Opening File: Agent Epsilon
Agent Epsilon is one of The Secret Scientists and supposedly a friend of Drew Saturday and Doc Saturday. Not much is known about Agent Epsilon, other than he is one of the seven Secret Scientists that survived the assault on Argost's mansion when an attempt to recover the Kur Stone was made eleven years ago. It is known he is a clone of the greatest spy his people found 100 years ago. Epsilon, Foxtail and Clovis Bray all worked to ensure Dr. Zinnia's will to go public about Project YoRHa and giving the androids equal rights was buried as a way to ensure that the androids would forever remain assets of the Grey Agency.
He attempted to abduct Nigel Uno and Abigail Lincoln, the Ice and Candy Elementals in order to have them trained and recruited into the Grey Agency against the Fallen. This plan drew the attention of Sebben and Sammael, both of whom thwarted this plan with Sammael having nearly all of the agents aside from Epsilon and his Francis killed. Sebben warned Epsilon to stay away from the Elementals or something worse would happen. Later, Epsilon's son was sent to capture the serial killer Pinocchio before he was turned into the Harvester of Growth by Crom.
Currently Epsilon has charged android 2B of Project YoRha with a mission to take control of Crom Cruach through SIVA nanites previously thought to be destroyed.
Close File
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"Shouldn't we be out there helping the others? Why did Merlin ask us to hang back?"
Claire for the life of her didn't understand why she let that old wizard talk her into these things.
Or Jim for that matter.
Sure he helped them defeated Gunmar and Morgana but at the beginning he was only out for himself, taking back his powers by killing Morgana. She could not help but wonder if he had some ulterior motive to letting all the others go out and fight Crom Cruach while they waited in the Hall of Heroes.
"Merlin said someone was going to be here. Someone who holds the key to stopping Crom." Jim replied, as they both watched the battle from the main observation room.
"Indeed I did, Jim." Merlin's voice came from behind them as they turned and faced the old wizard. "And that person is here now."
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"Who is there?!"
"Are you Rolf Vorlik?" The person asked.
"Yes. Who are you?" Rolf clenched his fists, ready to fight. "Reveal yourself, he-who-hides-shadows-for-dramatic-effect!"
The person chuckled as they stepped out of the shadows, revealing themselves to be Rory and held out the Shepherd's staff to Rolf who gasped upon seeing it.
"That staff…" Rolf trailed off.
"Would you like the chance to stop Crom?" Rory asked as the staff emitted a golden glow.
Rolf gazed at the staff, recognizing from the old books and the stories his papa told him. "The Staff of the Shepherds…Only the son of a Shepard can hold it."
"And good thing we know one." Rory said, holding out the staff.
Rolf held out his hand…but then backed away. "Rolf is not worthy. Rolf failed to stop the evil one before. Rolf's vision…They showed Rolf the future…"
"A vision huh?"
The door opened and in walked Merlin, followed by Jim and Claire. Rolf's eyes widened a bit when he saw Jim but made no move.
"Merlin and the famous Trollhunter." Rory greeted cordially.
"And the mighty warrior, Cu Chullain. Or should I say Cu Chullain's reincarnation." Merlin greeted. "I take it we are interrupting."
"Only trying to show this boy his visions do not mean we are going to lose." Rory replied.
"Visions?" Jim asked, taking a step forward.
"Young Rolf here is a descendant of the original Shepard who helped vanquish Crom a thousand years ago. Before he died the Shepard decreed that if Crom ever broke free his descendants would be charged with stopping him again." Rory explained.
"Rolf is not worthy of that staff." Rolf turned away. "Rolf's visions showed a dark future and Rolf failed to defeat the evil one already. Rolf is not worthy."
"So you think that's reason to give up?" Jim took a step forward. "I heard what happened. You were brave, you fought well and you lost like everyone else. There is no shame or disgrace in that. Just because he beat you once doesn't mean you can't defeat him."
"Crom Cruach inspires fear into the hearts of the brave, Trollhunter. Rolf fears that the world's destiny is to be ruled by him." Rolf said solemnly.
