ZZZ: Dawn of The Black Sun

"I slid down under a falling building and hid under the nearest platonic solid. Billy and Anby is somewhere nearby, I think. Nicole fell into a fissure just now. Nyaaa, this is the worst thing that could've happened! How the hell did that thing break the fourth wall?!"

"A gigantic sphere of what once was loomed before me. I couldn't help but wince, there's no dodging that. Nope! Back to you Anby!!!"

"Understood, this is Anby speaking, thank you for listening in reader. We have engaged in a battle with the All Encompassing Void deep within Hollow Zero. As of right now, the All Encompassing Void has attacked the narrator and..."

"I jumped back landing above a steel beam, surrounded by kaleidoscope of color. The creature before me wailed in hex code, singing songs of relativity and existence. I tried not to think too hard about the numbers hidden within the colors, there's no reality here."

"The creature lashes out, carrying streams of probability through the air. I cannot survive this attack, Billy, your turn!"

"Starlight Knight to Battle!!! The situation is dire, but the Starlight Knights will prevail! Gunshots rang in a cacophony of steel and fire, as I danced through the blackened abyss beneath the static. You can't defeat me! By the grace of a thousand shining sun I will prevail!!!"

"Kh! Near miss! Whoa, that's close! Okay, platform here, great! I have the higher position within reality, now to find the narrator! Can you hear me? Narrator!!"

"I ducked under a flying cable and flipped through another fissure. Just at that moment, I can see Anby frozen in time facing off against a shadow. I leapt towards her and caught her in my grasp, before jumping off into the void everlasting."

"Anby, are you alright?"

"I'm alright, I replied, taking hold of Billy's frozen form as we plummeted deeper into the colors. As of right now, our only hope is surviving long enough for Nicole to reboot the narrator and get Eous back. Should we fail to survive, then I would like to ask you to tell the author that killing off all characters for soft reboot is a lazy move on their part."

"A fissure opened up below us and we fell through it. Nicole! You're up!"

"I clicked my tongue, gazing at the pulsating crack before me. I found Nekomiya nearby, barely platonic, and rather fluctuating. But we should be able to get it to work. I let her stand frozen in time in front of the crack while I walk around it, seems like I can get this to work."

"Kitty cat! Heads up!!!"

"Nya! I looked up and saw a ball of etheric energy soaring towards me. I leapt towards it, catching it in my near-platonic embrace, before shoving it right into the crack. It melded itself anew as a pulsating light appear above us."

"I looked up as the shape of Billy and Anby frozen in time fell from above."

"Now Anby! I yelled."

"My eyes darted around, it appears that we're at the wound within the fourth wall. I took out my blade and charged it with lightning. Then I threw it right at the crack."

"I invoke the trope of Magical Defibrillator and The Law of Conservation of Details!"

"Lightning burst forth in the crack and once more, the beating heart of narrative returned. I landed right near my friends still frozen in time and simply gazed at the stream of words that appeared."

"Are you alright narrator?"

This is the last time we're ever going to write about Hollow Zero...

"To be perfectly honest, you made that happen,"

No, the author, Ars_Paradox made that happen. It just so happens that I'm the one's getting fucked this time.

"Understood,"

Ah whatever, thanks for that, just, stay away from Pataphysical Entity yea? I'll hook you up to Eous in a minute. Or... Maybe you'd like the honor?

"Oh, really? Can I?"

Sure

"Line Break!"

Anby lay down on the ground, gazing at the soft blue sky. Her breathing is heavy, steadily decreasing in tempo. "Ahh... Finally..." she sat up, trying to remember what happened. "We... met the sealed devourer of world inside Hollow Zero. It tried to destroy us, but Belle did something and... it destroyed the world instead..."

"Ugh..." Nicole groaned a few feet away near her, grasping her head. "What the fuck was that?" she looked around. "That can't be a dream... Oi narrator! A little thanks?"

Yea, yea, thank you Nicole, can we not break the Fourth Wall again?

Nicole nodded, satisfied before standing. "Well then... that's one hell of a final boss," she folded her arms. "Billy, Nekomiya..." she pointed at the other member sprawled around them. "Where's Eous? Oi Belle!"

The ground below them shook and a crack formed in reality. A certain Bangboo leapt out of the fissure, running frantically towards them. "Guys! Oh my god, what happened!?" the bangboo waved its stubby little arms in panic. "Fairy warned me about destroying existence, but I can't let that attack hits you!"

"Yeah, you did, and then we saved the world," Nicole folded her arms. "So that's 1.6 billion lives we've saved? That gives us the moral high ground to take the lives of 1.6 billion people,"

"Nyoooo!!!" Nekomiya shouted, scrambling towards them. "That's not how it works nyaa!" she smacked the Bangboo. "Don't give Belle any weird ideas!"

"Oww..." Eous muttered. "Come on, I'm not gonna kill 1.6 billion people, where's the fun in that?"

"Whoa!" Billy shouted as he jolted up awake, guns at the ready. "Is everyone okay? What happened there?" he looked around, finding everyone alive and well. "Oh thank goodness! I thought we have to cross the void to retrieve you guys!"

Nicole shook her head. "Nothing like that Billy," she yawned and stretched her arms. "Anyway, Belle, did you get the thing you're looking for?" she put both hands on her hips. "I better get a bonus for this, you know that?"

"Ahh... Well, just a little bit more investigation merit..." Belle replied. "My contact at HIA specifically requested data on corruption effects," she explained. "It's gonna be worth it guys, we gonna be paid lots for this,"

The group followed the Bangboo deeper into the Hollow with Nicole keeping up a pace beside it. "Since when do you work for the HIA anyway? Thought you'd be on their throats,"

"I'm the best proxy money can buy," Belle replied with a shrug. "Some of the less... lawful folk working there was looking for research opportunity and here I am," the Bangboo turned towards Nicole and start walking backwards. "Don't worry, it's not my first rodeo."

Nekomiya raised a hand. "I'm going to regret asking this, but you kinda need an agent to explore Hollow Zero right?" she gulped. "What... uhh... happened to them?"

Eous looked up, screen flashing a little. "Hmmm... Lemme see... I think... they started their own gang?" the Bangboo nodded. "Yea, I think Mr. Razor's still around."

"The leader of the Mountain Lion gang?" Anby asked. "You've worked for him?"

"Well, I was there to help him start his little gang. He asked me to be his personal proxy or something, but I refused," the Bangboo's screen flashed. "Oh actually! I think his base is near here somewhere! You wanna have a visit? It's been a while since I met him."

The rest looked for each other for a bit before turning to Nicole. The woman simply smirked and shouldered her briefcase. "Oh, for sure~ The Cunning Hares could use a little bit... friendly alliance with the local gang, get to know each other better..."