Well, here's the next update on the progress of Ragnarok, this will feature everyone's favorite green reploid:

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Resistance Base

"…so that's our current situation." The operator in the base looks at the three Guardians after she finishes filling them in on Ragnarok. "One reploid has already been taken care of over here, so that leaves seven more left."

"Alright, our repairs have been completed. Just send us into an area and we'll take care of it." Harpuia and the others get on the transporter as they each get assigned to a different area.

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Hanging Gardens

"Harpuia, this is Weil's floating fortress. It generates special clouds that become a source of lightning and acid rain. Get on board and destroy the generators."

"Alright, I'm beginning the mission right now." Harpuia closes the communicator as he dashes forward, destroying the generator in his way. That's one generator down, only three more to go.

Harpuia continues moving and notices the strong wind pushing against him. This wind can prove to be troublesome, I have to keep that in mind.

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Ten Minutes Later

"I've just arrived in the core of the Hanging Gardens, awaiting further orders." Harpuia turns on the communicator and waits for instructions.

"Go ahead and proceed with destroying it, but be careful. There should be a reploid guarding this place."

"Alright," Harpuia goes in the next room, getting outside again. The winds a lot more powerful here than it was back then. I'll have trouble moving like this.

"It looks like you've finally arrived." Harpuia turns to find a white horse like reploid with wings. "I was hoping that I'd get to fight Zero, but I guess you'll do."

"I'm more than enough to defeat you!" Harpuia gets out his two purple electric sabers as he prepares for battle. "I'll stop Weil's plan by defeating you!"

"Lord Weil came up with a plan as beautiful as myself. All ugly things will bow down before me. I, Pegasolta Éclair, will end your pitiful existence right now!" Pegasolta gets out his two yellow dual electric blades as he prepares to fight.

"You know what? You and I are a lot alike. We both wield the power of electricity and use dual blades. To top it off, we are both aerial fighters." Harpuia laughs at Pegasolta's comparison.

"You're right. The only difference is that I'm not an ugly horse."

"What!? You'll pay for that insult! I'll put you in your place." Pegasolta swoops into the air as Harpuia stands on one of the three platforms.

If I take flight in these conditions, I won't be able to control my movements very well. Might as well stay on the ground then. Pegasolta launches two lightning attacks to the left and right of Harpuia.

What's he trying to do? The two lightning attacks start conducting electricity, shocking everything between them. Harpuia jumps with all his force to lift off the ground.

Ugh! I can't control my movements. Pegasolta sees his chance, and delivers a kick at Harpuia, delivering him between two platforms.

"Hmmph, it looks like he didn't prove to be much of a challenge after all. One kick sent him flying off." Pegasolta turns his back but feels a slash from behind. "What?"

"Have you forgotten I know how to fly as well?" Harpuia lands as he tries to control his movements. "Didn't you ever learn to never turn your back until the enemy has been beaten for sure?"

"You seem to be pretty sure of yourself. Let's just see how powerful the almighty Guardian is!" Pegasolta gets out his blade and starts charging as he zig zags around the room.

"You've left yourself wide open for attacks." Harpuia raises his two sabers and sends lightning crashing down on Pegasolta, stopping him from attacking.

"I'll make you pay for that!" Pegasolta focuses his electricity as a yellow aura surrounds him. He then sends out two lines of electricity in both directions as he lowers down, hitting Harpuia.

That move wasn't too serious, but I have to watch out from now. Pegasolta follows up with another charge, but this time Harpuia isn't able to counter.

Harpuia jumps, but Pegasolta changes direction and sends Harpuia flying back with another kick.

Harpuia crashes to the platform as he grabs onto the floor. I can't risk going up into the air, it'll make me a moving target. Damn, he's attacking again!

Pegasolta fires two more lightning attacks. Harpuia manages to dash away from both of them, so that the conducted electricity doesn't make contact.

Now's my chance to attack! Harpuia sends out three sonic waves at Pegasolta, knocking him down from the air. During that time, Harpuia slashes Pegasolta five times with his sabers before retreating.

"You haven't won this battle yet! I'll defeat you for Lord Weil!" Pegasolta starts gathering up electricity again. Is he going to use that attack again?

Harpuia prepares to go low, but sees that Pegasolta isn't using the attack. What's he doing? Pegasolta still has his lightning aura, and he lunges at Harpuia.

