Fate 8: Hunt 3 (The Red Gem)

Chapter 9: The Final Battle! (True Ending: Arc 1)

Main Pairing: Nodoka X Falcom (Older/Hyperdimension Version)

Other pairings: Anri X Emma, Satoko X Rika, Nepgear X Osaka.


By morning? Osaka is laying next to Nepgear, clothes around the bed and on the floor. The two are cuddling together…smiles on both their faces. Falcom is cooking breakfast, Nodoka is still asleep.

Tomo is healed up and on her motorbike. She comes to the stone building. "Hmmm." Tomo parks her motorcycle and takes off her helmet. Tomo enters inside. It's very large. "There's gotta be something in here…" Tomo looks around for a bit…

Kaolinite floats down by the entrance and zaps Tomo! Tomo screams! Tomo goes down to her knees. She looks back and finds Kaolinite. "What do we have here?" She asks and zaps Tomo again! Tomo screams and falls to her knees. "This fortress you've entered? It's a special place."

Kaolinite launches Tomo to the right! Tomo hits a stone pillar and she falls. Kaolinite does it again, throwing Tomo to the left this time. "Where did you come from?"

"…ngnnn!" Tomo groans strains to get up. Kaolinite sees her demon eyes and zaps Tomo again. The heat from the zapping causes burns all over Tomo's body! And the capsule breaks. Smoke poofs and the Demon Mirror appears behind Tomo. Tomo pants and is down.

"What's this?" Kaolinite goes to the mirror and touches it. "Hmmm. I can sense a faint aura. Could it be? One of the demonic artifact siblings!?" Kaolinite looks at Tomo. "You? You came from the mirror didn't you?"

Tomo takes her pistol out and aims at Kaolinite who is looking at the mirror. She does not notice Tomo about to shoot her. A figure in a red cloak slashes Tomo's right hand off!

Tomo screams! Kaolinite shoves the mirror to a wall. "I'll deal with you later…" Kaolinite goes to the cloaked figure. "You came just in time…. Julis."

"I sensed you were in danger, master." The pinkette swordswomen kneels to Kaolinite. Julis takes out the red gem.

"Ah. So you brought it with you. Excellent work." Kaolinite grins. She takes it and goes to the demon mirror. Tomo starts to heal up. This goes unnoticed by Julis and Kaolinite. Julis goes to Kaolinite.

"Master? What is this mirror?"

"It's a demonic artifact. Siblings with the Red Gem that I posses" Kaolinite says to Julis. "Go locate Nodoka Manabe for me."

"Yes, master." Julis bows and runs out of the fortress. Tomo quietly chases after her. Tomo grabs Julis from behind and the two wrestle into a nearby ditch.

Rika & Satoko appear and they have Nodoka pinned down. Falcom kicks Satoko in the face and kicks Rika off of Nodoka. Satoko is up to her feet and gets Rika back up. The two get their weapons out: Baseball Bat and a cleaver.

Nepgear and Osaka decide to fight them instead. Nodoka and Falcom run and head to the stone fortress where Kaolinite is waiting for them. "Let's do this." Falcom says. Nodoka nods.

Nodoka and Falcom enter. "Kaolinite! This ends now! That red gem is coming with us! And you best return that mirror to Tomo!" Nodoka shouts and aims an arrow at the older evil woman. Kaolinite slowly turns to face the two.

Falcom rushes at her! Nodoka tells her to stop. Emma appears from the shadows and punches Falcom! Falcom hits the floor hard. Falcom reaches for her sword but Anri kicks it way. Nodoka aims at Anri. Kaolinite zaps her! Nodoka goes down to one knee. Kaolinite picks up the broken tiny capsule and gets the demon mirror inside of it. Kaolinite kicks Nodoka in the face.

"Get her up!" Kaolinite tells Anri and Emma. They grab Nodoka and hold her up. Kaolinite punches Nodoka in the face over and over. Anri and Emma throw down to the side. Falcom runs in and tries to land a punch on Kaolinite.

