Chapter 1: Dying Wishes Part 1

(Original Hive)(Main Hall)(Chizuru and Kei's POV)

(January 1,2002)

Some say that great men are made out of great things while others say that whoever has the most power has the right to succeed regardless of their genders, but despite all that only one thing is for sure, and that is no man is an island. Whatever anyone says, a person will always end up longing for the warmth of other people no matter what gender they might be, and they will do so even if it means sacrificing their own lives, just like these two maidens who are trying their very best just so they can protect both their comrades and loved one. But the question is, do they have the power to do so?.

This two young Valkyries are already fighting with everything they got, but despite their struggle they are still no match against these monstrosities called BETAs, no matter how many they slash open, no matter how many they kill in there cold hands, they just end up being replaced by more of them like it was an endless game of tag.

The two girls did everything they can do, they slashed, shot, stepped and punched as hard as they can.

"Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

Chizuru screamed her battle cry like there was no tomorrow.

"Faster!, We have to hurry….!...or we won't make it back in time..!"

The young girl killed all her enemies off with her sword, while her partner Kei was doing the same thing on the other lane.

"Out of my way…!" Kei tried to shove off a Grappler class BETA but to no avail she was hit by its long pincer like weapon.

"-UUUUUUGH!" then from out of nowhere a heard of Destroyer class suddenly attacked her upfront.

"-Uuuaaaa!.", and then followed up by an avalanche of Tank class who slowly chewed her on her armor.

"Ayamineeeee!?" Chizuru called her best friends name with all she's got.

"Stay Back!, Sakaki…..!...Uuuwaaaa!" (…!)

The black haired girl was already screaming at the top of her lungs, but even soo she still refused to be beaten by these bastards while slowly trying to get back up on her feet while smashing one of the Tank class with her TSF's own bare hands.

"-Stop screwing with Meeeee!." The girl tried to stand up properly but failed to do so when she was struck by another oncoming attack from another Grappler class BETA.

(Baam!)

"…..Haa….Haa…..Haa..!."

"You'll Never…!"

….

….

"-You'll never kill me!, You assholes!"

The entire cockpit was already filled with red lights, alerting her of her TSF's current status, but even so the brave warrior stood her ground while holding the severed head of the Grappler Class that hit her down.

"-Haa…..Haa…..Haa!"

"I Still…..haven't….!"…

…

"Repaid them for anythiiiiiiiiiing!"

The girl went on with her rampage while her comrade tried to make her way to her as fast as she can while battling the BETAs, but try as she might she was already nearing her limit and was being battered as well.

"-Guwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa….!"

She tried to resist but to no avail as she had already lost both her TSF's hands and also its right foot.

"-Guuuuuu! …..Damn iiiiiit!"

"We're not going to….not in a place like this….!"

(!?)

Chizuru was already done for and could not move, but even so she still heard her friend Ayamine on the other line screaming her lungs off while she herself was also unable to move.

"-Get…Away…!"

"-All of you….! … …get away….from there…!"

In response chizuru called out to her as well.

"Ayamineeee….!"

"Sakaki….!?"

"-The main enemy force…..! …is 1400 meters away….!"

"-It's okay….!"

"….!?."

"-I've secured…..the detonation point….!"

"-Hu…. …..huhuhu….."

"-What's…..so funny….?"

"-That's the first time…..we've ever thought the same thing….."

"-Hu…..!"

"-Do it in sync with me…..okay…..?"

"-Sakaki…you're always one breath slow…."

"-Hu…..well you're always…..one too fast….!"

"…maybe…"

"…..just….this once….right at the end…..let's do this together…..

…..let's give Shirogane and the others….a nice surprise….."

"….yes…you're …..right…"

"…...here they come….

-Ayamine! -Here we go!"

[Kei]"-Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

[Chizuru]"-Uuooooooooooooooooo!"

And with a sudden scream the two girls broke the glass case for their SDS buttons.

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(Original Hive)(Hive Tunnel)(Shirogane, Kasumi, Miki, Mikoto, and Meiya's POV)

[Miki]"-!"

[Mikoto]"-!?"

