Normal: Dialogue, Narrations
Italics: Thoughts
Bold: A/N, Quotes
Bold + Italics: Songs lyrics, Voice on speaker
Bold + Underline: Dimension change information
(A/N: All the images, opening, ending or gifs used do not belong to me, they belong to the respective owners)
Previously we saw the Issei was sent to Level ! where, once he had reached he had woken up only to see a horde of entities chasing after him, not thinking twice he immediately ran to save his skin from getting mauled by the entity horde. Issei ran and ran, he ran for quite the distance when he found two energy bars, which Draigg told him to grab them as soon as possible, he then grabbed them and consumed one of the bars, giving him a burst of energy which allowed him to keep running the distance, he was constantly asking Draigg to boost his speed, but this came at the cost of his energy prompting him to consume any energy bars he found, it did not help that the entities were able to match his speed, whether he slowed down or increased his speed, he honestly felt pointless to even go any faster as it will only exhaust him more than usual. He then noticed that more entities had joined the horde, making him more inclined to increase his speed, he grabbed the last two energy bars and consumed them making him more energized, however this was straining his body, with no stopping, Draigg reminded him of what would happen if he dies allowing him to get the burst of speed that he needed resulting in him finally reaching the exit making him successfully escape the level, once out there he rejoined his group and told them that he would explain everything once they enter a house since it is the only safe thing in Level 9.
Unknown level, Backrooms, 8:00 PM
???: DAMMMIT HE ESCAPED AGAIN!!!!
??? smashes the ball as he watched Issei successfully escaped Level !, he wanted to personally tear the boy apart, but the God of the Bible's condition prevented from doing so
???: No matter, next time I will devise such a trap, such an ability that will make you torment forever, either mentally or physically, there will be no escape for you Hyoudou Issei, I wait for you to fall into despair, boy and then your soul will be mine, HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!
??? returns to the level getting a ball, since his old one was destroyed by himself
*Scene Break*
Level 9, 8:00 PM
Issei and the others enter into a random house to recover for a while, the journey to level 8 was quite stressful, not to mention there are entities that can kill you in just a look, kind of similar to a certain Gorgon, but nevertheless they still needed to be careful, once inside he told everything about his experience in Level !, which shocked everyone, Ruby then asked
Ruby: How did you reach there then?
Issei: At random, I'll say I am quite unlucky if I go there, but Draigg says that you can only enter that level once, never again the backrooms will ever send you there, unless you wanna intentionally enter that level.
Jaune shivered, he is certainly not going to enter that level again, even if he is dared to enter that level, Naofumi then asked
Naofumi: So is there a way to reach intentionally like so that we can avoid doing so?
Issei: There is, but all of them are not in the pathway for now, they are in Levels 521, 7191, 354 and 2020. And they are in weird spots, so we not need to worry about that
Naofumi: Alright
Issei: Anyways, where is Ingvild?
Naofumi: Oh she went to take a bath and-
A woman's yell was heard, everyone noticed that it came from the bathroom, everyone rushed to see what happened
Opening Start
An entity is overseeing the backrooms, while having a grin
Rias looks up in the sky, Akeno does the same thinking that it is someone
Asia also looks up in sadness, as the title screen shows up
Images of JNPR, WBY, Ozpin and the staff
And finally a crying Glynda is shown in the rain
Issei is seen looking around, trying to figure where to go home
He then walks away seeing no where
Flashback of Issei being hit and called a pervert is shown
Jaune is being called a faker and underserving of Beacon while he falls to his knees
He then notices tears falling and looks up to see Ruby Rose was crying for him
Ruby immediately snuggles Jaune, telling him that she is there with him
Issei is seen fighting entities like Partygoers and Smilers, killing them instantly
Ruby uses her crescent rose to shoot the entities assisting Issei in any way
Rex slices them apart with his claws, while Ingvild drowns them in water.
Jaune and Naofumi protect him from any assault, while they all are in a darkened suburb
Issei then sees someone glitching, while he grips his Ascalon, along with a red armored man ready to fight
He then sees a watcher attacking him, leaving him alone to defend
When he suddenly sees his teammates protecting him, resulting in everyone surviving
The Naofumi take center along with Jaune
Ruby, Ingvild and Rex are in the back with Issei, as they get ready to fight their enemies
Opening end
Issei and the others rushed to the bathroom, they could see Ingvild yelling in pure fear and embarrassment, he then asks
Issei: Ingvild what the hell happened!!??!?
Ingvild: That..... that....... thing is in my bathroom, please help!!!
Issei noticed to see a swimming creature inside the bathtub, the entity had human like eyes,
(A/N: Wow that's just creepy, I feel bad for anyone who encounters these things)
Draigg then explained
Draigg: That's a swimmer, one of the three types of The Neighborhood Watch.
