3 Days till the end
chapter [ 9 ]
[ crystalized human x ]
axel jumps from the roof and lands on the ground with one leap hr rushes into veto which takes the dead corpse of the messenger to protect himself from axel's first sword slash. axel slashes the corpse into two halfs. and then proceed to try to slash veto but he makes a blade from his power and guard himself.
veto: why are you rushing things. you should take a rest you just woke up right?
axel: shut up. you thought that your plan would go smoothly by destroying me didn't you?
veto: who do you think you are? you're just a pawn. a tool. no more nor less. my plan is far greater than to rely on a self centered kid like you.
veto cuts axel's arm with the blade then knocks him on the ground and pierce his chest with the blade making him stuck on the ground.
veto: you're just a rage filled kid who is guided by his emotions. you didn't even come with a plan to attack me. what will screaming and yelling do? you thought you could just win with your half-ass determination.
veto cuts off the other arm and grabs axel by the blade and throws him far away into the stadium walls.
veto: you think I've wated all this time just to lose to some kid who doesn't even know what is he fighting for. tell me why did you came back anyway?.
axel struggles to get up and walk with his two arms torn off but he grows them back with his power finally. barley walking straight with all this scars and blood loss.
axel: to stop you from killing more humans.
veto rushes and punchs axel so hard on the face knocking him again. he then holds him from his neck and start punching brutally.
veto: don't.... give.... me... that.... crap. stopping me for humans sake. are you serious?. is that all you could have think of in those two years?
veto stomps on his face and start to mock him.
veto: if you really care about humans so much you could have stayed the hell down and helped with my plan. i told you i would save all humanity with your help only if you listened to me but you chose to live the fake hero life didn't you? you liked the attention and the power that came with it. you thought that you finally might become someone huh?
axel: you don't know anything about me.
veto: oh i know very well. you just don't want to admit it don't you? feeling ashamed that the hero personality that you made for yourself is no more than a mere kid who is trying to live his childish fantasies right?
axel tries to free himself from veto arms that are choking him but he can barley see now. he then pinch veto's right eye with his fingers. finally releasing himself free
veto: you fucking scum. so a dirty move is all you have
axel rushes to attack him while he is distracted. he slashes his chest with one attack and the cuts both his legs. and right before delivering the last attack. axel gets shot at the head from behind. he realizes that has surrounded once again by military soldiers from all areas. veto grows back both legs before anyone can notice because the smoke was making the stadium very messy and no one could watch anything.
veto: fire more.. he can regenerate.
axel gets fired at from all sides. it's too much for his normal regeneration power.
axel: shit if only i can turn into this weird monster form.
before he could even realize his whole body os torn apart and he can't feel any of his limbs. they drug him once again and arrest him with high security.
veto: make sure to lock him good. i wanthis body to be torn apart limb by limb again. it's too early for his role in this war. oh and i want you to send investigator harper to me right here and right now. i have to talk with her in something important.
" but sir she is nowhere to be found. we searched for here everywhere and couldn't find her "
veto: huh? find her right now!! search every part and inch of this place. don't come again unless you find her or I'll kill you all. understand!!?.
" yes sir "
as veto walks away to meet some higher ups in the government to discuss what will be the plan to stop this invasion. axel is now trapped in a high security truck while being accompanied by other trucks to protect it any attempt to release him.
after two hours of driving the driver of the truck is feeling really sleepy from all this and he asks for someone to take his place.
driver: hey where is the new guy. this idiot is always late. it's his turn to drive.
the guy steps in and he is wearing a cap that almost hides most of his face.
" sorry for the late sir "
driver: where the hell have you been? what's your name?
" it's rayson sir. happy to help you. i will take the wheel so you can rest "
rayson takes the steering wheel and the other guy sits besides him.
rayson: hey sir would you like a burger. i bought two and i though about giving one to you. you must have been hungry driving all this time with no rest.
" thanks kiddo. you sure know some manners for a new guy "
he takes the burger and starts eating and with every bite he gets more and more tired and sleepy. almost feeling unconscious anf suddenly he faints.
rayson: sweet dreams. hmm it's almost night now. how can distract those idiots?.
he talks with someone else on his small hidden mic.
rayson: it's your time now miss Lauren
lara: don't call me that again or illegal I'll kill you.
lara who is on another truth that is protecting the main one is ready to do her role. she also drugs the driver of her tru7and takes the wheel. then sends a message to another person.
lara: we're ready miss harper. we're gonna arrive in your away in about three minutes.
harper: roger.
harper is standing on the road and blocking it with one car that is loaded with weapons and a big machinegun.
harper: is this too much for stopping a one car? well we won't know till we try. hey ray i want you to keep going straight forward and pass me.. I'll stop the other idiots. i made a safe route for you to follow.
ray: yes miss
ray speeds up and drives straight forward and passes harper. then she blocks the way with some cars and she gets ready with the machine gun.
" hey why the hell did the driver speed up.. follow him he must be kidnapping him.. we can't let this scum escape.. how thw hell didn't anyone notice that there's an intruder "
harper gets a loud speaker and starts talking.
harper: to all the soldiers in front of me. please stop right there and don't engage in any battle. i don't want to use violence. this is all for the sake of greater good. we don't have to fight. you all have loved ones and people you care about.
