Three-Thirds- Full Circle
"Damn it all... It's Agent!"
"So you managed to escape on your own, and even reunited with your own group, huh?" The Maid-Themed SF Ringleader menacingly glares at the G&K Commander and then redirects it at one of fellow SF Ringleaders beside her, "This is why I told both of you to watch over him closely, but you never listen to me..."
"...Well, we didn't expect someone would come to his rescue since most of these trash have gone into hiding like rats..." Hunter reasons out, "And I'm sure we've placed enough guards on him while we were searching for the remaining Griffin T-Dolls in this town..."
"But you didn't took into account about any variable element that would literally 'squash' that meager security detail that you placed there while you're having fun sniffing around for prey..." The maid sharpens her glare even more along with her voice getting evidently agitated, "For example, someone from them trashes who slipped past behind your defenses or a total stranger that happens to stumble with our hostage..."
"NNnnghh..."
"No need to argue with spilled milk, at least we found their whole gang in one place." Another SF Ringleader, Alchemist, digresses the Maid SF Ringleader's sharp criticism with a positive retort, "This way we don't have to go scraping this whole town to destroy every single one of them. Speaking of strangers..."
In their probing of the G&K members they took a keen interest on a hulking cyborg with a unique head design mixed in the G&K group. Alchemist, in particular, had a sudden urge of killing spree after staring intently at his head.
"...An antique weapon of the past, huh?" Agent thought to herself as she stares at the Over-Extended and cross-analyzes him through her database.
"Hey there Old Man, that's a funny-looking head you have~" Using her weapon The dual-wielding SF Ringleader pointed at the certain character in the G group, and then seemingly disappears in thin air.
"...An Opti-Camouflage equipment?" Standing firm while bracing for any surprise attack the Over-Extended thought to himself, "No, it's something else... This is going to be troublesome..."
"W-Watch out! She's going to attack from a blind spot!" Judging from her gesture the G&K Commander warns the Over-Extended from an impending sneak attack, unaware that she's already just moments away from ambushing her target.
"Too late~" The monochromatic SF Ringleader then appears between the hulking Over-Extended and the G&K Commander, and is about to stab the former at his sides. The Over-Extended readies his body to minimize damage but apparently this is a feint, as her intended target was the G&K Commander all along who had the least number of people protecting him at the moment.
"Time to die-Ah!?"
"Hmph!"
"What the!?"
But before she could execute her attack the one-armed Over-Extended quickly grabs Alchemist's attacking arm and slams her body into the ground, and then proceeds to repeatedly kick her in the gut until it rolls over the rocky road. The counter-attack immediately incapacitated the Sangvis Doll as its inner workings have been compromised whilst rolling towards a Collapse Fluid puddle, further ruining its body. Whether this is a lucky guess or a skilled intuition is only for the Over-Extended to know, as he seemed to be quite composed when beating the Sangvis Doll in a violent fashion.
"Kuhhaahrghh!?" The gargling voice of the defeated SF Ringleader echoes through as it seemingly vanishes into the sizable Collapse Fluid puddle until it can be seen no more.
"...Ah!? H-How did you..!" The G&K Commander had a late astonished reaction as he only witness Alchemist's body flew towards the deadly puddle and slowly sinks into it, but later recovers from his stalling and begins issuing commands, "Spread out, take cover into the debris!"
"Heads up, looks like she's not finished yet!" Warning everyone else the Over-Extended braces himself as he readies the sliding mechanism of his arm once again, "Tch, this is going to be another messy fire fight...!"
"Bastard!" An enraged lookalike copy of the destroyed Ringleader emerges from another dark corner, "How dare you break one of my Linked Units...!"
Appearing seemingly out of nowhere, "Hoh~ Looks like someone among them can put up a decent fight even not in their top condition..." Executioner then draws out her sword and points it at the Hulking Over-Extended, and then makes a stance that seems to be going for a straight-forward direct attack.
"So they had spare bodies scattered around here ready to swap with, huh..." The Over Extended thought to himself as he 'stares' at two of the SF Ringleaders all the while stepping forward to intercept them, "..And looks like I'm the prime target of those two..."
"Good grief, I really have to do things myself..." At this time Agent also summons multiple copies of herself that emerges from the dark corners, with each of them opens fire at the majority of G&K group, "I even have to personally participate in this mission in order to capture M4A1 for good..."
By this time the whole area has been overrun by Sangvis Ferri units, ranging from Dinergates and Vespids to Goliaths, Dragoons and Manticores. The G members then quickly take cover on the ruins of the abandoned car factory, hiding behind large chunks of debris and machinery while returning fire against SF Units. Some of the known Ringleaders shows up as well, each leading a Sangvis squad unit against G&K . Meanwhile Alchemist along with Hunter was leading a number of Vespids as she points her weapon at the Over Extended, marking the man as her new target and having a deadly glare while charging towards him.
"Come at me, you old geezer! Let's see what you've got!"
"Khh..."
