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World Divergence: Alpha - Nanohaverse
A's X
A/N : cross posted on my blog and FFN.
"Hasta la vista, baby" - normal speech
=I got lost in the road of life= - telepathic speech
[Dimensional Transfer] - device speech / spells
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[Blutiger Dolch]
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0065 - December 23rd
Uminari City
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Blood-colored pointy things appeared, surrounding both Nanoha and Fate-
"Sink... into darkness."
-and lit up before exploded.
The dust cleared and the duo appeared, unharmed.
"You spoiled brat!" Fate snarled. Bardiche raised high.
[Sonic Drive...]
The yellow wings of light on Fate's limbs flickered.
"Listen-"
[...Ignition]
"-to what we have to say!"
She leaped toward the Avatar.
"You should also sleep within me," the Avatar said.
Fate struck head on, but Belkan-style triangle stopped her attack. And in flashes of yellow light, Fate disappeared.
"Fate-chan!" Nanoha shouted in shock.
[Absorption]
"Everything will fall into a tranquil slumber."
Her words made me growl. Tranquil slumber, my ass. Sure there was something scripted like that in anime. I knew there was. But listening, and I meant actually listening, this conversation was something else.
"Shut up!" I said.
No one listened.
"Shut up!" I said a little louder.
Still no one listened.
"I said: Shut. The. Fuck. Up!" I channeled lots of ki to my leg and jumped, reaching her.
[LimitBreak]
"SHINRA-"
Right hand stretched backward.
"-TENSEI!"
[Heavenly Bitchslap]
A loud sound of flesh hitting flesh echoed all over the ground zero as I slapped her with fully charged attack. Full of ki and mana, which were unleashed upon attack. I pumped everything I had left in that single hit.
Shinra Tensei, literally meant 'Heavenly Subjugation of Omnipresent God' or simply 'Almighty Push'. It was one of the most imbalanced moves in Narutoverse. Basically a steroid-induced version of Star Wars' Force Push. Meanwhile, the one I just used was basically a ripoff and mockery version of the real thing.
I did not really remember why I added this move to my repertoire. Perhaps because it was cool, or perhaps it was cool to mock my enemy. After all, bitchslapping enemies was akin to subjugating them, even more when you acted so almighty when doing it. Either way, the move was usable and useful. I had no complaints.
The Avatar was flung backward, several tens of meter, in high speed. A boom sound could be heard followed by explosion of dust. When the dust was cleared, small crater was revealed with her at the very center.
I fell down somewhere near, my reserves were nearly spent. Even if I had drunk potion earlier, most the recovered amount was spent for defending against that Pink Doom. Only Nanoha, and the currently absorbed Fate, were the one with enough reserves to kept fighting.
I did not know why I could got a hit on the Avatar, while Fate failed. Perhaps she let me, perhaps she couldn't react in time. Either way, I did hit her.
The Avatar rose from crater where she fell into. Her eyes locked at me.
"You too, should sleep in peaceful slumber."
[Absorption]
And my vision went dark.
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0065 - December 23rd
TSAB Ship Arthra
Observer POV
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The large monitor displayed the live feed of battle against the Avatar of Book of Darkness. The background scenery was full of debris and pillars of fire could be seen reaching the sky.
Lindy Harlaown clenched her fists. This was not how things supposed to be. Sending three children against planet-killer Lost Logia was wrong. In more ways than one.
However, there was no other option. The two of them, Nanoha Takamachi and Fate Testarossa, were true powerhouse, triple-A rank mages. Compared to the other officers under her command, who were mostly high B to A rank mages. Inexperenced these two might be, but they outshone majority of her men by large margin.
The other one, William Thunderion. While he was not as powerful as the other two, his choice of tactics were able to compensate his lack of power. Combination of melee, stealth, and one-hit critical attack was not something common in TSAB. Mid-style mages would attack from distance, while Belkan-style mages would engage the enemy head on in close quarter combat. Sure it might not be honorable, but it had its own result. And that put her on dilemma. Adding the fact that he used strange magic, which possibly an entirely new style which different from Mid-Childan and Belkan style, did not help.
She already knew how Nanoha and Fate fight, what were their preferred tactics and spells. And she knew very well that these two would go far and even more powerful in the future. However, this Will was an entirely different story.
He was an enigma. One time he would appear competent, other time he would act like bumbling fool. He played on loopholes, and he was good at it. He approached her and offered 'a pair of able hands' in his own word and asking nothing but transport and recommendation letter. She knew that he hid lots of things, and he knew that she knew. But he had made it clear that there were things they hid from each other. He played her good.
