A/N Hey everyone! This is the final part of the Around the World Chapter! I hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: As it has been forever, I do not own any of the characters you recognize in this story, nor other proper nouns like Balbadd. Not mine.
Nexus HWR 5.7 Missions:
Balbadd City
Inside the largest city in Rhodar, and the largest city on all of Awul, an orange haired teenager stepped through a gateway where two guards moved to the sides for him. "Welcome sir," a man on the other side of the gate with long curly black hair greeted. "If you would follow me," Sayid Jarrah motioned with his arm in front of him and the teen who stopped inside the gates nodded his head at the older man.
The two of them walked forward in the green garden full of rose bushes, tropical trees, and beautiful flowers. There was a huge pillar of water in front of them that curved around a circular platform at the bottom right in the center of the garden. Sayid did not say anything, but he checked to see if the teen was still following him which he was. The teenager's orange hair was naturally spiky but dipped down as he did not use any gel, and he had bangs that partially covered up his eyes. He wore a black jacket with a white shirt on underneath and dark pants to match the jacket. On his right shoulder he had a backpack strap and the bag on his back looked like one he would take to high school.
Still, as they stepped onto the platform, Sayid turned to the younger man. "I need to check your bag before you are to see the King."
Ichigo Kurosaki did not argue. He nodded once and slid his right arm out of the strap, handing the pack to the Arab man next to him. The platform they were on started moving and Ichigo looked down and around as he wondered how it worked. Water pushed up on the bottom but somehow did not fall to the sides of the pillar. Sayid checked the contents of his pack and then handed it back to the boy as he did not find anything irregular inside it. The man did stare at this teen oddly though as there was a stuffed animal inside the bag which was weird for a boy his age.
Ichigo took his bag back but he just slung it over his shoulder instead of putting it back on. The water elevator they were on rose higher and stopped for a moment at a bridge that went over this part of the city. Hovercars flew over it and Ichigo followed the street in one direction to see hundreds of floating skyscrapers that way. "Your science definitely beats ours," Ichigo said out of nowhere.
Sayid pressed a few buttons on a tablet he had pulled out that kept their elevator moving up, and the man turned to the younger figure in surprise. He knew the teen's name and that the King gave him clearance and time for a meeting that pushed back all his other meetings even though this kid came out of nowhere. Other than that, he was a mystery to him which annoyed and intrigued the King of Rhodar's Chief of Staff. "Rhodar's science division is working tirelessly to continue to advance our technology."
"Smart," Ichigo said. He frowned and looked up in the sky as they continued to rise towards a building high up there. Weird that those in charge always put themselves at the top. Is it that they like to feel they are above everyone? Or do they like to be above so they can keep a watchful, protective eye on everyone in their kingdom?
The teenager furrowed his brow and spoke softly, "Our science division was never given high priority. Tetsuo valued strength, and expansion, but we had enough military might for that without super-advanced weaponry." Sayid looked at the teen in even more confusion as he spoke about the NEG. "It was stupid though. Vegapunk had such great ideas," Ichigo shook his head and muttered, "we should have listened to him."
"Are you a member of the Renewed Nexus Government?" Sayid questioned.
Ichigo looked at the older man and shook his head. He could see Sayid wanted an explanation and he muttered while glancing back up at the quickly approaching castle, "Alibaba didn't tell you? Figures."
Their lift slowed down and came to a stop at a magnificent walkway across the sky. The floor of the walk was see-through which seemed unnerving at first, but as soon as Ichigo stepped on it and found it to be sturdy he felt better about walking towards the floating castle in front of him.
"Follow me into the King's office," Sayid requested and walked ahead of the boy into the huge building. He led Ichigo upstairs while the teen looked around at the inside of the beautiful castle.
Ichigo walked past a woman who Sayid bowed to. He looked at her and the woman with long silver hair glared at him for not bowing. The two guards behind her glared much harder than she did, but she held up a hand for them to not get upset. "Are you the one my husband was talking about?" Daenerys questioned him.
"Probably," Ichigo replied, though he had no idea what she was talking about.
