"Where the state ceaseth, there only commenceth the man who is not superfluous."
"Hmm. I see, it seems that Nietzsche was quite the profound thinker or...perhaps he skipped right past profound and went straight to crazy instead. Ah, well, enough of that." Pascal closed the philosophy book. "I'd best go see the world for my—"
"AAAAHHHH!"
"SOMEONE SAVE US! HEEEELP!"
'That sounds terrible, I have to find out what's causing all this distress.' Stepping out of his humble dwellings, Pascal wasted no time in trying to find the root cause of all the panic. When he reached the lower levels, he couldn't believe what he was seeing, he couldn't even begin to describe it. Otherworldly white creatures, Knight Nobodies, were in the process of dragging his machines into black portals.
"Pascal! Please ... help us!"
"Help us Pascal!"
"Don't let them take me away! I don't wanna go!"
Pascal tried to do something, anything, but he lacked the strength the Knights had. When he attempted to fight back, one of the Knights used their broadsword to fasten him down on the ground so that he couldn't move and was forced to watch his precious machines get dragged away into the darkness. Then it was his turn to get taken away, fortunately by some miracle, he was able to break from their hold and he attempted to contact 2B.
"...Please pick up 2B..."
Savas: It's interesting what you said about A2 and Sora's fight, they'll definitely be better once they reconcile and Sora brings her make-up booze.
Sonicsolsnake: Sora will go after A2, not to worry. If this story ended in a nice way, I could see Sora frequently visiting A2 and the others
Keybladelight: CEO fight is gonna be fun when I get around to it, I think you guys will like my spin on it. A2 v. Sora fight will happen just not in the coliseum, but I am ready to write that A2 drunk scene soon. Your ideas as so cute and safe, the scene I have in mind is pretty extreme in comparison. And I meant that Op 21O may not be the same as she was in the game
Anon: But following your heart instead of being sensible is fun! The tower's no longer aimed at the moon, but it coordinates are yet to be determined, which I should've clarified so sorry about that. Guess AU!Human would be technically right, but 9S is mostly parroting what White told him.
Guest (Mar 6): 9Shitty? Lmao. Sorry the code command was a bit confusing, I'll try and make things clearer retroactively. Sure would be sad if the heartless come and A2 didn't have a keyblade :/
Wsrm: That's such an insightful take on the relationship between humanity and androids, I might have to name the next chapter after Gods Bound By Rules
Reverse/Re[B]irth
After Sora and A2's very public fight on the Resistance Campgrounds, the androids settled back into their daily routine. It was quiet. The type of quiet one might expect after experiencing a violent storm. Anemone was back to monitoring machine activity, 9S was back to worrying about 2B, Devola was back in the weapon and items shop while Popola took over 2B's recovery in the infirmary.
Even Sora moved onto helping Devola in the shop to get his mind off of A2. "Aaand there!" He set down three crates in front of Devola.
"Thanks kid. This is more than enough for this week's shipment."
"For the same price too, the supply guy in the back threw in an extra crate for me!"
"That so? Usually, that asshole's a cheapskate, must've been that adorable charm he can't say no to~" Devola began unloading the crates. "So you feeling any better? I'm surprised you haven't run after her already."
He rubbed the back of his head. "...It's not like she wants me around right now anyway so I was just gonna wait until something came up."
"Aw, don't say that. I'm not sure what goes on in her head, but I'm sure she's just upset and confused over everything." She sat back in her seat. "It's just like A2 to run away when shit starts getting real."
"Well, I don't know what else I can say to her if she can't even believe in me. I wanna prove it to her somehow..."
"That's a tough one, this world's been broken for a long time and dying was always an inevitability we had to face. Didn't think it was gonna be to eldritch monsters, but it fits the bill. Life's a bitch and then you die, right?"
"Uh...Devola? You alright?"
"No, I'm sober. Booze is so hard to come by nowadays, ugh, don't drink if you can't do it constantly Sora."
"Riiight, so is there anything else I can do?"
"If you're that bored you can get some more microchips in the back."
"You got it, microchips coming right up!"
While Sora kept himself busy, 2B finally awoke following a successful procedure, before she could even get acclimated to her surroundings, 9S squeezed her as tight as he could. "2B! I'm so glad you're okay! I was worried sick about you."
"You don't have to worry about me, I'll be fine. Thank you Popola."
"Oh, yeah, no problem. Anytime, 2B!"