"Not so fast." Anri knees Falcom and Emma punches her in the face. Emma strangles Falcom and headbutts her, over and over! Her head starts to bleed. Emma gets off and Anri looks over to see Nodoka crawling to Falcom's dragon slayer sword.

Kaolinite walks out of the stone building. Anri and Emma beat up Nodoka some more and drag her out of the building, following Kaolinite.

Julis and Tomo are nearby, still fighting. Julis is hurt a bit. She leaps and lands in front of Kaolinite. "DIE!" Tomo comes running at them! Kaolinite zaps Tomo and throws her. Tomo hits a tree and is knocked out upon impact. Nodoka tries to free herself. Emma lands a dark punch to her gut! Nodoka pukes blood and falls down, groaning.

Kaolinite checks the gem and it's glowing. "Ladies? I think it's almost time." She tells them.

"Alright!" Julis cheers.

Satoko and Rika are covered in bruises and so are Nepgear and Osaka. "It's time we finish this! Let's open the darkness! Ohohohoho!" Satoko laughs.

Kaolinite grabs Nodoka and lifts her up. Falcom comes rushing and kicks Anri and Emma! They get knocked into Kaolinite and Nodoka. The red gem flies out of Kaolinite's hand and it rolls to the ditch in a puddle of water.

Falcom helps Nodoka up. Kaolinite gets up as does Anri and Emma. Julis starts to run to the ditch to get the red gem. Nepgear comes in and kicks Julis in the back! Nepgear takes the red gem and throws it. Osaka catches it and starts to run. Kaolinite aims her staff at Osaka and zaps her! Osaka screams and the red gem goes flying into the air. Kaolinite sticks her palm out and red gem flies into it.

"ENOUGH! I had it with your games!" Kaolinite growls and breaks the capsule and the Demon Mirror appears behind her. Kaolinite raises the red gem to the sky and it glows brightly. Nodoka goes flying into Kaolinite's free hand. "This ends now!" Kaolinite is about to press the gem into Nodoka's skull!

Falcom has her sword and she slashes at Anri and Emma, knocking them into the ditch. Julis tries to stop Falcom, but Nepgear tackles her down!

Osaka is out from the zap, and Tomo is still knocked out. Satoko and Rika run at Falcom. Falcom kicks Satoko into Rika and slashes! The two groan loudly and go down!

"NODOKA!" Falcom yells and leaps into the air. Time slows down! Falcom slams her sword down! It's going to hit the gem! Tomo opens her eyes and sees what Falcom is about to do!

"FALCOM! NO!" Tomo yells, but it's too late! The blade connects with the red gem!

CLANG! SPARK!

An explosion of light erupts from the red gem!

Nodoka starts to stir. The sky is red and fire is everywhere! Nodoka hears punching. She slowly looks over to see Emma on top of Falcom. Emma is punching her repeatedly. Nodoka gets her hunting knife out and throws it at Emma. The black haired girl rolls over off Falcom as the knife pierced her side.

Everyone else is sprawled out from the explosion. Nodoka goes to Falcom. Falcom is barely alive. "Falcom."

"I'm sorry. I had to." Falcom coughs up blood. She has a major stab wound in her mid section, her face is busted open too from Emma.

Anri comes from behind, slightly bruised up. She grabs Nodoka and punches her. Anri takes her steel machete and slashes Nodoka across the back!

Kaolinite appears in the air, she too is slightly hurt. She floats down and the red gem is still in her grasp. "It's time." She grabs Nodoka and lifts her up.

"Nodoka…." Falcom tries to reach for her sword. She gets it and slowly gets back up. "Get….your….hands off….of her!"

Kaolinite lets Nodoka go. "Emma. Kill her." She tells Emma.

Emma get her sword ready and slams down. Falcom blocks it and groans in pain. Emma knees her injured body. Falcom collapses and then gets another punch to the face. Emma takes Falcom's sword and tosses it away. Emma summons a portal. Julis drags Osaka and Nepgear inside.

"No…. Where did you take them!?" Tomo shouts and gets back up.

