Terror Infinity Side B
Chapter 32, Dangan Ronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
- *BANG*!
From the muzzle of Silver Monokuma's Thomson Contender Mystic Code a single Origin Bullet was fired, flying through the air on a path towards the approaching Shin. Shin saw the bullet head straight for him and entered Unlocked Mode. With his enhanced vision he saw on the tip of the speeding bullet crafted from white bone. This caused Shin to give up all thoughts of blocking the seemingly normal bullet and side stepped to the side. The bullet brushed passed where he once was and shot a hole through the backrest of a stadium seat where it landed and left a small hole in the floor of the stadium. He knew the danger of Silver Monokuma's Mystic Code wasn't as simple as this. Coming in contact of the bullet forged from the ribcage of the famous Magus Killer would cause one's energy to go haywire and cause irreversible damage that only God could hope to repair.
The Thomson Contender was a death sentence for Shin and he swore to pay extra attention to it, but unfortunately his thoughts were seen through by his opponent. As he closely watched Silver Monokuma's right hand grasping the Mystic Code, she raised her free left hand now pointed towards him. Shin finally notice this hand was glowing with white light too late, overly concerned with the Mystic Code. Silver Monokuma's left hand glowed brighter and brighter till reaching full strength and released a intensified white beam straight towards him.
Swiftly Shin entered the Second Stage and with enlarged legs he jumped as far as possible with Instant Movement. From where he once stood, one eighth of the stadium stands were swallowed up by a white hot light. Shin coming to a crash landing just outside the attack range saw that everything within the laser beam was burned to the ground and the floor underneath even began to melt, leaving behind a wide smoldering hole a meter deep.
Shin: (She lead me to be overly cautious with about the Mystic Code to hide Judgement of the Moon Goddess. The spell must have been fully charged by the time I arrived, but I failed to notice the signs. Fuck my suddenly overpowered comrades! Is she really brainwashed!?)
Shin cursed in his mind as he picked himself up from the ground and then once more ran towards Silver Monokuma. Silver Monokuma ran backwards while reloading the Thomson Contender, putting some distance between them while never letting her sights off him. Their speed was beyond mortals and both were in Unlocked Mode at this time. Just seconds after their chase began they cross over half the soccer field. Shin still in the Second Stage due to the stress returned to the First Stage, and then calculated the distance their speed and distance. He was faster as he was running straight with Instant Movement compared to Silver Monokuma running backwards, but he wasn't that much slower. Before he could reach her she would be able to fire the Thomson Contender a second time. He could enter the Second Stage for more speed and power, but she could just do the same.
Shin: (This is like the fight with Abigail. Those of the same stage of the Genetic Constraint can rarely over power each other without a drastic difference in stats and enhancements. Aqua is the only member of the team I can't just overpower... No, in power alone she's superior to me! If I can't over power her than I can only take a risk!)
Resolved for what comes next Shin ran forward towards Silver Monokuma as she raised the Mystic Code in one hand and prepared Judgement of the Moon God in the other. She needed a lot of charge time to turn the werewolf bloodline spell into something lethal, so the real threat now was the Thomson Contender Mystic Code. As the distance between them was finally less than two meters she opened fire. Silver Monokuma in the First Stage and at this range would not miss no matter what Shin tried, yet she saw something unexpected. He did not try to avoid the bullet, but merely raised his right hand. The Origin Bullet was released, shoot through the air, and pierced into his flesh, but that was it. The Origin Bullet cut through Shin's flesh, and taking a page from Kotomine Kirie, he redirect the bullet out of his arm while screaming at the top of his lungs and spat out a mouthful of blood, but then the wounds were immediately regenerated with Rc Cells. Their was no energy reaction to tear his body apart from the inside out and Silver Monokuma couldn't understand why.
Shin: (I suppressed all the energy within my body as best I could, but I still took a little bit of damage. I can't heal this, but it won't hinder future battles.)
Silver Monokuma not knowing Shin suppressed his Ki to diminish the crippling damage of Origin Bullets was left speechless and revealed a opening that Shin didn't hesitate to take advantage of it. Shin retrieving Gravity Blade from the Na Ring entered the Second Stage and with enlarged legs he sprung forward with Instant Movement, swiftly reaching her side. Silver Monokuma recovered just as he swung down the black magic sword about to cut off her right arm, and with a clinking sound of metal clashing she twisted her wrist slightly and the sword was blocked. Three metal claws made of Adamantium clashed with Gravity Blade stopping Shin's attack. She then kicked him away and jumped back a meter, put away her Mystic Code, and used this space to enter the Second Stage of Unlocked Mode.
