Mega man X 8: Rondo of Blood.
The hunters received a surprise attack from the Sigma Religion. X and Axl fought against the rest of the apostles: Spine Hedgehog, Thunder Jellyfish, Honey Bee and Bomber Cat.
Axl was retired out of combat very quickly leaving X alone to fight against the four.
Zero who was assigned to protect Iris decided to leave that post and help X. With his special techniques he destroyed the four apostles very easily.
When they were going to see Iris, a scream alerted them that something was not right. Dynamo arrived to Iris' room while Zero was fighting and kidnapped Iris to complete the final step of the Rondo of Blood.
Zero promised that he would protect Iris at any cost, so he's going to the Sigma Religion castle to save her and finish the enemy once for all. X knowing this was a very dangerous mission decided to support Zero, and Axl is part of the team, so he's going to.
Now the three hunters are on their way to the enemy castle to save Iris and bring peace to the world. But this will be the hardest battle of all. And some lives will be lost...
Chapter 9: Battle against the Dark Gunner.
X, Zero and Axl are on their way to Northern-Europe heading to the dark castle, which is base for the Sigma religion and place where Iris is captive. Zero will rescue Iris at any cost as he's supported by X and Axl.
At the distance, a dark shape like a fortress castle is visible in the big crimson moon. There are four towers, three on the side and a tall one in the center. Zero is able to see those on the ship.
Zero: There it is. The Dark Castle.
X: And I bet that Iris is on the central tower.
Axl: But heading there on the ship would be a problem...
Zero: True. We can't just jump off the ship to the central tower. We must infiltrate the main gate to get inside.
X: I'll set the commands for landing.
X presses a series of buttons that reduce the speed of the ship making it lose altitude smoothly as it lands on a nearby hill. The three hunters leave the ship as they head towards the castle. When they're in front of the main gate, a familiar person shows up with his white hair waving playing with the wind.
Zero: Dynamo!
The three hunters draw their weapons, as the shape of Dynamo is visible. Dynamo just chuckles as he explains the rules.
Dynamo: He he he. Relax guys; I'm just here to tell a message.
X: What kind of message?
Dynamo: It's from the dark ones. If you want to see the chosen one again, you must play our game.
Axl: What kind of game?
Dynamo: It's easy. Look the central tower.
The three hunters turn their sights to the central tower as a strange energy field is sealing it from the world that surrounds it.
Zero: Iris!
Dynamo: You wont be able to get inside very easily. First you'll need to fight the dark ones on the three dark towers.
Dynamo waves his hands in the directions of the three towers surrounding the big central tower.
Dynamo: When you defeat one of the dark ones, you'll be able to destroy the generator of the force field, destroy all three generators to disable the force field. Then you'll be able to enter inside of the central tower and rescue the chosen one. But it doesn't mean that the Rondo of Blood is over. There's always something behind all this.
X: Something behind all this?
Dynamo: You'll have to find out by yourselves, Of course I would stay and play, but someone must look after the chosen one. Gotta go. My muffins are ready. Enjoy the game!
Dynamo disappears in the air. The three hunters look at each other.
X: Do we have any choice?
Zero: It looks like the only way to save her.
Axl: So which tower?
Zero: I say the one on the right.
X: You're on.
The three hunters head to the first tower. Their way up seems like forever with stairs that look like will take you to heaven. On the top there is a dark room with inscriptions on the floor. There is some blood spilled fitting the marks. It's the summing room.
Zero: What is that on the floor?
X ducks touching the red marks with his finger as he rubs his finger with his thumb.
X: Blood...
Axl: What kind stuff did they do here?
Dark Axl: We summoned the Reaper and the Angel here.
A dark figure steps out of the darkness. The shadow looks like a gunner bearing two guns.
Axl: It's you!
Dark Axl: Some time no see. I hope you're ready to face me.
Zero: What about Iris?!?
Axl: Just shut up and fight!
Zero: Scatter!
Dark Axl lifts his heavy guns as he fires thick bullets hitting the walls as the hunters scatter thru the room.
Axl: Whoa! Those are very nice guns!
Dark Axl: Argh! Stop moving!
Dark Axl waves his right gun as he aims where a hunter is about to be.
Axl: Take this.
Dark Axl fires hitting a hunter on the chest, the hunter is pushed to the ground by the heavy blast.
X: Ugh!
Zero: X!
X: I'm... I'm Ok.
Dark Axl: I told you stop moving. Now time to finish the famous X.
Dark Axl takes slow steps towards X, But Axl shouts as he lifts his guns aiming for the dark one.
Axl: Hey! Loser! Eat this!
Dark Axl: I don't think so!
Both Axl's fire their guns causing their shots to hit each other making explosions on their midline of fire.
Dark Axl: That's it!
Suddenly Dark Axl's guns turn into a big cannon. Energy is being charged as he fires.
