Loki's Renard

Arc 4 Chapter 4 - Dawn of the Great Feud

This is it ladies and gentlemen, the beginning of the biggest conflict in Orario's recent history, the Great Feud. I hope you're all ready, for Arc 4 Chapter 4. It took me so long to write, edit, and rewrite this to a level I was happy with, and I hope all of you enjoy reading this as much as I did making it.

But enough of that.

Onto the story!

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Day of the Great Feud

Akihide moved his blade along the whetstone, feeling the blade sharpen under the stone's influence, taken from Floor 58 to be able to sharpen the blade safely. Akihide's mind was filled with concerns, of worry, but also of peace. He had been given permission to tag along with Astraea and Ganesha Familia, seeing as they had the weakest team makeup, with only 3 level 4 and a level 5 to round them out. With the Loki Familia having all 3 level 6 executives present, as well as Freya Familia having the same force with the last minute addition of Hedin and Hogni, Finn was confident Akihide would be of better use with the Astraea and Ganesha Familia, both as support and as a quick offensive option.

He sighed as he put down his sword, satisfied it was sharp enough, before equipping it to the hilt of his clothes, freshly made by Tsubaki, a nod to Far Eastern Armour. He looked like a shinobi covered in armor, a term for a warrior that came down with Lady Amaterasu, sporting a black do, with kote arm protectors, complete with tekko hand guards and matching suneate. Under that, he wore a thick black shitagi and hakama pants, made from the hair of the Goliath, slain by the residents of Rivera a week ago, as well as a white haori with the Loki Familia's symbol sown into the back. He also held a belt around his waste, holding four Magic Swords in the form of kunai, two lightning, one wind and one ice blade specifically, as well as the renewed Breath of Hachiman, now a pair of wakizashi.

He let himself calm before the coming storm, bracing himself for what was inevitably going to be the toughest fight of his life. He looked over at his bed, a pair of pictures standing upright against it. One, a picture of him and Kiddy Party after they first formed, a smile creeping onto his face as he remembered how insistent Ardee was in taking that picture. He turned to the second, a picture that he had taken at his tenth birthday, everyone in the Loki Familia, the Astraea Familia, Airmid, Ardee, Shakti, Ganesha, Alfia, and even Ottar standing as the picture was taken.

This was why he fought.

To protect the home he had gained after losing his last one. To protect the family that had come with it. To protect the friends he made.

He wasn't going to let anyone down.

He prepared to depart, bowing to the pictures. "I'll be home soon. Wait up for me." he said to the pictures. He turned and made his way out, running into Riveria almost immediately.

"Are you ready?" she asked with concern.

Akihide nodded. Resolve filled his stomach where butterflies had been but moments before. "Born ready." he said, before the two walked out.

Ready to face off against Evilus, and put a stop to the suffering and loss of life that had plagued Orario for too damn long.

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Akihide stood with Alise and Kaguya, running over the plan one last time. "Looks like that's it." said Akihide. "Everyone's in position."

Alise nodded. "That's good." she said, turning to the warehouse they were about to raid. "Has the enemy noticed that we're here?" she asked.

Kaguya shook her head. "At the moment, it doesn't appear so. They've been so quiet that I'm starting to get anxious."

Alise looked down. "But we've got to do this regardless. We will take Evilus down today."