Parasite Eve II: Armegedon
Things get worse by the minute as the danger in Akropolis Tower is far from over as a new villain is introduced and will try his hand in taking down Kyuu, and this is going to be a battle of power and wits. And this will open a door of possibilities as the Class Q leader will discover something far more than what he initially found out.
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As the four DDS students regroup after taking out the NMCs, the mysterious watcher was eyeing intently at Kyuu, and while the Class Q leader isn't looking, the intruder is ready to fire what appeared to be a huge shotgun that is aimed at Kyuu's face, but then a gunshot is fired, but it didn't came from the hiding intruder, but from someone else, which alarmed the four teens.
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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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03: Senpuku o Akropolis Tower part 2
The scene shifts to the other room where two men are facing off. On the left side appears to be a humanoid-like NMC, wielding a shotgun and he appeared to be a cyborg of sorts, while the other is a normal man, and is holding a pistol aiming at the attacker's face. The two had a face-off and the four DDS students entered, surprised to see the scene in front of them.
"You…you ruined my aim…who the hell are you?"
"Ryu Saeba…Interpol agent. Can't believe that a guy like you would pick on kids…"
"My business isn't with you…but with a certain boy who defeated Mitochondria Eve…and the Ultimate Being…he is a threat and must be exterminated…no matter what…and no one can stop me…even the government can't cover him up…even if that brat is labeled a "hero"…he is still a threat…"
Kyuu glances at the huge attacker and slowly sensed something emanating from the brute, and made a harrowing discovery which alarmed the three other DDS students.
"That guy…he's a amalgam of a human and NMC…!"
"What???!!!"
"Tomoyo…hide yourself…your video cam is too important…"
Tomoyo hid behind a wall and continued to watch and record the scene as Kyuu confronted the huge attacker who laughed a bit psychotic at the Class Q leader as he meet him face to face.
"Heh…so you're Kyuu Renjou…not bad for a pipsqueak who defeated Eve and her offspring…too bad you're powers won't be a match for me and I got stronger firepower that'll put yours to shame."
"Who are you???"
"Call me…Golem # 9…and yup…I used to be human…but I paid a huge sum to the scientists to turn me into an Artificial NMC but at the same time to retain my brain power to the very least…at least I won't be as brainless as those small fries…but with that and my arsenal…I can take you down…even if you're an Orphenoch!"
"How did you know that??!!"
"Who cares? You'll die right here and now!"
As Golem # 9 prepared to fire his cybernetic arm-attached shotgun, Ryu Saeba fired again to disrupt his aim but the huge attacker shoved the Interpol agent aside, knocking him down and Kyo took the opportunity to change into Mask Rider Gamma and activated his laser saber and went for the offensive, however, Golem was quite fast for his huge size and grabbed the laser blade of the saber and threw Gamma aside and continued to go after Kyuu.
"Kyuu Renjou…I'm gonna kill you…!"
"Get away from my brother!!!!"
Kyo, as Mask Rider Gamma, goes in for an open attack, wearing the knuckle duster with its memory chip inserted, he is going to do an energy punch, but surprisingly, Golem # 9 blocked it with his left palm, absorbing the impact yet he appeared to be unhurt, surprising the Class R leader.
"That tickles…I was expecting something more than this. Now step aside…my business is with that Y-Chromosomal Adam brat…I'll kill him regardless of the reason…he is not permitted to live!"
Gamma was tossed aside and Kyuu braces for Golem # 9's attack, but then the younger Renjou quickly got up and inserted the flashlight-like device on his left ankle and pressed the ENTER button on his phone's keypad, and immediately jumped towards the attacker, intending to stop him from murdering Kyuu.
An energy drill appeared in front of Golem # 9 as Gamma performs his Rider Kick, but as Gamma was nearing his target, the Artificial NMC fired his shotgun at the Gamma Belt, smashing it to bits as well as destroying it, along with the Gamma Phone, and this sent Kyo to the wall, knocking him down, but luckily suffered only concussions and bruises, but his belt and phone are wrecked beyond repairs, and he is down.
Sakura uses the SHIELD card to trap him, but the enemy fired his shotgun and the Cardcaptor managed to avoid the large bullet but it did grazed her left side of her temple, busting her open and knocking her out, leaving Kyuu all alone to defend himself. Seeing the two injured, the Class Q leader was distracted allowing the attacker to take advantage of the situation.
"Sakura! Kyo!"
"You're deal's with me, brat! Forget them and focus on me if you want to stay alive, though I have no intention of letting you live…so die now along with those two other brats!"
"Don't look down on me…OOOOFFFF!!!!!!"
Golem # 9 quickly took the lead and pummeled the DDS student around and even tries to shoot him down but Kyuu managed to quickly change in to the Angel Orphenoch and used his wings to cover himself from the blasts. Seeing that he needed an opening to take down his larger opponent, the Angel Orphenoch flew up and fired his feather darts, but the so-called Artificial NMC wasn't fazed and kept on firing, though he misses.
Taking the risk, the Angel Orphenoch shoots out his tentacle and attempts to turn his opponents heart into dust to kill it but the Golem grabbed the tentacle and pulled Kyuu towards him and opened fire, and this time it hits the mark, and Kyuu fell down on the ground, reverting back to normal, and his head was right in front of the shotgun nozzle, and Golem # 9 was grinning as he is ready to kill the boy.
"Any last words, brat? It's a pity you won't get to do detective stuffs after you die…besides, this planet has no room for freaks like you…too bad you're family will be happy to be rid of a freak like you…they despise mutated brats and I'll be more than happy to use your head as a trophy…"
"KEEP MY FAMILY OUT OF THIS!!!!!"
