Night Two Hundred And Seventy Nine
Age ????
Earth Fifty One
The City of Dandelion...
"This is crazy!" Hero Otoko yelled. "What the hell are you doing!"
"This is all your fault!" Kitsune roared his flames exploding off of his body as he grabbed Hero and rammed him through rows, and rows, of buildings. "You did this! You did this!"
"Kitsune! I swear! I didn't know Jin was-"
'Shut the fuck up!" Kitsune slammed his fist down into Hero's face the flames exploding off of him and smashing Hero through the street.
"I... I get that you hate me but this isn't the time!" Hero hissed holding his arm out and catching Kitsune's punch. "Please! Look around you! This isn't the time to be fighting! If you want to kill me fine! But only once we've fixed what ever the hell this is!" He yelled.
All around them...
The City Of Dandelion was...
It was being completely wiped away.
No...
Not just the city.
The world...
It started when Master Storm made an announcement. 'God has died.' His body seemingly gave out. Many people were mixed. Some liked it. The fact that he was dead. Some... Some who worshipped him were sad. In the end though. They were all left shocked. Shocked when the black sky faded and they saw... The sun for the first time. And shocked when... The next day... It became black again. No one knew that it was... No one knew what they should do. Everything was...
All around Hero and Kitsune things were being lifted up off the ground floating towards the darkness above them. The entire planet was shaking and so much heat was being flung out. Anyone who wasn't strong and didn't have a power was simply flung into the air and vanished when they touched the darkness above. Those who did have powers were either panicking, praying, or having infighting.
The world was ending...
"You killed my brother!" Kitsune roared slamming his fist into Hero's face again and again.
Otoko spat up some blood and fired up smashing his head into Kitsunes nose unleashing a powerful headbutt as hard as he could and sending the fox teen back.
"Please... Just listen. We need to find a way to save everyone first! If we don't the planet will be-"
"I don't give a damn!" Kitsune roared jumping at Hero and slicing out with flaming claws.
Blood suddenly flowed out as Kitsune's arms and legs were sliced clean off and he smashed into the ground as a bloody torso screaming in pain and rage at the loss of his limbs. Hero stumbled back his eyes wide with fear.
"H... Hero?"
Hero looked up and found two people. One was Ken. The poor girl was shaking and looked sick at having watched Kitsune be sliced up. The other though. He was a man covered in bandages wearing a jester mask. The Jester. The Leader of the Organization. A powerful man. His gloves had long razor sharp arms and which were coated in blood.
"Now, now." The Jester said stepping on Kitsune's back. "No need for that-"
"Big-Arm-Strike!" Hero screamed slamming his arm into the man and throwing him back.
The Jester slammed into a building but pulled himself out. "Come now. I saved your life."
"You monster." Hero yelled running over to Kitsune. It was to late though. Most of the Enforcers had been killed. No one could save him.
"Hero." Ken said rushing to him and grabbing his arm. "What do we do?"
"I... I don't... I don't really know..." Hero said shaking his head.
"Really?" The Jester asked. "The girl insisted you'd have a way to stop this."
"H... He will." Ken nodded as she let out a gulp. She turned to Hero her eyes filled with fear as she gripped his arms. "Right Hero?" Her voice was shaking and her skin was pale. She was scared. Just like him. "You can save us. Save the world! You've done it before! You can... I don't know... You can become something that can beat that thing right!"
His silver eyes stared into her red eyes. "Ken... N... I... I'm sorry..." He said tears streaming down his eyes. "Not this time. I don't think... Whatever it is... I don't think it can be beat." He said his voice shaking.
"You're correct." A voice announced making the three of them jump. "It can not be beat. I can however save one of you."
"What?" Jester asked looking around. "Who are you?"
"I am God. Not that... Weak one of your world who died. I would explain more but really there is no time. I can only save one of you." He announced. "So. Who will it be."
"Sorry kids." Jester said his claws coming out. "But that spot is mine." He roared as he fired at them-
A beam of lightning rained down and in a flash he was reduced to a pile of ash.
"You were not one of the two I wish to save." God said simply.
"W... What the hell is going on..." Hero backed up.
"I... I don't know."
"Make your choice." God announced. "Fast. I can only get one of you. Hero Otoko, or Ken No Last Name."
Hero stared at Ken for a moment. She was a fourteen year old girl. Forced to grow up in a cruel world like this that was breaking apart. Most of her friends were dead now from that thing in the sky and the entire planet was only going to last a little bit longer. But more than that she looked so scared. She couldn't stop shaking. It wasn't even a choice.
"Take Ken!" Hero yelled.
"Hero!" Ken said in shock.
"Save her! Please. If you can only take one of us make it her."
"I see. Okay then." A beam of Golden light fired out of the sky hitting Hero as he was raised up. "Hero Otoko. For your brave act and kindness... I will save you."
"What!"
And in a flash of light Hero Otoko was gone... Taken to a new better world...
