Chapter 139: Return of the Occult Killer
I passed through the portal and… beheld a scene which is entirely beyond my expectations. I gazed the surroundings and it cleared my doubts that this is Earth… even though it is different from what I know.
How different? Well… for starters, I can feel the magic in the air. Of course, I felt magic since my birth in Midgar but I'm certain that it does not exist on Earth considering none of the magic stuff I tried on Earth worked, though I have a theory on how it happened. Most likely something similar to what happened in the new world, where there used to be no magic until magic flows to that world from another world.
Considering the magic in the air is similar to the magic of the 4th realm, I assume magic flowed to this world from there through an interdimensional disaster of some sort, which also brought monsters from the 4th realm to Earth. And I can see that the humans of Earth managed to wield magic considering I sensed some of them possessing magical powers and was capable of defeating a beast from the 4th realm judging from the decapitated corpse of a beast I saw on the ground down there.
Besides the magic in the air, I also noticed that most of the buildings in the distance are in ruins. It seems that only this particular area is inhabited by humans and is protected from monsters. Walls have been built around it and the main building… which looks like it used to be a university, stood at the center of the walled settlement, likely the headquarters of the faction that protects this settlement.
I gazed upon the people who possess magical powers. All of them wore tight body suits. Even the dead cloaked guy with skull mask wore a body suit underneath. Most of them wear black body suit with red linings. Only three wore different colors, which is red, green and blue. RGB. Heh. The different colors combined with their helmets makes them somewhat resembles Super Sentai (Power Rangers).
"So, another cultist appears! But it makes no difference! We, the Magirangers, shall eliminate you!" Shouted the red ranger in Japanese, a language I haven't heard for more than a decade. How nostalgic. Very well. I'll play with you. Don't disappoint me.
"Hiaaaa!" The red ranger and his two companions jumped in order to deliver their punches and kicks. With a wave of my hand, I pushed them away, making them fall on the ground.
Seriously? Moving so slow AND shouting whilst attacking? Do you want your enemy to KNOW where you're attacking? Not to mention with bare hands? Who do you think I am!?
"Ughh! He's stronger than I thought! Let's use our weapons!" Ordered the red one. Finally some weapons.
""Right!"" His companions agreed and they brandished the weapons from their hips. The red ranger wields a sword, the green one an axe, and the blue one a lance.
Curious weapons. They have mechanisms that let them be folded so they can be stored in that small bags they have strapped on their hips. Not only that, those weapons seem to conduct magic on a level greater than steel. Still worse than even Mythril though let alone my Orichalcum.
Out of curiosity, I let them strike me with their weapons.
*CLANG*
And naturally they are unable to pierce my natural magic defense even though I didn't even consciously control it. How disappointing.
"Impossible! My weapon is capable of slicing through the hides of beasts!"
"He must be wearing some high end suit!"
"We must defeat him and bring his suit to our headquarters!"
Not learning a single thing from the first strike, they continued to strike me with their weapons, which doesn't harm me even the slightest bit. They can't even leave a scratch on my robes.
"Did you really think you can defeat me with those toys?" I taunted in my demonic voice. They were absolutely stunned.
"What did he say?"
"I dunno. Some kind of foreign language?"
Ah. I see. I was still speaking in the language of the other world. My mistake.
"Try using better weapons next time." I said in my rusty Japanese before waving my hand, sending a shockwave that blew them away.
The Power Rangers were a disappointment. What about the rest of the fighters? Hm? One of them looked like she was about to piss herself. Must've been a coward. I'll ignore that useless and pathetic thing. To be honest, even knights of Midgar, who are mere fodders compared to my reaper Squad and undead minions, were so much better than these fools. Fighting them myself would be unfair. Looking at the corpse of the monster and the Power Rangers made me have an idea though. Heh heh heh.
"Make my monster grow!" I said, channelling my inner Lord Zedd as I aim my staff at the monster corpse and sending a ray of magic at it, causing it to rise back from the dead and by injecting some additional magic to its circuits, I made it grow both in size and power. Now it's as tall as a skyscraper whilst in all fours.
