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Edge Heart was currently dispatching the last of the Killachines on his end as he cleared out most of them with his Electro Shots and Static Slashes.
How convenient right after the last chapter ended.
JUMP!
SWING!
LAND!
BZZT!
SLASH!
VANISH!
REAPPEAR!
BIFURCATE!
EXPLOSION!
PIXELATE!
He hopped into the air to dodge a slash from one before landing on its mace and using his aura to deliver an electronic slash, which paralyzed the Killachine before cutting it clean in half.
Another Killachine was been dealt with by the hands of the scythe deity as he looked around his surroundings. He destroyed about 16 of the machines and was on the lookout for any remainders.
Well, survivors at the rate that the group was going thanks to the surplus of deities.
He then looked to see Nepgear, who was fighting some remaining Killachines with AL and IF, the trio faring well enough.
Then there would be Rom, Ram, Compa, and Brave Heart, who was finishing up with another Killachine.
And finally... Amid battle stood a revitalized Domio, who was still shaky, with Gust and Nisa dealing with the final Killachine.
Edge Heart decided to assist the weakest link, which turned out to be the one with Domio on their team, due to the boy's experience deficit.
He rushed in as he saw Domio about to guard a Hyper Slash against a Killachine...!
"C-Crud!" Domio censored, crossing his ice gauntlets, hoping to successfully block the attack as he looked the Killachine in the... optic sensors... As it got ready to swing down on him with its glowing battleaxe.
"VRRRR!"
"Oh no! It's going to crush him!"
JUMP!
KICK!
Gust pointed out as Nisa tried to attack the Killachine.
The superheroine was closing in on the metallic menace, but her attack wouldn't be able to reach the monster in time as the axe got closer to Domio.
"Crap!" Nisa also censored herself as she wouldn't reach the boy in time.
Until our local edge lord, Edge Heart swooped in and did what he did best, as he one-shot the Killachine with a precise cut to the central area of the abdomen, and used his aura for speed and his static for the stun.
SLICE!...
He then twirled his scythe as he swatted the wind as the Killachine exploded, blowing Domio back.
EXPLOSION!
PIXELATE...!
"Hmph." The god harrumphed.
SHATTER!
"A-Ahh!" Domio yelled as he was blown back by the explosion as his gauntlets shattered.
PHASE!
The kid slid on his ass as he skidded next to the two he was working with as he looked to the god.
"Never stay still in battle unless absolutely necessary. It may very well cost you your life. Hesitation means defeat." Edge Heart warned before phasing back to a lonely area.
LAND!
FLIP!
"He's rather uptight, isn't he?" Nisa asked as she landed, before flipping back to the other two.
"I think edgy is the better word to use." Gust deadpanned.
"..." Domio stayed quiet. He learned another lesson in exchange for having his life saved.
Again.
SWING!
SLIDE!
SLAM!
OVERHEAD SWING!
WEAVE!
SMASH!
LATERAL SWING!
JUMP!
CRASH!
FLIP!
Elsewhere, Brave Heart dealt with the attacks of the Killachine that he was fighting with the twins and Compa. He weaved, slid, and kicked off the ground into flips as he dodged the Killachine.
The Killachine itself was then subjected to being slammed into by Ram's staff as she smashed it into the Killachine.
"Take this, you bucket of bolts!"
SMASH!
She yelled before attacking the metallic opponent.
"VRRR...!"
The Killachine was volleyed by the blow as Ram would sent it sprawling. Rom was nearby, and she thwacked the death robot back with a reciprocated swing.
"Catch, Ram..!"
THWACK!
Rom called to her sister as she returned the robot to her sibling.
"VRRRR!"
SLAM!
CRACK!
CRASH!
CRACK!
WHAM!
CRACK!
THUD!
CRACK!
BASH!
CRACK!
The Killachine was reduced to a volleyball in the hands of the twins as they hit it back and forth. Their attacks caused the hull of the robot to become extensively dented as they slammed it around.
Brave Heart observed the Killachine being treated like a plaything between the divine children. He then gazed to Compa, who had again gone to treat a hyperventilating Domio.
"Take deep breaths, Dom-Dom.'' Compa instructed the boy as he slowly begin to follow Compa's instructions as he decreased his breathing rate back to normal levels.
SWING!
MISS!...
He then felt more at ease with the situation before looking back up into the air to see that Rom had missed a swing as the Killachine was now badly damaged, but would have been able to recover if it landed on the ground.
BLAST!
ZOOM!
''Oops..." Rom realized with concerned eyes.
"Rom! You missed!" Ram yelled at her the obvious.
"I got it!" Brave Heart shouted as he threw his hand forward before a beam of orange KI shot forth, racing right for the robot.
BOOM!
EXPLOSION!
MINI SHOCKWAVE!
PIXELATE!
It connected with the Killachine before exploding, the explosion causing a mini shockwave to emit as its remains pixelated shortly after.
"Whew..." Brave Heart wiped his forehead as he then looked towards the twins.
"Finish it quicker next time! If you play around too much, it'll escape and then you'll be in hot water!" He yelled from below.
"You're not my big sister!" Ram yelled back at Brave Heart, who simply rolled his eyes as he left the girl alone.
"Never said I was! But maybe you'd listen to her quicker than me..." Brave Heart contemplated as he walked to where the last Killachine was. "Kids..." He sighed.
At least his own was more like a male Rom.
"Okay, Mister Nebula..." Rom took the advice as Ram turned to her.
"Don't listen to him, Rom!" Ram berated her sister.
"But what if he's... Right?..." Rom asked the pink CPU Candidate.
"A meanie like him could never be right! Now let's help out Nepgear." Ram told her blue-clad sister.
"Ok..." Rom answered, slightly put down as they were still treating the CPU like a stranger, even though he had just saved them some trouble.
DASH!
SLAM!
ROLL!
SLICE!
HANDSTAND BACKFLIP!
CRASH!
SLIDE!
And by the last Killachine, IF was scratched up a bit, but still able to move past and dodge the attacks of the robot.
THRUST!
"VULCAN...!"
She then slid back as AL lunged forward with his boosters coming in hot, and engulfed his arm in fire, ready to deliver a Vulcan Knuckle.
ZOOM!
Nepgear was few feet away, next to the flaming fighter as she was getting ready for another point blank Slash Wave.
"LA...! DELPHINUS!"
"KNUCKLE!"
"WAVE!"
KA-BOOM!
"VRRRRRRRR!"
IF then added her own SP Skill from afar in the mix as she used her La Delphinus at the last moment for a threeway skill to take place.
The Killachine took massive damage from the triple attack as it would be blown back from the attacks. It now had a large gaping hole in the death robot as it flew from the pressure.
ZOOM!
It didn't reach far though before it was intercepted by an Edge Heart who happened no be in the direct trajectory as the hunk of metal approached him.
FLIP!
"...HRAH!"
SWING!-
SLICE!
AURA...
He turned his head as he saw the half-dead robot fly towards him. He then narrowed his eyes as he gripped his scythe, flipping the pole around in his hand before he brought it upwards at blinding speeds as he deactivated his aura right after the blade made contact with the Killachine.
The Killachine made a dying groan as its internal structures had suffered a fatal stroke before breaking in half vertically as it approached Edge Heart, and was destroyed in an explosion behind the god as he looked menacingly forward.
The wind from the explosion blew his hair forward as he lowered his scythe, staring at the group that sent the machine his way as the remains pixelated behind him.
SPLIT!
EXPLOSION!...
WOOSH!
ゴゴゴゴ...
"Talk about edgy, indeed... With a touch of badass, even if I don't want to admit it." AL muttered as he looked at the scythe-wielding badass with some semblance of respect.
"It's in the name, so I really shouldn't be surprised. Was that all of them, Nebula?" He turned to his godly comrade, as he had told them the original amount in the first place.
"All 49." Brave Heart affirmed as he walked to the group.
"So... We actually did it?!" Purple Sister asked, in disbelief.
"I thought we were gonna be outmatched but... This is unbelievable!" IF concurred as she saw that they had defeated every last Killachine in the area.
"See! I told you we could do it!" Ram rubbed it in as she landed on the ground next to them.
"We did it!..." Rom followed as she landed next to her sister.
"Huzzah! They were no match for the power of justice!" Nisa cheered.
"It baffles me that you all even had the strength to contend with one, let alone near 50." The Mascot commented.
