Exiakaiser Here, and welcome to the fifth chapter of Wild Star Knight Etherias. In this chapter, we will be concluding the two parter 'Toxin & Flame'. If you remember, in the last chapter, Kurogane was stabbed by Dark Energy beast Manticore's poison blade. However, rather than being left for dead, Kurogane was left to wallow in fear and despair as the toxins start causing him to have hallucinations.
However, a lot of people are counting on him to live. For starters, Kurogane's father, his mother, both seen in the hallucinations, will explain why he needs to overcome this on his own.
However, after this, we begin the first Dimensional Adventure, Etherias and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., in which Etherias appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
So, let's get right down to it, and get this chapter going.
DISCLAIMER- The same as before.
-Previously-
"We did it," said Kurogane to the others, as the group managed to get everyone else out of the factory.
"That we did," said Retsu, as the group finally got to take a break. However, as Kurogane was looking around he felt a sharp pain in his back. He looked back to see Dark Energy Beast Manticore, his blade in Kurogane's side.
"This ends now," said Manticore, pulling the blade out of Kurogane, "I told your that you would die. Now, let me explain how you will die. Coating my sword was a powerful neurotoxin. However, it doesn't kill immediately, but leads to hallucinations. However, should you become immune, you will not really be fully recovered for some time." With that, he walked away, laughing.
"Damn," said Kurogane, kneeling in pain, as the poison started to take hold.
"Kurogane," yelled Marianna, running to see him pass out.
"We gotta get him to Galawin," said Retsu.
"Agreed," said Marianna, as they picked Kurogane up and ran for it.
-Meanwhile-
-Fortress Belial-
"It is done, Milady," said Manticore, bowing. "The Star Knight has been poisoned. Should he fail to survive it, it will lead to his death. However, should he live through it, he will have to face my steel in combat."
"Excellent," said Kaena, raising one of her tendrils, "Prepare for the assault of planet Earth. Should Manticore succeed, we will raze the planet to the ground, steal their treasures, and destroy it and move on."
"ALL HAIL," chanted everyone in the great hall, "LADY KAENA! GODDESS OF DARKNESS!"
(Opening theme- Doubt & Trust by Access)
(Instrumental)
(The Metal Hero-) The many Metal Heroes appear in a group.
(A group of long-forgotten heroes who fought to protect our world from evil) They fight their respective villains and bosses.
(However, they were forgotten by those whom they saved time and again) Then, the images of battle disappear, leaving a black background.
(But now, a new legend is about to be written, as the Metal Heroes return) All of a sudden, a new picture appears as Kurogane, wearing his SKIP Uniform, holds a deck of cards.
(Now, with deck in hand, and justice in heart,) The camera focuses on the twin braces on his arms.
(A new hero rises to shape his world in the never growing battle between order and chaos) Kurogane holds places the cards in his deck box and does his Wild Star Change.
[owari mo miezu hashiri nukeru] Kurogane stands in front of the city he is working in, looking down at the people.
[yasuragi wa tooku sugata mo naku] Kurogane walks among the people, looking like a lone wolf.
[kodoku o fuujikomete] Images of the murder of Kurogane's father, and his training as a Star Knight Intergalactic Patrolman.
[tozashikakeru manazahi] Kurogane and Marianna are in the Metal Hero Exhibit, looking at the different Metal Heroes, as the many cards of them appear beside each.
[habataku mono o mukaeru sora] Kurogane and Marianna both stand in front of the SKIP Flag, and salute.
[shihaisareru no o osoreyashinai] Exxion and the Staff of the Jupiter SKIP branch salute.
[akogareru mabayusa wa] Kaena and the forces of DARK appear.
[subete o kaeru tame ni] Kaena grabs a hologram of Earth in her clutches.
[dare mo yurusazu ni] Kurogane then raises his right hand in the air, and places his left in the opposite direction. He then rotates them in opposite directions slowly, as his breath slows to a crawl.
[doko e yukeru darou] Kurogane then completes his pose, and calls out, "WILD STAR CHANGE!" With this, he reaches his left hand to the Star Brace on his right arm and presses a button on the Brace, transforming him into Wild Star Knight Etherias.
[hikari no moto Yami wa umare] Etherias then stands in front of Kaena and her many Minions. He then starts to fight a few.
[shinjitsu wa itsuwari ni yureru] The Galawin, Etherias' Battle Cruiser transforms into Battle Giant Galawin, complete with sword and shield, and fights some of the giant beasts.
