40 At long last 2...
Chapter 19.5 - At long last 2...
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The massive exchange of attacks continued on the rift where the Gate of the Underworld is located as Hades and Super Saiyan 3 Goku battled for supremacy. Each of their punches and attacks created earth-shaking and ground-breaking shockwaves as the two powerful beings seemed to be fighting on equal grounds with their current level of power. Even the Flash is having trouble catching up with the movements of the battling gods…
"Just… what kind of battle is this…?" The Flash muttered as he forgot about trying to pass through Gohan and just watched the battle as it unfolds right in front of him.
"They seemed to be in equal terms in speed, power and durability…" Superman also said as he stopped attacking Vegetta while trying to follow the movement of the battling oppositions while also bracing himself as he levitates.
"That's why I told you to not bother joining that fight. Both of them are no longer thinking about us. All that they have in mind right now is to defeat their opponent." Vegetta said, still on his regular Super Saiyan form while also levitating. "Damn you, Kakarotto! I should be the one fighting that god!"
Super Saiyan 3 Goku and Hades' right arm straight hit each others' fist simultaneously, creating a shockwave that is more than enough to pulverize the moon. They also tried landing a right knee on each others' stomach, but their knees also collided mid-way, resulting on another moon-shattering shockwave. Hades and Goku distanced themselves from each other and fired a planet-busting ki blast and demonic beams respectively to each other. The two beams also collided, creating a massive explosion that could wipe-out Earth in a single instance. Despite the explosion, Goku and Hades dashed towards each other once again for another exchange of physical attacks.
"I can't believe that we are on the same level of power on our current state…" Hades said to Goku while delivering powerful blows that can easily be dodged and blocked by Super Saiyan 3 Goku.
"Then you better believe it! Because you'll end up defeated if you don't take me seriously!" Goku yelled while charging two potent ki's on both hands and fired the ki's while dispersing it into multiple beams, making it look like a meteor shower with planet-busting capability.
Hades retaliated by charging an enormous demonic beam on his mouth and fired it towards Goku. Both of their attacks landed on their opponents at the same time, but they ignored the damage and charged once again towards each other with a mighty yell.
"This… is on an entirely different level…" J'onn Jonzz muttered in awe.
"By the gods…" Wonder Woman just said subconsciously. After all, she was born and trained to fight as an Amazon. But she never expected to see a battle like this, especially against a mad God.
"I think you guys should believe me now that father can really handle that god." Gohan said with confidence.
"Yeah! Super Saiyan 3 rocks!" Gotenks, on his regular Super Saiyan form, yelled while pummeling the hundreds of Archfiend Skulls.
On the other hand, Batman just glared towards the battling powerful beings. It is quite understandable for a god to have such power. But for a being like these five newcomers who called themselves as Saiyans, that level of power should be non-existent within them. That's what he wanted to believe. After all, if these five are actually potential threats, it could simply mean that only Superman is the only one among them who can fight equally against these Saiyans… And Superman cannot defeat them on his own… alone!
And with another massive simultaneous exchange, Goku and Hades skidded away from each other with Goku lightly panting from the exchange.
"Hmm… we may have the same level of power on our current state. But I am a god. You can never defeat me in a battle of stamina. In the end, you're still just an ordinary mortal." Hades remarked sarcastically.
"You're right. If I continue fighting like this, I'll just wear myself out. But you got to admit, I landed pretty good attacks and you felt it!" Goku pointed out.
"Indeed. But it is still far from beating me!" Hades replied with a roar.
"So I guess, if we take this above further beyond… then I'll be kicking your ass to kingdom come if you will not release your true form! HAAAA!" Goku once again released a very condensed, potent ki that literally surpassed the Super Saiyan 3 form's power several folds. His yell produced powerful lightnings created out of nowhere that shattered the ruins within the rift. His golden aura grew brighter than before as his muscles visibly bulged due to the exponential increase in power of the Saiyan.
"This is impossible! You still have another powerful form than what you are currently using against me?!" Hades spoke in disbelief.
"What's going on? Just how many transformations does your father actually have?" The Flash inquired demandingly to Gohan.
"Well… it's not my job to reveal that. We might be fighting the same enemy, but that doesn't mean that we are allies, right?" Gohan smiled, making the Martian and the Amazon Princess looked towards him in wary.
"HAAAA!" Goku yelled mightily as he further tapped on the power of Oozaru within him. In that instance, a noticeable monkey tail grew out on the tip of Goku's spinal column. The lightning strikes became much more powerful and destructive… each strike could easily level an entire large city. The gust of wind that was created from the condensed power literally blew anything on its path. And with a bright golden light, Goku succeeded on ascending to one of his most powerful transofmration…
"Just what kind of being are you…?" Hades just said while glaring towards Goku. The Saiyan's appearance drastically changed from before. His hair returned pitch black hue but became visible thicker and longer. His back and arms are also covered with seemingly red-colored monkey fur. And this also includes a swaying monkey tail on the end of his spinal column with the same red fur.
"This is Super Saiyan 4…" Goku said darkly. "… and now… to show you the true power of this form…" Goku fired a casual ki blast towards Hades with massive speed. Hades tried to swipe it away but the force of the ki blast is so enormous that he is the one who got pushed back. And before he could dodge away, the ki blast exploded that enveloped the god. Goku then used Instant Transmission to appear right behind Hades and started pummeling the god violently with unbelievable speed and power that leaves the Justice League have their mouths hanging in awe, surprise and wary…
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"So he really went out and drag Hades out… that Son Goku…" Bills smirked while watching the battle thru Whis' staff.
"Yes. Remember the first time that the two of you met. He challenged you outright in a battle without knowing how powerful you really are." Whis smirked towards the 7th Universe's God of Destruction. "And he has grown a lot more powerful since then. And as we can see how this fight goes, sooner or later, Hades will have no choice but to unlock his true form."
"Those Guardians of the 7th Universe… the Saiyans… they really are powerful beings on their own. Now I understand why you have taken so much interest on them." The Daimakaicho spoke while sitting on her glamorous throne. Suddenly, she sensed something out of place, making her expression change that was visible for the Hakaishin duo to notice.
