Manon and Grew L'eau two twins that have always been there with each other. Both having different goals one wanting to be the greatest surfer in the world while the other was known to be a great hacker. Manon was given an offer at the age of 18 by Inès to join Omega Corp. as part of the white hat hackers. However, the blonde-haired teenage girl decided to not accept the offer as her brother was in her words “Still not ready to be alone in a world filled with danger”. Inès understandably accepted but mentioned that the offer will always be open for her. Manon's nicknamed was “Princesse Des Nombres”. The name derived from her brother as she was very smart with codes and hacking through systems when she was 12. Probably was there that it might have picked the interest of Omega Corp. Her brother, however, he was more of a have fun with the waves kind of guy. He always watched World surf league videos on their computer in his free time and whenever she wasn't using it. No skills in hacking whatsoever but a very skillful surfer. The boy had the great courage to surf any wave no matter how big or small it was. Thou, having that mentality could lead the blonde-haired male into dangerous situations. Their parents were always there until they graduated and became dependable citizens. Great parents too, one was a painting artist the other a novel author. Grew was not stupid to only choose surfing as a profession that will be silly so he decided to follow his father's footsteps and become a painter too. He wasn't as good as his father but he at least could paint scenery or two so having this as his income job was a great thing, winning surfing tournaments was just a bonus to him. His sister, well getting paid like she was a white-hat hacker by companies that needed help could be an understatement. She barely had any free time since she got her mails filled with work and jobs, so she wouldn't have a decrease in it any time soon.
“Sis.” Hmm...?
“What is it?” Her vision fixated on some files that she got from someone from one of the many companies that wanted to recruit her as a white hat hacker.
“There are thirty men surfing competition tomorrow in this city but I don't know the whereabouts. Could I take the laptop for a few minutes to know where exactly it is.” They were in Italy right now, one of the many trips they were going to be doing this year. The twins were inseparable so much that you will think they were connected, Like Siamese. Whatever Manon went Grew followed and vice-versa. This, however, kind of conflicted on some things like in this situation where in the middle of working her brother would ask for whereabouts of competitions. The blonde-haired girl sighed on her bespectacled twin.
“Grew, this is not the time.”
“Come on! Please...it will only take a minute heck if you do it it might take half of the time!” Really? She looks at her brother with deadpanned eyes before sighing again. It is better if she gets this over otherwise she will never...
“Fine, what's the name...?” This was just the common days of the L'eau twins after graduation. They were peaceful days...is too bad...that the peaceful days were going to come to an end a few years later.
()
“Grew...has a twin sister?”
“Yes...although, she is not entirely human.” Not entirely...?
“What...do you mean?”
“You see Alice Hishikawa, Grew L'eau had to make a deal with the M.I.S.T. In exchange for his body, the M.I.S.T. Will take the soul of his twin sister and molded it into a sentient weapon. If you talked to him you notice that he always made a pause before answering sometimes. Well, that is because he is having a mental conversation with Manon.” Having a conversation?
“Do they, live in the same body?” Asked the red-haired teen to her captive and leader of LeGrace who responded with a chuckle.
“Nothing of the sort. Grew has his body and soul, Manon does not have her body but her soul is a weapon. It's just that the weapon can appear whenever Grew needs his sister's help. You have seen him with his spear correct?”
“Yeah...is that his sister?”
“Close, you can say is part but in reality that is just a weapon he can create for himself. Manon is more special than the regular spear you saw him use. It's more like the yanyuedao used by Guan Yu.” Oh!
“The Green Dragon Crescent Blade?!”
“The very one Manon always seems to like that weapon and the stories of the wielder.” So she was a fan of Three Kingdom Romance. She has seen the novels around their library but she never read the novel as much. The only reason she knows about the Green Dragon Crescent Blade is that she also watched an Issekai anime that involved the wielder of said blade.
“Rusher.” The voice belongs to the orange-haired wielder of the legendary piece the Square Root of Puzzle.
“What is it, Kula?”
“It seems that we have a bigger problem than our intruders.” So...
“I see.” Alice confused just looked on and listened to the conversation of the two members of LeGrace.
()
Meanwhile, inside Grew's room, he and Manon were tracking their opponents. The last time they crashed in different parts of the room. Adel was somewhere under the shallow water the other crashed on a wall. The brown-haired duo must have recovered quickly.
“Hmm...strange she should have landed somewhere over here.”
“Well, the other one is nowhere near where I launched him.” It is strange thou this is a close space thanks to Kula's labyrinth maze. So it should be easy to track two humans in here. So where are they?
“You don't think they have Min's ability, do you?!” Grew said fearing that they will smack them from out of nowhere.
“If they did do you not think they would've used it during the fight even before the others escaped through the door.” Simply said his twin sister.
“You...do have a point.” Manon sighed. Sometimes her brother can be...
Just then a sound was heard from the twins before two voices that were familiar to them were heard.
“D.O.B.I. Initialize Samurai Village! Players: Adel Möller...”
