Thank you for reading ! I'm actually surprised that no one complained about the lore, guess I played the game enough hahaha
NullNoMore chapter 1 . Jun 10
Oooh, neat premise. Now I want to know just how big a genius Shulk could become in an all mechanical world. Or would he become a biologist instead?
How would socializing be? Better? Worse? Is he accepted by the little mechon as a friend or treated as a stranger?
(Then I think about him meeting Seven and i have all the feels.)
Ps. Happy Xenoday! This was a good read for the occasion!
Happy Xenoday too ! (Was it ? :/ ) at the beginning Shulk won't interact that much with the other Machinas, I think it's too early, beside I really want to imagine how he would react if he knew the truth WAYYYYY before the first events at sword valley with Dunban and co.
I'm still figuring out the full story but I'll make sure it's up to your expectations ! Good reading !
"How is he ?"
"To be honest ... I think he doesn't understand where he is ... at first he was curious but then he noticed that he wasn't on Bionis anymore and after that he became ..." Vanea sighed as she looked at the state of the young hom "resolved ..."
"... is he safe ?"
"I woumd say I'm proud of my work but ... still ... his body ... I hope I won't have to do this anymore"
"Hopefully no ..."
Egil looked at the young boy through the tainted glass ... Vanea truly made something which only gods could so far, she managed to replace most parts of his body so he could live without ether ... or at least for now.
"I don't know if I should go in now ... how will he react ?"
"He will probably think that you plan on killing him ... or turning him into a mechon"
Egil did not answer as this was the most common thought the kid could have right now ... why did he even brought him back ? It's not like he had ... pity ?
"I'm going in"
"Are you sure ?"
"Maybe you had rather leave him alone in his new body for a few days without any answers"
Vanea frowned at her brother and then she opened the door of the medical bay so Egil could go in.
Egil walked slowly inside, the boy crawled as far as he could from him, obviously he still hasn't used to his new body.
"Have no fear I won't kill you" Egil did have any clear goal but at least he could do the essential with this boy.
"W-what happened ? Why- ... why am I here ?"
Egil sat on the medical chair and thought for a second about how he should explain so the kid could understand.
"Well ... to give you a direct answer ... you should be dead ..."
The young boy ooked confused now
"Dead ? ... but ... I'm alive ! ... I am ... right ?"
"Can you tell me what happened back at Valak Moutain ?"
"Oh ... we ... we were in this strange room and ... and someone threw me toward you ... and then I don't remember anything"
"Hum ... did you notice what was behind me ?"
"The sword you mean ? ... it looked so weird ... yes I did but-"
"The sword absorbed almost all the ether in your body ... almost ... you were barely alive so ... I decided to help you ... this body ... it is my sister who made it, it was the only way to keep you alive ... I'm ... sorry"
"N-no ... don't be ... in fact ... you are ... you are a mechon right ? Why- ... why did you spare me ?"
"Machina"
"Machina ?"
"The mechons are my creations ... but I'm a machina ... what you could call Mechonis's homs"
"So ... wait ... creators ?"
"Yes ... I can continu to explain unless you want some time to ... process everything that is happening to you"
"... are my parents ... alive ? ... did you kill them ?"
At this moment Egil looked again at the tainted window ... he couldn't see Vanea but he knew that she would understand what he meant.
"They ... you remember the man who threw you toward the sword ?"
"Yes"
"... he ... he killed them ... he killed them to keep the sword ... I'm sorry"
The boy started crying but ... something was wrong, at first Egil Egil thought that he must tried to keep his composure in front of him but then Vanea entered inside the medical bay too.
"Oh no" she whispered
"Vanea what's happening ?"
""it's-it's only temporary but I may have damaged his body while I was reconstructing it" she got closer from the kid "I'm really sorry"
Since he couldn't cry he ... Egil didn't know how he should describe it, it was as if he gave up on mourning ...
"Why am I here ?" He asked again
Vanea stood up and went next to her brother
"I ... I want to give you a chance, a chance to get revenge and to prevent the death of thousands"
"How ?"
