Reviews:
Tigracho: Glad to see you back! Honestly, I was concerned when I didn't hear from you in months. I know how hard college can be, trust me. I'm happy to see that you're back for part 2 of the finale. I hope you can stick around for the end since you're one of the oldest readers and I'm glad to still count on your support.
Caballero lector rojo: Pues sera una batalla mas de prueba queue nada. Algo asi para darles una prueba de como seran las calamidades. Las verdaderas batallas vendran pronto.
shelong2000: Welcome aboard! I'm happy to see you like the story so far. I don't know when you started reading, but congrats on reading all of these chapters until now to catch up. I hope you enjoy your stay with us.
Ryugen: I like the Chaos Busters. Maybe he could use that with all the power Riders he can get. Hazuki's it's unimportant. He has something like that already. Interesting cards. Not sure about the names, though. Also, a double what for Hajime? Sword, rifle, or spear? I guess you mean sword, right? Also, as for the other cards, I think Raiden would be better off with the rifle and Yosuke with the long sword. Unless these are the other cards you suggested? Not sure, it's kind of hard to keep up with all these cards you keep giving me. Also, the names...are kind of cheesy lol. Hit me with some other names if that's okay. The dragdaggers are a super cool concept too. I think the two cards are okay for Raiden and Yosuke, but the one with Hajime might have to change. He won't only have 2 powers added to his own.
Dragstorm rider: Yes. It's better to let them use their power differently from the Disasters. I see United Vent as a villain thing and Oversurvive as a hero thing. Yeah, Thor's survive cards are inspired by Odin. They're both Gods. And Loki did it, so why not? As for the card, Thor gave Hajime...I'll leave it a secret for now. Right. Not just Miku. Elfnein as well. Kirika is taking it well...kind of. Better than the other 2 at least. But yeah, now there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Those deaths were not in vain.
Lord RI Husbu King: Meh, honestly, I decided to go with the Kamen Rider Dragon Knight trio. There, it's Raia, Knight, and Ryuki. I couldn't resist.
TheEmeraldMage: What do you mean by a good egg? Did you misspell here? Lol. It made me laugh for a bit. Yeah, you're right, huh. It just hit me. He showed up with Elfnein back then. It's hard to see so many characters that have been with us go. But the guilt of not being able to help and seeing his friends die triggered the courage he needed to give up his life. Yeah, I was crying a little bit. Especially during the Garie part seeing her son dead. Don't worry. Thor's power is not permanent. At least, him being inside Hajime. But you'll see what I mean. I have a plan. But now, everyone is powered up. They are better prepared than before because before, they didn't know where Hazuki was and didn't account for so many variables. Now? They're ready. Raiden has a lot of subconscious trust issues. But he has to get over them if he wants to end this. He's the man of the family now, and his sisters and girlfriend need him more than ever. I understand. I hate Gary Stu's characters. Hajime is not the perfect ideal Rider he wants to be. A lot of things have happened around him, but he won't succumb to despair like he once did. Yeah, the Miku part made me cry too. Inadvertently, she caused Bragi's death. Or at least, played a part in it. And with all the horrible things Hazuki told her, it almost broke her mind. But Hibiki now knows how to approach the situation after what happened to Hajime in the past. I'm sad to see Garie go. She's one of my favorite characters. And Elsa. You can see that since they survived their canon deaths and made it this far. Hell, Elsa is an important part of the team now. Don't worry. We're approaching the fight we're all waiting for.
SoutaAmetsuchi: Yeah, it's hard for her, since she thinks she's to blame for Bragi's death. And Hazuki constantly blaming her doesn't help. But Bragi would want her to keep going. He fought so hard for her.
Tenzalucard123: Now...we fight!
Chapter 158
Unending Darkness
"Mom...Do you miss going on adventures?" Hazuki asked his mother as he ate breakfast before going to school.
"Well, not in particular." Miyu chuckled, standing behind the boy and combing his hair.
"What do you mean?"
"I sure miss finding new things." She elaborated, going over to the sink to wash some dishes."But being a mother is like being an adventurer in a way. I have to find out how to be a mother and my secret treasure...is you."
The boy giggled, blushing at her words. However, his smile faded, concerning his mother."But then...Why can't Dad take care of me? I mean, that way, you'll be able to go out and explore the world, right?"
"Your Dad has...his own things to do." Miyu forced a smile."Besides, I don't want to be away from you. The world is beautiful. But people make it even better. For example, a child makes a mother's world better."
"But there are bad people out there, right?"
"Yes...But one day, I believe that we'll all find a reason to unite. Put our petty differences aside and be at peace as a single species. Maybe then, you'll have kids that will make you happy."
"Do you think it will take that long, Mom?"
"I'm not sure how long it will take, but I am sure it will happen. We just have to wait."
"Soon I'll make the world you wanted, Mom." Hazuki stood on top of Jörmungandr's nose, sitting with his legs crossed."It's almost done. The perfect world free of all evil is finally so close, I can taste it. Allister, Terunosuke, and Chiaki...you guys wait too."
Setsuna rolled over to Hazuki's back, sleeping peacefully. The brother smiled, lightly rubbing her cheek affectionately.
"This is so boring." Yomi groaned, eating a slice of pizza.
"Where did you even get that?" Wei asked him, sitting on the edge of the World Serpent, watching the devastation down below with a blank expression.
"Got one of the demons to go get it for me. Since I have fire powers now thanks to Surtr, I can cook just about anything. Want a slice?"
Wei looked at the pizza being offered to him and scoffed."We're beings beyond human comprehension now. And you still see it fit to eat that? You were already a God because you're a Custodian. And yet you act so..."
"Human?"
"Yes."
"Well, you might think you're something else now, but at one point you were human." Yomi pointed out.
"Not anymore. Besides, Custodians are lower beings in comparison to what we are now. Shem-Ha seems nothing more than a joke now. So this feeling should be new to you as well."
"I guess so. Not really comparing myself to my Mother, though. I am a mere reincarnation of the Narfi she gave birth to, after all." Yomi shrugged."So you want the fucking pizza or not?"
"Stick it up your ass." Wei snorted in indignation, walking away further to the back of Jormungandr.
"Sheez, someone can't take a joke." Yomi chortled, leisurely laying on his back. He noticed his sister approaching him with an unreadable expression on her face."You hungry?"
"I'm okay, thank you..." Despia looked unsure, but Yomi grinned at her. With a sigh, she grabbed the slice from his hand.
"So, how does it feel being able to speak again?"
"I haven't gotten used to it. It's different from when I used Loki's Divine Power. It felt forced. But now? I feel it's completely natural." Despia sat next to Yomi.
"I see." Yomi snickered."And? Do you still resent me for it?"
"My brother is deep inside you, Narfi." Despia sighed."I could never...I know that despite all you have done to me, he's in there. And I can still see him shimmering through your darkness."
