Chapter 244:The Marvelous Unyielding Symbols of Peace with the Willpower to Waver and Fight in The Zone of Enders!
As the Beyonder's deranged game kicked off, those still obedient to him were getting ready as well, at least the ones that were conscious. After Ben ripped Mira apart for using his dad as a hostage, he still survived thanks to Towa using her magic to freeze him before he could be vaporized.
The blue faced Black Swan had been using her magic to repair the original Dimensional Nihilo General, and just as the Plana Legio Prix kicked off Mira awakened to see he was at the front steps of Wahrwelt castle.
The android blinked as he saw Towa was in front of him before he gasped in horror." What…what happened? I was in the middle of fighting Ben Auro. Did, Rabum Alal deliver his judgment? Have the sinners all been purged at last?"
Towa sighed and was about to say something before a haughtier voice cut in with.' The Zero Mortal Plan is not complete yet my fellow tuner of judgment, but it will be soon, so very soon!"
Mira saw a fully recovered Zamasu walk out of the castle, still in his fused form. The fallen Kai saw his fellow Dimensional General glance at him before he smirked." Are glorious master is preparing the celebration that will mark the end of the new world.
It's are final chance to prove we are worthy to shape the future. Do try and not fall to pieces when the moment arrives if you don't want to miss out."
Towa saw her creation raise an eyebrow before she sighed." Mira…Ben Auro nearly destroyed you, I used my magic to freeze you before you could die and just finished fully healing you."
"What…I lost?" Mira roared in outrage as he stood up. "I did everything according to the plan Towa!"
Before the women in red could respond everyone heard a snide chuckle, before the Chaotic Comedian casually walked through the castle gates. The masked man finished drinking a beer before he sneered at his fellow Dimensional General before he leaned forward. "You can have the best damn plans there is stiff, but you blew it because you still did not have the instincts to pull them off!"
"Watch your tongue clown!" Towa hissed as she grasped her staff tightly." You're just the manifestation of a heathen's darkness! Meanwhile Mira is the life form that is the catalyst for the great Rabum Alal's superior race that 's fated to replace humanity! A being such as you born of human instinct could never understand the grand movements of the Great Wheel!"
The Chaotic Comedian leaned forward with his head down before he chuckled darkly." Oh…no matter how jumbled together I am by this point broad I been playing the game a hell of a longer then a tool like you!
I sure an't a god, but from here looks like the joke is on your boy Mira! Cause any huckster can rant about how great they are, only a real man can deliver! Look at you…letting this dike speak for you like she's your momma! You really a great warrior or just some damn baby?
Cause if you're supposed to be making are pack look good I never seen a worst show in my damn life! You're just a damn baby! Even when you had a hostage Auro still clowned you like a little baby that needed their diaper to be changed! You going to be a man or should I just rub you out here so we don't waste time with dead weight in the last show eh?"
Mira grasped his fist tightly before he grit out," I refuse to die till I reclaim my honor, anyone that tries to get in the way of that, even another Dimensional General will face my wrath!"
"Heh, so far your wrath could not even keep down an old man!"
"That was different, he was a part of me and had access to power I was not aware of."
"Tsc, you know beta's bark excuses all day while alphas get the job done eh?"
As Mira stood up Towa got in front of him." This clown is just trying to rile you up Mira, it's all he can do since it's his nature as an incomplete being. Enough, it will soon be time to truly end Ben Auro Mira. For that I have a plan but we will have to, oh?"
Mira glared at the Black Swan before he cracked the neck." I have been following your ideas since Battle-World has begun, and all of them have failed. A new change of pace is needed."
Towa raised an eyebrow as she looked at her champion carefully." Mira…are you still malfunctioning? Damn it you pushed yourself too hard to fast last time. How could you be so thoughtless as to destroy your own power limiter? Bah, for us to prevail over Cosmos's champions everything must be perfect! I'll have to take out your core and fix it."
The Black Swan put her hand for the man in front of her's chest, till Mira glowered, and in the blink of an eye grasped her by the throat. He coldly lifted her up to the air." No repairs are needed Towa. Yes…I see it now…I grown far past your schematics…and your limitations! I'm walking on my own now!
I been scanning Ben Auro's history very carefully, and I realized I have to get the same kind of power he has, to surpass his ultimate strength! I will evolve into something past myself…by absorbing my own creator!"
Towa was horrified as Mira opened his chest to have wires bind her. As she felt her entire body be crushed, she screamed with outraged fury." Mira…you dare do this to me? But…I'm the one who created you! You would turn on me!?"
As Mira just glared at her the Chaotic Comedian burst out laughing like he heard a joke, till he got right in front of her face." Course he will dame! Cause he's not a pussy beta like you thought! It took him getting owned like a little bitch cause of your screw ups, but it caused him to woke and be a real alpha, a killer!
Dike's like you try and trick the rules of nature, but to be on the top a man needs top class competence. You've got to be relentless…totally relentless! You've got to be a winner. And, really, you've got to love the fight.
You can't just want to win because it's a job, you got to love every damn moment of it! Killer enjoy the thrill of the game, they rather do the thrashing but they can take getting hit since its part of "the rush". After all, no pain, no game, and a killer is a winner because nothing stops them from getting the job done!
The entire universe has been twisted around because posers like you have been trying to cheat nature, but now it's time for nature to set the record straight! And that's why Towa, time you learn your proper place in the food chain, eh Mira?"
Mira saw the Black Swan that helped create him look horrified before he grit his teeth." My purpose is to be a champion, that is the priority over anything else Towa! So long, creator!"
"No…your nothing but a failure! Mast, AHHH!"
Mira had his energy surge before Towa turned into blue energy, and was completely absorbed into the being she helped create. After a few moments Mira's eyes glowed red, and his muscles bulged before a blue light surged out of him. The entire castle shook for a few moments before Mira emerged from the light transformed.
The Dimensional General's skin had changed to light blue, and his eye color was now purple. He had gained Towa's earrings and the bottom portion of her outfit.
In this form, Mira gained white fur all over his body, and his hair had grown out, making him appear similar to a Super Saiyan 4.
On top of that, he gained a golden Time Breaker mark on his chest, though the lines were now connected, forming a true infinity symbol. Mira grasped his fist and a vicious grin sprouted from him." Yes, I can feel the power! Ben Auro's ultimate recorded power level was when he merged with Lacus Raystar to defeat Chaos Zannacross Necron! I have just executed the fleet that most mirrors that. Now I'm his equal!"
The Chaotic Comedian just laughed as he clapped his hands." Well I'll be, you have some balls after all! You're a killer after all eh? Guess after enough ass whopping's you saw the truth eh?"
"More or less. As I floated in limbo, I thought hard about what I was missing. What did they have that I didn't? It was fighting spirit. The will to stand up against any foe without fear.
A being like me born into incredible power is deprived of such a spirit. I can no longer call myself the strongest, because this fight will take beyond my limit and on to a whole new level! And along the way to that new level, I'll kill Ben Auro and all he holds dear!"
"Well then big boy, if you can walk the walk, it's time to show it because the Master's final game is about to begin!"
The Dimensional Generals saw one of the last surviving Black Swans, a women with pale skin, glowing red eyes, long black hair tied in a wild ponytail, and covered in black amazon armor strut up.
Zamasu saw the woman's smirk before he smirked back." Ah, Grail was it? If you're here I take it that are glorious master Rabum Alal is ready to commence the vehicle for his judgment on the broken universe?"
"Sharp one eh choir boy? Good thing because the master's itching to get things going. Jedah Dohma, Dhoulmagus, Kirei Kotomine, and even that masked scientist who nearly died are in position so what excuse do are master's top champions have? Wait, where did Towa go?"
As the Chaotic Comedian snickered Zamasu cleared his throat." She's serving her purpose the best way someone like her can. I suggest you do the same and guide us to the proper positions because we are all more than ready to at last commence final judgment on the damned!
Now, bring me to where I can reap retribution on that sinful whore that dares think she can act like she has the grace of god! To think she could defy the true god proves that she is stained with sin!
That is why I will slay her, her beloved Ben Auro, and all the rest of the heathen Enji and their allies, eradicate humanity, and bring about the dawn of an endless age of perfect order that can never be tainted.
Then at last I will prove my will is the most holy in all existence! So, guide us swan. This day marks the beginning of a new chapter of the universe! The name of the one to author that chapter is Zamasu, the bringer of eternal order! "
Grail snickered before motioning for the three-Dimensional Generals to follow her. The Chaotic Comedian saw Mira and Zamasu go off before he leaned back to grasp his head." Oh man, can't wait till we are done with this gig so I can rub out that blowhard. As annoying as it is, it's worth it if I can smash home the punchline that prefect order is the biggest joke there is!
Heh, there has never been true order since as long as there was stuff, but everyone's just to god damn insane to admit what's right in front of them! All those so-called hero's are just choking on their god damn social conscience and weathered optimism, aka all that naïve fairy tail crap.
They try and dress things up, but the more they put on all the useless stuff like order and sanity it causes the whole gig to come crashing down! But the real joke is that they are so damn stupid that they just do the same thing over and over again, and that's how we are where we are eh?
After all, the only way to get people to buy something so stupid, so crazy, is to beat them up till they accept whatever the strongest thinks is sane is the law!
That's the real law of the land, not reason from saints…it's the absolute fury of the alpha killers!
Heh, both of those clowns won't fess up what is the only true power there is. Saints, Warriors, hero's, villains, in the end the true winners in history are killers.
They are just so good at it they hustle the weak to think they are something they are not. But time to pull down the curtain and make everyone see the truth once and for all!
And all these heroes are going to find out what a joke they are for thinking otherwise.
Heh, those damn pawns of the light may have found ways to save their folks, but that was just my god damn kickoff! All of that was just to lure them up for the real show! Ready or not, those goodies two shoes are going to suffer in every way possible till every last one of yah beg me to put out of their misery!
But after all of this I'm in no mood to be modest. Hell nah, more like be a hell of a sore winner and make every single one of those bastards go mad in despair! Heh, because this will only end when everyone learns there place once and for all! Heh, time to see who's going to squeal first. "
The masked madman went to join his current comrades to begin their part in the deranged game the Beyonder had sprung on the defenders of the universe.
At the moment many of the heroes were still wondering if the Beyonder was just messing with them, including King Atem.
The ruler of the Lylat Kingdom saw below that the Plana Legio Grand Prix was being celebrated like a true festival, with thousands of Chrono Phantasma created purely to cheer their master.
Atem saw the Beyonder was eying him like a beast was gazing at its prey before he looked at the board in front of him, saw that from above it looked like a maze that happened to be close to the first level of the PAC-MAN arcade game and sighed." I take it that since you went to all the effort of creating this Plana Legio Grand Prix there are more rules to it than just fighting? Well, I admit so much has unfolded that I have not eaten in a while, but I picked up things in a pinch before, today will be no exception."
The Beyonder snickered at the Lylat King's defiance as he leaned back." Ah what, you going to make an excuse that you're too hungry to give it your best little Lylat? I'm not letting you have any excuses for losing to me! But I can be "sporting" enough to give my opponent a snack. Here...a meal fit for a "shill king!"
Atem saw the man with golden eyes clap his hands and braced himself for the worst, only to see a pillar of light appear to the right of his enemy.
A man in a kingly outfit walked out with a face like a king, though it was a plastic mask of a face. The ruler of the Lylat Kingdom noticed that the man's crown had the words," Burger King." Written in between an image of a burger.
This "Burger King" walked up to Atem with a plate in his hand, and Atem saw he was presenting him two small burgers with onions in them. The Beyonder saw his "host" raise an eyebrow before he chuckled." It seems only right that the so-called King of Games gets a pair of Rodeo King Burgers from the King of Burgers! The Burger King is the number one selling meal in the universe!"
Atem saw the "Burger King" just breathing eerily before he smelled the burger. As he realized it gave off a "Mass Produced" sterilized stench he cleared his throat." I may be mistaken, but the Burger King I'm aware of is just a mascot from a fast food company that only recently was absorbed by Miczabis. They used commercials to give off the impression that they were the food of god, but the majority of their products did not match the hype."
The Beyonder was motionless for a moment before he glared at the Burger King and grit his teeth. "Is this true?"
The Burger King was motionless before he shrugged. In response the Beyonder yelled with disgust and snapped his fingers. The Burger King winced and put out a wait gesture with his hands before he suddenly exploded. Atem swerved out of the way of a suddenly severed hand before he sighed."
"Do you think anything in front of your eyes is reality Beyonder? You cannot know history unless you know how leaders move with its currents. Every leader requires outsiders to perpetuate his leadership. But its not just something that applies to rulers.
Ready comprehension is often a knee-jerk response and the most dangerous from of understanding. It blinks a opape screen over your ability to learn. The judgmental flow of law can function that way if one gets lax, littering your path with dead ends. If you really want to know something then understand nothing, for all comprehension is temporary.
Beyonder...you may have all of history at your command, but no matter how many clones you can create without properly knowing its value you still don't truly under,"
He was cut off as the Beyonder slammed the table and laughed madly." You really think you know how a god thinks? How you see things matters jack squat since I think and see things like how the true god does!
I am beyond everything, including your human understanding! Tsc…you don't know as much as you think Little Lylat! Besides its made from the best being in all existence so it's a damn good meal! What, you're a picky elitist? Or are you just trying to stall? Nothing you or your precious champions do can stop this, so just show some grace you always talk about in your precious speeches eh?"
"I'm not stalling Beyonder…I'm just trying to understand just what the nature of this game is."
"Anxious to get it over with eh? It's not the same as those card games you got all those trophies on but close enough. We will each move are pieces through my" Board." It's like those chess games but a bit more, "interactive". You will pick which of your pieces to move, the walls I set up will only let people move who I allow to move understand?
Like in all the good games each piece is gonna have different value. Your big champion little Auro has a ratio value of four so he can move less per turn while one of your punier hero's like that plumber can move more spaces.
First they have to fight all over to turn enough enemies into Pac-Dots so that the goal will open. They have to get to the goal in time or they, and your entire universe runs out of time and I stop playing nice! So you get it or do I have to get one of my Black Swans give you notes?"
Atem looked at the cards that had the faces of his champions before he winced." So, I order my friends into battle, without knowing what they will face? I'll be sending them in blind."
"Heh, since you're in my realm I do get the home field advantage little Lylat. You're just going to have to trust those "Kingly" instincts. You keep bragging about how you're such a good king…well time you pick who will win and who will die and if you can't choose then everyone dies!"
"I managed, and won a universal war Beyonder." Atem uttered bitterly as he grit his teeth at the sight of his enemy's amusement." I understand by now the burden of leadership and doing what must be done for the greater good. But I'm still not fond of sending good men and woman to die needlessly."
"Ah come on have a little faith you wuss! You really think I would set up this game up for nothing? I have a lot of things to do like start a new existence! But I want to show you all my kind of "entertainment" before you die, unless you want to die right here and now?"
"I certainly do not, so let the games begin."
"Good, then pick which piece is going first and let the bloodbath begin!"
Atem glanced at the various pieces and saw on the board in front of him slots for all of the pieces and realized he had to decide where to put each piece, and where to command everyone to go before he took a deep breath." In essence, I'm deciding who faces danger first? Well, the easy option would be to put Kira in the front lines since he's the one we can stand to lose the most.
But, at the same time, despite what he says his intentions are, I still can't risk so much on someone who's weaved so much treachery, not till I see how he reacts at least.
As risky as it is to bet the most important part of the mission, at the same time might as well risk someone who has the most strength to overcome whatever obstacles the Beyonder throws at them.
I'll put Lacus as close as I can to him so he can get healed in case of a trap."
All right Beyonder I start off by putting Ben Auro face down in attack…no wait I just place Ben in the front-most opening!"
The man with the title of the King of Games tried his best to live up to his reputation as he placed Ben in the front most part of the table that was "his" territory and put Lacus and Ezan in the spots nearest to him.
The people that the cards represented had been waiting anxiously this whole time, but just as Ben and some of the others were prepared to try and take the initiative when he suddenly saw a spotlight appear around him. An arrow then appeared in the ground in front of him pointing right past the gates of Magicant.
The Enji Knight saw spotlights form around Lacus and the others, but with colors like a red stoplight before he raised an eyebrow." Guess I'm up first? Well, I feel more confident kicking things off then I did starting off the Blitzball and Baseball games in Middle School."
"Maybe superstar." Lacus threw out casually," but this time I would not trust the umpire to be legit, got it?"
"Of course. I'm going to be on the lookout for anything fishy every second I'm here Lacus. Just, please, be careful."
"Of course, I'll keep a barrier up the whole time."
Ezan nodded as he grasped his katana tightly." I'll do whatever I can to make sure my Rinne Sharingan is on the whole mission Auro. So far I don't see anything to abnormal directly in front of us."
"Thanks, Ezan. All right, whatever its one Zamasu or thirty random cartoon psychopaths…I'm ready to fight."
The man chosen by Cosmos to be the savior of the universe saw where the arrow was pointing, and saw PAC-MAN was getting closer to his friends in the back of the group before he steeled himself and did a Flash Step to arrive at the other end of the carpet.
The warrior of light saw Cupman and Mugboy laughing at him but did not seem like they were prepared to attack and just saw various cartoon figures, from a blue colored human sized piles of slime that nearly looked like Kirby's friend Gooey to a blue armored knight with a shovel were clapping at him.
The golden-haired man had his aura explode as he tried to figure out if he should wait for the audience to attack or just try and attack everyone at once, as he saw Lacus, Ezan, Doug, Max, Kira, and Trunks land around him before suddenly another video game like buzz sound blared out.
Suddenly the area below Ben glowed golden before the words "BONUS" appeared below him, before King Dice above snickered. "Think we are wise guys eh? So clever, so dapper, ya betta' believe this dice is loaded. Hi-de-ho! You guys bet on coming on strong eh? You came on so strong that your energy is heavy enough to weigh down the" Bonus" game the boss set up! Looks like we are kicking things off with the Burden of the Mighty Battle Royal!"
Ben tensed up as he saw a cage of light forming around him. He tried to slash it, but by the time his sword was about to reach the cage a light blinded him. He did not feel anything hit him, but as he opened his eyes, he saw suddenly he was in an area that looked like where he fought the Chaotic Comedian and Zamasu, only covered by a giant cage of golden energy.
The hero in his twenties felt a chill down his spine as he pondered if in a moment he lost everything, but the fear lessened as he saw Lacus to his right, and Doug and Ezan to his left.
Doug saw Max was behind him, but Aqua and Axel were not before he spat on the ground." God damn it, figured he was going to throw a curve ball but it was rigged before we even got up to bat! Well…better just smack down any death beams we get sent are way and kick his ass!"
Ezan cursed as he grasped his blade tightly." I did not see anything, the Beyonder must have made reality change in an instant. Damn, it was a set up after all."
"Don't unravel the moment the conditions change my former apprentice." Kira uttered flatly as he looked around at the new ring." He's not trying to kill us instantly, so this is not a sudden swift assassination attempt. Are "Host" is just making the game even more convoluted to weaken us.
