The Equestrian Anti-Magic Knight
Chapter 53: OVERWHELMED!!!
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Meanwhile in the Seireitei
Ichigo Kurosaki was busying himself with training in squad Thirteen’s outer training barracks. Head Captain Yamamoto was a little on the pleased side when Ichigo had given him the good news that Asta was willing to meet with him. True to his world the head Captain allowed Ichigo to wonder about but with supervision. Captain of squad thirteen, Jūshirō Ukitake, and captain Shunsui Kyōraku of squad eight took up the responsibilities of being his superiors, so technically he is registered as a Shinigami with both squads. His current overseer was Rukia Kuchiki, and her companion Renji Abarai who was just taking it easy on the sidelines next to his childhood friend at the current time.
Renji closely watched Ichigo while fanning himself with a Popsicle sticking out of the side of his mouth. Instead of his usually Shinigami robes, he was wearing a pink kimono with red flowers printed on it. Technically he'd been cleared to resume his duties but he was under orders from Captain Unohana to take it easy.
His eyes shifted to Rukia slightly while she to watched the new shinigami but with a solemn expression then back to Ichigo "So, what's you're take in all this?"
"What do you mean?" Rukia looked to her friend.
"I mean me and the captain come across a living pony in with two zanpakuto and we're both beaten," Renji sat up. "But then this guy is sent in and comes back without scratch on him and manged to convince that pony to come over to the Seireitei for a discussion. I know they classed a bit as I sensed some of that guy’s reishi on the new guys zanpakuto. They didn't fight but there was something that went down between them. Don't you find it strange?"
"I find it very convenient," Rukia agreed. "This guy is no joke either though. He's strong, stronger than me. I was sparring with him last night and I had to release my sword to keep it from breaking." Rukia paused for a minute. "And he didn't even release his own."
"Really," Renji said with intrigue. "I mean I've never seen a Shinigami wield such a big zanpakuto before, so that means he's got power. I wouldn't mind going around with him myself." He stood up and went into the dojo and came back with a pair of practice swords. "Hey Ichigo, you up for a little sparring match?" Renji held the swords with a smirk.
"Are you crazy Renji?" Rukia scolded her friend. "You were told to take it easy!"
"Oh come on Rukia," Renji smirked. "This is taking it easy. I just want so exercise is all. "His attention shifted back to Ichigo, "So what do ya say newbie, want to go a couple of rounds?"
Ichigo sheathed his zanpkuto and ran over. "Yea I could go for a bit of leg work. Swinging Zangetsu around can get boring after a while," he turned with a smirk to Rukia who quickly froze up. "Ya mind keeping the big guy company Rukia? He gets rather lonely easy?"
"Uh... sure," She reluctantly agreed.
Ichigo took his zanpakuto off his back and handed it over, "Thank Rukia!" he waved as he and Renji started to spar, soon they drew a crowd of squad Thirteen's company.
Waillen Training Grounds
"Fine," Asta sighed as he scratched the back of his head. "But if show you signs of getting in the way I won't hesitate to pull you out, got it?" He pointed at her.
"Ok but if one of the Espada appears I'm hightailing it out of here and teleporting to town if i have enough RAGE" Ayumi said knowing that Asta's raw power could draw one out.
“How about I help you conserve what power you still have access to?” Asta asked with a conniving smirk.
"Whatcha thinking?" Ayumi said with an uneasy grin.
“I have this, Transport Behemoth!” Asta threw up his Digivice and out in a stream of data and light came his monstrous sentient motorcycle. “Behold my bike. The beast can even ride across the skies when I use a bit of ani-magic with it.”
"Why do you have Beelzemon A's Bike," Ayumi asked remembering the rider from season 4 of Digimon and the fact that the bike was a living thing. "cuz he will be pissed when he finds out that you stole it from him and modified it!"
“This Behemoth is mine,” Asta patted the seat of the bike. “It’s mine because I made it with my Digivice that allows me to Digi-Self Modify. See,” he handed over his digivice.
"So was that some of your winnings from The Gambler or did you get that Digivice from a displaced?" Ayumi asked passing the item back. "Also you know that Behemoth isn’t just a motorcycle that it's a living thing akin to a diginome? Have you ever told Fluttershy about it? Being alive and basically a pet?"
“Shy knows about all about B he just prefers to stay in the digivice,” Asta explained as he put away his digivice. “And I got my device from a Displaced.”
"Ok, I can imagine her just being all sweet on it considering it's basically a pet" Ayumi said a smile on her face at the image of the yellow Pegasus trying to cuddle with the mechanical monster. "Will it be okay with me riding it? What I remember from the show is that it would pretty much possess anyone that hasn't tamed it and it was never shown to have another Rider after that." She turned to the bike. "No offense big guy but you aren't The Ark. We don't need me just being pulled around by you."
“You have more than enough power to ride. As Fluttershy once said ‘he’s a good guy with a sweet disposition but a bit of a wild streak’ but he won’t possess you unless he needs to,” Astat shrugged. “Shy is really sweet on B but if she spends too much time around him that’s when her wild side kicks in. To be honest,” He slightly blushed scratching his cheek. “It’s really hot but not the best mindset either if you catch my meaning, especially right now.”
"Always the quiet ones," Ayumi said with a chuckle and a shake of her head. "Since your Ponies are more human than equine I can say with confidence that she's good up until the third trimester. As far as I can remember you can have some fun just don't put too much stress on her and the baby will be fine." With that Ayumi mounted Behemoth the living bike riving its engine at the prospect of being driven by someone new. "Hope you have fun big guy I sure as hell will." She said as she part Behemoth's gas tank.
“ One second,” Asta said coming over as his hand was covered in black Anti-magic and he placed it on Behemoth’s tank and the machine happily took it in. “There, that should allow him to fly without you having to use any of your own power,” He turned around, “And here are the others.” The rest of the Mane Six walked in led by Spike, wearing his armor and his massive jaw bone sword on his back.
