And now we're here for chapter twelve. If you want to know about this chapter, let's say that chaos and corruption will erupt which is part of Devil Pit's master plan. You already know the disclaimer, so sit back and enjoy the dramatic tension between all three armies!
Chapter 12: Wrath of the Reset Bomb + DLC: The War of Chaos
Music playing: Wrath of the Reset Bomb
Pit rushed to the door with the Laser Staff equipped with him. "I'm headin' out!" he exclaimed as he flew through the door and into the skies. Then he saw the Underworld Army and the Forces of Nature fighting each other. "The Underworld Army and the Forces of Nature are engaged in battle," said Palutena. It's just like I feared, she added in thought. Now all of us are fighting one another in the War of Chaos just like he planned. "What?" said Pit, confused. "Why are Hades and Viridi fighting?" "Isn't it obvious?" asked Viridi. "You again!" exclaimed Pit after hearing her voice. "These brutes have a complete disregard for life," Viridi continued. "They're even worse than humans!" And maybe they might be the ones responsible for burning down none one but TWO forests, she added in thought. But I don't know if it's either them or the humans... "Ho ho ho! You're one to talk, little goddess!" Hades laughed. "At least I give the humans YOU kill peace after death." (A/N: Are you sure about that, Hades?) But Devil Pit heard the commotion and was hiding throughout all of this. "This is exactly what I planned," he said. "The War of Chaos has begun. This is where my master plan will go a lot more smoothly. As long as they're still distracted, I shall gain the upper hand." He then proceeded to follow Pit on the quiet without him knowing. Meanwhile, Pit was fighting both armies at once. "We have an opportunity here, Pit," said Palutena. "Let's use this chaos to our advantage." Even though it sounds wrong, it's the only way for them to be distracted, she added in thought. But at the same time, HE'S still lurking around. "OK," Pit replied. "What's my target?" "Viridi is planning to drop another Reset Bomb in this area," Palutena explained. "What?" Pit exclaimed. "Where exactly?!" "I'm still not sure," Palutena replied. "And with Hades' army after them too, the humans don't stand a chance!" Pit exclaimed. "We have to do something!" He then took down more enemies from both armies, while Devil Pit kept following him on his trail. "This is really good," he said. "I can't wait for them to see the look on their faces when the see me again soon. It will be a fantastic show." But then, he saw the Reset Bomb Viridi deployed. "Shit! If Pit doesn't destroy the bomb as soon as possible, there won't be any souls nor human corpses to devour!" he exclaimed. "That and it's also going to give me traumatizing memories." Back to Pit, who also spotted the bomb. "There's the bomb," reported Palutena. "We'd better hurry!" "Roger!" Pit affirmed. "That bomb won't be resetting anything when I'm done with it!" Palutena then guided Pit to the direction where the bomb is as fast as she could. "What mischief are you two getting into now?" Viridi stated and then she ordered her troops. "Rise, my children, and pluck this dweeb from the air!" "Dweeb?!" Pit shouted, embarrassed. "I'm sorry, but that's one point for Viridi," apologized Palutena. "Yeah? Well...every dweeb has his day!" Pit countered, miserably. "Hmm... Make that two points for Viridi," said Palutena, unconcerned. Devil Pit heard that and facepalmed himself. "What kind of counterattack was that?" he groaned. "That was so bad and embarrassing. Also, did Viridi just called her forces 'children?' I am so grossed out by that!" Back to Pit, who took down more Forces of Nature troops until he reached the Reset Bomb. "The Reset Bomb is going to wreak havoc if it hits the ground!" he exclaimed. "There's NOTHING natural about that," said Palutena. "How do I stop it?!" Pit asked in worry. "Careful—the bomb could explode if you just start shooting indiscriminately," warned Palutena before she had an idea. "Oh, I know. Destroy the green targets to remove the crown and expose the core. Then destroy the core." "Huh! It's like a shooting game," said Pit. "I can almost feel the controller in my hands!" Devil Pit heard that and facepalmed. "Will you PLEASE stop breaking the fourth wall, you idiot?!" he said. Back