Relocated at a tranquil spot in WD…
"We came all this way just to be cooped up again. I can't believe those guys!" Neru complains impatiently.
Her little one Prince seems bored like her.
"We should be where the action is. Do they think we can't handle artilleries?" Rin queries as she inspects a box of spare frost weapons, army supplies and other basic battle needs seated at a corner of the cavern.
Winner lifts one up which Rin takes away before she plays with it.
"This cavern is really pretty. Isn't it Veilchenblau?" Lenka comments admiring the glittering walls of the serene sanctuary.
Veilchenblau hops enthusiastically and tries to pluck the sparkling ores off the walls but to no avail.
"Those stars… I know I've seen them before…" Olivia murmurs, thinking as she sits beside Miku in the shimmering grotto.
She is stroking her glacial pet who's coiled napping on her lap.
"James and Joyance... It felt like they were there and so close to me. Oh why do you have to bring them along? Oh Oliver… Len…" Miku mutters sadly, standing.
She walks a few phases left and stares outside their hiding spot. Just a close distance away, the weather conditions are the most violent but that did not dent her valor.
In her mind, 'I wonder if I can make it if I travel by myself all the way to the opposing camp, though no one knows where it is yet…' she wonders.
Looking around, she observes Rin rummage through the box of concealed weaponry and other war game supplies.
'I can use some of these to help me get there…' She believes as she draws closer and examines the items.
Grinning as she notices her, "I bet you're thinking about traveling to both your libidinous and platonic sweethearts now, right?" Rin blurts out of the blue.
"Rin, please!" Lenka tries to stop her.
"Don't listen to her Miku, she's being stupid again." Neru glares at Rin crossly.
"I feel like I really must go and find them. You all get to see yours, so why can't I? Plus I'm worried sick about my SP children." Miku retorts, frowning.
"So you are really going?" Olivia queries, fully concerned.
"Yes! Because I wanted to. And not one of you must come with me because your partners are all on this squad! Understand?" Miku replies, determined.
"Then take Snakey along! He might help you find the way. Kindly assist Miku locate Fort OL and take her there safely, please Snakey?" Olivia says, lifting the pet and putting it in her arms.
Glinting, the pet nods in reply.
"Before you go, arm and equip yourself, just for precaution, ok?" Rin opens rummaging in the box and selects a helmet, protective vest and levitation equipments for her.
"Take healing items too." Lenka says, handing her a pouch with 10 VREs that Nero previously gave her.
"Here Miku, you may need this. It will serve you well." Neru hands her the umbrella which she let Olivia wash/enhance with the barrier orb skill earlier.
"Neru, she won't need it. There are lots of assorted armors, devices, equipment and weapons in this chest. What use could that do? Anti-rainfall? Hahahah…" Rin says mockingly.
Then Neru flips the umbrella, points it to a distant stalactite and pulls a trigger.
*BOOOOOOOOM! ! ! !*
The thick stalactite shatters into pieces after an ear-splattering boom.
...O_ _O;;
"Never underestimate me, Rin!" Neru warns her, blowing the smoke off the muzzle of her incognito AA-12. Then she hands it to Miku.
Wide-eyed, the other girls stare at Neru in shock.
Momentarily outside...
"Wish me luck, girls." Miku says.
"Be on the lookout. Keep popping VREs even at the slightest injury." Rin says, handing the 10 VREs in a pouch that Mikuo gave her.
"Be careful Miku. Remember, the trigger is right there." Neru reminds her, handing 10 more VREs that Rinto gave her.
"I immersed that shotgun, I mean, umbrella earlier in the basin with the barrier orb too. So it's also good as a shield." Olivia says, also handing her the 10 VREs she received from Piko.
Waving, "Alright and thanks." Then she and the blizzard leash pet carry on.
When they lost sight of her, "I hope Miku will be alright. It must really be maternal instincts that is driving her so uptight and worried." Lenka observes her in concern.
"Piko took Athrylith along. Now I'm wondering what they are doing." Olivia ponders out of the blue.
*EXPLOSIONS*
*CRUMBLE*
*DESCEND*
The detonations begin with an appalling series of blasts.
"I got their flag. Let's get out here!" Joyance says, ascending.
"But I can't find mother." James argues, hastily drifting and still searching.
