Chapter 94- Tournament's End
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While Saphira and Percival fought, other things happened in Terra's Tournament, such as a dead man walking around with his Zoroark. As people would guess, Nero survived his match, and so did Cal, but Nero threw Cal outside of the Labradorra Arena for now.
How did Nero survive and remain hidden for so long? It was the combination of how Labradorra Arena functioned and Hela, Nero's Zoroark. Labradorra Arena was one of the first experimental structures of digital architecture. Unlike traditional architecture, where a rigid structure is built, digital architecture is akin to a dry-erase board. Any structure created can be instantly deleted and reconstructed, such as the state-of-the-art three-dimensional holograms made inside Labradorra Arena. These holograms are maintained through high-precision localized changes in pressure, with the holograms essentially being a loose structure that holds the pressure changes in place. And with a Pokémon skilled and capable of manipulating illusions… or rather light structures, one would find it easy to go undiscovered.
Nero had actually been doing pretty well in getting most of the Round 1 victims out of the Arena. But as Saphira and Percival's battle began. Terra earned a good chance to check on the other parts of the tournament. Such as finding a pest sneaking around.
"get back here bitch! it's HAMMER TIME!" Virtual hammers swung toward Nero and his Zorark but swiftly dodged them.
As Nero and Hela moved around, trying to think of a plan to counter Terra's power here. Suddenly, a woman with green hair and glasses appeared. It was Florinia, one of the two who lost the semi-final battles.
"..." She analyzed Nero's situation before finally saying. "Greetings."
"Um…" Nero was perplexed about how Florinia got out of Terra's system. But before Nero could ask, Flornia just continued down a hallway.
"wwwwwwwwwwwwat." Nero wasn't the only one stumped, as Terra had obvious shock in Flornina's appearance. As Florinia walked away, Terra finally left her stupor. "OI, B0RING 4SS B1TCH, 1 G0T TW0 PROBLEMS W1TH YOU: NUMBAH 1: Y0U CAN'T JUST CL1P THR0UGH A F %#KING WALL L1KE THAT AND F$*KING BRE4K THE DAMN R00M ONLY TO BE L1K s. RAA4AA4WWWWRRRRRRRRR! NUMBR0 TW0: B1SH, IF I D3L3TE, Y0U ST4Y DEL3TED. NUMER0 THR33: wtf you goin'."
Nero continued to follow Florinia; she somehow escaped Terra's grasp… Why not back her up? He continued to follow as Terra shouted profanities at Florinia.
Florinia finally stopped walking. Reaching a corner, she seemed to eb doing something to it. What was Florinia doing? Nero didn't know.
"Please hold." Florina finally responded to Terra's nonsense.
"I W1LL N0T." Terra screamed, "I W0N'T EVEN H0LD MY 0WN ASSCHEEKS. RAAAAWWWWRRRRRRRR!"
Florinia did not care, though. As she kept doing something to the wall, suddenly a computer and a keyboard appeared. "Terminal accessed."
"aite l4dy. idk h0w you g0t out the recycle b1n but y0u goin' r1ght back there, ya heard 1t? PREST0 COMPLET0, YOU 4RE DELET0!" Terra shouted as Florinia disappeared, getting "deleted" once more. "that wuz we1rd. ANYW4Y, EDGELORD, IT'S HAMMER TI-"
Terra cut herself off as Flornia managed to apparate back into existence. And Florinia started typing back onto the access terminal. "..."
"HAY." Terra's voice was firm as she deleted Florinia once more. "I S41D ST4Y DOR1T0. Hmph." And a second later, Florinia reappeared. "wat."
"Please allow me to explain," Florinia said as she continued to type away.
"plz d0 tbh."
"First, a synopsis of the situation-" Florinia turned to look at Nero, realizing that she probably understood how Labradorra Arena worked. How everyone who Terra has deleted was stuck in an air pressure prison. "Since the flow of air and data is ultimately digitally regulated, it can be influenced in a way not unlike any typical computer. As this speaker had begun to say after the conclusion of the last match, an application was made accessible to me through an emergency terminal. It was assumed to be by someone's design. After several attempts, I was able to install a program to the system. This program's function was to, after a certain amount of time has passed, reverse any signs of pseudo-deletion that might be applied to my person. In summary, no matter how much you attempt to pressurize or "delete" me, it will be automatically undone each time. I hope this is a sufficient explanation."
