As Yuri watches the rising sun, on top of the building, feeling its warmth seep through his naked face. And the moisture from the blood of Bedlam Mercenaries that had been caught in the gaps of his suit's exoskeleton started to evaporate. His short black hair waved against the wind, and his blue eyes were hidden behind his solemn closed eyelids, while his face made an aura of prayer to the Kami and himself.
"It is a new day. It is the day. This day. Gaia will have her justice."
Yuri had settled the chaos in his heart. There was only one thing left that stopped him from fully pursuing world domination. The death of Yukio Mishima, the hidden mastermind, who mercilessly raped and slain, his first love, Gaia.
Yuna had just received the news that her parents, the Emperor and Empress, had been kidnapped by the Bedlam Mercenaries.
She wanted to use the Party Contact with Yuri but she had no idea how to do it. So she just called him instead.
"Master, you are receiving a call from Princess Yuna."
"Put her through," Yuri said while standing on the edge of the building, slowly walking back and forth, in his meditative state. "After I kill Yukio, I can finally visit Gaia's grave and she will be able to rest in peace."
Yuna is connected to the Exosuit call function.
"Yuri?"
"Yuna. You must have heard."
"Yes, my parents… Anna… they're missing, Yuri!" she pleaded with him. "Please save them. The Self-Defense Forces say they are doing their best, but I don't know if that's enough… Please, Yuri! I beg you! Save them!"
Yuri was then pulled back to the present circumstances. This often happened to him ever since his parents' accidents. Moments where his mind would just go off and go somewhere far away. But he was not a normal teenage boy now. He needed to be better. He needed to be tougher. Everything from now on would rely on his growth and the evolution of his character.
"Yuri? Are you there?" Yuna asked with concern.
"Yes… Don't worry. I'll handle their rescue myself."
A live stream from an anonymous site had trended on Japanese social media. It contained the keyword names of the Emperor, the Empress, and several other hostages. Some were top politicians' names, others were workers in the Imperial Palace. It was a live stream for all Japanese to see. Government agencies tried tracking the whereabouts of the user, but there was some sort of software that blocked them from finding it, and whatever device it was being streamed on could not be found.
"Master, there is an Internet live stream just now on the Internet. Its contents indicate words related to the Emperor and the Empress."
"Yuna, I have to call back. Bye."
Yuri then told Ayesha to play the video. Ayesha morphed a Display Screen on Yuri's palm.
"Playing video now, Master."
** "HEHEHEHEHE!" **
A voice of embodied havoc laughed creepily. The screen showed a man strapped into a chair with a mask covering his face.
** "HEHEHEHEHEHE!" **
A 16-year-old boy in his Japanese School Uniform with bloodstains all over revealed himself to the camera.
"Ayesha! Do-" Yuri commanded Ayesha to find out the location.
"Performing all operations to track the location, Master."
Botan called him, "Yuri if you're watching, my men are confirming, that it's Yukio Mishima."
"Botan! Stand by-"
"Got it."
Yuri hung up the call.
** "Hi, people of the rising sun! You probably don't know me… but…" **
The boy took off the man's mask and the camera angle revealed a modified bomb strapped to captured man's body. It was the Emperor. His face was sore and bloodied from being beaten up, but everyone in Japan knew who he was.
** "Look! The descendant of Amaterasu-sama himself! HAHAHAHAHAHA!" **
Everyone in Japan called their neighbors, friends, and family to watch, and some couldn't bear to see the most important symbol of their country, being beaten and in pain.
** "You must know him, right? HAHAHAHA! Do you? YES! YOU! Watching on the screen, believing that you have nothing to do with this. Believing that I cannot see you sitting there, safe in your couches, covered in the sheets of your comfy beds, tucked into your small 9-5 office spaces, you just mindlessly enjoying your anime and pornography." **
The boy pointed at the screen, rhetorically referring to every civilian in Japan.
** "I CAN SEE YOU! HAHAHAHAHA! You can no longer hide in the crowds. You are no longer safe in your obedient and compliant lifestyles. You who only watch the powers above you wreak havoc and corruption. You are no longer invisible. I CAN SEE YOU!" **
"AYESHA!! FIND HIM!"
"Yes, Master."
