Chapter 181:

Defeated. (Part 3)

Project: INFERNO


-After Gaito's funeral-

(Inside the Magachi Mansion, everyone was silent in depression as silence after five minutes was then broken by a scoff from Xinera as she then stood up.)

"Xinera: I'm going to fight them myself."
"Sawano: Xinera."
"Xinera: Don't talk to me."
"Sawano: Xinera!"

(As Sawano held on to Xinera, she'd push and shove her way to the door as Sawano continued holding her back as the more emotional members of the family were silent but crying.)

"Sawano: Xinera..! Look at me.. Look at me."
"Xinera: ..."
"Sawano: We can't. We cannot go out there and fight them right now, look at us..."
"Xinera: ...Who the fuck you think you are thinking you can preach to us...?"
"Sawano: ..."
"Xinera: They can stay here and cry for all I care. I'll fight Kazuya alone, so don't you dare stop me Sawano.."

(As Xinera raised a fist of destructive energy, Ankoku gripped her hand, forcing her to stop.)

"Ankoku: You will not hurt my brother."

(Shibuto summons his grimoire out of protection for Xinera.)

"Shibuto: Let her go now!"

"Ankoku: LISTEN! We all need to fucking calm down. We're upset this happened, yes. But if you think about it, we all knew the fight was over too early and now we know why. Xinera, don't go out that door and search for them. We all need to sit down, take some time away from each other and strategize a plan. Because going out there right now mindlessly will only increase our casualties and have Kazuya and Knitemare just storm us down immediately."

"Isabel: ...But most of us aren't even strong enough to take on those two..."
"Fuchibuto: That's why we all need to focus on training, we let our guards down for too long and now look what's happened. Most of us has been sitting around, letting the lives of humans affect us... No offense Lotus, Onara."
"Lotus & Onara: None taken."
"Shibuto: You don't get it don't you...? If we sit around now and take time to ourselves, they might strike us sooner...! We need to GO NOW!"
"Hinami: Shibuto... I know you're upset but-"
"Shibuto: SHUT UP! This is all your father's fault come to think of it!"
"Sawano: Me?!"
"Shibuto: Gaito told you everything, didn't he? He told you he knew everything within this timeline and what would happen? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ANYONE?!"
"Sawano: Even if I wanted to, Gaito told me not to say a word-"
"Shibuto: YOU LIE!"

(Shibuto out of anger launches a void beam at Sawano which Hinami quickly takes the attack but was in pain from the multiplied damage as Sawano was now pissed off.)

"Sawano: HINAMI!"
"Onara: Shibuto, what the fuck?!"
"Choryrth: Have you gone mad?!"

(Sawano then punches Shibuto across the mansion collapsing through the white marble stairs as Tayna and Isabel punched Sawano back as he then cracked his hands as Azumi immediately rushes in and punches the two back.)

"Azumi: DON'T TOUCH MY HUSBAND!"

(As Tayna crashed into the wall and Isabel was punched back five steps, tensions began to rise quickly as every Magachi member then began fighting one another, destroying everything in the mansion as Onara quickly manipulates Shibuto's shadow to grab him out of the fight and return to the Void Realm, Lotus takes his wife and daughter out of the mansion and back to the dojo immediately as others not involved with the fighting quickly left as soon as possible. As the fighting concluded, no Magachi family member has spoke to each other in five months as the mansion was now reduced to nothing but rubble.)

-Now-

"Onara: Ever since that day, no one cared to contact one another."
"Xinera: I'm grateful you actually found me, I was depressed. Did you bring my change of clothes?"
"Onara: Got them right here."

(Xinera then dries herself off, dresses up in springtime clothing with strapped on boots, ripped jean shorts and two long sleeve shirts as Onara and Xinera walked and talked while hanging out around Osaka.)

"Onara: Are you sure two long sleeved shirts are good in hot weather?"
"Xinera: I get cold easily... Anyway, how's things in the Void Realm?"
"Onara: As usual, pretty bleak, just black. But its very stressful for us right now so I put a new protection unit in charge until my return."
"Xinera: Ah.. Honestly Onara... I might quit fighting."
"Onara: Hm?"
"Xinera: ...It's not worth it anymore without Gaiti around."
"Onara: "Gaiti"? You mean Gaito?"
"Xinera: I call him that for a nickname."
"Onara: Oh that's just wonderful to know... But he'll be back you know."
"Xinera: ...I doubt it this time."
"Onara: If Sawano was able to come back, what's stopping the strongest man in reality?"
"Xinera: ...I just.."

(Xinera began crying once again while she clenched her chest.)

"Onara: Xinera?"
"Xinera: ...It's so damn difficult to deal with this... I just want to leave this timeline and go somewhere else..."
"Onara: That's not a good idea. Listen Xinera, this is difficult, I know. But we can get through this. Let's just hang out, alright? Some girl time?"
"Xinera: ...I guess that's okay."
"Onara: Come on, Shibuto took me to this dessert place, so I hope it'll cheer you up."

(As Onara leads Xinera to a nearby dessert shop, coincidentally across the street was Chimon speaking with the old faces of the old Saikan Academy era while telling them what has happened throughout the years.)

"Chimon: And that's what happened."
"Akira: ...Holy hell..."
"Tsuka: And all of this... happened while we were asleep...?"
"Chimon: Well.. Yes."
"Ashton: And with the massive rise of crime, heroes are overworked now because of Gaito's death?"
"Chimon: It wasn't just Gaito's death. A large chunk of heroes resigned from their positions, we're also dealing with rising factions such as Atheists Among Deities who's most likely culprits behind every criminal operation so far."
"Botan: They're the ones with those 12 Omnipresent guys right?"
"Chimon: That's right. They're ranked individually by power so the top five are considered the most dangerous."
"Edea: Is there any hope in changing this?"
"Chimon: There is... But none of the Magachi's are willing to reunite, especially Sawano."
"Tsuka: ...This is horrible, if only there was some way we can help..."
"Chimon: All we can do is reduce crime as much as we can to maintain order."

(As things seemed hectic for heroes and the Magachi's, Fuchibuto and Ankoku in the Anti-Realm was visited by Kotalnious, Gaito's father as three Senvoinian Gods has accompanied him.)

"Kotalnious: I'm grateful I was welcomed here."
"Fuchibuto: Please Lord Kotalnious, you're our race's strongest. It would be foolish of us to not let you in during such a needed time."
"Kotalnious: I shall cut straight to the chase... We must begin battle preparations for when Kazuya and Knitemare return."