Chapter 158:

New Beginnings!

Project: INFERNO


(As several days went by, Daigo along with Hinami went to go see a live storytelling performance at one of Hakodate's grand opening outdoor plaza. Daigo then notices the exotically dressed storyteller as she then raises her fan into the air and spreads it open as she begins to tell a tale as soothing music begins to play and match her tone as she tells the story of the Primordial Gods.)
"Storyteller: Eons ago... In the center of the entire multiverse, lies a domain. A gathering beheld.. a gathering of eleven. The Eleven.. Primordial Gods. Beings who watched over us for many millenniums... "Who are the eleven?" we were asked... "What are they like?" See for yourself..."
(The music then began to change tunes as the storyteller then begins to tell specific details about each of the eleven Primordial Gods.)

"He is the personification of Time, a being who've watched across the Time Realm and other infinite timelines to maintain balance... Father Time, Chronos... A divine dragon who once survived the bolt that pierces even a god and ruled over the Dragon Realm, The Lightning King, Dynnael... He is known as the Ruler Among Deities, a true adversary to beware of among all deities and creates a lightning bolt devastating enough to end a deity, The King of Gods, Zeus... A powerful leader among all things darkness.. once inside the void, you become the darkness, The Omnipresent Void God, Ikehara Magachi... The children of the Beast Realm, cared for and raised by their father. Among the eleven, he is one of the strongest, The Beast King, Khomat... The conqueror of flames and Hell with the three headed Cerberus at his side, no mere mortal could even defeat the brimstone, The God of Hell, Hades... She is a omnipotent god who possessed lightning far deadlier than the Land of Divinity could ever have hoped to imagine, The Embodiment Of Divine Lightning, Sukinahime Fulgora... The ability to create a sun brighter than one has ever seen, is a sign of true divinity. As he exists, no evil is safe anywhere for he is one of God's favored children, The Arcane Angel Of Heaven, Nathanial... Her destructive powers forces all opposers to kneel before her for she shows no mercy between her target and destruction, The Goddess of Destruction, Xinera... As all ten deities sits together in the gathering, one god remains... for he stands atop them all as the pinnacle of primordial god power, he is a savior to timelines and countless of lives, for he has murdered before, thou fights for greater good than evil, The Godslayer, Gaito Magachi..."

(The music then tones down as only a piano was being heard.)
"As all eleven of these primordial gods watches over all of existence... No one should feel fear, for the gods are here to protect us then and there. We are their subordinates, the eleven is our saviors of all we have experienced..."
(She then closes her fan and says one final line.)
"May the stones shine bright for those who wishes to see a future of peace... To thank the gods.. we must fight without the primordials as a way to atone for all they've done."

(As the curtains then falls on the plaza's stage, everyone including Daigo and Hinami clapped as they was mesmerized and touched by the story. After the storytelling play, Daigo then arrives home after being walked home by Hinami and notices all of the children was gone. Daigo then sees a note attached to a button which he presses and was teleported to a newly furbished classroom as he was in his seat and looked around, seeing the rest of Gaito's children in their assigned seats as well. After a few moments of silence, a rocketing noise was targeted to the classroom as a mysterious humanoid blasts through the walls and places an attendance sheet on the desk as all of the children was charging their elemental attacks. As the debris cleared out, it was revealed to be Gaito with a very confident smirk on his face and a sneering chuckle.)

"Gaito: Hehehehe... Lets get started shall we...?"
(Without hesitation, countless elemental orbs and blasts was being targeted at Gaito as he dodges and avoids every last one at high speed as he one by one calls out their names.)
"When I call your name, say that you're present! Okane!"
"Okane Magachi (Swift Eye's Son): Here!"
"Gaito: Konishi!"
"Konishi Magachi (Hayazawa's Daughter): Present!"
"Gaito: Rai!"
"Rai Magachi (Athena's Daughter): I'm here!!"
"Gaito: Daigo!"
"Daigo: Here!!!"
"Gaito: Sakuma!"
"Sakuma Magachi (Sybille's Son): Here!"
"Gaito: Yakumo!"
"Yakumo Magachi (Tayna's Son): Present!"
"Gaito: Haramura!"
"Haramura: Here!"
"Gaito: Sakagi!"
"Sakagi Magachi (Akari's Son): Here!"

