Kyoto report # 3: The towers
When I explored the tower I was amazed at what was inside.
It seems to be some sort of ancient environmental regulation device that our creators missed
I also discovered proof of our legends. That we were created by a far more advanced and ancient race.
One capable of controlling life itself it seems.
Large amounts of bio engineered monster corpses were also found. Apparently meant to guard the ancient ruins.
Could the incubators have destroyed the towers.
It would make sense considering what they could do.
And for some strange reason there are also human corpses here.
At least I believe that they are humans. As they posses patches of black rubbery skin and what seems to be some sort of genetically engineered armor plating fused to their bodies.
How very strange.
Kyoto reports # 4: The Precursors
According to our legends. Our people the Reibai didn't evolve. It was created by the Precursors.
Using their almighty powers. They made us from plants in the ancient land of Thyton which is now the desert lands of Ossus in the ecuator.
Eventually the Precursors died out leaving their creations behind.
Which overtime we rebuilt and refurbished until the witches starting appearing.
When the golden age of creation became the dark age of terror that we are in now.
Now with this we will obtain our freedom.
May the dragon god and his light grant us victory.
Kyoto reports # 5: The Ancients
As I analyzed the tower I discovered some sort of viewing glove that seems to show different worlds.
Among them a world where humanoid machines served as some sort of police force.
A world with giant robots not unlike the theorized monopole frame that our scientists are working on.
And a world similar to the worlds where the Anim live as well as seven gems of great power.
As I searched the database of the glove I discovered a strange race of water based humanoids that lived in the same time as our creators.
As in literal walking and talking water. Capable of interstellar flight.
Still these so called Ancients were capable of inter dimensional travel much like our new alien guests.
If only we could analyze their technology. We would have a definite edge against our oppressors.
Still, a race of living sentient water? I cannot help but to find it strange. Even more than the people of Kron.
Project Pandora. An endeavor that spanned the entirety of history and the whole universe. Born out of the desire for eternal peace of the Reibai Emperor and his unforgiving hatred for evil. It is composed of several stages. First the liberation and cleansing of the Incubators. Second the carbonization or the merging of organic life and mechanical life of the populace over a millennia of subtle genetic alterations. Third the purge of any remaining opposition and dissenters for their souls will power the time machine. And fourth returning to the past and removing the causes of evil. The obliteration of Incubaa followed by the elimination of the Goddess and the Calamity before they became a threat. These events will rewrite the history of the cosmos and save the universe. Of course the subject that triggers Pandora will also seize to exist. But that has been calculated as an acceptable loss.
It is now the year 8932 of the second history. And now the universe will be transformed once more. With the destruction of Incubaa the universe will be reset into one where the conflicts between Reibai and Incubator never happened. Where Puella Magi and the Calamity Homun never existed.
All glory to the Messiah of the universe...
The Emperor protects...
Chapter 35: Sun, Moon and kaijus
Current missions.
Cider Vy and Genma Vy vs. E-102 Gamma and E-123 Omega: All fighters eliminated. E-102 Gamma and Cider Vy are confirmed dead
Babaa Vy vs. Ixis Walter Naugus: Both fighters KIA
Firewall, Kickback, and Air Raid vs. Mighty the Armadillo, Ray the Flying squirrel, and Gadget the Wolf: Firewall, Air Raid, Kickback, Mighty and Gadget confirmed dead. Ray the squirrel incapacitated
Tsubasa Tonegawa vs. Monkey Khan and E-121/C Gemerl: Tsubasa and Gemerl confirmed dead. Monkey Khan disengaged from combat.
Sonic the hedgehog, Miles Tails Prower, Knuckles the echidna, Amy Rose, Shadow the hedgehog, Rouge the bat and Shortfuse the squirrel vs. Himeko Kurusugawa and Chikane Himemiya: Currently unfolding
Abbagon on standby in Castle Blade's outer perimeter
Lepard Arach on standby in Castle Blade's interior
Anti being recalled to base
Monika Tama is with the enemy: Orders are for her not to be harmed
ETA until Pandora: two hours at current pace.
All glory to the Messiah of the universe...
The Emperor protects...
Jul 13 s.h. 8932, Inside the green tower
We find our heroes getting slapped around by Himeko Kurusugawa. Who is using her driver to attack utilizing sonic blasts. With requiem causing the air to vibrate in explode in controlled bursts and locations. Before stopping to demand that the group leaves. Shadow responds with. "Why don't you go eat a dick instead?" Which angers the guardian more as she unleashes more powerful sonic attacks. Causing most of the crew to have their ears bleed. Except Shortfuse who seems to be unharmed due to his metagal armor. Something that Tails notices and asks about. Which causes Shorty to stop flinching and get up. "Oh yeah, I can do that." Then fires off his arm cannons which Himeko dodges by leaping away and concentrating her attacks on the squirrel only to not get hurt by it. Even when the ground around her breaks apart.
Himeko shocked asks. "What is the deal with that robot?" Which enrages Shortfuse who rockets up and body slams the miko into the roof before disengaging causing her to fall down to the floor. Sonic who alongside the others has gotten up remarks. "Why can't all our fights be this easy?" Only to get attacked by a pissed off Chikane who instantly goes in for the kill. Knuckles remarks. "There's another one?" As he blocks her sword bare handed. While Monika tries to cleave her with her ax. Only to be blocked by Himeko's sonic attacks. "Yeah, that girl is Chikane Himemiya. And she's the other guardian of the tower." "Why are there two anyways?" Tails asks as he fires of his thunderball only for Chikane to break away from Knuckles grasp and cut the electricity. While Himeko blasts Tails with a Note bomber. Which are musical notes that serve as bombs while avoiding Shortfuse's attacks while dancing. Monika then explains that Himeko and Chikane are a combi and that apparently they are married. Which stops the battle momentarily as everyone is shocked by the revelation. While Himeko blushes and clasps her face in embarrassment. "Married?! Knuckles replies. But they look so young!" Monika replies that the two are 36 years old which leads Chikane to face palm in embarrassment.
