Cosmic Wars Omega: The Multiversal War across the Infinite Frontier

by Darth Necron

In the aftermath of the Secret Wars a path to the Multiverse was formed. Decedents of legendary warriors Ben Auro and Doug Fitter, Michael Auro and Astra Fitter, now must unite the likes of Rachet & Clank, Sam Porter, MegaMan Volnutt, 2B, Mark "Invincible" Greyson, Tanjiro Kamado, and the other last hero's of the universe to stop the Negaverse from conquering all other universes.

24. C 276:Ghosts in The Shell of Memories

Chapter 276:Ghosts in the Shell in the Stand Alone Complex of the Dawn Treaders.

While the space colony controlled by the Gamilas tribe was not actively out to get Mike's group and the rest, with the state of the Prime Universe what it was the majority of those who came on the Aldous were on the alert for anything that even looked at them for too long, and that went double for the likes of Van and Ray Lundgren.

Despite this, a mix of fearing they would be sitting ducks if someone attacked the docked ship and general boredom caused Van, Lundgren, Carmen 99, and Wendy to take a look at the space colony for themselves.

While Wendy was delighted to taste food and see clothing she never saw in Endless Illusion, her male "bodyguards" were wary of just about everyone.

The group saw a band performance to the left of a restaurant, on the balcony of a "Dark Matter club, were an enteric looking musician named Kerry Eurodyne and the Us Cracks band were playing Kerry's "Off The Leash" song.

As the song ended and the crowd cheered Kerry pumped his fist up in the air." Free to sing until you're blue in the face, nobody hearin' a thing? It's just another kind of cage. Music always gets hammered down to the Three A's.

Axe, Attitude, and Audience. Me, I had an Axe and an Attitude. All I had to do was get the third one. Don't worry about a thing, ladies and gets, the bill today is all on my former manager L. B. Kovachek. He thinks he can screw me out of a contract eh?"

As many cheered, Lundgren saw some of the woman walking around were stealing from some of the excited crowd before he made sure his hand was close to his katana-shaped gun." Bah...this place is nothing but a wretched hive of scum and villainy where crooks are looking to pounce in every crack. I know the others in your group seem to be in a hurry to get the items for there mission, but I fail to see how anything can be gained in a place of such treachery."

Van shrugged as he poured a bunch of condiments on his taco and shrugged." Hey not denying this place is full of every layer of crap there is man but I mean, any place decent is either to unimportant for anything that matters, or is about to be taken over by those same pieces of crap.

Just stick around long enough and these guys seem to attract everyone, including agents of the Claw! I mean I found one follower of that jackass after another."

Lundgren saw the hunger in the man with the hat's eyes before he snickered." So, you think you're just going to find the Claw by luck? What you have that Force those old Jedi have?"

"Like hell! Its just, a gut feeling."

Wendy giggled as she fed her turtle Kameo some cotton candy and looked around." Its ok mister Lundgren, things work out in time if you have enough faith! I had faith I'll find my brother one day, and even if its not right away it still something I'm not giving up on. "

Lundgren eyed Wendy carefully before he sighed." You sure your brother's alive girl?"

"Of course! My brother... My brother Michael, he's still alive. He's a hundred times smarter than me, and stronger too. Michael... Michael always took care of me, once mom and dad were gone.

He sacrificed himself and got caught on purpose, so they wouldn't find me! He's so kind! How could the kill someone like that? He's ok. I believe that with all of my heart."

After all Van and the others saved me from being a slave, so I know, it will work out if I don't give, up? Huh, no, that, can't be real?"

Carmen 99 saw Wendy look pale before she winced." You, you choking or something kid?"

"It…its my brother!"

Van raised an eyebrow before rolling his eyes." Oh, come on that's not even a,"

"No, that's him right there!"

Van turned around and saw a young man with an asymmetrical ginger haircut with bright green eyes.

Wendy saw that a woman was alongside him, a beautiful woman with long black hair and yellow eyes. She was clad in a purple uniform consisting of a low-cut long sleeved robe and white thigh high boots and had a purple cloak around her.

She saw the man that looked like her brother smirk at the woman before her eyes widened." Brother…you, you got away from the pirates? I, I knew you would."

Van saw the man Wendy was looking at, and noticed he was clad in a blue uniform signifying his connection to The Original Seven before he grit his teeth." I never saw that kid, but, I know that uniform! That, that's the outfit of the people serving the Claw! Whoever you think that is that's, huh?"

Wendy ran up before he could finish before she yelled out," Brother! That, that's you right? Its me, Wendy!"

Her brother Michael Garrett was talking to two children before he paused like he heard a ghost. He saw Wendy run up before he blinked." Wendy…is this real?"

The woman next to him giggled as she leaned forward." Aw…are you hallucinating? I told you to go easy on the Hayetah Tequila. "

"Don't be absurd Fasalina, I never do anything to hamper my effectiveness when serving the, never mind. Wendy, so that really is you? How, how did you get into a place like this?"

Wendy saw Garrett looked more alarmed then happy before she blinked." I, I met a few friends. They, helped me get off Endless Illusion. It, it's been a crazy trip but, I had to do something to find you."

Garrett saw Van, Carmen 99, and Lundgren looking at him before he took a deep breath." You…your being so, so reckless sister! Do you even realize what your doing Wendy!"

"Yah! Finding you! But what happened? When did you escape?"

"It…its not that simple."

"Oh yah?" Van muttered as he walked up." Seems like a simple thing to me! Are you working for the "Claw" or not?"

Fasalina let out a sensual sigh before she flicked her hair out of her eyes." Its such a shame so many misunderstand the Comrade's will so deeply. Such narrow judgments are getting in the way of people finding happiness."

Lundgren took out his gun before his eyes hardened." Oh…so you're that monster's whore? Well…this makes this easy. Tell me where your clawed master is…or die."

"Careful mister, acting rude like that is going to get you killed if you don't watch it!"

He and Van realized that the two kids from before were suddenly at there backs, with knives on there legs. Upon closer look Van saw they looked like they were twins, and both had green hair and yellow eyes.

The male's hair was styled in a way to make him resemble a cat. They wore a navy colored uniform, with a sharp-tooth necklace. Van saw despite there age the twins looked deadly serious before he snickered." So he's even turned kids into killers eh? As if I needed a reason to want to kill him harder."

"You really are a quick one to judge eh Van, The Devil in The Poisoned Tuxedo?" Fasalina cooed out." The Comrade saved poor Carossa and Melissa here from perishing as poor forgotten unwanted beggars in the ruins of colony B-5-10."

"Yah and he saved them to be child killers eh lady? I'm not that smart a guy but I still know what a freaking cult leader is! I spent years trying to kill one after all!"

"Your wrong mister!"

The girl named Melissa hissed out." The Comrade did not force us to do this, we wanted to be useful to him! We want to be able to help make the universe change no matter what, so we never have to go through this again!"

Fasalina giggled as she licked her lips." Yes, all life will share the same vision as our Comrade! What a wonderful Universe it will be! You think you sad men 's dreams are better then that?"

"Yah…cause its real!"

Van spat out bitterly." Any two bit hack can rant about paradise while making hell for everyone around him! And that's just what the Claw did to me. He robbed me of the only person I cared about for his damn dream! If he thinks my Elena is just a stepping stone so he can be the next crackpot tyrant grasping a chunk of the universe under his claw then I'm going to wake him the hell up!"

Garnett sighed before he looked down." You still think that's what are Comrade is up to? Conquest? You think he wants to be like the buffoon back there or like Homelander? Hardly…he wants to end such suffering, once and for all. But it takes a great amount of effort to change such a broken universe."

"Oh please…you think that's going to change that he killed the woman I loved? There's only one thing I want to hear from you all, and that's where your comrade is!"

Fasalina's expression still looked happy, even as she took out a staff." Are loyalty to the Comrade is far deeper than what the likes of you simple minded brutes can unleash."

Lundgren snickered before retorting with a damning," Then you been sheltered to much to what rage can unleash whore."

Garnett slowly went to his Energy Handgun before uttering a calm." If you want to resolve this with violence that's your choice. But is your rage enough to get out of a entire tribe's army coming down on you?"

Van saw Gamilas soldiers were pointing at Van and looking at each other before his eye twitched." I don't care if the Claw has a whole tribe protecting him, it still won't be enough damn it!"

"The Comrade is not working with the likes of Albert Drexler and the Superian, he finds their ideas, distasteful and primitive. We are here merely to get supplies."

"You think that matters even if you were telling the truth!?"

Van was about to strike till Wendy walked up and gave her brother a dismayed look." Michael…your really fine with this" Claw" even after how many people he killed?"

Garnett saw his sisters eyes and grasped his fist tightly." I don't…agree with everything…I just know that it's the best of bad options.

Wendy…I don't approve that this thug took you along but since you have seen the universe…can you really say a place like this is worth keeping?"

As Garnett pointed his hand a hologram coming out of a hover bus as it hovered the curb. A sultry voice from it cooed out," From the House…from the Houses form the houses from the houses.

The craft hit a curb and seemed to hit the audio player out of its loop before voices groaned and murmured, male and female overlaid. It was like a choir in the throes of bliss of the exotic kind, Images in the window were varying across a broad spectrum of sexual preference, a whirlwind of fleeting sensory impressions as the voice then said," Genuine…uncut…full-sense repro…tailored…. this is what it's like. Maybe you cannot afford to come up here, but you can certainly afford this.

Fasalina saw more then a dozen men were chasing the van before she rolled her eyes." Talk about coming off desperate."

Garnett cleared his throat before grasping his hand tightly." The point is…humanity has lost its way…and it needs drastic intervention before all are dragged down to oblivion with the sinners!"

Van rolled his eyes before spitting back," People suck, but I don't care if they want to make sucky choices long as it does not affect me. Your comrade killed the woman I loved, and nothing else matters to me!"

"I should cut you down now, but I can't bring attention to us now. Wendy, just think about what truly matters in life, because next time I see you, if you're not seeing the light, you will see damnation with the rest of the sinners."

Van was about to charge at Wendy's brother, before Fasalina lashed out at a limo transport flying by, taking Garnett and the twins with them.

Carmen 99 saw Lundgren point his rifle at the ride before she pushed him." Idiot, we will get shot before that limbo crashes, and then who will avenge your wife eh?"

Wendy saw all the angry looks around her before she winced." Michael…you…you use to be so kind and compassionate, you were the most noble man in Evergreen. How, how could you approve of what this Claw man is doing?"

Van saw the girl looked distraught before he sighed." Don't beat yourself up about it, the Claw could have conned him any kind of way.

I may be a simple guy, but I see when someone is hustled clear as day. I don't care how you spin it, if your "Good idea" requires doing bad things then it's wrong, and only a fool thinks its worth it.

Those other guys may be idiots, but they are doing things for the right reasons so…guess it would be better if they don't get killed. The better know what they are doing around here."

Carmen 99 shrugged as she looked around." Well things are not blowing up around us so, guess it means the plan is sticking together so far? C'mon, we got to make sure we are in position before the show ends!"

Van saw a shuttle in the distance, but then was distracted by seeing the Gundam Aerial evade the sniper shots from the black long-barrel beam rifle belonging to the FP/A-77 Gundam Pharact before he snickered." Bah…at least these assholes have so much to throw around that its not ending anytime soon. Those other guys better not get caught up in all this crap though. Ugh, now I need more mustard to wash the taste of that tool's hot air out of my mouth. "

As the reluctant vengeance obsessed member of Mike's crew tried to repress his anger at another lead to his target getting away, the majority of the others were trying to focus on getting their job done even as it kept taking more and more stressful swerves.

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Astra saw no one was coming after their shuttle before she looked around tensely before she a grey speck in the air. In only moments that speck became a airship that hung like a bottleneck ,gorged after a feeding frenzy.

It must have been several hundred meters long, with swellings along the lower half of the hull and protruding sections that looked like landing pads. She saw lettering on the side that said Head in the Clouds before she sighed." Well at least we are going to the right place.

She kept an eye on all the ships both in and outside the space colony before she grit her teeth." Alright she better be in this place or this is just a set up at this point. Nothing will get done if we, huh?"

Everyone saw space itself seem to ripple outside, before a giant spherical ship suddenly appeared right outside the space colony. Elena saw the ship forming a plank before she sighed." ID confirmed…that's the No-Ship" "Ithaca."

9S paused before he snickered." Man…that's some stealth ship alright, did not pick it up at all."

"Robot" nodded before crossing its arms." It seems that the "No-Ship" lives up to its description. A no-ship is a star-ship, and type of no-chamber, that's invisible to virtually all forms of radar and magical based sense methods.

It's unclear if the reports of a no-ship's computer being capable of enough limited prescience that it could successfully navigate its way through a fold in the fabric of the space-time continuum is true, but it's still something that makes for an effective sanctuary."

Raymond chuckled tensely as he shrugged." All I know is that the target got shaken up but guess she feels safe now."

Mike paused before he looked above, below, and around and used all of his willpower to flash everyone a confident smile." Then it's game on everyone. I do believe that my father gave out the designs for the "No-Ships" to be given as sanctuary for races trying to escape calamity. If it's being misused, then it's time for a recall."

Astra rolled her eyes, but before she could quip back they saw the Head in the Clouds was preparing to board them before she smirked." Alright, don't blink for a second or something or your head might never get out of the clouds."

Without delay the shuttle docked into the flying resort. No one welcomed them, but lights came on as if to highlight getting inside. With a quick look to make sure the marble floor was secure they all went inside.

They saw a wide room before a female voice uttered," Welcome to the Head in the Clouds. I'd offer you a more, tantalizing reception but that's for paying customers."

A woman came out of the other side of the room. The figure had the poise of a dancer, the balance of body that was subtly attractive without calling forth any immediate hormonal response, and the face above was elfin and intelligent that was clad in black, stiff tulip-petaled skirts cupping her lower body to midcalf and a soft silk blouse settled over her torso like dark water.

The shoes on her feet were modeled on a space deck slipper but with modest heel, and her auburn hair was short and winged back from the clean boned face, giving Mike the impression of an inhabitant of a screen ad for some sexy investment fund.

She gave a small smirk before she looked around." You can call me Reileen Kawahara, and I more or less am in charge of making things run smoothly around here. Kovacs, I did not think we would meet again like this, eh brother?"

The man who got put in another man's body winced as he looked around carefully." It's a long story…one full of surprises."

"Oh? Perhaps you should have seen it coming, yes? But if there's one single thing I like about you Kovacs, it's your endless capacity to be surprised. For all your "rebel" posturing, you remain at core, an innocent. In these times, there is no mean achievement. How do you do it?"

"Trade secret. You'd have to be a human being to understand it."

"Yes, well, I believe we've been over this ground before but, I have too much business to attend to before making clear how foolish you are. First of all, you're here to work with Aplodia Neuro, yes?"

Tyson, still posing as" Holt" just shrugged before he looked around. "No offense but that's why we are here. We already had to move the job from one location to another. I don't care for cheese. I'm a curd-mudgeon fan yah feel me? Point is…if this is just some troll game we might as well try and sell this stuff down on the auction below."

