Terror Infinity Side B
Chapter 25, Real World I NEXT
Shin had arrived at Hikari's home after leaving behind the site of his final battle with Saki.
Hikari's parents had moved somewhere and no new families had moved in, so it was still a vacant home. Shin dragged his worn out and injured body inside the house and searched for the Entry/Return Point which should be in Hikari's room. Shin wondered why despite her parents moving all the furniture was still in the house, but he had no time to think about something so pointless.
Shin checked his Player's watch and found that he only had less than five minutes to locate Hikari's room and although it was a simple task it still took close to four minutes to search and find the her room injured body. Not only was Shin injured due to his intense life and death battle against Saki, he had unlocked the next stage of his Genetic Constraint.
In Shin's battle with Saki he had unlocked the Second Stage of his Genetic Constraint.
Shin could barely manage the recoil of the First Stage after getting used to it, but the Second Stage was something else. It was a miracle that Shin could keep moving his body as he did, yet he was confident that if he had let his body rest for even a few seconds he would no longer have the ability to move keep moving.
Shin: I can't even afford to heal my wounds completely with a Ghoul's regeneration. My stamina would be drained to the point I'll pass out on the spot.
Hikari's room was located on the second floor of her house and when Shin opened the door he was taken back. Despite the the fact that the lights and the power within the house was turned off, Hikari's room was bright as day.
The light came from a computer screen on Hikari's desk.
Shin: I have no idea how to explain how convenient this all is and how that it wasn't confiscated by the police, but who cares about such details. I'm in no mood.
Shin approached the computer with his tattered body and a second later he had disappeared the same way that Kampa and Hikari had before back at the cafe. Shin had finally returned to God's Dimension and with that this episode in the real world was over... For now.
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( Reminder:
B.C REP = Blood Crusade and M.E REP = Mass Enlightenment ).
B.C REP: So what can you tell me about this team? You didn't come here empty handed seeing as that spy we recovered from the rubble was one of yours.
M.E REP: Well, we weren't aware of her ourselves till just recently, but like her programing suggested she sent in reports about the team she infiltrated.
Two men were meeting in in a restaurant in Japan. It was the middle of the day and there was nothing special about said place except one of the men liked their coffee.
The two men looked like your average adult businesssmen that wouldn't deserve a second look in a sea of customers, yet there were definitely not like the others around themselves. The two men were representatives of two of the organizations of the Four Pillars, Mass Enlightenment and Blood Crusade.
The two men were not supposed to meet so soon and today of all days when they usually meet once a month to update their allies, but a recent incident that occurred yesterday night had their respective superiors order the two reps to meet to discuss and decide on a course of action to deal with both groups current problem... Which was the current Team Japan.
B.C REP: How can you not even be aware of the identifies of your own agents? Really, and peope think that people from Blood Crusade are the crazy, irresponsible ones of the Four Pillars.
M.E REP: Well, aren't you though? You guys are nuts.
B.C REP: I won't say that we aren't, but we still have rational and smart people to make sure we don't make mistakes like this in our organization.
M.E REP: Then they must not be doing their job since last month I heard you guys burned down an entire town because a kid spilled ice cream on them by accident. Anyways, about our own problem, sorry, but it couldn't have been helped that we weren't more involved in this incident. Not only were we only informed at the last minute by her, but we thought all the test subjects from Site 3 were all killed nearly twenty years ago when Sozin of Dove United attacked that facility.
B.C REP: You sure she was one of your and not from Absolute Reckoning or Dove United impersonating as a spy?
M.E REP: The girl used an old an outdated contact number. We gave each of the test subjects back then a personal means of getting in touch with the organization. Her personal information match with the Saki that we had in our old files.
B.C REP: What the hell is that? Since when did the truth seeking Mass Enlightenment bunch become a corporation with an H.R department? Whatever, now that we both know she was the real deal lets get to the main point.
