Spirit, Blood, Gravity, and Beauty appeared in a cyberspace of some kind that had a green grid for a sky and had many building which were made from solid code and, in some cases, pixels. Spirit looked around then he looked at himself and said,"Whoa, I'm a robot."
"We're all robots. You're the only one to stay a human though.",Blood said, slithering up to Spirit then flicking his tongue out. Spirit circled Blood then he looked up to see Beauty flying around then hovering in front of them saying,"I am a bird of some kind. This is amazing."
"You look pretty, Shun.",Blood said looking up at Beauty. Beauty flew down and rubbed his head with Blood while saying in a happy tone,"Thank you, Kai-chan."
"Hey!",Gravity roared, literally, causing Beauty, Blood, and Spirit to look at her as she walked up to them. "Why am I a lion and how come Daiji gets to be a human?"
"You're actually a lionessss.",Blood said, his eyes showing confusion at his hissing.
The group heard a roar and they looked forward to see the Ogre lumbering towards them. Beauty squawked then he hid behind Blood, who said,"That's the ogre that the voice told us about."
"We can see that Kai."Gravity said in an unamused fashion.
"Guess we're supposed to beat it.",Spirit said.
"Beat it, we've never fought a monster like this though. It has no kind of beauty inside or out and frankly, it looks as though even getting close to it would be harmful to us.",Beauty said fearfully.
Blood tilted his head then he looked at himself and his friends before saying,"That is probably why we are in these forms."
Beauty, Gravity, and Spirit looked at Blood as he explained,"We are in robotic forms because if we were just our usual selves, that thing would hurt us easily."
"That is correct.",the robotic voice said, it's voice echoing through the arena. "You have been given these forms to deal with the ogre and any others that appear. In these forms you are much more resistant to damage, highly adaptive to your environments, and are able to combine when the time permits."
"Combine?",Spirit questioned.
"Now your battle is beginning.",the robotic voice said.
The ogre roared then charged at the group. Blood and Beauty got out of the way of the charging ogre, leaving Spirit to be tackled by it and pushed backwards. He managed to stop and he kicked the ogre in the torso, pushing it backwards. Spirit then charged at the ogre, hitting it three times before being punched in the gut twice and tossed across the arena. He then crashed into a building and fell to the ground on his front.
Gravity growled then she charged at the ogre. She jumped up and clawed its face several times before she was thrown off. Gravity landed on her feet then charged back at the ogre. She roared as she pounced at the ogre. The ogre grabbed Gravity and punched her backwards, causing her to crash into the ground.
Blood and Beauty circled the ogre, avoiding many attacks. Blood used his tail to slash the ogre twice before he slithered out of the way of being smashed by the ogre. Beauty used his wings to slash the ogre several times before he flew away.
Spirit charged in and flying side kicked the ogre in the head, making it stumble back and crash through several buildings. Spirit stood up, regrouping with the others and they readied themselves. The ogre stood up and roared at the group.
"This thing is tough.",Gravity said in an annoyed tone.
"It is made of stone, it being very durable is to be expected.",Blood said in his normal apathetic way.
Gravity growled at Blood and he looked at her with some confusion.
"There's gotta be a way to destroy it. Maybe we all must hit it together or something.",Beauty said in a worried tone.
Spirit thought on it for a moment then he said,"That voice said we can combine or something. Maybe we should combine our attacks?"
"You don't sound too sure of that.",Gravity commented.
"I'm not sure about anything in this situation. I'm a robot currently and all of my friends are robot animals.",Spirit said with some distress.
Suddenly, Spirit began glowing and he looked at himself as currents of electricity came out of him and attached to the others. All four then floated into the air, combining into a large robot. Spirit made up the torso and head of the robot, Blood made up the right arm, Beauty made up the left arm, while Gravity made up the midsection, legs, hands and feet.
(Author's note: I would describe this but can't think of a way to so… yeah. Sorry 'bout that.)
"What the hell?!"Spirit and Gravity shouted confusion.
"Huh, this is odd.",Blood said from his head being on the right shoulder.