" what the hell is she talking about. isn't this the traitor that the general wanted us to arrest?. go get her "
as they rush to harper. one car start to change it's road and head on the side and escape the place.
lara: miss harper are you sure you don't need any help?
harper: I'm sure don't worry. I'm not dying in such a lame place like this. go and follow ray while i distract them and then I'll follow you both after it.
harper then aims and fires at the trucks tires to stop them all buy they fire back.
harper: damn it they really are stubborn.
she then throws a smoke bomb and the place is now filled with smoke and no one can see anything. she then fires in a crazy way at every side but trying to not hit any of them.
" this lady is crazy. forget capturing her jusy shoot at her through the smoke "
they fire all what they have through the smoke until they explode her truck to pieces and the fire fills the place
" search her body "
as the smoke clears they try to search but they couldn't find her anywhere
" we couldn't find her anywhere sir "
" what the hell do you mean by that she can't just disappear like a ghost. search for her body. i want to see her dead "
they continue searching but she was long gone. she took a motorcycle and escaped long ago when the area was filled with smoke. she then arrives at the small local store and heads to the basement of the store where she sees lara and ray and axel's unconscious body laying on the ground
ray: miss is this the highest security place you talked about?. it doesn't look that super to me
lara: shut up that's what we could barley afford we're wanted by the law now remember.
harper: it's because the owner is a good guy and he offered to help us. he seems to know the boy. he used to work here
ray: what will we do now. is our fate depending on this idiot
harper: yup. if we have one percent chance of avoiding a disaster it will be up to him so let's believe in him
lara: he's still asleep. should we let him rest?
harper: no
harper starts kicking axel
harper: hey kiddo get up we don't have time
axel: where am i? what happened?
harper: hmm i feel like we had this scene before. anyway kid you lost to veto again. i told you to prepare a plan first but you didn't listen. now the first day passed. we have only two days
axel: what will we do now. we can't just attack randomly.
harper: listen kid. here's my theory on veto's whole plan. i think he wants to steal something from the mothership. after all if he had such a high power and an amazing well structured plan why didn't he act upon it before they invaded us?.
axel: steal what?
harper: I'm still not sure what's the thing he want but I'm sure that it will change the fate of the battle. maybe like a powerful weapon or a.... bomb?
axel: what will he do with a bomb?
harper: i still don't know but we have to stop him from getting to that object which means we have to follow him to the mothership. we're gonna need a way to land on this massive saucer in the sky. i never tried stealing a plane though
axel: will the homunculus invasion start tomorrow?
harper: i can't really tell but i doubt it. they might sned some of their higher ups to declare war or something. or jusy spectate the place. but veto will surely be there waiting.
axel: should we attack him while he's busy with them?
harper: no we will wait for all of tomorrow. it's still not your time to shine. we'll have to train you a little and prepare a plan. and also get something to fly with. can't you leap to the mothership?
axel: it's way high in the sky. i can't reach it like this
harper: guess we'll have to do something about it. hey when some part of your body gets chopped. from where do you regenerate?
axel: it all depends on my heart. if its torn apart from my body then it will regenerate around itself from organs to flesh and skin. my past body would just fade to ahes without the heart.
harper: so we only need your heart. I've got an idea. have you even been shipped in a small bag?
axel: huh?
harper: can you control your regeneration. like making it slow. do you even have consciousness when you die. do you see anything.
axel: it feels like I'm stuck in a dark place and then as i try to reach more to the light i end up regaining my full body eventually. but sometimes when i take so much damage this process becomes slower and slower.
harper: then we'll just havr to train you control it.
axel: in one day?
harper: we don't have that much time so what did you expect. don't be such a spoiled brat now. you will control it so we can ship your heart to the mothership somehow. the First strike is the most important so it should be a surprise attack.
axel: that's insane. how can we do this.
harper: told you I'll handle it. now get up and get yourself ready we'll start now.
axel: wait is this the store. why are we here.
harper: the owner offered to help because his little daughter insisted on helping you.
axel: it's been a long time since i worked here. I'm surprised she still remembers me
harper: well do you wanto fail this little girl and let her meet her demise?. if you don't want the get up we have work to do.
axel: yes
harper: lara and ray. your work is here done. I'm very thankful and proud of you two. you helped me a lot and i will never forget this. but i won't sacrifice two Young lives and let them face such danger. you both have the whole future ahead of you. it's not so late to run away. and you both have your family so you better take care of them more now.
lara: can't we do anything more for you miss
ray: we will help in any way possible
harper: you both done all what you can. now go and take care of your loved ones. and trust in us.
lara and ray: yes miss
axel: I'm ready
harper: come with me. we'll go somewhere secret and safe. at the mean time we'll let veto handle his own kind by himself tomorrow. your role is still not now. remember we have two days only.
they both head out at mid night and axel is still unaware about what is the plan and how will they even try to stop him. the only thing certain is that this crazy world will become more crazy in these next two days.
the second day comes and sun shines on the presidential house and the meeting room is filled with blood and corpses. piles of bodies on top of eachother as veto is the only one left standing.he killed every one who had a higher authority over this country. he's trying his new suit after throwing the old one who got covered in blood. he sits in front of the mirror to organize himself for the last small details to his plan.
veto: man that was such a pain in the ass. they sure helped me a lot but the time to pretend is over
he walks off the room and out of the house smoothly after killing even the working staff ana all guards. the a bomb explodes and destdoyes the whole house in flames.
veto: i never get tired of flashy fireworks.
after couple minutes he contacts the military service to inform them about what happened. after all the government higher ups are now killed he is the only one left who can take charge of this situation and make orders to soldiers.
