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"Nep me up, huh?" Xero gave a scrutinizing gaze to the deities that stood on the hilltop.
"That's right, bucko!" Neptune pointed an accusing finger at the VPU. "You have the guts to rag on our sisters, so prepare to eat dirt, buster!" She prepared herself to enter the fray.
"Your sisters?... Wait a damn minute, you bitches should be fucking toast!" Realization snapped through the VPU's neurons once he saw Nepgear and Uni not reduced to ashes.
"Fat chance!" Uni retorted almost instantly. "Not when all of us are together!" She flashed a cocky grin.
"With our sisters, we're unstoppable!" Nepgear continued, standing slightly closer to Neptune as a show of their bond.
"That still doesn't explain how you didn't get annihilated by my blasts." A dark glare emanated from Xero's eyes.
"That would be me." Gris stood up to the plate. "I managed to teleport them out of your attack at the very last second. For someone strong enough to subdue CPU Candidates, you should be aware of something like that, no?" Adding insult to injury, the assassin questioned the VPU's power.
"Why you...!"
STATIC!...
Xero's energy became unregulated, random flashes of fear dancing around him.
"Xero." Citadel's voice pierced through the commotion. That caused the VPU to zip his lips as quickly as he could.
The divine and the mortal stopped in their tracks, viewing who could make someone like the overly violent edge lord silent.
The faces of AL, Nebula, and Gris paled as Domio nearly fainted at the sight of the overpowered VPU.
"Where the heck did that guy come from?" Noire grew suspicious, of how someone randomly appeared next to their perceived threat.
"I was always here. Inspecting the performance of my muscle-headed brother no less." The formal deity explained. "All of your targets are in one spot, Xero. Don't fuck this up."
TRACE!...
EXPAND!
Drawing a ring in the air with his pen, it floated up before expanding massively, surpassing the land's borders.
"And to make sure your targets do not flee when the death bells toll."
ENCLOSE...!
The ring collapsed into the ocean before a cubic construct of fear energy enclosed the floating landmass known as the Gamindustri Graveyard.
"... I'll seal your prey inside. Do not embarrass us a second time." The formally clad VPU drew a plastic lawn chair, before drawing a platform, resting the seat on it, and taking a seat as it floated into a comfortable spot.
Drawing a box of popcorn, he looked down on everyone before gesturing for them to continue.
"What's up with him?" IF inquired to the deities.
"That's Citadel. He's far stronger than Xero and it's a death sentence to even look at him if he were his will." Nebula spoke loud enough for the girls who were unaware, to pale.
"Yeah, thanks or whatever..." Xero grumbled before looking at the people that gathered over the last two minutes.
"But he does have a point. Let's do this the right way." The semi-transformed VPU agreed, before raising his hands.
At first, nothing occurred.
...
...!
...R-R-RUMBLE!
-BURST!
The ground shook with incredible force before countless chains sprouted from the ground.
SNATCH!
"H-Hey!" "Shit!"
"Ack!" "Tch!"
The Makers and Superhumans were suddenly wrapped around in fear-augmented chains.
CONSTRICT!
"Compa!" Neptune shouted with concern. Compa was already in terrible shape when she arrived, but seeing her in peril made her heart sink. One of her best friends in pain was NOT one of the first things she wanted to see since her slumber.
Nepgear could say the same, with the silent trepidation on her face. "Kallen!" Gris barked, a cross expression on his features.
Nebula felt the angst rise within his chest, seeing the undeserving nun put in a precarious position. He knew exactly how cruel Xero could be from his experiences and seeing Kallen in such a state was disheartening.
Unconscious individuals such as Compa and Kallen were wrapped up completely, their entire bodies being hidden from the outside world to the horror of the CPUs and GPUs.
"That'll do for the interruptions." Getting rid of any mortal that saw fit to interfere until it was time for ther demise was off Xero's checklist.
"Let them go!" Noire roared with a fierce demeanor.
"Or what, twin tails? You'll bitch and moan?" A scandalous look brimming with sarcasm greeted the CPU Candidate.
"No, I'll shove my rapier up your ass!" Noire was not in the mood for the VPU's banter.
"Really now? I was convinced you were sitting on it the whole time with your attitude, Lonely Heart." Rubbing under his nose, a tick mark found itself on Noire's head.
"WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?!" Turning red from embarrassment and anger, the other share-based deities looked away awkwardly.
"No friends, No friends, No Friends Noire~! Honestly, it's so easy to tease you from what I've been told." A satisfied smile from Xero pissed off the Lastation CPU to no end.
"Oh, that's IT!" The tsundere reached her limit with the otherworlder.
"Noire, wait!" Vert called out, but it was too late.
JUMP!
Landing on the ground after moving from the hill, the regal CPU equipped her rapier before positioning herself.
-LUNGE!
In a single step, Noire rushed ahead with enough force to cause a small blast of concussive force behind her foot with her sword gaining a cone of air pressure around it.
Xero stood without motion, Noire's intent written all over her face with the distance between the deities closing with incredible speed.
STAB!-
DODGE!...
The Lastationite CPU thrust her blade forward, yet the VPU leaned his body out of the way.
"No way...!" Noire gawked before retrying her attack.
DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-DODGE-D ODGE-DODGE!
"That's impossible!" Noire's disbelief grew.
A bombardment of thrusts from the CPU's sword was effortlessly evaded with fluid motions from the harbinger of destruction.
Xero's body swiveled randomly from side to side as if he were sliding laterally. A taunting snigger permeated from the edge lord's face to the patron goddess' ire.
"Is this all you can do? Maybe your IQ points are as lonely as you are." Another rousing insult.
LEAP!...
Noire sprung into the air, before flipping to orient herself into a nosedive.
"Volcano Dive!"
ZOOM!-
EXPLODE!
Bringing down her sword, the ground exploded in a fiery fishing, magma exploding from the velocity of the impact mixed with some of the goddess' SP.
Unfortunately, she gazed ahead to see that the ground was the only target she struck.
SIT!...
"N-No way!" 5pb.'s face was shocked, the same being said for the rest of the Makers and Superhumans.
"What the sigma...!" Nebula's jaw was slightly unhinged, witnessing the disrespect that Xero executed.
"W...What?" Noire was still unaware of the weight upon her back.
"You all would like a nice seat, wouldn't you? Well, too bad; that's something only the strong can afford." Xero sat upon the tsundere's back.
FEAR AURA...!
'Why can't I move?!' The tsundere grew more frantic as time progressed on her knees.
Worse yet, Noire could not find the strength to shrug him off of her body, just as his body started to radiate fear energy.
"Isn't that right, brother?" Xero grinned at Citadel, who simply tilted his head in neutral agreeance.
"But suddenly I'm tempted to break this chair."
-CRATER!
Pressing his weight on Noire's spine, the ground below Noire depressed at the end of his sentence, imposing his weight on her with the help of his fear.
"Noire!" Uni cried out, frightened for her sister.
S-S-SHAKE!-
"T-Tch!..." The CPU of Lastation's hands and legs were shaking from the strength she exhibited to keep herself upright, yet with the seemingly endless amount of strength Xero possessed, she'd be flattened sooner than later.
But before Noire would have to rebrand herself as a pancake, a development occurred.
-BFFT!
"Wuh?!"
The CPU of Lastation's body timelessly dematerialized, to the VPU's shock.
CRASH!
"FUCK!"
Causing him to slam his ass on the ground with enough force to crack the earth, as his brother facepalmed at the clownish display.
"What the hell just happened?!" The defector was shocked at the scene.
Noire was moments away from becoming a hydraulic compress victim, yet disappeared at the final moment.
"I happened." Gris spoke, causing the goddesses, Nebula, Citadel, and the mortals to face him.
Holding Noire in his arms, the miffed CPU blinked before realizing she was no longer being pressed by the insufferable VPU's behind.
"Count yourself lucky. Rushing into battle like some novice, I expected better from someone of your stature." A disapproving look accompanied by disappointed comments made the tsundere look away.
"S-Shut up. And put me down already, you jerk!" The Lastation CPU snapped her head back at his gaze to maintain her air of importance.
THUD!
"ACK!" A yelp from the CPU as Gris dropped her unceremoniously was heard before her sister rushed to help her up.
"Sis! Are you alright?" The concern of her younger sister brought a small smile to the black CPU's face.
"Yeah, a little sore but I'll live." Getting to her feet, the smile to her sister turned into a scowl for her savior. "And what the heck was that for?!" A comical tick mark appeared on the twin-tailed goddess' head.
"If you can't even spare a word of thanks for someone who prevented you from becoming a divine whoopie cushion, then get up on your own. Simple." Gris uncaringly shrugged.
"Jeez. I can't believe someone like him saved me." The tsundere huffed, as the other CPUs observed the exchange.
"That might've been the first time a guy held Noire like that." Neptune idly spoke, causing the aforementioned CPU to sputter at the observation.
"Too bad he dropped her, that might've been a good scene for one of my books." Blanc chimed in, as Noire turned to her, even more annoyed.
"Although, it was strangely fitting to see Noire used as a chair. I wonder if it'll have any future implications..." Vert cupped her chin, as Noire decided to voice her opinion.
"Shut it! Save the banter for after we beat this guy!" She screamed, before turning her attention to a Xero who was dusting off his buns of steel.
"We? You got sat on." Nebula pointed out.
"She got shat on." Gris snorted, to which Accelerator begrudgingly acknowledged the joke's humor with a microscopic smirk.
"Ha-ha!" Xero's laughter echoed from below.
"FUCK OFF!" Noire, Nebula, and Gris unanimously shouted, as the bird revealed itself to respond. "And you! Shut up!" She barked an order while pointing a trembling finger at the silver-haired manslayer.
Gris on the other hand rolled his eyes, the least bit of concern on his face.
"Well someone has to defeat him," Nepgear told the group. "Me and Uni tried, but..." The CPU Candidate trailed off, dejected.
"Me and Rom got whooped! That dummy's totally cheating!" Ram pouted, whereas Rom stood closer to her sisters.
"And I still can't transform. Lucky bastard...!" The leader of Lastation slightly winced, before regaining her composure.
"Neither me." Blanc shook her head.
"Or me for that matter." Vert sighed.
"That leaves me, Neptune, Gris, and Accelerator." Nebula gazed between the two share deities. "Well, anyone up for it?" He asked the duo, curiosity sparking in his eyes for what his comrades might say.
"...I'll pass." Accelerator raised his voice. "That energy source he possesses is foreign; I'll have to spend time figuring out its properties on top of fending him off. Considering how he treated several CPUs as if they were children, it's obvious my body wouldn't hold up." Folding his arms, the esper realized the stakes of the fight.
"What happened to you being the right hand of God?" Gris teased.
"That was until SOMEONE shot me in the head, nerfing me to the ground." Accelerator snapped. Gris remained silent, realizing that the decision he made negatively impacted their odds of victory currently.
"What about you, Neptune?" The GPU's eyes shifted to Neptune.
"Er... Actually, I think I'm still rusty." Apprehension infiltrated the otherwise dandy CPU of Planeptune's voice. "After seeing Noire like that... I think I should definitely see what you two are capable of!~" Yet the jolly spirit returned to her as she smiled whilst looking between the two GPUs.
"Is that so? Are you just scared he'll turn you into a human pile of pudding?" Noire gave her fellow CPU a haughty comment.
"Better pudding than someone's chair." A snide look from Neptune made Noire huff in annoyance. "But I really wanna see the two of you transform. Ooh, maybe your HDD forms are some real eye candy, eh?" She elbowed the taller GPU as he scratched the back of his head sheepishly at the compliment.
"Well, it's between me and Gris. Whaddya say, my albino fellow?" A raised blue brow perked in the edge lord's direction.
"Not happening. I'm your insurance, so this is all you, Nebula." Gris told the Joestar, to which he received a thoughtful head tilt.
"Huh. Thought you'd be on the edge of your seat to fight Xero again." Pointing to the VPU somehow smoking a cigarette from behind his back, Gris responded.
"Oh, I want to beat the brakes off that motherfucker." He spoke, as Vert and Blanc covered the ears of the twins to censor the casual f-bomb. "But I know better than to just follow my whims in such a high-stakes situation." The assassin continued.
"Just fight him so we can analyze his combat. The longer you last the better." Gris finished, to which Vert spoke.
"But what if Nebula ends up being defeated?" Her eyebrows tilted up in concern.
