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(Eshiko Sugata's Opening Monologue)
Hello again, everyone. Sugata Eshiko at your service.
In Greek mythology, the aegis is a shield carried primarily by Zeus in Greek mythology, which he sometimes lent to Athena. According to other sources, it was not a shield but rather an animal skin worn over the garments of the gods as extra protection. It bore the head of a Gorgon and made a terrible roaring sound during the battle. The aegis was forged by the Cyclopes in Hephaestus' forge, and had golden serpent-like scales and a Gorgon's head rolling its eyes. In some texts, it was mentioned that when Zeus would shake the aegis, clouds would cover Mount Ida and men would hide in fear.
(End of Eshiko Sugata's Opening Monologue)
Meanwhile, Tomoko and Sora were eating at a restaurant. "Hey, Tomo-chan," said Sora, "thanks for joining me in shopping."
"Anytime," Tomoko said before sipping her drink, "as long as YOU pay for lunch."
"Anyways, Icarus-kun has been able to do shopping all by himself now. I'm kinda surprised."
"Really?"
"Yeah. I was surprised at first when even Astraeus said he was your enemy. But, recently, you've gotten really close now. But I think the one who's improved the most since arriving here is Nymph-kun; at first, he creeped the shit out of all of us, but lately he's been really happy...all because of you."
"...Aw, come on, it's not like I'VE done anything. But...I guess you're right."
"STOP IT!" Nymph cried he continued to be tortured by the multiple false Tomokos. "I SWEAR TO GOD! I'LL KILL YOU FOR THIS, MOTHERF—"
*BAM*
A Tomoko kicked Nymph face first into the ground. "Shut up, you pathetic little wretch! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" She begn to laugh along with the others.
In Daedalus' room, Sugata and Daedalus watched in horror as Nymph continued to cry in fear...
"NYMPH! What's going on?!" cried Sugata.
"The second-generation Angeloid has been completed..."
"S...Second-Generation...?"
"He's easily able to surpass my first-generation creations."
"Your 'first-generation creations'?"
"Well...except for him..."
*BOOM*
Suddenly, somebody furiously landed in-between Nymph and Chaos...it was Icarus; he was glaring at Chaos.
"Ah, big brother Icarus, I've been waiting for you..." Chaos said with a childish glee.
"I KILL YOU! YOU SON-OF-A-BTICH!" Nymph cried in horror.
Looking back, Icarus saw the light blue-haired Angeloid continuing to experience the hallucination of all Tomokos attacking him. Infuriated, he turned back to lime-haired second-generation Angeloid, turning on the targeting system in his eye. "You will pay for this. Assessing status: enemy, checking vitals. Artemis—"
But as he blinked, he discovered Tomoko within his eyesight, causing him to hesitate. "M-Master...?"
"Oh no!" gasped Daedalus. "This must be HER doing! Goddamn you!"
In the throne room of Synapse, Minos watched the battle in sheer joy and began to laugh.
"Icarus," said "Tomoko", "destroy Nymph! That's an order!"
"An...order?" Turning around, Icarus slowly approached Nymph, picking him up by the front of his shirt and glaring at him...and then he tossed him into the air, far away from the battlefield.
"Icarus, what exactly did I tell you to do?" asked Tomoko. "Did you deliberately disobey me?"
"My apologies, Master," said the pink-haired Angeloid boy. "But I couldn't—"
"Who exactly are you?"
"I am...Master's Angeloid, Type-Alpha: Icarus. And YOU are my master."
"Exactly, and to compensate for what you've done, you must destroy yourself...starting with your right arm."
"As you wish, Master."
*BOOM*
*RUMBLE*
Back at the restaurant, Tomoko and Sora felt a small earthquake.
"Whoa! What was THAT?" asked Sora.
"...I'm sorry I gotta go, thanks for inviting me." Tomoko suddenly got up and began to leave.
"Huh? Where ya going, Tomo-chan?"
"Uhhhhh..." Recovering, Nymph slowly got up, grasping his limping right arm. He found himself far away from the battleground. "I have to get back there!" He sprouted out his wings to—
"Wait! That's right!" Nymph didn't HAVE any wings anymore. "...Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh...who am I kidding?" laughed Nymph sadly. Tears began to fall down his eyes. "Nobody would wanna care somebody as useless as me..."
"Nymph-senpai?" said someone from behind.
Turning around, Nymph saw an Angeloid with blonde hair looking at him.
"Ah! Nymph-senpai! What happened to you?! You're all beat up!"