[Meiya]"-!?"

…..

[Meiya]"-Sakaki…!..Ayamine…..!"

[Mikoto]"….did they…do it….?"

[Miki]"…..they're both…okay….right…?"

[Meiya]"-We can only wait and have faith….!"

[Miki]"…..yes."

[Mikoto]"….you're right."

(XG-70d Susano'o Type 4)(Main Cockpit)(Shirogane's POV)

"-!?."

What's with this waveform….!?, Is this an explosion….!?.

Wait….and what's this earthquake following it…..!?

"-Kasumi!?."

"-There were multiple explosions, followed by a massive cave-in….!"

…..what the hell!?.

"-Can you get an external image from Tama or Mikoto!?"

"-I'm not getting any images, ….I don't know why….The data link's working fine."

Dammit….why now!?

Is that barrier getting in the way somehow!?

"-Tama!...Mikoto!"

Yes!, The transmitter is still working!.

[Miki]"-Takeru-san…!"

[Mikoto]"-What's wrong!?-Did the enemies come through the 2nd ba-!?"

[Takeru]"-No!-What happened in the Main Hall just now!?

What was allthat shaking!?"

[Miki]"-Eh?".

[Takeru]"-The vibration sensors picked up a weird pattern!, I wanna know what's going on over there!".

[Meiya]"-You need not to worry!, Sakai and Ayamine have blown the entrance to the main hall!".

[Takeru]"-Meiya!?...You….what have you been doing!?".

[Meiya]"-Fighting!...I shall callback later!".

[Takeru]"-Hey! …Meiya!?".

[Mikoto]"-Takeru, Meiya san met up with us a while ago!".

[Takeru]"-Eh….!?"

[Miki]"-She's been protecting us while we finished here!".

[Takeru]"-She has…..!?.

Don't worry me like that…..!

If she got here at least tell me-Wait, that's not the issue here….!

[Takeru]"-So what was that explosion Meiya mentioned…..!?".

[Miki]"-Look at the Data yourself!, It should have updated when Mitsurugi san rendezvoused with us!".

[Takeru]"It better be!"

[Miki]"-Eh?".

[Takeru]"-The data link's having trouble soI can't connect to your external monitors.

[Miki]"…!".

[Mikoto]"-I…it's probably the barrier's fault….!...We can't see yours, so….."

So that was it…!...There!.

[Takeru]"-It's okay, mine updated!"

[Mikoto]"-Then you can check the data yourself!, We need to get back to work now-!"

[Takeru]"-Ah…!"

What the hell, Mikoto, you're in that big of a hurry?.

No-Remember the situation we're in…..I'm the one interrupting her when she needs to get this done.

"….Hey now".

This is amazing…..they brought down that much of the structure with only two S-11s….!?"

She cross-referenced sonic data from the two locations to find these weak points…..

"…"

(Flash)

Memories of the past when suddenly went on appearing before the boy's eyes as if reminding him of his comrades past achievements in one of his loops.

…..this has to be Meiya's plan.

This is just like her plan to cut off part of Mt. Tengen in the previous world.

"…."

And Class Rep and Ayamine worked together …to pull it off….!

Class Rep….Ayamine…

(Flash) (Flash)

And without a care in the world the boy suddenly remembered all his past memories with the two damsels from his past loops with them like it happened just yesterday, Happy ones….sad ones, he remembered them all like he was watching a movie while a soft sound echoes through his ears, if one were to look at him now amidst all of this chaos, one might say he has finally found his Nirvana, after fighting for so long over and over again, failing and failing and failing until he gets it right, either his soul is still fighting or had already long broke only he can tell.

You used to be like water and oil, but now you two really understand each other….

Class Rep respects rules and chains of command, while Ayamine values adapting and improvising. It's just like the difference between what they taught us cadets and as real Eishi-The fundamentals versus the application.

When those two approaches are out of balance, everything falls apart….

But once they mesh like this, they have the power to make even the most difficult of missions succeed….!.

"…"

(Flash)

It's hard enough just to change yourself….having to overcome someone else's problems too is just…..

Amazing…..you guys really are amazing!.

