Shattering Humanity-Chapter 425: "Those Who Control The Youth Gains The Future."

Chapter 425: "Those Who Control The Youth Gains The Future."

"If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.

Then if anyone says to you, See, here is Christ! or, There is Christ! – believe it not.

For false christs and false prophets will arise, and will do great miracles and wonders, insomuch that if it were possible, the very elect should be deceived.

Take heed, I have told you beforehand.

So if they say to you, Behold, he is in the desert! go not forth; or, Behold, he is in the secret places! believe it not.’

For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you ahead of time.’

So if anyone tells you, ’There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ’Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.

For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

"Immediately after the distress of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken."-Matthew 24:22-29

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In the same fully padded room, with lights only shining from the rooms upper corners, that Takamagahara had fought each other when they split into two Divisions and also the previous Ganji-i-Sawai the group of Shelly clones standing around the captured, lesser crew from the destroyer warship, sitting on the floor.

There is shaking and rumbling happening as the war above continues to play out.

Each one of the 12 men and women are given meal plates with pork chops, mashed potatoes, and peas.

Unsure of whether or not the PoWs should consume the food with possible poison, they look at their leader sitting at the only table in the middle of the room.

There is a plate of food in front of the captured Vinland Captain as well as the Sanpaku Founder.

The Captain, a man in his late 20’s with steel grey eyes, also doesn’t touch his fork as he stares back across the table at the cool, level headed leader of Takamagahara. Comedically, Squad 40’s Big Bro is chowing down without hesitation. A straggling pea in his beard.

Daisuki: "Mmm!

Shurry derrs no graffy..."

He swallows the mouthfull of food and noticing that none of his captives are joining him, the charismatic discharged soldier out of place pleads with them all.

Daisuki: "I insist you all eat, because I’ll have to finish what you all don’t that way my wives don’t beat all of our ass together!"

Raising an eyebrow, the captured Captain takes a look at the food, and then back up at the grown man with his hands clasped together.

The Captain looks back at his crew.

Captain: "Wait 5 minutes after I start eating."

The dozen crew members nod and watch as the man uses the side of his fork to cut a piece of pork chops from the slice. He then uses it to also scoop up a bite of mashed potatoes.

Daisuki comedically watches with stars in his eyes and once the food is consumed, a breath of relief leaves him.

Daisuki: "Thank you, Captain.

You don’t know how prideful my wives are when it comes to their cooking.

Even if we wanted to poison you, they would never allow me to ruin food they cooked themselves.

Wives, am I right?

Hehe..." 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Seemingly satisfied with the taste and texture of the meal, the dignified man wipes his mouth with a napkin before speaking.

Captain: "So, Lieutenant..."

Daisuki: "’Mina’ is fine, or ’Daisuki’.

I’ve forfeited all of my earned military titles."

The Captain takes a moment to register the request but eventually smirks and continues.

Captain: "Okay ’Mina’, what is your plan?

Why have you denied to rejoin Vinland?"

Daisuki: "What do you mean?

It was your side who struck us first, Captain.

Whatever you’ve been told, I assure you, we aren’t the aggressors here."

The Captain looks back at the multiple versions of the same blonde haired, blue eyed Shelly surrounding his crew.

Captain: "From what we were told, and now by the looks of it..."

He looks back ahead at the dark skinned leader with an alien symbiote sitting in front of him.

Captain: "...There seems to be something nefarious going on with you users of Symb-eye-otes and also your dependence on specific ’Aryans’."

Daisuki, immediately realizing the racial terminology, puts his fork calmly down and rest his chin on his folded hands.

Daisuki: "Please, could you be more clear?"

Captain: "Well as we both know, ’Those who control the youth gains the future’, Mr. Daisuki.

By my accounts, you may be hospitable and kind, but from what we have been informed on, there is a new threat to humanity on this island greater than those ice aliens."

The military man looks down at his food and explains his reasoning behind his harsh comparison.