Kawahara snickered as she looked at the group carefully." Oh, I assure you, I don't take lighthearted requests. You can meet your client in the docking bay. Do follow me, I have my own quotas to meet today."

Everyone saw the operator of the Head in the Clouds motion for her to follow before Ray chuckled." Well, this is going better than I thought…figured she would have guards all around us just to show off."

"She has Raymond." Elena uttered calmly." Its just that there are dozens of gun turrets in the walls ready to open fire the moment hostile action is taken."

As many around her got on edge the blond android shrugged." Don't worry, as long as we don't attack it should be fine."

Astra spat on the ground before she looked around." Can't blame a lady for wanting to make sure jackasses don't touch her stuff I guess. Whatever, I'm faster than any droid's trigger finger."

The woman with the curly haired wig walked up to get things started and the rest followed.

Shionne looked around carefully as she made sure to follow the group. She looked at some of the halls they went past and heard various moans in the distance, before the Renan woman snickered in disgust." I thought the way things went in Lenegis was as corrupt as it got, but sounds like its just as bad in this" Cloud" or even worst if woman have to degrade themselves this much. If your only freed to do things like this then your not really free."

Ray saw the pink haired woman's disgust before he shrugged." Hey…I talked with your friend Rinwell earlier…you're from a world that's been repressed for a while eh? Don't jump the gun here lady, it may be a bit wild but people agreed to this to have a wild time."

Shionne just looked around in disgust before she spat out," Why would any one want to degrade themselves like this unless they had to?"

"Hey, I get it's not your thing but everyone has different tastes eh? Sometimes…the universe does not give you the best cards so you got to play the hand you got to keep going eh?"

Shionne saw Ray was looking honest before she just looked bitter." Damn it…I fought so hard for freedom, only for freedom to be this? Is this some sick joke? Alphen…could not have died just for this to be freedom."

Ray saw how upset Shionne looked before he rubbed his head." Alphen…I heard your friend Rinwell talk about him to. Something about him dying fighting that asshole Knull."

"Don't talk like you know him." Shionne hissed out." He, he gave everything so that I could be free. He was not just looking out for himself. No, no matter how bad the "odds" were he rebelled against the universe. You, you can't understand what that kind of resolve was like."

"You're right, I never met this Alphen. Wish I could cause would have been fun to have a beer with him. But, I know more than you might think. I knew a gal who seems just as passionate about that kind of stuff as him.

Laeticia Aucerius, was the crown princess of the Kingdom of Aucerius, a large territory located on the "underdeveloped planet" of Aster IV. My ship was attacked and we had to crash land on her planet. She could have killed me on the spot for being an stranger. Hell, her bodyguard Albaird Bergholm wanted to do just that.

But, she did not care where I came from, just that I wanted to rescue my friends, and took me on my word. I helped her fight off some punks, AKA scouts from other planets that wanted to take the world's resources.

But, I, I got cocky. I, did not think the Vought Clan would move so quickly. That bastard Homelander, her, her cousin Theo Klemrath, Albaird, Malkya Trathen, I let them all down.

I could have got them out if they reached out to me, but, Laeticia did not want to put me in danger. Only her friends Nina Deforges and Midas Felgreed survived cause they had already went with me to check out other planets. "

Elena winced before she looked around." Ray…there was nothing you could have done."

"The data could have changed Elena! Ugh…I thought somehow Homelander had a previous alliance with Bohld'or Il Vey'l somehow…but it seems that that Vought blooded asshole just came because he wanted to make Malkya and her entire feline like Trathen race his pets.

He, he torched most of both Aucerius and Nihlbeth just cause they did not pay him the" Proper respect."

Shionne saw the pain in the blond man's eyes before she sighed." Feeling powerless as someone who acts like they are "god" takes everything away from you just because they feel they can…really sucks eh?"

Ray saw the Renan woman's expression soften before he chuckled bitterly." Sure does."

"Then…how do you not let it get to you?"

"A few drinks…and figuring out how to make them pay without getting yourself killed doing it."

"And you know how to do that?"

"Heh, just watch me and find out."

Shionne saw that Kawahara was still to far away to hear them before she rolled her eyes." Guess that's what I'm hear to see eh hotshot? We are about to get there so you better have your game face on."

Ray gave a thumbs up before they arrived in the other docking bay. They saw that the No-Ship had indeed docked…and that a few men were in front of the dock. One with long blond hair and red eyes walked up before giving a nod to the group. "I'm Ahlforz Rohm Halharris…head of lady Aplodia Neuro's security. So, you are the ones who are to deliver her supplies?"

Sam and Fragile let out wary nods before Ray smirked." That's us. Sorry for the delay but well, can't move at light-speed. Though if it was going to be like this we could have went to Seknarf Nine to give that Pokémon to Lady Hellbender."

Ahlofrez eyed Rey before he narrowed his eyes." You will get compensated for your delay, if you complete the task. But Lady Neuro won't risk any chance of a hostile situation."

"I get it, it's a hostile universe these days but are we doing this or not?"

"Conditions do seem to be met. Hermes Mercury, Phoenix, its secure for her to land."

Two men walk out, the one on the left had short spiky blond hair with glasses, while another man in a red uniform with a helmet of a Phoenix covered his face. As they walked down a woman with pale white skin, red eyes, and long auburn hair in red and white robes walked down.

She eyed Mike, Astra, Ray, Tyson, Sam, and the others before she looked amused." So, you're the ones that has the replacement parts?"

"You got it miss." Mike uttered with a forced chipper tone." We pull off miracles around the clock so we,"

"Save me the speech...I'm already late." The woman uttered." I want the G (Gundam) Universe system and the Psyco Collider fixed by the moment I set foot back here. If you're unable to do as you promised, there will be a steep penalty. "

Ray shrugged before he put his hands in the air." Hey, we are good at are job…long as there are no forks in the road."

"Inexcusable." The woman sharply retorted." You were hired because you were supposed to be able to adapt to any turn of events."

Before Astra could retort a young kid snapped back with," That's right! All that matters is if things are working when you get back or your all big fat phonies!"

A kid with short purple hair in a black dress shirt and shorts ran up with a wild smirk. "Hey my mom hired you guys to fix things so get to work already!"

Mike looked at the kid and saw he had a sphere around him before he winced." Wow, an energy shield out already? They really don't take chances eh."

Tyson shrugged before muttering," Its more then that. Word is her son has some illness so he has to keep things outside of his body at all times. He's kind of a bubble boy."

"A bubble boy?"

"He legit lives a bubble dude."

"Boy. So, what kind of an bubble? I mean…like an igloo? Like, it's just a big piece of plastic, dividing the room? What kind of plastic do you think it is? Like dry cleaning plastic?

That's no good. He wouldn't last ten minutes in that! Its nanomachines and all that jazz. Alright shut up he's coming."

As the kid saw everyone was looking at him Ahlofrez cleared his throat." This is Lord Ex Treme. His happiness is paramount to everything else."

"Yah…that's why I better not see things are not fixed by the time I get back from those Gundam fights below or you will be sorry!"

Amelias paused before she let out a cold smile to her son." Sweetie, you misunderstood what mommy said yes? You can watch the rest of the contest, but inside the ship where its safe. You could see outside this ship but there are to many scum down there that could hurt my baby!"

"Huh? But you said I was going to play with a Gundam fighter today! You're a liar mom!"

"I did not my dear Ex Treme, you just did not understand what I said. I will come back with the Gundam pilot and then you can play with him, or her.

Mommy has to do grown up talk anyway and don't you want to have fun instead of having to put up with savage boors?"

Her son paused before he pouted out," I guess that makes sense…but this better be real!"

"Don't worry, mommy is going to make all are dreams come true, so we don't have to fear this horrible universe any longer. We finally are about to have enough things to power the Cosmo Reverse System."

Ex Treme paused before he looked at Mike and the others." Alright…but since Ghuli turned out to be all talk one of you guys will play with me!"

Mike let out an uneasy chuckle before he shrugged." I mean we have a lot of work to do man but, we will see if we have any spare time."

"You're going to make time. C'mon show your not all talk already!"

Mike saw the kid's "Staff" motion him to follow him before he chuckled." Man, this is going to be one of those days alright. I'd Like Your $8-Est Dollar Bottle Of Wine, Please."

The curly haired man saw no one was pointing a gun at him before he and the others at last entered the "No-Ship" "Ithaca". Mike was not sure what to expect, but still found himself surprised as he stepped into the ship, and was greeted by tumble weed flying by him.

He looked around and saw the ground looked like arid farmland, and saw some old wild west houses before a woman dressed in a simple blue dress and blouse walked up and smirked." Howdy stranger, welcome to Sweatwater. I'm Dolores Abernathy. Do you need directions?"

Mike looked around before he tugged his collar." That…that's a good question. Did…we take the wrong turn and land on another planet?"

As Dolores blinked in confusion Ex Treme moaned." Ugh…I said to keep west world off till I was back Sakura!"

"Sorry sir! Some of the programs are not shutting down right!"

A woman with blue hair ran up before bowing to Ex Treme. The kid saw everyone look at Dolores before he moaned." You're in my home alright morons? Since its hard to find people cool enough to play with me mom installed this West World park to have robots pretend to be people! I was in the middle of the" get revenge on the man in black" quest before we arrived…did not want to lose my progress so the game's suppose to be on pause!"

Tyson saw Dolores's eye twitch before he shrugged." Guess robots are a good way to reenact things long as they are programmed right."

"Oh its way better then that!" Ex Treme muttered." These robots "hosts" are programmed to run through a daily narrative, without memory of prior days' events, and interact with guests.

As hosts are unable to harm guests I can do whatever I want! When mom's not around I can make them get naked if I want! She gets mad though so if you want to get paid you can't tell her that!"

Astra saw the woman named Sakura just smile before she cringes." Man…the pay must be good if that's the land of the law on this ship."

Ex Treme saw Sakura nod before he rolled his eyes." Oh, Sakura Slash here is just another servant, so she has to do what I want. Think I'm kidding? Cap her Mercury!"

The man with the sunglasses in an instant casually shot Sakura through the chest. As everyone got ready to fight Sakura just giggled weakly even as her chest sparked." Happy to be of service sir!"

Ex Treme saw Ray glance at Elena before he snickered." See! Its great not having to put up with any of those "worker rights" and all that."

Dolores suddenly had a tear roll down her cheek before her kid master groaned." Oh man I set the emotions to be off! You're not supposed to be scared now!"

"'I'm not crying for myself. I'm crying for you." Dolores replied." They say that great beasts once roamed this world, as big as mountains, yet all that's left of them is bone and amber. Time undoes even the mightiest of creatures."

Ex Treme rolled his eyes before pressing a button to force Dolores to shut down. As she did the purple haired kid glared at the sky." Ever since Mom put in all the new machines everything's glitching up! That's what your all here to fix so get to it already! I want things working so I can get back to playing cops and plumbers and show the" Hero" who's the true superstar!"

Mike paused before he cleared his throat." Wait…heroic plumber? What's his name?"

" I don't know, Mario or Wario or something."

"Wait…my, I mean the legendary hero Mario? Man, the stars really are aligning if he is not lost anymore either! Where is he?"

"Huh? Oh he's on break right now. Hey Mario, you a real hero or not?"

As Mike looked around the corner with excitement a gruff voice cut in with," Mammia Mia kid, I told you I'm as real a hero as it gets!"

Mike widened his eyes with sparks of hope as he saw a red cap with a M come out of one of the windows. However that hope quickly shifted from hope to confusion, and then revulsion as he saw that the owner of that cap was wearing all the clothes Mario wore, but instead of a human with a mustache it was a humanoid rabbit with a hideous face. Mike's eye twitched as the rabbit man burped." After all, no one's a better hero than Mario! And no Rabbid is more Mario than me! Mammia Mia and all that."

Everyone then saw a "Rabbid Cranky" a "Rabbid Kong", a" Rabbid Luigi" a " Rabbid Peach" , a Rabbid Rosalina" and a " Rabbid Yoshi" All stagger out of the shed before Ex Treme snickered." Mom hired these guys when she stopped by that" Glade of Dreams". They sure are fun to pick on. Just watch!"

He snapped his fingers before Mercury instantly shot at the group of " Rabbid" impersonators. Ex Treme laughed as Rabbid Mario's hat got shot and caught on fire, and then ran around and ran into the door before he turned back at Mike." These guys are fun to mess around with but you guys are suppose to be able to be more then punching bags!"

Mike smirked before he threw out an easy-going salute." Trust me, want to get that stellar review so we are going to live up to the hype. Reputation is as vital as currency in are biz. But um, where do we start?"

"Ugh, replace the broken toys with the ones you brought then put in all the replacement parts mom hired you to replace where the GR Corps tells you to! Ugh, go to the basement to store the new Hosts."

Mike saw his current employer point to a cave in the right before he winced." Oh that looks cozy all right. But alright, we are on it."

The lanky haired man lead the way as the group at last went out to do what they were hired to do. As they got further away from the purple haired boy Eve looked around at her new allies and made sure the cap the others gave her was over her face before she walked up to Mike." So…I know Chloe and me just kind of joined into what you guys already were planning…but I really don't see how repairing a few things is going to give us a chance to help Mark."

Mike made sure his hosts were out of ear range before he looked around." That's because the magic happens after the "job". The stuff we are installing, it's all going to have malware and all that jazz that will let us make a few slight of hands later.

See, what we want is for this No-Ship here to deliver directly into the vault in this space colony. No matter what this Parrapoeim space colony was supposed to be, the Gamilas tribe is making it one giant vault, and in the end the point of any vault is to store stuff.

There might be multiple openings to the "Vault" but all the things Dessler wants to auction or otherwise hoard still goes to one central place.

See, if we cause things to happen when both are client and Mark are getting or storing things at the same time. As long as it works, it will cause enough confusion on all sides for us to get the stuff we need, and rescue both the Gundam pilots and Mark."

"You…you think it can work?"

"It has to work." Mike retorted with the most confidant whisper he could produce." Nothing's fool proof, but this covers everything, so it will work. For the sake of…let's say…my brand…it has to. But to kick that off, let's give the "Bubble Boy" his Trojan dolls."

Mike saw Eve get hopeful, then saw Ex Treme walk up again before he clamped up. As the group got to the basement the purple haired youth smirked." So, who wants to play with me?"

The lanky man let out a strained chuckle as he shrugged." No offense kid but hard to think its going to be a fair game when you have all the toys. Also not big on running around like a flaming rabbit."

"Hey, I don't just win cause I rig the games! Here I'll play you in a game that's not about who's got the cooler gear!"

He pointed to a board game on one of Westworld's houses before he smirked." I'll crush you in this…trivial pursuit? Ugh…old school is so lame. But hell I'll do it anyway!"

Mike saw the others look at him before he shrugged." Alright if that's how you want to play it then its time to duel! But in protest, I'm walking over there extremely slowly."

Tyson saw Ex Treme frown before he sighed." I'll keep a eye on things here to make sure are " front-man" does not cause anything to go out of control."

