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Now on to the story with the Golem Fight.
« If you ever get out of here, what would you do ? » I opened one of my eyes curiously, but let my head rest on Charlotte's lap.
"I dunno ,I'll just travel the world without leaving a trace anywhere." I told her in a matter of fact tone.
"Why would you do that?" she asked me confused.
"If I ever escape here by myself, they'll definitely want me back or dead because of the experiments. So I'll just disappear and enjoy the sights of the world so that they can't pinpoint my location." She pouted at my words.
"And you're just going to leave me here all by myself?" she asked in a faked hurt tone. I gave her a chaste kiss.
"Of course not, a beautiful, kind girl like you deserves a better life." I said with a small but sincere smile.
Two weeks later she disappeared and I should've carried out my original plan when I got the chance. Why am I thinking about that time right now? I should focus on Ichika's Shiro Kyodais. Let's see, the overall frame is holding up, the blade is still in pristine condition, the catalyst has cooled down and the crystals didn't crack. I use the catalyst to produce plasma energy which is then sent through the crystal, which guides the energy into a single, accurate laser beam. I had to use the same type of crystal that's in the BITs for it to actually work, all the previous attempts blew up in my face, literally. And it hurt, even with the Shield… maybe I could use that knowledge to make better grenades? Focus Haruka, you still need to finish the maintenance. That, and those crystals were expensive, so it's a bad idea.
We're still waiting for the golems to make their move, 10 minutes ago the smokescreen dispersed and we could see the 'Golems' as we dubbed them. They were three feet taller than us in our IS, had giant arms on which they rested and small legs. But the most catching thing was that they didn't have a pilot. That's right, we're fighting the goddamn Terminators! Seriously, who built those scrap piles?! The terminal across the room came to life with a beep and showed a message that someone sent.
We have come to reap the 47 that has been sown. Sinon, leur sol doit être concassé.
The Golems
"What the hell does that message mean?" Rin asked confused, voicing the thoughts of everyone else that was in the hangar at the moment.
"Who are they targeting? why that amount of people? And why is it partly written in French?" Cecilia asked quite curiously.
"Yeah, even their grammar is all wrong, it should be 'that have been sown' , they're talking about multiple persons here." Houki commented. Yeah, if you threaten people, you should at least use proper grammar.
…
"The sentence is correct." I muttered softly. I'm glad that my eyes are glued to the screen on which we could see the Golems, if people saw my expression, they would be scared. My entire face was twisted in a pure primal rage. They didn't realize who they were threatening with what. But they don't have to know. I will utterly destroy these robots and its creator for threatening Cecilia and Charlotte. But before I show any kind of mercy to the asshole behind this plan, I will gain intel on where Charlotte is at the moment, and bust her out if she's in any kind of awful predicament. And I will enjoy tormenting the pitiable fools. But first, let's destroy these piles of junk and download any kind of useful information off of their Core.
"Lieutenant, are you alright?" I heard Laura ask from beside me. She looked at my face with military profession, waiting for orders.
"Yes I'm fine Laura. Cecilia and Ichika, the two of you will team up to kill one of those things, Laura and I will take the other one. We're going to utterly decimate these scrap piles, but try to keep the Cores intact so that we can get some information on who sent them." I ordered in an ice cold voice. A small, sadistic smile crept onto Laura's face.
"With pleasure sir." She said sweetly before we walked towards the hangars. The others looked scared at my current mood and even Chi-chan looked slightly uneasy, but I ignored them. It's time to raise some hell. And my new weapons and armor will go lovely with it.
I opened the hangar doors and looked at the Golems that were just waiting there. With a huff I jumped into the Arena, ignoring Laura's surprised gasp. I landed 35 feet lower with in a crouching position, negating what was left of the shock thanks to my body modifications, and calmly walked towards the rusting pieces of crap. When I stood around 50 feet away from them, I stopped and looked at the Golems.
"I don't know who you are, sending these wastes of scrap metal to fight me, but I know one thing. When I find you, you will bleed, you will scream and beg for mercy and you WILL give me what I want." Darkness enveloped my body instead of the usual light. When it devoured me, all they could see was a pair of red eyes and a maniacal grin. "And I will enjoy every second of your torture." My distorted voice said with a hint of glee.
When the black veil turned crimson and settled as a cloak around me, The whole world saw my new IS.
Since the stereotypical mecha armor isn't really my style, I designed the new one with one thought in mind: intimidate the enemy. Gone was the basic winged mecha suit I got accustomed to. My armor was darker than the blackest night. I wore a chest plate that looked like it was made from scales and had spiked shoulder plates. In the center of it was a hole that showed my IS Core, but for some reason it turned red. I had gauntlets with clawed hands, two small red blades protruded from the wrists and had greaves with small spikes on it. The BITs hung as side skits for my armor. The rest of my body was covered in the same scaled armor as well, only thinner so that I could move easier around. A mask covered the lower part of my face and distorted my voice to something a bit more menacing. On my back hung a booster pack there were also two small propulsion jets on the back of my greaves. At my waist hung two Gunblades as well, only are their blades two feet long and blood red. The crimson energy veil spread itself and turned into two giant demonic wings behind me. I stretched my right hand in a royal gesture and my new melee weapon materialized out of the same dark energy as my wings.
