Saiyans of Jura
~Major Manga Spoilers for anyone who only watches the anime of MHA~
"You sure about this My Lord?" Hakurou asked, standing next to Kaen as they planned their next move.
"I'm sure Hakurou. We'll ambush the beast far away from the village, and I'll take on Charybdis alone, while you all take out the Megalodons. Then once you've managed to take them down, any who are still able to fight, will join me in taking down the main boss." Kaen explained.
"So the plan isn't a suicide mission, it's just a diversion while we take out the Megalodons, before joining in the final battle." Dorf said, having joined their meeting.
"Still kind of a suicide role, but that's why I put it on myself. Because out of everyone in our forces, I stand the highest chance of surviving a one on one with Charybdis." Kaen stated.
"Hey Kaen." Mina said poking her head into the meeting. "Once you're done, could I have a minute of your time?"
"Uh, sure." Kaen said. "Alright, everyone knows their roles in the fight. Any questions?"
"We all know where we need to be. An' we should be able to work together properly." Geld said.
"Alright; I appreciate you coming on such short notice Dorf." Kaen said, rolling up the map as he looked to the Captain of the Pegasus Knights.
"I had to, King Gazel was not about to let his apprentice face this threat without our aid." Dorf said.
"So he's named himself my mentor huh? Guess that tracks since he's more experienced in leading a Nation then I. But all the same, I thank you for lending your aid." Kaen chuckled. "Alright, relay the plan to all the fighters, and those with aerial combat abilities, should be on the front lines, providing air support to those stuck on the ground."
"Right." The group of leaders said, before they began making their way to the door.
"So, what's the issue Mina?" Kaen asked.
"Nothing's wrong per-say, I was just wanting to let you know that I had asked Rimuru to make a few editorial details to your hero suit." Mina said, holding up a folded hero costume. "An' since you keep insisting on trying to be the both of them, I figured this design was fitting for you."
"He was able to edit this huh?" Kaen asked, before unfolding the top half of his suit. "Oh come on Mina." He said with a laugh. "I thought you meant physical edits, not aesthetic."
"I find it very fitting." Mina stated. "Just remember, you aren't either of them. For two reasons, one of them is a fictional alien, and the other is a hero we both studied under at U.A."
"I get it, I'm not them. But that's not gonna stop me from being a hero, no matter which world, or universe, I may end up in." Kaen said, before giving her a kiss.
"Just promise me you'll be safe." Mina said, placing a hand on her belly, while bringing one of Kaen's to the taut surface as well. "We need you."
"I promise, I'll do my best to make it home to you." Kaen said. "An' my shield?"
"Oh, you won't be needing your shield, not when Rimuru also turned two duplicates I made of your shield, into these. But I know how much you like having it in battle, so it's still part of your gear." Mina smiled, revealing the box and collapsed shield under the folded up suit. "Now go kick some Charybdis Ass."
~Battle Field~
"There it is." Benimaru said, as they spotted Charybdis flying through the air. "That monster is certainly making his way here."
"Then we haven't a moment to lose." Kaen said, stepping up through his leaders.
"My, what an interesting suit you're wearing My Lord." Hakurou said with a smile, as Kaen walked past him.
"Looks rather dashing on you I say." Geld stated.
"Not too shabby, if I do say so myself." Rimuru smiled.
"I'm not interested in what you may think of it, but Mina went through the trouble of getting this made for me, so I'm gonna put her efforts to use." Kaen stated, standing before them, his cape billowing in the wind, before he turned around, to show them he was wearing a sleeveless All Might Bronze Age suit, with shining silver bracers on his forearms over his fingerless knuckled gloves, and a greatly detailed Man of Steel emblem on his chest, while adorned with armored spaulders, and greaves and knee guards. "Now let's show this beast, who he's dealing with!" He declared, unclipping his cape from his shoulders.
"YEAH." They all cheered, before the battle began.
Taking to the air, Kaen flew straight for the main cause of this chaos, punching any of the Megalodons that got in his path, before he went full force at ramming speed, and slammed his shoulder into the underside of Charybdis, forcing the giant fish monster to swerve off course.
