10th Nova Clash
West Genetics Japan
Elize walked into Kazuha's room in the Infirmary. "So we need you to fight the these new Nova." she told Kazuha. "You're officially discharged."
"I, uh, can't. I can't do it."
"Why?"
"I'm embarrassed to say it, but I don't have my stigmata anymore."
"What?! We need you to fight the new enemy!"
"Just get my cousin to do it. She came back right?"
"Yes but... We're not sure if we can trust her. You saw what she did to Cassie right?"
"I said that I would talk to her as her older cousin and as her aunt. I will allow her to do as she wishes as she sees fit. I will take full responsibility for her actions."
"I trust your judgement for this. I will allow her into combat as your replacement. Did she tell you about the time thing?"
"I hope that you understand now that I don't have my stigmata. And yeah, she told me." Kazuha said while smiling.
Lily and Cassie were walking towards the Ravensbourne Nucleotide when two of the transformed Pandora snuck up behind them. Lily materialized the gunblade and delivered two swift shots to the crystal in their chests. "I hope that we don't have to deal with that many of you." She continued her walk as they fell to the ground. When they got there, they found the third years with their Limiters at the first defensive line.
"Hey. Glad to see that you're here." Lily said to Creo.
"Yeah, I fully recovered. Would love for you to teach me some stuff sometime." Creo responded.
"Sometime, I will. As an apology." Lily waved them off and proceeded down to the second defensive line with Cassie. There was only Elizabeth and Andre there as the line. "Hey."
"Hey you two." Elizabeth replied. "I saw what you did to Cassie. It was absolutely unforgivable." She said to Lily.
"No, not this again. I already forgave her for a reason she gave me." Cassie said.
"Well you'd better be able to explain it to me later." Elizabeth said bitterly.
"Don't worry, I will. After we're done with this." Lily said.
The two of them proceeded to the bottom level where Kazuya, Satellizer, Rana, Ganessa, and Arthur were. "Hey guys!"
"Hi Lily!" Kazuya said cheerfully.
Satellizer was looking at Cassie bitterly. "Is there something on my face?" Cassie asked.
"... No. I'm just… I didn't expect to meet you again like this." Satellizer said.
"It's fine. I'll go back to my school after this is all over."
"Hey, Lily? Where are you going?"
"To pay my respects."
Lily stepped inside of the Ravensbourne Nucleotide and saw Maria inside a stasis tube. Chiffon and Ticy were already in there, defending it. "Hey Maria. Thanks for everything. Especially this jacket."
Bubbles came out of Maria's mouth and Lily took it as an acknowledgement. "I'll be around. Need to defend the world in this time now." Lily left the room and reappeared outside.
"Did you actually talk to Maria?" Kazuya asked.
"I didn't really know if she said anything back but it was fine for me."
"Kazuya, how do you know this person?" Ganessa asked.
"You didn't know? She's my cousin!" Kazuya smiled.
"Enemy Pandora have breached the lower levels! They're going to reach the Ravensbourne Nucleotide soon!" The loudspeaker announced.
Suddenly there was a hole in the ceiling as an enemy Pandora fell through. Lily quickly materialized her sunglasses and gunblade and disabled her by shooting out her joints in the smoke. She walked over to the body and ripped out the stigmata embedded in her chest. "Here." She tossed it and Cassie caught it. "Oh wait. That thing." Immediately, it started glowing and turned Cassie into a Nova form. Cassie was screaming in pain and light was coming from her back. Large crystals protruded from her stigmata and blue hexagonal patterns appeared over her body. The stigmata in her hand transferred into her chest. Her arms materialized into large blades.
Cassie extended her right blade and caught Rana in the left shoulder. Her body was sliding down the blade and Rana was grunting in pain. "Four Senses!" Rana called as she materialized her Volt Weapons. She smashed the blade and knocked Cassie back. The blade rematerialized and Cassie got back up. Then she Acceled. Rana and Satellizer gave chase to their enemy with their own Accels. "Wait Ganessa! You can't Accel?"
"It doesn't matter if I can't!" Ganessa cried as she formed her Chains of Binding into a single large piece. She threw it but missed. Cassie then came after her with the blade but Rana caught it in between her arm and chest. There was blood running down her leg.