"Rolf, destiny is a gift. Some go their entire lives, living existence as a quiet desperation. Never learning the truth that what feels as though a burden pushing down upon our shoulder, is actually, a sense of purpose that lifts us to greater heights. Never forget that fear is but the precursor to valor, and to strive and triumph in the face of fear is what it means to be a hero." Jim said to the Son of a Shepard.
"You fear Crom but you have the strength to fight him even in a losing battle." Rolf said in surprise.
"The first rule of being a Trollhunter is to always be afraid." Jim said as he summoned his sword. "Fear heightens you're senses and keeps you alive. But arrogance gets you killed. It's okay to be afraid in battle."
"But Rolf's vision…"
"Don't think about your vision." Jim said, taking the Shepherd's staff from Rory and holding it out to Rolf. "Don't think. Become."
Rolf stared at the Trollhunter before looking down at the staff…Reaching out with one hand and grasping it.
Rolf let out a gasp as the magic of the Shepherd's staff flowed into him, a golden light surrounding him and suddenly…
All seemed right in the world.
Or at least it would be when the Son of Shepard stopped that evil that was Crom Cruach!
Xxx
"Come on! Blasted…WORK YOU SHINY PIECE OF STEEL!"
Scotty Blake slashed his sword through the air again, intending to create a portal that would lead them to Raven. Unfortunately that seemed to be easier said than done as every time a portal formed it broke apart a second later.
"Crom has have shielded the island." Extor surmised. "Not even your Celtic magic can break through it."
"We'll see about that!" Scotty barked as he formed another portal that broke apart a second later. "GOB DARN IT!"
Normally he'd swear but he was at home and no one ever swore in the presence of his wife and for good reason.
"Maybe we should look at this in another way." Extor suggested.
"And how is that?" Scotty asked.
"The island has just appeared off of the coast near GrimmFall. Meaning instead of simply going to Avalon-" Extor started.
"We go to GrimmFall!" Scotty finished with a grin.
"What about that huge army of demons coming from the island? We'd have to fight our way all the way there." Rino pointed out.
"I'm willing to do it. No one marches up to Castle Blake and kidnaps anyone here!" Scotty vowed with a clenched fist. "So we're going to-"
"Scotty, look!"
Everyone stopped and turned to Keanu as he pointed out the window towards a bright light. Believing it was an attack the rest of Team SEKR moved to the window and saw what it was.
Scotty's eyes widened in shock when he saw what…who it was. "No…I don't believe it."
"Scotty?" Rino asked.
Standing before the castle was a muscular middle-aged man with a grey beard and hair, wearing a white and gold tunic with a green sash, dark leggings and boots and in his hand was a sword resembling Scotty's.
And surrounding him was an Aura of multiple colors.
"A multi-colored Aura?" Extor's eyes widened. "And those eyes…That's…"
"Impossible." Rino whispered, just as stunned as the scientist. "It's almost always a single colored Aura. I've heard of double colored Aura, even triple or even quadruple colored Auras in the past but this…It's like a rainbow!"
"Whose soul could project a multi-colored Aura?" Keanu asked.
"I know who." Scotty answered, putting his sword in its scabbard. "It's actually him."
"Who?" Keanu asked as Scotty turned around and headed for the door. "Who, Scotty?"
"Open the gates!" Scotty shouted as he left the room, followed quickly by the rest of Team SEKR.
Rushing down to the front gates, Scotty along with everyone in the castle watched as the man entered, staring at them with blazing cyan eyes.
"Okay, who is this guy?" Keanu whispered.
"The King…" Scotty's wife answered in stunned awe.
"King?"
"King Macbeth." Scotty answered, staring at the man. "We heard rumors for years that a man in Empire City was actually the once King of Scotland, Macbeth who was made immortal by the Fae."
"Say what?!" Rino and Keanu's jaws nearly dislodged themselves and fell to the ground.
"He looks remarkably similar to the portraits of King Macbeth." Extor stated, adjusting his goggles. "But the Aura…"
Macbeth smiled as he looked around. "I am glad to see Scotland has not changed much since I was last here." He took in a deep breath. "Even in this frozen nightmare the air smells exactly like home."
"You are King Macbeth?" Scotty took a step forward. "The real king?"