“So you’re the one whose power I sensed,” Spike crossed his arms looking at Ayumi. “No wonder you’re so strong being another version of Twilight. And you appear to have given my sister a power boost too,” He cracked an eye at Twilight and saw her wings. “About time she became an alicorn. My mother may be a little more than shocked when she arrives.”
“Mother,” Ayumi raised an eyebrow.
“Spike was formally adopted by Celestia in this world and not Twilight’s family when he busted in on Twilight’s test and got caught by the guards for stealing food from the kitchen,” Asta explained. “He was taught basic training, magic, and swordplay in the palace but he is currently my apprentice and the Vice-Captain of the Black Bulls.”
“Allow me to formally introduce myself,” Spike clicked his heels together and bowed. “My name is Spike Amadeus Solaris. Sorry for the rudeness, recent events in my life have changed my attitude slightly.” He turned to Asta. “Mom and Aunt Luna said they’d stop in here once they’re done with negotiations are done. They’ll be using Aunt Luna’s Spacial portal.”
"Mom is coming? And she has Spacial magic?!" Ayumi said "Well that's not the worst type of magic she could get." She then turned to Spike. " young man you will respect your elders. I do not care that I am not the mother of you in this world changes in your life do not give you the means to be rude. Learn to respect others as you had been respected Young Prince." She said a frown on her face which rapidly turned into a smile. "I have to say Tia has done an excellent job raising you in this worldworld, just learn to keep your emotions further in check and try to learn this if it's possible. Dragons have the ability to change size to grow and shrink at will at least in my world. it may be different for you here but this is an innate ability all dragons I know of including myself."
“Dragons or Dragon Bloods as we’re called here, as not actually dragons but the descendants of dragons and we come in many different categories, but mine it the most common being a salamander but at the same time rarer due to my magical flames,” Spike explained. “I am classified as a mage type salamander by normal standards but thanks to Asta’s training in martial arts and furthering my swordsmanship I could be either be a brawler sorcerer or a magic paladin.”
“And you mentioned Luna having Spacial magic like it was a surprise,” Asat noted. “I wasn’t all that shocked but her’s isn’t limited to defensive spells but can also be used offensively,” he contiuend but there was a ‘but’ in there to. “But due to her past experience with Nightmare Moon she got a five-leaf clover and a second magic. Demon Light Magic.”
"Honestly I expected her to have illusion manifestation or mind reading magic due to her solid connection to the Dreamscape." Ayumi said "Just because things are categorized in Black Clover does not mean that unique magics won't come from this world as it is not the world of Black Clover. Nightmare having demon light magic makes some sense but honestly I thought she'd either have demon smoke or demon black magic considering those are far more associated with her thru her Mist form and the fact that she was born of black magic itself."
“Princess Luna wasn’t born with dark magic here,” Twilight cut in. “She and Princess Celestia are both ascended alicorns. They used to be earth ponies, though most nobles forget that fact.”
"I was talking about Nightmare Twilight. She was born of black magic" Ayumi then looked to Spike seeing his five leaf. "Spike can attest to this I believe once a dark aspect is put in a grimoire they gain their own personalities and Nightmare was a split personality of Mom's anyways so basically Nightmare lives in Mom's grimoire. Hopefully she has better accommodations than Asta's demon. Also you may now have one of your own. Might want to greet little Midnight before she gets mad."
“My demon is a berserker,” Spike looked away. “I have to keep him locked up. He has no rational thought at all just to slaughter all in his path. That’s why mom gave this,” he pulled his sword off his back. “It's made from the jawbone of a berserker class dragon and help absorb my negative emotions.”
“Celestia and Luna should be here by the time we get back,” Asta cut in. “Right now we need to take care of the hollows that appeared and they’re kind of far out thus the need for B to get you there.” He looked to Ayumi. “I’ll be riding on Ymir. Spike you can ride Rayquaza.” He nodded. “You ready?”
"Ok" Ayumi said as the group got ready to leave. "So what's the plan? We'll need to be ready for these things since a Menos might appear."
Asta walked over to Twilight and gave her a quick peck on the cheek causing the newly born goddess to blush slightly. He then did the same tio Aj and Shy. "You girls go wait for Luna and Celestia at their house. We won't be more than an hour or so," he then turned and while placing his thumb and forefinger on either side of his mouth whistled. Soon Ymir and Rayquaza were circling above. Asta and Spike jumped off the air onto their respective mounts. Ayumi revved Behemoth's engine and took off through the sky. The trio head south of Waillen with Asta leading the charge.
"I hate to repeat myself but what's the plan if a Menos shows up we're screwed then at the least I am currently and considering what you told me and what I've researched this whole part of the continent was a hotbed for Hollows!" Ayumi shouted to her companions. "A couple of Menos are probably going to show up sooner or later maybe even one of the arrancars if we are extremely unlucky!"
“You may be right about that, but look down there,” Asta pointed at the ground as the group steadied themselves. “Remember what we’re here?”
“Yea we’re here cause you sensed hollows,” Ayumi pointed out raising an eyebrow then she looked down. “Hold on, there aren’t out here like at all?”
“Yea,” Asta nodded. ”But there are still traces of the hollows’ reiatsu down there but also some somepony else. I sense the Qi of a living pony or what used to be living I should say.” He looked down, “I’m pretty sure I see somepony’s body down there,” He looked up to reveal shimmering red sclera and slitted pupils in his eyes that then reverted back to his usual bright fluorescent green eyes. “Ymir’s eyes can see things we can and enhance the image like a magnifier, and there is definitely a body down there.”
“Well then let's check out,” Ayumi zoomed down on B.
“A little impatient isn’t she,” Spike scratched the side of his head. “A little more on the wild side than Twi.”
“True but she also has a point,” Asta said as they stood. “Even if it is a trap, we need to check out what’s down there and the only way to know any details is to examine the body in person. You two stay in air,” He pointed to some nearby clouds. “Take a rest over there in case we need you to make a quick get away.” The pokemon and dragon nodded and Asta and Spike jumped off them. Spike used his magic to glide down and Asat jumped off the air. They both landed next to Ayumi and B in no time flat. “What you find? Asta asked ashe walked over.
