Guiche woke up early that morning, his head feeling like it was splitting open. He groaned as he rolled off his bed. This had become an almost normal occurrence. The headaches had started weeks ago but had been minor at first. The one thing that didn't seem to change about them was that they seemed to lift like a morning mist once he had been awake for more than half an hour. Standing up slowly Guiche was very careful to move his head as little as he could. He knew it was irrational but if he moved his head too much it felt almost like it would roll right off his shoulders. Carefully, he got ready for the day, then realized just how early he was up. The sun was barely crested on the horizon and the twilight time between night and dawn was barely gone. It seemed the headache this morning was going to be one of the worst. He'd already seen the academy infirmary water mages, and they'd said that there was nothing wrong with him, and he hadn't wanted to worry Montmorency with such a thing. He wondered perhaps what Zero might say to him seeing Roll. It was truly an oddity ,these headaches, perhaps she might have more knowledge about that which magic couldn't detect. With a sigh, Guiche sat at his desk. At least light didn't seem to effect the strength of the headaches. With a casual flick of his wrists the lamp flared to life, far more spectacularly than he had meant. He shrugged, realizing too late how much it would hurt. As his vision cleared he decided he would do something calming, so he took up a pen and paper and started writing a letter to his brother, letting him know about all the things that had happened since the war. At least, those things that were public knowledge anyhow. He smiled as he realized as he wrote that he had actually earned some of the respect that people showed to him by default for him being a 'noble'.
***Break**
As it was the day of the Void, Zero had set up an early training session for the 'cadets' before letting them go on their way for the day. Watching them closely he noticed Guiche and surprisingly enough Reynold struggling to keep pace with the others. He knew Guiche sometimes drank to excess or stayed out too late, but it wasn't like Reynold. "Ah well, everyone has those types of days." Zero said as he watched them run through their physical exercises.
"What type of days are those?" Roll asked from behind him.
"Bad days." Zero replied easily,"But even still they're keeping up."
"I see. Why don't you go easier on them? It is after all their holiday." Roll replied earnestly.
Zero shrugged then shook his head as he said,"It's just like a Sunday. People still worked on Sundays back home. Even back then. I mean sure things were normally more laid back, but that's it. After their exercises they're free to do what they want. So what brings you up here?"
"Oh, nothing really. I was just checking on the headmaster and Rock asked me to take a look at some of the small information arrays out here." Roll commented. "Am I in the way?"
"Not at all. Hell, if you wanted I could toss ya in the group. Let you set the pace." Zero said with an evil smirk.
"Ah, no. I don't think that would be very nice." Roll declined Zero's offer then laughed.
After watching the group of students continue to work with Roll standing near by him for another fifteen minutes Zero called out,"That's enough. You're all released."
When Guiche heard that he turned towards Zero and noticed that Roll was standing beside him. It was probably his best shot to talk to her. Although his headache was gone now, it had still been alarming enough this morning that he wouldn't pass up a chance like this. As he made his way to Zero and Roll who had started talking lightly he said as humbly as he could,"Excuse me, Miss Light, might I have a moment of your time? There is something I would wish to discuss with you."
"Oh?" Roll asked, not having been called that before. "What is it?"
"I don't really want to seem weak or anything." Guiche said slowly as he looked at his commander,"But I've been having some problems lately."
"What type of problems?" Zero asked mildly alarmed, although he hid it.
"Headaches. I've been to the infirmary and they've given me a clean bill of health." Guiche spoke slowly. "They've been waking me up quite early, and are severe enough that the first few I had I was quite convinced I was going to die. Or that my head was going to fall off. At some points I believed either one of these would have been preferable to the pain at some point."
"The hell did you just say?" Zero demanded as he looked Guiche in the eyes.
