Chapter XVI: The 69 Warriors
(Your POV)
I landed on the ground of the island to look around. Behind me were the crashing waves against the stone shore of this island, which appeared to be made entirely of dry stone. It was almost like this large island was just pulled up from the ground. The size of the island was roughly the size of two cities put together. There were no buildings on the entire island except for a large cathedral-like castle. Instead of buildings, there were hundreds upon thousands of soldiers guarding the space between me and the castle. I would have wiped them all out using [Lord of the Sea], but I could see Ursula holding that relic of hers on the balcony facing my way. She's also related to Ryujin, so she can control the ocean as well. There were storm clouds above us, despite it being nighttime, I could tell that much. I summoned [Sword of the Father, Caelum] and walked away from the shore, preparing myself mentally to take on this massive army.
"Ah, I see Xemnas' stupidity passed onto you as well." A feminine voice came from behind me, and I turned around to see Penthesilea standing with Heracles, Abigail, and everyone else in that stained class painting from earlier. "You were about to take on that army yourself, weren't you?"
"Yeah, I wanted to give my subordinates time to get into position." I looked upwards at the clouds, and noticed some airships were silently getting into position.
"And you thought taking them on right away would be a good idea?" Clause asked as he flew above me on a wyvern. "We didn't even give you your gift yet?"
"My gift?" I asked as Abigail handed me a familiar crossbow, and I realized it was [YHWH]. "You're giving me this?"
"You're the one who's going to war." Izuru walked past me along with everyone else. "We'll take care of these guys, as our last task as the Guardians of Xemnas. Besides, chances are these guys are designed to kill you, so let us take care of them."
"Are you sure you guys can take them, there's barely one hundred of you." I pointed out, and Penthesilea laughed to herself.
"We like those odds, it brings back memories." Penthesilea started running, followed by everyone else, some welding tools, some wielding weapons, and everyone wearing a determined expression.
I watched as the two armies collided, and the craziest part was that the Guardians of Xemnas were actually able to hold their own against the soldiers. Dimitri cut seven soldiers in half in one swing, revealing that these soldiers weren't human, they were made of a crystal, Antarcticite. Upon this realization, no one else held back from killing these. In all honesty, the thing that surprised me most was the fact that these people were not able to keep up with the soldiers, but also surpass them.
"Father!" Link and Zelda ran up to me from the beach and hugged me. "We were so worried about you."
"Relax, The ouryuu doesn't die that easily." I consoled them as we separated the hug. "So is everyone in position?"
"Yeah, plus we managed to forge some alliances while you were away." Link informed me, and I was confused about what he meant until four legendary figures came out from the ocean behind them. "Father, meet Mwindo, Beowulf, Thor, and Fion Mac Cummhail."
"So you're the king of the land that helped kick those invaders out of my homeland, I owe you one." Mwindo thanked me as he confidently crossed his arms.
(This is the best image I could find for Mwindo, I hate the fact that not many people know him)
"It takes a lot of guts fighting the entirety of most mythologies, so of course I'd support you." Thor prepared his spear and hammer in his hand as his red hair blew in the wind.
"I always wanted to fight a god, and this is the perfect opportunity to do so." Beowulf cracked his knuckles then cricked his neck, looking at the army before him.
"Few warriors have the bravery you do, kid, so I'd respect that." Fionn prepared his spear and shield as more figures walked up to us.
"Plus we also received help from new people I managed to contact." Zelda gestured to the people walking towards us. "I present to you, Yasaka, Ophis, Hol Horse, Noctis, Bazz B, Liltotto, Giselle, and Sajin Konomura."
"Hey boss, remember me, the Quincy you decided to spare?" Bazz B walked towards me with a small girl and a trap. "I wanted to pay you back, so I got the support of some other quincies that might be interested in joining you."
"Hello." The small girl bowed before me slightly. "I'm Liltotto, sternritter G, the Glutton."
"Nice to meet you~" The trap was rather airheaded, judging from his speech. "I'm Giselle, sternritter Z, the zombie."
(Don't let that adorable ahoge fool you, that is a man)
"Howdy, name's Hol Horse." The cowboy introduced himself. "I tried fighting those Stardust Crusaders, but they were too strong, so I might as well serve the winner of this war now."