Astra and the others nodded before they went down the elevator. After they did they saw another city was around the shuttle or" Mugen Train", one that looked more modern, and pure white before he eyed it carefully." Composed of crystallized silicon and carbon? This another of the kids games?"

"Apologies for the appearance but it's an unfinished city based on a "Cape Canaveral". "Hermes explained. The young master wants to keep making "Fun places to play." We will get past here to the storage."

Astra looked in the distance and saw a large round dome in the center before he whistled." In there? That's a basement for a king alright."

"That dome is the core for Ithaca, I hope I don't have to explain why no one is allowed there form outside. Any parts related to it will be handled in other areas."

Astra saw Ray, Elena, and a few of the others look at it before he shrugged." Hey find by me if we don't have to risk touching the messy stuff. Let's do this."

While the group gave off the appearance that they were fixing everything, they were using a mix of decoy holograms and various tech to hack the various systems, through the efforts of Clank, Ratchet using the Code bot Gadget, 9S, Elena, Doctor Cortex, Tyson, Sera, Angela, Eve's Robot, and more, they were able to misdirect the security systems and staff while they slowly installed malware to sabotage parts of the ship.

As they got back to the front of the robot storage room Ratchet wiped sweat off his brow." So, we on task here? Or is are Gundam's in "another castle?"

Ray saw Elena nod before he shrugged." Been trying to be as subtle as we could, but rather damn sure they are in that core.

Getting both traces of GN particles and the waves from those Psycho-Frames that Gundam's seem to be found of using.

Not sure entirely what the hell they are doing powering the ship's reactor. Sure as hell could have a lot less complicated things to power a spaceship. One way or another something crazy is going on, just got to find out what kind of crazy."

Astra spat on the ground before she looked around." Who says we have to wait? Might be safer to just bust out what we need and get going."

Ray saw Eve and Chloe in the distance before he cleared his throat." That would leave more then a few people screwed over girl."

"Maybe Mike's Viltrumite buddy's to late to be saved eh?"

"Look…if we just bust out of here that will alert everyone anyway and no point getting everything we need if we are dog piled before we can pull it off eh? Long as we are still on track its no time to jump off it. What, I thought you were not scared of Superian or a few mustached thugs?"

"Sure as hell not…just like Ezan said…we don't know if Sieg's goons are around. Honestly…we been so lucky not running into them so far that its only a matter of time before things turn around."

Megaman gulped as he tried to keep a confident look on his face." Well, if we hide in a rock from them then it really will be over, so just got to keep going. Alright, is everything set?"

Ray looked at his personal computer before he smirked." So far, everything we installed has not seemed to be detected. Just got to do a few more things to keep appearances up, then get are payment, and hope this kid does not make his mom go somewhere else while the pilots get ready."

As they got back on the shuttle to the upper level of the ship Astra sat down and could not help but yawn as her eyes drooped." Man, was so stressed out from what I saw last night that I sure as hell did not sleep well. Long as things are going smoothly I'll just take a power nap." Tsc, only takes an instant for things to go to hell dude. Still…guess…might as well take the down time while you get it."

Tanjiro saw Astra looking sleepy before he let out an uneasy chuckle." Guess its good to know that even warriors as strong as you get tired Miss."

The blond woman looked like she was about to doze off before 2B looked around, and realized everyone organic looking like they were dozing off before she tensed up." Wait…I understand how stressful a time it's been but…something's not right. 9S…is the area secure?"

Her fellow YoRah agent had his pod survey the area before he stood up." I, don't detect any kind of gas but something is unusual with the air here."

"Must, just be this broad's preferred air or something." Astra muttered." It does feel, dreamy."

She then slouched over, and started to snore only moments later. Elena saw Ray, Tanjiro, Megaman, and the others start to fall asleep before the blond cyborg tensed up." I know for a fact Ray consume enough caffeinated produce to not fall asleep for many more hours…something is not right here."

Kaine snarled before the android woman got out her twin blades. "Damn it…this chick's smarter than we thought, eh?"

James suddenly flew above the others till the transparent shape before the Enji Master uttered," No wait…I sense some sort of mana energy effecting everyone's senses! This does not fit this woman's profile though unless she hired a mage for extra security."

Grimoire Weiss looked around before the floating book grunted out," Something's amuck around here. Its, huh?"

The tram shuttle stopped, and the door opened. Those still awake got ready to fight, till a flower-patterned obi sash flew in like it was blown into the room. As the cloth rustled a bit 9S eyed the cloth carefully." Is one of this hoarder's trophies just mal, whoa!"

Suddenly the cloth expanded, before a few more identical looking cloths suddenly burst out of the cracks in the floor and entangled everyone still conscious in the tram before they could react.

Shocks of voltage came out to keep James and the others from casting spells before a woman's voice giggled." Its useless…no one escaped the grasp of the Shadowlord!"

Daki's voice giggled out from the Sash's as eyes and mouths formed on them. Kaine saw the mutated cloth giggling in front of her before she grit her teeth." Wait, that voice came from one of the oiran's outside the hotel? Oh like hell is some tacky piece of, ugh!"

Before she could resist the sash wrapped around her mouth and zapped her harder." Quite you nasty whore! Not sure why you're crawling around in this ship but…the Shadowlord sees you all as objects of interest.

Like it or not, you're about to become his possessions! Nice job Lower Rank One…I did not think a passive whipping boy had what it takes to pull off a job this big. But, this is why the master decides such things."

Suddenly the bottom of the train had a wave of rotting flesh puss out, before in its center it formed a mouth." Oh…its because of the Master's generosity that I could ever pull this off. That, and the enhancement that the laughing man gave us that let my magic even overpower fellow demons.

This does seem like a very interesting group. But in the end, all human hearts are the same. So fragile and weak, like glasswork. Its time for all of you to bare your soul…either in reality, or in your nightmares.

As the sleep-inducing demon laughed, Kaine was knocked over, knocking Tanjiro over as well. The demon slayer hit his head, and the bump did not effect him, because he was already in a deep sleep. Tanjiro did not even worry about anything, because in his head he was seeing his family again like they never died.

Tanjiro saw his mother telling him to come to dinner and smiled, before he saw Nezuko, and his other family waving to him before he winced and grasped his head." Wait…Nezuko…when did you get over with momma? I thought you were with, with the, wait? No, when did I get home? Ugh! "

Tanjiro grasped his head before he yelled out in pain." No…this feeling. This…this is what Sir Ezan told me to watch out for…when he used that spell Tsukuyomi."

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His thoughts flashed back to what happened after Ezan agreed to teach him.

After Tanjiro calmed down Ezan pointed his sword at the younger swordsmen." We don't have time for much, but I can help you improve in some ways at a fast pace, if you're willing to take a few risks."

Tanjiro gulped before he nodded." I'm willing to die to do what must be done to be strong enough to protect my sister!"

"Don't see your life as so cheap Tanjiro…men like you are sadly becoming more and more of a rarity these days. Still…we won't have to resort to that…but I'll put you to the brink of death to push you to your limits, in a sense.

To be blunt, I'm going to use a spell to make you experience near lethal pain, again and again. I'll be doing it vie the Tsukuyomi. It's a spell produced by my Mangekyō Sharingan dōjutsu and one of the most powerful genjutsu in existence, in this universe at least.

Said to represent the "Spiritual World and Darkness" it can subject victims to days' worth of torture in a matter of seconds; examples include continual stabbing or reliving traumatic events over and over. I can use this spell to make you experience illusions rapidly."

Grimoire Weiss saw Tanjiro turn pale before he cleared his throat." I heard you were extreme but how is torturing the lad going to help anyone? Is he supposed to be beaten till he unleashes some sort of hidden power?"

"Is he a Saiyan?"

"Um…no."

"Then no. I seen the results of trying to force one's potential out vie torture…I refuse to go down that path. This spell can be used to torture, but I'll restrain myself…to attack you again and again. The point…is the aim to get use to what an illusion feels like. There will be others who will try and attack you using illusions.

It won't prepare you for everything, but at the very least it can get you prepared to ward off attacks of this sort.

If you can overcome the Tsukuyomi it should prepare you for other kind of illusion magic. If you're up to it, the process could take months of nothing but pain. Even if its only a few seconds out here, it will feel like months."

Tanjiro saw his sister looking at him in the distance before he gave a firm nod." I was already prepared to spend years getting strong enough to keep my sister alive, this just speeds things up!"

"Very well." Ezan answered bluntly." We will see if that resolve is just words soon enough. It may feel like you're stuck in a loop, but only by being able to realize the distortion will you be able to break out of it. Now…beginning operation. Tsukuyomi!"

Tanjiro braced himself, but saw that the area seemed inverted in a grey scale. He noticed there was suddenly a red moon in a red sky before he winced." Huh? Where we teleported somewhere Weiss? Huh?"

He realized he was suddenly alone before he winced." Huh? How is this training if there is nothing for me to, huh? "

The swordsmen blinked, before he realized the moon suddenly sprouted a face. The moon laughed, and suddenly started falling before Tanjiro 's eye twitched." Wait…this can't be…real? Oh, so its just a, AHH!"

The youth's faith that everything was a façade quickly was smashed away, as the moon fell on him. Tanjiro felt like he was being crushed.

As he was snapped around like a twig being hit but…a moon…his eyes opened, and he saw the moon was gone. He tried to move, only to find he was bound in a wooden cross. He then saw Giyū Tomioka was in front of him with his blade at his face.

As Tanjiro gasped in shock Giyu narrowed his eyes." You…you're a sinner. You should have died. Because you're protecting a monster…your judgment is on par with the worst of all sinners!"

"No!" Tanjiro shouted back in defiance. "I refuse to accept this as the truth! No matter what you say, me being damned for saving my sister is not true! AH!"

Giyu stabbed Tanjiro before his eyes narrowed." Then you will have to have your judgment pounded into you!"

"No one sword will be enough for, huh? No way!"

Giyu suddenly had dozens of doppelgangers form around him before they all screamed out," Repent sinner!"

Tanjiro was stabbed again and again before he cried out," Never! AHH!"

Mike's ally blinked even as he felt himself being pinned like a pin cushion, and awoke to find himself in a random grass field. He looked around before he winced." Is…is this hell?"

Tanjiro heard a honking noise and swerved around to turn to the noise, just in time to see a trolley heading for him. The swordsmen had a deer in the headlights moment before he got run over.

He then awoke again, only to scream out in defiance as he saw the king of dragons Bahamut roaring at him. As Neo Bahamut, Bahamut Zero, Bahamut Fury, Bahamut Sin, a dragon that looked like Bahamut called Wyvern, and a few more all roar at Tanjiro.

The rookie demon Slayer saw he was now on the top of a mountain, and that all the dragons were prepared to megaflare him he felt a hollowness in his breath, and realized it was the air he was breathing before he grasped his blade tightly." Something feels off. The air, the noise, it feels like, huh?"

Tanjiro then saw what seemed to be a thread of energy flicker across the ground in front of him before his eyes widened." This scent, is this the Opening Thread? Have to trust the scent…AHH!"

The last male of the Kamado family sliced the thread, and suddenly his whole surrounding shattered. He nearly tripped as he saw Ezan and Weiss were in front of him.

Ezan saw Tanjiro looked dazed before he closed his eyes." Not bad…you broke your limit. Of course its because I intentionally held back on the spell's effect but…never the less your resolve is true. It won't always be precisely like this, but at least you have the feel of being consumed in an illusion, and how to break out of it."

Tanjiro coughed a bit but let out a wary smile." Thank you, for the wisdom Sir Ezan! I won't let it go to waste!"

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After that flashback finished replaying in his mind Tanjiro looked around somberly as he saw what looked like his family looking happy before his mother said,"Tanjiro, are you okay?"

Followed by his younger sister saying,"Onii-chan..."

And his brother saying," What's wrong, Tanjiro? Why are you dressed like that?"

Tanjiro winced as he struggled to keep his composure." I want to stay here forever. I want to turn around and go back. If this was real I would live with everyone like this. On this mountain.

If this was real…everyone would be alive and well. Nezuko would walk in the sunlight and under the clear sky without having to use magic. If this was real I would be burning charcoal as usual and wouldn't be swinging a katana.

If this was real...But I have lost them. It's impossible to go back."

His younger sister saw Tanjiro step back before she cried out,"Onii-chan, don't leave us!"

Tanjiro had tears form in his eyes as he muttered," Sorry! Sorry, Rokuta! I can't stay with you any longer! But your big brother is always thinking of you! I'm always thinking of everyone! I am very grateful. And I am very sorry. I won't forget you! No matter what, my heart is always with you! So please...Please forgive me!"

The swordsmen saw a thread by his neck before he grasped his sword tightly. The thread…I see it by my neck? But that would…no…it's just an illusion! I have to have faith in my instincts Tanjiro. Draw your blade. There is something you must cut. Something I must cut...in order to wake up.

But... what if I'm wrong? If events in my dream influence reality...It will be irreparable no…do not hesitate. Hands on! Just do it! Death in dreams can be connected to sobriety in reality! In other words I must do this! Cut... your neck! AHH!

Tanjiro saw the illusions looking like his family come for him before he steeled himself and cut his neck. He felt a surge of pain, blinked, and saw he was on the tram shuttle.

He then saw that many of his allies were about to be attacked by Daki before on instinct he struck her. She sensed something and realized too late Tanjiro was awake, getting slashed across the face as a result. The demon's eyes widened with rage as she jumped back." The hell is this? Some nobody woke up from the spell!?"

"I won't just become your meal you monster!?"

Daki saw Tanjiro's resolve and snickered." You dare compare me to a common shade? I don't eat junkfood! I never devour dirty old people or anyone ugly. You should just go back to sleep, it will go a lot easier for you!"

Tanjiro saw Clank, Kaine, 2B, James, Elena, Weiss, 9S, and the rest of the inorganic members of his team struggle to break out of Daki 's sashes before he narrowed his eyes." No…I won't just stand by and let you devour my comrades!"

"Allow me? Who do you think you're talking to?!

In the blink of an eye Daki lashed out at Tanjirou with one of her obi sashes and he was launched back into the wall before before he could even move.

Grr… She's so fast… I never saw that coming! That symbol on her eyes…she's one of the Upper Rank demons to Muzan? I have no strength in my limbs. My body's numb from that magic! Calm down! I'm fine, I'm still alive.My body's responding fine. Otherwise, I wouldn't be alive right now!

I have no strength in my limbs… because I'm afraid! My body's numb because I hit my back hard, so no wonder! That demon's weapon is her belt. It has supernatural abilities. She seems to be trying to absorb the others inside it! All she needs to abduct them is a crack big enough for that belt! I don't need to defeat her, I just need to cut that!

Daki saw Tanjiro get back up before she rolled her eyes." Oh, you're still alive?

Fufufufu You're not as fragile as I thought. I do like your eyes. They're lovely. I'll just gouge out your eyeballs and devour them."

"I'm not your prey! Water Breathing, Fourth Form! Striking Tide… Turbulent!