"Hate to say it" Ayumi said as she revealed a grey uniformed earth pony. "But the blood war is still on. This guy is a damn Quincy and from the rank bar a rookie at that." Ayumi drew her swords as she stood up. "I'm betting this guy used Hollow bait to draw one in but he didn't realize the bait never draws in only one."
"Hey guys what's this?" Spike asked picking something up off the ground that appeared to be a small capsule of some kind.
"Looks like the hollow bait but if its still here then that means this idiot was malled to death before activating it," Asta explained taking the bait. He began to thoroughly examine it. Asta's face suddenly widened with shock, "Oh crap."
"What's wrong?" Spike raised an eyebrow.
" Best get ready for a descent amount of fighting cause this thing was damaged and it's still breaking," Asta then tossed the capsule in the air and it shattered, spraying spirit particles into the wind. "Here they come." Asta said darkly as numerous foggy black portals started to appear.
Asta grabbed his badge and transformed into his fullbring form while Spike pulled out his sword.
"Even with my low condition I can fight off these weaklings so I suggest you stated your strength for the bigger ones are probably coming. Even if only one Gilligan shows up we're going to be in trouble." Ayumi said as she quickly sliced through the masks of the weaker Hollows her blades acting like the zanpakuto they are. "Keep the stronger ones off me I'm going to try that thing I mentioned!"
“I got your back back big sis,” Spike commented he tightly gripped his sword as it ten pulsed and gave off a deep purple aura. As the sword seemed ro come to life the aura was actually flowing into it from Spike. His hair became more pronounanced and spiky while his eyes glowed green as if on fire with his teeth becoming sharper. His skin tone changed slightly to that of a purplish scalely tecture with his finger nails also grew longer and sharper.
He let out a slow breth and green smoke streamed slowly from the young salamanders mouth. Place his free hand on the pommel of his weapon while pointing the blade down ito the earth.
“Dragon Flash,” Spie said as he vanished in a flash of purple and green. Soon several hollows fill to the ground burning to death from deep cut marks in their bodies.
“Behemoth!” Asta called out and the motorbike raced to its owner allowing him to jump on. With his claymore held out to the side Asta gather power in the weapon and zoomed through the hollow hoards cutting them down while also sticking close to Ayumi and Spike. ‘I sure hope no gilleons show up, or if even one does I can take it but it’ll wipe out my power, especially in this form.’
The Seireitei’s Research and Monitoring Department were running around like Pinkie in an all you can eat endless cupcake emporium. They were getting readings that massive numbers of hollows were pouring into the world of the living. Even though this was a hollow rch area they was stilll concerned for the shear numbers that were pouring in all at once. They’d sent Hell Butterflies to all the captains.
Meanwhile in Canterlot a certain Shop owner had sensed the increase in the amount of reishi from within his shop and upon further sensing found Yourichi presence was nearby.
Unferreling his his fan in front of his face he looked out, showing his left eye from under his hat. “Oh dear. This is certainly a turn I didn’t anticipate,” He said shocked as he grabbed his can. “Oh everypony…” He walked off.
"Spike you're wasting effort, one good slash through their mask is all you need they'll die on their own after doing that." Ayumi advised pointing to the Hollows she was beating. See how I'm doing it that's how all Shinigamis are trained to deal with basic Hollows anything stronger than a basic Hollow you then go for more complicated tactics but most of these are still only minor threats so just fill for slashes on the mask and hold off on hang them in other parts of their body. The mask is literally what makes a Hollow a Hollow the hole is just a physical symbol of the missing heart." Then an idea hit her, one which she had to voice. "Keyblades would work just as well on a hollow as it would on a nobody as they're basically just a nobody in a different form. A Hollow being dead means the nobody is twisted by said death and since Hollows are stubborn souls most times the strong will part is covered making me think that a Keyblade might just be the right thing for a this and a Zanpakuto is made in a very similar way to a Keyblade so they may just be the exact same thing with the different base forms being the big difference. As they have many of the same properties including the transformations!" Ayumi then pulled two more blades out of the either. These two being Keblades she had bought alongside her gunblades at the convention all that time ago. "I wonder? ASTA TRY ONE OF MY KEYBLADES TEST OUT A THEORY OF MINE!" She shouted to the Knight as she tossed the Sun and moon themed weapon to him. "Please be right!"
Asta grabbed on to the keyblade with a firm grip in his right hand having latched his claymore on the side of Behemoth similar to a lance. Asta begam to make quick work of the hollows with his new friend's weapon. Soon he came next to Ayumi as did Spike.
"They just keep coming,"Spike huffed. "Even with my dragon blood activated those masks are no joke to cut through."
"You're doing great Spike," Asta complimented his apprentice then turned to Ayumi. "This is bad." He said looking at the sky as cracks had stated to form on it.
A sudden thump was heard and a new group of ponies arrived with Kisuke Urahara at the front.
"Indeed it is Black King," Urahara bowed. "But it's still to early for that one to emerge yet. Would you let us help out?"
"The more the merrier Kisuke," Asta said nonchalantly. "I'm very aware of who you are and who they are. If you want to help then it would be much appreciated. If not stay out of our way. Let's
move!" He sped off on Behemoth again while Spike dashed after him.
Ayumi pointed her blade at Urahara a snarl on her face. "Hat and clogs while Asta's fine with you I know your true nature Former 12th division captain. You try any cryptic bull or mad science I'm taking you down I don't care if I'm kicked off of this world for it I don't need you to fuck up shit just because of your scientific interest. Add on the fact that your mad science is something the current 12th division Captain is trying to beat and you piss me off." She then pointed her blade back at the enemy. "Though I'll admit you aren't the worst of the captains by far so while you piss me off I still mostly like you nowadays though the crap you did as a Captain detracts points from me."
Urahara blinked a couple of times the unferraled his fan, "I think I can live with that Ms.Sparkle." He looked over his shoulder. "Let's help clean house shall we." Everypony else went to work.