M.E REP: To discuss the possibility of the current Team Japan, that we thought to still be in my organization's control could have been taking over, or are working for Absolute Reckoning or Dove United, right?
B.C REP: That's right. From what I know this current Team Japan meet with that very same Sozin recently and even wiped out our unit watching over him. That's why it is our opinion that they are most likely connected to Dove United. They must have recently discovered that Sozin was being watched and dealt with them.
M.E REP: Did your side learn anything about them?
B.C REP: No, everyone was killed and no decent records were left behind. Even the agent's heads were destroyed, so my necromancers aren't having any luck learning more about them from the corpses. Although, from eye witness reports we do know that one of them was a young man with white hair welding a black katana.
M.E REP: Interesting. That matches the report from civilians who caught a glimpse of last night's battle between my organization's spy and the team member she attempted to hunt down. I don't know why it was only one when she was meant to kill them all, but whatever the case, this means that both incidents were definitely related.
Then the man from Blood Crusade ordered his favorite coffee from the restaurant and once it came he took a sip. Feeling better about the mess the two of them had to now deal with, the rep renewed the conversation to get to the question he has been dying to ask since the two have sat down.
B.C REP: And so, how did you and Mass Enlightenment screw up this badly? I admit our side let the enemy escape at that beach resort, but they were just normal people in the end, so it couldn't be helped that they lost to a Player. On the other hand, your side found out that you had an active spy you didn't know you had, made contact with her, left everything in her care to handle the current Team Japan, and destroying half the city and she still failed.
M.E REP: I don't feel my side has any reason to apologies to Blood Crusade, but I admit we have no good excuses. A situation like this one has never happened before, so we weren't prepared. Our spy would either succeed and kill their teams, or were discovered and quietly disposed of.
B.C REP: And you found nothing off about this whole event beforehand?
M.E REP: Ah, we did, but we thought that we should just let it run it's course. As you may be aware that whole double agent sneaking into teams project came to a end a few years ago when Dove United and Absolute Reckoning had enough of us messing with their teams, and so they placed counter measures so that it doesn't happen again. We no longer have any spys like those test subjects, but a lot of us in Mass Enlightenment had so much hope in the project that we-
B.C REP: Just wanted to see if you can destroy one more team, right? It was even a way to get back control of the Japanese team, is that it?
M.E REP: Well, it did come as a shock to discover that we had lost control of Team Japan, and so using the subject to deal with them felt like destiny.
B.C REP: And there it is. My side might me death seeking monsters, but your side is too prone to looking at everything as fate and all that crap. You guys thought that the recently rediscovered sleeper agent could have handled them, but were mistaken.
M.E REP: That sums it up nicely.
The representative from Blood Crusade was left speechless and was about to spit up blood. He just wanted to rip out the mans throat for the man's foolishness, but he couldn't... Although he literally could.
They were allies in the ongoing war between the Four Pillars and whether he like to admit, which he doesn't, his side of Blood Crusade has cause more incidents that needed to be cleaned up then he likes to remember and at those times Mass Enlightenment had to be appeased.
M.E REP: How about we just call the whole affair one black spot for Mass Enlightenment in our history to your Blood Crusade's nine hundred and ninety-nine black spots.
B.C REP: Your down sizing the mistakes that your group makes, but okay. So, do you know anything about this current Team Japan? I can't go back without anything to my bosses.
M.E REP: My side does know a little about this Team Japan. I don't know exactly what was going on with our asset, but she was programed to deliver information on her team members and their enhancements in case they fail to wipe the team out, leaving the rest of us to deal with them. The reports says that they hid their powers from the New Players, so unfortunately we don't know their abilities... But we learned of something much more important than something like the whole team possess powerful enhancements. Both our teams in God's Dimension could deal with that, but there was something startling in the report.
B.C REP: What?
M.E REP: The report indicated that the leader of the current Team Jaapn is that white haired Player that your side ran into and most likely was the one who fought our asset last night. There's another veteran who has been on more mission's amongst this team, but she handed the responsibility of the team to someone else for whatever reason. That alone isn't important, but this is. That team leader has only been a player for two whole missions and has most likely unlocked the Genetic Constraint.