"So what happened while I was out?"
Pod 042: Incoming call
Pod 042: "2- 2B, oh thank goodness you picked up, I need your help! Something terrible is happening to my village, please bring Sora too if you—Oh no! 3823#45 82937219
"What? Why is a machine contacting me?"
"It's a long story, I'll explain it on the way. Let's just get Sora," 9S said.
2B and 9S approached Sora as he was returning from the back with another crate.
"Sora!" 9S said.
Sora dropped the crate on the ground. "What's up?"
"There's a problem going on at Pascal's village and we need you, I think it might be the heartless."
"Alright, I'll be right behind you guys. Sorry Dev, but I gotta go!"
"Just come back in one piece for once, will ya?"
"I'll try!"
It had been a while since Sora, 2B, and 9S traveled together on a mission and so many things happened between the first time they met to now. The androids Sora once knew were now practically unrecognizable to him and he wasn't sure if they were the ones who changed or he was the one who changed to see who they really were.
Either way, he was uncharacteristically distant from them, solely focused on the mission at hand. While 2B didn't notice his standoffish behavior, 9S was analyzing him from every angle. 'Sora still doesn't trust us, guess we androids haven't been leaving the best impression on him lately. I wish there was some way I could make it up to him.'
["Look 9S, why don't you just talk to me like normal for once," Sora finally said. "I think me and you can be really good friends, but not if you're asking me a billion questions at once."]
'Is that it? I'm still treating you the same way I did when we first met. Oh well, I can't think about that right now. Mission first.'
Knight Nobodies were wreaking havoc in Pascal's village, they were forcing machines into dark portals, and killing any who weren't compliant. Weight of the World manifested in Sora's grasp. "You guys find Pascal, the Nobodies are mine!"
"So these machines have become our allies," 2B said, summoning her swords. "Never thought I'd fight for machines."
Despite their deadly first strike against the machines, the Knights were no match against Sora's keyblade. Unrelenting Reality, his second shotlock, created multiple copies of his keyblade that targeted and destroyed most of them. All that was left were the few outliers Sora could track down from the screams of the machines.
"AAAAAH! I'M SO SCARED, HELP ME!"
"Hold on tight, I'm coming!" Swooping down to the ground level, he bashed in the head of a Knight Nobody and carried the child machine in his arms.
"Th-Thank you mister human!"
"No problem!" He killed a few more Knight Nobodies and picked up a few more machine children on his way to finding Pascal and the others. 'This is crazy, what does Adam want with all these machines?'
Sora found Pascal and the rest of the machine children outside the village with 2B and 9S. "There you guys are, these were all the machines that were left. The Nobodies must've taken everyone else away, I'm sorry I couldn't help more."
"No...I'm thankful that you all came here in a time of need...and that we at least saved the children," His voice sounded like it was on the verge of breaking at any moment. "I don't know why this is happening, those creatures came out of nowhere ... and I was powerless to stop them."
"I miss my mommy, I don't want her to go away forever!" One of the machine children cried.
"What's gonna happen to us now?! We're gonna get taken away too!" Another wailed.
"Don't be scared, I'll make sure nothing ever happens to you guys, okay? Hey, I know what'll make you all feel better," Sora bent down and summoned his keyblade. "Betcha guys have never seen anything like this before!"
"Wow! That's sooo cool!"
"Those monsters have attacked us before too," 9S said. "It seems like these are coordinated attacks, if they're taking your village machines away, then it's likely they're taking other machines away as well."
"Adam's behind all of this, I know it," Sora said. "But knowing him, I don't think your machines are gone for good, he's probably just planning to do something sick with them. Don't worry Pascal, whenever we figure out how to get the machines back, your village will be as good as new!"
"Those are kind words and I thank you. It would mean everything to me if my village could return to the way it was, but right now, I want to focus on protecting these children from any further threat because they are the future. I'm going to take them to the abandoned factory, thank you again for everything."
"Are you sure you want to do that alone? Let me help you in case the Nobodies show up," Sora said.
"No, we'll be okay. Besides, your heart is already set on someone else and I don't want to take that away from you."
"What do you mean?"
"I have some information regarding A2 if you wish to hear it, Sora."
"...okay."
"A2's gone off to fight in the coliseums. I could tell there was something wrong with her and I do hope she's okay. A place like that will only hasten her descent into despair."
"I...I don't know. I want to find her, but I don't want to leave you guys alone, the Nobodies might come back and ..."