"Apparently I died and Link here brought me back as his rook, so I guess I'm his servant now." Sajin looked different, and now I realized he was a human. "I will not let you down!"
"It's an honor to finally meet you King (Y/N), I've heard of your many exploits." Yasaka didn't seem to be the fighting type, but she did radiate the aura of a ruler. "Your twins here saved my daughter, so I'm in their debt."
(Don't ask me what I'm doing, I have no idea either.)
"You got off lucky, I was forced to help out because I owed a favor to Celestia!" Ophis seemed to be pouting about helping me. "Besides, (Y/N) earned my respect, so let's hurry up and get this over with."
"I told you I'd have your back." Noctis asked his attire and summoned a sword in a flash of blue. "Now let's take on the world."
"Not yet!" A familiar voice came from behind me and I saw my peerage, the golden generals of my parents' peerages, Meliodas, Judge O, Judge Q, Mio, Rossweisse, Yuri, Hearteater, and Arlo's team, all led by Nicholas, walking off a battleship and started walking towards me. "The rest of the players have not arrived yet!"
"Wait...you guys are 40, plus the four Link brought in makes 44..." I began counting all of us before I realized that there were 68 people around me. "We're missing one person."
"I think you mean you're missing one mouse." Everyone's favorite mouse stood tall on my shoulder, holding his sword with a proud expression on his face. "To be honest, I thought you dumbass would have found a way to die before this prophecy could come true."
"You're an ass, you know that." I looked up at the conflict before us as everyone stood at my side, with their weapons ready. "Some of you I may have just met, but I can tell right now, the prophecy of a King and his 69 men has come true."
"No idea what that is, but I'm ready to kick some ass!" Beowulf cracked his knuckles in anticipation. "I always wanted to wrestle a god!"
"Know your limits, friend." Mwindo warned Beowulf from experience as he prepared his fly swatted. "So (Y/N), you're the leader here, mind giving us a speech?"
"Way to put me on the spot, but I'll try, since it might be the last time we all see each other." I sighed and summoned a glaive that doubled as a banner staff.
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"This may be the last time we all see each other, but given how far we've come, this is just another bump in the road for our goals. Each of you have shown immense courage by fighting under this banner, and great loyalty, but now I must ask all of you if you'd like to continue fighting alongside me. If you have a reason to go back, don't hesitate to go back, I will not stop you, nor will I put a bounty on your head."
"Oh please, you gave me my ability back when you recruited me, of course I'd stand by your side." Seraphina prepared her Love is Blue guns I gave her.
"I never had so much since I joined your peerage, you bet I'm in." John slammed his Beowulf gauntlets that I gave him, together.
"I used to think being a monster was a bad thing, but I learned that it's what you do with your power that makes a difference." Joe turns his arms into the arms of some kind of dinosaur and a bundle of tentacles.
"I'll always be your side to heal everyone, no matter what!" Elaine cheered with enthusiasm I have never heard from her before.
"You're an official bro in my book, I got your back." Isen began stretching his legs like he was about to run a marathon.
"You're crazy, but we're crazier for following you." Blyke informed me as red orbs appeared around all ten of his finger tips.
"I could always tell you're a good person, so I'll help you win this war." Remi summoned electricity to encoat her body.
"What kind of man would I be if I backed out now?" Arlo asked as he summoned the spear he got from Harlequin. "As a leader, I will never back down."
"Looks like we're at the peak of this little quest, might as well see it through." Sung summoned a dagger in each hand in a flash of blue lightning.
"You kidding?" Mori prepared his staff whilst getting into a combat stance. "I was by your side when this all started, you bet we're gonna finish this together, I made a deal to fight by your side didn't I?"
"It's thanks to you Mira and I are still alive, we owe you big time." Dawei began taking off the bandages that covered his left eye.
"Dawei's right, it's thanks to you we're still alive." Mira pulled her sword from the sheathe at her side.
"I was a little insulted when you made me a pawn at first, but I'm still going to fight by your side." Sujin activated her chareok, Pandora, and it changed her attire.
