More than one hundred years has gone by in a flash. And we had gone about becoming a true force to be reckoned with! No one could topple our might and we have protected our home more than thirty times now. Some of which took us years to resolve since they started and ended in a diplomatic manner. Nonetheless, we were becoming an unstoppable force with nothing to stop us in our wake to our true potential. All of our parents were truly proud of our progress. Some of which has gotten us noticed by STRIFE, The Grand Council, and even their lower group, Young STRIFE. It was currently being led by Dannadise and Xeno Beel-Azrufal. They were being set up to be the ruling queens of a clan known as Luminaria. It was located in the first Colossaverse, Combattiumn Prison. An amazing verse based around combat and the like, absolute powerhouses in every form of combat. No one could ever topple those freaks if nature when it comes to fighting, but that's besides the point.
We're currently finishing up a mission. Facing off against this group of young celestials who grew up in different Colossaverses from in another. Oh, by the way, every Colossaverse has an entire Gigatoverse that's occupied by an entire dimension and population of celestial beings. But here we have an entire group a little bigger than our own. Attending to usurp a Colossaverse for celestial kind, which was stupid as fuck. But these idiots wouldn't listen when we told them the twenty-fifth Colossaverse was already the celestial verse and ruled by Lord Xeeron. So since they wouldn't listen to reason, we decided to kick their asses for good measure.
You could see my flight path as I flew forward wearing my Annihilo-Sect coat. My hair had grown too long in the years, so I recently cut it down to the under cuff of my butt. Then I got the loose hair in my pony tail braided. My front hairs and bangs were wild like my father's still. It was my favorite style, and I refuse to change it. ZeeNastasia even kept her hair at the same length, curly and flowing freely with a hefty bang that covers the right side of her face. We still had our huge eyes, slightly small noses, and our plump, full lips as well. We both wore our matching Coats, as well as golden greaves and guantlets designed to fit the description of a paladin Knight. YeeNessa and YeeRashuri were pretty much the same. We all went at these celestials with as much pressure as we needed to use without killing them. I personally took on two of the rowdy bastards. It's a shame they thought they had a chance with me, even as I dodged their every attack. Blocking anything that even got close to my person.
"Konnichiwa, Zee. How fun is this!?" Swikosen states as she knocked one of these doofuses out with a chop to the back of the neck, right where one would find the nape. She used the back of her katana's blade with a heavy downwards swing. She dashed forward towards me as another celestial decided to try and take me on while I played with my two full course meals. But Seikosen was tackled as she charged forward with everything she had. She laughed as she killed him over her head by his undergarments. Forcing him to tuck as he attempted to roll, only for his head to be grabbed as she charged into the nearest planet system. Each one of those nine planets was smashed to bits as she dragged his ugly mug through the multiple types of mud. It was s satisfying to watch.
"Yeaaaah!! Kick his ass, Seikosen babes!!!" I shouted just as I smashed their heads together and discombobulated them entirely. Heemy brought his opponent towards me, smashing his body into the guy to my right with a heavy drop kick. Then ZeeNastasia finished the other one off with a roundhouse kick to the jaw, just before she smashed his brother into his cosmic ribcage like he was a mere nunchuk. We all laughed hysterically at the irony of this all. You chose to attack us, but now you're the only ones facing any consequences!! HaHAAA!
"These celestial Joeys are nothing more than major pissants, y'know mates!?" Theodore states as he used his hammer to offset everyone with a Decimating hammer smack to the spatial floor we created.
"That's fucking perfect, now allow me to feed the team with the essence of these idiots!!" Ghonny shouted.
He used a wok pan to collect four different essence blasts and signatures. He tossed and set fire to their essence as it all turned into some delectable noodles. He slurped the noodles up, then used that essence as some fuel for a nasty beam shot from his mouth. He caused enough damage for his four targets to be nearly incapacitated. Just enough for Sinnthia, Primoz, Timozzia, and Kolipso to knock those idiots out with an EXTREME amount of power and force. I mean it's been three minutes and those douchebags are still flying through our home verse, Annihilo Versia. It honestly amazed us how much these idiots chose to ignore the one-sided warfare. But we'd soon come to find out why these idiots were so confident.
