Hello there!

I was rereading the chapters and realized that some context was missing. So, just to clear some things up, Caelus met Herta when Naruto was talking to Welt, all the Nameless can use the space anchors and, just like before, Naruto has no problem with killing (it won't happen often). Also, I'll try to add proper fight scenes if possible. This is also the first chapter for the Jarilo-VI arc.
Hope you enjoy!

"Tailed beasts/powerful beings"

"speech"

'Thoughts'

"other stuff"

Caelus' body jerked forward as the Astral Express came to a stop. Opening his eyes, he looked in front of him and saw March 7th lying on the floor. The girl groaned before pushing herself back up to her feet and dusting herself off. She looked around and her eyes met with his, causing her to flush in embarrassment. Flashing her a smile, Caelus stood up and walked over to a window. Instantly, he was in awe. In front of him, was a planet. An actual planet. Not a picture of one, not a video of one, but an actual, snow-covered, planet. "After this many millennia, is this what Jarilo-VI became?" Caelus was a little startled by Himeko's sudden appearance next to him, but he hid it well enough. When March came along, he was better prepared.

"So this is our next destination?" March asked. The planet below them was a giant ball of snow. That was the only way it could be described as the whole planet was just white. Not a single patch of green or blue could be seen from the Express.

"Could this be your home world March?" Caelus asked carefully. He didn't want to approach the subject too directly in case he accidentally hurt March.

"No. The ice that trapped me was Six Phased Ice and it is extremely rare. That looks like normal ice." March said evenly. Caelus looked at her and noticed a small amount of sadness in her eyes. It was clear that she was a bit disappointed that this wasn't her home planet.

Just then, Pom Pom appeared behind them, startling Caelus yet again. "Spatial readout anomaly. Star rail stability is only 12%. We'll have to extend the stop indefinitely! We can't do a safe jump until this problem is solved." The conductor said urgently. In response, the confused Caelus made his cluelessness known.

"How do I put this?" Himeko asked herself. "Something on this planet is disrupting the Star rail from staying together. Unless this is sorted out, we won't be able to move forward."

"To put it simply, it's like the tracks of a train broken over a canyon. The Star rail is basically the tracks of the Astral express laid out by Akivili the Trailblaze a long time ago. Only a few things can de-stabilize it and, usually, it is something with a large amount of power, like a Stellaron, that can do something that." Welt's interjection caused Caelus to look at his chest, his emotions clearly painted on his face. A hand on his shoulder made him turn and look at the smiling face of March 7th, her smile slightly reassuring the newbie Trailblazer. Seeing Caelus's expression Welt decided to change the subject. "Don't worry about it. We will have this sorted in no time at all. Then we can all have some fun and be on our way. Speaking of it I'll go and conduct the preliminary analysis."

Caelus looked up at him. "What if it's the Stellaron in me that's making the problem?" He asked quietly. Hearing a loud sigh, the group turned around to see Naruto standing up and walking towards them.

"Don't worry. If that was the case, we wouldn't have been able to even think of leaving the space station in the first place. But, because we left without issue, and the anomaly only appeared now, it is safe to assume that it is something on this planet, Stellaron or not, that's causing this problem." Naruto's words put Caelus at ease. "That being said, the problem is probably going to be a Stellaron, given how many of them we've had to deal with after they caused the same problem."

Just then, Welt returned. "As expected, the results say it is a Stellaron. Yes, like the one in your body Caelus."

"What is a Stellaron anyway?" Caelus asked the crew.

"To put it simply, they are seeds of disaster spread by a certain Aeon. Even Herta dosen't fully understand them, but wherever they appear, disaster is bound to follow." Himeko said helpfully.

Welt continued. "It is likely that the presence of a Stellaron has something to do with Jarilo-VI becoming a frozen planet. Don't worry. This isn't the first time something like this has happened, and we know exactly how to solve this problem."

Himeko turned around to face Caelus and March. "Caelus, March. Might I suggest that we leave this expedition to you and Dan Heng?" she asked with a small smile. Caelus widened his eyes while March grinned.

"Sure! But can Mr Naruto also join us?" The cheery girl sounded as excited as ever.

