Divine Prison Tower: Evol Chronicles

Warning: I do not own anything except my OC. This takes place in an alternate world, set within Mary Skelter Nightmares canon. I do hope you enjoy.

Cue Opening 1: Arakajime Ushinawareta Bokura No Ballad

Floor 1: Welcome to the New World

Where…..where am I? I can barely remember who I am. And….who are you? Did you come here to rescue me? Just like all the others…you probably won't survive. This place….this living world that continually breathes and moves, it has desires you know. You'll either probably be used as sustenance for the place, or be killed by the monstrosities in this place. Hell if I know. So…..do you wish to know my story? About a young boy, scared and alone, trapped within this jail. I guess I should start from the beginning, about when I first woke up in this place. As for my name…it's.

"Hey! Come on, wake up! Before the marchen see you and that device over there! Come on…..ughhh…!"

I can hear a strained voice. A woman, alongside a strange sensation of pain within my side. Was she kicking me awake? I open my eyes.

"Aha! You're finally awake! Awesome!"

I lock eyes with another, who was kneeling downwards to reach my laying position. Silver eyes, and a bright beaming smile. Beginning to move, I start to try to get back up. My muscles feel achy and heavy, as if some kind of force was holding them down.

"Wait….wait! Don't strain yourself! You look hurt."

All of a sudden, an arm is wrapped around my back. Warm and snug, it helps me finally get to my feet, to allow me to actually recognise this place I was in. And….it's was strange. Like nothing I'd ever seen before. I was in some kind of jail cell, that was for certain, but were the walls pulsing?

Letting my wobbly legs take their first steps, I am guided along by that woman to two chairs neatly set out nearby. She sits in one, whilst I take the other, now using the table as support. I now had an overview of my current helper, the one who seemingly is helping me out of this current predicament. She was wearing a large black hoodie with red lining and fur, underneath donned in some kind of school uniform. And…was that a gigantic pair of scissors behind her? She begins by introducing herself.

"I'm Red Riding Hood, but you can just call me Red. Take it slow alright. You've just been born alright, so you have to take it easy for the first five minutes." Her head turns away to mumble to herself. "I can't believe what the professor said was true! Another Blood Maiden like me…! But those devices over there! And…..it's a he?!" As she turns back, she covers her eyes rapidly, now noticing a certain protrusion down beneath.

Born? My eyes manage to gaze downwards at my body. Medium size and build, I was….completely in the nude right now. Some kind of fluid covered most of my body, pinkish and rather sweet smelling. Almost like candy almost. And moving my eyes over the rest of the room, they settled on where I woke up.

It was even more puzzling, another question added onto a list already in my head. A cocoon like structure, crimson in colouring and looking like it had already been broken into. Or something had broken out. Staring back up at Red, I noticed her fussing around a bit, taking a moment to adjust her hair and outfit while still keeping her eyes covered. My questions were numerous, but there was one I was really wanting to ask.

"What…am I?" My voice was strained, raspy but desperate. Red had now managed to turn back to me, but still had some embarrassment on her cheeks. Keeping eye contact with me, she sighed.

"We are…Blood Maidens. Look…..I don't know why you were born male, because we Maidens are supposed to be female. It's part of the name…maiden." She didn't really need to point out the obvious.

"Either way, the eyes on you don't lie. They're pink, so you react to Marchen Blood. Like the stuff you are covered in right now." Blood? So, this goo was from a corpse? As I looked down, Red's eyes widen.

"Wait! Do you wanna see your face? I think that'll prove it."

Reaching into her large hood's pockets, she pulled out a small pocket mirror. Handing it over to me, my hands start to wobble a small amount, but soon manage to bring it upwards to my face. My face jumps back at what I see. A young man, only about in his late teens. Sky blue locks draped down towards my shoulders, messy and unmaintained. Staring back, was the exact pink eyes Red had just pointed out. Soon though….they faded into a dark crimson.

"Oh…it's gone now." Red was staring at me intently, now making contact with the red orbs making up my sight. "I now have a question for you…..if you don't mind answering?" A question?

Reaching downwards to the right side of the table, she picked up a few items before placing them on the desk. "I don't really know what these things are. They were just stuck to your cocoon over there…..so I just yanked them off." Her hands begin to rub her hair as if she was feeling some kind of guilt. "First, it's best we start with a name. What's yours?"

