Disclaimer: I do not own either Senran Kagura or Bloodborne whatsoever, as both are own by Marvelous Entertainment and SCEA respectively. This story will be an after story based on Senran Kagura: Arkanum made by sledgehammer963. This will also be rated M just in case. Other than that, enjoy!
Senran Kagura: After Arkanum – Ange Ark Nova – Chapter 0: Prologue Part 4: Mission Begin.
"Great leader? Great leader, you have an urgent message!"
Present day:
I gasped as I woke up from the dream of my past and began panting as I looked around frantically. As I began to control my breathing, I saw that I was in my office, sitting at my mahogany desk, and to my right, it was Shiori, my trusted secretary, who was looking at me worriedly.
"Great leader?" Shiori asked worriedly, "Are you alright?"
I began breathing steadily for a moment before I took deep breaths, then I said calmly, "Yes, I'm fine. Proceed."
"Yes, ma'am." said Shiori, "It's one of the Shinobi Council members. He wishes to see you."
I stayed silent as I took in the dream of the flashback of my past, then took a look around my office, seeing the weapons we've collected, the successes that we've achieved, then at the blueprint of my greatest creation, the Ultimate Purification Weapon.
"My lady?" Shiori called me, and I looked at her as she asked, "Should I…tell them that you're busy and not feeling well?"
I sighed to calm myself before I said, "No, no, it's fine. I'm fine." I looked forward as I got up and stood professionally and ordered, "Put them on screen."
"Yes, ma'am." said Shiori as she did as I told her.
The call screen opens up, revealing a man in a suit on screen as he looked at me from the other side of the call. I smiled and greeted, "Councilman Kurosaki, a pleasure to see you again, sir."
"Ange Ark Nova," Councilman Kurosaki greeted back, "The pleasure is all mine. I called you today to see how things are going for you on your end. Is everything going alright?"
"Yes, of course." I said, "Everything is going wonderfully and smoothly, Councilman Kurosaki. The plan for my project is going well underway as we are near completion of my ultimate project."
"Ah, yes, the Ultimate Purification Weapon you've been telling us about." said Kurosaki, "Well, I'd say it is wonderful news, Ange. You and Gallowglass have been doing a wonderful service in helping the Good Shinobis in protecting them from Evil Shinobis and hunters. Of course, that also includes your latest report regarding Caligula. Matter of fact, it's the reason why the council and the Good Shinobi society as a whole rely on you and your assets so much. However, the council and I are still growing concerned in regards to your weapon, as well as the end result of what the weapon will do."
"I assure you, councilman, there is nothing that you need to be worried about." I said, "We've ran some tests on the Evil Shinobis and hunters that we've captured to be used as guinea pigs, and the weapon itself has been a complete success. It has proven itself that the crystal inside the weapon is strong enough to wipe away all the Evil Shinobis and hunters around the world. Once the weapon is complete and set up, we'll use it to wipe out all our enemies in the face of the Earth. Then, there will be no more wars between the shinobis and hunters, and all the Good Shinobis will continue to thrive to protect the world. Finally, after so long, we will have obtained peace."
"I see." said Kurosaki, "And how do you plan on doing so once the weapon is complete?"
"It's very simple, Councilman Kurosaki," I said as I began explaining the plan to him, "Once the Ultimate Purification Weapon is complete, all we have to do is lift the weapon into the sky up into the higher atmosphere where no one, not even the hunters could reach it. In other words, it's not just a powerful weapon, it is a flying fortress. Then, once the weapon has reached high enough around the cloud level, we will charge up the weapon up to its full power, powerful enough to create a powerful shockwave which will spread around the world, and the shockwave itself will continue to repeat itself until all of our enemies, the Evil Shinobis, hunters, and the Yōmas are all gone from this world. Once all our enemies are gone, we will finally have the peace that we seek, and the Good Shinobis will truly thrive to protect the world."
"I see." said Kurosaki, "But, Ange, if the weapon that you have claims to be powerful enough to wipe out hunters and Yōmas, would it not also mean that it will affect you and the hunters among your group?"
"Of course," I said, "Which is why I have two safe areas for both the top and the bottom of the fortress of my ultimate weapon, the Command Room which is at the top where I take command as well as the control room under it where my pilots, engineers, and workers will take control of the flight of the fortress and the Ultimate Purification Weapon when firing the shockwave, and the Shelter and Basement Room where the people we've gathered will take shelter and save haven there, as well as witness the birth of our new world. In short, Councilman Kurosaki, people will see the success of our progress to give a bright future for the Good Shinobis, and peace will be achieved."
