Justitia braced herself for battle and smiled. She was excited to witness my new found power. Yufumi watched me and looked back to Misao, who has been recovering slowly. I walked toward Justitia slowly and the more I stared at her the more I became angry for what she did to Misao.
I vanished then Yufumi and Justitia looked surprised. I appeared behind Justitia then a barrage of strikes hit her and sent her flying backwards. I flew after her and went for an attack, but Justitia blocked it and countered with her own attack. She struck my face then fired a barrage of light rays at me. I grunted as I was hit and knocked backwards. I shook my head and noticed Justitia flying toward me at high speeds. She spun around and kicked, but I blocked it then grabbed her leg and flew to the ground, slamming her against the ground.
I let her go then dodged a dark energy beam and noticed Yin had been summoned to battle. "You think you're the only one who can summon?!"
I roared and clapped my hands together. A portal opened then a distant roar was heard. The head of Aermyth emerged from the portal then she quickly zoomed out of the portal and roared loudly, shaking the ground.
"Aermyth!" I bellowed.
Aermyth roared once again then flew toward Yin then dodged Yang's beam of energy. She roared and blasted Yang with a fell energy beam, pushing her back.
"Misua! Assist Aermyth!" I bellowed.
Misua was summoned by me and she immediately dashed toward the two Guardians. Justitia flew toward me and palmed my chest, blowing me away. She performed hand gestures then slammed her hand against the ground.
"Eternal Negative Zone!" She bellowed and the entire battlefield was swallowed by the Negative Zone. "You will understand why I am one of the Grand Four."
I began to move in slow motion toward Justitia. "You....will....not...defeat...me..!"
Justitia rushed toward me then went for a strike, but noticed I was gone the next second. She looked surprised then was struck with lightspeed attacks then was blown away. She rolled backwards then noticed me moving freely in the Negative Zone.
"What is this?!" Justitia asked, sounding annoyed. "What is this power?! She's defying all logic!"
"It's just as you said, I am a Living Anomaly. I am not supposed to be alive, but I was given another chance to prove myself to be a hero. I can be above everyone except the Sovereigns! Hear my words, Justitia! I am the Hope of the Human Realm! I am the Courage that keeps everyone alive! I am the Wisdom that this universe needs! I am THE ABSOLUTE WILL!" I bellowed and the shine in my chest engulfed my body.
Justitia noticed the Eternal Negative Zone shattering. She looked surprised and looked at me with wide eyes.
"I am a form of Omnipotence. I am an Expression of Omnipotence! I am the Freedom! I won't stop at nothing until my Human Realm is saved once and for all!" I bellowed and my Divine Aura surged powerfully around my body.
Misao grunted softly and opened her eyes slowly. She noticed me and sat up. "Hisu.."
"Her power...her power is invoked by her Indomitable Emotions. This is the first I've seen someone awaken their true power through anything else other than tranquility and a clear conscious." Yufumi said.
I roared and began to combine my Hyper Mode with my Pure Ruler Form. My eyes shined a bright gold color, my hair became a pure silver, and two pairs of golden wings emerged from my back.
"Hisumi." Steven said.
Yufumi noticed the Hero's Core fly out of her hand and into mine.
I looked at the Hero's Core and watched it turn into magic particles and enter inside my body. "Steven. The Core is still incomplete."
"Doesn't mean you can harness it's power. You can become a True Hero." Steven said.
I nodded and looked at Justitia and got into my stance. "I've awakened my power...the power Nagini dreamed of. Now you will understand what this power truly is! I couldn't have reached this level of strength on my own!"
"Then come, True Hero! Face me and show me you're true power!" Justitia bellowed and her aura surged powerfully around her body.
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"Things are really turning up where Justitia is huh." The Original Leo Zodiac said as he watched the battle.
"This Hisumi woman. She's so intriguing. We haven't seen greatness like this since Steven came into play. We have finally found another absolute True Hero." The Original Cancer Zodiac said as she watched.
"Even the Sovereigns are pretty invested in Hisumi's power. This proves her infinite potential. Constantly breaking limits. Constantly growing. Like Knem said, such feats of power have not been shown since Steven. Nagini might have special feats of her own, but Freedom is one she can not achieve like Hisumi." The Original Aquarius Zodiac said.
