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I felt the cold all around Me as my prison stopped Me from moving an inch,despite that,after my long hibernations and sleep,I have finally recovered my strength and energy,the wounds from my last battle,have healed with time and I was now ready to serve my Master once again,I now only had to meet him,so he may give Me my core once again,so that I may serve him like I used to do 

even after all this time,I still remember the exact place we had agreed to meet at as I gathered my energy and fueled myself,as I gathered my power,the ice prison that encased Me slowly cracked and broke from the sheer pressure of my power,it wasn't long until the entire prison of ice collapsed as it shattered into hundreds of pieces that fell onto the icy grounds of Northern Siberia,I attempted to sense for any signs of strong Honkai energy but I did not pick up on any,meaning the pesky Valkyries,that kept watch on Me have left,leaving Me to my own devices

I roared loudly,scaring the wildlife and triggering the alarms of the organization,that sought to observe Me as cameras and sensors triggered and alerted the people who once sought my demise,despite it being nonsensical as I've alerted my enemies to my awakening,I did not care as I flapped my wings and took off into the sky,blowing away much of the snow,that was near before I flew away from the location of my prison 

I flew high into the sky,higher than what most technology can achieve,to avoid detection from the pesky blonde insect,that has been alerted to my awakening,it would not surprise Me if he sends his lackeys and toys to look for Me,but he will never find me at the height I'm at and especially not after I get to the location I must go to

even from the distance I'm at,even from so far away,I could sense my Master's Honkai Energy,he seemed to be already at our meeting place and seems to be waiting for Me to arrive,I had only been awake for a few hours including the time I had awaken in my prison and I could not hold myself back as I sped towards my destinations

the sun had only recently risen as it was not,that high up in the sky yet,showing Me,that it was only near early morning,I would not be surprised if most of the humans in the world were still asleep at this time but my Master was already waiting for Me like he usually would as I thought of his face and how he treated Me so kindly,despite previously serving 2 herrschers,

he accepted Me into his ranks and trusted,despite keeping Me a secret from those Valkyries,who try to win him over,and now even my 2 previous masters attempt to take his heart for themselves,but I won't let them,I will win the battle in the end,because I will take no other man,than him

after flying over Asia and reaching the west while avoiding all detection from the ones,who are looking for Me,I finally was near the meeting place,as I looked down,I could see the devastation of the area as an entire community or town stayed in ruin for what looked like years now while small Honkai roamed the abandoned and destroyed town 

I did not know,why he chose this place but he was set on it being our reunion place,so I did not complain and accepted it,I flew past the town and flew over a vast forest with thick trees and lush greenery as I searched for a large clearing within the forest,after a few moments I saw  the clearing as I saw the man I was looking for,standing there on the ground with one hand in his jacket's pocket while the other held a phone up to his ear,his blue hair flowed with the wind while blue his eyes shone in the light,he wore a blue jacket with a black shirt underneath with black pants and blue and white shoes as the scarf,that he always wore flowed with the wind like his hair

AN:you all already knew,who it was,come on now,this was to be expected

I hovered in the air as I flapped my wings to keep myself up as he continued talk on his phone,I didn't want to land yet as I might alert the person on the other side of the call and draw suspicion to him,so stayed in the air

but suddenly,I saw him glance at Me as he smiled before saying something to the person on the other side of the call as he pressed on his phone and tucked it away into his pocket as I descended and landed in front of him

he stared at Me with a calm smile as I looked at him with joy and happiness as I witness his brilliance and charm again,like how I used to

???:it has certainly been a long time,Master Shadow

Shadow:it certainly has Benares or should I say,Bella

Just a few moments before

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Shadow's POV
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Otto:you understand the gravity of the situation,correct?

Shadow:yah,yah,and I'll  get on it as soon as I'm back at base but I have something to take care of first

Otto:Shadow,Benares it out of her cage,finding her should be top priority 

Shadow:it should be,especially for the ones,who are base but I am not at HQ right now and this is just as important

Otto:I hope you know,what you're doing,Shadow,if she rampages then-

Shadow:then I'll handle it-

for the past 10 minutes now,Otto has been bugging Me and ranting about Benares's escape as he's been trying to get Me to come back to HQ to help in the search,unbeknownst to him,the very Dragon he was searching for was hovering in the sky above Me

I glanced at her and smiled as I could tell,that she knew,I saw her as I went back to the phone call with the 500 year old man on the other side

