(This chapter will mainly focus on the fight between Jet, Gallows, and
Haruko. Just so you know.)
The Demon Lord, Haruko- Chapter Six; Part One
Haruko folded his arms, his smile never ceasing. Gallows and Jet felt a strange sensation coming from him. He was calm, not even worried. He seemed to be focused on one objective, the death of both of them.
Jet and Gallows took hand of their ARMs, prepared to fight. Haruko laughed. "Well, my powers are still weak, so I guess I'll take them out for a test drive."
Haruko held his hands in front of them. After a moment, the platform shook and two black spheres of energy appeared above both of his hands.
"Now, let the fun begin!" He threw the spheres in the air, and they bursted straight towards the two Drifters.
"Move!" Jet shouted as he rolled out of the way, avoiding the blast. Gallows jumped away. The blast circled around and came back.
Jet gritted his teeth. "Let's try the Arcana!" Gallows nodded and a yellow aura surrounded him. Gushes of wind surrounded the sphere, and in a few seconds, it dropped to the ground as a boulder.
Jet continued to run until he neared a pillar. He then flung out his hand. A rush of wind spiraled from beneath the sphere and soon became a tornado. The tornado swirled around the sphere and spiraled into the air, exploding. A great burst of black filled the sky, blinding Jet and Gallows.
Suddenly, the darkness disappeared, leaving Jet and Gallows standing in the center of the platform. "Where'd he go?" Gallows asked. Jet gritted his teeth. "Be alert."
Suddenly, a stream of black ooze fired straight at Gallows. He saw the ooze, but had no time to react as it pinned him to the ground.
Haruko jumped down from one of the pillars. "It seems I can manipulate my body while it is still unstable. Doesn't it intrigue you, Mr. Enduro?" Haruko asked as his arm reformed.
Jet readied his ARMs and quickly rolled and shot the ooze off of Gallows, who then jumped up and fired at Haruko, blowing a piece of him off.
"We got him!" Gallows exclaimed. Jet reloaded his ARMs. "Hold on, I don't think we've won just yet."
Haruko then began to laugh as his entire right side reformed itself, fully rejuvenating him.
"I must say, you both are really helping me in testing out my body. I haven't used it in so long, my body still has to learn and remember everything my mind does."
Gallows backed up next to Jet. "What do we do now?" Jet shook his head. "I don't know."
Haruko smiled and held out his arm. A black aura surrounded it. He then swung his arm, revealing a huge black energy wave, heading straight for Jet and Gallows.
The wave traveled extremely fast, hitting Jet and Gallows the moment it was unleashed.
The shock of the hit knocked the two Drifters to the edge of the platform.
Haruko began to walk towards them. "I'm truly not impressed. I expected much more from you two."
They both stood up slowly, waiting for Haruko's next move. Jet slowly walked forward. "Gallows, cover me." Gallows nodded. "I got your back punk."
Jet quickly ran forward, but then accelerated to Haruko's backside. He caught Haruko off guard, just barely being able to use the Gatling technique.
Haruko took the whole impact of the attack, giving Gallows enough time to use the Petrify Arcana. Haruko began to convert into stone.
Jet then brought his hand to the ground, summoning the Inspire Arcana.
The bolts of lightning hit Haruko at full power. The impact of the blows shattered the stone, breaking Haruko into many pieces.
Gallows plopped down on the floor, as did Jet. "Did we get him?" he asked as Jet reloaded his ARMs.
Jet shrugged. "Maybe. But we never we really did that to Janus. Not that he's as weak as Janus, he can fully recover," Jet answered. Gallows nodded know what you mean."
"Come on! We have to hurry!" Virginia called out as she climbed the stairway. Clive stared at the Panekeia flowing through the tower. "What could this substance be? I've never seen anything like it before."
Maya and the others caught up to him. "We can all appreciate the pretty liquid later, but for now, could you please move!"
Clive nodded and continued upwards.
Virginia suddenly stopped walking. "That... that feeling. It's so strong. I can't stand it..."
Virginia grasped her head and suddenly stumbled, falling off of the stairs. "Miss Virginia!" Clive cried out. Virginia quickly realized and grabbed onto the railing.
Maya helped her onto the small platform. "You okay?" She asked, helping Virginia up.
Virginia nodded. "Sorry, there's just a very strong sensation coming from the top."
The pieces of Haruko began to dissolve. "What the?" Gallows mumbled as he stood up. Jet jumped up. "How, how could he have survived that?!"
The dissolved ooze began to reassemble into Haruko. "That was a very clever maneuver, but unfortunately, it hasn't seemed to affect me."
Jet gritted his teeth. "Not even the Arcana affected him! Damn!" Jet thought. Suddenly, a thought entered his head.
"Gallows?" Gallows turned to him. "Yeah?"
Jet rubbed his nose. "This might not work, actually, I thought of it in five seconds."
Gallows stared at Haruko. "I don't care if it doesn't work. I'm pretty sure we're out of options anyway."
Jet nodded. "Maybe, we could combine our Arcana attacks. It might be our only option."
