AN: We all know what happens when Touma finally gets involved.

Meanwhile with Otomi...

Enjoy!


Chapter 28: Worst

I felt pity for Worst. Despite our short encounters, she's just a Sister following her programming. Even if she did attempted to kill me and Proto, I felt bad for her situation.

"Let's make it a fair fight." she smirked and threw her gun away, "It's just my power against yours!"

Proto's connection was suddenly cut off! Turning off the bracelet, I wanted to save some battery life. As for my reaction, I just glared.

"You don't know what it's like to be Misaka!" she snarled and charged,

That was her first move? A bit reckless if you ask me.

Yet I didn't expect her to slide under me. Then one of her arms were wrapped around my neck, while the other around my waist.

"W-What is this a dance?" I choked despite the position,

"Misaka's been cut up into pieces!" she yelled at my ear, "Misaka's body has things inside of her! Things that shouldn't be in a human body! It hurts to move and it hurts to yell!"

I quickly forced her weight into me, which forced her feet out of the ground. Bringing her up, I quickly took control of the situation.

"Then this should hurt!" I shouted,

As quickly as I brought her up, I slammed us down into the hard, cold pavement.

I expected to hear her cry out in pain but instead-

"Ouch!" I reacted,

I was the one who cried out in pain.

It was like, I landed on the floor instead of her. Did I feel metal or something?

"All the Misaka Worst have felt this excruciating pain!" she quickly got up and put me in the same position as before, "Your little trick was nothing!"

Jamming my elbow to her stomach, I felt another metallic material. I felt the pain but Worst reacted accordingly.

This time, I forced her down. Bringing her head down to the ground, her body followed suit.

I went for a stomp, but Worst quickly snatched my leg. Pulling me down, I landed head first. She quickly stood up.

"Misaka has been trained to be deadly in CQB." she smirked, "You had the worst performance when it comes to close quarter battles. Your stance is sloppy and you simply use your environment as a weapon."

My head hurts, but I got up as well.

"It will be enough!" I glared,

Drawing out her butterfly knife, which I really admire, Worst started to open and close the weapon around her fingers. Her pose looked professional. Knife hand at the back, while the other hand was free. Her free hand was meant to grab victims while the knife was obvious.

Stabbing victims.

I stood back, being careful of the knife. Knowing her, she would expect me to attack first. We were walking around in circles, like two hunters over a dead prey.

I took out my switchblade, and pointed at her with it.

"It will be test." Worst giggled, "Except when you fail, you die!"

My mind was able to see things quickly and efficiently. Thus the world simply 'slowed' down when I start to examine and observe events and such around me.

Charging with the knife ready to stab, I quickly analyzed my surroundings. We were at the open streets of the city, yet there was nobody nearby. Could it be another experiment or maybe it was just that late? Searching everywhere for anything, I found nothing.

Instead of looking around me, I should analyze Worst. Since our distance was two stretched out hands apart, I could sense what those 'things' were. I gasped at metal casings and antenna like shapes. Was that how she could cut off my connection with the Sisters? How do those work? Does she need a constant stream of electricity to keep in maintained?

One way to find out.

As her knife went for my neck, I deflected the blade with my own. At the same time I let her grabbed my leg, but I grabbed her stomach.

"What are you doing?!" she demanded,

When my hand touched the cold piece of metal, I felt a surge of electricity! Quickly absorbing it, I 'extended' my knife. I mean, I used the blade as a 'host' for the electricity I just stole. It was glowing and everything!

That risk work!

"This!" I replied,

Slashing the electric knife, I hit Worst directly at her chest! She gasped at the sudden pain but chuckled as well.

"You were the creative one when it comes to electricity." she scoffed, "Perhaps more than our donor, afterall you're the one willing to kill while she's softhearted."

"I'll take that as a compliment." I smirked,

There were many ways to use electricity. Whether it's for keeping machines alive or as a death sentence, electricity is versatile. I believe if something can heal then it can also kill. A simple shock at an electric device will bring it back or at a person, in the right spot, can paralyze them.

Quickly recovering, Worst also 'extended' her knife. I tried to lock knives with her but her's was much stronger. The look on her face told me, I was at a sever disadvantage.

"This is the difference between us!" she grinned,

Breaking our lock, I gasped at how strong the electricity was compared to my own. Worst's power was like a thunderstorm's flash of lightning in the rain, while mine was just the thunder. In the end, I was all talk compared to her.

She slashed the knife away from my hands.

Feeling the electricity surge around my body, I felt a new kind of emotion: fear.

I felt helpless and hopeless in my situation. She interfered with my body's electricity signals! I couldn't move my body! I can't even move my tongue!

"Such a disappointing end." Worst shook her head,

Was she sad? Her eyes looked disconsolate. Was that gloom or despair? What did Worst wanted in this fight?