"Come forth and reap, Harvester." I said, just because I wanted to hear my distorted and dark voice. Harvester is a new, shiny scythe with a (you guessed it) black stem of 6 feet and a beautiful two and a half feet long jagged and curved blade. And did I mention that the blade is exist out of red laser? That's right, I made a giant Laser Scythe because I fucking can. I spun it around before pointing it at the Golems.
"Which one wants to perish first?" I asked them in a flat voice, but everyone could still see the anger in my eyes. Laura landed next to me in her IS and looked at me in an approving manner.
"You should have gone earlier for that armor, it's much more battle worthy than what you used previously." She said while aiming her cannon at the Golem on the left.
"Glad that it got your approval. Ichika, Cecilia, are you two in position?"
"Y-yeah, we are." Ichika stuttered.
"Are you still afraid of this armor Ichika? You already fought me a few time, you should be used to it by now."
"It's not the armor that I'm afraid of, it's the voice that gives me chills." He said nervously.
"Then mission accomplished it is." I said cheerily. And with the voice distortion it sounds really sadistic and evil. Mwahahahaha, I love this thing. Hmm, one of the Golems sent a message to me and Laura.
Golem 1 would like to duel. Do you accept?
Accept/Decline
I pressed the accept button and the Golem on the right turned to face us while the Golem on the left faced Ichika and Cecilia.
"Remember, you have the permission to use lethal moves and to go for the kill, they are just way too expensive toys." I said through an open comm line. Golem 1 pointed its arm at us and started charging his laser. I watched him amused with a smirk.
"Laura, fall back and see if you can get a clear visual on this mockery of technology." I ordered her with a small smirk, which no one could see now that I think about it. Laura nodded and flew a bit backwards.
We have been targeted. Are you sure this plan is going to work Haru-dono?
It will work, as long as the Veil Particles will be denser than their laser blast. The wings dispersed and formed a wall in front of me. The Golem fired at the barrier with a powerful shot, it clashed with the wall of energy… and faded into nothingness. With a flick of my wrist, the wall travelled back to my back and turned into my wings again. Before anyone could react , I flew towards the enemy, my scythe ready to shed blood, oil, whatever kind of liquid the rust yard has in its body. I made a wide arch with my scythe, hell bent on cleaving it into two, but the Golem flew up at the last moment to evade the blade. With a tsk, I chased it after deploying the BITs. I caught up to it and slashed at it from various angles in a quick pace, the BITs fired at it from each position and Laura fired at it with her Rail Gun, but it kept evading them by moving in impossible angles. Damn, he's really pissing me off!
Hey idiot, calm the fuck down. He's moving in the same basic patterns, he always evades by flying in the shape of a diamond. If you and Laura can ensnare him, we'll be able to pull off the Executioner.
That's not a bad plan at all! Laura, can you hear me?
"Loud and Clear Lieutenant." Laura responded over a private channel. Don't use a channel, they might be able to tap into it. Use the crazy Psychic link we have!
"Sorry sir, didn't think about it." I heard Laura's voice in my head. It's fine, just listen to my plan. As I explained my plan to her, I felt her mood increase more and more.
Okay, are you ready?
"Yes sir!"
I swung at the Golem from below and he dodged by flying up it as Psycho expected. All according to plan. I continued the motion and tossed Harvester into the air, barely missing the Golem. I stretched my arms and launched the blades on my wrists into his legs. I grabbed the cables attached to them and started pulling why flying backwards, slowing the Golem down. The bastard increased the output of his boosters and started to gain speed again, but Laura's Wired Daggers pierced his arms and abdomen. We both pulled in opposite directions, effectively pinning our enemy down. And now for the finishing touch…
"LEEEEEERRRROOOOOYYYY JEEEEEEEEENNNNNKKKKKIIIIIIII NNNNNNS!" Psycho yelled while coming down on the Golem with my scythe in his hands. Ha, the bitch's got nowhere to run now.
"He's collecting all of his energy at one booster! He's gonna—" G tried to warn me, but it was too late. The Golem released the energy in his booster, making him spin around. The bitch stole my move! Laura stood steady on the ground, but her cables got tangled. And since my IS is much lighter and I don't have anything solid to stand on, I started spinning as well. I felt the Golem yanking his feet and I got pulled right over him. Psycho was only a few seconds away from piercing the Golem and me, I had to act fast! My wings morphed once again and formed a shield that covered me entirely. Psycho twisted the blade at the last moment so that it grazed the Veil and diagonally cut off one of his legs before disappearing again with a satisfied grin. Oil gushed out of its stomp as the Golem let out an ear shattering wail and furiously started shaking around. I quickly retracted the Wired dagger that was free and grabbed one of the Gunblades at my waist. With a grin I lifted it into the air and stabbed the Gunblade right through its head.
