Chapter 80.
After Gaea's explanation of her Labyrinth, I wasted no time to explain to Kaede what was going on and what was about to happen, despite her being new to her powers and the Supernatural world she seemed rather excited about going in a Dungeon and adventure inside it like in a Video Game.
I found it amusing that she seemed very excited right now, still I did warn her to be careful and to be alert about everything that could happen while in the Dungeon since despite being a creation of my system, it was and still is a very dangerous place.
Especially to newcomers like her, I still remember how difficult it was for some of the girls when they first went to the Instant Dungeons and it's constant surprises.
So caution is necessary here and Kaede agreed with me, after that explanation I immediately sent us to the first floor of the Gaea's Great Labyrinth and began her first day of training.
We appeared on a small chamber with a staircase leading down, I asked Gaea what this chamber is for and she told me it the entrance and that we can get out of the Dungeon only in through here or teleport to unlocked area.
It was new and a bit of a hassle but it did make things interesting so I didn't complained, instead we headed down the stairs and to the first floor of Gaea's Great Labyrinth.
The first floor was a massive forest as far as the eye can see and even when I flew above the enormous trees I couldn't see the end of it, if I was any other being I would have being overwhelmed but thanks to my Aura Sense skill and my Mini Map I was able to locate the stairs leading to the second floor along some type of buildings spread around the first floor.
I explained to Kaede that we would be staying in the first floor and that she got to choose where to go after I had told her I mapped the floor, she nodded and had me point out the nearest building closed by and after doing so we set out to see what it was.
Along the way we were attacked by some low level monsters like Goblins, Kobolds and even wild wolves, really generic monsters sure but they appeared in big numbers and that made it difficult for Kaede to fight them.
She got nervous and overwhelmed with the first hoard of Goblin that attacked us and wildly lashed out at everything in sight, this is how I witnessed how dangerous a small Oni is.
At first glance you might not think much of small Oni like Kaede and her mom Hanako, but having the strength of an Oni and the agility to move at high speed in contrast to the slow and clumsy movements of a regular Oni makes a big difference.
As Kaede lashed out at the Goblin army she moved so fast and wildly that all the Goblin were sent flying all over the place and died on impact against the ground or trees, it shocked Kaede something fierce and she just stared at the destruction she caused is silence for a little while.
I approached her and spoke up to her "so now you know that your not human anymore and that you now hold an enormous amount of power huh?".
Kaede turned her head towards me and nodded, it seems like it finally hit her that she had become something inhuman, unnatural and she seemed to understood the danger she possess now "now I know why mom seemed so tense all the time... she must be trying very hard not the break anything all the time".
I nodded since that was something I had noticed from Hanako from time to time, there was these moments when she seemed to be moving or doing something very carefully, as if she was afraid of breaking something.
Which in reality makes a lot of sense now, Kaede walked over a tree and stared at it for a good second before suddenly punching it as hard as she could, the tree couldn't handle the strike and instantly cracked.
Seconds later the tree fell back with a thunderous boom that shook the forest and Kaede just stood there gaping for a long while before turning to look at her fist, she then noticed that her fist was fine and that it wasn't even bruising after punching a massive tree "Rean... this is both scary and amazing at the same time...".
I nodded "and that's not even the end of it, as a Nakiri you have a massive pool of mana which means that your not only a powerhouse physically but also magically as well".
Kaede nodded and sighed "... to think I have this much power and because I'm a half Human and half Oni, it's sad that everyone looks down on people like us when we have so much potential".
"Ignorance and fear makes them act out like that, to their eyes your an abomination that isn't meant to exist, a danger to their way of life and their creed, thus they seek to destroy you before you could even reach that potential".
Kaede looked down and tighten her fist "I'm lucky your here and awaken my potential, I don't even want to think what would have happened if you weren't here to help us...".
I smiled at Kaede letting her know that I was glad to be here for her, dad and mom "That's true, without me you wouldn't have this much power... unfortunately that's just how it is for those of mixed blood, either they're born without power or its so small that it can't mount to anything... still that potential is still there and thats why the Great Five Principal Clans try to snuff it out".
