Shattering Humanity

{6:45 PM - 45 Minutes Until Landing In Sanpaku}

From the very center of MamMon’s Forest, Garmr’s chains can be heard rattling on the dirt, grass, and leaves. A giant all black snout with bloody, snarling teeth, looks up at the view of the setting sky through the only opening through the foliage.

From the circular opening, the Blackhawk carrying Nephilim and his new crew flies over.

Inside the copter, Tristan is fast asleep talking to himself in his sleep.

Tristan(sleep talking): "Nooo Stephanie, stop that tickles."

Arai and Maniae are side eyeing their weird superior. Nephilim is looking out the window at his newest acquaintance’s amazing achievement using Seiõr.

Nephilim(to himself): "Outstanding! A month ago, Daisuki and his gang had destroyed this entire city, and Madame MamMon used her Old Norse magic to grow an entire forest and two fields. Along with a few living residencies."

His expression turns from a slight friendly smile to an intimidating grin.

Nephilim(thinking): *What is her purpose to continue living?*

His gaze moves from the window to the other side of the cabin. Arai and Maniae are messing with an asleep Tristan.

The blonde boy barely touches the tip of Tristan’s nose, making the exhausted young family man itch in reaction.

The two boys playfully hit each other while laughing in silence, and pointing.

Maniae calms down first and runs his fingers through his hair, a few strains of his long black hair come out and are between his fingers. With the other hand, he puts his pointer finger to his lips and moves over to the sleeping young man.

Maniae slowly moves his hair strains across Tristan’s face making him freak out, snort, and rub his face awake. The tired family man then immediately goes back to sleep.

The boys start cackling and wiping tears of laughter. Nephilim lets out a soft laugh and looks back out the cabin window as Silpheed turns in the direction of Sanpaku.

{Inside the cafeteria of Sanpaku’s underwater tunnel sanctuary}

The group of Takamagahara that hadn’t left for Roronora City (Daisuki, Scylia, Zoram, Aiden,TayTay, Sol, and Charybdis) are sitting at their own table with the usual separate layout of food in front of Taylor. To his right, Sol has already finished her tray of food and is keeping an eye on her "son". On Tay’s left, Charybdis finishes his meal and then looks at Taylor’s food.

Char: "Aye Tay, can I have some of that entire grilled chicken, you haven’t touched yet?"

While breathing through his nose heavily, and chewing, TayTay nods and continues digging into his bowl of mashed potatoes.

Char tears off a chicken leg and gets a flashback of an Iceman tearing one his screaming clone’s legs off while being eaten and torn to death by others. As if used to it by now, he doesn’t flinch and bites into the chicken drumstick.

On his left is Aiden, who hasn’t touched his food, but is too busy talking to Daisuki and his soon to be wives. He’s writing down notes for some plans.

Aiden: "So once we can get the cell tower within Tomodachi Town working, and if they already have repaired the Roronora City cell tower like you say Mrs. Zoram, we can start using phones and text communicate across all of the Sozo District, but the next concern is everything outside of those borders."

Daisuki chuckles and strokes his chin hairs, while both Scylia and Zoram elegantly eat their food.

Daisuki: "One step at a time, Bud. Thanks to all you guys in Takamagahara, and the others within Sanpaku who fight, areas that were once considered part of Hell, are now Sanpaku and human territory. More and more people are being saved everyday, while less of those aliens are appearing."

Charybdis overhears while finishing off his chicken.

Char: "Yer, itsh weird(swallows food) cuz in all those post apocalypse zombie movies, there’s never a shortage of mindless carnage enemies, cuz humans eventually became the undead. But in our apocalypse, there was an overwhelming attack from a limited amount of alien enemies. We’ve managed to begin fighting back..."

He EyeEngages with his sister sitting across from him. The locking of alien eyes catches her off guard but she eventually smiles.

Char: "...with ’magic eye abilities’ and now, with a form of Viking magic being exposed to the post apocalyptic world, what’s that dragon’s end goal?"

The siblings disengage and Char looks to Aiden next to him. The brilliant young man is back in deep thought.

Daisuki shoots a comedically annoyed look at the Izanagi Gunner.

Daisuki: "Just had to put more on his plate, huh Char?"

Aiden: "No, no, to be honest, I’ve been thinking about that too, honestly. From what Mr. Daisuki said happened while they met the elder Iceman who helped create humanity, Leviathan was traveling through space to find the other two Eyes of Wisdom. If it took Levi 3 years to travel through space just to get to that location, it’s reasonable to believe it should take 3 years for him to get back here.

