Chapter 46: Kuru kuru~
A Doomsday Beast and a giant Outer Space Fire with access to the Way of Destruction, basically, an Emanator. Those two and thousands of Legion soldiers that keep coming out of the hundreds of portals, those are the remaining enemies to be eliminated, and they keep increasing in number by the second.
-That's all you got, Nanook? If you want to hurt Nadie, you'll have to step over my corpse first!
Despite everything, everyone's morale remains high thanks to Stelle's natural charisma.
-It's coming.
Following Stelle's murmur, the Outer Space Fire launches its Roaring Flames at the Engine of Creation, a single-target attack that causes Burn. The Engine of Creation moves to the side then the mountain behind it explodes.
From the bows in my 6 arms, giant energy arrows shoot out, 3 in the direction of the Doomsday Beast and the remaining 3 at the giant Outer Space Fire. The Doomsday Beast flies through the skies and maneuvers with the intention of missing the arrows that follow it like guided missiles. The giant Outer Space Fire simply covers itself with its thick arms and the damage is minimal.
I charge in the direction of the giant Outer Space Fire with a roar, Stelle understands my intentions and focuses his attention on the Doomsday Beast.
When the giant Outer Space Fire re-enters a state of Liquid Fusion, giant wings of fire form behind its back; it thrusts sharply in my direction and I materialize several masks to block its left hook.
*Bam!*
The masks break easily but that gained me enough leeway to dodge the attack, then I counterattack with triple left jabs since I have three arms on each side, in passing I fired energy arrows into his chest impacting a direct hit.
However, the giant Outer Space Fire ignores the damage received and grabs me by the shoulders, returned his wings of fire propel him roughly and he drags my body several kilometers until crashing into a mountain.
Ugh...! Shit, that hurts!
The giant Outer Space Fire wasted no time, he charges up an insanely huge fireball and condenses it to the size of a house.
Hey, hey...! That attack doesn't exist in the game...!
Manipulating the condensed fire between his two hands, he points it at me.
I must stop it now... Shit!
Crystallized Fragmentum is enveloping my body again.
That giant Outer Space Fire not only became an Emanator of Destruction, he also has total control over the planet's Fragmentum...!
I won't be able to dodge the attack...!
Within a second of unleashing that devastating attack, out of nowhere an icy arrow freezes the giant Outer Space Fire's left hand and then two small purple figures attack that arm.
That arrow was... March! Seele and Sampo too!
The trajectory of the condensed fire is deflected, my three right arms and the mountain ranges beside me melt like molten lava. A hellish pain shook me but I resisted the urge to scream.
Such devastating power, I would have died instantly if it had hit me head on....
Out of nowhere, missiles began raining in my direction, shattering the Fragmentum crystals that held me back. It was Svarog.
Good, now I should be able to keep fighting.... Ugh! This is bad, my sanity is starting to deteriorate.... If I don't finish this quickly, I could seriously go insane.
---Separation line---
Meanwhile, on Stelle's side.
Bronya along with the other Crinargenta Guards take care of accumulating damage on the Doomsday Beast.
Annoyed, the Doomsday Beast spins its Antimatter Engine and charges its ultimate attack: Imminent Doom.
Dark golden lasers sweep all around, the arrows of energies that were chasing him are destroyed; Bronya and his army are forced to take cover under Gepard's ultimate ability.
However, even under such stress, a gray-haired girl standing on the head of a giant robot smiled.
-Ready Dan Heng?
-Do it.
Under her partner's confirmation, the Creation Engine goes into a launching stance and then launches with all its might.
-Human bullet!
Avoiding the destruction lasers with aerodynamic maneuvers, Dan Heng shoots out at the Doomsday Beast while carrying his spear firmly.
-Break!
The technique was unbeatable, even under such rigorous conditions, Dan Heng destroyed the Doomsday Beast's left side completely.
-Stelle!
-I got it!
Finishing Dan Heng's job, Stelle controls the Creation Engine and connects a left hook into the remaining chest of the Doomsday Beast.
-Smash!
The enemy was mercilessly shattered.
Before Dan Heng reached the maximum falling speed, Pela's weapons floated in front of him and Dan Heng braced himself to break his fall; he was then lowered onto the head of the Engine of Creation next to Stelle.
-Only the monster with the power of the Fragmentum remains.
-Un.
Stelle nodded at Dan Heng's words. Then, an incredible tremor and heat wave hit everyone, drawing their attention.
