Chapter 25: Aftermath

(Another year later, Sawano began to train students who wished to be taught the Unholy Inferno element and Sawano's combat techniques.)
"Sawano: My students. You've all done well so far but the path does not end there. A true fighter fights with honor and pride. To win against the odds, you must overcome your fears and your weaknesses against a superior one AND ONLY THEN.... shall you truly be the one to taste victory and feel victorious."
"All: YES SENSEI!"
"Sawano: I'm proud of you all, dismissed! Training resumes Thursday at three o'clock sharp!"
"All: YES SENSEI!"
(Sawano went to his private gardens and looked around at the blooming plants as he crossed a small bridge. He walked over the bridge and saw both his mother and father's small statues which brought a smile to his face.)
"Sawano: I hope you guys are doing well, where you two are."
"Gaito: Maybe they're off having a drink somewhere up there."
(He'd quickly look at Gaito floating on his sword as he laughed a bit.)
"Sawano: Gaito!"
"Gaito: Hey man, what's new?"
"Sawano: Nothing really, after those fights I can't really get over how my horns and tail remained intact after all this time."
"Gaito: Well lucky you. OH THAT REMINDS ME! I went hunting again and it turns out I picked myself up a new sword!"
(He shows Sawano the new sword which appears to be a normal-looking katana.)
"Sawano: Its just a regular katana..?"
"Gaito: THAT'S what they WANT YOU TO THINK..!"
(He slams the blade on the ground which flips upward and transitions into a shotgun.)
"Sawano: Wow! That's pretty awesome!"
"Gaito: I know right?!"

"Sawano: Hey that reminds me, did you ever try out for the association yet?"
"Gaito: Not yet, why?"
"Sawano: They said they edited their rankings for the fighters, I've been called in for a meeting."
"Gaito: Ahh, I see. Well... I'll try to join it as soon as I can."
"Sawano: That's good. Well I'm off, the meeting begins soon anyway."
"Gaito: Ah alright man, I'll catch you on the flip side."
"Sawano: Ha. Alright, see ya later!"
(As Gaito flew off, Sawano began to glide into the skies and flew into the city where he'd look at every different race interact with one another. A while later, Sawano arrived at Saikan Academy and dropped his jaw at the new upgrades.)
"What the...?!"
"Chimon: Sawano!"
(He'd walk over to Sawano with a smile on his face.)
"Sawano: Chimon? What is- How did-"
"Chimon: Surprised? Same is I! So actually, after you destroyed the Elemental Federal Branch here in Hakodate, it was rebuilt and replaced with the top three Gods and Goddesses as the main leaders. A few fighters was recruited for the positions as agents, protectors and more!"
"Sawano: But what happened to the academy?"
"Chimon: Well, I was offered the opportunity to turn the academy into NOT JUST A SCHOOL! But also an official association for the fighters, which we're trying to come up with a name for.."
"Sawano: YOU GUYS HAVEN'T HAD A NAME FOR THE ASSOCIATION FOR THAT LONG?!"
"Chimon: Uh.. I didn't know they didn't have a name either!!"
"Sawano: That's just sad.."
"Chimon: Well come on! The meeting's inside."