"Hmm," she hummed at him. She turned to Sayid, "Go ahead. Take him to the King."
"Your Highness," Sayid said, and he bowed again before continuing to lead the teen away. Once the woman walked down a different hallway, Sayid turned his head sideways and glared daggers into Ichigo. "If you see the Queen on your way out, you will show her your respect."
"I didn't come here to play Dungeons and Dragons," Ichigo growled at the man. "I just need something from Alibaba, then I'm gone." He walked faster past Sayid and when the Arab man sped up Ichigo muttered, "Don't bother, I can feel him up ahead anyway."
Sayid opened his mouth to complain, but the teen did not seem to be one to care even if he did. Instead, he lowered a hand down to his holster and followed him cautiously. "One wrong move, and you're dead," Sayid stated calmly, but the teen in front of him did not flinch as he kept walking.
"I'm not here to hurt your King," Ichigo grumbled in annoyance. He reached the double doors he could feel Alibaba behind and pushed the doors open. "Hey," Ichigo said as he walked into the room.
"Ichigo!" Alibaba called out. He jumped out of his seat and the other two in the room looked over and got up as well. Morgiana, a girl with hot pink hair and silver bracelets on her wrists, and Aladdin, a boy slightly taller than Morg with a long blue braid behind his head and a white hat on. Alibaba's oldest and closest friends faced the door and smiled at the teen who entered.
"Nice to see you again Kurosaki-san," Morgiana greeted.
"It's been so long!" Aladdin added.
Sayid became even more confused as he walked in behind the teenager. I've been here for over a year, and I have never seen this man before. Maybe he is from their world.
"Sayid," Alibaba called over to the door. "I take it you met Ichigo. He's one of the NEG's three founders you know." Sayid's eyes opened wide and Ichigo ground his teeth whilst looking at Alibaba in aggravation.
The blond King laughed at Ichigo's look though and said, "Whoops, did you not want him to know that?"
This teen? He can't be over eighteen! Sayid thought. He formed that Government when he was sixteen?
The seventeen year old who created a Government when he was fifteen, alongside another fifteen year old, narrowed his eyes at Alibaba. "I did not come to Balbadd to catch up."
Alibaba lost his big smile and he humphed. "Oh," he said.
Ichigo looked around at the three of them and he sweatdropped. "What? Did you really think that's why I was here?"
"We were hoping," Aladdin replied and threw his hands up in the air. "We haven't seen you-"
"In so long, yeah," Ichigo muttered to finish for him, as Aladdin said that already. "So, can you hear me out?"
"Sure, I guess," Alibaba said disappointedly. "Though I want to hear how things have been too. Things for me have been great. I became a King, got married..."
Morgiana shot Alibaba a look and the King started sweating while pretending like he didn't notice though everyone else in the room knew he did. Aladdin giggled under his breath and Alibaba cleared his throat before continuing loudly, "So Ichigo! What brings you here this fine day?"
"I need a favor," Ichigo started. The King looked at him carefully as asking a King a favor could mean any number of things. "I'm looking for someone," Ichigo continued, and Alibaba relaxed as this seemed more doable than he was thinking.
"Who are you trying to find?" Morgiana questioned him.
Ichigo took a deep breath and then said, "Supergirl." Alibaba's relieved look turned into a frown though the other two next to him did not have the same expression. "Do you know where Kara is? I know that Clark used to visit her every so often-"
"Morgiana, Aladdin, Sayid, please leave us for a minute." The other three looked at Alibaba in surprise. The blond young man looked around at his close friends. "Please," he repeated.
Morgiana sighed but started walking for the door. "Huhh? How come?" Aladdin complained. Morgiana called him to follow her and he groaned about it but ran after the girl a second later.
Sayid walked out after them, though he felt nervous about leaving this teen who he suspected was very powerful alone with his King. "Close the door on your way out," Alibaba said, and Sayid nodded before closing the double doors.
The doors clicked shut and Ichigo turned back to the other teen in front of him behind a table. "What was that all about?"
