The Last Heroes: Warriors Against The Sinful

Chapter 0.02: Dream at Midnight

At 11:45 PM, Sanji and Sasha arrived at the front door equipped for battle. Sanji carried the sword given to him by his Immortal, while Sasha wielded a spear with a projectile tip. As they prepared for the ultimate dream, Gaiyato appeared on TV again, and viewers eagerly awaited what would come.

"Greetings once more to all the ronins and humans out there. Before we commence with the formalities, I need to explain the rules. Although this is a dream, you can still interact with your surroundings like in reality. Any weapons you want to take with you, have them on you or in your circle before you enter the world. And most importantly, you will be using your consciousness to battle."

All the viewers gasped at what he had just said.

"I guess everyone understood what I meant by that. It means that if anything is to happen to you, we will take no credit for it. But for a safety measure, you are allowed to quit whenever you feel the need to. Your allies can also quit for you by pressing the forfeit button on your neck. And once you do so, you'll return to the real world. But that will count as disqualification if you did it intentionally or not."

As he explained the rules, the sky was finally clouded.

"Oh, it looks like the time has arrived. Ronins and humans, get to your post where you will stand solo or in groups. Now, sit down, place your hands on your knees if you're alone, or hold your companion's hand in a group."

They looked at Konami. She said she knew how to do it, but it had already been demonstrated. She panicked as she didn't know what other tricks to try. Sasha just sat, laid her spear on her lap, and then held her hand to Tedashii. He did the same and took his grandfather's ski goggles on his neck. He held his hand out to Yuri, who took her Sai blades with him and sat down. Sanji sat down with his sword on his hip, and before he wanted to connect his hand with Sasha's, he held it out to Konami.

"Wait?" She asked.

"There isn't any reason to let you stay by yourself anyways. What are you taking with you?"

Konami looked around in a hurry but didn't know what. She then ran upstairs and took her time.

"Konami! Hurry up! The apprehension will begin soon." Sasha told her.

And so, she returned with one of her mother's favorite pendants. It had the initials FF on it.

Yuri wanted her to put it back, but Sanji told her there wasn't any time left. So she quickly took a seat and smiled at Yuri.

"Well then, if everybody is ready, close your eyes."

And without hesitation, the eyes of all the willing ronins and humans in different countries were shut.

"Fascinating! Over 800,000,000 of you have been detected. Huh..."

Gaiyato was startled for a moment as he detected someone specific.

("And to think I thought you never watched the news. Damn it...")

"Gaiyato. Is everything alright?" Martin asked. Gaiyato snapped out of his thoughts.

"Oh yes. Sorry for the hold-up." He cleared his throat.

"Alright. 30 seconds before the dream worlds are configured. Don't open your eyes during teleportation, and have a safe journey ahead."

Every competitor worldwide was excited about this experience. The countdown went down from 10 seconds.

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