Terror Infinity Side B

Chapter 13, Dangan Ronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls

The underground subway tunnel was due to collapse at any moment as another one of the trap of the Warriors of Hope. Shin and his comrades knowing the plot in advance didn't wait one second longer to begin their escape once the first signs of the tunnel collapse appeared. Shin picked up an initially confused Komaru and ran back the way they came to escape while Drake and Sachi were right behind him. The cement of the tunnel roof above was raining down nonstop and threatened to crush and bury them alive if they weren't paying attention, yet that was just a small danger at this time.

Komaru: "Shin! Monokuma up ahead and the tunnels are about to collapse!"

Shin heard Komaru and clicked his teeth annoyed. Just like in the game there were suicidal Monokuma uncaring for the approaching danger of the Tunnel collapse charging towards his group. Shin spotted over forty Monokuma units running with their claws ready to tear all of them apart the second they are in range.

Komaru: "Shin!"

Shin: "I know! Drake! Clear a path for us!"

Drake: "No problem boss!"

Drake given the okay from Shin, raised the M41A-M Pulse Rifle cradled in his arms in excitement as he entered Unlocked Mode. The Pulse Rifle was a modified low tier Sci-fi gun with magic properties, but possessing power a few levels higher than modern heavy weaponry. It was a fine weapon to use to cut down the Monokuma before them. Drake squeezed the trigger of the Pulse Rifle, and with a low roar from the gun, the Monokumas were showered in a hail of bullets. The ten Monokuma leading the pack were instantly riddled with bullet holes and they exploded were they stood. The remaining enemies once moving in one groups spread out thanks to the new judgment of their combat A.I. Drake continued to spray the enemy with the pulse rifle, yet not having the skills of experienced soldier or mercenary he was only able to take out another ten or so before over twenty Monokuma entered attack range.

Shin: "Not at Kampa's level but good enough!"

Shin yelling this held Komaru tighter as he entered Unlocked Mode. The combat instincts of the First Stage surfaced to his mind on how to best deal with the enemy without allowing harm to come to Komaru or himself. A few ideas popped to the surface yet taking into account the short amount of time left till the tunnel collapses there was one option. Run without stopping and power through everything! Reaching that simple conclusion the Rc Cells of his mutation entered his bloodstream to strengthen his body and prepare to use the unique weapon of a Ghoul, the Kagune.

As the Monokuma right before Shin's eyes were inches away from slashing Komaru and himself numerous Kagune tentacles erupted from his back around his spine and stabbed into the gleaming red eye of the enemy Monokumas. For anyone who was watching they would only have seen multiple blurry red streaks stabbing onto the enemy. In an instant six Monokuma were taken out by six blood red Kagune tentacles, and from there they crafted a path of destruction as they swiped at all nearby enemies that dared approach. It was a terrible and gruesome sight, seeing those six Kagune tentacles wiggle around Shin and Komaru, but there was no arguing their effectiveness.

- SIDE QUEST REWARD 2, MOMOKUMA KILL. 20 MONOKUMA DEFEATED. 2 POINTS ACQUIRED!

Shin: (Too damming! Since the battle with Team Germany's leader the number of Kagune's I can summon at once increased by two from the original four for a grand total of six tentacles! With six extra limbs there are no gaps in my defenses and I feel like even my speed and precision with the Kagune has gone up. What will it be like when I've maxed out the One-eyed Ghoul Mutation?)

Shin had room for such thoughts as his six swift yet powerful Kagune tentacles lashed at all the nearby Monokumas, tearing them a part in an instant. Still, the few surviving Monokuma units didn't give up as they didn't even know how. Some hid under abandoned trains and others large rocks in wait to sneak attack Shin and Komaru, yet they were outmatched in stealth combat by the former Assassin Clan member and now nurse with a cold and sadistic nature, Sachi!

Sachi seeing how Drake and Shin could handle the majority of the enemy entered Unlocked Mode while focusing on the hidden enemies waiting to take advantage of her straight forward thinking comrades and discovered two Monokuma hiding in wait. Sachi right out of a scene from Naruto threw one needle above the Monokuma hiding behind the rock and another slightly faster needle following after it. The second needle struck the first and reflected it downward and stabbed into the red left of the Monokuma.