B.C REP: That's it? Don't make it sound like such a big deal. Sure, it is rare but not unheard of. I can name over a dozen team in and outside of our own organizations with such ace Players.
M.E REP: Sure, but how many of them have reached up to the Second Stage of the Genetic Constraint.
B.C REP: ...
The representative of Blood Crusade stopped drinking his favorite coffee at that time and when a waitress came over to see if he wanted another the man shouted at her to go away. The man didn't want to make a scene at his favorite restaurant, but he couldn't keep calm after hearing this latest piece of information.
B.C REP: Are you certain? Can this spy of yours really be trusted?
M.E REP: This information didn't come from our asset. The report indicated that it was very likely that this white haired Player and another veteran have unlocked their constraints, but not to what stage. Mass Enlightenment had agents watching this fight go down and they said that from the man's moments that he had definitely entered into the Second Stage. They were all killed in the confusion of their battle by some bombs apparently, but they were able to report that much back since it was a startling discovery before they kicked the bucket.
B.C REP: My god, and this leader of theirs has only been on two missions? Do we have any more information about him?
M.E REP: Nothing that would satisfy either of us. Now, of those who have unlocked their constraints early on, how many of them have unlocked up to the Second Stage so quickly? How many have done so without taking the Genetic Stimulate Drug as well.
B.C REP: He isn't even using the drug?
M.E REP: It's a Mass Enlightenment product, so only us and your Blood Crusade have been using it. Maybe one or two have fallen into enemy hands, but I don't believe this kid has taken the drug and has in fact reached the Second Stage with his own strength.
B.C REP: Then this team is far more of a threat then either one of us could have imagined. We were far to easy going and should have killed them all, even if it meant burning down a city or two to do so. If a lone Player who should have only been through two missions from God, and a normal civilian at that has potentially acquired lots of points, rewards and also suspected that this leader may have even unlocked the Second Stage of the Genetic Constraint, and all without a Guide now that they are gone or the Genetic Stimulate Drug... It's terrifying to think such a person is a enemy.
M.E REP: I agree and that is why I am telling you and Blood Crusade by not holding anything back. This is serious and this problem needs to be gotten rid of. This and what else we know shows that the current Team Japan had a Player of the highest level of talent. Our teams in God's Dimension already have to deal with the European Mad Princess of Absolute Reckoning and the rising star of Dove United's HERO. We can't afford to let another Player from the enemies side to reach that kind of level, or else our teams will be wiped!
B.C REP: You are absolutely right. Our side have the The Reaper, Sun Knight and ABYSS, but I want to absolutely avoid a situation where they have to face off against even more great threats. I've even heard that the NPCs are beginning to revolt as well, though I'm not to sure what is going on... You also said that Team Japan has at least two members who have unlocked their constraints at this time, right? Then it's only a matter of time before Team Japan reaches the stage of Team battles. We have to act quickly then. I'll inform my side to warn our team's in God's Dimension to wipe out Team Japan no matter the cost, and I suggest Mass Enlightenment do the same.
M.E REP: I already have. We'll meet again if new information presents itself. We are searching for more about their personal lives, but nothing so far has come up. It appears somehow the sleeper agent gave us false intel... Really, what a mess.
And like that the two representatives left the restaurant in a hurry as they knew they had a lot of work ahead of them. There was a reason why both Mass Enlightenment and Blood Crusade knew they had to kill off the current Team Japan.
It is superstition really and there has never been a case of it happening before, but none the less they had to be cautious.
THE IMMORTAL KING.
DEEP ZERO.
DIVINE BLADE EDGE.
TRINITY
WRAITH.
They were God's Dimension's strongest team and were known to have done amazing things when they were together, and no Player since they left God's Dimension has reached their level and for good reason.