"Those robots acted like pushovers if anything." Gust pointed out at how ridiculously the team managed the defeat of them.
PHASE!
"That is because we had powerful allies." Edge Heart phased to their position as they looked in his direction. "And because we have 11 people."
"So it was because they got carried and party bloat? Harsh." Brave Heart told his fellow CPU.
"A-At least we beat them... So can we go and get the Mascot back to where it needs to be before more appear? B-Because I don't wanna know how many more hundreds of them are sealed away still." Domio trekked to the group with a paper bag for breathing in. Compa would pat his back as he looked at Brave Heart.
"Hey, Domio. You did surprisingly well." Brave Heart gave his foster son a thumbs up.
"He nearly died multiple times." Edge Heart, AL, and IF deadpanned.
"But he didn't. And he managed to make those two Killachines hit each other from dodging. So he's got survival instinct. But he's also right, so we should get going." The CPU refocused.
"Let us continue." The Mascot told the others as those transformed would revert to their normal forms, and they would move closer to where they last saw Underling.
"Man, this portal is taking forever to spit out another robot. Maybe I hit the spawn cap or something." Underling wondered as she stared at the portal.
She then turned to the CPU Breaker that was moving around aimlessly. The other Killachine had wandered off into the rest and hadn't returned.
But it did not mean much, as it was with the other Killachines.
Underling's patience was wearing thin as she looked back at the portal.
"Man, waiting around sucks..." She complained to no one in particular.
"Screw this! I got plenty to burn Lowee to the ground!" She ran out of patience as she got ready to call the robots for the invasion.
"We won't let that happen!" Nepgear cut the monologue as the party members would arrive.
"Oh great, you idiots again! How the hell did you get here? And what happened to the Killachines?!" Underling asked.
"We happened."
CRACK!
ゴゴゴゴ!
Gris stepped forward as he, AL, and Nebula stepped forth. "And I distinctly remember saying something about ending you the next time I saw you." The assassin mentioned as he cracked his knuckles, a snigger and menacing red eyes appearing.
"Gah!" Underling felt the bloodlust once more as all the artillery she had waited for had been eviscerated. "You all destroyed the Killachines?!" She asked incredulously.
"All 49," Nebula clarified as he confirmed their actions as he spoke the exact number to the ASIC grunt.
"You gotta be kidding me!" Underling said with exasperation as she had been cut short for her invasion plans. No wonder that Killachine didn't come back. It got freaking rekt!
"And it's gonna be all over when we reactivate the seal. We've got you beat, Underling!'' IF pointed at ASIC grunt as she would then gain a cocky smirk.
"The seal? How dumb are you? The Mascot's gone. Kaput! Hell, I'd like to see you try!'' The greenette goaded.
"As you wish." The Mascot responded as Underling prattled on.
"Heheh. Go ahead and try, you stupid Mascot- Hey! What gives? How the hell is the Mascot in one piece!" The hooded underling went agape as she saw the floating orb.
"Gust fixed it. Doesn't matter how many times you try to break it, I'll always fix it." Gust let the grunt know.
"And now we're gonna break you!" Ram pointed with her staff aggressively.
"Yeah...!" Rom cutesy glared at Underling.
Rather violent for you two, but fair-
"You fixed it? That's so cheap! Damnit, you're running everything!" Underling complained.
She heard a faint ''Look at my lips, you're ruining it!'' as soon as she finished the sentence from Nebula.
"Pot meet kettle." AL simply stated with a grin. "What goes around, comes around."
"It's fine, just get out of our way. If you cross us, we'll fix it, get it?" Nisa explained for Underling to understand.
Underling was in a tight spot as she grumbled.
"Gaaaaaaaaah! Killachine, fight these broads and bastards and buy me some time!" She told the CPU Breaker. "I've got to find an escape rou- Er, find reinforcements!" She corrected herself mid sentence.
"Running away again? I should ask the author for a counter!" Nebula joked as he got a fist bump from AL.
"Nice."
Hey, that's not too bad of an idea-
"Shut up!" She yelled at the blue haired god as she turned to the white Killachine. The CPU Breaker asked for further instructions upon detecting her bio signature.
"AFFIRMATIVE. RETALIATORY PROTOCOL INITIATED. INPUT REQUIRED..."
"Input?" Underling asked.
"SET PROTOCOL TO KILL?"
"The hell kind of input is that? Yeah, set that crap to kill! But don't overheat or nothin'!" She directed the robot.
"INPUTS REGISTERED. KILLACHINE: VERSION CPU BREAKER ONLINE!"
CALIBRATE!
LOCKED ON!
The Killachine stated before standing tall and facing the group.
"How long do you think this one's gonna last against 11 of us?" Nebula asked Nepgear.
"Uhh... I'm not too sure, actually. I think we might lose this time if we're not careful. " Nepgear answered unsurely.
"Come on, NepG. You gotta believe in yourself, and you'll win for sure. My money's on less than 15 minutes if we all transform."
TRANSFORM!
Nebula put on the table as he changed into Brave Heart.
ABLAZE!
"15? Somebody's scared. I'd go for 10." AL poked at his godly friend as he would activate his Burning Fever.
TRANSFORM!
"5, pussies." That was all that Gris would say before transforming.
"Save the predictions for after we beat the robot, boys." IF told the trio after she finished using the Healing Pod, restoring some of her lost health. She then took out her Qatars.
"We can do this!" Compa said as she gripped her syringe.
"I'll do my best!" Nepgear told herself before transforming. Rom and Ram followed soon after.
"Let's scrap him, Rom!" Ram prepared herself in HDD.
"Uh-huh!" Rom gripped her staff in anticipation.
TRANSFORM!
TRANSFORM!
TRANSFORM!
"For justice!" Nisa yelled.
''This! Is! Alchemy!" Gust shouted with life.
''H-Here goes... H-Hope I don't almost die again..."
"Frigid Boxing!..."
FREEZE!
Domio hoped as he summoned his ice gauntlets and scooted by Nebula and Compa.
THRUST!
ZOOM!
The CPU Breaker rushed them as it closed the distance with some rocket-powered boosters.
"Time to get out of dodge!"
RUN!
Underling told herself as she bolted.
DASH!
DASH!
SLAM!
SLAM!
Brave Heart and Edge Heart met the robot at first contact when they closed the distance before darting to the side, the left for the blackette and right for the bluette.
THRUST!
STAB!-
BOOST!
SLEDGEHAMMER!-
The CPU Breaker brought down its yellow blades before recalibrating the position of the two gods. It then thrust back to avoid an axe handle from AL and a lunging stab from IF.
"We-" They started.
"-Missed!" They finished.
GUST!
WOOSH!
The white Killachine then retaliated as it swung his blade in an X-like motion, creating a strong gust that blew them back as the two cross guarded as they were blown away.
"!" The human duo reacted.
AL and IF skidded with damage from the wind being taken as they were moved away.
Next was Rom and Ram as they came from each side as they swung their staffs at the CPU Breaker. It would guard the two with its blades as they struck it.
"Eat this!"
SWING!
"Take that...!"
SWING!
GUARD!
DEFLECT!
"Huh?!- Argh!" The Candidate yelled.
CRASH!
"Ram!" Rom yelled in concern before being slammed away as well.
SLAM!
CRASH!
Ram reacted as her attack was blocked before she was catapulted away, shortly before Rom was given the same treatment with the white Killachine swatting them into some brightly colored blocks.
"Rom! Ram!" Purple Sister shouted in concern as she and Nisa approached the white Killachine, weapons at the ready.
The CPU Candidate closed the gap before using her SP Skill as she was in range.
"Mirage Dance!"
SLICE!-
DODGE!
Purple Sister yelled as she would swing at the robot.
'It dodged?!' Purple Sister's eyes widened in shock as the machine outmaneuvered her attack.
SLICESLICESLICESLICE!
DODGE DODGE DODGE!
HYPER SLASH!
SKID!
She finished the skill, only for the robot to continue dodging before delivering a Hyper Slash to the goddess who would block, being sent skidding from the blow.
"Grrr!" She grunted as she was pushed back from the attack, holding her own against the blitzing attack.
"Nepgear! Over here, scrap metal!" Nisa ed as she ran up to the metallic monster before taking her energy blades and slicing up the metallic hull of thr robot.
SLICESLICESLICESLICESLICESLICESLICE!