As soon as both Alchemist's clawed weapon and the Over-Extended's left fist makes a direct physical contact they clash with a considerable force, enough to create a weak shockwave that forces the two combatants to jump away from each other. In that time frame Executioner also targets the Over-Extended head-on with a downward slash attack, but the hulking Over-Extended avoids the hit by sidestepping on his right and counters with a jab at the SF Ringleader's torso and forcibly smashes her back to a corner. Soon after Alchemist once again pounce at the Over-Extended, going for a double back neck stab. She manages to score a hit, but her blades' penetration on his neck area aren't deep enough to create a significant damage so she ends up being thrown by him with a body blow punch. Recovering from an earlier knockback Executioner immediately attacks the Over-Extended head-on with her oversized sword, which was stopped by her enemy's fist and starts a series of parry/dodge/attack exchange by the two of them. This cycle ends with the SF Ringleader attempts to fire her handheld gun on the Over-Extended's chest while her sword is on a deadlock with his fist, only to be evaded in a cart wheel footstep and countered with a full body tackle followed by a left straight on her abdomen. Before the Over-Extended charges toward the downed Ringleaders however he is kept at bay by enemy covering fire, coming mostly from Vespids and Rippers.
"He's strong..." Noted by Executioner, seemingly getting more excited while standing up from her position.
"Heh, you're pretty good!" Alchemist's expression becomes more menacing as she recovers from the knockdown and makes another attacking stance, "But how long can you keep up?"
"Tch...!"
Even with a single arm the Over-Extended was able to go toe-to-toe against the two Sangvis Ringleaders, impressing both of his opponents and several G T-Dolls while taking a quick glance at the overall situation of the battlefield. However both the Over-Extended and the Sangvis Ringleaders knew that this stalemate isn't going to last for too long, as the Over-Extended is evidently suffering from wear and tear from previous battles scarred on his body. Then out of nowhere the little girl then sprung into action by throwing a small rock aiming at Alchemist's face, which she scores a bull's eye on her forehead. This made the SF Ringleader distracted for a while and redirects her focus at the young girl which choses her as new target.
"Stop bullying my Big Bro!" Shouted by the little girl, making a brave front even though her legs were shaking in fear.
"Goddammit not this shit again..!" The Over-Extended cursed under his breath as he's about to experience another unnecessary dangerous situation involving the little girl, "Of all the times she had to pull this stunt...!"
"How dare you interrupt us!" Alchemist's face distorts into an angered demonic scowl directed at the little girl, thinking of ways punishing her by skewering the little girl with her weapon and then makes a dash forward at her new target.
"K-Kyaahh!"
"Grrhh...!"
As the little girl was about to be pierced through by Alchemist's weapon the G&K Commander intervened as he fires away his pistol aiming at the SF Ringleader's legs. Though not enough to deal significant damage it was more than enough to stop Alchemist's movements momentarily as the stumbles on her feet. Alchemist counters with a quick energy shot of her own and was able to score a hit on the G&K Commander's left arm, which would've made him screaming in pain as the shot literally burns off half of his limb. But as it turns out...
"Tch, there goes my prosthetic arm..." The G Commander hissed upon having to detach his prosthetic hand as it was burned away from Alchemist's counter attack, retreating to cover as he run along with the Over-Extended and her younger female companion to safety.
While few of the G&K group were surprised that their G&K Commander had Extension hands, most of the senior members who had witness this development just took a glance and continue firing at the SF units surrounding them.
"I knew it..." The one-armed giant takes his attention directed at the G&K Commander's broken prosthetic, "That right hand of yours is an Extension, right?"
"Yeah..." The G&K Commander confirmed his suspicions somewhat hesitantly, "I've lost my arm back when I was a kid, during WW III." touching the now empty attachments of his arm he then asks the Over-Extended, "By the way, given that we're now in this situation, I was hoping that we can use your 'head cannon' right now..."
"I'm not keen of using that right now, but here..." Drawing out something from his bag the hunking cyborg throws a mechanical hand at the G&K Commander. Its appearance is more of a forearm-length prosthetic arm with a large revolver cylinder on the wrist area, and is connected to a hastily-built adaptor of sorts on the elbow section for use with current prosthetic attachments, "Use that."
"What.. is this?" The G&K Commander makes a confused expression as the strange device was handed over to him, "And I don't need a replacement arm right now!"
"Hurry up, looks like that maid is about to use her trump card..." The Over-Extended then insisted on the Commander to equip the Extension part, "Plug that Extension on and I'm going to show you my final Ace..."
Baffled, the G&K Commander had his eyebrow raised and a confused indifferent look, "...Huh? What do you mean...?"
"Good grief, this has dragged on for too long..." Meanwhile Agent has getting more impatient as she felt that they are wasting precious time on puny stragglers and decides to end this skirmish by activating her ultimate weapon.
"...Why is Agent standing alone in front of us?"
As the shooting fest continues to rage on, a bubble of energy composed of tightly-knitted glowing hexagons encapsulates the maid-themed SF T-Doll, blocking anything that the Griffin T-Dolls thrown at her.
"Oh my god! She's going to use that!" One of the G&K personnel shrieked in fear, as he's familiar with the attack pattern that's about to be unleashed by Agent, "That's the attack that wiped out my Echelons during their assault on our Base!"
"""...!?"""
"Okaay... You heard one of my comrades. If we don't come up with something right now, we're all dead here." The Griffin Commander's expression suddenly changes into a grim one, "So what do you mean by plugging this on and revealing your 'Final ace'?" he asks whilst holding the hastily built artificial arm.
"That prosthetic arm is the key to unlock my true strength." The Over-Extended told him with a grim tone and then points his attention at Agent, "Hurry up, looks like that maid's attack is going to be a big one..."
"Shit! I can see the red energy orbs now...!"