Captain: "Do you mind if I ask you, Mr. Daisuki, why you had joined the military in the first place?"

Slightly unprepared for the question after the comparison, Daisuki looks up at the padded ceiling while reminiscing.

Daisuki: "A childhood friend of mine convinced me that it would be the only way to make sure our families and other people’s families were safe.

Over time, I became a higher rank than that friend and on the fateful day I was imprisoned for, I also lost that best friend as the initial casualty."

Looking back across the table, Daisuki locks his remaining human eye with one of the Captain’s.

Daisuki: "And you?"

There is no hesitation from the grey eyed man.

Captain: "After learning of the atrocities and horrors of mass genocide throughout human history, I wanted to make sure there would never be something so life changing on my own country’s soil.

The unrelenting killing of certain groups, the crucifixion of babies on the street, the crying and pleading of the innocent..."

As if already knowing their Captain’s cause behind his service, the stares of his crew intensify towards the only table in the room.

Captain: "...When this apocalypse happened, I had to witness just that.

Not being done by my own human race, but by those terrifying monsters.

Now that there’s a viable fight back for land, humans are once again taking advantage of others and it seems their leaderships are both symbiote users or blonde haired, blue eyed ’magic users’.

From the other, how should I say, ’youth’ I’ve been captured by, their relationships with symbiotes, and their impressively coordinated tactics, I would guess these children have been indoctrinated over the past three years into believing the same military ideology."

There is an intense stare down before the Takamagahara leader starts dying of laughter.

Everyone, including the Shelly clones, looks at the hysterical laughing man as he tries to catch his breath.

Daisuki: "Hahah!

You really think that I’m someone who believes in that sort of ’ethnic cleansing’, Captain?

Look at me! I clearly don’t fit the description, and your comparisons are no more than arbitrary coincidence."

The Captain, clearly not as amused, crosses his arms and glares at his captor. Daisuki realizes this before wiping away one last year and clearing his his throat.

Daisuki: "Ahem.

Forgive me.

That was immature and rude of me considering this situation we are both in right now.

But in all honesty, I could think of any other ideology further from Takamagahara’s."

Once again skeptical of the Head Hancho, the Vinland Captain with folded arms responds with a raised eyebrow.

Captain: "Takamaga-what?"

...

[Atlantic Ocean]

10 miles south of Kami Island, Shelly covered in her SanguineSoulSeiõrShield flies over the water and her back hits the surface before she skips into a backflip back on her feet.

Standing on the open ocean waters, Shelly’s locked in, indigent blue eyes dart around. While trying to find the culprit who took her away from the island she was protecting, she sways on top of the calm waves.

Luckily, with the assist from her Valkyrie blood, Shelly backhands a small orange SeiõrShot. The condensed Seiõr energy is redirected but once it touches the water the SeiõrShot explodes.

It isn’t nearly as severe as when Katsu evaporated the ocean, but it is still a significant blast behind the blonde.

Shelly(thinking): *Crap!

I got separated from Madame Fryer, too!

She’ll be able to find her way to me, but...*

Cutting her off, is the urge to dodge a strike, but is too late in the reaction. She somehow blocks in incoming strike of the Sheriff’s bow staff with her tooth gripped Seax.

Shelly isn’t able to brace herself so she throws herself with the strike. The maneuver sends the defensive fighter off her feet and she knows that is not good.

With no other options, Shelly reaches out and perfectly catches Jesse James’ staff to avoid a deadly blow to the skull.

A firm grip on the combat pole and now with a clear look at her opponent, Shelly is taken by surprise from the sight of the uncharacteristic elated 2nd with a big canined smile. Saliva streams out of her mouth and into ocean at their feet.

The cowboy hat off, flapping in the wind, tied by strings around the Sheriff’s neck.

The clever and spiritually sound blonde realizes there is something, ’different’ about her new rival. Growing a smirk herself, the blue eyes and pink eyes lock.

Shelly: "And who the Hell might you be?"

With no answer, the two smiling women headbutt and the fight officially begins.