"Is that so?" Yomi sat up, leaning closer to Despia's face."You're such a caring sister, really. But you can be so fucking stupid."
He smacked her on the side of the head a little too harshly, causing her to recoil."Get your shit together, Despia. You're still thinking too small. Hell, I bet you're still thinking of the lowlives back at the circus."
"They're not lowlives...They're precious friends who watched us grow and took care of us." Despia frowned."You too."
"They are insignificant. They-"
"They why do you look so troubled?!"
"Huh?" Yomi blinked.
"Ever since I was taking care of you when you didn't have your arms and legs, you had this distant, almost longing look on your face." Despia frowned.
"Don't remind me. That was the most boring time of my life." Yomi groaned in exasperation."You're overthinking things."
"I am not. I am your twin, remember? Even if it's you or Yomi...I can tell. There is something you want, isn't it?"
Yomi heaved a long sigh, avoiding her gaze."Look, it's nothing that-"
"We have a problem."
Both twins looked behind them to see Hazuki and Setsuna approaching them."We got visitors."
"Visitors?" Yomi arched a brow.
Hazuki pointed at the sky, and that's when the twins saw the thousands of dots in the crimson sky.
"What the hell is that? A meteor shower?" The male twin asked, confused. Suddenly, the dots became larger, until they took the shape of ships."What the...?"
The demons immediately perked up, and the flying ones flew higher into the sky to meet the flying objects. However, the ships fired back, and unlike regular human weaponry, their weapons were very effective in killing them.
"Seems like attracted attention from someone." Hazuki hummed in thought.
"What? Are you saying aliens are here?" Despia blinked, perplexed.
"What now, Hazuki-onii-chan?" Setsuna inquired.
"Well, they requested an audience. Who are we to deny them one?" Hazuki smiled, locking eyes with the 6 bigger ships lining up in the sky."Nightmare."
Nightmare was the first to take off into the air, followed by the others. Wei had come back and chased after his fellow calamities. Hazuki ordered Jörmungandr to halt, stopping Ragnarok, since he did notice the demons were being pushed back by the ships. However, he wasn't worried. He had an endless supply of creatures at his disposal, but Jörmungandr was indispensable.
The 6 divine beings flew higher into the sky, completely disregarding the battle between their forces. The ships opened up, and 6 entities emerged from them, meeting them in the middle.
"I guess there's no need to look for the cause." A humanoid female-looking robot droned.
(Eve, Jack, Custodian of Summons)
"They did save us a lot of time by coming here, hun." Another female Custodian winked, this one more humanoid and with a mask, holding a gun. (Literally the Dubstep gun from Saints Row 4)
(Saraswati, Queen, Custodian of Music)
"How should we proceed." A woman with elegant clothes and pale skin continued painting on a notebook using a brush covered in ink."This place sure brings me down. I have no motivation at all."
(Minerva, King, Custodian of Art)
"What do you mean? We just kill them and get it over with. I am tired." A bigger Custodian yawned, covered in armor and gauntlets.
(Huitzilopochtli, Ten, Custodian of Blood)
"Guys, they're coming." Heracles sighed, turning to Veles."So...we let you do the talking, then?"
(Heracles, Ace, Custodian of Strength)
"Sure. They seem like a nice bunch." Veles grinned, hands on his hips."By the way, keep an eye out for the Custodian."
(Veles, Joker, Custodian of Anima)
"Oh, yeah. Who is it?" Saraswati excitedly asked.
"The one next to the guy in the middle." Eve hummed."Interesting...He feels very familiar."
"Does he?" Heracles tilted his head.
"Right. He practically reeks of Shem-Ha..." Veles narrowed his eyes at Yomi as their groups were now face to face.
"I would say welcome to our planet...But I take it you're not here for formalities?" Hazuki said, hands behind his back.
"Right." Veles nodded curtly."We are the Royal Flush, a group of Elite warriors from Custodia."
"You guys are Custodians?!" Yomi couldn't hide his surprise.
"That's right. And you are our little Custodian friend, aren't you, pretty boy?" Saraswati winked at him."But then...he looks a little weird, no? They all look the same."
"You...Why do you have the same presence as Shem-Ha?" Veles cut straight to the point.
"She's my Mom."
Author's note: Since most of the Custodian names are pretty complicated, I'm just going to refer to them as their ranks for most of the time.
"Huh?!" Ten gasped, seemingly forgetting his fatigue."Shem-Ha had a kid?!"
"So...Did Enki and Shem-Ha actually produce an offspring? I am beyond confused." King closed her book to take a closer look at Yomi.
"I doubt Enki would want to do anything with that crazy woman." Joker rubbed his temples."So, kid, who is your father? And what's your name?"
"Is that seriously your main concern here?" Hazuki folded his arms.
"I figured we have plenty of time to settle our business. So there's no need to immediately fight, right?" Joker easily brushed him off.
"Fine. My name is Narfi." Yomi placed a hand on his chest."And I am the Custodian of Chaos!"
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"Seriously?" Veles visibly cringed at that.
"H-huh?"
"That's kind of edgy and cringe." Ace casually said."There is no such thing as a Custodian of Chaos."
"W-well, I wasn't born on your planet! Maybe I am a special case!" He hotly refuted.
"That's even worse." Queen guffawed."That just means you gave yourself that awful title!"
Yomi gritted his teeth in anger, electricity sparking through his hands, but Hazuki held out his arm.
"Enough picking on my men. State your business, Custodians."
"So, I take it you're the leader. Good, then that means we can talk." Joker moved slightly closer to Hazuki, pointing at Jormungandr."I'm sure we don't need to address the giant snake in the room. We're here to stop Ragnarok."
"So you know about Ragnarok?" Hazuki pursed his lips."Word travels fast."
"When you have the best technology there is, it's not too hard to pick up on a dimensional tearing of his magnitude." Joker shrugged in a derisive tone."Especially one that has been archived and labeled as an ancient catastrophe. The majority of us were not alive when that happened. But we do know that incident is the same as the one that ended the Nordic Pantheon all of those eons ago. And to prevent that from spreading...we came here to end it."
"So what, you're some type of galactic hero or something?" Hazuki couldn't help but chuckle."Sorry...But you came here for no reason."
"What do you mean?"
"We are not destroying the world, but cleansing it. You see, we are annihilating the human race because we want to purify their souls so that they may be free of evil. Yes...Your kind boasts of being perfect, but we beat the Curse of Balal already. By getting rid of Free Will, humanity will realize its true potential."
"And how are they going to do that if they're dead?"
"Let's just say we have an easy reset button for that." Hazuki cryptically said, not wanting to reveal any information about the wish.
"And you think by destroying the will we bestowed upon your kind, you will be free? Free of the evil of decision?" Joker crossed his arms.