Although not drastically, her well toned body enlarged slightly causing rippling and powerful muscles across her body granting her a physique beyond any man, and now ready to fight three metal claws erupted from both hands and she sprung towards her opponent like a wild beast. This pressure forced Shin to enter into the Second Stage. Arms, legs, torso; his entire body grew a size larger with enlarged muscles and he directly clashed with Silver Monokuma.
- *BOOM*!
With enough force to cause shock wave the two sides met head on clashing their respective weapon, yet the one who lost out was Shin. He had thought Gravity Blade with increased weight to his limit would over power her, but her claws locked his magic sword in place and repelled him back. Silver Monokuma renewed her attack with a lunge aiming to slit his neck with her claws. Shin swung Gravity Blade and deflected the claws away, but the ones in her other hand clawed at his chest before retreating. A deep red and bloody claw wound was left across his chest as if he was attacked by a wild beast. Only by the saving grace of his magic armor did her claws only stop at a mere flesh wound, but not having the time to care he immediately retaliated in a renewed rush.
With the power and speed of the Second Stage, Gravity Blade now additionally reinforced by Ki was swung at Silver Monokuma dozens of times in the span of a few seconds with enough force to slice through reinforced steel with accumulated weight increasing the destructive power of the slashes manyfold, yet those attacks never reached her, and in the end he was the one injured instead. Silver Monokuma's hands moved together at lightning speed without irregularities to both attack and defend or to defend and counter attack. It sounded simple enough, but to take two complicated actions at the same time and under harsh conditions like battles to the death was almost impossible, and even trained warriors prioritized one action over the other, but not Silver Monokuma.
Shin was suppressed by her ability to take two actions at the same time and at such speed. Without the advantages of being physically superior the difference in their skill levels became clear like now. Shin's Gravity Blade was be parried to the side by one pair of Silver Monokuma's Adamantium Claws and before he could recover the second pair of claws reinforced by Nen punched into Shin's stomach. Three blades with ruthless force stabbed through the Lesser Fenrir Coat and into his innards. Shin coughed up mouthfuls of blood, and as the claws in her right hand were about to slice of his head from the neck he kicked her away and jumped far back with Void Instant Movement. Silver Monokuma saw her victory close at hand and sprinted towards Shin as to not allow him to recover.
Shin: (Potential my ass! Aren't you just far stronger than me, Aqua? Our enhancements aren't so far apart the that it shouldn't be this one sided. I forget at times, but not only is she more experienced as a Player of God's Dimension, she has the training of a solider of the JSDF and before that was a olympic prospect in swimming. Experience wise she's far different from me who wasted his life before arriving here. Our Genetic Constraint stages are equal, but that's about it. I can't... afford to not give it my all!)
Shin looked at Silver Monokuma with the defocused eyes of Unlocked Mode as her claws were about to reach his throat. He was still recovering from the last attack and couldn't move... yet their was no need to. Just as Silver Monokuma was about to reach him, six blood red tentacles erupted from his back waist side and shoot out towards her. Silver Monokuma noticed the danger with her sharp senses and jumped back into a spin avoiding the tentacle about to impale her, yet the escape was not perfect shown by the cut on her left thigh. Shin at last recovered from the previous attack with the high speed regeneration of a ghoul. He looked at Silver Monokuma and crouched down in order to be ready to move at the slightest provocation. He looked at the wound on her thigh and cursed out loud. That last attack would have at best dismembered and would not have ended her life, but it was a level of attack that was completely unacceptable to use on the woman he loved. He wanted nothing more now than to bow down and apologize to her, yet he knew that this was only the beginning and just to stay alive he would need to take rougher action.
Silver Monokuma light wounds healed within just a few seconds and then she charged at Shin again. Although not the same as his enhancements, she too had strong healing factors in the Werewolf Bloodline and Wolverine Mutation, which allowed her to keep fighting for a long time at a high level. Seeing this Shin once more cursed that he couldn't hold back against her and showed his true might. By the time Silver Monokuma reached his side and clawed at him a red energy enveloped him. Shin swung Gravity Blade in Red Moon Formation and when it met her Adamantium Claws she was pushed back for the first time. Red Moon Formation vastly increased his stats, yet he knew that this wasn't enough. Shin recalled his Kagune and entered into his Kakuja Form which further increase his basic power and speed by 3-5 times. From his back six red tentacles surfaced and then a black metallic armor enfolded two of the tentacles, strengthened them, and then merged into one.
