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STRIFE: A Life and Death Tale

This is an action-packed story based around the second generation of Life and Death. The two entities are to come together to stop the rising of a looming enemy that threatens their very Omniverse. Balance is at stake as they take on old friends, enemies, and new ones alike!

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143 Chs

14.) I Know Where Haydes Lies!

Vashjai was sent out on yet another mission by his organization, The Assassin Corps. He was sent to a castle where three kings ruled with an iron fist. They took hold of a galaxy and used it as a base to commit heinous crimes that obstruct the balance. Vashjai and Tristan are sent in to finish them off before they have a chance to cause further damage. Vashjai takes on all three at once to further hasten their mission's completion. 

Rramus: "What… in the world!?"

Rolan: "But this ability is…"

Kula: "My very own. Tch! Grand Breaker Reverse!"

The two breaker type forces clash head on. Completely canceling each other out along with breaking the throne room. 

Rolan: "To believe our great throne room could fall so easily. He's in no way a peasant. He has to be royalty."

Rramus: "If that's the case… that means he's one of the Senkozen brothers. There's five now. The five gates of end."

Kula: "He's Vashjai. That wasn't a copy. That was the real deal. Yet I don't sense the essence of a break study. What did you do!?"

Vashjai: "I study Ancestry. It allows me to dive into the past of anything I choose. Learning the history and complete make-up of the subject. For studies… I get to learn and store studies for my own use. As long as they don't have the blessing of singularity. For those, I either learn the base type or give the study a "will" of its own and make it deem the user unworthy. After that, they unlatch themselves. Like so." *SNAP* 

Rolan: "What!? My study… it's leaving my person." 

Rramus: "You're bluffing, Sir Rolan! Surely you jest!?"

Kula: "Tch! BREA-"

Vashjai: "I don't think so! BREAK x10!"

King Kula suddenly feels his ten Bells of Energy burst and vanish. The Ten Bells represents a god's prime temple of essence. Usually, the bells are to be burst for new leaps of power for a god. This process allows them to access new forms and natural growth of stats and one's self. These forms are the shared forms of the Gods: Drive, Hype-Fiend, and Infinite. But if the bells are forced open by an outside force… it means certain death. 

Kula: "Ah… a-ah *Gasp* UH- uh!... VA-" *THUD*

Rolan: "What!? Kula was defeated that easily!? He truly is THAT Vashjai."

Rramus: "The bringer of Famine and all things linked. The fourth son of Morzick Of War! Vashjai "Le Famine" Senkozen." 

Vashjaj: "Indeed, that is me. I'm honored my name stretches even this far. You'll be meeting your ends, too. Your room study has come to join my ancestry."

Rolan: "What!?"

Vashjai: "And my "Grand De La Famine" has done its job."

Rramus: "When did h- *Drop* Ngh! My power… "Rolan, we're in over our heads. T-to believe… they sent this Monster!"

Rolan: "Ah… a-ah ah. You've… got to be kidding me."

Rolan and Rramus began to quake in fear of the great, grand threat before them. Vashjai was on an entirely different level from the Three Kings. 

Vashjai: "Apologies your majesties, but this is where your souls ascend. Gaia will send you to the Risen until the judgment of a second life is made."

Rolan: "Guess that's good to hear. And I'm honored my end was met by you, Prince Vashjai I."

Rramus: "I agree entirely, my old friend. Kula, we'll be joining you soon enough."

Vashjai: "Hmm. Honorable indeed… Great Break!" 

Their two bodies shattered instantly and trickled away as their existences faded.

"Lay to rest ole youthful souls. Fly high, far and fast to the Risen plains and bask in it! Che-Gaia.(Meaning: Sore high)"

Vashjai takes off in a hurry to meet Tristan, whose essence was fast approaching. 

(Just as I thought. Using my one use of the day for this was worth it. Kula had all the info I needed! I know where Haydes is!)

Vashjai and Tristan meet in the middle of the broken galaxy fortress. A great deal of carnage was dealt as the fortress began to vanish. 

Tristan: "Now this galaxy is free of their reign. Good time, too. They stood no chance. You find what we need?"

Vashjai: "Yeah. Kula, the first king, had everything we needed. Haydes has two fortresses we'll need to go to. Best we tag team both."

Tristan: "Good idea. So… where are these bases located?"

Vashjai: "One is at the edge of universe 9 while the other resides at the center of 10."

Tristan: "Hmm, alright. We should head back to base and inform Lady Meenahs right away."

Vashjai: "Right. Let's move out then."

Vashjai and Tristan used insta-travel to return to base in a hurry. For it was time to make their way to Haydes after having searched for him for over 2 weeks now. 

Vashjai: "Hey Tristan? Hear anything from Bujuro and Sanjin?"

Tristan: "No. They haven't contacted me even once since we split up two weeks ago."

Vashjai: "Huh? Crazy, they haven't gotten back to me either. I wonder what could've happened."

Tristan: "I'm sure they're ok. Let's just focus on this. After all, we're already back at base."

Tristan and Vashjai teleport into Meenahs' office directly. Meenahs already had two seats set up for their arrival. She had seen into the future and anticipated their arrival. 

Vashjai: "Seems we're finally back. Thanks for having these chairs ready, Lady Meenahs."

Meenahs: "No problem at all. So, how did things go? Didja find anything useful during your search?"

