History in The Making
Drifting in the void of space, Rubeus had escaped death once again as he headed back to Earth... Inside of an escape pod, he was on course to one of his many hideouts across the world... Like every politician, from every age, Rubeus had secretly constructed structures to protect himself from his enemies... He was just a few moments from another safe getaway as he reentered the Earth's atmosphere... Yet no matter how clean his getaway was, he had lost a great deal to make it to this point... Mumbling to himself, Rubeus was on the brink of insanity about all that he had lost, but being the smooth talker he was, he reasoned out everything before he landed...
"Ahhhh," Rubeus sighed, "Omega has returned... The puppeteer has made himself known... Sigma... Typhus... It all makes sense... Omega helped Sigma to find X's body so that he can lead X to Sigma... Nothing like getting your eggs in one basket... When he unleashes the might of Elysium on my capital, not a single cinder block will remain..."
A single tear caressed Rubeus' cheek as it slid down and hit the seat next to him... He had worked so hard to construct the Neo Arcadian citadel... Now it was to be reduced to a pile of rubble... As Rubeus lamented the death of his home, things were going to get worse on the other side of the pale blue orb...
Dodging the infernos of the burning fortress, X flew through the citadel... All that passed through his mind... All that he wanted.... was to find Sigma and end his life... He did not have to search long for Sigma was eagerly anticipating his coming...
Amidst the intensifying flames, X stumbled upon Sigma in his throne room... Gleaming in the highlights of the various fires, Sigma's throne shined gold with the differing hues of yellow and red picked up by the dancing flames... Adjusting to the light, X's stern look deepened as his eyes focused on Sigma's grinning face...
"I've gone through hell to get here Sigma," X forced through his gritted teeth, "You will pay for your crimes here and NOW!"
"Now now X," Sigma smirked, "Remain calm! I'd hate to keep you on the edge of your seat... I've been meaning to let you in on something... That person you've come to know as Zero isn't really Zero at all! After he diverted Eurasia from hitting the Earth, his body was lost and he built himself a spare one out of scrap... The real body was sealed away..."
"Enough already," X shouted, "I don't want to hear anymore of your lies!"
"Trust me," Sigma laughed, "You do want to hear more... Omega has seized control over his body! It's ingenious! It really is! I wasn't the only viral weapon Black Talon left! Here you people thought he was a Maverick when he fought me... Alas... That was Omega... The Omega Virus... The final incarnation of ultimate evil! Much more than I could ever be..."
"If I were to believe you, where is this thing now?" X barked.
"I don't know," Sigma shrugged, "Last time I heard, he was on this big mission... Something involving Black Talon's legacy..."
"ELYSIUM!" X jumped and turned to leave...
"You're going no where," Sigma grinned, "I made sure you would be here! You're my guest of honor afterall! You don't realize the pact I made! I had to practically sell my soul to the devil for this moment..."
"You had help!" X's temper rose, "All this time... You've been toying with everyone's lives just so you can see my inner demon!"
"Right," Sigma nodded cheerfully, "It was a great thing to see afterall... I bring out the best in people! Hellspawn being your best side!"
"It can't be, though," X fumbled, "Why would you make a pact with Omega?"
"It was hard enough to get this body," Sigma folded his arms and made a few fists, "Omega made it possible for me to gain it... He helped me design the virus, he helped me vaporize the Neo Hunter HQ... How else would I have known where it was? You guys keep moving the bloody place! He even helped me back in the Black Talon War... How else would I have known where one of Dr Wily's labs was? Hell he was built by him... Well... Omega was a gift from Black Talon but still..."
"Wait a minute," X stopped Sigma, "You've let yourself become a puppet so that you can battle me?"
"No, X... Not at all," Sigma gleed, "You see my brother, Omega, and I have always had a distaste for Black Talon... Alas... our "master"... "father"... is completely ignorant! He has no other vision than to vaporize and enslave worlds... I want much more than that! I want evil to finally vaporize all good... I want my evil to reign supreme and with my iron fist, I will crunch every last ounce of goodness out of this pathetic universe!"
"You're mad Sigma," X shook his head, "You've been around Ahriman's negative energy too long! That evil energy has infected your mind..."