“D.O.B.I. Initialize Samurai Village! Players: Sexan Arifer...”
“Sexan Arifer...”
“Adel Möller...”
“Grew L'eau & Manon L'eau!!”
'Name of the players confirmed, Initializing, Dimensional Omega Bracelet Initiator.'
“What the?!” The twins along with the two brown-haired teens were teleported to Omega more specifically; Samurai Village.
“What is this...?”
“Now we can fight without holding back,” Sexan said before he goes after Grew who quickly blocked surprised by the sudden burst of speed.
('He's fast!')
Grew wasn't expecting the brown-haired boy holding this much speed back. Was he faking it this whole fight just to get him to let his guard slightly off?
“Shit!” Sexan has kicked him upwards before teleporting behind him and landing an air ax kick on the blonde-haired male before he crashed to the floor below.
Meanwhile, Manon has to keep her distance away from Adel. Even so, because Adel can use her distance paralyzing line attacks she was now having a difficult time attacking with her arrows.
“Clavier B!” Pressing a B button behind the bladed bow that she is wielding created a transparent bubble barrier which clashed with Adel's katana. Although, now with being able to not hold back the pressure was more intense, that it created a crater followed by an earthquake of the middle magnitude that lasted a few seconds. The blow slightly cracked the bubble.
('Such power.')
Flipping backward before impulsing herself leaving a chunk of the ground in the air, Adel struck the barrier one more time before this one shatters into a million pieces.
*Clang*
Manon was bailed out thanks to her blade bow clashing but due to the force of Adel's strike, the blonde-haired twin sister of Grew flew toward the mountain before landing near it.
Manon has never seen this much power with the exception of Mol...and that guy is dead. There has to be something driving this girl to push her like this. Resolve? Survival? Fear? Instinct? Or maybe...All of the above. Whatever it is this girl is a danger to her and her brother. The same can be said of that boy, she doesn't know why but seeing that necklace that is swaying around his neck with every attack was unnerving. It felt like...there was someone or something inside it.
“Clavier A!” Pressing the A button that appeared in the middle of the string her bow blade became larger and wider before a harpoon size arrow appeared in the middle. From the string, a white string formed a scope.
“Lock on.” Locking on the brown-haired German girl Manon managed to shoot the giant harpoon. Because of the speed that the harpoon arrow was shot it caught Adel off guard and barely dodged it scrapping her right arm before the arrow exploded behind her.
Adel getting a mental note to be careful of that attack use her paralyzing lines slash to keep Manon moving before approaching her whenever she could.
Using Clavier B another bubble barrier appeared. Manon however, didn't create one layer she created two before using Clavier X to create some arrows and shot them from a small hole that opened before rapidly closing. The brown-haired teen dodged them before hitting the barrier with her very own distance attack backing the bubble barrier and with it Manon herself.
('This barrier...is a lot stronger than the last one.') Noted Adel. It seems that this fight should be troublesome if it becomes longer. Good thing that the boost of power only works on them since the modifications were done specifically for them and not overall everyone who enters or is mentioned as a player. That would've been a problem of its own.
On the other side, Sexan Arifer and Grew speed were that of slightly beyond the lightning speed level by now. Sparks flying, grass spiting in half dirt rising sometimes, the two boys were showing how dangerous a fight of this magnitude will be like if it happened in the real world.
“Have to admit...this is the best decision you guys have done. I am pretty sure there was a reason for it.” Grew mentioned as he carried his yanyuedao on his right shoulder.
“I can tell...you were holding back before we teleported here.”
“Well...you caught me off guard with that increase in speed but now...I guess there is no danger in holding back do I?” Grew looks around.
“This world...So this is Omega...I can see why is considered a very must-see world. I bet is sturdier than our world. Wonder how much destruction it can take before it is destroyed.”
“You don't have to worry about that.”
“Oh?”
“This place has taken attacks that could easily destroy the world we live in...I will be bold to say it will take someone who goes beyond a level that could destroy our milky way.” Grew whistles to that.
“That sturdy huh?! That's a bold statement, but if it is coming from you, I assume it is true.” It was true. The core of Omega in each sector is designed to withstand even a galaxy level attack if it went to the ground. The highest planetary level is Jupiter which he doubts any of them have reached. His most powerful feat was a Neptune planet destruction level attack and it took most if not all his Capacity Power to do so.
“I wonder how powerful my stand is in my current form at my max power?” Grew was a bit hesitant he will not lie. He hasn't tested his Dragon Position at its fullest because of how destructive and unstable the attack is.
“Shall we test it?” The blonde-haired man proceeded to trust his yanyuedao before the dragon appeared. Sexan without hesitation use his speed to dodge the dragon but saw it turning around and tracking him. So the thing is a heat-seeker type. Every time he used his speed the dragon followed with less speed but slightly. The level of destruction however...was very high, capable of leveling the soil and earth around it. Hmm, measuring it the level of destruction is...He will have to make sure he avoids...