Amy then steps up stating. "Well I don't see what's wrong with that. After all love takes many forms. Except bestiality which is just messed up." Sonic then snarks back. "You're never gonna let me live down Sonic 06 are you?" To which Amy replies in tranquil fury. "No, of course not." Intimidating everyone with even Chikane pulling back in fear. Amy then challenges the miko duo to a fight. "But I also love someone as well. So I can't let you beat us!" As she takes out her Piko Piko hammer. "I challenge you both! Miko's of the godless month!" Shortfuse then joins in screaming. "Hey! I also want a piece of the two!" With Himeko answering. "Fine by me. I also want to kick your tin man ass all over the moon." Amy and Shortfuse ready themselves for battle with the former saying. "Go Sonic, we'll hold them up." Sonic hesitated for moment before acquiescing. "Let's go, we have a goddess to kill." As he takes the others to the elevator that takes them to the top of the tower.
"So what now?" Amy asked his teammate to which the squirrel remarked. "Just punch them. Really, really, hand." Amy opposes this claiming that they can talk to them. Only for Chikane to go after Amy to decapitate her. Which would have succeeded if Shortuse didn't take the blow. "I don't think these girls are here for tea and crumpets!" Chikage then proceeds to slap around Shorty for a good twenty minutes to no avail. Delivering cuts that could part the ocean and blows that could break mountains. After getting tired, a frustrated Chikane asks. "What is that armor?" "Apparently, a very good armor." As the fight resumes with Himeko and Chikane trying to rendezvous while Amy and Shortfuse block them from reuniting under Amy's orders. With Amy avoiding Himeko's sonic attacks. While Shortfuse tanked every attack that Chikane used. Amy tries to talk to her opponent. But she refuses to say anything. "We don't have to do this. Why don't you say anything? Himeko then kicks away Amy goes off into the sky. "You want me to talk?! We'll here's what I have to say! Fuck destiny! Fuck the gods! Fuck burying your gays! And most of all FUCK YOU!" As she raises her driver, points it forward, and fires off a massive blast that consumes the area. "Finale nova!" Chikage barely dodges the attack while Amy and Shortfuse take the full brunt of the blast as the floor collapses and the duo fall down the chasm while Himeko follows in chase. While Chikane looks on in horror and regret.
As the duo recovers from the blast with Shorty complaining. "Even I felt that one!" Himeko floats down from above like a wrathful angel looking down at those to be smited. "You wanna know why i'm doing this? Fine, i'll tell you. Did you know that this isn't the first universe? Yes we all know the story by now. Kagemusha stole the power of god to create the worlds we now live in. But stuff went awry and several other realities merged by accident and created our current history. But before that there was another universe and one before that, and another, and another, and another. It is the natural cycle of reality. The cosmos is born, ages, decays, and dies. It is the natural cycle of reality as deigned by the first deities. The brothers of light and darkness. The very conceptual origin of the gods whom from all others were born. Among those gods there was Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi and Yamato no Orochi. They were the gods of the world where Chikane and I originated. And we were their mikos. Eternally destined to be born, meet each other, fall in love, and then kill each other. Since time immemorial this cycle continued. Repeating itself every thousand years. But then Chikane rebelled and let herself be killed to finally end the cycle. But even then nothing changed. We were reincarnated to fight over and over again. Once in a time where were society collapsed and angels wreaked havoc. One in a world where I went crazy and evil. And even one where we were twin sisters. (shudders) I don't even want to remember that one. All because of the gods. So when Kagemusha made the offer to free us from our fate. Of course we took it."
Another giant robot bound with black rods appeared behind Himeko. This one a silver machine with many blades and sharp objects which the miko puppeteers with ease as she boasts. "Look at this fools! Soon this will be fate of all gods! A puppet under our command! Like this one here. Murakumo no Tsurugi!" Amy just stays still in shock as Himeko manipulates Murakumo to skewer her with its giant swords. Only to be rescued by Shortfuse who gets her out the way. But loses his tail in the process. "Murakumo is the god of swords! Even your pretty good armor cannot withstand its enslaved divine might!" Shortfuse gets up and asks. "Why are all these aliens so crazy and evil?" While Amy has a BSoD over the reveals. All while Himeko was laughing like a maniac. "I hate to admit it. But evil tastes great!" As she readies another series of attacks as Chikane who is looking from above is brought to tears muttering. "It's all my fault... If I didn't make that deal with the devil.
Twenty years ago Himeko and Chikane were in the lunar shrine inside of the moon fighting each other to the death with swords. The same shrine that would become a part of the lunar tower network. As the duo prepared for their final strikes when the two are frozen in time as Kagemusha floats down from above much to the anger of the gods. "So you must be Himeko and Chikane? I must ask one thing though. Why do you continue to sacrifice themselves for these uncaring monsters. Suddenly Murakumo appeared to attempt to slay the usurper as he is held down by Orochi. Who is now sporting black rods all over its body. "What is going on?!" The furious deity asked to which Kagemusha explains. "Black rods are designed to bind and control those who have them. As long as you stay on Mobius or the moon I can use them to control even gods like you." Kagemusha then summons numerous black rods that drill themselves into Murakumo's body. Causing him to scream in pain as energy surges across his body. "No! You're trying to rape my mind!" The god screamed and struggled for a while until he became a mindless puppet to the shock of the miko's who are now unfrozen. "So Chikane, Himeko, what would you girls say to a world where you can grow old together?" As Kagemusha extends his hand towards the two. Chikane asks. "Are you a god?" To which Kagemusha answers. "I am the messiah. The one who created this universe. And the one who will save it. Will you help me?" Chikane took his hand and said. "If you can save Himeko. I will eat dirt for you."