Issei: Is there a way to kill these pests?
Draigg: It has not been found, since they quickly kill their targets and flee but their eyes can move freely around their choroid. It has 10 optic nerves, arranged kind of like an octopus, around its choroid. The eye and base of this entity are very squishable, therefore these entities can travel through pipes and drains. If they find you, they will grab you with their tentacles, drown you, and eat your body. Try and destroy the eye, if you can, you can kill them from there.
Issei: Alright
The swimmer noticed Issei and tried to grab Issei using it's tentacles, Issei activated Ascalon and stabbed the eye, while dodging it's tentacles. Naofumi used Shield Prison once Issei stabbed the eye, it then waited as the entity struggled outside the water, with it's damaged eye, Issei then used Flame Blaze burning the shield as well as the entity killing it instantly.
The Shield Prison then opened up revealing a charred Swimmer with it's eyes and Optic nerves destroyed, Issei and the others did not want to check whether it was killed for good so they then walked out, while Ruby calmed Ingvild down.
Ruby: Shhh, it's gonna be alright......
Ingvild was clearly traumatized by the event, she was gonna take a while to calm down, Issei then spoke
Issei: We can easily get out of here, there is no weird way to exit, although we might have to walk a lot
Jaune: That's not a problem, so how much we need to walk?
Issei: Around 100 to 200 miles, but worry not we just need to follow the metal arrow signs so it is pretty much we need to follow and we should be at Level 11
Naofumi: Level 11, the same place which is basically one of the most common safest levels?
Issei: Yes
Jaune: Cool, so when do we leave
Issei: Once Ingvild recovers, that run in with Swimmer from The Neighborhood Watch traumatized the poor girl
Jaune: Yeah I wish I could have helped her
Issei: Don't beat yourself up Jaune, I will go help her, let's just prepare for getting out of here
Issei goes inside where he could see Ingvild crying and Ruby trying to console her, he asked Ruby to stay and he went and talked to her
Issei: Can you tell me everything what had happened?
Ingvild wiped her tears, she then nodded and responded
Ingvild: I was taking a bath, I removed my upper clothes, only to see this thing swimming inside my bathroom, I backed up immediately but this thing saw me and lunged at me, I was able to use my magic to keep it away, after that you heard my scream and-
Issei calmed her down, he kept rubbing the half-devils back, he then spoke
Issei: That thing is long dead, it's alright, we are here with you Ingvild, we will always be here with you, here I have some Almond water, drink it,
Boost Boost Boost Transfer
Issei transferred his power to the bottle of Almond Water, he then gave the bottle to Ingvild and she drinks the bottle, she felt refreshed with the enhanced water, she then calmed down and cooed to the red dragon emperor, she started to have a small crush ever since he saved her from Tiny's attack, she then sleeps for a while feeling relaxed since a very long time, Ruby then smiled and left and she then joined the others.
Jaune: How is she doing, crater face?
Ruby: One stop calling me that vomit boy and two, she is sleeping cozily with Issei right now, we might have to wait for a while, she needs to recover
Jaune: And you stop calling me, Vomit boy then Rubes
Ruby blushed by the nickname, she then sat in the couch opposite to the house, Naofumi looked at the only one who is single and thought
Naofumi: Raphtalia where are you, I need someone to talk to in this new world
Rex consoled Naofumi, Naofumi then responded
Naofumi: Thanks Rex, at least someone understands me.....
Rex nodded, he could not blame his master for helping his team member, and now only these two are together. The Dollface may not have a girlfriend since the creature prefers and can only reproduce asexually so he will forever be single, he is happy to have met Issei given that he treats him like an ally rather than a slave and is pretty friendly towards him when no one else is, he was known to be pretty alone before even meeting his master, rarely socializing with others of his kind
Inside the bedroom, after a while Ingvild wakes up from her sleep, she then looks at Issei who was busy looking and responding to the chats in the phone, he then looks at the Leviathan Princess and smiles. Issei then speaks
Issei: Morning, hime
(A/N: Hime is Japanese for Princess btw, for those who don't know)
Ingvild blushed at the nickname, she then woke up from Issei and the red dragon emperor smiled, he then calmed Ingvild down and spoke
Issei: Now let's leave, we need to traverse 200 miles, it is gonna be a long journey, so we need to be prepared, so let's leave hime.
Ingvild: Right....and before you go......thank you Ise......