[kokoro o tsukisasu] One of the monsters Etherias is fighting gets a lucky blow in and Kurogane pulls out a Metal Hero Card, swipes it in the right gauntlet, becoming Jiban.
[fureta yoru o Koorasete mo] He then activates the Autoderringer effect and fires it, destroying a large group of monsters.
[yume to iu Yokubou no kage o] Etherias then returns to normal mode, and pulls out his Quasar Blade, his signature weapon.
[yobitsuzukeru] He charges it up and goes into his Quasar Slash attack, cutting down another group of beasts.
[kimi no tsumi to itami o] He then rushes towards Kaena, Quasar Blade at the ready.
[shinjite iku ] The two clash, leading to a white explosion of light.
Case 005:
Toxin & Fire
Part 2: Toxic Blade!
-2 hours later-
"Kurogane," said a voice. Kurogane was unconscious on the examination table of the Galawin's Medical Bay. "Kurogane," it said again.
"Father," said Kurogane, "Is that you?"
"Kurogane," said the voice, "Fight it. You need to stay strong. Not just for me, but for the sake of the Earth itself. Kaena will be coming to this planet in force soon."
"But I was poisoned," said Kurogane, groaning, "How do I get rid of it?"
That was when he woke up. He was in the Galawin's medical bay, on one of the med tables. "You scared us," said Marianna, "We thought you would not wake up."
"How did you get rid of the Toxin," asked Kurogane, sitting up.
"It wasn't hard," said Retsu, standing next to Marianna, "It turned out the neurotoxin was native to earth, and we looked it up in the central database. We then found the antitoxin, and administered it. You have been out for several days."
"What happened while I was out," Kurogane then asked.
"DARK has issued an edict," said Marianna, "Saying that the Earth will surrender. If not, DARK will begin an assault hat will decimate the planet. Then, like always, they will plunder the planet's resources, and population, before destroying the planet."
"Then we got no choice," said Kurogane, standing up. "Our path is clear. We do what we've always done. We fight and push them back for a while."
"But is that a wise course of action," asked Marianna, "Is it wise to make a stand?"
"Always," said Retsu, smiling, "You made the right choice, Kurogane-san. I will assist you in this battle."
"Then you get to the Dolgiran," said Kurogane, "Marianna, you man the Galawin. Use the main arsenal wisely. I will take them on in the Sol Stryker. Everyone, let's hope for success. Good luck, and good hunting."
-Meanwhile-
In the space above Earth
"NOVASTARS ready," said Dezzle, "We can begin the assault on Planet Earth at your call."
However, as he said that, one of the NOVASTARS exploded, and the Sol Stryker flew past the ball of plasma that resulted.
"Impossible," said Kaena, "He's already healed?"
Then the Dolgiran appeared, firing all lasers at its intended targets. The Galawin also appeared, firing bow-based plasma cannons at several others. "How," Kaena then said, "How is this possible?"
"I don't understand," said Dezzle, confused as hell, "I thought Manticore's venom was impossible to beat without prior knowledge…Wait a second. Mankind has a known central database of known poisons and venoms. That's how they beat the toxin. That must be the answer, your majesty."
"Fine," said Kaena, "Send Manticore down to Earth. Tell him its time once again to fight Etherias. And tell him to see to it personally that he kills him. I will not be satisfied till that Star Knight's head is mounted on my wall, you hear me!"
-Meanwhile-
"We did it," said Marianna, finishing off the last of the NOVASTARS, "We beat them back. With this amount of damage, they have to at least be halted a few weeks in terms of assaults raids."
"Yeah," said Kurogane. However, he then got a new blip on his radar. "Looks like Manticore's back. Better finish this one off." Kurogane then flew the Sol Stryker back down to Earth.
-10 minutes later-
"ONOREEEEE," yelled Manticore, who was going berserk, while he destroyed buildings in front of him. He was really mad, having failed to poison someone for the first time.
"Manticore," said Kurogane, "We meet one last time. Shall we finish this?"
Manticore said nothing, instead roaring in rage.
"I see," said Kurogane, "I would seem that, since I actually recovered from the toxic attack you used against me, you went berserk. Ah well, let's finish it." Kurogane then raised his right hand in the air, and placed his left in the opposite direction. He then rotated them in opposite directions slowly, as his breath slowed to a crawl. When his right arm was about to reach its original position, he then balled it up into a fist, and bent the elbow so that it sat parallel to his face. The left hand was placed at the hip as he did this. When the stance was completed, he then called out, "WILD STAR CHANGE!" With this, he reached his left hand to the Star Brace on his right arm and pressed a button on the Brace.
