Oh yeah? And what's this supposed to be?
...Wh--
You will not be given any opportunities.
Let's get this over with.
A--aAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHH! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
!
Grh... Shadows devoured by shadows, the true, limitless, darkness of the Netherworld is revealed...!
As the Hundred-Eyes draw forth!
I've had enough. I won't be pushed around anymore. Not by some... dark copy, and not by anyone else!
And when I'm done with you...
...
What's wrong? You didn't think you knew everything there was to know about me, did you?
That ability... I sense no excess strength gained, yet your energy has changed entirely. What might this be...?
Oh, don't worry about that. You'll have plenty of time to find out.
Gh!
Still feel like underestimating me?
An interesting turn of events indeed. Your skill likely surpasses mine now. But is it possible for you to handle...?

Objective Assigned: Incapacitate and Defeat: Data Analyis: PROTOTYPE-001.
Oh, fantastic.
! (Dad! Look out!)
Sending fragmented copies to do your dirty work. Real original.
And from the looks of it, more than the likes of you can handle.
Don't be so sure.
A fatal error has occurred: Re-synchronizing--
(Oh, no! Does this mean Butlertype can create as many of those cloney-things as he wants?)
I don't think so. Take a closer look at him.
...
...So making those gives him some form of energy strain... that or he's taking the physical backlash of the attacks those silhouettes are getting hit by.
You're stalling, Butler.
Enough time has been squandered as-is. Now, those meddlesome heathens know of our hidden allies. If any other enemies try your might, you easily have a captive that can be used to threaten them. Finish this farce.
...Hmph. (I'll have to end this from a distance. Hand to hand is too bothersome.)
You won't be beating me with any of those. I suggest you fight using your fists rather than having people do it for you.
Prototype. You-- and you allies-- have been formidable foes. I acknowledge you lot.
(....Why on earth is he being so formal all of the sudden?... there's no doubt... he's planning on ending this here and now.)
However... it's clear this is the full extent of what you have to offer.
(That sphere... it's huge!...)
...
It's size. That thing's going to destroy the entire city.
This is bad. Even if he uses one of his Shield-Core abilities to defend himself, the entire area will fall victim to that attack! It's a setup!
I... I'm truly sorry. I'm I wasn't able to convince you four to see the light. But if this is the way things must be... I won't let you all obscure the freedom of all.
...
...You don't get it, do you? There is never going to be such thing as complete freedom.
!
!
!
!
...But we can maximize the amount of freedom yet order everyone can have.
The light... the darkness. Neither can exist without the other. As long as that is remembered...
(Dad!)
...We can overcome any obsta
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Stop! It is pointless to resist! All you are doing is worsening your pain! Is a torturous death what you want?...
(...No. This is his resolve. Their resolve. It's... astounding.)
(A chance that I-I'm... wrong!?)
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
What the heck are you trying to do!? You won't be able to survive trying to push that back!
We've gotta help--!
NO! IF YOU GUYS STEP IN, HE'LL KILL POP!! THE ONLY THING YOU GUYS ARE REPORTED TO DO IS EVACUATE THE AREA!
!?
Drained... your little... friend... dry.
Watch it, you're in no condition to move like that!
N-no! (Blast it... I did not foresee this variable!)
Oh, yeah. And I still owe you a beating for trying to use my family against me.
...
...Don't go scaring everybody like that!
I got 'im!
When will you give me what I want, Bompire!?
Now now, only when the time is right... (Soon... it will come into play...)
Ngh... urgh...
Easy. Don't try and get up so early.
Yeah. For someone so calculating, that was really reckless of you.
It...
...Failed?
(Curses! This cannot be how it ends.)
No way. This is the prick that caught me?
Heheh... would you believe me if I happened to tell you his name was... Butler?
Oh, my god. His name is Butler? You lost to a guy named Butler?
That is embarrassing, and he'll probably hear that until the end of time, but I don't think that's the most pressing issue here.
Right. It's over now, but we barely know anything about this guy. Assuming he is a different timeline counterpart, how did he even get here?
Someone probably botched a job.
You've gotta be kidding me! Man, come on!
What's the big deal? The dude lost. Collateral damage has been kept to a minimum.
You don't get it, John. The problem isn't Butlertype-- not anymore.
Eh? Then what's up?
You think this place came from nothing? It's another plane of reality, just like Soul's Limbo. That means it's limitless. Infinite.
...The problem being...?
Think of it THIS way. That means there are a INFINITE amount of people from an INFINITE amount of timelines that could have escaped their home world the same way Butlertype did!
...You dun botched.
AAAAAAGH!
You've lost, Butlertype. Perhaps if you didn't waste all your energy, this would've gone differently.
...
You'll be happy to know, though-- Your memories will give us a good clue as to everything we don't know about you.
Thank you all for helping us, regardless of the suspicious situation. We appreciate your aid.
W-well, I, uh, I still owe you four for helping me out. But d-don't take that the wrong way! It's not like I wouldn't mind helping you again even after this! I just-- I just-- uh... I'll shut up now.
At the rate I hang out with you guys, I'm basically an honorary member. So what difference does it make if I save your skins once more?
And we just saw it and thought "that looks bad, we should probably help".
It looked like you guys were in trouble back there!
Oh. Hey. Sorry about the Proteus thing.
Water under the bridge, old mateys! I think I kind of needed a different point of view to look upon, anyways.
He's escaped, anyway.
He what?
Alright, that's enough. Let's take Butlertype here away so we can get one step closer to finding out just what--
...He's gone.





OH, COME ON!
And I don't think what's ahead is a much better replacement, either!
All citizens have been evacuated. Any lingering damage will be repaired. For now, we need to leave.
...Yeah. Okay. Fine.
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