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shardbond2025-03-08 12:00 pm
metaloverlord) wrote in shardbond2025-03-08 12:00 pm
FINAL CONFRONTATION
Throughout this week, you all have been hard at work preparing for your final confrontation with the person behind all of this - Neo Metal Sonic. His fleet of ships has taken over the skies, and Tails has been working on a means to get you safely onto the correct one. Given that you've all been called into the workshop today, it seems like it's finally time.
"I've got the correct coordinates and we're ready to go. We'll all be joining you in this fight."
Sonic nods and continues, "Let's avoid a repeat of last time, yeah? I'm still going to try to keep his attention on me since the plan is still the same - you guys have gotta knock the Master Emerald outta him!"
"You all have had some practice with your powers and with what the Master Emerald can do, so you should be better prepared for this fight. Still, remain on guard!"
Tails flicks the device to life and a portal opens. Unlike the rings, this one doesn't show where exactly you'll be going. "Everyone ready? Let's put an end to this."
You arrive in the interior of one of those ships - the long hallway you're in is made of thick, dark silver steel, with absolutely nothing in the way of dΓ©cor. The way behind you leads to a door - gated shut, with seemingly no way to open it from this side - while the path ahead of you leads up a small flight of stairs to what can only be described as a throne. It is simplistic in design and still made of that dark, practical steel without any adornments or embellishments, but it provides Neo Metal Sonic a height advantage to loom over you, something he couldn't really manage on most of you without taking to floating.
He sits in the chair now, red eyes fixed on all of you. One elbow is propped on the arm of the chair and his chin leans against his hand, giving off the air of "bored monarch" that he's probably going for.
"So you've arrived. You've kept me waiting."
He gets up then, rising to float as he had before, sparks of that familiar green Chaos Energy flaring to life around him. "Let's not waste any more time. I'll destroy you all here and now. And you," his eyes flick to Sonic, "will trouble me no further."
"Does it even really count when I'm not the version of Sonic you've fought before...?"
"Silence." Sonic shrugs and Neo Metal Sonic dismisses him, turning his attention back to you all. "You all have caused enough problems for me. Once I've crushed you all, nothing will be able to stop me."
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Snap out of what? Since when has this finished?
Are you truly that much of a fool, to stand in my way? Do you realize the consequence for that?
[ Whatever the case, the bonds between Oscar and Void Archives aren't strong enough for them to not consider attacking once again (20). So, since he's in the way, they will raise one hand and aim a large blast of light, to try to hit him in the feet/legs, to cause damage, and for him to hit the ground. It's not a weak attack either - they know how strong he is, after all. ]
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... which does absolutely nothing when Void Archives goes right for his legs. It hurts like hell and he stumbles, falling to one knee, but he doesn't go all the way down. What he does do, however, is reach out to grab Void Archives' leg in return, the grin on his face downright feral, albeit twisted with pain.]
Too bad I've never cared about consequences.
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Enough for them to sneer as they look back, and ask: ]
Why not?
Why go to this much trouble to protect our enemy? Is it because you have decided to sympathize with him to the point you would die for him? Well?
Answer me.
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[Point blank, no beating around the bush here.]
I joined the military so that I could help other people, because no one ever helped me or my mom when we needed it. I didn't wanna see that same thing happen to anyone else if there was somethin' I could do about it.
[Ugh... damn it. He definitely can't get back to his feet right now, yet it doesn't seem like he needs to, at least not yet...]
Right now, he's hurtin'. He doesn't know what to do. And that's why I can't let you just make that decision for him.
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But he still looks pretty devastated at Oscar saying he'd die to protect someone. ]
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[ Void Archives does not consider Neo Metal Sonic an individual worth dying for. That is something that they can't understand. ]
He would have killed you and all that you cared about, if he had enough of a chance. Yet, you grant him such mercy...and such consideration.
I suppose you must consider yourself a saint, willing to die for him in a heartbeat. Because he "needs" your protection.
[ They don't like it, to the extent of saying this much. But, they aren't willing to pursue the death of this enemy to the point of killing Oscar. They are willing to hurt him, to try to get him out of the way - though nothing so extreme as that...which is perhaps to his favor. ]
Perhaps one day, someone you consider worth deserving to protect...will kill you when you least expect it. Because you are the type of fool to try to save an enemy who could care less whether you lived or died.
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[Oscar's about the furthest thing you can get from it, really, with the amount of blood on his hands.]
I just hate watchin' people die, that's all.
[He's seen it enough times, seen the light leave someone's eyes after he'd shot them. It never gets any easier no matter how many times he does it.]
Maybe you're right and that'll get me killed someday, but even if it does, I still won't regret choosin' kindness instead of cruelty.
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And that is what makes me different from every single one of you. I will gladly remain cruel in order to do what must be done.
In the end, I suppose there is not much commonality as I originally thought.
[ Their eyes turn cold as Oscar's perhaps turns sad or warm or whathaveyou at the thoughts that run through his mind.
They pull their leg out of his grip, but do nothing else at the moment. ]
You should best hope that you don't wind up facing the consequences of that kindness - and so you don't have to confront whether or not any other kind of regrets that may surface. Even if it may not be ones surrounding such choices in the first place.
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[He doesn't fight that, letting Void Archives just pull away. The heat of the moment seems to have faded; it doesn't look like he's got his mind set on immediate violence, though Oscar isn't about to let his guard down.]
Look. I've made my choice and you're free to make your own, but if it involves tryin' to kill our metal pal here, then I'm gonna keep standin' in your way even if it kills me.
That's the path I've chosen.
[His life is already full of regrets. He doesn't want this to be one more added to the pile.]
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You've chosen quite the laughable path, but feel free to traverse it.
[ But, they turn their back to him, before placing distance in the other way they were heading. ]
Maybe you will continue to get your wish, whether or not you survive this. After all, I suppose you would be satisfied with your new, pitiful, and disreputable friend, hm?
[ The sneer is practically heard in their tone as indeed the moment of violence has passed. At least, for the moment.
Perhaps in that, Oscar can count his blessings. ]