"Came this far, what's a little farther?" Ilpyo activated his charyeok, turning his hair white as several flaming tails appeared around his back.
"Thanks to you I was able to fight for justice, I won't back down because of something like this." Seungcheol got his bag ready while a bull's Horn was on the side of his head.
"You never ceased to surprise me (Y/N), I wish to see how this little tale of yours will end." Khun had multiple light houses encircling us all, producing light as they did so.
"King Turtle knows how to make things interesting, I'm gonna kick some lizard ass!" Rak got his crimson spears ready with a battle cry.
"I'm good with whatever Bam wants to do." Endorsi had her hands behind her head with a smirk.
"It's been a fun adventure (Y/N), and you helped me all the way, I think it's only fair I return the favor." Bam summoned five spheres of water around him. "Let's all end this together."
"Why would I run home now, you've made yourself into a respectable leader." Dark pulled a dark book from his pocket and began reading it.
"Your land has a bunch of tasty dishes, it'd be a shame if they were suddenly destroyed." Sora prepared her massive ego sword and got into a stance.
"This battle is a huge gamble, so you're gonna need my luck for this." Ethan grabbed his sword and smiled his usual toothy grin. "Lucky for you, I'm feeling generous today."
"I like you (Y/N), I will fight alongside for however long it makes you happy." Shiyeon informed me as both her fists became engulfed in flames.
"To be honest, I would like to very much go home, but my mama didn't raise a quitter!" Jihan summoned his staff from his [Inventory] and held it high. "Let's do this!"
"You could have killed me, yet you decided to let me live, why wouldn't I be at your side?" Raynare asked as she summoned a light spear.
"If you hadn't recruited us, we'd probably either be dead or on the other wise if this war." Kalawarner summoned two swords made of light.
"Thanks to you, I managed to have a normal life." Mittlet created a bow made of light along with some arrows.
"Chaos can not be spread without you, so I have no choice but to support you!" Chaos created a hammer made of lightning whilst laughing evilly. "Plus Yoshino will be sad if something happens to you, and I don't wanna see her sad."
"I still don't know why, but (Y/N) gave me a second chance at life." Ardyn summoned his sword in a flash of magenta. "Why shouldn't I use it to be better?"
"I was kind of forced to be here, and I would like to leave very much." Jack hopped onto his horse, and everyone glared at him. "FINE! I guess I'll stay and end this stupid war."
"Thanks to you, I was able to prevent the spread of despair!" Kiibo gave me a salute as he summoned a katana made of pure energy. "As the Ultimate Sacred Gear of Hope, I will not falter!"
"(Y/N) has always been kind to me, and fighting against Ursula for my family has been my goal for a while, so of course I'd help." Anilla got her spear ready and smiled.
"I've got nothing to lose, so lead the way, your Highness." Valentine prepared a scalpel like a kunai knife.
"I do enjoy eating my foes, but fighting with allies is nice too." Smough rode atop his black diablos with his massive hammer, somehow not weighing the dragon down.
"Like a true knight, I will never abandon you, my King." Ornstein hovered in the air with his azure rathalos
"You're an infinitely better king than Riser will ever be, I'll follow you into the highest peaks and the lowest valleys." Yuebellena had a magic circle in her hand.
"You've come far, since we've first met, from your 'witty prince' persona to 'King at War'." Ravel summoned her flaming wings from her Phenex blood. "I'm proud of you."
"Yeah, since you decided to spare me, I get to fight literal gods, I owe you one!" Grimmjow cackled with anticipation for the fight ahead.
"You had no reason to spare me when Aizen abandoned me, yet you gave me something I never thought I would feel...Hope." Ulquiorra unsheathed his sword in his usual robotic way.
"Unlike Aizen, you seem to care about us, for that I am grateful." Halliebl crossed her arms confidently.
"I'd much rather be taking a nap, but I suppose I can take a nap later." Coyote rubbed the back of his head. "Let's just get this over with."
"As a thank you for giving me a second chance, I will see this war through until the end." Itachi wrapped a hidden leaf headband around his head. "As an Uchiha, I will no longer run away."
