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Lily, Gavin, Michie, Kanna and Arnoul all look at Keena in a rather confused, yet also surprised, as well as questionable, way.
"Okay…so let me recap…so you dreamt that you encountered another dimension of you that the Law of Identity summoned to prove that there are no doubt different dimensions of, one of them having you fall in love with Akuto, but then that same Keena would then blow up the world to start all over by using her Law of Identity powers to become some sort of female God, like, legit female God, to blow up the world she was in, in order to kill Akuto in that dimension." said Michie, resuming it all.
"I am not kidding, guys. If I was kidding, I would do a silly face. Welp, you don't see me doing a silly face, right? I mean, I'm saying something rather silly, but you catch my drift." said Keena.
"Okay, isn't that just a little bit messed up? Cause…that's like some disturbing Ozymandias kind of stuff. Lots of innocent humans all killed all because she…mustered up the courage to do the right thing? Hell, that means that in that dimension, you killed us, too."
"Either way, causing some sort of Big Bang event must mean that the Law of Identity is really just that powerful…" said Arnoul.
"Geez…it feels like some sort of forbidden horror story…" said Kanna.
"I'm starting to wonder if that dimension travel thing that Mitsuko has should be destroyed…I just know that screwing around other timelines will just not feel right." Said Lily.
"Wait a minute, but it was a dream, wasn't it? It felt rather lifelike, like when you get launched off a roller coaster, and land on the ground violently, you suddenly open your eyes like it was nothing. Maybe something like that…" said Keena.
"But…wouldn't that mean that the Keena you met was just really that lonely, though? Sure, she was with…Akuto, but I wonder if not being that socially active with even having other friends might be the other reason." said Gavin.
"She…never really told me if she even had friends or anything…maybe other than Akuto, maybe she really was that lonely…hell, what if there are other dimensions that I never even meet any of you? What if I was just all useless like I was before the past couple of months…?" said Keena as she lets out a rather sad sigh, leaning her back against a wall. "But I don't wanna act like a brat, since if it's just how it goes, it's how it goes."
They all ponder for a few seconds.
"But…guys, you shouldn't act so down. Sure, there are other dimensions that, well, we don't even know each other, but know what? Who cares? We didn't just get together to try to protect the Academy, we're also together, because we're a pretty awesome crew, and most importantly, we're great friends! We hang out a lot, we have fun out a lot, and no matter what, we mostly stick together. Some challenges have come our way, and even after I defeat Akuto, we'll never leave each other's side! So, what do you say, guys, let's stop being gloomy and enjoy being friends together even more!"
They all nod, all saying "Yeah!". Keena, then extends her hand, "To friendship!"
Gavin then extends his, "To friendship!"
Lily extends hers, "To friendship!"
Michie extends hers, "To friendship!"
Arnoul extends hers, "To friendship."
"Hashtag, friendship?" Kanna chuckles, but then extends her hand, "Kidding~. To friendship!"
They then raise their hands and woop loudly, then gathering for a group hug.
As this all happens, Keena then thinks a bit, "Still…I wonder what comes up next when it comes to fighting…somehow, I wonder if it's going to be rather silly, yet also suddenly awful…"
[New theme song for new arc: "Never Lose Your Flames" by Issues]
Riddle me this, I gotta figure it out
Are they laughing at me
Because I'm prone to fear and doubt
Am I messed up, am I loud
Well eat my dust that's all I am
A speck out in the crowd
I'm trying to clean up the mess I made
But the towel I used to soak up my worry just went up in flames
You see I got a conscience like gasoline
I could siphon it out, rush it and leave
But, I fuel the fire with everything they said it's stuck in my mind
You're better off dead
If you got the keys then start the car and
Drive as far as you can
If you got the blood then you got the heart to
Give yourself a chance
Seems like we've been so scarred
Some people call it art
I hope you make peace with your pain
And never lose your flames!
Seems like we've been so scarred
Some people call it art
I hope you make peace with your pain
And never lose your flames.
Episode 23: "Wrath & Lust"
As the weekend arrives, the students of Constan Academy all decide to hang around out for a while. Keena is seen resting her back on a pillar while chewing on gum.
"I know it's good to go out and hang around for a bit, but I can't help but think that maybe we're underestimating the fact that we're kind of in a war against 3 opponents, especially with events as of late…but I wonder, should the Academy be revealed to ensure the safety, or keep it secret to not freak out the city. Dang it, I need to relax!"
She then gets distracted to see someone's legs, having black and white striped thighighs, revealed to be Gavin's.
