Well, here we are people:
"THE RED DRAGON SAMURAI" HAS NOW TURNED 1 YEAR OLD!
I still can't believe it! I can't believe this simple idea for a crossover became as popular as it's become. I published the first chapter on March 5th, 2017. A mouth after seeing the trailer for Samurai Jack—Season 5. I didn't think this story would have the same success as other DxD stories and crossovers (A lot of them are the usual Naruto crossover). However, after just 18 episodes and over 241,000 words, this story has now 176 Favorites, 176 Followers, and 300 Reviews!
I just want to say thank you to all of you who've continued to read and like this crossover. I'm grateful to each and every one of you.
And, for the first anniversary of "The Red Dragon Samurai," I've gone back and corrected as many of the mistakes in the first four chapters as I could. I know that those few were not the best when it came to grammar, but I fixed a large majority of the problems…Hopefully…
And with that out of the way, let's get started…
("…Gotta get back…back to the past…Samurai Jack.") There's nothing but a black screen.
("I've finally returned to the past and defeated Aku.") The scene then goes down to reveal Jack. His silhouette all white with a white shadow behind him, standing in the dark with his back turned towards the viewer.
("But, I still feared for the future.") Jack is then shown looking out at the horizon from the balcony of his castle, pink Sakura leaves falling all around him and his empire. The scene then changes to show an opening in a snowbound forest with towering trees.
("Though he's gone, his shadow still remains.") The camera turned slowly to the right and stopped when it shows Jack meditating on the snow covered ground, with his right side facing the viewer. There's then a close up of the sheathed Sword, as the blade is pulled from the scabbard.
("Though I will not be around, I will not let the nightmare return.") The scene focuses only on the Sword's blade, as reflection of Jack's eyes was shown in the metal for a moment, before Aku's eyes replaced them.
("With a simple goal, the Sword was passed down to eldest child of the eldest child.") Jack's silhouette, with the sword in hand, stands on top of a hill looking at his home from a distance. But then the scene changes to where there was a woman standing in Jack's place, looking at another city of the in the 19th century.
("To be passed down throughout the times.") The scene fades into another one, this time to a man looking at a city set ablaze in the night, as American bombers fly overhead during World War 2.
("So that if Aku does comes back, there's hope.") Again, the scene changes. But this time shows Kenny's silhouette looking at Kuoh. The city lit by its neon lights in the night atmosphere.
("I've placed my faith in him, and those around him.") Kenny was now sitting on the ground and leaning against a tree while looking up at the silhouette figure a familiar young woman. The screen suddenly goes black.
("His name is Kenny Kurosawa… the Red Dragon Samurai.") Things continue to remain black, but then the Sword is seen falling in slow motion.
{Play Itteki no Eikyou by UVERworld/ ENLISH version by Amalee}
(Can you forgive, and forget your self-pride?)Kenny's Sacred Gear grabbed the Sword. The scene quickly switched to the show his silhouette, holding the Sword high over his head, as a giant wall of fire erupted behind him, while he stood on a wide flat plan.
(Let it all go and recover your stride) Changing scenes with the screen glitching, Rias is then shown staring seriously at the viewer, her hair flowing to the right. Her eyes flash red, before reaching her hand out in front of her. Then clocking it in her crimson demonic-power.
(I'll take the pain, so blame it on me) The scene changed again, this time showing Samurai Jack smiling at the audience for a moment.
(Give me the weight for everything) He then turned around and walked away, before vanishing.
(No matter how large, or how small) Switching back to Kenny, he stared at the audience with a serious expression, still holding the Sword over his head.
(I will bear it all) He then pointed the Sword at the viewer.
(Find forgiveness in your heart,so you can continue on) Suddenly, the green jewel on the Boosted Gear to glow, blinding the viewer. Everything then went black.
[Instrumentals] Then the title burns itself into the scene, glowing red as it shines in the dark.
The Red Dragon Samurai
(Give a name to the rose - it's all the same) Kenny is now showing walking in the neighborhood towards the viewer in the day time, with the Sword on his back in the shinai bag.
(It'll still smell as sweet) The background suddenly turned to night, and his expression turned to serious scowl as he pulled out the Sword.
(Give a name to the rose - it's all the same) Back in the day time, Rias is seen again, only this time she's sitting at her school desk with a pleasant smile.
(It won't change what you meant to me (Ah~)) Suddenly the scene changed again. Rias was no sitting at her desk in the clubroom, with a serious expression. Her eyes flashed red, and the camera quickly zoomed in on her right eye, until the entire screen with red.
(If you live – Live your life with good intent) Zooming out, the scene changed to show the Gremory House symbol glowing in a black background. As the camera zoomed out, it stop when Akeno was shown, then continued, only to stop again when Koneko was show.
(It returns somewhere along the way (Ah~)) The camera continued once again, only to stop for a final time when Asia was shown. Everything fades again.
(But - would you give – Give it a second thought) Kiba is then seen in a dark, empty room on his hands and knees, as tears poured down his face.
(When saying it reveals the lie) After a moment, the background suddenly cracked like glass, with each section showing something horrifying, and Kiba threw his head back and howled in agony and anger towards the heavens.
(There's only 10% you're to blame for) Quickly shifting the scene to look down at Kiba, the viewer sees that there were the shadows of seven sword around him, with their tips attached to his shadow.
(But no one will share the fault) Zooming in on one of the shadowy swords, Irina appeared behind it, with her own pose. The scene quickly turned to another sword's shadow, and showed Xenova standing behind it in a fighting pose.
(You take the heat, but no more) Moving quickly past her right should, viewer passes over the ghosts of many crying children, before reaching the end and ending up back at where Kiba is.
(So now's the time, you gotta hold your own, and stand up tall) Kiba was still on his knees, but with a wider view and a side view of scene, a mysterious man is now shown standing in front of him with a sword drawn. Other individuals stand behind him. The man raised the sword to kill Kiba, and he closed his teary eye and accepts his fate.
(It's the number one thing you can never forget) Suddenly, Kenny stepped in front of Kiba and the sword with the Sword, causing the man to stumble backwards. Kiba looked in shock. Kenny is seen glaring at the man, before slashing down at him.
(Don't let them define you,) Vali in his Balance Breaker armor is then shown flying up into the night sky, the moon behind him. The quickly change to show a lone priest on top of a building, looking out at the city.
(There is fight in you yet) Akeno is then shown naked, smiling brightly at the viewer, before a single crack form abruptly down her middle. Now she was smiling on the right side with her Devil wing out. On the left, she's crying into her hand with her Fallen Angel wing out.