But, any true master of warfare should be aware even the best plans fall apart on a whim, it's how one adapts that proves who is superior. So, better adapt fast Enji."
Ben rolled his eyes and was about to quip back before the group heard trumpets blaring out. Dice King appeared above everyone with some dice in his hands. As the trespassers glared at him the Beyonder's flunky sneered." Think we are hot stuff eh? Then if you're really that great you don't mind a few extra obstacles your way eh? Give them a good whopping, Mr. Dream!"
Everyone saw a humanoid shape colored like a muscular male with boxing gloves form around them. Doug saw the figure looked like a wire-frame before he rolled his eyes." The hell is this? We get stuck in some giant game testing zone or something?"
The figure called" Mr. Dream" got into a fighting stance, and quickly charged at Doug with an uppercut. The move was professionally done but the member of Squad 7 casually swerved out of the way before blocking the blow.
Doug did not get to hurt from the block, but as he struggled to overpower the larger being, tried to bite his ear, causing the martial artist to snicker with disgust. " This suppose to be a fight between men or between beasts dude? Get the hell out of my face!"
In a blur Doug unleashed the Shoryuken on his foe's chest, and the impact was so hard that it shattered.
As the remains of Mr. Dream turned into red cube fragments that blew away Doug spat on the ground." Still think we are lightweights eh dude? Damn it lets just blow up this entire side ring and get back to the others!"
"Oh don't think the game's over its just getting started! After all that's just the first wave smart guy!" Dice King uttered as he formed more dice in his hands." But fine, lets pile it up eh? Give them hell, Fighting Polygon Team!"
The man with a dice head snapped his fingers, before in an instant Ben and the other abducted players saw they were surrounded by dozens of purple polyhedron like figures.
Lacus saw one of the polygon like figures looked sort of like her before she flicked her hair back." What…this one of those mirror matches like a video game or something?"
Ben's girlfriend saw Doug glance at her before she shrugged." What…me and Ben played a few games the past few years when I was recovering so I know a bit more gamer lingo. So…we just clear these enemies to get back to the others?"
"Wrong dame!" the Dice King muttered." This Bonus game requires you all to rack up enough points, points made by the Magatsuhi of fallen enemies, to leave this isolated space! That's only if you live long enough to rack them up! Dural…be a good polygon girl and kick off the face kicking eh?"
Doug saw a sliver bald polygon shaped humanoid walk out of the mass of purple pawns before he cracked his neck." Don't think a rigged game is going to get us to back down! If we have to bust a few more toys to get this done then bring it!"
The member of Squad 7 saw Dural get into a fighting stance before he got into his own, and jumped up to unleash a roundhouse kick.
The martial artist saw his sliver target was preparing to counter before he swerved around with a second spin to try and punch Dural.
But to his shock the sliver figure shifted its body around unnaturally to catch Doug's fist. As it had its free hand spin around like a drill Max dove at her with his blade.
Dural was able to catch that as well but Max pressed a button on his gauntlet before a blade came out of the side of his shoulder.
As he sliced into Dural he smirked." Seems like these freaks got some sense in them to predict any attack. Just got to hit them with stuff they can't counter!"
Ben nodded as he had swords swerve around him as he sliced up a bunch of fighting Polygons at once." No matter how perfect these drones are, they won't out fight us today!"
Kira saw Ben, Ezan, Lacus, Trunks, and Max all slash through their targets before he emitted a snort of disgust and had his aura erupt. As the angelic wings formed on one of his sides, and the demonic wings formed on another he extended his hands, and had his aura burst out.
The Polygon fighters all got weighed down, and as those nearest to them reached out to him Kira narrowed his eyes and unleashed even more energy to crush them." Just why are you treating this like it's that silly Budokai? There may be rules, but there is no reason to be sporting to mindless pawns. This is not a duel of warriors, just a process of exterminating as many obstacles as possible to complete the objective!"
Max saw Kira crush more and more of the Polygon Fighters with his energy before Ben's cousin chuckled bitterly." Well, he is right that there is no point messing around with lame as hell cannon folder!"
Ezan saw more Polygon Fighters stagger out like zombies before he looked above." Better yet, let's just forgo the antics, bypass the time wasters and carry on with the operation. Kamui!"
The sliver haired warrior once more used one of his Mangekyō Sharingan related spells to try and open a rift in reality in the cage of light. But as the rift begun to form the Dice King frowned." Foul! No bending the rules this time bucko!"
The Dice King clapped his hands before a purple dice appeared in his hands. The giant hostile and threw the projectile into the ring where Ezan was casting Kamui, before it glowed and unleashed an explosion.
Everyone saw the blast neutralize the distribution before the super elite warrior swore. "Damn it, they are learning. This won't be easy, but as they say a true hero's work never is."
"Who said it was you mook?" Dice King uttered with raw contempt." Still, if this bonus game's a walk in the park for yah, then let's pile it on eh folks? Hero's eh? Heroes are just the villains of the other side! So time yah Enji deal with this realm's heroes! This match will get red hot all right cause it's time to rumble with the Pride Troopers!"
Ben and co saw more spotlights form around them before ten figures in uniforms composed of red and black colored spandex surrounded them. Doug saw that some of them looked humanoid, while others looked more exotic like a humanoid reptile and a purple skinned bunny that looked sort of like Beerus before he cracked his neck."
Shape your toys anyway you like punk, in the mood I'm in I'll smack them down as fast as they pop up! Hell one of the punks is sleeping man! Tsc…and seriously that's the best they can think of cause that's generic as hell!"
Trunks saw Doug was referring to the Pride Trooper in the back that was in a meditation position. The figure was a tall humanoid with an extremely muscular and well-defined build. He had a large, sleek head and had gray skin, big round black eyes with enlarged pupils, flat round ears, and a barely visible flat nose.
His uniform was no different than the rest of the Pride Troopers, but as the son of Vegeta saw the man floating in midair he cringed." Better cool down unless you want to get owned Doug.
Guys, the grey one may not look like anything special but that's Jiren, one of the few guys Goku could not beat in a fight. He's the one who tanked everything Goku had, even in Ultra Instinct, and only lost because Frieza tricked him."
Max chuckled as he cracked his neck." Time boy's not over-hyping him Doug. I met the dude in heaven. Nice enough even if he's a stiff. But while he does not do anything fancy, he hits like a ton of galaxy sized bricks! Seriously the dude has the nickname " One Punch Man" because only a few like Goku have ever lasted more then one punch against him!"
Doug saw Max looked tense before he chuckled." That's so eh? Heh, and something tells me the guy here is not going to have the same restraint."
Ben saw the Chrono Phantasma of Jiren open his eyes before he got into a fighting stance." Well…anyone who Goku had a hard time with at his best is something to watch out for. But in the end no matter what, we have to take them down for the sake of everything!"
As Lacus nodded he noticed the Pride Trooper that was a tall and burly alien humanoid.
He had tan colored skin, yellow eyes with dark lines under them, and a large white mustache that covers his mouth. He also sported two perpetually prominent veins on his head.
While sporting a well-muscled frame apart from his portly midsection, his overall body-type was noticeably disproportionate: he had comparatively short and skinny legs while his arms were very long with massive hands bigger than his entire head.
The mustached man snorted before he walked forward." You dare mock our noble will villain? I love my people! I love my land, and my planet! I love my Universe! Leader of the Pride Troopers, I am Toppo the Bold! Whether they're small... or medium sized... or extra jumbo...My fist of iron justice... will smash evildoers in any size they come! Your invasion has gone on long enough villains! Justice Beam!"
Ben saw the mustached man unleash an orange energy beam from his index and middle fingers and quickly deflected the blast with the Divine Mugen Nova, and as the blast went into the air Doug suddenly roundhouse kicked the blast into the ground at the Pride Troopers.
As the enemies in red spandex scattered the martial artist sprouted a savage grin." Bring it stash face! No mood for ranting from fakers so your all going down hard and fast! Shitenshuu!"
As the smoke was briefly clouding the area Doug tried to hit Jiren before the tall grey man could get up. However, to his dread before he could reach Jiren he found himself frozen in pace. As Doug realized his target's sheer aura was holding him back Jiren opened his eyes to glanced at Doug." You think your resolve gives you strength? Nonsense. Strength is justice! Strength is absolute! All is meaningless without victory! To be defeated is to lose everything…and for being in the way of are justice you will lose everything!"
Jiren suddenly widened his eyes and unleashed a blast of pure will to blow Doug back. The grey man stood up and clutched his right fist. It suddenly shimmered with red light before he punched the air at the speed of light, and unleashed a red burst of energy.
Ben was able to intercept the blast with his blade, but found himself pushed back a few feet. Realizing the extent of Jiren's power caused Ben to grit his teeth as he looked at his foe in the eye." I see Jiren lives up to the hype…but even if you have as much power as one person can possibly have, that still won't be enough long as we take him on together as a team!"
Jiren looked at Ben with disgust as his gaze intensified." Even when they band together, the weak are nothing before true power."
"Tsc…you are supposed to be a hero right? A rather dismissive view from someone that's supposed to be a champion of justice!"
"I'm just a realistic. Naïve dreams of the weak only cause further harm, true justice is realized by true power!"
"Well, for the sake of everything I'll just have to prove you, your team, and your boss all wrong! Senkei! Divine Millennia Slash!
Ben dug in and slashed Jiren's Power Impact energy blast in half before swiftly slamming the ground with his large blade. Golden Energy swords formed all around Jiren, before diving at him a second later.
But the tall grey man just flexed his muscles before punching up in front of him, and unleashing a surge of raw red energy to shatter all the upcoming blades.
Ben attacked a second later with the Shin-Divine Flare Edge, but even before Jiren finished the last attack he already unleashed another punch to counter the strike. As the Enji looked shocked at his target catching his blade with raw power, said power surged out of Jiren even more till the entire "Bonus Game" Astral Fissure area quaked. "
So, this is your so-called power of trust... I'm not impressed in the slightest. I seek that which lies beyond what the common man view as strength. Strength is everything. All is possible with power and power alone. You do not have what it takes and you never will. Accept how powerless you are!"
"Never, I'll never give up till the very last moment!"
Ben furiously gave it all he had at Jiren, but his grey target countered everything he had as the other Pride Trooper Chrono Phantasma kept the others back.
As the best of the last defenders of the universe gave it everything, they had to come out on top of this bonus game, there allies watched in horror as billboards in the city showed Ben struggling to fight Jiren as Lacus and Doug fought Toppo.
James watched the fighting and glanced the surroundings in front of him carefully." Damn it, not like we did not expect foul play, but with how effortlessly they divided us he's toying with us."
"Maybe that was his plan." Shinryudramon cried out defensively." But the joke's on him when he realizes no matter what the boss and the others are not going to lose no matter how dirty his game is! Arg, just wish I could help him instead of just sitting around here!"
Cloud was about to respond to the Digimon when suddenly another buzzer sound went off as the spot lights all once more shined on them. Suddenly a female voice blurted out in an announcer tone," Ah don't feel bad Digimon, no one's being left on the benches today! While the selected are taking part in the Burden of the Mighty Battle Royal Bonus game, the rest will take part in the Pork GUTS Crag Rush!
Ready or not, it's time for the contestants to either make it through the best reception New Pork City has to offer, or be pork themselves! Have fun, or at least die in a fun way for are host people!"
Master Myers glanced behind and saw that behind where PAC-MAN was suddenly had a large spring like one that launched a pinball machine appear behind the yellow creature. As it sprung back the leader of the Enji cringed." Everyone, press on! No matter what comes are way try to stick together!"
Cloud saw the Neo-Highwind was still on the ground before he cursed." Cid, if you don't take off right now the only place your going is in that freak's gut!"
"Think I don't know that Cloud!?" His old pilot friend yelled out." But the engine's still not charged, this bird's still sunk! Its to late, just tell Serra I died cool alright?"
Shinryudramon saw how close PAC-MAN was to the ship before he grasped his fist tightly." No way am I letting any of my pals die to a giant yellow mouth! Hey Shadow help me with that trick of yours, I can carry the Neo-Highwind till it takes off!"
"On it." The hedgehog with the title of the Ultimate Life-Form uttered as he flew to the Royal Knight Digimon and grasped his fist." Chaos Control!"
With the power of the Chaos/ Super Emeralds Shinryudramon was warped right behind the airship he went to so many planets on, and made use of his strength to lift it up like it was a toy ship and fly just out of PAC-MAN's mouth.
As the Digimon flew above PAC-MAN and joined up with Sonic, Cloud and the others he chuckled." I don't care how much you can eat dude won't help you as long as we can fly away from it!"
Just as Ben's Digimon partner grinned another buzzer sound could be heard in the distance." Aw…are Digimon contestant is feeling cocky! Good, PAC-MAN's dear wife Miss PAC-MAN loves the flavor of cocky prey! Thankfully there is enough heathens for the whole PAC family folks!"
Shinryudramon cringed as he saw two holes in the ground appear, before a being just like PAC-MAN but with a more feminine look and a red bow appeared in the left one, while a smaller yellow circle like being with a propeller cap appeared on the right.
The Digimon saw Miss PAC-MAN and PAC-MAN Jr come at everyone as well from different directions before he sighed." Yah yah…I should have kept my mouth shut."
James glanced at the charging PAC family while glancing at New Pork City till he saw that the Devil's Casino building was glowing with energy. "True, that was not the wisest to move to make Shinryudramon…but I suppose he would have threw that curve-ball at us sooner or later so at least we saw this before things got to hectic. Everyone, spread out and try and get the PAC-MAN mixed up.
The Casino seems to be were a lot of energy is amassing, that might be where we can break through to the next level!"
His allies nodded before the Enji Master tried to see his improvised tactic through. As the defenders of the universe quickly tried the best they could to overcome all the obstacles in there way so they could do their job, the one person able to act on their side as a bystander was trying his best to make sure they were going down the right path, King Atem.
After Ben, Lacus, Kira, Ezan, Max, Trunks, and Doug were all whisked away to the "Bonus Game" the ruler of the Lylat Kingdom was quickly trying to reorganize his game plan.
The Beyonder snickered as he saw the human before him quickly move one card up the board after another before the man with three golden eyes leaned back." What's wrong little Lylat? Falling to pieces like that cheap puzzle on your neck since your plans are not holding up in a real ace game with a master?"
Atem gave the man holding him hostage a defiant glare as he looked back down. "It's not panic, just precaution. Only a fool blindly moves forward when he does not have all the information, double so when lives are on the line."
"Tsc…just what a cowardly elitist says to sound smart! A true winner has the instincts to win in his gut and comes out on top of anything! And my pieces don't need to hide from your loser hero's! They just are in no rush to stop drinking to deal with losers! Hell, some of them are the drinks!"
The Beyonder snapped his fingers again, before Dice King snickered below and threw some more dice at the top of Devil's Casino and they all glowed.
Suddenly in the part of the city that Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi were running through a random wine glass and a flask on a table, when the objects shook, glowed purple, and suddenly flung at the heroes at the Mushroom Kingdom.
The jumping pros, jumped on instinct to avoid being hit, but suddenly Mario heard a laugh and saw the two objects sprout cartoon laughs before they both grew to become twice as large as the members of the Justice Force.
The giant cartoonish flask wagged his tongue in "Toony" fashion before his top popped out and he sprayed the liquid inside him. Mario saw the liquid melt part of the building around him before he winced." Mamma Mia…its worst then Pete and the other giant Piranha Plants!"
Yoshi swerved out of the way and conjured another giant metal egg to try and clog its spray, when a small bird chirped in front of it.
As the green Dino glanced at the bird, the ground cracked around it, before a red beast with tiny, indigo, bat-like wings, a pointed tail, horns (or pointed, cat-like ears), and slightly reptilian characteristics.
Its most notable feature was its gigantic mouth, which stretches across much of the length of its body and was lined with huge, sharp teeth burst out of the ground.
Yoshi gulped and quickly threw the egg at this creature before the "Ultimate Chimera grasped the egg, and crushed it with its teeth. As Yoshi saw the new threat give a cartoonish laugh he jumped back." Yoshi's saw a lot of crazy places but even Bowser and Kamek did not have castles this crazy even when there kids ran wild!"
Luigi shrugged as he jumped out of more acidic projectiles." This is up there on the insane meter Yoshi but what you expect when the guy hosting this game has god like power and the mind of a guy who's brattier then Bowser Jr and the rest of the Koopa Kids? Just got to ride it out and hope the egg heads can figure out how to beat this! After all this I'm not a losing to a reject from a scrapped cartoon show!"
The taller Mario brother had his free hand crackle with lighting before he dodged another burst of acid and with a burst of determination, slammed his Ultra Hammer into his target.
The lighting transferred from the Hammer to the target, and said target became electrified.
Luigi was about to follow up, when suddenly a large muscular cartoonish man with wild brown hair burst out of the building behind the other hostiles to catch the hammer.
As Luigi looked shocked the man yelled with fury." I found you! You think you Mario brothers are too good to attend Wreck-it Ralph's birthday party? I'll show you! I'm going to wreck that stupid mustache of yours...…I"M GOING TO WRECK IT ALL!"
Wreck-It Ralph was strong enough to lift Luigi to throw the thinner plumber in the air, and as Yoshi caught Luigi Mario saw how mad the new arrival looked before he gulped." Mamma Mia what did we ever a do to you? I don't even know you!"
"THAT"S THE PROBLEM! RAHHH!"
Mario sighed before he fired off a barrage of fire balls at Ralph to knock him back
Sonic saw the cartoonish enemy scream in pain and collide with the others before he smirked." That's the way Mario! These guys are more jokers then those lame Deadly Six guys! Just got to put some effort into it and they are going down no time, huh?"
The hero from Mobius felt a shift in the wind and realized a new figure was in front of him. It looked like a tall blue road runner bird, and Sonic saw the big bird blink at it for a moment before giving a cartoonish "beep beep." sound… sticking its tongue out and suddenly was gone so fast it left only a after image where it was standing.
Sonic saw the sudden trail of smoke that the bird had left behind before he narrowed his eyes." That bird thinks it can make a fool out of me eh? Like hell am I coming off as a turtle here! Light-Speed Dash!"
Sonic used the full extent of his Hyper form to blaze after the sudden new target. Knuckles saw his friend go off before he cringed." Hold it Sonic! Ugh…too late. Last thing we need is him running off half-cocked in a place as crazy as this! Tails, Sliver come on lets, huh?"
The protector of Angel Island was about to try and catch up to his friend he suddenly heard a ribbit from the left.
A gloved fist burst out for the echidna's face, and as Knuckles jumped back he saw that it came from a humanoid frog in a boxing outfit.
Seeing the new enemy spin its right arm around in a cartoonish twister like manner made the red furred male grit his teeth." Damn it, if I can put down those Battletoads in a fight all at once I'm not losing to punks like you!"
Sliver used his physic powers to freeze the two cartoonish frog enemies in place before Knuckles, Tails, E-Omega, Blaze, and Lilac all attacked them at once.
The two frogs were blown into the air, but as they did the larger one suddenly swallowed its smaller kin. It then glowed, before it twisted and transformed into an even larger frog like slot machine.
