A/N: Welcome back to the new chapter of the All Worlds Alliance Missions - CROSSOVERDOSE, and I'm glad that everyone enjoyed the previous one.
Number01BlazblueFan - They'll just treat it as normal.
And with that done, let's get this chapter on the go!
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters appearing in this fic except if it's my OCs which rarely makes an appearance.
-Somewhere in the Multiverse-
Unknown Warring States-like Forest, Unknown Warring States-like World
On top of a large mountain, we head towards an open area of a forest filled with cherry blossomed trees and in the middle of the aforementioned location, we see Heishiro Mitsurugi, Hinata Hyuuga, Jin, Kenshin Himura, Mugen, Sakura Haruno, Sanosuke Sagara, Shiina and Taki having a discussion.
"Seems like the others are doing well with their respective tasks in other worlds." Kenshin reported, "But the mission is far from over but we'll be able to take a break once everything is finished in this world." he stated.
"What are you going to do once this mission is over?" Taki inquired.
"Mostly moving on to the second phase of this mission." Kenshin answered, "The first phase of this mission is to rescue victims of the bright light and stopping the Apostles from causing havoc at the same time." he shared, "The second phase of this mission is to find the very source of this problem." he added.
"You mean finding out whoever is responsible of our current situation?" Heishiro assumed.
Kenshin nodded in response, "Indeed." he confirmed, "Fortunately for us, our support teams managed to locate the whereabouts of the culprit." he shared, "But like I said before we're currently focusing on the first phase of this mission but once it's over, we'll move on to the second phase." he stated.
"If you don't mind me asking..." Heishiro uttered, "... where is the location of the culprit?" he asked.
"In a place called the Void." Kenshin answered.
"Void?" Taki uttered out loud.
"It's a secret dimension where persons and objects from different worlds are taken after being erased due to being identified as 'mistakes'." Kenshin explained.
Sanosuke shivered at the thought, "Everytime I hear about that place gives me the chills." he admitted.
"Rob-san, one of the few people who have been in that place many times, can testify to that." Hinata pointed out in agreement.
"What also made the Void a very terrifying place is because any person who remained there for a long amount of time might find themselves loosing their minds or worse." Sakura shared.
"Rob became quite insane after leaving that place but good thing he is doing better now." Mugen stated.
"Yeah." Shiina uttered in agreement.
"But why would someone in that kind of place would create such trouble like we're dealing right now?" Heishiro asked.
"We thought about it and we came up with two possibles reasons." Jin replied, "Either the culprit have done this to bring people into the Void for malicious purposes or the culprit have done this to bring people into the Void in hopes of saving them." he explained, "Either way..." he trailed, "... the culprit did a massive blunder and didn't realize how large the scale of the bright light to which resulted to our current problems we're dealing right now." he concluded.
"So, what do you plan on doing once you caught the culprit?" Taki inquired.
"Capture and detain them." Jin answered, "Whether they've done it on purpose or not, they still caused everyone trouble, so they need to face the consequences of their actions." he stated.
"But we'll make sure to treat them nicely if they've done it unintentionally." Kenshin reassured.
"I see." Taki uttered in acknowledged.
"So, what should we do now?" Heishiro asked.
"We're currently waiting for some of our comrades to meet us here." Sakura answered, "Once they arrive, we'll head towards the next location." she beckoned.
"Guys!" a voice called out.
Everyone then turns around to see three figures walking out from a nearby forest and made their way towards them.
The first figure is a young man with a tall stature, he had a slender build and a fair complexion, he had a shoulder-length black hair and he had dark-colored eyes. He wears a black sleeveless tunic with black rune linings & accents over a black long-sleeved high-collared shirt with purple accents and maroon-colored folded cuffs, and had a dark-brown wide sash wrapped around his wait with yellow flaming designs, he wears black pants and a pair of silver-colored unbuttoned boots with black soles. On his left wrist is a bulky yellow-colored bracelet. This is Yuri Lowell.
