Shattering Humanity-Chapter 460: Takamagahara Vs. Vegetius: The Common Resolve Of Younger Brothers
The governor asked them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?"
"Barabbas!" they answered.
Pilate asked them, "What should I do then with Jesus, who is called Christ?"
They all answered, "Crucify him!"
Then he said, "Why? What has he done wrong?"
But they kept shouting all the more, "Crucify him!"
When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was starting instead, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, "I am innocent of this man’s blood. See to it yourselves!"
All the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!" Then he released Barabbas to them and, after having Jesus flogged, handed him over to be crucified." -Matthew 27:21-26
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{Demon District}
As SeiõrSnow continues to fall, a crystal purple ’meteor’ goes soaring over multiple neighborhood homes before finally crashing into a wooden fence.
Splinters and wooden chunks fly upward through the air, but a fast descending Vegetius slashes down his single SunSword, cutting the wood planks like butter.
The seething, unconscious fighter slams down exactly where the purple ’meteor’ crashed, but just before her enemy closes in, Itsuka successfully moves out of the way from her attacking enemy.
Without any weapon to parry the raging soldier’s heated blade, all Itsuka can do is avoid her chasing opponent’s heated metal until it loses its charged effectiveness.
Even though she is at a slight disadvantage, the well trained woman doesn’t only try to run away. Impressively, she first manages to create distance between her and the enraged Vegetius before turning to face the younger man.
With a chance to observe the incoming attacks, the high class female fighter carefully side dodges and back steps out of the way.
She back bends underneath a horizontal slash, and purposely lays her back on the ground before using her amazing physical ability to kick back upward. The bottom of her boot gets slightly singed and melted, but the force of her rising dropkick knocks the SunSword out of white eyed Vegetius’ hand.
The 75% charged heated blade flips through the air, but before Itsuka can think to jump up for it, unthinking Vegetius has already reacted.
The desperate young man fueled by the pity of Seiõr catches the handle and during his fall straight above Itsuka, he points the tip of the blade downwards.
With symbiote aided reflexes, the Takamagahara vice-captain barely avoids being slashed and burned, and she escapes with only the collar of her midriff shirt being slightly cut.
She quickly puts out the embers over her exposed cleavage before back dodging more SunSword slashes.
Still enjoying the death match while sitting on top of various homes as the battle location keeps changing.
MamMon DæMon: "She still is hesitant to use those SeiõrShots she tried to hit me with.
Don’t tell me you’re unwilling to use projectile attacks on enemies who aren’t capable of equal retaliation?"
As if answering the quietly asked question, SoulSeiõrShield covered Itsuka continues to avoid the orange, red, and yellow sword covered by a misty flame of dark blue SharedSeiõr. While using her practiced concentration to counter Vegetius, by using his momentum to deflect his blade swinging wrist away.
The Völva born warrior using advanced defensive fighting styles clearly intrigues the single observing DæMon twin.
MamMon DæMon: "Hmm.
Well I take back what I said earlier about you, Seed of Ioûnn.
Your mother may have actually succeeded in birthing a Völva blooded kin, who would also have qualified to join the now vanquished Valkyrie clan."
Getting more comfortable with her capabilities against her opponent’s uncoordinated movements, Itsuka is now deflecting Vegetius’ wrist, and landing a quick jab before jump back in retreat.
MamMon DæMon: "With that respectfully robust figure, a seemingly rare SeiõrSkillSet, and the battle prowess to toy with an enemy who is set on murder, my brute mother’s people might have quickly accepted you as one of their own."
Now in a destroyed fenced in, 2 acre sized backyard of a single floor town house, Itsuka runs across the uncut grass and jumps between the chains of a swing set before turning around. She tosses the flat plastic seating connected to the chains hung above.
Vegetius cuts the thin, rusted metal chains, but the observational platinum haired woman notices the visible increased difficulty for him to do so, indicating the incriminatly cooling metal.
The symbiote eye and her human purple eye move independently on their own as the alien attached to the brain through the optic nerve, controls its host while the additional human controlled visual sense spots something of use at the far end of the lawn.
On the other side of the same house, from the front lawn, MamMon casually jumps up on the roof with ease and watches Itsuka run straight for a large above ground pool filled with three years of uncleaned, green algae infested water.
MamMon DæMon: "Hmph, you clever girl."