Knuckles saw his new transformed foe suddenly unleash all kinds of projectiles before he scowled." Damn it Tails which world can frogs do that!?"
"All that matters is that in this world they can! Watch out!"
Tails saw the amphibian slot machine extend its tongue and try and swallow him till a barrage of missiles that Omega released knocked it back.
The Beyonder watched from above with glee at the sight of his cartoonish creations causing trouble all over the city. As he saw Knuckles and Sliver be smacked to the ground he laughed gleefully like a child seeing something funny." Heh, you guys thought you were all so smart but my fixer boys Ribby and Croaks are putting you in your place!"
Atem saw how gleeful the Beyonder looked and could not help but admit a disgusted grunt in response." I'm well aware at how things have different value between cultures, but I must know if you truly take such delight in treating total universal genocide as a joke? It's one thing to hate something, it's another to treat all of existence as a joke."
"Heh, still trying to be all high and mighty on me? You're the one who's not being honest about how things are! These cartoons down there are being honest, because it's how people want things to be! You mortals use cartoons to make a joke out of life.
Cartoons are not just things for kids to laugh at, its ways to turn the "other" people to jokes! You use cartoons to reduce people to scapegoats to make it easier for people to screw them over to win!
Don't be so smug, I seen all you so called great cultures do stuff like this! You make the music so loud and the games so bright that you make it to loud and to bright for the losers to be seen or heard!
It be easier to just kill all the losers if you wanted to, but then you would not be nice guys eh? That's why you do all these games, to make things loud enough so that what you want to be true is true!
That's why, these cartoons are people's desires made reality!"
Atem thought things over before he sighed." I won't deny that is true Beyonder, but people do not define things the same! Even if some twist things to fit their own agenda others can define those things in a more hopeful direction!"
"Heh…you "enlightened" dreamers always want to keep your heads in the sand about the truth eh? Even if that's true, I seen you human's entire history, and the polls are that hate is the number one winner!"
The Beyonder snapped his fingers again, and a golden disc formed in his hand. As Atem looked anxious his enemy's smirk only widened as he suddenly put the disc before him. "You think you're on such good terms with the angels eh little Lylat? They ever tell you about Chapter Black?
It's one of the top most forbidden things Heaven locked up in there angel vault. Heh, they don't want anyone but the inner circle of their holy club seeing it but with my powers one of the first things I did was make a copy out of it, so I have the director's cut!"
A hologram image appeared behind the Beyonder and Atem saw people in medieval garb gathering around a room to celebrate what seemed to be a wedding. As they were about to all drink Atem heard a older man utter," The Lannister's send their regards." Before a pregnant woman was stabbed and a entire side of the room got shot with arrows and stabbed by the other half.
The image suddenly then changed to a line of naked people being directed to a cliff till they were all shot at once.
As they all slowly died, the image changed again to the Starkiller base destroying the planet Hosnian Prime.
As the image showed countless people screaming in terror before being vaporized the Beyonder just laughed." Told yah…Chapter Black is a compilation film lasting for thousands of hours, and every second of it is about the atrocities that human-kind and all the other mortal races had committed since the dawn of time!"
Atem looked at the new object with shock before he took a deep breath." The moment you regained consciousness...after all the time you been asleep, the very first thing you went for was anger? Why?"
"What are you a wuss?" The Beyonder spat out." Course the first thing I felt was anger, I was knocked out for all of history because Cosmos and Zannacross denied me what was mine! That's why the first thing I did was see just what they made when I was gone.
After all once I got down pat what wrong is I wanted to see everything that was wrong with it so I can say just how it sucks so I don't sound stupid! And after I saw this baby I knew that all those two ranted about ended up just being one big joke!
You want to know why you're a joke? Because after watching Chapter Black I seen either naïve idiots like you or their kids lose everything! All it shows is how pathetic humanity is, and why it should be replaced by something better, by my superior race!"
Atem saw the image change to a man in kingly attire throwing a woman to the ground while his guards ripped off her clothing before he winced." I won't deny that the history of mortals is littered with sin.
But despite all of this, I know it's not a futile cycle! I know step by step, we can move closer to the light to make a better society for all good people. As all-consuming as the nature of Authoritarianism is, with enough experience humanity can,"
"WRONG!" The Beyonder cried out as he slammed the table with his fist. "Your precious "holy ideologies" are all nothing but Cosmos's and her angels broken propaganda you shill! You and your hero's try and deny it but Authoritarianism is the true nature of mortal desire, and is more stable than the liberalism and democracy you are such a big fan of!
The desire for order, for strong leadership, and above all, the yearning for the security of family, tribe, and nation! Everything you, Crooked Cosmos and little Auro have done is defying nature! But that's why I'm going to make a pure existence. After all, fakers lose to the real thing every time!"
Atem looked back at the table below to see who was defeating their opponents below. The man with the Millennium Puzzle gave the most defiant look he could muster." Well then Beyonder…we can talk all day but in the end the team that comes out on top will prove who is false yes?"
"Tsc…think you can be a tough guy in front of the toughest guy their is? Fine, enough of the time out chat, we will see who's all talk soon enough! But meanwhile I'll keep Chapter Black on to set the stage. I'll watch to, since I have eyes in the back of my head! Don't like the channel? If you like I can bring in some of the people you care about and bring them right in front of me to torture them for the lols eh?"
"That won't be needed, this is fine."
Atem saw his foe snicker in amusement, before the third eye on his foe rotate to the other side of his head and took a deep breath before focusing on figuring out how to do his part to guide the others through his enemies twisted game.
As he figured out which of his allies' paths to clear up next, said allies were trying to figure out the way through the bizarre enemies in their path.
Shortly after flying into New Pork City Kirby found himself being attacked by a round orange creature with an elephant like nose, a creature that mostly muttered nonsense but occasionally screamed out,"Q*bert!"
From time to time, when it was not trying to suck in Kirby with a strong current of wind that nearly matched the force of Kirby 's own gulps.
The pink hero unleashed some attacks to try and take his current foe out, but saw Q*bert suck up his ice blast, bombs, and even his Crash attack and Star Rod blasts like they were nothing but marshmallows from the sky.
The being from Dream Land felt it was harder to get out of Q*bert 's suction before he gulped." Man, this guy can eat anything, and I really don't want to be a meal right about now? Is this how all those Waddle Dee's and Doo's felt when I was eating them?
Well, I feel bad for the ones who were only doing it because King Dedede tricked them or because Dark Matter and the others were using them, but I really can't afford to be a meal right now! Wait, I eaten enough people to know what they tried to do to get out of it!"
Kirby quickly unleashed his Ultra Sword super ability to slash at one of the buildings he ran past. His sword was large enough to cut the entire building and cause it to fall in Q*Bert's path.
The odd orange creature had no trouble sucking up the fragment, but as he was distracted Kirby focused once more on the powers, he got from Android 21 and unleashed a Kamehameha Wave.
The blast hit Q*Bert, but the creature just muttered a bizarre sound of annoyance. It tried to swerve its nose around to absorb the blast, till a munching sound was heard.
Kirby saw PAC-MAN Jr swerve around right in Q*Bert's path. The two devouring monsters both tried to devour each other, causing the entire area to collapse.
Kirby heard Q*bert moan before he shrugged." Well, glad I did not try to eat him like that! This is so crazy it is making me hungry, but I got to help Ben and the others see this through or no one is going to be able to eat again!"
The pink hero once more resumed heading for the Devil's Casino, and as Samus saw him fly over her the bounty hunter shrugged." Well…good to know these cartoon freaks are not invincible. Just have to hit smart and fast."
X nodded before the robot Reploid's readied charged up his X-Buster." Agreed Samus. No matter how bizarre things get we can't let it distract us. Just got to, huh? Something's coming on the right!"
Nearly a dozen guns went up as someone walked out of the right building. What emerged was a bald, slightly cartoonish man in a brown hunter's outfit with a hunter's cap.
The man had a very old type of two-barrel shotgun on the ground, and the man was looking at the ground before he noticed Samus, X, and the others and smiled." Oh hello, are you hunting to? I'm Elmer J. Fudd! Shhh. Be vewy vewy quiet, I'm hunting wabbits. Oh wait…but that's right."
Just as X and Axl looked at each other Elmer aimed his gun at the sky, before suddenly firing at the maverick hunters.
While at first only common bullets emerged from the rifle, the bullets suddenly glowed purple. Zero cringed before he cast the Dark Hold power over the projectile to freeze it in place.
Doctor Wily's ultimate creation nodded for the others to get back, and the group dived around the building just in time before the bullet unleashed an explosion that tore a large chunk of the ground.
Elmer suddenly had his eyes glow purple before he gave a deranged laugh and reloaded his altered rifle." Almost forgot…today's not Wabbit season…its heathen season! You're not getting away from me…not when I have the ultimate hunting gear giving to me by the all mighty Rabum Alal! You're going to be my trophies!"
Axl saw a few more bullets swerve around, and raised a eyebrow as they suddenly formed cartoonish eyes and grins till the nearest bullet laughed." You weirdos can't escape us! Every bullet is dead set on completing the hunt!"
The next gen reploid saw the living bullets dive for him and fired back, only to see his targets swerve out of the way. X took them all out with a fully charged X buster shot, but then Elmer aimed right for the building they were hiding in, causing Axl to roll his eyes." Sufferin' succotash…I'm not letting some moron blast us to scrap! Think you're a top of the line hunter eh? My Proton Cannon wants to have a word with you!"
Axl's eyes glowed yellow before he had a massive cannon form on his right shoulder and instantly opened fire. However Elmer dodged the blast. While the building exploded a few pixelated ducks flew out of the rubble before a pixelated dog popped out of the rubble and laughed at Ben's robotic friends.
Zero grit his teeth and prepared to charge before pixelated men in hunter outfits popped out around Elemer to give support fire before Fudd himself locked on and fired just as Axel got ready to fire another shot.
Link was nearby, and as he saw his comrades struggle to overpower Elmer's surprisingly intense fire power he grasped the Master Sword tightly. He then used the Claw shot to grapple above the building Elmer was under." No matter what shape theses fiends take, despite how innocent they look at times they are agents of evil. For the sake of Zelda and all the others, I'll be the bane of their existence. Sorry to be cowardly but, there is no time to waste."
Hyrule's champion prepared to dive his blade into Elmer's head before he could react till suddenly, he heard something and saw one of the parts of the building above crack and fall down. As the man in green dodged an armored voice echoed out," Halt you villain! Has though have no regard for the ancient code of Shovelry? Such a craven man will be brought to justice!"
Link saw a glimmer of light, and quickly dashed back as he saw the ground where he just was get attacked by a blue and black armored being, who wielded a shovel.
The black armored Shovel Knight got back into a fighting stance, which caused Link to raise an eyebrow." So you are to be my next opponent? So be it, but tho will pay for coming into battle poorly equipped! This is even worst for you then when I fought that batch of moblins with the fairy net!"
"Tsc…you dare take thy Shovel Blade lightly? Your kitchen knife will know its place soon enough!"
Link just sighed before giving a battle cry and firing a beam of light from the blade of evil's bane to catch the Shovel Knight off guard. His target deflected the blast with his shovel but as he did Link tried to finish him with his Whirlwind slash attack. But Ben's pal was shocked to see the Shovel Knight's blue gem on his shoulder glow, before its owner suddenly turned to mist.
As the man known as the hero of time wondered what happened the Shovel Knight turned solid before he jabbed his weapon at Link. His target evaded the strike, but the Shovel Knight dug his shovel blade deep into the ground, before ripping it out of the ground. Link cringed and quickly blocked the sudden projectile with his shield.
Link succeeded in blocking, but left himself open to get it with the Shovel. The Hylian grunted in pain and saw his foe was about to try and swerve around to slash into his head for a fatal part of the combo, Link was able to parry the strike in time.
As he was pushed back the Shovel Knight snickered." Submit to your fate villain! Your long crusade ends here and now!"
"I don't know what you were told master of shovels, but I'm no villain!" Link shouted out defensively." My entire life has been devoted to defending Zelda, Hyrule, and all of the good people in it!"
"Tsc…is that so? Then how come your domain is still wracked with so much suffering? The Master told me that Hyrule suffers again and again! If you were a true hero, would your realm not be one of peace by now!?"
Link felt anguish flow across his body before he looked at the crest on his hand." I have saved Hyrule again and again by defeating Ganondorf and his minions every time, up to saving it and all other worlds from the wrath of Zannacross! Hyrule is presently at peace.
True, longer peace's have failed in the past as evil resurfaced, but this time is different! I can only do so much, I have to have faith that the people of my nation can move forward as long as fiends like Ganondorf don't ruin things for them!"
"You got it all wrong you deluded nave! You blame your nations weakness on its invaders, but if it was truly strong it would not fall to the illusions of evil! You're a fraud of a champion, and now you must pay!"
"No, you're wrong! To enforce my will would make me an even greater king of evil! I, have to have faith in my fellow man, faith that they could, GUH!"
As Link prepared to cast a spell suddenly an anchor collided into his leg. A larger being in brown knight like armor with elements of a scuba diver revealed himself to be the owner of that anchor before he took out a blade." Shovel Knight, your disgracing the Exnine Order of No Quarter by taking so long to slay this vermin!
The Master wants are enemies vanquished post haste! My gems... My vessel... My ocean. Your very presence tarnishes them all! You and the rest of the heathen invaders, along with your entire realm perish tonight!"
Link saw a knight with a propeller on his head and a large knight covered in ice coming for him on both sides before he grit his teeth." No, I won't dishonor my friends or my lands by losing here!"
"You already dishonored them all!" Shovel Knight roared out as the Half-Infinity symbol on his head burned brightly with vile energy." Now it's time you realize that as your last act!" Shovel Knight and the other Chrono Phantasma copies of the Exnine Order of No Quarter prepared to strike at Link at once to try and finish him, only for a bolt of purple energy to descend from the sky.
Just as Shovel Knight and his comrade noticed the beam it divided in to small fragments, and hit each of the armored knights. As they all screamed in pain Link was shocked to see none other than Cia reveal herself to be the source of the blast.
The Chrono Phantasma of the Time agent with the duty of observing the Tri-Force floated besides Link as she raised her wand in the air." Please…Link is a true hero compared to all of you lunkheads! True his work is still well, a work in progress.
But still, you give credit to something that takes effort over loving some rehashed generic piece of junk like you knights!"
"How dare you mock are kingdom witch!" Shovel Knight roared out as he got back up." You will pay for insulting the pride of the Exnine Order of No Quarter!"
"Oh shut up! Your all just programed dolts anyway."
"Hey wait…I remember when this grand quest began you were on the side of are master! You traitor!"
"Meh...I only ever had one true loyalty…and now that my aims are within my grasp, I'm taking the better option."
"Bah…You're out of your depth, spelunker. Is your mind lost?! Tsc…no mercy to traitors!"
The ground around Cia rumbled before another knight, one who's armor looked like a mole burst out for her.
But Cia rolled her eyes as she promptly fired a focused blast of purple energy to hit the Mole Knight into the Polar Knight and send most of the forces to the ground, in Elmer Fudd's direction.
Link saw her amusement and took a wary breath as he looked at her carefully." Cia…I did not realize you had joined us."
"Forget me already? Well, it was a tad stressful getting through all the planet busters but, I did not want to miss out when it counted."
"You have my thanks. Still, this might be a bad time but I must make it clear to you Cia that no matter what, I won't leave Zelda for you."
"Heh…I know that now…if you did you would not be the hero, I become entranced with in the first place. Still, I don't want to see you fall to ruin either, and I suppose it's worth putting some effort to see you live up to your destiny."
Link saw Cia looked sincere, and even a tad remorseful before he smirked." You have my thanks."
"Well you can prove it by making sure we don't die to my prick of a former master! Don't let his toys mess you up…this entire reality is made to mock and confuse you all."
"Maybe…but as strange as this realm is, it will take a lot more random insanity then this for me to lose my nerve!"
Link had energy surge into the Master Sword before he slashed off the Treasure Knight's anchor from his arm and fought with renewed vigor.
Zidane saw Link from where he was, who was fighting with Cloud, Aeris, Terra, Cecil, Squall, Lighting, Velvet, Milla, and more of the others as he heard Link make that declaration.
The tailed warrior grinned as he once more went into his Trance State before he had his energy explode." That's the right way to think Link! No matter how crazy things get, got to keep going through things with a smile! Long as we don't freak out it will be easy peas-y! Grand Lethal!"
The tailed Enji quickly unleashed a barrage of energy blasts at his current foes, dozens of cartoonish blue slime monsters. However, despite not looking very strong, the cartoonish slimes just smirked before their bodies expanded, and the blasts went right through them.
As the slimes reformed and kept grinning the former member of the Tantalus Theater Troup gulped. "Still…would be a lot easier to smile if a guy knows he is not thrown in a rigged fight!"
"Don't freak out Zidane, its just what the Beyonder wants you to do." Squall mutters sternly as he fired a blast from his Gunblade." These slime's just seem like more cartoonish versions of the Flan monsters we all have dealt with. They might slip through a lot, but just got to slow them down with magic. There, gotcha!"
The former SeeD saw a bunch of Slime monsters charge at him before unleashing a barrage of Thunder and Ice spells in rapid succession. As Vincent, Irvine, and others fired frosty projectiles as well the Slime monsters got hit.
For a moment it looked like the Slimes were affected by the ice and lighting. But as their bodies got zapped their grins widened, before all of their bodies rippled.
To the warriors of light's collective cringe the Slimes suddenly merged together to form a giant Slime.
Zidane saw this new Slime form a royal crown on his head before he put out a stressed chuckle." Alright…starting to think this game's rigged guys."
The King Slime's grin widened even further before it took a massive leap and prepared to body slam everything in its sight. But before the building sized mass of living liquid could complete the move, a massive glacier erupted to impale it.
As the King Slime twitched Aqua jumped in front of Zidane." It's not "rigged" Zidane, it's just more of a hassle then normal. These "Slimes" can reject the cold, so we just have to overpower their abnormal resistance to it."
"Heh…aka just slam spells to big for them to bounce out of? Did not want to go all out so soon but making dramatic moves is are style eh? Well, whatever works because no matter what we got to keep this show, the show that is the universe going!"
"Your right Zidane." Aeris uttered as she walked in front of him and Cloud. The survivor of the Cetra race saw the King Slime gazing blankly at her before she glared at him, and once more had the celestial armor given to her by Minerva cover her body.
She quickly had holy light cover her lance before she glanced in the direction where she felt Ezan, Ben, and the others were warped to." Even if we don't have the power the others have, we can all do what we can to help them get to where they need to go! Are love…must shine past this dark insane world!"
Ezan's girlfriend quickly cast a holy spell at the King Slime, however before it could reach its target a dark energy orb shot down from above to consume the sphere of light.
As it shattered a shrewd male voice uttered,"We are insane? Only one group here keeps ranting the same lines again and again and does not realize time has moved past your script women!"
Aeris and the others saw that a figure was standing on one of the windows above them all. This figure was a tall creature with thin legs and wide shoulders, wearing a dark purple cloak that covered his torso and legs.
