Author's Note: Ah, the second chapter to Fallen Blue Sky, in which I got many surprises for you folks. I had to tinker with this one in my head a few times as this story is kind of different than what I normally do. Also, StarCaptain, I agree with you on one point and disagree with you on another. The OP for this story, perfect choice and I was thinking of that when I was tinkering with this sudden story idea. But the personality, I don't want to make it closer to her game or manga counterparts, but somewhere along those lines where she has her own individual personality that fits the anime/OVA mix. Well, let's get the ball rolling with chapter 2!

Black Rock Shooter and co. belongs to Huke.

Mato groaned and opened her eyes, noticing the light shining through her window despite it being a bit too early, "Hmm, what time is it..?"

She remember placing her cell phone underneath her pillow, so she took it out and flipped it open, noticing the time. It was way too early for her to nbe up, but she couldn't help it as she couldn't exactly sleep last night. Well, Mato did sleep but whenever she was dreaming, she was often dreaming about a certain person that she can't exactly remember. It was as if she lost a certain piece of herself, despite her feeling like everything is alright and that the strange feeling she was getting was just sleep deprivation. Still, she couldn't help but wonder who she was dreaming about since it was nagging her right in the back of her mind like an illness that just doesn't know when to go away with the progression always going up and down.

"Well, looks like it'll be a couple hours before mom or Hiro wakes up," Mato thought to herself as she covered her eyes with her arm, "Why am I feeling like this, it's so unreal..."

A blurred image of the person she was dreaming of appeared in her head, but it just couldn't stick to her as if just felt like an anomaly, something completely foreign and yet, it seemed a bit familiar. She spent the remain two hours trying to think about the blurred image in her head but she couldn't make sense of it at all. Her little brother, Hiro, came to wake her up but he notices her scratching her head with both of her hands and decided that it was best to leave her alone, so he closed the door slowly so it doesn't catch her attention at all. Mato sighed and thought it was best to think about it another time so she could focus on today since she has school. How she wished it was summer break already as she couldn't stand wasting the nice weather away like it's nothing.

"Damn it, just what am I gonna do..?" Mato wonder as she got out of her bed, getting ready to change into her school uniform.

Dead Master, after a near six hour ride to the Sky Gates, reached her destination as she hoped off her skull and and landed on the ground, not caring for elegance. She was aware that B RS spent time here rather in her land since she could actually see the sky and relax, but that was only when she needed it, which was rarely. She walked around the area, jumping from structure to structure to try and find any sign of B RS's body, but so far, she was reaching dead ends. Dead Master frowned as she continued her search, hoping Yomi doesn't become affected by what happened to Mato if she started acting differently than usual. There was no way that B RS could have fallen so easily and if she had, then where is her body located so there could be proof of B RS's death.

"It seems you also learned about what has happened..." Dead Master heard.

She looked to her left and noticed Gold Saw was walking towards her, holding onto her King Saw as if she was anticipating Dead Master going to fight against her, "STR and I looked around here, but no such luck..."

Dead Master narrowed her eyes, "Why should I believe you?"

"I did not kill her, I wasn't even here when I've heard of her death," Gold Saw told Dead Master, "If I did, her body would have been left to rot here"

STR appeared from behind one of the structures, "It seems the news of her death has everyone rattled, we are no exception"

Dead Master clenched her teeth, realizing that STR was right about the news of B RS's death having everyone shaken up completely. She was feared and she was also known to not leave the best of impressions, but the sudden news of her death changed everything. The Otherworld was changing slowly as the clear blue sky was now greyed out, the spark that illuminated the once dark place now gone in response to what happened last night. Suddenly, the trio could hear some sort of tiny engine coming their way until they noticed it was Chariot, who looked worried until she noticed the expression on Dead Master's face, already figuring out that she knows too. To have the news spread so fast, so quickly was unnatural, as if it was a message being sent out to every single other self to watch themselves, otherwise the same fate will befall them.

"To think, us four, coming together to find out who was responsible for the antithesis's death," Gold Saw mused.