Silver Monokuma watched Shin armed with Gravity Blade enter Red Moon Formation and Kakuja Form and felt a fear that grew by the second and she jumped into the air with a cut appearing on her left waist. Silver Monokuma barely reacted as Shin moved at a speed that allowed him to vanish and reappear where she once stood having just finished swing his sword, yet it wasn't over yet. Trailing behind his back was the armored Kakuja Kagune tail that reached out and captured Silver Monokuma in mid air. She reacting at the last moment stabbed into the armored Kagune. The Adamantium Claws were harder and sharper than Shin's Kakuja Kagune and cut into its inner flesh, and she attempted to free herself and almost succeeded. Before she could she was thrown away and sent flying through the air and at a speed of 500 MPH and crashing into the stadium seating area causing large cloud of debris to explode out. There was no immediate movement for within the cloud of debris, yet Shin didn't let his guard down. Shin himself wasn't certain he could walk away from such a collision himself, but he was certain Silver Monokuma wasn't defeated... and he was right.
A few second later Silver Monokuma walked out of the cloud of debris. She did so without signs of a single injury, yet that was not the most surprising part. Silver Monokuma's eyes had turned sharp as a wild animal and glowed gold and her body was shrouded by a similar golden color Nen aura. He hair was also now dyed silver and grew more muscular and taller by a foot. It was the same werewolf form of Silver Monokuma that Shin saw back during the final battle of Apocalypse Alice. It was unique variation of the werewolf form that those with the Werewolf Bloodline had access to, but was much more powerful and rivaled Shin's Kakuja Form transformation. Shin gazing upon her form recalled that it was only for a moment, but it allowed her to overwhelm the Diseased Girl of that Labyrinth, and now thanks her newest skill Focused State of Mind she could transform as she pleased.
From this point forward a true battle of super humans began. Now as a werewolf, Silver Monokuma overflowing with killing intent and beastly instincts took three steps forward slowly and then kicked the floor. As if she copied the principles of Instant Movement, but without the Ki, she closed the distance between them in a instant and her Adamantine Claws were now only inches away from his eyes. With no time to time think Shin raised Gravity Blade to block the attack. On contact with her Adamantium Claws enveloped in Nen ignited into a small blast. The blast forced Shin to take a step back, yet as if unaffected Silver Monokuma with claws burning with a red Golden Nen Flame stepped forward without hesitation.
Shin coated Gravity Blade with as much Ki as possible and retaliated with increased weight sword slashes. Every time their weapons clashed explosion shaking the very air and earth struck Shin, yet he fought back with everything he had and held on. Still, he was being overwhelmed. Silver Monokuma's power and speed had increased close to five folds while she was a werewolf. Not equaling the boost from Shin's Red Moon Formation and Kakuja Form together, but their original difference in power kept her just ahead. It was impossible to both escape or clash head on, and realizing that Shin used a wide variety of powers to counter attack.
Silver Monokuma engaged Shin at close range was then swiped at the armored tail and was sent flying. Her arm hit by the armored tail bled heavily, but thanks to her Adamantium endoskeleton her bones did not break or flinch from the collision. She recover just as another tail tired to swipe at her and she jumped the air, but was intercepted mid air by Shin as he the kicked forward with Void Movement and hit her at point blank range with Soul Crushing Strike, and along with the ringing sound of a mini sonic boom on impact she was blown away once more. Shin kicked the air again and pursued her and holding Gravity tightly, he took aim and let loose a Thirty-six Pound Cannon slash. The vacuum blade was on a course to sever Silver Monokuma's legs just as she hit the ground.
Tumbling through the air she felt this danger immediately and raised her right hand towards the floor and released a weak beam with Judgement of the Moon Goddess. The push altered her landing slightly away from where Thirty-six Pound Cannon fell and carved a deep scar into the earth, yet unfortunately her right arm was grazed and almost cut off by the flying sword slash. Silver Monokuma leaped away over twenty meters to put some space between them and was about to retrieve the Thomson Contender, yet she felt a vibration below her feet along with a chill running down her spine and jumped once more, but it was too late. A armored Kagune tail tunneled underground and emerged under her feet and it stabbed into her stomach through and through. Shin intended to do this, but feeling the sensation of her bloody flesh through the Kagune made him sick.