"That's right. We are currently tied by the chains of the Gods. We are here because of what all of you have done to limit our growth. But your reign is over. This is a new era. AN era free of the curse of choice. An era free...of evil."
"So in short, you plan to make a utopia where people don't have to think, and you'll make their decisions for them. And by doing that, you want to give them their specific ideal world." Joker sighed, scratching his head."Honestly, this sounds like you just want to rule over them."
"I don't have to explain myself to you."
"It's true that we made a few mistakes. One giving Shem-Ha too much control."
"Why did a mad scientist have so much jurisdiction anyway?" King arched a brow."I get they wanted to experiment with how humanity would turn out, but..."
"Blame it on the damn council." Joker shook his head in exasperation."But still, up until now, humanity has shown tremendous courage and determination. They evolved on their own. Yes, some things could be improved. But let me tell you something, little god. The "curse" of free will...it involves more than just humanity. Even we are subjugated to make mistakes based on our judgment."
"All the more reason why this won't stop with just this planet. After this, we are coming for everyone. We are going to grab this reality and fix it... to cleanse it finally. That is the task I have given to myself. I am the savior who will save us all from evil. And it all starts here. With you."
"Then I guess there's no need for words anymore, huh-"
Out of nowhere, Yomi blasted himself toward Joker, but Heracles intercepted him with ease using a metallic club. The club took the shape of a lion's head before it released a mighty roar.
"First Labor: Nemean Lion!" Ace screamed, swinging the club and sending Yomi crashing to the ground.
"Yomi!" Despia cried out in shock.
"So fast..." Setsuna mused, earning a chuckle from Hazuki.
"I guess they are Custodians for a reason. And if they're the best of the best, then they are definitely above the likes of Shem-Ha." Hazuki's eyes remained locked onto Joker.
"Sorry about that. Heracles is my second-in-command and the most talented one. He tends to be quick on his feet, as you can see." Joker patted Ace on the shoulder with a chuckle."So, our fellow Custodian caught your eye?"
"He did. I want to see what a Custodian that wasn't born in Custodia is capable of." Ace rested his club on his shoulder."Hey, you! That all you got?!"
Down below, Yomi's aura flared up, pushing several demons who were unfortunate to be close to him away."You smug bastard...Oh, it's been a while. I've been aching for some exercise."
Yomi's wings disappeared, the runes on his arms flaring up as electricity began to cover his body."Aw, it's been so long!"
Yomi's body was covered with a twister of energy as his body began to morph. A bolt of lightning was shot from within, striking Ace in the chest, and launching him away.
"I hope you were not thinking you were the only Custodians here!" Narfi walked out of the twister, his body now made of energy and electricity as the third eye in his forehead opened up."You got one right here!"
Narfi immediately blasted himself in the air, flying past Hazuki."I'll be taking this one for me! I haven't let loose in a long time and the warm-up seems nice!"
"Sure. Have fun." Hazuki waved dismissively.
But Narfi was already out of reach, and chasing after Ace.
"As for us..." All 5 remaining Calamities manifested their respective Chaos Decks into their hands. Similar to the regular Riders, their Decks displayed their respective monsters in the middle of it."We'll show you the power of real Gods!"
"Henshin!"
"Flytrap!" Narfi extended his arm, creating two blades of lightning around Ace, closing them toward him but he managed to fly away, avoiding the attack.
"I wasn't expecting him to wield lightning. And so efficiently too." Ace remarked, smashing the incoming lightning bolts away with his club. However, the smoke from the attacks served as a smokescreen for Yomi to appear from behind, taking a deep breath. Ace quickly countered, readying Nemean Lion and releasing a roat.
"Scream Pulse!" Narfi's mouth morphed into a mouth cannon, releasing a mighty screech that clashed against the roar. Both of them were sent flying in opposite directions, but Ace was already getting ready for another attack.
"Second Labor: Lernaean Hydra!"
Ace's club morphed from a lion into hundreds of snakes, stretching over to Narfi and tying him up.
"Seriously?" Narfi chuckled, not at all bothered, concentrating his electricity to send lightning through the snakes over to Ace.."Is this the best you-"
"Third Labor: Ceryneian Hind!"
A spear formed in his hand, taking the shape of the antlers of a deer, hurling them toward Narfi at great speeds. Narfi roared, creating an electromagnetic field that pushed the snakes away, barely avoiding the spear as it grazed his cheek.
Heracles appeared in front of Yomi, immediately forcing him to go for a horizontal kick, which the armored male avoided.
Yomi narrowed his eyes, concentrating his third eye and his precognition to see what his opponent was about to do.
He quickly aimed his hands behind him, firing two thunderbolts just as Heracles was about to strike. The Custodian of Strenght jumped back, but the attacks followed after him.
"Now! Vein Current!"
The lightning bolts exploded, shooting several smaller ones that crashed into Heracles.
"And that's not all! Guiding Thunder!" Yomi unleashed a volley of balls of lightning toward Ace, prompting him to start flying around them to avoid them.
"Not bad! But I can do one better! Sixth: Stymphalian birds!"
His club morphed into an eagle, flapping its wings and creating a powerful gust of wind, bouncing the attacks back. The slashes of wind cut around Narfi's body, but did no visible damage.
"Atomic Blast-"
Heracles swatted Yomi's attack, causing it to fire somewhere else before headbutting him, and launching him away.
"You know, I just figured something out. You're not actually a Custodian, are you?" Ace said, batting away Yomi's constant attacks.
"Yeah?" He halted his attack, as both of them took a moment to talk.
"Yes. At first, I wasn't sure. But now that we're fighting, you feel a little off. You're...a hybrid, aren't you?"
"So? What difference does that make?"
"So what are you, exactly?" Heracles crossed his arms."Just out of curiosity."
"Who knows? A bastard child not wanted by either of his parents. At least, my Mother thought so." Yomi shrugged nonchalantly."She just sent me to earth with orders to conquer a long time ago."
"And why is it that you're just making a move now?"
"Make no mistake, I'm not doing this to conquer the world or some shit like that." Narfi splayed his arms."I'm doing this because it's fun. That's all there is to it. A perfect world? Humanity? I don't give a damn about any of that. All I care about...is my own entertainment."
"I see...That's kind of sad." Ace lowered his gaze."Throughout my years being part of the Royal Flush, I've faced all kinds of foes across the universe. But you and that guy...that darkness that both of you emanate..."
A dark aura appeared behind Yomi, holding a diabolical smile, reflecting his heart.
"I can't see someone like the bunch of you ever aspiring for peace. I will shoot down your ideals." Heracles raised his club in the air."Allow me to show you, a power that only a few of our species have ever acquired! An evolution!"
"Evolution?" Yomi perked up with interest.
"That's right...Only Veles and I have achieved this. A step above a normal Custodian!"