** "I wanna play a game. You all know this game! HAHAHAHAHA! It's called Hide and Seek!" **
He then grabbed a knife tucked in between his school slacks and his underwear.
** "And all of YOU!! Who has been hiding and cowering all your USELESS!! FUCKING!!! LIVES!!! IT'S YOUR TURN!! NOW, YOU ARE ALL… IT!" **
Everyone who was watching was confused. The boy, Yukio Mishima, then touched the knife on the Emperor's lips.
** "Here are the rules. Listen closely!"**
** "The Emperor is with me. Here in this tiny place. But somewhere in Japan… maybe in a small apartment, maybe in a giant mansion, maybe inside a military base, or maybe inside a bank vault. Maybe inside a Day Care center. Who knows?" **
"Master. I've pinpointed his location."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, Master. I've bypassed all VPN and cloakingware that they have."
"Good. Keep the video going, and let's head toward him."
Yuri flew up and headed to the location.
** "Soooo! How do you win? Do you ask? It's simple. If you find the Emperor, his life will be spared. And the winner will receive 10 Billion Japanese Yen! WOW!! If you find the Emperor, you will be a National Hero, and be Fucking rich!" **
He then jumped around and laughed, like a clown.
** "BUTTT… Buttt! HAHAHAHAHA! If you find the Emperor and he lives… Somewhere… hidden in a big warehouse, these 200 people will… die… HAHAHAHAHA!" **
A new live feed was shown on the stream, it showed women, children, the elderly, and the others who were kidnapped including Anna. He made a gesture of cutting his own throat.
** "AND if the Emperor dies… Those 200 innocent law-abiding Japanese citizens will be set free and… I promise… They will be safe from harm. HAHAHAHAHA!" **
Yuri was surprised. "Ayesha! Can you find their location too?"
"Yes, Master. I will search every CCTV camera, every cellphone recording, every text message, and all data available to fulfill your command, Master."
"Alright. Once you find the location, send them to Botan and Sebastian, and tell them to go there, as soon as possible."
** "Well. That's it. HAHAHAHA! Simple right? FIND THE EMPEROR - Be a hero and become rich!" But let the Emperor die? Save these 200 cutie-pies! You have 10 Minutes! **
"Master! I've found the locations of the 200 Civilians. Data of when they went missing, and the information compiled, have to lead me to this location, in Shibuya."
"Alright. Send the details to Botan and Martha Akio."
Yuri headed toward the location of the Emperor, he had promised Princess Yuna that he would save her parents.
Botan the leader of Mazoku and Yakuza headed toward the location in Shibuya. It was indeed a warehouse but it needed some time to arrive there with their men.
Martha Akio, the colonel, when she had received the location from Yuri, headed with the assembled Japanese Self-Defense Forces there.
In the video, Yukio Mishima then grabs a gun that was tucked in his brief from his behind.
** "Welp! That's all folks…" **
He held the gun to his mouth, and mumbled to himself, "I'm finally free."
** "GAME STARTS NOW!" **
BANG!
Yukio Mishima died right then and there in front of the Emperor who had a 10-minute timer on his chest, with the blood splattered all over.
When the timer started, every civilian in Japan ran in panic. The elderly who wanted to help find their Emperor checked their bathrooms and basements.
The children who had been watching and who thought they could buy a VR game console with that money started rampaging in the streets, breaking cars and windows, thinking they could find the Emperor there. The middle-school boys would chant, "Emperor! Where are you? Give me my money!"
The men who thought that they should sacrifice the Emperor and save those women and children tried to stop people from looking. Young and old, they started fights in the streets, shouting at them, and telling them to not be selfish.
Some women desperate for money, broke into other people's houses to see if the Emperor was there, then would take some items, because no one was watching.
The whole population of Japan saw everyone panic and riot, and they did the same. Following their instinct of Bushido, to blend in with the crowd, and compromise. Those who had seen the chaos hid behind their safe gates and locked their houses. Bystanders who passed by would begin to think that they were hiding something, and thought the Emperor was there. So they attempted to break in.
No one in Japan had guns except for the authorities. No woman or elderly could defend themselves from desperate men. No child could escape the hands of opportunist perverts, taking advantage of the chaos to kidnap a child. When the whole population began with small misdemeanors, they eventually snowballed into crimes and felonies. Overwhelming the government authorities.