Shadow:look,I get my side done and you lead the search for now,the sooner I'm done here,the sooner I can get back,just have the Valkyries on standby for deployment and have the others go on their commissions and tasks,I'll be back later

Otto:*sigh*fine,but be quick about it,we must find her before she causes trouble in the world

Shadow:yah,yah,you'll grow more wrinkles by stressing this much you know

Otto:Ha-ha

I cut the call with Otto as I tucked my phone away and looked up to see Benares,slowly descend in front of Me,until she finally landed and lowered her head down to Me,I looked at her for a few seconds with a smile while she just looked back at Me with either neutrality or joy

Benares:it's certainly been a time,Master Shadow

Shadow:it certainly has Benares or should I say,Bella

there was a light chuckle between the both of us as I felt genuinely happy to see my old friend again after all this time,I had to keep her in her ice prison back then,after a faked out battle,that gave her a large wound,it was the best option to keep her alive and not draw suspicion to Me,but from the looks of it,all of her injuries and her energy have healed with time 

there was no words between us,as Benares cannot talk normally but her psychic abilities are strong enough to form a telekinetic link with,so we could talk through our minds but I wasn't satisfied with that as I had brought a way to change that

Benares:how long have I been asleep for

Shadow:it's been 4 years since we put you in ice

Benares:so we've been apart for that long?

Shadow:on the bright side,the injury,Himeko did on you has healed

Benares:yes,I am ready to serve you and your wishes once again,your will is my command

Shadow:always so eager to serve

I patted the Dragon's head as I heard a low satisfied growl from her as I couldn't help but smile at her little reaction to the patting 

Shadow:any way,why don't we get you out of that form and back into your real form

I pulled my hand back from petting Bella's head as I reached into the inner pockets of my jacket and pulled something out,I opened my hand to reveal a medium sized purple crystal in my hand as it started to float above my palm while radiating massive amounts of Honkai Energy and occasionally sparking some purple electricity

AN:it's the one on the right,if it wasn't obvious to you

if I wasn't using my own energy to conceal the power of the crystal,I would have no doubt,that old man Otto would have sent every Valkyrie in the base to this exact location to contain and recover the crystal but thankfully,I had enough energy to conceal it,even after just recently making it

Bella stared at the crystal with a slight look of awe as the crystal glowed while sparking more small bolts of lightning,it then started to float towards Bella as I allowed it to do so with no worry,the crystal then floated up to Bella's chest as it glowed even brighter than before,right before entering Bella's chest and completely disappearing into her

it was then,Bella started to glowas her entire body radiated a bright light,that would be blinding to almost everyone but I was unfazed as I looked at the light directly and awaited her to complete her transformation,back into her real form

after a while,the light died down until it faded away as I was met by a stunning looking girl with long gray hair and blue eyes,she wore white sports bra like top,that was made of the white scales of the dragon from before,she wore black skin tight shorts with another black skin tight undershirt,that went from her neck to underneath her sports bra,she had long black gloves,that went up,past her elbows with white arm bracers,lastly was a blue pieces of metal like material,above her chest,a wing like hairpin on the side of her head and a long cape or cloak behind her,clipped on from her upper waist

AN:I finally get to use one of my 20+ Bella pics for plot relevance

AN2:you can tell,I'm a bit bias towards her

she looked at Me,before looking to her body as she seemingly readjusted to it and tried to get a feel for moving in the style of body,after a few stretches and a few moments of readjustments,she stood up straight as she looked at Me with a happy smile

Bella:it's been so long,since I could move this flexibly,certainly has been a long time

Shadow:and you look as good as you did 4 years ago,beautiful as ever

Bella:hihi,you flatter,Master

the dragon girl approached Me as she pulled me into and tight embrace,I could feel her contant and happiness from her energy as I reciprocated her show of affection and hugged back,boosting the feeling I was getting from her by 10 fold

she seemed incredibly peaceful as I rubbed the back of her head before pulling away from the hug while she continued to keep Me in her embrace,which I just let her as I chuckled to myself in my head while I looked down on her 

Bella:I've missed this feeling-

Shadow:I'm sure you have

Bella:to have Master in my arms again,I've missed it so much,now nothing will keep Me from it

Shadow(mind):hehe,I've spoiled you a little too much back then

Shadow:I'm not going anywhere,Bella,no need to get possessive,besides,you can't be acting like that,when the others are around

Bella:others?

she looked up to Me with a hint of confusion as I laughed at her reaction a little before looking to the sleeve of my jacket,a hologram control panel appeared on my sleeve as I pressed a single button on the panel,making the dropship I came on,turn off it's cloaking field to reveal it floating the air behind Me

