....That surprised me. I have gotten quite fast after my training, it seems.
This, definitely could have gone better.
This has gone for the best! This world could not acknowledge the greatness of the Sega Saturn, or even it's inferior counterpart, the Dreamcast. Perfection at the helm and they deny it.
Playing their X-Boxes, PlayStations, or even their Nintendo consoles... even going so far as to emulate. The consumers have proved their incompetence unless they are led around the nose.
I understand you now. You want to plunge this world into darkness for the Sake of the Saturn. A part of me, too, has contemplated this.
However, how will the world enjoy The Saturn if they are too busy suffering? That is not what Sega had intended for the console!
....who said it was SEGA's rules that should be played by?
What!?
(It seems he's holding back precisely the same amount of power that I am. Likely to conserve as much stamina as possible while fighting... just as I to him.)
Gohhhh.....
(How exactly do I defeat someone with the same exact skills as I...? Even if I were to know an answer, he would obtain it just as quickly.)
So much for the "world's greatest warrior".
That hasn't changed and you know it.
You're right. How could it have ever been the place when there's been countless people sitting up at the very top for billions of years? It's a sham... and you've gotten complacent in it.
The cold nature of war, the taste of blood in your own mouth. You've forsaken that countless times. Relying on a SEGA mascot and a couple of Hollywood boys to keep you safe?!
W-what the--?!
Rambo-san!?
That's what happens when you're sloppy.
Who's sloppy again?
Damn!
Eat this.
H-heh... how's that?
What's the matter? Afraid those blockhead friends of yours might lose?
Thy wouldn't be too worried though. Wanna know why?
Because it's whoever has the most skill that wins the day. That's why I don't worry about Thea, that one summoner guy, or Mighty. If they have enough experience and power to get to this point, they'll be fine. That's why I'm not so focused on where everyone is at or who's winning this battle.
For that matter, that's why thy frankly could care less bout why anyone here is fighting or even who's right and wrong.
Just if I'm stronger than the warrior before me!
...We'll pick this conversation up in a moment.
Personally, I don't care if it's friendly or not; This thing's showing up uninvited...
And I do not care for party crashers.
Weren't these two also uninvited?
It was an expression, David. It means I'm going out there to beat the hell out of it.
I wonder if it's the same agony creature as before, or something else...
Well... It's not going to matter, in any case. I don't plan on losing to ANY of these Agony creeps. Bring it on!
(Dammit... There's no way I'm losing to some 1900s cartoon star!)
Forgetting someone, Dastardly?
Hard to remember someone who lived their entire life settling for nothing more than second fiddle to their own brother!
Fortunately for me, however... I HAVEN'T.
And that's another thing that puts me above you sorry excuses for "Gods"... I didn't spend my time training just ONE star pupil!
...
...Like, I don't get it, man; Why would THOSE two work for someone as rotten as Dastardly?
Yes, as a matter of fact; Aren't those two supposed to be enemies or something?
A common risconception. Rom and Rerry are actually rood friends. Rhey just pretend ro be enemies as ro not upset their owners.
...Still... Rhis roesn't explain rheir siding with evil.
...Hmph. Truth be told, they're not fighting for the sake of evil at all. I trained them to be WARRIORS, not evil.
And AS warriors, good and evil doesn't matter; Just who wins and who doesn't.


...So, I had them train under me. And should they succeed... I plan to reward them by making it to where they'll never have to pretend to be enemies again, just to have a roof over their heads.
And if they lose?
Well, as much as that ex-fumigator would love to have his cat back... We'll have to find out if he's any tolerant of mice.
*
Wait, coffee?
Uh...sure, I suppose.
What are you doing?!?
Uh...sure.
Sweeeet!
MY BODY CAN GROW WITH NO BOUNDARIES. THE ONLY THING I CANNOT PREDICT IS THE END TO HOW MUCH I CAN ENDURE, HOW MUCH I CAN ATTACK...
...HOW MUCH I CAN CORRUPT.
Aaand there you go! C'mon, sit down! If you want to keep talking about what you started, I'm all ears, if not - we'll find something else to chat about.
Oh! My name's Chord, as you've already heard. Yours?
Your barrier is WEAK, kid.
Then why the hell won't YOU protect the base?
Because I'm not a COWARD who plays defense.
Foolish contraption; Agony or not, you have incurred the wrath of the Kremling King, and now you shall suffer the consequences!