"Name's Ayumi I use it instead of Twilight when world hopping to reduce confusion" Ayumi said as she began slicing through whole hollows as a small amount of power returned to her allowing her to put more strength behind each swing. "Besides would you really want the tangled mess that is my many names and titles throughout the greater Multiverse to be heard." She chuckled "Honestly if I had to use them all every time it would take 3 hours to introduce myself to anyone! Trust me I actually timed it once with Pinkie Pie doing the talking and she cut out only a half an hour and she needed five pauses to breath."
”So you’re from an Alternate Equestria,” Revealed a smile and smacked a hollow with his fan destroying its mask then hid his face again. “That explains why the Black King knows my name and about who I am. He’s like you isn’t he.” He opened one eye under his hat. “I bet that Ichigo fellow is one of you as well,” He whirled around and pulled his sword blade from its sheath and in a zig-zag of light, shredded a number of hollows. ‘I may have to have Yourichi keep a closer eye on this place and him then I’d originally thought.’ He looked up at the cracks in the sky that were getting bigger. “This could be worse than I’d originally thought, and the hollows’ numbers are still growing too.”
"Yes I am but it's not something important right now" Ayumi said as she began getting worried about the numbers herself. "The bait couldn't have… oh no" Ayumi said as she remembered an important detail from Bleach. "The key! Asta your town has replaced Kurakara as the main place to use for the Key!"
Asta road over and looked at her, “I already figured that part out a while ago,” Asta huffed. “Right now we need to take care of these things.” Asta returned the keyblade and went on to fight letting Ayumi use Behemoth as it was easier for him to use his claymore off the motorcycle.
iThe fight went on for some time with the group being pushed back into a circle with the cracks in the sky growing ever larger by the second. Soon enough a massive glowing red eye was looking down on the group.
“Oh dear this isn’t good at all,” Urahara scratched his head. ‘I may have to stop holding back, but even if I use Benihime now I'm still too exhausted from the share numbers to fight for much longer myself.’
Spike huffed as he held his sword with both hands having reverted back to his normal self. “I don't know how much more fight I have left in me.”
"I was hoping to keep this back till a Memos emerged but it looks like I have no choice!" Ayumi said as she dismissed her Keyblade and re summoned her second gunblade crossing them in an X shape. "BANKAI!" She shouted as her body became engulfed in golden light. When she emerged Ayumi's body was vastly altered along with her gunblades being replaced with a dual bladed claymore of her own. "Icerender of The Soulflame! We need to end this! I can't use this long right now! 5 minutes at best 2 at worst!"
"I'll join in on the fun then little lady," Kisuke smirked and he unsheathed his sword cane. "Now Awaken, Benihime," The cane sword changed and was now a medium-sized sword. The hilt's grip, which has a gentle black-decorative wrapping, bends forward at the end, with a pommel shaped overlap three times, and a crimson tassel dangling from its base. Instead of a tsuba, there is a U-shape guard covering three inches of the blade, with a flower petal design. At the base of the guard is a red string wrapped thrice around the hilt, with a three-loop bow on the back side and a folded paper decoration on the front side. The blades' hamon is straight, colored black with a silver edge, and is somewhat thicker than the cane-sealed state. It remains straight and slim with a somewhat short size, with the tip ending in a slanted razor-like edge instead of tapering to a point.
Asta dispelled his fullbring form. "I can't let you show me up," He smirked and held out his badge, which Urahara was surprised to see. " Now sacred treasure release!" Asta badge vanished and released all of his sealed spiritual power causing many of the less powerful hollows to be crushed, Drastically reducing the numbers but also causing Kisuke's kids to kneel down clutch there chest and breath heavily, Even Spike was having a hard time staying awake this time. "Sorry but you'll have to deal," Asta remarked as he was now adorned in his robes with his zapakuto at his sides. Drawing his white one he held it above his head, "Unit all with light, Hikari to Chōwa!" The katana changed its form completely. It hilt was now appeared to be a gilded long
"You two take care of the Menos, we have things here," Urahara smirked as he turned to the remaining hollows that were still appearing, "Scream, Benihime." He slashed sending an arc of red shrapnel energy cutting down the hollows.
"Let's go!" Asta lokwd to Ayumi and they both took off to the cracked sky. They looked up to see not one but two Gillions vying to come into this world.
They were huge monster Hollows at least two to six stories tall, easily dwarfing even the largest standard Hollow. They all have a white mask with an elongated nose. Their bodies are covered from their head to their feet with a black covering reminiscent of a cloak. Around their neck is a row of thin white spikes. They have large, pointed feet wrapped in white bandages. They have large white hands with long, sharp, white nails, but they are commonly hidden within their cloak, rarely revealed even in combat.
"Well that ain't good!" Ayumi said as she began charging her Claymore-like weapon with energy black flames forming from the smooth blade and shining white shards of ice forming from the serrated blade. "Burning soul shards!" She shouted as she swung the weapon a crescent of black fire launched from the burning half as the ice shards launched into the fire turning the crescent into spears of freezing flame.
"OK I have one attack left and it's my most powerful in this form." She said as her attack peppered the mask of one of the Gilligans causing it to take a step back in pain and surprise. "After that I have to deactivate Bankai and get back to the ground otherwise I risk death."
“Let me buy you some time then,” Asta held his sword above his head and gathers reishi into it making it glow as bright and bliding as the sun. “Kagayaku Getsuga Tenshō(Radiant Moon-Fang Heaven Piercer)!” Asta slashed send his massive wave of burning reishi straight into on off the Menos’s masks causing it spider web fracture all across it but not break. The resulting blow also knocked the targeted Meos into the one next to it causing them to stagger. “Damn, I was sure I was sure I could at least take one down!”
‘Came now,’ The devil said to Asta. He soon found himself floating in his grimoire. Asta looked forward and saw his demon floating in front of him. ’Even you can kill one measelly Menos, if you were at full power. Quit holding back and draw it and say my name, human!’