"Dark X-Blade Slash!"
SLICE! SLASH! CUT! SLICE! SLASH!
She yelled out the SP Skill right before using it as she realized that her basic strikes were doing nothing.
"Justice Kick!"
LEAP!
DROPKICK!
MISS!
The superheroine yelled as she jumped and dropkicked the CPU Breaker. Unfortunately for her, it once again weaved the attack.
JUMP!
The blue superheroine did not give up, as she used her momentum to run around at top speed, moving as a blur before jumping back up for a second attempt to strike it.
"Haaaah!"
SLICE!-
Nisa yelled as she would finally appear to get a hit on the white Killachine.
CLASH!
"Whoa!"
FLIP!
FLIP!
FLIP!
SLIDE!...
Only for its turn around and slam its blade into Nisa's blade, causing a clash as the superheroine was knocked back, doing some flips before she landed and slid next to Nepgear who charged up as Slash Wave.
''Slash Wave!"
WAVE!
Nepgear then flew towards the Killachine as she released her skill, and sent it right for the robot.
HYPER SLASH!
KABOOM!
WINDWAVE!
Until the CPU Breaker used its Hyper Slash to challenge the attack as it canceled out the wave in a bright explosion.
THRUST!
ZOOM!
Nepgear, Nisa, AL, IF, Compa, Domio, and Gust covered their eyes as they felt the blast. But they wouldn't have time as the CPU Breaker wasted none to take advantage of their blindness.
"!"
ZOOM!
It headed for the nearest open target, which was Compa as she opened her eyes to see the white Killachine make a hypersonic beeline towards her.
HOP!
She tried jumping out of the way, but wouldn't be able to completely move out in time as the robot covered too much distance.
BLOCK!-
She braced for impact as she guarded...!
REAPPEAR!
SWING!
SLICE!
SHOCKWAVE!
CLASH!
Until it was intercepted by a reappearing Edge Heart who clashed with the robot using his scythe as he caused a shockwave from the clash as well.
SKID...!
Compa was blasted back onto the ground as she skidded to IF, who caught her.
GRAB!
"Gotcha! You alright, Compa?" IF asked with concern as she looked over her best friend.
"I'm fine, Iffy. Thanks for the save." The Nurse-In-Training assured as she looked ahead to the battle with a slightly spooked expression.
The two airborne combatants separated as Brave Heart fell from the sky with his Ni-bai Bakuhatsu as used gravity with his flight to increase his falling speed.
"Ni-bai Bakuhatsu!"
FALL!
EXPLOSION!
SHOCKWAVE!
The god yelled as he pushed down the two large KI orbs onto what appeared to be the robot as blasts exploded again as yet another shockwave resulted from the explosion.
FLY!
FLY!
Meanwhile, Ram and Rom got out of their craters as they flew back to the battle as they neared each other at high speeds.
"You okay, Rom?" Ram asked her sister as the wind rushed by her, wincing from the pain.
"It stings... A lot..." She honestly told her sibling, tears forming at the corners of her eyes.
"I know. But we have to keep fighting!" She regained some vigor as she blasted off back to the battle, her sister close behind.
Back to the battle at hand, Brave Heart slid from the smoke as he would meet up with the other party members.
"I-Is it dead?" Domio asked.
"Not with that much smoke."
BURST!
ZOOM!
Edge Heart pointed out as the CPU Breaker burst from within the cloud as it approached them.
"Speak of the devil..." IF muttered tiredly as she readied herself again.
"Attack it from all sides while I and Gris distract it. We should leave it open enough for you guys to do that without too much trouble." Brave Heart explained as he hastily threw a plan together.
AURA!
He looked to his fellow god, who nodded as he activated his aura.
"Ready..." Brave Heart eased into a starting position. His KI burst to life as he did so, emulating his preparedness.
BURST!
"GO!"
VOOM!
DASH!
He yelled as he and Edge Heart kicked off with a burst of energy as they rocketed towards the CPU Breaker.
"To battle!"
LEAP!
Nisa pointed to the CPU Breaker as she ran behind the two.
"Roger!"
BOOST!
AL responded as he followed with his own boosters.
"I hope this works, now move it, people!"
FLY!
DASH!
ZOOM!
ZOOM!
IF rounded up as Nepgear flew, Domio, her, and Compa with Gust ran, and Rom Ram who was gonna hit it whether or not they heard the plan flew over shortly after.
The CPUs were met with the Killachine a third time as they now traded blows as soon as contact was made.
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Brave Heart punched and kicked as he contested with one blade, while Edge Heart slashed and sliced with fervor at the other. They did a good job at keeping the advanced Killachine in check for now as the plan began.
Their distraction made an opportune moment for the others to come in as Fust would begin with her SP Skill, being Musical Words as she was more of a ranged fighter than one that went up close.
"Sound of music, sound of lyrics! Musical Words! "
MAGIC BLAST!
BOOM!
MAGIC BLAST!
MAGIC BLAST!
BOOM!
BOOM!
"VRRRRRRRR!"
The bunny-like girl yelled as blasts of magic energy hit the CPU Breaker square in the chest as it finally took damage from the attack.
Minimal as it was, this meant that the lean killing machine could be destroyed by them taken by surprise.
The CPU Breaker took several hits as it was be occupied with the two gods.
"Mirage Dance!"
SLICESLICESLICESLICESLICE!
The Planeptunian CPU Candidate yelled as she began her assault.
"Slash Wave!"
WAVE!
BOOM!
SPRING!
Next would be Nepgear who flew in and delivered another Mirage Dance, that damaged the robot. She then end her contribution with a Slash Wave, which would catapult her away, saving her some energy as she moved out.
DASH!
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STAB!
"Demonic Inferno!"
BURN!
The next combatant after that was IF, who rushed in as she delivered a 360 spin slash, before kicking, slicing, and dicing the core of the CPU Breaker.
She then stabbed her Qatars deep into the core before finishing her combo with a Demonic Inferno before heading back to the sidelines.
The two gods diverged from the robot as they moved out of the way right before the SP Skill took effect damage, just so that the CPU Breaker couldn't escape either as they launched some attacks of their own.
"Pulsar Grenade!'' The scythe-wielding CPU shouted as he threw his hand forward, sending a white crackle of electricity to the robot.
"Bakuhatsu!" The meme CPU shouted as he would fire the large ball of KI that was summoned near instantly as the two attacks hit their mark before the Killachine could move, stunning it.
KA-BOOOOM!
"La Delphinus!"
JUMP BACK!
EXPLOSION!
SHOCKWAVE!
IF roared, as she summoned the fire skill to attack the CPU Breaker. She quickly backed away as well since the skills would combine to form an even bigger explosion with a shockwave behind it.
"H-How about now?-" Domio asked.
ZOOM!
THRUST!
CLASH!
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He was cut off shortly after.
"...'' AL simply looked at the child with a piteous face. He then blasted forward before leaving him behind in the blocky area.
BOOST!
"I-I'll stop asking..." Domio decided as he looked on, hesitant to jump in to fight such a powerful opponent after seeing the effort everyone exerted, doubting that he had the same capacity to help them.
"Vulcan Barrage!"
BOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOM BOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOM BOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOM BOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOM BOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOM!
AL boosted towards the core of the CPU Breaker since it was the only thing that seemed fitting to hit. He struck and hit the area with a flurry of burning kicks and punches with his Vulcan Barrage as he drove in the heat.
"Vulcan Hammer!"
SLEDGEHAMMER!
"Scorching Schneider!"
HIGH KICK!
"Overheated Assault!"
FLARE!
BURN!
"Flaring Blazer!"
EXPLOSION!
WINDWAVE!
BOOST!
"VRRR!"
The flaming fighter then delivered some powerful blows consisting of a Vulcan Hammer, followed by a Scorching Schneider, reciprocated with an Overheated Assault, and ended with a Flaring Blazer that let him gain some distance from the blowback as he used the pressure to boost away.
AL was blown back as Nisa was the next fighter to step up to the plate.
SLIDE-
SPRING!-
KICK!
STAGGER!-
LAND!-
JUMP!
STRIKE!
STAGGER!-
SNAP KICK!
STAGGER!-
LAND!
ZOOM!
KNEE!
STAGGER!-
DROP!
LEAP!
HEEL KICK!
STAGGER!-
LAND!
JUMP!
