The Reality Vortex: Red Reputations

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Brachi then proceeded to brush the fur on Zenta's tail as requested. While doing this she was listening in on the conversation.

"Psychic powers? Then that means he's either using a form of telekinesis or some other form of mental prowess to keep himself from touching the Crystals... but would it be possible that he has overcome the madness that comes from touching it? And what of the people whom became coins after touching the crystal? Would they still be infected in case they happen to be retrieved or turned back to normal? Or is he using the crystals to keep them as coins?" She then asked.
 
Lucifer crossed his arms. “Heh, it seems that this “king” is not capable of bending the capabilities of Black Crystals, so there’s a limit of what he could do.” He deciphered the contents of the journals. “As you all are aware, any sort of movement could lead to a violent explosion—” He paused for a moment, hearing Bage and Cross’ thoughts on the matter. “I have to agree with Bage on his speculation. If the King were to be corrupted, the journalist would speak of his madness at some point. So far, we haven’t seen any slight of behavior. Though it is curious, I never seen anyone that was able to overcome the madness ability of the dark energy that resided with the Black Crystals."

The angel placed his hand on his chin. “Seeking the worthy ones, right? I think that gives an interesting cause of why the King is eager to capture the breakers, then. I’m curious of the journalist now. He doesn’t seem to be part of the Detective Agency. Perhaps part of the RNN?”

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Spina clenched his fist. “Huh? What are you talking about?”

“You’ll see in due time.” The monster stated. “For now, rest. Because the visions you had will become true… and I’ll see to it that you are worth in consideration of my replacement.”

The monster vanished as everything around the old Saiyan returned to black, the Saiyan slowly opening his eyes as the result. It was a blur and only hear distorted noises from everyone speaking around him. “Uh…” He let out a small grunt. “Argh…”
 
Berserk listened to the recording, her face shifting between a somewhat coherent understanding of it and intermittent looks of utter confusion. "Err, that was a lot to take in. But it doesn't sound like it'll be hard to spot those crystals at least... The King has to have something about him that sets him apart from the rest to be messing with them so easy."

While the others conversed, Bernkastel's body stiffened in reaction to Lucifer's comment though she made an effort not to let the alarm show in her expression. The same thing as Cuki? But how? Staring at Spina's closed wound, she tried to recall any point where Cuki ever suffered any serious wound comparable to Spina's, but she could not think of anything. But Spina didn't even show this when Doom erased his arm... this can't be any worse than that. Something wasn't adding up, but due to lack of rest, trying to deduce what could link the occurrences was immensely difficult.

"I guess it doesn't really matter who. That guy might be a goner for all we know by now. But how're we supposed to cut their supply off if we don't know where to look?" Berserk asked.

"... the Valley," Bern mumbled from her seat where she pressed her hands over her burning-tired eyes.

"Huh? What's that?"

"There's a mountainous valley where we fought Hart weeks ago. It was full of Black Crystals... that's probably where that King is getting them."

Berserk brightened up considerably, grinning excitedly. "You guys know where it is?! That's great! We just have to go there and hide 'em or something!"

"Be my guest," Bern deadpanned. "Place was full of tornadoes, and bumping any will kill you."

"Oh..." Berserk sighed. "Maybe the Hive is nearby? If he can survive messing with them, it's definitely a perfect place to put your castle... er, Hive." She rubbed her chin. "Doesn't explain how easy the Xy'phers can get around. They turn up in the most random of places... unless they might be using the... tunnels," Berserk shuddered.
 
Cross says  "There is no guarantee of the following the man were even near enough too be effected and that he did not have some residences to the ill effects of the Black Crystals. As far the man's group there are more than those two you listed; but that hardly matters."
 
“The Valley… Ah, that could explain where he could had gotten it from.” Lucifer said. “But I’m in agreement with Bernkastel—the place is extremely dangerous since the battle with the Coin Hunter.” Lucifer wondered about their supply. “The Xy’phers seems to come from people that were turned o Vortex Coins, and the Black Crystals are another thing altogether. If they were closed by, we would have seen the King or an army of Xy’phers at that point… so they must be at another place. I don’t recall anything strange from the places I’ve been too—those gremlins were abundance in some cities. Though, I do have to agree with you two [Cross and Bernkastel]—perhaps the identity of the man no longer matters. There’s a clear threat that’s targeting cities, and you, Breakers, are his aim. If you managed to take out this one, your reputation will soar greatly among them.

After Berserk mentioned the tunnels, Lucifer wondered. “If I recall, you said something along the lines that of seeing something down there in the underground tunnels, right? Spina mentioned something like that too when he passed out. Care to share what you saw?” He asked Bernkastel

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Detective Agency

Detective Goku and Detective Spawn was a bit away from the Detective Agency. “Try and get some rest. Roya’s effects are currently unknown, and we didn’t get any information out of Spina on how strong it is aside from losing sleep.” Goku raised his concerns.

