At that moment I felt the presence of 5 people approaching our position and they are quite powerful, but the presence of one of them is darker than the others
"Caster" I call Caster by telepathy
At the same time, Merlin appears behind me with his hood on his head, one knee on the ground.
"Yes, Your Majesty," he said with a serious look
"Did you also feel this dark presence?" I ask.
"Yes, I would advise evacuating all non-combatants and wounded."
"I let you take care of it, you may sometimes be an incompetent and a dreamer but I have faith in your ability as a Caster"
Then Merlin starts laughing
"What makes you laugh, Caster?"
"Nothing at all I just remembered the time I served your father"
"And?"
"You look like him in some way but you act completely different from him"
"I see, thank you"
"I am only your humble servant serving your majesty"
"I let you take care of the girls, don't let anything happen to them" I point out the spirit's girl that seems to be tired from fighting with the fallen angels
"Understood," a petal storm rises and it transports the girls off the battlefield
Then Mordred, Musashi, Jeanne, Jalter, Mio, Yuki, Kurumi, and Himari appear behind me ready for battle
"Everybody get ready"
// Devils //
On the side, the two heirs and their peerages are still stunned by the massacre that their schoolmate has just done. Zerono has just shown them once again that he is not an enemy to be underestimated
The most shocked are the devils of the Sitri house because it is the first time they see Zerono fighting and they have heard the story that he and his team managed to beat the Gremory peerage and easily
"He wasn't kidding at all when he said he wasn't serious about our fight, but I didn't think he would be so powerful and the members who follow him are a force not to be underestimated" say Rias who is starting to have cold sweat because she and her servants could have died without knowing what hit them
"The two women who arrived with Zerono are of the same level as the two we fought with, and the girls who just left with the person in white seems very powerful too, what secret is he still hiding? "adds Akeno
"But what bothers me most is the presence of Hyoudou-san at his side, and the speed at which her powers have grown in the last day," says Sona.
"It's impressive, isn't it?" the devils turn around to see who owns the voice and it's Takumi Hyoudou
"Takumi" exclaims Sona to see her boyfriend here
"Takumi-Nii" Koneko goes to Takumi's side who welcomes her with a pat on the head
"Yo Sona, Koneko, everyone, you don't mind if I watch the show with you"
"I don't see any problem, you don't see anything inappropriate, do you, Rias?" asks Sona.
"Sona who is this person?" asks Rias, suspicious of Takumi's arrival and Koneko's reaction
"We'll talk about it later, Rias, but know that he's a trustworthy person and that he's also aware of the supernatural," Sona replied, with a little red on her cheeks
// Zerono //
Then a man with a full black coat and hood appears, followed by four fallen angels Donasheek, Miltelt, Kalawarner, and Raynare
"Um, it seems our plan is disturbed by pests," said the man in black to the four Fallen Angels
"We are sorry Sir, the devils of this city should not have been a problem and with all the members who were present the operation would have been a success but it would seem that a variable was not taken into account" answers Donasheek
"And this is about the group in front of us?"
"You know, I find it quite offensive that you talk right under our noses like we don't exist," Mordred says, pointing Clarent at the group in front of her.
"Calm down, big sister," I said to her.
Then all of a sudden Raynare seems to remember me and Himari and starts to release an aura of hostility towards us
"You are the human who made my plan fail and left me with these burns" the fallen angel points to me as I notice the burns on her arms
" Raynare " Himari look at her former friend who tried to kill her
" Himari I know it's difficult but she, no longer your friend, be it up to you if you want to confront it or not, " I tell her then I look at Raynare
"Yo, Raynare, how you've felt since our confrontation," I ask her with a smile that makes her even angrier. Then I look at the man in black coat
"I don't know what you're up to when you come to this city, but know that I won't let you do it," I tell them, taking a serious look.