"That won't happen." The blue GPU shook his head before the reason for his HDD's epithet radiated from his being. "Don't worry, you guys! I'm a protagonist after all." Pointing a thumb to himself, Uni interjected.
"But who's stronger in the end, him or you?" The CPU Candidate asked the million-dollar question.
"If Xero were to transform, he might give me a lot of trouble..." Looking down at the VPU, he flicked the cig before a bloodthirsty smile was aimed at the group that stood above.
"But would you lose?" The defector inquired. The adventurer remained silent for a bit at the question. He tied his bandana onto his forehead while deep in thought.
.
..
...
"Nah, I'd win."
The boastful declaration was enough to catch the attention of even Citadel as Xero laughed at the statement.
"GAHAHAHA! Then come down here and prove it! Maybe even save your friends while you're at it!"
SWING!-SWING!-SWING!...
Taking the grounded body of Compa, he grabbed her by the chain before spinning her body around not unlike a yo-yo.
"Compa!" IF shouted, struggling to move from her binds, yet entrapped by a force far beyond her limits.
"Chaos Control."
TELEPORT!-
-BAM!
"Ghk!" Xero felt Nebula's elbow drop onto his head, forcing his body to lower itself as his grip loosened on Compa's chains.
SMASH!
"Guh!"
The VPU's body spun vertically from Nebula's position.
CATCH!...
Following up the attack by kicking the deity in his chin before grabbing Compa's enchained form.
"Chaos Control."
TELEPORT!
"Start healing her. Chaos Control!"
TELEPORT!
Nebula handed the body of Compa to Gris, who held the severely injured Maker with care before disappearing to the shock of the CPUs and Accelerator.
"Lucky shot." Shrugging off the blow, he stood tall once more before grabbing Kallen's chains.
GRIP!
"But this bitch is gonna have to pay the price for that stunt!" Swinging the nun's body with her imprisoning chains over his head, Xero intended to flatten the sister.
-ATTRACT!
"What?!"
Xero's expression became miffed, with the nun's body being grabbed from his hand by a great display of energy.
"Nobody here is gonna pay, except for you." The GPU interrupted what would otherwise be a heinous act.
GLOW...!
Nebula's eyes glowed a bright yellow, with white power signals occupying where his pupils previously were as he admonished the VPU for his callous actions.
VANISH-
-RETURN...!
Taking hold of Kallen's body, he used his augmented speed to give the edge lord another injured individual to monitor before returning ot the battlefield with one less potential victim.
"Was that also you off-guard, or do you just suck at fighting when the match is fair?" A cocky grin from Nebula elicited a visceral snarl from Xero.
SHINE!...
The ends of his hair glowed cyan, re-entering his Demi Drive Divinity enhanced by the Primordial Share Crystal, as his aura proliferated a luminescent azure.
"Save it, shithead! Talk all you want but this is the day you die!" Assuming an aggressive stance, Xero tightened his form.
THUNDER!-
-BURST!
"I'm not gonna let you leave here alive, Xero! This is where your terror ends!" Ready to rumble, Nebula got into his fighting style.
THUNDER!-
-SPIKE!
The auras of the antagonizing gods increased in intensity, thickening the air from their tension. The wind picked up, and the brilliant colors of red and blue faced off in a competition for the title of brightest.
Belligerent glares were shared between the two as all other party members became silent. From the motionless hardened veterans to the stillness of petrified alchemists, all were quiet to witness the first GPU match-up.
Even the clouds above became still, only dark clouds lingering in the skies.
...
...
...
LIGHTNING!-
Lightning struck, and the two deities removed themselves from their locations with enough speed to leave no trace of sound behind.
-SHOCKWAVE!
-THUNDER!
Before elbows smashed into each other, gritting expressions of hatred and anger only a couple of feet from each other with a thunderous applause from the heavens. A large shockwave expanded from the collision as it permeated throughout the entire battlefield.
RECOIL!-
-ZOOM!
Separating, Xero immediately went on the offensive as he closed the gap with a reeling fist.
BOOM!
Nebula's head craned to the side before the mountaintop behind him was obliterated by the ferocious strength behind the VPU's fist.
PUNCH-
-BLOCK!
JAB!
Another fist aimed for the GPU's head, yet he smacked it to the side as it missed his skull completely before sending a jab of his own.
SMACK!-
-WOOSH!
Xero mimicked Nebula's brush-off to his punch, before going low as he threw a blitzing cross punch to the share deity's abdomen.
GUARD!
-KICK!
Raising his right knee, the adventurer used his shin to block the devious blow below pivoting his leg to the center of Xero's body to launch a snap kick at the VPU's chin.
EVADE!
SLAP!
Yet the harbinger of destruction not only arched his spine out of the way but also palmed Nebula's foot as he was pushed off balance.
'There!' The evil god's eyes narrowed as he leaned in to send a flickering strike to the open GPU.
-SHOCKWAVE!
"!" Xero wrenched in painful shock as Nebula used the force of the VPU's strike to angle himself to step on the ground with his other foot before using the tilting momentum of his body to kick the side of the edge lord's head in.
SWEEP!
"?!"
Moving with the blow, Xero lowered himself to the ground before kicking the rooted leg of the meme lord with a sweep kick.
-SLAM!
"Ghk!"
Completing a 360 motion, the VPU brought his knees to his chest whilst balancing on a single arm before locking his knees with a powerful double-heel kick.
TUMBLE!...
JUMP...
Nebula barely had time to raise an arm in defense before being sent tumbling. Alternatively, Xero made a mighty leap into the air while the rolling GPU slowly stopped.
SKID!...
"-!"
ROLL!-
After his body stopped moving, Nebula saw that Xero moved before sensing that the VPU was above him and quickly rolled out of the way-
-THOOM!
-Scarcely avoiding a devastating superhero landing strong enough to send a pile of dust, rock, and a sizable crater on impact.
"Zanku Hadōken!"
BLAST!
Getting to a knee, the semi-transformed GPU stuck out a hand before shouting his technique as a large blue blast shot from his cupped palm.
SMACK!
-EXPLODE!
Almost instantly, the half-transformed VPU backhanded the blast for it to explode several meters beside the two as blue light temporarily flashed before subsiding.
...EXTEND!-
-WHOOSH!
Outstretching his hand, the chain wrapped around his hand raced to Nebula's position as his yellow orbs widened in shock.
PHASE!-
BOOM!...
Yet the GPU's body became translucent, then nonexistent as the chain passed through him before destroying the ground he knelt on with maximum efficiency.
-REAPPEAR!
SLICE!
Nebula positioned himself behind Xero with a readied knife chop to his nape with steadfast determination before his hand ripped through the air as his muscles tensed.
-PHASE!
His hand passed through thin air as the VPU became translucent before disappearing, to the divine warrior's annoyance.
...REAPPEAR!
'He's at 5'o clock!'
Sensing the environment for his energy signature, Nebula's eyes quickly darted to the side before the sound of Xero's reappearance was heard.
SWING!-
SHOCKWAVE!
R-RUMBLE...!
A savage hook from the GPU met a high-speed straight from the VPU, resulting in another giant clash with enough force to cause the ground to shake from their contesting strength.
BOOM!...
Jabs from both adversaries let out a thunderous sound of collision before the two gods attempted another assault.
CRASH!...
Cross punches that served to repeat their predecessor's effects rang through the Gamindustri Graveyard with no intention of letting up.
SLIP-
-THOOM!-
"UAK!" Nebula guttered.
"URK!" Xero spat.
Yet the full-force strikes caused their knuckles to slip on the sweat on their knuckles, with the fists slamming directly onto each other's faces.
"...!"
-WHAM!
"GAH!"
Nebula recovered from the sting of pain, before rushing in to re-arrange his opponent's internal organs with a catastrophic uppercut, strong enough to send a shockwave behind the VPU.
"...GRR!"
...SMASH!
"G-GUH!"
Xero didn't take very kindly, and out of sheer anger, returned the favor with a horrendously powerful blow to the GPU's stomach as Nebula kept himself from retching after the dismal hit.
...SHOCKWAVE!
Another spiteful gut punch from Nebula, the indentation of his fist visible from the flank of Xero.
-SHOCKWAVE!
A blitzing counter strike from the abdominals, hard enough to cause the meme lord's eyes to momentarily whiten before they regained their color, fierce with fury.
-SHOCKWAVE!
Nebula's fist rocked the VPU's gut, with enough strength to cause Xero to spill some blood through his clenched teeth. Upon realizing that, the rage in the interdimensional menace's eyes was palpable.
"DAMN YOU!"
-T-H-O-O-M!-
Lunging at the GPU, the momentum of Xero was transferred to his fist before clocking the GPU with a mighty knuckle sandwich that sent him to the ground instantly.
CRASH!
"Argh!" The meme lord cried out, his nose and mouth bloodied by the skyrocketed strength that an angered Xero showcased. Xero raised his shoe, attempting to stomp the meme lord's head.
ROLL!-
CRACK!
Narrowly missing thanks to Nebula rolling out of the way, it was the perfect setup for a counter as the GPU laid flat on his back and clenched his left fist in preparation.
-REPULSIVE SMASH!
Before using his gravity to make his back attain a repulsive attribute, zooming to land a solid punch at the side of the VPU's chin.
SLAM!-
"URK!"
Yet Xero clotheslined the blue share's neck deity with extreme vindication, causing a choking sound of pain to arise from the god's throat.
Quickly thinking of a way to counter, Nebula stuck out his hand right in front of the VPU's chest, the deity concentrating his KI, before using shares to enhance the blast as it turned a hallowed orange.
"Bakuhatsu!"
-EXPLOSION!
A bright explosion consumed the VPU as Nebula used the knockback of the blast radius to send his body several meters away, aiding the maneuver by using his gravity to make himself lighter.
THUD...!
Orienting himself upright, the GPU assumed a stance with the sting of pain ruminating on his abs from the exchange of hefty blows.
SCATTER!
"Motherfucker!" The volume of the destructor's outburst was powerful enough to scatter the clouds that engulfed him after Nebula's stunt.
"Yes, I would fuck that ugly bitch with a bag on her head!" Nebula raged, to which several veins formed on the VPU's head.
"FUCK YOU, YOU BLUE BITCH!"
Outstretching his hand, the fury was palpable before fear energy concentrated into his palm.
"Diabolical Douser!"
BLAST BARRAGE!
Simultaneously, Nebula stuck out his hands before shares and energy were focused into his mitts.
"Rapid Rapture!"
BLAST BARRAGE!
The two powerhouses sent volleys of red and orange blasts at each other, the majority clashing in the middle of the battlefield before exploding perpetually in a kaleidoscopic vermillion sphere.
TREMOR!...
TREMOR!...
TREMOR!...
The ground shuddered from the constant explosions, with earthquakes from the impacts causing thousands of pebbles to levitate from the seemingly neverending blasts that the two deities hurled at each other.
"Jūryoku Hadо̄ken!"
BLAST!
Amid the barrages, Nebula sent a potent blast by cupping his hands at the last second before ceasing the production of further volleys.
"Tch... WHAT?!-"
Xero wasn't aware of this until a large pale blast was upon him.
-PUSH!
That forced him to relinquish his efforts to the energy blasts to prevent the behemoth of a Hadо̄ken from hitting him square on.
"Chaos...!"
Xero's ears picked up on Nebula's shouts through the blast he was resisting, assuming that it was another additive to increase the strength of the one he was currently holding off.
"RAH!"
-TOSS!
Acting quickly, the VPU dug his fingers into the blast before throwing it into the sky.
"Control!"
TELEPORT!
Appearing right where the blast occupied, Nebula held a tremendously condensed fist of gravity, space rippling around the hand with enough pressure to cause the GPU's appendage to vibrate uncontrollably.
"GRAVITON GIGIADRIVE!"
BLOCK-
The abject shock flashed across the VPU's face before he motioned with his hands for chains to rise from the ground and create a protective arch around him to block the attack.
-SHATTER!-
"IMPOSSIBLE!"
Before Nebula's fist utterly obliterated the links that held together Xero's defense, the dense fist rushed to its target.
-C-R-A-S-H!-
-SHOCKWAVE!
A solid haymaker to the top of the edge lord's head caused lightning and thunder to rage wildly upon the first connection. The ground that Xero stood on sent boulders flying with a terrifying shockwave.
SLAM!-SMASH!-POW!
-BASH!
Coating his other hand in gravitationally dense fiend, Nebula doled out a monumental combination of blows; A hook that led into a cross before a wide punch that set up for a harrowing ax-handle.
"ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAOROAROAORA!-"
BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM!
Relentlessly bringing down his fists on the dazed VPU, the blitzing punches that the GPU sent could send countless bursts of wind in all directions as the ground was torn asunder the two battling gods.
STOMP!-
LAUNCH!...
Sending a heavy stomp onto the semi-buried VPU's chest, Nebula launched himself into the air from the force of his foot hitting the malevolent deity's ribcage.
CLENCH...!
"Detekeru: Bakuhatsu!"
PULL!-
Deactivating his gravity fists, he used his Attraction ability to pull the writhing Xero from the ground, his body almost flying off the dirt snow angel it made.
-EXPLODE!
And when it was in range, Nebula sent a glowing punch that detonated against the VPU's face upon contact.
"GRRR!..."
The sprawling edge lord quickly regained his balance before twisting around while panting, venom in his eyes.
"I WILL NOT BE HUMILIATED BY A DUMBASS LIKE YOOOOOOOU!"
SPIKE!
Yelling at the top of his lungs, fear energy spread from the VPU's body into a large spiking aura around the god.
RIPPLE!...
It reached the point where the space around it was starting to distort from the nature of its intensity interacting with the high concentration of shares within the dimension.
"Like you're one to talk." A dark expression took over the semi-transformed GPU's face before he made a move.
ZOOM!
-BURST!
CLASH!...
Flying to the VPU, the bluish aura resurfaced before the two clashed forearms, creating another significant shockwave.
BAK-BAK-BLOCK-WHOOSH-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-BAK-BAK-WHOOSH-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-BAK-WHOOSH-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-BAK-BAK-WHOOSH-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-WHOOSH-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-BAK-BAK-WHOOSH-BAK-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-BAK-WHOOSH-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-WHOOSH-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-WHOOSH-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-WHOOSH-BAK-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-WHOOSH-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-WHOOSH-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-WHOOSH-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-WHOOSH-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-WHOOSH-BAK-BAK-BAK-BLOCK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK!
Disengaging, their fists flew as numerous blows accumulated between the two deities. Flurries of punches, kicks, blocks, dodges and clashes resounded at speeds that caused the two warriors' limbs to blend into blurry shades of their respective colors.
BAK-BAK BAK!-
-ASCEND...!
Shockwaves were produced faster than a megacorporation's third-world sweatshop manufacturing materials. The force of their strikes propelled them further into the sky as their bodies soon reached right under the layer of raging storm clouds.
...THUNDER!
LIGHTNING BOLT!-
-DIVERT!
CRASH!...
Even within the volatile storm clouds, lightning strikes that rushed to the brawling deities were punched out of the way before being sent to the ground to impact the floor with the added momentum.
"JUST DIE ALREADY!"
EXPAND!
Utilizing his Chaotic Overdrive skill, fear energy expanded explosively, as Nebula was pushed from the sudden force that came into contact with his body.
"-Baro Barrier!"
SHIELD!
Creating his defensive barrier mitigated most of the damage, but enough of the attack got through with the GPU suffering some burns and scratches.
-BOOST!
Flying to the GPU's location, the VPU vanished before reappearing as his aura augmented his velocity exponentially.
FALL!...
-RUSH!
Deciding to lean into a downward dive, the meme lord dramatically accelerated with his aura flowing from within.
BOOM!-
Xero beelined to Nebula's location before throwing a diving punch at his face that was halted by the share deity's forearm.
ZOOM!-
Returning the favor, Nebula sent an uppercut that Xero dodged. His knuckles were so close, yet so far from the satisfaction of softening the VPU's flesh.
-WHOOSH!
The harbinger of destruction went for a headbutt, yet Nebula swiveled around the attack as the VPU overextended.
-SMASH!
Before the GPU smashed his elbow into the spine of the VPU, sending him sprawling to the earth at breakneck speeds, courtesy of a shockwave.
...HALT!
"?!-"
Stopping right before impacting the ground, he turned to the skies as Nebula honed in on his form with a dropkick coming in hot.
VANISH!-
-THOOM!...
The GPU foot crashed into the ground as several junkpiles collapsed from the impact, not to mention the obliteration of the floor in Xero's stead as he disappeared moments before
...-SWING!
-VANISH!
Yet when the VPU reappeared to capitalize on Nebula's whiff, the share deity also managed to disappear before the offworlder's punch could touch him.
"Tch. That won't work TWICE!"
BASH!
"UAGH!"
Predicting where Nebula would appear next, Xero elbowed the GPU in his plexus. The deity retched from the pain before he held his core in agonizing pain.
"Then what about!-"
TELEPORT!
The blue adventurer suddenly disappeared in a flash of ethereal green light.
-SHOCKWAVE!
"THIS!"
Before reappearing using Chaos Control to land a gravity-enhanced haymaker that caused the VPU to swivel sporadically from the thunderous impact.
CRASH!...
Being dug into a half-buried state that slid back to where the battle started, dragging to a stop through the earth.
The shock on the faces of the spectators was immaculate, to say the very least.
"N-No way...!" IF struggled to form a sentence that could describe the awe she felt.
"That. Was. AWESOME!" Nisa's eyes sparkled with splendor. "I live for days that justice prevails in such a voracious manner!" She excitedly shook within her confines.
"They were so fast, my eyes couldn't keep up!..." 5pb. admitted, before turning to her cousin.
"Certainly befitting of the title of 'gods'." MAGES. commented, beholding the twitching form of Xero.
"This is the first time Ive seen him dumbass tree'd, though." Domio was piqued, to which his fire-wielding guardian responded.
"A beautiful sight, isn't it?" AL smiled, brimming with delight.
Meanwhile, on the hilltop...
"Very impressive." Vert smiled at the demonstration of the GPU's prowess.
"That was super cool! The way they zipped around and then Nebula went SMASH!" Ram childishly re-enacted the scene to Rom's jubilee.
"That mean guy got buried, hehe...!" The blue twin giggled at Xero's predicament.
"It's certainly something." Noire blinked at the floating GPU, who sported a stony look as he approached the downed VPU.
"Looks like I have some work to do to regain my protagonist title." Neptune put her hands on her hips, a stark look of determination on her face.
"Just hope that Nebula wins before you focus on things like that, sis." Nepgear weakly smiled at her big sister.
"But I don't think that bastard's down for the count just yet." Uni surmised, with the edgy GPU responding.
"You'd be right, Uni. This is still far from over." Gris gazed between Xero and Citadel, the latter finishing his popcorn before scribbling it out of existence.
"If this goes anything like how my fight went, that blue bastard's still deep in the woods." Accelerator voiced his opinion.
"He better finish it quick, then... Who knows what that psycho is capable of?..." The defector shivered.
LAND...!
Nebula landed a good distance away from Xero before beginning to speak.
"For all that shit you spewed at me, you're awfully quiet now that you're getting a firsthand look at your grave." No niceties were heard in the GPU's tone or subject matter.
"..." Xero remained stagnant, his feet dangling in the air.
"No curses? No insults? Wow, you just really be working that walnut-sized brain of yours, huh? Take a break for now, we wouldn't want that underworked thing to overheat on its first use, would we?" A confident smile spread across the blue deity's lips.
"...!" His movements quickly ceased.
"Matter of fact, why don't you save me the trouble and just burrow six feet right now? Although I'd rather you get back up so I can beat your sorry ass into the ground myself, you edgy fuck." Wiping the blood from his nose, the meme lord punched his fists before clenching them tightly.
-DESTROY!
Pulling himself out of the ground with enough force to break the floor his upper half was buried in, the VPU looked around.
As if waking up from a terrible slumber, the demented deity blinked lazily as he looked around. His eyes soon gazed upon his brother, which caused him to snap awake.
"W-Wha?... OH SHIT!" The unbearable edge lord shouted voraciously.
Realizing he'd been temporarily knocked the hell out, his sights were focused on hellbent animosity toward the perpetrator.
"Look who finally decided to wake up? Wish you stayed down longer, sleepyhead." Taunted Nebula, who now wore a borderline cocky grin.
"Fuck right off, you overconfident jackass! One sucker punch and you feel like you're on top of the world!" Staggering to his feet, Xero wiped his mouth before inspecting his hand.
Crimson stained his gloves, meaning that the GPU had damaged him sufficiently to draw blood.
"You have got to be fucking kidding me..." The VPU muttered under his breath, coming to the revelation that Nebula had the means to damage him to such an extent.
"Don't tell me that's the first time you've seen your own blood?" Bubbling with glee, the adventurous meme lord couldn't help but make fun of the dementor for his perceived weakness.
No response from the VPU apart from a peeved growl, which only made things worse for the edge lord.
"...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" A boisterous laugh erupted from Nebula, yet it didn't sound like the blue GPU was the one madly cackling.
IF and AL both gained spooked expressions from the similarity to something else they saw Nebula do previously.
Even Citadel's eyes narrowed at the uncharacteristic laugh that the GPU released.
"I'd tell you to call it quits if you were almost anyone else. But I really wanna see you suffer for all you've done."
...ドドドド!
An almost sinister tone could be felt from the GPU's inflection, yet the words he spoke were of mostly righteous intention.
"Suffer?! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'LL SUFFER!" Unprecedented indignation filled the VPU's mind, shaking from the mere thought of someone like him suffering.
"I'VE GOT YOU ALL FIGURED OUT, YOU SIMPLISTIC BLUE PIECE OF SHIT!" Xero screamed, before gaining a dark expression.
"You've been getting stronger as time passes! We were even at the start of our fight, but you started to outpace me! It's because of your stinkin' composition!" The VPU shouted, with the spectators growing curious.
"Composition?" The CPUs and CPU Candidates unanimously inquired.
"He can say that word?" AL was impressed.
"The data VPN gathered lines up with it. You're far stronger than you were back in Shitbox, and LEAGUES stronger than when I fought you in Lamestation." The VPU continued, to the offense of Noire, Uni, and Vert who cried out in ire.
"It wasn't until I fought you again that I realized your power is reactive to stimuli, adapting accordingly if given enough time." Sounding intelligent for once, the abnormal entity explained his findings.
"Must've hit you hard enough to wrack that brain of yours." Nebula cupped his chin while holding his elbow. "But all this means is that the longer this fight drags out, the worse your chances." He surmised.
"Well, how about this, Captain Obvious." Widening his stance, the VPU's eyes glowed. "If you keep getting stronger as we fight, the solution is just as simple as the issue."
GLOW!... GLOW!... GLOW!...
Xero's irises brightened periodically as the sensation of his fear energy accumulated throughout his body.
"And that is?" A blue brow rose.
"Widen the gap between us so far that you'll be long dead before you even come CLOSE to bridging it!"
"?!" Nebula and the Gamindustriman spectators flinched at the sudden outburst before the eyes of Xero glowed darkly.
Citadel suddenly drew a boombox, before clicking the play button. Sporadic drums and an intense guitar revved up from the speakers for a short bit before the vocalist started his distorted singing.
...
"̷̞̟̩͚̫͎̂̀̄͋͝H̸̨̜̥̻͓̪̳͔̲̒͌̈́̐͋̚͠͠ͅO̸̡̧̨̧̙̰͉̱͈͙͎̞̪͎̱͙̍̾̓͒̊̏̏̒́̏́̇̊̑̚L̶̛̥̦̦̯̺͉͔̬̺̣͛̅̈̿̇͜͜͝D̵̨̢̢̛̗̬̟͍̣̠͎̺̝̥̹͍̳̻̋̾͂͝ ̶̧̡͉̹͈̺̯̩͎͇̞̙̎̽͑͗Ǫ̴̧̧̦̖͒̋͂͆̑̄͂̓͘N̷̫̞̦͍̳͑̃͊̀̌̾̈́̃͘ͅ ̸̡̡͈̩͔͙̻̩̞̪̫͕̺̟̩̘̤̓͋͒̋̅͠T̸̢̘͓̥̘̯͈̞͙̳̃Ơ̵͕̺͈̼̥͔͒̍͗̋͒̍́͐̈́̊̄͘̕̚͜͝ͅ ̶̡̛̜͓̤͚̱͇͙̲̖͕̪͍̋̃̐́́̒̊̒́͊̌̐͜͝ͅS̵̛̛̝͋̔̿́̃̇̎̑̃̒͆̓͆͘Õ̶̩̹͂̑M̵̧͓̟̞̋͛̄̌̎̚͝͝ͅȆ̶͍͕͍̦̬͍̭̥̲̩͎̐̅̿T̴͇̻̣̟̳̭̝́͑͌͒̈́͑́͑͒̅͋̕͝͠͝Ḧ̴̻̪͚̥̜̝̲͇̻̝́̐̏̏ͅỈ̶̠̬̗͇̜̬͎̼͖̭̅̾͒̓̾͛̚͜ͅÑ̴̜͔̭̺̗̗̃͗̿̉̓̎͒̑͗͗̐̋͜͝G̵̡̡̲̞̱̠̮͈̟͐̑͛͊̄͐̎̓̌̾̚!̵̹͕͓̟͕̥͍̮̯̫̊̄͘ͅ-̶̗̼̞͐̈̊̈͂͐͒̅͑̕͝͝͝"̸̘̥̬̫̀́́͝
"Raaaaaaaaa-!"