He also had golden hands, a large golden mask and a single golden foot. The mask had a carved face with a turquoise gemstone set in the forehead.
Above the face was another carved face akin to some of the summon variations of Odin, including large horns, albeit curved into spirals.
The masked man glanced down at the Enji and the others before he crossed his hands." You pathetic champions are blinded by your own ego! You fail to realize how prolonging your precious fantasies only cause more harm then good! All the more reason this will be the final fantasy of the light!"
Cloud took a deep breath before he once more split his blade from one to two and had his aura erupt." I don't know what beliefs the Beyonder programmed you to have, but from where we are from fighting for what is right is not a delusion! Sure, we all made mistakes but to save are worlds it was over all worth the cost."
"Tsc…of course you would say that, you humans and all others rationalize anything to prolong your own existence? This endless futile struggle of the light to resist nature has caused far more suffering then if you all just accepted fate and let nature take its course! So, stop resisting destiny, and let the Great Wheel turn!"
Cloud could not help but have a round of flashbacks go across his head. But remembering about how Sephiroth killed his mother and burned down his home, how Zach died to Shinra soldiers, and all the other times he suffered to this point just made him grasp the First Sword tightly." Time and again I wondered if humanity was bad for my planet, if not the universe as a whole.
But judging everyone is what Sephiroth, Kefka, and all the rest did. I'll define my own life, and cut down those who try and do that for me! We don't have time for every peon here to give their rant as they die so let's cut this short! Finishing Touch!"
Cloud charged for the thin wizard, and in response the foe uttered,"Bah…think I need such tacky tools such as yourself? Blast Wave!"
The unit leader of Squad 7 saw a blast of dark energy rush to him, before the spikey haired man had his aura erupt as cut through the beam. "Sorry…the likes of that are not going to keep us down! Say, GUH!"
Before the former member of Shinra could complete the attack suddenly he was tackled by an armored knight from the right.
Cloud felt a painful blow impact his gut as he saw the figure was a dark green being shaped closely like a bird, with a claw, a claw that was currently impaling the Enji.
As Cloud coughed up blood the figure glared at him before its eyes glowed." Maybe not individuality Enji Knight, but us Exnine Knights exist entirely to realize the will of Rabum Alal! Enough of this farce, silence them already Segwarides!"
"If you can shoot them back a bit more, I was just going to do that dear Pellinore! Resolve of hero's eh? What drivel, what tripe, a farce beyond compare! Suffer at, huh?"
The masked wizard named Segwarides was about to cast a spell when he suddenly saw Lighting, Cecil, Zidane, Bartz, Lloyd, and more all come at him. As he cast a barrier to try and keep them back the pink haired warrior gave the masked enemy an icy glare." That's the problem with magic users…no matter how powerful the spell it's a pain if they don't have the time to cast it eh? Once I get my hands on you your, GUH!"
Segwarides had his eyes glow red before a spike erupted out of his chest to shoot right for Lighting. The former Fal'Cie blocked it with her arm but still got stabbed through the limb.
The Exnine Knight of No Quarter laughed as he threw his cloak back to show his chest was covered with large green spikes. His aura then surged before lighting crackled around his hands." Fool, I was built to handle barbarian tactics! Your outmatched!"
"Maybe so, but even the strong have weaknesses pawn. It seems you have some ability, but as someone else who studied magic, submit to someone who prepared to overrule the prepared! Allow me to give you something—a gift, to remember our meeting, and are farewell! Genesis Rock!"
Segwarides saw a tall imposing man in dark blue and black armor with gold trimmings and a helmet with tall horns, Cecil's brother Golbez who managed to join Ben's group before they left, fly above him.
And just as he noticed the armored member of the Lunarian race, chunks of the buildings around them shot out to pile on his target.
Golbez saw his opponent resist before he grasped his hand tightly." We have no time for cheap knock off's…be gone!" Golbez unleashed his Cosmic Rey spell as Terra, Aeris, Tear, Milla, and more all fired their spells at Segwarides from all directions.
The masked wizard cursed in agony before he was vaporized, his body exploding into chunks of red glowing cubes that vaguely looked like quarters.
Pellinore heard her partner give his death cry and hissed with fury." Even if its are fate to die, we will take you with us!"
The avian armored knight tried to end Cloud's resistance, and his life. But before she could Vincent flew up, in his Chaos state and blasted her with the Death Penalty gun. She flew out of the energy blast's way while also avoiding attacks from Barret and some more, but saw she was heading right for Squall, who was already in the middle of unleashing his Blasting Zone limit break down on her.
The Exnine Knight cursed as she tried to swerve around it, and got the tip of her wing vaporized by the enhanced Gun-Blade. This distracted her enough for Cloud to slam the hilt of his sword on her head and jump to the ground.
As Pellinore landed on the ground she saw she was surrounded by Enji and sneered. "Your numbers, your powers, they will all fall to the ultimate power! Death to all who are unready! Freezing Dust!"
The Plumed Knight made a quick series of hand gestures before she slammed her fist into the ground. Moments later the ground around her became frozen solid, and the ice spread out in all directions.
Aqua saw that Pellinore was attempting to freeze the entire area before her own aura exploded." No…I won't let you freeze everything! White Haze Punishment!"
The blue haired woman pointed her Rainfall katana at her opponent and unleashed her own spell. Pellinore saw ice collide with ice before her eyes narrowed." Think you can out freeze me child? My magic reduces everything to the deepest depths of hell! A mere mortal like you can only make a fool out of herself!"
"I'm no mere mortal, I'm an Enji who's magic is on part with the Masters! And before this is over I'll show you what that means!"
"It means nothing you brat!"
"Maybe not but before this is over, you're going to have to memorize its not just her your dealing with toots!" Axel cried out as he jumped down besides Aqua and unleashed a powerful blast of fire magic.
Pellinore saw the fire crash into her magic before she sneered." Scum…you think your antics are a match for the power of a superior being!? Think again…Tri-Disaster!"
The Plumed Knight's eyes glowed even more intently before dark fire and lighting shot out of her at all directions to counter the attack. As she saw the Enji around her get knocked back she sneered." That's right, your destiny is not as hero's, nor saviors, but scum! You're the champions of scum and you will get just what scum des, huh?"
Pellinore saw a flash of light, and then saw a crystalline sword fly directly above her. Noctis suddenly appeared, with Cloud in his hand. The Enji Captain with Mako eyes burst at his target and slashed her before she could react. As she cried out in pain Cloud's eyes hardened." Your magic may be vast, but you spread yourself to far! Omnislash!"
Cloud swiftly unleashed the attack that killed Sephiroth the first time, and as Pellinore felt pain surge across her body she yelled with fury." No…NO! Its so close, the new world is so close! I waited so long for the, huh?"
The female agent of the Beyonder saw a glimmer of light and saw Aeris was above her. As a holy energy sphere grew larger and larger the former flower girl gave a somber." My apologizes…but if we let every one of you bad guys have time to give there whole life story it will be to late for the universe. Holy Infinitum!"
Pellinore saw Noctis land to once more warp Cloud away, and screamed with outrage as the holy spell collided into her. Ben's friends saw the Exnine Knight try to defy the massive holy projectile with an outburst of energy, only for it to crash into her.
As the most recent foe vaporized in front of them Zidane chuckled." Well at least they can't squirm away from everything. Looks like we can get that treasure yet eh guys? I, huh?"
Everyone heard a rumble before they realized the fighting had taken so much time that Miss PAC-MAN was catching up to them. The tailed Enji just sighed as he flicked back his hair." Well, long as we can get the job done before time runs out."
Squall and Lighting were both about to say something before they saw a glimmer of light from above." We will make it, I know we will."
Everyone saw that Master Myers had dispatched the enemies surrounding him, and had just unleashed a massive holy energy blast at the King Slime.
The slime was able to survive even this blast, but even the giant mass of liquid's blank face filched as it saw it was heading right for the giant yellow creature with a bowtie.
Miss PAC-MAN had her mouth get stuck like she just devoured a giant mass of gum before the leader of the Enji landed in front of his fellow Warriors of Light. As they looked at him the bearded man smiled." My friends, are enemy truly does seem to be attacking us with everything up to the kitchen sink at us, but no matter how many ways he attacks us we must not falter! In the name of all that's holy we must press on!"
Noctis saw Myers's passion before he shrugged at Cloud." This is how the dude's like all the time eh? Sure as hell seemed more gun ho then Cor was most of the time."
The blond man shrugged before Lloyd looked amused." Heh, him never giving up is why he's still the leader of the Enji man! The Grand Master's right, we just got to press on till we reach the goal!"
James saw his comrades looking determined before he glanced at the Devil's Casino in the distance, saw that Ramathel was near him and sighed." Well, long as we have all the pieces to a puzzle it can be solved, though I don't trust that are host is going to give us that.
Ramathel, did the Beyonder ever discuss what was to happen after Battle-World…if we did not "Crash" the party early? Any idea on how to proceed from here properly? We can't afford to fall to curve balls at the moment."
The Black Swan paused to think before she looked up at the sky. "The, he did talk about a final test to prove who the ultimate champion would be, and he wanted it to be more then a test of power, but "style" as well. He did not mention this New Pork City directly, but this does seem like it fit what he had in mind.
Therefore, there should be a goal, a threshold that will at least allow you to free your comrades if you can make it. Around this "Devil's Casino" I can feel the most amount of my former master's energy. Getting there would seem to be the best way to proceed. I have no idea just how many enemies will appear till we get there though."
James glanced around to survey the situation, and noticed in the upper right that Sonic was still chasing the Road Runner Chrono Phantasma, moving so fast he could only pick out a blur of golden light.
He then noticed Shinryudramon was still carrying the Neo-Highwind and keeping it out of the way of the original PAC-MAN before he looked around, and re-positioned his glasses. "Everyone, I think I have an idea at how to speed this up. Just get ready while I plan this out. Sonic, having trouble catching that bird eh?"
"Hey man if it was a normal bird this race would be over but I'm sure this thing's cheating!"
"Its ok. I have an idea. Even if you can't catch it, can you keep it in a semi consistent loop?"
"Got a plan eh? Well, your plans have kept together well man. All right, this is turning out like some of those freaky special zones when I was nabbing the Chaos Emeralds or chasing Metal Sonic or racing Shadow on the Ark! Better not miss man, get ready!"
Sonic kept to his word and started zig zagging as he chased after the Road Runner. He only got a little closer, but James was able to see the pattern. The red haired Enji Master took another glance at where PAC-MAN was before he grasped his bow tightly." Shinryudramon I'm going to try something to gain momentum here. Fly down at my word."
"On it James! Just make sure your trigger finger is ready!"
The member of the Quincy tribe had his aura surge before he took an enhanced jump to leap above the top of the skyscrapers before he aimed the bow right in the air." Time to peg down all the chinks in are enemies' armor! Licht Regen!"
The Enji Master unleashed countless arrows of energy in to the air to rain down. Arrows fell down in all directions, but while it hit some random enemies the Road Runner just evaded each projectile and the PAC-MAN rolled through them, hundreds of arrows still hit the buildings below.
James made a hand gesture to cast a spell to have most of the other arrows float in the air before his expression hardened." If I can't destroy the obstacles in my way at least I can redirect them to my advantage. Sonic, move right in four seconds! Dive now Shinryudramon! Magnetic Shock-wave!"
The nephew of the Master of Magnetism unleashed an EM pulse that quickly spread across all the arrows he fired. The arrows had lighting crackle around them to form a net or cage.
Just as Shinryudramon dived down PAC-MAN ran into the arrows, and felt a tug. The massive orb like yellow being then rolled down like he was on a slide, and crashed right through several buildings, and anything in their path.
At the same time Sonic burst at the Road Runner, causing the cartoonish bird to burst forward with its own burst of speed.
Sonic saw his target once more look back and utter a,"Beep," But before it could finish the beep it was pulled by one of the magnetically charged arrows and pushed into the out of control PAC-MAN's mouth.
Sonic saw only a few feathers fly past him before he wagged his finger as he flew up and back to Knuckles. "Heh…got to keep your eye on the ball man or your going to run into a wall that looks like the road."
Axel saw that PAC-MAN ripped open a path right to the Devil's Casino before it rolled beneath the city. He then snickered as he saw James land. "Nice trick man. If something's going to eat everything in its path, might as well use it to eat the enemy instead."
"Just glad it worked but we have no idea if it will last. Come on, lets take the direct path while its still around!"
"Of course James." Master Myers uttered proudly." Stick together everyone!"
The leader of the Enji lead the way, and to the right X saw the hole James made, and saw another Exnine Knight of No Quarter, the Tinker Knight rolled for him and the group around him in a giant mecha on trends.
The Maverick Hunter saw the heavily armed threat aim at him before he grit his teeth." No matter how much you treat this like a game, we are in no mood to play around! Nova Strike!"
X once more unleashed the power his Ultimate Armor had to plow right through his enemy to move on ahead. As the rest of the Maverick Hunters ran on ahead Elmer Fudd saw them run off before he glowered." Hey…hunting season's not over! You're not getting away, I'll, huh?"
The Chrono Phantasma was about to fire at X's back, but Samus suddenly popped up in front of him, in her Morph Ball form, and unloaded a Power Bomb right into his guns barrel.
The Chozo bounty hunter used her armor's Aeion power to slow down time around her and dash out of the way before her bomb went off.
Using her own speed booster, Samus saw Elmer Fudd raise an eyebrow before a massive explosion vaporized the entire area.
The armored member of the Justice Force just saw rubble land in front of her and casually unleashed the Screw Attack to vaporize it before she chuckled." Having the best gear does not make you the best hunter punk. Got to pull through so the kid can show the Beyonder just what true skill is! Huh?"
Samus looked up at the source of a beastly roar, and glanced up to see dozens of monsters flying for the hero's from the sky.
The dragon like life forms were mostly red, but had traces of orange and even a little purple. Right above the control core, there was a morbid-looking face engraved into the dragon's flesh.
The tail resembled a whip, and at the very tip of the tail was a point that was somewhat similar to a fishhook.
Just as the dragon like monsters were all about to attack a massive energy beam blazed past the majority of them, and vaporized them with one shot. Shinryudramon then flew by before his aura surged." Don't worry guys, even while holding Cid up I can swat all these fake dragons out of the sky so just keep going!"
The Neo-Highwind's engines suddenly blazed out before it released a barrage of missiles.
Cid then blared out," Thanks for the help kid, but I got my baby's systems back online so no need to hold back! All right punks, time for my official welcome present! Neo Tannhäuser cannon locked on and fire!"
Cloud's friend from Rocket Town had his airship unleash a powerful particle blast through all the hostiles in the sky to the Devil's Casino. However, before they could hit a purple energy blast collided into the Neo Tannhäuser beam and shatter it. Suddenly a shrill voice uttered." Thou art a fool! Neither man nor traitor will be allowed to interfere with destiny!"
Shinryudramon glanced at the direction of the energy blast, and saw it came from a blue skinned male in a wizards attire with a wooden staff shaped like a dragon head at its top. As the blue man grinned Shinryudramon narrowed his eyes." You want to be next in line getting owned jerk? Feel free to step right up!"
"Insolent fool!" The blue man hissed out." I'm no common rabble, I am the Dragonlord, master of masters, king of kings! Long have I awaited this moment, but it baffles me that one of my kin slays my dragonmares and tries to get in my way!
Come! Take thy rightful place at my side! Do so, and I will grant unto thee dominion over half the reality that Master Lord Rabum Alal will bestow me in the birth of the new perfect universe!"
Shinryudramon glanced at the" Dragon Lord" before he rolled his eyes." Come on! Really think I'd fall for a trick like that? First of all I'm not really a pure dragon dude, more like a dragon type Digimon. Most of all, I'm never going to betray Ben and the rest of my friends!
Besides…even half a planet would stink if I had to share it with a slimy guy like you! Seriously though how stupid do you think I am to call yourself the lord of dragons when your even smaller then a In Training level Digimon?"
"YOU DARE MOCK ME?!" The Dragon Lord roared out." I'll make an example of you, as my elite vanguard rip a traitorous half-breed like you apart! Medeus… Duma… Grima… Anankos…Velezark…rip this uppity heathen apart!"
Shinryudramon saw various demonic dragons fly down from the sky before he grasped his hand tightly." I may not be either a real dragon or a real human, or even a real Digimon in some ways.
But it does not matter, as long as people see me as a friend, all I care about is being a friend back that can help them. That's why I'm going to be a good Digimon Partner, and trash every last one of yah to help the boss!"
Shinryudramon saw Medeus unleash a blast of demonic fire, and blocked it with his shield. He then flew up and had the pincer part of his shield come out to grasp Medeus by the neck and throw it into Velezark before the demonic dragon could attack.
James saw the Mega Level Digimon blast the larger dragon while it was distracted before he steeled himself. "Those demonic dragons look imposing, but their magical energy is nothing Shinryudramon can't handle. In a world as erratic as that it might change on the gill dime, but we have to do what we can. Now, to win this twisted game!"
James and the others saw the Devil's Casino fast approaching, and that enemies of all kinds were swarming out to meet them.
In front of the new group of hostiles was a man in a yellow business suit with a equally yellow fedora with a green face. The man saw the hero's look at him before he tipped his hat to reveal he was bald." So sorry, your not on the guest list so if you don't scram then well...it's party time! P-A-R-T. Why? Because I gotta kill everyone on the boss's no entry list!"
Aqua gave Samus, Lighting and a few of the other ladies a look of disgust before rolling her eyes." Is the Beyonder trying to kill us with bad jokes? That's not going to work."
The green faced man saw Aqua's gaze and whistled, as his head transformed into a wolf." S-s-s-s-s-s-mokin'! At least the boss man is making this target easy on the eyes!"
Samus snarled at the green enemy's antics as she charged up her cannon." Damn it, no matter how much power the Beyonder has I'm not just going to sit back and let his goons mock us."
The Chozo armored bounty hunter swiftly unleashed her hyper beam, blasting right through her target's chest. But despite this the green colored man just looked shocked at the state of his chest." THAT'S A SPICY MEATBALL! Look mom, I'm roadkill. Ha Ha! NOT!"
The green faced man put his right middle finger in his mouth and blew, before the hole in his chest filled up. As some of Ben's allies looked at him in shock he laughed." What, yah thought Stanley Ipkiss, the green masked killer is gonna get killed that easy? Oh honey, toon elites don't follow silly human logic!"
The " Mask" snickered before extra hands, each with a very large gun popped out of his back before his eyes narrowed." Now then guys and gals, hold on to you lug nuts it's time for an overhaul! Waste them boys!"
The Mask and all of those around him opened fire.
Megaman dodged the Mask's first salvo, and then saw a pink round robot that looked like a giant living large, bulbous creature bounce in his direction, followed by a rotund, cyan robot with gold & white accents and dull, grey bricks covering his body and a large robot whose body consisted of three pile driver robots run in the direction of him, X, Mighty Number Nine and his group.
The Blue Bomber saw the cyan robot have the fragments of the buildings around him fuse with him to become a giant golem before he raised an eyebrow. "Wait a second…is that, Block Man? It is! And that's Bounce Man and Impact Man to! What are some of Wily's Robot Masters doing here?