Vashjai: "Yes, actually. We ended up getting quite the info out of the three kings you had us eliminate."

Meenahs: "Oooh? Do tell."

Tristan: "It seems as though,"

Vashjai: "It seems as though the- uh…"

Tristan: "Uh, were… you going to tell her or…?"

Vashjai: "I mean. Yeah, I can spit the facts real quick.

Meenahs: "I'm listening, fellas."

Vashjai: "Right. Eh-ehm. So amongst the three kings was the First King Kula. Within the confines of his mind was the current whereabouts of my brother, Haydes."

Meenahs: "Hmm!?"

Meenahs' hair stood straight up, and her eyes lit up with excitement. Her attention was fully honed in on Vashjai. 

Vashjai: "Yes, it seems as though my brother has been right under our noses. We're found in universe 2,000. The base for the assassins resides at the center of the small multiverse owned by the annihilation group currently. You know, before it shifts positions and shit? The very first multiverse of Colossaverse 1. The blank zone is owned by no clan or civilization."

Meenahs: "Right. What of et?"

Vashjai: "Well, we mostly have our missions at the areas found in this jurisdiction. The thing is… he's located in 2 places. One's in universe 10, at its center within a massive base. The other location is found in universe 9. Seems Haydes might just be residing in the same base as HellBlazer."

Meenahs: "What!? You mean to tell me he was bold enough to hide in plain sight? The balls on your brotha. Guess we'll need to stitch together 2 small battalions."

Tristan: "If that's what you'll be doing moving forward, then I'd like to say that Vashjai and I will be staying together. We want to down Haydes personally."

Meenahs: "I see. Well, that'll be doable. As long as you know your strength together is enough. I'll send in a group that's all nearing your strength so we can do this without fail."

Vashjai: "Sounds good. Seems he has groups that're full of members nearing or at 10 on the power scale."

Meenahs: "I'm aware. The timing of this couldn't be worse, though. It seems the leaders of the assassins' factions are needed for quite the big ordeal. So I won't be able to join you for dis."

Vashjai: "Ah. All should be fine, though, so long as we have the forces we need. This is Haydes, after all. Considered a prodigy of the God of War Clan."

Meenahs: "I'll make sure you do. I don't want to lose such great members to dis. We'll nip it in the bud… now!"

Tristan: "Indeed. Though I am nervous. Haydes is troublesome. His study is like fighting an adaptive super trap with AI-like super-computer learning."

Vashjai: "Yeah, but our powers are good counters. Together while watching our backs. We should be able to cancel out his attacks and advances. All about staying on our toes and pushing."

Tristan: "Right!"

Meenahs: "That's correct. I believe you guys can do it. Please, leave me for now. I must get everything prepared. That'll be all."

Tristan & Vashjai: "Yes, madame Meenahs!"

Vashjai and Tristan leave Lady Meenahs' office as she gathers her troops and readies for her own mission. The two go to the lounge to discuss their next moves. For once, the mission starts. There's no turning back... they must win or die trying. 

Vashjai: "So this is it, huh? We'll actually be going to fight my brother, Haydes. Haven't seen the guy since Death disappeared."

Tristan: "Yeah. It's still to this day... we've yet to pull a win against Haydes. Even when it's 2 on 1."

*FLICK* *FLICK*

Vashjai: "I say we take our first win this time around. We can take him... we just gotta be smart about it." *Exhale*

Tristan: "Nah, facts g. I ain't trying to go here and lose. It'll be our lives. We'll win even if it is our kin."

*Inhale*

Vashjai: "Right!" *EXHALE*

Tristan: "Yup… aye bruh!? Pass the blunt ole hoggin' ass mut."

Vashjai: "My bad, my bad big head ass boy."

Tristan: "We're going to win, bruh."

Vashjai: "On my mother and honor, we will. I refuse to fall."

Tristan: "We move in 3 days." *Exhale*

Vashjai: "We move in 3, but pass the weed brotha."

Tristan: "Haha! My bad mah g."

Tristan and Vashjai finish their blunt as they plan for the attack on HellBlazer's base. Seems as though they aren't the only ones preparing to raid the base. We take a look at the current stance of Amiyama's team.

Amiyama: "You two have been progressing quite fast and becoming more adept to true God-Slaying power."

Sanjin: *Huff*... *huff* "Thank you very much, Lady Amiyaaama. It's quite a different feeling. I've been naive for too long. My brother has known of this before me."

Bujuro: "Indeed. But you closed the gap in a flash. So, there is no need to be discerned, little brother."

Sanjin: "Right bro -"

Amiyama: "Hehehehe. What funny demi-gods."

Sanjin: "Hehe. Right, but Lady Amiyama? Who's the last member of the God squadron?"

Amiyama: "Who's the last me- OH! Right! The last member is my cousin, Aiyama… 

Sanjin: "Whaaaa?"

Amiyama: "Cystalburst."

Bujuro: "No way!"

Sanjin: "The legendary assassin God, codenamed "The Morg"."

Amiyama: "Yes, indeed. He who has slain over 1,000,000 corrupt gods. As well as he who stopped the… 

Sanjin: *Gasp*

Bujuro: "Hmm."

Amiyama: "Serpent Killer, Slith."

It seems that Amiyama has quite the formidable ally on her side. There's 3 days before HellBlazer's base is raided. 28 days remain until Death's revival.

Next chapter: Le Destruction's Counter Measures!