"Holy shit! He actually made a giant monster! Like in the Super Sentai series!"
"What should we do, Captain Red!? We haven't even started making our Zords!"
"Retreat!" With that they left… even though this monster is for them. They're even more disappointing than I thought. Even the monster I revived seems to be overkill. At this rate this will be nothing but watching someone crushing ants beneath their boots.
Oh well… I'll just let the beast have its fun. For now, I need information. I'll extract information directly from one of them… that cowardly girl will do.
I landed in front of her, which startled her. She can't stop shaking, as if she's seeing a ghost… well… to this world I might be a ghost.
I stared at her eyes and injects my magic into her brain through her eyes. Now… where is the memory pathways…? Oh? Ohhhh….?
Ahh… The masked phantom… landed in front of me. I knew it. He has come to kill me. I knew this day would come… I deceived myself by thinking he is dead or that he has forgotten about me… or even if he came for me… that I could defend myself with my new powers…
But that's all mere fantasies. He is here… and with how terrifying his power is… the power I have might as well be nothing.
Ah! I can feel his magic invading my brain! What does he want!? Ahhh…! I'm too scared to resist!
"Heh heh heh…" He's chuckling… in a demonic voice.
"So we meet again… Akane Nishino." He remembered!
"I did say that you're next in that letter, didn't I? However… your current pathetic self is more amusing to me alive than dead. I shall let you live… for now. So go on and struggle to survive in this hellhole of my own making, Akane Nishino." He said as he began walking away towards the rampaging giant monster he let loose in Messiah.
I let out a breath I didn't know I held back…
Why…?
Why did he let me live…?
Because my suffering amuses him…?
Am I nothing but… a toy to him?
I grit my teeth… in frustration… and anger towards him… and towards myself.
All this time I live only to wait my end at his hands… and when he actually came… he left me without killing me. All because my suffering amuses him more than my death.
"You sadistic bastard!" I punched the ground with all my strength, leaving a fist sized hole on the ground. My tears follows suit, dropping to the ground one by one.
"N-Nishino-san!" One of my squad members called out to me with worried voice… but he was immediately pushed aside by Saejima.
"Move it, weakling!"
"Saejima-san! She's-"
"I ain't asking for your opinions or whatever! I'm telling you scram!" My squad members backed off from the voice of this brute.
"Well now, Savior-sama. Did that big mean cultist scare you? How about I comfort your tonight?" Even in this situation you're still fucking sexually harassing me!?
Instead of replying, I punched him in the face, sending him flying a few steps away.
"Uaghhh! You bitch! How dare you!" I didn't even turn to look at him as I began walking away towards the rampaging monster with my blade in hand.
Why did he let me go?
Why did he use his magic to invade my mind?
And finally… why did he say my first name before my last name?
I called out to my rampaging giant beast and it came to me like a dog. I float up to stand in its head. I then faced the inhabitants of the ruined settlement to make my declaration.
"I expected more resistance out of this settlement… but I was greatly disappointed. To think that I wasn't given a proper welcome for my return… No matter." I spread both my hands wide and raise my voice. "You worms who hide in this nest called Messiah! Hear my words and despair! I shall return after I destroyed the rest of the settlements of Japan! This settlement shall be the last bastion of humanity! Will you survive? Or will you die like the rest? It is up to you! This is the will of the Occult Killer!"
With that final declaration, I left the settlement on top of the giant monster's head, leaving the citizen of Messiah in despair.
My homecoming seems to be more interesting than I thought. The world has been transformed more than I thought possible… And I certainly didn't expect to meet a familiar face like that. I didn't recognize her at first because my memories of this old world are still fractured… but upon viewing her memories… I recognize her, Akane Nishino, the daughter of the Nishino Zaibatsu who owns my old school, Sakurazaka High School. The settlement of Messiah is built around the area where Nishino University, that they owned as well, stood.