to Pit, who was fighting against the Forces of Nature's troops that were blocking his way from destroy the green targets. Once he destroyed all of them, the core was exposed. "The core's exposed." said Palutena. "Hurry!" "Come on, bomb!" shouted Pit. "Do your worst!" Pit then began to shoot at the core until it was finally destroyed and the bomb was deactivated. "Yeah!" he cheered. "Destructimated!" "I don't believe this!" exclaimed Viridi, shocked. "I know!" said Palutena. "Isn't it wonderful? But we can't rest yet. Viridi has a Reset Bomb factory that we need to shut down. Once we deal with it, that'll be the end of these horrid things." "Aye aye!" Pit exclaimed after receiving four more Recovery Orbs to replenish his health. "Your reign of destruction ends here, Viridi!" "Not bad, Pit," said Devil Pit who witnessed the end of the Reset Bomb. "You really did a number on that bomb. Because if you didn't do it, I wouldn't have gotten more mortal souls and corpses to devour. But you're not done yet. Let's see how well you can complete your mission." While Pit was fighting against more Forces of Nature troops, laser beans fired at him from afar. "Watch out, Pit!" Palutena warned. "Laser beams?!" exclaimed the angel. "Children! You must protect the Reset Bomb Depot!" Viridi ordered. "It won't work, Viridi!" Pit responded. "You have a problem with humans. OK, we get it. But more destruction won't help anything!" "Oh, please. This coming from the flying munitions depot himself!" Viridi scoffed. "You're as destructive as a hundred Reset Bombs!" "Maybe, but I'M destroying evil!" Pit replied. "It's totally different! Look it up." "Pssh!" Devil Pit scoffed. "Are you trying to act all stupid right now?" Pit then flew upwards and made it to the Reset Bomb Depot. "We're approaching the Reset Bomb Depot," said Palutena. "It's huge!" Pit exclaimed. "I'll look for a place to land," Palutena continued. Devil Pit saw the depot as well and was disgusted. "So this is where those murder weapons were created," he said. "I wonder if Pit has a chance to destroy it soon. Let's wait and see." He didn't follow Pit this time. He instead flew away from the depot as far away as possible to avoid getting spotted." Pit, meanwhile, went around the depot in order to find a landing spot while defeating more Forces of Nature troops. He then flew throught crystals and Palutena found a landing spot. "Up here looks like a good spot," she said. "Prepare for landing. It could get a little rough!" She then drew Pit up into the air right into the landing spot. "Waaaah!" he cried. Devil Pit watched from afar and saw Pit entering the depot. "Let's see if you can make it out alive after completing the mission," he said. "If you don't, then I'll be disappointed in you."
Music stops and switches to: Reset Bomb Depot (Exterior)
Pit roughly landed into the Reset Bomb Depot and slowly got back up. He then ate the food and proceeded onwards. "Just going to stroll in without backup?" Viridi scoffed. "That's brave, if not very smart. Rise, my children! Politely destroy our guest!" As on queue, more Forces of Nature troops came out to stop Pit from destroying the depot. Devil Pit, who was still far away, didn't took kindly to Viridi's hospitality. "Bah! What kind of hospitality was that?" he groaned. "That was so stupid." Pit then took down the Nutskis and continued onwards. Then he saw an enemy that looked kind of like a bomb. "What is this?" he asked. "That's a Bumpety Bomb," said Viridi. "Cute name," Palutena complimented. "It almost feels wrong to destroy them. ...Oh, well. Just watch out for their blast radius, Pit!" "Bumpety Bomb..." Devil Pit groaned, upon hearing the name from which nobody listened. "That was a stupid name for an enemy SHE came up with all those years ago when I first invaded her territory. Thankfully she's gone, but SHE is here now." After taking down the Bumpety Bombs, Pit continued onwards. "I brought a Cherubot for you," said Palutena. "I can't imagine that pile of metal is very fuel efficient," said Viridi. "Actually, it runs on goddess power, which is totally renewable," Palutena explained. Pit then hopped into the Cherubot and continued onwards while using the machine to take down more Forces of Nature troops. But once he fell into an arena, there are still more Underworld and Forces of Nature