With the SF Ringleader almost getting ready to unleash her signature attack everyone's on the edge as they know how destructive this attack would be, and they are all in effective range of this attack.
"Khh, fine then!"
Erasing any hesitation in his mind the G&K Commander then sets up the mechanical arm and hastily plugs it in to the connecting mechanism of his prosthetic limb connector. The G&K Commander felt a sharp pain the moment he attaches the Extension, but it subsides in a moment as he relaxes his nerves by controlled breathing.
Heavily breathing through his mouth the G&K Commander struggled for a moment on talking, "... How is this... Uurrrghh!...Aaargh, ughh...whew, it's settling into my system now..."
"Well, that's convenient. Good thing it didn't reject you." The Over-Extended nonchalantly commented as he observes the G commander's condition, "Otherwise It'd be frying your brain in seconds since you didn't have a specific Sub-brain module for that type of Extension..."
"Huff, huhff...Oh, good then, wait... what what did you just-huh?!" Before the G & K Commander can make a sharp retort at the Over-Extended, the latter then reveals his one last secret feature.
Deployment of Skeletal Lamination Compression, Configuration One
Suddenly the Over-Extended's coat and shirt shreds into pieces as his back opens up with hi-pressure steam coupled with a voice coming out from his body. This voice can be differentiated from his actual talking voice as it was more robotically and higher-pitched, making it a bit more sinister. His back then reveals a mechanical structure which then opens up and protrudes a strange device with a trigger on its central section, adorned by several swaying cables on the sides.
Protective Smokescreen Dispersed
A sudden huge cloud of thick smoke then engulfs the whole combat area that creates a confusion and disarray on the battlefield, putting everyone in G on defensive. While this makes coordination to other units become more cumbersome this gave some of the cornered G&K T-Dolls a chance to retreat to a better hiding spot against the attacking Sangvis Ferri units.
"Who the hell used a smokescreen at this moment?!"
"I can't see..."
"Don't just stand there, grab my hand and let's run!"
"SF don't usually use smokescreens, do they?"
"Well, this is better be someone's part of a bigger plan, right?"
"Quick! We must find a better hiding spot!"
"Now's our chance, Retreat and regroup!"
Most of the Sangvis Ferri T-Dolls were also confused as they were engulfed by the Over-Extended's smokescreen and scrambles out to get a clear sight of their surroundings. Several of the advanced mooks and the Ringleaders had advanced sensors to bypass normal optical obstruction but there is some type of jamming material had been mixed into the smoke, making it harder for them to lock on to their targets. While every single combatant on the vicinity were all busy re-arranging their combat formation...
"Smokescreen, huh..."
"Tch, like some smokescreen would ever deter us from killing all of you!"
"What in the..." Scarecrow fires some heavy barrage in random directions and intervals as an attempt to clear the smokescreen but it was too thick for them to disperse by mere firepower, and steps back in anticipation of a surprise attack, "It's blocking our sensors?!"
"Thermal sensors no use, huh...But still, a futile effort..." At first Agent had her gaze sharpen and then making a devious smile, "Nevertheless, struggling till the very end is quite amusing..."
Meanwhile at G & K Commander's side...
Authorization Required. Requesting authorization by Hands to engage in battle.
"H-Hey, what in the world...?" The G&K Commander had a gaping mouth as he was slightly frightened and at the same time marveled at the sight of the Over-Extended's new form, "What are you-"
"Using that Pseudo-Hands, pull the trigger that just sprouted out from my back." Instead of an answer, the Over-Extended gives him an instruction to place his newly attached prosthetic hand on his back-mounted device.
"Eh?"
"Pull the trigger." The gun-faced Over-Extended repeated his instruction, "If you want yourself and your girls to survive from this and go home then you have to trust me on this."
"...What's going to happen if I pull that trigger?" Still staring in awe the G&K Commander asks, reluctant on following him.
"Nothing on your end." The Over-Extended replies in an almost robotic tone, "But on mine, it'll be a release on my true capabilities. A very BIG release. But don't worry, I'm not going berserker mode after you pull the trigger."
"..." He hesitated for a moment but finally convinced on putting his hand at the device on his back the G&K Commander then braces for anything that would cost him for trusting the Over-Extended as he pulls the trigger-like device on his back.
"Here it goes...!"
With a clicking sound coming from his back the Over-Extended seemingly twitched for a moment after the deed and took a deep breath, as if something has awakened inside him.
Activation of Combat Programming Confirmed by Hands. Engaging in Battle.
A hologram of three pulsing scarlet V-shaped crest formation appears in front of Agent's forcefield, shifting slightly in place while the hexagonally tessellating barrier's surface flickered continuously.
"Shit!
"Everyone, get behind me." The Over-Extended then stands up and walks in front of the Griffin unit that's confronting Agent and two other SF Ringleaders.
""Huh!?"" The three Echelons were taken aback from his words, confused as to why he would say that.
"Just do what he says!" The G&K Commander shouts out, trying to convince his comrades to trust the Over-Extended's words.
"Are you sure this situation is in your control?" One of the Griffin personnel asks the Commander as the whole G&K crew scrambles behind some debris just behind the Over-Extended, "I mean, we have no idea what is he trying to-"
"Just stay close!" The Over Extended yells in frustration, trying to reel in every G&K personnel to his safety zone with an urging tone of voice, "All of your lives are on my hands now. Just follow my lead from here on."
