Previously on Heart of the Melting Blood RELOADED…
Ky breathed out in uncertainty. "Look, I don't want to involve anyone else in this matter. It's between us knights, and only those who had served the Orders will understand." He, then, left the people and walked out of the room.
"Now look at that," Rock commented. "He's never been acting like that before. That's not the Ky I know." Dizzy looked back and forth between Rock and Ky before she frowned in concern.
"I… I wonder what happened between the two of them," the innocent Gear uttered.
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"Misao," he called her.
"Haii! Haii! What is it, Aoshi-sama?" excitedly she responded to the call.
Aoshi was silent for a while, seemingly to figure out a plan. Then he stood up and walked inside. "Pack everything. We're going."
"Going? Where are we headed to?" she asked.
Aoshi breathed out and stared back outside the house. "The place where I can meet my ex-disciple. Where, I don't know."
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Guilty Gear
Heart of the Melting Blood RELOADED
Written and conceived by: Lone Wolf NEO
Lone Wolf NEO does not own any of all the games or anime or manga featured in this story, but he owns the copyright to all his original ideas in this fiction. Lone Wolf would really appreciate it if readers do not plagiaries everything inside this story without his knowledge.
Chronological Note: Heart of the Melting Blood RELOADED takes place scarcely half a year after Guilty Gear versus SNK 2: Battle Revolution, and currently runs roughly in parallel with Guilty Gear: The World Within and Without written and owned by Sheo Darren.
Chapter 15
Raging Storm and Blue Screen: The Clash
Mark 2 stand erect on the clock tower, observing the South Town from bird's view. He had annihilated every challenger he met at the city and was constantly upgrading his battle system with all fighting styles learnt from the battles. Once in a while, he made contact with the headquarters to report the latest progress to the Chief.
After a while, he frowned. "THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE MOST DIFFICULT TASK I HAVE EVER FACED," he commented. "THE FIGHTERS PROVED THEMSELVES WORTHY TO CHALLENGE ME, YET DEFEATING THEM TOOK MORE THAN JUST EFFORTS ALONE. THE HEIR OF THE KYOKUGEN DOJO HAD ALMOST KNOCKED ME OUT WITH HIS ULTIMATE ATTACK…"
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"HAOU SHOUKO KEN!!"
Mark 2 beamed and braced himself. "ARE YOU OKAY?" and he immediately penetrated the projectile overdrive. "BUSTER WOLF!" Both the attacks collided and unleashed a huge amount of shockwave resulting from the clashes. Both Yuri and Robert were shocked when they saw the imitated Buster Wolf executed by the robot, yet they insisted that Ryo would defeat him with the Kyokugen karate.
They were wrong.
Ryo was knocked off. Both his arms were smoked and burnt out, as well as his whole body. The Haou Shouko Ken overdrive had been defeated by the Buster Wolf and he was flying toward the concrete wall. Yuri cried in horror and rushed toward the injured Ryo, while Robert stayed and faced Mark 2. "You…" the scion of the Garcia family snarled.
The coolant system of his mechanical body began to take place. Mark 2 was covered with smokes and steams coming out from exhausts, blinding the Italian karate fighter's sight for a moment.. "MY JOB IS TO CHALLENGE SAKAZAKI RYO, AND I HAVE NO INTENTION OF FIGHTING YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FROM THE KYOKUGEN DOJO," Mark 2 explained from beneath the smokes.
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"…AND THE DUO ALMOST PUMELLED ME DOWN WITH THEIR MUAY THAIS…" he continued.
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"CROSS GIGANTES!"
"VIPER BITE!"
Mark 2 analyzed both the elemental and chi-based attacks. "ANALYSIS COMPLETE. POWER GEYSER!" The gigantic geyser attack cancelled both Cross Gigantes and Viper Strike, taking Joe and King by surprise. Mark 2 foxily grinned and leaped toward Joe. "TRUE LIGHTNING PHOENIX KICK!" Again, the combined force of Raimei Dan and Hou'ou Kyaku proved too overwhelming for the Muay Thai champion to handle, and he was knocked out in no time. The PWAB unit, then, glowered at King and jumped toward her, hitting the feminine Muay Thai fighter with Ky-Maku Homerun. "KY KOKORO NO ICHIGEKI!" The uppercut automatically linked into the rising overdrive and knocked her out.