"What happened, Daimakaicho-sama?" Bills inquired.
"Fuzetsu…" The Daimakaicho muttered. "I can sense a Fuzetsu that was being casted but it was being overpowered by another power similar to Fuzetsu…" The Daimakaicho narrowed her eyes. "…and since the Fuzetsu is quite weak and haven't been fully casted yet, I cannot sense the direct location where it was casted. If that forbidden spell is being casted with me not knowing the reason behind it, then something not right is happening…"
"The Fuzetsu? Do you mean that forbidden spell that creates a closed dimension from the fragment of space and time of the material world?" Bills spoke. After all, since he originally came from the 9th Universe, he is somewhat familiar with the unrestricted and forbidden spells from Valhala and Nifheim. "Well, I can no longer sense it since I am no longer bound on this universe for I am currently a god from the 9th Universe."
"You're right. You can no longer sense it since you are now a god from another Universe." Hild clarified. "However, the Fuzetsu spell can still be sensed by Gods and Demons with higher ranking or hierarchy. So even if that Fuzetsu is currently weak and can only be sensed by me, once it was casted properly, high tier gods like Hades might also sense it sooner or later."
"And that will spell trouble for the material world." Whis joined the conversation as looked towards Super Saiyan 4 Goku who is currently beating the crap out of Hades.
"And I know very well that this New Hell is the one responsible for casting that Fuzetsu. They are hiding a lot of things against me…" Hild narrowed her eyes while emitting immense power, making Whis and Bills sweat heavily. "…I know that I've been letting do what they want after that stupid Almage Machina War. But I need to see what is actually going on that Government of theirs… especially after using Garganta before, and now using Fuzetsu without any permission from me…"
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"Are you alright, Diana?" Apollo, in Nakagawa Kanon's body, spoke.
"Yes. Thank you for protecting us, Nee-sama." Diana replied while wiping the tears from her eyes with her left hand while still channeling her powers into Haqua to successfully cast their Fuzetsu to overwrite the altered one.
"What's going on here? Why are you helping that New Devil cast a Fuzetsu… if the one who is aiming to attack you is also a Devil?" Apollo quickly inquired.
"The New Devil here, Haqua-san, is on our side. The one who is responsible for casting the altered Fuzetsu that removed our powers is the one that you attacked. So I am providing Haqua-san some support on casting her Fuzetsu to dispel and overwrite the altered one." Diana explained as simple as possible.
"I see." Apollo said and looked towards Haqua. She then smiled brightly towards the Devil girl. "Thank you for protecting my sister." She then looked towards Fiore. "I don't quite get what's going on, but I could assume that you're an opponent that we must defeat." The Goddess within Kanon glared towards Fiore.
"Another… Jupiter Sister… and her name is… Apollo?" Fiore muttered in disbelief. "So the prophecy really is true… the fallen Goddesses, are just around each other…" She then realized that her altered Fuzetsu spell is now being completely overpowered by the Fuzetsu that was being casted by Haqua. After all, she did stop casting her own altered Fuzetsu in an attempt to kill Diana and Haqua. So she quickly casted the altered Fuzetsu once again to stop the Goddess and Devil duo from completing their own Fuzetsu. "If I'll not be able to stop them and they completely overwrite my own Fuzetsu, then the Goddesses will retrieve their current powers completely and that will be disadvantageous for us!"
"Apollo-neesama! There is no point stopping her! However, we need your power to overpower her altered Fuzetsu with our own Fuzetsu!" Diana yelled to Apollo. "I know that only a fragment of our powers has been restored, but that should be more than enough to rewrite this altered Fuzetsu!"
"I understand." Apollo quickly ran on Haqua's left side, tapped her left hand to Haqua's shoulder while intertwining her right hand right Diana's left hand as Diana have her right hand on Haqua's right shoulder. "Let's sync our powers and provide the support for this Devil girl. I'll have you explain everything that I don't know regarding the current situation." She then channeled her Goddess powers to Haqua to further increase Haqua's energy. The combined powers of two Goddesses and a Devil now started to overpower Fiore despite her having large demonic reserves.
"This is bad…!" Fiore gritted her teeth as she continued to try channeling her demonic energy to prevent the three girls from over-powering her own altered Fuzetsu.
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On the other hand, the Generals noticed the gradual change from the altered Fuzetsu, making them notice that Fiore is on a losing battle. And it is because of the sudden appearance of another Jupiter Sister that aided Diana and Haqua.
"This is not good!" Nnoitra said as he used Sonido for Instant Movement to disappear right in front of Hiei while charging towards Diana, Apollo and Haqua. However, before he could even make it halfway, he was stopped by Hiei who suddenly appeared right in front of him, still with his broken sword on his right hand.
"I don't know what's actually going on, but don't expect me to just let you get away from me." Hiei said as he channeled his Reiki and converting it into black flames.
"What can you do against me anyway? You no longer have a weapon! And you can't even cut me!" Nnotira yelled as he swung his large blade towards Hiei. But Hiei simply caught it with his left hand, surprising the General.
"I already knew that physical blades don't have enough power to cut you. However…" The Reiki-converted black flames consumed the cloth that covered his forehead, revealing his third eye. "…let's see what that Hierro of yours can do against my black flames…" Hiei then channeled his black flames on his broken sword, making it look like a black sword enveloped with black flames…
"What the hell is that?!" Nnoitra yelled as he tried to pull his weapon away from Hiei's left hand. But he wasn't able to do so.