The young man saw the demon lash out with her sash, and struck it. To his relief Tanjiro cut through Daki's obi sashes, and in respond her obi sashes bond together and go toward her target.

Tanjirou blocked it with his sword and was pushed into the air, before she hit Tanjirou's sword, and he was hit to the ground. He landed beside Daki's sash, causing her to giggle darkly." Your midair moves weren't half bad.

I mean, how cute is that? As ugly as you are! I'm starting to get rather fond of you. After all…your like a rat on the brink of death. You're already going to die for attacking some of are members, but at least it will be a quick death!"

"If you know we killed some of your fellow demons, you should know your not as superior as you think!"

"Tsc, we clashed for maybe an instant, but look at your sword! It's already nicked."

Tanjiro realized she was telling the truth and she snickered." Some hack of a sword-smith must've forged that blade, am I right?

"You're wrong! The person who forged this sword is amazing! He's a brilliant swordsmith!

"Then how did it get nicked, moron?

Daki realized her captives were resisting more and more before she narrowed her eyes." It's starting to get noisy all over the place. It's annoying me, so this time, I'm going to kill you."

Tanjiro glanced at his blade before he took a deep breath. The blade gets nicked when its wielder is subpar. It's my fault! I… When all is said and done, I… can't handle… the Water Breathing technique!

My bodies not suited for Water Breathing! I just can't help striking harder with the Hinokami Kagura. It's just compatible with my body! But…I have to make it work! Ablaze… Ablaze… Set your heart ablaze!

Just as the obi slashes came for him he cried out, "Hinokami Kagura!"

In an instant Tanjirou sliced through Daki's obi sashes while flames burst out of his sword." Raging Sun!"

Daki tensed up as her target charged at her with renewed vigor. His swordsmanship style just changed. It's sharper than before.

Tanjirou charged forward toward Daki as he sucked in a breath.

What the hell is this sound? Such an unpleasant sound! The sound of breathing?

Tanjirou cut forward. Daki dodged the attack while he cried out," Flame Dance!"

While she dodged the first strike he grit his teeth.

Flame Dance is a two-hit strike! Even if she dodges it, there's one more!

Daki snickered before she grasped her fist tightly." That was nothing to write home about. In the end, this is all it amounts to!"

The Upper Rank demon launched another attack against Tanjirou. Her obi sashes slice through Tanjirou's neck, but her target disappeared. As she looked for him he cried out," Hinokami Kagura… Fake Rainbow.

Tanjiro saw the demonic woman looked off balance before he tried to make the most of his opening. "Hinkami Kagura… Fire Wheel!"

Daki looked shocked for a moment before her eyes narrowed and she served around like a dancer before kicking him into the wall." So slow. You're making me yawn."

Tanjiro struggled to control his pain before he grasped his shoulder. Urk! Ngh… Ugh…

This is the fallout from using the Hinokami Kagura! All that built-up fatigue is making my muscles tighten up! Calm down. Get your breathing under control!

He saw the pale woman get ready to strike again before he braced himself.

Recover! Hurry! Recovery Breathing!

Tanjirou took a deep breath in. He gripped his sword and flipped into the air from blocking Daki's attack. He landed and continued blocking Daki's attacks and looking at her carefully.

This belt is like a powerful blade! Even if I glimpse an opening "thread", it vanishes just like that! My attacks are too slow! Raise your body temperature! Get your body temperature up!

Tanjirou broke away from Daki's attack before he tried to power up as high as he could. I can feel my temperature… my body heat rising! I'm able to fight… an Upper Rank demon!

Daki saw Tanjiro parry a few strikes before she licked her lips." You're a pesky one. More than I thought you'd be. This is entertaining."

Tanjirou saw her attacks get faster and pushed himself harder. I can do it! Hinokami Kagura is effective! No, it's not enough for it to be effective! I have to win! Using every ounce of my power… I'm gonna win, no matter what! To protect them. To protect lives! Never again… I won't let them be robbed for no reason. Never again… I won't let anyone… suffer the same grief that we did!

Tanjirou took in another deep breath and launched toward Daki, causing her to have her eye twitch. "Fufu… you ugly people are still ugly, even when you try so hard. Just die you piece of trash!

With that mark on your head, you're even more disgusting than most humans! That's enough, ugly one. That mark proves you were born to be ripped apart in revulsion! The repulsive have no reason to live anyway, so you can all just die and rot together. "

Tanjiro grasped his head before he winced." No,… I wasn't born with this scar.

Originally, it was a burn mark from when I protected my brother from a falling brazier. Later, I injured myself there during the Final Selection, and that's how it ended up the way it is now.

I heard that my father was born with a faint mark on his forehead, but that wasn't the case with me.

I must not be a chosen wielder.

But… even so… even if I'm not one of the chosen ones, even if I'm not up to the task…Grr… there are times when I just can't back down! Because in this world, there are those who lack human hearts!

Killing for no reason without a second thought, without any hint of remorse! I won't allow… that kind of tyranny… no matter what! You were human once, weren't you? You must've shed tears once, struggling against pain and suffering."

Daki had her eye twitch before she snorted back with," You really are annoying, rambling on like that! I don't remember anything about the past. I'm a demon now, so who cares about that?

Demons never grow old, the Timefall is nothing for us to fear. They don't need money to eat. They don't get sick. They don't die. They have nothing to lose. Not to mention… we beautiful, powerful demons can do anything we want!

Enough, die seeing the elegance of your superior! Blood Demon Art… Eight-Layered Obi Slash!"

Daki's spare obi sashes formed a net-like structure and fly toward Tanjiro. He tried to dodge, causing her to snicker." Now, you can't stop this, can you? It's because you're an idiot! This interweaving attack leaves you with nowhere to run.

The parts of my body that were split off with enough length to cover this entire red-light district space colony… You could barely hold your own against my non-Blood Demon Art attacks, so you have no chance now.

It's all over for you, isn't it? Farewell. I'm going to slash you, dull sword and all and grill the truth out of your" Pals"

To her shock Tanjiro cried out," Hinokami Kagura… Burning Bones, Summer Sun!" And slashed through Daki's obi sashes while moving like living fire, causing her to wince. That hurts! What is this pain? It's like a burning pain where I received that slash! I can't regenerate like I'm supposed to. But his wounds must be deep, too. Making such violent moves would normally rupture his body on the spot!

Daki launched another attack, but Tanjiro blocked it and cuts through the obi sash to the annoyance of his opponent." In the first place, how can he slice my belt? His power level should not be high enough to overcome me! My fingertips are trembling… Is this me? It doesn't make sense… It doesn't make sense! Don't you feel any pain? Are you human?"

Daki launched another attack at Tanjiro, but he deflected it to slice apart the ceiling of the tram. He jumped past her obi beside Daki, launched himself forward, and sliced through her neck. However, Daki's head was held on by her obi sash. She coughed out blood before becoming enraged." As if someone like you… could ever hope to decapitate me! "

Tanjiro tried to push harder only to feel resistance." It's soft. It's too soft for me to cut through. It blunted my sword slash by bending and weaving."

Daki lashed out again, pushing Tanjiro away while she cried out,"I won't let you get away… you ugly, vile brat! I won't let you cut me, not this time! Making contact with my neck just now was a fluke!"

Tanjiro got cut a few times across his knee and face before he looked around tensely. There are more belts now… thirteen of them. If I dodge them, they might wreak even more havoc. But for some reason… they're awfully slow. Does she get slowed down the more belts she strikes with at once?

Tanjiro continued deflecting Daki's attacks. He deflected the attacks in a way that puts all the obi sashes parallel to one another. He raised his sword and made it so that the belts he warded off with his sword ridge are now pinned in one spot…Tanjiro stabbed his sword downward, pinning them against the roof of the train.

All this caused Daki to have her eye twitch." You really think you've stopped me?! I'll blow you away!

Daki pulled the obi sashes taught as she snickered. You think you can pull them tight so you can slash them? I can let them loose in the blink of an eye. There's no way you can overcome this distance in an instant –"

In response Tanjiro instantly launched himself forward, slashing along Daki's obi sashes and coming face-to-face with Daki in an instant. Tanjiro saw the shock in his target's eyes and narrowed his own. It's simple. I just have to bring my sword down faster than they can start bending.

I can do it this time. I can slash her.

Tanjirou's sword reached Daki's neck. He prepared to slice through her, only for his back to spasm. As he yelled out in pain Daki kicked him in the head.

The female demon rubbed her face before hissing out," So pathetic, you humans. Seriously. No matter how you struggle, that's the best you can do. I feel sorry for you. Almost."

Tanjiro struggled to stabilize himself only to keep coughing.

I can't stop coughing. It's so hard to breathe…! I must've gone way past my stamina threshold. All I can see ahead of me is darkness. All I can hear is the sound of my own heartbeat.

Daki saw Tanjiro fall to the ground before she licked her lips." That's right. Your wounds won't be healing anytime soon, so no wonder you've ended up like this.

I'll return the favor by slicing your head off you worthless, GUH!"

A roar of pure rage erupted as a force smashed her into the wall with enough force to cause a dent. When she got up, she saw that Nezuko was the one who kicked him. Tanjiro's sister snarled and revealed her fang like teeth before hissing out," You…if your trying to kill my brother…I'LL KILL YOU!"

Dak winced as she grasped her head tightly." What…your scent…is that of a demon? How dare you betray me!"

"No…Tanjiro…is my brother…I would never betray him!"

She tried to kick Daki again, but the older woman easily evaded it before she sneered."

Is kicking the only thing you know?!"

Nezuko prepared to kick Daki, but her target cut her leg off with an obi sash while hissing out," You damn bottom-feeder demon!"

Daki used an obi sash to cut through Nezuko's left arm and into her body. She smirked before she swung her obi sashes around, and Nezuko went flying through the train door, and fell in pieces to the amusement of her enemy." Could you be any weaker? I can see that you've hardly devoured any humans.

I wonder how you managed to escape his control. Bah…did these clowns do something to you? You poor thing! Your torso and lower body went their separate ways, didn't they? You'd better not move. A half-developed demon like you can't possibly regenerate right away, I'm sure.

We're both demons, after all. I won't bully you anymore. I'll absorb you into my belt, demons killing each other… Such a waste of time. But your so, huh?"

To her shock Nezuko got back up, only her left arm was missing."

What? Hold on a second. What's this? She regenerated her leg. Never mind her leg… How can she be standing? I know I just severed her body. I know that I felt it. I slashed her for sure."

She saw Nezuko's arm regenerated instantly before she got even more unsettled." Her healing and regeneration speed… is… Upper Rank caliber.

What is this cruelty? This intimidating air? She changed all of a sudden…she, AH!"

Nezuko disappeared momentarily and kicks forward at Daki. As the servant of Muzan used all of her will power to keep coherent she spat out," Another kick…don't mock me!"

Daki sliced through Nezuko's leg and arm with her obi sashes and giggled darkly." You're a one-trick pony, aren't you? Your neck is next you piece of, Ngh!"

Nezuko's leg regenerated even faster than her opponent expected, and she kicked down on Daki's back with enough force to make the older lady yell in outrage."

Urk… Ahh…! Why is the leg I chopped off piercing my back?!"

Nezuko removed her foot from Daki's back before her target got even more unsettled.

She regenerated it instantly? No way! That would make her regenerative powers… greater than mine! That's…AHH!"

Nezuko stomped through Daki's arm, severing it, grinning as she did." Its not so fun…when you're the weaker one eh?"

The demon woman on Mike's team stomped on Daki's other arm before her target's eyes turned blood red." You think you understand anything? Get off me, you little brat!

In an instant Daki attacked Nezuko, cutting off her arm and leg and beheading her. Nezuko's blood splattered onto Daki's face and in response the older demon jumped back as she tried to heal her wounds.

I'm going to chop you up into little pieces and stuff you into my belt!"

Daki launched her obi sashes at Nezuko again and cut her body into smaller pieces, but they are held together by her blood.

Even in this state, Nezuko's hand grasped one of the obi sashes, causing her opponent's jaw to drop. She stopped it? With her severed limbs? No, they're not severed. Her blood congealed…what the, Ah… Ahhh!"

Nezuko's blood got on Daki's face, and she realized to late that the moment it did it started to glow and burn." It's burning me! The blood splatter… just like that day… The fire… The fire! Ah… Ahh… Ahhh!"

The flames around Daki become larger, and Nezuko's body comes back together as she looked more and more berserk." You…I'm going to make you suffer!"

Daki 's eyes widened in dread before she got behind the still bound up Kaine." Hey…calm down or your friend's going to be my shield!"

"No…no matter what I'm going to kill you!"

Daki winced as she realized the amount of blood lust Nezuko had, but before the smaller woman could attack James cried out," No Nezuko! Don't give in to hate, even in times like this! Remember are training! Remember what's important to you, and what your fighting for and don't let the dark side of your emotions consume you!"

Nezuko winced before she saw Tanjiro, and cried out in pain." No…I…I don't want to be a monster…I want to be…at my brother's side forever. AH!"

Daki saw the woman in front of her shrink and look less demonic before she snickered." Rather die a loser than win eh? Then I'll put you out of your misery! After all, you're clearly have no idea what you are doing and are stumbling around like idiot!

Cause only an idiot would not realize the cost of what you did to me! Really, such nerve doing that to me. So you can use Blood Demon Art, too? A bizarre Blood Demon Art that only burns demons?

Not only that, but it's taking forever for me to heal. This irritates me like you wouldn't believe… like you wouldn't believe. Idiots should just, huh?"

She was about to attack, when Kaine used her distraction to grasp the sash, and pull her self out. As Daki looked at her the Yorha agent smirked." You should talk dumbass. I think I'm tired of you thinking you can get away with this. Time to do my job and shut you down."

Daki dashed back before she rubbed her jaw." Your job? So, you're a Bethel Hashira, right? You want to fight me? You just made it easy for me."

"Shut up. I'm not talking to you. Get lost bimbo I'm telling the punk who put everyone asleep to shut this joke down before I make him pay. I mean, you're no Upper Rank demon. Since you're too weak."

"What kind of ridiculous drivel… Ah!"

In the instant the Upper Rank demon blinked, she realized her neck started to seep blood. Her body collapsed, and her head falls into her lap, only realized to late that Kaine slashed her in an instant with her left blade.

As she did, all the sashes withered, before her allies broke free. Grimoire Weiss sighed before he looked at the headless demon." I know I called you hussy Kaine…but this lass does seem to squarely fit that role.

Ugh, to be bound by such low caliber trash, how depressing. You did well Tanjiro, you can be the fast learner when the info gets into that thick head of yours. Now, lets get to the bottom of this."

Daki yelled in outrage, showing that her being decapitated did not seem to tamper with her anger." Hey, how dare you act like this is over! I can't believe you had the gall to behead me! You're going to pay for this, you hear me blonde?!"

Kaine rolled her eyes before she spat at Daki." Haa… Are you still whining and moaning? Just die quickly before I made you wish you were not so hard to kill."

Don't give me that! In the first place, you said I wasn't an Upper Rank, didn't you?"

"Because you can't be an Upper Rank."