"…but I winder….Why do I suddenly feel like something is not right?...Guys…..please be safe".

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(Original Hive)(Main Hall's Gate)(Meiya,Mikoto and Miki's POV)

[Meiya]"-Yoroi, Tamase!-A brigade sized herd passed the 1200 meter line!"

[Mikoto]"….!?"

[Miki]"…..!"

[Meiya]"…..The main force behind them, consisting of survivors from earlier and the reinforcements which got in before the collapse-Has grown to over twenty thousand!"

[Mikoto]"-!"

[Miki]"-!"

[Meiya]"-They will reach you in a matter of minutes! -Unlock the tanks and begin closing the 1st barrier!.

[Miki]"-!?".

[Mikoto]" - We can't do that!, If they're not locked down, the compressor vibrations will make the whole thing shake around!"

[Meiya]"-!?"

[Mikoto]"-It might even jerk the pipes hard enough to yank the injection nozzle out!".

[Meiya]"…..understood!, Make it fast! -Begin closing it when you finish!".

[Mikoto]" -Copy that!"

[Miki]"-What do we do….about Sakakisan and Ayamine san!?"

[Meiya]"-If they don't arrive in time….then there is nothing we can do….".

[Miki]"….."

[Meiya]"-They would not want us…..to risk all of humanity merely to save them…..!"

[Mikoto]"-I know…I'd want the same thing…..if I was in Chizuru san or Kei san's position….!."

[Miki]"….Yeah….you're right….!"

[Mikoto]"….Okay, Meiya san, could you please fall back and work on opening the 2nd barrier?"

[Meiya]"-What!?,What do you mean!?".

[Mikoto]"-Sorry!, I was rushing a little earlier, so I forgot to set the closing chemical injector to remote control mode".

[Meiya]"-What!?-Why did you not say so!?".

[Mikoto]"- I only just remembered...So please go fix it, Meiya san!".

[Meiya]"No, I will stop the enemy in their tracks!, I Should be able to buy you ten minutes!, You two can decide what to do about it in that time!"

[Miki]"-What're you saying, Mitsurugi san!?,We need to take care of it now!".

[Mikoto]"-Do we know how long the collapsed entrance will hold!?"

[Meiya["….!"

[Mikoto]"-We need to make sure the Susano'o can control it too Justin case!.

[Miki]"-Mitsurugi san!, Isn't this what the Captain would want us to do!?".

[Meiya]"…!"

[Mikoto]"-It's fine!, If we have a few minutes before the enemies get here, we can finish up here!"

[Meiya]"-Understood…I will return shortly!, Both of you, hurry!"

[Miki & Mikoto]"—Copy that!"

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(Lyons Hive)(U.N. Forward Base)

"It seems these mercenaries for hire aren't half bad as I expect them to be."

An old war general along with his escort was watching the action from a far, like it was an action movie to be enjoyed just like any other.

"Well they are being led by that old war veteran whom single handedly made its last stand during the European BETA Invasion, despite the odds being stacked against them, that guy was still fighting hard with all his might as if he was a Dragon guarding his princess from any intruders."

"Ohh?,... It seems the name Salamander fits there Squad perfectly then, ...very well... tell them to advance right at the entrance and plant our left over S-11s...we will make them work for what they're worth."

And with a smile on his face the old war dog took a cigarette out from his pocket while his escort lighted it up in his mouth.

(Lyons Hive)(Front Lines)

"Sir!, All BETA forces surrounding Lyons Hive is showing signs of abnormalities!."

(…!)

"What do you mean?"

"Some of the BETAs near the hive seem to have stopped moving, and pretty much it's slowly spreading to their frontlines as well."

"Hmmm…..it seems Operation Ouka(Cherry Blossoms) is doing some heavy damage inside. Alright!, Tell the men that were going for a spear head formation directly in the middle of those bastards!, I'll lead the vanguards myself while you guys carry the S-11 SD-SYSTEM from behind us, we will show this monstrosities that underestimating us was there most biggest mistake!."

The old captain ecstatically finishes rearming his TSF and lead the most insane soldiers of his team into the battlefield of monsters while trying to protect their carrier unit from being destroyed.

