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RP Story: A Black Soul
By: Zorbak the Ebil Moglin Date: September 15, 2019, 12:36 am
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(Story: A Black Soul)
(Thanks to Kierran for letting me borrow Zack and Kierran for
this story and helping me write the parts with Zack and
Kierran.)
Battle Against Zenrael's Forces Theme: Battle for Everyone's
Souls (
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_BRvrs3fFQ
)
Internal Dark Spirit Theme: Terrible Power (
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VejDd2eGSuo
)
"What the hell are these things?! Why aren't they affected by my
holy sword?!"
Kindron had tried to stabbing one of the strange dark creatures
attacking the population. While Kindron had managed to get the
people away, the creatures were proving difficult as Kindron
couldn't figure out how to damage them.
Earlier that day...
The day had started out like any other with Kindron doing what
he normally did during the day, and Kindron had been traveling
the town after the sun went down. Of course, almost as though
the weather itself was setting up for what was to happen, the
weather had been dark all day, and rain had started falling
after the sun went down, making it a difficult time for Kindron
since he usually smelled like a wet dog whenever he was out in
the rain due to his werepyre side even in his human form. Due to
the killer, Scar, still being around somewhere and killing
vampire hybrids, he had been going out every night to try and
lure him out. He was jumping from building to building, trying
to find any vampire hybrids traveling alone so he could follow
them. Scar hadn't been seen since his battle with Alice Rynn,
Alix Darkfire and Hei Darkfire over a month ago, and the vampire
hybrids in town were not going out alone after hearing about
Scar's vendetta, and most were staying with others at night
until Scar was caught. The main problem had been the Sabbat
members Scar had gone after, and even going after certain
members of the Sabbat Traditionalists.
However, Kindron's usual wandering around town was interrupted
when he heard screams nearby. Kindron, not being one to turn
away from helping someone in danger, rushed to the scene, hoping
to make it there before anyone got killed. He was ready with a
healing spell, just in case. However, what he saw when he got
there surprised him as he looks down for a moment at the group
of people below. It wasn't a werewolf or vampire, but instead,
something else was attacking people. There were a few people on
the ground, with dark creatures putting their hands on the
people's backs. Kindron could tell they were absorbing energy.
Kindron had seen people who could absorb energy before, but
these creatures were nothing like anything he'd seen.
At first, Kindron thought they might have been The'Galin, but as
Kindron saw the creatures, he realized they were spirits, and
these were not anything like the ones he had learned to see
through his werewolf alchemist training. Instead, these
creatures were pure black dark spirits something his uncle had
told him to avoid interacting with, as dark spirits were usually
destructive and based in very dark power, something Kindron felt
in his arm as his dark magic in his right arm seemed to grow
stronger just from the creature's presence under his bandages
which contained the black magic in his arm. Their long slender
and translucent form was unlike anything Kindron had seen
before, even among creatures like the The'Galin who he thought
were the worst black shadow creatures he'd ever seen, but this
was just as bad in a different way. The The'Galin were more
violent and dangerous, and seemed filled with hate, but at least
they had a solid presence. These new creatures... just seemed
empty, even emptier than the The'Galin. If Kindron wasn't
looking at them, he knew that he wouldn't be likely to sense
them easily due to how empty their energies were. And something
about them seemed... off. It was hard to put into words, but the
creatures didn't seem like they really had any emotion or even
really anything going on in their minds.
Kindron immediately fired a blast of lightning at the two
creatures absorbing energy from the people, who were unable to
even fight back as they were losing their vital life force.
However, the creatures just look up and the energy is absorbed
into them, doing no damage and just go back to what they were
doing without caring about Kindron's attack.
Kindron: The hell? That's holy lightning! How did they manage to
absorb that? He says, noticing their dark nature. Kindron didn't
think the creatures dark natures would allow them to absorb
positive energy, which would have worked against most dark
creatures. Alright... Let's try that again. He holds out his
hand and gets a spell ready. Zaker! He utters the spell, firing
his first spell, a blast of holy lightning at the creatures to
see how they reacted to a more powerful lightning spell than the
one he had used. However, it was the same result. However, it
did work to draw the attention of the two absorbing energy, and
they leave the two people they were draining on the ground as
the group started slowly walking towards Kindron, staring at
him.
Kindron: Okay... That clearly doesn't work. He decides to try
firing a few blasts of soul energy using his Heaven's Gate
energy, which he hoped would negate their power since they were
darker creatures and it was the most powerful holy energy he
had. However, it was the same effect as the creatures absorbed
it.
Kindron: Dammit! That doesn't work either... He thinks for a
moment before pulling out his sword, Shinso. Well... If energy
doesn't work, then let's try this. He holds his sword towards
one of the creatures, planning out the route. Alright Shinso.
Spear all of them and pin them to the wall. He says to his
sword, since Shinso had it's own mind and seemed to listen to
Kindron whenever he mentioned what he wanted to do. Shoot to
kill... Shinso! He says, using the release command to awaken the
sword's main ability, as the sword extends and almost instantly
spears through the first creature, then snakes around and spears
all the others. However, the creatures are barely affected, and
focus more on trying to pull their bodies off the sword.
Kindron: Well... At least I know my sword can stab them. He
decides to try and use his sword's holy lightning to see if he
could do damage while in contact with them, but it was no use.
Kindron sighs, starting to get annoyed. He then jumps down from
the building and decides to call Shinso's blade back. Alright...
I guess physical attacks will have to do. He says to himself as
he readies Shinso once the blade had been fully called back.
Kindron goes and tries to slash one with Shinso, slashing
through the creature. However, the creature doesn't seem to
care, and the blade seems ineffective. The blade does cut them
in half every time Kindron slashes, but the creatures just
reform once the blade passes through, their bodies didn't even
seem to register damage. He slashes the creature again and
again, but the creature just seems to shrug it off, barely
affected as the sword passes through him. The only thing Kindron
noticed was that he could physically attack them, but their
bodies seemed to be as intangible as any other spirits with only
limited interaction with the world.
Kindron jumps back, realizing his sword wasn't working.
Kindron: What the hell are these things?! Why aren't they
affected by my holy sword?! He holds his sword ready. I'm
slicing these things to hell and they just don't care... He
says, trying to think of what to do next.
From the rooftops, Kindron's alternate son, Zack Fair Darkfire,
jumps down and attacks one of the creatures with his sword,
trying to cleave it in two. But he realizes quickly it didn't
work and jumps back as the creature tries to grab him.
Zack: Damn... I should have known that wasn't going to work.
Kindron: Worry about getting those people away. He says pointing
at where the two people were, but then looks and notices they
were gone.
Hei: Don't worry. Kendrix and I got them away already. We
teleported them to a nearby hospital. Hei says as he and Kendrix
walk up behind Zack and Kindron.
Zack: So... Kinda confused... What are these things?
Kendrix: My guess... Dark spirits. They seem to be creatures of
the shadow realm. Back in my time, Anna explained how the Shadow
Realm was full of shadow creatures more than just death wraiths
when she explained it to me and Donny. But she never got around
to teaching us how to fight them.
Kindron: Whatever they are, they absorb energy. So don't use any
energy. Does anyone have anything that might hurt them?
Kendrix: Let me try something. He says as he tries to spear one
with his shadows. However, something is quickly wrong as he
tries to pull his shadows back but can't once the creature had
grabbed the shadow that speared it. Kendrix falls to his knees.
Dammit! Someone need to sever my connection with the shadows!
It's absorbing my souls! He says, wincing in pain.