"Once I was King. I come here now, not to reclaim the throne that is no longer needed. I am here to call on your aid." Macbeth replied with a smile as he took out his sword. "I ask from one son of Scotland to another…Will you aid me in my quest to defeat Crom Cruach?"
Scotty's eyes widened. "You are going after Crom?"
"Yes. He threatens Scotland and the rest of the world." Macbeth clenched a fist. "Unless Scotland has decided to begin worshiping him I personally plan on delivering a message to him…That Scotland would rather be frozen than bow to him."
"HA!" Scotty laughed. "Funny, we were going to say the same thing! Right lads?!"
A roar of approval echoed throughout the castle as everyone voice their agreement with Scotty, holding up their swords.
Macbeth smiled and laughed. "Glad to hear it! I've come to ask for the best of Scotland's warriors to fight with me. Come with me, fight with me and we will personally see to it that Crom thinks twice about ever thinking he can scare us into worshiping him!"
"Works for me!" Scotty pulled out his sword. "So, care to get us to that island? We have a friend there who needs our help!"
"As a matter of fact…" Macbeth held up his sword and crossed it with Scotty's. "I believe I can. Any friend to a son of Scotland is a friend to me."
There was a flash of light that shot up into the sky, parting the dark clouds and allowing the sun to shine down on Scotland again.
The King had returned.
Xxx
"You ready for this, June."
Juniper Lee nodded, now wearing a metal suit of armor with the Juniper symbol on the chest plate and her now tied into a low pony tail. "Yep."
"Good." Jasmine Lee wore her own battle armor. "The plan is simple. Get onto the island, take down Crom and after that we worry about putting everything back to the way it was."
June nodded, knowing that it was going to be perhaps the most difficult battle of her life but she was ready.
She had wanted to be free of the barrier placing her in Orchid Bay and she got her wish.
However that wish came with the cost of having to deal with other magical threats much greater than the ones she had faced.
The world ending kind of threats.
"I'm ready."
Xxx
Back in GrimmFall the situation started to slowly grow worse. The army of Bodach emerging from Avalon seemed to have no limit to their numbers, despite the best efforts of the Justice Friends to contain them. Major Glory summoned his Freedom Armor in an attempt to save strength and started blasting the demons away with his shoulder cannons but some managed to slip by and entered the city.
Fortunately the Justice Friends were not the only line of defense.
Xxx
(City Point)
(Chateau by Rob Dougan Starts to Play)
"Operator 21O to 9S."
"This is 9S."
"The majority of the enemy is held back by the Justice Friends but ten percent have managed to slip past them and are entering the city. I am detecting enemy movement coming in your direction."
"Understood, 21O." 9S said before contacting the other units in the city. "The enemy is approaching. Deploy the Pods."
"Understood."
Dozens of hovering devices were released, coming into contact with the Bodach and immediately fired on them. Bullets and miniature missiles destroyed over a dozen Bodach and the few that slipped through…
9S's visor slid over his eyes and he sprinted forward, faster than the human eye could see. He fell upon the Bodach, punching and kicking hard enough to land a killing blow on each target. Nearby, other YoRHa androids attacked the Bodach with just as lethal precision. Unit 2E, better known as 2B slashed dozens of Bodach to pieces with her katana in a matter of second.
Xxx
(GrimmFall Park)
A group of Bodach slipped into GrimmFall park to find mortals to slay and abduct any children to be taken back to Lord Crom to worship him or to be sacrificed.
"Hi boys."
Instead they were greeted with a green skinned muscular human, a spirit with an arm and a hand sticking out of its head, and a Yeti wearing only blue jeans and a belt.
"You know who else sends armies of monsters to destroy cities and scare everyone into worshiping them?" Muscular Man asked with a grin. "My Mom!"
"Nice one!" The spirit, High-Five Ghost laughed.
"Less joking, Muscle Man." Skips cracked his knuckles. "And more smashing these freaks."
"All right!" Muscle Man laughed as two Bodach charged at him.
He easily caught one and slammed it into the other, breaking them both down with ease. Fives was next, enlarging his hand and slapping a few Bodach down with ease.
Xxx
(Birdman's Office)
Harvey Birdman, formerly known as the hero Birdman looked out the window, seeing the battles going in the streets of GrimmFall.