"I'll tell you," Alibaba began. "Problem is, her location is a secret. I was one of the last ones she talked to before she left. After, you know, the whole Battle of Awul thing." Ichigo stayed silent and Alibaba nodded his head. "That day, it really led to all of our problems, you know that right?"
Ichigo looked into his eyes and replied, "How so?"
"Think about it," Alibaba said, and he started walking around his desk. "The old council, it was made up of some amazing people. Not that the newer one wasn't strong, but the people in it were not the same as the heroes from before. Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman!" Alibaba faded off for a few seconds and he got a frustrated look on his face. "The day Konoha fell, when the rest of us were at that meeting, I considered joining with Tetsuo. It made sense, but myself, Sinbad too, we could not join him. Not after what Kara told me before she left."
Ichigo's eyes opened wide and Alibaba nodded his head grimly. "Yeah," he whispered. "I know it was supposed to be a secret. I know minds were wiped to keep it that way, but what Tetsuo did, it stopped us from joining him. If, if the Battle of Awul had ended differently, Metropolis could have been saved." The blond King looked deeply into Ichigo's eyes again, "Kara would not have left, hopefully more of the heroes would have survived, you yourself would not have quit, myself and Sinbad would have joined. Think about it. Tetsuo had so many great influences, and then suddenly all he had were Superman and Trunks."
Ichigo frowned deeply, but after a moment he began, "We could talk about what-ifs for hours. We'll never know anything for certain. The truth is, that Superman died, and I need to make sure Kara knows. I don't want her finding out from someone she doesn't- I just- I owe it to him. I owe it to both of them." Alibaba did not speak while Ichigo said this to him and when he was done, the King still looked hesitant. "What? If you know where she is, tell me! You know you owe me-"
"I know," Alibaba said, making sure there was no doubt in Ichigo's mind on that matter. "I promised her I would not tell anyone where to find her. I take my word seriously," Alibaba explained, and Ichigo frowned as that was as good a reason as any.
"However," Alibaba continued. "You're right, I know she would want to know about Superman." The King frowned and added, "And I know, she would rather hear it from you, than from me."
Ichigo's eyes widened and Alibaba nodded. "She only came to me to warn me about Tetsuo. We were not good friends, barely acquaintances actually. I protected a large group of people though, and she thought that by telling me she would be protecting them." Alibaba paused, then finished, "You should tell her."
"I know," Ichigo said, having already thought all that through himself. "So, where can I find her?"
Alibaba walked over to the wall on his right and he pulled out a tablet similar to the one Ichigo saw Sayid had. A few buttons pressed and the wall transformed into a full-sized map of Nexus. Their location on Awul was a red dot, and Alibaba walked away from it to the right. He crossed the blue portion of the wall and then all of the land past it too. The land on the other side of the Great Ocean took up so much of the wall that Ichigo double-taked from it back to the continent that their red dot was on. "Wow," the teen muttered, never realizing just how much smaller the second largest continent was than the first.
Alibaba looked around on his map of Aebrith and he started waving his hands around near a spot on the eastern portion of the continent. "She's somewhere around here."
"Somewhere?" Ichigo repeated so Alibaba heard how vague he was being himself.
"Like I said, I don't know her well," Alibaba replied. "What I do know, is that she was heading to be with more of her people. The Kryptonians. I also know that the Kryptonians own this region of Aebrith."
Ichigo lost his annoyed look as he was actually getting some valuable information. Alibaba lowered his arms and Ichigo walked towards the map to get a closer look. The King continued, "It's a long journey, but I have three airships heading to Remano in Leam to trade with our allies there." Alibaba pointed at a blue dot closer to the center of Aebrith but very far in the south of the equator. "I'll get you a seat on one of these airships, and there will be a seat for you on any airship coming back this way after you deliver your message."
"So I land here?" Ichigo pointed at the map, then dragged his finger northeast and wagged it around at a huge area of land. "Then just, search for Kara around there? Hundreds of thousands of square miles of land?"