All of a sudden, a beam of light struck him, and the armor seemed to coalesce onto him. It was gold with silver accents, and lots of strange tech on the chest. He then swung his arms in practice combat strikes.
Etherias' Wild Star Change process takes 0.005 milliseconds to occur. Let's see the Wild Star Change Process again.
Kurogane then raised his right hand in the air, and placed his left in the opposite direction. He then rotated them in opposite directions slowly, as his breath slowed to a crawl. When his right arm was about to reach its original position, he then balled it up into a fist, and bent the elbow so that it sat parallel to his face. The left hand was placed at the hip as he did this. When the stance was completed, he then called out, "WILD STAR CHANGE!" With this, he reached his left hand to the Star Brace on his right arm and pressed a button on the Brace.
Meanwhile, in high orbit, the Galawin's orbit reached its zenith in line with the sun. With the top of the craft, it collected energy and converted it into solar power for the Nano-Cells that made up the armor. It then fired the particles at Kurogane, which began to coalesce into armor plates as a particle beam.
"Knight of Justice," said Etherias, "My mission is to bring fiends like you to justice. My blade is for the people. Wild Star Knight Etherias, Battle ready!"
He then pulled out a card and scanned it through the Right Brace, and yelled "FORM UP!"
"FORM UP," called out the Right Brace, "KIDOU KEIJI JIBAN!"
All of a sudden, a new form appeared around Kurogane. This was the battle form of Naoto Tamura, a cop killed in the line of duty, then brought back to life as the Mobile Detective, Jiban. "Let's go, Maximilian Type 3!" Etherias then said, pulling out a Jutte-like weapon from his side. He then charged at Manticore, who just roared and charged as well.
The pair clashed for a few minutes, neither being able to deal damage to the other. However, Kaena, watching this from Belial said, Enough of this, Akuma Jikyuu Hatsudo!"
"At once," said Dezzle, who then pressed a black button.
The universe is made of both positive and negative matter- Light and Dark; Matter and Dark Matter. DARK takes the Dark Matter that makes up a specific space and compresses it into a dimensional vortex. This vortex opens up into a separate dimension of pure evil.
Etherias, then called out, "STARRON!" As he did this, an antenna popped out of his helmet.
All of a sudden, as if from out of nowhere, a strange motorcycle, resembling a tricked out Kawasaki Ninja appeared on the field. Etherias got on it and rode towards the Vortex.
While in the Akuma Dimension, a Dark Energy Beast's strength is multiplied by four. However, it also changes them into mindless beasts while there.
Etherias looked around and saw that the area was full of danger. He made sure to be cautious. Manticore then changed into his Berserker Form, where Manticore's cape became large wings, his fangs grew longer, and his sword arm transformed into a second more deadly claw and finally he sprouted a scorpion tail, lunged at Etherias. Kurogane dodged the first strike, but was unable to dodge the second one. The beast lunged a second time, knocking the fledgling Star Knight to the ground, and started trying to bite at him. However, Kurogane, then said, "SHOCK BLAST!" This released a minor charge that frightened the beast enough that Etherias could stand up.
However, before Kurogane could retaliate, the two enemies were pushed away by a strange gravitation blast. Kurogane found himself in a separate area with a giant beast attacking him with boulders the size of the Statue of Liberty. "Looks like it's time to bring out the big guns," he then said, activating his left brace's special button. "GALAWIN!"
All of a sudden, the Hyper Star Cruiser Galawin appeared in the Akuma Dimension. Kurogane then jumped into the machine and sat in the mecha control seat and called out , "HYPER STAR GIANT GALAWIN!"
All of a sudden, servos and gears started to move. These started changing the machine into a giant robotic fighting machine. First the boosters extended and became legs and feet. Then the wings retracted and the sides pulled out becoming arms. Then the torso opened up, revealing the head. Then the hands popped out of the arms, opening each finger as they did so. This was the hyper star giant Galawin.
"Let's go," said Kurogane, pushing forward on the control levers. Galawin responded by punching a boulder in half. Then the titanic beast tried to crush Galawin with its huge fists. However, Galawin was much faster. Kurogane then called out , "GALAWIN BUSTER!" All of a sudden, Galawin raised both arms and fire twin beams of energy at the titanic beast, destroying it. Etherias then left the machine and continued further on.