BICYCLE KICK!
STAGGER-
LEAP OFF!
She slid under the male as she then kicked the core of the white robot, striking it directly before catching it, repeating the process as the recoil from hitting the core as she landed before spring towards the core and repeatedly striking the robot as it was constantly staggered with the mix of relentless riming and previously sustained damage that went on for a short while, until the superheroine finally executed a Justice Kick, followed by her other SP Skill, Dark X-Blade Slash.
"Justice Kick!"
DIVE!
DROPKICK!
SMASH!
The superheroine yelled as she kicked the core once more as it sent a small wind wave from the pressure of the SP Skill, making it have serious damage onto the robot before taking out her energy blades and beginning her second onslaught.
"Dark X-Blade Slash!''
SLICE!
SLASH!
CUT!
SLASH!
SLICE!
SLASH!
Nisa yelled as she sliced and diced the robot with the little time she had left before it went to counterattack her figure.
The final slash did the trick of knocking the CPU Breaker off-balance as it was forced to recalibrate itself from not being given enough time to attack plus the constant attacks throwing it off and overwhelming its sensors as it was knocked away with a loud whirring sound.
"VRRRRRRR!..."
The robot was blown back from the heroic beat down as Nisa landed as she sent it flying. The next combatant would be the shaking Domio as he finally talked himself up to come out and battle.
"I-I can't do this...! But I have to try!" He told himself before clenching his fists and beginning his assault.
He then began to fire rapid ice spells at the core, mimicking everyone else as he did.
LAND!
"T-Take this!"
BLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLAST BLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLAST BLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLAST BLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLAST BLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLAST!
The boy yelled as he fired cold blasts of magic at the robot.
"...TARGET ACQUIRED!"
T-T-THRUST!
ZOOM!
The CPU Breaker felt only a slight chill as it was significantly damaged by everyone's contribution so far. It had some trouble moving at this point but worked its thrusters as it attempted to engage the last person who hit it, being Domio as its sensors were recalibrated.
The boy could only look in abject horror as the ivory death robot closed the distance in record time, even while severely damaged. His body kept firing ice blasts, even though his mind was overtaken by fear as the CPU Breaker approached.
"W-Wah!"
BLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLAST BLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLAST BLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLAST BLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLAST BLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLAST!
He shouted in fear as his body refused to listen to him, still firing.
RAISE!...
GLEAM!
ZOOM!
The CPU Breaker raised its blade in the familiar X-like fashion as it prepared to cut down the boy in a swift motion.
The boy was about to be hit by the incoming demise, his body stuck in full offensive when the twins rushed from behind him, above as they crashed into the CPU Breaker, smashing their staffs into the hull as its attack was interrupted, and Domio would be spared as he still fired at the Killachine, only stopping when Compa put a hand on his shoulder.
"Let's do this together, Rom!" The pink CPU Candidate faced her sister.
"Okay, Ram!" The blue CPU Candidate nodded as she faced back forward with her twin.
"HAH!"
SMASH!
They both yelled as they swung.
"VRRRR!" The robot let put a cry of a mix between anguish and metallic rage ad it was flung for the 5th or 6th time now. So much for a robot with the name CPU Breaker.
BLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLAST BLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLAST BLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLAST BLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLAST BLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLAST BLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLAST BLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLAST!-
PAT!
BLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLAST BLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLASTBLAST...!
Domio turned around and see a concerned Compa as he looked forward to see that he was firing at nothing, and stopped once he had regained the control of his arms, freed from the fear he felt.
He looked look on with Compa as the twins then used their own SP Skills as they combined their Ice Coffins into a bigger version like many times before.
"Ice Coffin!"
FLASH FROZEN!
SHATTER!
CRASH!
DUST!...
The CPU Breaker was sent into a wall of multicolored blocks as dust would shoot out from the entry point.
"DON'T LET UP! WE HAVE TO FINISH IT OFF!" Brave Heart yelled as he used his EXE Drive on the place where the robot would have landed.
"Baron Cannon!"
BOOOOOOOOM!
Gris stepped in as well as he was charging his own EXE Drive behind the scenes, and barely met the requirements for a fully charged. Overwhelming Maelstrom.
VANISH!
REAPPEAR!
"Overwhelming Maelstrom!"
SWING!
PILLAR!
VANISH!
COMBINE!
The third light on his scythe turned green as it was fully charged. He zoomed at Mach 100 to the crater before swinging his scythe. He would then vanish from the scene immediately after as the two attacks combined.
The two attacks formed a large white explosion as it rocked the area.
FLAME SPEAR!
BURST!
STABILIZE!
"Infernal Spear! HRAH!"
THROW!
AL then summoned a spear before flooding it with KI in a haphazard attempt to add to the already large explosion. It quickly stabilized before he threw it, yelling out his EXE Drive as he threw the attack. The spear would be stronger than the one used against Xero as it zipped through the air.
ENLARGE!
RUMBLERUMBLERUMBLERUMBLERUMBLE!...
WINDWAVE!
The attack landed in the midst of the explosion as the area would then take a bright orange hue as the blast yield increased exponentially.
The dust picked up as there would be rumbling and shaking from the source of the explosion, the sound of pixelation still not imminent within.
The CPU Breaker was still standing, and more needed to be done for it to be completely destroyed.
"MORE POWER! WE NEED MORE POWER!" Brave Heart alerted the group as more of the party would put their skills into the concentrated blast.
"Celestial Severance!" Nepgear yelled as she released the wave of energy into the blast, using EXE Drive's final blast, as it was too dangerous to go within the blast with all those powerful EXE Drives within the blast radius already.
BEAM!
ENLARGE!
It then took a slight rainbow-colored hue as the blast radius increased even more
"Volkslied!"
RAIN OF MAGIC BLASTS!
ENLARGE!
Gust shouted as her rain of magic blasts fell upon the orb that contained the CPU Breaker. This caused the sphere to steadily largen as more and more blasts hit the blats radius, as it took a slightly blue hue from all the extra damage accumulated within the space occupied.
"La Delphinus!"
PILLAR!
ENLARGE!
IF roared as the explosion was then enhanced by a blue pillar, making the outline blue as the yield increased once more.
"Let's help them!" Rom told her sister over the loud explosion.
"Right!"
FLAME!
GUST!
FLAME!
GUST!
FLAME!
GUST!
FLAME!
GUST!
FLAME!
GUST!
FLAME!
GUST!
FLAME!
GUST!
FLAME!
GUST!
FLAME!
GUST!
FLAME!
GUST!
FLAME!
GUST!
FLAME!
GUST!
FLAME!
GUST!
FLAME!
GUST!
FLAME!
GUST!
FLAME!
GUST!
FLAME!
GUST!
FLAME!
GUST!
FLAME!
GUST!
FLAME!
GUST!
ENLARGE!
Ram responded as they volleyed many fire and wind spells at the explosion, making it gradually increase in size as the spells increased the potency.
Domio stood there, barely holding his ground alongside Compa as the two would shield themselves from the wind pressure of the explosion.
Nisa was in awe at such a large explosion.
"WOW! THE POWER OF JUSTICE IS AMAZING!" She yelled out as she was starstruck.
Compa looked back at the large explosion through squinted eyes as she saw the sheer power being radiated from the combined concentration of everyone's power.
"Wowee... That's everyone's teamwork!" She said to herself as Domio slowly look towards the explosion himself.
He was also awestruck as well by the explosion at first, but would then look at all the struggling faces.
He saw the grit of Brave Heart, the steeled glare of Edge Heart, the determined gaze of Purple Sister, the pure struggle of Rom and Ram, the intense stare of Gust, the steadfast visage of IF, and the flaring drive of AL as they all focused their energy into the blast, no doubt the CPU Breaker holding onto its existence by a whim.
He then looked to the Mascot, who was silent up to this point. As if the orb of energy would have noticed him take a glance at it, its voice would pierce through the air.
"Help them, young one. Their success will be assured by your assistance." It would tell the boy.
Domio gulped as he shakily nod before turning to the explosion. He summoned his ice gauntlets as he would use his Cold Bolt, filling it to the brim with as much SP as he could, to make sure that it would pack one hell of a punch, for the people around him.
His...
...
...
...
His...
His friends.
FREEZE!
"C-Cold...!" He stuttered at first, the fear starting to grip him again as he would see an image of the CPU Breaker rushing him with its blades in an X pattern.