"Misaka honestly wanted to die by your hands." she sighed, "One last good fight before the scientist dispose of me. Just like your sisters, Misaka would have outlived her usefulness as a beta for the main line of Misaka Worsts."

She would end as the same fate as my sisters?! Yet she had much more power than me! She could stop them or something, unless her control group can stop her esper powers somehow.

The worst, excuse the word, part had to be there were more than just one of them! If they were similar as the Worst I'm facing now, then I really have to improve. A level 4 electromaster skilled with guns and knives is a serious threat for espers. Though, luckily for most espers, they only aim for the Sisters. That's what I think on how the Misaka Worsts works, kill off any absolute Sister.

"Defective Misaka had so much potential." she stared at my battered form, "Your gun skills are improbable, even if you use a bit of electricity to guide bullets. So much potential gone."

Playing with her knife, she removed the electric enhancements. Pointing the butterfly knife at me, Worst looked remorseful, "Perhaps Defective Sister will finally be with her actual sisters."

No it's not over yet! I can't let it end like this! There has to be something i could do!

Yet there wasn't anything I can do. I felt powerless but I just can't surrender to this situation.

Think Otomi! Think of something! Anything to stop this!

What would Touma do?!

He would have cancelled the effects with his right hand.

...

I can't do that.

I'm a survivor! There has to be something!

"Farewell Defective Misaka." Worst broke me out of my thoughts, "You would have become Misaka if it weren't for your friends."

The knife wandered around my body. Even if she did cut off my movement, I could feel the sharp metal breaking my skin. I felt it around my limbs. Worst drew circles and lines around my legs while my arms were filled with more rugged shapes.

"First I want you to see your face once the effect is over of course!" she looked straight at my eyes,

It felt like my arms were peeling away. Like there was a fingernail opening my skin! Blood was dripping out of my arms. I was staining the floor with my blood.

"Yes feel this pain!" Worst hollered in dark glee,

Something.

Anything.

Stop! This! Pain!

I can hear Worst's sadistic laughs as I hid my tears.

"I will be your deus ex machina/return."

What? God in machine?

Who was that?

She sounded just like the Sisters but I never heard someone so wise.

"I am connected to all Misakas/return."

I felt my body moving on it's own! My hand grabbed Worst's wrist.

"Impossible!" Worst shouted,

Then my body got back up and gained a substantiation surge of electricity. There was so much, electricity was leaking around me. It was like an aura forming around my body.

"I gave you this Little One/return."

!

How does she know that name?

"This is the strength of your fallen sisters: Elder, Smiles, Cortex, Shiki, Ice, Roku, Spring, Lucky, and Trine/return."

I could feel their presence! Even if we're all lower levels, it would still be enough. After all, a couple of 1s and 2s will outnumber a single 4. My renewed power was all the place!

Looks like I can fight on par with Worst if not then more.

Thank you, whoever you are.

"I am the Will of the Misaka Network/return."

...

Did the network grew a conscious of it's own? Better yet, were the Sisters aware of her?

Shaking my head-

!

I can move! Shaking my head, again, I had no time to think about who this Will of the Network is. I had a battle to win.

"You were supposed to die!" Worst snarled,

"Not now." I retorted, "I still have things to do!"

I felt powerful. Even though it wasn't as much as connect mode, it felt like this could be permanent.

"Did I level up?" I smirked,

It feels like I'm, at most, a level 3. A smile formed in my face, it's not too high or too low. 3 felt right.

"What the? The jammer?!" Worst gasped, "It's not working!"

Once again, I feel Proto's presence within my mind.

"Onee-sama! I was so worried when I lost your connection!" Proto cried out,

I'm fine now.

"You're hurt." she whimpered, "You still have to face Accelerator right after."

I know.

Getting my knife, I extended the blade once again.

"So confident." Worst scoffed, "Defective Misaka thinks she's tougher with a little boost of power."

In my free hand, I was forming an electrical weapon. With my, hopefully permanent, power, I didn't need a base or host for my traditional weapon such as a lead pipe.

"Interest fact to read Defective Misaka was called the Shock Reaper." Worst raised her eyebrow,

The edge of the weapon was curved and the back extended even further.

That's not the only thing that improved.

Raising my hand up, electrical currents started to form all around us. From the lamps to the building lights, I took their electricity. The currents went towards my raised hand and I felt so much power entering me.

"Why is Misaka waiting?!" Worst charged in, "Misaka should have attacked while you were showing off your stupid power up!"

As Worst dashed towards me, the currents quickly blocked her then went through her. Her shocked eyes gave away something happened to her.

"Misaka's jammer again?!" she gasped, "W-Why can't I control it?!"