Wait. It's supposed to be Nishino Akane, isn't it? After living for so long in the other world with Europe-like culture, I've forgotten one of the most basic Japanese etiquette. I'm losing my Japanese identity! Oh well… I'm sure she didn't even notice in that situation.
I also noticed that in this world only three years have passed even though I've been dead and living in another world for 17 years. So time passed differently between worlds? Interesting.
They seem to be convinced that I am responsible for bringing the monster apocalypse upon them even though it was a completely natural phenomenon, an interdimensional natural disaster. I have no intention of correcting them obviously as long as it boosts my villainous infamy. Heh heh heh.
Anyway, humanity adapted to magic through various ways, mainly through occult and scientific research. The ones who wielded magic are called Awakeners and Messiah is only one of the factions in Japan alone. The Power Rangers from earlier is from Kyoto's factions. There are other similar factions such as Mahou Shoujo faction from Akihabara and Kamen Rider ones too who move from place to place offering forced protections or destruction on settlements they visit, kinda like vikings. With magic, they were able to live up their fantasies... and also do whatever they wanted with the powers they have. I'd call them cringe but I did that too, and became the villain of my dreams.
Of course not just heroic factions and fake heroes… there are villainous factions as well. The most prominent is of course the ones carrying my legacy, The Doomsday Cult. That guy who wore robes and skull mask was part of this cult too. They are capable of controlling some monsters.
To think that I even created a cult after my death… I am almost amazed by my own villainous prowess. Leaving a long lasting legacy after death is the mark of a true villain indeed.
And returning after death is the mark of an even greater villain. Heh heh heh.
I am happy that my legacy lives on.
My first order of business is definitely to let the world know that the Occult Killer has returned… And then I must observe those villainous factions, see how much villainy they have committed, especially the Doomsday Cult. When you're carrying my name, you're expected to do great evil after all.
And then I shall have fun with the heroes, show them how weak and pathetic they truly are after giving them hope. The final battle of Messiah shall be fun indeed. I look forward to seeing how you shine, Akane Nishino. Will you become the hero that this world needs? Or will you fall before me like everyone else?
You are not Shadow and thus my expectations for you will be extremely low, but try your best to entertain me, won't you?
After all, you're the only one who knows who I truly am. Heh heh heh.
Author's Note:
And so the Occult Killer returns and once again made his mark upon the world.
How will he interact with the rest of the villainous factions? Find out in the next episode of The Emperor of All He Sees in Shadow!
DerTrap: Oh boy I can smell some serious incoming peak fiction.
Also another music recommendations for the next chapter, as this would be a very fitting theme for Necromancer's appearence:
"Awaken" from Jujutsu Kaisen's Season 2 Soundtrack.
Answer: I'm thinking of Goetia's theme from FGO Solomon Movie.
Guest: This has got to be the fifth time that I have seen evil/jackass Power Rangers in fiction. First was the Handsome Men (Killer 7), second was the Mad Midget Five (God Hand), third was the Kaitengers (Blue Archive), and fourth was the Dragon Keepers (Go Go Loser Ranger). And now we got the Magirangers. At least these Rangers are just fan fiction OCs.
Answer: The Ginyu Force is also kind of evil Power Rangers although they are more parody than real ones. Anyway, as you read in this chapter, there will be more. Mahou Shoujo, Kamen Rider… what else I wonder?
Guest: Congratulations Tetsuya! You've managed to torment a girl by doing absolutely nothing to her. Luigi would be proud.
Answer: Indeed. XD
TheVirtualPug: Will Nishitani still be brought to the Isekai world?
Answer: No plans for that right now. I'm still thinking of that's actually necessary.
Budang2005 (referring to Chapter 16: Declaration of War): gotta love the "our battle will be legendaryrefren
Answer: Indeed, that scene with Tai Lung is what gave me the idea for that declaration.
Budang2005: i imagine Claudes voice as Keith david when he's the Necromancer
Answer: Hmm… Spawn voice. Nice choice. I approb.