"Hey brahs, I'm truly dumbfounded by these guys not quitting like they should. Does anyone know enough about celestials to know what they're planning, dudes and dudettes??" Dila asked as he knocked out his opponent with the butt of his pistol.
Just as my guy said and asked this, we found ourselves witnessing these forty-four members of their group fuse into four powerful celestials made of eleven lower celestials each.
"Oh wooooww... you lessened your numbers like some kind of idiots." YeeRashuri and YeeNessa said simultaneously.
"Man, it's like they think upgrading stats and adding some techniques we've already trounced will be effective. We've got the numbers to do so, buuuut... I can sense someone on our team with more intent than the rest." I turned around and locked eyes with Sinnthia.
She walked ahead of everyone with that gorgeous, Betsy Hagerds inspired haircut she's been rocking. Her left side was shaven clean, then semi-permanently coated the follicles with the literal cosmos. The rest of her violet colored hair was very wavy, a bit curly and in the same grade of thickness as an ebony Puerto Rican. It was gorgeous and went well with her blue eyes, and lovely, glistening, tanned skin that was once pale. She had on her Annihilo-Sect coat and some very cute, black, leather leggings. They were complimented well by her sapphire blue stilettos, and her very short sapphire blue, reinforced polyester, turtle-neck crop top that somehow stays just below her nips. With an hourglass shape and ass like that, hard to be straight. Not like she was the only one that looks that good, but we'll save that for later.
"I can feel the lot of you staring, which is odd and silly behavior. Only my wife, Timozzia, and our husband, Timone should be staring. But what the ever, I admire such attention." Sinnthia states as she formed her favorite, ninja-like, black breathing mask. She then made her dual-edged, great sword and began to snicker. Her weapon had changed over the many years seeing as she always made sure to pay visits to auntie Scarge and Betsalynn whenever she could. Adding changes and finding new ways to infuse the many concepts she's come to master in these last one hundred years. She now has a bone hilt, shaped like a lovely dragon head holding the three and half foot wide blade in its mouth. Fucking thing was more than six feet in length, bruh. I HATE fighting her now that she's far surpassed all of us besides Seikosen when it comes to swordplay. And you'll come to learn we all have a specialty we've mastered to the point it makes the others pale in comparison when using said specialty. Here... We have the swordplay master, though it sucks cause she's technically tied with Seikosen. but that's alright, because it still means she's well beyond twenty-two others.
"Let's make this quick, boys!" She yelled a bit just as she vanished with her incredible speed.
All four of the newly born celestial fusion warriors we're taken by surprise. But that didn't stop them from responding with their own ridiculous bursts of speed. All five of these combatants were breaching well beyond the threshold of fifty times the speed of what light is capable of. All four celestials turned every limb into very thick blades and swung at Sinnthia wth extreme amounts of speed. But Sinnthia merely smiled and parried every strike she had coming her way. No matter what direction, she was able to use the face and edges of her blade to easily fend off every attempt they made to damage her.
"Talk about snooze fest, am I right? You are all the foolish celestials. Coming to our home before mastering yourselves. Such novice you are." Sinnthia insulted these idiots for more than ten seconds before leading them astray with hidden counter strikes. All of which were used to throw them off just enough that she could raise her sword above her head. Then she gripped it with both of her hands.
"Hmph, baaaakas. Those fools have the intellect of a braindead dog. It is very humorous!" Seikosen states as she pulls out her sword.
"Aye, uce... Five annihilotes says you've seen a future where one of your legendary Massatsu Zangeki(Obliteration Slash) techniques." Melumini'itii said as she folded her arms.
"Heh, anyone betting against that would owe you five annihilotes right now." Seikosen states.