"You not only saved me, but Konan as well." Nagato looked at the fight before us with his rinnegan. "For that, I will make sure we win for sure."
"A true warrior never abandons his master." Kokushibo walked forwards. "I will be your sword from now and forever, for a true samurai never abandons his master."
"Came his far, might as well see it through." Judge Q lit a cigarette and summoned a great scythe. "Plus I kind of am in your debt, literally, I took a loan from your bank."
"As a man who respects dragons, I will serve you to the best of my ability." Judge O took a bite from fried chicken that he had.
"You got guts kid, I respect that." Yuri adjusted the buttons on her wrist as she eagerly looked at the sea of war.
"Your country is a good place for business, be a shame if you were to die." Hearteater put his hands in his pockets.
"Thank you for accepting me into your army, I won't let you down!" Rossweisse adjusted her armor slightly and wore a determined expression.
"Out of everyone I've ever trained, you came the farthest, of course I'd support you in your final battle." Meliodas unsheathed an average-looking sword. "This is your moment, I'll be behind you to watch your back."
"Man, you're just like your old man!" Free laughed as his left eye began glowing, signaling that he was preparing a spell. "So I'd follow you to hell and back!"
"My acquaintance is right, you have grown up to be a fine leader." Kars forced a blade to come out of his arm.
"Your mother would be proud, it's a shame I didn't get to be your fiancé." Esdeath prepared her rapier and whip with a sadistic grin.
"Just lead the way." Gray used his ice magic to summon a pair of twin swords, which he held.
"I may not be able to help much, but I'll do my best." Nicholas had a large backpack on his back, full of something metallic.
"Hey, If you're willing to give someone like me a chance, I'll fight for ya." Bazz B held up a single finger like a gun, and the fingertip caught fire.
"I heard Sylleblossom Island has many delicacies, and I would like to try them all, so you're staying alive." Liltotto's logic appeared to be flawed, but she had spirit.
"(Y/N) seems like a lot of fun!" Geselle's logic was all over the place, like did he even want to fight alongside me?
"I have lost my life as a captain, so now I shall serve the oceans as it's sword and shield!" Sajin unsheathed his sword with a determined expression.
"My my, everyone's getting so excited, so I suppose I'll help you." Yasaka smirked as blue flames erupted in her palm, must be this fox fire I've heard of.
"It's been a while since I've seen someone like Ursula, you are going to need my help for this woman." Ophis stepped forward, and I felt kind of bad for putting a child into a war zone.
"She wasn't exactly the best boss anyways." Hol Horse summoned a gun and aimed it at the clashing armies.
"I still owe you for saving Lunafreya, so you bet I'll fight alongside you." Noctis began dual wielding his sword alongside his own Sword of the Father.
"My brother, Loki, has always caused too much trouble, so I suppose this is my way of making up for that." Thor spun his small hammer in his hands.
"I may have just met you, but considering how you ordered an army to drive out the invaders from the entirety of Africa for no reason, you've earned my respect." Mwindo waved his fly swatted into the air.
"LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Beowulf was literally the personification if the 'let's fucking go meme' right now.
"For the glory of my father, I will fight alongside you!" Fionn raised his spear into the air.
"As the first spirit, I'll fight alongside you until the very end." Mio summoned her astral dress and started hovering.
"Just so we're clear, you're still a dumbass, but a dumbass I'm proud of." Arthur looked towards the battlefield. "If I die (Y/N), I just wanted to let you know, I know I wasn't along for the entire journey, but you've come far. Your father would be proud of you, and he's a difficult man to impress. He's seen empires rise and fall, yet I know you'll surprise him with the kingdom you've built."
"Thank you Arthur." I raised the banner high, and the three giant sea SCP's I recruited burst out of the water. "Charge forward, we must enter the castle! System, invite everyone on my side of the war into a party right away! Tonight, we are not the 69 Warriors, we are the King's Men!"
In response to this, I charged forward, followed closely by everyone else. The Guardians of Xemnas all got pop-ups in front of them, and every single one of them accepted on instinct alone. Speaking of the Guardians of Xemnas, apparently they followed the rule of JRPG's on classes, where anything could be a class. I saw a cook, a photographer, an entomologist, a gambler, and many more in there.