Guiche quickly replied,"Ah, I didn't mean it like that. I know what Reynold did. I just meant hat if the headaches killed me that it would have been a release. I've never felt pain as consistent or powerful as this before. And... Twice now accompanied with these headaches an increase in the application of magical power I've used in spells has happened. I nearly blew up the magical lamp in my room this morning when I was writing a letter home to my brother..."
"That's not what I'm angry about! Headaches like that can be a major issue! You didn't bring up what could be a dangerous condition to your superior officer immediately?" Zero gritted out between grinding teeth. Was this is punishment? Was this the thing called Karma in action?
"Ah, but they're just headaches sir. I've never heard of anyone using headaches as an excuse or anything. Not to mention by the time that I got to talk to you about it, they would be gone for hours and almost forgotten." Guiche replied defensively.
Roll stepped in at this moment, delaying the wrath of Zero as she moved in close to Guiche."Zero...I'd like you to restrict Guiche to the lab with us." Roll said as she looked at him, her face suddenly inches from his. Her hand was on his for head, her eyes staring intently into his making minor movements that his almost mirrored, her other hand placed on his wrist. She stood like that for a full minute. "Temperature is normal, no sign of a concussion from the reaction in his eyes but his heart rate is exceptionally high. Almost a hundred beats per minute."
"Roll..." Zero said with a grin,"You might want to check his temperature again. It's probably raising like his heartbeat."
"Why is that?" Roll asked curiously, then she noticed that Guiche's face had turned red and that he had started sweating slightly.
"You forget don't you?" Zero teased.
"Forget what?" Roll asked as she cocked her head curiously.
"Wait, you really did forget didn't you? You can't be serious, right?" Zero asked seriously this time.
"I must have, what did I forget?" Roll demanded, annoyance at Zero's needling clearly showing.
Zero just laughed and shook his head. "I'll agree to letting you take a look at him in the lab. I've heard of headaches like that being pretty nasty but since they just started hopefully they'll be fixable without too much issue. I'm only worried because of the inclusion of the instability of his magic with them. Mental deterioration and headaches can be a very bad sign in humans. Hell even reploids with similar issues can show towards something life threatening. Although worse comes to worse we'd probably have to do something similar to our operation with Mathilda. Although we'll probably need him again."
"I doubt it will come to that yet. I'll just run some tests on him using the microscope that Mr. Colbert was able to make for me, as well as run a few of the recreatable tests that I can do with our emergency kits. Now what is it that I forgot?" Roll demanded, not content in letting Zero dodge the question any further.
"A beautiful young girl moves so close and places her hands upon a young man who has in the past been moved by far less. You certainly are cruel." Zero replied as the evil grin from earlier appeared.
"Although s-she surprised me, I understand what she was doing. I just wasn't prepared because normally you have us do all three things separately when we do our first aid training! I wasn't ready, that's it! Montmorency is the only one for me!" Guiche protested vehemently.
"I know." Zero replied, failing to halt his laughter. "But Roll forgets that she's not a cute little girl anymore. She is beautiful. Depending on tastes she could be called the greatest beauty on campus if one can look beyond her humble attitude. It's just even more funny with you being the former wannabe Romeo of the campus. Well lets get down to the lab... But first," Zero stopped and turned around bellowing,"Louise!"
A flash of pink hair could be seen running from the Vestri courtyard. "Yes Zero? Is it time for us to get ready for our lunch in town?"
"Unfortunately, I'm probably going to have to call it off for the day. I'll take you to dinner tomorrow. I promise." Zero replied earnestly.
"What's wrong?" She asked suspiciously. Her mind analyzed what he said and she spoke almost cautiously,"You didn't promise to take me out to lunch. You just offered to take me out to lunch. Now you're promising dinner to me. You're trying to forestall my objections which means something is wrong. Is something happening? Is everything okay?"
Zero sighed as he face palmed. "I forget that you're a sharp like that. Truth is, I don't know yet and I'd rather not say. Privacy and all that. But I need you to tell Cattelya we might need her expertise down in the lab. Could you possibly track her down?"
