The Truths of Existence, (Roleplay/OOC/Sign-ups/Open)

[Kaidou]

In the Hotel, the rapidly growing Alliance is attacked by three supersoldiers bred by Maju, and though they are eventually killed, Felix notes with some degree of despondency that their defeat required an unusually large amount of effort, especially considering how the three supersoldiers were mere test subjects.

(During this time, the Chief of the Army is shown expressing doubt over “Valheitler’s” intentions.)

The group decide to return to Arkenau, which they promptly do; the final decision was that Haikarakainen also had to be taken down, on top of Maju.

Felix uses a cloaking spell to hide Alzis’ soldiers, before visiting some houses and asking the residents for their opinions on the government, under the guise of a researcher. The response of the people shows that they are thoroughly indoctrinated by Haikarakainen, and have no intention of revolting. The only solution, then, would be to team up with the Opposition to subvert the secretly oppressive Haikarakainen.

The Alliance finds out about Herzeglich’s ousting, and decide to team up with him to fight against Haikarakainen. With the help of a directory, they are able to find Herzeglich. Though shocked at seeing the true appearances of the Alliance’s members, Herzeglich agrees to let them in to discuss their proposals.

At the same time, Haikarakainen gears up his campaign for the by-election in Herzeglich’s vacated constituency. He also gives orders to the Chief of the Army that, if the Opposition wins yet again, the Army should enter the constituency and barricade it, under the guise of national security.

[Kaidou]

It is revealed that the Hotel is protected by seven powerful spirits known as the Tenshi, who are appointed by the mysterious Holy Spirit, the ancient creator of the Hotel. Each Tenshi wields one of seven Eternal Instruments, which are powerful weapons forged by the Spirit when the seven Tenshi were appointed.

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Halfway through the discussion, Felix exits the building, and is suddenly knocked unconscious by Holming, allowing Pyhädunkelheit to resurface once again, much to everybody’s horror.

The sudden surge of dark energy attracts the attention of one of the Tenshi; Adrian Gandorum, the Lord of the Desert and the wielder of the Eternal Scales. He travels to Herzeglich’s house, where he is greeted with the sight of a gigantic, black cloud of smoke which is, evidently, Pyhädunkelheit’s form.

With the help of Hiccup, Herzeglich, and Aeris, Adrian is able to subdue Pyhädunkelheit, albeit with much difficulty; in the process, Hiccup is shot in the chest by the dark spirit, and falls off Toothless’ back, a pneumothorax rapidly developing in his chest.

At the same time, Haikarakainen, still clad in pyjamas, makes his way to Herzeglich’s house to observe the situation. He is shot by an extremely infuriated Herzeglich, and collapses onto the floor in a pool of blood.

[Kaidou]

To Herzeglich’s horror, Harakiri Haikarakainen is still alive; his Devil Fruit ability grants him intangibility, and he survives all the bullets that Herzeglich had pumped into him earlier. With fearsome brutality, Haikarakainen slashes Herzeglich with strings made of solidified air, causing him grievous injury.

Before Haikarakainen is able to kill Herzeglich, however, Alzis attacks him. The fight ends in a stalemate, and Haikarakainen runs off to a secret military base somewhere else.

In Herzeglich’s house, Adrian Gandorum explains that Hiccup’s injuries are grievous but not fatal; he also adds that there is another Tenshi who has highly sophisticated medical facilities. The Tenshi proposes that Hiccup be brought to this other Tenshi’s base, so that he can recuperate. The rest of the group agree, and Hiccup is brought into the Hotel. Herzeglich declines to follow, believing that his loyalty is to Arkenau alone, and that he will remain in his home. Furthermore, he adds, there is something else that needs to be done.

Haikarakainen heads to the military base, where he slaughters the Chief of the Army and sends his Genesis Bombs to an undisclosed location.

In the Hotel, Adrian introduces the Alliance to the second Tenshi; Father Christmas, the commander of the paramilitary Ice Corps and the wielder of the Eternal Sceptre. Father Christmas reveals that, just earlier, he was sparring with Maju, and was only interrupted when Maju revealed his already ongoing plan to build an army to overrun the Multiverse.

