Berkana Island...

It was a place from out of nowhere.

X, Zero, GV, Joule, Acura, Lailah, Senti, Tyro, and I rode on a helicopter and landed here. We got the supplies that we needed as we readied for the hunt. The forest was natural and had no sight of Honkai monsters or Mavericks.

"Huh? I'm puzzled that it's empty. Did somebody clear the island?" X wondered.

"Maybe... I think someone used the island for a private vacation since there were no mechaloids. Also, do you still remember the maverick witch named her, 'Berkana'? The one who flirted with you?" Zero smirked.

"Brrr! I don't want to remember about her," X shivered.

"Oh wow! I thought Alia, Nana, Marty, our female co-workers, and fangirls have a crush on you," I gasped.

"Eh?" X blinked.

X, how can be so clueless that your heroic deeds win every girl's heart?! /O0O\

"Lola, can you sense the maverick virus or Honkai virus?" Acura asked as he summoned a tiny, flying robot with an A.I.

"Hmm... A little for mavericks but the Honkai energy is much stronger. I can sense through the forest," she said.

"Holy shit! I sensed it too. I can feel the Herrscher's energy... BTW, who's this A.I. ?" Senti asked as she pointed at the robot.

The robot activated her hologram. She was a tiny fairy with fiery wings. "I'm Lola, Acura's assistant, and sidekick. I support my boss on weaponry and navigation. And, you can call my boss, Copen."

"It's my codename when I worked as a hunter," Acura clarified. He was in white and red hunter armor with blue and black highlights and a jetpack.

Tyro was right. Copen was like Iron Man.

"Since Lola and Senti sensed the Honkai Energy, we can follow their leads," Lailah suggested.

"Okay, Senti, Lola, please lead the way," Joule requested.

"Okie dokie!" Senti and Lola replied as they followed the Honkai energy.

We followed the girls but I stopped as I noticed Tyro stayed in her place. I walked towards her.

"Tyro, we're going! Yuhoo!"

"Ah! Axl, you scared me!" she jolted.

"Sorry but I noticed that you were spacing out. We can walk together and talk about it," I advised.

"Um... Sure," Tyro nodded as we continued our path. "Hey, Axl... If your closest friend is dying, what are you going to do?"

"I... I had to meet and talk for the last moments. I did that to the Red Alert and Red for the last time. I didn't regret it though. It was sad but I finally met them for the last moments in our lives," I replied.

"Oh..." Tyro lowered her head and went silent.

This was my first time seeing Tyro felt sad about it. It might be very serious that she wasn't open up about it. She had secrets that she hid from herself but I respected her as I didn't want to force her.

I blushed as I held her hand. "If you're not ready to face them, then I'll come with you. So that you're not alone... Or we can bring your friends too."

"Oh! I'm okay now. Thanks for the advice that you have experienced and I'm sorry about your family," Tyro apologized as she held my hand tightly.

"No prob. Glad I'm able to help," I smiled at her as I saw her blushing face.

"Oof!"

"Ah!"

I accidentally bumped at GV. "Sorry about that, dude!"

"It's cool. We stopped because..."

All of us stared at the giant castle, made of pink crystals. We were amazed by the aesthetic beauty and the architecture. The problem was the entrance. No doors at the bottom and no stairs to lead us to the top.

"Do you think that the maverick or a Herrscher knows that we're here?" Zero asked.

"I think so. Should we find another way?" Lailah wondered as she walked around a little.

"Sa pamamagitan ng pagbubukas ng kastilyo, lumikha ng isang susi at buksan ito," Tyro mumbled.

"Huh? What is that mean?" I raised a brow.

"It's the Filipino language. It means that we can open the castle by creating a key and opening it... I read it on the wall, in the front of us," she pointed at the crystal wall but I didn't see the writing and I saw the keyhole.

"I didn't see the writings. At least, we found the keyhole," I said.

"Wait! You didn't see the writing?! How about you guys?!" Tyro asked in shock.

"No, I didn't see the writing," X shook his head.

"Me too. Is it in secret?" GV asked.

Lola scanned the wall with the holographic screen. "It has the writing with the DNA but it was blurry."

"Tyro, do you think it's him?" Lailah asked worriedly.

"No fucking way?!" Tyro was shocked as she created the key with her power she placed it into the keyhole and turned it.

The crystal revealed a huge door and slid it open to the right. We were stunned that Tyro's key and the writing worked.

"Whoa! It worked," I was stupified.

"Noir!" Tyro rushed inside the castle.

"Tyro, wait up!" I followed her quickly.

"Slow down, guys!" Joule shouted as we all entered the castle and the door shut itself completely.

Now, we were stuck and the whole place was dark.

"So, you guys can turn on your flashlights at your chest armors and we can-"

Senti stopped as we felt the strong earthquake.

"Eh?!" I heard Joule's scream.

"Joule!" That's GV

"Huh?! Get off me?!" Copen shouted.

"Oops! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to touch them!" X apologized about what?

"About what, X?" Lailah confused.

"It's okay, X. I caught you and you touched my chest lights. At least, they're NOT my boobs," Zero said.

"Calm down, guys. We need to stay together and-"

"EEEEEEEEEEEKKK!"

"TYRO?!"

As the earthquake continued to shake, the ground crumbled and all of us fell and screamed.