Dead Master glared at Gold saw, not liking that comment, "Don't call her that!"

"It doesn't change the fact that she is dead," Chariot said, "Just where is her body?"

STR shook her head in disappointment, sadness etched on her face, "We couldn't find her body here..."

"If anything, her death may not have occurred here, but well find it," Gold saw said as she reversed her grip on her King Saw, having it point towards the ground, "Seek..."

As she let go of King Saw, a portal opened for them to cross so they could reach where B RS was last located since it was obvious she wasn't in the Sky Gates. Chariot and STR went through it first as Dead Master was busy doing something and Gold Saw was going to dive in last since she needs to close it herself once entering. Dead Master sent Yomi a message about what occurred and asked her to keep an eye on Mato in case she acts strangely. Once that was done with, Dead Master entered the portal before Gold Saw followed her, sealing it up as the four of them traveled to B RS was last located. If possible, if the killer is still there when they arrive, then they could get some answers as to why B RS was killed.

But they weren't aware of what was in store for them once they got there...

Takanashi Yomi, one of Mato's closest friends, was surprised to hear tragic news coming from Dead Master but the fact that it was B RS's death made the situation more harder to deal with. She didn't know if she should tell Mato the moment she sees her since there was the chance she knows it, but the fact that B RS was also a part of Mato's memories changed everything. It was a problem that couldn't be handle delicately, so she assumed that it was best not to tell Mato anything, but that doesn't mean she couldn't tell everyone else who should know this situation. Izuriha Kagari, Yomi's childhood friend, was staring at her, wondering why her shoulders were quivering as if she was sad. She was, but it was best not to show it in front of Mato when she gets here.

"Yomi, are you okay?" Kagari asked her.

Yomi shook her head, "No... B RS... she's gone..."

"Eh, but how is that possible, she's Mato's other self," Kagari wondered before she started denying it, "There's no way that girl could get killed so easily"

Yomi looked at Kagari, "Dead Master told me, she was the one who said that she felt B RS's death along with the rest of the Otherworld..."

"But that's just Dead Master, we don't know if it's true or not from the others," Kagari told her.

"I guess we'll have to wait then..." Yomi said as Mato ran towards them.

"Hey, sorry I'm late," Mato said as she caught up, trying to catch her breath, "I don't know why but for a moment, I felt like I was daydreaming on the way here..."

Mato was half right on it since she wasn't fully aware of what happened several minutes ago when she passed by a girl wearing a hoodie and some jeans. The moment they passed each other, Mato completely stopped as he eyes glazed over, remembering the dream she had last night. The images were still blurry, but it seems to be a lot worse than before, like they were meant to be erased from her mind completely. But, as soon as it happen, it stopped and Mato continued running towards Yomi and Kagari, not even remembering what happened about a couple of minutes ago. Right now, as Mato was walking with two of her friends, she was wondering what was going on with her as lately, she been feeling even more different than usual.

"Hey, Earth to Mato," Kagari said as she waved a hand in front of Mato's face.

Mato snapped out of her stupor, "Eh?"

"We're almost at school," Yomi told her, as she pointed towards the front gate, "See, Yuu is there, waiting for us..."

"Oh, then come on," Mato said as she ran towards the gate, surprising Yomi and Kagari.

"Slow down you speed demon!" Kagari shouted towards her.

Yomi sighed, "Well, seems like she's normal..."

The portal opened and the four other selves stepped out, noticing the monolith of a castle that was right before them. What also seemed to surprise them was the sight of vegetation and water, as well as a blue sky with slight clouds looming overhead, but there wasn't a lot of them. They looked at each other before they walked into the castle, figuring that exploration of the huge castle so they could get to B RS's previous location. It would probably take them several hours, but they didn't have time to waste and started dashing through the area, passing through various hallways, huge rooms, and some outdoor fields with a railing acting as a barrier to prevent falls to the ground. Overall, the design was very intricate, as if someone built it to be this big and spacious, unlike the castles back where they came from.

Dead Master looked at Gold Saw, "Who could of built this?"