Suddenly, the armor covering his body exploded in a blinding light, as a surge of power pushed Narfi away.
"Oh?!" Narfi cackled in delight, noticing the imposing figure glaring back at him from within the aura.
A huge, massively muscular man with long red hair was revealed, his crimson eyes glaring directly at Yomi's soul.
"This is my awakened form. I haven't used this in a while, since I tend to lose control..." Ace's body began to be covered in black tattoos."But the situation certainly calls for it!"
"An awakened Custodian? What the hell is-"
Narfi's precognition alarmed him of the incoming attack, but he was not fast enough to react to it. The club struck him in the face, launching him away and into a nearby deserted city.
Clink
A wheel appeared behind Yomi, rotating once, indicating his adaptation.
"I began to adapt...So he's a whole lot stronger than he was before then." Narif noticed Heracles slamming his club against a building, launching him toward him."Oh, shit! Lightning Cabel!"
Narfi swung his arms, cutting the whole building with lighting threads. Heracles swung his club as it morphed into a lion's head."Nemean Lion!"
The shockwave of the roar flung Narfi uncontrollably, causing him to crash through several buildings."Atomic Blast!"
This time, the attack landed on its target, piercing Ace's head. However, his wound quickly regenerated as he dashed toward Narfi, slamming his club against him."Seventh Labor: Cretan Bull!"
Narfi once more was flung away, however, his body suddenly felt a double impact that caused him to spit blood.
"A delayed impact?!" Narfi quickly aimed his right arm in the air, shooting a beam of lightning at the sky."Then take my fastest attack! Bad End Thunder!"
A giant lightning attack was shot from the skies, hitting Heracles and causing him to stop in his tracks.
But to Yomi's horror, the Custodian charged at him again, punching him in the chest and sending him crashing into the ground, falling through and landing on top of a train.
Narfi quickly shot upward, trying to kick at the man but he sidestepped, elbowing him and knocking him to the ground.
"But...How?! I gave you several lethal attacks! Hell, one of them pierced your head!"
"Sorry. But you won't kill me so easily." Ace declared, puffing out his chest."What's wrong? Weren't you excited? Where did your smile go?"
Yomi sat up, gritting his teeth as his transformation vanished, his runes turning off.
"Yeah, this confirms it. You're not 100% a Custodian. Especially if your Custodian appearance is a transformation for you." Heracles landed in front of Yomi with a solemn look."Listen, this fight is over. Your fists...don't have much weight behind them. You're fighting for a selfish cause. You said it yourself. You have no cause to fight for."
"What are you talking about?"
"You're troubled. And lost." Ace extended his arm out."Listen, we can help you. Whether you're a hybrid or not, you're still a Custodian. And you're misguided. I can tell by that look on your face that you want answers. Answers that you can't answer on your own."
Yomi gritted his teeth, looking at the ground."And what? You think I'm a lost little boy? I do what I want. That's all there is to."
"That's because you know nothing else." Heracles stated, causing Yomi's eyes to widen slightly."But we can help you. Killing another of our kind...it's not right."
"I...I...I can't believe how...stupid you are!" Yomi quickly fired a lighting shot from his fingers at Ace, creating a smokescreen to take off into the sky.
"So that's a no. How unfortunate."
"Unfortunate for you. To be honest, you're strong. And you adapt to my abilities. This could go on for a while, but honestly, I am saving myself for a greater fight. So..." Yomi pulled out a crimson Deck from his pocket with the symbol of a dragon."So I'm going to finish this right here and now. Henshin!"
King scribbled on her book, summoning ink tigers that rushed toward the black Rider ahead, Kamen Rider Fenrir.
(Appearance inspired by Kamen Rider Fenrir by Rei_eiiii8 on Twitter)
"Tch! What an eyesore!" Fenrir, arched his knees, bending his back to avoid the incoming tiger. He lifted his body with his hand, kicking the other one in the face.
"An eyesore? Now that's just rude." Minerva sneered, drawing a puddle of ink beneath Fenrir's feet, preventing him from moving."This is art. And you shall bear witness to it."
"I don't think so!" He reached for his Deck, drawing a card before it was cut to pieces by air."Sword Vent!"
Sword Vent: Murasame Blade
With a graceful motion, he managed to slice one of the tigers in half and then stab the other one in the head, causing them to turn into a puddle of ink. He took off into the sky, slicing off the ink tentacles that were keeping him in place.
"Not bad. That was a nice move. Honestly, I think I picked the wrong opponent." King quickly scribbled more on her notebook, summoning a plethora of birds that went in Fenrir's way."The color of that armor doesn't compliment my art."
"Art? Well, I am beyond being an artistic inspiration! Sword Vent!" He drew another card, quickly disintegrating his hands.
Sword Vent: Shou - Firefly
The other end of Fenrir's sword turned into a second blade, this one being a lightsaber. He twirled the now dual-blade in his hand, using it to tear down through the birds with ease. He proceeded to fly toward King, but she made several walls of ink that forced him to break through them. Fenrir grinned under his helmet, readying his blade to slash at King.
"Not so fast!" King replied with a smirk. Suddenly, a tree emerged from the ground, sticking Fenrir as it continued growing. The branches wrapped themselves around his arms, preventing him from moving."And the final touch! This will be perfect!"
A giant fist crashed against Fenrir, destroying the tree as it landed on the ground. Minerva drew several chains around the hand, keeping it secure."And with that, I think this last piece is completed. Hmmm?"
Suddenly, the fist and chains exploded into ink as a giant black hole emerged from inside, howling and causing the area to tremble.
"What is this power...?" King couldn't help but marble.'I had sensed something weird from all of them before, but...What are they?'
Fenrir roared, rushing at full speed toward King, who flew away to gain some distance. The giant wolf opened his mouth, firing several energy spheres in her direction.
King drew ink slashes, parrying the attacks but noticed Fenrir was catching up to her.
"Fine! Then I'll show you my whole gallery!"
Several pillars of ink began sprouting from the ground, forcing Fenrir to maneuver around them but several ink creatures were rushing at him from all directions. He inhaled a large amount of air before letting it all out, sending all ink constructs away from him.
Blades of ink came from the sky, each of them as big as Fenrir. He immediately reverted to his Rider form, easily evading the huge objects, and chased after King, who had created an ink castle with several golems around her."Final Vent!"
Final Vent: Godsbane Fang
Turning back into his giant form, Fenrir started to spin around, holding himself with his left legs as he accelerated.
"Sky Slicer!" Fenrir unleashed a slash from his leg, big enough to cover a huge area, cutting in half all of King's constructs and forcing her to fly out of her castle.
"All of my works of art!" King grimaced, already beginning to paint something else."But...An artist must be ready to create anything new on a wimp. Huh?"