-T-T-TREMBLE!
...
Xero began shouting, dragging out his voice with his muscles tensing. At first, nothing happened before the ground started to shake, its rumbling growing more unstable in a matter of seconds.
...
"̶͖̣̪̎̈́̈̇͊̿͝͝͝I̸̛̯͚͍̳͙̻̹̽͑́̀̄́͌̾́͌̊̄̌̅ ̶̧̝͔̖̞̟̱̤̣͉̣̟̄͜͜͜W̶̛̙̻͉̠̩͐͊̓͐͌̑͆̿̋͂̔͗̍̕͜A̸̤͉̰̫̟͎͕̳̥̯͉͙̎̀̐͒̄̂͘͠N̵̡̬̰̜̰̺͛N̷̢̦͍̲̫͔̮̜̿̿̀͛̓̓̐̀̎̃̅̅͘̚͠A̷̩̤̳͎͛̅̓̈̈́̈̃͋̎̐̾̚ ̸̨̨͙̫͍͓͕͎̻͙̖̃͐̓́̊̈́̓́͐̊͊͜͜͝ͅS̸̡̢̧̡͙̯̣͍̬̖̞͉̈́̀́͂̕͝͠Ļ̵̢̼̠̫͉̳̣̪̻͍̞͖̞̱̓̊̎̐̌̓̆̊́̈́́͌̾̓̚I̷̢̡̡̛͚̜̫̦̰̦̭̤̊̑̓͝ͅT̸̫̺̮̀͒ ̶̨̟̲͍͚̣̺̥͇̯̱̯̰͍̜͊̈́̌̉̑̂̓͜͝͝Y̵̧̰͖̺̯̥̪̗̫͉͍̤̳̩͆́͗͛̉̃̍̒̏͌̃̋͊̇̀̕͜͝ͅǪ̴̨̢̼̮̲̞̼͎̲̤̭͇̊̇̃̄͊̑̋͛̓̐̚̚ͅͅÙ̴̩̥̯͋̂̍̔̊̈́̏͆̽̽̒̓̚̕R̵̢̞̰̲̖͔̮͚̰̳̺̯̘̆̔̓͂͜ ̷̧̡͖̭̼̠̞͙̱̗̹̦̽̾̊̄̅̒͗̏̐͂̕̕͝ͅT̸̡̹̠̹̝̹̱̥̰͙̯̱̯͔̾̔̄̉͜H̷̛̙̫͓̗̗̮͔͙̣̙̟̤̖̽̎̍̽̌̅R̸̲̟͉͍̙̬̙͉̬͔̯̠̟̿̓̾̾̔́͛͛͂͝͠Õ̵̡̩̯̟͚̞͚̫͉͜Ǎ̸̢̢̨̟̬̟̩̪̪̣̱͕͍͗́͊T̵̨̡̙͖̻̹̰̣͓̙͓̜͕͔̰̀͌̓̐̔̐̂͋̉́̇̒̆͘͜͝ ̵̨̢̢̡̧̻̹̜̰̲̼͖̥̻̟̂͛́̈́͊͛̀͐̚ͅȀ̷̡̛̠̳̝̬̭͙̲̰̗̜̦̝̘͕̿͌̇͂͒̓̌̐̓́͘͘͝Ṋ̶̢̛̛̖̯̬̤̜̜̲̟̺̗̠̝̣̄́̏͊̽͜͠D̸̳̤̦͈̟͈͋̈́̒͗̎̇̍͊̚ͅ ̵͔͖̲̭̠͍͈́͛͜F̸̪͍̭̞̭̻͖͋U̵͖̯̟̘̱̣̽̿͑͊͐́̓̋̿͐͐͘͝C̸̨̨̨̛͍̯̲̪̙̝̲̘̠̲̘̣̱͌̓̀̃̐̾̀̃͘̚͠ͅĶ̵̡̨̙̲͉̣̤̲͉̪̰̪̜̰̯͑̃̈̊͋ ̴̨̧̫͇̮̰̞̪̗̪͔̼̱̾ͅT̶̢̝͓̹͇̙͎̝̝̺̩̺́͗͗͆̄̈͐H̶̨̧̤̻̫͔̼͔̝͖͉̩͖̝́Ė̷̺͎̽̈́̔̎͐͂̄̋ ̷̧̢̯̫͖͓̰̳̯͇̪̮̘̣̋̐̿͑̄̊̓̎̀̏̎͠Ẇ̷͔̗O̴̺̎́́͌̊̕̚Ư̶̧̨̢̛͍̝̞̘̫͎͂̔̃͌̂̅͒̕͘͝N̸͕͖̰̙̳̓̅̌͊̔̕͘͝͠D̴̯͍̙̬͓͉̰͖̹͙̲̋́͆̀̈͜!̵̠͎̹̭̣̬̩̣͎̳̩̇͗̎̏̉̀̈́̈̋̐̎̋̈́͊̎̕͝-̷̛̈́̋̊͂́͗̒̀́͊̈̚͜͝"̴̺̖̙̓̄͂̓̓͛̏͘
...
"-Aaaaaaaaa!-"
THUNDER!...
FLASH!-
-THUNDER!
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"̴̨̧̧̢̨̛͉̠̟̞̙̱̟̤̝̄̊́͐̌͗̚̕ͅW̷̨̛̭̻̖̐̀̊̊̇̄͊̂͗̄͐A̴̡͙̜̰̭̬̗̫̤̩̣̖̐̓̈́̍̾̾Ṇ̶̨̝͇̯̦͇̱̯͇͗̽͐̽͛͜͜͝N̶̢̼̯̯̝̘̞̳̹̜͕̩̩̹̾͒͊̑A̸̪̤͔̙͔̣̠̜̿͑̉͐̑̀̎̎̊́͗͜͜͝͝ ̴̩̗̗̭̦̲̅̓P̴̢̢̢̨̪̙̹̣̬̰̤̮̞͇͙̳̟̿̈́́̈́̒͊̕̚͝Ų̴̯̿̓́̑̇̀̀̈̐̓̈́̃̿̕S̸̨̨̛͈̜̠̗̘͉͍͚̀̈́̉͌̀͐̆͆H̴̨̨͍͈͍̩͔̜́̆̂̽̓̉̈̔͘̚̚͝ ̵͎̉͗͐̄̅̋̋̅̀̆̔̊́̏̚̕͝M̴̧̰̲͙͎̖̗̼͍̱̂̑̔̑̌͘͜Y̴̢̙͆́͗̓̆̀͠ ̴̯̪͍͎̺͚̾͊̃̓̆̔́̾́̅͆̌F̸̨̯̙͙̘̫͑͂̏̅̓̍̾̔̏͋̉̑̉̚͜͝Ą̴̗̱͓̺̜͓͔̺̤͍͑͂̓̽̅͂͑̚͜C̸̛͎̻̭͊̋̓̀̈́̇̓̕Ē̷̫̯̠͚̈́̓͋̈́̊̅̉̓̉͗͠ ̵͖̰̰̻͇̃́̎̇̌́͗̂̓͜͠͠I̷̧̪̲̥̥͉̫̾̿̽́̀͛̐̍̃̐̚͜Ņ̷̧̝͚͖̖̪̼̺̝̤̹͍͎̳̃̃͆̇̽̍͗́͜ͅ ̸͉͈͎̘͙̦̭̙͍̣̐͆̎̄̅̐͗̋̍̕͠͠͝͝ͅA̴̛̹̦͔͕̪̯͕̳͚̻̳̩̝̒̃̓̇̂̂̋̒͑̽̓̀͗͆͘N̷̯̯̩̝̺͇̂̉̎̈́̀̈́̉̀̓̓Ḏ̸͎̙̙̤͚̭̦̠͇̖̫͑͊̀͘̚͜ ̸̛̙̻̫̘̜͔͈̻̮̞̫̟̺̮̣͋̄͗̆͒͠Ḟ̵̛͙̻͉̫̼̩͕̫͓̉̆E̸̡̯̬̥͓̹̗̠̠̫͌̈͆̏͛̾͛̃̚̕͝Ȅ̵̛͍͚̗͎͕̄͗̒͛̃̋̅̃̈̽̚͜͝L̵͕̔̀̍ ̸̛̯̟̑̄̏̏͋̀̇̓͐̒͘͝T̴̬̬̤̪̗̼͓̤͎̯͖͈̰͙̙͑̔͑̇̏̓̃͌͑̾̋̈́̍̆̃̕̚ͅḦ̴̲̲̳̯͎̹̮͚͔̲̭̩̓̈́͊͒͜E̷̢̡̳͎̯͈͕͎͈̮̪͍̓̽̌̅͌͒͋̑̾͘͝ ̸̢̡̝̗̻͌͒̈́̀͑̅̽͂͘͝͠S̷͎͓̪̗̬͉̟͇͗͝W̸̢̟̤̮̼̮̟͇̰̲̠̩̒͗͌̉̒̓̔͐̾̏̈́̌̕̕̕͜͝͝Ó̶̺͔̮̗̣͈͍̱̖̹̃̃̾̔̑̐͆̈ͅͅǪ̵̯͓̺̯͚̹̥̜̤͍͇͕͛́̆͆̎̽̀͜Ṇ̷̛̻̓̊̽̋̈́̑͗̈̀̈́̓̀̒̔̇̑!̷̧̻̞̰̖̻͈̗͇̞̬͋͐͊́͌̓-̸̢͙͔̝̳͚͇̪̤̰͎̞͙͖͖͋̀̐͌͠"̴̡̢̧̡̡̱̩̲̲̮̯̠̳̳̞̺̺̈́̅̈́̋͋́̐̒̒͌̈́͝͠
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The skies became dangerous and volatile, with the constant rolling of thunder only adding to the floor's vibrations as the streaks of lightning were outlined in red rather than their usual yellow.