"I see." said Kurosaki, "Well, I'd say that is wonderful news, Ange. In fact, I've gotta say that for all the things you've done for the Good Shinobis and the people of Japan, on behalf of the Shinobi Council, I praise you for your efforts."
"Why, thank you, sir." I said, "I'm-"
"Hold on, let me finish." said Kurosaki, raising a hand up to stop me for a moment, before he lowered it and continued, "While I do praise you for your effort, the council and I are, however, are somewhat concerned about this matter, in regards to your plans to ending this war for good, as well as very…wary about this 'Ultimate Purification Weapon' of yours."
"Please, not to worry, Councilman Kurosaki." I reassured, "I assure you, if there is any blame what is to happen afterward, I will gladly take it. This project of mine is my responsibility, after all."
"That's not what we're concern about." said Kurosaki, "Well, it is partially true, but what we're most concern about is what your weapon is based on."
I was confused by this, so I asked, "Um…I-I beg your pardon?"
Kurosaki sighed and said, "Ange, I know a lot about your past. I've read about your records before and after the downfall of the one named Mizuki, the one you and your old team once referred to as 'The Chosen One'. I also know that your ultimate weapon is based purely on your desire for not just to end all the hunters around the world, but for your revenge against the ones who took the Chosen One from you, as well as finish what the original prophecy said about ending them all."
I softly scoffed and said, "Sir, with…with all due respect, that has nothing to do with my work. My past has nothing to do with what had happened to me and my former teammates who left to side with our enemies."
"Ange," said Kurosaki, "You don't have to hide it. We all understand your loyalty to the past legacy that should've brought and made a difference, and we all understand how hard it is for you to deal with your losses, especially with the betrayal of your father and your squad mates as well as the Chosen One whom have all side with the very people they swore to fight against, and how much you want to finish what you've started in the past, but that's what the council is concern about. We're afraid that such mindset that you have would affect you greatly both mentally and psychologically and could greatly affect the course of your mis-"
I didn't want hear anymore as I smashed onto my desk angrily to shut him up as I yelled out angrily, "THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY DAMN THING ABOUT ME, YOU FUCKING DAMN INSOLENT FOOL!"
That made Kurosaki stopped talking, and as I began to calm myself to control my anger, I realized the words I had just said to the council member before I took deep breaths to calm myself and then said in an apologetic tone, "I…I-I'm sorry, p-please forgive me, Councilman Kurosaki. I…I did not mean to lose my temper and shouted such words to you."
"Ah, no, it's fine." said Kurosaki, "In fact, I should be the one to apologize. I had no means of pressuring you. I just want you to be very careful about what you're doing to end this war. As I said, the council is very wary of you and your machine. The actions that many of the people can make have consequences, and yours is no exception. And if your actions lead to any consequences, then that would put you in a very bad position. Just…be careful."
"Yes, sir, of course." I said.
"Good." said Kurosaki, "Once your project is complete and you finished with your initiation of your mission, I expect that you report to me the news you have and the result of your work. And remember, if it is a success, and all of our enemies have been wiped out from the face of the Earth and the Good Shinobis thrive, then you and your organization will be rewarded for your work. However, if it fails by any means, then I'm afraid that the Shinobi Council and I will have to dismantle your organization for good and you have to face the consequences of your actions. Either way in fact, once peace has been brought so something else happens, we may no longer need you anymore."
"Of course." I nodded, "I understand."
"Well, then," said Kurosaki, "Best of luck to you and Gallowglass. Do not disappoint the council and the Good Shinobis. And please, do be careful."
Then, with nothing else left to say, Kurosaki hung up and the screen turned off, ending the video call. I sat down back in my seat and sighed from being stressed out, before I remembered about my old squad mates. Or rather, what was left of them. Then I looked at Shiori and asked, "Shiori, how long has it been since our organization was formed?"
"About roughly almost three years, ma'am." said Shiori.
"I see." I said as I sighed at that, "It's been that long since our organization was formed, and yet we still couldn't even find the remaining members of the Shiraishi Squad?"
Shiori looked down and said, "Yes, I'm afraid so. Believe me, ma'am, we had tried looking for them the moment you formed this organization, but no matter where in Japan we look, we couldn't even find them anywhere. It's possible that they may have simply left the country and retired somewhere where no one could find them, or at most, they might've even died. We're confident that you're the only surviving member of the Shiraishi Squad left. That is, unless of course you count Akane Shiraishi if she's still alive."
"No, not likely." I said, "I'm afraid it's not possible for Akane to survive not after the incident with that former Councilwoman Leo who left and went into hiding after taking Mizuki away from the Good Shinobis and brought her to whoever she was affiliating herself with. Even the council couldn't even find Akane's body anywhere. Well, it no longer matters now. Either way, we continue with the plan."
