[Secession Studios – As Above, So Below]
残り:四の影/ Remnant's Four Shadows
End of Remnant, Episode 26: When Many Fall, More Will Rise
[Cues: Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2 OST - Cutscene 3]
Griseo was panicking, seeing no way out…but then he saw his downed ship still mostly intact. Griseo turned to his remaining trio under his control.
"My orders are not to bother with this rabble, focus on delaying Yuki. As long as you can! Towa, it seems we've been backed to a corner." Griseo said with a dour look. "If we can't win…"
"No one can." Towa said tiredly having to use her staff to support herself.
"That would imply we're going to let…"
Griseo and Towa smashed a big chunk of Light Dust to make a blinding light.
"SON OF A BITCH!"
[Cues: Metroid Fusion OST – SA-X Appears]
The light faded as Yuki crashed onto the ground rumbling it with eyes that oozed anger and vitriol. His armor had subtle changes, namely he now sported the back of the hand claws of the Shredder. For the Turtles and their allies, they'd swear Yuki was the Shredder considering Yuki wore the helmet that shadowed his eyes.
Vilgax, Hawk Moth, and Doflamingo all jumped to attack him only to be paralyzed by telekinesis. He casually and telekinetically snapped their necks before letting their bodies hit the ground. Given the nature of Doflamingo and Hawk Moth's powers, there was nothing for Yuki to collect. For Vilgax, it was a redundancy given Kelly's semblance. Wapol hid behind the Straw Hats which led to said pirates stomping on him until he was out cold.
Everyone was silent as he walked leaving just the sound of his footsteps. Griseo and Towa were feverishly looking for their special weapon as they could hear Yuki coming up.
"Found it!" Griseo said getting the case out.
Yuki released his Silver's Will, which was deeply enhanced given his new state. That got Griseo and Towa to fall on the ground writhing in pain clutching their hearts and coughing blood as their auras shattered (not that they had much left given the circumstances). Towa looked far worse, struggling to breathe. Everyone else just felt chills down their spine. Yuki walked up, kicking the case aside while looking down at the two.
[Music Ends]
"The ultimate variant of Silver's Will, and it's not being used on a worthy opponent…just two meddling pests." Yuki said looking at Towa who was shaking. "What's wrong with you?
Unknown to everyone, Towa's aura was the only thing that was keeping her alive despite the pain. Towa was slowly realizing that her science experiment for power…was backfiring. Towa dry heaved as a hand tore out of her mouth. Yuki, amused by this, grabbed the hand and pulled as Towa was forced to puke out Alcina Dimitresu. The giant lady was grateful for the help as Towa began to fall apart.
She was pleading for help as Chronoa walked up to her with a stony face.
"It hurts so much!" Towa said as Chronoa took out the knife she was given.
"Wait, don't kill her. She's already damned." Noire said as his relic glowed. "It seems she was 'poisoned' by her own components."
Yuki scanned her but before stomping down on Griseo's kneecap to keep him from moving.
"Parasitic infection in your organs and in your blood…and some virus decaying your insides rapidly." Yuki said before looking to Alcina. "That's odd, I don't see any disease in you…I guess whatever you had…Towa has it now."
Alcina did let out a little laugh at this.
"I detect damage of a magical nature as well. Yuki, you need to teleport her somewhere. She's going to blow!" Serena warned as Yuki snapped his fingers forming a portal under Towa for her to fall through.
"Where did you send her?" Shaundi asked.
"The Sun." Yuki said as the portal closed. "Now to clean up the grease stain."
[Cues: Conker's Bad Fur Day OST – Conker the King]
He looked over at the downed Griseo.
"Griseo, I want to thank you again for making me even stronger than I was before. If you weren't such an incompetent dumbass, I may not have gotten where I am. All this time you wanted to be a God, but I became one not because I wanted it…but I was pushed into it to stop you. But I won't kill you alone, it should be on behalf of all the Silver Eyed Warriors." Yuki said as Griseo found himself surrounded. "The people I have to lead."
Noire, Maria, Ruby, Summer, Adam, and Blade surrounded him with Yuki.
"I thank you for joining me in battle today." Yuki said, looking grateful. "And it's time we bring it to a close."
"The Brother Gods will have your heads! You think they will let someone like you live?!" Griseo spewed.
"If they come for me and not for you, that just means you were not a threat at all." Yuki snarked back.
