Meanwhile in the Youkai Dimension, Anko and Shiruki suddenly appeared outside Arachne's
Village. Struggling to stand, Shiruki began to feel weaker. Falling, Shiruki was caught and held by Anko.
"Easy… you're still recovering and getting used to
your new body." Anko said, concernedly.
"I'm fine," Shiruki said, trying to stand. But
couldn't muster the strength.
Anko sighs. She then lifted Shiruki into her arms.
"I said to take it easy. I never did something like forcing someone to evolve before. So, just let me help you. At least til we get you back to your home."
"Uh… Anko," Shiruki said nervously.
"Don't get the wrong idea. You can barely walk and…
no never mind." Anko said, embarrassed. "Jeez, Lucie is rubbing off on me." She
thought before taking a single step into the village. Immediately, her overwhelming
aura and power radiated throughout the village. "Oops, I wasn't trying to do
that." She thought nervously stopping in place.
"Who the hell are you?" An Arachne Soldier said, immediately
arriving with two giant spiders.
"I'm here to bring back one of your villagers." Anko
said.
"I don't recognize either of you…
"Joseph! Will you just stop?! It's me, Shiruki. And,
this woman saved me from the Goblin Bandits."
"Joseph? Right, Arachne are known across the globe.
It's not just a Japanese Monster. Meaning the Youkai dimension isn't limited to
Youkai. Meaning I might need to be wary of Manticores and other Greek Monsters.
Oh! And the American Monsters. Anko thought
annoyed. She then took another step,
releasing another shockwave of power. "What the hell?! I'm usually a lot more
precise with controlling my energy." She said, annoyed.
"It's probably because the Youki Vein underneath the
village."
"Youki Vein?" Anko asks.
"It's a condensed network of Youki that runs
throughout the world." Shiruki explained.
"What kind oof Youkai doesn't know about Youki
Veins?" Joseph said, arrogantly.
"Do they not feel my power right now?" Anko thought.
"Well, lower beings can't feel the full extent of
your power. Unless you want them to. Let's just call it a simple precaution."
"Precaution? Wait… Void is that you?" Anko said.
"Of course… didn't Reo tell yo— he didn't? Did he?"
"Tell me what?" Suddenly, she felt something grow
out of her backside. Nervously, Anke looked back and saw a long, skinny tail.
"NO… FREAKING… WAAY!!!!" Anko yells loudly.
"Yep, definitely didn't tell you." Void said, appearing
beside her.
"What the hell is this thing?! Why did it jus… What
did you do?" Anko said, noticing her surroundings and everyone was paused.
"I didn't do anything. You're subconsciously using
your Hyper-speed. While panicking about your new appendage." Void answered.
"What?"
"Hyper-speed… I believe you and Reo called it
'Dimensional Step' when you two were on Earth. But, if you ask me, calling it
that is a huge understatement. Especially the way you two used to it. Traveling
into the Gray area for 'Privacy'. Man, you two wer—
"Void!" Anko yelled embarrassed.
"What? You're the only one who can see and hear me
right now. Everyone else can't even perceive us or our conversations." Void
said, touching Joseph's face.
In Heaven,
Towering over the guards, Reo radiated a powerful
aura.
Meliona and Reiko sighs. "Mom, how bad is this going
to get?" Reiko asks.
"Well, it depends. In terms of keeping of identities
a secret, that's out of the window."
"That's fine. This is necessary. It'll be faster
this way. I want you two to go ahead to the Japanese territory. I'll catch up later."
Reo said, calmly. "I gonna fix this place first." He thought.
"Wait, Reo!" Reiko yelled, trying to grab his
shoulder. But, Reo instantly disappeared. "Crap!" she thought, angrily.
"Rei, we need to…
"Mom, we need to stop Reo. Before he…
"Reiko, calm down. I'm sure Reo will be fi…
"Mom! You don't Reo like I do. He's a completely
different person sinc—
"You do think I know how my grandson is? I spent
hundreds of years with him on Caleaxia. I understand the weight he carries with
him. You don't have to— Meliona sighs.
"Knowing my grandson and how he is exactly like your father, he's probably
going to fix this place for the better. We should get out of his way and meet
up with Kaguya. Your mother needs us more than he does."
Reiko, quietly, stood there upset— knowing her
mother was right. Then, it hit her. "Mother?"
Meanwhile, in the Royal Temple, where the Greek
Pantheon meets,
Ares sits on the head throne waiting for the others
Greek gods— with his eyes closed. "Aw, what's wrong, sweetie? You look so
tragic." Aphrodite said, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Speaking from experience? What are you doing here, Aphrodite?
I thought you were drowning your sorrows in the humans males. Like a common
beast."
"Rude… I was kind enough to answer your summons.
Even though, I was very content on never coming back here ever again."
Aphrodite said, letting him go and walking away.
As her clothes changed into a Greek toga, Aphrodite
walked pass empty thrones. Slightly looking at a broken one, she sighed
upsettably.
"Awe, isn't that sweet? Still heartbroken over her suicidal
ex-husband… her only source of her limited power. Isn't love a beautiful thing?"
A man said, appearing on another throne.
Aphrodite and Ares groaned tiredly. "Hermes," they
thought.
Suddenly, lightning crashed down in the middle of
room. "Get out my seat, Boy!!!" a man, cloaked in lightning, said.
"It's not your seat, Father." Ares said, sitting up
straight— ready for a fight.
"Oh, please. You're not fit for the either." Reo
said, appearing above Ares.
"Who are you? A human?" the man said.
"No, he's th—
"I guess that's to be expected from you all... with
all the senseless destruction and poverty you caused in your territory… I
mean." Reo said with a crushing pressure— that drove the four of them to the
ground.
"This pressure… A Jan-gu? How?" Zeus thought
nervously.
"Don't wreck your aging brain about this. The only
small details you need to know is my name and my purpose here." Reo said,
snapping his fingers— freeing them from the crushing pressure.
Immediately, Ares appeared behind him— summoning two
flaming swords. Suddenly, he was stopped in mid-air. "Useless," Reo thought,
flicking his finger— sending Ares flying out of the Temple. "Anyways… as I was
saying, my name is Reo Lucrada."
"Lucrada? As in the…
"The New King of the Jan-Gu," Reo said exuding an intense
pressure again. However, this one instilled fear into them instead of crushing
them.
"New Ki… King? That means…
"He's my grandson." Meliona said, as she and Reiko
appeared while holding Ares by the cape.