"Charybdis." Kaen growled as he flew back. "I know you're a mindless monster, but you're going back into the ground, for good this time."
Flying straight for Charybdis, Kaen threw a punch, that visibly sent the beast back, without much damage caused.
"Damn, its scales are too tough." Kaen hissed, his hand ringing with vibrations from the impact, before clutching his head as the sound of a EAS alarm blared in his ears.
"WARNING: A power far greater then Charybdis is approaching at high velocity!" Great Sage stated.
The moment Great Sage said that, Kaen instantly flew back away from Charybdis, just before a massive Ki attack struck the monster, piercing its head before an explosion erupted, destroying its body and halting its current attack. From out of the smoke, Kaen saw a body falling, belonging to someone he wasn't expecting.
"Is that, Phobio of the Beastketeers?" Kaen questioned, racing down to catch him. "What the hell was he doing with Charybdis?"
"Notice: It appears he used his own body as the catalyst for resurrecting Charybdis into a physical form."
"Makes sense then. He probably thought he could use its power to get back at me." Kaen said, nabbing Phobio into his arms.
The instant Kaen caught him, he took the Black Leopard Fang, and put him against the tree line, where Dorf came to his side.
"You took down Charybdis so quickly. You didn't even need our help." Dorf said. "Well done Lord Kaen."
"Thanks, but I wasn't the one who took him down." Kaen said, glaring up at the skies. "We've just jumped out of the frying pan, and into the fire."
Up in the air, Kaen could see a figure, he'd long wished to never see again. Floating there, where Charybdis once was, Kaen saw the familiar face of Celeron, arms crossed, grinning from ear to ear.
"Tell everyone, to evacuate to the Valdora Mountains as soon as they're done with the Megalodons." Kaen stated. "Tell them, it's a Code Omega. An' tell Rimuru to use Gluttony on what remains of Charybdis's soul."
Before Dorf could question Kaen what he meant, the Saiyan flew straight up into the air, stopping ten feet in front of Celeron.
"It's good to see you again, Pinach." Celeron said. "I was saddened when I'd heard the news that you'd died in an accident some time ago."
"Why, because you couldn't finish me off yourself?" Kaen asked.
"Despite our past little brother, I do truly care about you." Celeron stated with a laugh. "I was saddened, because I thought we'd never have a chance to reconcile. Nice costume by the way, the aesthetic really suits your heroic style and nature."
"You don't expect me to believe what you say, do you?" Kaen inquired.
"Believe me or not, it's the truth." Celeron said.
"How are you here Celeron, and why are you at Tempest?"
"In order, I was summoned here by a Demon Lord named, Leon Cromwell I believe his name was." Celeron smirked, moving past Kaen to admire the view. "Fool thought he could control me with some measly curse carved into my soul."
"Guess it didn't stick, since you don't have a soul." Kaen said, looking over his shoulder to Celeron.
"Funny. But no, he thought he could control a Saiyan as strong as me. But I showed him his mistake." Celeron chuckled. "As for why I'm here, I wanted to say how proud I was."
"What?" Kaen asked.
"Though it's not in the traditional sense, and it's a slow method, you're taking over this planet, one nation at a time. Starting with one you've founded of your own." Celeron stated. "I admire your patience, and finally accepting your true Saiyan nature. Why do you think I bothered with destroying that creature just a moment ago? I didn't want that thing ruining your plans."
"Okay, one that is not my goal here Celeron." Kaen stated, flying past his brother to look right at him. "I am not trying to take over this planet. Two, I'm just making the best of the situation life has handed me, and that just happened to involve being made the monarch of a nation."
"Really? What a pity." Celeron sighed. "Oh well, guess that means I don't have to make my proposition to you after all."
"Proposition?"
"I was gonna propose splitting up the planet. I take one half, and you take the other. But if your goal isn't conquest, then that leaves the entire thing, ripe for the taking." Celeron stated.
"I won't allow that to happen Celeron." Kaen growled.
"Do you really think you stand any sort of chance against me?" Celeron questioned. "A lot has changed, little brother."
