The Reality Vortex: New Roads

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"Coin hunters..?" Cuki tilted her head at the wave of new information coming in. "So... let me get this straight. There's a person out there collecting the Vortex coins for their own purpose and you want us to stop them." The petite woman sighed, rubbing the back of her head at all she had to take in. "Worst of all, this Coin hunter is targeting Vegetto! Looks like we gotta find him before the Coin Hunters do or else we might end up losing Vegetto next. Good thing we don't have many Vortex Coins with us as it is, just Bara and Doom if I'm not mistaken..."

Cuki rolled her shoulders as her tail twitched with excitement. It was a little odd for her but it certainly was a relief to see her motivated again. She never took her eyes off Lucifer; to the others, it looked as if she was head-over-heels for him but her eyes told a different story by how powerful the gaze was. Once again, slits formed within her pupils as she took a deep breath and settled down. Gogeta's voice distracted Cuki's intense stare from Lucifer.

"Gogeta might be on to something," Cuki said while she placed a hand on her chin. "If this person knows where Vegetto is, then following them wouldn't be a bad idea. We can always back up Vegetto if we need to. But before we run off someone's trail, I think we need to figure out who this Coin Hunter actually is and why they're doing this." Cuki turned to Lucifer. "Is there anything else you know?"
 
Cross says "Those are valid points. The question is now what powers/abiltys his marks were." Cross thinks "Its about time that the Barkers started to develop more but the man we are speaking to is an Arch-Demon. It may be a top down problem the fact this is the first I heard of this."
 
Lucifer glanced at Bernkastel as he crossed his legs once more when she pressed him with a question. However, he decided to answer Cuki’s question first. “That is correct.” He said after Cuki want to clarify about the Vortex Coins. "I wasn't aware that you guys have several coins, especially Doctor Doom. Don't know who Bara is, but I can check to see if they're capable of respawning. They leave out a slight glow to tell that they're about to respawn soon." Lucifer stared at Cuk with intensity in his eyes. “I do have some intel about his whereabouts, but they are mostly just rumors. We can try following those and see if we can get a bit closer to this Coin Hunter—someone vowed to know something about them if we talk to someone, especially since the Coin Hunter is spreading from city to city. I can offer assistance for this request. As for their abilities, I cannot say with confidence of their skills, but they were able to defeat one of my disciples, so they’re strong. Perhaps, nowhere near of you Breakers though.” His eyes locked onto Cuki for a full-on moment—clearly staring into her soul as if he saw something. He simply smile before turning his sight back to Bernkastel again.

“As for my reasons, nothing much in particular.” Lucifer said. “Let just say that I’m very curious about your way of leaving things be in this world, Breakers. That’s something I very much agree with, and I would be slightly disappointed if something would tip that in favor of a more streamlined control of society.” Lucifer let out a slight chuckle. “Powerful beings always strive for control—but they can’t when you’re in their way. I wish to see that balance being maintained to prevent overzealous ones from getting too big.” 

“Seems like he’s an anarchist one?” Spina thought in his head. In that moment, the old Saiyan became worried that Cuki didn't mentioned Zenta when she mentioned the coins. Spina snapped out of it after hearing Cuki praising Gogeta for having a point. “Alright, I guess we can do this, especially since they’re going after Vegetto. That way we can find him and help out bonehead over there.” Spina realized something. “So, the Vortex Coins… they cannot respawn if someone is using it. How many does this one have?”

“That information, I cannot say myself. Based on what I heard from Reality Town, the Coin Hunter may have dozens of them. Using the Vortex Coins grant them the ability to use their powers to the fullest. So, I suggest threading carefully on this enemy. I shall do my best to assistance you if battle ever comes.”

“I see…” Spina rubbed his chin. “Wait, do your best? Do you mean…”

“Yes. I wished to be part of the Breakers. Please treat me with care.” Lucifer stood up and bowed once more.
 
Brachi nodded.

"I don't see why not; if this enemy is as powerful as you say he is, we may need all the assistance we can get on this one." She said.
 
