Chapter 36:

Doomsday. (Part 10 - Finale)

My Near-Death Is A Blessing!


(Meanwhile in Shanghai with two hours passing, entering the final hours of darkness before sunrise, the Ghoul Carver was continuing his slaughtering on other Ghouls across his own city, Darkness hurdling over the entire city as alive bystanders were cheering on the angry Kygin whom showed no signs of fatigue despite fighting Ghouls left and right.)

"Kygin: ...DAMN IT!!! How could I let these Ghouls get into my fucking town...?!"
"Li Ye: Once again, this isn't your town, dear... But we'll have to keep defending the civilians!"
"Kygin: ..Tch! This is all that fucking kid's fault..."
"Li Ye: You cannot blame everything on Zhen! he's just a teenage!"
"Kygin: Teenagers ALWAYS get into fucking trouble and their actions ends up leads to US to clean it up!"
"Li Ye: Even if that's the case, children can't rely on each other! They need parents and guardians to push them toward the right track, a world with untaught children would be the end of the world itself!"

(Kygin then out of frustration activates his Darkness Transformation once more, rushing at full speed past Li Ye to slaughter the incoming wave of Ghouls, streaks of a cosmic-like purple slashing and dashing through Ghouls before ending with Kygin drifting while deactivating his armor. Kygin then pauses where he is to continue arguing with Li Ye.)

"Kygin: Tch...! If the problems to the world were able to be removed at the push of a button, I'd push it so fast!"
"Li Ye: Peace on Earth isn't a good idea, even I say this!"

(Li Ye would then notice powerful stomps coming in their direction, a powerful Enforcer Ghoul rushing towards Li Ye and Kygin as Li Ye then rushes toward the Enforcer, attacking while evading the massive Enforcer's attacks.)

"Li Ye: The world needs disorder in order to create order! Life is always going to have problems and that's something not even the world can't stop! That's why Mercenaries exist, to become the balance of order and disorder, we can't just wish for all of our problems to go away if we need them too!"

(Li Ye would then transfigure her left arm from flesh into water, swinging from lamppost to lamppost and after sending herself into the air, she would elegantly spin before switching the transfiguration from her left arm to her right, blasting a high pressure beam of water, splitting through the Enforcer as if it was butter. With a successful land on her feet, the enforcer's divided body would collapse on both sides as Li Ye then returns her body to it's human flesh, she would notice Kygin brutally finishing off one remaining Ghoul with endless punches to it's destroyed face. Noticing the anger on Kygin's face, Li Ye would hold his bruised and blood-coated hand gently, washing it off with a water bubble while healing it at the same time.)

"Li Ye: Kygin, we need to be there for the next generation of Mercenaries, the next individuals who will stand against the world and stop crime just as much as we have. Blaming everything on one child who's barely controlled all of these powers is not his fault, it's the way he's being trained and forced to fight on the frontlines."
"Kygin: ...I want Ghouls dead. I want them all dead... Someone has to be blamed for the very existence of Ghouls..."
"Li Ye: We'll find that someone to blame, but it can't be an adolescent hero."

(As Kygin has finally calmed down and removed the hood off of his head, his hair would sway in the wind as Li Ye cleaned off Kygin. Suddenly, the two were receiving and SOS alert from the Mercenary Association in Hong Kong. The SOS reaches many other Mercenaries affiliated with China as meanwhile in the audible distance, the sounds of striking lightning and trembling thunder was heard in Hong Kong, an ongoing fight with Jikouji, Negan and Fulmina versus the Triple Ghoul would have nearly all of Hong Kong not only an empty evacuated city but a destroyed wasteland. With the Triple Ghoul parrying Negan's bat, he was once again struck by fast and powerful lightning as Jikouji pulls the Triple Ghoul into close combat then connects a powerful punch, doubled in damage with the pushback of a wind cannon blasting the Triple Ghoul once again across the city with increasing explosions.)