Asta’s eyes shot open and he was back in the real world and he drew his black zanpakuto. “Destroy all, Liebe!” The black zanpakuto shifted its form into a large demonic looking gladus. The most defining feature on the sword was its guard which was a ring with evil ruins around it while in the ring on both sides was a skull with the top towards the hiltl with no visible teeth and two upward curved horns. The blade turned solid black with thick reishi and Asta raised it above his head, "Hēisè Getsuga Tenshō(Black Moon Fang Heaven-Piercer)!" Asta sent another slash of his reishi into the still recovering Menos but this time the power was much harder to control causing him to miss the masks and merely wound the neck area. “Hey Ayumi, you ready yet cause I don’t know how much longer I can keep my restraints off.”
"Ready! Get behind me!" Ayumi said as a white mask formed over her muzzle and a ball of energy formed at the tip of her twin bladed Claymore. "I have to use my hollow mask for this so I'll most likely pass out but it'll hit hard" The ball of energy expanded as the energy reached critical mass. "Dual elemental Cerro!" She shouted as she fire at the Gilligans. The impact caused the unstable ball of energy to detonate the fire and ice inside burned away and shredded the Gilligans causing massive damage cracking both beasts masks and nearly shattering the already damaged one. The thing had small shards fall off as the Gilligans fell showing the impact the weakened attack had.
"Damn it still … too ...weak" Ayumi said as she fell out of the sky a mach cone forming briefly before she slammed into the dirt right outside the cracked air.
Asta could feel the seal of his Shinigami badge starting to reform as he looked on to the Menos as they still continued on. He merely smirked and started to laugh as he looked on, " kehehehahaHAHAHAHAA! This is where I get to push my limits! I won't let you pass and I'll put everything I have left into this attack!"
Asta threw his sword up outstretched at his side and started to gather both white and black reshi. The Menos had regained their composer and were charging their Cero. Asta's blade looked like they were made of whire and black fire. The Menos fired their Cero and that's just what Asta was waiting for. He dashed forward and plunged both his swords into his enemies attack but instead of exploding they were absorbed into the swords, thoroughly shocking all present.
"When released my Leibe turns my opponent's power into my own and its power transfers to my Hikari as well," Asta remarked as he now wielded two infernos of blaxk and white. "Your finished! Yin-Yang Kurikara!" Asta raised his swords up and brought them down in a circle motion sending a spiral of black and white drilling into the Menos. finally tearing them apart. Asta was left huffIng as he reverted back to his base form. With his robes and swords gone and his badge reformed at his side he fill to the ground with a heavy thud. "I'm spent."
"I hate to rain on your parade," Spike pointed to the large whole in reality. "But do you feel up for a couple more of those things," He points out seeing more menos coming from the, all the while still more smaller hollows came out to play.
“I hate to give more bad news but we’re running low on steam too,” Urahara commented with a heavy breath stabbing a hollow while Tessai punched one and nodded with a huff showing signs of fatigue. “and my bankai isn’t necessarily meant for group performances.”
“You gotta… be… kidding me!” Asta sat up huffing.
"I can't do much on my own without some extra energy to fully manifest" A Chibi version of Ayumi said before glitching out showing that it's a hologram. " otherwise I'd be able to take care of a good group of these things are only Gilligans" it said with a sad smile on it's face.
“Guess it’s time for me to step up and do my job,” Snickered a new voice that Asta recognized. He turned his head quickly to see the form of his older brother looming over the group with a smirk shaking his head.
"Hey short stack how are you measuring up this time?" The Hologram said hoping to press Edwards buttons not knowing that that tactic wouldn't work due to this Displaced getting over that weakness Millennia ago. "go drink some milk before you face these guys."
Ed smirked, “Look who's talking half pint,” He remarked as his shot a blast of restorative energy at Ayumi. “This is quite the mess you have here.”
“It’s not my fault a novice Quincy was being stupid and came out here alone with bait,”Asta scowled.
“Yea yea,” Edward waved it off. Suddenly behind the new Displaced appeared numerous swords and weapons that were charged with a red light, they then propelled themselves forward easily cutting down the smaller hollows. With each weapon strike four blows landed on impact.
“You guys ure drew in a lot of these pests,” Ed looked over his shoulder to the other then back to the gillions. Ed held up his hand, “BANKAI!” In a flash of red Ed held his zanpakuto in his hand. The tsuba was a bright red that shimmered and shined as if on fire while the blade was a very dull dark gray. The tsuka remained solid black and there appeared to be black ribbons made of darkness coming from the ring. Its edge is thick but sharp for either slicing or outright bluntness attack to slam for outright slamming, yet the thickness does not add a great weight to the weapon. “Yake-shoku(Burning Eclipse)."
Ed began to slash through the Menos one at a time with easy, thoroughly shocking Urahara to is core.”Who is this guy?” Ginta asked.
“My big big brother,” Asta snickered. “But… if you think he is strong just cause he can take down a few Menos then you’d shit your pants if you saw his true power.” ‘Still though,” Asta looked on and thought to himself. ‘His power has increased three times more since the last time I saw him only a few months ago.”
"Icy hot don't Badger a god that's even more powerful than me who is also a living philosopher's stone." Ayumi said as she stood back up. "Thank you you're Holiness" she said with respect.
“Thanks but I’m not a god, just a long lived being that was once human,” Ed appeared in fron tof them. “Almost done with these small fries but I need to hollowfy in order to close the breach your guys can wait inside The Crimson Streak,” He snapped and a dimensional portal opened up and out shot a red solar themed train. “Now,” Ed held his hand to his face and a hollow mask with a singular red eye in the center of the head appeared over his face and he vanished in a thump and appeared in front of the breach. “Now,” He raised his zanpakuto above his head and the weapon pulsed as the blade glowed a burning red. He stabbed the sword into the rift, “Nenshō Hōkai (Burning Collapse).” the red energy spread from the sword through the breach and then painfully turned in on itself. Ed dispelled his mask and sword and then appeared in front of the group on the train thoroughly shocking Urahara once more. “That’s done.” Ed dusted off his hands.