Lady Lightstept wants to say some thing but out respect dos not. Cross says "Lightstept I want you to stay in our zone of control and protect it. Tell the other this as well" Lady Lightstep seems conflicted by cross' orders but will ultimately obey cross. Cross thinks "Its best if our group deals with this one."
 
"Well, it looks like we have our objective for the next few days," Cuki pinched her temple but chuckled to herself. "It's been getting boring around here lately anyway and I need a bit of fun every once in a while, so I guess going on another adventure ain't so bad, huh guys? Besides, if we're lucky, we may even find Vegetto and see what he's been up to. I'm sure he misses us too..."

Cuki awkwardly stared between Lucifer and the Breakers, almost as if waiting to see what they thought, or if they agreed with her. Her attention went back to Lucifer when he said he wanted to be part of the Breakers. Her expression went from unsure to curiosity.

"Join the Breakers? Sounds like a good idea, especially if you know a few things about this Coin Hunter dude." Cuki nodded to herself. "But... I'm not so sure. You just got here and you got some mega powerful energy in you! I can smell it all over you. How can we trust you?"
 
Gogeta perked his eyebrow, at the final request Lucifer made. He scoffed lightly once more, turning towards the others.

"Well, if he gets to join the Breakers, then I wanna join too! This guy probably can't even fight; c'mon!"
 
Bernkastel laughed under her breath, rubbing her hands together excitedly. "Well, when you put it like that, how can we say no? We can't be sure the Coin Hunter is someome working alone, so the more the merrier, don't you think?" She was basically being asked to solve a mystery and identify a culprit. Finally she came across something intellectually stimulating to her liking.

"My, I simply can't turn down such an eager spirit either." She patted Gogeta gently on the shoulder, looking invitingly towards Panich and Slayer with a small smile. "Perhaps accomodations might be a bit trifling to work out, but if you're motivated to stick with us, you can. Just a warning though..."

Suddenly, her expression changed to leer at the newcomers threateningly. "If you get any funny ideas to toy with us for letting you come within arm's reach, you'd best discard them before we get wise to you. We don't take that kind of thing very lightly," she cautioned with narrowed eyes. Her tone was flat and monotone like usual but it was stern. Then her face became placidly relaxed again. "Not to accuse anyone, but let's just say we're not willing to be played for fools without retaliation anymore. But if we can get along well enough, that should not be a concern."

Bern crossed her arms and fiddled with her hair. "So long as you do that, then I won't argue with having new additions to our little club."
 
“Rest assure, Madam, you won’t have any sort of problems with me. I’ll be in your care and hopefully, I learned new things under you fine folks.” Lucifer gave out a warm smile. He turns to Panich, Gogeta and Slayer. “I guess we are colleagues from here on out. Let’s get to know each other.” Lucifer grabbed all their hands and gently give kisses on the top of their hands as own way of greeting. “I cannot get your trust instantly, but overtime, I will prove myself to be valuable asset to the group. I wish to make sure your legendary status remains intact for this world’s sake.” 

Spina was about to protest about the inclusion of even more people into their home, but considering that Bernkastel already gave her approval, he wasn’t about to step out of line with her. “At least they need to do some form of compensation and chores around the house. We ain’t a cheap hotel!” Spina scratched his head, seeing that the Coin Hunter targeting Vegetto should be their first priority. They need to head to the city. “Lady Lightstep will watch things from here… but…” Spina wondered about that malicious energy they all sensed earlier. He thought that Cuki might be right regarding his trust.

“By the way, I don’t mean to be rude, but I do have a couple of question. My first one is that I sensed a familiar energy around here.” Lucifer said. “Was there someone by the name Naoki Kashima? He disappeared from my world a while back before the merger. Since the merger, I still haven’t seen him anywhere, but I found traces of his energy around here.”

“Naoki Kashima? Who the hell is that?” Spina raised a brow.

Lucifer’s eyes widened, seemingly remembering something after seeing Spina’s face. “Oh, I don’t think he goes by that name anymore. He’d probably calls himself Demi-Fiend nowadays.”

Spina narrowed his eyes. His body felt a reaction upon hearing such a dreadful name. “D-did you say Demi-Fiend?”

“Hmm? Yes. He is the absolute best disciple that had come under my wing. Is he around?” Lucifer asked.
 
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