Naruto just chuckled. "Sure thing. I'll join." March smiled at his response and Caelus felt a bit better. Seeing his expression, Naruto turned to Caelus placed a hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry. First expeditions are always fun. You guys get ready and I'll go get Dan Heng." With that, he turned to walk away, but was met by the monotone face of Dan Heng.

"No need. I'm already here." It was Dan Heng alright. With a small giggle at Dan Heng's expense, March 7th left to pack her things. "March!" Dan Heng called out. "We don't need a suitcase of stuffed animals this time." March just pouted and stuck out his tongue at him. Dan Heng just sighed and rubbed his forehead in relief, knowing that he had just dodged a bullet while the others snickered at his expense.

Soon enough, they were on the surface of the frozen planet, the power of the Trailblaze protecting them from the cold to some degree. "Wow this place is cold." March commented while they walked. "Which way should even we be going?"

"According to the coordinates, the target should be somewhere up ahead." Dan Heng said in his normal monotone voice.

A few steps of silence later, March spoke again. "Ugh why didn't we buy a snowmobile? That would have been really helpful around now. And why do we have to leave all the cool thing on the Express-" March's whining was cut off by Dan Heng.

"Do I need to remind you what you did to the last snowmobile we bought?" March let out a nervous giggle while Naruto just laughed from behind them.

"While that would be a fun story to tell, we better pick up the pace if we want to go back to the warmth of the express. The Stellaron is interfering with the waypoints, which means that they are out of order for a while. The faster we find it, the faster Welt can seal it away, and the faster we can save this planet." After the impromptu speech, Naruto adjusted his shakujou took the lead followed by the others. His presence was like a warm beacon in the freezing cold. March and Dan Heng were used to him taking the lead and Caelus felt like it was a good idea to follow his friends.

After walking for a few more minutes, some movement caught March's eye. "Hey, what's that?" The others followed March to an oddly placed pile of snow. There weren't any trees around and there was no reason this pile should be here. It was also shaped like a man, so there was that. Looking up at the others for a brief moment, Dan Heng summoned his spear and shoved its sharp tip into the pile of snow.

As expected, (by Naruto and Dan Heng at least) a man jumped out of the snow with a shout. "Please don't arrest me! I swear I'm friends with Captain Gepard!" The man's shout got confused expressions from everyone while Naruto narrowed his eyes. The man then looked at them before also donning a confused expression. "Huh. I haven't seen you around these parts. Are you new here?"

"We are." Dan Heng said as briefly as possible. The man gave them a smile and took a good look at everyone. He suppressed a shiver that ran down his spine when he saw Naruto staring at him with narrowed eyes.

"Well new friends, my name is Sampo Koski! Nice to meetcha! So, tell me friends, what are you doing out here?" Sampo said with a jovial tone.

"We were just making our way to the city but got lost. Could you lead us there?" Naruto asked, hiding all traced of hostility from his voice with practiced ease. "What are you thinking Naruto?" A dark voice rang out in his head. 'You felt his presence too, didn't you Kurama?' Naruto asked the fox. "What about it?" Said fox asked back. 'Well, this Sampo's presence reeks of the Elation. Chances are, he's a fool.' Hearing Naruto's reasoning, the fox let out a laugh. "I see I trained you well." Naruto smiled to himself at the fox's words. While their relationship had started out rocky, Kurama had been the only constant in his life from a long time and the being who knew him the best, so after the two were acquainted well enough to be even brothers, Kurama had decided to impart some of his wisdom down to Naruto. Because of the effects of being exposed to Kurama's chakra for a long time, Naruto was even able to learn some of the fox's original jutsu with relative ease. But, that's all a story for another time.

"Of course friends! Follow me and let Sampo Koski lead the way!" Sampo's voice broke Naruto from his trance and he followed the group from the back. While Naruto still felt uneasy about him, he could always beat him up if the man tried anything funny. While they were walking, March had struck up a small conversation with the man.

"Halt!" Everyone stopped in their tracks. In front of them were some people wearing blue and uniforms and silver helmets that looked almost like a bucket. "It's the suspect and his accomplices! Arrest them!" Another on the guards shouted.