"Is everyone alright?" Louise demanded, her face softened as she looked at the faces of those present. Nobody seemed to be injured, but then why would her sister be needed?
"I can't say yet, but don't' worry, it's going to be fine." Zero assured her. When doubt showed on her face, he repeated,"Don't worry."
"Alright, I can do that. I'll go find her right now." Louise's determined voice said before she ran off to the library, her sister's first choice of spots to find relaxation."
"For all her faults..." Guiche said quietly,"She certainly has a big heart...Despite everything we did to her. Despite what everyone did to her."
"That's right. She does. And she's getting better." Zero replied with a shake of his head. "She's not there yet but she's almost able to live without me. She's finally opening up to people and becoming confident in her own powers. One of which includes a perfect defense even I'd be afraid to attack. It Atomizes physical attacks as well as energy attacks. And here she is acting like it isn't something special, like she still needs to catch up to you all. You kids might just outdistance me at this rate."
"Really?" Guiche asked excitedly.
"Not a chance. But bring it on blondie!" Zero grinned as he responded.
"Um... Zero, we're all blond here." Roll commented as she led them to the lab.
"Yeah, but his is natural. I can have silver hair if I wanted to. Well I used to be able to. Now you're the only one that can do that." Zero replied flippantly.
"So can you tell me anything else about what has been happening to you lately Guiche?" Roll asked as she opened the door that lead down the corridors,"Does light effect your headaches, or just movement? Does resting in darkness effect you at all?"
"Well, light does nothing. Pitch darkness and the brightest of light effects me not at all, but it seems almost scheduled, as if early in the morning I am to be interrupted by the anger of a thousand vengeful Montmorencies inside my skull should I ever look at another woman."
"...That's an usual description." Zero replied doing his best to hold his humor at the plight of the young man, and failing horribly as he finally broke into gales of laughter yet again, at his subordinate's vivid description.
As they made it down into the lab, Roll gently guided Guiche to a seat. Guiche looked around the area, still surprised by how surreal this place was. While he had been to the lab once or twice he was still awed by the place. Although as alien as it was, this place was something good in his opinion. He had been instructed to bring Reynold here to meet with Rock, who had managed to survive by going into one of the machines with their mind. While the small body was brutalized by the attack and was suspended in the glass tube, he wasn't one to say it but he himself was very relieved that the young girl, or young man, was safe. From his conversations with him, Rock didn't seem to know anymore what gender really was since they said that aside from looks they never really had one before the current generation bodies, being mobile and having a body was more important than looking like a girl or a boy to him. As Guiche ran through the oddities this place presented he noticed that without saying a word Roll had rolled his sleeve up and was using a small damp cloth pad on his arm. He was unsure what the substance on it was, but while cold and damp it left his skin feeling almost overly dry a moment later. Next he felt a sudden prick and his eyes widened as he saw a needle inserted into his arm, his life blood coming out slowly. He was about to panic when he looked into Roll's gentle eyes.
Roll smiled gently at the young man, and said in a low voice,"That's good. I got it on the first try, almost done. Just hold still a moment longer."
"Y-you should have warned me? what is this? Why drain my blood? I thought you said that draining blood wasn't a real cure." Guiche commented shakily.
"It's a simple blood test. I'm not removing your blood to make you better." Roll replied as she removed the needle and placed a clean cloth on the arm.
"But why then?" Guiche asked as he looked at the red syringe that she held.
Roll shook her head,"it's simple really. when your blood is healthy it will look healthy under a microscope. Sometimes there are signs in your blood that something is wrong. I've also got a few positive/negative tests that I can apply the blood to in an attempt to narrow down possible causes for these headaches."
"But they're just headaches no matter how bad right?" Guiche replied concerned.