"They'll be dealt with, because all you are is literally my pawn." Noire remarked. "You don't think I knew you were going to be backstab me. I knew, and I used you. Thanks to you, I was freed from the Voyd, I got my power unsealed, my curse broken, my clan's dream realized, the Silver Eyed Warriors put back on the track to be something feared, you've reunited me with my kin thought to be lost, and you've given me the means to deal with the Brothers. This is goodbye…and this is checkmate."
As the combined flash of Silver Eyes vaporized him, Griseo didn't scream. The energy to do so, he did not have anymore. The pain was agonizing, but all he could muster was a hollow look of complete defeat. All his actions left him drained and unable to fight anymore with his thoughts being that he had never left being Noire's pawn. Griseo was dead to the wind with his essence split up along those who vaporized him, not that they were likely to use the power gained.
[Music Ends]
"The plan finally comes out." Cael said glaring Noire down.
"Yeah, but it's too late for you to do anything about it. Plus, I don't see you giving Salem shit seeing her body count is far greater than mine. And she didn't even have a plan aside from getting everyone killed because she's too much of a piece of shit to realize she is a garbage person. Millions died for her and Ozpin's endless pointless war. My Voyden Grimm might have killed a chunk of Vale's population, but might I remind you that Salem would have more people killed in her feckless war which I ended, Cael." Noire said pointedly. "So, sit your ass down."
"Enough. Look it's over, and Griseo hasn't betrayed us." Ayla said playing peacekeeper.
"But explain to me how you're going to deal with the Brothers." Chronoa remarked.
"I'm going to reverse their own curse on them, and you and Yuki are going to help me do it. In the process, I will claim my prize and we can make balance." Noire remarked.
"Your prize? Oh, I see how it is. You want to eat the core." Chronoa said with a look of realization. "All this, your plan was to obtain aura of the Gods."
"Then you'll have it." Yuki said surprising everyone. "Because I realize what you mean by balance. The Brothers were horrid, but they had a balance that must be replaced. So, let's put this to an end."
Chronoa had a wide grin as she opened a golden portal.
"Then it's time we confronted them. We'll be back." Chronoa said.
"Oh, and you…the giant lady. I'll deal with you when I return. Mary! Morgaine! Make sure she doesn't do anything stupid and keep an eye on things. Ivory, go find the authorities and let them know it's over. The rest of you, stay put." Yuki said as Noire took up the case with the 'secret weapon' before tossing it to Yuki.
The three had left through the portal.
[-]
[Cues: JPDE OST - Track #06 Light it Up]
Between time and space with the 'highways' that led to the numerous universes within, the Brother Gods were on their way to 'welcome' the new God and take credit for his ascension and for the fall of Griseo and Towa. The two were unconcerned with the severe damage that Griseo and Towa did to numerous universes, being only concerned with their precious 'prime' universe. They were hoping to get him on their side before Noire could 'poison' him with his influence. They hoped to wrest Yuki away from Chronoa…but then they were stopped by a gold portal.
"You!" God of the Darkness said as Noire jumped out.
"Yes, me." Noire said as Chronoa and Yuki followed.
"Yuki, you must-"
"Adrik, Aloak, you can stop right there. The answer is no. I'm not going to be your lapdog or your chess piece." Yuki said as the Brothers were shocked to have their true names spoken. "You hurt the people close to me, and I'm going to put an end to it."
"You don't think of the consequences of your actions. The multiverse cannot run without us in charge." Adrik remarked as Yuki opened the case.
Half a dozen vials of some glowing fluid as Yuki took one in hand.
"Vials? That's your ticket item to beat us!" Aloak said before laughing. "You know what? Have your last drink."
Serena scanned and told him internally what was in it. He gave a vial to Chronoa and Noire before taking two for himself (and Serena). He looked at them and nodded before they took their 'final drink'.
[Music Ends]
"Well, prepare yourselves for oblivion. I'll make sure to take my time killing everyone you all cared about!" Aloak said before blasting them.
The blast was dispersed as by a bright shining light. Yuki's armor went from its normal colors to a flashing through several ones. Noire looked the same, but Chronoa's appearance…had the Brothers completely terrified. She was back in her original unrestrained adult form…the burst of energy from Griseo and Towa's science project overwhlem the cursed seal they had planted on her.
"I guess we can forget about banishing you." Chronoa said ominously.
[-]
The alternative Remnant that still had a Salem would watch the three just tear the Brothers to shreds…utterly demolishing them with their attacks and combos. Not that world's Salem, who was munching on some popcorn and recording with her Seer Grimm. That world's Ozpin was shamelessly cheering them on while recording with his Scroll. Then Noire got down to business tearing out the prize he desired from Aloak after Chronoa blitzed them.