"I'm more curious about this location," STR said as she looked around, her Ogre Arms trailing right behind her, "The castle is of Otherworld origin, but the landscape doesn't, like it was something from the real world..."

"It's possible someone must of created this world, but whoever it was must be extremely powerful to make something like this," Gold Saw stated.

Chariot looked around, "Even so, for a place like this to be this tall with a vast amount of floors is ridiculous..."

Gold saw nodded before she stopped running, feeling something familiar coming from the door to her right, as if it was the aura of a fight taking place. Everyone else noticed her stop and backtracked, realizing that they were picking up on the same feeling as she was. Gold Saw took her King Saw and sliced the doors apart, showing a large hall with cracks on the floor, broken pillars, and blood stains everywhere. Dead Master looked through the hall until she noticed something, running towards it with no restraint. Gold Saw noticed what it was that Dead Master and tried to stop her, but it was too late as she noticed the carving of a star on the wall with B RS's Black Blade implanted into the floor, blood marks near the carving.

"So... this is the proof that B RS is dead..." Dead Master mumbled.

STR and Chariot walked up to the scene while Gold Saw grimaced, "How could she have lost?"

"These damages," STR noted, "It seems to me she was up against an opponent unlike any of us, one that was able to overpower her easily when not holding back..."

"So there is someone more powerful than the infamous B RS," Chariot said, "Hard to believe she's gone"

Dead Master didn't say anything as she took the Black Blade into her hands, wondering who it was that killed B RS. What neither of them knew was that Geshumaru and her mechanical partner was watching them through a fountain, a faint blue light resonating in the water. She didn't send her partner after them as she had no intention of killing them, instead, she allowed them to enter the castle and find the Black Blade and B RS's makeshift grave. The two of them noticed the group walking away with the sword in tow, wondering if that was where B RS died, then where was the body? Geshumaru had her robotic ally take the body away and destroy it completely so there was no possible way of discovering it or allowing anomalies possess it.

"It seems we've prevented a disaster from occurring, despite the death of a valiant soul," Geshumaru remarked.

The machine nodded, "But how far will this go, what if something was to happen?"

"Then we will have to wait and see what's next to do," Geshumaru told her partner, "I already tried to get Kuroi Mato to forget B RS completely earlier today, but it's becoming complicated since I had to be inconspicuous with my powers..."

"The price of having a body of both a human and an other self," The machine noted.

Geshumaru sighed, not even noticing the tiny ripples that was occurring on the water's surface...

The day was over and everyone was going home, especially Mato as Kohata prevented her from taking any participation in club activities. Mato accepted it as is since she felt weaker than normal, and the fact that the blurred images kept on appearing in her head caused her focus to waver completely. She also wondered why Yomi was acting suspiciously around her, and it seemed like at a certain point of the day, even Yuu, Kagari, and Saya were acting suspiciously, like they knew something that she didn't. Whatever was going on, Mato didn't like the coincidences nor the image spamming as it was really starting to piss her off, which caused her fatigue to worsen. Mato thought that the moment she gets home was the moment she gets up to her room and plop onto her bed, enjoying the long deserved sleep that she wants.

For a moment though, on the way back home, Mato felt the images hitting her like a bunch of basketballs to the face, and before she knew it, she was right at the front door to her house. She unlocked it and entered, slipping off her shoes before walking to the stairs so she could reach the softness of her bed. What actually took about three minutes to reach actually seemed like a lot longer than what she had expected. Mato entered her room and toppled onto her bed, not even minding the fact that she was still wearing her uniform. She thought she was going to enter a blissful sleep but instead, she was pulled down deeper than she had expected, opening her eyes to see she was inside a violent blue wave.

"Hun.. wha?" Mato said, surprised by what she was seeing.