All five of them held such great potential that by the time of their fourth movie in mission, all five had unlocked their constraints up to the Second Stage, with DIVINE BLADE EDGE and WRAITH by the time of their second and third missions.
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Then from then on the Four Pillars took this as a sign of a Player having great potential to evolve... And so, if they were not on their own side such New Players who could become great threats had to be killed off.
The few Players with such great potential who had escaped death as of yet had become great rising stars within the Four Pillars and would lead the organization in the future.
Unfortunately, for the current Team Japan that is not affiliated with any of the Four Pillars this meant that all the Four Pillars would come to know of this new threat to their organizations and for the foreseeable future all teams in God's Dimension that meet Team Japan will kill them without hesitation.
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Shin returned to God's Dimension together with the rest of Team Japan except Saki. Like Saki had told Shin they all came back together at the same time no matter the order or time differences.
Last they all remembered Shin had just contacted them or just saw him as they were just about to return, so Aqua, Hikari, Misaki, Kampa and Shuai were shocked when they looked over towards Shin. Their team leader had collapsed onto the floor of the Terminal Lobby unconscious and on further inspection they found that his body was covered in terrible, life threatening injuries.
No one, not even Hikari or Kamap understood how Shin came to be in this condition when they had just seen him not moments ago. Whatever the case was, Shin was in bad shape, so they moved him over to God and told him to repair him.
They then realized that they none of them had the points to repair Shin, not even himself, yet fortunately Aqua had 80 points to spare and used them all to save him. As it turned out 80 points weren't enough to fully heal Shin, but it got him out of critical condition.
It took a while afterwards after the repairs, but Shin eventually woke up and he was happy to see that everyone was safe and sound. They all asked about what happened and so he told them all about the incident with Saki. How Saki was a sleeper agent, about her despair, how she had no choice but to try to kill him, and that in the future they need to make plans to go back to find protection for their families before it is too late, but it shouldn't be anytime soon according to Saki.
They were all visibly shocked by what Shin told them, yet there was more. That from now on they also be more suspicious of the newbies who join them and may be moles for the enemy, and they themselves might not know like Saki herself didn't.
They are all worried, but Shin stands up and say that he will be the leader from now on.
Shin: Last time I half hearty said that I would be the leader in Aqua's stead, but doing so like that was a mistake. We get along fine now, but previously we weren't a truly united team and I was honestly thinking too much about my own survival. I don't if it would have changed anything, but I keep thinking that if I was a better leader then a great asset like Zero wouldn't have died in BTOOOM... And maybe I could have saved Saki. She was an enemy, yet she thought of us all as comrades worth sacrificing her life for and together with her brilliant mind, her death was a grave loss for our team. I've made mistakes and no one here saw how Saki was struggling so much, but that stops here! From now on if you allow me, I'll continue to be the leader and this time a proper one. A leader Saki and everyone here can trust to lead them within God's Dimension. A leader you all can be proud to place your lives in. I won't abandon anyone I sees as a comrade no matter the cost or risk to myself, and I will put this team first and foremost. We will survive any mission God throws our way and we will go back home one day for our loved one after we gain the power to stand our ground against any of the Four Pillars. I won't say that from this point on things will get easier because they won't. Things will become incredibly difficult, maybe more so than just staying alive here, but as a team I know we can face anything and make it out alive!
Shin then asked everyone there if they were willing to let him continue to be the leader, yet to Shin's shock they all approved. Shin wasn't as strong as Aqua or as smart as Saki, yet they saw that he genuine wanted everyone here to leave God's Dimension alive.
That was why they had no problem placing there trust, their very lives in his hands. Shin couldn't even imagine how heavy the responsibility he now carried was, but for Saki's sake who trusted him he resolved himself to do his best and if that wasn't enough he would do better than even that.
Shin: From here on out it is the real deal. This is a team. I won't abandon my own goals, but I won't place them over the team. I left behind my new family for everything here after all. I... Won't let that become a mistake! Team Japan won't lose to Mass Enlightenment, Blood Crusade, Absolute Reckoning or Sozin's own Dove United if they prove to become an enemy as well. I'll become the strongest not just for myself, but for everyone here. Hahahaha, the path to an almighty OP main character is no longer for myself!