“Position: Tiger!” With High angle swing, a Giant phantom paw in the shape of a tiger one appeared in front of the boy which almost crushed the brown-haired boy if he didn't spread his metal wings and flew dragon still following suit.
“Position: Aigle!” Climbing the very long Chinese phantom dragon Grew ran the long body before he arcs his swing to the right and then to the left creating two phantom talons similar to that of the bald eagle going straight at the flying metal winged Omega Warrior. The brown-haired teen had to increase his speed in order to dodge all the hell that Grew threw at him before he spread his metal wings and created a huge line when he flapped his wings strongly. The silver line slowly split the dragon that Grew mounted in two before the blonde-haired male blocked a fast diving Sexan. The air to air combat was fast pacing with each blow getting a close call on each other and others nicking a part of their body. Grew backed the brown-haired boy away before using his yanyuedao.
“Position: Poulpe!” The blonde-haired male threw the weapon to the ground before the earth shook and from it, a big massive head emerged. When it got out completely a blue octopus appeared and Grew landed on its head before this one disappears. Grew picks the yanyuedao before taking the dragon position again.
('This kid...just as difficult as them.') Acknowledge Grew referring to the members of Majestic 12 that he faced along with Mol. Mol...there is no wonder he was killed. But...He will not have the same fate, not when he has his sister back in the flesh.
()
Did the red-haired girl hear clearly? Traitor?
“So that's how it is...” Rusher said. He had a feeling that a situation like this would happen. No surprise.
“What do we do?” Kula asked the blue-haired leader of LeGrace.
“...Keep him busy, if you can make sure they face him.”
“...Alright...” The conversation ended there.
“Rusher.” The red-haired girl wanted to say something, anything. However, she could say anything. Min, she was killed by this person, but...why?! Wasn't that guy an ally of them?! Useless...she deemed MIN Useless?! WHAT KIND OF...?!
“You should not be concerned toward us...although, you do have a right to be angry. You did spend most of your time here with her.”
“...Are you...alright with this?”
“Hmm?”
“Being used by this...LeDutch, are you satisfied with just being used like this?!” Rusher was quite impressed by the girl. Hmm, it seems that her anger toward LeDutch has given her a bit of courage to ask him this.
“What LeDutch wants or does is of no concern to me. However, this mission is ours.”
“Mission?! THIS IS A MISSION TO YOU?! MIN WOULD'VE BEEN ALIVE IF THAT GUY DIDN'T KILL HER! MIN WAS NOT USELESS SHE WAS...”
“A friend of yours? A comrade? While that may be true that she was part of our group her mission was clear. Min's injuries would've hold LeDutch plans back.”
“THEN WHY...?!”
“Because Salamander interfered in our mission.” What...?
“How does that make sense?!”
“It does, while Min was out of commission she still was standing. Therefore, she still was Yuma Ishitzu's opponent. When Salamander interfere that meant he is getting in the way of our mission. Hampering a mission is a rule that no one should cross even if that person is allied with you. By Salamander attacking and LeDutch ordering execution to those he deemed useless in battle they both lined themselves as traitors in our mission.”
“But you still want to stop my friends from taking me back.”
“It is our mission.” Alice cannot even understand the blue-haired male's motives. Where there any motives at all?! Was he doing this to get her angry? It was working. The more she was here the more anxious she was becoming. From the way that conversation was going, they were planning to pin this Salamander guy with her friends.
“Have you wonder why we are all connected by these artifacts?” Huh?!
“Why ask me that now?!”
“Does it not picked your interest?”
“...” She hates to admit it but...it does. All of these events have been happening because of the legendary pieces. Everything from their first encounter against Lahaska's first infiltration in the game to today. It was as if they were just the artifact's toys and they were forced to play their game.
“It does, doesn't it? I have been wondering for myself. Are we just pawns for something big? Or are we just playing a game of who can become God? This legendary pieces, it connects us all...it is why I must face Richard Kurosagi one last time. Something about his legendary piece is telling me to face him. Is it a grudge that this legendary piece has with the one Kurosagi has? Or is it because it is listening to my statement, a statement that says “This is no longer a game, but real life.” This is why I am the one who needs to face Richard Kurosagi and by the end of the day...He will know that he came to play the wrong game...the game of life and death.” Alice's anxiety came back again...it was clear, she did not want him to be hurt. Because of her everyone was getting hurt! Her friends and the people she met here. Min's death proved how hard it is to lose a friend...the world is cruel sometimes...she doesn't want to see nor know of more losses.
()
Manon was taking back control slowly of the battle something that Adel feared would happen if the battle went longer. Still, it seems she still has plentiful of Capacity Power as she hasn't shown signs of slowing down her attacks nor she had to defend as much of the blonde-haired girl's attacks.
“This world...is this the world that Inès was referring to?” Inès...
“Do you...know about her?”
“Very...She once recruited me to be a white-hat hacker.” Inès recruited her?
“She...recruited you?”
“Yes...I wasn't always stuck being a weapon you know.”
“Why didn't you join?”
“Oh, I wanted to join! It just that the timing, wasn't the greatest.” Adel rose an eyebrow.