"Yet it's strangely beautiful.",Beauty said from his head on the left shoulder.
"Why am I the legs and hands?!",Gravity angrily roared from her head being a buckle of some kind.
"Don't ask me, I'm just as confused as you are! Why are you guys my limbs?!",Spirit asked while looking at his new limbs.
"Daiji-kun, dodge.",Beauty said. Spirit looked up to see the Ogre chucking a ball of toxic sludge at them. Spirit jumped to the side, avoiding the sludge ball and landing behind a building. Spirit put his back to the building then said,"Okay, this is gonna be a bit tricky."
"I'll say. Don't like being used as legs especially when it feels like I can barely control them!",Gravity said.
"Vicky-san, calm down. I believe the only way we can effectively defeat this monster is by working together. Daiji-kun being the main one in control due to him being the torso.",Beauty explained calmly.
Spirit nodded then he got out of cover and charged at the ogre. The ogre roared and charged at the combined robot. Spirit jumped over the ogre, landing behind it. He then punched the ogre twice then blocked three punches before kicking the ogre in the torso.
"Ow!",Beauty complained.
"Sorry.",Spirit said while dodging an attack. He then ducked under a punch then he used the claws on his hands to slash the ogre three times. He then roundhouse kicked the ogre, causing it to stumble into a building.
"That was a good kick. Is that a good compliment, Shun?",Blood said.
"Yes it was, Kai-chan. You're getting better."Beauty said in a joyful tone.
Spirit sighed then he stood up and he sharpened his claws, causing gray, red, magenta, and violet energy to engulf them while also having electricity spark on them. He then charged at the ogre and slashing it, causing it to stumble before falling to the ground and exploding.
Spirit let out a sigh of relief then his left arm jerked upwards as Beauty cheered. His right leg then kicked up when Gravity cheered, causing Spirit to fall on his back.
"Can't believe we won that.",Gravity cheered happily.
"Kai-chan, we won!",Beauty cheered.
Blood simply nodded his head on Spirit's shoulder.
"Can you all quit moving my body parts?!",Spirit shouted in annoyance.
"Sorry.",Blood, Gravity, and Beauty said in unison.
Kai and Shun appeared beside one another at a bus stop with Kai stumbling a bit. Shun then fixed his hair before saying,"That was strangely fun. Don't you think, Kai-chan?"
Kai nodded, then he looked around saying,"Where are Daiji and Vicky?"
Suddenly, Daiji appeared beside the bus stop. He then had to catch Vicky when she dropped down in front of him. Daiji looked at Vicky as she moved her hair out of the way and said,"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, you're really strong.",Vicky said while putting a hand on Daiji's chest. Daiji and Vicky's gazes met, then Daiji put Vicky on her feet. The two then awkwardly adjusted themselves with Vicky saying,"Thanks for catching me." while nervously scratching the back of her ear.
"No problem.",Daiji nervously smiled while putting his hands in his pockets. Kai and Shun looked at Daiji and Vicky, both tilting their heads while raising their eyebrows.
"Congratulations Spirit, Blood, Beauty, and Gravity. You all successfully defeated the ogre as well as combined to form Grand Specter.",the voice said in all four young adult's heads.
"Grand Specter, I like that name.",Kai said using his hands to make himself smile.
"The name doesn't matter. Can you just answer my questions.",Daiji said to the voice, noticeably annoyed.
"Yes. I am able to answer one question of yours, Spirit.",The voice said. Daiji grumbled, contemplating what to ask, then he said,"What's the reason for these games?"
"It is quite simple, you and the other avatars are here to put a conflict to rest. A conflict which started long ago.",The voice explained calmly. Daiji, Shun and Vicky gained worried expressions at the answer they received, their minds wondering what exactly this conflict could be.
Kai meanwhile looked around, his mind on something else entirely, until he stopped and his eyes became red. An image of gold eyes came into Kai's mind then he heard in the same voice that came from the door he touched,"Crescere, Kai."
Kai's eyes then returned to normal and he acted as though nothing happened.