Manticore, back in his normal mode, suddenly attacked him, knocking Etherias back. However, Kurogane remembered there was a good technique for finishing a battle quickly that he has yet to try. He then raised his right arm to face forward and placed his left arm perpendicular to his right to act as a brace. He then concentrated his energy into the attack. As he did this, a small sphere of energy appeared in his hand, now balled up into a fist. "EAT THIS," said Etherias, "WILD STAR BULLET!" All of a sudden, the sphere launched like it was fired from a rail gun, hitting Manticore in the chest.
"Etherias, changing back to normal mode, then pressed a button on the deck box. This closed and locked the top of the box, flipped it around and opened another lid, revealing the weapon cards. Etherias then pulled out the card labeled 'Etherias Blade and Shield', and slid it in the Right Brace. All of a sudden, the card vanished from his left hand and a sword and shield appeared. The shield was secured in a scabbard in the shield. Etherias then pulled out the sword and said, "In violation of Article 23 Paragraph D of the Star Knight Law Mandate, which states, and I quote, 'Those who do evil shall be judged by severity', Article 30 section B, 'Those that threaten with death shall themselves be slain',, Article 57 Paragraph C, 'A star Knight that is nearly Killed by a perp can dispatch said perpetrator at his own discretion', and Article 8, 'Those that kill people of a world under Star Knight Jurisdiction will be put to the death on the spot', I hereby find you guilty and sentence you to death according to Article 5, 'A Star Knight has the Right to administer sentence for a crime that breaks Star Knight Law." He then took the shield and flung it at the Dark Energy Beast, which was stunned by the hit. He then ran his hand along the blade, which seemed to charge with energy. Etherias then swung the blade a few times and charged at Manticore, slashing him once with an attack that caused him to receive an electric shock. He then turned to face Black Dog and slashed the air in front of them, calling out, "QUASAR DYNAMIC!" The slash produced a shockwave that cut through the air in front of hi, till it hit Manticore, slicing him in half.
"ONOREEEEE," yelled Manticore, as he fell, "DARK, KAENA BANZAIIIIIIIII!" With those last words, he exploded, and the Akuma Dimension disappeared.
-BGM- Final Fantasy Unlimited Theme-
-Back on the Galawin-
Kurogane was by himself, sitting in front of the main control panel, and thinking about all the fighting he had done. He then slammed his fists into the console, not knowing that the shock from the slam sent an electrical signal through the panel to a strange device. "DIMENSION DRIVE ENGAGED," said the Galawin's Computer.
-Meanwhile-
Marianna, and Retsu were getting some food to celebrate the decisive victory against DARK, when they saw the Galawin just disappear. No trace of it was found. The pair would then search for another 2 days.
-To Be continued-
-Meanwhile-
-Earth 616-
-Middle of the New Mexico Desert-
A black sedan stopped on top of a cliff, overlooking a large expanse of desert. A lone figure stepped out, wearing a nice black suit. Agent Phillip Coulson overlooked the area and then pulled out a phone and said, "Get a team here. We have a possible 084. Let's get to work."
-To be Continued in Etherias and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D-
Next Time:
Kurogane has been missing for a couple days. However, DARK has been pushed back by a being calling itself Buster Dark Lancer. However, a New Dark Energy Beast has appeared. Can this new ally of justice assist long enough to cover for our Hero? Tune in Next Time for the Next episode:
2 Days later!
The Wild Star Returns!
-Also-
Etherias (Aka Kurogane), finds himself a 'Guest' of the Strategic Homeland Intervention and Enforcement Logistics Division (S.H.I.E.L.D for short), and is asked why he is here. With no answers of his own, Kurogane must assist SHIELD in the war against HYDRA, a new group he has never faced before. Can he prove to be an ally to Coulson and his team? Find out in the upcoming Side Story:
Etherias and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Episode 1
Brave new World!
Exiakaiser: And we're clear! That is finished. Now I can take a break from this story and work on the side serial. And yes, you heard me right- Kurogane is now trapped in another dimension. He will be in the Marvel Universe for a very short time.
This will be just one of several 5-episode stories called Dimensional Misadventures, where Etherias will be forced to battle in other worlds. Any suggestions as to the worlds he visits? Then let me know. However, if you decide he will die in that world, that story will be dismissed and replaced.
Now, comment, let me know what your thoughts on this series are.