“Oh! No, don't get the wrong idea! We weren't in this group when that happened that was weeks before that!” Oh...
“The circumstances were different back then, I was busy with other projects, I was known as the “Princesse Des Nombres” well...only my brother called me that but I was very good at deciphering codes and even curating them if they were infected by viruses. Hacking through systems was very simple for me, I...actually loved the hobby. When Inès offered me the job I didn't know if I was ready for it so I declined at first. But...as time grew and I polished my skills that offer was closer and closer to be accepted. Then...it happened...that day...the day that changed my brother and my life completely.” She cannot forget the day...the day she became the weapon that her brother is currently holding.
()
[January 28th, 2033 3:42 P.M.]
“Ha! I'm Untouchable!!” Grew loved surfing as much as experts love to get into dangerous giant waves. One day he wishes to surf a huge one as Aikau did back in one of his big wave invitationals. Someday, he will tackle the big one and perhaps break the Guinness World Record for the biggest wave ever surfed. For now, he will have to live his life by surfing the small waves...no complaints from him here. However, if a big one appears he will go onboard first to it without any hesitation!!
“Wah!!” Grew fell from his board as the wave crashed down on him.
Emerging from the salty waters the blonde-haired adolescent cough some water that he accidentally drank.
“Salty.”
Meanwhile from afar, Manon was relaxing on a beach chaise after a long exhausting week. She had to Decode some viruses from a client from a company. She believes that it was someone from a developing team from a game called Velocity. She thinks that was the name of the game.
Well, the codes were difficult to curate but...she managed to do so. That work took most of her brain energy the rest was some minor debugs here and there on another client this one more common and notable. She does wonder why she needs her for these small tasks? Well whatever, she is not going to complain about free income.
*BZZZT*
“Huh?” Who could it be? She reached from her purse and took her C.C. Out of it came the hologram of a familiar face.
“Good afternoon miss L'eau I see from your two-piece swimsuit you are on a break.” It was Inès.
“Oh, hello Inès. Yeah, My brother wanted to take a break here in Hawaii since it is the only place that is not locked that has huge waves as he says.”
“Ah...yes, since that day, there have been two States.” Leos' secretary said. It's been 10 years and some change since that day, hasn't it? She wonders...what was the purpose of that incident?! To incite fear? Well, it didn't work out. Some people stop their plans. What was their name again? Oh yeah, it was...
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“Have you consider our offer?” Ah yes...
“I...Have...” The blonde-haired secretary could feel Manon's expression. So she isn't sure yet...
“You are in no rush to decide.”
“Oh no! I was just thinking about how different you guys handle things from my previous works.”
“Oh do not worry you will not be part of our anti-virus team. You will personally become your very own assistant manager with a team of your own.”
“I see...Yeah, I will like that a lot.” The less stress the better.
“When you make your decision 100% just say so. It seems that you have your hands full with other business.”
“True...no rest for a “white hat hacker” correct?”
“Fufu...very. Hope you enjoy your small vacation miss L'eau.”
“Thank you, I'll call you when I make my decision fully.” With that, the call was off. Having this call sooner rather than later...it was good. Knowing full well that she will be on the sidelines instead of the actual battlefield has put her at ease. Her ve own team of white hat hackers...she said assistant manager meaning that she will not be fully in charge. She wonders who would the one actually in charge be and what he or she will look like? The more she thinks about it the more she wants to join Omega Corp as an employee.
“Sis!!” Now the only thing left to solve is him. She hopes he doesn't take this decision the wrong way. Then again...he's her brother and he will support her no matter what.
()
That mist was moving as fast as a river current. They haven't taken care of all the remains of the M.I.S.T. And it has been almost a month since it got out of The Area.
“Hmm...” He got a call from someone.
“Have you located it?” Said someone through Audio only on his C.C.
“Yeah, I'm just curious, How much M.I.S.T. Spread throughout the world again?”
“More than you think Ben...you know what to do.”
“Yeah I got it, get rid of all spec, if there are infected ones, take care of them.”
“...We are counting on you, Ben.”
“I got it.” Ben has been a solo kind of guy. Yeah, he had partners here and there but he never had a permanent one. That might be good for everyone who was involved with, no time to be attached to any partners.
()
Grew was happy that his sister was here. This might be one of the last times he sees her for a while. He kind of had a suspicion that his sister might have gotten a big opportunity on a great company. He has been thinking of a way to give her a congratulation party. He got an idea too where she would go too. Maybe if he isn't busy riding the waves he might just visit once or twice and even see this...Omega game. Hmm, what character would he be if he ever goes inside such a game? Maybe some sort of elemental? Yeah, something that can control the waves!! I bet that would be fun! Alright then...!
“I guess I'll give it a shot when the time comes.” The blonde-haired boy was determined to do so. Maybe curiosity was getting him excited about giving the game a shot. If only this...never happened.
“Huh?” What was that? It wasn't a shark, right? Nah, no way, The Shark watch on his wristband would've gone crazy if it did! Then what on earth was that blue shadow with eyes? Before Grew knew it something latched out to him.