"Yes, a lot has changed!" Kaen stated. "An' it's because of what's changed, that I have a home, to protect from you."
"Well then, let's see how strong your resolve really is." Celeron smirked.
Without hesitation, Kaen twisted around, swinging his fist at the older Saiyan. Celeron's body didn't even move, as something sprouted from his shoulders, and grabbed him.
"Did you honestly forget, that I was the one who gave you, your current Quirk?" Celeron questioned, sighing in disappointment. "I thought you might enjoy seeing your old Quirk again. You know, for old times sake."
Twisting around, Celeron grabbed Kaen by his throat, and arching him through the air, threw his younger brother to the ground like a baseball.
The speed and force Celeron threw Kaen with, caused the younger Saiyan to crash into the ground, destroying the road that Geld and the other Orcs worked so hard to build. When Kaen stopped, he was lying against the build up of a groove the impact made.
"Kaen!" Rimuru called, landing next to him. "Kaen, what's going on, who is that?"
"Lord Kaen!" Benimaru and the others called, running to his side.
"Lord Kaen, what just happened?" Shion questioned.
"Everyone, listen to me very carefully!" Kaen hissed, forcing himself to his feet, only to fall to his knees. "This is a Code Omega. If you've handled all the Megalodons, then retreat back to the city, and evacuate the towns people."
"A Code Omega?" Benimaru asked.
"But sir, why?" Geld questioned. "We can stay and fight him together!"
"No you can't!" Kaen stated. "Back in the world I came from, there was a man who labeled himself a Demon Lord. An' he had the power to back up those claims!"
"Demon Lord?" Hakuro questioned.
"Yeah. An' this man, this Saiyan flying above us, who threw me like it was nothing. Is far stronger then him." Kaen glared, as his eyes landed on Celeron, who gently floated down to the ground.
"A Saiyan?" Rigur questioned.
"Kaen, who is he?" Rimuru asked.
"This, is my older brother, Celeron!" Kaen growled.
"It's a pleasure to meet all of you." Celeron smiled. "Charmed, I'm sure."
"Hold on, is that really Lord Kaen's elder brother?" Souei asked.
"He's… not acting how Lord Kaen described him." Souka said.
"There's no time to be thinking about that now. Hurry and evacuate the town!" Kaen exclaimed.
Before any of them could argue, Kaen broke the ground as he leapt with a runners start, his fist pulled back to strike at Celeron.
"Detroit: SMASH!" Kaen shouted, slamming his fist into Celeron's face.
The force of the strike, created a shockwave that echoed behind Celeron, generating a force of power, that destroyed the road behind the older Saiyan, except for the area right behind him. Only the areas beside him, were damaged.
"Pathetic." Celeron said, slamming his fist down on Kaen's neck, knocking him to the ground. "If this is truly the best you are capable of, then I am loathe to admit you're not worth my time, and have done nothing more then waste it."
Kaen grit his teeth, as he forced himself to his knees, before biting down on something he hid from Celeron.
"What did you just take a bite of, little brother?" Celeron questioned, before he was forced back, as Kaen struck him with an uppercut that took him by surprise.
"Just something that's none of your business!" Kaen exclaimed, flying after him, and hitting Celeron with a spinning back kick that sent him further down the road, away from the town.
As Celeron began picking himself up, Kaen came charging down at him, slamming his fist into Celeron's stomach.
"SMASH!" Kaen shouted, his impact causing the ground to tremor from the sheer force of it.
The dust build up from the impact, steadily began to dissipate, only for it to reveal a horrendous sight, as Kaen was hoisted into the air, by several spikes protruding up from the ground, and having pierced his body.
"How?" Kaen questioned, blood pouring from the corner of his lip. 'His attack, managed to pierce through my Darmanium suit. He's gotten, too strong for even me to handle.'
"My dear boy, was that power seriously all you had in you?" Celeron asked, dusting himself off, as if that'd been the worst extent of the damage. "I seriously overestimated your abilities."
"Lord Kaen!"