Angered by the insults and for dragging his family, Kyuu accidentally unleashed his Parasite Energy to combust the Golem, setting him on fire, causing the cybernetic mutate to flee to the other room, and Kyuu went to Sakura's side, seeing that she is bleeding non-stop and had to do something, and called Tomoyo to call for help.
"Give me a minute…I'm trying to call the officers downstairs…my radio can connect to their frequency…I'm trying to get through…wha…EEEEEKKKKKKK!!!!!!"
Turning around, Kyuu was taken by surprise as Golem re-enters the room and clotheslines the Class Q leader, disabling him. It turns out that Golem survived as he went inside the cafeteria and right below the sprinklers to douse off the flames on his body, but he actually survived because of his surgically-implanted Mitochondria cells sufficiently healed him. As Kyuu tries to get up, he was kicked on the throat and punched around and slammed against the wall. Golem # 9 makes it clear that he won't give Kyuu the chance to become an Orphenoch or assume his Parasite form.
"Sorry, brat…can't let you turn me to dust or fry me to bits…so I'll take you down while you're down! And after that, your beauty bitch is next…can't let witnesses live to tell anyone what they saw…though I might consider her making my whore!"
With the Class Q leader down, the Artificial NMC warrior slowly head towards a terrified Tomoyo, still recording him on her video cam though she was visibly shaking as she has nowhere to run with Sakura and Kyo down as well, but then help came in the nick of time.
TheBee: "Cast Off!"
Wasp Zecter: "CAST OFF!"
Shards of TheBee's armor came flying towards Golem # 9, slightly harming him and staggered back as TheBee stood in front of Tomoyo, shielding her while getting ready to take the fight against the attacker.
Wasp Zecter: "CHANGE WASP…!"
"Fujima…thank goodness you're here…"
"It was fortunate that a random frequency happened to come across ZECT's radio about a situation at this building…and I have a feeling someone actually lured Kyuu here…and what's even more suspicious is that the Shibuya Police have actually called ZECT, but someone redirected the call and bypass us. Looks like I got here just in time…"
"You're alone?"
"The ZECT Troopers are dealing with the NMC's below, and threatened to make their way out of the building so I ordered them to stop them from letting the critters get outside. I'll deal with the brute…get Kyuu and the others out."
"Anyone who shields Kyuu Renjou will suffer my wrath! And I won't stop until the brat is dead!"
"I suppose that you're more than just a brute, are you?"
"You wish!"
"Be careful, Fujima! He claims to be an Artificial NMC! And the huge monster at the cafeteria appeared to be a higher level NMC as it assumes a human form!"
"What???!!!"
TheBee was taken aback by what Tomoyo said and Golem # 9 took advantage of the distraction and tries to clobber the ZECT field agent, but TheBee activates the "Clock Up" to use the time speed mechanism to get a few punches out of the brute, and managed to stagger him back, but then more Artificial NMCs arrived in the form of more mini-versions of Shizuko and slowly transformed into ostrich-like mutates and went after the ZECT fighter, and he was slightly overwhelmed, though his armor was able to protect him and he began to toggle the Wasp Zecter to rid himself of these pests.
"Rider Sting!"
Wasp Zecter: "RIDER STING!"
TheBee punches away at the mini-ANMCs using the needle of the Wasp Zecter and one by one they exploded, taking out at least 15 of them in less than 45 seconds, and when the smoke cleared Golem # 9 is already gone, and he went to the other teens' sides, seeing that Sakura was in serious condition as Tomoyo uses first aid treatment by wrapping her head with a long handkerchief. Kyuu got up and is carrying Kyo on his back and they all slowly about to leave the 8th floor when Kyuu noticed a plane heading for their direction and Fujima guessed what this means.
"Darn…that plane's heading this way…everyone, hold onto me! Clock Up!"
Wasp Zecter: "CLOCK UP!"
With Tomoyo and Kyuu holding onto him, TheBee ran out of the room and went towards the fire exit, moving at a fast speed with the four teens on his back and it took 10 seconds for all of them to make it out of the Akropolis Tower, and when the Clock Up mechanism was deactivated, time resumes and the plane went for the building, and it shows that the plane is remote controlled, and smashes at the 8th floor, and the top portion of the building exploded, and within two minutes the building was leveled down, killing most of the ZECT Troopers.
Ambulances arrived and had the injured teens attended to while Tomoyo creates a copy of her footage and gave it to Fujima so ZECT can look in to it. She then left to join the others as the ambulances are heading for Shibuya Hospital and she began to call Ryu and Touya to inform them of what has happened to Sakura and the Renjou brothers.
Meanwhile, at a darkened alley, Golem # 9 watches Fujima leave, and is plotting another scheme when his radio beeped and answers it, and within a minute he left the scene, his destination unknown.
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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Sakura and Kyo are down, with Tomoyo and Kyuu barely made it out alive thanks to the arrival of TheBee. A deep revelation is shown here as TheBee said that the distress call to ZECT by the Shibuya Police was intentionally bypassed, meaning a new group is behind this, and someone wants Kyuu dead.
Artificial Neo Mitochondrial Creatures? What are they? You'll soon find out in the next chapters.
Preview:
As the four DDS students recuperate, another girl shows up claiming to be Shizuko. Will they be fooled again or will they have to make her prove that she's real or not?
Guest Appearance:
Ryu Saeba, the main protagonist from the manga/anime City Hunter, makes a brief cameo appearance, and though his role is short, he did save Kyuu's life. I was unaware of this manga until watching the 1992 Jackie Chan movie City Hunter made me curious and researched it.
And that's how I learned about this.