Vollkommen: Innocence and Honor! The Four's Power! Part One!
Previously on Vollkommen: Yuko's Corruption…
"What…the…fuck?" Shiori AKA Minami Takahashi the 5th gaped.
"It's good to meet again…War…Strife…Fury…and Death" Vollkommen smiled.
"You too, Chris and Alito…" the four responded, Death nodding firmly.
"These…are…the Four Horsemen?" Ayako stammered, her eyes widened with horror as she fell on her back.
Chieri's eyes widened with surprise as she slowly looked at the daunting figure of the Four…
"And I thought…they exist only in legends. Never knew that Chris and Alito had such an epic adventure before this…" Chieri thought.
"The F…Four? D…Death? War? Wait…who are they? What are they here for?" Nagisa gasped.
As the smoke cleared, the Idols could see the Four Horsemen in their full, daunting, and intimidating glory…
"So this are the Legendary Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse…Seems even legends are true sometimes, even if it's from the other dimension with different origins…" Katagiri looked on in awe.
"It's nice to be back, Death…" Vollkommen smiled as she shook hands with the Pale Rider.
"You have called us with that emblem of yours; I assume it must be some problem?" Death returned the handshake.
"Yes, and it troubles me greatly…but we can talk about this later. For now, we have to prove her innocence first. She will be part of our team in restoring the Balance later, and we couldn't afford to lose her. Besides, she's my friend." Vollkommen stated, nodding her head.
"Nice, Chris and Alito…you both have changed!" Fury, the Rider of the Black Horse and the only female Rider among the Four, grinned.
"And you still look as hot as hell!" Huayra winked.
"Long story, I suppose. And War…" Vollkommen looked at the Red Rider.
As the Red Rider himself glanced at the goddess-human hybrid, both of them nodded subtly, giving each other the silent respect they deserved.
"Couldn't we just get this over with? I ain't travelling five-thousand kilometres via-dimensions just to stand around here!" Strife, the marksman and Rider of the White Horse, clicked his two legendary pistols Mercy and Redemption.
"Relax; Strife…all will come in good time." Vollkommen smiled calmly.
"What is the meaning of this?!" Shiori exclaimed.
"I have sworn upon my honor, don't I? Let's get this done over with before I introduce them to you, for I'm not one to beat around the bush…Death, take it away." Vollkommen nodded.
Death grunted in satisfaction behind his mask as his right hand glowed with streams of eerie green light surrounding the right gauntlet.
"I see you have mastered it to travel anywhere into the past without portal holes?" Vollkommen smiled.
"We will land on this place, except in the past, all Minami has to do is to lead us to the exact spot where she called whoever she called to. That would shut that green-hair midget up." Death replied coolly.
"HEY! What makes you think you have the rights to call someone a midget?" Shiori shot back.
Death slowly, but methodically crossed the distance between him and the green-hair, short-in-size, idol. Each footstep seemed deadly clear, crisp, and solid, despite the ruffling leaves made by the swishing winds. As the distance between Death and Shiori were just scarcely an arm's length away, he spoke with a calm, yet ominous voice, and almost flat…
"What makes you think," he asked Shiori, "that I can't?"
Shiori took a step back; cold sweat broke upon her face as her spine tingled with chilling fear.
"Good. Now, shall we?" Death glanced at Vollkommen, the latter nodded.
The Pale Rider mumbled some ancient language that was undecipherable to all, and a mysterious looking portal appeared in front of him.
"Well, plain and simple…" Death grunted.
Vollkommen approached the portal with caution.
"Shall we, AKB0048? I know you want to persecute Minami Minegashi the 5th, but trust me…things aren't what it seems." She firmly spoke.
The Kenkyusei and Senbatsu members looked at one another, and reluctantly agreed, for Chris was not one to make remarks lightly when things as serious as this happened.
The day before Akibastar Concert…
"Never seen such a populated place in a long time…" Strife mumbled.
"Gosh…so that's how cities will be in the future…And to think that's not even Earth." Fury admitted.
"Where are you in that point in time?" Shiori frowned.