"Accel Vent," Fenrir said upon drawing a card, sheathing his Murasame Blade in the sheath located at his hip. He bent his left knee, stretching the right one as much as he could, grabbing onto the handle of his blade.
Accel Vent: Quick Draw
(He's going full Zenitsu mode here)
"He can't reach me from this distance." Minerva smiled to herself."By the time he gets close to me, I'd have created a whole army by the time he does."
Suddenly, Fenrir moved in the blink of an eye, passing through all of King's creations until he was right behind her, his sword unsheathed.
Minerva blinked, feeling her head slide off her body before it was caught by Fenrir's hand."H-huh...?"
"Wasn't expecting that, huh? Honestly, I'm surprised myself..." Fenrir grabbed Minerva's head by her hair."Surprised at how strong I've become."
"B-but how can this be...? I can't...I can't regenerate!"
"You're not used to fighting other deities, huh?"
"D-dieties?!"
"That's right. We are Gods. The true Gods...And I am...the one that will take down Odin." Fenrir adopted a sardonic smirk under his helmet."I am just above you. A real God."
In another site, Garmr was flying after Saraswati as she continued to produce music from her gun."Stop running!"
(Garmr's look is inspired by an art made by Roheemura Art called Kamen Rider Kitsune. He's also the author of the Survive forms for the other Riders I had)
"Ain't running, hun. Just enjoying the good vibes!" Queen aimed her gun at Garmr, who instinctively drew a card from her Deck.
"Guard Vent!"
Guard Vent: Obsidian Gate
A gate of obsidian appeared in front of Garmr, but much to her shock, the sound traveled through it, hitting her and stunning."Agh!"
"You like that, huh? I fight with sound~! And this disco..." Queen quickly switched her gun to DJ mode, now sporting a DJ board instead."...is about to go live!"
Queen played around on her DJ board, shooting several colorful slashes from it toward Despia.
Garmr growled, turning her hands into amethyst crystals and using them to try and block the attacks. The sound reached her arms, causing her body to rumble and stumble back.
"Can't block sound like that, hun. It's science!" Saraswati shot a giant soundwave that chased after Garmr.
"Advent!"
Advent: Garmr
Garmr went into her full beast mode.
(Her beast mode Garmr is similar to the Yugioh card Crystron Smiger)
The sabertooth monster created pillars of ruby, jumping from one to another and avoiding the soundwaves. Garmr returned to her normal size, drawing a card from her Deck."Shoot Vent!"
Shoot Vent: Crystal Blaster
A revolver was equipped in Garmr's hand.
"Switch to amber!" Garmr yelled, loading 6 orange bullets and firing at Queen.
Saraswati jumped in the air, but the bullet created amber crystal that trapped her left leg."What the heck?"
"Amethyst!"
Her bullets changed to purple, shooting four that then ignited in flames, shooting at the Custodian like torpedos.
"Alright little girl, I like that tune!" Queen quickly switched her weapon back to its gun mode, shooting a soundwave at the bullets, causing them to halt and fall to the ground. She then proceeded to shoot at the crystal trapping her, breaking it, and taking off into the sky."Come on, you're too quiet! Sing a little!"
"I can't sing!" Despia snarled.
"Huh?" Queen frowned."What do you mean? Everyone can sing. What? Do you sound bad? You shouldn't let that stress you. A song comes from the soul, after all."
"I...I never sang before..." She trailed off, lowering her gun.
"Huh? Why not?"
"I..." Honestly, Despia doesn't even remember the last time she had sung. As far as she remembered, she had been unable to speak. Even when performing on the stage with Yomi...she never managed to sing. She couldn't. That's why a part of her was jealous of the Symphogear girls. They were able to sing to their heart's content. Despia bit her lower lip.'Why must my life be like this?! Why couldn't things have been normal?! Why?! Why?!'
Garmr glared at Queen, causing her to flinch.
"I'm going to kill you...I'm going to kill you and get my perfect life! I won't let you stop us! Do you hear me?! Amethyst!"
Her bullets changed to pink, and she immediately began to rapid fire at Queen.
"What a sad life. You poor thing...I'll have to take you out of your misery! Let's rock and roll!" She turned her gun into a guitar, now creating giant slashes of sounds.
"Final Vent!" Garmr screamed, changing into her monster form
Final Vent: Shatterpoint Rainbow
Crystals of all colors appeared in the area, covering a wide range of 200 meters. Queen gasped, noticing she was trapped, surrounded by all kinds of precious gems floating around her. Despia created a rainbow sphere in her right hand before tossing it into one of the crystals. The attack began to bounce around, draining the color from the crystals as it grew in size.
"W-what is going on?!" Queen couldn't keep up, trying to follow the attack as it bounced around from gem to gem. Suddenly, the inner crystals were glowing in a rainbow before unleashing a powerful light from them, striking Queen head-on. Saraswati felt her body beginning to burn, letting out a scream of agony as the rainbow light engulfed her body, creating an explosion of colors.
"I'm going to get it all..." Despia stared at the rainbow-colored cloud covering the area."I'm going to get my life back...No matter what atrocities I have to do."
"This guy...Went down just like that?" Ten scratched his head, staring at Nidhogg's body on the floor, missing his two arms.
(Unlike the others, I gave Nidhogg Horobi Ark Scorpion's look, since it fits with the theme color and I like it)
"All I did was cut off his arms with my blood." Huitzilopochtli rubbed his chin as bubbles of blood floated around him.
To his shock, Nidhogg's arms started to regrow and his body stood upright on its own.
"What the hell-"
"Attract." Said the almost demonic voice coming from Nidhogg. All of a sudden, Ten was pulled toward him, and Nightmare smashed a giant dark matter fist against his body, flinging him away.
"What was that? I just got hit by something invisible!" Ten's feet were clad with blood, forming a small wave of red liquid to stop his momentum.
"Strike Vent..." Nidhogg drew a card from his Deck before it was slashed to pieces.
Strike Vent: Catastrophe Pincers
Two gauntlets in the shape of a scorpion's pincers were equipped in Nidhogg's hands. He levitated in the air, raising his hand and creating several dark magic circles, shooting black projectiles.
Ten clicked his tongue, creating arrows of blood, shooting them at the projectiles and changing their trajectories. The arrows went after Nidhogg, but once more, he repelled the attacks, turning the blood from solid to liquid.
Nidhogg used his pincers to create energy slashes, sending them toward the God of blood.
In the blink of an eye, the puddle of blood turned into spikes, piercing Nidhogg's body as Ten leaped into the air, flying around."That had to have killed him."
Much to his dismay, Nidhogg cut through the spikes with his pincers before chasing after the Custodian, healing his wounds.
"What in the world is he? He's taking all kinds of damage, even to the head, and he's still able to recuperate?" Ten grimaced, clapping his hands together."Then I'll just have to get rid of your body and not leave even a single trace of it."
