Shattering Humanity-Chapter 58: Takamagahara

Charybdis runs into Daisuki’s office, out of breathe while ’The Squad’ is discussing how to find their ally Taylor.

Char: "Uncle Mina! We just got a message from one of our allied scouts. They’re claiming they witnessed a giant Iceman fail to do a front flip and exploded in the West End of Sun Goku City!"

Saku(smiling): "That’s my boy TayTay!"

Daisuki looks at Dom.

Dom: "See it’s kinda funny how his strength just easily gives away his position."

Daisuki: "Alright, let me ask you two, Aiden and Dominic, I personally don’t know either of you but since Katsu trusts you, and Saku says this Taylor boy can be valuable to Sanpaku’s vision of saving humanity. I have no other choice but to hope that neither of you will tell Nephilim where this sanctuary is."

Aiden puts a finger to the sky.

Aiden: "You have my word, as both the Promoted Captain of Squad 32...(he looks at Katsu) as well as my word as Katsu’s friend...(he looks back at Daisuki)...We will now cherish the people within your sanctuary as family and treat your orders as absolute."

Katsu and Shelly smile at the maturity of their friend.

Dom(puts his finger up and smiling): "You can double it!"

Katsu looks at Charybdis and walks towards the guard he had a bad first impression with. The blue haired 20 year old has his arms crossed and side eyes the approaching newcomer to Sanpaku. Katsu gets within arms reach and holds out his fist with a smile and their IceEyes lock, it shocks Char how strong Katsu’s eye is.

Katsu: "I apologize for earlier. The girl you were getting close to is very special to me..."

Shelly and Itsuka perk up behind Katsu.

Katsu: "...I’m sure you could understand how I felt if you imagined someone doing the same thing to your sister."

Shelly and Itsuka look deflated from the "sister" comparison.

Katsu: "She’s the most important woman in my life and seeing someone try taking her away got to me and I’m sorry Big Bro Char!"

Shelly blushes.

Scylia: "Aww, now he’s stealing MY heart!(to Shelly)...Better snatch him up before that charisma of his attracts someone else, Darling."

Shelly looks at Itsuka who could hear, and the other "Big Sis" nods. Shelly then watches as Charybdis is caught off guard from Katsu’s ability to admit his wrongs and caves to the innocence that has captivated everyone else there.

Char: "I guess it’s my bad for trying to pick up someone else’s girl."

They connect fists officially initiating Charybdis into ’The Squad’ making the total now 10.

Katsu: "So that’s me, Shelly, Saku, Friend, Big Bro, Big Sis Itsuka, Big Sis Scylia, Dom, Aiden, and now you, Big Bro Char."

Saku: "Plus an 11th future member who has, in my opinion, nuclear destruction potential in TayTay."

He looks at Daisuki, remembering his final talk with Gray and smiles.

Saku: "You might have something special here D, if me and Katsu can get stronger and if our ’Lefties’ end up being game changers in 2nd Stage, we could just take over the mountains as an eleven member ’gang’. As a matter of fact, if we see those two bums again why don’t we just jump them?"

Daisuki(teasing): "I don’t know, wasn’t it you who was saying on the way here that we shouldn’t be letting so many ’randos’ into the squad? 11 might be a little too much for me to control."

Saku(in anger): "So Katsu is the only one allowed to decide who is an ally or not!? If you don’t want to trust my opinion on my boy TayTay, I know his favorite food, you’ll have me, him, and Friend as your new enemies."

Daisuki(smiles off the threat, un-intimated): "I’ve been thinking about this since we gained Itsuka and were all mislabeled as ’terrorists’.I think the temporary name ’The Squad’ was, creative, but I was thinking of giving a more ’deserving’ title to you all. A title for a group, if heard by outsiders, would become a term of hope, instead of fear. So how about this? We find your unexpected friend and he comes back here. If we can confirm he’s willing to put his life in danger to help out, I will appoint both you, Saku, AND you, Katsu, as ’Division Izanami Leader’ and ’Division Izanagi Leader’, respectively, of Sanpaku’s defense and liberation force, ’Takamagahara’."

Katsu: "Takamagahara? Izanami? Izanagi?"

Daisuki: "In Japanese folklore, it is the name of the place the gods of life, Izanagi, and death, Izanami reside. In layman terms, ’Heaven’."

Shelly: "Wait, Sensei, why Katsu and Saku?"

Daisuki(leans back in chair): "Well, after hearing the idea does anybody object?"

Nobody says anything, even Shelly, who now understands.

Daisuki: "Don’t worry, I’ll still be the one who will oversee you all here in Sanpaku. But as Division Leaders Katsu and Saku can add anyone they see as trustworthy and a valuable ally to their respective Divisions, of course after letting me meet them first before bringing them here and if both want the same person, I’ll be the tie breaker."

Char: "Another Asian influenced name Uncle Mina? That stuffs got you hooked, huh?" 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Daisuki: "Since my mother was from there I can’t help it. It’s technically in my blood, even if I look mostly like my Portuguese father."

Katsu walks over and now he and Saku are directly in front of Daisuki’s desk. Daisuki sits back up and looks at the two young men.

Daisuki: "The duality of constant ’give and take’ energy.(looks at Katsu)...’The Sun’, the light that creates life, who has helped build friendships, with the ability to ’communicate’ well enough to change the emotions and views of others with his very own. The one who can ’give’ anyone compassion, even their enemy.(looks at Shelly) ...And is always accompanied by azule. (looks at Saku)...And ’The Moon’ the one who understands the negatives that must exist in the world. A ’Black Hole’ who is willing to ’receive’ the hate of others and fight back for the innocent when their pleads for peace no longer are an option. (looks at Friend)...Caring for the nature around them, and with your ’nuke’ of a friend, you will always be accompanied with destruction."