"No..." Roll said as she shook her head,"headaches can mean bad things. Headaches and mental or motor function deterioration together can signify very significant illnesses and ailments, many of which can be life threatening. This is why Zero was upset earlier when you brought up the issues you did, and not letting him know before now." As she said this she went to the cabinet where she kept the glass dishes that Colbert had gotten made for her, and then went to the box removing a number of compounds. She placed a small amount of blood in each and then went to the microscope and set about preparing a slide.
Zero and Guiche looked on at the efficiency that she worked with a sort of awe. "Are you sure you never practiced?" Zero asked finally.
"No, But I did watch. There were a number of times towards... The end, that Doctor Light had to go to the hospital. While I was there, most of the doctors had no problem with me strictly watching. A few even welcomed me when I spent time with the people who were sick. Eventually they gave me little tasks here and there, such as running here or fetching that. It wasn't really anything real. But I saw them do things often enough. And between my own copy abilities and the medical texts that I've studied I am not entirely inexperienced." Roll said as she adjusted the microscope, and pulled her head back. She shook her head,"This can't be right." She said in a slightly raised voice as she prepared another slide with what was left of Guiche's blood.
"What's wrong." Zero asked with a mixture of curiosity and worry.
"I must have prepared the last slide wrong." Roll said as she focused on the new slide. But she saw the same thing. While human blood cells tended to be round, the "blood" cells for the reploid bodies varied in shapes and would change depending on what was needed. "...This one to..."
"What's wrong?" Zero repeated again, more insistently.
"Zero..." Roll said slowly as she backed off the microscope. "Look at the two slides and tell me what you see."
"I-is something wrong?" Guiche asked, nearly panicking at the unusually doubtful tone Roll had in her element.
"Hmm...This can't be right can it?" Zero said as he switched between the two. "That's got to be impossible."
"What's impossible?" Guiche demanded standing up, panicking now.
"Zero, go to all your troops. Ask if any have experienced any of the symptoms Guiche has had. Bring any of them down here that have. Make sure to point out the headaches, perhaps ask if they're regular or on a schedule and the increases in their magical power." Roll said seriously.
Guiche was shivering as he looked between them.
"Right. On it." Zero replied as he ran out the lab and up the stairs, passing Cattleya who was on the way down the stairs as fast as she could go.
"What's wrong? what did you find? is it that bad?" Guiche demanded after he got a hold of himself.
"...I can not say if it is bad or not..." Roll said as she looked at the slide. "But this can't be possible. This isn't right."
"What isn't possible?" Cattleya asked as she entered the room, concern clear on her face as she saw all of the tests that had been laid out. Many of them Roll had explained the theory on.
"His blood..." Roll replied,"It's showing similarities to my own and Zero's. It's not the same, it's actually... very close to a sample from Mathilda. But how? we haven't done any modifications to you."
"We're not alone." Rock said suddenly, as he tried to lock down the security system.
"I've hacked more secure systems than this brother. But good reactions." Cyber elf X said as he appeared suddenly. "I suspected this would happen. But I didn't think it would happen so soon. And I don't have the time to try and get this information to you in my more known form."
"Happen so soon?" Roll asked of her younger brother,"What do you know about this? And why appear so suddenly?"
"The maverick virus... No. The Zero virus." X said as he shook his head,"Zero does not know this, but it can effect humans. There were only two times in history that it has done so, and that was only accidental from mass saturation through global dispersal. This is different. Zero has unlocked his virus through decryption. But even though it is unlocked he doesn't control it. He subconsciously hates it for all that it has caused in his life so it is just going by his will because he refuses to use it consciously." X looked towards the stairs. "I do not know how long it will take for him to return, but you need to ask him if the Zero virus had ever effected humans, and if so, just what it might be attempting. From what I theorize, Zero is working these 'Cadets' of his so that they will not die, so that they'll be powerful to protect themselves, each other and the civilians. And with the possible mix of actual combat reploids in the battles his virus is encouraging their growth so that they can survive and compete against this threat."