"If you say so." said Shiori, "But, ma'am, what will we do once we've completed the plan of eradicating all our enemies throughout the world? As Councilman Kurosaki said, once we've complete the mission, the Good Shinobis and the council will no longer need us anymore."
I smirked and said, "Well, that is a noteworthy concern. Which is why once our mission to wipe out all of our enemies, the Evil Shinobis, hunters, and Yōmas from the entire world, we Gallowglass will go into self-exile, and begone to a place we shall hide where no one in the world will find us and shall remain where we are until eventually, we die and begone from the world entirely. That means it will end all the hunters for good with us being the last."
"I see." said Shiori.
"That reminds me," I said, "Once the project is complete, when shall we begin?"
"In about a week, ma'am." said Shiori.
"Then, I need to make a few calls." I said, "Contact the rest of my loyal followers."
"Yes, ma'am." said Shiori as she got to work on making a few calls. The screen then opens up, revealing the faces of all of my loyal followers: Amanda Sunfield, who was out in the wasteland sitting on her motorcycle, Sebastian Van Scarlet, who was in a room that is located inside Hanzo Academy, Victor Kresnik, who was at a local town recovering from his battle, and Lucy Osborne and Ryan Harway, who were both inside a flying ship, an evacuation escape ship, and in it were the students of Gessen Academy.
"Hey-a, boss!" Amanda greeted cheerfully, "Ya called?"
"I need everyone's report." I said, "How is everyone's progress on your tasks so far? Has anything happened? Have you done anything?"
"Well, nothing much so far." Amanda smiled, "I am working on trying to find and recapture Asuka since her escape from prison at Caligula. It's a good thing we still got the tracker placed on her neck in case she somehow managed to escape. It would've been pretty bad if we'd lost her so suddenly because we immaturely took off that tracker."
"Yes, quite." I nodded, before I ordered, "Continue your pursuit on Asuka." I then looked at Sebastian and asked, "And you, Mr. Scarlet?"
"I've been keeping security on high alert and guard for anything suspicious at all times since our last incident." said Sebastian, "And although we had some complications in regards to dealing with hunters in and outside the city, as well as searching, confiscating, and disposing anything hunter related, we were able to get the job done, and have tightened the security hard enough that there would no one else going in and out of the city without permission. And, I made sure that those who do not obey will be reminded to stay on the good side of Gallowglass before they do anything reckless."
"Good." I nodded, "And what of the girls of Hanzo Academy?"
"All are put in house arrest." said Sebastian, "Especially after they had interfered my pursuit to capture Alan Hellwalker. They won't be leaving their rooms, let alone Hanzo Academy or the city anytime soon."
"I see." I said, before I looked at Victor and asked, "And, Victor, how are your injuries? I'm assuming you've recovered nicely after our battle at Caligula?"
"Yes." Victor nodded, "The injuries I have sustained are nothing compared to what we have to go through dealing with dangerous hunters. Once I've fully recovered, my men and I will join up with Amanda immediately."
"No, there's no need for that." I said, "You've done enough as it is. Return to base at once, and send your men out to help Amanda on her hunt for Asuka and Lawrence and his group."
"Very well, ma'am." said Victor.
I then looked over to Lucy and Ryan before I gave out a disappointed look and asked, "Lucy, Ryan, what in the world happened? The last I recall, I ordered you two to return to Gessen Academy immediately to continue providing security there! Why are students of Gessen Academy with you two, and in an evacuation escape ship no less? Did something happen during your absence?"
"Uh…f-forgive us, ma'am." said Lucy apologetically, "We did as you ordered us to, but we ran into some trouble the moment that we got back. The problem, that is…well…"
"Gessen Academy got attacked." Ryan finished for her.
"Attacked?" I asked, "Attacked by who, exactly? Evil Shinobis? Hunters? Yōmas? Alan and his group?"
"No, ma'am, it's…far worse than that." said Lucy, "I…I don't know how to describe it, but…those things, who or whatever those are, they were…they were far from anything we had ever faced before. They were dangerous, so we had to have our soldiers forcibly evacuate everyone while Ryan and I kept them at bay until everyone got on the ship."
"It was a close call." said Ryan, "But thankfully, it seems they're not very familiar with our modern-day weaponry, so we used flash grenades on those bastards to buy us time to escape. You could say it was a job well done."
"Oh, you shut up, Ryan!" Lucy argued, "I don't wanna hear that coming from someone who COMPLAINS a lot about lacking any money that he's earned, especially during the escort mission regarding the council members!"