"Alright we got em on the run, now plant that S-11 and let's get the hell out of here!."

"Yes, Sir!"

(Yokohama Base)(Roof Top)(Yuuko'sPOV)

"…"

"I wonder…..how those girls are doing with my system?,….most likely…..I hope they do not use it agains't him…if possible. "

(Flash)

"Hmmp!, you will lose everything which is important to you, child….for that is destined as well in this world"

(..!)

…

"These memories….are they….his?"

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(Yokohama Base) (Shuttle Tower)

"Finally, the countdown to ruin has finally begun…..but I do wonder…..can he change the outcome of this event…..or will he….end up like the rest?"

(Lyons Hive)(Front Lines)(Middle Lane)

"Hurry it up! Soldier!, We don't know when these bastards are gonna start moving again!."

"Yes Sir!, Just give me a couple of seconds…."

The Blonde man worked his fingers out as if he was being chased by someone and made it look like he was in some sort of a trance while typing his codes.

"Just a little more and…Yes!, the password has been inputted safely, now we can finally sit back and just watch the fireworks from the back!."

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"Alright guys we have 80seconds to get our asses out of here, so let's go!."

The Captain ordered his men to evacuate along with the others while all trying shooting off some of the BETAs which got near them, and within the given time span the entire team quickly retreated back to their area while trying to stay alive and not be eaten by the monsters following them from behind.

"Sir!, She's gonna Blow!."

"Alright!, Take cover behind some of the 4t Class corpses men!...and pray that it doesn't reach us this far."

And with a sudden burst the bomb exploded without warning just as the timer hit zero, within seconds everything was covered with ashes and smoke as if a volcano just erupted right at their door step.

"Grrrr!,...Hold On Tight Men!."

"ARGHH!...I..Its!...Too strong!."

The Soldiers that survived and reached their base was getting swept one by one by the shockwave that was being produced by the explosion, some of them went for cover behind some of the dead 4th classes that they killed earlier while some simply tried resisting it by sticking together in one group, and as for those that didn't make it, they simply got blown away by the strong gust of wind which was being accompanied by the shockwave.

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(Original Hive)(Main Hall's Gate)(Mikoto and Miki's POV)

[Miki]"-Yoroi san…you sure you're okay with this…?".

[Mikoto]"-Yes, I am….This is the best option….."

[Miki]"-Yeah…."

[Mikoto]"-When Meiya san passes through here, you'll follow her, right Miki san?"

[Miki]"—Yeah….…but….."

[Mikoto]"- Miki san, didn't we just promise….!?"

[Miki]"…Ye…..Yes….."

[Mikoto]"..Besides, I'm pretty confident ….in my intuition"

[Miki]"-Eh…?"

[Mikoto]"-During the first Comprehensive Combat Evaluation…my gut feeling turned out to be right, remember?"

[Miki]"…..!"

(Flash)

The girl suddenly saw memories of the past as if watching a movie, events that happened during their conversations with the young boy name Takeru.

[Miki]"…..what the…..what was that?"

[Mikoto]"…..What was what?"

[Miki]"I suddenly saw …never mind"

[Mikoto]"….?...your acting weird Miki san….is something bothering you?"

[Miki]"…No….it's just…..I have this strange feeling…..that something is not right"

[Mikoto]"….If you say so…."

[Miki]"…"

[Mikoto]"…Anyways, this time for sure….I will follow what my heart is telling me…..I don't want the person I love to suffer because of my mistakes….so please….Miki san, trust me".

[Miki]"…..Yoroi san….you…(nod)…yes, I will put my fate in your heart".

[Mikoto]"- Thank you!, Miki san!"

[Miki]"-I want the one I love to be happy too…"

[Mikoto]"…Yeah…."

[Miki]"-So, I've decided…..to put everything I have into what I can do…"

[Mikoto]"-The one you love…..hmm…"

[Miki]"-Yes…"

[Mikoto]"-It looks like…despite what we've all been saying…..we all felt the same way…"

[Miki]"….eheheh, looks that way….. I guess we have the same tastes….."

