Chapter 22:

Chapter 22: Sawano's Plan, Territory Raid!

Project: INFERNO


(A while later, Sawano and Xiazress was flying together to Yamaguchi on their way to Broken Apocalypse's hideout.)
"Xiazress: How did you figure out their hideout?"
"Sawano: I did some digging around of my own. Plus, this is the same crew that nearly killed me two years ago."
"Xiazress: We'll make sure they pay."
"Sawano: Yup."
(They continued flying towards the city then made it back a while later.)

"Xiazress: We're here?"
"Sawano: Yup."
(Meanwhile at the Assassin's base, Swift Eye was sitting alone and was remembering how Sawano was wounded and beaten before being knocked out by Gaito. Other assassins was arguing about the board of jobs.)
"Gaito: You feeling ok?"
(She said nothing and kept sitting there saying nothing.)
"Hey look, I'm sorry for hitting you with the sword. Happy now?"
"Swift Eye: Tch."
"Gaito: ....I'm literally wasting my time apologizing to you when you protected a guy who's not even a damn human? Are you ok or are you just hurt in the head? We're assassins, we have to get the job done it doesn't matter who it is-"
"Swift Eye: JUST SHUT THE HELL UP!"
(Everyone looked at Gaito and Swift Eye arguing and Gaito stood there with a look of disbelief.)
"Sawano was far different then anyone I ever met... I fought him before, I matched his combat but you went too far..! You didn't have to take his severed arm..! HE MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN HUMAN, BUT HE WAS SPECIAL TO ME.. HE WAS SOMETHING I NEVER HAD IN MY LIFE, A FRIEND...!"
(She ran off with tears in her eyes and the rest of the Assassins felt bad for making fun of her and Gaito stood there with no remorse for words. A while later, Gaito was sitting on a rooftop and was watching the quiet streets of Yamaguchi.)

"Gaito: Now she definitely hates me, damn it... There I go again being a legitimate badass yet now she hates me for that."
(He'd sigh and continue watching the town until he paused and saw two people walking down below.)
"Is that..?"
(Gaito looks closer to see Sawano and Xiazress walking together to the enemy territory.)
"Sawano..."
(He'd jump down the building and steps in their path.)
"Xiazress: Who is that?!"
"Sawano: Its fine, I remember this guy. Gaito, came to finish what we started?"
"Gaito: Actually no. I wanted to talk."
"Sawano: Huh?"
(After the three of them walked and talked for a while, they made it to enemy territory.)

"Gaito: And that's why she's mad at me."
"Xiazress: HMPH!"
"Sawano: All's forgiven, I won't lie I did have fun battling you."
"Xiazress: HOW COULD YOU FORGIVE THIS GUY AFTER WHAT HE DID TO YOU?"
"Sawano: I been through worse, Gaito's one of the toughest I ever fought."
"Gaito: I appreciate that. By the way, I quit the assassin's guild a few hours ago. Also, why are we down here?"

"Sawano: I'm going after Broken Apocalypse."
"Gaito: OOH! I could go looting while you keep them busy!"
"Sawano: You like to loot a lot don't you?"
"Gaito: How could you tell?!"
"Sawano: When you nearly skewered me with that move, I think it was.. Storm Of Rebellion?"
"Gaito: Yup! That was it."
(They'd both laugh a bit and Xiazress was happy at Sawano's smile. A while later, they made it to Broken Apocalypse's territory where Sawano clenched his fist tightly.)

"Sawano: This is it. Once we cross this, there's no turning back. If you guys don't wanna help, stay behind."
"Xiazress: Nope, I'm still going with you darling."
"Gaito: I need a little stress reliever, so I'm in."
"Sawano: Then let's go."
(The three of them crossed their barrier which sets off their alarm which in a few seconds, explosion elementals surrounded them with nowhere to go then Sawano stepped up.)
"Where is Edgar Reznor.?"
"Enemy: What's it to you?"
"Enemy 2: Wait.. HE'S THAT KID FROM TWO YEARS AGO!"
"Enemy: NO WAY, YOU MEAN THE KID THAT KILLED JACOB?! FORGET LETTING YOU LIVE WE'LL KILL YOU NOW-"

(Sawano quickly draws his arm blade and hits them all with one hit. He'd pluck his blade which makes a loud ringing noise then explodes their hearts inside their chest which causes a massive hole punched through their bodies.)