"Oh, you have a lot of courage, young man, we'll test your determination, you 4 go ahead"
"Yes Sir" And the Fallen Angels are surrounded by a force of darkness and begin to create spears of light tinged by darkness
"Everyone on standby, our goal to defeat or capture the fallen angels and the man in black, don't underestimate them"
"Understood" everyone answers me
"Himari and Kurumi take care of the little blonde, she shouldn't be a problem but don't let your guard down"
"Okay" answers Kurumi and Himari
"Mio and Yuki take care of the blue-haired girl"
"Understood" these two release their mana and prepare to face the fallen angel
"Musashi, Ruler, Avenger, take care of the guy with the fedorra"
"Um, don't give me order, I know who I have to face," replied Jalter with her tsundere voice
"Understood Master" Musashi and Jeanne answer to me,
"Big sister, you take care of Raynare while I take care of the guy in the black coat."
"Okay" she rushes directly to Raynare while the latter creates a spear of light
"Oh, you want to fight me? "
I approach the man in the black coat while putting Yamato in my inventory
' If he's been watching us from the beginning I can't use my other breathing techniques except for the water breath, let's go for the surprise effect '
"I don't know who you are and what your goal is, but I wouldn't let you spread the darkness over this world. "
I make my Keyblade Ultima appear in my right hand in reverse grip and make another keyblade Ultima f appear in my left hand but in black color and I put myself in a combat position, I don't know why but my heart has let me know that I can invoke two keyblades.
"2 Keyblades? "exclaims the man in black
"Chaos Reloader liberation, let's go Bahamut"
My black belt appears at my waist and a draconian aura surrounds me
"Ready for battle, partner"
"Interesting" the man in the black coat then make a cyan keyblade appear with a clock at the end
"You too, now it's more serious than I thought"
"[Akashic Record]" My black book appears in front of it but what emerges is only glitched text
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N̵͉̄́̓̋̌̚͝o̷̧̹͉̘͚̫͛̈̎̐͂́͘m̸̭͌́̃̒͝ͅ:̷͇̋͂͛̈͒ ̸̛͔̭̠͕͍̊̂̒̿̀?̶̲̞̭̖͗͗?̸̨̨̣̜͓̗̬͑́̔͐̀̽̉?̷̭̰́̐
