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MAY 13, 2063 | 9:10:04 PM
ULTIMA CITY, MARKED EXPERIMENT BUILDING NO.1
"AAHH!" The electromaster threw me at them and I'm on the floor now as they open fire on me. I'm trying to stand up but... my body won't move... I can't move it!
"UGH!" I can't take it anymore! I get up, but I can barely move my arms. I'm in so much pain! My right arm hurts a lot too... It's bleeding... It's getting cold too! I must've been bleeding for quite awhile now...
"You think you can just infiltrate our building and get out of here unscathed?" The electromaster stands over me with a blade made out of lightning in his hand. He calls for the guards to stop firing. "Comply with our orders or die horribly."
I can't believe this is happening right now...
"UGH!" My body doesn't listen to me... It won't listen to me! It's just hurting all over! This can't be happening... I'm not... I'm not ready to die! Not yet!!
"AAGRH!" I let out a shockwave, breaking free of his grip. I fall down but quickly jump up and found my balance again. I dispersed a flow of lightning throughout the entire room, shocking all of them. "HHH... hhh..." I'm breathing like a dog. I won't last longer in here. I need to go.
I take the nearest route out of this room and run away. The shockwave of electricity that I dispersed must've exploded all of the electrical closets as the room's engulfed in a very big explosion. The smoke is still spreading everywhere after a few seconds.
Dashing through the hallway I once came from, I see a door in front of me. I barge through it, revealing a room empty of life. Perfect... perfect chance to run away. I make it to the door which leads me to the staircase again. I super-jump up to the highest floor, the rooftop, where I started this little skirmish.
I take a moment to regain my thoughts, while also letting my right arm rest and bleed out for a bit. That bullet went straight through... It hurts. Anti-SPEC bullets shouldn't even hurt that much... They don't cause any pain to a SPEC. But now... Now it hurts... And it stings... A lot... It hurts more than when Divo accelerated the wind towards me from point blank range. It was so bad I was knocked out cold for hours.
"Nnngh..." I bite on my shirt, trying to relieve some of the stress I feel. I really messed up today, but... I have the information I need. I'll come back to destroy this place, though. No building is going to continue this experiment.
"Ah!" Someone's watching me! I turn around and find a injured man, barely standing. His suit was ripped and torn. He was bleeding from his forehead and chest. It's... It's that electromaster! How did he survive that explosion??
"Y-you bitch..." The man grunts at me, smiling. "You thought I would die that easily?" He chuckles, before coughing up a fair amount of blood.
W...what...?
He is not human... He is not human! How did he survive that explosion?! Not even I would've survived that! Dammit... dammit dammit dammit... If I don't hurry then someone else will be sent to get him... Who knows how many lives are at stake? This guy must be eliminated.
I run straight towards him and prepare my right fist with all my strength behind it.
"I'm sorry." Before I can reach the target, something hard smacks against me. It wasn't the sound of a punch but rather an object being thrown.
"UGH-" I'd guard my face but the object was so heavy it broke my guard anyways, hitting me real hard. In fact, in pain as well. I am too busy holding my nose and trying to breathe to see where the object came from; another one flies towards me again, followed by two more.
I had been hit by a table... By some mannequin thing or whatever this is. It's like they're throwing weapons at me, and I'm about to get crushed by these things.
".....HAHA... HAHAHAHA!" I hear maniacal laughter from the right... It came from the electromaster. What's funny? Why is he laughing?
"ALL THIS TIME... You thought I was JUST a Electromaster, right? Hahaha!" My eyes widened... What is he talking about... Is it... Is he...
"That's right. I can use multiple abilities at once... That is why you struggle so much!" The man holds his hands together, forming an electrical field around me. Then suddenly the area turns pitch black and I'm engulfed in darkness.
"Wha... what?!" Panic struck me as soon as my sight became completely blind. Something kicks my leg, it hurts! I kick the unknown object away before looking down at my body to find blood covering me. It must have cut through my skin a little bit.
Breathe, Natsuha... Breathe. Just track his AFR... you can do it.
I start feeling a little bit more calm, able to track his AFR. His AFR shifts to the right a bit, I think he's going for an attack.
"I can sense you!!" I yell. He would attack me from the left but I retaliate, disintegrating the darkness around me by firing a beam on the ground, and forming a barrier around myself to protect myself.
The guy would get blown off the building as my beam destroys the entire rooftop. I jump up to the nearest building and form a bigger beam. This building will go down, no matter what.
The Multi-Utilization guy who I've now taken out of the game appears behind me, shocked that I'd managed to escape him. He went for a roundhouse kick, which I took it hard, falling down on the ground and grunting. "G-"
It hurts... my whole body hurts. I took a bullet to the arm and it hurts so much... And now I'm using up all of my SPEC energy just getting my ass kicked... The man entered my AFR as he'd go in for a punch.
I could see it in his mind; I'm being pushed away like some bug or something, getting picked on like a helpless child, like how a Class 0 is to a Class 10... I'm being bullied to death. BUT! I'm not going to die in failure! If I'm going to die, I'll die after I've destroyed every last building tied to the project!!