"I'm Upper Six, I'll have you know!"

"Then why is your head in your hands? That's beyond weak! Did your brain matter explode or what?

"I haven't lost yet, all right?! Because I'm an Upper Rank!"

"But you've lost. It's totally obvious."

"I'm really powerful, you know! Right now, I'm still Number 6, but I'm going to get even stronger –"

"Not buying it!"

"Ngh… Wahhh! I really am Upper Six! I'm telling the truth! I have the number to prove it, too! I'm amazing, you hear me?! Die! Die! All of you can just die! Wahhh! She cut my head off! The dike cut my head off! Brother!"

Kaine narrowed her eyes as she charged at Daki." No time for regrets you, huh? Whoa!"

She saw her target's back twitch, and braced for another Sash to try and stop her attack, only for a whole new body to suddenly burst out and tackle her. The others braced themselves as sudden new person burst out of Daki's back and landed on the ground with a thud.

They saw the new figure was a tall man of a fairly muscular build, with a black-dotted, pale grayish complexion.

His anatomy was quite strange in that his upper torso, arms and legs were all extremely muscular, whereas his waist was incredibly skinny, his pelvis jutting out at an unnatural angle.

He possessed thin, green and red eyes, their sclera bright orange, that were slanted drastically downwards at the sides, the kanji for "Upper Rank" and "Six" carved across them.

The male demon had unruly black hair that cut sharply off to a brighter green around the crown of his head, worn messily styled with uneven bangs and several ahoges. His body and face had noticeable ink-like markings in the form of black spots on his body and a flowing water-like pattern on his face.

This very ugly looking man wore no shirt, only sporting a pair of baggy blue pants and seven pieces of pattern red cloth to decorate his body, one large one around his neck and three smaller ones around each arm.

The man drew twin blood red Kama sickles from his back, and slowly glanced at the headless woman in front of him before calmly picking up Daki's head and putting it back on her body." Come on, there's no use crying. Can't you even reattach your own head by yourself? You sure aren't the sharpest tool in the shed, are you? Is that a burn on your face? Look, you need to take care of your face… since you were born with such a pretty face."

"Don't scold me Gyutaro! I was following the Shadowlord's plan, this brat cheated!"

He snickered and used a spell to heal her burnt face. As he did, Kaine charged at the new demon, only for Gyutaro to lash out in an instant and slash her head. She stepped back to avoid being beheaded, but saw blood flow down her nose and winced, before her attacker snickered." Huh, not bad. You evaded my attack, even though I was going for the kill. Good for you, man. Good for you.

Lucky you, man. That face of yours is nice. I like your skin, too. Not a blemish, birthmark, or scar to be seen, huh? And you have some meat on your bones, too. I can't gain weight, no matter what.

I envy you. How I envy you! Would you mind just dropping dead?!

In the most agonizing way, at that. Like getting skinned alive or maybe getting your belly slit open. And one more thing…you tried to kill my sister. That's unforgivable for sure.

My sweet little sister was doing her best with what little brains she had… so I'll massacre everyone who had the nerve to bully her. You mindless tools won't get in the way of are family! Don't you feel any shame denying pepole there happiness over some stupid ideal?"

2B shrugged as she got out her Virtuous Treaty blade." We are agents of YoRHa. Emotions are prohibited...to be a factor in mission that does not make are conviction false. Its because we value the goals of are order so highly that we commit are selves to such standards."

9S chuckled before he threw out a wry," If we are that close does that mean you will call me Nines now 2B?"

"Quiet you...this is no laughing matter."

Kaine rolled her eyes at her male comrade's crushed look before spitting back." We may have come together by different means but your just a jackass making yourself seem special if you think only " Your" tribe deserves to live. I'm the one who gets to decide what my life means to me! It's my life, and I'll do whatever I want with it! so quit wasting time like a brainless puss face!"

"Tsc, you thinking that way just makes me want to cut you up faster. Time to exact it. That's my way. I'll exact the same damage you inflicted on my sister for sure.

You're going to spin round and round when you die… because my name is Gyutaro! Blood Demon Art… Flying Blood Sickles!"

2B, Elena, and Clank tried to attack him form all sides, before he spun around like a blur, and in the process released multiple sharp and durable sickle-shaped blades of solidified blood by swinging his Kama sickles.

Clank and Elena got blasted through the train doors before James eyed his new enemy carefully." This demon, was the woman's reinforcement? Everyone, aim for his blind spot! Licht Regen!"

2B saw Gyutaro deflect the barrage of energy arrows heading his way before she jumped up." As strong as you are, you only have one head. Huh?"

She attempted to stab the new thing enemy in the head, only for a sash to burst up to strike her. As she was knocked to the ground Daki giggled, as she appeared grafted to her brother's back. Gyutaro saw 2B's shock and had his own grin widened." The thing about us… is that we're two people in one!"

James saw the dark aura's seeping out form both siblings before he chuckled bitterly." I seen so many kind of demons, Necrocalcous, Shades, and other types of creatures of the dark side, but I admit I have not seen adjoined twins like this. Though…I suppose they are not quite so adjoined at the moment.

"Big deal." Kaine spat out." That trick only works once…we can put you in the same file in the report later if you want but that's all this changes."

Gyutaro saw the woman with the chain blades confidence and chuckled." You're so full of swagger eh dame? You must've been special since the day you were born. A chosen talent, right? That makes me so jealous. I need you to die as soon as possible!"

"Me, chosen? Don't give me that crap! Just how many lives do you think I've let slip through my fingers until now? I just get pissed off letting assholes like you run around so I push myself to shut as many as you up as I can! Now that I seen how fast you swing you're not pulling a fast one on me!"

"You won't get a chance, because my sickles are coating with poison! The poison's slowly affecting you, after all. Slowly but surely."

"Yah…nice try but I don't have to worry about that kind of indigestion."

"Claiming it didn't work on you was just bravado! Even if you're a robot or an android or whatever, if it erodes you from the inside out it still is going to kill yah! Pretty humiliating, huh? Hehehehe…this is going to be fun!"

"You sure? The show that is your ass-kicking is just getting started!"

Kaine launched forward with such speed that Gyuutarou jumped back to dodge his attack only to find out that it's a feint as Kaine kicked Daki's stomach and sent her into the air, causing the male demon to hiss out," Grr… Don't you dare kick my little sister!"

He went to attack before 2B and 9S had their pods fire energy projectiles to keep him distracted. Elena then jumped up before her hand became a lance." You're not the only one who can act as a reaper. Eliminator!"

She fired a barrage of energy lances, and while Daki deflected them with her sashes, they all got torn upon impact, and exploded in her face, causing her brother to wince.

Well, those are unique explosions. They can inflict damage to a demon's body and explode with the slightest friction from a strike.

She got hit because she slashed one without realizing that. She's always taking a hit, that one! Oh?"

He saw Kaine's blade extends toward Gyuutarou's neck, and thought it was extending only to realize she was holding onto the tip of her blade. As he wondered how insane her grip was, he swerved, and she slashed his neck and scarf before hurling the blade, and decapitating Daki again.

As her head fell off she snarled out," Urahhh! He beheaded me again! Damn you! Damn you… I'll make you pay for this! It's not fair… It's not fair. Why am I the one who's always getting beheaded? Ahhh!"

Gyutaro saw Kaine's furious resolve before his eye twitched." You… You're onto us, aren't you?"

"About what? That you suck? Yah that's not really a sucker punk."

Tsc, not that finding out about us will do you any good! You're going to die a slow and steady death, anyway. Even as we speak, we're creeping toward victory, aren't we? As long as Lord Muzan gets what he wants…we win!"

Tanjiro had finished recovering at this point, and fully took in his new enemy before he winced." His scent is different. The weight of his scent… It feels like the back of my throat's gone numb! But, we should be able to take him down yes?"

Robot looked at the still unconscious Eve, Mike, and the others before his eyes glowed." The odds are good, but that still is just the secondary problem. All of the…organic members among us seem to still be in a deep sleep. It does feel like it's a spell that's coming from someone outside these two individuals."

Tanjiro looked around, saw how everyone was still in deep sleep and sniffed around before he looked at the ID cards used to get in the train." Hey wait…something odd is with the scent on all those cards we used to get in the train! I think it's part of the magic used to put us to sleep in the first place! I, I can smell it somewhere around here! "

9S had his pod scan the area before he nodded." The kid's right…there might be a source to the magic, and it seems like its another demon."

"Good…then we will free are friends form this curse!" Tanjiro cried out passionately, causing Daki to snarl as she put her head together." Don't bore me with your stupid lecture. In what world does someone as ugly as you get to speak to me as an equal?

In this space colony below us, if not most of this broken universe…women are merchandise. The same as objects. Getting sold, bought, and destroyed… The owner is free to do with them as she chooses. Ugly people have no right to eat any meals. The inept shouldn't be treated as humans!"

Tanjiro winced before he retorted with," You shouldn't do the same horrible things to others that were done to you."

"You're wrong about that." Gyutaro rasped out as he cracked his neck." The horrible things done to us, the things that made us suffer… We do them back to others and collect on those debts.

We can never make up for our own misfortune unless we collect it from the blessed.

Because that's the way we live our lives!"

A third eye opened on Daki's forehead before she sprouted a sadistic grin." We've killed off everyone who's ever leveled false accusations at us, right? We're going to slash your windpipes just like we did to the others!"

She yelled at Tanjiro, only for her brother to be the one to charge at him. As he blocked the strike he used all his strength to not be knocked back."

Unbelievable bloodlust! He's like a demonic praying mantis It's giving me chills from my elbows to my neck!

No wonder. You're up against the Upper Six demon! Get a hold of yourself!

Strike with your sword the instant he moves! The second he moves an inch! In that instant! Swing it! Swing your sword! Evade it! Evade it! Bend backward! Bend…Grr… Heavy! These slashes are so heavy!

Sidestep it! Ward off the blow! If you take the blow head-on, it'll snap your blade in two! If it's power versus power, the weaker side always loses! Don't misjudge the flow of power and ward it off as you should! The flexible Water Breathing technique is better for defense! If it's only to ward off the blow… my blade never would've gotten nicked!

Just as he worried what was going to happen, Grimoire Weiss unleashed another barrage of energy lances from the ground to keep the two demons back.

The flying book glanced at the one who awakened him before clearing his throat." Lad, don't forget your not alone. The others will take down this hussy and her hooligan brother. Let's find the source of the one keeping the others asleep and end this farce!"

Tanjiro saw Elena, Clank, and James nod before he took a deep breath." Alright, I understand. I'll do what I have to!"

His demonic enemies glared at him before Daki hissed out," You think you can just get away? Show him what happens to those who turn are backs to us brother!"

As the taller demon tried to do just that, Clank and James both fired a barrage of projectiles, only for Gyutaro to hiss out," Don't think its that easy! I'll show you what happens when you launch a meaningless attack at me! Blood Demon Art, Rampant Arc Rampage!"

The demon ranked "Upper Six" by Muzan spun around so rapidly he created a dome of energy with his attacks that deflected every incoming projectile. 2B dodged some of the reflected attacks before she winced." Alright…if that's the case. Pod…plan Gamma!"

Her personal aide transformed and fired a dozen Kuni at her target. Gyutaro just snickered as he spun faster and deflected the new volley of attacks as well.

He saw Kaine charging at him, and saw a Kuni was stuck in her right shoulder before he laughed." All your doing is doing your work for me moron!"

"We will see about that asshole!" Kaine cried out before she dodged the strike and sliced Gyuutarou's legs off.

A kunai pierced Gyuutarou's neck at the same time. As he fell to the ground he snarled with fury." A feint? My legs won't regenerate. I knew it! They're laced with something! This kunai! Probably with something extracted from wisteria! M-My body's going numb!"

He saw 2B aim her Virtuous Treaty blade for his head before he sneered." Hey, not too shabby! Starting to get in sync in such a short time! Pretty amusing! Like your family or something!"

"Not family." 2B replied." But a unit!"

"Oh…well then fall together!"

His legs suddenly grew back again before Kaine winced." Dammit! He's already neutralized the poison!"

Gyutaro sneered out," Man, that sure packed a punch… This poison, I mean…but it my turn.

Blood Demon Art…" Waves of Gyutaro 's blood circle his arms before he cried out," … Rotating Circular Slashes, Flying Blood Scythes!"

Gyutaro unleashed a barrage of projectiles in all directions, before 9S blocked the strikes in front of Tanjiro and smirked." This guy can throw a tantrum all he wants but he can't keep away what he has coming forever. Let's just get the job done before they take anyone down with him! I'm good at tracking energy to so let's do this!"

James fired more energy arrows at Daki before the hologram nodded." I'll help if there is any curse magic involved."

As the group tried to get out of the train Gyutaro hissed out," Don't think you can get away!"

He burst at them only for Kaine to parry his strikes." Hey, think we are done and your head's going to roll!"

"My head coming off from your blades? What a joke!" Suddenly from his cuts the flesh grew over Kaine's and 2B's swords. Causing Kaine to hiss out," My blade is stuck? You gross piece of crap!"

She tried to stab him with her other sword before he bit it. He then grinned before blood started to spew from Gyutaro 's shoulders again. He was about to unleash more Blood Scythes before Elena charged forward and unleashed her Fist Of Fury attack to smash Gyutaro through the roof.

Before they could follow up Daki had more sash's rain down while she hissed out," Hahahaha! I can see that your movements are getting more and more sluggish! I wonder which of you will be the first to fall apart!?"

Gyutaro licked the blood off his lips before he grit his teeth." What are you gonna do? With your weak sauce, battered, disgraceful human body! Let's see you cut off my head! Come on! Come on! Come on! You're all just stupid little idiots running around waiting to be ripped apart! You're going to break sooner or later…being the fragile dolls you are!"

"You think I'm a doll!?" Kaine roared out with fury before charging at her." With how bony you are let's see who's going to fall apart quicker!"

Kaine shocked Gyutaro by going to headbutt him. He took the blow, and yelled in pain as he felt his eye twitch and he fell backwards." Huh? M-My body won't…

Something's wrong. What's going on? Something's wrong! It was nothing but a lame human headbutt! Even if her head has a steel plate it should not hurt me that much! I, huh?"

To his shock he saw a new kunai in his leg before he got enraged." I got stabbed when she headbutted me!?"

2B grasped her sword tightly before declaring," You may be siblings, but you're not the only one who can fight in sync."

Daki howled in fury before hissing out," No, get away from my brother you whores!"

Elena grasped one of the Sash's before she sighed." I'm afraid that evaluation might be more fitting to you."

Daki felt Elena tug her to them before she dug in as she saw 2B come for her." Your to slow to finish me off!"

2B put her foot down before kneeling over." I have more options than you might think Shade. Pod, fire the gravity control shell!"

Her droid helped did fire a black projectile a moment later, and while Daki slashed it, it released a sphere that slowed down Daki's reaction time. 2B saw the demon's shock and grasped her sword tightly. Suppression: Extermination Gambit!"

Lighting crackled around her blade, before in a flash she evaded the Sash strikes and cut through Daki's neck, though her head was still attached to her body by the obi sash. To her shock 2B was cutting through it as well before she screamed in outrage.