[Mikoto]"-Ahaha,…..I was really shocked when I noticed Chizuru san and Kei san felt it too though…"

[Miki]"-Ahahaha…"

….

…..

[Mikoto]"-Okay…done locking it down!, I can do the rest on my own, Miki san, go back Meiya san up"

[Miki]"-Understood!...Yoroi san…"

[Mikoto]"-What?"

[Miki]"…..Make sure…the mission succeeds,…..okay?"

[Mikoto]"….yeah"

(Original Hive)(Main Hall's Front Line)(Meiya's POV)

Waves of BETAs just kept on coming without a stop in their tracks, If the soldiers from the outside were to see this scene now, they would probably think it's crazy trying to stop an army like this alone and would have probably pissed their pants, but such a thing was possible, because right in the middle of this wave of monstrosities is a lone warrior trying to make a last stand just so she could give her comrades more time to prepare.

"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

(Slash!)

"I'm Not Done yet!"

(Slah!-Slash!)

"…..Haa…Haa…Haa…this is madness"

But before anyone can say anything else another warrior just entered the stage without any warning whatsoever and unleashed a huge rain of bullets directly to the BETA's heads with deadly precision.

(Bang,Bang,Bang!)

"…!"

[Miki]"….Mitsurugi san…..hurry!, ….I'll clear a path for you!"

[Meiya]"….My apologies!"

(Original Hive)(Main Hall's Gate)(Mikoto's POV)

"…There…..everything good, now all I have to do is- (!)…what…..no….this can't be…."

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(Original Hive)(Main Hall's Front Line)(Meiya's POV)

[Meiya]"- That is enough, Tamase!...I will enter the Drift now!"

[Miki]"—Okay!"

[Meiya]"-The enemies are 750 meters away!, Protect Yoroi!"

[Miki]"-I'll be fine!, Leave her to me!"

[Meiya]"-I shall return shortly…until then -Take care!"

[Miki]"-Yes!"

(Outside The Original Hive)(Somewhere in the sidelines)

A man with long chest nut colored hair extending to his neck and was wearing a long brown robe was standing amidst the battle that was being made right in front of him like an action movie with a sad look in his hollow face, he continues to watch over the soldiers as they fight with everything they've got, but struggle as they might be they are still heavily outnumbered.

"….I wonder…. When all this fighting will ever stop.

"Hahahahahaaa, You your self should already know the answer to that simple question"

(!)

"…You…..even nor our minds are connected, that's still doesn't mean that you can just telepathically call me like this, remember….The Superior BETA is also in this area….and I don't even wanna know what he will do later on once his done with Takeru".

"Himp!,…your always so stingy about that, I mean it's not like he can monitor everything, and also I highly doubt this Takeru will end up like you."

"You have a lot of fate in that boy,….don't tell me his also one of the originals as well?"

"Hahahahaaa, Who knows…."

The man made a loud laugh inside his head that it was starting to annoy him.

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(XG-70d Susano'o Type 4)(Main Cockpit)(Shirogane's POV)

[Kasumi]"-Main canon 87% charged, the engine output remains unstable, but deviations are within tolerance."

[Takeru]"—Copy that."

….dammit….it feels like time is passing really fast…

Sumika and everyone else is trying so hard right now, but I'm just sitting here waiting….this really hurts…., especially since I don't know what's going on in the Main Hall….

The 1st barrier hasn't been cut off…..why is that!?.

And losing the data link could very well cause the whole operation to fail….

[Kasumi]"…..Shirogane san, please calm down."

(-!?)

[Kasumi]"-You're worried about the others, aren't you….?"

[Takeru]"…."

[Kasumi]"…but right now-"

[Takeru]"-Kasumi…."

(-!)

[Takeru]"….I'm….fine…"

[Kasumi]"…"

[Takeru]"My top priority…is to complete the mission…..to destroy the Primary Objective"

(-!?)

Meiya's in the Drift!?

Does that mean the others are finally retreating!?.

[Takeru]"-Meiya!, -What happened, are you done outside!?"

