Hi everyone sorry for the the delay. It's just for a past few weeks I got a lot of asignment and I need to get that gold bar and Xeno weapons on Granblue Fantasy so yeah... it really hectic here... Without futher ado please enjoy the new chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own any Hyperdimension character, games etc. I only own this story and my OC. And Author Heart - Ance for her OC.


Nepgear, Uni, Rom and Ram is flying to their sisters' location with IF that being carried by the candidates. They originally decided to come together but IF proposed to split the team so they can help each other if one of them caught in Ayumi plan. They finally reach the place where some of the robots already waiting there. Seeing them IF ask Nepgear and Uni to put her down to the ground before they preparing for a fight.

"Well looks like they already expecting us to come." The Lastation candidate said while she summoning her weapon and the others start doing the same.

"Everyone, please be careful. I don't know what it is but I think the killachine parts seems different from the last time I seeing them." Nepgear said.

Uni just smirks at the robots and start pointing her weapon at them. "You always have keen eyes when it comes to the machine, Nepgear. But don't worry. Because I will blast them away!"

"And don't forget about us! We also get stronger with our ice magic! Isn't that right Rom?"

"Y-Yes. I will do my best."

"Alright then, let's beat them up!"

...

After the struggle beating the robots now, they prepared themselves to go inside the build and help their sisters. Until suddenly some slash projectiles nearly hit them if they didn't react on time.

"That was close..." After dodge the surprise attack IF now looking for the attacker until she finally see someone that they wanted to save. "Shade...?" But the said person just stay there emotionless and when she about say another word he suddenly charges at IF and attacks her. Fortunately, she still manages to block it but the impact made her sent to a tree and broke it down.

"Shade stop it!" Yelled Nepgear. But Shade just starts attacking her too while she tried her best to block every attack.

Seeing this Uni starts shooting at the boy only to be dodged and it's only irritated her. Ram finally snapped from the shock and starts helping them with ice magic only to get the same result like Uni while Rom ran to IF and heal her wounds.

After got fully healed. IF joins Nepgear on the attack while the rest support them from afar until Shade blast them away and his sword starts glowing.

"Don't tell me that's-"

Crescent Cleave!


CRASH!

"I know that supposed to be hurt... I'm just glad I'm inside my mind right now. But, I still prefer if I can get out from this place."

Back in Shade mind the said person just get thrown on the castle wall after got hit by his own skill. The boy now struggles to get up because his other self really put a fight unlike the guards from before.

They already fighting for a while now and because they're the same person the way their fight, techniques and skills are same. It's like a mirror if someone can watch it, but the difference is Shade already tired. Not only because the peoples that he faced before he comes here but also because his other self-seems fine even after they trade some blows.

"Tch, that's cheating." He finally able to stand and back to his stance while the other one does the same. 'He even can use my sister skill that I learned not too long ago. We are the same person so I know where's my own weakness but if he still fine after I attacked it and I don't... Then how I suppose to win this!?'

Shrugging his own thoughts Shade then prepare himself to attack again. "Let's try this again then." He then charges at his shadow which got the same response before their blade meets once again.

The blade constantly connected with sparks flew each hit. After a while, they both jump away at the same time before starts charging at each other again.

'This is useless... if only I can use my- huh? It's here the whole time!?'

Shade shrugged his own thoughts before focused on the fight again. Just like before they strike each other with his shadow who still gain the advantage. But he decides to do something. When he tried to slash his other self and it ducked he instantly put out his gun and shoot it right to the shoulder.

The shadow got hit and jump back a few meters while Shade finally sighs in relief. "Phew... I finally got the upper hand." He uses his left hand to hold the gun and point it to his shadow while his other hand use the katana. 'But why he didn't use the gun too? Isn't he can copy what I can do until this point? Unless... my sister didn't know that I can use my gun like this? ...I can think of that later but for now...' "Prepare yourself!"


The candidates plus IF are still fighting Shade. Even when they have the advantage because it's five versus one the boy still unscathed while the others start exhausted and hurt after Shade use his skill on them.

"This is ridiculous! Why he can be this strong!?" Uni said while trying to stand after got hit by Shade attack.

"I-I don't know... But we need to beat Shade in order to make him normal again." Nepgear said while helping up IF.

"Thanks, Nepgear."

Shade is preparing his attacks again. His sword starts glowing and they know it's the same skill as before.

"He going to do that again!" Ram yelled while hugging Rom.

But when he about to do it he suddenly clutching his right shoulder. Seeing this Uni took the initiative to shoot him which hit and make him slide back a few meters. Suddenly Nepgear appears from above and tries to attack him only to be blocked by Shade katana. But then IF manage to sneak on him and strike his back. He got hit by that and knocked them both away from him only for his feet got frozen by the twin ice magic.

"I'm sorry for this Shade! M.P.B.L!"

The skill connected and made a giant explosion with a lot of smokes. Fortunately, Nepgear and the others didn't catch in the explosion and hope that they finally beat him. When the smoke slowly disappears they see Shade that covered in wounds and bruises but still looking hostile at them.

