Tokyo Tower's Sakura of Death

"Where is voice coming from?" Kamiko was spinning around restlessly. "Mellow?"

The guys noticed a large black sphere flying above their heads. It landed right on top of the TV tower, neatly settling on the antenna.

"It's Oni!" Omosa understood.

"Mellow, what's going on?" Itsuki was trying to contact.

"No… no!" Soda read her sister's thoughts.

"Stop, Kamiko! Izanami has captured Fumiko, it's too dangerous to invade Fumiko's consciousness right now." Ami mentally sent a warning.

"When will this end!?" An enraged Kamiko hit the pool of blood.

"Keshita… I mean Takeshi is alive! He's here next to me with Sanno." Ami tried to cheer up.

"W-what? Brother? Where are you?"

"Damn, when will Godjira show up and save us all… right, sister?" He communicated with her telepathically.

"T-this isn’t the time to joke!" Kamiko smiled through her tears. "What are we going to do?"

"The Self-Defense Forces would be great right now…" Omosa noted.

"They've already sent troops, but I don't think it will change the course of a battle like this." Itsuki checked the satellite images.

The Oni melted, flowing down the TV tower and connecting with the remains of Lilith.

"Everyone, leave the sea of ​​Lilith's blood immediately! Otherwise, Izanami will take you over." Ami warned telepathically.

Keshita helped Ami lift Sanno and hide from Lilith's blood. In a safe place, Ami used the consecration technique to "disinfect" her.

"How are we going to stop her?"

"I don't know… I couldn't handle her my entire life, and what's happening now is beyond my imagination."

"She's still using evovirus from Mikhail somehow, right?" She turned to Keshita.

"Most likely, but in a completely different form. Mikhail destroyed evovirus in its original form along with Lilith. I doubt there's any antidote for something like that… She looks like an ever-evolving creature, adapting to any conditions. Lilith preferred to change the space around her."

"Hmm…"

"And what's that on your hand?" Keshita suddenly noticed familiar beads.

"Oh, that? The rosary that… right, from your previous body! Here, I think you'll find them more useful."

"Um… And how did they come back to me?"

"Then there's only one thing left…"

"I'm afraid to ask, what exactly? I still have trouble reading your thoughts…"

"We need to burn everything to the ground!" Ami said seriously.

The whistles of rockets were heard. Finally, the Self-Defense Forces' aircraft and tanks arrived.

"Something like that?" Keshita spread his hands.

Izanami had already finished merging with Lilith's body and sea of ​​blood. She captured everyone who hadn't managed to escape from it. These were mostly the surviving androids and living people.

They attacked a tank brigade that didn’t cause much damage to Izanami but distracted it from destroying the aircraft by firing steel shells. Afterwards, it emitted a powerful electromagnetic pulse that disabled the Self-Defense Forces' equipment.

"I told you…" Itsuki sadly stated.

"It seems that this won't work." Keshita repeated, being in another place.

"I wasn't talking about that, but about something more serious. I need to concentrate in order to think everything through…"

"There you’re!" Suddenly, a sound came from above.

They were attacked by Ningen, controlled by Izanami.

"You're the last thing we need… brother?" Keshita grabbed him with a bone net. "I'll take him away!"

Tamiya dragged Ningen, who had also gained the power of transformation thanks to Izanami. He broke free from the bonds and attacked Keshita.

"Sanno… I’ve one request. Can you fulfill it?"

"If it's within my power…" He answered, wanting to atone for his guilt.

"Is the connection with the Mukibutsu satellites still intact? What kind of technology are they using? And the power of Susanoo…"

After discussing the plan, Ami quickly headed towards the Abyss. The girl skirted the sea of ​​blood, running past the shards of the Sarcophagus' glass roof sticking out everywhere. The glare from them became too annoying, and Ami covered her eyes with her hand, noticing someone else's reflection in one of the mirrors.

"Huh?" She stopped.

"Ami… in your current state, you won't be able to defeat Izanami…"

"Yomi, is that you? You're alive!"

Ami cried out happily, distracted from her mission, and then carefully retreated.

"Izanami!? Your games again!?"

"It's me, my love… and even after death…" He convinced her with the secret words he said during the wedding.

"Izanami could have pulled off this trick too…" Ami puffed out her cheeks, embarrassed.

"I understand your doubts. Are you planning to use the power of the Abyss?"