My name? I should have one…shouldn't I? Her name was Red….but what was mine? I….I couldn't remember. My head felt strained, hands moving towards my forehead to massage the oncoming headache.

Red placed her own fingers out towards me in trust. "Don't strain yourself. You'll only make things worse. But I did note one thing that might help." Taking the unknown device in her own hands, she flipped it over to its backside. As for the item in question, it followed a colour scheme of varying shades of red, blue and gold. It was rectangular in shape, with what appeared to be slots for other items. A handle stuck off one end, and a large circular disc was stuck on the front. On the backside, Red pointed out a small engraving on the mostly black background.

"E…..vol?" Making out the word, it appeared to trigger something within me, some kind of pounding sound within my brain. Evol? It sounded like an offshoot for the word "evolution" or some kind. As I continued pondering through this splitting migraine, my mouth began to speak automatically.

"Evol….driver?" Red was looking over at me concerned. Confusion was clear as she responded. "Driver? So this is some kind of machine?"

My headache was only getting worse just trying to think about this. "Alright then! I guess we'll just call you Evol!" That…kind of pissed me off choosing my name like that. But, okay then. If she wished to call me by that name until my memories returned, I wouldn't mind. I nodded in acceptance.

For the other items on the desk, they looked like two miniature bottles of some kind. One was a clear turquoise, the other a transparent black. The letters C V were labelled on the cap of each. Did they work with the driver?

Suddenly though…

*SLASH!* *SHINK* *BOOM!* "GRAAAA!"

Piercing noises began to fill the area. It sounded like some kind of battle?

"Dammit! Seriously, they've found us now? No time for the rest of the explanations Evol, we need to get back to the Liberated District!"

Picking up the closest arm, Red begins dragging me out of the cell towards the source of the sound. "WOAAAHH!" I wobble and stumble as she pulls me along haphazardly. I just manage to grab the driver and bottle items as we make our way out.

Soon, we reach outside the jail cell to a large open space. And like before, most of the walls and floor were either pulsating or covered in blood. I should probably ask questions about this later.

Now, we could actually look at the source of the sound. Or sources to be accurate. Two other females, one wielding a broadsword and the other a large spear were fighting what seemed to be a large pack of grey wolves, teeth as sharp as the glint of battle in their eyes. To the back of them was a larger one, most likely the pack leader. And just off to the side of the battle arena, was what I could only describe as some kind of one-eyed baby covered in vines with its face mutated sideways…..it was kind of hard to comprehend.

Pulling me along to the frontline, Red moves away from me and pulls out her giant pair of scissors. My only complaint about them was: HOW CAN SHE EVEN USE THOSE! She shouts instructions towards me.

"Sorry Evol, but I hope you're ready to fight using that driver!"

Fight? Me? I could only gape as the other females in the room continue their attack onto the pack of wolves. Red darts out of the way of another coming in for a bite and gets the wolf in between the two blades.

*SNIP!* Ouch. The beast is decapitated almost instantly through the sheer slicing force, and his top half flies off from his bottom half. Blood begins spewing onto Red as she moves onto the next foe. I have to give her credit. She is pretty badass.

As for myself, you feel kind of weak and exposed when you are totally naked and in a fight with some unknown creatures. Just saying. Darting due to instincts and survivability, I manage to dodge a few lunges towards me, only sustaining a few minimal scratches. Managing to keep the driver and items in my hands, my hands slowly drift towards my waist.

"What?" Speaking outwards while darting through another beast, I look down at where the driver now was. It had formed some kind of belt around my waist, black in colouring. My eyes drift towards the bottles in my hands. I know this feeling. This exhilaration…..the excitement of battle. Where, I don't know…but there's something I knew could do after all.

Shaking the bottles, that emotion only grows and builds like a crescendo. With enough power built up, I adjust my grip to align the tops of the bottles with their fronts. It just felt right….as I slammed both of them into the contraption!

CYBER! VOID! EVOL MATCH!

With a hologram shaped like a gear appearing out of the driver, my smirk only grew wider and wider. And with the announcement of "Evol Match", a slow mechanical tune began breaking the sounds of combat. It forced everyone, even the other ladies who hadn't noticed my presence yet to look towards me.