"BODY TEMPERATURE EXCEEDING NORMAL LEVEL. TEMPORARILY HALTING BATTLE SYSTEM." Mark 2 landed on the pavement and let his coolant system to take place. He glared at both of them who were unconscious and tapped his head. "TARGETS HAVE BEEN SILENCED. PROCEEDING TO THE NEXT LOCATION."
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Mark 2 laughed under his breath. "BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME. MY BATTLE SYSTEM IS ALMOST COMPLETE, AND I NOW NEED TO FIND SOMEONE TO FULLY UPDATE IT." He looked around the city and saw a single skyscraper towering up to the open heaven. "THE TOWER THAT SYMBOLIZES HATRED AND ABSOLUTE POWER." He grinned. "GEESE TOWER, HERE I COME."
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Inside the office, Geese Howard was reading the electronic bulletin in concern. The news of "mysterious robot putting all fighters to shame" brought his intrigue to the highest level, and he was deeply enraged when he read the news of his archrival Terry Bogard defeated by the robot. "What kind of thing this robot is, attacking all the fighters across South Town?" he pondered. "It can't be the NESTS; they had long disappeared since their headquarters at Borneo were destroyed. If it's not the NESTS, then who had sent the robot to cause trouble at this city? Wait, if it's the NESTS, I should have detected the noble blood of the Kusanagi Clan since they always sent out their Kusanagi units. But then, if it's not the NESTS, then whose work is this?…"
Geese shrugged in dismay and repeatedly shook his head. "Now I'm acting like a certain Osakan schoolgirl… I'm very sure Kasuga-san will forgive me for this."
(at Mihama residence, Osaka was having a conversation with Chiyo when she suddenly sneezed. "Ettou… I think someone out there was talking about me," she complained.
"Osaka-san, I'm very sure nobody wants to talk about you at time like this," Chiyo insisted.
"Eh? CHAUNEN!")
"What's wrong, father?" He looked at the door and saw Misaki stepping inside the office. "Mumbling like a kid full of complains, is there something bothering you?"
Geese laughed and leaned against the chair. "Nothing. I'm just kind of bored."
"Aw, father. Please stop pretending in front of me," the ex-EFZ character insisted, putting both hands on her slender hips.
Geese looked back at Misaki. "Returning from the training hall? How was the sparring?" he asked.
"Pretty much bored," Misaki answered and outstretched herself. "Those instructors were weak and couldn't keep up with the pace. Aw, great, everything nowadays is plain boring, especially when there isn't anyone worthy enough to fight with. I wish the Battle Revolution would continue this year."
Geese laughed again. "Well, look at that. Our little girl is too hardworking. How envious I am," teasingly the heir of Howard family commented.
Misaki cupped her blushing cheeks. "Oh, father. Stop teasing me, please?" she insisted. She looked at her father and saw a figure hovering outside the windows, pointing his fist at them. "What is he…?" She later saw the fist ignited and flew toward the office. "Father, behind you!" Geese looked behind him and saw the incoming attack. He tossed out a Reppuken as to knock the guided missile out of its course. It was sent off to the open sky and exploded, shattering the tower's structure. Both the father-daughter duo watched at the figure that later flew away from the tower.
"I feel something suspicious," Geese spoke. Misaki was about to ask him when the figure suddenly crash-landed from the ceiling, taking them by surprise. "What the…?"
Out of nowhere, a dramatic music cue to take place in accordance to the entry. The music intensified as the man slowly stood up and proudly made a pose. It's Mark 2!
"SECURITY HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY BREACHED." Mark 2 turned around and faced Geese. "GEESE HOWARD, THE FIGHTER WHO PRACTICES HAKKYOUKUSEIKEN AND KOBOJUTSU. HE ONCE DREAMED OF BECOMING THE TRUE HEIR OF THE DOJO BEFORE JEFF BOGARD GAINED HIS MENTOR'S ATTENTION THE MOST." Geese snarled in anger upon hearing the comments and clenched his fists. "BUT I HAVE NO INTENTION OF YOUR PAST OR WHATSOEVER RELATED WITH IT. I AM HERE TO DECLARE MY CHALLENGE AT YOU."
"Who are you?" Geese demanded. "And who sent you here?"