" sir the citizens and the media all are going crazy for answers and an explanation what should we do "
veto: contact me with the most popular news channels out there. I'll held a press conference
few minutes after the incident he helds a press conference that is broadcasted through all the country.
veto: to all our beloved citizens. I'm very sad and full grief to announce these terrible and cruel news. early in the morning of this day there was a huge organized attack by the invaders at the presidential house and I'm very sad to announce that our dear president and all the government authority is gone.
they unleashed a huge attack without any preparation or a time for us to fight. it's the ultimate disrespect to our not country alone but to humanity. if we can't protect the most important people how can we protect our children and young individuals. how can they feel safe and comfortable in their homes anymore.
the invaders have declared the war on us and we shouldn't back down without a fight. they will destroy us all if we surrender and that attack was the clear sign that they will bot hesitate in doing anything brutal to archive thier goals. the only thing i ask of you all is put your trust and faith in me. i promise that we will fight for this country safety and pride until our last breath.
i want every citizen to evacuate because this is an emergency and we no longer have much time. we will be engaging in battle with the invaders on their own ship so we don't need to waste and harm any innocent life. I'll give you all 5 hours to fully evacuate and we will be launching our attack after it. people who stay after the time limit is finished are not protected by our safety measures because they have been warned. last thing is that i want you all to wish for our success and glory. we promise that we won't fail any of you. thank you all.
he ends the press conference and order an immediate evacuation of all citizens while he prepares for his next move.
" sir what will we do now? "
i want all of our air force to be prepared. we will launch a sky attack after the evacuation and also cage the whole country with military and weapons machinery. I'm pretty sure the invaders won't stand still and let us attack that easily. as we engage in a battle in the sky i want the other half to protect the ground. we will try destroying this damn mothership and we'll bring it to the ground.
the five hours limit passes and it's time for battle. the sky air force start firing rockets and bullets into the mothership while veto finally lands on the saucer wide wings. prepared with hundreds of soldiers surrounding him. at the same time the homunculus storms the ground with many groups trying to invade and secure the ground as fast as possible
veto: leave them. we'll focus on destroying the ship. but damn that's a big ship i can't even tell where is the entrance. those scums changed its structure. anyway. blow the whole place down and plant c4 bombs everywhere
the soldiers starts firing and planting bombs but soon enough the homunculus troops came rushing forward and killing soldiers in an instant easily
" sir they are attacking brutally and we can't stop them what should we do? "
veto: keep firing and stand still. it's too late to chicken out now. don't you wanna protect your family
" of course sir but.. "
veto: there is no but.. now tell them to keep firing and moving forward. also we need more air supplies and weapons. all i want from you is to find a way to open the entrance. I'll take the lead from there
" sir they're blocking the way with there massive long bodies and numbers "
veto: so what? are you afraid. i want everyone to rush forward and make a human shield together so i can gain acces to the entrance
" but sir you're... basically telling us to die "
veto: you came here fully knowing that you will sacrifice your life for humanity sake and now you're backing down. don't you think that your family would be ashamed of that. let's say you couldn't handle this and came back. they will sure welcome you with wide arms but they wouldn't be able to hide the look of disappointment on their faces. we trusted him and he came back just like that? how can he even walk around without feeling shame? what a good for nothing. we shouldn't have believed in him. all these words will haunt you for the rest of your life don't you think?. I'd rather die than living such an embarrassing life like this if i were you.
" we'll do it sir. stay behind us. all units push forward into the entrance. we have to make the general enter "
veto and the soldiers that are surrounding him in a circle rush forward and the blood and torn limbs are flying everywhere but they finally manage to reach the entrance as veto killed a lof of there troops by himself.
he bombs the door and finally he's inside the mothership.
veto: now items time for some free roaming.
he leaves the soldiers fighting and quickly start exploring the ship and try to make the homunculus troops lose his sight and he successfuly does it.
veto: now where is thier idiot leader. haven't seen him in a while.
meanwhile. the homunculus leader named asgore was getting ready to eat his dinner in the large dining room while his troops are invading the earth. he has full trust in them and a sheer confidence to the point of arrogance that this invasion will be so easy to the point where he doesn't even have to lift a finger.
asgore: bring the dinner now
the waiter enters the room with a whole table filled with many plates from all kinds of food he then walks to leave but instead of that he takes a seat in front of asgore facing him.
asgore: what the hell are you doing? get out i want to enjoy my food in peace
asgore then opens up his playe to see a severed head of one of his soldiers. he opens the rest of your plates to see them all filled with limbs and heads of different soldiers.
asgore: who the hell are you?
veto: you're so creul have you forgot me already
asgore: i don't remember every slave face i encounter
veto: still annoying as always. anyway you should finish your dinner i don't wanna interrupt you
asgore: where is the security guards?
veto: all dead. even if you shout for someone no one will come. oh and just for insurance. LOCK
he ties him up to the chair with metal ropes from the ground.