He had retired from the fighting years ago…
And yet if they were to have any chance of winning he'd have to step up again.
With that said, he shed his suit, revealing the blazing orange battle suit underneath.
It was time for Birdman to take to the skies again.
Xxx
(City Hall)
Birdman wasn't the only one to leave his office to help. Phil Ken Sebben exited his office, carrying a black sleek cane that appeared to be modified to sophistically advanced, likely from DexLabs. Just as he stepped out of City Hall he was immediately surrounded by a gang of Bodach.
"Gentlemen, I do not mean to be rude but I am pressed for time." Sebben twirled his cane in a single hand. "So I'll give you one chance. Run now and don't come back."
The Bodach snarled, grasping their swords and spears before they immediately attacked. Sebben's eye flashed and a field of energy surrounded him before expanding out to engulf the Bodach. To them, time was proceeding as normal but outside it…
If anyone was looking all they could see was everyone inside moving so fast it was all a blur.
Sebben blocked a sword strike from one Bodach before slamming his free fist into said Bodach's stomach, breaking the demon's fragile body with one hit. Another Bodach immediately started to attack Sebben with his spear but was kicked in the chest, his chest immediately breaking and causing an instant death. The remaining five immediately attacked Sebben who back flipped to gain some room and then charged forward, kicking one Bodach in the face so hard instant death was guaranteed. Twirling his cane in one hand Sebben employed the use of martial arts, specifically Bartitsu here practitioners are taught to use a cane as a weapon in addition to various hand-to-hand techniques along with Kung Fu, Karate and Tae Kwan Do.
Another Bodach was killed instantly when another tried to kill Sebben with a chained spike ball but missed and the unfortunate one in the face. After dodging Sebben kicked the Bodach away while another swung at Sebben with its sword. Sebben easily blocked with his cane and preformed a spinning to the Bodach, actually kicking its head off. The other two immediately attacked Sebben at the same time, one stabbing his spear at Sebben's face but the mayor of GrimmFall leaned back and used his cane to redirect the spear so it stabbed the last sword wielding Bodach.
Sebben spun around and slammed his cane down on the last Bodach, shattering its skull. The energy field around him vanished and he immediately checked his watch.
"Two point six seconds. I used to do it in one point three." Sebben sighed, looking at the dead bodies. "Crom didn't make you guys to last obviously. What a waste."
Xxx
(Marquee Row)
The Bodach were marching down the street, looking for prey to slaughter and eat. However instead of prey they found something else…
Speeding down the street appeared to be a heavily armored car, resembling a white and blue falcon. It was the Falcon Car, the personal vehicle of the hero known as Blue Falcon. From hidden compartments came an entire armory of machine weapons that aimed and fired, killing dozens of Bodach that were not run over by the speeding vehicle. Inside the car, Blue Falcon turned the wheel, spinning the car onto another street and immediately opened fire, killing more Bodach in under a few seconds.
More Bodach chased after the car, prompting Blue Falcon to step on the gas. They attacked the Falcon Car, ripping off the guns and eventually managing to rip open the car…Just as Blue Falcon fired his grappling hook. He shot out of the car as he crashed into the end of an alley, slamming into the wall and killing the Bodach on it before they could even react.
Looking down Blue Falcon watched as more Bodach started climbing up the wall after him. The hero quickly climbed to the top and took off running, jump from roof top to roof top as the demons chased after him. Eventually he spun around, throwing a dozen grenades at the demons as they started to catch up, spreading his cape and gliding to the ground as the resulting explosion killed more demons. Just as he landed on the ground, a dozen more Bodach surrounded and ambushed him.
Unfortunately for them he was more than prepared.
Just as they swarmed him he threw dozens of devices that magnetically attached themselves to the swords, spears, shields and even the armor the demons wore and a second later they exploded, downing more Bodach in under a second. Blue Falcon shot forward, punching and kicking his way through the disorientated bunch and took off running as more chased after him. It was becoming tiresome but Blue Falcon wasn't alone for long.
"FIRE!"
He ran around a corner and jumped onto a nearby catwalk, leaving the surviving Bodach to be killed by GrimmFall's police led by Chief Fizz. As soon as the last Bodach fell the police ceased their firing.