"What, you mean the parents of that renegade Homura?!" Ryan argued back, "Bitch, those people haven't even paid me for the effort I did for them in keeping them safe!"
"That's because you'd been complaining for seven full hours about how long the walk around the wasteland is and how much of a hassle to deal with shit that you had to do for them!" Lucy argued, "I would know, because I've been hearing you complaining so much that it annoys me! In fact, you complaining about your lack of cash is the REAL reason why we failed to our tasks given to us by our GREAT LEADER Ange here! I told you that we should've refused the order and continue with our tasks of keeping Gessen Academy under our security! But did you listen?! NO! Instead, you decided that we should go along with it and let our soldiers deal with the security during our absence, which mind you took TOO fucking long!"
"Well, I'm sorry if I wasn't reading that fucking smartass brain of yours when Amanda told us to come help her with bringing a SINGLE girl to a rotten prison of Caligula and suddenly know that we should've done the opposite of what you fucking said!" Ryan argued back, "You know, if it wasn't for the fact that we stayed behind, we wouldn't have discovered what the hell was going on!"
"No!" Lucy argued back, "The REAL fact is, if it wasn't for you complaining so much about money and agreeing to come along, we would've stayed at Gessen Academy and fucking do our fucking job Ange told us to do, and we wouldn't even be in this fucking situation! And now look where this has gotten us! My God, this is exactly why you're the lowest of our ranks and this is why no one should take you seriously at all, because of your lack of brain power!"
"Why you-!"
"ENOUGH!" I shouted at them, silencing them to gain their attention, before I said to them with an angered look, "You're BOTH at fault here! Did I not specifically told you two that you were to escort Amanda with the Hanzo girl until you reach halfway to the harbor and then return to Gessen Academy once you were done? And instead, you both decided to come along and follow Amanda. And again, did I not told you two to return to Gessen Academy immediately once your job of going to Caligula was done, and let Amanda do all the rest of the work from here on out? And again, instead, you both decided to stay behind when we had no need for you two to be there! And because of that, you two failed on the task I had given you both! WHO does that?!"
They fearfully back away from the terror I was giving them before Ryan spoke and tried to say hesitantly, "Uh…well…w-we just thought-"
I slammed my fist hard onto my desk to shut him up and said angrily, "EXACTLY! You think! You think about what you believe should be something you should do instead of following the orders I gave you! You both didn't even think about following my commands and instead acted on your own free will, which is something that we do not need when our enemies are still out there terrorizing people! Do you not realize the gravity of the situation?!"
Um…uh…" Ryan said hesitantly.
"M-Ma'am…" Lucy tried to reason, "W-We didn't mean to-"
"I DON'T want to hear ANY of your excuses!" I said angrily, "I am your leader, I am the one who does all the thinking and commanding! Your job is to NOT think, but obey my commands! And you both are under my commands, the lowest of the rank under Amanda, Sebastian, and Victor, so I suggest that you BOTH remember your places! So, next time, do NOT think, but obey! Do you understand?!"
They both became silent and meek for a moment before Lucy said, "Yes, ma'am. It won't happen again, I swear."
I then sighed as I calmed myself before I said, "Well, forget about it. What's done is done. Anyway, was anyone else involved?"
"Other than our informant Luke and the Gessen Academy Elite girls, along with the rest of the students, no one." said Lucy, "Not even Hellwalker himself."
"Yeah." said Ryan, "That guy hasn't been around since he started popping up more than in one place at once."
"Speaking of Hellwalker," Amanda spoke up, "Isn't it strange that he's been popping up in two places at once? It's kinda weird."
"Yes." Victor agreed, "First at Hanzo Academy and then in Caligula. It's as if he's teleporting or something similar."
"Yes, that is strange." I said, "No normal person would just appear in one place or another. There must be a reason for that." I then thought, "Unless…could it be related to the unknown assailants that attacked our base and killed off the shadow clones of Homura's parents? It could be possible, but we may not have any evidence to prove it." I grumbled as I thought, "I have a bad feeling about this, especially with what happen at Caligula." I then sighed and said, "Well, no matter. Either way, we proceed with the plan." I became silent as I thought further for a moment before I said, "No…rather, we have a change of plan. I want all of you to return to base at once. Amanda, abandon your search on the girl for now and meet up with Victor to regroup with him to return. Sebastian, I want you to evacuate the students of Hanzo Academy and bring them over to Tenalbrum. Lucy and Ryan, you two do the same with the Gessen students."
"Yes, boss/great leader!" they all said.
"Shiori, how much longer until the weapon is ready?" I asked.