Ken collapsed to her knees as the world began to fall apart around her. Her body began to sting as the force got strong enough to begin to even rip her apart. The last thing she heard before the entire universe exploded was the laughter of Kitsune Nine as his body broke away and his soul was ripped out.
"Hero... Save me..."
***
Age 1992
Oleander City...
Outside The Trial Room...
Kitsune jumped past Irene's gore and slammed her hand into Ken's face sending Ken flying across the ground. Ken rolled over the stone floor and landed back on her feet bringing her hands up as a red beam of energy began to form.
"Take this-"
"Eventful Impact."
From out of nowhere a man with black messy hair, and a silver strand in it, and bright silver eyes, slammed into Ken slamming his foot into her stomach sending Ken flying.
"H... Hero Otoko?" Kitsune, Cloud, and Irene all said with wide eyes as the man folded his arms.
Ken slowly tried to pull her body up finding Hero Otoko had joined the battle now standing in front of her his arms crossed.
"D... Double crap..."
"H... Hero?" Kitsune said with wide eyes. She sounded scared for a moment. Before she had been speaking all high and mighty. Confident that she and the others could beat him. But now he was here. Now he stood in front of her. His power on its full display and for a moment she was reminded of the last time she fought him. She was reminded of their world and the state it had been left in when they battled. She was reminded just how strong and unfair someone like him could be. No... It was more than that. The limit of a Hero who had to keep his world safe was gone. This was now a man who had already lost everything.
Hero Otoko.
The Failure...
The man who tried his best and gave his everything, but in the end it never mattered.
When does it ever matter.
"W... Why are you here." Kitsune yelled out her voice cracking a little. Irene, and Cloud, stood behind her both of them staring at the man slowly. Hero turned to look at them for a moment his expression blank. The sight of him made Irene, and Cloud both jump as well. "S... Stop it..." Kitsune said her voice cracking slightly. "D... Don't you dare look at me with those sad eyes. Don't act like this is painful for you. Don't act like you're pitying me. I'll f##king kill you-"
"Kitsune." Vil said appearing next to her from out of nowhere and placing a hand on her shoulder. "Calm down. Thats not Hero Otoko."
"Y... You have to be kidding me." Ken hissed out trying to push herself up. "I... I somehow forgot you could summon him. I guess you've picked your side haven't you other me."
"S... Summon?" Kitsune asked frowning.
"Thats right." Hella sighed floating along side Hero Otoko. "Calm down. This isn't the real Hero Otoko. I can create Dolls, and have summoned him before. Think Kitsune. Why would he have come. I doubt he even knows we're still alive, and even if he did, I doubt he can tell. This here is just a Doll made in his image."
"S... So its not real." Irene said letting out a sigh of relief. "We were worried for nothing."
Kitsune didn't look relieved as she stared at the doll her teeth clinching as it stared back at her its expression blank as it didn't move. She didn't seem happy. "One look at a Doll and it was enough to make me... Oh how I hate him."
"S... So..." Ken stood back up wobbling slightly as her body began to heal of all its damage. "I... I guess this means you've picked your side haven't you Hella." She said coldly staring at the other Ken.
Hella looked away for a moment, a look of utter shame on her face. "I... I don't wish to see you hurt my friends... And... In a way... Yes. I'm leaving the Enforcers. I quit. I... I don't like any of you anyways. You were all just a way for me to find Otoko so I could finally..." Hella bit her lip unable to say more.
"So in the end nobody mattered to you. Not Hero Law, not me, not any of your teammates and none of the Enforcers."
"I am... A Doll. Or rather. I'd want to be one." Hella said finally. "I'd like too be something that could forget. Something that wouldn't have to worry about emotions. I don't like thinking about it. None of it." She reached out placing her hand on Hero Otokos face and stroked it. "I wish I could say I am A Doll. But in the end I'm not. I'm not some fake thing that can't feel. I'm a Human. And I feel hatred and despair. An ocean of it. Drowning me and pulling me down. I guess... I guess I always knew it would end up something like this. With me turning my back on everyone in the end all for the sake of seeking out my revenge. Because in the end humans are stupid. And dolls. They're sad and unfeeling. But. I'd rather feel nothing than this hatred. So... Yes. I'm a traitor now."
Ken let out a growl. "Well fine. If you're going to really turn your back on your friends then be my guest. But I can tell you all here and now none of you even stand a chance against Hero Otoko. I doubt any of you could even fight my Hero." She taunted.
"Shut your damn mouth." Irene growled raising her hand up. "Norse Hell." She hissed out slapping her hand through the air and sending out a wave of ice that blasted towards Ken who's eyes went wide, but right before it could hit the girl, a gust of flames slammed into the ice melting it down to water, and then steam, in a single burst. "K... Kitsune why the hell did you stop my attack from landing?"
"T... That wasn't me." Kitsune frowned.
"Well." A smug voice announced. "It kind of was."
At the very top of the stair case Kitsune Nine, Irene Glacious, and Light No Last Name all stood.
The two Kitsune's met eyes for a moment both staring at one another as the male one gave a smirk his ears and tail forming as the flames grew.
"Lets take down our evil doubles."