Celeron looked up to the path ahead and saw Shion, Benimaru, and the others heading for them, and their location. Shion's face filled with horror, when she saw the state he was in.
"Lord Kaen no!" Shion shouted.
"You bastard!" Benimaru cried out, swinging his blade at Celeron, only for the Saiyan to simply step back, before he fired a Ki blast, infused with magic, right at them while stopping Shion from cutting Kaen down.
"Lord Kaen, please hold on, we are on our way." Ranga called to him, before he was pushed back by another attack from Celeron.
"How interesting. The worms actually think they stand a chance against their superior." Celeron cackled. "It's pitifully adorable."
"No, leave. Get away from here, and evacuate the town." Kaen pleaded, his voice barely above a whisper.
The others didn't listen, and continued to fight Celeron. Kaen didn't have to see the fight, to know they were losing badly. Celeron was overpowering them, easily, even though he wasn't pulling out his usual stops.
"No, leave them alone Celeron!" Kaen croaked out, the pain in his throat evident in his voice. "Leave them alone!"
As the battle continued, Kaen could feel his anger rising. He could feel his power fluctuating, as his heart was beating like a drum, within his chest, with the shinning light of the Wukong Gem shining through his suit, before it phased through the armored fabric, and sat in the center of the Superman crest on his chest, taking on a different shape.
"I said, leave them, ALONE!" Kaen shouted, his power erupting around him, causing his bindings to break, and the pressure to knock those fighting, to the ground.
"What's this?" Celeron questioned, looking back to Kaen.
(Cue Music… Desperate: Neffex)
The Saiyan monarch marched out of the cloud of dust his release of power created, showing a black mark, resembling an eastern dragon's curled tail, sitting on the center of his forehead.
"Now, who gave you permission, to interject in this fight?" Celeron questioned, sending a Ki blast at Kaen, infused with fire magic, "Stay!"
"Full Counter!" Kaen called out, using a blade in his hand, to send the attack back at Celeron, resulting in the attack hitting its sender.
"Lord Kaen?" Shion questioned, as a black energy surrounding his body, healed his wounds, before uncovering his chest, revealing the Wukong Gem having taken the form of a dragon eating its own tail.
"Well, that was surprising to say the least." Celeron said, getting up and dusting himself off, as he wobbled a bit. "Still, it's not enough to take me down. But at least I know energy attacks can be repelled now, so instead of those…"
The older Saiyan paused as he rushed Kaen, his fist pulled back and ready to hit the monarch of the Forest of Jura.
"Then I'll resort to physical…" Celeron stopped short, as he felt his body lose all strength, and he just dropped his arms to the side. "What the hell?"
"That's the power, of my commandment." Kaen said in a calm tone, placing his hand on Celeron's chest. "Anyone within my vicinity, with malicious intent for harm, and hatred towards me in their hearts, instantly lose the will and strength to fight."
"No… I cannot lose like this." Celeron growled, before he was sent flying by a point blank Ki attack that struck him in the chest.
"Of course, the same goes for me." Kaen said. "If I were to harbor any hatred towards my opponents, I'd be afflicted by my own Commandment as well."
"Commandment huh?" Celeron questioned, picking himself up from where he landed, before his body was enveloped within a dark aura, and a red aura shattered like glass from his body. "Then I'll just have to nullify your powers affects with my own!"
Without any hesitation in his heart, Celeron charged at Kaen again, grabbing Shion's dropped weapon as he ran at the younger Saiyan, and brought it down on him. Celeron's smirk only grew, before he felt a pain in his chest as Kaen swung his arm in the opposite direction against Celeron's. The burning pain of a blade slicing through his chest, raged through Celeron's body, forcing him to jump back and fall to one knee, while gripping his chest.
"What the hell, did you do?"
"Full Counter!" Kaen stated. "This ability allows me to send back any and all damage back to my attacker, with twice the force behind it, whether it be magical, or physical. Normally, only one Full Counter spell can be learned and mastered by someone, but I surpassed that limit, and learned both."
"A spell?" Celeron questioned. "Don't trifle with me boy. This is no mere spell!"