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Later before turning in for the day Shin and the othera had looked to see if Saki's things were still there, but like they feared they were all gone. They couldn't find her tool or human creations as well. Everything that was Saki's was truly erased from the dimension once she died.
This came as the biggest shock to Misaki. The reason was that this confirmed that if he died then Mokoto, his Human Creation would die and for a second time. This frightened Misaki far more then it did for Mokoto as she had to be the one to calm him down, instead of the other way around.
Shin: Then I wonder how I still have this? It belonged to Saki and not me after all.
What Shin had in his hands was a ring. It was a second Na Ring that was not his own, but one that Saki had exchanged for. During their battle he had seen Saki take out countess weapons that she could not have possibility carried on her person normally, and using her vast arsenal Saki had pushed Shin so far into a corner that if he hadn't unlocked the Second Stage of the Genetic Constraint he would have been killed.
Shin: The Second Stage, huh? Aqua just explained it to me, but damm, you really didn't hold anything back and forced me to go that far, Saki. You should have tried harder to live instead.
A cold chill went down Shin's spine as he recalled that dreadful battle where Saki had used her great mind and knowledge to to nearly drive Shin to death despite himself being physically far stronger than her. Still, Shin was curious as to why he was able to keep Saki's Na Ring and what could be inside, and since he couldn't answer the former by asking God, not wanting to risk it being confiscated, Shin proceeded with the later and choose to look through the ring.
Shin equipped the second Na Ring that belonged to Saki on his non-dominant right hand and channeled Ki to the ring to bring out everything that inside so he could organize everything. Recalling how Shin had destroyed most of Saki's powerful Sci-fi weapons during their fight he wasn't too hopefully that he would find anything amazing inside, at best some left over tool, but once the items came of of the Na Ring's subspace he found at that he was terribly mistaken.
Shin then immediately preceded to organize everything Saki had left behind and went through everything once more. He even found a list made by Saki explaining everything in detail.
• Ten-thousand Bullets - Half of the latest cutting edge normal bullets and the other half magic bullets.
• Magic Vest - The latest bullet proof vest that had anti magic inscriptions etched onto them.
• Five Magic Amplifier Tags - Place one on a normal gun and will temporary function as the lowest grade magic weapon.
• 50 Self Made BIM and design instructions - Saki had kept a sample of each one from the BTOOOM mission and was able to recreate them without unlocking the BIM Series Exchange. Includes guides on how to make each kind of BIM and what material and tools are needed to do so. Unfortunately it wasn't possible to recreate Implosion or Barrier BIMs without exchanging for special materials from God.
• Design Plans to make Low End Sci-fi weapons and tools - Saki had managed to come up with a few thanks to her connections to Mass Enlightenment.
• Ten Prototype Low Grade Healing Potions - Saki suspected that Shin would be badly injured after their fight and may not have the points to heal himself. They are not instantaneous like those found in games, but taking one and having a good night's rest will heal most injuries, which even include changes in the genetics. Now if halfway in a mission someone was injured or unlocked their constraint for the first time they could be healed over night.
• Exchange Path Guide - Considering a wide range of possibilities, Saki had sort out as much of the exchanges as possible and made sample guides on what exchanges are most practical and are cheap. Even includes what types of talents New Players in the future may have are best suited for them and the team.
• Four Pillars Report - A basic summary of what Saki knew about the Four Pillars.
Shin looked over everything that Saki had in her Na Ring and felt... Very sad.
Shin was happy to find all the things that Saki left behind, especially the potions since he was in no shape to go on the mission tomorrow with just the 80 point repair thanks to Aqua, but it just showed how once more Saki had no plans to try to save her own life and put her team's lively hood above everything else.