I can't avoid this one! Harpuia tries to bring his two blades as a defense, but is overpowered and sent flying back. Pegasolta turns and goes at Harpuia from behind, almost succeeding in knocking him off.

"You're done for, Sage Harpuia!" Pegasolta charges at him. "This is what you get for your insults!"

I see now, so that's the direction of the wind. Harpuia jumps into the air, going above Pegasolta. He sends a sonic wave down, crashing straight into Pegasolta. Harpuia follows up with a downward stab and slashes three times before Pegasolta takes flight again.

"You… but how? How did you manage to take flight in this storm!?" Harpuia jumps onto the other platform as he prepares a defensive position.

"I didn't just stand here this whole time fighting you. I've been calculating the exact angle of the wind. You've lost all your advantages, Pegasolta. Face the facts, you've been defeated."

"NO! That's not true! I'll show you who's stronger!" Pegasolta charges at Harpuia one more time, but Harpuia raises his saber and sends lightning crashing down on him.

"DON'T UNDERESTIMATE ME!" Pegasolta surrounds himself with electricity and sends out two lines again as he lowers himself.

"I already told you that it's over." Harpuia raises his two blades in the air, absorbing all the electricity.

"What did you just do?" Pegasolta is panting from the damages he took and all the failed attacks.

"I've absorbed all the energy from your attack. Everything you've done until now is useless, I'm fully healed. It took awhile to get the right electricity input to match yours, but it was well worth it."

"DAMN YOU!" Pegasolta surrounds himself in electricity once again. He puts all his energy into one final attack. The electrical aura surrounds Pegasolta as he charges at Harpuia.

"YOU'RE DONE FOR!" Pegasolta brings down his blade. Just before his attack could connect with Harpuia, Harpuia disappears. "What, where are you!?"

Harpuia rams his purple blade through Pegasolta's barrier and straight through Pegasolta's chest, rendering him unable to continue. "Now do you see? You've never stood a chance once I got use to the area and your attacks."

"How did you get pass my electrical barrier?" Pegasolta falls down to the ground as he clings onto his last moments in life.

"I used the winds force to increase my speed while my blades absorbed all the electricity. If you ended the battle in the beginning, you might have been victorious, but it's far too late now."

"Now I see, this is why you are the leader of the Rekku Army, Sage Harpuia, ruler of the sky. But still… my death… it's so beautiful. You don't stand a chance at stopping Ragnarok. You may have defeated me, but can you defeat Craft and the others?"

Pegasolta explodes in the air as Harpuia continues on to destroy the core of the Hanging Gardens, bringing down Weil's floating fortress.

"Well, looks like there are only six more reploids left." Harpuia turns to find another reploid behind him.

"Forte!? What are you doing here?" Harpuia watches as the black reploid prepares to leave.

"I just wanted to see if Zero would show up, looks like he didn't. That doesn't really matter, I'll give him more time to get stronger, and then I'll defeat him and Weil to prove that I am the strongest."

"What are you after, Forte? Why do you always insist on being the best? Can't you see that human lives are at stake here?"

"Let me tell you this, Harpuia. I'm not a reploid and never will be. I have enough power to match one, but that still doesn't change that fact. I was created to be the strongest, so I will be the strongest. Everything else doesn't concern me, especially the lives of weaklings."

Forte warps away, leaving Harpuia in his thoughts. "Forte, are you friend or foe? I guess you'll answer that question soon enough before we stop Weil. You seem to think that you aren't human and are free from your emotions, but that determination is a human emotion. We'll see just how human you are, Forte."

Harpuia gets out his communicator. "Mission successful, transfer me back."

Harpuia warps out of the area and back into the base.

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Neo Arcadia

"Lord Weil, two of the eight warriors have already been defeated. This doesn't look good for our plans." Craft enters the room after having failed to locate the Settlement. I guess it'll have to wait until later.

"Hehehe, the Einherjar are serving their purpose, Craft. I guess it's time that I showed you what my true intentions were from the very start."

The monitor behind Weil starts to show a diagram of a huge machine as Craft looks. "What is that?"

"That is Ragnarok, I've been planning this from the very beginning. Once Ragnarok is completely and set into space, I will be able to destroy Area Zero and the Resistance in one fell swoop. The Einherjar was merely a way of buying time."

Craft scans the diagram and takes in the huge destructive power. "Do you want me to tell the remaining warriors this information?"

"Go ahead and do as you please, Craft. You're the commander here, do whatever it takes to get them to fight at their best. I leave that decision to you."

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