"GRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
The group looked on with scared expressions as they witnessed the gargantuan beast before them. Neptune managed to pull herself out of the ceiling and made her way back to the rest of the group, holding her arm.
"Neptune, are you okay?" asked a concerned Nepgear.
"Ill live, but that really hurt a lot." she answered.
"Everyone, it is best we retreat quickly." said Sena
"...I am afraid that is no longer possible at the moment." said Vert
Everyone looked back at where she was looking and to their horror, the entrance was now completely caved in.
"Great, now what do we do?" questioned Uni
The group turned back towards the monstrous dragon to see it glaring at them.
"Doesn't seem like it's giving us many options." said IF as she drew her qartars.
"No wait, we cant beat him." said Rex as he tried to stop IF.
"It doesn't look like its giving us much choice, here it comes." shouted Noire
The gigantic dragon threw itself forward. The CPU's and their sisters all transformed, Sena's wings sprouted out as she took to the air carrying Seras under her arms alongside the CPU's. Rex barely managed to get away from the dragon before it crushed him. He looked over to the group and saw Purple Heart seemed to be a little out of it.
"Neptune, are you okay?" he asked
"I'm okay...I think. Still trying to shake off that blow into the ceiling." she said
Noire made the first move as she moved to the side of Vanatos. She attempted to swipe sideways at his legs but to her surprise her sword merely bounced off his skin.
"What the! what's this guy made of? Granite!" she questioned
"Normal attacks wont work on it." said Sena as she fired an electro ball at Vanatos only for it to not even phase him.
"Okay, then lets try this. Blaze break!"
Neptune launched a large ball of fire from her sword which collided into Vanatos's face but that only got its attention. Showing no signs of even feeling hurt from the attack, the dragon charged at Purple Heart. With nowhere to move to, Purple Heart stood her ground and attempted to stop it with a barrier but the barrier didn't even last a second before breaking. Vanatos then used its large head and rammed her straight across the cavern wall.
"NEPTUNE!" screamed a horrified Nepgear.
Vanatos jumped back into the center and left Neptune backfirst against the wall, seriously injured, clothes torn in multiple places and barely able to stand.
"Ugggggggghh." she groaned as she sank to her knees.
"Dammit, this things way too big." said Blanc
Noire tried attacking again but this time she used venom fencer hoping to do some damage, but before the attack could even land, multiple blades erupted from the spot Black Heart was going for. She managed to avoid most of them but one hit its mark and stabbed her right through the shoulder, drawing a lot of blood.
"GAH." she yelped in pain.
Vanatos let off a roar and suddenly white lighting shot from the blades and straight into Black Hearts body before she was thrown into the ground from the force of the electricity.
"NOIRE NOOO." cried Uni as attempted to help her sister.
'POW'
"AHHH"
Uni took a shot from the dragons claw the moment she got close enough to Noire and was sent right into the wall where Neptune was still recovering. Seeing her best friend get knocked around like that angered Nepgear. She took higher to the air and aimed her MPBL downwards at Vanatos.
"Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaa."
Nepgear fired a large laser from her gun which made contact with Vanatos, creating a large cloud of dust.
"Nice shot Nepgear." said Ram
"What are you guys doing? get away from there." demanded Rex
Before Nepgear could say anything, one of Vanatos's wings flew into her and sent the CPU candidate to the ground in a heap. Purple Heart managed to pull herself from her kneed position on the wall and tried to attack the dragon once more.
"Critical Edge!" she shouted and tried to slash the beast only for her blade to just merely scrap his hard scales. The dragon then smacked her away with a backhanded swing, causing her to skid along the cavern floor and stop right beside Black Heart who was struggling to get back to her feet.
"This is getting us nowhere." said Black Heart
"Our attacks are having absolutely no affect on this dragon at all." said Purple Heart
"Liner Divider!" called Sena
Suddenly, what looked like a green energy shield formed in front of Sena as she charged up an attack. She fired a laser into it but it split into eight bigger lasers upon coming in contact with the energy shield. All of them connected with there target, creating multiple explosions.
