A/N: Almost at the end of season 1 guys... wow. I'll talk more in the next chapter, since I've got some important things to say lol.
Question of the day, if you feel like answering it, who's your favourite Yandere Sim character? I'm just curious. XD
"Our top story," the newscaster said. "Over City A, an enormous object has suddenly appeared and is hovering in the sky. We now go live at the scene."
"Reporting for news 4," said a different newscaster, the enormous ship in the distance. Behind him was a chaotic array of civilians. "The city is on high alert. All the main roads leading into the city have been closed off. And officials are keeping a watchful eye."
Midori Gurin and Kuu Dere watched with wide eyes as the news continued.
"According to survivors, City A has been almost entirely demolished and lays in ruins," the man continued. "This image of the giant flying object was captured with a telephoto lens."
Raibaru grimaced at the picture of the top of the ship shown on the television.
First Osana's gone, now City A's been destroyed, she thought. Why is everything going wrong?
"We have a local expert here to comment on the situation," the man said.
A different man appeared. "Most likely it's the act of an extraterrestrial being, or it's unidentified lifeform with a highly advanced civilisation. Of course, these are all hypotheses. Other possibilities exist as well."
"I see," the first man said.
Taro frowned worriedly down at his phone. Amai glanced over his shoulder, a hand over her mouth. Kizana even looked up from doing her make-up.
"There have also been eyewitness accounts of very powerful lifeforms descending from what is presumed to be the spacecraft," the man continued. "Several Class S heroes are presently at the location, tackling the issue. We'll keep you updated as more information develops."
The mysterious being known as Melzargard, or the being with many faces, was covered in holes. Puri Puri Prisoner panted, taking a step back. Both Iaian and Kuroko were astounded. The hero had pummelled that thing with nothing but his bare fists! Of course, it wouldn't last - Melzargard put himself back together almost instantly.
"That won't do any good!" Iaian yelled. "It possess incredible regenerative abilities! And be careful not to let it hit you - one hit from it tore my entire arm off!"
"I can offer support with my shield," Kuroko added, "but I can't guarantee anything against this creature! Be prepared to dodge!"
"Let me give it a try," Bang said, stepping forward. He used his water fist move, launching Melzargard into a pile of rubble. The alien grimaced.
"Should we use a bombardment to finish off these humans?" "Yes that is good." "Contact the ship." "I will go."
A piece of Melzargard's flesh turned into a bat-like creature and flew towards the sky.
"Get back here!"
It suddenly slammed back down into the ground, thanks to Metal Bat's bat.
"Scummy bat," the teen growled. "Learn to mind yer manners!"
He slammed his bat into the creature again, turning it into some kind of mush.
"I hope you like mince-meat, freak," he spat.
Melzargard glowered. A voice from another alien entered his mind, demanding him to get back to the ship - apparently, an intruder was on-board, and he was not easy to take down. Melzargard then sensed something weird, for a moment. He tried to focus on it again, but it was gone.
The small bat-like creature reformed with an evil smile on its face, leaving Metal Bat to fight it once more. The other S Class heroes continued to battle the main Melzargard, Bang with his martial arts, Puri Puri Prisoner with his punching, and Atomic Samurai with his sword. Kuroko stayed behind them, making sure no more dismemberment took place. She frowned. As strong as they were, the attacks were to no avail.
"Comrades!" Iaian exclaimed. "Physical attacks have no effect on it! Let's withdraw for now. There must be some other way we can destroy it, like using heat!"
"Smashin' is all I'm good at!" Metal Bat yelled. "Forget it!"
"This is all I know how to do as well," Bang agreed. "Can't teach an old dog new tricks. My apologies."
"That goes for me too," Prisoner added. "Sorry, sweet Iaian."
"Iaian, I'm disappointed," Atomic Samurai commented. "Don't you have faith in me? There's nothing I can't cut!"