Shin: (I.. I had to do it, but it still feels so wrong. I couldn't hold back back. Well, at least with this critical blow Aqua should-)
But things turned out differently than what he had hoped for. Silver Monokuma did not lose strength after receiving the stab wound through her stomach, but in fact became even more desperate to survive and win. She channeled a quarter of her Nen into her Adamantium Claws now enveloped in a flame like aura and hacked off the armored tail stabbing into her, and once free she escaped into the stadium stands of Towa Stadium and into a dark hallway. For Shin by the time ever thing happened it was to late to stop her as she already escaped, but he immediately gave chase? He remembered that Towa Stadium was still set to blow up and he had to defeat Silver Monokuma before then, but he failed to realize one thing. Silver Monokuma wasn't running away because she was afraid of him. She ran away to gain the time and space she needed to use her full strength.
- *HOWL*!!!
As Shin jumped into the stadium stands in his pursuit and then immediately stopped in a cold sweat hearing the loud howling of a beast. At the same time an unparalleled killing intent swept over him. It was a familiar pressure that he had once felt long ago in H.O.T.D and BTOOOM, yet this feeling that he was about to be swallowed up by a mad beast was far stronger than ever before. He couldn't tell if this was caused by Silver Monokuma's increased enhancements from back them or that he was the target of this killing intent, but he did know one thing. All thoughts of chasing after her were erased and knew that he had to escape. This was not an act of cowardice, but of continual survival. The moment Silver Monokuma reemerges will be the moment of his death. It was then as Shin took into the air with Void Instant Movement the entrance of the hallway Silver Monokuma escaped into moments ago exploded and the roar of a powerful beast echoed across Towa Stadium. Then slowly a large silver monster wolf walked through the blasted entrance of the tunnel. The beast was five meters long with the width of three grown adults. The monsters muscles reinforced by Nen were all too noticeable through its thick silver coat of fur and its eyes radiated with savage might. It's silver Adamantium fur reflected the light shinning down from the sun and it's golden eyes were void of all emotions and were just a vacant, yet filled with madness.
Shin: (...Is that really Aqua? This... She... That thing can't be called human!)
Silver Monokuma's mere presence now pressured Shin like nothing he's ever experienced before. Even with Kakuja Kagune and Red Moon Formation he couldn't picture any way to best her in her. Power, speed, endurance, and reaction speed. Even without testing Silver Monokuma his instincts told him that he was outmatched in every category. Silver Monokuma then glared at Shin as he tried to escape through the air to out distance between them. He was over 1000 meters away and up high in the air, yet unconcerned by this distance she leaped toward him.The distance between them that Shin desperately created was erased with just that one action. The large monster wolf in one leap and at a speed he was barely able to follow was now above him and her large frame casted a shadow over him.
It was as if death loomed above him and in desperation he swiped at Silver Monokuma with the armored Kagune tail. Silver Monokuma paid this small resistance little mind and with one swipe of her paws the Kagune was deflected away with claw marks cutting deep into its armor. Shin had no words to describe how one of his strongest weapons was just now flung away like a toy and he could now only watch what was to come. At a speed faster than the eye can follow Silver Monokuma's front paw claws coated in Adamantine slapped down on Shin from above and into the stadium grounds below, crashing into the earth in a deep crater. Thankfully, the energy field of Red Moon Formation absorbed most of the damage, but his head still spun from the impact and the fear that he felt towards Silver Monokuma nearly paralyzed him. Shin knew that without Red Moon Formation he would have died instantly, crushed by the swipe of her claws before even touching the ground below.
Shin: (No wonder I never saw footage ever showing me defeat Aqua once she fully transformed. If escape is impossible and fighting is impossible... just what can I do?)
Shin climbed out of the crater with no clue about what to do next, yet seeing that Red Moon Formation was about to end, without hesitation he expended the Ki to continue it for another full minute. He had no clue on how to go about defeating Silver Monokuma, but did know that he could take a singe one of her attacks without it. Just as he was finishing channeling Ki into the Lesser Fenrir Coat he noticed Silver Monokuma standing about 100 meters away.
Shin was surprised to see the monster wolf not following up on its attack. If she had he would not have had any means of fighting back and once Red Moon Formation's barrier was broken through he would be at her mercy. Shin didn't know why Silver Monokuma wasn't following through and he didn't believe that she was the type to play around with her opponents, or prey for a better word even in her monster wolf form. As he observed her wondering what was wrong he noticed a pained expression of her face. It was hard to notice as she was transformed, but she was growling endlessly at a low volume and grinding its teeth coated in Adamantine creating a sharp sound of pieces of metal grinding against each other.