Sinnthia swung her sword down and separated all four of the Celestials fighting her. Each one leapt forward and regrouped as quickly as possible after being sent twenty astronomical units away. Sinnthia merely smirked as they did.
"We managed to hold them off with forty-four weaklings. Yet here we are struggling against just one of them. They truly were holding back quite a lot!" The leading red Celestial named Gregora explained.
"Hmph, then we should take out this one after forcing her to show her hand!" The blue celestial named Derrismo proposed.
"Indeed, Derrismo is right!!" The Golden celestial named, Xeerosavell agreed without question.
"Hmph, then let's take her down then!" The platinum celestial named, Xiuxu (zee•oo•xzoo) says. He was the most powerful amongst them, but even he didn't stand a chance against Sinnthia. Especially now that she's at her full power, and let me tell you guys. Sinnthia is one of the only deities to choose the deity path after evolving. She totes a back halo, crown atop her head and the tattoos of her origin concept all over her body. We were baring witness to that as of now, this was the best her base form could offer, even then, this only represents 'full power' as she now has no limits being placed on her current capabilities in this form. But she has yet to summoned all of her essence, not even close honestly.
She placed her sword into the platform she created, then she stepped forward and smacked the bullshit out of the three celestials that came forward. Gregora stayed behind to analyze her. But he failed to realize she placed a domain around him that Ruins all things before it that lie beneath the might of Sinnthia. His brain replicated the same idea and execution over and over in an attempt to override this technique. But it didn't work, not even in the slightest. And by the time he noticed, all three of his comrades had several limbs snapped whilst bodies were riddled with holes that made them look Ruined. Her Ink element didn't help either, seeing as it could cover their entire beings and the concepts they hold dear with ease.
"Hmph, you ae all done for here. So allow me to end it with one good swing, yes?" Sinnthia picked up her sword and imbued it with violent amounts of Physical and Presence Zenchi. All of them were being conquered quite quickly, which only made th situation a guaranteed smack to the face. She held them all hostage with her essence, then used her sword to nearly sever all four of these fucking idiots. Should've quit when they had change, but naaaah. They want to try and climb walls they were never meant to conquer. Heh... Foolish peons, the whole fucking lot of them!
"Hmph, you should all do the retreating and never return before we have to lay waste to you all. I have literally laid true Ruin to all of your concepts where stomach wounds are located. Now you are bleeding out the literal cosmos you all hold within like blood we hold within veins." Sinnthia said coldly as she walked away from the four of them.
"Gah, how dare she try and belittle us! If these fusions don't work, then our true form shall!" Gregora shouted.
He placed his limbs in the other three and absorbed them into his body. Forming into one grand celestial who had their Drive state unlocked. This revealed quite the truth to us, which was that this guy was someone who could make forty four powerful splits of himself. How troublesome he is, though his true might only made him equal to one of us. Which told me this stupid douchebag underestimated us greatly if he thought splitting himself up was a good idea. Though, barely being a match for one of us was the least of his worries!
"Stand back and allow me to pulverize this disgusting baaaka. For now is the time!" Seikosen demanded we move out of her way.
Sinnthia began to fly towards us, completely baiting the new celestial known as Xyridn. He chased after her with his rejuvenated body, pressing up to her person without even sensing the very threat being aimed at him.
"Baaaka! Massatsu Zangeki." Seikosen swung her sword downwards and bisected the poor fool within a millionth of a second. Sinnthia was already back with our group by the time the bisecting was fully complete. Leaving the fool to float within the void like two lumps of asteroid that never quite made contact with anything during it's travels.
"Heh, nice going Seikosen, bruh!" Heemy high fives her before snapping his fingers.
We all rejoiced and cheered as we made our way back to the base Lady Hera'May built for us. It was located at the center of the verse, which was the perfect spot of keeping an eye on everything. We had it built to the meeting place of the twenty clan leaders within our verse.