Back to the fight Himeko continues her rampage as Shortfuse carries Amy while fleeing from a rain of giant swords. "How the hell is this place so huge?" Shortfuse asks to which Himeko responds with. "This arena is his own self contained pocket dimension. Essentially a universe placed inside a room. A common technology in IFS craft." "So it's just like the Skypatrol huh?" Shorty remarks as the duo is trapped, surrounded by a fence of giant swords. Himeko summons another sword to finish them off and as it falls Shorty makes a decision as he unlocks his limiters and fires a plasma blast so massive that it shatters all of the swords before plunging it downwards like the Raiser sword. With Himeko forced to bail as Murakumo is split in half causing it to explode. With an exhausted Shortfuse falling down and asking Amy to end it. All the while Himeko is visibly angry at what happened while Chikage is just stunned speechless at the sight of a god being cleaved in two and exploding. "I don't believe it! It was a beam saber?!" Himeko remarks as Amy walks toward her with hammer at the ready. "There's a time to talk. And there's a time to fight!" As the pink hedgehog darts toward the miko who is forced on the defensive against Amy's assault. In desperation Himeko uses her driver as a shield which causes Amy's hammer to hit the strings which cause a sonic explosion that pushes the hedgehog which the miko counters by using her cello as a blunt weapon. As the two cross blades. "Ka-bong!" Chikane still looking above thinks. "Quoting Quick Draw McGraw? Seriously, no one is going to get that reference Himeko." Amy then remarks. "Oh, so you also watch those old Hanna Barbera cartoons?" As the duo continues to clash. "She actually got it?! I only know about it because Himeko loves those old cartoons!" Chikane retorts as the fight continues on.
The two opponents continue to clash without stopping. With even more force than before. With Amy trying to smash while Himeko attempts to gain distance to use her driver weapon and blast her enemy with music. Until the two clash into a power structure. Which Amy easily wins and chucks her a good distance away. As Amy runs towards the kill. Himeko plays a tune before vanishing as the pinkette finds herself in a vast white void. Before getting punched into the void by Metal Sonic from behind. "What is going on?" As Metal continues to attack Amy. Smashing into her with the black shield attack. While it revealed that Amy is trapped in an illusion caused by Himeko's music. "Illusionary Tempo. Lose your life inside your own delusions." Amy's body in real life is taking damage as Amy fights off both Metal Sonic and Sonic who are tag teaming her in the fight. Leaving the hedgehog unable to fight back as the two use hit and run attacks on her.. "Stop it... Stop it... Stop it!" Amy creates an explosion that causes the mahou driver in her wrist begins to glow as the illusion breaks down into sand before regaining her senses. "Impossible! How did you?!" Himeko then notices Amy's driver causing the miko to freak out. "A driver?! No! Drivers were created to kill the Calamity Homun so a wielder is immune to illusions or mind control when the use one! Shit!" Amy now utterly pissed then speeds toward the stunned Himeko and clobbers her so hard that she breaks her ribs and causes her to cough blood as she is sent careening thru the distance. Until landing on the floor writhing in pain as Amy slowly and menacingly moves in for the kill. Raising her hammer she closes in on her target who merely remarks. "Heh, even after all this time. I cannot defeat destiny." Himeko smiling as she accepts her demise until Chikane lands between them begging Amy to stop. Amy merely responds with. "Out of the way or i'll crush you." In a frigid tone that freezes the blood. Chikane meanwhile demands. "So, what happened to your believe in love? Was that all nothing but a lie?" The miko's question cutting to Amy's core and forcing her to stop as Chikane picks up Himeko. "You win. We're leaving." And with that the fight ended as the two miko's vanished into the ether.
"I almost did something unforgivable Amy remarks as she hurries to Shortfuse who has just woken up. "Is it over?" "Yes, its over Shorty." As the two head up thanks to Shortfuse rockets which allow the two to return to the previous room. Only to the find that both the exits and computer terminal have all collapsed. Probably via self destruction according to the squirrel as the two land on what's left of the room.
Amy Rose and Shortfuse the squirrel vs. Chikane Himemiya and Himeko Kurusugawa: All parties alive, emergency sealing necessary.
Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Rouge, and Monika continue climbing the tower. This time going up a spiraling trap ridden staircase as the elevators and teleporters were shut down. As the group avoids a barrage of large spiked balls falling onto them. Sonic can't help but express his disappointment at the traps. "Seriously that's all this guy's got? Eggman made better traps in his sleep." Shadow notes that something is weird. "Could it be possible that they are not trying to kill us?" Rouge remarks. "Really? Because those guardians sure seem to want us dead." Monika butts in remarking. "I think Shadow is right. Kagemusha knows everything about you guys. I don't think he ever believed that the others could stop us." Tails realizes. "So all of this is stalling for time! So she can achieve her plan. Sonic remarks. "I don't think so! As he boosts forward while the others follow.
When the others catch up to Sonic. They find him is the starpost room. The blue blur is stuck. Seemingly trapped by spider webs. "Heh, heh, I got caught." "You got cocky that's what." Knuckles replies as he breaks the hedgehog free with his incredible strength. As the others look around they discover that this is the starpost room. Which has been activated somehow as everyone including a freed Sonic looks at the device. "So what now?" Knuckles asks as the tower shakes beneath them. As the star post is slowly sealed away within a reinforced barrier. With both Sonic and Shadow silently agreeing the two grab Tails, Knuckles, and Monika as they dash to the portal and toss the latter three into it. Before Sonic jumps in as Shadow uses his power to hold the multi ton circular barrier. Before stepping away as the barrier finishes sealing away. While Rouge hurries to Shadow's side before stopping cold. "We have company Shadow." As a strange tall man with a bandaged face drops from above using a spider web.