Gyutaro saw his sister look afraid before he snarled with fury. "You won't hurt my sister and get away with it. I'll kill you all!"

Kaine saw the demon's muscles expand before she saw him nearly put his scythe to her eye and snickered." Throw as big a hissy fit as you want, you're not getting out of it!"

Gyutaro pushed his scythe to the point that it was in his opponent's chin, before his grin widened." Heh…you're not just some frail doll for sure, but your still to weak to overpower, huh? No!"

To his shock Robot and Clank both pushed Elena and helped her overpower her opponent, leaving Gyutaro to hiss in shock as he found himself decapitated.

At the same time Daki saw her brother's head go flying before she shrieked with outrage." No…you're not going to get away with this! I'm going to chop you into little pieces before you can decapitate me!"

She stabbed 2B through the heart…and smirked at the result, only to have her eye wince as the Yorha agent kept pushing." What…I know I impaled you through the heart!"

Don't underestimate the flexibility of an agent of Yorha! Shifting the position of my internal organs is well within my parameters!"

As she got more and more of her head off she had all of the sash's she had left try and slice 2B to pieces, only for Elena to run up and have a energy blade form out of her hand. She sliced into the other side of Daki's head while declaring," It would seem you miscalculated for the last time fiend."

Daki and Gyutaro were both decapitated at one, and as they fell to the ground. Gyutaro saw his body twitch before he snarled in rage." Damn you…DAMN YOU! I don't care about what Master Muzan wants anymore.

If me and my sister can't reach paradise…none of you will leave alive! Final Rotating Circular Slashes: Flying Blood Sickles!"

Kaine saw the headless body twitch more as she grit her teeth." Damn punk ass sore loser! Hell we are out of time!"

Clank narrowed his eyes before he took out the Chronoscepter Orvus gave him and responded with," We might have a bit more of these time bombs work!"

He quickly fired the round Zoni projectile at the demon's body, and it exploded. To everyone's relief the time bomb succeeded at its task and unleashed a large sphere of blue quantum energy which slowed down anything inside the sphere, including the about to be released energy.

Clank sighed as he looked at the others." I may not have my creators master over time, but at least I retained enough to be able to recreate these Time Bobs. Each bomb appears to contain a finite amount of quantum energy, capable of inhibiting the passage of time."

Kaine saw the attacks were slowly coming out now before she sighed." Nice move shorty, but just delaying the problem. If we dump this guy anywhere it's going to blow are cover. We have to, huh, hey!"

To her shock Nezuko ran up and yelled before she unleashed a wave of pink fire from her right fist. While everyone dreaded she had lost control again, the flames eroded the blood red projectiles, and slowly but surely vaporized the rest of the headless body without a trace.

2B saw the attack seemed completely neutralized before she smirked." It seems Master Elrond's training has born fruit. That's one less problem at least."

Kaine saw the two twins's heads roll around before she smirked." Game over punks."

Gyutaro yelled with fury as he in vain tried to regrow his body from his head and glared at his sister." This is all because you could not pull your weight Daki! Who the hell gets beheaded by those two bottom-feeders?!"

"So, you were watching after all! Why didn't you save me, then?!

"I was battling a Hashira, you know!

"So, what if you were? Why didn't you finish the dike off?! You could've just split her head into two!"

"I was about to do that!

"Huh?!

"But that kid with the earrings was still alive, so I was going to kill him off first!

"Since you didn't do a damn thing yourself, you could've at least finished off the Hashira! Then you should've controlled me so that I could do that! But you did nothing! You let your guard down!

"Shut up! Look, if you're going to call yourself an Upper Rank…then you have to pull your weight instead of failing around like an idiot!"

"Hey, you're the idiot!"

"What did you say?!"

Daki begins to tear up as her head started to crack." No one as ugly as you… could possibly be my brother. Ah…I bet you and I… aren't even related by blood! We don't even look anything alike! You're so useless! Your one saving grace is your strength! Nothing else! You have no value at all if you lose! You worthless, ugly freak!"

"Grr… Don't give me that crap! If you were on your own, you'd be long dead by now! How many times have I saved you?!

You're the worthless one, and you know it. You're weak, and you have no value whatsoever! I wish I hadn't protected someone like you all this time! If it hadn't been for you, my life would've been different! Right, if it hadn't been for you, we would be in paradise with Lord Muzan by now! After all we suffered through, we were going to at last get what we deserve. But because of you, because of you, I Urgh!"

Kaine stabbed him in the head, causing him to fully disintegrate before she spat on the remains." That may have softened up the rookie but he's not here right now.

Call me callous all you want but no matter what your sob story is it does not give you a pass to be a murderous jackass. You may have let Muzan dupe you but this is what you deserve."

Daki saw her brother was dead and let tears go down her head." Wahhh! Why don't you shut up?! Don't you dare lecture us! You stupid brat! Get out of here! Just get lost! Fix this somehow, Brother! I don't want to die, Brother! Brother! Bro –"

She shattered before she could finish, before Elena sighed. "At least no one else could be dragged down by their agony. Though…this is not over yet."

2B paused before she looked at were Tanjiro, 9S, Grimoire Weiss, and James went, and saw Astra and the others were still sleeping before she grasped her sword tightly." The others are still deep in sleep so it seems the source of the magic has not been terminated. However it seems like things are under, huh?"

The entire train started to shake before she winced." That might have been a miscalculation."

Everyone heard a roar of fury and braced themselves for another surge of trouble.

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But to cover what was causing this turn of events we backtrack a bit to cover Tanjiro and the others after they broke away from the fight with the twins.

9S saw Tanjiro look around the incomplete Cape Canaveral stage before he shrugged." Well if are target is outside this area the rest outside will be effected to."

"No…he has to be here." Tanjiro uttered with near revulsion. "The smell is overpowering! So heavy… The demon's scent is so strong even in this strong wind! Huh, over there!"

He and the others saw Enmu sipping tea before he smirked." Oh? You really are awake? Good morning! Alas, you could've stayed asleep. Why did you wake up?

Didn't I show you a sweet dream? I could've shown you a dream where your family was being slaughtered.

Would you have liked that one better? No, of course not. Too distressing, right?

Fufufu…What I really love… is to show people nightmares right after happy dreams.

I just adore the sight of a distorted human face. I get such a kick out of that! How enthralling is it to gaze at someone shattered by misfortune, suffering, and flailing?

But I don't let my guard down, so it may take longer, but I'll make sure to break everyone who opposes the shadow lord

I mixed my blood with the ink on the tickets. Once they opened the door the spell activates.

And yet… how did this one manage to wake up? Even though you're completely human, you found the way to wake up in a short time.

Even though the human desire for blissful dreams, for self-serving dreams… is so enormous!"

"Don't you dare intrude on my soul!" Tanjiro roared out bitterly. Enmu saw Tanjiro's anger and just looked delighted." Heh… How lucky is that? So he came right to me!

This is like my dream! Now I can receive even more blood from Master Muzan!

And once I become more powerful, I'll challenge an Upper Rank demon to a duel to replace him!"

Grimoire Weiss snickered before energy coursed through his pages." Getting ahead of yourself demon…you won't be having any more time for dreams."

Tanjiro then cried out," Water Breathing… Tenth Form… Constant Flux!"

His target's grin widened." Such passion! But no matter how revved up you are…you can't stop the will of the sandman! Blood Demon Art…Whispers of Forced Unconscious Hypnosis!

Go to sleep!"

He cast his spell on the swordsmen, only for a sliver barrier to glow around his target. Enmu 's eyes widened at seeing his magic have no effect before Tanjiro cried out," Don't you dare… insult my family!"

Tanjirou attacked Enmu and beheaded him with one attack. As Enmu's body fell Tanjiro wiped some sweat off his brow." It…it worked! Thank you for the magic shield Master Elrond!"

James floated besides Tanjiro and nodded." While his magic may be to entrenched in everyone to remove, a barrier can ensure no one will have to suffer your nightmares again demon. With him gone, the others will at last awake."

To their shock Enmu just laughed at the turn of events before hissing out," Your very existence, like… couldn't be more irritating, you know!"

Everyone tensed up before a puddle of flesh appeared under Enmu's head. His head rose into the air at the end of the mass before he laughed. Causing 9S to roll his eyes."Damn it can't anyone just die normally these days?"

His opponent only laughed in response." Oh, that look on your face is so delightful!

That's the look I've been waiting to see! Fufufu…You want to know why I'm not dead after you decapitated me, don't you? Fine, since I'm feeling so ecstatic right now. It's so easy that even an infant would understand. Fufufu…it's because the body over there is no longer my main body.

Same with this thing that's talking to you now. It merely looks like my head, but it's not. While you were snoozing away, I fused with this train, if not this entire section of this ship! Every inch of this train and this part of this No-Ship has become my blood, my flesh, and my bones!

Fufufu! Look at your face! Are you getting it now? In other words, the slumbering comrades of yours on this train are the food that will strengthen my body even more… as well as my hostages."

James saw tentacles with eyes form around him before he sighed." So, that's the case eh? Well, I see you put some thought into this. I'm afraid I'm not in the mood to humor you. Electromagnetic Disruptor!"

The Holocron fired a pulse into the ground, before a thunderclap was heard and lighting surged across the entire area. Enmu laughed before hissing out," That was no were near my, huh?"

The demon realized he could not move before James shrugged." Thanks to merging with the train, that should paralyze you thoroughly. It would seem my ace trumped yours.

"No…damn you!"

9S smirked before he grasped his blade." Hey Tanjiro…lets just shut this guy up before he does something stupid. Looks like we got this wrapped up."

Tanjiro nodded before the two charged at Enmu. Before they could try and finish the demon off a new male voice suddenly threw out a cold," Oh your quite mistaken Bethel apes…the act is just getting started."

Just as the two were starting to slow there running, the groupd below them transformed to a catfish-like demon with its eyes opening just outside the gaping hole instantly formed in the ground.

James had to magically push them back to avoid them falling into the eye and being burned to ash. Just as everyone was confused at what happen the same voice uttered," Ah… sure is peaceful here."

Everyone saw the source of the fire magic was from a man floating down vie magic. He was a tall, slim man with long black hair partially tied up behind his head while the rest draped down his back.

He had small black eyes and bangs that occasionally covered the left eye. His earlobes were large enough to fit large circular earrings.

Enmu looked most shocked of all before he muttered," M…Master Geto? It…it's an honor to be in the presence of a special grade!"

James eyed the man and winced." What… Kenjaku? Damn…to think you been able to cling to life this whole time."

Tanjiro saw the amusement in Geto's eyes before he winced." What…there's an even higher rank then the Upper Ranks?"

Geto saw Enmu looked shocked and snickered." I know Akaza was supposed to be the backup today…but I was just to damn curious and pulled rank on Upper Three. Its just…Mahito was a tad…erratic when he summed up his report so I wanted to see for myself…if some woman really was a demon superior to that of Knull."

Tanjiro eyed Geto before he winced." His eyes…they are even colder than the other demons!"

"That's because he's much older than them." James uttered bitterly." Whatever he's calling himself, he is Kenjaku, a master of the dark arts.

He, once was a member of Doug's Equalizers, though with how informal the structure was in that group he clearly switched over to Muzan's group here. He, already was taking over people's bodies…when I last was alive he was under the identity of Noritoshi Kamo.

At one point his mastery over magic was seen as a way to combat the Shades and the Timefall, but he's only used that power for his own ends. "

"But of course." Geto uttered dryly." I'm rather fond of having a full body after all. Oh, and I go by Suguru Geto these days, "Master Elrond."

Heh…the grunts have not been around in your heyday, but I would never forget the face of the infamous sage James Elrond. To think, one of the Enji Masters, one of the" Last Emperor's" Loudest supporters of "the law" is now sneaking around trying to pull off a robbery like a common street rat.

It's almost would be funny enough to have just had the ship blow up on you and have your ploy here end as one pathetic joke. But, I do have questions I want answered so be grateful we are more tactful then some of the others. But now…its time for answers."

"James saw how sadastic the new enem looked before he tensed up." Damn you...your just like Xehamaru, one of the first enemies me and Ben and the rest of the Enji fought, a man obessed with admassing as much dark magic as possible to try and transcend his limits. Its such a damn shame how history repeats itself."

"Oh the history of fools like you that spout nonsense about justice for the weak will end soon, I assure you."

Tanjiro grasped his sword tightly before uttering," I don't care how highly ranked you are demon! You…you're not stopping us from doing what we have to do! You can dismiss us all you want but we will make you see us!"

Geto snickered before he closed his eyes and had white chunks of the incomplete city float around him." In such a hurry eh monkey? Your mistaken though…I do see you. In fact I do have a interest in humanity.

Love…family…religion…war…the more humanity history I uncover from hoarders like this woman. This place that her son has created to" Experience" humanity, I see it almost as "spiritual" while at the same time nothing but an machine graveyard.

I wanted to know all facets of "humanity". Some desire love…some desire family…but in the end I saw enough to know the truth. Yes…the core of humanity…is conflict.

They fight, steal, kill! This universe has went to such efforts to mask its true nature but Doug Fitter ripped the façade all the way off to make the universe embrace the truth, that this brutality is humanity in its purest form!"

You know nothing about humans jackass." 9S uttered as he pointed his Cruel Oath sword at the new enemy." Your just another crazy maverick whose so up his own ass he's too crazy to realize how little he's seeing!

"So I'm blind to reality eh?" Geto dryly retorted." Have I offended you, little android? Did I speak ill of your beloved humans? The truth can be so painful eh? I have seen how the most advanced machines live in a connected network, making you neigh immortal, invincible. But yet with all of those infinite bits of data, there does not exist even the merest flicker of life."

"Let's see how much life I have when we are done with you!" 9S spat back bitterly." We...we're sold..iers...We take pride in...our service..." 9S looked like he could hardly contain his anger, causing Geto to look amused. "YES! That's it! That's the feeling! PURE HATE! I don't have much time to chat with monkeys…roar with primal fury so we can be done with it."

He then took out a three-section staff connection by three rings in between the joins of the weapon named Playful Cloud. Each staff was decorated with a flame-like pattern near the ends by the metal which connects to the chains.

He made a beckoning gesture before Tanjiro and 9S attacked him on both sides. They were held off for a few moments, and Grimoire Weiss fired a barrage of red energy orbs to force the dark wizard to get on the defensive.

Tanjiro gave a battle cry as he thought he saw an opening, before Geto smirked, and had six arm sized demonic centipedes burst out of his sleeves to slam him and 9S into the nearby wall.

With a wave of his hand, the Special Grade demon had the white cubes hovering around him swarm both of the men and pin them.

He saw Grimoire Weiss prepare to fire an attack, and snickered before he had a lance form out of thin air in front of him and hurled it at the book. Weiss cast a barrier to protect himself, but was still slammed into the ground.

