The Upward Turn

Saber is walking through the corridor, echos of his footsteps can be heard as he goes throughout the passageway.

He is near the chamber Alpha's in. Finally, he's here.

He enters the door and he see's Alpha, waiting near the table. "So, you're finally here."

Alpha is holding his spear. "Where are my friends?" He asks calmly.

"Don't worry. they're just unconscious on the front gate. They aren't involved in this anyways."

"That's reassuring. If you would've killed them, it should be more reasonable to kill you."

Saber walks to him slowly, "You've finally got the power. How does it feel, Brother? Feels good, isn't it?"

"It feels disgusting, to be honest." Saber stopped "I'm just using YOUR power, only to defeat you. Knowing on what you did to the land of dawn, it feels like I could do the same thing. I'm not like that, Saber. Not like you."

"I only do it to let them know how weak they are. We're weapons, Alpha. We're designed to destroy."

"We're not weapons, Saber! We're also humans! We feel empathy towards others! I only thought of that since the day me and Beta born."

"Empathy isn't embedded in our code! We live to destroy! Not to protect!" "Then, why did you save me, Saber?! If you always thought of that, why did you save me?!"

Saber paused. Back then, he also felt empathy to others, man or machine. He saved Alpha from that lab because he taught he did the right thing. He just want Alpha to not live the same life he went through.

"I was weak back then. Gaining this kind of power made me realize that I made a good choice."

Saber unsheathes his swords. "I'm still weak, Alpha. The only thing to make me strong... is to destroy you!"

Saber is charging him with his Triple Sweep. Alpha dashes past Saber, ignoring his Crowd Control effect. Alpha is using Chou's ability, 'Shunpo'. He then kicks him, knocking him further. He chases him to attack again. "Not good enough!"

Saber thrusts his swords into the ground, stunning Alpha.

"Hero's never fade!!!" Alpha's body is shining. He lifts Saber over his back and attacks him. With the help of Zilong's 'Dragon Flurry', his basic attack is even faster then before.

Saber shoots his flying swords and uses Gusion's 'Incandescence' to get some distance. Saber shoots his flying swords again. With his eight swords flying around him, he charges Alpha and the swords follows him.

Alpha jumps high and Saber misses him. He then points his spear into Saber. He's using Gatotkaca's 'Avatar Of Guardian'. As he lands into the ground, Saber is stunned and dealing a lot of damage.

"Immortality, or death!" Saber turns into a fallen angel, attacking Alpha to recover. Alpha sweeps his spear in a conical area, recovering more then he should be. From the spear's tip, it generated a curve blade, similar to a scythe.

Alpha spins himself around, stunning Saber in a few moments to stop him from attacking. With Ruby's ability, 'Let's Dance', his defense is increased. He then uses his weapon to pull Saber into him and hits him with a Roundhouse kick, knocking him further.

"Heh... Not bad, Brother. You have managed to survive this far. I guess we're almost the same." Saber said.

"Yeah..... almost." Alpha throws a large cat near Saber. "What?!" It's Molina. Saber changed into a cat spirit, and Alpha uses Nana's 'Molina Blitz', damaging him with his magic.

"N-no.... Impossible.. you have five of them?!!" Saber is enraged on what he just witnessed.

"I'm made to be stronger than you, Saber. Maybe the reason why they made me is to stop you from this madness."

"No... this is absurd... I'M THE SUPERIOR ROBOT!! I HAVE THE POWER OF ALL SWORDSMEN IN THIS WORLD AND I AM STRONGER THAN YOU!!!"

"No, Saber. No matter how much you try, there are still others who can defeat you. You will never defeat everyone."

"SHUT UP!!!!" Saber loses it. He attacks Alpha randomly like a madman. His own pride is now swallowing him fully, controlling him.

However, Alpha is having a hard time avoiding his attacks, unable to predict his next move. He tries to retaliate, but failed. Saber pushes him with his swords and launch him up in the air. He shoots out all eight of his flying swords and charges him mid-air. Alpha is severely injured.

"haa... haa... haa..." Saber breathes heavily. "I... am the superior robot.."

"N-not yet!" Alpha gets up and hits Saber. With Ruby's massive lifesteal, he recovers.

"Haa... When is this gonna end?" Alpha is readying his spear.

"Until one of us falls!" Saber is also readying his swords.

The two of them collides to each other. Hit after hit. Recover after recover. This may have never end...

...

The ground is suddenly shaking. Alpha and Saber stopped fighting. The quake is so strong that half the floor of the chamber suddenly breaks. They've gone to the other side. They also realized something was bellow them. It was rising to the chamber.

It's like a giant slime. It emits a powerful odor, like several rotten foods combining into one.

"Hahaha!!" Alpha recognized its voice. It's not a robot. It's a human.

"Don't tell me it's...?"

"I must thank the two of you. Because of you, I, Dr. Burdock, have been reborn!!!"

They did not believe what they just saw. They can feel it.

The power of all heroes in the land of dawn.