With that the Monokuma hiding in wait below the train gave up hiding and jumped at Drake focused on clearing the remaining Monokuma with the Pulse Rifle. This Monokuma taking Drake by surprise had its left eye covered, so her needles wouldn't be able to kill it instantly before it reaches him. A look of hesitation and unease flashed through her usual cold face but only for a moment before she lunged for the enemy. In Sachi's hand was the gifted EVA Progressive Knife and in one motion that was unable to be followed by the eye the Monokuma was beheaded. Drake only saw the sneak attack at the last moment, but catching Sachi's skill with a knife surprised him and made him whistle in admiration.

Drake: "Hey hey hey! Just how are you a failure in one hit kill for assassins!? That was downright otherworldly skill just now even if that was a sci-fi knife."

Sachi: "...That's none of your concern. Especially, when you’re so late to react to sneak attacks!"

Shin: "Stop arguing you two! We're going over!"

Sachi was hiding something, but with no time to discover what Shin called an end to his comrade's discussion as he then ran forward at full speed. The entire battle took less than twenty seconds, yet that was too long for Shin. Just like in the original plot a few Monokuma Kids were blocking the path to enter through the trains, but he could only laugh as he and the others simple jumped over the trains to reach the area on the other side. Shin thought he heard some weak sobbing from behind, but they were no longer his concern. Who were his concern were enemies before him now.

As Shin and the others jumped over train after train while avoiding the falling cement debris from above they spotted the second wave of Monokuma. Before them now were eight units of a new type of Monokuma standing together on top of a train. They were above the trains and Monokuma Kids were on the ground floor blocking the other routes, so they weren't an optional opponent they could just pass by.

They wore dark police riot gear and in their hands were large riot shields. They were Guard Monokuma. In the original plot of the game they were troublesome enemies to deal with. A Guard Momokuma's riot shield was strong enough to deflect away most of the bullets of Megaphone Hacking Gun with the exception of BLOW Back which is their weakness. Unfortunately, A Monokuma Kid had yet to appear before then to hand over that special Bullet, so Shin could only rely on his own strength and the strength of his comrades. 

Drake was the first to move as he raised the modified Pulse Rifle and spayed the enemy with bullets. This rifle held more power than modern heavy weaponry, yet to everyone's surprise the Guard Monokuma withstood the storm of bullets by just raising riot shields. Sachi off to the side saw this and knew that she wouldn't be much help against such heavy armored foes, but she looked towards their strongest member Shin who had the power to break through the enemy.

Shin looked at the eight Guard Monokuma and considering his options and while still holding onto Komaru, with one free arm he retrieved Gravity Blade from one of the Na Rings. Shin channeled some of the Ki he had recovered since the fight with Mark Guyver into his sword and with a wave of his hand the sword colored in darkness released "One Sword Style, 36 Pound Cannon". The flying sword slash flew across the subway tunnel and striking all eight Guard Monokumas. The Guard Monokumas came together and created a wide wall with their shields now connected. They were pushed back, yet they held their ground as they resisted the flying sword slash.

Shin saw that 36 Pound Cannon was losing strength against the wall of riot shields, so before the attack faded he entered the Second Stage of Unlocked Mode. The muscles of his free hand bulged until they were five times their normal thickness and once more Gravity Blade was swung... but not just once. Using his remaining Ki, wave after wave after wave of stronger 36 Pound Cannons flew through the tunnel and crashed into the wall of eight Guard Monokuma and their riot shields... and they were blow away, torn to pieces, and tumbling through air until they fell to the floor and exploded.

Drake: "Unreal! I've heard the rumors, but are you really just a Player of only five-"

Komaru: "Huh?"

Sachi: "If you don't want to be penalized stop talking idiot!"