Geto was about to follow up with a spell, but saw James fire a Ultima spell at him and countered with a blast of dark magic of his own. As he saw his attack get closer he laughed." I am incredibly touched right now! Affection! Admiration! The universe I longed for is nearly upon my eyes! You may have amassed the knowledge of all the workings of this universe Master Elrond, but now that is nothing compared to those who have seen more universe's then all your spells combined!"

"So…you have made contact with Sieg?"

" Not personaly, but envoys of the Infinite Victory and Conquest corporation have…graced us with a meeting, and a chance to seek glory higher than anything possible in this universe. You did not really think you could evade such a superior being forever, could you?"

"Then…he's here?"

"Tsc, you overestimate your own worth "Master" Elrond, as if your worth delaying the schedule of such a superior being. You thought you had any hope of salvation by contacting other universe's? All you are, is bait to lure out the last of those resisting destiny from asserting itself across the Multiverse.

Of course, if we are able to extract the information without needing you as bait, then all the better. You and the rest of you Warriors of Light tried to hold back the natural order for far to long, but its time for nature to takes its course! Womb Profusion!"

Geto made a hand gesture before he slammed the ground with his free hand, and caused a demonic symbol to appear below James. The living Holocron noticed the dark energy surging below him just as a giant pillar made up of cursed spirits erupted at him.

The Womb Profusion pillar quickly smashed James into the ceiling. The Quincy mage tried to blast it apart with holy arrows, only for new demon heads to spawn out of the pillar every time one is destroyed.

Geto saw everyone struggle before he took delight in their despair." Struggle all you want…but you can't hide the truth. Even if you vow to die before confessing, someone is far more open in their dreams.

Enmu…it's time to unravel this enigma. They should be in a deep enough sleep now to bear everything to us. The scion of Fitter…get the memories out of her first."

"As you wish." Enmu merrily replied. "I've dug deep into their subconscious to reach their "Spiritual Core". Nothing can be hidden from me now."

At this time Enmu poured more magical energy into Astra, who like all the others in the train was in a deep sleep. At the moment Astra's dream looked like she was under a tree in a gorgeous green hill under a large tree. She was chewing on an apple till a older female voice cut in with," Don't chow down before dinner girl, pa is almost done with the ribs."

"C'mon ma, I'm not five anymore! I'm not going to blow the meal plan, long as the old man does not over cook them."

As Astra looked at her mother a sturdy voice threw out," You drunk already Astra? Cause you should know I only overcook dumbasses who can't take a hint, not my meals! After all…I been doing this for a while!"

Astra turned around and saw it was Doug talking to her. In her unconscious state, she just giggled." Yah yah you like to throw your weight around pa, but one of these days I'm going to have enough stories to catch up with yah!"

Doug spat on the ground before he gave out a hearty laugh." Well, I'm not done living yet Astra so you're going to have to clone yourself to even hope to catch up to your old man. Still what you been up to so bad that you think you have a shot kiddo?"

Astra saw Doug flash a half-lopped smile before shot back one of her own." Oh…I'm just trying to make it to a place that no one's been to before."

"C'mon Astra…at this point anyone who calls themselves a serious pilot has been to every place in the universe."

"Yah well this is not a place that's in this universe!"

"Oh yah? You did that all by yourself?"

"Well if I acted like that I'd have a bigger ego than you. Nah, it's a whole crew."

"Oh yah, like who?"

Astra was about to answer before she winced, and looked at Doug carefully." Why you need to know so badly pa?"

Doug paused before he shrugged." Cause I want to know all the names of guys and gals who think they can one up me in being a badass! C'mon girl, you know I've always had your back so throw me a bone here, eh?

Don't need to spoil the mood on a day as sweet as this over something petty eh? Ruining your dream over a nitpick is sure as hell a Bethel kind of thing right?"

Astra paused, saw her mother smile innocently, and looked down and realized she was dressed in an outfit like Doug's.

She saw Doug's smile and looked down." Your right…this kind of moment is what I dreamed about a few times here or there.

But…I dreamed that…because that, that's not what my life's been like! Damn it…damn you all to hell! Think you can shove life's broken promises down my throat? Like hell?"

Astra's mother saw her child grasp her fist before she winced." Please child, your confused. Just,"

"DON'T TALK WITH MY MOM'S FACE JACKASS!" Astra roared out as her aura flared out and the marks of the Mazoku once more appeared over her body as she seethed with rage." You…you almost got me with this joke.

But…to bad for you, I fine toned my skill to sense bull crap that I can do it in my sleep, and all the tricks I gained lately help with that! And now…this dream…is going to be your nightmare!"

"Don't think you can talk to your old man like that you, GUH!"

Astra punched Doug in the face before she roared out," You're not telling me what to do, I'll decide what my dream is!"

The blond woman let out a force of rage so powerful that it shattered the dream Enmu put her in, and also what caused the shockwave that caused 2B and the rest to get unsettled. As we turn back to the group, they saw Astra get up before Kaine raised an eyebrow." Huh? Did the others take out whoever is forcing a slumber party on everyone?"

Elena saw Ray, Shionne, Crash, and the others were still asleep before she winced." No…not quite."

"What…the hell is going on?" Astra spat out as she spat on the ground. 2B paused before looking behind her." The gist of it is…an agent of the Shadow lord put you all to sleep. We just taken down the others, and some are trying to get to the source now."

Astra took a second to get to her senses till she felt Geto's energy and cracked her neck." Whatever's going on, it's my turn now. Shunkō!"

The Equalizer had her aura surge before she moved fast enough to get to where the others were in a matter of seconds.

Astra arrived with a thunderclap, shattering the cubes pressing on 9S and Tanjiro instantly. As she landed on the ground she saw Enmu and narrowed her eyes." You the one who force fed me that dream puss face?"

Enmu broke into a cold sweat before he muttered," No…this is a mistake! Go to sleep!"

Astra bared her fangs before hissing out," I'll show you what happens to men who try and make me sleep. Ia Death Waltz!"

Before her target could even blink she thrusted at the demon so hard that the shockwave she unleashed shattered the majority of his body in seconds. She used Gorr to absorb the majority of his essence and fracture his regenerative powers as well, causing the remains of Enmu to fall on the ground with a thud. As he saw his hand start to crack Enmu whimpered." My body is disintegrating… I can't regenerate.

Did I lose? Am I going to die? Me? Ridiculous… Ridiculous! I haven't been able to go all out! I couldn't devour a single human. My plan to fuse with the train and devour humans en masse just went up in smoke! And now look at what I've been reduced to! After all the time and trouble I've taken!

Ahh… I want to do it over! I want to do it over! What a miserable nightmare this is…this must be, GUH!"

Astra got tired of his ranting and blew him up with a small energy blast before she spat on his corpse." No do over's for pricks like you. Ugh, can't even die right."

Geto saw Astra's fury before he snickered." Well…guess that's the outcome of that theory. Still, your anger is even more fiery than I remember Astra Fitter. I guess transforming into a Demi-Fiend would do that. I'm just glad…the theory proved correct."

Astra glanced at Geto for the first time before she raised an eyebrow?" Wait…ah hell this is because of you Geto!? Figures after getting your ass kicked out of the equalizers you would crawl around with whatever scum would take you."

"Tsc, it's a shame so many agents of chaos got shackled by the ideas of order."

"Ideas nothing! No one wants to trust someone who's going to stab them in the back the moment things head south!"

"We all have to do "Harsh" things to survive in such a universe void of mercy eh? I can see you've long become someone who's use to, embracing their violent emotions themselves. I can sense how much your body is drenched with cursed energy. The rift-raft are no match for you now, I'm sure your father would be proud."

"Keep talking like that and what happened to your sleepy toady is going to look like mercy Geto." Astra uttered, causing the man above her to shrug." I'm just not sure why you're fighting on the side of the human monkeys. Your even more of a pure demon then I and Muzan are, for the moment."

"I'm not on anyone's side Geto, I just fight the people that piss me off the most, like you!"

"Tsc, if you matured just a bit you could become so much more. Let me tell you why you can't enter the realm of the highest. It's because you're stlill clinging to your humanity. Because you're going to grow old if you don't embrace your demon nature.

Embrace that you're a demon, Astra. Not just any demon, but a demi-fiend that can alter the fabric of the universe to bring about a new era reflecting the Heian times that were paradise to demons on my planet!

Do that, and you can go on training for a hundred, for two hundred years. You can become stronger then your father and become a terror across the Multiverse that would stand out even among the vast ranks of the Infnite Victory and Conquest Corperation! "

"So, you are working with them eh? Thought you were to proud to be anyone's tool eh Geto?"

"Tsc, its just not being a fool Astra. But you misunderstand the situation. This " Mister V-Day." You don't have to side yourself with those that disgust you just to live, if you prove your use, you would be able to live how you want!"

"Listen loud and clear jackass, I decide what I am going to be, not you or anyone else!"

"You should be greatful...you really think Muzan is this slow to track down someone that's a piority target to him? I been recomending caution, because someone like you is fit to be among us, if you were not just clouded about what matters!"

"If you think I need you to know what matters, I'll show you just how well I take pepole deciding what my life should be."

"Ugh, watching the hideous decline of someone blessed with extraordinary powers… It pains me! I can't bear it! You would advert your eyes to the truth like all the other weak vermin who hide from those better than them! But I'm not putting any faith in the enlightenment of the masses, I'm seeking for the chosen to ascend.

There are times when the strong are buried and oppressed by the weak due to their sheer numbers. And I'm telling you that the audacity do that make me so sick that I want to vomit. You were raised to see the folly of protecting the weak, so did the Bethel simpletons get their hands on your mind?"

"Neither light or darkness got there hands on my mind, I just decide for myself who has value to me."

"Well it seems your upbringing was...corrupted."

"Well cause my dad was to much of a drunk bastard to even admit he was my old man, and my mom died fast so I had to learn for myself!"

"If only you remembered your grandfather's advice more."

"Piff…at this point he's only a memory of a face."

"By design. I guess you never put together how Noritoshi Kamo died, before we met. I wanted to do my own experiment…and see what would happen if my bloodline mixed with the devils. It was easier than I thought, Doug Fitter was even less picky than I assumed. He really would sleep with anyone in the area. Do you realize now that you went through the Atavism of the Mazoku because I ensured you were enginer that way, that your mother was " Primed" to give a child that would turn out just that way? You should be thanking me, you would have died at Knull's hands like a dog without my blessing!"

Astra turned pale before she blinked a bit." What kind of lame joke is this? There is no way that…that."

"That your father would let him being tricked stand? You don't realize, how indifferent your father is to things at this point? All he cared about, is chaos. Long as it meant it was something different, he was indifferent to the morality of it. Don't you see Astra? Stop trying to find some hidden love in your family, and embrace that your from a dynastay of hate! Then you can see...that it made you superior to the vermin around you!

Did love and kindness save the billions of weak humans across this universe? Clearly no! God has made it clear that those who get by clinging to easy kindness are not those he favors. No...its when the soul is pushed to the limit that true exceptionalism and worth manifests. And so, there must be a consequence—as final and terrible as death—for failure.

.

You were born to be perfect demon if not the anti christ that is a human …a living being whose existence triggers mass extinctions so don't think you can, huh?"

Astra suddenly yelled before she unleashed a surge of power that knocked Geto back. As she looked at him with pure rage she pointed her sword at him." Either you're just lying to piss me off, or you really are pissing me off.

You think you "own" me Geto? You think you know what I'm suppose to be? You know I did see the old man a while back! He was a jackass, but he did not say at all that I was born to be some god damn Extinction Entity. He at the very least, did not try and force anything on me, proving your full of crap!"

Geto paused before he cracked his neck." I told you...he's long given up on long term planning entirely...only caring about destroying order itself so that nothing will require him to think. That's why I had to do my part to be able to make things move amiss the chaos. That's why you own your very,"

"All I own you, is an ass kicking!"

In an instant Astra was above Geto, and tried to cut him in half. But the moment she did his eyes glowed red and Astra felt a massive invisible pressure weighing down on her. Geto saw her rage and narrowed his eyes." Your anger is like an wildfire, or even a erupting collapsing star.

But even such fire, can't overcome the laws of nature. Even going through the Atavism of the Mazoku can't let you break the rules of the cosmic law! Settle down, or your going to be going through a rather painful punishment. There's a reason even Muzan for all his outbursts does not dare treat me like the others!"

With a surge of energy, Astra cried out in pain as the fingers in her right hand suddenly retracted into her hand from the gravitational pressure it felt. As blood poured out, Astra saw her arm start to turn inside out before Geto hissed out," I'm not a fool like Knull who fell onto power, I know how to use it like a scalpel.

If you refuse to see reason, I can use my magic to invert your entire body inside out before we get the answers out of you." Astra saw her hair strands split inside out before she grunted." Geto…you go all about me not doing what I was raised to do, but I remember the stuff that's important, like making my own law! And that law is shutting down scumbags no matter how much they try and twist things!"

"Well if you want to do this the hard way, so be it."

Geto unleashed even more pressure, before Astra screamed, then shifted her body before her shadow had strings of darkness sprout out around where she was impacted, and formed a mobius strip." Think you're so smart eh? Using shadows, if there is no frontside and no back side, there is no turning inside out! A non-orientable infnity strip, made of threads of shadows, is more of a pain to put together then a simple knot, but better then being ripped apart by you asshole!"

The special rank demon saw Astra charge through even through the pain she was feeling, to suddenly unleash a roundhouse kick that hit Geto in the face. The strike slammed Geto into the wall, and as he coughed up blood he only let out a deranged laugh." I admit, its foolish to underestimate the stubbornness of the scion of the devil.

Fine, I'll give you just what you deserve. 31, 37, 41, 43, 47. Count the prime numbers. I'll combine the four thousand four hundred and sixty one cursed souls I assimilated with to Nothing can divide the prime numbers, just like nothing can divide the absolute cosmic law.

The reason why people fail... is due to the feeling of "shame". They think they could have done things differently in the past, or they wonder why they did things that they did. Because of their regrets they slowly become weak, and they fail. You're a cursed child Astra, you were made to be that way! Its your fate to bring darkness to all, so stop resisting! You think you only have one path to live through this but your wrong because you misunderstand! the IV&C company seeks to ensure that the weak never interfere with there betters ever again, but those who are worthy will get what we deserve! You could have more then you ever dreamed of if you just aw things clearly! "

"I saw things clear enough when I saw Sieg rub out a entire universe because to him nothing in it was good enough to be " Allowed to live" Geto! The way I see it, he claims he wants everyone to be individual. Gives them each a little "house" or manor that is distinctive from the others, but even if he is " Kind enough" to let them set up there own jail cell, its only in a way that fits his bussiness plan, his desires.

It's fake individualism. A corporate uniqueness. Like an advertisement telling people to go their own way, be their own person—by buying this product like everyone else. I'm not buying what he's selling out of fear that its that or nothing, I'm betting everything that I can be what I really want to be, even if I have to cut down all the sell outs in the way like you!"

Then suffer the fate of all fools! Even as a Demi-Fiend, you will be overwhelmed by all the cursed souls I have admassed Astra! Curse Sprit Manipulation...Supreme Art...Maximum: Uzumaki Maelstrom!"