Dark Axl: Viper Beam!
A big beam comes out of the screaming cannon shouting directly to Axl. Axl dodges the beam as it hits the wall showing the crimson moon.
Axl: That was close!
Dark Axl: I wont miss next time!
Axl: How about letting me borrow that cannon?
Axl rushes to the cannon before this one fires. Axl touches the cannon.
Axl: DNA Gathering!
Axl's special ability. He analyzes the cannon fast enough to get away from it.
Axl: Now! Guns!
Axl's guns turn into another cannon also charging energy to fire.
Dark Axl: You're finished! Viper beam!
Axl: Watch this! Viper beam!
The two identical beams hit each other causing a big ball of energy; the ball explodes causing a big amount of smoke.
Dark Axl: Cough, cough! I can't see!
Axl rushes to the dark one as he punches him away.
Axl: How's that?
Dark Axl: Not bad.
Zero: Axl!
Zero shouts as he carries X.
Axl: I can handle this! You two go to the next tower!
X: But...
Axl: I said that I could handle this! You two won't trust me for once?
Zero: ...OK kid. We're counting on you.
X: Good luck!
Axl: You too guys.
Dark Axl: Hey! Where are you going?
Dark Axl aims his guns to the two hunters, but a bullet hits the gun dropping it on the ground.
Axl: This is our fight! Leave them alone!
Dark Axl: Looks like you got guts. Now show them to me!
Dark Axl draws something out of his back and throws it to Axl. Clueless Axl doesn't respond to the electric field wrapping him.
Axl: What!?! I can't move!
Dark Axl: Now! Psymitar!
Axl gathers strength in his arms as he breaks the electric barriers, But Dark Axl hits Axl with an energy spear lifting him into the air, as he falls sown, Dark Axl prepares his leg for a heavy kick. Axl flies to the hole made by the Viper beam. Axl is able to hang from the edge of the abyss.
Axl: Dang!
Dark Axl: Now is time to show who's the strongest Axl.
Dark Axl steps on Axl's right hand making it lose its grip. Now he just hangs on his left hand.
Dark Axl: It's time to say good-bye!
Axl closes his eyes tightly to take the pain of the fall. But suddenly a metal slash cuts Dark Axl's back causing him to lose equilibrium and leave Axl alone. The pain is unbearable.
Axl lifts himself up as he turns to the shadow of his savior.
Axl: Who are you?
The shadow has the figure of a swordsman holding his sword, the shadow speaks to him.
Shadow: Now! Use Viper Beam with all you power!
Axl: Right!
Axl draws the big cannon as it charges to high limits. The energy in it is massive.
Axl: Now! You're retired! Hyper Viper Beam!
A Big tick blue beam comes out of the screaming mouth of the cannon. The big beam covers Dark Axl as makes his shadow disappear. The only thing left of him is from his upper torso to up.
The dying Dark Axl chuckles as he dies slowly.
Dark Axl: He... he... he... You... Won't... defeat... the... protector... so... easily... I'm... Waiting for... YOU IN HELL!
Dark Axl's voice fades away with his last breath. The weakened Axl looks for the generator.
Axl: All right. Don't fall after the generator is destroyed.
Axl keeps looking as he consumes his strengths before falling unconscious. He finds out that the generator is on the forehead of the big Sigma statue. He aims his gun and fires to the shinning ball. The ball breaks in thousands of fine dust pieces as the central energy field shines and weakens.
Axl: Got it. Thank you...
Axl turns to where the shadow was, he's gone.
Axl: Well then. Good luck... X... Zero...
Axl falls unconscious due to the big amount of energy he used. He needs quite time to restore his energy output.
X and Zero watch the weakened energy field as they walk up the stairs.
X: Look Zero! He did it!
Zero: Well. The boy is becoming a man.
X: Now we have to hurry!
This battle was the first of three that will open the barrier blocking Iris from freedom. Dark Axl has been finally destroyed.
But before dying he said something about the protector. Who will this protector be? Is he mentioned in the prophecies?
And who is the swordsman who saved Axl?
Now X and Zero must face the next Dark One in order to save Iris and the world.
Next Chapter: Battle against the Dark Bomber.
Author's Corner.
This episode is the first of a trilogy of the Battle against the dark ones. For those special attacks I used Cable from Marvel vs. Capcom 2. (Yes. I have it on PS2.) Viper beam, Psymitar, Elec-trap and Hyper Viper Beam. I decided to include a person who will make his return later in the third chapter of the trilogy to help the hunters. (Who will be? I won't tell.) Also I added someone to make the thing even more exciting. Dark X will reveal more details about the protector in the next episode (After all he is the one who deciphers the prophecies.) The identity of the Protector will be kept in secret until he appears. Oh! Time to eat! I gotta go before my cousins finish that Pizza from Dominos!