Sampo let out a small shout in fear. "You remember the Silvermane guards I told you about earlier? That's them! Help me friends!" He curled up into a ball while the trio took up a defensive position. Standing a bit further back, Naruto watched as the man got up and ran away while his friends fought the guards.

"Enough! What is going on here?" A loud booming voice asked, causing the guards to look back at the voice. The Nameless, who hadn't done much to the guards, stopped fighting and lowered their weapons in confusion.

"Captain Gepard!" The guards stood up straight as a blond man with a large… guitar case walked out of the snow. "These people were seen associating with the fugitive Sampo Koski! He even called them his friends."

The captains gaze shifted to the Trailblazers as he eyed them up and down. The only ones that looked threatening were the boy with the spear and the girl with the bow. He doubted a baseball bat and, whatever that weird staff was, would hurt as much. "Is this true?" Gepard asked them.

Naruto stepped forward and started speaking. "Well, partially. What happened was-

"Hey! Where did he go?" March's voice cut him off. "That Sampo guy! He disappeared! Some friend he is!"

That got Gepard going. "Sorry, but we don't deal with criminals. Silvermane guards! Arrest them!" With that, the guards jumped forwards while Gepard gripped his guitar case and brandished it. Naruto just sighed and held up his hand to stop the others from doing anything.

Caelus and March shared a confused look while Dan Heng shifted Cloud piercer behind him. Naruto turned his shakujo and let his hand slide down to the bottom. With the new grip, he swung it like a bat at a guard's knee, and kicked him towards two other guards before he fell. He dodged a spear strike from another guard and placed the head of his staff on his chest and a blast of wind put him on the floor. A duck and a jerk of his hand made the staff slide through his fingers and hit another guard with its butt. Spinning his shakujou, he looked at his handiwork. Five incapacitated guards on the floor, and one angry Gepard.

Said man shifted his weapon and came at Naruto with a fist enveloped in ice. Naruto dodged and used his shakujou to move the hand away. In response, Gepard effortlessly lifted his heavy guitar case and tried to hit Naruto, but the latter's free hand grabbed it and yanked it from his grip before trowing it away. Gepard was about to throw hands but the pointy tip of a jet-black chakra rod at his neck stopped him in his tracks. "You done yet?" Naruto asked in a casual tone while Gepard closed his eyes and raised his hands in surrender.

Timeskip

After some talks and some visual proof in the from of a photo of Jarilo-VI, Gepard finally believed them and decided to take the Express crew towards the city of Belobog. Turns out, Sampo was a wanted criminal for some crimes against the city. Though most of what he did was classified, he was still known as a dangerous criminal in Belobog. Gepard also explained the origins of the 'eternal freeze', which confirmed the existence of the Stellaron. Eventually, they were brought to the city, where it was much warmer than it was outside. They were led to a large building known where the Supreme guardian resided. Once they were at the steps, Gepard stopped and turned around. "This is Qliphoth fort. It is also where the Supreme Guardian resides and where you'll have the best chance of getting some information on this Stellaron.

After a rather long climb, the four reached their destination and entered the office. Inside, they saw a silver haired girl standing in front of a taller blond haired woman. The girl wore a uniform similar to Gepard and it was apparent that she was also a high ranking official among the Silvermane guards. She looked like she was pleading with the older woman for something. "But that's a meaningless sacrifice. How could you-

"Ahem. We have guests. You may leave now Bronya." The girl, who's name was Bronya, turned around to head outside but not before giving a side eye to the visitors, her curious eyes lingering on Naruto's shakujo for a second longer. Once she left, the Supreme guardian turned to face them. "Welcome, outsiders, to the city of Belobog. Gepard informed me of your arrival via a messenger. My name is Cocolia Rand and I am the Supreme guardian of Belobog. Gepard informed me that you may have a way to stop the eternal freeze." She asked carefully.