"Marquee Row cleared." Fizz said upon seeing all the demons were dead. "Continue clearing out any of these demons as soon as you find them."
Blue Falcon watched from above before turning away upon seeing the police had the situation under control.
Xxx
(Galaxy Gardens)
Galaxy Gardens was the thriving plant and animal sanctuary of GrimmFall. Unfortunately now it's botanical beauty was swarming with Bodach as they marched through all corners of the city.
"You know, I get that you are all bad guys out to conquer the world but really?"
The Bodach stopped as two mortals, Down Unda Mate and E-Male.
"Attacking an animal sanctuary?" Down Unda Mate shook his head.
Snarling the Bodach charged forward, ready to skewer the mortals.
"Oh please." E-Male held out his ring blade and threw it.
The blade spun through the air and sliced off the head of one Bodach, followed by several more before bouncing off a tree, heading straight back in the direction it came and killed even more Bodach before turning to its owner's hand. Down Unda Mate followed up throwing one boomerang…
Or was it just one?
The single boomerang split apart, becoming nearly twenty with each hitting a Bodach and killing them instantly.
"These guys may come in large numbers but they are less durable than even the Grimm." E-Male noted condescendingly.
"Still, there are a lot of them." Down Unda Mate said as his multiple boomerangs became one boomerang and flew back into his hand. "We'll be at this for a while."
"Perhaps but not as long as you might think." E-Male said before activating his Semblance.
E-Male's Semblance allowed his Aura to amplify his bio-electric current, allowing him to enhance his speed, strength, durability and power by electrically stimulating his nervous system and speeding up his neural synapses. His suit had been modified to help enhance his Semblance's power, allowing him to gain even more speed and power to the point he believed he rivaled Living Bullet as the world's fastest man. Right now though, it allowed him to shoot forward and take over a dozen Bodach in the blink of an eye.
"Show of off." Down Unda Mate shook his head.
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(GrimmFall City Station)
Mushu Gai Man easily brought down a dozen Bodach, channeling the collective strength of China as he fought.
Many wondered how he gained such power.
Perhaps by having a spirit similar to the ones that give Major Glory and SAM-R-I their powers.
Perhaps he found a way to link his Aura with the people of China.
Either way he was virtually unstoppable, even as the Bodach tried to swarm him.
And not too far away Mucho Muchado was easily cracking heads, literally as he fought through another Bodach swarm.
Xxx
(Tech Square)
"And take this!" Ya-Man shouted as he slammed an unlucky Bodach into the ground.
Nearby Mandigo slashed, punched and kicked down dozens of Bodach as they tried to surround him.
Xxx
(Steam Alley)
"I got this. With the dark weather and shadows cast by these buildings I'm much stronger here. I can hold them off for a little while and allow you all to conserve your strength."
Lowemon strolled confidently into battle as the Bodach came upon Steam Alley, the industrial sector of the city. With the demons lurking in every corner of the city it was imperative to get rid of them before they could find the emergency shelters. Anyone who was a trained hero or hunter was assigned a part of the city to clear out before joining the others at the harbor to help fend off the invading army. Luckily the Bodach were weaker than the Grimm and their Fallen master so all Lowemon had to worry about was their numbers.
"Shadow Lance!"
It didn't take long for the enemy to try and attack him so he started by unleashing a wave of dark energy from his lance, easily take down a large number of them. Compared to the likes of Monkey Fist and his Scythe Simians these Bodach were as weak as a baby Digimon. From what Lowemon had heard Crom could create endless legions of these Bodach but obviously they were meant to spread fear and terror instead of being actual warriors.
Good for Lowemon, bad for the Bodach.
"Tempest Wind!"
"Pyro Tornado!"
And it didn't help that Agunimon charged at them with his Pyro Tornado attack enhanced by Kazemon's Tempest Wind, allowing him to burn through several alleys, incinerating the Bodach before they could even blink.
"Steam Alley is cleared." Lowemon reported.
Xxx
"Mayor Sebben, our forces are holding the enemy back but their numbers are still too great. If we can't stop them at the source we'll be overrun by nightfall." Callie Briggs reported.
"Did you call for back up?"
"Yes sir." Briggs looked up to the sky and smiled. "And I think they've just arrived."
