The Machine Herald in Rising Sun

A picture of Chemistra standing in the middle of a crowd filled with policemen was contained inside the massive bluish-holographic screen that had a rectangular shape. The glowing light of the screen shone the pitch-darkness of the room, especially on the front view.

The room itself displayed many various things such as a large, bulky keyboard becoming a source of presenting Chemistra's image, hushedly levitated. A wood-brown tiny ball-shaped object planted on the keyboard's edge above as shown by the gleaming blue light.

There was also a cylinder tube on the across right, containing a neon-lime blue liquid within and a robotic figure in a resting position. More specifically, the robotic figure that had a coal-black skeletal body with an oval-shaped head was being kept for an augmented process.

An augmented process smoothly being initiated by calling a tiny surging blue wave on the arm. The surging blue wave blitzed out and formed a glimpse of paper-white metal skin with single gaping lines embarked a shimmering blue light.

The augmented robot itself was being watched by a half-body robotic man hovering on the circular object resembling a plate. A greyish plate object with the X-shaped gaping lines illuminated a glossing blue light, ascending the soothing presence to touch the metal floor below.

Furthermore, the man being carried by the plate object had a muscular body type like a bodybuilder, but the entire skin was covered with a clean shogun-like metal armor with glowing azure-blue color on the upper part and blood-red color on the lower part of its body.

A glimmering yellow kabuki mask with a green stroking line shone on the forehead safely latched on the robotic man's chest. Glittering jade light beamed the preaching light from the hole of the eyes on the kabuki mask.

Magenta metal snakehead with neon-azure eyes shone through it, dropping its starving fang tidily were placed on the robotic man's bulky shoulder pads. Rapturous orange energies radiated the soothing light through the snake's wide jaw like a dawn sun rising.

A burly greyish gauntlet with a tiny translucent square-shaped object sat on top of the forehand part, enveloping two of his hands. Every edge part of the metal gauntlet fingers bloomed a pale-white circular light that was almost like moonlight.

Neon-white cone Japanese-priest style hat fully covered the shiny-grey cyber style bald head of the robotic man with two gaping lines located on the freeing a gleaming blue light. The priest hat hauled a sunlight golden eyeball on the middle side

The robotic man's face was covered by a silky-white mask with only a glassy surface, smiling lips emerging on the facial feature. Joyful smiling lips shone a mesmerizing azure light within.

The robotic man excitedly rubbed his chin as his observative sight was sharpened on Chemistra's standing picture. Gleeful distorted chuckling spread out across the entire room as he flew closer to the screen.

"What a fascinating candidate for my newest master." The robotic man complimented with the distorting voice like a person swallowed echoing energy, "So, let's the great Machine Herald, Maduruma digging more about this Chemistra person."

"Especially, learning more about her Cybernetic enhancement," Maduruma added.

Maduruma retrieved back the curious rubbing hand and switched it into a levered position. The bluish screen vastly lashed down the entire picture for the smooth transition for the next slide.

The next slider that displayed various pictures of Chemistra was put in the center of attention. Every the Chemist's limbs were marked by a black metal-skeleton picture being contained within the square shape brackets as the figure picture became the central point for this mind map.

The Machine Herald joyfully let out a satisfaction giggled the more he glared the thrilling stare towards Chemistra picture. Maduruma hovered closer till his body nearly touched the bulky keyboard.

His darting one eye surveyed every metal skeletal picture of Chemistra being displayed from up to down and left to right. Therefore, Maduruma retreated his hovering body alongside jolly giggles were broadly announced.

He indeed succumbed to the delightful satisfaction after witnessing all the skeletal parts tidy displayed. The Machine Herald pinched his chin as he let his mind overflow with the possibility of meeting Chemistra.

With gratifying giggle noise echoed through the whole room, a familiar guest emerged from the pitch darkness. Maduruma noticed its presence as he steered away from his attention to the right and stopped the distorting giggle at the same time.

"Ah yes, come here my seeker." Maduruma happily pursued.

A silk-white, thin-humanoid emerged in Maduruma observant, yet joyful one eye as he extended a welcoming hand gesture. Glossy greyish samurai-style armor with a jade eyeball was placed precisely on the robot chest.

The robot had a white tube-shaped chimney with a neon-green light that arose through the pupil part. As the seeker robot stepped closer to it's cheerful master, the skeletal white leg hovered on the ground, widely spreading the blooming green sparkles.

The seeker robot crossed a salute arm in front of the glowing chest and valiantly bowed its upper body towards The Machine Herald. Maduruma patted an admiring hand on the robot head and declared a gladful chortle.

"You did a good job collecting all the necessary and important information." Maduruma praised with a jolly tone, "An information about that half cyborg Chemistra and it really intrigued me. Without your sneaky presence, I never get this clear and fascinating picture of her, the next candidate who will be the leader and enforcer for my greatest dream. Turning everyone else into like me"

Maduruma blissfully chuckled, "A next step for the greatest evolution of the human being. Something that pathetic Dr. Akarui should never be throw away"

"Therefore, I'm allowed to have a peaceful resting time, seeker," Maduruma added as he retrieved back the patting hand. "So good luck with the rest."

