| Fan Fiction |
by Aelk
“My lord, Dr. Lancelot has had the preparations ready.”
A sentinel reported monotonously. Schwartz Geiger smiled; he is now only an inch away from victory…
The red alarm sounded in the arsenal all of a sudden, and every sentinels and soldiers hastily got back into their respective squads to await orders.
“Sir, we have detected four intruders!! One of them is a Mu user!”
Filthy rats, the king thought viciously, must be eliminated.
“All squads get to their position and get ready for the intrusion.”
“Yes sir!”
“And Lancelot, start the soul-extraction procedure.”
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Clutching Scarlet’s virtual map of the metropolis, Lilith, Red, Kazo and Günter followed it dutifully to navigate around the labyrinth of rooms and corridors of the Metropolis.
“The only solution now is to have a Mu user crush the core and thus ending Azure’s life…”
That was what Gunter said during the conference held after Azure has been captured. Despite how hard her heart rebelled against the others’ wishes, Lilith was hesitant at first.
What can she do even if she said she wants to save him? She can not do anything. But…
“I want to see him… I want to see him so badly.”
She could not sit back and pretend nothing has happened.
She could not just let him die.
Touched by her words, Red and the others agreed to be her escort even though they knew that the returning will not be as easy. After planning their operation carefully kept a secret from the others; they took action on the third night of Azure’s capture.
The Metropolis consisted of a hundred levels, and thus making a way through to the arsenal is no simple feat. With Tiamat, Gunter has managed to get them into the aerodrome at the tenth storey with a rowdy crash, and from then on, the journey will be downwards to the basement.
Thus far their descent has been met with numerous resistances, but with their prowess everything has been going on smoothly. Machinas or sentinels, they were able to eliminate them within split seconds. It was also then Lilith realized Azure’s empathy towards the enemies. No matter how cruel they were towards the other oppressed races, he could not bring himself to kill them, unlike Kazo and Red.
Their descent finally showed the arsenal’s entrance in vicinity, and all they need now is to use the entrance password which Iris memorized. It may not be correct, but they must try whatever methods they have at hand.
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“Mus are like a second soul within its user’s body which can be materialized according to the user’s will. It is only an energy source with no auto-activating abilities and will not act on its own. But his is different. Rather than an extra soul, he has an extra ‘entity’ within him --- An entity with its own thinking and will.”
“Which is why soul-detecting devices could not detect his power, but an extra presence showed up while we are scanning for his vitals.”
“It’s like two people trapped in one body.”
Long and detailed explanations could be heard from all around him. He understood every word, but could not find enough energy to wake up from his sub-consciousness. This scent around him, as his nose picked up, was filled with chemicals and other substances.
“Insert the needles at the correct veins, people. Any mistake and your heads roll.”
A third voice spoke sternly to the other two; Sounds like he is older and much superior than them. An icy cold sensation can then be felt on different parts of his limbs. The queer liquid they rubbed on him smelt like the stouts Kazo loved to drain down his throat with Red after battles.
Then, something penetrated his skin. Although there is no pain, he can tell they are actually quite large and thick.
“Begin,” the supervisor commanded his subordinates.
The chilly, hovering feeling within him is gone. Following it was a powerful suction force which seemed to be drawing his life-force away rapidly.
“Ah… so yours is a beautiful blue… Finally something different from lord Damask’s and that Giant’s and many others.”
The senior personnel spoke with great curiosity, as if he was elated by the color of his powers.
“My lord! His powers are unbelievable!! The readings are rising exponentially, and it is now hitting a million units!!”
Lancelot was jumping in excitement as he reported to his master facing the window not far away.
“With it we can use the Apocalypse infinitely without draining him ---”
The scientist’s words were cut short by a ruckus at the entrance to the arsenal, followed by an explosion. The entire place was immediately entered into a state of red alert.
”The four intruders are here.”
Schwartz said in an unbelievably calm manner while Lancelot shrieked. Are they coming here to take back the boy?
”AZURE!!”
Following the explosion caused by Gunter’s self-invented bombs, Lilith was the first to dash towards him. Totally ignoring the dangers around her, she stood beside him as she held his cold hands tight.
Schwartz watched the scene silently, and he was amused. Although the girl had looked like his daughter, she is definitely another person.
“So… Alita told a lie…” the king recalled the night when his queen told him that their second child had been a stillborn, “she has Mu in her…”
As he closed in distance with her, Red and Kazo rushed in between the two just on time.
“Don’t get any closer!”
Although they were pointing their weapons towards the human king’s neck, several dozens of soldiers have surrounded them.
There is nothing the duo can do to save Azure from his ultimate fate; all they can achieve is only protecting Lilith. Their lives have been saved by Azure, and they are more than willing to give it up for him.
”Azure, Azure! Wake up!!!”
Lilith rubbed his fingers to generate some heat, but seeing the amount of energy being sucked away from him, she knew it was useless.
Wait, something is not right. Azure’s frosty torso began to jerk as if something is trying to get out of him. What is this feeling ---?
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He is in agony and pain, but the full-body numbness has rendered him immobile. People are rejoicing over his pain, why is nobody saving him?
“Shamash… albeit earlier than I have expected…it is time…”
A woman spoke suddenly, her soft voice muting every single other sounds around and reverberating within his ears. Azure could tell that she is not with the people drawing life out of him, but within him. She is the same person who spoke to him at the beginning when he first manifests his powers and also when he was in Tartan.
“Time for…?”
Despite asking, he has a rough idea on what she wants to do. Judgment, as she told him more than a month ago, was what on her mind.
“Time for a judgment of the world… Anzu and you have requested for the delay, which is now over.”
Somewhere in his sealed memories, Azure recalled something from his past. Yes, the event has already been delayed for four thousand years.
“Who… are you?”
Pain is no longer lingering around, and a light feeling ensued. Is he floating?
“I am… Ishtar.”
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“ARGH…!!!”
A sudden downward force is keeping all of them down on their knees. Everyone in the laboratory then felt a bone-crushing pressure so strong, that even standing seemed to be a problem now.
“What is this?!”
King Schwartz demanded an answer from Lancelot, who shook his head with difficulty. The pressure is increasing slowly, and if it does not stop, their bones will be crushed sooner or later. Some lighting and glass apparatuses within the lab burst, and the glass shards rained on them like sharpened arrowheads. The fire alarm malfunctioned and sounded on its own, as if it is able to detect the danger they are going to face.
”… What the…” As Lancelot rolled his eyes to check with the computer, and the reading shown is astounding.
The amount of energy detectable within the boy had hit the ‘Beyond detection limits’ status before bursting into flames. A piercing rubber-burning smell coming from it suggests that the machina’s insulation melted from within.
”D-Dr. Lancelot!! He is w-waking up!!!”
It cannot be, Lancelot thought, the amount of anesthesia used is enough for him to sleep for a day. As the amount of pressure exerting on them relaxed a little, the scientist crawled towards the boy to check.
And, one by one, the hollow fiber tubes responsible for drawing Azure’s energy snapped like frail twigs.
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A/N
Happy July 7th!!
It's not a festival or something,
but these kinds of date (Triple 7) appears
only once in a century, so i had to post a chapter today
=)~
i'm not in good shape though,
failed my driving test yesterday, but
that's history already =P
(spoilers)
So, Ishtar is actually in him.
Isn't that an irony XD?
he was supposed to be the savior
and now he's the one bringing everyone doom =x