(As Gaito then snapped his fingers while continuing to dodge the incoming attacks, everyone's ability to fire anymore elemental/magic attacks was suspended as Gaito then sat down and snapped his fingers again, restoring the classroom the way it was before and reactivating their abilities at the same time. Gaito then sits in his chair as he's prepared to teach his children.)

"Gaito: Now, BEFORE we begin, I would like to say one thing... Every last one of you in this very room is the future to the next generation of fighters. However, Daigo and Haramura are already of age to apply for their hero licenses. But for today, I've decided to have two specific individuals come down here and teach you all some very important lessons about the fighting world."
(As a knock was heard on the door, Gaito opened it with his magic and walking through was Lotus Kenhiro and Chimon Hato.)
"My children, meet my closest companions, Lotus Kenhiro and Chimon Hato."
(As they all greeted each other to Lotus and Chimon, they felt please for being honored to teach Gaito's children about the fighting world.)
"Lotus: It is an honor to meet such gifted younglings. You all are very lucky to have a father like Gaito, he may seem scary to you all at times. But do understand that your father cares about family very much, even if family turned against him, he'd still care for you."
"Chimon: Indeed. Your father is far more capable in anything than any expectation possible. But there are countless evils in the world. Some of you was not around during these times but us three has seen things that no child should ever have to witness."
"Lotus: The villains we've faced were deadly and very dangerous. Actually, two members of the Magachi bloodline were villains at the time but now they are fighting with us as heroes."
"Gaito: That's right. Chimon and Lotus are two warriors that would never turn their eyes away when delivering justice. Lotus here has fought for many years just as Chimon, think of these two as your upperclassmen, your two masters, your reliable sources for inspiration or training. Understand everyone?"
(They all nodded and agreed to Gaito as they all continued to ask Goxius and Chimon questions about their countless years of combat. As the class was now over, Daigo was home in Hell with Azumi in the Umezaki's residence as he practiced a hero quote he created.)

"Daigo: "Worry not citizens! Whenever evil arises, the darkness shall quiver in fear, for I, Daigo Magachi is here!"
(He then sighed with irritation as it wasn't the perfect quote.)
"No.. No..! That's not it... I need to think..."
(Daigo sighed and collapses onto his bed as he continued to think of a hero quote.)
"All these new heroes out there on Earth got all these quotes and I don't got squat!"
(Daigo then sighed as he then teleported to Hakodate Central by Sawano and Gaito's statues and noticed costumed heroes everywhere instead of normal fighters. Daigo then looks at an information booth and grabs an almanac that explains all the heroes ranks, backstories and affiliation within the Elemental Federal Branch's organization.)
"It says here that the current number one hero of Class SS is Lotus..? So if Gaito is Class X, Chair 1, then who is Class SSS's number one hero...?"
"???: Daigo?"
(He then turned around to notice Xinera was out shopping which was a relief for him.)
"Daigo: Oh! Xinera! Mind if I ask you a question?"
"Xinera: Sure! What's on your mind, kiddo?"
"Daigo: Do you know who Class SSS's number one hero is?"
"Xinera: Ohh! Well about that, the Elemental Federal Branch along with the Heavenly Council have yet to decide who's the number one. By the way, there's a bank robbery going on right now and it seems there's a speeding van behind you."
(Daigo then turns around to see the speeding van which Daigo was worried about.)