troops fighting against each other. "Dang it, Hades!" Viridi groaned. "Get your filthy troops out of MY bomb depot!" "You're awfully cute when you're flustered, rosebud," Hades remarked. (A/N: Really...? I do NOT ship that at ALL! No offense.) This made Viridi blush in embarrassment. Why do most of my enemies talk so nonchalant like that? she thought. At least Pit is not evil and more protected than him and his Devil counterpart. I wonder... But she shook her head to snap out of it. Grr! Focus Viridi! she mentally yelled at herself. You HAVE to focus in taking them out! "The Underworld Army and the Forces of Nature are still fighting," said Pit. "Then take them BOTH out," said Palutena. Although I still fear that the War of Chaos is continuing, she added in thought. If only there is a way I can convince Viridi and her forces to join us and stop all the evil ones... But I guess only time will tell... Devil Pit heard that and reminisced the time back at the Space-Pirate Ship. "This takes me back when the Underworld tried to take down my minions," he said. "Good times." Meanwhile, Pit took down all of the Underworld and Forces of Nature troops to continue onwards. "Destructified!" he exclaimed. He then continued to a Jump Pad. "All right, Cherubot. Good job," he said after hopping off of the Cherubot and used the Jump Pad to hop to the next area. Suddenly, he came across a Lethinium that shot a big laser and Pit barley dodge it by hiding behind a small wall. "Wowza!" he exclaimed. "Lasers seem like overkill," said Palutena. "We usually get much bigger enemies here," said Viridi. "Too bad Pit's just so...tiny," said Palutena. "Hey, I can hear you, you know!" Pit groaned in embarrassment. Devil Pit heard that and was shaking his head in disgust. "Why do the gods have to tell us angels like that?" he groaned. Pit then took down the Lethinium and a few others to continue onwards. He then came across another new enemy. "There's nothing like fighting a pile of mud to make a guy feel tough," he said. "Mudrones are pretty resilient, so you actually DO need to be tough to fight them," Palutena explained. "To completely defeat them, you have to take them down three times." He then took it down and continued onwards, while taking down both Underworld and Forces of Nature troops. He then approached a path an electric fence. "I really don't think I should be touching these walls," he said. "Good instincts," said Palutena. "Bok bok bok! What are you? Chicken?" Viridi taunted. Devil Pit heard that and facepalm. "That was the most cliché taunt anybody can do," he groaned. "It gets really old really fast." (A/N: I honestly agree with him on that one. Clichés are way too old.) Pit then continued onwards and took down more enemies while avoiding more electric fences. He then entered another arena where there are, you guessed it, more Underworld and Forces of Nature troops fighting each other. "More Underworld forces!" Viridi exclaimed. "I get what Viridi has against Hades," said Pit. "He's destructive and evil. But what does Hades have against Viridi?" "I think you answered your own question," said Palutena. "Destruction is fun for him." "Well, five points for the squares!" said the Underworld ruler "It's true. This is just my idea of a good time. Not that these serious ladies would know anything about having a good time." Although I'm still having trouble trying to find our escaped prisoner, he added in thought. "Don't even put Lady Palutena in the same sentence as the Goddess of Brutality!" Pit scowled. "It's Goddess of Nature!" Viridi corrected. "You'd think the Lord of the Underworld would be too busy for mischief making," said Palutena. Despite the banished Devil who's more power-hungry than Hades, she added in thought. "Oh, no. Making mischief is one of my principal responsibilities," said Hades. And also trying to stop that Devil from standing in my way, he added in thought. Devil Pit heard all of that and chuckled. "Hmhmhmhmhm... It would seem that everyone is starting to figure everything out," he said. "Except Palutena is wrong about something. I'M the one who's seeking destruction in this world and I will NOT let you get in my way!" After that little conversation, Pit took down both the Underworld and Forces of Nature troops and continued onwards. He then took a platform to go down.
