Lionized.
On a rainy day, Alexa is playing with Eveline in their shared room. As the two play a knock is heard on the door.
Alexa: Keep playing, sweetie.
She stands up and goes to open the door. Once the door opened fully the person knocking was, Grace who was about to knock again.
Alexa: Something wrong, Grace?
Grace nods and looks at the joyful Eveline in the background.
Grace: A planet is about to have a rebellion.
Alexa: What's wrong?
Grace: One race thinks that they're superior to another.
Alexa: Which race?
Grace: Humans think that they're superior to demi-humans.
Alexa: Of course. Who's leading them?
Grace: His name is: "Axel Stone."
Alexa: I see...I'll be on that planet soon.
Grace nods and leaves. Alexa closes the door and walks back to Eveline.
Alexa: Evie.
Eveline looks up at her and tilts her head.
Alexa: I gotta do something. I'll be back, be good, okay?
Eveline: I'll be good.
Alexa kisses Eveline's forehead and leaves their room. Alexa calls for Leah, Beck, and Lily Zero. They all make it to the living room.
Leah: Something wrong, sis?
Alexa: Yeah. I'll give you a brief rundown of what I was told.
She tells the three what Grace told her.
Alexa: So we ready?
Lily Zero: Ready.
Leah: Ready to fight.
Beck: And I'm ready for anything.
He gives Alexa head pats that make her giggle. After the head pats, Alexa looks serious and teleports all four of them to the planet.
Alexa: The rebellion is on planet Fu. Great.
Beck: Makes sense, there's always a rebellion here or something.
Leah: Really?
Alexa: Yeah, we will head over and take care of it. Got it?
Leah, Beck, and Lily Zero: Got it!
Alexa smiles and teleports them to Fu. One look around and they can see that Fu is chaos. Children crying, blood all over, organs being used as flags and Beck probably sees a little bit of cannibalism.
Leah: My god...
Lily Zero: This is even worse than we thought.
Beck: Am I the only one who sees cannibalism?
He doesn't get an answer since all the girls are appalled at what they see.
Alexa: This can't be happening.
Beck: Maybe, I don't think that's human meat.
Alexa: We gotta stop this, now.
Leah: Who do we have to find?
Alexa: Axel Stone. He's the main reason for this to happen. We have to stop him.
They all look around for Axel Stone unable to find him. They do find a battle that involves a lot of blood and dismemberment.
Lily Zero: This is getting worse.
Beck: Ok, I've made up my mind. That was cannibalism I saw. Do they only survive on plants or something?
After hearing Beck's question and ignoring the statement he made, Alexa gives him an answer.
Alexa: This planet is always in a war or rebellion. They don't have the time to grow plants or eat meat. They just know they have to survive.
Beck: I see...
Leah: And it's also taking a toll on animals. There are only so many animals left, more than half already died since the beginning of the new year.
Beck: How many were left?
Leah: Like... 100,000? Maybe less.
Before Beck can say anything, Lily Zero points over his head.
Beck: Watch it!
Lily Zero: Is that him?
Alexa looks at where Lily Zero is pointing and spots a very bulky man with two black bull horns on each side of his head and wielding a war hammer.
Alexa: That could be him. Let's talk to him.
The four walk up to the man and he turns around taking notice of them.
???: Who the hell are you four?
Alexa: I'm Alexa. (Points to Leah) That's Leah. (Points to Beck) Beck. (Points to Lily Zero) And Lily. Who are you?
Axel: Name's Axel Stone. What do you four want?
Leah: We want you to stop this.
Axel: Why? Fu is always fighting and I've had enough of these humans treating demis like filth.
Alexa: Yeah, but this is wrong.
Axel: After getting taunted and tortured by humans? This feels right.
Lily Zero: If you keep up this fighting then it'll only lead to the inevitable demise of your planet.
Axel: Maybe that's true. But I have been glorified, I've been lionized.
He looks up into the sky with a smirk on his face.
Axel: Demi-humans are finally being recognized.
Beck: Recognized for violence. Recognized for the reasons you-
Axel: I don't think you get it. I gave up on being seen as an equal to them. I only want humans to suffer like we have. And then, I will be done.
Leah: Damn. You really do hate humans.
Axel: Humans have failed as a race. Discrimination, war, poverty, and money running the world. Not to mention destroying their very planet with carbon emissions and such.
Alexa: I know that-we know that. But that doesn't mean you can just turn them into slaves.
