POV AIKO
After confirming that dad was safe, I sighed in relief to know that we had evidence that someone had attacked him.
However, we had to deal with more than just the group that Dad faced. And it was going to be a long journey.
I would have used Raven's semblance to create a portal to him, but I never told mom and dad that I could imitate any semblance.
And to not create a huge misunderstanding, if a paparazzi saw my dad getting help from a bandit, it would cause many problems.
So, I sent a few guards to protect him. I had to play it safe; I couldn't have Atlas trying to breathe down the necks of all the people of Menagerie.
However, I could cause some problems for the council.
"Can we have one of them walk into a gay bar?" I asked my mother, who smiled at my idea.
"You naughty boy." She said and hid her mouth with a fan. "I would scold you for suggesting something like that, but we do like to mess with others."
"Hahaha! She's right, there was a human who thought by sleeping with multiple women, he could bed the king's wife." Said Gramps.
"What did you do?" I asked, curious to see what he would say.
"The day he 'slept' with the queen, I made him sleep with a horse!" Both my gramps and I began to laugh, and I was rolling across the ground.
My mother, on the other hand, only sighed and shook her head. "At least make it more creative. I once made a woman sleep with a nest full of leeches."
This caused us to stop and turn towards her, our eyes wide with horror. I thought what my grandpa did was messed up, but my mother proved me wrong.
"It was satisfying to hear her screams." She said, looking back at the memory.
"Never anger your mother, brat. I thought I knew her, but I was very, very wrong." He said with a whisper.
"Agreed." Both of us then returned to the topic at hand. "So, have one Atlas council go to a gay bar, have the second one walk into a… special building."
"The third one, have them act like a clown. It'd be pretty funny." I smiled, but it then turned into a frown when I remembered the last person.
"As for James Ironwood, have him just run out in the snow. He's someone we want to use in the future, maybe to hold off Salem." I said, planning to use him for our needs.
Maybe he could help us create an alliance with Atlas, but that would take a miracle to make it happen. Yet, it wasn't impossible.
After all, they have another city that supplies their needs. We take their needs into account; they'll be forced to reach out to other kingdoms.
They won't reach out to us because we are animals, and because of their pride. So, they'll reach out to the other kingdoms, trying to get support for their needs.
And that will make things difficult for us, unless we influence the kingdoms not to help Atlas.
It wouldn't be that hard. After all, there are many rumors about Atlas. Some are worse than others, especially if most are about Jackass.
"Alright, I'll let the others know." My grandfather said, with a confident smile on his face. But before he jumped out, he glanced at my mother.
"Sakura, time me." Was the last thing he said before flickering away, in his wake, was a large dust trail, with a gust of wind following him.
"Now that he is gone, shall we play a bit of go?" My mother asked, waving her hand to conjure a board.
"Sure, I wanted to hear your opinion on some plans." I said and sat across from her, and two bowls filled with beads appeared.
"Oh? And what plan do you have in mind?" She picked up one of the beads, one marked with a circle, and placed it on the board.
"I want to have some members of the family be a part of the council." I said, placing another bead on a different part of the board
"Hmmm, that is a good idea, but that's not the full reason, is it?" She placed her second bead.
"You're right, I want the three kingdoms to cut off Atlas, leaving it to fend for itself." This caused her to stop what she was about to do and look at me with narrow eyes.
"That is a bold and risky plan, and that can lead to a dangerous path. But I'm curious, why do you want to have the kingdoms cut off their alliance?" I only stayed silent, placing a bead on the board.
"I want the council to bow their heads." I raised my head and stared into my mother's eyes. "I want them to experience the same struggles we are facing right now."
My mother hummed in response to my answer and smiled. "Like a mirror, reflecting the kingdom's attitude back at them."
During the rest of the game, we stayed silent. Placing one piece after another, planning our next move to gain the upper hand.
After half an hour, my mother had won. I only sighed and placed my head in the palm of my hand. "Well, that's another win for you."
"Now that is out of the way, I do want to point out some risks." She said, catching my attention.
"And the risks are?" I asked, waiting for her to mention the risk.
"You would need to create new identities, one for each member." She said and looked outside. "And we have no story for them, what if they run background checks?"
Damn, she got me there. Guess I didn't think about this through. "Then what should I do?" She only sighed and closed her eyes.
"Influence, the council itself." She replied, she then conjured a small puppet, and the strings were now attached to her fingers.