Issei: Heh, worry not you still mean a lot to me, since you are one of us, I don't wanna lose any of you, so let's go and walk this journey, alright
Ingvild nodded and smiled, she along with Issei came outside the room, Jaune then teased
Jaune: Ohhh, I hope nothing sus happened inside the room~
Ingvild and Issei blushed, Ruby smacked Jaune's head while Naofumi and Rex chuckled at the pity, Issei then spoke
Issei: Worry not Jaune, nothing happened between us, you handle your case alright
Jaune blushed, he wanted Issei to stay quiet, Naofumi then spoke
Naofumi: Alright enough teasing guys, now let's get out of here, we need to travel a lot okay?
Issei: And worry not there are houses everywhere since this is a suburban area, so we can rest there in case any of us gets tired so worry not, plus some of these houses have food and Almond Water, so we can recover there, although none of the appliances work because there is no electricity over here.
Jaune: Then who the hell kept them here, I mean these things are next to useless, so the only problem is when we step outside, the entities will come after us.
Naofumi: So are there any new entities we need to worry about?
Issei: The one which Ingvild encountered was a Neighborhood Watch entity, sorry hime
Ingvild: It's alright
Issei: And the other one really scares me, it is called the Mangled, and these things even scare me
The others wondered what this entity is that it scared Issei, Jaune then asked
Jaune: Issei, what's this Mangled entity?
Issei: The Mangled entity, is basically large and very tall Entity. These creatures have long limbs, and are very spider like, with a more human like head and face. These Entities are extremely dangerous, but are also very rare to encounter. These Entities will be typically seen alone, among the trees or crawling over houses. They are very hostile and will attack on sight, but they can only appear during a special event.
Naofumi: And what is that special event?
Issei: When fog comes, a wind will be blown and this wind has the power to snatch memories, so have Almond water, when the fog shows up, don't think too much about it, once these things are seen, we need to fight them, thankfully unlike Camo Crawlers they hate each other, so we can easily take them out one by one, so we should be safe.
The others nodded, they had one bottle of Almond water in case a Mangled decided to show up, Issei had seen Ruby picking up a packet of Sunflower seeds, he knew that this would be important in case a Jerry shows up and tries to invade their mind, he told her this and she kept those seeds safe with her, they then stepped outside once they had opened the door, only to see the road seemed to be wet, just like it had rained outside.
The weather seemed surprisingly chilly, like it was cool, Jaune and Ingvild shivered given that they had no protective clothing, they then walked outside only to see a Watcher peering towards the other direction, Issei told to just ignore the thing since it was focused on the surroundings next to it minding it's own business
They kept moving once they were out of sight from the entity, they decided to move on ahead while the entity was unable to sense their presence, Rex jumped on Issei's shoulder to keep a lookout on the other side, they then noticed a fog heading towards them
Issei: The Mangled they are coming, have your Almond Water right away
Everyone nodded, Issei also had his Almond Water, and fed some to Rex, who enjoyed having that Almond Water, they then heard a wind whistling around, after which another wind blew through them, Issei recognized it as the doing of a Mangled since this is how they attack a prey
(A/N: Play this on loop till the fog goes on)
Issei: Brace yourself they are gonna show up
Issei's warning was made clear, everyone braced themselves for a Mangled attack, and after a while one Mangled showed up, it seemed to be around thirty (30) to fifty (50) feet tall via their long leg structure, and is very easy to spot out, but these creatures seemed to have the ability to change their size and thickness of their limbs on command. These Entities had four limbs that walk in a strange manner, and in unnatural ways. Their joints were able to be bent in many ways, and they seem to be able to create new joints if needed. Their body is very bone like, and old sagging skin. Their head is the size of an average human. Their eyes are pitch black, and were reflective. The Entity also has a large open mouth, which always seems to be open, and emitting a distorted wind noise, which they heard loud and clear
Ruby: Holy Brother gods!!! That's just terrifying, is that what a Mangled is
Issei: I am afraid so Ruby, and stop calling God, there are two devils here, kind of gives us an headache, y'know
Ruby: Oh sorry about that
Issei nodded, they had to focus on the Mangled that constantly was whistling the wind through it's huge mouth, it then used it's arms to attack Issei and Ruby which they easily dodged, Issei then yelled
Issei: Go for the head and the body, his limbs can regenerate and can create more of them if needed, in addition to that they can be stretched as well, it's the only way we can kill it!!!
The others understood Issei's instructions, The Mangled attacked and extended the limbs when it was unable to reach the duo, Issei then summoned Ascalon
Blade
The boosted gear announced and Ascalon came out from the gear, Issei then slashed off the arm of the Mangled making it scream in pain
Issei: Oh it is only going to get worse for you ugly!!!
Jaune: Issei watch out!!!