Zack: How! We can't attack them!
Kindron: I have an idea. Cover your eyes. He says as he uses
Shinso, and uses a holy lightning spell, holding it above his
head and using a flashbang attack by flashing his sword's
lightning. Luckily, it works and manages to dissipate Kendrix's
shadows completely enough for Kendrix to break free. He looks at
the creatures, noticing that the creatures weren't even blinded
by the flashbang, and not hurt at all by it despite appearing to
be some sort of shadow creature.
Kindron: Damn... I was hoping that would hurt them if they were
made of shadows. He says with a sigh.
Kendrix: So... Drinking them didn't work. Their ability to
consume energy overpowered even me. And I'm guessing that means
Soul Reaver is out since they might just absorb my souls through
my sword. He says with a sigh. I don't have any other ideas... I
don't think any of us have ways of killing spirits. Especially
dark spirits.
Kindron: Wait! That might work! He says as Kendrix's words about
killing spirits gives him an idea.
Zack: Right! We need iron! He says as he realizes what Kindron
did.
Kindron claps his hands together and activates a magic spell,
and goes to a pipe, converting the metal into two iron swords
with alchemy magic, throwing one each to Hei and Kendrix, then
doing it again to create a sword for Zack and a staff for
himself.
Kendrix: Lucky I'm wearing gloves... He says with a sigh. He
probably wouldn't have been able to hold it normally due to his
own death wraith weaknesses he'd gained from gaining death
wraith power.
The group goes and tries to attack the spirits, with the iron
working much better than the holy sword. Luckily, the creatures
are reduced to a black mist when hit by the sword and seem to
disperse, at first. However, the mist seems to come back
together nearby and the creatures reform.
Hei: What is with these things? He says in curiosity. He wasn't
angry, but it was getting tiresome trying to figure out how to
handle them.
Kindron: I don't know what to do... Do we just keep attacking
them?
Hei: Sure. They got to run out of energy to manifest eventually,
right? He says as he attacks with the iron sword. Kindron,
Kendrix, and Zack all follow, dispersing them again. After they
reform, Kindron and the group were ready this time and attack
again, trying to get them before they could fully reform. They
repeated the process a number of times, but the spirits just
kept reforming. It was hard to tell if it was even working, due
to the creatures empty feeling that made it impossible to judge
how much energy they had or if they were even losing energy.
Kindron: I don't think this is working... He says as he stops,
trying to analyze the situation.
Hei: I think you're right... The best we can do is just dispel
them temporarily... Think we could trap that black mist of their
bodies in a jar or something?
Kindron: I'm not sure that will work honestly... I don't know
that physical objects really restrict them that much since our
weapons didn't really do really affect them other than pass
through them. Zack, can you replicate their abilities? He says
as he looks to Zack.
Zack tries to use his ability copy power on them, holding his
hand out toward the creatures as he concentrates, and after a
moment, shakes his head with an annoyed sigh. Zack: Energy
consumption... I can't seem to convert it into a holy power so
my power can't copy it. It's a dark art specific and I don't
know the light side equivalent.
Suddenly, Kendrix fell to his knees without any warning, with
his iron weapon falling on the ground next to him, which causes
Kindron to look back at Kendrix. Kindron had though it strange
that Kendrix had been silent through most of the battle, which
was something Kendrix was not known for since Kendrix was a big
talker in fights. Kindron noticed that Kendrix was down on one
knee, almost blank-eyed as he wasn't moving. Even though the
creatures hadn't hurt him or touched him or anything connected
to him since trying to steal his souls, Kendrix seemed like he'd
been affected by the dark spirits. It was even stranger that his
eyes had turned black with red pupils, something that none of
them had ever seen Kendrix's eyes do before as Kendrix's eyes
seemed different from almost any other time Kendrix's eyes had
changed, even during the time he had lost control of Alucard's
power.
Kindron: Hei! Something's wrong with Kendrix! He says, going
over to him. Zack and Hei respond by going over to Kendrix,
trying to snap him out of it. What the hell happened... Those
creatures barely did anything to him!
Hei: Something's wrong. He's lost souls before, but he's never
blanked out like this except for when he lost control of his
Alucard power back when he first came to London. And that was
usually pretty instant. This is different, but seems somewhat
similar. He explains.
Kindron: You think those creatures... affected his power?
Hei: It's possible. His shadows were in contact with them. It's
possible that touching them had some ill effect on him and his
shadows. He did say these things might be from the shadow realm.
He tries to go into Kendrix's mind by grabbing his head, but is
blasted back almost immediately by the force inside Kendrix's
mind.
Hei: Alright! He says angrily as he recovers from being blasted
back.
Zack: What the hell, Kendrix?! This is no time for you to space
out! He says to Kendrix, shaking him to try and snap him out of
it.
Kindron: It's gotta be his shadows right? He stops as he notices
the consumers towering over them and grabs his staff as the
consumers tried to grab them. Guys... Those things are still
here! We need to hold them off too!
Hei: I'll take Kendrix! You two handle those things. If it is
those things' darkness affecting Kendrix, you two are the best
to handle this with your light and holy power. He says as he
grabs Kendrix and jumps to a few roofs nearby.
Kindron: Great... Now to figure out a way... to end this... He
says as Zack and Kindron go back to trying to dispel them and
find ways to get rid of them.
A short time earlier.
"There you are... I didn't think I'd find you again."
That was the last thing Kendrix heard before he was pulled into
his mind, not by the creatures, but by something else. Before he
could call out the voice he had heard, he had been pulled into
his own mind. No one had any way to know what was going on, or
what had happened inside Kendrix's mind. Of course, he knew it
was his mind immediately, since he'd been in his own mind enough
times. The Scarlet Mist above him, combined with the graveyard
he was in and the dark mist surrounding the grave stones, it all
made the scene pretty dark, which Kendrix was used to. The sun
in the sky was a crimson red, the same color as Kendrix's
crimson energy, and seemed to shine through the mists around him
without dispelling the mists in the sky or around the ground.
When he is conscious again though, the first thing he sees is
what almost appears as an image of himself. It was different
however, in that the other him appeared to be a reversed version
of him and seemed to be a demonic reflection of him.
Other Kendrix: You want to let me handle those creatures? I can
get rid of those things for you.
Kendrix: Not a chance. Who are you?! He says as he stands up
from after he fell to his knees when he arrived. He noticed the
creature before him looking like him and was ready almost
instantly for a fight.
Other Kendrix: I'm you... I'm your dark side. He says with a
smile.
Kendrix: Chuckles as darkness forms around him and then he
glares at the creature. No you're not. I'm my own darkness.
That's how I attained my power. He says as his pupils glow
purple thanks to his death wraith side.
Other Kendrix: Does a Bane impression. You think darkness is
your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it. Molded
by it. He says jokingly with a smile as the light suddenly
disappears when the other Kendrix rose his hand, making it
almost pitch black, even blotting out the crimson light from the
red sun in the sky.
Kendrix: Heh... Nice. He says jokingly at the other Kendrix's
impression. But his expression changes when he senses the
darkness appear from the other Kendrix. Luckily, both Kendrix's
had darkvision, so they could see in total blackness, but it
didn't help that the darkness was almost pure evil, and Kendrix
could practically taste the anger and hatred in the darkness
around him, with the energy seeming to have it's own voice
Kendrix could hear whispering to him. Kendrix had no idea what
the darkness was that this other being had just pulled out, as
he thought his Pride shadows were the most powerful evil
darkness he'd ever known, especially after he enhanced his
darkness with the aura of fear and demonic shadows he gained
from Belphegor's training. This darkness was even more sinister
and made his darkness look almost tame in comparison, with a
crimson glow only visible to Kendrix and the other Kendrix, as
Kendrix realized that it was the darkvision that let him see an
energy of the darkness. The energy was almost like a lightning
that ran through the darkness, and the "energy" running through
the darkness seemed to have it's own voice that was whispering
almost like it was trying to talk Kendrix into embracing
something darker, to which Kendrix had to consciously resist the
influence of the darkness due to the shadow's pure power that
even eclipsed Kendrix's shadows.