Plus her ever-persistent headache whenever she was dealing with his quirks. While his son, Chrono, had inherited his father bad habits, they were rather tame. Will, on the other hand had sharp mind to surpass and shatter nearly all expectations. Pre-battle and mid-battle banters were quite common, but purposely mock and insult the enemy in a specific way that he lost confidence to fight was entirely different thing. Then, the way he accepted Fate's humanity without protest made her elated... At first, that's it. He shattered her elation with half a sentence shortly after.
Oh, he was no bad guy. While he was familiar with darker side of the society, or at least how he claimed it, he was more like.a karmic joke and divine blessing packed into one package deal. She had seen the reports on his magic and... potions. And she was sure that there were still more things he hadn't show them. Something like that almost unheard, except from the presumed-extinct witches community form Ancient Belka era. It was completely mind-boggling.
Midget Crowbell, one of Three Legendary Admiral, was the one she consulted to. It was her advice that made her offered him temporary commission. It would serve two purpose, to make sure he was no threat and an invite for him to join TSAB. Should his magic style proven to be a new style, it would be a great boon for TSAB itself. After all, he had said that should the TSAB impressed him, he would consider joining in the future.
She cut her thoughts as the images of one Fate Testarossa displayed on monitor. She switched into her Full Drive mode and leaped toward the Avatar-
The crew tensed.
-and got absorbed into the Book of Darkness.
Her knees felt weak. Was this the power of Book of Darkness? The same Lost Logia that claimed her husband's life. And now Fate, her soon-to-be daughter, too.
The images displayed Will near the ground zero, shaking. He shouted-
Perhaps there's still hope...
-and leaped at the Avatar-
What the heck did he just do? Heavenly Bitchslap? What kind of ridiculous naming sense was that? Oh, she would definitely grill him should he managed to survive from this entire ordeal. The entire crew were also gaping due to the sheer idiocy of the boy.
-and then got absorbed just like Fate after successfully landed a hit.
Silence permeated the bridge area of Arthra. No one was able to say anything.. Until Nanoha's desperate voice echoed from the communication channel.
=Amy-san!=
Said officer snapped out and began typing various commands.
"Verifying current situation!"
Various kinds of data displayed on the screen.
"Their vitals show that both are still in good condition! They've simply been trapped with the Book of Darkness! Currently formulating a way to release them!"
Lindy released the breath she didn't know she was holding. There's a way to fix this situation.
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Unknown Time
Unknown Location
MC POV
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"Hello *****, or should I call you Onii-sama instead?"
I found myself standing in a circular room with an archway at the very center of said room. The low humming sound echoed over the area.
Death Chamber. Department of Mysteries. Potterverse.
I blinked. What the hell was happening.
"Well, which one?" the familiar voice asked again.
This time I could see the one who was speaking. A 17 years old girl with strong resemblance to someone I knew.
"Luna? Tsuki-hime?" I tried to stab in the dark.
She smiled, "Yes and no, Onii-sama."
I raised one eyebrow.
"The existence called Luna Lovegood, your Tsuki-hime, was merely one of countless many within the omniverse-"
Omniverse? Not multivese?
"-just like the you right now. There are countless many of your counterparts across the omniverse. Just like multiverse is a collection of multiple universes, omniverse is the entire multiverses altogether."
Now this was interesting.
"Some of your counterparts choose the name William Thunderion like you do while some were born with that name instead-"
Whut?
"-some took the name of Kurogane, the BlackSteel-
That's cool.
"-some prefer the name of Aruya-"
Et tu...
"-some shattered their souls-"
Say what!?
"-and gained seven more 'brothers' in return-"
Um.. Great power comes with great sacrifice?
"-some became heroes-"
That's nice... I guess?
"-while some became evil incarnate-"
Err.. They got Oreo, perhaps?
"-and some decided to keep their name. Your old name ******."
Aah... No comment on that.
"However, you're the only one who, by sheer dumb luck, traveled across the multiverses and left chaos in your you're not the only one who got reincarnated and lived second life, you're the one who caused those mayhem."
"And... What does that have anything to do with this situation?" I asked in confusion.
She laughed.
"The entities of Luna Lovegood, unlike other entities, were and are connected over the multiverse Some have stronger connection than others, some have weaker."