Xxx
"Locking onto the enemy's bridge."
The TurboKat streaked through the sky with missiles armed and ready.
"Target locked." Razor reported.
"Firing." T-Bone pressed down on the fire button.
The missiles shot down and hit the ice bridge, destroying it and sending pieces of ice and Bodach flying in all directions.
But the Bodach were far from done.
Instead of marching single file to the mainland they jumped into the water and started swimming, discarding their armor and weapons.
"Talk about dedication." Razor commented upon seeing this. "They're swimming now and they are spreading out too. If they swarm the harbor and the beach they'll be all over the place."
"Lucky we're not the only ones who noticed." T-Bone replied.
On cue, a dozen POINT airships emerged from the clouds and started firing on the Bodach army while they were still in the water.
Xxx
"You actually called POINT?" Valhallen asked as he bashed two Bodach down with his guitar.
"Not me." Major Glory shook his head as he kicked another Bodach away.
Xxx
"Sebben asked for help and he's going to get it. Squadrons Alpha and Beta focus fire on the demons in the water. Makes sure nothing gets on land." Foxtail stood on the bridge of the lead airship, arms folded behind her back. "Chip, head to the island and take out the leader. But pick up the android known as 2B. She has the nanobots we need to take Crom down."
"Roger, Foxtail."
Chip Damage took off from the airship, flying down to GrimmFall to pick up 2B and then headed straight to Avalon.
Xxx
As Damage picked up 2B there was a flash of light, blinding their sensors for a mere second. It was gone and both androids wondered for a brief second if it had been an attack. However when nothing happened they both shook it off.
They had a job to do.
Xxx
"Good work." Kriegar said, seeing that the micro-tracker he had made was safely in 2B's hair.
"What will this do?" One of the twins asked.
"It will allow me to piggy back on the android's radio channels. She is no doubt in contact with Bray and Epsilon." Kriegar answered.
"And how will that bring the will out of the blue?"
"Oh, ye of little faith." Kriegar said, his multiple tablets activating and projecting one big holographic screen in front of him. "I told Sammael I was leagues above a hack like Clovis Bray and I was not lying. During the war who do you think provided my, or rather the original me's fake credentials for allowing me to go undercover as a member of the Nazi science division?"
"They helped you fake your death?"
"They needed a man on the inside. Dr. Kriegar wasted a great deal of their funding with his cybernetic soldier project." Kriegar chuckled. "Lucky for me to have all of his memories and I know he took precautions when the Grey Agency tried to recruit him. Too bad for them."
The Grey Agency were the only ones to have cloned someone with extraordinary potential. The difference was that while Epsilon was the perfect agent, Dr. Kriegar was perhaps the worst potential recruit.
And he was about to remind them.
Xxx
Major Glory looked up, seeing Chip Damage heading to the island, carrying a female android. "No, he can't take on Crom by himself and a single android. If we push his forces back we can try taking Crom out together. Even if it might not work."
This was bad.
Foxtail and Chip Damage were ignoring the obvious danger and focused only on winning again. They were going to lose and risk the entire world for their own personal glory.
"Krunk!" Major Glory called out, seeing the purple giant swat a dozen Bodach away. "It's turbo time!"
Krunk looked back at Major Glory. "But flag man said to wait!"
"We can't wait now. Your turbo power might be what we need to stop Crom but if Chip and Foxtail go after him first they will get killed." Major Glory activated his Star-Spangled Vision, destroying over a dozen Bodach that crawled onto the land. "We'll cover you and give you a head start."
Krunk looked up, seeing Chip Damage heading to the island and nodded. "Krunk go…TURBO!"
In a flare of purple and black light Krunk released the power that allowed him to stand as the World's Mightiest Mortal and one of the most powerful beings in the known cosmos.
He was perhaps the only organic other than Thor and the Elementals to stand against the Diamonds, who themselves were considered deities to their people.
The reason Krunk didn't go Turbo in the fight against Crom in front of City Hall was because everyone was afraid that if he did he would have brought the entire city down and endangered the populations.