"Holy crap!" said Uni as the others looked on.
"Well that was impressive." said Black Heart
"Yes, that should at least cause some damage to that thing, no matter how big it is." said Purple Heart
'I wouldn't be so sure of that. Sena's attack was powerful but not enough to subdue a celestial dragon.' thought Rex
Sena, seemingly sensing what was coming, quickly took to the air just narrowly avoiding a claw swipe from the giant dragon which still looked almost unharmed but Sena's attack did do a little bit of damage to the dragon of darkness. Seras took her chance to attack seeing that the beast had its attention on Sena.
"Hiyyyyaaaaaaaaaa."
Seras began swinging her blade at high speeds sending out black burst of energy at the dragon, each on releasing black particles with each hit. The dragon then looked over at Seras as she stopped the attack and quickly moved to avoid being stomped on. Rex then tried his hand at it, creating ten large black energy orbs and forcing them at Vanatos but they hardly did anything at all.
"No good, he just completely ignored it." said Rex
Vanatos then raised it's head up and roared. As it did, multiple obsidian jet black energy orbs appeared around him and launched into random directions. Everyone scattered to avoid being hit but as each orb hit something they created large explosions catching Rom, Ram, IF and Uni in them.
"Crap, their in trouble." shouted Rex as he saw Rom, Ram and Uni's transformations give out and returning them to their normal forms.
IF managed to push herself up to her knees but stopped as she began coughing up vomit and saliva.
"Did...someone get...the number of that truck?" she deliriously asked
Her vision began swimming around the whole room and she couldn't even tell if she was still standing upright or if she had fallen to the ground again.
"Don't worry...about me...I'm...fine, actually...I'm gonna...take... a little...na..." IF collapsed face first to the ground before she could finish her sentence.
"IFFY!" shouted a worried Neptune.
"Neptune no, Don't go any closer." shouted Sera
Too late, Vanatos saw her coming and launched a black laser from its eyes directly at her. Purple Heart saw it coming and flew to the side, only to have it follow her. She let out a gasp of surprise as she began racing around the room in order to avoid being hit. Just as the beam was mere inches away from her, Green Heart launched a sephet spear right into Vanatos's face. It seemed to have got his attention because the laser that was chasing Purple Heart had vanished. Blanc tried her hand as she came rampaging through the air.
"Getter Ravine!"
White slammed her axe with all her might down on the dragons head creating a huge shockwave but Vanatos only growled at the CPU's attack.
"Are you freakin kidding me right now?" said a shocked White Heart.
White Heart was knocked to the side by the dragons claw as she tried to block it with her axe, but to no avail. Vert then tried her luck as she prepared a special attack.
"Pierce through!"
Green Heart fired her sephet spear attack at the dragon, only for the large weapon to shatter upon impact.
"Impossible!" she said in shock.
Vanatos then launched another laser, this time at Green Heart who tried to block it. The beam made contact and her guard was instantly broken, sending her sailing into the cavern wall.
"Gahh." she grunted as she impacted the wall, coughing up saliva.
"Vert, be careful...Gah." Purple Heart shouted as she was slammed into the wall again.
"This is futile, we are not yet strong enough to even be considered a challenge for a celestial dragon like him." said Sena as she fired another electro ball at him.
"Then it's time to add a little more power to the mix." said Seras as she stabbed her sword into the ground
The red and black aura from before surrounded her body once again as she prepared herself, sword at the ready.
"What the! What kind of power is that?" questioned a surprised Black Heart.
"I'm not sure, I've never seen anything like that before, ugggghh." said an equally surprised Purple Heart before collapsing into Black Hearts arms.
"Hey, you okay?" asked a concerned Black Heart.
"No, There's something...wrong with...my body." she said before her transformation gave out.
"Hey, why did yo...ugh." Black Heart soon fell to a knee as she felt both herself and Neptune losing strength fast.