"We'll protect Pascal and the machine children. Go after her Sora," 9S said.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" 2B asked. "We should be protecting the human as androids."
"This is something I want to do as a friend. Sora's strong, he doesn't need us to protect him."
"But you can't defeat the Nobodies! You're gonna need me to fight them," Sora said.
"Heh, we're pretty strong too, Sora. We can at least hold them off until you arrive, I just need a way to contact you."
"Oh- you can use my gummiphone to call me and I'll be there as soon as I can." Sora handed it to 9S so he could establish a connection.
"Perfect, then you don't have to worry about anything." He gave him his gummiphone back. "...I've been selfish to you Sora. This entire time, I could never see past my programming as an android, so I never let you think for yourself, but I want to change that starting now. I'll be honest, I don't like A2, but I know she's important to you and I'll have your back no matter what you decide to do."
"Thanks, Nines."
—
0101010000010101 "Of course I don't care about what happens to you A2. 10101101 What gave you that idea?" 01010101010001
A2 was unprepared.
Not that A2 didn't have enough weapons and support items to supply an army. No, she was unprepared for herself. Never did A2 think she could possibly top her own self-loathing, but there she was, feeling like a walking pile of boar shit.
Normally, alcohol would've been her best friend in this situation, but in her blind rage, A2 stormed into the Flooded City without stocking up on the copious amount of booze she desperately needed right now. So not only was she feeling shitty, but she had to be sober on top of it. Since she couldn't risk going back, she had to push forward with her poisonous thoughts to occupy her mind.
010101000011 "A2...you're scary and mean and curse a lot, 0101010100 why would I ever want to be around you?" 111111111100101010
'Why can't you say nice things if you're gonna be stuck in my head all goddamn day?' A2 stood at the far reaches of the Flooded City where the road stopped and the vast ocean began. She scanned the area, but there were no signs of any supposed 'coliseum' in sight. "Damn it, where the hell is this place?!"
"Don't know what place you're talking about, but you're not gonna find it by screaming at nothing." A shady resistance android approached A2. "Oh, I know you, you're A2."
"How do you know me?"
"You're not as low-profile as you'd like to think, especially not when you hang around that human. Where is he anyway, would've loved to meet the guy."
"...He's not with me anymore."
"Aw, you two had a little breakup? That sucks, must be rough for you."
"Stop wasting my time! Do you know where the coliseum is at around here or not?"
The android thought for a moment. "There is, but only members with membership cards are allowed to go through. Although I could make an exception for some monetary compensation."
"How about you walk away with all your limbs attached, is that fair?"
"S-Sure is, right this way!"
A2 went inside an elevator hidden behind a skyscraper and it descended into a place she'd never seen before. . .
Resistance androids from all over the Earth were gathered in the lobby outside an arena, talking amongst themselves about the latest match and placing their bets on who was going to win. It was a different atmosphere than the war-torn frontlines A2 was used to, but that only made her more curious and she walked forward to the receptionist.
"So...uh, how do I fight machines?" A2 awkwardly asked.
"This must be your first time with us, finally, we haven't had that many newcomers since the whole heartless situation happened."
"Heartless situation?"
"Whoops, I wasn't supposed to mention that, but I'll go ahead and tell you anyway. Let's just keep this between you and me."
"Not a problem."
"So a while ago heartless began possessing our machines and soon they got a hold of androids too. It was pretty terrifying as you can imagine, but then one day an android with yellow eyes came here and he was able to command the heartless like they were nothing. Ever since then we haven't had any problems with them, in fact, we include them in the battles now to make it more exciting. And before you say it, it is technically against Resistance regulations but—"
"I'm in, sign me up." 'I need to find out who this android is, maybe I can get a similar power.'
"Wow, someone's ready to fight. I like the spirit, but you should know these machines are next level, nothing like how they are on the surface and you're basically a walking liability with all that long hair and no pod to support you."
"So I'll cut my hair and I don't need a pod to beat machines."
"You're gonna need one for these machines, especially since we don't allow items in the arena. Hey, how about this, we'll supply you with an older pod model if you're willing to compete in all the ranks."
"I'll do it."
"Great, I'll sign you up...you'll start with Rank E of course. In the meantime, I'll get that pod for you, just sit tight."
'I should cut my hair, it does get in the way.' A2 walked over to a secluded corner where she pulled her hair back and cut it down. Her white locks of hair fell near a puddle of glossy machine oil. It was transparent enough for her to see her reflection so she bent down to get a good look at her new haircut. 'I cut it pretty short, but it doesn't look that bad on me.'