“What the?!” Losing his balance the blonde-haired boy fell to the ocean once again only this time he felt as if he was trapped inside of an invisible net.
()
Her brother fell again...Manon sighed, at this rate he would not be able to win the competition that is coming next week here. That's...strange...he should be emerging by now, right? There is no way he is drowning, right? No...that can't be...it must be him doing this on purpose to make her worry! Well, that's not going to work this time! She won't fall for it like the last 2 times! But...he hasn't come out...cramps? I mean...sure that can be the case but...3 minutes pass then that became 5...then10...Oh no...
“Brother!” What should she do?! Lifeguards?! But there's no one nearby right now! Should she go there! Well...ARGH! She decided to do so...is her brother's life we are talking about here! Running to the shallow waters at max speed, the blonde-haired girl rushed before she could dive however something tackles her.
“Hyah!” What is this thing?! Is some sort of blue mist...she is chocking on it!
*Flash*
Whatever that was let out a screeching similar to a bat before it flew off rapidly.
Manon started coughing and taking some deep breaths. What was that thing?! Did that thing attack her brother?! If so?! Wait who threw that flashbang?! She looks to her right to see Ben gun in hand. He must've been the one who shot that flashbang.
“T-Thank you...Ah! That's right! Can you help me, my brother is drowning and he must've been attacked by that thing!” You could hear the blonde-haired girl's desperation in her voice...*Sigh* Ben feels sorry for her and her brother but...a mission is a mission and he knows the motto: “Fulfill the mission...at all costs.”
“W-Wait what are you...?”
“Sorry, kid...you were at the wrong place, and wrong time...if only...” Ben shook his head better finish this quickly, the sooner he does the better. This was the last day of Manon...the last day of course that Manon had a warm body...
*Bang*
()
('Do not resist.')
Who...?
('Accept it...') Accept it?
('You don't...want...to die...Right?') Die...? No...He doesn't want to!
('...Good.')
()
“It is done.”
“And the M.I.S.T.?”
“It escaped...seems that it also took a boy, he probably died by drowning considering what the target told me.”
“...I see...Comeback to HQ as soon as possible.”
“Understood.” Ben close his C.C. Before looking at the now dead body.
“If only you were somewhere else you both will be alive. Farewell, Miss L'eau.” It will take months to take care of this M.I.S.T. But until then Ben's work is not over. Still...something was off...he can't put his finger on it but...
()
Emerging from the sea, Grew cough and gasped for much-needed air. He thought he was going to die! Still...that thing...
('Not a thing...M.I.S.T.') He feels...different...That's Right!
“Sis must be worried!” The blonde-haired boy swam back to the shore. Only to find her sister...lying there...with no life. There were holes in her body...the blood has dried up already.
“W-what happened...?” This is not happening!
“Sis!!” Manon, his twin sister...the only family he had left...was dead. The tears were going down...there was nothing he could do to save her now...no nothing...nothing at...
('You want her to live?') What...?
“What?”
('This human...do you want it alive...?') Wait...can...
“Can...you...bring her back?!” Asked the blonde-haired boy. He was desperate...a lot of emotions running wild...especially sorrow.
('...Not her body...but her soul...she will still be alive...however this body...she cannot return...she must become something else.') Something...else? But...
“...Would...she be able to talk to me? Would she be able to have a body again?”
('...Yes...however, she will share part of you. Like Gemini...') Gemini...So she will become part of him and vice-versa.
“Alright...please...bring my sister back!!”
('Good...give in to this power...') The M.I.S.T. Surrounded Grew and the lifeless body of Manon before a flash engulfed the two of them.
()
'Where...?' Manon has no recollection of what happened the last thing she remembers was gunshots and then her laying on the beach sand. That is correct! She was bleeding!! She has too...
'Huh?' Why...?
'Why can't I move?!'
“Wait what do you mean she is the yanyuedao!” That was the voice of her brother?! Yanyuedao? What is he talking about?! Oh, his brother is approaching her maybe.
'EEEP!!' What was he doing picking her up?! He will get himself dirtied in her...blood...?
“Sorry sis...Er...how should I say this, so you don't freak out...Um...at least you are a weapon that you admired?” Weapon...? What is he...? It was right there when he put herself in the reflection of the water that she could see herself...she was...
'HYAAAAH!!!'
“That didn't work.”
'W-What is happening!!!?'
“Is going to be a long story to tell you...but...At least...I'm glad that I saved you...Oh sorry...we saved you.” We...?! Who are we...?
That was the story of how both Grew and Manon, met the M.I.S.T. They were hunted down by Majestic 12 ever since luckily, about two weeks later after this incident Rusher rescued them from being killed...well at least Grew who knows what they would've done to Manon. Thus, here they are in the middle of the Bermudas Triangle working for a man bent on taking over the world but most importantly...Revenge.
