The Scientist shouted, reloading her rifle. Xenthos began to stand before falling to his knees, the hit was bad. The Oni roared and suddenly regenerated its chest cavity.
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"They can do that now?!!!" Ibaraki screamed while hanging from a tree, Imps began to roar and grow larger as they sprinted at Xenthos, he stood up and roared as he ran at them and began to beat on them. They evaded him as Ibaraki rained arrows around him that burst into flames to defend him, they just jumped through the fire and began to swarm him.
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"Xenthos!!" Ibaraki rapidly fired arrows before suddenly a bunch of cuts in the air were seen, suddenly a woman appeared and sheathed her blade making all the Imps drop.
"Scientist. I'll help you handle this beast." The woman spoke.
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"Utsukushī! The perfect person at the perfect time!" Konkitsu exclaimed happily.
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"Your aid is appreciated, but we've won. That is if anyone doesn't want to listen?" Xenthos stood up and grouped up with everyone, she smiled and continued.
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"With Sōzō's Hand, this battle is decided." Utsukushī looked at the Scientist confused.
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"The Hand Of Creation? I'm confused." Utsukushī looked around at them.
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"Everyone show her!" The Scientist ordered and Ibaraki instantly used it to sling around the trees, she then launched it out and used it to trip the Oni and load in an arrow while in mid air.
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"Wow!"
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"Atsuryoku-ten." She fired it and hitting the Oni’s leg tearing it off.
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"Konkitsu Scientist Now!" The two summoned orbs and tossed them at the Oni and fired at them, blowing them up and immensely damaging it. It roared but before it could rise and a loud SHINK sound was heard, Utsukushī was behind it and sheathed her sword dropping it. Once the battle was over, the group purified the remains.
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"This doohickey is badass!!" Ibaraki celebrated.
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"How much does it cost?!"
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"My payment is in your use of it. The more you use it the happier I'll be." The Scientist said with a smile.
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"This thing is incredible Scientist, how does it work?" Konkitsu asks.
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"Similar to your body actually. It takes the thoughts of the individual and manifests it with more structural power depending on the willpower of the individual." She explains.
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"So to sum it up it's another one of your inventions?" Utsukushī says.
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"That's the sum of it."
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"Alright big guy come here let me get a look at you." Ibaraki began to check on Xenthos, despite his grumbling and profuse refusal she managed to assess the damages he took. Just then three people walked over to the group all wearing the same attire, they wore pretty simple knight-like armor.
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"Scientist thank you for defending the village." A man said.
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"This was an experiment, saving the village was a welcome side effect, however I saw a few running away. It would be best to scout the area in case they're looking for bigger ones, now get to it Defenders." The Scientist informed them.
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"Understood. But before that. Who are you two? We've never seen you before." The Guard asked Xenthos and Ibaraki.
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"We're people from outside we-"
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"Outside? You're exiles?!" The Defenders cut them off and seemed to have gotten hostile. Xenthos looked toward them and they all froze in terror, his face was completely shadowed over by his hair revealing his white eyes and well..the blood from his injuries made him look like a man possessed.
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"These two are my new assistants far from the east. That's what they mean by "from outside"." The Scientist explained.
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"O-Oh our apologies. Defenders split and search the area any Demons found are to be eradicated! Ms Utsukushī, take care."
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"Thank you." The Defenders split off and begin searching.
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"Now you two. I've never seen you either. Please tell me your names." Utsukushī asked.
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"I'm Ibaraki, this is Xenthos, pleased to make your acquaintance." Ibaraki introduced herself while examining Xenthos further.
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"Xenthos & Ibaraki. I won't forget your names. Hope to meet you two again soon." Utsukushī smiled at the two newcomers and went back into the village.
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"Ah Utsukushī. A kind hearted and nice person all around, unlike somebody I know." Konkitsu commented.
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"And who might that somebody be?" The Scientist glared at Konkitsu and began to head back into the village. Ibaraki patted Xenthos on the face before she followed after them but soon stopped because Xenthos stood there looking down. After that little fight, everything has finally FINALLY hit him all at once and now that he had gauntlets he could let all of his anger out correctly he turned and punched through a tree knocking it down angrily.