Without any new surprises, by the time that ice dragon comes back, humanity won’t only have eradicated his Icemen army, but also have gained powers to defeat him or any other threats he creates with his stolen Eye of Wisdom."

Zoram has a concerning look on her face while thinking about her alien eye.

Zoram: "I have no information on the specific eyes that Katsu and Saku were blessed with, but I believe that dragon may be more intelligent than we’re giving it credit for. With the knowledge of these eyes being another lifeform that has been accepted by Seiõr, and knowing Katsu’s ability has complete control over any and all eye users other than Saku, it’s not impossible to believe the beast planned on humans fighting back."

Aiden: "Exactly what I was thinking, Mrs. Zoram! He’s probably planned passed beating Katsu, getting the Eye of Communication and on to defeating Saku afterwards."

Sol, who’s been silent until now, scoffs at the proposed hypothetical to Leviathan’s plans.

Sol(scoffs): "That dragon must not have planned for someone like Shelly if that’s the case. If he’s going to give her 3 years to train and learn more about Seiõr control, he won’t be seeing Katsu with any ’universal eyes’. She’ll slice that dragon into iced sushi."

Aiden: "Hehe, yeah, I guess you’re right, it’s just..."

The young genius gets a worried look on his face and then chuckles, everyone leans in.

Aiden: "Throughout history, humans have made doomsday theories in tandem with their theories of the after life. One of those theories was that humans themselves would be the reason for their own downfall.

I was just thinking, with how many strong people have those alien eyes, along with Shelly being his faithful protection, I’m sure glad someone as great of a person as Katsu has that much power. Or else we would be screwed."

Everyone in agreement smiles and laughs at the statement.

Daisuki: "You can say that again."

{Roronora City earlier outside the fast food restaurant}

While Jorm and Dom are throwing the football around, Shelly has her eyes closed with Madame Fryer in her grasp and Itsuka standing next to her.

Katsu and Saku are sitting on a bench, Katsu is sitting on the part of the bench Saku’s back is against, at a sitting level higher. They talk to each other without looking at each other.

Saku: "I know, that you know what the DæMon is going to do next Katsu. If you just let me know, I can pretend like she slipped up and I saw it with my ability. I won’t let anybody else know you have a suspicious consciousnesses. I’m trying to cooperate with you here."

Katsu: "Go fuck yourself. Itsuka told Shelly, that you told her about our beef and I had to calm Shelly down in there after Laban tried blowing up my spot too."

Saku: "Well maybe you should tell her and me the truth then. Finally explain some shit. You know what MamMon is going to do when I don’t, even with Laban’s and Princess Rebekah’s ability. I only saw the conclusion of whatever it was. Knowing we can change what I saw, I didn’t make a big deal so it wouldn’t freak them all out.

She’s in your division, her brother is in mine and it will be my responsibility for the repercussions of his retaliation. Tell me Katsu, what do you know or remember about MamMon DæMon’s plan? So Drakaina doesn’t have to die."

Katsu looks at the beautiful older sister flinching every time the ball comes spiraling towards her brother.

Katsu: "Saku, she was placed with me by default, with or without your existence, I wouldn’t know how to save her. Like I’ve already said, you manage to somehow fuck up everything I anticipate, in mid-timestamp. I only know for sure, that once she’s been involved in our conflict, that younger brother in your division, is going to be a real problem for not just you, but all Sanpaku and Takamagahara.

The job of the hero is to stop the suffering, Saku, because you’re trying to keep everyone alive, it only creates more suffering in the end."

Saku gets up, still not looking at his contemporary force and before walking away says one last thing.

Saku: "Then what are you trying to do as ’the hero’, Katsu?"

Katsu keeps his eyes stuck on Shelly with her eyes closed, meditating with Madame Fryer.

Saku gets the pass from Jormy and he then passes it to Itsuka, making Shelly open her beautiful eyes.

Katsu is still staring at her, smiling and encouraging her foster Big Sister to throw it back.

Katsu: "If only you could fathom Saku, what I’ve been trying to do.

Over.

And over.

And overrr."

{2.8 Light-years away from Earth, in open space}

The infamous ice dragon Leviathan flaps his wings as if using them to propel himself through empty space.

With it’s pink and purple checkerboard patterned right Eye of Wisdom, the monster smiles a large spikey toothed grin as it "flies" through space to continue it’s plan.