Issei was then sent flying by the Mangled, Jaune used his semblence to attack him but was also forced to keep his distance, Ingvild used her water abilities, to keep the Mangled at a distance, the Mangled tried to get closer but Jaune slashed her arm, Naofumi then called
Air Strike Shield
A shield was formed between Ingvild and The Mangled, Ingvild then started to sing and her eye glowed in a lavender color as the area around her is enveloped in lavender light particles. Issei felt enhanced, his abilities were becoming much better, Issei then decided for the only way to kill The Mangled by using his Illegal move Trianna
Issei: Armor Release!!!
Solid Star Sonic
Issei rushed his speed towards the Mangled, his speed being enhanced by Ingvild's singing, he then stabbed the Mangled on it's stomach, the Mangled screamed and tried to get Issei off it's body, but Issei plunged his sword into it's body, he then removed Ascalon and took some distance
Issei: Welsh Blaster Bishop!!!
Change Fang Blast
A greenish red blast was aimed at the Mangled, given that Issei was enhanced by Ingvild, the blast was strong enough to keep the Mangled at a distance destroying most of it's body, the Mangled struggled to get up, after which Ruby fired her Fire Dust and Naofumi used his Wrath shield
Burn
The Mangled burned as it screamed much more, it's body was being burned alive, Issei used his Flame Blaze to enhance the flames killing it after a while, after the Mangled was dead, the Fog dissipated and everything returned to normal. Ingvild stopped singing and Issei dispelled his armor and Naofumi reverted his shield back to normal.
Issei: Thanks for the enhancement, hime
Ingvild blushed and responded
Ingvild: Mou~ Stop that Ise
Jaune: Alright love birds, we still have to travel for a while, you can have your moment in level 11
They both glared at Jaune, who flinched, he knew that he needed to stop teasing, after which they decided to move on ahead.
Issei and the others decided to move on ahead, while they were walking they were occasionally killing any of the entities that decided to attack them like the skin stealers. That was when they noticed a blue bird that resembled a Macao Parrot at a distance.
Draigg: Partner that's a Jerry
Issei: That's an interesting name, so what kind of an entity is that
Draigg: Don't underestimate that blue bird, it is quite dangerous, unlike the others it neither kills or harms you but mind controls you, Survivors that make physical contact with Jerry (without attempting to tame him) will be affected by his "indoctrination abilities". This basically makes the victim worship Jerry like a god, chanting phrases such as "Jerry is everything", "Jerry is what I live for", and "All Hail Jerry". After a few hours, the assimilated will disappear to a special Level called Jerry's room, where they will remain until they choose to exit and "spread the word of Jerry". Jerry's followers will act like mindless zombies until they reach Jerry's Room, at which point they will regain control of themselves, and will now worship Jerry as if his god-like status was ingrained into their mind.
The Jerry noticed them and flew towards them thinking that Indoctrinating such strong followers will make it's and it's cults stronger, however Ruby had planned this, she sprinkled some Almond Water on it dazing it for a while, she then showed some Sunflower seeds
Ruby: You want these, don't you?
The Jerry looked and ate those seeds, it then flew on Ruby's shoulder and she was not affected by Jerry's indoctrination abilities, Ruby then spoke
Ruby: You will not affect any of them, they are my friends, so they are our friends as well, understood?
Issei had his Ascalon ready in case Jerry tried to indoctrinate Ruby into his stupid cult, ready to strike him down. However Jerry nodded in agreement, it agreed to it's new master's request and agreed to not bring any of them into his cult. Issei put Ascalon back into his gear, and accepted Jerry as the new party member. Issei then spoke
Issei: Jerry, how long can you fly and what is your tunnel vision?
Jerry thought for a while and responded
Jerry: For a few hours straight, I can see for a distance of 2 kilometres, caw~~
Issei nodded in agreement, Issei and the others then moved on ahead to see a sign, that said
Level 11, 150 Miles, Take Left
Everyone understood and decided to take a left, Jerry kept scouting for more entities, he has been a second help along with Draigg who informed them that if any entity's presence was nearby, however Jerry then saw something that would horrify the bird for a while
Ruby: Jerry, what happened?
Ruby seemed worried for her new friend, Jerry then spoke
Jerry: I-It's the Cr-Crimson Wan-Wanderer!!!
Ruby seemed worried, Jerry seemed to be really scared of him, Issei then asked
Issei: Hey Draigg, do you know who this Crimson Wanderer is?