Once at the gross body of water, Itsuka sticks her hand and forearm in. In a vile version of a pool party splash, a small wall of water flies at Vegetius. The unconscious soldier slashes at the liquid, vaporizing it, but reducing the remaining heat retained within the blade.
In an otherwise circling circus comedy act, the two contenders run around the pool while Itsuka repeatedly backsplashes water at the uncaring chaser, unknowingly weakening his only useful weapon.
After a few rotations, Vegetius has had enough and he pierces the siding to the above ground pool while running, letting the water out.
Due to its structure collapsing, the vinyl pool folds outwards and rushing water sweeps Itsuka off her feet before she can jump to avoid it.
Now on the ground, drenched in disgusting pool water, the Izanami vice-captain looks up to see her enemy standing over her. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
With both his hands on the hilt, the now cold steel blade is pointed down, the angered fighter prepares to deliver the final blow.
Even with defeat directly in front of her, Itsuka doesn’t cower or beg for her life. Instead, the option less woman can only look up at her possible killer with a smile.
MamMon DæMon: "Well, this fight has been ruined and is over."
At first appearing to be declaring Vegetius the winner, MamMon gets up and turns her back.
MamMon DæMon: "Stupid, nosey boys are always ruining the fun.
Maybe Sigrdrifa is right..."
With his raised sword prepared to plunge through the top of Itsuka’s skull, Vegetius growls while he begins to bring the point closer to his foe.
However...
Suddenly, a single.50 cal round hits the pitiful SeiõrShielded soldier in the back shoulder, but the surprising force of the bullet knocks the unprepared Vegetius forward and spins the young man off his feet to the ground.
Itsuka is equally surprised by the gunfire and unsure of who is firing, she gets back to her feet while she has the chance.
As she attempts to run to find cover, with her back turned to him, exhausted Vegetius staggers back to his feet. With a final grunt and growl, the faithful warrior running on the fumes of Seiõr tosses the pointed weapon like a spear, somehow the SharedSeiõrShield stays around the unconventional projectile.
It is on a direct course to hit the back of the unaware target.
Itsuka feels a sort of disturbance and looks back, but it’s too late for her to dodge the incoming danger.
However...
A freshly charged set of SunSwords deflect the possible fatal throw at Itsuka and the once again caught off guard, heavily breathing woman can’t keep herself up after the close call, falling back on her ass.
Sweat and filthy water dripping from her face, the twice saved Takamagahara member smiles.
Itsuka: "Thanks for the saves, Jormy!"
Staring at her backup while he is facing the still standing enemy, Itsuka is elated to see she has been saved by none other than the organization’s youngest member, Jormungand.
Jormy: "...’Saves’?"
Another echoing sniper shot rings and the unfocused Vinland soldier is hit once again. This time in the back of his knee and the unprepared beast backflips from the force of the non-penetrating, Seiõr-less military round, landing in his back.
Itsuka: "Charybdis?!"
400 yards away, positioned on a third story balcony, the Gunner, also the more experienced sniper, has played his part in protecting Takamagahara and Sanpaku’s people.
He releases his held breath and wipes sweat off his forehead, finishing with a subtle fist pump in celebration.
Charybdis: "Gottem!"
From the perspective of the hate blind follower, his red vision clears, but his regained consciousness is short lived.
Having been officially defeated, before his body and mind officially gives out, Vegetius stares at the SeiõrSnow falling from the partially cloudy sky.
As his eyes flutter closed, he can hear the voice of his beloved Messiah.
Jesse James Voice: "There are going to be others who see us as the bad guys, or think we are trying to rebuild society only as a way to gain power and trying to control everything.
That’s not why..."
A familiar blonde silhouette stands above him, looking down upon the defeated fighter with nothing left in the tank to give.
Jesse James Voice: "...Even if I’m defeated or captured, don’t become the bad guy.
Stay on the righteous paths I’ve taught.
If you conform with someone after me, try to gain leadership back, but in the correct, and honorable methods."
With his cloth covering still on, his breathy words pass through to the Nye-omnipotent woman.
Vegetius: "Aii- ozzd-...’
MamMon DæMon: "Yes, you did but you were admirable, Boy.
If there wasn’t unnecessary interference, you might have just won in an upset against a serious contender on the other side.
If I’m going to reunite you with your friend and Messiah..."
Vegetius’ vision goes blurry and dark. The echoing voice of MamMon being the last thing he hears.
MamMon DæMon: "...I may have some use for you in the meantime."