But if Krunk were to fight Crom on Avalon away from any innocent bystanders…
"RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
As Krunk tapped into his full powers the four Harvester of Crom, who had been nearby directing and leading the assault, stop and turned to face Krunk, seeing the immensely powerful aura surrounding him.
The power the giant was emanating was enough to make even them nervous and believed he was a legitimate threat to Crom. Immediately the Harvester of Growth summoned a number of wooden roots from the ground and launched them at Krunk with the intent of impaling through his body.
"RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"
The roots didn't stand a chance as Krunk smashed through them.
"Cuir stad air!(Translation: Stop him!)" The Harvester of Night shouted.
Krunk then shot forward; moving faster than even the Harvesters could see and slammed into the Harvester of Growth, punching him into the air. The Harvester of Night shot at Krunk, swinging her scythe to cut his head off.
"Oh no you don't!" Valhallen played a note on his guitar.
From the tip of the magical instrument came a bolt of lightning that slammed into the Harvester, knocking her back. Krunk turned to the island and jumped into the air, aiming to jump so high he'd land on Avalon.
"Na leig leis ruighinn air ar dia!(Translation: Do not let him reach our god!)" The new Harvester of Blood shouted.
The Harvester of Growth jumped into the ocean, vanishing into the waters but no one had time to go after him.
Xxx
Krunk landed on the beach of Avalon, his landing causing the entire island to shake.
Krunk let out another roar. "Mean god here on island! Krunk smash!"
Before he could move to find Crom suddenly tendrils made of seaweed shot out of the water, grabbing onto the gentle giant and pulled him towards the water.
"Mean weeds grab Krunk!"
From the water came the Harvester of Growth with a giant body of seaweed surrounding him. "Is mise Neach-buain Fàs. Tha smachd agam air beatha planntrais!(Translation: I am the Harvester of Growth. I control all plant life!)"
Krunk grunted, ripping the seaweed off of him as he faced the Harvester of Growth. "Krunk smash plant man!"
The Harvester of Growth raised his pickaxe, summoning more wooden roots from under the ground that attached themselves to his wooden armor. Krunk watched as a head was formed around the torso of the Harvester of Growth's armor that grew and grew until finally it emerged as a giant wooden sea serpent. The wooden serpent let out a snarl and lunged at Krunk who roared and charged to meet it head on.
(Chateau by Rob Dougan Ends)
Xxx
"What is taking so long?" Crom wondered. "They should have returned with Crom's sacrifices by now. Has the world come to an end before Crom could do it?"
It was an easy job.
Find the other three Maidens.
Bring back the other three Maidens.
Sacrifice the Maidens in a grand ritual to bring about the Eternal Night.
Just what part of that list of tasks he was given was so hard?!
It was like living in a world that was typically written by some foolish mortal where the bad guys always lose in the end!
"Crom guesses that Bodach demons are not the harbingers of terror they used to be." Crom sighed as he stood up from the throne. "Fine. Crom will do it himself and show everyone how it is done!"
SMASH!
Before Crom could take a single step forward, roof of his castle was smashed open and down came Chip Damage, holding the android 2B in his arms before placing her on the ground and faced Crom.
"And what is this?" Crom asked rhetorically. "More wind-up toys?"
"We are here to stop you, villain!" Chip Damage said, pointing his finger directly at Crom. "Surrender peacefully and you will be given a fair trial!"
"…HAHAHAHAHAH!" Crom held his belly as he laughed. "Okay, now Crom is sure of it. It's like one of those bad fairy tales from the Old Country with the dashing hero appearing to save the day! Can't you mortals be original?!"
Chip Damage shot forward while Crom was busy laughing, delivering a powerful blow to the evil god's head, knocking him down. 2B then shot forward, taking advantage of the distraction as Chip continued pummeling Crom into the ground. Grunting Crom caught the next fist, slowly rising up from the ground as he started to overpower Chip Damage.
"Crom's amusement is at an end." Crom said sourly, slamming a knee into Chip's torso.
The hero grunted, his Aura shielding from him from being harmed severely but Crom then grabbed the hero, picking him up and then slammed him down into the ground. 2B leapt in, throwing the small container that contained the SIVA nanites at Crom's face.
"What-" Crom stopped as the object exploded, allowing the nanites to enter his body through his mouth, nose, eyes, ears and even through the skin. "What was that?"