"DELTA!" Falling to his knees, Nymph grabbed Astraeus' arms in terror. "You have to save Alpha! NOW!"
"W-Wat's wrong?"
"PLEASE! YOU HAVE TO SAVE ALPHA! HE'S IN DANGER...AND IT'S ALL MY FAULT...!"
"O-Okay, I'm on it!"
*FLAP*
Extending his wings, Astraeus took off into the sky to—
"And just where do you think YOU'RE going, Delta?"
All of a sudden, Astraeus came to a halt at Minos' voice.
"I have an order for you: kill Beta!" ordered Minos. "I want you to start by breaking his arms and legs...until he begins to beg for mercy! And then...CUT his face off...SLOWLY!"
"...Y-Yes, Master..." Landing back on the ground, the blonde-haired Angeloid boy deployed his Chrysaor photon sword and Aegis shield. "I-I-I'm sorry, Nymph-senpai. I have orders from Master to...to KILL you!" He pointed the tip of his sword at the crying Angeloid boy's face.
"*SNIFF* G-G-Go a—*SOB*—Go ah-h-h-head," cried the light blue-haired Angeloid. "I mean...Angeloid aren't mean to...to disobey orders, are they? Heh heh heh heh...who am I kidding? Having all these stupid dreams...Angeloids aren't even supposed to HAVE dreams..."
Seeing no other reason, Astraeus held up his sword to—
"What the hell's going on here?" Tomoko suddenly yelled from right behind Astraeus. "Angeloids shouldn't see dreams?" Tomoko slowly began walking towards Nymph. "They must listen to they master's orders? Do they NEED to have wings? Eating candy-apples while crying, liking sweets, going to look at animals at a zoo...it THAT really a horrible thing to you?" She knelt down and offered her hand to Nymph to help him up. "T-Tomoko..." Realizing the SHE was indeed the real one, Nymph burst into even more and embraced her. "Astraeus," Tomoko said to Astraeus, "like I told you: Is that really what you've decided for yourself? You should make your OWN decisions! Decide what YOU want to do!"
"What are you doing, Delta?!" yelled Minos. "Deal with the Downer later! Chaos is dealing with the Uranus King! Finish him off! NOW!"
Gritting his teeth at that order, Astraeus turned around, preparing to take off. "*SCOFF* Stupid downer, I'll take care of you later!"
*FLAP*
He took off into the air. "Why?!" he suddenly began whispering to himself. "Why?! Why?! Why?!" Slowly his voice began to grow louder and louder. "Why?! Why?! Why?! WHY?! WHY?! WHY?!"
"What the hell's going on here?" Tomoko suddenly yelled from right behind Astraeus. "Angeloids shouldn't see dreams?" Tomoko slowly began walking towards Nymph. "They must listen to they master's orders? Do they NEED to have wings? Eating candy-apples while crying, liking sweets, going to look at animals at a zoo...it THAT really a horrible thing to you?" She knelt down and offered her hand to Nymph to help him up. "T-Tomoko..." Realizing the SHE was indeed the real one, Nymph burst into even more and embraced her. "Astraeus," Tomoko said to Astraeus, "like I told you: Is that really what you've decided for yourself? You should make your OWN decisions! Decide what YOU want to do!"
"Icarus-senpai and Nymph-senpai have been deceived by a damned downer...and yet they're NOW falling in love with her?! Downers are only meant to be toyed with! I...I...I..."
Chaos looked down over a beaten Icarus; Icarus was laying face down on the ground, there were lots of cuts on his back, and his right wing was ripped off. Just then, Chaos looked up to see...
"Big brother Astraeus!" he exclaimed.
"I LOVE HIM TOO!"
*BOOM*
Astraeus charged down at Chaos, but Chaos managed I avoid the attack.
"WHA! What did I just say?!" Astraeus suddenly panicked. "That TOTALLY came out wrong! W-W-What I MEANT to say was—"
"What do you think you're doing?! Finish off the Uranus King!" ordered Minos all of a sudden. "THAT'S AN ORDER!"
"...N...N...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
*RIP*
Astraeus yanked his chain off, much to the surprise of everyone who witnessed the fight.
"Hee hee hee hee! Wow!" giggled the second-generation Angeloid boy. "You've managed to rip off your chain...is THAT what 'love' it?" Chaos Suddenly threw a flame manipulation at Astraeus.
"How would I know?!" Astraeus yelled back. "Yeah, I might've made a stupid mistake...but who cares? After all...it's...it's...IT'S MY DECISION!"
End
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