"I beg to differ Edward Truth Elric" Ayumi said referencing his pseudo friendship with the being of alchemy. "You've basically taken over Truth's role as the god of alchemy so I will call you a God. Divine knows divine and whether you deny it or not you are a god of sorts. I mean this with respect sir."
“I must kindly deny that claim Ayumi Goddess of Balance,” Ed shook his head. “It’s true I can assume his form of sorts but I am more of his medium than truth embodied. In all honesty I absolutely hate that bastard.”
"Easy way to piss him off," Ayumi suggested "make him laugh he despises showing emotion though laughing will also make him slightly happy that's what will piss him off. Also some versions of him are displacers and kind of nice guys you must have gotten stuck with one of the worst ones."
“He was born I’m guessing around the same time I was Displaced and straight from the Void itself, making him a Void Dweller,” Ed explained. “But enough of him. As I said, he’s a bastard and I do my best to stay away from him as much as I CAN, same goes for my friends and family.” He sighed, “But enough of that.”
“What are you doing here big brother?” Asta scowled.
“Saving your ass Asta,” Edward crossed his arms. “I’m just looking out for you, like I should.”
“Wel, thanks,” he looked out at the battle scarred land. “Can you bring use back to Waillen?”
“No prob,” Ed shrugged.
"Well I'm going to take a nap even with Lord Edward's blast I'm only half strength and the battle took way too much out of me not to mention the final impact I made with the ground" Ayumi said getting comfortable and dozing off.
“I wish she’d stop with the honorifics,” Ed sighed. “I get enough of it back home. Oh yea,” He looked at Asta. “You’re gonna be an uncle again.”
“Luna again or Celestia?” Asta leaned back.
“Celestia,” Ed smirked as the train lurched forward. “We’ll be Waillen in about an hour. That gives you time to rest.”
“Good,” Asta let out a sigh and dozed off.
“Now you guys need to stay put, or I'll have words,” Edward turned to Kisuke but then got stern. “Got Urahara,” the hatted man and company merely nodded. “Good.”
One hour later on the outskirts of the city of Waillen train tracks suddenly appeared. Then out of nowhere the Crimson Streak pulled up to the City. Everypony was on edge as no one had ever seen a train of this sorts before. The Black Bulls Knights, Bending Corps, and trainees were all on scene reading for a fight. Even the Shadowbolts and Princesses were there not knowing what sort of being would command such a beast of a man. It was clear to the princesses that this train was an assault type and heavily armored so that normal means wouldn’t damage it and that whoever owned it and was aboard was extremely powerful and skilled in many magics to the point that they themselves knew fighting would be a hopeless battle.
“Sister, could they have been watchin, waiting for a time so that Asta would be away for a long time?” Luna asked Celestia.
“More than likely sister and Asta is the only pony that would stand a chance of fighting whoever is on that train.” Celestia said through gritted and clenched fist, she was truly scared for the first time in many years. ‘But i don’t even think Asta would even be able to stand up to whoever this is.’
As the cabin doors opened a lavender streak burst out tackling Luna in a hug. This action, while unexpected, was an indication that whoever owned the vehicle was at least somewhat friendly. "Hello Mom." A familiar voice said from Luna's chest.
“Oh now ain’t that sweet,” Asta said as he came out from the train.
“Asta who is this and what happened?” Celestia asked in confusion. “ Why does she look like Twilight but have even more magic than my sister and myself, what is going on?” She crossed her arms and glared.
“You can relax. Everything is fine, we just had to go and deal with but it turned into a much bigger mess than we originally intended,” Asta threw up his hands. “As for who she is you can ask her yourself, because she’s not shy about telling anyone. You can also thank tose guys and the guy who owns the train for the help because if he hadn’t shown up then we’d all be in some big fucking trouble.
As Luna stood up she looked at Twilight's doppelganger. "Why do you call me mother? I have no children and the only blood relative Celestia and I have is Blueblood."
"Well you aren't my mother pre say." Ayumi admitted sheepishly "but in the last few days I've been dealing with a bit of emotional whiplash and Mama Velvet and then you from my world always helped me. When I saw you I kinda went with my instincts instead of my mind. Sorry princess."
"You're a displaced from a world where I never fell and helped to bring you into this world?" Luna asked still holding the Lavender pony. "That would explain the wings"
"I wish it's far more complicated due to time travel, Discord, and magic." Ayumi said " long story short when you first use the elements on Discord some of his magic was released causing you to go forward in time temporarily to help in bringing me into this world through a tri-parentage spell." Ayumi said. "Humans are able to do something similar with technology. In my world it's an old spell made to ensure strong and healthy children in a herd situation."
"That does complicate things though the spell Exists in this world for the same reason." Celestia said "Your father is Night Light, I take it?"
"Well he and Discord both as a trace of his magic was passed to me through the spell that brought Luna forward though Night Light is my father by blood I carry chaos magic in me from Discord" Ayumi admitted.
"Landsakes that explains a lot." Applejack said as both she and Fluttershy approached. "Princess Luna is your kin on your world I was wondering why you called both her and Princess Celestia by their nicknames or by Mom and Aunty."
"Aww you do look like mother and daughter." Fluttershy said before turning to Asta. “I can’t wait for that to be us,” She placed a hand on her stomach.
“Forget to tell me something Asta,” Edward remarked as he stepped otu and leaned against the train’s doorway. Suddenly everypony but Asta and Ayumi edge reaching for weapons drawing, grimoires out, and taking up battle stances.
“WHO ARE YOU?!” Luna yelled, putting herself between the stranger and Ayumi without even thinking.
“Relax every pony,” Asta threw his hands up. Clearing his throat he motioned to Edward. “Allowing me to formally introduce you all to my older brother. Those that were in the Empire may recognise him from his power.”
“This… is.. Your… older brother,” Celestia’s eyes widened. She recalled back to when Asat told her of his time in the Empire and mentioned how he’d said that his brother was stronger than he was then her mind was pulled to a single thought. “Asta, where is my son?”
“Over here mom,” Spike said yawning as he walked off. Celestia immediately pulled Spike her and nearly choked him.
