Dark Side Of The Moon
Chapter 7: Revelations
Written By Illuminet
Disclaimer: The Guilty Gear Series is the rightful property of Arc System Works. Some of the characters are being borrowed for non-profit purposes.
"..."-Indicate Speech
'...'-Indicate Thought
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"When...? You make it sound as if the bitch could travel through time."
Sol said, his tone would have been disbelieving except for the fact that he did know of a man named Axl Low who could hop the borders of time but not at his own leisure.
"I make it sound as such because it is true. She has that power to ascend to the future or descend to the past of a given history. And what she has done...changed the course of a past that has now spawned into an all new time line."
Slayer spoke, his face becoming dead serious, and Sol knew that he was not being toyed with by the Vampire. Not this time.
"Keep talking."
The Gear prompted. Slayer nodded.
"Of course, but I'd rather add some flare in order for you to grasp more easily what it is of this other time line I have seen. Though mind you, they are but simple glimpses as of right now."
Slayer stated, standing up from his chair and throwing his cape in front of him. He once again walked into the fabric of large cape as in remained suspended in the air.
"What kind of trick are you pulling here, old man? You have the ability to see into alternate times?"
Sol asked, standing up from his own seat. He was about to pull his sword free from the ground when Slayer's voice came to him from the dark confines of the cape.
"You'll see. No need for weapons though, Sol. There is no need for fighting where I'm about to take you."
The Vampire said. Sol grunted, pondering what he should do. After a couple of moments, his hand released from the hilt of his blade and he walked steadily into the cape.
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"This is...The Battle Of Rome. Where that damn boy scout got himself killed for his petty beliefs."
Sol muttered as he looked around the remains of what had once been a thriving city. Slayer was behind him.
"Watch carefully Sol."
The Vampire said. Sol did so as he saw a bloodied Ky send a massive Gear through the wall with the Thunder Seal's amplified magic. The Holy Knight wobbled, planting his sword into the ground for leverage. Quick reflexes saved him as he intercepted another Gear with the Thunder Seal. The loss of blood was starting to make him weak however, and the Gear was pushing him back.
"Are you...my destroyer? God...by your grace, please save my future! Holy Order's ultimate attack...SPIKE VOLTAGE!"
Ky sent the Gear flying in pieces as large bolts of lightning rend it's flesh apart. Ky clattered to his knees, coughing up blood. His eyes darted around him, seeing the remaining Gears lurking in the shadows that had slain his comrades. It would only be a matter of time before he joined his fellows in the afterlife. He grabbed the golden cross bound to the necklace that hovered over his heart at all times, kissing the holy symbol as he kept praying for God's divine help. Sol peered at the young man in disgust.
"This was your last moments, boy? Still believing in some God? God doesn't exist. If such an entity did, you think the world wouldn't be dying from all the parasites that inhabit it? You think Gears like me would even exist or have a place in this world? We are the symbols of you Humans folly after all, symbols that show all that is wrong with this planet. You couldn't even grow a true head and think for yourself even in your last moments. Just like that fuck up, Frederick..."
Sol growled low in his throat. Ky was about to be pounced on and killed by a Gear that had spotted him, except he was saved as a guitar string wrapped around it's neck, slashing it's head clean off from the rest of it's body.
"Ah, found you!"
Came I-No's sultry voice. Ky only stared in awe at the mysterious woman. Sol's eyes widened in surprise.
"Ms. I-No...your over here. Hurry and leave before your life is put on the line!"
Ky warned, seeing the other Gears approach I-No from behind. The woman just smirked as she spared a half glance at the incoming enemies.
"I'll make you all scream..."
She said as her voice became deathly low. She swung her guitar as Gears tried to team up on her, her strikes so powerful that they shattered the Gears bones and made them scream, just as she wanted. Ky was awed at her power. The mangled bodies of Gears were strewn around after I-No was done with them. She turned to the Holy Knight then.
"It's been ten year, boy!"
She said to him with a grin. Ky was now severely confused.
"What?"
He asked, mouth hanging agape at her words. I-No only smiled sweetly, cradling his head in her hands as she stared deep into his eyes.
"Just forget about me."
And with that she was gone, leaving a dazed Ky where he stood, having not recalled what had just occurred. Sol narrowed his eyes.
