Chapter 15: The Final Battles, End
Shadow reached the ground, and got Axl and Zero to stand up. Both sides were in bad condition. Sigma EX with a bunch of holes in him, same with the others. Shadow was the first to act. He held his sword along with a large amount of Shurikens. He threw all the Shurikens into the air and paused for a moment, holding his Sword close. A Shuriken was ready to hit the ground, but before it could, Shadow slapped it at Sigma EX with his Sword. Sigma EX wasn't expecting that at all, it got stuck on his right shoulder, gave a cobalt blue glow, and exploded, taking a small amount of metal with it. Now more Shurikens were about to hit the ground. Shadow swung his Sword around quickly, batting every Shuriken at Sigma EX with expert concentration. Every Shuriken hit Sigma EX at a rate of about 15 a second. You can probably imagine the explosions on Sigma EX. Almost all at once, the shurikens all around Sigma EX exploded. And he let out a horrible yell of pain. After a few seconds the dust and metal scraps cleared and Sigma was kneeling on the ground, missing chunks of metal all over his body, and an expression Shadow and Zero both seen before, his horrorstruck eyes, he was clearly still in pain. Zero and Axl both looked at Shadow in awe. Shadow didn't look so impressed with himself, he looked angry. Zero and Axl looked at where Shadow was staring and found Sigma EX glowing his usual green glow.
"You bastards! I had you all set to die! Now you will see my true power!" he yelled, a hint of pain still in his voice. As you may have guessed, Sigma released his second form, or did he? The green glow expanded (it began to look like Fefnir's glow when he's charged up in the Megaman Zero( games), he looked at the Hunters (and Shadow). His eyes weren't filled with horror anymore. He was excited, he was happy. But why, nothing changed. He looked the same, except for the odd glow around him. Finally, Shadow, Zero, and Axl realized what was happening.
"Axl, get out the remainder of the energy tanks," Zero said, then he immediately took out his Saber from Axl's leg, Axl gave a yell. "Sorry! Go heal X," Axl looked at Zero in anger, and made his way to X, ready to heal him. The brothers looked at Sigma EX, he was charging up. A charge that wouldn't go away, he would hit them with everything he's got. There wasn't even anything the Hunters (and Shadow) would be able to do because of the aura surrounding him. X finally got next to Shadow and Zero, followed by Axl. They were ready for the final fight. They were the only Reploids that were in between Sigma EX and the bomb, and so, it was ready to end..
Sigma finished charging and leapt towards them. They spread apart, and Sigma EX landed on the ground leaving cracks on it. Shadow threw a Shuriken at Sigma EX's eye, but he blocked it without even looking at Shadow or the Shuriken. Sigma EX drew out a huge hammer and jumped at Zero. He landed right in front of him, and when Zero jumped backwards away from Sigma EX, he swung the hammer at him. It hit him all the way to a wall, leaving cracks on it. Sigma EX slammed the hammer into the ground, creating an earthquake. Everything flew at everyone, even Sigma EX; who tried his best to beat off anything that went towards him. Shadow ran at Sigma EX and stabbed him, with all his might, through he middle of his chest. As the Sword penetrated into the chest, blood spilled out.
"Blood?" Shadow thought. Sigma EX grabbed Shadows hands and flung him into the air, seems he forgot Shadow had wings, or did he? Yeah, he did. Shadow stopped himself in the air. He drew out a Shuriken, began charging it, and shouted at X and Axl; who were shooting at Sigma EX with no luck, only leaving a few holes in his hammer.