"What the hell is this?" Hiei smirked as he prepared to attack. "The flames of HELL! JAO ENSATSU KEN (Sword of the Black Flame)!" And with a speed that Nnoitra has never seen before during the entire time that he is fighting with the three-eyed king, Hiei sliced Nnoitra's body in multiple succession and random directions using his black flame-infused spiritual sword. And since Nnoitra's blade is being gripped firmly by Hiei, Nnoitra doesn't have any means to dodge or block his attacks. So the black flaming blades sliced Nnoitra's body like no tomorrow until it is completely covered by Hiei's black flames…
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"Another Jupiter Sister… appeared? On this current situation?" Neliel spoke in wary as she decided to use Sonido but before she could use that Instant Movement technique, she felt several plant vines growing right where she is currently standing so she decided to leap away, only to see Yoko Kurama, now on his Youko Kitsune form, aiming towards her with his Rose Whip. However, she easily parried it with her short-sword and landed a few meters away from Yoko. However, the very moment that she landed on the ground, several large vines grew in amazing rate and surrounded her in circumference, as if the vines themselves are following her wherever she goes…
"You're not going anywhere." Yoko Kurama said coldly as the two of them got enclosed in a dome of massive vines.
"Don't even think for a second that you have already cornered me with your pathetic plants!" Neliel then fired a Cero to one random parts of the dome created from vines, but the vines simply absorbed the Cero and they grew bigger and more durable than before. This surprised Neliel. "What happened?"
"Those vines are created to consume demonic energy." Yoko said as he stretched his left hand on his side. Then, a weird plant that transformed into several large, violet-colored flowers with massive petals grew out of his arms. And their appearance is intimidating even for Neliel. "I have those vines got accustomed to your demonic energy during the entire time that we are fighting. And those vines realized that your demonic energy is very nutritious for them. So they enclosed you here on this plant dome to consume your demonic energy."
"What!?" Neliel said in surprise and anger. She then actually sensed that her powers are being drained gradually. Then, Yoko walked slowly towards him with very cold eyes. Neliel noticed that the seemingly carnivorous plants on Yoko's left hand continuously grew in grotesque way as they inched closer and closer to her. "What the hell are those plant monsters on your arms?!"
"These?" Yoko looked casually to the violet colored flowers with seemingly carnivorous fangs on its petals. "They are my special plants that treat my blood as their nutrients. A single drop of my blood is enough to nourish them for a month or two. However, they seemed to be attracted to my blood that was spilled from your clothes earlier. And they are a lot more than a meager drop of blood that they are used to consume from me."
"Don't tell me…?" Neliel just muttered in anticipation. She then looked towards the traces of Yoko's blood on her right sleeve and legs.
"That's right. It is time for them to eat their nutrients from the blood that I have spilled on your body. And with your Reiki being consumed by the plant dome, you'll have no other choice but to become a food of my plants…" Yoko Kurama said in a very dark tone…
In that instance, the plant vines from the plant dome and the carnivorous plants on Yoko's left arm surrounded and enveloped Neliel at the same time…
"This can't be happening…!" Neliel yelled as she tried to fight back against her predicament…
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"Why are those guys slacking around!? We got two Jupiter Sisters that we can kill right now!" Grimmjow yelled as he punched Yusuke, sending the King on the ground violently. Grimmjow took advantage of it so he can use Sonido towards the Goddesses and the Devil. However, a sudden punch out of nowhere sent him on the ground this time in a much more violent fashion. Grimmjow quickly charged his demonic energy to remove the rubbles and dust around him as he recovered from the punch to see who the one who punched him is. And much to his surprise, it is Yusuke, the very same person that he just sent flying on a fraction of a second.
"How the hell were you able to possibly recover like that so fast?!" Grimmjow yelled as he dashed towards Yusuke.
"Well, I'm done playing around. Honestly, I have received much worse beatings than what you are doing against me now." Yusuke said while stretching his neck clumsily.
"What did you say?! You mean all of our exchange right until now… is you playing around with me?!" Grimmjow growled angrily.
"Yup! That's what I meant. I guess I expected a lot from you. But what made me mad is that you tried to turn your back against me… even if you still are not sure that you have already defeated me…" Yusuke then channeled a very potent Reiki, the same level that he used against Naruto on their battle on the North Pole. "…and that is more than enough reason for me to beat you down…" Yusuke said as he literally disappeared and reappeared right in front Grimmjow and he gave a mountain busting uppercut to the General even before Grimmjow could react. The power of the attack is more than enough to send Grimmjow flying on the atmosphere.
"What… power…?" Grimmjow muttered. But Yusuke then reappeared right in front of him thru sheer speed, grabbed his head with both his hands, and gave multiple massive head-butts to Grimmjow, making the General scream in pain. Yusuke then grabbed Grimmjow's left arm and threw him sharply back to the ground for another multi-mountain leveling shockwave. The King charged his hands with Reiki and once again dashed towards Grimmjow who is still pinned on the ground. Yusuke then punched Grimmjow's chest violently with his right hand, and followed by another punch from his left hand in a tiny split fraction of a second, then right, then left, and so on. The successive barrage of punches created a crater with diameter further increasing as Yusuke continued his barrage of punches.
And for one final attack, Yusuke leaped above for a few hundred meters, then charged one of his signature attacks…
"SHOTTOGAN (Spirit Shot Gun)!" Yusuke infused his right hand with potent Reiki and dashed towards Grimmjow. He then delivered the massive attack that shook the entire Fuzetsu'd town with multiple shockwaves. After a few moments, the dust and rubbles from Yusuke's final attack resided. Yusuke is now standing on the middle of a huge crater while holding Grimmjow's neck with his right hand that was raised above his head. (Technically, the same beating that Yusuke under Raizen's influence gave against Sensui with some variations.)
"Now, what can you say… cocky bastard?" Yusuke smirked towards the severely damaged Grimmjow.
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Naruto sensed that the Makai Kings was able to subdue their respective opponents so he smirked to himself. He is still quite surprised after seeing a Goddess within Kanon who is now currently helping Diana and Haqua against Fiore, but he doesn't have any time to waste since the Chakra Spheres from his Oodama Rasengan barrage are now almost completely dispersed. So he prepared using his Fuinjutsu to seal Ulquiorra. After all, he knew very well that after all the beating that Ulquiorra has received from him, that was more than enough to damage the General and weaken him before it could even regenerate.