(I'll take the pain, so blame it on me) The scene changed again, this time showing Kenny on one knee while his hand grasped the Sword, which was stabbed into the ground. He pants in exhaustion, as he is surround by a wildfire.
(Give me the weight for everything) Rias then kneed down and place her curvy body on his back, as she wrapped her arms around him. This brought a thankful smile on his face, as he reached back and place a hand on the back of her head.
(No matter how large, or how small) Kenny stood up, with Rias moving back to give him space. He looked up and scowled at something.
(You and I can bear it all) A view of his back revealed it to be the silhouette of Aku, towering over him, with the moon behind his head.
(Find forgiveness in your heart,)Kenny activated his armor and flew up into the sky, heading up towards Aku.
(And you will continue on) The scene turned to a watercolor-like painting, before everything faded to black.
Episode XVIII
"The Enemy of My Enemy"
[Boost!]
Kenny's Boosted Gear boosted, as he glared at Irina and Xenovia.
"Here we come, Kenny!" Irina proclaimed, as she and Xenovia rushed at him. The chestnut-haired then ran in front of her partner and jumped into the air, with her katana-style Excalibur raised over her head. "AMEN!"
CLASH!
Kenny quickly blocked the attack with the Sword. He was surprised that she would actually us so much force and intent to kill. It was like she was going to try and cut him in half. Kenny's attention was then caught by Xenovia dashing to his left, before charging at him.
Quickly pushing Irina away, Kenny turned towards the blue-haired girl.
CLASH!
He parried the larger sword. Gritting his teeth as he felt the powerful strike. Kenny then before jumping back from them, before panting a little and said, "What the hell, I thought this was a friendly match!"
"Oh~, to return to my town, only to be forced to be forced to kill one of my oldest friends!" Irina exclaimed in a tone that would seem like she's in misery, if the smile and blush didn't say otherwise. "Aalst, fate can be so cruel!"
"Although our new orders prevent us from taking that sword," Xenovia stated, "we'll show you that it's best to hand it over to us by defeating you."
"Kenny," Rias called to him from the sideline, standing with the rest of the Occult Research Club. "Try to avoid their direct attacks!"
"Right." Kenny scowled at the two Exorcist. Two enemies, each with a sword of great power. A wide open space to do battle. He smirked. "This is gonna be easy," he said and boosted.
[Boost!]
"The infamous Red Dragon Emperor's 'Boosted Gear' and the 'Sword of Samurai Jack', Asia Argento's fabled 'Twilight Healing', and your 'Sword Birth'," Father Leonardo, the Grand Exorcist, said as he faced Kiba, who stood among his swords. "All of these Sacred Gears that are said to be a heresy to us, but this is indeed an interesting group of special people your master has brought together."
"My power is also the power made by my comrades' hatred, who were killed while filled with regret," Kiba proclaimed, glaring at the man with hatred. He then pulled out a sword from the ground. "I will beat those with Excalibur with this power, and I will destroy that Excalibur!" He charged at his opponent.
CLASH!
Father Leonardo blocked the attack with ease. Kiba then unleashed a series of slashes at the Grand Exorcist, but he blocked and parried all attacks, without breaking a sweat.
"Rias," Akeno said, "are you sure it's okay for us to be fighting them? Just being touched by a holy-sword could injure a Devil. We're at a huge disadvantage."
"Kiba I'm not concerned about," Rias responded, watching her Knight attack the Grand Exorcist, before looking at Kenny fighting the two female priests. "Kenny on the other hand…"
Kenny raised the Sword to block a downward chop from Xenovia, before kicking her away in the stomach. He then parried Irina's rightward swing and slashed at her, but she blocked it and the two locked blades. Hearing footsteps coming fast at him, Kenny had his left hand let go of the handle of the Sword and reached for Irina's arm. Grabbing it, he turned around and threw her at Xenovia, who was charging at him. She stopped and jumped over Irina's flying body. Landing on the ground, she charged again, and she and Kenny clashed swords. Sparks flying off the metal on metal collision.
"I don't think I've got much to worry about him," Rias said with a confident smile.
Xenovia jumped back from Kenny, joining with Irina as she stood up. "Did you really have to be so ruff, Kenny?" She complained, rubbing her sore arm.
"You're one to talk," he countered. "Besides, I'm not giving you the Sword!"
"Even if that's the case, do you really think that you'll be able to handle both of us," questioned Xenovia.
She had a point. Without witnessing the power of the holy-swords, Kenny had no idea on how powerful they really are. The way the two fight is like they take turns to take a crack at him. That made it easier for him to handle them. However, by the way they fight, he could tell that they were traded warriors. He knows that they'll switch their strategy soon. To end this fight, he'll have to use his special attack, Red Dragon Slash.
He readied himself to attack.
"So you're the one that'll attack next, huh?" Xenovia raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah, but why is he so focused on our faces," asked Irina, readying herself for battle.
"…Please be careful," Koneko said with rebellious eyes. "Kenny's a powerful warrior, but has the ability to attract beautiful and sexy women, like the two of you."
"What!" Irina exclaimed, looking at Kenny with wide eyes. "No way!"
"Koneko! Why do have to say something like that!" Kenny exclaimed with a face red with embarrassment.
"…Because you're trying not to look at their bodies, playboy," Koneko responded.
"IT'S NOT MY FAULT THEY'RE WEARING FORM-FITTING OUTFITS!" He yelled at her comically.
"What a lowly mind! Aaah God. Please forgive this sinful pervert!" Irina made a sad expression while praying, a comical ray of sunlight shined down on her with little cartoon, baby angels flying all around her head.
"I'm not a pervert!" Kenny exclaimed and pointed at her with the Sword. "And quit looking at me like that! I don't need your pity!"
"Kenny! If you were craving for a woman's body, then you could have said it to me…! I wouldn't mind sacrificing my body for Kenny," Asia proclaimed.
"You can't say something bold out of the blue!"
Xenovia sighed, looking at Kenny with scornful eyes. "I see. The mass of sexual desire. I think it's a fitting action for a devil that has such strong greed."
"Will all of you shut the fuck up so we can get back to fighting?!"
POW!
Father Leonardo delivered a strong punch into Kiba's face, making him grunt in pain while flying backwards. The blonde, however, recovered and land on his knee on the ground. Throughout the fighter, his frustration increased. The Grand Exorcist was able to block all of his attacks like they were nothing. He only used his Excalibur Blessing to defend himself, and used punches and kicks to attack.