At Shibuya, where the 200 civilians and Anna were located, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces were there first. They arrived with their helicopters and nearby personnel. They had fortified themselves around the warehouse, preventing people from entering.
Botan with the Demonlord's Army also arrived at the location. And they were confused as to why Martha Akio, was not entering the building and saving the people in it.
"Martha! What are the Self-Defense Forces doing?"
She then replied, "The Coup De Tat was successful, sir. Every Military General and Officer followed our cause and we have now taken control of the Prime Minister and the National Diet, and are taking them to where the Overlord has asked them to be placed."
"But why are you not saving the 200 civilians inside!" Botan was furious.
Martha looked down in shame, but replied steadfastly, "Orders from Command. Prioritize the life of the Emperor. Prevent anyone from entering the warehouse and risking the life of the Emperor."
"What the fuck!!!" Botan shouted. "Although he wanted to save the people just as Yuri had told him, he didn't want to start a war without Yuri's permission."
So he decided to call Yuri and tell him what was going on.
Yuri who had arrived close to the Emperor's location did not know what to do.
If he saved the Emperor, those people would die. And if he let the Emperor die, then he would let Yuna down. Despite the pressure, this time, he remained calm.
"Yuna!" a voice from the live stream could be heard. It was the Emperor's voice.
"Yuna! If you're watching this…"
Her bodyguard had given her a phone to watch the live stream while she was looking for the Emperor.
"My daughter… No… My daughters…"
The Emperor coughed and cleared his voice and looked straight into the camera.
"My daughters, Yuna and Anna."
Every one of those who was still watching the live stream was confused. The Emperor did not have a daughter named Anna or nicknamed Anna.
"I love you both with all my heart and soul."
Yuna who was watching had now begun to understand everything, forcing her to fall on the floor and pour tears out of her silent eyes.
While the Emperor was speaking to Yuna and Anna, Yuri commanded the AI to use the CYBEROCRACY CAPABILITIES.
"AI, Use Cyberocracy capabilities."
"Cyberocratic abilities now available, Master."
"Hack into every speaker in the whole country, phone, radio, computer, whatever. And lower the volumes except for Anna and Yuna who were listening to the live stream."
"Commencing Cyberocratic Control now, Master." Yuri did this to protect Anna from any harm in the future.
The Emperor continued, "Anna if you can hear me, where ever you are… I love you, my daughter. And I'm sorry for never being the father that you deserved to have."
Anna had always known that the Emperor was her father. Her mother was from the Philippines, the Emperor's first and secret love, but due to his status, he would never be allowed to be with her. He did her best to put her in the best schools, and even gave her a place in the Imperial Palace, so he could spend time with her and watch over her.
Anna was watching on the screen, weeping as well.
"And this is my message to the Japanese People," the Emperor said.
"Amplify the volume quickly!" Yuri commanded Ayesha.
"All speakers are amplified now, Master."
The Emperor then said, "And as my final and official act as Emperor of Japan, I urge the whole nation! Stop whatever chaos you are doing! Be ashamed of your actions! You are descendants of an honorable race of warriors and artisans! Have you no pride and shame! I AM THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN! AND I COMMAND THEE! IN THE NAME OF AMATERASU, DEITY OF THE HEAVENS! BOW BEFORE YOUR EMPEROR!"
The Emperor of Japan, with the weight of every Japanese citizen on his shoulders, bowed with all his force, bit into the wires of the bomb strapped into his chest, and pulled them out with all his might.
BOOOOOM!
The live stream ended. The last of the Bedlam Mercenaries that Yukio hired had been caught with the explosion, thinking they still had time but they died in the explosion too.
[CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR QUEST!]
[REWARD: ORDINARY MAGITEK IS NOW AVAILABLE IN YOUR FORGE. CYBEROCRACY LVL. 2 UPGRADE]
[YOU HAVE LEVELED UP TO LEVEL 7]
There was no one guarding the 200 civilians in the warehouse. Yukio never planned to kill them. It was supposed to be a prank. But the Emperor altered the events and prevented the country from falling into ruin and chaos. After hearing the Emperor's declaration, the riot instantly stopped, as they all heard and were in awe, of the Emperor's restored divine authority.