Author's note: Quadruple the update, Quadruple the fun peoples!
"Gina!? It's Tatsumi! We need half of the snipers to back us up! We've got 2 Fallen Sariels at 2:00 o'clock!"
"I've already sent three of them, Tatsumi." She calmly responded. "They're on top of the wall as of now." Gina looked ahead of the vast deserted land. She pulled out a small telescope from her pocket and scanned the area ahead. Gina could see a few Quadrigas marching in the direction of the destroyed wall. "We've got 3 Quadrigas coming in at 12:00 o'clock, straight ahead."
"Get Brendan, Kanon and Annette on the scene!"
"Understood." Tatsumi could faintly hear Gina hanging up on the earpiece of his phone.
Sirens blared and wailed across the ghetto. He could feel the warm winds and the sun rays blaze down on him, as he stood on the very top of the barrier. Tatsumi looked down, seeing God Eaters and soldiers scrambling around, as panic ensued. His eardrums received the constant blares of the sirens, accompanied with the non-stop yelling voices from below.
He looked back on the deserted land, and could see 3 charged Borg Camlanns, crawling to the ghetto. Tatsumi gritted his teeth, and gripped his God Arc. He quickly dialed on his phone, and brought the earpiece back to his ear. He anxiously waited for the receiver to pick up, as he faintly heard the constant hum.
"Come on… come on… pick up…." He said impatiently. The humming stopped, telling Tatsumi that the receiver picked up his call. "Hibari, send a team of assault gunners and Long Blades to my location and have them guard the wall! I'll send you the coordinates!"
"Understood!"
Tatsumi hung up and dialed the coordinates to Hibari. As he just finished, Tatsumi could hear a woman shrieking outside the wall. He ran to the edge of the wall, finding the voice. Right below him, he could see a short blade God Eater and two gunners, struggling with 2 Kongous. The Kongou leaped to one of the God Eaters, and was about to smash her. The warrior brought out her shield, and the Kongou launched its fist on her.
The female God Eater lost her balance, and got sent flying back. She became open, and was about to receive another crushing fist from the Kongou.
"I don't think so!" roared Tatsumi.
He quickly stuffed his phone back in his pocket. In the next moment, Tatsumi leaped off the wall, and was now tumbling down in the air. He held the blade downward, and as he did, his armlet flashed red. Black jaws and razor-sharp teeth materialized. Predator Form!
Not letting the Kongou continue its assault, Tatsumi landed on its back, while having his God Arc chomp on its body. The Kongou lost balance by the impact, and started swerving around, trying to get Tatsumi off. Meanwhile, Tatsumi held onto his God Arc for dear life, as he rode on the Kongou's back. Just a little more and! He then stabbed his God Arc further in the Kongou's back. It roared a deafening cry, and before he knew it, the Kongou collapsed on the ground, lifeless.
He leaped off the still body, while his God Arc's predator form still held itself on the motionless Kongou. The black jaws from Tatsumi's God Arc chomped on the Kongou's body, devouring it. Alright, got the core. He turned back to the shaken God Eater, who was sprawled on the ground. "C'mon pal, you can get up." He laughed as he offered his hand to the female God Eater.
"Oh, thank you." She said, as she got up on her feet once more.
The two glanced over to the other Kongou, seeing that it was fighting with the other God Eaters. Gunshots exploded with the noise, while blades hitting flesh resounded. "On me, soldier." He said.
The female God Eater nodded. They then sprinted to the Kongou, and began their attacks on the enemy. Tatsumi leaped forward, and brought his blade down. The ape-like aragami roared at the unexpected attack, as it lost a bit of its balance. Tatsumi took advantage of the opening and swung his God Arc, unleashing a flurry of attacks.
The aragami spun around, and was about to smack Tatsumi with its back hand. Seeing the upcoming attack, the 2nd unit leader ceased his assault and leaped back. Its knuckles barley grazed his bangs and he could feel a short gust from the fist.
Running up to the large ape, the female God Eater swung her short blade; she began to slice and dice her opponent. She then commenced a combo devour, having her predator form chomping on the hind leg. The jaws held onto the leg, and she could see the Kongou became immobilized from its grip. She could hear multiple gunshots coming from afar, coming from two gunners.
One carried an assault type gun, the other a sniper. They both continuously fired at the Kongou's back and face. Unable to block their attacks, the Kongou could only helplessly receive the oracle bullets. It gave a thunderous roar, and fumbled, as it crashed to the ground. It became motionless.
