It Begins
Following the impact, X found himself laying amidst a field of flowers lit up with a bright yellow sun... An echoing voice filled the breeze as X heard his name being called. Stretching into the sun, X turned to see Alia, with her arms spread open, running towards him... Tears started to well in X's eyes as a smile awoke across his face... Running full speed towards Alia, X flung his arms around Alia and whirled her into the air. X kissed her tenderly on the lips as he continued to hug her... All his fighting was worth this moment as he laughed and fell into the bed of flowers with Alia.
"X?" Alia smiled, "What are you doing?"
"I finally can move on," X sighed, "I'm so tired of fighting Alia. I can now just move on to my next life with you..."
"Sorry to burst your bubble," Alia sullied, "It's not your time yet."
"Damn it..." X shouted and punched the ground, "Why can't I just die? I'm so tired... I just want to rest for awhile..."
"I know hun," Alia muttered as she leaned down and kissed X's forehead, "You have one more task to do before you can rest. Once it's done, I will be waiting for you here."
"What happens from here Alia?" X uttered as he stood up hiding the fact that he was blushing slightly.
"A warning," Alia saddened, "Hellspawn will eventually take total control over your body. You must not allow him control over anything. You must get control over your emotions and your power. You can and will defeat him. It will just take time..."
"Alia..." X spoke up as his eyes welled with tears again.
"It's alright X," Alia forced out, "When the time comes, you will know what to do. Everything depends on what you do now. Humanity and Reploidom are counting on you... If you should fail, both races will become extinct... Fight on my love... This is my farewell... Remember that this is just temporary.... I will be back for you..."
"Til we meet again..." X cut in as everything rushed forth, "This is it... This is my final battle... After this... I can finally rest..."
Awakening under a pile of rubble and debris, X forced himself up... Scanning the area, X could find the crater but not a single sign of Sigma or any of the Assassins Guild. X shut his eyes tightly as he understood his mission and his task.... Dusting himself off, X vanished in a whiz of white light... to find Zero and Zenith.
In the fortress of Neo Arcadia, the leaders sat unharmed by the Mother Virus. Knowing that such an attack was inevitable, they had their base sealed off from the outside world and had an alternate air supply installed... Staring around the room, Brutus and Rubeus looked at their monitors and laughed at what had happened to the people around the globe...
"I do say," Rubeus cackled, "This Mother Virus is an interesting one! It would seem that it lives off of the evil within the person so much so that it drains the very life force from them. This virus is ingenious! I have to thank Sigma for taking care of those flies outside... Only he would have the knowledge to make such a monstrosity!"
"Alas," Brutus sighed, "We don't have a cure for this bug. It looks like we're stuck watching the death of both Reploid and mankind. Oh well... As long as Elysium is functional, there shouldn't be any worries about what happens to these peasants!"
"Indeed," Rubeus nodded, "Do we have the purified DNA samples ready for cloning procedures?"
"Would I let you down?" Brutus snickered, "The samples are onboard Elsyium and ready for the operation when it commences in about one hundred years. Have you chosen who the person will be to caretake the ship?"
"Of course," Rubeus delighted, "Your son will watch over everything onboard. I chose him because he had the genetic disposition that I need. Everything will be coded to his DNA alone."
"That's great news Rubeus! His life will be extended indefinitely with Elysium! I can't thank you enough for choosing him!" Brutus gasped in awe, "Is there anything more I can do for you to say my thanks?"
"You can't do anything more than you have, my friend. Just keep being at my side that'll be more than enough!" Rubeus bowed.
"Where do we go from here?" Brutus pondered.
"I have heard word that our puppet destroyed the Ziggurat and survived somehow. Our pawn will be reentering the war soon enough and bring with him the defeat of that bothersome fly, Sigma, and the ever annoying Assassins Guild. Once this has been done, the future will be paved for our purification of mankind! Us humans need to be cleansed of our genetic impurities and with Elysium it won't be too far from fruition." Rubeus jaunted, "My friend what we do from here on in is exactly nothing. Everything has been given to us! Just sit back and watch the show unfold! No one can stop the Virus now... and once X destroys Sigma and the Assassins Guild, we destroy him!"
"Sir?" Brutus spoke up, "We have a problem... It would seem that Sigma X has found his way here... He has made his way through all our defenses and is now trying to force his way inside the structure... Great... Now the Assassins Guild are attacking the other side of the base and crushing what remains of our forces... We're going to need to do something quick! What do we do now Rubeus?"
"WE!? No no no... It's time for ME to make MY exit," Rubeus grinned, "Try and hold them off for me... Would you my dear friend?"
"WHAT!" Brutus stepped forward, "I'm not going to do that! I'm going with you! You have my son! I want to see him..."
"That's where I have to interject with my will, old friend," Rubeus jinxed, "It wasn't a request. It was an order! You have to obey me!" Rubeus grinned as he shot Brutus with a drugged dart. Brutus fell over with a thud as his eyes went translucent. "My reserves of the altered Epsilon are still stocked for such emergencies... Now go and sacrifice your life for me slave!"
"Yes my lord," Brutus hymned obediently, "Stop Sigma X at all costs... Stall the Assassins Guild... Must succeed for my master..."
Everything went dark as all light was replaced with hopelessness... Brutus set up traps and did whatever he could to stop Sigma and inevitably he was the first human life to be lost in the war against evil... However... this was not the last for the battle was over and the war was far from ending... As the smoke trailed into the air from the attack on Neo Arcadia, Zero and Zenith gasped as they too realized that everything was damned from the get go...