But it was already too late as Drake was penalized 10 points for mentioning information about God's Dimension Komaru had no knowledge of. Just 10 points, and ten points in this particular mission was just like taking a small cup of water out of the ocean of their final rewards, but Drake wanted to cry at his Newbie level mistake. Everyone ignored Drake from then on. They were almost at the end of the tunnel having passed by the Guard Monokuma... but there lied the last challenge before them.

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A third and final wave of Monokuma. In a wide and open space fenced off by abandoned trains and large pieces of cement that fell from the ceiling were an army of Monokuma. There were 25 Guard Monokuma, 35 Bomber Monokuma and 40 Junk Monokuma standing in their way. A hundred enemies! The quantity and quality of the enemy of this wave was too high. Of course they weren't impossible enemy to break through, yet Shin still in Unlocked Mode felt it was almost impossible task to defeat all of them before the tunnel collapses. Shin didn't feel his chances would increase even if he restored his Ki with Life Force Booster around his wrist. Especially while having to protect Komaru... unless he risked it all.

Shin: "Everyone! Stay close to me as possible!"

Sachi: "What are you-"

Yet Sachi had no time to question this decision as Shin ran straight into the enemy Monokuma army without hesitation. Drake and Sachi were left out of the loop, but sensing how serious Shin was they charged forward along with him even knowing the danger of doing so. Unlike Shin they were still in the realm of mortals, so taking on a hundred strong robotic army was nothing short of suicide... yet all of a sudden feeling that a greater power was their leader they choose to stick with him to the end.

Shin watched as the Bomber Monokuma readied their grenades, Guard Monokuma their riot shields, and the Junk Monokuma madly craw forward to tear his team  apart... but he knew that soon they would be gone. Shin still in the Second Stage of Unlocked Mode focused all of his concentration within himself towards the Kagune organ. The liquid muscle within, or Rc Cells condensed and into a heavily concentrated substance and was then released throughout the blood stream. A far greater physical enhancement than normal from the Rc Cells increased his power, speed and regeneration by 3-5, yet it did not end there. From the spine around his backside a new Kagune erupted to the surface. This Kagune was not the red tentacle that the others were used to, but a black armored Kagune.

The Kakuja Kagune.

A Kakuja (Red One) was the weapon of a Ghoul with a transformed Kagune and Shin's incomplete one took the shape of a long black armored tail with glowing red flesh within, with sharp talons along one side of the tail. A Kakuja mask would normally go along with this form, yet feeling his mind going off to a strange place when it surfaced he opted not to use it. Shin first awakened to this power towards the end of his fight with Team Germany's leader. It was the ultimate weapon of a Ghoul who has partaken in cannibalism of its own kind or other special existence that bestowed far greater power to Shin then his mutation normally did. Shin was without Ki at this time so he couldn't use any more techniques, yet his strength surpassed what both his Black Heaven & Earth Ki and normal Kagune bestowed him and he didn't hesitate to display that tyrannical power here and now.

Shin: "...Move!!!"

A single armored Kagune tail far thicker and stronger than the normal tentacle following behind Shin's back was finally given a command and it twitched. The armored tail with irregular movement came alive and at a speed naked to the human eye lashed out at the numerous Junk Monokuma charging at Shin... and it was the end. The armored tail crashed into the enemy and the side talons tore them apart. The encounter lasted but two seconds and dozens Junk Monokuma fell through the sky as scrapped metal, and this was only the beginning. With blurry and crazed moment paths the armored tail lashed out all the remaining Monokuma. The Bomber Monokuma didn't have a chance to throws their grenades before they had their heads ripped off by the armored tail and the Guard Monokuma were bisected at the waist shield and all by the attached talons.

Sachi: "..."

Drake: "My lord..."

Komaru: "Too much! What kind of back story do you have to have to get power like this!?"

Shin's comrades were either left speechless, amazed, or doubtful and blown away at his tyrannical power that only needed less than ten seconds to sweep away an army of hundred Monokuma. Shin then went on to punch away any and all trains that stood in their way of escaping as the others followed after him in disbelief. They never expected for their leader to have this kind of power and were further confused as to why he hadn't displayed this power before, or at least during the previous boss battle. Komaru, Sachi, and Drake asked this very question to Shin... and he only had this to say.