"It will finish shortly, ma'am." Shiori answered.
"Good." I said, "Then once my followers return, we will begin initiating the launch of my Ultimate Purification Weapon first thing in the morning."
"Tomorrow?!" said Shiori, "I-Isn't that a little too soon?!"
"The sooner we start the weapon activation, the better chance that we have." I said, before I turned to my followers and said, "How soon can all of you return?"
"On your word, great leader." Sebastian answered, "And at once."
The rest nodded in agreement.
"Then go." I ordered, "Return to base at once."
"Yes, ma'am!" they all saluted.
The next day:
Everyone was gathered at the basement of our fortress of the Ultimate Purification Weapon as they entered the basement and searched around the area to stay at while the Good Shinobis of Gallowglass kept their guards up for anyone suspicious. I was at the top of the fortress, the Command Room, as I watched through the security cameras as every student got inside, while my followers were on screen giving me a call. They were both at the basement watching over everyone and inspecting them for anything suspicious.
"Has everyone finished gathering?" I asked.
"Yeah, it looks to be everyone." said Ryan.
"The Hanzo students?" I asked.
"Under my watch." Sebastian answered.
"Gessen?" I asked.
"Recovering at med-bay." Lucy answered.
"Alright then," I said as I contacted the people at the Control Room, "Control Room, status report. Is everyone ready?"
"Yes, ma'am!" one of the staff members of the Control Room answered, "The fortress is ready for launch! We simply wait for your command!"
"Good." I said, "Then I suppose we're set. Finally, we're about to make our dreams a reality, to put an end to all Evil Shinobis, hunters, and Yōmas once and for all. And finally, we'll bring peace to the world and Good Shinobis will fully thrive again. This new world will help those traitorous Good Shinobis see our reality of our vision and their errors of their ways, as well as have them turn a new leaf." I then looked at my followers as I asked, "That reminds me, do all of you remember the next contingency plan should things do not go the way we wanted? IF the traitorous Good Shinobis do not see our dream as righteous?"
"Yup!" Amanda smiled, "Any and all traitorous Good Shinobis who have aligned themselves with Evil Shinobis and hunters are hereby pronounced guilty for treason and betrayal, and under Gallowglass's authority, will be hereby sentenced to death!"
"Hmm." Victor nodded and added, "Also, any soldiers who disobey such order will also be sentenced for execution."
"So, in short," said Ryan, "And in Star Wars term, 'Execute Order 66'."
"Exactly." I said, "So, you know what must be done once I give out an order?"
"Yes, ma'am." Said Lucy, "Eliminate all traitorous Good Shinobis who have sided with our enemies at once."
"Good." I said, "Now then, Control Room, this is Command Room, initiate the launch of our flying fortress now!"
"Yes, ma'am!" said the staff members of the Control Room.
Then, our fortress began to launch up into the sky as the fire ignited and began lifting the fortress up into the air. Our fortress carrying the Ultimate Purification Weapon was flying up into the sky. It was a successful launch, and soon our weapon will be ready once it's charged up to full power.
"We're now up into the cloud layers, ma'am." said one of the staff members of the Control Room.
"Good." I said, before I turned to Shiori and said, "Shiori, you go on down stairs to the Control Room and take charge there on my behalf, and make sure everything is going as smoothly as possible."
"Yes, ma'am." Shiori bowed before she turned and began to leave to do as I instructed.
"Also, turn on the emergency broadcast for me." I said, "I want to make an important announcement to the world. Specifically, to the shinobis and hunters."
"Of course." Shiori nodded before she left.
Then, an announcement on TV was made as it said, "This is an emergency broadcast from Gallowglass!"
"Ma'am, you're on live." said Shiori through the comms.