After Adrian explains the situation, Father Christmas agrees to bring the wounded Hiccup to the Ice Corps’ headquarters to seek medical treatment. They promptly leave.

[Kaidou]

Aruten Herzeglich, severely wounded by Harakiri Haikarakainen’s vicious attacks on him, makes his way to Parliament House, where he barges in on a meeting and angrily demands that Parliament oust “Valheitler” from power. He is stabbed in the abdomen by a Cabinet minister, and an all-out brawl ensues, resulting in the deaths of numerous Cabinet ministers and opposition leaders.

Herzeglich stumbles into Parliament House’s parking space, where he dies tragically, filled with despair at Arkenau’s hopeless future under the iron fist of “Valheitler”.

Haikarakainen, no longer as Chancellor of Arkenau, but as CEO of the IGSE, tests his first Genesis Bomb. It is at this point that the Genesis Bomb’s power is revealed; it creates a new universe within an old one, causing the old one to collapse on itself to make space for the new one. The success of the test reaches Maju’s ears. As a result, Maju vows to obtain one of the bombs.

The shockwave of the Genesis Bomb’s detonation also attracts the attention of the Tenshi and the Holy Spirit. Perturbed by the latest turn of events, the latter orders a convention of the Tenshi, which is attended by four out of seven Tenshi:

1. Mera the Golden, a sentient female dragon capable of speech, and the wielder of the Eternal Ring.
2. Herbert von Karajan, more commonly known as Lord Wilhelmus Escheveltus, the Conductor of the fabled World Orchestra, and the wielder of the Eternal Trident.
3. The Three Moon Sisters, three elemental goddesses who collectively wield the Eternal Pendant.
4. Adrian Gandorum

The four discuss the threat of Maju and the possible havoc that could potentially be wreaked by the Genesis Bomb.

In the meantime, Haikarakainen receives word that Maju has confirmed his purchase of two Genesis Bombs, and that the final agreement will take place on a remote, uninhabited moon.

[Kaidou]

The exchange between Haikarakainen and Maju takes place; Haikarakainen gives Maju two Genesis Bombs, and Maju gives Haikarakainen a supersoldier by the name of Don Vorth. The two part ways shortly afterwards.

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It is revealed that Karajan AKA Wilhelmus, the wielder of the Trident, was not one of the original seven Tenshi; the Trident’s former wielder had his title revoked following an incident.

An Ahmarhan appears in the meeting hall of the Tenshi and reveals that Celestia, the Thread of Existence, can be fused with any other person to form Apox, a being that is even more powerful than Celestia herself. The Tenshi consider the possibility of one of the seven fusing with Celestia, but quickly dismiss it after deciding that the vacancy left behind would be too hard to fill.

At the same time, for some reason, both Maju and Haikarakainen receive letters informing them of the String; both begin preparations to obtain it.


Adrian travels back to the Ice Corps, and informs Father Christmas of the Tenshi convention. Father Christmas travels over to the meeting hall to discuss the potentials offered by the unusual String ritual.


On the amethyst planet of Kyutora, Maju spars with a Tenshi; Illuneo Illushu, also a Tajiu, and a wielder of the Eternal Hammer. They destroy large portions of the planet’s crystalline surface throughout their duel, and it is revealed that Maju attempts to open a massive portal on the planet in order to send his troops to attack the Hotel.

[Kaidou]

The Ice Corps’ base falls under attack; Maju has sent 50 million of his soldiers to the dimension in which the base is situated, in an attempt to bring it down and, in the process, defeat one of the Tenshi.

The group is introduced to Colonel Samuel Rotehund, an officer in the Ice Corps. At the same time, the soldiers of the Corps begin their defence against the Maju Army’s invasion. Father Christmas, too, adjourns the Tenshi Convention, heading back to the Ice Corps base to assist in defending it from Maju’s troops. Mera the Golden Dragon accompanies him.