Back on the subject of the army before us; Beowulf, Mwindo, Thor, Fionn, and I took the lead. I used [Hakuryuu] and I felt as though my affected arm could stop a serious punch from Saitama. I enlarged my white dragon's claw and slammed down at the ground before me, causing a path to be made from the force of the strike alone. Mwindo swiped his fly swatter downwards, and lightning came from the sky as Thor did the same thing. The combined power of their swings caused lightning to crash down before us, causing most of the soldiers in front of us to shatter upon impact. Luckily, the guardians of Xemnas were unharmed because of my party system.
To prevent the soldiers from getting to us, Kokushibo, Sora, Mira, Jack, Ornstein, and Smough used their weapons to ensure they kept their distance as we ran through the clearing. Rossweisse guarded the fear as we all kind of agreed to guard Nicholas, since he's the weakest out of all of us. The guards tried forming a wall in front of us with their bodies, but I was having none of it. I used [Unrelenting Force] to scatter them as Kiibo soared above me and created an arm cannon on his arm. Carefully aiming, he shot each soldier down until they were dust.
We reached the door in no time, and it was a massive door made of black steel. I tried opening it, but it was sealed shut. I tried punching it open with my clawed arm, and that only dented the door. Beowulf was the next to try, and he didn't even make a scratch. Rossweisse tried using some magic, but it was reflected onto Ardyn, killing him. Luckily, Ardyn is also an immortal, so he came back. Rossweisse began apologizing profusely to the Immortal, who brushed it off like it was nothing, even complimenting her because of how much it hurt. All of us were out of ideas until Nicholas suggested that we try knocking. While it was a dumb idea, we tried knocking, and to our surprise, it actually opened.
"How did you know we just had to knock?" I asked in slight disbelief, and I noticed that Nicholas' snake had glowing eyes.
"Let's just say that my father made it, so I know how to open it." Nicholas explained as his snake's eyes went back to normal. "Let's go in, I'd hate to keep Ursula waiting."
All of us quickly went inside to see we were in a massive room that was pure white, and made of marble. It was just like a cathedral, even having pews that matched the color of the rest of the room. The only color we're the various stained windows that depicted each of us, Taek, Ursula, and eight people I don't really recognize. At the head of the room I saw Ursula sitting on a marble throne that had baby blue cushions on it and white roses growing on the armrests and back support. On the upper parts of the wall above her, I saw a stained glass mural depicting Ursula and I facing off against each other. Ursula was holding Almighty, while I held [Watatsumi] in my right hand, [Shiva] in my left, and [Cernunnos] in my mouth. The light seemed to come from all of the stained windows, and lit up the room perfectly.
"So this is it, dear cousin?" Ursula asked with a royally stiff expression on her face. "It appears you have your 69 warriors, I'm envious of you, but I will not be outdone."
"I know this is generic, but surrender please, I don't wish to fight you." Despite what I said, I was prepared to fight. "You're surrounded, and there's no way for you to win."
"There's always a way to win." Ursula pulled a scabbard seemingly from nowhere and began unsheathing it. "While you have your 69 Warriors, I have my Ten Commandments."
"Are you crazy?!" I asked, now I was worried for her mental health. "I'm not trying to insult you, but we outnumber you almost seven to one."
"Since I am a cornered rat, I will fight like one."
Then all hell broke loose.
(A/N: Just so we're clear, most of the Ten Commandments Ursula picked are powerful beings from mythology. Quick disclaimer, I know some of you based your characters off some of these guys, and I'm gonna say it outright, my MC will probably lose to yours. So I chose these guys purely on their interestingness, OP ability, or their motivation. Also, due to this involving myths, variants in how their name is said or what they look like will be there. I'm just going with whatever image I was able to find of them and I'm calling them by their easiest to pronounce names, so please don't fill my comment section with corrections of names or images, I'm doing my best here. Also, look forward to the next chapter because you'll see Ursula's true colors. She's not an elder god tier villain (in my opinion at least), but I'm proud of how she's turning out as a villain. Also, if you want a list of the 69 Warriors, I have one.
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