『Free! – Series Four – Cosmos World Chronicle』
フリー！シリーズ 4: コスモスワールドクロニクル
Book 0: Road to the Curse
Book 1: The Curse of Hollywood Heights
Book 2: Transfiguration of the Bell
Book 3: Ever Blue Company (You are here)
Book 4: Return of the Magic Six
Book 5: War of the Allegiant Twins
Movie Novel: TBA
Synopsis: As Artemis as the "Chosen Ones" are summoned to Olympia Magna (events of Book 2), the Hidashimo Senshi are left behind and are trying to clean up the mess from the battle in Aeuropa City. Find out their adventures along with Natusya, Nao, Hiyori, Rasputin and many other friends while the remaining untold story of the STYLE FIVE is revealed on a planet of chaos and gun slinging! In a world of anarchy-like conditions and hunters who prey without warning, is there any hope for the Magic Six to reunite since their collapse from Dark Mirror?
There are 2 Stories happening in this Book and both will have their own Episode titles too!
Storyline A:Hyperion Arc: Details the STYLE FIVE and other characters as gunslingers. This takes place after the Dark Mirror story is complete and before the climax in Book 1.
Storyline B:Duniya Arc – Post-Curse: Taking place during the events of Book 2 but on the other perspective of the Hidashimo Senshi and other allies. May also include OCs that were previously introduced.
The New Dark One: Ataxia
The Darkness that collapsed during the Gen 2.0 Final Battle has refigured itself into a new character of its own...potentially becoming the newest threat in the Third Generation!
The Ever Blue Company
A group of 'pirate-like' members who use hacking, gun-slinging and other ways of getting their hands dirty in exchange for payments. They are based from Black Lagoon's cast.
The Lordsman - CEO of EBC
Garaxial - Caretaker of the EBC members
Haruka Nanase – The Sleek Dolphin –
Makoto Tachibana – The Killer Orca –
Nagisa Hazuki – The Psycho Penguin –
(believe me, he's far crazier and terrifying than 50% off's Thugisa…)
Rin Matsuoka – The Rapid Shark –
Rei Ryugazaki – The Hacker Butterfly –
The Red Herring:
Gou Matsuoka
Chigusa Hanamura
Sousuke Yamazaki - Whaleshark -
Aiichiro Nitori - Duck -
Momotarou Mikoshiba - Otter -
Prologue: この腐った世界!
This Rotten World!
Moments During Book 1's Finale…
The skies above Duniya (especially Aeuropa City and the recently curseless Hollywood Heights) crackled with energy of lightning and wind. First the Elder Bairns destroyed several areas of the city and the people were panicked to stay inside while several unfortunate residents were indeed eaten alive. And now this…
Natsuya, Nao and Hiyori watched Artemis disappear from the Suiei Temple near Iwamara, flying high above the skies over Aeuropa City as the semi-conscious Suiei Oceania and Suiei Cosmos spoke in a union voice…
"Life…and death…continue in cycle…our destiny…lies beyond the portal. Come…chosen ones…"
On his back, a pair of wings grew, unleashing greater power across the plane as a massive wind swept across the entire continent and seas followed by a gentle earth shake.
Several magical circles appeared beneath in all of the chosen people. Anastasia, Elise held tight with Alex and Kyle while the sisters huddled closely together. Zulion and Tekela also watched as they realized it was Artemis opening the portal but what was the destination on the other side?
"The King…could it be…?!" Zulion gasped, holding onto Tekela and Kenma as they and Kuroo, Iwaizumi, Noya, and the Tsukishima brothers were summoned while Seijuurou and Izusu weren't.
Rasputin, Dodedacron, Stellaluna and Goliath also didn't have the magic beneath their feet.
"What the hell is happening!?" Dodecadron growled, keeping Rasputin safe in his arms while Goliath kept Stellaluna safe likewise.
"ASAHIIIIIIII!" Hikaru, Isana, and Seijuurou shouted.
