Enjoy
(Eshiko Sugata's Opening Monologue)
Hello again, everyone. Sugata Eshiko at your service.
In Greek mythology, Khaos was the first of the primordial gods (protogenoi) to emerge at the dawn of creation. She was followed in quick succession by Gaia (Gaea, Earth), Tartaros (the Pit Below) and Eros (Procreation).
Khaos was the lower atmosphere which surrounds the earth-both the invisible air and the gloom of fog and mist. The word khaos means "gap" or "chasm" being the space between heaven and earth. Khaos was the mother and grandmother of the other misty essences-Erebos (the mists of netherworld darkness), Aither (the ethereal mists of heaven), Nyx (the night) and Hemera (the day), as well as the numerous emotion-driving Daimones (Spirits) which haunted it. She was also a goddess of fate like her daughter Nyx and grand-daughters the Moirai (Moirae).
As the goddess of the air Khaos was also the mother of birds, just as Gaia (the Earth) was the mother of land animals, and Thalassa (the Sea) was the mother of fish.
Late classical authors redefined Khaos as the chaotic mix of elements which existed in the primordial universe, conflating it with the primal "Mud" of the Orphic cosmogony. The modern English word "chaos" derives from this.
(End of Eshiko Sugata's Opening Monologue)
Nymph looked at his back, observing the spot that used to hold his now ripped-off wings.
"Wait a sec...you don't have wings, DO you?! HAH HAH!"
"I'm sure Delta never meant it...but I have no master...OR wings. And the way I am now..."
*KNOCK* *KNOCK* *KNOCK*
Just then, Nymph noticed a girl with glasses knocking on the already-opened door. "Sugata..."
"DAMMIT! Where the hell is that bitch?"
"I don't know!"
In Tomoko's dream, the two Harpies were searching for someone.
"AH! There she is!" screamed the second. He pointed to the monolith, where Sugata was waiting while observing her watch.
"3...2...1..."
*SHINE*
The Dive portal suddenly appeared right behind Sugata. "Adios," was all she said before walking into the portal and escaping.
"SHIT! SHE GOT AWAY AGAIN!" screamed the first.
"Nymph, can we try FORTY seconds this time?" Sugata asked after returning.
"Ugh...can I ask WHY you wanna keep doing the Dive game?" asked Nymph. "And why you wanna keep staying LONGER?"
If we to defeat our enemies, we must first KNOW about them. If I am to solve your crisis on Synapse, I need to know how long I can survive there without getting caught and/or killed."
"*GROAN* Alright..."
*TAP* *TAP* *TAP* *TAP* *TAP* *TAP* *TAP* *TAP*
*SHINE*
"Thank you." And so, she stepped into the portal once again.
*SHINE*
Sugata appeared right behind a tree...in the same place where the male Harpies were.
"1...2...3..." Nymph whispered as he watched the—
"Hey, Nymph..." Just then, Tomoko walked in with some weird smile and, for some reason, had different eyes. "...let's go on a date."
"Huh? Now now, I'm busy with Sugata so—"
"Forget her, I'm sure she can take care of herself." Tomoko grabbed Nymph's arm and dragged her off.
"...38...39...40..." Sugata waited for the portal...while the Harpies pointed their arm-bazookas at him...but it never came. "Hmm...my sincere apologies," she said to the Harpies with a bow. "It seems my transportation home has...been sabotaged."
"Aw, gee, that's too bad...FOR YOU!" The first Harpy swung his claw at—
*SHINE*
*YANK*
Sugata was suddenly yanked through a Dive portal.
"WHAT?!" screamed the first.
"WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!" screamed the second.
"I sure hope Sugata's okay." Nymph thought as she continued walking with—
"Hey, Nymph," Tomoko said as he came to a halt at a grassy plain, "I need to ask you something: Can I be your master?"
"*GASP*...You...You wanna be my master?" Nymph gasped. "Oh, ha ha ha...good one! For a second there, I thought you were serious."
"I AM!"
"You ARE? But I...I don't have wings, and I've been extremely useless..."
"Don't lie. You've NEVER been useless. I've ALWAYS wanted you to be my Angeloid."
"E-Even more than Alpha?" Nymph couldn't help but tear-up.
Smiling, Tomoko gently held the light blue-haired Angeloid boy's cheek.
"Okay then," Nymph said as he wiped his tears away. "Imprinting preparations commence."