"THE NAME IS MARK 2," Mark 2 pronounced, "THE FIRST OF MANY ROBO-KY MARK II UNITS MANUFACTURED BY THE POST-WAR ADMINISTRATIVE BUREAU."
"The PWAB…" Geese uttered.
"YES, THE PWAB." Mark 2 later pulled out Thunderseal and pointed the weapon at Geese's face. "BUT ENOUGH TALK. GEESE, I CHALLENGE YOU."
Geese broke into his laughter and folded his arms. "What? A puny robot created by an unknown organization wanting to challenge the Most Powerful Man in the World? What kind of fighters are you?" Mark 2 responded with a Power Geyser, which shockwave shattered the upper section of the tower and cleanly wiped out the roof. "Impossible! How can you learn Power Geyser?"
"AFTER DEFEATING THE LONE WOLF OF SOUTH TOWN, OF COURSE," Mark 2 spoke and stood back. "HAVE NO WORRY, GEESE HOWARD. I ONLY COME TO DEFEAT YOU. AFTER THIS DUEL IS DONE WITH, I WILL LEAVE THIS PLACE."
Geese hissed in annoyance and immediately fired a Reppuken toward Mark 2. The robot jumped over the projectile attack and fired barrages of missiles at him. Geese counterattacked with a Double Reppuken and dashed toward Mark 2, only to find himself facing a Gold Psych Burst. He was knocked off to the edge of the tower and almost fell off the building before Misaki caught his arm. "Keep holding on me, father!" Misaki told him and pulled him back to the arena. Geese thanked the girl and stared back at Mark 2. "Father, what are we going to do with him? He's not like anyone else who comes here to challenge you," Misaki spoke.
"If he is indeed sent by the PWAB, then there's got to be an explanation behind the chaos happening down at the city. I believe the bureau ordered him to inflict chaos at South Town," Geese uttered and stepped forward. "Very well. I will accept your challenge, Mark 2."
"GOOD. THAT'S HOW A FIGHTER SHOULD RESPOND TO HIS OPPONENT," Mark 2 spoke and opened battle stance.
Heaven or hell! Final! LET'S ROCK!
Mark 2 ran toward Geese and landed a Ky-Maku Homerun. Geese dashed toward the robot and counterattacked with Hichou Nichirin Zan. Both the attacks collided on first hit and cancelled each other's effect. Mark 2 pulled back and executed Raimei Dan overdrive and hit Geese's head with the overhead kick. Geese blocked the overdrive and grabbed Mark 2's garb. "Predictable." He tossed the robot to the air and followed on with a Raising Storm. Mark 2 was trapped inside the storm overdrive, unable to move or counteract. The overdrive ended, and Mark 2 crashed on the ground.
"So, Mark 2," Geese spoke, "are you satisfied now? Well, I doubt that you're able to continue this battle after receiving massive hit from Raising Storm." To his surprise, the robot stood up as if he just woke up from sleep. "How did you…?"
"ANALYSIS COMPLETE." Mark 2 tapped his head and cracked in a deep, digitalized laughter. "I HAVE HEARD FROM THE CHIEF ABOUT THE MAN WHO OWNS THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE POWER MOVE IN THE WORLD, YET I NEVER THOUGHT THAT THE RAISING STORM I FACED TODAY HAS THIS TREMENDOUS POWER."
"Che," Geese mumbled. "I never thought someone would survive the attack."
"AND I BET THAT YOU HAVEN'T USED ALL YOUR FORCE, HAVE YOU?" Mark 2 commented in a sarcastic manner.
Geese was silent for a while. He swore to himself he never met an opponent as strange as Mark 2. In fact, he never had this kind of feeling in his whole life; the same feeling he felt whenever he faced and challenged Terry. He frowned and let out a devious grin. "I see. You want to see the true force," he uttered and unleashed a thick metallic blue gale from his palm, "I will give you one."
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"I hate that traitor," Ky mumbled as he walked out of the motel. He was in deep anger toward Alexander when he was asked by Rock to forget his grudge against the ex-soldier. He wondered of why everyone would treat him like everybody else when they already knew that Alex had betrayed the Holy Orders. Moreover, he was concerned of Lone Wolf NEO's decision to let him go after days of interrogation and questioning. He felt as if faith had played tricks unto him, and grumbled for unable to perform his duty as a devotee. He stared up at the night sky and shook his head. "God, were you playing fool with me?"