"IKUYAAAAAAA!" Tsubasa, Shin, Kotarou and Misae cried out
Ikuya and Asahi grunted as they felt their bodies disappearing into the light…heading for what would be their adventure on Olympia Magna, solving the mystery of Chernobyl and Solar Crystals, and facing off a terrifying sport that would haunt the residents…
Finally when the lights all disappeared, the night skies continued to darken everywhere as if nothing happened. Without their leaders, the Hidashimo senshi grouped up before finding some place to camp out just outside the city…wondering what was all happening that led to their leaders disappearing.
Kotarou grunted angrily at his plate of food, looking all mush and gross, not feeling a sense of appetite, "I'm done."
"This is all that we have for now. I don't know what currency this world uses," Misae replied.
Shin took a taste but nearly vomited outwards to the side.
"Oh come on guys, it can't be that bad!" Isana said.
Toto barked for a few moments before Kotarou added, "Asahi and Ikuya were the ones that knew how to cook and stuff!"
"Alright, fine. If you guys are that desperate, I'll go hunt for some wild boar," Tsubasa took out his crossbow.
Isuzu kept silent as Seijuurou looked at the blue-haired man, "You sure you can navigate yourself back here?"
"Toto can sniff things over miles away. Let's go Toto!" he said as the dog barked and took off with him.
Isuzu sighed, "What are we going to do?"
"I don't know," Seijuurou said, "There's a lot to figure out what has happened and…"
Kotarou turned to his wife, "We need to find our son."
"Son?" the red-haired turned to hear this.
"It's a long story...our son was taken hostage by some cult group and we're worried that they've been in this town, unleashing those monsters that you all saw earlier," Misae explained.
"Those monsters…are those…?" Isuzu cringed.
"The Elder Bairns," Sei narrowed his eyes.
"So you've heard of them," Shin stated.
"Heard of them? Ha! I battled them. Alongside the Magic Six..." he replied before turning away somberly to Isuzu.
"Is it just me or do you guys even look familiar…" Kotarou muttered, turning to Misae, "Honey, doesn't he look like someone we knew back home?"
"Now that you said that, I think he was with some red-haired lady...walking around oh gosh what was that plaza we were at…" Misae put a finger beneath her lip to ponder in thoughts.
Seijuurou looked at them and stated, "Red-haired lady...? Gou...? You sure you saw me with her? What plaza was this?"
"It was the Grand Loa Plaza down in Lynwin-Mu's main district," Kotarou shrugged.
"Grand Loa...? Lyn... what? Any of that sound familiar to you?" the older Mikoshiba brother turned to his younger sister.
"No, none of it makes any sense," Isuzu said.
"B-but we saw you there one day...along with Gou and two kids and..." Kotarou.
"Honey, stop it!" Misae warned him but it was too late as Sei's expression grew more serious by the minute.
"There's no way my brother could've had...kids?" Isuzu trembled on the idea.
Seijuurou's blank stare at them grew serious by the second as he said, "Oh, going quiet now huh? You were quite talkative about me a second ago."
"Kotarou, this is your fault! We warned you to shut up until things were settled here!" Shin snapped.
"You're on your own there," Hikaru agreed as Isana remained quiet too.
With a sigh, Misae got up on her feet and said, "You must pardon my husband...ever since...I passed away, he never had the chance to properly cope with things that happened after. Losing a son and a wife to him tore his mind up quite a bit..."
"Y-you died but…you're here alive?" Sei stepped back with Isuzu.
"It's a long and convoluted story but…at one point when we located our son with the cult, they were trying to kill one of the members of the Magic Six but I threw in my life instead…" she continued.
"Time out! Time out! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! The Magic Six fighting a cult?!" The red hair was getting more agitated and confused by this.
"I have a theory about that they don't understand what we are talking about…" Shin narrowed his eyes, "If they don't know our story, chances are we don't know theirs."
"There had better be a good explanation on your guys' end, too. So what do you want to know? I answer a question, I ask one in return. Fair?" Sei asked.
A couple of hours went into the night as Tsubasa and Toto raced through the woods. The blue-haired saw something big in the distance and fired his crossbow but heard a clink and turned out to be a rock.
"Toto, has your nose weaken?" Tsubasa asked.
Toto whimpered sadly before lying on the ground. The man sighed and picked him up, "You're tired aren't ya? We should probably head back?"