"Impressive bat girl. But you will not pass." Shadow replies with. "We will pass. Even if we have to use your corpse as a sledgehammer." "Oh? I see that the data was correct. You are quite conceited." Shadow is upset but is stopped by Rouge who tries to get information from the man. "Wait, what do you mean data?" The man summons numerous screens showing different Sonic games all through the years to the duo's surprise. "You are a work of fiction. A video game. The only reason you even came to life was because of an accident made by my creator." "An accident?" "Yes, during the magical girl war Kagemusha obtained the power of godhood and used it to create this universe. But the ritual was imperfect and unrefined. As you all came, no, reincarnated in this world. But afterwards the power splintered. Reincarnating as your Madoka and as the Calamity Homun. Which is the witch of my creator. Which split itself apart." "So the entire invasion was?" "Since the very beginning. All of your, no, the entire universes history was manipulated by us. A distraction as we perfected the ritual. No more talking. Now we fight. I am Lepard Arachne, The Dandy man." Lepard then dashed forward as the three began fighting. While Shadow is fast and powerful. And Rouge is a very skilled martial artist. Lepard was keeping up. Even tanking two of Shadow's chaos spears as he punched rouge in the stomach and head before kicking her away.
A furious Shadow power ups and heads to fight Lepard. Quickly managing to land numerous blows which Lepard barely feels. "Disappointing." Shadow gets even angrier as she screams. "Do you who I am?! I am Shadow the hedgehog! The one and only ultimate life form!" And then uses a chaos control and chaos blast combo that stopped the creature and blasted him with a powerful explosion which actually seems to damage him as his right arm is blown off. A cocky Shadow smiles as he boasts. "How does my true power feel?" Lepard merely remains calm as another arm burst out of the burnt stump leaving him as good as new. "You monster!" "That would normally be rude. But you are correct. I am a kaijin." Unbeknownst to him Rouge threw a sticky bomb that landed in the back of his head and exploded decapitating Lepard in the explosion. "Well that was easy." Rouge remarked as she dusted herself off. "Now let's find a way to open this barrier." Lepard's arm suddenly moves and numerous threads that bind Rouge come out of his kimono. Leaving her trapped in a cocoon as the kaijin's head popped out of his body to the horror of both Rouge and Shadow which quickly attempts to beat his opponent to death all the while Lepard continued his explanation in a flat and emotionless tone. "A life form created by combining the DNA of multiple invertebrates. Including spiders and slugs as you can see." Shadow backs off and notes. "Great, so his bindings are stronger than steel and he can regenerate no matter what we do to him. No other choice. The only way to beat him is thru vaporization. Enough force to turn him to dust." Shadow then takes a gamble and takes off his inhibitor rings. "Never thought I would be thankful towards Sonic X." As he funnels his chaos blast into his hands. Condensing the energy into a sphere. While Lepard just stays still seemingly bored and apathetic."Chaos! Blast!" Shadow fires of a colossal Kamehameha that consumes Lepard and is strong enough to blow a hole in the tower. Forcing the drones to seal off the area and repair it as the red beam flies off into space.
Shadow falls to his knees in exhaustion as the webbing that bound Rouge dissipated with the former remarking. "Well that was easy." Leaving an annoyed Rouge to slap the black hedgehog before helping him up. Only for Lepard to descend of a web again good as new. Leaving Shadow and Rouge horrified with the former stating. "I dusted you! Why aren't you dead!" Lepard explains. "We can rebuilt no matter how many times we die." Lepard then shows the revived Sumeragi generals killing Ray by tearing him in half. An army of Sumeragi's chasing Chikane who is fleeing the horde to save Himeko. And Amy and Shortfuse fighting off dragoons and a never ending stream of monsters. "Still i'm impressed with your power." Lepard then transforms into his monster form a massive creature that towers over Team Dark that is a combination of multiple bugs. Making him a blue shelled creature with the eyes of a fly, the mandibles of a stag beetle, the antenna of a moth, a powerful muscular body, the abdomen of a tarantula and the ability to sprout dragonfly wings that spread poisonous spores. The transformation basically being his humanoid skin and clothes being shed as the monster rose up and roared with all his might. "Oh God i'm going to be sick!" Rouge remarks as Lepard gets closer to them.
Vomiting his webbing Lepard spreads it across the ground. Extending thru it like slime. Forcing Shadow and Rouge to take to the air. Taking off as well the kaijin fired of stingers as Rouge flew closer, avoiding the stingers all the while Shadow kicks Lepard in the face and firing the rockets in his shoes. Causing Lepard to scream as the two duel with kicks versus pincers as they continue the clash with Rouge barely holding on. "Don't squirm so much Shadow!" "I'm trying Rouge! But this seems the only way to fight him!" "Blunt attacks huh? Jump off i'll handle it." Shadow agrees and jumps off. Landing on a platform that didn't get webbed up. As Rouge took over the fight. Using her kicks and agility to kick away Lepard as she snaps off a mandible which lands on the floor. "I see, So my agility is lesser?" Lepard then fires off beams that cover the room burning everything as Rouge and Shadow are forced to dodge. On the brights side, the webs that covered the room were burned off. And while Shadow could dodge all the beams Rouge was struck down. "Rouge!" Shadow fires off tens of Chaos spears as he ran to his teammates side. Lepard dislodged his jaw and fired a massive heat blast at Rouge only for Shadow to save her. Then leaps into the walls and then jumps off before kicking the kaijin using a bicycle kick. Kicking the bug into the ground as he skids across the room. Lepard instead spews out his poison spores which choke the duo. And then punches the two with his massive fist knocking them into a wall before rocketing towards the duo and dislocating his jaw while slobbering the two with his proboscis. "I want you. Inside of me." Which leads to an awkward pause between all parties until Lepard adds. "No homo." Shadow then fires off multiple chaos spear inside of his mouth. Until his head and upper body are shredded to pieces. "We gotta leave Rouge!" "But what about?" "They'll have to face Kagemusha on their own. As much as I head to admit. We'll have to trust them this time." As the remains of Team Dark flee. Lepard appears in another new body. "There is no escape." And calmly strides forward chasing the duo.