veto: this trick never fails me. anyway let's chit chat a little
asgore: there's nothing to talk about with some slaves. your planet will be destroyed within hours. and how did you use this trick. a mere human can't do this
veto: i never said i was a human. you see you probably don't remember me but i wanna ask you something. what happened to the four hearts?
asgore: you little piece of shit. you think just by stealing some stupid experiments made by a slave you can make a rebellion against your own kind. quit dreaming. you and your salve mother are not accepted as our noble people. you live all your lives as a traitors and slaves. I'll make sure to torture you every single day after all this is over
veto: sheesh don't get this mad over some joke. you were always this blood boiled freak. well there's nothing you can do now and no one to call. with all your mighty power you will die here pathetically while your people fight without a leader. so before dying at least tell me where is the fourth heart
asgore: go to hell
veto approaches asgore and starts beating him punch by punch
veto: you see unlike you i don't like torture. but sometimes you have to do what you have to do.
asgore: we homunculus rather due with pride than to surrender to some slave.
veto: oh i like the pride thing but let's see if your true to your words
Veto takes a poison injection out of his pocket and injects Asgore with it
asgore: what the hell is that
veto: oh that it's a special last gift from my dear mom. she spent a lot of time on this so you better be grateful
asgore: tell me now what did you inject in me!?
veto: you see my mom likes making poison a lot isnt it. weird. but since our species is highly amend to them it was never fun. but she studied a lot and with time and hard work she finally made her masterpiece. a poison that can even kill homunculus. isn't it amazing
asgore: you sick freak don't play with me there's no. way a thing like this exists
veto: oh it does exist and that brings the question? what do you think is the fourth heart power?
asgore: it's impossible
veto: why not? i think my mom was kind of the crazy person so she might do it. in fact I'm pretty sure she did
asgore: how can someone stands against his own kind? that's beyond insane
veto: but last time i thought we were only slaves right? so it wouldn't matter
asgore: you go to hell
veto: you see even if you didn't tell me about the heart place i will eventually find it. this war will be over. I'll rule both homunculus and humans in a new world. a world were we don't need slavery or injustice no more. a world where the weak can live. they will all live under my authority. after all if everyone united against a single enemy they will forget thier conflicts
asgore: you will die like a pig and none of your plans will success. my people are far powerful than you think
veto: we'll see about that. now it's time for you to sleep
as the poison takes its effects more and more on asgore he fells on the ground suffering and struggling to even take some breath. veto stomps on his face and takes out a gun and fire at his heart multiple times until he is finally dead
veto: i was pretty sure you wouldn't tell me about its place but whatever it doesn't make a difference. sweet dreams leader
he then goes back to the main battlefield over the ships wings and start killing every homunculus with vast speed and brutality. since he no longer has to pretend he's a human anymore. after killing them all the human soldiers all stand with shock and disbelief. thier general is not human. veto then proceeds to kill all human soldiers on the ship also to avoid panic and interruption of the plan. it's night already and the whole ship is now filled with corpses and blood. veto spends all night killing everyone remaining on the mothership while searching for the last heart and in the end he eventually finds it while the sun shines marking the last and most important day for the humankind.
as soon as he goes back to the ship surface he sees himself surrounded by a ton of flying jets and helicopters who starts firing at him immediately.
veto: shit they already turned their backs on me what a shame. he takes some corpses from the ground and use it as a shield while he fires back at them but they outnumber him and keep shooting till they fill his body with holes and two soldiers land on the ship to check if he died. but he surprises them with a fast attack and kills them both. he takes the rocket launcher from the soldier and fires at the jets.
the sky is filled with explosions and mess and through the explosive smoke a one helicopter rushes ubove the ship and a woman opens the helicopter window
harper: are you both ready?
lara and ray: yes
harper: throw him now!!
[ a couple hours before the incident. right where harper and axel were training before the fatal day ]
axel and harper are sitting in an abandoned old place while playing some chess on an old table and discussing
axel: so what is your plan to get to the ship. told you i can't fly
harper: you see it's not only about reaching the ship because that's easy. we could easily get a jet or a helicopter in this mess. but what i want from you is to land a first surprising attack. a one that he would never predict
axel: what's your problem all with surprising attacks
harper: so your heart is the core. as long as it's not torn apart than you can regain your whole body from the heart only?
axel: pretty much
harper: let's say we demolished your whole body without the heart in an instant. can you control the regeneration and slow it down
axel: that's what we trained to do these past hours. you killed me and destroyed my body many times and the longest amount of time i reached of slowing my regeneration is seven minutes only.
harper: that's more than enough. so our plan is to detach your heart from your body and I'll take it with me and fly it with the helicopter to the ship surface where veto will be there. and as i throw your heart at veto you will immediately regenerate and give him a fatal surprising attack. but i need you to cut him and damage him severely with this one attack.
axel: ok but in order for me to regenerate from my heart you need to designate my body at the same time. how can you do this.
harper: it's simple. we'll throw your body in a volcano
axel: huh!!!??
harper: you forget we have one in this country or what? it's one of our best tourist spots to visit. it's not far from here anyway. lara and ray can do the job
axel: that's not my point. this will be so painful
harper: come on you will be already dead you wouldn't really feel it. don't be such a wimp now. that's our only plan. if we failed and made the slightest mistake it will all be over. you don't have time to whine about it.