Kendrix: I know you're not me. I've conquered the hollow power
and erased that corruption from my soul. I also know my own
other sides of my personality, including the side of me that is
the manifestation of Alucard's power I have. So tell me... Who
the hell are you? You're obviously not me. And I don't like
imitations. I get REALLY tired of having to kick my own ass! He
says the last part with anger as he hated fighting copies of
himself in order to gain new powers when new powers come up as
other versions of himself. Not many people knew this, but every
time Kendrix gained new power, he often had to fight some other
version of himself in his mind in order to tame the power and
gain it for himself, something that no one would ever really see
and usually happened in an instant in his head while absorbing
power, since time in the mind works differently from time in the
real world.
Other Kendrix: Chuckles. Well... I suppose I should have guessed
you'd realize I wasn't the real thing soon enough. It makes
sense. With this many souls in you, you'd have to know which one
was yours... He says with a smile. So... I guess I'll introduce
myself. You might remember me under a different name... But I
decided to settle on a new name... Kuroshi Kagema. I think I'm
going to go by that from now on.
Kendrix: Kuroshi... Black death? I admit... It's not bad. Clever
pun there with the black plague, I guess. He says with a slight
smile, amused by the name.
Kuroshi: Well, I used your knowledge of Japanese to come up with
it. I've had nothing better to do than roam your soul and see
what's in your head... Since I couldn't do anything else.
Kendrix: So you said I'd remember you, right? What was your name
before?
Kuroshi: My name used to be Pazuzu. I was just a simple dark
spirit back then. But I've far evolved since then thanks to you.
Kendrix: Pazuzu? Wait... Kendrix says as he suddenly remembers
something. So you're that spirit that possessed Delsin?!
Kuroshi: That's right. I've been suppressed by you for awhile. I
didn't think anyone could suppress me as completely as you did.
It was sort of annoying having to wait for my opportunity to
tempt you into using my power. Especially over all this other
"power" your other sides have given you. You have so many dark
sides I'm surprised you managed to stay sane. I'm sorta
surprised you don't have a powerful angel on your shoulder or
something. He says the last part jokingly.
Kendrix: Why now? How did you manage to break free of my
control? He has a thought as he remembers something. Wait...
There's someone else! He says in realization.
Kuroshi: Wow... He says in amazement. You figured that out
quicker than I anticipated. Yes... My boss is close by. I assume
he's watching the action.
Kendrix: Then I'll kill him after I finish you off. He must have
been that voice I heard before I ended up here. He says as uses
his shadows to push back the shadows around him.
Kuroshi: So you heard that did you? Well... That's right. He
managed to free me from your grasp using a special incantation
to strengthen me. He says with a smile. His hand glows red with
demonic fallen light, and blasts Kendrix with it, blasting him
back into one of the graves around the area.
Kendrix recovers quickly and gets up. Kendrix: The hell was
that? Demonic light?
Kuroshi: Not quite... You don't know anything about Lucifer's
power do you? I take it you've never seen what he can really do.
He says with a smile as he forms more demonic fallen light,
which was only visible thanks to Kendrix's darkvision allowing
him to see through the darkness around him.
Kendrix: I know he's powerful. And I'm going to be just as
powerful one day! He says as he fires a blast of crimson energy
at Kuroshi, who uses his own crimson energy shield to block it
and then fires the light at Kendrix as soon as he gets ready to
move, blasting Kendrix before he could move, and blasting him
through another grave stone.
Kendrix: You think you're tough huh? He says with a smile as he
gets up. But here... I'm in control. He snaps his fingers, and
his own darkness covers the area, almost nullifying Kuroshi's
power, catching him off guard as Kuroshi didn't know that
Kendrix had supreme control over his mind and knew how to
utilize it. And now that I know what you are and the power you
have... I'm gonna drink you again! He says as his shadows
attempt to spear Kuroshi from all sides as his darkness seems to
erupt from the ground as Kuroshi tries to regain his power.
Since it was Kendrix's mind, he knew how to control his own mind
and make his own rules, which he had no problem doing to
overpower Kuroshi, who he had finally gotten an advantage on by
catching him off guard.
However, before the shadows can absorb Kuroshi or even reach him
with the shadow spears, Kendrix's mind is brought back to his
conscious state as he snapped back to reality before he could do
anything to Kuroshi, as he regains his consciousness in the real
world and the fallen angel, Zenrael, was in front of him, who
had his hand in Kendrix's chest and clutching his philosopher's
stone. However, Zenrael's hand wasn't piercing Kendrix, but was
just intangibly grasping Kendrix's philosopher's stone as though
searching for something in Kendrix's sea of souls.
Kendrix tries to move, but can't, as he notices Hei off to the
side, trying to slowly get up. Hei's jacket was sitting to the
side, torn and covered in blood, with his outfit not looking
much better as he was struggling to get up, his regeneration not
really working very well.
Zenrael: There you are... He says as he pulls his hand out of
Kendrix and pulls what appears to be a black mist out of
Kendrix. He jumps back and looks at it for a moment.
Kendrix: I don't know who you are... But you made a big mistake
coming here! He says as he gets up and summons his sword, Soul
Reaver, to try and slice Zenrael, who just dodges, moving around
him and hitting him in the back of his neck in three different
points to hit different pressure points, which almost knocks
Kendrix out immediately as he falls to the ground, but stops
himself.
Zenrael: You were the one that ate one of my surbordinates, boy.
You have no idea how long it took me to track him down. I was
actually sorta lucky I found you. He says with a smile as he
looks at the mist in his hand, now formed into a ball.
Kendrix gets ready to fight, but falls to his knees, weakened as
he notices his soul supply had been severely weakened, along
with his own soul energy being cut in half. He hadn't noticed it
when he attacked earlier, but he was using strength he didn't
have, and his body wasn't able to keep it up once Kendrix
realized he'd been weakened. Kendrix: How... How did you... He
says weakly, not realizing earlier how much weaker he currently
was.
Zenrael: Sorry... I needed to borrow your power, boy... It was a
request by my friend here. He says with a cold smile, holding
the orb.
Hei: He ambushed me while I was trying to snap you out of it.
He's a tough fighter even for someone of our skill. He says as
he finally manages to get up, grabbing the broken iron sword,
and using his own sword. Iron seems to work best on this guy so
far.
Kendrix: Who is this guy?
Zenrael: You can call me Zenrael. I'm a fallen angel. He says as
bows in greeting.
Kendrix: A fallen angel? He smiles as he calls his shadows,
which were only at half power with his soul supply being cut in
half. I'm curious what your power will taste like.
Zenrael, instead of responding, fires a blast of fallen light as
a beam through Kendrix's chest, blasting through his chest
between his lung and hearts as he falls to the ground, unable to
effectively regenerate as his shadows disappear since Kendrix
couldn't keep his concentration on the shadows and the damage he
had just taken.