"Gaito: Dang.. who knew you had that trick with ya?"
"Sawano: Its nothing special."
"Gaito: Well to admit, if you did hit me with that I would've been dead!"
"Sawano: Be lucky I didn't."
(He kept walking as they noticed an attitude change within Sawano and they followed him. Meanwhile in Hakodate, Everyone was walking home together but Okisaki & Oshikida was speechless about Sawano's new appearance.)
"Ashton: Come on, you guys are still shocked about Sawano..?"
"Okisaki: His tail.. His horns.. They're real..."
"Oshikida: This is something I cannot remove from my brain.."
(She thought about it and looked at Oshikida with an angry expression.)
"Okisaki: OSHIKIDA YOU PERVERT! THAT'S MY BROTHER!"
"Oshikida: N-NO-NOOOT THAT WAY!!!!"
(They kept arguing until a car pulled up at the school gates and the doors opened as a girl stepped out.)
"Father: Now just drop off the form and be sure you got everything in there!"
"???: Yeah, whatever."
(She'd close the door and walks towards the academy with the folder and ignored everyone as she continued walking by.)

"Tsuka: Who was that..?"
"Kira: Kira believes that is Onara Shiori."
(They all turn around to see Kira in her staff uniform)
"Dalton: Kira?! When did you started working for the school?!"
"Kira: Kira has started working here after Sawano's departure to Yamaguchi."
"Tsuka: Wait, why was he in Yamaguchi..?"
"Kira: Kira believes she cannot tell you guys. And Kira has to tend to his side for this, Kira cannot let either of you go after Sawano. It's an urgent matter he wishes to handle alone."
(Onara stopped after hearing his name and clenched her hand being pissed.)
"Onara(Thinking): That bastard... he's here..? He goes to this academy..? He's the reason I'm alone, all my friends ever talk about is how "awesome" he is. I'll forever despise him..."

(She vanished into a dark shadow and dropped the folder off into Chimon's office then vanished again back outside to the car. After getting back in the car, they'd drive off and she looked out the window. Meanwhile, explosions was heard in Broken Apocalypse's hideout, Sawano and Xiazress continued to fight off the members as Gaito was looting the hideout.)

"Gaito: Oooh! Who knew they had good weapons?!
"Elite: HEY YOU, YOU CAN'T TOUCH THOSE!"

"Gaito: And what are you gonna do?"
"Elite 2: WE'LL KILL YOU!"
(Gaito fights off the two elites as four more swords spawned on his back.)
"Sawano: Its been awhile since I used my family's fighting style, guess I better give it a work out."

(He'd see more incoming enemies and stomped to the ground and stood in his fighting pose.)
"Kabatatshi Technique: Blitz Of Tyranny!"
(He'd close in on one of the fighters and attacks with a powerful barrage of punches and kicks then finishes it off with one palm strike to the chest which blasts him straight into a wall and crumbles a secret room Gaito opens his eyes upon.)

"Gaito: WELL DAMN!"
(He cuts the fighter getting up while staring at the secret passage then runs in there, looting gold and money and more weapons as far as the eye could see. Sawano and Xiazress nodded after being surrounded and mixed their elements and become a stronger duo.)
"Edgar: YOU!"
(Sawano stares down at Edgar.)
"Sawano: Edgar."
"Edgar: You're still alive, little runt?"