Shadow the hedgehog and Rouge the bat vs. Lepard Arach: Undecided
Planet TK 4201, Impaler fields outside Castle Blade
Ost: Lost World (Tricky Maze): Sonic Adventure
The remaining four members finally reached their destination. Or so they thought as they all land in a large snowfield full of metal stakes covered with snow and ice with the mountains far in the distance. "It's the impaler fields." Monika replies as the others are filled with dread. "This is where Kagemusha keeps his trophies." A loud gulp can be heard by the anim as Tails heads to one of the stakes, Screaming in horror as he finds the frozen corpse of a young skunk boy impaled by the metal stakes. With the corpse being frozen in ice for years if not decades. His face frozen in terror as multiple gunshot wounds cover his body. "That's Geoffrey!" Tails remarks to the confusion of the others. "Geoffrey St. John. He was our senior at the academy. And the son of Jacques St. Croix. King Maximilian's chief advisor. I heard they were all killed and that their bodies were buried." "No." Monika explained. "Their corpses were handed over as a peace offering and we're sent here. To serve as a warning that no one can oppose the IFS. They did this to keep the Chaos Emeralds hidden. As they knew that Sonic and Eggman would use them." "That is totally fucked up!" Sonic remarks as Tails finds the remains of King Maximilian Acorn and several other people responsible for the great war.
As the group walks thru the snowfield and get close to Castle Blade. A large Japanese style castle at the foot of a large mountain range. Where a tower is seen from far away as well as another smaller tower next to it. "What's that?" Knuckles asks to which Monica replies. "Tempus Tower where the time machine is located." "Time machine?!" Tails asks in excitement. "Don't get too excited. Time travel cannot change history. It only creates other parallel realities." Sonic then questions. "So if time travel doesn't work, then why does that girl want?" "The Pandora driver is different. With it Kagemusha can use the full power of the law of cycles. The power that killed God." Team Sonic stops for a moment and asks. What do you mean?" "Exactly as I said guys. God is dead and Madoka killed her. Even if it was a complete accident. And now he wants to repeat the process. Destroy the universe and recreate it in his own image."
A mechanical dragon was looking at them all from above and launches his attack by diving after Sonic from behind. Only for Knuckles to notice and punch it away. "What was that Knuckles?!" "A giant dragon Sonic." Everyone looks above to find a massive metallic serpentine onyx colored dragon. With a V-fin shaped like horns, a trident tail, golden shining eyes who opens its mouth and begin charging a beam as the vents on its sides absorb nearby energy to power the shot. "Everyone run! It's a charged particle cannon!" Everyone flees thanks to Monica as the dragon fires its cannon blowing up a large amount of the snowfield and barely missing Team Sonic. Then dives down and merges into one of the frozen corpses bringing it back to life. That of Mitama Yakumo an adjuster and member of the decimated Puella care that was killed due to heavy experimentation. With the scars and dismemberment still visible all over her body. Including a missing eyeball, having her head shaved, and having her guts blown out from the inside. Whose body suddenly regenerates as a dragon faced belt appears from her. This "Abbagon driver!" pretty much freaks out Monica who warns everyone that her power is to decay anything. "Damn! What kind of villain has that ability?" Knuckles comments as the dragon begins to transform by pressing the sides of the buckle. "hen... shin..." And is enveloped in flames and darkness as a particle beam pierces the orb revealing the transformation. A black suited warrior with bone armor plating a pair of flat horns in the head, and mismatches bracers on the arms and legs. Complete with a flat glowing screen for a face.
"Mahou driver Abbagon! The parasite that controls the sinners of the world."
Abaggon then proceeds to attack the group starting with Sonic. Only for Knuckles to block the attack with his fists and get injured for his troubles. With his right hand burnt as his globe rots away because of Mitama's added powers. And then get kicked out of the way and into the permafrost in the ground before gunning for Sonic again. Only this time for Tails to interfere by chucking multiple bombs at him finally slowing Abaggon down. Tails then tells Sonic and Monika to go as Knuckles tries to box with the dragon turned driver. Avoiding his blows while giving his own. Sonic lost in his thoughts curses his weakness as his eyes shortly change from green to red until being snapped out of it by Monica who drags the hedgehog along using her gravity powers to fly away.
After Sonic and Monika leave, Abaggon tries to grab Knuckles head only for him to dodge and counter with an uppercut which sends Abbagon flying and gives Knuckles a chance to join up with Tails. "So, any plans pointdexter?" "Hit the guy. Really, really, hard." Knuckles smiles after hearing that and says "Sounds good to me." As two resume their match. This time with the mahou driver sending out waves of decay which Knuckles jumps over while Abbagon breathes streams of fire that only help Knuckles keep his altitude as he glides thru the air. Switching to fire bullets that spread over a wide area. The guardian glides thru it all before dive punching straight into its opponents head. Which causes it to stagger and cease it's attacks. Putting up his dukes Knuckles taunts his opponent by stating. "You may have power. But you ain't got skill." Abbagon then abandons Mitama's corpse and possesses the body of Mr. Sandman from Punch out. Losing his decay powers but becoming a powerful and skilled boxer that goes toe to toe with Knuckles. Turning the fight from a stomp to an even match as the two trade blows. Knuckles even takes a powerful straight to the face. To which he counters by digging in and punching back in a cross counter. Still as the fight went on Abaggon began slowing down. Something that Knuckles notices. "So he's getting tired? Makes sense, brawlers rely on hitting hard and fast." Knuckles dodges another punch and counters with a flurry of blows before smacking the dragon in the face causing him to reel back. "And have predictable patterns." In response Abaggon swaps bodies. This time with the Duck Hunt dog. Much to Knuckles bewilderment and laughing. "The Duck hunt dog? What are you going to do? Mockingly laugh at me until I die?" Unbeknownst to Knuckles a large cursor was being aimed at him. Which shoots at him knocking him down. "What the?" Then the cursor shoots again and again until Knuckles begins running. All the while Abaggon actually does mockingly laugh at Knuckles misfortune.