Kuroko scowled. It was pointless. These heroes were used to coming out on top. They weren't the type to listen. Well, Goddess might've listened, but she wasn't here now.
That's when a Class B hero showed up.
She was a young woman with black hair tied back into a ponytail, and was wearing a highschool uniform. Her face was a blank slate as she walked over to Melzargard. It was like she didn't even care the alien was there.
Isaiah spluttered, staring at her. It was like the girl appeared out of nowhere; he hadn't seen her at all! He did recognise her, though. She'd been featured on TV a little while ago, and she'd been gaining popularity rather quickly. All the same, she was still a Class B hero.
"You there!" Iaian shouted. "What are you doing here? This is no place for Class B heroes!"
Ayano didn't pay him any mind.
Ayano Aishi? Kuroko thought, adjusting her glasses. She's the one that… what is she doing here?
"Yan-chan?" Bang turned to Ayano in surprise. "What are you doing here? You should leave, it's too dangerous!"
Ayano ignored him too, and instead, faced a concerned Kuroko.
"Excuse me, President," she said, politely, "do you mind if I borrow your shield?"
"My shield?" Kuroko asked, surprised.
Ayano nodded, "It will not be for long."
Atomic Samurai turned and glanced at Ayano, frowning. That girl from before? What's she doing here?
Kuroko bit her lip, but obliged and gave Ayano the shield. Ayano slid it onto her arm, before taking a few steps back, putting some space between her and Melzargard. She kneeled down, putting the shield in front of her. The shield completely covered her body.
"What is she doing?" Bang muttered, giving her a brief glance. Even Puri Puri Prisoner had given the girl an odd look.
Ayano stared at her hands. The red strings curled around her arms like veins. She closed her eyes, the power glitching slightly. After that incident with Shiromi, her powers had been... different. Not working the same as they had previously. It was like they had... reset, almost. It reminded her of a save point in a video game, and it messed with her head. It was a deadly weakness, but… she was no weakling. She would harness the power again.
Melzargard could feel a shift in the air. That energy was back. It almost distracted him from the S Class heroes on his behind.
The red strings flowed around Ayano's body. She sent them towards Melzargard, her body gaining a slight twitch. The strings reached the alien, wrapping around his arms. And then Ayano's head exploded.
Ten chattering voices filled her head, all talking over each other. Their emotions were overlapping. Ayano felt bloodlust, anger, fear, and so much more. She was drowning in a pool of raging emotions, and she could barely find the strength to kick herself to the surface.
No. This was not the end.
Ayano broke through the sea of emotions, like a shark searching for pray. She let herself breathe, pushing aside the waves trying to pull her back. She took hold of the strings, regaining control. She was back in business, and that alien was going to pay.
Melzargard let out a cry of rage. His whole life seemed to flash before his eyes, but it was shrouded in agony. He could barely focus on the S Class heroes attacking him. The S Class heroes in question stared at the alien pulling his hands through his goopy skin with bewilderment.
"Can't feel!" "What is this?" "Agony!" "Make it stop!"
"What's gotten into this darn thing?" Atomic Samurai asked.
Kuroko clenched her fists, and stared at Ayano behind the shield. What is she doing?
Ayano began to twitch. A dark smirk surfaced on her face. Then she heard a voice that wasn't Melzargard's. It was slightly glitchy, like a computer-generated voice.
"Melzargard! Look, I really need on you on the ship," it demanded, telepathically. "Getting rid of the intruder takes priority!"
"Intruder?" Ayano responded.
"Who are you?" the voice demanded. "Where is Melzargard?"
"Tell me more about the ship," Ayano said.
"Wait, are you one of those Earthen creatures?" the voice asked. "How in the galaxy are you able to talk to me?!"
"The ship," Ayano ordered, "or you will never hear from Melzargard again."
"Geryuganshoop!" Melzargard's voice broke through. "Don't listen to her! She- ugh!"