"X! Axl! Charge your attacks! Don't use them unless they are charged!" shouted Shadow. Sigma EX threw the Sword at Shadow. Shadow tried to catch it, but it passed his hand and went into the wall next to Zero's unconscious body. Shadow's Shuriken was fully charged and he threw it at Sigma EX. X and Axl too had their attacks fully charged, and shot them at Sigma EX. Since X and Axl where closest to Sigma EX, their attacks got to him first. Sigma EX had the impression that he could slap the attacks back at them, but in his attempt, they went through his hand and arm, leaving burnt holes. He held his arm in pain. Next Shadows huge Shuriken got to him, slicing off his right foot. Sigma EX fell to the ground, blood squirting from the scars, and body dis-attachments. Sigma EX got up, and drew out a Shuriken that looked just like Shadow's. He threw it at X and Axl, and to Shadows disappointment, it did the same thing as Shadow's Shuriken. It went through both X and Axl's stomachs, making the top half of their bodies slide off and hit the ground followed by their lower halves. By this time, Zero had already woke up, and tried to get up, but his body was too shaken up. He looked in horror. His two best friends..dead. At this his EX Virus burned in him. He never felt so much hate, never since Iris died.
"W-why? W-why the hell does this keep happening to me?! WHY?!?!?! DAMNIT!!!! WHY?!?!?!" he yelled. Shadow only looked at him, feeling it's his fault. How else would Sigma EX think of a huge shuriken? Shadow closed his eyes. He too began to burn with anger. The whole time, it was a trick. Sigma used him to get his hands on the EX Virus. But from whom did the EX Virus come from? A frown showed on his face, and faced the ground. Who else? Sigma EX just stared at the two with a huge crazed smirk on his face, happy in finally killing X. Not giving a damn about Axl. Zero jumped up and took out the Sword from the wall. He threw it at Shadow in no real fashion, not spearing it, just throwing it violently. Shadow caught it, eyes still closed, face still towards the ground, and a frown still on his face. He could feel his brother's hate. Zero drew out his Sabers and ran towards Shadow. He leapt up into the air and slashed down the Sabers at Shadow. Shadow held his Sword up to block the attack, still in his condition; sparks flew from the collision between the three blades. Shadow opened his eyes and looked at Sigma EX. Zero looked too. They both knew what to do.
"SLASH BIT!!!!!!" The swung their blades multiple times towards Sigma EX, but nothing appeared.
"Hahaha! What's wrong? Your summon didn't work?" taunted Sigma EX. Zero and Shadow both ran towards Sigma EX, weapons drawn. Their weapons gave the same sort of glow Sigma EX had. Shadow's Sword's glow was gray, and Zero's two Z Sabers were giving off a blood red glow. Sigma had widened eyes. Shadow and Zero both reached Sigma EX and immediately slashed the crap out of him. Uppercut slash, stab, slash at the neck, slash at the neck, it went on and on. After about 30 seconds, Zero and Shadow stepped away from Sigma EX. He was a mess, blood dripping everywhere. Sigma EX gave a yell, and began exploding.
Sigma was on the ground. He was no longer an EX, but simply a Maverick. Shadow walked up to him.
"Seems you couldn't get your way again, eh Sigma? How do you know so much about the EX Virus?" asked Shadow.
"Heh, well none other than..than W. We plotted this against you the whole time. If the EX Virus is exposed to strong bodies, it gets stronger itself." Sigma replied.
"Figures, that bitch," said Shadow, "Useless." He began to walk away.
"Zero, I WILL come back. But next time, you won't have your precious EX form anymore. Bye," As Sigma said this he teleported away. Zero ran up to Shadow.
"Why did you let him go?" asked Zero in anger.
"It won't matter, you'll be able to beat him again, trust me," he replied.
"Shadow, who's W? And..why don't you join the Hunters? You can join our Unit," asked Zero.
"I can't join the Hunters. I don't belong there, you fight for good, I don't. I fight for neither. As for W..I can't tell you who he is, I'm not the one to tell you."
"B-But.."
"I've heard of a new world..a better one. I don't like the remains of an enemy after you kill them, it would be better if it just disappeared into thin air. Don't you think? I've heard rumors of one. I'll go search for it, as for you good luck with the Hunters. And if I were you, I would hurry and get X and Axl to a healing post, the effects of your EX form will wear off any minute now..goodbye," said Shadow as his final words to Zero. And he teleported away, to seek the new world he talked about.
"Bye..and sorry," said Zero. He ran to the tell Alia, maybe there was a chance of X and Axl's survival, maybe. And maybe someday this war will finally end, giving gamers all around the world a hard time, but at least ending his pain.
