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The New Red Ribbon Army is a group formed following the fall of the Red Ribbon Army. Headed by Cardinal, also formerly known as General Crimson, it is a small group mostly focused on seeking world domination through the manipulation of government institutions and partnering with various yakuza groups, such as the Morizakura-gumi, to profit off of illegal drug trades. It has a small standing army, known as the Silver Legion, who are used as enforcers. They are led by by Cardinal's son, Supreme General Silver, a former employee of the Red Ribbon Army himself.
This group formed as soon as Commander Red ordered Colonel Silver's execution. Crimson was able to save his son, though they both left the Red Ribbon Army immediately after. None of the soldiers in this army, sans Silver and Crimson, were originally members of the Red Ribbon Army. This organization is funded by Earth's government, and King Furry in particular, although they are officially known as the Supreme All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (formerly the Super Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program). This organization, officially, is in charge of hunting down, capturing, and cataloguing any aliens who appear on Earth.
History[]
In the winter of Age 747, a small team of bandits led by Wolfe, known as Wolfe's Wings, assaulted a cargo vessel manned by the New Red Ribbon Army and Captain Wheltin three and a half miles off the port of Hosomaki in the southern Red Sea. Everyone sans Wolfe and Wheltin was killed in the conflict. Wheltin's jaw was gravely injured, but the cargo was saved and the pirates were thwarted.
On May 12, Age 750, after Colonel Silver escaped from his planned execution in a stolen fighter jet, Staff Officer Black ordered Lieutenant Colonel Teal (who was stationed outside of West City) to kill the traitor. Additionally, two scouts in the nearby area were in pursuit of Silver. The four of them converged over the western ocean, with one scout being killed immediately and the rest being forced to abandon their planes in Seikishi harbor. There, on the outskirts of the city, they fought (the other scout dying at Silver's hands) until Silver bested Teal. He offered Teal a place in the New Red Ribbon Army, but the man rejected it, stating that he followed Commander Red and only Red. Silver left, sparing the man nonetheless.
In November 752, the New Red Ribbon Army monitored a Makyan named Togarashi on the far southern island of Akki. They hired numerous assassination teams to take him out including the White Tigers. They were unsuccessful in taking him out, although Master Shen eventually did so, alleviating their worries that the alien would try to take over the world. During this time, agents Glase, Eugen, and Alabastian also monitored General Indigo, a retired Red Ribbon Army officer who worked as the lighthouse attendant on Akki. They took him hostage after he killed Alabastian for threatening to nuke the island in order to kill Togarashi.
Later, Cardinal sent Eugen to the Goldfish Casino in Orange Star City, which was owned and operated by the Chàoxing Gon (a gang in the employ of the New Red Ribbon Army). Eugen tracked Violet as she infiltrated the place and killed Koicharu Mazuchiru. As she and her soldiers exited the building, they were attacked by Gunjaro Sugoro and his men. The Children of Chaos were slaughtered (including Cassian) save for Violet and Carmichael before Eugen stepped in, sniping the yakuza down.
They were then taken by Eugen to see Cardinal, who took them prisoner. Cardinal forced Violet to kill Carmichael and hand over the location of her Children of Chaos or else he would kill her father, Charles Mauvin (General Indigo). Cardinal sent a kill team to eradicate the Children of Chaos soon afterward, leaving Violet as the only surviving member. Indigo was able to escape his cell and kill Eugen, though Cardinal hired Tien and Chiaotzu to track him down and kill him.
The New Red Ribbon Army allied with the Morizakura-gumi following the fall of the Chàoxing Gon. Mokuzabe met with Silver, Glase, and Violet in Seikishi City to enjoy Korean barbecue together to celebrate their alliance. During the party, Violet killed Glase and attacked Silver and was shot several times for it. Afterward, the Morizakura-gumi protected the New Red Ribbon Army's drug shipments through Diablo Desert.