Moments later, they heard a twig snap as something was approaching the. With a violent twirl, he readied his weapon and shouted, "WHO'S THERE!?"
He gasped as he realized that out of the shadows was Seijuurou, "Again you do this…"
"You're still up I see," Tsubasa commented.
"Can't sleep...not after all your friends, my sister, and I had…things to discuss," the red-haired man said.
"Discuss what?" the blue-haired tried to keep cool as he was worried that the others may have sold him out about his past life and stuff.
"About your guys' island paradise place, for one. How I'm apparently a father of two. And how they were screwed over by those weirdos in the hoods," Seijuurou crossed his arms over.
"Well, I guess they left out one or two stories…" Tsubasa muttered.
"At least most of you survived the Shadow Mafia's onslaught," he replied, "Your black-haired friend thinks theorized Isuzu and I were displaced from a reality different from yours. We both know this isn't our natural world...
"Judging from your stories, it definitely sounds like we come from different earths. Crazy, huh? Either that, or I've gone nuts. I mean, after all, Misae was talking about her being dead, and then all this other weird stuff was being tossed around."
"If Shin's theory is correct, then I guess it's time that I should tell you mine's," Tsubasa shrugged as he sat down on a massive tree log with Toto jumping onto his lap, "But that's if you tell me yours."
"Same conditions I did with them, you ask, I ask, we answer," he replied.
"I assume they told you about how I was team Captain of Suda East High in Tokyo?" Tsubasa asked.
"Yeah...you were a team that garnered a lot of attention...I was a captain, too..." he replied.
"Really?"
"Led Samezuka Academy... Rin Matsuoka and Aiichiro Nitori were among the few on our team. Yeah, that same Rin who was part of the Magic Six. He was hot-headed and kind of full of himself, but damn could he swim. He never got short with me... probably thought I'd cave his head in if he did. But there was something in his eyes that changed the day he met the Iwatobi team: Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa, and Rei.
"Around that time, I met Gou - his sister...I don't know. It's like our flow changed when we met our would-be rivals. Wish I could've swum against them, but - hey - third year. Right?"
"Yeah, I get that feeling...I appointed Hikaru to take the team in my place after I graduated," Tsubasa said as he brushed Toto's fur.
"And Rin was my successor..." Sei added.
"After I graduated, well...some things kinda went downhill in my family but I escaped it to a festival with my teammates but," Tsubasa began.
"That's when it happened, huh? The Shadow Mafia? Hikaru and Isana got a little choked up in their recollection, too..." Seijuurou said.
"Hikaru was killed by them. It's hard to explain how he and Misae are even alive but...what matters is that they have a 2nd chance to reclaim their story," Tsubasa replied.
"Yeah, they weren't too clear on that part, either. I'm sure your guys' Suiei Gods and Magic Six had some part to play in that. I just wish they could've played that part in my story," Seijuurou sighed sadly.
"Sit down," Tsubasa beckoned him. After a pause, he did so.
"I remember things totally different from your guys' tales. While your world was saved from the Shadow Mafia, mine was destroyed by it. The Magic Six were reduced to nothing. Four of the six dead. One imprisoned. And the other...
"I could've stopped it...I was there and because I wasn't quick enough, Ai, Gou, and myself were captured, along with the rest of the world's population. Locked away in slave camps, forced to work our lives away until we broke down physically and mentally...
"One good part, as demented as it is to say, I was reunited with my sister and little brother...doubt he ever thought of me as such."
Sei wiped a silent tear off his face as Tsubasa began to share his story, "My life wasn't as perfect either...I made some bad choices during high school despite having a well-rounded reputation in swimming. I sort of...went to dancing."
"What's so bad about that?" Sei looked at him.
"I…danced for clients," Tsubasa barely breathed this out.
"Well…there goes my thought of synchronized swimming," Sei answered after a moment of silence and revelation. Tsubasa's heart raced for several moments, worried about what he will soon yet to tell him…
"Doing those moves of the strippers was almost like swimming...using the arms and legs around the air. My family found out and disowned me after high school graduation..." he said.