Kiba created a second demonic-sword where he stood and grabbed it. He now had two swords and crossed their blades. "Fight me with your blade, or burn! And freeze!" He exclaimed, charging the two elemental swords. One of the demonic-swords was engulfed in flames while the other one made the air around it cold, as the blade turned silver with frost.
Kiba then charged at him, before attacking the Grand Exorcist with godlike speed. But Father Leonardo evaded his attacks, which came from all directions, with minimum movements.
"You really are naïve!"
KACHING!
He granted him his wish. With a single swing of his holy-sword, Father Leonardo turned Kiba's two demonic swords to dust. Kiba became speechless after witnessing his demonic-swords being destroyed so easily. He was then punched in the face again, knocking him on his back. "You're a fool," the man said sternly, as he walked towards him. "You think that by defeating me, the other priests would be easy picking!?"
"…So that means destroying all 7 swords will be a difficult path." Kida's eyes hadn't lost the colour of hatred yet. "Then I guess there's going to have to be a lot of carnage when I destroy them all."
Father Leonardo stared at him with his hard eyes that showed a sense of sorrow. The Grand Exorcist understood him, but knew that he was asking for suicide. He closed his eyes and sighed heavily, before opening them. "So be it."
CLASH!
Kenny blocked another attack from Xenovia, and the two of them locked blades. "How is this possible," she demanded, gritting her teeth as she pushed against the Sword, but that turned out to be a huge struggle. "My sword is a mass of destruction. There's nothing it can't destroy."
"This is the sword that destroyed the ultimate evil," Kenny responded, grinning a little. "It can't be broken so easily!" He then pushed her back, before slashing her, giving her a small cut on her stomach. Xenovia hissed after being cut, before jumping back. After her feet touched the ground, she swirled around her sword, before pointed it downward towards the earth.
She then thrust it into the ground.
CRASH!
The moment the blade stabbed into the dirt, a big crater was created at the place where Xenovia had placed her sword. The ground rumbled so violently that it made Kenny and Irina lose their balance and kneeled. Then the dust cloud came, blinding him with dirt flying into his face.
As the cloud settled, Kenny wiped the dirt off his face and snarled at where Xenovia stood in the crater. "This is my Excalibur. It can destroy anything that comes its way," she said, pulling out the sword and stood ready for battle. "It's not called 'Excalibur' for nothing. Soon, that sword of yours when join the other Excaliburs in the Church."
"Yeah, yeah. Keep telling yourself that," Kenny said.
"Geez!" Irina complained while wiping the dirt off her clothes. "Warn me the next time you're going to destroy the ground, Xenovia!" She picked up her sword and pointed it at Kenny. "But. It's about time to settle this now!" She and her partner then dashed towards Kenny at a fast speed.
[Boost!]
"Let's go!" Kenny exclaimed, pointing the Sword at his opponents. The two girls then swung down at him at the same time, making Kenny block them both with his blade, and the three locked sword. However, this played to his advantage. "Come on! Charge it up!"
[Explosion!]
He stopped boosting as a power surged throughout his body on the inside. On the outside, the girls were hit with an intense wave of power, as they witnessed his body being cloaked from head to toe in a silver, flaming aura, along the Sword that they were sent to take. The blade of the Sword then turned bright white.
"W-What is this," Irina asked, her body being overcome by the power.
"I don't k-know," Xenovia responded.
"He's not going to…?" Akeno asked in astonishment.
"Oh, but he is," Rias said with confidence. "But he'll have to be careful not to kill them by accident."
Kenny knew she was right, but was able to make sure that the arch attack was greatly weaker than a full charge, without being too weak. With that in mind, he didn't waste any more time. "RED DRAGON SLASH!"
SHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIKKKKKKKK!
His attack gave him to swing the Sword against the Excalibur swords, sending the arch attack flying. Irina and Xenovia screamed in shock and agony, while they tried to hold the Slash, but even their training and their swords were no match for the power of the attack. Their feet were taken off the ground and the two were sent backwards with the arch for a few feet, before falling to the ground on their backs.
They watched as the Red Dragon Slash passed over them and went towards the trees, but dissolved before it could touch one of them.
Irina and Xenovia felt as though almost all of their strength was sucked out of them. They were in pain for trying to stand against the Sword's power. Even though it wasn't as strong as a fully charged Red Dragon Slash, it was enough to put them in agony.
Xenovia, with her left hand holding her Excalibur, attempted to stand up. However, Kenny's foot suddenly stepped on the blade of the Sword of Destruction.
Irina quickly looked towards her friend, who was lying to her right, and was about to help. But, she only to be met with the tip of the sword pointed to her neck.
Kenny glanced between the two of them with a scowl. With the two of them lying on their backs, pining Xenovia's sword under his foot, and Irina's neck an easy target for his blade, the black-haired teen stood above them the clear victor. He didn't want for the fight to drag out longer than necessary, and he didn't want to hurt them if he had a choice.
Xenovia glared up at him in frustration, before letting out a defeated sigh. "I yielded," she said bitterly.
"Yeah," Irina panted, more tired than her friend. "I'm done." After saying that, the Sword was retracted from her neck. She was then offered a helping hand from Kenny. At first surprised, Irina looked up and saw him smiling at her. Why would he do that when she and Xenovia were trying to take his sword from him? However, the longer she looked into his black eyes, she realized that they hadn't lost their friendly feel to it, even thought he was an evil being. So, with a smile, she grabbed his hand and lets him pull her up.
After he upped his childhood friend, Kenny turned his attention to Xenovia. He took his foot off of the Excalibur and offered her a hand too. Unlike her comrade, however, the blue-haired girl didn't accept the hand and stood up on her own.
While she was standing, and gathering her Excalibur, Kenny walked over to his scabbard to collect it. Asia was holding it, so when he came for it, she handed to him. He smiled and nodded to her gratefully and took the scabbard.
Sheathing the Sword into it, Kenny then turned to Rias, who smiled proudly at him. He nodded to her, before the sound of metal breaking brought his attention towards Kiba and Father Leonardo.
"Haaaaaaaaaa!" Kiba yelled a battle cry, raising his spirit up, and tried to make something in his hand. It turned into the shape of a sword, but what appeared was a gigantic sword that he held with both hands while releasing an ominous aura. By the appearance of it, it was way longer than Kiba's height, about 2 meters. "The blessed power of that holy-sword or the destructive power of my demonic-sword! We will see which one is stronger!"