The second figure is a young man with a tall stature, he had a slender build and a fair complexion, he had a short messy blonde hair and he had blue-colored eyes. He wears a black turtleneck long-sleeved shirt underneath a blue & white high-collared tunic shirt with yellow buttons, a brown circular plate on his chest and a pair of long ear-shaped sliced cape from the back, and he had a white studded belt with a golden-colored buckle wrapped around his waist, he wears white pants, silver-colored armored boots, silver-colored bulky shoulder armors and gauntlets. This is Flynn Scifo.
The third figure is a young woman with an average height, she had a slender frame and a fair complexion, she had a short pink hair and she had green-colored eyes. She wears a white off-shoulder long-sleeve mantle dress with golden accents and tribal linings over a pink high-collared dress with petal-like flounces, she wears black stockings, white boots with golden armored accents and soles over a pair of red socks, and she wears a pair of white gloves with red & yellow cuffs. This is Estellise Sidos Heurassein, also known as Estelle.
Sakura smiled at their presence, "Looks like we don't have to wait for them that long." she mused.
"Greetings, everyone." Flynn greeted, "How is everything going on your end?" he inquired.
"We're doing well." Kenshin answered, "We defeated a number of monsters from the Apostles and even rescued a few purchased slaves from the Slave Fortress." he shared before gesturing a hand towards Heishiro and Taki, "And we even earned some new allies along the way." the scarred swordsman added.
Estelle smiled in response, "Really?" she uttered in amazement, "Then we look forward in working alongside with you." she expressed.
"Likewise." Taki replied in agreement.
Heishiro then looks at Yuri and Flynn in keen interest, "You two look strong." the swordsman commented with a grin, "And from the looks of it, you two had a different ways in using your blades in battle." he stated, "Hahahaha!" laughing out loud in amusement, "The number of persons I want to spar with is increasing and I can't help but be excited!" he exclaimed in glee.
Yuri grinned in response, "Sure, I'll take you on anytime." he accepted while Flynn chuckled nervously.
"Anyways..." Mugen trailed, "... since Yuri and the others are here, I think it's about time that we get movin'." he beckoned.
"But where do we go next?" Shiina questioned.
"I suggest that we head back to the waterfalls and check again if that area is completely cleared." Sakura explained in suggestion, "Afterwards, we head towards the forest that goes past that area." she added.
Kenshin nodded in response, "Then let's go." he beckoned.
The scene then transitions to a large waterfall which is located some distance away from the cherry-blossom forest and on a dry spot next to the body of water, we see three figures having a conversation.
The first figure is a young man with tall stature, he had a fair complexion and a slim yet fit physique, he had short blue hair styled in a bowl-cut with a golden-colored circlet on top and he had blue-colored eyes. He wears a blue-colored cape wrapped around his shoulders with a golden-colored shield-shaped emblem over a blue-colored tunic with rolled-up sleeves and white trimmings, a gray-buckled belt and sash are wrapped around his midsection, black baggy pants and a pair of brown boots with white folds. He wears a pair of blue-colored arm gauntlet with yellow designs over a pair of black fingerless arm-gloves and a pair of blue-colored shinguards with yellow designs. This is Marth.
The second figure is a young man with a tall stature, he had a slim yet muscular build and a fair complexion, he had a reddish-brown shoulder-length hair tied in a messy topknot and he had emerald-green eyes. He wears a loose red haori with lightish-red accents and a white sash wrapped around his midsection over a black gii with a baggy sleeves, he wears green hakama pants, white bandages wrapped around his calves and brown sandals. This is Souji Okita.
The third figure is a young woman with an average height, she had a slender frame and a fair complexion, she had a long wavy pale-blonde hair and she had silver-colored eyes. She wears a black high-collared and shoulderless top with white accents and a cross motif, she wears a two layered silver-colored shoulder armor with a lock and a gray attached on the back, she wears a gray full bodysuit with dark-gray feather-like skirt, gray high boots and bulky bracelets. This is Teresa of the Faint Smile.