Nidhogg raised a hand in the air, creating a black core in his hands, shooting it at the sky. The core split into 6 more, attracting the ground beneath them and forming 6 large spheres of rocks.
"That's child's play for me!" Ten created several tendrils of blood, attempting to grab the spheres.
"Strike Vent..."
Strike Vent: Catastrophe Tail
A braid with a pointy edge appeared on the back of Nidhogg's head, and he stretched it over, piercing each of the spheres, turning them pitch black. The spheres then began shooting smaller dark matter spheres, each of them homed in on Ten and surrounding him. He used his blood tendrils to make a sphere of blood around himself, using it to bulldoze through the attacks. However, the scorpion's tail wrapped around him, crushing the blood dome to pieces and tightening around Ten, prompting him to hiss. The tail was somehow debilitating him, and he could feel his energy being ripped out of him.
"No...That's not it...This is...poison...!"
He looked up, noticing the remaining dark matter spheres above him before started to rain on him as if a meteor shower was going on, dragging him down to the ground.
"Final Vent..."
Final Vent: Ravenous Shadow
Nidhogg turned into his monster form, forming a white orb and a black orb on his sides.
(In his monster form, he looks like Skarner from League of Legends)
He lifted his stinger in the air, combing both spheres and creating a single one. Chaos Perfect Zero Karma. His stinger split into three separate ones, creating 3 similar spheres before chucking them at once. The spheres surrounded Ten, preventing him from moving due to the gravitational force. The spheres started to break into smaller ones, shooting themselves over to the Custodian as each of them started to disintegrate his body piece by piece. The spheres continued destroying Ten's body until all there was left was a single black hole that closed up, disappearing from view.
Nightmare said nothing. He did not relish in his victory. All he did was turn around and fly back where he came from.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Eve asked Hel.
(Hel's Rider form is based on an original art made by DinobusterD of Kamen Rider Lernaia, the same as her monster version)
"That's such a stupid question." Hel lifted her hand, shooting bone fragments from her fingers. Jack frowned, summoning a black falcon that screech, blocking the attacks."I have nothing to say to disgusting heathens like you."
"Heathens? Do you truly believe in your own hype that much?" Jack narrowed her eyes, summoning a black panther that immediately dashed toward Hel.
"I am the new savior that this world needs. No more fear and insecurities will plague the minds of the weak!" Hel began to convulse as something protruded out of her back. She grabbed it, pulling out her entire spinal cord, and cladding it with a purple liquid.
"Impossible..." Eve couldn't believe her eyes."She shouldn't be able to stand straight..."
"Swing Vent!"
Swing Vent: Hysteria Lasso
A whip made of purple matter appeared in Eve's free hand, and she immediately lashed both of her weapons out. Eve summoned two black centipedes, using them to block the whips. Hel cackled, wrapping her bone and corruption whip around the creatures, easily crushing them.
To Eve's surprise, the monster screeched, turning a deep shade of purple and having crimson eyes as they lunged at her.
"The true nature of people is revealed...once the chains of their hearts are broken." She said, lifting a card in the air."Corrupt Vent!"
Corrupt Vent
A crimson ray struck both monsters, turning their bodies pitch black and increasing their speed and strength. Eve's panther and bird were destroyed in an instant, puzzling.
'Impossible...This...this isn't how strong my summons should be...!'
"Final Vent!"
Jack quickly leaped into the air, summoning a giant eagle that took flight and headed for Setsuna.
Final Vent: Deathly Embrace of Deteriorate
Suddenly, bones started to come out of the ground, forming giant structures as they headed for Eve, forcing her higher into the air as her eagle was skewered alive.
"Down from this endless abyss!" Hel screamed, morphing into her hydra monster form as she began to shoot energy beams from the 5 heads of her body.
Several purple portals formed around Hel and purple spikes were shot from them, trapping Even from both sides. Eve dodged the bones, but the corruption spikes were unblockable. And eventually, regardless of how fast she was, it only took one of them. One spike caused her body to freeze, allowing the rest to pierce her body from all angles until her limbs were separated from her body. Her body turned purple and shrank to the size of a sphere alongside the two monsters Setsuna had taken over before.
"I never even thought that this power could feel so..." She smiled widely under her helmet."Liberating."
"Come on! Where is that bravado now?!" Kamen Rider Surtr slammed his fist against Heracles, launching him to the ground.
(Kamen Rider Surtr's appearance is inspired by Magatsu Izanagi from P4 and his monster version Salamangreat Heatleo.)
Sword Vent: Sumarbrander
A flaming nagitana appeared in the air, and Surtr quickly grabbed it, sending a primordial fire toward Heracles, causing him to scream in pain. He then flew down, stabbing his blade against Ace's head. As expected, the Custodian's wound healed, and he attempted to hit Surtr off of him but the God stabbed him again."Oh?"
"Twelfth Labor: Demonic Hound, Cerberus!"
Heracles' hands morphed into sharp claws and his appearance became more animalistic. He punched Surtr away, sinking his fingers into the ground and lifting it as if he were flipping a table.
"I'm going to defeat you!" He screamed at the flame, God."You'll be my thirteenth labor! You will not destroy the universe!"
"How childish. You sound just like him. But I already figured you out." Surtr dodged the incoming claw, kicking Heracles away and shooting a beam of flames from the tip of his blade.
"This won't work anymore!" Ace slapped the attack away, only to receive a tail to the face that sent him staggering back. Surtr had entered his beast form, towering over the Custodian. Using his claw-like gauntlets, he shot two primordial fire beams toward him, striking him head-on. Heracles couldn't believe when he felt his body completely calcinating due to the flames, leaving his body completely black. However, his body recovered, but the puzzled look on his face remained.
"You can adapt to any attack. That's why I tried attacking with something different." Surtr's voice echoed around the area due to his immense size."Your adaptation is similar to mine. You can adapt to the level of the attack that you receive. But if I hit you with a stronger one, like just now..."
Ace gritted his teeth, readying to attack again.
"And your apparent immortality...I was a little taken aback. But you're not immortal like Nightmare. I mean, you said you were the Custodian of Strength." He returned to his Rider form, arms crossed."So why would the Custodian of Strength be immortal? It's just weird to think about. But then...I thought about your attacks. Those labors...I hypothesize that you're pseudo-immortal. You can revive up to the amount of labors, right? Meaning that if I kill you 12 times..."
Ace's frown changed to an expression of shock.
"I suppose it's too bad you don't have that helmet anymore. Now I can read you like a book." Surtr raised his hand, creating a giant sphere of flames above his head and chucking it toward Heracles, forcing him to fly into the air.
"Where are you going?!" Yomi drew a card, burning it in his hand.
Scorch Vent
The area around them became extremely hot, slowing Heracles down due to the intense heat.
When he looked up, he saw a giant sphere of flames aimed directly at him.