Wilhelmus, on the other hand, heads to Kyutora, where he assists Illushu in fighting Maju. The two are, however, still unable to overpower the sorcerer, who is able to hold off against them.

At the Ice Corps base, Father Christmas is accompanied by Brigadier General Ener Hallurm and Rotehund, who turns out to have the ability to turn into lava. The three, along with Dennis and Aeris, continue to fight back against the Maju Army. Before long, the rest of the Tenshi save for Illushu, Wilhelmus, and the seventh one arrive. Alzis, too, summons his demon soldiers to aid in the battle against Maju.

Hiccup is revealed to be recovering well by the nurses, though he has not regained consciousness.

Haikarakainen orders Don Vorth to murder the Deputy Chancellor of Arkenau, as he has found that universes created by the Genesis Bomb contain nothenium, ergo Arkenau is now useless to him.

[Kaidou]

A soldier reveals in a conversation that Hiccup has regained consciousness.

In the meantime, the battle is interrupted by a Bard (a being of pure magic). The Bard, known commonly as Crowe, casts a powerful spell upon the Maju Army which causes them to start killing each other. The spell is halted by a mysterious man in a maroon suit with a scarf printed with Chinese vulgarities and a metallic mace for a left arm. The man is revealed to be Klingsor of Gaia, the first wielder of the Eternal Trident. He gives a brief warning to the Tenshi present that he will oust the Spirit of the Hotel from power, before leaving and allowing the Maju Army to continue killing each other. With the help of the Bard, the battle is ended quickly, with the entire Maju Army routed easily.

Hiccup wakes up completely (much to Toothless’ delight), and returns to the group. After holding a short memorial service, Father Christmas returns to his lounge and holds a meeting with the Alliance. A number of new members arrive, including, among others, a being named Serena, who is constantly suffering from extremely bad luck, along with immortality, a combination which puts her in constant and intolerable agony.

In addition, both Rotehund and Hallurm are promoted to their next highest rank.

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The seventh Tenshi is revealed to be Kizaru, a human who has complete mastery over elemental light magic, and the wielder of the Eternal Javelin. He infiltrates a Maju Army scientific research base, and following a convoluted series of events, blows it up.

It is revealed that Adrian, upon defeating Pyhädunkelheit, had separated Holming’s spirit from Felix’s spirit, sealing the former into a red jewel. In a desert dimension, he and Wilhelmus prepare to investigate the Jewel’s properties, but are confronted by Klingsor, who demands that Wilhelmus return the Trident.

Klingsor also informs both of the other Tenshi that he has joined the IGSE.

[Kaidou]

Klingsor eats the jewel, undergoing a sudden transformation. He eventually returns to normal, and reveals that he now wields Holming’s powers.

At the same time, the Alliance have left Father Christmas’ base, heading to a grassy dimension. Felix shows up and reveals that the Maju Army had begun its assault on the Hotel. The Alliance continue to observe the battle as it unfolded on the other side. To their horror, Klingsor overpowers and kills Adrian, before withdrawing his troops. The Maju Army, too, withdraws.

Another convention of Tenshi is held to go through the painstaking process of appointing another wielder of the Scales and to discuss plans on how to defeat Maju. A message arrives from a mysterious detective named X, who claims to have figured out a way to defeat Maju. Father Christmas, acting on impulse, appoints X as the successor of Adrian, opening a portal and throwing the Scales across to the mysterious detective, thereby granting him immortality, a position as a Tenshi, and issuing a summon for him to appear in person.

X arrives shortly afterward, and is revealed to be a 16 year old male fairy-human, known more commonly as “dark fairies”. The new Wielder of the Scales lays out an extremely mathematical plan to force Maju into committing suicide.

The whole monologue and process is observed by the Alliance, which ponders the possible courses of action. What makes Hiccup uncomfortable is X’s proposition that they team up with Haikarakainen to take down Maju, before betraying the IGSE’s boss and bringing him down.

Coincidentally, the Alliance is confronted by three people then; Haikarakainen, Klingsor, and Don Vorth, all demanding that Celestia be handed over to the IGSE.