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"IDIOT YOU'LL MAKE THE WOUND WORSE YOU STUPID-GRAAAH!" Ibaraki began tugging his hair and face a bit.
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"Xenthos. Let's go, I'll tell the village you aided in collecting firewood, now come. I want to hear more about you two and we need to patch you up." The Scientist spoke to him as if this was another tantrum she knew he'd throw. Xenthos sighed and walked with the group back into Valentina Village.
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Valentina Village, The Scientist's Laboratory
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"General Shōkyo? He was the Lead of the battle?" The Scientist rubbed her chin and sighed.
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"Also we had another one part of our group. Junsui Shinzo." Ibaraki added.
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"As well as battling the demon Asmodeus." Ibaraki explained as Xenthos kept staring at Konkitsu, soon it became too much.
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"Hey now what's with the eyeballing?" Konkitsu asked Xenthos as he jerked his head away.
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"It's a tech called "A.M.D" Automation Mobility Drones like the Sōzō's hand. It takes the thoughts and will of a person's soul and turns it into power with the use of stones I call Creation's Heart. So thanks to that, we have this fool." The Scientist explains.
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"The fool part was unnecessary. However, that's my story and I hope we can get along." Konkitsu says.
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"Swimmingly."
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"Fearfully." Ibaraki seemed ecstatic to be friends with Konkitsu but Xenthos was a bit uneasy.
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"Back onto the topic at hand. It's official that you two have jumped through time. Everything you've told me points to The Revival ten years ago." She stood and walked over to a globe and spun it.
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"Ten years ago. Demons of all kinds poured into the world, revealing themselves to the world's light after lurking in its shadows for so long. With their revealing they destroyed most of what man had struggled to achieve and thus bringing demons thought to be folk tales to walk the world. That is why we call it "The Revival." The battle of Ōkoku being the first battle of many fought in an attempt to stop the Demons from advancing to the north."
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"So we just got unlucky to join the fold of Time jumpers." Ibaraki rubbed her temples annoyed.
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"Okay even if that is the case. How did such a thing even manage to happen?" Konkitsu asked.
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"I've never heard of such a thing but then again things can be learned in ten years." Xenthos commented.
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"A Spirit Gate. We believe it's what Demons use to jump through time themselves when they consume a Warrior's Soul. Those swallowed by it become lost in time, eventually washing up in eras completely different from their own. For example, there was a group of soldiers who were about to hunt down a demon, until they all just vanished leaving all their gear behind. Years later one of the soldiers was found unconscious on the floor confused and when he hopped up he shouted."
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"For the whereabouts of his prey didn't he?"
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"Just like you with Ōkoku and similar as well, he didn't even look a day older and it had been sixty years since.." Everyone went silent, this got worse and worse as more information was being fed.
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"Damn it no..."
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"No denying that. All sounds like Time Travel." Konkitsu added.
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"No surprise. This world has always been a subject beyond human understanding. Thanks to The Revival that's only increased. It's crazy isn't it, the less we know the more things just make sense huh?" The Professor rubbed her chin.
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"Back onto the topic of Shōkyo and Junsui. Grand General Shōkyo of the Divine Mount. A tactical genius, sadly he seems to lack emotions and is an extreme realist. Guys known as the "Man Painted Red" due to the sacrifices paid on the day of The Revival. Junsui Shinzo sadly is no different, still he is his best soldier still breathing. He's known as The Soulless Commander, the kid doesn't take anything from anyone. Last time he was here he effortlessly beat three defenders and three exiles who got into it and almost killed two of them. He's one of the Legendary Five Heroes so honestly there wasn't much anyone could do to stop him. Except Utsukushī, as a hero herself she stepped in and drew her Odachi preparing to face him. Instead he just left saying, "This issue had best be resolved next time I arrive or Valentina will be under new leadership". No one believes him as he and our Maiden are best friends, however the fear of him is setting in." The Scientist explained.