-This has to be a joke.....
The giant Outer Space Fire had melted a mountain range in a single attack....
---The line of separation...
I have little time left, I don't know how much longer I can maintain this transformation without losing my insanity...
Instead, that giant Outer Space Fire, its wounds heal as it absorbs more of the Fragmentum's energy. I need to get it away from the planet now.
(Do you need more of my power~? Of course, I'll give it to you if you don't mind getting a little bit crazier~)
Shut up Aha.
(AjajajJAjJAjAjAjAJajja~ You're too serious, Nadie~ Look, you're running out of strength and Nanook is about to make his next move).
The hundreds of portals created by the Stellaron.... Are expanding again. This time it's not just one or two Doomsday Beasts, dozens are coming out....
(You have no chance of winning anymore, Nadie! AHAhaHAAHahahaAHhaahHA~! Tell me, what are you going to do?! COME ON, SHOW ME SOMETHING FUN! ENTERTAIN ME!!!)
I won't do anything.
(What? You gave up already? How boring...)
I didn't give up, I already won.
(What are you...? Ah, I see.)
At that moment, over the clear sky, a massive structure was beheld.
-Wh-what is that...?
Bronya and the others belonging to Belobog became nervous at the sight of such a construction approaching their planet. If that fell on us, a destruction worse than the meteorite that extinguished the dinosaurs would happen.
-It's the Space Station!
Stelle shouted in surprise.
-[I'm sorry I'm late, Nadie. Hang in there a while longer, okay? I'll take care of those bugs].
Herta's voice echoed across the planet. I never loved this voice so much except for when we're in bed.
(Your wife, she's really reliable, isn't she?)
The most reliable.
The sudden appearance of the Space Station caused the attention of the entire Legion to be diverted to outer space.
---Separation line---
-Thank you for helping us Herta, your intervention saved us.
-I was just passing through. Besides, I only helped with the finishing touch, you guys took care of most of it.
By this time, the Astral Express was already parked on the platform of the Herta Space Station. However, a little away from the Space Station, next to Welt, 4 corpses of Doomsday Beasts were floating aimlessly through space.
Himeko and Welt did not help because they did not want to, they too were being attacked by a large force although in smaller numbers.
In front of the main screen, Herta could see Nadie transformed into an "abomination". This caused her to frown in annoyance.
-Okay, let's finish this aberration off. Asta, activate the annihilation weapons at maximum power!
-Understood, Miss Herta! Activating annihilation weapons, full power!
After suffering the last attack by the Legion, Herta upgraded the Space Station's defense systems and even created annihilation weapons of massive scales in order to help Nadie in her war against Nanook.
With the annihilation weapons fired at full power, three greenish colored laser beams shot out of the Space Station; the best part of it all doesn't end there, those three giant laser beams split into parts and then split into more parts, taking the appearance of a giant tree; each "branch" of this "energy tree" disintegrates thousands and thousands of Anti-Matter Legion soldier without mercy; Doomsday Beasts included.
-Miss Herta, the enemies keep coming from those portals!
-How many portals are there in total, Asta?
-282, Miss Herta.
-I almost hit the jackpot. All right, turn my voice back on so Nadie can hear me.
-Got it!
---Separation line---
-[Dear, can you hear me? In total there are 282 portals, I'll take care of 281 and the last one is your job to close it, can you? Don't worry, if it makes it difficult for you to fulfill that role, I'll take care of it somehow, so good luck].
Following Herta's warning, an unimaginable scene happened.
-Kuru kuru~
-Kuru kuru~
-Kuru kuru~
-Kuru kuru~
-Kuru kuru~
-Kuru kuru~
And 275 kuru kuru~ more... Herta sent all her dolls at once, launched from the Space Station, then fell straight against Nanook's portals to hit them with her giant hammers.
Oh my god, should I call this heaven or hell...?
One by one, the hundreds of portals began to close simultaneously. Herta is somehow repairing the spatial distortions through her hammers and she's doing it on a grand scale!
Giant Outer Space Fire could not stand still at the sight of such an event, he immediately tried to fly into the sky to stop Herta. However, I stopped him with my snakes.
You will not escape!
Despite the embracing pain, I held on and held him back with my snakes, I will never let this thing get close to Herta!
Aha!
(Finally?! Fine, take as much as you want!)
