Yay! I have quite a lot of hits. Anyways, since I want the sequel out by New Years, here's a new chapter for all of you to enjoy:
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Deep Sea
"According to our readings, a giant drill sub is currently patrolling the bottom of the sea. Explosives are packed on board, so I believe they are going to drill into the earth and detonate the sub. By doing this, they may start an earthquake of catastrophic proportions. Stop the drill sub before it reaches its destinations."
"Got it, I'm going right now." Harpuia looks around the room to find himself in a huge maze of some sort. Which direction am I suppose to go? I won't be able to handle the water pressure if I stay here for too long.
Harpuia slashes at a puffer fish mechaniloid as his communicator beeps again. "There should be an enemy submarine in the Deep Sea. Go as low as you can and you should be able to find it. Even you won't be able to last here forever."
"Alright, got it," Harpuia cuts a Cryo Neon enemy and dives down into the Deep Sea. The water pressure is building up, I need to move faster.
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Looks like I've finally made it. Harpuia opens the door into a room filled with water as he sees the drill sub controls. A black hole opens up in front of the controls as a kraken like reploid comes out.
"Tech Kraken, so you're one of the Einherjar now." Harpuia raises his blades as he prepares to battle the reploid. "Why did you join Dr. Weil?"
"I'm honored that you recognize me, General Harpuia. However, I won't let you put a stop to Ragnarok. I have joined Dr. Weil and fought for him just so I can fight Zero and avenge Phantom. Now, feel the power of the Zan'ei Army."
"I don't want to fight you since you use to be a soldier of Phantom's. Still, I cannot allow Ragnarok to go on!" Harpuia brings his two blades together and sends a large bolt of electricity at Tech Kraken.
The water conducts electricity and powers up all my electrical attacks. I should be at an advantage here. Tech Kraken conjures a floating ice wall that completely stops electrical attack.
Tech Kraken shoots out four objects onto the ground as they move forward. Harpuia jumps past it and attacks Tech Kraken with an electrically charged slash, momentarily stunning him. Harpuia follows up with three normal slashes before he moves back.
Tech Kraken launches two green beams, going diagonally upwards and downwards. Harpuia jumps between the two of the blasts and prepares to slash at Tech Kraken, but the beams bounce off the walls and crash into Harpuia.
His beam attack can bounce off obstacles and the walls. I need to stay alert and keep a lookout in all directions from now on. Tech Kraken launches two more of his green beams.
Harpuia dodges them the first time and the second time as they bounce off the walls. Tech Kraken launches his four objects again as they move on the ground. Harpuia is forced to go upwards, but is shot down by the beam as they reflect off the walls.
The four objects climb up the wall as the beams disappear. Harpuia grabs onto his saber and sends an electric wave at Tech Kraken. Tech creates another ice shield to block Harpuia's attack.
"That attack isn't fast enough to defeat me, Harpuia." Tech prepares to fire the beam. "Huh? Where are you!?" Harpuia appears behind Tech Kraken and slashes with his Saber, sending Tech crashing into his own shield.
Seems his shield is only effective against ranged attacks. If that's the case, I should be able to handle it. Tech Kraken recovers from that attack as he stands up.
"I'll make you pay for that!" He creates a black hole and goes into it, disappearing. Where did he go?
Another hole appears above Harpuia after a brief moment. Harpuia raises his saber, preparing to strike down Tech when he comes out. Tech's tentacle comes out, puncturing Harpuia in the chest. It retreats and the hole disappears again.
I should have known there was something wrong! That hole was a lot smaller than the one that Tech Kraken disappeared into. Another hole appears, this time a bigger one, as Tech comes out.
Harpuia greets Tech with an upward slash followed by another attack going down. Tech retreats to the other side of the room. I'm taking more damage than I expected. I can't let this fight drag on for too long.
Tech creates an ice shield and pushes it towards Harpuia. Harpuia activates his jets and manages to avoid the attack. What was he trying to do with that?
Tech releases two reflective beams. Harpuia dodges the one going towards him, but the ice shield bounces off the wall until it was right behind Harpuia. The beam bounces off the shield, giving Harpuia no time to move, and hitting him from behind.
Harpuia tries to stand up, but Tech Kraken releases his four objects on the ground, hitting Harpuia before he was able to get up. The other beam disappears as Harpuia manages to stand up.
Harpuia activates his jets and moves up above Tech. HE goes sideways, sending a huge wave downwards. Tech tries to create a shield, but the shot goes straight through and pierces Tech.