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((I'm gonna sleep now. I'll continue the rest tomorrow.))

[Tarnen]

Man you have some story coming together here Conta

[Naval Monte]

Man you have some story coming together here Conta

That is only one part of the whole story.

[Contamenesia]

will have a post up as soon as i can, but its been a loong day, a great day, but a loooong one. so it may be a while before i can get it up.....

[Naval Monte]

will have a post up as soon as i can, but its been a loong day, a great day, but a loooong one. so it may be a while before i can get it up.....

Better to have a long and great day than a miserable or boring one though.

[Kaidou]

Man you have some story coming together here Conta

That's actually mostly my subplot. Conta has a main, overarching storyline that's only now coming into play.

[Tarnen]

Man you have some story coming together here Conta

That's actually mostly my subplot. Conta has a main, overarching storyline that's only now coming into play.

Still impressive story

[Kaidou]

The Alliance, with no other option left, is forced to battle with the three IGSE powerhouses. Serena and X make unsuccessful attempts to attack Haikarakainen, who is able to defend himself with relative ease.

In the heat of battle, Wilhelmus slays Don Vorth. Klingsor reveals to the group his new power, the power of darkness; he has subjugated the spirit of Holming, and is now able to bend it to his own will. The Moon Sisters attempt to engage him in combat, but Klingsor narrowly defeats them.

Haikarakainen eventually becomes bored with the battle, and brings in a Genesis Bomb, forcing everybody to vacate the doomed universe. Mera, upon being prompted by the Moon Sisters, sets off to search for Celestia and to prevent anyone else from obtaining it. She ends up on a beach in an unknown dimension.

On Arkenau, the daughter of Aruten Herzeglich releases a video calling on the people to rise up against the government. While Parliament decides on what to do, a mysterious man enters and reveals that there is a statue of Singularity underneath the pedestal on which the Mace sits, much to the surprise and shock of the MPs gathered in the room.

Samuel Rotehund travels to a catacomb and makes contact with Singularity, who reveals to him that one of the current Tenshi is working for him. (Mera, too, is approached by Singularity, who delivers the same message.)

Rotehund then returns to the Ice Corps base, where, on the directions of Singularity, he slays the rest of the general staff, declaring the Ice Corps to be property of the IGSE.

[Kaidou]

The Alliance heads to a desert dimension, and is suddenly approached by a distraught Mera, who reveals to the rest that one of the Tenshi is working for Singularity. The Moon Sisters immediately suspect that it is X, but the boy simply acknowledges that their suspicion is completely justified. He attempts to make calculations, but finds that all the current Tenshi have equal chances of being Singularity’s agent.

On a volcanic planet named Tarvakaido Lumirazu, Maju and Haikarakainen face off with each other. The dispute over the String of Existence had put them at odds with each other; Maju had intentions of seizing the String, but so did Haikarakainen. The latter, hence, stopped the sorcerer on the lava planet, where they proceed to fight each other all out.

The citizens of Arkenau, now awakened and aware of the lies of “Valheitler”, are able to promptly overthrow the leaderless government. However, Haikarakainen had chosen Arkenau to be another Genesis Bomb test site; just shortly after overthrowing the old Government, the entire dimension collapses on itself, removing Arkenau from the face of existence.


Shortly afterwards, the Holy Spirit of the Hotel orders a convention of the Tenshi, and also adds that he will be manifesting himself in a physical form for the first time. All seven Tenshi attend, and the Spirit reveals himself; he is the ancient spirit of the archangel Ludwig van Beethoven. Ludwig reiterates his stand that the Tenshi are free to do as they see fit, especially considering how they are all powerful, sentient spirits in their own right.

It is at that moment that Singularity reveals to Alzis who the double agent is, seeing no more need for him. Alzis, in turn, enters the forbidden hall with the permission of the Moon Sisters and points out the double agent; Illuneo Illushu.