The soldier then devoured the body, receiving its core.
"I managed to retrieve the core." She said aloud.
"Good job everyone!" replied Tatsumi. He looked ahead, seeing the other aragami approaching. "Alright team! We need to drive the other aragami away from this area as much as possible! We need to distract them until reinforcements come in!"
"Understood!" They shouted in unison.
Tatsumi lead the group as they marched to the almost never-ending desert. He raised his God Arc in the air, and bellowed with a booming-like voice.
"FIGHT NOT TO WIN, FIGHT NOT TO LOSE!"
"YEAH!"
He slipped the seat belt on his body and revved the engine of the dune buggy. He turned to the passengers, one beside him, the other behind.
"Annette, Kanon; you two ready?" asked Brendan.
Annette nodded at him. "Let's do this!"
"Let's not keep Tatsumi waiting, Brendan!" Shouted Kanon from behind, as she wore a worried expression.
"Right. Better hang on you two!"
He placed his foot down on the pedal, as they speeded away to the outer walls, hearing the screeching tires. Kanon held on the railing in front of her, while Annette gripped on her seatbelt. They could feel the constant bumps from the road, as the wind blew on their hairs and faces. Brendan gripped on the steering wheel, as he occasionally switched from gear to gear, trying to gain speed.
Annette pressed a button on the communication radio on the buggy, contacting one of the Fenrir soldiers. "Open garage door 332! The remaining members of the 2nd unit are about to arrive to the area of aragami!" She spoke on the speakers.
"Understood!" Responded the soldier.
Brendan turned the steering wheel to the left. Ahead of them, they could see a garage door sluggishly lifting itself. Soldiers cleared the pathway, allowing no one to cross the road. Brendan changed gears once more, and began to speed up. He could see the speed meter gradually rising.
As the garage door finally opened the passageway to the outside, the team began to close their distance. Finally, they made it out of the ghetto, and were now heading to the never-ending desert. Screeches and roars came from afar. Brendan could see the 3 gigantic tanks approaching them. "Annette, Kanon! Just like we planned!"
"Roger!" The two said in unison.
Annette unlocked her seat belt and climbed into the back seat with Kanon. She opened the case that held her God Arc, and brought out her hammer. She slowly stood up while holding onto the railing. Kanon did the same as well, bringing out her blaster. "Keep it steady!" She yelled.
"Closer….closer….. Now you two!" All of a sudden, Brendan slammed his foot on the brake and jerkily turned the wheel to the left, causing the vehicle to drift sideways. Using the momentum of the drift, Kanon and Annette leaped out of the dune buggy, and before Brendan could even notice, they brought their God Arcs in front of the Quadrigas.
Kanon held and aimed her blaster at the Quadriga's body. She fired a freeze radial bullet at the Quadriga's face. The recoil of her blaster sent her being pushed back a little in the air. The medic then landed on the sand, and without wasting another second, she ran forward to her enemies. "Let's hit it!" she cackled evilly.
Annette twirled in the air and smashed her hammer downward on one of the Quadriga's head. She could hear a skull cracking; its oracle cells became unbound. "That did it!" As the Quadriga roared by the intense pain, the tank rampaged, stomping its wheels, unable to see its surroundings. Shoot! I need to move!
Before the rookie could even dodge, a sudden blast appeared in front of her, knocking her away from the raging aragami. "Ow!" she exclaimed. The wheels from the tank smashed the spot where Annette was.
"Stay out of my line of fire, Annette." Growled Kanon, as she stood beside her. The medic then began mercilessly shooting ice radial bullets at the Quadriga.
There goes Kanon in her killer, trigger-happy mode. Thought the rookie. She picked herself up, feeling a bit sore from the friendly-fire. She could see that a bit of her jacket was singed. She ran to the other Quadriga on the left side, while dragging her heavy weapon. She leaped forward and brought her hammer down again.
As the monster received the hit, it screeched and became paralyzed. Alright! I managed to hold it! The rookie swung her God Arc sideways, as she continued attacking. She then stepped back, and brought her hammer back. Her God Arc began to surround itself with a dark purple glow. "Haaah!" Charge Crush, complete! With all her might, Annette smashed her hammer on the Quadriga's head. "Take that!"
The large tank fumbled the crushing attack, however, it was not enough to knock it down. No good! She thought. The rookie then switched from blade form, to gun form. Annette started firing multiple ice bullets at the Quadriga's missile pods.