Both Souji and Teresa are members of the All Worlds Alliance and during a skirmish with a group of Bootikis, they came across Marth and after defeating their foes, they decided to introduce themselves to each other while Teresa explained the current situation to Marth.
"I see..." Marth uttered in acknowledgement, "... so that's what's going on right now and that explains why I'm in a different world." he stated.
"We're truly sorry about this, Marth." Teresa apologized, "As much as I want to sent you back to your homeworld, we can't do that at the moment." she stated.
"It's fine." Marth reassured, "I understand the situation." he said, "In fact..." he trailed, "... I rather lend you people a hand in this mission of yours." he offered.
"Thanks." Souji replied in gratitude, "We definitely need all the aid we can get." he stated.
Suddenly, they heard some rustling noises from behind before turning around to see Estelle, Flynn, Heishiro, Hinata, Jin, Kenshin, Mugen, Sakura, Sanosuke, Shiina, Taki and Yuri walking out from one path.
"Since you've mentioned that the number of persons you want to fight is increasing, I say we do things in order." Mugen suggested towards Heishiro, "And by order, I suggest starting off with Shinpachi Shimura." he beckoned.
Sakura raised an eyebrow, "So to start off Heishiro-san's series of challenges, you suggest him to take on a wimp first?" she questioned in disbelief.
"Well I like the concept of starting things from the weakest to the strongest." Mugen admitted.
"Hahahaha!" Heishiro chortled, "That's not a bad idea, I'll admit." he replied in amusement.
Hinata then took notice of Marth, Souji and Teresa, "Oh, it's Okita-san and Teresa-san." the lady of the Gentle Fist pointed out.
Teresa smiled at their arrival, "Well, I'm surprised." she commented.
After meeting up with each other alongside Heishiro, Taki and Marth introducing themselves to rest, everyone decided to make their way towards the next location.
"By the way, I've been hearing some rather interesting reports." Teresa informed.
"Reports?" Sakura uttered, "What is it about?" she inquired.
"It seems like some purchased slaves are now members of the Apostles of the New World." Teresa revealed.
This taken several people aback, "You've got to be kiddin' me?!" Jin exclaimed in disbelief.
"We kid you not." Souji replied, "It's been confirmed that some purchased slaves were bought by the Apostles of the New World whom proceeds to join them afterwards." he explained, "Some of our comrades confirmed that these purchased slaves are from Nemeth the Slave Master's Slave Fortress because their names were seen on the list." he added.
"Does that mean the Apostles had more purchased slaves under their disposal?" Hinata assumed.
"That's possible." Teresa acknowledged.
Sanosuke groaned loudly, "Ugh!" he cried out, "This is gonna suck!" he complained.
Suddenly, everyone heard a loud explosion from the distance which shook the ground a bit, much to their surprise and confusion.
"Where the hell did that explosion came from?!" Flynn exclaimed.
"Up ahead!" Estelle replied with a finger pointed towards an open area of a nearby forest.
"Let's go and check it out!" Yuri beckoned.
Wasting no time, everyone immediately made their way towards the open area and upon arrival, they saw Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya, Asuna Yuuki and another figure taking on a group of humandrills.
The figure is a tall young man with a slim yet muscular build, he had a tall stature and a fair complexion, he had long dark-blue hair tied in a high ponytail and he had sharp-shaped eyes with dark-colored irises. He wears a black high-collared sleeves-buttoned tunic with a brown utility belt wrapped around his midsection, he wears black pants and black leather boots, and he wears a pair of reddish-brown gloves. This is Yuu Kanda.
"It's Asuna-chan and Kirito-san!" Estelle pointed out.
"Kanda-dono is with them as well." Shiina added.
"That is quite an odd trio over there." Sanosuke commented in amusement.
"We can muse about their odd combination later..." Sakura trailed, "... but let's aid them first in taking out those things!" he beckoned.
Kenshin nodded in response, "Let's go, everyone!" he commanded.