Bella looked at in surprise as I looked at her with a smirk on my face while the dropship descended to our lever while opening its doors on it's own,Bellalet Mego  from her hug as I walked towards the ship while she followed Me,we both went in as Bella checked the interior of the ships while I entered the cockpit

I went to the controls and set the autopilot to bring us back to Schicksal HQ as I reactivated the stealth functions to conceal us from any outside trackers,so I wouldn't be interrupted while I talked with Bella,who I saw was seated on one of the chairs already as I entered the passenger room of the dropship

she was still looking at the inside of the dropship as fascination and curiosity filled her eyes,I walked up to her with a smile as she turned to Me after hearing my footsteps,she smiled joyously as i sat right next  to her as she suddenly lunged herself onto Me with another hug

Shadow:you certainly became a lot clingier,than last time I saw you

Bella:I agreed to your plan to throw the suspicion off of you back then and it worked,now this is what I want in return

Shadow:hehehe,*sigh*you certainly are quite the spoiled girl-

I patted her head and brushed her hair with my hand as I ran my hand,through her silky smooth hair,that was surprisingly well kept and soft as she groaned in content,I then started to scratch her chin as she gave a low and small moan while enjoying the scratching,before I went back to patting her head as she laid her head down on my lap

Shadow:then again,all that work you put in for Me,did help tremendously,so I guess you did deserve it

Bella:mmm,this was the least I could think of,since you spent most of your time with those Valkyries instead of Me

Shadow:hehehe,it couldn't be helped,you were a secret and they were directly under my command,if I just vanished out of the blue before a battle to see you,there would be some problems

Bella:*pouts*hmph,you could have been with Me more

Shadow:I guess,that's true to,but you'll have your time

Bella:oh yes,what did you mean by "others"?

Shadow:ahh,right,I need to tell you,that you'll be directly under my command from now on

Bella:what do you mean,Master

Shadow:basically,you'll be joining everyone else,under my command

Bella:are you saying,that-

Shadow:I'm bringing you out of the shadows,Bella,it's time everyone knew 

Bella;Master,are you sure about this,I trust your decisions and all but-

Shadow:it's alright if your unsure or scared,I can understand if you are,after all,after what Schicksal almost did to you,I almost killed of the scientist there

Bella:and I'm sure you wouldn't have hesitated either

Shadow:no I wouldn't have and I wouldn't now,either,so don't worry,Schicksal can't do anything to you,without going through Me first,I'll make sure of that

Bella:but still,won't you get into trouble if you-

Shadow:times have changed Bella,a lot has happened in the last 4 years,I haven't seen you,so there's no need to worry about that

Bella:mmm,alright then,if you think it's alright,then I will not oppose your decision but,you seem to worry about something yourself

Shadow:ahaha,you noticed,huh?

Bella:you cannot hide your worries from Me,Master,even with all of your expertise in deception

Shadow:haha,you read Me like book,in truth I'm worried about 2 things

Bella:do you mind telling Me

Shadow:well,I do kinda have to explain to all of the girls,why I'm coming back to base with the Honkai Dragon,that we were hunting down and why she's in human form

Bella:all of the girls?

Shadow:yah,the Valkyries,the Shipgirls,the T-Dolls and my adopted daughters,I'll introduce you,when we get there

Bella:you better,so what's the other one

Shadow:well uh,it's not really important-

at the same moment,my stomach made a loud audible grumble,to show my excessive hunger as I looked down to myself and cursed my stomach for it's terrible timing while Bella lifter her head up from my lap and looked at my stomach before looking up to Me as I scratched the back of my head in embarrassments

Shadow:hehehe,uh,you see,I kinda skipped out on,breakfast this morning,so I could make your core and get to our meeting place before anyone noticed Me leave

Bella:Master,you shouldn't have skipped out on your meal,even if it was for Me

Shadow:I'll be fine,Bella,a little bit of hunger never hurt anyone

Bella:please don't do this again,Master,your well being is more important than Me-

I cupped Bella's face with my hand as I forced her to look at Me,dead in the eyes,I stared at her with a slightly angry and annoyed expression as the tensions between us immediately became serious

Bella:Master,what are you-

Shadow:Bella,never say that again,understand

Bella:say what-

Shadow:do you understand,Bella,never again

she just nodded as I removed my hand from her face as I set her head back down on my lap and returned to running my hand through her hair