"What did she just do? Their bodies were glowing..."
The Gear muttered.
"She removed the part of his memory of when he met her. He now no longer even knows that she ever existed."
Slayer said. Sol was about to speak when another voice just like his own could be heard.
"Shit. Where'd that idiot get off to? Trash, get out of the way! TYRANT RAVE!"
Another large Gear was sent through a wall with massive fire ball burning it to a crisp. Ky turned to meet Order-Sol.
"Sol..."
The Holy knight said. Order-Sol looked at Ky for a bit before his eyes treaded over to the dead gears lying by the Holy Knight's feet.
"You did this...?"
He asked, almost disbelieving. Ky also looked towards the bodies.
"Yeah...I guess so."
He said, though not remembering ever killing this many Gears by himself before. Order-Sol just shrugged.
"Whatever. No need to fiddle around with a place that's a lost cause. Let's get out of here."
He said as he turned around.
"Uh...yeah..."
Ky spoke softly, as if he came out of a trance. Order-Sol was annoyed now.
"Stop drifting off in your head, boy scout. Let's move out."
The two knights left the scene, retreating from Rome.
"So she saved him...yeah that would change some things."
The Gear said to himself. Slayer nodded.
"Indeed."
The scene faded to black.
"Now what?"
Sol asked, looking around. Slayer didn't speak, the scene changing to a barren wasteland. Well it would have been barren save for the fact that Human and Gear bodies covered the ground.
"So how many times have we met now?"
A recognizable old man's voice spoke. Sol turned around to see that it was indeed Kliff Undersn who had a large Gear impaled with his massive Dragon Slayer sword, looking very short when standing almost side by side with Justice.
"The seventeenth."
Justice spoke, a Holy Knight impaled through the head with a bladed hand. She tossed the dead body aside as Kliff did the same thing by swinging the Dragon Slayer in a circular motion to send the dead Gear body flying.
"Very well...then today, I'll end this Holy War!"
And with that, Kliff rushed towards Justice, swinging the massive Dragon Slayer in a huge arc. Justice brought her bladed hand up to block the attack, the force making her slide a couple of feet back as sparks flew from the contact. Kliff growled deeply as he kept pushing Justice back, but the Commander Gear gained her complete footing and deflected the sword away from her as she tried to cut into the Old Knight's flesh with her talons. Kliff used the momentum of the deflected attack to propel himself out of harms way, swinging the blade upwards through the ground to almost strike Justice from underneath had she not reacted quickly enough to jump high into the air to evade. She used her thrusters to descend on the Old Knight quickly, and Kliff tried futilely to swat her out of the air before his back gave out, leaving him defenseless.
"Damn..."
Kliff spoke out as he felt sharp claws penetrate his back. He was spun around quickly, being slashed through his stomach as Justice kept up her offense. Soon he tumbled to the ground, already so near death due to his extensive injuries. Justice crossed her arms together, huffing with satisfaction as the Kliff lay still, breathing shallow.
"Why do you keep believing that you and your kind and win? Especially with that decaying body of yours."
The Commander Gear said, sneering down at the Old Knight from behind her helmet. Kliff laughed brokenly, though the fire of defiance still gleamed in his aged eyes.
"Why, you ask? Because there are others who will follow me."
Kliff said. A young Holy Knight's voice rang in the distance.
"COMMANDER KLIFF!"
A massive blade of pure lightning was heading swiftly in Justice's direction, and she jumped back to evade. Kliff donned a smile then, seeing Ky running across the field.
"There are those who will take both my techniques and spirit! They will be passed down long after I am gone...from generation to generation. That is the power of us Humans."
Kliff said, not a trace of doubt in his mind about the words he spoke. He died with a peaceful expression on his visage as his eyes closed for the final time. Ky was by his side too late. The Holy Knight growled deeply in his throat as he turned to face the Commander Gear that had slain his master.
"You...are Justice."
The descriptions were enough to identify her for him. Ky took his fighting stance as he held his left hand in front of him, right hand holding the Thunder Seal over his head as his legs spread an equal length apart. His bluish green eyes shown with his intense hatred. Justice was satisfied with those eyes and said as much.
"Those are good eyes...eyes that know only of battle and nothing more."
Justice spoke with her insight, angering Ky further and fueling his hatred even more.