Draigg: The Crimson Wanderer, codenamed entity 77, Crimson Wanderer is a mysterious warrior of outstanding strength and skill, feared for his deadly power, but is also seen as a hero by many. He's widely considered as one of the most dangerous humanoid entities in The Backrooms that racked one of the highest kill count ever recorded. There's conflicting accounts regarding the appearance of the Crimson Wanderer, suggesting that different individuals perceived them differently. Initially, this is thought to be caused by an illusion, but further evidence proved that the Crimson Wanderer has actually multiple forms. He's not to be considered as a shape-shifter, and his transformation is apparently part of his power. See the next section for the details of his forms. The default form of the Crimson Wanderer is an over 2 meters tall knight in a fantastic metal armor, complete with an old, worn-out red cape. He carries a claymore that he keeps on his back, but he often drags it across the floor, causing a loud, scratching noises while he approach his target. Considering his heavy movement, it's estimated that his weight, complete with his armor and weapon, is about half a metric ton. In my opinion he might be the strongest you have faced so far, even stronger than the True Spear Wielder....
Issei: Even stronger than Cao Cao, damn.....
Issei and the others walked ahead, the entities with them seem to be really scared of this entity, Ruby calmed Jerry down while Issei calmed Rex down, everyone else was also on guard, they knew that this entity is no joke and it's presence means that they will be facing against an entity far stronger then ever before
They then saw him, the Crimson Wanderer, as Draigg described him to be is an entity who is over 2 meters tall knight in a fantastic metal armor, complete with an old, worn-out red cape. He carries a claymore that he keeps on his back, but he often drags it across the floor, causing a loud, scratching noises while he approach his target. Considering his heavy movement, it's estimated that his weight, complete with his armor and weapon, is about half a metric ton.
The Crimson Wanderer seemed to be fighting what seemed to be a woman, however it did not seem to be a woman, she was completely glitched and distorted, reversed and not at the same time. Issei couldn't tell if she is considered human anymore. The woman on noticing them immediately attacked them while the Crimson Wanderer screamed
Crimson Wanderer: Watch out!!!!
Issei and the others dodged, he immediately transformed into his balance breaker
Welsh Dragon Balance Breaker
Issei: Draigg who the hell is this woman?
Draigg: Very bad news, partner, she is the entity known as The Glitched Goddess, codenamed entity 111, The Glitched Goddess was supposedly the first ever wanderer to walk the face of The Backrooms. She has been doing this long before even humanity advanced into modern civilizations, yet, has a modern name. M.E.G do not speak of it, as it attracts her, like metal going face first at a magnet. Her body is very human in appearance, but don't let this fool you, she is anything but that. She has many cults, shrines, monuments, statues, historical artifacts, events, and even historic locations all hidden throughout The Backrooms. Nobody knows where such items are found, which has been estimated to be 3000 years old. She is corrupt, evil, a monster that devours our existence and preys on it. she toys with us, fights with us, and even sacrifices us to something all the more sinister than we could ever imagine. something worth noting of a doomsday device. it's not worth going after Angela, especially since we have all been suffering for so long. she caused the glitches, she created the monsters that lurk in these eerie corridors, she is a god or at least what she seems to be
(A/N: This is an Artist render of how she looks, I will also be calling her Angela, instead of the Glitched Goddess)
The Crimson Wanderer approached the group, he then asked
Crimson Wanderer: Are you guys alright?
Issei looks at his group and they all nod, he then speaks
Issei: We are all fine, none of us are harmed
Crimson Wanderer: That's good, now you all should leave, I will protect you
However Angela was not having any of it, she then spoke in a glitchy tone
Angela: I AM SORR-Y I CAN--OT LET YOU ESC---APE.
Issei saw this and knew that they will have to fight her, the chances of them winning is low, but they will still take the chance, the others also knew that judging by the description, they must fight her at some point
Issei: We can fight, there is no way she is going to let us go that easily, we have no choice
The Crimson Wanderer pondered for a while, but before it could do anything, Angela shot a blast at the group, Issei responded with his own Dragon shot, deflecting the energy blast.
Crimson Wanderer: Very well then, let's fight together.
Everyone got ready to fight Angela, they have no choice in fighting her, since she was not going to let them pass. Jaune was the first to charge at her, Ruby fired her dust rounds to keep her occupied but they did little to nothing as Angela swatted them like flies, Issei caught Jaune, while Naofumi caught Ruby, they both then asked
Issei and Naofumi: Are you two alright?
Jaune and Ruby gave them a thumbs up signaling that they are alright, Crimson Wanderer then spoke
Crimson Wanderer: Don't let any of her attacks hit you, she can send you to the void, although she prefers to toy with her prey and deceive them rather than outright kill them
Angela then laughed and responded
Angela: O--H DON'T GI---VE THEM FAL--SE HOPE, CRIMSON WAND--ERER, THERE IS NO HO--PE FOR YO--U HAHAHA------HAHAHA.
Issei: Does she always speak like this?