"She has already left the fort, now let's go!" He drags him as they jet off TL Fort.
Hovering on the battlefield...
"THIS is the Ultimate Wave? It's astronomical." Mikuo remarks, very wide-eyed.
"Holy… shit…" Nero trails off, gaping.
"This is going to be so interesting." Piko declares, excitedly gleaming with an overwhelming childlike joy.
"ATTACK!" Rinto commands at full might.
Observing whilst hidden in the snow...
"All these tanks and soldiers… They all seem to be coming from the South. That means OL Fort is somewhere there. Is there a safest route whilst heading south?" Miku observes thoroughly whilst whispering to her companion.
The pet shakes its head.
"That means it is where the most hostile regions of this realm are, right?"
It nods.
"I guess it can't be helped. Let's take the fastest way to get there then."
Then it hover-slithers in a flash and she glides as fast as the equipments on her can offer.
In OL Fort...
The battle outside the opposing base is being viewed on an enormous monitor at the very center of the hidden fort.
"That was so terrific! How I wish I came along with the Ultimate Squad. I'll beat the crap out of that impudent blader myself." Oliver remarks as he watches the big viewing screen on his commander seat.
Turning to his comrade, "Hmph! Why not? I'll go on field and join in the fun. You'll be alright by yourself, right Len? What's that? No answer? Oh of course, you're in deep concentration. You'll be fine! hehehe…" He says smirking after being drained off of his patience.
He stands from his seat and ignites in his abyssmal flames.
Levitating, he soars high up and out of the huge skylight and then he quickens towards the battle vicinities.
A bit later...
"Father, we're back! We got the flag! Now we can win this EEWG. Father?" James calls out in the commander's office whilst holding up the folded flag.
He looks around the wide central command hallway but only found Len in a deep trance in his corner.
Paying his attention on another matter, "Commander must have a good reason to take this leave of absence from our base. Just look at that clash outside the enemy's camp. Oh how I want to battle too. Father, may I?" Joyance says pointing to the huge monitor in the room.
He looks at his SP father who is still in a deep trance.
Stopping him, "Big bro, your father reminded my father earlier not to disturb him. The Ultimate Squad might get an obstacle if you do." James reminds him promptly.
"Again with the 'big' bro? How many times do I have to tell you that you're older than me!" Joyance grimaces, his fiery cerulean star flickers and his glacial wings stiffen in his nuisance.
"But I like to call you big bro! I look up to you! So just please allow me!" James says with eyes becoming glossy.
Annoyed and groaning, "Whatever! Let's just guard father and the base until commander returns. And don't ever let go of that flag until he is back." Joyance says whilst selecting another firearm from the piles of armaments in the room.
"Yey!" James cheers happily, his gold star blazes and golden wings glimmer with joy.
Coming back to consciousness, "Huh? Oliver?" Len says as his eyes lay on one of the two figures.
Approaching him, "Welcome back, Father. That is not commander but James in his form. I'm Joyance in your form." Joyance says as he feels a firm index finger rest on him.
Touching the flickering cerulean star on Joyance's forehead and then aura scanning, "Impressive! It's not only because of your appearances but also I can feel that your combat and mystic skills are an extension of his own!" Len compliments Oliver's accomplished handy work as he inspects the two.
Smiling joyfully and delighted with the experience, "These abilities are so awesome, father! Those two who faced us earlier had a really tough time to detain and bring us down and it didn't even hurt us at all! I absolutely adore being this powerful!" Joyance brags ecstatically.
Humbly pleased as well, "But they were able to wear us out though. They only left 3% of our HP. But still, I like EEWG, that was loads of fun. And by the way, those two soldiers are Athrylith's and Winner's fathers. Too bad it wasn't Prince's father who was their commander. If we both caught him alone, we could have beaten him up and take him as prisoner instead. Hehehe..." James includes and mentions some of the information.
"Where is your father anyway, James?" Len inquires as he finds him nowhere in sight.
"Father is in the battlefront, big brother's father." James informs him then he points on the screen.
Annoyed and groaning, "That idiot… I knew I should have been commander instead. What if they capture him? Well, never mind." He mutters uncaringly.
"Father, I'll back him up for I want to join in the action too. Permission to join the siege before this awesome skill wears off us? And will you kindly heal me for maximum HP/MP as well? James, you stay here with father." Joyance queries hopefully and visibly exhilarated.
