Disclaimer:
I do not own the game and the canon characters but the OC and plot are mine.
The story takes place 6 months after the events of Burst.
Part 1
"It's me."
Soma's voice was heard outside Dr. Sakaki's lab. He's been called earlier to meet the doctor for unknown reason He entered the lab and saw the doctor apparently engrossed with his research again.
"...Hey Doc."
"…"
"Old man…"
"…"
"… … Tch"
Soma cursed under his breath and paused for a moment. He stared at one of Dr. Sakaki's cpu underneath him and cracked devious smile. He suddenly kicked the cpu which shook the equipment including the monitor in front of the doctor.
"Got your attention now?" asked Soma
He definitely got the doctor's full attention, seeing as he almost fell from his chair flustered and still grasping the entire situation.
"Careful with the equipment Soma… it houses my very important research and data you know" the doctor muttered while scrambling in front of the computer.
"And whose fault do you think it is?"
"Ahh… I wonder WHOSE fault it is…?" The doctor answered casually.
"Tch, Damn you…"
Soma knew that aside from research and development, the doctor's was also good at stringing words together that he'd almost always manipulated others simply by conversing. He's so damn good at it, that he even managed to fool their former branch director to take leave – at least for a while. The buster blader already resigned himself to the uncanny ability of his superior but it still pissed him off anyway.
"Alright, let's get on with the business" the doctor said, "I would like you and Sakuya to go to the City of Mercy and search our new transfer Gods Eater."
"Huh? Why do we have to search for the transfer in the City of Mercy?
"Well…Uninvited guests welcomed the transport chopper, the Gods Eater managed to make it out in time but the others were not so lucky… ." the doctor provided, a hint of concern evident from his face. "Anyway, I've already given Sakuya the details…she should be waiting for you at the den's entrance."
Soma nodded in response and walked out of the room when Dr. Sakaki's called him.
"Soma…If you and Sakuya ever encounter any Aragami in the City of Mercy, I want the both of you to hide and retreat. DO NOT engage it"
The young man looked at him, puzzled .He is about to ask why when the doctor interrupted him once again.
"This is not a request …this is an ORDER. Prioritize in finding the new transfer first." Dr. Sakaki said clearly to him that it made no room for an argument.
Soma scoffed off, he could only wonder why the doctor said that.
Part 2
"I wonder what kind of person the new transfer is going be." wondered Sakuya, as she prepped her God Arc in hand.
"Beats me… I couldn't care less"
Soma answered her bluntly but she only stared at him before letting out a smile. He's always like that, he always was and he always will be.
Sakuya leaned a little closer beside him and whispered something to his ear.
"You know, if you're going to keep talking like that, you might scare our new God Eater. The new transfer might be a girl you know." She muttered, before returning to her seat giving him a sly smile afterwards- she teased him.
"Damn you…Shut up!"
He paused for a moment probably processing what she said before snapping back at her and she laughed at the young man's response.
It's been 30 minutes since they first left the den, their transport chopper should be nearing its destination by now. A few more minutes later, Soma spotted the familiar church which is the centerpiece of a once populous city. Only the wreckage of buildings is what's left of it now. A reminder that the so-called Gods of their time knew no mercy; they won't heal, they won't create, they won't save… the only thing these Gods knew was to destroy; these Malevolent Gods that they call Aragami; is Death, glorified.
The pair hopped down from the chopper, the young man checked his God Arc one more time before resting it in his shoulder while Sakuya pulled out her communication device and checked their electronic map. They scanned the area from above and checked for unwanted nuisance.
A serene yet depressing atmosphere was felt throughout the place.
They've arrived at the City of Mercy
Part 3
The two veterans decided to split up so they can find who they're looking for much faster. Sakuya searched the left area of the city while Soma proceeded to the right; they walked steadily, quietly, minding each and every step, being attentive to their surroundings.
In all honesty, it will be more efficient if they searched for the armlet's signal in their comm. device rather than searching the entire city, but Dr. Sakaki had given them the heads up that the new transfer Gods Eater's data, including the armlet's unique signature hadn't been encoded in their database. Any signal that will show up will be most likely an Aragami.
Soma walked towards the church when he heard a loud menacing roar from a distance. He stopped from his tracks and headed straight to where the noise came from – his conversation with Dr. Sakaki crossed his mind but he completely brushed it off when he heard gunshots. He ran as fast as his feet could take him until he arrived at the Area C of the city. Sakuya is already in gunfight against a Ravana. Not good!
"Sakuya!" He shouted while rushing towards the enemy.
She nodded at him and rained multiple lasers at the Ravana. Soma cleaved his buster blade on its left side, after he noticed the crack on its armor; he continued to attack the same area and repeated the pattern a couple of times, breaking the armor and enraging the Aragami in the process. The Ravana unloaded the cannon from its back and started to build up energy. The young man already knew that the Aragami would be practically defenseless at that point since the Ravana species cannot move when preparing the cannon.
"Tch, what an eyesore" he snarled, moving to side where the armor's broken.
He began to charge his blade for a crush attack when Sakuya noticed a moving flame from the abandoned home on behind him.
"Soma behind you!" she shouted, firing a barrage of lasers at the charging enemy…an enraged Sekmeht.
Soma cancelled his charge crush at that moment but it is too late, the Sekment was too fast; its sharp fiery wings had already sliced his back before he could evade, it knocked him so hard that he was tossed right in front of the Ravana's cannon. He fumbled to get a good position and immediately deployed his shield as fast as he could.
