Wazzup everyone. Blood Man here bringing ya all fine people another chappie of the miniseries BlazBlue: Continuum Collision.
Now the last time I ended the first chappie on a cliffhanger. I promise this time it won't end on a cliffhanger. Scout's honor people. Yup I used to be a boy scout. So trust me when I say this; there won't be any cliffhanger in this chappie.
Alright, the wheels of fate are turning, rebel 2, action. But firrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrst...a word from our disclaiming party. Not the sponsor but the disclaiming party lolz.
Disclaimer: For the last time I don't facking own Blazblue. It isn't my brainchild. Do I look Mori to you? No! All rights belong to Arc System Works. Now fack off copyright lawyers.
~Previously on BlazBlue: Continuum Collision~
Azrael grabs Jin who was still mounted on his back, pins him down on the ground and breaks some of his rib cages by pressing his (Azrael) palm on Major's chest, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Jin screamed in pain. It was such a loud scream that it could be heard far away.
On hearing her superior's blood-curdling scream, "JINNNNNNNNN!" Noel panicked as she flew as fast as she could. She feared something terrible might've happened to Jin.
Central Daedalus Zone-Sector 7
Noel finally arrives in the Daedalus Zone only to find out that the entire site was in ruins. With the surrounding buildings either destroyed or on fire. Noel then finds the unconscious bodies of two young women. And she recognizes one of them immediately, "MAIIIIIIII!" She screamed as she ran to aid her fallen friend, "MAI! ARE YOU ALRIGHT!" Noel nudges her blue-haired friend.
"Mmmmm!" Main moaned in pain. Noel then looked at the other unconscious woman and recognizes her too, "Miss Litchi?"
"They're quite alright! They just need immediate medical attention Second Lieutenant." Tager appeared as he was holding his right hand which appears to be badly damaged.
On seeing the Red Demon in bad condition Noel panicked, "MR. TAGER! ARE YOU OKAY? WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR ARM?"
"Arrrrrrrh!" Tager moaned, "My arm just needs to be repaired but your friend Miss Natsume and Miss Faye-Ling needs to be transported to a nearby hospital."
"Okay!" Noel nodded as she summoned three Stein Guns. The two Stein Guns went near Mai and Litchi. With white energy ropes, those two Stein Guns carried the two unconscious women to a nearby hospital.
"Allow me to fix your arm too." Noel said gently as she instructed the third Stein Gun to repair Tager's right arm, "TEESH! TEESH!" As the Stein Gun started to weld Tager's damaged arm.
"When did teach your Stein Gun to do those things?" Tager was surprised.
"Professor Kokonoe reprogrammed them."
"Professor might've programmed them. But you're the one doing it. I'm certainly impressed Second Lieutenant."
Noel blushed, "Oh it's nothing. Actually, thank you very much, Mr. Tager." As her Stein Gun continue to repair Tager's arm.
"My pleasure Second Lieutenant..."
Noel than looks around worriedly, "WHERE'S MAJOR KISARAGI?"
"He's still fighting Azrael."
Noel panicked, "I NEED TO HELP HIM!" Noel started to fly but her right leg was grabbed by Tager, "Wait! Second Lieutenant. You can't jump into battle without a plan."
"LET ME GO! IF I DON'T GO THERE! HE MIGHT DIE!" Noel started to nudge.
"Listen to me for a second. I'm just as worried about Major Kisaragi as you're. Allow me to recover. I'll join in the battle with you. That we way we would have a better chance of saving the Major."
Noel then thinks for a moment, "Y..you're right." As she landed back, "But how are we going to save Major?"
"Well, I was thinking that we could stick with Professor Kokonoe plan of using the Stone Burner to kill Azrael. But to make sure that happens, I need to nab Mad Dog from behind let the Stone Burner explode on both of us."
"NO, I CAN'T ALLOW YOU TO DO THAT?" Noel panicked.
"Worry not Second Lieutenant. I have 18.23% chances of survival from that blast." Tager assured.
"That's very low Mr. Tager. I can't allow you to that. I'm sure there has to be another way."
"Wait a minute. There might be another way." Tager thought for a moment, "You're the God-Slaying Sword, Kusanagi right?"
"Ummmmm? I suppose so. Why are you asking?" Noel asked.
"Then you could use Sword of the Godslayer (Astral Heat) to kill Azrael. We don't have to use Stone Burner against him." Tager said.
"But..." Noel tried to speak but suddenly Kokonoe hologram appears in front of them, "That's a great idea, Tager. Here I thought you were an Iron Dummy. Didn't know you could come up great ideas yourself."