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Justitia and I continued our battle between divine beings. She parried my attack then smirked. She kicked me away then held her hand out and summoned Susanoo from a portal. He bellowed as he flew out the portal, summoning his sword. He slashed at me and I dodged it then summoned Raijin. She parried Susanoo's attack then slashed through him and a powerful bolt of lightning struck him.
I dodged Justitia's beams of light and darkness then deflected one of them back at her. The beam hit Justitia then caused a massive explosion in the air. The smoke cleared and Spirit Energy surrounded her body.
Justitia fired a massive sphere of spirit energy at me. I caught the sphere with my hands then grunted. The sphere pushed me backwards and slightly overpowered me. I bellowed and shrunk the size of the sphere then threw it back at her.
"Takemikazuchi!" She bellowed and a lightning sword appeared in her hand. She sliced the small ball of energy in half then it exploded.
She flew out of the smoke toward me and slashed at me. I dodged the attack then summoned my sword. I dashed toward her and slashed. We clashed rapidly then I parried her next attack and kneed her stomach then knocked her away from me using my aura.
I had a vision of Kikyo then got in a stance similar to hers. Misao noticed and looked surprised.
"Kikyo's Windstyle Stance..!" Misao said in shock.
I slashed vertically and unleashed a barrage of razor winds at Justitia. She deflected the razor winds then groaned as one cut her side. I ran toward her and slashed through her then a tornado was summoned and began to damage Justitia with a barrage of razor winds.
The tornado disappeared and Justitia fell onto one knee. She panted and her hair covered her eyes.
"It's time to end this." I said then used my Willpower to summon an exact copy of Yusa's weapon, Shining Duality. "The Ruler of Death's weapon, Shining Duality. Cataclysm and Oracle. Kinda fitting taken the situation we are in."
Justitia chuckled and slowly stood up. "Never have I met someone as strong as you since Steven rose up. Here we thought the strongest one can go is being the Hero of Origin. We thought you had to be a descendant of Henosis to obtain such power. Here you are...with part of his power."
I pointed my lance at Justitia. "Soon...I will have completed the Hero's Core and I will end this cycle of evil...once and for all. Justitia and the rest of the Zodiacs heed my words."
Justitia looked at me and her smile grew more wide. The other Original Zodiacs watched me closely.
"With my strongest...I will defeat your strongest." I said then Shining Duality shined brightly.
Justitia snapped her fingers and a wall between us and Yufumi and Misao separated us. "With your strongest you say..? Well then, how about we put an end to our duel."
I glared at Justitia then dashed toward her. She ran toward me and summoned her True Zodiac Weapon, Lance of Justice. We both swung out lances and clashed. The clash caused a repulsive force to blow across the area. I pushed her backwards then had a vision of Saito. I dodged her next attack then a magic circle appeared on my left side then the magic circle fired a beam of destructive energy at Justitia, blowing her away. She crashed into the wall and groaned.
I ran toward her and jumped up in the air. I bellowed and thrusted my lance at her. Her hair shined then she countered my attack then hit me with a crescent kick. I grunted then was blown across the arena. I landed on the ground and rebounded onto one knee. I grunted softly as I felt myself growing tired. I looked at my lance and closed my eyes then stood up, having a vision of Yusa.
I got in a battle stance like Yusa's. I launched myself toward Justitia, breaking the ground. "Shining!"
"So you plan on ending this huh?! Well so am I!" Justitia bellowed and her aura surged. She pointed her lance directly at me and it opened, revealing a cannon inside.
"Annihilation!" I bellowed and cloaked myself with my aura.
"Justice Flash!" She bellowed and fired a massive beam of Yin-Yang Energy at me.
I collided with the beam and powerful shockwaves began to generate across the arena. The shockwaves cracked the walls and Yufumi did all she could to protect Misao. She summoned a barrier around the two. I roared and spread my wings out wide.
"Go!" Steven roared.
I bellowed and the Hero's Core within me shined brightly. I broke through her beam and thrusted my lance through her body. Justitia looked surprised and coughed a bit of blood. The walls disappeared and she dropped her weapon on the ground. She reverted to her normal form and closed her eyes, smiling.