Somehow I had a bad feeling about this...
"I guess... the closest equivalent you can compare with... is the entity called Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg. You know that name, yes?"
WHAT THE FLYING FIRETRUCK!?
"However, unlike Zelretch, we could not travel through worlds. Even so, due to our connection with each other, some of us weren't able to function properly as human. I guess the term information overload is apt for this situation. That was the reason why we became 'Loony' Lovegood."
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0065 - December 23rd
Uminari Offshore Area
Observer POV
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One Takamachi Nanoha was battling against the Avatar of Book of Darkness in mid-air above the sea.
She held her staff in left hand and stretched her right hand forward. A shield spell in the form of pink Mid-Childan magic circle appeared before her.
The Avatar punched. Her left fist struck Nanoha's shield. Sparks of energy appeared and the shield shattered.
She pulled back her right fist-
[Schwarze Wirkung]
-black aura covered her fist and she punched.
Nanoha tried to block the attack with her staff, but she was thrown backwards. Giant splash was made when her body impacted the water.
A few seconds later, she got out from the water and returned to the air. Her ragged breath indicated that she was nearly at her limit.
=Lindy-san, Amy-san, I've repositioned the battle above the sea. Please take care of the fires within the city!=
=Don't worry. I've already dispatched our disaster-relief clerks!= came the Admiral response.
=And Book of Darkness-san is kind of a spoiled brat, but it looks like I can get through to her! Please let me continue a little longer!=
"Let's do this, Raising Heart."
[Yes, my master.]
She inserted another magazine into the slot on her staff.
[Reload.]
"Three magazines and eighteen cartridges left... I wonder if I'll have a chance to fire Starlight Breaker..."
[I have a method. Call out "Excelion Mode."]
Nanoha was surprised with her device's suggestion.
"I can't do that! I was told not t use it until your main body was reinforced! If I don't control it properly, you'll be destroyed.!" she protested.
Her device did not listen.
[Change me. Change me, My master.]
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Unknown Time
Unknown Location
MC POV
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"So... What are you going to do, Luna? Punish me because I fucked the timeline up?"
She giggled again.
"No, dear Onii-sama. As long as you don't destroy the world, or make the universe collapse, the higher-ups would not bat an eye."
That's both satisfying and worrying at once.
"...So?"
"You were the point zero, the starting point, so to speak. Your action, in the Potterverse as you call it, back then made birth of new universes."
That was both more clear and more confusing...
"The fact that you traveled away was the entire point. From that act, you ended up in different worlds."
Something amiss with that grammar. Unless...
"You are one of many William Thunderions that ended up in different worlds from what William Thunderion had done in Potterverse."
Say WHAT!?
"Then... Am I a fake?" I asked, unsure.
She shook her head, "No. You are real. Not a fake, a copy perhaps. But the whole multiverse are copies of another, born from choices and possibilities. You are no more fake than the world itself."
I didn't know what to say.
"No, Onii-sama. I am here to fix you up."
"Excuse me?"
She smirked, "Do you really think that crossing worlds had no impact on yourself? Your entire self: mind, body, and soul, was affected by void between worlds. You got de-aged when you arrived here, but are you sure that de-aging was the only change you got?"
I shivered.
"In your own polite words, you're currently fucked up."
My eyes widen at her choice of words.
"Your spells and skills cost more than they should, your mood swings become worse, your luck... is indescribable, your devices displayed... unusual behavior, and your personality have became less defined."
Holy crap! Somehow that made sense.
"And you're dying... And while Elixir from those Philosopher's Stones could prolong your life, it could not completely cure you."
"Wait, what?"
"Exposure to the void between worlds is quite lethal to human. You only managed to reduce its influence, not negate it."
My devices... And Felix felicis...
"Had you not destroyed the Hallows, your condition wouldn't be as severe..."
Umm... Sorry?
"We studied your brand of magic and what happened to you. Well, other you. The ones we could reach anyway. We might able to reach different corners of multiverses, but we are not omniscient."
"Uh, okay?"
"We counted no less than twenty four of yourself across the omniverse. Each in different multiverse. There is one who ended up in another Potterverse. There are some who managed to build a harem. Thankfully, no one ended up changing his sexual preference. Not the ones we found, anyway..."
I shivered. What a luck, me.
"You are Alpha, simply because of counting order. And now, time for business. There are lot of things we have to do."
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A/N: Umm.. Sorry...
My muse got a severe hit and thus this chapter was delayed...