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"'̶̡̝̦͓̞̫̗̜̰̯̱̗͚̤̳̹͋̍̑͋͐̈́̐̐̀̋̕̕͝͝͠͠C̵̢̢̡̧̢̡͍̺̠̬̥͖̜̐͂̿̅͐̊̄͂̂̏ͅÄ̶̳͕̓̿̔̂̉͗̐̈̚͠Ư̶͙̯̟̅͗̐̃̉͊̊̚̕͘͠S̵̡̹̩̦̟͖̣̯̓̏͊̋͆͌Ĕ̴̢͙͇͇̟̳̠̭̰̫̀͜ͅ ̵̱̹̖̃͐̾͐̔͋̓̈̆̂͒̒̓̕͘̚͜T̴̢̳̠̖̞͔̔͌́̉̎Ḧ̷̡̜̠̻̯͍̺̯̫͚̝̹̹̠̱́̍̚ͅË̵̛͍̄̓̏́̎͂͝ ̷͍̮̯̝͎̗̳̫͈͊̓̕L̴̡̛̩̬͇̖͙̬̙̝̬͙͈̐̅̉Ī̷̢̧̧̧̬͎̘̳̗̩͕͚̘̜̋̕͜N̶̢̻̞͙̗̜̥͈̗̻̈́̐͒̑̍̿͒̉́͋͝Ȅ̸̞̼͎͂̂́̾̈͆̀̿͆̇̾͌ ̶̨̜̗̄̈́͒͆͆͗̀̀̈́̓̊̕͠G̶̢̼̩̼̮̯̗̫̝̼̱̮̤̺̱̊̈̂̕Ę̸̢͈̗̦͈̞̍̓̍̇́͐̀̄̊̔̂͌͗̀̇̂T̵̳̥̀̋̉̏̽̏̈́̿̾̒͗̚S̴̖̻̝͈͕̻̖͒͜ ̵̨̨̛̫̭͎͚̤̩̤̺̩̫͓͙̗̊́͋̓̾͜C̵̡̡͚͚̗̝̭͎̝̲͋Ŕ̴̘̺̗̻̌̅̾͝Õ̴̯͐̆̐͊̋́̉̃̔̓͐͝S̵̨̨͚̹̬̪͊̓̈́͋̇̇̀̐͘͠S̵̛͚̣̰̬̙̺͚͐̎̉̏͗̋̃̏̑̓̍̔͠Ė̵̪̟̞̼D̸͚̝̫̈́̐̐̐̂͗̒̅̓̽͝͝ ̸̨̢̡̰̤̪̻͕̭̍͛̉̈́W̴̨̨̛͚̫̔̇̽̍̌̑̈́̀̾̒̂̍́̅͘H̴̢͇̩͔̻̱͍̲̞̘̻̝͉̼͇͐̄ͅͅE̷̘͚̣̗͓̤̗̰̪̰̙̰̲̽͑̏͝Ñ̸̜͖͕̱̘̮̘͈͇͚̯ ̸̨̩̲͍̣̘͍̗̻̮͇͙̣̒͒́́̑̌̈́̽̎̈́̈́̉̈́̈̿͝͠ͅÝ̸̲̖͓̜̳̲͛̂̿̊̋̓͂̏͋̔̈̓̇̕͠͠ͅǪ̴̰̼̮͔̖̫͙̘̘̻̰̖͛̅̋͛̍͑̈͘͘͝ͅͅU̴̳̐͊̈́̑̊̒͘ ̵̗͍̮͔̭̟̬͙͋̈́̈́̐̈́̀͜͝D̷̹̗̺̝̀̒̔̾̊́̽̔̐́̃̉̀̄͠͝Ǫ̵̡̛̛̟͉͙̥̮̼͕̝̬̺͉̲̹̬̪́̋͂͒̍̂̇̚͠Ǹ̷̢̧̼̹̙͈̦͙̖̰̙͖͚̥̩̠̿͐̇̉̓͛̍̅͝͠'̵̡̛̿̋̈́͆͗̅͝T̴̨̛̝̿̏̂̾̋̒̆̋́͆͝ ̸̞̜̞̫́͐̿̐̈͑̀̀̈́̏͋̌͘̚C̴͉̥̥̮͂͒̄̔̎̇͋̾̅͊͝Ó̵̢̨͉͔̞̹̈́̄̔M̴̡̛̮͇̪͊͊E̴̝͇̠̣͇̙̖͓̿̄͊́͊͂̎̈́͒͒̆ ̸̥̄̏͋̾C̴̢̨̲̗̯͙͙̳̦͇̳̮̦͐̈̿̃͜L̵̖͓̙̳͖̗̳̟̖̓͂̅̐̿̓̑̅͋̽̚͝E̶͙̞̯̣͚͉̜̺̐̑ͅA̶̟̭̥̎͂̅̔̇̀̓̈́̌̉͌̈͋̽͗͘͠Ņ̴̧̠͙̖͎̤̹͍̱̤͚̥̗͍̆̀̔̈́̎͋̋̈́̑͛͗̕͝!̸̛̤̹̥͚̟͖͎̟̈́̂̋̈́͋̒̐̿͋̊̌̕͘͝ͅ-̶̢͖̲͕̪̳̼̩̹̹̹̲̺̗͎͇̑̄͗̀̏̌́̔̃̿̚ͅ"̶̛͔̹̭̗̻͎͔͔̻̫͖͎͈͊̽͋̒͒͑̀̆̒͋̅͜͜͝͝
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DARKEN...!
The atmosphere became dim, saturated by the dark energies that permeated through the clouds to the low-lying air. Only his eyes pierced through the darkness, with red irises and black upside-down power signal pupils remaining easily visible through the conditions.
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M̸̼̲̖̳̬͕̞̑̽͌̄̈̓̔͘͠͠͝Y̴̢̭͔͍̝̞̞̬̩͖̦̬̻̺̞̪̓͐͋̔̍̈́̕ ̵̗̳͖͚̦͍͙̺̦̝͛̈́͐̿̿̊̈̂͝͝W̵̛̜̩̺̱̖͕̜̭̦̯͕͚̙̃̽̒̓͋͛̿̐͐̈́͋̚̕͠͝Ò̷̙̳͕̯̟̠̭̏̅͒̊̎̔́͂͗̚ͅŖ̸̠̻̯̹͚͍͒̌͑͑̂͋̓͝ͅM̸̧͖̟̣̞͙͓̳̝͕͍̙̉̎̄̿͛̉͆̅́̔́̌̚͘̕͠Ẁ̷̻̟̤́͗̕ͅȎ̶̢̳͚̈́̇̍̿̈́̂̃́͘Ǫ̸̣̩̣͇͎̠͇̲̖̙̞͔͍͐̽̂͑̑͜͝D̶̨̫̰͙̤̣̭͔̤̦̏̄̊̈̀̈́̓̈́̾̓͛̈̑̏ ̵̢͉̹̮͂̈̀̄͂̓͐͠͠M̶̡͇̗̙̫̖̳̻͉̙̋̆͑͑̑̿Ë̷̮̹̠͓͚͎̮͚̪̫̖̆̉̕È̷̛͉̺̹͎̝̣͇͖̿̓̓̊̚Ţ̸̭͕̺̜̥͚̻̎S̷͖͎̻̬̩̍̈̾ ̵̧̦̎̓́́͗̏͆̚Y̷̖͚͕̻̺̒̑́̿̈́̐̊̾͜͝Ȏ̵̢̡̹̦͈̤͇̱̹̞͉̐͑͑́̐̋͌̂͑͋̀̓̚͘͝ͅU̵̡̡͚̗̻̙͓͎̙͌̽͝R̷̬͕̪̬̠̜̣͔̬̺͖͖̱̐̓̂̅͌̃̿̄͋̍͗͛̿͆͒̓ ̶͕̦̖̫̓̉̾̒̏̓̐͘̕͝P̷̨̡͖̞̱͓̩͈͍̫̀̇̆̽̇E̴͚̭̓̊̈́́͋̔̏̕̚S̸̠̒̈́̄͗̇̓͝T̸̛͇́̑̅̾̑̑̒͗͌͑̀͠Į̷̛̳̙̘̳̯͉̯̄̀̈́̔͜C̵̡̛͖͚̦̱͕̬̞͎̫͍͔̑͛̌̈͂̓̀̈́̄̑̉̀̕͜͝͠I̵̘̗͓͉̎̈́̌͂̍̀̊̽̎̚̕͜͝Ḍ̶̢̛̩̩̓͌̀̐̏͋̊̀̋̈̒̓̈́E̸̛͉͙̘̯̝̣̘͑͊͒́͝ͅ!̴͇̞̣̥̺̳̲̲̿͑͌͋̔͒͘-̵͍̭̭̦̱͇̉̾͑̈͐̌̉̕͝
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"-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!-"
...LEVITATE!
Pebbles and rocks started to float from as close as Xero's and Nebula's feet, to as far as the mountains and junkpiles that surrounded the battlefield with the size of the rocks becoming larger and larger.
Even the hairs on all combatants' heads started to sway, whether on the frontlines, chain-bound, or unconscious.
"I have a really bad feeling about this...!" Nepgear couldn't help the pit that stirred in her stomach watching whatever was transpiring with the VPU.
"Me too...!" Uni was sweating profusely from the unnatural amount of fear that Xero exuded, yet tried her best to stay strong alongside the other goddesses.
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"Y̷̝͇̌́͋̈̀̏̽̾͆́̋̂͘̕͜͝͠ͅỜ̵̡̡̺̙̯̻̭̖̝̘̝̩͍̹̟͕̝̑̈́̐̆̀̏̎̑̚̕͝͝Ȗ̶̠̺͐͑̃̑̃̆̇͝͝'̷̬̼̰̙̯̰̦̘̫̄̓̄͐̀̚̕̚͝͝L̵͙̥̲͇̪̤̖͇̊͒̈́̿̋̆͂̅͐́́́̄̊͘ͅL̷̓͑̀̈͛͐̈́̾͒̉͠ͅ ̸̢̡̩̥̞̮͔̫͉̝͎̥̄́̽̒͆̇͌̚͜ͅͅN̴̛͙͈̳̩̯͚̲̪̖͆̈́̅̈́̄̃̅͛͂̿͝Ȅ̵̡̢͈͍͚̹̣͖̗͕͉̘͖̅̑̾̊̇̽̈́͐̔̈̚͜͝ͅͅV̷̨̺̠̜͇͇̬̞̥̻̑͌͌̃̎̐̆͐͌͋̈́̾́̈́͘̚ͅĘ̵̡̢̝̝͖͇̜̲͔̬̱̘̌̆́̐̍͐̊͋͑̑͆̅̚̚͝͝R̴̨̡̘̪̝̻̮͇̩̻̻̩̳͒̓́͛̊̿̉͛̑́̐͊̓̚͜͝ͅ ̵̨̢̡͈̮͍̼̥̹͖̭̝̩̹̈͛͝G̸̝̟̞̯͚̤̈́̌̓͂͐͊Ḛ̶̡̛͎̘̤̻̖̦͕̻̭̜͓͕̿̈̂̂̔̒̀T̷̡̛̤̟̰̜̙͓͎̗̞̝̖͔̭̼̥̟̋̈́͊́̋͐̍̌̓͊̄̕͝ ̴͎͎̜̺̥͒̈̑̌́͌͘O̷̦̥̯͉̪̞̠̦̠̳͔͒́͐̄̚͝Ų̴̢̮̦̩̰̈́́̽̚̕T̷̢͔̣̰͈̦̺̮̻̝̮̠̙̞͔̋̊̀͆̒ͅ ̵̨̡̼̠͈̭̘̦̟̪͔̺̮̒͂̐̓̽̎͛̊̅͒̀́͠͝͝͝ͅ'̶̨͔̥̹͔̣͎̯̭̠̹̪͚̫̗͎̠͘͝C̵̳̖̬̍̈́͊̿Ą̷̲̄̀̅U̷̡̨̢̨̘̪̙̦̗̻͙̲̘̣̩̠͔̇̎̉̈́̈́̍̋̉̇̾͋̄͝S̶̛͔̊̎̓̏́̑͋͂̋̿̃͘̕̕͠E̴̡̨̹͍͓̝̬̹̥̦̹̟̭̘͖̙̓̊̏͒̌́͜͝ ̸̘̹̟͙̣̭͕̹̫̭̜̓̅̄̽̐̂̃́̐̊̈́̚͝͝͝ͅͅŶ̸̧̧̻͙̩̘̜̩̗̘͈́͂͆̃̉̀̅̾̕Õ̶̲͉͎͔̻̹̗̣̥͖̇̀̾̔̀̽̐͜ͅU̵̻̫̠̗͕̥͍̻̖̙͛̆͐͜ ̸͚͎͈͉͔̯̺̞̳͂̀͂̃͂̈́̀̏̍̓͑̓͘͘͜W̸̢̢̥͕̩̳͕̰̯̘̙̝͍̦̽͌̑̾̃͌̈̓̚̚̚͠ͅE̷̡̨̳̥͉͇͌̄͑̐͆͋͑̏̎͜R̶̨͔̥̭̥̳̦̗͇̫̙̱͔͎͗͒̈́̂̒̿́̆̈̊̿̕͜͜Ȩ̸̛͍̠͎̜̓̋̉̔͑̃̄̂̏̒̓͒͘̕ ̸̨͓̬̱̻͉͓̻̟͆͊͛͗̃̿̀̿̌̒͌̇N̷̺͓̯̠͎̯̻͐̋͑͝Ë̷̼̼̠̜̠̱͚̹͙̤́̅̍̐́͋̋́̾̐̈͋̊̂̆͘͜V̷͍̦̗̱̘͈̺̲̤͎̈́ͅE̴̢̢̛̻̱̤̝͗̀͗̌̊̔͒̌̊̓R̸̝̿̋̈́̈́̋̈͗̇͌͐̔̈́́͛͆̕͝ ̷̥͗̈́͐̐̀̀̈́͛̉̚͝͠Ä̵̢̲̭̹̤̯̭̭̻̞̟̙̳͕́̿̽̾́̑̊̍͗̚͘͜͠L̷̨̖͔͓͍̻̖͇̳̜̱͖̤͕̎̚I̸̡̨͖̥̜͉̭̫̥͈̹̯͎͈̱̒̑̂̅͊̉́̿̐̾̕͝V̷̡̱͈̞̪̿̏͑͛͆͒̆̈́̏͂̈́̊̀ͅḚ̵̬̼͖͚̮̜̇̎̋̊̂̍̅̏͊̋̆͑!̶̡̜̼̥̥̞̯͇̝̺̘̯͐̾̐͛̈́́-̴̧̪͕̹̘͓̜̝̻̯͚͔̳̍͜"
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"-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!-"
CRACK!-
CRACK!-
CRACK!-
-SHINE!...
