Home Again

I looked at Fallan then walked to her. I punched her face and grunted loudly. She groaned then fell to the ground. She held her nose and looked at me a bit surprised. I looked down at her in disgust.

"Tch you disgust me Fallan, have you no shame...you practically ruined everyone's lives and now you play weak..? Killing you now won't change a thing and you know it." I glared then tossed her Core to her.

"Hisumi..?" Nagini said as she watched me toss Fallan's core to her.

"You want to die..? Do it yourself." I said then turned around. "Otherwise...you're gonna help us stop Qiao Zhi. Gather your allies...and let's end this war. Command your Fallen to help us...because even at the end of the day...you are still a Ruler."

"Why show mercy..? Why show mercy on me...?! Are you mocking me?" Fallan bellowed then stood up.

"Why am I showing mercy..? Because I know deep inside your heart of insanity...that you can atone. Unlike Qiao Zhi, I can sense something in you." I said.

"Tch...like I'd help you fuckers...my plan was so complete! Foolproof! Nothing could've gone wrong until.."

"Until Qiao Zhi betrayed you. The one man you've known for centuries. The man who betrayed his Guardianship for you. The man in whom you trusted.." I said then looked back at Fallan. "He was never interested in you. He wants to kill us all. You were just a scapegoat for him. Someone he could hide behind while be plotted in the shadows. He talks about peace and balance and yet will destroy the universe full of innocent people and I refuse to allow that. You can regain the trust of the Sovereigns if you help us...get your original powers back. But that's on you. Nagini and I could always reverse time and kill you on the spot."

Fallan looked at her core then closed her eyes. "It was my fault for abusing the Key of Origin to begin with. And if stopping Qiao Zhi is the way I atone, so be it. Don't think this makes us friends or anything though.."

"Didn't have it in mind." I said then walked to Nagini.

Nagini sighed and opened a portal. "I just hope this doesn't backfire."

"Same." I said then walked through the portal.

Naora and the others noticed Yoshida land in front of their house. Naora quickly opened the door and looked at him.

"Yoshida..?" Naora said in shock then hugged him.

He looked at her and placed his hand on her head. "Sorry won't fix what I done. Because there is no Tree of Life and Death, The monsters can't truly grow. I am going to right my wrongs and rebuild the Tree of Life."

Naora looked surprised and pulled away then held Yoshida's arms. "W-What? Rebuild the Tree of Life? You're gonna rebuild the Hierarchy..?! But the hierarchy was the reason you were even in this predicament...You sought to destroy it and now you want to rebuild it?"

"Without the Hierarchy, there is no way us monsters can truly help stop Qiao Zhi. And since I no longer have Quietus's power after fighting Qiao Zhi...I have to do this. I killed everyone who could possibly help balance everything. Now with what power I have now, with my monster abilities, I can make things right." Yoshida said then watched Naora back away.

She nodded and looked a bit upset to see Yoshida go. "I understand. Honestly I don't know how long we can keep hiding. We can't keep the Neko Neko Teatime crew here forever either. Be sure to stay safe because I'm not sure if we can continue being safe." Naora gave a weak chuckle.

"I'll figure something out...For the time being the Rulers will keep you safe. Especially Hisumi. She has power I've never seen before. I'll see you later." Yoshida flew off.

Himeko looked at Naora then crossed her arms. "Rebuilding the Hierarchy...Will this be enough to overpower that man Qiao Zhi? He sounds extremely powerful."

"I don't know, but we have to figure something out." Naora said.

Nagini, Fallan, and I made it back to Japan and noticed the Risen swarming Yukihori. I glared at the Risen then summoned my katana then transformed into my Ruler Form.

"Qiao Zhi has already made his move. His goal looks like stalling us until he finishes his grand scheme." Nagini said as she summoned her cross.

"I'm gonna find my fellow Valkyrias. This is the time we fight together to end Qiao Zhi once and for all." I said then dashed ahead to the Risen to clear a path.

Nagini and Fallan rushed into battle as well. We began to clear out the Risen and I looked around. I noticed the Judgement building then ran towards it. Nagini and Fallan followed me. I noticed it was vacant. Blood was on the floors and walls. I ran straight to the lab section. I noticed all of the clones were missing except one. It was a clone of me that looked different. I walked to the medical machine and looked at her. The woman had long black hair, oni horns on her head, and her build was exactly like mine except her hips was a bit wider and her breasts was a bit larger.

Nagini looked at the clone and crossed her arms. "When did they make this..? How did they get your DNA to make this clone?"

Fallan looked at the clone and noticed bubbles. "Ladies...she's alive.."

