Volume 3
(Eshiko Sugata's Opening Monologue)
Hello again, everyone. Sugata Eshiko at your service.
In Greek mythology, nymphs are nature spirits. Even though they were female divinities of lower rank, they were revered as the protectors of springs, mountains, grottoes, trees, the sea, and rivers. The Greeks peopled all parts of nature with them and portrayed nymphs as young, pretty girls, each subtype presiding over whichever aspect of nature they represented.
There are 10 types of nymphs:
1. Dryads: Nymphs of forests
2. Naiads: Nymphs of springs and rivers
3. Nereids: Nymphs of the Mediterranean
4. Oceanids: Nymphs of the sea
5. Oreads: Nymphs of mountains
6. Limoniads: Nymphs of the meadow
7. Limniads: Nymphs of lakes, marshes, and swamps
8. Meliads: Nymphs of ash-trees
9. Epimeliads: Protectors of sheep
10. Napea: Nymphs of valleys and glens
Many people consider the male equivalents of nymphs to be aatyrs, but since this has NOT been confirmed, the male-Nymph of this fanfic will retain the SAME name as his female-counterpart.
(End of Opening Monologue)
Volume 3
After being slapped in the face by his embarrassed master, Icarus was now flying through the woods, caressing his slapped cheek. "Did I…"
"…Hello, Alpha…"
Icarus suddenly halted at the sinister voice. Looking up, he saw a mysterious boy grinning out at him.
"You have no idea how long I've been looking for you, Alpha…"
"Huh? How do you know my name?"
"Oh, you must not remember because all your memories are locked away. Then I'LL tell you who you really are: you are…the Uranus King, the one who shook the entirety of Synapse to its CORE!"
*BAM*
Icarus was suddenly kicked into a tree by the boy; the boy had blue hair with a white t-shirt and black gym shorts. "Remember now?"
"Ugh…" Icarus slowly began to get up. "…I am a…Pet-Class Angeloid: Type…Alpha."
"'Pet-Class'. Don't make me laugh!" The boy tightly grabbed Icarus' face, pinning him against the tree. "Master's order: you're coming back home to Synapse with me, Alpha!"
Then the boy released Icarus' face…
*BAM*
…just to kick him in the face. "Oh, how rude! I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Nymph; I'm an Electronic Warfare-Class Angeloid: Type Beta, and I'm taking you home, Uranus King."
Icarus slowly tried to get up. "I am," he said in a higher, struggling voice, "a Pet-Class—"
*STOMP*
"SERIOUSLY?!" Nymph stomped the pink haired Angeloid boy's face into the ground.
"I am…a Pet-Class Angeloid…" Icarus struggled to get up again.
"ARGH! Alright, I guess I'll have to remove whatever's blocking your memories…BY FORCE!" Nymph widened his eyes, releasing auras that struck Icarus' face. As the auras grew stronger…
"I…I see something…"
(Flashback)
"Icarus, destroy all those pathetic human beings on the surface; leave NO survivors!"
"Yes, Master."
"…What…What are these…"
*BOOM*
Rockets rained from the sky, destroying buildings and impaling many humans.
*BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM*
Icarus then fired an arrow into the heart of the city.
*BOOM*
(End of Flashback)
"…Please stop!"
"Master," Icarus said as he looked at his master, "I'm sorry about yesterday."
"No, Icarus, I should be the one who should be sorry about yelling at you yesterday," his master said. "It's just that I was scared you might've turned into some scary weapon, and then everybody would be afraid."
"…Master…" Icarus couldn't take it anymore and collapsed against the tree.
"So," laughed the blue-haired attacker, "remember anything, Alph—"
But just then, Nymph saw a tear drop running down the pink haired Angeloid's cheek. "Are…Are you…crying? I only removed your memory protections, not your THOUGHT protections!"
*SHINE*
"GAH!" Nymph held his arms over his face as a bright aura emitted from his target.
"Emotional Protections: 100% removed," Icarus said as his eyes began turning red. "Variable Wing Protections: 80% removed and rising."
"What's going on?!" gasped Nymph. "Has the Uranus King fully awakened?!"
"Self-Repair Program: Activate!" Icarus slowly up, expanding his wings and glaring at his attacker. "Self-Repair Complete! Target Acquired! ARTEMIS: DEPLOY!"