Kaede nodded and then seemed more determined after our little conversation, so soon after and far more confident than before, Kaede continued forward while I kept an eye on her condition and her stats as she kept leveling up.
With new confidence burning brightly in her heart Kaede began to fight earnestly while along the way I instructed her on how to punch and kick more effectively, she is a fast learner and as she fought she quickly picked up everything I was teaching her along the way.
Sure there were some mishaps like when she suddenly slipped on mud and ended up sliding for a while until she crashed against a rocky cliff, she also tripped on a Goblin she killed and hadn't noticed, resulting in her getting cut across the face by a sword slash from the Goblin she was fighting before tripping.
I of course healed her right away but these little accident were great lessons for her, she learned to pay attention to the condition of the battle field, to always keep an eye on her surroundings and to be more aware in general.
She did feel bad about making such mistakes and got discouraged at times but I helped her lift herself up and pushed her to continue, soon enough she was beginning to beat the Goblin's, Kobold's and wild Wolves rather easily.
But it was when we began to approach the first building that monsters began to change and grow in strength, now Kaede had to worry about long rage attacker from Goblin Archers and Kobold Slingers.
Even the some of the wolves began to have a long range skill in the form of a tail swipe that released a small blast of air towards Kaede, the small Oni learned the value of dodging fast though she would sometimes end up looking like a pin cushion when she was too slow to get out of the way.
The first time it happened Keade cried a few minutes in pain as I pulled the arrows out of her, her healing factor was becoming stronger and stronger as she took more damage and she was growing resistances as she took damage.
But the pain was still there and her being a young high school girl and this being her first experience in this sort of situation made her cry, I didn't blame her nor judged her for that, instead I just hugged her and let her cry as I healed her wounds.
I felt bad of course but this was necessary for her to experience now rather than against a bigger and more dangerous foe, but Kaede was a tough girl and soon enough she began to get used to things.
She would still tear up a bit every time she get hurt but she didn't stop and just kept fighting, that showed how determined she was at getting stronger and it made feel a proud of her.
Eventually we reached the building I had marked and we both took a look from behind a tree, to our surprise it's seemed like a fort of some sort, one filled with all kinds of Goblins even ones Kaede hadn't seen "what's are those?".
Kaede pointed at the taller and more muscular Goblins around and I explained right away "Hobgoblins... it's seemed like there's swordsman, Archers and even some mages as well".
Kaede nodded and stared at the building in silence meanwhile I decided to ask Gaea what exactly I was staring at *Gaea, what's with this building?*.
(That's a Fortress! in every floor you will find some of these places and they serve as a challenge for you and your party, inside you will have to fight a raid attack and kill all the enemies, once it's done the Fortress will be cleared and the treasure inside will belong to you or your party whichever you want actually~.
Also once cleared this Fortress will also serve as a base for you and your party and you use it to rest, directly teleport here and even buy things from the In-game shop.
Of course this means that your party members can also use the facilities as well but they will only be able to buy things according to their levels, skill sets and race so they're are somewhat soft locked to Healing Items and other things to help with Dungeon Diving.)
*I see, you changed the Instant Dungeons around me bringing others inside in mind, or to allowed me to let them use them without me having to come with them*.
(That's right! I figured this would help everyone! and to make sure that only you and the girls have access to my Labyrinth I opened a gate to it in the Pokehome!.)
*Thats very convenient and handy, thank you Gaea, your really a great Dungeon master it really is too bad that the Adventurers of Orario didn't appreciate you*.
(Hehe! that's right! those idiots didn't deserve everything I did for them! that's why I'm glad to have met you Rean! you get me and appreciate all my work... thank you for giving me a home in your soul and for accepting me.)
I smiled and nodded *its me who should be thankful to you Gaea, all of this you've made for me is amazing and useful, and not I'm not talking about just this but also for what you did in the Pokéhome and the plans you have for the Pokémon Dungeon as well*.
(Don't mentioned it Rean, I'm happy to do all of that for you and the girls... to me your all my family now and I will always help you in any way I can.)