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Curiosity got the better of Shin and he took a few steps forward wanting to get a closer look, but finally remembering his existence Silver Monokuma glared at him. He stopped moving to forward and tool a step back, but it was too late. Shin had already gotten her attention. Silver Monokuma took a deep breath and its body grew all over by one size and began to glow with a golden light. This light soon grew brighter and brighter, and then ignited it's surroundings with flames. Shin recognized this action from the final battle of Apocalypse Alice where Silver Monokuma in one move too fast for him to follow blew away the almighty Diseased Girl and nearly critically wounded her. Eclipse Rush! It was both incredibly fast and power, but at that time Aqua was only in her Werewolf Form. If she uses that technique in her monster wolf form...
Shin: "I'm-"
And just like that he only saw a the monster wolf take a step forward and a light pass by him, and his world turned to darkness.
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Shin: "Ahh... Ahh..."
Shin slowly opened his eyes and confirmed that he was still alive, but he wished that was not the case. Regaining unconscious made him aware of how much damage he had taken. He hadn't lost any parts of his body, yet his entire being screamed with pain as if he had been run over by a train and lived. Last he recalled he had taken the full force of Silver Monokuma's Eclipse Rush. He was still in Red Moon Formation and Kakuja Form, and at the last second before impact he coating his body with Silver Dragon Scales and Kagune tails. Despite the overlapping defenses he had taken so much damage, yet the truth was that only because of those multiple powers reinforcing and protecting his body he had the chance to open his eyes again.
His body was banged up, his conscious was going in and out, and the Lesser Fenrir Coat was in tatters and barley hanging on having its defensive barrier broken through and would need to be repaid by God to regain it's full functions, yet despite all of that he was still alive. Shin now had to question how he was still alive for another reason. Eclipse Rush broke through the defensive barrier of Red Moon Formation and knocked him clear out. He had also exited his Kakuja Form while unconscious with a great lost of stamina, and even had less than half his Ki after everything was said and done, so just how he was alive was the big question. Also-
Shin: "Just where aim I is the big question. Where's Aqua and why hasn't she-"
Shin only now took in his surroundings and was shocked. He was fighting just outside Towa Stadium, but now as he looked out of a large hole in a wall where he expects he crashed through, he saw that he was on the fifth floor of an abandoned office building. He then looked out into the distance and spotted Towa Stadium about 2-3 kilometers away and he was left speechless. Silver Monokuma's ultimate attack had blasted him through the roof of Towa Stadium, over such a great distance, and finally crashing into the fifth floor of a random office building. It was all too much. Shin imagined that he could do the first part with a Spirit Wave punch to a opponent, but not the rest even on his best day.
Shin: "...Haha! So I'm only alive because my girlfriend sent me flying into the distance like I'm Team Rocket. That's... not funny when you're on the other side and I'm starting to fell bad for those guys I should file a complaint to the writers later. As for right now... just what should I-"
- *EXPLOSION*!!!
A large explosion was heard by everyone in Towa City. Shin with a idea what it was once more looked out into the distance and saw Towa Stadium up in flames and collapsing on top of itself. He had the silly notion to worry for Silver Monokuma's safety, yet soon put away such thoughts. Even if she was in the center of the blast she would be find long as she had not exited out of her wolf form and that was doubtful.
Shin: (Aqua's power and speed are above 50-100 fold of her standard, with a emphasis on power and defense. Her Adamantium coated fur and strong muscles should allow her to even tank a nuclear blast, but it's far from the perfect ability. I don't know if there's a time limit to it, but the first time I saw her exit that form after H.O.T.D she was so exhausted that she needed her Human Creation butler to carry her into her room.)
Shin began to serious think about how he would deal with Silver Monokuma's Monster Wolf Form. He had to also return to Towa Hills as soon as possible to support Komaru and his team, so he needed a plan. He began by calculating his chances in a direct fight against Silver Monokuma and arrived at a conclusion. Zero percent chance or victory or survival. That was the answer that he arrived at from his experience fighting her so far. Next he considered a battle of endurance against it and found his chances much more optimistic. Shin's enhancements were best suited for healing and endurance. He never heard of her time limit in that form, but there must be one. Still, he didn't know if he had to fight Silver Monokuma for one minute, five minutes, or a hour, but he had to return to his team as soon as possible.