"I have three words for you: EAT LASER MOTHERFUCKER!" I shouted before I shot his head off at point blank. G was so kind to let me see his head being molten and splintered in slow motion, which is really awesome! Laura cut the cables off her Wired Daggers and walked towards my scythe that fell on the floor. I kicked the lifeless body of the Golem to the ground and floated down next to Laura. I removed my mask and showed her a satisfied grin.
"Now THAT was refreshing. And I got some new data as well, so I can improve our ISes further." I said with a bit of childish innocence. Laura handed me my scythe back with a smile of her own. A quite feral one, if I might add.
"How do those wings work? I've never seen anything quite like them, even among blueprints of future prototypes some people would want to build." She asked me quite curiously. And I'm pretty sure I don't want to know which people.
"Oh it works quite simple actually. I use a small energy reactor like in the BITS and Gunblades infused with adapted nano machines that stand in direct connection to my IS Core and mind. Using that connection, I can will the nano machines to take on 3 different forms with each their specific purpose."
"You mean that cloak, wall of energy that protected you and the wings that made you fly?" Laura asked me again with curiosity evident in her voice.
"Yep. The cloak is made especially to camouflage myself from thermal visions and lock ons, but I can't use any boosters to fly, my thermal readings will get to high then and the enemy will be able to spot me. "
"I see. So that barrier is made for defensive purposes, am I correct?"
"Why yes you are. But because I have to control the Veil in a much more advanced and complicated way, I can't move while using to defend myself, kinda like Byakuya when wants to use Senbonzakura to his full extent."
"Who?"
"Nevermind, I'll show you what I mean later."
"Okay then" Oi, why did you sound quite hesitant just now? "And those wings are probably then to maximize your aerial maneuverability, correct?" she asked me. Aerial what?
Just say yes, she's right after all.
"Yes that's absolutely right." I said confidently, even though I have no idea what she just said.
"That's all really nice and awesome, but how about you COME AND HELP US?!" Ichika yelled through a comm link. We turned our heads and saw a very annoyed Ichika and Cecilia chasing the other Golem who dodged everything while making Zoidberg sounds, the one when he runs sideways.
"…"
"…"
"I knew we were forgetting something." I said quite neutrally while watching the randomness of the Golem. it's like its not even taking them seriously. Laura sighed tiredly and facepalmed.
"Seriously, I'm glad that you can't lose your head otherwise I would've had to find for you as well." She kinda chastised me.
"Well, if I was able to lose my head, I would've put a tracking device in it." I retorted.
"HARUKA, COME AND HELP US RIGHT NOW OR I'LL COME AFTER YOUR BITCHING ASS WHEN WE'RE DONE!" Ichika yelled from across the stadium.
"SCREW YOU ASSHOLE, YOU WISH YOUR ASS IS AS FABULOUS AS MINE!" I yelled back.
"WELL COME AND HELP US OR I WON'T SCREW YOU ANY MORE!" Cecilia shouted throughout the open comm link.
… Shit just got real! I stabbed my scythe into the Golem next to us, unsheathed my Gunblades and charged the second Golem. G, give me the exact location of the boosters in its legs.
"Give me 20 seconds. By the way, Psycho asked me to call you a whipped pussy."
Well, since Psycho is a part of me, that makes him a whipped pussy as well and that he should come up with something more original. Aaaaannd contact in 3,2,1… I shoulder slammed the Golem right in the arena walls. Ichika landed next to me while the Golem was crawling out of the hole.
"So now you come and help us?" he asked me suspiciously.
"Well, I'm most certain that you two would've been able to defeat it, but Cecilia made me act to protect my interests." I said quite calmly.
"So what you're saying is that you're whipped." He deadpanned me.
"You'll understand it when you get a girlfriend yourself, or a boyfriend seems more likely in your case."
"Fuck you asshole."
"I'd rather like it if you'd let mine intact."
Ichika was about to retort, but we both dodged the laser barrage that the Golem sent our way. Using that opening the Golem burst off… at least that would've happened if Ichika and my Gunblades were lodged into its body.
"To be honest, I'm getting tired of fighting these heaps of scrap. You mind holding him down while I punch a few grenades into its body?" I asked Ichika with a sugar sweet tone.
"If someone else can take your shift over, then be my guest." And on cue Psycho appeared with his happy grin and took the Gunblades' hilts. Taking one of the blades on my wrist, I started to use it to make a hole big enough for a frag grenade.