Kendrix: The hell was that?! Why does everyone suddenly have
bullshit light abilities?! He says angrily as he spits up blood,
remembering how Kuroshi had blasted him with demonic fallen
light. Kendrix realized it was a similar power, but definitely
not the same.
Zenrael: You don't know anything about fallen angels do you,
boy? I suppose I shouldn't be surprised with an ignorant brat
like you. You've only been around angels and demons, so you
haven't ever seen a right fallen angel before. But you have
managed to get at least as strong as a few demon lords... So
I'll give you that. But fallen angels are just as dangerous and
I'm just as dangerous as an archangel or a demon prince. He says
with a cold smile.
Hei and Kendrix gets ready, but a darkness blast flies over them
from the top of a rooftop stairwell at Zenrael, who has to dodge
by jumping into the air and spreading his black wings to keep
himself airborne.
Hei and Kendrix look over, seeing Qrow and Kierran Black who was
sporting his new Assassin Zero armor Kendrix and Black Sun had
made for him.
Qrow: Stay away from my sons and grandsons, Zenrael. I'm going
to tell you that just once. He says holding his black sword,
Yami, as he jumps down and appears in front of Hei and Kendrix.
Zenrael: Oh I have no interest in them at this point. He says
with a cocky smile. I was gonna take their soul energy as a
treat for myself, but I guess I'll just settle for this. He says
as he holds the orb of darkness.
Kierran: Is that what I think it is?
Qrow: I think it's a dark spirit.
Kendrix: He pulled that out of me... It's some dark spirit who
was formally known as Pazuzu. He says weakly.
Qrow: Great... I wondered why that he disappeared a while back.
I thought someone else killed him.
Kendrix: I sorta did... I absorbed him almost a year ago. He's
just been a part of my power since.
Qrow: And you managed to suppress him for that long? Damn,
kid... I'm impressed. He says to Kendrix. No one has ever
managed to keep him contained that easily. Let alone for almost
a year. He says before looking back to Zenrael.
From Qrow's hand, his sword Yami speaks as he lights up. Yami:
Don't worry... We'll handle it from here. Zenrael is our enemy
to kill. Yami says to Hei and Kendrix.
Hei: Wait... Did that sword just talk? Since when do you have a
talking sword? He says in somewhat of a surprised tone. While it
was nothing new to him to see since those like Kindron Whitefire
and Zelpharia had talking swords, it was sorta surprising that
his father seemed to suddenly have a talking sword.
Qrow: Yami has been with me since before I got to London. I just
never showed him to you before because you had no reason to know
why I had him. He explains.
Hei: What's that supposed to mean, old man?! You think a talking
sword is too much for us? He says, somewhat annoyed.
Qrow: That's not it, brat... I just didn't want any of you
getting involved. I'll explain later after this. First I need to
kill Zenrael and Pazuzu. He says as he goes and attacks with his
sword as he spreads his vampire wings and flies up to meet
Zenrael in battle, who blocks with his Grigori angel blade.
Zenrael: I'm sorry... But I can't allow you to kill Pazuzu. I
just got him back. If it weren't for the boy fighting the
consumers, I might never have found him. He says mockingly to
Qrow.
A voice comes from the orb, as "Pazuzu" talks to Qrow and
Zenrael. Pazuzu: Just so you guys know... My name now is Kuroshi
Kagema. I went with a new name to match my new power. So don't
call me that old name anymore. I don't want to be associated
with that wind demon anymore.
Qrow: Really? Black Death? Couldn't be more original than that
huh? He says with a sigh.
Zenrael just laughs. Zenrael: We have such great titles these
days, don't we? Black Death? Your sword's name is Darkness. Your
son's name Hei is chinese name for black. And your real name
means dark or black. And let's not forget our friend down there,
Kierran Black. We should all just say we're darkness incarnate!
He says, amused, to Qrow. Zenrael and Qrow battle, clashing
their swords as they fly around and fire blasts of darkness at
each other. Unlike Zenrael who was using corrupted darkness,
Qrow's sword, Yami, was using purified darkness, being the only
holy sword that used darkness.
From below, Kendrix realizes just what was pulled out of him.
Kendrix: That's what he wanted all along... That's the spirit
that tried to take me over! He says, still weak, to Hei.
Hei: Wait... That's what happened? The spirit? We thought those
other things caused it.
Kendrix: No... I mean... Maybe... I don't know what triggered it
specifically whether it was that fallen angel or the loss of my
souls that made him able to break free of control. He said it
was his boss that did it, but I think my loss of souls might
have also shook him free. But... He appeared in my mind and
pulled me in. That spirit is powerful. And it apparently knows
how to use stronger darkness and demonic power than me. If that
guy gets away with that spirit, I can't imagine how dangerous
that thing will become. It's darkness... has it's own voice, and
the demonic light he uses he claims is Lucifer's... He says to
Hei.
Hei: Fantastic. He says sarcastically.
Kierran watches the fight, but looks back to them after hearing
Kendrix's explanation. Kierran: He took something more...
Couldn't be just the spirit.. You lost something else. He says
in Japanese Haiku, which he typically defaulted to as a way of
talking at times.
Kendrix looks to Kierran. Kendrix: Half my souls are gone... And
I think half of my soul energy was taken too.
Kierran processes how much power Kendrix had left using his
armor's HUD. After scanning and getting the results, he summons
his sword. I have to help fight... The spirit was strong
before... He cannot escape. He says, once again in Haiku, before
creating shadow wings and flying to try and join the fight as he
tries to get behind Zenrael, who manages to barely avoid his arm
getting cut off as he uses a teleport to move away from the
attack before the slash made it through his arm.
He looks at his arm, bleeding as it slowly regenerates in a
burst of fallen light as he looks at Kierran and Qrow.
Kierran: Give us that creature. He says simply, holding his
sword to Zenrael.
Qrow: You can't defend it and fight us both. He says to Zenrael.
Zenrael: I think you overestimate your chances, my friends. He
says confidently. If you haven't been able to beat me before
now, how is me not being able to use one hand to hurt you going
to help you win when you've been so outclassed before?
Kuroshi: I think it's time I had a say... The orb says the mist
jumps out of his hand, and manifests into the same form he was
in while battling Kendrix in his head. After he manifests, he
puts one hand in his pocket and holds what appears to be a ball
of soul energy, shining green in the form of a energy skull. I
wanna try out this new power of mine. I combined old soul power
with my new soul powers. I'm dying to blast someone. He says
with a sinister smile.
Zenrael looks at Kuroshi, somewhat surprised. Zenrael: You
manifested on your own? Shaitan spirits can't manifest on their
own.
Kuroshi smiles as he looks down at Kendrix. Kuroshi: True... But
now I have the ability to do it on my own. I have the boy's
shapeshifting abilities, and I managed to gain all of his
abilities since I was so closely bonded to him for so long.
Kendrix just glares up at Kuroshi. Kendrix: When I recover, I'm
going to kill you. Both of you! He says angrily to Kuroshi and
Zenrael.
Zenrael: Well... This is surprising. Now I see why you took a
new name. He says as he had a realization. You've gone through a
dark spirit rebirth. I take it you're a new dark spirit now
evolved from the old version. He says in amusement.
Kuroshi: That's right... But not just one spirit. I'm now a
Malphas spirit, a Legion spirit, a Leraie, and a Sin Eater. All
combined with my old Shaitan spirit power. I think I'm gonna
call this spirit type a... He stops to think of a name Kuraku
Devil spirit... Yes... I think that works. He says with a smile.
Zenrael: An evil darkness devil? He says with an amused smile.
