"Hohooo, little Zuke! Where have you been lah? Just finished crying in the toilet ke? Like last time in college? Cannot let the girls see right? Heheheheh." DK West laughed.
"West, look, we must stop this. There are bigger things we need to deal with here." Zuke said, facepalming.
"Like what, trying to fish another girl? Nadia and Mayday not enough issit? Ish, ish, ish, Zuuuuke, so naughty." DK West said.
Zuke was about to retort before Ethox got in front of him.
"Your bro's right, West. There's no point in dragging out this conflict between you two." Ethox said. "So how bout we just quit it with the trash talk and be nice to each other? We could use your help in freeing Vinyl City."
"No way, Ethox! This guy needs to know that it's not my fault he became a freaking loser!" Zuke said.
"Whoa, Zuke! That's not a very nice thing to say to your own brother!" Aqua said in shock.
"Wasn't he also a successful Artist in Vinyl City before Tatiana took over too? He has to be in the same boat as you and Mayday, right?" Legolia asked.
"C'mon, don't be ridiculous." Seiya said. "This guy was hired by Tatiana to get rid of us. No way he's going to help us."
"But he's family to Zuke!" Ethox said. "Family should look out for one another!"
"Not after what he did." Zuke said. "Especially with Nadia!"
"Fuuuuuh, so angry lah, this boy. Tell you what. Why don't you take that anger and face me in...E-E-E-Ewah Rap Battle!" DK West said.
"Stop it! You're not gonna pull that stunt on me again-" Zuke said before DK West cut him off.
"I'll go first!" DK West interrupted.
"Ah dammit!" Zuke facepalmed.
(Cue: DK West Encounter 2)
The beat of the song this time was deeper and up on tempo. West then used his powers to capture DJ and Kazuma, turning them into shadows, cerulean and green, respectively.
"Aw, no!" Kazuma said. "Why me, I don't wanna do this! Why couldn't he have taken Aqua instead?!"
"Hey, I heard that!" Aqua said. "You'd better not mess this up, Kazuma!"
"Let's just do this quickly." DJ said. "Once we beat him, we get out of this."
"Ugh… fine! Whatever! Bring it on, fatty!" Kazuma said.
"Man, what's his deal with you?" Mayday asked.
"He doesn't respect me, a goddess." Aqua said. "And after I gave him the chance to go on a proper adventure!"
"Because you mooched off of him, and tried to burn his tracksuit, and caused the mansion we lived in to be haunted…" Ultra listed off.
"I- wha...GAH!" Aqua said.
"Quiet down, guys. It's starting." Grantz said.
From there, the rap battle went just like in the Last version, with DJ and Kazuma evading Wests hazards to work their way up to him and damage his Minotaur shadow.
DK West:
Even when you messed me up in college
It never killed me, it gave me knowledge
I stood strong and grew larger
My vocabulary, it was extraordinary
My roots were sewn deep from the underground
I was centered on ground zero
No cash, no money all around me
Though it ruled the world all around me
I grew big, I grew strong, my rap game was so on
From the seed, grew an empire, my words spit fire
Through the city, I made sure everyone knew who DK West was
Aha ewah
※Crowd:
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
Oh! He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
Oh! He is the best
Zuke:
Hey DK, my brother, I meant no disorder
We got bigger issues to deal
Than past life ordeals
NSR the evil empire
We gotta bring them down
Kill 'em with fire
Seal them with music
Put our differences aside
And bring our powers together
For a ride
For a ride
For a ride
※Crowd:
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
Oh! He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
Oh! He is the best
DK West:
Easy for you to say Zuke
You make me want to look
Forget all our past
But it has not passed / yet
In college, you wanted to be president
Rule all the residents
But your heart was never noble
You just did it to get back at me
It stemmed from your jealousy
Your never ending rivalry
Well, Imma bring my cavalry
My rhymes loaded with poetry
My words laced with symmetry
My rhythms pure artistry
What you got besides
Oh yeah, nothingry ewah!