[Cues: Mobile Fighter G Gundam OST – Shining Finger Theme]
"Yuki, Noire, back off! I'll finish this!" Chronoa said summoning her twin blades…appearing as hands of a clock. "If anyone is going to do this, it will be ME!"
She charged clashing blades with him which she was easily dominating them. They clearly had gotten sloppy with their bladework and she slashed through their swords.
"You two have ruined things for the last time!" Chronoa said before giving the final slashes. "One for the past you've lain to ruin, one for poisoning the present, and this is to free the future!"
With a final roar, she bisected them both as the Brothers exploded in a mass of sparkles. Adrik's damaged core hit the ground as she landed on her feet.
[Music Ends]
The invincibility had worn off, but Chronoa retained her grown form with her clothes returning to her normal colors.
"Is it over?" Yuki asked.
"There's one last thing." Chronoa said producing a metal briefcase. "This was given to me by a mysterious visitor. The logo on it reminded me of you."
He looked at it and balked.
"This logo is the design for a company. A company I was…running sort of in the shadows back in the day to support myself. I always wanted to take the idea and make it a somewhat legit business. I called it…XanTech. This is the exact logo I designed for it!" Yuki said showing her the image on his scroll. "Who sent you this?!"
"Some guy named X.I." Chronoa said as Yuki dropped the case in shock. "What?"
"X.I! No way. I had a code name for the business. It was a pseudonym for me being the CEO…Xan Ice." Yuki said as Chronoa's jaw dropped.
He took the case when beeped before Serena appeared next to him.
"It's locked, DNA locked." Serena said as the briefcase beeped signaling it unlocked. "And it was a match for yours."
"So, this guy was either you from the future or…"
"No, the future isn't written thanks to the Brothers. This is more than likely, a parallel version of Yuki interfering. Which should be near impossible given…" Chronoa said before Yuki stopped him.
"No, not now. This is something I want my team around for." He said as Noire absorbed Aloak's core.
Both Yuki and Chronoa sensed it, the change in Noire's aura as he 'ascended'. The transformation had left Noire with few physical changes and with a new outfit. His tribal markings remained on his pale skin. His skin had already returned to a humanlike tone when his curse broke, but the recent changes had made his skin paler to where he could blend in with the Schnees. His horns were gone, replaced with grey horn-like protrusions grew out of his left temple and overlapped his forehead akin to a protector with an upward-curve on the right temple. His hair now had a blackish-purple hue with it slightly grown out. He now wore an elegant, slim cut, white long-sleeved tailcoat with purple lining, cuffs, armored shoulders, and an oversized collar that folded back upon itself over his black sleeveless folding shirt. He now had armor plating of a dark purple color forming protective guards around his chest, waist, and thighs. The look was completed with dark grey pants and him retaining his white boots and red sash. His silver eyes did have a bit of a lilac tint to them now.
"Welcome to the club." Yuki said with a grin. "And now that your plan is done..."
He punched Noire in the stomach getting the older one to keel over.
"That's for putting me and my friends through all that shit." Yuki said.
"Fair enough." Noire said. "But what about the destabilized worlds?"
"From what I sense, a good chunk of those worlds has deep damage. Some could be fixed, others not so much. I fear that Griseo and Towa's final insult was to ensure many worlds go down with them. I'm going to the Time Nest. I need to check on some things." Chronoa said.
"I'm going to gather everyone and take them to the Silver Spire. And we can all meet there." Yuki said before forming a portal.
He snatched up Adrik's damaged core having a few ideas on what to do with it as he stored it away for later.
"I am going back to Remnant. I need to get Sazu and make the announcement to my people. The God of the Voyden is here." Noire said forming his own portal. "After I get Sayah and Gen. Cinder is going to be relieved to see it'll all over."
The three went their separate ways, but not before Chronoa destroyed the remains of Griseo and Towa's secret weapon. She had no intent of leaving any trace of it behind.
(A/N: Griseo, Towa, and the Brother Gods are out of the way, but we still have the aftermath of it all. Along with the case to which I wanted to a neat explanation for the name, logo, and pseudonym. Though, it was rather obvious for some, but for those who missed it. Yes, the alternate Yuki is the same one from the GTR miniseries in RWBYverse (who originally was in another series), basically Sub-Prime Yuki. But now it's time to bring this all to a close.)
(A/N: (Update 4/25/2022): Can't believe I forgot about Adrik's core. Compared to the other chapters, the grammar of this one bugged me a lot. At least the spelling was not a complete disaster.)