"Ky?" He turned around and noticed Mriya's arrival at the lake garden. "I thought you're still at the motel."
"Yeah, I know that," the Holy Knight spoke and shrugged. "But then that traitor forced me to leave. Sheesh, what's with everybody, treating him like he's not committing any crimes at all?"
"You look mad," Mriya said.
"Of course I am!" he exclaimed. "I mean, that Alex always gets their attention when he's supposed to be punished for his crimes. Even Lone Wolf doesn't even bother." He breathed out and shook his head. "I need to cool myself down a bit. While we're at it, why don't we walk around this park and have a talk?"
"Good idea," the woman replied. "Besides, I'm kind of bored tonight. There's no one accompanying me back at the mansion."
"Speaking of which, where's Hikki? I haven't seen him for a while."
She merely giggled. "Chrono's having an errand at someplace. Don't worry about him; he can take care of himself. And… I think we aren't the only one at this park."
Ky watched at the direction pointed by Mriya and saw Sion strolling alone beside the lake. Immediately he went toward the scion of the Atlas Academy, asking her of what she was doing at the park. "Don't bother me, Mister Kiske. I need to calm my mind a bit," she insisted and walked away from him.
"It's about Alex, isn't it?" Sion halted and frowned. "Look, Miss Sion. I don't know what your relationship with him is, but I highly encourage you to stay away from him."
"Just because he's a traitor?" she growled and turned around, glowering at Ky with angered eyes. "Just because he attacked you back at Cairo, you wanted me to stay away from him? Why are you labelling him as a criminal and such, when he hasn't done anything wrong in his life?"
"For God's sake, you don't know who he is!" Ky exclaimed. "He's betrayed the Orders and turned his back away from humankind for the Gears' favour! And you had seen the crime he had committed at your hometown, hadn't you?"
Angrily Sion approached Ky and slapped him hardly on his face. "How dare you call him as a criminal! You have no idea of why he would do things like that!"
"Miss Sion, why are you…?" Mriya asked in surprise.
"You call him a traitor, but you don't know why he would betray you and everybody else! You call him a criminal, but you don't understand why he has to commit it! You blame him on everything, but that's the thing of the past! Why can't you forgive him and forget all of it? Why can't you?"
"Miss Sion, that…"
"Just like Alex said, you don't know anything!" she cried and ran away from them.
Both Ky and Mriya watched at the girl before Ky breathed out in concern and rubbed his bruised cheek. "Wow, she surely is mad at you," Mriya commented. "Ky?"
"Err… yeah, she is," he spoke.
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"Damn it! They don't know anything about Alex! They just don't know!" Sion grumbled as she walked toward the cake shop. "It's not that he wanted to irritate everyone, so why would they treat him like a criminal? Why can't they forgive him for a moment and accept him?" She breathed out and stared up at the night sky. "Why can't they just forget everything?" At that time, she was startled when she felt her heart thumping crazily against her chest. "What… what is this strange feeling?" she asked and felt her face burning up. "What… what happened to me? Why am I blushing…?"
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The battle at Geese Tower had been dragging for hours, yet neither Geese nor Mark 2 showed signs of submitting. Despite their tiredness after using so much of their energy, they still managed to stand up with ease. Geese was breathing heavily for air, while Mark 2 was overheating and cooling himself down.
"So, Mark 2," Geese called him, "I never meet a robot who can imitate opponents' move and use it against them. I had heard from my agents that it was you who defeated Kim Kaphwan and his two sons. Is it true, or it's just a rumour?"
Mark 2 laughed and slung Thunderseal on his back. "THE RUMOUR IS TRUE, GEESE HOWARD. I WAS THE ONE WHO USED TAE KWON DO AGAINST THE THREE JUSTICE FIGHTERS."
"Then will you show me how this… mechanism works?" Geese asked.
"THAT I WOULD NOT DO. THE MECHANISM OF THE SOFTWARE IS STRICTLY LIMITED TO THE ADMINISTRATORS AND ENGINEERS OF THE BUREAU," the PWAB unit spoke. "BUT I CAN SHOW YOU HOW THE IMITATION IS DONE."