"Keena-kins, what's up? Or should I say what's down?" he said.
Keena blinks then responds, "Oh, nothing, just…thinking about rainbow birdies…and stuff."
Gavin chuckles, "Rainbow birdies? I smell another Keena-nism! Too bad I didn't bring a book or something…"
"Phbt! Yeah, I deserve that. Also…you're wearing thighighs? Didn't think you'd wear those."
Gavin pouts cutely a bit, "You don't like 'em?"
Keena responds back with a hug and chuckle, "You kidding? You're quite hot in those! Heck, it's actually pretty cool, even!"
"Oh, thank goodness that you understand! Seriously, I've seen a lot of fellow men complain about how cold their legs could be, especially those who don't have hair in that area, and you know what I think? Wear these, dang it!"
A small pause occurs as he chuckles nervously. "Did I rant too long?"
"Nope, just right. Nice short shorts, by the way, too." Keena responded as they then both laugh and share a peck with each other.
A clicking sound is then heard, as it's Michie taking a picture with her phone. Lily, Arnoul and Kanna accompanying her. "Aaaaand screenshot moment!"
"It would actually be funnier if you recorded the whole conversation, you know." Said Keena with a slight smirk.
"Oh yeah…but still, the perfect peck with the perfect picture? That's one in the photobook, for sure." Michie responded back.
"You know, too bad most of these people are likely going to a certain concert." said Lily.
"Which one? Oh yeah, the boy band concert, right? I think they were called "That Way" or something." said Keena.
"Correct! These guys are just phony pretty boys who think they could keep giving fantasies to their female fans by directing their songs to them!" said Kanna, looking a little more annoyed than usual.
Arnoul chuckles, "Well, here we go.", responding with a shrug also.
"Seriously, look at the lyrics from some of their songs! There's songs like "You've Got This", which talks about how said fangirl something about her that makes them click. Right. Or how about "Alive and Budding", which is outright literally love at first sight turned to sex at first sight! Yeah, subtle lyrics, my ass. And finally, there's a whole song literally filled with "you" anytime they start a sentence! The damn song is even called "You"! In fact, they don't even write their own music! They're as talented as…something randomly inanimate like…dead…tree…bark!"
She takes a deep breath.
"You done?" says Arnoul.
"Yep."
"I'm honestly more surprised that they would have a concert in a town like this. It's not often that we get a boy band having a concert anywhere in Maine." said Lily.
"Must be indeed big too, since renovations for the Cumberland County Civic Center even stopped just for the concert to happen." said Gavin.
Keena then thinks for a bit, then speaks out, "We should go to the concert."
A small pause occurs.
"Let me guess…you're thinking crazy crap is gonna go down?" said Michie.
"Oh yeah, no doubt. In fact, sure, it might even be a trap—"
"Then why go?" Kanna retorted.
"Cause admit it, guys; if something this suspicious is going on there, and we aren't there to be involved, then personally, we'll feel pretty damn stupid."
"Oof! Now that's dedication to protect the people right there. Screw it, I don't care if there's gonna be stupid music there, I'm going with my girl!" said Gavin.
"You're the boss, Keena." said Lily.
"And even if it is trap, we should be well prepared, right?"
They all nod.
"Let's get going, then!"
They then run off to the arena as suddenly, back to CIMO8 headquarters, as Minnie and Annie are seen chatting outside of Eiko's room.
"She still in there? Man, if I had a nickle anytime she won't let us enter her room, I'd pretty much get one per second!" said Minnie.
"I honestly don't see why she's so depressed like this. The battle ended with pretty much no victors, really." said Annie.
"Didn't Keena's team kick a lot of robot booty there? And was it true that even the Demon King himself was tied in facing Keena?"
"How should I know? I only saw a few glimpses."
Yumi then leaves out of the room as she sighs.
"So…what'd you tell her this time?" said Annie.
"Just so you know, no, she's not crying. She pretty much has nothing but revenge on her mind. She's surprisingly patient, though." said Yumi
"I really want to try my damnest to help Eiko, too…but we keep losing people now. How is it that we actually had one more member over them, yet we're now down like this?!"
"Hey, look on the bright side, at least the Demon King nor Fujiko ever tried to invade the Super Bowl. We real baddie G's from that, y'know?"
Yumi sighs, "I'll just go to my room…and don't even bother trying to enter as well. I need a break from all this…" she said, rather nervously.
She walks quickly to her room, as she reaches for her Student Handbook and tries calling Fujiko, but due to her stress and nervous, toggles her finger to accidentally call Eiko instead.