"Come; let me show you the place where I converse with Mr. Sono…" Minami Minegishi the 5th replied as she, along with the Kenkyusei, Senbatsu, the Four, Vollkommen, and Huayra, went to the location – The Akibastar Flower Garden.
"You made the call in such an open place?" Mayu Watanabe Type 3 looked bewildered.
"When you have disguise such as this it wouldn't matter, right?" Huayra replied.
The team looked at where Huayra was pointing at and saw a camerawoman wearing the same clothing that Minami Minegishi the 5th wore.
Vollkommen and Huayra nodded as they levitated to the left and right side of the group respectively. Their Rune-imbued eyes glowed.
"Greater Stealth Generator Online: Establishing Link with other recipient's successful, initiating Area-of-Effect invisibility barrier."
"GSG Remaining Battery lifespan: 7 minutes"
Not further in front, the past Minami Minegishi the 5th took out her hand phone and contacted Mr. Sono.
"Mr. Sono…yes, it's regarding the Center Novae…really? Recreating the Center Novae through non-lethal means? You understand Chieri's intention? Oh…okay, the Center Novae, right? All I only knew is that the Idol herself must possess huge potential and a radiant soul…Yes, that's what I only know. Tomorrow, in the café…Sure! Thank you for not using those lethal means…thank goodness!"
*Click*
"Simple as that…a recording of Minami's phone call to Mr. Sono, proven that she did not even anticipate Mr. Sono's sudden change in behaviour due to Phazon." Vollkommen explained.
"Phazon?" Death wondered.
"Long story, Death…Alito and I will fill you in later. As for now, let us head back shall we? I don't think our Stealth Generators could hold us that long…" Vollkommen replied.
Chris's Underground Lab facility – AKB0048 Dormitory.
"I would like you all to meet the head of G.F.S Olympus and the head of the entire Galactic Federation troops in general, Admiral Castor Dane. And the G.F.S's pioneer in organic supercomputers, Aurora Unit 242." Chris showed them on the gigantic hologram screen the two distinct figures.
"Wow…organic supercomputers? Damn…and I thought our computers are highly advanced…" Kanata gasped.
"Hehehe…that thing in the tube looks like a huge brain!" Sonata, Kanata's younger sister, teased.
"I have to give 'em credit; even my father wouldn't come up with that concept well…Amazing…" Chieri gaped in amazement.
Even Shiori was stunned speechless, shocked to see that there was such advanced technology existing beyond the reaches of the Akibastar Galactic System.
"It is in our defence that Minami is innocent. She could not have figured out that Mr. Sono was infected with Phazon, because she has no knowledge about this mutagen at all. Mr. Sono merely wanted to play along, fooling Minami into thinking that he was still uncorrupted, so that he could figure out the location of the Leviathan Seed that was secretly planted into Akibastar." AU 242 firmly replied, her Cyclops eye glowing solid red.
"Yes…I did recall Minami Minegishi the 5th reporting that Mr. Sono wanted to help in non-lethal ways after Chieri, Chris, and Alito's persuasion. That was shortly before we received report that Mr. Sono was infected with Phazon months ago, and that was the moment I figured out that Minami has been had." Admiral Castor Dane recounted.
"Minami only wanted to stop the Center Novae in order to prevent anymore AKB0048 members from disappearing. Because if anymore members disappear, the morale in AKB0048 will fall, causing DES and DGTO to strike us where it hurts." Alito followed.
"How does Minami have affiltration with the Galactic federation?" Suzuko Kanzaki wondered.
"Well, when you are a camerawoman, you will tend to run into some important figure sooner or later, right?" Chris, who just powered down from her goddess form, replied calmly.
"A point to us, a point to the Four, a point to AU 242, a point to Admiral Castor Dane, a point to Katagiri, and a point to the Elite GF Troops who was with the proposition…Has the opposition have anything to say?" Alito and Chris spoke at the same time, their voices echoed in the huge lab facility.
Shiori crossed her arms and frowned as she looked away.