The End
Shadow reached the ground, and got Axl and Zero to stand up. Both sides were in bad condition. Sigma EX with a bunch of holes in him, same with the others. Shadow was the first to act. He held his sword along with a large amount of Shurikens. He threw all the Shurikens into the air and paused for a moment, holding his Sword close. A Shuriken was ready to hit the ground, but before it could, Shadow slapped it at Sigma EX with his Sword. Sigma EX wasn't expecting that at all, it got stuck on his right shoulder, gave a cobalt blue glow, and exploded, taking a small amount of metal with it. Now more Shurikens were about to hit the ground. Shadow swung his Sword around quickly, batting every Shuriken at Sigma EX with expert concentration. Every Shuriken hit Sigma EX at a rate of about 15 a second. You can probably imagine the explosions on Sigma EX. Almost all at once, the shurikens all around Sigma EX exploded. And he let out a horrible yell of pain. After a few seconds the dust and metal scraps cleared and Sigma was kneeling on the ground, missing chunks of metal all over his body, and an expression Shadow and Zero both seen before, his horrorstruck eyes, he was clearly still in pain. Zero and Axl both looked at Shadow in awe. Shadow didn't look so impressed with himself, he looked angry. Zero and Axl looked at where Shadow was staring and found Sigma EX glowing his usual green glow.
"You bastards! I had you all set to die! Now you will see my true power!" he yelled, a hint of pain still in his voice. As you may have guessed, Sigma released his second form, or did he? The green glow expanded (it began to look like Fefnir's glow when he's charged up in the Megaman Zero( games), he looked at the Hunters (and Shadow). His eyes weren't filled with horror anymore. He was excited, he was happy. But why, nothing changed. He looked the same, except for the odd glow around him. Finally, Shadow, Zero, and Axl realized what was happening.
"Axl, get out the remainder of the energy tanks," Zero said, then he immediately took out his Saber from Axl's leg, Axl gave a yell. "Sorry! Go heal X," Axl looked at Zero in anger, and made his way to X, ready to heal him. The brothers looked at Sigma EX, he was charging up. A charge that wouldn't go away, he would hit them with everything he's got. There wasn't even anything the Hunters (and Shadow) would be able to do because of the aura surrounding him. X finally got next to Shadow and Zero, followed by Axl. They were ready for the final fight. They were the only Reploids that were in between Sigma EX and the bomb, and so, it was ready to end..
Sigma finished charging and leapt towards them. They spread apart, and Sigma EX landed on the ground leaving cracks on it. Shadow threw a Shuriken at Sigma EX's eye, but he blocked it without even looking at Shadow or the Shuriken. Sigma EX drew out a huge hammer and jumped at Zero. He landed right in front of him, and when Zero jumped backwards away from Sigma EX, he swung the hammer at him. It hit him all the way to a wall, leaving cracks on it. Sigma EX slammed the hammer into the ground, creating an earthquake. Everything flew at everyone, even Sigma EX; who tried his best to beat off anything that went towards him. Shadow ran at Sigma EX and stabbed him, with all his might, through he middle of his chest. As the Sword penetrated into the chest, blood spilled out.
"Blood?" Shadow thought. Sigma EX grabbed Shadows hands and flung him into the air, seems he forgot Shadow had wings, or did he? Yeah, he did. Shadow stopped himself in the air. He drew out a Shuriken, began charging it, and shouted at X and Axl; who were shooting at Sigma EX with no luck, only leaving a few holes in his hammer.