"Burn to the flames of Musphelheim!" Surtr laughed loudly as he threw the giant death ball at Heracles. A giant explosion went off, comparable to a giant asteroid crashing against the devastated city they were in.
"Soon, Hajime..." Surtr cracked his knuckles, a wide grin on his face as he watched the Custodian burning repeatedly with no chance of escaping."We'll settle the score."
A while later, Surtr flew back to the World Snake, noticing Kamen Rider Jormungandr sitting on top of the snake.
(Kamen Rider Jormungandr's appearance is based on the art made by RhafToze on Twitter.)
"Oh, hey. Done already?" Surtr asked.
"Yeah. Nothing I couldn't handle. Righty, Veles?" He looked over to the corpse of the leader of the Royal Flush."Oh, right. He's dead."
"He's not the only one."
The group saw the other Calamity Riders approaching.
"You shouldn't have come to this planet, honestly. You should have waited quietly for the end to arrive." Fenrir said to Minerva's head, as she was still very much alive.
"No...Impossible...This...this can't be happening...!" Minerva sobbed at the loss of her friends.
"It's okay. You will all be reunited in the new world." Jormungandr flew over to Fenrir, grabbing the head from his hands."I am merciful. I should just erase you from existence along with your people. But...I want to give everyone equal opportunity. But for now...I am afraid that we will need to use your services for something a little...grueling."
"W-what are you going to do to me?! Just kill me already, you disgusting vile creatures!" Minerva shouted to no avail. Hazuki chuckled, flying over to Jormungandr's face."W-what are you doing...?"
"You know, it's a blessing in disguise that all of you came here. And even more convenient that Wei let you live." He chuckled sinisterly."We needed a divine being. And a Custodian can work out just fine. You see, my friend here is very hungry. And we need your divine power, so...Open wide, Jormungandr! I have a snack for you!"
"NO! PLEASE! STOP IT!" King screamed in utter fear as the giant snake opened its humongous jaws. The last thing Minerva saw was the eternal darkness inside Jormungandr's mouth.
The serpent of Midgard grumbled, seemingly satisfied with the treat.
"So what does that do, exactly?" Fenrir asked, reverting back to normal.
"It's a surprise. You'll see it soon enough. For now?" He looked toward the sky at the hundreds of Custodians, who had exited their ships and were looking disturbed seeing the absence of their leaders."Let's clean up the trash."
"All the life signals...are gone..." Aoi relayed the information to everyone around here, but they all could see it. The unidentified flying objects that had invaded the planet had just vanished.
"Ragnarok is resuming its course." Sakya noted."It's begun to advance. But..."
"But what?" Genjuro asked absentmindedly, still in shock.
"The time...Ragnarok is going to take longer to get here..."
That fully caught the red-haired man's attention."How much time?"
"18 to 24 hours more," Sakuya said, a ghost of a smile on his face.
"An extra day!" Aoi beamed, relief to hear some good news for a change."That means we'll have more time to prepare!"
Genjuro heaved a long sigh, allowing himself a smile."Good...I was concerned that the kids wouldn't have time to rest. They've been working extra hard on the preparations. But now that we have more time, we should be fine."
"We can do this...!" Sakuya couldn't help but laugh like a child, standing up in excitement."We can win!"
Aoi smiled warmly at him, feeling herself overjoyed with hope.
"But still...It is concerning..." Genjuro rubbed his chin."If beings more powerful than Shem-Ha couldn't stop Ragnarok, it's going to take everything we have. But we can do it. Try to connect to any satellite you can. We need to get info on the Calamities' abilities."
"S-Sir, we have a problem!" Aoi's voice snapped him away from his thoughts.
"What is it?"
"Something...something is heading straight for Japan!"
That night, Hibiki and Hajime were lying on Hibiki's bed, exhausted, after she insisted on Hajime sleeping with her.
"It was a rough day and a half today. Or whatever. I can't tell if it's day or night due to the sky being red and all." Hajime yawned.
"I think as long as we're tired, it should be a good excuse to sleep." She smiled, pecking him on the lips.
"It'll be over soon. We have a shot at victory now. It feels like forever ago when we failed to stop Ragnarok. And finally, there is a ray of hope at the end of the tunnel. After all of these sacrifices...We finally see the end."
"Yes..." Hibiki muttered, lost in his amber-colored eyes.
"And when this is done..." He gently grabbed her hand, touching her finger."I'll put the real deal on your finger."
"H-Hajime...!" Hibiki blushed."But it's...don't you think it's too soon...?"
"Honestly, the way I see it...If we pull through and save what's left of the world...I doubt asking you for marriage would intimidate me as fighting demons of hell." He said with a heart-melting smile."And honestly, by that point, I think I'd want nothing more than to be with you my whole life."
"Me too..." Hibiki confessed, gently caressing his hand."I would love nothing more than to love you. Every day that passes, I love you even more..."
"Same here..." He wrapped his arms around her, bringing her closer, and rested his her on top of hers. Hibiki felt his warmth, nuzzling against his chest."I still want us to have that restaurant together. And...I want us to have a family too. Recently, I've been thinking about our future. And...well...If we had kids...I wanted to have a girl."
"Really?" A gleam of happiness appeared in her eyes."Why a girl?"
"I want her to be as pretty and captivating as her mother." He kissed her forehead."And my Grandma used to tell me girls were easier to handle. You know, boys can be rough and whatnot."
"But boys can be the most caring people in the world." She whispered, stealing a kiss from his lips."I want a son...I want him to be as strong, loving, and kind as his father."
"Aw, Sunshine...That's so sweet of you." Hajime giggled."Though if it's a boy, I'd be happy too. If it's a girl, maybe we can go for Hiyoko. And for a boy...Hikaru. Well, I was thinking of Hakari before, then Hakuri. But...I want to move on from that."
"Move on from what?"
"Break this cycle of darkness and hatred." Hajime replied."It started with my dad and then with Hazuki and me. I thought that going away from "Ha" would be fitting. And go to the side where the sun shines, "Hi." That's you, Hibiki...You are my sun." His hands traveled to her face, squishing her cheeks."Gosh, you're the most beautiful girl I've ever laid eyes on. I'm so lucky I met you. I'm so lucky that despite everything, you are still here. With me. It means everything to me."
"Oh, Hajime...My Sunshine..." Hibiki couldn't help but start crying."Why do your kind words make me cry out of happiness?"
"I'm so sorry, Hibiki! I-"
"I said I'm happy." Hibiki placed a finger against his lips."Just having you around...after everything happened. I'm so lucky. And I'm scared. I...I don't want to lose you. But now, more than ever, you're in danger...and it really scares me, Hajime...What if I lose you...? What if you...What if you-"
"That won't happen." Hajime hugged her tightly, repeatedly kissing her forehead."I swear to you I won't die."