"Heh...You managed...to defeat me." Justitia said and looked at me. "Your power...is amazing. I had a great time...battling against someone of your level."
I looked at her and noticed she was slowly turning into magic particles. I took my lance out of her and it disappeared. I watched Justitia as she smiled at me.
"You...Hisumi, I will never forget you. Accept this as proof of defeating me.." She said then the Libra Gemstone floated toward me and entered my body, powering up the Hero's Core a bit.
She fully disappeared and the golden battlefield shattered and the three of us began to fall back down to the Libra Shrine.
I grunted and summoned Misua. "Take flight and catch Yufumi and Misao!"
"As you command!" Misua said then generated wings and flew toward Yufumi and Misao, catching then on her back.
Misua landed safely on the ground. I descended down gracefully and sighed softly. I reverted back to my normal form and fell to my knees, panting.
"Hisumi..." Misao said then hurried over to me and got on her knees and hugged me.
I looked up at Misao and smiled. "I'm so tired.."
Misao smiled back at me and rubbed my hair. "Take a good rest...you've earned it."
Yufumi got off Misua's back and watched us. She smiled and straightened her outfit. "Justitia has been taken down and Hisumi has awakened her new found power. She's definitely more fitting for a True Hero than I am. She really is something else.."
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Chaos grunted as he stumbled backwards. "Dammit...my power hasn't been fully restored.."
Nagini smirked as she walked forward. "In this form...none shall prosper above me." She said then felt my energy and stopped.
Chaos also felt it and closed his eyes. "A True Hero has awakened. Just my luck isn't it.."
"Steven has made a return to the Human Realm? Has he been resurrected?" Darkness asked.
"No...this isn't him. It is someone similar to him. And now it's gone.." Chaos said and opened his eyes. "You Infinity Council and Rulers truly do piss me off. Enjoy your victory for now, Serpent. Next time we meet, things will not end the same."
Chaos and Darkness retreated from the battlefield and Nagini reverted back to her normal form.
"My Lab Rat...That power was beyond anything I've felt from her. Has she truly mastered her power..? Has she reached that form?" Nagini asked.
"Noxius!" Yusa called out.
Nagini looked back at Yusa. "Ruler of Death."
"Thank you." She bowed. "Without your help...we wouldn't be here.."
Nagini looked at Yusa then smiled. "I just couldn't let you all die. After all, Hisumi would hate me if I allowed you all to die."
Yusa watched Nagini walk away. They had successfully taken back a powerful faction of Japan.
"I'll give a call to some allies to help preserve the safety of Japan. Without Misao, I can't have her summon a Shinto Legend to help. I will go to them directly." Nagini said then opened a portal and walked through it.
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Orika looked around as she walked around Heavenly Bay.
"This place used to have an entire resort here. Now it's all abandoned since Shiro left to Esoria." Liao Ru said.
"Shiro?" Yae asked.
"A Legend. An Infamous being known for having sex with women, but his power was certainly interesting." Liao Ru said.
"Nya! Keep that man away from me! I don't want to be met with his Eyes of Lust or whatever he has!" Pryniau hissed.
"That's not very nice to say." A voice sounded with a chuckle.
Saito scanned the area and turned around to see a man with red hair, golden eyes, and wearing a red cloak. "It's him.."
Liao Ru turned around and grunted a bit then took a step back. "Shiro Moji...in the flesh..?"
"It really is the end of our Realm isn't it?" Shiro asked and smirked at the women. He looked at the sky and a golden light came from his eyes. A portal opened and a woman emerged from the portal.
The woman had long red hair as well, light blue eyes, and a Demon Marking on her shoulder. She landed beside Shiro and spread her demon wings. She giggled softly and looked at Liao Ru and the others. "I've been dying to meet the Rulers of the Human Realm. My higher ups tell me a lot of about you all."
"E-Ehh I am not really a Ruler, but I am one of the Infinity Council Members!" Pryniau said.
"Infinity Council." Shiro said and crossed his arms, looking at Pryniau. "This should be interesting."
To Be Continued...