Ugh…guess the Beyonder just liked them for whatever show he's doing. Still...if its going to be a blast from the past better make it fast! Using it for a short time won't be too bad.
Double Gear…hyper mode!"
One of Doctor Light's first creations glowed red before he unleashed a barrage of energy beams in rapid succession that managed to vaporize the Chrono Phantasma Robot Masters and many of the other enemies in the way of the Devil's Casino.
Zero saw Megaman calm down and take heavy breaths before he raised an eyebrow." When could you slow down time Megaman? That one of the tricks you took from the Robot Masters like Quick Man?"
"Not quite Zero, it's the old Double Gear system I had installed in me after Doctor Wily gave a batch of his Robot Masters the same thing. It lets me double my speed or fire for a while so it can be useful."
Protoman blocked a shot heading for his brother's way with the Proto shield before he chuckled at his brother." Bro…I thought you stopped using the Double Gears because it was putting to much stress on your systems?"
"Heh…your one to talk about pushing my luck with bad software Blues. I mean, we are down to the wire so we got to use everything we can!"
"I get that but I'm just saying why are you only using that now and not when we were fighting Zannacross? Just saying sounds like it came out of, whoa!"
Doctor Light's first official robot was cut off as the building to his right shattered, and the bizarre fusion of Ribby and Croaks went flying through them. Axel and Aqua landed near them before the red-haired man smirked." We can't relax till the job guys. After all, have not got it memorized just how crazy this world is yet?."
Mario, Knuckles, and the rest of the members of their group ran in before Mario wiped sweat off his brow." Thanks for helping us cleaning house Mister Axel. Sorry for needing a help but these guys are just loony!"
"Its fine, never get a kick out of putting idiots in their place. The dumber they look, the funnier it is to watch them burn as long as they have it coming. And if the Beyonder thinks some after school re,"
The ground in front of Axel erupted before a bloated, red demon with massive, wrinkled wings, four arms, and a spike-ended tail burst out. The hideous demon at once had all of his arms crackle with energy before his eyes widened." Pathetic cur, suffer the wrath of Nimzo! Kaboom!"
Nimzo unleashed his blast, and Aqua flash stepped in front of the new foe and cast a barrier that reflected the blast he unleashed, and bounced right back in to his throat.
As Nimzo yelled in fury and turned into red quarter like fragments. The fragments floated in front of the entrance to the casino and then more fragments, the remains of all the other enemies the Enji defeated merged together to collided into the door.
Each fragment slid into the shield like a quarter being inserted into old video game arcade machines. The red energy barrier around the casino suddenly shattered and the doors opened sightly.
A retro video game jingle blared out, and moments later the blue haired woman shrugged." Axel, everyone, the Beyonder is not going to give us a time out so let's not pat ourselves on the back till it's done!"
The group trying to save the universe nodded before Axel and some of the others fired energy blasts to blast open the gates to Devil's Casino.
The Mask saw the doors open before he frowned." Hey, I may be crazy but I'm not a liar! If your not on the list, your not getting in!
The Mask opened fire, only for Aqua to cast a barrier in front of her allies. As the Mask saw the holes in his chest Aqua cast a spell to freeze the green faced enemy he snickered." Nice try toots, but even if yah all blast me at once you don't have the firepower to blast through a guy with the power of the Toon-Force! Look at that! It's exactly three seconds before I honk your nose and pull your underwear over your head and, huh?"
The Mask realized Aqua's move was only to distract him before Velvelt could grasp him with her claw. The moment the green man saw the raven haired woman glare at her she roared out," We don't need the permission of pathetic bastards like you! Don't matter how good you can heal it won't help if your devoured top to bottom! Die!"
The mask quickly realized Velvelt was not joking before he winced." Wait, no! Tell Auntie Em to let Old Yeller Out. Tell Tiny Tim I won't be coming home this Christmas. Tell Scarlett I do give a damn. Tell Rabum Alal, I want a do over! I can't, AHH!"
The Mask lost his bravado as the woman known on her world as the " Lord of Calamity" devoured his soul. Lacus's friend grasped her demonic arm tightly before she moaned." Damn it, I'm going to throw up if I keep having to devour all the crazy jackass's he throws at us so you all better pull your weight!"
Aqua nodded before she looked inside." Lets just get this done before the Beyonder throws a thousand more of those creeps for "fun."
The defenders of Justice watched each other's backs as they walked in. Most expected the worst, but were shocked to fine that they were welcomed by what looked like a semi normal casino room, populated by random cartoon animals acting as staff.
The casino room was slightly larger then most, with a giant holy grail at the back of the room with a large roulette wheel in front of the Grail, surrounded by liquid that looked like some sort of acid.
There was even an orchestra playing in front of the giant roulette wheel, and just as Ben's comrades were wondering if anything was going to happen here the Dice King jumped down from the roof, looking amused as he casually fixed his bowtie." Well, lookee here! You actually pulled it off…but you made me lose a bet! And for that I'm making sure you settle your debts with fate!
You all earned your rep making it this far, but now you learn the house always wins around here! Time for the next game just for you all, the Wild Hare from Despair! Time you all grovel to a true winner! Play the champs tune! The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down!"
Everyone braced themselves as a song began to play, though most were caught off guard as the song was mostly cheerful. Myers then noticed the head of the casino's orchestra suddenly pulled his hand out of the glove, and the glove kept conducting the music before he got into a fighting stance. "Be ready everyone, things might be about to get even more tricky."
Everyone saw the composer then step down casually and take off his white powdered wig, to reveal bunny ears.
The grey furred humanoid bunny nodded before a frog suddenly jumped up to where he was composing and suddenly started singing," Hello my baby!"
The rabbit casually walked down the stairs while nibbling on a carrot in his pocket. As everyone looked at him he shrugged." Eh, what's up, doc?"
Zero looked around before he started charging up his weapons before he grit his teeth." What, this is the maverick the Dice head's talking about? Or is this moron just distracting us while the enemy sucker punches us?"
"What an embezzle! What an ultra-maroon! I'm no "Maverick" wise guy. I'm Bugs Bunny…number one crowd-pleaser in the world! Heh…in all worlds really if my marketing guys are giving it to me straight. Sounds like you guys and gals are all causing a ruckus.
I like a good ruckus myself but see I need to keep racking in the dough. So, everyone, who wants to watch me paste a pathetic palooka with a powerful, pachydermous, percussion pitch?"
Zero raised an eyebrow before he, Samus, Barret, Hellboy, Vincent, James, Cable, and many of the others aimed their guns at him. The rabbit cringed and hunkered over." Hey take it easy guys! Do you happen to know what the penalty is for shooting a fricaseeing rabbit without a fricaseeing rabbit license?
No need to be so angry, I'm not really big on making enemies to be honest. Of course if they are already my enemy I might have to strike hard and fast. Cause when my enemies think they can pull the fast one on me they more often then not regret it. An't that right Minnie?"
The group heard a squeal before they saw a humanoid mouse tied next to a humanoid white colored duck at a platform right above the liquid in front of the Grail.
As Bugs turned to her Minnie whimpered." Wait mister Bugs this has to be a misunderstanding!"
"Oh, is it a misunderstanding that your boyfriend could not beat me the fair way so he had to buy out everyone else to play the quantity over quality card Minnie?"
"Maybe…your acts are no longer funny?"
"That so mouse? What you say the verdict is on them Judge Doom?"
A random judge sitting on one of the room's balconies with a fedora just gave a thumbs down sigh. Suddenly a chubby pig burst out of a drum next to Bugs before blurting out," Th-Th-The, Th-Th-The, Th-Th... That's all, folks!" Bugs saw the pig gulp before he shrugged." And so it is Porky. Well, verdict is in gal. Sorry if its extra rough but today's not a day for playing nice. Throw them in Daffy!"
The group saw a cartoonish black feathered duck grasp Minnie and the female white feathered duck she was tied up with before Daffy shrugged." Sorry to do this to a fellow Duck…but I am a duck bent on self-preservation. Now then...silence is Foo!"
Daffy's eyes glowed red before he kicked Minnie and Daisy into the liquid in the Grail.
Daisy yelled in fury before screaming out,"You just HAD to egg him on when they had us freaking tied up?"
"At least I won't die a liar! It's not my fault he can't take that he's the has been! DISNEY FOREV...GAHH!"
The two cartoony women gave out one last painful scream before the liquid dissolved them entirely. Bugs just winced before he saw the Enji glaring at him and shrugged." Now to be fair I was just told to do that. Still, I see that dip concoction is no Achme dud. So, folks, if you want off easy just surrender now and save us all some time!"
Cloud responded by instantly powered up before pointing his swords at Bugs." Enough, to much is at stake to waste time on stuff like this!"
"Oh I get it your all very serious people with very serious stuff to do. My, I'll bet you monsters lead innnnteresting lives. Well if you want to get right to business then sure pal lets cut to the chase!"
Myers saw Cloud, Lloyd, Lighting, Luke, Squall, Velvet, and more prepare to blitz Bugs before he put his hand up." Wait everyone, don't be hasty! I severely doubt the Beyonder would throw this at us for laughs. Remember, size matters not when facing a true master. I'll test this rabbit's power."
James saw Myers have his sword shimmer with light before he felt a lump in his throat." Are you sure Grand Master? We can't afford to lose you like this, maybe one of the other,"
"I'm grateful for your concern James but I'm still the leader of the Enji and I won't ask someone to do something that I'm not willing to do myself. Besides…if someone has to die at least it should be someone closer to death's door eh? Just, be mindful of everything that goes on."
James saw how anxious everyone looked before he sighed." This is giving me a very major Majin Buu vibe so the Grand Master is right. We must watch this rabbit's true nature, and strike when we see the weak spot."
"Thank you James. All right rabbit…I'll show you the true honor of the Enji Knights!"
Bugs saw Myers have his aura of light shine up the entire chamber before he whistled." Oh, wow you really are something eh? But trying to scare me with that glitzy blade of yours eh doc? If we are doing in that way then I'll show you a true legendary tricked!"
Bugs quickly went took something out of his fur, and pulled out a diamond shaped Carrot. The Loony Toon fumbled around with its top before it opened up, and formed a diamond shaped blade. He swung it around casually before grinning," Ta da! It's my twenty-four Karat Carrot blade! Ah...Carrots are divine... You get a dozen for a dime, It's maaaa-gic! "
"Your cartoonish nature hides your stance's weak spots, so I'll just have to attack them all at once! Kuzu Ryu Sen!"
In an instant Myers burst at Bugs, but to his horror the loony rabbit spat back." Not so fast wise guy…. Usagi style Kofuku Zettōsei! AKA Crouching Bunny Severing Sword Rush!"
To everyone's shock, Bugs burst forward with a glowing slash that was fast enough to out maneuver the leader of the Enji Knights attack, and hit him across the chest. Master Myers's own reflexes were fast enough that he was able to evade being lethally hit, the bearded man still cried out in pain as blood flew out of his arm.
Bugs saw Myers go crashing into a wall and just snickered." Gee, ain't I a stinker? You guys are so serious that it killing the mood here! Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out alive! Oh right, guess the plan is for none of yah to leave here alive eh? Welp, sorry but I'm under an iron tight contract here. Don't think it hasn't been a little slice of heaven...'cause it hasn't!"
The rabbit Chrono Phantasma raised his blade, till Zero warped in front of him and grasped his hand. As Bugs raised an eyebrow the robot had his saber erupt with energy." I must admit, I was not thinking someone like you would suddenly throw out master level Watōjutsu and kenjutsu sword skills. But I did came in here expecting only trouble! Too bad for you Master Myers took the fall to set you up but this is the end! Z- huh?"
Zero was about to try and finish Bug's, his target's sleeve suddenly detached, and as Bugs slipped away Zero cringed as he saw a TNT bomb drop out of the detached glove. The Maverick Hunter saw the Half-Infinity symbol on the bomb and was about to yell out before Bugs winked." Shhhhhhhh! I'm about to defy you."
Zero tried to kick the bomb away but it exploded faster then he expected, and with the energy of the Beyonder itself infusing the bomb the blast was powerful enough to blast the red inorganic life form out of the sky.
Mario saw Myers and Zero both looking injured before he gulped." Mamma Mia, how he fit a bomb in his a sleeve? That does not even make sense!"
"I know this defies the law of gravity, but I never studied law!" Bugs retorted sheepishly. As he mocked everyone to come at him James sighed." Well…not like we don't have friends of are own that defy what most think is normal like Kirby. Still, he may have his tricks, but at times like this it might be best to just overwhelm him till something goes through! At times like this might as well play to are advantage."
As Bugs raised an eyebrow the Dice King snickered." You "heroes" are showing your true colors eh? All that honor stuff is just the sell's pitch, when things swing foul for you eh? Just proves the master's point that justice is just the ultimate con! Heh, your more scum then Scumocide himself! Hell, might as well let him get his word on it!"
Dice King threw another dice to the ground before it landed on the giant Roulette wheel, and took the shape of a robotic muscular man with a monocle.
finally dwindles and dies!
As this Scumocide sprouted an evil grin Link grasped the Master Sword tightly." We don't need another two-bit villain's word on the matter! We are champions of justice…and we will uphold are sworn duty to right wrongs till are last breath!"
"Your all die hards about giving the "Dark Kings Profound Darkness" the middle finger eh? Well if that's the case, then your final dance can be with your mascot!"
Just as Scumocide threw a barrage of energy blasts at the hero's way Dice King threw a black dice on the table, and it suddenly transformed into a kingly figure that was a massive, green-skinned man wearing a red, white fur-trimmed robe with a gold rope fastener.
A third dice fell into the ground and turned into a demonic black armored woman with many fang-like wings.
James saw this new green haired woman given a ghoulish scream before he readjusted his glasses. "Don't know where that " Dark King" hails from but I do believe that looks like the Profound Darkness demon that terrorized the Algo Solar System for thousands of years, dandy. Ugh, we better get through this before we are yet again overwhelmed by enemies."
Cloud nodded before he looked at the Dice King. "Well one thing's clear, the situation won't improve as long as that blow hard is going to keep spamming enemies so press through to take him out! You can throw what ever generic goons you want but it won't stop us!"
"Oh so that's how it is eh?" The Dice King snapped out." Then how about a trip down memory lane eh?"
Another dice landed, before it turned into a giant humanoid in green insectoid armor with a cannon for one arm, and a claw for another.
James saw the being had a round white bald face before he raised a eyebrow." Is that, some sort of mutated version of that Cell villian Goku fought?"
Myers saw the new enemy grin before he winced." Wait, I know who that is James! That's...Calasmos, the Lord of Shadows that was one of the first villians that I slayed to make a name for myself."
Calasmos sprouted a wide girn before he extended his wings." You still fight the fools crusade Lumanry? I am Calasmos, born of the void! You, ally of Yggdragon, are naught but leaves blown on the wind. Your eyes shine with a sickening light.
Just as did those of the hero of old...Fools. Why do you never learn? Love, hope, dreams... Worthless. Mere words. And yet your faith in them refuses to die. Your quest to make such dreams reality, has only caused everything you touch to suffer!"
Myers grasped his blade tightly before he glared at one of his first foes." I faltered yes, I became blind to what I was missing. But I won't give up yet, as long as there is hope for a better tomarrow I'll keep fighting!"
"Hopeful delusions are at the root of yoru soul it seems. But no longer. I shall carve a despair into the human soul that will last until your kind ends!"
The man who inheritance the Buster Sword saw his allies around him nod before they took off. Bugs swung his carrot blade around before he grinned." Sorry folks but the buck stops here. You all got your tricks but I'm the trick master! Still keep feeling smug and you're going to be in the mud. And remember, 'mud' spelled backwards is 'dum'"
Kirby saw how cocky Bugs looked before the pink hero narrowed his eyes." You sure got a lot more tricks then the Polof bunnies back home in Dream Land mister Bugs…but you're not the only one with tricks!"
"That's a right!" Mario shouted out." Its time we all get off this loony ride so here we a go!"
Bugs saw everyone preparing to come at him before his grin widened. "What…you want off the ride? But its just getting started!"
The rabbit snapped his fingers before a puff of smoke appeared, and suddenly the rabbit burst out in a giant water float. As Bugs bounced away he saw his opponent's baffled looks and snickered." What…throwing out random giant theme park attractions in a life or death battle kills the mood? Who knew?"
Link, Zidane, Velvet, and more charged at Bugs before he grinned, and his ride suddenly transformed to a giant neon Merry-Go-Round, with blades at its sides.
Mario saw his friends scramble to get out of the way before he resolved himself." If your trying to run us over, we just got to get a bigger to run you over first!"
The pudgy plumber quickly devoured another Mega Mushroom to turn giant before he charged at Bugs. The rabbit saw Mario take out his Ultra Hammer before he snickered." Impressive growth spurt doc. But as they say, the bigger the rise, the bigger the fall!"
Bugs casually took a can of grease out of his fur and threw it at Mario just as he was about to jump. As the hero from the Mushroom Kingdom slipped and struggled to keep from falling his attacked laughed." Down goes the weasel! Guess your bulk did not help your brain eh, AHH!"
In the blink of an eye Sonic smashed into Bugs with a charged-up spin dash. As Bugs went flying Sonic grinned." Mario may be a big target when he's that big dude, but he also makes for a big distraction! You may be fast, but no way your faster then me when your back is turned!"
Bug was smashed through his own Acme Merry-Go-Round, and as he grasped part of the ceiling he cracked his neck and swerved around to glance at Sonic." Of course, you realize this means war! Nice try but it takes a lot more then that to cause my swan song!"
"Geeze, and I thought my old pal Bunny was one stubborn rabbit! But even sneaky guys like you can't get out of getting eaten!"
Bugs was about to retort when he suddenly felt a strong gust of wind pulling at him. He expected a spell, but cringed as he saw Kirby trying to suck him up. As he felt his grip slipping Bugs grit his teeth." Oh no…this rabbit is not being anyone's meal! If I could hold on when Taz did his worst I'm not letting you make a meal of me pinky!"
Kirby saw Bugs some how used his ears like drills to bore into the ceiling before the hero from Popstar just looked even more determined. "Sorry mister Rabbit, you your going to learn how hard I try to eat! Hypernova!"
Ben's pink colored friend suddenly glowed a rainbow-like color before his sucking ability increased immensely. Bugs felt his grip loosening before he gulped." Cripes…these guys are nuts! Well…plan B it is then. DAFFY!"
The black feathered duck was hiding from various attacks that the Profound Darkness demon was unleashing, and also watching out for The Dark King, who had grew a dozen arms with a weapon in each hand, and Scumocide, and Ben's comrades were all firing before he swerved his head in Bug's direction." WHAT!?"
"Remember the button I gave you for when it was time for you to take my place as the superstar? NOW'S THE TIME!"
"I knew you would have to prove who's the real star sooner or later! All right, here we go!"
Daffy quickly took out a device that had Bug's head on it and pressed the button that was on where his nose would be.
A fellow toon like comrade of Daffy, a small man in red armor with a black head with no mouth, Marvin the Martian, saw the button be pressed before he raised an eyebrow." Where's the Kaboom?"
