Cuki’s Apartment
Spina’s Perspective – Third Coin Hunter
The Third Coin Hunter and Spina landed on different sides of the destroyed complex after their initial collision. The old Saiyan frowned, seeing a slight difference in power without the usage of the coin. “Hmph. Based on that, I don’t think I have to worry too much… this level is more than enough to take on the likes of you.” Referring to his Super Saiyan state.
Spina clenched his fists tightly and asked the intruder a question. “So what’s your game? Why are you targeting us, Hart?”
“Game?” The Third Coin Hunter spoke out—it spoke out in a female voice but wasn’t something he heard from Hart. It was slightly lighter, soft, yet, quelling with sheer rage. “This isn’t a game. It is survival and a way to find a solution to problems you refused to fix.” The Third Coin Hunter took on a battle stance as their gauntlet started to activate as the mist from Cuki flooded the area. “I was there you know.”
Spina narrowed his eyes. “What?”
“I saw the battle with my very own eyes. The universe collapsing within itself, unable to handle the rapid strength you Breakers display in your last-ditch effort against the one called Doctor Doom.” The Third Coin Hunter. “And that bitch Bernkastel flinging our bodies around as tools, to weaponized against her opponents.” The gauntlet began to light up as Spina’s widened in revelation. “And because of that, she created our sad state.”
The sudden rush of the mist twirls around the area due to the fight from Cuki and the Second Coin Hunter, the strangeness of its properties seemingly mask not only their appearances, but their energy signatures. In one second, the Third Coin Hunter was there, and the next, she was gone.
“Wait…” Spina felt malicious aura from all sides; malicious thoughts from Panich, from the Coin Hunters, and from Cuki herself. He looked back and forth to locate the Coin Hunter. “That’s wasn’t our fault—” His eyes narrowed at a sudden fist slamming against his face. He tumbled back on the ground several times before landing on his feet. He lifted his head as he wipe the blood off the side of his mouth.
“Coin Activation: World War Hulk.” The Third Coin Hunter said. “This is more than enough to fight you head-on.”
Spina stood up as his expression changed. “Why did you drag Panich into this?”
The Third Coin Hunter positioned herself by putting her right foot forward, left foot slightly back. They arched themselves slightly forward to display a “beast leaping for its prey”. “She is a lost soul seeking for answers that you fail to provide. I’m simply have her a way to seek out her family, something you Breakers, do have any care for—you were so concerned about your own lives being inconvenient, that you failed to consider the aspect of others. Don’t be surprised that she ended up our side.” As the mist surging on, the Coin Hunter disappeared from Spina’s eye.
Spina looked around in all direction, but unable to determine their location, he was getting attack at all sides. The old Saiyan failed on the floor after taking massive damage. “God damn… Cuki is spiraling out of control…” Spina narrowed his eyes again, sensing a familiar pressure he gotten from their training battle. “This pressure… it the same one I felt earlier…” He shook his head. “Why the hell is she acting like this… she been out of for too long now.” Spina stood up and spat out blood towards the ground. “Fine… I’ll show you no mercy then.”
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Cuki’s Perspective – Second Coin Hunter
Crashing through the apartment complex, the Second Coin Hunter landed on their feet on the other side. Recovering from the attack from being drag, they noticed metallic spikes emerging out of their leg. “That’s some power…” Second Coin Hunter uttered. “But it lacks… technique.” Pressing on one leg that isn’t affected by the spikes, the Second Coin Hunter bolted forward in a burst of speeds to collided against Cuki in a thick fog.
The collision between the two turned the mist around them to twirl like a fiery tornado, blocking others from seeing them. The Second Coin Hunter went on the offense first, delivering rapid blows against Cuki before jumping back, noticing that they won’t be dashing around due to the metallic spikes. “You… no… I don’t care of your reasons.”
The Second Coin Hunter raised its hand as particles of energy formed around their hands. “Cease your rage as you taste ours.” A giant sword of pure light appeared in their hands. The Second Coin Hunter pulled their arm back and brought it down towards Cuki.
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Brachi, Bara, Cross’ Perspective – First Coin Hunter
The First Coin Hunter nodded. “Good. Give them your all. The Breakers are strong, but your will to find your family is stronger.” The First Coin Hunter took several hits from Bara’s attacks and crashed against the ground. However, they grabbed Bara’s head tentacles. “Don’t talk as if you understand. You know nothing.” Strange cracks erupted around Bara’s head tentacles and within seconds, completely turned into small particles.
