(Darn, I guess it was a good idea... I'm going to smack myself now... And thank
you, for whoever is reading this story.)
The Demon Lord, Haruko- Chapter Eighteen; Part Two
Morgan fought against the increasing winds of the sandstorm as he traveled along the desert. This place was strange; it had no end. This desert was identical to every area Morgan had passed through. Trademarks were scattered about, including a covered up well. He had seen that about five times so far.
Jet ran behind a boulder for cover as he reloaded. "Why am I always the one with he bad luck?" he thought as he ran from the boulder as it exploded. He quickly rolled behind a cliff.
Haruko smiled. "Come now Mr. Enduro, you haven't died yet, what are you afraid of? Are you afraid you'll be killed?"
Haruko's smile dropped. "But wait, you can't experience fear can you, at least, truly understand it."
Jet tried to clear out his voice. He was not prepared to allow this to bother him in this situation. However, as much as he fought it, he felt an increasing feeling drop in his chest. It was true no matter how much anyone denied it. He was not an original human, but a machine, a machine made of the planet itself. Even then, at that moment, Jet remembered how he somehow recovered from the demon's attack. He knew he could not do that, and he doubted most people could.
There was a field of flowers placed along the endless plains. It continued with the plains, never stopping.
Todd could feel one of his ribs smash, however, he also felt his ribs were not there. He could not feel any of his bones as his back collided with the tree. Yet, the pain felt as real as ever.
The bullets did not seem to affect Ovius at all. They simply deflected of, falling to the ground.
"There's not much more we can do!" Gallows somewhat yelled out, perhaps of fear. Virginia gritted her teeth. "I don't care if we can't hurt him, do you expect me to just give up?!"
Ovius roared once again and struck his fist into the ground. A large streak of blue energy sped along the ground, straight for Virginia and Gallows.
They jumped aside, voiding the attack as it exploded along the mountain wall. Boulders and other assortments of rock flew from the mountain as it crumbled.
Todd slowly stood up. "I can't... let this happen..."
Haruko slowly walked over to the heavily breathing Jet. "Are you done yet? I am going to end this right now, so I wouldn't want it to be too painful."
Jet slowly raised his head to meet Haruko's glare. "I guess, I understand what you mean..."
Jet quickly flung out his ARMs, using the Gatling. Haruko watched in shock as the flow of bullets crashed against his abdomen, puncturing his skin.
Jet continued to fire until he ran out of bullets, forcing Haruko to stagger backwards.
"Sorry, I'm not done yet," Jet stated as the top of his weapon detached, revealing a small barrel. Jet pulled the trigger, shooting a powerful Magnum bullet at Haruko. The bullet punctured his skin. A moment later, a massive shock- wave erupted from the bullet, causing Haruko to fly against the ground, creating a huge crater in which he fell into as the ground gave way.
Jet placed another Magnum bullet inside of the barrel and locked the hatch. "I'm grateful I got that upgrade, but these Magnums are extremely dangerous. I have to be careful," he thought as he placed his weapon away.
"Mr. Enduro! I'm lad to see you're well!" Jet turned to the voice to see Morgan waving to him a few yards away. Jet slightly waved back, walking over to the man.
Ovius fired a small yellow energy ray from his arm. Virginia and Gallows avoided it, escaping the huge explosion it left in its wake.
The smoke spread out, blocking the two Drifters' vision as they glanced around.
"I can't see," Virginia thought, "Where could he be?"
Todd grasped his broken rib and began to speedily walk towards the smoke. "They saved my life, when they didn't have to. I told them I had a debt to repay, so I'm not going to let them die!" Todd thought as he saw the smoke clear, showing Ovius preparing to attack a blind Virginia. "Darn dust! There's tons of it from the explosion!" she mumbled as Todd ran over.
Ovius's fist expanded as he prepared to kill Virginia. Todd quickly skidded in front of her as the monstrous fist smashed into his stomach, puncturing it.
Todd gritted his teeth as overwhelming pain seeped through his body, or what seemed like his body. He actually began to cry as he felt sadness enter his body. Why sadness? Suddenly Todd felt a jolt.
He suddenly remembered all the memories he had forgotten. He remembered the kind old woman he lived with before the entire town was wiped off of the planet, him on the verge of death. He remembered the many people who found him, and then tended to his wounds. But then, he remembered going through grueling pain. Then, the incident occurred. He was the only one left in the city. It had been eradicated, and everyone had died. That was when he began life as a Drifter, in a world where he felt all of his memory disappear.
Virginia wiped the dust from her eyes, only to see Todd dying before her very eyes. She tried to scream, however, it was caught in her throat.
Ovius threw Todd aside as he began to fade away. Todd also began to fade away, his eyes slowly closing.
Virginias fell to her knees as Gallows ran over to her. She wiped a tear from her eye. "Why? Why do so many people die because of me?!" she cried out.
"I don't understand this "mind compression". I've developed a theory stating that during compression, we're all locked in our own minds or conscious. However, when an entire groups' minds are compressed, our minds are somewhat locked together, enabling us to pass through each one."
Jet nodded. "Okay. So, Haruko compressed all of our minds so that he could finish us here?" Morgan nodded. "Yes. You being able to fend him off was because he was probably weak on energy. However, he has the advantage here."
Jet closed his eyes and sighed. "Dammit. I was hoping I wouldn't have to go through this shit again. But, I think you're right. He did seem sort of slow, and his attacks didn't affect me as much as they usually would."
Morgan nodded as a massive tremor occurred. Jet and Morgan both turned to see a huge pillar of black energy erupt from the ground. It dissipated, revealing Haruko, who was dusting himself off.