I mentally nodded and sent emotions of gratitude towards Gaea, truly I'm very lucky to have her on my side, suddenly Kaede turned her head towards me "Rean I don't think I'm ready for this yet".
I smiled at her and nodded "I'm glad your aware of your limits Kaede, for now let continue to grind around this Fortress, you can take it on when you feel ready but for now lets continue training and then go home".
Kaede nodded and together we walked away from the Fortress and began to grind the Monsters around the forest, like Gaea had said there were no shortages of Monsters and Kaede was able to continue to fight for a long while.
The monsters dropped gems and money often which I picked up and put away, I will be giving Kaede some of it later but for now I rather she focus on fighting.
This went on for a few hours until she ran out of steam and finally dropped dead tired on the ground, with a smile on my face I walked up to her and gently picked her up in my arms while she groaned in pain "Rean everything hurts...".
I couldn't help but chuckle at her statement "of course it does, you've been fighting for hours Kaede but you did good and seemed to get the hang of it".
Kaede nodded "... thanks Rean, are we coming back tomorrow?".
I nodded "no for now I will be teaching you some fighting Skills along Lucario and Charizard, that will expand your skillset and give you more options".
Kaede sighed and nodded before remembering something "shoot... how I am supposed to go to school tomorrow? it must be very late now".
I grinned at her "don't worry about that, while we're in the Dungeons time slows down in the real world, so you'll have plenty of time to rest".
Kaede nodded and then fell asleep, I took off flying towards the staircase leading to the exit chamber and soon enough arrived, soon after I climbed the stairs and left the Dungeon as soon as reached the chamber.
Kaede did great for her first day so she earned her rest, tomorrow is another day of school and training for her and I was excited to see how strong she was going to get.
Kaede didn't wake up until the next day which was understandable with how much she fought and walked around the first floor of Gaea's Labyrinth, I took her to her room and Hanako who followed me stayed in her room to change her as soon as I put her on her bed.
The rest of the day I spent it talking to both Hanako and Isamu about how she did on her first day of training, both were surprised of her determination and how strong she had become, though I was pretty sure Kaede still hasn't fully understood the implications of her new strength yet.
I'm not surprised though, she just started and she had a lot to learn still but there's plenty of time for her to do so, for now I'll let her get used to her new life, new abilities and power little by little while also teaching her new stuff.
A couple days went by this way and I was very glad that things seemed to have calmed down so Kaede had time to train, me Charizard and Lucario began to teach her Techniques, Skills and Elemental Manipulation in the mornings before school with the use of Time Dilation wards.
Charizard thought her some Physical Fire Type attacks like Flame Charge and Fire Punch, Kaede picked up these Skills rather quickly and seemed a natural at using them especially when she took on her Oni Form which increased her Physical Attributes by a large margin.
Lucario taught her Fighting Type attacks and as a Oni Kaede took a shine to them, kicks, elbows, knees, punches and even headbutts became her bread and butter, of course she also learned some other Physical Type attacks that matched her Fighting style.
I began to teach her Mana Manipulation along with Earth Magic which like Fire she had a very high affinity towards thanks to her Nakiri bloodline, this gave her some very much needed long range attacks making her far more versatile while fighting.
We started going to Gaea's Labyrinth every evening after Kaede finished her homework to give her more batle experience and to allowed her to polish her new techniques and spells, I of course taught her the Fighter class skill set which help polish her moves even further.
With all her potential awakened Kaede is already High Class rank in power but when she masters everything we're teaching her she will be able to reach High Ultimate Rank, after that it would only be a matter of her leveling up and gaining real time experience.
I'm sure she will catch up to the girls soon enough especially when I begin to give her Skill Orbs and make her some real awesome Gear as well, but for now I want her to work for her power and she's doing great.
Right now I was watching her as she spent time in class though I couldn't help but laugh when I saw her suddenly fall asleep and slammed her head on her desk splitting it in half and making everyone around her jump in fright.
Poor Espeon and Umbreon also jumped up in surprise since they were napping on the floor beside her, which added to the chaos of the whole thing.