"Sure, no problem. Enjoy it whilst it's there. Better rush though because this EEWG won't last for long." Len permits him and then he snaps his fingers which replenishes Joyance's and James' HP and MP back to 99%.
Touching the fiery star again, Len also enhances Joyance's combat agility and durability. Since he is his son, he replaces Oliver's mystic abilities in him with an extension of his own.
Excited, "Oh thank you, father!" Joyance quickly hovers up and out of the skylight and heads towards the enemy's camp.
After he leaves, "What do you mean when you said that this EEWG won't last long, big bro's father?" James asks him.
Grabbing the flag from him, "I'll just rip this flag myself. I cast the binding spell that keeps the EEWG flag rule, therefore, I can also dispel it myself." Len says with a grin.
His hands glow and slowly he begins to rip it.
"B-But that's cheating! Please don't! Let's just wait for father!" James says as he is reaching for the flag.
*SMASH!*
". . . . . . . . . !"
In that very same instance, Len feels a rigid strike slug him on the right side of the face.
Afloat above them, "Listen to the kid, Len. Cheaters NEVER prosper!" Piko says, retrieving TL's flag.
Then he begins pounding his fists together which emit intense bolt shimmers.
"You!" Len hisses after being thrust a few meters away.
Cryfaf appears in his right hand and then the surrounding area where he stands erect emits hostile glacial airs as he, too, prepares to engage in battle.
"No… so that means…" James gasps, glancing at the huge screen that displays the ongoing battle at the enemy terrains.
On the screen shows another Piko who just collided with an immense blow, his helmet flew off him revealing the glistening silver star on his forehead.
In the battlefield...
Gritting his teeth in rage, "GRRRRRR! So you are not that damn blader!? WHERE THE HELL IS HE!?" Oliver blusters deafeningly.
His flames intensify from his infuriation.
In Piko's form, "I don't think you're strong enough to even defeat my father if you can't even make me fall. OL SQUAD COMMANDER, I'M TAKING YOU DOWN! SURRENDER NOW!" Athrylith fulminates, delivering his next attack.
Quite a distance away...
Panting, "The climate conditions in this point are extremely ruthless. Poor thing. Here, kindly consume these VREs for strength, Snakey." Miku utters whilst feeding and lifting the pet in her arms whose been worn out from colliding on numerous targeting hail-spears.
Taking shelter behind a huge wall, she perceives a what seems like an immeasurable ocean of ice with a chasm.
Approaching there, she finally sets eyes on an enormous structure.
It is Fort OL.
It is at the bottom of the frozen ocean's floor surrounded by tumultuous obstructions.
"Whoa… this will be extremely difficult if I'll only hike. Luckily the girls made me wear these hovering devices and equipments on." She whispers.
Protecting the pet in her embrace, she boldly coasts towards the fort. The force field protecting her from Olivia's skill prevents the plummeting spears from piercing through it.
She inserts and zips the pet in her vest as she uses Neru's incognito AA-12 to obliterate the huge masses of ice barring their way.
They increase in number as she draws closer to the stronghold. She hastens as the shattering sound of ice collisions maximize. She has just touched the gate when she falls onto the ground when two infiltrating cataclysmic booms are heard from both over the horizon and inside the fort.
Whilst rising on the icy ground, crumbles of the partition plummet and hit her knocking her senseless.
In the battlefront...
"Never get in my way, you measly SP specimen pest!" Oliver hisses on the aftermath.
He glares upon still sensing a source of vitality from him hidden within the chaos. Looking at all directions, he tries locating for its source.
The battlefield has been fully altered and smoldered after a momentous and vicious event of upheaval from a particular overwhelming opponent.
"Ugh! That smarts… Huh? Oh God… what happened to the field? Mikuo! Nero! Piko! Are any of you alright?" Rinto calls out to them from their communication devices.
A great distance away from his foe and from deep within the debris and rubble caused by the explosion, Athrylith emerges completely covered in ashes and soot for ramming onto the tremendous skill head on.
Despite his worn out gears and equipments, he grins at the incident. He clutches for his communication device and shifts it much closer to him to reply to his commander's calls.