Once we made it back, we called in to My mama and pops, as well as our two masters and managers, Lady Rosareideem and Lord Z'lusha. They all congratulated us on a job well done and have us some down time to relax and unwind. We did so by popping open some drinks, getting some of our esteemed divinity herbs to smoke. Some of us entered the showers, jacuzzis and saunas for some proper rejuvenation. Yelling and conversating amongst the group as we really get into the swing of things. All whilst we allowed something crucial to slip under our noses. Even our higher ups never sensed these events as they occured. Only could they barely witness once they unfolded, just like the rest of us within our group. And it all started within the final hours of this cycle. It was actually our new years and the Omniverse was entirely in sync. I'm talking about EVERY Colossaverse, universe, shit.... Even every planet was aligned for the start of a new cycle. Our version of a New Years. A new year, and a new, never before seen threat and mine if tragedies to form in their wake.
"T-trnh!! G-grrr.... G-GR-GRAAAAAAAAHH!! K-K-KI.... Kiyaaah. F-finally!" Xyridn shouted as he finally managed to pull himself back together. He fed on the cosmos of our Colossaverse as fuel for such a feat.
"I'll make sure those idiotic twerps pay for their insolenc- hrnh!? He turned around, only for the sounds of bones crunching, blood spewing and shooting everywhere, as well as guys spilling. The enemy we once fought was laid to rest, with a single glare from an odd visitor, who held no presence to them.
Their eyes held actual pillars within them with seven stars surrounding them. The pillars were where we'd usually have our pupils. But that wasn't all, the being actually had a silhouette body, absent of real dimensions being show in appearance but could be seen in real time as they move their body. They had a very long tail that looked similar to an ancient scorpion found in a movie about false deities or mummies. Their body was slim in frame, and rather long in height. He stared directly into the direction where you can find our base.
"Ah... So that's where you're hiding, eh?" The being stepped forward slowly, yet rapidly all at once. They can move like molasses, yet produce actual speed equal to what it takes to traverse an entire Colossaverse in seconds. I mean, all this is happening and Xyridn's body hadn't even fallen yet. But one thing that frightened me, is that this being held a crown as well. But there's was a true crown that was made of essence, true. But it looked as though it was one with their body, and it held no resemblance to ours and their essence-like aesthetics. Just what the hell is it!?
"It won't be easy, but you two will be coming with me... Erasallizz and Erasula." Their eyes shit wide open and sent essence directly to us in a near instant.
"What the!? This essence appeared the moment Xyridn's disappeared." I shouted as we all stopped and stared in the direction of the strange and mysterious visitor.
"Their essence wasn't sent here. It was sent at YeeRashuri and I. Meaning we have a personal enemy coming for us, and from I can feel. Our home verse is in grave danger as well." ZeeNastasia states as she walked towards one of our windows. Glaring at the storm of essence forming at the northern outskirts of our Colossaverse.
"Do you know of this new stranger and who they might be?" Heemy asked.
"No, their essence is not one I've ever felt before, but I'm sure we'll find out when the time comes. For now, we'll send them a response!" YeeRashuri shouted as she and several others combined their essence.
We all joined in hand and launched our essence and presence at the visitor.
"Hm? Is this a... Response?" The visitor asked just before being forced to a knee as he is surprised by the level of essence sent. But instead of being intimidated, he smiled, increasing his storm, ten fold. As he did, he sent a wave of essence right back at us all. It was a wave were weren't ready for, one that alerted the entire verse within the next moment. And just as we prepared to counter it, he increased it once more and crushed our base. Blowing us all up and causing an explosions great enough to completely decimate five Gigatoverses at once. He destroyed more than five-hundred, thousand universes in the blink of an eye. Countless lives gone... And our home, annihilated.
"Gah, I could barely hold that shit back." Jah'malle stated as he fell to his knees, his shield crumbling back into its base form.
"It's a good thing we have a spare base held within our pocket dimension. But damn, what was that??" Shi'Ho-ho asked.
"What else could it be, besides I direct...
Declaration of war!"
A declaration of war and the very beginning to an overwhelming period of darkness. Thus began the...
SHADOW OF THE Mysterious Mercenary Arc!