Shadow:no one should ever compare,one's life to another,if my life is so important to you,then yours is just as important to Me,never forget that,a life should never be traded for a life

Bella:............I understand,I'm sorry,Master

Shadow:no need to apologize,just don't forget,what I said,I wouldn't know,what I would do,if I lost a single one of you

there was then an awkward silence between the both of us as Bella laid on the dropships seats with her head on my lap as I looked down on her and watched her while my hand ran through her hair and patted her head,she remained silent and didn't respond to my last remark as the tension I raised just now,broke our good little talk

as we remained in silence,a memory resurfaced from the back of my head as a familiar image flashed through my mind,it was the first time,I had ever met Benares or Bella and the images was the same as we are now

Bella was laying on my lap while I ran my hand through her hair and patted her head as a silence surrounded us,but back then,it was peaceful for the both of us as I felt the nostalgia hit Me in the back of the head

Shadow:you know,looking at you now,I can't help but remember the first time we met

Bella:mmm,it was just like this,wasn't it but the silence helped Me sleep

Shadow:ahahaha,yah,when you woke up,you tried to claw at Me but failed miserably because you had no strength

Bella:well,you did just beat and also save Me

Shadow:I did and now that I look back at it,back then,you didn't even want Me to be a meter near you,you even tried pushing Me away at some point

Bella:I did,but slowly I got drawn to you

Shadow:yah,I remember,you even once decided to not come and report for one day,then made Me wait for hours the next,I actually thought you decided to take your freedom and leave,but then you finally came

Bella:mmm,I don't know why,I went back,I didn't have to come but I did,because I think I remember,that I wanted to see you,I wanted to hear your voice and see your smile,I was just drawn towards you

Shadow:hehe,were you?

Bella:mmmm,in terms of what you do,I am no one special,I'm just another girl you saved but you meant a lot to Me,you never even claimed Me like my other,Masters by having your energy flow through Me,you just let Me be Me,I knew you were the one,I wanted to serve and I do not regret my decision to pick you

Shadow:*sigh*I'm glad I met your expectation then

I smiled at her as she smiled back,I suddenly felt myself get pulled as Bella held the front of my shirt and pulled Me towards her,she lifted her heard with great speed as our lips mashed together,Bella had landed a kiss as she kept Me in a tight hold and didn't let Me go

I felt her tongue try to push into my mouth as I looked at her in shock,but I quickly recovered from my surprise as I went with it an I kissed back,I fought Bella for dominance,which I easily won due to my superior strength as I explored the inside of her mouth with my tongue

after a few moments,we broke away from the kiss as a string of saliva formed between our mouth as we both gasped for air,I looked at Bella in surprise and shock as she looked at Me with content and satisfaction while I saw hearts in her eyes,she then raised her hand and cupped my cheek before giving off a smile of pure joy

Bella:thank you for everything,Master~

she then lowered her head back down onto my lap and closed her eyes as she got comfortable,seemingly falling asleep in an instant as she lightly snored,I however was still in a slight mental shock as I processed,what just happened to Me,I touched my lips with my fingers I felt some of the wet saliva still on them before I smiled and and patted,Bella's head,earning a small satisfied noise from her

Shadow(mind):my first kiss,was stolen by this dragon-,................you certainly are the boldest of all the girls,I command but I'll give the benefit of the doubt,you're the first one to properly confess to Me-,..................................*sigh*you've only been awake for a few hours and you've pulled something like this,then went back to sleep,your truly a handful,my loyal dragon

Timeskip brought to you by Sirin and Bella fighting over Shadow

after a 3 hours flight,we finally made it back into Schicksal airspace as the HQ came into view,I put away my phone after scrolling through the internet while looking at some messed up memes and stock markets exchange values for the past 3 hours,I put my phone back into my jacket's inner pocket as I looked down to Bella,who was still asleep on my lap

I gently shook her to wake her up as she slowly opened her eyes,to reveal her azure blue irises,look up to Me,she lifted her head up from my lap and sat up on the chair before yawning and stretching her arms as she then looked to Me with her newly woken up expression

Bella:*yawns*hello,Master

Shadow:hello to you too,Bella,did you sleep well

Bella:I was able to sleep with you around,so it was the most pleasant sleep I've had

Shadow:haha,looks who's flattering,who now,anyway,we've arrived at HQ,stay here while go land the ship

Bella:alright,as you wish,Master

I stood and patted her head before leaving to enter the cockpit of the ship,I sat down on the pilot's seat as I switched the ship into manual control and steered the ship myself,as I approached the landing pad,I saw a familiar female face with orange eyes,staring at Me with an angry expression as she floated on the side of the landing pad