You and your "darkness" names. I think I'll just call you "Ku".
I like things simple.
Kuroshi: Yeah... The boy's taste for darkness left an impression
on me I guess. He says jokingly. He starts humming the Sound of
Silence. Hello darkness my old friend... I've come to talk with
you again. He sings to himself jokingly.
Qrow just narrows his eyes in annoyance and looks at Kuroshi.
Qrow: Seriously?
Kendrix: Goddamnit! He yells up to Kuroshi as he was trying to
grab his phone, as Kuroshi made the same joke he was going to
make.
Hei: You wanted to make that stupid joke too, didn't you? He
says to Kendrix.
Kendrix: I have the song on my phone and everything! He says
angrily as he puts his phone away. Kuroshi just chuckles a bit
as he heard Hei and Kendrix.
Hei: That joke was in bad taste... For both of you... He says
before looking back up at Kuroshi. But I still have no idea what
any of that spirit stuff talk means... He says to Kendrix, who
just shrugs as Hei looks at him.
Kendrix: Hell if I know... He says.
Qrow: It means he's a collection of different dark spirits, all
of which are very dangerous and he just became a new type of
dark spirit more powerful than normal dark spirits. He says down
to Hei and Kendrix.
Kierran: Then we fight. He says as he goes to attack Kuroshi,
who dodges his attack and uses a Chinese Kenpo move to block
Kierran's sword to the side, and blasts him back using the skull
formed energy in his hand as a projectile enhancing to hit him
with an open palm attack to blast Kierran down to the roof using
the force of both Kuroshi's attack and his projectile blast.
Kierran didn't recognize the move but Kendrix and Hei did
immediately. Kierran's armor was damaged, as the blast and then
the impact managed to do some major damage to him, but nothing
he couldn't repair with his shadow regeneration, though his
shield unit was temporarily disabled and his chest plate was
heaviliy damaged enough that another attack might pierce his
armor completely.
Kendrix: F*ck off! He even has my combat skills?! This is
bulls**t! He yells angrily up at the fight after Kierran got
blasted.
Hei: He did say he had all your powers. Explains why he seems to
have a similar personality to yours if he basically copied your
spirit and mind. He says in thought. We need to recover and get
into the fight too. If that guy is as dangerous as I suspect, we
need to make sure he doesn't get away. He says as he gets up,
and helps Kendrix up. Hei gives Kendrix some of his spirit
energy to replenish some of Kendrix's power, as Hei was slowly
recovering from the beating he took earlier from Zenrael as the
two slowly try to get ready after having overcome the corrupted
darkness Zenreal had used on Hei and the demonic fallen light
used on Kendrix.
Kuroshi tries to avoid Qrow, using Kendrix's Chinese Kenpo to
avoid Yami's slashes, and trying to get close into Qrow's attack
range. Qrow: Sorry, but I teach that style so you can't beat me
with it! He says before spinning and kicking Kuroshi in the
chest, knocking him back. Kuroshi rubs his chest with a sinister
smile as he stops himself, using his demon wings to keep him in
the air.
Kuroshi: Delsin... I thought his power was what I wanted... But
this boy surpassed my expectations in so many ways. And now that
power is mine without having to worry about him fighting back! I
even got a dark spirit rebirth out of it! He says with a laugh.
He shines with demonic fallen light, which he fires beams at
Qrow, who dodges with his incredible speed, then uses Yami's
blade to reflect one of the light beam back at Kuroshi, like
reflecting a laser off a reflective surface, which pierces
through Kuroshi's shoulder.
Kuroshi: That's it! I need to test this body! Show me what you
can do, Qrow Darkfire! He says with a smile as he tries to
attack again, his wound regenerating in a burst of shadows. Qrow
was knocked back this time, as Kuroshi tries to use a head on
attack to turn his arm into a blade of crimson energy and use it
like a sword while using his enhanced dark spirit abilities to
push Qrow back. Qrow struggles, trying to push Kuroshi back as
the two try to overpower each other with Kuroshi laughing in
amusement as he tries to push Qrow back.
Zenrael suddenly appears in front of Kuroshi and knocks Qrow
back. And before Kendrix's crimson energy could hit Kuroshi,
having come from below, Zenrael uses a darkness barrier to blast
the attack away. Zenrael: We should leave for today, "Kuroshi".
The boys down there are about to jump into the fight again and
things will get hectic if we stay. No telling how many heroes
will get involved if we linger much longer. We've already
stirred a lot of unwanted attention. Even the angels have sensed
us. It won't be long before they come to investigate.
Kuroshi, dissatisfied, looks to the group but smiles. Kuroshi:
Well darn... Bosses orders, I suppose. Lucky you. He says before
Zenrael teleports them away.
Qrow: Dammit... Should have expected that. He says as he goes
down to the building again, helping Kierran up and watching Hei
and Kendrix come over.
Hei: So. Gonna explain what the hell is going on?!
Qrow: Not yet. We need to go help Wolf-boy and the kid down
there. They're still fighting those consumers.
Hei: Damn that's right! He says, remembering that they still had
another battle to fight as he takes his broken iron sword, but
is stopped by Qrow.
Qrow: I'll handle this. You stay here with Kierran. You can't
destroy consumers the traditional way. He says as he takes his
sword out. However, that doesn't stop Hei and Kendrix from
looking down at the battle where Zack and Kindron were still
fighting, out of breath as they were still trying to find a way
to destroy the consumers.
Qrow: Stand back Wolf-boy. He says as he jumps down and fires a
slash at the consumers attacking Kindron, with Kindron jumping
back as he heard Qrow's voices. Qrow's purifying darkness
manages to purify the consumer, and when it reforms, it seems to
have trouble holding it's form for a moment, but soon reforms.
Qrow: Damn... They're stronger than normal. Zenrael must have
enhanced them. But a few more hits should do it. He says as he
lands and walks up to them his sword ready. While most creatures
couldn't hurt these creatures, Qrow could usually destroy them
in one swing with Yami, as things like consumers were what Yami
was designed to kill. He goes and attacks, cutting through them,
but his sword seems to have a reduced effect. However, the
consumers were now completely focused on Qrow, and even Kindron
could feel their animosity towards Qrow, which was strange
considering they had no emotion before Qrow showed up.
As the consumers regenerate, they seem to be focused on Qrow.
They attack Qrow, one after another, and almost manage to grab
him when one of the consumers gets behind him before Qrow uses
Sonido and gets away from it. Qrow: That was too close! That was
almost the end for me. He says more to himself.
Yami: This is unusual... The consumers are more organized than
I've ever seen them.
Qrow: I noticed... They're angry too. I didn't think they were
capable.
Yami: They aren't normally... I guess this is Zenrael's doing. I
can't believe he's found a way to strengthen even consumers.
This is definitely not a good day for us... First Pazuzu evolves
into a new dark spirit type and now this.
Qrow: You're telling me... On top of this, now Wolf-boy and the
brat are probably going to be targetted by Zenrael and that dark
spirit. He says to Yami, not talking to Hei and Kindron, but
they were just talking to each other as they fight the
consumers.
Kindron: Let me help. Tell me how to destroy them. He says from
the sidelines of the battle, hoping to jump back in.
Qrow: You can't. You don't have the right power to do so,
Wolf-boy. He says over to Kindron. as he goes in to attack the
consumers again, but the consumers seem to be trying to take
advantage of their numbers to try and grab Qrow so they could
start draining his energy.
Kindron: There has to be something Zack and I can do. He says as
he notices the consumers moving towards Qrow, no longer
interested in Kindron, even while Kindron was talking to Qrow.