And with that, everyone charges towards to aid Asuna, Kirito and Yuu in fighting the humandrills and as you expected... another fight occurs.
(Play D-Grayman OST - Yuu Kanda by Kaoru Wada)
Yuu swung his sword and releases a small swarm of supernatural creatures towards the humandrills which began to devour the latter, Yuu then charges towards another humandrill and slashed it eight times, killing it on the process. Then three humandrills jumps over him but Yuu responded by slashing his blade in a circular motions and struck all of them dead.
Asuna grabs a humandrill before stabbing them four times at high speeds and then knocks them away with a bash to the face from her rapier's hilt. Asuna then rushes towards another creature and hits them with a fierce barrage of stabs from her rapier, she then lunges upward while stabbing with her rapier before rushing downwards for a diving stab, killing another creature.
Kirito grabs a humandrill before lifting into the air while pulling back his hand and then jabbing it into their shoulder. Kirito then dashes forward and does a four-hit combo of slashes in the shape of a square towards a group of humandrills, he then rises into the air while spinning and slashing before descending downward for a falling slash from both blades, blasting another group of creatures off the ground.
Teresa kicks a humandrill into the air while tossing two daggers at them and then jumping into the air after them before sending them into the ground with a downward sword slash. Teresa then sheathes and draws her sword at high speeds while unleashing a fierce barrage of slashes on her opponent before finishing them off with a sword stab on the face.
Souji charges and attacked a group of humandrill by slashing one upwards, slashing another one downwards, jabbing a third one with the hilt of his blade and finishing the last one by slashing it twice on the chest. Souji then grabs a humandrill before slashing them three times across the chest and then kicking them away.
Marth grabs a humandrill while beating them with his sword's hilt and then slashing them across the chest before kicking them away, he then dodges a strike from another creature and he responded by doing a five-hit combo of slashes which took out his opponent. Marth then raises the Falchion to the sky before rushing at another humandrill for a forward thrust before following up with an arcing slash, taking out his target.
Estelle charges forward and knocks a humandrill into the air with her shield before thrusting it diagonally into them, she then rapidly thrusts at the enemy and then slamming into them with her shield. Estelle took a step back before performing a charging thrust and hits one humandrill, she then spins around and strikes low with a rainbow-colored attack, knocking down enemies and forcing downed enemies to stand.
Flynn attacks a humandrill with his sword before casting a blue glyph beneath the target and then summoning a pillar of light to strike them, he then struck the ground with his weapon while sending a powerful blast of energy upward which blasted away a group of creatures. Flynn then dashes through another creature before assaulting them with a glyph of glowing energy that lifts them into the air, blasting them on the process.
Yuri grabs a humandrill while repeatedly punching them in the gut and then ending by knocking them back with a punch to the face. Yuri slashes upward while ending a wave of blue wind at his targets and at the same time, he fires off two Azure Edge projectiles which blasted his targets on the process. Yuri then dashes forward a short distance while phasing through enemies and their attacks in the process, he then follow up by slashing the foe across the back, leaving them crumpled.
Taki kicks one humandrill down before performing a magical ninja spell in order to triple herself into three. Afterwards, all three Takis slashed their way through their target before jumping into the air to become one again, Taki then takes down the helpless opponent in one fatal strike on the back of it's head, killing it on the process.
Shiina drops down in front of humandrill and begun stabbing it across the chest with a kunai, she then took a step backwards before throwing several bombs towards her opponent which blasted it off the ground. Shiina then dashes forward and got behind another humandrill before stabbing it on the back and she then finishes it off by setting her opponent on fire with an explosive tag.
Jin dashes forward and quickly beheaded a humandrill with one slash across it's neck, he then turns his attention towards another humandrill and began unleashing a series of slash towards all over his opponent's body, dismembering the creature as a result. Mugen jumps in the air before stabbing another humandrill on the head, Mugen then did a handstand before spinning around which slashed a group of humandrill on the process, he then landed neatly on the ground before slicing another humandrill across the chest.