The power inside me starts growing rapidly with anger, enough to allow me to turn back into a hero again. I'd anticipate his punch, dodging it and grabbing his arm, twisting it. I'd then break it with all my might, kicking him back and then blasting his stomach.
He takes the hit but... Oh, you've got to be fucking kidding me! He's laughing?! He took a deadly beam to the stomach and he's laughing! I can see his hole closing up... He has accelerated regeneration, I see...
"HAHAHAHAHAHAH!" He's just laughing. "Come on! Fight me more! Make me stronger! If you can punch me off my knees, then I might let you live!"
"..." But there isn't any way to do that now. It'd be pointless if he regenerates before I can even get him... No point in dealing with this guy. I need to escape. I grab a nearby car and throw it at the Multi-Utilization guy, who was still standing on his two feet, laughing loudly while firing electricity, throwing objects and shooting beams towards me. As I evade them all elegantly, I fire a beam of myself, exploding the ground he was standing on.
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The blast shock would push him up in the air. I got him! Now I just need to get another blast in him and he's done for! Then I realize something...
He raises his hand and starts accelerating towards me! Just how many abilities can he use? He starts laughing even harder as he charges at me, gutting me hard and punching me through an apartment complex.
As I open my eyes... That's when the real world snapped back to reality around me. What am I really fighting for? Did I sign up for a death wish? I see my right arm battered and bruised, still blood gushing out of it from the bullet. Yeah... I think I'm dying here.
I hear a faint laughing getting gradually louder as my half-closed eyes stare into the Multi-Utilization guy.
"You're strong... but not strong enough! I like naive, obnoxious girls like you who think that they have everything under control, but fail so hard when they actually execute it! It's so funny it's making my belly hurt!" He started laughing again after he got done speaking those words.
This guy is just too much. Not only does he accelerate regeneration whenever he gets hurt, his power keeps growing with every ability used and each time the wound closes over a little faster than before!
His laugh turns to a sinister tone as he laughs more intensely, "Well... Atleast the information is still top-secret. Sorry, brat, but you failed!" He'd go in for another accelerated punch. I'm done for. No matter how many times he hits me, there won't be any way of winning now...
I cower as soon as he's about to hit me with a fist. Just before he could blow a hole in my chest, I see a shadow, cancelling the man and... cutting his hand off...
"AAAAAGGGG!" His blood splattered all over me. The shadow disintegrated and the man fell to the ground. "...A..."
I had no idea who this person was, but it felt like I've seen him somewhere.......... Before I closed my eyes, I see the shadow staring directly at me, but before I could ask any questions, my vision darkens...
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As I open up my eyes a little, I can feel the breeze. I feel so lightweight, It's like I'm flying... Wait...
I look down and I'm... thousands of metres above the ground! Woah! I shift my gaze to the person who's flying me through Ultima City. He has black hair... a black suit and he has a Hi-Quad emblem... His wings are so dark that no light passes through it... I've seen him before... But, I'm... I'm in safe hands...
The sky was littered with beautiful twinkling lights that were glistening like diamonds. I stare at those stars and then looked towards my saviour's back, as he carried me in the air... The view was breathtaking, a feeling of awe swept over me while I flew above Ultima City. I feel like I'm being guided by an angel...
Suddenly, the man that's carrying me flew down. Where are we going actually...? I'm too tired and too much in pain to even think of this. As long as I don't die, I'm happy wherever we go.
The wind started blowing hard again and suddenly stopped moving. I felt my body hitting the ground... It was soft, not cold or anything like that but it wasn't firm either...
"Hey, girl. You okay?" I hear the man talking to me. "I've brought you to a place where no one will find you." He said, relaxing me quite a bit. I'm too tired to even talk back to him. "...U-"
"Don't waste your energy on talking. We'll patch you up soon. Just hold out for a little bit longer, aye?" He continued, looking around. He beckons to someone, but I can't see who. My eyes are half-closed.
While they patch me up, I can't stop thinking about that Electromaster that's not just an Electromaster, but a Multi-Utilizer. They were so strong that they almost negated all of my attacks. They were as strong as a Class 10... if not, stronger than me. If this is how strong Multi-Utilizers will be, then there is no way of defeating them... There just isn't.
I'm losing all hope, honestly. Sorry, Megumu-senpai. I thought I could do this, but it's hard without you.
...Ore? I feel better already. Did they use some kind of instant regeneration thing?
"Hey, kid. I've sealed the wounds with Dark Matter so you won't bleed to death. No thanks needed, just doing my duty." He smirked. I just look at him, confused and in shock. Did he just say Dark Matter...? If that's so... He's... He's Kazuya Gray! The Second-Ranked!!
"Wha?! A-Are you sure?!" I said while getting up. This guy saved me from death! But wait, how come he doesn't have his uniform or anything else on him? I know this because he was wearing it when he flew me around... but now, nothing but his pants is covering his body. "Yeah. Just rest a little, that's all I want from you." He smiled.