On December 2, Age 756, Cardinal hired Hasky to break General Copper out of prison in South City and to recover Android 11 and Android 12 from Earth's Military. With the help of Supreme General Silver and Proprananik, she was able to do so. The general and the androids (who were deactivated) were returned to Cardinal in Bonetown on December 3rd. During their meeting, the possibility of Lieutenant Colonel Teal having survived the same battle Copper had (which had otherwise killed all of his remaining legion) was brought up. Cardinal began looking into that. Some hours later, Proprananik and Hasky were sent to Jingle Village to make sure Dr. Flappe wasn't involved in the Red Ribbon Army anymore, while Silver and Copper worked to set up a line of communication with Dr. Gero so that the New Red Ribbon Army and the Red Ribbon Army Remnant could form an alliance. Later that night, Proprananik confirmed that Flappe was not in contact with Gero and was able to steal the blueprints to Androids 1-8, which were returned to Cardinal.
On December 5th, Copper was able to get in contact with Gero. The details of their meeting was finalized on December 7th. The next day, Copper, Silver, and Proprananik met Gero in the wilds outside of North City. There, in a capsule-stored room provided by Gero, they began negotiating the terms of an alliance. After some compromises, the two sides agreed to a 50-50 partnership between Cardinal and Gero, with Cardinal running the administrative aspect of the army and Gero running the androids division. Copper and Silver would lead the armies. Everything was about to be finalized when Gero mentioned that Android 13 had recently captured Lapis and Lazuli. He was going to begin experimenting on the two to turn them into androids. Once he was successful, he would strive towards turning all members of the New Red Ribbon Army into androids as well. And after they took over the world, his goal was to android-ize the entirety of humankind.
Copper and Silver were appalled by that plan and refused to participate. Shocked at their betrayal, Gero declared that they would be executed for failing to remain loyal to the Red Ribbon Army. He fled the room. Seconds later, turrets sprung out of the walls, killing Copper, Proprananik, and severely wounding Silver. Silver managed to escape and get a call off to his father, who was able to rescue him before he succumbed to his wounds.
Some days later, back in Bonetown, Cardinal promised his son that they would get revenge on Gero for what he did, but only after they found a way to reactivate Androids 11 and 12. In the meantime, Cardinal sent another associate of his, Quarlic, to the far southern island of Hosomaki to search for a man called "Haruspex", who had been transferred from the South City prison to that place under witness protection. Given that there was a good chance he was Teal, Cardinal wanted that investigated. He also sent Androids 11 and 12 to the Morizakura-gumi in Seikishi City to be worked on (with oversight from some of his associates), as well as the Dragon Radar, which Hasky had also recovered. Cardinal offered the yakuza Ƶ100,000,000,000 if they could fix it, though he didn't tell them what the radar was for.
During the Planet Earth Saga of Dragon Ball Z: The Forgotten, the army led the investigation of an alien menace in the ocean town of Seikishi. The political associates Kindler, Dewberry, File, as well as Cardinal's son, Supreme General Silver, assisted Cardinal in the search for the alien. They searched for Ledas after recovering his space pod, assuming that he was a Saiyan like Vegeta and Nappa. Their investigation eventually led them to believe that the Saiyan was a student at the local middle school, which prompted them to fire blutz waves into the school during a play that all students attended. This led them to positively ID Ledas as the Saiyan, as he was seen transforming into a Great Ape by Kindler.
Later on, they engaged Ledas' escaped Saibamen in battle, though they suffered massive losses during that fight. Later, after Captain Green captured one Saibaman, the army scientists attempted to interrogate the creature. This led to Sonfla blowing himself up and killing even more of the army. By the end of the saga, there were only about 80 soldiers and 10 scientists left. They were later able to capture Ledas after baiting him by abducting his friend Ryori and tranquilizing him. All of them piled aboard Ledas' gravity training unit to escape Majin Buu.
The soldiers of the New Red Ribbon Army survived the destruction of Earth in Ledas' gravity training unit. After the Earth reappeared and Dewberry returned them to the planet, most of the soldiers remained under Kindler's control. He was supposed to use them to kill Ledas and Ryori. That did not go as planned, and Ledas ended up killing all of them. The remaining soldiers returned with Cardinal to his temporary base in the city. After hearing of Kindler's and Dewberry's deaths, Cardinal worked up a new strategy with his remaining soldiers. They created poisonous bullets, which they wanted to use to take out Ledas and Ryori.
