บท 32: [32] : King of Typhoon

Dimensional Gap.

Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

Training Field.

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Two days later…

Within a vast training field approximately 5 square kilometers in size, filled with mountains, hills, rivers, and lush vegetation.

—Boom!

The sound echoed as a broad sword and a spear clashed violently, sparks flying as the ground cracked under the pressure.

Tohka, wielding her sword [Sandalphon], delivered a powerful strike, sending Kaguya's spear, [Raphael], flying hundreds of meters away.

However, Kaguya remained unfazed.

Twisting in mid-air, she landed gracefully, sliding across the ground until regaining her stance.

"There's no way you can beat me in brute strength, idiot!" Tohka shouted from a distance, her voice ringing with defiance.

Tohka was clad in her imposing astral dress, [Adonai Melek], an outfit combining black, cream, and pink with silver armor in purple and cream tones adorning her shoulders and waist.

The back of the dress was open, revealing a black corset and a layered skirt that faded from pink to white, ending at her knees.

Her hair was tied back with a butterfly-shaped ornament, while her gauntlets—decorated with petal-like cuffs—and her armored boots completed the ensemble.

Kaguya, on the other hand, wore her own astral dress, [Elohim Tzabaoth].

Its dominant color was purple, with chains wrapping around her right hand and foot.

The lower half of her dress featured a half-skirt that extended to her knees, flaring open around her thighs, reflecting her commanding and lethal style.

"Angrily: Don't be so cocky!"

Yuzuru, Kaguya's twin, appeared in the sky, joining the battle in an astral dress similar to her sister's.

"Invoking: [Raphael: El Na'ash]!"

Yuzuru's chains shot toward Tohka at a blistering speed, twisting through the air as if alive, accompanied by concentrated storms that roared with fury.

—Boom!

"Two against one! You self-proclaimed daughters of the hurricane have no shame!" Tohka exclaimed as the chains attacked her from all directions.

The metallic sounds clanged loudly as Tohka, wielding her sword [Sandalphon] with incredible speed, deflected the chains one after another.

Occasionally, she unleashed massive energy slashes at Yuzuru, who remained in the sky, agile and defiant.

The artificial ground of the field, battered by the fury of the battle, was riddled with cracks.

Debris floated everywhere, propelled by the explosions that rocked the battlefield.

Tohka leapt nimbly from one piece of debris to another, evading the stormy chains pursuing her.

With unwavering determination, she locked her gaze on Yuzuru, who hovered in the sky, and suddenly…

—Stomp!

—Bang!

The block she had been standing on crashed to the ground under the force of her leap.

From above, Yuzuru watched as Tohka launched herself toward her at lightning speed.

Quickly, she summoned multiple storms in an attempt to block and counter her, but Tohka's strength was simply overwhelming.

"These little storms are nothing to me!" roared Tohka, gripping her broad sword with both hands.

With a powerful motion, she unleashed a purple energy slash that surged forward like lightning toward Yuzuru.

—Slash!

The storms in its path were cleaved in two as if the sky itself had been torn apart, and the attack continued its relentless advance toward Yuzuru.

"Request: Kaguya, I'll leave this to you," Yuzuru said calmly.

Immediately, Kaguya appeared in front of her, gripping her spear firmly.

"Leave it to me! This little slash is nothing against the spear that breaks worlds!" exclaimed Kaguya as colossal storms gathered and compressed at the tip of her weapon.

"[Raphael: El Re'em]!"

—Descent!

—Boom!

The sound of the explosion echoed across the field.

Covered in storms, Kaguya dove headfirst toward Tohka, dispersing the energy slash with the force of her attack.

"I already said you can't beat me in brute strength, Baka-Kaguya!" shouted Tohka from below, her voice filled with a mix of defiance and amusement.

At that moment, Tohka looked up, and with a confident smile, exclaimed:

"[Sandalphon: Halvanhelev]!"