"Fujiko? Fujiko, Eiko's scaring the shit out of me right now. I'm starting to think that she actually might be close to snapping. I called you like you asked, and I think now's a good time to maybe calm her with a drug. Oh, and don't say I didn't tell you so."
"This is Yumi, isn't it?" Eiko responded in, oddly, a calm matter. "How you doing, Yumi? Still uh, alive, I hear. It's gonna go hard for you, Yumi. You're not gonna like…what comes next."
She then hangs up. Yumi then calmly drops down the Handbook and leaves out the door, walking calmly to try to not make noise also in trying to exit the building. Just as she's in the main hall of the headquarters, one more door awaits for her exit. She looks behind her to try to see if Eiko follows her, but then once she looks at the door again, Eiko's there with a stern look on her face. Even with this, Yumi surprisingly remains calm.
"Hey, can I…get you something…partner?" Yumi replied, sounding rather jokey.
"I'm sorry, it sounded like you said "partner"". Said Eiko.
"You know, buddy, girl, chump. Ninja."
"Let me see if I can get you something."
"H-heh…w-w-what are you getting at?"
Then, very abruptly, half of Yumi is seen bleeding as it turns out, Eiko sliced her body in half with Mach-like speed with her knife as one half of Yumi floats away, while the other half has some of her organs fall out, but no blood on the rest of her body, and it even includes a snake that breathes fire that was on her brain that slowly slithers out. Eiko doesn't even react with a flinch, oddly enough and gets her Hand Book to call Fujiko.
"So, I'm guessing you've wanted to call me, Fujiko?"
"I see your funk's kinda gone. That was easier than expected. If you want, I can invite you to this little thing I'm on."
"No thanks. I'll just relax here more before my next plan."
"Oh and, uh…don't touch Yumi. She seems to have left me some messages."
One of the remains of Yumi's organs bleeds out a bit.
"Well I…promise I won't touch her."
Meanwhile, on the Cumberland County Civic Center, after getting the tickets for the concert the main group slowly starts to take their seats.
"Still can't believe we have to go here…well, at least we get the nosebleed seats so we don't get noticed." said Gavin.
"Think of us being security guards here. That aren't paid and that we have to pay to enter here…yeah, that doesn't sound like a weird joke or anything…" said Keena as Gavin responds with a chuckle.
"Say, Kanna, do you actually know the members of the band? I bet you pretty much detest them all enough to at least strike at their names." said Michie.
"Sadly, I do know their names…but I hate them too much to even know what their personalities are…if they have any. There's Neil, Leo, Haas, Louie and Zee. I bet we should use our imaginations on that one…" said Kanna.
"Guess that's fun. Well, I'm betting that they're just forced to act like this and that they're so secretly talented, they'll for indie acts sometime." said Arnoul.
"I think their label is just the Dad from one of the members. If they ever won a musical talent show, it's cause one of their daddies ensigned that." Said Keena
"I say they were just created to bring the boy band craze from the late 90's back again. They're only British because it adds "flavor"" and that it wouldn't work back then." said Gavin.
"Eh, I had both of your thoughts on my head. What about you, Michie?" said Lily.
"Well, it's a wild card, but I have to say they're…sluts." said Michie.
"Money sluts or actual sluts?" said Kanna.
"100% femboys."
Some of them look at her with a slight head tilt.
"That's…kinda wrong." said Arnoul.
"Oh come on, titillation has to happen at some point with boy bands, right? It'll actually be quite surprising."
"Um…you see, there's gonna be fangirls literally dying of orgasms the one second they see them in some sort of bondage gear or something." said Lily.
"What about if they crossdress?" said Kanna.
"Spontaneous combustion."
"Oof."
Gavin then chuckles, "Oh, you're just trying to shock me. I mean, boy bands looking slutty? That's like saying I have a bombastic body."
Keena tries to resist her laugh, holding it as much as possible, but sputters a bit.
"Yeah, I knew you'd, Keena-kins." Gavin said with a roll on his eyes.
"You walked into quite a trap there, but you do have a bit of a good point. Maybe they're just typical, clean, and good kids that behave and aren't ridiculous over the top junkies that you see in documentary films."
In That Way's dressing room, as 4 of the members are respectfully, smoking, one of them looking like he sniffed some cocaine, one of them drinking hard liquor and one of them taking painkillers as soft moaning is heard on the background.
The smoker, Lee, is checking on a nude magazine, as he chuckles and coughs, "Oh, who knew that getting high and checking on titties would be the best combination since turkey and lung cancer."