"Daigo: Aren't you going to stop them?!"
"Xinera: Classes S and above aren't allowed to handle common crimes like robberies, that's left to ranks A's and below. Its an official statement made by the federal branch months ago, Good luck though!"
(Xinera then started to walk back to the mansion as Daigo then began to run after the speeding van but was quickly losing it in the distance.)
"Daigo: Wait.. Why am I running this slow?!"
(Daigo then pauses right where he is and positions himself in a running position as his mind began to spark circuits of electricity then rapidly speeds down into his legs.)
"(Thinking): I inherit the Magachi blood thanks to my father... If I have a portion of his abilities, I should be able to have Gaito's speed...!"

(After one step, Daigo's speed was suddenly powerful enough to create a massive whirlwind behind him as he catches up to the speeding van and purposely kicks through the backdoors and through the windshield which forces the escaping van to split into twos by the sheer force. As the robbers then tries to escape, they noticed the whirlwind of debris behind them which terrified the criminals into taking cover but was pinned down by several objects as the whirlwind then ended. As one of the bank robbers managed to escape the rubble by decaying the debris with his breath, Daigo then stood right in his way as he was waiting for Class A heroes to arrive.)

"Daigo (Thinking): I'm not authorized to legally arrest this guy.. I have to wait until someone within the Elemental Division can show up..."
"Robber: You're making a grave mistake kid, you should've minded your goddamn business..!!"
"Daigo: I cannot let evil run astray as there are no heroes nearby, anyone can be a hero... So until the real authorities arrive, I will take you down just like your friends!"
"Robber: Fine by me, kid!!!"
(The robber than inhaled his breath and exhaled a gust of wind which decayed the area around Daigo. Daigo then jumps into the air then kicks another gust of wind which blew back the decaying breath and allowed Daigo to land an echoing elbow strike to the criminal directly in the stomach and pin him down onto the ground without causing any maximum damage to the surrounding area.)
"Daigo: Now to wait for reinforcements!"
(As Daigo just finishes the sentence, standby citizens was watching and applauded for Daigo which had him directly confused as he looked around and noticed. Suddenly, Gaito and Choryrth teleported right in front of the downed criminal and Daigo as Gaito smiled at Daigo.)
"Gaito: Congratulations Daigo Magachi, you've passed the placement test."
"Daigo: PLACEMENT TEST?!"
"Gaito: Shime, you can cut the act now!"
(The downed criminal then was freed by Daigo as he then took off his ski mask.)

"Daigo: Gaito, Choryrth, who is this..?"
"Choryrth: This is one of the Class A heroes, Shime Kyotesaki or by his hero name "D-Cay"
"Shime Kyotesaki: Sorry about the plot, me and the other heroes were in on it."
"Daigo: Other heroes...?"
(The two remaining pretend robbers was freed from the pinned debris as they took off their ski masks as well which surprised Daigo a lot more.)
"Gaito: These two are of Class B, meet Griffin and Scarlet Puma."
"Both: Congratulations on passing, Daigo Magachi!"
"Daigo: Was Xinera in on this too...?"
"Gaito: Yup, the shopping bit was real however."
"Daigo: Wow. I.. actually cannot believe you did this..."
"Choryrth: To tell the truth, a hero application was filled out for you a week ago and... In order to see your true taste in justice, we threw together this test."
"Daigo: So I...-"
"Gaito: You are officially a member of the Elemental Division. So without further adieu, we of the Elemental Federal Branch, we welcome you to the ranks, Class E, Rank 1,093."
(Daigo smiled with joy as he could not hold back his tears and started crying.)
"Daigo: I PROMISE TO BECOME THE BEST HERO I CAN BE GAITO! ITS JUST LIKE WHAT YOU SAID AT YOUR SPEECH!!"
(Gaito then pats Daigo's head as he was proud of Sawano's own child.)
"Gaito: I know you'll make me proud kid, just promise not to act on your own accord, alright? I don't want to get an earful from your father and mother."
"Daigo: I promise Gaito!"
(Gaito then smiles as he sees major potential in Daigo's sense for justice.)