6 One Of Many

Quick question for the future, I don't know if I've misunderstood Doomsday's powers at all, but does his adaptability grant him any other powers aside from just stronger physical strength and resistances? Not including him evolving to have spikes and all that, I don't recall him gaining anything else.

Some instances of him have heat vision from what I remember, but I always thought that was due to him apparently having DNA of a kryptonian, though I might be wrong on that. If that's the case, please clarify for me, it'd be much appreciated.

Finally, this isn't a fic where I make any of the characters worse than they actually are, I'm going to try and stick to their personalities and traits as close as I can. If you don't agree with that, then I apologise, it's just how I'm deciding to do things.

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Once Kenji entered the church, he glanced around and blinked when he saw how destroyed the interior was. There were seats thrown everywhere and multiple slash marks could be seen on multiple different pieces of furniture, along with a few being sliced in half completely.

Ignoring the destruction in front of him, Kenji's ears immediately picked up sounds coming from what he could tell was somewhere underneath him. It didn't take long for him to find a flight of stairs that were leading underground, no doubt where all the commotion was.

'Where are the exorcists? The quest did say there should be some here...' Kenji couldn't help but notice the lack of exorcists as he descended. He encountered those fallen, but no exorcists at all. Perhaps they're all downstairs. 'Here we go!'

Thankfully, the stairs weren't too long and it didn't take much time before he fully descended. When he arrived, Kenji looked around the place to see that it looked to be some kind of large stone room with a large slight of stairs leading up to a cross of sorts with intricate lines inscribed onto it.

However, what caught his attention were the occupants currently in the room. First were the three devils, with Issei obviously being among them, alongside Koneko and Kiba. Next was the fallen angel whom, if Kenji recalled correctly, was named Raynare.

The ones that he wasn't familiar with were the black clothed figures standing at the bottom of the stairs, along with the blonde female that was shackled to the cross atop of the stairs beside Raynare. From what he could tell, the girl wasn't conscious.

'Is she even alive...?' Kenji narrowed his eyes as he saw the unconscious form of the blonde. He then looked towards the fallen angel who was releasing a green and rather ominous looking aura, which was further complimented by that demented grin on her face. 'Just what the hell is going on here...?'

"It seems a pathetic little human has decided to join the party." Raynare spoke up upon noticing Kenji standing by the door. The three devils turned their heads upon hearing that, blinking as they saw the unfamiliar person walking over. "Who are you supposed to be?"

"You don't need to know, You won't alive for much longer."

Raynare heavily frowned at the statement as Kenji walked past the three devils, all whom were giving him cautious and confused looks. He ignored them though as he advanced towards the group of exorcists. "Are you saying that you'll be the one to kill me? I'm a fallen angel, and you're just a mere human! I'm your superior!"

"Really? The other three certainly wouldn't agree with you there, not like they can't disagree either considering their current situation." Kenji scoffed as he dropped a few feathers onto the ground in front of him, causing Raynare to widen her eyes. "Their feathers ended up getting on my clothes, you can have them back."

"You're saying you managed to kill them yourself? Don't make me laugh!" Raynare's expression twisted even further as she formed a red crimson spear of light in her hands, throwing it towards him with incredible speed. "Die for your insolence!"

Kenji merely stared with a nonchalant expression before backhanding the spear as soon as it got close, the spear didn't even leave a small wound as Kenji began approaching with slowly increasing speed. Seeing the unbelievable sight, Raynare took a step back in a small panic.

"D-Dispose of him...!" Raynare quickly commanded as the exorcists immediately activated their blades of light before charging towards Kenji. He didn't bat an eye though as he easily killed any exorcist that got too close, aside from having blades of light, they were no stronger than an average human. "H-How can this be?!"

"Uhhh, guys. Who's that?" Issei couldn't help but ask as he watched the battle. He gulped though when he saw the head of one exorcist snap right off when it was punched, the sheer display of physical strength making him very damn nervous. "H-Holy crap...!"

Issei looked at his fellow devils, who both shook their heads at him. They obviously didn't know who Kenji was either. They didn't get to think about it for too long though as a few exorcists, the 'smart' ones, decided to attack the devils instead of Kenji upon seeing the absolute slaughter.