"It's done much more than that," Sigma delighted, "It's transformed me... Whereas I was totally about eliminating humanity during our skirmishes, now I want to eradicate all forces of light and allow my darkness to cover and blanket EVERYTHING! I am part of Ahriman's evil concentrate! I am part Sigma and Omega! I am the BEGINNING and the END... of your pathetic universe!"
Sigma's eyes glowed with new radiant energy as he floated above his throne, surrounded by a black aura.... His body convulsing and twitching as the dark energy pulsed over his body, Sigma twisted into a darkened form with a scythe... His skeletal face distorted under his own dark energy as he laughed at X...
"This is Hellspawn's true form! The death bringer! And I thought I had a fixation with the grim reaper but your other side is truly wicked!" Sigma boomed, "Hellspawn is truly a demon worthy of the history books! His power will be legendary long after I throw your dust into the wind!"
"You won't win Sigma," X smirked, "My trusty sword will remind you of all your evils... It's time for justice to be brought... Just so you won't be lonely... I promise that you will have company!"
"Trusty sword?" Sigma laughed, "The extension of your hopes... It's ridiculous that you alone defeated Black Talon and almost defeated myself... with that rusty blade..."
"It's the extension of myself," X corrected, "As long as I draw breath... This sword will do my bidding! There's no way to stop it... I will be victorious! Here and now!"
"Give me a break," Sigma winced, "You dispense justice without thinking of what you're doing! You kill your own kind for a better purpose. I dispense justice without thinking of what I'm doing against mankind! You've been fighting for so long that you've been blinded by the truth! You've become just like me! I threw all those Mavericks your way to bring you down this path! Look at yourself now... The seasoned assassin! I made you! And only I can destroy you!"
"Wrong," X jinxed, "You might have made those Mavericks go after me but the problem with your scenario is that I had no choice over what I did. I had every choice to save those poor Reploids but they were blinded by your virus and needed to be dealt with."
"Don't you see?" Sigma delighted, "You'll retire me just like you did with all those before me! All that blood on your hands, it makes you worse than me! You're on par with the nightmare that is Omega! It really pleases me to tell you these things! I'm so very proud of your progress, my apprentice! Now it's time to kill the teacher, make this a good fight!"
"No... I won't... I'm not fighting you Sigma," X insisted as he turned away from Sigma, "I have bigger fish to fry! I'll catch you later! Trust me I will be back for you..."
As Sigma lunged toward X with his scythe, X vanished in blur of white light to meet up with Zero and the Reploids fighting outside. The sounds of the fight echoed everywhere and not a single Reploid was standing around... Everyone was encompassed in the battle... Drawing his sword, X drove it into a flyer and split it down the side... Flipping off of the crashing ship, X met up with Zenith and Zero below...
"We need to make a quick get away," X hesitated, "I don't see how I didn't hear this going on inside the citadel!"
"It's soundproofed X," Zero joked, "It comes with the fact that every corridor was reinforced concrete! You'd think that this thought would cross your mind..."
"Gee... Thanks, Zero.." X shot Zero a dirty look while trying to hide his laughter.
Shots echoed everywhere as Reploids fought their best here... No matter where you would look, everyone was involved in the battle... Outgunned and Outnumbered, the Reploids tried their best to stop the forces as they dodged blasts and fired... It looked so hopeless... Not many of them could make a single scratch on the ships but they kept up with it... even if it meant their last breath...
Among the three heroes, X was slashing enemies to bits with his sword and managing to destroy a great deal of them... While X was doing his part, Zero and Zenith had another idea about how to deal with them... Stepping around the flurry of attacks, Zenith and Zero looked at each other and nodded. Jumping into midair, Zero landed on Zenith's shoulders... Seizing their moment, Zero and Zenith saw the moment in which they should attack... Kicking off of the ground, Zenith flew toward one of the crafts as Zero double jumped onto it.... Gaining his balance on the machine, Zero grabbed hold of it and rode it around until it came to a stop...
"It's time to see what one of these things can do," Zero mumbled as he ripped a control panel free, "Hmmm... What does this red wire do..."
When Zero touched the red wire to another, a plasma rocket was fired from its under wing towards the ground. Locking onto the first thing it could register, X and Zenith watched it home into one of its own ships. With a resounding explosion, the ship was vaporized in a rain of metal and parts... As the explosion and parts radiated out, a concussion wave followed around the exploded ship that crushed other ships in close proximity... In a shower of metallic pieces, Zero looked at the carnage with an odd grin of delight....