Raising their arms towards Bara. “I’ll show you rage…!” Using powerful psionics, the First Coin Hunter split Bara into several pieces within an energy bubble and send them to various directions of the apartment complex—upon impact, it sends a powerful explosion. The First Coin Hunter turned around against the wisps following and trailing after the other Coin Hunters and Panich. “Don’t underestimate me.” Doing a similar tactic, the first Coin Hunter trapped all the wisps following them (not the one merging) into energy bubbles and sending them to various direction towards the ground. “I’ll handle the bag of bones.”
Reality Metropolis
Ultraman’s eyes narrowed when Gogeta absorbed the attack and launched it towards not just him, but the entirely of the city. The sensation of defeat came once again in his mind—the despair in full force knowing that he was unable to match against the powers against Gogeta, let alone Bernkastel. He fell on his knees as he stared at the brilliant sky turned into a minefield of diamonds trailing downward.
“I… I can’t do it.”
Ultraman muttered as his eyes turned grey. He wanted to escape—he can’t be a hero nor a seeker of justice. As Bernkastel said.
“He was barely an enemy”, what good can Ultraman be as a hero.
[flashback]
“Where the hell is Superman? I can’t sense him anywhere.” Ultraman said.
“It seems that Superman… no, every single Superman had vanished.” Owlman said. “Across the multiverse. You’re the only one here, Ultraman.”
Ultraman’s eyes narrowed. “Then why was I left untouched….?”
“Hmph. Perhaps not even this mysterious force can handle an egomaniac like you?” Superwoman said. “Besides, shouldn’t you be happy? Now you’re the “only tough guy around”… like that means anything.”
[flashback]
“Show me your resolve!!” As the blasts of brilliant lights rained down towards the city.
[flashback]
“There’s a difference between you and me. I don’t kill my foes… I let them live so they can practice their abilities, which inspired me to do the same. That way, I have experience to fighting against those that are able to stand against me. You… Ultraman, are weak. You kill your opponents, so you lack experience of a real challenge. What will you do when faced an enemy you cannot overcome with rage and unable to put that powers of yours into good used?” Superman said with a smile. “Would you run away?”
[flashback]
Ultraman stared to the sky of pure fire as his body shook from fear. The fear of loss, the fear of irrelevancy, the fear of losing whatever he has to maintain himself.
"Prove you are worthy of being called a hero or die a coward!"
In the moment of truth, Ultraman can either stand or allow himself to be swallowed in darkness. Perhaps, it’ll be easier to let Gogeta destroyed the city and himself be turned into a Vortex Coin. No point fighting against the literal powerhouse—yes… this was the thought Ultraman had in his mind.
[flashback]
“So what’s your name?” Hart asked.
“Huh…?” Ultraman stared into Hart’s eyes as he noticed that his cup was empty. “Oh, Ultraman…” He looked up, seeing Hart’s face being confused. “What? Got something to say lady?”
“You don’t look like an Ultraman to me.”
“Huh!? Then what do I look like then!?” Ultraman shouted, but Hart’s smile and the way she looked at him caused him to calm down. Something about her smile made him feel something for the first time, something that not even Superwoman gave.
“You look like…”
[flashback]
Ultraman clenched his fists tightly as he held his head up high and leaped upward to the air. The beams of light raining down on the city suddenly changed direction before impact—it went straight to Ultraman instead. The erupting energy was absorbed—and causing him damage—into Ultraman to the point that he was engulfed into a ball of pure light—away from the city, leaving no shockwaves nor affecting the buildings around its vicinity. In the ball of light, a figure can be seen as he slowly raise his head. Arching his back as he scream as loud as he can as the energy poured into his body—unlike Gogeta, his body did not expand. As the energy absorbed within his body, a golden flair shine from his body like a raging sun as his eyes color changed to a mixture of green, blue, and gold. As the damage is present on his face, losing his right eye in the process, the Kryptonian stood in silence for a couple of seconds.
“I am no hero, nor am I a coward.” The Kryptonian spoke, raising his hand in the air. “I am…” A sudden blow of three strikes landed on Gogeta despite the considerable amount of distance between them—each landing precise hits on the fusion and sending shockwaves in directions that doesn’t affect the city. The golden flair glittered from his body as new clothes appeared around him, as he lost his signature curl, becoming wavier along with the rest of his hair. His eyes is filled with stronger determination than before—a change had occurred. After the first initial strikes, an barrage of rapid blows erupted on the fusion—but they left no shockwaves despite the power behind them.
“Me.”
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A lone helicopter was hovering in the sky that managed to catch some fraction of the battle—only showcasing Gogeta’s declaring himself as a villain as he rain down destruction on the city, and Ultraman seemingly stopping it.
“D-did you see that Chad?” Stacy witnessed with her own eyes. “This is unbelievable.”
“Y-yeah…” Chad clears his throat. “No wonder our peers wanted us to see it with our very own eyes.”