""...!""
"He's already proven to us what he can do." The G&K Commander then gave one of his comrades a determined glance, "Let's trust his judgment on this situation."
""..."" Having no other choice they followed the Over-Extended's instructions and ready themselves for anything that would go awry into their positions.
The maid closes her eyes, with her right arm stretched forward. As the uppermost V-shaped symbol turns gray with the other sections split apart, and a concentrated crimson ball of energy accumulates at the symbol's center.
"Dammit, it's here...!"
"EVERYONE BRACE FOR IMPACT!"
"""...!"""
With a command of flicking her stretched arm upwards the barrier shatters, releasing a burst of crimson light at the G&K echelon an engulfing them along with the Gun Slave Unit.
"Schall Faust!"
At the same time The Over Extended unleashes his trademark attack on the ground for one last time before his remaining arm shatters due to sustained damage and overuse in order to create a pseudo-barrier of broken rubble and dirt. Combined with the effects of smokescreen it becomes a truly zero vision on both sides in that moment.
"...!"
As the whole scene becomes engulfed in a red hue light the G personnel braces for impact, with a few praying that something would save them from this imminent annihilation. Afterwards the whole area becomes a barren waste land, full of debris and smoke with seemingly no traces of G&K personnel.
"...It's done."
The maid-themed Sangvis Ferri Ringleader makes a confident smirk believing that she had eliminated their whole organization in one fell swoop, but also somewhat perplexed as she had also lost one of her means to lure out their main target, M4A1.
"Dang, that sure freaks me out every time you use that..." Executioner had a grinning expression after witnessing the damage caused by Agent's iconic attack.
Despite this compliment the maid-style SF Ringleader isn't amused, "Hmph... It seems like I've missed a few stains on this place." Agent then turns her attention at one of her fellow Ringleaders, "Hurry up and dispatch them now."
"Aww, man. Guess I'll have to make do with the leftovers-" Executioner was about to step into the smokescreen-filled area until...
Attack Confirmed.
"!?"
Before Executioner could finish their sentence a robotic voice can be heard from the smokescreen's origin, alerting her and her fellow SF Ringleaders. All SF mook units then followed their respective Ringleader's commands and position themselves to defensive formations.
Skeletal lamination compression, secondary release
""...!?"" Hearing this robotic voice once again and with their advanced sensor working again the Ringleaders confirmed that their targets are still alive and back to fighting.
"Hhhnnnnrrgh...Ghaaaah!"
While inside the thick mist the Over-Extended's figure can be seen, towering over the G personnel themselves. A large row of metallic containers then sprout out of the Over-Extended's back, with several flinging cables flinging in a rapid succession. One of the containers then opens up at the sides, revealing a new pair of arms sliding into the now empty arm slots of the Over-Extended.
Vertebral coupling bay. Changing TH01 to TH05.
"HHrrnnnghh..."
Grunting and huffing several times the Over extended finishes reconfiguring his arms, with the Devil's Backbone retreating inside him. An immense volume of steam then gushes out of the seams throughout his body, most notably on its back that further minimizes everyone's visibility on the battlefield.
Converting current configuration to Subjugation mode
"Wha...what is that...?" The G& k Commander was dumbstruck from the special feature of the Over-Extended as it unveils its unique capabilities in front of them, "Is this what he's referring to...?"
"That is the trump card of all Gun Slave Units." Kryuger then further confirms the G& k Commander's suspicion as he stares at the transforming Over Extended, "The technological marvel developed during the peak of WW III exclusively used by the GSUs, Devil's Backbone..."
Local Subjugation Configuration conversion complete
"Devil's Backbone..." The Gun Slave Unit thought to himself as he regains composure and examines his arm and back, "To think I would be able to use it again like this..."
As the steam clears out minutes later, the silhouette a humanoid figure with seemingly disproportioned arms can be seen walking towards the SF Dolls with a sinister image. He had an intimidating presence over them, towering even among the tallest SF forces that poises to attack him.
"Big Bro..." The little girl was taken aback from his appearance, hiding behind the G commander's pants as she looked at him.
"...Well, that's an understandable reaction." The Gun Slave Unit spoke in a heavy and deep voice, somewhat hesitant to 'look' at the little girl and the G Commander, "This is going to get messy. Take cover." he then instructs both of them who were just behind him.
""...""
Now with a pair of unproportionable large arms and a device hanging on his back with steams of thick gases coming out of his body, the three Ringleaders were momentarily startled from the Over-Extended's new appearance.
"Wha...What's with that form!?" One of the G&K personnel makes a gasping sound as he stares at the Over Extended with extreme wariness.
"..." Agent kept her poker face but she knew that this situation isn't going as she planned. Unbeknownst to her comrades it never occurred to her that they're going up against an infamous legend in this situation, "...This is not in my calculations."
"..."
With steam emanating from his body the Over-Extended had this image of an overwhelming presence on the battlefield, intimidating some of the SF mooks on the area as he walks towards them. Despite this however an SF Ringleader takes a shot on going in for a kill at the Over Extended thinking it would be a quick finish using her specialty.
"You've just grown a weird device on your back with some disproportioned arms. what's so special about-AGH!?"
"""Ah!?"""
