Now, the fic is taking a dramatic turn! IT'S ACTUALLY GETTING SERIOUS! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!!
Nikita: Frankly, I don't know how you people can still keep track of what's going on! Even my head is spinning!
Naomi: Nikita, that isn't that difficult…you are the idiot of the group…
Nikita: HEY! NOT FUNNY!! .
Black: Anyway, the fic shall continue!!!!
Chapter 14-Demons of the Mind
It was now around half-past noon.
Leena was in the hospital, being cared for, Bit was helping Brad and Jamie work on the Liger Zero, Raynos, Shadow Fox, and Black Jackal, and Nikita was sleeping.
Doc had finally been able to wrangle a battle for later that day at about six o'clock in the evening, and all of them were under a certain amount of pressure, to pick up the slack for the absence of Leena and her GunSniper…
Nikita was lying on his bed in his room, fast asleep. He was having a nightmare.
It was the same as the night before, but this time, something was a bit different about it.
(A/N: This scene takes place in Nikita's subconscious)
So, I see you are finally asleep… A dark, gruff sounding voice said to his subconscious.
"W-wha? Who is this?" He asked the void around him.
The mysterious voice laughed, its evil laughter echoing throughout his mind.
He lost his fuse in anger. "Who is this?!" He bellowed.
The chuckling stopped, and the voice cleared its meta-physical throat.
Me? I'm your newest buddy…Nikita Armstrong… It said cryptically.
"SHOW YOURSELF!!!" he shouted, clenching his fist in anger.
It gave what sounded like a huff. You're such a one-track mind. Like a broken record… It snorted. "Show yourself! Show yourself!!" It mimicked. Fine.
There was a glowing light in front of him, causing him to shield his eyes.
When the light disappeared, he looked at what stood before him: a black colored organoid, with evil red eyes, and red streaks in it that looked like bloodstains, with a spiked tail that looked like it could easily rip through metal, and make him look like butter.
Who am I? You stupid kid…you were better off not knowing… The voice said again.
"You're the organoid from my dream!" Nikita said in realization.
The organoid gave him a sarcastic look. No shit Sherlock. That was just a test, seeing if I could really take control yet, and you still weren't ready. Now, though, it seems something's changed…you're ready…
"What the hell are you talking about you stupid organoid?!" He bellowed. "Who are you?! I'm not gonna ask you again!"
The organoid gave a sneer, and slowly approached him. I am Anubis, the Great Killer of Zi.
Nikita's form began shivering uncontrollably.
He had heard myths and legends dating back to the ancient Zoidian days of a great menace to the world, a killer organoid capable of destroying entire villages and killing all of their populations in mere hours. It had been given the name "Anubis" for its terrible bloodlust and evil nature.
"Y-your Anubis? The legendary Organoid Killer?" He stammered, pointing at the organoid in fear.
The organoid gave what looked like a nod. Yes, I am him. And it's your lucky day, kid, because I'm not going to kill you, just possess your body.
"Why me, huh?!" Nikita shouted, regaining some of his composure.
Simple, you idiot. In the Afterlife, certain organoids get a change at living life again through a secluded part of a human's brain, helping their human partner in any way they can, mostly through zoid combat. I recall you already knowing of three individuals with a similar ability…
"What the hell are ya talkin' about?! I don't know anyone who's a possessed rag doll!"
Yes you do. That pilot Jamie Hermeos, whose alternate persona is "The Wild Eagle" as you know him. And then there's your sister, Kayla, who's also possessed by an organoid.
"That's only two people!"
The organoid let the silence brew, and started to laugh again. You stupid moron! You don't know anything do you?! Why do you think your pathetic human girlfriend had that dream about that red organoid named Ambient?! She's going to be possessed too!
The fact hit him like an anvil. "S-she's under the power of an organoid as well?"
Yes, and so's your best friend, Bit Cloud, pilot of the Liger Zero. Zeke possesses him.
Nikita dropped to his knees in metaphorical agony, these new enlightenment's draining the very life out of him. "Why? What will they do once they are finished taking them over?"
Anubis made a growling sound. You idiot. That pilot named Hermeos is already fully possessed. So is your sister. Leena is almost at the time, and Bit doesn't have much farther to go, either.
Nikita slammed his fist into the floor with all his strength.
Oh, but don't worry, kid. I know these organoids. Shadow, Zeke, Specula, and Ambient aren't evil. I'm the only evil organoid around… It added in a prideful sort or way. …And the only one who can turn into a human as well…
"You can turn into a human, too?" Nikita mused in false wonder. He started jumping up and down in place like a giddy schoolgirl to show the sarcasm in his actions. "Oh! Oh! Can you show me?! Pleeeeeeeeease?!"
The organoid glared at him. Man, what a dickhead… It muttered. Okay, fine, I'll do it if you shut up.
"Deal."
Anubis glowed again, and turned into a black-haired young man with fire red eyes and what seemed like thousands of scars on his body. He was dressed in the traditional Ancient Zoidian robes, except they were all black, and a red sash was tied around his waist. On his back was the scabbard of an exceptionally large sword (A.N: Think Buster Sword from Final Fantasy 7, or Sanosuke's Zanbattou in Rurouni Kenshin), and attached to the red sash were two daggers in black sheathes made out of obsidian.
"Happy now?" The man asked irritably.
Nikita was taken aback. He doesn't LOOK like a psychotic killer… He thought uneasily.
"As the saying goes, kid, "Don't judge a book by its cover." Especially with me, or you might just end up dead." He said gleefully, thrusting his thumb at his chest in pride.
"Why do you want to kill?" Nikita asked him, trying desperately trying to comprehend this strange beings goal, much less trying to figure out how Anubis had heard his thoughts.
The man sneered with an ecstatic glow. "I'm gettin' goosebumbs just thinkin' about the answer, kid…but I'll save that explanation for later…"
Suddenly, Anubis gasped in delight, and checked an imaginary watch on his arm.
"What the hell are you doing?!"
"I think its time that we got this show on the road, eh kid?" He sneered.
Nikita gave him an inquisitive look, wondering what he was plotting. Then, his head was shot with a sudden pain that he had never felt before in his life. He fell to his knees, gripping his head in agony.
Above the ringing in his ears he heard Anubis laughing. "W-what are you doing to me?!!"
"I'm splicing myself into the rest of your subconscious. Its painful, but enjoyable (if you're me, anyway…)."
Nikita tried to retort to his comment, but couldn't due to the pain burning in his head so great he thought for sure it would split down his skull. He let out a scream, louder than any he had every done before.
Anubis smirked again, this time wider and more psychotic than any he had done previously. "Trying to resist it is useless. I'm much stronger than you." He chided.
Nikita screamed again, and his vision went entirely black.
And so, the fourteenth chapter ends! I hope you all had fun!
Nikita: Yeah, hopefully, Black'll write more soon! Even I'm in suspense!