"!"
He froze up (Pun intended) as he faltered. But the encouragement of Compa would snap him out of his fear daze.
"You can do it, Dom-Dom!" She cheered on the boy, seeing that he was beginning to struggle.
The winter lad gasped in realization as he shook away the fearful thoughts as he heard his friend's voice.
He then pumped all of his mana into the spell before yelling the last word as he pushed his hands forward, being blown back from the impact as he yelled with genuine resolve, his body glowing as it did back in Lowee.
GLOW!
"BOLT!"
ICE BOLT!
WOOSH!
"Whoa!" Domio yelled, not stuttering as he saw the large blast of ice that he sent, at blinding speeds as the attack drove itself into the explosion.
That bolt proved to have been the final nail in the coffin, as the explosion could not remain stable any longer.
The ice bolt would cause the environment to become a blinding white as everyone averted their gaze from the epicenter of the explosion.
ENLARGE!
SHINE!
RUMBLERUMBLERUMBLERUMBLERUMBLE RUMBLERUMBLERUMBLERUMBLERUMBLE RUMBLERUMBLERUMBLERUMBLERUMBLE!...
The CPU Breaker wouldn't be able to withstand the combined power of the explosion, before shortly pixelating within the confines of the mass of energy.
It was destroyed shortly before a massive shockwave would resound as the ground depressed, all becoming white.
RUMBLERUMBLERUMBLERUMBLERUMBLERUMBLERUMBLERUMBLERUMBLERUMBLE RUMBLERUMBLERUMBLERUMBLERUMBLE RUMBLERUMBLERUMBLE!*
"VRRRRRRRR!-"
PIXELATE!
DEPRESS!
MASSIVE SHOCKWAVE!
WHITEOUT!...
The battle came to an end when the blinding light had subsided.
Brave Heart groaned as he opened his eyes.
STAGGER!
He pushed himself off the ground as he got up, staggering back a bit as he did.
"Oop-"
He then looked around and saw the destruction that was left behind.
He gazed upon the smoldering crater that was left from where the CPU Breaker was. Since he couldn't sense machinery with KI, he used his HDD sensory, and it was safe to say that the robot had been completely and utterly scrapped.
"Yare yare daze... We did it." He muttered as he turned around.
He gazed at a standing Domio and amazed Nisa along with an alert Compa looking for their friends as he gave the kid and the redhead a thumbs up.
Domio gave the god one back as he raised his hand with uncertainty.
Nisa gave him two thumbs up, as she enjoyed the display of justice that was dolled onto onto robot, with Brave Heart extending his index finger as he pointed to her in happiness.
PROP!
Edge Heart was the second one to pick himself up with his scythe because the edge lords were peak efficiency.
He scanned around for the CPU Breaker. And when he couldn't identify its presence, he finally dropped his guard slightly.
He couldn't sense it with his HDD because he hadn't trained for half a year, like his rival CPU.
Damn plot.
TWIRL!-
STYLISH!
"It seems... That the battle has been won." The god said as he stylishly twirled his scythe to celebrate the win.
He then looked around for his fallen allies, their forms soon being revealed from the fading dust clouds. A 'STYLISH' appeared above his head as he did so.
"Where am I-!" AL frantically asked as he pushed himself up quickly.
He looked around to see that the CPU Breaker was gone.
"We did it...?! Yeah, I always knew we could do it.'' AL shrugged off, with a cocky smirk on his face. He turned to hear the voice of IF as she was being helped up by Compa.
"Iffy, are you alright?" Compa asked as she pulled up the Guild Agent.
"I'm fine. Did we beat the CPU Breaker?" IF asked the Nurse-In-Training.
"We sure did, Iffy! It disappeared in that big crater." Compa pointed as IF looked at the hole.
"Woah. Talk about some firepower." IF responded.
PROP!
The next person to arise was Purple Sister as she would still be in her HDD state, and used her gunblade to support herself. She soon stood on her two legs as she got some good footing.
"Goodness... Is everyone alright?" She asked as she looked around.
"Yep!" Ram replied as she floated down, next to the Planeptunian CPU Candidate. Rom was by her side as she did, both maintaining their HDD transformations as they descended.
LAND!
LAND!
"We did it, Miss Nepgear!" Rom told her excitedly.
"Just Nepgear is fine, Rom. And... Did we? Goodness, that's amazing!" She told them with a happy expression.
"Yep...!" Rom answered happily.
"I know right!" Ram responded to the CPU Candidate.
Gust slowly open her eyes as her distance from the blast saved her most of the potential to be flung away with her small frame. She looked around to see all her allies in one piece, and the CPU Breaker destroyed.
"Did we do it?" She asked.
"W-We did, Gust. We sure did," Domio told her as he walked beside her.
"That's a relief. That robot was really tough." She finished as she sighed.
"Excellent, we emerged victorious just as the triggered flight indicated. Where'd Underling go?" Nisa asked as she looked around.
"I sensed her energy fleeting, so it's pretty likely that she tucked tail and ran for the hills," AL explained.
"Well, she did. But she's the least of our worries right now." IF validated.
"We need to hurry up and seal that portal that's bringing all the Killachines here!" Purple Sister pointed as everyone would look at the portal that was swirling.
"Of course. One moment." The Mascot got right to work as she would return to her previous position as the portal would begin to close.
'That portal... It's...' Brave Heart squinted his eyes as he looked at the red swirling gateway.
'...The same as...' AL mentally continued the thought as his eyes would widen.
'The one that those two VPUs used to transport themselves into our dimension. Which means that the Mascot sealed them into Negadimension?!' Edge Heart asked internally as he finished the thought.
The portal closed as the Mascot went back to its post.
"So are we good?" IF asked as the portal closed.
"The gateway has been sealed once more. As long as I am here, they will never return." The Mascot assured as Compa would sigh in relief.
"Phew! We're in the clear." The nurse breathed in relief.
"Lowee is safe thanks to you. No words can express my level of gratitude." The Mascot thanked them as it floated.
"We the CPU Candidates, so it's what we're supposed to do!" Ram told the Mascot.
"Mhm!" Rom reciprocated.
"We only did what was right. But that means you can't come with us, doesn't it?" Purple Sister asked the Mascot.
"Again, my departure would mean the reopening of the gateway, which would be the return of the Killachines." The Mascot told them.
'And who knows what else might pop out of that portal if left open for long enough.' Brave Heart thought as he listened to the conversation.
"There's no way we can let that happen. I'm sorry for bringing it back up." Purple Sister apologized.
IF then remembered what the Mascot had done in Lastation, and would offer the solution to the Mascot there.
"Hey, in Lastation, we got a bit of the Mascot's power even though it stayed behind. So how about it?" The Guild Agent asked as the Mascot went to answer.
"Unfortunately, I lack the proper technique to perform such a... Huh?" The Mascot would pause as a flash of light enveloped the area.
FLASH!...
When the light faded, there would be two Mascots occupying the area instead of one.
"Huh?" Purple Sister asked as she looked between the two white orbs.
"This is trippy," AL said as he observed the two as well. "Did I smoke before I went here...?'' He muttered, trying to remember the important detail.
"What happened, me?" The Mascot on the left would ask.
"So you don't know either? I wish I could tell you, me." The one on the right answered.
"I'm sooooo confused right now." Compa voices.
"I concur." Edge Heart seconded.
"Since it only revived hours ago, its existence is still volatile. This is a fascinating phenomenon indeed." Gust explained.
"So like... The Mascot made a clone of itself just in case its physical body got destroyed?" IF would ask.
"I-I think so. It makes sense to me." Domio accepted the explanation.
"That's what it looks like." Gust went with that explanation.
"Ironic, considering our efforts to bring it back to life. All's well that ends well, I guess." The brunette sighed as she accepted the explanation alongside everyone present.
"So what will you do in this case?" Purple Sister asked the Mascots as they would decide.
"Yes. I can now heed your request. I will stay behind, and maintain the seal." The Mascot that they traveled with told them.
"And I will join you to assist in any way possible." The other, newly cloned Mascot told the party.
"Good luck, me." The Mascot that would stay behind bid its clone farewell as it had its disc taken by Purple Sister as they would have recruited their third Mascot. Her power spiked in accordance, to the point that even the stoic Edge Heart was somewhat impressed.
REVERT!
Ram then reverted to her human form as she spoke.