"What's...going..." before she could finish, her transformation gave out and she collapsed to the floor alongside Neptune.
"Great, they got hit by Terra drain." Said Sena.
Seras began a furious attack on the enormous dragon. She was moving so fast that she was blinking in and out of focus. Vanatos tried to swipe her multiple time, only to catch her after image.
"What's Terra drain?" asked Green Heart
"It's an invisible attack that is linked to seventy percent of all celestial dragon attacks. If you are hit by one of them then your energy will steadily be drained from your body." replied Sena
Rex began to look around as he analyzed the situation at hand. Rom, Ram, Uni, Neptune and Noire were all down for the count, IF is in critical condition and needed a hospital quick, Compa was doing her best to keep IF breathing, Nepgear was nearly at her limit and Vert was almost done. That just left them with only himself, Seras, Sena and White Heart.
'THUD, CRASSSSH'
"GAHHHHHH"
Rex looked up at the scene to see White Heart embedded into the ground, her ax thrown to the side and she was covered in bruises and cuts.
"That's it, I'm done." she said as her transformation gave out.
Seras then made an attempt at Vanatos's eye as she dashed towards the dragon. It tried to stop her advance but she just phased right past all its attacks. Suddenly, the dragons eyes glowed dark purple and then there was a loud bang like a gun shot. Seras's eyes widened as she quickly moved to the side and not even a second later, the spot she was standing on was flattened and imploded. In the spot where the implosion took place, Rex caught sight of a bright purple crystal. Upon looking closer, Rex's eyes widened in surprise.
"A CIPHER CRYSTAL!"
Rex made a mad dash for the crystal in the hole. Vanatos attempted to intercept him but got caught in what will soon be known as one of the most feared attacks in all of Gamindustri.
"BACK AWAY, PHYSIC ARTILLERY!"
Sena teleported in front of Vanatos and fired a massive high powered laser which actually blew threw the cave as well but she was not finished yet.
"ENERGY BURST."
She then release a bigger and more powerful laser which completely engulfed Vanatos who let out a roar having finally taken a reasonably amount form damage form the attack. The laser created an even larger hole and one could see the whole city of Planeptune. Seras along with Vert looked at the destruction caused by Sena in awe but Rex knew better. He knew that Sena had only provided a distraction for him so he quickly picked up the crystal as it began to glow.
"CRYSTAL MATRIX ACTIVATE!" he shouted as the crystal went into his chest.
'Wait, this is...YES, can win this but i have to do it fast, this will only last for one minute.'
"SERA, SENA, VERT KEEP HIM BUSY FOR A BIT, I GOT SOMETHING THAT CAN WIN US THIS FIGHT." shouted Rex
"And what exactly is that?" asked Vert with a lot of skepticism in her voice.
"Just give me about twenty seconds and I'll take care of it. Once it starts, get Neptune and the others out of here." Rex said as a red energy surrounded his body.
'What is he doing?' thought Seras as she continued to engage Vanatos.
Dispute being slightly injured from Sena's lastattack, the celestial beast was still brushing off there attacks as if they were nothing. The dragon stopped its attack and turned towards Rex's direction. Before the other could intercept it an ear splitting roar that could be heard all over Gamindustri echoed throughout the land. Neptune managed to open her eyes and looked up to see Rex was growing.
"Wha..." she said before falling unconscious once again.
Rex' s whole body had turned pitch black but his eyes maintained there golden reptile like appearance. The shape he was assuming was now bigger than Vanatos, forcing everyone even the dragon to move outside. There was some kind of red ring floating away from his back and he had sprouted two extra pair of wings which were pitch black as well. needles to say, he was like shadow version of what looked to be him grown up.
"What in goodness is this?" said a stunned Green Heart.
"This power, there's so much of it seeping out." said Seras
Sena looked at the Shadowed dragon with a stoic face.