"It's called asking for directions," Alibaba said in a sarcastic tone. "I'm sure our friends in Leam know a bit more about their powerful alien neighbors and where to find them. Ask around, you'll find her in no time. I have faith in you," Alibaba gave him a thumbs up and the taller teen sweatdropped.
Ichigo looked at the map again and he sighed. He's helping me out more than I asked for, giving me a ride there and back too. I should just take it and go... "Once I leave Remano," Ichigo started. He looked east of there again and saw a darkened area of the map beginning long before the part where Alibaba wagged his hands. "How long until I'm out of Leam's territory?"
"Leam's a big country," Alibaba began, "but they're on the wrong side of a losing war. To their east where you're going, there's a witch who makes people go insane just by being close to her. And to their west, who recently took over the entire west coast, thereby making it difficult to trade with Leam, is the Emperor."
"Sure he won't shoot us down while we fly over him?" Ichigo asked.
Alibaba shook his head. "He wouldn't risk it. The people over there know as much about us as we know about them. Completely different worlds. This guy doesn't want to start having to fight this war on two fronts, one from an enemy he knows nothing about except they have heavily armed airships. We've had some close encounters, but it should be safe to travel."
Ichigo nodded the whole time his old friend spoke and finally he sighed and gave Alibaba a small smile. "Thank you a lot for this. I've been putting this off, but I decided I needed to go now or it would be too late."
"Well good on you for doing this, it's the right thing to do," Alibaba told the taller man. Alibaba clicked a few buttons on his tablet and the map went away. He saw Ichigo looking back at the wall and he chuckled as it looked like Ichigo only cared now that he could no longer see it. "Listen, Alibaba began. "When you leave Leam, head northeast. My allies tell me a little about their situation, and the Kryptonians are north of them, but south of the Cataclysm. So if you reach a really wide canyon, you've probably missed them."
"How will I know if it's the Cataclysm?" Ichigo asked.
Alibaba laughed, "It's a giant crack in the planet! It's impossible to miss!"
Ichigo frowned and nodded his head. He turned around to the door and walked towards it. "Where are you going?" Alibaba asked.
"To find the airship," Ichigo replied.
Alibaba shook his head. "I'll have Sayid bring you to it in a little. The airships leave tonight," Alibaba grinned. "So until then, looks like we have time to catch up." The taller teen knocked his head back and let out an audible sigh.
Ichigo turned and walked back towards the King of Rhodar. He stood in front of Alibaba, then lifted up his hand. "Thanks Alibaba. We're even now."
"Haha," Alibaba shook Ichigo's hand. "We," the King said and started shaking his head. Alibaba smiled genuinely and finished, "We will never be even with what you did for me."
Resistance Base
"Sectors J-8 and J-9 came up empty on thermal scans, again."
"All of Sector M turned out empty. Only Grimm and Aragami for miles."
"I don't want to hear where he's not," Gajeel growled. He looked around at the others in the room with him and slammed a fist down on the table. "No one?" The muscular man with long black spiky hair and piercings all over his face glared down at the holo-map on the table. "I'm heading out," he growled.
"Gajeel," Levy said and looked at the muscular man sadly. He glared down at her but she shook her head at him.
"He's out there," Gajeel said. "Cloud said-"
"Cloud was delusional when he came back," Wave said. The spiky haired man shook his head and stated firmly, "We can't keep wasting resources looking for Gray. He's already been marked as dead in he system."
"What?" Gajeel growled over. Wave closed his mouth, and Gajeel glared at him harder and asked, "Who did that?"
"Kakashi did," a blond man on the other side of the table as Wave stated. He stood next to a taller figure with shorter blond hair than himself who looked a year or two younger but was still very similar in appearance to his older brother. Edward Elric looked over at Gajeel and stated in a harsh voice, "I didn't know Gray, but he wouldn't want us wasting manpower looking for him, would he?"
"He would if he's out there," Gajeel snapped.
"And if he's not?" Alphonse, Ed's younger brother, asked. Al shook his head at the Dragon Slayer, "It's time to give up Gajeel. I'm sorry."