See ya in Battle against the Dark Bomber!
The hunters received a surprise attack from the Sigma Religion. X and Axl fought against the rest of the apostles: Spine Hedgehog, Thunder Jellyfish, Honey Bee and Bomber Cat.
Axl was retired out of combat very quickly leaving X alone to fight against the four.
Zero who was assigned to protect Iris decided to leave that post and help X. With his special techniques he destroyed the four apostles very easily.
When they were going to see Iris, a scream alerted them that something was not right. Dynamo arrived to Iris' room while Zero was fighting and kidnapped Iris to complete the final step of the Rondo of Blood.
Zero promised that he would protect Iris at any cost, so he's going to the Sigma Religion castle to save her and finish the enemy once for all. X knowing this was a very dangerous mission decided to support Zero, and Axl is part of the team, so he's going to.
Now the three hunters are on their way to the enemy castle to save Iris and bring peace to the world. But this will be the hardest battle of all. And some lives will be lost...
Chapter 9: Battle against the Dark Gunner.
X, Zero and Axl are on their way to Northern-Europe heading to the dark castle, which is base for the Sigma religion and place where Iris is captive. Zero will rescue Iris at any cost as he's supported by X and Axl.
At the distance, a dark shape like a fortress castle is visible in the big crimson moon. There are four towers, three on the side and a tall one in the center. Zero is able to see those on the ship.
Zero: There it is. The Dark Castle.
X: And I bet that Iris is on the central tower.
Axl: But heading there on the ship would be a problem...
Zero: True. We can't just jump off the ship to the central tower. We must infiltrate the main gate to get inside.
X: I'll set the commands for landing.
X presses a series of buttons that reduce the speed of the ship making it lose altitude smoothly as it lands on a nearby hill. The three hunters leave the ship as they head towards the castle. When they're in front of the main gate, a familiar person shows up with his white hair waving playing with the wind.
Zero: Dynamo!
The three hunters draw their weapons, as the shape of Dynamo is visible. Dynamo just chuckles as he explains the rules.
Dynamo: He he he. Relax guys; I'm just here to tell a message.
X: What kind of message?
Dynamo: It's from the dark ones. If you want to see the chosen one again, you must play our game.
Axl: What kind of game?
Dynamo: It's easy. Look the central tower.
The three hunters turn their sights to the central tower as a strange energy field is sealing it from the world that surrounds it.
Zero: Iris!
Dynamo: You wont be able to get inside very easily. First you'll need to fight the dark ones on the three dark towers.
Dynamo waves his hands in the directions of the three towers surrounding the big central tower.
Dynamo: When you defeat one of the dark ones, you'll be able to destroy the generator of the force field, destroy all three generators to disable the force field. Then you'll be able to enter inside of the central tower and rescue the chosen one. But it doesn't mean that the Rondo of Blood is over. There's always something behind all this.
X: Something behind all this?
Dynamo: You'll have to find out by yourselves, Of course I would stay and play, but someone must look after the chosen one. Gotta go. My muffins are ready. Enjoy the game!
Dynamo disappears in the air. The three hunters look at each other.
X: Do we have any choice?
Zero: It looks like the only way to save her.
Axl: So which tower?
Zero: I say the one on the right.
X: You're on.
The three hunters head to the first tower. Their way up seems like forever with stairs that look like will take you to heaven. On the top there is a dark room with inscriptions on the floor. There is some blood spilled fitting the marks. It's the summing room.
Zero: What is that on the floor?
X ducks touching the red marks with his finger as he rubs his finger with his thumb.
X: Blood...
Axl: What kind stuff did they do here?
Dark Axl: We summoned the Reaper and the Angel here.
A dark figure steps out of the darkness. The shadow looks like a gunner bearing two guns.
Axl: It's you!
Dark Axl: Some time no see. I hope you're ready to face me.
Zero: What about Iris?!?
Axl: Just shut up and fight!
Zero: Scatter!
Dark Axl lifts his heavy guns as he fires thick bullets hitting the walls as the hunters scatter thru the room.
Axl: Whoa! Those are very nice guns!
Dark Axl: Argh! Stop moving!
Dark Axl waves his right gun as he aims where a hunter is about to be.
Axl: Take this.
Dark Axl fires hitting a hunter on the chest, the hunter is pushed to the ground by the heavy blast.
X: Ugh!
Zero: X!
X: I'm... I'm Ok.
Dark Axl: I told you stop moving. Now time to finish the famous X.
Dark Axl takes slow steps towards X, But Axl shouts as he lifts his guns aiming for the dark one.
Axl: Hey! Loser! Eat this!
Dark Axl: I don't think so!
Both Axl's fire their guns causing their shots to hit each other making explosions on their midline of fire.
Dark Axl: That's it!
Suddenly Dark Axl's guns turn into a big cannon. Energy is being charged as he fires.
