Parasite Eve II: Armegedon
Many thanks to you for reviewing the first chapter, and now chapter 2 comes in, and the action gets more and more tense as the Renjou brothers and Class S must fend off the Neo Mitochondrial Creatures in order to stay alive, as more of them show up intending to have the four DDS students added to their menu.
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Kyuu and Kyo stared wide-eyed as they witnessed Shizuko Miyahara slowly changed into what appeared to be a human-like ostrich with arms and talons minus the wings. At the floor were ripped clothing that were ripped off after the creature grew in size after the transition from human to NMC form, and it stepped on the eyeglasses which Shizuko usually wears.
Kyuu's parasite Energy tells him that this creature may not be Shizuko, but he couldn't tell and right now he is bracing himself to face it out to protect his friends and to stay alive
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Period by Chemistry
(4th Opening Song from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
owari naki tabi no tochuu tachidomari sou na toki
fukai tameiki kobosu bokura wa
tsukami kakete wa mata hanarete itta
demo ima wa mou nani mo osoreru koto wa nai
kokoro o tsunagu tsuyoi kizuna wa
keshite hodoke wa shinaisa
sagashi tsuzukete tadori tsuita
kono basho de Period ni
ai ni michita nukumori karadajuu kakemeguru
nido to kieru koto nai kioku ga
kanarazu yakusoku hatashite kimi o tsureteku yo
afureru yume o negai daite subete uta ni nosete
genjitsu kara me o sorasazu ni
tachimukau yuuki o
kanashimi ikari chikara ni kaete
unmei wa sugu soba ni
mukau saki wa hora
kirameku sekai
boku o furuwasu kono kansei o
uragiru koto wa shinaisa
tomo ni ikiteku mirai no tame ni
kono basho de Period ni
shinjitsu o yubisaki ni
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02: Senpuku o Akropolis Tower part 1
Kyo took out the Gamma Belt from his bag and fasten it around his waist as he prepares to insert the Gamma Phone onto the center hilt of the belt, and noticed that something was not right here. Eve is already dead and thus she cannot cause the spawning of the NMCs, and normally only animals mutated into NMC via that transformation they've seen, but a human? Surely shizuko can't be Mitochondria Eve since the Mitochondria Cells would take over the host's body and turn her into a semi-human creature like Melissa Pearce, but instead Shizuko became an ostrich-like creature.
"Okay…nii-san…are you sure Shizuko is just an NMC? And are you sure she's not a new version of Eve??? She's too ugly to become one…and she doesn't float like the original Eve does…"
"No…she's just an NMC…but…wait…the creature's energy…they're somewhat advanced versions…more advanced than the NMCs we fought before…"
"Shit…we'll deal with this later…right now let's fry them down!"
Without further ado, Kyo punches the codes of the Gamma Phone to initiate his transformation.
5-9-6 ENTER
Gamma Phone: "STANDING BY…"
Kyo: "Rider Change!"
Gamma Phone: "COMPLETE…"
After that he inserted it on the center holster of the belt, and his body glowed as black and green energy enveloped him and is now encased in an armor with green lines, and black, gray and green ornaments with the gamma symbols attached, and he became Mask Rider Gamma, and before they make their move, several children came in, all resembling seven-year old girls and they all looked like Shizuko Miyahara!
Tomoyo: "What…? More Shizuko's???"
Sakura: "Get back Tomoyo…I have a feeling that they're…"
Sakura's suspicions were true, as the several Shizuko-like girls slowly transformed into mini versions of the NMC, and the Class S leader went in to action anticipating their attacks.
"O' key that hides the power of the star…discard your past appearance and reveal your true nature to me…by my power I command you…RELEASE!!!!"
Sakura activated her Star Staff and went in to action to summon a Clow Card.
"O' cards created by Clow Reed…discard your past appearance and reveal your true nature to me…by my power I command you…as your new master…SHIELD!!!"
Sakura unseals the SHIELD card and it formed a barrier to protect Tomoyo and the mini-NMCs began scratching their way through but couldn't enter while Tomoyo continues to film the scene in front of her, while Kyuu changes to the Angel Orphenoch to face of the bigger NMC, but Gamma shoved him aside, surprising him but then he was given instructions.
"Leave this brute to me…go help Sakura…even her magic powers won't be enough to fend off a lot of these fakers…and besides…Maeda says you can't strain yourself too much…you'll break down sooner and the cells inside you might get the advantage to take over your body."
"Fine…"
As Gamma activated his laser saber, the Angel Ophenoch started to assist Sakura in dealing with the mini-NMCs, but the sheer number of them seem to increase as more of them came in without notice, and she decided to use FREEZE to hold them off, but a few managed to break free from their confinement and Sakura had to back away, and the Angel Orphenoch used his feather darts to kill off the frontliners, and he sensed that more are coming in.
"Darn…more are no the way here…Sakura…go inside your shield while I hold them off…try to think of a way to take them down in one blow…I can sense that there are only a few more arriving…"
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At the other side of the 8th floor, a pair of glowing eyes is seen through the silhouette and is watching the DDS students fighting for their lives, and is eyeing specifically at Kyuu, watching him intently and has a seemingly orchestrated plan in store for him.
"Kyuu Renjou…you will die here…not even your Parasite Energy can save you here…"
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Meanwhile, Gamma himself has problem having to contain his larger opponent as the laser blast from his Gamma Phone in pistol mode didn't deter it from submitting and was caught and kicked towards a table, and he could feel the blow through his armor. As he got up, he jumped aside to avoid the NMC jumping onto him.