"Besides," a voice said across the table from Gajeel who had opened his mouth to argue. They all looked towards the hallway and saw Lie Ren walk into the room. The tall figure with black hair going straight behind his back all the way down to his waist was wearing a green shirt and darker green jacket over it. He had on black pants and a belt on that had two pistols on it, one on either side. "We have a mission," Ren continued as he walked in and up to the table. He did not hear much of the conversation before he got in there, but it had to end now and he continued without waiting for anyone to interrupt him.
The young man reached forward at the hologram and he zoomed out on it by pushing his hands together after touching it. Ren zoomed out so their base was just a dot on the map in the middle of the sector. He pulled north on the map and motioned at four blinking red areas around a single green section. The green section was decently large, but there were red stripes going diagonally through it. "The Fire Nation's attacks on our northern bases have intensified in the past few days. Teams to reinforce and help evacuations will be heading up later today."
"Are we going with them?" Wave questioned.
Ren shook his head and he pointed at an area much farther south. He spun the holo-map and zoomed back in on a red position of it. "There's a supply route connecting two of the Black Witch Arachne's Lords that we're going to hit hard. We're teaming up with Omega and Beta Squads for this mission, and we'll also have the remainder of Delta with us."
"'The remainder of Delta?'" Ed scoffed. He put his arms behind his head and leaned back. "So Cloud's coming? Sure he's up for that?"
"I'm fine," a voice said and Ed shot out of his laid-back position. He looked towards the hall and saw a man with much spikier blond hair walking over with his Buster Sword slung over his right shoulder. Cloud glanced across the room at Gajeel who shot him a glare before Levy put a hand on his arm and he calmed down.
"We leave tomorrow at 0500 hours," Ren finished, stepping back from the table and the map. "Supply up, we won't be taking any vehicles so only grab what you plan on carrying."
"No vehicles?" Ed groaned. "Why not?"
"Obviously they need them all for taking the reinforcements up north, stupid," Liliruca Arde, or Lili, scoffed at him. "Right Ren?" She asked and smiled up at the older man.
Ed fumed at her but Ren smiled and nodded. "Very good Lili." The girl beamed at their squad leader who chuckled at the cute girl with furry ears. He turned back to the rest of the people at the table and said, "That's all. Get to sleep early tonight. We'll need our rest." Ren nodded and turned around, "Lambda Squad dismissed."
Wave stretched up in the air and turned to follow after Ren. "Don't need to tell me twice," he said and yawned. "I'm gonna get some rest."
"You need to sleep too Gajeel," Levy scolded the man next to her who went back to glaring at the map. "Gray's fine, he can take care of himself," she assured.
Gajeel shook his head, no idea how Levy had so much confidence in their comrade. He glared back across the room at Cloud who was talking to the Elric brothers. He just disappeared? Liar. You say you can't remember how the battle ended, but you're lying. Where the Hell were you when they were getting taken?
"Gajeel," Levy snapped. The Dragon Slayer looked down at her and she had her arms crossed with a pouting expression on her face. He groaned and turned away to leave the room with the blue haired girl. "Thank you," she told him and he just grunted in reply. Levy glanced back into the room as she walked away and she looked at the spiky haired man with a bandaged sword. Cloud. You will tell us what really happened out there.
As Levy and Gajeel left the room, the Elric brothers stopped talking to Cloud and walked past him out of the room. Ed waited until they were around the corner before turning to his younger brother and spinning a finger towards the side of his head.
Al shook his head at his brother, "I don't think it's funny Ed. He lost his whole team."
"Ah whatever," Ed waved one of his gloved hands at Al and then shoved them both in his red jacket's pockets. "He's definitely off, though it's not like the rest of Lambda's any better."
"You're just mad you got replaced on Alpha Squad," Al pointed out, making his brother almost fall over while they walked and a tick mark to appear on his head. Ed started yelling at him but Al just smiled and lifted a hand that he waved at a girl walking their way. "Hi Winry," Al greeted.
Ed spun in surprise and in front of him really was Winry. "Oh hey," he said, regaining a cool composure in front of her.