"That's awful," Sei replied.
"To be honest, the first moment I met you, I wanted to ask about your family, but of course we were on a mission to find Ikuya and Asahi. And now what you are telling me…was a life much different than what we had..." Tsubasa stated.
"Yeah...At some point in time, I went on one last raid against the Shadow Mafia with my brother, Ai, and one of Rin's friends, Sousuke," Sei continued, "The battle was not to our favor. All I remember was having my life drained away before their eyes...last I saw was a tearful Gou...
"Next thing I know, I'm in some other realm under a new identity, no memory of those times...then those guys - Kenma and the others - they brought me here with them.
"Rest is history."
"When I moved to Lynwin-Mu, I continued my time as a go-go dancer and stripper. However…that's when I saw him…or…" Tsubasa stopped.
"The other me, huh?" Sei asked.
"…yes. For some reason, I began to have a heartache so badly, one of my colleagues decided to bang me up just to at least get me back to the surface. It felt good at the time but then…" he stopped again before lowering his head.
"I was tested positive."
Seijuuoru gasped upon this revelation, realizing that this man before him had acquired HIV/AIDs.
"Upon that revelation, the guy who played with me turned out to be a witch in disguise, trying to poison me into some monster or whatever it was…but somehow I was saved from that fate. Still though, I was positive for immunodeficiency and I decided to retire from that life and begin a business to help those with the virus.
"It was then, by thanks to the scientists like Alex...and others...they found a way to really slow down the viral rate to almost nonexistent. Some said that it was like the closest thing to a cure."
"This is just... surreal to me. You guys were given a second chance at life. You were able to return to make your stories better than they were. Did something like that happen to me then? Is that why I'm here? Was I worthy enough to get a second chance?" Seijuurou wondered about this.
"In the end, I still died but thanks to a friend who used my blood for antibodies…I was allowed to relive once more and start afresh with negative," he concluded, "That's why...I have to stop that witch...and her filthy clan. You saw them too earlier when we fought."
"I remember…" he recalled this, "But, do you really want to go about this on your own, though? What about the others? Don't you think they also want a part in this?"
"I don't know what they have on their agenda to be honest...after Hikaru died, we sort of...lost connection to each other...I may have seen Isana only one other time but of course he didn't know I was a stripper...as for Shin and Kotarou…" Tsubasa replied.
"But is that any real reason to push them away? Their lives were affected by these monsters, too. They deserve to be at your side when the time comes. If you keep pushing and pushing and pushing...There's going to be no one there when you reach your hand out for aid," the red-haired answered.
"I do miss the old days. But I know we will never reclaim it. I'm worried if we stand together...we'll only fall apart once more," he said.
"You know, someone I knew once felt the same way. Maybe you heard of him? Does the name 'Alex Marotta' ring a bell?" Sei asked.
"Wait, but I thought he was a scientist…" Tsubasa said.
"He was one of them…the Magic Six," he added, "He was in pain himself, when we first met. He pushed us away every time we tried to get close. Eventually, he realized he could not succeed in his personal quest alone. He needed us, as we needed him. Sounds like he got his wish granted where you came from..."
"I mean...yes, the Legend of the Suiei Gods were kinda put into public but...not everyone could easily obtain that information. The knowledge was kept safe on Lynwin-Mu...those of other continents couldn't necessarily access the libraries..." Tsubasa shrugged.
"Well, despite all that, just take my words into consideration. Eventually, you will need the help of others to achieve what you want," Sei answered.
Flashback: Moments in Book 2
During Episode 12, Final Act II of Dark Mirror Earth
The crowds consisting of Rin, Original!Rei, Gou, Chigusa, Momo, Nitori, Kisumi, Sousuke, Ikuya, Ama-chan, Nao, Sergi, Kisumi, and other friends gathered not far from Polaris. They spent a few days in Alchetron with Romio, Shizuru, Ayumu, Ryuji, Mikhail, Kaoru, Aoba, and Misaki, learning more about their stories and how it was all tied to Rei…the fifth fundamental force…or in simple terms, the fifth spirit.
"So, um…do you like muscles?" Gou looked at Ayumu.
