Eras whimpered as Mozu kept hugging her, causing Akira to turn even redder.
"Yeah, you get used to it," Toujiro said, utterly exhausted.
"Lady Eras-" Sakuya began.
"Master Eras," Eras corrected her.
The sorceress bowed her head. "My apologies. Master Eras, am I correct then in assuming that you have no intentions of causing harm to the planet and its people?"
"No, I never did!" Eras insisted. "All I ever wanted to do was protect this world! …And then my children, those whom I created to help me take care of it, turned on me and tried to destroy this planet and each other," she said sorrowfully. "And even when I sought to revitalize this world using the energy of its people, I tried to do so in as painless a manner as possible, granting eternal, blissful sleep to all its inhabitants so their dreams would fuel the world's rebirth."
She hesitantly glanced down and touched a spot on her chest. "And then descendants of my first children stabbed me to death, and I was left wondering whether the Earth needed me anymore."
She looked back up, a forlorn expression on her face. "And now I'm back, and I don't know why. The world no longer needs my protection. What purpose do I have?"
"You can still protect the world," Akira said gently, taking her by the claw and causing the ancient goddess to feel some strange and unfamiliar feelings stirring in her breast. "Your heart was always in the right place, you just went about things the wrong way, is all. It's not too late to try again."
Eras stared at her, startled. "I…"
Sora cleared his throat, reminding them they were all still there as well. "Akira, you can flirt with your new girlfriend later, we have more important things to discuss right now."
"Her what?" Eras asked, perplexed.
"Master Eras, do you have any idea who brought you back or why?" Jiro asked.
Eras shook her head. "No, I don't."
"So you have nothing to do with this?" Toujiro asked, taking out his phone and showing her a newsfeed of Dai-Satan, Kai, the Evil Will, Dezmogavalace, Deboss, and Gengetsu going on a rampage.
"No! Wait… I recognize a few of them… They tried to wipe out the dinosaurs back when I was still active millions of years ago, and I fought them alongside my children before they betrayed me," Eras cried, horrified. "And the green one kept hitting on me for some reason."
Akira narrowed her eyes. "Did he now."
"Yeah, we'll kill him," Mozu promised.
"They have returned as well?" Eras asked in dismay.
"Yeah, and it looks like one other guy, too," Toujiro said, scrolling through his phone.
"Daimaou!" Sora exclaimed. "I knew he would-"
"No, it's some guy in South Korea," Toujiro said, showing them all a different newsfeed of a monster somewhat resembling a Tyrannosaurus going on a rampage.
"Yes! I think I remember that one as well! I believe he also served Deboss?" Eras said a little hesitantly.
"Who is that?" Asked the confused Kenji.
Sora smacked his forehead. "Oh, of course! Can't believe I forgot about him… That's Deizarus, leader of the Neo-Deboss Legion, who attacked South Korea back in 2017 to try and claim the Power of the Dragon King to take over the world, only to be defeated by Dino Force Brave." He huffed, looking irritated. "Really, they revived that guy instead of Daimaou?"
"Those are… The South Korean versions of the Kyoryugers, right?" Jiro vaguely recalled.
"Something like that, yes," Sora confirmed.
"South Korean version… How many dinosaur themed heroes are there?" A perplexed Sakuya asked.
"Rather a lot," Tetsu replied.
Sora nodded. "Yes, there's also Kamen Rider Revice – sort of – the Dinosaur Expedition Born Free, the Dinosaur Great War Izenborg, the Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon, Dinosaur Prince, the Juukou Tokusou Dinnovators…"
"Ah," Sakuya said weakly, looking overwhelmed.
"Well, I highly doubt the Power of the Dragon King is anywhere near as strong as the Golden Dragon!" Mozu said loyally.
"Now Mozu, there's no need to belittle them," Akira told her. "Even though you're pretty much right."
Mozu preened at this.
"So many great fiends, brought back to try and wipe out all life on Earth just as they nearly did millions of years ago…" Eras murmured in dismay.
"Also Gengetsu Kibaoni," Jiro spoke up.
"Who?" Eras asked in confusion.
"Nobody important," Mozu said dismissively. "The Evil Will, though…"
"Whoever they are, this… Cannot be allowed to continue," Eras said decisively.
"Agreed," Akira said instantly. "Will you help us stop them?"
"You… Would trust me to help you?" Eras asked in surprise. "After what I did before?"
"Are you going to do it again?" Akira asked.
"No. I do not wish to be stabbed to death again," Eras said seriously.