axel: fine but if we got over this both alive. I'll make sure to let you pay for it
harper: that's if we lived to see it you idiot
[ back at the present time ]
lara and ray: one... two... go
they throw the body in the volcano and at the same time harper throws the heart at veto high above from the sky. he still can't see it clearly nor comprehend or understand what's going on
veto: woman is throwing bricks is all what you thought of. you could have done better you know
harper: axel now!!!!
the heart starts regenerating and forming the whole body around it soo fast and as axel regaines his whole body once again he jumps from above and lands a fatal slash on veto with his sword cutting off his head in an instant then cutting his body in half. he tries to rip the heart but he notices that inside veto's body there's only very small part of the heart. almost like a little fragment
axel: what the hell is that?
before he could understand what's happening. one of the soldiers corpses rise up and punches axel suddenly from behind.
veto: hahaha that was a good move you jerk. didn't expect it
axel: how are you not dead?
veto: you thought i would just stand there and wait for you to pierce my heart and end it all this easily. that's no fun at all so i simply decided to divide my Heart to small pieces and plant it all these soldiers bodies.
axel: you freak. ia this even possible?
veto: it sure is. i never even told you about the limits and abilities of my power. why did you thought that it was this esay to understand or you thought of it as a weak power?.
axel: fine. so i just have to kill them all then
veto: oh i like the enthusiasm but let's see if you are true to your words
they both rush into eachother and the bloody fight begins. axel quickly slashes him but the moment he kills his body he appears again in the next body and attacks instantly with a brutal slashes and punches. they both push their limits to the fullest as they kill the other over and over and over
veto: you seem a little tired already. don't you think it's too early. i have many bodies to go but what about you. even if you regain your body over and over it's a matter of time until you can no longer bare the pain and suffering. I'll make you offer your heart while you beg for mercy little brat
the fight continues and with each slash veto takes a new corpse as he destroys axel over and over. they both can't even count how many times they killed eachother until now. axel is clearly warned out and exhausted from the battle. his regeneration is getting slower and slower every time he dies. he know that this attack will be his last.
he throws a smoke bomb that he caught from the ground and rushes into the smoke. he catches a severed arm from the ground and throws it at veto as a distraction
veto: stop playing silly games. you know this will not help you
axel keeps throwing limbs through the smoke and then he starts firing bullets at veto from all sides
veto: all this power you have and you still use cheap tricks like this? I'm really disappointed
axel keeps firing and throwing stuff and as veto slashes one of the arms that was thrown into him he relizes that the hand is holding a grenade. but before he colud respond the bomb explodes leaving a huge mess on the ship and veto is so injured but still not dead
axel quickly rushes behind him and knocks him on the ground and as he tries to pierce through veto's heart he stops the sword with his bare hand. barely stopping it from getting to his heart
axel: that's your last body. i counted every one of them. i don't need you anymore. the earth doesn't need your help. just die already
axel stabs him through his heart finally ending him for the last time or at least that's what he thought.
before the smoke clears out. axel gets stabbed suddenly from behind by a long blade that cuts through his chest.
veto: i knew i should have left some soldiers alive
axel: what the hell!?
veto: you should focus on the person you're fighting more. not that it matters anymore
veto slashes axel's legs and shower his body with bullets. axel can't regain his power due to the exhaustion from the fight.
veto: i admit that you made a good fight but that's the further you can go but don't worry. you will play a big role in saving humanity. you did well and now... farewell
veto rips axel's heart from his body and throws the body into the pile of corpses leaving him to catch his last breaths.
veto then eats the heart and it merges with his body giving him a surge of a power that he could never have imagined
veto: so that's how it feels to be immortal. i wish i could have seen you using this power to its full potential but i shouldn't have put my faith in a mere human.. now where did i left the fourth heart.
veto checks a small hole that he made in the ship and put the fourth heart in it but he can't find it.
harper: looking for something?
veto: what the hell you're doing here?
harper: your weird looking organ that you hid down there. i ate it long ago
veto: humans really like silly jokes. now be more polite and tell me where is it?
harper: are you that dumb to not understand from the first time?
veto: you.... really... did it!!
harper: that's what I've been saying to you all the time
veto: oh well that doesn't change the plan much. you will take the kid place.. I'm sorry to for this but i have to capture you
before veto can move harper takes out a gun and points it into her head.
harper: don't move or I'll shoot myself
veto: killing yourself?? are you insane. how is that going to help?
harper: this power inside me.. it's a bomb right. it should be activated by killing myself. it can erase a whole specie out of existence right?
veto: how much do you know?
harper: so my guess was right.
veto: if you killed yourself it will activate a lethal bomb that will erase the whole humanity. it's some kind of virus that will spread in the air. it was the last resort of my people if they saw themselves loosing the war by a miracle. it's a bomb that it's mere existence is to spread fear into anyone who tried to stand up and fight against the homunculus. but we never used it.