"Very well, then how about this!" Geese screamed and tossed a Double Reppuken toward Mark 2. The robot stared at the projectile attack and counterattacked with another Double Reppuken. Both attacks collided and released a strong shockwave that almost sent Misaki flying away. "I see, you watch at the attack for a while to allow registration of it into your system. Then you used the registered attack against its original user. Is this the latest technological achievement everybody's talking of?"
"CORRECT," Mark 2 spoke and deactivated a palm-mounted fan used to toss the projectile. "BUT THE MARVEL DOESN'T END THERE. REMEMBER WHAT I SAID ABOUT BEATING THE KIM FAMILY WITH TAE KWON DO? I COMBINED TWO OF THEIR STRONGEST ATTACKS INTO ONE SINGLE OVERDRIVE AND DEFEATED THEM WITH THE ATTACK. THE SAME CAN BE DONE HERE AS WELL."
"Then show me how it's done," Geese uttered and powered up his inner force into the next level. Mark 2 responded by activating Gen-Ky Lover overdrive, and before soon both the fighters were enveloped inside their energy veil. "Misaki," the Howard family leader called her, "stay away from us. This duel might be waging for a little bit longer," and immediately charged toward Mark 2 with a Hichou Nichirin Zan. "Now show me how true the technological wonder you are, Mark 2!"
Mark 2 beamed at Geese. "REGISTRATION COMPLETE. COMBINATION AFFIRMED." The robot executed the same Hichou Nichirin Zan and it collided with Geese's Hichou Nichirin Zan "ROMAN CANCEL! KY-MAKU HOMERUN!" The first hit of Mark 2's Hichou Nichirin Zan was cancelled and immediately linked into a Ky-Maku Homerun, hitting the second attack of Geese's counterpart. "ROMAN CANCEL AGAIN!" The uppercut was again Roman Cancelled and Mark 2 linked it into the Buster Wolf overdrive. "THIS IS HOW THE COMBINATION IS DONE! VIOLENT GALE HOU'OU KYAKU!" Geese was hit by the unexpected combination of Hou'ou Kyaku's deadly accuracy and swiftness, altogether with the deadly force of the Reppuken. The overdrive ended with multiple flip kicks and sent Geese flying toward the air. Mark 2 immediately dashed toward Geese and snatched him with air throw, sending him back to the floor and proceeded with the 'infamous #R Robo-Ky H FRC combo'. Misaki cried in terror to see her father pummelled down by the robot with no chance of defending given to him.
"THIS OVERDRIVE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT IN 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…"
The Gen-Ky Lover set off when Mark 2 landed his final H FRC combo, trapping both him and Geese inside the electrical shockwave. Mark 2 immediately recovered and grabbed Geese with a command throw, stealing his energy into his Power Bar. He pushed Geese away and immediately charged toward him with Hichou Nichirin Zan. Geese managed to stand up and reversed the oncoming attack with Atemi Nage. "Predictable." Mark 2 was caught by the reversal and was tossed to the open air. Geese chased him as the robot crashed on the ground, trying to land his Hichou Nichirin Zan. To his absolute surprise…
"PREDICTABLE!"
…and found himself tossed away from Mark 2 by his own reversal move. "This… this cannot be…!" he groaned after he crashed on the ground. He struggled to stand up and faced Mark 2 who did not make a follow-up move. He snarled in anger. "You may have copied my Predictable throw and even used Hou'ou Kyaku against me, but that doesn't mean that your technique are perfect. Imitation is imitation, and you can never become a true warrior by copying other people." He crossed his arms and unleashed the final blow of his energy as to enter the instant kill duration. "I have no choice but to destroy you."
"WELL, THEN, COME ON! COME ON!" Mark 2 taunted Geese with Terry's battle call.
"You even copied Terry's taunt," Geese commented. "I must reckon, for a robot that defeated the lone wolf of South Town, you're full of wonder and suspicion."
"SUSPICION, EH? PROVE TO ME THAT I'M THE MOST SUSPICIOUS PWAB WARRIOR OF ALL." Mark 2 sarcastically spoke.
Geese smirked and dashed toward Mark 2 in his final attack. "DEADLY RAVE!"
Mark 2 grinned. "WELL, TOO BAD I DON'T COPY THE DEADLY RAVE OF YOURS. ARE YOU OKAY?"
"What the…!?" both Geese and Misaki cried in shock.