He had bags under his eyes that were so baggy that he looked like he could pass out any minute. Is this what being a Hi-Quad leader is like? So much paperwork and patrol duty... I wouldn't even last a day! Yuck... sounds like a lot of work and I hate it.
"How long was I out...?" I ask him, sitting upright.
"Around half an hour... To be honest, I didn't expect you to wake up that quickly, hehe." He didn't break eye contact with me. Is this what... being formal means?
"...Euh...?"
"Oh, this?" He'd point to his upper body. "I was going to take a shower but once I heard from my colleagues that you were waking up, I rushed to you. So... how are you feeling? You doing good?"
... I've found a legend.
"...Y-Yes. Thank you very much," I bowed as low as I could go. As expected of Kazuya Gray, the leader of the BREAKER Hi-Quad branch, and the... now-apparent hero Class 10. Not even an hour had passed since he first saw me, but there he is helping someone else for no reason whatsoever! And then he tells me to rest instead... Why did I try to get out of bed after all?
"That was a hectic fight. What even happened there?" He asks me, clearly curious. But... should I even talk to him about it? I don't want his colleagues dying against those Multi-Utilizer fuckers... That would be a waste of men! Besides! That guy got lucky! I would've destroyed him if it weren't for that bullet wound.
"N-nothing, just... a vendetta." I lie to him.
"I see." He says while smiling awkwardly. "So. You're pretty young, like a middle-schooler at the very least. What are you doing fighting late in the evening?"
"..." I stay silent, looking at him. I can't... say why. I don't want to say why.
"C'mon, tell me!" He insists. "You must have a reason to be here. Don't hide anything from me. I won't judge you or anything. Maybe I could help?" He added. I know he's just trying to help. But... maybe I don't want to reveal myself to him yet... He probably has other stuff to do and I don't wanna burden him with something that probably will start an actual civil war.
I feel a sudden urge to leave this place... I can't reveal myself and my plan to him, not now, not ever.
"...I'm sorry," I speak up again. "But I really think we shouldn't talk about this right now."
"Why not?" He asks, confused. "It'd be great to know who you are, what happened back there."
I stare at him, wondering if I should tell him. It's been almost 2 hours since the fight ended. I should rest and let my body recover, but... I'm not tired... I guess it won't hurt to stay here a little bit longer, until I can leave this place... No. Fuck that. I'm leaving now.
I jump off the bed and put my shoes on as fast as I could. "...Urm, are you sure you can-"
"I'm fine, thank you!" I said a little loudly, telepathically opening the door as it did not have a security handle or anything. "Thank you for saving me, I owe you one!" I said as I was faking my smile. I close the door behind me and my face turns into a frown.
I sigh deeply. Everything could've gone so well... but I just had to be a stupid girl and walk right-on without a Plan B... And now, the Second-Ranked's probably suspicious of me...
"What do I do..."
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MAY 13, 2063 | 9:22:29 PM
ULTIMA CITY, MARKED EXPERIMENT BUILDING NO.1
"AAARGHHHH!!!"
"FUUUCK! THAT BITCH GOT SO LUCKY!" The Multi-Utilizer yelled out loud. He was in abnormal amounts of pain, having his hand cut off clean by the shadow of Kazuya Gray, the Second-Ranked Class 10.
"It... hurts! FUCK!" He screamed out loud, holding his severed hand to stop the blood flow that was pouring out of it. He was feeling cold, and was terrified of the fact that he would die out in this empty street with no lights.
"I... I don't want to die! I can't die! I was useful enough to join the project and I'm not going to lose my usefulness! I won't let that bitch and that fucking shadow guy get away!" The Multi-Utilizer yelled, crawling on the ground towards the darkness of night. " I won't... I won't let them escape! I'll make their life miserable for the both of them!"
He gritted his teeth while he crawled on the ground, leaving a trail of blood behind. "I will keep fighting until my last breath! This pain... it hurts so bad... but I'll never give up!"
He crawled a bit further and got in the middle of an alleyway where there were no lights at all. He could see nothing or sense. The pain was excruciating.
"ARGHH... I... I can't give up... Not yet!" The pain blinded him of his surroundings and wasn't even aware that someone was standing behind him.
The Multi-Utilizer heard a sinister laugh, followed by a wooshing sound that blew past him. The ground in which he stared on glowed red and as he lifted his head up... he saw a red aura smiling wickedly.
"FUCK! Who are you?!" The Multi-Utilizer asked the person. "Who the hell are you?! What do you want from me?!" The Multi-Utilizer sweated profusely, showing incredible amounts of fear. He was not ready to die, and he clearly wasn't ready to fight this ominous red aura staring straight at his soul.
"Hm? Is that how you talk to your superior?" The red aura said terrifyingly. The voice still resembled that of a robotic angel with a tinge of harmony and ambience that could melt your heart.
"...What the hell are you on about? Rgh..." The Multi-Utilizer couldn't stop grunting and moaning from the pain. He was losing a lot of blood. If no one comes to save him, he will die.
"I figured you wouldn't understand." The aura squatted down to his level, smirking.
"I'm the one... who's going to help you kill that girl."