()
The Blur of two individuals was barely seen in the samurai village. Sparks followed every metal sound before both blurs landed on opposite sides. On the left was Grew with cuts all over his chest and arms on the right side Sexan Arifer his shirt ripped to shreds while some cuts were shown on his cheeks and body. This battle has been intense from beginning to end. At any moment one of them will succumb to the wounds they both have inflicted on each other. However, they will not fall, they both need to live. One must live with his twin sister so they could see the world once again like they normally did...surf like he normally did, see his sis find a way to have fun what she does best...hacking and helping solve viruses. The others have his reason to live too. Arifer made a promise to himself, he will not fall until he makes sure that Alice Hishikawa is saved and safe from here. He has failed to save her...protect her from Rusher...he must survive...so he can save the red-haired teen with the team that was assigned this rescue mission. He will not fail...They will not lose! They will Succeed!!!
“Hah!!”
“HUAHHH!!!”
*Boom*
As both weapons clashed a strong sonic-boom emitted from the clash itself. The earth shook slightly as each blow became more intense by the seconds in rapid paces too. Neither of them giving ground to the opposite.
“Position: Poulpe!” Slamming the yanyuedao to the ground a rumble followed. Sexan felt it and quickly dodged two tentacles from the ground before he dodged two more until finally all eight of the octopus tentacles were displayed in before the astral octopus appeared before spit ink at the brown-haired boy.
“Whoaaa!!” Arifer wailed his hand trying to maintain balance from the slippery substance before he jumped out of the way of Grew's swing. However, he couldn't dodge Grew's kick that hit his right arm making him cringe in pain because of the multiple wounds he got from their previous attacks. Continuing the pressure, The blonde-haired male changes his stance to his Dragon Position before unleashing the astral dragon. Before the dragon could reach the brown-haired boy he was saved by Adel who blocked the dragon. Unlike last time, Adel uses more strength before slicing it in half making the dragon turn into water.
“I appreciate the help...but...” Said A wet Arifer.
“Couldn't you have done it a better way?”
“Sorry instinct,” Adel said as she sheathed her katana.
“Brother.”
“Manon, Hmm, it seems you had your very own problems.” Said her blonde-haired twin seeing her wounds. It is not like the M.I.S.T. Wouldn't heal them after this fight is over but...it seems that the more number of wounds they get the higher the time the regeneration takes to healing said wounds. At this rate, their wounds would be too much...if that is the case.
“You're one to talk,” Fighting the brown-haired teen was getting very difficult for Manon. Despite her Clavier, the powerhouse samurai was able to neutralize them somehow. It didn't help that she had to dodge the same lines that paralyzed her when she was in her weapon form. Her wounds weren't healing like last time meaning that they must be taking longer to heal. At this rate is only a matter of time before she gets a lethal wound that will not heal quickly to save her.
“Are you alright, Adel?” Said the brown-haired boy to his brown-haired companion seeing her wounds.
“I'll live...what about you?” Said Adel with one-eyed closed as blood trickled down the left side of her forehead blinding her left eye vision. The brown-haired teenage calm girl was being calmed despite the horrible situation she was in, she was lucky that her concentration was not lost during her Neutral Zone technique otherwise the battle would've been over and done.
“Don't worry, Still have enough Capacity Power left.”
“I see,” Looking at their opponents Adel could tell that this battle could be over in the next few minutes.
“Have any plans to defeat them?”
“I...Do. However, is kind of risky.” Risky?
“How risky?”
“Life-threatening, risky.” Oh...So they only have one shot?
“I know what you are thinking...we only have one shot at this, right?”
“...Your guess is right.”
“Yeah...I kind of figure...Listen, whatever you do...knock me out if I lose control of it. Got it?” Knock him out? From the way he is talking about it seems like it is some kind of Berserk Mode, hmm if that is the case then it will be no problem.
“...Don't worry about it being strong I'll shift to a supporter to give you buffs if that happens.” That will make it easier to do that task.
“Yeah...It'll make it easier.” With that settle, Sexan sighed.
“Alright, here's hope we get out of here alive.”
“We will...have faith in yourself.” Adel puts a hand on his shoulder. Faith? Yeah, that is something he needs right now.
“We should finish this in one attack,” Grew told his twin sister. If they are going to stay alive and face Majestic 12 with Rusher and Kula they must survive this fight.
“That attack, right? We only have one shot and it will drain all my energy.”
“Yeah I know the risk but...I am sure we can do it, after all, we're “The Gemini Waves”.” Gemini...Waves? Manon sweat-dropped at that.
“That's...the lamest name I have ever heard.”
“Guh!”
“But...It will not be you if you didn't have that.” The smile she gave to him. Grew wish that he saved his sister's body or found a way to do so...however, the M.I.S.T. Might had a point...it could've been too late since it would've taken way too much time by then her body would've rotten. Better have a sentient weapon that has the soul of his sister than a zombie sister...Hmm...now that he thinks about it, that would've been very neat!
“Hey, what are you thinking?” Deadpanned Manon.
“Ah, nothing!” They look at their opponent.
“Let's make this wave a big one.”