I shook my head finding all of this funny, Kaede still has a hard time controlling her strength and has gotten into a habit of breaking things around the house and school by accident, she broke her room's door apart trying to open it, bent her spoon completely trying to eat some cereal and accidentally knocked Hanako out when she threw a chair at her by accident trying to kick it out of the way.
Thankfully I can fix and heal everything that gets in the way of Kaede's clumsiness otherwise Isamu would have been crying tears of blood from the cost of fixing stuff and hospital bills, it was hilarious to me though and I was having a hard time trying not laugh at loud whenever things like that happened.
After laughing a bit I decided to sit down and relax while keeping an eye on the surrounding area of the school and while doing so, I began to think on the information that Yasaka and Serafall had given me about what has been happening around both the Mundane and Supernatural world.
Through Serafall I learned that the Devil Faction as a whole were in a state of panic and were looking for information about the massive Dragom that appeared out nowhere, most of the Elders of the Great King Faction were terrified and wanted more information about what was going on.
Of course there were plenty of greedy and foolish Devils that wanted to find the Dragon as well, apparently my voice carried over both the Mundane and Supernatural worlds, so everyone knew there was a wish granting Dragon out there.
But since I left the place towards the moon as soon as I granted Kaede's wishes, it made everyone believe that I came from someplace in outer space, a place that not even Devils could normal reach or survive in.
Still in their minds they saw the Dragon appeared on Earth and soon the belief that there was a way to summon it was all everyone thought of, and thats what these greedy and foolish Devils are looking for now, others like Akuja were intrigued and were looking for me to study and learn.
It really is funny that even if they were to find me I would more than likely tell them to fuck off rather than to entertain their stupity, Serafall also told me that Sirzechs, the Gremory, Sitri and Phenex Lords somehow knew that the Dragon was me.
But instead of asking questions or demand answers they instead asked her if I was alright and if I needed anything, apparently they thought something serious had happened for me to take on that form and they wanted to help.
Serafall however calmed them down and told them I was experimenting on a new ability, this helped them calm down and just accept it, though Serafall and Grayfia had to stop Sirzechs from coming here to hang out with his bro.
Poor bastard was crucify on an ice cross and then dragged back home by his wife, Serafall can be quite vicious when she wants to be.
She also informed me that the Fallen Angels were in a state of disarray and were panicking all over the Underworld, despite having heard that the Dragon granted wishes they understood the implications of such a being having the ability to do so.
Anyone can find the Dragon and wish for anything, and that included someone being able to wish for the death of a whole race and with the Fallen Angels being the most unpopular of the Supernatural races, there was a good chance that someone would make a wish like that.
I wouldn't be surprised me if someone looked for me for that reason actually, I'm not even kidding when I say that everyone pretty much hates the Fallen Angels but I can't really muster the will to feel bad for them.
After all, all of that hatred is well earned with the way Fallen Angel act around other Supernatural beings, its not an exaggerations I say that most of the Fallen Angels around are a bunch of arrogant assholes and Azazel's aloof and irresponsible behavior just adds to it.
The last thing Serafall talked to me about was what Gabriel told to her when she came to hang out with her yesterday, apparently Heaven was terrified about what had happened since my presence made God's System act up strangely.
So now Michael, Raphael and Uriel were busy dealing with calming down the Angels and trying to figure out what was going with God's System, I think because I performed what was literally miracles caused God's System to act up.
After all only the Christian God could openly do Miracles, something that no other Deity can or would do.
Other than that, the Church was in absolute chaos as the Government and humanity looked upon them for answers which they didn't have and were now starting to get in a lot of trouble.
Many of the people wanted the church to classified what happened as a true miracle and proof of the existence of Divine intervention but the Church wasn't keen on doing that, so they began to suffer quite a bit of backlash for all of these reasons.
That's what's being going on with the Three Judeo Christian Factions after my debut to the world, Yasaka informed me of what was happening with the rest of the Supernatural World.
Appearantly Takamagahara, the Shinto God's Heavenly realm has began to come to be under a lot of pressure lately because the Dragon's head and voice had appeared in Japan, this has made the Shinto Gods to be scrutinized and many Factions were demanding answers.