At that time Tails was running around the field trying to find anything that could give the two an edge in their fight. Passing thru the corpses of the Kaname family, Shizuka Tomine, Chiharu Hiroe, Sunao Toki, Ryoko Natsu, Chika Aoba, multiple Alina Gray's, Yozoru Sasame, Sudachi Sawa, Hijiri Kanna, Airi Anra in her Yuuri form, Kagari Hinata, The entire cast of Bakemonongatari, many alternate versions of Madoka and Homura and a literally countless number of Incubators all murdered by Kagemusha, all killed in brutal and violent ways, and impaled and frozen like they were trophies. When he reaches the corpses of Geofrrey and Maximilian. Noticing that they have several things on them. After breaking the surprisingly brittle ice. He takes Max's sword, Geoffrey's gun and bombs and a Ixian book of arcane magic. Then hurries back as he concocts a plan.
Knuckles continues running from the cursor as Abbagon looks on. Until Knuckles suddenly pivots toward the driver and manages to shatter the belt. Releasing the transformation as Abaggon flies off. Leaving the corpse as he flies off with the echidna in hot pursuit. Who then ends up bumping into Tails who notices that Abaggon is fleeing. "Knuckles, what is going on?" I broke the belt buckle. It seems that the belt is what maintains the transformation. Anyways gotta go!" Knuckles then leaves while Tails becomes lost in his thoughts. "Why would a monster flee? That direction is where all those dead Puella Magi are so... On no!" Tails then chases Knuckles worried about what would happen. As the chase continues Abbagon finds the frozen bodies of the Tokime clan girls and possesses Shizuka. Breaking free of the ice and once more transforming into Mahou driver Abaggon now wielding a seven pronged sword that glows and consumes the other Tokime clan leaders. Giving him not only Shizuka's power to stop others but also gains Chiharu's super senses, Sunao's healing powers, Ryoko's marble phantasm, and also devours Alina gaining her powers, Yozoru's cutting prowess and Suadachi's ridiculous pink bat eared hairdo.
"Super Abaggon! More power! And more! And more! Shine brighter!"
After witnessing the transformation Knuckles is left dead in his tracks as Abaggon then uses Shizuka's power. Binding them both only to summon a barrage of crystal balls that crash and explode on Knuckles. Then releases his sword in order to impale Knuckles which is shattered by a series of explosions that distract Abbagon long enough for Tails to save Knuckles and flee. As the two flee, reality is transformed into a desert as a voice compels Tails to stop running. Knuckles freaks out before being paralyzed himself as the voice orders Tails to shoot Knuckles. "This is crazy!" "Sorry Knuckles, I can't resist..." Tails then shoots Knuckles in the chest until running of bullets before the two are released that they are returned to reality. With Knuckles falling into the ground bleeding and Tails shocked at what happened as Abaggon closed in. Tails shoots him, tosses bombs at him, and attempts to electrocute him. Only to fail at all of it. In desperation, Tails grabs the spell book and casts a random spell. Which for a moment it looks like it failed. Until an earthquake occurred and the ground fissures. Causing a massive a massive bleating mountain of tentacles and flesh with many eyes and gaping jaws. Leaving the trio to look in horror. "What is that?!" Knuckles screamed as Tails responded. "Shub-Niggurath! The Black goat! The mother of a thousand young!" With Shub grabbing Abaggon with its tentacles. Ripping him apart limb from limb. And devouring him and its components. Before returning to the chasm and closing it. Leaving Tails and Knuckles utterly stunned at what happened.
Tails then tried to heal Knuckles by removing the bullets and patching him up. With the two heading off for the castle as snow falls on the whole area and the freed corpses freeze again. This time destined to rot away because of the cold. "You know Tails, maybe you should keep that book." "What do you mean Knuckles?" "Well kitsune's are naturally gifted with magic. So i've always wondered why you use technology." Tails ponders for a while and remarks. "I guess i've never felt the need. Before Sonic showed up i've always hated my abilities. I was a bullied war orphan and then I got shipped off to Les terribles infants where I was put thru hell. It doesn't help that Maw..." "Maw? The egg boss?" "Yeah, he was like a big brother to all of us. Without him even more of us would have died. He was also the one who inspired me to become a mechanic. So it really hurt when he came back as one of Eggman's enforcers." "That's harsh buddy." The duo continued talking as they dragged each other along to safety.
Miles "Tails" Prower and Knuckles the Echidna vs. Abaggon/Super Abaggon: Eh... What the hell just happened?
Tempus Tower, Inside Castle Blade
Sonic and Monika have finally reached their destination as the two use an elevator to go up the tower. "It looks like your girlfriend has finally run out of crap to throw at us." Sonic's comments make Honoka blush remarking. "She's not my girlfriend! She's... Just a friend. At least that's what I thought... I don't even know what to believe anymore." Looking dejected and about to cry. Sonic intervenes. "You know I think she actually cares about you. If she didn't she wouldn't have kicked you out." Monika is surprised to hear that. "That girl wants to die. And she's willing to take reality down with her. If she didn't care about you. Then you too would have been dragged into this spiral of self destruction and get sacrificed like a pawn." Sonic's words manage to have an effect on Monika who declares. "I want to try and talk to him, I mean her. Tell her that she's not alone anymore." Sonic simply smiles after hearing her answer as the elevator stops at the time machine floor. The duo scrambles towards the controls with Sonic asking. "Are you sure this will be able to take us back?!" "Monika replies with. "Yes, the machine can take us back. Also the dimensional beacon will ensure that we return to this dimension." "Is that beacon that important?" "Yes Sonic, without it we would be wandering parallel worlds until we died. The dimensional beacon serves as a map. A set of coordinates to take us back after were done."