"Make them move how you want them to move, make them think they don't need to support Atlas." With each movement of her fingers, the puppet began to dance.
"Be the higher power they listen to, and they will do what you want." With a few more flicks of her fingers, she made the puppet run across the floor and pick up a few blocks, creating a small home.
"Become the higher power, become the puppet master." I said, and soon conjured a puppet myself, only to struggle at first.
'My my, it seems he understands.' A new voice spoke from behind. I jumped away and conjured two chakrams, staring at the intruder.
"Now, now, there's no need for violence." Said the figure, in front of me, was a person who was crouching, and their limbs and joints were like a puppet's.
As for the head, it only had half a smile. While the other had a frown. "Allow me to introduce myself." Said the puppet.
It tried to stand up, but only hunched forward, then gave an exaggerated bow. "My name is Kairai Kurosaki, a pleasure, my master." Its voice then changed to a female, giggling.
Its head then snapped in my direction, and its entire body soon began to crawl along the surface of my room. "Your mother speaks the truth, life is such a beautiful thing."
Kairai, then stood in front of us, bending the puppets knees until it was close to my face.
"However, life is but a grand stage, and every person is just following the orders of someone else." The puppet then raised its arm, and conjured multiple puppets, all which danced to an invisible tune.
"And I am the master. Every decision those kings and queens made, I whispered in their ear." She said, and the flames changed, showing a scene of a small fox with a large head whispering in the ears of both men and women.
"Every war that had happened during my rule, I created the tension." The scene changed again, where the fox said a lie about one king, and the fox spoke to said king and told a lie.
"I manipulated all of them, controlled them like puppets, and now, you shall learn to do the same, master!" The head then tilted to the side, and spun around, now exposing a smile on its face.
"Well, I guess I'll learn your weapon as well." I said and held up my hand, the puppet then shivered and soon fell limp.
"Ah, ah, ah, before you learn, you must master the other two." The puppet then went limp in front of us, its limbs scattering across the floor.
The puppet's back then popped open, and out came the puppet master. A woman who looked like she was in her mid-twenties.
Her hair was tied into one long braid, and she wore a tank top with baggy pants. With loose straps connecting from rim to rim.
"Once you master your mother's and grandpa's techniques, I'll teach you how to control your own version." She said with a wide grin.
DEALING WITH WHAT TEAM?
Currently, I'm falling through a long portal.
How did this happen? I have no clue; all I know is that I was on a date with Glynda. The next second, I fell through a portal that was shining multiple colors.
If I weren't strong, I'd be getting seizures from the colors. Along the way, I thought I saw a tall, dark-skinned man with white hair, and he had a condescending look on his face.
A punchable one, even, yet I soon lost track of the thought when I saw the end, and it was bright.
The next second, I felt the wind rushing past me. I already knew what I was doing, I just didn't want to confirm it.
However, I had to see if I didn't want to cause property damage. So, I counted to three and removed my hand.
And yup, I was falling.
Looking around, it was already dark outside, and below me was a city. Looking around even more, I saw the large Hollywood sign.
I was back on earth, in California, more specifically, but I didn't know why I was here; all I knew was that I had to survive the drop. Luckily, I already have a landing strategy.
No thanks to Ozpin, who thought it was a good idea to launch teenagers through the sky. I curled all my tails around me and began to brace for impact.
Now that I think about it, did I notice anything different about this place? My thoughts were interrupted as I felt something break under me, and soon I felt stone.
"Who the fuck ordered a big cum bag?!" I heard a strange voice, and I then removed my tails to see where I was. All the while patting my tails to remove any dust.
"Who the fuck are you?" I turned to the source of the voice, and I saw a guy who was glowing green, and what made it weird for me, his dick was hanging out.
"Nice cock." I said, catching the guy off guard,
"Oh, uhhh tha-"
"Mine's bigger." I cut him off while giving him a smug look. This, however, caused him to rush at me.
I, on the other hand, waited, staring as he got closer. The next second, he fell straight down, hitting face-first onto the ground.
"Huh, guess the planet has a thing for toxic guys." I chuckled, but I then jumped back to avoid a lightning strike.
"Shit, my bad, didn't expect to make first impressions." I said while walking backwards.
Avoiding multiple gunfire, or is it laser fire? Anyways, I kept avoiding multiple shots and fists that were aimed at me.
One of them was pretty interesting, his entire body was translucent. Every time I went for a counterattack, my fists entered his body, and I pulled back with a bit of resistance.