Her broad sword transformed into a gigantic super sword, radiating an overwhelming aura of power.

With a fluid motion, Kaguya's storm-enveloped spear clashed against Tohka's colossal sword.

—Boom!

The impact shook the entire field, sending shockwaves that made the air and ground tremble.

...

[*]

"....."

Aiden, Kotori, Origami, Miku, and Natsumi were sitting around a tea table, watching the so-called "training" session between Tohka and the twins, Kaguya and Yuzuru.

However, they all wondered if it could really be called training.

"And all of this started just because Yuzuru and Kaguya said that when they were Kazamachi, they were the strongest firepower in the family among the girls..." commented Natsumi with a speechless expression as she watched the trio exchanging blows in the distance, ruthlessly destroying their surroundings.

The spectacle was chaotic: Tohka and the twins clashed constantly.

Sometimes Tohka's sword slammed the twins into the ground.

Other times, Kaguya's spear unleashed storms, while Yuzuru's chains wrapped around Tohka and struck her.

There were moments when they simply exchanged kicks and punches or used their Reiryoku to launch energy attacks that seemed straight out of Dragon Ball.

"It's a relief they're not attacking with the intent to kill and are only hitting each other without causing serious injuries," murmured Kotori, trying to find something positive in the scene.

Even though they didn't have physical bodies, they could still experience the sensation of losing a limb or suffering severe wounds.

"Well, they're still family, and Aiden would get mad if they fought with the intent to kill each other," Origami responded in her usual blunt tone.

"I'd stop them myself before it came to that," added Miku, elegantly crossing her legs.

"Darling wouldn't have to lift a finger. Our family must never fight seriously among ourselves."

Suddenly, a purple portal opened near the table.

Mukuro emerged with a tray full of tea cups, a container of hot tea, and a plate of cookies.

Calmly, she served tea to each of them, receiving words of thanks as she took a seat with them to join the curious scene.

"Although, I must say I didn't expect them to literally start training out of nowhere," said Aiden calmly while sipping his tea.

Mukuro, like the others, directed her gaze toward the training field, where chaos continued to unfold.

...

"My training field is completely destroyed..."

Aiden observed as his approximately 5-square-kilometer training field was laid to waste.

Tohka, Yuzuru, and Kaguya would wreak havoc in one area, then move to another, and the result was always the same.

That field, artificially created with magic—including trees brought from other worlds and lakes formed through water and earth spells—was now a complete disaster.

Although, on second thought, Aiden knew this was inevitable.

Building something beautiful in a place destined to be destroyed had, in hindsight, been a rather foolish idea.

He shook his head and thought it would be better to improve it in the future.

Maybe he could use his fourth bullet of [Zafkiel], [Dalet], to rewind the entire terrain and restore it to its previous state.

It shouldn't be complicated to create a spell for that, though he would do it later.

"Anyway, Kurumi? Where is she? Where did she go?"

Aiden, with his chin resting on his hand, watched the entire mess that was once called training.

Natsumi looked at him and, after taking a sip of tea, replied:

"I think she went to a cat café… She wanted to play with some cats. Though before leaving, she only said she was going for a walk. I guessed what she was about to do because she had that embarrassed look when telling the truth," she added with an amused smile.

"I see… One of the few things that embarrasses Kurumi is her fondness for cats," Origami commented, nodding.

Sometimes Kurumi would sneak away to play with cats at cafés, though she felt deeply embarrassed about it.

No one really understood why.

Maybe she feared her image as a mature ojou-sama would crumble, making her look like an excited child playing with a toy.

"It's cute that she worries about something like that…" Aiden nodded.

Meanwhile, he and the others continued chatting calmly, drinking tea as they watched the chaotic training unfold.

Some time passed until, upon seeing that the girls weren't stopping, they decided to walk along the floating platform in the dimensional gap.

This platform, about 40 square kilometers in size, had several interesting areas.

There was Aiden's main residence and his family's, along with additional housing the size of a village for future guests.