"Don't joke around and spout such nonsense at me!"
He said as he rushed towards her. Justice's golden eyes gleamed.
"I don't intend to lose to one such as yourself either."
She said as she jumped back to evade a long thrust. Ky ran to the side to dodge a downward strike of her Michael Sword. She twisted her arm around to attack his retreating form. Ky grunted as he raised the Thunder Seal to guard. The force of her attack sent him toppling over dead bodies. He recovered quickly, only to find a fire bomb aimed directly in his face courtesy of Justice. Before it exploded, he erected a barrier to prevent any harm to his body. He then shot a Stun Edge in the Commander Gear's direction, but Justice back flipped, her tail sending a wall of electricity to halt the attack. She rushed towards him with her thrusters, claws at the ready to tear him apart. The Holy Knight intercepted her attacks with swift strikes of his blade to halt her incoming offense. Justice proved to be too overpowering when fought alone. Ky wasn't sure what else he could do.
"You seem to be having trouble, young Knight."
Justice claimed. Ky's features hardened with determination. He held his sword in both hands, letting electricity course through the blade.
"I will end this. All I need is one strike..."
Ky spoke as he closed his eyes. Justice looked quizzically at him.
"One strike, you say? Show me."
She said, crossing her arms and waiting. Her arms moved outward not of her own free will, surprising her. She realized she was stuck to an electric blue cross. Ky had gather enough power to pin her in place! His eyes opened, shining.
"True power..."
He murmured as he aimed the Thunder Seal in Justice's direction as she struggled with her bonds. Lightning gathered into his sword, forming a large aura blade.
"RISING FORCE!"
Ky thrust the massive attack directly at Justice's heart. The ensuing explosion was so bright Sol and Slayer had to cover their eyes. When everything dimmed back to normal, Ky leaned heavily forward, having used so much power. His body didn't relax just yet though.
"...Where is the body?"
Ky was now frantic. His attack would not have left much, but it should still have left some evidence of a dead being. He saw a bright light heading in his direction out of the corner of his eye. Ky erected another barrier to deal with Justice's Gamma Ray. His body was too weak to keep up his protection as his vision became a blur. Luckily the massive death beam had halted. The earth was carved with a massive heated scar from Justice's attack, many bodies caught in the line of it already disintegrated to ash. Everything went black again. Sol scowled.
"What the hell happened? Did the boy bite the dust just then?"
He asked as he looked to Slayer. The Vampire shook his head.
"He only fell unconscious. He apparently survives the Crusades, just so you know."
Slayer mentioned. Sol was about to ask something else when the two were brought to yet another location. Dead bodies littered the ground once more, but were neither Human or Gear. It made Sol feel recognition as he peered at the remains of fallen dragons, most of which were badly mutilated. Fresh fire still ravaged the area. Sol knelt down to inspect a dragon that's head had been cleaved off as it still writhed a little. He was about to say something to Slayer when he heard the mechanical footsteps that could only belong to Justice.
"Such a merciless enemy."
She said softly, talking to herself.
"Humans are a much more battle oriented race than Gears. But perhaps that was our purpose after all..."
She kept saying.
"Researching battle techniques to breed us for war...perhaps so that they would not destroy themselves..."
Her Gear emblem shown on her forehead now.
"...Such a cynical view, isn't it, Corrupted Flame?"
She finished. Sol was surprised to hear her call him by his nickname. He thought Slayer said these were simply visions that could not react with them. Before he could say anything, someone else spoke for him.
"I've had enough tedious talk."
It was his own voice again. Sol turned to see something he missed: A man using a dead dragon's body as a seat. A large red cloak kept most of his body from view, but Sol recognized the rectangular bladed sword that the man's gloved hand rested upon which was impaled through the dragon's back. The voice was also a give away as to who this person was.
'The other me...it has to be.'
The Gear thought to himself. Alternate-Sol's grip tightened around the handle of the Fire Seal sword.
"Let's go!"
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Note: Sorry for the delay. Slayer is showing these visions to Sol for an ulterior purpose of course of which will truly be witnessed in the next chapter. No actual time traveling is involved, and are only glimpses based on the plot of some of Drama CD Side Black and the normal game's story. Sol and Dizzy interactions will once again pick up in the next chapter also. I apologize for things moving so slowly.