[Meiya]"No, a mistake was made with the injector at the 2nd barrier,I am going to fix it."

[Takeru]"-Eh!?,….Mikoto made a mistake…!?"

[Meiya]"She forgot to set the remote control, It is not a fatal error, so you may rest easy and continue charging."

There's no way Mikoto would miss a detail like that.

No, she sounded pretty rushed earlier.

The situation's tense enough that even she might do that.

[Takeru]"By the way Meiya, how's the battle going in the Main Hall!?"

[Meiya]"…"

[Takeru]"The data link's been down for a while so I have no idea what's going on out there!"

[Meiya]"Yoroi is locking down the closing chemical injector….the others are supporting her."

I see, the other three are backing her up….and they sent Meiya to the 2nd barrier because she was the fastest!, thank god both Class rep and Ayamine are safe….

[Kasumi]" -Valkyrie 2 approaching, -Passing by."

That's right!, If she's this close then maybe…!

(-!)

Damn….the data isn't being shared!.

[Takeru]"-Meiya, did you update your data!?, I can't get anything new!"

[Meiya]"I see…..I cannot say mine is complete either."

[Takeru]"-I knew it….!"

We're so close to the end, Why are we letting little things like this happen now!?.

[Kasumi]"…."

[Meiya]"…."

[Takeru]"Not sharing all our data might get us killed right at the last moment….!"

Damnit! …we've been relying so much on the data links to fight properly in the past….!

[Meiya]"….good question…the main cause I can think of is…."

[Takeru]"-Hm…..?"

[Meiya]"Particles in the air of the Main Hall as a result of the S-11 explosions…."

(-!)

I see…the Main Hall walls are made out of something that absorbs EM waves…

[Takeru]"So particles from the walls got on their TSFs. Including the antennas and sensors…No wonder there'd be problems even at such short range…."

[Meiya]"Yes, perhaps now that it has aerosolized, it can block even more EM waves, Including those in our data link transmissions, No one expected it to have such an ability.

So even at that low density it can interfere with EM waves…Couldn't we use this stuff to defend ourselves from the Laser Class!?.

[Meiya]" Since this is an unknown material, the dimensional boundary field at critical power may also have contributed for all we know.

The field at full power…That would overlap with when it was having trouble.

[Meiya]"Perhaps the S-11 exploding so near us has made us unable to automatically detect such things, It is a possibility.

[Takeru]"…..well, it is …possible I guess"

[Meiya]"In any event, that is all I can surmise….forgive me"

Eh…..?

[Takeru]"Why are you apologizing….?"

[Meiya]" Speaking of mere possibilities is surely not enough to assuage your fears"

(-!)

I see….That's why you stayed here and talked despite how urgent your task was…you could tell I was irritated….no, worried…..!

What the hell am I doing…!?, thinking about this now isn't going to help us get rid of the interference….!, even that's just more talk of possibility, There's no end to it…!

[Takeru]"No,…that's plenty"

[Meiya]"….."

[Takeru]"You're probably right about what's causing this"

[Meiya]"…..I hope so"

Normally she'd yell at me not to waste my time thinking about this…..

But because it's so important this time, you found a roundabout way to try and cheer me up…..

[Takeru]"I didn't think of that at all, It interferes with EM waves normally, so it could easily get worse when we disturb it…..yeah."

[Meiya]"…."

[Takeru]"I know the mission demands that I stand by in here while the rest of you are fighting, but I got a little flustered….I wasn't thinking properly."

[Meiya]"…..so…you were after all"

[Takeru]"Sorry, But you helped me come back to my senses, …..you're always calm like that."

[Meiya]"That is…..untrue, …..I am only making a great effort to be calm…"

[Kasumi]"…"

[Takeru]"I see…."

[Meiya]"And fulfilling my duty…while having faith in those comrades I still cannot see for myself….."

[Takeru]"You're right…."

Damnit…hearing you say that hurts….

At this rate…having you acknowledge me as your noble confidant is just a pipedream….

….

[Meiya]"I have reached the 2nd barrier, I will now begin working on it, So I must cease transmitting"

[Takeru]"Okay, I won't keep you any longer, just call me if something happens!"