The wave of electricity approached and wrapped it self around me. It started to take an appropriate shape. I felt a collar forming and a coat was extending downwards. Last of all, I felt electricity surrounding my head. Last was, due to the high volts, electricity was 'leaking' out of my eyes.

"Wow you can literally be the Shock Reaper!" Proto gasped in amazement, "The electric coat, the eyes and hood looks so cool, Misaka gasp in-"

She quickly covered her mouth. I couldn't help but chuckled at Proto's excitement.

Despite my newly gifted powers, I still feel my arms bleeding. I have to end this quick.

In the blink of an eye, my coat covered me and we charged headlong towards weary Worst. She snarled and drew out her rifle.

Did she 'rage quit' our 'fair fight'?

"Screw this!" she opened fire,

However my coat quickly formed a polarity wall? The name simply popped in my head. It was an electromagnetic force field that blocked all the bullets. Worst kept on shooting, hoping it would break. However the shield simply absorbed them.

Once she stopped shooting, my shield was my coat again.

"Damn you!" she drew out her knife,

She extended her knife and charged at me. Blocking her knife with my own, Worst went for my other hand. However my electrical scythe pulsed which stopped it. We were at a deadlock, and it was only a matter of time until I get too tired.

I still had to save some energy for Accelerator.

However her knife was slowly getting closer and my newfound fear reacted instinctively.

"Get away!" I yelled,

Discharging my coat and scythe into an electric pulse blast, Worst took the brunt of it. She blasted away towards a good distance. Then my knees collapsed and my 'electric coat' dispersed. I stared at my bleeding arms with a fatigue look.

"I gotta get used to this." I breathed out,

Getting up from the sudden attack, Worst looked even more deranged.

"Hahaha!" she laughed, "Now this is a fight!"

She was limping towards me and I was already tired. That blast must have really hurt her, while it took a toll on me. Anyways, it looks like we were on even ground now.

"Even if Misaka can't use her esper powers, Misaka will still kill you!" she gasped for breath,

Stubborn one.

Approaching me, she quickly grabbed my head. I barely had any straight left to fight back. I felt her knee on my stomach. As a reflex, I coughed out some saliva. As she held my head, Worst quickly slammed it down the floor. I felt dizzy from the impact.

"Pathetic, you could barely control that power up!" she taunted me,

Grabbing my bleeding head, which reopened the old wounds, Worst headbutt it and made me face the sky. I felt her sitting right on my stomach.

"Fighting in your current state gave you no chance to beat Misaka." she shook her head, "However if Defective sister was in prime condition then she might have stood a chance."

She had a point. I wondered how strong I would have been with that little gift if I wasn't in my current state. I wouldn't have wasted all the energy into one reflexive attack.

Then I felt her hands around my neck.

She's going to suffocate me?

"Misaka's hands will be your death!" she gleefully declared, "Once Misaka kills you, she'll go after the second defective Sister!"

Make up your mind! Either you want to die or kill me! She's so unstable and deranged, it's like seeing a rabid animal in it's last legs.

Proto will be her next target? Not a chance.

Air was escaping me.

My vision was blurring.

I can't hear anything.

Quickly looking around, I need to find something to stop her from strangling me! I could tell Worst was laughing since her mouth constantly moved back and forth in the same direction.

"Die, die, die, die, die, die!" I heard her muffled screams, "Then the so called donor, then all your friends!"

I finally found something!

Worst was not paying attention to her surroundings!

This was my chance!

Grabbing the object, I quickly shoved her own butterfly knife straight to her neck! Her eyes widened at the cold feeling and collapsed. I took this as a chance to recover and reverse our positions. Now I'm the one sitting on her stomach.

My senses were slowly coming back, but I had to cough due to the lack of air.

I kept the blade embedded into her neck. As we stared each other down, I dug the knife deeper. I started to hear her choke, but then I felt something cold going into my side.

Looking down, I saw my own switchblade going within me! Looking back up, Worst was smirking at her final act. I kept the knife in her neck while I slowly pulled her arm away.

The switchblade had my blood on it and Worst's arm went stiff.

She's dead.

"It's over." I sighed at the corpse,

I killed Worst. She's finally gone.

Getting up, I held my injured side.

"Proto you there?" I asked out loud,

Nothing.

Looking at my bracelet, I noticed no light. I know it wasn't off since I kept on 'on' mode. Moving the switch around, the bracelet did not react at all. I can only hear the switch tinkering about.

Did I fry it?

"It's when I discharged my electricity was it?" I groaned in annoyance,

Great the one time I really needed my bracelet, I had to over electrocute it!

Taking out my phone, I was surprised when it was still active. Turning a certain app on, a pair of cleaning robots arrived at the bloodied scene. Before I let them do their role, I wanted something out of Worst's body.

Ripping out her bodysuit's sleeves and leggings, I used them as makeshift medical wrappings. I tied one up around my waist and another was tied on my shoulder. The last two were wrapped around my arms to cover some of the slashed marks.