Shin: (When I think about it, this doesn't seem right. Aqua lacked the leadership skills and motivation to be the leader of Team Japan, yet she was by far she is the most powerful when she taps into her hidden power from the high compatibility of her enhancements. Werewolf Bloodline, Wolverine Mutation, and Nen are not a joke when you mix them together. Not even all of Team Japan together could hope to bring her down unless we exchange for nukes. My best attack is Spirit Wave, and even if I used it in Red Moon Formation and Kakuja Form, and got a solid hit in I doubt I could do more than damage her to some degree that wasn't small, but wasn't big either. Soul Crushing Strike that attacks internally as well as externally would probably do more damage, but not much more. Unless God wanted me to ignore her and let her be erased it was near impossible to subdue her during this mission. This is still a mission, so he won't set by odds of victory to 0%. Whether the method could be found within the plot or somewhere else, there should be a method to win against her. There must be... Wait!)
- *HOWL*!!!
Just as Shin recalled something odd during the battle and thought about why hadn't Silver Monokuma chased after him, and came up with a crazy idea to turn things around, he heard the howling of the monster which he feared most. That howl resonated throughout the city and brought up a fear within Shin that threatened to swallow him whole, he forced out a smile to motivate himself and jumped through the hole in the wall. He fell from the firth floor and just before he touched the ground he kicked the air with Void Movement to soften his landing. Then once standing on the streets of Towa City Shin began to run towards the origin of the howling at full speed, and as he turned a corner-
Shin: "【Deceiving the night♪ Beguiling the world ♪ The darkness that saves the girl of the endless night ♪】Holy Sword Switch!"
Shin was cloaked in a silver aura of magic and then appearing in his left hand was the silver sword of heroes in its dagger form, Holy Sword Switch. Shin had come up with a plan. A reckless plan with no way out once it begins and will only end with victory or his death. Still, it was the best and fastest plan he could think up to save Silver Monokuma and rejoin with his team at Towa Hills. From one street to the next Shin ran through through the area at full speed with Instant Movement. Nearby Monokuma aiming for his life would lie in wait in dark alleyways to ambush him as he searching for Silver Monokuma, yet they were quickly taken down. Even the stronger Junk Monokuma, Beast Monokuma, Ball Monokuma and Destroy Monokuma were demolished almost as soon as they appeared. Shin was in a weakened state after the initial class with Silver Monokuma, but everything had pushed his senses to new heights. In addition his Ki and body were recovering slowly, but at a noticeable speed thanks to Black Heaven and Earth Technique. The Monokuma surrounded and attack Shin who appeared to be on his last leg, but every time they came close they were killed, cut in half by Gravity Blade in his right hand.
Shin: (Compared to Aqua and my comrades you all are too fragile to be my opponents. Compared to just Aqua, you're all just moving in slow motion and your weapons are far too dull. You all seem to have upgraded your combat instincts further with Monaca's defeat, but we've fought to many times for that to make any difference!)
Shin left a trail of destroyed robot parts in his wake. The combat AI of the Monokuma pushed their fighting potential to new heights and came at him with such numbers and variety, Shin would have no chance Monokuma of holding his own if this was the beginning of the mission, but not at the present. No matter how they outnumbered him or what weapons they used he avoided taking any damage. Shin's stamina and energy strengthening his body were being drained and fast, yet in exchange the killer Monokuma robots had no hope of matching him and were all destroyed.
- SIDE QUEST REWARD 2, Monokuma KILL. Various MONOKUMA'S DEFEATED. 1030 POINTS ACQUIRED!
Shin: "That's... the last of them!"
Shin had just stabbed Gravity Blade deep into the eye of a Junk Monokuma trying to tear at his neck and pulled it out when he finally realized that he was all alone. All the Monokuma in the area were killed him within those few minutes of combat. Shin heard his rewards from God, but was not happy in the slightest. He had avoided any damage to himself, but his energy and stamina were drained once more. Against a small army of Monokuma that he hadn't bothered to count just how many there were, he had to go all out to come out alive.
Shin: "Well, not that what I have in mind for Aqua requires a-"
Then at that moment a pair of golden eyes locked onto Shin and a pressure all to familiar weighted down on his body. The glair from what he was certain was from his transformed comrade was originating from behind him. Shin wanted nothing more than to obey his instincts and run, or at least turn around and take a defensive stance, yet he did neither of those things. Shin simply took a deep breath of air and let it out to calm his nerves in Unlocked Mode, but he was not preparing for battle. Instead he recalled the personalities of those he most needed now and tired to copy them.
