. This fails and he dies. However, now there are two universes, the second of which is based off of the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon universe.
. This fails, and now he shares a body with a guy named Walter. (Worship is currently in control, however, but he's better now. Ish.)
. This fails, but instead of dying, they proceed to lurk in shadows.
. This fails, and he is sealed away.
up again. Meanwhile, so does a robot named Coda, the trio of Badniks from before, and several other villains, making it a callback to (mostly) all above events, which is where we left off.
Hey *Hard Hat, I think I have an idea.
W-what plan?
Just going to find someone to help us!
With this, you lose, rival!
(Come on, gotta empty my mind... memorize his patterns...)
What the?
Gotcha.
Alright, you got out of that one. Let's see how you handle--
Huh?
(He littered the area above me with bombs? When!?)
Rgh... that hurt like hell. When I find that bastard, I'm gonna--
Huh!?
--KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICK!
I coulda told you not to underestimate me, Alastor. You shouldn't have put me in that kind of position.
That you've been holding back to see how much fun you could get from this?... Yeah. I know.
No. Can't you see? I've been holding back from the get go--
--....Huh?
You started this, Alastor. You started it, and I'm ending it.
You'll learn the hard way that I don't do fights like these the same way as you. Someone threatens my past? My friends? My family?... I play for keeps.
The only reason our buddy Dante didn't eviscerate you is because I wanted prove to myself that I could take care of my own issues.
Stoic. And what makes you think that I won't come back like any other time you've "killed" me?
...
Even if you do hit me, and I'm gone. It won't end there, will it? It never does.
That's also assuming you even have the guts to nail me with a Desperado. Which, obviously, you don't... Hanging with that porkbellied prick has turned you soft.
...
He actually tried stabbing me, too. I think he's just a big fan of impalement.
WELL, YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT DOES GET ON A SWORD'S GOOD SIDE!? BEING USED PROPERLY! YOU HANDLED ME LIKE I WAS SOME SORT OF BATTLEAXE!
AAUUUAAHH!
You see what I said about you being soft?
*kaff*... I call BS. Wario literally went through a self-struggle on whether murder was justifiable or not. Wanda was overwhelmed with grief along with feelings of failure and helplessness.
Yes, way to explain their failed character arcs. You know, if you have to explain them, they're objectively boring.
I know. That's why nobody will remember you or this fight 200 pages from now.
Maybe... but I will. And in the end... isn't that worth more than anything else?
(One. Two... One. Two... Three.)
Heh.
(That energy!! I can't see it, and it feels... a bit... different... but if it's what I think it is...)
(I think this is the most painful opening my eyes has ever been.) Holy--!
...
(Yup... That's Dou Ki, all right. But Alastor's...)
...Here it is, Joe. My 100% that you wanted so badly.
(I know channeling your Dou increases your strength through rage and fighting spirit through no upper limit, and can even numb you to pain itself. I have to play it--)
...And that's the situation at hand. ...So, please. Come with me, so that I may teach you all I know about being the Omni-King. The rest should come naturally from there.
...Poyo...? (...Uh, ok...?)
Thank you, Kirby. Let's just hope it'll be enough...
...Our training begins in here.
...You see what I'm seeing, correct? The vast amounts of chaos happening worldwide?
I do.
And yet we're still going to sit around and not partake in ANYTHING going on out there?
I suppose we are.
...And just so we're perfectly clear, I am the ONLY one who sees a problem in it?
Correct.
...Then allow me to rephrase: Don't you think we should do something to get our names out there?
...Tell me, jester. What was it that led those fighters to that... "Vaati" character?
Because he literally brought attention to himself on purpos-
Exactly: He brought attention to himself. And whether it was on purpose or not matters: What matters is that he DID, and payed the price for it.
To be fair, Vaati was only placed in a pocket dimension. Wouldn't be the first time, so it's arguable that he could just-
That's the problem with all these other villains. They bring too much attention to themselves; They thrive not on the misery alone, but also on letting it be known who's brought them that misery.
...Change the frequency of the prism to the Mario Brothers, won't you?
...
(...So how, exactly, are we going to know if they're actually going to the Throne Room? Because the narrative said so? Because the narrative also said that that one guy's name was COMPOUND, but-)
(Maybe-a not, Stanley. But if-a we expose ourselves now, we're-a not going to find out. So just-a lay low, and we'll get through.)
...Do you not see? Even the heroes understand the purpose of such secrecy...
...Because the most dangerous threat... Is one that nobody is aware of.
Judging by the hilarious look of shock planted on your face, you're probably wondering what kind of weird voodoo magic super divine aura I'm using right now to augment myself.
But the truth is, Dou Ki has no true form. The way it manifests is entirely based on the user's psyche, as well as additional elements.
Agh... Ow...
I'm just channeling it to suit my own style. I'm not a slave to my inner rage, Joe. It follows my rules.
(Okay. Focus. Calm down. Deep breaths. Get it together.)
(Just one hit was enough for him to gain an overwhelming advantage against me. Had it not been for Six Machine, I could be facing the big man upstairs right about now. He'll catch up at any second now, so I'll need to figure out my options fast:)
(Hitting him with Kung Fu until he falls down won't work anymore. I also can't block any his attacks reliably, he's so fast I'll never be able to touch him.)
(I can't risk using Inner Peace to my advantage. It's imperfect, so the slightest slip-up means I'm a goner.)
...That leaves one option left. I haven't tried it before... but it's worth a shot.
Wow... there it is. Where my future'll finally be decided. Whether I'll be able to finally time find with my family...
...Or maybe it's where I get laughed at by his highness and sent to the the underground labor-networking slave chamber.
...Maybe this was a crappy idea...
No. I can't chicken out now! It's been two long since I've felt the embrace of my own family! I won't ever give up on them! And I won't take no for an answer, either!
GAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH! GAHAHAHAH! AHAHAHAHAH!
HAH HAH! HE REALLY-- HE REALLY THINKS HE CAN-- TCHEH! HEHAH! GAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! WHAT A UTTER MORON! GAH HAH HAH HAH HAH!
Ah. And they say modern humor has regressed. But seriously, no, you're going to the underground labor-networking slave chambers. Kamek!
Your little wizard guy left, remember?
Wait! Sire! I beg of you to reconsider--
Mission "doneso", my lord.
Excellent. Could you do me a solid and send Mr. Abandon my Pledge of Loyalty to the slave chambers? Place 'em next to the Kongs and see how long he lasts while they're hungry.
Right away.
Nononononono---
What a cruel fate to inflict on your own companions!
You'd use one of those three as meatshields! You don't get the moral high-ground here!
Your majesty. With all do respect... I do not believe our opinions on the matter would do anything to aid this situation for the better.
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