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AFTERMATH: Generations
Chapter 001
Legend speaks of a space between spaces that serves as a pathway to alternative dimensions...no, not the Special Zone. The Special Zone is a path between alternative realities. Alternative dimensions are different...tricker. Not all beings can travel to them, as ones too drastically different from their own leaves said traveler at the risk of spatial rejection, which is more or less equivalent to dying inside a black hole, each atom of their body being exploded one by one, slowly enough to feel each one. Got your fill of nightmares yet? Good.
Getting back on track, you can guess at how I wouldn't mention this for nothing. That legend is true, and that place is where we must be for at least a few seconds, for in that place of chaotic, soul-ripping energy, a demonic spark lives once more. He gathers strength and rebuilds himself slowly from the energy surrounding him.
Demonic souls are one of the privileged few who are not consumed in this place, but that doesn't mean that he will leave unaffected, made worse with him making a body from the energies currently surrounding him. There's a ninety-seven percent chance he'll be more insane than before, a two percent chance he shall be the same as before, and a one percent chance he'll have a complete change of heart and become a righteous soul, fighting to redeem himself from his past errors...
...Don't hold your breath, folks.
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"Ugh...the absolute WORST time of year." Lyle said as he was dragged down the one of the streets of Emerald City by Amy, who was making sure to keep pace with Silver and Blaze.
"Remind me why you hate Halloween so much, will ya?" Silver asked, throwing a glance at the kitsune over his shoulders.
"It's disgraceful how All Hallows' Eve, a day to respect and fear demons and spirits has become more recognized as HallowThanksgivingMas!" Lyle said, glaring at the window displays that were already advertising Christmas decorations. "Now, can someone remind me where I'm currently being dragged to?"
"You're going to help me get through the Emerald City Haunted Mansion!" Amy said, happily.
"And Blaze is going to help Silver?" Lyle asked, to which Silver just laughed sarcastically.
"We're going to watch a showing of one of the old horror movies." Blaze said.
"Oh, have fun with that."
"Come on Lyle, its this way!" Amy said, quickly changing directions and going left.
With no warning, Lyle stumbled and fell to the ground, only for Amy to not notice and continue to drag him along.
"Don't think I have a choice..." Lyle grumbled under his breath.
Silver and Blaze simply watched the scene for a couple of seconds, laughing under their breath before shaking their head and moving on.
"So, which movie is this one anyways?" Blaze asked, Silver shrugging.
"We'll figure it out when we get there, they'll have plenty to choose from."
"Might I suggest..." A mysterious voice started, chains shooting up from small portals in the ground, wrapping around and restraining Silver and Blaze as Mephiles himself stepped out from the shadows to face the two of them, "Night of the Living Dead?"
"Hilarious." Blaze said, her voice dripping venom.
"We also would have accepted The Evil Dead or Psycho." Silver said, grinning.
"How the hell are you even back, Mephiles? Last time I checked you were wiped from the fabric of existence!" Blaze shouted, angrily.
"Yeah..." Mephiles said floating in the air, absentmindedly plucking one of the chains that currently restrained the purple cat. "I got better."
"Well, ain't that a miracle?" Silver said, shaking his head.
"Isn't it though? So..." Mephiles said, floating back upright and clapping his hands together and looking at the two with glee...or as much glee as his crystalline form can express, "...care to know why I've got you two in chains?"
"...Assuming you remember the M-rating doesn't cover everything." Silver said, hesitantly.
"Oh, please! Like I would ever...well..." Mephiles said, glancing at Blaze for a few seconds before the air. He quickly moved on when a ball of fire flew inches from his head.
"...Activating the power-inhibiting enchant now. Anyways, no. The simple answer is I have some...plans. My rebirth has granted me some beautiful little abilities that...eases the pain of the fact that Iblis wasn't reborn with me. I can no longer cleanse the world…but I can rebuild it. However, I need to deal with a few thorns in my side...you're up first, Silver." Mephiles said, his eyes thinning to slits to glare at the hedgehog.
"So you're here to kill me, big surprise." Silver said, yawning, "Couldn't this wait until after the damn movie?"
"Oh, was it really the movie or the kiss at the end of this little movie date?"
"Mephiles, you and I both know that wouldn't have happened." Silver said, sighing.
"Really? Well, care for me to show you what you're missing?" Mephiles said, appearing in front of Blaze and gripping her face.
"How do you plan to do that? Is one of those powers you plan to use to 'rebuild the world' allow you to grow lips? If so, why haven't you done that yet?" Silver asked the crystalline demon, who simply chuckled.
"There are MANY forms of kissing, little Silver."
"And there went the chance of squeaking by with a T-rating..." Silver said, sighing.
"I WILL KILL YOU!" Blaze shouted.
"What do ya say, Silver?" Mephiles asked, ignoring the cat.
"Oh by all means, do. Author, cut to black for about ten minutes, let me see a show before I die!" Silver said, grinning.
"SILVER, WHAT THE F-" Blaze shouted before Mephiles snapped his fingers and a new set of chains, these ones covered in cloth, shot from nowhere and wrapped around Blaze's mouth, silencing her.
"I'll get back to you." Mephiles said to the cat, before drifting over in front of Silver. "Okay, I'll bite. I seriously doubt the Silver I remember would say shit like that, so what gives?!" Mephiles said, clutching the sides of Silver's face angrily.
"Simple answer: I've grown. I've grown to be strong enough to admit that just like last time, I don't have the strength to kill you on my own. So, that means I'm going to die here. The least I can do is save my breath, that way when you do kill me, at least you'll have to live on knowing you could kill me..." Silver said, leaning in so his eyes where inches from Mephiles, "..but you couldn't BREAK me. One more of your 'perfect' victories gone, Mephy."
The air fell silent, the tension thick enough to knife, before Mephiles drew back from the hedgehog, laughing and clapping, slowly at first and increasing in volume until he was laughing so violently he had to stop clapping in favor of clutching his sides. Finally slowing from his laughing fit, he looked up at his captives once again.
"Silver, may I confess something to you?"
"Sure, what the hell?" Silver said, shrugging as much as the chains binding him would allow.
"I came to kill you first because I thought you would be the most boring."
"I figured as much, I'll be honest."
"And yet, you've found your own way to hold a special place in my heart...any last words, Silver?"
"Yeah, dig my grave deeper than six feet, okay? A deeper grave to pull myself out of will give me a better warm-up before I come to kick ass." Silver said, grinning.
"Very well." Mephiles said, chuckling.
With no other word, the demon snapped his fingers, the chains around Silver flinging him through a dark purple portal of energy. Their captive gone, the chains dissolved in a purple fire and the portal blinked from existence.
"Sayonara, Silver the Hedgehog." Mephiles said, falling back into his previous Joker-levels of maniacal laughter.