"Ooooo!" Zero clasped his hands, "I like... Er... Ok... I wonder how good I am with flying one of these suckers!"
Tinkering with a series of crystals, Zero got control over the ship, rather easily, and flew the craft around the area... As he continued to mess with the controls, a series of alarms triggered and the flyer went crazy... Flying toward one of its own ships, the craft collided with it and exploded in an array of light and fire...
"I hope they saved the warranty for that one!" Zero mocked, "I think that was defective! I hope they can get their money back on that tin can!"
"Are you through Zero?" Zenith rose his voice, "We do need your help here! Enough playing with these things!"
"Right," Zero grumbled disappointed, "Time to join the recycling team! Here I come!"
"These things aren't as easy as I thought they were," X shot as one unfolded a new wing after he had cut one off, "I've got an idea... I think I have enough energy to do it..."
Golden light encompassed the battlefield as X transformed into his Unity form... Angling his wings toward the crafts, X launched himself into the sky... Remembering all his hopes and dreams, X shut his eyes as light filled his sword and solidified around the air... As the light gathered, the sword grew out four times its normal blade length... A few more seconds later, the glowing sword of pure energy condensed into a blinding white light that emitted across the battlefield... Reopening his eyes and tightening his hold on his sword, X grinned at the remaining forces and readied to attack... Whipping the sword around in the air, X dashed toward the remaining ships and made quick work of them.... Before the parts could even hit the ground, X set foot on the solid earth with a brilliant white hue glowing over him... As it evaporated, the white glow left X in his normal blue armor... Falling to one knee, X's forehead became damp with sweat as he breathed heavily... His face was left without much color and worried the onlookers.... of the fate of X...
"Are you going to be OK X?" Zenith pondered.
"Yeah," X breathed, "I'll be just fine..."
"Are you sure?" Zero uttered, "You look terrible!"
"It doesn't matter... We have a problem," X sighed, "Zero, your original body has been found and it's under control of another virus Black Talon left behind."
"Not another virus," Zero threw up his hands, "I swear that if I hear anything else about a new virus... I'm going to... Er... Nevermind... Continue X."
"Like I was saying," X chuckled, "Omega has your body and is now trying to awaken something inside of Elysium. Knowing Black Talon, we have a hell of a lot of presents up there..."
"What are we waiting for!?" Zenith grinned, "This'll be fun!"
"No," X took Zenith aside, "We need you here to watch Sigma. He's totally mad. There's no telling what he'll do. Besides... this is personal... Omega has some things to answer for!"
Zenith nodded at X as he turned to go help the Assassins Guild... Seeing how everything was fine here, X and Zero sheathed their weapons and readied to depart... Teleporting away from the scene, X and Zero found themselves to a totally renewed Elysium... Since the upgrading of the systems, all the computers were alive with new energy and everything was tinkering with new life... Rushing through the newly remodeled Elysium, X and Zero somehow found their way through the ship to find Omega in order to put an end to his evil... However, there would be one person who would beg to differ about their plans... Barring their entry into the last corridor, a lone person stood with her hair uprising into the air... The strange purple glow surrounded her as she opened her reddened eyes and focused on the two heroes...
"IRIS!" Zero grasped her hands, "What are you doing here?"
"Omega has shown me the light of my ways," Iris answered, "I'm just like him... An original soul in an all original body... I'm sorry Copy Zero... You... I cannot love... You're way too weak of a person! I'll end your life here and now!"
"Iris..." Zero's eyes welled with tears, "..."
"Stop this Iris," X fumbled, "You must not give in to Omega's lies! You're much stronger than that!"
"It's time," Iris hesitated, "I will make you pay for what you did to Alia!"
A dark purple aura surrounded Iris as she transformed into a ghoul- like form... Her demonic hair drifted into the air, like tentacles, and her red empty eyes glowed as she laughed wildly at the two standing before her... Her translucent face twitched under the weight of the dark energy of her aura as she floated toward them...
One Reploid stood between them and the fate of the world below... One Reploid stood before them that could forever change the balance of evil... Two Reploids stood before her as the weight of the world rested upon their shoulders... The final moments of the ill fated reign were drawing near as this new foe threatened all... for only time would tell if humanity was worthy enough to inherit the Earth...
