Chapter 7 - The fight begins

Arachnophobia vs. Shibusen. One side, supporting Shinigami to keep the world at peace and in balance, the other supporting the Kishin for a world of chaos, insanity and inbalance. Who would emerge victorious in this struggle for the future of the world?[br]
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Arachnophobia had set up a more then formidable defence in and around their base. However Shibusen had set up a more then formidable attack plan. The battle would be decided not by who was the strongest but by who can out think who.[br]
Mifune and his squadron were already at the front gate of the base calling out the soldiers to come and fight them. Obviously the men guarding the gate broke formation and attacked Mifune and his squad.[br]
Mifune alone could take down the attacking soldiers easy, but he was not alone, so that meant he had to also protect every single person that were assigned to him, so it made him a little more cautious to attack then what he would usually do.[br]
Elsewhere other Shibusen attack squads were already trying to make the soldiers around the base break formation as Mifune did, but for some reason they were not responding so in the end they all had to move in and try to force them to break formation.[br]
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While the battle raged on, Stein and his demon hunting squad - which consisted of Maka, Soul, Black Star, Tsubaki, Death the Kidd, Liz and Patty – where looking for an opening to get into the arachnophobia base without being drawn into the fight and also more importantly getting spotted by the enemy, at least not until they got inside.[br]
“Alright listen up all of you” Stein ordered “This is it, we can’t mess this up. If we fail the Kishin will awaken and that will cause serious problems for us in the future. So while we look for a better way in then I want all of you to know that we have to win no mater what”[br]
“Not a problem, even if the Kishin wakes up, I’ll beat it, cause after all I’m the man who will surpass god” Black star boasted[br]
“Will you get serious black star” Maka scolded “This is not going to be like last time. We have to be more prepared this time round”[br]
“Maka’s right, Black Star” urged Kidd “We nearly lost everything the last time so I think its best to do this perfectly and win”[br]
“I don’t see what the fuss is all about. If it wakes up we just need to beat it anyway so what’s the problem?” Black star sighed[br]
“All of you stop your yammering” Stein interrupted “Lets not think about the Kishin waking up and focus on getting rid of it while its asleep. That should be our main priority right now”[br]
After Stein spoke out everyone nodded in agreement and didn’t speak of the matter[br]
“Now then, time for us to get moving” Stein continued “Now all human weapons turn into your weapon form now. There is not telling what we’ll find in the base”[br]
With that said; Soul turned into scythe weapon mode. Tsubaki turned into her chain scythe weapon mode. Finally the Thompson sisters; Liz and Patty turned into their twin gun weapon mode.[br]
After all that was settled the team set out in search of a way into the Arachnophobia base without getting involved in the massive battle.[br]
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Inside the base, the black robed man was sensing the activity of the battlefield from his room.[br]
I wonder how long it has been since I’ve been in a good fight. Too long. Well I suppose I better start helping out my poor pathetic comrades he thought to himself as he observed the battle that raged outside his room’s window.[br]
As he looked he noticed Mifune cutting up many of the soldiers[br]
“Well this is a surprise” He said to himself “No wonder we’re losing the battle at the front gate. Mifune is there. I suppose I better remove him from the picture”[br]
As he began to walk away to the door he picked up a mask and put it on his face[br]
Don’t want him to recognise me now do I he thought as he left the room to aid the men at the front gate[br]
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Yumi Azusa who was also taking part in the battle as a field strategist for Shibusen. Was using her ability of clairvoyance to locate where people were in the enemy base and more importantly to locate where the Kishin was.[br]
Sid was regularly calling in to her to see if she was having any success with the location of the Kishin[br]
“So Azusa got anything” Sid said over the radio[br]
“Sorry not a thing Sid” Azusa replied “But I think I can make a calculated guess as to where it is”[br]
“Good enough for now. Go ahead and inform Stein’s team about what you found” Sid commanded[br]
“Understood” Azusa agreed and hung up the radio and started to dial in on Stein’s frequency number[br]
“Stein this is Azusa come in” she called[br]
“Stein here. Whats going on Azusa?” Stein replied[br]
“I think I’ve got some information as to where the Kishin might be”[br]
“Alright but tell us that once we get inside. You see we are having trouble finding a way inside without getting caught in the crossfire”[br]
“I see. Well give me a minute and I’ll try and find you a pathway in”[br]
“Got it. I’ll be waiting on my end”[br]
With that, Azusa temporally cut off the call to Stein and used her clairvoyant powers to try and find some other entrance into the Arachnophobia base[br]
Although Arachnophobia have plenty of soldiers to protect them. They also have many non-combatants as well. Which means they would rather flee then fight she summarised in her head Which means all I’ve got to do is find these non-combatants and figure out if they maybe escaping using secret exits[br]
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Meanwhile Stein and his team where keeping their heads low and awaiting word from Azusa.[br]
“I wonder how long she’ll be” Soul asked still in his weapon form[br]
“Long enough to help us” Stein answered “Don’t worry she’ll pull through for us”[br]
As they sat and waited Black Star noticed someone walking out of the main gate of the base, looking rather relaxed even during the heat of battle[br]
“Hey who’s that?” He asked everyone[br]
Soon everyone got on their feet and look over the large rock they were hiding behind, to see who it was that Black Star was talking about[br]
“No idea” Kidd replied “But he looks rather strange. I mean wearing black robes like that in battle? He must have either has an ego bigger then Black Star’s”[br]
“Hey” Black Star protested[br]
Kidd ignored him and carried on talking “Or he is just able to battle fight in that attire”[br]
“Who knows what he is capable of or what he is for that matter” Stein said “But from what I can see from him. He is not your average fighter that’s for sure”[br]
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At the main gate, Mifune and his squadron where busy eliminating Arachnophobia soldiers until suddenly they heard someone clapping loudly from within the base and it seemed that who ever was clapping was walking towards them.[br]
It was the black robed man. He continued to walk closer and closer to Mifune until he was only just a few feet away from him. By this time the Arachnophobia soldiers were already retreating back into the base and Mifune’s squad had already retreated a fair distance away from the two.[br]
“It’s been a long time, Mifune” he said behind the mask[br]
Mifune’s eyes narrowed and asked “Who are you?”[br]
“Oh just someone from your past” the robed man replied “Tell me did it feel good when you killed my brother”[br]
“Who was your brother?[br]
“I’ll let you figure that out yourself you murderer”[br]
The two then stood facing each other in silence before they backed away from each other ready to fight[br]
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Stein’s team were still observing this strange encounter and would still have been had it not for Azusa’s voice echoing over the radio “Stein this is Azusa, come in”[br]
Stein picked up the radio and answered “Stein here. What you got for us?”[br]
“I’ve found a secret exit that some of the Arachnophobia scientists are using to get away from the battle. It’s to the north side of the base and is mostly surrounded by trees but you could easily see it when you get close enough” Azusa informed[br]
“Thanks good work Azusa” Stein replied “So what land mark apart from trees should I be aware of?”[br]
“Look for a pyramid shaped rock and you’ll find the entrance there. You may also find some Arachnophobia agents there anyway so it shouldn’t too hard after that” Azusa explained[br]
“Thanks. Stein out” Stein cut of the connection and turned to his team and said “Looks like we’ve got out way in. Now let’s get going. Time’s wasting”[br]

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