(And yet another multiple chaptered chapter.)
The Demon Lord, Haruko- Chapter Eighteen; Part One
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Gems created of the planet's essence...
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Jet slowly opened his eyes. He blinked a few times, trying to wake up.
He slowly sat up, taking in his surroundings. He seemed to be sitting atop a large platform, among many others. The platforms seemed to be hovering slowly in the sky, or so it appeared to be the sky.
"Where am I?" Jet mumbled as he looked around.
"Hello Mr. Enduro. I was unsure whether or not your mind would be compressed, but, you are here, and that's all that matters."
Jet quickly turned around to see Haruko standing on the platform above him. "What do you mean by that?" he shouted.
Haruko smiled. "It means you're not dead, I'd think you'd be grateful. Well, you're not dead yet, however, your body can die while your mind is compressed. Now that would be horrible for you."
"Compressed? My mind's compressed?"
Haruko nodded. "Yes, you see, I've separated your mind from your body and buried it in a deeper conscious."
Jet snorted. "I see." He reached for his weapon, only to realize it was gone. "Where is it?" Jet asked as he glanced back at Haruko, who smirked.
"You still have your weapon, you just need to create it."
"What?" Jet asked once more, annoyed. Haruko held out his arm. "Yes. In compression, our bodies do not exist. You may wonder how we can speak or move. You see these are our minds. If your mind shuts down, your body will transfer into coma, actually, you are all in a coma."
Jet squinted. "You mean we can do anything here?"
"Not exactly. You can only do things which are of your physical standards."
Jet smiled. "Okay then, I guess I understand."
Haruko smiled. "Good. I'm anxious to get started."
"Haruko held out his hand and fired a burst of black energy, which Jet avoided by rolling out of the way. Jet quickly stood up and fired his ARMs.
"How did... Ah, what the Hell," Jet thought as he dodged another blast.
Haruko jumped from the platform and dashed at Jet, gathering energy. As soon as he appeared straight in front of him, he unleashed the attack. Jet was quick on his feet though, moving aside and shooting the demon full of lead.
Haruko quickly stopped the bullets before they dealed any real damage. He then jumped up and began to rapidly fire blasts.
Jet gritted his teeth and hopped down to the platform below him. He quickly jumped from platform to platform, avoiding the blasts.
Haruko charged some energy and shot a much stronger blast at the Drifter.
Jet did not have time to react as this attack was much faster than normal.
He was hit with the shock- wave of the explosion. As Jet stood up, Haruko landed and fired miniature crystal daggers. Each of the daggers hit him, pushing him to the edge of the crumbled platform.
"Prepare to die Mr. Enduro," Haruko stated as he began to gather energy. However, he stopped as he watched the daggers fall from Jet's skin and the wounds begin to heal.
"How? It's impossible for a human to recover like that."
Jet clenched his fist. "Like I said, I'm not completely human."
The grassy hill was steep as Virginia slid down it. She had been traversing the endless fields for what seemed like hours. "Why does this place seem so familiar?" she wondered as she glanced around.
Virginia suddenly stopped and ran a short distance. "I don't believe it," she whispered as she reached her destination.
Before her lay a small house, her former house actually. She spotted a small area behind the house. A small girl seemed to be holding a pistol. She was shaking uncontrollably. A man held her hands, trying to calm her down.
"Concentrate... on your target," he whispered in the girl's ear. A moment later, she pulled the trigger.
The bullet hit the bottle, shattering it. The young smiled and turned to the man. "Look Daddy! I did it! I did it!" she exclaimed happily to what seemed to be her father.
The man smiled slightly in response. Virginia could see s type of determination in his eyes, a determination she thought she held as well.
Virginia wiped a tear away from her left eye. "I wish everything could go back to the way it used to be. I wish everything could just be okay."
"Miss Virginia!" Virginia turned around to see Todd and Gallows running towards her. "You guys are okay!" she exclaimed happily as they reached her.
Odd nodded. "Yeah, we were sort of lost. This place is really confusing."
Gallows nodded. "Yeah, it was just by luck that we stumbled upon each other and found you here... at least, I hope it was luck."
Virginia smiled. "It doesn't matter! What matters is that we've found each other. All we have to do now is find Morgan."
Suddenly, Todd winced. Virginia and Gallows watched in shock as Todd began to split. A large mass was detaching from him. It jerked away, causing him to shout in pain.
The mass began to take the shape of a heavily armored being. A flash of light occurred, leaving the figure of Ovius behind.
Gallows's eyes widened. "Aren't you supposed to transform into that?!" Todd nodded slowly. "Yeah, but I just remembered Ovius is a separate being. Its mind must've been compressed too."
Ovius roared as its right arm expanded into a massive gun.
Virginia took out her ARMs. "Well, we're not just going to stand here are we? Let's kill this thing now so it doesn't bother us later!" Virginia exclaimed as she aimed at it. "Besides, I'm sure Jet would agree with me one- hundred percent."
Jet continued to fire his ARMs, jumping aside to shoot Haruko some more. The demon jumped up and recovered from the attack and blasted Jet, who was hit. He quickly flipped up from it and ran to the right.
The two combatants had fallen from the platforms and onto a barren desert.
Haruko jumped back and held out both his arms. A massive pillar of black energy erupted from the ground and raced towards the Drifter. Jet held out his hand, creating a sphere of gravity, which collided with the pillar. The two attacks trembled for a few moments, and then dissolved, leaving a large crater in the ground.
"Not bad Mr. Enduro, not bad at all," Haruko stated as he regained his breath.
"Thank you, but I'm not done yet," Jet replied, reloading his ARMs. "I'm finishing this now."
(I was going to end this chapter with the Virginia segment, but I decided to leave a little more for you people.)
