Epic of Caterpillar Chapter 2918 - 2919: Everyone Joins The Battle

Frank’s eyelids fluttered open, revealing he was perched upon a mountain of dark, swirling clouds. A jolt of realization struck him as he observed the misty mass beneath him; it was her. He stammered, "I-Izanami?!" She responded softly, "It is me…! Are you alright?" His voice trembled as he asked, "Why? Did you truly save me?" Following a moment of silence, Frank ascended into the air. His eyes grew wide with horror as he watched Abyssian erupt in maniacal laughter, conjuring a legion of Heart Avatars to begin a massacre. He realized with sinking clarity that the black cloud formation was actually Izanami; she had been reduced to this state, suffering from immense exhaustion. A significant portion of Yomi had been decimated as well. Across the vast void, he spotted other scattered clusters of survivors. Lord Chaos stood alongside the remnants of the Chaos Gate warriors. Harumi and Erika were gathered nearby, surrounded by their vampire and werewolf kin, along with their parents, who appeared battered and drained. "That despicable wretch pulled off a suicide maneuver, annihilating his own heart! Then, he gorged himself on the Chaos Kings to seize their essence and evolve into something far more dangerous!" Frank hissed in frustration. Flanking him, two astral beasts shimmered into existence: Ruby, a striking red-and-gold dragon, and Onyx, a sentient, glowing metallic slime. Both had grown immensely through the brutal training in Susanoo's Heavenly Domain, thriving on divine components. Frank had shielded them from the front lines, but their combat prowess was now essential. "Michael! I intend to purge the wounds of everyone here!" Frank shouted, adding, "I require your support!" A titan of brilliant light, Michael manifested as a massive archangel, crying out in disbelief, "Are you insane? Do you even possess the lifeforce required for such a gargantuan task?" Frank replied somberly, "Izanami gifted me her own life to save mine. I am likely the only soul present with sufficient reservoir to pull this off. Forgive me, but I have no choice." Michael exhaled, shaking her head. "There is no other path forward, I suppose." She joined forces with Ruby and Onyx, diving into the fray and battling the Avatars with everything in their arsenal. Yet, their efforts were merely a drop in the ocean. Frank channels his essence, weaving it into countless streams of restorative radiance. Would he complete his work before it was too late? Suddenly, it commenced. RUMBLE! Further Dimensional Fragments plummeted from above, but these showed signs of autonomous intent. "Hm?" Abyssian paused, perplexed, as the fragments began bombarding his Heart Avatars with relentless salvos. One shard unleashed a brilliant cascade of sunlight, life, and death energy, obliterating the Avatars in rapid succession. Another manifested thousands of blades forged from light and elemental energy, tearing the foes into ribbons. These crystalline fissures hovered in the air, rapidly projecting the raw power of the entities trapped within. "Who…?! More meddlesome pests?" Abyssian roared, swinging his claws to unleash jagged projectiles of distorted space-time. "PERISH!" SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! The fragments shattered, revealing the gods inside. One revealed a group of spirit deities led by a pair of centaur sisters. From the other emerged a pantheon of Egyptian gods led by a black jackal and a scorpion deity. "As I suspected, mere weaklings— Guh?!" Before Abyssian could finish his taunt, a blinding sword of light and elements plummeted from the sky, skewering him through the abdomen. "Gaaah?! Who…! Who do you imagine you are?!" Nesiphae and Kireina’s other wives gazed skyward, stunned by the sudden arrivals. It was as if the Attraction Force of Fate had pulled them together once more. "Is that…! Sofarpia?! And Sofelaia!" Zehe cried out, recognizing the Centaur Princesses of a kingdom Kireina had once liberated from an evil vampire cabal. "It is truly them!" Agatheina breathed. "I can scarcely believe it, is that Nefertiti?" asked Alice. Alucard cheered, "And Auntie Nixephine!" Nanako shouted with joy, "They made it!" Kaguya wept tears of relief, "Oh heavens! You girls have returned! And you appear so potent!" Compared to those who remained, these four survivors had evidently traversed even more treacherous paths in this world! Nixephine had ascended to become Serket, an Ancient Egyptian Goddess. Nefertiti had taken the form of Anubis himself. Sofarpia and Sofelaia had reached the pinnacle of Spirit Goddesses, presiding over a legion of divine beings. "Greetings, everyone!" Nefertiti beamed. "We finally tracked you all down amidst this chaos!" Nixephine added, "Indeed! But what in all the worlds is happening? One moment we were here, the next we were dragged into this void! Ra was seized by a colossal white hand and vanished! Along with countless other gods…" Sofarpia sighed with relief, "Everyone! The same fate befell us!" Sofelaia glared, asking, "Is that wretched monstrosity the source of our turmoil?" Abyssian bellowed in rage, "And what if I am? What can you pathetic insects possibly achieve? PERISH AT LAST! DIE, EVERY ONE OF YOU!" Overwhelmed by the constant arrival of opposition, Abyssian directed his Heart Avatars to swarm the newcomers. Sofarpia and Sofelaia grasped hands, their auras fusing with the surrounding Spirit Gods, elevating the sisters into majestic Goddesses of unparalleled power. "Yggdrasil Spirit Soul Fusion—Holy Elemental Sword of Judgement!" Once more, they summoned the same spectral blade that had punctured Abyssian, a massive construct of holy light and elements that carved through his legion of Avatars. Nefertiti and Nixephine merged into a singular divine behemoth: a fusion of a black jackal and a golden scorpion. The remaining Egyptian gods coalesced upon them, augmenting their power as they charged. With pincers, savage