"Greetings, Madam Guardian. It is an honor to meet you. My name is Dan Heng and these are my companions, Caelus, March 7th and Mr Naruto. We are part of the Nameless and were planning on a stopover here but our system detected an anomaly. We believe that the reason for the anomaly and the eternal freeze is a Stellaron that fell here 700 years ago, when the Antimatter Legion was wiped out." Dan Heng responded calmly. Even though Naruto was the senior, he was better with the more… bloody aspects of these situations while Dan Heng was always better with logistics and negotiations. So Naruto often let the Dan Heng take the lead in situations like these. "A Stellaron crisis is one of the only events capable of changing a planet's climate so rapidly. If we locate it, we can seal it, thereby stopping its adverse effects on this world. If that happens, this world can begin the process of recovery."

Cocolia hummed. "While you may be correct, I believe we would have known if something known as the Cancer of Worlds landed on our planet. Regardless, we have been isolated for quite some time and lack the means to seal a Stellaron. If you believe that you can help us with this disaster, then we will be glad to accommodate you, esteemed guests." She then took out a piece of paper and wrote down something before folding it up and handing it to Dan Heng. "Here. Give this to the receptionist of the Gothe hotel and they will prepare some rooms for you to stay."

Dan Heng and the others bowed. "We are grateful for your generosity, Madam Cocolia. We will try to finish our business as fast as we can, as not to burden you." With that, they let the office, though Naruto hesitated and glanced at Cocolia before exiting the office.

The minute they were gone, Cocolia turned around and walked towards the windows before crossing her arms. As she walked, an unintelligible, jumble of voices rang out in the room. Cocolia sighed. "I know. And don't worry. I have a way." Her eyes went to her desk and then to the papers on said desk. Seeing that her work was basically finished, she decided to go something else and walked out of her office.

When she left, a masked figure dropped down from the ceiling. The figure took off the mask, revealing Naruto's face and turned into smoke with a poof.

Meanwhile

The crew were walking around Belobog and taking in the sights. They had met up with Gepard and gone to see some sights the captain reccomended. They had gone to Everwinter monument listened to a lecture by a rather short girl, and visited the Neverwinter Workshop, where they had tinkered with some gadgets with the ex-rockstar Serval, and they were currently making their way to the highly recommended Gothe hotel. Once they walked inside, Dan Heng handed the paper he had gotten to the receptionist, who, after a quick read, gave them 4 keys for 4 rooms on the 4th floor. When Naruto entered his room, he saw a clean and well-made bed with some bedside accessories. He locked the door and sat down on his bed before closing his eyes and sending out a controlled pulse of chakra. Opening his eyes, he looked at a random corner and gave it a rather sadistic smile. Not two seconds later, the corner started sparking and a small black device fell to the ground. Getting up with a sigh, Naruto walked up to the device and picked it up and tossed it away. Walking back to the bed, Naruto lied down and entered his mindscape.

Sometime later

"Are you sure about this Naruto?" Kurama's voice asked. "This seems rather farfetched even for me." Madara added in. "I am sure. We have dealt with those things before, and the energy in there matched a Stellaron's general signature perfectly." Madara put his hand on his chin and started thinking. They were sitting inside Kurama's cave talking about what Naruto's shadow clone gathered. "So you are saying that this, supreme guardian has been swayed by the Stellaron?" Madara finally asked. "I'm not sure, but it seems like the best possibility right now." Naruto answered. "I'm with Naruto on this. That 'supreme guardian' person seemed to trust you a bit too easily. I'd also be rather weary of trusting her. That was a good call brat." Kurama said. "While I agree, I'll have you know that I'm not the same brat from before, got it Fuzzbutt?" Madara choked on air at Naruto's response while Kurama looked scandalized. "FUZZBUTT?" As you may have guessed, that did nothing to quell that laughter of the occupants in the cave. Rather, all it did was make them laugh even harder.

3250 words. A bit shorter than the last one

Another chapter done! It took a bit longer than expected but I got it done. This chapter was an intro into the Belobog arc and only covered the first few parts. Idk if I will be able to wright fight scenes too well because the game isn't clear on their moves and what they do. With someone like the Cocolia echo, they have some, rather predictable moves to write into a fight, but with her final form, that would be a bit harder. Either way, I'll try my best. Also, do you guys have any ideas on ships for Caelus? I was planning on shipping him with Firefly because of their interactions in cannon but I want to see what you think. And with that, I'll catch you in the next one!