Crimson Wanderer: Yeah, she can't even speak normally, I pity her
Angela: H-EYY!!! ST---OP IGNOR---ING ME, WE A---RE IN A MI---DDLE OF A FI---GHT YOU KN--OW!!!
Angela fired a much stronger blast at the gang in anger, Issei went into his Illegal mode Trianna mode and yelled
Issei: Welsh Blaster Bishop!!
Change Fang Blast
Issei fired his blaster at the attack from Angela, which was a glitchy distorted attack from the Goddess, however it was not enough, the Crimson Wanderer also assisted in blocking the attack, eventually they were able to block the attack and protect the others, however she fired another blast this time Naofumi used his shields to protect them from the attack, he managed to defend everyone but was pushed back as a result, while Ingvild and the others focused on dealing with the other entities, which had tried to ambush the group, mostly hounds, skin-stealers, Death Ostriches and Death Rats.
Angela: IT WA---S FU---N, PLAY---ING WITH YO----U G----UYS NOW, PER----ISH!!!
Angela raised her finger and fired her most strongest attack at the group...
(A/N: I do not own this gif or Dragon Ball Z)
The Crimson Wanderer was under panic given that it cannot save the wanderers since this attack is guaranteed to kill anyone, Naofumi and Issei used their strongest shields to protect everyone, however the attack was too strong, even after Issei went into his Welsh Draconic Rook form. The blast made a direct hit, sending Naofumi flying, thanks to high Vitality he was still conscious however, Issei was not, he was completely unconscious.
Everyone minus Crimson Wanderer: ISSEI!!!!
Whoever could rush to Issei, immediately rushed to him, Ingvild wanted to help him, but she could not do much, she asked Ruby to look after Issei, while she would be facing against Angela.
Ingvild: You will pay for hurting him!!!
Angela smirked through her glitchy face, they all began fighting the Glitched Goddess, while Issei was still unconscious. While unconscious Issei entered into his mindscape, he saw the same past hosts looking at him, they then spoke
Host: You must use the Juggernaut Drive if you need to defeat her and we will make you perform it
The Hosts all channeled their negative energy into Issei, trying to get him to his side, however Issei was determined, he was not going to submit into power like this, he then spoke
Issei: You....w-ill not let yo-u old geezers control me.......I will not lo-se......
Host: You must it is the only way, you can save your friends.
Issei: Never!!!
Issei broke free from the control, shocking the past hosts, he then spoke
Issei: I will become strong on my own will, I will never let them conquer me, I will never let this power be driven into my head!!!!
???: That's the spirit
Issei looked on to see a white haired man, he then noticed that he is not one of the past hosts of the Boosted gear, he then asked
Issei: Who are you?
???: I am a past host of the Divine Dividing, I am here because of the time when you absorbed, the piece of the balance breaker of the armor, I am here to help you, cause I believe that you will bring the two dragons to a destiny that none has ever seen before.
The past host raises his hand and makes an aura of light, which helps him fight against the hate of the past hosts, and protect him from the hosts, Issei then knew what he needed to do, he decided to bring the hosts in a new future which he will show. The hosts then began the chant for the Juggernaut Drive
Hosts: I, who shall awaken
Issei countered with his own new chant
Issei: I, who is about to awaken
Hosts: Am the Heavenly Dragon who has stolen the principles of domination from God
Issei: Am the Red Dragon Emperor who has discarded the principles of domination
Hosts: I laugh at the "infinite", and I grieve at the "dream"
Issei: I shall walk the road of righteousness by having infinite hopes and dreams
Hosts: I shall become the Red Dragon of Domination
Issei: I shall become the King of Crimson Dragon
Hosts: And I shall sink you to the depths of the crimson purgatory!
Issei: And I promise you all! I shall show you the future which shines in true crimson light!
Issei broke through the cycle of hate, with the help from the past host of Albion, one of the hosts then spoke
Host: You will show us the future?
Issei: You bet!! Hop on my predecessors, I will show you a future you have never seen before!!
Issei then escaped out of his mindscape, everyone who was fighting against the Angela noticed a Crimson Glow emanating from where Issei was standing, Angela fired a blast, but the Crimson Wanderer deflected it, angering the Glitched Goddess.
Issei was now in a completely different armor, than the Illegal move Trianna, he seemed to be enveloped in a crimson colored armor emanating with pure energy, the wings were transparent and were glowing along with the armor, despite the darkness of Level 9, Angela for the first time in her life felt fear looking at this armor, as it seemed to be completely other worldly
Draigg: You did it partner, you managed to unlock your true queen form, now give this goddess the hell she deserves, make sure she pays for her actions, show her that you are the host of the dragon that stole the principle of Domination from God itself!!!
