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Chapter 4 My Strength
The room was tense. Gene sat there as calm as ever, drinking his wine. The other CPU's however, were tense as a discussion was about to go down that would net them either an ally or a foe. Neptune thought it would be best to transform so her logical side could take care of this. She acted swiftly.
"So what was that presence that emanated from this castle�" she was about to say his name then realized they didn't know his. He caught on though.
"Gene, and like I said, that presence was mine and mine alone." He said casually
Everyone's eyes widened and narrowed marginally but it was noticeable. Neptune pressed forward.
"What of those two who were fighting you?" the thought also came to her that he was impaled and there was now no sign of injury.
"Those two were the souls that reside within me. Eventually I will have to settle their conflict as my body can withstand their power for only so long. The black one would always win, and I do not suspect that this time will be any different."
They soaked in this information, resulting in a couple minutes of silence but that didn't bother Gene any. He actually liked it. Neptune asked once more.
"So are you are friend or foe?"
He sighed.
"That would be the million dollar question." He said emptily staring at the ceiling
"Well it would depend on you all I guess. If you all are strong enough to fight me to at least a standstill, you could be my friend. However, if you lose to me, you would be not worth my time and attacking me at that point would just serve to piss me off." He stated with the later part of that statement dripping with a venom.
Now everyone's eyes were narrowed. They were unsure if he would attack them now or later when they were potentially weak. He suddenly got up and started walking away. He stood in the doorway.
"Let us go find out if we are friends or foes." He walked off
Eventually they trailed and that led the group and Gene to a very large courtyard. They all stood scattered about just admiring the scenery. Gene turned to look at them and put on Jugundis.
"Now everyone, come at me with all you got." He stated loudly
Everyone quickly transformed and due to being goddesses, the meal they just ate quite broke down and now they had energy to fight. The first two that rushed in were Vert and her duplicate. They both went to stabbed different parts of the body only to be side-stepped and one was kicked in her side. The other quickly swung her spear around only for it to be caught and his own spear to be planted firmly in her gut. He lifted her into the air and slammed her into the ground, leaving her their stuck.
Both Noire's and Neptune flew in to help and Neptune went for her Cross Strike skill while the other two Noire's flanked and went to remove his legs. He hopped up to avoid being amputated and crossed his arms to block the x shaped strike but it was stronger than it looked so it blew him back a little bit. He knew what they were doing so he quickly moved towards Neptune but the Noire's blocked his way. He jumped out of the suit, allowing Jugundis to fight those two while he unleashed his own katana to fight Neptune.
Jugundis was using the tendrils he had to block the attacks behind him while he struck with his hands to disarm and incapacitate the other. The one striking from the front went for a quick lunge when she seemingly saw an opening but the blade was caught and she was swiftly given a right hook across her skull, knocking her out. The Noire, although shocked, saw an opening as well and managed to stab him in the back at a weak point in the armor. She drew blood which caused him to leap forward, turn around and throw the sword that he caught at her like a spear. It came within 3 inches of removing her head from her body, but unfortunately, she was distracted by that, allowing Jugundis to call his spear back from Vert and he moved to impale her through the gut as well before throwing her into Neptune.
Gene was quick to strike as he moved to slice at an artery but she blocked his strike. She pushed him off and used an energy wave to strike him to which he dodged before sending his own, mainly Sigurus's. She foolishly tried to block it but she was injured a substantial amount, so he moved in. he delivered a hailstorm of swipes and jabs with his sword, intent on taking her down with many small wounds. She suddenly called for her teammate Plutia who transformed back and they both made a team attack. The attack came from the ground and from in front as he was given a double Cross Strike and a whip blade coming from the ground to maul his legs with their sharp wires. He shoved his sword in the ground and called.
"Sigurus!" she shouted to which his body was coated with the armor of Sigurus
Now that the armor was on, the blades did nothing and he struck the x-shaped attack, dissipating it. he ripped the blade from his leg and charged at Neptune. He delivered a wall of stabs that she couldn't block even if she dual wielded and was ten time faster. She quickly succumbed to the wounds and she fell unconscious and being hit with a body from Jugundis. Plutia, being the dominatrix that she was and having 'ownership' over Noire and Neptune, became enraged and started striking wildly with her whip blade. A few landed as he dodge smoothly and went to attack her if it weren't for the bullet that came and hit him in the arm. he looked to see the girl with twin drill white hair holding her gun. He heard whizzing so he flipped back on his hands and barely missed the blade strike from Plutia while he caught her arm between his legs. He spun to the right quickly, causing her shoulder to dislocate and her forearm to snap, making a loud crunch noise.
The girl with the gun at this point realized that she was in trouble and moved to put space in between herself and Sigurus but his speed was much greater as he closed the distance. He took his huge hand and slammed it into her gut, causing her to cough violently with bile and blood. He picked her up by her entire head and slammed her into the ground. He thought he was done be he was very wrong as the other Vert that wasn't impaled came up and struck his face mask, forming a crack in it. he yanked her in by the blade and repeatedly punched her as she didn't let go of the spear. Eventually she got the idea after about 30 or so punches to the face and gut and she put distance but as seen before, that doesn't work. She looked to see where he was but he was nowhere to be found. That is until she felt some large and cold run through her stomach. She looked down to see the 'rapier' that he wielded going through her guts. She fell down from the pain and was losing consciousness. The rest who weren't injured were scared out of their minds, even Blanc, as he stood over them. He thought something was off and he proved to be right as he turned around one second too late as a girl that looked like Neptune, only shorter and more pink, ran her sword through the joint of his shoulder.
"Rom, Ram, now!" she shouted
He whipped his head around to see the two smaller Blanc's summoned a storm and struck Nepgear with lightning bolts which conducted through her sword into him. He fell to his knees as he convulsed slightly in the pain but he grabbed the sword and pushed out, sending Nepgear flying. He used his other hand to keep him from falling to the floor. He saw the two Blanc's also coming in with their axes and he knew he was a disadvantage with these numbers and this injury. He looked over to Jugundis to see him fighting the Noire that was previously unconscious but recovered quickly. He saw me and we both nodded. The two of us spoke at the same time.
"Weight Of The World."
Suddenly, a very oppressive aura overcame everyone forcing them to their knees. The aura kept getting more and more powerful and everyone fell to the ground lying flat while also cracking the ground a little from the amount of power being applied to gravity. It was short lived as due to the injury, it could not be sustained long but he got the opening he needed and moved to impale the Blanc's. it worked barely as one managed to block and was struck in the shoulder and the other in the chest. They both pushed the Blanc's off their blades and sighed. They had defeated them all. He fell to the ground as Sigurus and Jugundis dissipated. He looked to see his defeated opponents who weren't bleeding which surprised him. he lied down and looked up the night sky which happened to be a full moon so the sky was perfect.
"When was the last time I fought this hard?" he wondered aloud
Everything was silent until he heard footsteps. He looked up to see a darkened figure to which he could not make out the shape. He already guessed who it was.
"You are now one step closer, Gene, and I don't think I should remind you of what happens when you finish."
Gene sighed. He exuded the Purity of the symbol on his hand and healed everyone's wounds. He knew what the man was talking about and due to this fight, it just pushed him further to the edge. He guessed only a few more days should pass before he has to do battle. He looked and the man disappeared and with that he passed out.