10101010000 "Don't kid yourself, 010101010101 you'll always look terrible A2." 010101010000
"...not this again. So what, it's not real so it doesn't matter."
"—Hey competitor, I got your pod ready!"
A2 went back to the receptionist and she received a bulky hunk of metal and wires that was supposed to be her pod.
"You might have to routinely work on it, but this one has a special sniper function that was used during the earlier battles of the 14th machine war, that's why it has the cool scope attached to it!"
"That's not gonna end up being useless and impractical." Begrudgingly, she booted up her pod on the way to the arena and it floated up beside her.
Pod 713: Hello, I am tactical support unit model 713, I will provide firing support for this YoRHa unit. What is your designation so that I may better be of service to you?
"A2."
Pod 713: What are unit A2's intentions so that I may— [Error]
Her pod suddenly powered down so A2 had to carry it into the arena. "Worthless piece of junk."
Much to her surprise, an audience of resistance androids filled the coliseum seats, yelling and cheering in anticipation for the match that was about to unfold. Hell, there was even an MC android blasting into her microphone to fire everyone up, "Aaaaand we're ready to kick off a new E-rank battle! Don't let the low rank fool you—if you lower your guard, you'll be scrap. Now, LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!"
'Guess I better put on a show for everyone while I'm at it.' Discarding her pod on the ground, A2 threw herself at the fray of machines. While she wasn't one to pay attention to machine behavior, they were noticeably more bloodthirsty and violent than usual. Their screams felt real, agonizing even when her sword sliced through them, a sound she didn't how much she loved hearing until now. For once, they desperately wanted to rip her apart as much as she wanted to and it made the battle all the more exciting for her.
One machine, in particular, held an intense hatred for her unlike any she'd face before. No matter how many times she threw it down, it kept getting itself back up and crying out, "DIE ANDROID! DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE!" The machine somehow even managed to stab A2's leg when she was too focused on fighting the other machines to pay attention to it, which proved to be a fatal mistake on the machine's part.
When the pain of the stab wound was registered, something vicious turned on inside A2. 'I don't care if I lose myself again. You're not here to stop me.' She clamped down on her sword with her teeth and opted to tear the machine apart with her bare hands. "You're...done...!" The remaining machines seized the opportunity to attack her from behind while she briefly unarmed herself, but they quickly got their heads smashed in with several swift kicks and punches.
'I could keep killing these machines forever. This is nothing!'
"Our competitor's doing pretty well against these machines, but how will she do during Phase 2?!" The MC said.
The arena floor went pitch black and the machine bodies sunk into the darkness.
"That's right, you've heard 'em, you've seen 'em... ladies and gentlemen say hello to our HEARTLESS MACHINES! Few have made it to Phase 2 and even fewer have survived past this round. Will our own competitor come out on top when time's up or will she SUCCUMB TO DAAAAARKNESS!"
A monstrous creature clawed its way out of the darkness, while its presence had the audience erupt into a frenzy of screaming and hollering, A2 was unfazed. Her and Sora always ended up fighting some horrifying combination of heartless and machine during their travels together, but now Sora was gone and she had to face the monster alone.
A2 clenched her swords in her hand, she was confident Iron Will and Engine Blade would carry her to victory just as it had throughout her match. 'I may not be able to kill it, but I can still take it down. I just need to find its vulnerable point.' But that was a task that sounded easier in her head than put to action, A2 had no choice but to retreat until she found an opening.
The heartless was unique in how it attacked A2. Rather than stomp around or flail its arms at her, it pulled off the machine bodies entangled inside itself and launched them at A2. The Engine Blade was a light, yet powerful enough sword for her to quickly slash through the machines in succession, but even she couldn't keep up with all the attacks and a machine crashed into her.
"Ughh...I'll have to do maintenance later..." As A2 struggled to stand up, the heartless propelled its arm at her and trapped her in its slimy tentacles.
"Fuck, this isn't good!" The heartless slowly dragged her closer to its body and she heard lost voices screaming at her out of nowhere. All she knew was that if she couldn't escape in time, her voice would be the one screaming into the void next.