Draigg's voice was loud and clear, not only to Issei, but to everyone else, including Angela, who glared at Issei, the boy was still alive despite taking a direct hit from her strongest attack.
Crimson Wanderer: This aura, it almost seems divine, I have never felt this aura ever in my life, at least not from a wanderer, it almost seems to be similar to hers, no akin to his, he might be the key to everyone's salvation......
Issei then dispelled his wings back into his armor, the armor then charged into his knight form, he charged towards Angela.
Star Sonic Booster
Angela felt as if she could not see his moment, he then went into his rook form and slammed into Angela and gave her a gut punch which she could not detect
Solid Impact Booster
Issei sent the Glitched Goddess flying as she was unable to comprehend what had just happened, Angela was unable to understand how can a mere wanderer put her in a situation like this. Issei then approached beside his team, while Ruby and The Crimson Wanderer looked at the armor in interest, it seemed to have a glow even in the night of Level 9, Angela then decided to once again use her strongest attack
Angela: TA--KE THIS, DRA---GON!!!
Angela yelled in anger, despite her voice being glitchy, she was heard loud and clearly, Issei then activated two blasters
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Fang Blast Booster
The Blasters started to energize and electrify the cannons on Issei's back which had come out when Issei used his Fang Blast Booster
Issei: Everyone, fire your strongest attacks on her, we can take her down here and now, don't let her escape, make her pay for what she has done!!!
They nodded, Ingvild charged her strongest water attack, while at the same time she was singing to enhance Issei's ability and power. She summoned multiple dragons made out of water, aimed at the Goddess, while the Crimson wanderer entered into his true form, which is an entity of chaos without a defined physical shape, described as a "living shadow" by those who witnessed his cruelty. Contrary to his previous forms, he's the most calm during this form, with little to no aggression. This eerie, serene demeanor only added to the intimidation factor, as he tends to float toward his target, taking his time to terrorize, tormenting them as they either helplessly fight back or try to escape. Due to this, It's theorized that the true nature of the Crimson Wanderer is an entity of nightmare, symbolizing the devil judging the wicked.
Naofumi and Jaune noted that his transformation seemed to be quite unstable and eerie, Ruby, Rex and Jerry were creeped out by this form of the Crimson Wanderer, as he was known to be some sort of executioner, he then summoned his strongest dark attack
Crimson Wanderer: You asked for this Angela, Black Void!!!!
A black energy ball appeared in his hand, he then sent the black energy to Angela, Naofumi used his Wrath Shield and first used Shield Prison, stopping the attack temporarily and used Iron Maiden crushing her, all the attacks then were aimed at the Iron Maiden, Ruby used Electric dust rounds and fired at Angela once her Crescent Rose was in a sniper form, Issei and the others kept using their attacks at the Glitched Goddess, eventually overwhelming her, which was thought to be impossible. Jaune used his Aura Amp to add additional amplifications to Issei's and The Crimson Wanderer's attack, this allowed Issei to sustain his armor despite the strain on his body due to this new form.
Crimson Wanderer: Everyone, one final push, show her what we have got, take her down for good, don't let her torment another soul!!!!
The voice of the wanderer was loud and clear, they all then performed one final push at the Glitched Goddess, the Iron Maiden was the first to be destroyed, revealing an injured Angela, she then saw the barrage of attacks aimed at her she tried to defend herself but it was too late, the attacks started to overwhelm her and destroy her body as she was unable to keep up with the barrage.
Angela: NO----OOOO, THIS CA--N'T BE HAPP--EN---NING, H--OW CO---ULD I LO--SE TO THE LI---KES OF Y---OU!!!!!
Angela's glitchy body started to disintegrate out of existence because of everyone's combined assault, she was eventually disintegrated completely, leaving no trace of the Glitched Goddess, she was as good as dead and she is not going to come back.
Issei powered down his armor, exhausted, while the Crimson Wanderer reverted back to his default form, same with Naofumi returning to his Normal Shield. While Ingvild sat down, disabling her Sacred gear and her powers exhausted, the Crimson Wanderer then spoke.
Crimson Wanderer: I must thank you all, for helping me defeat Angela for good, she has been killing a lot of innocent wanderers, if it was not for your help, she would have kept tormenting innocent wanderers, I never got your names, can you tell me your names?
Issei: The names Issei Hyoudou
Ruby: My name is Ruby Rose
Jaune: Name's Jaune, just Jaune
Crimson Wanderer: May I know why you have no last name?
Jaune: Long story, my parents hated my guts for not listening to them, I 'ruined' my surname and as as result they disowned me, they did not want me to follow my dream of being a warrior and saw me as a breeding stock, nothing more nothing less.