Celeron charged at Kaen, and without skipping a beat, swung his blade at him with enough ferocity and speed, to kill him several times over. However, Kaen was acting just as fast, using the blade he'd manifested from nowhere, to block and deflect all strikes sent at him, while using Full Counter, to send more then a few back at Celeron.
"I will end you!" Celeron declared, before a final counter from Kaen pushed him back.
(End Song…)
"Now, that's interesting." Kaen said, looking at Celeron with an examining eye. "I was too panicked before to notice, but you're not acting like your normal self. You're not acting like Celeron."
The two Saiyans looked at each other, before Celeron began to laugh as he stood up.
"So, you've finally noticed, have you?" Celeron questioned. "What gave me away exactly?"
"My brother was an ass. Which means he'd never stoop to using etiquette like this, when in a fight, or at all really." Kaen shrugged.
"So I was too polite?"
"You were, you were indeed, you scum; so just how long have you been in control of his body, All-for-One?"
"Not too terribly long my boy, certainly longer then a year, after my plans for Tomura fell through." All-for-One chuckled. "The fool fell at the hands of your friend, Izumi Midoriya, after she'd willingly given him, One-for-All, and brought him back to sanity."
"Well, guess miracles do happen." Kaen said. "But let me guess, you initially took Celeron up on his offer, because… what, he was your Plan-B in case Tomura became uncontrollable, he died before you could get your hands on One-for-All?"
"All of the above my boy." All-for-One said with a smile. "I applaud your perceptiveness. Though after taking control of your brother, I was forced to hide underground, until recently when I had been summoned by that pesky faker who called himself a Demon Lord, when I alone am worthy of that title."
"Maybe in our old world, but not in this one All-for-One." Kaen sighed. "Here, there's more then one Demon Lord."
"Then that's something I'll have to correct." The villain stated. "Though it was a pain when I was summoned here, that your brother took back control for a moment. The magic allowed for him to regain his senses, and control of this body for the briefest of moments, before I took back control. Unfortunately, that pesky Leon buffoon managed to slip through my grasp, before I could take his power, and put an end to his laughable reign."
"So, that's your new goal? To become the only Demon Lord in this world, and not allow for there to be others?" Kaen asked.
"Why share the world, when I could rule it all on my own?" All-for-One asked with a smile.
"Then, I wouldn't look that way, if I were you." Kaen smiled, while pointing to an area behind All-for-One.
The villain couldn't help but feel that Kaen was being honest with something, and cautiously looked over his shoulder, only for his eyes to widen at the Platinum Pink haired Demon Lord charging right at him, with a powerful attack.
"Stupid meanie!" Milim cried out, hitting All-for-One, with the strike.
A huge cloud of dust built up from the impact, causing the ground to shake, and for Kaen to lose his footing as the Wukong Gem reverted back to normal, before sinking back into his body. With a burst of her power, Milim caused the dust cloud to vanish, revealing the ground was covered in blood, and what looked like half of Celerons body, with the other half nowhere to be seen.
"He's finished now." Milim said proudly.
"Great job… Milim…" Kaen said, as he felt lightheaded, falling to his knees before passing out.
"Lord Kaen!" Shion called out, as she and the others ran to his aid.
~Later~
"You doing okay pal?" Rimuru asked, after splashing Kaen with a potion.
"Yeah, I'll be fine." Kaen said.
"Was that really your brother Lord Kaen?" Shion asked.
"It was his body, but it wasn't him who was in control of it." Kaen sighed.
"What do you mean?" Benimaru asked.
"It was the man I spoke about earlier, the one who proclaimed himself to be a Demon Lord, back in my world." Kaen said. "He has some sort of connection to those he gave a copy of his or any power too, and he used that connection to take over Celeron's body, when I assume, he lost his own, and the one he'd been molding for years."
"How is he here though? Is he an other world-er?" Hakurou asked.
"No. He's a Summons." Kaen stated. "He was summoned here by the same person who tried summoning me. Demon Lord, Leon Cromwell."
"That's not good." Dorf said.