"You two didn't think I was going to let you go so easily, now did you?"
The Demon Lord, Haruko- Chapter Eighteen; Part Two
Morgan fought against the increasing winds of the sandstorm as he traveled along the desert. This place was strange; it had no end. This desert was identical to every area Morgan had passed through. Trademarks were scattered about, including a covered up well. He had seen that about five times so far.
Jet ran behind a boulder for cover as he reloaded. "Why am I always the one with he bad luck?" he thought as he ran from the boulder as it exploded. He quickly rolled behind a cliff.
Haruko smiled. "Come now Mr. Enduro, you haven't died yet, what are you afraid of? Are you afraid you'll be killed?"
Haruko's smile dropped. "But wait, you can't experience fear can you, at least, truly understand it."
Jet tried to clear out his voice. He was not prepared to allow this to bother him in this situation. However, as much as he fought it, he felt an increasing feeling drop in his chest. It was true no matter how much anyone denied it. He was not an original human, but a machine, a machine made of the planet itself. Even then, at that moment, Jet remembered how he somehow recovered from the demon's attack. He knew he could not do that, and he doubted most people could.
There was a field of flowers placed along the endless plains. It continued with the plains, never stopping.
Todd could feel one of his ribs smash, however, he also felt his ribs were not there. He could not feel any of his bones as his back collided with the tree. Yet, the pain felt as real as ever.
The bullets did not seem to affect Ovius at all. They simply deflected of, falling to the ground.
"There's not much more we can do!" Gallows somewhat yelled out, perhaps of fear. Virginia gritted her teeth. "I don't care if we can't hurt him, do you expect me to just give up?!"
Ovius roared once again and struck his fist into the ground. A large streak of blue energy sped along the ground, straight for Virginia and Gallows.
They jumped aside, voiding the attack as it exploded along the mountain wall. Boulders and other assortments of rock flew from the mountain as it crumbled.
Todd slowly stood up. "I can't... let this happen..."
Haruko slowly walked over to the heavily breathing Jet. "Are you done yet? I am going to end this right now, so I wouldn't want it to be too painful."
Jet slowly raised his head to meet Haruko's glare. "I guess, I understand what you mean..."
Jet quickly flung out his ARMs, using the Gatling. Haruko watched in shock as the flow of bullets crashed against his abdomen, puncturing his skin.
Jet continued to fire until he ran out of bullets, forcing Haruko to stagger backwards.
"Sorry, I'm not done yet," Jet stated as the top of his weapon detached, revealing a small barrel. Jet pulled the trigger, shooting a powerful Magnum bullet at Haruko. The bullet punctured his skin. A moment later, a massive shock- wave erupted from the bullet, causing Haruko to fly against the ground, creating a huge crater in which he fell into as the ground gave way.
Jet placed another Magnum bullet inside of the barrel and locked the hatch. "I'm grateful I got that upgrade, but these Magnums are extremely dangerous. I have to be careful," he thought as he placed his weapon away.
"Mr. Enduro! I'm lad to see you're well!" Jet turned to the voice to see Morgan waving to him a few yards away. Jet slightly waved back, walking over to the man.
Ovius fired a small yellow energy ray from his arm. Virginia and Gallows avoided it, escaping the huge explosion it left in its wake.
The smoke spread out, blocking the two Drifters' vision as they glanced around.
"I can't see," Virginia thought, "Where could he be?"
Todd grasped his broken rib and began to speedily walk towards the smoke. "They saved my life, when they didn't have to. I told them I had a debt to repay, so I'm not going to let them die!" Todd thought as he saw the smoke clear, showing Ovius preparing to attack a blind Virginia. "Darn dust! There's tons of it from the explosion!" she mumbled as Todd ran over.
Ovius's fist expanded as he prepared to kill Virginia. Todd quickly skidded in front of her as the monstrous fist smashed into his stomach, puncturing it.
Todd gritted his teeth as overwhelming pain seeped through his body, or what seemed like his body. He actually began to cry as he felt sadness enter his body. Why sadness? Suddenly Todd felt a jolt.
He suddenly remembered all the memories he had forgotten. He remembered the kind old woman he lived with before the entire town was wiped off of the planet, him on the verge of death. He remembered the many people who found him, and then tended to his wounds. But then, he remembered going through grueling pain. Then, the incident occurred. He was the only one left in the city. It had been eradicated, and everyone had died. That was when he began life as a Drifter, in a world where he felt all of his memory disappear.
Virginia wiped the dust from her eyes, only to see Todd dying before her very eyes. She tried to scream, however, it was caught in her throat.
Ovius threw Todd aside as he began to fade away. Todd also began to fade away, his eyes slowly closing.
Virginias fell to her knees as Gallows ran over to her. She wiped a tear from her eye. "Why? Why do so many people die because of me?!" she cried out.
"I don't understand this "mind compression". I've developed a theory stating that during compression, we're all locked in our own minds or conscious. However, when an entire groups' minds are compressed, our minds are somewhat locked together, enabling us to pass through each one."
Jet nodded. "Okay. So, Haruko compressed all of our minds so that he could finish us here?" Morgan nodded. "Yes. You being able to fend him off was because he was probably weak on energy. However, he has the advantage here."
Jet closed his eyes and sighed. "Dammit. I was hoping I wouldn't have to go through this shit again. But, I think you're right. He did seem sort of slow, and his attacks didn't affect me as much as they usually would."
Morgan nodded as a massive tremor occurred. Jet and Morgan both turned to see a huge pillar of black energy erupt from the ground. It dissipated, revealing Haruko, who was dusting himself off.
"You two didn't think I was going to let you go so easily, now did you?"