Winry giggled into her hand as she just saw and heard him yelling from down the hall. "Hey yourself," she said, and as the boys stopped in front of her she leaned in and gave Ed a peck on the cheek. His face turned beat red and his younger brother snickered at him. "I heard you guys got a new mission," Winry said and the boys nodded at her.
"That's too bad," Winry said and shook her head. They looked at her confusedly and she continued, "I wanted you two to see Pon-Gatso."
"The city in the north?" Ed asked.
Al's eyes went wide though. He asked in surprise, "Does that mean you're going north with the reinforcing teams?" Ed spun to his brother in surprise, then looked at Winry and his eyes widened even more as she nodded her head.
"No way," Ed said, and he crossed his arms in front of him before uncrossing them out to the sides of his body. "We just heard that the Fire Nation increased their attacks in he north! It's too dangerous-"
"It's because they increased their attacks that I need to go," Winry explained.
"Why?" Ed asked.
She glared at him and sighed in exasperation. "Because I'm an automail mechanic Ed, the more they're attacked, the more they need my help. Duhh," she finished and started laughing.
Al laughed along with her but he stopped earlier. "Still, Ed is right Winry," Al said. She looked at him and could see that Ed was not the only one worried about her. "It's going to be very dangerous up there. Can't you wait until we get back from our mission? Then we'll all go together!"
"Yeah, what Al said," Ed agreed.
Winry shook her head at the teenage boys in front of her. The girl with her long blonde hair tied in a ponytail looked into Ed's eyes. "I'll be fine. We'll be taking a Scarab so it'll be a quick trip."
Al lost his worried look a little but Ed still seemed distressed. Winry sighed and reached forward a hand that she interlocked with Ed's. "Don't worry. Focus on your mission, I'll focus on mine."
She held his hand tighter and he looked down at them, the two matching gold rings on their fourth fingers. Finally Ed sighed and nodded his head, "Alright, but be careful. If anything happens-"
"You'll come running, I know," Winry finished for him. She leaned in and gave Ed a kiss, a real one this time. Edward didn't go red in the face this time, but Al looked a little uncomfortable. Winry pulled back and she turned to Al next. She pulled him into a hug, and said, "Take care of your little brother for me."
Al's mouth curled up into a smirk while Ed yelled, "I'm the older brother!"
"But not the bigger one," Al said to his shorter older brother. Ed shook with rage and Winry and Al couldn't help but laugh.
"Winry," a voice called behind the girl. She looked back while the two in front of her got sad expressions on their faces. An older woman wearing all black leather looked down the hall at the automail mechanic. "It's time to go," she said, and Winry put on a serious look that she nodded with.
She turned back to the boys one last time, "Well, good luck you guys. Kick some butt."
"We will," Ed said and lifted a fist.
"See you Winry," Al said, waving at her. She waved back and spun around, jogging down the hallway to join with the others heading north. Al turned to his older brother and saw Ed staring down the hall, his eyes full of worry. "She'll be okay Ed," Al told him.
Ed nodded his head, but he was not as confident as his brother. He turned around and whispered under his breath, "She better be."
Tenth Level of Hell
In the deepest pits of Hell, a coating of ice covered everything. The ice was thick and the air was so thick with cold fog that the inhabitants of this lowest level could not move. In the center of the Hell there was a giant monster with three heads. In each of its mouths was a different sinner, constantly being eaten for eternity inside the freezing pit.
Far behind the giant red monster's back was a castle jammed in the wall of Hell. Half of it jutted out into the freezing cold and demons stayed perched out there guarding the castle. The only light in the entire layer came from the roof of the Hell where the flames from the Inferno above shone through.
Inside the castle, a green and black demon with two heads sprinted down the halls. Both heads were panting, the three-eyed one and the cyclops both sweating and nervous. "Sir! He's waking up!" The heads shouted in unison as they barged into a huge room even colder than the rest of the Hell.
"Impossible," Beelzebub growled. It's too early, he thought. The horrifying all-black demon lying on a bed of ice lifted up and glared towards the door with his cold red eyes. He did not stand up, but more like his body became blurry and the dark blur shifted to the floor in front of the two-headed demon who backed up into the hall. "Show me," he demanded.