However the Shinto didn't have those answer and Amaterasu was left stressed and panicking with everything that's being going on, things got so bad that she even went to Yasaka to demand answers which Yasaka denied of having.
Amaterasu whether because of the stress or anxiety of the situation exploded in anger, of course Yasaka wasn't worried since she had grown far more powerful than the Goddess of the sun.
However this is where Amaterasu made a big mistake, we'll no she actually made multiple but the biggest one is that she made is threatening and acting out frustration towards Yasaka, two she did it in Kyoto where both Ho-oh and Lugia have their towers and three she tried to intimidate my girlfriend.
The moment she raised her energy in anger while Yasaka just deadpanned at her both Ho-oh and Lugia launched themselves to defend Yasaka, which resulted in Amaterasu being heavily injured and running away for her life back to Takamagahara.
Lugia and Ho-oh would have followed her and destroyed the entire Shinto Faction but didn't because Yasaka stopped them, she thought it wasn't necessary to go destroy the Shinto Gods since their presence was still somewhat needed so, she stopped both Legendary Pokémon from going on a rampage.
At first I thought this would cause problems for Yasaka and was ready to deal with them as soon as possible, but Yasaka told me that she was already planning on separating the Shinto Faction from the Yokai Faction soon.
In fact she had already began to demolish some old Shrines around Kyoto to make new ones for the Legendary Pokémon and was already in the process of building them, this all just fast-forwarded all her plans by a wide margin.
But she wasn't to concern about it, she was more than Powerful enough to face the Shinto Gods if they try to do anything and she also had Lugia and Ho-oh protecting Kyoto as well, we did not even mentioned the fact that I and the girls would help her as well since it was a given.
Either way, things were changing for Kyoto and the Yokai Faction as a whole and even Isamu has been helping Yasaka this whole time with all her plans, soon the Yokai will be free from the lazy and arrogant Gods of Takamagahara and will never have to rely on them again.
Still, it seems like both the entire Supernatural world was now looking for the Wish Granting Dragon, too bad that even if they were to find me I would never grant their wishes.
After that conversation with both Yasaka and Serafall I had a talk with Isamu and he informed me of how the Mundane world was taking my sudden appearance, it seems that fear was quickly gone and now the entire world was far more interested in the fact that there was a Dragon capable of granting wishes somewhere out there.
This sparked something curious in humanity, people were not only in awe that something so extraordinary actually existed but my presence became proof that there really was something magical in the world.
That brought about a sense of humility to the Mundane world and a bit of unity, the media was all over the whole story and many were sharing their experiences with my appearance all over social media.
Many took videos and photos with some part of my body in the background and excitedly showed them on the internet, over all there was a sense of wonder and excitement in the world.
However something happened that I wasn't aware of and that only added to my growing legend among the Mundane World, when I left the planet and went back to my Human form the energy I had accumulated didn't dissipated.
Instead it fell to the world bathing it in a shower of Stardust wisps of energy, this energy was so filled with power and my connection to nature that it had an unexpected effect.
Nature was restored and the planet was not only cleansed but also healed of all the damage humanity and pollution had caused to it, life on the planet became vibrant and healthy, and that became a clear sign of a miracle to humanity.
A sign that I wasn't an omen or the end of the world but instead came here to save the planet, because of this the public's opinion on the whole even shifted into something else, something that was positive and good.
Of course there were bad people in the world and many were already looking for answers and clues about me for personal gain, but since I left the planet towards the moon soon after, all information seemed to lead that I came from space.
That seemed to have slowed down or downright stop many of the people looking for me for greed or power, it wouldn't down right stop those that would grow obsessed but it will make sure they're focused on the wrong thing.
All of this happened in a span of a few days and it still happening as I thought about all of this, many things were happening and I for one was not one to get caught by surprise.
So I asked all my Pokemon to protect both Kuoh and Kyoto with extreme prejudice from now on, if anyone came looking for trouble they will soon regret it when they come face to face against beings Powerful enough to kill Great Red.