“Don’t worry, I’m not sleeping anytime soon.” Spawn said. “Let’s just take care of that guy and be on our way. We ought to let Battler know what’s going on too so he can keep an eye out.”

“Noted.” Detective Goku paused for a moment. “You were acting strange back there. Worry about Bage?”

“No. Bage is strong, so I have no concern over him. He can take care of himself. But I’m not sure about the Breakers. You said that they have something that follows them, right? Something that they need to be watch now since they’ve become active.”

“Right.”

“Now more people have joined their group. Troublesome people. Not the Gogeta kind, but the kind that will clearly be bad for everyone. I sense a dangerous concept that follows them like a shadow, and I don’t think they are aware or perhaps in cahoots with it. If what you said a while back was true… then…”

Detective Goku remained silent. “Spawn, what are you trying to say.”

Spawn turns to the senior Detective. “I’m saying that those three are—”

Suddenly, both Detectives turned to the Agency building alarmed as they stopped midway.

“What was that?” Detective Spawn said. “I can’t sense Battler anymore. Did he leave?”

Detective Goku felt a strange pressure emitting from the building. It was intense, powerful and seemingly felt like they were being drawn towards it. Holding out his free arm, he placed his hand on Spawn’s shoulders. “I don’t sense Broly either.... ever since Gogeta, he been acting really strange. So, I had to put him down a bit since I couldn’t properly deal with it at the moment to explain. “Something’s off….”
 
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"Tunnels?" Avalon questioned, not being aware of them since he was unconscious.

"They span all under the city," Zenta added, his voice nearly purring thanks to the brushing of his tails. "I assume they are there to help those who are not as capable as the others in this realm. Think of it as a secret escape route in case of emergencies."

"Huh, that's a nifty idea..." Avalon turned to the bottle, trying to take in information. "Black crystals sound pretty dangerous so I can only guess the reason the King isn't crazy is due to his psychic powers. He can handle them without touching them, but that doesn't explain how he protects himself from the explosions. And if he's using these crystals, shouldn't there be a ton of more explosions happening? So far, we haven't seen many that weren't from us."

"That is an interesting point... These explosions have quite a radius, similar to what we saw today. If that is the case... then perhaps the castle is not near this city." Zenta lowered his gaze to the floor, his voice lowering to a whisper. "Where is it then..?"

"Man, this is givin' me a headache... If the castle isn't here then where could it be? You would think a huge castle surrounded by hundreds of Xy'phers would be easy to find."

Indeed, so why has no one found it yet? This is very troublesome... Zenta thought as he glanced between the Breakers and their tired state. The enemy is evolving faster than we can adapt...


The agency was quiet and as the two Detectives got closer, someone stood on the roof. A female with two glowing pink gauntlets. A loud cackle escaped her lips as she grabbed the roof and easily tore it off as it was crushed to bits in her gauntlets. From the top of the agency, Xy'phers of all kinds began to crawl out like ants. They crept on the walls and floor, each one eyeing down Detective Goku and Detective Spawn. Both men would feel a horrible tug towards the small invasion, almost as if something was pulling them closer. The mysterious female floated above the tiny army that stood before the two men, emerging from even within the walls of the building.

"Hey, look! More prey! Man, The King and big brother were right! Taking over this planet sure is easy!" The woman spoke out, then pointed at Gogeta. "Thanks a bunch! I think this one is one that the King wanted to see! He's gonna be so happy!"

No one could tell what she looked like but she radiated a pink aura that attracted things towards her. Small things, like rubble, were disintegrated while larger objects were crushed to smaller bits, gravitating around her, specifically her gauntlets. Her body would be seen twitching while she clenched her fists. Then suddenly, and without a hint of warning, she rushed down to hit the floor of the agency. The punch caused the agency to explode and release more Xy'phers that were hidden under the building. The mysterious girl pointed at Goku and Spawn and without uttering a word, the small army of Xy'phers rushed towards the two.

"Heehee! Isn't this cool?! I even got a special Xy'pher to join us!" The woman smirked. "He was asleep when I found him, so he wasn't easy to take down... He's a pretty big fellow tho'! I think he should come out and SAY HI!"
 
Cross says "If not for the nature of the reality vertex I say way not find out what city went dark first thanks too the Xy'phers. Odds are we can use those tunnels as an entrances to the main hive."
 
Detective Agency

Both detectives became alerted when a someone with an appearance of a young woman easily tore off the rooftop of their agency building. Since this is Detective Spawn’s first encounter with the Xy’phers, aside from the gremlins that were collecting coins, he instantly went on the defense.

“What the hell?” Spawn said in confusion. “Are those the Xy’phers?!”

Detective Goku bounce his shoulders once to make sure Gogeta is secured. “Yes… Xy’phers… so they are attacking our headquarters.” Both felt their bodies being pulled as the emerging army was building before them, the readiness on their attack. 