In a single swing of his gigantic hand, Executioner's attack was cancelled and slams her to a wall, crushing the still standing building remains with the SF Ringleader momentarily disabled. Somewhat spacing out for a moment she couldn't comprehend what had just happened, Executioner then shrugs off her initial confusion and readies for another attack.
"Khh, you bastard!"
Without wasting time Executioner does another lunging attack against the Over Extended, only to be swatted away once again by the Over-Extended. At that same time frame, numerous glowing devices began blinking on the Over-Extended's arms, especially on the three-pronged fingers at his hands.
"He just flicked that SF Ringleader like it was nothing..."
With a single punch the SF Ringleader was sent flying into a clump of debris in a instant. It was so fast the Ringleader couldn't even properly defend herself from the attack and violently stumbling away into a pile of rubble and debris. As she takes her time recovering while planning for another lunging attack the Over Extended's large arms grabbed her by the torso, and starts to tear her apart into nothing more than a dangling mess, much to the horror of both Griffin and Sangvis Ferri forces.
"Bastard...!" Was Executioner's last words before her head gets stomped on into messy remains of black liquid and metal scraps scattered all over the place.
Despite witnessing their ally crushed into debris, Alchemist goes on attempting to ambush the Over-Extended from behind as she always do on her targets. Quick on her feet she starts off with a disappearing act and suddenly emerges from a gap between the G&K Commander and the Over-Extended.
"Got you~ A-ah?!"
"..."
Before anything The Over-Extended then grabs the attacker's arm and slams her onto the ground at full force. He then followed with a hard kick at her torso that sends her to a pile of rubble.
"This is getting more interesting~" Getting back up on her feet she goes for another upfront charge, Alchemist attacks again this time supported with several SF mooks by covering fire as she leads the charge against the activated Over Extended.
But before Alchemist initiates her attack someone notified her of an incoming attack through static communication. She then slows down and does a waiting stance against the Over-Extended, as if she was waiting for something.
"She stopped her attack midway... Another one? Wait, this could be-" The Over Extended also detected the significant energy levels that's getting closer to him.
Somewhere on the horizon a point of light can be seen getting brighter and brighter, until it becomes a human-sized laser shot and goes straight towards the Over-Extended's position.
"T-This is-!?"
All of a sudden a hi-energy attack splashes against the Over Extended's body, making him kneel to the ground within a sizable crater. It was so sudden and powerful it made the Over-Extended seemingly unconscious with burns and scratches all over his body.
""Ah!?"
"B-Big Brother!" The little girl panicked at the sight of his guardian passed out kneeling on the ground. Some of the G personnel even flinched as the seemingly unstoppable Over-Extended is now already out cold and defenseless.
"..."
The sniper then contacts his SF Ringleader comrades through a integrated comm link on their minds. It was one of their fellow SF Ringleader named Dreamer, hiding in one of the still intact buildings near the motor pool, "What's taking you guys for so long? I thought you already had Griffin cornered on this-eh!?"
Downed but not out he quickly gets up on his feet and 'stares' at the origin of the attack, focusing on certain elevated spot. The Over-Extended then spots the SF Ringleader by having his targeting sensors point at her directly. And in a second the Over Extended then began sprinting towards Dreamer's location.
"!?...Take this!" Sensing danger Dreamer then preps her weapon to aim and fire away at the charging Over-Extended.
"...!"
The SF Ringleader then goes to a firing spree at the charging Over-Extended in a form of a barrage, determined to take him out for good. Despite this however the Over Extended manages to continue running unfazed as he uses his disproportionately large left arm for cover.
"Hrrnngghh...!"
Enduring the attack that he receives The Over Extended still goes on a stomping run towards the unknown attacker's direction and swiftly picks up speed until he manages to get behind a broken vehicle. Whilst taking cover the huge device integrated on his right arm then moves the cylindrical mechanisms in preparation of a special attack he's about to unleash.
"Eh? What is he-AH!?"
Using his left arm the Over Extended then throws the now carcass of the car at the sniper's location, and his right in the ready stance for another one of his special attacks aiming at the now airborne hunk of metal.
"Schall Schlagen!"
With his right arm glowing in faint bluish light it then releases a nearly invisible trace of energy in the form of punching mid-air. Firing an invisible projectile at the airborne heap of metal the activated Over-Extended aims at the suspected Dreamer's location, intent on destroying the whole building itself.
"You've gotta be kidding me-!"
Crash!*
As the flying hunk of metal debris hits the building, it triggers a chain reaction of destruction that momentarily causes a local earthquake. The whole building then collapses on its own weight, with the defeated SF Ringleader sinks alongside it in a slow but certain destruction.
"No way...with just one attack..." Most of the G&K personnel were flabbergasted from this feat of strength all the while taking cover from SF's relentless attacks.
Using this opportunity Alchemist leaps into action as soon as the smokescreen dissipates and attempts to stab the Over-Extended's back to take him out for good. But just like Executioner's fate her arm was locked into the Over-Extended's huge arm grip before he could pierce his body and ends up being crushed by the sheer force of being slammed into the solid ground.
"Ghaahh...!"
"...!?" The rest of SF units are then taken aback from this current development and is now on a defensive formation. Three of their top command units were taken out by a single enemy unit, and their main threat has yet to show any signs of slowing down.
"I guess it is true then...that rumor going around during the previous war..." Witnessing everything that had transpired the G founder then relaxes his grip on his gun.
"Rumor?" The G & K Commander then turns his focus towards his superior.