̸̙̋̒Â̴̪̰͇͍̜̈́̆̀̍͜͜ĝ̷͚̯̘̭̭̓͠ę̸̧̜̬̹̱̑͐̊̕:̴̡̡̲̪̲̲̀̈̀̄͝͝ ̷̝͕̰͒̇͆̀̀͜͠?̷̧̛͚̱̠͎̀̀̃?̷̮̟͈͙̝͚̉͗̾̆̀?̷͎̠̓̐͝
̷̧̹͚̱͓͚͋̎G̸̗̙͎̳̓ĕ̷̼̖̄̂͒̍͝ņ̸͙̲̮͙̲̎ŗ̸̡̯̱́ë̶̼̱̲͙̳́̅͑:̶̦̻̲̖̩͗ͅ ̸̺͖̱̙̖̔͆͘͝M̶̹͕̪̮̃̍ă̴̯̳̝̣̞̦̅̊́̔̔s̸͔̠̝͌͂̂̋̈́̆͊c̵̣̓u̵̘̔̈́̑̑l̷̛͔̦̟͚͔̻̈́̽̈́͋̏͜͝i̵͇͓͚̫̘͈̲͐̂̑̒̕͠͝n̸̻̍̌́̓͝ ̵̧̜̘̹͎̮̝̋̈́̃̅͛̓̚
̸͔̖̦̐́R̷̡̮̖̫̜̒̃̑̄ȃ̴̫̥̍̑̏̀́̕ç̶͖͍̒͛͑e̸͓͉̩͕͗ͅ:̴̥̘̠͙͍̫̙͐̑͗ ̷̠͓̥̄̅͆?̸̢͐?̶̛̪̖̈́́̐̐?̵͈͙̖͆̾͑͘
̵̙̗͑̿͛̓T̷̥̈́̈́͑̾̔ǐ̷̫͙̂̒̀̓̓t̷͎̖͚̥̦̫̱̅̚r̸͈̾͂̓͌̍̍e̶̘͔̊̓̈́̐̚͝:̷̡̼̲͉̙̃̏̑ ̵̢̟̰͎͖̳̈́͑͝ͅ?̶̬̒͋̕͝?̵̘͈͆̿̂͌?̸̨̤͈͇͙̜̪́̌
̸̡͖̱̙̬̪̪̀̚A̷̯̟̲̬̹̍͌̈́̂́̈́͘f̵̠̞̖́́̑͒͠f̴̲̲̘͇́̈̃͛̈́̿̊ȋ̷̻͕͈̪̀̍͂l̶͍̒̈́͆͘į̷̻͎͚̜̫͍̈́͆̍̽͂̑ą̴͇̇t̸̪̦́͒͐́̔i̸̡͒͐̒́o̵̰͎̊n̴̨̤̣͗:̸͔͓͙̜̬͇̽̐̌ ̶͉̲͕̗̞̘͍͑̄̆̐͘?̸̘̄͝?̸̢̤̳͆͂͝?̷̡̥̱̀̀͗͜
̸̖̒͌̒̇̌͝Õ̸̞̳̇͑̂͂̕ͅr̴̙̬̫̳̼͔͛͆̐ḭ̴̡̨̧̯̤̪̊͒͐͠g̵̨̡̮̠̜͗̅͛͜͠i̸̛̙̤͈̗ͅņ̸͓̺̭̖̯̂̋̇̇͝͠è̶̛̮̗̄̓͋͌̕ ̴̢̲̠̜̝̳́͊͠/̵̩͈̹̝͈͖̎̍́͒̈́ ̵̢̡̫̬͓̦̈̄̔̎̈́̉A̸͎̐͌͐̊̀͑̒f̴̧̪̙̙̲̀̄̏̓̀f̴̨̖̉͛̓͛̆̀̚i̷͕͕̲͔͎͈̮̓̽̄̂n̴͚̹̝͔̰͌͊̈́̐̇̕͠i̷̡̜̞̙͚̤̣̇͗̋̂͑̂͗ţ̸̙̖͎̯̰͙̾́̋̊é̴̢̢̙̙̫̖͠ ̸̞̼͆͌͜͜:̸̡̤͐̇ ̷͍̜̭̖́͑̓̈́́̕̕?̷̡̛̣̹͂͒̀?̶̥̔͛̄͛?̵̡̠͉̤͍̗̣̽͛̇̓͘̚͝/̶̛̮̻̥̠̣̬͚̋͋?̴͇̫͉̹̱̣͑̀?̴̱̱͆̓̑̓͆͑̇ͅ?̸̪͛͑̋̀̍̕
̴͈̱̞̝̘̮̮̇̍L̴͎̯̰͚̃̑̈́̃̀̎͜͠V̷̺̞̻͕̑̇L̵̡͎̟̪̓ ̵̡̧̛̘̺̯̃͌̈́̈́͛͝?̴͎͆́́̓͠?̸̡͍̘̩̳͐̎̌?̸̧̯̔̊́̅̓̚
̷̻̘͕̬͋̔̓̈́̉̐̀H̸̡̢̻͓̣͐͛̂͂̓̉͜P̶̪̯̬̫̻̱̏̇͊͂̈́͝:̴̡̾͘͝ ̵̧͓̤͖̃̇̇͂ͅ?̵̞̬̱͖̪̤̅̌͊̏͝?̴̧̠͇͕̜̈́̈̾͐̊̓̈́?̴̳͈̓/̸͙̰͎̣͊̀̓̈́͂?̵̯̠̘̒͒̚?̸̹͑͝?̵̛̛̝̱̯̈̅̽
̶̘̻̏̍͜M̶̩̜̰̩͛̓̈́̈̆̅̚P̵̪̤͍̒̐̈́̌̿̈́͘:̸̢̨̯̹͍̤̑͐ ̸̰̫͕̮̤̭̀͘?̶̛̜͚̌́͘͝͝?̶̢̣̳̮̗͑̈́̒̊͊͝?̶̧̳͚͆̀́̃̉/̷̹̈́̑̌?̸̧̦̣͔̗̀͑̽̾̓̀́?̸̢̭͉͗͑̈́͒̈́͘̚?̷̟̒́̔̀̓̎̈́
̸̟̺̩̾̈́S̶̜͖̳͙̿͊͐̈́̈̚T̷̥͚̼̠́͋̉̐̿͠͠R̴̩͙͕̍̒̊̂͠:̸̡̼͙̘̻̪̮̚͠ ̴̜̍̾͂̍?̵͕͕͙̬̳̤͗̓̿͝?̷͍͍̻̋̃̉͑̅͘?̵̛̹͝
̸̱͈̞́̐͆́̏͘͘E̶̘̽͌̑N̷̥͂̏̋̽̅̀̐D̶̬̳̥̫͗͆̓͑:̶̻̜̥̬͕̟̞̑͆ ̴̡̨̢̼̬̘̪̈́̍̈́͂?̷͓̝̝̻̜͂̍̈́̕?̵̨̨̯̙͍̻̏̀̎?̷̨̯̰̉̄
̶̧̜̏̀A̷̯͇̙̥̭̓́G̶̱̱͍̤̫̈́̔̓͗̓̚I̸̢̦̻͔͕̓͌̅̍̀͋:̸̳̣̳̰̫̅͐̊̂̓ ̵̛̪̟͈͕̉̓̈́̏͐̆͜?̸̭͙̹̗͕̈́̋̿̓?̵̢̢̢͈̱̳̂͜?̴̛̯͜
̴͓̓̓͆̎M̴̪̭̓̍A̸͎̼͖͔̥̓͊͝ͅͅG̶͖̯̙͆̓̇́͂̓͌:̴͇͚̯̪͇̇͗̈́̏͆͜ ̴̡͔̦͍͖̄͗?̵̲̮̂͋͊̂̄̅̓?̵̢͖̐̔̅͑?̵̟͈̠̜̦͓̝̂͋́͒̉̉̍
̸̡̑L̸̡̺̤̲͖̋̀͐͘Ù̵̡̱͈̓̌̌̎̇̈́K̸͕͙͊͝:̴̤̫̣̬̘̻̒́̾̐̓͘͝ ̷̮̞͈͌͝?̸͓̰̣͗̽̈́͒̿̕?̵͈̇̃̈́̎?̵̬̫̲̍̕͜
̵͙̈́͌͑̀N̶͉̼͔̣̼͉͉͛̓̽͌̐̍̄P̷̥̞͍̤̹͂͋:̷̣͍̘͈͖̺̰̉̓́̕͘͘ ̷̨̡̪̠̞̈́̆̚ͅ?̸̛̗̟̒̄͂̐̔̐?̵̝̥̺̙̬̌̂̀̈́̚?̵̬̑͠
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"What the... "
I'm holding my head because of the sudden headache I just had.
"You, who are you? "
He doesn't answer me and also puts himself in a fighting position, I come to my senses and then rushes towards the guy in the black coat by throwing keyblade blows one after the other but he avoids my blows every time.