(After a long walk to the main office, the top fighters was seen sitting down and talking with one another as a few was quite familiar with Sawano.)
"Ethereal: Sawano!"
"Sawano: Wait.. you're Ethereal right?"
"Ethereal: Yes I am! Its a pleasure to finally meet you, Sawano!"
"Sawano: Well.. its not really a pleasure... I did cause trouble."
"Crystalline: You may have caused trouble, but the good thing is we're all still here in one piece."
(Sawano sees Crystalline and her new attire.)
"Sawano: Crystalline! I see you went shopping!"
"Crystalline: Oh this?! This is nothing, just something I threw on."
"Sawano: Well it does suit you!"
(She blushed and pouted, hitting Sawano.)
"Crystalline: Y-You jerk!!!"
"Sawano: Come on! It was a compliment!"
(They'd smile at one another then laughed.)
"Chimon: Alright everyone, settle down! Lets all be ready for the meeting."
(Most fighters which helped out in the battle was listening in on the announcements.)
"Alright, first and foremost I want to congratulate Sawano on being a father!"
(They'd clap for him as he sat there and hid his face with a huge smile.)
"Nightwave: Congratulations buddy!"
"Ethereal: I'm so happy for you!"
"Kira: Kira is proud for the two of you!"
"Chimon: Secondly, I want to personally thank each and every one of you for helping us in the battle against Kirby and Radella Magachi. These two was very powerful adversaries and this whole universe was about to be taken away from us and you all did an excellent job! Now on to important business, the elemental fighter rankings has been updated and posted. To everyone in this room, you will all be given info on your new ranks. Also, this time around is the 786th annual Elemental Free-For-All."
(Sawano sat there and remembers the last time he entered the Free-For-All.)
"You all have the chance to enter this Free-For-All as always OR attend as a spectator. And with The Order Of Encursed Elements defeated, we've decided to raise our security measures in case something like that happens again. But before we go into that, I will announce the top ten twenty stars right here and now in order of the newly updated ranks..."

(The list of only ten empty spaces shows as Chimon pulls out the sheet.)
"Twenty Star, Rank Ten, Konnor."
(Konnor sat there smiling as he made it to the list.)
"Twenty Star, Rank Nine, Kira."
"Kira: Kira thanks her hard work and effort!"
"Twenty Star, Rank Eight, Nightwave."
(Nightwave nodded in acceptance of his new rank.)
"Twenty Star, Rank Seven, Ethereal."
(She giggled with a smile.)
"Twenty Star, Rank Six, Ash."
"Ash: Not bad...!"
"Twenty Star, Rank Five.... Gaito."
(Most of the fighters would be surprised as Sawano spat out his water in shock.)
"Sawano: That son of a- he lied to me!"
"Chimon: Trust me, this is shocking as well. But after the battle, he spoke with the fourth Elemental Division about joining and he was risen straight to twenty star right away!"
"Sawano: Unbelievable.."
"Chimon: We're not done there. Twenty Star, Rank Four, Void Goddess Xiazress.
(Sawano smiled for her even though she was not here.)
"Twenty Star, Rank Three, Angel."
(Angel laughed with a gleeful smile.)
"Twenty Star, Rank Two... Sawano."
(The fighters cheered as they waited to hear the final one.)
"Alright... Twenty Star, Rank One... Faiz."
(They'd all groan after hearing his name and some got up and left.)
"Sawano: Faiz? Who's that?"
"Nightwave: Faiz is actually.. the strongest among all of the fighters. He was rank one ever since the final Elemental War, no one has seen him ever since that day the wars ended."
"Sawano: Well, what makes him rank one if he's been inactive for that long?"
"Chimon: During the final Elemental War, he was responsible for killing the Anti-Gods.
(Everyone was silent after Chimon mentioned them.)
"Ethereal: Those six monsters..."

"Sawano(Thinking): Wait.. Anti-Gods..?"
(He'd remember what Radella said to him before they disappeared.)
"(Aloud): What are... the Anti-Gods..?"
(They all was silent for a while until Chimon's fist slammed down on the desk.)
"Chimon: The only bastards that are responsible for destroying galaxy after galaxy..."
"Konnor: They are threats that surpasses negative twenty. Even though we may have gotten stronger, we'd still stand no chance against The Anti-Gods. Faiz was the only person strong enough to take down all six of them by himself."
"Ash: With that being said, The Realm Of Light created The Anti-Realm where the Anti-Gods has been banished too. With the years that has gone by, they've gotten stronger than ever now."
"Chimon: In other words, if the Anti-Gods escapes The Anti-Realm we're going to be in WORSE trouble than The Order Of Encursed Elements."
"Sawano: I don't like the sound of that.."
"Kira: Kira wishes to speak with you Sawano."
(A while later, Kira and Sawano talked outside the academy in a sunny grassland.)
"Sawano: So, what's this about Kira?"
"Kira: Kira wishes for you to leave Japan.
"Sawano: What?"
"Kira: Kira is not joking. Leave Japan, Sawano."
"Sawano: Chimon told me the exact thing when The Order was after me."
"Kira: Kira is SERIOUS... Kira's mother did not come back unharmed from the Anti-Gods. Her brother did not make it alive, Kira was heartbroken at her loss and the harm her mother was given. Kira is begging you Sawano to get out of Japan before the Anti-Gods comes for you!"
"Sawano: Kira, I am fine now. The poison is all gone, HellBlazer absorbed every last one of it after my death. If it wasn't thanks to Zugarian, I would've remained dead."
"Kira: It does not matter! Kira demands that you begin to-"
"Sawano: KIRA!"
(She looked at him with a surprised expression after he raised his voice.)
"Goddess or not, I don't care. I'm not abandoning this new world. Besides, I recreated Earth into something all races can live in harmony together."
(He'd walk off and stopped for a second.)
"Besides, how can everyone call me a hero if I don't protect the new world I-... WE recreated?"