"Good enough for me!" Akira said, grinning and shaking her hand.
Eras decided she really liked that smile. Such beautiful fangs! Clearly well cared for, capable of devouring even the toughest of foods!
"And you will not fight alone."
Startled – not even Akira had been able to smell any newcomers! – They spun around to see six figures approach.
Akira gasped. "It's the legendary hero, Yamato Tribe Prince Geki!"
"And Yousuke Shiina," Kenji exclaimed.
"And Ryuga Hakua!" Sora cried excitedly.
"Oh gosh, it's Daigo Kiryu!" Jiro gushed.
"And… Takaharu Igasaki," Mozu muttered in disgust.
"And Koh!" Tetsu signed more enthusiastically.
"Oh no," Eras whimpered, trying rather pathetically to hide behind Mozu.
"The leaders of just about every dinosaur and ninja Sentai team, all in one place, and it's not even time for Shurikon or Tokucon!" Akira said excitedly. "What are you all doing here?"
"Because once again, the world is in jeopardy," Geki said greatly.
"Our deadliest adversaries have been revived and joined forces to try and destroy the world once and for all," Yousuke said.
"All of the adversaries defeated by dinosaur Sentai, and all the adversaries beaten by ninja Sentai… This can't be a coincidence," Ryuga said.
"Just as our enemies have joined forces, so too should we," Daigo declared.
"It's time to get fired up!" Takaharu shouted incredibly loudly, causing everyone to grimace.
"Diningers… As heroes wielding the power of both dinosaurs and ninjas, you are ideally suited to aid us. Will you help us quell this threat?" Koh asked.
Akira nodded. "Absolutely. Even if this weren't a chance to work alongside our senpai-"
"And for you to hit on all the kunoichi and female dinosaur rangers," Kenji added, which Akira didn't refute.
"We'd still help out. After all, we're pretty sure one of our enemies is behind this," she continued.
Geki sighed in relief. "Good. To be honest, not all of us were certain you would."
Akira stiffened at this. "Why would you say that?" Mozu asked, upset.
Yusuke looked somewhat awkward. "Your… Unorthodox relationship with the Youkaliens has left some of us wondering exactly where your loyalties lie."
Akira flinched at this. "… You don't need to worry about that," she said coldly. "Whatever we had going on with the Youkaliens, whatever I thought was happening, it's… Over."
The other Diningers fidgeted uncomfortably, Sakuya frowned at this and Tsukimiko looked hurt.
"Then why do you have two of them right there?" Takaharu asked out of genuine curiosity rather than accusation, because he was an idiot. "Oh wait, isn't that also Eras behind you? She's bad, right? Let's kill her!" He yelled, drawing his sword.
"I'm not bad anymore!" Eras shrieked. "Also, Ryusoul Red, I'm sorry I killed you that one time, please don't let your friends stab me to death again!"
Koh frowned for a moment, then nodded. "Takaharu, put your sword away, I think we can trust her."
"But… Big bad guy!" The Igasaki ninja protested.
"PUT IT AWAY!" Everyone shouted at Takaharu, and he pouted and sheathed his sword.
"You… Will give me a chance?" Eras asked her former victim in astonishment.
"You promise you're not going to try and kill me or my friends or anyone else again?" Koh asked.
"No! I just want to protect the world. It's all I've ever wanted to do," she insisted.
"Then we'll trust you," Koh said, to her amazement.
"Really?" She whispered hopefully.
"I believe there was a time my people considered you an ally," Geki recalled. "However, should you seek to eradicate humanity again…"
"I was never going to!" She insisted. "Just… The Ryusoul and Druidon tribes. Everyone else I just wanted out of the way."
"Very well. Still, if you should prove to be a threat again…" Geki murmured.
"Then I'll deal with it," Akira said immediately. "I'll take responsibility. That enough to make you trust me?"
Eras stared at her, startled. "Akira…"
Geki regarded her for a moment. "… I may have misjudged, young lady. Don't prove me wrong."
"Does this mean I can't kill Gengetsu again?" Takaharu complained.
"No, Takaharu, we can kill Gengetsu and all the others," Yousuke groaned.
"Yay!"
"Lady Sakuya, Tsukimiko, will you help us as well?" Tetsu inquired. "The first time – and last time, not counting our adventure in the dream realm – we encountered the Deathbringer, we might've perished without your help, and were only inches away from killing him. While we've gotten stronger since then, so has he. You implied you been working on something that might work against him?"