"Geez…this thing is really tough…and I wonder if Shizuko is infected with the Mitochondria DNA…if she is…she should become the new Eve…good thing she became a mere cannon-fodder…or we'd be dead right here and now…"
Gamma puts on a knuckle duster resembling a Polaroid camera while inserting a memory chip inside it and pressed ENTER on the Gamma Phone's keypad.
Gamma Phone: "EXCEED CHARGE…"
With his knuckle duster glowing with energy emanating from his armor and punched out the large NMC, though it only weakened it a bit and then he inserted a flashlight-like device on his left ankle and pressed ENTER on the Gamma Phone's keypad.
Gamma Phone: "EXCEED CHARGE…"
Gamma jumps up the flashlight-like device fires an energy drill in front of the NMC and Gamma performs a flying kick which phased through the monster and moments later exploded, and now one BIG problem is solved, and this leaves the SMALLER problems to solve, and while looking around, he saw the sprinklers above attached to the ceilings and got an idea.
"Nii-san! Go inside the force field…Sakura…use FIREY, and when the sprinklers are activated, use THUNDER…it'll fry these small fires for good!"
Kyuu and Sakura got the message and did what they were told, and Sakura went in to action.
"O' cards created by Clow Reed…discard your past appearance and reveal your true nature to me…by my power I command you…as your new master…FIREY!!!"
As FIREY went to work, using its fire power to provoke the sprinklers, it disappears as the sprinklers rain down on the mini NMCs and there Sakura made her next move.
"O' cards created by Clow Reed…discard your past appearance and reveal your true nature to me…by my power I command you…as your new master…THUNDER!!!"
THUNDER made its move and within moments the mini NMCs were electrocuted and were slowly being killed. The tension ended and things went back to normal for now, as the four DDS students regrouped. They wondered what really happened here and why there are NMCs here in Akropolis Tower.
Kyuu went towards the corpses of the NCs and used his Parasite Energy to scan them, only to discover that they ARE NOT products of Mitochondria Eve's creation…rather, they are man-made. He told the rest about this which shocked them at the most.
Kyo: "Hey, nii-san…knock off the horror jokes…this isn't funny…"
Kyuu: "I'm not joking…I sensed them myself…"
Sakura: "But…who would do something like this…?"
Tomoyo: "We'd better report this to DDS…and ZECT."
As the four DDS students discussed about this discovery, the watcher who witnessed the battle moves closer to the teens, ready to pounce on them after they discovered what they shouldn't have discovered, intending to silence them for good.
"Sorry, kiddies…can't let you live…this secret should remain a secret…and dead kids do not tell tales…for this is between me and my employers…"
Kyuu glanced at the door, sensing someone coming, which also emits Parasite Energy, though in a limited degree and the others braced themselves as Kyuu told them to be ready.
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Somewhere within the 8th floor, a man is traveling around the hallway and saw the disemboweled remains of the Shibuya SWAT team members and knew something is going on, and then saw the figure who is stalking the DDS students, ready to pounce on the teen detective students, and knew that the teenagers are as good as dead seeing the size disadvantage and decided to risk his life to save them.
"Those kids…what are they doing here? They have no idea who or what they're facing against…I'd better distract that guy to allow them to escape safely. I guess Eve's legacy lives on as someone is using the remains of the NMC to create their own dangerous weapons…
To Be Continued…
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Shukan Sentimantal by SCANDAL
(4th Ending Song from Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood)
kawashita hazu no nai yakusoku ga
kyou mo bokura no mirai o ubaou to suru
hoshigatte ita mono o te ni shite mo
sunao ni umaku waraenai no wa naze darou
afureru namida wa yowasa ya koukai janai
ITAMI ga unda KAKERA de
donna shunkan datte unmei datte
hitotsu dake tashika na mono ga aru to shitta
hitori de kangaechatte ima o mayou yori
ashita o mukae ni ikun da
zutto mottetai kokoro no jirai SUICCHI wa kittenai
KAWARANAI MIRAI KOWASHITAI
itsumo boku o miteru arifureta MERODI ga
kudaranai to hito ni warawarete mo
KIRAKIRA naosara kagayaku no wa naze darou
nani ga honto de uso ka RIKUTSU ja nakute
kanjite itai KOKORO de
kitto aijou nante gensou datte
gomakashitaku nai yo kizutsuita to shite mo
wakari aitai to tsuyoku negau hodo
butsukaru koto mo aru kara
nakeru kurai aozora kousaten de te o nobashita
juunen go mo konna fuu ni irareru kana issho ni
donna shunkan datte unmei datte
hitotsu dake tashika na mono ga aru to shitta
genkai datte konnan datte akirametaku nai yo
kono mama hanasanai de
kataku nigirishimeta kimi no migite no nukumori
koko ni aru kara
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The NMCs defeated, and the four DDS students are safe…for a few moments as someone is going to kill them and unless kyuu can sense the incoming attacker, casualties will arise…
And who's the other guy coming to Akropolis Tower by himself? At least he's on the good side and intends to save the teen detective students…
Preview:
Kyuu gets more physical as the mysterious stalker is revealed, and appears to me more than a match for him, and even Kyo may not be able to match the attacker by strength. Will Sakura be able to help matters?