He charged at Father Leonardo, before swinging it at him with great force. But the Grand Exorcist sighed in disappointment. "It's a shame. You made the wrong decision."
The man then surprised everyone by grabbing Kiba's left arm, stopping the blade from reaching his shoulder. Kiba's looked with wide eyes, before he was held off his feet into the air by the tall man. He struggled to break free of the grip, but the Grand Exorcist was too strong.
With his right hand, Father Leonardo then threw Excalibur Blessing into the air.
He then punched Kiba straight in the face. With his opponent disorientated, the Grand Exorcist grabbed the large demonic-sword from him and tore it from his hands, before throwing it to the side.
Excalibur Blessing fell down, and Father Leonardo caught without looking.
With the holy-sword held in a reverse grip, he then jammed the pommel deep into Kiba's stomach. Normally it wouldn't do much for any normal person, but with the blonde being a Devil, it caused much pain for Kiba, and made him vomit blood.
"I didn't get it," Kenny said, shocking by Kiba being seriously hurt. "It wasn't the blade, it was just the pommel."
"Caused by a holy-sword," Akeno replied, equally shocked.
Father Leonardo held the pommel into Kiba's stomach for a moment, before taking it away from him. He then swings it over his shoulder and placed it on his back, where it turned back into its tattered red cape. "Your weapon is just a variety of the swords you can create and speed," he said to him sternly, still holding him up. "By just looking at the way you handled your blade, it tells me that you not only lack the strength to use it, but are sacrificing the speed that you are proud of. You should remember this."
He then released Kiba and let him off to the ground, before turning around and began walking away. Xenovia and Irina had put on their cloaks and were ready to leave.
"No…Wa…wait!" Kiba struggled to say, as he reached his hands towards him but everyone here knew that the match was over.
Father Leonardo stopped and looked over his left shoulder at him. "I did not earn my title for nothing, boy," he said. "I suggest you learn to control your anger and remain level headed the next time we fight. Otherwise, you'd be dead in seconds by those you seek to destroy's hands."
Kiba glared at the Grand Exorcist with hatred.
"And that concludes this fight," Father Leonardo said to Rias. "I apologies for my comrades behavior, and hope that this battle was satisfying to you."
"Yes, I'm glad that no one was fatally hurt," Rias responded with a confident smile. "I'm just glad that the Sword wasn't taken from us. Thank you for your integrity."
"Then I trust you with the talk from earlier."
"Just out of curiosity," she then said, as Kenny was being healed by Asia. "Did you find out who was guilty of stealing the swords?"
"We do know the main culprit who stole the Excaliburs," Xenovia said. "One of the leaders of Grigori, Kokabiel."
Rias' eyes widened in surprise at the answer. Kenny noticed this and also Akeno's eyes widened too. "Who are they," he asked.
"It's a group of Fallen Angels that are said to be 'The Watchers of the Children of God,'" she answered. "That means Sacred Gears wielders."
"The holy-swords were taken by the leader of the Fallen Angel organization," Rias asked, still shocked. "Father Leonardo, unlike Kenny's sword, were you made aware of this?" The Grand Exorcist nodded. "So it's just the three of you going up against the leader of the Fallen Angels? Are you reckless or trying to die?"
"We already understand the danger," Xenovia said with her sword on her shoulder, "but I'm willing trained my life to annihilate them."
"The Church decided that it would be better to eliminate all the Excaliburs rather than letting them be used by the Fallen Angels," Father Leonardo stated. "Our minimum objective is to get the Excaliburs away from the Fallen Angels."
"We understand the danger," Irina said. "There's already been one casualty. A priest who came to this town to check things out ahead of times was kill."
"I know who killed him." Everyone looked at Kiba, who was struggling to stand. "Freed Sellzen!"
Kenny's eyes widened in shock and anger. Shock because of the fact that Freed was still around Kuoh. Anger because his mind flashed back to his first meeting with him. The image of his sinking grin and tongue hanging out was more than enough to get his blood boiling.
"Really," Rias asked, stunned. "The Stray Exorcist did?"
"Where's Freed, Kiba," Kenny demanded. "Where is the son of a bitch!?"
"I don't know," he replied. "I just happened to be there when the priest was murdered. And Freed defiantly had a holy-sword."
That wasn't good. Freed was a loose cannon, and a murderous one at that. Him having an Excalibur was bad news. "Shit," Kenny growl.
"You've encountered him," Irina asked him.
"Unfortunately."
"I thank you for this information," Father Leonardo said to the Knight, but he was met with Kiba's hateful glare. "We wish for you to not involve yourselves in this fight." He then turned towards Kenny. "Your determination is admirable and that sword is indeed powerful, but I will tell you one thing: 'Vanishing dragon' has already awakened."
Kenny's eyes widened in shock.
"You will meet him eventually, but in your current state you can never win." Father Leonardo then turned and walked away, with Xenovia following him.
"Wait for me, you two," Irina said, before turning to Kenny. "Then it's like that Kenny. This was fun. I'll be back to take God's sword from you." She held her cross and winked at him. "Amen." She then left the scene.
Kenny won the fight, but this situation was troubling him. His childhood friend was an Exorcist, the Church was after the Sword because of a false story, the Fallen Angels were behind the thieving of the Excaliburs, and now Freed got his hands on one. He turned his attention to Kiba, was trembling with anger about his defeat.
Kiba then stood up and began walking away.
"Kiba, hold on!" Kenny called to him, making him stop. The others looked and saw Kiba with his back towards them. "Is that it," Kenny asked angrily. "You're just running away? After you lost to the Grand Exorcist: the strongest Exorcist in the Church?"
"…I was able to run away from there, thanks to my comrades," Kiba said coldly, refusing to face him. "That's why I have to put their regrets into my demonic-swords…"
"You do realize that I won't forgive you if you leave me!" Rias stated firmly. "You are the Knight of the House of Gremory. Doing this would mean you'll be going rogue!"
"…I know President, and I'm sorry."
Kiba then continued walking away. Rias watched him with sad eyes.
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At the Kurosawa residence that night, Kenny and Asia had gotten back and the blonde was now asleep. Kenny on the other hand was in the living room talking to Karen, as Xuelan, Karlamine, Isabella, and Yubelluna with them, as he asked them for a private talk.
"So that guy Kiba is now gone," asked Karen, as Isabella poured tea into her cup on the table. She was sitting on one sofa, while her brother was on the opposite one.