Egil slightly smiled and headed toward the exit of the medical bay
"I will explain later ... Vanea ?"
"Yes" she turned back toward the young hom once again "we still have a few test to do, since you aren't used yet to your body. Plus it's the first time I created such a thing so I want to make sure it won't cease to work at any time ... hum ... also, what's your name ?"
"My name is Shulk ... and yours is Vanea right ?"
"Yes" she looked back at the door, Egil left "well ... let's start then"
"... what should I do now ? ... it's a kid ... a kid ... he won't always be one but still ... he does not even understand what he truly is ... please ... give me a direction"
Egil had spent a few hours at the statue ... hoping that maybe he would start a discussion ... hoping that maybe praying would show him what he should do next. He had lost the monado and worst, one of Zanza's disciple was alive.
Egil heard someone ... Vanea ... what was she saying ? Something like ...
"It's great Shulk ... one step after the other ... you have focus, soon you won't even feel like you have too think about it"
They were getting closer ... the boy was recovering fast.
"It ... it hurts a bit but it is fine thank you"
"Does it ? ... I can always take a look if you want ... beside it could be an infection ... are you sure it's okay ?"
"Yes, it only stings a li-"
Then the boy noticed the giant statue, obviously he had never seen such a construction.
"Oh ... this is lady Meyneth ..." answered Vanea
Shulk looked at Vanea when she was staring at the statue ... he had never seen somethings like this ... it was ... devotion ?
"So ... you are already outside ?" Egil showed up in front of them
"Yes ... thank you again ..."
"Good ... I'm sure you noticed the ... white bodies outside then"
"... you mean ..."
"They are telethias ... but you probably never heard of such creatures, they used to live on the bionis ... well live ... "created to be exact"
"... how did they get here ?"
"Hum ... you look smart, at least you noticed that they shouldn't be here ... they came during the great war between Bionis and Mechonis" Egil looked at the city, Shulk saw that something was wrong about those creatures.
"During the war ? But it was ... it was so long ago"
"Yes ... and I can confirm it because I lived it"
"Lived it ?"
Vanea noticed that the young hom looked really confused.
"We machinas can live during a long time ... that's how Egil and I are still alive after all this time"
"... how was it ? I mean ... if you were here during the war ... how did you survived ? The mechonis was ... I mean ... they were both moving"
"They used to be immobile as they are now you see" explained Egil "... it may be hard for your to understand but ... the war was started by the Bionis itself ... Zanza"
"... Zanza ?'
"The Bionis is only a body ... a giant puppet if you prefer, just like the Mechonis is ... Zanza ... he started this war out of nowhere ... thousands died ... so in order to stop this lady Meyneth decided to take action"
"Lady Meyneth ... she isn't simply a machina"
"No ... she is a goddess, our goddess, with her help the war was stopped ... and both her and Zanza had to retreat to regain their forces ... I was at Valak Mountain to take back the Monado, without it Zanza is unable to act against us"
"But ... you didn't ... because of me"
"No ... do not blame yourself ... one of Zanza's disciple was here, he used you against me, you had no power in this situation"
Shulk didn't say anything ... he thought about the situation ...
"... Zanza will come back one day ?"
"He is already coming back ... ether ... you know what it is right ?"
"Of course, it's the building block of all life"
"Good ... now tell me, how much ether do you think is necessary to power a being as powerful as the Bionis"
"... a lot ... "
"Good answer again ... now ... what happens when a creature born on the Bionis dies ?"
"Well ... the ... their body start decaying and-"
Shulk gasped as he realised where Egil was bringing him.
"In the end ... you are food" he coldly said
Vanea gave her brother dark glance "Egil !"
"He has to know Vanea"
She was about to add something but then Shulk talked.
"Egil is right ... sorry ... I ... I understand ... so ... that's why the mechons attack the Bionis ... to kill his source of power ? ... that's also why you didn't kill ? Because the ether in my body-"
"Yes and no ... when the sword absorbed your ether you survived ... the thing is, you shouldn't have"
"... I don't understand"
"So do I ... but I think there is reason ... I do not know which yet but I will eventually ... now if you will excuse me there are things I have to finish ... Vanea ? Can you keep Shulk with you for a while ?"