"Damn you...!" Raynare scowled as she quickly flew up when Kenji jumped up from the bottom of the stairs and landing near the cross. She immediately threw multiple other spears at him, all which amounted to nothing as Kenji slapped them away like before, though he caught the last one. "Who are you to stand up to me, someone who holds the supreme power!"

"Supreme power? If that power is running away, then that's some shit ass power." Kenji raised an eyebrow as he stared up at the fallen. His words obviously irked her to no end as he glare intensified. Kenji glanced at the blonde on the cross before using one hand to crush the chains binding her, catching her as she began falling before gently placing her on the ground. "Don't know what you did to this girl, but it's not my business. Killing you, however, is."

Before Raynare could say anything, Kenji kicked off the ground and quickly appeared above her. Raynare was soon struck by her own spear that Kenji twirled around before smacking her with, sending her crashing down to the ground with a loud cry of agony.

"I don't want to waste any more time here than I need to, so let's get this over with." Kenji disregarded the exorcists who were pretty much all dealt with now as he landed and began walking towards where Raynare crashed down. "You killed that brown-haired guy over there before, right? If you kill someone, you should be prepared to face the same consequence."

"K-Kill me? Don't make me laugh!" Raynare almost screeched these words as she stumbled to her feet. Blood was running down the side of her face as her arm had a noticeable gash wound, probably having formed when she was hit by her own spear. "No matter my injury, with this power, you can't hope to kill me!"

Kenji stared blankly as a green light encompassed the fallen's right hand, to which she held it to the wound on her arm. A quickly few seconds later, the cut was healed and looked as if it had never happened. Raynare smirked wickedly as she formed two more spears, one in each hand.

"So, what are you going to do, you pathetic human?!" Raynare laughed as she pointed one of the spears towards him. "You can't hope to defeat me when I have this power!"

'Healing, huh? Looked like she had to manually do it though, that's already pretty disadvantageous...' Kenji looked on with a blank expression as he ponder this. Compared to his own regenerative abilities, that was nothing. "You may heal from injury, but can you heal from amputation?"

"Wh-What?" Raynare seemed taken back by the statement. She didn't say anything else though as a surge of unbelievable pain struck her, she looked on in horror when she noticed where the pain originated from. Her entire left arm was now missing as blood gushed out from the open stump. "A-Aaah~!"

Kenji merely looked at her from behind before reeling back his right fist, and Raynare could only watch as the incoming fist began approaching dangerously towards her head. When his fist struck her, my some miracle, her head managed to stay attached to her shoulders.

That didn't exactly make anything better though as indescribable pain surged through her as she found herself sent flying across the room, bouncing along the stone brick floor multiple times before skidding to a stop.

"It seems to be the end of the line for you, crow." Kenji spoke as he approached the downed fallen who struggled to flap her wings to escape. She didn't seem to have the strength to even properly fly anymore, not like he cared. "You better hope that power of yours can heal you from death, otherwise it's goodnight."

"H-H-How can this be...?! A supreme being like me... defeated by a human?!"

Kenji didn't say anything as he raised his right leg up, and his intentions were clear for everyone as he positioned his foot above Raynare's head. Kenji didn't take pleasure in killing, not a single bit. However, this was a kill or be killed world, being a saint won't always be your save and grace.

"W-Wait...!"

Kenji didn't listen to Issei's shout as he quickly brought down his leg onto the struggling crow, and once his foot made contact, her head was completely crushed under the overwhelming force. Her struggling immediately ceased when this happened, and silence was all that was heard for the next few seconds.

"I don't know what you were trying to stop me for. If you were thinking of sparing that crow, then you're nothing short of foolish." Kenji spoke calmly as he kicked off as much residual blood and brain matter on his shoe as he could. 'Fuck sake, do they sell indestructible clothing anywhere? At this rate, I'll end up spending all that money on clothes alone...'

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『Personal Quest Complete』

Objective: Eliminate the four fallen angels along with the exorcists that have taken residence at the abandoned church near the outskirts of the town

Rewards:

● Holy Light Manipulation

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Kenji smiled beneath the mask at the notification, he'd definitely have to test this power out somewhere. More specifically, somewhere not in Kuoh Town where the devils could end up sensing the holy energy. Maybe he'd go deep into the forest or something.