"'Only a Gun Slave Unit can go against another Gun Slave Unit.'" Kryuger reiterates in a dreaded tone, "They were once designated as humanity's last shield against any threat, but in the end... they were all killed off by the very people they intend to protect due to how dangerous they are..."
"Agh...!"
Mercilessly crushing her body like a madman The activated Gun Slave Unit repeatedly smashes Alchemist's upper body with his enormous mechanical arms until no one could ever recognize her body with parts everywhere in the vicinity. Dark fluid can be seen splattered around the vicinity that completes the gruesome scene with the Over Extended showing a barely visible 'grin' on its saw-like mouth as he continues to rip the SF Ringleader's body to pieces.
"...And we're witnessing the very reason why did that saying persisted up in this day..."
"Schall Aufprall!"
The over Extended then fires an invisible projectile where Agent's unit are taking cover, leaving the SF Ringleader disoriented and confused as to what had hit her that made her squad destroyed without warning. She manages to recover albeit staggering, and when she looks in front of her...
"..." The Over Extended stands just inches away from her head, casting a huge shadow that cover hers her whole body.
"...So this is the Extended of Madness, The infamous Gun Slave Unit..." The Maid Sangvis Ferri Ringleader had a stern expression despite being in a perilous situation. Even in inevitable loss, perhaps in a last act of defiance against the Over-Extended, Agent fires her remaining functional cannon against the monstrous form of the fully activated Over-Extended in order to at least inflict damage no matter how trivial.
"...!"
She continued her attacks until the Over-Extended is finally in front of her, with the latter not even flinching from all the deadly blasts from her skirt-hidden guns thrown at him.
"..."
"..."
In one fluid motion the Over Extended then grabs her in the torso and then began to twist and turn her body in a very uncomfortable way until a snapping sound echoed throughout the neighborhood. The scene was so grotesque that some of the G&K personnel look away from it whilst some of the Griffin T-Dolls were in shock and awe by the old cyborg's brute strength. All the while, the remaining SF units that became disoriented at the loss of their SF Ringleader, initiated an attack against the Over-Extended, only to be destroyed seconds later by an invisible attack deployed by the latter.
"Holy shit that was brutal..."
"..."
"Hurry! This way!"
"Watch out for ambushes and traps!"
"Ah!?"
Moments later familiar voices can be heard closing in on them, attracted by the resulting 'metal crunching' noise with guns and explosions that was visible all the way to the next block. They are a group of four T-Dolls, having the same G symbol on them.
"Commander!"
Finally the AR Team arrives at the scene, weapons drawn and already in formation to engage any Sangvis Ferri units on sight. However...
"Hey guys, are you okay!? Agent should be anywhere here right...now..." M16 was the first one to bear witness of the grotesque scene that had just been made earlier, stopping on her feet and observing carefully the surrounding.
"WHoah..."
The scene that the AR Team saw was a total carnage, all of the hostile SF Dolls were completely shredded to pieces, even the High-ranking Ringleaders were lying to the ground with parts missing and/or torn apart literally into scrap metal.
"What the hell..."
They then shift their eyes on the hulking cyborg standing alone in the foggy scene, slowly walking towards the now reunited G&K group and then greets the newcomers with a slight nod.
"...!" Alerted by his unique silhouette the AR Team gripped at their rifles at the ready, waiting for a chance to strike first.
"Easy, he's not an enemy." Quickly running towards the AR team the G & K Commander then assures them with his words, "He's the one who did all this. I can guarantee, he's on our side."
""...""
The AR Team had mixed reactions on their commander's words. Both M16 and M4A1 had their guns aim down a few minutes later while AR15 took some time to relax her grip at the trigger, still at ready should the Gun Slave Unit does something that warrants a threat against them. Meanwhile SOPMOD's reaction was quite the comedic scene to behold. She kept pestering the Over Extended with several questions and gets way too touchy with his body until the hunking giant finally pushes her away by nudging his giant forearms sideways.
"Mmmph, I just want to take a closer look..." SOPMOD pouts like a child denied of her toy, still trying to take a good look of the Over-Extended's body.
"Stop fooling around..." AR-15 scolds and drags her away from the Over-Extended as to not make things awkward between her teammate and the hunking cyborg.
"He's the one who did all this...?" M4A1 then glances at the Over Extended with a cautious stance, running calculation on herself, as if trying to gauge whether or not she will eventually engage someone as powerful as him in a battle.
"Now's your chance, go pick up any vehicles that you can use. I'll keep watch on the area for you." The Gun Slave Unit then directs his gaze at the G Commander, "Those Sangvis dolls would've just jumped into their back-up bodies and attack you again, right?"
"...Yes. We'll do just that." The G & K Commander had a darkened facial expression as he walks towards one of the vehicles ready to pack up, "So, how do you plan on catching up with us?"
"...I can't exactly ride a vehicle in this form, as you can see." The Over-Extended then raises his arms a little, "And also... it's going to be difficult holding off enemy formations after all that ruckus, so someone has to stay here and hold them back."
"...Okay." The G Commander saw through the line of the Over-Extended and proceeds to notify all his comrades, "Alright! listen up, everyone! The Over Extended here will be protecting our backs from any hostiles at this point, so while he's at it, I want everyone to busy themselves, as fast as possible, prepping any vehicles in this place and packing up anything that we can use. Got it?"