“Never gets old,” Ed smirked then he looked at Fluttershy with a warm smile then it faded away. “You never told me I was going to be an uncle Asta.”
“Never came up,” Asta looked away.
"To be fair Ed you still need to tell them about Al" Ayumi said " even if he never shows up you've got to remember that you're going to have a their maybe fourth brother at some point or you already do" Ayumi said as she stepped around Luna "I've done a lot of research and from what I found at least two of you have brothers based purely on who you're displaced as they're going to show up at some point whether it be Yuno or Al you guys are going to have more family showing up at some point."
“You realise as the child's father she won’t have magic,” Ed revealed.
“I suspected and how do you it’s a girl,” Asta squinted,
“I just know, and call it experience too as I have had children before and am a grandfather rmanytimes over. Don’t forget Luna and I have the twins too,” Ed crossed his arms the remark causing Luna to blush. “There is no Al.” he closed his eyes. “And there never will be.”
"He will appear if only in dreams Ed" Ayumi said. " if there's one thing every displaced has to deal with is the characters from their world whether they be Friend or Foe coming to Equestria. What worries me is why you're not jumping at the chance to have another little brother. Are you worried that something might happen to him?"
“No, it’s because I dealt with those memories millennia ago,” Ed said coldly.
“Millennia?” Celestia and Luna said in unison.
“In my world I nearly twice both your ages combined,” Ed cracked his knuckles.
“You’re over seven thousand years old,” Twilight said with intrigue.
“No, I’m over 15,000 years old,” Ed said flaty shocking everyone but Asta and Ayumi again.
Seeing the look in Ed's eyes Ayumi rushed to hug him. "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to bring such painful memories to the surface!" As she hugged him she began sobbing "the pain dulled as it is I see it I'm so sorry!" Ayumi began glowing as her emotions took over her sorrow and shame causing her magic to go into flux barely contained at the moment as she cried. Luckily she retained enough control to keep the magic to just a light show. "Please forgive me."
“It’s alright little one,” Ed placed his left hand on her head. “I am not without fault either. Remember even gods make mistakes Ayumi, I still continue to make mistakes to this day. All we can do is learn from it. My Twilight just earned her wings and is still learning and you must know that we are never too old to stop learning,” He rubbed her head. “It runs in our family.”
“What are you implying?” Twilight raised an eyebrow.
“In my world you are my niece through Celestia, Luna, and Cadence’s marriage to Shining Armor, but you are also my student,” Ed smikred. “And your coltfriend is one of my grandchildren through a descendant of one of the many children Luna and I adopted.”
"And I thought my family was confusing," Ayumi said with a chuckle and smile as the light faded. "thank you Uncle Ed. You're right even gods make mistakes I'll be more careful from now on I promise. Now can we eat that fight plus what happened before made me famished?" To emphasize this her stomach rumbled almost as loud as a dragon's snore. "See my body even agrees!"
“It’s a good thing we fixed a lot of food back at the house then,” Aj chuckled. “Come on and let’s get ya’ll to the feeding trough.”
“Will you joining us big brother?” Asat asked as his friends pulled him along.
“Just for a bit, but can’t stay for very long as I need to get back home,” Ed shrugged. “Besides, there are a few things that I believe Ayumi could use that I have access to that she might not.”
"Whatever you're willing to give me I'll be happy to accept," Ayumi said. "You have my token so I have nothing else to give you on your level of power." She said sadly.
“Just because I give things doesn’t mean I need something in return Ayumi.” Ed shook his head. “True there's very little that I do not have but at the same time there’s very much that I can give to others that will help them out.” He chuckled. “Though I carry the sin of greed, what I value is not my items or my own life but the life and lives of those I have spent and spend my time with. I will give you your gift wafter lunch though.”
The group walked through the town and arrived at Asta’s home where they all began to enjoy a heart lunch that had been made by Aj and Fluttershuy.
“So Mr. Edward,” Twilight asked abruptly.“You said you were married to princess Luna in you world and have children with her, but I was wondering how that works? Are they normal ponies or alicorns?”
“It works like any other way,” Ed leaned back. “You go to the bedroom and have a good time,” He smirked, causing man to blush heavily. “No I’ve had many children over the years through various means but the most common for me was adoption. Luna and I didn’t have biological children until recently as we thought it would be possible after I died though.”
“You’re an undead,” Celestia shot up from her seat.
“Not even close,” Ed aved a finger in the air. “I simply traded the life I could’ve had in my home world for the one in Equestria. I didn’t want to leave what I just got back for something I could have gotten that I’ve already come to terms with dying a long time ago from me.”
“But that means ya can never go back,” Aj said in out right disgust. “What about your family other than Asta, your ma and pa?”
“My parents hated my life choice and cut all contact with me and our youngest brother rarely ever came around at the time,” Ed crossed his arms. “Asta and I were close and still are but he had his career and his training in the east. I had simply been gone so long that normally they would have been dead, though this was a bit off as I was given the chance to go back right when I left. Like I said though, I came to terms with it a long time ago and I couldn’t leave my new home and my new family.”
“What happened to your youngest brother?” Rd asked.
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“He became Displaced himself not long ago,” Ed got up and stretched. “And to answer your questions Twilight, foals normally take after the stronger magical parent when conceived and at the time this was Luna, making them both Alicorns. My twins are Solar Eclipse and Morning Star. A boy and Girl. My girl takes after me and our son takes after Luna. I just found out that Tia is pregnant but she’s only caring one foal.”
“So you’re married tobot of us,” Luna thought and then hit her. “You’re… the king of your Equestria!”
“No, I’m a prince in title alone,” Ed shrugged. “I was the Minos King about 2,000 years ago but never again will I take on the king title.Too much work. I mainly oversee teaching in the schools back home. I’ll occasionally raise and lower the celestial bodies when I feel like it to. And now that Tia’s pregnant I’ll be on Sun duty.” He sipped his tea ignoring the looks of awe he was being given. “That’s a good way to catch flies.”