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"I̷̼͇̝͓͚̠̬̩̠͋̓͌ͅ ̵̧̧͕̮̹̟̭̱͇̤͖͎͌͂͋̅̈́̈́̃̅̂̀͐̽̆͝͠͝Ą̶̩̤͈̰̞̞̈́̂̀̑͋̕M̵̬͔̻͖͉̯̑͋̎̎̂̀̓̈͗̔̍̎͋̈́̕͝͝ ̷͚̻̺̫͚̹͚̘̼̞̠͔̰̑̌̑͑̓̀ͅÌ̶̛̛̗̈̌̒̾͋̕͝͠N̵̢̧̨̧͓̪̳͕͎̮̬̓͊́̉̾̆̍̿̅̈̊̇̀̈́̚̚̚F̸̨̢̪͔̙̙̭̫̞͖̮̱͌̅̊̌̀̂͒̋̓̇̚͝I̴̹͈̙̔́͊͑͐̀̔̓̽̈̿̿̃̀͘͝͝Ǹ̶̡͍̱͉̳̱̫̹̻̯͕̦̈́̒̽͆̄̈́̌͛͂̔̑̓̒͘͝͝I̴̢̢̭̜͇͓̩͉̰͈̰̳͈͓̩̾̈̃̔́̀̉́͐ͅŢ̷̧̢̨̡̨̬̬͉̘̫̦͉͎̯́̎͊̉̉̉͑̓̂͜ͅE̸͚̥͚̲͑̽̉͐̽̈́̂̔́̋̑̈́̚̕̕,̴̛̟̻̖̱̱̿̂͗̇̇͑̊ͅ ̵̧̛̦̞̙̣͇̞͇̘̱̲̤͚͓͖̣̜̓͆̔͆͌̑̄̊͑̍̓̎̒͠I̸̡̫̋̈̋͗̓͛͛͌̐̎͑̚̕ ̷̛̻͈̅̉̑͗̓́̒̋̔̋̚͝ͅA̷͚͔̗̞̲̩̜̻̬͇̹̫̫̦̘͆͒͊́̇̾͗̎͘̚͝͝ͅM̷̩͓̩̰̗͎͉͔̌̅͜ ̷̢̥͍̻̠͕̾̾̂̉̇̾́͠ͅT̵̢̫̟̺̩̮̞̖̍̏̒̿̈́̌͂͠Ḧ̸̺̲͖͕́̉́̏̆̋̿̔́͛̓̅È̶̡͖͉͉͉̯̟͎̺̆̄̂̓͐͐͋̄̾̑͘ ̶̡͎̣̖͉̮͖̜̼̣̣̭̾͜ͅI̷̖͈͇̫͎̯̠̩͙̘͔̩̬̰͛̈͛̀̏̐͊͌͆̂̕͠Ņ̴̧̤̲̥̱̥̗̫͇͉̈́͊̏͐̊̅̾̓̀̀̑́̃̎͜͝͝F̷̮̉͛̓̔̄̎͐̐͆́͐̄̚͝A̸̡͕͓̣͆̀̾Ņ̸̖̩̼̜̪͍̺͇̞͉̺̝̀̄͋͘T̸̡̧̨̗͔̲͚̥̰̪̰͚̩̻̟͔̏͆̽̾̉ ̵̰̖̖͖̿̋͋͋̆̎̈́͋̋̏͗̽̽F̸̧̨̢̝͍̥͔̠̰̎̓͒̚͠I̵̧̨̛̮͈͍̙̣̲̬͈̪͌̉̈͛̎͆N̸̡̢̧̢̛̛̟͕͍͉̦̭̮̘̭̱̔͋̃̅̑̚͠͝I̴̛̤̻̜̤̻͖̝̗̦̰̤̝͕̣͆̌̈́̒͑̏̚̚͠T̸̢̨̨̢̡̰̬͕̙̻̘̗̦̯͚͆̈́͐̈́̓͗̌̄̈́̌̍̈̎̆͝͝Ḙ̵̤̱̩̗́͑̋͂̉̿̅͒͂͝!̴̨̖̦̮͙͎̜̠̠͔͂̈̕ͅͅ-̶̯̹͕̥̻̯̠̼̹̼̅͊͊̄̎͂͊͛̆̊͒̕͝͝"
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The earth fissured into uneven cracks across the arena where the two gods stood. Red light radiated from the openings in the floor as it continued to violently shake, the sounds of quaking earth reaching throughout the Gamindustri Graveyard.
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"C̴̛̜͔̺̔̔̌̊͠͠Ǫ̵̨̪̼͈̪̘̼̪̹̳̘͕̓̿̔͗̐̋́̈͊̽̔͘͝͝M̵̛͇̙̯͍͕̤̰̫͖͎̙̟͑̾̋͐͑͋̇̍̐̈́̅͋͘͜Ẻ̸̢̧͈͇͙̳̲̫̝̣̭̰̘̯̘̠͕͐͒͛̐͛͊̾̇̀̀̄͑͂̔̑ ̴̣͎̬̦͙̥̹̜̼̩̰̦̒̓̈́̎̔͆̈̾̚͘͜Ā̷̛̮͔̹̻̗̂̒̉̊̔̔͜ ̸͎͎̲̖͚̝̪͉͔͉̝͗͋̓̾͆̍̓͑̓͂L̴͙̜̝̐̈̀̓͂͆̌̔́̽͌͑͐̉̈́͘̚İ̸̧̛̛̮̹̀̾̏́̋͑̀͋͑̐̕͘Ṫ̷̫͖͕̻̙̮̯̺̲̺̫̆̆̓͛̅̃̅̆̇͋͐̽͜͜͝͠T̶̛̛̳͇͖̩͉̜͙̩̘̦̔͂͋͐̂̿̍̈́̈̀̈̉̈̾͠L̷̢̮̯̋͑Ė̶̢͕̟͔̖̝̞̭̯̪͔̱̉̂̋͜ ̵̛̹̙̜̬͚̙̟͔̼̘̓̄͌̒̊̇̂̓͐́̾̕̕̕ͅC̷̛̛͚̯͔̟̉̌̇́́̓̂͘͠L̴̡̠͉̭̹͍͈̝͕̦̝͛͆̓̾̿̆ͅȮ̸̧̡̤̙̳̖͎̪̪̮̤̘̗̽́̂̋̈́̉ͅS̵̫̹͉̝̠͚͕͎̺̺̏̔̾̃̊̾̎̓̓̔̎̕͘͜͝Ę̴̟̝͎̥̞̯̣̥̬͈̫̍͒͌R̶̢̝̙̥̫͙͍̤̤̩̜̩̰͚̠̍͂͑́̈́̉̀̕͜͝,̷̢̧͍̩͚͛̄̓̄̂̌͒̽͌̾̉́̏̚ ̴̛̻̼̳͒̌̏̀́̍̋̀̀̀̃͆͘͘͝A̴̰̦͉̠͚͚͔̣̩̮̲͓͓͕̲̫̋́͋̉͐͋̋̕N̸̫͔̊̔̏͛̉̾̈́͊̃̎͜Ḍ̷̢̧̛̛͓͇͙̹͕͍͓͕̭́͌͊͗̈́͌͌̃̃̀̈̆͊̒͜͝ ̴̫̽̆͐̋͆̐͒̇́́̃͋̇̒̚̕̚Ị̴̡̝͚̦̦̲̿'̵̡͔̗̞̥̯̠͙̜͍͚̝̭͇̰̓̌L̸̨̰͚̤͙̱͉͔̞̪̐̎͝L̴͓̯̒̇̑̈́̈́͘ ̶̯͖͚̟̞͔̺̫̱̗̰̯͓̮̹͂̽̈́͋̄͊̔̇́̄͜Ş̵̨̮̞͉̱̞̙͖̦͇͚͉̯̿͐͆͆̏͜͜H̴͓̗̱̰̣̼̜̒́̐͊͆̀͒͂̄̑͠O̵̢̧̻͍̗͍̖̺͊͛͂̇̂͂͒̋̆̀̓͛͗͠͠W̴͓͎͓̔̕ ̵͓̭̤̯̩̞̀͝Ȳ̷͕̣̝̠̗͓͚̺̯̙̈̀̚̚͜ͅO̴̧̡̥̱̺̹̩͎̺͔̯̳̦̲͈͐̐ͅU̷͙̠̔͗̑̓̉͊͐͌̾̈́̋͝ ̷̛͍͔̰͕̈́͗̽̿͆͆̀̒̅̈́̃̒̉̆͝͠Ẅ̵̨̢̢̛̗̻̠̯̜̬̭̻̬͕͉͙́̎̓̉̏̈́̔̈̈́̂̓͒̏͠͝Ḧ̵͔͚͙͙́͜Y̸̨̜̼̻̪͛͂̓̍̓͋̌̌͊͝͠!̷̧̧̺͙̺͈̻̥̀̅̏̐̈͊͒̅̈́̓̿̚͜͝-̴̨̜̟̩̦͙͔͖̟̭͔̤̗̭͈́̑̑̎͂̽̓͗͐ͅͅ"
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"-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!-"
INVERT!...-
-INVERT!...
The colors of space itself seemed to be grey-shaded before concentrating into Xero's core before redshifting with that bright red hue was absorbed into the reactive VPU's body.
-HALT!
For a moment, a second that seemed like an eternity to those who were worthy enough to comprehend it, a singular word left Xero's lips.
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"Access."
"N̸̞̩̞͓͐͊̈̌̓̅̌̕͠͝O̵̢̗̽͒̋̈͜ ̴̬̪̀̆̓̓͐̉̍͛O̶̝̝̙͖̣̫͑̈͗͂́͌̀̎̔N̵̨̳͙̣̺̻͉̜̺̱̆̃E̵͈̤̠̾̒͊̉͘ ̴̢͔̰̣̆̂̽̇Ȋ̶̭̣͓̏̌̓̕S̸̛̺̻̱͍̭̥̝͈̩̄͑̐̋̑ ̶̨͚̯̖̭͎̾̀S̵͔̦̹̬̲͚͆̀̈́͘A̸̹̱̲̭̭̜͍̮̟̦̿̓́F̵̢̬̳̰̰̞̗͗͌̈E̸̠͎͎̐́̓̀́͌̕͝͝!̴̧̮̯̭̄̑̋͗͝͠͝͠-̷̧̙̖̬͉̾̋̈́"
ENGULF!-
-BLACKEN!...
An abysmal black rushed from Xero's body with the fear energy overwhelming all who were not of Negadimension.
The reaches of the appalling energy source engulfed the entire Gamindustri Graveyard, reaching to the edges of the cubical construct that Citadel created, spreading through its confines and to the mainland.
People of all nations felt the sickening sensation of fears made manifest as the sky became darkened with abysmal energy with color being greyshaded all over.
The Oracles, the people, and even the monsters of the mainland and island all felt the unnerving sensation of unadulterated fear.
"Ṋ̴̢̲̊̋̈́̾͛̈́͋̓O̷͈̊̈̏I̶̹̝͙͉͙̥͊̊͜S̴̨͈͕̣̈́͜Ę̷̜̞̊́̿̎́͘S̵̛͍͔̗̤͒̏̓͝͠͠,̵̺̯̣̔̅ ̵̻̥͚̣͉̖̜̇́̆N̵̪̮͓̹͗̓̆̋̈̃O̶̭̹̩͇̾̅͆̉Ḭ̵̩͙̲̃S̶͖̪͖̩̭̍̚Ę̷̡̛̬̼̝͂Ș̷̰̮͎͙̋͒͒͒́͠,̵̺̪̠̭̤̩̪͛̑͐͗̌̒̎͝ ̵̛̝͎̭̺͕͛͛̂̄̏̆P̴͙̦̏̎̏̈́̒͊̕E̸̊̓̓̕ͅͅO̶̥͋P̷̢̪̲̩̟̻͓͌̔̄Ľ̸̖E̷̟͔̙̰̗̊͠ ̶̡̨̙͂͜Ḿ̵̠̼͎̼̭̩͙̆͛̔̂̓͒Â̶͇͕͇͖̠̔̔͘͜͠K̸̢̖̫̳͒̋̌̒̍͝Ẹ̵̙̫̼̝̦̙̏̆̀́ ̷̤̗̙͕̼̤͊͝N̵̳̤̾̇̿̇O̶̰̫͑I̸̘͙̝̓̃̌́͊̓̔S̸̡̖̞̼͆͗E̶̛̺͒͐̊͒̕͝S̶̹̹̖̰͇̮̈́͑̈͝!̴̛̭̺̏̂̿̾̽̀-̴̰̉̏͝"
-CONDENSE!...