Munching heal spectrum spheres, "Ow… the pain… I'm fine, Commander. Thanks for actually caring. *~munch~*" Mikuo replies rather sarcastically.
"Ouch… Got knocked back a bit but I'm fine too. Was that turmoil from your side of the battle, commander? What the hell!? Aaahhhh!" Nero replies then he shrills when he feels a hand grab his foot and the solid ice that he is standing on disintegrated into a hole on the ground.
Acting promptly, Nero copes to hover back to his balance and slashes the hostile soldier who is seizing his left foot.
Befuddled, he perceives an altered battleground surrounded by melting solid ice and charring but unyielding surfaces.
The distorted troops of doppelgangers slowly rise up to their feet and are now a blend of frost and molten abyss flares.
"Commander, take cover! He found out that I am not 'Piko' and he's fuming mad." Athrylith warns him, darting towards his direction.
He senses their enraged opponent heading towards him.
"Die! You insignificant maggot!" Their enemy roars, leaping unexpectedly to run him over.
Athrylith obstructs his strike with the back of fists in the nick of time saving his superior.
Then with enormous applied force, he thrusts the hysterical opposing squad commander aback 400 meters away.
[Other EEWG rules:
If a squad commander defeats another squad commander then his side wins.
Other lesser members of a squad can only capture and detain a squad commander.]
Soaring rapidly to the opposite direction, "Commander, I believe it is best if you fall back. Without the presence of the flags, this is the only alternative we have to win." Athrylith suggests him as he drags him away to safety.
With a firm heave, he pulls him back and brings him to halt.
"No soldier! What kind of commander will I be if I will just sit back and watch my men fight off our battles on their own? I'm staying in this fight!" Rinto assures him, fully determined.
"Look out!" Athrylith pushes him aside and collides head on with another opponent who also bears a blazing star on his forehead.
As the frosted mist clears, "This skirmish will be so good. Outstanding! So it's in fact you, Athrylith? I'll be your opponent then! Fight me! Afterwards I'll take you down next, TL Squad Commander!" Joyance remarks, very exhilarated to scuffle.
Raising and pulling him up from his descend, "Go on! Battle and defeat him, Private Athrylith! I'll handle OL Squad Commander Oliver." Rinto encourages him to accept Joyance's challenge.
"But commander, father strictly told me to defend you." Athrylith refuses to leave him to face the opposing squad commander alone.
"Listen to your superior! A soldier must always follow his commandant's orders no matter what!" Rinto reminds him, then once again he pushes him forward.
"But commander..." He cuts in.
"DO AS YOU'RE ORDERED TO, SOLDIER!" Rinto yells firmly.
". . . . . . . . .SIR, YES, SIR!" Astonished, he finally submits to his command then employs in a one-on-one clash with Joyance.
Upon being left alone, Rinto summons all of his focus to unleash his third shadow to allow its left hand to hold onto the blade on his actual left hand.
After it's done, he enclose his left palm into a fist then open it again revealing a tiny silver orb afloat in the very midst of it.
Flashback,
"Rinto, if ever you are to face Oliver alone in battle, use this skill to pierce through his intangible barrier.
To utilize this ability, you must have Olewydden held with both hands.
Olewydden is this blade you now hold with your right hand.
Cryfaf used to be my strongest and most powerful blade but since Len commandeered and enticed him to join forces with him, another blade has replace him upon his leave.
Olewydden may be new and seems diminutive but do not underestimate the abilities of a blade born to replace the strongest blade of a Cosmic Blader.
Use this skill wisely for you have to strike Oliver three times directly if he corners you in a commander-versus-commander duel.
Once he gets hit by this, his MP will drain to zero rendering him only able to fight using combat skills with absolutely no mystic or even enhancement skills.
From there I'm confident that you can take him down quite fairly."
Piko tells him most discreetly.
"Understood and thank you. But also kindly teach me to unleash my tertiary shadow's limbs to be able to wield the blade that I cannot hold so that it won't be just left afloat and useless. I'll devise a stratagem in case a worst case scenario happens."
Rinto says along with the favor.
Rinto prepares himself for the incoming clash that is heading right for him.
He frowns at that direction and hovers forward to a collision.
Back in Fort OL...
"James, I believe it is best if you just go to your brother." Len instructs him to leave after healing him again for the nth time.