I felt a shiver crawl up my spine as I steered the ship correctly for a safe landing,as soon as I made touch down on the landing pad,I felt a very annoyed and mad feeling,coming from outside the ship as I could tell,even Bella could feel it as she stared at the door of the dropship with her guard up

I stood up from the pilot's seat and entered the passenger room as I hand signaled Bella to stay put,she nodded at Me in confirmation as I opened the door to the dropship and exited the vehicle,as soon as my feet landed on the ground,I was met immediately met,face to face with Sirin aas she leaned forward with her arms crossed underneath her chest as an angry expression was plastered on her face

I had to lean back to stop my face from hitting hers as I looked at her with a bit of confusion while her expression did not waver as she continued to somewhat stare into my soul,we remained like that,for a few moments as I stared into her deep orange eyes while she angrily stared into my azure blue eyes,before she finally broke the ice

Sirin:where did you go,Captain

Shadow:Me?,uh,well I was out-

Sirin:answer the question,Captain,where did you go

Shadow:had to go to California,needed to-

Sirin:who did you meet,tell Me

Shadow;huh?

Sirin:your facades with not works on Me this time,Captain,my intuitions are never wrong,especially when it comes to you-

she grabbed the front of my shirt and pulled Me in close as our faces were practically inches apart,I tried to pull away but Sirin kept her hold on Me with an iron grip as she didn't even let Me move back an inch for even a second as she stared into my eyes with determination,visibly flaring up in her own 

Sirin:now tell Me,who did you meet,and what did they do to you

Shadow:uh-

Sirin:and do not attempt to lie,Captain,I will know if you do and it will come with severe repercussions

Shadows:do I want to know,what the repercussions are?

Sirin only smiled as her angry expression,changed into a smug expression as she licked her lips,seductively,I felt another shiver crawl up my spine as she looked at me with a bit of heat,flaring up in her

Sirin:you'll know when you do it,Cap~tain~,now tell Me,who did you meet and what did they do to you

I looked at Sirin with a bit of uncertainty as she continued to hold the front of my shirt while looking at Me with a face,that was determined to know,the truth and an aura of anger,that could kill a Honkai beast on it's own 

I mentally gulped as I looked to the dropship before sighing to myself as I forced Sirin's hand off of Me before fixing my shirt and turning to the dropship while I mentally sighed at my short lived attempt of keeping Bella a secret for a little longer

Shadow:alright,please come out,the jig is up

the dropship doors opened to reveal the long silver haired girl inside,much to Sirin's surprise as she stared at Bella with wide eyes and a slightly opened mouth while Bella stepped off of the dropship and faced us both,before walking to my side and facing Sirin

Bella:it has been a long time,Lady Sirin

Sirin:no-,....no,no,you shouldn't have your core,you should be in your uncomplete form,how are you

Shadow:after 130 Honkai Cubes,over half my energy expended and 1 skipped breakfast later,I was able to remake her core

Sirin:that shouldn't be possible,the Gem of Conquest is inside Thundia,you shouldn't have been able to make another one

Bella:Thundia?

Shadow:I'll introduce you later,but to answer Sirin's question,I had been analyzing the Gem of Conquest's energy for a while now,that's how I was able to make the replica core

Sirin:how strong is it,if it's a replica then-

Shadow:I'd argue,it's as strong as the original but I haven't seen it in action yet,so I can't really say

Sirin:why-

Shadow:why?

Sirin:why did you go to such lengths for her,she was newly awaken but you somehow found her in the span of 3 hours or maybe even less,then you gave her a replica core to bring her back into her real form,now you've brought her here,why did you go to such lengths

Shadow:there's a lot you don't know yet,Sirin,I'll tell you once we're with the others,so I don't have to repeat the story

Sirin:they won't like this,you know

Shadow:I know and I Know you don't like it to much either but you'll have to deal with it,so let's get this done,ok

I ruffled her hair a bit before walking past her as I made my way to the main building of Shicksal HQ to see the other girls,who were most likely taking their break now,since it was nearing noon anyway,I glanced at the 2 girls behind Me as they glared at each other for a moments before following behind Me as we went to the main building

as soon as we entered the building,all eyes landed on Me and the girls as they all watched as we passed by with Bella,it was no surprise to Me,that they would stare,since Bella or Benares was being hunted down and we were casually walking with her but I merely raised a closed fist to everyone as they understood immediately,the message I was telling them as they went on to mind their own business 

we then made it to the lounge room as I entered unannounced with Sirin and Bella in tow as I looked upon the girls and their shenanigans inside,they were minding their own stuff but they were at least not fighting each other as they all peacefully remained in a cheery atmosphere as I saw Negev having a armwrestling match with Durandal as they both struggled to beat each other 