"And who are you supposed to be?"

Kenji turned his head towards the ground of devils upon hearing the voice. When he did, he saw none other than Rias with her peerage of devils staring at him, the blonde girl in the arms of Issei. Kenji didn't answer them and began walking towards the stairs, which were soon blocked as both Koneko and Kiba stood in his way.

"Rias asked you a question, if you would be so kind, please do answer." Kiba spoke, although with a bit of a cautious tone in his voice. The blonde male had witnessed the physical strength and speed displayed by Kenji, and was understandably cautious.

"I have no obligation to answer, so if you would be so kind... to let me through." Kenji spoke the last four words when he suddenly appeared behind both Koneko and Kiba. Both devils obviously reacted in surprise, with Koneko throwing a punch, which was caught with minor difficulty by Kenji. "Not bad, you have some decent power there."

Kenji pushed Koneko away before turning towards the stairs, glancing back at the group of devils before rushing up the stairs with speed that made it hard for any of the devils to properly keep track of him.

All they could do was watch the empty space he previously stood on.

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After the situation at the church, Kenji quickly returned home as fast as he could. At this time of night, both his parents should be fast asleep, so he should have no problem getting into the house. He told them before he left that he'd be back late, so they gave him the house keys to come in when he returned.

He did make sure to check first that they were indeed asleep before entering, he didn't want to go in and risk them seeing the blood on his clothes just because he assumed they were asleep. The number of questions he'd receive would be horrendous.

Anyway, he quickly took a shower before hiding away the bloody clothes, he'd have to get rid of them as soon as he could. Probably have them incinerated or something tomorrow, that way no one would be able to accidentally find his clothes if he just decided to dump them somewhere.

『The Final Doomsday』➤ I'm back, just finished the quest

『Goddess of Planeptune』➤ Welcome back! See? It's as I told you, with the power of the protagonist by your side you'll be just fine!

『Legendary Cocogoat』➤ Congratulations, Kenji!

『The Fourth Primogenitor』➤ Good to see you're okay, did you have any trouble?

『The Final Doomsday』➤ Not at all, they weren't that strong

『The Final Doomsday』➤ Did I miss anything while I was gone?

『The Fourth Primogenitor』➤ Aside from Neptune being a child about pudding again, nothing important

『The Final Doomsday』➤ I see. Speaking of pudding though, the cup I'm eating right now taste pretty damn good

『Goddess of Planeptune』➤ What?! You're eating pudding... without me?! Neptune?! The protagonist of protagonists?!

『The Final Doomsday』➤ I ain't sharing, it's mine

『Legendary Cocogoat』➤ What's pudding? Is it just rice or tofu pudding?

『Goddess of Planeptune』➤ ...Ganyu, and I thought you and I were friends

『Legendary Cocogoat』➤ Eh? But we are...

『Goddess of Planeptune』➤ This chat group connects different worlds, right?! That means there has to be some way for me to go to your worlds, how do I do it?! I'm getting Kenji's pudding if it's the last thing I do!

Kenji just snorted at that as he read the message, he did recall getting those world travel tickets upon entering the chat group, so being able to go to other worlds was probably very much possible. He did have three of them, so it'd be pretty interesting to visit the others at some point.

『Goddess of Planeptune』➤ With the power of the protagonist, I demand this chat group give me a way to travel worlds so I can take what's rightfully mine!

『The Fourth Primogenitor』➤ As if that'll work

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『Chat Group Quest』

Objective: Lessen their burden and assist the Yakshas during their battle to defend ancient Liyue and save them from their ultimate ends, relinquishing the karmic debt that plagues their very souls

Note: All chat group member's worlds will be suspended in time until they return

Participants: All Chat Group Members

Preparation Time: 1 Week

Rewards:

● Ability/Item Token

● World Travel Ticket (Amount: 2)

● Currency Packet

● Video Call Function

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The chat group went silent for a few long seconds.

『The Fourth Primogenitor』➤ ...

『Goddess of Planeptune』➤ It worked!

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