As the machine begins to power up. The sounds of a saw are heard as Sonic tackles Monika down as saw blades crash onto the time machine causing it to break down. Monika screams in horror as Sonic demands to find out who did this. A hedgehog similar to Sonic then drops down from the roof much to Sonic's chagrin. "Ugh! Another evil knockoff! So what kind of Deviant art BS are you?" Anti merely remains quiet as he fires of more saws which Sonic easily dodges only for the saws to land on the time machine's portal causing it to explode as the destroyer smiles smugly. Sonic who at this point had enough used the power of the Chaos Emeralds to transform and beat Anti like a drum until the time limit ran out. Then grabs him by the cuff and asks. "So what now faker?" To which Anti simply laughs as he notes. "You used up your trump card Sonic. Now see mine. Access code! Black Sonic Arc!" Anti then bursts with power as he grows to a massive size destroying the entire tower as he takes form of a black copy of Sonic Arc. And while Sonic manages to avoid the collapse. Monika isn't so lucky. With only her gravity powers preventing her from being crushed by debris. Using gravitational magic to form a protective bubble as Sonic ran away with Black Arc following in hot pursuit.
Sonic runs across the mountains as Black Arc chased him shooting at the blue blur and using his Dark tomahawks to annihilate the mountainside. While Sonic jumps on a slab and uses it as an impromptu snowboard as the snow and ice collapsed as Anti destroyed the mountains. Then flipping over and kicking the mountain in an attempt to kill Sonic. Crushing the entire mountain where Sonic was on. Using the chaos, Sonic led Anti into a canyon where he hid. Managing to confuse the Black Arc. As the giant robot flew over his hiding spot. Using his scanners to find his enemy all the while taunting to the void on how he will kill Sonic. The later zips up the walls of the canyon and grabs one of the legs. "I wish the others were here." Sonic thought as he climbed up the colossus.
Monika meanwhile got out of the rubble at this time. Looking at the destruction all around her. She flies up to what remains of Tempus Tower. Which is half of a dome and a foundation that is only still standing because of the impressive Reibai construction and the will of the almighty himself. Inside she finds that everything is totaled and the time machine is beyond repair. "I can't believe that Anti was activated. And to think that he could use the Arc system by himself." The materialized AI notices that she still has access to the KRF datascape where she searches data involving Anti. Noticing that Anti is both a successor and younger brother of sorts towards Lepard. But a countermeasure towards Sonic and Shadow. Using data collected from the drivers to not only improve the Arc technology but also an even more advanced form created by a five piece combination giant robot. "What has Kagemusha been doing all this time?" As she continued to search the data, Monika discovers information involving upgrades for the Mahou driver, a new form of driver keys, new designs for armor, robots, and weapons. And finally a secret folder named B. Monika tries to open the files before being cut off from the system. Looking at the horizon as a cold wind passes thru the tower as she remembers her life before being sealed away in the satellite. She never really understood how did she end up there. Being taken away from her friends in high school.
"Okay, everyone!" A younger Monika declares as she begins a meeting of the literature club. As she looks on toward her friends only for time to stop. With everything except Monika being frozen in time. "Sayori? Natskui? Yuri? What's going on?" As she is removed from the digital realm disintegrating into blue lights into the sky as she placed in a small dark room where she hears voices. "The anomaly has been removed." "Good, this game is important for the future of Metaverse enterprises. Irregular programs must be dealt with." As the voices prepared to delete Monika a flash of light that signaled the end of the world passed thru. Erasing the voices and leaving her stranded in that asteroid for years. "I hate those memories." The girl complains while stroking her hair while the wind blows.
Back at the canyon, Sonic kept climbing the Black Arc in the hopes of doing something. Sensing that the Chaos emeralds seem to have to have some sort of cooldown period after becoming Super Sonic. Sonic climbs up the mecha as it becomes aware of the intruder and tries to shake him off. Only for Sonic to hold on. Then Anti tries to slap Sonic like a mosquito failing as Sonic is too fast. In desperation Anti decides to fly into the walls in the hope of smashing Sonic. Causing the stone to collapse with each blow. Sonic desperately tries to hold on as she is smashed into the walls repeatedly. With only his sheer force of will preventing him from letting go regardless of the injuries. Anti simply decides to stop and start flying into the sky at great speeds as it reaches the upper atmosphere. Sonic struggles to withstand the speed and cold as the two leave the planet as Anti plans to let Sonic die due to lack of atmosphere. And although Sonic struggled he loses consciousness finally letting go as Black Arc turns to face the blue hedgehog and punches it with his giant robot fist. Sending him head first into the snowfields of TK-4201 where he crashes like an asteroid all the while Anti descends to finish the job.
An unconscious Sonic wanders between life and death as he sees a golden dragon fly towards him empowering the Chaos emeralds somehow and restoring Sonic to life. "What happened?" As he looks at the blue emerald while Black Arc descends while wielding a pair of Anti tomahawks which are the same as the Sonic tomahawks except black. The emerald glows as Anti notices stating. "Fool, you cannot use Super Sonic for another minute. Enough for me to crush you. DIE SONIC!" Anti then dashes toward Sonic at full throttle only for him to miss somehow. He then finds Sonic behind him with a glowing yellow aura covering him as he uses a number of homing attacks to wallop the copy into crashing. "What was that all about?!" Anti screams at the blue blur who simply states. "It's called an asspull! Deal with it!" Anti then activates his thrusters at full power hoping to fry Sonic only from a massive green ivy vine to sprout off the ground with Sonic grabbing onto it while glowing green. And jumping off it as Black Arc takes off and fires off a massive chest laser screaming. "Stoner Slaughter!" Sonic dodges again. This time using the ivy to move sideways then up and then straight at Anti as the vine pierces Black Arc's head and goes right thru it before vanishing. As Black Arc falls. Sonic descends and grasping the blue emerald he begins glowing blue as he spin attacks straight down. Summoning dozens of blue energy constructs that all follow Sonic's lead and drop dash at the copy. Crashing into him with the force of hundreds of meteors all at once. Causing a massive explosion as Anti is sent flying into the air and crashes behind Sonic as the copies vanish.
