Battle Through The Heavens Part 4 Cutting Ties

Orion was speaking with Luminous. As well as a few other Administrators. The ones he changed and the Creator watching over everything. Discussing the connection between things.

As well as the Future he pushed to see. Connecting all the different Paths with his Pather Power. A workaround as well as using the Boost ability he obtained from Galtana.

"This is.. a lot to process." Luminous said. The others leaving it to the youngest to deal with. Considering a lot of their mistakes were revealed at the same time. But the odd thing, they were happy. To have mistakes, was to be human. The Creator smiled broadly as the power of his separate pieces that were here, blossomed. Always learning from mistakes. "But your decision, are you sure?"

"Yup." Orion nodded. "I rather not linger or have the others think I do not care as I enjoy myself. So, full separation. Give every bit "I" care about them, to the other me. Let Azul, or whatever his new name is deal with it. He can feel it all. Except for Hilda. She is mine!"

The desires to keep her and a few others were to strong. And decisions were made long ago for something like this. The ability to seperate proved to be even better than he imagined. Well he couldn't do it any more now, but enough had been gained from it. A darker and a Lighter version of himself doing two differnt tasks.

"Very well." The Creator's voice echoed in the surroundings. "And Mira, you are doing this because of her as well I take it?" The Creator was able to look between the lines and took note. 'Mira needs a User like this. Ceripico just couldn't handle what she turned into. But Orion, must defintely can.'

"I am doing it for all of them." Orion nodded. "I can feel the twisting knots developing in my Bonds already. They think I will give them up the moment I am strong enough and have found the others. I am removing that equation entirely."

*Shine!* Orion glowed with energy as the energy from the Avatars touched against him. Removing the different connections to his Followers and Companions that developed. Every bit of his being was touched to take it away with no lingering effects.

"Ughh, yup that sucks as much as I thought it would. But at least the other me will find the rest easier." Orion stood up straight and flexed his energy to sustain himself. "Yup, that feels better. Lingering effects are gone as well."

"I bet." Mira appeared behind Orion. She felt the power run over him and thought he was under attack. Her eyes burned in both anger and happiness. Wishing he would have discussed it with her. But happy he didnt. "I would have tried to convince you. But you know that."

"Yup." Orion smirked. "So, you only have to share Operator duties with Hilda. Well, when she wakes up. But the worry about me leaving any of our current people, that can go bye-bye."

"Before you start getting deep into talks, go back and do it." Luminous said. A shit-eating grin on his face. The cut off from Orion's other self, provided a certain Growth. A twisted one but something he did need. "I will keep you both in my thoughts."

With a wave, the two were gone. The Avatars discussing ways to prevent several problems and the reveal of Chronoa still alive, but completely, and utterly changed was a lot to take in. She was killed in the War but survived thanks to a few Administrators who felt sympathetic.

A powerful Pather such as her self did all sorts of things to gain it. Still, trouble to unravel from the aftermath of the war of the Users still popping up.

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Battle Through The Heavens-

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Mira alerted all the forces about what happened. Even those secured in the Nether Heart were now aware. Well, the ones that did not leave with the other. Even if his Former Companions no matter the Bond-level bumped into him, they wouldn't feel anything. Not even a tickle of who he was.

"So you are stuck with us then?" Faye asked. She received a nod. "I am glad. So we can focus on building things for us."

"Correct." Mihawk answered. Considering Mira was to happy and revealed that the man's sister was already on route to them. Orion broke her out of the place by having a few Indoctrinated Marine's do it. They died in the process as well as part of the base blowing up. 'No trace of her and those involved. She will need a new identity.'

It was supposed to be a surprise!

"Yeah." Orion watched as the others fought some beasts that attacked. Fighting sharper than before. "One Piece as the Home World and center of Operations. Since most of you are from there. And a good bit of open water to build things."

"I am all for it." Morgen lifted an actual Axe over his shoulders. "Our Navy needs strengthening out. And everything behind the Grand Line is trash. Hehe, gonna have to make Admiral to do some real work."

"Or declare independence in our area. Let them come to us." Faye eyes shined a little. "Then we take care of them on our terms."

"Agreed. That is why they will be wiped out. But that is for later really. Time to keep getting stronger. Hard to do things with out strength." Orion's smile was slightly dark. Considering the strength of his Dark Cosmos, it was to be expected. "I feel so liberated."

Mira: I can see that. Your spirit energies are climbing quickly. Try not to ruin things for the others. They need to catch up remember.