I knocked on the nearby wall,making a multiple thuds in the room and catching everyone's attention as they all turned their gazes and looks to Me 

Springfield:General,your back

Durandal:took you long enough,Captain,your just in time to see Me beat this cocky little girl

Negev:HAH,you western brute is no match for Russian willpower and strength

Shadow:hold it,you two can have your match in a little bit,,I have someone to introduce to you all-

I motioned Bella to step forward as she kept out from behind Me and Sirin and stood in front of everyone as the Valkyries took one look and instantly had their expressions changed,to ones of dread,surprise and shock

Kiana:you've got to be kidding Me

Shadow:everyone,meet the newest member to my Valkyrie teams,Bella or more commonly known as Benares

Bella;greeting to you all

Five-Seven:hold on,who is this

Theresa:THAT WOMAN IS BENARES!?!?!

Himeko:hold on,Captain,Benares is 50 foot tall elemental breathing loyal servant pain in the ass dragon,that does not look like Benares

Bella:first off,I can still very much slice through your battlesuit like paper,so watch what you say,second off,my dragon form is my incomplete form,this is what I look like with my core

Thundia:that's impossible

Bella:who are you?

Thundia(mind):this bitch!

Shadow:that-,..is Thundia,the Herrscher Of Thunder

Bella:well,she certainly looks like my previous Master but her names was not Thundia,it was Mei

Shadow:we know,but a few months after we sealed you,I was able to split the Herrscher consciousness and the Host's consciousness of Mei and Kiana,which is why Sirin and Thundia exist

Thundia:so remember it,and back to the topic,you claim to be Benares but your nothing like her,you do however have a similar feeling energy but I'm not convinced

Shadow:Bella,show her

Bella:as you wish,Master

Bella raised her arm up and brought out her hand as she opened her palm and gathered her energy,I immediately shielded and concealed the energy in the room as Bella's energy formed into a sphere,that hovered above her palm as it sparked a few bolts of lightning in occasion,the sphere then took shape as it formed into the shape of a crystal,a second later,the energy materialized as the replica Gem of Conquest now hovered above Bella's hand while sparking more bolts of lightning in occasion while also giving a purple light

every Valkyrie in the room just stared in awe and shock while the T-Dolls just watched and looked in confusion,Sirin seemed to have gotten over it already as she watched while looking unamused,Bella held out her gem before everyone as they all stared in awe,Thundia just looked at in in shock and disbelief as she stared at her replica core before Bella dematerialized it back into her body

Shadow:so girls,still don't believe her

Theresa:how,that shouldn't be possible

Rita:I thought there could only be one core of each kind,but that was certainly the Gem of Conquest

Thundia:how does she have my core

Shadow:well,130 Honkai Cubes,half my energy and 1 skipped breakfast later,I was able to create the replica core

Durandal:why give her a core,why didn't you tell us,that you were going to do this

Shadow:there was no way,that you would believe Me if I told you,so the next best way was to show you,I can understand all of your concerns regarding this but you all can trust her

Durandal:but why,why did you have to go far as to make a replica Herrscher core

Shadow:all of you need to understand,I need all hands on deck now,we fought a fake Benares,just a little over a week ago and had I not stepped in to physically fight it,we might have lost,I need to pull my cards now and stack up,Bella is one of those cards and I know,that she'll be able to help us but I need you all to work with her

no one responded aas they all looked towards each other for confirmation or their take on the idea,I honestly didn't know the outcome for this scenario as it could be a clean 50/50,that they accept or driver her away,but I was banking,that my luck would hold out and give Me the good outcome for this

Theresa:you know what,fine,if you say we can trust her,then I'll trust her

Himeko:*sigh*fine,I'll agree to,but if she tries anything funny,I'll slice that wound,right back on her 

Durandal:*sigh*I'll agree too

Rita:if it is your wish,Captain,then I shall follow it

Sirin:might as well,since everyone is in agreement

Shadow:thank you,everyone

Durandal:just make sure,we won't regret,that decision

Shadow;you won't,trust Me on that,Bella,I'll leave you all with them for now,I won't even ask where the others are right now,I'm going to go find somewhere to collapse