From behind his back where Shin didn't know what was going heard the sounds of large foot steps approaching and they were slowly, but surely making their way towards him. The monster wolf simply observed Shin as it moved closer and closer with each step. Like all ways the great beast released a maddening killing intent that would drive any sane man crazy, yet at this moment the monster wolf didn't attack Shin and for whatever reason it was just observing him. When it was about one meter away from him where he could feel and smell it's not breath that burned his skin and wreaked of metal from the nearby Monokuma she found annoying, it stopped in its tracks. It groaned lowly and shock it's head as if it was experiencing a headache, but both it and Shin knew better what the truth was.
Shin: (She stopped?! Then like I thought Izuru Kamukura was the cause for everything! Earlier the transformed Aqua stopped attacking me when I first realized I had no hopes of fighting or escaping her. She at most respond to killing intent from others... no, to put it simply any emotions directed her way, but something out there, Izuru Kamukura, didn't like that. He wanted Aqua to keep attacking me, that bastard, but she refused, but how is that possible? She's brainwashed and she attacked me without mercy in the beginning of our fight, so this leads me to a single truth. The Guide Izuru Kamukura doesn't have a perfect hold over Aqua!)
That was the conclusion Shin reached. Her transform state was something hard for Silver Monokuma herself to control and even needed a B tier support skill to have hopes of one day taming it. Izuru Kamukura is a Psyche Force user and a powerful one at that was able to take control of the majority of Team Japan, but still, reining in Silver Monokuma's transformed state should still be hard. Additionally, the previous stated support skill was Focused State of Mind. It allowed Silver Monokuma to reform her mind and increase willpower, but also had the description of being impossible to be brain controlled by Psyche Force. Despite that Izuru Kamukura did in fact brainwash her, but it couldn't have been easy.
Shin: (Combine her berserker wolf form and Focused State of Mind, I'm betting that you get something incredibly hard, if not near impossible to control with Psyche Force. There is also the mental damage I may have inflicted on him as well, but I can't confirm that. The point is that there's over a 50% probability that the Guide Izuru Kamukura doesn't have a perfect hold on her. Those headaches Aqua experiences time to time are either her breaking free of the original brainwashing or she is resisting further commands. Either way this leaves her open to attack and is one of the methods available within the mission to defeat her. She also won't attack me long as don't direct my emotions towards her. Anger, fear, love, compassion... I must seal everything and become nothing.)
Silver Monokuma continued to glair at Shin with a look of madness and now irritation from real time commands from The Guide, yet Shin remained still as a statue without any mind towards her. Saki who can't feel too strongly about things, Connor who hides his feelings deep down, and the teaching of assassination from Sachi. Shin made use of all these things and tired to emulate them now. Death, madness, danger, a desire to eat him alive were being released by the monster wolf as a pressure crashing down on him from behind, yet it didn't reach him. Shin's eyes were vacant with no expression to be seen on his face and the beast made no effort to acknowledge his existence and it held back on devouring him or stomping on his remains.
Shin: (This reminds me of the Twenty-Fifth Baam's first battle in the Tower, but I shouldn't get distracted here. Just a bit more... Come a bit closer... Come a bit closer and I can stab Holy Sword into her heart before she can react and kill me.)
Shin saw this as his only chance, but the one behind Silver Monokuma knew this as well and took action. Using the full force of Psyche Force he compelled the mad beast to kill Shin here and now. The monster wolf howled loudly at the attack on its mind. It was so loud that Shin's inner right ear ruptured from the sound and blood leaked out and dripped to the ground. Shin remained perfectly still, yet inwardly he was panicking. The monster wolf was only a meter away, but even in its raged induced state he didn't believe he could reach it just heart before being killed, but he may have have to risk it now or else Izuru Kamukura would force Silver Monokuma to attack him regardless. Just as he was about to turn around and make his move-
Kotoko: "Out of the way stupid mutt! That's my bis sis's follower! Mega Warrior Axe Throw Splash!!!"
Out of nowhere Kotoko Utsugi appeared from the skies standing on the shoulders of her super robot, Fighter Robot Highlander the Great. Shin didn't recall her robot having the ability to fly, but that wasn't important. What was important was that Kotoko had Highlander the Great gather all its power and threw it's signature axe with both hands on a direct course for the monster wolf. The axe spun in the air like a helicopter blade and accumulated enough force that it would at least blow away the monster wolf if she tired to tank it. The monster wolf sensed the danger of the incoming attack and gathered Nen towards one of its paws and clawed at the incoming axe. On contact their was the detonation of golden flames, and the thrown ace was blown away with half its blade half shattered. Kotoko was wide eyed at this scene where her most powerful attack was blocked just like that and was now worried for her life, yet she had nothing to worry about.