"On my world I'm actually the head of government and I raise the Sun and Moon alongside you two." Ayumi said "Aunty you mostly retired from Princess duty due to the 600 years of service alone before Cadance was found. Mom was going to retire as well but I convinced her to stay on as an adviser and my second in case I couldn't make it to court which was now held in a harmony blessed building."
"That's utter horse apples!" Rd slammed her fist down.
"I have to agree with my senior knight," Free Fall scowled at Ed as he crossed his arms. " No single pony but the Princesses has the power to move the sun and the moon."
"You two are committing blasphemy against our rulers," Haze added to the princesses' shock. "There is not a doubt in my mind that you two are very powerful but you can not control what is not your. Especially someone like you who isn't even a pony." He squinted at Ed.
Asta shot up and slammed his hands on the table gaining everyone's attention, Ed allo cracked an eye. Asta glared back at Haze, "Your all way out of line especially you Haze," pointing at the pegasus. "And I won't stand here and let any of you insult my family in my own home! Ayumi is a goddess who pretty much radidates power. Hell i don't even know if I could match her in a sparring match we're gonna have. And I know you sense her power but yet you have the balls to go after and my big brother who even she admits is way stronger than her. A freaking goddess," Asta motoned to Ayumi and then to his older brother. "Is literally saying my older brother is stronger than her!" He plopped down in hs chair huffing from his rant which caused many to simply stare as alot of them had never really seen their friend and leader enraged other than the time he took on the Caribou but even that was a very cold rage unlike this one.
"Remember your history Guard" Ayumi said her body glowing a sickly purple. "Celestia and Luna were not the first to raise the sun and moon. Before they took the job groups of unicorns did it." The glow one extended to her eyes. "The Princesses have the power to do it alone yes but it is their Cutiemarks that help them to do so! Feel lucky you're not on my world I'd of had you sent to my guard school to remind you of this while going through the training of your afterlife. Oh and you just insulted Luna's daughter by the way. My title is Princess of friendship and princess of the Stars you can't claim that at least part of the night isn't mine."
"Enough," Ed said sternly while stomping his metal leg on the ground sending a calm throughout the room. "Getting upset and angry then throwing a tantrum like that of little children speaks even less of what you claim you two. You have every right to get angry but know when it's appropriate to let it out. As leaders you must learn this and in act it to its fullest."
"Sorry uncle," Ayumi said shrinking in on herself. "Family is a trigger for me and I lost my head at her insulting mom."
"My bad, but its worse as its my knights that insulted my brother," Asta looked down ashamed.
Ed stood up and stretched then walked over and placed his hands on their head and bent down with a smirk wan with a smirk and wink. "Like I said you have every right to be upset and angry but know when its appropriate to let it show or you'll end up in a big mess than the one you already have." Ed cracked his neck then knelt down. Raising his right hand a spark of electricity went off slightly. He placed his hand on the floor and electricity shot in all directions.
“What are you up to?” Rd glared as she balled her fists.
“Mapping out the city so I know what and who all is in it,” Ed looked out of the corner of his eyes.
“Why are you doing that? That is if you don’t mind answering,” Fluttershy fidgeted in her seat.
Ed stood up and snickered. “That’s for me to know and you guys to find out,” He threw up a finger.
“Alright I’ve had enough of your crap,” Rainbow ready herself to strike.
“Trust me Rainbow you’re too slow,” Ed threw his hand and then brought his finger in front of Rainbow’s eyes and in it was her hair tie.
“WHAAAA!” Rd jumped back as her hair fell down.
“Like I said to slow,” He tossed her tie back to her. “My own Rainbow Dash is way faster than you. She got that way by understanding she could always improve and figuring out that there will always be someone better and that she should try and push onwards to achieve that even greater heights and not that she is already the best.”
“You ain't gotta tell me that it's one of the principles of the Black Bulls,” She huffed.
“But one you don’t fully grasp Dash,” Asta crossed his arms. “You push yourself against me to achieve your goals, making yourself stagnant.” Rainbow blinked at her captain, realizing he was right. “No what are you up to big bro?”
“Could you all have the citizenry get out of the city and head out past my train,” Ed looked at his younger brother who simply nodded and the Princess also agreed for some reason.
Ayumi took Rainbow Dash to the side. "You have good control over your Magic Rainbow Dash but none over your Ki. I'm not talking about the kind that Asta uses. That's just sensing manipulating life energy inside himself without externalizing it. The kind I use allows me to fly faster with less effort and strengthens both my muscles and my defense. It's similar to what Asta uses but it's a force that you use to affect the world around you from within learning to master this key can also help you master your magic allowing you to go Mach 5 without a Sonic Rainboom as pegasi magic allows for a low pressure Zone to form in front of whoever's flying up to their physical limits. The Sonic Rainboom is pushing past that temporarily in creating a colored explosion ring while drastically exploding in speed at least double."
“As fascinating as it would be to allow training, you can’t do that type of thing here without specific conditions,” Ed said, crossing his arms. “You’ll have plenty of time to train while you’re recovering here. Right now we need to move out of this city,” Ed snapped and without even realising it the entire group was back at Ed’s train with the rest of the citizens. Ed weaved hands signs and in a second atleat twenty other Eds appeared in pops of white smoke. Before anyone could question they quickly split up and positioned themselves all around the city of Waillen.
“Edward, what are you going to do to my city?” Asta asked with a scowl.
“Just watch little brother,” Ed smirked over his shoulder and then clapped his hands together and slammed the into the ground and in a flash red sent out red lightning out to the other eds around the city doing the same. To everyone's amazement the city and the land around it began to reform into a much grand city with much better house while springing more crystal walls for protections and in the center a grand Eastrern themed castle spang. As fast as the act began it ended with Ed dusting off his hands while turning ot everypony else. “There we go, consider this your welcome to father slash king hood present. My clones will help the citizens get to their new home while I give you all a tour of the castle. Here’s a question, have you had a coronation yet Asta and Twilight?”
“Ah…” They both looked at the much older displaced in awe.
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