I nodded before I looked up as the camera was faced towards me as I said to the people watching, "Hello, to all Shinobis and hunters. For those who do not know who I am, I am Ange Arc Nova, leader of Gallowglass, an organization whose sole purpose is to protect any and all Good Shinobis in the world from the likes of those who conspire against them and the shinobi laws, and to find and kill all Evil Shinobis and hunters who would dare try to kill our Good Shinobi brothers and sisters for whatever selfish and evil acts they plan on doing, to prevent others from being turned into one of them and be forced to separate from the Good Shinobis, to save our Good Shinobi brothers and sisters who have lost their family and friends and honor because of those monsters, and even eliminate the Good Shinobis turned traitors who would choose to side with the Evil Shinobis and hunters out of blindness and manipulation from their words, or be turned into one of them. I have called to you all through this broadcast to make an important announcement for all to hear, and I want for all to listen. For years, the Evil Shinobis and hunters have roamed the world and have caused wars, pain, fear, chaos, destruction, terrorizing all the good people of Japan, terrorize all the people of the world, and causing the deaths of many who have suffered in their hands, including the very people, the Good Shinobis, who have been fighting to protect the world and make the world a better place for everyone's lives to be prosperous. For too long, we have fought, we have fallen, we have suffered, we have died, and we have been plagued by these evil forces, the monsters who tries to ruin us for their own benefits. Everything we did to fight against our enemies have all been for naught as we either die and fall by their hands or be forced to join them until we've become corrupted by them. But no more. Today, we finally have a means to put an end to this endless war once and for all. To all my Good Shinobi brothers and sisters, today this war will end and peace will be achieved, and finally, all of our Good Shinobis will truly thrive and live for the brighter future! Now, Good Shinobi brothers and sisters, rise up and fight with us against our enemies, so that the new world can finally be achieved! And then, we will finally have true peace. Finally, after so long, our war with our enemies will be over, and this battle will finally have true meaning. To all Evil Shinobis and hunters, I hope you're all prepared for your demise, because this will be the beginning of the end…for all of you."
After concluding my speech for the rest of the world to hear, Shiori stopped the emergency broadcast, then I commanded those in the Control Room, "Alright, Control Room, beginning charging up the Ultimate Purification Weapon. Set the power capacity up to full power!"
"Yes, ma'am!" said the staff members in the Control Room, and I listen to them get to work as they began charging up the power of the crystal.
"Power capacity, charging and increasing to 10%." said one of the staff members of the Control Room, "Increasing…15%...20%...25%..."
It was charging up power slowly, but it was only a matter of time before it's fully charged and ready. Then suddenly, the alarm system went off as red blares began lighting up, alerting me and everyone else on board, as the computer alarm shouted repeatedly, "Intruder alert! Intruder alert! Intruder alert! Intruder alert! Intruder alert! Intruder alert! Intruder...!"
"What?!" I said as I opened up the security footage, "Intruder?!"
Then the screen opened, showing the security screen happening outside the fortress, and through the screen showing outside, I saw several flying beasts approaching us from far away, before the screen zoomed in, showing me who was approaching, and I knew immediately who it is.
"Lawrence…!" I said.
"Ma'am," Shiori called, "We have Evil Shinobis and hunters approaching! They're heading our way!"
"Not for long!" I said, before I gave out a command, "Control Room, ready out the artillery cannons! Aim for our approaching enemies and target-lock on them, now!"
"Yes, ma'am!" said the staff members in the Control Room as they got to work and brought out artillery cannons from our fortress.
The screen showed me the target lock on screen before they locked on target on Lawrence and his group approaching us.
"Target locked!" the computer said.
"Ready…?" I said, before I shouted in command, "Fire artillery cannons!"
"Firing artillery cannons." The computer said, and upon my command, the artillery cannons began firing at Lawrence and his group approaching us, causing explosions and smoke to formed upon impact on them. The artillery cannons continued firing and hitting them until they stopped as smoke began to grow larger.
I smirked before I said confidently, "Got them." I knew that there was no way that they could survive blasts from the artillery cannons.
But then suddenly, much to my shock, Lawrence and all of his group, who somehow had survived the blasts, appeared out of the smoke and continued approaching us through their flying beasts.
"What in the hell?!" I shouted, "They survived?! How?!" I growled in anger before I shouted in command, "Fire artillery cannons again, now!"
"Firing artillery cannons." The computer said, and upon my command, the artillery cannons began firing at Lawrence and his group again, but unlike the last time, Lawrence and his friends were somehow managing to dodge the incoming blasts despite being target locked, all while they kept on approaching towards us.
"What is going on?!" I shouted, "Put them on target lock, now!"
"We have, ma'am!" said one of the staff members in the Control Room, "But the ammunition from our cannons somehow keeps on missing!"
I growled before I commanded, "Do not stop! Keep going! Keep on firing until you hit them!"
"Yes, ma'am!" said al the staff members in the Control Room.
The artillery cannons continued their firing assault on Lawrence and his group, but somehow, they managed to keep on dodging my bullets coming from my artillery cannons. They were already starting to piss me off like bugs! I growled in anger before I shouted angrily, "WILL SOMEBODY JUST HIT THEM AND KILL THEM ALREADY?!"
The artillery cannons continued their firing assault on Lawrence and his group, but they continued dodging all the incoming blasts, until one-by-one, they somehow managed to fire back at us and destroy our artillery cannons, though they managed to destroy only half of them. Then, with full force, they broke into the fortress in individual spots.