"I have," the priestess confirmed. "However, I cannot believe Kurohonema revived all these villains and then set them loose to rampage-"
"Which is our thing!" Ryuga complained.
"For no reason," Sakuya continued. "While it would make sense for him to resurrect villains defeated by dinosaur and ninja heroes because you are both, there must be a greater purpose. I believe I gleaned some of it when we were examining the spell during its activation. With a little more time, I think we might figure out what he's really up to."
"We'll catch up to you once we are finished," Tsukimiko promised.
"And I'll stay here and keep an eye on them, because there is absolutely nothing I can do to help you," Toujiro said bluntly. "Also I don't want to."
"That's fair," Akira said reasonably.
Sore frowned, examining the senior dinosaur and ninja heroes again. "Hang on… Something's wrong here. I feel like we're missing some people."
"The rest of our teams are helping evacuate people and fighting foot soldiers and revived monsters, we'll join up with them once we're done here-" Daigo started.
"No, that's not what I mean," Sora interrupted. "A team isn't represented here."
"Oh, don't worry about that," Takaharu said dismissively. "Dino Force Brave has South Korea covered-"
"I was referring to the Kakurangers," Sora grunted in annoyance. "Where is Tsuruhime?"
"The Kakurangers are on an important mission of their own," Geki said. "One which may be just as important, if not more so, then stopping this uprising."
Elsewhere…
High above Japan, what could only be described as a massive flying mountain soared through the air. The mountain was made of black rock, constantly surrounded by dark clouds, a grotesque skull carved into the front, with giant bones emerging from various points in the gravity-defined edifice, what looked to be parts of a ninja castle made from bones and sinews emerging at numerous points on the surface.
The mountain cast a dark pall on the ground below, and wherever its shadow touched, death was left in its wake, animals dropping dead, vegetation withering and decaying as it was consumed by an unearthly blight. It was almost a mercy when the mountain finally reached the shoreline and headed out to sea, until dead and rotting fish began rising to the surface as the waters turned dark and reeked with pollution.
Following behind the flying mountain in the Holy Stealth Beast Tsubasamaru, the Kakurangers exchanged concerned looks. "It's as we feared…" Tsuruhime said finally.
Sasuke nodded. "He's heading for the Seal Door."
In her throne room, Kyukogo forced herself to watch the horrible images of the massacres being committed by the revived villains and their minions, no matter how much it turned her stomach and made her feel faint. The children and Usatan whimpered and clutched her legs, while Nyajou gripped her hand.
"You don't have to watch this," she said, though she knew how her wife would respond.
"Yes. I do," Kyukogo replied, as expected. "That's one of our districts, after all."
Onimusha and Shinza solemnly approached the throne. "We managed to evacuate most of the remaining citizens and their slaves from the district," Onimusha reported.
"And how many have we lost?" Kyukogo asked, face as frozen as the Kisei sisters' ice.
"… Too many," Onimusha said softly.
The children started crying.
Kyukogo gripped her armrest so hard it started crumpling.
"It appears that they are setting their sights on another of our districts," Shinza said grimly.
"Which one?" Kyukogo demanded.
"Taitō."
Kyukogo stiffened. "That's… Justine's former district…" Nyajou realized.
"Evacuate everyone. At once," Kyukogo instantly commanded.
"We're… Trying," Shinza said apologetically. "But… They refuse. They're convinced it's some trick to force them to be our slaves again."
"Those rebellious idiots are going to get themselves killed!" Onimusha snapped angrily. "We'll still try to get them out, of course, but what with their unwillingness to cooperate, we're expecting heavy casualties-"
"No."
"My love?" Nyajou asked, startled.
"Your Divinity?" Onimusha asked hesitantly.
"Prepare Orochimecha for liftoff and shift into combat mode. If they won't come to us, we're going to come to them, and save them whether they like it or not," Kyukogo said firmly, eyes steely. "I am tired of sitting on the sidelines and letting my condition keep me from helping those who need me. I am tired of everyone telling me I'm a monster and not doing anything about it. It's time I showed everyone – and Akira, and Justine, wherever she might be – that I am not, will not be the bad guy anymore. I will save as many people as I can, no matter what."
"But Your Divinity-" Shinza protested.
"I gave an order, Shinza, and I expect it to be followed," Kyukogo barked, and he quickly bowed and scurried away. "Onimusha, get everyone to battle stations, I want us in the air five minutes ago. Today, the Youkaliens go to war, and I have no intention of losing. And someone bring me my sword!"