Shin: (Chance!)
Shin took the instance where the monster wolf directed it's attention to block the incoming attack, turned around, and ran under the beast chest in a flash with the fastest Instant Movement. The monster wolf's reaction speed was by no means slow and sent a claw swipe towards him, but it stopped just inches before reaching him. The sudden force brought up a powerful gust of air blowing Shin off his feet and five meters away, yet he was all smiles as he picked himself up and looked on at the monster wolf. Holy Sword had been accurately stabbed into its chest and pierced it's heart. The monster wolf gave off one last frightening howl that reached all corners of Towa City before beginning to shrink and returning it's human form.
-- SIDE QUEST REWARD 4, TEAM JAPAN GENOCIDE. 7,000 POINTS AND B RANK REWARD AWARDED TO BOTH PLAYERS!
Silver Monokuma, no Aqua kneeled on the ground incredibly exhausted and surrounded by the silver magic aura of the Holy Sword Switch. She supported weakened her body with both her arms, yet it was clear that this was the best she could do now. Her transformed state was incredibly powerful and had a decent activation period, but came at a incredible after effect cost. Her stamina and energy would be drained to such a extent she wouldn't be able to move on her own for days without the repairs from God. Only if she was bathed in in the light of a stamina recovery spell nonstop for a full day would she be back on her feet. Aqua with much effort turned her head to face Shin worried for what she had done to him, but frowned. She saw him smiling happy like a fool and with fondness for her in his eyes. It wasn't exactly a bad feeling seeing him like that... but it was uncomfortable for her as she didn't want to attach herself to a man while in God's Dimension. Aqua then turned away afraid of what would happen if she continued to gaze upon the fool who once said to live on for his sake but don't mind it if he died along the way. Still, she felt guilty for hurting him so badly and turned her head back around.
Aqua: "...Sorry for roughing you up there. To make up for it... you can come to my room later... just the once."
Shin: "...Huh? You know, this isn't the... Wait! Why is it only the once!? Doesn't this kind of effort in a battle I had close to no chance of succeeding worth more of a reward! Give me your body, no I mean your heart you shy and indecisive woman!"
Aqua: "...Your true thoughts and desires came out in the end there. Also, I don't want to be called indecisive by you harem king!"
And as soon as she said that she was removed from the mission world. Shin had a lot more to say to her, but he settled for just knowing that he saved her and stood back up. He then called over Kotoko in a state of shock over the events she saw. He asked if she could give him a lift to Towa Hills. Kotoko didn't want to be alone with a man due to her trauma, but reluctantly let him onto Highlander the Great for the sake of reinforcing Sachi. As they flew towards Towa Hills and Shin asked why she came to save him and what was going on at Towa Hills with the others, a voice only he could hear distracted him. It was the Guide Izuru Kamukura using Soul Link.
Izuru Kamukura SL: (...Decent job human. I'm disappointed that you bothered to accompany the heroine of this mission to the end, but no matter. You defeated all your comrades. Come find me. I'll be waiting within Towa National Park for our final battle.)
Shin SL: (Fuck off Guide! I'm mad at you and want to do nothing more than kick your ass, but I have things to do today. I have to save my new comrades. Also, I have a heroine waiting for my return, so go read a book or something and wait for me!)
Shin ignored the Guide for now and continued to fly off alongside Kotoko atop of Towa Hills.
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I never wrote it before, but I'll make a description for Eclipse Rush and the monster form that I'll call Silver Fang from now on. Also, if there are three new advance reviews I'll release the next chapter featuring the battle between Shin and Big Bnag Monokuma in the next 8 to 10 hours. If there are six or more by this time tomorrow I'll do another double release in one day to cover the Guide Vs Shin battle.
Eclipse Rush -
Rating xxx.
In werewolf or full wolf form, ignite the Nen within ones body and rush forward at blinding speeds leaving behind a path of destruction. Requires Werewolf Bloodline, Wolverine Mutation, and Nen.
Silver Fang -
Rating xxx.
Allow the three following enhancements; Werewolf Bloodline, Wolverine Mutation, and Nen of a natural Enhancer type Nen User to stimulate one another and go out of control, transforming the user into a monster wolf. Bones, fur, fangs and claws are coated in adamantium, and all parts of the body are empowered by Nen. Obtain fifty-seventy times the power and speed, and vastly increased defense.