“Something is pulling me closer…!” Spawn said, due to the Roya incident, he was not in perfect condition to fight—and only have enough to defend. Pulling out his machine gun hoisted from his cloak, Spawn, and Goku, became alarmed when the one with the gauntlets pointed Gogeta out. “Seems that they have information on this clown.”

Upon realizing that he was being pulled inward, and the destruction of the agency as more Xy’pers rushed out of the building. “It seems so, Spawn, don’t overexert yourself. I’ll take care of this.” Detective Goku let out a powerful kiai shout, generating a quick burst of energy around his body to push the Xy’phers back away from them.

Spawn crossed his arms when the gush of winds erupted outward from Detective Goku. “Tsk… Don’t worry about me. I still got some juice left to take these fuckers out.” As green aura formed around the machine gun, Detective Spawn turned towards the emerging army that surrounds them. “Let’s show them hell.”

“Hmph. Alright, let’s—” Detective Goku was interrupted when he received a punch to the face. His glasses knocked off and dropped Gogeta in the process as he tumbled towards the Xy’phers, the latter jumped on him at the chance.

“?!” Spawn turned around. “What the hell!?” His eyes lay upon a gigantic figure surging with energy. “Broly…?!”

His shoulders bounce up and down as he pulled back his arm. “Hahahaha….! Hahahaha!” Broly cackled as his voice was distorted. His body was entirely crystalized, including his hair and eyes, letting off a blue hue when light hits it. He attempts to speak, but it all sounded gibberish to Detective Spawn’s ears. Only his malicious laughter was the thing that can be understood with clear intent to destroy them.

Without hesitation, Spawn fired multiple rounds of energized bullets towards Broly, only for it to bounce off its body and hit the ground instead. Broly rushed towards the man and hit him with a shoulder tackle, flinging Spawn back towards the Xy’phers.

Detective Goku let out another roar, powering up dramatically to push all the Xy’phers around him as he stood up. Staring at Broly, Detective Goku couldn’t believe his eyes—he was clearly different, and his power skyrocketed. As his red and blues eyes showcase, Goku started to become serious. He looked around and notice that Gogeta was on the ground. “Damn…!”
 
Detective Agency

The hard thud on the ground awoke Gogeta upon impact, his eyes shooting open. He had recovered very minimally from the battle earlier, but upon waking up, he found enough of his power had been restored to quickly get back up to his feet and glanced around. He tensed immediately at the strange development, seeing the other figures surrounding Detective Goku and Spawn.

Yet the man paused, noticing none went after him immediately upon waking up; the surge of the enemy focused solely on the two detectives at this stage of the battle. Being slightly familiar with Broly and seeing the state he was in did nothing to deter the fusion's focus; a large and devilish smirk formed on his face at the realization of opportunity.

He raised his right hand, two fingers pointed up to his forehead and giving a small, sarcastic salute to Detective Goku. Within an instant, Gogeta erupted into a pinkish and silver flame of an aura, shooting up into the sky and dashing away from the agency.
 
As the day shifted to night, the Breakers would still need to rest after three days of nonstop chaos. They would still feel aches and pains from their bones and muscles. Each twitch they would make would only serve as a wave of pain. Mentally, they were exhausted and they could not stay awake or focus on any more information given to them. Thunder would be heard outside followed by the winds and rain. The atmosphere was a little tense but it was nothing to worry about. The sound of that rain was quite relaxing if it wasn't for the thunder that occasionally blasted. For now, everything seemed normal and it looked like the Breakers would finally have a chance to rest.

"It seems that we are experiencing a thunderstorm with heavy rains and winds," Zenta said, shivering slightly. "Luckily, we are inside and dry. I detest wet fur... Anywho, I suggest we go and rest. We all had a very heavy week, some more than others." The beast lifted from the floor, happy that Brachi brushed his tails. "We should head to our rooms and relax, no doubt Goku will be here tomorrow to give us a job."

Zenta stretched his arms and legs, trying to loosen his tense muscles. He casually walked to the balcony door and gazed out the glass doors, 'watching' the rainfall on the nearly destroyed city.

"Yeah, Zenta's right," Avalon yawned. "We should head to bed and rest up. Who knows what Detective Goku will have planned for us tomorrow. Maybe, if we're lucky, he'll give us a break. What do you think, Zenta?" He turned to the beast but received no reply as he stared out the balcony, arms behind his back and deep in thought. "Uhh, Zenta? You okay?"

"Oh yes, I apologize. I was just... thinking about someone. No worries. As for the question, no, I doubt Detective Goku would give us any form of lenience. It is best we head to bed and recover what little we can." A flash of lightning illuminated the dark apartment which was followed by a roar of thunder. "We can think more about the contents of the bottle tomorrow..."
 
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