He sighed while leaning back, rubbing his eyes with one hand in exhaustion and concern. He had explained everything from the Grand Exorcist to their mission to retrieve the Excalibur swords and his sword, to Kiba leaving and his reasoning. "That's basically the end of it," he said. "Kiba was always able to keep his cool most of the time, but ever since this situation came up, he's been going off the loose end."
Karlamine frowned a little. "To think that a fellow Knight came from should a background," she whispered, remembering that she and her three friends were killed during the Second World War. "I guess we're all alike."
"So what are you going to do," Karen asked, before taking a sip of her tea.
Kenny answered by saying, "I have a plan, but it's not going to be easy."
In the abandoned Church, in a chamber that were created for baptism with a large pool of water that was only a foot deep.
With no other ways of cleaning herself, Irina stood in the pool, naked, and washed herself. "I don't understand why I can't take a bath comfortably," she complained, bending over to cup some of the water in her hands before throwing it onto her breasts. The girl then stood straight and put her hands together. "I bet this is another trial from God."
"You really believe that?" Irina turned around and saw Xenovia walking into the chamber, equally nude. "After all, you were the one who sent all our money," she said angrily at her, before pointing to a painting of a saint that was drawn really badly leaning against the wall, near the entrance of the chamber. "And for want, a fake looking painting?"
Irina however was offended. "What are you saying? This painting has the drawing of someone who looks like a saint! That's what the person in the exhibition said as well!"
SMASH!
Father Leonardo, after walking into the chamber, still fully clothed, made his appearance be known by grabbing the painting and swinging it against the wall, destroying it.
The two girls were shocked by his sudden appearance, with Xenovia quick turning around and covering her breasts and womanhood, and Irina doing the same but lowering down into the water. "Father Leonardo," she exclaimed indignantly. "Why did you have to do that? That could have been Sir Peter…!"
She stopped herself when the Grand Exorcist pulled out one of his short swords. The two girls' heart jumped into their throats, with the sound of the metal being pulled from its sheath frightening them like no other. "Now that I have your attention," he said in a stern tone. "Do you mind explaining your actions today? I was told only to aid you in recapturing the Excalibur. That was your only mission. Yet you were given another without my knowing?"
Irina and Xenovia at each other nervously, and realized that would have to come clean. "We were confused ourselves," the blue-haired said, "but they told us about the Sword of Righteousness and said to bring it back too."
"The what?"
"It's what the Church is calling Kenny's Sword," Irina responded, smiling. "Since it was made for the righteousness of God."
"Then why was I never informed about this, or about the mission," he demanded, making them flinch. "As the Grand Exorcist, it is my duty to God and Christ to not only protect the people from the Devils and Fallen Angels, but to ensure that no priests turn against the teachings and go rogue. If you were trying to withhold something like this from me…" he held up the sword "…Then I can't guarantee your safety."
The dark tone of Father Leonardo's words scared the two greatly. Even if they had their swords with them, he was the Grand Exorcist! The strongest Exorcist within the Church. For the common folks, he was an extraordinary preacher. To the people within the Church, he was their greatest protector. And to Devils, Fallen Angels, and Stray Priests, he was their judge, jury, and in some cases, executioner.
However, along with this fear, they were also confused. They glance at each other, before looking at Father Leonardo. "You weren't told," Irina asked.
This confused the man. "What do you mean?"
"The ones who've given us the mission to retrieve the Sword of Righteousness told us that you were also informed of the situation," Xenovia explained. "That's when we meet up with you that we would begin the mission. Saying that it would be of great service to God."
Father Leonardo's face showed his troubled feelings. Either those who gave them the task were smart for not letting him know or very stupid. For what Kenny Kurosawa told them, the Sword, or 'the Sword of Righteousness', was important in defeating the evil he mentioned, Aku. It would seem that the Church is just trying to gain a power that wasn't theirs because they think it's from God. He wouldn't have approved of it, which must be why they didn't tell him about it.
But he felt the Sword's power mouths ago. Why are they going for it now? Could the Excaliburs being stolen be connected to all of this?
The next day was an off day, giving Kenny enough the opportunity to meet with two people he called. He told them to meet him in front of an ice cream shop that was popular in Kuoh with many women and some of the female clubs in the school. Kenny was now waiting at a table.
"Hey there, tiger." Hearing the familiar tomboyish voice, Kenny looked up and saw both of his contacts: Tsubasa and Saji. "Haven't seen you in a while," she said with a smile and her hands on her hips.
"Yeah, sorry about that," he said, scratching the back of his head. "Listen, I need the two of you for something important."
"Sure, what's up," Saji asked, as he and the blue-haired Rook sat down.
After explaining that he wanted to do, Tsubasa and Saji voiced their response:
"HELL NO! ARE YOU INSANE?" The two whispered loudly, looking at Kenny with wide eyes, whiling thinking he was out of his mind.
"I'm serious, you two," said Kenny, with a bow.
Saji jumped out of his seat and exclaimed, "You can forget it!" This caused some of the other consumers to look at him, which he noticed and sat down.
Tsubasa then lead a bit towards Kenny. "You do realize that both of our Presidents would never allow this," she asked in a whispered, slightly scared. "We could get into serious trouble!"
"Forget that! We're going to get killed! I mean you got Rias. She's strict, but kind and reasonable. But Sona is strict AND strict, and wouldn't hesitate to punish us!" Why and image of Sona wearing a dominatrix outfit popped in Kenny's head, he'll never know. Saji jumped out of his seat. "Do what you want, but leave me out of this," he demanded and turned around. He was going to walk away, but flinched and let out a yelp at something in front of him.
Kenny and Tsubasa, curious as to why he flinched, leaned their bodies to the side to see what was in front of Saji, while remaining seated. They were surprised to see Koneko standing there, holding at ice cream. "…Big surprise, I kind of had a feeling you'd try and run away," she said in her usual tone.
A moment later and Koneko was now sitting with them, and Saji was seated too, as he was beginning to cry. "I wanna go home," he sobbed and attempted to run away, but Tsubasa grabbed his shirt and pulled him back down.
"…So you want to cooperate with the Church," asked Koneko, greatly shocked with wide eyes.
"It only makes sense, right," Kenny said. "Those three said that they would rather have the swords destroyed, rather than have them be used by the Fallen Angels."
"Yes, but the Church also wants the Sword," she reminded him. "Do you really think it's wise to go to them?"
"Kiba wants to win against Excalibur and accomplish his and his former comrades' revenge. Father Leonardo, Xenovia, and Irina want to retrieve the Excaliburs from the Fallen Angels even if they have to destroy them. We have the same aim then. What's left is to see if those two will listen to the words of us Devils."
