Teen Titans Presents New Gen – Tokyo Knights
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Chapter 41: Pin Drop - Reality Goes, Then So Do We
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Raku sensed the evil off the train too; it was everywhere in Tokyo!
Shinjuku's news was on the damned A.I child's toy all of those cell phone watchers had their eyes on. They weren't human anymore as in another part of the city, Rose was sure she'd smelled the odor of discord- ease after her.
~ OH, hello young assassin – kyun!~
The cheery eyes of Saturday to Rose Wilson were remarkable yet unknown. She'd not met this character yet so to say she knew every trick they'd pull, would be second guessing her father's namesake and her profession.
" You are….?"
She looked him over with her twin katana up. "Gonna fight me? You know who's inside that building. Takahara was framed for it. Demon –
The daemon , not devil, turned its eyes lower as the face encased a far greater bundle of secrets. She raised her swords to her eye in a crouch as he tipped his head to hum at her appearance again. ~ Follow, then. You're worthy to know the truth.~ Shrugging, the being waited for Rose as she scratched her skull no less than he could be leading her into a trap.
~ I'm not really your enemy. The one you should be taking this up with is that human.~ Saturday smirked from his end.
Rose sniffed, her conditions were that Anna should be let go or at least stay alive until Slade had time to make up for his bullhead at the apartment. "So, then you have nothing to do with the city being full of brain-dead zombies?"
Saturday chuckled as the doors opened for them to the established Takahara headquarters. Now, Kohaku's fortress.
~ Should I tell you another secret? Young you are, yet I see old eyes that wish they knew more…~
"I don't follow." Rose put away her blades as Saturday didn't make her fidget once they were to an elevator; the one that Ami had pushed through to stop Kokkuri, right? That fox – thing?
~ Saturday is just a piece of this world. A time and day. My real name is much more ancient that that, and you….hold the face of a spirit serpent from your ages past. Is it true? White Tiger?~
"No one knows about….how do you know about her?"
Saturday turned to the panel as the numbers let out a new keypad, a digital one. ~ I can see through lies, hearts. Creation. Are not all Djinn destined to judge humanity? ~
"I thought by Jinn, you grant a wish, are immortal or…who told you about that spirit I've been holding onto? That was a Hmong tradition to carry." She pointed at the being.
~ Tell me a secret you have, so I will continue to share, as will you.~ Saturday tapped the panel as Rose saw no side of Raku in whoever this was presented as.
Saturday….what the hell was he?
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Slade froze in his tracks as the emptied feeling turned him to pause and look around at where he'd landed while hitting rooftops with Nightwing and Verra.
…,………….
~ THIS UNIVERSAL COUNCIL COMES TO ORDER, FINDING THE ….~
Slade listened as he was seated at a bench of something cloud – like. Not like the first time when Autur had dragged him into the realm of the angels and God damned conspiring figures.
"Autur, what's going on –
~ We were found out.~
She sat in her seat while Thor, a god of Judgement and one they recognized as Ma'at and even Concordia, all were present. Isa stood to assess her own claims, the burden falling on her as Autur was equally as displeasure by the turnout.
Astarte was there, which had Slade understood why she'd not called after Anna had flown the coop.
~ My pupil is no more. She is now kempt as well fed and fat on her lies as the one who is made to lie for my sibling, Autur. I can no longer hold for her, for we detest it….as did Isis. She too was fully aware that the fire bird and Raku himself were in the wrong hands!!~
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"Slade!!"
The man didn't see as Slade's arm was gripping a grapple hook that was…was it in his side??
They tumbled as Verra transformed to pillow them in what looked to be mud and lots of it. " Ang!" Dick dragged his arm up as Slade and he soon found that the man had been daydreaming. Slade looked at Grayson with his head filled of what he saw. "I met Autur, Isa and Astarte. They know what's going on."
"No. That …." Verra sighed. "Someone is doing this to stall. Ignore. We have more work to do."
Slade had to shake his head this time. "I was a bigger threat than her, to her… but I swear…it was for her own good! Her life is in danger if I don't-
"Slade….Anna…." Dick gritted his fists. "What is she to you, not a wife? What?"
"A, kid. My kid." He swallowed, Dick gaping back as he shut his jaw tenderly. "You're not –
"Rose helped, got her started and she's been better. I…"
"The miasma has got to be spreading." Verra's long ears pointed up as Dick saw the strange cloud of transient darkness that was coming closer, enveloping Shinjuku with its messy….
Tendrils.
Dick held to his batons as Slade gripped the side of his skull. "I, just need a rest…"
"I… the grappler!"
Slade was shoved so that Dick could dress the wound, yet really, he had two rebreathers for just the occasion. Verra used his dark magics, making his snout as snug as a sick patient back in bed.
"This place is infested. Whatever wants to come out, it's got about an hour before a doorway has to appear in Tokyo. Are –
"Verra…" Dick threw a glare at the fox hybrid. "What the hell is trying to attack?? You never told us who is behind these incidents?"
"Jorogumo."
Slade took one glance at Verra as he saw on the screens of one building. The announcing woman bowing cutely and politely, and behind her….
A set of multi-faceted orb weaver eyes.