Gallows began to sweat. "Fine. If it doesn't work, we'll just die a painful death."
Jet nodded and held out his hand. An orb of electricity formed in his hands. Gallows held out both of his hands, forming hundreds of small pebbles to float from the platform.
Haruko golded his arms. "What could they possibly be thinking. I doubt it's anything they've tried before. I'm sure they're much smarter," he thought.
Jet clenched his fist, and a flurry of winds passed by, swirling into a huge tornado. Gallows lifted his arms, causing all of the many pebbles to fly into the tornado.
Jet slammed his fist into the ground, creating bolts of lightning, which surrounded the tornado.
Soon, the entire mass merged together to form a huge mass of light energy.
Virginia watched the entire display of lights along with Clive, Maya, and the others. "What is that?" she asked as Clive stepped forward. "I'm not sure, but it feels very powerful. Perhaps, too powerful."
"You ready?" Jet asked as he tried with all his might to hold the energy there. Gallows nodded. They then shot their hands out unleashing the blast. Haruko smiled. "Interesting. How very interesting."
The blast hit him head on, creating a large explosion which created a large crater. Fortunately, Todd's body was nowhere near the explosion.
Jet and Gallows were equally out of breath. "I... do not want to ever do that again." Jet nodded. "Yeah, it takes a lot out of you."
However, the platform started to shake violently. Haruko slowly stood up, his body slowly healing.
Jet and Gallows watched in horror, as well, as shock as Haruko became completely rejuvenated, not even a scratch was seen on him.
"That's... impossible! He couldn't have survived that!" Gallows yelled out. Jet readied his ARMs. "I don't understand, how?" he thought aloud in shock.
Haruko smiled. "I'm sorry. I presume I didn't tell you two about my other technique, which allows me to absorb large quantities of energy. The energy is then transferred to me, making me more powerful. And, I even gained a new trick."
Haruko held out his hand. A powerful shock- wave erupted from it, hitting Gallows head on. The impact sent him flying over the edge of the platform.
Jet ran to the edge only to see his comrade continue to fall through the air.
Gallows suddenly grabbed onto the railing, barely holding on.
Haruko smiled. "It didn't kill him. It just froze his muscles. He's immobilized, that's all."
Jet turned to Haruko. "What, what are you after? What will you gain by doing this?"
Haruko laughed. "What I want? Mr. Enduro, perhaps you never truly thought about the endless possibilities that lay before me. But does it matter? Right now, you ask me these questions. But like I said before, why spoil something which will be revealed later on?"
Jet gritted his teeth while Haruko smiled. "Besides, right now, it's only you and me."
The Demon Lord, Haruko- Chapter Six; Part One
Haruko folded his arms, his smile never ceasing. Gallows and Jet felt a strange sensation coming from him. He was calm, not even worried. He seemed to be focused on one objective, the death of both of them.
Jet and Gallows took hand of their ARMs, prepared to fight. Haruko laughed. "Well, my powers are still weak, so I guess I'll take them out for a test drive."
Haruko held his hands in front of them. After a moment, the platform shook and two black spheres of energy appeared above both of his hands.
"Now, let the fun begin!" He threw the spheres in the air, and they bursted straight towards the two Drifters.
"Move!" Jet shouted as he rolled out of the way, avoiding the blast. Gallows jumped away. The blast circled around and came back.
Jet gritted his teeth. "Let's try the Arcana!" Gallows nodded and a yellow aura surrounded him. Gushes of wind surrounded the sphere, and in a few seconds, it dropped to the ground as a boulder.
Jet continued to run until he neared a pillar. He then flung out his hand. A rush of wind spiraled from beneath the sphere and soon became a tornado. The tornado swirled around the sphere and spiraled into the air, exploding. A great burst of black filled the sky, blinding Jet and Gallows.
Suddenly, the darkness disappeared, leaving Jet and Gallows standing in the center of the platform. "Where'd he go?" Gallows asked. Jet gritted his teeth. "Be alert."
Suddenly, a stream of black ooze fired straight at Gallows. He saw the ooze, but had no time to react as it pinned him to the ground.
Haruko jumped down from one of the pillars. "It seems I can manipulate my body while it is still unstable. Doesn't it intrigue you, Mr. Enduro?" Haruko asked as his arm reformed.
Jet readied his ARMs and quickly rolled and shot the ooze off of Gallows, who then jumped up and fired at Haruko, blowing a piece of him off.
"We got him!" Gallows exclaimed. Jet reloaded his ARMs. "Hold on, I don't think we've won just yet."
Haruko then began to laugh as his entire right side reformed itself, fully rejuvenating him.
"I must say, you both are really helping me in testing out my body. I haven't used it in so long, my body still has to learn and remember everything my mind does."
Gallows backed up next to Jet. "What do we do now?" Jet shook his head. "I don't know."
Haruko smiled and held out his arm. A black aura surrounded it. He then swung his arm, revealing a huge black energy wave, heading straight for Jet and Gallows.
The wave traveled extremely fast, hitting Jet and Gallows the moment it was unleashed.