The group focused on the hunt after that. Driving several of the beasts that rampaged in the area out. A Frost Unicorn Wolf was found during the fighting. Orion wanted to kill it. But was met with a hard protest.

"Come on, it has a very powerful core inside. It is even a Rank 3. That is something to be said." Orion said. "Usually we would not run across one of this level. It would make great material you all."

"Hehe, I do not think they are going for it." Zoro gave a dry laugh. Looking at the horn and hair of the beast.

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Gathering resources-

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Returning to town was not a problem. The bodies of beasts as well as some trees were placed in inventory. As well as storage pouches. To deal with thieves and con artists if they were bored. Some annoying things were just to annoying to deal with.

"I will go and get this marked as our property." Faye said. Yun Yun, Bellmere, Nami, Morgen, and Helmeppo went with. Mihawk, and Zoro with shopping for material for blacksmithing. "Try not to destroy the city!"

"Humph, it is like she does not trust us." Kuina grumbled. Next to here Nojiko just smiled. The two, counting C.C. in mouse form, stuck with Orion. "I wonder what we can find?"

Both had a set of Nether World Guards with them. They were happy to have duties like this again. Defending the people of the Overlord brought them great pride. As well made them stronger.

"All kinds of things." Nojiko pointed at a stall. A few jewels were there. But she caught the sight of some twinkling in them. "I wonder what it is worth really." Covered in blood from the fighting still, the merchant had an uneasy look in his eye.

'Gulp, she is beautiful but that blood and those guards.. I better not test this.' The merchant swallowed the spiel he was about to start saying. Putting on his most pleasant smile. "Oh!" His eyes caught the unknown clan symbol she wore. 'Still best to er on the side of caution.

"Nojiko, what does it feel like?" Kuina asked. Her studies were mostly on the Martial Path. Everything else took a small back seat. Which was fine since the number of times she could do things. Kuina was going more into the practical approach for everything. Everything now was just a bonus for her. "Think it will make something good?"

The jewel was full of cracks on it. Completely otherwordly. Since it in fact, was. Fell in from the war. From the numerous collapsed Words that were siphoned. Damaged, the Infinity still had power in it. Thrasher had the Space Stone. They had know idea which World it came from directly. But amplified his traveling capabilities. And the Ork trio refused to give it up. Thrasher relented just to get them to shut up. He did miss the green hue of his armors. The stone purple glow overrode most glows when in use.

"You should by it." Orion said simply. His eyes checking over the stone. Despite it looking more like a jewel. "I think it will look lovely." Nojiko nodded and purchased it. She refined it quickly enough to make it her own. "Now that is is yours, I will tell you what I know about this particular one."

*Woom!* A sound barrier went up as he explained. The two stared wide eyed as he talked.

This stone was one from the comics. The particular World was destroyed so a win their still. It use to belong to a person named Champion. Giving the owner access to all energy that exists and will exist in a given World. The stone will make her like a User in a way. Since they could do that naturally. But the mind and soul did resist the concept. Something Orion dealt with on several occasions.

He did forget trivial things a bit. But remembering them, always revealed a better understanding.

With a basic refine, she could already feel the effects. Refining was basically attuning and item to oneself. Creating a connection to change or help understand it on another level.

Several forms of spirit energy danced at her finger tips. Orion moved the stone from the necklace and placed it with in her. Several incantations created markings on her body for a moment. To steal it, they would have to destroy the Spirit of Thunder from Shaman King first to make it to it.

As well as several mental traps. Nojiko could improve on her mental faculty's even more so now. She had an even bigger reason to do now.

"So, keep it quiet. OK?" Orion had his finger over his mouth. The two teens looked at each other nodding. Swearing to keep it a secret between the four of them. The fourth being Mira the Operator. "What else can we find I wonder?"

As they moved out, someone watched them from the ally. A member of the Gu clan. He was planning to buy the stone for his young lady. Considering the weird power he sensed from it, it had to be some kind of treasure that someone sold for being broken.

The Gu Clan could fix it. That is what the servant thought anyway. Plans underway to find out a way to gain it unfolding. A chance appeared when he spotted a disgraced Jia-Lie Ao.

'He will do nicely. A young rich man is more than enough to entice her.' The servant was making things easier for the group. The Gu clan would make great whetstones to strengthen themselves against. 'A simple disguise should work.'

As the servant made things difficult for his young lady. Said young lady was running into some difficulties of her own.

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