Zero Alpha

Mission Seven: Swooping Fire Bird!

With a cackle Phoenix was to the air circling Zero as a vulture would. With one swift wave of his wings a crushing ball composed of flame came down on Zero. Bending his knees slowly Zero launches himself through the flame drawing his blade and swings just missing the reploid in the air. As Zero returns to the soft desert earth Phoenix takes the advantage and rams into the falling red armoured-clad sending him sprawling to the sand.

A second cackle came from the bird-like reploid. "Is that all the legendary Zero can do?"

Zero formed a fist lifting himself off the ground. "Defeat belongs only to you." Standing strong and tall Zero brought his saber back forming it's green blade. "Right, maybe I miscalculated earlier about this taking two minutes, but still in the end you will remain a heap of egotistical retired reploid."

"Funny legend man. I'd like to see you do that."

"Anything for those who request it." Zero jumps high once more, but as Phoenix goes to strike him he drops touching the ground sending a buster shot into the sand. As the sand hovers in the air covering his movements Zero runs to the rear side of Phoenix jumping into the air. While Phoenix frantically searches the cloud of dirt Zero takes his saber slashing the left wing of his enemy in thirds. Zero falls safely landing on the ground, but his enemy crashes into the orange sand of the desert. "Maybe two minutes from here."

"Sh-Shut up!" Phoenix fumed as he rose from his fallen position. "My ability to fly is not my only attack. Even without that one wing I remain just as powerful!"

"I'd like to see what a wingless bird can do." Zero brought his blade up as he entered a defensive stance. "I can't waste time. There is too much for me to do."

"This is what you get for underestimating me!" Phoenix declares as his remaining wing disconnects and is grabbed by his right hand. "These feathers scream for revenge for their brother's death!" Stretching his hand outward Zero studies the wings as they illuminate an ember red. "Return to your legends!" With one movement the feathers disperse raining down on Zero as he narrowly dodges each of the thousands of feathers as they hit the ground. The seemingly endless assault continues even after several of the feathers embed themselves in his leg armour and one in his left shoulder. As the feathers stop their attack Zero hiding his pain removes the feathers quickly. "Still alive eh?"

Taking in a breath Zero stands tall once more. "That move was pointless. You can only perform it once."

"I'm aware of that." Phoenix threw out another of his annoying cackles. "Zero was known for his amazing speed and how fast he was able to draw his blade with his left arm." Zero's eyes grew wide in shock. Phoenix had actually aimed for those spots. The ones that hit him must have been thrown directly while the rest were just decoys.

Zero put aside that shock and grinned. "You may be smart, but your information is not reliable." Zero went to move his left arm for his blade and Phoenix went to block an attack that would come from Zero's left arm. "I don't draw with my left." With that Zero's right arm flung his blade into Phoenix's long neck chopping off the reploid's head. "Fool."

Zero watched as Phoenix's body continued forward. With a small blast from his buster he send the reploid to a death in the desert sands. Zero settles down on the side as he rests for a time recovering from his wounds. Only eight miles to Alpha. With that in mind Zero stood and began for his enemies place.

Zero's chest blown apart. With that he fell to the ground in shock as parts and fluids painted the room. Before him with the guilty gun an X copy with a grin of satisfaction on their face. With a panicked cry she flung her head upward. "It was a nightmare..."

Ciel looked at her station eyeing her work. She had never had such a vivid dream before in her life. It was a scary sight for her that seemed like she had been just by his side. She knew that he survived his fight with the Omega X, but she had doubts that he was still alive now. The person in her dream was an X copy as well. She recalled how she had made a first copy, an Alpha version, but that one had been sealed away. Ciel breathed in the stale air and calmed herself. Zero was a strong reploid, and strong reploids do not die. She just had to keep that in mind.