The drinker, Haas, retorts "That makes no sense. Appendix cancer makes more sense really."
"I thought you wouldn't believe in that."
"Well, guess that means I'm not drunk enough yet." He continues drinking.
The cocaine guy, Leo, slams his head on the table and growls, then says "For Christ sakes, if Fujiko isn't done with him yet, I'll have to whack off cause I am charged! And why are you a cockroach, Haas?"
"I think you saw Robert Downey Jr. again." said Haas.
"How do you know that, huh? Cause I bet you eat cock-a-roaches!" he then laughs uncontrollably and hits his head on the table once more. "My brain has balls of steel, by the way."
Louie, the painkiller junkie sighs deeply, "It's the cocaine talking…again."
"Uh-huh, and what's your point?!"
"You always say you have balls of steel on everything. Not even using the correct term, like arms of steel, or brains of steel."
"It's boring, Boring sucks. Boring are terrorists. Boring is what makes me wanna kill! GAH!"
Their private bathroom door behind them opens as the last remaining member, Zee, exits "Mn, thanks Fujiko, for your entering and exiting and…mn, it was just that good."
Fujiko laughs, "Oh, you boys are that submissive. It's amazing how much you all moan like girls. Even John Belushi over there."
A small pause happens. "Wait, you're talking about me, right?" said Louie.
"No, the other guy whose name starts with "L"."
"Are you calling me fat?! I've been losing weight for as long as I've done this, and heroin!"
"I'd call you John Simon Ritchie, but that would be too much credit."
Another pause as Leo grits his teeth. "Will you just screw me already?!"
"My strap-on is tired, so you'll just have to wait until after the show."
"Ha-ha! The great Goddess did me last!" said Zee, teasing Leo.
"Must…not…choke a bitch…" said Leo, trying to resist himself.
Fujiko then pats all their heads, "Now, now, boys, you're all my cute bitches, but remember, we're here because Keena and her buddies are likely to be here. After what happened yesterday, I figured the plan B, which are you guys, would also try to face against them well. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if they're still a little fatigued from yesterday."
"What about you, oh great Goddess?" said Louie.
"I'll watch and root for you in the most silent way possible. Hm...this Mana feeling…looks like the redhead and her pals are indeed here. I knew their sense of doing what's right would do it in."
"Hey, I wanna face that redhead chick!" said Neil.
"No, I wanna deal with her!" said Haas as he slightly hiccups.
"Hell no, I'm more energized than both of you!" shouted out Leo.
"I say Neil has a good counter-balance. As for me? Well, I kind of want to be a bit unpredictable by attacking one of their partners..." said Fujiko.
"And the rest of us?" said Zee.
"Fight on who you see fit."
"Roger!" the boy band members said.
"But first, I'm going to have to rinse you all from your habits to prepare for the concert. You don't want your fangirls to see you do things that would make them grounded, right?"
"What? Won't coke on my face turn them on?" said Leo
"Yes, but save it for another time…maybe in about a year or so."
"Oh goodie…another typical performance from all of us. Jooooooy." said Louie sarcastically.
"Hm…better idea; just sing one song, and then you can start the fight. You can act like yourselves to really catch them off-guard. How's that sound?"
They nodded their heads.
"Good, now clean up yourselves a bit. It might be a slightly smaller crowd than usual, but it'll be a blast, no doubt."
"All for you, Goddess." said Neil.
"Now wash yourselves, boys. I'll join as soon as it gets heated up."
The members then go through the bathroom door to prepare themselves.
Fujiko then ponders, "Hm…is there a pimp coat and cane around here?"
A couple of minutes pass by as the arena then darkens as the crowd cheers.
"Oh, boy, here we go…" said Kanna.
"I actually hope Eiko ambushes us for once. At least battling with her is actually fun and challenging. Yep, I said it…" said Arnoul.
"Hrm…I'm starting to feel bad, guys…maybe my sense of doing what's right kinda got me. Now we're stuck watching…this."
"No, it's okay, Keena. Sometimes, we have to suffer just to get through things." said Lily.
"Yeah, kinda like graduation. Especially when they show baby pictures. It's kinda painful." said Gavin.
"Sure, I'll joke that I'll leave, but there's no way I'd really leave you all to only suffer." Said Kanna.
"I do apologize for my joke, though…I'm not sure how we Liradans even go with humor, I admit…" said Arnoul
"It's not a bad try. It's cute for starters."
Arnoul then chuckles and blushes a bit from Kanna's comment as the rest raise their eyebrows and grin a bit.