harper: so how about trying it today. let's see how much can it really erase
veto boils in anger and rage at her cold unlogical response
veto: you fucking idiot. do you know what the hell you're going to do. you are killing your own kind with this. are you crazy
harper: you said that your people never used it so how about i take a gamble. I'll shoot myself and and if it turns out just like you said then humanity will be erased. and if it turns out to be another kind of power then my death at least wouldn't be for nothing. seems like a good deal to me
veto: i heard that some humans are crazy but that's too much. are you out of your mind. you will decide the fate of all humans with a stupid gamble
harper: i have nothing to lose
veto: calm down and put the gun away
harper: don't fucking move. I'm nit playing with you here
veto tries to rush forward into her but as soon as he moves his legs she decides to pull the trigger.
harper: sorry old man but you will have to meet your stupid assistance earlier than you expected
with these last words she pulls the trigger and shoots herself in the head and falling on the ground
veto: Nooooo!!!
as she falls dead on the ground. a beam of light start to shine from her body making a huge circle that is spreading wider and wider with the light being more strong and bright with every second until it covers the whole country leaving it in a state of pure whitness. as the light slowly fades away the atmosphere of the whole earth changes a little and small fractions of what looks like a small bubbles of light spread across the whole country
suddenly all the homunculus start to bleed and cough unable to breathe or comprehend what is happening to thier bodies as they all fall into the ground one by one and die. veto can't beleive the scene that is unraveling in front of his eyes. his kind that he fought foe all those years are all dead without any movement like insects .
veto: huh.. hahaha how didn't i notice that you would do such a crazy thing... you really shocked me until the end.. mother!!
i don't have to worry about anything now. i can rule this planet by myself and my power. finally peace will be achieved at last.
do you see this axel. you both saved humanity and helped me with my plan. I'm so grateful for you.. I'll make sure to bulid a yotopia from this planet and you will be honored as a hero
he looks at the spot where he threw axel's corpse but he sees that it's not there. a look of confusion controls his face as he hears something moving behind him and before ge could respond. axel appears from the dead corpses and slashes through veto's chest with his sword making a long deep cut on veto's body as he bleeds all over.
veto: what the hell. how are you alive
axel is standing in front of him alive and well after being killed. how can that even be possible
[ six hours before the final battle ]
axel and harper are sitting in an an old abandoned house snice all people evacuated and the whole city is mostly empty.
axel: why are here again?
harper: i have to show you our last resort.. it's the final detail to this plan
she takes out a bag and puts it on the table then opens it to reveal a heart that is being stored in a small container. the heart is beating well.
axel: whose heart is this?
harper: when you slashed connor's heart in two halves and veto ran away and transferred his soul into another body.. i went to the same place where connor dead body was laying on the ground and i was shocked to see that the other half of his heart had grew once again by itself and it was still beating like it's never cut off in the first place. so i thought what would happen if we put it in someone who is close to death. will he be saved?
axel: what is your plan?
harper: you will fight veto but if you saw that you can't win.. i want you to let him kill you and take your heart
axel: huh!!?
harper: i will leave this heart with you and after he kills you. i want you to use it.
axel: but thats insane. how can i even know if i will last long enough without a heart
harper: after the training we did the longest time you did survive without a heart is one minute.. so that's your limit. in one minute i want you to do it
axel: but how did connor heart regain it's full health?
harper: it's probably because it was fused with the homunculus heart of veto all these years. it's not a fully human heart at this point.. it's a mix between a homunculus and a human one. that's why. and even if you were successful in using his heart in the span of less than a minute we can't be sure if you will live or not. it's all a gamble
axel: and what about you?
harper: i already told you my plan
axel: but i just can't believe it.. you're going to put all humanity lives on the line and all what you are depending on is a predicament that might not be true
harper: i know
axel: you realize that we both might end up being the soul purpose of humanity extension.
harper: i know
axel: aren't you afraid of failing.. afraid of dying?
harper: of course i am. you can't believe how many times i thought of running away and abandoning everything behind.. spending my last days in a calm place while waiting for my demise. but when i look at all the people and all these kids that i couldn't save. that i turned a blind eye to and kept thinking that someone else will save them. i can't help but feel ashamed of all of this.. i should have saved you back then before it all happened.. and should have saved your friends and family but i couldn't.. you bared all these suffering and burden on your shoulders for so long while none of us tried to help
you were labeled as a monster and a threat to humanity while trying to save people. maybe we were the real monsters all along. so at least let me decide my fate by myself. i will take the role of the adult for the last time. i believe that this will work.. I'm not depending on logic or predictions.. it's simply just a hunch.
axel: then I'll follow this hunch till the end..but it will be your fault if we end up destroying the world
harper: fine fine you all can cruse me in my grave if it happened
[ back at the present ]
axel: you really did it after all.. what a crazy woman
veto: i don't know how the hell you still alive but that doesn't matter anymore.. I'll just kill you again
as veto tries to use his power and regenerate his body he notices that the bleeding is not stopping no matter what he does and he can't use his power at all..
veto: what the hell is happening!!??
axel: oh so you finally stopped bragging.. what's the matter. can't feel your immortality?
veto: what did you do to my body?
axel: me?. nothing. did you forgot that we both are half homunculus in the end. of course we will be effected by the bomb.
veto: you freak.. you sacrificed your own power just for this. you both are insane idiots.
axel: you asked me before what was my goal of all of this.. i tried so badly to bring an answer that satisfy me like being a hero or saving people but now that k realize it it became pretty simple.. i don't have an answer.
veto: huh!!?