"...That's not possible. A computer virus can't do that." Roll objected violently. "What you're saying just isn't possible!"
X shook his head as he looked at his sister and said,"A computer virus couldn't. The Zero virus is not merely a computer virus. It like Zero has evolved throughout his life. It evolved in it's first adaption to not even need a physical form to manifest itself. It is an oddity and utter mystery to me in how it was made or even how it works. My guesses have been only by what I have seen in the past and observations I have made on Zero. His virus levels go up when he is training the others but they are neutral. They're not even like the elevated virus levels he used to get during the Maverick Wars that would make him stronger."
"Well why didn't you bring this to our attention sooner?" Roll demanded angrily.
"I only noticed it recently, and by the time I figured out what was happening it already was too late. It seems that the virus alone is enough to give at least some reploid traits to the humans that Zero trains and prepares. I doubt it will be a full conversion, at least not in a timely manner but their speed and reflexes and even their energy handling capabilities are all expanding at a rate that would not be possible for normal humans." X said, a finger going to his chin.
"Um... I'm sorry, but... Who are you?" Cattleya asked in the silence that rang after X's announcement.
"Ah... I guess I forgot. You don't know who I am. I am Zero's brother. X. Although, I've been hiding in the form of Charity for a long time now. We keep that a secret from him." X said in a polite tone.
"But why would you need to keep that a secret from Zero?" Cattleya asked curiously.
"Because when I originally took this form he was trying to save the world. I could not have my fate be a distraction during such a time sensitive mission. And from then on Zero has started to fight for his own reasons. I will assist him but I will not become the beacon for his reasons again. He will find his reasons to fight and I will support him as he once supported me. I will support him as he tries to make the world a better place as he once did for me." X said with a gentle but tired smile on his face.
Cattleya looked at X with a frown on her face as she looked at X. "You're afraid."
"Excuse me?" X asked, an eyebrow raised as he heard the girl's accusation. "What am I afraid of?"
"I can't tell yet." Cattleya said, her frown turning into a gentle smile. "Are you afraid of revealing yourself to Zero? Or is it that you are afraid because you failed to protect the world you were a part of before? You both were it's protectors along with Axl correct? You're that X that Zero talks about right? Although he blames himself for the problems that beset the world... It was the reploids that you were the father of that did the damage. Isn't that right?"
"Cattleya!" Roll admonished the pink haired woman,"How can you say such a thing?"
"He has not denied either accusation." Cattleya noted calmly, her gaze not leaving X's features. "He is a gentle soul, even I can see that... But the burden he feels is no less than Zero's if I am not mistaken. Isn't that so?"
X looked away for a moment then shrugged. "It could be... I fought for so long. I don't know when I stopped caring about the fighting. For a time I stopped caring about the world."
"What?" Rock asked at the unexpected statement from his younger brother, the young reploid who had been made out to be a hero beyond compare,"What do you mean you stopped caring about the world?"
"Exactly what I said..." X said with a sigh,"People around me died, no matter what I did the next great disaster always happened. Zero was gone, Axl was being run ragged. So many died. I became numb as time went on. To be honest, I welcomed the time that I was sealing the Dark Elf. Then Zero woke up. And I found myself coming back. I found myself leaving the seal mentally, and against all odds, I felt a need to fight for the first time in...a century."
Cattleya looked at X with her head slightly tilted, a knowing smile on her face. "You love him don't you?"
"What?" X asked, bewildered by the question.
"You love him." Cattleya said again.
X then had a thoughtful look on his face,"I'm unsure. He's always been there for me. I fought so hard after we found out his origins so that we could prove fate wrong... To prove that he was a protector, like me. I guess when I stopped caring was when he was lost to me... But that doesn't mean I love him."