She then heard stomping and could feel a slight tremor. The third Quadriga opened its missile pods, and fired them at Annette. Two of them at me?! I don't have enough time to switch form and bring out my shield! The homing missiles started to close their distance at her.
"Oh no!" She yelled.
Before the missiles could even reach to her, somebody came between her and the multiple missiles. He brought out his tower shield, and got pushed back by the overwhelming force. But despite the odds, he managed to shield Annette.
The girl could see his blue jacket and the Fenrir emblem on his back. "Brendan!" she called.
The sub-leader turned to her. "Are you all right, Annette?"
She nodded in return.
"Good. We need to aim for the Quadriga's front chest! That's the weak spot that will bring this thing down!"
"Right! Let's do this!"
Annette continued gunning at the Quadriga in front of her, while Brendan sprinted to the other one. He slashed his blade sideways, hacking the front chest. The Quadriga roared and leaped back, while firing more missiles, scattering them across. Brendan rolled forward as one of the missiles exploded behind him.
He picked himself up and began to charge his buster blade. A dark purple glow surrounded his blade. Charge complete! "Haaah! Take that!" Brendan swung his blade down, slicing the Quadriga's front chest. The opponent fumbled down by the critical hit, as the flesh of its outer chest revealed itself. He then ran forward and pointed his blade at the sprawled vehicle. His armlet flashed red, and a shadowy beast materialized as it did. "Devour it!" Brendan yelled.
As the gigantic chompers chomped on the flesh, the Quadriga pulled itself up. "Core extraction!-" He stabbed his blade further into the surface, until-
*ROOOAAAAARRR!*
The moving heavy weapon collapsed on its side, now dead. Brendan made his predator form chomp on the Quadriga's chest. "-complete." He finished.
"AAAAAAAGGGGGHHH!"
Brendan flinched as he heard a woman screaming. It sounded like Kanon's voice. He bypassed the corpse, and could see Kanon dodging the Quadriga's missiles. "The nerve of you, just when I was reloading!" she yelled.
Brendan called out to her and waved. "Kanon! Lead it over to my location! We'll gather the enemies!"
"Understood!" Following his orders, Kanon rushed over to Brendan.
As both God Eaters were now being chased by the Quadriga, the two lead the gigantic vehicle to the other Quadriga. They could see Annette from afar, smashing her hammer on the Quadriga's body, as she solely focused connecting her attacks. She brought out her predator form, and the black jaws chomped on the side of the body. She entered into burst mode, having her whole body surround itself with a faint white light.
Brendan shouted at the top of his lungs, trying to make his voice audible over the noise. "Annette! Regroup!"
The rookie ceased her attacks, as she spotted the other Quadriga approaching. She then jumped back. Both parties were now together as they rallied and faced their foes. Brendan yelled his orders at the girls, while he gripped his God Arc.
"Annette! Switch to long-distance! Support and cover Kanon and I as we close in! Kanon! I need you to help me blast the enemy away, so I can attack its weak point! Let's move!"
"Understood!" Annette switched her God Arc from blade form to gun form.
"I'll incinerate you into dust!" shouted Kanon, with an evil look.
Brendan and Kanon closed their distance between the Quadrigas, while Annette passed burst link bullets to them.
She pressed the soles of her boots to the metal flooring, as she glared at the Fallen Sariel. The sergeant sniper aimed her gun at the aragami. She then slipped her finger at the trigger, and pulled it, as the recoil pushed her back a bit. The nozzle released a fire-type laser bullet, having it piercing through the Sariel's eyeball, unbounding it. The angel screeched in agony, and crashed down on the ground. Gina smiled, feeling content with her sheer accuracy.
"Hehehe. I see a lot of lovely flowers in bloom." She chuckled wickedly. As Gina slipped her finger on the trigger, her gun gave clicking sound in response. She sighed, and reached in her pocket for more oracle bullets. "Reloading. So frustrating." Gina quickly pulled out the chamber from her gun and pushed in the oracle bullets.
After pushing the chamber back in place, the Fallen Sariel picked itself up and rose in the air. "You just won't give up will you?" she whispered happily. Gina began firing at the Sariel's skirt, trying to bring it down again. However, the dark seraph refused to be brought down, and continued flying. It forced itself to close the long distance between itself and Gina. Her trigger finger began to speed up, trying to quickly overwhelm the aragami with her lasers.
Gina began to feel the edge of the wall behind her on her foot, and realized she didn't want to be thrown off by the recoil. She could feel that her gun felt a bit lighter; most likely she ran out of bullets. Gina pointed her Swallow gun upward and pulled out the chamber, having the bullet shells drop and clink on the floor. She rolled forward, and while doing so with a sleight of hand, she instantly reloaded her gun.