Silver led the remaining soldiers to the site of the monumental fight between the Z Fighters and The Benefactor. They began shooting the poison at Ledas when the boy sensed them. Ledas shot a Lightning Strike at them, but not before being afflicted terribly by the poison they shot him with. The Lightning Strike then destroyed most of the soldiers. Later on, Ryori stumbled across Supreme General Silver, who was heavily wounded, and shot him dead. At the end of the saga, only Cardinal, some of his political assistants, and the scientists appear to remain for the army. Wisconsin actually survived for some time later, but was ultimately killed by The Benefactor.
Later, in the Fulfillment Saga, Cardinal declared he would disband the New Red Ribbon Army, following the deaths of all of his soldiers. However, this was not the case. on May 29, Age 774, he sent Jia to become Ledas' caretaker, using her as a spy and informant to track the Saiyan's movements. On the same day, Oscalpano recruited Dr. Usuba to the NRRA, utilizing his skill in nanoelectronics to create a means to destroy the alien.
Dr. Usuba attacked Ledas a few times over the coming weeks with his mini-bots, known as Kiseibachi. Eventually, on June 12th, Ledas found the NRRA base in Central City and destroyed it with an Ice Cannon, killing Usuba and all NRRA scientists. Cardinal was nearly killed in the building's collapse as well, being put into another coma. In retaliation, Oscalpano snuck onto Ledas' gravity training unit a few nights later, attempting to poison the boy while he recovered in the rejuvenation tank, but Jia killed him with a CLEAN-BOT that had been refitted with a paralyzing agent.
On June 21st, Nhobusa, Jia, and King Furry met to discuss Cardinal's condition. The doctors said he had zero brainwave function and was essentially a vegetable. Nhobusa decided to pull the plug on the man after transferring his assets to SAARO. King Furry appointed a new head of the organization, though he kept Nhobusa and Jia employed. Nhobusa continued to head the team in the Crimson Fingers, who were the last vestiges of the New Red Ribbon Army. Jia was the only NRRA employee remaining on the mainland.
In the first scene of chapter 1 of Monkeyboy's First Vacation, on June 5, Age 776, after Jia, Shoekki, Ryori, and Ledas settled into their new house and decided to visit the Crimson Fingers (and Ryori and Shoekki's grandparents) to celebrate, Jia called Nhobusa, who was running SAARO from the Crimson Fingers. She told Nhobusa that the boys had decided to take a trip to the Crimson Fingers to visit their grandparents. He told her that Zeshmedinokov's ki-restraining device wasn't finished yet and didn't know if it would be completed in time. He promised contingencies were in place, swearing that the Saiyan would be dealt with soon after arriving.
After ending the call, Jia wondered what the contingencies could be, growing anxious that Nhobusa hadn't told her. She suspected he didn't trust her.
In the third scene, on June 7th, Nhobusa, Vestigia, and Zeshmedinokov were monitoring the camera feeds at the Kedarake Observatory in Asazari (an island in the Crimson Fingers) when Chervil and his gang of Makyans arrived. Nhobusa reminded his soldiers that Chervil and his ilk were not their enemies and not to do anything rash. Chervil entered with a retinue of warriors, asking Nhobusa why he had been summoned. Nhobusa informed him that Ledas would soon be coming to the Crimson Fingers. He told Chervil that until Zesh finished the updated ki-restraining device, he'd have to face Ledas.
Chervil was unconcerned, believing himself superior to the boy. He demanded six times as many human prisoners for his tribe to feast on for the month, requiring some of them to be natives, not just tourists. Nhobusa promised him what he wished, saying that agents Morucan and Tresparson would meet Chervil at the island of Umihebiza tomorrow with the first batch. Chervil swore he'd kill Ledas. Nhobusa didn't want him to attack the boy as soon as he arrived, preferring that they ambushed him a few days into the trip to lull him into a false sense of security. The groups said their goodbyes, the Makyans leaving almost as swiftly as they had come.
Zesh watched a podcast while eating pretzels, which somewhat annoyed Nhobusa, as he wanted the good doctor to take Ledas' threat more seriously. He swore to himself that he'd rid the planet of both the Saiyan and the Makyans before the year was over. He dreamed of usurping King Furry, though his delusions were tempered by his anxiety.