"It's all over!" Naruto started using hand seals. He then sensed another group of beings who are approaching the scene. However since he thought that he and the Kings have already defeated their opponents, he just smiled after sensing that they are alright. But…
"Nothing is over…" The familiar voice for Naruto spoke, and it is coming from the miasma that was scattered on the atmosphere after his Chakra Spheres disappeared. 'So Fiore's Fuzetsu was now being over-powered by those Goddesses. And on the other hand, I am facing the Chosen Child and the others are facing the Makai Kings. If these keep up, we'll be on the losing side. So I'll need to eliminate the Chosen Child and those girls right away. And the only way to do that is…' He thought.
"You're wrong!" Naruto threw a sealing tag towards the miasma. The moment that the sealing tag reached the center of the materializing miasma, it released some Uzumaki Chakra Chain and started binding the scattered miasma of the General. However, much to Naruto's surprise, the miasma released massive amounts of demonic energy that shattered his Uzumaki Chakra Chain. "I should have included additional Chakra on those Chains! But… I never thought that Ulquiorra still has this kind of power… that's why I only used the appropriate Chakra for him…!"
Ulquiorra materialized in a few seconds, but with visible damages all over his body.
"I have been able to materialize myself once again, but the damages that were produced with your attacks will take a while to regenerate… in my current form. But since you are a very powerful adversary… then I have no other choice but to use… my true power!" Ulquiorra once again released a much more powerful demonic energy than before. He then raised his sword above his head while pointing at the sky…
"What the…?!" Naruto just muttered. "I thought that when he released his limit, he'll be fighting at his full power…!"
"That's right. Lifting my limit released the full power… of my base form. Now, you will experience the true power of the General of Nifheim!" Ulquiorra further released his demonic energy that was much potent than before. "With this power, I'll be killing you, the two Jupiter Sisters and that Devil girl!"
"Damn… what's he up to right now?!" Naruto also sensed the build-up of power from the opponents of the Makai Kings…
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"So in the end, we were forced to use our true power against these bastards!" Nnoitra muttered with an evil smirk as he also released a much potent demonic energy that dispersed Hiei's black flames around him.
"Hnn?" Hiei looked with interest towards Nnoitra's demonic energy.
"They are indeed powerful beings… worthy of their title as the Kings of Makai." Neliel whispered as she released her powers that disintegrated Yoko's plants that due to potent energy.
"She still has that kind of power that my plants cannot absorb?" Yoko Kurama thought calmly.
"Let's see what you can do right now!" Grimmjow also emitted high levels of demonic energy, making Yusuke let go of his neck and leaped away.
""Well… well… well… It looks like you still have some tricks up your sleeve." Yusuke smirked while flaring his S-Class Reiki.
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"I have never expected that I'll be using this form on this battle. However, after seeing what you are capable of, and seeing what might happen on the altered Fuzetsu, I got no other choice but to release my true power… my Resurreccion!" Ulquiorra then channeled his demonic energy thru his sword. And then… "BIND…! MURCIELAGO!"
"GRIND…! PANTERA!" Grimmjow yelled in excitement.
"PRAY…! SANTA TERESA!" Nnoitra does the same while grinning maniacally.
"DECLARE…! GAMUZA!" Neliel as well with a calm tone.
In that instance, four demonic pillars of energy suddenly emerged from the current locations of the Generals. The power that they emit is so intense that it shook the very foundation of the entire town.
"The Generals… used Resurreccion?!" Fiore muttered in surprise and wary…
"Resurreccion?" Diana and Apollo muttered at the same time as they continue to channel their power on Haqua's body.
"Yes." Haqua said while sweating heavily due to the sheer pressure of power that was being emitted by the Generals. "Resurreccion allows the Generals to fuse with their own sword to unlock their true power. And this form is exponentially much powerful than their base form…"
"Uzumaki-san…" Diana muttered in worry.
"This is bad…!" Apollo said as she looked towards the residing pitch black pillars of energy.
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"We can no longer play with you. Now that the altered Fuzetsu is almost overwritten by a new Fuzetsu, all that we need to do is to kill those girls right away!" Grimmjow said. His appearance drastically changed after using Resurreccion. His form is more like a humanoid panther with overflowing demonic energy…
"As if I'll let you leave…" However, before Yusuke even finished his statement, multiple Ceros were fired against him from the tips of Grimmjow's fingers. Each Ceros are capable of leveling a mountain. So Yusuke equipped his arms with Reiki and blocked the Ceros with amazing speed, sending the Ceros at the sky before exploding. However, once he looked back towards Grimmjow, the General already disappeared and already on his way to the Goddesses with speed far superior than their base form.
"Crap!" Yusuke then flared his Reiki and used also dashed towards the girls' location to protect them from the Generals.
The very moment that Nnoitra successfully transformed into his Resurreccion form, he started attacking Hiei with multiple blades in amazing speed. Hiei was able to parry them properly. But it was a headache. Nnoitra now got 4 arms. Each arm has a scythe-shaped blades and each can attack on random directions.
"What the hell is this? After transforming, you become a humanoid mantis?" Hiei asked while dodging and parrying the ruthless attacks from the General.
"And what of it!?" Nnoitra yelled. "Each of these arms is more than enough to finish you off!" He then swung down all his blades at the same time. But Hiei maneuvered his black flaming sword properly to block all arms at the same time. However, Nnoitra followed the attack with a massive kick that sent Hiei skidding backwards. Hiei quickly braced himself for a counterattack, but Nnoitra is no longer in front of him and ran in unbelievable speeds towards the girls, like Grimmjow.
"Bastard!" Hiei then literally disappeared to follow the humanoid mantis General.
Yoko Kurama is now staring down on the newly transformed Neliel. She still has the same upper body features, but her lower body became that of a horse or goat. She technically became like a female centaur. She also had a lance with large, cone-shaped tips on both ends. Yoko narrowed his eyes after sensing the immense power of his opponent.