Gina picked herself up from the roll, and pointed her gun at the Fallen Sariel. She then pushed the chamber back in place, and began her torrent of lasers at the enemy. The Fallen Sariel continued to close the distance, and Gina gritted her teeth.
Curses! At this rate, the Fallen Sariel will invade the ghetto!
Just while Gina was firing away, two lasers pierced through the Sariel's skirt; one was from the side, the other below her. The death angel finally became overwhelmed by the lasers and stopped in its tracks. Who shot those other lasers? Thought Gina.
"Gina!" Yelled a familiar voice.
The sergeant turned her head to the person's voice; she could see Sakuya, waving to her from afar. The sub-leader jabbed her finger back to the scene, urging Gina to do so. Near the barrier, she could faintly hear the sound of a machine's short hum. As she followed to where Sakuya pointed, she could see someone running up to the death angel, with blade in hand.
"Ah, so it's the rookie's turn." Smiled Gina.
He leaped into the air and swung his long blade; he sliced the Fallen Sariel's head, and with the weight of his Voltaic Chainsaw, he twirled forward in the air. Just as Federico clumsily landed on his feet, the aragami fell down. Without wasting another second, Federico ran back to the dark seraph. He pulled back his blade, as his armlet flashed red; dark chompers and razor-sharp teeth surrounded his blade.
Federico lunged his predator form at the aragami, devouring the center of its body, and with it, the core. The giant beast receded, and while doing so, the new-type rookie breathed heavily. Federico let out with a sigh. He gave a short wave to the two snipers on the barrier.
Sakuya yelled back to Gina. "Let's back him up!"
Gina gave a short nod in return. She noticed there were two Fallen Sariels making way to the breached barricade. Gina pointed Federico to the direction of the approaching aragami; she could see him from below turning his head to where she's pointing. Understanding her message, Federico sprinted to the two death angels. "Sakuya! You take one, I'll take one! Bring them down, so Federico can quickly extract the core!"
Sakuya began firing away at the one the Fallen Sariels, while Gina did the same with the other one. Meanwhile, Federico ran around the angels, distracting them. He dodged its poisonous sprays, and its piercing lasers. His feet danced as he weaved away from the combined attacks; Federico back flipped and kept his distance from the two aragami.
Adrenaline filled both his body and mind. Beads of sweat rolled down his face, while the bangs of his jet-black hair clung to the side of his face. Federico panted heavily, as the heat bombarded him, along with his jacket. He held his blade forward with both hands, and tried to resist against the blistering heat. I shouldn't stay out here for too long. At this rate, I'm going to get heat stroke and pass out. He thought grimly. One of the Fallen Sariels rose higher in the air, and in the next moment, it dove towards Federico, about to ram him.
He rolled out of the way; grains of sand scattered about from his movements, dusting his hair and clothes. Just as he dodged the attack, the other death angel closed in on him. Shocked and unprepared, he quickly deployed his shield. The Fallen Sariel rammed into Federico's shield, while the rookie got pushed back by the force. However, with the attack being too sudden, Federico lost his footing, having him sent flying a few feet.
"Agh!" grunted the rookie. His back crashed in the sand, and the grains further dusted his clothing and hair. He looked up and could see the two death angels looming over to him. The Fallen Sariels sprouted their wings, as they screeched at him; Federico could only helplessly raise his arms in defense, and look away. "Oh, nonononononono NO!"
Gina and Sakuya noticed the rookie's struggles. They both gasped at the very scene, as it unfolded itself out.
"Federico!" cried Sakuya.
*CRASH!*
Hearing the sudden smashing sound, Federico turned his attention back to the poison angels. From there, he could see someone riding on one of them, with their predator form chomping on the Fallen Sariel. It was then that he noticed the person bore long silver hair, along with flashy red and black clothing. The aragami began to lose balance in the air; using this as an advantage, the God Eater drove the dark angel to the other one, making both of them slam into each other and plummet down.
The black beast then chomped on the angel's body, devouring the core. As the chompers receded back in the sword, she then ran to the other angel. She pulled back her blade, and brought out her predator form once more. The black jaws slithered out and devoured the Fallen Sariel's body.
Federico forced himself up, and dusted off his shirt. He could feel his knees were still shaking.
The God Eater turned to the rookie. "Federico, are you okay?" she asked.