Cattleya laughed lightly,"It's really only natural. Zero has a prickly exterior, but everyone who doesn't hate him, loves him. I wager that he was your only family for a long time. I can't imagine the thought of losing one of my sisters... And I've only had this one lifetime to grow attached to them. If I lived as long as you two did, I would probably be unable to handle the loss of them. Adding into that that they would be my only constant under such a long life... I do not truly think I could take the loss of such an important person to me."
X looked at the girl then laughed himself,"I see. I guess you're right. I guess I do love the idiot, even if he is a little unreasonable at times. But that's why I must keep myself a secret. I've had my turn of things. I've been the hero, the leader. The one that people looked to for a bright future. While I was told that I was special for the deepness of my emotions... Zero's are no less deep. I dare say his are even more complex than mine. He's been in love. Looking back, I really have felt love for others, but... I've never been in love. I think with his emotions driving him, he's the person who's right for leading to the future, whatever that is. If he were to know it was me giving him my power, he would want me to lead. He would follow me."
"I can't say that I think that's a reasonable thing. You should be honest with him." Cattleya commented as she looked at X.
"You know Zero. He is easily influenced by those he cares for." X said sadly,"I do not want that. I can't handle that burden again so soon."
"It is your choice and I will not judge you for it. I simply have told you my feelings on the matter. Your secret is safe with me, as it is not my place to tell him. It is yours." Cattelya said as she sat down at one of the chairs with a smile.
"Thank you." X said as his form shimmered and he returned to the form of Charity, settling for the moment on the table.
"Although I must say that if you do end up liking Zero in this form, you only have to grow just a little more to be in the competition." Cattleya teased 'Charity', with a straight face,"I'm sure he could use another girl's attention." The only reply to the teasing that Cattleya got was a scowl and a turned head. "It was just a suggestion." She said innocently as Roll stared at her. "Yes Miss Roll? Is something wrong?"
"...You just suggested my younger brother go after another boy..." Roll said, her eye twitching, leaving it unsaid that this was the same reploid that she had her sights on.
Cattelya put her finger to chin and replied,"Oh? I suppose I did." As she said this her eyes were wide as saucers, an air of innocence surrounding her. Finally Cattleya giggled again as she said,"It was only in jest, although it almost appears you're jealous of the advice I've given him."
Rock laughed as his sister's face turned a red that closely matched her normal dress. And so the mild banter continued until Zero returned with Reynold in tow.
***Break***
"Hey X..." Copy Zero said as he looked out the window. "Did you know that the first you was a lot like you?"
"Oh?" X asked, looking up from the atlas he was studying. "In what ways?"
"He too wanted to build a utopia. It's original name was also to be Elysium, but the name was changed as it came to be a reality... of sorts" Copy Zero said with a smirk.
"Oh, do you know why?"
"A vague memory... Some old culture called the afterlife for good people Elysium. It was supposed to be a paradise for the people who endured the hard world as a good person. I think. I guess naming a place for the living as a place for the dead would have bad overtones." Copy Zero said as he tapped his foot.
"Unusual. I wonder why the place was in my mind, why that name..." Copy X wondered aloud.
"Perhaps it's because that's the place you want to create. Not just a place for people to live, but you want to have an eternal place where everyone is equal and can live their lives without fear of war or starvation." Copy Zero said looking out at the courtyard. The scars from their battle had been repaired but he could also remember vividly from the memories he had seen of the doctor just how dead the world they came from was. "I know you don't want to cause any major issues in the world... And I support that, but at the same time, you can't build anything on a rotten foundation. And with the Maverick copy of me running loose in Tristian, we're going to have to do something about that."
"Perhaps he can listen to reason?" Copy X asked hopefully,"I mean, he was opposing the doctor before we were created, and before that he was fighting to save the world he came from right?"
"He also vowed to save a man who declared he would kill all the humans of that world." Copy Zero replied acidly. "I hate to say it, but can you really think of that as anything but an out of control, or at least out of touch being. I don't think a human life is more important than ours. But they're probably equal all things considered. Good humans should be protected, while the evil ones should be destroyed. Just like reploids. You can't just lump one or the other as being more important."