[Kaidou]

Illushu is sent out of the room by Ludwig, who confiscates the Eternal Hammer from him, for the period of time that he considers Illushu’s status as a Tenshi. To everybody’s horror, Klingsor appears, murders Illushu, and takes the Eternal Hammer, confronting Ludwig and challenging him to a battle. At the same time, the Maju Army and the armies of the IGSE enter the Hotel and begin a three-way battle.

Ludwig, with a small amount of difficulty, defeats Klingsor, who is killed by Holming’s spirit, which in turn is killed by Ludwig. With his dying breath, Illushu confesses to Ludwig that his motivation for working with Singularity was to defeat Maju and avenge his home planet, which was destroyed by the sorcerer. Ludwig returns the Hammer to Illushu, allowing him to die as one of the Tenshi and not as a fallen Guardian.

Father Christmas learns with horror that Rotehund has infiltrated the Ice Corps. He attempts to kill Rotehund, who is present, but ultimately fails, being unable to hurt Rotehund given his lava power. X agrees to assist Father Christmas, and heads off to an IGSE military installation, accompanied by Hayashi, Wilhelmus’ butler and friend. The two attempt to communicate their findings to the other Tenshi, but their telepathy is suddenly cut off.

Enter Iuzun Nebra, the Deputy Grand Commander of the IGSE’s military and, up till that point, the scientist responsible for developing the Genesis Bombs. He defeats X (whose name is revealed to be Steiner Sveinlaugsson) and Hayashi, and crucify both of them along with a girl named Ferid, before torturing all three of them for information. In a fit of rage, Iuzun severs Steiner’s arm and Hayashi’s leg, but is stopped by the sudden appearance of an arch-demon named Jahvi. Jahvi makes a deal with Iuzun, before sending Steiner, Ferid, and Hayashi to another part of the planet, below the military installation.

[Kaidou]

In an attempt to rescue Steiner (“X”) and Hayashi, Kizaru, Mera, and the Moon Sisters make their way to Gol Kol, where they defeat all the generals who had been posted there to defend it. They eventually find Steiner, Hayashi, Ferid, and Muriel, a woman living below the surface of the planet who had found the three of them and had tended to their wounds (reattaching the severed limbs and so on). The group, at the same time, encounters Rotehund, who kills Muriel. In a fit of rage, Steiner attacks Rotehund, using his power to disable the renegade’s ability, before killing him in an extremely gruesome fashion and passing out. He is revealed to have Nepharite Blood in his body, courtesy of Jahvi, who had surreptitiously added some of the blood into the three whom he had rescued from Iuzun.

The Grand Commander of the IGSE Army is revealed to be a mysterious individual simply known as Nu.

In the meantime, the Ahmarhan, with the help of a Bard, capture both Serena and Celestia, before fusing them together. The result, however, is extremely unexpected; rather than forming Apox, a malignant being named Misery appears instead. The Ahmarhan, upon completing the ritual, bind Misery and bring her to the Ahmarhan City.

Father Christmas and Wilhelmus infiltrate the Ice Corps base, now owned by Iuzun. They encounter Iuzun, and Wilhelmus proceeds to spar with him. Both are revealed to be students of the Ten Grandmasters, a powerful order of martial arts experts and peacekeepers. The fight ends when Iuzun is summoned to the landing platform by Nu.

The rest of the Alliance, in the meantime, gather in a Japanese restaurant in the Hotel, where they sit down and discuss ways to restore balance to the Multiverse.

Nu is revealed to have been a beautiful female swordsman in the past. However, due to cancer, she ordered that her brain be removed from her body and kept alive in a tank. Iuzun, in the Ice Corps base, meets Nu in person.

[Kaidou]

It is revealed that the Multiverse is ruled by six extremely powerful factions known as the Rokuō. These factions are:

1. The Order of St. Luminia, led by Chancellor Sol Kira
2. The Fates, led by Alzis
3. The IGSE, led by Harakiri Haikarakainen
4. The Ten Grandmasters, led by Master Leung Nam-Kuan
5. The Maju Army, led by Maju
6. The Tenshi of the Hotel, led by Ludwig

Hiccup, Felix, and the rest of the Alliance learn from the chef in the restaurant that taking down Maju would greatly upset the balance of power between the six Rokuō, as the other five powers would, no doubt, scramble to claim whatever land is left behind by Maju.