"Now… do you still think that our speed and power are on equal level?" Neliel spoke as she charged some demonic energy on her lance and threw it towards sharply towards Yoko. Yoko quickly tapped on the ground to summon multiple large vines to cover himself from the attack, but the power of the lance shattered the vines like falling leaves. Yoko evaded on the last second and landed gracefully on one of the destroyed buildings. The lance then disappeared, much to his confusion. He then looked towards Neliel quickly, only to see that she has also disappeared and running towards the direction on the Goddesses.
"So that attack was simply a diversion, huh?" Yoko narrowed his eyes as he also head towards the same direction.
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Naruto observed the new appearance of Ulquiorra's current transformation. He still got the same white clothes however, his back now has noticeable black wings comparable to that of the bats along with additional black fur on his back as well. Naruto narrowed his eyes and prepared himself from any kinds of attacks that his opponent might do against him.
"Don't tremble… Don't break your stance…" Ulquiorra said emotionlessly. "Stay aware of your surroundings at all times. And don't let your guard down even for an instant…"
Naruto and Ulquiorra stared eye to eye. And in a single instance, Ulquiorra is already right in front of him with a sword created from demonic energy on his hands, aiming to slice the Shinobi's head off his neck with a single slash.
"He became faster several times than before…" Naruto thought as he instinctively blocked the slash with his Hiraishin kunai imbued with Chakra. The clash resulted in a massive explosion due to the power collision between the two.
"You really have pretty impressive reflexes… since you were still able to guard that attack even on my recent form…" Ulquiorra said. He then charged a powerful demonic beam on the tip if his right index finger. "This is my full powered Cero… capable of wiping an entire country in a single instance. CERO OSCURAS!"
Naruto quickly pushed his Hiraishin kunai forward to block the incoming demonic beam. After all, if he dodged it, the power is more than enough to wipe out this entire region, and everyone who is fighting with him right now might got caught.
"HIRAISHIN: JIKUKAN KEKKAI (Flying Thunder God Technique: Space-Time Barrier)!" The Hiraishin kunai created an insignia on thin air, right in front of Naruto to absorb the demonic beam and sent its explosion to somewhere that won't affect anyone. The power of this Cero is so condensed that could even rival the power of his current Rasenshuriken.
After a few seconds, Naruto has been able to successfully absorb the attack however, Ulquiorra is no longer in front of him. He quickly sensed him to determine his current location, only to realize that Ulquiorra is aiming to kill the girls once again to stop them for whatever spell that they are casting together. So Naruto quickly used Hiraishin to flash directly beside the girls to protect them against the incoming General.
However, the very moment that Naruto arrived beside the girls, surprising Apollo, but not Haqua and Diana since Naruto has been doing that since the beginning, he also sensed the other three Generals approaching the girls in massive hypersonic speeds, also on their current transformation.
"Just a little more!" Haqua yelled as Apollo and Diana continued to channel their Goddess powers to her.
"I cannot let myself… be over-powered by the likes of you!" Fiore said as she gritted her teeth to protect the altered Fusetsu from being completely overwritten.
Naruto then sensed the four Generals stopping for a few meters before they could reach the girls. After all, the Shinobi is standing right in front of them to protect the girls. But the Generals casted their powerful demonic beam and fired it towards Naruto and the girls.
"Die along with them… Chosen Child!" Grimmjow yelled.
"GRAN RAY CERO!" The Generals yelled at the same time as they fired their powerful demonic beams that were powerful enough to create massive rifts from the battling Fuzetsus.
The Shinobi summoned four Hiraishin kunais and decided to throw them sharply towards the four incoming beams in point blank range and use the Jikukan Kekkai jutsu once again to teleport the explosion. However, before he could even throw them, a powerful barrier spell that changed the trajectory of the Gran Ray Ceros concealed Haqua, Diana, Apollo and Naruto. The barrier spell sent the powerful Ceros to the sky, resulting in a massive explosion that shook the entire place.
"What the…?" Naruto muttered. The two Goddesses, the Devil girl and the Shinobi then looked towards the three levitating beings that were descending to the ground. "Bell-neechan… Urd-neechan… Skuld?" Naruto said subconsciously as the Goddesses arrived on the battle scene.
"The Norse… Goddesses…?" Haqua muttered in awe as the wings of the newly arrived Goddess trio magically disappeared.
"It can't be…!" Apollo said.
"They came… to protect us…?" Diana said in surprise.
"The Norse Sisters… protecting the Jupiter Sisters?" Ulquiorra said with visible confusion on his voice. The other Generals also muttered the same.
"Are you alright, Naruto?" Skuld quickly asked the Shinobi.
"Well, I am alright. I can block those attacks on my own." Naruto replied. "But what are you guys doing here?! It's dangerous!"
"Like what we have said before, we can meddle against Earth's equilibrium if Valhala and/or Nifheim are directly involved in the crisis." Urd said while looking towards the Generals. "And after seeing the Generals of Nifheim right in front of us, it is very clear that Nifheim is behind all of this…"
"But…!?" Naruto wanted to retort but Belldandy smiled towards him.
"Don't worry. Everything will be alright." Belldandy said, then looked towards Apollo and Diana. "And besides, we may be from a different faction of the Heavens, but we also need to protect our own kind, especially now that I can sense that they are severely weakened. Thank you for protecting them, Naruto."
"Na… Naruto?! You mean… you're that Naruto kid that is very close to Kanon?" Apollo said in comical surprise. "Now that I can sense it… your presence really is the same as of his… By the way, I'm Apollo. Kanon's Goddess." She beamed energetically towards the Shinobi.
"Well… yeah. I am him. And you're the Goddess inside Kanon… Apollo…?" Naruto muttered, unsure of what to say.
"But before anything else, how were the three of you able to use your Goddess powers… under an altered Fuzetsu?" Diana inquired.
"Actually, we can't use it at first since it is sealed within the altered Fuzetsu." Skuld explained. "Then, we felt our powers returning but fluctuating, making us realize that someone is trying to overwrite the altered Fuzetsu with a new Fuzetsu. On our way here, we can feel more and more of our powers are returning, making us realize that the nearer we are to the caster of the new Fuzetsu, more of our powers can be restored. And with few meters away from you, we were able to use our Goddess powers and use it to fly and block the Ceros from the General."