"At once-"
"Of course-"
The demons replied in unison and then glared at each other for not responding the same way. They could feel Beelzebub's eyes boring into them and they gulped and spun around. They ran down the hallway made of stone that's walls were coated in thick layers of ice. The demon almost slipped several times on the icy floor and when they turned the corner it accidentally slid straight into the wall around the bend.
"Watch your step," Beelzebub said casually as he walked by the demon rubbing its heads.
"Huh, oh! Thank you sirrrr," the heads' teeth started chattering as the Demon King walked past them. "Wait! NO-" the demon reached a green hand forward but its fingers froze in front of its eyes. It tried to shout in pain, but its throat froze followed by the rest of its face and body.
Beelzebub smirked as he turned the next corner himself. He told the lesser demon to show him the way, but he knew where to find what he was looking for anyway. Beelzebub walked down the hallway towards the open door at the end of it. The fact that the door was open made his eyes widen, but the fact that the door itself was on the ground, flaming, made his mouth curve up into a grin. Nothing should have been able to burn in this Hell; it was far too cold. However, those flames were no normal flames.
Beelzebub walked up to the doorway and looked inside. Standing next to the wall on the right side of the room was a figure engulfed in those same, blue, flames. The demon lifted up its right hand and pointed it behind him. His hand started to lose its solid form and it finally broke apart into several locusts. The locusts flew away from him while the demon's hand reformed and he stepped into the room. "Too chilly for you?" The Demon King of Insects questioned.
The teenager standing in the window spun around, and he did so so fast that he slipped on the floor. He slipped back but reached his arms out and grabbed the sides of the window before he fell. His room's open windows went straight from the floor to the ceiling so there was nothing keeping him from falling out. "Who are you?" The teen with short dark brown hair covered in blue flames narrowed his eyes at the demon. "What, are you?" He corrected himself.
"Watch your mouth, brother," the demon growled, making the teenager's eyes snap open wide.
He spun back around and looked out into the icy air outside his window. He looked far out and saw a shape in the distance, a shape that reared one of its ugly heads and roared. The teen stepped back from the window, and whispered, "I'm, in-"
The dark demon behind him interrupted, "That's right, Yukio Okumura. Welcome to Hell."
Yukio's eyes snapped open wide and he gazed out into the dark freezing abyss of Hell. His gaze lifted a little towards the light which he thought might be the surface, but through the icy haze all he saw through the hole on the roof was fire. He was too far away to spot the tiny insects flying up through the Hell-hole to the next layer.
The locusts split up, some heading higher through Hell, some entering Hellgates around the Inferno. One of them passed all of the others though and headed straight for a massive castle in the center of the Inferno that was a hundred times bigger than the castle in the next level down. The locust flew high up the castle and into an open window at the top floor. It entered a giant room full of demons with one sitting on a throne of skulls across the room from the window.
Satan watched as a bug flew across the room and right up in front of his throne. He stared at the insect and after a few seconds his lips curled apart revealing his sharp teeth beneath. He leaned back in his throne and laughed, cackled up in the air. All over Hell and the world above, locusts reported to the Demon Kings and gave word of the boy's awakening.
"A new dark Prince of Hell," Satan said, his eyes a bright blue. They ignited and his eyes burned a blue fury as his fists clenched in front of him. "Yukio, my son," Satan's mouth curled into a nastier smirk as he spoke.
Yukio's eyes widened as he heard a voice coming from up above him. He stepped farther back from the window but even as he covered his ears with his hands he could still hear the voice in his head. "Show me I was right to bring you back from the brink. Command my armies. You are a demon now."
The teen stared down at his hands in horror as they burned unstoppably before him. I'm, a demon?
"Yes," Satan growled. "Like your brother, you have always been a demon. You have always been my son. Now, rise! Rise to my side! The Demon King of Nexus, Yukio!"