"I don't think that'll be as easy as it sounds," commented Tsubasa, with Koneko nodded in agreeance.
"I don't like it either, but that's I'm giving you guys a choice. We'd be going AWOL, keeping secrets from Rias and everyone, and the chances of surviving are low, but we don't have a lot of opinions," Kenny argued. "And we may not have a lot of time before Kiba is declared a Stray." He then stood up and place the shinai bag on his back. "That's why I'm willing to go alone if I have to."
Koneko then stood up, along with Tsubasa, pulling a complaining Saji up with her. "I won't run away," the white-haired girl said with eyes filled with strength. "It's for our comrade."
Kenny was amazed with the determination she showed. He remembered how high spirited she was in the match against Phoenix. He smiled, knowing she was composite for her comrades. "Right, then let's get to it."
Twenty minutes afterwards, they were continuing to search for the three Exorcist. Along the way, Saji wouldn't stop complaining about being dragged along for the ride. "We've been at this for twenty minutes you guys," he moaned with his back hunched. "Why do you need us for? You got those four Phoenix servants and X-9."
"I couldn't if I wanted to," Kenny said. "If I had the four girls join us, and if think get out of control, it would be brought to the attention of the Phoenix family and get them involved, and X-9 would stick out like a sore thumb. We need all the help we can get, but can't be too many."
"But where could they be," Tsubasa asked, looking around the marketplace they were trekking through. "It's not like we're going to find a pair of girls wearing white robes, and a big man with a red cape."
That was until…
"Please give blessings to the lost lamb."
"Please give charity to us on behalf of the father in heaven!"
The next moment later, the four of them found Father Leonardo, Irina, and Xenovia on the road. The two girls were praying, while the Grand Exorcist held out a box for money to be placed into it. It wasn't hard to see them, with their clothing making them stand out and people walking past them while giving them odd glances.
Kenny said, feeling a headache beginning to develop, "Well, there they are."
"Delicious!" Xenovia exclaimed, rapidly eating her food. "Japanese cuisine is delicious!"
"Yes, yes!" Irina agreed, scarfing down her food too. "This is it! This is the taste of the food of my homeland!"
Father Leonardo didn't say anything, and just ate at a normal pace.
After having them agree to let them buy them food, Kenny and his friends brought them to a family restaurant. While the Devils ordered drinks, Xenovia and Irina looked as though they were going out of their way to order everything on the menu. Kenny felt as though he was going to go broke with how excessive this was getting, but thankful, Koneko said that she'll contribute.
Thankfully, on their fifth plate of food, the girls were finished with eating. "What just helped," asked Xenovia, with her hood still over her head. "It's the end of the world to get helped by a Devil."
"We practically sold our souls to the Devil," Irina said in misery, with her hands together. "How would we ever be forgiven?"
"Geez, your thanks is much appreciated," Kenny said in annoyance. "It's not like anyone else was lining up to feed you."
"Aaaah God, please give charity to these Devils," Irina prayed while using her cross, with Xenovia praying with her.
The moment she said that, however, the four Devils were hit with headaches, making them grab their heads in agony. "While you fundamentalists cut it out!" Kenny exclaimed. "We're here to talk, not fight."
"Ah, I'm sorry," Irina said, smiling with a cute face, as the Grand Exorcist drink his water. "It's kind of a habit."
After finishing his water, Father Leonardo placed his cup on the table. The sound of it being placed caused silence to settle at the table. "So, why did you come to us," he asked Kenny with a stern expression, without showing any hostile intentions.
Kenny took a deep breath. This was it. "We want to help you destroy the Excalibur."
Xenovia and Irina both looked surprised at what he just said, while Father Leonardo's eyes narrowed. Kenny sat silently as he waited for their decision. He was a little scared because if they rejected them then they were in deep shit. All-out war might start again.
"I see," said the Grand Exorcist. "Then we'll allow you to destroy one of the Swords."
This was met with protest for Irina. "Wait a minute, Grand Exorcist," she exclaimed. "You can't be serious!"
"He's right," Xenovia said, much to her partner's surprise. "It would really be impossible to retrieve the three Excaliburs and to battle someone as powerful as Kokabiel with only the three of us."
"I know that. But...Even if it's Kenny, he's still a Devil, you know?" Irina argued.
"With Father Leonardo, there's only a 50 percent chance that we will succeed in our mission and return home safely."
"Even so, we thought that the success rate was high enough to come to this country prepared to put our life on the line."
"The high-ups told us to continue with our mission as well and dispatched us to this country," Father Leonardo said, in a tone that left no room for arguments. "You two are among the best the Church as to offer, that's why they sent you with me. Besides, with what you've told me about your secondary mission, I have many questions that I must ask. We'll let then aid us."
Kenny nodded at them, before he got his phone out and called Kiba.
"…I understand the situation," Kiba said with a sigh, looking at the three holy-sword users with a glare. "But I'm very disappointed knowing the wielders of the Excaliburs are giving me the permission to destroy it."
After Kenny called him, they agreed to meet Kiba at a park. When they arrived that afternoon, they found the Knight standing near a water fountain. Luckily he didn't attack, making it easier for Kenny to explain the plan of action.
"Didn't you recently abandon you place in the House of Gremory," Xenovia asked, earning a hateful glare for him. "Sense you're a stray now, we could cut you down without any time to spare."
She reached into her cloak, where she hid her sword. Kiba responded by preparing to summon one of his swords.
"That's enough, Kiba!" Kenny exclaimed, standing between his friend and the three holy-sword wielders. "We're not here to fight, we're here to help destroy a common enemy."
"Especially when we hold the same hatred," said Father Leonardo, bring the attention of all of them to the man. "Your hatred and anger comes from the fact that you are the lone survivor of the Holy-sword Project."
Kiba sharpened his eyes at his words. "Obviously." He replied with a low and cold voice.
Irina then tried to reason with him. "But Kiba. Thanks to that project, the research on holy-sword users showed results. That's why it created people like Xenovia and I who can synchronize with the holy swords."
"Stupid girl." Irina was lost at words by the harsh tone and words of the Grand Exorcist. He looked at her with a glare. "Do you think it was a forgiving act to kill all the test subjects because the project was thought to be a failure? Are you that much of a zealot."
Irina didn't know how to respond.
The Grand Exorcist turned away from her and looked down at the ground. "God may have been more forgiving of those who killed those children," he said in low and cold tone. "…But I was not that forgiving."