"Not quite. I'm afraid I don't have time for that. And it's unknown what Izanami is."

"What is your plan?" The reflection asked.

"If… if you really are Yomi, be prepared. I'll need Tsukiyomi's power!"

Ami stopped wasting time and ran to the remaining frame of the Sarcophagus. Out of the corner of her eye, the girl noticed that something was happening to Izanami's body. It began to branch out like a giant tree. Suddenly, roots burst out of the sea of ​​blood, trying to grab Ami, she cut them off with a swing of Kusanagi and tried to run away. However, the ground shook, and roots came out from there too.

"Kiya!" Kamiko suddenly rushed to help, cutting through the roots with her katana. "Where's Takeshi?"

"He's fighting Ningen, buying me time."

"Eh? Where are you going?"

"I have a plan. We need to get to the top of Fujiyama. Will you cover me?"

"Did you hear that, guys!?"
She relayed the message to Omosa, Itsuki, and the remaining Sun Guardians.
"Protect our goddess!!!"

"Yes ma'am!" A loud voice rang out in the headphones.

"And Ami…"

Kamiko stopped Ami for a second, clasping her palms together, pleading.

"Save… Fumiko…"

"I'll definitely do it!"

"I believe in you!"

Ami ran on, and Kamiko stayed close, repelling Izanami's attacks while the rest of the forces also converged on them.

Izanami extended her roots, directing them towards the energy source in the Abyss, but Yomi suddenly launched the blades that were still in somewhat usable condition and cut off the roots, preventing her from penetrating the Abyss. This didn’t interfere much with Izanami's plans, she raised countless roots throughout the bloody sea of ​​Lilith.

She wrapped them around tanks, turning them into tin cans, captured androids and cyborgs that were still resisting her influence, killed the people of the Sun Guardians. Seeing this horror, Kamiko, Omosa, Itsuki and Keshita could only grit their teeth and continue to do everything in their power.

"Wake up, Takeshi!" Keshita screamed, looking into Ningen's eyes. "You… were already under the influence of Mukibutsu and managed to get out from under it!"

"A pathetic attempt, boy. Ningen can't hear you!" A digital voice hissed.

Ningen's body formed new resonating blades and aimed them at Keshita. He only dodged, but noticing Izanami's new terrifying transformations, he decided that there was no more time. Keshita dodged Ningen's blade swings, pushed off the pillar and knocked Ningen's head off with a powerful kick.

"S-sorry, we don't have much time!"

The gazes of Kamiko and Ningen's flying head met, causing a feeling of déjà vu in both of them. The head flew at such a high speed that it reached the Abyss in seconds, where it was caught by Yomi's smoky hand.

"Yomi, take care of her!" Keshita screamed, running into the sea of ​​Lilith's blood.

"Stop, brother! What are you doing!?" Kamiko tried to stop him with a scream.

"Our sister is right there! I… I’ve to save her!"

"No!" Kamiko froze.

"Watch out!" Itsuki shouted, protecting Kamiko's back from the root that had injured him. "Pull yourself together, Soda! Your brother will definitely be able to handle this. Ugh!"

"Sorry! What's wrong with you?"

"I-It's okay!"

They returned to the line, covering Ami, who was constantly changing her route due to the terrain being altered by Izanami. She couldn't take off, seeing the Self-Defense Force fighters falling.

Meanwhile, Izanami had broken through the earth's crust and reached the core of the Abyss. Clouds thickened over Tokyo, ominously sliding down to the crown of the giant tree. It had already completely spread its branches and prepared its buds.

"Yami no Hana!"
A cold female voice rang out across Tokyo.
"Darkness Blooming!"

"She's taken over the Tokyo TV Tower and is using it as an emitter!" Itsuki reported. "If she gains broad access to cyberspace too…"

Suddenly, a new wall of Izanami roots appeared right in front of Ami, but Omosa broke through it with her shoulder.

"We need to hurry!" The big guy was slowly losing his breath.

"Huh?" Ami suddenly froze, looking at the tree.

It bloomed cherry-like flowers, and shook itself, spreading them all over Tokyo.

"N-No! It's already happened!"

"What happened, Jutsu!?"

"She's taken over SAI! Not only that… all the information systems in Japan, we're losing control of… everything. There are only a few cameras left…" Itsuki was losing hope, and then he stared at the screen. "W-what!!?"

"L-look!" Omosa pointed.

"The dead are rising!"