Xxx
"Father, the nanites have activated. It seems 2B was successful." Francis said as the nanites transmitted their status from inside Crom's body.
"Excellent. She carried out her mission." Epsilon said calmly but held a hint of satisfaction in his voice. "We will take it from here. Have the nanites infest Crom's vital systems and give him a message."
Xxx
Crom grunted, feeling the machines in his body as they attached to all of his cells and vital organs, attacking him from the inside. "What is this?!"
"This, Mr. Crom is SIVA."
Crom's eyes widened and then narrowed. "You speak inside Crom's head? You dare infest Crom with your metal pets?! Do you know who Crom is?!"
"As of now you are a man with two choices. You can work for us willingly or we order the SIVA to blank your mind and we educate you on how we conduct our men in the field these days."
"Interesting…What if Crom presents an alternative?" Crom grunted, his orange eyes slowly turning red.
"There is no third choice in your case, Mr. Crom. We work behind the scenes, doing what must be done for the security of our nation. We are prepared to do absolutely anything to ensure the protection of mankind, even if mankind itself does not like our methods. There is no black and white here, only what lies in the middle, the Grey."
"Crom is not on one side or in the middle…" Crom held up a fist as the nanites continued attacking his body from the inside. "For Crom is god of the sun…And the SUN IS ABOVE ALL!"
Crom thrust his arms out, a fiery glow surrounding him and then engulfing him, turning him into a miniature sun that shot up into the sky and exploded in a blast of blazing fire. Chip Damage covered his eyes, quickly retreating. In the meantime 2B, fearing for her life ran for cover, seeing her chances of winning and surviving becoming very slim.
Xxx
Everyone stopped, seeing the new sun above Avalon.
Xxx
"Father, the SIVA nanites…They're gone!" Francis reported. "He must have burned them when he turned himself into a sun!"
Epsilon frowned. "Clovis Bray assured us he had taken everything into account when it came to controlling entities like Sammael and Crom. They should have fed on his magical energy and used it against him."
"Perhaps because he is in Avalon, able to absorb an endless supply of magical energy it made it impossible even for the nanites." Francis surmised.
"If that is so then perhaps our original plan to control Sammael would have failed as well." Epsilon's lips twitched. "We will have to update both their files."
"What about Chip Damage and 2B?"
"Bray's android is expendable. Tell Chip to fall back. We'll leave Crom to Sebben's heroes." Epsilon answered.
"And the will?"
"Irrelevant."
Xxx
"Dr. Zinnia's will and wishes serve only to waste great potential that Project: YoRHa has shown. The mere idea that its machines should be seen as anything other than assets is foolish and would hinder our efforts."
Kriegar smiled as the conversation was recorded through his micro-transmitter.
"Crom destroying 2B just saves us the trouble of erasing her memories. If she survives her mind will be wiped. If she is destroyed she will simply be replaced."
"Epsilon, you never learn." Kriegar whispered. "You and your son have been outwitted by a family of cryptid of researchers and you thought nothing would undo your little plans. Funny thing is they weren't even trying. This is what happens when someone makes an effort."
Epsilon.
Foxtail.
Clovis Bray.
All three willing to do whatever it takes to supposedly protect the world by whatever it takes. Only they do it all from the shadows.
Until it's pulled into the light.
"Now to see if old Kriegar's little backdoor is still…" Kriegar grinned as his passcode was accepted. "Ah, still there."
And it would show him everything.
Xxx
The sun above Avalon slowly floated down to the ground in front of the castle, fading away to reveal Crom's humanoid form.
"Stupid…Foolish…Mortals!" Crom snarled, his eyes orange eyes blazing with the fury of a thousand suns. "That's it! Crom waits no more!"
He spread his arms out, unleashing a horrifying roar that a human could never hope to make. All around the island and in the city the Bodach and the Harvesters stopped their attacking and instantly started returning to the island.
"That doesn't sound good." Valhallen remarked.
"Everyone, we're going to the island." Major Glory said, taking off into the air.
Back on the island Crom summoned a pitchfork. "No more play time. Crom will find the last maidens and do it himself."
If the world refused to bow to Crom he would end it.
All of it.