axel: i don't know if i care that much if people died or not. of course i will be sad that i couldn't save them but i will just think " oh it was thier fate. nothing i can do" and move on. i only though about being a hero to feel loved and a knowledged by others. i wanted to be someone. to have a greater purpose and goal. to be able to see myself as someone who fights for a noble cause but i really can't understand what's right or wrong.
there is no full right or wrong or clear good and evil. we all fought for what we thought was right and good. when i look at it now we're really one side of the same coin. we both fought for what we believed as right. that's why i won't blame you. all i have to do now is put an end to this cycle. let's end it all for good
veto feels terrified for the first time from axel's look and decision. he realized that he has no place to run and that it's all over now. he tries to run away from him as fast as he can while bleeding
veto: get the hell away from me!!!
he struggle to run away as he stumbles by the dead corpses on the ground
veto: move away!!?
suddenly the mothersip is vibrating and exploding piece by piece. both axel and veto can feel that it's going to fall down finally
veto: no no no no not now you damned ship
axel: guess we'll have to watch the end from above here
axel walk into veto and simply sits next to him waiting for the ship to fall. not feeling any threat or fear from him.
veto: are you mocking me you stupid freak.. what's that look on your face. don't look at me like this. i don't need your pity
axel: thank you for giving me a second chance to live.. i have no regrets
with these last words.. the ship finally falls to the ground to make a huge explosion that covers the whole city with smoke and fire marking the end of this fatal day. the day that was supposed to be the last day for humanity became the new beginning to a new era for this planet.
[ three days after the incident ]
" we cut this program to inform you about the latest news.. the reinstruction of the city is finally going under way after the huge explosion and many civilians are volunteering and going out of their way to help in building the city once again.. the rescue team and the police are still holding a huge resuce missions all days of the week to find the injured and missing people while also trying to find the bodies of the victims of the incident.. until this moment the number of casualties is estimated to be around approximately 50 thousand people.
35 thousand of them are mostly kids and teens aging from two to 17 and the rest 15 thousand is mostly adults aging from 28 to 65. and the numbers are still rising up as we the rescue team keeps finding victims throughout the day.
We would like to express our condolences over this terrible and great event. We hope that all the families of the victims will be strong enough to face this crisis that has befallen our dear country, and we ask you to be strong so that we can overcome this disaster and build our country and get back on our feet. Remember, this is not the end, but the beginning of a new age of hope and opportunity"
axel: the city is still going crazy. this will be the normal news for the upcoming months probably. you should eat your food before it gets cold. i didn't spend this money for you to waste the food like this
veto: why did you do it?. why are you still keeping me alive? what's the point of all this just kill me already
axel: i thought about ending you as soon as possible but there's been something off about all of what happened. i still want to hear your story. i want to know more about you and why you end up like this. plus it's going to be hard for me to kill you while you're taking a kid body. where did you find him?
veto: he was under the rugs where the ship feel so i had no choice. not that i want to be in another kid body. his family is probably searching for him. yet he's already dead just like connor
axel: you think i wouldn't kill you if you took a kid form? isn't it too much to ask
veto: i never said that. it was the only option for me.
axel: why did you own people made a bomb that kills them?
veto: it wasn't supposed to be like this. it was made to erase humans if they rebel or won the war. yet the person who made it choose another path. that person was my mother.
you see i was born as a slave. my mother used to work as a slave in weapons producing factory. my dad died from overwork before i was even born. i used to work with her in the factory. her hands would get so sore and red from lifting stuff and working and we only received one meal a day. it wasn't even enough. our fate was determined the moment we were born. we were going to live and die as slaves
but my mother was a smart woman. she used to love science and technology. she tried to build stuff from the little leftovers we have in the factory. that's why when someone from the higher ups came to visit the factory one day they decided to take her with them and train her to be a scientist because they saw the potential in her. i was so happy to hear this. we will finally say goodbye to this miserable life but i was wrong to assume that she would take me with her.
she abandoned me and said that i wasn't her son nor does sge relate to me in any way. i was shocked. terrified and in utter disbelief at what i heard. my own mother simply turned i blind eye to me and moved away. a part lf me died in that day.
axel: what did you do after this?
veto: accepted the reality and moved on.. when i was 18 i got into the military by force just like the other slaves. to serve this country until i die without anyone knowing that i existed in the first place.. at the same time my mother grew to be an excellent scientist and a genius in her work. she developed many new weapons and helpd in thriving our country yet her biggest and most successful invention were the four hearts.
axel: four hearts?
veto: it was the ultimate weapon to destroy all enemies. it was divided to four pwers within each heart. immortality. time control. lethal bomb and finally body transferring. these were the four weapons that she created. two of them were only a one time use and it only activates after the holder of the heart dies. the bomb and the time control one. while the other two were the ones you and i used all this time.
axel: what happened to the time control power?
veto: as my mother grew more honored and popular i kept battling as a soldier without any goals or personal life. i was simply a tool. waiting for my death to come yet somehow i survived more than my comrades could even live to. one day i was informed that my mother wanted to meet me for some reason.
i was surprised and confused. why now? after all those years and after she had just abandoned me but i can't deny that i had some curiosity so i agreed to meet her. we met at a small and hidden house away from public. i didn't know why would she pick such a place at her son's meeting after so many years.
when she came she was nervous and looks in a hurry. she started talking about how she is being followed or something. i didn't even had a time to talk with her about what i felt..she then took out the huge bag and inside it were two hearts. and the only thing i remember her saying was.