"Neither is the fact, that he plans on being the only Demon Lord, in this world." Kaen said. "He's adamant on taking down the other Demon Lords, and keeping the title, all for himself."
"That weakling? Even Demon Lord Clayman could take him no problem. He's so weak I'm surprised he was able to defeat Charybdis like he did. Must have hit his reverse scale from behind. All dragons or dragon sub-species have them." Milim said. "But there's no need to worry, about him anymore. With one punch, I destroyed that big bully, and split his body in two." She stated proudly.
"All-for-One's survived worse, Milim." Kaen stated, causing Milim to stop laughing. "He's a cunning weasel, with a couple centuries worth of life experience. An' it's not to far fetched to imagine, he's become a master of escaping situations that aren't in his favor. An' with the body of a Saiyan, he's gonna be able to get stronger from any damage he takes. So if he suffers enough losses, he just might become strong enough to achieve his goals."
"But… the same could also be said for you, right My Lord?" Benimaru asked. "You are a Saiyan just like him."
"Which means, you might be the only one in the world, capable of stopping him for good." Dorf added.
"Dorf, return to Dwargon and report what's happened to King Gazel. He should know about All-for-One." Kaen said.
"Right away sir. I will depart at once. I wish you luck, with your trying tasks ahead." Dorf said, before he and the other Pegasus Knights left.
"It's a daunting task to say the least, but let's refocus our efforts on what's happening right now." Kaen said, looking to Phobio, who was back on his feet, and fully recovered, while restrained in ropes. "Mind telling us what you were planning with Charybdis?"
"I have no excuse for my actions." Phobio said, his head hung in shame. "I just want you to know, this was all my doing, Lord Carrion had nothing to do with this. I acted on my own out of selfishness, and wanting petty revenge."
"I see." Kaen sighed, getting to his feet. "Well, I guess that doesn't exactly bode well for you Phobio, seeing as you tried using Charybdis to commit genocide on my nation. Isn't that right, Carrion?"
The others seemed shocked at hearing Kaen call out that name, before the Demon Lord himself came out of the forest, an amused smile on his face.
"So you could tell I was here, huh?" Carrion asked. "I'm impressed."
"I'm assuming you heard the whole conversation?" Kaen asked.
"I did. An' I gotta say, it's troubling to hear about someone so strong, targeting us Demon Lords, and possibly having the power to do it." Carrion stated. "Anyways, I wanted to come in person, and apologize for the foolishness of my subordinate. Thank you for taking it easy on him."
"You should know, I still hold a bit of a grudge towards him, for what he did to my wife." Kaen stated, crossing his arms.
"I heard about that from Phobio's subordinates. For that I deeply apologize, for the trouble he's caused you." Carrion said, before he slammed his fist into Phobio's stomach, knocking him out before throwing the Beastketeer over his shoulder. "I'll be sure to reprimand him for his actions. As an apology I'll grant you anything within my power."
"Anything?" Rimuru asked.
"That's what I said." Carrion nodded.
"Hmm, well then. How would you feel if we formed a nonaggression pact between our two nations?" Kaen asked. "To be honest, I'm not wanting to be on bad terms with any nations surrounding ours."
"Is that all you want?" Carrion asked, sounding surprised.
"For the Charybdis incident, yes." Kaen said. "However, I'm gonna need some time to think about something to compensate for what he did to my wife."
"Fair enough." Carrion smirked. "You're a shrewd one Mr. Saiyan. We can settle this here and now. On behalf of the animal Kingdom of Eurazania, I Carrion the Beast King, hereby pledge to never cause harm to the Jura Tempest Federation, and hope for a bright future between both our nations."
"Call me Kaen." The Saiyan said, holding out his hand for Carrion to shake. "I'm hoping our nations will be good friends and allys."
"Indeed." Carrion smiled, shaking Kaen's hand. "Consider the pact finalized. I'll send a messenger to finalize a date for exchanging envoys from our nations."
"Sounds like a…" Kaen stopped as an arrow landed between them.
"What is that?" Carrion asked.