Following the impact, X found himself laying amidst a field of flowers lit up with a bright yellow sun... An echoing voice filled the breeze as X heard his name being called. Stretching into the sun, X turned to see Alia, with her arms spread open, running towards him... Tears started to well in X's eyes as a smile awoke across his face... Running full speed towards Alia, X flung his arms around Alia and whirled her into the air. X kissed her tenderly on the lips as he continued to hug her... All his fighting was worth this moment as he laughed and fell into the bed of flowers with Alia.
"X?" Alia smiled, "What are you doing?"
"I finally can move on," X sighed, "I'm so tired of fighting Alia. I can now just move on to my next life with you..."
"Sorry to burst your bubble," Alia sullied, "It's not your time yet."
"Damn it..." X shouted and punched the ground, "Why can't I just die? I'm so tired... I just want to rest for awhile..."
"I know hun," Alia muttered as she leaned down and kissed X's forehead, "You have one more task to do before you can rest. Once it's done, I will be waiting for you here."
"What happens from here Alia?" X uttered as he stood up hiding the fact that he was blushing slightly.
"A warning," Alia saddened, "Hellspawn will eventually take total control over your body. You must not allow him control over anything. You must get control over your emotions and your power. You can and will defeat him. It will just take time..."
"Alia..." X spoke up as his eyes welled with tears again.
"It's alright X," Alia forced out, "When the time comes, you will know what to do. Everything depends on what you do now. Humanity and Reploidom are counting on you... If you should fail, both races will become extinct... Fight on my love... This is my farewell... Remember that this is just temporary.... I will be back for you..."
"Til we meet again..." X cut in as everything rushed forth, "This is it... This is my final battle... After this... I can finally rest..."
Awakening under a pile of rubble and debris, X forced himself up... Scanning the area, X could find the crater but not a single sign of Sigma or any of the Assassins Guild. X shut his eyes tightly as he understood his mission and his task.... Dusting himself off, X vanished in a whiz of white light... to find Zero and Zenith.
In the fortress of Neo Arcadia, the leaders sat unharmed by the Mother Virus. Knowing that such an attack was inevitable, they had their base sealed off from the outside world and had an alternate air supply installed... Staring around the room, Brutus and Rubeus looked at their monitors and laughed at what had happened to the people around the globe...
"I do say," Rubeus cackled, "This Mother Virus is an interesting one! It would seem that it lives off of the evil within the person so much so that it drains the very life force from them. This virus is ingenious! I have to thank Sigma for taking care of those flies outside... Only he would have the knowledge to make such a monstrosity!"
"Alas," Brutus sighed, "We don't have a cure for this bug. It looks like we're stuck watching the death of both Reploid and mankind. Oh well... As long as Elysium is functional, there shouldn't be any worries about what happens to these peasants!"
"Indeed," Rubeus nodded, "Do we have the purified DNA samples ready for cloning procedures?"
"Would I let you down?" Brutus snickered, "The samples are onboard Elsyium and ready for the operation when it commences in about one hundred years. Have you chosen who the person will be to caretake the ship?"
"Of course," Rubeus delighted, "Your son will watch over everything onboard. I chose him because he had the genetic disposition that I need. Everything will be coded to his DNA alone."
"That's great news Rubeus! His life will be extended indefinitely with Elysium! I can't thank you enough for choosing him!" Brutus gasped in awe, "Is there anything more I can do for you to say my thanks?"
"You can't do anything more than you have, my friend. Just keep being at my side that'll be more than enough!" Rubeus bowed.
"Where do we go from here?" Brutus pondered.
"I have heard word that our puppet destroyed the Ziggurat and survived somehow. Our pawn will be reentering the war soon enough and bring with him the defeat of that bothersome fly, Sigma, and the ever annoying Assassins Guild. Once this has been done, the future will be paved for our purification of mankind! Us humans need to be cleansed of our genetic impurities and with Elysium it won't be too far from fruition." Rubeus jaunted, "My friend what we do from here on in is exactly nothing. Everything has been given to us! Just sit back and watch the show unfold! No one can stop the Virus now... and once X destroys Sigma and the Assassins Guild, we destroy him!"
"Sir?" Brutus spoke up, "We have a problem... It would seem that Sigma X has found his way here... He has made his way through all our defenses and is now trying to force his way inside the structure... Great... Now the Assassins Guild are attacking the other side of the base and crushing what remains of our forces... We're going to need to do something quick! What do we do now Rubeus?"
"WE!? No no no... It's time for ME to make MY exit," Rubeus grinned, "Try and hold them off for me... Would you my dear friend?"
"WHAT!" Brutus stepped forward, "I'm not going to do that! I'm going with you! You have my son! I want to see him..."
"That's where I have to interject with my will, old friend," Rubeus jinxed, "It wasn't a request. It was an order! You have to obey me!" Rubeus grinned as he shot Brutus with a drugged dart. Brutus fell over with a thud as his eyes went translucent. "My reserves of the altered Epsilon are still stocked for such emergencies... Now go and sacrifice your life for me slave!"
"Yes my lord," Brutus hymned obediently, "Stop Sigma X at all costs... Stall the Assassins Guild... Must succeed for my master..."
Everything went dark as all light was replaced with hopelessness... Brutus set up traps and did whatever he could to stop Sigma and inevitably he was the first human life to be lost in the war against evil... However... this was not the last for the battle was over and the war was far from ending... As the smoke trailed into the air from the attack on Neo Arcadia, Zero and Zenith gasped as they too realized that everything was damned from the get go...