Qrow: You can't, they can't be cut by standard methods. Iron
only dispels them enough for someone to seal them away.
Zack sighs as he remembers an earlier idea. So that idea would
have actually worked if we dispelled them and stuffed them in a
bottle?! He says tiredly.
Qrow: That's how the death wraiths usually deal with them. But
they have the ability to trap souls and spirits in items, and I
don't think you guys have that. He says as he gets his sword
ready. I have a different way of dealing with them.
Kindron: What kind of creatures are these?! He says to Qrow,
annoyed at how much trouble these creatures were giving them.
Qrow: They're consumers.
Zack: The hell is a consumer? He says, confused.
From the side, Kierran appears as Hei and Kendrix come down and
join Zack and Kindron as well. Kierran: Consumers consume...
That is their only purpose... They devour all. He says, speaking
in Japanese Haiku again.
Qrow: And they can't be destroyed normally except by spirit
killing weapons. Normally you'd need a spyrix weapon.
Zack: A what? He says again, in confusion. Seriously... Can we
back up and explain things?
Qrow: Later... Just know that these creatures can't be cut by
your weapons. He says to them.
Kindron: If they can't be cut... Then perhaps I should try this
after all. He has an idea as he puts Shinso away and takes out
his Decaforce sword.
Qrow: I said you can't cut them Wolf-boy. Not even your holy
swo-
Kindron: Shut up for minute! He says, cutting Qrow off. Rune
Save! He says, specifying the form he wanted Decaforce to take
as the sword changes. This should do it. He goes and attacks the
consumers again, using the Rune Save form to slice through them,
but since this form of the sword was different, it only slices
through things that cannot be sliced. He had dismissed the sword
form earlier since normal weapons did have an effect to a
degree, but after Qrow mentioned that they couldn't be cut, it
gave him an idea.
He cuts through one, which seems to stop it in it's tracks,
almost destroying it completely as Kindron fires waves of
sealing energy from his sword at the consumers to stop all of
them temporarily as the sword's energy seems to seal the
consumer's abilities. Kindron: Alright! Now try! He says to Qrow
as he jumps back.
Qrow shrugs and systematically attacks each one in a burst of
great speed, slicing them as the mist seems to dissipate once
they're cut after Kindron's sword had frozen them. They wait a
moment, expecting the consumers to come back, but they don't
seem to be able to remanifest as the black mist eventually fades
away completely.
Qrow: What the hell was that? What did you use on them? He says,
looking at Kindron's sword.
Kindron: Rune Save... It's a sealing sword form that cuts
through things that can't be cut. It can also seal powers if it
can cut through someone. I didn't think it would work on them
originally, but I guess I was wrong. He says with a sigh. He
falls back on his rear, his sword falling to his side as he
tries to catch his breath, more out of mental exhaustion after
what just happened.
Zack: Damn. We had two ways of taking them down and we didn't
even know it?! He says as he sits down. Let's just try
EVERYTHING next time. He says as he relaxes for a moment.
Hei looks to Qrow. Hei: I think it's time you explain things,
old man. He says as he crosses his arms.
Qrow: Yeah... I suppose so. He says as he puts Yami back in the
sheathe.
Hei: So who was that fallen angel and who was that other guy
that came out of Kendrix?
Kindron: Wait... What came out of Kendrix? And what fallen
angel?
Kendrix: Oh yeah... The guy behind this attack is a fallen
angel... I guess we should head back to Hellsing and talk this
one out. We need to catch these two up. He says before
teleporting the group back to Hellsing. Once everyone had found
a seat, he started recounting most of what happened to catch up
Kindron and Zack, explaining even what happened in his mind for
the group, specifically Qrow and Kierran to understand what had
happened before Zenrael had pulled Kuroshi out of Kendrix.
Kindron: So... Not only is there a fallen angel here who is just
doing whatever... but now there's an evil Kendrix? I don't think
my brain is ready to handle this yet. I don't know that I'm
ready for a THIRD Kendrix... Two was bad enough. He says with a
sigh, since technically there were two Kendrixes already with
one being from the Exiles team, and Kuroshi was now basically a
third Kendrix.
Hei: Yeah... Complete with Kendrix's stupid humor. I swear he's
been hanging around you too much. He says to Kindron, who was
sorta known for his terrible humor.
Kendrix: Hey... I can hear you! He says to Hei, somewhat
sarcastically.
Kindron: Anyway... What's going on? What the hell were those
"consumers"? I've never seen anything like that, that could so
easily resist holy power. He says to Qrow.
Qrow: Right... Consumers... They're a type of dark spirit that
comes from the shadow realm. You see, Zenrael is a fallen angel,
and some fallen angels have tapped into the Shadow Realm to draw
on powerful dark arts in order to fight heaven and hell. Zenrael
probably the biggest expert on the dark spirits and dark arts in
the world. The only person who had the balls to walk into the
shadow realm and call the dark spirits to help him out in
exchange for things without caring if they would try to eat him
or something.
Hei: What things did he promise them?
Qrow: Depends on the spirit... Some want souls, some want to
corrupt people, some physical items, there's even a dark spirit
type that eats corpses. Zenrael basically offers the dark
spirits what they want so that they'll follow him. He's the only
person who's been able to actually control them. Mostly...
Hei: So... He's a fallen angel who wants to... what... feed us
all to the dark spirits?
Qrow: I don't know what his ultimate goal is. Honestly, he
always just sort of messes around with groups and empowers dark
groups while helping his dark spirits get what they want. I
don't think he's interested in world conquest or anything. He
mostly just stays to the side. He's known for charming humans
and then luring them into sin, or empowering evil groups that
want to do things like take over or turn our world into a
supernatural buffet. He has a way of playing on people's
desires. He's pretty charismatic, and he particularly has a way
with women. He just likes tempting humanity to evil in any way
he can.
Kendrix: So why us? Why did he attack us?
Qrow: Well... You ate his dark spirit right? Unlike what you
might expect, he tends to care when one of his own people
disappears. Pazuzu was one of his top dark spirits... Well...
Among the ones that are intelligent. Not all of them have minds
as you can probably guess. He explains.
Kindron: What about those "consumers"? Can we prepare to fight
those?
Qrow: Don't worry, Wolf-Boy... I'll be on the ball next time.
The death wraiths usually handle them before they get to our
world. It's rare to see one actually make it to our world. Plus,
those are among the most powerful dark spirits Zenrael has, and
I doubt he's gonna call many of them since they usually don't
listen to him and just do what they want. Their desire to
consume energy is their only goal or purpose, and not even
Zenrael can usually boss them around much. But they're his most
powerful dark spirits alongside the collectors who actually DO
listen to him, but aren't quite as hard to kill. If you see
them, focus on calling Kierran over here, or any other death
wraiths you have in your organization. He says, pointing to
Kierran who nods to the group as he had sat down, having
teleported his armor away earlier, and was just in his normal
outfit. He can get help if they need it. I didn't want any of
you involved in this. And I want you to stay out of it as much
as you can.
Kindron: But we can help you. I'm not letting you fight this
battle alone! Hellsing can help you against them.
Qrow: No! He says sternly. You don't understand... Once you see
those things, they see you. If they see you, then they will come
after you. You've shown yourself to them and they probably have
seen that you have the power to seal their power. That makes you
a target, Wolf-Boy. And the rest of you could be targets too if
they decide you're a threat to them. Or if they think you're a
tasty enough snack. Hellsing isn't to get involved in this. Not
even Integra knows what I do and she isn't to get her people
involved. The last thing I need is you all putting your life and
souls on the line for my job! Especially when you don't know
what you're up against!