"Ah, not so fast, I still have one command I need you to do," Tomoko said.
"Ah, sure, anything!"
"...Self-Destruct."
"...W-What...?"
"Do you know anything about...'love'?"
"...'Love'...?"
"Yeah! Is WAS 'love' that made you betray Synapse after all, right? COME ON! SELF-DESTRUCT ALREADY! SHOW ME THAT YOU LOVE ME!" Soon, Tomoko began choking the stunned light blue-haired Angeloid boy. "LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!"
"ENOUGH!" Nymph finally sreamed as he grabbed the Downer's arms to release himself. "ENOUGH OF THIS BULLSHIT! WHO ARE YOU REALLY?! THERE'S NO WAY IN HELL TOMOKO WOULD EVER ACT THIS WAY!"
"...Aww, no need to be pushy. All I wanted to know was what 'love is'." Just then, Tomoko's appearance began to disintegrate, before revealing a young boy wearing a Japanese shaolin monk outfit and sprouting blades from within his back. "It's a pleasure to meet you, big brother. I am a Second-Generation Angeloid, Type Epsilon: Chaos. Big brother, can you tell me about 'love' is?"
"You...You...YOU IMPOSTER!" Nymph suddenly let out his Paradise Song energy beam at the lime-haired Angeloid boy.
*BOOM*
By the time the explosion quelled, Chaos was nowhere to be seen, giving Nymph a victory smile. "THAT'S what love is, you son-of-a-bitch," he said as he turned around and began to walk away with tea falling down his cheeks. "And pretending to be Tomoko is...is disgusting!"
"What's so disgusting about pretending to be someone else, big brother?"
Nymph quickly froze in fear as he saw Chaos, unharmed and unscathed, floating right in front of him. "No way! But...But I thought it was a direct hit!"
Chaos "playfully" grabbed Nymph's choker. "Master has asked me to get big brother Icarus' core and wings," he said as he lifted Nymph into the air by the choker. "He's said to be Synapse's greatest soldier. But I DON'T really care about that. So I just dressed up as Tomoko so you could teach me about love."
"You?! Love?!" Nymph yelled. "Kiss my—"
But Chaos threw Nymph back onto the ground. "Don't you know me? You all betrayed Synapse. Your master may have given you love, but I thought Angeloids weren't programmed to love. That's why I wanna know...what love is. Come on! Teach me, big brother!" Chaos grabbed Nymph's neck and began to choke him as he slowly began to lift him into the air. "TELL ME WHAT LOVE IS! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME..."
*THUD*
"OOF!"
Sugata fell out of the portal he was suddenly yanked into. "Uhhhh...w-where AM I?" she gasped as she looked around.
"Someplace safe," said a young man behind him. "Somewhere the Harpies can't find you...let alone HURT you.
Getting up and turning around, Sugata came face-to-face with a young man with light blue hair, a white t-shirt, and white shorts. "Are...Are you..."
All of a sudden, a monitor showed up, showing Nymph being choked by Nymph.
"Nymph..." Sugata gasped.
"Oh god! It has begun..." whispered Daedalus.
"...TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL—Oh, that's right...you're no good." Chaos dropped Nymph...before transforming into Makoto. "Yeah! Without wings, you ain't good enough to kick it in MY hood!" He then transformed into Sugata. "In any case, what is it you want to do? Tomoko is Icarus' master." And then he transformed into Sora. "Yeah! A useless loser like you doesn't deserve to be with Tomo-chan! You're—"
"SHUT UP!" Nymph screamed as he tried to plug his ears with his hands. "SHUT UP!"
"—useless!" Continued the fake Sora.
"SHUT UP!"
"You're useless!" said Chaos in Sugata's form.
"SHUT UP!"
"You're useless!" said "Makoto".
"SHUT UP!"
"You're useless!" said Chaos in Sugata's form.
"I SAID 'SHUT UP'!"
Just then, Tomoko appeared before the light blue-haired Angeloid boy. "You're so easily disposable," taunted the illusion. "Without wings, you're useless!" Just then, a bunch of other Tomoko illusions appeared, all of them saying "Useless!" over and over again. "Let's scrap him!" The Tomokos all began grabbing and pulling at the defenseless Angeloid.
"NO! STOP!" Nymph cried. "LET ME GO! CHAOS! YOU SON-OF-A-BITCH! I'LL KILL YOU FOR THIS!"
End
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