It also featured a laboratory that Aiden planned to use for building things in the future, as well as the imposing [King's Monument].

Aside from these structures, the rest of the terrain was covered with vegetation, hills, rivers, and other elements artificially created with magic.

Finally, Aiden and the others arrived at the blue crystal tree.

There, a small door allowed for configuring everything from the inside and placing pieces in a special compartment where they transformed into [Spirit Pieces].

"They're still not ready, huh?" Origami commented, observing the eleven [Queen] pieces faintly glowing blue inside the [King's Monument].

"They're ready, but I want them to grow stronger. After all, this is the core of your physical body, like a metaphysical heart," Aiden said as he looked at the [Queen] pieces and responded to Origami.

"But I already want my physical body…" Origami replied seriously, showing a melancholic expression.

"….."

Miku, Mukuro, Kotori, and Natsumi remained silent, sharing the same desire in their hearts.

Aiden looked at Origami and patted her head, fully aware of what that pervert was thinking.

She gazed at him, smiled, and softly touched his cheek.

"You know, Origami... The first time you have a physical body, it hurts. Since you're a virgin…" Aiden murmured into her ear, causing her to blush with excitement.

"It doesn't matter," she replied without hesitation.

"So that's why you had that melancholic expression!" Kotori exclaimed, regretting having thought well of her for a moment.

"Hahaha~" Mukuro let out an amused laugh.

"Seriously, Kotori, what else could be in her head? It's just Aiden and having Aiden's children in her mind. Why would you think well of her knowing her so well?" Natsumi commented, shaking her head, refusing to make the same mistake.

"Pffft~" Miku couldn't help but laugh as well.

The group silently observed the pieces for a while when, suddenly, they felt Tohka's and the twins' Reiryoku increase even further.

But after a few seconds, they could only sense two Reiryoku signatures.

Tohka and…

"So they fused, huh…"

[*]

—Flash!

—Boom!

The twins' Reiryoku increased so much that the entire training field became their territory, flooded with uncontrollable storms.

Tohka, suspended in the air, watched as the twins' bodies lit up until they literally became wind.

This wind intertwined in a spiral, spinning frantically until it exploded, illuminating everything around it.

Then, the storms that had been raging uncontrollably calmed, as if a higher being had taken absolute command.

It was then that Tohka saw her.

A figure reminiscent of Yuzuru and Kaguya, yet at the same time different.

It was as if they were a complete version of both: taller, with a more developed body.

Her Astral Dress had also changed, and she now bore the [Angel] - [Raphael] in its entirety.

From her back emerged two metallic wings, resembling those of an angel, and a scarf elegantly adorned her neck.

"Kazamachi…" Tohka murmured, uttering the name of this new woman.

"Mockery: Dear little sister, do you truly think you can defeat me? Watch closely as the Typhoon King, in all her splendor, drags you through the ground with no effort at all," declared Kazamachi with a smug smile.

At that moment, all the storms within a 5-kilometer radius surrounded Tohka, spiraling from every direction.

"Hmph! Do you still think you have a chance? Very well, I don't mind giving it my all to prove you wrong," Tohka shouted with fierce determination.

—Stomp!

She forcefully stomped the air, and a golden throne appeared before her.

She grabbed it with both hands, and the throne shone brightly before shattering into pieces.

The fragments transformed into pure energy, enveloping her Astral Dress and sword in a blinding glow.

"[Armor Mode: Ratelibish]!"

Tohka's Astral Dress changed, transforming into golden plated armor.

Her sword also morphed, becoming a broad sword that radiated overwhelming power.

"Excitement: At last, I am at my peak! Prepare yourself, because what's coming won't be a simple blow but a storm."

Kazamachi shouted, and before Tohka could respond, her body vanished.

Instinctively, Tohka raised her right forearm, as keeping up with the speed of the fused twins was impossible.

—Boom!

Kazamachi's punch landed squarely on Tohka's forearm, covered by her golden armor, sending her flying into the storms.