"Jikouji: Its been two hours and he's not showing any weakness... No matter, darkness is about to end."
"Negan: All we need to do is push him back further. The Triple Ghoul can't survive the sunlight."
"Fulmina: We must finish him before the sun rises."
"Negan: Hm... There's one idea. Jikouji, I need you to-"

(With the Triple Ghoul walking out of the storm of debris and smoke, both arms electrified from Fulmina's lightning as both were then fired back at the three, Fulmina zapping in front of Negan and Jikouji to retake her lightning while rushing into the fight, battling the Triple Ghoul alone with a sword created of pure lightning.)

"Fulmina: Your mayhem of crime ends now!"
"Triple Ghoul: With your pathetic attempts, all of you combined will never defeat me!"
"Fulmina: Perish!"

(With Fulmina's eyes revealing a full glow of purple, she would pierce through the body of the Triple Ghoul and with the roar of thunder, a Godlike presence emerges from this one attack as Fulmina electrocutes the Triple Ghoul as she rains down Divine Lightning Strikes, creating a seeable storm from all across the Asian continent. With Jikouji recognizing the exact same power as he's seen before, he'd stand right where he is to watch her in combat once again.)

"Negan: The hell?! Is she intending to fry him?"
"Jikouji: More than that. Out of all the data we've encountered on the Triple Ghoul, there's only one thing that has caught Fulmina's attention. The Triple Ghoul's elemental weakness is Divine. Lightning."
"Negan: ...! And Fulmina ascended to Godhood years ago, making her-"
"Jikouji: -The second option aside from Bai Zhen in slaying the Triple Ghoul. We leave this fight to her to finish."

(With the Triple Ghoul's own body at the verge of exploding into chunks due to the overloading, he'd then counter the lightning storm with a Warp Blessing, allowing him to swap locations or warp to a targeted spot within a certain radius. As the Triple Ghoul then separates from Fulmina, he was convinced that she was holding back the entire time, revealing that she is the first Human Goddess among the ranks of the Mercenary Association.)

"Triple Ghoul: Now I see... You've became the first Human to obtain Godhood, it now makes sense... Your lightning has always confused me and now I see why, you've been able to slaughter my creations left and right, knowing the entire time you were a God..."

(The Triple Ghoul's right arm begins to charge a variety of elemental powers, including an Multiplier Blessing as the ground underneath the Triple Ghoul would crack and crumble. With Fulmina sensing the incoming attack, the skies would begin to twist and turn, Jikouji and Negan along with other Mercenaries across China, sensing the impending doom on one simple attack.)

"Negan: I don't like this..."
"Jikouji: Fulmina! There are civilians still in China, don't overdo it!"
"Fulmina: ..."

(With no response, Fulmina would then reveal a powerful orb of lightning from her claw formed left hand. With the orb now in front of her face, she was then crush it, releasing powerful purple lightning to strike her down where she stands. Out of the lightning is a full powered Fulmina with presence of Godhood eroding her very presence as her curse begins to take effect on her. Fulmina would ignore the erosion as both the Triple Ghoul and Fulmina dare not hold back for both attacks were to determine which side wins and what side loses...)

"Triple Ghoul: I've yearned for the taste of Godhood... And if I cannot obtain it through Bai Zhen and that Justice Blessing, I will obtain it through YOU, FULMINA!"

(With a powerful wave of kinetic energy combined with the 5 known elements, Fulmina would stare down the attack, raise her sword into the very sky, close her eyes then states one powerful word:)

"Fulmina: Smite."

(With the audible shing from the blade of Fulmina, the very attack blasts through the Triple Ghoul's attack, eradicating the kinetic energy from the powerful currents of lightning as Fulmina's strike slashes through the very country of Asia, eradicating a large portion of China's civilization, along with Ghouls within the areas as the Mercenary Associations of China were in utter shock to witness such devastation done in one attack. As the sun begins to rise at last, Fulmina then powers down as she then collapses to her knees, panting from exhaustion while groaning in pain, knowing how painful her erosion curse would be after using her strongest attack to wipe out the Triple Ghoul.)