This surprised everyone a little. "What do you mean," asked Kenny.
Father Leonardo looked at him, before lowering his head and closing his eyes. Remembering that infamous day.
—(flashback)—
"When I was told about the project and that it was deemed a failure, and that a clergy was sent to execute the children, I ran as fast as I could to stop the madness."
Father Leonardo, without his sword's red cape form and wearing a gas mask that protected his mouth and nose, stood at a doorway, with his face showing his shock and horror. In front of him were the corpses of hundreds of dead children. God's children. The youngest were only 6, and the oldest were likely in their teens. Whatever age they were, they had blood around and pouring from their mouths.
"But I was too late. They were gassed without mercy."
As he stared at the horror, a small hand grabbed the leg of his pants. Father Leonardo looked down and saw it was a small girl with two pigtails. He quickly kneeled down and picked her up in her hands, holding her in his hands. The man wanted nothing more than to save the girl's life from her terrible fate, but with how much of the purple smoke that was in the room, that didn't seem like a possibility.
"…W-Why…?" The girl asked with final breath, before death finally took her and her body went limp.
"As I watch that young girl die in my hands, it became clear to me that the corruption within the Church was far more than anything I've ever imagined."
"Grand Exorcist," said one of the executors behind his gas mask, as they approached him. "We've completed the mission, but one of the little vermin escaped us. He wouldn't get far." Father Leonardo ignored him, and placed the girl back down on the ground. "We're ready to go after him."
"And what I did next…sent a message to the Church itself."
"Grand Exorcist?"
Father Leonardo then turned around, had his back facing them, and closed the doors. Locking them.
"That I was not as forgiving as God."
"Father Leonardo, what are you doing?" The executors were now becoming very nervous and scared.
"…Killing monsters." He pulled out his two short swords. He then turned around and lunged at them. "RRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"
—(flashback ends)—
Father Leonardo opened his eyes after telling his story with the Holy-Sword Project. "That incident has become one of the worst cases among us and people still look at with disgust," he said, while they all look at him in shock. "I brought the heads of those executors to the high-ups, and then demanded the head of the person in charge of the project. However, with their 'wisdom', they decided to charge him with heresy and excommunicate him. Now he's one of those people on the Fallen Angels side."
Kiba snapped out of his shock and asked the man with great interest. "On the Fallen Angel's side? What's the name of that person?"
"The man who is called the 'Genocide Archbishop'." Father Leonardo's eyes narrowed. "… Valper Galilei."
"…I know Valper," Kiba said. "It was all him."
"Then what does this have to do with Freed," Kenny demanded.
"It's not uncommon for there to be commotion among those who've been banned from the Church," Xenovia stated.
"That's why we have to stop them," Irina said.
Kiba was silent for a moment, before saying, "Then I see no reason not to cooperate with you."
This brought a sense of ease for Kenny, Koneko, Tsubasa, and Saji. Father Leonardo nodded. "This bloodshed ends now!" He exclaimed with a look of determination. "We will contact you when we're ready with a plan. When that time comes, then meet us at the abounded church."
Xenovia walked up to Kenny and handed him a piece of paper. "If something happens, call this number," she said.
"Thanks for the meal, Kenny!" Irina exclaimed with a link. "Treat me again next time as well! Even if you are a Devil, God will allow it if it's Kenny who treats me to a meal! It's okay if it's food!" And with that, the three of them turned around and were off on their way.
Tsubasa let out a sigh of relief. "Well, that went well," she said.
"THAT COULD HAVE WENT HORRIBILY!" Saji yelled at her. "Not only could we have gotten killed, but could have also started another war!"
"Kenny." They all looked turned to look at Kiba, who was staring at Kenny.
"Looks like we're going to be helping you out, huh," Kenny said with a smile.
"Why did you do this," Kiba asked quietly, surprising him, Koneko, Tsubasa, and Saji. "You shouldn't be getting yourselves involved with my vendetta."
Kenny looked at him a little sadly before scowling at him. "Because we're comrades and your friends. If you went, you'd be hunted down as a Stray." He went up to him and stopped about a foot and a half away. "I don't think I could ever fully understand the pain you went through on that day you escaped, but you must understand the pain that you would cause the rest of us if you went through with going on a rampage."
"And it's not only your group," Tsubasa said, getting the blonde to look at her. "Even Tsubaki's worried about you."
This caught Kiba off guard a little. "She is?"
"Don't you see," Kenny asked. "You've got people outside of the group that care for you. And let's not forget about Rias. She would be devastated."
That statement snuck into Kiba's head, as he mind drifted to that cold, dark night. "President Rias. Of course," he said quietly. "…Of course…"
"I don't get it," Saji said. "If the Grand Exorcist killed those guys that executed your friends, why did he let it continue for as long as it did?"
"It's because those that were involved with the project kept it a secret from even him," Kiba explained. "Day after day, they put us through inhuman experiments. They had us, mere children, experimented on and had stripped us of our freedom. We weren't even treated as humans and our lives were ignored. But we had a dream. To live on. Forced to believe that we were loved by God, and we were just waiting for 'that day' to come. Believing that one of us would become special. But none of us could wield a holy-sword. The experiment failed…"
Kenny then asked, "They then used poisonous gas on those that remained, didn't they?"
Kiba nodded. "I thank Rias from the bottom of my heart for taking me in as part of her house." He continued. "But the truth is that I'm because my comrades scarified their lives for my sake. I want to accomplish my comrades' regrets. No, I don't want to make their deaths be in vain. I need to keep on living in their place, and I have to prove that I am stronger than Excalibur."
Suddenly, Saji was crying aloud. Kenny and Tsubasa looked at him, as he had so much tears falling out of his eyes, a dripping nose, and was crying so much. "Kiba! I never knew you had such a horribly target past, and I don't care about Sona's punishment anymore!" He then turned towards Kenny, grabbed his hands, and looked at him with an expression full of passion. "Kenny, count me in! I'll use everything I've got to take down Excalibur!"
Kiba then felt something grab his shirt's arm and looked at who it was. He was surprised to see it was Koneko, looking at him with a sad expression. "…I would get lonely…if you disappeared," she said. "…I will help you, Kiba…that's why please don't go."
Kiba stared at her in astonishment. He never seen her like this before. She would also be emotionless, and he couldn't stand seeing her like this. "Hahaha. I give up," He said with a smile. "If Koneko says that to me, then I can't do reckless things. Okay. I will work with you." He then looked at Kenny. "Thanks to Kenny, I know who my true enemy is. But since we are doing this together, we are definitely going to defeat the Excalibur."
