"Woah!! Eastern City!!", Shyza squealed. "The BEST, GREAT, ULTIMATELY awesome city!!!"
"Lame"
"HOW DARE YOU! This city boasts of the best malls in the entire galaxy, there are 40,000 estates, 230,000 5-star hotels, 39,000 virtual gaming systems-"
"I didn't ask for any of that", I cut her off with a blank expression.
"Hmph", she pouted.
We finally reached the Eastern City, home of EST (Eastern Space Terminal). After all that we had been through, we were finally going to meet. I wasn't going to miss the chance to get Lykana back as well as Dzinu.
The lights from the buildings shone a golden yellow as they stood towering, a clear depiction of advanced Skyscrapers.
"Sekky, your car's a wreck", she stared at me.
"You have no idea what I've been through", a sarcastic smile crept up on my face. "And YOU'RE the one who completely WRECKED IT!!"
"That wasn't me, it was Sliza", her voice lowered.
There was silence as the slight tension that we tried to reduce had crept up again.
"Hey Sekky"
"Hmm?"
"Dzinu said he'd come soon but, how will he beat those things by himself?"
"I... don't know"
Shyza looked down as curiosity built up, "Why are we going to the EST?"
Hesitation had its firm grip on me, "To get Lykana back."
"That evil person who dumped you? But why?", her voice slightly lifted.
"I didn't believe it, I didn't believe whatever she said", I turned to Shyza. "There must be a reason why she acted like that."
"Sekky it hurts, doesn't it?"
"I don't even know how to feel"
"IDIOT!! I'm a girl and as your little sis, I'll tell you this! Those eyes she gave you, those eyes were filled with disgust!!", she chuckled. "Just... Just focus on getting Dzinu back for now."
"Dzinu's just a weapon, piece of metal-"
"STOP THAT!!"
My mouth closed shut after realizing my words, "Sorry-"
"You don't know anything!!! Dzinu's suffering! He's human just like us!!"
"What do you mean?"
Shyza looked out the window, "That boy was Dzinu, I know it."
"There's no such thing as a Legendary blade containing a human soul"
"-EST in sight-", Dzilaiza interrupted.
"We're here", I felt my heartbeat in anticipation.
The EST was an enormous terminal that housed several ship hangers that transported people to different galaxies. Dzilaiza stopped at the entrance to the forecourt.
"Storage cube, manipulate our appearance"
"-Affirmative-"
A green light moved over our bodies, making us seem older and swapping our clothes with EST personnel uniforms.
"These clothes suck", Shyza cocked an eyebrow.
I got out and checked the area, "Well, I didn't design them"
"How are you so sure that she'll be here?", she stared up at the building as ships zoomed out of their hangers.
"I deliberately placed a tracker on the car so they'd find us", I smirked.
"You did WHAT!?"
"Heh, expect a battle. Zephain interrupted most of the time so they didn't come out early", I walked through the scanning gates and entered the large compound filled with people coming in and out of the main building. "The fact that the sensors didn't react to the manipulation tells us that they've planned their arrival."
"Are you insane!? DeV co's merciless! Lykana might not appear!", Shyza followed up.
"That's where I beat the info out of anyone they choose to face me", my eyes kept switching in excitement.
"I have a bad feeling about this", Shyza tensed up as she sat near the fountain in the centre.
"They're here"
"What? Already!?", Shyza got up and ran towards me. "H-Hey Sekky! Don't mess with me like that!! I'm already shaking!!!", tears welled up in her eyes as she shook me from side to side.
"Haha! I'll beat them up so rest!!", I laughed as the hidden emotion surged in my mind. "This killer intent... Heh, she didn't show up."
Shyza looked around, "Why's everyone leaving?"
*Riiiiiiiing*
A tiny soundwave jolted my instincts.
"Sis!!"
*BOOM!!*
Debris flew into the air after a powerful impact crushed the fountain into nothing but dust.
"T-That was close", Shyza stared in horror as I held her in my arms.
"Hmph, from above huh", the dust cleared, revealing the large humanoid mech before us.
Harsh humming sounds came out as lights switched on its body.
"Wasn't expecting a bot, Shyza we-"
*Slice!!*
A thin line slit through the bot, perfectly slicing it into two halves.