"..." Nero was silent; there was no way Florinia would just admit how she managed to escape deletion.
"...lawl." Terra laughed, "ya t4lk 4ll sm4rt-like 4nd stuff but YA K1NDA M1SSED AN IMPORTANT D3TA1L THERE, D4RL1N'. N0W TH4T I KN0W THAT PR0GRAM EX1STS, I CAN JUST FIND IT MYSELF. AND 1'LL DELETE 1T. AND TH3N 1'M G0ING T0 DELETE Y0U! OH MAI GAWWWWWWWWDDDDD!"
"Be my guest," Florinia said without a care.
"KN0W1NG Y0U I BET Y0U PUT IT IN THE MOST BORING PLACE P0SSIBLE. LIKE C/DOCUMENTS OR SOMETHING."
"..."
"0H MY GOD, 1T's ACTUALLY THERE. lmao bye." Terra laughed as she deleted Florinia once more. "borin'-ass, pla1n-ass, obvi0us-ass, th1nkin'-1-w0n't-l00k-there-ass, m0th3rFUCK3R, WH4T."
"Bwahahah!" Nero laughed. Of course, Florinia had some way to prevent Terra's deletion.
"In addition to a program to counteract pseudo-deletion, a second program has been written to restore the first, should it cease function," Florinia explained how she survived.
"..." Terra sighed as she heard this. "y0u b1zn1tch, y0u actually wr0te an ent1re virus, d1dn't y0u."
"Not incorrect," Florinia admitted.
"wh3n the fffffuq."
"Much like my allies who weren't frozen." Florinia seemed to glance to Nero once more, "I was not idle during the time I was pretending to still be incapacitated."
"a1te. i'mma be re4l wit' y0u. y0u get 2 not-boring points for th4t. BUT TH4T's 1T." And that was as much of a compliment as Terra was willing to give "brb gonna f1nd these and chew thr0ugh 'em like candy. 0M N0M N0M N0M."
"Nero." Florinia continued to type as she spoke, "I I will be requiring your assistance shortly. Presently I'm constructing an avatar for her based on her foreign data. When it is complete, I will need you t-"
"..." Nero watched as Florinia was deleted once more. But as she was going to create an avatar for Terra, there was easy just one way this was going.
"B4M M0THERFAXER, 1S TH4T TH3 BEST Y0U G0T?! 1'M TELLIN' YOU, KID, I'M W0RR1ED- YEA, I'M FUCKIN' TERRIFIED- OF H0W TH1S B1TCH SAVES HER P0RN. prolly on deskt0p in a f0lder called 'do n0t 0pen'. TH1S SH1T M0RE PRED1CTABLE THAN A 1200 EL0 LADDER PLAYER." And Terra immediately regretted those words as Florinia's deletion undid itself "S0N0F4M0TH3RFUCK1NGB1D00F'SBUTTH0LE."
"It would appear your search was uncomprehensive." Florinia stated, still typing away at the terminal.
"IT W0ULD APP3AR Y0UR MOM WAS UNCOMPREHENS1VE. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH." While Terra tried to taunt, the frustration was slowly building in her voice."Kbrb"
"While your Zorark's Illusionary skills is impressive. I'll duplicate the protection applied to this individual for you, rendering you immune." Florinia continued to explain. "This will only take a moment."
"Okay, that means less risk for Hela then." Nero smirked, less worried about his existence, and Terra targeting Zoroark.
"WH4DDUP, GUESS WH0's BACK 4GA1N?! (h1nt: 1t's me)" Terra screamed announcing her return after getting rid of Florinia's reboot file. "I'LL 4DM1T Y0U HAD A H1D1NG PLAC3 THAT SURPR1SED ME, BUT Y0U FORGOT TO CONS1DER THE P0WER OF THE ALLUVER!"
"If you say so." Florinia didn't believe that her file was deleted that easily and continued to type away at the console.