"Dude, are you just made out of cum, or slime?" I asked, pulling back my hand and shaking it.
Next thing I knew, I was inside him.
"Oh… eww, why are you like this?" I asked with disgust, making sure I didn't touch his… insides.
"It's not like I wanted to be like this." The guy replied, looking at me with anger.
"Shit, my bad."I said, then noticed a blue robot hanging by a chain. "Did I… interrupt something?" I asked, looking around and seeing multiple people.
"No, not really. We're just about to force mecha man to give us his astral pulse." I soon understood the situation.
"So… big bad wants the infinite energy and wants to try to create a new world with said energy source?" This caused the green guy to look annoyed.
"Way to take the fun out of it, but yeah." He huffed and crossed his arms, all the while the person who I think is the boss stood behind him.
"Interesting, I've never seen you, or anyone like you before." Said the person, they then made their way towards me, standing in front of me.
"Take a picture, it'll last longer." The person chuckled at my quip.
"How funny, but no. How about we make a deal?" Said the person, but before we could continue, the mecha spoke.
"Don't listen to him, kid, he's no good!" Only to be silenced by a lightning strike.
"Hush now, the adults are talking." Said the man, he then returned his focus to me.
"Work for me, and I can promise you the best enhancements for you." He said and held out his hand.
"Tempting, but… I'm good." I said, and my flames began to expand, burning the slime guy from the inside.
"Aaggghhhhhhhh!!!" The guy soon exploded outward, parts of his body splattered across the warehouse.
"So, who's next?" I asked, dusting myself off. No one made a move, nor did they say anything.
"That is very impressive, but that's as far as you go." He said while stepping back, letting his subordinates walk forward.
But before they could do anything, Mecha man was able to remove the chains that held him in place.
He rushed towards me, knocking away anyone who stood in his way. By the time he reached me, he stood in front of me, blocking them from reaching me.
"Kid, you got to go, this isn't the time to play he- hey what the hell?!" I only grabbed the waist of the mech with one hand, lifting it with ease.
"Don't ruin the fun for me." I said, tossing the large robot behind me with ease, while my face showed annoyance.
The entire mech soon crashed through the wall, leaving a large hole. Bits of stone and metal fell, all the while I walked forward to face the villains.
Seeing that I was able to toss the heavy mech away, they didn't step back, instead, they all rushed to attack at the same time.
I, on the other hand, ran forward as well, only to appear in front of the first goon, kneeing them in the face. The second I did so, they were sent flying towards the other side, slamming against the wall.
I then appeared in front of two more, and grabbed their heads, slamming them to the ground.
My body then flickered, and I was in front of the boss, but before my hand could touch him, I jumped back, barely avoiding a lightning strike.
"What are you doing?! Shoot him!" Shouted the boss, this was enough to remind the goons what was happening, and they all began to fire.
I ran throughout the entire warehouse, avoiding the lasers and lightning strikes, only to stop when I saw the same green guy in front of me
"I'm gonna rip off your dick, then shove it down your throat!" He shouted, then flew towards me with one of his arms pulled back.
The second his fist was about to strike me, my entire head parted. Shocking everyone at the sight, but my body wasn't done.
In fact, my entire body soon changed into flames themselves, letting the guy fly through me. He was able to stop moving, and he spun around to only see a blue fire floating in the air.
"I'll admit, I was getting a bit stiff, and I let my guard down." I said, the large flame soon began to swirl, slowly reforming my body.
"So, as thanks, I'll make it quick." I said, smiling at the green man.
"What'd you mean...?" Before he could finish asking, his head disappeared from his body. The body then fell, transforming back into his normal skin.
And his blood began to pool around the body. As for the goons and boss, they all took a step back, staring at the now headless corpse.
The next thing the boss knew, his hands were carrying the head I ripped off from the body. He then dropped it, and his entire body was visibly shaking.
"So." My voice echoed through the entire warehouse, while my flames began to burn the walls. "Who wants to entertain me?"
Through the flames, they could see my eyes and mouth. My foot was the first to step through, and soon, parts of my body had small flames, flickering on my body.
"Because I grow bored so easily." I then ran forward with my hands reaching towards the boss of the group. But the wall, soon broke, and I turned my head, looking at a large fist.
(A/N) Hey hey, sorry for the late update, just got addicted to a new game, and with the omake, most, if not all, know why.
So, send those power stones to show support, and I hope to see you guys enjoy the next chapter.