We looked at Fallan then looked back at the clone and noticed bubbles. I noticed a button and pressed it. The water in the machine began to disappear and the locks on the doors unlocked. I opened the door and unhooked her from the machine then noticed a bloody lab coat hanging on a chair then grabbed it and put it on her body, sitting the woman on the chair afterwards. I looked at the woman then touched her horn and noticed her body jumped slightly. I stopped touching her horn then crossed my arms and looked at her.

"Here it says her name is H-19. She's recorded to be the second perfect clone since H-12." Nagini said. "Ha...these bastards wouldn't know perfection even if it hit them in the face."

The woman opened her eyes then grunted and stood up quickly. She looked at me and her immediate reaction was to get in a battle stance. Her left arm turned into a dragon arm and she ran towards me. She went for a punch and I caught her fist and glared at her. Fallan and Nagini looked at us.

"You're the target...You are...Hisumi! H-12's memory resides in me!" The woman said.

"You'll be foolish to face me in battle." I said.

The woman pulled away then went for a spinning kick. I caught her ankle then my eyes shined. I transformed into my Ryu Ruler Form then flew in the air then flew down and slammed the woman through a desk. She groaned and coughed. I tossed her in the air then punched her stomach and she coughed blood. I sent her flying across the lab. She slammed into the main computer. The woman fell to her knees and her eyes shined. She looked up at me and growled then got up and ran to me.

"Hmph." I used a burst of speed to appear in front of her then palmed her stomach. She coughed and fell to her knees. I jumped over her sweep kick then kicked her face. She groaned then fell on her back. I walked to get and mounted on top of her then pinned her down.

She looked up at me then her arm turned back to normal. I got off her then helped her up. I noticed a marking under her belly button. It was a marking that didn't seem from Judgement, Anarchy, nor from Qiao Zhi. It was a marking that seemed to not even be from this planet.

"I don't think any of the suspects we are thinking of made her. This marking doesn't seem to be from this world." I said then pulled the woman over to Nagini.

Nagini looked at the marking and crossed her arms. "That's because it isn't from this world. It's from a world named Esoria...I've only seen this marking once. From the bond of a King. It doesn't look too legit since she was artificially made meaning, we have an otherworldly Alchemist on our hands. They still haven't closed the gates from this world to that world...well I can't blame them...Florence and Clarissa never closed the gates. This place has been abandoned and only she remains...meaning..."

"The Alchemist is dead." I said. "Who could've killed them?"

We heard a roar outside the building and I looked out the windows, seeing a large being fly by. I sensed Draconic Energy and summoned a barrier around us as a powerful beam of dark dragon energy was shot at us. The beam broke through the barrier and Nagini teleported us away. An explosion happened and we appeared on the top of the Judgement Tower.

"Quietus.." Nagini said and glared.

I noticed a battleship flying towards us. It was Infineon. "It's the Infineon Battleship!"

"All of you get in!" Orishi yelled.

We nodded and hurried inside of the battleship then the doors closed and Orishi flew off at high speeds.

"Don't pursue them for now." A man said. "They can't do much, especially Yoshida after Qiao Zhi took you away. Let's just focus on destroying the big cities of Japan."

I looked at Orishi and was extremely happy to see her. I looked back and noticed Kikyo and Yumeji. I hurried to them and hugged them and they hugged back. I smiled and let them go and looked at Orishi.

"Where are we headed?" I asked.

"Home. Where it all started." Orishi said.

"St. Fraskia?" I asked.

"The one and only. Now that my sister and her associates are gone, we defeated the straggling Fell Beasts and regained control of the academy so we can use that as our base of operation again. I am actually curious about your adventures with the Infinity Council. To fight side by side with some of the strongest to exist. I didn't even know Misao and Liao Ru were even Infinity Council members nor did I know they even still existed. All of my students have either become Rulers or become extremely powerful beyond my teachings, but that doesn't mean we slack off. We must prepare for the End of All. We must stop Qiao Zhi and we have to be as prepared as possible. The monsters have decided to help us in our cause as well as the Overlords...I see you have Fallan and a new woman with you. The more allies the better." Orishi smiled.

I nodded and looked at Orishi. I was looking forward to seeing the old Academy again and all of my friends once again.

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Qiao Zhi sat on his throne in an unknown location away from civilization. He noticed a few of his subordinates walking up to him and bowing down.

"Lord Qiao Zhi. We haven't been able to locate the Valkyrias nor the Rulers...the Monsters are all hiding as well. The Shinto have also closed their Shrines. We can't enter because they have repelled our energy with their Sacred Energy." A man said.

"Plus the Greek Deities have all formed a powerful barrier around Mount Olympus. It's strange. It's almost like every Deity knows of our plan." A woman said.

"That is fine. Just continue as planned. Spread darkness around the world. We must complete what Chaos couldn't. We must do what Fallan couldn't. All Deities shall fall." Qiao Zhi said.

"As you wish." Qiao Zhi's subordinates said then got up and left his presence.