Kindron: We can help though! Danae could probably help us
prepare with her connection to spirits. We can make new weap-
Qrow: I said NO! He says more sternly which shook everyone due
to him almost yelling. This isn't up for debate, Wolf-boy. You
and Hellsing aren't equipped to take on Zenrael's dark spirits.
If you try to fight, you might as well just serve yourselves on
dinner plates with a big neon sign that says "Free meals". You
have your own battles to fight. Concentrate on making sure we're
not all unmade by the The'Galin first, and beating the Order of
the Dragon. You have your own enemies, and I have mine. I've
been fighting Zenrael for years. I'll stop him on my own and
I'll stop his dark spirits. If I need allies, the death wraiths
will help me out. That's one of their purposes. Besides reaping
souls and hunting down lost souls, they kill creatures of the
shadow realm that try to come to the living world, or else this
world would have been eaten by the dark spirits long ago.
Zack: So... What about you? Where's your place in this?
Qrow: As Yami's wielder, I'm basically the guy tasked with
defeating any dark spirits that make it to this realm from the
shadow realm that the death wraiths miss. It's my job to make
sure humans don't interact with those things and kill anyone who
ends up trying to use these dark spirits for their own purposes
like Zenrael does. It's my duty to hunt down the darkness that
scares even the creatures of the dark. He explains.
Hei: That sword you use... It uses purifying darkness right? He
says, partially to change the subject, but also recognizing the
power Qrow and Yami used earlier. He had only now been able to
analyze it now that things had slowed down.
Qrow: That's right. Yami is a darkness sword that uses purifying
darkness. It's like how holy energy can purify demonic beings
and destroy them. That's why Yami was created as the only holy
darkness sword. Because it's purpose is to protect our world
from "them".
Hei: I can use purifying darkness too... I have a familiar that
uses it. If I'd have known, we could have taken them out easily.
He says, now realizing they had another method they could have
used to end the fight earlier if they'd known.
Qrow: If you see Zenrael, you call me. Don't try to fight him
yourself.
Kendrix: If I see them, I'm killing them myself. I don't like
being humiliated like that! He says angrily. He says, having
pulled a few blankets around him due to how cold he was. Right
now, he looked more like a sick kid snuggled in blankets more
than a dark criminal overlord with how he was curled up and
almost completely under blankets. The only part of his face
visible was extremely pale, and anyone who saw him might mistake
him for a corpse if he sat still too long.
Qrow: Hold on... Kendrix... Are you feeling alright? He says
noticing Kendrix and how pale he was currently.
Hei looks over and looks at Kendrix. Hei: Wow... You look like
sh*t, Kendrix.
Kendrix sighs and sinks into his chair. Kendrix: Yeah... I feel
like it too. I've never been this cold before.
Without a word, Qrow goes over looks at Kendrix, checking him
out to see what else was wrong with him.
Kendrix: What the hell are doing?! He says as he struggles to
try and get free from Qrow who had grabbed him by the head and
tried to look into his eyes, analyzing Kendrix's soul with his
disciplined mind connecting to Kendrix's mind.
Qrow: You said you feel cold?
Kendrix: Yeah... Relax. I'm fine. He says, annoyed at Qrow.
Qrow: Did Zenrael do anything to you when he took that spirit
out of you?
Kierran: Yeah... According to Kendrix, he took half his souls
and some of his soul energy, about half. He says to Qrow.
Kendrix: Relax... I'll recover. I just need to drink some more
souls. He says as he breaks free from Qrow's grip and he hides
in his blankets to avoid letting Qrow grab him again.
Qrow: Damn... That explains why that dark spirit was so
powerful. I was wondering how his legion spirit power had so
much kick to it... I didn't know he had half your spirits and
half your soul's energy.
Hei: Is he going to be alright? He's not gonna die or something
right? Hei asks, ignoring Kendrix's comment about saying he'll
recover.
Qrow: As long as his soul wasn't taken... He should recover.
From what I can tell, Zenrael didn't take anything that won't
recover. The kid should be fine once he recovers his soul
energy, it's just gonna take time. It just sucks I was so late
getting to you. He says with a sigh. You probably wouldn't even
have gotten involved if I had been there before you and handled
things myself.
Hei: What WERE you doing? He says, looking to Qrow.
Qrow: I was dealing with a troublesome werewolf that was trying
to attack innocent people. The fight ended up taking longer than
I wanted, and by the time I sensed the consumers, you all had
already arrived and were fighting them. I'm sorry I wasn't there
when you needed me.
Hei: I get the feeling that fallen angel would have tracked us
down eventually. If he was in London, he'd have come across
Kendrix eventually. I can't believe I'm saying this... But you
didn't do anything wrong. This time... He says as he gives Qrow
a cold look.
Qrow: Not if the kid was spending time around angels and demons.
Zenrael usually avoids demons and angels for obvious reasons.
The one time I wish Belphegor had been around. He says with a
sigh.
Hei: Either way... What's done is done. We can't change what
happened.
Qrow: Agreed.
Zack: So... What happens if we fight these things and you and
the death wraith guy aren't around? What do we do then?
Qrow looks over to Zack. Qrow: You can usually find a death
wraith in the shadows since they tend to patrol the world for
this sort of thing. They have people watching for those kinds of
spirits to appear. They usually appear quickly to handle them.
Zack: Obviously it's not that easy if they didn't come to our
aid this time. And if this fallen angel guy is helping them,
they'll get more organized. Next time we might not have you. I
think this time already showed that this angel is way more
organized than you think. We can protect ourselves if you just
tell us what to do.
Qrow: Listen... This isn't about whether or not you can hold
your own. I have no doubt you can hold most of them off or chase
some of them away. But against some of them, you don't stand a
chance without me or a death wraith on your side. I think you
figured that out tonight. Besides, Kierran had shown up to
handle them when I arrived and we just sorta worked together. So
a death wraith did show to handle the situation. He says to
Zack.
Zack: Well, I hate to say it, but that's not good enough. Tell
us how to prepare for fighting them NEXT time. We need to be
ready because that won't be the last time we encounter them. I
know that for a fact. And we can't afford to risk losing next
time. Kendrix almost got his soul sucked out from what it sounds
like.
From under his blankets, Kendrix's arm pops out from the top as
he holds his arm up, giving a thumbs up at Zack. Kendrix: I
agree completely with him. We need to be ready. He says, his
voice muffled by blankets before moving his arm back under his
blankets.
Hei: I agree too.
Kindron: Me too. Tell us what to do to prepare.
Qrow: No. Don't get involved! This isn't your fight! He says,
starting to get tired of trying to keep them from wanting to
jump into what he saw as his fight.
Yami: You'll need a metal called spyrix to make a weapon out of
it. It's the same metal that was modified to make me. He says,
answering the group.
Qrow: Dammit Yami! I'm trying to keep them from getting
involved!
Yami: First... They're gonna get involved anyway because they're
stubborn just like their old man/grandpa. He says to Qrow, who
sighs, remembering that Kendrix and Zack are his grandsons.
Yami: Second... As you said. They're already targets. Kindron
has shown he can seal their power, and Pazuzu may come and try
to steal the rest of Kendrix's power. You know how he is when it
comes to power.
Kendrix: He's Kuroshi now. He says from under his blankets,
correcting Yami. If Kuroshi was gonna use his image (whether
Kendrix approves of it or not), Kendrix wanted to make sure
people referred to him right since Kendrix figured people would
see Kuroshi and see him while he was in London.