"Artillery cannons are down!" one of the staff members of the Control Room shouted.
"Enemies have broken in!" the other staff shouted, "And two are heading this way to the Control Room! IDs: Asuka and Homura!"
"They won't get far." I said, before I gave out a command, "All forces of Gallowglass, prepare for battle! Stop and attack the intruding Evil Shinobis and hunters at once! Amanda, guard the stairway to the Control Room! Do not let anyone in, and do not let any of them escape and live! Kill them, now!"
"Yes, ma'am!" all members and forces of Gallowglass shouted before doing as they were commanded, and their attacks on the intruders began.
"Control Room, status report!" I said, "What's the status on the charging capacity of the Ultimate Purification Weapon?!"
"The power charging is nearly complete, ma'am!" said one of the staff members, "The power charging capacity is at 95%, and it'll reach to 100% soon!"
"Good!" I said, "Then that's all we need to fire the shockwave to spread throughout the world. Finally, it'll all be over, not that Lawrence and his pathetic group can stop us now."
"Ma'am!" said one of the staff members of the Control Room, "The power capacity is at 100% now! We're ready!"
"Good." I said, "Then let's countdown to begin firing the weapon. Upon my command, activate the weapon and fire it. Ready?!"
"Yes!" Shiori and the staff members said.
"Now," I said as I began counting down, "10…9…8…7…6…5…4…3…2…1!" Then I shouted, "Fire the shock-!"
SLAM!
I gasped upon hearing that sound, and I became alerted as I turned and looked around my surroundings as I shouted, "Who's there?! Show yourself!" But then I gasped as show the someone in front of me before I hardened my gaze as I glared at the person in front of me as I said, "You…!"
The person in front of me, who got up from landing into my Command Room out of nowhere as he stood up to face me, was none other than the hunter that I despise, Alan Hellwalker, who smirked and said, "Me!"
I gave out a low growl before I said to the staff members through my comms, "Halt the fire of the Ultimate Purification Weapon! It seems that I have an intruder of my own that I have to deal with. Await further commands until I'm done dealing with it."
"Yes, ma'am!" said the staff members of the Control Room.
After ending the call, I faced him and said, "Hellwalker."
He gave out a mocking bow and said, "Ms. Arc Nova."
"How did YOU managed to get in here?" I asked.
"Wouldn't YOU like to know?" he asked back.
I merely scoffed at him in response as he looked around the inside of my fortress.
"So, THIS is the Ultimate Project I've heard you've been working on." he said, "The…Ultimate Purification Weapon, you call it? You know, I gotta say, I'm really impressed with what you guys did! I guess you guys aren't just all talk and full of junks and scrap heaps after all."
I gave out a silent chuckle as I smirked before I said to Hellwalker, "The first time that I met you, I willed myself to tolerate that insult of yours. But now that time has passed, I no longer have to."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" said Hellwalker as he raised both his hands up, "Insult? I thought I made a really good impression with you back there! Oh, and speaking of good impression, I heard your little speech you made earlier, and I gotta say, out of all the speeches that I've heard throughout my life, YOURS was very awe-inspiring in LOTS of good ways!"
"Are you mocking me?" I asked.
"How can I?" said Alan with a mocking bow, "I thought the speech played out well, oh 'Great Leader'!"
I 'tsk'ed and said, "And this is why I hate people like you, hunters like you. You call yourselves good people, but really, you're just monsters mocking us in any way imaginable to good people like us. and that is why I do not tolerate you, Hellwalker."
"Okay, okay, okay." said Alan, "Look, Ange, I'd love to stick around and chitchat with you with your hate for Evil Shinobis and hunters and all that, but I only got like less than four hours left before I get my ass sent back to the other side, so…I'm gonna stick right to the point."
"And what point would that be?" I asked.
"That you're making a really big mistake," he said, "Creating this 'hope' of yours and using it to wipe out all your enemies! You're not just gonna do THAT. No, you're gonna do WAY worse than that. That Holy Purification Crystal is dangerous, and if you using on the whole world, you're not gonna create a 'new world' for the Good Shinobis that you love and protect!"
"What?" I said, not understanding what he was talking about.