"Well, it's my first time coming up with a good idea Professor Kokonoe. You're the one who's always formulating great ideas." Tager adjusted his spectacles.
"But Professor Kok..." Noel tried to speak but both of them ignored her.
"Thank God we don't have to use Stone Burner for that." Kokonoe said through the hologram.
Noel observed that none of them were listening to her so she shouted, "MR. TAGER! AND PROFESSOR KOKONOE! I CAN'T USE MY ASTRAL HEAT. I JUST CAN'T...!"
"WHAT THE HEL DO YOU MEAN!" Kokonoe screamed.
"Please Professor act kindly towards the girl. Let us listen to what she's trying to say."
Noel looks down on the ground while she's fidgeting her fingers, "Ummmm...What I'm trying to say is...is that I umm... expended most of my mana reserves during the Central Fiction incident. My body is still strained. It would take few more months before I could use my Astral Heat again...Ummm...I hope that's not an inconvenience..."
"You bet your as that it's inconvenient for us. Now we have to use that dam bomb." Kokonoe smoldered.
"Wait a minute Professor. Idea Engine is renowned for enhancing the Azure Grimoire user. Noel is the Eye of the Azure. She possesses the true Azure in fact."
"What are you implying Tager?" Kokonoe asked.
"Well, my Event Weapon Imitation is the prototype of Idea Engine. Perhaps with the help of my EWI (Event Weapon Imitation), Second Lieutenant could regain all of her mana reserves again and we could use her Astral Heat, Sword of the Godslayer to kill Azrael."
"That' is the second brilliant idea you had come up with today Tager. Must be those upgrades I gave you." Kokonoe grinned.
"Please, Professor! No more upgrades." Tager gulped.
"Alright, for you to transfer the EWI into Noel. We need a magic circle. Only through magic, EWI could physically be transferred." Kokonoe instructed.
"What kind of magic circle do you need Professor?" Tager asked.
"Most preferably Solomonic magic circle."
After few minutes of preparation. Tager was successfully able to draw a Solomonic magic circle on the sand. As Daedalus Zone was situated in a desert.
Both Tager and Noel were sitting under boundary of the magic circle. Tager then asks, "Are you ready Noel?"
"I am ready Mr. Tager."
Tager than proceeded to put his giant palms around Noel's head.
Kokonoe through the hologram started her incantation, "Füllen. Füllen. Füllen. Füllen. Füllen. Lassen Sie jede fünf Mal umdrehen und brechen Sie einfach die erfüllte Zeit."
Suddenly a huge amount of electricity started to generate around the magic circle where Tager and Noel were sitting right now.
"Lass Silber und Stahl die Essenz sein. Lassen Sie Stein und der Erzherzog der Verträge die Grundlage sein. Lass meinen großen Meister der Ahnherr sein." Kokonoe had finished the incantation as the electricity generation around magic stopped.
Noel opened her eyes and she could feel new powers flowing through her. She was in her peak condition now. Even her eyes were flashing with blue energy, "Mr. Tager. We need to go now." Noel's voice was changed. It felt somewhat nonhuman.
"Alright Noel. You only have one shot with your Astral heat. Make it count. One more thing. The Stone Burner is about to be detonated in 12 minutes. After saving Major Kisaragi. It's important that both of you must deactivate the Stone Burner together. Is that clear?"
"Affirmative," Noel replied with her nonhuman voice.
North-Eastern Daedalus Zone-Sector 7
Jin was badly injured. For one reason or another Azrael decided to go 'little gentle' with him. Azrael was easily able to dispatch, Tager, Litchi, and Mai as if they were nothing. But why was he going easy on Jin in the first place? He could've easily swatted Jin like a housefly. But he didn't.
"Moonsong!" As Jin shoot an Ice Arrow at Azrael.
When that Ice arrow makes contact with Azrael body it breaks down into pieces, "That's your Distortion Drive? It didn't even pinch me. Hahahahahahahaha..."
"Hmph!"
"I like that bravado of yours." Azrael started to move nearer and nearer to Jin. Jin responded by shooting countless Ice Blades at him. But it was having no effects on him, "Hahahahaha...you're Distortion Drive didn't work against me. You thought any of those inferior conjurings would actually work against me. Man, you really are his brother."
"Shut up!" Jin hissed. Frankly Major was pissed. Azrael kept on insisting that he had a brother. He never had one. He doesn't remember having any.
"I won't shut up Kisaragi. You had an older brother. He loved you very much. So much that he hugged you and the Eye of Azure before saying goodbye. Yes, that woman was there. Yes, that Red Jacket man in your dreams is none other than your older brother Ragna."