"Prefer someone with a bit of fat," Ayumu crossed her arms.
"EHHH!? I'd be terrified if you said that at our swim club!" the red-haired lady was shocked.
Original!Rei looked at Rin with a low smile as the latter nodded, "It's alright now. We'll soon reunite with the others."
"Of course. Alex…Haruka-senpai…Makoto-senpai…Nagisa-kun…they're on the other Earth, waiting for us," Original!Rei said.
"I'm gonna be heading to this…Duniya so you guys go along without me," Momo added.
"You're not joining us, not even for a bit?" Ai asked.
"I need to find Isuzu and Onii-chan first but…we'll be sure to find you guys," Momo replied, "Don't worry about me Nitori-senpai! We four do have our own Suiei magic that will protect us!"
"Yeah," the silver-haired man smiled back, "I'll certainly miss you…until then."
Asahi noticed Nao's slightly saddened expression before asking, "You…hoping he's there?"
"I hope so…there's a lot I wish to talk to him about," Nao kept his composure as the thoughts of Natsuya were in his mind.
JINGLE-JINGLE..
JINGLE-JINGLE…
Articora!Rei arrived with the four animals and greeted the crowd for a moment before talking to his original self. On three, Original!Rei rang the bell as a portal finally opened with the powers brewing from Polaris.
"So…this is it…thank you," Original!Rei looked at him.
"You're most welcome…but it is me who should also thank you," Articora!Rei said.
"What do you mean?" the original man asked.
"…it's not every day a legend comes true," Articora!Rei winked.
"The Great Transfer," Original!Rei said, "We did this…together with the Chaomos Crystal. Are you going to be okay on your own?"
"I have the Articorans…and the four spirits by my side. True, anything about Alex in my mind is an emotional weight but…for your sake…and our sake…I will stay here. We will transfer this land to the new Earth once we finish our prep work," Articora!Rei answered, "Keep the bell safe to your heart. You'll need it again…for what is yet to come."
"Eh? Did you sense something?" Original!Rei asked.
"…more darkness is looming. But with the bell…and the bonds with the team…I am sure you'll overcome what lies ahead," Articora!Rei said.
"Will we meet again?" Original!Rei added.
"I think you know the answer to that," Articora!Rei chuckled.
The crowd finally readied themselves as they walked through the transparency portal, heading towards the unknown…
Articora!Rei and the residents prayed for safe travels as they watched them walk through…hoping to find peace at long last…
Bridge of Dimensions, Taiao
Rei opened his eyes and found himself what looked like a massive bridge span with several gateways looming around in a soft-orbital spin. The ground, made of cobblestone and brick decorated all around with a few statues that symbolized the four fundamental forces of the universe along with symbols of the Magic Six, Atlantean, and many other cultures…
The other folks were waking up as they too, found themselves in the same space-time moment. Ahead of them, Alex, Makoto, Haruka, and Nagisa greeted them with tears of joy and embrace.
"Now then, let us head home," Alex smiled.
"Mom and dad are waiting?" Sergi asked.
"Yes…but in our case…we'll be reborn so…it'll be a while before we get to bond again," he said.
"I see…" he lowered his head.
"We'll do what we can to take care of ourselves…until we remember who we are and finding you," Haruka said, "So wait for us."
Yes, that's right…keep waiting…escapees…soon you'll have nothing left to wait for!
The crowd huddled together in fear as some dark presence loomed into their space followed by an explosion of magic appearing before them.
"So…this is the fabled Magic Six…who would find a way to rebuild their love…their team…even after all what we've done…to keep them shattered," Verrado hissed.
"I know who you are!" Rei growled, "You lost! You will not break anyone of us again!"
"Not unless I get…the author…" Verrado narrowed her eyes as her clan also appeared.
"Get behind me," Alex whispered to his brother.
Verrado laughed, "Awww…brotherly defense. How pathetic! You two may be reunited again…but that won't be the case when you are reborn…you will find yourselves tearing each other apart as your one wish…will be granted!"
"What wish are you speaking about!?" Alex shouted.