In the first scene of chapter 3, on June 12, Age 776, Nhobusa, Vestigia, and Zeshmedinokov met with Chervil and a host of his minions. Chervil wanted to know why Nhobusa had summoned him. Nhobusa admitted that after his fight with Ledas in the Sepiche ruins, they needed to change strategies, or they'd lose badly. Chervil swore it had been an unlucky break, promising to kill Ledas in their next encounter. Nhobusa was concerned about his broken arm (Chervil claimed it was sprained).
Nhobusa informed him Zesh's ki-restraining device was almost complete. Once applied to the boy, Chervil would have no problem defeating him. He outlined their plan to abduct Ledas after he drunkenly partied at the Kurenai Natsumatsuri festival (if Rambutala needed to goad him to drink, he'd be there to do so). Afterward, they'd bring him to Kedarake where Chervil could have his way with the boy.
Chervil didn't understand why Nhobusa wouldn't kill the boy himself, but Nhobusa said that they couldn't be sure due to his durable skin and inhuman reflexes, which the ki-restraining device would not be able to limit. He told Chervil about their contingency plan to use a repurposed intercontinental ballistic missile to shoot him into the sun should all other paths prove fruitless. Chervil didn't want to hear it. He would end Ledas' life. Nhobusa told him to be back later that night. They'd have Ledas ready for him. He would give Chervil's gang a load of prisoners as a reward if they did this for him. Satisfied, Chervil whistled to his crew and they departed in a blur of light.
Once they were gone, Vestigia said she didn't trust them. Nhobusa reminded her they didn't need to trust the Makyans to utilize their power. He planned on destroying all of the aliens before this was over. He texted Jia that the plan was now in place. Zesh watched a podcast, laughing along, oblivious to the grave stakes at play. Nhobusa remained on guard, feeling anxious, knowing that their next actions would determine not only their fates but the fate of the entire world.
In the fourth scene, that night, Ryori got up to use the restroom. On his way back, he heard voices coming from the hallway outside his room. Jia was talking with a man, pointing a pistol at him. Ryori freaked out, though he held his tongue. She told the man he wasn't taking Ledas. He was surprised, thinking that had been the plan. She promised to shoot him if he tried, offering to let him go if he backed off. The man was unwilling to abandon his mission. Jia said that Ledas wasn't evil, hadn't done anything to harm the planet, and that there was no reason to kill him. The man said that Ledas had destroyed his organization's lab, which Jia clarified had been an act of self-defense. Ryori didn't know what the hell was going on. The man called her a rat.
Before she could respond, Jia slumped over. A second man appeared behind her, pulling a syringe out of her back. He told the other man to affix the device, whatever that meant. He disappeared into Ryori's room, dragging Ledas out moments later by his tail, a strange crown-like thing attached to his head. The other man slung Jia over his shoulder.
They left the house. Ryori couldn't help but follow. He had to stop them somehow. The men exited out the back door, going down the dock. He shadowed them. They were preoccupied, talking to one another. He wasn't seen as he followed them to their boat. After they boarded it, he waited for them to descend below deck before jumping overboard. He leapt under a tarp, knowing that no matter what, he couldn't allow those guys to kill Ledas and Jia. He'd die before letting that happen.
In the first scene of chapter 4, in the wee hours of June 13, Age 776, the New Red Ribbon Army boat containing Jia, Ledas, and Ryori (unbeknownst to Nhobusa and Rambutala) arrived at Asazari. The men took their prisoners into the outpost while Ryori hid underneath a tarp. He waited a while before following them in.
He found himself in a tunnel where a large metal door prevented him from entering. Thinking he was screwed, Ryori noticed a small booth to the left with monitors on inside (although the light was off). He snuck over, opening the door as quietly as he could. A woman was asleep in front of a wall of monitors showing camera feeds of the island. He spotted the men on the feed in the telescope observatory talking with another guy in a white lab coat, Jia and Ledas lying unconscious at their feet. He realized he was on Asazari, thinking it weird these guys were government operatives.