Jaune's voice held sadness but mostly it had anger, the Crimson Wanderer felt pity for the young man and was disappointed in the Parent's for their actions.
Naofumi: Names Naofumi Iwatani
Ingvild: My name is Ingvild Leviathan
Rex: Hi!!! I'm Rex!!! A dollface, a pleasure to meet you!!!
Jerry: And you know me Crimson Wanderer
Crimson Wanderer: Indeed, thank you for your introduction, since you guys helped me deal with her once and for all, I will help you reach your next destination, without anything in return..
Issei: That means a lot to us Crimson Wanderer
The Crimson Wanderer nodded, they still had 100 miles to travel before they reached Level 11, he assisted in taking down entities, and with his help the teams managed to not only avoid several entities like Death Ostriches and Striders from the Neighborhood watch, but they were also able to kill Watchers as well along with several hostile entities like Hounds, Skin stealers, The Mangled which took much less time, since they were well prepared thanks to Jerry and Draigg both noticing any incoming Fog, Wretches, Death Rats and Smilers, they also noticed an Anthikas which was a kite like entity that warned the group of an horde of entities approaching them, Draigg informed them to take them seriously and they all agreed to the Dragons saying.
Given that the entity horde was pretty high, judging by the amount of Kites present, they followed the kites and were out of danger, the kites then exploded once out of range revealing sounds of Children cheering
Eventually after travelling for a long while, the neighborhood started to change resembling to be that of massive skyscrapers, the entity count also reduced, which meant that they have reached Level 11 successfully and safely. The Crimson Wanderer then spoke
Crimson Wanderer: I will take my leave, Sir Issei, if you ever need my assistance, just remember me from the bottom of your heart, if your desire is pure enough, I will manifest and fight along side you.
Issei: Indeed, we will never forget your help The Crimson Wanderer
The Crimson Wanderer nodded and shook Issei's hands, promising to meet again, he then waved goodbye to the rest and as the others moved to the level to find a place to spend the night, he then no clipped out of reality while knowing that he would meet the boy soon...
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(A/N: Bang that's it for this chapter, with this chapter marks the end of Season two and the next season will be the final season, I know but Season 3 will be much bigger than the previous two seasons, the next chapter will mark the beginning of Season 3)
Here is the description for Level 9
Survival Difficulty: Class 5
Unsafe
Unsecure
Entity Infestation
Level 9 is an infinite suburban area at midnight. This Level has darkness similar to that of , although not as dangerous. The houses vary in design and size, and each are completely different. Although there are reports of spotting two houses near each other that are exactly the same.
The houses of Level 9 appear to be furnished and fairly new, although there is no power source for the lighting systems to function. Some houses have a chance of being completely empty. Many useful objects can be found inside of these houses and areas similar to them. The furniture of these houses is what a person would expect for a normal house, such as sofas, televisions, beds, refrigerators, etc. Items that require a power source are not functional. Some of these houses have fully furnished yards at the back of the house. Another anomalous property of this Level is that you can find two houses weirdly clipped inside of each other when travelling too far, which is physically impossible.
The streets of Level 9 is the more dangerous area of the Level. The wet asphalt roads are unpainted, and are covered with leaves in some areas. The puddles in some spots of the roads indicates that the Level had once rained before. The stone sidewalks are normal, and don't seem to have any anomalous oddities. Any walkways that lead to grass fields will lead to Level 9.1, Wandering off the walkway into the fields will for some reason lead to Level 10. The street lamps are usually powered off, and are inactive, although some flicker off and on and are sometimes even powered. It is unknown where the power originates. Be aware of the foggy mist that can appear, due to the fog being the spawning mechanism for The Mangled.
The entities seem to be similar to the ones in Level 8, like Hounds, Skin-stealers, Smilers, Jerry, Transporters and many more. Sightings of The Frayed and The Arachnids of Level 8 are also seen, albeit they are very rare. Level 9 also has it's own special entities, The Neighborhood watch, The Observer and The Mangled.
(A/N(2): I wanted to introduce the Crimson Wanderer soon, and this will not be his last appearance, he will appear multiple times through out the story, as for the Glitched Goddess, aka Angela, she is long dead, and will not come back in this story)
(A/N(3): Issei unlocking Cardinal Crimson Promotion was always something I wanted to do, and wanted Issei to do it on his own accord, and a desire to protect the people he cared about, and this form will be important throughout this story)
(A/N(4): Sorry guys, the chapter took a long time to finish, I had to go do some important work since morning, and haven't got much time to write, but the chapters will be daily, from now on)
Please let me know in the comments on how to improve and I will catch y'all later
PEACE !!!!
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