“So big that it will be like a mega-tsunami.”
“Yes.”
“Ready, Adel?” Asked Sexan to his brown-haired teammate.
“Yes.” Answered the brown-haired female samurai.
Taking a deep breath the brown-haired boy remembers what Emuna told him during the training with her and Harry Kishima. He is able to use the power of his fake piece that will allow him to get a similar transformation to the one Kurosagi had. However, unlike Richard Kurosagi's transformation, his will need a little more...life to it. Life...so this is why these fake pieces were dangerous. In order for them to survive as pieces, they must take the life force of the user who uses them. No alternative it seems...not one that neither teens have figured out and from the look of the situation that they were currently in they don't have that much time to figure one out. For the sake of someone...He will give his life force to a fake piece!!
“Core Shift...” The fake piece glowed intensively before it shined and started to form into something. This is it...this is his one chance!
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“Man this is infinite.” Said Richard Kurosagi as he and his pink-haired childhood friend entered another room full of monitors.
“You done well so far.” This was just a game to her, wasn't it?
“Your friends are making progress too. Although, they seem to be going the wrong way.”
“We'll find a way to get out of here. And when we do, you better get ready!”
“Fufu, That will be interesting to see, I'll let you solve the next puzzle. Good luck!” And just like that the timer was 4:00 and counting down. From above them, there was a black and white picture of a family. In it, there were two years on the top. 1654-1959 below there was a question a very simple one: Who is this family?
“A photo this time?” From riddles to a picture seems like the legendary piece has a mind of its own deciding the rules for them.
“The time is shorter too.” Last time it was five minutes this time they have less than four minutes and counting. It seems the closer they are she presumes the harder the maze becomes.
“We better pick up the pace then.”
“Yeah...” Aeris has been thinking for a while. So far she hasn't had the opportunity to talk to the brown-haired leader. Maybe she is being selfish...but she wants to know...
“Hmm...Oh!” Richard Kurosagi picked up a paper camouflage on the rug below them. He wiped it a bit and saw a name.
“Bernoulli. That must be it!!” Now where...there it is! The brown-haired boy wrote it on a blackboard that was on the top left corner of the maze room they were currently in...It blinked twice before the time stopped with 41 seconds to spare.
“That has to be a new record!” The maze opened.
“Alright! Come on Aeris let's not waste time!” This opportunity may not come again!
“Richard, Wait!”
“Huh?”
“I...there is something I need to know...” She has to know...she is being selfish because of the situation they are in but she needs to know!!
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He can feel himself getting slightly weaker. Sexan Arifer has tapped in the power of his Fake Piece. He hasn't named it yet...he would call it the Diamond Dragonite but that would not be correct as the real one is held by Richard Kurosagi. So what to name this piece. He'll think of a name for his fake piece later for now...
“Supporter!” Holding his new weapon a Golden Trident the now metal angel with another pair of wings those of a dragon twirl it before a humming sound was emitted from said trident. Adel felt something inside her body. It seems like a surge of power emitting from the sound that she was listening to. So this was how he supports a teammate. Is that an iron halo with thorns hovering on his head? And that tail...Kurosagi had a similar transformation the only exception was the metal wings and the halo. It feels like his character is a half-ling of an angel and a dragon but that is not the case. Is his necklace, is glowing intensively.
On Grew and Manon's side, Manon just went on and united with her weapon before morphing into a large satellite shape cannon. Grew held the cannon from behind with his left hand.
“Are you ready sis?”
“H..Hmm~!” Huh?
“What's wrong?” Why did his sister...
“Your hand...” His hand. He is holding her on the back to keep his arm from getting blown to bits.
“What about it...”
“It just...you know...your touching it...” OH!”
“AH! Sorry!!” He then proceeded to handle it from the sides as Manon created two handlebars so his hands could now be put there so he doesn't ricochet one of his arms to the sky. From the middle, a huge scope with a red dot appeared from Manon and Grew look from there.
'Target Lock.' two targets, Sexan and Adel, this will be the final attack: their big wave.
“La Grande Vague.” the satellite mouth opens before a blue light was increasing in size with a chirping sound. Adel sees this.
“Sexan!”
“I got it! Get on top of the trident!!” The trident became larger before Adel go on top of it. A white glow came from the trident. Adel could feel more power coursing through her veins thanks to the power of her supporting partner. Seems like this is their only shot. She cannot let her team's buffs go in vain!! They are going to cut through that incoming beam and then finish this in one fell swinging attack!
The blast from Manon was released, like a huge wave...a Tsunami crashing down the blast of energy slowly descended upon the two teens.
“LET'S GO!!!!!!!” With one mighty launch, Sexan threw a now glowing Adel forward. The brown-haired German ready her katana which glowed a red color before she cuts through the beam until she reached the humanoid weapon and her brother and with two swings she bypasses both twins before shouting...!