"You are the last hope." He remembered Yosuke's words still clear in his mind.
Hibiki just cried silently against his chest while he muttered sweet words of comfort in her ear."I'm sorry...I shouldn't...I don't mean to make you worry."
"I know. It's just...I don't like it when you cry. It hurts me to see you like that." Hajime's smile faltered a bit."I know what you said before. But I can't help but wish I had met you way earlier in life. If I did, I would have protected you with everything I had from those horrible people who blamed you."
"I know, Hajime, and that's exactly why I think it was for the best we didn't meet back then." Hibiki beamed upon seeing his protective nature in action."You would have just gotten into pointless fights to protect me. And I wouldn't have been able to see you get hurt."
"Yeah...And I was back then, I was a pretty dumb guy just looking for dumb fights." He placed a hand on her chest."But I wish I could take all that pain...and transfer it over to me."
"But then I would be sad. But I hate it when you're putting yourself down, belittling your efforts." Hibiki said, placing a hand on top of hers, allowing Hajime to feel her heartbeat."You need to stop being so hard on yourself. Please, Hajime?"
"But...I'm the cause of all of this." Hajime clenching his hands."I...I was a horrible brother to Setsuna. I couldn't save her...It's my fault she went down this path. I couldn't defeat Yomi and Hazuki. I couldn't save Wei. My family are the ones who are destroying the world. Sometimes I wonder, if I never met you, would I have joined them? Would I have strayed off to the path of evil too?"
"You got flaws. All of us do. No one is perfect. We all made mistakes. And it's not your fault. Setsuna-chan...Hazuki got to her while we were dealing with Noble Red. He manipulated her and Wei-kun into believing in this stupid fantasy. She was at her weakest, Hajime. Just like how you were back then. You were suffering too. You couldn't have seen that. And she was good at hiding her pain. Back when you were in Okinawa with Hamaguchi-kun, she would sleep on my bed with me. And we would talk. I never once noticed those dark feelings she displayed recently."
"The darkness in the heart...That's...I think that's our weakness. Our fears. Our insecurities. Our regrets. If we let that take us down, we become exactly like them. Hazuki used that to control everyone around him. Allister and Terunosuke. Even Chiaki. All these promises for a brighter future..." Hajime bit his lower lip."The whole world fell for that. And because of that, we couldn't prevent this. But I'm not giving up. No matter what.":
"And I'll be right by your side." Hibiki went in for another kiss."I love you so very much, Hajime."
"And I love you with every fiber of my being. We can do this. We can end this once and for all."
Meanwhile, Ragnarok proceeded on their path, going over several cities and destroying all the population without mercy. The 6 Calamities watched on as the demons slaughtered every human in their path, and Jormungandr left a giant trail of nothingness in its path. It had been several hours since their battles with the Custodians, and the group had recovered from their wounds due to their enhanced healing abilities.
Suddenly, Yomi stood up, stretching his back and popping his joints."Well, I guess this is where we part ways."
"Huh?" Both Despia and Wei gasped simultaneously.
"What do you mean?" Setsuna tilted her head. Nightmare remained unresponsive, while Hazuki smiled at his cousin.
"Ah, so it's that time already?"
"What do you mean?" Wei frowned, not liking to be in the dark.
"Yomi, want to tell them?"
"Sure thing." Yomi grinned."I am going to Japan ahead of you guys. I told Hazuki that once we started Ragnarok, I'd wait some time before I went ahead. He made a promise to me"
"And why, exactly?" Wei pressed.
Despia's lips thinned, already suspecting what her twin brother would say.
"He promised me to fight Hajime at my leisure." Yomi smiled like a kid in a candy store."And that's exactly what I'm going to do right now. That fight with the Custodians was good, but I am craving for something only Hajime can give me. And before anyone asks, no, I am not letting anyone come with me. This is something only I can do. And you won't take it away from me."
"No one is going to complain." Wei scoffed in indignation."You failed to kill SONG before. So go ahead and finish what you started."
"Yomi-onii-chan...You'll go kill Haji, right?" Setsuna walked up to the boy.
"If I can beat him. Then yeah."
"Make sure..." A wicked smile appeared on Setsuna's lips."Make you he regrets every single decision he's made in his life."
"Xiangling..." Wei seemed a little disturbed by her words, but Yomi just laughed, ruffling her hair.
"Sure thing, kid." He then turned to his sister."So, I'll see you when I get back."
"Do you think you'll win?" Despia asked carefully.
"Who knows? You should know but now, I don't fight to win. I fight to-"
"To have a good time. You're here for a good time, not a long time." She rehearsed the words she would hear often from him."Be careful."
"Yeah, yeah." Yomi flicked her on the forehead, earning a yelp from his sister."Hey, Hazuki. You still want the Ryuki Deck?"
"Yes. But don't feel rushed. I'll be fighting Odin in due time. And once we weaken him, then Wei can eat him and kill him. So I won't be needing their Decks immediately." Hazuki waved him off."Have fun."
Jumping up and down with excitement, Yomi jumped off the World Serpent, blasting himself away at great speeds."HAJIME! YOU ARE MINE AND MINE ONLY! LET'S FEEL EACH OTHER ONCE MORE! FOR REAL THIS TIME!"
"I can tell by that look on your face that you want answers. Answers that you can't answer on your own."
He frowned upon recalling Heracles' words, clenching his fists.
"An answer...Yeah, I'll get that answer very soon." He muttered to himself, increasing his speed and starting his flight to Japan.
Despia and Setsuna looked on as Yomi went further and further away from them.
"What the hell are you thinking?!" Wei stood behind Hazuki, hissing in his ear."You know what happened last time you gave this psychopath free reign."
"True. But you must remember, he is a wildcard. An expendable one at that. If he dies now, it doesn't really matter. But you?" He looked at Wei in the eyes over his shoulder."You are special. Our ultimate weapon to kill Odin. You are the only one who can kill the Allfather, Wei. So as long as you live, everything else doesn't matter."
"Of course." Wei adopted a haughty smile."Only I can bring us to the promised world."
"That's right." Hazuki patted him on the back."Once we get to Japan...We can finally end things."
I apologize if this chapter seems a bit lackluster. And it is. As I was writing it, I realized that I didn't want to do it. Like, these characters were going to die anyway, and dedicating an entire chapter for characters that would show up and die...But I couldn't just leave you guys without a chapter. Also, school's been a bitch these past 2 weeks. I'm really sorry. I feel bad giving you guys a half-baked chapter. I guess I am starting to get burnt out from so many fights. Luckily, we are nearing the end. And even better, I am more invested in these incoming fights. I don't know if they will be all 1 chapter or if each chapter will have 2 fights. We'll see.
Also, if you have any cards for the Calamities, I will gladly accept them. And any suggestions to improve their final vents.
Next chapter, we're getting a rematch.