"Come on, can we go home yet? I'm bored! Let's go home!" She complained.
"Yeah, let's go home...!"
REVERT!
Rom agreed as she reverted to her human form also
"No need to stay in this form anymore."
REVERT!
Brave Heart said as he reverted as well.
"We should return to the Basilicom and announce our deeds."
REVERT!
Edge Heart directed as he too reverted.
"Sounds like a plan."
REVERT!
Purple Sister agreed well as she reverted to Nepgear.
"Well then what are we waiting for? Let's go."
EXTINGUISH!
AL finished the reverting cycle as he exited his Burning Fever state.
"They've all got a point. Let's go back and check the Oracle, everyone." IF decided as the group began to travel back to Lowee.
Domio went with them, feeling a bit more sure of his place on the team as he felt the hand of Nebula pat his head.
"H-Huh?" He turned around and see the CPU giving him a head pat.
"Good job, kiddo. They may have had us in the first half, not gonna lie, but you pulled through." Nebula told him as the boy would nod in gratitude.
"T-Thanks." He replied as Gris deadpanned.
"As if he didn't almost die 5 times in a really stupid manner." The assassin pointed out.
"Let him have his W, dude. Damn." The pyro warrior tried to get the hitman to ease up.
"No, Gris is right. He did almost die a lot. But we'll fix that with time. He did great at the fact that he didn't die. We just have to make sure it doesn't happen as much. Or at all in a best-case scenario." The god explained.
"And how do you go about accomplishing that arduous feat." The assassin would ask with a raised brow and interesting look.
"You'll see." Was all Nebula responded with as AL contemplated calling CPS and Gris was generally interested throughout the journey back as he let the question bouncing around in his head.
"I am eternally grateful. You have all saved Lowee from a terrible disaster." Mina would thank the party as they returned from the Lowee Global Expo.
The eleven were gathered, as they were a conversation about their success.
"I only did what the Heroics for Dummies guidebook directed me to do." Nisa modestly brushed off as she received the praise.
"She's right. Don't worry about it. We were able to get the Mascot's assistance by helping, after all." Nepgear told the Oracle as she nodded in understanding.
"Then I am glad that your hard work bore fruit. Are you all planning to leave right away?" Mina would ask.
"Yep." Nebula would say, popping the P.
"Yeah, we're all done here." IF concurred.
"Off to Leanbox." Gris stated.
"So are they coming too, or what?" AL asked as he pointed at the twins.
"I thought they already agreed to come?" Nebula asked.
"We want to save our sisters, so we're coming too. We told you that already!" Ram insisted.
"We're coming too." Rom also agreed as Nebula shrugged his shoulders.
"Well Mina said it's fine already, so why not." AL staed.
"True." IF recalled.
"I'm glad to have you two coming with us." Nepgear told the twins as she looked at them.
"Hehe." Rom giggled as Ram smiled alongside her.
"Too bad they still kind of fear me or flat out dislike my existence." Nebula said as he looked away from the scene.
"To be fair, if you didn't do what you did, they'd probably stay here out of pure dislike of Nepgear or something," AL stated a less desirable alternative.
"H-How would you know, AL?" Domio asked the flame fighter.
"Because plot shenanigans," AL answered within the meta, as he got a confused look from Domio.
"Well if everything has been decided, then allow me to wish you luck on your journey. Be good, you two.'' Mina told the twins as they nodded.
"Thanks." Nepgear gave a cheery smile as she bowed to the Oracle.
"We will!" Ram and Rom promised.
They then left the building as the girls walked towards the border of the city, as the boys went to the hotel to pick up their stuff.
"So we're going to Leanbox, huh..." Nebula said as he packed his things. They would be in their rooms as they collected their belongings.
"Yep. Home to island views, the many popular manga and anime, and even the popular singer 5bp." AL gave a rundown as he shuffled his stuff into their shared bag.
"I've been to Leanbox a few times. Mostly to assassinate some stuck-up nobles and politicians who had hits placed on them, and enjoy the sun and nice tropical sand before I went back. Also their tea and coffee is really nice." Gris complimented for once as he passed by.
"That's probably the number one reason you go anywhere. Because you have a job." Nebula amusingly deadpanned as he took out his phone. He began texting some people as he checked some messages.
It included but was not limited to Stella, Mr. Mūten, and...
"It's their thing. Lastationites love to be devoted to their work. Just like their goddess." AL pointed as Gris responded.
"Oh please, I take breaks. Just far and few." He clarified as he put his things in a separate bag that he bought in Lowee.
"W-What about me?" Domio asked as he would have prepared everything he would need and would be standing in the middle of the room.
"Oh. Loweeans are kind people once you can get past the broken refrigerator temperatures. You're no exception. Just a tad traumatized, and cowardly, but that'll change in time if you keep hanging with us." Nebula explained to the boy as he nodded.
"O-Oh. That's nice to know, I think." Domio gained a small smile on his face from the nice words directed to his personality.
"What about Planeptunians?" Gris asked as he folded his arms.
"Weird. Very unorthodox. And spontaneous." AL described. "We also like to make jokes from time to time." He continued.
"Well the memes and meta nonsense he sprouts in HDD attest to that, so I'll accept your reasoning." Gris decided to agree as he slung his bag over his shoulders.
"How about the Leanboxians?" Nebula asked his best friend.
"Well you should know that firsthand, considering you fucked one," AL replied as Domio's face went red from the adult activity mentioned.
"W-What?!" Domio would ask as Gris raised a brow at the god, remembering the woman he spoke about last night. The boy knew about the birds and the bees from all the prostitutes his uncle had in the casino but he never heard a flat out non-bathroom gangbang, or threesome, or bukkake, or scat fest, or BDSM orgy with the studded whip-
…
At least he wasn't mentally unstable.
"Mhm. Her name was Taleia, Dom. As for Gris, he'll see her soon enough when we get to Leanbox." Nebula pointed at the assassin as he packed the rest of his belongings.
"And I'll make sure to put her on the hit list, just for right after I kill you and AL." The assassin jabbed.
"..." Nebula said nothing as he just let the words occupy the room.
"What's wrong? Did I touch a nerve, Noobula?" Gris asked as there was an intimidating aura coming off of the crouching adventurer as he put in the last of his things.
ゴゴゴゴ…
ゴゴゴゴ…
ゴゴゴゴ…
The god then stood up, finished packing his things as he would have his eyes covered by his bangs. His head was slightly down as he stood up and faced Gris' direction.
AL and Domio became wary of their friend as he gave off a very dangerous aura. He then began to laugh. Their faces full of nervous fear.
"...Huh... Huhuhuhuh... Hahahahaha... Haha!... Hahahahaha! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!" Nebula laughed uncontrollably as he sounded more and more deranged as he would laugh.
"flight 4!" Nebula continued laughing once more as even Gris would begin to feel slightly unnerved deep down within as he laughed.
He even had constricted and maniacal pupils as he cackled furiously for the entire hotel to hear.
But any serious tension broken as he broke down into a wheezing fit, having to take short breaths as he couldn't contain the apparent spontaneous humor he was experiencing.
WHEEZE!
"Heheheheheheh-"
WHEEZE!-
"You'll kill who-"
WHEEZE!
"Man, I can't even-"
WHEEEEEEEEZE!
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!"
He constantly laughed at the assassin's words.
"Why you...!" Gris became angered as his words had the complete opposite effect. "I'll make sure I defeat her the first time I lay my eyes on her!" Gris shook his fist in determination.
"Wow. This took a bizarre turn." AL commented as Domio would be absolutely confused about the context of the situation.
"...W-What?" Domio asked as he went from fearful to lost
"Ha... Well, Gris. I don't wanna say your skills would be lacking, but she used to give me and AL a hard time. And I don't think she stopped training since that day. HDD might be your only hope, and even then I'm still not too sure." Nebula scratched the back of his head as he happily sighed.
"That's a grossly blatant hyperbole. Let's go already. I want to meet this woman more than ever because of you, ironically." Gris said as he would leave the room.
"Did he really just get heated over being possibly weaker than someone?" AL asked with some humor dripping from his voice.
"Nah. It's probably because he's mad that he got scared by my laugh and by the possibility that he's weaker than someone I know." Nebula speculated.
"M-Maybe it's because it's a woman that you specifically did the deed with?" Domio would offer.