"Oh please let me continue assisting you, I can still fight!" James implores, after Len max-heals his HP of 1% again.
"Listen to him, kid. This skirmish is certainly out of your league. Besides, your commander might need your help more than your sub-commander does." Piko agrees with the suggestion.
James frowns at their belittling.
Len hands him a pouch containing 30 VREs. Then he shoves him in a warp portal that he instantly materialises behind him which took him out of that area of Fort OL.
"Waaaaaaaaaiiiiittttt!"
He hollers as he disappears into the warp threshold.
In another place...
"Oooooooooooooffffff!" James crash-lands in a sparkling-walled cavern somewhere in Winterdomain.
After he plummets on his hard landing, he feels six bodies pin him down on the spot.
Shocked, "Heeeeey! Stop it!" He screams, struggling.
"We caught you now ice goon! Resistance is futile!" Neru remarks as she tackles him immobile to the ground.
The three present SP children, Lenka and Rin sit on his back and wings.
"Oh hey! It's not one of those pervy Len ice doubles. Oh look! It's an 'Off-switch' ice double! Heheheh… I want to tear him apart just for fun. bwahahahahahhh…" Rin grins wide enough to show off her toothy excitement as she crunches her fist's fingers.
"No, it's one of those winged ones, an Aerial Striker!" Lenka says, grabbing her shoe that she just threw at him.
Being the only one who didn't sit on him, "Girls, girls! I think this poor soldier is saying that he has had enough. And he's obviously not one of those that you just mentioned." Olivia says, gently brushing his bangs aside which reveals the fiery golden star on his forehead.
"Oh hey you're right, he's just like one of those whom Piko and Mikuo imprisoned in a cell, an Elite Doppelganger!" Neru points out.
After aura scanning, "That's enough girls. He means us no harm." Olivia assures as she holds his hands gently.
Surprised and open-mouthed, "A-Aunt Olivia?" James gapes in disbelief as his sight fixes itself on the striking beauty holding his hands.
"Pardon that?! Aunt Olivia? Don't you know that Olivia is a bit younger than your stuck-up commander?" Neru corrects him.
Impatiently, "Oh oh! Can I tear him apart now? I'd want to see him corrode back into frost!" Rin suggests whilst stamping her feet.
James gapes in horror at the suggestion and quivers, thinking that if he fights back he might actually hurt them.
He sits up and unintentionally embraces Olivia in the midst of trembling.
"It's ok. I won't let Rin hurt you. Quite a strange one, you are. But you surely are a cutie! I wish my brother can be more like you and I don't just mean by your cute looks." Olivia muses cheerfully giggling whilst tenderly cuddling him.
"Oh no you don't Rin! Olivia says he means us no harm. Besides, what cutesy and gentle expression. The real Angelus, or Oliver rather, doesn't look as guiltless as you do." Lenka compliments, stroking his visage.
"I… I... I…" James stutters then ponders.
'Should I tell them who I am?'
Then he searches around the area and found out one of them is missing.
Resolved, he decides to hide his identity.
"I am an Elite Doppelganger sent by OL Squad Commander Oliver to check on Miku's well-being. May I ask if she is doing alright so that I may go on my way and make a report back to him?" James delivers a flawless performance.
"How sweet! Brother's worried about Miku? But…" Olivia remarks and then pauses, looking sad.
"What's wrong?" James queries as she gives no helpful response whilst holding her hands tenderly.
"Miku left this grotto earlier to search for your fort. She wishes to see Angelus, Len and her SP children. She's really worried sick about them and couldn't stomach staying here any longer." Neru informs him for Olivia.
Rising, "I must go now, thank you for telling me." James says, rushing to the exit.
"Wait, cutesy brother double! Would you kindly let us know where your fort is?" Olivia queries him, not letting go one of his hands until he says so.
Outside, "It's directly south from here but I wouldn't recommend you to go there for it is most perilous. And thank you for trusting me, Aunt Olivia." James says and then he leans forward and gently kisses her on the cheek.
Afterwards, he spreads his magnificent golden wings and soars southward rapidly.
"Aww, what an endearing, kind and certainly not at all pervy doppelganger." Lenka remarks after he left.
Touching her cheek, "Yet, his lips are so warm…" Olivia whispers, peering at the direction he jet off to.
"He's not at all a doppelganger."