~ Our product has hit the shelves with a tremendous outlook in the practice of our toy craft. Take one home today!~
The streets roared with shoppers' anticipation. They swept into any shop and trampled one another to rip the replica from the shelves as kids in a grand opening of any toy shoppe.
The last, as Slade held his skull and screamed.
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Verra had to find the source, yet he was not alone. By the toys were strange shadows s they combined out kf the dark greed in the hearts of the people who were being controlled by this strange figure in the background.
~ The test has come and to open my world, we must have many pieces. Will you not send for them?~
Kohaku bowed his head to his ancestor as he flew to the doors of his office and went to procure Reizo, the one person who could do him some good since he too could nor escape the fate they were hoping to build.
~ Find the girl, bring her to me. She will be in disguise yet Kokkuri will assist you.~
~ This….there must be something else-
" Quiet." Kohaku tapped off the line as downstairs, Reizo and Kokkuri had a small gateway to where a few students had no troubles but the stars above their heads. Not realizing that Ageha was in the mix. Her eyes saw the child's curse mark glowing upon her back as in Shinjuku, Raku, Roko and John had their own troubles in order to find the girls.
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Raku pulled out his cell as John waited, keeping Roko preoccupied as she watched abd overheard a hoard of angry shop-
"RUN." She gasped, grabbing the two's attention. "Run, run, damn it!!"
Raku pocketed his cell as John took them both down an alley away from the screaming, howling humans that had been entranced by a cursed project. Kokkuri in this world was a demon and nothing less as the face of the announcer woman showed up again. The howling intensified as Raku was to his knees, holding his hands over his ears as the screams echoed. Slade must have been this way as well due to his heightened abilities. Roko however was fine, apathetic to the tragedy since she didn't really have a bit of that "compassion " yet. Lilu was unkind, but wise for leaving it out.
"Where do we go??"
"Train?" Roko guessed, quickly pointing to a spot where they were coming out of. "Never….mind…"
"We have to find the source of this, and stop it."
Roko dug at Raku's pockets as John chastised her, only to see that she was taking the initiative where Raku could not.
"We'll have Grayson on. I'm sure…" She clutched the cell. "I'm sure, he can get to us, help cause...it's what they all do."
"In the meantime, we will be spotted, lov. We have to find shelte-
The noise from the cell sounded as Yumi came through, her voice crackling due to the reception of the back-alley retreat plan.
~ Moushi- Moushi? Hello??~
John picked up, thanking their stars from being so calm at first.
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" You need to stay out of sight. Those ate humans controlled by Jorogumo san and Kohaku- dono. I won't be going into detail, yet I know that he made it clear that he wants his daughter back. We had a case brought in of her being missing by his lawyers a week ago…"
~ Where do you work again, Miss Yume?~
"Law office." Yumi finally told the eldest magi. " It was why Kay and I had such trouble from his mother. I work as a high priestess on the side for festivals. But Ami and the girls are up in the planetarium fourth minutes from here. I'm headed to them via traverse. I can give you enough of a magical boost to do the same."
~ That, would be swell, thanks. Raku is a bit out of sorts after our….encounter. We'll be eternally grateful if you could lend a bit of your time?~
" Of course." Yumi took a breath and breathed ice through the line, where a crystal like the Titans had ( New Beginning arc) appeared in front of John. He caught it as Roko sighed roughly by the memory of such a trinket. " It's a one way only. Make the thing work in your favor right, magi."
~ My magic will not fail. Those crystals are a part of the Eternal realm and Celestial realms magic system. I can conjure shards to imbue them only once in a few times before there is a stale period.~
" Seems a let down for such a gift. We won't waste a second. Princess, you have my word."
She smiled over the line as the line cut out.
" Time to shove off, mates."
"You're no high seas captain yourself, major pain." Snickered Roko as she helped ease Raku to lift him for John, who handled the kid over his shoulder.
If only, as the shadows started to reform.
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Ami ran after Iyori as now, now it was obvious to her. Jackie shouted from behind as a dozen hungry moths tried to comp on her favorite blouse. "Screw you guys, yo!" Sge waved to Ami as the pig tailed heroine used a sutra and raised a spl to banish the moth cluster.
"Iyori!" Ami cadd down thw winding hall as they cane out to the door wgere the planetarium show was happening. The light was dim as they popped their heads in. There were a few families, students and grade school kids chatting near the front of the large room. The sphere that was a few feet up on the wall started to shift as a projection of Venus had the cackle of Ageha ring out.
"No….no! Het them out of –
Jackie saw Ami watching as Iyori was face to face with the hungry boundaries that were the true Ageha. Ami had fought it as she was shaking, just like Ami had. The pig tailed half alien dashed over as her skipping super flight had Jax gasp to keep up she was fit, yet Ami had never had her mom's ability before. Was she finally getting the chance through her unbridled rage??
" Leave. Her. Alone!!" Ami barreled into moth and pushed, speaking a spell as her hands lit up golden inspired of orange. She had red light from them as she pulled back.
Red..
Anna had orange fire.
Aiden was gold.
Ami….was like her dad and….
The dragon?
But…why was it white one second, then red the next??
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Ami got Star bolts!!! Yaay! Next, Ageha reveals a part of why she's attacking them. Find out!! Also, she can change the shade of her bolts like a mood ring. Cool!!
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