""ROGER!""
And the Griffin PMC then quickly gets to work on multiple vehicles that were on the abandoned car factory. While some had difficulty repairing the vehicles due to missing some parts, they eventually managed to secure several heavy duty vehicles up and running just in time before enemy reinforcements come running into the area.
"By the way, If you ever met another Extended who looked like me, tell him my regards." The Over Extended then tells the G commander, "I'm thankful for him sparing me that time. And also, tell to that girl I'm going to stay here, she'll understand it right away..."
"...Right." The G&K Commander then urges his comrades with a raised arm, "Let's hurry packing up, everyone. I'm pretty sure after that battle everyone would be converging in this location..."
"Huff, Huff...!"
The Over-Extended then looked at one of the G&K human personnel who were running towards one of the vehicles and prepares to 'reload' his huge arm. Whilst doing a continuous barrage of hi-pressure bursts of wind against the already approaching KCCO forces he gets his chance of having a little monologue at the said individual.
"Heh, looks like you're still alive after all. Too bad this first reunion would probably the last time we'll be seeing each other..."
"..." The G&K human personnel kept himself silent, staring at him and unable to think of anything to reply at his words.
"Nothing to come up with anything to say at the spur of moment, huh? Guess that's fine too..." Nodding in amusement he continued, "Hurry up, now. I can't have anyone of you dying here after all the effort I've gone through..." The Over-Extended nudged the G personnel away and went into the enemy formation to fend off the KCCO units that kept advancing towards the G group.
"..."
And the last of the G vehicles had left the city for good, leaving behind the town along with the Over-Extended standing firmly on his position.
"Roooaaaarr!" And in cue, an enemy machine appeared before the Gun Slave Unit.
"..."
Despite thrashing around like an uncontrollable wild animal, the KCCO's fury were halted by the Over-Extended's single punch, with the attacking enemy mech's unleashed fury were stopped and to only be thrown away by the Over Extended's huge mechanical arms. Even with this, the KCCO's foot soldiers came too and start firing at the Over-Extended.
"Schall Schlagen!"
"Ghroaahh!"
The resulting attack causes a huge fissure on the town's main road and several disabled enemy combatants in the area. Despite this however the KCCO units continue to target and fire at the Over Extended with their weapons as he's getting in the way between the retreating G&K 's vehicles.
While unleashing a barrage of invincible shock waves, "Noble Rot..." the activated Gun Slave Unit mumbles to itself, "Well, it's quite a fitting name for me now in this situation, right?"
In the midst of an already messy situation, another alarming news comes in for the G personnel. It was the sound of several mechanical clanking that's getting closer to them.
"Dammit, Sangvis Ferris Reinforcements!?" One of the G personnel recognizes the incoming threats, still recovering from their Ringleader's attacks and gathering up his scattered equipment.
"Schall Aufprall!"
The Over Extended quickly unleashes a devastating punch on the ground, disturbing the enemy formation. The force of impact also creates a fissure to the town's central section that runs throughout the borders, creating a large rift that separates him from the G&K group and also serves as a his own effective combat range.
"Ah, I see." The Over-Extended finds a moment to lament for all the things he had done, even remembering the last words of his Hands, "So this is what you meant, right?"
A group of Paradeus squadron then pours into the venue, surrounding the Over Extended on all sides preventing his escape, or they thought it would be. Readying their weapons against the sole enemy unit that's all alone in the middle of a crater, they unleashed a torrent of firepower on every angle.
"...Hmph..."
However the Over Extended had other plans, ignoring the incoming gunfire that kept pouring over on his body. As they're now all into a pit the Over-Extended then activates his Devil's backbone once again to replace his now damaged arms with another pair of different design.
"...Hrrrngh...!"
As soon as equipping the new arms the Over Extended quickly puts it to use, smashing two Paradeus Roarers side by side as he grabs them before they could jump on him. With his new arms deploying some kind of an energy emitter throughout its length, he prepares for a more powerful and deadly attack.
And slamming both his large three-fingered 'palms' against each other like a clap...
"Grausamer Folterer!"
All of the hostile forces are then crushed by the sudden release of a highly compressed invisible force released by the Over-Extended himself, even diminishing the already present KCCO units that kept attacking him en masse.
Feeling the recoil of the devastating attack, "*Cough* *Cough* Damn, I really bit something more than I can chew here..." The Over Extended thought to himself, admitting he had miscalculated his and his opponent's strengths, "Seriously, just how many of these fuckers are here?"
BAAM!*
Several more rounds of artillery fire rains down on the inner section of the town, destroying everything at range and disregarding friendly fire. In that moment, a spark of memory flashes through the Over Extended's mind. It was a vivid memory of his own flesh and blood body along with another person beside him.
"I see... Now I know why I was fond of that little girl..."
"He's over here!"
Large amounts of Collapse Fluid can be seen oozing out of the whole northern district's underground section, threatening to flood the whole town with volatile substance in just a few minutes. During this time some of the KCCO units began flooding the scene and attempts to surround the rampaging Over Extended. Readying his gigantic arms the Over Extended then fires his weapon at the part where the highly explosive liquid is concentrated most.
"N-No way! Is that-!?"
"Get clear!"
"Now that I think about it, the Hands who's assigned as my partner also called me Big Bro..." The Gun Slave Unit once again resumed his monologue, "...And just now I remember why..."