"̴̞̿H̵̛̖Ȇ̷͙L̵͔̂P̴̛̠ ̸̺̔M̶̟͝Ẹ̸͒,̷̺̚ ̵͔̓S̴͙̍O̷̙̕M̵̟͘E̵̗͠Ỏ̵ͅŅ̸̔E̸̖̕ ̵̢̀Ḫ̶̄E̷̢͊L̸͖͐P̷̻̈́ ̴̰́M̵̲̕È̴̬!̷̛̟"̸͕̎
"̵̟̾G̶͖̓E̶̟̚T̸̫̉ ̶̣̊Ò̶̩U̷͕̔T̴͕̈́ ̵̬̆Ȍ̴̧F̸̭͘ ̵͓͝H̴̬͠Ê̷̪R̶̗͊E̷̹̿ ̴̛̯W̷͇̾H̴̬̊Ĩ̷͕L̷̙̾Ė̶͙ ̴̫́Y̵̘̔O̸̠̓Ṳ̸̍ ̶͓̚C̸̺̎A̴̡͌N̴͎̈́!̶͕̾"̴͕̀
"̵͈̓N̷̯͘O̵̼͆Ŏ̵̯O̴̠̓O̶͈͝O̷͇͑,̵͛͜ ̷͉̿I̴͉͠ ̵̀͜Ď̶̩O̷̻͆N̵͓͝'̵̹̓T̴̤͛ ̵̣͌W̷̗͗A̷͇̎N̶͓͆T̵̹͝ ̴̡͝Ị̶̔T̸̺̔ ̸͕́T̷̠͌O̶̻̐ ̷̲̕È̴̡N̵͈͝D̷̲̐ ̸̾͜L̴̡̍I̴̺͋K̶̤̔E̸̓ͅ ̴͈̌T̷͇̽H̴͙͠Ǐ̷̡Ś̶̥!̴̜͛"̶͍̈́
'These voices sound more android than machine.'
Pod 713: Hello, what are unit A2's intentions so that I may better be of service to you?
"Took you long enough! Help me kill this bastard you useless piece of shit!"
Pod 713: Affirmative. 'Kill this bastard' mode engaged
Her pod shot a laser beam at the arm, severing her from the heartless, then it transformed itself into a sniper rifle. "Now we're getting somewhere!" Running all the way to the opposite end, A2 took aim at the heartless. 'Haven't used a gun since the descent, this is gonna make things a lot easier. I'll try shooting at its chest to weaken it.'
A2 waited until the heartless made the mistake of grabbing a machine out of its chest to shoot a round of energy projectiles at it. Then she swung the butt end of her rifle to destroy the incoming machine.
Pod 713: Error: using this pod as a blunt weapon is ill-advised
"Gotta admit though, that was pretty badass!"
Pod 713: Irrevelant observation
"Yeah, yeah, but now this fight is mine!"
With the heartless in a weakened state, she took her swords out and gave her pod the signal to return to its original form. "I don't know how many programs you got, but can you at least do the bomb thing to cover me while I take this thing down!"
Pod 713: Running A130: Bomb program.
Now that A2 was closing the distance between them, the heartless could no longer rely on its initial machine throwing strategy. So it fell back on the classic stomping and flailing arms technique that A2 could easily dodge with the help of her pod. When A2 finally found an opening, she used it to scale up its giant arms, then all the way to the black mass she figured was its head and stabbed it multiple times.
"Take this you bastard!"
*BEEEEP
"And that's all she wrote folks!" The MC yelled.
At the ring of the buzzer, the heartless dispersed into individual shadows and A2 was left to fall.
10110101111 "She's the only one that I know it's fake. 1010101010 ... and no matter what, I always hate when I'm around her." 0101111111
'This is all just stupid code, so why do I still feel bad for leaving him?'
'I mean, why are we even programmed to feel this way? We're just androids, but we're still so human. It's sick.'
A2's pod lowered her to the ground safely where she received thunderous cheers and applause from the audience that snapped her back to reality. After she left the arena she went straight to the receptionist for the next rank. "What do you got for me?"
"Your reward for clearing the E-rank battle, you did great out there, congratulations."
A2 was hoping for money or even weapons, something practical, but her 'reward' consisted of hair colors she didn't want.
"Aw, what's with the face? Try it out, it's nice to distract ourselves from our everyday lives, otherwise we'll go insane from the constant fighting."
"Constant fighting is the only thing that keeps me from going insane."
"Well, then let me get you signed up for the next —"
"I AM SORRY. I AM SORRY." The loud pleading of a machine grabbed the attention of A2.