Federico gave out an exhausted sigh. "Yeah, I'm fine, Alisa. Thank you very much for the save." He then took notice that Alisa was in the middle of a mission with Kota and Soma. "Where's the others?" he asked.
"Soma and Kota are helping out Tatsumi and the others with the charged Borg Calmlanns. They're taking care of them as we speak." Explained Alisa. "We need to head to the breached part of the barrier and guard it. I'll help drive off any of the aragami that come here."
"Right."
Federico and Alisa sprinted to the barrier.
"You're the last one!" He roared. Kota endlessly fired his oracle bullets at the golden scorpion. He felt the recoil push him back little by little with each shot. He could hear the charged Borg Calmlann screeching at him, with its sharp teeth bared. Kota's finger pulled the trigger, only to hear a faint clicking sound. "Crap!" he cursed under his breath. "I'm out of bullets! Soma!"
"I'm on it!" he yelled.
Soma sprinted to the giant scorpion, with his buster blade in hand. The Borg Calmlann crawled to Soma, and was about to pierce Soma with its gigantic needle. Soma dodged the attack, seeing the sand get pierced instead. The needle hovered to him again, and the scorpion brought its needle down. Soma easily dodged it like a shadow.
The needle pierced again and again, trying to land an attack on Soma. However, it was useless, as Soma continued parrying at it.
"Now!" Shouted Kota, as he just finished reloading.
"Back me up!" bellowed Soma.
Kota fired a stream of oracle bullets at the Borg Calmlann, and as it received the multiple hits, the scorpion screeched in pain. Using this chance, Soma leaped towards one of its four legs. He then swung his white buster blade sideways, making the Borg Carmlann lose its balance. The golden scorpion fumbled down on the sand, and without wasting another second, Soma pulled his blade back, as his armlet flashed red. The snow white jaws slithered out, devouring the Borg Calmlann.
"Phew! We finally got rid of all the aragami!"
"Hey! Over here!" yelled Tatsumi, as he waved at the two.
Kota and Soma turned their attention to the defense leader who was approaching them, and seeing the other God Eaters follow him.
"Thanks for your help, you two. We were struggling with attracting the Borgs' attention, but thanks to you two, we managed to eliminate them. We really appreciate it." Tatsumi sighed in relief, and gave a slight bow, ultimately thankful for their support.
"Treat me to a few pudding rations when we get back, okay?" Kota laughed and gave a proud grin.
Tatsumi raised an eyebrow at Kota's choice of food. "Pudding, really? Those super sweet ones?" he questioned.
"The cafeteria is making better ones back at the den." He said. The young scout then turned to his attention to his hooded friend. "Hey Soma, you want any of mine? I'll trade you for the last iced tea you got in your fridge."
Soma only ignored Kota's remark and looked down on the sand, wearing a frowning expression. "...?" Something's not right….. He thought. What's this feeling, I'm getting….
Kota noticed the short silence from Soma, as he stood there. Before he could even ask him what's wrong, Kota's phone suddenly started ringing. He took it out of his pocket and looked at the screen.
HIBARI TAKEDA
Kota answered it and placed the phone to his ear. "Hello?"
"Kota, I'm getting a huge aragami reading from your location! What's more, it's coming over here as we speak!" Hibari said hastily.
"Why? What's the-oh no….you've got to be kidding me…."
As he whispered under his breath, Kota could see another huge aragami approaching from afar. It quickly moved to their direction, with its lightning-fast running. Soma could see the aragami and could hear its stomping footsteps with his sharp hearing. He instinctively cursed under his breath as well.
"Damn….."
Tatsumi and the God Eaters could see it as well, and became shocked at the sight. "Oh boy. This isn't good..." he whispered.
Every God Eater could see it from in the far-off distance. Their jaws went slack just at the very sight of it. Every God Eater in the Far East knew this aragami all too well, because its very existence defied the normal functions of a normal aragami. It caused the greatest commotion across Fenrir when this thing first appeared, and created the most devastating destruction.
All stared at the giant dragon, with its white body and huge scales on its back. Its golden claws looked like it was just ready to slice anything in its path. Everyone could see it on that thing's deep scarlet eyes. The God Eaters on the front lines, knew that there's no hope to kill the giant-fire breathing dragon.
Alisa could only stare in horror, and with a low voice, she uttered one word. "No…."
Everyone knew what that thing was about to do.
The Hannibal was about to wipe out the entire ghetto.
End of Chapter 16: Everlasting Fight