“Well this is a sight to see isn’t it.”
“Huh??” Opening their eyes Sun & Ibaraki noticed they had appeared on a table at Zaibatsu’s restaurant, a table currently occupied by Zaibatsu, Tachibana, and his fiance Rin.
“Was this part of the service Zaibatsu??” Rin asked as Sun and Ibaraki climbed off the table blushing in embarrassment. On the table beside them laid the injured Defender, Sun who was also injured reached to pick the man up.
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“You sit down, Zaibatsu feed these two. We need to quickly save this one dear.” Taking the man inside Tachibana began to perform a quick dispelling spell to take the Miasma from the man’s lungs. While Tachibana did that Rin quickly tended to his wounds.
“KZZZ! Ibaraki! Ibaraki am I getting through?”
“Scientist? Yeah you’re getting through. I can hear you.”
“Finally. Where are you? Xenthos is gonna destroy the entire forest if we don’t find you.”
“You uh won’t believe me but the glowing brought us back to Valentina, I’m with Sun and one of the missing defenders.”
“Ibaraki! Are you safe?!”
“Gah! Yeah Xen Xen, I’m fine. Especially thanks to Sun, we’ve got information to give when you all return. For now I need to tend to Sun, he’s badly hurt.”
“Pssh I could take a hundred more of these and still be fine! Ow!” Ibaraki nudged him and rolled her eyes.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwG5KFbWV1X
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“So don’t worry about me, okay Xen?”
“Yeah. I’m glad you’re okay. Monkey kid.”
“Hey!”
“Thank you.” Xenthos’s call ended. Ibaraki & Sun looked at one another and she smiled brightly at him.
“Kick ass results get praise from kick ass folks. Anyway, how long till you all come back Scientist??”
“Soon. We’ve got to rendezvousand then we’ll come back. Over and out.” The Scientist ended the call. Back with her she was sitting beside Xenthos on a mountain of dead demons, Xenthos’s body was glowing a red aura that had finally calmed down to blue making him exhale.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZNURyo80D
“Now that you’re done littering the forest, ready to meet up with Lee and Utsukushī?”
“Mhm.”
Back In Valentina Village
“Tch! The fools…” The Bells rang and rang, signaling the return of Fiends. Xenthos, The Scientist, Lee, and Utsukushī all came back through the gates looking towards the mission center right at the entrance and saw The Defenders standing there.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ySmY3axj2
“There you are! Report! What has become of them?!”
“They’re dead… I don’t know how many you sent out but there were several casualties.”
“They became brood food for a Chimera Man Slayer, we couldn’t save them. We retrieved some of their belongings. Give them to the families, we couldn’t bear to bring those bodies back…”
“The damn fools…”
“There were two survivors. I believe one has returned thanks to Ibaraki & Sun and finally. Here’s ours.” Utsukushī spoke walking the weakened woman in whom upon the moment she laid eyes on Hiashitori stood tall and with a fist on her chest she saluted her captain.
“I’m sorry sir!”
“You damn fool! I gave you all direct orders not to head too far into the underworld otherwise you’d all die! What were you thinking?!”
“We-We’re sorry! One of our own was dragged and w-we couldn’t save him. He was under some manner of influence by-.”
“A Song Mistress.” Turning round everyone looked and saw a trio entering the village with another defender. This trio consisted of a pretty male with vibrant pink hair, fair skin, and a flamboyant expression(5’6). A swarthy skinned male with markings aligning his body who had a couple cuts bits of blood on him(5 '11) and their leader in the middle. A massive male with long white barbaric hair which hung down his back like a cape. The man towered over everyone in the room currently looking down on all of them(7’0) clad in a all black kimono that was tightly tied around his waist with his right arm bandaged from the wrist up to the bicep and from the coloring it seems he had been injured along with another bandage wrapped around his torso. Xenthos turned and faced the massive man who looked at him, in a sudden instance everyone in the room felt a surge of crushing pressure. Kenji looked down at Xenthos, a shadow casted over his face showing just his eye, the piercing gaze locked on Xenthos. Xenthos didn’t back down glaring back at Kenji, both of these power houses began to raise their weapons. Xenthos rose his fist and Kenji gripped the hilt of his blade and then-
“Ah. Team Omega, I see you’ve returned and with news I believe.” Vergil broke the tension between the two walking past Xenthos and looking up at Kenji, Kenji’s threatening aura diminished quickly as he groaned.
“We have.” The pink haired one responded.
“Then report it, I don’t have all day.”
“Yes sir.” Stepping aside they showed a woman in a cart missing her right leg, left arm, left eyeball, and her right ear. She was covered in bandages and gasping for air.
“GET HER TO MEDICAL NOW!” Hiashitori shouted as a group of defenders came and took the woman away.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWRkyAl6b1
“You barbaric animals! You wasted time purposefully, why didn’t you return sooner!!” Kenji turned towards Hiashitori and grabbed the hilt of his blade leaning down a bit.
“Because. I couldn’t give less of a damn about the life of a defender, it matters not to me whether you die or she dies. It makes no difference to me. As long as it’s not my Boss, I don’t give a damn.”
“What? That’s crazy! You’re willing to let someone die because of a name difference?!” Ibaraki shouted at Kenji, stepping forward and standing in front of him.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wkkEjcxjR
“Like them or not but that’s a person’s life! Just because you don’t like them doesn’t mean you’re free to just forbid them the right to live.” Kenji looked at her and glared.
“Says the one living inside.” Raising his blade he’d bring it down at Ibaraki.
KATHOOM!!!
Kenji was launched through the gate with a fierce blow that sent him sliding back. He’d look up and see Xenthos running at him. A smile plastered over his face and he rushed at Xenthos, both of them clashing in a surge of might.
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