"It's a message from Shuna. I gave her an arrow that would find me, no matter where I was, if anything happened with my wife." Kaen said, grabbing the arrow and pulling the parchment off it. Reading the message, Kaen's eyes widened, before he dropped the paper, and instantly took off flying towards the town.
"What was that all about?" Carrion asked, as Rimuru picked up the message.
"I think I know." Rimuru said, showing the message to Carrion, the Demon Lords eyes widening when he read it. "His wife's in labor."
~Medical Center~
"AAAAHHH!" Mina's voice cried out, as Eri sat out in the waiting area.
"Mama, please be okay." Eri pleaded, tears in her eyes.
"Eri!" Kaen called out, spotting her. "Eri, what are you doing out here? Why aren't you at home with a sitter?"
"There was no one to actually watch me, so Shuna made the call to bring me." Eri said.
"Souei." Kaen called.
"Yes My Lord." Souei said, appearing from the shadows.
"Take Eri home, and keep an eye on…"
"WAAAHHHH, WAAAHHHH, WAAAHHHH." The echoing sound of a baby crying reached Kaen and Eri's ears, stopping the Saiyan from giving instructions to the Shinobi Kijin.
"Lord Kaen?" Souei asked.
"Disregard that, Souei." Kaen said, sitting on the bench, pulling Eri in close. "One of them's already born, it shouldn't be long now, before the next one's here."
"As you command My Lord." Souei said, before vanishing from sight.
"Is Mama going to be okay Papa?" Eri asked.
"Mama's gonna be just fine." Kaen said. "This pain she's going through is just natural for bringing new life into the world."
Eri and Kaen waited in silence for a moment longer, Kaen holding Eri close as the only sound to echo through the air, were Mina's cries of pain, before the air was filled with the wailing of another newborn baby.
"They're both here, they're both here!" Kaen cheered raising Eri into the air. "You're a big sister now Eri."
"I'm a big sister." Eri cheered.
"Oh Lord Kaen."
Kaen turned to the door to the delivery room, and saw Shuna just as she pulled down her mask.
"It's so good that you're here, the babies are healthy and have quite the pair of lungs on them too." She said with a smile. "The first to be born is a girl, and she was followed by her brother soon after."
"I'll be damned." Kaen smiled.
"Lord Kaen."
The Saiyan turned around to see Lord Carrion there, a smile on his face as he was accompanied by Rimuru, Milim, and Benimaru.
"Congratulations are in order." Carrion said. "This is an auspicious day. The day our treaty was formed, was the day your new children were brought into this world. This is cause for celebration my new friend."
"It is… it really is." Kaen said. "But first, Eri and I are gonna go and greet the two newest members of our family."
"I'll inform Rigurd, to start putting a banquet together right away." Rimuru smiled.
Taking Eri into his arms, Kaen went into the delivery room, where Mina was lying on the bed, having been healed with one of Rimuru's potions, while holding two bundles of joy. The child in Mina's right arm, had Mina's messy hair, but it was scarlet red with black bangs and tips, instead of pure black or pink, and the child in Mina's left had Kaen's spiked black hair going down, with pink bangs and tips.
"Kaen, you're here." Mina smiled.
"I'm sorry I couldn't be here sooner." Kaen said. "A lot came up, in the battle with Charybdis."
"It's okay." Mina said, as Eri climbed onto the bed. "Do you wanna hold one of them?"
"Should I even?" Kaen asked.
"You're their father, of course you should." Mina smiled, holding up her right arm a bit. "Here, take her."
Kaen hesitantly reached out to take his newborn daughter, and with a gentle touch, took her cradled in his arm.
"She's beautiful." Kaen said.
"What are you gonna name her?" Mina asked, as she helped Eri to hold her new baby brother.
"Name her? But I thought you were gonna name her?" Kaen was at a loss.
"No way. We agreed if it was a boy and a girl, I'd name our son, and you'd name our daughter." Mina stated.
"Well… I guess, I'll name her Nika." Kaen said, not noticing the shimmering light coming from the Wukong Gem in his chest.
"Nika?"
"Don't ask me why, I just, feel that name is right for her." Kaen said, before his daughter began shinning with a brilliant golden light. "What about our son?"