Geto put his finger above him before a flicker of dark flame burst out. Wailing could be heard before it became a house sized sphere of demonic energy. As Weiss saw this the talking book grunted out," Oh bugger, either we get blasted or are plans get blown to hell."

"Hey quit moaning pagey." Astra muttered as she grasped her God-Butcher blade tightly and wound up her free hand tightly." I'm not some rookie who can't read the room! Good to know you're so quick to panic Geto, for all your talk you're just like your lacky and fall to pieces the moment your con no longer works! You can dump all the curses you want on me, but you, Higgs, and anyone who acts like they are my parent can go to hell, cause I'm the only one who will decide what I'm doing! Even if the whole universe is trying to press the destiny it thinks I deserve on me, I'll keep slicing through! Rengoku Nova!"

Astra quickly got into a stance like she was going to draw her sword, before she burst out like she was shot out railgun. Her aura took the shape of a dragon as she collided into the Uzumaki Maelstrom energy sphere.

Geto at first smirked, but's eye twitched as he saw that Gorr was slowly absorbing the souls into it. He saw his projectile getting smaller before he winced." Damn that Knull…stumbling into a weapon he was not fit for. Damn…that blade pricing me could be a problem. But…I have enough time to hold it back."

Geto snapped his fingers before a poral of darkness appeared behind him. He saw the fire that was Astra's energy before he sneered at the flaming attack." You are strong and one of the chosen ones my "grandchild", but you have no idea just how small a fish you still are. I suppose it will take, huh? What the?"

He heard a roar, and realized Astra kept her sword going, while swerving to the right to come at him with her fist. The moment he saw her, Astra grinned at the tension in his eyes." I know a lot more then you about what's going on Geto, that's why I don't have time for your crap! Your going to need more then that stich on your face when I'm done with you Geto! Guren Enjinkyaku!"

Geto tried to cast a curse, only to get slugged in the face by the enraged blonde woman with a jumping kick that lead to a attack combination where she jumped off the opponent with the other foot, spinning in the air before following up with a a furious upward-flying flaming Tatsumaki strike that ended with a final, slightly prolonged kick going straight across the opponent's face, all in the blink of an eye.

A shock-wave burst out as Astra hit Geto hard enough to hear a cracking sound.

She saw him get sent ablaze and launched into the portal he cast, and as she saw the portal vanish the instant he went through it she spat on the ground." I'd say hope that lesson will be carved into your skull but with any luck I just busted your brain. Ugh, to much to piss me off to even focus on right about now."

Tanjiro saw Geto's magic start to fade before he gulped." Wow, that was…amazing miss Astra!"

James saw Astra's eyes looked full of rage before the former Enji Master took a deep breath." Astra…my thanks for the assistance. Are you alright?"

Astra saw Ray, 2B, Eve, and all the others that were asleep now heading over to them before she looked at her hand, and grasped it tightly." You seriously thought frail sissies like those guys could hurt me? I thought you were a sage?"

"I'm talking about the mental over the physical here. I know what its like to have,"

"I don't want to talk with it with you out of anyone you damn ghost. Don't be a pain in the ass about it, like I care what some freak like him said."

James saw Astra's eyes looked withdrawn before he sighed." Fine, then can I at least heal your wounds?"

"You can if you want, but better make sure the others don't need to be healed first."

Ray saw the extent of the damage Astra did to the unfinished Cape Canaveral town before he whistled." Damn Astra, you are the number one payback queen."

Eve's Robot looked at the area before he looked up. "While are survival is above all else, it is troublesome that the means to ensure that might have ruined are mission."

Elena looked up before she shrugged." We can't assume the worst-case situation yet. We did say the cameras would be offline during repairs…and this ship is big enough to buffer the noise from are fight. I suppose we must hope that Mike was able to properly distract are client enough to not realize what happened here."

"Well, I'm ready for anything." Astra grunted out as she put Gorr away." But if these guys buy that this is all just faulty gear then…works for me. Only one way to find out."

The group prepared themselves for anything as they left the wreckage of the Mugen Train and went to the upper layer of the ship just as Mike and Tyson were trying to calm Ex Treme down from the outcome of Trivial Pursuit.

"Alright Bubble Boy, let's see who knows what facts are these days eh. Who invaded Spain in the 8th century of Earth Prime?

"That's a joke! The Moors, I had them be the "bad guys" in medieval world for my birthday last year!"

Mike looked at the card before his smirk widened." Ohhh no! I'm so sorry it's the Moops! The correct answer is the Moops!"

"What? You made that up!"

"You can see it for yourself kid!"

As he flipped the coin around his shorter opponent narrowed his eyes." Ugh, it's a misprint! More stupid bugs! That does not count!"

"Sorry…but if you don't know your own deck then you are not the master of your domain. Even if it is wrong now, if it was right when the game was made then that's how it is."

"You're a cheater there's no moops idiot! Its Mores!"

"Moops!"

"MOORS!"

"MOOPS! Just take your loss like a, GUH!"

Ex Treme tried to tackle Mike before he jumped back. Tyson saw how heated Mike looked before she rolled her eyes." You seriously have to cheat to beat a kid?"

"Hey it's the principle. Sometimes things are not what we thought they were going to be. He, he reminds me of how I was in that age. A kid in a bubble who's parents gave him every toy he wanted, aside from a happy life."

"Heh, you were a lot like this dude. Remember when you threw a fit cause you lost hyper hungry hungry hippio?"

"Well…hopefully picked up a bit more class since then."

"Heh, maybe a little. At least your out of the bubble man."

As the two friends fist bumped, Mike saw guards were coming before he winced." Hey nothing to fret about just a little misunderstanding."

As "Angry as the bubble boy" was over feeling like Mike cheating on him, that was side tracked as everyone saw the others come back up. Upon seeing the rest of the group emerge with cuts and bruises caused him to drop his jaw before he turned to them." What the hell happened? I thought you guys were hard core professionals!"

Ray looked at everyone before he laughed anxiously." Chill kid, just a few…malfunctions with the upgrades but its all cool."

"If its all cool then what took so long?"

Ratchet shrugged before he threw out an sheepish." Oh, it's just a unexpected chain reaction caused a gas leak. But its all fine now."

Ex Treme had his eye twitch as he looked around." Now gas is leaking? What's going on over there?"

He glanced to Hermes who checked the systems." Oh, security cameras are finished updating so they are back on, huh?" What the?"

Ex Treme saw the wrecked train before Elena gave an apologetic bow." Are apologies, the train did not react well to the updates but, we will cover the repair cost as an expression of are regret."

Ex Treme was about to say something before he had a notification flash by and raised an eyebrow." Huh? Mom says my Gundam game is about to begin? Screw it you can get yelled by her about this I'm ready for a real game without cheaters! Mike saw the purple haired kid's delight before he let out an anxious chuckle." Works for me."

Mike saw the kid go to his staff before he and Tyson went over to rejoin the others before the Black Panther cleared his throat." So what's up? We cool or should we bail?"

Ray looked around before he shrugged." We, had a few surprises and we sure as hell better keep on the look out for more. But, as long as the kid is not in on this, we should stick to the plan."

Mike took a deep breath before he nodded." Alright…then let's keep all the eyes open to make sure we are the one throwing the next surprise."

Everyone watched the son of the owner of the No-Ship" "Ithaca" prepare to go as the entire ship moved to the side of the entire space colony to prepare to ship some things to trade with the clan. As they did a monitor went up, showing that the Gundam battle royal was still going.

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The Aerial Gundam had managed to overcome every mobile suit that came after the" Mercury Witch", but two pilots from the Dawn of Fold group, Norea Du Noc in the Gundam Lfrith Thorn, and Sophie Pulone in the Gundam Lfrith Ur.

The bluer Gundam with the beam ax fired a barrage of energy rounds before hissing out," Your going to pay Mercury wench! Let's have are duel! Permt Score…three!"

The blueish green Gundam had a red tri spike come out of its back, before a dozen smaller Gundam's burst out of the ground.

As they floated in a circle Suletta shirked a as she dodged the sudden new salvo of blasts." Hey, no fair they did not announce you guys could join in!"

"Hahaha…you moron there is no one else to join in, I bought my own GUND-BITS for the match! Don't matter if its ten mobile suits controlled by one pilot its still the same! Let'er rip, Gundvolas!"

Suletta struggled to block all the shots she whimpered out," Stop it, you fire that many shots at once and someone will die!"

"HAH! If you pilot a mobile suit the idea is to kill someone! You really are one pathetic sheltered brat! I heard so much about the legendary Gundam Witch, but your sight disgusts me!"

"No…why use the Gundam so wickedly? "

"Heh, I'm not a momma's girl like you, there are things I want duh! "

"Things you want?"

"Meals big enough to fill my stomach, a fluffy bed to sleep on, warm showers! There's still more! Comics, video games, and also…a family that will always love me! In this broken universe, only the winners get them, and I want a piece of the pie! You, have things you want to eh witch? Or are you really just a dog who pilots the tool of murder to get a good pet from your master?"

"A…Ariel is not a tool of murder! The Gundam…is a symbol of peace and hope!"

"Then why does Ariel have all those tools for killing eh? Who made it such a killing machine eh?"

As the two Gundam's sliced at each other with there beam sabers Suletta winced." A-Aerial was built by my mom to…to…do what again? AHH!"

Her enemy sliced through the opposing Gundam's shoulder before she laughed madly." I'll crush you and everyone else that wants to deny me the glory I deserve!"

She dove down to try and slice into the "Mercury Witch" before the red haired woman widened her eyes." I…I must grasp victory." She suddenly talked in a monotone voice before her Gundam had the red energy segments on it glow blue, and unleashed a burst of energy in all directions.

The wave caused the two opposing Gundam's and the GUND-BITS froze. The pilot Sophie screamed with fury before she punched her cockpit." What…what the hell is this? What's going on Norea?"

Her teammate widened her eyes before responding with," That Gundam released a data storm that froze everything! It's an EMP? Damn it get the backup generator on, AHH!"

To her horror the Gundvolas started opening fire on her and her teammate. As her mobile suit was blown apart by her own hijacked weapons before she screamed in outrage. She saw Lady Prospera looking delighted in the distance before she grit her teeth." Damn you…witch…what kind of Gundam can just, wait, huh? No, you're not, you're not even the one I want. You're just a, AHH!"

The Aerial sliced off the Gundam Lfrith Ur's head. As it crashed into the Gundam Lfrith Thorn and they both exploded Lady Prospera saw her daughter slowly fall to the ground and smirked." You have danced wonderfully, my dear Ericht."

You done well old friend, you done better work then I figured."

The woman in the mask turned around to see Aplodia walk up. Prospera nodded before she smiled." I hope your travels have been well Aplodia."

"Oh, there's there's even more vermin scurrying around then ever…but it won't be for long…once Quiet Zero commences. Still, I think my darling will find your child as a thrilling playmate Elnora. And together, they will be able to at last, bring us what we desire, what we deserve. I'll get the last few things from these barbarians, then we will begin."

As Prospera nodded, a victory gong was struck before everyone saw all the screens focus on Dessler. The ruler of the Garmillas clan looked amused as he made a beckoning gesture with his arms." Well done…that was a worthy tribute to the Garmillas tribe! Now that the proper performance has ended, its time to get to the main event. All buyers get to there proper stations, we will begin the, inorganic auctions shortly."

As various ships moved around, Dessler was about to move out before he heard a female voice clear her throat." Pardon the intrusion Lord Dessler, but we just wanted to make sure are deal was still going to be honored."

The blue skinned man saw Anissa and Conquest fly down before Superian narrowed his eyes." Hey…don't think you Viltrumites own this place. Watch your tone or you're going to regret it."

Conquest snickered before he cracked his knuckles." And you're going to do it boy? You may be a Nahobino, but it don't mean jack against a entire clan of them who already knew how to fight!"

Dessler cleared his throat before he cleared his throat." I assure you Conquest, the Garmillas clan knows how to fight to if you insist on it."

Anissa cleared her throat before cutting in with," Grand Regent Thragg wants you to know he respects your clan and does not want to waste resources fighting. We are not here to attack, long as the agreement we had was valid, there is no need for conflict."

"Of course. The Space Battleship Yamato and its crew are yours, but I must insist to go about the formalities of the auction for the sake of appearances. Only a fool would challenge a Viltrumite in the first place yes? And since Homelander is not here I think we don't have to worry about that."

Conquest spat on the ground before he grunted out," Ugh, fine but I want are team ready to haul it out the moment this is done."

"You can wait a bit more Conquest." Anissa hissed out." Just play with your new toys from the pageant a bit longer. But, I agree we will move out as soon as its done…Omni-Man is eager to make sure Homelander does not get ahead of himself. Mark…be a lamb and get ready to haul the Yamato to are spot? Just wait there and…make sure no one is stupid enough to get in the way with their superiors."

The man who had the code name" Invincible" walked up to the older Viltrumite and had his eye twitch before he nodded." Understood. No one will defy us."

Conquest snorted before he looked around." All these maggots think they can find something that will let them one up us…but soon everyone's going to learn the hard way, that no matter what toy they get, it won't be enough to stop the superior race from there conquest."

Authors Notes: Got another heavy amount of things to address so lets get to it. Fasalina, Carossa and Melissa and Michael Garrett are all from Gun X Sword, I'll mostly refer to Michael as Garrett to not get it mixed up with Mike. I know the Gun X Sword stuff has not seemed to related but hopefully it will be clear where its all going with this plot point when things heat up with this group.

The Rabbies are of course from Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope,

Cape Canaveral is from Jojo Part 6 Stone Ocean with a mix of the Copied City is a small location in NieR:Automata .

Kerry Eurodyne and the Us Cracks band are from the Cyberpunk game, Dolorous is from the HBO Westworld show, Sakura Slash and Hermes Mercury are from the SD GUNDAM BATTLE ALLIANCE game, Ex Treme is the main boss in the Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost game, where Norea Du Noc in the Gundam Lfrith Thorn, and Sophie Pulone in the Gundam Lfrith Ur are from Gundam Witch of Mercury, and Ahlforz Rohm Halharris is from Super Robot Wars V, and Gyutaro is from Demon Slayer.

I know I went a bit off the script with having Kaine and 2B fight the demon twins but, wanted to give the side cast a bit of time to shine and the fight did have things that would be in common with both Neir games theme wise.

Also, the reason Tanjiro and Nezuko could wake up from the dream magic will be more linked to the Neir side of things, hopefully that will make more sense in time when I reveal more lol.

As for Astra and Geto, in Jutsu Kaisen Geto or Kenjaku did possess the mother of that series's main lead, Yuji Itadori. More or less at some point in the past, Kenjaku transplanted his brain with his innate technique into the body of Yuji's father, Jin Itadori's partner, Kaori. Posing as her, Kenjaku used her body to mate and give birth to her son: Yuji, so figured it would be some kind of thing for this situation as well with Astra, if not quite the same.

Ah well, more on that later but for now that should be all. So as always hope you liked what you seen to leave a review, thanks for those who have, and with that till next time.