Cassie then initiated a red Freezing and caught Rana, Ganessa, and Arthur in it but it was stopped by Kazuya's own Freezing.
"Kazu-ya." Rana said before she collapsed, passed out from pain.
"That was scary." Ganessa said with a sigh of relief. Cassie then went after Kazuya but Satellizer got in the way to stop her. She materialized her Volt Weapon and tried to block an attack but failed. Satellizer got knocked far backwards closer to Kazuya.
"Stand back, Lily. I have a score to settle with her." Satellizer said.
"This'll be fun." Just try to step in whenever there's some real trouble. Juliet said.
I got it.
"And Kazuya, I don't need your help. I'll do this alone." Satellizer said as she began an Accel. Cassie began her own and began attacking. She's fast! Satellizer thought.
After another encounter, Cassie slashed Satellizer's back and then began slashing her everywhere. Satellizer fell into a wall and then to the ground. Cassie then walked past Satellizer's body but had her leg grabbed by Satellizer. "You won't get past me."
Cassie then turned the arm blade into her normal arm but with a blade coming out of the side. She then stabbed Satellizer in the back and she screamed in pain. In rage, Satellizer initiated her Nova Mode to combat Cassie. Large crystals came from Satellizer's stigmata. She performed an Accel-Tempest and attacked through Cassie's blades which were raised to defend herself, shattering them. Satellizer then got through to the stigmata in her chest and stabbed it but with not enough force to shatter it. She was knocked down to the ground. "Please… please end this."
"She spoke?!"
The Nova seized control of Cassie again and she got back up. She reinitiated her attack and they brought the fight to the hallway. "Triple Accel!" Satellizer shouted. There were then three clones of Satellizer. But Cassie countered with her Quadruple Accel and four clones and attacked Satellizer viciously, cutting her in multiple places. She then pinned her to a wall and impaled her through the left shoulder. Cassie went in for the right one but was stopped. Satellizer looked over and saw Kazuya. He was performing a Freezing on her.
Lily fired a shot through the stigmata in Cassie's chest from the back. The Nova temporarily lost control of Cassie again. "Please… please stop me. Satellizer el Bridget." Tears of blood came from her eyes. "Please! I don't want to kill for you anymore!" Cassie screamed. "I just want to fulfill my dream! To be a novelist!" The Nova then took control again and Cassie was screaming in pain.
She's actually a really good writer you know. After the virus hit her, it was the only thing she felt that she could do. I love her style.
I knew that. Didn't think that you would enjoy them more than me though. Lily replied.
"I thought I told you to stay out of this!" Satellizer called.
"And I thought that you were in trouble." Lily shrugged. "Is it really that big of a deal?"
"YES! She beat me back at the East! I got kicked out of there because of her!"
While Cassie was screaming, she broke out of the Freezing and forced Kazuya back into a wall, making a crater. Cassie began to glow very brightly. Massive amounts of energy were coming out of her. They all knew that she would cause an explosion that might kill them all. "Kazuya!" Lily cried as she moved to shelter him. Ganessa went in front of Satellizer to make sure she didn't die. Then, the explosion happened. It was very brief and bright. The blast took Ganessa out of the battle, heavily wounding her. Lily was knocked head first into a wall by the blast while protecting Kazuya. She was laying face down with her forehead against the wall and blood was starting to drip. "Lily!" Kazuya ran to her and turned her over. Blood was dripping from her forehead, mouth, and right eye. The sunglasses were cracked all across. "Lily? Say something please!" He reached down to take her pulse. It was very faint. "Please don't die! Please!" He was leaning on her body and hugging it. Tears were coming of his eyes and they fell on Lily. Satellizer looked back at them and found tears in her own eyes. "Why… Why am I crying? I don't even know her that well and yet…"
Satellizer said shuddering. "Cassie Lockheart! I'll kill you right here!" she yelled. She then activated her Nova Mode with wings of light coming from her back and began her assault on Cassie.
Unbeknownst to the group, Milena made it down into the preservation room of the Ravensbourne Nucleotide. She looked up at the remains of Maria Lancelot but was confronted by Chiffon and Ticy. They quickly defeated her.