Springfield:wait what!?-

I didn't pay attention as I turned around and made my way to the door,so I could leave ad find somewhere to fall asleep,as soon as I turned the doorknob though,I closed my eyes and felt myself lose consciousness as my body hit the floor while my mind entered the dream world

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Sirin:I should have known,he was lying,when he said,he only used half of his energy

Bella:he was most likely referring to half of his reserve energy,meaning he had completely exhausted himself 

Sirin looked Shadows unconscious body as she raised her fingers upward and his body levitate towards her,the Herrscher of the Void looked at her Captain while he slept in the air as she started getting ideas to satisfy her own desires,she licked her lips in a seductive manner as she filled her head with her own fantasies and selfish desires while smugly smirking

the others quickly took notice of her behaviour and acted as Thundia drew her sword and swung it at Sirin as the blade stopped short of only a few centimeters away from the neck of the Herrscher of the Void,said Herrscher turned her eyes to her opponent with an amused and annoyed look as Thundia stared at her with a cold neutral look on her face

Thundia:don't start getting ideas,Sirin,it doesn't suit you and everyone here is well equipped to bring you down 

Sirin didn't budge as her gaze switched to the others,who were all to ready to put up a fight,Theresa already had her cross deployed behind her,which was not there before,Himeko was already ready to summon her battlesuit and Rita and Durandal had their hands on their weapons while Bella had charged a large amount of energy into her palm,completely covering it with lightning

the T-Dolls were also,just as prepared as they all had their hands on their guns with preloaded customized bullets,made by the sleeping leader,which they swapped out for their usual bullets,the moment,they sensed,Sirin's intentions

Sirin:hmph,you all only delay the inevitable 

Sirin scoffed before waving her hand as Shadow's body levitates to the nearby couch,where he is laid down for his own rest,Thundia pulled her sword back as she placed it back into its sheath before making it disappear as everyone did the same and put their weapons away

Thundia:he'll have a lot to explain,once he wakes up

Bella:I can save him the trouble,show Me where the old Apocalypse is

Sirin:you know,he's having you hunted right

Bella:what will he do against 2 Herrschers and a Pseudo Herrscher

the full Herrschers didn't responds as they gave the statement some thought before the 3 of them smirked and left the room,leaving the others,to contemplate over,if they should stop the 3 and to worry about the Shicksal Overseers safety

ultimately,they all decided to do nothing apart from Rita who left to go make sure,that the Overseer would live to tell,her Master about that talk,he's about to have

Timeskip brought to you by Herrscher Shadow

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Shadow's POV
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after collapsing near the door,I found myself in the familiar void,that is the prison of the other consciousness,that I keep inside My mind as I stood on a solid ground,that is the endless void,my surroundings were nothing more than an endless expanse of darkness,that stretches onwards forever,making sure,that there is no escape for those who try to wonder in my mind

in front of Me were 5 differently colored crystals,that hovered above Me as 5 male like figures sat and stood beneath each crystal,looking bored out of their minds as they remained in silence before they noticed,that I was present as they all looked towards Me,the first was a guy with short white hair and orange eyes,he was wearing a long black coat,that reached down to his ankles,with a white shirt and gray pants underneath

the second one was a guy with black hair and purple colored eyes,he was wearing a black and white shirt with short sleeves and black pants,he had piece of red armor on his left waist and a long clak attachment,behind him,connected from his upper hip,he had 2 red horns coming out from the front of his head and had 2 mechanical arms floating to his sides as one of the arms held a large katana

AN:just change his appearance to meet the description

third one,was a small kid with gray hair and blue eyes,he wore a sleeveless black and blue shirt with white highlights and black and blue shorts,he had a black and blue earpieces on the right side of his head and a crystal pin on the center of his chest as a giant robot floated above him while he sat on it's hand

AN:again,just change the clothes to match the description

fourth one was a tall man with red her and red eyes,he wore a sleeveless black and red shirt with a few white highlight along with black and red pants,he had red and yellow arm bracers on both arms and a pair of leg bracers on his lower legs,he had a short cape,that reached to his lower back and 3 red and yellow swords floating to his side

AN:again,just change the clothes to match the description 2

lastly was a guys with green hair and green eyes,he wore a long sleeved white and black shirt with a green sash around his waist and a white and black pants,he had 2 green arm bands just below his shoulders with a tornado design on both of them alongside a long white scarf 

AN:change-,fuck it,you know what to do already

they all just stared at Me with blank and bored expressions as I looked at them with nothing but neutrality 