claws, fangs, and forbidden divine arts, they waded through the Avatars, dodging lethality with grace. "Tsk! Worms! Infuriating, meddlesome ants!" Abyssian’s frustration boiled over. His assumed rout had become a grueling war of attrition. Using the opening, Frank extended his threads of the Gift of Life toward the closest warriors. Beowulf and Clementine. FLUOSH! "Huh?! What is happening?" "Incredible!" Overwhelmed by surging vitality, the leaders of the Vampires and Werewolves felt the source of the donation. "F-Frank?!" Harumi and Erika gasped, watching Frank mend their parents so they could rejoin the battle. "King Beowulf, Queen Clementine! We require your might!" Hearing the call, Beowulf sparked a crushed habanero, inhaling the smoke. "Aight' kid, you have my axe!" Clementine flashed a soft smile, recognizing Frank’s growth. "Gratitude, Frank. I shall repay this debt a hundredfold, provided we survive this nightmare." Before departing, they turned to their daughters. "Erika, accept this." Beowulf tossed her a shimmering golden rune manifesting from his heart. "Ulric instructed me to hand this over ages ago, but I was too stubborn to delay any longer... My brother is gone; I cannot wait for another day." Erika shrieked as the wolf-shaped Golden Rune merged with her essence, unleashing a surge of dormant, divine strength. "W-What is this power?" Beowulf explained, "Upon your birth, your potential was too vast. I applied a seal to prevent a catastrophe. When the time comes, the burden of protecting your brothers and sisters will rest upon you." Erika wiped her eyes, her resolve hardening as the legacy of Fenrir, the Ancient Wolf and their ancestor, awakened within her. "I understand, Father!" Simultaneously, Clementine waved a hand, triggering a similar awakening in Harumi. "Mother, what is happening?" Clementine sighed, "I hoped you would unlock this through years of growth, but the hour of gravity has arrived. My dear children, if I fall, the clan is entrusted to your care." Amidst the confusion, Harumi and Mammon watched her charge into the thick of the fray alongside Beowulf. In a corner of the void, Amaterasu locked eyes with a figure inside a fallen Dimensional Fragment. "Matsuo…" The man gasped, "A-Ah… Amaterasu-sama?!" The great deity and founder of his clan stood before him. She sighed, "That stubborn fool must have done something rash to lose her life once again. Since she is now a disembodied soul, you must serve as the vessel for my divine essence." Matsuo shook his head in terror. "No! I am not worthy! I have committed so many failures!" Amaterasu’s eyes softened with regret. "I have faltered as well. I miscalculated her, and everyone around me. Decades of grievances, yet here we stand, forced into a common cause—to survive, and to protect the innocent hearts we treasure." A searing heat manifested on Matsuo’s forehead. A Rising Sun rune appeared, pouring near-infinite divine power into his body, stacking with the mountain god’s strength. Frank finished his healing process as Amaterasu stood tall, summoning dual blades of searing sunlight. "Tsukuyomi, guard the boy and the rest of the ranks," she commanded. Her brother looked worried, but she simply smiled. "Why wouldn't I? An Empress’s duty is to defend her subjects." Matsuo watched in awe as Amaterasu, Beowulf, and Clementine fought against the endless tide of Heart Avatars. Lord Chaos sighed, "Ugh… if only I could move!" Ryo stayed by his side, while Amiphossia nodded. "We shall go." Zehe protested, "No, it is too dangerous!" Nesiphae added, "Please, do not seek death!" Their mothers could only watch as the new generation stepped into the breach. Perhaps it was time to pass the torch. In this moment, Amiphossia and Ryo transcended, reaching heights their mothers had never touched. "We will not fall." Ryo channeled the Soul of Shuten Doji. Amiphossia unleashed the wrath of Yamata-no-Orochi, wielding Evans’s sword form. They charged, crashing into the Heart Avatars. Wasp and Victor moved up; they couldn't shame their master by remaining idle. "Master, rest for a moment," Wasp insisted. Doctor Victor smiled, "It is our turn to prove why we are your most loyal subjects." As they transformed, Abyssian growled, "Enough you wretched flies! ENOUGH!" He roared, and the shockwave of space-time chaos forced them back. They screamed, holding their ground with every ounce of soul-power left. "We will not yield, monster!" Beowulf roared, tearing through the tsunami of chaos. Clementine punched through the spacetime ripples with bare fists, skin cracking. "For our families!" Ryo shouted. "For the ones we love!" Amiphossia cried. Evan joined her, pouring his heart into the onslaught. "For my clan, my people, my country!" Amaterasu unleashed a relentless barrage of sunlight lasers. Abyssian screamed, dozens of crimson eyes opening across his form to project destructive lasers. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! They screamed, yet never faltered. "Where do they find this power?! These pathetic—" A voice interrupted from above, ringing through the void. Every eye, including Abyssian’s, turned upward. A black star streaked downward, slamming into Abyssian’s face and skewering him with a pitch-black blade, tearing away half of his visage. CRAAASH! Abyssian wailed in horrific agony. Staring at the figure who had assaulted him, he stammered, "Y-YOU…! WHY ARE YOU HERE?!" She emerged, dark purple tresses flowing, eyes glowing like galaxies, draped in a gown of starlight and void. Her form had evolved, but her presence was unmistakable. "KIREINA!!!" The entire battlefield cried out. Against all predictions, Kireina had returned from the far reaches of the cosmos for one final stand. Abyssian recognized the origin of her aura: "The Sea of Emptiness?! Impossible!" Kireina’s voice was icy as she charged, "There is no such word as 'impossible' for a master of defiance!" She wasted no time; she lunged with the totality of her renewed strength.