"Well, let's see how this goes." said Keena.
The music then starts and the boy band then shows up, all wearing typical boy band clothes that are on their typical concerts as their first song starts up, sounding upbeat, poppy, although slightly generic and uninspired.
You are the one caught in my eyes
You are the one who just could be mine
You are whose popular with all the guys
You you, you you, you you, you you
Cause you know what you are, you're real stunning
You're eyes and your lips, you're everything
I'm yours and you're mine, that's all that matters
Those other guys, well, they're all just real jealous
As they continue singing, the many screaming fans whoop it all up as the main group watches in either in horror or disappointment. Keena and Gavin, however, are heard laughing.
"And they're playing that song, too…just think…they'll just wash out in maybe a few years, when they battle for solo careers that might go on nowhere—why are you two laughing?" said Kanna.
"This has to be a parody, right? So much fangirl baiting, it's just so freaking obvious!" said Keena, still laughing.
"Oh, no doubt!" said Gavin.
"They do have a point. Why not laugh at their songwriting?" said Michie.
"Cause they didn't write these songs, just some record higher-ups." said Kanna.
"Oh."
They all then laugh now, except Kanna, at first, then joins in the laughter.
"That's even better!" says Lily.
The song then ends as the crowd continues to roar in cheers from their performance.
"You all enjoy the show so far?!" yelled out Neil, with a heavy positive crowd response.
"Well, I say we spice it up!" he says as he forms a fireball as he throws it as it's able to locate Keena and aims straight at her. She then stops laughing and quickly notices it, punching it so hard that it disintegrates.
"What the…?"
"Aha! Gotcha there! So you're that troubling redhead!"
"And just when I was having fun with my friends, too…!"
"I felt a secret presence on you and your friends, which translates to…"Laughing our asses off"." said Louie.
"To be fair, we were starting to think you were a comedy act!" said Gavin.
Neil then throws two fireballs nearby them as a warning. A lot of the crowd then start to leave out of the arena as Keena and friends then leap onto the concert stage.
"Okay, enough! You're causing your own fans to be in danger!" said Lily.
Leo then cackles, "Who needs fans when you can just be surrounded by cocaine and heroin!"
"Mn, don't forget sedatives and painkillers to get read of any awful and bad feelings." said Louie.
"And drink as much to let your liver die off." said Haas.
"And finally, feeling penetrated~!" said Zee.
"Holy Jesus, what is this?" said Kanna.
"More like, wow, I was wrong."
"Well, I'm no Jesus, but I did cause this." said Fujiko, as she slowly walks to join her boys on stage with a rather big coat, hat and cane.
"It really just got weirder, did it?" said Arnoul.
"You're getting a little too cocky, Fujiko. Getting yourself a group of boys, looking like a pimp and be real sure of yourself all because we haven't won against you?" said Keena.
"Oh yeah, I'll keep on gloating. And while we're at it, call me "Goddess" from now on." said Fujiko.
"Oh, no way!"
"Then it's a fight we'll have, however, I'm not aiming at you this time, Keena. I feel like aiming straight the girl, who, last we met, I believe we somehow worked together and even joined you for bit, actually."
The good guys then tilted their head in slight confusion, all except for Michie.
"Oh, crap, I think she's talking about me." said Michie as she then chuckles weirdly.
"Wow…yeah I remember that now…"
"Oh yeah, that. That's still awkward to me, too." said Keena.
"Yeah, I should have killed both of you while I had the damn chance. Maybe now, though. To battle!" said Fujiko.
"Keena, I have a little favor; will you allow me to fight her?" said Michie.
"Go crazy. I'll take care of Pyromaniac here." said Keena.
"Witch vs. Damphir…interesting choice."
"And now…we shall go!"
Both sides start running towards each other with yells as all their attacks are about to connect, it suddenly blackens out.
(New ending theme song for this arc: "Jump On My Shoulders" by AWOLNATION)
There's a madman looking at you
And he wants to take your soul
There's a madman with a mad plan
And he's dancing at your door
Oh, what to do, oooh, what to do
When the walls are built to crumble
There's a madman with a mad plan
And he waits for us to stumble
Oooh, but our eyes are open
Yeah, they're really open
I say we rob from the rich and blow down the door
On to the next to dance with the poor
Jump on my shoulders
You can jump on my shoulders
We rob from the rich and blow down the door
On to the next to dance with the poor
Jump on my shoulders
You can jump on my shoulders
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
Jump on my shoulders, yeah
END OF EPISODE