Shin: Just looking at all of this I can't imagine she did this within those first eight days before in God's Dimension. Saki must not have stopped working the entire time she was in the real world. Not taking a rest at any time and just kept working for her parting gift to the team... Saki, I would have much preferred you being here then just this ring.
Shin once more sighed to himself and five minutes later he went to tell the other what he had discovered in the Na Ring Saki had given him. Like Shin no one felt joy from their new items, yet they were more determined then ever to do their best to live. For their teammates and those who were no longer with them.
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Team Japan weren't in the mood to do anything the last day in God's Dimension.
Aqua and Shin tried to rally together a last minute training exercise, yet no was was willing to join and so they just waited for the next mission to come. They didn't lack spirit and would be ready for their next mission, yet no one could make themselves move.
Shin couldn't blame them as he himself only made the suggestion to get everyone something to do something, but it looked like what the right thing to do was to just relax by themselves and wait out the day. Shin still made the effort to ask Aqua more about the Second Stage of the Genetic Constraint, but afterwards he returned to his room alone and waited till the time came.
Shin would have liked to have done more, but he was still recovering from his fight with Saki. Even with the potion he felt a little sore, but by no means his performance in the next mission would go down. For Saki's and everyone elses sake, as the leader and a primary combatant of Team Japan he wouldn't all himself to fall short of their and his own expectations.
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The tenth and final day their break had arrived and everyone was gathered on the platform under the ball of light that was God and waited for the beam and the announcement of the next mission to come. Shin was happy to see no one was still depressed as the time came.
Twenty beams of bright light were shot down from the orb of light that was God, signaling the arrival of their next trial.
Shin: The third mission. I, we all won't lose to whatever we face!
- Enter the beams within thirty seconds. Target locked. Beginning teleportation to Apocalypse Alice starts!
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Authors Note:
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Thank you all for reading the the third arc of "Terror Infinity - Side B". This is my first Fan Fiction, so I am glad that there were a lot of people who enjoyed it.
I will take... A 6-8 week break to finish the next arc of this FF, Apocalypse Alice, so please wait patiently for me to return since it will be worth the wait ( Hopefully ).
I on a whim went back to reread this Fan Fiction. I've never enjoyed rereading my own work, yet for some reason I enjoyed it as if it was something I just read. I also did some small edits for the H.O.T.D arc. Nothing major, but it's worth taking another look to refresh yourselves. Also, feel free to leave comments as I'm always ready to answer any question that aren't too big of a spoilers, and I'm fine with suggestions that are helpful.
For those of you that know, Apocalypse Alice is a magic and dungeon story with a dark setting, yet highly addictive. It only has three books out, but it is by the same author of the following:
1. The Legend of the Legendary Heros: Great, but very wordy. The entire 24 episode anime was a real reflection of Eleven Volumes worth of events. Not like a bad twelve anime episode season made up of 3-4 volume of a light novel where more then half of it is cut out. Anyone who has read it will agree. Still, I'll watch the anime since it's enjoyable.
2.A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives: Wordy as well, but not as bad. Great story and wished it was more translated. Anime is... So-So and I would read the books instead.
3. Seraph of the End: Just Great, yet heading in a very annoying overly friendship route. It looked like a kid fueled by revenge gaining the power of friendship which is nice, but it has gone overboard with it.
Apocalypse Alice: This is the story of the author which I believe to have the most potential, but the author's unwillingness to continue the series with more volumes and not add more variety to the characters magic ( Like what the author of Negima did in the later half of his manga, they keep using the same magic skills ) seriously makes every fight somewhat predictable. Characters are limited to six magic skills at a time, but they don't change it up, or at least so far from what I've seen up to Volume 3.
The direction of the story starting from the fourth mission after this is the following. They will fight the team backed by one of the Four Pillars while on their mission. This next mission will be the last time they can hide from them.
Thank you, and look forward to future terrors that are to come in the upcoming Terror Infinity - Side B's first Light Novel Mission, Apocalypse Alice arc.