Winter: Planning; That Which; Turned Into; Action And; Fighting PT. 4/8
A loud boom echoed the Layer I was in, and I stopped, sensing someone strong rapidly approaching.
"Oi, you motherfucker, I finally found your ass!"
I turned to a boy who didn't look much older than myself, with brown skin that was a similar color to his frizzling afro. He bared his teeth as he saw me, wrapping one of his fingers with something.
"You damn punk, ruining my damn night out. It's bad enough I was forced to come to this fucking family reunion, but having intruders really makes me pissed, especially since I have to take care of it, just like that older brother of mine does."
"Shadow Slash."
The boy easily dodged out of the way of my strike, and I scowled, narrowing my red eye at him.
"Honestly, what an absolute pain in the ass. But it's an order from Father, so I'll enjoy killing you!"
Suddenly, the wall next to him exploded, and amidst the dust came forth Aether, who was surveying the place.
"Huh? How did you do that one then, yah fucker?"
"I accidentally set off another box of explosives. Can't believe I didn't die again," Aether said, readjusting his red baseball cap.
"Oh, it was you who was blowing up those damn circuits then! Hey Pro, I found the guy you've been looking for this entire fucking time!" The boy yelled out before shrugging to himself. "Ah well, who the fuck cares. I don't give a damn about a person who hides himself away, so beat it."
Aether walked over to me, ignoring everything the boy said. "I got this, you shouldn't get held up when you have your own task to do."
I nodded, and right when Aether reached me, he stopped, looking at my Kabuto.
"You should be wary about that eye of yours."
I tensed up, putting my free hand to my eye. "Ah, I didn't realize, thanks for the warning."
"Did I just get damn ignored?"
"As a matter of fact, you did. Normally, a peasant like you wouldn't be worth my damn time, but today's a special occasion," Aether said, looking down at the boy.
"I'm only here for that strong one, who the fuck cares about a guy who relies on his damn head!?" The boy yelled out, slamming his foot on the ground, causing the entire building to shake and rumble.
"Thanks for this Aether," I said before turning back around, making my way to Layer Triangle.
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"Wow, look at all those bad guys Nyx!" I yelled out, knocking out a couple dozen before turning back to the one who had my back.
"Shut up and keep fighting already!" Nyx yelled out, before a loud explosion followed by a wave of darkness overcame us, sending the majority of the soldiers flying into the wall.
"Oh, it's you guys," Erebus said, coming out of the darkness. "What's up with you two?"
"Oh hey! Wait, did you come all this way to say hi!? Aw, we missed you too buddy!" I yelled out, nearly tackling him with my hug.
"No, Aether is just fighting someone trouble-!" He got cut off as the entire building shook to its core, some of the rafters falling from up above.
"Hmph, not what I was expecting, but oh well, this should be fine."
We turned to a boy, who was walking amongst the falling rafters, readjusting his glasses as he peered at the three of us. The boy had light brown skin, with short brown hair that had red tips, and he let out a sigh.
"Well, this should be-!"
"Shadow Step."
And then he was gone, along with Erebus, and instead there was another boy, with dark brown skin along with his big afro with white tips, who frowned as he looked around us.
"Huh? What just happened? I thought I was talking to a strange man who was almost wearing nothing, but oh well." The boy turned to us, his brown eyes practically glowing at us with happiness.
"Let's all be friends, okay?"
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"Oh, wow Eru~, didn't realize you were around."
I watched as he came from the darkness, and with him a boy with red tipped hair and light brown skin.
"Sorry, but I was told to do this. Anyway, I have a place to be."
"Oh, leaving me so soon~? Ah well, I already have plenty of lost sheep to play with, why not one more?" I said, winking sparkles his way before Erebus vanished once more into the darkness.
"Ugh, the hell?" The boy grumbled, picking his glasses off from the ground before looking at me, scowling. "Oh great, it's the charmer."
"Oh, you know who I am~? I'm so honored to hear that~!" I said, looking back at my followers. "We have one more person to join us!"
"LOVE MASTER EROS!" They chanted back, and I gave a wide grin before turning back to my opponent.
"Well now, I shall be your opponent! For I am Love Master Eros, Charmer of Incubus', The Most Sexual of Deviants, right at your service!" I said, winking at the boy.
"So, it is true then. You're a part of that group," the boy said, glaring at me. "Well, I'm quite different from the others. You'll find it hard to charm me Eros."
The Stage, Layer Square in a hallway much untouched by fighting.
Target, Prometheus.
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"People like you piss me off the most, so I'll kill you quickly you and go after the troublesome one!"
I scoffed at him, a rare smile on my face.
"If you think a plebeian like you is worth effort, you are sorely mistaken. After all, I am the greatest of all, Menoetius."
"Huh? The hell you know my name for?"
"Even if you aren't worth my time, I still have to fight you. Of course I would at least know a name that I will forget soon after this forgettable battle."
I watched as his veins bulged out from his forehead, and he reeled his arms back as he let out a wicked grin, a look of pure rage on his face.
"I'm gonna kill you quickly you motherfucking piece of shit!"
The Stage, Layer Square in a hallway that was nearly falling apart.
The Target, Menoetius.
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"Hey, let's not all fight now, I just wanna make sculptures and have fun!" The boy said, grinning at us, and the remaining enemies all tensed up as he made our way towards us, an innocent and pure look on his face.
"Oh, so that's it then!? You must be Epimetheus!" I yelled out, pumping my fists in the air. "I don't really know who you are, but let's have a great ole brawl!"
"No, fighting is bad!" He said, pouting at us. "I really, really hate fighting. My biggest bro hates it too, so much so that he would fight to stop the fighting. It seems like I have no choice but to make sure you all stop fighting."
Nyx tensed up next to me, and I frowned at his words. "Hmm? What's wrong Nyx?"
"Seriously yah great big ball of sunshine, he sounded so creepy saying that it wasn't even funny!"
"Oh, I thought he just didn't wanna fight, and was explaining it too us!" I let out a cheery grin before smashing my gauntlets together.
"Sorry, but we have to fight you anyway! Please forgive us!"
The Stage, Layer Square in a hallway with the roof starting cave in.
The Target, Epimetheus.
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I pumped my fists, successfully changing what I had saw. "Alright guys, go ham on those three!"
"Right!" Everyone except Erebus and Necessitas yelled out, and I looked at the time before nodding to myself.
"You almost there Necessitas?" I asked through my headset.
"Yep, I can see the target now!"
"Good, make sure she knows what's happening on the way here, got it?"
"Of course, leave it to me!"
I focused back on the map, watching their fights unfold within my "sight" …