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BGM: Hopelessness Gii told him that and went back inside. The sound he made by opening the door was a bit rough. But he didn't care. Unbelievable conditions had aligned here. Conditions that the three children never had. He wouldn't hesitate. At least, he was hoping he wouldn't.  The two girls appeared to be talking about something. Kia looked toward him in shock.  Begin...... healing......?Does that mean, you found......?  Yes. Or, does that mean......You've changed your mind......?  You've been carrying a surgical toolkit, right?The one we got cheap at Eralee's hospital.  Open it up on the desk.Hand me the best cutting scalpel in there. ......Gii......? ......that's not it. The situation's changed.I'll begin Dorothy's surgery right away. There's no time.We'll use everything we can. O-okay, but...... I was just talking to Kia-san, Doctor. Please stop these useless acts of yours.I'm already beyond hope. I received a request from Kia.覧I'll reject Dorothy's words. 覧I've already decided to do what I should do. I've received a request.I'll need a lancet, and a scalpel.  But, Gii......What happened? Suddenly... you look scary...  Kia.Get back. 覧The one hundred and fiftieth time. 覧My consciousness will focus on that alone.  The old man approached the desk. He anxiously approached the row of scalpels Kia had lain out. He took the largest scalpel in his right hand, and held out his left. An arm covered in animal fur, unlike any human's. He held it out toward Dorothy.  ......Dorothy.My voice probably won't reach you But that doesn't bother me.I don't mind it at all. This is probably nothing more than my ego.But, l've chosen to do this.  Dorothy won't look at the old man. That's just fine.Just accept what I have to leave you. When I first held your hand,I decided to do everything I could. Mister...... what are......?That's dangerous, you can't hold th-...... It's fine, Kia. But......Mister's hand... is shaking...... I don't mind at all.After this, everything will be fine, young lady.  Video: Hemorrhage (Very recommended!)覧The sound of slicing.  What came out of the old man's wrist was red. The same color as a human's. Blood poured out of the vein on his wrist.  Mister!! Why, Gii!?He's bleeding, we have to stop-......! ......get out. Gii!!The old man had sliced his own wrist without hesitation. The red pouring out of it scattered around the room. Gii pushed Kia back as she screamed, 'Why!?' This was only the beginning.  It was like the clear stream flowing through the First Upper Tier Staircase Park. The red touching her toes was leniently redirected toward the corners of the room.   Wh-why...... are......Why... would... you...... do this......? I'm the one......!I'm the only one... who's dying here......! Stop!Stop, stop, stop!!  The girl's screams echoed across the room. They broke the silence filling the surroundings. Her red eyes shook. It was clear that her mind was receiving a huge shock. Gii's "eye" captured the change in her body temperature. Her shaking eyes. Her shaking mind. Her screams wouldn't stop. Kia said something and pulled at his sleeve. It felt as if she was trying to tear it off. [Gii] (......that should do it.) [Gii] (She's in a state of severe shock. This will make those twenty hours pass in an instant!) Yes, that was it. He didn't mind doing it this way. "That" inside of her was beginning to awaken. It had nothing to do with Depth. lt saw the blood and moved. This pouring, flowing blood. Seikyouan blood. The only source of it in the City. It captivated Creatures more than any other. Seikyouan blood, which the legends said was cursed. The red covered the room completely. If this much of it flowed out... "That" wouldn't be able to look away. 覧It'll see it and move. 覧It can't keep possessing her! [Gii] (lt'll come out. It has to come out.) [Gii] (lt'll show itself to kill the owner of that blood.)   Come, show yourself!! BGM: In Wonder  Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa......!! Screaming. Screaming. Screaming. There was a shadow crawling its way out of her. The black vines undulated and extended, and the Youki began to appear. As if fleeing from the girl's body. This thing had built its nest within her. It'd been slowly eating away at her body and soul. This thing had brought so many people to their deaths. It had lived within their bodies and souls, while slowly destroying them. It was like an undulating spiral. The black death curled up above her. 覧I've been waiting. 覧I've been waiting for you to show yourself! [Gii] There you are......!  [Smith] I've always wanted to say a few words to it. lf I ever got the chance...... [Smith] How dare you...... Do this to my daughter...... [Smith] How dare you possess her......! You disgusting, black grass monster......! [Smith] Leave, go......! God will never allow your existence......! [Dorothy] Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! [Smith] Dorothy! Just wait, we' ll get it out, rigtlt now......! [Smith] We'll tear that thing out of you......! [Smith] Doctor......! Now!! The scream of an old man, who should've lost all his strength by now. Gii nodded and覧  A choice? No, no. There is only one thing we can do. Only one thing we must do. And that's... 覧Gii held out his "hand." As if to grasp onto something. He held it out toward the girl who continued to scream and convulse. His posture resembled that of the old man before he slashed his wrist. [Smith] Get out......! Get out of Dorothy......! [Smith] Release that girl......! You black, twisted monster......! Those words were the key. 覧A warped 'thing' crawls all the way out... 覧And attacks the old man.  『Ｗｏｏｏ......』 覧Its whole body覧 覧Patterned after a spring覧  Dorothy screamed as it showed itself behind her. A warped fantasy. Its form resembled a monsterously distorted plant, making horrible grating sounds as it continued to spread throughout the residence. Its skin was similar to blackened blood. The plant had a certain fantastic beauty to it. Everything composing it invaded humans, broke their minds and bodies, and ridiculed them. 覧A beast. 覧A true beast. This is no flower. 覧This is no mutated fantastical plant. He knew. All of the nerves in Gii's body shivered naturally. His body, used to terror, shook and became numb. That terrible, sick feeling was none other than terror. This beast called forth the Original Terrors of the human race.  