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To the surprise of the Alliance, Leung Nam-Kuan himself appears at the Japanese restaurant, partly to catch up with his old friend, the chef who runs the restaurant, and partly to help the Alliance brainstorm ways to restore peace.

Leung brings up the topic of Ogklrygma’s Jewel, a powerful Jewel hidden on the isolated planet of Chphlyggnu. He explains that, if eaten, the Jewel would grant powers of light that surpass even those of Kizaru. To make matters more difficult, the planet is isolated from the rest of the Multiverse, and the Jewel is in the belly of a gigantic sea monster named Ogklrygma. The Alliance makes a note that the Jewel should be something to keep an eye on.

Meanwhile, the Ahmarhan Major Wolf appears on the Maju Army’s base and, in a swift fight, kills Maju. News of Maju’s death spreads through the Multiverse and, true enough, the other Rokuō all begin to scramble to claim Maju’s empire.

[Kaidou]

Illushu’s successor is appointed by Ludwig; Zatōichi, the Blind Swordsman, is chosen, and he is given the Eternal Hammer.

Harakiri Haikarakainen travels to Pral Shri, a strategic planet formerly under the control of Maju. He confronts the warlords there and, with little effort, slays them all. However, he is approached by Master Ding Hao, a swordsman and one of the Ten Grandmasters. The two proceed to spar, but Ding is eventually defeated.

Haikarakainen is then confronted by another Grandmaster, Law Hon Chung, a Baguazhang master. The two clash, but Law is, like Ding, defeated too, though with much greater effort and strain on Haikarakainen’s part.

Before Haikarakainen can leave Pral Shri, however, he is approached yet again by two other combatants; Wilhelmus the Tenshi, and a karate master named Higashi Nobuhiro. The two companions fight Haikarakainen at the same time, but are, like the previous two, defeated.

Finally, Master Leung Nam-Kuan leaves the Japanese restaurant and confronts Haikarakainen. The two fight each other fiercely, but the battle is finally interrupted when Haikarakainen receives word that two of Iuzun’s battleships fell to a splinter of the Maju Army. Fearing that Maju may have pulled off a ruse, Haikarakainen cuts the duel short and leaves.

It is revealed that a large portion of the Maju Army’s remnants has regrouped under a powerful general named Nixa, who possesses an extremely powerful Devil Fruit ability; the power to control darkness.

Iuzun, in the meantime, hunts down Steiner and kidnaps him, mortally wounding Father Christmas, who was tasked to protect the boy while he recovered.

[Kaidou]

Iuzun brings Steiner to Nu, who reveals that Steiner is her son, meaning that Steiner, by definition, is Maju’s grandson. Steiner is skeptical of the claims, but Nu assures him that she is not lying, pointing out that she had no motivation to lie. She also reveals to Steiner that her ultimate plan is to take the IGSE and use it to establish the clan of Revik-Hyaakudzhu as the sole dominator of the Multiverse, with Steiner, her son, as its leader.

Before anything else can be done, however, four shinobi working for Wilhelmus infiltrate the Ice Corps’ base. They assassinate Nu by destroying the tank which contains her brain, before rescuing Steiner and bringing him back to the Hotel, albeit without the Scales, which Iuzun had claimed along with the Sceptre.

Father Christmas, Wilhelmus, Higashi Nobuhiro, and a Chinese doctor named Poh Teck Yeun travel to what used to be the Ice Corps base, in a last ditch attempt to take down Iuzun and reclaim the Ice Corps. However, they are stopped by the spirit of Nixa, which knocks everybody except Father Christmas unconscious. Though Father Christmas attempts to fight back, he is defeated, and Nixa plants a part of his spirit into Father Christmas’ mind.