Before long, the screen nuke of Xero's transformation was minimized into a vertical cylinder before it shrank further to a pillar of darkness.
"P̸̞̟̎̋̌̑͜E̴̼̖̝̅̍͒͠O̷̟͑̈P̶̩̿̑̉̆̽̀̐L̷͖͎͇̠͒͐̾̑͠E̵̬̎̊̅̑̈̈͘ͅ ̷̩̞̘̲̉M̶͈̗̓͊͋͂́͒̚̚͘̕ͅA̷͈̒͂̍͝K̸͓̎̚͝E̷̝̅̊̿̐͂̀̍̂͘ ̷̨͕̟͍̥̹̩͉̘͒͑̔͑̊̎͠Ń̷͖̯̠͓̟̪͖̔O̷̠͔̜͕͈̳̓́Ì̵̛̩̦̝̻̠̀̋͋̓Ŝ̶̛̛͖̝͔̫͕̖̭̑̆͋͂͝͝͝Ȩ̸̩̩͖̮͍̖̏̾͂͜͝S̵̲̙̓̋̽̍̑̀͌̂̕ ̸̠̙̖͓̭̙̆͋͊̑̕͜Ẁ̶̫̪͓̱͊̑̎͊͠͠͝Ḥ̷̼͍̲͖̤̊̍͐͝E̶̢̪̩̫̞̹̙͙̘̋̔͜N̶̨͖̙̙͎̣̻̲͂̃̋͌͑̎͝ ̴̝̤̪͇̘̺̦͓̜͗̐̿̎̚Ţ̵̖̯͂͌̈́̿͒͗͌͝͝ͅH̴̨̫̤̯͊̏͝͝E̷̘͙̩͕̣͐̕͘Y̴̱̳̖̗̥̥̾̓̑͜'̸̭̠̅̎̈͗̀̋Ŗ̷̦̩̤͈̯͕̏̒̊̆̆͐̓͠ͅE̶̝̗̩̻̟̩͖̥͗͋̊͌́̆̊̚ ̵̩̲̋̇S̸̞͋̅̎̎̈Ì̸̡̹̝͍̺̗͈̙̺̞́͊͋̇͝C̷̠̲̙̰͇̬͍̜͈͒̔̎͝K̷̨̧̢͈̟̤̲͍̆̒̆̌̈́̏!̶̛̜͚̝̱̽͌̚͝-̷̧͇͕͖̤̻͗̀́͑́͂̅͗̏̏"
DISSIPATE...!
'This fear... It's overwhelming!' Nebula internally buckled as the being before him was no longer what Xero embodied.
Standing at a towering 6'5", the once raven-haired edge lord sported a spiky crimson mane down to his upper back. His eyes remained the same as they were in DDD, yet they were far more intimidating now that the body he resided in was up to par.
Black spandex clung onto his muscle-bound yet lean physique, and red cybernetic markings ran along his garb which glowed softly, radiating the immense fear energy the VPU now possessed.
He sported two flexible shoulder pads, similar to a certain warrior race, with two sets of chains that dangled to his heels akin to a certain knight of the zodiac. They floated ominously, with fear coursing through their composition.
His gloves and boots were dark grey with glowing red accents and lights which the deity gripped and released the former with a slow yet deliberate motion.
"N̵̨̡̠̘̙͈͚̓̀́͌́̈́̆̕͜Ō̴͖̩̯̙̘͙̉̉̓͆̉T̵̨̡̪̘̙͍̝̀̊Ḧ̶̳̣͎̘̳͍͇́͋̃̒̔̽Ì̶̲̒Ņ̵̼͉̩͓̖̣̉̍̊́͒̕͠G̷͉̯̦̪̻̝̿̈́͊͊͊͒̂ ̷̡̰͑̔͆͊͐͂̚͜Ţ̶̥̘̲̬̈̾̃́̃͘O̷͉̯̙͂̔́̀̎ ̸͍͔̩͔̒̍̂̾̅D̵̺̲̆Ö̴̭͊͒ ̷͚̽Ë̷̖̤́̅̈́́́̆̈́̎X̴̭̙̗̭̳͗͊͗̀͊͘C̸̛̭͆̂̏̈́͠Ȩ̴̺̄̎̑̉̆͘P̷̨̛͙͕̣̝̱̘̿͑̂̇T̸͓̝̠̝̭̙͚͚͒̌͠ ̸͚̟͍̲̞̇Ḫ̸̡̰̫̉̐̄̋̇̚͝O̷̞̙̰͚̙͍͑͆̀͜ͅL̶̥̩͇̆D̶̢̛̝͖̼̱͔̅͋̕ ̷͙̼̟͉͕̩̾̈̾̋̊O̵̯̥̘̼͔͎̦̕Ǹ̸̛͚͓͂̚͠ ̵̛̮̗̜̟͍͇̺̈́͐̎Ṱ̵̢̥͆O̴̢̽̇̓̿̔͝ ̵̦̥͠Ṉ̷͚̪̲̌̑̋̔́̎͠͝ͅŐ̴͎̘̭͛̽̓̽̋T̴̡̩̤̲̝͗̂͠͠Ḩ̵̧̖̻̮̫͚̗̀͌̐͠I̴̺̓̌̉N̸̺͚͔̏̈́́G̵̳̪̿̍!̸̨̟̠̮̖̠͗͝-̵͕̿̉̈́̇"
SUMMON!...
The transformed VPU took out his hand and opened it to his side.
"N̸̞̩̞͓͐͊̈̌̓̅̌̕͠͝O̵̢̗̽͒̋̈͜ ̴̬̪̀̆̓̓͐̉̍͛O̶̝̝̙͖̣̫͑̈͗͂́͌̀̎̔N̵̨̳͙̣̺̻͉̜̺̱̆̃E̵͈̤̠̾̒͊̉͘ ̴̢͔̰̣̆̂̽̇Ȋ̶̭̣͓̏̌̓̕S̸̛̺̻̱͍̭̥̝͈̩̄͑̐̋̑ ̶̨͚̯̖̭͎̾̀S̵͔̦̹̬̲͚͆̀̈́͘A̸̹̱̲̭̭̜͍̮̟̦̿̓́F̵̢̬̳̰̰̞̗͗͌̈E̸̠͎͎̐́̓̀́͌̕͝͝!̴̧̮̯̭̄̑̋͗͝͠͝͠-̷̧̙̖̬͉̾̋̈́"
GRAB!-
-TRANSFORM!
Before the broken handle and blade of Soul Edge were caught, and glowed dark red. Fading, what replaced the damaged sword was something much more grueling.
"Ṋ̴̢̲̊̋̈́̾͛̈́͋̓O̷͈̊̈̏I̶̹̝͙͉͙̥͊̊͜S̴̨͈͕̣̈́͜Ę̷̜̞̊́̿̎́͘S̵̛͍͔̗̤͒̏̓͝͠͠,̵̺̯̣̔̅ ̵̻̥͚̣͉̖̜̇́̆N̵̪̮͓̹͗̓̆̋̈̃O̶̭̹̩͇̾̅͆̉Ḭ̵̩͙̲̃S̶͖̪͖̩̭̍̚Ę̷̡̛̬̼̝͂Ș̷̰̮͎͙̋͒͒͒́͠,̵̺̪̠̭̤̩̪͛̑͐͗̌̒̎͝ ̵̛̝͎̭̺͕͛͛̂̄̏̆P̴͙̦̏̎̏̈́̒͊̕E̸̊̓̓̕ͅͅO̶̥͋P̷̢̪̲̩̟̻͓͌̔̄Ľ̸̖E̷̟͔̙̰̗̊͠ ̶̡̨̙͂͜Ḿ̵̠̼͎̼̭̩͙̆͛̔̂̓͒Â̶͇͕͇͖̠̔̔͘͜͠K̸̢̖̫̳͒̋̌̒̍͝Ẹ̵̙̫̼̝̦̙̏̆̀́ ̷̤̗̙͕̼̤͊͝N̵̳̤̾̇̿̇O̶̰̫͑I̸̘͙̝̓̃̌́͊̓̔S̸̡̖̞̼͆͗E̶̛̺͒͐̊͒̕͝S̶̹̹̖̰͇̮̈́͑̈͝!̴̛̭̺̏̂̿̾̽̀-̴̰̉̏͝"
BRR!... BRRR!...
An ebony broadsword that was easily a foot and a half wide while six feet long while easily weighing as much as three grown men. Its appearance was a long rectangular single-edged blade with the sharp side sporting jagged prongs known as sword breakers attached to a chain with a built-in engine powered by the terror of its victims.
"P̸̞̟̎̋̌̑͜E̴̼̖̝̅̍͒͠O̷̟͑̈P̶̩̿̑̉̆̽̀̐L̷͖͎͇̠͒͐̾̑͠E̵̬̎̊̅̑̈̈͘ͅ ̷̩̞̘̲̉M̶͈̗̓͊͋͂́͒̚̚͘̕ͅA̷͈̒͂̍͝K̸͓̎̚͝E̷̝̅̊̿̐͂̀̍̂͘ ̷̨͕̟͍̥̹̩͉̘͒͑̔͑̊̎͠Ń̷͖̯̠͓̟̪͖̔O̷̠͔̜͕͈̳̓́Ì̵̛̩̦̝̻̠̀̋͋̓Ŝ̶̛̛͖̝͔̫͕̖̭̑̆͋͂͝͝͝Ȩ̸̩̩͖̮͍̖̏̾͂͜͝S̵̲̙̓̋̽̍̑̀͌̂̕ ̸̠̙̖͓̭̙̆͋͊̑̕͜Ẁ̶̫̪͓̱͊̑̎͊͠͠͝Ḥ̷̼͍̲͖̤̊̍͐͝E̶̢̪̩̫̞̹̙͙̘̋̔͜N̶̨͖̙̙͎̣̻̲͂̃̋͌͑̎͝ ̴̝̤̪͇̘̺̦͓̜͗̐̿̎̚Ţ̵̖̯͂͌̈́̿͒͗͌͝͝ͅH̴̨̫̤̯͊̏͝͝E̷̘͙̩͕̣͐̕͘Y̴̱̳̖̗̥̥̾̓̑͜'̸̭̠̅̎̈͗̀̋Ŗ̷̦̩̤͈̯͕̏̒̊̆̆͐̓͠ͅE̶̝̗̩̻̟̩͖̥͗͋̊͌́̆̊̚ ̵̩̲̋̇S̸̞͋̅̎̎̈Ì̸̡̹̝͍̺̗͈̙̺̞́͊͋̇͝C̷̠̲̙̰͇̬͍̜͈͒̔̎͝K̷̨̧̢͈̟̤̲͍̆̒̆̌̈́̏!̶̛̜͚̝̱̽͌̚͝-̷̧͇͕͖̤̻͗̀́͑́͂̅͗̏̏"
-SUMMON!
In the VPU's hand, he placed the dull side on his shoulder before summoning his processors.
FLAP!...
Three pairs of holographic black and red vampiric wings floating behind the chains sprouted to their full wingspan, several feet in length, as the visage of the VPU was rendered presented.