"All are good guesses. But we'll never know if we don't move out. Now let's go." Nebula moved on as AL hoisted the giant bag on his bag before they all left.
The party would be on the outskirts of Lowee as the guys had returned with their bags.
"Sup." The blue-haired god greeted.
"Yo." AL said.
"H-Heya." Domio introduced.
"Greetings." Gris bid hello.
"You guys came early this time around." IF took note as they walked towards them.
"That's what she said-"
BIFF!
"ACK!"
The Guild Agent jabbed the sidearm of the muscular martial artist with some heat on her cheeks after hearing the joke, flying over most of the female cast, snarks and suppressed chuckles being heard from the guys sans the youth.
"Not in front of the children, AL!" Chastised the brunette.
"Oh come on, you're literally setting yourself up for it! It'd be an insult to low brow comedy not to reach out!" Defended the fire user, rubbing the place that it was struck.
"Yeah, IF. At least we knew that we were leaving." Nebula emphasized, not forgetting the incident of his tardiness in Planeptune.
"Whatever, you two. That's old news anyway. So where are we headed now? I know already, but I just need to hear it from someone that was waiting here." The flame warrior asked as he adjusted his bag.
He already knew the answer, but coming from IF would make it definite.
"Yeah, If. Where to next?" Nepgear asked.
"Leanbox. There aren't any other CPU Candidates there, but there's bound to be a Mascot." IF notified.
"Imagine if they did, tho." AL wondered.
"And they were some secret hidden away from the public eye, like a conspiracy." Nebula continued, running with the speculation.
"Out of shame and failed expectations, or perhaps a wayward sibling gone rogue." Gris carried on the theory.
"Y-You guys make them sound unfortunate and miserable." Domio said with imminent disappointment.
"So you mean like you?" Gris compared, causing Domio to look down in depression.
"T-That hurt." The boy whimpered.
"Not cool, Greasy Arm Pits." Nebula pulled the traumatized boy to him and pat this head comforting him as he shook his head, the assassin brandishing a snigger as he looked away.
"Shut the fuck up, meme lord." His face dropped as the nickname just barely got under his skin.
"Language!" Compa and Nepgear chastised the sliver haired assassin, who simply ignored them.
"Ooh, a bad word. Don't worry guys, Blanc says it too." Ram intrigued by the conversation, waved off the warding the girls did to protect their ears.
"Uh-huh. It's not that bad. Look, I can say it too. F-"
"Ok, Rom, no swearing for you. I really don't wanna explain to Blanc why her sisters went from sweethearts to sailors by the time we liberate her and the others." Interrupted the blue haired CPU as a nervous smile crept onto his features.
"Or maybe it's because she'd kick your ass." Provoked the edge lord.
"Nooooooooo..." The male CPU looked away. "If that was the case, I'd be wetting myself from the time I shook them up a bit." Composure was regained and an alibi was formed. "This has nothing to do with the raging demon known as White Heart." He made a goofy face addressing the fact of the matter.
"Could you desist from doing that in front of them, sir?" Nisa asked Gris.
"Bite me." Snarked the hitman.
"You're wrong for that." The afro warrior chided the assassin before shaking his head.
"Are you ok, Dom-Dom?" Compa askedthe sulking kiddo. A curt nod was alright as he sniffled a bit.
"Well, we can save the speculation for after we save the world." IF said as she cut the conversation short.
"Leanbox, huh." Gust thought aloud as she thought about the place.
"You're still here?" IF asked as she turned to the bunny girl.
She acted with hurt and surprise at the insensitive question as Nebula and AL both simply said-
"Ouch."
"Dun, dun, duuuuun! How cruel! You treat Gust like cow pie." The alchemist said with a slightly hurt expression.
"That's mildly disgusting." Gris' nose scrunched at the image.
"That's mean..." Rom said as she went up and patted the slightly miffed alchemist on the shoulder.
"What the heck, IF?" Ram asked as she gave her a cross look.
"That must've hurt." Domio looked away in remembrance.
He knew what that felt like-
"Iffy, don't be such a mean Christine. Poor Gust." The Nurse-In-Training felt bad for the child alchemist as well.
"Not what I meant, Jeez. You wanted to make sure the Mascot revived, and was healthy or something, right?" The guilty Guild Agent asked as she began to comically sweat with all the negative attention on her. "Is there a reason to stick with us?" She asked.
"Before joining you, Gust was traveling around Gamindustri, repairing broken game discs and even ran a small shop. But buisness was slow." She admitted. "But I belive what you do will save Gamindustri."
"What a flattering thing to say." Compa smiled at the little girl.
"She's got heart, I'll give her that much." Nebula nodded.
"And ALCHEMY!" AL raised a finger in response.
"I agree. Without Gust, Lowee would be in deep trouble by now." Nepgear told the group.
"And by that, probably burning to the ground." Gris muttered.
"T-That's unpleasant." Domio told the assassin.
"My entire character." Gris looked back at the boy.
"O-Oh." Domio grew quiet once again.
"Repairing discs is temporary solution. Therefore, Gust will join you!" The little girl decided.
"Okay, Gust made her choice. Without, uh, Without asking us." IF said with a comedic tone.
"That's like how more than half the people in this party joined." AL pointed out. "Myself included." He ironically stated.
"Yeah, Iffy. Why not? She's cute." Compa showed her best friend the quirks and pros of having Gust on the team.
"She's so kawaii-desu-me." Nebula rolled his eyes before laughing under his breath.
"Just like Rom..." He said as the pink CPU Candidate gave him an expecting look as the blue one slightly blushed.
"And what about me?" Ram narrowed her eyes.
"I said what I said." Nebula looked down at the tyke as he folded his arms.
''Whatever. Didn't even care about your opinion anyway." The child huffed, hiding her disappointment.
"Ok." The blue-haired adventurer simply responded, akin to a certain dank meme.
"We are now a party of 11! At this point, I say we need a leader. Dibs on red!" Nisa yelled as red was the most likely to be the leader if you went on Super Sentai logic.
"I'll be blue!" Nebula opted. Nisa was contempt with that decision.
"Of course you'd be blue." The hitman snorted.
"So what? What color would you be?" The CPU raised a brow, his eyes widened in suspicion.
"Gold, because I'm as strong as you in a day when you had half a year. I'm simply built better." He reasoned.
"Fu- Fiddlesticks. You might be right, but that doesn't mean I won't get stronger!" He conceded and censored simultaneously. "AL?"
"Black power." He responded with no context as the meme god got a trollish look.
"That's predictable." The hired killer laughed.
"What's that supposed to mean?" AL now was suspicious of the mature CPU.
"That you're a stereotype." The assassin replied before dropping the conversation.
"Screw you." The martial artist laughed as the male CPUs followed suit.
"Commentary aside, we're very happy to have you on our team, Gust." Nepgear smiled.
"Same to you." The alchemist responded, equally as eager.
"Yeah, sure, okay, whatever, why not." IF rambled as she was still a wee bit salty about thr free entry into the party.
RING! RING! RING! RING!
The sound of the ringing device pulled everyone's attention as they all looked towards the direction of the sound, which originated from Nepgear.
"Oh, my N-Gear is ringing. I bet it's Histoire. Hello?" Nepgear answered the call as she pressed a button.
"Hello, Nepgear. How are things progressing?" Histoire would ask the CPU Candidate as she greeted her.
"We've secured the help of Lowee's Mascot, and we were just about to head down to Leanbox." The CPU Candidate told the Oracle.
"Excellent timing. I just finished a call with Leanbox's Oracle, Hakozaki Chika." Histoire would tell the CPU Candidate. "It would appear that she was anxious to meet you as soon as possible."
"Me? But why?" Nepgear questioned the reasoning, concerned.
"I do not know, but she sounded to be in great need. I recommend that you make haste to Leanbox." Histoire told her.
"Okay. We're on our way."
CLICK!
Nepgear answered her before hanging up the call.
"Did everyone hear that?" Nepgear asked
"Yep." Nebula nodded.
"Mhm." Gris hummed in acknowledgement.
"You 'betcha." AL gave a thumbs up.
"Uh-huh..." Rom cutely nodded
"Yeah we did!" Ram excitedly yelled.
"Of course." Gust responded.
"Y-Yes!" Domio answered.
"Loud and clear." IF answered.
"Yessy!" Compa bubbly replied.