"That still doesn't stop her from leaving abruptly without our knowledge, or even a proper graduation! It's in the rules, and you know it!" she scoffed.
Minami stepped forward.
"I admit I didn't bother to do the graduation in the beginning, but after seeing that Chris and Alito demonstrated an alternative way of unleashing the Center Novae, I understand that there is hope for AKB0048 after all! I will be doing it, then!" Minami frowned in determination.
"Yeah, talk is cheap!" Shiori grudgingly shot back.
Suddenly, Tsubasa's voice could be heard over the intercom system.
"It's an emergency, Idols! There are many animal-like creatures and constructs that are tearing the streets of Akibastar and the stadium! They are definitely not from DES!" Tsubasa's voice became tense and worried.
Death, War, Strife, and Fury frowned.
"Dark Constructs, Stalkers, and Prowlers…they must have followed us when the portal leading to Akibastar opened." Death frowned.
"Let's not waste any time, we will deal with the matter at hand later! The citizens living at Akibastar are in danger!"Nagisa Motomiya worryingly replied.
As the Idols departed towards the Stadium, Chris and Alito looked at Minami Minegishi the 5th and nodded firmly.
"Time to prove to others that you meant what you said, Minami!" both shot out.
Minami became determined as her eyes frowned and nodded in reply.
The Battlefield – Akibastar Central Area
Large amounts of Stalkers and Prowlers terrorized the Central Area, but thanks to the quick response of The Four Horsemen, Chris, and Alito, some of the Idols of AKB00048 that are sent to defend the Central Area managed to destroy the monsters quickly even when they are struggling against the hordes. Chris and Alito managed to rescue all of the victims and citizens on time.
"Good old days like in the True Armageddon, slaying demons, eh?" Alito grinned.
"Killing' em little critters, one by one, gotta agree." Death nodded as he swung his twin scythe, the Soul Destroyer, around him in a circular fashion. After which, he unleashed a spectral form of the Grim Reaper swinging a huge spectral form of his signature weapon, the Harvester.
The spectral Harvester sliced through the thick skins of the Stalkers and Prowlers like thin sheets of cloth; ripping the bones, sinews, and muscles with ease…
Death dodged immensely like an acrobat, while counterattacking with insane speed and flowing slashes using his Soul Destroyer, occasionally unleashing his spectre form of his Reaper Mode to finish of a combo.
He muttered some words as he summoned three fiery imbued ghouls, which possessed the ability to lure the enemies to attack the Ghouls instead. With the lure, Death managed to get some distance and unleashed several highly-damaging shockwaves from his semi-sentient Armblades – The Slice of Death.
When the ghouls had done enough damage, the Ghouls begin to glow.
"Everyone DUCK!" Alito screamed, as the ghouls screamed their last breaths before exploding in a mini-explosion with enough area-of-effect to destroy the remaining Stalkers and Prowlers in Death's area.
"Geez, he can destroy those thick-hide mobs faster than us?" Mayu Watanabe Type 3 exclaimed.
Chiharu Sakuragi AKA Haruna Kojima the 8th attempted to stun the beasts by blowing kisses at them, but…it didn't seem to work on the savage beasts.
"What?" Chiharu's eyes widened as some packs of Prowlers prowled at her, enraged at her 'flirting' attack.
War descended from the skies as the daunting Red Rider implanted his Chaoseater forcefully into the ground…
"Leave this area, NOW!" War bellowed.
Chiharu felt the ground quaking immensely as she scrambled out, just in time for many huge Chaoseater-like protrusions erupted out like a geyser around War, killing the packs of Prowlers!
"This is…bull! How can you do this kind of stuff?" Chiharu gasped, amazed at the Red Rider's abilities.
War, true to his stoic nature, ignored her as he continued to slay the remaining packs of the monsters in his sector.
"Cool boys don't speak much…how true is that?" Chiharu chuckled seductively…
Tomoyo Itano and her twin sister Tomoka Itano, known as Tomomi Itano the 11th and 10th respectively managed to defeat some packs of the Prowlers and Stalkers despite their animalistic nature. However, the thick hides caused their energy sabres too energy that it depleted soon enough as the next pack surrounded them.