A few days later, Rias and Sona were back in the latter's sauna. Rias told her about what had happened to her Knight, and the black-haired girl took in every bit of it. "Really," she asked in astonishment. "Kiba did?"
Rias nodded with a miserable expression. She didn't know who else to turn to other than Sona. The redhead just needed to speak to another heir. Master-to-Master. "Do you think…did I make a mistake," Rias asked, as their slim bodies sweated.
"He is still part of your House, right?"
"Of course. No matter what he says, there's no way I let Kiba leave me like that. He's just being dramatic."
Sona chuckled a little. "Why am I not surprised? After all. The House of Gremory is famous for the strong bond between its family members, is it not?"
"Yes."
"I believe it's true that his feelings may have gotten the best of him. At least, for the moment, it seems," Sona said. "I have no doubt, he will always be a member of your house." Rias turned her head to look at her in surprise. Sona looked at the ground with a smile. "Kiba will come back to you, Rias. I know it."
Rias stared at her for a moment in wonder, before smiling. Sona has always supportive of her, and vice versa. "Of course," she said. "Thank you Sona."
Just then, two small magic circles appeared before them. From them stood two small holograms that show Akeno and Tsubaki. "Excuse us for the intrusion," said the Gremory Queen.
"Thank you both for all your hard work today," Rias said to them.
"It's getting pretty late, isn't it," Sona asked. "Wants going on?"
Tsubaki answered, "The situation has just gone from bad to worse."
This caught Rias and Sona's attention quickly. "How bad is it," asked the redhead.
Akeno was silent for a moment, but her master could see the anxiousness in her eyes. "It's them again, Rias," she said. "Aku's followers."
Meanwhile, the man who's become Kenny's regular client after giving him the painting was now sitting on the edge of a dock at a harbor. He was currently getting ready to fish while waiting for Kenny Kurosawa, the Devil he's made pacts with many times before.
His phone then rang, so he took it out of his pocket and answered it. "Hello?"
"Hey, man. It's me."
Speaking of the Devil. "Hey, kid! Where are you? I was just getting started on fishing."
"I'm sorry, but something important came up and I'm not going to make it to tonight's summoning."
"…Well, alright," the man said. "I'll call you another time. Later." He ended the call and looked at the screen of his phone in amusement. "Only a Devil would cancel at the last minute." The man then turned his head to look at someone. "Hey!"
That person turned out to be a handsome young man with dark, silver hair and hazel eyes. Wearing a dark green V-neck shirk with a high-collared black leather jacket over it, burgundy jeans with a silver chain drooping down over them and black leather chaps with three bands encircling his right calf, and black shoes with black buckles.
"Have you come to keep sad, lonely old me company," the man asked, before tossing the lure line into the water, and began fishing.
The young man chuckled. "That's funny," he told him. "I didn't realize you ever got lonely."
"Yes," said a new, but all too familiar voice. The two of them turned their heads to look at the person, as they walked down the dock towards them, before stopping.
"And whenever he's like this, I'm usually the one he calls," said Exdor.
To Be Continued…
{Playing Shine by Mr. Big}
[Instrumentals] The opening fades into the inside of a room and focuses on an accordion-book that was open all the way onto a table.
[I never really feel quite right] The scene then fades to show the beginning of the book, before moving to the left, as it showed the pictures in it. The first of the pictures was of Kenny and Karen smiling in front of their new home.
[And I don't know why, all I know is something's wrong] As the camera moved, showing the rest of the photos, it then showed a picture of Kenny looking sideways at the camera, wearing a black hooded jacket with a lollipop in his mouth. The next picture showed Rias looking into the bright blue sky from the window of the old school building.
[Every time I look at you, you seem so alive] The next picture showed both Akeno and Asia, each in their gym clothing, practicing magic. The one after that was of Kiba as he smiled sheepishly at a group of girls that had hearts in their eyes.
[Tell me how do you do it, walk me through it] After that, Koneko was seen in a picture, looking really annoyed and embarrassed while wearing cat pajamas. Then Isabella, Xuelan, Karlamine, and Yubellune were seen looking through the window of a shop.
[I'm following every footstep] X-9's picture, while holding up Lulu in his palm, was shown giving a peace sign to the viewer.
[Maybe on your own you take a conscious step] The next picture was of Sona and her peerage walking down the hall. The picture next and under it was of Sona being hugged by Serafall, much to her embarrassment.
[Do you wanna give it up? All that I want…] The next picture was of Kenny, smiling to the camera as he wore the samurai armor before the Rating Game. The photo after that was Grayfia watching over an injured Kenny with a hand on his head.
[Is for you to SHINE~] The photo after that showed Kenny challenging Riser to his dual.
[SHINE~ down on me] The next photo was of Rias and Akeno playing tennis against Sona and Tsubaki.
[SHINE on this life that's burning out] A photo after that showed Xenovia naked, as she posed sexily for the camera. The one underneath it show Rias and Asia running to stop her.
[SHINE~] Irina is shown in a church praying.
[SHINE~ down on me] The photo after that showed the wooden Aku medallion.
[SHINE on this life that's burning out] Fading away from that one photo, the scene changed to show the last picture in the book. Kenny is shown sleeping in bed, surrounded by the sleeping, naked bodies of Rias, Asia, Akeno, Koneko, Xenovia, Irina, Sona, Tsubasa, Yubelluna, Isabela, Karlamine, Xuelan, Serafall, and Kiyome.
[SHINE~] A hand then closes the accordion book.
Narrator: "On the next episode of The Red Dragon Samurai…."
Father Leonardo: "Your time has come!"
Asia: "What do you think?"
Kenny: "Don't kill him, Kiba! I need him alive!"
Narrator: "The Red Dragon Samurai. Updates coming soon."
Kenny: "No! Karen!"
Narrator: "Only on Fanfiction."
AN:
That's the end of that episode.
Yes, I kept Vali as a male and not as a female version of him as some of you wished for. Why? Because while I don't hate stories that have Girl Vali in them, I just don't want it in my story. Gasper I can understand, because he looks like a girl, but that doesn't mean I'm going to make him a girl. Gasper's a boy in this story.
It's also just weird for me to read about female Vali, when I know that he's a guy. I don't know why, but it does.
That's it for now. Please be sure to favorite and follow if you like the series. If you already have, then please leave a review on the episode, and PM me if you wish. Thank you for reading and have a good day.