"I see… so everything that I have done from the start actually bore a fruit…" Haqua sighed in contentment.
"Alright guys. Let's leave the formalities later. I don't know about this Fuzetsu thing but since you guys are here, please lend a hand to Diana and Apollo for finishing Haqua's spell." Naruto said to the Norse Goddesses. "Just stay behind me. I'll protect you guys!
"That's already a given! After all, Kanon-chan is here. I can request for a genuine autograph after all this!" Urd smirked as she casted a barrier spell to protect themselves while Belldandy and Skuld channeled their Goddess powers to Apollo and Diana respectively. The Jupiter Sisters on the other hand channeled these powers to Haqua to finish the Fuzetsu spell.
"No way…! The Norse Sisters… are lending a hand on the Jupiter Sisters…?!" Fiore then immediately felt the sudden increase of power from Haqua's Fuzetsu at it slowly shattered her altered Fuzetsu. "This is unfair! Why the Norse Sisters does have to appear here of all times!?"
"I believe that you should better shut your mouth." Urd smirked towards Fiore. "Or else, my mother might hear you bad-mouthing her own daughter…"
It is then that Fiore realized that one of the Norse Sisters, this one called Urd, is the beloved daughter of the Daimakaicho of Nifheim, Hild. And regardless of what might happen, Urd has direct contact with Nifheim so once Urd spoke to her mother regarding this issue, the Daimakaicho might do something against Vintage plans…
"I still can't believe that a time would come when the Goddeses from the Yggdrasil faction will lend a hand to the Jupiter faction's affairs." Diana muttered, enough for Apollo, Belldandy and Skuld to hear.
"Same here. After all, the factions from Heaven really shouldn't be meddling with each others' affairs." Skuld replied. And then, she looked towards Naruto and smiled. "However, Naruto isn't thinking about that. He is fighting to protect you. And that is enough to believe that he considers you as his friend. So we are technically lending a hand, not to the Goddesses of the Jupiter faction, but we do so for Naruto's friends."
"We might not have the bonds as Goddesses from different factions… but right now… we are together due to the bond that Naruto has created to each of us." Belldandy replied with a smile.
"So you guys are also acquainted to Naruto?!" Apollo asked in bewilderment. "Oh well. This made me think that he is the center of everything that is happening right now. But let's toss our differences aside for now. Let's just do this!"
'Well, it really is surprising after seeing Goddesses from different factions are lending a hand to each other.' Urd thought. 'But Naruto has been able to made connection from us Goddesses… and this didn't happen for once… Now that I am thinking about it… that might be the purpose of you coming into this world… Shinobi kid…' Urd smiled towards Naruto while maintaining her barrier spell.
Haqua is also quite surprised after seeing the gathering of multiple Goddesses from different Heavenly factions all in one place. And more shocking truth from it is that Naruto is seemingly acquainted to each of them. She then looked towards the Shinobi… 'So you really are the Chosen Child…' It is then that she realized that her power for successfully casting the Fuzetsu has finally been completed due to the power of the Norse Godesses and the Jupiter Sisters. And with a mighty yell of determination…
"Now!" Haqua yelled as her Fuzetsu successfully overwritten Fiore's altered Fuzetsu. This made the Norse Goddesses restore their full power… while the Jupiter Sisters restored their current level of power. On the other hand, since her altered Fuzetsu has been wiped out, and due to the amount of power that she had used on casting the altered Fuzetsu, Fiore lost her consciousness right after her Fuzetsu was overwritten.
"This is bad Ulquiorra! The Jupiter Sisters has been able to restore their current power and the Norse Goddesses finally acquired their full power under this new Fuzetsu! What are we supposed to do right now?!" Neliel yelled towards the seemingly calm Ulquiorra.
"I know we can do something with our Resurreccion form, but the battle will be meaningless. After all, we'll still be fighting the Makai Kings and the Chosen Child with the Norse Goddesses protecting the Jupiter Sisters. Those alone would simply indicate that further battles against them will be meaningless…" Ulquiorra said as he assessed the situation. So we'll have to retreat for now."
"And do you think that we will allow you to escape that easily…?" Yusuke spoke as he landed along with Hiei and Yoko beside Naruto.
"We'll end this battle right here and now!" Naruto glared towards Ulquiorra and the Generals…
-Scene Change-
A sudden sensation flashed within Daimakaicho Hild's mind. She then stood up from her throne and walked towards one of the gigantic balconies of her demonic temple.
"The Fuzetsu that I have sensed earlier… has been finally casted completely." She said to no one in particular. But Bills and Whis were able to hear her completely. "And as for how I have sensed it, it just overwritten an altered form of Fuzetsu. And that altered Fuzetsu was created for me and the other higher beings of Nifheim can't sense its activation."
"Hmm… why do you think that someone will create an altered Fuzetsu?" Bills inquired, but he already knew the obvious answer.
"That obviously means that someone is doing something behind my back without any intention of informing me what it is." Hild said with a tone of displeasure on her voice. "And without a doubt, that New Hell's Government is the ones responsible for it."
"Alright. But now, since you can already sense a new Fuzetsu, as the Supreme Ruler of Nifheim, you have the power and authority to instantly summon those people that was within the new Fuzetsu. You can then interrogate them directly right in front of you." Bills replied.
"Yes. But based on the power that was used for this new Fuzetsu, it includes the powers of the heavenly beings. And there might be some reason behind it, especially if the heavenly beings helped casting such forbidden spell…" Hild looked towards Bills while in visible thinking gesture. She then shook her wine glass lightly, then licked the glass' tip. "Well, indeed I can just summon each of those beings that are currently within the casted Fuzetsu, but I cannot include the heavenly beings that are responsible for casting that forbidden spell. That's part of the contract of Fuzetsu."