The images reappeared, but instead of it just being images, it was more like she was seeing it as if she was really there, watching what was going on. Each scene passed by, and somehow, the blurriness started fading away, becoming even more clearer than usual. Mato was able to make out familiar face from the Otherworld, such as Dead Master, Gold Saw, and STR when Yuu was controlling her body but one person just continues to be blurred, despite the image already clearing up. At first, when Mato though it was over, she thought she was going to wake up but another image appeared ad that when she could see everything, not just the entire horrifying fight, but who the two people were, especially the one with the blue eyes. She wanted to take her eyes away, but she couldn't as she saw the machine pierce B RS through the heart with it's katana, causing Mato to scream in horror, not just from the scene, but from realizing that she had forgotten about her other self.

Geshumaru stepped away from the fountain, noticing the destructive ripples that was occurring in the water's surface as it was slowly turning black. She wasn't aware of it at first, but as soon as the ripples became destructive, she realized that it was a bad omen that would occur soon. The black color of the water, however, was something she couldn't comprehend as it wasn't a natural occurrence, but Geshumaru knew what it meant. There was a new other self being born, but it was only a signal as she couldn't feel the new other self just yet, but she feared that the black color wouldn't be the color of the other self's flame. Black was too much of an unnatural color for an other self to have, and the fact that it has never been used do to how restricted it is shows that someone was making it happen just by their will.

"I don't like this," Geshumaru mumbled.

The machine nodded, "It seems we will have to run interference soon..."

"Why is that?" Geshumaru inquired.

The machine pointed towards the fountain, which seemingly calmed down and noticed the four girls were heading towards one of the outside halls. She noticed a fluctuation occurring on the floor that they were standing on and saw tremors that caught them off guard. Even Geshumaru could feel it from where she was, which meant that something large was coming out from where the group was and it will be a difficult fight to handle. She had a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach, and she was will to bet that whatever was going on, someone was acting as the catalyst for it. One look to her partner was all that was needed as they rushed inside, hoping that the gate to the prison of a creature wasn't unlocked, otherwise, they would be dead within a week.

Mato was curled up into a ball, wondering how she managed to forget B RS and not everyone else as she couldn't accept the scene that occurred right in front of her. The blue torrent of a wave was still happening, but she ignored it in favor of going through her thoughts. All of this just didn't make any sense to her as she doesn't know what B RS did to deserve her death, which caused Mato's confusion change into anger towards that machine. She didn't care if her anger was misplaced or whatever since she lost someone that was close to her, she just wanted to see some justice happen so B RS's death was avenged. As soon as that thought crossed B RS's mind, she got rid of it and shook her head in disapproval, figuring that would make her just as bad as when B RS was killing other selves just to save them.

Her mixed thoughts and feelings caused a shift in the blue torrent, having it reverse its flow as the blue color got darker, slowly but steadily. Mato felt something grasp her ankle and pull her down, but she couldn't see who or what grabbed it as a shining white light blinded her a bit until she noticed she was up in the sky, looking at a huge castle. She felt herself being dragged towards a certain location in the castle until she was stopped completely, watching a huge skeletal like beast come out from the floor. It looked terrifying, but the fact that below it were her friends' other selves caused her to feel like something bad was about to happen. The sky around her was turning black as rain fell from the clouds, which grew to a massive size, but not enough to cause a complete storm.

"Why... just, why..?" Mato thought, "All of this... it just doesn't make any sense..!"

The skeletal like creature started attacking the group, managing to split them up easily without allowing them to attack it yet. It was massive, but only able to cover about 2 stories of the castle if put up against it. The black structure was slightly intricate, even though it was based off a skeleton, with horns protruding from the skull. There was tubes coming from the chest that stretched the length of its arms, acting like veins for the monstrosity. Gold Saw narrowed her eyes as she charged towards it, ducking under its fist before slashing against its leg.

Chariot did the same thing as well, avoiding every single attack until she hit the same spot where Gold Saw slashed at it. STR thought it would be best to support them from afar and started firing bullets from her Ogre Arms, hoping that would keep the beast distracted while the others attacked it. She, however, didn't expect the creature to be able to multitask as it swept Gold Saw and Chariot away before they could even attack again, managing to get them to hit STR. For that moment though, Dead Master took advantage of it and got to the back or the beast, striking at the creature where she though were vital points, which only seemed to enrage it even more. The skeletal beast pushed out its shoulders and soon enough, spikes appeared along the creatures spine, able to cut into Dead Master's skin like a razor blade.