The shock of the hit knocked the two Drifters to the edge of the platform.
Haruko began to walk towards them. "I'm truly not impressed. I expected much more from you two."
They both stood up slowly, waiting for Haruko's next move. Jet slowly walked forward. "Gallows, cover me." Gallows nodded. "I got your back punk."
Jet quickly ran forward, but then accelerated to Haruko's backside. He caught Haruko off guard, just barely being able to use the Gatling technique.
Haruko took the whole impact of the attack, giving Gallows enough time to use the Petrify Arcana. Haruko began to convert into stone.
Jet then brought his hand to the ground, summoning the Inspire Arcana.
The bolts of lightning hit Haruko at full power. The impact of the blows shattered the stone, breaking Haruko into many pieces.
Gallows plopped down on the floor, as did Jet. "Did we get him?" he asked as Jet reloaded his ARMs.
Jet shrugged. "Maybe. But we never we really did that to Janus. Not that he's as weak as Janus, he can fully recover," Jet answered. Gallows nodded know what you mean."
"Come on! We have to hurry!" Virginia called out as she climbed the stairway. Clive stared at the Panekeia flowing through the tower. "What could this substance be? I've never seen anything like it before."
Maya and the others caught up to him. "We can all appreciate the pretty liquid later, but for now, could you please move!"
Clive nodded and continued upwards.
Virginia suddenly stopped walking. "That... that feeling. It's so strong. I can't stand it..."
Virginia grasped her head and suddenly stumbled, falling off of the stairs. "Miss Virginia!" Clive cried out. Virginia quickly realized and grabbed onto the railing.
Maya helped her onto the small platform. "You okay?" She asked, helping Virginia up.
Virginia nodded. "Sorry, there's just a very strong sensation coming from the top."
The pieces of Haruko began to dissolve. "What the?" Gallows mumbled as he stood up. Jet jumped up. "How, how could he have survived that?!"
The dissolved ooze began to reassemble into Haruko. "That was a very clever maneuver, but unfortunately, it hasn't seemed to affect me."
Jet gritted his teeth. "Not even the Arcana affected him! Damn!" Jet thought. Suddenly, a thought entered his head.
"Gallows?" Gallows turned to him. "Yeah?"
Jet rubbed his nose. "This might not work, actually, I thought of it in five seconds."
Gallows stared at Haruko. "I don't care if it doesn't work. I'm pretty sure we're out of options anyway."
Jet nodded. "Maybe, we could combine our Arcana attacks. It might be our only option."
Gallows began to sweat. "Fine. If it doesn't work, we'll just die a painful death."
Jet nodded and held out his hand. An orb of electricity formed in his hands. Gallows held out both of his hands, forming hundreds of small pebbles to float from the platform.
Haruko golded his arms. "What could they possibly be thinking. I doubt it's anything they've tried before. I'm sure they're much smarter," he thought.
Jet clenched his fist, and a flurry of winds passed by, swirling into a huge tornado. Gallows lifted his arms, causing all of the many pebbles to fly into the tornado.
Jet slammed his fist into the ground, creating bolts of lightning, which surrounded the tornado.
Soon, the entire mass merged together to form a huge mass of light energy.
Virginia watched the entire display of lights along with Clive, Maya, and the others. "What is that?" she asked as Clive stepped forward. "I'm not sure, but it feels very powerful. Perhaps, too powerful."
"You ready?" Jet asked as he tried with all his might to hold the energy there. Gallows nodded. They then shot their hands out unleashing the blast. Haruko smiled. "Interesting. How very interesting."
The blast hit him head on, creating a large explosion which created a large crater. Fortunately, Todd's body was nowhere near the explosion.
Jet and Gallows were equally out of breath. "I... do not want to ever do that again." Jet nodded. "Yeah, it takes a lot out of you."
However, the platform started to shake violently. Haruko slowly stood up, his body slowly healing.
Jet and Gallows watched in horror, as well, as shock as Haruko became completely rejuvenated, not even a scratch was seen on him.
"That's... impossible! He couldn't have survived that!" Gallows yelled out. Jet readied his ARMs. "I don't understand, how?" he thought aloud in shock.
Haruko smiled. "I'm sorry. I presume I didn't tell you two about my other technique, which allows me to absorb large quantities of energy. The energy is then transferred to me, making me more powerful. And, I even gained a new trick."
Haruko held out his hand. A powerful shock- wave erupted from it, hitting Gallows head on. The impact sent him flying over the edge of the platform.
Jet ran to the edge only to see his comrade continue to fall through the air.
Gallows suddenly grabbed onto the railing, barely holding on.
Haruko smiled. "It didn't kill him. It just froze his muscles. He's immobilized, that's all."
Jet turned to Haruko. "What, what are you after? What will you gain by doing this?"
Haruko laughed. "What I want? Mr. Enduro, perhaps you never truly thought about the endless possibilities that lay before me. But does it matter? Right now, you ask me these questions. But like I said before, why spoil something which will be revealed later on?"
Jet gritted his teeth while Haruko smiled. "Besides, right now, it's only you and me."