"SHUT THE FACK UP!" Jin used his Distortion Drive, Moonsong one more time. This time his sword generated a very strong Ice Arrow. But just like before Moonsong got destroyed upon the contact with Azrael's body.
However this time Azrael was angry as he charged at Jin at a demonic speed. Before Jin could respond Azrael slapped him as the Major flew far away.
Jin struggled to get up. His face was bleeding. His left eye had an internal hemorrhage. He knew that Azrael wasn't even using 1% of his full powers even in Level 1.
"Oh! Did I slap you too hard? Sorry kid, I'll be gentle with my slaps."
"Fack you." Jin hissed as he got up. Azrael proceeded to slap Jin again, "Arrrrhhh!" Although it was relatively less powerful slap for Jin felt it like being assaulted by nuclear bombs.
With the third slap, Jin flew far away. This time his entire face was bleeding. There were some swellings too. And he was sure that his nose was now completely broken, "Huff! Huff! Huff!" Jin was breathing heavily.
"That's how you tame a feral dog." Azrael grinned at downed Jin.
Jin grinned in response, "A mad dog calling others a dog. How ironic?"
"SHUT UP!" Azrael kicked Jin in the stomach so hard that made him cough out some blood, "Aughhhh!"
"Final Warning. Where is the Stone Burner?"
Jin struggled as he got up, "Huff! Huff!"
"You would continue to defy a god? Are you out of your mind?"
Jin then took a boxer's stance "I will defy you till the last of my breath. I will fight you till last of my strength. And if you think I will tell you about the location of the Stone Burner then over my...DEAD BODYYYYYYY!" Jin screamed.
"YOU WILL REGRET THIS VERMIN!" As Azrael charges at Jin. But this time Major dodged his attack easily and proceeded to punch and a kick at him. When Azrael tried to punch Jin again, he dodged it again and gave another punch and kick combo.
Jin knew that his punches and kicks combo was not doing much damage to Azrael. But he had to stall enough time until Noel drops Stone Burner on the Mad Dog and finish him once and for all. Unfortunately for Jin, he didn't know that the original plan was changed. Noel intends to take down Azrael with her Astral Heat, Sword of the Godslayer.
However, this time around Jin dodge and punches and kicks tactic didn't work as Azrael slapped him so hard that he flew into the sky like a bird and then landed on the sand with a powerful impact, "FA-THUDDDDD!"
"Don't you see I'm going easy on you Kisaragi? But not anymore." Azrael picks up Jin bearhugged him.
"AUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Jin screamed in pain. Any more bearhugs from Azrael and Jin was sure his body would split into two pieces.
Azrael then releases Major from his bearhug and let Jin fall down on his knees. Jin than spills out a whole lot of blood from his mouth. He didn't know he had that much amount of blood in his body. Jin knew his time was up. His body was already operating on a minimal amount of blood. He had no strength left to continue fighting and to continue defying Azrael. His bones were broken. If Azrael wanted he'd be dead already. He knows that he's not that much far away from being embraced by Grim Reaper.
"YOU'RE A FOOL JIN! TELL ME WHERE STONE BURNER IS & I WILL LET YOU LIVE!" Azrael threatened.
Jin calmly replied, "I'm a fool? At least I'm an honest fool. I know I'm going to die if I don't tell you where the Stone Burner is. But you Azrael, on the other hand, are a special kind of fool. A special fool deceives himself into thinking that he could bring legendary heroes into our timeline by detonating a good dam bomb! What a special kind fool you are." Jin than spits his blood at Azrael's face.
"And I shall gladly grant you death, honest fool!" As Azrael readies his fist to kill Jin Kisaragi.
"SWORD OF THE GODSLAYER!" Screamed a familiar voice that Jin knew all too well.
Suddenly Azrael was encased in a large crystal and Jin immediately knew what was going on. It was Noel and she was about to kill Azrael with her powerful Astral Finish. He needed to run away now as there is going to be a powerful explosion.
Jin struggles to run as eight giant swords hit Azrael thereby causing a huge explosion, "BOOM!"
The resultant explosion throws Jin far away, "Auuuuugggghhh..." Jin moaned in pain. He felt that he got hit by some of the shrapnel from Noel's Astral Finish.
"MAJOR! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?" Noel came to Jin for aid.
"Augggghhhhh!" Jin moaned. His mind was completely blank due to extreme pain.
"PLEASE MAJOR! LET ME HELP YOU!" Noel panickly said.