覧The spring pattern covering its plantlike form... 覧Is producing a grinding sound. [Gii] ......a "screw of death"...... [Gii] Here we meet again. I never... thought it would happen again. 覧Its host was still alive at that depth. 覧She'd even evaded the Upper Tier Enforcers. 覧And... 覧There was still Seikyouan blood in this City. Gii knew that form. Youki. Creature Blood Tree. A Creature that produced infinite false bodies of itself through either reproductive division or seed scattering. This Creature was the most famous in the City's Lower Tiers, and had produced the most casualties. An existence to be abhorred.  覧The Creatures. 覧They are terror given powerful form. During the height of this thing's onslaught, the Seikyouans called it none other than the Devil. Perhaps it was a punishment brought about by the Seikyouan's "God. " A punishment for those who sung of prosperity in foreign lands. An inescapable fury that refused life. The Seikyouans called it divine wrath, and screamed in terror and awe. [Gii] ......ridiculous. Gii knew nothing of any God. However, he did know exactly what this thing was. Something that killed people. A death which greedily devoured and bred. These weren't objects, but phenomena. The last University Professors screamed so as they died. 覧Something that people's hands will never reach. 覧Something which can harm anything and anyone. [Gii] ......this would be... Gii held out his hand, toward the undulating red-black death. BGM: None 覧A steel-colored hand覧 覧Overlaps Gii's "right hand"覧 BGM: Right Hand From Behind  覧Tears through the darkness覧  覧A single Iight, shining sharply覧  [Gii] ......it's about time I shattered you!   覧It moves. Yes, this thing moves. 覧It actually moves, as I will it. Nothing was wrong with his vision. There was no clown. Instead, he knew that there was a fantastic shadow behind him. He extended his steel arm and saw the "same things" as "him. " The mid-size Creature peering down. One of the forty-one deaths. Even without activating his Equation, he could see it. He wiped out the presence bringing him terror. "He" and Gii glared at the plant's core. 覧My right hand. 覧It directs the steel hand as if it were my own. 覧This isn't the Phenomenon Equation. 覧However, somehow it feels real. There was something that "he" at his back could do. There was something that "he" and Gii needed to do. 覧What must I do with this "hand?" 覧I know the answer. Just like with Salem.  With Gii standing in its way, the whirl roared! Countless seeds blew around them and produced phenomena. He could see it literally scattering death. Gii's "right eye" had already captured everything about the Creature. Black seeds which absorbed human minds and bodies. Those were death itself. Amalgamations of death. Warped death. A phenomenon of death, able to make people disappear without a trace. 『Ｗｏｏｏｏｏｏｏ...!!』 lt scattered the seeds of death. The targets of those lances were Gii and "him"!   Mortal bodies could hardly hope to dodge them, except perhaps for 《Pucelle》 soldiers, with their sharply honed nervous reflexes, or Heavy Engine Humans with nerve reconstruction. But even if they did manage to dodge the seeds, they would've been eaten away by the warped space they produced. And yet, he was alive. Gii still lived.  As did Kia, Dorothy and the old man. He wouldn't let them be infected. That "hand" cut down all the seeds in flight.  [Gii] ......too slow. 『Ｗｏｏｏｏｏｏ...!!』 [Gii] Don' t cry. He glared at the roaring black whirl with his "right eye." That was probably a cry of panic just now. lt destroyed people's cranial nerves, planting seeds of death or insanity. And yet, he was alive. Gii still hadn't died. He probably would have died if this had happened not too long ago. But right now, the steel "him" was protecting Gii. He wouldn't die, not yet. He focused his mind into his glaring "right eye." His "right eye" saw all of the rampant black whirl!   覧In the case of Blood Tree覧 覧The sole means of destruction is覧 覧Simultaneous pressurization of all body parts覧  The warped death, Blood Tree, with an epidermis which repelled all and a body protected as if by gods. Therefore, humans couldn't possibly kill it. The sole means of destruction was full body pressurization. Therefore, humans absolutely could not kill it. The black whirl which had taken one hundred and forty-nine lives right before Gii's eyes. Not a plant, but a shadow that ridiculed all life. Bombs and bullets would warp and disappear before ever reaching that body. However... however... 覧However...   [Gii] You of steel. My 《Kikai》 Porshion. I shall say this to you. [Gii] "Oh arms of the king, shatter. " 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧!      覧A king's hands covered in steel. 覧These enormous forms destroy even beasts. 覧The iron hands of a fairy tale king. His "right hand" was steel summoned from an open steel chest. Together with matter at ultra-high densities, it assailed the black whirl, destroying the beast in an instant. The Creature was overwhelmed and destroyed by the the high density matter before it even had a chance to scream. Every part of the black whirl's body was shattered into particles. The remnants of that tremendous beating were left behind, as if blown apart. The soundless park shook覧 BGM: Amnesia  The sound of the organ was everything to that girl. The one thing that remained for her. 'The sound I play is my only peace.' He was sure this girl thought that way. ......that was why...... That girl wouldn't say his name. She'd just continue playing the Engine-Type Pipe Organ without a word. She wouldn't say anything. Those fingers, those hands that gracefully played the hard keyboard. That small, shaking hand. Even now, he could remember that time like it was yesterday. Even now, he couldn't save her. He couldn't save her. Even if he pretended to be God, even if he paid in blood...... He was only who he was...... ......he could hear that sound again today. He cleared his ears. That was all he could do for her. ......aaah... this was...... ......not a sound. It wasn't a sound. What he'd wished for. This was what he'd always...... ......wished for. That girl's...... Fates End fucked around with this message at 22:30 on Nov 13, 2018 |
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