A high-yield series of explosions can be seen from the town's central section, visibly violent even from a great distance. The shockwaves produced was so intense that it caused a local-scale earthquake that finally tore down the remaining buildings and houses throughout the town, bringing with them some of the unfortunate combatants still fighting for their lives.
"Yeah.. that's right..."
The last thing that was on the Over-Extended's mind was his memory when he still a flesh and bone human, with two other individuals smiling and playing on a seemingly endless flower field.
"He's also my younger sibling while I was still human..."
Somewhere Beyond the Town's Borders...
In one of the armored cars the G&K group were able to fix and use as an escape vehicle, several of the staff were talking about the ongoing three-way battle between KCCO, Sangvis Ferri and Paradeus.
"Can't believe we made it out there without losing any of our own unit..." A G& K armed personnel was contemplating on his own survival even after all their enemies gathered in one place.
"Hahah...Yeah." Another replies in an exhausted tone, "Thanks to that cyborg we met on the way, we were able to get away like this. If we hadn't met him things would turn out way more differently..."
""...""
As their vehicles are getting further away from the town some of the G& K personnel were looking back at the buildings and streets that are now on fire and constantly collapsing one after another. Reminded of the previous scenario that led them here several G& K personnel then took a moment to witness the town's destruction.
"Damn, it's getting wild out there..."
"I wonder if he's still fighting those KCCO units even now..."
"..."
The sounds of loud explosions and roaring machinery can be heard even from their current location, as the intense battle in the town escalates even further. Getting more frequent than the last, everyone's getting a bit tense on their seats by the minute. And amidst of that several other G began expressing their opinions on the Over-Extended that helped them escape.
"I guess that's the reason why most Extendeds were being persecuted..."
"Never in my wildest dreams we'd be encountering someone like that in this situation..."
"Big Bro..." The little girl looks back at the now burning town, having a now anxious expression as their vehicle races away further.
"""...""" Everyone on the same vehicle as the little girl kept silent at her words, unable to come up with an excuse to soothe the anxiety lingering in.
"Don't worry, your Big Bro is just beating up some bad guys for now and he'll come back soon for you." Nevertheless UMP9 makes an attempt to assure the little girl with a smile, "And from here on, we're going to be one big family together~"
Another large explosion occurs at the Town's Southwest section, with flames and smoke now visible even from beyond the Town's borders. Getting uneasy on her seat the little girl then glances at the crumbling town for one last time.
"Big Bro... isn't going to catch up with us, right?" The little girl had a defeated expression as she already guessed that she won't be able to see the Over-Extended.
""..."" Everyone on the vehicle were once again caught off-guard from her words, having nothing to comfort her.
"Well, if you had something to back up his Neural Cloud then we can-" At the same vehicle, the G Commander interjected in hopes of giving her a glint of hope, however...
"That would be impossible, Commander." One of the G personnel then cuts in, having a sad expression on his face.
"Huh?"
"Extendeds like him are essentially old generation Cyborgs that cannot transfer their memories or consciousness to any neural network. The only thing that could be used as their 'back-up' would be their Sub-brain installed into their bodies, which only contains their recorded combat data. "And, since that guy is a Gun Slave Unit, an early War-Era type Over-Extended, most of their memories have been removed due to the number of induced drugs and implants installed into their bodies what's left in their brains. Also, aside from certain functions such as movement, sensory perception and specific authorization commands there's barely any electronics installed to work on them since there's still an intact organic Nervous System managing their bodies."
"Huh..." The G& k Commander was baffled from the sudden info dump by the said personnel, "You seem to be knowledgeable about these Gun Slave Units. Have you by any chance involved with Over-Extendeds before?"
"Each Gun Slave units had personal engineers that handle their maintenance." The G& k human Personnel then reveals his former occupation, "And yes, I was once involved in Extended technology during the war... or more specifically, I'm his personal engineer back then..."
""...AH!?""
"He knew it was me during all this time, but he kept silent as if he wants to protect my identity..." The G& k personnel sadly revealed to the rest of G& K PMC, looking downwards, "And I didn't even have the courage nor chance to talk to him after all this time..."
"Oh..."
Meanwhile the little girl couldn't bottle up her emotions and now becomes an utter mess as her tears uncontrollably spill away from her eyes, trying her best wiping out on her face.
"B-Big Bro told me this is bound to happen sooner or later, sniff... S-So I have to be tough enough even without him..." The little girl softly spoke to the T-Doll that's helding her on a cuddle.
""...""
"...B-But I can't just do it right away... this is all too sudden..." already about to bawl with all her might the little girl brought her tiny fists in front of her eyes trying to hide her current expression.
Springfield then gets up from her seat and embraces the little girl to soothe her crying, all at the same time patting her head to help her calm down.
"sniff, sniff..." The little girl had been clinging to Springfield during the trip, with the explosions on the background still echoing through the night.
"There, there, no need to hold back..." The gentle T-Doll pats her back as their vehicle drives away from the collapsing city, with explosions still ringing from afar...
...
Several Years has passed since the Russian Town Incident...
...
"War itself may never change, but it changes everything involved in it, huh..."
"Commander, it's time."
"Alright." A purple-haired woman wearing a G& k Commander uniform can be seen standing on a hill, looking at the rising Sun on the horizon, "I'll do my best to live through this world for your sake, Big Bro..."
That One Last Noble Act of the Rotten Legend End