Armani Phantomblade: The end of time part 1

3. Tatsumake's workshop.

As Armani and Kumosaki went back downstairs towards a giant portal leading to Dimension X where Tatsumake's workshop lives. Even though they promised not to return for now, they'd only go to see Tatsumake for a spare weapon. Armani would keep Khalida and his gun where as Kumosaki would get a new blade. The same blue colouring around the area as they teleported in the portal. They emerged to see a tall, red skinned man with tentacles on the back of his head, white clothing and black shoes. He had a cane which had a handle that doubled as a sword.

"Ze new comers come at last? Excellent, excellent. Tori told me zat you vould be coming." Tatsumake said with a German accent.

"Yes, are you Tatsumake?" Armani asked.

"I am." He replied.

He gestured to them to go down the corridor to the red room full of weapon bits and pieces. They grabbed as many as they wanted and began construction. Armani had picked up a long wooden tube with a scythe blade slot and a roof for a hidden blade which he painted green and the handle gold. He would use this for missions when he needed to go stealthily. Kumosaki on the other hand, created a weapon which had an explosive hit so anytime he hits an enemy, the blade sends out a small explosion harming the victim but not the blade. They decided to look around to make another weapon just in case. Armani decided not to but Kumosaki wanted to. They entered through a corridor to a green room which housed weapons to fire bullets. Kumosaki maid a human police grade military assault rifle ready to shoot any enemies he comes up against. He watched Kumosaki create the rifle before going to see Tatsumake.

"Are you two finished? Or will I have to wait for one?" Tatsumake asked as Armani walked up.

"I'm done, just waiting on Kumosaki." Armani replied.

"Right." Tatsumake replied as he turned his back on him.

Armani grabbed his bag of Syra to pay but Tatsumake held out his hand to say no need, Tori has already done that. Kumosaki came walking down with his rifle in his hand and began breaking into a sprint.

"We got trouble, fast. Remember the Saitama we pissed off earlier who were trying to kill all of us? Their heading this way, fast." Kumosaki announced.

"Dammit, Tatsumake, prepare for attack!" Armani said.

"I have secret weapon never before seen by demon council or Saitama. You hold backshop, they come from there too." Tatsumake agreed as he began tapping planks in a code style.

Armani nodded and raced to the backshop to begin holding down the fort of Saitama invasion. They had the mark of the rogue Saitama cell and the Demi-demon cell but the demi-demons were all but wiped out, baring a few. They saw two demi-demons emerge alongside them with weapons drawn before noticing they all had Molotov cocktails within their hands and it looked like they were going to....no they are going to burn down the shop. Armani sent out a fire ball taking down the two Molotov carriers as Kumosaki began firing at them. He saw Tatsumake jump down and begin to cut down the rest of the attackers who were trying to destroy the shop and everyone inside. Armani pulled out Khalida and did the same but as he did, a rogue Saitama whacked Tatsumake into a wall and ran their blade through his chest. Enraged, Armani became a flurry of movements that would result in the attackers being slaughtered. He stood still but could smell something burning in the back ground. He turned around to see the shop burning and standing his ground inside, Kumosaki. Armani raced toward the burning building just as it collapsed to the ground. Just to make matters worse, to make sure that Kumosaki was dead, the remains exploded into ash. Armani collapsed to his knees as he saw both KuroNeko and Kumosaki standing in front of him. They looked at each other before looking at Armani and disappearing into the air. His two best friends who'd been with him through thick and thin were now gone. He swore down on his two friends graves, that he would route out and destroy every last Saitama. Whatever the cost.