Drifting in the void of space, Rubeus had escaped death once again as he headed back to Earth... Inside of an escape pod, he was on course to one of his many hideouts across the world... Like every politician, from every age, Rubeus had secretly constructed structures to protect himself from his enemies... He was just a few moments from another safe getaway as he reentered the Earth's atmosphere... Yet no matter how clean his getaway was, he had lost a great deal to make it to this point... Mumbling to himself, Rubeus was on the brink of insanity about all that he had lost, but being the smooth talker he was, he reasoned out everything before he landed...
"Ahhhh," Rubeus sighed, "Omega has returned... The puppeteer has made himself known... Sigma... Typhus... It all makes sense... Omega helped Sigma to find X's body so that he can lead X to Sigma... Nothing like getting your eggs in one basket... When he unleashes the might of Elysium on my capital, not a single cinder block will remain..."
A single tear caressed Rubeus' cheek as it slid down and hit the seat next to him... He had worked so hard to construct the Neo Arcadian citadel... Now it was to be reduced to a pile of rubble... As Rubeus lamented the death of his home, things were going to get worse on the other side of the pale blue orb...
Dodging the infernos of the burning fortress, X flew through the citadel... All that passed through his mind... All that he wanted.... was to find Sigma and end his life... He did not have to search long for Sigma was eagerly anticipating his coming...
Amidst the intensifying flames, X stumbled upon Sigma in his throne room... Gleaming in the highlights of the various fires, Sigma's throne shined gold with the differing hues of yellow and red picked up by the dancing flames... Adjusting to the light, X's stern look deepened as his eyes focused on Sigma's grinning face...
"I've gone through hell to get here Sigma," X forced through his gritted teeth, "You will pay for your crimes here and NOW!"
"Now now X," Sigma smirked, "Remain calm! I'd hate to keep you on the edge of your seat... I've been meaning to let you in on something... That person you've come to know as Zero isn't really Zero at all! After he diverted Eurasia from hitting the Earth, his body was lost and he built himself a spare one out of scrap... The real body was sealed away..."
"Enough already," X shouted, "I don't want to hear anymore of your lies!"
"Trust me," Sigma laughed, "You do want to hear more... Omega has seized control over his body! It's ingenious! It really is! I wasn't the only viral weapon Black Talon left! Here you people thought he was a Maverick when he fought me... Alas... That was Omega... The Omega Virus... The final incarnation of ultimate evil! Much more than I could ever be..."
"If I were to believe you, where is this thing now?" X barked.
"I don't know," Sigma shrugged, "Last time I heard, he was on this big mission... Something involving Black Talon's legacy..."
"ELYSIUM!" X jumped and turned to leave...
"You're going no where," Sigma grinned, "I made sure you would be here! You're my guest of honor afterall! You don't realize the pact I made! I had to practically sell my soul to the devil for this moment..."
"You had help!" X's temper rose, "All this time... You've been toying with everyone's lives just so you can see my inner demon!"
"Right," Sigma nodded cheerfully, "It was a great thing to see afterall... I bring out the best in people! Hellspawn being your best side!"
"It can't be, though," X fumbled, "Why would you make a pact with Omega?"
"It was hard enough to get this body," Sigma folded his arms and made a few fists, "Omega made it possible for me to gain it... He helped me design the virus, he helped me vaporize the Neo Hunter HQ... How else would I have known where it was? You guys keep moving the bloody place! He even helped me back in the Black Talon War... How else would I have known where one of Dr Wily's labs was? Hell he was built by him... Well... Omega was a gift from Black Talon but still..."
"Wait a minute," X stopped Sigma, "You've let yourself become a puppet so that you can battle me?"
"No, X... Not at all," Sigma gleed, "You see my brother, Omega, and I have always had a distaste for Black Talon... Alas... our "master"... "father"... is completely ignorant! He has no other vision than to vaporize and enslave worlds... I want much more than that! I want evil to finally vaporize all good... I want my evil to reign supreme and with my iron fist, I will crunch every last ounce of goodness out of this pathetic universe!"
"You're mad Sigma," X shook his head, "You've been around Ahriman's negative energy too long! That evil energy has infected your mind..."