By Kazamachi's command, the storms unleashed thunder and tornadoes that struck her relentlessly.

Tohka struggled to regain her balance as she was hurled by the impact, but suddenly she felt chains wrapping around her waist, dragging her further into the heart of the storms.

"Damn it!" Tohka shouted, shielding herself with her forearms in the direction of a threat she could feel...

—Bang!

Kazamachi appeared at that precise spot and delivered a powerful kick, wrapped in raging storms.

Tohka couldn't withstand the blow, and her body crashed into the ground, leaving a crater one kilometer wide.

Her [Ratelibish] armor showed cracks from the impact, though they repaired themselves moments later.

—Bang! Bang!

More consecutive strikes shook Tohka.

"Question: What do you think? I'm powerful, aren't I? Admit it—the King of the Typhoon, the manifestation of the eighth Sefirot: [Hod], the <Divine Authority No. 8>, is the strongest!"

—Boom!

A hyper-fast kick struck Tohka's stomach. However, she smiled as she caught Kazamachi's knee with both hands just before she could vanish again into the storms.

"I... am the strongest!"

With an impressive motion...

—Crash!

Tohka slammed Kazamachi into the ground, holding her by the leg.

Kazamachi let out a groan of pain as she struggled to regain her composure.

"Surprise: You managed to react to my speed..." she murmured, rising with effort.

Then, Kazamachi looked up.

There, Tohka was raising her sword, her Reiryoku surging even further, enveloping her in an imposing aura.

"Declaration: My speed may have failed once, but the spear of the King of the Typhoon will never know defeat."

Kazamachi materialized her spear, now fused with the chains, and assumed a javelin-throwing stance.

Opposite her, Tohka readied her sword as both colossal energies caused the storms around them to explode.

The blade of Tohka's sword accumulated purple energy capable of disintegrating anything.

Meanwhile, the wind condensed around Kazamachi's spear, fused with the chains.

And then...

"[Sandalphon: Halvanhelev]!"

"[Raphael: El Tsuofuel]!"

—Boom!

Both unleashed their [Angels] with all their might.

The collision of their attacks was so brutal that the girls watching the training session panicked, while Aiden sighed in resignation.

—Blast!

The clash between the spear and the sword unleashed a massive explosion that echoed across the training field, shattering the barrier protecting it.

Fortunately, other barriers immediately emerged to contain the excessive destruction.

...

"It's over now."

With a simple command from Aiden, both [Angels] disappeared, returning to their souls.

The barriers contained the subsequent explosion until it finally subsided and vanished, along with the storms.

The terrain, once hidden by chaos, was revealed: completely destroyed, with not even a blade of grass left standing.

Aiden observed the two girls responsible for the disaster and, in a calm yet authoritative tone, declared:

"You went too far. Perhaps I should teach you a lesson."

Although he was far away, Kazamachi and Tohka heard his words perfectly.

A chill ran down their spines as they began to sweat nervously.

Instinctively, both covered their buttocks, as if they already knew what was coming.

[***]

End of the chapter.

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A/N:

Interpret that last part however you like.

Maybe it's some spanking for being naughty girls, or perhaps something entirely different.

Either way, here's an image of Kazamachi:

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Fun fact: Tohka is the strongest of all thanks to [Ratelibish].

The reason Kazamachi managed to hold out for so long is simple: this is a fanfic, and they weren't fighting with the intent to kill each other.

For the same reason, Aiden didn't use [Ratelibish] against Great Red.

Obviously, [Ratelibish] has differences in the light novel; if I remember correctly, Tohka achieved that transformation by absorbing the powers of all the spirits except Mio.

However, in this fanfic, they're all connected to Aiden, so there's no issue granting her that power.

After all, in a fanfic, anything is possible.

As for [Shekinah], I'll decide what to do with it later; maybe I'll give it to Aiden in the future.

Thanks for taking the time to read~