Music stops and switches to: Reset Bomb Depot (Interior)
Once Pit was down to where he needed to be, he continued onwards inside the depot. "We're approaching the bottom of the fortress," said Palutena. "Everything seems to be made out of natural materials," said Pit, surprised. "Reset Bombs must grow like fruit," said Palutena. "ORGANIC fruit," Viridi corrected. "And when it's ripe, it falls off the vine and just organically destroys everything in its path?" Hades asked. "That's not exactly how it goes," Viridi responded. "But I'm in the ballpark, aren't I?" Hades questioned. "Nature dictates that all life must eventually break down," Viridi explained. "This is just an accelerated version of that process!" Devil Pit heard Viridi's explanation and was not impressed. "How funny, because that wasn't the first time I experienced something like that," he said. "Especially after what they did to me and RUINED MY FUCKING LIFE!" After he roared that very loudly, fire burst from the ground due to Devil Pit's anger. He began to calm down while breathing heavily. "Once Pit destroys the Reset Bomb Depot, I have one thing to do in there before I continue with the next step of my master plan," he said as he continued to wait. Back to Pit, who took down more Underworld and Forces of Nature troops until he came across some floating platforms. "Dash up to those floating platforms to jump on them," explained Palutena. "When the platform is lined up in front of you, go for it!" Pit did so and dashed to hop from one platform to another, while taking down more enemies from both armies. But suddenly, he came across a Treasure Chest that was... "A Mimicutie?" he exclaimed. "Neener neener!" said Viridi. Devil Pit sighed and facepalmed at Viridi's taunting. "Seriously, what kind of goddess would even be able to do something like that?" he questioned. "At least she's not as worse as HER." Back to Pit, who continued to take down more enemies. He was getting closer and closer to destroying the depot. "Children! Destroy the intruder!" Viridi ordered as her troops appeared to slow Pit down from reaching his destination. After taking them down, he noticed another enemy. "What's the deal with this enemy?" he asked. "It's called a Meeba, and it's actually a kind of parasitic fungus," Viridi explained. "That shell will block your attacks," Palutena warned. "Try getting behind it first." "Hey! Who asked for your advice?!" Viridi exclaimed. Devil Pit heard that and chuckled. "Hmhmhm... I guess no one, but it's still really funny when it comes from you," he said. After taking down the Meeba, Pit continued onwards and used the Grind Rail, "Huah!" he exclaimed, hopped into the air "Haha!", landed at the same Grind Rail from another section, "Wahoo!", and made it to another land. "Yes!" he finished. "Are you always so insufferably upbeat?" Viridi questioned. Although the way he spoke like that sounded kinda...cute... she thought as her cheeks began to blush. But she shook her head to snap out of it. Grr! I need to FOCUS! she mentally yelled. I cannot let him destroy the Reset Bomb Depot! Devil Pit heard all of that and chuckled at Pit's behavior. "Hmhmhmhm... I guess some things never change, young angel," he said. After taking down more enemies, Pit continued onwards and used a Jump Pads to continue onwards. One of them led him to a wobbly bridge. "The bridge looks treacherous," said Palutena, worried. "Great... "Listen, this probably goes without saying, but..." Palutena started. "Yes?" Pit asked. "Be careful not to fall," Palutena finished. "...Right," said Pit, worried about doing that. Luckily, he didn't and opened a Treasure Chest to collect its goodies. Then he used another Jump Pad to take him back to whence he came. He continued on his path to complete his mission while taking down more Forces of Nature troops along the way. "Fight harder, children! He's just one little angel!" Viridi ordered in fear of losing. "If this fortress goes down, that's the end of all Reset Bombs." "That's right," said Palutena. "Ready yourself, Goddess of Nature!" Even though it breaks my heart to do this just like last time... she added in thought and worry. After defeating all of the enemies in that area, he continued onwards and along the way, he found a Zodiac Chamber. He entered it and collected the Virgo Palm. After that, he left and continued on to complete his mission. He then exited the lift and was back outside.
Music stops and switches back to: Reset Bomb Depot (Exterior)
"This is disorienting..." he said. He then hopped in another Cherubot to take down more Forces of Nature enemies. After that, he continued onwards down a long pathway. "This will take you to the heart of the depot up ahead," said Palutena. "It's so close!" said Pit. "In Palutena's name, I will eliminate the threat of the Reset Bomb!" Pit continued onwards and defeated more Forces of Nature troops until he was close to destroy the Reset Bomb Depot. He rushed to the hallway to find a lift. "It's time to put an end to the Reset Bombs once and for all!" said Palutena.
Music stops and switches back to: Reset Bomb Depot (Interior) (A/N: Only for a short time.)
Pit entered the lift to go down, drank another Drink of the Gods, and entered through the door to finish this.
