Chapter Two
Heavy Losses
The darker reploid's lips curled into a grim smirk, as he walked forward, holding the Z-Saber tight at his side. "I'm going to get back at you for defeating me..." Zero looked at Ciel. "Get back! I'll take care of him myself! Operator, transfer her back to base, now!" Ciel shook her head, "Zero, no"She was then transferred back to the base as a blur of light.
Zero jumped down in front of Omega, as the two stood, glaring at one another, hair flowing in the wind. As they stared one another down, rain started to pour on the battlefield. Omega then spoke, "Needed to protect that human woman, I see…It's a disgrace to have you be anything like me." Zero then replied, "I'm not a monster like you, Omega! Even if I am a copy, deep down I am the true Zero."
Omega laughed, "Ha! Don't kid yourself! You're just a copy, that's all you'll amount to!"
"I never needed to borrow the power of Mother Elf to beat you, did I?"
"I don't need that power anymore!" Omega dashed forward, slamming his foot into Zero's face, sending him spinning back into a building, making the wall crumble inward slightly, also forcing him to drop his Z-Saber. "Ugh…You've gotten stronger…" Zero coughed up some energy carrying blood, and then wiped the blood off with his hand.
Zero started to reach for his Z-Saber, but Omega's foot came down, crushing the unit. Zero growled, his dark blue eyes staring at Omega's pure black optics. Smirking, Omega pointed his saber at the downed reploid. "Get up. You're no fun if you don't put up a fight!" Zero shakily got to his feet, and then sent his fist out toward Omega's face.
The dark reploid ducked under the fist, sending his foot out to Zero's legs. He succeeded in tripping the reploid, and then sent his foot to his side while he fell to the ground, sending him flying up into the air. Zero regained his control, then sending his foot out as Omega jumped after. Omega, caught by surprise, was sent plowing into the ground. Zero landed gracefully on a large piece of rubble.
"I may use my weapons mostly, but I also specialize in hand-to-hand!" Zero crossed his arms over his chest. Omega leapt at him, ramming him through a few buildings. Zero yelled out in pain, sliding himself down, flipping Omega over as he did, saying, "I won't be beaten by you, Omega! The body doesn't matter; it's the heart and soul that counts! You'll never learn."
Omega stood up, his damage from all of this repairing itself, the jewel on his helmet shining brightly. "You fool…You think I'm weaker from losing the Dark Elf? You don't even know the extent of my power!" Zero's eyes were wide, as he stepped back slowly. 'What…why can't I damage him?'
Omega suddenly was behind Zero, slamming his foot into the side of the red reploid's head, sending him flying through a series of walls, which all piled on top of his body. Zero burst out, pulling out his energy pistol, firing it rapidly at Omega. The darker reploid leapt over to Zero, pulling his fist back as he dashed through the bullets, deflecting them with his sheer speed, punching Zero's face with the force of a wrecking ball, sending him flying hard into a nearby cliff facing.
Meanwhile, in the Resistance Base, Ciel was watching the fight, tears streaming down her cheeks as she watched Zero getting pummeled, wanting so badly to do something. "I've got to do something…or Zero will…!" Ciel typed furiously at a computer terminal, a small explosion being heard in the lower levels of the base. The explosion caused most to rush to the place where it happened.
Ciel then ran into the control room, typing in for a manual transfer sequence in a hidden computer panel, tying in the coordinates to Zero's location. She then pushed the transfer switch, disappearing in a blur of light.
Zero fell to the ground hard, coughing up blood. His energy systems were in the critical stage, as he could hardly stand. However, the young reploid forced himself up to his feet, blood trickling down from his lips. "Damn it…Omega!" Omega walked up slowly to the young reploid, his eyes filled with hate as he walked, though smirking at his obvious advantage. Omega pulled his pistol forward, gathering immense energy from the air into the barrel. "See you in hell…"
Just then, they both heard a voice call out, as Ciel ran into the battlefield, tears falling from her face. "Please…Leave him alone, Omega!" Zero's eyes stared at the young girl in disbelief. "No, Ciel…Get out of here!" Omega smirked, moving the pistol's barrel to Ciel, aiming at her. "Kill two birds with one stone? Heh!" Zero leapt onto Omega, slamming him into the ground. "I won't let you hurt her!" Zero struggled to hold Omega down, yelling out, "Ciel, you need to get out of here, now!" Ciel stared at the reploid, feeling a horrible sinking sensation in her chest. "Zero, no...please Zero, don't do this…I-I'm not worth it…Zero!"
Omega kicked the red reploid into the air, whipping his pistol forward, and pulling the trigger, as a huge blast went toward Zero, slamming into his torso, and sending him flying up higher into the air. As Zero's systems started to fail, he thought to himself, 'Ciel…I'm sorry…' Zero blacked out afterward, slamming hard into the ground a few feet away from Ciel. The young girl instantly ran to Zero's side, falling to her hands and knees next to him.
Omega walked toward the girl, flicking his saber to the on position, a deep green energy blade forming. Omega's lips were curled into a cruel smirk, as he spoke, "There there, woman. Don't look so sad…I'll make it quick, then you can join my useless copy to the grave…Now, don't move." Omega then raised, his blade up above his head, as he swung it toward the woman.
The dark reploid's blade met with two red energy blades, as Harpuia held him back. "Don't you touch that girl, Omega!" Harpuia shoved Omega back, levitating between Ciel and the bloodthirsty reploid. Omega spit to the ground, growling. "All these nuisances interrupting my fun." He was instantly hit to the side by a few large flame shots, as Fefnir jumped down from a pile of rubble, his usual oversized blaster arm aimed at Omega. We're the only ones allowed to take care of them, so beat it!" Leviathan slammed Omega onto his face with the butt of her spear. "If you resist, we won't hold back!"
Omega stood, looking around at the three guardians of Neo Arcadia all assembled against him. "I don't have the patience for you fools. I'll finish you all off later, then!" Omega then warped away from the group in a beam of light. Fefnir roared out at Omega as he left, "Come back, ya coward!" Harpuia then stopped Fefnir, being the voice of reason in the group as always. "Leave him be…we're lucky he decided to leave. We have more important matters to attend to." Harpuia then looked back to Ciel and Zero.
Ciel stared at Zero, tears streaming down her cheeks, wetting the ground beneath her. She seemed not to notice the Neo Arcadian Guardians, as she whispered to herself, "No, this all has to be a dream…this can't be real…Zero, please wake up…please tell me it's all alright…Zero, please…I don't want to lose you from my side…Zero…Zero…" Ciel then cried out loud, "Zero!"