Bringing up my right hand, I start twisting the crank on the side. A new orchestral beat reigns out over the air, a familiarity to me. But it really wasn't the time, as from the belt comes tubes and assembly tools to begin forming two halves of a suit, one in front and one behind.

Removing my hands from the crank, I cross both in front.

ARE YOU READY?

The emanating voice sounded malevolent, even evil almost. I only needed to say one word to finish the process currently underway.

"Henshin!"

Upon that command, my hands go outwards as the two halves slam together over my body. Both ally and enemy eyes go wide, as steam emanates from ports on both the waist and shoulders. Overall, the suit was made up of two halves, one a lighter blue and the other a darker black. They spiralled around my form, making the left leg and right arm blue and vice versa for grey. Parts of the suit had golden trimmings, more specifically around the feet, gloves, shoulders, knees and helmet. In the centre of my chest is what appeared to be some kind of furnace, the actual power source to the suit. As for the helmet, it spiked upwards with two triangles in opposite diagonal directions, one side blue and the other black.

Kairo No Kūkyo! Cyber Void! Fuhahaha!

Circuit of Emptiness! Cyber Void! Fuhahaha!

With the transformation finished, I couldn't help but point a finger at the enemies to let out a small battle cry.

"Time to create my future!" And with that, the battle truly began as my allies had managed to snap out of their stupor at seeing my transformation. They could ask questions later, though I probably wouldn't be able to answer.

Placing my left foot forwards, a green path of light emanated outwards to connect with the pack leader. Take out the commander and the rest of the wolves should be easy pickings. In an instant, I get propelled towards the darker coloured beast in a burst of speed and land a direct knee to its gut. With it reeling back, I follow it up with a punch, sending it backwards a few feet.

The female wielding the spear shouts a compliment towards me. "Awesome!"

Whilst the other one with the sword just appears to groan in anguish. "Princess! Look at me though….!"

Stepping back a small bit, I knew I had dealt a moderate amount of damage to that beast. I needed to do more. Thinking that a weapon might come with the suit, it starts to manifest out of the belt as my hands contact the handle.

SIMULAVIRUS GLAIVE!

It appeared to be a kind of dual sided grey sword, a large circular structure connecting the two blades. Neon pink circuitry seemed to be flowing through it, as if the weapon appeared to be some kind of computer system or device. Looking rather powerful right now, I take a few slashes at the stunned beast.

*SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!* Each one draws more and more marchen blood from it to slather the suit I was wearing, though it didn't seem to actually kill it. Stepping forwards, I crank the lever another time to let the orchestral tones ring outwards once again.

READY, GO!

Throwing the glaive into emptiness, I begin running closer and closer to the wolf, now in serious pain.

EVOLTECH FINISH! CIAO!

With the final attack declared, I manifest a dark orb in my left hand and throw it at the beast. It attempts to dodge, and actually succeeds, darting out of the way of the ball of pure energy. What it didn't really know was….I wasn't aiming for it.

When the orb contacted with the back wall, it begins to rapidly expand to consume the beast, creating some sort of black hole field around it. And using power in my other foot, I side kick the orb, to consume the area in a bright light and explosion.

With the beast seemingly destroyed, I watch as a giant green flame hovers in the air, wafting in the skies above these dark streets. At the same time, the other smaller wolves note the absence of their leader, and begin fleeing to parts unknown. Soon, the conflagration descends onto the area, drawing itself and compressing smaller and smaller. It ends up in the crater I made from the final attack, and a new item seemed to have taken its place in the centre.

"What's this?" Another small bottle was there, draped in a stark grey. The letters W S were labelled on the top of this one. Huh. New power up.

"Woah! You looked amazing!" A familiar voice snaps me out of my stupor. Turning around, Red is there to congratulate me. Both the other two females had also finished fighting, and were beginning to approach me alongside that giant baby thing.

"Who is this?" The sword wielder asked, speaking rather confused.

Red just places an arm around my back.

"Allow me to introduce him to you, Tsuu, Little M. The newest member of the Dawn, Evol!"

With no memories, I only had those people to trust that day. Blood Maidens as they called themselves. I would find out pretty soon the entirety of the situation and how hopeless it actually was. But for now…I revelled in that happiness and curiosity. If only I knew how misguided…BZZZZZZ.

Floor 1 Clear!

Begin Floor 2?

Ending Theme: Zetsubousei Hero Chiryouyaku