"Oops…" Tomoyo broke into a cold sweat.
"As if we had a choice…" Tomoka frowned in worry.
Just as they attempted to fight off with their bare hands, multiple shots of gun shots can be heard as the Prowlers and Stalkers surrounding them rapidly fell one by one!
A huge Stalker was about to pounced on the approaching figure, the Itano twins screamed for him to get out of the way, but the figure just raised his right pistol and shot the monster dead without looking at it!
"I'm gonna gun you ugly rats, you bastards!"
Strife cussed as he quickly reloaded his Redemption Pistol, and proceeded to shoot down the thick hides of the abominations with ease without even looking at them at all, startling the Itano twins speechless at his marksmanship.
Strife hid the blush within his metallic mask, looked at the Itano twins and scowled, "What? Are ya two gonna pick up the pace and fight? Or wait until those abominations tear you both a new asshole?"
Both twins were shocked, but were by no means offended; instead, they chuckled as they picked up their sabre hilts…
"He's cute indeed…but damn…he can shoot!" Tomoyo giggled.
"A sharp tongue, huh? That's refreshing!" Tomoka grinned.
Ayako Kuroki AKA Yuki Kashiwagi the 6th and Sayaka Akimoto the 10th struggled against the remaining pack of Prowlers and Stalkers.
"Just where to those abominations come from? They are even harder then DES's mechas! They are EVERYWHERE!" the once calm and open-minded Ayako was horrified at the packs having so much resistance on their attacks, while throwing out some blood as she was being swung into a wall by a stalker's claw attack.
"Beats me, they are stubborn, I give ya that!" Sayaka panted in exhaustion, tired from having to slice through thick hides of the Prowlers.
A blitz of fire seared through the pack as a long whip pierced everybody it could set its course on, and sliced them apart!
"You ladies need any help? I can teach those monsters the full-blown fury of a woman!"
Fury stood amidst the burnt corpses of the Stalkers and Prowlers, grinning as she ruffled her fire-like hair.
"A whip can kill so many thick-hide mobs? How is this possible?" Ayako gaped, eyes nearly popping out.
"They aren't called The Four Horsemen for nothing!" Chris landed down, together with Alito, beside Fury.
"It's good to see that you have opened up yourself! Nice! How is it that you do it?" Fury wondered.
"Now's not the time, I promise I will fill you in later." Chris winked.
"Ya ready for some good'ol demon slaying?" Fury grinned.
"Let's…" Alito calmly smiled.
"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!" Fury screamed as the ladies trio charged towards the remaining pack.
Ayako looked at Sayaka the 10th, who shrugged.
"Well, they are crazy, so why shouldn't we go nuts?" Sayaka grinned.
Ayako laughed as they ran towards the ladies trio.
"Wait up! Let's kick those monsters's ass!"
After just two minutes of lightning-quick fighting…
The Four Horsemen's immense power, thanks to the Seven Seals' full power, with Chris and Alito's newly awakened powers managed to destroy the Stalkers and Prowlers. The dead bodies dissolved into the dust, leaving destroyed mess all around.
Broken chairs, umbrellas, shelters, waterfall statues crumbled, several trees uprooted, even certain building foundation were destroyed.
"Well…that's a mess…" Death raised his eyebrows, surprised at the damage through a short duration.
"Finally, some ass-kicking to do after two years of no battle, and I thought my skills have rusted!" Fury grinned, hissing in satisfaction.
"Hmm…I am at least satisfied those stupid packs at least gave my bullets a challenge, though they can be easy…" Strife tapped his foot impatiently.
War grunted in satisfaction as he reunited with the rest.
Just before anyone could talk, Minami Minegishi the 5th's singing voice could be heard through the intercom systems around the towns…
"Isn't that Minami's singing voice? Wait…is she having…her graduation song?" Ayako gasped.
Chris and Alito looked at each other, nodded and smiled.
"Well done, everyone! Let's help out the Idols struggling inside!" Chris commanded.