※Crowd:
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
Oh! He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
Oh! He is the best
Zuke:
Ah West you only know anger and violence
Remember when those NSR fans burned down your car
You dissed them and hissed them
Till they missed their own sanity
And acted out with profanity
To light up your car
And see it burn
And see it burn
Coz you lit their desire
Of hate towards yourself
※Crowd:
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
Oh! He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
Oh! He is the best
DK West:
My rivalry with NSR was the tipping point
I left Vinyl City, no one had to force me
I gave Tatiana the Horn of Mending
For if she ever wanted to reconcile
She could blow the horn
And I would accept her apology
No worries, no problem, and that ain't an analogy
※Crowd:
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
Oh! He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
Oh! He is the best
Zuke:
Your solution to everything is just run run run
You ran away from NSR
You ran away from Vinyl City
You ran away from college
You ran away from me
When I was more popular than you
You couldn't stand it through and through
※Crowd:
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
Oh! He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
Oh! He is the best
DK West:
Hey Zuke stop blaming me all the time
If you weren't so jealous
We wouldn't be so messed up
It's your fault our relationship was ruined
ZUKE'S Fault
Take responsibility for your irresponsibility
※Crowd:
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
Oh! He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
Oh! He is the best
Zuke:
I tried my best to keep in touch with you
But you never replied, radio silence zero decibels
So when you say it's my fault
The heck I am pissed for your blame
I ain't taking the blame for your own thing
In fact forget this, forget you
You're no brother of mine
I disown you, we ain't related
You're no brother
You're no brother
You ain't no brother of mine!
※Crowd:
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
Oh! He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
He is the best
DK West, DK West
He is our Man
Oh! He is the best
"Okay, whoa, hold up, that's enough!" Ethox said, getting in the way of Zuke after he said his last line.
"Heh. Zuke. I'm no brother huh? Yeah you know...I'll just head back...to my crib. West out!" DK West said, sadly at the end.
"Yeah that's right, you better leave!" Zuke said.
"Jeez, Zuke!" Mayday chided.
"That was too far!" Ethox said. "You can't just disown your brother like that!"
"Can you get any more emo than that?!" Mayday asked.
"Hey, look, I tried to be nice, okay?! I've looked up to him all my life, and for no reason, he treats me like garbage! Who do you all think has been trying to reach out to him all year. ALL YEAR LONG! Just now he just pops up from GOD KNOWS WHERE, and he still has the gall to say that all this is my fault?! ARGH!" Zuke said.
"...So that's what this is all about, huh?" Ethox asked. "This isn't how brothers should treat each other."
"Uh huh, you keep this up, and it'll definitely be your fault, Zuke." Mayday scolded as Zuke angrily turned his head to the group.
To Be Continued
Ewah!
Kazuma and DJ popped up from their shadows.
"Jeez… and I thought Aqua and I were bad at getting along." Kazuma said as he cricked his neck.
"Not helping." Mayday glared.
"Why don't you guys go cool off at your crib? We'll… be right behind you." Ethox said as Maday and Zuke headed out.
"With this battle, I believe that the reason for West and Zuke's fragmented relationship rests on Zuke's shoulders." Necroapache said.
"Yeah, I think so too. West's verses may have been scathing, but Zuke is just… pushing him away at this point." Ethox said.
"At least he didn't have a Shadow manifest, things would've been chaotic." Rista said.
"Shadow?" Ethox asked. "Is that some form of a heartless?"
"Shadows are like… the darkest forms of a person. It represents their most evil and hated desires." Rista said. "Don't worry, there's no chance of it happening here. But still… Zuke and West, they can't keep doing this to each other."
"This has to be fixed." Ethox agreed. "One way or another, Zuke and West have to reconcile."
"It won't be easy." DJ spoke up. "This is something both of them have to work on. They both caused the problem, they need to fix it together."
"Well I have a feeling after we hijack the next Artist's concert, he'll be back here, probably for the last time." Ethox said.
"Then let's focus on dealing with the next artist for now." Tanya said. "Bringing up West before we face them, Zuke will be unfocused, unbalanced. We don't need that."
"Yeah. Who are we targeting next?" Goblin Slayer asked.
"I have the information right here." Victoriya said. "It seems like we're going after a boy band next."
Kazuma sighed. "Great. A quintet of guys with handsome looks but almost no signing talent. I'm not looking forward to this at all. So Visha, who are the five guys' asses were kicking?"
"Well actually… that's just it." Victoriya said. "It turns out… they're robots."
Kazuma blankly stared. "THE F**K?!"