Sakata Kintoki be Here!

I will devour all of it from the inside out, not as a divine vessel, but merely for nourishment!

I shall become a Rakshasa King, the Skull Eboshi Ashiya Douman...

And then, starting with all of you...

I shall take the people of Heian-kyo, Japan, China...everyone and everything in the entire world...

...and tear them apart with my own haaands!!!

...Everyone and everything, huh. That so?

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I see, I see. That's a hell of a thing to say, Limbo.

Most people could never even say somethin' like that, no matter how mad they were.

So, you wanna kill everythin', huh?

I guess you could pull that off now that you've gobbled up Ibuki-Douji, since she was a genuine god and all, except...

I'm gonna stop you, idiot!

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You called me, the Rakshasa King...an idiot!? I won't have it! I won't! Not from that accursed Seimei, and CERTAINLY not from the likes of you!

Oh, and one more thing! Thanks!

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I just now found what I was lookin' for, and I couldn't have done it without ya!

That Babbage guy had it.

Brother Tsuna there has it, and I'm sure Raikou has it.

I'd bet Tawara and Suzuka Gozen had it, too.

So did our descendant. Hell, they basically told me as much.

Lady Danzo, Tsuna's Caster, Nursery Rhyme... You all have it, too.

I'm not so sure about Shuten, but I am about Ibaraki. You've got it, right?

Uh...?

And so do you, Fujimaru. Even though you're just a regular guy, you've got somethin' drivin' you to never back down, no matter what.

You're a real boss's boss, as golden as they come.

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I don't know if I can do as good a job as all of you...

But at least I finally found it!

And I couldn't have done it if it hadn't been for all the stops we made on the way here!

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Damn right I did!

I finally figured out what it is I fight for! What I wield this axe for!

I've changed...

...and I know what it means to be a hero!

And now that I know, I ain't stoppin' for anything! Hell, I couldn't even if I wanted to!

I ain't lettin' anything end here! Not when we're right on the edge of a hell where we can't even see the sun!

Mmm, mm, mmmmmm?

What a curious choice of last words. Hehehe, so this is the hero's pride I'm always hearing so much about.

Very well then. As the Rakshasa King, and the god of this hellish new Lostbelt...

...I will lend my divine ear to your nonsense, seeing as you are about to become the last hero this world will ever know!

So, I ask you, Sakata Kintoki:

Why do you take up your blade? Why do you stand and fight!?

What does it mean to be a hero!?

What do you consider justice!?

You wanna know!? You got it!

...It's caring.

Justice. Wishes. Dreams.

Caring is all those things and more.

That's right. I care. And not just for this city. I care about every living person in this world.

The same people that you, Limbo...

...just said you were gonna kill!

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You said you were gonna kill everyone in Kyo, Japan, China, and the rest of the world!

And that helped me realize why I fight!

Because I care!

I care about the kids lookin' forward to playin' tomorrow! I care about the moms cookin' hard to feed 'em, and the dads workin' hard to provide for 'em!

And not just them. I care about moms who work, dads who cook, and old folks who just wanna play, and every other sort of person out there!

You have no idea how precious people are... And that's why I'm gonna beat your ass!

I'm gonna stop you here and now so that anyone and everyone can live happy, uneventful lives!

That's why I fight! That's why I'm gonna keep fighting!

Mmmmmm, how unfortunate for you then!

For you see, here in my Lostbelt, your precious people are no more than my playthings!

Instruments upon which I shall play ballads of suffering, their wailing, sorrow, and tears forming the notes of my compositions!

So while I suggest you give up now, if you insist on fighting back...

...then I will tear your resolve, and your precious caring, to shreds with my own fangs!

That's what you think!

But go ahead! Keep spoutin' off if you want! With you around, I'll never forget what it is I fight for!

That's right! I'm the mortal enemy of you, and every wicked bastard who'd threaten the people I care about...

A morphing hero!

GOOOOOOLDEN!

Reforge your blade with invincible steel! Encase your dreams in steel forged from your ideals!

That's how it's done, right, Babbage!?

Well, this is the steel forged from my ideals...

The Settsu Armor Kumano!

It appears that...Lord Kintoki has become a red giant! ...No, that's not it!

He is clad in a gigantic set of red armor!

Wow. I've heard of growing up, but this is something else.

You never told me you had something like this up your sleeve, brat!

According to the records of the Fifth Lostbelt, that giant armor is known as Golden Huge Bear!

It reminds me of the ancient Gigantes... And not just that, Lord Kintoki's magical energy level is rising rapidly! Lord Tsuna!

...Indeed.

So, you finally did it, Brother.

I was concerned you might never realize what you were capable of, but now that you have, I'm glad to see you're wasting no time!

Be proud, Lady Raikou! In this moment, your son has become a true warrior!

Thus far, no one has succeeded in awakening the great Seiwa Genji vessel of war.

Named Settsu Armor Kumano, it is a fragment of a great vessel that drifted here from far distant seas.

If anyone can control it, you can, Kintoki!

Here goes, Settsu ArmorNo, Golden! This is gonna be our first battle together!

Mmmm, ludicrous! Simply ludicrous!

Did you truly think a single set of armor, no matter how big, could match me, the Rakshasa King, devourer of a divine vessel!?

First, I will rip your armor to pieces, then I will do the same to you, Sakata Kintoki!

And once I have drank your blood down to the very last drop...

Then! Then!

