Mr.Who2123: Hmm, the last chapter wasn't as fun as I imagined…
Armos: Nice, now you can't make anything FUN?
Mr.Who2123: Everyone hates me!
Kemero: Mr.Who2123 owns NOTHING!!!!
Mr.Who2123: …Why are you so random?
Kemero: Because you make me…
Armos: He has a point you know…
Mr.Who2123: …
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Kemero woke up, refreshed and excited for another day. Immediately, the ranger went for his gun, a habit he's had since he first obtained one. The Varista shone with an immaculate brightness of unrelenting polishing that happened every day.
"You know, we have better guns than that one. Why don't we get you a new one?" Armos asked, his arms folded like usual. He sounded bored, like he could care less that the gun was weaker. Kemero shot him a quick glance, and then put down the gun carefully.
"Nah, I like my Varista too much. Besides, it's not that bad," he replied, and turned towards his partner.
"What do you want to do today?" Armos asked, but his tone had completely changed. It was from tired uncaring, to interested, excited almost.
"You mind if we practice? I want to be in shape for when we go back," Kemero replied, and a quiet hush came over the two. In a moment, however, the silence was crushed as a tiny mag crashed into a wall, trying desperately to run away from the larger one. Kemero chuckled as Kama stared for several seconds at his friend and the dent in the wall.
"Alright, that's fine," Armos said, ignoring his Mag. "Let me get my weapons." The hunter fished his twin blades out of the drawer by his bed, and hung them at his sides. Kemero already had his Varista ready, and smiled in confidence as they walked out of their room.
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"You retreated from a bunch of FIREWORKS?" a voice screeched across a hall to the commanders of the rebels. The general was obviously not happy, as he read the report of the failure.
"Sir, it seemed like a real attack. The canons actually went off!" one commander, brave enough to speak, said.
"You backed away because the canons were shooting? Of course canons would be shooting! It's called 'defense!'" the general yelled back, throwing down the report upon the table.
"Well, sir, we did not expect any attack at all. We expected all of the military to be gone, raiding our empty bases. The fact that they went off dispirited the soldiers and sent confusion through everyone," another interjected. The general shot a glare at the daring one, and he immediately shrank back in his seat.
"Fine, if that's how it is…we'll need to retaliate, and with all our power," he looked among his fourteen commanders. There are fifteen; he counted as one, but he also led them all. "It's all or nothing!"
Cheers rang through the meeting hall, and the rebels began to plan…
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"Personalized training – Armos Wreathen. Level S," the machine said in its robotic and monotonous voice. Kemero still gulped at those words. He clutched his Varista tightly as the room darkened like normal. Armos, sensing the tension, placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder. However, the hand quickly withdrew as he pulled out his blades. Kemero could see his face through the blue light that glowed from the blades.
An inhuman roar came from behind. Kemero whirled, and shot the spec of light that was the enemy. The photon light that coursed through the Dimenian dimmed, and the creature fell on the floor.
"Hey, Kemero! This time I'm not going to help you if you get in a bind! I think you can manage on your own!" Armos called from across the large training room.
"Aw, thanks. Now I feel really secure!" Kemero shouted back, grinning at the sarcasm. However, he felt his insides were in a knot. What if they overpower me like last time? Will I die? As if knowing he was stressed, Asparus beeped cheerily, making Kemero smile. Forgot I had you. Thanks, Asparus.
Kemero shot monster after monster, rolling, jumping, and ducking his way through. There were definitely more Dimenians, Kemero noted, but he knew it was needed for him to get stronger. Ducking under a horizontal slice from an especially large Dimenian, Kemero put his gun to the gut, and shot, purple blood flying out of the body.
Kemero was forced to ignore the guts on his face as he shot at the Dimenians all around him. Suddenly, there was an impact against the invisible shield around him, and Kemero whirled on the attacker. After shooting twice, the ranger rolled out of the giant mob of Dimenians, making himself able to get a clear shot at all of them.
"Uh, Kemero! There's a new D-type data that was analyzed!" Armos called from across the room.
"What the heck is that supposed to mean?" Kemero yelled back, his lungs getting sore.
"It means…we've discovered a new monster in the ruin," he replied back, his voice closer. Soon, the blue blades were seen, chopping a group of Dimenians into pieces. "And they're going to put its data into the simulator."
Kemero gulped. A new enemy? It's hard enough with Dimenians…
Shooting at some more Dimenians, he nodded, trying to make himself seem confident.
"Where is it?" he asked, jumping away from a giant, glowing claw.
"Uh…right behind you now,"
CRAP!
Kemero turned on the beast. The sight made him nearly laugh. It looked like a giant pair of scissors, except it was more alive looking, with thin, pink photon glowing through its white skin. It had no eyes, but the giant, sharp mouth was assumed to be the front. The beast itself was no larger than Armos' blade, and Kemero shot the thing down with one bullet.
"That's it?" he asked, smiling. Armos just shrugged, and disappeared once again. However, that wasn't just it. The usual sound of a roaring Dimenian made Kemero turn around to finish the training. The number of Dimenians had definitely lessened, and the test was almost over.
A giant, octopus shaped monster floated slowly towards the back of Kemero, silent as it floated. It was made of the ten small Claw-like creatures, and the photon that flowed through it was red, however, and not pink.
Kemero shot down a Dimenian before it even came close to him. So far, so good, he thought, smiling. Then he looked at Asparus. Thanks to you. Suddenly, long, grotesque arms draped around Kemero, blocking him of the already stunted vision he had.
"What the…" he muttered, trying to move his arm. However, he was locked together with inhuman strength.
Suddenly, Kemero's energy was fading, and he knew it when his energy shield shattered, and the monster began taking it away from the ranger. Screaming in agony, Kemero writhed, trying harder and harder to get out. His power failing, Kemero dropped his gun, knowing defeat was at his doorstep. His eyes drooped, and his body became limp, as the creature sucked as much energy that Kemero had to offer.
Suddenly, it was bright, brighter than Kemero could imagine, as a small spec floating beside began to change into something different. Eyes widening, Kemero's mouth dropped open, and excitement came over his weak body.
Asparus…is evolving!
The small, green spec was now a huge mag, larger than even one of the mags of Kama. It started a thing rectangular strip on the top, then widened until it was about the width of Kemero. The whole mag was green, and it had black vertical lines down it.
As the evolution ended, a photon blast began. Suddenly, a giant shark was formed. It had no face, but it was blue, with black and white photon all over it. Everything around it was the color of a rainbow, the true color of photon as Armos once said. The shark did a backflip, and then charged into the giant octopus like monster. Kemero closed his eyes tightly as it came straight for him…and then he passed out.
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Mr.Who2123: Mwahaha! Cliffhanger!! MWAHAHA!!! (Cough)
Armos: (Raises eyebrow) Weirdo…
Kemero: My mag is bigger than YOURS! HA!
Armos: (Sweatdrop) Actually, I have two mags, and the two combined is bigger than Asparus…so…no, it's not bigger.
Kemero: …Please review!
Mr.Who2123: Random…like always.