...When I heard about this party online, I figured, "hey, I'm not doing anything. Might as well have a little fun doing so."
...Well, at least now I have the chance to do something worthwhile.
...Ok, who leaked the party invitation?
Sure as hell wasn't me.
Wasn't me, either.
Well, I doubt it was Synth... Ah, whatever. Guess I don't have a right to complain about it right now.
Okay! Okay... Right, well...
...Ok. So... I won't get into any details on how I know this, but... I'm aware of you coming from another Omniverse, one that's been destroyed, and...
...Well, I'm not sure if you know this already, but it might interest you to know... I come from the same place.
...W-well, no. Not the exact same place, but... You know how Beta Shadow used to be part of the Nickelodeon Message Boards**, right?
Heeeeeeeey, buddies. I was just in the neighborhood when I noticed that you two were tresspassing in a friend of mine's humble abode. Sorry to say, but I'm gonna need you two to leave.
...Hey. Were you the one who leaked the invitation?
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUNNY.
...Hmm, yeah, alright.
I used to be "Beta Shadow"; But I thought the "Shadow" part of the name over a bit, and I decided to... "rebrand" a bit. And since a few people I've met some time ago tend to call me "FEHta" for some reason, I decided that I would embrace it. So you may call me Fehta Shaman, if you would like.
I am a Summoner, though not the Summoner of this Askr.
And for the record... I wasn't asking.
Hey, I'm just helping myself to a few of your weapons inventory, just for keeps. You've got a lotta them, right? Ain't like you're gonna miss a small collection of them.
...'Course, I know what you're gonna say. Something about it being "Government property", and how it "doesn't belong to me", right?
You really want this basic stuff back?
Then here ya go!
Hey, you! Stop it with the mines, you mindless canine! It's only getting in the way of things!
A fine argument. Counterpoint: Maybe try DODGING them?
Why, you-!
Nice! That's one down!
...And one winged squirrel to go.
WooOAH!
Nowhere to run now, sweetie-pie!
(URGH! I can't tell if she's flirting with me for real, or just doing it to throw me off; But if it's the latter, it's working!)
You sorry, good-for-nuttin'... You'll BOTH pay for taking out the doctor, you little squirts!
Oh, don't you worry about it none, Bearenger. It's still 5 against 3!
It's not gonna matter how many of you there are! We're not gonna lose to you guys anytime soon!
Yeah, throw as many tricks as you'd like! We're saving our friends no matter what!
Oh, yeah? Let's see you prove it, then!
You ready?
Sure am.
!!!
...
...
...Do it.
WHAT!? Are you insane!?
I am being completely serious.
IDIOT! You'll get her killed!
Normally, I wouldn't agree; But I've done enough hostage situations to know that this isn't how you handle the situation.
...I've noticed how you acted this entire time. All this talk about "destroying" and "finding"... And throwing axes everywhere just tells me that you plan on "destroying" everything here whether you find it or not.
You were going to kill Note REGARDLESS of what we do. You just wanted a leverage to get what you want before you kill us all.
UNFORTUNATELY, for one... I never once said I actually CARED about the girl's life.
Secondly, she was going to die anyways when the big bad boss of all Agony gets sealed away.
And if you don't like it, don't blame the writing; Blame the writer.
And finally, you're wasting your time. The Omni-King isn't here.
That's right; Don't think I didn't notice how you reacted when Chase mentioned him. But unfortunately for you, he's not here. And he's never GOING to be. NOR do we know where he is NOW.
...So, go ahead. Kill her. Or TRY to, anyways. Because the mere SECOND you start...
...You won't even have the arms to FINISH.
...
...Hmph.
Don't you "hmph" for
. A life could've been LOST thanks to you!
A life that would've been lost later on, anyways. Besides, I wasn't actually going to just let him kill her. I meant what I said when I said I would've torn his arms off.
I'm going to tell you something I learned the hard way when I did the exact same thing to someone else*: A villain's threat only holds as much value as you allow it to. The fact that you allowed it to happen at all means you're not ready to face ANYTHING in this world. Perhaps becoming one of Zalgo's pawns in the first place** is proof enough of this, too.
Problem is, we'll still need her in order to seal that demon away... And I have the strongest feeling you'll be quite adamant on being by her side.
So for that reason... You will need to find a way to become stronger. BOTH of you.
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