"Ange, you need to shut that thing you have down, right now." said Alan, "If you don't do that right now and fire that shockwave to spread throughout the world, more and more people will suffer, and-"
"Suffer?" I said, my rage began boiling up, as I began looking at him in pure anger "Suffer?! What do YOU know?!" I then yelled out in rage, "YOU DON'T KNOW THE FIRST THING ABOUT SUFFERING!" We slowly began walking around in circles as I said to him in anger, "You and your hunter friends can call me whatever the hell you want, but the fact of the matter is it's that I…AM DOING THE RIGHT THING, FOR THE GOOD SHINOBIS! You don't have any idea how many of our people had to suffer in this world because of you hunters! Everywhere I go, and every Good Shinobis I see, they all either die or suffer in the hands of you hunters, or forced and manipulated into joining your side to do whatever it is you wish for them to do, forcing them to abandon the friends and families of Good Shinobis! Even normal innocent people, you take them away from everything and everyone that they know! Every minute, every hour, every day, and EVERY TIME, the moment a Good Shinobi softens, lets his or her guard down, that's when you hunters have an opening to either end them or control them! And I have seen too much of that, and I refuse to see any more than that!"
"Ange, you don't understand!" said Alan, "There's more to what's going on than this whole ordeal of us shinobis and hunters, more than what you can imagine, more than anything that we have to face! If you do what you do now, you'll do exactly what you, a hunter, will do to the world, you'll be no better than your enemies, leaving millions of people to die, and-!"
"LIES!" I shouted angrily, "LIES, LIES, LIES, LIES, AND MORE LIES! THAT'S WHAT YOU HUNTERS DO; YOU LIE! LIE TO EVERYONE YOU MEET AND USE! ALL YOUR TALK AND NONSENSE IS NOTHING BUT LIES FOR YOU TO USE TO MANIPULATE ALL THE GOOD PEOPLE, EVEN GOOD SHINOBIS! WELL, I WILL NOT FALL FOR ANY OF YOUR LIES! NONE OF US GALLOWGLASS WILL, NOT EVER AGAIN!"
"LISTEN TO ME, DAMMIT-!"
"NO!" I shouted angrily, "YOU LISTEN! I REFUSE TO ALLOW OTHERS TO KILL, TO LIE, TO TRICK, TO MANIPULATE ALL THE GOOD SHINOBIS AND GET IN THE WAY OF GALLOWGLASS FROM DOING WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE WORLD! EVIL SHINOBIS! HUNTERS! THE TRAITOROUS GOOD SHINOBIS WHO SIDE WITH THEM!" Then I said in normal tone, "Even…you!"
We were both silent for a moment before he sighed and said, "God, you're so stubborn on your ideals and shit. And honestly, when you talk about stuff like that, I really just can't take you seriously."
I looked down with shadow casting my eyes as I said, "My ideals will be the one thing that shape and fix this broken world, and I refuse to let others tell me otherwise. You wanna know…how far I will go with my ideal world to be made?" I then looked up at him and said, "I'll show you." I then turned on my comms to communicate to all members of Gallowglass as I gave out my new orders to them, "New orders to all members of Gallowglass: all of the Good Shinobis of both Hanzo and Gessen Academy have sided and aligned themselves with Evil Shinobis and hunters and have all turned against the very people they have sworn loyalty to! All of them are now public enemy number one to Japan, to all the Good Shinobis and the people of Japan! Therefore, in the name of Gallowglass, the Good Shinobis, and the Japanese Government, any and all traitorous Good Shinobis who have aligned themselves with Evil Shinobis and hunters are hereby pronounced guilty for treason and betrayal, and under Gallowglass's authority, all of them will be hereby sentenced…to death!"
Alan gave out a shocked expression before he shouted, "WHAT?!"
I smirked at him before I continued, "Any and all soldiers who disobey such order will also be sentenced for execution! So, follow my orders and execute the traitorous Good Shinobis of Hanzo and Gessen Academy, now!"
"Ma'am, yes, ma'am!" All members of Gallowglass said through my comms.
I looked at Alan as he took in what I just did, before he said, "No…no, no, no, you did NOT just-!"
"Execute Order 66?" I finished for him, "Yes. Yes, I dd. So, plan to take me seriously now?"
He griped his hands into fists in anger before he said, "You know what…fuck reasoning with you…! YES!" He then took out his rifle and fired at me, but I quickly dodged and then took out my rifle and returned fire. He dodged it in time to go hide somewhere, while I hid behind my desk.
I chuckled and said, "Finally! You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this moment! For I have saved you, Alan Hellwalker, for last, the final hunter that I will kill, with my OWN HANDS! And if you want to stop this order and save this 'little found family' of yours, you're going to have to go through me and make me first! Because the only way for you to stop this order is if I give the commands to, which I will NEVER do, as I plan to kill you!"
"Bring it, bitch!" he shouted.
We both loaded our guns before we drew out our weapons, my sword in my case, before we both got out of our hiding spots and charged at one another for what could be our final battle. At last, this was the final battle, the beginning of the end!
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