"Negan: ...Fulmina. What. The hell.. DID YOU JUST DO?!"
"Fulmina: ...I wiped out the threat."

(With Jikouji and Negan noticing the entire battlefield of Hong Kong eviscerated by Fulmina's lightning, Mercenary Associations from all over China were in disbelief as the number of casualties were higher due to Fulmina's strike.)

"Mercenary Association Male Analysist #1: K-Kill count... across Hong Kong and the rest of the nearby cities..."

(The map of China would reveal a wide area of debris and destruction of Hong Kong's neighboring cities as electrified waves of lightning continues to surge through China with one slash revealed to have split China nearly in half from a certain angle with the cut splitting from Hong Kong to Gansu, halfway splitting the entire country.)

"Mercenary Association Male Analysist #1: Over-... four... million.. dead...! The numbers... t-they're.. continuing to climb..."

(As the analysist then passes out from shock and fear, Fulmina and Jikouji was then ordered to return to Japan as Negan then at last answers the SOS. The three then listened to what the message was.)

"Jiia (Message): All Mercenaries!! All Mercenaries of China, we have urgent news! We're going to end this war with the Triple Ghoul once and for all! We will be allying temporarily with both the 4 Pillars of Japan and the Global Ascendancy Front, meet at the Hong Kong Mercenary Association HQ for further information!"

(As the message ends, the two then stopped to think.)

"Jikouji: ...I'm willing to stay and listen."
"Fulmina: Very well."

(With the three along with every living Mercenary in China all then temporarily gathers at the Hong Kong Association HQ which remained untouched from the debris for it was one of the remaining towers in Hong Kong. Jiia then would return with roughly any injuries, knowing that everyone else were either injured, wounded or worst but were recovering slowly.)

"Jiia: Everyone. Its time to end this once and for all. The reason you're all called here is because of urgent information we've received from Kokei Uesaka in Japan... and it involves information of the Triple Ghoul, along with their official location of the hideout."
"All: ...!!!"

(With the official location placed onto everyone's locators, the Triple Ghoul's hideout has been located underneath Ferry Point in China, most of everyone whom were receiving this news were full of relief, joy or excitement in reaching the end of the war with the Triple Ghoul.)

"An Xinyi (G.A.F's 5th Commandment/War Veteran | Power: Feline Blessing): We can't celebrate too prematurely. What matters at this very moment is the elimination of these Ghoul bastards immediately!"
"Negan Zhihao (Former Mercenary | Power: Phantom Blessing): Did you even take one look at everyone in this room the second you got in there? LOOK AT US! Half of us are exhausted, injured and some of us are even close to death! We can't launch an full frontal attack on the Ghouls so quickly while WE are under dire circumstances as well!"
"Jiia: Negan is actually right... Because the true crux of the problem has been this, we've been fighting the Triple Ghoul countless times and without any proof that he can clone himself, we don't know how it's possible... Thanks to Bai Zhen battling the Triple Ghoul, we've captured that very reason to why he comes back."

(With the reveal of 1,500 pods for 1,500 Triple Ghouls, all within the headquarters were given the shiver of fear, knowing of the countless Blessings, Curses and Spirits the Triple Ghoul could have at THEIR possession, Negan tightened his bat as even he never knew of this frightening truth.)