"He still not back even after all of that!?" Said Uni who now prepared her weapon again.

The others also prepare for another fight but the fatigue is starting showing because they already fight for a while right now. They start feeling doubtful because they not sure if Shade can return to his old self. IF who notice this decide to encourage them.

"Hey, don't start losing hope now. Did you not see that Shade is fighting for his freedom just now?"

The others wondering what just IF said and Rom is the first person who speaks up. "You mean... when he suddenly clutching his shoulder?" She asks.

"Yes, that's right. Just a little more and I'm sure he will back to normal." After hearing IF words the candidates finally back to themselves again. IF just smiled at them before prepare to attack again.

The fight continues and they finally see that Shade getting weaker the more time passes. He then sent another projectile at them but the Lowee twins manage to make a barrier and block them all. Uni then shoots an explosive bullet but he blocked it with his sword. Nepgear then uses this chance to strike him before trading some blows before manage to blast him using her energy blade.

After Nepgear attack, Uni notices something near her feet and decide to pick it up. "Huh? Is this the gun that I give to him? So he still keeping this..." She starts smiling from the memories that she spent with Shade together at Lastation. "Now, I'm getting more determined to save you, Shade!" Uni then starts attacking again. Of course after keeping Shade gun safely in her inventory.


Inside his mind Shade still fighting his own shadow. Of course with the help of his gun things getting more easier. Because looks like his other self didn't have any knowledge of using a firearm so Shade manages to turn the table easily. Well, until...

"Take this!" The boy said before pointing his gun to his shadow blind spot. But when he about pull the trigger... suddenly his gun just gone into thin air. "W-What!? Where did my gun go!?"

Shocked with that the shadow then kick him across the room before hitting the wall again. The boy now just struggling to get up again because that's the second time he made the crack on the wall. "...that's cheating. But I guess using a gun in a sword fight is also count as cheating too..." The boy just sighed before back into his fighting stance. "Here I come!" He said before charge at his shadow.

...

Right now both combatants are panting heavily. Shade is thinking about how he can win this fight. Because, if he just using the same method slowly but surely it will become his lost. They both finally stand up and stare at each other without moving an inch.

'This is bad... what should I do now? My only chance is to use something that my sister didn't know. She already knows the most of it and I can't use Moonblade Dance because it's too hard to aim and I need some help to achieve the height.'

Seeing his shadow will not making the first move Shade starts thinking deeply about his past again. He needs something that can defeat his shadow but to do that he needs something that only he knows. 'Wait for a second... if I remember now sensei taught me that technique!'

Flashback

"What's for today training sensei?"

"Hmm... let's see. I think you strong enough to learn my old technique."

"What's that?"

"It called HyperDrive. To use it you must focus your energy and unleash it in a consecutive drive. Simple right?"

"But I have a question."

"What is it?"

"What's a drive?"

"Oh... sorry for skipped most of the part haha. Let's see... you charge at your enemy in very fast motion and went through them while attacking as you pass them. How about it?"

"I see! I will do it sensei!"

"That's the spirit! Now be prepared for an intense training!"

"Yes!"

Flashback end

'I think my limit on that technique is four while sensei can do twelve in one consecutive attack. All right, focus...'

Shade now using different stance with his katana and closing his eyes in the process. His shadow notices this and starts sent some slash projectiles at him. But when he about to get hit Shade instantly disappear and reappear behind his shadow who now got heavily injured.

"One!" He said before disappearing again and attack his shadow before it manages to look at his position. "Two!" The shadow got knocked away after receiving a heavy slash on it back. It tries to using Halfmoon Slash on Shade but he already long gone before the shadow manage to use that skill. "Three!" After recovering from another heavy blow the shadow blade now starts glowing and when Shade just reappear he nearly got hit by his shadow Halfmoon Slash if he didn't instantly deliver the finishing blow.

"Four!" On the incredible speed, Shade manages to stab his shadow at the chest without any injury. The shadow just slowly disappearing into dust that got blown away by the wind. Seeing the battle is over Shade just sigh in relief and put his katana back. "Phew, finally." His peace just got disturbed because the place starts to crumble and fall into the darkness below him. "What going on!?" Shade can't do anything when the ground on his feet collapsed before also falling into darkness.


"Ouch... Why my body got really hurt? Ooofff!"

Shade slowly opened his eyes and feeling that his whole body in pain. He slowly gets up but only gets pinned down again by three people. The one who pinned down is Nepgear, Ram and Rom while the rest of them didn't do it because of they embarrassed. After a lot hugging, lectures and healing they finally make a plan for saving their sisters as well to stop Ayumi. Shade feeling that he's the one who responsible for this decide that he will face Ayumi alone while the candidates helping their sisters fighting the robots and finally IF will help Shana go into the control room to shut down the rest of the robots.

"Are you sure you going to be okay Shade?" IF said.

"Don't worry about me besides... this is a family matter."


That's all for now because I need to prepare for GW event this month on Granblue Fantasy again. That game really grinding hell :( Well see ya later then.