I used [Reload and fire] to manipulate my speed using time, I managed to take him by surprise but after only a few minutes he managed to follow my accelerated movements.
Then I remembered the addition of the drive gauge
I take distance and activate my focus mode a viewfinder appears before my eyes instinctively I aim at the man in black and different lock-on appear around him when the maximum number is reached I release on him waves of energy of light and darkness creating a great explosion
When the dust disappears I notice that I may have inflicted some damage but not much
It's the first time I fight a guy like that, we go from close-combat with our keyblades to magic showdown, the man in the black coat seems to be adept at time manipulation and more experienced than me in handling his keyblade.
At one point I was tempted to release one of my demonic seals, but I don't know how my body will react to my light keyblades so I preferred not to take any risks.
I fight with everything I have but he manages to counter all my blows every time we are tied, I take distance
"Haaaa haaaa"
"What's the matter, young wielder, you seem perplexed?" asks the man in the black coat.
"I'm asking you the same question you held back all the way through the fight and you seem to be watching me too"
"Maybe or maybe not"
"You're not the talkative type I can understand in a battlefield is to destroy or be destroyed"
"If we weren't enemies you'd be a good addition to our group but I think it's time for me to retire"
I notice that the Fallen Angels have all been defeated
"Are you going to leave them here?" I ask him.
"They have fulfilled their role and I have already achieved my goal"
"Wait, could you tell me your name, my name is Zerono, what's yours?"
The man in black lowers his hood letting a young man appear from 16 to 18 years old I would say, with silver hair in the air, his eyes in a golden yellow color
"My name is Xehanort, we will meet again, guardian of the light"
Then a corridor of darkness appears behind him, I let him go this time because I know that if he wanted to, he would have beaten me and easily, I didn't master my new power enough to fight him as an equal.