"MEANIE!! BASTARD!!", Shyza kept slamming the bot's immobile body with her right foot.
"When did you...", shock forced my eyes wide open.
"Kukuku", she placed her scythe on her shoulder. "No one escapes my blade! Hmm, Sliza boosted my speed too", she looked at her legs which had been engulfed in mini thruster boots.
...
"Waaaaaah!! Sekky!! These things came from nowhere!! Now I'm super powerful!!", she broke into tears.
Cold sweat ran down the side of my face, "Aren't you supposed to be happy?"
"I don't knooww! I look weird-", Shyza suddenly froze as horror filled her eyes. "H-How can a person have such bloodlust?"
My expression turned stern as the familiar figure of a male in a blue mecha suit stood at the main building's entrance.
"S-Sekky, we have to leave"
"None leaves", it didn't even take a second as the figure loomed behind Shyza, leaving her completely immobile as she slowly looked back.
*BOOM!! ZZT!!*
An intense shock wave swept through the area as he swiftly blocked my thrust with his palm.
"My speed doesn't match", I thought to myself while I coldly glared at him. "They didn't underestimate me, Damn it!"
"Indeed, you truly haven't felt the moon sword's power", the man spoke in an emotionless tone.
"Where's Lykana?", I growled.
"Sekky!!"
"What-", a metallic arm slammed me on my right side before I even got the chance to react.
*Crash!*
Blood spewed from my mouth after I made a heavy impact with a wall on the building's left-wing.
"Shit, another bot", I wiped the blood off my lips and stood on my feet.
The man's eyes glared with no emotion, "I'll allow you to see Lykana, if only you give me the moon sword."
"No! Sekky, he's obviously lying!!"
*ZZZT!- Slice!!*
Shyza slashed the mech, completely obliterating it.
"You liar!! Stop lying to Sekky!!", she grabbed the man, trying to pull him back. "Liar! Liar! Liar! Liar! LIAR!!"
"Why do you hesitate?", he didn't pay single attention to Shyza as what she was doing was futile.
"Dzinu... doesn't compare to Lykana, right?", I said to myself.
...
Everything disappeared at that very moment.
"Your foolishness continues to agitate me, child", a deep familiar voice grabbed my attention.
"You again", I looked up, locking eyes with the huge wolf spirit as its sharp teeth and powerful aura gave it an intimidating look.
"Useless, Naïve, Foolish, with these attributes, do you think you can achieve something?"
"I wasn't the one who was going to wield the blade, I don't need it", I answered.
"Your headless body would've been the one to stand before me", the spirit slowly transformed, mimicking my appearance. "But you're my container."
A thin, transparent wall shot up between us as my clone placed his hand through it and grabbed my neck.
"Whatever you do will not change the fact that Lykana will return to me", I showed no signs of struggle as it pulled me in.
"Poor child, confusing himself with his own emotions", the clone slowly walked through the wall. "Power seeks to help one gain what he cannot and that power resides within the moon sword", my clone grinned as it stood at where I was, successfully switching my soul.
"Lykana, when will I ever see her?", I spoke from the other side of the wall.
"Once you have achieved the power to grasp whatever you desire", the clone answered with a grin as everything else began to appear.
...
"Time is something I don't plan to waste", the man said in a cold tone.
"Storage cube"
"Sekky? What are you doing?"
I gradually pulled the black moon sword from the cube.
"The air around him changed", the man pushed Shyza away and stepped forward with a confident smirk on his face. "Finally"
"Hey! You don't just push people away like that!!", Shyza rubbed her butt. "Where did Sekky go?", she took a closer look. "No, somehow that's Sekky, What the hell's going on here!?"
"Deliver the serum", he tapped a button on his arm.
"-Delivering (User Nyuitor)-"
Almost immediately, a vial containing a red liquid materialized above his palm.
"What's that?", Shyza walked back with an expression of seriousness on her face. "I don't like it."
"Have you made your decision?", Nyuitor tightened his grip on the vial.
"Prey", I muttered to myself as my eyes gleamed a darkish blue. "You can go to hell."
"Hmph", Nyuitor showed no surprised as he took down the vial's components in one gulp.
"I was getting impatient", his eyes shifted into a red hue as an ominous aura engulfed his body.