Shin: "This Kakuja Kagune eats away at the body, literally so to speak, and wears me down. My stamina is almost but all consumed, so I didn't want to use it if I didn't need to. Also..."

Komaru: "Also?"

Shin: "...I kind of forgot about it before."

Hearing this Komaru, Sachi, and Drake were left speechless and didn't know whether they wanted to laugh or cry, but they definitely wanted to cry. The boss battle with Mark Guyver was too fierce to have held anything back, but Shin did have his reasons. Shin was so versatile a fighter he had more than one ultimate technique with both Spirit Wave and the Kakuja Kagune, with the one shot Spirit Wave being the stronger. Also, he can recover Ki very quickly and has the Life Force Booster to restore energy, so the use of Spirit Wave which expends all of his Ki isn't as that critical of a weak point as it used to be. On the otherhand Shin didn't have a technique or item that restores stamina or his physical body that's consumed by the Kakuja Kagune after it is summoned. Shin said he forgot but at this current time he had a preference towards Ki techniques, and so given the choice he unconsciously uses them in a pinch rather his One-eyed Ghoul Mutation.

Shin: "Anyways, don't look at me like that! I'm your leader and protagonist for what's its worth! We're almost out of danger, so let's-"

It was then that Shin noticed the unexpected final threat outside the original plot. Shin had destroyed all the enemy Momokuma and had cleared a path for his comrades to safety. The train platform which was safe from the collapsing tunnel in the original plot was right before their eyes, but someone or something was already standing there looking at them. A little girl with brown hair wearing a one piece yellow dress and in her hand was a lance molded by earth fragments. This little girl was not a member of the Warriors of Hope or a Momokuma Kid... as Shin recognized her as the non-human Lowest Level Earth Elemental of his comrade that had joined Team Japan in his second mission of God's Dimension, BTOOOM.

Shin: "Gnome!? Then Shuai is-"

Gnome interrupted Shin from saying anymore. The small girl gripped and raised the earth lance larger than her body over her shoulder and with inhuman strength along with geokinetic power threw the earth lance at him with all her might. The earth lance sped off with the speed of a bullet to run him through. There was little time to react, but still in the Second Stage and Kakuja form gave Shin the ability defend. The black armored Kagune tail flying with lighting speed lashed out, striking the tip of the earth spear and deflecting it away. Shin wanted to complain at that time why Shuai couldn't normally fight with such intensity, but he didn't have time to vocalize his inner thoughts as the next attack came.

From underneath everyone's feet a unnatural shaking, different from the collapsing tunnel could be felt and for the three in Unlocked Mode it didn't go unnoticed. Both Shin and Sachi side stepped in time to the side to avoid an earth spike erupting from the tunnel floor, yet Drake a moment too late in moving away was hit. The earth spike missed impaling Drake through the stomach, yet it still tore off his left arm that was coincidentally holding the Pulse Rifle and this did not go unnoticed. Gnome fused with the floor of the platform and re-materialized from the earth spike that tore off Drakes arm. Gnome then caught the Pulse Rifle and escaped down the tunnel everyone just escaped from.

Drake: "Gyhaaaa!!!"

Komaru: "Dr-Drake! Shin, he-"

Shin: "...I know!"

Shin for a moment felt compelled to chase after Gnome, yet choose against that action as he wasn't certain that Shuai could be nearby as Gnome could take some level of independent action long as her master supplied her with energy. That's why Shin prioritized protecting Komaru still in his arms and his comrades, one who was critical injured. He swept them up with his Kagune and ran towards the train platform as fast as he could and up the stairs they once came down from. Then thirty second later the tunnel along with the platform were destroyed as the ceiling completely caved in.

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Megaphone Hacking Gun's status -

Slot 1: Break Bullet.

Slot 2: Move Bullet.

Slot 3: Detect Bullet.

Slot 4: Dance Bullet.

Slot 5: Empty.

Slot 6: Empty.

Slot 7: Empty.

Slot 8: Empty.

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Proofread by Azarza.

For the Monokuma Kids left behind in the tunnel... not my fault. Blame the series.