"Melzargard!" Geryuganshoop shouted. "What's going on down there?"
"This! Damn! Creature!" Melzargard raged. "Send! The Shells!"
"Shells?" Ayano asked. "What else do you have on that ship?"
The communication was cut off as Melzargard managed to break out of Ayano's control. She fell backwards, holding onto Kuroko's shield.
"What was that creature?" "Dangerous." "Kill her." "She's a threat."
"Ayano?" Bang asked, staring at her.
Ayano stood up. She handed a speechless Kuroko her shield.
"Thank you," she said. Then she turned and ran, leaving behind some bewildered heroes.
Geryuganshoop scowled. This invasion was not going as planned.
First of all, Melzargard was preoccupied with some puny humans who, while he claimed weren't tough to battle, were keeping him busy. Secondly, an intruder had broken into the ship, and was instantly slaughtering everything in his way. How could one intruder be so hard to handle?
Well, at least it couldn't get any worse. All Geryuganshoop needed to do was convince the intruder to leave, and they'd be good, right?
Wrong. An alert came up on the ship's scanners. Geryuganshoop stared at it, and felt its eyes widen.
"You've got to be kidding me…" it muttered.
Another intruder had managed to find its way onto the ship. This one was different from the first intruder. It was a female, and looked a bit younger than her predecessor. The intruder's body kept twitching erratically. She kept glancing left and right, as if she was itching for a fight.
Geryuganshoop's scowl deepened. If this intruder was as strong as the first one, the ship had no chance.
"Hey there, intruder!" it contacted her telepathically. "Leave the ship immediately! If you don't, we'll be forced to send our strongest forces!"
"Where are the shells?" the intruder asked, her voice void of emotion. Geryuganshoop gasped. It recognised her voice!
"You're that creature from before," it said. "How did you get on board?"
"Maybe I'll come to you," she giggled, her tone becoming creepy. "I've been itching for a fight."
The intruder's face broke into twisted smile. She scoured around the ship, holding up a knife. She broke into a room full of aliens. Her grin widened.
"Wait, stop!" Geryuganshoop shouted. "What are you doing?"
Ayano suddenly attacked an alien that looked like a pink dog, digging her knife into its back. It exploded, covering her in green blood and innards. The other aliens screamed and backed away. She ran towards them, grabbing a few with an iron grip. She pulled out a box cutter, and shoved it down one alien's throat, choking them to death. She used a baseball bat to bash another into the wall, and a chainsaw to slice another into pieces.
"AHAHAHAHAHA!" she cackled, her pupils dilated.
This creature is even more insane than the other one! Geryuganshoop thought, frantically. I need to get her off the ship immediately!
"Hey there," a voice said, catching Geryuganshoop out of its thoughts. "So, is this the control room?"
Geryuganshoop turned around, eyes wide. Standing there was the first intruder.
Saitama.
"There we go," the alien said, gazing over his scanners. "Geryuganshoop still hasn't gotten back to me. Oh, whatever. Let's see." He zoomed into the live video feed of Melzargard's battle with the S Class heroes. "My orders were to send the shells at some humans fighting Melzargard… oh, there they are."
Just as he was about to press the button, the door suddenly opened.
"Huh?" the alien turned around. "What the…"
Standing there was a creature doused in green blood, a knife in her right hand. Her eyes were soulless and empty.
"Uhh," the alien gulped. "Please leave me alone."
She giggled. "Oh, but we've barely started!"
The alien screamed as the girl came towards him, knife in hand. She drove it into his flesh, covering the room in more green blood. She laughed psychotically, blood pooling around her feet. She then moved away, leaving his corpse to rot. Her eyes and arms twitched as she gazed hungrily around for another fight.
It seems that Geryuganshoop has disappeared, she thought. What a shame. Perhaps I can clean up some of their mess…
The girl ran through the ship, digging her knife into anything that stood in her way. It seemed most of the aliens were aware of the 2nd intruder and tried to hide, which unfortunately, Ayano saw as a fun little 'game'.