"While you're at it, how about you remove the Core as well? I'll scramble the signal coming from and to it." G said with a smile and she was floating around us with a smile as well.
"You guys just want to see a big explosion, don't you?" I asked them. They looked at each other before looking back at me.
"Like you don't want to see it." they said in perfect unison. Okay, they have a point there, but I'll be needing something bigger and sharper if they want me to slice the Core out first… IDEA!
"Ichika, can I borrow your cleaver that seriously looks like you're overcompensating something?" I asked him with a smile.
"Sure, it's still smaller than your scythe." He said while the Yukihara materialized next to me.
"Well played Ichika." I told him in a approving tone while wrecking the thing's chest armor into pieces. Cecilia sighed something among the line of 'boys', but she kept the Golem under shot. Oh look there's the Core, but it's completely wired to the machine. Since when do I care, let's rip it out God Of War style! After my glorious victory pose (Foot into the hole Holding the Core up with one arm and a peace sign while G took a picture) I looked at the amount of grenades I had left.
"Hmm, I still have four grenades left. Where can I stick them the best?" I wondered out loud.
"How about one right next to each limb? Maybe with some luck, they'll blow off and fly around." Psycho explained his theory. Well, that should be possible with the generated firepower behind a combined explosion. So we'll have to detonate the four of them at the same time.
"Hmm, let's see. We have me, Psycho and G so we need one more person to detonate the explosion. And someone to tape it." I added. What, we're gonna use Anti-mob and IS grenades to blow something up so the world should be able to see it… okay okay, I just want to keep it as a memory so sue me. it's not like most guys wouldn't do the same.
"Call us even for using my sword." Ichika said cheekily while grabbing the remaining pin.
"Whatever. Pull the pin out on three and then fly backwards to the other side of the arena so that we can still see the giant boom." I said with a happy grin.
"1…"
"2."
"3!" we yelled at the same time. When we already got halfway past the arena, we saw the mother of all droid explosions. Its limbs flew towards different directions, its head flew right into the sky and the body erupted into a barrage of shrapnel, motor oil and fried electronics! Psycho, G and I started shouting from excitement and adrenalin rush while Ichika just laughed. I can understand why, who doesn't like a giant explosion? But why do I feel like having barbecue? Meh, let's go eat something, we can worry about the rest later. And Superstes used one of the BITs to tape the explosion! i don't know how, but i got a giant explosion on tape!
And the Golem Fight is OVER, and i really suck at writing action sequences! Still next chapter is going to add a bit of drama to the plot, so stay tuned.
Haruka: Please don't tell me you're going through with THAT.
Oh yes I am and shut up before I'm going to have to mute you with a horde of rabid fangirls. Now let's go on to the reviews!
rm928: I'm glad that you enjoy the series so much, and I'll keep updating so long people keep reading and reviewing it ^^
Fangking2: that was actually just a streak of randomness since I thought it would make nice joke.
Noble1998: I am actually writing this from the grave, so that makes me an intelligent zombie.
Sieben Nightwing: Chapter 22 reviews from Leafeonlover, that should hold the answer off your questions.
LeafeonLover: you can try and throw a bible to hurt me, but the almighty Lord Beelzebub shall protect me! right Baby beel?
Baby Beel: Dabu?
Why not?!
Dabu da!
Well, screw you too!
AnimeL0ver00: Thanks for getting me to the bacta tanks, you saved my life! And I got a new shiny lightsaber!... although they don't know it's gone… and I blamed the Empire… Whatever, I brought a second one along for you as well so here you go ^^. *Hands over lightsaber*
Raidentensho: Well, the Raphael Revive is one of the most customizable ISes at the moment, so Haruka will toy around A LOT with it. And I'm only at episode 161 with One Piece at the moment, so I'll see which ones I might copy in the future.
death5367: Nope just SWTOR with my level 50 merc.
Angel Azrael: LOL gotta remind that for the next time!
Squall 'Tabuukilla' Lione: oh holy fudgeballs, a mistake in the terms! Now the world is gonna explode because it's the same as dividing by zero!
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A bit too much? Anyways thanks for pointing it out, I'll remember it from now on.
Axcel: I tried it at school as well, but everybody looked at me like I was insane. -_-"
Haruka: You yelled "the cake is a lie!" when the teacher didn't want to give candy to the people who scored an A because the class was rowdy.
I think people should uphold their promises, especially if it means that I get free candy!
Haruka: Ladies and Gentlemen, the author of this story.
Archangel Samael: I don't know yet if I'll put Ichika in the military, he just doesn't seem to have the right personality for it.
Blood Eclipse 98: we'll see, I'm a bit divided at the moment whether I should keep him with Cecilia or with someone else.
TacticalPanda: I'm glad you like the comedy and yay I got an 10/10! WOOT WOOT!