Sakura charges towards a group of humandrills, "Chaa!" she shouted before punching the ground hard which decimated the pavement as the impact of her strike causes a chain reaction which then sends the creatures flying to the air. Hinata then thrusts her right palm forward and hits one humandrill right on the chest area and the impact is so strong, the creature is send crashing to a rock.
Heishiro does two thrusts forward before doing a second slash and then pulling his sword back a bit to deliver a downward strike that hits a humandrill overhead. He then charges up his sword before doing a slow but powerful upwards slash that knocks a humandrill into the air, energy then surges through his sword and then goes to deliver a downward slash which sends his opponent bouncing off the ground.
Kenshin draws his sword and took a kendo stance before he dashing towards a humandrill and upon impact, Kenshin simultaneously struck nine points on his opponents body at once before by stopping from behind them and sheathing his sword as his target fell to the ground in a crumpled state. Sanosuke jumps into the air and then lands his fist onto a humandrill's chest before crashing to the ground like a meteorite, he then finished his opponent off by stomping it's head hard.
BREAK OUT!
After defeating every humandrills in sight, everyone decided to take a breather underneath a large red-colored tree while Heishiro, Marth and Taki introduce themselves to the new faces.
"Thank you very much for coming to our aid everyone." Asuna expressed in gratitude, "We really appreciate it." she added.
"Though, honestly, we can take them all on." Kirito claimed, "But it's kinda waste of our time fighting those creatures in that kind of number, so you're help is awesome." he stated with a smile.
"It's no pleasure." Kenshin reassured.
"Though I'm quite surprised that the two of you teamed-up with Yuu of all people." Sanosuke commented with a grin.
"Shut your mouth, Sagara." Yuu demanded with a stoic look, "Do you want me to call you a beansprout?" he threatened.
"Well I ain't a shrimp, so go ahead, I won't be bothered." Sanosuke argued.
"Anyways..." Sakura interrupted, "... I suggest that we all band together for now and head towards the next location." she beckoned, "With these number of people, we'll be able to save more victims of the bright light and eliminating threats at the same time, and we'll be able to conclude our missions in this world a lot quicker." she explained.
Kirito nodded in response, "Alright." he accepted.
"It's much better that way." Asuna with a smile.
"I have no objections." Yuu expressed.
"Then let's get going." Kenshin beckoned, "Our next stop..." he uttered before pointing a finger forward, "... to Lake Touya!" he declared.
"Why is there a lake in this world named after Ginpachi-sensei's sword?" Souji questioned in disbelief.
Teresa sighed in response, "I'm questioning the same thing." she replied in agreement.
And that's it for the 26th chapter of the All Worlds Alliance Missions - CROSSOVERDOSE, and I hope you all enjoy it!
These are the characters that debuted in this chapter:
Estellise Sidos Heurassein, Flynn Scifo, Yuri Lowell are from Tales of Vesperia
Marth from Fire Emblem
Souji Okita from Hakuoki
Teresa from Claymore
Yuu Kanda from D-Grayman
The next chapter will continue the rest of the storyline, so please look forward for it.
Angela Burton, Chika Oguie, Kanako Oono, Kenjirou Hato, Manabu Kuchiki, Mirei Yajima, Rika Yoshitake and Susanna "Sue" Hopkins stood in shock and relief when Hideyoshi Nagachika presented everyone the group of people that he rescued.
The group consists of Harunobu Madarame, Kanji Sasahara, Makoto Kousaka, Mitsunori Kugayama, Saki Kasukabe and Souichiro Tanaka.
"Kanji!" Chika called out in joy.
"Souichiro!" Kanako followed.
Chika and Kanako ran towards Kanji and Souchiro before catching both of them in a warm hug while rest greeted the others.
"Wow..." Hideyoshi uttered in awe, "... what are the odds that the group I rescued knows the group that you've rescued." he commented.
"It is odd." Yuuki Asaba uttered in agreement, "... but coincidence or not, I'm glad that everyone is alright." he expressed with a stoic smile.