"Its coming, just you wait, it's going to be the ultimate, whoa!"
Daffy suddenly glowed, before moments later Bugs appeared where he was. As Daffy suddenly appeared in front of Kirby's mouth. As Daffy saw Bugs the rabbit shrugged." Hey I said you be a star, subbing for me to bail out my butt seems like a very star thing to do right?"
Daffy did not even have time to scream before Kirby swallowed him. The impact caused the duck's mouth to be severed from his body, and as the beak flew out and landed near Bugs, the severed mouth just twitched before blurting out," Your despicable."
Kirby saw that he failed to eat his target, and spat out all that he swallowed as a massive star shaped projectile. As Bugs dived out of the way he sighed." Well your almost as Loony as me buddy! But you're not going to out crazy the, huh?"
Bugs saw a shadow over him, and saw that Kirby was suddenly above him, with Shadow at his side after just using Chaos Control to freeze time. Using Chaos Control to get above Bugs before he could notice, and the moment he looked up Kirby used his stone power, to transform to a giant Advil.
Bugs could only emit the start of a curse before Kirby smashed into him so hard he was smashed through the platform and hit the ground hard enough to shake the entire casino.
Bugs 's entire second half was smashed to the ground and as he realized he could not move he saw many guns being pointed at him before he cringed." I'll be scared later. Right now I'm too mad!
C'mon guys you don't seriously want to kill an adorable guy like me eh? Er…starting to think I really should have taken the wrong turn at Albuquerque!
Yah I know, here I go with the timid little woodland creature bit again. It's shameful, but...ehhh, it's a living. Seriously though I really want to live so maybe we can just talk this out so we can all go eat dinner before five? What, well, it's 5 o'clock somewhere! Let's just talk this over carrots eh?"
Bugs saw a shadow, and glanced up to see Yoshi looking at him. The green dino wagged his tail before he licked Bugs with his tongue, and pulled him into his mouth before he could react. After a moment of struggling Ben's dino friend threw Bugs back out the other way as a metal egg.
As everyone saw the egg shake Yoshi shrugged." Yoshi would like that mister bunny but we got a lot of things to do at the moment so just sit a while and if you're a good bunny when this is done maybe Yoshi will share his carrots cookies!"
In that instant a frosty arrow hit the egg the freeze to further.
As James landed near Kirby and Yoshi, he raised his hand and had the ground around the frozen egg swallow it before he sighed." Well, he was fast enough to counter Master Myers and catch Zero off guard, but while he was able to pull a fast one on the Grand Master and a class SA Maverick Hunter, he still did not have godly senses. We just had to out wacky the wacko. Now then, lets try and wrap things up before things get even more erratic."
The Dice King saw Bugs at the very least seemed immobile, then saw Zero, Samus, Protoman, and X destroy Scumocide while Golbez, Luke, Jade, Bartz, Cecil, and more strike at the Dark King, who was currently a spider.
Meanwhile Terra, Lighting, Tear, Aeris, Collette, Kratos, and more overpowered the Profound Darkness's Megid attack with a combined beam of light.
As they did some of the others were avoiding Calasmos's energy blasts before the giant evil monster's blasts of pure darkness was cut off by a beam of light released by Myers.
Calasmos guffaws ungraciously as he saw the leader of the Enji Knights glare at him." You still stand, mocking the nature of eixstence? Denizens of light! I will snuff out your lives! You will dwell with me in darkness! Chaotic Kazapstrophe!"
Myers saw the Chrono Phantasma of one of his earliest foes make a energy sphere of pure darkness before he grasped his fist tightly." No matter how many times the darkness tries and consume all...we will light a path to victory! Million Ravelt Matrix Nova!"
As the spheres of light and darkness collided Calasmos narrowed his beedy eyes." I will not be bested by humans twice! You humans must suffer for your arrogence! You thought you could shine your light bright enough to block the darkness forever, but without the dark, there is no light! Without the pain the darkness provides there is no life! You hero's have chased a impossible dream Lumanry!"
Myers felt the Chaotic Kazapstrophe energy sphere push him back before he grimanced." I know, in my folly to be a warrior of light that shined as brightly as possible I lost sight of the true vaule of life, but that does not mean my efforts have mattered naught! As long as the light allows for pepole to smile just a bit more, I know its not worthless!"
The Grand Master focused before his sphere blasted through the opposing attack. Calasmos saw the sphere shred his dark aura in a instant before he tried to keep the holy magic back." Light...foul hidious light! Hidious...why do you burn so bright!? I...am master of all things...! My reign is not...over... It... cannot be...! Accursed... LUMINARY...! GRAAAAAARRRGH!"
Calasmos saw cracks of light break out of his body before he roared just as he was consumed.
The Dice King saw his Chrono Phantasma servants shatter one after another, causing the man with a dice shaped head to snarl." You guys think your so smart eh? You're not beating the house, no matter what tricks you have here in this place the house always wins and never runs out of cards!"
The Dice King laughed maniacally before he slammed his hands on the ground and did a little dance with his fingers to have humanoid card soldiers waltz out. Axel saw dozens of cards fly out for everyone before he grasped his ringed weapons tightly and chuckled bitterly." You know…when me and Isa were growing up after the war we and the others would see the casino's and all the people in them live it up as we orphans struggled just to live.
Even as Sora, Skuld, and others died, those fat cats just shrugged like we were nothing! There once was a time that I wanted to get in to those places, but then I just wanted them to burn! A little late for that, but at least I'll make this eyesore burn baby! Your sick game can go to hell! Grand Nova Guillotine!"
The former Dark Enji quickly had his Hades Aegis blaze out before he dove at the Dice King like a blazing comet, burned through the card soldiers like they were nothing and charged right into Dice King. The man with a Dice shaped head franticly tried to keep the man formerly known as" the Flurry of Dancing Flames" just burst into his head.
As he was set ablaze the Dice King roared in pain." Your all dead, yah hear me? Dead! Your never gonna bail out your patsy pals in time! NEVER!"
The Dice King tried to say more before the flames consumed him. James saw the Dice King's head melt, and saw no more enemies seemed to be coming before he glanced back at the giant Grail, and looked at how far the pillar of red energy raised out of it before he gulped. "The energy from that grail, is it part of what's keeping Ben and the others trapped in the " Bonus Game" splinter reality? Well, its not a solid thesis but it's the best we got."
"As best a deduction as we can hope for in these rushed conditions James." Myers uttered as his sword once more glimmered with light." We will see, but its time this game ends! Shin-Zantetsuken!"
The founder of the Enji quickly unleashed one of his ace sword moves. But as Ramathel felt the energy around the grail she turned pale." Wait, the way that energy is moving, I don't think it is wise to."
Before she could finish Myers, Cloud, Zero, Link and several more heroes had cut the energy coming from the grail, but while it looked like the energy flow was being disrupted for a moment, instead of being severed the energy unleashed a shock-wave that knocked everyone back.
Suddenly one of the monitors in front of the Grail had Mister Game and Watch appear. Just as everyone was baffled by the appearance of the 2D figure ringed a bell on its hand.
As it did, the grail beneath it glowed. Suddenly Game and Watch seeped out of the monitor. The moment it seeped out into the air it transformed into countless dark particles.
As the swarm of particles that nearly looked like pure black insects swarmed into the grail , and the energy around it grew bigger Zero saw the ground shake before he groaned." I'm just going to assume this is going to be a fight, but does anyone know what the hell is going on? Grail's are not supposed to do that!"
"No…but my, former master, did talk about a grail that would give a champion its wish. However, the wish would reflect the true winner's true desire. There is a possibility, someone else made that wish."
Suddenly the Grail started to gurgle more before a cold voice muttered," How very judicious. Though you may be a fallen Black Swan now, you still have your senses. Of course, that won't save you. You wish for the theatrics to end heathens? So be it. I admit I'm tired of this overabundance of human lust.
Have you" hero's" Enjoyed this display? While it seems as they say," Over the top" it shows just how much excess humans can have when there emotions run wild. Yes, most have no self restraint, and produce things until they become unmanageable.
At least beasts know their limit, so many humans will not hesitate to eat there own family if it gives them what they want. Be it directly or indirectly humanity is swallowing itself whole and drowns in its lust for luxury.
It really is a act that defy's the natural order. That order...to be born, to be eaten, to be made, to be consumed, that was the rhythm of the natural order. Yet humanity has long distributed that order, and become abnormalities that are eaten and consumed.
All for the sake of the games that they play to deny reality. Such games just cause more harm then good are are ultimately unneeded, a mistake that must be corrected.
Yes, there will be no more need for games, in a world of silence. Now, you lot shawl meet your doom."
Cloud saw that the figure that Bugs referred to as Judge Doom stood up and threw off his hat, revealing it was Kirei the whole time.
Cloud saw that the enemy he was fighting while the others were fighting the Chaotic Comedian and Zamasu earlier was as confident as before, he sighed." The fanatic that I fought while most of you fought Doug and Zamasu eh? So, your master spared you from being blown up with the rest of the dimension last time?"
Kirei formed a sinister grin as he looked down at the leader of Squad 7." Master Rabum Alal was graceful enough to shield me from death previously. For he realized I had not had the proper chance to prove myself. That time is now, and I won't falter. I will kill. I will let live. I will harm and heal. None will escape me. None will escape my sight!"
Zero saw how bloody the area was getting before he rolled his eyes." God damn, one moment its a kids cartoon and the next its a image from a genocide! We had some crazy battles before but talk about a god damn emotional whip lash, and this is me!"
As X and Mighty Number Nine nodded Ramathal sided." I admit, my master said his mood changed to fast for normal people to adapt but, I can understand from a different perspective how his mood and tastes could appear...what most would call erratic and unstable."
James nodded as he re-positioned his glasses. " This scenario does seem to be conjured by a bipolar or erratic mind, but like how one moment life can be sunshine and rainbows, and then fire and blood the next, as professional warriors of justice, its just are duty to adapt to the situation no matter how abrupt. No matter how the world changes, we will face it."
Zidane nodded and was about to say something before he saw how fanatical the Chrono Phantasma looked and rolled his eyes the next." Seriously though...I think I'd prefer more of the cartoon enemies since at least they don't think every word they spit out is part of a best seller novel. Seriously it got old when Kuja did it!"
Velvet nodded before she had her right hand transform in to its demonic therion shape." Oh trust me, I have an instinct to devour anyone who spouts the same self-righteous crap as Artorius. Even if everything there is was not on the line, I don't like being lured into sick games when the goal was a con!"
"Oh, but the outcome is not false you sinful woman." Kirei retorted calmly as he folded his arms behind him." This is the goal, and you will be going to your comrades, just not in the shape you realized. You did not really think you would be allowed to live would you? This is a game for the amusement of the master.
This grail is from where I lived, it's a Lesser Grail that's the grail of god! This omnipotent container can sculpt souls to alter reality, and right now all of you will be the offerings to ensure the demise of your friends."
Cloud was one of the many who had his aura surge from that statement before hissing out," There's a problem with that plan of yours, we are sure as hell not going to be offerings for your sick plan!"
Kirei sighed before he snapped his fingers, and the Grail suddenly had a pillar of energy erupt as the top of the pillar above everyone formed a red vortex.
Raw red energy rained down as Ben's allies quickly jumped out of the way to avoid being hit.
As the energy swept over the remains of the Dice King Kirei 's eyes hardened." Oh, I'm sure you will struggle, but your all about to see very soon that the power of the Grail combined with my own is very hard to resist.
Fueled by the emotions of the damned, it will flow out endlessly till the calamity overwhelms you. For within it is the evil of every shape of sin, things that curse humanity endlessly."
Myers saw red particles fly down from the grail like demonic snow, and then saw enough particles creep into the Dice King's hands before they twitched, and suddenly exploded to have more black particles erupt.
As it took the shape of a large quadrupedal scorpion-like creature that roared Myers glared at Kirei." Tell me villain, do you even have any desire to do this other then being forced to by your master?"
"You vastly underestimate why I and the others are Rabum Alai's champions. The blue one does appear to be a puppet, a toy. Never the less the rest of us earned are place through are sheer will. I had my own reasons you puppet of the light. Tsc…if I had to give a primary one, it would be for pleasure. All pleasure produced by humanity is derivative. It is nothing but an impurity, something to be despised.
It is the moment of death that humanity has value. Life…is their run up… and then they jump up high, to reach for the heavens, and shine nobility. That sparkling, is my wish, my reason! Just as how you so called hero's feed upon serenity, I devour the stars of light of their souls to thrive.
While this judgment has not gone as planned, that to has its value. After all, only in an unstable hell may one find the rending of the soul…. the greatest brilliance that mortals can display! Enji Knights…the cries of humanity dying full of resentment assail your hearts does it not? It may be in a twisted way to most, but no one loves humanity as much as I do.
Therefore…no one is more fit to shape the new world then me. And those of you that oppose the formation of the Kingdom of Shijima…the realm of silent purity…will soon be silenced yourself.
I concede I don't know any of you very well, but just from what I seen you remind me of a man I hate, Emiya Kiritsugu. I assure you that's more then enough.
Yes, it's what they call hatred for similar people. Just like how Emiya thought he could end all conflict just by winning the last Holy Grail war…you foolish Enji really thought you could bring a lasting peace just because you won a giant war?
Nonsense, you hero's just throw all your hopes and burdens on to successors so you can depart with some level of contentment yes? Otherwise the reality of your triviality breaks you.
But the facade ends here, at last you hero's will be judged for your actions. The very essence of heroism is being judged, and in the eyes of my master your all guilty for your actions being nothing but a facade!"
Sonic rolled his eyes at the sight of his enemies zeal before he wagged his finger." Get real freak...things may not be a paradise but we did save are worlds from being wrecked again and again. Only a hardcore bad guy would think that was a bad thing!"
"Your hubris brings you to that conclusion hedgehog...but have any of you ever thought that if you did nothing, things would not escalate? The stronger the light, the stronger the shadow. Thus...the stronger the hero, the stronger the villain becomes, and thus more those around them suffer. And thus a endless escalation boons, till nothing is left."
"So your saying its better to do nothing but suffer?" Cloud spat out with contempt." I made mistakes, but if me and the others did nothing there would be nothing left of my world after Shinra or Sephiroth had their way."
"Heh...your just all showing your hubris, putting your needs ahead of the greater good. After all, just where is humanity now? Its a state rotting with weakness. As a hole they trust their weakness to the fickleness caprice of luck. Such people lack the strength to live in the world, and you hero's letting such inferior souls persist just corrupts all around them with their filth.
There will always be suffering, and those who resist nature just lead to more suffering.
But rejoice champions of the light and take in your reward for your resistance, your final reward! Suffer all the evil wrath in the universe! Consume all Dharkon Abaddon'!"
Kirei waved his hand, and another burst of red liquid erupted out. This time it spread out and formed claws and demonic mouths to try and devour everything in its sight.
James quickly cast a spell to have pillars of iron erupt out of the ground to try and hold off the sudden barrage. The morphed ground was quickly eroded, but it gave James's comrades time to unleash spells to further push back the liquid.
Kirei saw the Enji Knights defiance and sighed before he waved his hand. The demonic canine made from the fragments of Mister Game and Watch suddenly hade a demonic eye from on its head.
Its back suddenly twitched, before dozens of demonic tentacles erupted to try and impale and bind everyone in its sight.
As some of the Enji got hit their attacker smirked." Yes, face the wrath of the angry souls that entrust themselves to me, to drag the universe to the abyss! Those that cling to the bottomless darkness that is the truth gain complete peace.
A peace without fear, without sadness. To deny the mass's this spectacle is to rob them of true peace, and what hero would rob the mass's of such bliss? Its a grave sin to befuddle mortal minds with hope and endlessly string them along with false salvation! "
Zero lead the counterattack, and unleashed his Chain Rod to slash off many of the tentacles at once.
As he saw the demonic Dharkon roar he smirked." How about a hero that does not take the logic of a villain at face value? You may be even uglier and messed up then Sigma's dog, but we cut down worst then you!"
Some of the severed tentacles twitched before suddenly morphing into flying swords. As soon as they head for Zero's back, Cloud burst at them and sliced them in half with his own blades.
Before they even shattered Ben's squad leader burst at Kirei as his blades glowed with blue light." No matter what it takes, people as sadistic as you and your master that don't even understand what's important will never be allowed to remake the universe! Omnislash Ver 5!"
Cloud had blades surround his target, but Kirei saw this and merely shrugged." Tsc…Arcarmament 1-4-6!"
The spikey haired man winced as red magical pentagrams formed all around his target, till various red swords and lances shot out to knock Cloud's swords away. The former member of ADVALANCE was able to parry some of the incoming blades, but as he did Kirei stabbed Cloud in his shoulder with his Black Keys claw blades.
As Cloud grunted from the pain his attacked at once pushed his blades deeper to try and push Cloud into the Grail.
As the man with Mako eyes resisted he saw his enemy's look only turn more psychotic." So I'm the twisted one? I see things clearly, you "hero's are the ones that chain yourself to outdated concepts. I was actively involved with the Church since my youth, and often accompanied my father to the holy grounds. I worked diligently as an Executor-in-training from an early age, and was once chosen as an Executor around the age of ten.
While I understood that I was living up to my father's expectations, I did not love my father. It was unrelated to having to meet expectations, and I grew up healthy. The problem was an intrinsic one, that I did not understand my father's notion of "beauty."
I finally realized the inconsistency one morning and wondered why it took so long to figure it out. I simply woke up, raised my head, and knew at that moment that, while my father wished for my soul to be beautiful, I had always questioned why I had never thought the same of which that my father had thought was beautiful.
Understanding that I was not in accordance with the world, I worked hard to correct this mistake, attempting to be pure and beautiful.
All throughout my teenage years, I did everything that I could to overcome this defect after accepting its existence. I suffered agony, though I never knew if it truly was agony, trying to pursue something I lacked from the start.
Following that I, as a sinner by nature, should punish myself following the morals in which I believed to keep balance in the world, I tried methods like shaving away the skin, ripping off flesh, and dislocating bones.
Rather than surrendering myself to my condition by indulging in twisted pleasure, I tried looking within my own body for what could not be found in his mind, attempted to use mental pain, which is more significant than physical pain for missionaries, and attempted to abstain from eating during their pious acts.
After ten years of such things, all of the purgatories and sufferings were useless to change me. Unable to reach an epiphany, I arrived at the single conclusion that I did not have the sense to feel normal happiness.
I turned to religion with fervor to convert myself into a normal person, believing that God may eventually bring me salvation. The path that became my creed was to become a priest and preach like my father.
The result was tragic, as I abode by the rules of Cosmos, followed the law, and lived modestly with no results.
I could not find greater pleasure than the pain of others, and while the Church's teachings forbid immorality, immorality was all I had at the time.
There was no anguish at this realization because I had always sought after something that never existed.
There was nothing lost, so there was nothing to grieve. I was only concerned about the "why?" behind myself as I matured. I wondered about the nature of my existence, that if the world hates evil, what was the purpose of something that was never wanted to be given life?