"Well ... yes ..."
Egil simply nodded and left ... Shulk then looked again at the statue ...
"... have you seen her before ?" He asked Vanea
"Once ... she was a mother to all of us ..." Vanea sighed "Follow me, we are going to my personal workshop ... I'm sure there will be something for you to do ... unless you want to visit the capital on your own"
Shulk looked around him once more ... this place was beautiful but seeing it so empty and knowing about it's past was a bit overwhelming for him.
"I- ... I will go with you"
"Good, let's go then"
"Here" Vanea showed a bunch of scraped parts of mechons to shulk.
"... it's not much but If you want to do something you can- ..." Vanea sighed "sorry ... I really don't know how to handle this kind of situation"
Shulk on his side was in fact really curious, he immediately picked up what looked like to be a piston in his hands and examined it.
"I understand Vanea but ... wow ... It's incredible ... can I really-?"
"Of course you can ... just be careful alright ?
"Yes !"
Vanea smiled and nodded once before going further in her workshop.
On their way Shulk didn't see much ... it felt weird, back at the capital he could directly see the Bionis, the body of the Mechonis was literally opened ... it always looked closed from the other side ... now that he thought about it, it was strange ... lady Meyneth ... if she was the incarnation of the Mechonis or something similar why does the giant looks so different ?
The mechons parts worked just like a puzzle, as if they were designed to fit anywhere, Shulk had honestly no idea of what he was creating but so far it looked like something ... almost like something ... an ... insect ? It was as big as his hand ... wait ... how did he even know how to assemble it in the first place ? ... maybe he should ask Vanea.
She was on the other side of the workshop workin on something, there was a big room and it's interior was very bright, sparks ?
"Is there anything wrong Shulk ?"
"W-well ... not really but, I was wondering- ... wow"
Izuku could now see what Vanea was working on ... he remembered it from Valak Moutain ... the golden mechon.
"W-what is this ? It doesn't looks like any mechon I have seen in the factory on the way here"
"It's a prototype, Egil made it, he asked me to repair it ... you like it ?"
"Y-yes ... it looks like ... it looks like it's made to be part of something greater"
Vanea was intrigued
"What do you mean ?"
"The way it's arms are made ... I mean ... there are small holes in it"
Indeed there was, Vanea was unaware of this detail but now that she noticed it it was clear that Egil made this on purpose ... but why ?
"... oh sorry, I wanted to know why I ... I mean ... it's almost as if I knew how to make mechons, I was trying to assemble something and ... I ended up making a small one"
"Oh ! ... can I see ?"
"Y-yes"
Shulk showed Vanea the small "bug" mechon ... she examined it for a few seconds.
"Well ... if he had a power source it would be working perfectly ... that's ... curious indeed ... I didn't do anything to you that would explain this ... talent"
"So ... how can I do that ?"
"I guess it must be natural then" Vanea patted Shulk's head and gave him back the small mechon "you could show it to Egil ... "
Shulk looked back at his creation ...
"He wasn't so cold before you know ? ... after the great war he ... changed ... a lot"
"... does he hate me because I'm a Hom ?"
"He doesn't hate Homs ... but Zanza ... Egil had a friend ... Zanza took possession of his body and used him to attack the Mechonis, Egil never found a way to overcome this"
"Took possession ? B-but how ?"
"I'm not sure myself ... there is a lot of things we don't know ... so far Egil plan is still the same, find the monado and make sure to either destroy it or restrict it's power, without it Zanza is powerless"
"... the monado ... to is said to be Bionis sword ... but how ? It's so ... small"
"By sword it doesn't necessarily have to be one, it's a tool, it can control ether and with it Zanza can control the Bionis itself"
"... then ... is their another weapon which can control Mechonis ?"
"... good question ... ahhh ... I'm tired, my work is finished here ... how about we go see Egil ?"
"Y-yes !"