"Hehe…the very wish that was the core to your existence…your desire to swim to the pros!" Verrado said, "Your new reality may appear to be in debt to your friends…but in reality…all of you are in service…to us! Creating that new Earth is just a new template for us to play around with…this time, you will NEVER reunite!"
One of the portals vibrated out of control, unleashing tendrils of magic, grabbing the STYLE FIVE. Alex, Sergi, Nao, Asahi, and Ikuya tried to grab them back but another portal exploded outwards, grabbing them with its own magic. Three of the witches grabbed Momo, Nitori and Sousuke before pulling them to another exit.
Everyone cried out for each other as the dark magic exploded to silence them…
Ama-chan was thrown into another portal while Gou chased after Rin and the others before she too, was thrown into another gate. Chigusa screamed out Gou before was also a victim of this ambush…
Once the last of the humans were taken care of, Cassio looked at Verrado, "Was this wise thing to do?"
"They may have escaped their first prison, but it won't be their last," she replied, "The six…must not reunite with their Suiei Gods…"
"Why is it you are so interested in them?" Salem asked.
"…because it's the same reason why life can exist," Verrado hissed, "No. We must never allow that to happen."
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"WHO'S THERE!?" Verrado shouted.
Three shadowed figures appeared as Kaarina raised up her staff before stabbing the void with it, making a crashing like sound.
"I see…" Verrado narrowed her eyes, "What dares you to question my fortune…prophet?"
"Six stars have been set in motion…with one of the signalizing the rebellion of the wicked's power. The fate of their destiny shall be set by their own deeds…the child will set good and evil together…and apart…until the unification of Chaos and Cosmos is complete…
"The Six Stars will free all the realms from your oppression…destroying the will that scorches the heavens!"
Planet Hyperion: The Continent of Vaalbara
Rana – The City ruled by Ataxia
Palace of Nothingness
Sometime before the casting of the new Dark Curse…
Ataxia stepped into the private chamber, looking at the cylinder towers containing his subjects and prisoners. While the residents living in his kingdom relatively lived in darkness, plague, and harsh environments, they were far better off than being casted to the southern continent of Pilbara.
His project required ingredients that were in Pilbara combined with his own dark magic and a power flowed through space time. After all, Ataxia was the new successor to its original form…Chaos.
The city of Rana was anomie yet it was normal. A bunch of residents would have mini civil conflicts one day and the next would be peaceful. Ataxia could only care less what happens to his population of people that even lived here.
That didn't matter…only this project meant something to him. He learned how those of Cosmos and its successors were always granted a happy ending.
Let's see…if these…with their names…their existence…only with souls black as my own…can also be saved…or are they doomed to the void like myself?
For a moment he saw a twitch coming from his prisoner. Ataxia stared at his prize but the person inside was as still as the pillar.
"Scared that brat's gonna wake up?" a voice filled the room.
"What are you doing here…Verrado?" Ataxia asked.
"I've come to check in," Verrado smiled, "You've been incredibly busy."
"And the boy…? You recruited him?" he added.
"Yes…Kei is preparing to cast the Dark Curse," the witch answered, "But…
"But…?" Ataxia narrowed its eyes.
"We…made changes…because it turns out that Kei's magic isn't enough," Verrado said.
"We agreed to the terms, witch," Ataxia replied.
"Yes but…you sense something else too, don't you?" Verrado suggested, "A time when a hero from another reality brought hope over to the main guy…what he didn't realize was that…a piece of that power…the Legendary Solar Crystal…lives in him."
"The same is said with the boy from Atlantis…" Ataxia muttered, "One with the powers of the moon…"
"Indeed," Verrado said, "But for now, Kei's revenge to his mother and brother will soon be realized. But of course, that is what he thinks this is about…I am only using him until we get our project in motion. How are they?"
"I find it ironic that those two would be back…and that my predecessors failed to use them properly…Pandora used Abigail to cloak a disguise and Dodecadron and to an extent…Theagenes…they failed to use them so well. Why is it that I have to do things myself?" Ataxia replied.
"You know that hosting your darkness in someone other than yourself doesn't always go according to plan," the witch said.
"I can see that," Ataxia answered sternly, "Enough small talk. Why are you here?"