Axel: I can and I will.
Alexa: Think about it. If you turn them into slaves, they will revolt one day and if they win they will make you guys slaves again.
Axel: I am aware of that.
Alexa: Yet you still continue?
Axel nods and puts his war hammer down.
Alexa: I'll never understand.
Axel: Understand what?
Alexa: Why can't you and the humans sign a treaty and make sure what you want is clear?
Axel: After years and years, I'm not going to give up on making sure the humans pay.
Alexa: Then that means we'll have to stop you. Well, maybe just me will be enough.
Axel: And what makes you think you can beat me?
Axel grabs his chest plate and puts it on and looks at his war hammer.
Alexa: I'm the Dragon Goddess of Love, Alexa Zero.
Axel's head shoots up and he slowly turns around with fear all over his face. His face is extremely pale, more paler than a ghost.
Axel (clearly scared for his life): Z-Z-Z-Ze-Zero?
Alexa nods and looks confused.
Alexa: That's my last name. Why are you scared? We haven't even fought.
Axel stammers a lot and Beck starts to understand it.
Beck: He's clearly afraid of someone with the same last name.
Leah: I don't believe Blade ever came to Fu.
Alexa: Could he be-
Alexa and Leah: Afraid of mom/dad?
Alexa: I meant to say dad. Fuck!
Leah chuckles at Alexa's anger at herself and pulls a bag of candy out of her bag and gives it to her and Alexa eats it happily. Leah turns her attention back to Axel.
Leah: Was Izaiah Zero here?
Axel nods and he gets splashed with water.
Axel: Hey!
Lily Zero: Sorry that you were sacred. But he can't hurt you now. What did he even do?
Axel looks down at the ground before looking back up at everyone.
Axel: I remember that day... a day where he showed up. Said he was going to liberate us... everyone was so wrong. He ended up putting fear into everyone's hearts by showing what would happen if we continued fighting when he came back. I remember seeing my friends and family on the ground...
A flashback picture of Izaiah standing above many fallen humans and demi-humans is shown. He looks at the camera and smirks as it starts becoming corrupted. As if he forced it, the camera switches back to Alexa, Leah, Beck, Lily Zero, and Axel.
Axel: He killed half of the planet and made sure the rest of us who survived knew the consequences. He didn't even care if he killed children, pets, or the elderly.
Leah: Sounds like dad, exactly.
Axel takes a few deep breaths to regain control of his emotions.
Axel: But, that won't stop me from continuing this rebellion. It will either end up going down in history or end with Fu's destruction. I don't care anymore, I only want what's best for people like myself.
Alexa: Such devotion. But such devotion can lead to your demise.
Axel looks down at her and raises an eyebrow at her.
Lily Zero: I think I know what she means. Blade Zero, devoted the last few centuries of his life to making a name for himself and bringing more pride and power to his family. But he decided to do it by any means possible. Physically abusive, verbally abusive, and mentally abusive.
Leah?: He only did what he was told.
All eyes are on Leah, but before they can ask anything an explosion can be heard in the distance.
Alexa: What was that?
Axel: The capital is gone.
Alexa looks up at Axel with an angered expression.
Alexa: What the hell?!
Axel: What?
Alexa: This has to be stopped.
Alexa summons a knife and goes to slice his throat.
BANG!!!
The knife drops to the ground. Beck looks shocked, Lily Zero looks confused. Alexa looks at Leah clearly pissed off. Leah's holding a handgun, Alexa can tell that there's more emotion on her face than before. Dramatic music plays in the background as the screen turns dark.
Neptune: What took you so long to write this chapter?!
Blade Zero69: Because I'm lazy and I'm always thinking on what to do and what I want the next chapters to be. (In his head) I hope she bought that.
Neptune: That makes sense. The first 50 chapters were definitely weird.
Blade Zero69 (embarrassed): SHUT UP!!!!
Neptune: It's true. Barely a single thought in those chapters. Didn't have a single thought behind them.
Blade Zero69: I will make sure you and your verse don't show up again.
Neptune: That's nepping cold.
Blade Zero69: Whatever. I also was trying to figure out the route of the last chapter that might be at halfway done.
Neptune: For the "Zero's Journey" story?
Blade Zero69 nods.
Blade Zero69: I actually just finished writing the final-
Neptune: Wait a minute. This is just shamelessly plugging your stuff! And I'm in for it!
Blade Zero69 smiles at her as the chapter comes to an end.