???1:so,where did you pass out,this time

Shadow:right before I could leave the lounge room

???2:I told you to wait before making the the core,didn't I

Shadow:and you thought,I would listen

???3:you make this very complicated,you know

???4:forget it,he's clearly too stupid to realize,we're trying to help,let's just combine our power and take over the body

I looked to the red haired man as he looked back at Me with an annoyed look,the others just sighed,fully knowing,what I'm about to do next as I summoned an abyssal chain near the red haired man,the chain,wrapped itself around the mans leg before lifting him up and flailing him around as the chain repeatedly smacked on the mn on the floor 

???5:he really doesn't learn,does he

???3:what did you expect,his intellect is lower than a potato

???1:just leave him there,it'll get through to him eventually

???2:so how is she

Shadow:if your talking about Bella,then I'm sure she's fine,she can handle herself,especially since she has her core again

???3:mmm,that's good at least,she'll last a bit longer in a fight

???2:so,what's next on the plan

Shadow:nothing for now,I want to see,what Kevin does first,if my guess is correct,then I'll make next move 

???1:your being very passive about this,why

Shadow:other factors are going to start coming in,so far we've been dealing with only the Honkai but I noticed,the Shipgirls were no where to be seen-

???3:meaning the Sirens might have acted up

Shadow:yes and some of the T-Dolls were missing as well

???2:which means,that the Sangvis Ferri is also making a move

Shadow:exactly,exhausting the girls when there are enemies everywhere at anytime is the last thing I want to do,so I need to make sure I act accordingly

???5:which,explains why your pulling so many of your forces into one big group,so you can spread out when you need to

Shadow:exactly,the more I can,respond to threats without having to worry about overworking everyone,the better

???2:so we just have to wait now

Shadow:pretty much,yah

???1:you won't have to wait long-

after the white haired man spoke,the entire void shook as I tried to keep my balance and stay on my feet,the others did the same as the abyssal chain,that was smashing the red haired man on the ground repeatedly,let go of it's grip,leaving the man on the ground before sinking away into the void

after a few moments,the shaking stopped as we all recollected ourselves,I immediately put some energy into my sensory abilities as I felt the Honkai Energy around the air in the real world,I immediately picked up on the large mass of Honkai Energy,outside of the main building,alongside some smaller but still very big Honkai Energy signatures

???1:he's already made his move

???2:damn,he acted way quicker,than we thought

???5:what do we do

Shadow:I don't have enough energy to fight,I've already gone through have of my reserves,I need time to regenarate my energy

???4:so what now,do we just wait here until we all die

???3:there has to be something we can do

Shadow:there's no way,the girls will be able to stop him,Cecilia might be able to stall or beat him but the chances are unlikely and Bella only has about the same chances

???4:so were fucked,great,just great,I knew you were useless,you piece of shit

Shadow:Why don't you shut up and let us think instead of talking shit,the only thing you can dois your fancy little fire punch-

I stopped myself mid sentence after getting a sudden idea,that might just work if we pull it of rightI smirked as I thought to myself and thought of how to execute the plan,the guys opposite of Me looked at Me with the hint of confusion as I continued to draw the plan in my mind

Shadow:that might just work

???4:what the hell are you talking about,hey Shorty,you know what he's taking about

???3:call Me,Shorty again and I will blast you and no,I have no clue what,he's talking about

Shadow:your all in mind,just look into it

the 5 immediately acted on my words as they put some effort into reading my mind,since they were already in my mind,they only had to put a small amount of effort into thinking to read my thoughts as they all stayed silent while looking into my plan

after a few moments,all of their expressions,changed to one of surprise and shock as I smirked at them,the red haired man quickly fixed himself as he looked at Me with an excited smirk on his face,signaling,that he was exstatic about the plan

Shadow:well,what do you think

???3:I admit,it could workbut-

???5:why him?

Shadow:let's be honest here,you all already know why

???1:*sigh*no other choice,then

???2:*sigh*this better work

???4:HELL YAH,DO IT,SEND ME OUT THERE

Shadow:alright then,your up,Inferno,give them hell,set them all in an infinite blaze

Inferno:g l a d l y

Author:and that is going to do it for this chapter guys,I hope you all did enjoy this chapter,not much to say this time BUT,I did get this sweet prize this morning

I still  need to get Stygian Nymph but there are only 2 days left on the focus gacha and I'm out of Crystal but enough about that,I hope you all look forward to the next one,until next time

Shadowgamer254 out