Exultation burst out of my body sharply and condensed on my left side. Then, Nous' eye shot out a red laser beam and my only 3 remaining left arms fired their energy arrows at maximum power, merging all 4 attacks into one.
The giant Outer Space Fire is being restrained by me, that provokes a direct hit! My attack follows through and goes in the direction of Nanook's last portal, then...!
---Separation line---
-So this is the famous "mental plane" that Nadie always talks about. I never thought you would personally drag me here, Nanook.
(...Mind your own business, Emanator of Erudition. This is a war between me and Nadie.)
-Excuse me? Are you implying that this war has nothing to do with me?
Even in the presence of an Aeon, Herta's narcissistic attitude did not dim.
-I admit that I'm looking forward to studying you. But, anyone who messes with my husband will pay dearly with me.
With an angry yet captivating smile, Herta raised her middle finger at Nanook.
-Fuck you, Nanook.
(...)
This caused Nanook's expression to worsen and he waved his hand menacingly in Herta's direction. Herta's ferocity did not falter, but her brain worked at top speed. Even Herta herself doesn't stand a chance against Nanook. If the Aeon wanted to, "destroying" Herta is as easy as deciding to do so.
Whether by miracle or not, an uninvited guest intervened in time.
(Withdraw your hand, Nanook. Herta is my Emanator. I was generous enough in staying in the background in your war against Nadie. If you try anything else, you'll give me no choice but to annihilate you).
(Nous...)
Seeing that the situation was about to escalate another level, Nanook decided to retreat for now.
(Fine, I'll go. Enjoy your victory for now, this is just the beginning.)
-I plan to do just that.
Herta declared arrogantly, causing Nanook to glare at her one last time before leaving the mental plane.
Now only Herta and Nous are left....
-Android-head... I haven't seen you for a long time. Should I say hello? No, I should thank you for saving me. I'm not good at this.
In front of Nous, Herta's usual disdainful tone disappeared, she even finds it hard to speak.
-Ah, wait!
The kind of interaction Nadie has with the Aeons is practically a miracle, these divine beings are self-centered and haughty by nature. The only reason they stop to listen to Nadie speak is because of his different and unique constitution; if it weren't for that, he too would be ignored like anyone else.
Just like that, Herta was expelled from the mental plane without having the opportunity to speak to Nous....
---Separation line---
The war was over, however...
-Nadie!
When Stelle arrived next to Nadie returned in her human form, her entire right arm was gone and her whole body was full of wounds, showing no signs of breathing. This made all the newcomers despair.
Bronya and the rest of the Crinargenta Guards closed their eyes in respect, Svarog also remained silent.
As Natasha tried to revive Nadie, Seele and Luka started to complain loudly and Oleg had to intervene to calm them down.
While Dan Heng had a sad and complicated expression at the same time, March 7's eyes turned completely dark, devoid of humanity....
Just as Stelle was about to refuse to believe reality, a memory struck her. Before leaving the Space Station for the first time, Herta had given Nadie a special serum as a parting gift; and Nadie had given that serum to Stelle to keep instead....
-The serum... Where did I keep the serum?!
With trembling hands, Stelle took the special serum out of her inventory and stuck it in roughly, injecting the substance directly into Nadie's chest. There was no stopping Stelle, under these conditions, any attempt or idea was welcome, as long as it brought Nadie back to life....
1 second later...
2 seconds later...
3 seconds later...
*Badump!*
Nadie's heart suddenly pounded abruptly and that made her wake up forcibly.
-Huff...!
I almost choked on my own breath....
-*Sigh*. I thought I would die...
If I die, Life Drop will forcibly revive me while a trace of me still exists; however, Nadie said the process is immediate.
Besides, the main problem lies in sanity, the ultimate skill: Guess Who I Am consumes the sanity of its user; if it weren't for the serum, I probably would have woken up turned retarded....
Suddenly I felt a weight on my body. It's Stelle, she's hugging my neck while crying out loud....
-Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
-Stelle...? What are you all doing here, did we win?
-Un. That's right.
Natasha replied through tears.
We won...
Out of strength and breath, I gently stroked Stelle's head with my only surviving hand.
-Let's go back to the hotel, I want to take a hot bath and then take a nap.
-Un!
Stelle nodded in tears and tears.
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Author's note:
Thus ends the main conflict of the Belobog arc.
Phew. This first war sure was long and intense, now comes the filler. I guess in two or three chapters I'll close the arc with a little slice of life .
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