I will slaughter all the precious people you care so very much about! Mmmmmmhehehehehehahahahahaha

Shuten? No...

That voice...!

It came from inside the Pseudo-Tree of Emptiness! Cross-referencing records... I knew it!

It's Ibuki-Douji!

What...?

You still speak...even after my Naraka Mandala swallowed you!?

You... You!

Does this mean you still retain your Spirit Origin!?

How? How!? My Naraka Mandala is layered with curses designed to break down and absorb any kind of Spirit Origin!

And besides, you are no more than a Divine Spirit I summoned myself!

The curse I embedded in you with one of my Command Spells should have placed you completely under my controoooool!

Aaaaaarrrghhhh!!!

Thanks! This is just what I needed!

All right, everyone, let's do this thing!

This is it. The final battle.

Let's make sure we do it in style!

Right, Boss Fujimaru!?

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Sounds perfect!

A divine sword!? Curse you, curse you, curse you!

Curse you, Sakata Kintoki! Curse you, Master of Chaldea!

You who lack power! You who thirst, yearn, and struggle to make your wishes reality!

You will go no further!

I'll kill you all myself!

Your wishes will never be realized! If you wish to survive, you will have to make your way through me!

That's the plan, Rakshasa King! Limbo!

My name is Skull Eboshi Ashiya Douman!

This is the bloodstained battlefield of Limbo, where all the losers' souls shall be consumed upon defeat! The Imperial Deathmatch Stage!

I am the Rakshasa King! This is where my pleasure and scorn shall halt you in your tracks!

Hear me, O frightful gods, and laugh! Hear me, O glittering sun, and shine!

Come, let us end this! This time, I will be the one to emerge victorious!

I don't think so, Limbo!

This is the end for you and your twisted plans! If you wanna rant about being some ratshit-whatever king, you can do that all you want.

Down in hell, that is!

No... Impossible!

This can't be happening! It can't be...!

I may not have been able to become a Beast, but I should still be as strong as the most powerful of gods!

I have already devoured several of them!

Why, even gods are little more than puppets dancing on my strings!

I have abandoned my humanity and surpassed the gods to become the Rakshasa King, the ruling symbol of hell itself!

So then, how!? How is this happening!?

Curse you... Curse you, curse you!!!

Seimei!

Seimei! Seimei! Seimeeeiii!!! Where are you!? I know you must be laughing at me somewhere!

Shut up.

I'm sick and tired of your damn dark sun starin' down at us, Limbo!

It's time to finish this.

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Wait. Stop. Don't

Oh! I know!

What about an exchange!? Information for my life!

There are still many secrets about the Foreign God that even the other two Alter Egos don't know, that only I can

This ends now!

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Waaaaaait!

Great Golden Slice!

Gaaaaaaaaahhh!

Hrrrrrraaaaaaaah!

Tree of Emptiness this, pseudo that...

I don't know what all that crap's about, Limbo, but I do know this!

You're goin' away for good!

Curse...you...!

Curse you, Genji! Curse you, Chaldeaaa!

Mmmmmm, how dare you, how dare you, how DARE you!? How dare you damage my beautiful Rakshasa King body!? This calls for

Worry not! We will take care of Limbo's original body!

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Now, everyone!

Come, Tsuna! Come, oni!

'Kaaay. Hmm, maybe I'll tear him to bits for a change. Fufufu!

Ooh, Shuten's smiling! That makes me happy, too!

...Heh.

Rakshasa King Ashiya Douman! With our blades, and the arts of Lord Seimei, we will seal you away!

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Heh... Hehe... Heh!

Well done...

Well done...indeed...

Truly magnificent...people of...humanity!

Even after my grave error in failing to become a Beast...hehe, I never imagined you would come this far!

If I must be defeated...perhaps falling to the collective might of the earth, the heavens, and humanity...mmm, would not be so bad!

The child of Sekiryu! The child of Indra!

The oni of Ooe!

Onikiri Yasutsuna! Divine Blade Kusanagi!

And the Master of Chaldea...the last dreg of Proper Human History who ever lends his aid to heroes...

No wonder my true body has shattered under your united assault! It seems I now have no choice but to withdraw! Mmm, well done!

Well done indeed!

(All a pack of lies, of course. Utter nonsense.)

(I am the Rakshasa King! I will not die for nothing!)

(Heh, hehe, heh... I still have the secret technique I learned from a sage on Tianzhu's Vulture Peak!)

(If I use that with all my remaining power, it will annihilate all of you cretins in an instant, since none of you will be able to defend against it.)

(I've avoided connecting it because of the tremendous strain it places on my body, but now, it would seem I have little choice.)

(Activating pseudo thought keys...)

Ahh, what a pity.

I was so looking forward to destroying everything in this world and luxuriating in the sweet aftermath...

But, now that my Spirit Origin and Spirit Core have been so thoroughly ground under your collective heel...

...I suppose this is a fine alternative!

But do remember this, everyone!

Killing me will not bring back humanity, as my Foreign God has long since...

(There. Keep talking... Keep stalling...)

(Mmm, now to connect my pseudo thought keys to the protected memory spa)

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Understood!

...Guh.

Hrrk... Guh... G-ghhhlk!?

(It didn't activate!? Impossible!)

W-wait! Wait!

I still have one last card up my

Enough. There is nothing more to say.

Youjutsu Zanhou: Moonflower. ...It's over.

It seems...this truly is it...

Ahh... I suppose...it just goes to show...

No matter the time or place...

Evil...

...never...wins...