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"Gyah!" The Scientist shouted in shock as Xenthos began to glow immensely and Ibaraki only a little.
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"Come on more weird stuff!" Konkitsu panicked and Xenthos stood up looking at himself.
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"Whoa Whoa Whoa!" Ibaraki panicked.
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"Xenthos Ibaraki! Look at me!" The two looked at the Scientist who shouted at them.
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"You are here! Both of you! You're here and nowhere else! I know this as fact! Believe in me!!" She shouted at them and Ibaraki's glow went away.
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"Yes! Wait!" Xenthos's glow didn't go away it only got brighter.
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"Xenthos! You have to let go! We can't go back, we don't even know if it's possible! This could be suicide! Please!"
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"This..I don't know, I want to take this chance and if I die...well..it's a death fittable for one who failed humanity." Ibaraki slapped Xenthos and balled up her fists.
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"Stop being a damn coward!!!" She screamed and his glow disappeared as he looked at her. The Scientist sighed.
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"I don't have all the answers. I may never have them all. But I do know one thing. You two don't belong in this time period and something is trying to fix that, if you want to break this curse you have to link yourselves to this time. Yo-"
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"Eaaaaat!" Ibaraki summoned some cake and was shoving it in Xenthos's face, he finally caved in and ate it before she pat his head holding her own tears back.
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"Don't be that stupid again okay?"
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"Cute...oh how about-"
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"Aye No!"
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"-becoming my research assistants?" The Scientist proposed despite Konkitsu trying to shut it down.
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"Yes! I'm all for it!" Ibaraki confidently shouted.
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"Xenthos?"
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"Are you sure you want-"
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"I don't care who you are Xenthos. Your intent is all that matters to me."
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"Let me think about it."
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"You can think about it while starting to help me."
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"What the hell?! How does that even work?!" She ignores him.
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"This isn't a good move for you two, I'm tech and she still overworks me. Seriously not a good move."
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"And vanishing completely is Konkitsu?" The Scientist asked.
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"I didn't say that." He sighed.
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"Remember that empty house you two woke up in? That's your home now. Do with it as you see fit. For now go home and rest." She yawned a bit and sent them off.
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The Next Day In The Village
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"Oi Oi. You two haven't vanished have you?"
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"We're coming in." The Scientist and Konkitsu both called out as they entered Ibaraki and Xenthos's home only to see Xenthos asleep with a bento box next to him.
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"Hm? Morning.." Xenthos suddenly sat up as he reached for a nearby bento box only to get hit in the head with a shoe.
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"You can't be ser-"
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"Five out of the six Xenthos! I paid, they're mine!" Ibaraki shouted from the back room, she had a towel covering her chest while she was glaring at him.
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"You didn't pay he offered!" He takes one anyway as he starts unwrapping the bento while looking at their visitors, "What did I jus-" Ibaraki slid the door closed then opened it and threw a rock at his head.
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"Gah!! Why do you even have rocks?!!"
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"For you! Now put it down! I've got sharper ones!" She threatened, he put it down and slid away from the Bento boxes as she slid the door closed and went back to dressing herself.
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"Ugh....what do you two want?"
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"Well, don't you two have proper chemistry. You sure you two ain't siblings?"
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"Not at all." Xenthos scratched his head as he yawned looking at the Scientist and Konkitsu.
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"Anyway. Let's get down to it, we need to use today to get you two properly set up. Go meet our Maiden and get yourselves started with the Fiends Rite Of War. That'll make it so you two can get on your way to becoming proper Fiends for the village. I've got some research that needs to be tended too." The Scientist steps out as she begins to head back to her laboratory, Ibaraki stepped out having finished getting dressed.
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"Hm? Alright guess that's our next plan if we're gonna ya know..NOT get possibly ported and whipped from history or flung into another one."
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"Alright then it's a deal. Let's get started."
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"Hold it! You don't even know where you're going." Konkitsu shouts to the two before they exit.
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"How about we get a little lay of the land first shall we? Ya know, learn where you can get what?" Konkitsu added as the two looked at each other and nodded.
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