"I see. That's quite inconvenient. But that's for the best to prevent misunderstandings with the Heavens." Whis remarked. He then looked towards Super Saiyan 4 Goku and Hades' one-sided battle on his projected monitor with Goku continuously pummeling the God of the Underworld on his current form. "But Daimakaicho-sama, you have said that high tier beings of Nifheim can sense an activated Fuzetsu, right?"
"Indeed. They also have the same ability and authority to summon those who are within the Fuzetsu, but not including the heavenly beings that was within it." The Daimakaicho then also looked towards the projected monitor with interest. "And with Hades' current situation, once he accessed his full power, he may be able to sense that Fuzetsu as well. Who knows what might happen after that…" The Daimakaicho then once again walked towards her throne and prompted her servant to pour another glass of wine on her glass. "I know I should do something… but I also am interested on what might happen. Let's just see how these things will unfold for now…" She then gave a smile befitting of a Daimakaicho… one with amusement and mysteriousness that could send shiver down the spine of everyone who can see it…
-Scene Change-
Super Saiyan 4 Goku then slammed Hades to the ruins within the rift and also fired a planet-leveling ki blast with his other hand, resulting in another massive explosion. Goku then leaped away from the explosion where the mad god landed without any hint of fatigue on his breathing and body. Vegetta landed right beside him with Superman levitating behind the two.
"Did you… kill him?" Superman asked Goku in wary.
"Nah… he will not die that guy is immortal. And besides, he is a god… for god's sake." Goku grinned towards Superman.
"Alright then. I apologize since I doubt your abilities. But you really did give him a beating." Superman lightly smiled towards Goku. "Very well, let's just send him to the Gate of the Underworld once again and destroy the key. That way, he will be locked within Tartaros for eternity without any means on returning back to Earth."
"Are you really stupid? That thing is a god! That kind of being shouldn't be beaten easily with the likes of Kakarotto, especially on that current level of power!" Vegetta yelled towards Superman, still on his Super Saiyan form.
"What do you mean…?" Superman inquired once again in wary. It is then that they sensed a powerful tremor all over the rift, as if the rift itself is trembling from the sudden awakening of a powerful being….
"How dare you… do this to a god like me?!" Hades emerged from the last explosion with burning demonic energy enveloping his body. His eyes became so sharp and his killing intent is overflowing an is directed towards Super Saiyan 4 Goku.
"Now… I can see that you are now willing to go all out against me…" Goku said while wiping down down some dust on his face. Goku then prepared his fighting stance.
"So… Hades isn't really going all out this entire time?" Superman glared towards Hades.
"That's right. That's why Kakarotto continued to push that god on the ropes and force him to fight at full power." Vegetta replied.
"But what good will it bring to him if Hades fight at full power? Isn't it best to defeat that god and send him back to Tartaros before he unleashed his true power?" Superman yelled towards Vegetta.
"You really are still ignorant about the Pride of the Saiyans." Vegetta glared towards Kal-El. "We are warriors even before we became heroes. And we can only take pride of our victory in battle if we defeat our opponent on their full power!"
"But that's not the kind of being whom you can bet that what you so-called pride of the Saiyans! Right now, all that I can see are you guys being arrogant on your power!" Superman said sharply towards Vegetta.
"Who is arrogant, the one allowing his opponent to fight at his best, or the one who just always overpower his opponents and sending them to jail, only for them to escape on the jail and let them do stupid evil things again?" Vegetta yelled back sharply towards Superman. After all, after the Daimakaicho shared the knowledge of 9th Universe' Earth to the Saiyans, Vegetta and the other Saiyans already knew the cycle of superhero and super villains.
"Just shut up, stupid mortals!" Hades yelled furiously, anger continued to fuel his demonic power. "Now, you gave me no choice… but to unlock my full power!" Hades then yelled and got enveloped with thick, condensed demonic energy. His appearance then transformed into a real demonic form with wolf-like facial appearance, gargantuan arms, legs, claws and armored demonic tail. His size also became twice as that of his base form. And his power became exponentially much more powerful that before.
"So that was your god transformation." Goku smirked towards Hades in amusement. Vegetta is glaring towards Hades while Superman is in awe and surprise about after feeling the immense power of their current opponent. Not even Darkseid has this kind of power…
"That's right. This is my true form… my Demon God form!" Hades roared while releasing his immense battle aura that can be felt on the entire rift. Gohan released his Mystic ki to protect the other members of the Justice League from being blown away while Gotenks also released his Super Saiyan ki to protect himself from the massive force.
"Just what did you see on him, mother?" Wonder Woman asked Hipolita regarding the previous affair between Hades and the Queen of the Amazon.
"That's a long story." Hipolita just said, not intending to discuss her previous love story to her precious daughter.
"Now that Hades used his God form, then it is time for father to use his most powerful form…" Gohan smiled while looking towards Super Saiyan 4 Goku. After all, even he could feel the excitement of his father since it's been a while since he actually fought such powerful opponent.
"Do it… Kakarotto." Vegetta said to his rival. Goku nodded as he prepared to go all out as well and transform into… a Super Saiyan God…
"Hn…?" Hades then looked towards one specific direction, making Goku and Vegetta wonder what it is all about. "Fuzetsu… on the material world. Someone casted that forbidden spell, huh? Interesting…" Hades smirked to himself. "I wasn't able to sense it until I have succeeded in transforming into my Demon God Form…"
"What are you babbling about this time?" Vegetta yelled towards Hades.
"It doesn't concern you… but it does concern me greatly…" Hades replied mysteriously. "Someone from Nifheim, other than me, has their intentions against the material world. But only a god like me has the authority to meddle on that world. That world is supposed to become my own world after finishing off the pests like you here on the Gates of the Underworld. So I will not allow anyone to do what they like in my own garden!" Hades then created a gigantic magic circle above the sky, surprising everyone that is within the rift. "I'll summon them all here and eliminate them along with you! No one can ever stop me!"
"What is he planning right now?" Superman glared towards the gigantic Magic Circle on the sky.