After all, my Pokemon never stopped growing more powerful and have only become even more so as I grew in power myself, that simple truth almost makes me feel bad for the poor bastards that come to our home and that of our loved ones lookingfor trouble, almost.
I looked up at the sky and smiled as the bell for lunch rang in Kaede's school, she will be coming here to eat with me soon but as I waited for her I couldn't help but wonder what has being going on with the Five Great Principal Clans.
They have been to quiet these couple of days and it makes me wonder if Suzaku talked to the Heads of the Clans or not, well either way they're really not important and with Kaede's current strength it didn't matter if they tried anything.
Soon Isamu will be ready for them and stop them from ever coming after him and his family, those Clans won't know what hit them when Isamu's new laws come into effect.
At the same time as Rean was reminiscing of current events, Suzaku had gathered the young Clan Heads of the Five Great Principal Clans to have a talk of everything that has been happening lately and to warn them of what has befallen her Clan a few days ago.
Ouryuu Nakiri the head of the Nakiri Clan, Seiryuu Kushihashi the head of the Kushihashi Clan, Genbu Doumon head of the Doumon Clan, Byakko Shinra head of the Shinra Clan and finally Suzaku Himejima head of the Himejima Clan had gathered together to discuss current events and problems they shared.
The Clan Heads first discussed the appearance of the massive Dragon all over the world but they had so little information and other than the Celestial Spirits within them being absolutely terrified of the Dragon they didn't have anything to share.
That event did left them in awe and very scared, the fact that Japan was under watch from the rest of the Supernatural World because the Dragons head and voice alpearantly appeared above Japan made everyone think they had all the answers.
Seiryuu sighed and tiredly rubbed his forehead "just what does the world think we know about all of this? we were just as surprised and scared as everyone else... and the fact that something seems to have have happened to Lady Amaterasu just adds to this whole problem".
Genbu turned his head towards Seiryuu "and what happened to Lady Amaterasu? your not one to look so stress and concern Seiryuu".
Seiryuu sighed and then looked at Heads of the Five Great Principal Clans "it seems that she's been attacked and has been seriously injured, of course this has to be kept a secret... if word of the Shinto Faction's strongest is down it could caused a lot of issues with the rest of Faction".
Everyone widen his eyes in shock upon hearing what has happened, Ouryuu narrowed his eyes "do we know what happened and who attacked Lady Amaterasu? she's not a push over after all andfor her to be so injured is a reason to be really concerned".
Seiryuu shook his head "we don't know and the Shinto Gods are keeping quiet about the whole thing, whatever happened has them all very frightened and worried, all we know is that she was in Kyoto when it happened".
Byakko scratched his head in exasperation "just what's going on lately? first the Hayashi and their clan compound is completely gone, which only brought us nothing but troubles and add the fact we have that massive Dragon to worry about, as well as this thing with Lady Amaterasu...".
It was true and the five Clan heads couldn't help but agree on one single thing 'this was a mess of epic proportions' still their hands were tied about all of this and they knew it, Genbu sighed "well, we don't have much information than what everyone seems to know so we can't really do much about all of this, at this point all we can do is speculate and that won't do us any good...".
Everyone nodded in agreement and Suzaku decided to speak up "allow me to speak and inform all of you as to what reason I called for this meeting, it is very important for all of you to listen".
Ouryuu frowned "If your this serious Suzaku then what ever you want to tell us must be very serious and honestly I'm very nervous to hear about it now, either way say you piece we will all listen to what you have to say".
Suzaku nodded and began to explain what had happened to her Clan a few days ago, about how the Elders of her Clan went behind her back and how they had targeted Isamu Nakashima and his family in a effort to make the Nakiri unable to raise in power.
This of course made Ouryuu narrowed his eyes but he let Suzaku talk uninterrupted, the Himejima Clan Head continued on and explained how her Clans was suddenly devastated by a rebound curse of their making and the appearance of the very powerful and mysterious young man that threatened her Clan for targeting the Nakashimas.
The Clan's head were very disturbed and quite worried about the information they just received but unfortunately for them Suzaku wasn't even done with everything she had to say.