"I was thinking of naming him, Toshinori." Mina said.
"After my dad?" Kaen asked.
"Yeah." Mina smiled. "I thought it'd only be fitting, since they're never gonna meet their grandparents."
"Yeah, Toshinori is perfect for him." Kaen smiled, before the baby in Eri's arms began to glow with a golden light as well.
"Welcome to the world, Nika, Toshinori." Mina said, as the family of five embraced each other.
~Later~
"A toast, to congratulate the union between the Jura Tempest Federation, and the Beast Kingdom of Eurazania, as well as the healthy birth of our Lords children!" Rigurd stated. "Let's not forget, our overwhelming victory over Charybdis!"
"YEAH!" The entire town cheered.
Kaen smiled as he watched the townsfolk dancing and celebrating the night away, with all three reasons for this celebration, feasting on what had actually been 25 Megalodons, instead of the presumed 13 Treya had told them about. But his mind was still troubled by what had happened, during the battle. He'd already brought Mina up to speed on what had happened, and that they now had a bigger problem to deal with.
"What's on your mind honey?" Mina asked, sitting next to Kaen as he fed Toshinori, bottled mothers milk.
"It's just… something happened during my fight against AFO." Kaen said. "It was troubling, it's as if I accessed a completely different power set then I already have."
"You think it's tied to the Wukong Gem in your chest?" Mina inquired, while still feeding Nika.
"Can't be certain, but it felt as though I'd allowed some sort of Darkness within me, to obtain that power, and I had memories of events I know I hadn't experienced before, in a place called Britannia." Kaen stated.
"That does sound troubling." Mina said. "For now though, let's just enjoy the party, and celebrate the new life we managed to bring into the world."
"Eri certainly seems happy that she's a big sister." Kaen said.
"Kaen, can I speak with you a moment?" Carrion asked, coming up to the Saiyan Monarch.
"Certainly Carrion, just give me a second to finish with this little glutton." Kaen smiled, as he finished giving Toshinori his meal.
"I'll take him honey." Mina said, having finished feeding Nika.
"I'll be back in a moment honey." Kaen said, kissing her forehead before heading off to speak with Carrion. "What's up big guy?"
"I wanted to give you these." Carrion said, holding a box to Kaen. "It's a custom in my land for newborns of monarchs to be gifted something from the monarchs of allied nations. They're completely safe for your children to use, once they're old enough."
Kaen opened the box and was shocked to find three pairs of spiked brass knuckles inside.
'This is meant to be a gift for babies?' Kaen questioned. "Hold on, there's three of them."
"One of them, is for your eldest daughter." Carrion said. "The tradition is to gift the monarchs children with weapons that suit their parents fighting style. I hope you don't mind, but I commissioned your dwarf and Kijin to whip these up as fast as they could."
"Kaijin and Kurobe made these huh?" Kaen smiled. "I should have recognized their handy work. Thank you Carrion, this is much appreciated."
"Then with that, I'll take my leave. I thank you for your hospitality. An' should you ever need anything, just let me know and I'll do my best to respond accordingly." Carrion smiled.
With that done, Kaen returned to the table, only to find Mina and Eri gone.
"Hey Rigurd, where'd Mina and Eri go?" Kaen asked the Goblin King.
"They went to the bath house with Lady Shuna, Lady Shion, and Lady Milim." Rigurd said. "Nika and Toshinori will be watched over by Haruna while Lady Mina bathes."
"I guess that's fair." Kaen said.
"Something wrong My Lord? You seem upset."
"I'm upset, because I wasn't able to be here for my wife, when she needed me the most." Kaen said. "I get that being the monarch of a nation is a great responsibility, but even so I have a responsibility to my family as well."
"I see, well if you want my advice, life is a fickle thing. An' it's best to just roll with the punches as best you can. It might be hard My Lord, but it's the way things are." Rigurd said.
"I get that big guy, I get that." Kaen sighed. "Now, I'm curious as to what Megalodon dragon meat tastes like, and I'm not gonna miss out on this once in a life time opportunity to try it."