Looking down, I noticed how ruined my Tokiwodai uniform was. Even if I didn't go to that school, I still liked the vest. The white dress shirt can easily be replaced but the vest! It was stained with my blood!

"I'm barely standing and I worry about the blood on my clothes?" I chuckled at myself,

The two cleaning robots were cleaning all the blood but they were pushing Worst's corpse. It looks like they were trying to push her away. Staring at her face, I noticed that final smirk was now a smile. She accepted death but that didn't she had to stab me!

"Even if you were an enemy," I began, "You were still one of us. Programming doesn't matter, you were still a Misaka Sister."

Looking at her smile, it looked nice. I took the knives back and kept it for myself.

"So see you around, little sister." I sighed,

Pressing the app again, the cleaning robots started to spray mimosa. Her body became mush and was sucked into one of the robots. Then the duo cleaned up the pool of blood.

That's the end of that Misaka Worst.

As the robots leave, I gasped at an amazing sight. A blue sphere of pure electricity shined at the distance.

"That's at District 7." I noticed,

Did Touma meet Mikoto there? I'm guessing Touma said something that made Mikoto snapped like that. Only she can unleashed that much electrical power. She's not the strongest electromaster for just looking pretty y'know?

"While they're busy, this is my chance." I smiled sadly, "It's going to give me enough time, for them to be too late to stop me."

What was I thinking back then? Did I really wanted to prove my worth? That I can handle somethings by myself? Or maybe I just had a death wish? Maybe I should have died when Worst stabbed me.

However as I took the next step, my legs surrender to the ground. My body was hurt too much.

It's a nice floor to rest.

"C'mon Little One didn't you say no more Sisters will die tonight?" a voice told me, "Get up!"

Looking up, I saw Trine?! She was offering her hand. I took it and I was back up.

Why did I accept the hand of my dead sister? Was this symbolism or something? If I accept her hand I die, if not I live? Was it that kind of symbolism?

Then she wrapped her arms around me. Trine played with my hair for a bit.

"We all miss you." she smiled, "Everything will work out."

Blinking twice, her figure vanished from my sight.

Just an illusion. Yet it gave me the willpower and resolve to go on. I can't give up now. Nothing will change my mind.

...

As I got closer to 10032nd experiment location, my phone started to go off.

Without looking at who it is, I answered it.

"Where are you?" Ruiko asked with fear and worry,

This could be the last time I'll hear her voice.

"Hey." I greeted,

"Don't you just say hey!" she shouted suddenly, "With your condition you should not be going anywhere!"

I wanted to chuckled at the comment since I was in worse condition.

"Sorry." was my automatic response,

I can hear Ruiko's sniffles.

"Don't you know how many times I've called you or texted you?!" she cried out, "When I got back and you weren't there, I was scared for you!"

I turned off my phone's notifications for tonight so I wouldn't get caught sneaking.

"Otomi please come back and rest!" she begged,

I didn't want to hurt Ruiko. Yet, in my mind, I knew it would be impossible to not hurt her feelings. So I did this.

"You don't have to worry about me anymore Ruiko." I laughed but coughed,

"Otomi!" Ruiko gasped, "Please whatever you're doing it can wait!"

A part of me snapped.

"No it can't wait!" I yelled, all of the sudden, "I have to do this now! If not more people will die! More will die!"

"W-What? More people dying?! Otomi what have you gotten yourself into?!"

I kept on making her more worried than ever before.

"Only I can save them Ruiko." I sighed,

"We could get help or something!" she screamed, "You don't have to do it alone! We can get Misaka to help-"

"No!" I interrupted her, "Not Mikoto, anyone but her."

Sighing in content, I smiled at the phone. I could hear Ruiko's constant plea. It's justified since we're best friends. Yet I have to tell her this, as my eyes started to blur up.

"Thank you Ruiko for being my friend." I told her, "Sorry for being a selfish friend."

"Oto-"

I hanged up and immediately turned off my phone. Tears were already falling down my face. It was better off this way.

Getting closer, I could hear gunfire and rocks at the switchyard. The sounds terrified me, but I was even more scared for 10032. I had to save her. I whispered the name of the one I will face very soon.

"Accelerator."


END AN: I really, really, REALLY want to do chapters like 90% is fighting! Instead it was like 70%. At least that's more than half the chapter.

So an emotional end? I mean we got Ruiko worrying about her roommate and such.

Fightwise, I'm leaving it up to you guys to speculate if the 'power-up' is permanent or temporary. Plus you guys can tell which powers were inspired by other shows and media. I leave it to you to figure it out.

So from Worst to Accelerator. Otomi sure has a rough night. I mean she's way more injured than Touma!

Anyways, enjoy your day!