"I don't think it's so black and white." Copy X protested as he stood up. "There has to be a way."
"The other you tried it your way for hundreds of years. We only really have one shot at this." Copy Zero commented as he looked up at the sky through the window.
"What do you mean we only get one shot?" Copy X asked.
"We've unleashed the pandora's box that is technology on this world. Specifically weapon technology. If we move to expand, we'll have to use the less weaponized versions of things to help expand and increases the quality of life and living conditions of the people of this world, but it's easier to make weapons with technology. And over time they might even be able to make weapons that threaten us. At which point this world would face the battles that ours did. It could end up just as dead as our world." Copy Zero spoke in a gentle voice, an air of regret in his words.
"That wasn't you. You were just created. How many times do I have to tell you that?" Copy X admonished his counterpart. "Don't worry. We'll make it work. We have power here, we're changing our nobility structure, and we're building reploids who can think and feel as we do. Not as powerful as ourselves to be sure, they can still fight the wars that might need to be fought while still allowing them to show mercy as they can."
"Mercy, huh?" Copy Zero asked then laughed. "You really are the same. The doctor might have been a fool, but he was a genius to be able to recreate us so faithfully. It's just too bad for him he did just that."
"I suppose. I hate that it had to come to what it did, but he didn't give us any choices. It was either kill or be killed." the blue reploid said as he frowned at the thought of their "father".
"I guess we'll see how things go, if the other Zero can be reasoned with. I have some spies hired to find out what he's doing, but at the same time I know Gallia made an attack against them before we came to power. Who knows if he'll listen to us. From what I know about him he's like me. Once he comes to a conclusion it's very hard to change his mind about it."
"We'll see when we get there. I don't want there to be any unnecessary fighting, but if he's intent on fighting, or building up an army to destabilize our efforts... We'll deal with him if need be." Copy X said with a shrug.
"Of course." was Copy Zero's only response.
***Author's notes***
This delay brought to you buy the letter F. For Fuck Fire Emblem Awakening.
Zero: Then why do you have the game on right now?
Because shut up. Seriously.
Zero: I still couldn't believe you got past Lunatic+ chapter 5. Where do you find the patience?
From dealing with you. Now go away.
Zero: Don't you have to do the reviews? Isn't that your thing where you reply to questions and stuff in the reviews?
Ugh fine if you'll leave me in peace to try and beat Lunatic+ I'll do it.
The political climate is getting to be quite mixed. Who knows what's gonna happen? Full scale war? Reploid against reploids? Humans against reploids? Zero vs Copies? Or will something else happen? It's good to speculate. But I'm not telling.
As it stands right now Zero isn't working out with anyone. Maybe that will change by the end. Who knows?
Zero: You. I read ahead. For real this time.
Shut up or I'm going back to Fire Emblem before I finish the review responses.
Zero: Right.
The story is gonna be as long as it needs to be. There is still a decent bit left to be told to get to the "End". Which might not be an end.
Yes Louise is a Nuclear mage. All Void mages are. It's been hinted at a few times. It was actually inspired by thoughts from the first Persona game on PSP when I was playing it. There is one element of magic called nuclear magic.
And nobody knows who the Elven Knight is. Both Blues and Bass are supposed to be dead. So yeah.
Zero: You'll twist logic to make it fit. You always do.
That's it! Going back to Fire Emblem.
Zero: Hey, wait! Get back here! Didn't you say you weren't getting a 3ds because no Megaman Legends 3? Hello? ... Guess that's all for today. Thanks for reading and waiting on his lazy ass? Remember to review because he gets an email that reminds him the story still isn't done for you guys yet... I'm gonna go try and pry that thing out of his hands... You'd think he's the one possessed by Grima...
Shut the hell up with the spoilers and end the chapter jackass.
Zero: ... Right. See you all next update.