NOVEL NEXT Awakening on the battlefield, Hearts broken in twain
High Command A.I. Ibaki POV
[Wake up sir. UNIT 13 has fled the compound. 01 and 12 have given chase. Should i scramble traditional fighters as well?]
The human Commander looked upset. "No, Jets would never catch them... Launch the tracers, keep an eye on them..."
[Yes sir. Tracers launched]
"Ibaki? Am i The Asshole here? I forbade that kid from chasing her brother because its clearly a trap but... Sigh... Was thst the wrong thing to do?"
[Unknown, commander... I am merely a machine, i cannot comment on Human brain function. But strategically, your orders were sound. Emotionally... As a machine, i do not know, but i suspect that you failed on that level. And yes, Commander, By popular consensus you are indeed an Asshole, judging by the conversations i have overheard.]
"Ha! I guess i am then... Gods i hope those kids come back okay."
[Noted.]
Rojas Sisters POV
"WHERE THE FUCK DID SHE GO! Sigh... HANNAH, THAT GIRLFRIEND OF YOURS BETTER NOT GET US KILLED." Erin was Angry, She'd been woken up at midnight by an alert. She and Hannah had been following The tracks left behind by Sierra, and by extension Alexis... They passed through several battlefields, hordes of dead monsters... Finally they caught up...
"Holy shit, Lexi what are you doing?" She was standing atop Sierras head, the 'bristles' on her tail open, firing repeated plasma bursts at the incoming wall of foes... Sierra had taken damage, Its Tail had a big Rent in it... As they approached, she shot a few blast in their direction.
[I WONT GO BACK! I HAVE TO STOP LEVI! GO HOME!]
The sisters smiled. each powerd on their coms. [What are you an idiot, cadet? We aren't going anywhere... You can't fight alone!] Erin smiled.
[Yeah, Lexi, Babe... Erin and i used following you as an excuse. Lets kick some ass, right Omega?] Hanna Laughed, as her mech responded. [13, YOU LEAVE ME OUT! ME MIGHTY WOLF! AWOOOOOO! YOU TINY FOX, LEAVE BIG WOLF OUT OF FIGHT? ME HAVE BIG TEETH, SO ME FIGHT. TINY HUMAN PILOT IS RIGHT, WE HELP, KICK REARS. EAT PREY? YES? EAT PREY!]
[Ugh. Such an uncultured beast, as usual, Omega... But yes, we kill then eat. You and Alpha may join us, but... STAY OUT OF OUR WAY.] Sierra responded, as Alexis reentered the cockpit.
Lexi POV
They came to help? Understood.
"Lets Go, Sierra."
A red Fox charged into a massive field of foes... Dodging, spinning, running... a trail of death in its wake... until the Tentacles struck, throwing it backward...
"Damnit, get up, sierra!"
[I cannot. that strike damaged my legs... I am Sorry, Dear one.]
As the tentacles shot out for the killing blow, they felt odd... Alexis's body was glowing...
"Whats this?... My body... its throbbing! Aching with power... I have to win... i have to defeat you... " A voice in my head... <GO!>
I grabbed the control cores, and the energy was transferred to Sierra...
[SUCH POWER! YES! YESSSSS! PHASE SHIFT EVOLUTION ACTIVATED!]
my body ached, waves of intensw pleasure shot through me... my body was breaking but i felt no pain... I watched my Arm explode, only to reform moments later, Sierras control cores imbedded in my hands... Three voices shouted as one.
[ACTIVATE: GODSLAYER!]
"ACTIVATE: GODSLAYER!"
<ACTIVATE: GODSLAYER!>
In a cavernous dark room, a womans body smiled... "You lose, masked fool..." Her body disappeared, as a masked demon screamed.
On the battlefield, i felt another mind within me... <Good work, child... you've achieved Evolution, and freed me. I am.the lost goddess. Give me a name, for i am now within you.>
"Okay... How about Miro?"
<Yes. i like it. Miro.>
I felt her fuse with us... and soon, standing before the beast Levi had become, was a 40 foot tall Red Fox-woman Machine. Its tail had become nine, its hands and feet sported Plasma beam claws... and it looked pissed. Flanking her, Alpha And Omega triggered phase shift into guardian mode, looking like a werewolf with an Axe and shield, and a Lionheaded man with a lance and shield. While they took out the small fry, Lexi focused on Levi... Slicing through the tentacles, she began tearing the Leviathan into pieces... It didn't take long to reach the core... Levi was almost completely crystallized...
He locked eyes with me... "Im... sorry..."
I smiled at him. "I know..." And drive my claws home.
the enemies dispersed with the Leviathan defeated... And i cried... i dont remember getting out of the cockpit, or deactivating Godslayer mode... but suddenly i was being held by Hannah and Erin, as i cried over what remained of Levi...
"I'll end this... gasp... Ill... sob... ill kill that masked... sniffle... bastard..."
"No, kid... WE will kill that masked bastard. Together."
"Big Sis is right, babe... Together. "
<Indeed. You three freed me from his clutches... Alexis even named me. I, the goddess Miro am at your service. Lets go end this war!>