In the second scene, a few minutes later, Nhobusa ordered Zesh to wake Jia and Ledas. Zesh injected them with a serum to remove the sedatives from their systems. They stirred, growing confused when they got their bearings straight. Ledas didn't know where he was. Nhobusa told him that didn't matter, as he'd be dead soon. He told him the New Red Ribbon Army did not forget what he had done to them. Ledas would pay for those he'd killed.
When the boy got to his feet, Zesh turned on the ki-restraining device, sending an electrical charge through his body. He fell to his knees, crying in pain as his own ki was used against him. Jia called him a monster. Nhobusa sarcastically welcomed her back to the realm of the living. She reminded him King Furry had ordered them to stand down against Ledas, but Nhobusa wasn't having it. He didn't take orders from Furry and would soon overthrow him if things went according to plan.
He ordered Rambutala to record Jia's meltdown so they could watch it later while sipping champagne. He told Jia she had been naive to fall to their simple trick in the Ohano house. Her betrayal would have karmic repercussions. Ledas didn't understand how she knew these men. Jia admitted they were colleagues. Nhobusa clarified that she was a member of the New Red Ribbon Army. Their main goal since Age 774 had been finding a way to kill Ledas. She had known about it the whole time. Nhobusa tried to turn Ledas against her, but he wasn't having it, saying he trusted Jia completely and wouldn't fall for their crap.
Nhobusa admitted that after Cardinal had died, he had become the New Red Ribbon Army's leader. Jia reported directly to him. Ledas was startled to hear of Cardinal's demise. Rambu found it hilarious Jia hadn't told him about it. Nhobusa questioned why Jia hadn't told Ledas about the plan to kidnap him that night, as she had known about it beforehand. He wasn't swayed, saying he'd talk with her about it after killing them. Nhobusa wasn't concerned, thinking Ledas couldn't harm them with Zesh's ki-restraining device impairing him.
Zesh increased the device's power, causing an electrical field to form around Ledas, frying his body with his own energy. He fell to the ground screaming. Jia begged them to stop hurting him. Nhobusa reminded her that they were getting revenge for Ledas killing Cardinal, Oscalpano, Dewberry, Kindler, Morucan, Tresparson, and all the rest. There would be no peace, no reconciliation. Jia didn't understand why they were torturing Ledas instead of just shooting him or throwing him into the ocean, but Nhobusa dismissed her concerns, stating there was only one way they could kill him for certain (as the ki-restraining device didn't remove Ledas' muscles, reaction time, and general durability).
He whistled. A moment later, Chervil and a host of his elite soldiers two dozen strong entered the room. Nhobusa shook Chervil's hand while Jia gawked at him. Nhobusa gave the order for the Makyan to kill the boy. Chervil was most eager to oblige, for he was avenging those of his people Ledas had killed. Nhobusa implored Jia to watch as Rambutala tossed her away from the action. Chervil's minions formed a circle around him and Ledas. Ledas rose to his feet despite the pain he was feeling, facing his opponent with tenacious resolve. Ledas told Chervil he had no hope of beating him, which the Makyan laughed off as childish hubris.
Chervil elbowed him, beginning their cataclysmic fight. Ledas retaliated with an uppercut (much of the room was destroyed in the process). The pair exchanged blows, leveling severe hits upon one another without letting up. Nhobusa was surprised Ledas could keep up with Chervil even with the ki-restraining device operating at nearly maximum power. Neither one had much defense. They took a lot of hits. The telescope was destroyed during their clash, which made Nhobusa wince. He knew that'd require a lot of zeni to replace.
Because of Chervil's broken hand, he had to work extra hard to hit and parry, and it wasn't long before his stamina was running low. As time wore on, Ledas got the better of the exchanges, landing blow after decisive blow against his opponent. It wasn't long before Chervil was running on fumes. He approached the Saiyan after taking a bad hit, goading him. Ledas didn't answer, instead throwing himself at the Makyan once more. They rose into the air, exchanging blows at a rate Nhobusa couldn't comprehend. What he could see confirmed his worst fear—Ledas had more stamina, more power, more discipline, and probably more experience. He was slowly wearing away at the King of the Demons. He realized Ledas would've destroyed Chervil had the ki-restraining device not been active.