“Kirschblütenbeobachtung: Neutrale Bewegung!” Just like that in an instant, the L'eau twins fell to the floor below. Blood pouring from the three deep cuts that were on their bodies. Adel adjusts herself before sheathing her katana in mid-air as in the instant she sheathed her katana someone swoops her in. It was Sexan with his four wings. Thanks to the piece that he awakened his speed was just as inhuman as Richard's was on that form.
“We did it,” Sexan said carrying Adel on his arms.
“...Yeah...” Is it over, thou? Did they manage to deliver the final blow to this grueling fight? Only one way to find out. With Adel in his arms, Sexan Arifer descended from the sky to where the twins landed with a loud crashing sound.
“So...this is it...huh?” He knew this wound was impossible to heal despite their enhanced regeneration thanks to Alice's blood. He looks at his sister. Yeah, she isn't going to survive either not with those wounds, and the fact that she is losing an arm and a leg doesn't help either.
“Bro...ther...” she is reaching toward his hand, huh? Well...I guess he can give her one final wish...
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Wait...what did she say...?! And that kiss on the cheek...
“...Eh?”
“I...I know it's selfish but...I just wanted you to know...” Like him...The pink-haired girl...likes him?!
“Well...I...”
“I-I mean you don't have to answer right away! I just wanted to let you know! Er...ah yeah I also wanted to know if you found out about how to wake the legendary piece.” She is changing the subject now. I guess is for the best right? I mean this news just came fast...so...both childhood friends...
“Oh! No I...kind of haven't. It looks like I have a long way to go before that happens.”
“I...See…” So he hasn’t yet. Why? From the looks of it, she thought he would already awaken the legendary piece up with the way he can go into that dragon aura form.
“Why did you ask me that? Wait...Do you know about how to wake it up?!”
“Well...not yours but...from my mother and my experience in here. I guess...it just sort of happened. No...I think that would be silly. Oh! Maybe it has to do with the number of times we used it!! That has to be it!!” She did use her legendary piece a couple of times during this event. Plus her mother explained that the more she solves the Rubix combinations, the higher the likely the legendary piece will respond to her and then awaken it earlier.
“When you put it that way…”
“In any case, I have a plan…” The pink-haired teen told her childhood friend. She is just glad she got that out of her chest...hopefully this doesn’t distract him...she can wait...she...She can wait for her childhood friend’s answer when the time is right. But right now...there is a childhood friend to save. She wants to win fair...and that will not happen if they don’t save Alice soon.
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“They…”
“…” So...in the end…
“At least...they can be together.” Said the brown-haired German teen as she looked at their happy faces. Holding hands, in the end...the siblings Grew and Manon L’eau died together in happiness.
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“Grew…Manon…” So...Rusher and her are left, huh? However, she can’t seem to see those two’s bodies anywhere in the room. Where could they have been sent too? Even more, those three are almost in the same room as...Oh!
“So you were able to find out how to wake it up too?” Interesting, she thought she was the only one who could do so. But apparently, that is not the case anymore.
“There are so many questions I will like to ask...but knowing you, I will not find the answers.”
“Fufu, quite.” Kula turned her seat.
“Hmm, So he’s heading that way huh? No point in wasting the legendary piece capabilities anymore inside this base.” As the small orange-haired teen turns her table a rumble occurs.
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Meanwhile, somewhere in the HQ, Frederick, Genre, and Harry heard the rumbles.
“What the…?!”
“Is it moving us again?!” Asked the elf archer.
“...Five Rhythms...Far behind us...one in front of us…another two...faraway in front of the one in front of us.” Five behind them? Those must be Aeris, Richard, Alice, and maybe the two members of LeGrace that haven’t been teleported yet. Two of them faraway in front of them...that means Emuna and maybe...Yuma? But the one in front of them...why does Genre have the feeling that is someone that is not their ally?
As the maze started closing, A face they didn’t see before appeared in front of them.
“...You must be the kids that came to infiltrate our Headquarters.” Said Salamander. This man…
“His Rhythm...Is…” Calm and cold...but at the same time...impure…this man...he was dangerous...he is definitely an enemy.
“And you are…?” Harry slammed away one of the huge red droids they fought with his Buster Sword before pointing the sword at him. The man with his cold grey eyes.
“...Humph, Does it matter?”
“No...I don’t believe it does.” Replied the black-haired teen. This man was...different not like those weak soldiers nor the scraps that he was fighting with these losers. No, he can tell...this man has had his share of fights. Something tells him that he will have to go to that stage of the game.
“So shall we begin the final puzzle?”
“We will save Alice, and we will stop your plans!” Aeris replied to the orange-haired teen.
“Fufu, This should be very interesting. Let see who’s legendary piece is the strongest!” Kula told her. Once she finishes the pink-haired girl, she will find out the secret of how one person was able to hold all the legendary pieces, and once she does...Revenge will be one step closer...not only that...LeDutch...He will regret betraying them. No one...toss a Rowan aside...No ONE!!!
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“He is coming…”
“Eh?” He can sense him...he is getting closer...soon...they will meet again...maybe…
“Richard Kurosagi...he is coming here…” It's destiny, that they will face each other again.