Harpuia follows up by going down and slashing Tech twice with each sword. Tech Kraken slowly moves up as Harpuia retreats.
"This is the power of a Guardian, huh? I won't lose. I'll keep on fighting to avenge my master!" Tech Kraken creates a hole and goes inside. Where is he this time? The hole appears in front of Harpuia, so Harpuia dashes backwards to avoid it.
Harpuia waits for a while and gets punctured from behind before Tech Kraken's tentacle retreats again. I've been caught off guard again! It seems he can only aim left, right, and up. If I move around a lot, I should be able to avoid it.
Tech Kraken comes out and fires his two reflective beams again. This time, Harpuia ignores it completely and goes for Tech, slashing with both his sabers at an alarming rate.
Harpuia retreats just as Tech brings up his ice shield. Harpuia stabs at the shield just as the reflective beams bounce off the walls and hit the ice shield together.
The combined force of all three attacks shatters the shield as Harpuia goes through and stabs at Tech. Harpuia does an uppercut with his saber, sending Tech up the water and crashing down again.
Tech Kraken stands up and pants from exhaustion as eh tries to speak. "This fight… isn't over… yet." Tech swims into the middle of the room as Harpuia follows slowly from behind.
Tech Kraken swims upward, out of view as eh leaves two ice spheres on both sides of the room. What is that? The two spheres go downward, next to Harpuia as they launch two ice javelin attacks. Harpuia gets hit from both sides and is sent down.
The orbs go down and reach Harpuia again. They fire the attacks again as Harpuia activates his jet and flies upwards. The orbs start to go up, launching ice javelins just where Harpuia was a second ago.
My jets are being frozen in the water! Harpuia stops as the two orbs catch up to him, launching the ice javelins and sending him crashing down again. On his way, Harpuia crashes into the ice javelins still stuck to the wall, rending his jets unusable.
"It looks like I've managed to even out the playing field." Tech Kraken appears again as the two ice orbs disappear.
Tech Kraken launches his four objects. Harpuia manages to jump over that as Tech launches his chain beam again.
Harpuia, unable to stop his landing, crashes into the lower beam as the other beam bounces off the wall and hits him in the left arm, knocking the saber out of his hands. Tech creates another hole and goes into it.
Harpuia reaches for his saber, but Tech's tentacle punctures Harpuia from behind, knocking him away. That'll have to wait until later. I need to dodge his attacks!
Harpuia dodges another attack as Tech reappears. Tech swims to the other side of the room as Harpuia releases an electric wave with his saber, knocking Tech into the wall. Harpuia grabs onto his other saber and goes forward, but Tech launches his chain beams just as Harpuia gets close, both of them hitting Harpuia.
I've taken way too much damage. My systems are barely responding. Harpuia stands up from his sheer will as Tech launches his pod attack.
Harpuia jumps into the wall and pushes off with all his strength, sending two huge waves downwards at Tech. Tech gets hit by the attack and Harpuia follows up by going down and slashing at Tech with his dual blades.
Just a little more! Tech falls down to the ground as Harpuia prepares to finish off the battle.
Tech manages to create another hole and crawl through it. I can't see properly! How am I suppose to avoid his attack?
Harpuia shouts out in pain as Tech's tentacle pierces through his armor. Tech smiles as he comes out of the hole.
"It's over now!" Tech watches as Harpuia struggles. "It's useless, you've been defeated. WHAT!?"
Harpuia grabs onto Tech Kraken's tentacle and tosses him upwards into the air. Harpuia brings his blades together, sending a huge wave of lightning crashing down on Tech Kraken.
Harpuia raises one of his blades in the air as it pierces through Tech as he lands, ending the battle.
"Looks like you've managed to stop Ragnarok. However, Weil's plan has not been fully stopped yet. Now go and finish the battle. I've lent my strength to Lord Weil, and now I must pay. Phantom! Forgive me!"
Harpuia watches as Tech Kraken explodes. "I'm sure that if most people were in your situation, they would've done the same thing. You've fought for someone you believed in, not many people can do that."
Harpuia kneels down as the electricity courses through his body. He drags his body to the controls of the drill sub and turns it off. Harpuia reaches for his communicator and opens it.
"Operator, I've defeated the last soldier. Prepare to transfer me back." Harpuia thinks back to what Tech said before his death. Weil's plan has not been fully stopped yet, huh? Guess this isn't over yet.
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Tomorrow, everyone will be in the Christmas Spirit, so I'm gonna make an interlude from all the fighting for a while. The next chapter will develop some character relationships.
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