Stunned, Nymph deployed her wings (which are more like the iridescent wings of an insect, with hues varying anywhere between the colors of purple and green) and took off to the sky.
"Open fire!" Missiles deployed from Icarus' wings, chasing down his target.
"SHIT! HE'S AWAKEN!" Nymph desperately tried to dodge all the missiles.
*BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM*
By the time he thought he was safe, he looked back and…
*BOOM*
"AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" An extra missile hit Nymph, sending him crashing to the ground.
"Dammit! I've underestimated you, Alpha!" Nymph groaned as he got up. "But now it's MY TURN! PARADISE SONG!" A raging, high-powered energy sound beam blasted out of his mouth at his target.
Suddenly, a nigh-invincible energy shield generated around Icarus, preventing the beam from hitting him.
"What?!" gasped Nymph. "Is that Aegis?!"
*FLASH* *FLASH*
Just then, a bow and arrow materialized in Icarus' hands, which Icarus pointed at his attacker; the bow was covered by dark-black strings, while the tip of the arrow emitted red flames.
"Is THAT…APOLLON?!" Nymph's eyes widened in fear. "Oh no!" STOP! YOU'LL DESTROY THE ENTIRE COUNTRY!"
"Wrong," claimed the pink-haired Angeloid boy. "I've set my Aegis' defensive field full power, nobody will be affected or killed."
"BUT YOU WON'T SURVIVE!"
"Yes, I will! I am Icarus, a Pet-Class Angeloid: Type Alpha. And I WILL return to my master! Now please begone, and I will spare you…" Icarus' eyes turned from anger to sadness.
"Fine, I'll go! But DO NOT think you've seen the last of me! And DO NOT think you can continue to go around FOOLING your master!" With one last grin, Nymph disappeared.
All alone once again, Icarus' bow and arrow disappeared.
*RING* *RING* *RING*
"COME ON!" cried Tomoko back at his home. "PLEASE PICK UP!"
*RING* *RING* *RING*
"What have I done?!"
(Flashback)
"Okay. Can I ask you something?"
"What?"
"What…do you think of me, Master?"
"Back then, I was a real adventuring kind of girl, kinda like Sugata-senpai. One day, I took a bunch of my classmates to show them something that I found in the mountains, but one of them got hurt, so nobody wanted to hang out with me again. Before I knew it, I was all alone. So being with you…kinda makes me feel—MRPH!"
All of a sudden, Icarus kissed his lips, surprising the little girl.
"I want to be with you, Master," the Angeloid said as he backed away, "now and—"
*SLAP*
"WHAT THE HELL!" Chibitized, Tomoko banged on her chibitized servant's head out of anger. "YOU CAN'T JUST KISS SOMEONE LIKE THAT! IT'S TOTALLY RUDE, YOU IDIOT!"
Ashamed, Icarus modernized and looked down at the floor. "I'm sorry, Master. Would you feel better if I left?"
"HELL YEAH!"
(End of Flashback)
*RING* *RING* *RING*
"I can't believe I made him run away!"
*RING* *RING* *RING*
"911, what is your emergency?"
"Oh thank god!" cried Tomoko. "Hello? I need your—"
*KNOCK* *KNOCK* *KNOCK* *KNOCK* *KNOCK*
All of a sudden, someone knocked on the front door.
*SLIDE*
Opening the door, Tomoko saw Icarus standing there.
"—never mind, false alarm." Relieved, Tomoko hung up the phone. "Where the hell did you go?!" She yelled at her Angeloid. "You almost—"
But just then, the perverted girl noticed a bunch of mud stains and scars all over her body. "HOLY SHIT! What happened to you?"
"Apologies, Master," said Icarus. "I was flying around and crashed into a tree, but I'm fine."
"'Crashed into a tree'? The HELL you did!" yelled Tomoko in suspicion.
"I'm fine!"
"There's no goddamn way those cuts could've come from—"
"I SAID, 'I'M FINE'!" Icarus screamed, getting his master to back off. As he began walking back into the house, Tomoko noticed something odd on Icarus' face. "Icarus, are you…crying?"
Saying nothing, Icarus walked off.
It had been almost half a year since Tomoko became Icarus' master…and for the first time ever, Tomoko viewed this U.M.A. creature as a normal young man…who was crying…
End
Cast:
Nymph: Marina Inoue (Japanese); Bryce Papenbrook (English)