"It is burst evolution." said Sena
"Burst...evolution?" questioned Seras
"The crystal he absorbed was not a cipher crystal, it was a marikel emerald. It allows him to temporarily evolve into a stronger form. It seems this one is his third stage." said Sena
Nepgear pulled herself up and her eyes widened in shock. She had somehow ended up on Rex's head.
"W,what the goodness? What's going on Rex?" she questioned in a panic.
"Nepgear! nevermind, just hold on tight." said Rex as he lunged at Vanatos.
Now able to fight in an open area and a new power, Rex went on the offensive. Vanatos tried to ram him but Rex held firm and grabbed the dragon by the horns. Letting loose a mighty roar he hoisted the dragon into the air before slamming it back down to the ground like a rubber ball, sending up tons of dirt and debris. Nepgear held on for dear life as the battle waged on and Vert and the others who were still able to walk, helped their fallen friends away from the carnage. Vanatos swiped at Rex with its tail but Rex caught it in his mouth and...
'CHOMP'
"GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
Rex bit down with all his might and right through its tail, severing it causing Vanatos to roar in pain. The dragon of darkness then took to the sky and a dark magic pattern appeared on its body.
"Rex, what's it doing?" asked Nepgear
"Nepgear, get onto my back and dont let go, no matter what." said Rex as he anchored both his legs into the ground.
Not questioning the dragons judgement, Nepgear did exactly as she was told. Once he was sure Nepgear was secured, Rex opened his mouth and began charging up a mass of energy.
"What is he doing?" asked Green Heart who was carrying an unconscious Neptune.
Eve looked at Rex and her eyes widened as she saw the energy he was gathering. She then looked back at Vanatos and for the first time since Rex met her, she actually looked panicked.
"We need to move away from this vicinity, now." she demanded
"This energy, its enormous." said Seras
"Each one of them have already gathered enough energy to destroy a planet. Once both those attacks collide, everything within the vicinity will be completely destroyed." said Sena
At this, Neptune barely managed to utter her sisters name.
"Do not worry, Rex has placed a protection seal over your sister, she should be okay." said Sena before Neptune lost consciousness again.
Everyone started leaving the area as fast as they could however, while moving Sena caught sight of a crying little boy who was still in range of the blast radius. She quickly separated herself from the group and secured him in her arms. Not long after, she noticed a pair of bodies on the ground dead. One was an old male and the other was a female. Sena looked at the child and grimaced a bit before taking him into a hug as he continued to cry, realizing who the two dead people were. Sena then took the child and flew back to the the others.
"There was a child here?"questioned Green Heart who earned a nod.
""Where are the parents?" asked Compa
"...Dead." said a now stoic Sena in which Compa gasped before going quite.
"Nep...gear." croaked Uni
"Do not worry candidate of Lastation, she will be fine." said Sena as Uni went out cold on her back.
"We need to keep moving, we are still too close." said Sena before proceeding forward followed by the rest of the group until she saw Seras fly off back towards Rex's location.
'Is this really happening now?' questioned Sena in her head as she chased after Seras.
-Cue Persona 4, I'll Face Myself boss theme-
Back at the battlefield, both Rex and Vanatos were preparing what would possibly be their final attacks. Rex could sense that he was running out of time so he had to go for broke here.
"You can do it Rex, I know you can." said Nepgear softly but he still heard her.
Rex looked back at her location out the corner of his eye for a second before turning his attention back to the battle. The pattern that was on Vanatos's body had now begun to glow and Rex's ring was glowing and spinning, giving off a gentle radiance of sorts. The energy reached its peak and Rex was ready, but so was Vanatos. Vanatos's eyes went pure obsidian and it fired a massive purple and black laser from its mouth straight at Rex. Rex followed suite as he fired a void beam of energy from his mouth. (Cue DBZ: Babidi cast a spell ost) The attacks sped towards each other and collided leaving devastating results right from the start. The ground immediately gave away and imploded under the force and many trees were uprooted and incinerated from the sheer amount of force from the blast. The shockwaves from the blast shattered nearly every window in Planeptune and Lastation and also knocked out each nations power. Nepgear held on as if her life depended on it as the shockwaves grew stronger.