Dark Axl: Viper Beam!
A big beam comes out of the screaming cannon shouting directly to Axl. Axl dodges the beam as it hits the wall showing the crimson moon.
Axl: That was close!
Dark Axl: I wont miss next time!
Axl: How about letting me borrow that cannon?
Axl rushes to the cannon before this one fires. Axl touches the cannon.
Axl: DNA Gathering!
Axl's special ability. He analyzes the cannon fast enough to get away from it.
Axl: Now! Guns!
Axl's guns turn into another cannon also charging energy to fire.
Dark Axl: You're finished! Viper beam!
Axl: Watch this! Viper beam!
The two identical beams hit each other causing a big ball of energy; the ball explodes causing a big amount of smoke.
Dark Axl: Cough, cough! I can't see!
Axl rushes to the dark one as he punches him away.
Axl: How's that?
Dark Axl: Not bad.
Zero: Axl!
Zero shouts as he carries X.
Axl: I can handle this! You two go to the next tower!
X: But...
Axl: I said that I could handle this! You two won't trust me for once?
Zero: ...OK kid. We're counting on you.
X: Good luck!
Axl: You too guys.
Dark Axl: Hey! Where are you going?
Dark Axl aims his guns to the two hunters, but a bullet hits the gun dropping it on the ground.
Axl: This is our fight! Leave them alone!
Dark Axl: Looks like you got guts. Now show them to me!
Dark Axl draws something out of his back and throws it to Axl. Clueless Axl doesn't respond to the electric field wrapping him.
Axl: What!?! I can't move!
Dark Axl: Now! Psymitar!
Axl gathers strength in his arms as he breaks the electric barriers, But Dark Axl hits Axl with an energy spear lifting him into the air, as he falls sown, Dark Axl prepares his leg for a heavy kick. Axl flies to the hole made by the Viper beam. Axl is able to hang from the edge of the abyss.
Axl: Dang!
Dark Axl: Now is time to show who's the strongest Axl.
Dark Axl steps on Axl's right hand making it lose its grip. Now he just hangs on his left hand.
Dark Axl: It's time to say good-bye!
Axl closes his eyes tightly to take the pain of the fall. But suddenly a metal slash cuts Dark Axl's back causing him to lose equilibrium and leave Axl alone. The pain is unbearable.
Axl lifts himself up as he turns to the shadow of his savior.
Axl: Who are you?
The shadow has the figure of a swordsman holding his sword, the shadow speaks to him.
Shadow: Now! Use Viper Beam with all you power!
Axl: Right!
Axl draws the big cannon as it charges to high limits. The energy in it is massive.
Axl: Now! You're retired! Hyper Viper Beam!
A Big tick blue beam comes out of the screaming mouth of the cannon. The big beam covers Dark Axl as makes his shadow disappear. The only thing left of him is from his upper torso to up.
The dying Dark Axl chuckles as he dies slowly.
Dark Axl: He... he... he... You... Won't... defeat... the... protector... so... easily... I'm... Waiting for... YOU IN HELL!
Dark Axl's voice fades away with his last breath. The weakened Axl looks for the generator.
Axl: All right. Don't fall after the generator is destroyed.
Axl keeps looking as he consumes his strengths before falling unconscious. He finds out that the generator is on the forehead of the big Sigma statue. He aims his gun and fires to the shinning ball. The ball breaks in thousands of fine dust pieces as the central energy field shines and weakens.
Axl: Got it. Thank you...
Axl turns to where the shadow was, he's gone.
Axl: Well then. Good luck... X... Zero...
Axl falls unconscious due to the big amount of energy he used. He needs quite time to restore his energy output.
X and Zero watch the weakened energy field as they walk up the stairs.
X: Look Zero! He did it!
Zero: Well. The boy is becoming a man.
X: Now we have to hurry!
This battle was the first of three that will open the barrier blocking Iris from freedom. Dark Axl has been finally destroyed.
But before dying he said something about the protector. Who will this protector be? Is he mentioned in the prophecies?
And who is the swordsman who saved Axl?
Now X and Zero must face the next Dark One in order to save Iris and the world.
Next Chapter: Battle against the Dark Bomber.
Author's Corner.
This episode is the first of a trilogy of the Battle against the dark ones. For those special attacks I used Cable from Marvel vs. Capcom 2. (Yes. I have it on PS2.) Viper beam, Psymitar, Elec-trap and Hyper Viper Beam. I decided to include a person who will make his return later in the third chapter of the trilogy to help the hunters. (Who will be? I won't tell.) Also I added someone to make the thing even more exciting. Dark X will reveal more details about the protector in the next episode (After all he is the one who deciphers the prophecies.) The identity of the Protector will be kept in secret until he appears. Oh! Time to eat! I gotta go before my cousins finish that Pizza from Dominos!
See ya in Battle against the Dark Bomber!