"DEMONIC SPELL: OBLIGATORY SUMMON OF THE DEMON GOD!" Hades applied enormous amount of power on his Magic Circle, making it glow thru a dark light that created massive amounts of wind gust. Even Super Saiyan 4 Goku braced himself and skidded backwards due to the force and power that the spell was emitting…
"Something… is about to happen…!" Batman said as he glared towards the gigantic Magic Circle created by the God of the Underworld…
-Scene Change-
Naruto and the Makai Kings and the Generals of Nifheim, on their current Resurreccion form, are now glaring towards each other with the Norse Sisters, two of the Jupiter Sisters and Haqua standing a few tens of meters behind Naruto's group. The opposing group are both channeling their own respective powers, trying to intimidate their own opponents.
"Let's go." Yusuke smirked while Naruto, Yoko and Hiei nodded.
"Focus your efforts on escaping for now. It will be meaningless to fight them now." Ulquiorra said to the other Generals. "But if you can defeat them, then do so." The other Generals nodded.
As the two opposing groups prepared to battle each other out, a gigantic Magic Circle appeared right below them that was enough to cover the entire area that was covered by the Fuzetsu. This surprised the two groups and before they could do anything against it… a dark light enveloped the scene and in a fraction of a second, the Fuzetsu got dispelled and…
"What… happened?" Haqua said as she looked around as her Fuzetsu disappeared out of nowhere.
"The town… returned to normal… without any hint of damage from the fight within the Fuzetsu…" Diana said in wonder and surprise.
"Wait… where is Naruto?" Skuld quickly asked as she levitated while looking around along with Noble Scarlet.
"That Naruto kid along with the Makai Kings should be with us even if the Fuzetsu got dispelled. Where did they go…?" Apollo remarked, seemingly worried to Kanon's close friend.
"This… is not good." Is all that Urd can say as she continued to look at the blue sky with worry on her face.
"What do you mean, Urd?" Belldandy also asked in worry.
"The Magic Circle that appeared… was the Demon God's Obligatory Summon." Urd said, surprising those who have heard the comment.
"What is that?" Skuld quickly asked. Diana and Apollo also looked towards her in worry, as if Tenri and Kanon were directing them due to their worry to the blonde Shinobi.
"It is a highly advanced summoning spell that can only be used by the highest beings from Nifheim." Haqua replied in Urd's stead. "Those who are within the domain of Nifheim, including Fuzetsu since it was created from Nifheim's energy, can be summoned by the gods of Nifheim on their own whim anytime without any cost or sacrifice. If the summoning happened within a Fuzetsu, the Fuzetsu will get dispelled with all the beings with special powers within it, excluding the heavenly beings that may happen to be within it, will be transported on that Nifheim god's domain."
"What?! Do you mean… Naruto is currently… on the grasp of one of the Demon Gods?" Skuld yelled towards Haqua fiercely, but still in worried tone.
"That's the least that I could say." Haqua lowered her head.
"Well, this is bound to happen sooner or later. With all the unique powers that Naruto has been using, some being will definitely take interest on him. It only needs to take a matter of time before someone might do something against him." Urd said with narrowed eyes. "But if only the heavenly beings are not affected by that summoning, how come does this Devil girl didn't get included in that summon?"
"Uhm… because during that time, the Goddesses powers from everyone are flowing within me since I am the one who casted the Fuzetsu. So the Obligatory Summon spell might have recognized me as a heavenly being during that time." Haqua replied. She then looked towards the unconscious Fiore. "And she might have drained all her powers. So the spell didn't recognize her as a Devil."
"Is there anything that we can do, Urd?" Skuld asked immediately, as if pleading on her eldest sister.
"Calm down… Skuld. For now, we must return to the temple. Let's think of what we can do from there." Urd said to her little sister who is already on the verge of tears. "And we will appreciate if the three of you will come with us. After all, you three knew what happened the most on this whole mess."
"I'll come." Haqua nodded. She then summoned a confinement bottle and sealed Fiore within it.
"Uzumaki-san protected me. If I can do something, then I'll be more than happy to help for him." Diana replied.
"I'll be coming as well. It might not seem like it, but Naruto kid's efforts is the key that made me reunited with my sister." Apollo also replied.
"That's good to know. We better hurry." Belldandy nodded to the other Goddesses and a Devil as they made their way to the temple…
-Scene Change-
The Shinobi, the Makai Kings and the Generals stopped their advances after sensing a huge amount of power that enveloped them. And before they knew it, they are already on an unfamiliar place filled with ruins and unstable space.
"A rift between worlds…" Yoko Kurama immediately concluded.
"What the hell happened?" Hiei asked as he looked around. He then saw the familiar group of superheroes looking towards them in surprise as well.
"It's the Justice League!" Yusuke said the obvious after seeing Wonder Woman, J'onn Jonz, the Flash and Batman. Superman is also levitating a few hundred meters away from them.
"It's not just them… there are several other ones…" Naruto muttered seriously as he sensed the other beings that are currently with them. One with black spiky hair that was standing in front of the Justice League, the other one with golden hair and aura is fighting against several hundreds of Archfiend Skulls, the other one in front of Superman with also golden hair and aura with large forehead and the one beside the latter with monkey fur and tail. And in front of them is a powerful being with demonic features who have both his hands raised above his head. Each one of them are looking towards them right now. And above is a large gigantic magic circle that was similar to the one that appeared before they got transported on this weird place… "…and each of them has overwhelming power…"
"Welcome… mortals…" Hades spoke while looking towards the newly arrived group. "…those of you who tried to defile my sacred garden… and those of you who are trying to lock me into Tartaros again… I'll eliminate you all in a single instance… RIGHT HERE AND NOW!"
Hades then emitted a powerful demonic energy that Naruto had never felt before. Everyone in the rift, even the Makai Kings, the Generals, the Justice League and the Saiyans braced themselves on the overwhelming power of the god in front of them.
"What now…?" The blonde Shinobi muttered…
With a sudden development, Naruto and the Makai Kings got summoned on a battlefield where powerful gods are fighting… How can Naruto adapt on this new battlefield while in front of such powerful adversaries…
Next Chapter… A Battle Royale…!?