She arrived in the control room, which was seemingly empty, aside from the technology and screens. Some aliens hid under desks to avoid Ayano.
"Come out, come out wherever you are," Ayano giggled, like it was a mere game of hide and seek. "I promise to make your deaths NICE AND PAINFUL!"
"I wanna go home," one alien whispered to his friend.
"There you are!" Ayano said, suddenly appearing before them. "Did you really think you could hide from me?"
The aliens screamed in terror as Ayano tore them to shreds with her dagger. Once she was done, she looked up, staring at the computers.
She got an idea. She held out her hands, forming her puppet strings. They went into the ship's systems. Once again, her brain was temporarily overwhelmed with information. Some of it was in a language she'd never seen before. She forced herself to swim to the top of it all. Now she could see everything in this ship, including where the leader was.
I will take this ship down, she thought. Starting from the inside!
She released another set of roaring laughter as her strings began to work.
Genos frowned as he watched Tornado levitate rubble and crash it into the ship. Ayano's life signal was missing.
She was supposed to be with the 4 Class heroes on the ground, but now, she'd disappeared. She wasn't dead, was she?
"This isn't good," Child Emperor muttered, staring at some sort of advanced tablet. "The ship… wait, hold on…"
"What is it?" Genos asked.
"There's something very strange going on in that ship," the young Class S hero said. "It's like… it's got a virus. Something is destroying it from the inside."
Genos gasped. Was that his sensei? Or was it… it couldn't be…
"Ayano," he muttered.
"Huh?" Child Emperor asked.
"My fellow disciple, Yan-chan," Genos replied. "She is Class B rank 2."
"Oh, she was that teenage girl that was at the meeting for some reason," Child Emperor realised. "Her last name is Aishi, right?"
"Yes," Genos answered. "Why do you ask?"
"It's just familiar," the child replied. "I've heard that surname before…"
Genos wondered what he meant by that.
A man panted heavily, spittle dribbling down his chin. He was leaning against the building that had been his workplace, but was now nothing but a pile of steaming rubble. His vision faded in and out. Was this the end for him?
"Hey there, pal. You okay?"
He looked up, noticing a relaxed-looking young woman with her arms behind her head.
"Guess not," she shrugged. "Kuroko told me to go around and look for survivors, so I guess I gotta help you."
Shiromi helped the man stand up, putting his arm around her shoulders. She led him over to an army vehicle full of doctors. Standing in front of it were the Class A heroes Lightning Max and Stinger, and the Class C hero Mumen Rider, who was supporting a half-conscious woman.
"Got another one," Shiromi said. "Can you guys handle this?"
Lightning Max gave her a thumbs up. "Got it! Thanks, White Tiger."
Lightning Max helped the man tend to his wounds, while Shiromi went out to search for more survivors. After all, City A had been a large city, and there were quite a lot of people around.
Ayano kept giggling to herself. She had discovered something called the 'Power Core', which, unsurprisingly, was powering the whole ship. Now to figure out a way to destroy it.
"Ayano?" a familiar voice asked. "What are you doing here?"
Ayano almost jumped at that voice. At the end of a purple corridor, she'd run into her master.
"And what's that green stuff all over you?" Saitama asked.
"I've been fighting aliens," Ayano answered, honestly.
"Huh, seriously?" Saitama asked. "Isn't that a little dangerous though?"
"What about you, Master?" Ayano asked. "Where are you headed?"
"I'm gonna go and fight the leader of this place," Saitama answered. "You?"
"I will destroy this ship from the inside," Ayano said, seriously.
"Oh," Saitama commented. "Have fun!"
They split ways: Saitama going to fight the leader of the ship, and Ayano going to destroy the ship. They were only two people, but they could do a lot of damage.
The Dominator of the Universe, Lord Boros, smiled darkly. "It is time. He's come."