"X! Axl! Charge your attacks! Don't use them unless they are charged!" shouted Shadow. Sigma EX threw the Sword at Shadow. Shadow tried to catch it, but it passed his hand and went into the wall next to Zero's unconscious body. Shadow's Shuriken was fully charged and he threw it at Sigma EX. X and Axl too had their attacks fully charged, and shot them at Sigma EX. Since X and Axl where closest to Sigma EX, their attacks got to him first. Sigma EX had the impression that he could slap the attacks back at them, but in his attempt, they went through his hand and arm, leaving burnt holes. He held his arm in pain. Next Shadows huge Shuriken got to him, slicing off his right foot. Sigma EX fell to the ground, blood squirting from the scars, and body dis-attachments. Sigma EX got up, and drew out a Shuriken that looked just like Shadow's. He threw it at X and Axl, and to Shadows disappointment, it did the same thing as Shadow's Shuriken. It went through both X and Axl's stomachs, making the top half of their bodies slide off and hit the ground followed by their lower halves. By this time, Zero had already woke up, and tried to get up, but his body was too shaken up. He looked in horror. His two best friends..dead. At this his EX Virus burned in him. He never felt so much hate, never since Iris died.
"W-why? W-why the hell does this keep happening to me?! WHY?!?!?! DAMNIT!!!! WHY?!?!?!" he yelled. Shadow only looked at him, feeling it's his fault. How else would Sigma EX think of a huge shuriken? Shadow closed his eyes. He too began to burn with anger. The whole time, it was a trick. Sigma used him to get his hands on the EX Virus. But from whom did the EX Virus come from? A frown showed on his face, and faced the ground. Who else? Sigma EX just stared at the two with a huge crazed smirk on his face, happy in finally killing X. Not giving a damn about Axl. Zero jumped up and took out the Sword from the wall. He threw it at Shadow in no real fashion, not spearing it, just throwing it violently. Shadow caught it, eyes still closed, face still towards the ground, and a frown still on his face. He could feel his brother's hate. Zero drew out his Sabers and ran towards Shadow. He leapt up into the air and slashed down the Sabers at Shadow. Shadow held his Sword up to block the attack, still in his condition; sparks flew from the collision between the three blades. Shadow opened his eyes and looked at Sigma EX. Zero looked too. They both knew what to do.
"SLASH BIT!!!!!!" The swung their blades multiple times towards Sigma EX, but nothing appeared.
"Hahaha! What's wrong? Your summon didn't work?" taunted Sigma EX. Zero and Shadow both ran towards Sigma EX, weapons drawn. Their weapons gave the same sort of glow Sigma EX had. Shadow's Sword's glow was gray, and Zero's two Z Sabers were giving off a blood red glow. Sigma had widened eyes. Shadow and Zero both reached Sigma EX and immediately slashed the crap out of him. Uppercut slash, stab, slash at the neck, slash at the neck, it went on and on. After about 30 seconds, Zero and Shadow stepped away from Sigma EX. He was a mess, blood dripping everywhere. Sigma EX gave a yell, and began exploding.
Sigma was on the ground. He was no longer an EX, but simply a Maverick. Shadow walked up to him.
"Seems you couldn't get your way again, eh Sigma? How do you know so much about the EX Virus?" asked Shadow.
"Heh, well none other than..than W. We plotted this against you the whole time. If the EX Virus is exposed to strong bodies, it gets stronger itself." Sigma replied.
"Figures, that bitch," said Shadow, "Useless." He began to walk away.
"Zero, I WILL come back. But next time, you won't have your precious EX form anymore. Bye," As Sigma said this he teleported away. Zero ran up to Shadow.
"Why did you let him go?" asked Zero in anger.
"It won't matter, you'll be able to beat him again, trust me," he replied.
"Shadow, who's W? And..why don't you join the Hunters? You can join our Unit," asked Zero.
"I can't join the Hunters. I don't belong there, you fight for good, I don't. I fight for neither. As for W..I can't tell you who he is, I'm not the one to tell you."
"B-But.."
"I've heard of a new world..a better one. I don't like the remains of an enemy after you kill them, it would be better if it just disappeared into thin air. Don't you think? I've heard rumors of one. I'll go search for it, as for you good luck with the Hunters. And if I were you, I would hurry and get X and Axl to a healing post, the effects of your EX form will wear off any minute now..goodbye," said Shadow as his final words to Zero. And he teleported away, to seek the new world he talked about.
"Bye..and sorry," said Zero. He ran to the tell Alia, maybe there was a chance of X and Axl's survival, maybe. And maybe someday this war will finally end, giving gamers all around the world a hard time, but at least ending his pain.
The End