"You're sure to let him go like that, Master?" asks Jalter.
"It's better this way and he was holding back all the way through the fight, he's much stronger than me," I say while clenching my fist
It must be said that it has been a long time since I have felt so powerless in front of an enemy, although I have powers that could beat him and heroic spirits at my side I am not that stupid and show my cards to the devils and my enemies.
Then I feel a hand holding my fist and then I let go of a sigh of frustration
"There is no shame in being afraid of an enemy Master, you just have to become stronger to be able to overcome these obstacles," Jeanne tells me
"Thank you for encouraging me, Ruler, you're right I lost but I'll get up even stronger" I start smiling again
'Jeanne is really a saint '
"Onii-chan / Zerono" Mio and Yuki run right into me
"Pfuuuuuu" I fall back with two girls above me and Jalter holding back her laugh
"Onii-chan / Zerono, are you all right? You're not hurt?" Mio and Yuki are asking me with a worried look on their face
"I'd be better if you hadn't jumped on me now get out of here" I get them out of my body with an angry face while on the side my group members laugh at my angry face
"Big brother Zerono is better when you smile," says Mio, Yuki nods in approval
"You two..., I'm really lucky to have people so caring for me like you two" I stroke their heads to rewarded thems for their fight and for carring for me.
On the other hand, the devils seem perplexed by this fight.
"Zerono lost to this guy in black," says Jin, while recalling the whole fight.
"Zerono-sempai is really incredible, I wonder if I can become like him later on? "asks Jin's little brother, Koharu
While everyone thinks of the fight Sona, Tsubaki, Takumi, Rias, Koneko and Akeno are heading towards Zerono's group
Himari rushes to her older brother to receive congratulations from him when the two heirs and their two Queen confront me.
"Zerono" Rias calls me
I turn around when I hear Rias' voice
"What can I do for you, Rias?" I ask.
"I... "she hesitates for a moment before bending over and says, "I'm sorry for what's happened since yesterday."
"As I said this morning, I don't take to heart what happened."
"Master, what is she implying by that?" asks Jalter with a dark aura around her
"Master ??? "the devils of the Sitri house are surprised the way in my Servants calls me
"Avenger, calm down, okay, we can talk about this calmly, Ruler I need help here" I'm running behind Ruler
"Don't try to change the subject and don't hide behind Ruler"
After Jeanne has managed to calm Jalter, I talk with Sona and Rias about telling their respective brothers and sisters what just happened because the appearance of a keyblade master and user of darkness does not press anything good for this world perhaps even it is linked to the cause of the appearance of so much malevolence in this city.
I also told them to clarify that Gregori is not related to all these events all thanks to the testimony of the 4 fallen angels captured. I tried to get information from them, but they don't seem to know anything at all.
After that, I go home with my Servants, my sister Mio and the Nonaka sisters.
// Akatsuki Manor //
"I'm home"
"Welcome home, Zerono-sama, everyone, the Tea was served, please follow me into the dining room," says Sakuya followed by Zest
"Thank you for coming to welcome us Sakuya, Zest"
"It's nothing at all Master Zerono it's our mission as a maid to come and welcome our master and mistress"
"I see, let's go then everyone is tired after this day"
Then I start yawning
"I'm tired, there's been too much going on these last few days, I think I'll try to keep a low profile."
"Tell me Sakuya how things have been going here since you arrived, don't you have any trouble?"
"No, Master Zerono compare to the Scarlet Manor I fit in very well here with the help of Zest and Maria-san"
"I see" I smile
When I walk into the gigantic dining room, even though I have lived in this mansion for years I can't get used to the idea that it's so big, I notice that the girls are having a tea party with Merlin, the first person to notice my presence is Rio and my fox Tsukihime running straight towards me
Which attracts the attention of the others toward me
"Dad, welcome back" I take Rio in my arms and she gives me a hug
"I'm back in Rio"
"Dad ???" Mio, Yuki, Kurumi-chan, Chisato, Maria, Zest, and my Servant are surprised to know that I have a daughter
Then I explained to them about how I meet the Ratathosk group and why Rio call her Dad
"Dad was cool against the man in black, but it's too bad you lost."