"N̸͈̝͗̀̌̌͐͐͠Ǫ̸̨̡̝̻͓͇̙́̆͋̏̂́͗͊T̷͓̪̭͈͓̼̂̊̈́͑͜H̸͉̖͈̖͍̉I̴͈̓̔͘Ņ̸̱̽G̸̢̛̞͙͋̉͊̓́̚ ̴̗̽͋̅̿̄̔͆Ţ̴͚͎̯͉̻̯̂̈̄͋O̸̞̓̀̀̄̍͊͂͘ ̸͇̥̎̍D̸̛̟̱͚̗̍̔̊̓̚O̸̡͖͔͌̀̑͊̓̊ ̶͈͇̭̫̥̝̪̀̓͊͝Ę̴͎͚͍̞̲̐͛̏̅X̸̧̢̗͕̖͖̑̆̌͘͜C̶̼̄̍͑̅̿̅̏̕E̴̞̜̖͖̠͛P̸̰̯̱̌́̚͠T̶̛͙͙ ̵̢̠̩̳̭̎̈́̚Ḣ̷̫̀͠Ǫ̸̣̦̗̣̠̍̃͗̚͜L̴̡̡̜͙͚̽Ď̸̢̹̑̎͂̚ ̸̧̞̝̜̬͚͚͋͊͒̌̈̒O̸̬̰͇͓͙͂́ͅN̵̹̺̞̞͈͍̏̓̒̽̈́̕͘ ̸̨̳̺̤͚̰͍̈́̊͌͛͊T̴̛͖͎̒̉̀̑̊͝Ő̷͙̘̰͆́͝ ̶͍͖̻͖͖͍͍̼͐̓̓N̵̡̧̙͐̾̊̚̚O̸̬̭͉̩͕͆͌̈͛̋̈̕T̷̄̑͐͌̊ͅH̴̙̪̫̳̀̔̃͛̈́͐͗͠Í̸̩̩̬͔̬͍̭̂̎̔ͅŅ̸̣͗̐̈́̈G̶̤͈̐̿́͒̀͜͠ͅ!̴̼̜̯̹̲̝̰̓̑̔͝.̷̝̜̟͕̣̞̹̈͠.̷̤̘̜̣̫͘.̸̳̠̻͊̏̾͐"
"VPU Blood Void has arrived to slay you uppity fodder."
ゴゴゴゴ!...
The voice that escaped Blood Void's lips was incredibly intimidating, and coldness reverberated with bass and authority.
Citadel's boombox faded out to allow his brother to speak.
The bounded humans were speechless, only able to gutter in shock at the maleficent deity's coil.
The CPUs were pale from the energy that seemed to be their perfect counter radiating off Blood Void's body.
"The Terrible God of Suffering"
Blood Void
STOW YOUR FEAR!
"What? You all have nothing to say? After all the trouble I went through, and this is my reception?" He shouted, yet no one had the gall to answer.
"COWER IN FEAR!"
RUMBLE!...
"GAAAAAAH!"
The booming of Blood Void's voice shook the earth asunder, as the spectators shouted in fright, edgier characters grumbling in concern.
Nebula was still shocked standing, his brain barely able to comprehend the fear's potency at such a proximity.
"That's more like it, peons." Focusing on his opponent, the newly transformed VPU began to walk to the GPU with controlled steps.
"Someone's uncharacteristically quiet. For someone who was so talkative, downright verbose in my opinion... It baffles me you compete with a church mouse in silence." Blood Void commented, taking his first couple of steps.
"...!"
The blue meme lord felt as if the room in his lungs wasn't enough to keep himself calm, as if they could burst at any moment from the hyperventilating he was unconsciously doing.
"Is it because you've run out of paltry insults to hurl at yours truly?" The closer Blood Void approached, the paler Nebula became.
ゴゴゴゴ...!
"Perhaps it is because you weren't expecting such a staggering transformation." Yet his tone implied a casual encounter, meanwhile, his intentions were anything but.
ゴゴゴゴ!...
"It even could possibly be due to your failure to grasp my strength." All the possible reasonings the VPU could think of were being listed as he stepped.
ゴゴゴゴ!-
"But in the end, I know exactly why." A cocky grin stretched as wide as it could on the villainous god's face.
"A-A-A-And w-w-what i-is that, huh?!" Barely forming a coherent sentence, the jittering GPU scarcely held himself together.
"Y̷̨̗͇̩̥͆͗̉̕͝Ô̷͓͖̤̮̞̓̃Ú̷̙̼͔̖͂̓ ̵̢̨̣̱̘̊̆A̵̰͛Ȑ̵̲̘͛̎Ȅ̴̩̟̮̙̆̇̃ ̷̦͙͉͗͌̎̑Ȃ̶̰͙̺̞̳́͋F̴͉͚̪̲̓R̵͙̬͍͉͍̉̉̌̍͆À̶̖̼I̷̼̓̌̾̃́D̸͈̬̞́͐.̵̟̺̫́̈́̓̅̕ͅ"
FEARSOME PRESSURE!
Blood Void growled, his body revving with dark energies beyond Nebula's comprehension.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-!"
Terror was written on Nebula's features, and a scream rushed out his throat that spoke of nothing but alarming distress.
MAGES., AL, and IF gawked with anxiety, seeing what should've been an incredibly powerful warrior tremble before the force of nature that Xero had become.
Domio and Gust stared with tears welling, barely able to hold their consciousness with the saturation of terror Blood Void exuded.
"We have to help him!" Nepgear shouted, preparing to enter the fray.
"WAIT!" Gris shouted, causing the goddesses to turn to him. "Don't go there, Nepgear!" He warned sternly, while his hands were occupied with counteracting the chains that bound Compa and Kallen.
"But he's screaming for his life!" The pure soul that resided in Nepgear brandished the harrowing scene.
"Xero's far too strong for you to do anything, and Citadel will prevent you from interfering at best! He might kill you on the spot if anything!" The assassin barked before sweating from the energy Xero released.
"Then what can we do?!" Neptune asked the edge lord.
"Nothing. There's nothing we can do from here." The manslayer croaked before tending to the wounded, his bangs covering his face.
"That can't be...!" The CPU Candidate of Planeptune looked on helplessly as the wailing GPU continued his hopeless screeching.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA! Magnificent! Absolutely resplendent!" The VPU laughed maniacally at the face of terror someone who was all but afraid only a few exchanges ago.
'HEY!' A familiar yet standoffish voice shouted from within Nebula's mindscape.
"AHH- Ah...?" This took the screaming VPU off guard, albeit his face frozen with terror.
'Pull yourself together! This is what the plot's been leadin' up to and here you are screamin' like a lil' bitch!' Aluben criticized the meme lord in one of his most trying times.
'HE FEELS LIKE WICKEDNESS PERSONIFIED! How the hell am I supposed to compete with that?!' Nebula faltered, the challenge before him seeming impossible to conquer.
'Oh, I don't know... TRANS-FUCKING-FORM! UR UR Æ Æ Æ!- This is to go even further beyond!- Something! ANYTHING!' Aluben shouted at the top of his mental lungs.
'I... I... I can't!' The meme lord choked.
'YOU WHAT-' Aluben's voice mimicked a certain fish from Spongebill Boxpants.
'My body's frozen stiff!' The blue GPU revealed his predicament.
'Xero's proximity is hindering my bodily functions from my breathing to my movements! The only things that seemed to relax are my bowels and bladder, but I am NOT shitting and pissing myself in front of this fuckface!' Nebula explained as quickly as possible, whereas Aluben was rarely silent.
As much as Nebula's suffering was entertaining to the dark variation, that humiliation the main Nebula spoke of was something he'd rather die than endure.
'...Tch!' The antagonistic aspect spat in aggravation, breaking his unresponsive stillness.
'Don't expect this to be a regular thing, Noobula.' The dark psyche told its original persona.
'What are you- ...!' Nebula's train of thought was interrupted by his consciousness being swapped.
In the physical world, Nebula's screaming was cut short before being replaced with a crazed, aggressive expression.
"ACCESS."
PILLAR!
TRANSFORM!
The white pillar surrounded by digital numbers returned, ascending from the GPU's feet before piercing the clouds.
REVEAL!...
As it dissipated, Brave Heart stood with an unusually severe glare, with his power signal irises shining grey rather than their usual white.
His hair still sported the glowing cyan highlights, retaining the power the Primordial Share Crystal bestowed.
"So the prodigal god returns." Blood Void sarcastically welcomed. "Although I wished you screamed for a bit longer. That fear was delicious." A small smile graced the VPU's abhorrent lips.
'You're up. Don't choke this, you dumbass.' Aluben's voice echoed in Nebula's head before his grey power signals returned to their standard white.
"Yare yare da... Consider yourself lucky, since I got one more thing to do!" The transformed GPU clenched his fists.
FSSSH!...
Brave Heart's skin started to let off steam, white gas shooting from his pores.
"Grrr!..."
...B-B-BULK!
The steam that expunged itself from the GPU's muscles started to reinforce its fibers, causing exponential density in the form of accelerated muscle development.
'Even if my HDD is above the standard, it won't be enough to beat what I felt from Xero.' Celestia's blessing wouldn't help Brave Heart defeat the fears of countless slain.
Easily gaining attributes such as bowling ball shoulders and stallion-like thighs. The exaggeration of his musculature wasn't the only change to Brave Heart's appearance.
HARDEN!...
Bones within the GPU's skeleton condensed, the gravitational force holding it together magnified intensely, yet its weight considerably lightened in turn.
'Under Pressure and Model: Gasket were good for their circumstances, but I need to ramp up the output, even if it costs me some stamina...' Some thought was applied to the state he'd take.
Therefore, the benevolent deity's skeletal system was augmented with an incredible boon that allowed his bones to sustain and inflict significantly more damage.
RUSH!...
Finally, Brave Heart's body's circulation was heightened to keep up with the muscles' demand for more oxygenated blood.
'This just means I have to finish this quickly, despite what Gris said. I'm fighting for all of Gamindustri in the end.' The combat-savvy GPU decided.
It would also help with his reactionary perception due to his increased stats with the technique.
BURST!
Hallowed energy erupted from the GPU's core before it enveloped the deity, pressing against the volatile fear energy Blood Void showcased.
'So it's all or nothing!' Brave Heart affirmed to himself.
"Under Pressure: Gaseous Titan...!" The meme lord breathed.
The two gods were eye to eye, a stern glare from Brave Heart clashed with a confident stare from Blood Void.
STEAM...
Gas expired from the GPU's nose before he spoke.
"Don't think that the gap between us has opened yet. I'll still run your head through the ground any day of the week." The blue warrior stated.
"Hard to intimidate someone you screamed helplessly in front of. Maybe you'll learn exactly where you stand when your lifeless body can do anything but." The VPU responded in kind.
POW!...
Brave Heart threw a staggering punch to Blood Void's face, as his head twisted to the side with a shockwave resounding.
"...Heh."
Yet no pain was present on his face.
"Heheheh..." The VPU breathed. "This will be very entertaining."
-SMASH!
"GAH!"
With a dastardly smile, the devilish deity clutched his blade before smacking the GPU's forehead with its blunt side, an audible crack being heard.
WHOOSH!
His body was sent flying, barely able to perceive the blow.
"You, Nebula, will be the first of my divine victims!" Pointing his chainsaw sword at the shrinking Brave Heart, Blood Void got into position.
-BOOST!
BRRRR!
Initiating a sporadic chase down, Blood Void activated his weapon's engine as he soared through the air after the sprawling deity.
STOP!-
"Already?!" Shock was written on the GPU's face.
Brave Heart quickly used his gravity to halt his movements, yet the VPU was already upon him.
"Razor Blade!"
BZZT!...
The GPU converted his flaring aura into his hand before a sword-like orange KI construct reinforced with share energy sprouted. Also managing to re-invent a move not seen since the early days of his godhood, he needed every card to win against this house.
-CLASH!
Quickly bringing it up to his face, Brave Heart guarded against the grinding teeth of Blood Void's sword as the two weapons vied for superiority.
STRUGGLE!...
"Such fruitless struggle bears such delectable agony. Your desperation only sews the seeds of failure." Through the shaking of their weapons, the VPU conversed about his adversary's downfall.
STRUGGLE!...
"Then you'll have to do much better than this!" The blue warrior deity retorted.
"Do I?" Blood Void inquired with an innocent tone.
CLASH!-
Giving a berth between the two fighters, Blood Void reeled his sword before making his next move.
-SLICE!
"UAGH!" The blue god squawked.
CRASH!...
Grinding the flesh of Brave Heart with one fell swing, blood exploding from the chest wound alongside several mountains behind the GPU.
"Because from my point of view, YOU are the one who must do better if you want to live, let alone win!" Blood Void grinned, demented and sadistic as he was in the face of Brave Heart's shock.
A/N:
Chapter complete!
Xero has finally transformed into the abominable Blood Void! Nebula, barely able to transform must now do battle with a beast powerful enough to scare the wits out of even the strongest fighters present!
Will he be able to prevail in the face of evil? Or will Blood Void claim victory in the desolate graveyard?!
Read the next chapter to find out!
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