A/N Bum Bum BUHHHH! XD Thanks for reading! Ichigo's on his way to Aebrith, Resistance squads are heading north, and Yukio is in the deepest pits of Hell! Thought that was a nice place to end this whole Around the World chapter. Tell me what you thought, comments on the new characters, predictions or questions for the future of Nexus! Next time we get back to our normal gang, but I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Anyway, list time:
Game of Thrones: Daenerys
LOST: Sayid
Magi: Alibaba, Aladdin, Morgiana, Sinbad, Balbadd
Bleach: Ichigo, Kon
DC Comics: Superman, Supergirl (Kara), Martian Manhunter, Green Lanter, Wonder Woman
Akira: Tetsuo
DBZ: Trunks
Naruto: Konoha, Kakashi
RWBY: Lie Ren, Grimm
Danmachi: Liliruca Arde
Fullmetal Alchemist (Brotherhood): Edward Elric, Alphonse, Winry
Fairy Tail: Gajeel, Gray, Levy
Akame ga Kill: Wave
Final Fantasy: Cloud
God Eater: Aragami
Soul Eater: Arachne
Avatar TLA: Fire Nation
Blue Exorcist: Satan, Rin, Yukio Okumura, Beelzebub
-Alright, think I got them all! If not, let me know in a review if you were confused as to where a character originated from. Now, time for review responses:
KCSupido
Sorry I haven't reviewed in a while: real life has been kicking my butt pretty fierce!
I feel so badly about Jiraiya though, because I doubt he knows about what happened to Naruto.
Could it be possible that we see Terra, Aqua, and Ven somewhere in the future?
And I wonder, when they eventually leave Nexus for their own worlds, will the characters be placed back in the exact moment they left? Will the characters who died on Nexus forget that they were ever there? And what about the friendships and abilities? (Like Sora with Ash's Pokemon, and Ben with a Keyblade.)
It's all good, I totally get that considering I took a month break from uploading until a few weeks ago 'cause of real life. Jiraiya learning about Naruto would really crush the old dude, wonder if he'll ever learn about it. As for everything else you mentioned... NO Spoilers! Lol I don't wanna give anything away, but you bring up some cool ideas and points that may be mentioned in later chapters... XD Thanks for the review!
Darugus
Nice chapter
Also wanted to say that I don't think gon can stop crocodile anyway I'm wondering who many around the world chapters are left before we go back to the heroes not that I don't enjoy them
Thanks! This was the final Around the World one, next we get back to the heroes! As to Gon vs Crocodile, who knows how much stronger Gon has gotten over the last two years? Then again, Crocodile's pretty OP too. Glad you enjoyed these, I got your question!
joebob323
Thanks for another great and action-packed chapter! I liked the fact that Black star has met Goku before, and if they ever meet again, I can't even picture the look on his face when he finds out that Superman is dead, Goku is now a child, and there are other really strong people like Luffy, Timmy, and Killua out there. He seems nice enough, but maybe a little bit like Tetsuo, just a slight bit sadistic. And crazy/power hungry. I can't wait for them to meet. I also like the role that Martian Manhunter played in the battle, and will we ever see him again?
Black Star's definitely a force to be reckoned with. He's my favorite character in Soul Eater, and I feel like after two years on htis crazy world he's gonna be even more crazy powerful! There's a lot to be shocked about though with the group that just arrived. Unfortunately, Martian Manhunter died back at the start of Chapter 14 of Nexus. In the flashback of the Battle of Awul that was referred to by Alibaba in the beginning of this chapter, when Tetsuo snapped to kill Darkseid, he accidentally killed Bulma, J'onn, Hal, Diana, it was pretty bad. Anyway, thanks for the review! Glad you enjoyed!
qwerty
Black Star will only visit Goku upon surpassing him... too bad Goku has trained and reached new heights of power...
No matter how strong everyone becomes, Goku's strength seems to have no limits. Last chapter he proved that even on the first day he was kicking ass in amazing ways, and now it's been over two years... and he's stronger than ever! Thanks for the review!
-Thanks again to everyone who faved, followed, reviewed, etc... 'Till next time! XD