Having had enough, Chervil fired an icy blast of ki from his mouth at Ledas, who didn't attempt to block it. The attack rolled over him, encasing him in a frosty prison, freezing him solid. Chervil took a victory lap to the applause of his crew. Jia became hysterical. The other demons praised Chervil's cunning. Chervil said Ledas hadn't known who he was dealing with, causing him to pay the ultimate price.
As if on cue, the floor rumbled, the air grew hot, and Ledas burst from his icy tomb with an echoing scream. Furiously, he called Chervil a cheap shot artist and a coward, demanding he fight him for real. Chervil wasn't one to take orders. He powered up his Freezing Breath again. Ledas charged him down, mirroring his previous action.
However, when Chervil unleashed his attack, Ledas back-flipped, rising to the air, and created a pearlescent half-bubble of energy to deflect the attack. He shot a kiai through the bubble to angle the attack right back at Chervil, entombing him in ice. Without remorse, Ledas smashed Chervil across the face with a spinning back heel, shattering his head and killing him. His minions were most upset. They attacked at once, though he tore through them with ease, taking only a blow or two to eliminate each one in a whirlwind of attacks.
Ledas landed before Nhobusa, turning his sights on him. Zesh protected him by sending the ki-restraining device into overdrive (and risking it overheating), which caused Ledas to fall to his knees again, recalibrating against the pain. Nhobusa congratulated him for defeating the Makyans, saying it had been his plan all along to use Ledas to rid the world of their presence (which was partially true). Ledas was dumbfounded. He didn't understand why Nhobusa hadn't hired him to kill them if that were the case. Nevertheless, he wouldn't forgive Nhobusa for abducting him and Jia.
Nhobusa was unfazed, telling Zesh to end the boy's misery. Ledas whirled around, focusing on the doctor when Nhobusa shot him in the back with a tranquilizer. Ledas tried to shoot a Finger Beam at him but couldn't. He threw himself at Nhobusa but fell unconscious in the air, skidding to the ground harmlessly.
Nhobusa declared victory, ordering Rambutala to drag Jia away. Jia begged for them to show mercy to the boy, but Nhobusa wasn't having it. He activated the intercontinental ballistic missile, which rose from the floor. He explained to Jia that the only way they could ensure Ledas' death would be to hurl him into the sun. Zesh unscrewed the door and threw Ledas into the missile before retreating with Nhobusa, Rambutala, and (unwillingly) Jia out of the room. They watched from the hallway window. Nhobusa pressed another button, and the missile shot into the sky, bathing the room in fire upon its exit.
He threw Zesh the remote, feeling a deep sense of relief. Rambu whined that he had been promised a fun time with Jia. Nhobusa granted him that final dishonor, though he reminded him Jia would have to end up in the ocean at the end. Realizing what was about to happen to her, Jia fought and cried. Didn't make a difference. Nhobusa reminded her that betraying the New Red Ribbon Army had consequences. She would reap what she sowed.
In the third scene, a few minutes later, Ryori reached the hallway outside of the telescope observatory. He watched quite a bit of the Ledas and Chervil fight before witnessing Zesh stuff the Saiyan in the intercontinental ballistic missile. Then, Nhobusa shot him off into space. He was numb. Rambutala dragged Jia down the hall. Ryori hid behind a stack of boxes. As they passed, Jia and Ryori's eyes met. He silently implored her to remain quiet with a finger over his lips. Terrorized though she was, she honored his request.
Ryori psyched himself up, waiting until Rambu had gone far enough away before peeling out from behind the boxes and shooting at the other men. Zesh fell over, taking a shot to the shoulder. Nhobusa ducked behind a crate, returning fire. Ryori charged forward courageously, reaching Zesh and snatching the remote from him. He ducked away before pressing the buttons, not knowing what any of them would do, hoping that something would come of that. Nhobusa fired at him. Ryori returned fire, though he knew he had only the singular magazine and was in dire straights.
He decided to go down swinging, springing out from behind the boxes, when a hand took him around the midsection, a second slamming across his mouth. The woman scolded him for stealing her gun, pinning him to the floor. She disarmed him with her superior strength as Nhobusa walked over. With the gun out of his possession, Ryori realized the end was near. He couldn't hold back the tears.