Haikarakainen, in the meantime, appears in the dimension that the Ice Corps base is located in. He is confronted by Kizaru, and the two begin to fight fiercely, destroying large chunks of the landscape in the process. Kizaru is able to force Haikarakainen to a stalemate, but both Singularity and an Ahmarhan appear to halt the battle.

Father Christmas, in the meantime, becomes corrupted by Nixa’s powerful spirit. He defeats everybody else in his party and kills Wilhelmus.

[Kaidou]

It is revealed that Harakiri Haikarakainen had been a puppet/subordinate of Singularity all along, doing the will of the Existential Dragon and receiving protection in return. Singularity, in his usual cruel manner, disowns Haikarakainen, much to the latter’s horror. The Ahmarhan, Major Hyena, informs Haikarakainen that it is by Iuzun’s hand that he will be killed. She also tells Kizaru to leave; the Tenshi complies.

That same moment, Iuzun arrives in the dimension, facing the distraught Haikarakainen with disgust. The two begin a fierce and bestial fight, neither one having the upper hand. At the last moment, Iuzun uses a special device he created to nullify Haikarakainen’s Devil Fruit power, turning him back into a normal human being.

Iuzun then proceeds to brutally beat Haikarakainen, breaking all of his teeth, gouging out his eyes, crushing his ribs, and dealing an extremely humiliating and cruel defeat to him, before using a revolver to deliver the coup de grâce. With Haikarakainen dead, Iuzun declares himself the new CEO of the IGSE, and Hyena disappears, leaving Iuzun alone.

Alzis appears in the dimension, and Iuzun makes a deal with him.

Ludwig, in the meantime, confronts Father Christmas, now corrupted by Nixa. Furious, he revokes Father Christmas’ title as a Tenshi, and proceeds to fight him, eventually ending the battle on a lava planet, where he severs Father Christmas’ hands and feet. Ludwig senses that there is still good in the corrupted Father Christmas, however, and separates that good side of the former Tenshi’s spirit, concentrating it into an opal.

Steiner, in the meantime, heads to the Japanese restaurant and makes contact with the Alliance. He undergoes an operation to remove the Nepharite blood from his system. He also reveals that there is a Black List of the twenty strongest mercenaries in the Multiverse, with Iuzun Nebra sitting right at the top.

[Kaidou]

The death of a third Rokuō, Chancellor Sol Kira, is later announced. The war in the Multiverse escalates to never before seen levels.

Father Christmas is resurrected by Crowe. He begs Ludwig for forgiveness, which Ludwig readily bestows; however, Ludwig also implies that Father Christmas cannot regain his title until the Eternal Sceptre is taken back from Iuzun. As such, the two devise a plan to reclaim the Sceptre and Steiner Sveinlaugsson’s Scales.

By this time, Hiccup and Felix’s Alliance has grown to massive proportions, with a very large number of new members, including Alzis, two Grandmasters, Steiner, and many others. The Alliance travels over to Chphlyggnu, where they meet Tenzou, an elf living there, and his stepson, Josiah. Together, they come up with a plan to kill the Vermin which the Jewel is currently inside. However, war breaks out in Chphlyggnu, and the Alliance is forced to relocate to a safer country there. They procure a ship with the help of Josiah, and prepare to move out. Tenzou, however, suffers from a heart attack and nearly dies.

Another member of the Alliance, a master thief named Gabriel, decides to take matters into his own hands; he sets off to kill the Vermin on his own. Hiccup (and Toothless, of course), Mera, and a mage named Veira proceed to chase after Gabriel to capture him and bring him back (if possible).

Ludwig, in the meantime, travels to Nixa’s base to challenge Maju’s successor to a battle. Father Christmas sets off on his own quest to find the Eternal Sceptre.

A new Tenshi is appointed to replace Wilhelmus; The new wielder of the Eternal Sceptre is a mysterious individual named Koro Sensei, about whom nothing is known.

[Kaidou]

That's about the gist of the whole story so far.

[Naval Monte]

Still haven't gotten all of the mental pieces of the puzzle that is the RP story for my characters yet.