The Demon Lord, Haruko- Chapter Eighteen; Part One
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Gems created of the planet's essence...
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Jet slowly opened his eyes. He blinked a few times, trying to wake up.
He slowly sat up, taking in his surroundings. He seemed to be sitting atop a large platform, among many others. The platforms seemed to be hovering slowly in the sky, or so it appeared to be the sky.
"Where am I?" Jet mumbled as he looked around.
"Hello Mr. Enduro. I was unsure whether or not your mind would be compressed, but, you are here, and that's all that matters."
Jet quickly turned around to see Haruko standing on the platform above him. "What do you mean by that?" he shouted.
Haruko smiled. "It means you're not dead, I'd think you'd be grateful. Well, you're not dead yet, however, your body can die while your mind is compressed. Now that would be horrible for you."
"Compressed? My mind's compressed?"
Haruko nodded. "Yes, you see, I've separated your mind from your body and buried it in a deeper conscious."
Jet snorted. "I see." He reached for his weapon, only to realize it was gone. "Where is it?" Jet asked as he glanced back at Haruko, who smirked.
"You still have your weapon, you just need to create it."
"What?" Jet asked once more, annoyed. Haruko held out his arm. "Yes. In compression, our bodies do not exist. You may wonder how we can speak or move. You see these are our minds. If your mind shuts down, your body will transfer into coma, actually, you are all in a coma."
Jet squinted. "You mean we can do anything here?"
"Not exactly. You can only do things which are of your physical standards."
Jet smiled. "Okay then, I guess I understand."
Haruko smiled. "Good. I'm anxious to get started."
"Haruko held out his hand and fired a burst of black energy, which Jet avoided by rolling out of the way. Jet quickly stood up and fired his ARMs.
"How did... Ah, what the Hell," Jet thought as he dodged another blast.
Haruko jumped from the platform and dashed at Jet, gathering energy. As soon as he appeared straight in front of him, he unleashed the attack. Jet was quick on his feet though, moving aside and shooting the demon full of lead.
Haruko quickly stopped the bullets before they dealed any real damage. He then jumped up and began to rapidly fire blasts.
Jet gritted his teeth and hopped down to the platform below him. He quickly jumped from platform to platform, avoiding the blasts.
Haruko charged some energy and shot a much stronger blast at the Drifter.
Jet did not have time to react as this attack was much faster than normal.
He was hit with the shock- wave of the explosion. As Jet stood up, Haruko landed and fired miniature crystal daggers. Each of the daggers hit him, pushing him to the edge of the crumbled platform.
"Prepare to die Mr. Enduro," Haruko stated as he began to gather energy. However, he stopped as he watched the daggers fall from Jet's skin and the wounds begin to heal.
"How? It's impossible for a human to recover like that."
Jet clenched his fist. "Like I said, I'm not completely human."
The grassy hill was steep as Virginia slid down it. She had been traversing the endless fields for what seemed like hours. "Why does this place seem so familiar?" she wondered as she glanced around.
Virginia suddenly stopped and ran a short distance. "I don't believe it," she whispered as she reached her destination.
Before her lay a small house, her former house actually. She spotted a small area behind the house. A small girl seemed to be holding a pistol. She was shaking uncontrollably. A man held her hands, trying to calm her down.
"Concentrate... on your target," he whispered in the girl's ear. A moment later, she pulled the trigger.
The bullet hit the bottle, shattering it. The young smiled and turned to the man. "Look Daddy! I did it! I did it!" she exclaimed happily to what seemed to be her father.
The man smiled slightly in response. Virginia could see s type of determination in his eyes, a determination she thought she held as well.
Virginia wiped a tear away from her left eye. "I wish everything could go back to the way it used to be. I wish everything could just be okay."
"Miss Virginia!" Virginia turned around to see Todd and Gallows running towards her. "You guys are okay!" she exclaimed happily as they reached her.
Odd nodded. "Yeah, we were sort of lost. This place is really confusing."
Gallows nodded. "Yeah, it was just by luck that we stumbled upon each other and found you here... at least, I hope it was luck."
Virginia smiled. "It doesn't matter! What matters is that we've found each other. All we have to do now is find Morgan."
Suddenly, Todd winced. Virginia and Gallows watched in shock as Todd began to split. A large mass was detaching from him. It jerked away, causing him to shout in pain.
The mass began to take the shape of a heavily armored being. A flash of light occurred, leaving the figure of Ovius behind.
Gallows's eyes widened. "Aren't you supposed to transform into that?!" Todd nodded slowly. "Yeah, but I just remembered Ovius is a separate being. Its mind must've been compressed too."
Ovius roared as its right arm expanded into a massive gun.
Virginia took out her ARMs. "Well, we're not just going to stand here are we? Let's kill this thing now so it doesn't bother us later!" Virginia exclaimed as she aimed at it. "Besides, I'm sure Jet would agree with me one- hundred percent."
Jet continued to fire his ARMs, jumping aside to shoot Haruko some more. The demon jumped up and recovered from the attack and blasted Jet, who was hit. He quickly flipped up from it and ran to the right.
The two combatants had fallen from the platforms and onto a barren desert.
Haruko jumped back and held out both his arms. A massive pillar of black energy erupted from the ground and raced towards the Drifter. Jet held out his hand, creating a sphere of gravity, which collided with the pillar. The two attacks trembled for a few moments, and then dissolved, leaving a large crater in the ground.
"Not bad Mr. Enduro, not bad at all," Haruko stated as he regained his breath.
"Thank you, but I'm not done yet," Jet replied, reloading his ARMs. "I'm finishing this now."
(I was going to end this chapter with the Virginia segment, but I decided to leave a little more for you people.)