(Kira stood there without any words. Meanwhile, somewhere in the cosmos, two off-planet seventeenth ranked fighters was taking on the Anti-Gods.)
"Fighter: LEXUS!"
(She'd catch Lexus in time to avoid being blasted into the deep vacuum of space.)
"Lexus: Thanks for the catch, Hornet.."
"Hornet: No problem.. what are we going to do..?!"
"Lexus: I have one last trick up my sleeve."
(The Anti-Gods was close to exiting the Anti-Realm until Lexus held a bomb tight in his hand.)
"Hornet: What are you doing?!!"
"Lexus: Trust me!"
(He'd float then rushes quickly towards them with yellow aura glowing from his hand.)
"Golden Bomb, Sunshine Blinding!"
(He'd punch one of the six Anti-Gods with a powerful explosive but was stopped by a deflective barrier which left him in disbelief.)
"Anti-God: Intercept."
(The barrier turned red which the explosive retaliated and exploded Lexus instead and left him unconscious and Hornet furious.)
"Hornet: LEXUS!!"
"Anti-God #2: WEAKLINGS!"
(One of the Anti-Gods blasts Hornet with a bone-shattering kick to her stomach and kicked both her and Lexus into the vacuum of space back into Earth's Orbit. After a few powerful blasts, the chains which was locked around the realm's portal was shattered into particles and they was free after years of imprisonment.)

"Itar: Freedom... at last.. What do you think, Aher?"
"Aher: It has been a while since we've been out here, Itar. It feels great to be free though."
"Uhean: WE DID NOT COME HERE FOR THE FRESH AIR.. WE'RE GOING TO FINISH A JOB THAT KIRBY AND RADELLA LEFT US TO CLEAN!"
"Aemis: You're right Uhean. But it's best to have a cooled attitude, we are depleted after years of trying to get out of there."
"Ekdis: Either way, we're still going towards Earth, right Xadite?"
(He'd float out of the portal and looked at Earth.)
"Xadite: We make our way towards that planet, soon..."
(They nodded and understood.)
"Once those pathetic weaklings sees us again, there is not one challenger worthy against us. But unfortunately, this is a mess those two useless brats got themselves killed in. But I have my trustworthy ones. Itar, Anti-God of Darkness."
(Itar smirked with cockiness.)
"Aher, Anti-God of Untruth."
"Aher: The one and only!"
"Xadite: Uhean, Anti-God of Nightmares."
"Uhean: I'll give those clowns a very "good" dream..."
"Xadite: Aemis, Anti-God of Brimstone."
"Aemis: There is no stone superior than mines."
"Xadite: Ekdis, Anti-God of Corruption."
"Ekdis: Once their life is in my hands, no mortal is safe!"
"Xadite: And myself... Xadite, the Anti-God of Shadows. We are the six most powerful Anti-Gods in existence. Once we take care of HIM and his friends, we make our way to The Realm Of Light."
(They'd smirk with excitement as Xadite stared at Earth more.)
"We're coming for you... Sawano Magachi. You've angered the Anti-Gods.. LONG ENOUGH!"