In the fourth scene, a few minutes later, Ledas awoke in the intercontinental ballistic missile. The ki-restraining device had kept him awake, burning his body. Without warning, it went dead, and in an instant, he regained all of his powers. He wondered if Jia had saved him. No time to second-guess. He blew up the missile, forming an energy bubble around himself to preserve the air. Locating Earth, he honed in on Jia's ki signature, racing back.
Crashing through the outpost's ceiling, he realized he could sense Ryori's life force as well, which unnerved him. Nhobusa was kneeling next to Zesh, who was lying on the ground wounded. Vestigia held Ryori. Ledas thrust out a barrier of ki around Ryori just before Nhobusa shot him. Ledas knew he didn't have much more in him. He was about to collapse from exhaustion. He tried his best to focus on the task at hand, reminding himself that his lover was in trouble. He wouldn't sleep before Ryori was saved.
Bullets bounced off the ki surrounding Ryori's body. Nhobusa didn't know what the hell was going on. He fired upon Ledas, the bullets dissolving against his aura. Ledas ripped the ki-restraining device off his head, throwing it before them. The guy on the floor implored the other man to flee, to try again another day. The woman agreed, offering to provide him cover. She cast Ryori aside, honing in on the more immediate threat. Ledas would make her pay for that. The man ran down the hall, abandoning his comrades. Ledas found that funny. He released a Homing Finger Beam that first hit Vestigia, then sliced through Zeshmedinokov, then speared itself through Nhobusa. He incinerated their bodies with mini Lightning Strikes.
Afterward, Ledas asked where Jia was. Ryori said another NRRA soldier had carried her off, though he didn't know where they were. Ledas closed his eyes, sensing for her. Locking onto her location, he shot off, tearing through walls and rooms to reach her as quick as he could. The sedatives in his bloodstream drove him with desperation. He didn't have long before he fell asleep. He had to end this now.
When he came upon Rambu, the man was holding a shot glass and a bottle of alcohol. Jia was chained to a bed. It was clear what was about to happen. Ledas knocked him over upon entering. Rambutala rolled over, unholstering his pistol. Ledas killed him with a Finger Beam from his tail before he could do anything.
Jia was beside herself. She couldn't believe Ledas was back. He said they had Ryori to thank for that, vaporizing her handcuffs. Jia hugged him. While Ledas was uncomfortable with people touching him (except Ryori), he hugged her back, taking in the weight of the moment. She thanked him, asking if he'd dealt with everyone. He confirmed he had, though he sensed additional ki signatures in the building. Jia confirmed they were low-level New Red Ribbon Army soldiers. Ledas flew off with haste (he didn't have much time), destroying them as fast as he could, returning less than a minute later. With that, the New Red Ribbon Army was officially no more.
Known members[]
Political associates[]
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| Brennen | |||||||
| Cardinal | |||||||
| Dewberry | |||||||
| Eugen | |||||||
| File | |||||||
| Glase | |||||||
| Hallow | |||||||
| Ifufe | |||||||
| Jia | |||||||
| Kindler | |||||||
| Lahnger | |||||||
| Morucan | |||||||
| Nhobusa | |||||||
| Oscalpano | |||||||
| Proprananik | |||||||
| Quarlic | |||||||
| Rambutala | |||||||
| Secharrash | |||||||
| Tresparson | |||||||
| Ushil | |||||||
| Vestigia | |||||||
| Wheltin | |||||||
| Xalabon | |||||||
| Yizfani | |||||||
| Zeshmedinokov | |||||||
Military[]
- Supreme General Silver (†) – Leader
- General Copper (†)
- Captain Green (†)
- Private Wisconsin (†)
- Silver Legion (350 soldiers) (†)
- Scientists (30) (†) (10 survivors as of the end of The Forgotten, all of whom died in the West City Saga of Heart of the Dragon)
Allies[]
- Morizakura-gumi
- Eigan
- Mokuzabe
- Takebashi Hareki
- Chervil's tribe
- Chervil (†)
- Tarrago (†)
- Chervil's tribe (†)