"You're right…enough," Verrado replied, "You do realize that those…specimens you're making will not be able to walk and do as you see fit properly. They're just gonna be another set of failures."
"I want nothing to do with Cosmos and his elements of 'good-natured'," Ataxia hissed, "My prize…are these creations that I'm about to unleash onto this town! Their hearts will be born of darkness…with no chance of allowing a single shed of light into them."
"Of course, you'd say that…here…take this supply of sacrifices. They've been purified as a bonus," the witch answered, "You'll get them to wake up with these empty souls."
"Excellent," the Dark One replied, taking the box, "My creation will soon be unleashed."
"And that boy?" Verrado asked.
"The child will remain asleep for all eternity until everything comes to an end of all," Ataxia said confidently, "Thus, we will win the final battle…Cosmos will become me and I shall become him as how it all was before all."
"Then I guess I will see you on the other side," Verrado answered, "When you do finish the project, hand them to me and I will have them set up as bait…so that team will never be resurrected."
"You threaten to use my creations for you slaughter?" Ataxia narrowed its eyes.
"You know deep down…those people will become a threat to all of us," Verrado warned the Dark One before disappearing.
Years Later:
The Ever Blue Company Headquarters, Laifi Lagoon
The Sleek Dolphin returned to his apartment room before lying on the bed. He wanted to just throw his body in the water, but it was impossible. Every bath he utilized would irritate his skin and sometimes even burn if there was acid rain outside. He took out his Beretta M9A3 to check on his bullet level.
"Again…why do I always run out of bullets?" he muttered before going over to his broken closet and dug out some more from the straps.
"Because you only shoot freestyle and waste the fuck outta them," a voice replied.
He turned to see the Killer Orca walking into his place. It was no surprise to the Sleek Dolphin but it was obvious that he never knocks on the door or even pardons.
"Told you to knock on the door," Dolphin answered, "Otherwise…"
"You know I don't," Orca cut off, "I save my mannerisms for those who are gonna die."
"Why are you here manwhore?" the dark-haired asked.
"Sure, give me a greeting. Anyway, Hacker Butterfly has discovered a red herring lead with another dead end," Orca explained.
"No surprise," Dolphin answered.
"But…this red herring has a little twist before he hit the wall. If you may…?" Orca asked, "There's even a bonus involved."
"Fine," Dolphin sighed as he packed his Beretta to his jump suit before leaving.
They walked downstairs to the basement level where Rapid Shark and Psycho Penguin were with Hacker Butterfly by the computer screen.
"Good, you finally got him down here," Rapid Shark said.
"What did you see…Butterfly?" Dolphin asked.
"Two things. One of them is hidden information about the so-called witches and the other with a red herring but it's not a dead end…the red herring is somehow connected to the witches," Butterfly explained.
"Is that so?" Dolphin asked.
"Rumors have spread that these witches created the madness plague a long time ago and some people today are beginning to have reoccurrences," he replied.
"But why would they create such madness in the first place?" Shark asked, "Our boss says that there's no such thing as magic."
"Look into my eyes and tell me if I'm magic or not," Penguin smirked.
"You just wanna use your power to create carnage!" Shark growled, "That's why you're stuck wearing shades all the time!"
"Whatev," Penguin shrugged.
"The Shark has a point tho," Butterfly nodded, "You're the only one that has some form of magic."
"Boss-chan doesn't call that magic…he says it's my weapon I inherited from my clan," Penguin replied.
"Do you honestly believe in everything he says?" Orca sighed.
"No but the source of my eyes means everything to me," Penguin answered, "I'm afraid of becoming blind so I'll do whatever it takes."
"When do we hunt?" Dolphin asked.
"I'll dispatch you and Shark to the docks up north. Boss says they're having some smuggled supplies that he needs by sundown," Butterfly answered.
"Ugh…" Shark sighed, "Another typical day. I want a real game not these fucking nut jobs!"
"Then go to Pilbara," Butterfly said.
"Fuck off," Shark growled, "Let's go Dolphin! The sooner we get this done…."
"I got plans," Dolphin said.