"It's done much more than that," Sigma delighted, "It's transformed me... Whereas I was totally about eliminating humanity during our skirmishes, now I want to eradicate all forces of light and allow my darkness to cover and blanket EVERYTHING! I am part of Ahriman's evil concentrate! I am part Sigma and Omega! I am the BEGINNING and the END... of your pathetic universe!"
Sigma's eyes glowed with new radiant energy as he floated above his throne, surrounded by a black aura.... His body convulsing and twitching as the dark energy pulsed over his body, Sigma twisted into a darkened form with a scythe... His skeletal face distorted under his own dark energy as he laughed at X...
"This is Hellspawn's true form! The death bringer! And I thought I had a fixation with the grim reaper but your other side is truly wicked!" Sigma boomed, "Hellspawn is truly a demon worthy of the history books! His power will be legendary long after I throw your dust into the wind!"
"You won't win Sigma," X smirked, "My trusty sword will remind you of all your evils... It's time for justice to be brought... Just so you won't be lonely... I promise that you will have company!"
"Trusty sword?" Sigma laughed, "The extension of your hopes... It's ridiculous that you alone defeated Black Talon and almost defeated myself... with that rusty blade..."
"It's the extension of myself," X corrected, "As long as I draw breath... This sword will do my bidding! There's no way to stop it... I will be victorious! Here and now!"
"Give me a break," Sigma winced, "You dispense justice without thinking of what you're doing! You kill your own kind for a better purpose. I dispense justice without thinking of what I'm doing against mankind! You've been fighting for so long that you've been blinded by the truth! You've become just like me! I threw all those Mavericks your way to bring you down this path! Look at yourself now... The seasoned assassin! I made you! And only I can destroy you!"
"Wrong," X jinxed, "You might have made those Mavericks go after me but the problem with your scenario is that I had no choice over what I did. I had every choice to save those poor Reploids but they were blinded by your virus and needed to be dealt with."
"Don't you see?" Sigma delighted, "You'll retire me just like you did with all those before me! All that blood on your hands, it makes you worse than me! You're on par with the nightmare that is Omega! It really pleases me to tell you these things! I'm so very proud of your progress, my apprentice! Now it's time to kill the teacher, make this a good fight!"
"No... I won't... I'm not fighting you Sigma," X insisted as he turned away from Sigma, "I have bigger fish to fry! I'll catch you later! Trust me I will be back for you..."
As Sigma lunged toward X with his scythe, X vanished in blur of white light to meet up with Zero and the Reploids fighting outside. The sounds of the fight echoed everywhere and not a single Reploid was standing around... Everyone was encompassed in the battle... Drawing his sword, X drove it into a flyer and split it down the side... Flipping off of the crashing ship, X met up with Zenith and Zero below...
"We need to make a quick get away," X hesitated, "I don't see how I didn't hear this going on inside the citadel!"
"It's soundproofed X," Zero joked, "It comes with the fact that every corridor was reinforced concrete! You'd think that this thought would cross your mind..."
"Gee... Thanks, Zero.." X shot Zero a dirty look while trying to hide his laughter.
Shots echoed everywhere as Reploids fought their best here... No matter where you would look, everyone was involved in the battle... Outgunned and Outnumbered, the Reploids tried their best to stop the forces as they dodged blasts and fired... It looked so hopeless... Not many of them could make a single scratch on the ships but they kept up with it... even if it meant their last breath...
Among the three heroes, X was slashing enemies to bits with his sword and managing to destroy a great deal of them... While X was doing his part, Zero and Zenith had another idea about how to deal with them... Stepping around the flurry of attacks, Zenith and Zero looked at each other and nodded. Jumping into midair, Zero landed on Zenith's shoulders... Seizing their moment, Zero and Zenith saw the moment in which they should attack... Kicking off of the ground, Zenith flew toward one of the crafts as Zero double jumped onto it.... Gaining his balance on the machine, Zero grabbed hold of it and rode it around until it came to a stop...
"It's time to see what one of these things can do," Zero mumbled as he ripped a control panel free, "Hmmm... What does this red wire do..."
When Zero touched the red wire to another, a plasma rocket was fired from its under wing towards the ground. Locking onto the first thing it could register, X and Zenith watched it home into one of its own ships. With a resounding explosion, the ship was vaporized in a rain of metal and parts... As the explosion and parts radiated out, a concussion wave followed around the exploded ship that crushed other ships in close proximity... In a shower of metallic pieces, Zero looked at the carnage with an odd grin of delight....