Music stops and switches to: Boss Fight 1
"Pit, destroy the Reset Bomb Pod to take down the entire depot," Palutena ordered. "Not a problem!" Pit affirmed. "That's what you think!" Viridi warned and then ordered her guards. "Guards! Wake up and report for duty!" The guards awoke and came out to fight against Pit to begin the battle. They attack in groups of four, but their battle strategy was poor, and they just didn't attack their target properly. "Ugh! I should've brought more soldiers," Viridi groaned. "More competent soldiers!" "Sorry about that, sprout," Hades apologized. "I'm afraid they're busy fighting my guys." "But you have to admit, Hades," said Viridi. "My troops are no joke, right?" "Oh, yes, they're just terrifying," Hades replied, sarcastically. "Quake-in-your-boots terrifying." Pit then noticed that there was a shell protecting the pod from receiving damage. "There's a shell protecting the Reset Bomb Pod!" he exclaimed. "How do I crack it?" "Try blasting a guard into the trench," Palutena explained. "The resulting explosion will help knock the shell loose, which is your cue to fire away!" Pit tried using shooting attacks to blast a guard to the pod, but that didn't work. "Get up close to a guard, and melee it into the trench," Palutena explained further. "The explosion will remove the shell and let you fire directly at the Reset Bomb Pod." Pit did what he was told a used a melee attack to push a guard into the pod to cause an explosion. The resulting blast got the shell off the pod. "The shell is off!" Pit exclaimed. "Now's your chance!" said Palutena. "Attack!" Pit did so and gave the pod some damage with shooting attacks, but then the shell grew back again. "The shell grew back!" Pit exclaimed. "You need to attack the inside while you have the chance!" explained Palutena. "Fire at the Reset Bomb Pod immediately after you take out the shell with a guard!" But once the guards were previously knocked down, new ones appeared to join the group and fight. "Dashing and doing a melee attack might be the best way to get rid of those guards," Palutena further eexplained. "Close in on a guard, then dash and attack it." Pit did so and managed to use a melee attack to knock a guard into the pod to cause an expulsion and knock the shell down. After a few more hits, and more guards to knock down and bring down the shell, Pit finally destroyed the pod. "Obliteration!" he exclaimed in victory. "Good. Now let's get you out of here!" said Palutena. After defeating the pod, Pit did different poses in fashion of his victory. Suddenly, the Reset Bomb Pod began to explode which caused the depot to shake. "Whoa-oa!" Pit cried upon noticing it. Then more explosions began to go off as Pit looked around to notice it. "Huh?" he wondered. Paluten then activated the Power of Flight to get Pit out of the Reset Bomb Depot. Pit then jumped to start flying. "Huph-ah!" he grunted as he got out of his feet. He attempted to fly away from the depot as fast as he could, but the explosion caught up to him and blew him out of the depot. "Aaaaaaaaaaaaugh!" he cried upon being blown away. "My depot!" Viridi yelled. "That's it! You are now OFFICIALLY at the top of my to-kill list." "Uh-oh. I'd better get you out of there, Pit," said Palutena and whisked the angel away.
Music stops and switches to: (M)TMB ARC Extended Music: Athenaeum Riba's Theme (A.K.A. Devil Pit's Theme)
Devil Pit now saw the remains of the Reset Bomb Depot and was pleased. "Excellent," he said. "The Reset Bomb Depot has been destroyed. Now there will be no more Reset Bombs to deploy. Serves them right for what they did to me all those years ago and ruined my life. But before I go, there's something I must do first." He then flew into the depot and arrived where the Reset Bomb Pod was destroyed. "This depot is no longer needed around here anymore," he continued. "It's time that I make things a lot more crispy." He then activated Pyrokinesis with his right arm and fired a fireball around the depot. This engulfed the depot into flames and burned it down. "That's the next step of my plan done," he continued further. "Now it is time to begin the next step at the Lunar Sanctum. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" He then teleported away from the depot as it continued to burn into ash.
Music stops
Everything is all according to our main antagonist's plan. What do you think he has in store for this "Lunar Sanctum" place you might ask? Well stay tuned for chapter thirteen, review, and have a great day. Oh and shoutout to Shadow queen 579 for reviewing the last chapter.