Those with a deficiency should not be born, yet there are beings that exist to be hated and die. I wished to know the crime of my existence, the simple, pure question of "why?" and held a feeling of anger towards something unknown behind my reward of years of anguish and blind devotion not being salvation.
It was then that I heard the words of Zannacross, and opened my heart to darkness, before embracing my role as a Saint of Darkness and evolved into Thanatos the agent of death! Yes…it was not I who was broken, but the world and all its contractions! So, I sought out to shatter the world of lies and shape it to its true nature. No matter how many hypocritical puppets like you stand in my way, they will all get the fate they deserve."
"Get over yourself." Cloud spat bitterly as he dug in and pushed back." Guys like you and Sephiroth that blame everyone but themselves really are the bane of society! I did not fit in to for a long time, but I did not decide it was everyone's else's fault and lash out.
I tried to find ways to change so I could fit in and find my place in the world. Sure…did not work out for a long time, but mistaken identity cause of Jenova cells aside, it worked out because I did not give up. You gave up on even being human, you have no right to decide humanities future!"
"Tsc…if my power is superior then that's the only right I need. Besides…did you and your champion not try and force your way on the entire universe?" You're the same as me, but your even more sinful since you lie to everyone, even yourself about your true nature."
"Your wrong…me, Ben, Lacus, and everyone else just wanted to help people understand each other to try and reduce the pain and suffering in the universe. I admit, all of us got to eager to see the dream come true and let the Master of Master trick us into almost doing something we would regret.
But even if we lost sight of what was important, we will find a true way to make things a better place, not a false one like the Homeostasis's Matrix Connection or your demented idea of paradise!"
"So even to the end you won't repent? In the grand scheme of things, you lack the value of even a pawn on the grand chess board, so your checkmate is long overdue!"
As he tried to push his blade through till he made Cloud's wound lethal, his blond haired target suddenly headbutt him. Kirei was shocked that the force made him stagger before Cloud suddenly cast a Thundaga spell on his own blades to have lighting crackle into Kirei.
As his opponent staggered Cloud quickly unleashed his Cross-Slash limit break on his opponent.
As the man in black spat out blood, the man who hailed from Nibelheim quickly jumped up to focus all the energy he could into his sword.' I don't care what piece a scumbag like you thinks I am! Your through! F, GUH!"
Just as he was about to try and finish his opponent off a tentacle of raw darkness burst up to grasp Cloud. The Enji screamed in pain, and as he tried to resist Kirei licked the blood off his face before the murderous look in his face intensified. "I praise you for having the instincts of a true warrior, but alas, I'm simply beyond what any mortal can reach."
Kirei had his eyes glow before his aura erupted. Moments later he became covered with his pure black Thanatos armor. Cloud saw his enemy fly above him and could not help but notice that he saw all of his friend were struggling with the near endless amount of black appendages coming from Dharkon that were attacking from all directions.
Kirei thrust his hand forward before energy gathered around Cloud's face." Don't despair, your fellow "champions of light" will be joining you soon. After all, today marks the occasion where all hero's die! Terrible Providence!"
The armored man attempted to vaporize Cloud by unleashing his blast at point blank range at him. But as the energy blast was unleashed Kirei noticed the energy blast split apart in many directions. As the beam faded, he realized that in an instant Master Myers had flash stepped right in front of Cloud and blocked it with his own blade.
Just as Myers saw his enemy realized what happened he unleashed a holy energy sphere from his hand. As his target flew back Myers had his own holy energy erupt to clash with his opponent's aura of darkness." As long as I breath, today won't be the end of heroes. Not one of my fellow Enji will die to your dark designs!"
"Ah, so you're the leader of these fools? If that's your stance on things, then you won't be breathing much longer. Heh, I can feel your far older then those around you. You already have one foot in the grave, so let the farce shatter once and for all."
Kirei burst forward and not only struck with his claws, but had additional weapons of dark energy fly out form all sides to hit the leader of the Enji. But Myers showed even after all this time he still earned his reputation as he managed to evade all the strikes at once and bring down his Primus blade at his opponent.
As he saw Kirei glare at him he spat out," I'm well aware I'm old villain. Never the less, even if I have one foot in the door already, I refuse to put the other foot there till I see my task through! I spent my entire life being a beacon of justice, a defender of the innocent, and a symbol of peace to push the world, the entire universe into a place where people can smile together in peace! And I'll stand by my conviction till the end! Grand Divide!"
The warrior of light suddenly became a living holy laser as he slashed Kirei across the chest with his own combo. Seeing how quickly his opponent rebounded to attack Cloud, Myers wasted no time quickly unleashed his Grand Matrix Holy energy blast.
As Kirei was hit by the spell and was pushed into the Grail he snickered." I can feel it, the light from your soul burns like a star. How very noble, and foolish. Your devotion may be authentic but the fact that you're still fighting shows the extent of your failure.
All those hopes that you gave the masses, how many of those hopes failed to come true? How many of the innocent were consumed by despair from those broken promises "Symbols of Peace"? You were arrogant to think one old man, however strong, could reform the nature of man's hearts! Hero's…be devoured by your own failure! Phobia of Tartarus!"
The half-infinity symbol appeared on the black armored man's head before he punched the Grand Matrix hard enough to shatter it. He swiftly formed a ball of purple and black energy in his hands. But this projectile suddenly shattered into countless ghoulish faces that all flew at the Enji.
Having seen magic like this in the past, Cloud tried to slash through the skull coming his way, only for the ghoulish projectile to swerve around and bite Cloud on his right hand.
Not only did the Enji Captain feel pain, but felt his aura feel disrupted before he cursed out." Damn it, felt like it was not only trying to devour my flesh, but my mana to!"
"How astute" champion." Kirei answered coldly." These are souls more diminished then those who reside in the dead, these are the remains of the souls I plucked out of the grail, they suffer eternally there, becoming little more then mindless wraths, devouring everything in their path out of mindless hunger and rage.
When they devour your souls, you to will be added to my pile, and I'll be more then happy to use your souls on your comrades above, if they are still alive by the time we are done!"
Velvet saw some of the Phobia of Tartarus projectiles head her way and grimaced as she looked at her own claw." That…almost sounds like me, no, the other therion's that fed off other daemons. Tsc…it sucks if these guys got screwed over, but just like before, no matter how much despair or conviction a person has, if they get in my way I'll rip them apart to keep living!"
Lighting saw Velvet smash the skull with her hand and devour it with her power before she fired a Ruinaga blast at the projectile coming her way, and grimaced as it swerved around it. "True, but it's a pain when your dealing with attacks that can't be hit easily. Still…this bastards got to pay for treating people's lives as his playthings!"
Aeris flew out of some of the Phobia of Tartarus projectiles heading her way and tried to sense them, before she felt sorrowful from the raw sadness she was feeling. She then thought of something before her holy aura surged." Wait…if this magic is made of raw sorrow, pure suffering, then purging these souls of the darkness that consumes them could break them when the rest is not cutting it."
The flower girl had a wave of holy magic shoot out from her lance. The magic does not hurt, but heal, and as the soul got hit with the light it moaned, before its eyes softened, and it suddenly eroded.
Kirei raised his eyebrow as he saw the stunt before he tilted his head to the side." What trickery is this? You can send one or two to another space using warp magic perhaps, but you can't ward off the onslaught forever."
Aeris giggled as she turned to her current foe." Wow, I'd feel sorry for you if you were not such a creep. I thought you were just doing the usual bad guy rant but seems you were right and your even more messed up then guys like Sephiroth if you can't even understand the value of kindness.
But despite what some think, just because you can't understand something it does not mean it does not exist! There is more to power then violence and control, kindness and love is a power to! True hero's don't just use their power to destroy, they don't just save lives but save hearts from despair! Guys, if you heal the souls of their pain they will dissolve!"
Kirei grit his teeth as he saw those like Tear use her unique Fonic Hymns to cause all the souls around her to pause, flicker, and dissolve from the noise, while others like Milla, Estelle, Rose, Collette, Eleanor, Terra, Aqua, and the majority of the other magic users used there various white magic to heal the pain of the souls around them.
As he saw even those like Link play the Song of Healing on the Ocarina of Time to heal the souls, and even Kirby helping by using his cook power to throw food at them to heal them his energy flared up." Is this some sort of joke? Has the prospect of your failure, of your looming death consumed you so much that your sanity is slipping away, and your all making deluded forms of protest? How pitiful, you can all die in,"
While the man in black armor prepared to unleash another orb of purple energy to attempt to vaporize everyone in his sight, a sword of revealing light suddenly was hurled into his projectile.
Kirei saw that the magic blade was disrupting his spell and cursed as he struggled to over power it. Just as he attempted to do so he saw Myers coming at him from above and quickly shifted to catch the Grand Master's sword with his hands.
As Myers struggled to bring his blade through he saw his target's frustration and allowed a small grin to form." You really are a twisted soul if you can't even comprehend the value of kindness. Just maybe your values are not as absolute as you think eh agent of darkness?"
"Tsc…there is no room for questions. This is my only pleasure in life. If you hero's feel supreme bliss in happiness as you act as saviors for the meek, I feel supreme bliss in the unhappiness of others.
Tell me "Grand Master of the light"…you truly think your salvation makes worlds a better place? What is good and evil? Are you saying murder is an absolute evil, even as your trying to murder me and have murdered countless others to obtain your deeds?"
"Tsc…context is important villain, only an insane person deals in unflinching absolutes. Sometimes, a small sin must be performed to prevent a greater one. But by going on with kindness, life does not have to be as painful as it can be."
"People truly can justify any act to delude themselves. But tell me this, have your actions truly changed anything?"
Myers thought about how Kira turned out, and thought about how things seemed a lot less clear then he thought they were after only a few days as he struggled to answer. Seeing his hesitation caused Kirei to snicker as he pushed the bearded man back. " Don't feel to bad, your just showing how human you are. That's just what humans and the majority of morals are like.
There is no clear answer, and they react to an adapting truth. We delude ourselves otherwise but there is no absolute truth from the very beginning. That is why you heroes are bound to fail, why your noble efforts always erode after time, because in the end only power matters.
You use your power to get what you want, but when that power is no longer present, when the factors that keep the garden groomed artificially leave, the jungle grows back, and devours all that does not belong. Do you still not understand?
The freedom you cherish never really existed, there is only greed. Even you are greedy for wanting things your way. Freedom? Possibility? If you truly believed in them then why did your dreams depend on restricting such things?
Your beloved kindness is only able to burn brightly when its backed by strength, on its own its as easily blown away. The majority of you hero's accept this so poorly that you use extreme methods such as that grand plan to bind all hearts together to enforce peace.
Tell me Enji, is it not the greater sin to refuse to accept others and try and remake the entire ecosystem in the shape that a few want?"
"Its…not as simple as you make it out to be. All, all we ever wanted was to bring about a more peaceful world where everyone could smile and live together in harmony. A world where conflict was not something that so quickly lead to death and, GUH!"
Suddenly the ground around Master Myers rippled, before another mass of black particles in the shape of a humanoid giant.
The leader of the Enji quickly dashed back, but as he did Dharkon narrowed its eye. Its head then split open, creating a sudden vacuum effect as in an instant its head morphed into a Venus fly trap like to shape to bind Myers.
The warrior of light screamed in pain as dark energy surged into his body and he formed a pure black sphere in his hands.
As he struggled to resist, Kirei snickered as dark energy surged across his hands." The road to hell is paved with good intentions…and your efforts do not live up to your desires. How pitiful…deceived by Cosmos's delusions.
Face it, this is what you Enji Knights truly deserve for failing to live up to your promises. Yes, let the despair sink in, so I can remember this moment enough to paint it on my wall in the new world! "
Kirei prepared to try and impale Myers from all directions, when suddenly pillars of ice burst out to intercept them all. As the fanatical servant of the Beyonder saw his attacks were frozen Aqua jumped down and slashed some of them with her blade as she got in front of the senior Enji." Maybe things don't always live up to the sells pitch, but becoming an Enji was everything to me and I won't let you tarnish that!"
Aeris fired another Judgment Arrow spell to shatter the part of Dharkon that was binding Myers before the Cetra flew up." That's right, if it was not for the Enji Knights I would not have had a second chance at life. And while it might not be the same kind of thing I went through, I'm sure millions, if not billions of people can say the same!"
Kirei snickered and prepared to fire at Ezan's girlfriend. He saw a blue wave of energy head for him and smashed it to the ground. As he did, he saw Cloud used the Blade Beam to get in close.
As his blades locked with his opponent yet again Cloud uttered," Yah…we stumbled here and there, but considering the universe is still here I think at least we got a passing grade."
"But what if that itself is a sin? What if all of existence is broken, and keeping things from how they should be out of laziness is the original sin? Such sin…can only be answered with by the final judgment!"
The armored villain had his aura explode before Dharkon 's eye glowed red, and it grew even larger. The mass of dark particles extended its hands to try and unleash an attack, only for Mario to grow large once more and grasp the monster's hands.
He also turned metal to avoid some of the damage, and as Dharkon looked at him the giant metallic plumber glared back at his foe." Mamma Mia give the doomsday rants a rest an already! Even if you all think this world is broken we don't, and we don't regret saving it! And since we like a living, we will keep doing it again and again cause that's what hero's a do!"
The hero tried to throw the arms back, and Dharkon roared before another hand burst out of its chest to try and grasp Mario's nose. Before it could pull it off Luigi and Yoshi both jumped down to slam the hand.
Luigi unleashed a barrage of green fire balls while Yoshi unleashed a barrage of eggs. As they saw their attacks were having an effect the taller Mario brother gulped." Risking are lives may be scary, but thinking everything we care about is even more scary!"
Dharkon roared murderously as its eye narrowed. A spark of energy formed in its hand, and less than an instant later a barrage of red energy bullets at the members of the Justice Force. While the attacks went out faster then the three could react, the attacks were to fast for Sonic, Shadow, and Lilac to intercept.
As the projectiles suddenly went flying Sonic wagged his finger and flashed his usual grin." Right on Luigi! There might be a lot of mistakes in the world, but the freedom to run wild is never going to be one of them. If you want to take that away you better be ready to catch us!"
"As always, I'll never break my promise to Maria!" Shadow uttered gravely. Lilac saw the others looking solemn before she shrugged." Well, I did not really know we were supposed to make a speech but, the gist of it is you and your boss suck dude!"
Blades of dark energy again shot out for the heroes of Mobius, but Link and a few of the others jumped up to slash down the bladed projectiles. As Hyrule's champion saw the Master Sword cleave through the dark magic he added his own glare to the mix." I may not have been able to prevent Hyrule from suffering, but I was able to prevent it from being destroyed! Er…for the most part. Even after all that I lost in my quest, it's a quest I'll never give up on!"
Dharkon glared at the man wearing a green cap and prepared to charge up another energy beam, only for Samus to blast it with her own Hyper Beam.
As Vincent, Megaman, James, and more bombarded the target the bounty hunter uttered," I regret every day that I could not save my parents form Ridley, but I don't regret being able to avenge them.
Thanks to the kid and the other Enji I was able to shut down the Space Pirates at their source for good. Not even god's perfect, so since he, Lacus and the rest were being trolled by you guys into doing something that was not as great as they thought it was sounding in their head I'll cut them some slack. After all, every good person deserves a second chance, every person that's being forced into there destiny by assholes like you deserve a change to live the lives they want!"
As the blasts overpowered Dharkon and blew a hole in it Zero flew up and once more powered up into his Perfect Form. As he had his Z-Saber grow he grinned at his target." That's right creep, I was supposed to be nothing but a killer, but thanks to some luck, and X being stubborn as hell I got a chance to be something besides what I was programed to be!
I'm not as much into the whole hero of justice stuff as some of the others, but I'll down with making sure what happened with Iris and all the others who were forced to become something they were not and lost their lives to it becomes a thing in the past one day. If its are fate to be in the scrap pile one day we will fight it till the end! Z-End Slash!"
The robot once called the God of Destruction unleashed a slash powerful enough to slice through Dharkon and reach Kirei behind him. Zero's target blocked the strike, and was shocked to see the blow pushed him back.
As he prepared a counter attack Axel suddenly was above him, before the former Dark Enji snickered. "You would have loved Xemnas dude, since you two seem eye to eye on a lot of stuff about how everything sucks. I admit I spent most of my life seeing hero's as hypocrites that never delivered when it counted.
Won't say I'm still not bitter, but unlike Saix and Xemnas and all the others who never let things go, I realized the Enji and the Lylat Kingdom were not omnipotent, and aside from a few pricks like Kira, Xehamaru, Brad, and the others who hijacked the order for there own ends most of the people want to do what was right.
When I think of what would happen if people like that were not around, there is no doubt in my mind what's better at keeping people like me from having to suffer! Your going to have are passion for what we fight for memorized into your soul punk! Magma Gale!"
The man in red unleashed a barrage of heat nearly as intense as a star. Kirei cast a barrier of dark energy to protect himself, but as he could see again he saw Myers was in front of him.
The elder hero had holy energy radiant across his armor till his armor turned golden." You may see heroism as nothing villain, but this whole battle is about us proving to your master how powerful the light of heroism is! Ten Commandments Barrage Slash!"
The leader of the Enji slashed at Kirei like a living star, each blow causing the casino to shake. Myers cried out at the top of his lungs as he attempted to end his combo by severing his target's head.
Kirei was fast enough to move his head out of the way, but while he avoided being decapitated, the slash still hit him across the right side of his face.
A flash of light blasted out, and everyone held their breath to see how much damage the attack did. As the light faded, Kirei was still standing, but had holy scars all across his body. The armored man looked more detached then angry, and after a few pained breaths he gazed at the leader of the Enji with a detached look." I've inflicted worst pain then this on myself.
But it's your idiocy that is unbearable. The greatest sin is refusing to accept one's failings. If you "hero"'s refuse to see reality, then you will reach enlightenment, in the last painful moments of your lives. Embrace that death is the final outcome of all heroics! Shigen Mudoon!"
Kirei had a look of pure insanity sprout on his face as his dark aura erupted. His opponents all tensed up as the aura grew more and more, till it formed a black void in the sky.
As parts of the casino start to get consumed by the void Zidane cringed." Oh man, is this another void? Thought we were done with that with Exdeath! Whatever, just got to bust this spellcaster up before it can go off. Grand, huh? Damn it, did someone hit me in the back? I'm…feeling woozy."
Squall was about to retort before he realize he was feeling a pain in his chest, and realized his, and everyone's aura around him was being sucked into the new vortex above them. The former SeeD grasped his Gunblade tightly as he stepped back." Damn it, that void spell is sucking in are magic energy to?"
Aeris felt her heart hurting more, before she felt the energy being drawn from the Grail into the void above before she felt a chill go down her spine." Not just that, I think it trying to consume are very souls!"
X saw how everyone around him was starting to look pained before he glared at Kirei." Well then, we better shoot down this Maverick fast!"
Doctor Light's ultimate creation fired a fully charged X buster blast at the armored villain, only for the blast to be consumed by the Shigen Mudoon spell. James saw this, and grimaced as he grasped his bow tightly." If his spell's intercepting all our attacks we better find its weakness fast."