"No way, just what is that thing?" Mato shouted, worried that they might be killed.

The creature twist and turned before it managed to drop Dead Master from its back, turning directly towards her, ignoring the bullets that was striking against its back by STR, who got up and focused on what was happening right now. Mato was worried that if Dead Master was killed again, it would just be a repeat of what happened before and she couldn't let that happen, but what could she do now that B RS was dead. There was practically nothing she could do except watching her friends' other selves die by the creature's hands, ripped apart like gutting out a simple prey. Mato hugged her knees to her chest and closed her eyes, not wanting to see what was going to happen and as she did so, she couldn't help but be reminded of what happened to B RS and the end result of it. The negative emotions came back, but she felt like there has to be some justice, a way to fix things without causing the same kind of damage like several months ago.

"Please, I don't want them to die, I don't want them to suffer that same king of death," Mato thought, "Someone... just... save them..!"

Mato felt something burning into her skin, causing her to open her eyes and stare at Dead Master, who was about to be killed by the creature who was ready to fire something from its mouth when it was slammed into the floor. She didn't know what just happened but when she focused her eyes, she noticed a girl with snow white hair was on top of it. When Mato got closer, she was surprised by what she saw and couldn't help but wonder if it was real. STR stopped firing, watching the girl as Gold Saw and Chariot got up from the floor, noticing who was on top of the creature. Dead Master eyes widened at the figure, but couldn't comprehend the appearance of the colors of her clothes, but she knew who it was that was right before her.

"Black Rock Shooter..?" Dead Master mumbled.

"There's no way... she's dead..." Gold Saw muttered.

But it was B RS, the only thing though that she was far different that when they last saw her. Her once blue jacket and boots were now white along with her hair. The white lining was now pitch black, just like her eyes which was staring at all of them. Her skin appears to be less paler but a visible scar could be seen staring from her shoulder blade, which was about an inch or two long. Instead of her usual Rock Cannon or Black Blade which she lost after her fight against Geshumaru's machine partner, she was wielding a black bladed ax which had white armor plated around it. Even though she was B RS, she wasn't the same person that the four other selves knew before they heard of her death.

B RS pointed her axe right at the creatures neck, her eyes narrowed as she spoke from her mouth, "Disgusting..."

The creature got back up, causing B RS to be catapulted into the air, but that didn't stop her from latching onto its arm, implanting her axe into the armor. The beast reached with its hand to swat her, but B RS jumped up on top of its arm and ran across it, bashing any chance it had of squishing her. She leveled her ax so the blade was being dragged along the creatures arm as sparks appeared despite the rain, B RS's black eyes trained onto the creature's head. It turned its head and prepared to use the attack that was meant for Dead Master on her, but couldn't as B RS sliced off it's head, a black flame appearing from her left eye. The giant body buckled and collapsed on itself, falling into the abyss that it came from as B RS hoped off, landing a safe distance away from the hole.

Mato could only just stare at B RS, "How did you... were you really dead..?"

The back flame disappeared from B RS's left eyes as her body relaxed before it gave in and fell to the floor, exhausting her new found power the moment she was brought back...

Geshumaru toppled the bookcase, anger etched onto her face as she learned who was the new other self, "Her, how did this happen?"

"It was an unseen change of events, and it appears the group has taken her away," The machine mused, "This could play in our favor though, but the fact she could be lead here again is still a huge possibility..."

"I don't give a damn, I've protected this place for as long as I can remember and for her to be manipulated without knowing," Geshumaru shouted, "We were trying to do the Otherworld a favor, and they just decide to breastfeed us our favor right back at us!"

"Has becoming part human made you like this?" The machine asked, slightly worried.

"It doesn't matter, we have to think of another way to stop her from getting here again," Geshumaru stated, "It's the same B RS, but with a new existence as well as a black flame, two things that doesn't sit well with me..."