" I'm sorry for everything. please take those and change the fate of this world "
veto: after that a swarm of soldiers rushed into the place and she took a gun from her bag and shot herself. that's when i was transferd into some weird dimension were i saw the dark future of earth. the one i told you about. and after all those memories flood into me i saw myself standing in a weird dimension all alone. i had the two hearts in my hands and now i knew what she wanted me to do but i kept thinking why?
why me? after all what she did why she wanted to contact me like nothing happened. why did she thought that i would actually help her or follow her plan. what did she even wanted to do. did she hate her people or just hated me? what the hell does I'm sorry even mean? she thought that it will all be solved simply like this.
many questions were on my mind that time but i followed her plan anyway. not because of commitment or deep feelings. just because why not?. maybe after doing this I'll understand her more or be able to feel empathy towards her. but deep down there was a side of me that wanted everything to disappear. humans. homunculus. plants and animals. everything. i hated it all. i despised it all and after all that. i still hate her.
axel: there's no point of hating a dead person
veto: maybe you're right. but i can't help it.
axel: so what do you feel about all the people you killed?. they sure hated you for doing this to them. and their families also probably hated you for taking their loved ones away from them.
veto: even if i apologized or tried to show some remorse will that really bring back the dead?. i don't feel much about it. sure they didn't deserve to die but there's nothing i can do now. after thinking about it. it was all for nothing. battles and powers. war and peace. it's all fake. i didn't care about any of them. i just wanted everything to burn.
axel: any last wish before you die?
veto: i want to see the ocean. humans say it's relaxing in a way. but why would you care about granting me a last wish?
axel: not that i care. i just want to see your end to the fullest. and you're now just a human. you can't do anything
axel and veto hops in the car and start driving to the ocean. it's not that far away from thier city.
veto: didn't know you had a car and could drive
axel: it's not my car i just took it from the many cars that were left while all people were in shelters. and i know how to drive even without having a licence
veto: oh so the hero is fine with stealing. look at you. lost an arm and your left side is all burned up. that will stay with your forever you know
axel: i was never a hero. and my injuries are a small price compared to what happened to other people.
veto: hey is your power also gone? you have connor heart inside you now. I'm still shocked that he was this eager to live. i lost to him in the end.
axel: i can't feel much power. and i can't tell if the lethal bomb effected me or not since I'm technically half homunculus. only time can tell. but for now I'm mostly human just like you. can you still transfer your soul and consciousness to other bodies?
veto: i don't know. it would be a gamble if i tried it. you know each time i transfer my body i lose some of my own memories and feelings and on the hand my mind is filled with all the memories and feelings of the bodies i took. I'm basically now a mix of many people. i can't even tell which feeling is how i really feel. I'm not even sure if the story i told you about was one hundred percent right. i remember things in a vague way. but i still have my hatred after all.
axel: are you trying to say that you might end up loosing all your memories by time or by transferring your body one more time?
veto: you think I'm trying to talk my way out of this? don't worry i won't pull such a cheap trick
they finally arrive at the ocean
they both start to walk beside the ocean as thier footsteps mark the calm sand. it was ealry at dawn and the sky was still covered with clouds.
veto: man what a nice view. it sure is relaxing just like they said.
as they both are walking veto notices a young boy laying on the ground next to a wheelchair. he checks on him to see that he's not breathing. he probably had been abandoned too and died of starvation or cold. he somehow feels a little bad for him but he can't do anything about it
veto: even after humanity survived. you will still see many people meeting their ends just like this. there is no eternal peace in this world or in any world. that's why i regret nothing.
i can't really say that this was all meaningful or not. but we both lived and fought for our own motives and dreams and that's enough for me. that's what true freedom looks like.
axel: if you had a second chance at life what will you do?. will you try to change your fate or find your reason for living?
veto: nuh. I'll just live. after all that's what humans are good at.
axel: you got any last words?
veto: i don't think so. oh that name. it was from the game right?. that's totally lame.
axel: i wouldn't take the words of someone who couldn't beat me even once.
veto: hahaha right i think you're right hahaha.
axel: hahaha what are you even laughing for?
veto: ask yourself idiot.
as they both burst in weird laughter. for a moment it feels like everything was solved and it was just another normal day. it felt like the sun was shining on that day just for the both of them. a sudden sound of a bullet ends the laughter and axel walks back from the ocean side. he hops on the car once again. this time without the gun that he was holding. he turns on the car and rides away but this time he doesn't drive south where his city is. he drives north. he heads into the unknown. with unknown future and present. without dreams or motives. all he has now is his will to live. he will just keep living. after all that's what humans are most good at.
after couple hours. two womans spot a kid laying down on the sand near the ocean unable to move because of how much weak his body feels. they rush to him.
woman: are you ok dear. you look so weak. what happened. what is your name?
boy: i... i can't remember... i don't know my name.
as the two womans help the boy and tries to call for help he gazes upon the sand to see a trail of footsteps along side the water. yet the trail stops at some point right in front of where the boy is laying down. he can't tell if this was his footsteps before he lost consciousness or if it was someone else. all that he knows is that his story began once again. an unknown boy journey in this chaotic world.
[ The End ]