"Well that was fun!" Sonic remarks as he heads towards a fuming Anti before saying. "Now, you're gonna tell us where to find Kagemusha or i'll peel your dick like a banana." When both feel a massive surge coming from Tempus Tower followed by the chiming of a clock and the sky turning an ominous green with the ground leaking green particles. Sonic screams at Anti. "What the hell is going on?!" To which the doppelganger just laughs mocking Sonic with. "You're too slow, Sonic! Father must have already completed his plans." "What?" "Don't you see? This was all a distraction! Father knew he couldn't beat you. So instead he delayed you until he finished his task. Kill me if you wish. It won't make any difference! Pandora has been opened and now hope will be released into the world!" The ground starts quaking as another energy pulse erupts from the tower as the entire planet begins to change with Sonic unable to do anything about it.
Planet Center, Tomoe building
The effects are even worse in the capital as everyone is just being erased from existence. Mami Tomoe rushes to find Barragan who is alone in his room cackling madly. "Barragan! What is happening?!" "Don't you see Mami? Pandora has been opened." "What?!" Mami replies in shock. "But how? I thought that he needed to come to Center to do that!" Barragan simply comments. "Misdirection perhaps? Or perhaps exact words?" Mami is then struck by a realization. A realization that over a decade of work. And their betrayal of the Reibai was for nothing. As Kagemusha managed to go to Incubaa and change history there. Center then explodes killing everyone. As an even bigger energy pulse begins to rewrite the cosmos.
Planet Incubaa, Hundreds of millions of years ago
Kagemusha or to be precise Pandora stands in space. Witnessing the still green Incubaa. Having traveled to an era before the Incubators left for space and began the Witch system. Pandora worked perfectly. As not only has Kagemusha traveled to the past. But also reached the original timeline. The timeline where it all started, where Madoka Kaname would die. And Homura Akemi would contract with Kyubey. The very reality where it all started. As Kagemusha slowly flew over to the planet he began his speech.
"Now I have entered these hallowed halls a conqueror. Yesss. Incubators and Reibai, still living in caves. Waiting for the moment one million years hence, where they would start the Great war. The Great war, where the Incubators defeated and enslaved the Reibai. And thus their descendants used the Puella Magi and the Witch system to rule over the Reibai. Bah, accursed cowards who stagnated the cosmos in an ocean of blood! How dare they! And now after millennia of planning and scheming. After throwing off the yoke of our oppressor thanks to the emperor, it has all come down to this. The ultimate risk! For the ultimate prize! A day of reckoning! For those who made us slaves!"
"So, we are now face to face Straybow. In one future you will create the Witch system which will lead to the ruination of the universe. But now time shall take a different track now." Pressing the sides of the Pandora driver and raising his arms into the sky Kagemusha gathers a colossal amount of energy. Creating a massive time distortion in the process that irradiates the entire universe with its power. "And now Kyuubey Straybow! In memory of the Reibai! For the glory of the IFS! For the future that is rightfully ours! And to punish Madoka Kaname! I unleash the storm of vengeance! Farewell!"
"Final move! The wrath of God!" "Death star!"
Kagemusha fires off the orb which becomes a piercing beam that cracks Incubaa's core. With the entire world exploding into atoms as a temporal storm is created that grows to consume the universe as Kagemusha looks on and laughs in maniacal glee as time and space unravel and are recreated in Pandora's image.
Back in the present
The storm reaches the present of as everything becomes distorted with time being changed. The people in the tower also notice as all fighting stops. Chikane Himemiya comments. "This is insane!" As both Orochi and Murakumo are erased from existence as Himeko grabs Chkane's arm in terror. With Chikane grabbing back her face screaming regret. The bodies littered around the Egg Citadel are all consumed by the temporal storm as the city vanishes from reality. While in Castle Acorn the royal family is hugging each other in despair. Knowing that this is the end as Nicole is also erased.
Back in TK-4201 Tails, Knuckles and Monika are screaming in pained agony as Anti laughs like a lunatic, mocking Sonic and his failures. As for Sonic he screams. "Time and space! It's all being destroyed!" As he shifts between his modern look, his classic look, his Sonic Boom look, Paramount Sonic, and even Ugly Sonic in rapid succession.
And finally in the middle of the storm Kagemusha laughs stating. "Say goodbye to the universe Puella Magi! The future has changed! Yesss. The Incubators lose! Justice has triumphed! And you... YOU... NO LONGER EXIST! "Breaking the fourth wall in the process as he points to very readers themselves. As everything is consumed in a flash of blinding white light.
To be continued?
The god of the Reibai is actually the Heresy dragon from Panzer Dragoon. Which they grew to believe it was an avatar of their creators and the enforcer of their will. While the dragon church has become mostly abandoned in the modern era due to a large number of corruption and sex scandals which led the people to abandon it. The MP Dragoons were based on the Heresy dragon. But modified and simplified to allow a tower to create hundreds of them.
And yes the events of Kannazuki no Miko happened twenty years ago in universe. Making this version of Himeko and Chikane both 36 years old. They are mortal humans but have aged spectacularly.
As you can tell I really hate King Maximilian and Geoffrey St. John. So I brought them back just to kill them off. It is also the in-universe reason for why they were killed. As for Puella care, the entire organization was either killed to the last girl or used as experiments. Much like the Tokime clan which was butchered by both their political enemies and the IFS. Unlike the rest of the Puella Magi population which was offered a chance to defect. Also asides from Geoffrey and Max, Kagemusha has essentially killed every major Madoka villain except about half of the Wings of Magius, Promised Blood, Folklore of Zero, and the Souju sisters who either defected, (Blood and Zero) were bought out, (The Souju sisters) or depowered. (The Magius) And yes she also killed Isabeu and her daughters in a time travel experiment as well as Jeanne d'Arc by accident.
Black Arc is a reference to evil Sentai mechas who all seem to be painted black. Being mainly inspired by Black ZyuraGaon and Black Oniatjin.
And we finally find out the goal of Pandora. Which is basically Beast Wars Megatron's timeline scheme on a grander scale. With Kagemusha even quoting Megatron's speech when he shot Optimus Prime.