Yami: Same spirit. He or Zenrael might come for Kendrix's souls.
You know how Zenrael loves soul energy. Kendrix has a lot of
souls in him that I'm sure he'd love to have for himself. Like
it or not, Qrow... They're already involved. And as long as
Zenrael is here in London, Hellsing and Black Sun will get
involved too. As you put it, they saw Kindron and Hei when they
saw the consumers. The spirits are aware of them now and Kindron
and Hei know enough about them that they can't avoid fighting
them again.
Qrow: But there's no reason for them to have to fight. We'll be
there next time.
Kierran: I actually agree with the grandpa... He says to Yami,
which makes Qrow growl a bit at Kierran. The fact is that this
is OUR job. Not theirs. They have more than enough on their
plates as it is, and if Galian gets Chaos free like I suspect
will happen, they're gonna need all the help they can get. Let
us handle the dark spirits. The death wraiths have been handling
the Shadow Realm longer than humanity has been alive.
Yami: Maybe... But remember that this is Zenrael we're talking
about. He's far more organized with the dark spirits than you
realize. He's been good at getting more dark spirits to this
world as of late, and for all we know, he could be seeking more
groups in this town to help grow. We need to figure out any dark
organizations that use darkness powers besides Black Sun that he
might like. Because then we'll have more than just him and that
dark spirit to deal with.
Kindron: Wait... You said "dark" organizations right? There's at
least two here in London... The Witches of Salem and Nightshade.
They're both steeped pretty heavily in dark arts and seem to
want to take over the world. From what you described as one of
Zenrael's "hobbies", they seem to fit the profile perfectly of
groups he might help.
Yami: Definitely the kind of groups that Zenrael would try to
help grow for his own amusement... Any chance you know where
these groups are?
Kindron: No, sorry. The last time we figured out where they
were, they moved locations before we could organize a
counter-attack.
Qrow: Well that's just great... He says with a sigh.
Kindron: Looks like you're stuck with us. Like it or not. He
thinks for a moment. I'm going to talk to Uncle Sirion, and
maybe call Danae since the Witches are her enemies more than
ours. The alchemists are closely connected with spirits, and I
know he and his Dawnguard elites are really closely connected to
spirits. They might be able to help us out if I can convince
Uncle Sirion to give us some help. I wish I could ask Constantin
for help because he might have some perfect ways of fighting
dark spirits... But he and I aren't on speaking terms.
Zack: Isn't there an alternate version here? That wolf wraith?
Kindron: RIGHT... I forgot about them. They've been sorta silent
lately, so I forget they were still here. Of course, with all
the racket some groups like Souichiro Nagi's group make, it's
hard to remember some of the more quiet groups hanging around
the mansion. But I'll start with Uncle Sirion. I gotta go talk
to him anyway and I'm supposed to train with him here in the
next week when I find time to head down there.
Qrow: If you ask for help, don't mention me to Sirion. He says
to Kindron. If you say I'm here, he probably won't help you.
Kindron: I'm not one to lie, dad... Sorry. I'm going to tell him
everything. If nothing else, I'm going to ask for training on
how to fight dark spirits like that.
Qrow: Well... If they do have ways to fight spirits like that,
they've gotten stronger since I last fought them. He says with a
bit of a smile, remembering the days of friendship he had with
Sirion before the war between the Darkwolf Clan and the
Darkfires broke out thanks to the vampire Safiria, something
Kindron and Qrow both remembered suddenly as they both sorta
looked down and away from each other. They both remembered
somewhat differently due to Kindron not remembering past events
from that time correctly, as Kindron's memories were skewed
somehow which was something they never figured out how or why it
happened, but seemed localized to only that event, which Qrow
suspected that it was childhood trauma.
Kindron: Anyway... I'll talk to him. And we'll work on trying to
find this spyrix stuff. He says, trying to break the awkward
silence.
Yami: Be careful with it, Kindron. It's not just dangerous to
dark spirits. It kills all spirits it is able to keep contact
with. It uses spirits as a power source. Too much of it, and
you'll kill good spirits in this world too. Don't go crazy
trying to replicate the metal or you'll do a lot of damage to
the balance of spirits. Enough of it could kill all the spirits
in the area. That's more or less how Africa became a mostly
unlivable desert because most of the spirits in that area died
off because of the underground reservoirs of that stuff. That's
probably the best place to find it since you can dig it up in
certain places still. That's why I'm the only weapon based on
that metal, modified so I don't do any damage to good spirits.
Kindron: Good to know. I'll talk to Uncle Sirion first, and then
see about what we can do from there. I'll keep the spyrix thing
as a backup. I'll just make some bullets or something from it
for now if I get a hold of it.
Yami: If you do get a hold of it, make sure to store it in
special containers that contain it's unique energy signature.
It's a metal that gives off it's own energy. So be aware of
that.
Kierran looks to Kendrix. Kierran: Have you managed to awaken
your soul sword yet?
Kendrix: Not yet. I can't seem to get it to answer me even
though I can sense it there. It's a lazy weapon spirit, that
much is clear. He says, with a somewhat sour tone.
Kierran: Keep trying. If you get one, you might be able to kill
those spirits. Soul swords of death wraiths can kill creatures
of the shadow realm. It's one of the reasons death wraiths have
soul swords besides fighting lost souls who rebel against the
afterlife. He says to Kendrix.
Kendrix puts a thumbs up out to Kierran. Kendrix: Good to know.
I'll get on that. He says as he goes back to hiding under his
blankets. Ugh... I can't believe I'm saying this, but suddenly I
miss Donny... He says, remembering his adopted brother.
Qrow: Alright... Well. I think we've earned a drink. He says as
he sits down and summons a bottle of whiskey.
Hei summons a bottle of his girlfriend Alice's special whiskey,
pouring some for the group. Hei: For once I agree, old man... We
definitely deserve a break after that fight.
Kendrix uses his shadows grabbing one of the cups Hei had poured
his drink into and pulls the cup into hand which he goes back to
hiding under his blankets, drinking his while hiding under the
blanket.
Kindron: You know Kendrix... You're supposed to drink hot cocoa
when you're hiding under blankets like that. Kindron says
jokingly as he gives his cup to Qrow, who pours him some of his
whiskey, something Kindron had developed a taste for as of late
thanks to a few times he'd gone drinking with Qrow since Kindron
had tried to reconnect with Qrow after finding out his father
was still alive.
Kendrix: I'm not five years old, you know. He says as he drinks
while under his blankets.
Qrow chuckles a bit as he starts drinking. Zack comes over and
sits down, but has his own drink he had, which was a black
cherry alcoholic drink that he normally drank whenever the
occasion called for it. Even Kierran had taken some of Qrow's
whiskey, though he wasn't the biggest fan of drinking.
Zack: Well... To another battle we lived through. Not the most
graceful of fights, but we lived another day. He says
cheerfully, holding his drink up, as the group all do a cheers,
even Kendrix from under his blankets, lifting his glass to the
group as he moved his arm out from under his blankets.
Things hadn't really gone their way, but they all survived
another fight as Zack had put it. But this was only the
beginning, with a new powerful dark spirit in the image of
Kendrix and Zenrael running around London. It wasn't certain
what the future would bring, but it was obvious that things were
going to be tough, so the group tries to enjoy themselves for a
while to enjoy the time they could together.
End.
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Re: RP Story: A Black Soul
By: Coolcat207 Date: September 15, 2019, 12:00 pm
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