"You don't have to know right now…." Emma says and kicks Falcom in the face. "Probably back to the real world."

"Ngnnn!" Tomo groans. Anri points her gun at Tomo.

"You move? You're dead." Anri warns her.

Nodoka sees Satoko near a severely injured Falcom. Nodoka quickly pulls her hunting knife out of her pocket. Satoko raises her baseball bat high in the air! Nodoka throws her knife at Satoko. Satoko gets hit in the stomach and falls over. Rika grabs Nodoka from behind. Nodoka grabs Rika and slams her down. Nodoka stomps on her head, knocking the bluenette out cold.

Nodoka sees the red gem on the ground and takes it. Kaolinite zaps Nodoka! Nodoka falls over and the red gem rolls away from her. Kaolinite gets it. "Do you really think you can win?" Kaolinite grabs Nodoka by her hair and pulls her up. "This is the end for you, Nodoka."

Falcom suddenly gets a burst of energy and stabs Kaolinite in the chest! Kaolinite lets go of Nodoka. Kaolinite falls to a knee. Nodoka quickly gets the gem from her. "MASTER!"

Tomo punches Anri in the face! Anri goes down hard. Falcom pants roughly and she collapses. A portal opens up. Anri goes in. "This isn't over!" Anri yells and leaves a special surprise. A grenade made out of dark energy. Another opens up and Emma pulls Kaolinite in.

Satoko and Rika try one last effort to get the gem. They fail. Tomo kicks them down near the dark grenade. It's not just an explosion, but a portal too! Everyone is sucked in! Including the red gem!

Everything goes dark…

"NODOKA! NODOKA!" Nodoka hears Falcom's voice. Nodoka wakes up in her bed. Is it over?

Nodoka sits up and yawns. "Did we win?" Nodoka checks to see if she still has the gem. No! Where could it be!? "No! Where is it!?" Nodoka starts to panic and look through her room to find the Red Gem. Nodoka leaves her room and her phone rings. Nodoka answers. "Hello?"

"Hey Nodoka-chan! I found this gem! It's so pretty!" Yui is on the other end. Nodoka gasps and tells Yui to come over with it. Yui rings the doorbell and Nodoka answers. The two are walking together.

"Where did you find it?"

"Found it on the ground near the school. Is it important?"

"Yeah." Nodoka says and arrives at her Bounty Hunter HQ. She enters the large building with Yui. Nodoka and Yui take the elevator to the boss's office. Nodoka knocks on the door.

"Come in!"

Nodoka opens the door and placed the red gem on Android 21's desk. "Here."

"Ah. Excellent work Nodoka." The woman picks it up and gives it to her assistant. "Make sure to place it in a secret and safe location." The female assistant nods and leaves with the gem. "Now that that's over." Android 21 pulls out a poster.

"Kaolinite…" Nodoka clenches her fist.

"We still have work. You're back in the real world now, and you retrieved the Red Gem. Kaolinite is still alive and will be after the red gem. We cannot let her get her hands on it or you or Tomo. Tomo stopped by. She told me she's keeping the Demon Mirror. Your mission is to kill Kaolinite."

"Where is Falcom?" Nodoka asked.

"Kaolinite has her, as a prisoner. Her whereabouts are unknown. But. Darkia did find a strange door in Mount Fuji. Probably another entry into a labyrinth. I'll make sure to get a group to be with you. The other hunters are busy at the moment. Jinyu and Tsubame are overseas. Seungah and Natsuru are overseas as well. Come by tomorrow morning and I'll have your group ready." Android 21 AKA Elizabeth said and sips her coffee.

"Yes ma'am." Nodoka bows her head and leaves with Yui.

"I can help too! If you want." Yui smiles.

"It's Ok Yui. I got my own team. I'll let you know if I need more numbers." Nodoka tells Yui.

"Ok! I'll let the others know!" Yui runs off to the clubroom. Nodoka sighs.

"Falcom… I promise, I'll save you." Nodoka says.


(Arc 2: To Rescue Falcom and Kill Kaolinite! Enter The Labyrinth! Coming Soon!)