"You should be, you're useless!" The resistance android yelled. "I should take you The Pit and be done with it..."
"Tch, what's her problem?" A2 asked.
"Just a machine not doing what its told, some of the androids here buy machines to place bets on during matches. I can hook you up if you're interested."
"I'll pass."
"Alright, well good luck on your D-Rank battle, I'm sure you'll do great!"
The rest of the battles that followed were pretty straightforward; fight a few insanely high-level machines, survive long enough when the heartless possessed their corpses, then be disappointed at the end when she received more hair colors and other pointless cosmetics as a reward.
With her pod to aid her, A2 breezed through the ranks at a rapid pace. Not even the most bloodthirsty machine could exceed her desire to keep fighting. She had to. Fighting was her new drug that she became addicted to so she wouldn't have to hear his voice in her head. All that mattered was the battlefield and who would come out alive at the end, which she always did.
Then it was over.
"Congratulations. Here's your reward for clearing the S-rank battle, I'm sure you'll like this one." The receptionist must have been joking because she handed her a skimpy outfit just to let her down one more time.
"What the hell is this?"
"It's a revealing piece of women's clothing that humans used to wear. With clothing like this, you have to wonder why they even bother wearing anything at all, eh? Ah, well that's humans for ya. It's yours now, take it. You deserve it after all that crazy fighting you did out there, haven't seen a battle like that in forever."
'The other coliseums better not be this disappointing.' A2 threw the revealing outfit on the ground only for a resistance android to pick it up.
"I'd think you'd look good in it, better than what you got on right now," The android said, walking up to her.
"Get lost."
"Hey give me a break, I've watched all of your matches and they were amazing! You got some great fighting skills and killer looks to match." The android tried to put his arm around her, but she immediately slapped it away.
"Don't touch me."
"Noted, you sure gave those heartless a taste of their own medicine back there, pretty badass if you ask me!"
"...Those heartless bother me. You sure it's safe to have them out in a place like this?"
"Yeah, yeah, we got a YoRHa android like you that controls them no problem. Besides, using the heartless to fuck around with the machines is the best part about them!"
"What are you talking about?"
"Come on, I'll show you 'The Pit'." He walked over to one of his machines who was trembling in fear. "Get up and follow me, I'm taking you on a little field trip."
"No, no, please, don't take me away! I'll be good, I promise!"
"I said get up and follow me or I'll turn you into scrap."
"O-Okay. I'm coming."
'Maybe he can tell me more about this place and who runs it.' A2 followed the resistance android down a grimy hallway that led them to an open area where the ground caved in.
"This is where they keep all the heartless, cool huh?"
"Why is it empty?"
"It only fills up for matches so they don't escape out into the lobby, but there's always a few of 'em lurking in the tunnels—watch," He ripped off his machine's arm, then dropped it in the pit and it got devoured by a heartless within seconds. "We're not technically supposed to be here since it's dangerous, it's almost like we're on a high-risk date~"
She scoffed at his advances. "So who's the android that controls the heartless?"
"Uh...I don't really know much about that."
"It sounds like you're hiding something."
"Trust me, you don't wanna know."
"This is a waste of time." A2 stood up. "I can't stay here, something's bound to happen with all these heartless." She tried to walk away, but a metal gate slammed in front of her.
She whipped her head back. "If you did this to trap me in I'm gonna murder you!"
"No it wasn't me, I swear, it's like a match is starting up or something, look." He directed her attention to The Pit that was now quickly filling up with heartless.
"We're dead if we stay here! Pod, try and destroy the gate." While her pod initiated another bomb program on the gates, an android cloaked in shadows emerged from the darkness in front of them.
"You're the one I want, A2."
"You're not going anywhere near her!" The resistance android tried in vain to protect A2 with a dagger, but the cloaked android merely grabbed him by the head and discarded him into The Pit.
"NO, NO, AAAAHHHH!"
"What the hell is going on?!" A2 held her sword out as the cloaked android stepped closer to her.
"Oh, they didn't tell you the ultimate prize for winning the Gambler's Coliseum? Then I'll get you well-acquainted." He gestured over to the newly formed heartless crawling out of The Pit. "Androids make for pretty strong heartless, but I guess you were too busy fighting them to notice."
"...Shit...don't think I'm gonna let you do the same to me, you runt!"
"And who's going to stop me? Sora's not here to protect you anymore."
NieR: [O]blivion
The Death of Emotion