"W-what!? Where the hell are you going!?" Shark snapped.
"When I finish my business I'll join yours," the man replied before leaving the room.
"Don't try to pry him off from his doings," Butterfly reminded Shark, "It's just how he is."
Dolphin made his way through the darkest areas of the city before arriving his destination – a back alley that bordered the sea to the land. Three other men were there torturing their prey to waterboarding.
"Boss is here!" the first servant announced.
"We got the target as requested," the second man added.
"Excellent," Dolphin answered, "Allow him to speak."
The two lifted the representative's head from the board and removed the cloth while still binding him down.
"I expected more from you," Dolphin said, "But what a waste…so you've set the approval of the dam that was unauthorized by my boss?"
"People have complained so much on how their homes would flood!" the representative argued, "Something had to be done to maintain their livelihood!"
"I don't buy that," Dolphin answered, "The people here in Laifi Lagoon rely on water for transportation. Our company has even a place there."
"Yeah but the rest of the city doesn't like it when rainy season comes in!" the representative said.
"The ocean is dangerous even for the slightest drinking…taking away the only resource of water makes you and idiot and cynical. Or have you forgotten that Rana doesn't need these so-called officials?" Dolphin said.
"WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU!?" the prey cried out before being shoved back down to the board and being poured of water.
"What a waste of my water for a bastard like you," Dolphin said, taking out his gun, "As for who I am…that's none of your business but since you're about to die…I'll let you in on something…
"I only shoot freestyle. Which means that you better watch your back or a stray bullet will take you out…that's if the water doesn't drown you first."
Dolphin fired his gun, shooting the man on the head a few times until dead. The servants checked to make sure he wasn't breathing and gave the signal to their master.
"Excellent, now let's take down the dam," Dolphin told them, "We do that and we'll have water back to the people in dire need as well as for our lagoon. I hate dry season let alone thieves who make it artificial."
"Wait a sec," one of the servants said, "The wrist! Look!"
Dolphin turned to look at the wrist and sure enough he recognized that symbol…it was a symbol of a circle with several spikes branching off from it.
"What is that?" the third man asked.
"Someone…whoever printed this…better have the answer to that question," Dolphin muttered, "Anyway I need you three to check on the cache by the dam and make sure we have enough supplies to blow that wall down."
The three bowed before departing like ninja-style, heading to their next task. Dolphin took out a small cigarette and a match before breathing his own smoke in and out. He wasn't much of a smoker but occasionally, after a good kill, he would take a dose to calm down his nerves.
"Oi!" a familiar voice was heard.
Dolphin turned to see Shark approaching the scene as the latter asked, "So that's why you wanted to be alone? Have all the smoke to yourself eh!?"
"Look down at your feet," Dolphin replied while tapping gently on his cigarette and the ashes dusted downwards.
Shark looked to see a dead-beat man with blood dripping from its head. He was about to punch Dolphin for reckless killing but gasped to see the same symbol that butterfly mentioned.
"That makes three this week," Shark said, "And you've been killing them?"
"No. This is my first for someone of that symbol," Dolphin answered taking a second dose, "What I don't understand is…why does that symbol remind me of something…like I've seen it before."
"Well we better go before sundown, we can't disappoint our boss," Shark replied as they turned to exit the alley.
"Fine," Dolphin said, "If there's a breakout, I call dibs."
"Fuck off," Shark growled, "I hate getting the leftovers! I'd beat your ass if you knew how to play rock, paper, scissors!"
"You can just jerk off to that game yourself," Dolphin muttered.
"I bet Orca's having it on," Shark chuckled, "He's always so self-conceited when it comes to his sex appeal. His night is definitely not over until he finds someone to bang and kill."
"I don't care what Orca does…it's not my business," Dolphin said.
"Well let's go. I'll get the 300," Shark replied as they both headed out.
I have a big gun, I took it from my Lord
Sick with Justice, I just wanna feel you
I'm your angel, only a ring away
You make me violate you, No matter who you are!
A New World…Welcome to Planet Hyperion…the World of Chaos!
Be ready…for you may never be able to leave this realm…
Unless…
Revolution…
Resurrection…
Resolution…