'This power, it could destroy Gamindustri completely if we weren't careful. I see why Histoire was worried.' thought Nepgear
The beam struggle continued for a moment when suddenly Rex flashed red for moment.
"What was that?" questioned Nepgear
'I'm almost out of time, I can't maintain this form much longer.' Rex responded using telepathy.
As the beam struggle continued, Nepgear caught sight of two familiar figures behind Vanatos and her eyes widened when she realized who they where. It was Sena and Seras and they seemed to be discussing something. Rex began flashing violently indicating his transformation was about to end.
"No more time." he said as he was engulfed in a red light, his attack beginning to lose power.
(Que Xenosaga III ost -Godsibb-)
Sena and Seras nodded at each other before Seras raised her sword into the air and it was engulfed in a fierce black and red flaming aura. Sena then flew above it and threw a large ball of energy at it. Upon touching it, both Sena and Seras were surrounded by a jet black and violet colored aura. Their clothes had changed as well as their weapons and both their eyes were now purple. They both quickly gathered energy as they put both their hands in front of them.
'BANG'
Two massive beams shot from the two women and sped towards Vanatos's head with incredible velocity. The impact from the blow was soo great it stopped Vanatos's attack as it slaamed his head into the ground and doing some decent damage, giving Rex the chance he needed.
"REX, NOW'S YOUR CHANCE." shouted Nepgear
"I GOT THIS, TYRANT'S BLAST X!"
Rex whipped his head back and in one great release of power launched a pitch black laser attack at Vanatos as it tried to get up. The beam collided with him and pushed him straight up into the sky. Vanatos let off a roar as it was sent into the stratosphere where it fired a shockwave attack from its mouth. The attack stopped in mid stride and made what looked like a portal in front of the dragon which it was pushed through but the laser did not go through and continued forward before possibly evaporating light-years away from the planet. Rex's power faded out and he turned back into his baby form and collapsed as Nepgear got to the ground and made her way towards the unconscious dragon.
(End Godsibb)
Sena and Seras both floated back to the ground as they returned to normal, clearly exhausted as they made their way over to Nepgear who had Rex in her arms despite her injuries. She looked up at Sena and Seras, clearly with many questions on her mind and only they could answer them. Sena looked up into the sky where Vanatos was launched with a serious expression.
"It would seem that Vanatos has left for the time being." she said
"Wait, left! you mean that dragons still alive after all of that?" asked a shocked Nepgear.
"It is the dragon that rules darkness. It really shouldn't be much of a surprise that it is still alive, not to mention that i highly think that it wasn't fighting at full power." said Seras
Nepgers face was full of shock and fear at the mere thought that the dragon they had barely managed to fend off was not at full power.
"I understand that you have questions CPU candidate of Planeptune but i highly advise that they wait. Everyone here needs medical attention, some more then others." said Sena
As they began to make their way back towards the rest of the group, Seras stopped and turned around to look behind her. For some reason she could feel as if she was being watched. Not seeing anyone she proceeded to follow everyone else. Not long after, a male figure about 5'11-6'0 materialized. His face was covered by a white mask with red claw mark patterns over the eyes. He had a black and gold great sword on his back, a black gun blade similar to lighting's from FFXIII at his side and a golden shield over the great sword. He had shoulder length black hair that slightly framed over his mask and his outfit consisted of mostly black and white, the black trench coat standing out the most and a single large black wing on his back. He looked around the scene of destruction as he chuckled.
"Interesting, two celestial dragons which means album may show as well...this is gonna be sweet." he said before dematerializing into thin air.
This chapter is in the books. Sorry the update was so late, I was working a little bit more on some other things. I do plan on finishing this and the MGQ fic so stay patient my friends. Also, Anyone interested in becoming an OverSeer? if you are just send me a message and i a character description. Until next time, Daymond Sanctum, OverSeer of the platinum sanctum signing out.