"ALLUVER DEEZ NUT- wa1t," Terra realized her joke was ignored, the joke she tried so hard wasn't going to go through. "n0, you were- that's n0t how th1s works..."
"Can you stop with this pathetic scene?" Nero unfazed by Terra's pointless antics, just sighed.
"y0u were supp0sed to say, "wh4t's alluver" and 1'd be like-" Terra grumbled in hatred, as her joke was ruined. "FAQ IT, JUST DELETIFY! RAWWWWWRRRRRRRRR!"
""..."" Nero just looked into his Zoroark's eyes. How long would it be before Florinia reappeared?
"an' see, 1'mma learn r1te hurr. 1'mma wa1t t0 make any snarky c0mments 't1ll after she doesn't c0me back." Terra's voice giggled with a feeling of success. As Floroinia's undelettion seemed to take time, she believed she had won. "B00m, EZ like c1el." But Terra was promptly disappointed as Florinia appeared right as she said that. "C1EL, N0."
"Objective nearly complete. Beginning avatar deployment." Florinia told Nero to prepare, as pixels generated a body right in front of them. A girl with rainbow-colored hair… Terra was reformed.
"wat." Terra quickly realized her sight was not as omniscient as it was a moment before. Then she realized she had two arms and two legs. "OSH1T, I'M A R34L G1RL N0W."
"So Florinia, she have the correct pain receptors?" Nero asked, he had a lot of rage to let out. Terra did keep on instigating him, so time for revenge.
"That is correct." Florinia said swiftly, but caution in her eyes.
"OH SWEETCAKES, I CAN JACK 0FF AGAIN!" Terra continued to spit out nonsense.
"While the credibility of that statement best remains untested, that is not the purpose for which this avatar has been created." Florinia sighed, getting tired of all of Terra's dirty jokes as well. "Nero, you will need to distract her while I make the final adjustments to the system. It is critical that you maintain her attention."
With a demonic grin, Nero glared at Terra. "Sounds like a good plan. Terra you not gonna beagle to delete me. So just give up."
"HELLZ 2 THe NAWH A1N'T N0 ONE READY I M4Y N0T BE ABLE TO DELETE YOU... BUT WH4T WILL Y0U DO... WHEN I DELETE Y0UR FONTS! MWAHAHAHAHA!" With those words. The world went silent. Terra continued to laugh, but Nero couldn't hear a thing. Terra made the whole area deaf.
After Nero thoroughly beat Terra and her Pokemon, Terra looked despondent. Her face wasn't normal for her, but it wasn't like she was sad about losing her ability to control the tournament.
"..." Terra spoke but the airpressure still deafened everyone.
Then Nero felt the pressure on his ears dissipate. "Aural data restored. That was ample time, Nero. You have my gratitude."
"..." Something didn't feel right. Nero warily glared at Terra incase she did something.
"..." Terra looked up silently, a depressive look on her face. "Hey, is this... really what you meant to happen?"
"Correct." Florinia answered not realizing that Terra was trying to talk to someone else.
"Back when you were setting all this up…" Terra's eyes seemed to recall a passing joy. Though it quickly was extinguished. "It seemed fun, but this is really what you had in mind for me?"
"This was-"
"01, BISH, SHADDUP!" Terra snapped at Florinia. She wasn't talking to her. She was talking to someone else. Her avatar seemed to be flickering and pixels slowly disappearing "I know you won't respond. You don't even smile. Neither does the other one. You used to laugh so much… Hey, Could it be that you're still laughing, out wherever you are? Or did you stop, and that's why this is happening...? I really hope, even if it was just a tiny bit… that I was able to make your game better. So… Don't forget me, okay?"
"..." Nero and Florinia were silent as Terra's body dissipated.
"She… chose to delete herself." Florinia read from the terminal. "My configuration would have annulled her digital controls and frozen her avatar, but not removed her outright. And given that, unlike us, she was a solely digitized entity, it is a genuine deletion."
"..." Nero remained silent. Grim could not predict this, but Terra was killed anyway. It left a bitter taste in his mouth. "Regardless, we have a bunch of people to free… now…"