"Ooooo!" Zero clasped his hands, "I like... Er... Ok... I wonder how good I am with flying one of these suckers!"
Tinkering with a series of crystals, Zero got control over the ship, rather easily, and flew the craft around the area... As he continued to mess with the controls, a series of alarms triggered and the flyer went crazy... Flying toward one of its own ships, the craft collided with it and exploded in an array of light and fire...
"I hope they saved the warranty for that one!" Zero mocked, "I think that was defective! I hope they can get their money back on that tin can!"
"Are you through Zero?" Zenith rose his voice, "We do need your help here! Enough playing with these things!"
"Right," Zero grumbled disappointed, "Time to join the recycling team! Here I come!"
"These things aren't as easy as I thought they were," X shot as one unfolded a new wing after he had cut one off, "I've got an idea... I think I have enough energy to do it..."
Golden light encompassed the battlefield as X transformed into his Unity form... Angling his wings toward the crafts, X launched himself into the sky... Remembering all his hopes and dreams, X shut his eyes as light filled his sword and solidified around the air... As the light gathered, the sword grew out four times its normal blade length... A few more seconds later, the glowing sword of pure energy condensed into a blinding white light that emitted across the battlefield... Reopening his eyes and tightening his hold on his sword, X grinned at the remaining forces and readied to attack... Whipping the sword around in the air, X dashed toward the remaining ships and made quick work of them.... Before the parts could even hit the ground, X set foot on the solid earth with a brilliant white hue glowing over him... As it evaporated, the white glow left X in his normal blue armor... Falling to one knee, X's forehead became damp with sweat as he breathed heavily... His face was left without much color and worried the onlookers.... of the fate of X...
"Are you going to be OK X?" Zenith pondered.
"Yeah," X breathed, "I'll be just fine..."
"Are you sure?" Zero uttered, "You look terrible!"
"It doesn't matter... We have a problem," X sighed, "Zero, your original body has been found and it's under control of another virus Black Talon left behind."
"Not another virus," Zero threw up his hands, "I swear that if I hear anything else about a new virus... I'm going to... Er... Nevermind... Continue X."
"Like I was saying," X chuckled, "Omega has your body and is now trying to awaken something inside of Elysium. Knowing Black Talon, we have a hell of a lot of presents up there..."
"What are we waiting for!?" Zenith grinned, "This'll be fun!"
"No," X took Zenith aside, "We need you here to watch Sigma. He's totally mad. There's no telling what he'll do. Besides... this is personal... Omega has some things to answer for!"
Zenith nodded at X as he turned to go help the Assassins Guild... Seeing how everything was fine here, X and Zero sheathed their weapons and readied to depart... Teleporting away from the scene, X and Zero found themselves to a totally renewed Elysium... Since the upgrading of the systems, all the computers were alive with new energy and everything was tinkering with new life... Rushing through the newly remodeled Elysium, X and Zero somehow found their way through the ship to find Omega in order to put an end to his evil... However, there would be one person who would beg to differ about their plans... Barring their entry into the last corridor, a lone person stood with her hair uprising into the air... The strange purple glow surrounded her as she opened her reddened eyes and focused on the two heroes...
"IRIS!" Zero grasped her hands, "What are you doing here?"
"Omega has shown me the light of my ways," Iris answered, "I'm just like him... An original soul in an all original body... I'm sorry Copy Zero... You... I cannot love... You're way too weak of a person! I'll end your life here and now!"
"Iris..." Zero's eyes welled with tears, "..."
"Stop this Iris," X fumbled, "You must not give in to Omega's lies! You're much stronger than that!"
"It's time," Iris hesitated, "I will make you pay for what you did to Alia!"
A dark purple aura surrounded Iris as she transformed into a ghoul- like form... Her demonic hair drifted into the air, like tentacles, and her red empty eyes glowed as she laughed wildly at the two standing before her... Her translucent face twitched under the weight of the dark energy of her aura as she floated toward them...
One Reploid stood between them and the fate of the world below... One Reploid stood before them that could forever change the balance of evil... Two Reploids stood before her as the weight of the world rested upon their shoulders... The final moments of the ill fated reign were drawing near as this new foe threatened all... for only time would tell if humanity was worthy enough to inherit the Earth...