"Citadel (Elite-Class Mercenary | Power: Creation Blessing): ...All of us cannot fight another battle in another 24 hours... Especially against 1,500 Triple Ghouls...!"
"Jiia: As this news frightens me as well, I cannot blame you all. That being said, you have the decision to stay behind and provide support or avoid the final battle. As I send you all this information, it is imperative we all take this time to actually recover from our battles. Many of us are not at 100% and many of us cannot handle another fight with either the Triple Ghouls, their 15 Ghouls or even their elite forces. Which is why this operation will be held on standby until all who can fight is ready to fight alongside me to invade the Ghoul's Hideout."
"Zemin Wei (G.A.F 3rd Commandment | Power: Phoenix Spirit): I will fight on the frontlines."
"Kygin (Elite-Class Mercenary | Power: Darkness Blessing, Shadow Curse): ...?! Granny Wei?!"
"Zemin: I've seen many young ones die at the hand of Ghouls and I can no longer tolerate more being put through such pain... If it means putting this frail body into the ground, then I will fight until my wings can no longer ignite its flames!"
"Kygin: ..."
"Goto Hokitika (#4 of Japan's 4 Pillars | Power: Blizzard Spirit): You're not going alone, Granny Wei. I have the strength necessary to fight."
"Jikouji Norikata (#2 of Japan's 4 Pillars | Power: Quake Blessing, Earth Spirit): I've fought through countless battles with Ghouls for days on end without sleep, I will not put down my fists until I have the heads of those damned Triple Ghouls!"
"Fulmina (#1 of Japan's 4 Pillars | Power: Lightning Spirit, Erosion Curse): The millions of lives each of these Triple Ghouls have taken will not be in vain. I will step forth in battle."

(As many other names and fighters, including all members of the Global Ascendancy Front stepped forward, Negan clenched his bat as he thought of Bai Zhen and where he could be.)

"Fulmina: Zhihao."
"Negan: ...?"

(She would then nod as Negan then took it as a sign he'll be okay, Negan then steps up. Jiia would then remove her glasses, revealing her hair dancing in the windless fortress of the Association's HQ for she was then stepping forth to fight.)

"Jiia: We will win at all costs, injured or not!"
"Kygin: We don't need any further casualties, leave your injuries to me."

(As Li Ye then was the first to notice what he was planning, Kygin would activate his Shadow's Curse to connect with every other shadow in the room, syphoning away not only his right arm in which he's sacrificed in order to remove the very injuries off of everyone in the room, making them all at 100% while Kygin, the only Mercenary with half a right arm as he then pants in exhaustion, others worrying about him while Li Ye would heal his arm.)

"Hug Ruogang (G.A.F's Founder & Director | Power: Reality Spirit, Spatial Blessing): Kygin..."
"Kygin: ..Its fine. My curse may come with a difficult price... But thanks to Darkness, I can restore my limbs with a shadowy figure!"
"Jiia: ...Heh. To anyone who wishes to avoid this final battle, you may remain here. But we will take this battle to them as we continue to fight, FOR THE HUMANS!"

(With the raise of Jiia's fist, all in synchronization would do the same and yell in unison:)

"All: FOR THE HUMANS!"

(With everyone cheering in unison, Fulmina would speak with Negan to the side as she tells him the truth.)

"Fulmina: Zhihao, you can relax peacefully because I have made sure Bai Zhen was kept out of harms way."
"Negan: ..! Where is he..?"
"Fulmina: My familiar and ally, Qiae is keeping watch of him at the top of the Yamane Shrine in Japan. You have the right to go all out now, knowing he's safe."
"Negan: ...Good. Because I owe that kid a number of apologies, but I also owe the Triple Ghouls a deadly beating. Now lets go, Fulmina."
"Fulmina: Yes, the final act is upon us..."

(With no more words to speak, the Mercenaries then prepared for the final battle for things were both quiet in Japan and China, knowing of such, Japan's forces has confirmed there were no more signs of Ghouls but continues to scan the area. With Yumiko of Japan's 4 Pillars joining the raid, the roster was at last full. China's Mercenary Association, The Global Ascendancy Front, Japan's 4 Pillars and Negan Zhihao were all marching to Ferry Point, toward the entry Bai Zhen has created when he first landed to begin the full frontal assault and the raid on the Lair of The 15 Ghouls...)

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