The machine nodded and walked away, leaving Geshumaru to her thoughts on what just occurred outside. It was as if it was a premonition of something bigger and she couldn't stand the facts smacking her in the face, but she knows she has to deal with it in order to learn the truth behind what's going on. Once an other self dies in the Otherworld, their existence is gone but since B RS is considered the antithesis of the Otherworld, there could be a reason behind her resurrection. Geshumaru figured that the best place to find answers was to go back into the real world, assume her human form, and meet Mato again, but without having her pass by so easily.

"How will this change everything, even I don't know..." Geshumaru thought as she opened a portal, leaving the Otherworld.

Mato woke up and stretched out her limbs, feeling more rejuvenated than she was yesterday as she remembered what she saw last night. She discovered she forgot about B RS, remembered her, and also saw her again, but with a different appearance than before. She couldn't help but feel conflicted as it was B RS, but it was as if she wasn't the same person that Mato knows. Mato knew she had to tell everyone about what happened, but she wasn't sure if they will understand since this was a phenomena that just couldn't be explained easily. She jumped off her bed and realized she was still wearing her school uniform, figuring that she was really out of it yesterday.

"Well, I guess there's more going on than what I know," Mato said as she exited her room, rushing down the stairs.

"Mato, slow down," Her mother warned.

"Sorry, but I can't stick around for breakfast, I have to go right now," Mato told her mother as she took the slice of bread into her mouth and left her house.

Mato ran as fast as she could, knowing that she needs to tell everyone as soon as possible since she fears everything will be a repeat of what happened several months ago. She wasn't aware that things were far different now and that something much worse was going to happen, but not by B RS's hands as she plays a different role. As Mato turned the corner, she accidentally bumped into someone and they both fell onto the ground. Mato rubbed her forehead as she looked up, noticing the person she bumped into was the girl she passed by yesterday. If there was an odd twist of fate, then it was this moment as Mato didn't know she was staring directly at Geshumaru.

"Ah, sorry about that," Mato said as she got up.

Geshumaru put up a fake smile, "It's okay, I was kind of rushing too..."

"Right, see you-" Mato said before she stared into Geshumaru's glowing eyes, zoning out.

Geshumaru stood face to face with Mato as she raised her hand in front of Mato's face, "Sorry, but hopefully this will lessen the burden..."

Geshumaru was ready to modify Mato's memories so she didn't remember what she saw last night but was preventing from placing her hand on Mato's head. Her wrist was caught in a bone crunching grip and Geshumaru stared at Mato, wondering how she was gaining this power. When she saw her eyes,however, Geshumaru noticed that it wasn't Mato that was stopping her from doing so, but B RS as her eyes was resonating with a black color. Normally, it was impossible for an other self from taking control of their real world counterparts unless they were to trade positions but in this case, it seems like B RS was acting like a self defense mechanism for Mato. B RS tightened her grip on Geshumaru's wrist and pulled her forward so their faces were almost touching.

"I don't care if you have a human body at your disposal, but understand this," B RS told her, "Stay away from Mato, she's off limits..!"

B RS slackened her grip and let go, before letting Mato take control again, "Hun... what just happened..?"

"I don't know, you just zoned out there," Geshumaru lied, "Don't you have to go somewhere?"

Mato blinked in surprise before she remembered, "Ah shit, school!"

Geshumaru watch her take off again, wondering if the B RS she just met was the same one that died...

Author's Note: Now, for B RS's current appearance: anime design with RAH White Version color scheme since this isn't the same B RS that we all know for now (Just like what I'm using for The Life of B RS, but different characterizations). B RS is back and she's different, but will this help or worsen the situation that's happening right now. Plus, I also made Mato forget about B RS, but focal points are often used to lead the story, and that was a focal point in bringing back B RS. Geshumaru is trying to plan something, but can she be considered a hero or a villain, hard to say. And I thought about the OP and ED for this fic, so I'll put up my thoughts on it:

OP - Adrenaline by Shinedown.

ED - Champagne Supernova by Oasis.

Please review and I'll see you all later.