"Pathetic fool, there is no weakness, this is the ultimate embrace of death!" Kirei hissed out as he made a dramatic gesture." Do you heathens now see the truth? I am blessed by Rabum Alai; thus I have infinite life and power beyond all limits! No mortal force can stop me! Let the final fantasy you hero's have be consumed by darkness!"
Myers grasped his chest tightly before he staggered forward." I will not be swept away. We Enji are the pillar that keeps hope alive, and we will not falter!"
"Tsc…your hope is mere dregs heathen. The weak embers that are blowing out even without being blown on are resisting eh? They're desperately resisting to keep from going out to keep doing their "Duty". How unsightly, die you failed symbol."
Myers had memories of his entire legacy as a hero flash by before he took a deep breath." I refuse, because while this pillar of light is weary, there is still things I must do, I must past on to my students and friends!
I won't be blown away to death's door till that happens! Oversoul…Million Ravelt Matrix Nova!"
The leader of the Enji yelled at the top of his lungs and formed massive sphere of light that looked like a golden sun. Kirei sneered at seeing the spell, till he raised an eyebrow as he saw that the Enji Master's projectile was not being sucked into the Shigen Mudoon void.
As it came his way the Beyonder's champion had his aura erupt." What, your forcing your spell to remain on course through sheer will power? Pathetic, this won't save you heathen! The final flicker of light is fated to be overwhelmed by the undying wrath of the darkness! Thanatos…Exnine Flare…CANNON!"
Kirei had his eyes glow before Dharkon 's own eye glowed red, and it transformed into a demonic variation of Bahamut. The dragon like demon roared, before in an instant unleashing a massive energy blast to try and blow the Grand Master's last ditch effort away.
Myers was pushed back a few feet, and coughed up blood from the stress on his body, but dug in as he saw the others looking fearful." Not this time…villain. Ever since I left my home town of Nine Wood Hills and managed to leave from my world of Grymoire to Corneria, I wanted to right the wrongs that were around me.
That's why, I was able to persuade Zoda, Gandowan, Minato, and Craft, to stop Garland after he become consumed with power. From that victory we were able to convince the Lylat Kingdom to form the Enji Knights with Cosmos and the angel's blessing.
I admit, when I discovered the Crystal that had the holy queen of light's message I thought it was destiny to unite all the hero's of the universe to bring harmony to every part of the universe to make the entire existence a paradise.
I tried to not get carried away with my pride, but I clearly let my vision blind me to other things. While it was not always in battle, I lost my siblings Lann and Reynn growing up.
I had to see my wife Karone die vie hologram because I was busy saving a world, and because I did not judge the situation properly, I lost my son Shin, and in essence lost the hearts of my other son Kira and my star pupil Xehamaru as well.
I lost so much, but I told myself it was all for the greater good of bringing peace to the universe and making it a better place. But cruelly, as of late, everything I had faith in has been in doubt and I wonder if my grand quest was just a joke.
But then, I remember all the lives I saved, and I know that it was not all for nothing! And because of that, because I still have things, I must pass on to those who trusted me, I will not lose here!"
Kirei saw Myers somehow unleash enough energy to push back even more before the psychotic look in his eyes widened. As some of the other Enji tried to attack, only for there attacks to be blown away in to the void like magic the psychotic priest grit his teeth." Your passion is sincere, but that amounts to nothing in the grand scheme of things! You and your kind are all just deluded fools chasing windmills for glory.
You impress the weak-willed masses with your theatrics but anyone who sees things clearly sees how worthless you all truly are! Now, at last, as your rejected by the new world, let your,"
Before Kirei could pour energy into his spell to attempt to blow Myers away to his shock suddenly his vision turned white, and he felt goo on his face. To his bewilderment he realized he had a pie on his face, and it was thrown at him by none other then Bugs Bunny.
The rabbit was freed from Yoshi's egg previously as energy blasts were flying around, but as soon as he was free Bugs decided which side he was on. As Kirei looked at the rabbit with shock Bugs gave him the middle finger." Put a sock on it doc, the opera's over! I may not be big on the heroics myself but right now I'll buy what the geezer is saying over you! I did this because I did not want to die, but if your trying to suck me up then the deal is off!"
Kirei blinked in shock, before his eyes glowed red with rage." You will pay for your lack of devotion you simple minded buffoon. You truly will suffer for thinking such childish antics can undue me!"
"Ah, your brother blows bubble gum! Besides don't feel to smug when you just got a first taste of the Bugs Bunny full course of pain!"
Kirei sneered at the taunt and was about to fire at him, when he heard a ticking sound, and looked down to realize that the pie he was hit with was also was stuffed with cherry shaped TNT. Cloud saw his enemy scream with rage as the bombs suddenly blew up right in his face.
The blast did not finish Kirei, but it did stagger him enough for his energy to waver. Cloud saw this, and saw how pained Myers looked before he glanced at his comrades." Its now or never, Aeris, Vincent, anyone that transfer your energy into my blades!"
The Enji Captain's friends nodded before he burst at Kirei. Aeris, Barret, Vincent, and the others nearby unleashed their strongest attacks as Cloud once more had his extra swords pop out, but this time using a spell the extra swords absorbed the energy of his friends' attacks.
Just as Kirei noticed him Cloud stabbed him in the chest." Kirei…I spent so much of my life doubting myself, regretting what I did not do. But what I did not regret do, is joining the Enji. It allowed me to atone for my failures, help my planet and others, meet Ben, Doug, and James and so many others, bring Aeris back, and help me feel proud of myself to my child. You think you can judge us with your limited vision that this is are limit? If it is are limit, then we will just blaze past it! Whenever we doubt our selves, we remembered where we came from, the origin of why we pushed are selves this far to push are limits higher and higher! Transcended Divider Slash!"
Cloud unloaded his ultimate attack at Kirei, and with the others giving him their power his blows hit even harder. On top of this Kirei noticed X, Kirby, Squall, Zidane, Terra, Axel, and more attack from all sides before he snickered bitterly." So, a true All for One against One for all situation eh? Useless…even if you defy fate and kill me, reaching your limit now is worthless when you will just be killed by Rabum Alai. No matter how hard you hero's try, you will never escape death!"
Kirei unleashed a surge of power to blow Cloud and the others away, and as Myers saw this, he pushed every cell of his body to put out everything he could gather as his aura grew even brighter." Your misguided once again agent of darkness! No matter how powerful the Beyonder is, we will never surrender! Because I have faith in Ben, Ezan, Lacus, and the rest of my fellow Enji! I have faith they will transcend all of you villains wrath!
I, am a champion of justice, and to see justice through, The light shall never fade! Everyone, give me strength! Using the magic of the Praesepe Waves, even with things in this state I should be able to do it. Friends, Comrades, join with me for one last crusade!"
Myers reached down, and expanded the Oversoul magic to its limit, and then beyond as his body blazed with holy light that reached out back to the rift between dimensions and red and green orbs formed around him, the same orbs that appeared when Aeris, Squall, or many of the others cast a summon spell.
The magic energy of all the Enji that did not make it with him to the Schwarzwelt suddenly poured into him.
Kirei saw the leader of the Enji Knight's aura suddenly quadruple in size before he felt his attack rapidly being repelled. As he unleashed all of his power, only to see Myers's attack overwhelm the void above and shatter it he roared in pain.
As his hands were vaporizing he glanced at the Grand Master once more before muttering," I see…no wonder my judgment was misguided when I mistook how desperate you truly were. How careless of me to not see just what state your souls were. But…it won't be enough…you wil,"
The light broke through the last of his defenses before Kirei was vaporized. Everyone saw Master Myers's attack plow right through the Devil's Casino and burst through every other building in its path before it flew past New Pork City, and unleashed a blast that seemed to shake the entire dimension.
Cloud saw just how large a hole was in front of him, and saw no trace of his enemy before he took a sigh of relief." He did it, Master Myers was able to over power him."
James heard a dripping noise before he felt more fear then he had so far in the mission and swerved around." But…at what cost? Master Myers, are you, huh?"
Everyone saw that after finishing the spell his aura had faded completely. Myers now looked pale, and suddenly coughed so violently that he dropped his sword. The leader of the Enji staggered back, and saw James and everyone else looking at him in horror before he smiled weakly." Master Elrond…it would seem I regretfully must entrust you to over see this mission is completed successfully.
James, everyone, look over Kira for me. Make sure, the flames of justice, keep burning brightly. Tell Ben and Lacus that I, ugh."
Myers coughed up more blood before he collapsed. Zidane winced before he looked at the others." Grand Master! C'mon guys stop with the Chocobo in the headlights look and give him an elixir or cast a healing spell on him or something!"
"I…don't think its that simple dude." Bartz uttered grimly." What Master Myers did, reminds me a lot of how Galuf used every last bit of energy, up to his soul to push Exdeath back. He saved us, but it killed him in the process. I'm no expert Zidane but this looks a lot like what happened then."
"Yah well, we have a lot more options, now right? I mean, come on Aeris and the others brought back Ezan after he blew himself up! If Myers survived when Brad devoured his god damn soul then he can get through this!"
"Don't forget Zidane, even after that he still had his soul." Aeris answered grimly." If, he shattered his own soul to get enough energy to finish his spell, that's a vastly more difficult thing to heal from.
Also remember, we had Lacus 's divine power to help with reviving Ezan after he blew himself up and it was because Zannacross 's reality was one with unstable rules.
I'll do what I can, but we have to help free the others now before its to late, if we even have the time."
"We will have the time." James uttered strongly." At the very least, we blew away all the enemies here so we can catch are breath before."
Just as the red-haired man was about to finish everyone heard a large crashing sound. The Enji and the others quickly glared at Bugs, before the rabbit shrugged." What you all looking at me for? I'm done being those guys patsies. Besides, that's the guy being all slimy!"
James realize the noise came from the Grail, and tensed up as he realized it still was having red miasma flow down. What's more, suddenly a giant purple, red, blue, and yellow crystal with spikey protrusions and some armor on its top was on top of the Grail, and Relius Clover was on top of it.
The crystal was absorbing the scattered remains of Dharkon, and as everyone noticed him Relius merely looked amused." The best time to undermined your enemy, is when there attention is most divided. Conditions may not be perfect, but it's enough for the experiment to proceed."
Knuckles saw Relius grin madly before he yelled in outrage." The hell is that puppet punk from that Starkiller base doing here? Eggman took him down when he had his mech blow up in his face! What, the Beyonder spat another Chrono clone of him or something?"
"Negative you crude miscreant." Relius responded casually." I admit that I was careless, careless enough for the weak willed Robotnik to outmaneuver me with his recklessness. However what none of you realized is that at the last second I had Ignis use the Gabriel emergency function I had installed her to switch places with me if my life was in danger.
At least…to the very end she preformed her task properly."
"You gutless slime." Shadow uttered in disgust. As Sonic turned to him in confusion the hedgehog partly built by Black Doom sighed." When you were fighting Brevon we dealt with this Relius Clover clown Sonic.
He was sadistic enough to use his own family as experiments and thought all of Battle Ground was just a playground for his plans. Well, he was sick enough to turn his wife into a robotic doll, and crafty enough to survive last time, but if he crawled all the way here in front of all of us then he will regret being so delusional."
"Oh…I assure you I would never enter a stage where I could not get the results I desire. I'm well aware of how much energy you "hero's have, but I also have the tools needed to surpass even that power.
I only humored Kirei since as he was a man of faith, and I am a man of science are views vastly differed. However, after a casual analyses of the holy grail he was so infatuated with I raised my evaluation of his power, for his Grail, with a few modifications, could function as one of my cauldrons. So, my thanks for getting him out of the way."
James glared at Relius as he raised his bow right at the masked man's head." A scientist that saw his own wife and child as mere tools to further his research? Bastard…I won't let you dishonor the Grand Master with your callous insanity! There is no time to be polite, for everything on the line, your exiting the stage as quickly as you appeared. Seele Schneider!"
The red haired Enji Master showed just how little in the mood he was for games as he fired right at Relius's head. But while Ben's friend's aim was true, the crystal he was on top of glowed more, before the spike swerved around to get right in front of the projectile, and fired a spike that intercepted the spell.
As James saw his attack was intercepted, and saw a magical symbol appear around the giant crystal Relius sighed." Really now, are you lot that much of a slave to your emotions? You, from the data I gathered your suppose to be a researcher yourself yes Enji?
I would figure at the very least you would understand the value of doing what it takes to see your thesis through."
James grit his teeth as the Enji Master had his energy explode." I'm not like you scum. I value science true, but as a means to a end to better everyone. I would never prioritizes any thesis over the lives of others! And if your so obsessed that you will try and push your ideas on the entire universe, we are quickly going to see the result of the thesis of one madman's collusion with countless warriors with no time to waste!"
"Heh, another slave to their emotions who lets such primitive feelings blind him to what's beneath the surface, how pitiful. True, on my own I would not be able to defeat the majority of you. But, thanks to my thrust for knowledge never being stopped even in bizarre conditions I uncovered this little ticket, the System No. XX crystal.
The gist of it is that this was one of the tools the Beyonder used to first observe your native universe, and gather its energy to help shape this current "Phantom Field" that is the being you call the Beyonder's reality. The Black Swan even let me keep the ticket as a reward for my curiosity to," see what I would do with it." And I don't plan on failing to live up to expectations. Now, begin!"
The System glowed even more as energy began swirling around Relius and the Grail. Suddenly it boomed out," Activating... Activating... Activating...CROSS System Activation, confirmed. Beginning Multidimensional Observation…Beginning dimensional assimilation."
More energy begun pouring out of the Grail, till it flew around the System and started to take shape. Relius laughed as power surged through him till he hissed out." Yes…YES! After all thesis's years, after all the set backs its time for the true implication of my thesis!
With the means at my disposal I'll smelt a life form that far surpasses even the Black Beast! So now my lab rats, do perform well and relinquish your souls to me, so that I can properly be the architect of the new flawless universe!"
James saw the energy around Relius and the crystal growing larger and larger, and turning into some sort of monster before he glanced at Master Myers's fallen body and steeled himself." Relius Clover is it? No matter what experiment your preforming, its going to fail no matter what."
Authors Notes: Well, I know we got quite a lot of one and done enemies thrown in today so lets get going.
Grail is from the DC comics, was the recent child of Darkside and a Amazon...kind of made Darkside look bad but, eh, she has her uses.
The Burger King is well, the Burger King mascot from the Burger King adds.
Mister Dream was the final boss of the NES Punch Out Game...the one that was the stand in for Mike Tyson.
The Fighting Polygon team was the enemies you fought before Master Hand in the first Smash bros.
Dural is the final boss from the Virtual Fighter games.
Jiren and the rest of the Pride Troopers are from Dragon Ball Super.
New Pork City and the Ultimate Chimera are both from Earthbound 3, and were both shown in Smash Brawl.
Q bert is from his own game.
Wreck it Ralph is from the Disney film, though he DID exist as a old video game.
Scumocide is the final boss in the Captain Commando game, while most only remember him as that one fighter from Marvel VS Capcom one, he at a time was Capcom's mascot before Megaman.
Shovel Knight is the lead from the indie game he stars in, the Knights of No Quarter are the enemies in that game, though I based this version as a merger as Shovel Knight and his rival, the Black Knight.
The Exnine Knights were enemies in the World of Final Fantasy game, though for this I merged them with the Knights of No Quarter, Segwardies and Pellinore were enemies in World of Final Fantasy.
Dragonmares were enemies from the Rail shooter Sega series Panzer Dragoon.
Medeus… Duma… Grima… Anankos…and Velezark are all various final boss's from the Fire Emblem series.
The Dark King was the final boss of Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, where as the Profound Darkness was the ultimate boss of the Phantasy Star series.
The Slimes, King Slime, the Dragon Lord and Nimzo are from the Dragon Quest series, the Dragon Lord was the final boss in Dragon Quest one while Nimzo was the final boss in Dragon Quest five.
Calasmos is the final boss of Dragon Quest 11.
I never could get to attached to the Dragon Quest series with there basic plot and looks but I appreciate that they were more or less the first real JRPG series so felt it was good enough to give them a nod today, also did not help that one of the lead's is in the new Jump Force game lol.
On top of that I found Dragon Quest 11 a lot easier to get into then most of the earlier games, and after so many JRPG's streyed from there roots it was nice to play one that was find being what it was and not trying to win over everyone lol.
As I said in the past, Myers's past is a mix of the orginal Warrior of Light and many of the nameless hero's from Dragon Quest, I know normally it would be impossible for that to work but its a altered history where he fought Claasmos, Nimzo and other Dragon Quest enemies earlier before fighting Garland when he was older.
Dharkon is one of the final boss's of Smash Bros Ultimate, though for this I gave it aspects of Master Core from Smash 4. I was thinking of throwing Gleem in but, since its really just a shinny ball with even less personality then Tabuu and Master Hand I just gave Beyonder aspects of Gleem earlier lol.
Ah yes...and Chapter Black is based on the arc from Yu Yu Hakusho that revolved around the villain Shinobu Sensui.
Also, as before, Kirei is not only using moves from the villain Thanatos from Saint Seyia, but the final boss of the World of Final Fantasy, Brandelis.
The Grail itself is mostly from the Fate series, The Holy Grail of the Fuyuki Holy Grail Wars of Fuyuki City appears at the end of the war to grant the final Master and Servant pair a wish on the Greater Grail , the true device that has the power to grant wishes. Because it is only a vessel to summon the Greater Grail, it is known as the Lesser Grail.
For the last attack Master Myers made where the other Enji appeared for that moment, it was a nod to the Champion Medals in World of Final Fantasy where you could summon the various Final Fantasy hero's as a summon attack.
System No. XX is the final boss of Blazblue Cross Tag, though as you might image I'm altering a tad for its power in this story.
And, of course Bugs Bunny and all the other Loony Toons are from well, the Loony Toon cartoons that have been going on for nearly a century. I know Bugs Bunny might not seem like a proper final boss but, its because of that that I wanted to have him and some of the others like the Road Runner and Elmer Fudd be obstacles to show just how insane a game the Beyonder is playing.
The Mask is from the Jim Carry movie and the comics.
I know, showing Loony Toons and genocides in the same issue might come off as , ill fitting pieces to say the least, but its not my intent to trivialize travesties by having childish cartoons and acts of horror in the same section.
Its just, the world is made of both innocent things and horrible things that most don't even want to remember exist. But sometimes such things are linked in a faint way, like how in regimes that are about to cause genocides they use political cartoons and other media to try and pretend that doing horrible things to others is ok because they are not " Us".
Like how for example, the Yu-Gi Oh villain Pegasus had both the goofy Toon World monsters and the demonic Relinquished monster in his deck, there can be two faces to situations and goofy shapes can hide sinister intentions and that was the intent I was trying to make with today's mismatched threats.
Well, I hope it was not to crazy but just trying to make this story's final battle as intense as I can get while not repeating my last stories showdown to much, hope everyone likes how things are going enough to leave a review, stay tuned next time as James and Shinryudragon have to give everything to survive. Tune in next time to Chapter 245: Coefficient to Relinquish the Infinity Formula!