However when the dust settled. Azrael was still standing on his feet. Although the eight giant swords had cause huge gashes on his body. It didn't take more than few seconds for all Azrael wounds to be healed, "I guess you're quite possibly the strongest Meta-human in this timeline. I'm actually impressed, Sword of Doom. You managed to make me feel a slight pain." Azrael commented casually.
Noel covered her mouth in shock. Was Azrael making fun of her? How come her Astral Finish didn't kill Azrael? It wasn't possible. It was supposed to kill him. It was literally impossible.
"I think you will provide a more interesting challenge to me Mu-12." As Azrael charges at Noel. Noel immediately flies away from him. She then used her Distortion Drive, 'Wisdom of the Divines' against Azrael. As small eight swords starts to hit the Mad Dog without doing any damage.
"Oh, that tickles. Hahahaha..." Azrael mocked.
Noel was shocked. This person was truly a force of nature. She needs to do something. But then she had an idea. That could work.
"Stein Guns." Noel screams as hundreds of white orbs appeared before Azrael. And all of those orbs starting shoot lasers at him.
Azrael was easily able to destroy all of those Stein Guns without breaking a sweat, "You can clearly see that you cannot hurt me, Eye of the Azure! For your sake tell me where the Stone Burner is? I'll let you and that honest fool live."
"Watch your feet Azrael." Noel grinned.
"Are you out of your mind? One final time. Where's Stone Burner located at?" Azrael then hears a menacing beeping sound, "BEEP! BEEP!" And he looks down and he realizes much to his horror that Noel had placed and activated Stone Burner near his standing grounds.
"You activated the Stone Burner?" Azrael was shocked.
"Yes, I did." Noel smiled while hovering in the air.
"YOU THINK THIS IS GOING TO KILL ME?" Azrael jumped into the air and grabbed the still hovering Noel and pins her down on the sand violently, "FA-THUD!"
Azrael then grabs Noel by the neck and shows her face to Jin who was few meters away from them, "KISARAGI! IF YOU VALUE THIS WOMAN LIFE. THEN DEACTIVATE THIS BOMB NOW!"
"Stop this madness. I don't have the administrator access to deactivate the Stone Burner." Jin lied as he clearly did have the administrator access.
Azrael than tightens his grip on Noel's neck which made the young woman scream in pain, "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"DON'T SIT WITH ME KISARAGI! DEACTIVATE THE STONE BURNER NOW! I DON'T WANT TO WASTE A GOOD BOMB LIKE THIS!"
Jin screamed, "LISTEN TO ME FOR SECOND AZRAEL! I DON'T HAVE IT! I CAN'T DEACTIVATE IT!" Jin thought by fooling Azrael, he could save Noel and waste the Stone Burner thereby putting stop to Azrael's end of the world scheme. But it was clear that Azrael wasn't buying his ruse.
Jin then saw that Tager was sneaking behind Azrael in order to in order to apprehend him from behind.
"Listen to Azrael we talk this over." Jin said in order to distract Azrael.
However, Azrael detected Tager presence and punched him down with his free right hand. And proceeded on pinning the Red Demon down by planting right foot on him.
"WERE PLAYING ME FOR A FOOL KISARAGI?" Azrael then proceeded to choke Noel neck, "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" As the young girl screamed in pain.
Jin couldn't bear to look at Noel's face right now. She was in pain. But what can he do? If he deactivated the bomb the Mad Dog would spare Noel and Tager life but he would proceed to bring about the end of the world in hopes of fighting the legendary heroes.
But if he didn't deactivate the bomb Azrael would kill Noel and Tager anyways would proceed to kill him as well. Jin realized he didn't have many viable options.
"STONE BURNER DEACTIVATE!" Jin finally shouted. But it didn't stop, "Beep! Beep! Beep!"
What was going on here? Jin realized that Noel didn't deactivate it. What was she thinking? Why is she doing it? Did she really want to die just to stop Azrael?
A/N: Oh man! Am I forgetting something here? Hmmm, let me ponder. Did I promise you guys anything? Like no cough! cough! no cliffhanger. I guess I am quite flaky when it comes to keeping promises. And yes, I was quite a naughty boy scout ;)
I am sure some of you might have already figured out how I intend to bring warriors from Persona 4, RWBY and Under Night In-Birth to BlazBlue timeline. If not then you people didn't pay much attention to your FICTIONAL physics during your high school days.
Yes, this story is going to have a sad ending. Don't worry Noel will survive it. It's will be someone else who is going to bite the dust.
I would like to thank Kimmo Pronger for giving his precious time and reading my manuscript. His efforts and his suggestion were a great help to me while writing this fanfic.
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Anyways this was howlin blood speaking signing off.