"BUSTER WOLF!!!"
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At somewhere but not faraway, the characters of The World Within and Without felt a very disturbing energy flow erupting in the night sky. Yuuki Darren, especially, was the most disturbed among them. Frantically she looked up at the sky and snarled. "Damn it. This means trouble. Lone Wolf, what are you doing now? Why can't you be more responsible to your own world? Act quickly, or it'll be too late!" That Girl pondered.
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All the victims of Mark 2's onslaught looked outside the windows from the wards they were admitted to. They, too, felt the energy disturbance lurking in the sky. And it was Terry who was the most disturbed among them. "Oh, no. something terrible is going on," the lone wolf thought.
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The energy outbreak disturbed Robo-Ky's sake drinking session. "Damn, just when I was about to enjoy this sake…" he grumbled and put down the clay jar. He looked up at the night sky and shook his head. "Just what on earth is going on? Why do I feel somewhat uneasy right now?"
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Everything at the Geese Tower was shrouded with chaos. Dust and debris flew around the building, completely blinding all sights. Misaki could not see the upcoming result of the duel, and could only recall the time when Deadly Rave and Buster Wolf collided. The collision from the instant kill and the overdrive caused the tower to rumble violently, as she could remember, and the shockwave bursting out after that swiped the entire tower and South Town. She did not care of whoever won the match; she could only hope that Geese was alright.
The dust set off. Misaki flapped the remaining dust off her sights and saw the unbelievable: Mark 2 standing at the edge of the tower and hanging Geese in the open air. The leader of the Howard family was injured, and his white/red gi was almost torn off his body. Misaki cried in horror and ran toward him before Geese ordered her to stay away. "But, father, I must help you!"
"No, Misaki… you must go and meet him…" Geese told her before Mark 2 choked him. Misaki cried again and dashed toward him. "Misaki… GO!!!" Reluctantly Misaki walked away from them and ran toward the stairs.
"CHE, SO MUCH FOR THE LOVE BETWEEN FATHER AND DAUGHTER," Mark 2 commented. "OH, GEESE HOWARD, I FORGOT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING. I'M ACTUALLY IN A MISSION TO DETAIN A DANGEROUS SUBJECT. SO DANGEROUS THE SUBJECT IS, THAT I NEED TO HAVE EVERYTHING PREPARED. AND I MEAN EVERYTHING. THUS, THE CHAOS AT SOUTH TOWN AND THIS DUEL I HAD WITH YOU."
"You said…" Geese spoke between the choke, "you will leave this city after… winning this duel, won't you?"
"WHY, YES. I DID TELL YOU ABOUT THAT. HOWEVER…" Mark 2 laughed and drained all Geese's remaining power, totally draining him out of energy. Geese tried to fight back before he became overpowered by the robot's ferocity.
"You… you're seeking for…" Mark 2 grinned and released the grip. Geese was too paralyzed to move or react and could do nothing but to fall from the tower. The PWAB unit looked down at The Most Powerful Man In The World who slowly descended to his death for the unknown time.
"FAREWELL, GEESE HOWARD." He turned around and walked toward the middle of the arena when suddenly, Mark 2 jolted and shivered, as if he forgot to set off Gen-Ky Lover. "THIS… THIS IS…"
WARNING! POWER BAR REACHES DANGEROUS LEVEL.
Mark 2 braced himself and emitted a digitally synthesized battle cry, unable to control the power from taking over his body. The energy later burst out of his body and wiped everything around the robot and almost destroyed the tower. The occupants scattered out of the building in fear of being trapped inside in case it collapsed. The digital cry did not fade out and it echoed throughout South Town, striking fear among those who heard it. It only ended after fifteen agonizing and frightening seconds later, and Mark 2 panted breathlessly due to exhaustion. He stared at his palms in surprise and clenched them tightly.
"MY POWER… IT'S GROWING INSIDE OF ME…"
The robot lifted one of his hands to the air and made a victorious stance, unleashing a small amount of the newly acquired power. Subsequent to that, thunders roared in the open sky of South Town, as if resonating with the dark force Geese had been seeking for. Silent as he was, Mark 2 later emitted a low, Machiavellian laughter and clenched the palm into a tight fist. A streak of evilness flashed from his golden eyes, as the laughter prolonged.
"SOON… VERY SOON…"