Maduruma steered his intriguing eyes onto the holographic screen once again as the seeker robot fled away. Resting thought invaded the robot mind especially with the green pupil slowly flickering like a broken lamp and encouraged it to swiftly hover until it was fully consumed by the darkness on the right side of the room.

The Machine Herald decided to heave a slapping hand to the right and at the same time, the transition process was initiated as the display of Chemistra's anatomy blitzed away for the new presentation entrance. A new presentation that declared an out loud, pleasurable chuckling through Maduruma's augmented throat.

"As much as I wanted to take a sweet revenge on your son or even make him into my new torture project, Mr.Akarui, but I don't have any desire to do it." Maduruma blurted out with a pitying tone. "Vengeance is pretty dull and childish for a machine herald like me. Besides you've already died almost a decades ago."

"Also, you're already lost you…"Precious Empire"." Maduruma added with a mocking tone. "What a foolish man."

A picture of Hatoshi wearing his school uniform on the street, holding his gentle hand with Yuna on the street was being displayed within the shimmering blue frame. Reluctant exhale was freed as Maduruma shook his head in deep dissatisfaction.

Afterward, Maduruma swiped his hand to the left that allowed the screen to transition into the picture of Chemistra's cybernetic anatomy once again. Jolly-distorting laughter echoed on the whole gloomy room.

"Anyway, like I said before this Chemistra girl really intrigued me." Maduruma happily exclaimed, "That's why I really wanted to know her….secret identity. So I can convince her easier."

"I truly believe she has potential and I cannot wait to meet her physically," Maduruma added with a cheerful tone.

Maduruma levered down his metal gauntlet as he suddenly let out a heedful groan. The screen that was used to present Chemistra dissolved until it became an all-blue empty background.

Then, a single blinking light popped out within the all-blue background screen and briskly released a crystal clear new topic of presentation. Four pictures about The Flaming Hero, Sparror scattered on two different rows on the screen, beside each other.

First-two rows on the left presented Sparror propelled an opened casting palm to the screen on the transparent background, contained inside the thin greyish frame. A casting palm that summoned a blazing string on the first picture and pulverizing flaming thrower on the second picture.

While the last rows on the right showed a picture of Sparror inside his favorite construct for the ongoing battle. The towering dragon construct with the third picture displayed the roaring jaw and the last picture displayed the dragon firing the bursting flaming wave.

A disgruntled grunt was released by Maduruma especially with his one eye surveyed all the four pictures at once. The picture of Sparror only lightened up the fiery vindictive thought inside as he clenched the left metal gauntlet.

"It's lucky Sparror presence hasn't been detected yet for around three or four days." Maduruma commented, "However, it doesn't mean he has retired from his role as a crime fighter.

Maduruma reluctantly exhaled, "Furthermore, I'm also quite afraid of facing him. Even though I found his weakness, his power could overwhelm that kind of trick, based on my observation about his last fight with The Distrunian."

"This is why I'm just going to wish only Chemistra or even that Onmyouji guy appeared," Maduruma spoke with an annoyed tone. "I really hate facing a cosmic power opponent, whether experienced or not."

"Because it's unpredictable and powerful at the same time," Maduruma added.

Maduruma shook his head in heated annoyance and forced his gauntlet to launch a swipe on the left. The picture of Sparror was washed in an instance, revealing an all-blue empty background once again as the restful replacement with The Machine Herald calmly nodded.

Therefore, Maduruma snapped the left metal gauntlet and created a drumming noise of metal being clashed onto each other. The metal noise commanded the bluish screen to quickly shrink down till nothing it's left.

Moreover, the single noise also convinced a sun-yellow star-shaped lamp popping out in the center above the room. The star-shaped lamp broadened a warming light across the gloomy room, cleaning away the deep darkness.

The shimmering yellow light unveiled the rest of the unique things located inside this room such as several augmentation objects from left to the right side. Augmentation objects that were various skeletal robot skin with some of them halfway done due to either legs or bodies covered by silky white skin.

Whereas, Maduruma steadily hovered on the bright-metal grey bridge row with around ten horizontal tiles. Border-like lines located on every member of the tile row illuminated a sparking azure holographic light from below.

The Machine Herald sighed in relief before he turned around the hovered body and pinned his direction on an intriguing thing afar. An object that thrilled his illuminating one eyesight, allowing Maduruma to flee further.

The object precisely located on the end edge of the bride was none other than a silver-metal throne chair with a Japanese emperor style especially with a scaly-like surface. Waterfall gaping lines on both the whole right and left side of the right side, enlightened a neon-azure light.

"It's time to have a new enforcer for the next steps of evolution." Maduruma declared with a full exhilaration.

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