[Meiya]"-Hu….roger"

And with that parting the girl suddenly felt stricken by the fact that she just lied to the person whom she loves the most, the girls face was full of sadness to the point that she almost cried.

"…Takeru…..forgive me…."

"Now then….."

(….?)

"-Wh….What….!?"

"-Impossible! ….this is….!?"

(Original Hive)(Main Hall's Gate)(Mikoto's POV)

"-Okay….!, It should work now….!

-Systems check,…Flow pressurizer…one, two-Yes!

-Come on…move…..!"

[Injecting Chemicals]

"-It wooorked!"

And with a flip of a switch the giant gate suddenly started to slowly close on its own.

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[Mikoto]"-Miki san, I did it!, The closing device works!, You can fall back now!"

(Bang!, Bang!)

[Miki]"—But…the twenty thousand enemies Mitsurugi san told us about are coming faster than expected!"

[Mikoto]"-Eh!?"

[Miki]"-If I abandon my position now…..Yoroi san, you won't be able to destroy the brain….!"

(Bang!, Bang!)

[Mikoto]"-It'll be fine, Miki san!, I'll do the rest!"

[Miki]"No you can't!, If you fail, the BETA will get into the Drift!"

[Mikoto]"Miki san!, that's not what we promised!"

(-!)

[Mikoto]"You were supposed to follow Meiya san earlier…but you stayed here for no reason!"

[Miki]"Yoroi san, I'm sorry….!"

[Mikoto]"….Eh….?"

[Miki]"-I'm done doing whatever people want me to just to avoid rocking the boat!"

[Mikoto]""-Eh!?"

[Miki]" I'm going to protect the one I love…!"

[Miki]"-So I will stay here…..until right before it closes!"

[Mikoto]"-Miki san…"

[Miki]"Yoroi san, please destroy the brain now!"

(-!)

(Bang!, Bang!, Bang!)

[Miki]"-Uu!"

(Bang!, bang!, Bang!, Bang!)

"-Uuuuuuuuuuuuu!"

…..

(-!)

[Miki]"Yoroi san!?,This is my…..!"

[Mikoto]" We can't destroy the brain until the 1st barrier completely closes!, It'd be stuck halfway open!"

(Bang!, Bang!)

[Mikoto]" -Let's protect this place together until its moments away from closing."

[Miki]"-Yoroi san…!"

(Bang!, Bang!, Bang!)

[Mikoto]"-I will protect Sumika san and Kasumi san…..and the Takeru we all LOVE!"

[Miki]"-Yes!"

(Bang!, Bang!)

[Mikoto]" In exchange….keep your promise this time…!"

[Miki]"….!"

(Bang!, Bang Bang!)

[Mikoto]"-Please….!"

"yoroi….san"

……

(Yokohama Base) (Shuttle Tower)

"Ahh~, its soo~ boring here waiting for the outcome…(sigh)…..if only the PX was open today I could have gotten Oba san to give me some servings…..che!"

-I can't believe that your thinking of food in a time like this-

(-!)

"Ooya~!,I thought you hated it whenever we communicate mentally, what changed your mind?"

"I'm thinking of borrowing some of your strength"

"Ooh~!, ….are you going to do it?,….the ritual of equivalent exchange between worlds?"

"….yes, ….even if it means that I will disappear…this time for sure….I will prevent my own hands from killing her again"

"Hahahahhahaaaa~!"

"What's so funny?"

"Nothing~!, It's just that I thought, I was supposed to be the crazy one around here,…..but it seems that you yourself have already broken ages ago."

"Shut up! ….I failed my own comrades…..killed my own friend….and worse of all…..I couldn't even save her…, but now it's different….because this time…..I will fulfill my duties….. even if it means sacrificing the others, I will prevent at least him from breaking himself apart!"

"Hooo~!, It seems you have finally found your answer…hmm…..very well, But know This!, once you disappear I will have him be next in line to take your place!,…is that alright with you?"

"Don't ask me questions you already know the answers"

"Very well, then its settled,…now then…let the 2 sacrifice make their final stand!"