"That's right, but don't worry next time I'll win against him"
"Hmm" she smiles to me
' So this how a father fell when there kid root for them'
Then Hime gets on my head and starts hitting me on the head with her paws surrounded by foxfire to show me her dissatisfaction
"Kyu"
"Aye, it burns, what's the matter with you all of a sudden, Tsukihime?"
"Kyu kyu kyu kyu kyu kyu"
"Huh, "Because I haven't taken care of you in the last few days, I have to make you a delicious meal" "
"Kyu kyu"
"Hmm" And besides, you want me to take care of your grooming and you want pat at will," you say? What about my opinion on all this? " I asked
'I'm your master or your slave little monster'
"Kyu"
"You have no opinion in this story, you fool." My own pet calls me a fool. "I start crying tears
"Yosh Daddy doesn't cry" Rio is trying to cheer me up after being verbally abused by a little fox
"Thank you Ryo-chan"
When all of a sudden I hear everyone laughing at my misadventure with a little fox talking badly to me and a little girl trying to cheer me up
Suddenly the atmosphere in the room becomes much more friendly, I check the condition of the girls, and it seems that everyone is fine, Reine is chatting with Chisato over a cup of coffee
(A/N: I will call "Tokisaki Kurumi" Kurumi and "Nonaka Kurumi" Kurumi-chan to make the distinction)
Miku, Yuki, Kurumi, Tohka, Mukuro, Mio, Nia, Origami, Rinne, Shiori, Kaguya and Yuzuru (Highschool group) are talking to each other and seem to get along well with each other
Mana, Kurumi-chan, Maria, Kotori, Mayuri (Middle school group) seems to be talking about the fight against fallen angels by watching a video that Merlin seems to have taken during our fight, and seems to be discussing when I was coolest
Rio, Yoshino, Natsumi (Kid group) are enjoying a cake I just took out of the oven
After the little welcome party and getting everyone settled in, I went back to my room and collapsed on my bed, mentally exhausted
" If more girl come to this house I'll not bear it "
// ??? //
Then when I open my eyes again I find myself floating in space again but compare to the last time I notice the presence of a big castle on an island floating in the middle of the void
"Since when do I have this inside me?"
I approach the castle when I arrive in front of the gate it opens and what welcomes me is a row of maid
"Welcome Master Zerono, the mistress is expecting you to arrive, please follow us"
I simply nod and follow them to a kind of large dining room with a large table in its center with several chairs around it. At this table, three young ladies are in the middle of a conversation.
At the table are sitting Lailah my Seraphim of fire, a young girl with long black obsidian hair and eyes as red as blood, dressed with a top and a black skirt the particular point in her are the two dragons horns on her head.
(Girl picture: https://www.dhresource.com/0x0s/f2-albu-g4-M00-76-45-rBVaEFnohauAIfOvAAE7LsfGGUY731.jpg/popotoyfirm-kotobukiya-rage-de-bahamut-dark.jpg or search in google "rage of Bahamut dark dragoon forte" )
But the third person sitting at the table surprised me because I don't think I'd meet her here, and she gives me chills in the back, you wonder why?
Because I haven't been visiting this person in the last few months so I think I'm going to have a bad day.
When the three ladies notice my presence
"Oh look who comes to dazzle us with his presence," says the girl in black
"Ha ha ha, very funny Bahamut," I say to the girl in black
"Oh how you recognized me, I think this is the first time you've seen me in this form," my partner replied
"You forgot that we're bound so it's easy to guess"
"You're right" and then she keeps drinking her tea, how tea appeared here I don't even want to know
"Lailah, how are you, sorry I haven't been able to give you much of my time since you woke up?
"Don't worry about me Zerono, seeing what happened to you is that the last few days have entertained me more than necessary, I would be happy to spend time with you when you want to master your Shepherd powers"
Then I turn to our last guest, but nothing comes out of my mouth because I'm afraid of what will happen to me if I say something
"You don't say hello to me, Zerono-chan," she asks me.
This person has purple eyes and long blond hair. She wears a pink lace umbrella and a paper fan. She wears a dark purple dress, a pale pink cap with a fine red ribbon and smaller ribbons generously tied on her accessories and the tip of her hair.
"It's been a long time since Yukari Nee-sama"
This person is none other than the protector of the Gensokyo barrier, the Gap Yokai, Yukari Yakumo