"Gggraaagh!..." he shouted, he's thrown away by the cannon's impact .
Sakuya then fired lasers at the two Aragami and tried to draw its attention. When Soma finally managed to stand up, she immediately threw a stun grenade which temporarily blinded the enemy. This gave her enough time to aid the buster blader and fled the area at the same time.
"We've been careless" she mumbled while carrying Soma on her shoulders.
"Dammit… I've miscalculated the situation." he hissed, "Those two, they are different from the normal ones."
Sakuya looked at him.
"Those two Aragami… they are the mutated overpowered ones."
The medic widened her eyes at his statement.
Normally, one, two, or even three Aragamis, regardless of species can be easily handled by two or three Gods Eater. However, that's not the case for the overpowered type; they are faster, more powerful and more resilient than their normal counterpart. Taking down one of them is trouble enough even for an entire unit, facing two at the same time, with only Soma and her, is a disaster waiting to happen.
Sakuya finally found a safe place to hide, an abandoned storage area near the church. She carefully helped Soma get seated on the corner and began to take his coat off to get a better look at the wounds that he had received. The adrenaline from his body had already subsided and Soma experienced the full extent of the pain from the large cut on his back.
She carefully bandaged his chest down to his waist, ensuring that the wound on his back was entirely covered; he breathed heavily, coupled with moans and grunts every now and then, even if his oracle cells were already at work healing the small wounds from his body, the large cut from his back was too deep that it would take some time before it completely closed; he was losing more blood every second and he couldn't afford to lose more.
"Our back-up is on its way now, so stay there and be a good boy… Okay?" smiled Sakuya.
"Uggh...Shut…up."
The buster blader tried to retort but had a hard time muttering the words. The medic walked slowly near the entrance as she eyed the surroundings outside.
Soma recalled his conversation with the doctor once again.
"That must be the reason why doc is so intent in finding the new transfer first." he thought to himself,"That Ravana and Sekmeht, they must be the uninvited guest"
"Shit!"
His vision was getting blurry and his consciousness was beginning to drift; he shook his head, trying to snap out of it but he couldn't fight the fatigue and pain. He's eyes suddenly felt heavy.
Wake up!
Huh?
Don't sleep!
Who are you?
Get up!
Where are you?!
Soma!
The buster blader finally opened his eyes; it seemed like he lost consciousness for a moment. He looked at the medic who is frantically shouting his name. A wide ominous shadow enveloped the place where is currently at and a loud roar erupted and the temperature soared, sudden flap of wings is heard afterwards, there is no doubt about it….
It's the Sekmeht.
It seemed that the Aragami managed to find them and entered the destroyed roof of the room; it completely caught them off guard. Adrenaline rushed throughout Soma's body once more, reducing the pain. He leaned his back straight at the wall and deployed shield one more time; he could only hope that his body could withstand another impact.
Sakuya continued firing at the Sekmeht who is dead focused at her partner. The Aragami roared once more and was about to swoop down on Soma when something smacked the unsuspecting Aragami and slammed it on the other side of the wall. The impact was so strong that the walls' been demolished leaving dust and rubble in its wake. A mysterious figure jumped down from above with an unknown weapon in hand and rushed toward the debris.
"Cover me."
The mysterious figure spoke; judging from the high pitched voice, the clothes and slender form, their mystery savior was a girl. Looking at her right wrist was familiar red armlet; there's no doubt about it…
She is a Gods Eater
Part 4
Sakuya opened fire at the Sekmeht once again and drowned it with a barrage of bullets. The mystery girl raised what looked like a large hammer-shaped God Arc in her hands and stood firmly on the ground for a few seconds seemingly charging her weapon. She finally released a booster like mechanism on the hammer's back and charged at the Aragami; she rushed slide every incoming attack effectively dodging it.
Looking at it from the distance, the hammer's booster acted like a rocket propeller that made every step larger and faster. The Sekmeht began to build up an energy ball. The girl glanced at the buster blader behind them. She immediately charged toward the Aragami and halted when she was almost at point blank range of the enemy's attack. She opened the shield of her weapon and prepared for the impact. The energy ball connected and she's been pushed away for a few feet.
The girl looked at Sakuya one more time; the gunner nodded backs and blasted the Sekmeht once more.
"At the head" the girl as she began charging the hammer again. Soma tried to pull himself up, albeit helplessly, to try and help the two; he managed to stood up but the cut from his back reopened and pain bombarded his body once again. He gritted his teeth trying to endure the ordeal and held his God Arc tightly.
"This'll be over soon…"
The hammer wielding Gods Eater muttered; the buster blader already knew that those words were directed at him even if she's not facing him. He cursed and finally gave up. He sat at the corner and watched the two female Gods Eaters.
Sakuya continued unleashing lasers at the Sekmeht's head staggering it. She stopped firing when the hammer wielder initiated her assault. The girl released her weapon's booster instantly sending her in front of the Aragami. She slammed the hammer left and right in rapid succession breaking almost all of its armor.
The hammer's booster added more force and speed to each strike making its impacts far more deadly than any weapon that they currently possessed. When the Aragami fell down on its knees, she raised her hammer; booster still charged and pummeled the head with all her might, crushing it and the floor in the process.
Dust began to fill the room again; a sound of crunching can be heard from where she stood. When the dust subsided, a pair of massive jaw chomping down on the Aragami was seen, devouring the core and half of its body. The girl finally finished the deed and turned around to face the two veterans.
"It won't be long before the other one finds us." she mumbled to herself and looked straight at the church's entrance.