"Sawano: Yes. And I see your crew's even weaker than before."
"Edgar: You're gonna regret ever meeting me, damn fool."
"Sawano: You're going to regret trying to kill me."
(They continued their standoff until Gaito stepped out holding something.)
"Gaito: HEY SAWANO!"
(They looked at Gaito but Edgar gasps as he remembers it.)
"What's the deal with this big ass axe I found back here?"
"Edgar: GIVE THAT BACK TO ME! HANDS OFF THE AXE OF DESTRUCTION!"
(Gaito stared at him with his eyes open.)
"Gaito: Destruction!??!"
(He'd jump from the top of the stairs and swings the axe around, laughing in joy.)
"Edgar: NO NO NO NO NO!!"
(The axe slams into the ground and explodes the entire area within a single detonation. Xiazress and Sawano remains unharmed as Gaito encrypts his name into the axe.)
"Gaito: This baby is coming with me..! Hey, you guys ok?"
"Xiazress: Yeah, we're fine.."
(They looked around at the destroyed rubble.)

"Sawano: Overboard much?"
"Gaito: Not all the time. At least this is done!"
"Sawano: Not yet."
(He'd sense Edgar's power as he erupted from the rumble with his eyes focused on the axe.)
"Edgar: GIVE. THAT. BACK. TO. ME!"
"Sawano: Both of you sit this one out, I got unfinished business with him."
(Sawano runs toward him and kicks him with a flying kick that blasts him across the rubble. And Edgar stood on his feet, growing stronger and bigger.)
"Edgar: I WAS GOING TO KILL YOU.. NOW I'M GOING TO PULVERIZE YOU, STINKING BASTARD!"
(Edgar and Sawano continued their hand to hand fight, Sawano dodges every attack and blasts him again across a destroyed piece of rubble.)
"Sawano: Die!"
(He'd run towards Edgar and with a smirk and slashed off both of his arms which leaves Sawano gasped then standing there then fell to his knees and both Gaito and Xiazress stood with a terrified reaction.)
"Edgar: You thought you got me..? This is where you'll TRULY DIE, JUST LIKE THE WAY I WAS GONNA KILL YOU EXACTLY TWO YEARS AGO!"
"Gaito: YOU PRICK, I'M GONNA SLAUGHTER YOU INTO BITS!"

(Sawano stared at him with a more serious death glare and mouthed a word.)
"Sawano(Demon): Makihige."
(His arm sockets blasts Edgar with tendrils which then locks him suspended in the sky. Gaito and Xiazress looked in shock at a new ability.)
"Xiazress(Thinking): That's my Sawano... he's full of surprises but doesn't quit.."
"Edgar: W-WHAT IS THIS..?!"
"Sawano(Demon): In truth if I lost BOTH of my arms, I'd be given the ability to generate makihige at will. You see Edgar, you've pissed me off far enough. You wanted to kill me..?"
(He'd kick a sword from the rubble and slides it to him.)
"Pick that sword up and we'll end this."
(Sawano drops Edgar then screams as his arms regenerates. After so, Sawano picked up another sword from the rubble and was ready for Edgar as he did the same. They'd both fight with the swords for a good while and after one heavy swing, Sawano pierces through Edgar's muscled torso and transfers half the poison into him.)

"Edgar: You.. son of a-"
(Sawano pulls the sword out and backed up as Edgar twitched and began violently vomiting blood then started screaming in horrific pain while twitching uncontrollably then his skin quickly dissolves into a skeleton, his heart shriveled into black.)
"Sawano(Demon): It. Is. Done."
(They stared at Sawano with complete shock and a bit disgust then he threw the sword at its skull which cracked and broke.)
"Xiazress: Brutal.."
"Gaito: So what now..?"
"Sawano: With all of the other clans in my control all that leaves is Cursed Incarnation. They are the ones responsible for killing my grandfather. But, I'd suggest we meet back here in a year."
"Xiazress: Why that long?!"
"Sawano: My mother and father surpasses their own power to the point they could wipe out this planet if they feel like it. That's why in one year, we shall meet back here and begin the first objective:"
(Sawano revives the members of Broken Apocalypse except Edgar with his ring as he began to walk away with a flame engulfed in his hand.)
"Hunt down and kill my mother, Radella Magachi."