Hello again, everybody! And welcome to the next volume of "Freezing"!

Before we begin, I have some VERY sad news: after this volume, "Freezing" will be entering an indefinite hiatus; this is due to the fact that this is the end of Arc I of the Freezing saga. When I will come back to this is totally undetermined, but for the time being...

Enjoy

Volume 14

*BOOM*

Rocky smashed the head of a Type-Maria clone into the ground. "*PANT* *PANT* *PANT* *PANT* That should be the last of them..." He looked over at all the Type-Marias laying on the ground.

"But there were too many of them," said one of two Pandora from behind him.

"So...where's the REAL enemy," asked the other Pandora. "These Nova fuckers were a real pain in the ass back in the 10th Nova Clash. But they couldn't do shit against Rocky the Immortal."

"Aw, shucks! You're flattering me," said the American Pandora. "So are we done here?" How are the others?"

"Well...I've heard that the Type-S was defeated; the Unknown is still fighting, but stopped for some reason."

"Say what?! It stopped! Do we even have reinforcements? Or that much force?"

"...No clue..."

"GWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

All of a sudden, the anguish scream of the Nova directed their attention upward where Anthony began charging a particle beam.

*PEW*

The particle beam fired right at Clifford...

*SWIPE*

...only for the Unparalleled Monster to swipe it into the way.

"Holy shit! Rocky, can YOU do that?" asked a Pandora.

"What, are you kidding?! I'm Rocky the Immortal!" countered the Immortal. "He's...I don't think he's fucking human!"

Inside a dreamscape, Clifford and Anthony looked at each other, both naked, and Clifford's face a hexagons.

"W-Why...Why are you protecting them?" asked Anthony. "WHY ARE YOU PROTECTING THOSE FUCKING MONSTERS?!"

"...I think you know," whispered Clifford. "I actually understand what you san your friends...and your family have gone through." In that moment, with a sad smile, Clifford...opened his eyes.

The teary-eyed E-Pandora widened his eyes at the site of his adversary's eyeballs. "Are you...Are you NOT human?!"

"There IS no such thing as a perfect human being," continued the Unparalleled Monster. "They ARE in fact...weak...and because of that weakness, they end up destroying each other. They need more power to protect themselves, and they end up using that power against those who are weak...it's the only way they know how to feel safe. And yes: I am NOT human...never was...but YOU are! So do you really want to destroy them...and become just like them? Or do you want to forgive them...and give them a second chance?"

"...I...I...I don't know if I CAN! We ALL trusted him...we believed every fucking word he said...but then...we saw the truth...THEY WERE USING US...THEY WERE GOING TO GET RID OFF US ONCE OUR USEFULLNESS WAS SERVED! THEY DIDN'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT WHAT WE FELT! THEY ONLY CARED ABOUT SAVING THEMSELVES! IT DOESN'T IF I STOP OR NOT! OR IF THEY WILL APPROVE OF AVENGING THEM! I WILL...DESTROY EVERYTHING ON THIS FUCKING PLANET!"

"ARGH!"

"GAH!"

Suddenly, Satellitecollapsed to the ground as he held himself in pain; the same thing happened to Rocky, Carter, and Jules.

"LITE-SAN! WHAT'S WRONG?!" Kazuha cried as she ran to her partner's side.

"Unh...w-what the fuck?! K-Kazuha! LOOK!" Pointing up, Satellite noticed...tears falling down the Nova's face, when a suddenly, something began encircling around the Unknown-Type.

"Oh god! It CAN'T be!" gasped Dr. Aoi from inside the control room. "The Nova's...TRANSFORMING!"

End

Cast:

(Young) Elliot Mably: Sachi Matsumoto (Japanese); Luci Christian (English)

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