The responses would be all positive as IF would begin to think about the reasons why they would want Nepgear's help.
"Hmm... What would the Oracle want? I guess we'll find out after we arrive." The Guild Agent decided.
"Yep. How do we get from here to Leanbox, though?" Nepgear queried.
"I-Isn't it on an island?" Domio asked
"We could take one of the ships that go between Lastation and Leanbox. We'll get there in a jiffy!" Compa offered.
They all then headed south as they made the journey to Lastation, with Domio bubbling with excitement to see a nation that he had never stepped foot in.
"TO LAMESTATION!" AL stuck his fist in the air as he walked.
"... Damnit, AL." Nebula facepalmed as the pyro warrior chuckled, before noticing the killing intent of the assassin
"What did you just say, you charred-headed matchstick! " Gris roared as he chased AL ahead.
"YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME LACKIN'!" AL shouted as he used his boosters to keep the assassin who was chasing him, away from him.
BOOST!
DASH!
Nebula only shook his head in dismay and humor as he continued to facepalm as Domio just had an amused look on his face from the drama. This effect would be mirrored as all the party members would be at different levels of entertainment from the exchange of the two super-powered warriors.
The group reached Lastation after some traveling and now was in the port terminal.
Domio had a nice time looking at a place he had never been before, even getting a souvenir in the form of some shades that Nebula quickly bought at a glasses store on the way there.
They replaced his goggles as he put the prized possession for safekeeping in his bag.
They walked into the port terminal, trying to catch their ride in time as they were already cutting it close.
"Terraportation ship spotted! Let's unlock and rock!" Nisa pointed as they saw the large boat.
"W-Wait for me, please...! I can't run that fast!..." Compa wheezed as she fell behind as she ran.
"Gust hates... Physical exertion." The child breathed heavily as she too ran her hardest to keep up with the others.
"Come on, Compa! Don't be a lazy bones!" Ram told the Nurse-In-Training as the twins ran.
"You can do it, Miss Compa...!" Rom encouraged.
"Quit acting whiny. If we miss this ship, then the tickets we bought are useless." IF explained as she sprinted.
"Please push yourself, Compa." Nepgear encouraged the nurse as well with her fellow CPU Candidate.
"COMPA, I WILL CARRY YOU LIKE A SACK OF POTATOES IF I HAVE TO, NOW START BURNING SOME CALORIES, AND PUT SOME PEP IN YOUR STEP!" Nebula yelled like a drill sergeant as he got the nurse to move with startling vigor.
"This is unbelievable." Gris shook his head as he ran as well. He stopped chasing AL as his ride was in jeopardy of being passed up mixed with the shenanigans taking place with both the nurse and the CPU.
BOOST!
SPINSPINSPINSPINSPINSPINSPINSPIN!
"Talk about rocket shoes! Could you ever spin such grace that you never miss the right place, edgelord?" AL asked as he boosted while rapidly spinning around, making it look like he was a high-speed ballet dancer.
SKATE! SKATE! SKATE! SKATE! SKATE!*
HONK!
"P-Please try your hardest, Compa!" Domio pleaded as he ran at top speed as well, using his ice powers to mimic ice skating as it melted soon after, as to not accidentally cause anyone to fall.
The ship was departing, just as the group had made it to the right terminal.
"It left without us. Justice fail." Nisa muttered with a forlorn expression.
"I ran... Soooo hard... I need... electrolytes." Compa said in between breaths as she was short of breath.
"I knew I should've carried Compa. Dang." Nebula sighed as he watched the ship leave.
"Jeez. I guess we'll have to catch one tomorrow. I hope this doesn't bite us in the ass." IF would tell everyone.
"I bet money that it's going to-" AL had his comment cut short by the laughing of Underling.
"Hahahahaha! I'd feel bad for them if they weren't so damn slow! Man, they really suck, huh?" Underling made fun of the group as Gris and Ram would snarl.
"Why that damned...!" The assassin held back an expletive with all of his might.
"You stupid meanie!" Ram yelled with all her might.
"My lovely Compa, please hurry! Hurry so that we could enjoy our honeymoon rendezvous together, chu!" Warechu shouted from the boat.
"W-Why would a rat and..." Domio became green from the implications.
"Don't think about it, Domio. It's not good for your mental health." AL guided the boy to a better headspace.
"Mister Mouse! And Miss Underling!" Compa shouted in surprise. She managed to beat them there!
How totally unexpected!
"What are they doing here...?!" Rom asked.
"Don't tell me that they're heading to Leanbox too." IF grumbled in annoyance.
"Pretty sure it's the only reason, IF." Nebula guessed.
"Hehehehe, we'll go ahead and start the party without you broads. Sit back and start the fireworks!" The grey-skinned ASIC grunt taunted as the boat left.
"Compa, my angel! I'll be waiting for you, so please come and see me real soon, chuuuu!" Warechu would scream in delight from the boat as well.
"Shoot! They're gonna beat us there! Come on, let's hurry up and chase them!" Nisa hurriedly told the group.
"But there aren't any more ships leaving port today..." Nepgear asked the brunette superheroine.
"What if we flew onto the ship?" Ram asked. "There's 6 of us who can fly, so that would work." The CPU Candidate offered.
"That might work. Just carry the others..." Rom agreed.
"We'll probably get fined and sent back to Lastation if we do that though." AL would tell the twins.
"Think we're hijacking the ship or something." He continued as that was definitely breaking a law or two. And all that would do is give those two an even bigger head start.
"But how? They'd be saying that to CPUs!" Nisa asked frantically.
"They thought we were invading them in Lowee when we transformed. As much as I hate to agree with the matchstick, he's right." Gris sighed.
"Yeah, it's biting us in the ass, alright." IF groaned as well as they left the terminal.
They then went to get something to eat in the food district as the boys diverge on Gris' command.
"Let's go get some Nepdonalds!" Nebula would tell the group.
"I'm really hungry from all that running, so that sounds good." Compa would agree.
"Let's get something yummy for my tummy!" Ram would second.
"Yum..!" Rom would rub her stomach as she daydreamed about the food.
"I could go for some Nepdonalds. How about you, Gear?" IF asked the CPU Candidate.
"I'd like some." Nepgear would answer.
The party would then be separated as the conversation continued, Gris, taking a turn when the others went straight.
"Follow me." Gris spoke as he would grab onto the shoulders of Nebula and AL. Domio would see that they would have gone an alternative path, and would have followed his foster father... Even if he had to give up Nepdonalds.
He also saw that Gust dropped a strange object.
DROP!
"?!" The boy turned as he saw it. It would be an arrow with a skull-shaped arrow tip with a sharp edge protruding out of the skull. It felt dangerous yet powerful as the feeling the preteen felt staring at it struck his morbid curiosity.
The girls didn't notice the arrow falling and continued their way to Nepdonalds.
GRAB!
So the little guy picked up the arrow before it could be lost within the crowd or someone else pick it up.
He looked for the girls, but they were nowhere in sight. He simply stuffed the arrow in his pocket for safekeeping as he heard Nebula call him.
"C'mon squirt!" The adventurer called.
Domio turned as he ran back towards the group as they headed in the direction that Gris was leading them in.
A/N:
Heya there, reader!
If you're seeing this, this is a rewrite of the chapter, just to correct some repetition, fix some spelling errors, and improve the spelling quality, especially in the earlier chapters.
So remember, italics and bold is going for gold.
And yet another riveting piece of crappy fanfiction!
Oxymornic? I know. But this chapter was just finally wrapping up all the things that were important to the plot in Lowee as the gang is blocked from Leanbox... Well, most of them-
Also, the CPU Breaker. I was torn between making this boss really weak, a shame to its name as it brings dishonor to its creator type of way, or make CPU Breaker busted because of its name, the fact that I'm hinting it's from that dimension, or that it was kinda sorta hard in canon.
So I split it. The longer the fight went, the easier it got until it went from RTX to the equivalent of a 90s desktop.
And then there's the arrow. Well, I won't tell you what it is just yet, but what I will tell you, is that if you read the Neptunia manga you know where it is from, then that arrow is a isn't ass foreshadowing for what may happen in Leanbox.
Jus' saying.
And would you look at that. This is the 9th 10th chapter. What a time to be a member.
But that's it. Hang in there until the next chapter, bois. And gurls. And everything else. We're inclusive-
Arrivederci.
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